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L 2, j

AREA WAGE SURVEY

7

Chicago, Illinois, Metropolitan Area,
May 1974
Bulletin 1795-27




DOCUMENT COLLECTION
JA N 2 0 1 9 7 5
Dayton & Iwontgomery Co,

Public Library

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Riirgan of Labor Statistics




ANNO UNCEM ENT
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sup plem en ta ry b en efits as w ell as e a rn in g s. In the in te rim y e a r s ,
supplem ents containing data on ea rn in gs only w ill be is s u e d at no
addition al c o s ts to h o ld e rs o f the A re a Wage bu lletin . If you w ish to
r e c e iv e th ese su p plem en ts, p lea se co m p le te the cou pon s lis te d on
page 51 o f this bulletin and m a il to any o f the BLS re g io n a l a d d re s s e s
lis te d on the back c o v e r . No fu rth er action on you r part is n e c e s s a r y .
Each y e a r, you w ill r e c e iv e the supplem ent when it is published.

Preface
T h is bulletin p r o v id e s re s u lts o f a M ay 1974 su rv e y o f occu p a tio n a l earn ings and
supplem entary wage ben efits in the C h ica g o, Illin o is , Standard M etrop olita n S tatistical A re a
(C ook, D uP age, K ane, L ake, M cH en ry, and W ill C ou n ties),
The su rv ey w as m ade as part
o f the Bureau o f L a b or S ta tis tic s' annual a re a wage s u rv e y p r o g r a m . The p ro g ra m is
d esign ed to y ie ld data fo r in dividual m etrop olita n a r e a s , as w e ll as national and region a l
e stim a tes fo r all Standard M etropolita n S ta tistica l A r e a s in the United States, exclu din g
A laska and H aw aii.
A m a jo r co n sid e ra tio n in the a rea w age s u rv e y p ro g ra m is the need to d e s c r ib e the
le v e l and m ov em en t o f w ages in a v a rie ty o f la b or m a rk e ts , through the an a ly sis o f (1) the
le v e l and distrib u tion o f w a ges by occu p a tion , and (2) the m ov em en t o f w ages by occu pa tion a l
c a te g o ry and sk ill le v e l.
The p r o g ra m d ev elo p s in fo rm a tio n that m ay be used fo r many
p u rp o s e s , in cluding w age and s a la ry a d m in istra tio n , c o lle c t iv e b a rga in in g, and a s sista n ce
in determ in in g plant lo ca tio n . Survey re s u lts a lso a re used by the U.S. D epartm ent o f L abor
to m ake w age d eterm in a tion s under the S e rv ice C on tra ct A ct o f 1965.
C u rren tly , 94 a re a s a re in clu d ed in the p r o g ra m .
(See lis t o f a re a s on in sid e back
c o v e r .) In each a re a , occu p a tion a l ea rn in gs data a re c o lle c t e d annually. In form ation on
esta b lish m en t p r a c tic e s and sup plem entary w age b e n e fits, c o lle c t e d e v e r y secon d yea r in the
past, is now obtained e v e r y th ird y e a r. R esu lts o f the next tw o annual s u rv e y s , p rovidin g
earn ings data on ly, w ill be is s u e d as fr e e supplem ents to th is bu lletin . The supplem ents
m a y be obtain ed fro m the B u rea u 's re g io n a l o f fic e s .
(See back c o v e r fo r a d d r e s s e s .)
Each y ea r a fter a ll in dividual a rea w age s u rv e y s have been co m p le te d , two sum m ary
b ulletin s are is s u e d . The fir s t b rin gs tog eth e r data fo r each m e tro p o lita n a rea su rv e y e d .
The secon d su m m a ry bulletin p re se n ts national and re g io n a l e s tim a te s , p r o je c te d fro m
individual m etrop olita n a rea data.
The C h ica go su rv ey w as con du cted by the B u re a u 's re g io n a l o ffic e in C h ica g o , III.,
under the gen era l d ir e ctio n o f L o is L . O rr, A s s o c ia te A s s is ta n t R egion a l D ir e c t o r fo r
O p era tion s.
The su rvey cou ld not have been a cco m p lis h e d without, the co o p e ra tio n o f the
m any fir m s w hose w age and sa la ry data p r ov id e d the b a s is fo r the sta tistica l in form a tion
in this bulletin . The B ureau w ish es to e x p r e s s s in c e re a p p re cia tio n fo r the co o p e ra tio n
r e c e iv e d .

Note:
R ep orts on occu p a tion a l ea rn in gs and sup plem entary w age p r o v is io n s in the C h icago
a rea a re a va ila b le fo r the m a ch in e ry (F e b ru a r y 1973), co n stru ctio n m a ch in e ry (F eb ru ary
1973), m ach in e to o l a c c e s s o r ie s (F e b ru a ry 1973), s p e cia l d ie s (F e b ru a ry 1973), n ursing
h om es (M ay 1973), h otels and m o te ls (June 1973), and banking (O ctob er 1973) in d u strie s,
and fo r s e le cte d laundry and d ry clea n in g occu p a tio n s (May 1974). A ls o availa b le are listin gs
o f union wage ra tes fo r building tr a d e s , printing tr a d e s , lo c a l-tr a n s it operating e m p lo y e e s ,
lo c a l tr u c k d r iv e r s and h e lp e r s , and g r o c e r y sto re e m p lo y e e s .
F r e e co p ie s o f th ese are
a v a ila b le fro m the B u re a u 's re g io n a l o f fic e s .
(See back c o v e r fo r a d d r e s s e s .)

AREA WAGE SURVEY

V

Bulletin 1795-27
November 1974

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Peter J. Brennan, Secretary
B U R E A U O F L A B O R S T A T IS T IC S , Julius Shiskin, Commissioner

Chicago, Illinois, Metropolitan Area, May 1974
CONTENTS
Page
2 Introduction
Tables:
A.

Earnings:
A -l.
Weekly earnings of office workers
A - l a . Weekly earnings of office workers—large establishments
A -2 .
Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers
A -2 a . Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers—large establishments
A -3 .
Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex
A -3 a . Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex—large establishments
A -4 . Hourly earnings of maintenance and powerplant workers
A -4 a . Hourly earnings of maintenance and powerplant workers—large establishments
A -5 .
Hourly earnings of custodial and material movement workers
A -5 a . Hourly earnings of custodial and material movement workers—large establishments
A -6 . Average hourly earnings of maintenance, powerplant, custodial, and material movement workers, by sex
A -6 a . Average hourly earnings of maintenance, powerplant, custodial, and material movement workers, by sex—large establishments
A -7 .
Indexes of earnings for selected occupational groups and percents of increase for selected periods
A -8 .
Percents of increase in average hourly earnings for selected occupational groups, adjusted for employment shifts

B.

Establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions:
B -l.
Minimum entrance salaries for inexperienced typists and clerks
B -2 .
Late-shift pay provisions for manufacturing plant workers
B -3 .
Scheduled weekly hours and days of first-shift workers
B -4 .
Annual paid holidays
B -4a. Identification of major paid holidays
B -5 .
Paid vacation provisions
B -6 .
Health, insurance, and pension plan provisions

3
7
11
13
15
18
20
21
23
25
27
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
40

42 Appendix A . Scope and method of survey
45 Appendix B. Occupational descriptions




F o r s ale b y th e S u p e r in 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 s h in g to n , D C . 20402, G P O B o o k s t o r e s , o r
B L S R e g io n a l O f f ic e s lis te d o n b a c k c o v e r . P r ic e $ 1 . 1 0 . M a k e c h e c k s p a y a b le t o S u p e r in t e n d e n t o f D o c u m e n t s .

1

Introduction
This area is 1 of 94 in which the U.S. Department of Labor's
Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts surveys of occupational earnings and
related benefits on an areawide basis. In this area, data were obtained
by personal visits of Bureau field economists to representative estab­
lishments within six broad industry divisions: Manufacturing; transpor­
tation, communication, and other public utilities; wholesale trade; retail
trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. Major industry
groups excluded from these studies are government operations and the
construction and extractive industries. Establishments having fewer than
a prescribed number of workers are omitted because of insufficient
employment in the occupations studied. Separate tabulations are provided
for each of the broad industry divisions which meet publication criteria.

plant workers.
The first of these, table A -7 , m easures changes in
average earnings of the four occupational groups over tim e.
Where
possible, data are presented for all industries and manufacturing.
Table A -8 presents another m easure of wage movements. The percents
of change reported for the occupational groups are computed to eliminate
changes in average earnings caused by employment shifts among estab­
lishments as well as turnover of establishments included in survey
samples. Where possible, data also are presented for nonmanufacturing.
Appendix A discusses more fully differences between these tables.
B - series tables
The B -se r ie s tables present information on minimum entrance
salaries for office w orkers; late-shift pay provisions and practices for
plant workers in manufacturing; and data separately for plant and office
workers on scheduled weekly hours and days of first-sh ift workers; paid
holidays; paid vacations; and health, insurance, and pension plans.

A -s e r ie s tables
Tables A - 1 through A -6 provide estimates of straight-time
hourly or weekly earnings for workers in occupations common to a
variety of manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries. Occupations
were selected from the following categories: (a) Office clerical, (b) pro­
fessional and technical, (c) maintenance and powerplant, and (d) custodial
and material movement. In the 22 largest survey areas, tables A - l a
through A -6 a provide similar data for establishments employing 500
workers or m ore.

Appendixes
This bulletin has two appendixes. Appendix A describes the
methods and concepts used in the area wage survey program and provides
information on the scope of the area survey. It also provides infor­
mation on labor-management agreement coverage. Appendix B provides
job descriptions used by Bureau field economists to classify workers in
occupations for which straight-time earnings information is presented.

Following the occupational wage tables are two tables providing
indexes and percents of change in average earnings of office clerical
workers, industrial nurses, skilled maintenance workers, and unskilled




2

A.

E a rn in g s

Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in Chicago, III., May 1974
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

O cc up a tio n and in du str y di v is i o n

Number
of

N u m b er 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—
$

%
70

weekly
Median ^

Middle ranged

AND

WOMEN

s

$

s

$

(

s

t

t

t

t

(

1

t

i

1

t

(

80

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

22C

230

24C

250

260

270

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

2C0

21C

220

230

240

250

260

270

over

2
2
-

36
36

76
52
24

142
78
64

68
10
58

153
79
74

87
32
55

-

3

18

8

11

96

1

-

-

-

-

8
8

11
11

96
96

1
1

-

-

18
18

-

-

3
3

-

8

56

40

41

37

110
30
80
27
52

64
51
13

27

35
13
22
5
17

18
18

40
40

54
39

34
27

4
4

14
4

5
-

17
10

1
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6
6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

27

110
84

12
-

-

- '

-

-

26

12

-

-

-

COMGINED

BILLERS, MACHINE (BILLING
M A C H I N E ) --------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N C N M A N U F ACTL'R I N G ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------W H O L E S A L E T R A C E -----------------

910
347
563
169
290

39.5
39.0
39.5
40.0
39.5

148.50
136.50
1 5 6 . OC
215.50
1 3 3 . CO

$
139.50
137.00
147.50
235.50
137.00

$
$
119.00-16S.00
117.00-158.00
126.50-179.00
207.00-238.00
118.50-157.50

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

193
149

39.0
38.5

124.00
120.50

118.50
117.00

109.00-130.00
107.50-128.00

*

-

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE CPERATORS,
C L A S S A ----------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------

520
235
285

38.5
38.5
39.0

1 4 6 . OC
1 5 1 . CC
142.50

146.50
1 4 9 . OC
146.00

129.00-175.50
128.50-177.00
129.50-149.50

-

-

-

BCCKKEEPING-MACHINE CPERATORS,
C L A S S B ----------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------

760
319
441

39.0
38.5
39.0

133.50
1 3 5 . CC
1 3 2 . CC

138.00
155.00
137.00

118.00-157.00
10C.00-16C.00
118.50-147.50

1
1

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T I N G , C L A S S A ------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------W H O L E S A L E T R A C E ----------------R E T A I L T R A C E ---------------------F I N A N C E ----------------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------

6,462
2,810
3,652
547
665
986
891
563

38.5
39.0
38.5
40.0
39.0
39.5
37.5
37.0

1 6 3 . CC
166.50
16C.5C
202.50
155.50
1 5 4 . 5C
1 5 1 . OC
152.00

159.00
166.00
1 5 7 . 5C
2 1 8 . CC
149.50
157.50
1 5 6 . OC
155.50

146.00-179.50
147.50-187.50
145.50-177.50
1 7 6 . 0 0 - 2 2 9 . OC
1 3 9 . 0 0 - 1 6 7 . 5C
139.5C-169.5C
139.00-168.50
139.50-167.50

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T I N G , C L A S S B ------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------W H O L E S A L E T R A C E ----------------R E T A I L T R A C E ----------------------

38.5
39.0
38.5
40.0
39.5
39.0
37.5
37.5

132.50
135.50
130.50
189.50
1 3 2 . CC
1 2 3 . CC
1 2 0 . CC
1 2 6 . CC

1 3 0 . OC
136.50
128.00
2C0.0C
1 3 6 . 5C
126.50
1 2 0 . OC
1 2 7 . 5C

118.0C-147.5C
1 2 6 . 5 0 - 1 4 8 . 5C
1 1 6 . 0 0 - 1 4 6 . 5C
149.00-228.00
117.CO-156.OC
1 1 6 . 0 0 - 1 3 6 . OC
108.0C-136.5C
117.00-138.50

_
-

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

9,273
3,710
5,563
453
1,686
1,152
1,537
735

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

914
178
736
532

38.0
38.0
38.0
38.C

129.50
1 3 1 . CC
1 2 9 . CC
1 1 9 . CC

128.00
1 2 7 . OC
1 2 8 . 5C
1 2 0 . OC

116.50-146.00
117.50-148.00
116.00-145.50
108.00-135.50

-

5

-

-

-

5

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S E ---------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------w h o l e s a l e
t r a c e
----------------R E T A I L T R A C E ---------------------F I N A N C E ----------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------

3,045
598
2,447
222
485
227
1,316
197

38.5
39.C
38.5
40.0
39.5
39.5
38.0
37.0

1 1 7 . 5C
1 1 7 . 5C
1 1 7 . 5C
16C.CC
1 2 0 . 50
1 2 8 . CC
1 0 7 . 5C
1 1 6 . 5C

1 1 7 . OC
1 1 8 . OC
117.00
157.00
127.50
136.50
108.50
118.00

106.00-135.50
107.50-129.50
106.00-135.50
137.50-178.50
1 0 8 . C O - 1 3 8 . 00
117.50-146.50
99.50-118.00
106.00-136.00

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

2,501
456
2,045
321
277
1,319

38.5
39.0
38.5
39.5
39.0
38.0

1 0 3 . CC
1 0 5 . 5C
102.50
1C2.50
1 0 3 . CC
99.00

1C6.50
1C8.50
1C5.5C
106.50
106.50
99.50

9 7 . 0 0 - 1 1 5 . OC
105.50-117.00
96.50-1C9.5C
99.00-109.00
96.00-116.00
96.00-109.00

12

SERVICES

$

and
u nd er
80

MEN

$

-

-

-

21
20

23
20

105
29

12
-

1

3

76

38
40

118
14

-

104

12

20
7

7
7

100
82
18

38
2
36

76
6
70

67
18
A9

146
32
114

88
18
70

124
85
39

38
24
14

47
45
2

-

-

-

~
~

I
1
-

“

1

54
2
52
9
41
2

127
28
S9
6
20
12
38
23

414
135
279
i
55
120
58
45

814
392
A 22
14
105
126
103
74

942
306
636
37
154
148
176
121

1112
461
651
A3
109
181
200
118

834
396
A3 8
30
89
174
72
73

72
10
62

334
29
305

-

-

30
72
192
11

1869
943
926
38
170
259
282
177

1723
813
910
28
264
185
289
1AA

953
A97
456
23
189
94

-

40
2
20

9 5 9 1484
151
47C
8C8 1C 14
25
3
247
286
161
266
291
275
1C6
162

769
379
390
11
235
65
57
22

180
74
1C6
ICO

164
24
140
123

131
126
81

148
43
105
54

388
103
285
16
87
28
127
27

391
82
309
27
123
55
62
42

190
7
183
26
67
57
21
12

73
5
68
37
10
15
1
5

53
41
12

152
46
106

45
9
36
10
6
6

27

2
2
-

9
-

A

9

2

“

-

88

-

5

81
2
79
79

2
-

81
24
57

509
81
428

674
96
578

602
158

2
2

12
-

12

444

-

-

-

14
7
35
1

54
20
311
43

89
17
436
36

27
41
25
320
31

322
27
295

689
61
628
100
58
459

846
213
633
169
85
372

373
96
277
38
49
162

4

56
225

S ee fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b le s .




A
84
84

3

-

23
83

78

5

69

81

-

27

-

12

-

8

1

3

2

5
3

1
-

2
1

2
-

26
5
21

2
2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

587
289
290
28
29
88
1C4
A9

347
2C4
1A 3
15
10
62
48
8

3 40
198
1A 2
19
6
45
43
29

179
e4
S5
32
18
19
8
18

265
146
119
81
28
8

192
40
152
138
11
3
-

175
92
83
76
7
-

53
23
3C
21
9
-

15
11
A
A
-

9
2
7
2
-

-

-

2
1
1
1
-

2

-

~

-

-

-

-

AAC
171
269
14
138
35
52

223
118
105
31
5A
1C

139
72
67
43
20
2

42
30
12
11
1
-

16
1C
6
3
2
1

AA
14
30
20
1C

156
3
153
153
.

45

5
-

45
45
_

-

-

-

-

8

2

3C

2

46
11
35

20

11

5
-

3

3

-

-

5

3

-

5

14
5
9
1

8

12

8

39
-

39
39

-

7

5

1

-

2

-

7

3

1

11

-

5
5

-

_
-

-

-

2

_

_

-

-

-

3

2

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

10

5

15

4

A

5
5

15
15

A

4

-

-

A

A

-

-

2

2

A

12

_

2

2

4

12

-

-

-

4

5

_

1C
10

5
1
A

-

-

3

1

2

Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in Chicago, III., May 1974— Continued
N u m b e r of w o r k e r s receiving straight-time we e k l y earnings of—
Occupation an d industry division

%

Average
weekly

of

Mean ^

(standard)

Median ^

Middle ranged

AND

WOMEN C O M B I N E D CONTINUED

$

$

$

1 3 8 . CC

1 3 8 . 0C

126.50-156.50

80

$
90

no

?* f n n
280

l t n e
1,036
192

39.0

90

0

16'"'0
12 2 •C C

??•?

TO

^

2, 0 5 8

169.00

129.50-175.50

/

o
9

100

no

77

J2”

50

150.00
169.50

'6

8

50

120

JCKVlttJ

—

1

136.00-162.00
137.50-165.50

J.

1 7 7 . CC

170.00

155.50-208.50

30 5
38.0
38.0

148*00
16C.5C
1 6 1 . 0C

166*00
139.50
163.30

136.00-

166.00

135.00-

155.50

i
7f f
in
_

rUCL

(CFFICE

1t

L

BCYS

ANC

GIRLS)-

1 1L 1 1 1 L J

jtrV
utv/l't

1L

CC

i-n"-n

1,080
CIO

38.0
38.5

130 00
125.50
1 2 9 . OC

2,778
766

38.0
38.5

115.00
121.50

116.50
119.50

lie

116.50119.50-

106.00-128.00

13

110.00-136.00

30

0

111

5C

1C9

112.50

115.50

J
1 1C.CC

Z -?*??
i c . -»u

99.00-119.00

1 6 7 . CC

il

.~i nr

167.50-187.50

606

in

1,609

in

n

39

5

n

2,336
37.5

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

173

39.5
38.5

Sr
^

, /n

0

164

CC

159.00
163.00
oni

39.0

006
UTILITIES

1C7

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

185

* W o r k e r s w e r e distributed as follows:

38.0

193.50

11 7^ ^

170

s
180

$
19C

s
2CC

s
210

$
220

$
23C

f
24C

s
25C

180

ISC

2CC

21C

220

230

260

25C

26C

1C3

166

33

66
25

80

82

32

61

1C

1C 5

63

67

26

25

62
26

30

63

20

3

3

**

?

8

3CD

14
38
h

ini

ITT

117
ii

1 3

1

5

1

77
35

/Q

s
260

270

27C

over

a

/ T/

1/1
'4

33

59

77

29f

215

1T 7 H
y^

102
152
06

3q

i/n

717

zz

fl

^64
171
ITT

^7
118
59

;
25
61

202

372

416

252

168

11 fl7
11

71

74

44

*7

z?
77

£7

**

10
16

59

215.50-267.00

199.50

176.00-219.50

188.50

176.00-216.00

-

-

-

109

on
Jr
41

19

-

-

200

661

1176

AA

104

T0
^8
n
3

f?

169

^*4

27

1? ^

320
186

-

190
690
329

2

-

-

p
7z
f?

1rn
to
19

*7

/7
I?

2

8
1
9

3

1

to
60
5
14

46

31

1

12

11

“

17
**

a

60

71

w

10
6,0
1

95

1
44

7
98

XL

i

60
5

7
^7

3
13

66
63

3

3

18

16

6

4

i
51

9

-

-

771}

*’6 7

280

306

-

-

-

-

207

160

116

103

138

r r

;

ro

z

l

21
32 3
7 17
3?Q

3
7770

l / 7fi
i ^ni

1

/*7 11

3

365

u

4?

9

^60
713

330

18

n

t

651

-

1351

1 000 T **00
4
,7y ;
17 ;
t

J-

12
18

278

4?
-

7
38
5

;

39

52?

oni
n77

/An

139

3C7

1^9

137

120

99

28

30^
619
610

50

36
3

-

17A
0

-5, ->
^77

609
193

2

13
67

251

112

112

203
95

5

11

36

18

163

77

*

J65
rt

134

2 at $ 270 to $ 280; 2 at $ 280 to $ 300; 5 at $ 300 to $ 320; 3 at $ 320 to $ 340; and 1 at $ 3 6 0 to $ 380.

4

13
3

16

1
-

18

is

15

99

1
1

237.00
196.50

10
5
1

51

117

i
l

i 72 73

136
278
107

*7

179.00

39

07

21

32

3

41

136

2

22

77

fT

152

34

fr

_Q

253

10

1

77/
3it

453

619
167

20

88

117
71

16

618

JT
178.50

r_
7

'f ?

1 6 Jrt

166.50-

1-Q
fl

622
136
606

to

139.50-

lit
J3i

1^1

607
35

23

"0

7^0

Jr
5?

8 1 4f Un

74

50

50
1 O'’
170

A?6

S

157

A

106.50-125.50

165.50

on

329
95

S e e footnotes at e n d of tables.




i

201 00 1^0 '0

3 9 *?
SERVICES

l^3

inn
*88

rr

235.50
205.00

17C

r
fr

ZZ'?*??
159

S

t
16C

^ -in

150

"O

39.0

11 i f f

^17

160

30
T9

135.50
138.00

TT* 37*5

6,759
2,591

26

40
57

7

116.50-138.50

nn

o t H V l v,L j

7?7

T7 1

2^

L ir

407

13

15C

,

2’tto

1 n 1L i

PLELIC

1

_

127

j

1" U

30

i if

i / t * *-n
1 3 6 . CC
1 2 2 . CC
126.50

181
1,019
l

JZ
37

388

39.0

176

^-J o

^6

1

nr

**

383

MESSENGERS

160

71

11/
3f

130

99 273

i

2.A9C

3^6
762
315

rr
30

5
3

165.50
167.50

$
150

166

169.00-217.5C

1

$
140

??9

*

J
143

39.0

98.50-169.00

1 8 7 . CC

30 0
39.5
l?

1 1 8 . 0C

169.50

39#;

$
130

$

cc

3 8 * ;?
40

120

and

5"1
1,638

%

$

t
100

and
under
80

MEN

%

t
70

66
15

21

21
16

25

29

13

36

62

27

18

21

17

f

3

M
77
A

88
f8
*7

57

77

1-8

W

al

A A

u

38

38

22

67

49

21
12
12
2

8

12
12
6

12
1
8
11
6

9

65
23

3

rr
38

0/

31
72

67

2

s

Yi
*13

1

17

2

Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in Chicago, III., May 1974— Continued
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)
Number

O c c u p a t i o n a n d i n d u s t r y d i vi si on

N u m b e r of w o r k e r s receiving straig
70

weekly
hours 1
(standard

M eant

Median i

Middle ranged

t

t

$

*

*

80

90

100

no

90

100

no

20
20

$

%

t

*

$

*

*

120

130

140

150

160

170

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

17
10
7

97
62
35

168
65
103

354
87
267

-

22

21

5
5
12
13

35
9
34
25

58

845
416
429
14
60
82
166
107

527
143
384

-

794
327
467
11
49
72
269
66

698
352
346

-

418
163
255
9
28
50

36
58
171
59

82
87
135
59

1009 13 6 0
385
651
624
709
8
10
58
56
45
109
368
412
145
122

1470
742
728
23
127
118
329
131

1395
701
694
27
164
95
280
128

1093
542
551
32
101
129
191
98

739
290
449
54
124
93
108
70

427
158
269
92
36
99

13 3 7
705
632
39
133

1080
561
519
56

959
391
568
36
151

712
166
546
40
81

317
80
237
34

and
under
80

230

$
24C

$
250

S
260

$
270

—

—

—

_

and

240

250

260

270

over

289
86
203
137
34
4
14
14

71
11
60
30
16
3
1
1C

37
16
21
5
10
I
3
2

26
10
16
6
10

46
18
28
17
10

120
88
32
30
1
I

64
31
33
27
6

35
23
12
9
3

42
16
26
25
1

8
2
6
6
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
1
1

4
1
3
3

1
1
-

-

-

-

MEN AND WO M E N C O M B I N E D —
CONTINUED
SECRETARIES

-

CONTINUED
$

$

$

$

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S 8 ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -----------------W H O L E S A L E T R A C E -------------------R E T A I L T R A C E -----------------------F I N A N C E ------------------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------------

5,325
2,130
3, 195
376
606
494
1, 165
554

38.5
38. 5
38. 5
39.0
38.5
39 . 5
38 . 0
37 . 5

1 8 2 . 5 0 1 7 9 . 5C 1 6 6 . 5 0 - 2 0 5 . 5 0
1 7 9 . 5 0 1 7 9 . OC 1 6 7 . 0 0 - 1 9 8 . 5 0
184.00 185.50 166. 5 0 - 2 0 7 . 0 0
2 2 1 . 5 0 2 3 5 . 5 0 2 0 7 . C O - 2 3 8 . 50
182.00 179.50 1 4 9 . 0 0 -208.50
181.50 186.00 168 . 0 C - 1 9 9 . 5 C
1 7 6 . 5C 1 7 7 . CC 1 6 6 . 0 0 - 1 9 6 . 0 0
179.00 178.50 1 6 0 .00-199.00

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S C ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -----------------R E T A I L T R A C E -----------------------F I N A N C E ------------------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------------

9,061
3,998
5,063
686
842
613
1 , 907
815

38 . 5
39 . 0
38 . 5
39. 0
38 . 0
40. 0
38. 0
37.0

1 6 5 . CC
1 6 5 . CC
1 6 5 . CO
2 0 4 . CO
1 6 7 . 5C
168.50
1 5 1 . CC
1 5 8 . 5C

1 6 6 . OC
165.50
166.00
2C7.00
1 6 8 . 5C
1 7 5 . CC
150.00
1 5 8 . 5C

148.00-185.00
148.50-178.50
147.00-186.50
1 9 6 . C O - 2 1 8 . 50
156.00— 187.50
155.50-189.50
139.00-167.50
145.5C-177.00

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S C ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------P U E L I C U T I L I T I E S -----------------W H O L E S A L E T R A C E -------------------R E T A I L T R A C E -----------------------F I N A N C E ------------------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------------

7, 143
2,957
4, 186
336
773
778
1,2 6 2
1, C37

38.C
39. 0
37.5
38 . 0
38 . 0
39 . 5
37 . 0
37.0

15C.50
148.50
1 5 1 . 5C
1 7 3 . CC
154.50

149.50
149.00
1 5 0 . OC
1 6 8 . 5C
157.50

1 4 4 . CC

1 4 7 . 5C

1 4 8 . CC
152.00

1 4 6 . 5C
156.50

137.50-168.00
138.00-165.50
137.00-169.50
149.50-190.00
139.50-170.00
IB5 .5 0 - 1 5 9 . 5 0
129.50-175.50
138.00-169.00

S T E N O G R A P H E R S , G E N E R A L ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -----------------W H O L E S A L E T R A D E -------------------F I N A N C E ------------------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------------

2,373
901
1,472
300
32C
342
476

38 . 5
39 . 0
38 . 5
40.0
40.0
38.0
36.5

145.50
1 4 0 . CC
1 4 9 . OC
1 9 3 . CC
1 3 9 . 5C
134.50
139.50

1 3 9 . 5C
138.50
145.50
195.00
1 3 9 . CC
135.50
1 3 8 . 5C

128.CC-166.0C
1 2 6 . 5 0 - 1 5 8 . OC
129.50-175.00
186.5C-208.5C
136.00-155.00
125.50-147.00
127.50-149.50

STENOGRAPHERS,

S E N I O R -----------------m a n l f a c t u r i n g ------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -----------------W H O L E S A L E T R A C E -------------------F I N A N C E ------------------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------------

3,901
1,402
2,499
249
538
846
832

38 . 0
38 . 5
37.5
39 . 5
39.0
37.0
36. 5

1 5 6 . 5C
1 6 1 . CC
1 5 4 . OC
1 9 8 . 5C
1 6 1 . CC
142.00
1 4 9 . CC

155.50
1 5 9 . OC
149.50
2CC.0C
1 6 5 . OC
139.50
1 4 9 . OC

139.00-176.00
139.50-185.50
138.50-168.00
177.50-226.50
147.50-177.00
129.50-156.00
139.50-159.00

S W I T C H B C A R C C F E R A T C R S , C L A S S A ----M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------F I N A N C E ------------------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------------

721
317
404
131
100

38.0
38. 5
37. 5
37. 0
36. 5

145.50
145.00
1 4 6 . CO
1 3 4 . 5C
137.00

139.50
139.00
145.00
136.00
138.50

128.50-159.50
128.00-159.00
129.00-165.50
126.00-140.00
128.50-148.50

S W I T C H B C A R C C F E R A T C R S , C L A S S B ----M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------R E T A I L T R A C E -----------------------F I N A N C E ------------------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------------

1,4 8 1
152
1 , 329
240
345
574

38.5
38. 0
38.5
39.5
37.5
38 . 5

1 1 9 . CO
1 4 0 . CC
1 1 6 . 5C
1 1 5 . CC
1 2 5 . 5C
102.00

1 1 7 . 5C
138.50
115.50
1 1 8 . 5C
1 2 6 . CO
1C6.50

106.00-137.00
1 3 5 . C O - 149.50
105.50-130.00
105.CC-128.50
118.00-138.00
97.00-1C9.00

WHOLESALE

TRACE

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5
2

-

-

~
-

-

128
13
83
43

no

-

9

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

45

-

-

-

21

-

-

-

-

-

-

24

-

9

-

21
14
39
5

25
20
126
35

10

25
2
23
8
10
5

135
76
59
21

335
122
213
21

714
239
475
15
52

16

49

10 6

111
12 0

175

123

86

81

11

18
4

121
22

166
136

270
156

129
156

87
158

125
170

186
158

62

4

115

238
119
119

385
180
205
1
43
83

478
142
336

324
116
208

208
95
113

155
92
63
1C
13

136

38

116
40
76
14
3
40
19

_
-

-

-

10
10
-

_

_

45

-

-

4

55

-

-

-

60

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12

-

-

-

-

10
16
26

-

-

9
2

7

100
21
79

1
-

62
53
85
33
52

-

-

7

36
16

5

7
4

66
32
34
22

-

-

-

-

9

40

61

198

351
5
346
31
34
247

180
14
166

-

-

-

40

61

-

11
-

40

50

198
49
15
134

S ee fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b le s .




-

5

44

67
48

314
108
206
-

1182
492
690
33

-

95

391
136
255
45
40
62
77
31

324
137
187
27
43
25
46
46

203
71
132
32
15

199
73
126
73
27

126
46
80
64

6

1

21
21

536
138
398
218
64
83
5
28

154
64
90
14

76
25
51
13

81

10

517
143
374
6
80
106
182

471
128
343
38
114
69
116

339
183
156
31
61
25
36

232

153

110
122

110

18
53
30
13

6

77

745
211
534
2
1C6
169
248

146
74
72
34
22

149
60
89
39
27

87
38
49
6
25

86
36
50
11

67
18
49
1C

40
20
2C
5

20

205
18
187
63
102
15

175
56
119
14
71
10

103
23
80
12
37
22

66
12
54

33
12

18
2
16

9

20
8
12
6

15

-

8

21
1
4

16
1
15
15
-

8

-

12

43
29

105
52
53
27
23

6

n

4
4

2
2

662
256
406
2
65
209
130

-

34
26
13
13

112

7

65
9
26

16
195

4
-

—

1
-

2

5

381
85
296

8

—
-

-

20

56
60
84

-

21

4
16

116

129
72
125

77

21
43

29
2
27

2
2

1C2
77
25

21

1

28
3
25
25

Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in Chicago, III., May 1974— Continued
W e e k ly earn in gs 1
(stan d a rd )

N u m be r

$

A v p ra p e

70

w e e k ly

O cc up a tio n and in d u st r y d i v is i o n
worker.

M e d ia n 2

M ean ^

sta ndard)

M id d le ra n g e d

s

S

80

90

$

S

$

100

110

o f w o rk e r

120

130

r e c e iv in g

$

%

$

140

t

150

s tr a ig h t -t im e
*

160

170

w e e k ly

$

»

180

e a r n in g s

t
190

$
200

o f—

$

%

210

220

$
230

s
24C

$
250

$

260

and

270
and

unde r

80

90

170

180

190

204
146
58
27
1
28

74
1C
64
33
1C
9

60
AA
16
10

35
33
2
2

22
17
5
2

-

-

43

3

-

-

-

43

3

-

3
1
2

47
19
28

18
12
6

20
8
12

36
3
33

7
4
3

12
6
6

24
15
9

4
-

17
14
3

5
3
2

9
7

5
5

28
27

14
14

A

A

3

4

1
1

A

“

1
1

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

39

201
79
122
5
21
89

394
2CC
194
106
35
30

637
365
272
140
47
53

574
296
278
127
75
41

229
102
127
83
13
27

-

-

200

210

220

230

240

250

260

270

ove r

3

-

-

3

_

_

4
4
*

6
2
4

*35
11
24

3
2

“

*

*

*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

MEN AND W O M E N C O M B I N E D —
CONTINUED
$

$

$

$

2,519
1,292
1,227
535
222
297

39.0
39.0
38.5
39.0
37.5
38.5

1 3 2 . 5C
133.CC
132.CC
132.CC
1 2 3 . 5C
1 2 4 . CO

130.ee
135.CC
1 2 9 . 5C
135.50
129.CC
126.50

12C.OC-146.00
125.50-146.50
118.50-145.50
126.C O - 146.50
11 7 . 0 0 - 1 3 8 . 0 0
108.50-139.50

-

1

-

-

-

1
-

“

“

238
102
136

39.0
39.0
39.0

2 0 3 . 5C
2C6.5C
2C1.5C

1 8 9 . 5C
2C9.CG
les.co

1 6 7 . 5 0 - 2 3 7 . 5C
167.50-238.50
168.50-229.50

_

_

-

-

-

-

*

”

“

*

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

313
247

39.0
39.0

17C.CC
173.CC

166.50
1 6 8 . 5C

155.50-188.50
156.CC-195.5C

“

*

TABLLAT ING-MACHNE
CPERATCRS,
C L A S S C ------------------------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------

203
130

39.5
40.C

1 4 1 . 5C
14C.CC

1 3 9 . 5C
1 3 8 . 5C

129.50-156.50
128.00-149.50

1.C73
254
819
5C7
148

38.C
38.5
38.0
37.5
38.0

134.ee
1 3 8 . 5C
132.50
126.CC
139.0C

136.00
145.00
13C.CC
128.00
14C.0C

126.C O - 147.50
129.00-149.00
125.C O - 146.00
11 8 . 0 0 - 1 3 7 . 5 C
136.00-156.50

4 , 6 5C
1,781
2,869
169
334
368
1,400
598

38.5
39.0
38.0
40.0
39.0
39.5
38.0
37.0

137.CC
1 4 1 . 5C
134.CC
17C.5C
1 4 1 . 5C
135.CC
1 2 3 . 0C
145.CC

136.50
1 3 9 . 5C
130.00
159.CO
139.00
137.00
126.00
147.00

126.00-149.50
128.CC-156.5C
1 2 C . C O - 1 4 7 . 50
138.00-225.00
135.CC-156.0C
126.00-149.00
117.C0-13C.00
130.CO— 166.00

6,008
1,761
4,247
236
788
625
2,001
597

38.5
39.0
38.5
40.0
39.5
39.5
37.5
37.0

119.CC
12C.5C
118.CC
1 5 1 . 5C
1 2 1 . 5C
123.00
113.CC
113.CC

118.50
119.50
118.00
138.50
126.50
120.00
115.50
110.00

107.50-130.00
109.00-135.00
107.50-129.50
128.50-177.00
109.00-138.00
109.50-139.50
106.50-126.50
106.50-127.00

SWITCF8CAPC
CFERATCR-RECEPTIONISTSM A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING

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

WHOLESALE
T R A C E ----------------------F I N A N C E -----------------------------------SERVICES

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

TABLLATING-MACHINE
CPERATCRS,
CLASS
A ------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------TABLLATING-MACFINE
CPERATCRS,
C L A S S E ------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE CPERATCRS,
G E N E R A L ------------------------------------------M A N L F A C T L P I N G ----------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING

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

F I N A N C E -----------------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------TYPISTS,
CLASS
A ----------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S --------------------W H O L E S A L E T R A C E ----------------------RETAIL

TRACE

FINANCE

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

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

SERVICES

--------- e------------------------

TYPISTS, CLASS
B
MANUFACTURING

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

NCNMANUFACTURING

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

P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S --------------------WHOLESALE
T R A C E ----------------------RETAIL

TRACE

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

F I N A N C E -----------------------------------S E R V I C E S -----------------------------------

* Workers were

distributed as follows:

-

39
20
16

_
_

_

“

_
-

_

9
9

25

-

-

-

25
25

-

“
-

-

-

-

-

“

-

5
5
-

58
2
56
6
48
2

-

-

26
16
10
-

7
6

24
13

31
29

70
35

55
49

9
5

40
40

~

15
9

29
23

55
35

39
26

22
18

23
1

5
3

*

55
2
53
49
4

137
21
116
96
8

272
50
222
151
15

235
51
184
114
48

153
87
66
27
24

122
27
95
33
49

19
A
15
2

24
10
14
10

7
1
6

5
-

14

-

14

3
1
2

-

5

2

-

195
30
165

760
199
561
3
7
69
449
33

1C55
325
730
23
71
79
454
103

932
364
568
27
112
78
228
123

602
3AA
258
21
53
55
65
64

398
191
207
13
20
41
43
90

341
164
177
16
42
27
1
91

115
36
79
6
3
15
6
49

70
22
48
7
12

55
39
16
3
1C

AA
38
6
6

8
6
2
2

20
2
18
18

25

3

1234
420
814
5
124
149
423
113

1157
390
767
75
148
106
348
90

722
195
527
53
166
54
197
57

341
125
216
21
70
67
36
22

198
76
122

74
16
58
11
6
29
12

42
10
32
29

29
27
2
2

3

24

_

3
2

24
24

-

3

-

l

-

_

-

4

A

6
4

144
13

628
192
436

1479
30 3
1176

-

53
68
232
83

-

163
97
699
217

15 at $ 270 to $ 280; 9 at $ 280 to $ 300; and 11 at $ 300 to $ 320.

6

4

10
8

-

3^e footnotes at e n d of tables.




_
-

4

-

52
51
6
13

_

_

-

_

A

2

.

.

_

.
“

19
1
18
18

7

3

A

-

-

3
3

3
3

-

-

-

-

8

6

_

6
6

-

-

-

-

-

8
8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

A

_

Table A-1a. Weekly earnings of office workers—large establishments in Chicago, III., May 1974
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)
Number

O cc up a tio n and in du str y d iv is io n

TTnH p r
Median i

(standard]

HEN

AND

WOMEN

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 i m e w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f —

$

t

Average
weekly
Middle range ^

90

$
100

$

t
110

120

t

*

130

140

*

150

170

$

t

S

*

160

18C

190

$
2C0

*
210

(

220

»

230

$

$

240

250

$
260

S

270

and
u nder

d

90

280
and

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

6
6

26
14

11
2

15
5

36
15

8

10
7

6
3

24
3

-

4

190

2C0

210

3
3

18
18

220

230

240

8
8

I

16
16

250

270

280

-

-

-

-

26 C

over

COMBINED

$

$

$

191
1C6

39.0
4C.0

154.50
167.50

140.00
166.00

126.00-18C.OC
13C.00-215.00

2

126

39.0

1 2 6 . 5C

1 1 9 . OC

108.50-146.00

-

2

40

28

19

4

14

5

7

1

-

-

-

-

-

6

-

-

-

-

-

123

39.5

146.50

140.00

136.00-157.00

-

-

1

3

18

40

27

9

3

6

2

8

1

3

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

CLASS
B -----------------------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T L R I N G ------------------------

204
143

38.0
37.5

125.50
118.50

127.00
118.50

109.00-146.00
1 0 7 . CO - 1 3 6 . 00

8
8

20
18

28
26

33
27

32
24

28
21

22
4

15

A
A

7

5

9

2

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

3,596
1,643
1,953
482
119
747
492
113

39.0
38.5
39.0
40.0
40.0
40.C
37.5
38.0

1 6 8 . 5C
1 6 9 . 5C
1 6 7 . 5C
2 0 1 . CO
1 7 8 . 5C
158.CC
15C.5C
149.50

165.50
166.50
160.00
217.00
169.CC
158.50
149.00
155.50

147.OC-19C.OC
147.50-196.50
147.00-188.50
175.50-228.50
155.50-216.00
146.50-176.50
139.00-166.00
139.00-166.50

-

-

5
2
3

58
18
40
6
12
12
1C

184
88
96
1
6
42
38
9

425
198
227
14
8
104
91
10

503
202
301
27
15
111
124
24

564
246
318
43
8
146
95
26

456
209
247
27
28
127
48
17

268
122
146
28
A
68
38
8

235
110
125
15
5
62
40
3

2C8
133
75
19

2
2
2
-

1
1

-

-

i

8

48
23
25
21
A
-

A

19

130
6A
66
6A
2
-

n

6

152
40
112
98
11
3

15

45
5

2CC
96
1C4
81
13
8

2

2

"

*

•

*

*

~

3,881
1,707
2,174
346
302
76C
547
219

38.5
38.0
39.0
40.0
39.5
39.5
38.0
38.0

138.50
139.CC
1 3 8 . 5C
1 9 2 . 5C
1 3 4 . 5C
126.CC
1 2 6 . 5C
1 2 9 . 5C

136.50
138.00
13C.CC
2 1 5 . 5C
136.50
128.CC
1 2 7 . 5C
13C.CC

125.CO-150.OC
127.00-155.50
1 1 9 . CO - 1 4 9 . 00
166.50-228.00
lie.CO-156.5C
117.CC-139.0C
1 1 7 . 5 0 - 1 3 7 . 5C
1 1 9 . 5 0 - 1 3 9 . 5C

728
360
368
25
24
144
113
62

476
275
201

3C5
183
122
8
31
43
24
16

206
110
96
14
32
33
14
3

130
80
50
18
12
10
8
2

91
39
52

21
9
12
11
1
-

16
1C
6
3
2
1

3C
13
17
17
-

129
3
126
126
-

30

2
2
2
-

.

-

-

-

-

-

' -

-

597
123
474
397

38.0
37.5
38.0
38. C

1 2 7 . 5C
134.00
125.50
1 1 6 . 5C

126.50
129.50
126.00
1 1 8 . 5C

109 . C O - 1 4 0 . 00
118.50-149.50
1 0 7 . 5 0 - 1 3 8 . 5C
106.CC-13C.O0

1A
8
6
i

12
5

5
2
3

1

6

5

3

7

1

6

5

3

1,678
373
1,305
2 1C
223
578

39.0
38.5
39.0
40.0
39.5
38.0

122.CC
116.CC
1 2 3 . 5C
159.50
128.CC
1C9.CC

119.50
117.50
1 1 9 . 5C
157.CC
1 3 6 . 5C
115.00

25
13
12
8
3
1

39
~
39
39

5

1C

5

15

1

1

-

A

1 , C69
184
885
217
597

38.5
39.C
38.5
39.0
38.0

1C6.CC
1C8.5C
1 0 5 . 5C
1C7.5C
1C1.CC

A
2
2

BILLERS,

MAC E IKE

(BILLING

M A C H I N E ) ----------------------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T L R I N G -----------------------BILLERS,
MACHINE)

MACHINE

A

BCCKKEEPING-MACHIKE

CPERATCRS,

N C N M A N U F A C T L R I N G -----------------------P U E L I C U T I L I T I E S --------------------WHCLESALE
T R A C E ----------------------R E T A I L T R A C E --------------------------F I N A N C E -----------------------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------CLERKS,
A C C C U N T I N C , C L A S S E ----------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T L R I N G -----------------------F L E L I C U T I L I T I E S --------------------W H O L E S A L E T R A C E ----------------------TPACE

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

F I N A N C E -----------------------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------CLERKS, FILE,
C L A S S A --------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T L R I N G -----------------------F I N A N C E -----------------------------------CLERKS,
FILE,
C L A S S E --------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------PUBLIC
RETAIL
FINANCE

U T I L I T I E S --------------------T P A C E ---------------------------------------------------------------

CLERKS,
F I L E , C L A S S C --------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T L R I N G -----------------------R E T A I L T P A C E ---------------------------F I N A N C E -----------------------------------CLERKS,
C P C E R ---------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING
RETAIL

TRACE

1

1

CPERATCRS,

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

RETAIL

1

(B C C K K E E P I N G

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

BCCKKEEPING-MACHINE
CLASS

$

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

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

854
476
378
264

39.0
38.0
40.C
40.C

1 4 1 . 5C
137.CC
147.50
124.CC

-

-

-

“

*

1
2

12
10
2
2
-

66
15
51
5
40
A
2

282
86
196
22
85
69
2C

59 2
2C2
390
76
153
119
35

765
312
453
28
42
172
158
53

5
5

81
2
79
79

78
2
76
76

97
38
59
58

110
22
88
81

80
5
75
61

73
28
45
35

15
11
A

108.00-137.50
105.50-135.00
1 0 8 . 5 0 - 1 3 8 . 5C
138.CC-178.0C
117.5C-147.0C
105.50-119.00

53
24
29
7
21

201
58
143
20
99

295

256
67
189
16
24
73

248
67
181
27

133
7
126
26
57
3

59

218
17
169

332
54
278
21
25
185

1C7.0C
115.50
106.50
1C8.CC
1C6.CC

9e.CC-117.0C
105.50-119.00
9 8 . C O - 1 1 5 . 50
105.CC-117.5C
97.CC-1C9.00

96
*27
69

280
14
266
54
200

363
48
315
85
225

179
59
120
49
68

79
23
56
23

27

2
2

27

-

33

25
9
16
6
6

1 3 7 . 5C
136.50
14C.0C
1 2 0 . OC

116.CC-165.0C
117.50-158.00
108.CC-175.5C
105.00-149.50

26

94
52
42
38

78
30
48
46

96
68
28
23

91
67
24
18

89
67
22
13

79
39
40
38

86
59
27
23

-

5
-

-

65

-

26
26

77

* All w o r k e r s w e r e at $ 8 0 to $90.
See footnotes at end of tables.




7

7

55

26

1A

50
75
36
26

-

5

54
37
15
1

-

52
26
26
26

2

7

A3

5
2
2

7
-

139
78
61
32

30
30
-

A
A
-

i
-

-

i
-

-

-

-

3

2

-

.

-

3

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

i

38

26
12
7

i
A

5

15

5

15

2

2

A

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

2

2

4

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

14
2
12

11
-

36
2
34

5
1
A

2
2

-

-

23
20
3

-

27
15
12
6

-

7

1
1

1
1

-

1C
10

11

-

_
-

Table A-1a. Weekly earnings of office workers—large establishments in Chicago, III., May 1974— Continued
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

N u m b e r of w o r k e r s receiving straight-time we e k l y earnings of—

O cc u pa t io n and in d u s t r y d i v is i o n

MEN

AND

WOMEN

of
workers

weekly
[standard)

90
and
under

100

100

no

Unde r
Mean ^

Median *

M iddle ranged

s

90

$

$

t

$
lie

$
12C

%
130

$
140

%
150

$
160

s

170

I

180

S

190

i

2C0

S

t

210

220

S

23C

I

24C

s

25C

s

26C

I

270

170

18C

120

130

140

150

160

ISC

200

78

1C1
53
48

79
26

150
78

117
66

98
54

53
5

72

51

10
46

1
32

44
9

82
59

113
63

23
9

50

68
43
25

15

3

609
345
264
56

412
209

390
204

203
76
18

186
85

44
56

44

210

220

230

38

26
15

34
24

11
9

1C

28C

and

240

25C

26C

27C

280

over

COMBINED—

CONTINUED

C L E R K S , F A Y P C L L --------------------------M A N L F A C T U P I N G -------------------------N G N M A N U F A C T L R I K G --------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -----------------R E T A I L T R A C E ------------------------

1, C 4 5
534
511
132
253

39. c
39.0
39.0
39.5
39.5

$
1 5 9 . CC
1 6 6 . CC
1 5 2 . 5C
iee.cc
1 3 4 . 0C

$
1 5 8 . 5C
1 6 7 . OC
1 4 9 . CC
1E9.CC
137.00

$
$
138.CC-187.00
147.00-188.50
128. 5 0 - 1 7 9 . 5C
178.5C-2C9.OC
118.00-150.00

K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S A ---------K A K L F A C T L R I K G -------------------------N G N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------F L E L I C U T I L I T I E S -----------------W H O L E S A L E T R A C E -------------------R E T A I L T R A C E -----------------------F I N A N C E --------------------------------

2,964
1,455
1,509
558
1C6
318
462

39.0
39.C
39.0
40. C
40.0
39.5
38. C

1 5 5 . CC
1 5 2 . CC
1 5 7 . 5C
1 7 8 . 5C
1 5 9 . 5C
1 4 8 . 5C
1 3 9 . 5C

149.50
149.00
1 5 5 . 5C
176.00
157.50
1 4 8 . 5C
1 3 9 . CO

1 3 8 . 5 0 - 1 6 8 . 5C
1 3 8 . 5 0 - 1 6 7 . OC
138.00-176.00
157.00-208.50
146.CO-186.OC
137.5C-167.0C
129.50-149.50

K E Y P U N C H C P E R A T C R S , C L A S S B ---------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U P I N G --------------------P U E L I C U T I L I T I E S -----------------R E T A I L T R A C E -----------------------F I N A N C E -------------------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------------

2,330
737
1,593
276
292
690
180

39.0
39.0
39.C
4C.0
39.5
38.5
39.0

1 3 6 . 5C
1 3 8 . 5C
1 3 5 . 5C
1 6 7 . CC
1 3 5 . 5C
12C.5C
1 3 0 . OC

135.00
1 3 7 . OC
1 2 9 . 5C
178.50
135.50
12C.CC
136.00

12C.00-148.50
126.5 C - 149.50
119.00-147.50
138.C O - 198.00
126.00-150.00
116.0C-129.0C
127.00-139.00

M E S S E N G E R S ( C F F I C E e C Y S A N C G I R L S )M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U P I N G --------------------P U E L I C U T I L I T I E S -----------------R E T A I L T R A C E ------------------------F I N A N C E --------------------------------

1,638
517
1,121
214
175
560

38.5
38.5
38.5
39.5
39.5
38.0

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

1 1 7 . CC
1 2 5 . 5C
11C.CC
1 3 7 . 5C
115.50
1C7.C0

106.00-129.50
1 1 C . C O - 1 3 6 . 50
100.CC-127.5C
1 28.C O - 1 5 5 . 00
106.50-126.00
9 8 . C O - 1 1 6 . 00

S E C R E T A R I E S --------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U P I N G --------------------P U E L I C U T I L I T I E S ------------------W H O L E S A L E T R A C E -------------------R E T A I L T R A C E -----------------------F I N A N C E -------------------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------------

14,485
6,986
7,499
1,444
375
2.CC1
2,816
863

39.0
39.C
39.0
39.0
40.0
39.5
38.0
38.0

17C.5C
1 6 9 . 5C
1 7 1 . 5C
2 0 7 . CC
2CC.C0
1 6 4 . OC
1 5 8 . 5C
16C.CC

1 6 7 . 5C
1 6 7 . CC
168.50
2C8.5C
1 9 7 . 5C
166.50
157.50
1 5 9 . OC

1 48.50-195.OC
149.C O - 1 8 8 . 00
147.50-198.00
189.00-229.50
1 6 9 . 5 0 - 2 2 6 . 5C
147.00-188.00
1 3 9 . 5 0 - 1 7 7 . 5C
145.50-178.5C

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

977
421
556
167
133
191

39.0
39.0
39.0
39.5
39.0
38.5

2 1 0 . 5C
2C8.50
2 1 2 . OC
2 3 6 . 5C
1 9 8 . 5C
198.50

2C9.0C
215.00
2C8.5C
2 3 7 . OC
2C6.0C
199.00

188.50-236.00
187.00-235.50
189.CO-236.50
215.50-267.00
1 79.C 0 - 2 2 0 . 00
186.00-217.50

-

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S E ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U P I N G --------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -----------------W H O L E S A L E T R A C E -------------------R E T A I L T R A C E -----------------------F I N A N C E -------------------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------------

3,045
1,392
1,653
349
112
388
653
151

38.5
38.5
39.0
39.0
40.0
39.5
38.0
38.0

19C.0C
1 8 6 . CC
1 9 3 . 5C
2 2 2 . CC
2 2 3 . 5C
183.50
181.50
182.50

1 8 7 . 5C
186.00
190.00
235.50
2 3 6 . SC
1 8 8 . 5C
1 7 9 . 5C
1 7 9 . OC

169.C O - 2 1 5 . 00
168.00-2C7.50
175.00-217.50
207.00-239.00
1 9 6 . 5 0 - 2 5 6 . 5C
169.CO-205.5C
167.50-198.00
167.00-199.50

-

7

4
3

31
4
27

13
65

-

-

-

3

26

53

1

14
11
3

104
33

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

6
30

23

164
42
122

1

275
129
146
9
4

30
521
278
243
16
14

2

1

*

“

*

177
81
96
36

104
44

1C 3

1C1
42
59
54

96

1C
10

47
38
37

2
40
15

5
14

4

-

-

-

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-

-

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-

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40

51
52
35
17

9
87
84

9

-

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-

-

-

-

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236

139

94

57

75

62

44
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12
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46

60
13
47

57

106
130
13
36

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52

32
13
19

19

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40

44

49

1

24

31

1

48

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37
16
21
17

41

12
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4

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-

-

-

-

-

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11
6
5
5

14

30
11

7
7
7

4
4

1
1

-

-

-

-

-

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16

ICO

37
238

198

6

22

45

79

20

83

239

242

19
220

377
93
284

324

21
62

107
217

127
115
65
14
24

168
65
103
57

85
24
61

-

-

-

6
38

20
179

58
181

12
45
117

-

15
2
13

36
6
30

256
83
173
-

-

-

-

-

-

8
5

16
1C
4

62
ICO
11

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15
18

27
16

77
13
16

31

29

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1

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-

1

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657
211
446
6
6
142
217
75

1382
651
731
23
6
168
424
110

1935
1033
902
34
12
287
442
127

1972
1090
882
64
23
247
419
129

1852
1C38
814
56
54
218
359
127

1552
793
759
88
28
261
291
91

1177
601
576
113
43
145
2C8
67

885
373
512
139
34
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111
42

937
309
628
304
42
158
90
34

513
218
295
142
28
42
65
18

423
199
2 24
125
20
33
36
10

426
187
239
179
16
13
26
5

165
69
96
60
19
7
8
2

11C
64
46
17
13
5
8
3

94
28
66
52
10
3

26
13
13

-

-

-

1
2

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6
2
4

24
12
12

13
7
6

54
31
23

-

-

-

-

7
15

1C3
39
64
11
18
22

132
38
94
21
25
34

96
40
56
21
13
19

111
66
45
21
12
12

55
27
28
8
8
12

48
24
24
12
4
7

45
25
20
9
5
5

66
18
48
44
3

26
3
23
11

4
2

112
45
67
5
9
38

13
9
4
2

10
2

72
35
37
2
13
19

-

-

-

-

1

98
54
44

240
117
123
9
3
23
68
20

417
199
218
5
5
57
121
30

456
231
225
14
12
55
118
26

435
241
194
22
3
45
106
18

306
107
199
21
15
76
70
17

251
92
159
42
3
51
51
12

193
90
103
24
1
24
42
12

154
71
83
26
9
21
24
3

250
82
168
131
14
4
14
5

62
11
51
3C
16
3
1
1

36
16
2C
5
1C

26
1C
16
6
10

11
3
8
2
5

32
15
17
12
5

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-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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*

-

1

2
2

-

-

-

2

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-

-

-

-

-

2

20
13
7

56
40
16

-

-

—

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

5
2

-

-

-

-

9
6
1

8

8

-

15C
278

1

-

8

3

428

14

-

15

568

-

-

36
5

*

170
398

40
41
88

-

-

83
314

39

-

-

“
“

397

7

-

-

3
3

130

-

-

6

23
54
108

78

-

8
15

14

9

5
9

37
89

-

S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .




71
30
4

2
34

14

21
17
17

1

-

1
13
26
4

1

5
5

-

72
18
54
37
16
1

-

-

3
2

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

T able A-1a.

W eekly earnings of office w o rk e rs —large establishm ents in Chicago, III., M ay 1974— Continued
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)
Number

O cc u pa t io n and in d u st r y di v is i on

standard)

HEN

A NO

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

$

Average
weekly

$
90

Mean *■

Median 2

Middle range ^

S

100

$

$

no

120

$

S

130

140

$

S

t

150

160

170

*
180

$
190

$

i

t

200

210

220

S

230

$

240

$

250

90

100

no

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

t

$

260

and
under

t

27 0

and

280

over

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

2C0

210

220

23C

52
16
36

190
71
119

661
275
386
5
6
38
286
51

880
370
510
7
8
109
320
66

96 3
472
491
23
13
113
28 7
55

846
458
388
27
34
92
193
42

652
327
325
32
9
123
129
32

476
232
244
54
23
82
58
27

378
153
225
92
14
91
17
11

489
137
352
218
37
82
5
10

181
73
1C 8
69
27
5
4
3

123
46
77
62
8
7

-

584
289
295
18
105
114
58

812
505
307
27
141
79
57

6 26
386
240
32
99
48
54

4 42
258
184
24
62
29
54

281
113
168
40
7C
21
3C

114
47
67
31
9
4
7

58
36
22
14
1
2
5

38
25
13
13

21
8
13
13

23
8
15
12

22
16

124
64
60
5
19

85
32
53
7
“

48
30
18
1C
2

52
35
17
14

132
20
112
112

64
31
33
31

74
6
68
68

23
1
22
22

21

2

21
21

2

226
66
160

158
72
86

232
120
112
23
49

143
9C
53
15
28

135
100
35
26
6

IOC
52
48
24
21

74
56
18
17
1

54
7
47
40
7

22

1

4

3

19
19

“
i
i
-

i
3
3

27

2C0
117
83
28
35
3
14

7

2
2

“

*

-

*

-

-

-

-

-

'

"

240

250

260

270

280

-

WOMEN CO MBI NE D—
CONTINUED

SECRETARIES - CCNTINUEC
S E C R E T A R I E S , CL A S S C
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------NCNMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC UTILITIES WHOLESALE TRACE —
R E T A I L T R A C E -----F I R A N G E --------------------------

S E R V I C E S ----------SECRETARIES, CLASS C
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --PUBLIC UTILITIES R E T A I L T R A C E -----F I N A N C E -----------S E R V I C E S -----------

6, C78
2, 745
3, 333
649
190
770
l , 409
315

39.0
38.5
39.0
39.0
40.0
40.0
38.0
38.0

$
L68 .0 0
1 6 8 . CC
168.00
2 0 3 . CC
187.50
1 6 8 . CC
151.50
1 5 9 . OC

3 ,66 7
l 686
l ,781
241
650
487
349

39.0
39.0
39.0
39.0
39.5
38.0
38.5

$
188.50
186.50
190.00
217.00
2C 9.5 C
189.00
166.50
177.00

$

$

166.50
167.00
166.50
2 C7 .0 C
189.50
170.00
150.00
1 5 7 . 5C

148 .50 149 .50 148 .00 196 .00 1 67 .50 155 .50 139.001 46 .50 -

1 4 9 . 5C
151.50
147.50
1 7 5 . 5C
1 4 3 . OC
1 3 7 . CC
1 4 6 . CC

1 4 9 . OC
1 4 9 . 5C
147.50
1 7 7 . CC
147.00
137.50
148.00

1 37.50- 166.00
1 4 0 . CC- 1 6 6 . 0 0
135.00- 166.50
1 56 .50 -1 96 .00
1 3 0 .00 -1 59 .00
1 2 7 .0 0 - 149.00
1 3 5 .5 0 - 166.00

S T E N O G R A P H E R S , GENERAL
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------NCNMANUFACTURING —
PU B L I C U T I L I T I E S S E R V I C E S -----------

l

199
573
626
294
118

39.0
38.5
39.0
40.0
37.5

1 5 1 . CC
14C.CC
1 6 1 . CC
1 9 2 . 5C
1 2 7 . 5C

146.00
1 3 7 . OC
158.00
19C.0C
1 2 8 . 5C

1 27 .50 -1 85 .50
126.C C -157.00
1 35 .50 -1 89 .50
1 86 .50 -2 08 .00
1 2 5 .50 -1 38 .50

STENOGRAPHERS,

M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------NH CL ES ALE T R A C E ----------------F I N A N C E ---------------------------S E R V I C E S --------------------------

1,8 4 2
908
934
206
241
225
236

38.5
38.5
38.5
39.5
39.5
38.5
37.5

1 6 3 . 5C
1 6 6 . 5C
1 6 0 . 5C
1 9 9 . CC
1 6 6 . CC
134.50
1 4 8 . CC

1 6 6 . OC
1 6 9 . OC
157.00
2C 5.5 C
168.00
137.50
1 4 8 . CC

139.50- 187.50
1 4 5 . 5 0 - 1 8 9 . 5C
1 3 8 . 5 0 - 1 7 9 . 5C
178.50- 226.50
149.00- 185.50
1 2 7 . C O -1 4 7 . 5 C
1 37 .5 0 -1 6 C .0 C

S N I T C F B C A R C C F E R A 1 C R S , CL A S S A ---M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------

468
269
199

39.0
39.0
39.0

S V I T C H e C A R C c p e r a t c r s , c l a s s b ---N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------R E T A I L TR A CE --------------------S E R V I C E S --------------------------

630
548
188
169

39.5
39.5
40.0
39.5

1 2 7 . CC
1 2 4 . 5C
1 1 7 . CC
1C2.5 C

SWITCHBCARC CPERA7CR-RECEPTICNISTSM A N U F A C T U P I N G ----------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------

388
260
128

TABULATING-MACHINE CPERATCRS,
C L A S S A -------------------------TABULATING-MACHINE CFERATCRS,
C L A S S E -------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------TABULATING-MACHINE CPERATCRS,
C L A S S C -------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------

S E N I C R -----------------

-

_
-

4
4
-

-

-

14
21
1

15
2
13
8
5

32
6
26
16
6
4

193
67
126
*
46
70
10

398
ne
280

4
4
-

46
26
20
6

145
90
55
1
21

198
124
74
1
45

181
no
71

148
61
87

266

*
_

_

9

69

-

-

2
7

33
36
-

-

“

-

7
-

15C.CC 1 4 8 . 0 0 1 2 9 . 0 0 - 1 6 8 . 0 0
1 4 6 . OC 1 3 9 . 5 0 1 2 7 . 5 0 - 1 6 6 . 5C
1 5 5 . CC 1 5 6 . 5C 1 3 8 . 5 C - 1 6 9 . 5 C

-

_
-

-

1 2 6 . CC 1 0 7 . 5 0 119.50 106.5012C.CC 1 0 7 . 0 0 9 8 . 5C1C6.5 C

1 4 8 . 5C
146.00
129.50
1C9.5C

11
11
11

39.5
39.5
39.0

1 3 9 . CC 1 3 6 . 5 0 1 2 6 . 5 0 - 1 5 0 . OC
1 4 2 . 5C 1 3 7 . 5C 1 2 7 . 5 0 - 1 5 7 . OC
1 3 2 . CO 1 2 9 . CC 1 1 8 . CC- 1 4 8 . OC

182

39.0

2 1 2 . CC 2 C 7 . 5 0

196
167

39.5
39.5

1 7 4 . 5C 1 6 7 . 5C 1 4 8 . 5 C - 2 1 6 . 0 C
1 7 6 . CC 1 6 8 . 5C 1 4 8 . 5 0 - 2 1 6 . 5C

146
1C4

39.5
39.5

1 4 3 . 5C 1 4 5 . 5 0 1 2 9 . 5 0 - 1 5 5 . OC
1 4 5 . CC 1 4 5 . 5C 1 2 9 . 5 0 - 1 5 6 . OC

1 7 5 . 5 0 - 2 5 5 . 5C

6

93
114
65

25

32
4

8
48
23

127
139
2
23
55
59

*

8
5
3

40
32
8

83
65
18

86
86
25
60

121
116
31
79

76
68
28
19

1
1

3
3

21
2
19

36
2C
16

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

10
8

7

6

15
9

25
19

“

_
”

_

S e e fo o t n o t e s at end o f ta b le s




4
20
85
10

4
-

9

-

92
60
32
30
1
1
-

6

5

45
31
14
11
3
“

29
23
6
3
3
-

1
1
-

-

-

8
2
6
6

-

-

1
-

2
1
1
1

14
-

14
14

-

-

•
-

*

-

-

“
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“
”

-

“

2

1
1

2

6

37
53
59

26
20
34

10

3

3

65
36
29

60
29
31

70
30
40

41
18
23

36
20
16

20
4
16

15
12
3

14
13
1

7
4
3

1
6

88
81
51
7

59
42
14

46
34
12

58
46
9

18
10
6

20
11
1

18
16

27
25

2
2

-

-

111
81
30

69
52
17

52
34
18

27
16
11

5
5

17
15
2

23
23

19
17

-

-

3

22

18

2C

16

7

12

13

4

17

5

4

6

15

2C

11
9

31
29

29
22

21
15

9
5

11

9
7

5
5

28
27

14
14

4
3

4
4

3
2

-

-

-

11

31
22

39
26

22
18

3
1

5
3

1
1

-

-

4
4

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

7

-

-

-

“

4

2

-

"

4
4

-

Table A-1a.

W eekly earnings of o ffice w orkers—large establishm ents in Chicago, III., M ay 1974— Continued
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—
Number

O cc up a tio n and in d u st r y d i v is i o n
workers

%

$
90

weekly
Mean ^

(standard)

Median *

Middle ranged

$

AND

t

t
120

130

t
140

S

$
150

160

s

t
170

180

$
19C

$

s

$
2C 0

210

220

*
23C

*
24C

$
25C

$

$
26 C

270

28C
and

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

160

190

200

4
4

2

5
5

58
26
32

42
22
20

2 1C

220

230

14
14

3
2

2
2

-

44
38
6
6

8
6
2
2

2
2
-

19
1
18
18

3

24

_

8

_

_

_

_

_

3
2

24
24

-

8
8

-

-

-

-

-

240

250

26C

270

280

nvpr

WOMEN COMBINED—
CONTINUED

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

$

$

$

328
229

3 8 .5
3 8 .5

1 3 6 . CC
1 3 5 . 5C

1 3 6 .5 0
1 3 6 . CC

1 2 0 .0 0 -1 4 9 .0 0
1 1 9 .C C -1 4 8 .0 C

38.0

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

T Y P I S T S , C L A S S A -----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------W H O L E S A L E T R A C E ------------R E T A I L TR A C E ----------------F I N A N C E ----------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------

2,492
1,047
1,445
1C6
104
346
724
165

38.5
38.5
38.5
39.5
39.5
39.5
38.5
38.0

1 3 9 . CC
1 4 5 . CC
1 3 5 . CC
1 7 1 . 5C
153.50
1 3 6 . CC
1 2 6 . CC
137.50

1 3 7 . 0C
14C.CC
1 3 5 . 5C
166.50
158.50
1 3 7 . 5C
127.00
137.50

1 2 6 . C O -1 5 5 . 5 C
1 28.CC-159.0C
1 19 .50 -1 48 .00
146.C C -205.00
1 3 8 . C 0 - 1 6 9 . 00
1 2 7 . C O - 1 4 9 . 50
118.C C -137.50
1 26 .00 -1 56 .00

TYPISTS,

3,C98
1 * C 73
2 , C25
218
606
927

39.0
39.0
3 9 .C
40.0
39.5
38.0

1 2 2 . 5C
1 2 3 . CC
1 2 2 . CC
151.00
1 2 3 . 0C
1 1 4 . 5C

1 2 0 . 0C
1 2 5 . 5C
1 1 9 . 5C
139.00
119.50
117.00

109 .00 -1 36 .50
109.CC-138.0C
1 0 9 . C O - 1 3 6 . 00
129 .00 -1 77 .00
1 09.5C-14C.0C
107 .50 -1 27 .00

CLASS

0 ------------------

MANUFACTURING

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

N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------R E T A I L T R A C E ----------------F I N A N C E -----------------------

S ee

110

and
under

90

100

MEN

S

I
100

fo o tn o te s

422

$
5
5

31
29

70
59

81
61

87
66

55
44

51
26

12
10

-

5

29

51

52

54

23

13

2

-

10
4
6

79
14
65

448
135
313

-

-

453
183
270
18

-

4
4
48
9

2
55
237
19

515
192
323
5
14

77

76
141
24

331
161
17C
18
13
53
61
25

242
119
123
7
12
39
43
22

184
101
83
16
27
27

598
148
45 0
96
306

682

295

254

149
76
73
51
6

64
16
48

-

-

2

-

4

15

285
139
146

7
8
-

68
65

at en d o f t a b le s .




1 0

-

221
461
2
148
256

189
38
650
237
413
69
98
185

11

97

95

198
50
48
75

159
21
66
32

1
12

11
29
2

1

6

7

53
39
14
3

3
15
2
6

8

1C

5

1

42
1C
32
29
3

29

-

-

4
4
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

27

2
2
~

1

-

T ab le A -2 . W eekly earnings of professional and technical w orkers in Chicago, III., M ay 1974
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

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

MEN

AND

WOMEN

of
work ere

COMBINEO

»
100

Mean ^

Median ^

$

$

*

$ r*

*

t

i

$

r

t

$

$

*

t

150

160

180

200

220

240

260

280

3CC

320

340

360

36C

400

420

440

110

120

130

140

150

160

180

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

360

40C

420

440

over

$
$
188.00-226.50
189.50-226.50
187.00-226.50
2 3 7 . C O - 2 6 6 . 00
188.00-226.50
199.00-228.00
178.00-2C8.00
189.00-226.00

-

184
51
133
21
1C
87
15

401
183
21 8
34
24
142
18

377
149
228
1
39
51
88
49

235
85
15C
26
29
25
4C
30

97
33
64
31
4
19
7
3

47
22
25
1C
7

15
11
4
3
1

1

-

32
2
30
28
2

4

-

7
7
3
4

3

-

3
3

4
4

1
1

4
4
4

1
1
-

7
5
2
1
1

25
8
17
17

13
8
5
5

-

-

-

-

-

50
6
44
7
16
21

33
6
27
12
2
11
2

and

$
206.00
207.50
2 0 5 . 5C
2 5 3 . CC
206.50
2 1 2 . CC
1 9 2 . 5C
2 0 8 . CC

C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B --------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -----------------W H O L E S A L E T R A C E -------------------R E T A I L T R A C E -----------------------F I N A N C E ------------------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------------

2,019
741
1,278
152
251
150
516
209

38.5
38.5
39.0
40.0
39.0
39.5
38.5
38.0

1 7 9 . CC
1 7 8 . 5C
1 7 9 . OC
2 1 8 . CC
1 6 8 . 5C
1 8 6 . CC
1 7 3 . 5C
1 7 2 . 5C

1 7 7 . 5C
178.00
177.50
216.50
169.50
175.00
1 7 5 . 5C

16C.00-197.00
165.50-196.00
159.50-198.00
197.50-228.50
157.CC-187.5C
168.50-2C7.00
158.00-188.00
165.00-195.50

C O M P U T E R C P E R A T C R S , C L A S S C --------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T O R I N G --------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -----------------W H O L E S A L E T R A C E -------------------R E T A I L T R A C E -----------------------F I N A N C E ------------------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------------

964
311
653
67
144
62
257
123

39.0
38.5
39.0
39.5
39.C
39.5
38.5
39.5

15C.5C
1 5 9 . CC
1 4 6 . 5C
1 5 9 . OC
1 4 2 . 5C
1 4 6 . 5C
1 4 9 . CC
1 3 9 . CC

150.00
158.00
1 4 8 . CC
156.50
1 4 7 . OC
150.00
1 5 6 . 5C
1 4 5 . 5C

137.50-166.50
147.CO-176.OC
135. 5 0 - 1 6 5 . OC
136.5C-179.OC
136.50-156.50
138.CO-159.OC
135.0C-166.5C
1 2 8 . 5 0 - 1 4 9 . 5C

6
6
6
*

CO MP UT ER PROGRAMMERS,
B U S I N E S S , C L A S S A ----------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------W H O L E S A L E T R A C E -------------------F I N A N C E ------------------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------------

1,429
566
863
151
398

2 8 5 . 5C
2 7 4 . CC
292.50
2 6 8 . 5C
2 8 7 . 5C
2 6 2 . 5C

2 8 5 . 5C
277.00
287.00
2 5 9 . 5C

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

2 5 9 . CC

256.0C-3C9.50
247.C0-3C7.5C
258.CO-318.OC
248. 5 0 - 2 8 9 . OC
267.CC-317.0C
256.00-269.50

-

68

38.5
38.5
38.0
39.0
37.C
39.0

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS,
B U S I N E S S , C L A S S B ----------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -----------------W H O L E S A L E T R A C E -------------------R E T A I L T R A C E -----------------------F I N A N C E ------------------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------------

1,643
65C
993
148
125
172
420
128

38.5
38.5
38.5
39.5
39.0
40. C
38.0
38.0

2 3 5 . 5C
2 3 4 . 5C
2 3 6 . CC
2 7 3 . 5C
2 2 4 . 5C
2 5 2 . 5C
2 2 3 . CC
2 2 4 . OC

236.00
2 3 0 . CC
2 3 6 . 5C
2 8 6 . CC
2 2 0 . OC
2 5 9 . 5C
226.50
2 2 8 . 5C

209.0C-259.50
208.CO-259.5C
209.50-260.00
23S.CO-3C8.OC
209.CO-238.00
236.50-278.00
2 0 5 . 5 0 - 2 4 6 . 5C
215.00-245.50

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

*

*

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS,
B U S I N E S S , C L A S S C ----------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------P U E L I C U T I L I T I E S -----------------F I N A N C E -------------------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------------

688
203
685
9C
323
95

38.5
38.0
39.0
38.5
38.5
39.0

1 9 8 . OC
1 9 7 . CC
1 9 8 . 5C
2 3 5 . CC
1 9 7 . 5C
1 7 6 . CC

198.00
1 9 9 . 5C
197.50
236.00
1 9 9 . 5C
1 7 8 . OC

179.00-219.00
1 8 5 . 5 0 - 2 1 7 . OC
179.0C-219.5C
209.00-255.50
179.CO-218.OC
159.00-196.50

-

-

-

•

“

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS,
B U S I N E S S , C L A S S A ----------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------W H O L E S A L E T R A C E -------------------F I N A N C E ------------------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------------

1,696
509
1,187
113
589
107

38.5
38.5
38.5
39.0
37.5
39.0

3 2 7 . OC
3 2 5 . 5C
3 2 7 . 5C
3 2 3 . 5C
31C.5C
3 2 7 . CC

3 2 7 . CC
3 2 7 . CC
3 2 7 . CC
3 2 9 . CC
3C7.00
335.50

2 96.C O - 3 5 7 . 50
298.CC-355.0C
295.C0-360.OC
297.5C-356.00
276.50-346.50
309.CC-36C.0C

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5
3

34
2
32
21
5
6

28
8
20
1
15
4

167
65
102
18
10
63
11

277
101
176
63
16
71
26

6 57
231
4 26
28
76
42
199
81

4 76
232
244
13
55
39
97
40

224
59
165
60
17
16
38
34

56
15
41
21

148
26
122

115
23
92
18
22
15
20
17

185
60
125
3
49
10
27
36

185
68
117
3
29
19
63
3

223
87
136
17
11
11
78
19

38
25
13
1
2

20
10
10
9
1

4
i
3
2
1

7
5
2
2

2
2
-

6
i
5
4

74
57
17
11
1

125
63
62
21
33
6

288
109
179
6C
41
33

193
81
112
17
58
14

271
86
185
28
1C7
12

188
88
ICC
14
56
2

166
51
115
11
77
”

29
18
11
-

23

11

S

37

7

7

3
B

S

37

7

233
123
110
10
5
16
65
14

362
138
224
19
59
15
96
35

322
1C5
217
9
46
13
109
4C

274
121
153
17
12
43
67
14

207
94
113
14
1
52
28
18

110
44
66
37
2C
9

53
16
37
IE
1
1C
8

9
i
8
5
1
2

20
1
19
19
-

“

52
7
45
2
36
7

1

~

14
2
12
11

9
9
5
*

66
15
51
20
16

150
32
118
67
30

246
55
191
13
73
25

201
63
138
22
94
7

141
34
1C7
22
51
6

39
2
37
14
11

9

8

5

_

_

9
6
2

8
8

5
5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15
6
9

82
4
78
10
64
2

166
36
150
13
115
10

254
1C1
153
9
94

242
87
155
17
69
19

40
8
32
5
3
2

59
5
54

18
5
13

29
5
47
41

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

1C
7
3

5
5

-

7
2

S e e fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .




t

140

39.0
39.0
39.0
40.0
38.5
39.5
38.5
39.0

2 E 8.0 C

*

130

and
un de r

1,403
536
867
79
135
129
40C
124

ie 6 .cc

$

120

Middle ranged

C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S A --------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -----------------W H O L E S A L E T R A D E -------------------R E T A I L T R A C E -----------------------F I N A N C E ------------------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------------

2C7.00
2C7.50
2C7.CC
248.50
215.50
2 1 6 . 5C
1 9 5 . 5C
217.00

>

110

weekly
(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 ek ly ea rn in gs ol

i

11

9

3C8
97
211
24
83
31

231
96
135
18
52
8

16

11

1
1

152
42

ICS

UC

87

17
46
23

56

22

1

-

-

-

-

Table A -2 . W eekly earnings of professional and technical w orkers in Chicago, III., M ay 1974— Continued
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)
Number
of

O cc u pa t io n and in d u s t r y d i v is i o n

MEN

AND

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

t

$
weekly

100

(standard)

and
under

Mean

Median £

Middle ranged

$
110

$
120

t

t

t
130

140

110

120

130

140

150

-

-

-

-

-

150

160

$
180

$

2CC

s

%

22C

24C

t
260

t

t
280

300

$
320

s

$
340

360

t
38C

180

200

220

240

26C

28C

3CC

320

34C

360

38C

4CC

-

18
3
15
2

59
14
45
2
5
1
37
“

205
7C
135
14
2
3
93
23

247
54
193
31
17
19
98
28

317
120
197
46
27
38
75
11

246
92
154
64
15
24
29
22

196
69
127
5C
12
11
36
18

154
77
77
28
14
33
2

ICO
34
66
5C
6

14
8

4
2
2
2
-

67
60

128
5
123
69

111
22
89
41

67
35
32
2

21
6
15
4

28
22
6

10
9
1

4
2
2

1
1
-

246

4 94

476

46C

273

153

64

53

53

1 1

187
59
56

350
144
92

333
145
11C

314
146
108

98
175
143

55
98
90

18
46
40

51
2
1

53

11

-

-

-

“

-

-

371
203
168
13
140

274
174
ICC
6
7C

173
6C
113
32
79

119
11
1C 8
11
95

27
6
21

3
3

_

-

-

-

-

-

94
24
70
24

46
9
37
17

20
1
19
15

2
2

72
2C

62
27

40
2

14

-

16

6

8

8

2

“

1

“

-

-

40

14

-

16

6

8

8

WOMEN COMBINED—
CONTINUED

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS»
B U S I N E S S , C L A S S E ----------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -----------------W h C l E S A L E T R A C E -------------------R E T A I L T R A C E -----------------------F I N A N C E -------------------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------------

1,560
543
1 , C 17
292
101
96
422
1C6

38.5
38.0
38.5
39.0
39.0
39.5
38.0
39.0

$
279.00
2 8 4 . 5C
2 7 5 . 5C
2 9 8 . 5C
2 8 6 . CC
2 7 3 . 5C
26C.CC
2 6 6 . 5C

$
278.00
2 8 6 . 5C
2 7 6 . CC
2 9 9 . CO
280.00
2 7 7 . CC
257.00
265.50

$
$
249.50-308.50
2 5 9 . 5 0 - 3 1 7 . 5C
248.00-306.50
275.50-329.00
2 6 5 . 5 0 - 3 1 9 . OC
265.50-296.00
237.CC-286.0C
245.50-289.50

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS,
B U S I N E S S , C L A S S C ----------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------F I N A N C E --------------------------------

478
107
371
206

39.0
38.5
39.0
38.5

2 2 3 . 5C
2 5 5 . 5C
2 1 4 . CC
2 0 2 . 5C

2 2 5 . OC
255.50
210.00
2C6.50

205.50-246.50
2 3 7 . C O - 2 8 8 . 50
199.00-229.50
195.50-219.00

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

2,307
1,492
815
640

39.5
39.5
39.5
39.5

2 4 1 . CC
2 3 8 . 5C
2 4 6 . CC
2 4 8 . CC

2 3 8 . 5C
236.50
255.50
257.00

215.50-266.00
209.00-256.00
225.00-275.50
226.50-277.50

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

2,169
1,287
882
74
730

39.5
39.5
39.0
40.0
39.5

2CC.5C
1 9 4 . CC
21C.5C
2 4 1 . 5C
2 0 8 . CC

198.00
195.50
208.50
247.50
207.00

178.50-226.50
1 7 7 . 5 0 - 2 1 7 . OC
1 8 7 . C O - 2 4 6 . 50
220.00-259.00
185.50-245.50

-

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 I N G -------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------------

1,193
663
510
357

39.0
39.0
39.5
39.5

1 6 3 . 5C
1 5 8 . 5C
17C.CC
1 6 3 . 5C

160.00
159.00
167.00
165.50

146.00-185.50
145.50-176.00
146.00-200.00
137.50-195.50

105

40.0

1 4 7 . CC

1 4 7 . CC

135.50-166.00

CRAFTSMEN-TRACERS

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

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

~

1

-

-

-

11
2

5
5

-

1
1

-

-

_

-

-

-

*

*

*

-

-

9

-

-

24
15

43
41
2

64
19
45

-

-

-

9

9

2

45

108

28
2
26
26

105
68
37
37

139
91
48
48

142
75
67
33

186
127
59
31

289
229
60
57

141
55
86
68

-

2

22

19

24

9

23

6

_

_

_

_

31
31

3
3

63
63

166
162

71
55

1
-

1
1

560
366

39.5
39.5

2 1 8 . 5C
1 9 4 . CC

206.50
197.50

196.00-246.50
179.0C-2C7.00

-

-

-

*

4

36

13

25

1

159
159

35
23

59
7

37
12

22
18
4

137
112
25

2 04
169
35

134
91
43

66
48
18

22
14
8

2 6 8 . 5C

268.00

2 2 7 . C O - 2 9 7 . 50

-

-

-

-

-

-

39.5
39.5

1 9 8 . CC
1 8 6 . CC

198.00
197.00

195.00-225.50
177.00-199.00

-

_

-

_

29
29

1

N U R S E S , I N D U S T R I A L ( R E G I S T E R E D ! ---M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

640
502
138

39.5
39.5
39.0

1 9 3 . 5C
1 9 1 . 5C
201.50

196.50
1 9 5 . 5C
206.00

177.50-209.50
176.50-208.50
186.50-218.50

-

-

-

-

-

2C
20

16
16

See f o o t n ot e s at end o f tables,




-

-

39.0

-

507
393
114

60
60

17C
380
291

CLASS

14
14

67

555
362
193
6
158

A-

TECHNICIANS,

35
~
35
29

9
-

9

E L E C T R C N I C S T E C H N I C I A N S , C L A S S BM A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------

ELECTRONICS

t
160

_
-

•

6

3
3

-

-

10
~

“

_

.

-

-

3

3

6

15

17

2

14
3

2

i

t

400

420

_

_

and

440

420

440

ov e r

Table A -2 a . W eekly earnings of professional and technical w o rkers—large establishm ents
in Chicago, III., M ay 1974
Weekly earnings
(standard)
Nuoibei

O cc up a tio n and in du str y div is
workers

1

Mean

^

Median

^

Middle ranged

AND

WOMEN

120

12C

130

190

150

160

180

200

220

290

-

3
3

29
2
22

127
39
88

283
127
156

20

10
57

29
110

205
80
125
1
39
79

186
75
111
26
25
9C

s

$

and
under

no
MEN

no

S
S
t
$
$
1
S
%
$
t
S
$
s
$
s
$
$
440
920
36 C 38C 900
320
39C
130
280
3CC
19C
150
160
180 200
290 260
220

$
100

weekly
(standard

Nu 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 im e w e e k l y e a rn in gs o f —

$

AvcrailC

and

38C

390

360

95
31
69
31
19
7

38
22
16
10

15
11
9
3

3

9

1

-

-

3
3

4
9

1
1

-

-

7
5
2
1

25
8
17
17

13
8
5
5

-

-

“
-

_
-

23
7
16
11

11
3
8

37

7

-

-

-

9

37

7

”

*

39.0
39.C
39.5
9C.0
6C.0
39.0

$
2C8.5C
211.CC
2C7.CC
253.CC
2 1 2 . 5C
199.5C

$
2C7.50
2C8.CC
2C7.0C
29 8 . 5C
2 1 7 . 5C
197.CC

$
$
18E.CO-229.50
189.50-235.5C
187.0C-229.0C
237.CC-266.0C
198.00-229.OC
179.50-2C9.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

CCMFUTEP CPEPATCPS, CLASS B
MA NUFACTURING -----------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------FLELIC UTILITIES -----RETAIL TRACE ----------FINANCE ----------------SERVICES ----------------

1,312
999
813
149
130
385
69

39.0
38.5
39.0
9C.0
39.5
38.5
38.5

183.5C
182.5C
183.5C
219.CC
187.5C
171.CC
176.5C

179.00
179.OC
179.00
217.CC
ie5.ee
169.5C
ieo.ee

166.CO-2CC.OC
165.0C-198.0C
166.50-206.50
199.50-228.50
168.CC-2C8.5C
157.50-187.5C
166.00-198.00

_
-

l
l
-

9
2
7
5
2

28
8
20
1
15
9

99
33
66
10
51
3

158
79
79
12
99
7

908
191
267
28
92
195
19

283
138
195
1C
23
73
21

199
55
139
60
16
38
10

56
15
91
21
1C
7
3

31
6
25
7
16
2

COMPUTER CPEPATCRS, CLASS C
PAKUFACTU'P I P G -----------NC NMANUFACTURING --------PUBLIC UTILITIES -----PETAIL TRACE ----------FINANCE ----------------SERVICES ----------------

680
229
A 51
67
62
2C2
60

39.0
38.0
39.0
39.5
39.5
39.0
39.5

153.CC
161.5C
199.00
159.CC
196.5C
199.ee
137.CC

155.5C
157.5C
199.00
15 6.5C
15C.CC
15 6.5C
136.00

138.50-168.00
197.50-175.OC
136.CO -1 67 .00
136.50-179.OC
138.CO-159.OC
13C.0C-167.50
127.50-199.00

2

83
7
76

89
13
76
18
15
20
11

125
60
65
3
10
23
9

117
53
69
3
19
29
3

168
99
119
17
11
78
9

38
25
13
1

20
10
10
9

9
1
3
2

7
5
2
2

2
*

27
6
21
12
2
7
*

1,045
399
696
350

36.0
38.0
38.0
37.0

293.CC
278.CC
30 2.5C
29 1.5C

289.00
279.CC
295.00
289.00

25 8.50-320.OC
297.0C-3C9.0C
267.50-328.00
268.00-325.00

_

_

MANUFACTURING ----NC NMANUFACTURING —
FINANCE ----------

-

-

“

-

-

-

2
2

2
1
1

*

•

99
37
7
1

87
99
38
29

152
58
99
91

199
61
88
98

187
98
139
87

169
78
86
56

192
37
1C5
77

29
18
11

*

*

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS,
BUSINESS, CLASS E —
MA NUFACTURING ----NCNMANUF AC TU RI NG —
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RETAIL TRACE ---FINANCE ----------

1,216
511
705
138
161
316

39.0
38.5
39.0
39.0
90.C
38.0

29 1 . 5C
239.CC
29 3.5C
27 8 . 5C
257.CC
22 7 . 5C

290.00
239.OC
29 5 . 5C
287.00
265.50
22 7.OC

216.50-269.00
216.50-267.50
216.50-275.50
298.00-3C9.00
296.00-278.50
208.00-299.00

_

.

_

-

-

159
81
73
10
9
95

228
80
19 8
9
11
86

206
101
105
9
13
65

233
101
132
17
93
57

177
82
95
19
52
28

no
99
66
37
20
9

53
16
37
18
10
8

9
1
8
5
1

20
1
19
19

COMPUTER PR O G R A M M E R S ,
BUSINESS, CLASS C —
MANUFACTURING ----NC NM ANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC UTILITIES
FINANCE ----------

729
189
590
90
307

38.5
38.5
38.5
38.5
38.5

201.50
196.OC
2C3.0C
235.CC
198.5C

2C0.C0
199.00
2C5.0C
23 6.OC
2C5.50

186.00-220.00
179.50-215.00
186.00-226.50
209.00-255.50
179.50-218.50

207
98
159
13
65

180
57
123
22
99

116
28
88
22
51

39
2
37
19
11

9

8

5

9
6
2

8
8

5
5

1,367
919
998
991

38.5
38.5
38.5
37.5

330.OC
329.CC
33C.5C
319.50

327.50
328.OC
327.50
316.00

297.50 -3 59 .OC
30 0 . CO-357.00
296.00-365.50
279.50-397.50

13
6
7
7

59

137
29
108
83

199
72
127
76

202
73
129
65

261
e7
179
83

178
70
108
99

106
92
69
38

1,300
999
806
292
362

38.5
38.5
38.5
39.0
38.0

280.50
289.00
278.CC
298.50
2 6 2 . 5C

278.50
285.00
277.00
299.00
258.00

255.50-315.50
258.50-318.50
299.50-308.50
275.50-329.00
238.00-288.00

267
112
155
96
63

210
85
125
69
29

191
99
92
50
28

136
69
67
28
33

100
39
66
50
10

19
e

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS,
»

------

CCMPLTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS,
BUSINESS, CLASS A ----------------MANUFACTURING ------------------^G NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------FINANCE

990

32C

989
387
597
75
117
312

CLASS

920

3£&

over

C O M O 1N E D

COMPUTER CPEPATCPS, CLASS A ---MANLFACTUPIPG ----------------NCNMANUFACTLRI K G ------------PUBLIC UTILITIES ----------PETAIL TP A C E ---------------FINANCE ----------------------

BU SINE SS ,

9CC

260 _ 2BC

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

COMPUTER. SYSTEMS ANALYSTS,
BUSINESS', CLASS e -----------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------NCNM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUELIC UTILITIES --------------FINANCE --------------------------

-

2
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

5
93
28

.
-

9

-

-

39
15
19

25
4
21
-

2
16

-

-

-

-

-

5
2
3

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

“

*

*

5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

*

*

“

_

18
3
15
2
11

9

_

112
32
80

-

-

12

67

_

.

-

-

-

-

*

*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

_
-

-

-

-

“

“

*

13

-

-

-

1
-

“

5
5

“

“

*

See fo o t n o t e s at exit! o f t a b le s .




_
-

-

_

50
19
36

2

33

198
69
89
19
61

-

59
90
212
59
158
31
94

-

9

“
_

1
-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

-

-

*

*

-

-

59
5
59

18
5
13

_

6

3
*

105
22
83
52

35
8
27

9

•

_

-

2

-

-

-

2
2

3

*

"

Table A -2 a . W e e k ly earnings of professional and technical w o rkers—large establishm ents
in Chicago, III., M a y 1974— Continued
Weekly amings 1
_______ Litan ard)

O cc u pa t io n and in d u st r y d i v is i o n

Number
of

Nu 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 im e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s oJ

t

Average
weekly
(standard)

$
100

Mean *■

Median ^

Middle ranged

s

110

$
120

$
130

s
140

*
150

$

$
160

180

I
200

*
220

$
240

$
260

*
280

s
300

1

*
320

340

$
360

$
380

*
400

*
420

and
under

110

44 0
and

120

130

-

-

-

-

-

140

150

160

180

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

5
5

33
33
29

55

116

55
48

111
61

100
22
78
31

61
29
32
2

21
6
15
4

28
22
6

10
9
1

4
2
2

14
14

149
92

262
203

299
255

263
157

161
86

108
49

30
18

192
151
41

2 46
172
74
6

215
121
94
13

194
128
66
6

12C
60
60
29

24
11
13
11

12
6
6
6

69
45
24

94
24
70

25
3
22

5
1
4

2
2

360

380

40 0

420

440

over

HEN AND WOMEN CO MB I N E D —
CONT IN UE D
CO MPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS,
BUSINESS, CLASS C ------------------MANUFACTUR I N C --------------------NCNM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------FINANCE --------------------------

435
101
334
176

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS A ------------------MA NUFACTURING ---------------------

1,411
997

40.0 24 6.CC 239.50 217.CO-269.00
40 . C 24 6 . 5C 23 8 . CC 216.50-268.00

-

-

-

-

_

*

*

“

“

“

CRAFTSMEN, CLASS 8 ------------------MA NUFACTURING --------------------NC NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------FUELIC UTILITIES ---------------

1,053
698
355
71

39.5
39.5
39.5
4C.0

_

_

_

-

*

-

15
15

12
12

-

-

20
19
1

CRAFTSMEN, CLASS C ---------------------------------MA NL FA CT LR IN G --------------------NCNM AN UF AC TL PI NG -----------------

602
391
211

39.0 170.50 167.00 155.50-196.00
39 .C 163.CC 16C.CC 15C.CC-177.0C
39.5 185.CC 196.0C 157.50-2C8.50

1
1

2
*

22
20
2

45
34
11

70
42
28

122
96
24

145
120
25

CRAFTSME N- TR AC EP S --------------------

80

40.0 15C.5C 148.00 137.00-168.00

-

-

13

17

17

4

23

E L E C T R C M C S T E C H N I C I A N S -------------

248

39.5 24 9 . 5C 2 4 5 . 5C 227.50-275.50

-

-

-

-

2

2

5

12

27

71

52

40

EL ECTRCNICS TECHNICIANS, CLASS A-

118

39.0 28 2.5C 276.00 249.0C-296.0C

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

13

25

40

NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) --MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N CNM.ANUF AC TUP I N G -----------------

512
384
128

39.5 199.5C 199.00 185.5C-217.5C
39.5 ise.cc 198.00 18C.00-217.00
39.0 203.50 2C6.50 187.5C-220.00

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

6
6

22
18
4

90
73
17

158
125
33

129
86
43

66
48
18

22
14

17
14
3

2

-

39.0
38.5
39.0
38.5

$

224.50
25 6.CC
21 5.CC
2C1.5C

205.00
2CC.5C
21 4.CC
24 1 . CC

225.50
256.50
215.50
2C6.50

2C7.0Q
199.CC
2 1 6 . 5C
247.00

$

206.00-247.50
236.50-289.00
199.50-236.00
189.50-218.50

186.CO-228.50
179.CC-227.00
196.50-238.50
219.50-260.00

-

2

*

1
1
1

*

See f o o t n ot e s at end o f ta b l e s.




-

14

-

-

-

5

1
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

53
51

53
53

11
11

3
3

5
5

-

-

3
3

-

-

•
-

-

-

-

-

14

-

1

6

8

8

-

-

-

14

-

1

6

8

8

-

-

-

-

*
-

6

8

2

Table A -3 . Average w eekly earnings of o ffice, professional, and technical w orkers, by sex
in Chicago, III., M a y 1974
Average

S e x , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

Weekly
(standard

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

OFFICE OC CUPATIONS - HEN
CLERKS, ACCCLNTING, CLASS A —
MANLFACTLRI KG -------------NCNMANUFACTLP I N G ----------PLELIC LTILITIES --------WHOLESALE T R A C E ----------

1,199
675
5 24
163
175

39.0
38.5
39.0
40.0
39.0

$
187.CC
1E8.5C
185.50
21 5 . CC
181.50

CLERKS, ACCCLKTING, CLASS B —
MA NLFACTLRING -------------NC NMANUFACTLRING ----------PLELIC LTILITIES --------WHOLESALE TRACE ----------

655
184
471
111
2 1C

39.0
39.0
39.0
40.0
39.5

154.50
151.CC
156.CC
21 4.CC
144.CC

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS E -------N C N M A N U F A C T L R I N G ----------

14C
129

38.5 12 5 . 5C
38.0 124.5C

CLERKS, CRUER ----------------MANLFACTLRING ------------NC NM AN UF AC TL RI NG ---------WFCLESALE TRACE ---------

844
171
673
641

39.5 177.5C
39.0 158.5C
39.5 162.5C
39.5 184.CO

CLERKS, PAYRCLL --------------MANLFACTLRI K G -------------

i2 e
1C4

39.0 173.5C
39.0 167.5C

MESSENGERS (CFFICE BCYS) ---MANUFACTURING ------------N C N M A N U F A C T L R I » G ---------FINANCE -----------------SERVICES -----------------

1,392
346
1,046
546
253

TABLLATING-MACFINE CPERATCRS,
CLASS A ----------------------NC NMANUFACTLRING ----------

198
115

TABLLATING-MACFINE CPERATCRS,
CLASS e -----------------------NC NMANLFACTLPING ----------

38.0
38.C
37.5
37. 5
37.0

115.5C
121.CC
113.50
1C9.5C
lll.CC

39.0 2C3.5C
38.5 199.CC

138
122

38.0 17C.CC
38.5 171.CC

BILLERS, MACHINE (BILLING
EACH IN E ) ----------------------MANLFACTLRING --------------NCNMAN UF AC TL RI NG ----------PLELIC LTILITIES --------WFCLESALE TRACE ----------

849
342
507
153
250

39.5
39.5
39.5
4C.0
39.5

BILLERS, MACHINE (ECCKKEEPING
MACHINE) -----------------------

185

39.0 124.CC

BC CK KE EFING-MACHIKE CPERATCRS,
CLASS A -----------------------MANLFACTLRING --------------NCNMAN UF AC TL RI NG -----------

518
235
283

38.5 146.CC
38.5 151.CC
39.0 142.5C

BC CKKEEPING-MACHINE CPERATCRS,
CLASS E ------------------------MANLFACTLRING --------------NCNMAN UF AC TL PI fG -----------

746
319
427

39 . C 13 3.5C
38.5 135.CC
39 . C 132.5C

OF FI CE OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN

149.CC
136.5C
157.5C
2 1 5 . 5C
136.CC

Average

Sex, o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

Weekly
earnings *
(standard)

Average

S ex , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

CLERKS, ACCCLNTING, CLASS A
MANLFACTLRING -----------NC NM AN UF AC TL RI NG -------PLELIC LTILITIES -----WFCLESALE TRACE ------RETAIL TP ACE ----------FINANCE ---------------SERVICES ---------------

5.263
2,135
3, 128
384
490
914
798
542

38.5
39.0
38.5
4C.0
39.0
39.5
37.5
37.0

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOMEN — CONTINUED
$
157.5C KEYPUNCH CPERATCRS, CLASS A
159.5C
MANLFACTLRING ------------15 6.5C
NC NM AN LF AC TL RI NG --------197.CC
PLELIC LTILITIES ------14 6.5C
WFCLESALE TRACE -------154.CC
RETAIL TRACE -----------149.5C
FINANCE ----------------152.CC
SERVICES ----------------

CLERKS, ACCOUNTIN'-, CLASS B
MANLFACTLRING -----------NC NM AN UF AC TL RI 'G -------PLELIC LTILITIES -----WHCLFSALE TRACE ------RETAIL TRACE ---------FINANCE ---------------SERVICES ---------------

8,618
3, 526
5,092
342
1,476
1,501
661

38.5
39.0
38.5
40.0
39.5
39.0
37.5
37.5

13 1.CC
135.CC
12 8.5C
18 1.5C
13C.CC
123.CC
12C.CC
12 5.5C

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS A -----MANLFACTLRING -----------NC NM ANLFACTLPING -------FINANCE ----------------

865
167
698
521

38.0
38.0
38. C
38.0

12 7.5C
12 9.5C
127.CC
119.CC

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS E -----MANLFACTLRING ------------

2,905
587

MESSENGERS (CFFICF GIRLS) —
MANLFACTLRINC -----------NC NM AN UF AC TL RI NG --------PLELIC LT 1LI I I E S -----WHCLtSALE TRACE -------FINANCE ----------------38.5 117.CC
SERVICES ---------------38.5 117.CC

OFFICE OCCUPA TI ON S WOMEN— CONTINUED

1,112

2 ,3 1 8

3 8 .5

1 1 7 . CC

PLELIC LTILITIES -----WFCLESALE TRACE ------RETAIL TRACE ---------FINANCE ---------------SERVICES ---------------

188
464
227
1.263
176

4C.C
39.5
39.5
38 .C
37.0

16C.5C
121.5C
128.CC
1C7.5C
115.5C

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS C -----MA NL FA CT LR IN G -----------NC NM AN UF AC TL RI NG -------WFCLESALE TRACE -----RETAIL TRACE ---------FINANCE ----------------

2,451
452
1,999
321
271
1,302

38.5
39.0
38.5
39.5
39.0
38.0

10 2.5C
1C5.5C
1C l . 5 C
1C2.5C
1C3.CC
99. CC

CLERKS, CREEP --------------MANLFACTLRING ----------NCNM AN UF AC TL RI NG -------WHCLFSALE TRACE -----RETAIL TRACE ----------

2,633
1,267
1,366
967
271

38.5
39 . C
38.0
37.5
4C.0

131.5C
135.5C
128.CC
13C.5C
12C.SC

CLERKS, PAYRCLL -----------MANLFACTLRING ----------NC NM AN UF AC TL RI NG -------PLELIC LTILITIES ----WFCLESALE TRACE -----RETAIL TRACE ---------SERVICES ---------------

2,226
1,214

39.C
39.C
38.5
39.5
39.C
39.5
36.5

15C.5C
151.5C
14 9.5C
183.CC
147.CC
13 7.5C
143.5C

NCNMANLFACTLPING

----------

See fo o t n o t e at end o f t a b le s .




Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

15

1,012

176
23C
30 2
212

Number
of
workers

[standard)

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

Weekly

4,460
2, C5C
2,41C
55C
5C1
326
718
315

39.0
39. C
38.5
4C.0
38.5
39.5
38.0
38.0

149.5C
149.CC
15C.C0
175.CC
143.CC
148.00
14C.5C
141.CC

KEYPLNCF CPERATCRS, CLASS B
MANLFACTLRING -----------NCNMANUF AC TL RI NG --------PLELIC LT ILI T I E S -----WFCLESALE TRACE ------RETAIL TRACE ----------FINANCE ----------------SERVICES ----------------

4,608
1,398
3,2 1C
29C
867
378
1, C65
610

39.0
39.C
38.5
4C.C
39.0
39.5
38.C
38.5

131.5C
135.CC
13C.CC
167.CC
127.CC
134.5C
122.5C
126.5C

1,386
42C
966
149
1C 7
473
154

38.5
39.0
38.5
39.5
39.0
38.C
38.5

114.CC
122.CC
lll.CC
138.5C
1C5.CC
1C4.CC
1C8.5C

RETAIL TRACE ----------FINANCE ----------------SERVICES ----------------

24.C3C
10,446
13,584
1,592
2,334
2,313
4,757
2 , 58E

38.5
39.C
36.C
39.C
38.C
39.5
37.5
37.C

167.CC
L66.CC
167.5C
2C5.CC
169.CC
164.CC
159.CC
163.CC

SECRETARIES, CLASS A ----MANLFACTLRING -----------NCNMAN UF AC IL PI NG --------PLELIC LTILITIES -----WFCLESALE TRACE -------RETAIL TRACE ----------FINANCE ----------------SERVICES ----------------

1,803
821
982
17C
111
168
348
185

38.5
39.0
38.5
39.5
38.5
39.C
38.5
38.0

2CC.5C
2CC.CC
2C1.CC
235.CC
2C5.CC
196.CC
189.5C
193.SC

SECRETARIES, CLASS E ----MA NLFACTLRING -----------NCNMANLF AC TL PI NG --------PUBLIC U ILI I I E S -----WFCLESALE TRACE -------RETAIL TRACE ----------FINANCE ----------------SERVICES ----------------

5,321
2, 13C
3, 191
372
606
494
1, 165
554

38.5
38.5
38.5
39. C
38.5
39.5
38.0
37.5

ie2.5C
179.5C
184.CC
2 2 1. C C
182.CC
181.SC
176.5C
179.CC

SECRETARIES, CL'SS C ----MA NLFACTLRING -----------NCNMANUF AC TL RI NG --------PLELIC LTILITIES -----WFCLESALE TRACE -------RETAIL TRACE ----------FINANCE ----------------SERVICES ----------------

9,051
3,997
5, C 54
681
842
813
1, SC6
812

38.5
39.0
3e,5
39.C

SECRETAPIFS -----------------MANLFACTLRING -----------NC NM AN UF AC TL RI NG --------PUBLIC LT IL I I I E S -----WFCLESALE

TRACE --------------

165.CC
165.CC
115 . C C
204.CC
3 e . c
167.5C
4C.G 16e.5C
38.C 151.CC
37.0 15e.5C

Table A -3 . A verage w e e k ly earnings of office, professional, and technical w orkers, by sex
in Chicago, III., M a y 19 7 4 — Continued
Average

Average

Sex, occupation,

a n d i n d u s t r y d i vi si on

Number
of
workers

Weekly

Weekly
earnings1
standard) (standard)

-

CCNTINUEC

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S C ----------------M A N L F A C T L P I N C ------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -----------------W H O L E S A L E T R A C E -------------------R E T A I L T R A C E -----------------------F I N A N C E ------------------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------------

7, 138
2,956
4, 182
332
773
Tie
1,262
1,037

38.0
39 . C
37.5
38.C
38 . C
39.5
37 . C
37 . C

15C.CC
148.5C
15 1.5C
172.CC
154.5C
144.CC
148.CC
152.CC

S T E N O G R A P H E R S , G E N E R A L ---------------M A N L F A C T U P I N G -------------------------

W H O L E S A L E T R A C E ------------------F I N A N C E ------------------------------S E R V I C E S -----------------------------

2, 369
9C1
1,468
298
318
342
476

38.5
39. C
38.5
40.0
40.0
38.0
36.5

14 5.5C
14C.CC
145.CC
193.CC
14C.CC
134.5C
135.5C

S T E N O G R A P H E R S , S E N I O R -----------------N A N C F A C T U R I N G ------------------------N C N M N U F A C T L R I N G --------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -----------------W H O L E S A L E T R A C E ------------------F I N A N C E ------------------------------S E R V I C E S -----------------------------

3,883
1,401
2,482
237
537
846
828

38.0
38.5
37.5
39.5
39.0
37.0
36.5

156.50
161.CC
154.CC
197.CC
161.CC
142.CC
149.CC

N C N M N U F A C T L R I N G ----------------pueLic u t i l i t i e s --------------

o c c u p a t i o n , a n d i n d u s t r y divi si on

S W I T C H E C A R C O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S A ---M N U F A C T L P I N G ------------------------N C N M N U F A C T L R I N G --------------------F I N A N C E ------------------------------S E R V I C E S -----------------------------

711
317
394
131
IOC

38.C
38.5
37.5
37 . C
36.5

145.CC
145.C0
145.CC
13 4.5C
137.CO

S W I T C H E C A R C C F E R A T C R S , C L A S S B ---M N U F A C T L P I N G ------------------------N C N M N U F A C T L R I N G -------------------R E T A I L T R A C E ----------------------F I N A N C E ------------------------------S E R V I C E S -----------------------------

1,477
152
1,325
24C
345
571

38.5
38.0
38.5
39.5
37.5
38.5

119.CC
14C.CC
117.CC
115.CC
12 5.5C
1C2.5C

S W I T C H E C A R C C F ER A T C R - P E C E P T I C N I STS'
M N L F A C T L R I N G ------------------------N C N M N U F A C T L R I N G -------------------W H O L E S A L E T R A C E ------------------F I N A N C E ------------------------------S E R V I C E S -----------------------------

2,504
1,287
1,217
535
222
297

39.0
39 .C
38.5
39.0
37.5
38.5

132.5C
133.CC
132.CC
132.CO
123.5C
124.CC

TABULATING-MACHINE CPERATCRS,
C L A S S E ------------------------------------N C N M N U F A C T L R I N G --------------------

175
125

39.5 17C.CC
39.5 175.5C

T A B L L A T I N G - M C F INE C P E R A T C R S ,
C L A S S C -------------------------------------

114

39.5 147.CC

TR ANSC RI BI NG -M AC HI NE CPERATCRS,
G E N E R A L ------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------F I N A N C E ------------------------------S E R V I C E S -----------------------------

1,073
254
eis
507
148

38.0
38.5
38.0
37.5
38.0

134.CC
13e.5C
132.50
126.C0
139.CC

Average

S e x,

o c c u p a t i o n , a n d i n d u s t r y division

Weekly

Weekly

earnings 1
(standard) (standard)
PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OC CU PA TI ON S - MEN— C O NT IN UE D

T Y P I S T S , C L A S S A -----------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I « C -------P U B L I C U T I L I I I E S ----W H C L E S A L F T R A C E -----R E T A I L T R A C E ----------F I N A N C E -----------------S E R V I C E S -----------------

4,622
1,757
2,865
166
334
368
1,4CC
597

3e.5
39.0
38.C
4C.0
39.0
39.5
38.0
37.0

$
i37.ee
14 1.5C
134.ee
i7c.ec
141.5C
135.CC
123.CC
145.CC

T Y P I S T S , C L A S S E -----------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------N C N M A N U F A C T L R I N G -------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----W H O L E S A L E T R A C E -----R E T A I L T R A C E ----------F I N A N C E -----------------S E R V I C E S -----------------

5,953
I, 761
4,192
214
763
621
1,998
596

38.5
39. C
38.5
39.5
39.5
39.5
37.5
37 .C

1 15.CC
12C.5C
118.CC
15 2.5C
122.LC
123.CC
113.CC
113.CC

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
O C C U PA TI ON S - MEN

39.0
35 .C
38.5
39.5
39.C
39.5
38.C
37.5

$
23 6.5C
234.5C
23 8.5C
272.CC
22 4.5C
255.CC
22 7.5C
227.CC

591
144
447

38.5
38.5
39.0
38.5
38.5

2Cl.CC
157.5C
2C2.ee
23g.ee
2C2.5C.

B U S I N E S S , C L A S S A --M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -F L E L I C UT ILIIIES
WHCLESALE TRACE F I N A N C E -----------S E R V I C E S -----------

1,513
494
1,019
214
102

38.5
3e.5
38.5
39.5
39.0
38.0
39.0

32 7.5C
325.CC
328.5C
37 6.5C
323.5C
31C.CC
33C.CC

B U S I N E S S , C L A S S E --M A N L F A C T U P I N G -----NCNMANUFACTLRING —
FLELIC UTILITIES
WHOLESA LE TRACE R E T A I L T R A C E ----F I N A N C E -----------S E R V I C E S -----------

1,229
474
755
2C7
89
73
289
97

38.5
38.5
3B.5
35.C
39 .C
35.5
38. C
39.C

27 9.5C
28 6.5C
275.CC
25 8 . 5C
28e.ee
272.CC
25 7 . 5C
26 6 . 5C

339
92
247
137

39 .C
38.0
39.5
39 .C

229.CC
2 5 6 . 5C
219.ee
2C7.5C

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

2,250
1,481
769
616

39.5
39.5
39.5
39.5

242.CC
23 8 . 5C
248.CC
24 8.5C

CRAFTSMEN, CLASS B
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----NCNMANUFACTLRING —
PUBLIC UTILITIES
S E R V I C E S -----------

2, C04
1,218
786
66
642

39.5
39.5
39.C
4C.C
39.5

2C2.CC
195.CC
21 2 . 5C
242.CC
21C.CC

CRAFT SME N, CLASS C —
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----N C N M A N U F A C T L R I N G -PUELIC UTILITIES
S E R V I C E S -----------

1,067
626
441
57
318

39.0
39.0
39.0
4C.C
39.5

16 3.5C
155.CC
17C.CC
2C8.5C
166.CC

BUSINESS, CLASS E —
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----N C N M A N U F A C T L R I N G -P U B L I C U T IL IT IE S
WHOLESALE TRACE R E T A I L T R A C E ----F I N A N C E -----------S E R V I C E S -----------

1,3C3
54 C
763

B U S I N E S S , C L A S S f --M A N L F A C T U P I N G -----N C N M A N U F A C T L R I N G -P U B L I C U T I L I IIES
F I N A N C E ------------

COMPUTER CPERATCRS, CLASS A
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------N C N M A N U F A C T L R I N G ---------P U E L I C U T IL 1 1 I E S ------W H O L E S A L E T R A C E --------R E T A I L T R A C E ------------F I N A N C E -------------------S E R V I C E S -------------------

39.0
39.0
39.C
40.C
38.5
39.5
39.0
39.0

2 C 5 . CC
2C7.5C
2C4.5C
254.CC
2C6.CC
211.CC
152.5C
2C8.5C

COMPUTER CPERATCRS, CLASS B
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------N C N M A N U F A C T L R I N G ---------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------W H C L E S A L E T R A C E --------R E T A I L T R A C E ------------F I N A N C E -------------------S E R V I C E S -------------------

39 . C
39.0
39.0
40.0
39.0
39.5
38.5
38.0

17 9.5C
17 9.5C
17 9.5C
COMP UT ER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS,
225.CC
B U S I N E S S , C L A S S C --------171.CC
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------186.5C
N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------173.CC
F I N A N C E -----------------17C.5C

COMPUTER CPERATCRS, CLASS C
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------N C N M A N U F A C T L R I ' G ---------W H C L E S A L E T R A C E -------F I N A N C E -------------------S E R V I C E S -------------------

39.0
38.5
39.5
39.5
39.0
35.5

15C.CC
159.CC
146.CC
146.CC
147.CC
135.CC

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS,
B U S I N E S S , C L A S S A ----------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------N C N M A N U F A C T L R I N G --------P U E L I C U T I L I T I E S ------W H C L E S A L E T R A C E -------F I N A N C E -------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------

38.5
39 . C
38.C
39.0
38.5
37.0
39.0

28 6 . 5C
27 7 . 5C
25 2 . 5C
349.CC
26 9 . 5C
286.CC
26 3 . 5C

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




Weekly
Weekly
houre 1 earnings1
(standard) (standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS
WOMEN— CONTINUEO

OFFICE O C C U PA TI ON S WOMEN— CONT IN UE D
SECRETARIES

S e x,

16

111

1C8
132
3C6
106

11C

465

Table A-3. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex,
in Chicago, III., May 1974— Continued
Average

Average

S e x , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

Weekly
(standard)

PROFESSIONAL
OCCU PATION S

-

AND

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

T E C H N IC A L

MEN—

CRAFTSMEN-TRACEPS ----------------------------ELECTRCMCS T ECHNI CI ANS---------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

39.5
39.5

2 1 8 . 5C
19A. CC

CLASS A

39.0

2 6 8 . 5C

e-

39.5
39.5

1 9 8 . CC
1 8 8 . CC

TECHNICIANS,

PR O FESSIO N A L

AND

O C C U PA TIO N S

-

class

Weekly

AND

Weekly
earnings *
(standard)

S ex , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

PRO FESSIO N AL

TE C H N IC A L

OCCUPATIONS

$
AU. C I AE. 5C

ELECTRON ICS

umber
of

(standard)

PR O FESSIO N A L

CO N T IN U ED

ELECTRON ICS TECHNICIANS,
M A N U F A C TUPI AG

Sex, o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

O CCU PATIO N S

-

WOMEN—

-

AND

(standard)

Weekly
earnings *
(standard)

$
2 7 6 . 5C
2 7 I . CC
2 78 . CC
2fc6. CC

Weekly

TE C H N IC A L

WOMEN—

C O N T IN U ED

C O N T IN U ED

CCMPLTER PRCCPAMprRS,
BUSINESS, CLASS A --------------------------MANLFACTLRING ------------------------------NLNMANUFACTLRING ------------------------FINANCE ----------------------------------------

2A8
81
167
106

3 8 . C 2 e1 .ee
3 8 . 0 2 5 6 . CC
3 7 . 5 2 9 3 . 5C
3 7 . C 2 9 1 . CC

CCMPLTER PROGRAMMERS,
BUSINESS, CLASS t --------------------------MANLFACTLRING ------------------------------NCNMANUFACrLRII G ------------------------FINANCE ----------------------------------------

3 AO
110
23C
11A

38.5
38.0
38.5
38.C

2 3 C. 5 C
2 35 . CC
22e.5C
2 1 1 . 5C

CCMPL1ER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS,
BUSINESS, CLASS E ----------------------------MANLFACTLRING --------------------------------NCNMANUEACILRING --------------------------FINANCE ------------------------------------------

331
69
262
133

38.0
37.0
38.5
38. C

CCMPLTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS,
BUSINESS, CLASS f ----------------------------NCNMANUFACrLRI' G ---------------------------

139
12A

3 9 . 0 2 C9. 5 C
3 9 . C 2C5. CC

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

57

38.5

2 15 . CC

CRAFTSMEN, CLASS F ----------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NCNMANUFACILPING --------------------------SERVICES ----------------------------------------

165
69
96
88

39.5
AC. C
39.0
39.C

188. CC
iee.ee
19A. ee
19C. CC

CRAFTSMEN, CLASS ' ----------------------------NCNMANLFACILPING ---------------------------

126
69

3 9 . C 16A. CC
AC. C I 6 9 . e e

NURSES, INCLSTPIAL (RfcGISTEREC) MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NCNMANLFACTLRING ---------------------------

638
5CC
138

3 9 . 5 1 9 3 . 5C
3 9 . 5 191. CC
3 9 . C 2 C1. 5 C

CRAFTSMEN,

CLASS

TE C H N IC A L
WOMEN

CCMPLTER OPERATORS, CLASS A —
MANUFACTURING ----------------------------

3 6 . 5 2 1 2 . 5C
3 8 . G 2C7. CC

CCMPLTER CFERATCR: , CLASS 8 —
MANUFACTURING ----------------------------NCNMANUFACTLRING----------------------

278
189
189

38.5
38.5
3e.5

CCMPLTER CPEPATCPi , CLASS C —
MANUFACTURING ----------------------------NCNMANUFACTLRING ----------------------

252
98
15A

3 9 . C 1 5 1 . 5C
3 9 . 0 1 5 6 . 5C
3 8 . 5 1A7. CC

1 7 6 . 5C
1 7 6 . 5C
1 7 6 . 'C

CCMPLTER PROGRAMMERS.
BUSINESS, CLASS C --------------------------MANLFACTLR I NC- ------------------------------NCNMANUFACTLRING------------------------FINANCE ----------------------------------------

2 97
59
238
119

38.5
38.0

1 92 . CC
1 9A. 5 C
1 9 1 . 5C
1 86 . CC

CCMPLTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS,
BUSINESS, CLASS t --------------------------NCNMANLFACTLRING ------------------------FINANCE ----------------------------------------

183
168
12A

38.0
37.5
37.5

3 2 1 . 5C
3 2C• CC
3 12 . CC

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17

38.5

3e.o

Table A-3a. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by s ex large establishments in Chicago, III., May 1974
Average
S e x , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s t r y d iv is io n

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS -

Number

Weekly
Weekly
woikers
hours 1 earnings 1
(standard) (standard)
of

HEN

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A
PAKLFACTLRIKG ---------------------NCNPANUFACTLPIKG --------------PLELIC UT I L I T I ES -----------

7C7
397
3 1C
153

39.C
38.5
39.5
4C.0

$
1 9 3 . CC
1 9 2 . CC
1 9 4 . 5C
22C. CC

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B
NCNPANUFACTLPIKG --------------PLELIC UTI L I T I ES -----------

307
213
ice

39.0
39.5
4 C. C

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

146

39.0

1 9 4 . CC

MESSENGERS (OFFICE BCYST
PAKLFACTLRIKG -------------KCKPANUFACTLPIKG -------F I RANGE ------------------------

721
224
497
280

38.0
38.C
38.5
37.5

1 1 7 . CC
1 2 4 . CC
1 1 4 . CC
1C6. CC

TA8LLAT ING-PACHINE CPERATCRS,
CLASS A -------------------------------------------

142

39.5

2 1 4 . CC

CLERKS,

CRCEP

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS -

Average

S ex , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s t r y d iv is io n

e i L L E P S , PACE IKE ( BI LLI NG
PACHIKEI ---------------------------------

173

3 9 . C 1 5 1 . CC

BCCKKEEPIKG-PACFIKE CFERATCRS,
CLASS A ---------------------------------------------

121

39.5

ECCKKEEFIKG-PACFIKE CPERATCRS,
CLASS e -----------------------------KCKPAKLFACTLRIKG ---------------------

19C
129

3 8 . C 1 2 5 . 5C
3 8 . C 1 18 . CC

1 4 7 . CC

CLERKS, ACCCLKT1KC, CLASS A
PAKLFACTLPIKG --------------------KCNPANLFACTLRI k G --------------PLELIC L T I L I T I E S ----------RETAIL TRACE -------------------FIKAKCE ------------------------------

2,889
1,246
1,643
329
699
453

39.C
38.5
39.C
4 C. C
40.0
37.5

1 6 2 . 5C
1 6 2 . 5C
1 6 2 . 5C
192•t C
1 5 7 . 5C
1 4 9 . CC

CLERKS, ACCCLKTIKC, CLASS e
PAKLFACTLPIKG --------------------KCNPANUFACTLRIKC --------------PUBLIC LT I LI IIES ----------WHOLESALE TRACE ------------RETAIL TRACE ------------------FIKAKCE -----------------------------SERVICES ----------------------------

3,574
1,613
1,961
238
279
732
525
187

38.5
38.0
39.0
4C. 0
39.5
39.5
37.5
38.C

1 3 6 . CC
1 3 8 . CC
1 3 4 . 5C
1 8 1 . 5C
1 3 5 . 5C
1 2 6 . CC
1 2 6 . 5C
1 2 8 . CC

38.0
37.5
38.0

3e.c

1 2 4 . 5C
1 3 2 . CC
1 2 2 . 5C
1 1 6 . 5C

39.0
38.5
39.C
4 C. C
39.5
38.C

1 2 1 . CC
1 1 5. 5 C
1 2 2 . 5C
1 5 9 . 5C
1 2 8 . CC
I C9. CC

56C

CLERKS, F I L E, CLASS A
PAKLFACTLPIKG -------NCKPANLFACTLRING —
FIKAKCE -----------------

448
39C

CLERKS, F I L E, CLASS E
PAKLFACTLRIKG -------KCKPAKUFACTLRIKG PLELIC L T I L I I I E S
RETAIL TPACE -----FIKAKCE -----------------

1,595
362
1,233
176
223
557

112

Weekly
earnings1
[standard) (standard)

38.5
39.0
38.5
38.0

$
1C5. CC
1C8. 5C
1C4. CC
1C1. CC

314
255

39.C
38.0
40.0
40.0

1 3 1 . CC
1 3 1 . CC
13C. 5C
1 2 2 . 5C

CLERKS, PAYRCLL -----------------------PAKLFACTLRIKG ---------------------KCKPAKUFACTLRIKG --------------PLELIC UT I L I T I ES ----------RETAIL TRACE --------------------

962
468
4 94
119
252

39.0
39.C
39.0
39.5
39.5

1 5 7 . 5C
1 6 5 . CC
1 5C. 5 C
184.50
1 3 4 . CC

KEYPLKCF CPERATCRS, CLASS A
PAKLFACTLRIKG --------------------PLELIC L T I L I T I ES ----------WHOLESALE TRACE ------------RETAIL TPACE -------------------FIKAKCE ------------------------------

2,899
1,447
1,452
5C6
105
318
4 58

39.0
39.0
39.0
40.C
40.0
39.5
38. C

1 5 4 . CC
1 5 2 . CC
1 5 6 . 5C
1 7 7 . CC
159.50
14e. 5C
1 3 9 . 5C

KEYPLKCF CPERATCRS, CLASS E
PAKLFACTLRIKG ---------------------KCKPAKUFACTLR I i ' G --------------PLELIC L T I L I T I ES ----------RETAIL TRACE ------------------FIKAKCE -----------------------------SERVICES ----------------------------

2,314
735
1,579
272
287
685
18C

39.0
39.0
39.C
40.0
39.5
38.5
39.0

136.50
1 3 8 . 5C
1 3 5 . 5C
1 6 6 . 5C
1 3 5 . 5C
1 2C. 5 C
13C. CC

PESSEKGERS ICFFICE GI RLSI PAKLFACTLRIKG --------------------KCKPAKLFACTLRIKG --------------PLELIC L T I L I T I ES ----------FIKAKCE ------------------------------

9 17
293
624
149
28C

39.0
39.0
39.0
39.5
38.5

1 1 6 . CC
1 2 2 . CC
1 1 3 . CC
1 3 8 . 5C
1C2. CC

1,019
180
839
58C

CLERKS, CRCER ---------------------------PAKLFACTLRIKG ---------------------KCKPAKUFACTLRIKG --------------RETAIL TPACE --------------------

708

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

S ex , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

394

SECRETARIES -------------------------------PAKLFACTLRIKG --------------------KCKPAKUFACTLRIKG --------------PLELIC LT I L I T I E S ---------WHOLESALE TR' CE -----------RETAIL TRACE ------------------FIKAKCE ----------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------

14,464
6,984
7 , 48C
1,427
375
2 , CC 1
2,814
863

39. C
39.0
39.0
39.0
4 C. C
39.5
38.C
38.0

17C. SC
1 6 9 . 5C
1 7 1 . 5C
206. 50
2CC. CC
1 6 4 . CC
158.50
16C. CC

SECRETARI ES, CLASS A -------PAKLFACTLRIKG --------------------KCKPAKLFACTLRIKG -------------PLELIC L T I L I TI ES ---------RETAIL TRACE ------------------FIKAKCE ------------------------------

973
421
552
164
133
19C

39.0
39.C
39.0
39.5
39.0
38.5

2 1 C. 5 C
2 C8 . 5 C
2 1 2 . CC
2 3 6 . CC
1 9 8 . 5C
19e.5C

SECRETARIES -

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

CCNTINUEC
$

SECRETARI ES, CLASS E ------------------------PAKLFACTLRIKG -------------------------------------KCKPAKUFACTLRIKG -------------------------------PLELIC UT I L I T I ES ---------------------------WHOLESALE TRACE -----------------------------RETAIL TRACE -----------------------------------FIKAKCE ----------------------------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------------------

3,041
1,392
1,645
345

SECRETARI ES, CLASS C ------------------------PAKLFACTLRIKG ------------ -------------------------KCKPAKLFACTLRIKG -------------------------------PLELIC UTI LI TI ES ---------------------------WFCLESALE TRACE -----------------------------RETAIL TPACE -----------------------------------FIKAKCE -----------------------------------------------

151

38.5
38.5
39.0
39.0
40.0
39.5
38.C
38.0

19C. CC
186. CC
193. CC
2 2 1 . 5C
2 2 3 . 5C
183. 50
iei.se
182.50

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

6,071
2,744
3,327
6 44
19C
77C
1,408
315

39.0
38.5
39.0
39.0
40.C
40.0
38.0
38. C

168. CC
168. CC
168. CC
2 0 2 . 5C
1 8 7 . 5C
1 6 e. CC
1 5 1 . 5C
159. CC

SECRETARI ES, CLASS C ------------------------PAKLFACTLRIKG -------------------------------------KCKPAKUFACTLRIKG -------------------------------PLELIC L T I L I T I ES ---------------------------RETAIL TRACE -----------------------------------FIKAKCE ----------------------------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------------------

3,662
1,885
1,777
2 37
65C
4 87
349

39.C
39.0
39.C
39.C
39.5
38.C
38.5

1 4 9 . 5C
1 5 1 . 5C
147. CC
1 7 4 . 5C
143. CC
1 37 . CC
146. CC

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL -------------------------PAKLFACTLRIKG -------------------------------------KCKPAKLFACTLRIKG -------------------------------PLELIC L T I L I T I ES ---------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------------------

1, 195
573
622
292
118

39.C
38.5
39.C
4C. C
37.5

151. CC
14C. CC
161. CC
1 9 2 . 5C
1 2 7 . 5C

STEKCGRAPHERS, SEKICR ---------------------------PAKLFACTLRIKG -------------------------------------KCKPAKLFACTLRIKG -------------------------------PLELIC L T I L I T I E S ---------------------------WFCLESALF TRACE -----------------------------FIKAKCE ----------------------------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------------------

1,828
9C7
921
194
24C
225
236

38.5
38.5
38.5
39.5
39.5
38.5
37.5

163. CC
1 6 6 . 5C
1 5 9 . 5C
1 97 . CC
1 66 . CC
1 3 4 . 5C
1 48 . CC

SWITCFECARC CFERATCRS, CLASS A -------PAKLFACTLRIKG -------------------------------------KCKPAKUFACTLRIKG --------------------------------

4 58
269
189

39.0
39.0
39.0

1 49 . CC
146. CC
1 54 . CC

SWITCFECAPC CFERATCRS, CLASS B -------KCKPAKUFACTLRIKG -------------------------------RETAIL TRACE -----------------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------------------

626
544
188
166

39.5
39.5
40.C
39.5

127. CC
1 2 4 . 5C
117. CC
1C3. CC

SWITCH EC ARC CPERATCR- PECEPTICNI ST SPAKLFACTLRIKG -------------------------------------KCKPAKUFACTLR I i ' G --------------------------------

376
255
121

39.5
39.5
38.5

1 3 9 . 5C
1 43 . CC
1 3 1 . 5C

11C

39.5

1 7 7 . 5C

SE R V IC E S

TAELLATIKG- PACHIKE CPERATCRS,
CLASS E --------------------------------------------------------

18

of
workers

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOHEN— CONTINUED

CLERKS, F I L E, CLASS C ----------PAKLFACTLRIKG ---------------------KCKPAKUFACTLRIKG --------------FIKAKCE -------------------------------

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Number

Weekly

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOMEN— CONTINUED

KCKPAK U FACTLRIKG

WOMEN

Number
of
workeis

112

388
6 53

Table A-3a. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex large establishments in Chicago, III., May 1974— Continued
Average

S e x , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

O FFICE
OCCU PATION S
W OM E N— C O N T I N U E D

Weekly

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard) (standard)

PROFESSIONAL

-

OCCU PATION S

TRANSCRIBING-RACFINE CPERATCRS,
GENERAL -----------------------------------------------NCNRANUFACTLRING-----------------------FINANCE ---------------------------------------

922
328
229

38.5
38.5
3e.c

$
1 3 6 . CC
1 3 5 . 5C
1 2 5 . 5C

T YP I STS, CLASS A ------------------------------RANLFACTLPING ------------------------------NCNRANUFACTLRING-----------------------PLELIC UTI LI TI ES -------------------WHOLESALE TRACE ---------------------RETAIL TRACE ----------------------------FINANCE --------------------------------------SERVICES -------------------------------------

2,985
1, C99
1,991
103
109
3 96
7 29
169

38.5
38.5
38.5
39.5
39.5
39.5
38.5
38.0

1 3 9 . CC
1 9 5 . CC
1 3 5 . CC
1 7 1 . CC
1 5 3 . 5C
1 3 6 . CC
1 2 6 . CC
1 3 7 . 5C

TYP I S TS , CLASS E -----------------------------RANLFACTLR ING -----------------------------NCNRANUFACTLR I NG -----------------------PCELIC UTI LI TI ES ------------------RETAIL TRACE ---------------------------FINANCE ---------------------------------------

3,068
1,073
1,995
196
6C9
929

39.0
39.0
39.0
90.0
39.5
38.0

1 2 2 . 5C
1 2 3 . CC
1 2 2 . CC
1 5 1 . 5C
1 2 3 . CC
1 1 9 . 5C

PROFESSION AL

AND

O CCU PATIO N S

CCRFLTER CPERATCRS,
R A N L F A C T L R ING

TE C H N IC A L
-

MEN

CLASS

Average

Sex, o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

A -------

928

3 9 . C 2C8. CC

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

356

39.0

21C.5C

NCNRANUFACTLRING-----------------------PLELIC UTI LI TI ES -------------------PETAIL TRACE ----------------------------FINANCE ---------------------------------------

5 72
67
112
312

39.5
40.C
90. C
39.0

2 C6 . 5 C
2 5 9 . CC
2 1 1 . CC
1 9 9 . 5C

CCRFLTER CPERATCRS, CLASS B ------RANLFACTLRING ------------------------------NCNRANUFACTLRING -----------------------FLELIC UTI LI TI ES -------------------RETAIL TRACE ----------------------------FINANCE --------------------------------------SERVICES -------------------------------------

1,133
9 22
711
107
111
358
57

39.C
36.5
39.0
9C. C
39.5
38.5
38.5

1 8 3 . CC
1 6 2 . 5C
1 8 3 . 5C
23C. CC
1E8. CC
1 7C. 5 C
1 7 9 . 5C

CCRPLTE R CPERATCRS, CLASS C ------RANLFACTLRING ------------------------------NCNRANLFACTLPING -----------------------FINANCE ----------------------------------------

539
197
392
178

39.0
38.5
39.C
39.C

1 5 2 . 5C
1 6 1 . CC
1 9 8 . CC
1 9 8 . 5C

CCRPLTER PPCGP APRt RS,
BUSINESS, CLASS A --------------------------RANLFACTLPING ------------------------------NCNRANUFACTLRING ------------------------PLELIC LTI CI T I ES --------------------

8 33
392
991
12e

38.0
38.5
38.C
39.C

2 9 9 . 5C
2e 1.5 C
3C9. CC
3 9 9 . CC

-

AND
MEN—

S ex , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

Weekly
Weekly
earnings *
(standard] (standard)

T E C H N IC A L

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN

C O N T IN U ED

CCRFLTER PRCGRARRERS,
ELSI NESS, CLASS E ---------------------------------RANLFACTLRING -------------------------------------NCNRANUFACTLRING -------------------------------PLELIC LT I L I I I E S --------------------------RETAIL TRACE -----------------------------------FINANCE -----------------------------------------------

128
232

39.0
38.5
39.C
39.5
90.0
38.C

$
2 9 3 . 5C
29C. CC
2 9 6 . 5C
2 7 9 . CC
2 5 7 . CC
2 2 3 . CC

CCERLTEP PRCGRARRFRS,
ELSI NESS, CLASS C ---------------------------------RANLFACTLR ING -------------------------------------NCNRANUFACTLRING -------------------------------PLELIC UTI LI TI ES --------------------------FINANCE -----------------------------------------------

9 57
126
331
51
188

39.C
38.5
39.0
38.5
38.5

2C5. CC
196.5 C
2 C8 . 5 C
2 3 8 . CC
2 C5 . 5 C

CCRPLTEP SYSTERS ANALYSTS,
BUSINESS, CLASS A ---------------------------------RANLFACTLPING -------------------------------------NCNRANUFACTLRING -------------------------------FLELIC L T I L I T I ES --------------------------FINANCE -----------------------------------------------

1,208
911
7 97
2 19
383

38.5
38.5
38.5
39.5
37.5

3 3C. 5 C
3 2 9 . CC
3 3 1 . 5C
3 7 6 . 5C
3 1 9 . CC

CCRPLTER SYSTERS ANALYSTS,
BUSINESS, CLASS E ---------------------------------RANLFACTLPING -------------------------------------NCNRANUFACTLRING -------------------------------PLELIC UTI LI TI ES --------------------------FINANCE -----------------------------------------------

998
9 25
573
207
299

38.5
38.5
38.5
39.0
38.C

2 8 1 . 5C
2 8 6 . CC
277.5 C
29e.5C
26C. CC

9 97
9 27
5 2C

101

CCRPLTER SYSTERS ANALYSTS,
BUSINESS, CLASS C ---------------------------------RANLFACTLRING -------------------------------------NCNRANUFACTLRING --------------------------------

3 9 . C 2 3 C. 5 C
3 8 . 5 2 5 7 . CC
3 9 . 5 22C. CC

CRAFTSREN, CLASS A ---------------------------------RANLFACTLRING --------------------------------------

, 387
9 86

9C.0
90.0

2 9 6 . CC
2 9 7 . CC

CRAFTSREN, CLASS E ---------------------------------RANLFACTLRINC -------------------------------------NCNRANUFACTLRI n G -------------------------------PUBLIC LI IL I T I E S ---------------------------

9 77
657
32C
63

39.5
39.5
39.5
9C. 0

2 0 6 . CC
2Cl . CC
2 1 5 . 5C
2 9 1 . 5C

CRAFTSREN, CLASS C ---------------------------------RANLFACTLPING -------------------------------------NCNRANUFACTLRING -------------------------------PLELIC LT I L I I I E S ---------------------------

5CC
339
166
59

39.C
39.C
39.5
9C.0

17C. 5C
1 6 9 . CC
1 8 3 . 5C
2 C9. 5 C

CRAFTSREN-TRACERS ------------------------------------

69

9C.0

1 5 1 . CC

ELECTRON ICS T ECHNI CI ANS -----------------------

298

39.5

2 9 9 . 5C

118

39.0

2 8 2 . 5C

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS,

CLASS A-

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Weekly
Weekly
houre 1
earnings *
(standard) —(standard)

19

CCRPLTER CPERATCRS,

CLASS A ------

56

38.0

22C. CC

CCRPLTER CPERATCRS, CLASS E -----RANLFACTLRINC -----------------------------NCNRANUFACTLRING -----------------------

179
77
102

38.5
37.0
39.5

ie9. 5C
1 8 9 . CC
1 8 5 . CC

CCRPLTER CPERATCRS, CLASS C -----NCNRANUFACTLR P G -----------------------

191
1C9

3 8 . 5 1 5 5 . CC
3 9 . C 1 5 1 . 5C

CCRPLTER PRCGRARRFRS,
BUSINESS, CLASS A ---------------- -------RANLFACTLPING ----------------------------NCNRANUFACTLRING -----------------------

212
57
155

37.5
37.5
37.5

2 8 6 . 5C
2 5 5 . 5C
2 9 8 . CC

CCRFLTEP PRCGRARRFRS,
BUSINESS, CLASS t ------------------------RANLFACTLRINC- ----------------------------NCNRANUFACTLR I NC- ----------------------FINANCE --------------------------------------

2 69
84
185
89

38.5
38.0
39.C
38.C

2 3 3 . 5C
2 3 2 . 5C
2 3 9 . CC
2 1 3 . CC

CCRPLTER PRCCRARRERS,
BUSINESS, CLASS C -------------------------RANLFACTLRINC- -----------------------------NCNRANUFACILPI' G -----------------------FINANCE ---------------------------------------

267
58
209
119

38.5
38. C
38.5
38.0

1 9 5 . CC
1 9 5 . uC
1 9 5 . CC
1 6 8 . CC

CCRPLTER SYSTERS ANALYSTS,
ELSI NESS, CLASS f -------------------------NCNRANUFACTLRING -----------------------FINANCE --------------------------------------

159
151
1C8

3 8 . 0 3 2 5 . 5C
3 8 . C 3 2 5 . CC
3 7 . C 317.5 C

CCRPLTER SYSTERS ANALYSTS,
BUSINESS, CLASS f ------------------------RANLFACTLPING ----------------------------NCNRANUFACTLRING ----------------------FINANCE --------------------------------------

302
69
233
112

38.C
37.C
38.5
37.5

CCRPLTER SYSTERS ANALYSTS,
BUSINESS, CLASS C ------------------------NCNRANUFACTLR P G -----------------------

133
118

3 9 . C 2 1 1 . CC
3 9 . 0 2C6. CC

2 7 7 . 5C
2 7 1 . CC
2 7 9 . 5C
2 6 7 . 5C

CRAFTSREN,

CLASS

E -------------------------

76

9 C. C

1 9 5 . CC

CRAFTSREN,

CLASS C -------------------------

102

39.0

1 71 - 5C

NURSES, INCLSTRIAL (REGISTERED)
RANLFACTLPING ----------------------------NCNRANUFACTLRING -----------------------

5 1C
382
128

3 9 . 5 1 9 9 . CC
2 9 . 5 1 9 8 . CC
3 9 . C 2 C3. 5 C

Table A -4 . Hourly earnings of m aintenance and pow erplant w orkers in Chicago, III., M a y 1974
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 h o u r l y e a r n i n g s o f—

Hourly earnings3

t

Number
of

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

Mean 2

M edian2

Middle range 2

I

„ ,
3 .8 0
Under
S
and
3 . 8 0 under

t

i

4 .0 0
-

$

$

4 .2 0
-

«

t

4 .4 0

-

-

________ 4 . 0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

4 .6 0

12
12

-

-

-

-

7
4
3

-

4 .8 0

-

5.0 0

**

*

4 .6 0
-

t

*

4 .8 0
-

-

5 .2 0

5.4 0

5.6 0

92
47
45
41
4

95
36
59
42
15

92
77
15
8
4

f

-

5.8 0

*

i

5 .0 0

I

5 .2 0

-

t

*

5 .4 0

-

“

6 .8 0

6.0 0

6 .2 0

6 .4 0

6 .6 0

26
19
7

26
11
15
15

11
11

-

56
48
8

-

-

-

8

I

i

5.6 0

-

-

-

$

t

5 .8 0

-

-

-

7 . CO 7 . 2 0

7 .4 0

7 .6 0

8

2
1
1

6 .0 0

a

n

6

d

7.8 0

8 .0 0

over

1

-

-

-

-

-

*276
16
260

MEN AND WOMEN C0 MB IN F0

CARPENTERS, MAINTENANCE -------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------RET AI L TRADE ------------------------------------------

905
473
432
114
88
156

$
6 .5 7
5 .5 0
7.7 5
5.4 5
7.6 3
9.2 1

$
5 .7 3
5.5 1
9 .1 3
5 .3 4
9 . 12
9.3 4

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

$
9.1 3
5 .7 8
9.31
5.5 3
9 .1 6
9.3 8

2
2
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

E LE C T RI C I A NS , MAINTENANCE --------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------------------------

3 ,8 3 5
2 ,9 8 6
849
94

6 .2 1
5.9 9
6.9 7
7 .5 8

5.9 9
5.9 3
6.9 3
7 .7 2

5 .5 5 5 .3 9 6 .5 5 7 .3 2 -

6.7 6
6 .5 6
7 .7 0
7 .7 8

-

-

-

ENGI NEERS, STATIONARY -------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------RETAI L TRADE -----------------------------------------FINANCE -----------------------------------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------------------------

2,0 4 1
1 ,1 21
920
92
166
321
278

6 .5 4
6 .0 6
7.1 3
6 .7 4
7 .2 7
7 .5 8
7 .0 0

6.2 0
5 .9 7
7 .7 1
7 .1 4
7.6 0
8 . 19
7.7 1

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

7.7 2
6.5 2
7.7 9
7.5 2
7 .7 5
8.5 5
7.7 6

-

_
-

-

-

-

•
-

-

FIREMEN, STATIONARY BOILER ------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------

461
369
92

5.4 6
5.2 3
6 .4 0

5 .3 9
5 .3 2
6.7 4

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

6.3 5
5.9 2
6 .7 8

3
2

22
22

18
18

2
2

1

“

-

HELPERS, MAINTENANCE TRADES ----------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------

1 ,5 8 6
1 ,1 4 6
442

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

4 .7 8
4.9 2
4.5 5

4 .3 5 4 .3 9 4 .1 7 -

4.9 8
4 .9 9
4 .9 1

96
84
12

105
61
44

152
72
80

MACHINE-TOOL OPERATORS, TOOLROOM —
MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------

1,7 0 6
1 .6 7 8

5.9 6
5 .9 6

6 .1 0
6.1 1

5 .5 2 5 .5 1 -

6.7 1
6.7 2

-

-

-

M A C H I N I S T S , MAINTENANCE --------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S --------------------------------

3 ,1 8 8
2 ,9 8 0
208
139

6 .0 4
6 .0 3
6.1 8
6 .3 5

6 .1 0
6 .1 0
6.1 7
6.1 9

5 .5
5 .5
5 .7
5 .7

6
5
5
8

-

6.5 2
6.5 2
6.9 3
6 .9 5

MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE! ------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------------------------

3 ,6 9 0
724
2 ,9 66
2 ,4 2 7
154

6 .5 5
5.7 9
6 .7 3
6 .7 3
6 .5 7

6.7 9
5 .7 2
7.1 1
7.1 1
7 .1 2

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

22119-

7.1 5
6.1 8
7 .1 6
7 .1 6
7 .1 8

MECHANICS, MAINTENANCE ----------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------------------------

6 ,3 8 6
5 ,4 9 9
887
230

5 .6 2
5.5 5
6 .0 2
5.2 5

5.7 1
5.5 9
6 .3 3
5 .3 6

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

7586-

6 .0 0
5 .9 6
6.9 1
5 .5 5

MILLWRIGHTS --------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------

2 ,1 2 1
1,9 9 4

5.8 1
5.8 0

5 .9 2
5 .9 2

5 .5 1 5 .5 0 -

6 .0 0
6 .0 0

*
**

Workers
Workers

were
were

distributed as
distrib uted as

follows:
follows:

“
_
-

-

2
2

4
4

-

3

35
29
6

72
65
7

106
106

1

-

5
5

28
28

1

-

1

295
290
5

200
179
21
4

308
259
49

44
44

-

-

*
14

-

121
102
19
16
1

Ill

-

55
41
14

12
11
1

13
13

-

66
65
1

89
76
13

213
64
149

_
-

165
165

79
78

77
77

137
132

69
69

17
16
1

73
72
1

175
172
3

248
228
20

-

-

-

17
5
12
2
10

57
57

118
118

41
41

-

-

-

409
387
22

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

13
13

-

2
-

2
2
“

-

20

40
6
34
5

-

24
20
4

89
43
46
36

i
i

“

-

-

-

3
1

12
1

20

4

35

*

61
15

6
4

-

6

-

56
36
20
20

39
39

29
23
6

35 8
67
291
13

4
2

52
2
50
12
36
2

-

-

-

—

-

98
12
86
42

-

52
152
56

43
15
28
2

226
126
100
11

-

26
180
16
26* *16 4

81

-

-

58
139

18
8

162
2

-

-

_
-

-

10

_

33

-

33

92
92

220
219

45
45

13 0
130

293
293

102
102

6
6

3
3

29
29

30
30

-

-

301
253
48
44

314
307
7

477
449
28
28

269
247
22

304
30 4

147
140

95
37
58
54

72
64
8
5

100
100

67
67

10
10

76
76

-

-

-

-

-

63
1
62
33
17

238
76
162
138
5

558
84
474
453

74
9
65
46

1654
2
1652
1322
72

34

41

-

-

365
134
231

6

-

371
199
172
170
2

87
71
16
4
12

127
94
33
29
4

136
41
95
80
-

-

4

81
15
66

-

-

7
7

75
70
5
-

785
732
53
46

646
536
110
65

615
532
83
69

889
865
24
14

806
751
55
8

217
212
5

160
47
113

426
407
19

340
229
111

-

Ill
111

175
174

215
194

145
139

269
269

672
610

27
27

82
60

187
17 5

183
18 1

-

-

44
42
2

9
9

185
102
83
74
9

-

124
69
55

4

25
19
2

25

60
47
13

361
320
41
28

4 at $ 8 . 2 0 to $ 8 . 4 0 ; 4 at $ 8 . 6 0 to $ 8 . 8 0 ; 147 at $ 9 to $ 9 . 2 0 ;
4 a t $ 8 to $ 8 . 2 0 ; a nd 160 at $ 8 . 4 0 to $ 8 . 6 0 .

S e e fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .




34
34

18
11
7

“

1
1
-

258
1
257
10

71
56
15

2

1
2

568
432
136
4

-

-

8
6

198
193
5

209
125
84
8

370
365
5
1

82
82

-

-

*

-

214
193

2
2

-

358
295
63

~

3

10 8
96
12

-

96
87
9

14
14

3

256
226
30

-

1
1

437
409
28

*

-

“

-

1
1
-

414
371
43
1

-

104
104

-

-

61

124
105
19

-

7

2

33
32
1

474
416
58

-

-

-

1

177
146
31

-

67
59
8
1

14
12
2

“

-

-

-

51
60
2
2
1
1
31
28
3

-

-

-

-

65
61
4

3
3

-

-

38
37
1

3

-

72
71
1
1
-

98
91
7

-

19
10
9

58
57
1
1

6

.

1

-

-

34
27

41
20
21

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

6

-

-

-

2
1

40
40

-

-

-

_

98 at $ 9 . 2 0 to $ 9 . 4 0 ; 21 at $ 9 . 4 0 to $ 9 . 6 0 ; and 2 at $ 9 . 8 0 to $ 1 0 .

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

51
51

-

-

“

Table A -4 .

Hourly earnings of m aintenance and pow erplant w orkers in Chicago, III., M ay 1974— Continued
N um ber o f w orke

Hourly earnings3

3 .8 0

i
4 .0 0

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

1

O c c u p a t io n a n d in d u s tr y d iv i s i o n

of
workers

M ean2

M edian2

Middle range 2

U nder
$
and
3 .8 0 under

s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i > h t-tim e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f—

t
4 .2 0

i
4 .4 0

$
4.6 0

$
4 .8 0

*
5.0 0

t
5 .2 0

$
5 .4 0

1
5.6 0

$
5 .8 0

S
6.2 0

$
6 .4 0

%

s

6.0 0

6.6 0

6.8 0

t
7 .0 0

t
7 .2 0

*
7 .4 0

S
7 .6 0

i
7.8 0

i
8 .0 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

7.8 0

8 .0 0

over

3
3
-

11
11
-

5
4
i

42
41
1

51
38
13

82
65
17

76
65
11

24
19
5

21
20
1

22
8
14
14

7
7
-

44
39
5

1
1
-

-

-

I
1
-

5
-

-

-

5

-

•
_

*44 0
6
434

27
1
26

6
2
4

-

-

-

*

*

“

36
1
** 3 5

-

-

-

-

2

*

“

*

I

335
335

341
341

31
31

1
1

s

_

MEN AND WOMEN COMB INFO—
CONTINUED
PA IN TE RS , MAINTENANCE ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------

844
328
516
50

$
6 .9 3
5 .5 3
7 .8 2
5 .6 2

$
8 .3 0
5 .5 0
8 .3 4
5 .4 0

$
5 .5
5 .1
8 .3
5 .2

1610-

$
8.3 5
5.9 0
8.3 7
6 .1 3

P I P E F I T T E R S , MAINTENANCE -----------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------

1,267
1,1 58
109

6 .0 6
5 .9 6
7.2 0

5.9 3
5.9 0
6.9 4

5 .5 7 5 .5 6 5 .6 0 -

6 .5 7
6 .5 5
9 .3 3

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

305
300

5 .7 9
5.7 8

5.7 6
5.7 6

5 .3 6 5 .3 6 -

6.3 2
6 .3 2

TOOL AND DI E MAKERS -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------

5,6 6 6
5 ,6 6 1

6 .6 7
6.6 7

6.9 2
6.9 2

6 .2 0 6 .2 0 -

7 .1 9
7 .1 9

*
**

Workers
W orkers

S e e f o o t n o te s

were
were

distributed as follow s:
distributed as fo llow s:

12 at
33 at

9
-

-

9

-

-

-

-

-

2
2

-

-

40
37
3

160
135
25

245
237
8

-

33
33
-

83
83

-

68
68
-

57
57

~

37
37
-

63
63

-

-

246
241
5

100
97
3

-

-

_

_

-

10
10

51
51

25
24

37
35

51
51

40
39

10
10

25
25

20
20

34
34

-

5
5

114
114

49
49

421
421

334
334

421
421

1227
12 27

-

_

_

-

10
10

193
19 3

310
309

227
223

531
531

478
478

64
64

-

638
63 8

$ 8 to $ 8 . 2 0 ; and 4 2 8 at $ 8 . 2 0 to $ 8 . 4 0 .
$ 9 . 2 0 to $ 9 . 4 0 ; a nd 2 at $ 9 . 6 0 to $ 9 . 8 0 .

at end o f t a b l e s .

Table A-4a. Hourly earnings of maintenance and powerplant workers—large establishments
in Chicago, III., May 1974
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 h o u r l y e a r n i n g s o f—

Hourly earnings3
Number

O c c u p a t i o n a nd i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n
workers

Mean *

M edian2

Middle range 2

t
4 .0 0

S
4 .2 0

t
4.4 0

*
4 .6 0

S
4 .8 0

t
5.0 0

S
5 .2 0

t
5.4 0

t
5 .6 0

t
5.8 0

»
6.0 0

I

t
6 .4 0

t
6 .6 0

t

%

6 .2 0

6.6 0

7 .0 0

t
7 .2 0

t
7 .4 0

t
7.6 0

t
7 .8 0

t
8.0 0

t
8.2 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

7 .8 0

8 .0 0

8.2 0

over

82
37
45
41
4

86
36
50
33
15

71
56
15
8
4

66
58
8
1
*

25
18
7
7

26
ll
15
15

11
11

46
38
8

-

-

•

*

-

131
126
5

170
163
7

149
129
20

285
244
41

404
378
26

227
207
20

98
86
12

193
193

U nd er
and
*
4 . 0 0 u nd e r

and

MEN AND WOMEN C0MBINF0
CARPENTERS, MAINTENANCE -------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------R E TAI L TRADE -----------------------------------------

617
343
274
105
84

$
6 .2 7
5.6 9
7 .0 0
5.4 6
7 .5 6

$
5.7 1
5 .5 7
6.1 5
5 .3 3
9 .1 1

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

-

$
6 .5 7
5 .9 7
9 .1 4
5 .5 6
9.1 6

E L E C T R I C IA N S , MAINTENANCE --------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------

2 ,8 8 3
2 ,2 2 8
655

6 .2 9
6 .1 4
6.7 7

6 .1 8
5.9 9
6 .9 2

5 .7 5 5 .7 2 6 .7 1 -

6 .7 7
6.7 1
6.9 8

1
7
4
6
9

-

2
2
-

-

-

“

-

2
-

'

2

—

6
6

7
4
3
-

43
42
1
-

3

1

24
17
7

39
39

12
11
1
1

53
46
7

-

_

'
*

Workers

were

distrib uted as fo llo w s:

4 at

$ 8 . 2 0 to

$8.40;

4 at

$8.60

to

$8.80;

95 at

$ 9 to

$9.20;

S ee fo o t n o t e s at a pd o f t a b le s .




21

1 at

$ 9 . 2 0 to

$9.40;

21

at

$9.40

to

1
1

$9.60;

*

8

1
1

_

-

8
6

2
1
1
1

1

*-

44
36
8

8
8

77
12
65

559
432
12 7

a nd 2 at

258
1
257

$9 .80

18
11
7

to

1
1

$10.

*

*127
16
i n

-

-

48

23
15
8

4
4
“

111
81
30

Table A-4a. Hourly earnings of maintenance and powerplant workers—large establishments
in Chicago, III., May 1974— Continued
N u m b er of

Hourly earnings^

O cc u p a tio n and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

T T n rW
Mean 2

M edian2

Middle range 2

s

4 .0 0

S
4 .0 0

i

*

f

t

*

*

v o r k e i s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a rn i n g
t

t

*

$

i

*

6.6 0

6 .8 0

7.0 0

7 .2 0

i---------- t
7.4 0 7 .6 0

»

6 .2 0

7 .8 0

8.0 0

6.6 0

6 .8 0

7 .0 0

7 .2 0

7 .4 0

7.6 0

8 .0 0

8.2 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 .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

28
28

45
41
4
-

44
44

119
102
17
16

59
45
14
8

61
46
15

60
47
13

3
6

-

“

4
2
2

-

9

and
u nd e r

o f -----

i
6 .4 0

*

1

»

1 -------

8 .2 0
and

s
7 .8 0

MEN AND WOMEN COMBINED—
CONTINUED
$

$

$

$

ENGI NEERS, STATIONARY ------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------RET AI L TRADE ----------------------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------------------------

1,1 5 4
768
386
56
166
76

6 .4 0
6 .0 2
7 .1 6
6.5 0
7.2 7
7.3 8

6.3 7
5 .9 6
7.7 1
6.1 7
7 .6 0
7 .7 5

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

7.5 5
6.71
7.7 7
7.6 0
7.7 5
7.7 8

FIREMEN, STATIONARY BOILER ------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------

376
299
77

5.4 4
5.2 0
6 .3 6

5.3 7
5.3 2
6 .7 4

4 .9 1 4 .5 9 6 .5 9 -

5.9 9
5 .5 9
6 .7 8

5
4
1

13
13
“

HELPERS, MAINTENANCE TRADES ---------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------

1 ,3 3 8
952

4 .6 2
4 .7 0

4.7 7
4.9 2

4 .3 8 4 .5 3 -

4.9 6
4.9 8

138
92

132
52

M A C H I N E - T O O L O P E R A T O R S , T O O L R O O M -MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------

1 * *0 9 6
1*088

6 . 16
6 .1 7

6.3 7
6.3 8

5 .7 7 5 .7 8 -

6.7 4
6 .7 5

_

_

-

M A CH IN I ST S, MAINTENANCE --------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------

2,5 9 0
2 ,4 21
169
131

6.1 0
6.0 9
6.3 6
6 .3 8

6 . 13
6 . 12
6 .3 5
6.7 1

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

6.5 2
6.51
6 .9 4
6 .9 5

MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE) ------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------

2 ,0 9 9
547
1 ,5 5 2
1,3 6 4

6 .4 2
5 .8 2
6.6 4
6 .6 2

6.7 2
5 .7 3
6.9 5
6.8 0

5
5
6
6

-

7.1 3
6 .1 9
7.1 5
7 .1 5

MECHANICS, MAINTENANCE ----------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------

4 , 369
3 ,7 7 3
596

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

5.8 0
5 .7 7
6 .7 3

5 .3 5 5 .3 2 6 .3 1 -

MILLWRIGHTS -------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------

1,8 91
1 ,7 6 4

5.8 9
5 .8 9

5.9 4
5.9 3

P A IN T ER S, MAINTENANCE -------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------’
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------

405
264
14 1
50

6.0 5
5 .5 8
6.9 3
5.6 2

P I P E F I T T E R S , MAINTENANCE -----------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------

1 ,1 52
1 ,0 63
89

SHEET-HETAL WORKERS, MAINTENANCE —
MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------TOOL AND DIE MAKERS ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------

*
**

-

5
5

1

-

-

-

-

1

1

“

1

63
51
12
2
2
1

56
47
9
4
2

11 6
11 3
3

1

1

5
9
9

1
-

~

~

-

-

“

4

6

4

66
15
51

6

213
64

137
106

474
416

25
24

104
104

3

4
4

14
14

_

2
2

42
42

9
9

51
50

28
28

108
103

49
48

63
63

164
163

45
45

130
130

293
293

29
29

15
14
1

73
72
1

44
44

145
145

29 1
290
1
1

278
242
36
36

294
287
7

432
404
28
28

269
247
22

304
304

6 .5 2
6.1 6
6.9 4

27
27

82
82

6
6

-

5 .7 1 5 .7 1 -

6.3 3
6.3 3

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

5 .5 7
5.5 2
7 .5 6
5.4 0

5
5
5
5

-

6.5 6
5 .9 4
8.3 4
6 .1 3

-

-

3
3

6.1 6
6.0 3
7 .6 0

6 .1 6
5.9 8
6 .9 8

5 .7 1 5 .7 1 6 .7 5 -

6.5 8
6.5 6
9.3 4

249
244

5 .8 5
5.8 4

5.9 2
5.9 2

5 .3 3 5 .3 1 -

6.3 8
6.3 8

3 ,1 5 7
3 , 152

6.6 2
6.6 3

6.9 1
6.9 1

6 .3 6 6 .3 6 -

6.9 8
6.9 8

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

-

“

-

-

2
2

-

-

_

_

100
100

729

24

21
19

55
9
46
46

50
49
1

456
409
47

326
322
4

273
243
30

650
638
12

646
619
27

217
212
5

160
47
113

415
396
19

322
229
93

365
134
231

71
71

25
24

185
164

145
139

259
259

672
610

27
27

82
60

187
175

183
181

5
4
1

32
31
1
1

41
28
13
12

62
45
17
13

71
60
11
5

22
17
5
2

6
5
1
1

22
8
14
14

7
7

44
39
5

1
1

37
37

23
23

43
43

35
32
3

115
110
5

245
2 37
8

57
57

33
33

83
83

“

”

-

24 1
233
8
-

-

“
“

-

32
24
8
5

306
75
231
210

*

*

95
37
58
54

190
49
141
138

76
76

-

93
86
7
7

39
30

2
2

9
9

39

3
3

136
41
95
80

21

-

$ 9 .8 0 .

22

_

6
6

78
54
24
20

11
6
5
5

—

102
102

79
68
11
4

-

29
23
6

-

356
184
172
170

34
34

13
13

-

43
43

-

28
22
6
2

2

“

-

33 at $ 9 .2 0 to $ 9 - 4 0 ; and 2 at $ 9 .6 0 to

-

“

'

_

4

85
76

-

-

-

33
32
1

-

_

4

14
12
2

-

-

-

20

31
28
3

4
4

-

-

12

52
2
50
12
36

65
61
4

“

_

-

-

38
37
1

-

3

24
20
4

13
13

_

-

89
69
20

12
11
1

S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .




-

61
60
1

-

2
7
3
0

-

2
2

3
3

.3
.1
.5
.2

8
4
1
0

-

7
5
2
2

A l l w o r k e r s w e r e a t $ 8 .2 0 to $ 8 .4 0 .
W o r k e r s w e r e d is t r ib u t e d a s f o l l o w s :

.7
.5
.5
.5

-

-

246
24 1
5

100
97
3

10
10

51
51

5
4

12
10

40
40

40
39

10
10

25
25

20
20

34
34

5
5

15
15

20
20

77
77

84
83

102
98

326
326

278
278

239
239

329
329

_

_

-

729
616

215
27
188
13
81
52

26

_

1
1

6
6

_

-

•

“

“

.
_

-

-

-

8

2

-

_
-

_

_

_

~

-

10
10

8
8

68
68

-

-

-

-

-

“

1
-

-

1
-

-

-

_
-

51
51

-

-

-

-

-

6

-

-

-

-

2
1

40
40

-

-

~

-

-

5

_

12
6
6

*62

**35

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

27
1
26

6
2
4

64
64

-

-

-

1
1

“

-

-

-

“

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

53
53

73
73

33
33

_
1173
1173

-

-

1
1

-

5
5
.
-

-

_

6

14
10
4

•

-

-

24
17

_

_

-

-

26

347
347

-

-

-

5

.

.

2
2

1
1
1
1

-

62
2

-

35
1

_

Table A-5. Hourly earnings of custodial and material movement workers in Chicago, III., May 1974
Nu m ber of w or k er s receiv in g st ra ig h t -t im e h ourly earnings of—

Hourly earnings3

i
O c c u p a t i o n and i n d u s t ry d i v i s i o n

of
workers

M ean 2

M edian2

Middle range 2

%

2 .6 0 2 .6 0
Under
and
*
2 . 6 C u nd er

*
2 .8 0

S
3 .0 0

$
3 .2 0

t
3 .6 0

*
3 .6 0

$
3 .8 0

*
6 .0 0

$
6.6 0

t

6.6 0

$
6.8 0

t

6.2 0

5 .0 0

5.2 0

$
5.6 0

$
5.6 0

S
5.8 0

t
6.C C

t
6 .2 0

i
6 .60

t
6.6 0

i

and

2.6 0

2 .6 0

3 .0 0

3.2 0

3 .6 0

3.6 0

3 .8 0

6.0 0

6 .2 0

6 .6 0

6.6 0

6.8 0

5.0 0

5 .2 0

5.6 0

5.6 0

5.8 0

6.0 0

6.2 0

6 .6 0

6 .6 0

ov er

31
-

18
18

15
15

-

31

*

-

-

WEN AND WOMEN COM9INFD
GUARDS AND WATCHMEN —
MANUFACTURING ----------KCNMANUFACTURING —

1 1 ,877
1 ,5 62
10,315

$
3 .0 6
6.2 3
2 .8 9

$
2.7 6
6.5 C
2.7 5

$
2 .7 1 3 .7 1 2 .7 0 -

$
3.3 8
6.7 9
2.8 0

1196
11
1185

1286
28
1256

5367
36
5333

693
13
680

310
55
255

316
87
229

301
169
152

307
165
162

222
72
150

376
70
306

269
86
16 3

357
266
91

263
153
90

15 2
55
97

317
108
209

95
65
30

153
13 1
22

67
16
53

8
8

GUARDS
MANUFACTURING -----------

1 ,1 82

6.6 5

6 .5 6

3 .9 1 -

5.1 1

-

6

6

6

22

53

71

136

66

62

62

268

135

53

96

65

131

16

-

33

36

78

31

28

28

26

18

18

2

12

"

-

-

-

*

-

-

-

2035 6909
681
793
13 56 6 1 1 6
8
65
31
60
295
198

2092
1227
865
270
71
13 8

16 11
926
687
20
89
301

6666
1190
3676
16 1
87
136

1227
833
396
57
96
97

895
688
607
20
61
68

509
320
189
139
21
26

376
158
218
126
36
58

332
260
92
23
69
-

51 8
663
35
7
22
6

58
-

221
-

11
-

103
-

71
-

58
27
30
1

221
150
20
11

11
5
6

103
103
-

71
4
1C
57

_
-

-

_
-

2188
1896
296
4
165
166

18 65
13 88
657
7
22 1
177
52

1279
680
599
1
391
198

969
635
316
9
131
176

10 82
603
679
222
311
166

1736
13 52
382
58
238
86

2077
10 86
991
52 6
606
61
2C

72 6
27 9
445
62
17 1
232

615
635
18C
70
67
63

355
68
287
58
67
162

689
5
484
635
1C
39

956
2
952
e75
1C
67

iee
l
187
-

63
63
-

187

5566
5566
5088
126
33C

62
1

6
6
-

WATCHMEN
MANUFACTURING -----------

-

380

3.5 6

3 .5 6

3 .1 6 -

6.1 3

11

26

30

9

J A N I T C R S , PCRTERS, ANC CLEANERS -----MANUFACTURING ----------NCNMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S
NHCLESALE TRACE RETAI L TRACE ---------

2 5 ,5 8 2
8 , 162
17,620
1 ,1 80
767
1,6 2 2
6 ,2 1 5
v* J

3 .6 5
3 .7 5
3 .3 1
4 .4 4
3.9 5
3.6 3

3.3 9
3 .7 6
3.3 5
6 .5 2
3 .9 6
3 .3 9

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

3.9 6
6.1 6
3.9 3
5.5C
6 .6 0
3.8 C

2060
168
19 12
-

1167
117
1050
-

1910
199
17 11
-

10 11
361
650
-

1
121

55
115

30
87

15
125

J. 1 1

2 .5 7 -

3 .3 7

I f0 1

LABCRERS. MATERIAL HANDLING ---------------MANUFACTURING ----------KCNMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S
NHCLESALE TRADE RETAI L TRACE ---------

26 ,6 8 7
10 ,512
13 ,775
7 ,3 9 6
3,0 1 6
2 ,8 82
683

6.6 6
6 .0 6
5 .1 5
5 .9 5
6.2 3
6.3 8
J.W f

6 .7 2
3 .9 6
5 .7 7
6 .3 3
6.3 6
6.3 6

3 .7 7 3 .7 0 6 .3 5 5 .9 5 3 .7 5 3 .3 6 ^ • fU

5.9 6
6 .7 6
6 .3 6
6 .3 6
6.9 6
5 .5 6
J^

197
60
157
72
28
57

66 5

701
296
605
129
211

36 2
163
199
-

665
661
226
-

1655
12 58
197
-

62
82
75

20
137

22
10 0

79 0
680
310
3
209
98

CRDER
FILLERS ---------------MANUFACTURING ----------NCNMANUFACTLRING —
NHCLESALE TRACE —
RET AI L TRACE ----------

8 ,6 6 2
2 ,3 5 5
6 , 107
4 v 6 54
1,1 6 1

6.3 6
3.8 9
4 .5 4
6.5 6
6.6 5

6 .3 7
3 .9 6
6 .9 2
6.9 2
6 .3 2

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

5.3 1
6 .6 0
5 .3 8
5 .3 7
6.3 1

158
66
78

22 2
112
110
61
35

612
196
216
166
66

196
66
128
61
57

434
219
215
16 1
65

282
93
189
87
1C2

635
235
600
308
92

653
160
293
267
31

506
256
26 8
229
19

607
226
381
360
21

478
209
269
263
26

24 9
122
127
10 3
26

188
16
176
165
9

898
220
678
649
2

553
30
52 3
216
90

646
63
603
59C
13

269
63
226
19 3
33

819
59
76C
736
26

11 3
61
72
30
62

63
1C
33
25
8

30 5
1
306
-

-

-

30 6

-

-

PACKERS, SHIPFI NG ---------MANLFACTURING ------------NCNMANUFACTLRING —
NHCLESALE TRACE —
RETAIL TRACE ----------

6 ,6 7 3
3 ,9 7 9
2 ,6 9 6
1,9 8 0
536

3 .9 0
3 .8 3
6.0 0
6.1 7
3.7 5

3.7 6
3.5 8
3.9 5
6.3 5
3.7 3

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

-

6.7 2
6.5 5
6.7 9
6.9 6
3.9 6

31
20
11
9
2

661
259
18 2
126
12

328
219
109
65
33

355
292
63
21
12

521
306
215
166
56

698
355
163
65
38

866
662
2C6
125
79

731
601
330
19 8
132

367
18 1
166
125
61

200
155
65
21
26

335
55
28 0
2 76
6

267
160
1C7
IOC
7

359
167
192
181
11

222
9C
13 2
12 6
6

211
77
136
70
64

609
235
376
37C
4

33
28
5

23
21
2
-

262
262
-

e
8
-

2C
20
-

-

-

6
6
-

5

2

-

-

-

-

RECEIVING CLERKS -------------MANLFACTURING -------------NCNMANUFACTURING —
NHCLESALE TRACE —
RETAIL TRACE ------------

1 ,8 9 6
857
1 , C3 7
637
689

6.6 6
6 .6 3
6.8 1
6.7 3
6.8 7

6 .7 6
6.5 6
6.9 6
6.9 2
6 .9 7

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

5.1 8
6.9 6
5.3 6
5 .1 6
5.3 9

4

1

12

25
2
23
5
9

28
16
16

137
12 1
16

39
12
27

11 3
93
20
10
9

181
61
120
62
57

18 2
11C
72
44
21

152
91
61
20
61

26 3
16 1
10 2
77
23

176
33
163
75
68

197
28
169
36
52

ei

25
5
20
10
10

38

6

6

77

4

-

-

-

-

8

6

77

-

-

-

8

6

77

6

SHIPPING CLERKS ----------------MANUFACTURING -------------NCNMANUFACTLRING -----WHCLESALE TRACE —
RETAIL TRACE -----------

1 ,2 91
672
619
668
136

6 .7 C
6 .6 5
6.9 7
5 .0 3
6.8 3

6 .7 6
6 .5 2
5.1 2
5 .1 5
6 .7 5

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

-

5 .1 6
6.9 3
5 .5 9
5 .9 2
5 .3 2

25
20
5
5
-

138

2
1
1
-

i
i
-

10
-

6
4
2

-

10
-

1

-

10

2

SHIPPING ANC RECEIVING CLERKS -----------MANUFACTURING ------------KCNMANUFACTURING —

1.C 61
667
596

6 .6 1
6.3 8
6.7 9

6.5 5
6 .3 5
6.8C

6 .1 6 6 .1 2 6 .3 2 -

15

21

62
-

15
15

6 .7 9
6 .7 9

6 .7 7
5.11

6 .3 1 6 .2 0 -

£m V '

0
7
7
8
5

9
1
0
7
5

-

158
-

454

-

66 5
186
199
62

-

-

-

6
-

1
-

12

16
16
2

-

-

4

-

11

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.1 6
6 .7 3
5.3 2

-

-

-

-

-

1
-

5.1 8
5 .9 1

-

-

-

-

*

“

“

”

1

25
25

-

-

-

-

-

-

13

16

26

149
63
86
62
26

10

36
17
17
1C
3

61
53
a
5
3

88
62
26
23
3

12 3
112
11
1
6

13 1
52
79
60
39

127
85
62
35
7

81
63
18
6
12

205
133
72
63
9

152
67
1C 5
81
15

65
6
59
6C
19

21
6
15
11
4

11
10
1
-

36
36

166
100

89

66

22
58

-

-

-

i

20
1C
10

15

70

126
2
12 6

i

3C
36

8
-

12

156
97
57

ec

77

179
109

66

16
5
11

15

15

21

62

.

1C
9

62

9

9

56
4

21

60

1C

-

-

-

-

21

62

-

2

4

15

“

*

-

-

10
10
-

6
6

8

69
12
-

12

1

-

38
38

-

138
138
-

-

-

-

4
-

-

77
NHCLESALE TRACE —
RETAIL TRACE ------------

*

390
78

W o r k e r s w e r e d is t r ib u t e d as fo l lo w s :

819 at $ 2 to

20
6

$ 2 .2 0 ; and 942 at $ 2 .2 0 to $ 2 .4 0 .

See fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .




23

-

3

3

-

10

3

3

110
1C

8

Table A-5. Hourly earnings of custodial and material movement workers in Chicago, III., May 1974— Continued
N u mb e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g st r ai ght - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s of—

Hourly eamings3
Number
of
workers

O c c u p a tio n and in d u s t r y d iv is io n

$
Mean ^ Median2

Middle range ^

U n d e r 2 *4 0
*
and
und e r
2.60

S
$
5 . CO 5 . 2 C

*
5.4C

$
5.60

$
5.8C

$
6 . CC

t
6.20

t
6.40

i
6.60

4 . 8 0 5 . CO 5 . 2 C

5.40

5.60

5.8C

6.0C

6.20

6.40

6.60

over

1C9
55
54
46
2
*

174
68
1C6
54
52
*

128
34
94
25
65
-

135
17
u e
A
21
33

90
80
10
10

62 7
30
59 7
49
26 3
273

576 516 21 1 C3 C
629
226 1044
35C 4 1 1 8 1 0 4 0 1
17C 1951 6 9 5 4
85 1471 1799
64 9
73
905

565
72
4 93
368
70
55

6
6

55
55

70
7
63

ei
81

22
20
2

“

116

7
-

6
6

-

“

46
24
22
12
1C
“

31

-

43
22
21
21

27
24
3
3

“

”

69
58
11
-

20
12
8
-

38
14
24
24

5 74
511
63
4
39

1617
1075
542
358
40

1 549
1117
4 32
27C

S
2.60

s
2.80

S
3.00

$
3.20

*
3.40

i
3.60

t
3.80

$
4.0C

$
4.20

$
4.40

s
$
4 . 6 0 4.8C

2.80

3.00

3.20

3.40

3.60

3.80

4.00

4.20

4.40

4.6C

21
21
21

-

42
42
21
21

10
1C

-

141
20
121
1
84
36

55
50
5
2
3

33
10
23
2
21
~

19
10
9
2
3

47
43
A
4

74
11
63
1C
52
1

236
83
153
113
13
6

42
42

1C
1C
-

109
1C
99

30
30
“

23
2
21

-

56
56

36
14
22

-

11
10
1
1

25
20
5
2

10
8
2
2

15
10
5
1

7
7
7

116
lie

7
7

“

“

6

2
2
-

_

and

MEN ANO WOMEN COMBINED—
CONTINUED

TRUCKCRIVERS
--------------------------------------------------MANUFACTUP I N G -------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING------------------------------------P CB I I C L T I L I T I E S -------------------------------WHOLESALE TRACE ---------------------------------RETAI L TRACE -----------------------------------------

1 9 , 27A
2 , A92
16,782
9,755
4, C4C
2,068

$
6.30
6.02
6.34
6.41
6.21
6.25

$
6.52
6.35
6.52
6.54
6.39
6.39

$
6.346.156.366.5C6.326.31-

$
6.56
6.51
6.56
6.57
6.55
6.55

TRUCKCRIVERS, LIGHT (UNCER
1 - 1 / 2 TONS ) ------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING------------------------------------

1,322
93
1,229

5.51
4.33
5.60

6.31
3.79
6.32

4.953.715.17-

6.36
5.36
6.36

TRUCKCRIVERS, MECIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2 TC
ARC INCLLCING A T C NS ) -----------------------MANUFACTUPI K G -------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING-----------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRACE ---------------------------------RETAI L TRACE -----------------------------------------

A , 2 A5
9 90
3,255
1 , 1A5
1,399
65C

6.23
6.17
6.25
6.12
6.36
6.26

6.35
6.36
6.35
6.34
6.37
6.34

6.326.316.326.316.346.31-

6.39
6.52
6.39
6.37
6.52
6.38

TRUCKCRIVERS, hEAVY (CVER 4 TONS,
TRAILER TYPE) -------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------WHOLESALE TRACE ---------------------------------RET AI L TRACE ------------------------------------------

11,343
65A
10,689
7,300
1,614
1,041

6.45
6.19
6.47
6.49
6.46
6.37

6.55
6.4C
6.55
6.55
6.54
6.53

6.526.126.526.526.516.50-

6.58
6.55
6.58
6.58
6.57
6.57

TRUCKCRIVERS, HEAVY (CVER A TONS,
OTHER THAN TRAILER TYPE) ----------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTORING -----------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S --------------------------------

1,452
349
1,103
398

6.20
5.91
6.30
6.26

6.36
6.34
6.36
6.35

6.315.126.326.32-

6.40
6.4C
6.40
6.39

TRUCKERS, POWER ( F O R K L I FT ) ------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------WHOLESALE TRACE ---------------------------------RET AI L TRACE -----------------------------------------

10,804
8,246
2,558
1,345
5 66

4.57
4.43
5.01
5.09
4.93

4.70
4.37
5.18
5.18
4.99

4.003.964.374.763.71-

5.18
5.13
5.91
5.55
6.36

TRUCKERS, POWER (OTHER THAN
F CRK LI FT ) ----------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------

1,071
8 1C
261

4.69
4.49
5.30

4.77
4.53
5.35

4.143.985.17-

5.34
5.18
5.54

WAREHOUSEMEN -----------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------WHOLESALE TRACE ---------------------------------RETAI L TRACE ------------------------------------------

3,924
1,415
2,509
1,582
581

4.21
3.83
4.43
4.33
3.97

4.31
3.98
4.37
4.35
3.96

3.533.323.603.593.39-

5.14
4.54
5.34
5.15
4.4C

*

AU

workers

were

at

$6.60

to

-

“

*

-

-

“
_

-

_

-

21
21

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

“

3

_

.

_

21

_

-

-

-

-

21

-

-

-

-

-

21

1

-

_
-

1

A
-

4
A

“
3
-

3

-

3

-

*
-

-

-

33
13
20

_
-

-

-

-

-

“

129
119
10

55
51
A

347
116
231
167
64

165
37
128
63
56

350
97
253
231

9
9

25
25

-

-

123
25
98
48
50

100
36
64
63
1

$ 6 .80.

24

2 64
153
111

21
90

-

-

11
11

_

-

-

812
751
61
36

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

4 48
4 26
22

50

_

194
84
110
93
17

565
4 95
70

-

“

46
25
21
21

17C
85
85

-

81

-

“

1 55
155

-

712
613
99
5
10

*

-

-

S ee fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b le s .




-

_

“

*

-

-

6

15
15

-

-

-

~

-

31
25
2
~

2

33

6

-

-

-

41
26
15
15

27
A
23

-

_
-

-

-

89
87
2

88
80
8

89
85
A

62
56
6

38
35
3

106
64
42

2 91
ie5
106

190
83
107
26
81

344
161
183
117
57

3 77

122
18
104
84
20

47
31
16
12

306
33
273
2 47
26

176
96
80
15

4

-

*

9

11 1
44

2

-

806
6 98
108
95
9

155

2

66
6C
6

374
3 60
14
5

222

-

45
8
37
A

5
5
-

941
839
102
20
82

1 34 0
1125
215
2 09
2
1

22

-

-

9

5
*

*

746

'

35
35
-

35

746

751
296
4 55
447
8

41
41

309 9 8 5 8
97
311
212 9 5A7
6756
206 1262
6
795

450
12
4 38
368
70

86 3
145
718
269

2 86
22
264
72

60
* 60

161
14
147

152
20
132

54
54
-

225 2 91 3
4 96
12C
1C5 2 4 1 7
97 A
93C
1C
482
73

2 88
24
2 64
16
50
198

2 26
89
137
132
5
“

84
fc
78
33

17
17
-

413
8
405
320
85

15
12
3
3

-

14
14

-

-

20

132

_

-

41

42

_

-

-

-

-

9
3
6

*

42

185

2 47

18

9

-

5

5

-

«

-

-

180
82

242
82

18

9

-

30
30

18

9

28
-

-

28
129
33
96
69
8

5

30

Table A-5a. Hourly earnings of custodial and material movement workers—large establishments
in Chicago, III., May 1974
Hourly earnings^

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 i m e h ou r ly e a r n in g s o f —
t
2 .0 C

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

Mean2

Median^

Middle range ^

*
2 .2 0

t
2.4 0

t
2 .6 0

t
2 .8 0

i
3 .0 0

*
3.2 0

S
3.4 0

*
3 .6 0

$
3.8 0

t
4 .0 0

t
4 .2 0

t
4 .4 0

t
4 .6 0

s
4.8 0

S
5 .0 0

$
5 .2 0

*
5.4 0

t
5 .60

*
5.8 0

t
6 .0 0

$
6.2 0

2.4 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 .C C

6 .2 0

6.4 0

an d
under
2 .2 0

*
6.4 0
and

-

ove r

MEN AND WOMEN COMBINED
GUARDS AND WATCHMEN -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------

6,7 8 0
1,4 22
5 ,3 5 8

$
3 .2 9
4 .3 2
3.0 1

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

$
2 .7 3 3 .7 5 2 .7 1 -

$
3.9 9
4 .9 3
2 .9 3

-

244
-

2994
14
2980

309
11
298

177
43
134

99
67
32

208
132
76

207
165
42

161
72
89

15 4
70
84

201
81
120

349
266
83

212
122
9C

142
55
87

257
108
149

92
65
27

153
131
22

47
14
33

31

18

244

702
6
696

8
-

*

6

31

18

15
15

GUARCS
MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------

5.1 3

-

-

4

4

4

22

33

66

134

44

42

57

248

104

53

96

65

131

14

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

32
-

58
58
1

-

-

-

-

11

6
6
•
6

1 ,1 21

4.4 6

4 .5 6

3 .9 3 -

WATCHMEN
MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------

301

3 .7 7

3.7 4

3 .5 0 -

4.2 0

-

J A N I T C P S , PCPTERS, ANC CLEANERS -----MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRACE --------------------------------RETAIL TRACE ----------------------------------------FINANCE ----------------------------------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------------------------

11 ,420
5,1 4 0
6.28C
1 ,0 32
14 1
1,503
592
3 , Cl 2

3.6 8
3.9 1
3.5 0
4.3 3
4 .3 9
3.5 5
3.6 0
3 .1 3

3.7 5
3.9 4
3.51
4.2 C
4 .1 9
3.5 5
3.5 1
3 .3 3

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

4.1 3
4 .3 2
3.9 6
4 .9 2
4.9 9
3.9 3
3.9 5
3.9 2

163
-

LAeCREPS,

MATERIAL HANDLING ---------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------PLELIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHCLESALE TRACE ---------------------------------R E T A I L T R A C E ------------------------

10 ,596
5 ,0 6 9
5 ,5 27
2 ,1 1 2
612
2 ,7 61

4 .5 7
4.2 2
4 .8 9
5.6 5
4.7 0
4 .3 7

4 .5 7
4.3 3
5 .1 1
5 .9 6
4 .7 7
4 .3 3

3 .9 1 3 .7 6 4 .1 8 5 . CO4 .5 0 3 .3 6 -

5.3 4
4.7 7
6.0 C
6.3 4
5.1 6
5 .5 2

CRCER
FILLERS -----------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------WHCLESALE TRACE ---------------------------------RETAIL TRACE -----------------------------------------

3,6 7 3
1,3 86
2 ,2 8 7
1 ,1 34
1 ,1 09

4.5 2
4.2 3
4 .7 0
4 .9 8
4 .4 1

4 .5 5
4 . 14
5.1 5
5 .3 1
4.1 5

3 .7 8 3 .7 6 3 .9 9 4 .9 3 3 .1 6 -

5 .3 4
4.7 1
5.3 7
5.3 5
6 .3 1

PACKERS, SHIPPING ----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NCNMANLFACTLRING -----------------------------------RETAIL TRACE -----------------------------------------

2 ,7 46
1,7 0 7
1 , C 39
534

4.2 0
4.0 6
4.4 3
3 .7 5

3 .9 5
3.7 7
4 .9 8
3 .7 3

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

5 .3 1
4.7 8
5 .3 3
3 .9 9

1

1
-

1
1

RECEIVI NG CLERKS -------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------RETAIL TFACE -----------------------------------------

1.001
393
608
469

4.8 0
4.6 1
4 .9 1
4 .8 7

4.9 1
4.7 0
5 .1 6
4.9 7

4
4
4
4

-

5.3 6
5.1 3
5.3 7
5 .3 9

-

SHIFPING CLERKS ---------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------RETAIL TRACE -----------------------------------------

547
344
2C3
134

4.7 2
4.5 9
4.9 3
4.8 3

4.7 8
4.5 8
5 .1 3
4.7 5

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

5.1 4
4 .9 6
5 .3 5
5.3 2

SHIPPING ANC RECEIVING CLERKS ----------NCNMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------RETAIL TRACE -----------------------------------------

245
15 5
70

5.0 0
4 .9 6
4.9 5

5.3 0
5.3C
5.1 5

4 .5 6 4 .5 9 4 .5 3 -

6 ,4 9 5
1,3 3 1
5 , 16 4
2 ,8 9 2
1,6 96

6.2 5
5 .9 4
6.3 4
6.3 1
6.3 6

6 .5 0
6.3 3
6 .5 2
6 .5 2
6.5 1

6 .3
6 .1
6 .3
6 .3
6 .3

TRLCKCRI VERS
--------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------PLELIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------RETAIL TRACE ----------------------------------------- *

*
t

W o r k e r s w e r e d is t r ib u t e d as fo l lo w s :
W o r k e r s w e r e d i s t r ib u t e d as fo l lo w s :

.3
.3
.3
.3

5
4
6
2

31553-

2

10

7

21

34

66

31

28

28

24

18

18

2

12

524
5
519
-

287
57
230
•

480
163
317
-

2147
765
1382
132
18
134
220
878

921
701
220
57
35
77
35
16

40
1
15

24

239
74
165
10 5
2
58

220
16 6
54
20
34
-

518
483
35
7
22
6

23
23
12
10
1

229

18 3
268
778

902
581
321
20
7
277
13
4

383
230
153
127
-

487

5
88
8
216

11 18
679
439
259
3
123
29
25

501
425
76
20
-

153

1
63
166

504
208
296
5
3
227
18
43

18 28
554
1274
45
-

1C
-

1
31
-

365
49
316
87
-

1C
-

19
19
18

201
201
199

252
33
21 9
211

182
100
82
75

372
237
135
10
123

388
294
94
93

289
202
87
3
84

839
647
192
4
50
137

724
540
184
7
177

523
311
212
1
13
198

898
635
263
9
80
174

831
403
428
222
60
146

808
536
272
58
12 8
86

834
525
309
227
21
41

574
129
445
42
17 1
232

57 5
395
180
70
67
43

27 2
68
20 4
58
12
134

4C
5
35
35

601
2
599
572
27

23
23
23

35
35
-

63
6
57
57

123
53
70
65

180
73
1C 7
5
102

214
12 2
92
92

19 1
160
31
-

241
200
41
22
19

344
192
152
131
21

244
195
49
23
26

126
38
88
64
24

40
14
26
17
9

2C4
1C6
98
69
2

336
30
3C6
204
9C

646
43
6C3
59 0
13

84
43
41
8
33

84
59
25
1
24

51
41
1C
-

35

66
66
66

1
1

17
5
12
12

61
28
33
33

121
109
12
12

140
84
56
56

353
315
38
38

225
14 6
79
79

379
247
132
13 2

151
92
59
41

75
51
24
24

85
55
3C
6

61
54
7
7

133
11 7
16
11

58
34
24
6

155
21
134
64

6C9
235
374
4

33
28
5
5

23
21
2
2

4
-

1
-

4
4

1
-

8
8
7

6
4
2
-

11
2
9
9

28
14
14
13

29
13
16
14

29
2
27
26

49
25
24
24

34
24
10
9

98
4C
58
57

102
72
30
21

94
53
41
41

60
40
20
15

94
23
71
68

17 1
7
164
52

81
69
12
12

15
5
10
1C

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6
3
3
3

5
-

*

20
17
3
3

5
3

119
112
7
6

52
13
39
39

41
34
7
7

38
25
13
12

1C 7
95
12
9

55
17
38
15

63
6
57
19

11
6
5
4

11
10
1
1

-

5 .3 9
5 .3 9
5.9 6

-

-

1
1
"

5
5
4

6
6
3

2
2
1

11
4
3

6
2
-

10
1
-

7
5
4

24
15
10

19
8
3

8
8
3

21
19
10

69
48
8

1
1
-

20
1C
2

5
5
4

6.5 6
6.3 8
6.5 7
6.5 7
6.5 6

_

.

_

.

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

5
5
2
3

10
8
2
2

15
10
5
2
3

47
43
4

22
11
11
10
1

216
83
133
113
6

1C 3
55
48
46
-

1C2
48
54
54

61
34
27
25

54
17
37

1C
-

-

11
10
1
1

26 3
4
25 9
49
19e

163
-

1C
1C
55
55
55

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

77 at $ 6 .4 0 t o $ 6 . 6 0 ; and 4 at $ 6 .6 0 t o $ 6 .8 0 .
2 ,8 9 9 at $ 6 .4 0 t o $ 6 .6 0 ; 398 at $ 6 .6 0 t o $ 6 . 8 0 ; 25 at $ 6 .8 0 t o $ 7 ; and 12 at $ 7 . 2 0 t o $ 7 .4 0 .

S e e fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b le s .




31

25

4

-

201
201
190
-

32
32
-

57

-

2

*

4

10
-

33

10

18 8 1 1 6 9
1
18 7 1 1 6 9
839
187
330

7
6
1
-

18
10
8
-

305
1
304
-

_
-

1C

8

304

-

31
31
-

8
8
-

20
20
-

6
6
-

-

-

6
6
6

81
-

1

-

-

2
1
1
1
15
15
15

*8 1
81

-

16
4
12
12

-

15
-

-

-

1
1
-

14 4 2 C 9 8 t 3 3 3 4
71
787
15 0
73 13 11 31 8 4
795 1745
40
489
952
1

Table A-5a. Hourly earnings of custodial and material movement workers—large establishments
in Chicago, III., May 1974— Continued
Hourly eawings3

N u m b e r of w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s of—
*
2.0C

Number

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

Mean2

Median^

Middle range ^

ANO

WOMEN

t

$
2 .4 0

$
2 .6 0

$
2 .8 0

$
3 . CO 3 . 2 C

S
3.4 0

*
3.6 0

S
3.8 0

$
4.0 0

S
4.2C

$
4.4 0

4.6 0

s
4.8 0

$
5.C C

S
5.2 0

5 .4 0

S
5.6C

$
5.8 C

$
6.0 0

$
6 .2 0

6.4 0

2.4C

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 C

4.6 0

4 .8 0

5 . CO 5 . 2 0

5.4 0

5 .6 0

5.8C

6. C C

6.2 C

6 .4 0

over

-

-

-

-

1
1

5
5

10
2

11
1

4
4

7
7

11 6
116

7
7

16
12

27
27

6
“

2
2

33
33

850
415

147
41

_

_

-

-

2
2
-

43
22
21
21

27
24
3
3

5
5
-

“

6
6
6

71
69
2
2

”

45
8
37
4
33

46
40
6
6

2942
41
2901
16 19
795

69

14

38

-

-

-

33

2

157

105

666
660
6
4
2

663
571
92
1C
82

254
24C
14
5
9

659
631
28
4
15
9

427
39 2
35
20
4

1128
997
131
91
40

1168
972
196
196
“

26
26
-

4
4
-

93
8
85
-

15
12
3
3

98
14
84
64
-

206
74
*132
-

20

132

89
87

88
8C

79
75
4

37
31
6

38
35
3

86
64
22

273
185
88

28
-

316
222
94

4

18
10
8

56
5
51

121
95
26

129
33
96

i

%

and
under
2.2C

MEN

t

$
2.2C

and

C O M BIN E D —

CO N T IN U ED

TRUCKCP IVERS

-

CCMIMIEC

TRUCKCRIVERS, MECIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO
ANC INCLLCING A TONS) -----------------------• NCNMANUFACTLRING------------------------------------

1,2 4 2
1 73

$
6.0 6
5.9 1

$
6.3 4
6 .3 3

$
6 .3 1 5 .3 5 -

$
6 .3 8
6 .3 7

TRUCKCRIVERS » HEAVY (OVER A TONS,
TRAILER TYRE) -------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------RETAI L TRACE -----------------------------------------

3,4 C 8
215
3 , 19 3
1,6 65
1 .C 4 1

6 .4 3
5.9 7
6.4 6
6.5 C
6 .3 7

6.5 5
6 . 16
6.5 5
6.5 6
6 .5 3

6 .5 2 5 .5 1 6 .5 2 6 .5 3 6 .5 C -

6 .5 8
6 .3 7
6.5 8
6 .6 0
6.5 7

TRUCKCRIVERS, HEAVY
CThER TEAM TRAILER

(CVER A TGNS >
TYPE) -----------------

433

5.8 5

6.3 3

5 .1 3 -

6 .4 0

TRUCKERS, POWER ( F CR K L I F T ) ------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NCNMANUPACTUR I M G -----------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------WHOLESALE TRACE ---------------------------------RETAI L TRACE -----------------------------------------

6 ,2 8 0
5,3 2 6
954
88
328
538

4.7 4
4 .6 8
5.1C
5.8 5
5 .1 6
4 .9 4

4.9 1
4 .7 7
5 .3 1
6.3 3
5 .3 2
5 . 12

4 .3 C 4 .1 9 4 .3 9 4 .9 9 5 .1 5 3 .5 4 -

5 .3 C
5 .1 8
5 .9 8
6.3 7
5 .3 6
6 .3 9

TRUCKERS, PCWER (CTHER THAN
FCRK LI FT ) ----------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTLRIKG ------------------------------------

859
688
17 1

4 .6 9
4.5 7
5.1 4

4.9 1
4 .5 7
5.3 4

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

5.34
5.31
5.3 9

WAREHOUSEMEN -----------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTUPING ------------------------------------

1 ,6 3 7
871
766

4 .2 5
3.9 9
4 .5 3

4 .3 9
4 .3 6
4 .5 5

3 .5 5 3 .3 8 3 .7 4 -

5 .2 C
4.5 7
5 .5 6

*

A ll w o r k e r s w e r e

-

-

-

*

*

~

“

3
3
3

-

-

-

-

-

13
13
-

-

”

_
-

-

-

_

_

-

-

50
-

13 0
12 0
10
-

62
56
6
-

372
371
1
-

81

50

10

6

1

11
11

9
9

25
25

136
55
81
-

16C

no

32
32
4

-

155
155

5
5

17
17

55
5
50

at $ 6 .4 0 t o $ 6 .6 0 .

S ee fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b le s .




-

15
-

26

17
16
1

131
49
82

60
36
24

55
51
2

75
27
48

8
39
17
22

89
35
54

192
151
41

4

n

218
4
214
16
198

85

”

-

28
104
5
99

9
3
6
27
5
22

_
-

_
-

-

-

-

18
-

9
-

-

18

9

Table A-6. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, powerplant, custodial, and material movement
workers, by sex, in Chicago, III., May 1974
Average
(mean2 )
hourly

S ex , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

CARPENTERS, MAINTENANCE -----------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES ---------------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------FINANCE ----------------------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------------

9 05
A73
432
114
88
156
64

$
6.5 7
5.5 0
7.7 5
5.4 5
7.6 3
9.2 1
8 .8 0

ELECTRICIANS, MAINTENANCE ------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------------

3,835
2 ,9 8 6
849
94

6.2 1
5 .9 9
6.9 7
7 .5 8

ENGINEERS, STATIONARY ---------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES ---------------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------FINANCE ----------------------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------------

2,041
1,1 2 1
920
92
166
321
278

6.5 4
6.0 6
7 .1 3
6 .7 4
7 .2 7
7 .5 8
7.0 0

S ex , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u str y d iv is i

Number
of
worikers

$

PIPEFITTERS, MAINTENANCE --------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

1 ,2 6 7
109

6.0 6
5.9 6
7.2 0

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

305
300

5.7 9
5.7 8

TOOL AND DIE MAKERS -------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

5 ,6 6 6
5,661

6 .6 7
6 .6 7

GUARDS AND WATCHMEN -------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

11,770
1 ,5 4 2
10,228

3.0 7
4 .2 4
2.8 9

GUARDS
MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

1 ,1 6 3

4 .4 6

WATCHMEN
MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

379

3.5 5

JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS -----MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC UTIL ITIES --------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------------FINANCE ----------------------------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------------------

18,372
7,250
11,122
817
672
1,502
2 , 185
5,946

3.5 6
3 .7 6
3.4 4
4.8 1
4 .0 6
3.5 1
3 .8 7
3 .0 0

LABORERS, MATERIAL HANDLING -------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC UTIL ITIES --------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------------------

24,262
1 0 , 8GC
13,462
7 ,3 5 6
2 ,8 9 3
2 , 738
475

4.6 8
4.0 4
5 . 19
5 .9 6
4 .2 9
4 .4 4
3.0 6

ORDER
FILLERS ------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------------

7,261
2 , 140
5 , 121
4 , 145
70C

4.5 1
3 .9 2
4 . 76
4.6 8
5.2 6

5 ,156
3 , 124
2 ,032
1,8 1 2
128

4 .0 6
4 .0 1
4 . 14
4.1 8
4.5 5

1 ,8 4 9
827
1 ,0 2 2
4 37
4 74

4 .6 6
4.4 4
4 .8 4
4 .7 3
4 .9 3

1, 138

CUSTODIAL ANO MATERIAL MOVEMENT
OCCUPATIONS-MEN

FIREMEN, STATICNARY BOILER ----------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

461
369
92

5.4 6
5.2 3
6 .4 0

HELPERS, MAINTENANCE TRAOES --------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

1,5 8 8
1,1 4 6
442

4 .6 2
4.6 5
4 .5 4

MACHINE-TOOL OPERATORS, TOOLROOM
MANUFACTURING --------------------------------

1,704
1,6 7 6

5.9 6
5.9 6

MACHINISTS, MAINTENANCE ----------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUeLIC UTILITIES ----------------------

3 ,188
2 ,980
208
139

6.0 4
6.0 3
6.1 8
6.3 5

MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE) ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC UTIL ITIES ---------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ------------------------

3,689
724
2 ,9 6 5
2 ,426
154

6 .5 5
5.7 9
6 . 73
6.7 3
6.5 7

MECHANICS, MAINTENANCE -------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ------------------------

6 , 386
5,499
887
230

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

MILLWRIGHTS ------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------

2 , 121
1,9 9 4

5 .8 1
5 .8 0

PACKERS, SHIPPING -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------------

PAINTERS, MAINTENANCE ---------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES ---------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------------

844
328
516
5G
81

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

RECEIVING CLERKS -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------------

See fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .

27

(mean^)
hourly
earnings^

:UST3DIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
DCCUPATIONS-MEN— CONTINUED

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

MAI NTFNANCF ANO POWERPLANT
OCCUPATIONS - MEN




Average
(mean2 )
hourly
earnings2

S e x . o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

1 ,2 4 1
636
605
454
134

$
4 .7 1
4.4 7
4.9 6
5.0 2
4.8 3

942
467
475
77
275
74

4 .5 7
4.3 8
4.7 6
5 .2 2
4.7 3
4.8 8

TRUCKDRIVERS
-------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES -------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------------

19,249
2,489
16,760
9 ,7 3 3
4 ,0 4 0
2,068

6.3 0
6.0 2
6.3 4
6.4 1
6 .2 1
6.2 5

TRUCKCRIVERS, LIGHT (UNDER
1 - 1 / 2 TONS) ----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------

1,2 9 9
92
1 ,2 0 7

5 .5 0
4 .3 2
5.5 8

TRUCKDRIVERS, MEDIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO
AND INCLUDING A TONS) -------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES -------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------RETAIL TRACE -----------------------------------

4,245
990
3,255
1,1 4 5
1 ,3 9 9
650

6.2 3
6.1 7
6 .2 5
6 .1 2
6.3 6
6 .2 6

TRUCKORIVERS, Hi-AVY (CVER A TONS
TRAILER TYPE) ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC UTIL ITIES -------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------------

11,341
652
1C,689
7 ,300
1 ,6 l A
1 ,0 4 1

6.4 6
6 . 19
6 .4 7
6 .4 9
6 .4 6
6.3 7

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER A TONS
GTHER THAN TRAILER TYPE) ------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------------------

1 ,4 5 2
349
1 ,1 0 3
398

6.2 0
5 .9 1
6.3 0
6.2 6

TRUCKERS, POWER (FORKLIFT) --------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------------

10,740
8 , 186
2 , 554
1, 345
566

4 .5 7
4.4 3
5.0 2
5.0 9
4.9 3

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

1 ,0 6 7
806
261

4.6 9
4.4 9
5 .3 0

SHIPPING CLERKS --------MANUFACTURING -----NCNMANUFACTURING •
WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE ---SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERKS
MANUFACTURING -------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------WHOLESALE TRAOE ----------------RETAIL TRACE ------------------------

Table A-6. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, powerplant, custodial, and material movement
workers, by sex, in Chicago, III., May 1974— Continued
Average
( mean2 J
hourly
earnings2

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

CUSTODIAL AMD MATERIAL HANDLING
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED
WAREHOUSEMEN -------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------------

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

[m ean2 )
hourly
earnings3

3,9 9 6
1 ,393
2,603
1 ,6 8 1
576

$
A. 16
3.8 2
A . 35
A . 21
3.9 7

JANITORS, PORTERS, ANO CLEANERS ----MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------------FINANCE ---------------------------------------------SERVICES --------------------------------------------

See footnotes at end of tables.

28

Sex,

o c cu p a tio n ,

an d in d u s tr y d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

hourly
earnings3

CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
OCCUPATIONS-WOMEN— CONTINUED

CUSTODIAL ANO MATERIAL MOVEMENT
OCCUPAT iDNS-WOMEN

LABORERS, MATERIAL HANDLING
MANUFACTURING ---------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ---------------




Number
of

7 ,2 1 0
912
6 ,2 9 8
95
320
2 ,0 3 0
3 , A90

$
3.1 6
3.6 2
3.1 0
3 .2 2
3 .0 8
3.3 2
2.9 1

326
112
21A

3.9 8
A . 18
3.8 7

ORDER
FILLERS ------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------WHCLESALE TRADE ------------------------------

1,201
21 5
986
509

$
3 . A1
3 .6 1
3.3 7
3.6 0

PACKERS, SHIPPING ---------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------------------------

1,517
855
662
40 6

3 .3 5
3.1 8
3 .5 8
3.5 0

Table A-6a. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, powerplant, custodial, and material
movement workers, by sex—large establishments in Chicago, III., May 1974
S ex , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u str y d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

Average
(mean^ )
hourly
earnings^

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

MAINTFNANCF AND POWERPLANT
DCCUPATIUNS - MEN

CARPENTERS, MAINTENANCE ----------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NCNMANUFAC TUR IN G -------------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------------

617
343
274
105
84

$
6.2 7
5.6 9
7.0 0
5.4 6
7.5 6

ELECTRICIANS, MAINTENANCE ------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

2 ,8 8 3
2,2 2 8
655

6 .2 9
6.1 4
6.7 7

ENGINEERS, STATIONARY --------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------------------RETAIL TRACE -----------------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------------------

1 ,1 54
768
386
56
166
76

6.4 0
6 .0 2
7 . 16
6.5 0
7.2 7
7.3 8

FIREMEN, STATIONARY BOILER ---------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

376
299
77

5.4 4
5 .2 0
6 .3 6

HELPERS, MAINTENANCE TRADES -------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

1,3 3 8
952

4 .6 2
4.7 0

MACHINE-TOOL OPERATORS, TOOLROOM —
MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

1,0 9 4
1 ,0 86

6 . 16
6.1 7

MACHINISTS,

MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES ---------------------------

2 ,5 9 0
2 ,4 2 1
169
131

6 .1 0
6 .0 9
6 . 36
6 .3 8

MECHANICS, AUTCMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE! ------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES ----------------------------

2 ,0 9 8
547
1,5 51
1 ,3 63

6 .4 2
5 .8 2
6.6 4
6.6 2

MECHANICS, MAINTENANCE ------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

4 ,3 69
3,7 7 3
596

5 .8 3
5 .7 3
6.4 0

MILLWRIGHTS ------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

1,891
1,7 6 4

5.8 9
5 .8 9

PAINTERS, MAINTENANCE ---------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES ----------------------------

405
264
14 1
50

6.0 5
5.5 8
6.9 3
5 .6 2

PIPEFITTERS, MAINTENANCE --------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

1 ,1 52
1 ,0 63
89

6.1 6
6.0 3
7.6 0

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

249
244

5 .8 5
5 .8 4

M A I N T f N A N C E ---------------

TOOL AND DIE MAKERS
MANUFACTURING —

6 ,7 0 8
1 ,4 02
5 ,3 0 6

GUARDS
MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------WATCHMEN
MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------

3 .2 9
4 .3 3
3.0 2

4 .4 8

300

3 .7 7

JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS ----MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ------------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES -------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------------SERVICES --------------------------------------------

8 ,5 6 3
A, 342
4 .2 2 1
669

LABORERS, MATERIAL HANDLING ------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------

10,288
4 ,9 5 7
5 ,3 3 1
2 ,0 7 2
600
2,6 1 7

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

ORDER
FILLERS -----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------------

2 ,9 4 7
1,261

4.7 3
4 .2 4
5 . 10
5 .0 2
5.2 2

PACKERS, SHIPPING ----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------------

1 ,7 6 9
547
128

4 .4 8
4 .2 2
5 .0 5
4.5 5

RECEIVING CLERKS ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------RETAIL TRACE -----------------------------------

956
363
593
454

4.8 5
4 .6 5
4 .9 7
4.9 3

NONMANUFACTURING

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

PUBLIC UTIL ITIES -------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------RETAIL TRAOE -----------------------------------

earnings3

122
1 ,2 3 9
1 ,9 33

1 ,6 8 6
974

668

1.222

6 ,4 7 0
1,3 2 8
5 ,1 4 2
2 , 870
1 ,6 96

$
6 .2 6
5 .9 4
6 .3 4
6.3 1
6.3 6

TRUCKDRIVERS, MEDIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO
AND INCLUDING 4 TONS) ---------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------

1 ,2 42
673

6.0 6
5 .9 1

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,
TRAILER TYPE) --------MANUFACTURING --------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RETAIL TRADE -------

3,4 0 6
213
3 , 193
1 ,6 65
1,0 41

6 .4 3
5 .9 8
6.4 6
6.5 0
6 .3 7

TRUCKDRIVERS
---------------MANUFACTURING --------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RETAIL TRACE -------

CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
OCCUPATIONS - MEN
GUAROS AND WATCHMEN ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

( mean2 )

S ex , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

CUSTODIAL and MATERIAL MOVEMENT
OCCUPATICNS-MEN— CONTINUED
3 , l5 7
3 , 152

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER
OTHER THAN TRAILER TYPE)
3 .6 4
4.7 2
4.5 4
3 .6 3
3 .1 8

TRUCKERS, POWER (FORKLIFT) MANUFACTURING ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------PUBLIC UTILITIES -----------WHOLESALE TRADE -------------RETAIL TRACE -------------------TRUCKERS,

POWER

(CTHER

5 .8 5

6,220

328
538

4 .7 4
4.6 8
5 .1 0
5.8 5
5.1 6
4 .9 4

855
684
171

4.6 9
4.5 8
5 . 14

5 ,2 6 6
954

88

THAN

FORKLIFT) -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------warehousemen

433

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

MANUFACTURING ----NONMANUFACTURING

1 ,6 10
849
761

CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
OCCUPATIONS-WOMEN
JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS —
MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------RETAIL TRADE ---------------------------------FINANCE ---------------------------------------------

2 ,8 5 7
798
2 ,0 5 9
264
334

3 .3 5
3.6 9
3 .2 1
3 .1 6
3.3 7

LABORERS, MATERIAL HANOLING ------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------

308
196

3.9 6
4.1 8
3 .8 4
3 .6 7
3 .5 9

112

SHIPPING CLERKS --------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------RETAIL TRACE -----------------------------------

517
32 8
189
134

4 .6 9
4 .5 7
4 .9 1
4.8 3

ORDER
FILLERS ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------

726
60 1

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERKS --------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------Rf T A lL TRACE -----------------------------------

241
15 1

5 .0 3
5 .0 1
5.0 5

PACKERS, SHIPPING ----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------------

977
485
492
406

See footnotes at end of tables.




A verage
( mean2 )
hourly
earnings3

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

29




Table A-7. Indexes of earnings for selected occupational groups in Chicago, III.,
May 1973 and May 1974, and percents of increase for selected periods
A l l in d u s t r ie s
W e e k ly e a r n in g s
P e r io d

O ffic e
cle rica l
(m e n and
w om en)

In d u stria
nurses
(m e n and
w om en )

M a n u fa ctu r in g

H o u r ly e a r n in g s
S k ille d
m a in te n a n ce
tra d es
(m en )

U n sk ille d
plant
w ork ers
(m en )

W e e k ly e a rn in g s
O ffic e
c le rica l
(m e n and
w om en )

I n d u s tria l
n u rses
(m e n and
w om en )

H o u r ly e a rn in g s
S k ille d
m a in te n a n ce
tra d es
(m en )

U n sk ille d
plant
w ork ers
(m en )

In d e x e s ( A p r i l 1 9 6 7 -1 0 0 )
M a y 1 9 7 3 ........................... ........................ .............. .........
M a y 1 9 7 4 _________________
________ _____________

140.7
148.3

150.1
159.1

150.9
165.1

154.5
165.3

139.7
147.9

149.9
158.1

147.7
161.9

149.8
161.5

P e r c e n t s o f in c r e a s e
A p r i l 1960 to A p r i l 1 9 6 1 ____________ _________ _
A p r i l 1961 to A p r i l 1962 _____ _______________
A p r i l 1962 to A p r i l 1 9 6 3 _________________________
A p r i l 1963 t o A p r i l 1 9 6 4 ...................... .......................
A p r i l 1964 to A p r i l 1965 _ _
_
A p r i l 1965 to A p r i l 1966
A p r i l 1966 to A p r i l 1 9 6 7 _________________________
A p r i l 1967 to A p r i l 1 9 6 8 ... _____________________
A p r i l 1968 to A p r i l 1969 ________________________
A p r i l 1969 to June 1970:
1 4 -m o n th 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

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

7.1

A n n u a l r a te o f i n c r e a s e ______________________

5 .4
5 .9

5 .8
6.3

6.1
6 .7

6.5
7.1

5.1
5 .6

5.5
6 .0

5 .4
5 .9

5.5
6 .0

M a y 1973 to M a y 1 9 7 4 ___________________________

5 .4

6.0

9.4

7.0

6.0

5 .9

9 .6

7 .8

June 1971 to June 1 9 7 2 __________________________
June 1972 to M a y 1973:

N O T E : T h is m e a s u r e o f w age ch a n g e s w ill b e d is c o n t in u e d
b egin n in g J u ly 1974. It w ill b e r e p la c e d b y the m e a s u r e p r e s e n t e d
in ta b le A -8 .

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Table A-8. Percents of increase in average hourly earnings for
selected occupational groups, adjusted for employment
shifts, in Chicago, III., for selected periods
June 1972 to M ay 197 3
I n d u s try and o c c u p a t io n a l
g ro u p

M a y 1973
to
M a y 1974

11 -m o n th
in c r e a s e

A n n u a l ra te
o f in c r e a s e

5.2
5 .0
5.7
7.1

5.7
5 .5
6.2
7 .8

6 .8
6.5
8.1
8.3

M a n u fa ctu r in g :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m en and w o m e n ) ..
I n d u s tr ia l n u r s e s (m en and w om en )
S k ille d m a in te n a n ce t r a d e s ( m e n )___________________
U n s k ille d pla n t w o r k e r s (m en )

5.2
4 .6
4 .8
5 .9

5.7
5 .0
5.2
6 .5

6.7
6 .4
8.7
8.1

N on m a n u fa ctu rin g :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m en and w om en )
I n d u s tr ia l n u r s e s (m en and w o m e n )
S k ille d m a in te n a n ce t r a d e s (m en )
U n s k ille d plant w o r k e r s (m en )

5.2
7 .2
*
8 .0

5.7
7 .9
*
8 .8

6 .9
7 .0
*
8.4

A l l in d u s t r ie s :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m en and w o m e n )
I n d u s tria l n u r s e s (m en and w o m e n )
S k ille d m a in te n a n ce t r a d e s (m en )
U n s k ille d p la n t w o r k e r s (m e n )

*

_ _ _ _
_ _T _r
........
_ _ _ ................

..

D ata do n ot m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a .

NOTE:
T a b le A - 8 p r o v id e s p e r c e n t s o f ch a n g e in a v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r s e l e c t e d
o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s , a d ju s te d to e x c lu d e the e f f e c t o f e m p lo y m e n t s h ift s .
T h e n ew m e th o d
f o r c o m p u tin g w ag e tr e n d s is b a s e d on c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s fo r e s t a b lis h m e n t s
r e p o r t in g the in d ex j o b s in b oth the c u r r e n t and p r e v io u s y e a r (m a tch e d e s t a b lis h m e n t s ),
h o ld in g e s t a b lis h m e n t e m p lo y m e n t in the j o b s co n s ta n t.
T h e n ew w ag e t r e n d s a r e n ot lin k ed to th e c u r r e n t in d e x e s b e c a u s e th e n ew w ag e t r e n d s
m e a s u r e ch a n g e s in m a tc h e d e s t a b lis h m e n t a v e r a g e s w h e r e a s the c u r r e n t in d e x e s m e a s u r e
ch a n g e s in a r e a a v e r a g e s .
O th er c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f the n ew w a g e t r e n d s w h ich d i ff e r fr o m
the c u r r e n t o n e s in c lu d e (1 ) e a r n in g s data o f o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s and in d u s t r ia l n u r s e s
a r e c o n v e r t e d to an h o u r ly b a s is , and (2) t r e n d e s t im a t e s a r e p r o v id e d fo r n o n m a n u fa ctu r in g
e s t a b lis h m e n t s .
F o r a m o r e d e t a ile d d e s c r i p t i o n o f the n ew m e th o d u s e d t o co m p u te a r e a w ag e s u r v e y
in d e x e s , se e "I m p r o v in g A r e a W age S u rv e y I n d e x e s , " M on th ly L a b o r R e v ie w , J a n u a ry 1973,
pp . 5 2 -5 7 .

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B. Establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions
Table B-1. Minimum entrance salaries for inexperienced typists and clerks in Chicago, III., May 1974
In ex pe rie nc ed typists

M in im um w eekly stra ight-tim e s a la r y 4

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a vi ng a s p e c i f i e d m i n i m u m

Manufactur ing

B a s e d on s t a n d a r d w e ek l y h o u r s 6 o f—

A ll
in du stries
A ll
sche du les

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s s tu di ed

Othe r in ex per ien ce d c l e r ic a l w o r k e r s 5
Nonman ufactur m g

Manufactur ing

3 7 ‘/ 2

All
sch edu les

40

40

3 7 */i

59 0

203

XXX

XXX

387

XXX

N o n m a n u f a c tu r in g

B a s e d on s t a n d a r d

All
in du stries

v e e k l y ho ur s 6 o f —

A ll
sche du les

3 7 ‘/ 2

40

A ll
schedu les

3 7 V2

XXX

387

XXX

173

50

82

_

_
-

XXX

590

203

XXX

254

10 8

18

79

14 6

44

65

28 8

11 5

16

85

Under S75 .0 0
.......................................................................
$ 7 5 . 0 0 and u n d e r $ 7 7 . 5 0
$ 7 7 . 5 0 and u n d e r $ 8 0 . 0 0
$ 8 0 . 0 0 and u n d e r $ 8 2 . 5 0
$ 8 2 . 5 0 and u nd e r $ 8 5 . 0 0
$ 8 5 . 0 0 and u n d e r $ 8 7 . 5 0
$ 8 7 . 5 0 and u n d e r $ 9 0 . 0 0
_
$ 9 0 . 0 0 and u n d e r $ 9 2 . 5 0 _
$ 9 2 . 5 0 and u n d e r $ 9 5 . 0 0
$ 9 5 .0 0 an d u n d e r $ 9 7 .5 0
$ 9 7 . 5 0 and u n d e r $ 1 0 0 . 0 0 _____________________________________
$ 1 0 0 . 0 0 and u n d e r $ 1 0 2 . 5 0
$ 1 0 2 . 5 0 and u n d e r $ 1 0 5 . 0 0
.....
...
_

3
1
1
9
3
8
2
23
7
15
ii
28
14

1
2
-

1
1
1
2
1

1
-

2
1
1
7
3
6
2
20

_
2
-

5
1
2
2
9
2
2
4
7
3

3
5
2
16
11
16
10
25
10
15
9
29
14

_
4
-

_
-

_
-

2
-

2
-

1
2
1
1
-

3
1
4
2
11

-

5

6
16
9

$ 1 0 5 .0 0
$ 1 1 0 .0 0
$ 1 1 5 .0 0
$ 1 2 0 .0 0
$ 1 2 5 .0 0
$ 1 3 0 .0 0
$13 5 .0 0
$ 1 4 0 .0 0
$ 1 4 5 .0 0
$ 1 5 0 .0 0
$ 1 5 5 .0 0
$ 1 6 0 .0 0
$ 1 6 5 .0 0

$ 1 1 0 .0 0
$ 1 1 5 . 0 0 ___________________________________
$ 1 2 0 .0 0
__
$ 1 2 5 .0 0
$ 1 3 0 .0 0
_ __
_____ _
__
$ 1 3 5 .0 0
____ _ _ _
$ 1 4 0 .0 0
$ 1 4 5 .0 0
$ 1 5 0 .0 0
____
$ 1 5 5 .0 0
_ _ .
$ 1 6 0 . 0 0 ___
$ 1 6 5 .0 0
_

31
25
13
20
4
9

5

17
11
7
13

10
8
4
11

11
12
6
3

2

3

1

1

2

2

3
-

3

1
1
1

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
over

5

2
3
2
4
3
10
3
17
15
7
15

-

2
1
1
4
i
8
3

5
11
8
18
11

9
1
8
2

5
1

7
1
1
2
1

9
12
4
13

14
10

2
1

1
6

-

-

3

2

2

5
4
3
6
3
13

5

5

4
-

9

2

-

-

-

-

1
1

-

1
1

28
23
13
16
6
4
4
4
i
4

2

-

-

-

2

2

-

2

-

-

3

-

3

-

-

2

1

9
9

6

2

2
5
2

-

6

2

*

5
2

3
7

XXX

XXX

82

XXX

XXX

14 6

50

XXX

XXX

XXX

XXX

15 9

XXX

XXX

156

38

XXX

XXX

3
3
3

2
1
4

2

2
9
4

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i ng no s p e c i f i e d m i n i m u m ______________

12 5

43

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h i c h did n ot e m p l o y w o r k e r s
in t his c a t e g o r y

211

52

3

6
5

3

Se e f o o t n o t e s a t end o f t a b l e s .




2
-

-

3
5
2
12
11
11
10 ■
21
7

32

6
2
2
1

2

5
3
3
1
4
-

3
3

2
3
3

-

1
2
1
-

3
-

2
2

5
4
7
1
5
2

5
3
3

5
2
-

40

XXX

10
3
.4
1
12
2
3
2
8
3
5
6
3
3
3
-

2
1
1
1
-

1

3
6

96

XXX

XXX

11 8

XXX

XXX




Table B-2. Late-shift pay provisions for manufacturing plant workers
in Chicago, III., May 1974
P e r c e n t o f m a n u fa c tu r in g p lan t w o r k e r s —
In e s t a b lis h m e n ts h avin g p r o v is io n s 7
fo r la te s h ifts

L a t e - s h i f t p a y p r o v is io n

T h ir d o r o th e r
sh ift

S e c o n d sh ift

T o t a l __________ _____________________________________

N o p ay d iffe r e n t ia l fo r w o r k on la te sh ift

_

P ay d iffe r e n tia l f o r w o r k on la te sh ift

92.7

8 3 .5

A c t u a lly w o rk in g on la te s h ifts

S e c o n d sh ift

T h ir d o r o th e r
sh ift

21.2

7.6

3.7

5 .0

1.1

0.1

8 9 .0

7 8 .5

20.7

7.5

5 0 .9

4 7 .0

12.4

5.6

T y p e and am o u n t o f d iffe r e n t ia l :
U n ifo r m c e n ts (p e r h ou r)
5 o r 7 Va c e n t s .. _____ _____ __________________
9 c e n t s ________________________________________
10 c e n t s _________________ _____________________
11 c e n ts _______________________________________
12 c e n ts _______________________________________
I 2 V2 o r 13 c e n t s ____________________________
14 c e n ts
15 c e n ts _______________________________________
16 c e n ts _______________________________________
17 c e n ts _______________________________________
1 7 V2 o r 18 c e n t s . . .. .......................... .................
19 c e n ts __________________ ____ ________________
2 0 c e n ts ...... ............ ............................ ................. .
2 1 o r 2 2 c e n t s _______________________________
2 3 c e n ts
25 c e n ts _______________________________________
2 7 c e n ts
_
____
30 c e n ts
3 0 % o r 35 c e n t s ____________________________
O v e r 35 c e n ts _ _ _ _ _

_

1 .6
1.8
2 2 .0
1 .7
2 .5

.4
6 .7
-

.3

_

.6
5 .4
.4

-

-

.7

.5

2.1
2.4

1.2
1.2

6 .5
-

1 3 .9
2 .6
1.0
.9
1.3
6 .8
1 .7

.8
.6
1.5
-

2.6
1.6
-

2.4
-

1.6
2.3

1 .4

.3
1.3
.4
.5

U n ifo r m p e r c e n t a g e ___________________________

3 6 .6

4 p e r c e n t _____________________________________
5 p e r c e n t _____________________________________
6 p e r c e n t _____________________________________
7 o r 7 V2 p e r c e n t __________________________
8 V2 o r 9 p e r c e n t ___________________________
10 p e r c e n t ___________________________________
12 o r 1 2 V2 p e r c e n t ________________________
13 o r 1 3 V2 p e r c e n t ________________________
15 p e r c e n t ___________________________________
20 p ercen t
2 5 p e r c e n t ___________________________________

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

O th e r f o r m a l pay d i f f e r e n t i a l ______________

1.5

-

.3

.1
1.0
.3
.1
.2
-

.8
1. 3

.4
.1
.2

2 8 .5

7 .9

1.6

.2
1 .8
.8

-

1 .7
.3
.6
2 0 .8
.8
1 .9
1 .4
.9
3.1

33

.5
-

.4
(8 )
(8 )

.4
.2
.2

-

S e e fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .

-

.2
(8 )

2.1

-

2.5

.7
.9
.3

.5
.3

.1
.4

(8 )
.2
4 .7
.1

_
.2
.1
.2
1.0
.1
.1

-

-

.1

-

-

-

.5

.3

Table B-3. Scheduled weekly hours and days of first-shift workers in Chicago, III., May 1974
P la n t v o r k e r s

A ll w o rk ers

____

__

3 8 3/4 h o u rs— 5 d a y s

6 days

_____ ______ .. .

100

100

100

100

1
1
1

2
2

_

_

( !)
(’ )
(9 )

(9 )

1

_
_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_
_

_
_
_

-

-

-

-

2

3

2

1

1

_

_
_
_

_

5
1

6
_

_
_

(9 )
2
_

__

(9 )
(!)
(’ )

____

„ ,

(9 )
88
87

5 1/ , d ava

5 d a y s ____
5 V2 d a y s .

M anufa c tu r in g

_

O v e r 3 6 V4 and u n d er 3 7 V? h o u rs— 5 d a y s .
3 7 V? h o u rs— 5 d a y s ____________________________ _________________

1

____________ ________________
„
_____
_______

______________ _____
__ __ __ _____

__

(9 )
1
1
( !)
(9 )

3
1

*5 d a y s

1

1
(9 )
(9 )
(9 )

.5 d a y s __________

___________

__________________

54 h ours— 6 d ays

___________________

O f f ic e w o r k e r s

A ll
i n d u s tr ie s

1
1
1

(9 )
(9 )

(9 )
_
_

P u b lic
u tilit ie s

W h o le s a l e
tr a d e

100
2
1
1

1

100
1

(9 )

(9 )
(9 )

7
7

_
_

-

-

-

2

1
1
_
_
_
_
_

1
_

2

6

(9 )

2

(9 )
1

2

2
_
_
_
_
_

_
_
-

_

2
_

(9 )
(9 )

2
4
4

1
_

_
_
_

-

-

34

1
1
_
_
_

(9 )
_
_

-

2

100

-

2

2

P u b lic
u tilit ie s

(9 )
25
_

-

4

1
1

2
1

_

2

_

25
1
10
1
1
-

_

3
_

_

_
_

1
3
1

1
3
3

_
_

90
90

1
1

(9 )

100

2
78
73
_

-

95
95

1
1

100

M anufa c tu r in g

88
88
_
_
_

87
86
1
_

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




S e r v ic e s

A ll
in d u s tr ie s

6
1
1
60
59
1
_
_

_
_
-

2
1
1

R e ta il
tr a d e

6
_

tr a d e

100

5
5

tra d e

100

S e r v ic e s

100

100

8
8

34
34

(9 )

_

_
_

_
_

4
1

(’ )
(9 )

25
_
_
_

F in a n c e

19
_
-

1
1

2
7
35
4
24
_
_

(9 )
(9 )

2
(9 )

20
2
14
_
_

-

-

-

-

-

92
92

66
66

79
79

17
17

27
27

_
_

_
_

_
_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_
_

_
_
_

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

51
51
(9 )

_

_
_

_

_

_

Table B-4. Annual paid holidays in Chicago, III., May 1974
O f f ic e w o r k e r s

P la n t w o r k e r s
Ite m

A l l w o r k e r s -----------------------------------------

A ll
i n d u s tr ie s

.......

„ ___ __ ___

W o r k e r s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s p r o v id in g
p aid h o lid a y s
_______
..
,
.
W o r k e r s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s p r o v id in g
no p aid h o lid a y s _____________________________________________________

M anu­
fa c tu r in g

P u b lic
u tilit ie s

W h o le s a l e
tr a d e

R e ta il
tr a d e

S e r v ic e s

A ll
in d u s tr ie s

M anu­
fa c tu r in g

P u b lic
u tilit ie s

W h o le s a le
tra d e

R e ta il
tra d e

F in a n c e

S e r v ic e s

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

99

100

100

100

97

93

99

99

100

100

1

-

-

-

3

7

-

-

100

100

100

(9 )

-

-

-

<9 )

(9 )

(9 )

N u m b e r o f d a y s 10
L e s s than 6 h o lid a y s __
.
6 h o lid a y s
_______
_
...
.
6 h o lid a y s p lu s 1 h a lf d a y
6 h o lid a y s p lu s 2 h a lf d a y s
6 h o lid a y s p lu s 3 h a lf d a y s _________________________________________
7 h o l i d a y s ______ ____________________________________________________
7 h o lid a y s p lu s 1 h a lf d a y .
7 h o lid a y s p lu s 2 h a lf d a y s
7 h o lid a y s p lu s 3 o r 6 h a lf d a y s
8 h o l i d a y s _______________________________________________________________
8 h o lid a y s p lu s 1 h a lf d a y
. .
8 h o lid a y s p lu s 2 h a lf d a y s
8 h o lid a y s p lu s 3 h a lf d a y s ___________________ _____________________
9 h o lid a y s _______________________________________________________________
9 h o lid a y s p lu s 1 o r 2 h a lf d a y s
10 h o li d a y s ______________________ _____________________________________
10 h o lid a y s p lu s 1, 2 , o r 3 h a lf d a y s ____________________________
11 h o lid a y s —
. . . . . . . . . .
11 h o lid a y s p lu s 1 o r 2 h a lf d a y s
___
12 h o li d a y s .
_
, _ ...
12 h o lid a y s p lu s 1 o r 2 h a lf d a y s _
13 h o lid a y s , T. ________ _
_ __
14 h o li d a y s _____________________________________________________________ _
13 h o lid a y s
_
.
.
...
...

(9 )
8
1
1
(’ )
12
(’ )
1
(’ )
10
1
1
31
1
21

n

2
1
1

4
-

2
1
5
2
1
-

32
1
33

_

_

_

_

3

5
-

23
24
-

16

1
27
3
-

49
4
1
13
-

4
1
13
- _
2

19
32
“

19
“
6
24
2
n

1
7

(9 )
5
3
~
2

(9)
6
5
-

(9 )
(9 )

-

1

(9 >

"

_

-

.

-

1
4
4

"
-

3

"

1
-

3

(9)
5
55
1
4
1
4
2
6
(9 )
-

9
1
1
(9 )
6
3
1
1
11
2
2
(9)
27
3
15
1
10
1
2
1
3
(9 )
“

_

_

5

4

1

-

9
1
14
1

(9 )
-

3
3
2
1
3
1
3
31
4
29

2
8
1
64
5

(9 )
6
1
~
5
-

(9 )
15
-

“

-

“

8
1
2
1
11
7
21
3
10
2
4
- ’
4
1

(9 )

_

_

22

19
1

9
1

18
1
20
42
-

(’ )
(9 )

(9 )
-

7
3

10
12
5

“

17
3
3
2

7
3
9
1
24
2
6
2

2
“

-

2

-

12
6
(9)
12
2
11
2
2
-

T o t a l h o lid a y t im e 11
15 d a y s ------- — ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14 d a y s o r m o r e —_____ _______ _____ _______ __ __ _________
13 d a y s o r m o r e __________________________ __________________________ _
12 V2 d a y s o r m o r e
_
12 d a y s o r m o r e
___________________________________________________
1 1 Vz d a y s o r m o r e
_ _ _
11 d a y s o r m o r e —--------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------10V2 d a y s o r m o r e _
10 d a y s o r m o r e ______________________________________________________
9 V2 d a y s o r m o r e _____________________________________________________
9 d a y s o r m o r e ________________________________________________________
8 V2 d a y s o r m o r e
_ _ . ___
8 d a y s o r m o r e _______________________ _________________________ _
7 V2 d a y s o r m o r e _____________________________________________________
7 d a y s o r m o r e _______________ ______________________________________
6 V2 d a y s o r m o r e _____________________________________________________
6 d a y s o r m o r e ___________________________________ __________________
5 d a y s o r m o r e —_____________________________ —______________________

(9 )
(9 )
2

2
5
5
10
11
32
32
64
65

77
77
91
91
99
99

(!)
(9 )

3
3
9
9

-

15
15
50
50
82
84
91
91
97
98
100
10 0

14
14
17
17
69
69
97
97
97
97
10 0
100

-

5
5
12

-

13
24
26
56
56
77
78
95
95
100
100

-

32
32
50
50
74
74
97
97

See fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .




35

_
_
(9 )
(9 )
8
8
11
12
17
17
77
77
93
93

(9 )
3
4
6
6
17
17
33
36
65
67
79
82
90
91
99
99

5
5

7
7
13
13
44
47
82
83
88
91
94
95
10 0
10 0

_

-

-

1

_
_
_

15
15
20
20
85
85
93
93
96
96
10 0
100

5

5
5
5
9
11
21
24
52
53
66
69
90
91
100
100

_

.
4
5

12

_
42
42
63
63
80
81
98
99

13

37
38
48
51
60
81
84
90
91
100
100

(9 )
4
4
15
17
29
35

53
66
76
78
10 0
100

Table B-4a. Identification of major paid holidays in Chicago, III., May 1974
P la n t w o r k e r s
H o lid a y 10

A ll w o rk ers

N e w Y e a r 's D av
L i n c o l n 's B ir th d a y
W a s h in g t o n 's B ir th d a y
_ _ _
_
_ __
M a r t in L u th e r K i n g 's M e m o r i a l D ay
G o o d F r id a y
_
G o o d F i r d a y , h a lf d a y
_
___
M e m o r i a l D a y __
_
F o u r th o f J u l y ___________________________________________________________
L a b o r D ay
_ _
_
.
C o lu m b u s D a y
______
__ _ _
V e te r a n s D ay
_ ___
_
T h a n k s g iv in g D a y
_____ ___ _
D a y a f t e r T h a n k s g iv in g
_
_ ___
C h r is tm a s E v e
_ . ....
___
_ _
C h r i s t m a s E v e , h a lf d a y
C h r is tm a s D ay
A l l w o r k in g d a y s b e tw e e n C h r i s t m a s D ay
and N e w Y e a r 's E v e 12
_ _
N e w Y e a r 's E v e
N e w Y e a r 's E v e , h a lf d a y
F lo a tin g h o lid a y , 1 d a y 13
_
F lo a tin g h o lid a y , 2 d a y s 1 3 ____________________________________________
F lo a tin g h o lid a y , 3 d a y s 1 3 ____________________________________________
E m p l o y e e 's b ir th d a y
___
E m p l o y e e 's a n n i v e r s a r y _______________________________________________

O ffic e w o r k e r s

A ll
in d u s tr ie s

M an u ­
fa c tu r in g

P u b lic
u tilit ie s

W h o le s a l e
tr a d e

R e ta il
tr a d e

S e r v ic e s

A ll
in d u s tr ie s

M anu­
fa c tu r in g

10 0

10 0

100

100

100

10 0

10 0

100

10 0

10 0

10 0

100

10 0

99
4
17
2
47

100
1
11

100
36
92
56

100
2
25
9
35
1
10 0
100
98
4
4
100
31
35
14
100

97
2
2
4
97
97
96
-

93
1
6
17
7

99
13
36
2
49
2
99
99
98
12
16
99
38
28
14
98

100
1
15

100
36
95

100
1
17
4
46
4
10 0
98
98
1
2
100
41
31
28
10 0

99

100
36
68
3
52
7
10 0
10 0
98
42
42
100
24
1
14
100

10 0
(9 )
25
1
25
1
99
10 0
93

5
22
13
13
4

~
5
34
3
11
44
18

3
14
7
16
8
6
9
1

6
29
6
20
9
6
3

3
15
25
12
6

-

(’ )
99
99
98
2
5
99
41
47
6
97
4
25
4
19
3
5
21
4

-

68
99
99
99
1
3
100
64
68
7
10 0
7
39
4
18
4
5
9

-

100
10 0
10 0
15
35
100
4
21
3
80
5
3
-

-

-

44

29
1

(’ )

97
1
9
97

S ee fo o tn o te s at end o f t a b l e s .




36

(’ )
91
93
91
1
(9 )
92
15
21
9
91
6
8
14
(9 )
i
21

P u b lic
u tilit ie s

-

-

61

74

(9 )
99
99
98
(9 )
2
99
65
53
14
99

-

100
100
98
17
44
10 0
6
18
1
82
1
1
1
-

35

W h o le s a l e
tra d e

-

13
2

R e ta il
tra d e

-

9
7
2
-

99
99
99
99
5
19
1
99

8 .
1
22
3
25
21
8

F in a n c e

S e r v ic e s

(9 )
7
99
42
16
29
99

_

_

2
8
17
12
2
3

5
8
14
10
2
13

Table B-5. Paid vacation provisions in Chicago, III., May 1974
O f f ic e w o r k e r s

P la n t w o r k e r s
V a c a tio n p o lic y

A l l w o r k e r s ______________________________

___________________

A ll
in d u s t r ie s

M anu­
fa c tu r in g

P u b lic
u tilit ie s

W h o le s a l e
tr a d e

R e ta il
tr a d e

100

100

10 0

100

10 0

10 0

10 0

10 0

100

99
95
4
i

100
92
7
1

100
100

100
97

10 0
99

95
95

100
99

-

-

-

-

-

3

(9)

-

100
98
1
1

100
100
-

“

“

“

“

5

12
18
5
1

18
17
3
1

2
27

1
2o
2
2

3
18
14

7
9
5

-

(9 )

(9)

<9 )

-

n
56
5
34

(9 )
65
4
25

22
27
51

(9 )
2
1

(9)
4
2

S e r v ic e s

A ll
i n d u s tr ie s

M anu­
fa c tu r in g

P u b lic
u tilit ie s

W h o le s a l e
tra d e

R e ta il
tr a d e

F in a n c e

S e r v ic e s

100

10 0

100

100

10 0
100
-

100
100
-

100
100
-

100
100
-

"

'

“

4
27
22

2

2
45
2
1

-

3
63
7
1

-

-

M e th o d o f p a y m e n t
W o r k e r s in e s t a b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g
paid v a c a t io n s _________________________________________________________
L e n g t h - o f - t i m e p a y m e n t ___ _______ ______________________________
P e r c e n ta g e p a y m e n t _____________________________________________
O th e r __________________________________________________________________
W o r k e r s in e s t a b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g
no p a id v a c a t io n s _____________________________________________________

(’ )

(9)
(’ )

A m o u n t o f v a c a tio n pay 14
A f t e r 6 m o n th s o f s e r v i c e
U n d er 1 w e e k ___________________________________________________________
1 w e e k ____________________________________________________________________
O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s ___________________________________________
2 w e e k s _____________________________ _________________________________
3 w eeks
________________________________ ______________
_______ ___

-

4

-

6
51
7
1
1

11
53
7
3
2

2
30

-

-

15

33
5
61

31

17

8

14

-

-

-

-

-

5
67
4
(’ )

A fte r 1 y e a r o f s e r v ic e
U n d er 1 w ee k
___________________ __ ______ ___________________ __
1 w e e k ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s ___________________________________________
2 w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s _____________ ___________________________
3 w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 w e e k s --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

_

_

-

-

40
1
59

75

_

_

-

59
4
34
3

1

-

-

2

16
2
77
i
3

-

-

-

-

(»>

4
20
69
7
i

20
4
73
3

5
94
1

21
4
69

-

-

2

2
1
89
4
3

1
83
4
5

-

-

-

-

-

-

(9 )
1

(’ )
3

-

-

-

-

-

(9)
(9)
88
6
4

81
9
7

(9)
1

(9)
3

-

19
-

3

-

_

_

69

83

-

-

88
4
i

83

2

(9)

-

-

*

-

-

3

4
4
88
1
2
-

(9 )
92
2
2

73
1
7

-

-

2

A fte r 2 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1
O v e r 1 and u nd er 2 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------------2 w e e k s --------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s ------------- ----------------------------------------------- --3 w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------O v e r 3 and u nd er 4 w e e k s
_______ _____ _____________________
4 w e e k s ___________________________________________________________________
5 w e e k s ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------

22
5
67
2
2
(9 )
1

31
5
56
2
3

(9 )

(’ )
2
1

2
2
83
9
3

2
4
78
10
3

(9 )
1

(9)
2
1

-

-

4

1

4

-

-

-

94

99

-

-

88
9
3
-

2
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(9 )
1

_
-

93
6
2

-

-

-

-

-

-

(9 )

-

-

-

-

-

93
5
2

99

88
9

3

90
2
6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

A fte r 3 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w ee k —----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s ________________________________________ _
2 w e e k s --------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------O v e r 2 and u nd er 3 w e e k s ---------------------------------------------------------------3 w e e k s _________________________________________________________________
O v e r 3 and u nder 4 w e e k s ------------------ ---------------------------------------------4 w e e k s - ----------------------------------------------- -------- -----------------------------------------5 w e e k s --------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------

(9 )

_

3

2

2

-

-

-

-

73
27
1

85
11
1

97
1
1

91

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

See fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b le s .




37

-

2

-

2

Table B-5. Paid vacation provisions in Chicago, III., May 1974— Continued
P la n t w o r k e r s
V a c a tio n p o lic y

A ll
in d u s t r ie s

M an u ­
fa c tu r in g

P u b lic
u tilit ie s

O ffic e w o r k e r s

W h o le s a l e
tra d e

R e ta il
tr a d e

S e r v ic e s

A ll
i n d u s tr ie s

M anu­
fa c tu r in g

(9 )
(9 )
87
7
5

(9)
i
78
9
9

(9 )
i

P u b lic
u tilit ie s

W h o le s a l e
tra d e

R e ta il
tra d e

F in a n c e

S e r v ic e s

A m o u n t o f v a c a tio n p ay I4— C on tin u ed
A fte r 4 y e a rs o f s e r v ic e
1 w ee k
i
O v e r 1 and u n d e r 2 w e e k s ________________________________________
2 w e e k s . . ______________________ __________________________________________
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s _______________________________________
3 w e e k s _________________________________________________________________
O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s _________________________________________
4 w e e k s __________________________________________________________________
5 w eeks.
_

i
2
83
10
3
(9 )
i

3
79
11
3

(9 )

(9 )
2
i

(9 )
71
9
17

70
9
18

_
-

.
_

_
_
93
5
3
_
_

99
-

(9 )
3

93
6
2
_
_

.
_

2
_

1
_
_

88
9
3
_
_

90
2
6
_

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
59
2
35
-

3
84
12
2
-

2
-

2
-

73
27
1
-

97
1
1
_

91
2
_

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
80
-

(9 )
64
8
26

60
7
29

(9 )
2

(9)
4

-

-

(9 )
5
-

_

_

_

_

_

4
_

2
_

11
_

2
.

4
_

79
5
10
1
-

73
6
15
2
-

91
6
2
_
-

76
7
6
_
-

86
_

83
8
6
_
_

73

12
_
-

(9)

(9 )

*

-

*

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

3
-

2
90
6
2
-

8
_

2

2
10
_

74
10
6
-

-

(9 )

A fte r 5 y e a rs o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k __• ,
2 w e e k s ____________________________________________________________________
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s ___ ___________________________________ _
3 w e e k s _________________________________________ _______________________ _
O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s
4 w e e k s __________________________________________________________________ _
5 w eeks
_
_______ _____
__ __ ____

(9 )
1
(9 )

_

(9 )
2
1

53
35
11
1

_
68
7
21
3
-

82
1
17
-

-

*

11
2
-

_

_

_

.

_

2

79
21
_
.

61
14
25
_

-

-

-

63
16
19
-

72
4
22
_

2
-

2
-

A f t e r 10 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k ____________________________________________ _______________________
2 w e e k s ___________________________________________________________________
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s _______________________ _______________
3 w e e k s ____________________________________________________________________
O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s ____________________________________________
4 w e e k s ____________________________________________________________________
O v e r 4 and u n d er 5 w e e k s ______________________________________
_
5 w e e k s ________________________________________________________________
6 w e e k s __________________________________________________________________

-

-

.

9
1
75
9
6
1

72
27
1
-

_

9
1
76
9
5

15
-

8
-

14
-

63
14
8
-

86
1
5
-

78

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

7
(9 )
75
10
7
1
1
-

6
1
75
10
7
1
1
-

70
27
3
-

10
62
19
8
1
-

6
1
84
1
8
-

(9 )
12
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

3

3
1
56
4
33
2
2
-

-

(9 )
(9 >
-

_

(9 )
1
-

2
10
(9)
13
2
_

A f t e r 12 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w e e k . __________________________________________________________________
2 w e e k s ______________________________________________________________ ___
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s ________ ___________________________________
3 w e e k s ___________________________________________________________________
O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s ______ _ ______ _________________________
4 w f if ik s ...
. in
... _
O v e r 4 and u n d er 5 w e e k s _____________________________________ ___
5 w e e k s ____________________________________________ ___________________
O v e r 5 and u n d er 6 w e e k s _________ ______________________________
6 w e e k s ________________________________________ ________________________

12
70

(9 )
4
(9 )
75
8
11
1
(9 )
(9 )
(9 )

71
8
17
2
(9 )
(9 )

(9 )
84
_

4
_

2
-

74
15
6
2
_
_

72

14
.
_

-

-

-

-

2
7
_

(9 )
14
2
_
_

A f t e r 15 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w e e k ____ ________________________________________________________________
2 w e e k s ____________________________ ___________________________________
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s ____ ______________________________________
3 w eeks
___ _ ____ __
,
.........
O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s ___________ ___________________________
4 w e e k s _________________________________________________________________
Q v e r 4 and u nd er 5 w e e k s ___________________ __________________
5 W e ek s _____________________________________________________________ _
O v e r , 5 and u n d er 6 w e e k s ____________________________________________
O v e r 6-.w e e k s __ _________________________________________________________

(9 )
55
4
32
2
4
-

“

43
10
20
5

22
-

_

-

_

_

6
42
6
42
3
-

4
-

5
-

56
1
38
-

72
-

1
-

2
-

See fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b le s .




38

17
-

(9 )
3
58
5
30
2
2
(9 )
(9 )

_

.

_

_

_

2
56
2
34
4

2
-

5
-

2
.

3
_

49
13
31
1
5
-

47
3
43
_

73
.
24
_

64
12
19
2
i
.

3

(9 )
(9 )

"

2
_

(9 )
“

“

55
2
33

(9 )
2
-

Table B-5. Paid vacation provisions in Chicago, III., May 1974— Continued
P la n t w o r k e r s
V a c a tio n p o lic y

A ll
in d u s tr ie s

M anu­
fa c tu r in g

P u b lic
u tilit ie s

O ffic e w o r k e r s

W h o le s a l e
tr a d e

R e ta il
tra d e

S e r v ic e s

A ll
in d u s tr ie s

M anu­
fa c tu r in g

(9 )
3
.

_

_

_

_

2
_

2
_

5
-

2

3
_

2
7
_

26
2
58
8
2
2
-

62
1
2
2
_

P u b lic
u tilit ie s

W h o le s a l e
tra d e

R e ta il
tra d e

F in a n c e

S e r v ic e s

A m o u n t o f v a c a tio n p ay 14— C on tin u ed

A fte r 20 y e a r s o f se r v ic e
1 w e e k - ________ ___________________ ________ ____________________ ______
2 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------O v e r 2 and u nd er 3 w e e k s
______________________________________
3 w e e k s ------------------------------------------ --------------- ----- --------------------------- „
O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s
_____ ______________ ________________
4 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------O v e r 4 and u nd er 5 w e e k s ------------------------------ ------------------------ -------5 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------- --------- --------------------------O v e r 5 and u n d er 6 w e e k s _________________________________________
6 w eeks
--------------------------------- --------------------------- -----------------------------O v e r 6 w e e k s __ _______________ _________ _______________________ —

_

_

2

1
i
16
2
63
2
14
1
1

47
14
17
5
-

20
-

(9)

17

2

-

-

2

1
1
8

-

(9)
17
1
58
3
16
1
(9 )
2

_
-

_

_

_

6
.
12
3
57
-

4
-

5
-

14
.

46
-

55
1
27
-

40
2
2
-

14
1
67
5
10
1

8
1
70
4
15

1
-

16
-

4
_

56
16
20
1
_

63
_

91
_

14
_

3
.
-

_

(9 )
(9 )

(9 )
(9)
(9 )

(9 )
3
-

_

_

_

_

_

2
-

2
1
-

5
-

2
-

16
45
32
-

51
-

3 '
21
2
50
15
8
_

2

26
_

4

A fte r 25 y e a rs o f s e r v ic e
1 w eek
— — —
------------ ---- _
— __ __ _____
-------- --------------------- _
-------------------------------------------------2 w eeks
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------- ---3 w e e k s ------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------O v e r 3 and u nd er 4 w e e k s
--------------------- — --------- --------------- -4 w eeks
-------- --------------------------- ---------------------------------------------O v e r 4 and u n d er 5 w e e k s _______ ______________ ______________ ____
5 w e e k s ------------------------------ — --------------------------- ----------------------------O v e r 5 and u n d er 6 w e e k s
_________
____ _____ ____________
6 w eeks
---------- ---—---------- — . —___________ ___ ____________
___
O v e r 6 w e e k s ______________ _____ _______ ___ ._______________ ___

n

11
n
41
2
37
2
2
2

(9)
47
3
36
2
2

.

_

2

1
1
8

(9)

5
64
5
9
17

_

_

_

6
-

4
-

5
-

8
3
44
30
2
4
2

14
-

46
-

38
1
43
-

40
2
1
-

12

7

2

(9 )
45
5
32
1
3

(9 )
44
3
43
1
1

-

-

(9)

(’ )

(9 )
3
12

_

_

2
7

2
1
-

6
69
1
17
4

4
-

2
7
21
_
64
(9 )
2
_

3

43
.
-

2

4

-

-

-

-

_

.

_

5
16
43
32
-

2
4
-

3
21
2
48
14
10
-

2
7
-

A f t e r 30 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w eek? W ppks
- T . , , m
- m m-r. - ,
O v e r 2 and u nd er 3 w e e k s ______ ____ _____ _________________
3 w e e k s — ---------------------------------------------------------- _---------------------------------------O v e r 3 and u nd er 4 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------ ------- —_
4 w e e k s ------------ - —
------------------------------------- -----------------------O v e r 4 and u nd er 5 w e e k s
--------------- --------- --------------- --------------___ __ _
_
5 w e e k s ____
_ . ..
O v e r 5 and u n d er 6 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------- -----------6 w eeks
----------- ------------------ --------- — --------------— ------------ __
O ver 6 w eeks
--------- ----------------------------------— _ —
—

(9 )
11

_
4
-

_

_

_

4
14
-

5
46
-

53
17
9
17

6
8
3
43
32
7
2

38
1
43
-

40
2
1
2

(9 )
42
4
32
2
5

(9)
40
2
43
1
5

-

-

(9 )

(9 )

(9 )
39
1
37
3
4
2

(9 >
44
2
38
2
5

_

-

_

_

_

_

2

1
1
8

4
-

6
-

4
-

5
-

8
3
43
32
7
2

14
-

46
-

38
1
42
-

40
2
1
-

2

2

(9 )

6
56
14
17
4

21
-

4

51
43
-

3

4

*

-

-

-

2
7
-

53
(’ )
12
-

M a x im u m v a c a tio n a v a ila b le
1 w eek—
—
— ____ ___
____ _
_ __ ___ _ _____ ______
2 w eeks
„ „ _ __ ___________ _________ ____ ___
O v e r 2 and u nder 3 w e e k s ______ - ___ ___
____________ ____
3 w e e k s ------------------ --------- ------- ____ _____
__________ —
O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s
_____
_______ _____ __________ __
4 w e e k s —---------- — ---------------- ------------------ ----------- ---------------- ___ _____
O v e r 4 and u nd er 5 w e e k s — ________ _______________________ _______
5 w e e k s - - ----- -—
—------—
__
______ ____ _____ _
O v e r 5 and u n d er 6 w e e k s ----- —--------—___ _ _____ _______.
6 w e e k s —_____ ___________ _______________________
_ _ ___ _______ ..
O v e r 6 w e e k s _____________ — __
_
__
__
_____________

(9 )
11
(9 )
38
1
37
2
5

<9 )
43
2

2

1

39
2
4

51
5
23
17

See fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b le s .




39

(9 )
3
-

_

_

_

_

_

2
-

2
-

5
-

2
-

3
-

12

7

(9)
41
4
32

(’ )
38
2
45
1
5
1

1

7
1

1
-

16
-

4
_

5
-

43
-

51
-

21
2
47
14

55
1

32
-

36
-

9
-

(9 )
12
-

4

7

3

5

33
4

1

21
53

Table B-6. Health, insurance, and pension plan provisions in Chicago, III., May 1974
P la n t w o r k e r s
T y p e o f b e n e fit and
fin a n c in g 15

A ll w ork ers

____

____

_

_________ _

____________

W o r k e r s in e s t a b li s h m e n t s p r o v id in g at
le a s t 1 o f th e b e n e f it s sh ow n b e lo w ____________ . ______________
L if e i n s u r a n c e . _____________________________- _____________________ _
N o n c o n tr ib u to r y p l a n s ------------------------ ------------------------- ------------A c c id e n t a l d eath and d is m e m b e r m e n t
i n s u r a n c e ______________________________ _____ ___________________
N o n c o n tr ib u to ry p l a n s _________________________________________
S ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e o r
s ic k le a v e o r both 16_______________ _
______________________
S ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e ___ _____________________
N o n c o n tr ib u to r y p l a n s . ___________ ___ ______________
S ic k le a v e (fu ll p a y and no
w a itin g p e r io d )
_______ . . . . _____ __ ________________
S ic k le a v e (p a r tia l p a y or
w a itin g p e r i o d ) _________ _
__
______
___
—
L o n g -t e r m d is a b ilit y i n s u r a n c e ________________________________
N o n c o n tr ib u to r y p l a n s ___________________________________
H o s p ita liz a t io n i n s u r a n c e __________ _________________________. . . .
Non c o n t r ib u t o r y p l a n s _________________________________________
S u r g ic a l i n s u r a n c e ___ __ __ _
_.
_____ _______ —
N o n c o n tr ib u to r y p la n s ___________________ _________________ _
M e d ic a l i n s u r a n c e _______________ ____________
______ _________
N o n c o n tr ib u to r y p l a n s ______________ ______________________
M a jo r m e d i c a l i n s u r a n c e _________________________________________
N o n c o n tr ib u to r y p l a n s _________________________________________
D e n ta l in s u r a n c e _____________________________ __________________
N o n c o n tr ib u to r y p l a n s ________________ ___________________
R e ti r e m e n t p e n s io n
__
_ __
_____ ________
______
_______ _______ ___
N o n c o n tr ib u to r y p l a n s _____ _

S ee fo o tn o te s

P u b lic
u tilit ie s

O ffic e w o r k e r s

W h o le s a l e
tra d e

R e ta il
tr a d e

M anu­
fa c tu r in g

W h o le s a l e
tr a d e

R e ta il
tra d e

F in a n c e

S e r v ic e s

100

100

100

10 0

10 0

100

10 0

98

99

10 0

99

99
65

99
72

99
95

94
59

97
32

99
63

98
60

46
42

73
47

76
53

81
78

78
46

47
22

73
37

81
50

89

79

87

91

90

90

92

79

82

61
29

66
64

56
39

72
53

67
55

53
42

48
26

39
23

44
24

11

24

53

51

55

60

20

66

56

35

4

14

11

27

5

56

4

4

34
16
96
31
96
31
83
30
79
26

8
7
95
85
92
83
84
75
49
39

45
23
99
54
98
54
93
51
95
49

42
25
99
75
99
74
96
72
95
64

71
36
99
33
99
33
99

36
15
95
41
95
41
95
40
91
41

22

9

19
82
58

19
70
65

9
8
85

9
88

68

74

39
19
97
58
95
57
93
54
85
47
10
10
86
77

39
3
98
24
98
24
69
20
92
24

22

11
10
97
78
97
78
86
66
100
77
23
23
71
54

M an u ­
fa c tu r in g

10 0

10 0

10 0

10 0

10 0

10 0

100

10 0

99

10 0

10 0

10 0

98

95

99

97
76

99
85

100
97

93
79

94
36

82
77

67
54

72
60

78
77

69
60

57
27

93

97

86

94

80
67

90
80

79
68

80
72

14

10

28

21

14

8

26

6

21
15
99
74
98
74
92
69
82
59
14
13
84
73

20
17
100
84
99
83
95
79
84
68

10
10
100
84
10 0
84
96
80
97
81
31
31
83
73

28
21
100
84
99
83
92
76
87
70
14
14
85
76

6
6

87
79

at en d o f t a b l e s .




A ll
in d u s tr ie s

A ll
in d u s t r ie s

40

S e r v ic e s

P u b lic
u tilit ie s

33

14
11

99
33
4
2

89
40

90
82

4
2
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A ll o f th e se

s ta n d a rd fo o tn o te s m a y n ot a p p ly t o th is b u lle tin .

1
S ta n d a rd 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 ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e i v e t h e ir r e g u la r s t r a ig h t -t im e s a la r ie s ( e x c lu s iv e o f pa y f o r o v e r t im e
at r e g u la r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and th e e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d t o t h e s e w e e k ly h o u r s .
2
T h e m e a n is c o m p u te d f o r e a c h jo b b y to ta lin g th e e a r n in g s o f a ll w o r k e r s and 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 ig n a te s p o s it io n — h a lf o f th e e m p lo y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e i v e m o r e and h a lf r e c e i v e l e s s th an th e ra te sh ow n .
T h e m id d le ra n g e is d e fin e d
b y 2 r a te s o f p a y ; a fo u rth o f th e w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s than th e lo w e r o f t h e s e r a t e s and a fo u r th e a r n m o r e than th e h ig h e r r a te .
3
E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m pay f o r o v e r t im e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s , and la te s h ift s .
4
T h e s e s a la r ie s r e la t e t o f o r m a l l y e s t a b lis h e d m in im u m s ta r tin g (h ir in g ) r e g u la r s t r a ig h t -t im e s a la r ie s th at a r e p a id f o r sta n d a rd
w ork w eek s.
5
E x c lu d e s w o r k e r s in s u b c l e r i c a l jo b s su ch a s m e s s e n g e r .
6
D ata a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r a ll s ta n d a r d w o r k w e e k s c o m b in e d , and f o r th e m o s t c o m m o n s ta n d a rd w o r k w e e k s r e p o r t e d .
7
I n c lu d e s a ll plan t w o r k e r s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s c u r r e n t ly o p e r a t in g la te s h if t s , and e s t a b lis h m e n t s w h o s e f o r m a l p r o v is io n s c o v e r la te
s h ift s , e v e n th ou gh th e e s t a b lis h m e n t s w e r e n ot c u r r e n t ly o p e r a t in g la te s h ift s .
8
L e s s than 0 .0 5 p e r c e n t .
9
L e s s than 0.5 p e r c e n t .
10
F o r p u r p o s e s o f th is s tu d y , p a y f o r a Sunday in D e c e m b e r , n e g o tia t e d in th e a u t o m o b ile in d u s t r y , is n o t t r e a t e d as a p a id h o lid a y .
11
A l l c o m b in a tio n s o f fu ll and h a lf d a y s that a dd t o th e s a m e a m ou n t a r e c o m b in e d ; f o r e x a m p le , th e p r o p o r t io n o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g
a to ta l o f 9 d a y s in c lu d e s t h o s e w ith 9 f u ll d a y s and n o h a lf d a y s , 8 fu ll d a y s and 2 h a lf d a y s , 7 f u ll d a ys and 4 h a lf d a y s , and s o on.
P r o p o r t io n s th en w e r e c u m u la te d .
12
T h e s e d a ys a r e p r o v id e d a s p a rt o f a C h r is t m a s —N ew Y e a r h o lid a y p e r io d w h ich t y p ic a lly b e g in s w ith C h r is t m a s E v e and en ds w ith
N ew Y e a r 's D ay.
S u ch a h o lid a y p e r io d is c o m m o n in th e a u t o m o b ile , a e r o s p a c e , and f a r m im p le m e n t in d u s t r ie s .

13

"F lo a t in g "

h o lid a y s

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fr o m

year

to y e a r

a c c o rd in g

to

e m p lo y e r

or

e m p lo y e e

c h o ic e .

I n c lu d e s p a y m e n ts o th e r th an "le n g th o f t i m e , " s u c h as p e r c e n t a g e o f ann ual e a r n in g s o r f l a t - s u m p a y m e n t s , c o n v e r t e d t o an
e q u iv a le n t t im e b a s i s ; f o r e x a m p le , 2 p e r c e n t o f ann ual e a r n in g s w a s c o n s i d e r e d a s 1 w e e k 's p a y . P e r io d s o f s e r v i c e a r e c h o s e n a r b it r a r ily
and do n ot n e c e s s a r i l y r e f l e c t in d iv id u a l p r o v is io n s f o r p r o g r e s s i o n ; f o r e x a m p le , c h a n g e s in p r o p o r t io n s at 10 y e a r s in c lu d e c h a n g e s b e tw e e n
5 and 10 y e a r s . E s t im a t e s a r e c u m u la tiv e . T h u s , the p r o p o r t io n e lig ib le f o r at le a s t 3 w e e k s ' p a y a ft e r 10 y e a r s in c lu d e s t h o s e e lig ib le f o r
at le a s t 3 w e e k s ' p a y a ft e r f e w e r y e a r s o f s e r v i c e .
15
E s tim a te s lis t e d a ft e r ty p e o f b e n e fit a r e f o r a ll p la n s f o r w h ic h at le a s t a p a rt o f th e c o s t i s b o r n e b y th e e m p lo y e r . "N o n c o n t r ib u t o r y
p la n s " in c lu d e o n ly th o s e fin a n c e d e n t ir e ly b y th e e m p lo y e r .
E x c lu d e d a r e le g a lly r e q u ir e d p la n s , su ch as w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n s a t io n , s o c ia l
s e c u r it y , and r a ilr o a d r e t ir e m e n t .
18
U n d u p lica te d to t a l o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s ic k le a v e o r s ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e sh ow n s e p a r a t e ly b e lo w . S ic k le a v e p la n s a r e
lim it e d to t h o s e w h ich d e fin ite ly e s t a b lis h at le a s t th e m in im u m n u m b e r o f d a y s ' p a y th a t e a c h e m p lo y e e ca n e x p e c t .
I n fo r m a l s ic k le a v e
a llo w a n c e s d e t e r m in e d on an in d iv id u a l b a s is a r e e x c lu d e d .
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Appendix A
A r e a w a g e and r e la te d b e n e fit s data a r e o b ta in e d b y p e r s o n a l v i s i t s o f B u r e a u fie ld
r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s at 3 - y e a r i n t e r v a l s . 1 In e a c h o f th e in te r v e n in g y e a r s , in fo r m a tio n on e m p lo y m e n t
an d o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s i s c o lle c t e d b y a c o m b in a tio n o f p e r s o n a l v i s i t and m a i l q u e s tio n n a ir e
f r o m e s t a b lis h m e n t s p a r tic ip a tin g in th e p r e v io u s s u r v e y .
In e a c h o f the 9 4 1
2* a r e a s c u r r e n tl y s u r v e y e d , data a r e o b ta in e d f r o m r e p r e s e n t a t iv e
e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith in s ix b r o a d in d u s tr y d iv is io n s : M a n u fa c tu r in g ; t r a n s p o r ta t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n ,
and o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s ; w h o le s a le t r a d e ; r e t a il t r a d e ; fin a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e ; and
s e r v ic e s .
M a jo r in d u s tr y g r o u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m t h e s e s tu d ie s a r e g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a tio n s and th e
c o n s t r u c tio n and e x t r a c t iv e i n d u s t r i e s .
E s t a b l is h m e n t s h a v in 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 it t e d b e c a u s e of in s u ffic ie n t e m p lo y m e n t in th e o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d .
S e p a r a te
t a b u la tio n s a r e p r o v id e d fo r e a c h o f th e b r o a d in d u s tr y d iv is io 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 a r e con d u c te d on a s a m p le b a s i s .
T h e s a m p lin g p r o c e d u r e s in v o lv e
d e t a ile d s t r a t if ic a t io n o f a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith in th e s c o p e o f an in d iv id u a l a r e a s u r v e y by
in d u s tr y an d n u m b e r o f e m p l o y e e s . F r o m th is s t r a t if ie d u n iv e r s e a p r o b a b ility s a m p le i s s e l e c t e d ,
w ith e a c h e s t a b lis h m e n t h a v in g a p r e d e t e r m in e d c h a n c e o f s e l e c t io n .
T o ob tain o p tim u m a c c u r a c y
at m in im u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r tio n o f la r g e than s m a l l e s t a b lis h m e n ts is s e l e c t e d .
W h en
d a ta a r e c o m b in e d , e a c h e s t a b lis h m e n t is w e ig h te d a c c o r d in g to its p r o b a b ility o f s e l e c t i o n , so
th a t u n b ia s e d e s t i m a t e s a r e g e n e r a t e d . F o r e x a m p le , i f on e out o f fo u r e s t a b lis h m e n t s is s e l e c t e d ,
it i s g iv e n a w e ig h t o f fo u r to r e p r e s e n t i t s e l f p lu s t h r e e o t h e r s .
A n a lt e r n a te o f the s a m e
o r ig in a l p r o b a b ility i s c h o s e n in the s a m e i n d u s t r y - s i z e c la s s i f i c a t i o n i f d ata a r e not a v a ila b le
fo r the o r ig in a l s a m p le m e m b e r .
If n o s u ita b le su b stitu te is a v a ila b l e , a d d itio n a l w e ig h t is
a s s ig n e d t o a s a m p le m e m b e r th at i s s i m i l a r t o th e m i s s i n g u nit.

A v e r a g e p a y l e v e l s fo r m e n and w o m e n in s e l e c t e d o c c u p a tio n s sh o u ld n ot b e a s s u m e d
to r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y o f the s e x e s w ith in in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
F a c t o r s w h ic h m a y
c o n tr ib u te to d i f f e r e n c e s in clu d e p r o g r e s s i o n w ith in e s t a b lis h e d r a t e r a n g e s , s in c e o n ly the r a t e s
p aid in c u m b e n ts a r e c o lle c t e d , and p e r f o r m a n c e o f s p e c if ic d u tie s w ith in the g e n e r a l s u r v e y jo b
d e s c r ip tio n s .
J ob d e s c r ip t io n s u s e d to c l a s s i f y e m p l o y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s u s u a ll y a r e m o r e
g e n e r a l iz e d than th o se u s e d in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s and a llo w f o r m in o r d i f f e r e n c e s a m o n g
e s t a b lis h m e n t s in s p e c if ic d u tie s p e r f o r m e d .
O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t e s t i m a t e s r e p r e s e n t the t o ta l in a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith in the
s c o p e o f the stu d y an d not the n u m b e r a c tu a lly s u r v e y e d .
B e c a u s e o c c u p a tio n a l s t r u c t u r e s a m o n g
e s t a b lis h m e n t s
d iffe r , e s tim a te s
o f o c c u p a tio n a l
e m p lo y m e n t o b ta in e d f r o m
th e s a m p le o f
e s t a b lis h m e n t s stu d ie d s e r v e o n ly to in d ic a te the r e l a t iv e im p o r t a n c e o f the j o b s s tu d ie d .
T h ese
d if f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a tio n a l s t r u c tu r e do n ot 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 o f the e a r n in g s d a ta .
W a g e tr e n d s fo r

se le c te d

o c c u p a tio n a l g r o u p s

In d e x e s in ta b le A - 7 m e a s u r e w a g e s a t a g iv 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 o f w a g e s
d u r in g the b a s e p e r io d .
S u b tra ctin g 1 0 0 f r o m the in d e x y i e ld s the p e r c e n t c h a n g e in w a g e s f r o m
the b a s e p e r io d to th e d a te o f the in d e x .
T h e p e r c e n t s o f c h a n g e o r i n c r e a s e in t a b le s A - 7
and A - 8 r e l a t e to w a g e c h a n g e s b e tw e e n the in d ic a te d d a t e s .
A nn ual r a te s o f in c r e a s e , w here
sh o w n , r e f l e c t the a m o u n t o f i n c r e a s e fo r 12 m o n th s w hen the t im e s p a n b e tw e e n s u r v e y s w a s
o th e r than 12 m o n th s .
T h e s e c o m p u ta tio n s a r e b a s e d on the a s s u m p t io n th a t w a g e s in c r e a s e d a t
a c o n sta n t r a t e b e tw e e n s u r v e y s .

O c c u p a tio n s an d E a r n in g s
O c c u p a tio n s s e l e c t e d f o r stu d y a r e c o m m o n to a v a r ie t y o f m a n u fa c tu r in g and n o n ­
m a n u fa c tu r in g i n d u s t r i e s , and a r e of th e fo llo w in g t y p e s :
(1) O ffic e c l e r i c a l ; (2 ) p r o f e s s i o n a l and
t e c h n ic a l ; (3 ) m a in te n a n c e and p o w e r p la n t; and (4 ) c u s t o d ia l and m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t .
O c c u p a tio 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 ifo r m s e t o f jo b d e s c r ip t io n s d e s ig n e d to ta k e a c co u n t o f i n t e r ­
e s t a b lis h m e n t v a r ia t io n in d u tie s w ith in th e s a m e jo b .
O c c u p a tio n s s e l e c t e d f o r stu d y a r e l is t e d
and d e s c r ib e d in a p p e n d ix B .
U n le s s o t h e r w is e in d ic a t e d , th e e a r n in g s data fo llo w in g the jo b
t i t l e s a r e f o r a ll in d u s t r ie s c o m b in e d .
E a r n in g s data f o r s o m e o f th e o c c u p a tio n s li s t e d and
d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e in d u s tr y d iv is io n s w ith in o c c u p a tio n s , a r e not p r e s e n 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 it h e r (1 ) e m p lo y m e n t in the o c cu p a tio n i s to o s m a l l to p r o v id e en ou gh data to
m e r i t p r e s e n t a tio n , o r (2 ) t h e r e i s p o s s i b i li t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t data.
E a r n in g s d ata n ot sh ow n s e p a r a t e ly fo r in d u s tr y d iv is io n s a r e in clu d e d in a l l in d u s tr ie s c o m b in e d
d a ta , w h e r e sh o w n .
L i k e w i s e , data a r e in clu d e d in th e o v e r a ll c l a s s i f i c a t i o n when a s u b ­
c l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f e l e c t r o n i c s t e c h n ic ia n s , s e c r e t a r i e s , o r t r u c k d r i v e r s i s n ot sh ow n o r in fo r m a tio n
t o s u b c l a s s i f y i s n ot a v a ila b l e .

P e r c e n t s o f c h a n g e r e p o r t e d in t a b l e s A - 7 an d A - 8 r e f l e c t tw o d if f e r e n t m e a s u r e s of
w age m o v e m e n t.
T a b le A - 7 p r o v id e s p e r c e n ts o f ch a n g e in a v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f o ffic e
c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s an d in d u s tr ia l n u r s e s and a v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f s k ille d m a in te n a n c e and
u n s k ille d p la n t w o r k e r s in the a r e a .
T a b le A - 8 p r o v id e s p e r c e n t s o f c h a n g e in a v e r a g e h o u r ly
e a r n in g s f o r the s a m e o c c u p a tio n a l g r o u p s , a d ju s t e d to e x c lu d e the e f f e c t o f e m p lo y m e n t s h ift s .
T h e m e th o d u s e d to c o m p u te w a g e tr e n d s in ta b le A - 8 i s b a s e d on c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e h o u r ly
e a r n in g s f o r e s t a b lis h m e n t s r e p o r t in g in d e x j o b s in b oth the c u r r e n t an d p r e v io u s y e a r (m a tc h e d
e s t a b lis h m e n t s ) ; e s t a b lis h m e n t e m p lo y m e n t in the jo b s w a s h e ld c o n s t a n t .
D a ta f o r the m a tc h e d
e s t a b lis h m e n t s a r e w e ig h te d to r e p r e s e n t a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s r e p o r tin g the jo b in the p r e v io u s y e a r .
M e th o d
O ffic e

T h e s e s u r v e y s m e a s u r e th e l e v e l o f o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s in an a r e a at a p a r tic u l a r t i m e .
C o m p a r is o n s o f 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 im e m a y not r e f le c t e x p e c te d w a g e c h a n g e s .
T h e a v e r a g e s f o r in d iv id u a l jo b s a r e a ffe c t e d b y c h a n g e s in w a g e s and 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 t io n s o f w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d by h ig h - o r lo w -w a g e f i r m s m a y c h a n g e , o r h ig h -w a g e
w o r k e r s m a y a d v a n c e to b e tte r jo b s an d b e r e p la c e d b y n ew w o r k e r s at lo w e r r a t e s .
Such
s h ift s in e m p lo y m e n t c o u ld d e c r e a s e an o c c u p a tio n a l a v e r a g e e v e n th ou gh m o s t e s t a b lis h m e n t s in
an a r e a in c r e a s e w a g e s d u rin g th e y e a r .
T r e n d s in e a r n in g s o f o c c u p a tio n a l g r o u p s , show n in
t a b l e s A - 7 an d A - 8 , a r e b e t te r in d ic a t o r s o f w a g e t r e n d s than in d iv id u a l jo b s w ith in th e g r o u p s .

e s t a b li s h m e n t s .

1 Personal visits were on a 2-year c y c le before July 1972.
2 Included in the 94 areas are 8 studies conducted by the Bureau under contract. These areas are Austin, T e x .; Binghamton, N .Y . —
P a .; Durham, N. C . ; Fort Lauderdale—H ollywood and West Palm Beach, F la .; Huntsville, A l a .; Lexington, K y .; Melbourne—Titusville—C ocoa,
F la .; and Poughkeepsie—Kingston—Newburgh, N .Y .
In addition, the Bureau conducts more lim ited area studies in approxim ately 70 areas
at the request o f the Employment Standards Administration o f the U. S. Department o f Labor.




c o m p u tin g

w age

tre n d s.

O c c u p a tio n s

c l e r i c a l (m e n an d w o m e n ):

B o o k k e e p in g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s ,
c la s s B
C l e r k s , a c c o u n tin g , c l a s s e s A and B
C l e r k s , f i l e , c l a s s e s A , B , and C
C le r k s , ord er
C l e r k s , p a y r o ll
K e y p u n ch o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s e s A an d B
M e s s e n g e r s ( o f f ic e b o y s an d g i r ls )
S e c r e ta r ie s
S te n o g r a p h e r s , g e n e r a l
S t e n o g r a p h e r s , s e n io r
S w itc h b o a r d o p e r a t o r s ,
c l a s s e s A and B
T a b u la tin g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s ,
c la s s B
T y p i s t s , c l a s s e s A and B

O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t and e a r n in g s data a r e sh ow n f o r f u l l -t i m e w o r k e r s , i . e . , t h o s e
h ir e d to w o r k a r e g u la r w e e k ly s c h e d u le .
E a r n in g s data e x c lu d e p r e m iu m p ay fo r o v e r t im e and
fo 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 ift s .
N o n p ro d u ctio n b o n u s e s a r e e x c lu d e d , but c o s t o f - l i v i n g a llo w a n c e s and in c e n tiv e b o n u s e s a r e in c lu d e d .
W e e k ly h o u r s f o r o ffic e c l e r i c a l and
p r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s r e f e r to th e s ta n d a r d w o r k w e e k (rou n d ed t o th e n e a r e s t
h a lf h o u r ) f o r w h ic h e m p l o y e e s r e c e iv e r e g u la r s t r a i g h t -t i m e s a l a r i e s (e x c lu s iv e o f pay fo r
o v e r t im e at r e g u la r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) . A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s fo r t h e s e o c c u p a tio n s a r e
ro u n d ed t o th e n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r .

A v e r a g e e a r n in g s r e f le c t c o m p o s i t e , a r e a w id e e s t i m a t e s . I n d u s t r ie s and e s t a b lis h m e n t s
d if f e r in pay l e v e l and jo b s t a ffi n g , and th u s c o n tr ib u te d iffe r e n tly to the e s t i m a t e s f o r e a c h jo b .
P a y a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l t o r e f l e c t a c c u r a t e ly th e w a g e d iffe r e n tia l a m o n g jo b s in in d iv id u a l

of

In d e x e s fo r

in d iv id u a l a r e a s

in the p r o g r a m

u sed

to

c o m p u te

w age

tr e n d s

are:

I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m e n an d w o m e n ) :
N u rses,

in d u s t r ia l ( r e g i s t e r e d )

S k ille d m a in te n a n c e ( m e n ) :
C a rp e n ters
E le c t r i c i a n s
M a c h in is ts
M e c h a n ic s
M e c h a n ic s (a u to m o tiv e )
P a in t e r s
P ip e f it t e r s
T o o l and d ie m a k e r s
U n s k ille d p la n t ( m e n ) :
J a n it o r s , p o r t e r s , and c le a n e r s
L a b o r e r s , m a t e r i a l h a n d lin g
are

c o m p u te d a s

f o llo w s :

1.
E a c h o c c u p a tio n is a s s ig n e d a w e ig h t b a s e d on i t s p r o p o r t io n a te e m p lo y m e n t in the
s e l e c t e d gr o u p o f o c c u p a tio n s in the b a s e y e a r .
2.
T h e s e w e ig h ts a r e u se d to c o m p u te g ro u p a v e r a g e s .
E a c h o c c u p a t io n 's a v e r a g e
(m e a n ) e a r n in g s i s m u lt ip lie d b y it s w e ig h t.
T h e p r o d u c ts a r e to ta le d to o b ta in a g r o u p a v e r a g e .
3.
T h e r a t io o f g r o u p a v e r a g e s fo r 2 c o n s e c u tiv e y e a r s i s c o m p u te d by d iv id in g the
a v e r a g e fo r the c u r r e n t y e a r b y the a v e r a g e f o r the e a r l i e r y e a r .
The r e s u lts — e x p r e s s e d a s a
p e r c e n t — l e s s 10 0 i s the p e r c e n t c h a n g e .
4.
T h e c u r r e n t y e a r ' s in d e x i s o b ta in e d b y m u ltip ly in g the p r e v io u s y e a r ' s in d e x b y the
r a t io o f the c u r r e n t y e a r ' s grou p a v e r a g e to th e p r e v io u s y e a r ' s g r o u p a v e r a g e .

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L im ita t io n s of d a ta . In d e x e s and p e r c e n ts of ch an ge in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a s p r e s e n t e d in
t a b le A - 7 , a r e in flu e n c e d by (1) g e n e r a l s a l a r y and w a g e c h a n g e s , (2) m e r it or o th e r p ay i n c r e a s e s
r e c e iv e d in the s a m e jo b , (3) c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e w a g e s due to la b o r t u r n o v e r , f o r c e e x p a n s io n s
or
r e d u c t io n s , and (4 ) c h a n g e s
r e s u lt in g w hen e s t a b lis h m e n t s e n te r and le a v e th e a r e a .
O c c u p a tio n a l a v e r a g e s can i n c r e a s e o r d e c r e a s e w ithou t any a c tu a l ch an ge in w a g e s . F o r e x a m p le ,
ev en thou gh a ll e s t a b lis h m e n ts g iv 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 d e c lin e b e c a u s e l o w e r p a y in g e s t a b lis h m e n t s e n te r th e a r e a o r expan d t h e ir w ork f o r c e s .
S i m i l a r l y , w a g e s m a y r e m a in
r e l a t iv e ly c o n s ta n t, y e t a v e r a g e s r i s e b e c a u s e h ig h e r -p a y in g e s t a b lis h m e n ts e n t e r the a r e a or
ex p a n d t h e ir w o r k f o r c e . A s m e n t io n e d , data in ta b le A - 8 a r e a d ju s te d t o r e m o v e s o m e of the
lim ita t io n s t o th e in fo r m a tio n in ta b le A - 7 , p a r tic u l a r ly c h a n g e s r e s u lt in g f r o m f o r c e e x p a n s io n s
o r r e d u c tio n s and f r o m the a d dition o r d e le tio n of e s t a b lis h m e n t s in th e s u r v e y s a m p le .
E s ta b l is h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le m e n ta r y w age p r o v is io n s
T h e B - s e r i e s t a b l e s p r o v id e in fo r m a tio n on e s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and s u p p le m e n ta r y
w a g e p r o v is io n s f o r p lant and o ffic e w o r k e r s .
"P l a n t w o r k e r s " in clu d e w o r k in g fo r e m e n and a ll
n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r s (in c lu din g le a d m e n an d t r a i n e e s ) e n g a g e d in n o n o ffic e fu n c tio n s . C a fe t e r ia
w o r k e r s and r o u te m e n a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m m a n u fa c t u r in g , but in clu d e d in n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g
i n d u s t r ie s . " O f f i c e w o r k e r s " in clu d e w o rk in g s u p e r v i s o r s and n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r s p e r fo r m in g
c l e r i c a l o r r e la te d fu n c tio n s . A d m i n i s t r a t i v e , e x e c u t iv e , and p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p l o y e e s a r e e x c lu d e d .
M in im u m e n tr a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r o ffic e w o r k e r s r e la te on ly to the e s t a b lis h m e n t s v is it e d .
(S ee ta b le B - l . )
B e c a u s e o f the o p tim u m s a m p lin g te c h n iq u e s u s e d an d the p r o b a b ility th at la r g e
e s t a b lis h m e n t s a r e m o r e lik e ly than s m a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s to h a v e fo r m a l e n tr a n c e r a t e s ab o v e th e
s u b c l e r i c a l l e v e l , the t a b le is m o r e r e p r e s e n t a t iv e o f p o li c i e s in m e d iu m and l a r g e e s t a b lis h m e n t s .
S hift d if f e r e n tia l data a r e lim it e d to p lan t w o r k e r s in m a n u fa c tu r in g i n d u s t r ie s .
(See
ta b le B - 2 . )
T h is in fo r m a tio n is p r e s e n te d in t e r m s o f (1 ) e s t a b lis h m e n t p o l i c y 3 fo r t o ta l plant
w o r k e r e m p lo y m e n t , and (2 ) e ffe c t iv e p r a c t ic e fo r w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d on th e s p e c ifie d sh ift at the
t im e o f the s u r v e y .
In e s t a b lis h m e n ts h a v in g v a r ie d d i f f e r e n t i a l s , the a m ou n t a p p lyin g to a
m a j o r i t y i s u s e d ; if n o a m o u n t a p p lie s t o a m a j o r i t y , th e c la s s i f i c a t i o n " o t h e r " is u s e d .
In
e s t a b lis h m e n ts h a v in g s o m e l a t e - s h i f t h o u r s p aid at n o r m a l r a t e s , a d iffe r e n c e i s r e c o r d e d on ly
if it a p p lie s to a m a j o r i t y o f the sh ift h o u r s .
A s e c o n d (e v e n in g ) sh ift en d s w ork at o r n e a r
m id n ig h t.
A t h ir d (nig ht) s h ift s t a r t s w ork at o r n e a r m id n ig h t.
T h e sc h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s and d a y s o f a m a j o r i t y o f th e f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s in an
e s t a b lis h m e n t a r e ta b u la te d a s a p p ly in g t o a ll p lant o r o ffic e w o r k e r s of that e s t a b lis h m e n t .
(See
ta b le B - 3 . ) S ch e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s and d ays a r e t h o s e w h ich a m a j o r it y o f f u l l -t i m e e m p l o y e e s
a r e e x p e c te d to w o rk fo r s t r a i g h t -t i m e or o v e r t im e r a t e s .
P a id h o lid a y s ; p a id v a c a t io n s ; and h e a lt h , in s u r a n c e , and p e n sio n p la n s a r e t r e a t e d
s t a t i s t i c a lly a s a p p ly in g to a l l p lan t o r o ffic e w o r k e r s if a m a j o r i t y o f su ch w o r k e r s a r e e lig ib le
o r m a y e v e n tu a lly q u a lify f o r the p r a c t ic e s l is t e d .
(S ee t a b l e s B - 4 th r o u g h B - 6 . )
S u m s of
in d iv id u a l i t e m s in t a b l e s B - 2 th r o u g h B - 5 m a y not e q u a l t o t a l s b e c a u s e of r ou n d in g.

T h e s u m m a r y o f v a c a tio n p la n s i s a s t a t i s t i c a l m e a s u r e o f v a c a tio n p r o v is io n s r a th e r than
a m e a s u r e of the p r o p o r tio n o f w o r k e r s a c tu a lly r e c e iv in g s p e c if ic b e n e f it s .
(S ee ta b le B - 5 . )
P r o v i s i o n s a p ply t o a ll p lan t o r o ffic e w o r k e r s in an e s t a b lis h m e n t r e g a r d l e s s o f le n g th of s e r v i c e .
P a y m e n t s on o th e r th an a t im e b a s i s a r e c o n v e r te d to a t im e p e r io d ; f o r e x a m p le , 2 p e r c e n t of
an nu al e a r n in g s a r e c o n s id e r e d e q u iv a le n t to 1 w e e k 's p a y .
O n ly b a s i c p la n s a r e in clu d ed .
E s t i m a t e s e x c lu d e v a c a tio n b o n u s e s , v a c a t i o n -s a v i n g s p la n s , and " e x t e n d e d " o r "s a b b a t i c a l "
b e n e fit s b e y o n d b a s i c p la n s .
Su ch p r o v is io n s a r e t y p ic a l in the s t e e l ,
a lu m in u m , and can
in d u s t r ie s .

H e a lth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n sio n p la n s f o r w h ic h the e m p l o y e r p a y s at le a s t a p a rt of
the c o s t in clu d e th o s e (1) u n d e r w r itte n b y a c o m m e r c i a l in s u r a n c e c o m p a n y o r n o n p ro fit
o r g a n iz a t io n , (2 ) p r o v id e d th r o u g h a union fu n d , o r (3 ) p a id d ir e r t ly by the e m p l o y e r out of
c u r r e n t o p e r a tin g
funds o r f r o m a fund se t a s id e
f o r th is p u r p o s e .
(S ee ta b le B - 6 . )
An
e s t a b lis h m e n t is c o n s id e r e d to h ave su ch a p lan i f the m a j o r it y of e m p l o y e e s a r e c o v e r e d ev en
thou gh l e s s than a m a j o r i t y p a r tic ip a te u n d er the plan b e c a u s e e m p lo y e e s a r e r e q u ir e d to
c o n tr ib u te t o w a r d th e c o s t . E x c lu d e d a r e le g a lly r e q u ir e d p la n s , su ch a s w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n s a tio n ,
s o c i a l s e c u r i t y , and r a i l r o a d r e t ir e m e n t .

S ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e i s lim it e d to th at ty p e o f in s u r a n c e u n d er w h ic h p r e ­
d e t e r m in e d c a s h p a y m e n ts a r e m a d e d ir e c tly to the in s u r e d d urin g t e m p o r a r y i lln e s s o r a c c id e n t
d is a b ilit y .
In fo r m a tio n i s p r e s e n t e d fo r a l l su ch p la n s to w h ich the e m p l o y e r c o n tr ib u te s .
H o w e v e r , in N ew Y o r k an d N ew J e r s e y , w h ic h h ave e n a c te d t e m p o r a r y d is a b ility in s u r a n c e la w s
r e q u ir in g e m p l o y e r c o n t r ib u t io n s , 4 p la n s a r e in clu d e d o n ly i f the e m p lo y e r (1 ) c o n tr ib u te s m o r e
than i s le g a lly r e q u ir e d , o r (2) p r o v id e s the e m p lo y e e w ith b e n e fit s w h ic h e x c e e d the r e q u ir e m e n t s
o f th e la w .
T a b u la tio n s o f p a id s ic k le a v e p la n s a r e lim ite d to f o r m a l p la n s 5 w h ic h p r o v id e fu ll
pay o r a p r o p o r tio n of th e w o r k e r 's pay d u rin g a b s e n c e f r o m w o r k b e c a u s e of i l l n e s s . S e p a r a te
ta b u la tio n s a r e p r e s e n t e d a c c o r d in g to (1 ) p la n s w h ic h p r o v id e f u ll pay and n o w a itin g p e r io d ,
and (2 ) p la n s w h ich p r o v id e e it h e r p a r tia l pay or a w a itin g p e r io d . In ad d itio n to th e p r e s e n ta tio n
of p r o p o r t io n s o f w o r k e r s p r o v id e d s ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e o r p aid s ic k le a v e , an
u n d u p lica te d t o ta l is sh ow n o f w o r k e r s w ho r e c e iv e e it h e r o r b oth ty p e s of b e n e f it s .
L o n g t e r m d is a b ilit y in s u r a n c e p la n s p r o v id e p a y m e n ts to t o ta lly d is a b le d e m p lo y e e s upon
the e x p ir a tio n o f t h e ir p aid s ic k le a v e a n d /o r s ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e , o r a fte r a
p r e d e t e r m in e d p e r io d o f d is a b ility (ty p ic a lly 6 m o n th s ) .
P a y m e n ts a r e m a d e u n til th e end o f the
d is a b ilit y , a m a x im u m a g e , o r e l ig ib ilit y f o r r e t ir e m e n t b e n e f it s . F u ll o r p a r tia l p a y m e n ts a r e
a lm o s t a lw a y s r e d u c e d b y s o c i a l s e c u r i t y , w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n s a tio n , and p r iv a te p e n s io n s b e n e fits
p a y a b le t o the d is a b le d e m p l o y e e .

D ata on p a id h o lid a y s a r e lim ite d t o h o lid a y s g r a n te d a n n u a lly on a f o r m a l b a s i s , w h ich (1 )
a r e p r o v id e d fo r in w r itte n f o r m , o r (2 ) a r e e s t a b lis h e d b y c u s t o m .
(S ee ta b le B - 4 . )
H o lid a y s
o r d in a r ily g r a n te d a r e in c lu d e d ev en thou gh th e y m a y fa ll on a n o n w o rk d a y and th e w o r k e r is not
g r a n te d a n o th e r day o ff.
T h e f i r s t p a rt of th e p aid h o lid a y s ta b le p r e s e n t s the n u m b e r of w h o le
and h a lf h o lid a y s a c tu a lly g r a n te d .
T h e se c o n d p a rt c o m b in e s w h o le and h a lf h o lid a y s t o show
to ta l h o lid a y t i m e .
T a b le B - 4 a
r e p o r t s the in c id e n c e o f th e m o s t c o m m o n p a id h o lid a y s .

M a j o r m e d i c a l in s u r a n c e p la n s p r o te c t e m p l o y e e s f r o m s ic k n e s s and in ju r y e x p e n s e s
b e y o n d the c o v e r a g e o f b a s i c h o s p it a liz a t io n , m e d i c a l , and s u r g i c a l p la n s .
T y p ic a l f e a t u r e s of
m a j o r m e d ic a l p la n s a r e (1) a " d e d u c t i b l e " ( e . g . , $ 5 0 ) p a id by the in s u r e d b e f o r e b e n e fits
b e g in ; (2) a c o in s u r a n c e fe a t u r e r e q u ir in g the in s u r e d t o p ay a p o r tio n ( e .g . 2 0 p e r c e n t) of
c e r t a in e x p e n s e s ; and (3 ) sta te d d o lla r m a x im u m b e n e fit s ( e . g . , $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 a y e a r ) .
M e d ic a l
in s u r a n c e p r o v id e s c o m p le t e o r p a r t ia l p a y m e n t o f d o c t o r s ' f e e s .
D e n ta l in s u r a n c e u s u a lly c o v e r s
f i l l i n g s , e x t r a c t i o n s , and X - r a y s .
E x c lu d e d a r e p la n s w h ic h c o v e r o n ly o r a l s u r g e r y o r a c c id e n t
dam age.
R e tir e m e n t p e n sio n p la n s p r o v id e p a y m e n ts f o r th e r e m a in d e r o f the w o r k e r 's lif e .

3 A n establishment was considered as having a p olicy if it met either o f the follow ing conditions: (1) Operated late shifts at the tim e
o f the survey, or (2) had formal provisions covering late shifts. An establishment was considered as having formal provisions if it (1) had
operated late shifts during the 12 months before the survey, or (2) had provisions in written form to operate late shifts.

4 The temporary disability laws in California and Rhode Island do not require em ployer contributions.
5 An establishment is considered as having a formal plan if it established at least the minim um number o f days sick leave available
to each em ployee.
Such a plan need not be written; but informal sick leave allowances, determined on an individual basis, are excluded.




Establishments and workers within scope ot survey and number studied in Chicago, III.,1
by major industry division,2 May 1974
N u m b e r o f e s t a b lis h m e n ts

In d u s tr y d iv is io n

M in im u m
e m p lo y m e n t
in e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n ts in s c o p e
o f stu d y

W o r k e r s in e s t a b lis h m e n ts
W ith in s c o p e o f stu d y

W ith in s c o p e
of stu d y 3

Studied
T o ta l4

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P la n t
N um ber

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T o t a l4

A l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s
A l l d i v i s i o n s _____________________________________

-

4 ,2 1 7

59 0

1 ,4 8 7 , 666

100

8 4 4 ,4 3 3

3 1 4 ,6 1 7

6 8 5 ,6 6 0

M a n u f a c t u r i n g ___________________
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T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , and
o th e r p u b lic u t i li t i e s 5
W h o le s a l e tr a d e
R e ta il t r a d e
_
F in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e 6_______
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100

1, 67 4
2 , 543

203
38 7

7 3 3 ,4 2 3
7 5 4 ,2 4 3

49
51

4 8 2 ,5 5 0
3 6 1 , 88 3

1 1 4 ,6 7 1
199, 946

2 7 8 ,1 4 1
4 0 7 ,5 1 9

100

202

50

730
274
54 8
789

59
77
64
70
117

1 4 3 ,2 6 7
1 1 5 ,2 1 7
2 1 9 , 661
1 3 3 ,8 6 0
1 4 2 ,2 3 8

10
8

7 6 , 98 7
5 4 , 92 5
1 5 7 ,9 8 8
78, 228
6 3 ,7 5 5

2 7 ,4 8 6
2 9 ,2 6 3
3 5 ,4 8 3
8 0 ,0 5 4
2 7 , 66 0

1 1 2 ,8 7 1
3 1 ,6 2 1
1 4 8 , 331
6 4 ,0 5 0
5 0 , 64 6

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511

248

8 6 0 , 35 1

100

4 9 4 , 758

1 8 3 , 167

6 1 2 ,6 7 2

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297
214

138

4 2 7 ,4 9 6
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50
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272, 476
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28
58
43
43

34
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30

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2 8 , 047
179, 759
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56, 398
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1 2 8 ,7 3 3
7 98
2 2 ,2 9 2

2 4 ,1 8 0
6 , 60 5
3 0 , 593
4 1 ,7 9 8
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1 0 7 , 076
2 1 ,0 0 7
1 4 1 ,4 4 1
5 5 ,8 1 3
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T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , and
o th e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s 5
W h o le s a l e t r a d e
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R e ta il t r a d e
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1 T h e C h ic a g o S tan d ard M e tr o p o lit a n S ta t is t ic a l A r e a , a s d e fin e d b y the O f f ic e o f M a n a g e m e n t and B u d get th rou gh N o v e m b e r 1 9 7 2 , c o n s is t s o f 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 , and
W i l l C o u n tie s .
T h e " w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s t u d y " e s t i m a t e s show n in th is ta b le p r o v id e a r e a s o n a b ly a c c u r a te d e s c r ip t io n o f the s i z e and c o m p o s itio n o f the la b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in the s u r v e y .
E s t i m a t e s a r e n o t in te n d e d , h o w e v e r , f o r c o m p a r is o n w ith o th e r e m p lo y m e n t in d e x e s to m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t tr e n d s o r l e v e l s s in c e (1 ) p lan n in g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u ir e s e s t a b lis h m e n t d a ta
c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in a d v a n c e o f the p a y r o ll p e r io d s tu d ie d , and (2 ) s m a l l e s t a b lis h m e n ts a r e e x clu d e d fr o m the s c o p e o f the s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1 9 6 7 e d itio n o f the S ta n d a rd In d u s tr ia l C l a s s i f i c a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d to c l a s s i f y e s t a b lis h m e n ts b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n .
3 In c lu d e s a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith to ta l e m p lo y m e n t at o r a b o v e the m in im u m lim it a t io n . A l l o u tle ts (w ith in the a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in in d u s tr ie s
su ch a s t r a d e , fin a n c e , auto
r e p a ir
s e r v i c e , and m o t io n p ic tu r e t h e a te r s a r e c o n s id e r e d a s 1 e s t a b lis h m e n t.
4 In c lu d e s e x e c u t iv e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , and o th e r w o r k e r s e x clu d e d f r o m the s e p a r a t e p la n t and o ffic e c a t e g o r i e s .
5 A b b r e v ia t e d to "p u b l ic u t i l i t i e s " in the A - and B - s e r i e s f a b l e s .
T a x ic a b s and s e r v i c e s in c id e n ta l to w a t e r tr a n s p o r ta t io n
w e r e e x c lu d e d .
T h e l o c a l - t r a n s i t s y s t e m f o r the
c ity o f
C h ic a g o is m u n ic ip a lly o p e r a te d and is e x clu d e d b y d e fin itio n fr o m the s c o p e o f the stu d y .
® A b b r e v ia t e d to " f i n a n c e " in the A - and B - s e r i e s t a b l e s .
7 E s t i m a t e r e l a t e s to r e a l e s t a t e e s t a b lis h m e n ts o n ly .
W o r k e r s f r o m the e n tir e in d u s tr y d iv is io n a r e r e p r e s e n t e d in the A - s e r i e s t a b l e s , but f r o m the r e a l e s t a t e p o r tio n o n ly in " a l l
i n d u s t r y " e s t i m a t e s in the B - s e r i e s t a b l e s .
8 H o t e ls and m o t e l s ; la u n d r ie s and o th e r p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u to m o b ile r e p a i r , r e n ta l, and p a r k in g ; m o t io n p ic t u r e s ; n o n p r o fit m e m b e r s h i p o r g a n iz a t io n s (e x c lu d in g
r e l ig io u s and c h a r it a b le o r g a n iz a t io n s ); and e n g in e e r in g and a r c h it e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .

In d u s tr ia l c o m p o s itio n in m a n u fa c tu r in g

L a b o r -m a n a g e m e n t a g r e e m e n t c o v e r a g e
T h e fo llo w in g ta b u la tio n sh o w s the p e r c e n t o f p la n t and o f f ic e w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d in
e s t a b lis h m e n t s in w h ich a c o n t r a c t o r c o n t r a c t s c o v e r e d a m a j o r i t y o f the w o r k e r s in the
r e s p e c t iv e c a t e g o r i e s , C h ic a g o , 111., M a y 1 9 7 4 :

A l m o s t o n e - h a l f o f the w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f the s u r v e y in the C h ic a g o a r e a w e r e
e m p lo y e d in m a n u fa c tu r in g f i r m s .
T h e fo llo w in g p r e s e n t s the m a j o r in d u s tr y g r o u p s and
s p e c if ic i n d u s tr ie s a s a p e r c e n t o f a ll m a n u fa c tu r in g :

P lan t w o r k e r s
In d u s tr y g r o u p s
E l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t and
s u p p l i e s _____________________________19
M a c h in e r y , e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l __ 12
F a b r ic a t e d m e t a l p r o d u c t s ______ 10
F o o d and k in d r e d p r o d u c t s ______ 10
P r in tin g and p u b l i s h i n g __________
9
P r i m a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s ________ 8
C h e m i c a ls and a lli e d
p r o d u c t s _____________________________ 5

S p e c ific in d u s tr ie s

A l l i n d u s t r i e s ____
M a n u f a c t u r in g ___
P u b lic u t i l i t i e s __
W h o le s a l e t r a d e ..
R e ta il t r a d e ______
F i n a n c e ____________
S e r v i c e s ___________

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A n e s t a b lis h m e n t i s c o n s id e r e d to h a v e a c o n t r a c t c o v e r in g a ll p la n t o r o f f ic e w o r k e r s
i f a m a j o r it y o f su ch w o r k e r s a r e c o v e r e d by a l a b o r -m a n a g e m e n t a g r e e m e n t .
T h e r e fo r e ,
a ll o th e r p lan t o r o f f ic e w o r k e r s a r e e m p lo y e d in e s t a b lis h m e n t s that e ith e r do not h a v e
l a b o r -m a n a g e m e n t c o n t r a c t s in e f f e c t , o r h a v e c o n t r a c t s that a p p ly to f e w e r than h a lf o f th e ir
p lan t o r o ffic e w o r k e r s .
E s t i m a t e s a r e n ot n e c e s s a r i l y r e p r e s e n t a t iv e o f the e x te n t to w hich
a ll w o r k e r s in the a r e a m a y be c o v e r e d by the p r o v is io n s o f l a b o r -m a n a g e m e n t a g r e e m e n t s ,
b e c a u s e s m a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s a r e e x clu d e d and the in d u s tr ia l s c o p e o f the s u r v e y i s l im it e d .

T h is in fo r m a tio n is b a s e d on e s t im a t e s o f to ta l e m p lo y m e n t d e r iv e d f r o m u n iv e r s e
m a t e r i a l s c o m p ile d b e f o r e a c tu a l s u r v e y .
P r o p o r tio n s in v a r io u s in d u s tr y d iv is io n s m a y
d i f f e r f r o m p r o p o r t io n s b a s e d on the r e s u lt s o f the s u r v e y a s show n in the ap p e n d ix ta b le .




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Appendix B. Occupational Descriptions
T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r in g jo b d e s c r ip t io n s fo r the B u r e a u 's w age s u r v e y s i s to a s s i s t its fie ld s t a ff in c la s s i f y i n g into a p p r o p r ia te
o c c u p a tio n s w o r k e r s who a r e e m p lo y e d u n d er a v a r ie ty o f p a y r o ll t i t le s and d iffe r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s fr o m e s t a b lis h m e n t to e s t a b lis h m e n t and
f r o m a r e a to a r e a .
T h is p e r m it s the gro u p in g o f o c c u p a tio n a l w age r a t e s r e p r e s e n t in g c o m p a r a b le jo b co n te n t.
B e c a u s e o f th is e m p h a s is on
in te r e s ta b l is h m e n t and in t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b ilit y o f o c c u p a tio n a l co n te n t, the B u r e a u 's jo b d e s c r ip t io n s m a y d iffe r s ig n ific a n tly fr o m th o s e in u s e in
in d iv id u al e s t a b lis h m e n t s o r th o s e p r e p a r e d for o th e r p u r p o s e s .
In ap p lyin g t h e s e jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s , the B u r e a u 's fie ld e c o n o m is t s a r e in s tr u c te d
to e x c lu d e w o rk in g s u p e r v i s o r s ; a p p r e n t ic e s ; l e a r n e r s ; b e g in n e r s ; t r a i n e e s ; and h an d ica p p e d , p a r t - t i m e , t e m p o r a r y , and p r o b a tio n a r y w o r k e r s .

OFFICE
B IL L E R ,

C L E R K , A C C O U N T IN G — C on tin u ed

M A C H IN E

P o s it io n s

P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , and in v o ic e s on a m a c h in e o th e r than an o r d in a r y o r e l e c t r o m a t ic t y p e w r ite r .
M a y a ls o k ee p r e c o r d s as to b illin g s o r sh ipp in g c h a r g e s o r p e r fo r m o th e r
c l e r i c a l w o r k in c id e n ta l to b illin g o p e r a t io n s . F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a c h i n e , a r e
c l a s s i f i e d by ty p e o f m a c h i n e , a s fo llo w s :
B i l l e r , m a c h in e (b illin g m a c h i n e ) .
U s e s a s p e c ia l b illin g m a c h in e (c o m b in a tio n typin g
and ad d in g m a c h in e ) to p r e p a r e b i lls and in v o ic e s fr o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , i n t e r ­
n a lly p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , sh ipp in g m e m o r a n d u m s , e t c .
U s u a lly in v o lv e s a p p lic a tio n o f p r e ­
d e t e r m in e d d is c o u n ts and sh ipp in g c h a r g e s and e n tr y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s io n s , w hich m a y or
m a y not be c o m p u te d on the b illin g m a c h i n e , and t o ta ls w hich a r e a u to m a tic a lly a c c u m u la te d
by m a c h i n e . T h e o p e r a tio n u s u a lly in v o lv e s a l a r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p ie s o f the b ill b ein g
p r e p a r e d and is o fte n d one on a fa n fo ld m a c h i n e .
B i l l e r , m a c h in e (b o o k k e ep in g m a c h i n e ).
U s e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e (w ith o r w ithout
a t y p e w r ite r k e y b o a r d ) to p r e p a r e c u s t o m e r s ' b i l l s a s p a rt o f the a c co u n ts r e c e iv a b l e o p e r a ­
tio n . G e n e r a lly in v o lv e s th e s im u lta n e o u s e n tr y o f fig u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' le d g e r r e c o r d . T h e
m a c h in e a u to m a tic a lly a c c u m u la te s fig u r e s on a n u m b e r o f v e r t ic a l c o lu m n s and c o m p u te s
and u s u a lly p r in ts a u to m a tic a lly the d eb it o r c r e d it b a la n c e s .
D o e s not in v o lv e a k n o w l­
ed g e o f b o o k k e e p in g .
W o r k s fr o m u n ifo r m and sta n d a r d ty p e s o f s a le s and c r e d it s l i p s .
B O O K K E E P I N G -M A C H I N E

CLERK,

A C C O U N T IN G

P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e ac co u n tin g c l e r i c a l t a s k s su ch a s p o stin g to r e g i s t e r s and le d g e r s ;
r e c o n c ilin g bank a c c o u n ts ; v e r ify in g th e in te rn a l c o n s is t e n c y , c o m p le t e n e s s , and m a t h e m a t ic a l
a c c u r a c y o f a c c o u n tin g d o c u m e n ts ; a s s ig n in g p r e s c r i b e d ac co u n tin g d is tr ib u tio n c o d e s ; e x a m in in g
and v e r if y in g fo r c l e r i c a l a c c u r a c y v a r io u s ty p e s o f r e p o r t s , l i s t s , c a lc u la t io n s , p o s tin g , e t c .;
o r p r e p a r in g s im p le o r a s s i s t i n g in p r e p a r in g m o r e c o m p lic a te d jo u r n a l v o u c h e r s .
M a y w ork
in e ith e r a m a n u a l o r a u to m a te d ac co u n tin g s y s t e m .
T h e w o rk r e q u ir e s a k n o w le d g e o f c l e r i c a l m e th o d s and o ffic e p r a c t ic e s and p r o c e d u r e s
w h ich r e l a t e s to th e c l e r i c a l p r o c e s s i n g and r e c o r d in g o f t r a n s a c tio n s and a c co u n tin g in fo r m a tio n .
W ith e x p e r ie n c e , th e w o r k e r t y p ic a lly b e c o m e s f a m i l i a r w ith the b ook k e ep in g and a cco u n tin g t e r m s
and p r o c e d u r e s u s e d in the a s s ig n e d w o r k , but is not r e q u ir e d to h ave a k n ow le d ge o f the fo r m a l
p r in c ip l e s o f b o o k k e ep in g and a c co u n tin g .




on the b a s is

o f the fo llo w in g d e fin itio n s .

F IL E

C la s s A .
C l a s s i f i e s and in d e x e s file m a t e r i a l su ch a s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , r e p o r t s , t e c h ­
n ic a l d o c u m e n t s , e t c ., in an e s t a b lis h e d filin g s y s t e m co n ta in in g a n u m b e r o f v a r ie d s u b je c t
m a t t e r f i l e s . M a y a ls o file th is m a t e r i a l . M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r io u s ty p e s in co n ju n c tio n
with th e f i l e s .
M a y le a d a s m a l l gro u p o f lo w e r le v e l f i le c l e r k s .
C la s s B .
S o r t s , c o d e s , and fi le s u n c la s s ifie d m a t e r i a l by s im p le (s u b je c t m a t t e r ) h e a d ­
in g s o r p a r tly c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l by fin e r s u b h e a d in g s . P r e p a r e s s im p le r e la te d in d e x and
c r o s s -r e f e r e n c e a id s .
A s r e q u e s t e d , lo c a t e s c l e a r l y id e n tifie d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s and f o r ­
w a r d s m a t e r i a l . M a y p e r fo r m r e la te d c l e r i c a l t a s k s r e q u ir e d to m a in ta in and s e r v i c e f i l e s .

C la s s A .
K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u ir in g a k n o w le d g e o f and e x p e r ie n c e in b a s ic
b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s , and f a m i l i a r i t y w ith the s t r u c tu r e o f th e p a r tic u la r ac co u n tin g s y s t e m
u s e d . D e te r m in e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s and d is tr ib u tio n o f d e b it and c r e d it i t e m s to be u se d in ea ch
p h a se o f the w o r k .
M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o lid a te d r e p o r t s , b a la n c e s h e e t s , and o th e r r e c o r d s
by h and .

CLERK,

into l e v e ls

F i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s , and r e t r i e v e s m a t e r i a l in an e s t a b lis h e d filin g s y s t e m . M a y p e r fo r m
c l e r i c a l and m a n u a l t a s k s r e q u ir e d to m a in ta in f i l e s . P o s it io n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d into l e v e ls on the
b a s is o f th e fo llo w in g d e fin itio n s .

(w ith o r w ithout a t y p e w r ite r k e y b o a r d ) to k ee p a r e c o r d

C la s s B .
K e e p s a r e c o r d o f one o r m o r e p h a s e s o r s e c t io n s o f a se t o f r e c o r d s u s u a lly
r e q u ir in g lit t l e k n o w le d g e o f b a s ic b o o k k e e p in g . P h a s e s o r s e c t io n s in clu d e a c c o u n ts p a y a b le ,
p a y r o ll, c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n ts (not in clu d in g a s im p le type o f b illin g d e s c r ib e d u n d er b i l l e r ,
m a c h i n e ) , c o s t d is tr ib u tio n , e x p e n s e d is tr ib u tio n , in v e n to r y c o n t r o l, e t c . M a y c h e ck o r a s s i s t
in p r e p a r a tio n o f t r ia l b a la n c e s and p r e p a r e c o n tr o l s h e e ts fo r the ac co u n tin g d e p a r tm e n t.

c la s s ifie d

C la s s B .
U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v is io n , fo llo w in g d e ta ile d in s tr u c t io n s and s ta n d a r d ize d p r o ­
c e d u r e s , p e r f o r m s one o r m o r e ro u tin e a cco u n tin g c l e r i c a l o p e r a t io n s , su ch as p o stin g to
l e d g e r s , c a r d s , o r w o r k s h e e t s w h e r e id e n tific a tio n o f it e m s and lo c a tio n s o f p o s tin g s a r e
c l e a r l y in d ic a te d ; c h e ck in g a c c u r a c y and c o m p le t e n e s s o f s ta n d a r d iz e d and r e p e titiv e r e c o r d s
o r a c co u n tin g d o c u m e n t s ; and co d in g d o c u m e n ts u s in g a few p r e s c r ib e d a c co u n tin g c o d e s .

OPERATOR

O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e ep in g m a c h in e
o f b u s in e s s t r a n s a c t io n s .

are

C la s s A .
U n d e r g e n e r a l s u p e r v is io n , p e r f o r m s a c c o u n tin g c l e r i c a l o p e r a tio n s w hich
r e q u ir e the a p p lic a tio n o f e x p e r ie n c e and ju d g m e n t, fo r e x a m p le , c l e r i c a l l y p r o c e s s in g c o m ­
p lic a te d o r n o n r e p e titiv e a cco u n tin g t r a n s a c t io n s , s e le c tin g a m o n g a s u b s ta n tia l v a r ie ty o f
p r e s c r i b e d a c co u n tin g c o d e s and c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s , o r t r a c in g t r a n s a c tio n s th ro u g h p r e v io u s
ac co u n tin g a c tio n s to d e t e r m in e s o u r c e o f d i s c r e p a n c i e s .
M a y be a s s i s t e d by one o r m o r e
c l a s s B a c co u n tin g c l e r k s .

C la s s C .
P e r f o r m s rou tin e filin g o f m a t e r i a l that h a s a lr e a d y b een c l a s s i f i e d o r w hich
is e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s im p le s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s y s t e m ( e . g . , a lp h a b e tic a l, c h r o n o lo g ic a l,
o r n u m e r ic a l ). A s r e q u e s t e d , lo c a t e s r e a d ily a v a ila b le m a t e r ia l in f i l e s and fo r w a r d s m a ­
t e r i a l ; and m a y f i l l out w ith d ra w a l c h a r g e . M a y p e r f o r m s im p le c l e r i c a l and m a n u a l t a s k s
r e q u ir e d to m a in ta in and s e r v i c e f i l e s .
C L E R K , ORDER
R e c e iv e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s fo r m a t e r i a l o r m e r c h a n d is e by m a i l , p h o n e, o r p e r s o n a lly .
D u tie s in v o lv e an y c o m b in a tio n o f the fo llo w in g : Q u otin g p r i c e s to c u s t o m e r s ; m a k in g out an o r d e r
sh e e t lis t in g the i t e m s to m a k e up th e o r d e r ; c h e ck in g p r i c e s and q u a n titie s o f it e m s on o r d e r
s h e e t; and d is tr ib u tin g o r d e r s h e e ts to r e s p e c t iv e d e p a r tm e n ts to be f i l l e d . M a y c h e c k w ith c r e d it
d e p a r tm e n t to d e t e r m in e c r e d it ra tin g o ( c u s t o m e r , a c k n o w le d g e r e c e ip t of o r d e r s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ,
fo llo w up o r d e r s to s e e th at th e y h a v e b ee n fi l l e d , k ee p f ile o f o r d e r s r e c e iv e d , and c h e c k sh ipp ing
in v o ic e s w ith o r ig in a l o r d e r s .
CLERK, PAYROLL
C o m p u te s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p l o y e e s and e n t e r s the n e c e s s a r y d a ta on the p a y r o ll
s h e e t s . D u tie s in v o lv e : C a lc u la tin g w o r k e r s ' e a r n in g s b a s e d on t im e o r p ro d u c tio n r e c o r d s ; and
p o stin g c a lc u la t e d d a ta on p a y r o ll s h e e t , sh ow in g in fo r m a tio n su ch a s w o r k e r 's n a m e , w o rk in g
d a y s , t i m e , r a t e , d e d u c tio n s fo r in s u r a n c e , and to ta l w a g e s d u e . M a y m a k e out p a y c h e c k s and
a s s i s t p a y m a s t e r in m a k in g up and d is tr ib u tin g p ay e n v e l o p e s .
M a y u s e a c a lc u la tin g m a c h in e .

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S E C R E T A R Y — C on tin u ed

O p e r a t e s a k e yp u n ch
t a b u la tin g c a r d s o r on t a p e .

P o s it io n s

are

m a c h in e

c la s s ifie d

in to

to

record

l e v e ls

or v e r ify

on the b a s i s

a lp h a b e tic

a n d /o r

n u m e r ic

data on

o f th e fo llo w in g d e fin itio n s .

C la s s A .
W o r k r e q u ir e s the a p p lic a tio n o f e x p e r ie n c e and ju d g m e n t in s e le c tin g p r o c e ­
d u r e s to be f o llo w e d and in s e a r c h in g f o r , in t e r p r e t in g , s e l e c t i n g , o r c o d in g it e m s to be
k ey p u n c h e d f r o m a v a r i e fy o f s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s . On o c c a s i g n m a y a l s o p e r f o r m s o m e ' . utine
k ey p u n c h w o r k .
M a y t r a in in e x p e r ie n c e d k e yp u n ch o p e r a t o r s .

N O T E : T h e t e r m "c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d in the le v e l d e fin itio n s fo llo w in g , r e f e r s to
th o s e o f f i c i a ls w ho h a v e a s ig n ific a n t c o r p o r a t e - w id e p o lic y m a k in g r o l e w ith r e g a r d to m a j o r
c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s . T h e t it le " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , " thou gh n o r m a lly in d ic a t iv e o f th is r o l e , d o e s n ot
in a ll c a s e s id e n tify su ch p o s it io n s . V ic e p r e s id e n ts w h o s e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s to a c t p e r ­
s o n a lly on in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c tio n s ( e .g . , a p p r o v e o r d en y in d iv id u a l lo a n o r c r e d it a c t io n s ;
a d m in is te r in d iv id u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d i r e c t ly s u p e r v is e a c l e r i c a l s t a ff) a r e n ot c o n s id e r e d to be
"c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " fo r p u r p o s e s o f a p p lyin g the fo llo w in g le v e l d e f in it io n s .
C la s s

a ll,
C la s s B .
W o r k i s ro u tin e and r e p e t it iv e . U n d er c l o s e s u p e r v is io n o r fo llo w in g s p e c ific
p r o c e d u r e s o r i n s t r u c t i o n s , w o r k s fr o m v a r io u s s t a n d a r d iz e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n ts w h ich h ave
b e e n c o d e d , and fo llo w s s p e c if ie d p r o c e d u r e s w h ich h a v e b ee n p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a il and r e q u ir e
lit t l e o r no s e l e c t i n g , c o d in g , o r in te r p r e t in g o f data to be r e c o r d e d . R e f e r s to s u p e r v is o r
p r o b l e m s a r is in g fr o m e r r o n e o u s i t e m s o r c o d e s o r m i s s i n g in fo r m a tio n .

M E S S E N G E R (O f f ic e

Boy o r

A s s i g n e d a s p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a lly to on e in d iv id u a l. M a in ta in s a c l o s e and h ig h ly
r e s p o n s iv e r e la tio n s h ip to the d a y -t o -d a y w o r k o f th e s u p e r v i s o r . W o r k s f a i r l y in d e p e n d e n tly r e ­
c e iv in g a m in im u m o f d e t a ile d s u p e r v is io n and g u id a n c e . P e r f o r m s v a r ie d c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r i a l
d u t ie s , u s u a ll y in c lu d in g m o s t o f the fo llo w in g :

a.
R e c e i v e s t e le p h o n e c a l l s ,
p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , and in c o m in g
in q u i r e s , and r o u te s t e c h n ic a l in q u ir ie s to the p r o p e r p e r s o n s ;
E s ta b lis h e s ,

c.

M a in ta in s th e

3.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d , i m m e d ia t e ly b e lo w th e c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r l e v e l ,
s e g m e n t o r s u b s id ia r y o f a c o m p a n y th at e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
C la s s

SECRETARY

b.

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

G ir l)

P e r f o r m s v a r io u s ro u tin e d u tie s su ch a s run nin g e r r a n d s , o p e r a tin g m in o r o ffic e m a ­
c h in e s su c h a s s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , op en in g and d is tr ib u tin g m a i l , and o th e r m in o r c l e r i c a l w o r k .
E x c lu d e p o s itio n s th a t r e q u ir e o p e r a tio n o f a m o t o r v e h ic le a s a sig n ific a n t duty.

m a in t a in s ,

and r e v i s e s

the

s u p e r v i s o r 's

m a il,

an sw ers

rou tin e

a ll,

d.

R e la y s

m essages

fr o m

c a le n d a r

and m a k e s

s u p e r v is o r to

P e r fo r m s

s te n o g r a p h ic

B

2.
S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r (o th e r than the c h a ir m a n o f the b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t)
o f a c o m p a n y th at e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 100 but f e w e r than 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
3.
S e c r e t a r y to the h e a d , im m e d ia t e ly b e lo w the o f f i c e r l e v e l , o v e r e ith e r a m a j o r
c o r p o r a t e -w i d e fu n c tio n a l a c tiv it y ( e . g . , m a r k e t in g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t io n s , in d u s tr ia l r e l a ­
t i o n s , e t c .) c>r a m a j o r g e o g r a p h ic o r o r g a n iz a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a r e g io n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ;
a m a j o r d iv is io n ) o f a c o m p a n y that e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 but fe w e r than 2 5 , 0 0 0
e m p l o y e e s ; c>_r
4.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h ead o f an in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y ,
o f o f f i c i a l) that e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

e tc . (o r

o th e r e q u iv a le n t le v e l

5.
S e c r e t a r y to the h ead o f a l a r g e and im p o r ta n t o r g a n iz a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a m id d le
m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v is o r o f an o r g a n iz a t io n a l s e g m e n t o fte n in v o lv in g a s m a n y a s s e v e r a l
h u n dre d p e r s o n s ) o r a c o m p a n y th at e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

file s ;
C

a p p o in tm e n ts a s in s tr u c t e d ;

s u b o r d in a te s ;

e.
R e v ie w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o r a n d u m s , and r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d
s u p e r v i s o r 's s ig n a tu r e to a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l and ty p o g r a p h ic a c c u r a c y ;
f.

of a m a jo r

1.
S e c r e t a r y to the c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in
fe w e r than 100 p e r s o n s ; o r

C la s s
s u p e r v i s o r 's

A

1.
S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in
o v e r 100 but fe w e r than 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r *1

by

o th ers

fo r the

1.
S e c r e t a r y to an e x e c u t iv e o r m a n a g e r ia l p e r s o n w h o s e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s not e q u iv a le n t
to one o f th e s p e c ific le v e l situ a tio n s in the d e fin itio n f o r c l a s s B , but w h o s e o r g a n iz a t io n a l
u nit n o r m a lly n u m b e r s at l e a s t s e v e r a l d o ze n e m p l o y e e s and i s u s u a ll y d iv id e d in to o r g a n i z a ­
tio n a l s e g m e n ts w h ich a r e o ft e n , in tu r n , fu r t h e r s u b d iv id e d . In s o m e c o m p a n ie s , th is le v e l
in c lu d e s a w id e r a n g e o f o r g a n iz a t io n a l e c h e lo n s ; in o t h e r s , o n ly one o r tw o ; o r
2.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f an in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y ,
o f o ff ic ia l) th at e m p l o y s , in a l l , fe w e r than 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

and typ in g w o r k .

M a y a l s o p e r f o r m o th e r c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r i a l t a s k s o f c o m p a r a b le n a tu r e and d iffic u lty .
T h e w o r k t y p ic a lly r e q u ir e s k n o w le d g e o f o ffic e ro u tin e and u n d e r sta n d in g o f th e o r g a n iz a t io n ,
p r o g r a m s , and p r o c e d u r e s r e la te d to the w ork o f th e s u p e r v i s o r .

E x c lu s io n s
N o t a ll p o s itio n s th at a r e t itle d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s the ab o v e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s .
o f p o s itio n s w h ic h a r e e x c lu d e d fr o m the d e fin itio n a r e a s fo llo w s :

E x a m p le s

C la s s

e t c . (o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l

D

1.
S e c r e t a r y to the s u p e r v is o r o r h ea d o f a s m a l l o r g a n iz a t io n a l u n it ( e . g . ,
about 25 o r 3 0 p e r s o n s ) ; c>r

fe w e r than

2.
S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e r v is o r y s t a f f s p e c i a l i s t , p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p l o y e e , a d m i n i s t r a ­
t iv e o f f i c e r , o r a s s i s t a n t , s k ille d te c h n ic ia n o r e x p e r t .
(N O T E :
M a n y c o m p a n ie s a s s i g n
s t e n o g r a p h e r s , r a t h e r than s e c r e t a r i e s a s d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , to th is le v e l o f s u p e r v i s o r y o r
n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r .)
STENOGRAPHER

a.

P o s it io n s

w h ich

b.

S te n o g r a p h e r s

c.
S te n o g r a p h e r s
m a n a g e r ia l p e r s o n s ;

do

not

m eet

the

n ot fu lly tr a in e d in
s e r v in g

a s o ffic e

"p e r s o n a l"

secreta ry

s e c r e t a r i a l type

concept

d e s c r ib e d

above;

d u tie s;

P r i m a r y duty i s to ta k e d ic ta tio n u s in g s h o rth a n d , and to t r a n s c r i b e the d ic ta tio n . M a y
a ls o ty p e fr o m w r itte n c o p y . M a y o p e r a t e f r o m a s te n o g r a p h ic p o o l. M a y o c c a s i o n a lly t r a n s c r i b e
fr o m v o ic e r e c o r d in g s (if p r i m a r y duty i s t r a n s c r ib in g f r o m r e c o r d i n g s , s e e T r a n s c r i b i n g -M a c h i n e
O p e r a t o r , G e n e r a l).

a s s i s t a n t s to a grou p o f p r o f e s s i o n a l , t e c h n ic a l , or

d.
S e c r e t a r y p o s itio n s in w hich the d u tie s a r e e ith e r s u b s t a n t ia lly m o r e ro u tin e o r
s u b s t a n t ia lly m o r e c o m p le x and r e s p o n s ib l e than t h o s e c h a r a c t e r iz e d in the d e fin itio n ;

N O T E : T h is jo b is d is tin g u is h e d fr o m th at o f a s e c r e t a r y in th at a s e c r e t a r y n o r m a lly
w o r k s in a c o n fid e n tia l r e la tio n s h ip w ith o n ly one m a n a g e r o r e x e c u t iv e and p e r f o r m s m o r e
r e s p o n s ib l e and d i s c r e t i o n a r y t a s k s a s d e s c r ib e d in th e s e c r e t a r y jo b d e fin itio n .
S te n o g r a p h e r ,

e.
A s s i s t a n t ty p e p o s itio n s w hich in v o lv e m o r e d iffic u lt o r m o r e
n i c a l, a d m i n i s t r a t i v e , s u p e r v i s o r y , o r s p e c i a li z e d c l e r i c a l d u tie s w h ich
s e c r e t a r ia l w ork.




r e s p o n s ib l e t e c h ­
a r e not t y p ic a l o f
or

G eneral

D ic ta tio n in v o lv e s a n o r m a l ro u tin e v o c a b u la r y . M a y m a in ta in f i l e s ,
p e r f o r m o th e r r e l a t i v e ly ro u tin e c l e r i c a l t a s k s .

k ee p s im p le r e c o r d s ,

S T E N O G R A P H E R — C on tin u ed

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 t r ic A c co u n tin g M a ch in e O p e r a t o r )— C ontinued

S te n o g r a p h e r , S e n io r
or

P o s it io n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d into l e v e l s on the b a s is o f th e fo llo w in g d e fin itio n s .

D ic ta tio n in v o lv e s a v a r ie d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c ia liz e d v o c a b u la r y su ch a s in le g a l b r ie fs
r e p o r t s on s c ie n t if ic r e s e a r c h .
M a y a ls o s e t up and m a in ta in f i l e s , k ee p r e c o r d s , e t c .

C la s s A .
P e r f o r m s c o m p le t e r e p o r tin g and ta b u la tin g a s s ig n m e n ts in clu d in g d e v is in g
d iffic u lt c o n t r o l p a n e l w ir in g u n d er g e n e r a l s u p e r v is io n .
A s s ig n m e n t s t y p ic a lly in v o lv e a
v a r ie t y o f lo n g and c o m p le x r e p o r t s w h ich o fte n a r e ir r e g u la r o r n o n r e c u r r in g , r e q u ir in g
s o m e p lan n in g o f the n atu re and se q u e n cin g o f o p e r a t io n s , and the u s e o f a v a r ie t y o f m a ­
c h in e s .
Is t y p ic a lly in v o lv e d in t r a in in g n ew o p e r a t o r s in m a c h in e o p e r a tio n s o r tra in in g
lo w e r le v e l o p e r a t o r s in w ir in g fr o m d ia g r a m s and in the o p e r a tin g s e q u e n c e s o f lon g and
c o m p le x r e p o r t s .
D o e s not in clu d e p o s itio n s in w h ic h w ir in g r e s p o n s ib il it y is lim ite d to
s e l e c tio n and i n s e r t io n o f p r e w ir e d b o a r d s .

OR
P e r f o r m s s te n o g r a p h ic d u tie s r e q u ir in g s ig n ific a n tly g r e a t e r in d e p e n d en ce and r e s p o n ­
s i b ilit y than s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l , a s e v id e n c e d by th e fo llo w in g :
W o r k r e q u ir e s a high
d e g r e e o f s te n o g r a p h ic sp e e d and a c c u r a c y ; a th o ro u g h w o r k in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s in e s s
and o f f ic e p r o c e d u r e ; and o f the s p e c ific b u s in e s s o p e r a t io n s , o r g a n iz a t io n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e ­
d u r e s , f i l e s , w o r k flo w , e t c .
U s e s th is k n o w le d g e in p e r fo r m in g ste n o g r a p h ic d u tie s and
r e s p o n s ib l e c l e r i c a l t a s k s su ch a s m a in ta in in g fo llo w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b lin g m a t e r i a l fo r r e p o r t s ,
m e m o r a n d u m s , and l e t t e r s ; c o m p o s in g s im p le l e t t e r s fr o m g e n e r a l in s t r u c t io n s ; r e a d in g and
ro u tin g in c o m in g m a i l ; and a n sw e r in g ro u tin e q u e s t io n s , e t c .
S W IT C H B O A R D

C la s s B .
P e r f o r m s w ork a c c o r d in g to e s t a b lis h e d p r o c e d u r e s and u nd er s p e c if ic in ­
s t r u c t io n s . A s s ig n m e n t s ty p ic a lly in v o lv e c o m p le t e but ro u tin e and r e c u r r in g r e p o r t s o r p a r ts
o f l a r g e r and m o r e c o m p le x r e p o r t s .
O p e r a t e s m o r e d iffic u lt ta b u la tin g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c ­
cou n tin g m a c h i n e s su ch a s the ta b u la to r and c a lc u la t o r , in a d d itio n to the s i m p le r m a c h in e s
u s e d by c l a s s C o p e r a t o r s . M a y be r e q u ir e d to do s o m e w ir in g f r o m d i a g r a m s . M a y tr a in
n ew e m p l o y e e s in b a s ic m a c h in e o p e r a t io n s .

OPERATOR

C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a s in g le - o r m u lt ip le -p o s it io n te le p h o n e sw itc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u tg o in g , in tra p la n t o r o f f ic e c a l l s . P e r f o r m s fu ll te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n s e r v i c e o r h a n d le s
c o m p le x c a l l s , su ch a s c o n fe r e n c e , c o l l e c t , o v e r s e a s , o r s i m i l a r c a l l s , e ith e r in ad d ition to
d oin g ro u tin e w o rk as d e s c r ib e d
fo r s w itc h b o a r d o p e r a t o r , c l a s s B , o r a s a f u l l -t i m e
a s s ig n m e n t . ( " F u l l " te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w hen the e s t a b lis h m e n t h a s v a r ie d
fu n c tio n s that a r e not r e a d ily u n d e r sta n d a b le fo r te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n p u r p o s e s , e . g . , b e c a u s e
o f o v e r la p p in g o r i n te r r e la t e d fu n c tio n s, and c o n s e q u e n tly p r e s e n t fr e q u e n t p r o b l e m s a s to
w h ich e x te n s io n s a r e a p p r o p r ia te fo r c a l l s .)

C la s s C .
U n d er s p e c ific i n s t r u c t io n s , o p e r a t e s s im p le ta b u la tin g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c co u n tin g
m a c h i n e s su ch a s the s o r t e r , in t e r p r e t e r , r e p r o d u c in g p un ch , c o l l a t o r , e t c .
A s s ig n m e n ts
t y p ic a lly in v o lv e p o r tio n s o f a w ork u n it, fo r e x a m p le , in d iv id u a l s o r tin g o r c o lla tin g r u n s ,
o r r e p e t it iv e o p e r a t io n s . M a y p e r f o r m s im p le w ir in g f r o m d i a g r a m s , and do s o m e f ilin g w o r k .
T R A N S C R I B I N G -M A C H I N E

C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s a s in g le - or m u lt ip le -p o s it io n te le p h o n e sw itch b o a rd h an d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u tg o in g , in tr a p la n t o r o ffic e c a l l s . M a y h an d le rou tin e lon g d is ta n c e c a l l s and r e c o r d t o l l s .
M a y p e r f o r m lim ite d te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n s e r v i c e . ( " L i m i t e d " te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n s e r v i c e
o c c u r s i f the fu n c tio n s o f the e s t a b lis h m e n t s e r v i c e d a r e r e a d ily u n d e r sta n d a b le fo r te le p h o n e
in fo r m a tio n p u r p o s e s , o r if the r e q u e s t s a r e r o u tin e , e . g . , g iv in g e x te n s io n n u m b e r s when
s p e c if ic n a m e s a r e
f u r n is h e d , o r i f c o m p le x c a lls a r e r e f e r r e d to a n o th e r o p e r a t o r .)

a s s is t

T h e s e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s do not in clu d e
c u s t o m e r s in p la c in g c a l l s .

sw itc h b o a rd o p e r a t o r s

in te le p h o n e c o m p a n ie s

U s e s a t y p e w r ite r to m a k e c o p ie s o f v a r io u s m a t e r i a l s o r to m a k e out b ills a ft e r c a lc u la ­
tio n s h ave b ee n m a d e by a n o th er p e r s o n . M a y in clu d e ty p in g o f s t e n c i l s , m a t s , o r s i m i l a r m a t e ­
r i a l s fo r u s e in d u p lic a tin g p r o c e s s e s . M a y do c l e r i c a l w o r k in v o lv in g lit tle s p e c ia l t r a in in g , su ch
a s k ee p in g s im p le r e c o r d s , filin g r e c o r d s and r e p o r t s , o r s o r tin g and d is tr ib u tin g in c o m in g m a i l .

In a d d itio n to p e r f o r m in g d u tie s o f o p e r a t o r on a s i n g le -p o s i t i o n o r m o n i t o r -t y p e s w it c h ­
b o a r d , a c ts a s r e c e p t io n is t and m a y a ls o type o r p e r f o r m ro u tin e c l e r i c a l w ork a s p a r t o f r e g u la r
d u t ie s .
T h is ty p in g o r c l e r i c a l w o rk m a y take the m a j o r p a r t o f th is w o r k e r 's t im e w h ile at
s w itc h b o a r d .
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GENERAL

T Y P IS T

who

S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T IO N IS T

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

OPERATOR,

P r i m a r y duty is to t r a n s c r i b e d icta tio n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l ro u tin e v o c a b u la r y fr o m
t r a n s c r i b i n g -m a c h i n e r e c o r d s .
M a y a ls o ty p e fr o m w r itte n c o p y and do s im p le c l e r i c a l w o r k .
W o r k e r s t r a n s c r ib in g d ic ta tio n in v o lv in g a v a r ie d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c ia liz e d v o c a b u la r y su ch as
le g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c ie n t ific r e s e a r c h a r e n ot in c lu d e d .
A w o r k e r w ho ta k e s d icta tio n
in sh orth an d o r by S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e is c l a s s i f i e d a s a s te n o g r a p h e r .

C la s s A .
P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e o f the f o llo w in g : T y p in g m a t e r i a l in fin a l f o r m w hen
it in v o lv e s c o m b in in g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s ; o r r e s p o n s ib il it y f o r c o r r e c t s p e llin g ,
s y lla b ic a t io n , p u n ctu ation , e t c ., o f t e c h n ic a l o r u nu sual w o r d s o r fo r e ig n la n g u a g e m a t e ­
r i a l; o r p lan n in g la y o u t and typ in g o f c o m p lic a te d s t a t is t ic a l t a b le s to m a in ta in u n ifo r m ity
and b a la n c e in s p a c in g . M a y type ro u tin e fo r m l e t t e r s , v a r y in g d e t a ils to su it c ir c u m s t a n c e s .

( E le c t r i c A c c o u n tin g M a c h in e O p e r a to r )

O p e r a t e s one o r a v a r ie ty o f m a c h i n e s su ch a s the t a b u la t o r , c a lc u la t o r , c o l l a t o r , i n t e r ­
p r e t e r , s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c in g p un ch , e t c . E x c lu d e d fr o m th is d e fin itio n a r e w o rk in g s u p e r v i s o r s .
A l s o e x c lu d e d a r e o p e r a t o r s o f e l e c tr o n ic d ig ita l c o m p u t e r s , e v e n though th e y m a y a ls o o p e r a te
E A M e q u ip m e n t.

C la s s B .
P e r f o r m s on e o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g :
C o p y typin g f r o m roug h o r c le a r
d r a f t s ; o r ro u tin e typin g o f f o r m s , in s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c .; o r se ttin g up s im p le s ta n d a rd
t a b u la tio n s ; o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p le x t a b le s a lr e a d y s e t up and s p a c e d p r o p e r ly .

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
COM PUTER

COM PUTER

OPERATOR

M o n ito r s and o p e r a t e s the c o n tr o l c o n s o le o f a d ig ita l c o m p u te r to p r o c e s s d ata a c c o r d in g
to o p e r a tin g i n s t r u c t io n s , u s u a lly p r e p a r e d b y a p r o g r a m m e r . W o r k in c lu d e s m o s t o f the f o llo w in g :
S tu d ie s in s tr u c t io n s to d e t e r m in e e q u ip m e n t se tu p and o p e r a t io n s ; lo a d s e q u ip m e n t w ith r e q u ir e d
i t e m s (ta p e r e e l s , c a r d s , e t c .) ; s w itc h e s n e c e s s a r y a u x ilia r y e q u ip m e n t in to c i r c u i t , and s t a r ts
and o p e r a t e s c o m p u t e r ; m a k e s a d ju s tm e n ts to c o m p u te r to c o r r e c t o p e r a tin g p r o b l e m s and m e e t
s p e c ia l c o n d itio n s ; r e v ie w s e r r o r s m a d e d u rin g o p e r a tio n and d e t e r m in e s c a u s e o r r e f e r s p r o b le m
to s u p e r v is o r o r p r o g r a m m e r ; and m a in ta in s o p e r a tin g r e c o r d s . M a y t e s t and a s s i s t in c o r r e c t in g
program .
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stu d y p u r p o s e s ,

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C la s s B .
O p e r a t e s in d e p e n d e n tly , o r u n d er o n ly g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n , a c o m p u te r running
p r o g r a m s with m o s t o f the fo llo w in g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s : M o s t o f th e p r o g r a m s a r e e s t a b lis h e d
p r o d u c tio n r u n s , t y p ic a lly run on a r e g u la r ly r e c u r r in g b a s i s ; t h e r e is lit tle o r no te s t in g




OR
O p e r a t e s u n d er d ir e c t s u p e r v is io n a c o m p u te r running p r o g r a m s o r s e g m e n ts o f p r o g r a m s
with the c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s d e s c r ib e d fo r c l a s s A . M a y a s s i s t a h ig h e r le v e l o p e r a t o r by in d e ­
p e n d e n tly p e r fo r m in g l e s s d iffic u lt t a s k s a s s ig n e d , and p e r f o r m in g d iffic u lt t a s k s fo llo w in g
d e ta ile d in s tr u c t io n s and w ith fr e q u e n t r e v ie w o f o p e r a t io n s p e r f o r m e d .

as f o llo w s :

C la s s A .
O p e r a t e s in d e p e n d e n tly , o r u nder o n ly g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n , a c o m p u te r run nin g
p r o g r a m s with m o s t o f the fo llo w in g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s :
N e w p r o g r a m s a r e fr e q u e n tly te s te d
and in tr o d u c e d ; sc h e d u lin g r e q u ir e m e n t s a r e o f c r i t i c a l im p o r t a n c e to m i n im iz e d o w n tim e ;
the p r o g r a m s a r e o f c o m p le x d e s ig n so th at id e n tific a tio n o f e r r o r s o u r c e o fte n r e q u ir e s a
w o r k in g k n o w le d g e o f th e to ta l p r o g r a m , and a lte r n a te p r o g r a m s m a y not be a v a ila b l e . M a y
g iv e d ir e c tio n and g u id a n c e to lo w e r le v e l o p e r a t o r s .

O P E R A T O R — C on tin u ed

o f n ew p r o g r a m s r e q u ir e d ; a lt e r n a te p r o g r a m s a r e p r o v id e d in c a s e o r ig in a l p r o g r a m n e e d s
m a j o r c h a n g e o r can n ot be c o r r e c t e d w ithin a r e a s o n a b le t i m e .
In c o m m o n e r r o r s itu a ­
t io n s , d i a g n o s e s c a u s e and ta k e s c o r r e c t i v e a c tio n . T h is u s u a lly in v o lv e s 'a p p ly in g p r e v io u s ly
p r o g r a m m e d c o r r e c t i v e s t e p s , o r u s in g s ta n d a r d c o r r e c t i o n t e c h n iq u e s .

C la s s C .
W o r k s on ro u tin e p r o g r a m s u n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v is io n .
Is e x p e c te d to d e v e lo p
w o rk in g k n o w le d g e o f the c o m p u te r eq u ip m e n t u s e d and a b ility to d e te c t p r o b l e m s in v o lv e d in
running ro u tin e p r o g r a m s . U s u a lly h a s r e c e iv e d s o m e f o r m a l tra in in g in c o m p u te r o p e r a tio n .
M a y a s s i s t h ig h e r le v e l o p e r a t o r on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s .

COMPUTER PROGRAM M ER, BUSINESS
C o n v e r ts s t a te m e n ts o f b u s in e s s p r o b l e m s , t y p ic a lly p r e p a r e d b y a s y s t e m s a n a ly s t , in to a
s e q u e n c e o f d e ta ile d in s tr u c t io n s w h ich a r e r e q u ir e d to s o lv e the p r o b l e m s b y a u to m a tic d a ta p r o c ­
e s s in g e q u ip m e n t. W o r k in g f r o m c h a r t s or d i a g r a m s , the p r o g r a m m e r d e v e lo p s the p r e c i s e in ­
s tr u c tio n s w h ic h , w hen e n te r e d in to the c o m p u te r s y s t e m in c o d e d la n g u a g e , c a u s e the m a n ip u la tio n

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C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R , BUSIN ESS— C on tin u ed
o f d a ta t o a c h ie v e d e s i r e d r e s u l t s . W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g ; A p p lie s k n o w le d g e of
c o m p u t e r c a p a b i l i t i e s , m a t h e m a t i c s , lo g ic e m p lo y e d b y c o m p u t e r s , and p a r t ic u l a r s u b je c t m a t t e r
in v o lv e d t o a n a ly z e c h a r t s and d ia g r a m s o f th e p r o b l e m to b e p r o g r a m m e d ; d e v e lo p s s e q u e n c e
o f p r o g r a m s t e p s ; w r i t e s d e ta ile d flo w c h a r t s t o sh ow o r d e r in w h ich data w i l l be p r o c e s s e d ;
c o n v e r t s t h e s e c h a r t s t o c o d e d in s tr u c t io n s f o r m a c h in e to f o llo w ; t e s t s an d c o r r e c t s p r o g r a m s ;
p r e p a r e s in s tr u c t io n s f o r o p e r a tin g p e r s o n n e l d u rin g p r o d u c tio n ru n ; a n a l y z e s , r e v i e w s , an d a lt e r s
p r o g r a m s t o i n c r e a s e o p e r a tin g e f f ic ie n c y o r adapt t o n ew r e q u i r e m e n t s ; m a in ta in s r e c o r d s of
p r o g r a m d e v e lo p m e n t and r e v i s i o n s .
(N O T E : W o r k e r s p e r fo r m in g both s y s t e m s a n a ly s is and p r o ­
g r a m m in g sh o u ld b e c l a s s i f i e d a s s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s if th is i s th e s k ill u s e d t o d e t e r m in e t h e ir p a y .)

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a ssist.

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fo llo w s :

C l a s s A . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d e r on ly g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n on c o m p le x p r o b l e m s w h ich
r e q u ir e c o m p e t e n c e in a ll p h a s e s o f p r o g r a m m in g c o n c e p t s an d p r a c t i c e s . W o r k in g f r o m d ia ­
g r a m s and c h a r t s w h ic h id e n tify the n a tu r e o f d e s i r e d r e s u l t s , m a j o r p r o c e s s i n g s t e p s to be
a c c o m p l i s h e d , and th e r e l a tio n s h ip s b e tw e e n v a r io u s s t e p s of th e p r o b l e m so lv in g r o u tin e ;
p la n s th e fu ll r a n g e o f p r o g r a m m in g a c tio n s n e e d e d t o e ffic ie n tl y u tiliz e th e c o m p u t e r s y s t e m
in a c h ie v in g d e s i r e d en d p r o d u c ts .

A n a l y z e s b u s i n e s s p r o b l e m s t o fo r m u la t e p r o c e d u r e s f o r so lv in g th e m b y u se o f e l e c t r o n ic
d a ta p r o c e s s i n g e q u ip m e n t.
D e v e lo p s a c o m p le t e d e s c r ip t io n o f a ll s p e c if ic a t io n s n e e d e d t o e n a b le
p r o g r a m m e r s t o p r e p a r e r e q u ir e d d ig ita l c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m s .
W ork
in v o lv e s m o s t of the
f o l lo w in g :
A n a l y z e s s u b j e c t -m a t t e r o p e r a tio n s t o be a u to m a te d and id e n tifie s c o n d itio n s and
c r i t e r i a r e q u ir e d t o a c h ie v e s a t i s f a c t o r y r e s u l t s ; s p e c i f i e s n u m b e r and ty p e s o f r e c o r d s , f i l e s , and
d o c u m e n ts to b e u s e d ; o u tlin e s a c tio n s t o b e p e r f o r m e d b y p e r s o n n e l and c o m p u t e r s in s u ffic ie n t
d e t a il f o r p r e s e n t a tio n t o m a n a g e m e n t and f o r p r o g r a m m in g (ty p ic a lly th is in v o lv e s p r e p a r a tio n of
w o r k and d ata flo w c h a r t s ) ; c o o r d in a t e s th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f t e s t p r o b l e m s and p a r tic ip a te s in t r i a l
ru n s o f n ew an d r e v i s e d s y s t e m s ; an d r e c o m m e n d s e q u ip m e n t c h a n g e s t o ob tain m o r e e ffe c t iv e
o v e r a l l o p e r a t io n s .
( N O T E : W o r k e r s p e r fo r m in g b oth s y s t e m s a n a ly s is and p r o g r a m m in g sh o u ld
b e c l a s s i f i e d a s s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s i f t h is i s the s k i l l u s e d t o d e t e r m in e t h e i r p a y .)
D o e s n ot in c lu d e e m p l o y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s ib l e fo r the m a n a g e m e n t o r s u p e r v is io n
o f o th e r e l e c t r o n i c d ata p r o c e s s i n g e m p l o y e e s , o r s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w ith
s c i e n t if ic o r e n g in e e r in g p r o b l e m s .
are

c la s s ifie d

C l a s s C . P r e p a r e s d e t a il d r a w in g s o f s in g le u n its o r p a r ts f o r e n g in e e r in g , c o n s t r u c tio n ,
m a n u fa c t u r in g , o r r e p a ir p u r p o s e s . T y p e s o f d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d in c lu d e i s o m e t r i c p r o je c t io n s
(d e p ic tin g t h r e e d im e n s io n s in a c c u r a te s c a le ) and s e c t io n a l v ie w s to c l a r i f y p o s itio n in g o f
c o m p o n e n ts and c o n v e y n e e d e d in fo r m a tio n . C o n s o l id a t e s d e t a ils f r o m a n u m b e r o f s o u r c e s
and a d ju s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a le a s r e q u ir e d .
S u g g e s te d m e th o d s o f a p p r o a c h , a p p lic a b le
p r e c e d e n t s , and a d v ic e on s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g iv e n w ith in itia l a s s i g n m e n t s . In s tr u c tio n s
a r e l e s s c o m p le t e w hen a s s ig n m e n t s r e c u r .
W o r k m a y be s p o t - c h e c k e d d u rin g p r o g r e s s .
D R AFTSM AN - TRACER
C o p ie s p la n s and d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d by o t h e r s by p la c in g tr a c in g c lo th o r p a p e r o v e r
d r a w in g s and tr a c in g w ith p en o r p e n c il.
(D o e s n ot in c lu d e t r a c in g lim ite d to p la n s p r i m a r i ly
c o n s is t in g o f s tr a ig h t lin e s and a la r g e s c a le not r e q u ir in g c l o s e d e lin e a t io n .)
A N D /O R
P r e p a r e s s i m p le
d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
E L E C T R O N IC S

or

r e p e t it iv e

d r a w in g s

of e a s ily

v is u a liz e d

ite m s .

W o r k is

c lo s e ly

s u p e r v is e d

T E C H N IC IA N

a s f o llo w s :

C la s s A .
W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly or u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n on c o m p le x p r o b l e m s in ­
v o lv in g a l l p h a s e s o f s y s t e m a n a ly s i s .
P r o b l e m s a r e c o m p le x b e c a u s e o f d iv e r s e s o u r c e s o f
input d ata and m u l t i p l e -u s e r e q u ir e m e n t s of output d a ta . ( F o r e x a m p le , d e v e lo p s an in te g r a te d
p r o d u c tio n s c h e d u lin g , in v e n to r y c o n t r o l, c o s t a n a l y s i s , and s a le s a n a ly s is r e c o r d in w h ich




a s s ig n e d to

C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n ro u tin e and c o m p le x d r a ftin g a s s ig n m e n t s th at r e q u ir e the ap p li-;
c a tio n o f m o s t o f th e s t a n d a r d iz e d d r a w in g te c h n iq u e s r e g u la r ly u s e d .
D u tie s t y p ic a lly in ­
v o lv e su ch w o r k a s :
P r e p a r e s w o r k in g d r a w in g s o f s u b a s s e m b l i e s w itli ir r e g u l a r s h a p e s ,
m u lt ip le fu n c tio n s , and p r e c i s e p o s itio n a l r e l a tio n s h ip s b etw ee n c o m p o n e n t s ; p r e p a r e s a r c h i ­
t e c tu r a l d r a w in g s f o r c o n s t r u c tio n o f a b u ild in g in c lu d in g d e ta il d r a w in g s o f fo u n d a tio n s , w a ll
s e c t i o n s , flo o r p la n s , and r o o f . U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u la s and m a n u a ls in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y
c o m p u ta tio n s to d e t e r m in e q u a n titie s o f m a t e r i a l s to be u s e d , lo a d c a p a c i t i e s , s t r e n g t h s ,
s tr e s s e s , etc.
R e c e i v e s in itia l i n s t r u c t io n s , r e q u i r e m e n t s , and a d v ic e f r o m s u p e r v i s o r .
C o m p le t e d w o r k i s c h e c k e d fo r t e c h n ic a l a d e q u a c y .

C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , B U S IN E S S

a n a ly s t s

w ho a r e

C la s s A .
P la n s th e g r a p h ic p r e s e n t a tio n o f c o m p le x i t e m s h a v in g d is tin c tiv e d e s ig n
f e a t u r e s th at d iffe r s ig n ific a n tl y fr o m e s t a b lis h e d d r a ftin g p r e c e d e n t s . W o r k s in c l o s e s u p ­
p o r t w ith the d e s ig n o r i g i n a t o r , and m a y r e c o m m e n d m in o r d e s ig n c h a n g e s .
A n a l y z e s th e
e ffe c t o f e a c h c h a n g e on th e d e t a ils o f f o r m , fu n c tio n , and p o s itio n a l r e l a tio n s h ip s o f c o m ­
p o n e n ts and p a r t s .
W o r k s w ith a m in im u m o f s u p e r v is o r y a s s i s t a n c e .
C o m p le t e d w o r k i s
r e v ie w e d b y d e s ig n o r ig in a to r fo r c o n s is t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g in e e r in g d e t e r m in a ti o n s .
M ay
e it h e r p r e p a r e d r a w in g s , o r d ir e c t t h e ir p r e p a r a tio n by lo w e r l e v e l d r a f t s m e n .

o r i n s tr u c t lo w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r s .

sy stem s

a n a ly s t s

DRAFTSM AN

C la s s C .
M a k e s p r a c t i c a l a p p lic a t io n s o f p r o g r a m m in g p r a c t i c e s and c o n c e p ts u s u a lly
le a r n e d in f o r m a l tr a in in g c o u r s e s . A s s i g n m e n t s a r e d e s ig n e d t o d e v e lo p c o m p e t e n c e in the
a p p lic a tio n of s ta n d a r d p r o c e d u r e s to ro u tin e p r o b l e m s .
R e c e iv e s c l o s e s u p e r v is io n on new
a s p e c t s o f a s s i g n m e n t s ; and w o r k i s r e v ie w e d to v e r i f y its a c c u r a c y and c o n fo r m a n c e w ith
r e q u ir e d p r o c e d u r e s .

stu d y p u r p o s e s ,

sy stem s

a s s ig n e d to a s s i s t .

OR

w age

le v e l

C l a s s C . W o r k s u n d er im m e d ia te s u p e r v is io n , c a r r y in g out a n a ly s e s a s a s s ig n e d , u s u a lly
o f a s in g le a c t iv it y .
A s s i g n m e n t s a r e d e s ig n e d to d e v e lo p and ex p a n d p r a c t i c a l e x p e r ie n c e
in the a p p lic a tio n o f p r o c e d u r e s and s k i l l s r e q u ir e d f o r s y s t e m s a n a ly s i s w o r k . F o r e x a m p le ,
m a y a s s i s t a h ig h e r le v e l s y s t e m s a n a ly s t by p r e p a r in g th e d e t a ile d s p e c if ic a t io n s r e q u ir e d
b y p r o g r a m m e r s f r o m in fo r m a tio n d e v e lo p e d b y the h ig h e r l e v e l a n a ly s t .

W o r k s on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s (a s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A ) u n d er c l o s e d ir e c tio n o f a h ig h e r
le v e l p r o g r a m m e r o r s u p e r v is o r .
M a y a s s i s t h ig h e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r b y in d e p e n d e n tly p e r ­
f o r m in g l e s s d iffic u lt t a s k s a s s i g n e d , and p e r fo r m in g m o r e d iffic u lt t a s k s u n d e r f a i r l y c lo s e
d ir e c tio n .

For

lo w e r

OR

C la s s B .
W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d e r on ly g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n on r e l a t iv e ly s im p le
p r o g r a m s , o r on s im p le s e g m e n t s o f c o m p le x p r o g r a m s .
P r o g r a m s (o r s e g m e n t s ) u s u a lly
p r o c e s s in fo r m a tio n t o p r o d u c e data in tw o o r th r e e v a r ie d s e q u e n c e s o r f o r m a t s .
R e p o r ts
and l i s t i n g s a r e p r o d u c e d b y r e fin in g , a d a p tin g , a r r a y i n g , o r m a k in g m in o r a d d itio n s t o or
d e le tio n s f r o m input data w h ich a r e r e a d ily a v a ila b l e .
W h ile n u m e r o u s r e c o r d s m a y be
p r o c e s s e d , th e d a ta h a v e b e e n r e fin e d in p r i o r a c tio n s s o that th e a c c u r a c y an d s e q u e n cin g
o f d a ta ca n be t e s t e d b y u sin g a fe w ro u tin e c h e c k s .
T y p i c a l l y , th e p r o g r a m d e a ls w ith
ro u tin e r e c o r d -k e e p i n g ty p e o p e r a t io n s .

M a y g u id e

to

W o r k s on a s e g m e n t o f a c o m p le x d a ta p r o c e s s i n g s c h e m e o r s y s t e m , a s d e s c r ib e d f o r
c l a s s A . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly on ro u tin e a s s ig n m e n t s and r e c e i v e s in s tr u c t io n and g u id a n c e
on c o m p le x a s s i g n m e n t s .
W o r k is r e v ie w e d f o r a c c u r a c y o f ju d g m e n t, c o m p lia n c e w ith
i n s t r u c t io n s , and to in s u r e p r o p e r a lig n m e n t w ith the o v e r a l l s y s t e m .

A t th is l e v e l , p r o g r a m m in g i s d iffic u lt b e c a u s e c o m p u t e r e q u ip m en t m u s t b e o r g a n iz e d to
p r o d u c e s e v e r a l in t e r r e la t e d but d i v e r s e p r o d u c ts f r o m n u m e r o u s and d i v e r s e data e l e m e n t s .
A w id e v a r i e t y an d e x te n s iv e n u m b e r o f in te r n a l p r o c e s s i n g a c tio n s m u s t o c c u r . T h is r e q u ir e s
su c h a c tio n s a s d e v e lo p m e n t o f c o m m o n o p e r a t io n s w h ich can b e r e u s e d , e s t a b lis h m e n t o f
lin k a g e p o in ts b e tw e e n o p e r a t io n s , a d ju s t m e n t s t o data w hen p r o g r a m r e q u ir e m e n t s e x c e e d
c o m p u t e r s t o r a g e c a p a c it y , an d s u b s t a n t ia l m a n ip u la tio n and r e s e q u e n c in g of data e l e m e n t s
t o f o r m a h ig h ly in te g r a te d p r o g r a m .
M a y p r o v id e f u n c tio n a l d ir e c tio n to lo w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r s w ho a r e

d ir e c tio n

C la s s B .
W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d er o n ly g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n on p r o b l e m s th at a r e
r e l a t i v e ly u n c o m p lic a te d to a n a ly z e , p la n , p r o g r a m , and o p e r a t e . P r o b le m s a r e o f lim it e d
c o m p le x it y b e c a u s e s o u r c e s o f input data a r e h o m o g e n e o u s and th e output d a ta a r e c l o s e l y
re la te d .
( F o r e x a m p le , d e v e lo p s s y s t e m s f o r m a in ta in in g d e p o s it o r a c c o u n ts in a b a n k ,
m a in ta in in g a c c o u n ts r e c e iv a b l e in a r e t a il e s t a b lis h m e n t , o r m a in ta in in g in v e n to r y a c c o u n ts
in a m a n u fa c tu r in g o r w h o le s a le e s t a b lis h m e n t .) C o n f e r s w ith p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d to d e t e r m in e
the data p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s and a d v is e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l o n th e im p lic a t i o n s o f the
data p r o c e s s i n g s y s t e m s to be a p p lie d .

D o e s n ot in c lu d e e m p l o y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s ib l e f o r th e m a n a g e m e n t o r s u p e r v is io n of
o th e r e l e c t r o n i c d ata p r o c e s s i n g e m p l o y e e s , o r p r o g r a m m e r s p r i m a r i ly c o n c e r n e d w ith s c ie n t ific
a n d /o r e n g in e e r in g p r o b l e m s .
F o r w age

BUSINESS— C on tin u ed

e v e r y it e m o f e a c h ty p e is a u to m a tic a lly p r o c e s s e d th r o u g h th e fu l l s y s t e m o f r e c o r d s and
a p p r o p r ia te fo llo w u p a c tio n s a r e in itia te d by th e c o m p u te r .) C o n f e r s w ith p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d to
d e t e r m in e the data p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s and a d v is e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l on th e i m p l i c a ­
tio n s o f n ew o r r e v i s e d s y s t e m s o f data p r o c e s s i n g o p e r a t io n s . M a k e s r e c o m m e n d a t io n s , if
n e e d e d , fo r a p p r o v a l o f m a j o r s y s t e m s in s ta lla tio n s o r c h a n g e s an d fo r o b ta in in g e q u ip m e n t.

W o r k s on v a r io u s ty p e s o f e l e c t r o n ic e q u ip m e n t and r e la te d d e v ic e s by p e r f o r m in g one
o r a c o m b in a tio n o f the fo llo w in g : I n s ta llin g , m a in ta in in g , r e p a ir in g , o v e r h a u lin g , t r o u b le s h o o t in g ,
m o d ify in g , c o n s t r u c tin g , and t e s t i n g . W o r k r e q u ir e s p r a c t i c a l a p p lic a tio n o f t e c h n ic a l k n o w le d g e
o f e l e c t r o n i c s p r i n c i p l e s , a b ilit y to d e t e r m in e m a l fu n c t io n s , and s k i ll to put e q u ip m e n t in r e q u ir e d
o p e r a tin g c o n d itio n .

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E L E C T R O N IC S T E C H N IC IA N — C on tin u ed

E L E C T R O N IC S T E C H N IC IA N — C on tin u ed

T he eq u ip m en t— c o n s is t in g o f e it h e r m a n y d iff e r e n t k in d s o f c i r c u it s o r m u ltip le r e p e t it io n
o f the s a m e k in d o f c i r c u it — in c lu d e s , but i s not lim it e d t o , the fo llo w in g : (a) E l e c t r o n i c t r a n s ­
m ittin g and r e c e iv in g eq u ip m e n t ( e . g . , r a d a r , r a d io , t e l e v i s i o n , te le p h o n e , s o n a r , n a v ig a tio n a l
a id s ), (b ) d ig it a l and a n a lo g c o m p u t e r s , and (c ) in d u s t r ia l and m e d i c a l m e a s u r in g and c o n t r o llin g
e q u ip m e n t.

R e c e iv e s t e c h n i c a l g u id a n c e , as r e q u ir e d , fr o m s u p e r v is o r o r h ig h e r le v e l te c h n ic ia n ,
and w o r k is r e v ie w e d f o r s p e c i f ic c o m p li a n c e w ith a c c e p t e d p r a c t ic e s and w o rk a s s ig n m e n t s .
M a y p r o v id e t e c h n ic a l g u id a n c e to lo w e r le v e l t e c h n ic ia n s .
C la s s C . A p p lie s w o rk in g t e c h n ic a l k n o w le d g e to p e r f o r m s im p le o r rou tin e ta sk s in
w o rk in g on e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t, fo llo w in g d e t a ile d in s t r u c t io n s w h ich c o v e r v ir t u a lly a ll
proced u res.
W o rk t y p ic a lly in v o lv e s s u c h t a sk s a s :
A s s is t in g h ig h e r le v e l t e c h n ic ia n s by
p e r fo r m i n g su c h a c t iv i t ie s a s r e p la c in g c o m p o n e n t s , w ir in g c i r c u i t s , and ta kin g t e s t re a d in g s ;
r e p a ir in g s im p le e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t; and u sin g t o o ls and c o m m o n t e s t in stru m e n ts ( e . g . ,
m u lt i m e t e r s , a u d io s ig n a l g e n e r a t o r s , tub e t e s t e r s , o s c i l l o s c o p e s ) .
Is not r e q u ir e d to be
fa m il ia r w ith the in t e r r e la t io n s h ip s o f c i r c u i t s . T h is k n o w le d g e , h o w e v e r , m a y be a c q u ir e d
th ro u g h a s s ig n m e n t s d e s ig n e d t o in c r e a s e c o m p e t e n c e (in clu d in g c l a s s r o o m tra in in g ) s o that
w o r k e r ca n a d v a n c e t o h ig h e r le v e l t e c h n ic ia n .

T h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n e x c lu d e s r e p a ir m e n o f s u c h s ta n d a rd e le c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t a s c o m m o n
o f f i c e m a c h in e s and h o u s e h o ld r a d io and t e le v i s io n s e t s ; p r o d u c t io n a s s e m b le r s and t e s t e r s ; w o r k ­
e r s w h o se p r im a r y du ty is s e r v i c i n g e l e c t r o n i c t e s t in s t r u m e n t s ; te c h n ic ia n s w ho h a v e a d m in is ­
t r a t iv e o r s u p e r v is o r y r e s p o n s i b il it y ; and d r a f t s m e n , d e s ig n e r s , and p r o f e s s io n a l e n g in e e r s .
P o s it io n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d in to le v e l s on the b a s is o f the fo llo w in g d e fin it io n s .
C la s s A . A p p lie s a d v a n c e d t e c h n ic a l k n o w le d g e to s o lv e u n u s u a lly c o m p le x p r o b le m s
( i . e ., t h o s e that t y p i c a ll y ca n n ot be s o lv e d s o l e ly b y r e f e r e n c e to m a n u fa c t u r e r s ' m a n u a ls o r
s i m il a r d o c u m e n t s ) in w o rk in g on e le c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t. E x a m p le s o f su ch p r o b l e m s in clu d e
lo c a t io n and d e n s ity o f c i r c u i t r y , e l e c t r o - m a g n e t i c r a d ia tio n , is o la t in g m a lfu n c t io n s , and
fr e q u e n t e n g in e e r in g c h a n g e s . W ork in v o lv e s : A d e t a ile d u n d e rsta n d in g o f th e in t e r r e l a t i o n ­
s h ip s o f c i r c u i t s ; e x e r c i s i n g in d e p e n d e n t ju d g m e n t in p e r fo r m i n g su ch t a s k s a s m a k in g c i r c u it
a n a ly s e s , c a lc u la t in g w av e f o r m s , t r a c in g r e la t io n s h ip s in s ig n a l flo w ; and r e g u l a r ly u sin g
c o m p le x t e s t in s t r u m e n t s ( e . g . , du al t r a c e o s c i l l o s c o p e s , Q - m e t e r s , d e v ia t io n m e t e r s , p u lse
g e n e ra to rs).

R e c e iv e s t e c h n ic a l g u id a n c e , a s r e q u ir e d , fr o m s u p e r v is o r o r h ig h e r le v e l t e c h n ic ia n .
W ork i s t y p i c a ll y sp o t c h e c k e d , but i s g iv e n d e t a ile d r e v ie w w hen n ew o r a d v a n c e d a s s ig n m e n ts
a r e in v o lv e d .

N U R SE , IN D U S T R IA L (R e g is t e r e d )
A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w ho g iv e s n u r s in g s e r v i c e u n d er g e n e r a l m e d i c a l d ir e c t io n to il l o r
in ju r e d e m p lo y e e s o r o t h e r p e r s o n s w ho b e c o m e il l o r s u ffe r an a c c id e n t on th e p r e m is e s o f a
f a c t o r y o r o t h e r e s t a b lis h m e n t . D u ties in v o lv e a c o m b in a t io n o f the fo llo w in g : G iv in g f i r s t a id
to th e i l l o r in ju r e d ; a tten d in g to s u b se q u e n t d r e s s i n g o f e m p l o y e e s ' in ju r ie s ; k eep in g r e c o r d s
o f p a tie n ts t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r in g a c c id e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t io n o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s is t in g in
p h y s ic a l e x a m in a t io n s and h ea lth e v a lu a tio n s o f a p p lic a n ts and e m p l o y e e s ; and p lanning and c a r r y ­
in g -ou t p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g h ea lth e d u c a tio n , a c c id e n t p r e v e n t io n , e v a lu a tio n o f plant e n v ir o n m e n t,
o r o t h e r a c t iv i t ie s a ffe c t in g th e h e a lth , w e lf a r e , and s a fe t y o f a ll p e r s o n n e l. N u rsin g s u p e r v is o r s
o r h ea d n u r s e s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e than on e n u r s e a r e e x c lu d e d .

W ork m a y b e r e v ie w e d by s u p e r v is o r (fr e q u e n t ly an e n g in e e r o r d e s ig n e r ) f o r g e n e r a l
c o m p lia n c e w ith a c c e p t e d p r a c t ic e s . M a y p r o v id e t e c h n ic a l g u id a n c e to lo w e r le v e l t e c h n ic ia n s .
C la s s B . A p p lie s c o m p r e h e n s iv e t e c h n ic a l k n o w le d g e t o s o lv e c o m p le x p r o b l e m s ( i . e . ,
t h o s e that t y p i c a ll y ca n be s o lv e d s o l e ly b y p r o p e r ly in te r p r e t in g m a n u fa c t u r e r s ' m a n u a ls o r
s i m il a r d o c u m e n t s ) in w o rk in g on e le c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t. W ork in v o lv e s : A f a m il ia r i t y w ith
the in t e r r e la t io n s h ip s o f c i r c u i t s ; and ju d g m e n t in d e t e r m in in g w o r k s e q u e n c e and in s e le c t in g
t o o ls and te s t in g in s t r u m e n t s , u s u a lly l e s s c o m p le x than t h o s e u s e d b y the c l a s s A t e c h n ic ia n .

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT
C A R P E N T E R , M A IN T E N A N C E

F IR E M A N , S T A T IO N A R Y B O IL E R

P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n t r y d u tie s n e c e s s a r y to c o n s t r u c t and m a in ta in in g o o d r e p a ir b u ild ­
in g w o o d w o r k and e q u ip m e n t su c h a s b in s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t it io n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s ,
s t a ir s , c a s i n g s , and t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo l lo w i n g :
P la n n in g and la y in g ou t o f w o r k f r o m b lu e p r in ts , d r a w in g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l in s t r u c t io n s ; u sin g a
v a r ie t y o f c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d t o o ls , p o r t a b le p o w e r t o o l s , and sta n d a rd m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; m a k ­
in g sta n d a rd sh op co m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g t o d im e n s io n s o f w o r k ; and s e le c t in g m a t e r ia ls n e c e s s a r y
f o r th e w o r k .
In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n ce c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d tr a in in g and
e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th rou g h a fo r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

F ir e s s t a t io n a r y b o il e r s t o fu r n is h the e s t a b lis h m e n t in w h ich e m p lo y e d w ith h e a t, p o w e r ,
o r s t e a m . F e e d s fu e ls to f i r e by hand o r o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n ic a l s t o k e r , g a s , o r o i l b u r n e r ; and
c h e c k s w a te r and s a fe t y v a l v e s .
M a y c le a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a ir in g b o il e r r o o m e q u ip m en t.

E L E C T R I C I A N , M A IN T E N A N C E
P e r f o r m s a v a r ie t y o f e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e fu n c t io n s s u c h as th e in s t a lla t io n , m a in t e n a n c e , o r
r e p a i r o f e q u ip m e n t f o r th e g e n e r a t io n , d is t r ib u t io n , o r u t iliz a t io n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in an e s t a b ­
lis h m e n t . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo l lo w i n g : In sta llin g o r r e p a ir in g any o f a v a r ie t y o f e l e c ­
t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w it c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c i r c u it b r e a k e r s ,
m o t o r s , h e a tin g u n its , co n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o t h e r t r a n s m i s s i o n eq u ip m e n t; w o rk in g f r o m b lu e ­
p r in t s , d r a w in g s , la y o u t s , o r o t h e r s p e c i f ic a t i o n s ; lo c a t in g and d ia g n o s in g t r o u b le in th e e l e c t r i c a l
s y s t e m o r e q u ip m e n t; w o rk in g sta n d a rd c o m p u t a t io n s r e la t in g t o lo a d r e q u ir e m e n t s o f w ir in g o r
e l e c t r i c a l eq u ip m e n t; and u s in g a v a r ie t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n 's h a n d to o ls and m e a s u r in g and t e s t in g
in s t r u m e n t s .
In g e n e r a l, t h e w o rk o f th e m a in te n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d tra in in g and
e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a fo r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

E N G IN E E R , S T A T IO N A R Y
O p e r a t e s and m a in ta in s and m a y a ls o s u p e r v is e th e o p e r a t io n o f s t a t io n a r y e n g in e s and
e q u ip m e n t (m e c h a n ic a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) t o su p p ly th e e s t a b lis h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith p o w e r ,
h e a t, r e f r i g e r a t i o n , o r a ir - c o n d it i o n in g .
W o rk in v o lv e s :
O p e r a tin g and m a in ta in in g eq u ip m en t
su c h as ste a m e n g in e s , a ir c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b in e s , v e n tila tin g and r e f r i g ­
e r a t in g e q u ip m e n t, ste a m b o i l e r s and b o ji le r -fe d w a t e r p u m p s ; m a k in g e q u ip m e n t r e p a i r s ; and
k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t io n o f m a c h in e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , and fu e l co n s u m p t io n . M a y a ls o s u ­
p e r v i s e t h e s e o p e r a t io n s .
H ea d o r c h i e f e n g in e e r s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e than on e
e n g in e e r a r e e x c l u d e d .




H E L P E R , M A IN T E N A N C E T R A D E S
A s s i s t s on e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in th e s k ille d m a in te n a n c e t r a d e s , by p e r fo r m i n g s p e c i f ic
o r g e n e r a l d u tie s o f l e s s e r s k il l, su ch a s k e e p in g a w o r k e r su p p lie d w ith m a t e r ia ls and t o o ls ;
cle a n in g w o rk in g a r e a , m a c h in e , and e q u ip m e n t; a s s is t in g jo u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r ia ls o r
t o o l s ; and p e r fo r m i n g o t h e r u n s k ille d t a s k s as d ir e c t e d b y jo u r n e y m a n .
T h e kin d o f w o rk the
h e lp e r is p e r m it t e d to p e r f o r m v a r ie s f r o m tr a d e t o t r a d e : In s o m e t r a d e s the h e lp e r is co n fin e d
to s u p p ly in g , lift in g , and h o ld in g m a t e r ia ls and t o o l s , and cle a n in g w o rk in g a r e a s ; and in o t h e r s
he i s p e r m it t e d t o p e r f o r m s p e c i a l iz e d m a c h in e o p e r a t io n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e that a r e a ls o
p e r f o r m e d b y w o r k e r s on a f u l l- t im e b a s is .

M A C H I N E -T O O L O P E R A T O R , T O O L R O O M
S p e c ia li z e s in th e o p e r a t io n o f on e o r m o r e ty p e s o f m a c h in e t o o l s , su ch a s j i g b o r e r s ,
c y l in d r ic a l o r s u r fa c e g r i n d e r s , e n g in e la t h e s , o r m il li n g m a c h in e s , in the c o n s t r u c tio n o f
m a c h in e -s h o p t o o l s , g a u g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s , o r d i e s . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : P la n n in g
and p e r fo r m i n g d i ff ic u l t m a c h in in g o p e r a t i o n s ; p r o c e s s i n g it e m s r e q u ir in g c o m p li c a t e d setu p s o r
a h igh d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; u s in g a v a r ie t y o f p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e le c t in g fe e d s ,
s p e e d s , t o o li n g , and o p e r a t io n s e q u e n c e ; and m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s tm e n ts d u rin g o p e r a t io n
t o a c h ie v e r e q u i s it e t o le r a n c e s o r d i m e n s io n s .
M a y be r e q u i r e d to r e c o g n iz e w hen t o o ls n eed
d r e s s i n g , t o d r e s s t o o l s , and to s e l e c t p r o p e r coo.lan ts and cu ttin g and lu b r ic a t in g o i l s .
F or
c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , m a c h in e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s , t o o lr o o m , in t o o l and d ie jo b b in g
s h o p s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th is c l a s s i f ic a t i o n .
M A C H IN IS T , M A IN T E N A N C E
P r o d u c e s r e p la c e m e n t p a r t s and n ew p a r t s in m a k in g r e p a i r s o f m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n ic a l
eq u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d in an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo l lo w i n g : I n t e r p r e t in g w ritte n
in s t r u c t io n s and s p e c i f ic a t i o n s ; p la n n in g and la y in g ou t o f w o r k ; u sin g a v a r ie t y o f m a c h in is t 's

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P A IN T E R , M A IN T E N A N C E

h a n d to o ls and p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; se ttin g up and o p e r a t in g sta n d a rd m a c h in e t o o ls ;
sh a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g sta n d a rd sh o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e la t in g to d im e n ­
s io n s o f w o r k , t o o li n g , f e e d s , and s p e e d s o f m a ch in in g ; k n o w le d g e o f th e w o rk in g p r o p e r t ie s o f
th e c o m m o n m e t a l s ; s e le c t in g s t a n d a rd m a t e r ia ls , p a r t s , and e q u ip m e n t r e q u i r e d f o r h is w o r k ;
and fit t in g and a s s e m b lin g p a r t s in to m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t.
In g e n e r a l, th e m a c h in is t 's w o r k
n o r m a ll y r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d t r a in in g in m a c h in e -s h o p p r a c t ic e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a fo r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g , and e x p e r ie n c e .

P a in ts and r e d e c o r a t e s w a lls , w o o d w o r k , and fix t u r e s o f an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W ork in v o lv e s
the fo l lo w i n g : K n o w le d g e o f s u r fa c e p e c u li a r it i e s and ty p e s o f pa in t r e q u i r e d f o r d iff e r e n t a p p lic a ­
t io n s ; p r e p a r in g s u r fa c e f o r p a in tin g by r e m o v in g o ld fin is h o r b y p la c in g pu tty o r f i l l e r in n a il
h o le s and i n t e r s t i c e s ; and a p p ly in g pa in t w ith s p r a y gun o r b r u s h . M a y m ix c o l o r s , o i l s , w hite
le a d , and o t h e r p a in t in g r e d ie n t s t o o b ta in p r o p e r c o l o r o r c o n s is t e n c y . In g e n e r a l, the w o rk o f the
m a in te n a n c e p a in t e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .
P I P E F I T T E R , M A IN T E N A N C E

M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M a in te n a n ce )
R e p a i r s a u t o m o b i le s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , and t r a c t o r s o f an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W ork in ­
v o lv e s m o s t o f the f o l lo w i n g ; E x a m in in g a u to m o tiv e eq u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ; d i s ­
a s s e m b lin g e q u ip m e n t and p e r fo r m i n g r e p a i r s that in v o lv e th e u s e o f su c h h a n d to o ls a s w r e n c h e s ,
g a u g e s , d r i l l s , o r s p e c i a l iz e d e q u ip m e n t in d i s a s s e m b li n g o r fittin g p a r t s ; r e p la c in g b r o k e n o r
d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g rin d in g and a d ju stin g v a lv e s ; r e a s s e m b l in g and in s t a llin g th e v a r io u s
a s s e m b li e s in the v e h ic le and m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s ; and a lig n in g w h e e ls , a d ju stin g b r a k e s
and lig h t s , o r tig h te n in g b o d y b o lt s . In g e n e r a l, the w o r k o f the a u to m o tiv e m e c h a n ic r e q u i r e s
ro u n d e d t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a fo r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

m o b il e

T h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n d o e s not in clu d e m e c h a n i c s w ho r e p a ir c u s t o m e r s ' v e h ic le s in a u to ­
re p a ir sh ops.

M E C H A N IC , M A IN T E N A N C E
R e p a ir s m a c h in e r y o r m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t o f an e s t a b lis h m e n t .
W ork in v o lv e s m o s t
o f th e fo llo w in g :
E x a m in in g m a c h in e s and m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ;
d is m a n t lin g o r p a r t ly d is m a n t lin g m a c h in e s and p e r fo r m i n g r e p a ir s that m a in ly in v o lv e the u se
o f h a n d to o ls in s c r a p in g and fittin g p a r t s ; r e p la c in g b ro k e n o r d e f e c t iv e p a r t s w ith it e m s o b ta in e d
f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r i n g th e p r o d u c t io n o f a r e p la c e m e n t p a rt b y a m a c h in e sh op o r se n d in g o f the
m a c h in e t o a m a c h in e sh op f o r m a jo r r e p a i r s ; p r e p a r in g w r itte n s p e c i fic a t i o n s f o r m a jo r r e p a i r s
o r f o r th e p r o d u c t io n o f p a r t s o r d e r e d fr o m m a c h in e sh op ; r e a s s e m b l in g m a c h in e s ; and m a k in g
a ll n e c e s s a r y a d ju s tm e n ts f o r o p e r a t io n . In g e n e r a l, the w o rk o f a m a in te n a n ce m e c h a n ic r e q u ir e s
rou n d ed t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a fo r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .
E x c lu d e d f r o m th is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r im a r y d u ties
in v o lv e se ttin g up o r a d ju s tin g m a c h in e s .

M IL L W R IG H T
I n s ta lls n ew m a c h in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t, and d is m a n t le s and in s t a lls m a c h in e s o r h ea v y
e q u ip m e n t w hen ch a n g e s in th e pla n t la y o u t a r e r e q u ir e d . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo l lo w i n g :
P la n n in g and la y in g out o f the w o r k ; in te r p r e t in g b lu e p r in ts o r o th e r s p e c i f ic a t i o n s ; u sin g a v a r ie t y
o f h a n d to o ls and r ig g in g ; m a k in g sta n d a rd sh o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e la t in g to s t r e s s e s , str e n g th o f
m a t e r ia ls , and c e n t e r s o f g r a v it y ; a lig n in g and b a la n c in g o f eq u ip m e n t; s e le c t in g sta n d a rd t o o ls ,
e q u ip m e n t, and p a r t s t o b e u s e d ; and in s t a llin g and m a in ta in in g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r t r a n s m i s s i o n
e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s d r iv e s and s p e e d r e d u c e r s . In g e n e r a l, th e m i l lw r ig h t 's w o r k n o r m a lly r e q u i r e s
a ro u n d e d tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e in th e t r a d e a c q u ir e d th rou g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r
e q u iv a le n t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

I n s ta lls o r r e p a i r s w a t e r , s t e a m , g a s , o r o t h e r t y p e s o f p ip e and p ip e fit t in g s in an
e s t a b lis h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo l lo w i n g : L a y in g out o f w o r k and m e a s u r in g to lo c a t e
p o s it io n o f p ip e f r o m d r a w in g s o r o t h e r w r itte n s p e c i f ic a t i o n s ; cu ttin g v a r io u s s i z e s o f p ip e to
c o r r e c t le n g th s w ith c h i s e l and h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y le n e t o r c h o r p ip e - c u t t in g m a c h in e s ; t h re a d in g
p ip e w ith s t o c k s and d i e s ; b en d in g p ip e b y h a n d -d r iv e n o r p o w e r - d r iv e n m a c h in e s ; a s s e m b lin g
p ip e w ith c o u p lin g s and fa s t e n in g p ip e to h a n g e r s ; m a k in g sta n d a rd s h o p co m p u t a t io n s r e la t in g to
p r e s s u r e s , flo w , and s i z e o f p ip e r e q u ir e d ; and m a k in g sta n d a rd t e s t s to d e t e r m in e w h e th e r f i n ­
is h e d p ip e s m e e t s p e c i f ic a t i o n s .
In g e n e r a l, th e w o rk o f th e m a in t e n a n c e p i p e f it t e r r e q u i r e s
rou n d ed t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . W o r k e r s p r im a r i ly e n g a g e d in in s t a llin g and r e p a ir in g b u ild in g sa n ita tio n
o r h ea tin g s y s t e m s a r e e x c l u d e d .
S H E E T -M E T A L

W O R K E R , M A IN T E N A N C E

F a b r i c a t e s , in s t a l ls , and m a in ta in s in g o o d r e p a ir the s h e e t - m e t a l e q u ip m e n t and fix t u r e s
(s u c h a s m a c h in e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s, s h e l v e s , l o c k e r s , ta n k s, v e n t il a t o r s , c h u te s , d u c ts , m e t a l
r o o f in g ) o f an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o l lo w i n g :
P la n n in g and la y in g ou t a ll
t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l m a in te n a n c e w o r k f r o m b lu e p r in ts , m o d e l s , o r o t h e r s p e c i fic a t i o n s ; se ttin g
up and o p e r a t in g a il a v a ila b le t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l w o rk in g m a c h in e s ; u sin g a v a r ie t y o f h a n d tools
in cu ttin g , b e n d in g , f o r m in g , sh a p in g , fittin g , and a s s e m b lin g ; and in s t a llin g s h e e t - m e t a l a r t i c l e s
as r e q u i r e d .
In g e n e r a l, the w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u i r e s rou n d ed
t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tra in in g
and e x p e r ie n c e .
T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R
C o n s t r u c t s and r e p a i r s m a c h in e -s h o p t o o ls , g a u g e s , j i g s , fix t u r e s o r d ie s f o r fo r g i n g s ,
p u n ch in g , and o t h e r m e t a l - f o r m in g w o r k .
W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o l lo w i n g : P la n n in g and
la y in g out o f w o r k f r o m m o d e l s , b lu e p r in ts , d r a w in g s , o r o t h e r o r a l and w ritte n s p e c i fic a t i o n s ;
u sin g a v a r ie t y o f t o o l and d ie m a k e r 's h a n d to o ls and p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; u n d e r ­
sta n d in g o f the w o rk in g p r o p e r t ie s o f c o m m o n m e t a ls and a ll o y s ; se ttin g up and o p e r a t in g o f
m a c h in e t o o ls and r e la t e d e q u ip m e n t; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y sh o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e la t in g to d im e n s io n s
o f w o r k , s p e e d s , fe e d s , and t o o lin g o f m a c h in e s ; h e a t -t r e a t in g o f m e t a l p a r t s d u rin g fa b r ic a t io n
a s w e ll a s o f fin is h e d t o o ls and d ie s to a c h ie v e r e q u ir e d q u a lit ie s ; w o r k in g to c l o s e t o le r a n c e s ;
fittin g and a s s e m b lin g o f p a r t s to p r e s c r i b e d t o le r a n c e s and a llo w a n c e s ; and s e le c t in g a p p r o p r ia t e
m a t e r ia ls , t o o l s , and p r o c e s s e s . In g e n e r a l, the t o o l and d ie m a k e r 's w o r k r e q u i r e s a rou n d ed
tr a in in g in m a c h in e -s h o p and t o o lr o o m p r a c t ic e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip
o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .
F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w ag e stu d y p u r p o s e s ,
sh o p s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th is c l a s s i f ic a t i o n .

t o o l and

d ie m a k e r s in t o o l

and d ie jo b b in g

CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
GUARD AND W ATCH M EN
G u a rd . P e r f o r m s ro u tin e p o l i c e d u tie s , e it h e r at fix e d p o s t o r on t o u r , m a in ta in in g o r d e r ,
u sin g a r m s o r f o r c e w h e re n e c e s s a r y . I n clu d e s g a te m e n w ho a r e s ta tio n e d at g ate and c h e c k
on id e n tity o f e m p lo y e e s and o t h e r p e r s o n s e n t e r i n g .
W a tch m a n .
M a k e s r o u n d s o f p r e m is e s p e r i o d i c a l l y in p r o t e c t in g p r o p e r t y a g a in st f i r e ,
t h e ft ’ and il le g a l e n tr y .

L A B O R E R , M A T E R IA L H A N D LIN G
A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u fa c t u r in g p la n t, s t o r e , o r o t h e r e s t a b lis h m e n t
w h o se d u tie s in v o lv e o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o l lo w i n g ; L o a d in g and u n lo a d in g v a r io u s m a t e r ia ls and
m e r c h a n d is e on o r f r o m fr e ig h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o t h e r t r a n s p o r t in g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k in g , s h e lv in g ,
o r p la c in g m a t e r ia ls o r m e r c h a n d is e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e lo c a t io n ; and t r a n s p o r t in g m a t e r ia ls o r
m e r c h a n d is e b y h a n d tr u ck , c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w . L o n g s h o r e m e n , w ho lo a d and u n loa d s h ip s a r e
e x c lu d e d .

J A N IT O R , P O R T E R , O R C L E A N E R
O R D E R F IL L E R
C le a n s and k e e p s in an o r d e r l y c o n d it io n f a c t o r y w o rk in g a r e a s and w a s h r o o m s , o r
p r e m i s e s o f an o f f i c e , a p a rtm e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l o r oth e r e s t a b lis h m e n t . D u ties in v o lv e
a c o m b in a t io n o f th e fo l lo w i n g : S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b in g , and p o lis h in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v in g
c h i p s , t r a s h , and o t h e r r e f u s e ; d u stin g eq u ip m e n t, fu r n it u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o lis h in g m e t a l f i x ­
t u r e s o r t r i m m in g s ; p r o v id in g s u p p lie s and m in o r m a in te n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; and c le a n in g la v a t o r ie s ,
s h o w e r s , a n d 'r .e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w ho s p e c i a l iz e in w in d ow w a sh in g a r e e x c lu d e d .




F il ls sh ip p in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s fo r fin is h e d g o o d s f r o m s t o r e d m e r c h a n d is e in a c c o r d ­
a n ce w ith s p e c i fic a t i o n s on s a le s s l ip s , c u s t o m e r s 1 o r d e r s , o r o t h e r in s t r u c t io n s . M a y , in a d d itio n
t o fi ll in g o r d e r s and in d ic a t in g it e m s fi ll e d o r o m it t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u tg o in g o r d e r s , r e q u i­
s it io n a d d itio n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p lie s to s u p e r v is o r , and p e r f o r m o t h e r r e la t e d d u tie s .

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P A C K E R , SH IP P IN G
P r e p a r e s fin is h e d p r o d u c t s fo r s h ip m e n t o r s t o r a g e by p la c in g th em in sh ip p in g c o n ­
t a in e r s , th e s p e c i f i c o p e r a t io n s p e r fo r m e d b e in g d ep en d en t upon th e t y p e , s i z e , and n u m b er
o f u nits to be p a c k e d , the ty p e o f c o n t a in e r e m p lo y e d , and m e th o d o f s h ip m e n t. W ork r e q u i r e s
the p la c in g o f it e m s in sh ip p in g c o n t a in e r s and m a y in v o lv e on e o r m o r e o f th e fo l lo w i n g :
K n o w le d g e o f v a r io u s it e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r to v e r i f y co n te n t; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r ia t e ty p e
and s i z e o f c o n t a in e r ; in s e r t in g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a in e r ; u sin g e x c e l s i o r o r o t h e r m a t e r ia l to
p r e v e n t b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c l o s i n g and s e a lin g c o n t a in e r ; and a p p ly in g la b e ls o r e n te rin g
id e n tify in g data o n c o n t a in e r .
P a c k e r s w ho a ls o m a k e w o o d e n b o x e s o r c r a t e s a r e e x c l u d e d .

f o l lo w s :

F o r w ag e stu d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r iv e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d by s i z e and ty p e
( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r sh ou ld be ra te d on the b a s is o f t r a il e r c a p a c it y .)
T r u c k d r iv e r
T r u c k d r iv e r ,
T r u c k d r iv e r ,
T r u c k d r iv e r ,
T r u c k d r iv e r ,

o f e q u ip m e n t, as

(c o m b in a t io n o f s i z e s lis t e d s e p a r a t e ly )
lig h t (u n d er IV2 t o n s)
m e d iu m ( 1 V2 to and in clu d in g 4 t o n s)
h e a v y (o v e r 4 t o n s , t r a i l e r ty p e)
h e a v y (o v e r 4 to n s , o t h e r than t r a il e r ty p e)

S H IP P IN G AN D R E C E IV IN G C L E R K
TR U C K E R , POW ER
P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d is e fo r s h ip m e n t, o r r e c e i v e s and is r e s p o n s i b le f o r in c o m in g s h ip ­
m e n t s o f m e r c h a n d is e o r o t h e r m a t e r ia ls . S h ipping w o rk in v o l v e s ; A k n o w le d g e o f sh ip p in g p r o ­
c e d u r e s , p r a c t i c e s , r o u t e s , a v a ila b le m e a n s o f t r a n s p o r t a t io n , and r a t e s ; and p r e p a r in g r e c o r d s
o f the g o o d s s h ip p e d , m a k in g up b il ls o f la d in g , p o s tin g w eig h t and sh ip p in g c h a r g e s , and k e e p in g
a fi le o f sh ip p in g r e c o r d s .
M ay d i r e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r in g the m e r c h a n d is e fo r sh ip m e n t.
R e c e iv in g w o r k in v o lv e s : V e r ify in g o r d ir e c t in g o t h e r s in v e r ify in g the c o r r e c t n e s s o f sh ip m e n ts
a g a in st b il ls o f la d in g , i n v o i c e s , o r o t h e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k in g f o r s h o r t a g e s and r e je c t i n g d a m ­
a g e d g o o d s ; rou tin g m e r c h a n d is e o r m a t e r ia ls to p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; and m a in ta in in g n e c e s s a r y
r e c o r d s and f i l e s .
F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s ,

O p e r a t e s a m a n u a lly c o n t r o ll e d g a s o lin e - o r e l e c t r i c - p o w e r e d t r u c k o r t r a c t o r to t r a n s p o r t
g o o d s and m a t e r ia ls o f a ll k in d s abou t a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u fa ctu rin g p la n t, o r o t h e r e s t a b lis h m e n t .
F o r w ag e stu d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f ie d by ty p e o f t r u c k , as f o l lo w s :
T r u c k e r , p o w e r (f o r k lif t )
T r u c k e r , p o w e r (o t h e r than fo r k lift )

W A R E H O U SE M A N

w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a s f o l lo w s :

R e c e iv in g c l e r k
S hippin g c l e r k
S h ipping and r e c e iv in g c l e r k
T R U C K D R IV E R
D r iv e s a t r u c k w ith in a c i t y o r in d u s t r ia l a r e a to t r a n s p o r t m a t e r ia ls , m e r c h a n d is e ,
e q u ip m e n t, o r m e n b e tw e e n v a r io u s t y p e s o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s su ch a s : M a n u fa ctu r in g p la n ts , fr e ig h t
d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o le s a le and r e t a il e s t a b lis h m e n t s , o r b e tw e e n r e t a il e s t a b lis h m e n t s and
c u s t o m e r s ' h o u s e s o r p l a c e s o f b u s in e s s . M ay a ls o lo a d o r u n loa d t r u c k w ith o r w ith ou t h e l p e r s ,
m a k e m in o r m e c h a n ic a l r e p a i r s , and k e e p tr u c k in g o o d w o rk in g o r d e r .
D r i v e r - s a le s m e n and
o v e r - t h e - r o a d d r i v e r s a r e e x c lu d e d .

A s d i r e c t e d , p e r f o r m s a v a r ie t y o f w a r e h o u sin g d u ties w h ich r e q u ir e an u n d ersta n d in g
o f the e s t a b lis h m e n t 's s t o r a g e p la n .
W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo l lo w i n g : V e r ify in g m a t e r ia ls
( o r m e r c h a n d is e ) a g a in st r e c e iv in g d o c u m e n t s , notin g and r e p o r t in g d i s c r e p a n c i e s and o b v io u s
d a m a g e s ; ro u tin g m a t e r ia ls t o p r e s c r i b e d s t o r a g e lo c a t io n s ; s t o r in g , st a c k in g , o r p a lle t iz in g
m a t e r ia ls in a c c o r d a n c e w ith p r e s c r i b e d s t o r a g e m e t h o d s ; r e a r r a n g in g and taking in v e n t o r y o f
s t o r e d m a t e r ia ls ; e x a m in in g s t o r e d m a t e r ia ls and r e p o r t in g d e t e r io r a t io n and d a m a g e ; r e m o v in g
m a t e r ia l fr o m s t o r a g e and p r e p a r in g it fo r sh ip m e n t.
M ay o p e r a t e hand o r p o w e r tru c k s in
p e r fo r m in g w a r e h o u s in g d u tie s .
E x clu d e w o r k e r s w h o se p r im a r y 'd u tie s in v o lv e sh ip p in g and r e c e iv in g w o rk (s e e sh ipp in g
and r e c e iv in g c l e r k and p a c k e r , s h ip p in g ), o r d e r fillin g (s e e o r d e r f i l l e r ) , o r o p e r a tin g p o w e r
t r u c k s (s e e t r u c k e r , p o w e r ).

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C orpus C h ris ti, T ex .
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Las V e g a s , Nev.
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L ow er E a stern S h ore, M d.- Va.- D el.
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H arlingen—San B en ito, T ex .
M a con , Ga.
M arqu ette, E scanaba, and Sault Ste. M a rie , M ich .
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M o b ile , A la ., and P e n s a co la , F la.
New B ern ^ J a ck son ville, N .C.
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Salina, K ans.
S a cra m en to, C a lif.
San A n gelo, T ex .
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Sherman—D en ison , T ex .
S h revep ort, La.
S p ringfield—C h icopee—H olyok e, M ass^-C on n.
T a co m a , Wash.
T u cs o n , A r iz .
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W a co, T ex.
W ilm ington, D el.—N .J.—Md.

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A m a r illo , T ex .
B a k e rs fie ld , C alif.
B ilox i—G ulfport—P a sca g ou la , M is s .
C ra n e, Ind.
E l P a s o , T ex.
Eugene—S p rin g field , O reg.
F a rg o —M oorh ea d , N. Dak.—Minn.
G reen sb oro—W inston Salem —High P oint, N .C.
H a r ris b u rg , Pa.
K n ox v ille, Tenn.
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M on tgom ery, A la.
N a sh v ille, Tenn.
N orth eastern M aine
O gden, Utah
O rlan do, F la .
P ortsm ou th , N.H.—Maine—M a ss.
P u eb lo, C olo.
T op ek a , Kans.
Y um a, A r iz .
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F ree
B ea u m o n t-P o rt A rth u r-O ran ge, T e x ., May 1974_____________ Suppl.
F ree
Bingham ton, N .Y .-P a ., July 1973 1 ____________________________ 1795-1,
55 cents
F ree
B irm in gh a m , A la ., M ar. 1974,_________________________________ Suppl. ’
B o is e C ity, Idaho, Nov. 1973___________________________________ Suppl!
F ree
B oston , M a s s ., Aug. 1973----------------------------------------------------------- Suppl.
F ree
B u ffa lo, N .Y ., O ct. 1973------------------------------------------------------------ Suppl.
F ree
B u rlington , V t., D ec. 1973--------------------------------------------------------- Suppl.
F ree
Canton, O hio, May 1974 1----------------------------------------------------------- 1795-23, 80 cents
C h arleston , W. V a ., M ar. 1974------------------------------------------------- Suppl.
F ree
C h arlotte, N .C ., Jan. 1974_________________________ ___________ Suppl.
F ree
Chattanooga, T e n n .-G a ., Sept. 197 3____________________________ Suppl.
F ree
C h ica go, 111., M ay 1974 1----------------- ------------------------------------------ 1795-27, $ 1 .1 0
Cincinnati, O h io -K y .—Ind., F eb. 19741 _____________________
1795-16
7 5 ce n ts
C levela n d, Ohio, Sept. 1973_______________________________ ~
Suppl
F ree
C olu m bu s, Ohio, Oct. 1973-----------------------------------------------------------Suppl.
F ree
D a lla s, T e x ., Oct. 1973----------------------------------------------------------------Suppl.
F ree
D avenport—R ock Isla n d -M o lin e, Iowa—111., F eb. 19 7 4 1________ 1795-14,
65 cents
Dayton, Ohio, D ec. 19 7 3 ------------------------------------------------------------ Suppl. ’ F r e e
D enver, C o lo ., D ec. 1973------------------------------------------------------------ Suppl.
F ree
Des M oin es, Iowa, May 1974________ __________________________ Suppl.
F ree
D etroit, M ich ., M ar. 1974_____________________________________ Suppl.
F ree
D urham , N .C ., D ec. 1973 1---------------------------------------------------------- 1795-9, 65 cents
F o r t Lauderdale—H ollyw ood and W est P alm
B ea ch , F la ., Apr. 1974--------------------------------------------------------------Suppl.
F ree
F o r t W orth, T e x ., Oct. 1973____________________________________ Suppl.
F ree
G reen Bay, W is ., July 1973_______________________ ______ ______ Suppl.
F ree
G reen v ille , S .C ., May 1974-------------------------------------------------------- Suppl.
F ree
H ouston, T e x ., Apr. 1974 1---------------------------------------------- -- ------- 1795-22, 85 cents
H untsville, A la ., Feb. 19741 ----------------------------------------------------- 1795-13, 65 cents
Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 1973------------------------------------------------------ Suppl.
F ree
J a ck son , M is s ., Jan. 19741------------------------------------------------------- 1795-12, 65 cents
J a ck s o n v ille , F la ., D ec. 19731 ________________________________ 1795-8, 65 cents
K ansas City, M o .-K a n s ., Sept. 1973 1--------------------------------------- 1795-4] 80 cents
L a w ren ce—H averhill, M a s s —N.H ., June 1974__________________ Suppl.
F ree
L exington, K y., Nov. 1973----------------------------------------------------------Suppl!
F ree
L ittle R ock -N orth Little R o ck , A rk ., July 1973________________ Suppl.
F ree
L os A n geles—Long B each and Anaheim—Santa A n aG arden G rove, C a lif., O ct. 1973____ _________________________ Suppl,
F ree
F ree
L o u is v ille , K y .-In d ., Nov. 1973________________________________ Suppl.
L u b b ock , T e x ., M ar. 1974----------------------------------------- ----------------Suppl.
F ree
M a n ch e ste r, N.H ., July 1973__________________________________ Suppl.
F ree
M elbou rne—T itu sville—C o co a , F la ., Aug. 1973 1______________ 1795-2, 55 cents


1 Data
on establishment practices and supplementary w age


provisions are also presented.

Bulletin num ber
and p rice

A rea
M e m p h is , T.enn.—A r k ., N ov. 1973 1 _______________________
M ia m i, F l a . , N o v . 1 9 7 3 ______________________________________
M id la n d and O d e s s a , T e x ., Jan. 1 9 7 4 ____________________
M ilw a u k e e , W i s . , M a y 1 9 7 4 _________________________________
M in n e a p o lis —S t. P a u l, M in n ., Jan. 1 9 7 4 _________________
M usk egon —M u sk e gon H e ig h ts , M ic h ., June 1 9 7 4 ______
N ew ark and J e r s e y C ity , N .J ., Jan. 1 9 7 4 _______________
New H a ven , C o n n ., Jan. 1 9 7 4 _______________________________
N ew O r le a n s , L a ., Jan. 1 9 7 4 1 _____________________________
N ew Y o r k , N .Y ., A p r . 1 9 7 4 _________________________________
N o rfo lk —V ir g in ia B e a c h —P o r ts m o u th and
N ew p ort N e w s—H a m p to n , V a ., Jan. 1 9 7 4 _______________
O k la h o m a C ity , O k la ., July 1 9 7 3 __________________________
O m a h a , N e b r .—Iow a, S ep t. 1 9 7 3 ____________________________
P a te r s o n —C lifto n —P a s s a i c , N .J ., June 1 9 7 4 ____________
P h ila d e lp h ia , P a .—N .J ., N ov . 1 9 7 3 1______________________
P h o en ix , A r i z . , June 1 9 7 4 ___________________________________
P itts b u r g h , P a ., Jan. 1 9 7 4 __________________________________
P o r tla n d , M a in e , N o v . 1973 1 _______________________________
P o r tla n d , O r e g .—W a s h ., M a y 1 C 7 4 1______________________
P o u g h k e e p sie —K in g ston —N ew b u rgh , N .Y ., June 1 9 7 4 __
P r o v id e n c e —W a r w ic k —P a w tu c k e t, R .I .—M a s s .,
M a y 1 9 7 4 1 ______________________________________________________
R a le ig h , N .C ., D e c . 1973 1 _____________ __________ _______ _
R ic h m o n d , V a . , M a r . 1 9 7 4 1 _______________________________
R iv e r s id e —San B e r n a r d in o —O n ta rio , C a l i f ., D e c . 1973
R o c k fo r d , 111., June 1 9 7 4 ____________________________________
St. L o u is , M o .—111., M a r . 1 9 7 4 _____________________________
Salt L ak e C ity , U tah , N o v . 1 9 7 3 ___________________________
San A n to n io , T e x ., M a y 1974 1______________________________
San D ie g o , C a l i f ., N ov . 1 9 7 3 ________________________________
San F r a n c i s c o -O a k la n d , C a l i f ., M a r . 1 9 7 4 ____ __________
San J o s e , C a l i f ., M a r . 1 9 7 4 ________ _________ __ ___________ ___
Savannah, G a ., M a y 1 9 7 4 ____________________________________
S c ra n to n , P a ., July 1973 1 ___________________________________
S e a ttle —E v e r e t t , W a s h ., Jan. 1 974 1 _______________________
S ioux F a l l s , S. D a k ., D e c . 1 9 7 3 _____________________________
South B e n d , In d ., M a r . 1974 1 ______________________ ________
S p ok ane, W a s h ., June 1 9 7 3__________________________________
T am p a—S t. P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , A u g . 1 9 7 3__________________
T o le d o , O h io—M i c h ., A p r . 1 9 7 4 _____________________________
T r e n to n , N .J ., S ep t. 1 9 7 3 _____________________________________
W a s h in g to n , D .C .—M d . - V a . , M a r . 1 9 7 4 ___________________
W a te r b u r y , C o n n ., M a r . 1 9 7 4 _______________________________
W a t e r lo o , Io w a , N ov . 1973 1 _________________________________
W ic h it a , K a n s ., A p r . 1974 1__________________________________
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s ., M ay 1974 ________________________________
Y o r k , P a ., F e b . 1 9 7 4 __________________________________________
Y ou n g stow n —W a r r e n , O h io , N o v . 1973 ______________ ____

II

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1795-11,
Suppl.
Suppl.
Suppl.
Suppl.
Suppl.
Suppl.
Suppl.
1795-15,
Suppl.

65 cents
F ree
F ree
F ree
F ree
F ree
F ree
F ree
70 cents
F re e

Suppl.
Suppl.
Suppl.
Suppl.
1795-19,
Suppl.
Suppl.
1795-6,
1795-26,
Suppl.

F ree
F ree
F ree
F ree
85 c e r 's
F ree
F ree
65 cents
85 cents
F ree

1795-24,
1795-7,
1795-25,
Suppl.
Suppl.
Suppl.
Suppl.
1795-21,
Suppl.
Suppl.
Suppl.
Suppl.
1795-3,
1795-17,
Suppl.
1795-18,
1775-95,
Suppl.
Suppl.
Suppl.
Suppl.
Suppl.
1795-5,
1795-20,
Suppl.
Suppl.
Suppl.

80 cents
65 cents
80 cents
F ree
F ree
F ree
F ree
65 cents
F ree
F ree
F ree
F ree
55 cents
65 cents
F ree
65 cents
50 cents
F ree
F ree
F ree
F ree
F ree
60 cents
65 cents
F ree
F ree
F re e

U.S. DEPARTM ENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
WASHINGTON, D C. 20212

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