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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Riirgan of Labor Statistics




Preface
T h i s b u ll e t in p r o v i d e s r e s u l t s o f an O c t o b e r 1975 s u r v e y o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s
and s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e b e n e f i t s in the C o l u m b u s , O h i o , S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l
A r e a ( D e l a w a r e , F a i r f i e l d , F r a n k l i n , M a d i s o n , and P i c k a w a y C o u n t i e s ) .
The survey was
m a d e a s p a r t o f th e B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s ' a nn ua l a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m .
The
p r o g r a m is d e s i g n e d to y ie ld data f o r in d iv id u a l m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s , a s w e l l as n a t i o n a l and
r e g i o n a l e s t i m a t e s f o r a l l Standard M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a s in t h e U n ite d S t a t e s ,
e x c l u d i n g A l a s k a and H a w a ii. A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in th e a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m is the n e e d to d e s c r i b e th e
l e v e l and m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s in a v a r i e t y o f l a b o r m a r k e t s , t h r o u g h th e a n a l y s i s o f (1) th e
l e v e l and d i s t r i b u t i o n o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a t i o n , and (2) t h e m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a t i o n a l
c a t e g o r y and s k i l l l e v e l .
T h e p r o g r a m d e v e l o p s i n f o r m a t i o n that m a y b e u s e d f o r m a n y
p u r p o s e s , i n c lu d in g w a g e and s a l a r y a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a i n i n g , and a s s i s t a n c e in
d e t e r m i n i n g plant l o c a t i o n .
S u r v e y r e s u l t s a l s o a r e u s e d b y th e U.S. D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r
t o m a k e w a g e d e t e r m i n a t i o n s u n d e r th e S e r v i c e C o n t r a c t A c t o f 1965.
C u r r e n t l y , 83 a r e a s a r e i n c lu d e d in th e p r o g r a m .
(See list o f a r e a s on in sid e b a ck
cover.)
In e a c h a r e a , o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s da t a a r e c o l l e c t e d a n n u a lly .
I n f o r m a t i o n on
e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e b e n e f i t s is o b t a i n e d e v e r y t h i r d y e a r .
E a c h y e a r a f t e r a ll in d iv id u a l a r e a w a g e s u r v e y s h a v e b e e n c o m p l e t e d , t w o s u m m a r y
bulletin s a re issu ed .
T h e f i r s t b r i n g s t o g e t h e r da t a f o r e a c h m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s u r v e y e d .
T h e s e c o n d s u m m a r y b u ll e tin p r e s e n t s n a t io n a l and r e g i o n a l e s t i m a t e s , p r o j e c t e d f r o m
in d iv id u a l m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a da ta.
T h e C o l u m b u s s u r v e y w a s c o n d u c t e d b y t h e B u r e a u ' s r e g i o n a l o f f i c e in C h i c a g o , 111.,
u n d e r th e g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n of L o i s L . O r r , A s s i s t a n t R e g i o n a l C o m m i s s i o n e r f o r O p e r a t i o n s .
T h e s u r v e y c o u l d not h a v e b e e n a c c o m p l i s h e d w ith o u t th e c o o p e r a t i o n o f t h e m a n y f i r m s
w h o s e w a g e and s a l a r y data p r o v i d e d the b a s i s f o r th e s t a t i s t i c a l i n f o r m a t i o n in t h is b u l l e t i n .
T h e B u r e a u w i s h e s to e x p r e s s s i n c e r e a p p r e c i a t i o n f o r th e c o o p e r a t i o n r e c e i v e d .

Note:
A c u r r e n t r e p o r t on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s and s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s in
th e C o l u m b u s a r e a is a v a i l a b l e f o r th e la u n d r y and d r y c l e a n i n g i n d u s t r y .
A ls o available
a r e l i s t i n g s o f u n io n w a g e r a t e s f o r b u ild in g t r a d e s , p r i n t i n g t r a d e s , l o c a l - t r a n s i t o p e r a t i n g
e m p l o y e e s , l o c a l t r u c k d r i v e r s and h e l p e r s , and g r o c e r y s t o r e e m p l o y e e s .
F r e e cop ies of
t h e s e a r e a v a i l a b l e f r o m the B u r e a u ' s r e g i o n a l o f f i c e s .
(See b a ck c o v e r f o r a d d r e s s e s .)

AREA WAGE SURVEY

Bulletin 1850-78
April 1976

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, W. J. Usery, Jr., Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, Julius Shiskin, Commissioner

Columbus, Ohio, Metropolitan Area, October 1975
C O N TEN TS

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Earn ings:
A -l.
W e e k l y e a r n i n g s o f o f f i c e w o r k e r s _______________________________________________________________________________________________
A -la .
W e e k l y e a r n i n g s o f o f f i c e w o r k e r s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ___________________________________________________________________
A -2 .
W e e k l y e a r n i n g s o f p r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n i c a l w o r k e r s _____________________________________________________________________
A -2 a.
W e e k l y e a r n i n g s o f p r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n i c a l w o r k e r s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s __________________________________________
A -3 .
A v e r a g e w e e k l y e a r n in g s o f o f f i c e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , and t e c h n i c a l w o r k e r s , b y s e x ____ __________________________________
A -3 a.
A v e r a g e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s o f o f f i c e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , and t e c h n i c a l w o r k e r s , b y s e x —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ____________
A -4 .
H o u r l y e a r n i n g s o f m a i n t e n a n c e and p o w e r p l a n t w o r k e r s _____________________________________________________________________
A -4a.
H o u r l y e a r n i n g s o f m a i n t e n a n c e and p o w e r p l a n t w o r k e r s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ___________________________________________
A -5.
H o u r l y e a r n i n g s o f c u s t o d i a l and m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t w o r k e r s ____________________________________________________________
A -5a.
H o u r l y e a r n i n g s o f c u s t o d i a l and m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t w o r k e r s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ____________________________________
A -6.
A v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s o f m a i n t e n a n c e , p o w e r p l a n t , c u s t o d i a l , and m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t w o r k e r s , b y s e x ________
A - 6 a . A v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s o f m a i n t e n a n c e , p o w e r p l a n t , c u s t o d i a l , and m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t w o r k e r s ,
b y s e x —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
A -l.
P e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s in a v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p s , a d j u s t e d f o r e m p l o y m e n t s h i f t s . .
E s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s :
B -l.
M i n i m u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r i n e x p e r i e n c e d t y p i s t s and c l e r k s ___________________________________________________________
B -2.
L a t e s hif t p a y p r o v i s i o n s f o r f u l l - t i m e m a n u f a c t u r i n g plant w o r k e r s ________________________________________________________
B -3.
S c h e d u l e d w e e k l y h o u r s and d a y s o f f u l l - t i m e f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s ___________________________________________________________
B -4.
A n n u a l p a i d h o l i d a y s f o r f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s _____________________________________________________________________________________
B - 4 a . I d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f m a j o r p a id h o l i d a y s f o r f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s __________________________________________________________________
B -5.
P a i d v a c a t i o n p r o v i s i o n s f o r f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s _________________________________________________________________________________
B -6.
H e a l t h , i n s u r a n c e , and p e n s i o n pla n s f o r f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s _________________________________________________________________

A pp end ix A .
A p p e n d i x B.

S c o p e and m e t h o d o f s u r v e y ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
O c c u p a t i o n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s ________________________________________________________________________________________________________




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Introduction
T h i s a r e a is 1 o f 83 in w h i c h th e U.S. D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r ' s
B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s c o n d u c t s s u r v e y s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s and
r e l a t e d b e n e f i t s on an a r e a w i d e b a s i s . In t h is a r e a , da ta w e r e o b t a in e d
by p e r so n a l v isits of B u reau fie ld e c o n o m is t s to re p resen ta tiv e e s ta b ­
l i s h m e n t s w ith in s i x b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s : M a n u f a c t u r i n g ; t r a n s p o r ­
t a t io n , c o m m u n i c a t i o n , and o t h e r 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 d e ; f i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e r v i c e s . M a j o r i n d u s t r y
g r o u p s e x c l u d e d f r o m t h e s e s t u d ie s a r e g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t i o n s and the
c o n s t r u c t i o n and e x t r a c t i v e i n d u s t r i e s . E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h av in g f e w e r than
a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s are om itte d b e c a u s e of in su fficien t
e m p l o y m e n t in the o c c u p a t i o n s s tu d ie d . S e p a r a t e t a b u l a t i o n s a r e p r o v i d e d
f o r e a c h o f the b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w h i c h m e e t p u b l i c a t i o n c r i t e r i a .
A - s e r i e s tables
T a b l e s A - 1 th r o u g h A - 6 p r o v i d e e s t i m a t e s o f s t r a i g h t - t i m e
h o u r l y o r w e e k l y e a r n i n g s f o r w o r k e r s in o c c u p a t i o n s c o m m o n t o a
v a r i e t y o f m a n u f a c t u r i n g and n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s .
O ccupations
w e r e s e l e c t e d f r o m th e f o l l o w i n g c a t e g o r i e s :
(a) O f f i c e c l e r i c a l , (b) p r o ­
f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n i c a l , ( c ) m a i n t e n a n c e and p o w e r p i ant, and (d) c u s t o d i a l
and m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t .
In th e 31 l a r g e s t s u r v e y a r e a s , t a b l e s A - l a
th r o u g h A - 6 a p r o v i d e s i m i l a r da ta f o r e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g 500
w orkers or m ore.
F o l l o w i n g th e o c c u p a t i o n a l w a g e t a b l e s i s t a b l e A - 7 w h i c h
p r o v i d e s p e r c e n t c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s o f o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k ­
e r s , e l e c t r o n i c da ta p r o c e s s i n g w o r k e r s , i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s , s k i l l e d




m a i n t e n a n c e w o r k e r s , and u n s k i l l e d pla nt w o r k e r s .
T h is m e a s u r e of
w a g e t r e n d s e l i m i n a t e s c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s c a u s e d b y e m p l o y ­
m e n t s hif ts a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a s w e l l as t u r n o v e r o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
i n c l u d e d in s u r v e y s a m p l e s . W h e r e p o s s i b l e , da t a a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r a ll
i n d u s t r i e s , m a n u f a c t u r i n g , and n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g .
A ppendix A d i s c u s s e s
th is w a g e t r e n d m e a s u r e .

B - s e r i e s tables
T h e B - s e r i e s t a b l e s p r e s e n t i n f o r m a t i o n on m i n i m u m e n t r a n c e
s a l a r i e s f o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s ; l a t e - s h i f t p a y p r o v i s i o n s and p r a c t i c e s f o r
plant w o r k e r s in m a n u f a c t u r i n g ; and d a t a s e p a r a t e l y f o r p la n t and o f f i c e
w o r k e r s on s c h e d u l e d w e e k l y h o u r s and d a y s o f f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s ; p a i d
h o l i d a y s ; p a id v a c a t i o n s ;
and h e a lt h , i n s u r a n c e , and p e n s i o n p l a n s .

A p p e n d ix e s
T h i s b u lle tin has t w o a p p e n d i x e s .
A p p e n d i x A d e s c r i b e s th e
m e t h o d s and c o n c e p t s u s e d in th e a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m . It p r o v i d e s
i n f o r m a t i o n on the s c o p e o f th e a r e a s u r v e y and i n f o r m a t i o n on th e a r e a ' s
i n d u s t r i a l c o m p o s i t i o n in m a n u f a c t u r i n g .
It a l s o p r o v i d e s i n f o r m a t i o n
on 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 .
A pp end ix B p r o v id e s jo b
d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d b y B u r e a u f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s t o c l a s s i f y w o r k e r s in
occu pation s f o r which s tr a ig h t -t im e ea rn in g s in fo r m a tio n is p r e s e n te d .

A. Earnings
N u m b e r of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings of--

Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

Occupation and industry division

Number
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85

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100

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S
130

140

s

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s
150

160

s
170

s

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160

190

S
200

1

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I
210

220

240

S

260

and
under
85

280
and

90

95

100

110

120

130

7

18

140

150

1

27

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

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240

260

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1

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172

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90

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100

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S
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160

170

s

1
180

190

200

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220

210

260

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95

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

240
65
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10
26

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67
228
12
22

375
124
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28

285
82
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333
78
255
8
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225
58
167
19
12

159
48
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24
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49
85
8
6

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56
72
10
15

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49
21
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16
4

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6
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9

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11

29
4

37
1
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15
11

14
11

19
7

16
6
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21
15

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21

3
1

3
1

82
21
61

56
17
39
-

91
26
65
-

43
14
29
6
4

36
11
25
-

64
25
7

11
2
9
7

3
3
-

7
3
4
1

210

200

240

220

260

280

over

ALL WO RK ER S—
CO NTINUED
$
1 7 1 .5 0
1 8 0 .0 0
1 6 7 .0 0
1 9 3 .0 0
1 6 5 .0 0

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

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

-

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4 0 .0
J

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2 0 2 .0 0

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

-

600
202
398
36
65

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

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

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

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

SECRETARIES. CLASS C ----------------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------------------------------NONMAN UF AC TU RI NG --------------— ----------------PURLIC UTIL IT IE S -------------------------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------------------

1 .0 3 7
442
595
93
69

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

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

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

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

SECRETARIES, CLASS D ----------------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------------------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------------------------PUBLIC UT ILITIES --------------------------------

671
153
718
41

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

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

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

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

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ----------------------------MA NUFACTURING ------------------------------------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------------------------------

222
83
139

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

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

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

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

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR ----------------------------------MA NU FACTURING --------------------NONMANUF AC TU RI NG -----------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

545
309
236
50

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

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

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

1 4 3 .5 0 -1 9 3 .5 0
I 4 o . 0 0 - 1 9 7 . 00
1 5 o . 0 0 - 1 8 a . 00
1 4 5 .0 0 -1 8 4 .5 0

SWITCHBOARD OPER AT OR S --------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------- ------- ---------

218
173

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

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

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

SWITCHBOARD O P ER AT OR -R EC EP TI ON IS TS M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------- ----------------------------- —
NONMAN UF AC TU RI NG -------------------------------------

306
123
183

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

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

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

l l O . 0 0 -1 3 2 .0 0
9 8 .0 0 -1 3 8 .0 0
1 1 1 .5 0 -1 3 2 .0 0

TYPISTS, CLASS A

392
76
316
63

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

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

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

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

620
94
526

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

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

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

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

SECRETARIES ---------------------------------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----------------------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PURLIC UTIL IT IE S --------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

2 ,7 1 5
896
1 ,8 1 9
174
177

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

SECRETARIES. CLASS A -------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------------------------------

207
99
i V

SECRETARIES. CLASS B ----------------------------MANU FA CT UR IN G -------------------------------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------------------------PURLIC UTIL IT IE S -------------------------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------------------

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

TYPISTS, CLASS 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 -----------------------------------------




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34
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78
21
57
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140
60
80
12
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115
50
65
6
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98
37
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80
20
60
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74
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54
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48
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57
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Occupation and industry division

Number
of

S

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

Mean 2

Median 2

Middle range2

U n der

S
85

S

t
85

N u m b e r of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings of—
S
S
$
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
$

$

90

100

110

120

130

140

ISO

160

170

180

190

200

100

llo

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

20O

210

6
4
2

24
16
8

24
17
7

15
8
7

37
23
14

15
7
8

13
8
5

7
3
4

10
7
3

25
3
22

17
14
3

1

5
3
2
1

6
4
2
-

6
1
5
5

4
2
2
2

2
2
_
-

-

9
9
1
1

4

210

S

I

1 --------- "I--------- 1 -----260
280
300

220

230

240

230

240

260

260

300

_

10
9
1

4
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2
2

•
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1
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-

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2
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and
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90

and

ALL WO RK ER S
$

$

CLERKS, AC COUNTING, CLASS A -------MA NU 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 ---- -------— —

215
130
85

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

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

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

$
$
1 3 6 .5 0 -2 0 1 .0 0
1 3 3 .0 0 -2 0 A .0 0
1 4 7 .0 0 -2 0 1 .0 0

CLERKS, AC COUNTING, CL AS S 8 -------MA 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 -----------------RE TA IL TRADE --------------------

322
108
214
103

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

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

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

CLERKS, FILE, CL AS S B --------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------

229
203

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

, c l a s s c --------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------

7#
69

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

CLERKS, OR DE R -------------------------

183

CLERKS, P A YR OL L -----------------------

88

KE YP U N C H OP ER AT OR S, CL AS S A -------MA NU 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 ------------------

3
3

-

-

-

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

-

2

28
6
22
13

54
13
41
19

52
19
33
11

41
15
26
12

38
7
31
13

26
8
18
7

25
14

2
1

15
3
12
9

7

17
10
7
3

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

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

-

6
6

33
28

46
38

63
57

38
35

16
14

7
7

3
3

5
5

3
1

9 7 .5 0
9 7 .0 0

9 3 .5 0
9 3 .0 0

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

.

22
22

26
21

20
18

8
6

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

1
1

-

-

-

3 8 .5

1 3 4 .5 0

1 3 2 .0 0

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

1

1

2

8

27

49

27

22

17

19

8

2

3 9 .5

1 7 7 .5 0

1 8 6 .5 0

1 4 2 .0 0 -2 0 6 .0 0

-

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-

1

2

3

14

4

8

6

3

6

7

15

14

331
118
213

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

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

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

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

-

-

—
-

1
1

47
22
25

35
7
28

38
18
20

38
10
28

21
1
20

30
30

-

47
16
31

21

-

24
9
15

8
•

-

18
2
16

8

21

KE YP U N C H OP ER AT OR S, CL AS S B -------M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S ---------------

289
91
198
35

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

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

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

1 1 7 .0 0 -1 4 3 .0 0
1 1 8 .0 0 -1 4 0 .0 0
l l S . 0 0 - 1 4 6 .0 0
1 4 8 .0 0 -1 8 1 .5 0

_
-

60
18
42

11
3
8
3

4

-

33
13
20
9

7
-

-

45
23
22
3

3
-

-

72
21
51
1

14

-

22
4
18

-

12
2
10
*

13
5

3
3

7
7

4
4

ME SS E N G E R S --------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------

139
114

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

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

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

-

5
5

22
19

23
17

33
30

15
12

14
12

6
5

6
6

9
8

«

.

S E CR ET AR IE S ------------------MA NU 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 ---------R E TA IL TRADE ------------

1 ,8 0 9
699
1 ,1 1 0
97

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

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

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

1
1
1
1

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1
*
1

-

9
2
7

30
18
12

-

-

-

138
37
101
7

173
53
120
10

220
79
1 41
15

175
52
123
8

209
65
144
12

172
41
1 31
9

118
34
84
7

106
44
62
5

115
56
59
15

97
76
21
1

80
60
20
2

53
29
24
4

15
S
10
*

4
4
-

-

83
35
48
2

SE CR ET AR IE S, CLASS A -----m a n u f a c t u r i n g -------------

94
62

3 9 .5
4 0 .0

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

2 3 3 .0 0
2 3 7 .0 0

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

2
2

6
4

3
1

8
4

6
3

8
4

11
6

1
1

18
14

25
21

3
1

-

SECR ET AR IE S, CLASS 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 BL IC UT I L I T I E S -------

350
163
187
30

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

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

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

1 7 2 .0 0 -2 2 6 .0 0
1 7 4 .5 0 -2 2 9 .5 0
I 7 o . 5 0 - 2 1 8 . 00
2 3 3 .0 0 -2 5 9 .0 0

SE CR ET AR IE S, CL AS S C -------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 -----------PU B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------

732
369
363
61

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

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

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

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

SE CR ET AR IE S, CLASS D -------MA NU 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 ------------

633
105
528

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

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

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

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

clerks, file




5 o .0 0 - 2 0 l .50
5 3 .0 0 -2 2 2 .0 0
4 4 .5 0 -1 9 0 .0 0
5 0 .0 0 -2 0 4 .5 0

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40
24
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54
21
33

45
19
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81
49
32
7

65
30
35
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70
36
34
2

64
10
54
11

65
17
48
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65
28
37
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73
48
25
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53
46
7
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11
10
8

10
6
4
1

3
3
«*

42
10
32

80
13
67

109
23
86

113
20
93

77
7
70

87
10
77

58
8
50

21
3
18

7
3
4

12
•

-

12

-

11
9
2
3
1

-

3
3
-

-

-

4
4
-

5
5
-

*

-

-

-

-

-

1
-

-

1

-

Weekly earnings 1
(standard)
Number

Occupation and industry division
workers

Average
weekly
hours *
(standard)

N u m b e r of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings of---S

Mean 2

Median 2

M iddle range2

Under
%

85

S

S

S

S

s

S

S

S

$

s

S

*

S

t

1

s

$

T ------300

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

260

280

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

260

280

300

-

1

6
6

1
1

2
1

1
1

2
2

3
2

-

-

•

-

*

1
*

-

*
8
7
1

24
13
11

18
15
3

24
12
12

13
2
11

39
18
21

62
52
10

12
7
5

47
47

5
2
3

2
1
1

-

-

-

-

11
11
*

.
-

-

17
12
5

*

*

“

14
8

14
6

9
4

4
3

5
4

3
2

_

7

-

_

-

.

_

_

2

4

15

24
10
14
7

18
14
4
1

2
2

14

3
2
1
-

1

_

_

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

5
5

90

90

100

n o

120

1 30

4
4

26
26

11
10

14
6

-

-

-

-

2
2

100

S
130

85
,

110

1 20
.

etnd
under

and
over

ALL WO RK ER S—
CO NT IN UE D
STENOGRAPHERS. GE NE RA L -------------MA NU FACTURING ---------------------

72
59

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

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

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

STENOGRAPHERS. SENIOR --------------MA NU FACTURING --------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

284
201
83

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

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

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

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

SWITCHBOARD OPER AT OR S --------------NONMAN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

102
61

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

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

1 2 s .0 0 -1 6 1 .0 0
1 2 5 .0 0 -1 5 6 .0 0

6
6

4

“

4
3

18
14

14
11

TRANSCRI BI NG -M AC HI NE o p e r a t o r s ,
g e n e r a l -------------------------------

54

3 9 .5

1 3 0 .0 0

1 2 9 .5 0

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

-

1

2

14

10

11

10

-

3

-

-

-

3

47
3
44

4

32
1
31
14

15
9

23
5
18

5
2
3

3
3

a --------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----- --------------NONMAN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S ---------------

271
51
220
55

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

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

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

1
1
1
1

TYPISTS. CLASS B --------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

266
53
213

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

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

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

1 0 4 .5 0 -1 2 3 .0 0
10b . 5 0 -1 6 5 .0 0
1 0 4 .5 0 -1 2 0 .0 0

typists, class

S ee f o o t n o t e s at e n d o f t a b l e s .




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

-

-

_

-

1
1

40
7
33

15
3
12
2

33
2
31
6

57
5

64

59
8
51

80
11
69

41
6
35

7

-

4

-

4
4

7
7
6
1
1

1
1

“

*

-

*
.

Weekly earnings 1
(standard)
Number
of
workers

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

all

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

M 'ani

Median 1

Middle ranged

120
Under
and
*
under
120
130

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

i

$

131
SR
72

39.5
A0 •0
39.0

$
237.00
236.00
238.00

$
236.00
255. 5 ! )
220.50

$
$
19~.00-263.00
19 s . 5 0 - 2 6 3 . 0 0
1 9 r . O 0 ” 2 6 i: . 5 0

O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S 8 ----------------------------------n m a n u f a c t u r i n g
---------------------R E T A I L T R A D E -------------------------

366
96
270
57

39.0
39.5
39.0
A 0 .0

177.00
172.00
178.50
19A.00

177.00
168.00
178.50
212.00

lAo.00-203.00
I3a.00-19A.00
I5a.0o-206.o0
165.00-226.00

Aft

_

COMPUTER

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

1

1A0

150

160

170

180

19o

200

210

220

230

2A0

260

280

300

320

340

360

"5---3do

1AO

150

160

170

180

1 9o

200

210

220

230

2A0

260

280

300

320

3A!)

360

380

over

-

-

-

2
2

7
A
3

18
6
12

6
1
5

15
5
10

2
-

22
18
4

28
16
12

2
-

-

5

2

10
2
8

5

2
2

-

36
11
25

27
11
16
2

25
5
20
3

2A
3
21
7

36
4
32
16

9
3
6
3

9
4
5
2

-

-

.

-

'll

1

1

1
1

4
4

3
1

A
4

11
11

9
°

12
7

$

$

$

and

JtJ. J

1A 9 . 0 0
1A8.00

-

-

*

-

“

-

-

~

10
4
6

2
2
-

16
2
1A

A3
6
37

-

*

3A
20
1A
10

36
7
29
1

25
13
12
6

AA
5
39
5

1/ /
1

-

--

5A

J.OU

erf

0

3

2

-

1
“
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

32
28

4h
38

29
28

10
7

2
2

-

.

24
-

-

2A

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

162
1AO

39.0
39.0

258.50
259.00

263.00
26A.00

235.50-280.50
238.00-281.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

AIR
51
36 7

39.0
39.5
39.0

235.00
220.00
237.00

233.00
230.50
23A.OO

207.00-259.00
19n.5G-2A0.00
207.00-263.00

-

-

-

-

-

25

-

-

3

17

29
5
2A

5A
4
50

A9
1
A8

27
2
25

35
11
2A

82
11
71

72
3
69

6

-

12
5
7

3
-

*

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS,
B U S I N E S S , C L A S S C ----------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g
----------------------

132
118

38.0
38.0

201.50
201.50

198.00
198.00

19,, . 0 0 - 2 1 3 . 0 0
1 6 8 . 5 0 - 2 1 J . 00

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
2

3
2

36
36

37
31

7
7

2A
21

1
1

18
15

2
2

-

-

2
1

-

-

118

38.5

303.50

298.00

2 6 ? . 0 0 - 3 2 r > . 50

COMPUTFR

SYSTEMS

a

SYSTEM^

-

1
1

-

-

-

-

“

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

-

12

38

23

7?
Jrn

IS

16

3b

3A

A2
16

29
17

19
7

16
1

b
4

15
2
13

7
7

2
-

-

-

1

_

5
1

ANALYSTS,
1A0

38.5

271.00

265.00

2As.50-299.00

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

200

40.0
A0 •0

2 5 A . 50
2A5.00

250.00
235.50

22s.00-275.00
217.50-266.50

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6
6

9
9

13
10

18
9

13

no

n

20

D R A F T E R 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 ----------------------

A 16
232
18A

AO.O
A 0 .0
AO.O

198.00
1 9 A . 00
203.50

195.50
1 9 4 . uO
195.50

177.00-219.00
178.00— 215.00
17?.50-22A.G0

-

-

-

-

-

27
18
9

22
1A
8

29
17
12

44
16
28

63
A3
20

37
20
17

A8
31
17

A5
23
22

SO
3u
■

n
10
1

16

-

D R A F T E R S , C L A S S C ------------------------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 ----------------------

2A2
139
103

AO.O
AO.O
AO.O

177.50
168.50
189.50
] 19A.00

182.50
162.50
196.00

I a b .5 0 - 2 0 6 . 5 o
lAf.50-189.50
168.00-206.50

_
-

19
19
-

19
13
6

26
18
8

1A
10
4

2A
11
13

13
11
2

3A
23
11

12
2
10

AA
7
37

2A
2A
-

4

6
i
5

3
-

3

_
-

C

1

1

5

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

296
1AA

AO.O
AO.O

262.50
282.00

276.00
286.00

227.50-286.00
286.00-309.00

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

9
5

22
-

21
2

11

-

6
2

9

-

10
4

-

A5
10

21
12

A-

152

AO.O

29A.50

286.00

28s.00-309.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

*

S

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

7A
60

AO.O
AO.O

203.00
200.50

201.50
196.50

17s.50-221.50
174.00-215.00

_

-

-

2
2

8
7

15
15

3
3

7
4

10
9

10
8

9

1

3
1

1

ELECTRONICS

i
5

i
i

ANALYSTS,
1

COMPUTER

1

130

$

w o r k e r s

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

n o

N u m b e r of w o r k e r s

$

TECHNICIANS,

CLASS




<-U°*

o

8

b

7

1
-

-

3
3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

-

_
-

_
-

81
68

51
39

7

3

-

_

c

-

-

-

15

76

5]

b

3

-

-

1
1

-

-

-

-

_

1
1

Weekly earnings 1
(standard)
Number

Occupation and industry division
workeis

N u m b e r of worker s receiving straight-time weekly earnings of---S

weekly
houis1
(standard)

S

Median *

Under

M iddle ranged

120

s

S

S

s

s

$

s

S

S

S

s

*

S

s

$

1 -----400

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

240

260

280

300

32Q

340

360

380

400

-

-

-

-

2
1

4
2

10
6

6
1

10
5

8
2

22
18

21
16

2
-

1
-

5
*

2
*

1
1

-

*

2
2

-

*

19
16

33
26

6
2
-

-

-

•

-

*

•

3

3

2

120
Mean *

S

s

360

380

and

and

under

over

ALL WORKERS
COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS A MANUFACTURING-------- -

96
54

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

$
2 4 6 .0 0
2 4 1 .0 0

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

$
$
2 1 0 .0 0 -2 6 3 ,0 0
2 1 2 .0 0 -2 6 3 .0 0

COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS B •
NONMANUFACTURING -- -----

1*8
102

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

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

1 7 ? .0 0 -2 2 0 .0 0
1 7 7 .0 0 -2 2 0 .0 0

-

2
2

4
1

6
1

17
11

19
14

16
11

5
4

19
14

COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS C <
NONMANUFACTURING — --- —

83
64

3 9 .5
4 0 .0

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

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

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

6
6

4
2

20
17

12
8

9
5

5
2

1
1

3
1

23
22

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS.
BUSINESS, CLASS A --------NONMANUFACTURING --- ----

109
90

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

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

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

3
1

4
4

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS,
BUSINESS, CLASS B ---—
NONMANUFACTURING — -----

174
143

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

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

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

8
5

15
11

5

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS.
BUSINESS. CLASS A ---------

66

3 9 .5

3 2 7 .5 0

3 3 0 .0 0

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

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS.
BUSINESS. CLASS B ---------

62

3 9 .5

2 8 5 .0 0

2 8 8 .5 0

2 6 3 .5 0 -3 0 2 .5 0

*

2

_

DRAFTERS, CLASS A -— — —
MANUFACTURING---------—

102
65

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

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

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

-

DRAFTERS, CLASS B ---------MANUFACTURING -----—
NONMANUFACTURING —

152
92

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

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

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

I 8 4 . 0 0 -2 4 0 .5 0
1 7 q . 0 0 -2 1 9 .0 0
2 1 4 .5 0 -2 6 4 .5 0

•
-

DRAFTERS, CLASS C --- -MANUFACTURING-----------------NONMANUFACTURING--- ----------PUBLIC UTILITIES -------------

175
92
83
61

4
4
4
4

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

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

1
1
1
1

0
0
0
0

*
-

60

0 .0
0 .0
0 .0
0 .0

66
5o
86
86

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

.5
.5
.5
.5

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS -----------

153

4 0 .0

2 8 7 .5 0

2 8 6 .0 0

2 8 2 .5 0 -3 0 9 .0 0

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS, CLASS A-

130

4 0 .0

2 9 3 .0 0

2 8 6 .0 0

2 8 6 .0 0 -3 0 9 .0 0

NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) ---

58

4 0 .0

2 0 7 .5 0

2 0 6 .5 0

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

See footnotes at end of tables.




•

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*

*

-

11
5

1
*

•

•

-

-

-

-

-

2
2

6
6
-

16
15
1

10
10

11
10
1

13
11

-

13
5
8
8

-

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-

*
6
6
-

_

10
10

8

*

6
2
2

-

-

—

*

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6

-

.

.

6
6

11
8

14
10

31
25

28
27

9
6

2
2

6

40
35

67
57

23

22

3
3

~

*

*

2

1

3

7

13

15

17

4

9

10

20

12

5

1

1

-

-

14
14

17
9

19
13

13
7

10
1

4

1

-

*

*

1
1

2
2

16
8
8

15
2
13

7

2

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7

1
1

6
6

2
2

7
7

6

12
9
3

10
8
2

22
15
7

18
7
11

16
10

1?

10
1
9

3

10
5

44
7
37
34

24
24

1

21
10
11
11

1

-

-

-

-

-

23

14

69

44

2

-

-

-

-

4

12

68

44

2

-

-

-

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9

1

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2

11

2

2

4

7

3

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10

6

7

*

3

S e x , o c c u p a t io n ,

O F F IC E

and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

O C C U PA TIO N S

-

Weekly
heun *
standard)

Weakly
earnings1
(standard)

O C C U PA TIO N S

B O O K K E E PIN G -M A C H IN E

-

3 9 .5

1 5 3 .0 0

3 8 .5
3 8 .0

1 1 1 .0 0
1 0 9 .0 0
LL

mj

_„

A

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

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

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

1*013
268
745
39
313

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

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

135
132

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

329
281

3 9 .5
3 9 .0

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

250
229

3 8 .5
3 8 .5

1 0 1 .0 0
1 0 1 .0 0

349
206
143
67

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

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

176
79
97

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

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

626
159
469

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

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

943
201
742
47
84

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

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

3s To

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

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

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

Weekly
standard)

108

3 8 .S

202*00
1 9 0 .5 0

000
202
398
36
65

70 0
3 9 .0
3 9 .5

l c r 00
1 9 4 .0 0
1 8 0 .5 0
2 3 6 .5 0

1*036
442

3 9 .5
4 0 .0

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

69

4 0 .0

1 6 4 .5 0

$
1 7 9 .0 0
<_J0
145

3 9 .0
-.r.

..

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

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS.
39. U
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS.
313
276

IQ

121

38 0
3 7 .5

*

n 2 3 7 .5 0
■-40 . ->0

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS,
S E C R E T A R IE S * C LA SS
MANUF ACT u R I Ng

C ----------- — — —

COMPUTER SYSTEM S
C U J ln t v j i LLAj j

AN ALYSTS.
M ""

2 0 ^ 01
2 0 2 .0 0

•aArw A A
3 0 4 .5 0

s e c r e t a r ie s

*

class

0

— — — — — —

NOn m ANUF ACTU k I NG

STENOGRAPHERS*

GENERAL —

—

— —

MANuFACTUR I NG • — • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
NONMAMllF ACTU k IKG

SWITCHBOARD O P t^ A T D R S

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

SWITCHBOARD O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T IO N IS T S MANUF AC T (JR i n g — —
— — — — —
n o n m a n u f ACTUR I n g - - - - - - - - - - - - -

871

3 9 .5

718
41

3 9 .5
4 0 .0

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

222
83

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

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

545
309
236

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
4 0 •0

1 7 1 .0 0
1 7 1 .0 0
170*50
1 6 9 .0 0

192
152

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

306
123
183

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

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

COMPUTER SYSTEM S

MANUF ACTUR 1 Nv* ———— —
p u b l ic

u t il it ie s

———

—

—

75

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

60

4 0 .0

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

94
526

3 9 .5
3 8 .5

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

AN ALYSTS.
106

-»r ,
/ A*
4
0 . 0A
' 0

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

10J .j 0

GO
. .

T E C H N IC IA N S .

p r o f e s s io n a l

and

O CCU PA TIO N S

C L A SS

A-

*“ (
4 0 .0

2 8 2 .0 0

152

4 0 .0

2 9 4 .5 0

80

3 9 .5

1 7 0 .0 0

TECH N ICAL
- WOMEN

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS.
MANUF ACTUR I n G ——————————— ——————
NONMANUFACTURING —— — — — —— —

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

^00

E LE C TR O N IC S
1 3 9 .5 0

•>Q A
• j:
J .0 2 2 7 .0 0

P R O FE S S IO N A L ANO TECHN ICAL
O CCU PATIONS - HEN

NOTE:
E a r n i n g s d a t a in t a b l e A - 3 r e l a t e o n l y t o w o r k e r s w h o s e s e x
a l l w o r k e r s in a n o c c u p a t i o n .
(S e e a p p e n d ix A f o r p u b lic a t io n c r i t e r i a .)




4 0 .0

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

1 2 7 .0 0

152
267
53

Sex,

A

O P E RATO RS*
3 9 .0
3 9 .5

177

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

2 .7 1 4
896
1*618

j

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

Number
of
workers

PROF ES SI ON AL AND TECHNICAL
OC CU PA TI ON S - M E N- -C ON TI NU ED

OPERATORS,
4 0 .0

Weekly
hours 1
standard)

-

n o n m a .m u f a c t u r i n g

o t vHt, 1 AK1 L w f

WOMEN

205

to

of

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

84

90
59
______ , „

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

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

148
123

64
B O O K K E E PIN G -M A C H IN E

4 0 .0

Sex,

O F F IC E OCCU PA TIO N S
WOMEN— CONTINUED

$

O F F IC E

(mean*)
Number

MEN
89
58

At — i .

Average

Average
(m ean2 )
Number
of
woifccn

1 9 2 .5 0
N U RSES,
57

id e n t if ic a t io n

w as

p r o v id e d

b y th e

3 9 !o

IN D U S T R IA L

(R E G IS T E h EU )

------

73

4 0 .0

2 0 3 .5 0

2 3 3 .0 0

e s t a b lis h m e n t .

E a rn in g s

d a ta

in t a b l e s

A -l

and A - 2 ,

o n th e

o th e r h an d,

re la te

Table A -3 a . Average w eekly earnings of office, professional, and technical w orkers, by s e x large establishm ents in Co lum bus, Ohio, October 19 7 5
Average
(m ean2 )

Average
(m ean2 )

Sex,

o c c u p a tio n ,

O F F IC E

a n d in d u s t r y d i v is i o n

O CCU PA TIO N S

-

of

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

Sex,

Weekly

61

3 9 .5

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

of
worken

(standard)

MEN

MESSENGERS ------------------------------------------------------------------

Average
(m ean 2 )
Number

Number

Number

$
1 1 7 .5 0

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

S ex , o c c u p a tio n ,

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

of
workers

O F F IC E O CCU PA TIO N S WOMEN— CONTINUED

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

P R O FE S S IO N A L AND T E C H N IC A L
O C C U PA TIO N S - MEN
$
7*

O F F IC E

O C C U PA TIO N S -

$
2 2 2 .0 0

WOMEN

1 9 8 .5 0
39*^

b t v K t 1 AK i t i ♦

162*00
74

LLAj J D
———

m a n u f *ACTU RING

163

2 0 0 .5 0

■' L. 1'A XL

vLA j j

1

v L t K i ' J f r IL C . f v L A

96

3 9 *"
4 0 .0

101

3 9 .5

~

1 4 2 .5 0

SECRET A R IE S *

C L A SS

r-

C —— — — — —
362

1 3 3 .0 0

r_

190

1

_
J

com puter

P U B L IC

39
3 9 .5

9 6 .0 0
9 5 .5 0

3 u » -»

1 3 4 .5 0

3 9 .b

l

212

3 9 .5

161 50
1 6 8 .5 0
1 5 7 .5 0

35

39*^
4 0 .0

g

%r- *

UL A j J

»

U R A r 1L K b f v L A b b

ooo
699
1 .1 0 9

/A

__ ____

1 4 7 .5 0

L L L C •KuN 1

m a c h in e

operators,

r-

53

/A A
/a a
JVO.O

1

L v>

aw l

•n
n
0.0

1 L v 'I h l l H A N d f

vLmj

j

a

^^

208

00

/0
A . 0A

A

1 3 0 .0 0

A

/A

0 . 0A

1Tr 1j 1j i

UL A j j

D ""

''CO
nn ^

176*00

AND T E CH N ICAL

*2

lc .1 e ^ 0

39*^

1 1 6 .5 0

□ U b liitb b i vL A ^ b

113*00

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




"■

1 6 3 .0 0

no ^

'0 0

U

1 7 3 .5 0

-

*q q

2 3 7 .0 0
i

_ _

1

A

87

P R O FE S S IO N A L
*0

° 3 0 01
2 4 1 .5 0

,__

1 2 * .5 0

*

no

3

_

1 5 8 .0 0

t r a n s c r ib in g

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

-

"

3n 9o *. 5"

UKAr 1 LK j |

. ->o

**"" L " "

U T IL IT IE S

m

prog ram m ers.

L L ^ L IK U N iv b
^ A r iU r A L 1 UK i N v

79

*

100 ~o
1 8 4 .0 0
1 7 7 .0 0

inr

66

A

2 4 8 .0 0

r-

1 1 8 .0 0

tJ ■

C L t H i\ i i r I L L y LL A j o v •
n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g -------------------------

U L A ib

n n .*5"
3V

4 0 .0
1 INuf

L L t K i 'J t

UU j 1 i . L ^ u t

J V .D

E a r n i n g s d a t a in t a b l e A - 3 a r e l a t e o n l y t o w o r k e r s w h o s e s e x
id e n t if ic a t i o n w a s p r o v id e d b y th e e s t a b lis h m e n t .
E a r n i n g s d a t a in
t a b l e s A - l a a n d A - 2 a . o n t h e o t h e r h a n d , r e l a t e t o a l l w o r k e r s in an
o c c u p a t i o n . (S e e a p p e n d ix A f o r p u b l i c a t i o n c r i t e r i a . )

t3

57

70

0

Hourly .a m ings3

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

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

M edian2

Middle range 2

ALL

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

$
4 .7 4
4 .4 8

$
4 .9 3
4 .4 2

$
4 .3 8 4 .2 3 -

$

125
70

4 .9 s
4 .7 7

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

66

5 .7 7

5 .7 4

5 .2 2 -

6 .7

a

3

477
3a l
96

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

6 .0 2
6 .0 2
7 .4 5

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

7 .4 s
6 .5 h
7 .4 s

6
6

E N G IN E E R S . S T A T IO N A R Y -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------------

132
112

6 .0 5
6 .1 9

5 .7 7
5 .7 7

5 .2 9 5 .2 9 -

6 .9 ,
7 .0 4

M A C H IN F -T O O L o p e r a t o r s , TOOLROOM —
MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------------

232
206

6 .8 4
6 .9 2

7 .0 2
7 .2 7

5 .9 5 6 «b 3 -

7 .7r
7 .7 h

M A C H IN IS T S , MAINTENANCE -----------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------------

lai
171

6 .2 0
6 .1 3

6 .2 0
6 .2 0

5 «b 4 5 .6 4 -

6 .7 7
6 .7 7

484

6 .4 4

130
354
301

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

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

5 .9 6 b »6 5 6 .9 l6 .9 1 -

6 ,9 ]
6 .0 o
6 .9 ]
6 .9 ]

M E C H A N IC S , MAINTENANCE --------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------

76A620
134

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

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

5 .1 8 5 .1 5 6 .3 5 -

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

M IL L W R IG H TS --------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------------

135
136

6 .8 4
6 .8 4

6 .5 8
6 .5 8

6 .3 6 6 .3 6 -

7 .6 9
7 .6 9

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

50

5 .9 2

5 .6 7

5 .1 5 -

7 .3 4

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

81
78

6 .8 3
6 .8 8

7 .4 7
7 .4 8

5 .7 4 5 .7 9 -

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

61
55

6 .9 0
6 .9 7

7 .3 9
7 .4 0

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

747
741

7 .1 0
7 .1 0

7 .2 4
7 .2 4

MAINTENANCE

M E C H A N IC S . AUTOMOTIVE
(M A IN T E N A N C E ) ------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------------NONMANUF«CTU k ING ----------------------------------------P U B L IC u t i l i t i e s ------------------------------------

MAINTENANCE

p ip e f it t e r s

,

m a in t e n a n c e

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

SH E E T -M E T A L

w o rk ers,

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

to ol

ano

o ie

m a in t e n a n c e

m akers

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

*

W ork ers

$
4 .8 0

4 .9 0

4
5 .0 0

1
5 .2 0

4
5 .4 0

S
5 60

b
b .b o

$
6

U nder
4 .2 0 4 .3 0

4 .4 0

4 .5 0

4 .6 0

4 .7 0

4 .8 0

4 .9 0

5 .0 0

5 .2 0

5 .4 0

5 .6 0

5

6 .0 0

6

20
20

5
5

5
5

5
5

1
1

16
16

48

4
4

4
4

-

-

-

-

1

9

-

-

2
2

2
2

-

3
3

10
*10

E L E C T R I C I A N S , M AINTENANCE ---------------------MANUFACTURIN’ - . --------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G --------------— — — -------

P A IN T E R S ,

S
4 .7 0

T---------

00

$
6 .2 0

i
6 .4 0

3)
6 .6 p

6 .8 0

{
7 --------- t
7 .0 0 7 .4 0 7 . 8

6 ,4 0

6 .6 0

6 ,8 0

7 ,0 0

7 ,4 0

q

80

7 .8 0

S .2 0

WORKERS
-------------------------------------------------------

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

CAR PE NTERS.

S
4 .6 0

$
4 .2 0

£ n d er and
4 .1 0

TENDERS

*
4 .5 0

4 .1 0
M tan *

B O IL E R

$
4 .4 0

S--------

4 .3 0

i

Number
of

w ere

d is t r ib u t e d

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




as

—

fo llo w s :

5 at $ 3 .9 0

1

_
-

-

-

2
2

1

-

_

-

*

_

”

_

-

8
8

2
2

2
2

-

_

3
-

-

2

3

1
1
-

17
17

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
2

1
1

4
4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

9

7

11

3

2

2

2

10

1

5

-

5
5

24
22
2

27
26
1

55
54
1

30
29
1

78
76
2

8
7
1

20
19
1

10
7
3

d
5
3

38
27
11

1 10
51
59

10

17
17

8
8

31
27

5
1

3
1

20
1

1
-

_

-

-

17
17

6
6

22
22

-

1
*

7
6

15
13

16
14

4
1

9
9

2
-

5

4

-

-

6
5

38
34

33
31

72
72

12
12

1
1

6
6

3
1

8
8

18
18

27
27

9
9

6
6

10
10

1
1

65
65

6
6

7
7

«

8

9
9

2
2
-

4
4
-

38
3d
8

43
26
17
17

28
3

26
4
22
22

-

“

*

8
1
7
6

7
6
1
1

4
4
-

_

1

-

-

90
90
-

2
2

4
4

244

-

6

-

-

244
229

-

“

-

31
30
1
1

-

-

-

92
87
5

93
89
4

6
4
2

50
4b
2

134
123
11

4
3
1

51
1
50

32
27
5

5
5

1
1

-

5
5

5
b

16
16

_

-

-

13
13

34
34

-

-

1

3

8

3

-

1

-

-

8

7 .6 7
7 .6 n

1
1

9
9

3

7
7

_

-

10
10

5 .7 8 5 .9 5 -

7 .6 k
7 .6 -

1

2
1

7
6

6
b

4
4

_

6 .4 7 6 .4 7 -

7 .9 5
7 .9 5

9
9

27
27

44
44

_

29
28

5 at $4

-

-

10

-

1

-

_

_

*

-

-

to

$ 4 .1 0 .

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

-

4
4

-

10

_

5
4
i
-

to .$ 4 ; and

2

-

1

12
12

_

-

4

40
40

1
9

2

-

-

-

21
20
1

-

16
16

14
14

-

-

6

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

4
4

47
47

-

3
3

-

25

43
42
1

23
23

-

_

-

“

.
-

-

-

102
51
51

-

19
19

42
42

-

1

-

13

-

-

7
7

44
44

-

-

a
n

28
28

2
-

144
144

58
53

22
22

326
326

-

Hourly earnings

oi
workers

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

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t -t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f—
S
4 .0 0

Mean 2

Median2

Middle range 2

U n der

$

S
4 .1 0

S
4 .2 0

S

$

$
5 . 00

S
5 .2 0

S
5 . 40

5 .6 0

S
5 .8 0

S
6 .0 0

S
6 .2 0

S
6 .4 o

S
6 .6 0

S
6 .8 o

$
7 .0 0

S

4 .6 0

$
4 . 80

S

4 .4 0

7 .2 0

S
7 .4 0

s —
S
7 . 60 7 .8 0

S
8 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

4 .6 0

4 .8 0

5 . 00

5 . 20

5 .4 0

5 . 60

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 . 80

8 .0 0

8 ,2 0

6
6
-

1
1

9
7
2

1
-

44
44
-

30
29
1

78
76
2

8
7
1

16
15
1

35
24
11

49
49

61
51
10

-

1

4
4

8
8

19
15

5
1

3
1

2
1

1
-

6
6

7
7

15
15

-

.

“

*

7
7

5
5

and

4 .0 0
4 .1 0

ALL WORKERS
$

$

$

$

ELECTRICIANS. M A IN TE NA NC E ---------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------------------------------

364
270
94

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

6 .5 8
6 .1 5
7 .4 5

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

7 .4 5
7 .2 3
7 .4 q

-

-

1
-

-

-

-

-

*

1

“

-

-

ENGINEERS. ST AT IO NA RY -------------------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------------------------------

88
75

6 .5 2
6 .6 4

6 .8 9
6 .9 6

5 .7 7 5 .7 7 -

7 .3 9
7 .4 9

•

_

.

1

-

-

MACHINE-TOOL OP ERATORS, T O OL RO OM —
MANUFA CT UR IN G ---------------------

190
163

7 .1 7
7 .3 3

7 .3 6
7 .7 3

6 .8 4 6 .9 8 -

7 .7 s
7 .7 8

-

MACHINISTS. MA IN TE NA NC E ------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

130
120

6 .4 5
6 .3 8

6 .7 7
6 .7 7

5 .7 3 5 .7 3 -

6 .7 7
6 .7 7

.

MECHANICS, AU TO MO TI VE
(MAINTENANCE) -----------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------------------------------

117
61
56

6 .4 3
6 .1 6
6 .7 3

6 .1 5
5 .9 6
6 .8 7

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

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

1

1

1

1

-

MECHANICS, M A IN TE NA NC E ----------------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --- ----- --- --------

344
275

6 .5 0
6 .3 9

5 .9 6
5 .9 5

5 .9 1 5 .8 5 -

7 .4 5
7 .0 ?

•

-

-

“

-

-

*

MILLWRIGHTS ---------------------------

113
113

6 .9 6
6 .9 6

7 .2 7
7 .2 7

6 .5 8 6 .5 8 -

7 .6 o
7 .6 9

•

-

-

-

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

81
78

6 .8 3
6 .8 8

7 .4 7
7 .4 8

5 .7 4 5 .7 9 -

7 . 6n
7 .6 n

59

6 .8 6

7 .3 8

5 .7 6 -

7 .6 o

598
592

7 .4 4
7 .4 5

7 .8 6
7 .8 6

6 .8 3 6 .8 3 -

7 .9 5
7 .9 5

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

p ip e f it t e r s

,

m a in t e n a n c e

m a n u f a c t u r in g
sh e e t- m etal

w o rk ers,

m a in t e n a n c e

—

TOOL AND DIE MA KE RS ------------------------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------------------------------

S ee fo o tn o te s

at en d

o f ta b le s .




_

-

-

•

•

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

•

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

*

-

-

.

-

8
5
3

3
3
*

-

17
17

-

1
-

5
4

2
-

2
-

4
1

9
9

2
*

5
-

4
-

1
-

38
34

8
7

25
24

2
2

70
70

6
6

3
1

.

2
2

23
23

1
1

6
6

10
10

1
1

57
57

6
6

2
2

5
5

-

_

*

-

2

-

-

2
2

3

2

-

-

-

-

15

-

3
3
-

22

-

4
4
-

-

~

6
6

15
•

1

23
16
7

•
-

1

8
8
-

23

2

-

-

1

3

7

25

4

95
94

4
3

1
1

1
1

5
5

30
29

23
23

_

-

.

-

5
2
3

-

.

*

*

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

•

22

21

2

43
41

1
1

“

5
5

5
5

4
4

1
1

9
9

3
-

10
10

7
7

1

2

7

6

4

7
7

-

2
2

-

2

2

-

-

*

-

S
4

13
13

-

4
4

24
24

-

47
47

-

1
1

-

126
126

8

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4
4

-

-

*

*

52
51

-

-

-

50
*

”

*

19
19

3
3

39
39

•

.

-

*

*

9
9

35
35

-

-

7
7

-

-

2

9

2

26

-

-

9
9

49
44

-

22
22

_

-

•

9
9

*

-

22

-

315
315

11
11

Hourly earnings3

ALL

Mean 2

Median2

Middle range 2

2 .8 0

S
3 .2 0

S
3 .4 0

s
3 • 60

S
3 .8 0

*
4 .0 0

$
4 .2 0

S
1
4 . 4 0 4 .6<j

*
4 . 6o

$
5 . 00

$
5 . 20

$
5 40

4
5 . Go

$
4 .0 0

S
6 .AQ

*
6 .8 0

i
7 .2 0

2 .8 0

3 .0 0

3 .2 0

3 T*0

3 •6 0

3 .8 0

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

4 .6 0 A .8 0

5.

O
o

of
workers

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

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 of$
3 .0 0

20

5 . ^0

5, •

6 .0 0

4 .4 0

6 .6 0

7 .2 0

7 ,6 0

86
-

10
-

86
8

10

30
12
18
2

34
10
24

J>
2 .2 0

S
2 .4 0

*
< 2.60

2 .2 (>

2 .4 0

2 .6 0

554
123
431
*

227
227
32

120
2
118
8

S
2 .0 0
and
under

WORKERS

GUARDS AND WATCHMEN ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ------------------------------------------

$
2 .2 0
3 .7 6
2 .2 0
2 .6 0

$

ad

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

-

3 .1 5
5 .5 ?
2 .6 o
4 .1 5

1 .3 5 7
J17
1 ,0 4 0

$

2
2
2
2

.1
.1
.1
.3

0
0
0
0

35
7
28
7

"

~

29
20
9
1

36
9
27
2

18
15
3
2

20
17
3
1

7
-

12

7

12
3

27
9
18
1

3
3
3

12
9
3
1

n

9

8

49

h

23

*

11
4
7
2

32
27
5
5

20
19
1
1

-

-

-

58
38
20
16

37
37
-

*

17
16
1
1
“

-

•

13
8
5

48
8
40

10
10
-

38
27
11

30
30
-

33
1)
22

-

-

8
3
2

58
49
9
9

4
-

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c3

1
1

■

“

G UAR DS:
---------------------------------------------

144

5 .2 9

5 .6 6

4 .2 7 -

5 .7 y

”

“

“

J A N I T O R S , P O R T E R S , AND CL EA N E R S ------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ------------------------------------------

3 ,3 9 4
595
2 .7 9 9
152
260

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

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

2
3
2
3
2

-

3 .2 4
4 .6 b
2 .9 < .
4 .0 4
3 .5 ( ;

356
356
28

5b6
13
543
44

779
14
765
33

324
17
307
“

L A B O R E R S , M A TE R IA L HANDLING ----------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------------- -------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------

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

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

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

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

32
3?

-

67
2
65

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

1 ,3 0 9
768
541
218
207

3 .2 0

2 .6 0 “

4 .3 u

*

*

49

24

ORDER F IL L E R S ---------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ------------------------------------------

1 .3 5 8
431
927
320

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

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

3
4
2
2

-

4 .4 5
4 .6 4
3 .7 ?
4 .4 5

-

.
-

6
6
6

132
132
76

P A C K E R S , S H I P P I N G -----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------

553
249
304

4 .8 3
4 .6 6
4 .9 6

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

3 .8 3 4 .1 9 3 .4 0 -

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

.
-

.
-

.
-

R E C E IV IN G CLERKS --------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ------------------------------------------

408
08
350
230

4 .2 3
4 .3 4
4 .2 1
4 .4 7

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

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

-

5 .3 5
4 .5 5
5 .3r
5 .7 5

-

S H IP P IN G CLERK S ---------------------------MANUFACTURING ---- --------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------

167
80
87

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

4 .6 0
4 #54
4 .7 6

4 .4 0 4 .4 0 4 .4 8 -

5 .3 5
5 . Is
5 .5 3

-------

83

4 .2 5

4 .0 0

3 .8 0 -

4 .7 ?

T R U C K D R IV E R S ------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------

2 ,1 1 0
509
1 ,6 0 1

TRADE -------------------------

316

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

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

4 .0 5 4 .2 1 4 .0 5 7 .2 1 6 »0 4 -

7 .2 l
5 .5 5
7 .2 l
7 .2 1
6 .6 * *

T R U C K D R IV E R S , L IG H T (UNDER
1 - 1 / 2 T O N S) ----------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------------

281
174

4 .0 2
3 .4 7

3 .6 0
3 .5 0

3.253 .2 5 -

5 . On
3 .6 5

T R U C K D R IV E R S , MEDIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO
AND IN C L U D IN G 4 TON S) -------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------- -----

361
103

4 .2 8
4 .3 0

3 .8 0
4 .3 8

3 .8 0 4 .1 5 -

4 .3 s
4 .3 b

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

R E T A IL

S H IP P IN G

TRADE

AND R E C E IV IN G

R E T A IL

CLERK S




.3
.5
.3
.5
.3

.0
.1
.9
.7

0
3
0
3
0

5
5
5
5

-

-

15

17

“

107
91
16

58
47
11

50

7

133
62
71
56
5

2

36
24
12
1
5

9
29
25
1

26
26
-

59
14
45

51
39
12

10
4
6

107
102
5

81
76
5

253
246
7

85
65
20

98
9u
8

25

“

29

5

6

5

5

r

9

5

5

3

160
49
1 11
9

136
136
30

94
10
84
31

90
10
80
52

192
192
2

10
*
10
10

79
70
9
9

93
35
58
10

29
15
14
14

152
152

36
35
1
1

11
6
5
5

6
6
-

41
40

*

64
16
48

14
14

23
23

26
7
19

1

23
22
1

6
6

11
11
*

64
4
60

71
71

8
8

5
5

13

71
2
69
51

20
20
6

48
6
42
24

19
3
16

15
1
14
6

14
12
2

50
26
24

5
5

*

“

22
6
16

2
2

-

44
24
20

20
56
4
52

34
2
32

*

1

9
9
9

18
18
18

7
7

-

-

-

-

-

1
1

“

*

*

6
2
4

“

7
6
1

-

-

-

1

1

3

3

20

12

11

2

-

7
-

4
2
2

31
13
18

62
23
39

16
-

53
4
49

235
15
220

40
16
24

109
87
22

“

16

1

1

2

189
31
158
154
4

16
16

36
16

16
16

48
48

52
49

18
15

2

2

26
3

-

5
4

179
8

7
5

5
5

*

7
7

-

“

103
58
45
5
10

“

2
2
*

-

-

*

132
49
83
23
22

165
10
155
14

“

*

10

80
25
55
9
7

*
352
35
317
10
10

*

*

7
7

-

*

4
2

13
2

16

-

“

1

*

8

-

“

_
-

178
4
174

-

-

-

-

22

•

74
74
50

-

i

17
3
14
14

12
12

2
2

71
71

.
-

-

*

*

•

”
-

-

-

i

“

-

“
_
-

-

152
152

2
2
2

4
1
3
3

23
23
23

19
2
17
17

27
27
27

42
42
42

-

“

*

“

18
15
3

7
7

7
5
2

12
10
2

14
1
13

24
8
16

3

-

-

-

3

“

8

3

10

2

-

1

1

4

-

1

-

46
37
9

29
25
4

27
20
7

25
24
1

40
29
11

91
88
3

87
70
17

64
6
58

163
3
160

67
-

725
16
709

2

3

~

*

8

58

140

67

3

6

6
6

2
1

-

-

69

-

*

*

“

4
4

3
3

11

4

1

1

-

i

1

1

"

*

54
53

9

11

11

3
2

-

*

67

“
“

23

13

5
-

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 i g h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n i n g s o f-

Mean 2

M edian2

Middle range 2

S
3 .4 0

S
3 .6 0

$
3 .8 0

S
4 .0 0

$

S
4 .8 0

S
5 .0 0

s
5 .2 0

5 .4 0

3)
5 .6 0

$

4 .4 0

*
4 .6 0

*

4 .2 0

6 . A0

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 fl_ 5 . 6 0

6 .0 0

6 .4 0

-

-

-

-

.

56

S
2 .4 0

2 .2 0

2 .4 0

-

-

$

O
o

$
3 .2 0

$

2 .6 0

$
3 .0 0

S
2 .2 0

$
2 .0 0

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

$
2 .8 0

JY

Hourly earnings^
Number

s
6 .8 0

$
7 .2 0

6 .8 0

7 .2 0

7 .6 0

129
3
126

52
52

503
16
487
487

and
under

ALL WORKERS—
CONTINUED
TRUCKDRIVERS

-

CONTINUED

T R U C K D R IV E R S . HEAVY (O VE R 4 TONS
T R A IL E R T Y P E ) -----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------

842
66
776
490
258

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

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

$
6 .6 4 6 .6 4 7 .2 1 6 .0 4 “

$
7 .2 1
6 .6 6
7 .2 l
7 .2 l
6 .6 u

T R U C K D R IV E R S . HEAVY (O VE R 4 TONS
OTHER THAN T R A IL E R T Y P E ) --------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------

258
192

5 .5 3
5 .0 4

5 .5 5
5 .2 9

4 .7 0 4 .4 5 -

5 .6 7
5 .5 S

TRU C K E R S. POWFR (F O R K L I F T ) ----------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

1 .1 3 3
982
151

4 .8 5
4 .7 1
5 .7 2

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

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

5 .4 7
5 .3 ?
6 .6 l

TRUCKERS. POWFR (O THER THAN
F O R K L IF T ) --------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------

219
92

5 .5 7
4 .6 5

6 .2 3
4 .5 7

4 .5 7 4 .0 7 -

6 .2 3
4 .9 7

WAREHOUSEMEN ---------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------

1 .5 6 6
440
1 .1 2 6
124
705

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

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

3
3
3
4
3

5 . bp
5 .4 6
5 .9 )
5 .8 c
5 .9 )

See

fo o t n o t e s

at end

o f ta b le s .




.8
.9
.7
.9
.8

0
0
2
7
0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

•

“

-

_
18

-

_
-

9
9

4
4

“

*

•

25
4
21

22
13
9

4

7

2

3

4
4

8
8

30
30

10
10

17
17

11
11

-

25
25

87
87

-

25
25

37
31
6

162
160
2

134
134
*

136
134
2

152
150
2

28
26
2

19
18
1

65
36
29

163
146
17

37
16
21

95
71
24

23
23

10
10

23
23

3
3

5
5

5
5

5
5

13
13

127

“
119
89
30

124
67
57

36
2
34

70
35
35

116
54
62
30
25

157
6
151
?

26
4
22
7

122
97
25

26

-

-

-

3c

8

3

346
14
332
46
286

5

14

37

-

-

14

37

44
21
23
-

-

-

-

8
-

-

18

12

8

-

-

-

-

-

18

12

8

14

30

-

24
18
6

_
12

-

20
16
4

11
4
7

3
-

2
2

3

-

-

4
4

-

11
-

-

-

-

11
3

56
-

-

.-

8

56

126

52

6

2

11

-

_
-

4

9

92
31
61

159
17
142
7

-

-

-

-

17
3
14
2

48

33

23

50

34

35

12

“

_

_
-

a

*

37
4
33

1

46

6

6

_
“

26
-

2b

22

1

-

22
22

1
1

Table A -5 a . Hourly earnings of custodial and material movement w orkers—large establishm ents
in Co lum bus, O hio, O ctober 19 7 5
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 i g h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f—

H ourly earnings

O c c u p a tio n

and

in d u s tr y

d iv is io n

of
w orkers

T --------- s —
3 --------- S
*
2 .2 0 2 .4 0 2 .6 0 2 .8 0 3 .0 0
M ean 2

M e d ia n 2

M id d le ran ge 2

S
3 .2 0

S
3 .4 0

S
1 --------- 1 --------- S
3 .6 0 3 .8 0 4 .0 0 4 .2 0

3 .2 0

3 .4 0

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

18
12

S
4 .4 0

4 .6 0

4 .6 0

4 .8 o

S

3 --------- 1 --------- S
4 .8 0 5 .0 0 5 . 20

$
5 .4 0

T --------- $
$
5 .6 0 5 .8 0 6 .0 0

5 .2 0

5 ,6 0

5 ,8 0

i

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

6 .2 0

and
u n der

2 .4 0

2 .6 0

2 .8 0

3 .0 0

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

5 ,0 9

5,

40

6 .0 0

6 .6 0

6 .Z 0

7 .0 0

7 .4 0

ALL WORKERS
$
4 .8 3
5 .2 0
4 .2 9

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

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

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

296

4 .6 2

4 .2 5

3 .8 1 -

112
64

4 .0 9
3 .7 4

4 .0 6
3 .5 9

4 .0 6 2 .8 4 -

l a b o r e r s , m a t e r i a l h a n d l i n g ---------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g -----------------------------------------------

613
473
140

4 .4 8
4 .4 2
4 .6 9

4 .2 4
4 .2 4
4 .9 0

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

ORDER F IL L E R S -----------------------------------------------------------------m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------------------— ----------------------

512
257

4 .4 3
4 .7 8

4 .6 6
4 .6 6

packers, shipping

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

150

5 .0 7

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

129

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

T R U C K O R IV E R S ------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------------

g u a r d s AND WATCHMEN ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------------guards

248
147

*

1

2

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

1

12
2
10

5 .6 4

•

-

2

1

4 .6 0
4 .4 3

-

-

-

-

15

2

3

2

5

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

•

1

2

6

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

6

3 .5 0 4 .6 6 -

4 .9 9
4 .9 5

-

6

41

9

-

*

-

-

5 .2 8

4 .7 8 -

5 .6 4

.

-

•

-

-

-

4 .9 7

5 .3 8

4 .3 0 -

5 .7 5

-

1

2

-

6

79

5 .1 1

5 .3 2

4 .7 8 -

5 .7 5

-

-

-

-

386
132
254

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

6 .6 4
5 .6 3
6 .6 4

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

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

-

-

•

-

-

-

-

-

3

101

11
•

6

11

-

5

24

-

9
7

18
8

-

29
14
15

33
31
2

27

16

53
10

6
-

6

6
3
3

18
15
3

17
14
3

-

7
7

_

26
8
18

•

12

3

12
9
3

11
8
3

58
49
9

16

38

•

-

-

-

-

12

3

•

-

2
2

25
25

•

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

•

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

17

16
11
5

-

-

50

-

_

*

*

*

-

.

-

:
130

j a n i t o r s , p o r t e r s , and c l e a n e r s :
m a n u f a c t u r i n g --------------------------------------------------------nonmanufacturing:
p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s ----------------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ------------------------------------------------------

R E C E IV IN G
S H IP P IN G

C L ERK S
clerks

A IL .

.

47

11

15

9

4

15

12

-

•

25
1

-

-

1

3

1
5

2

10

56
5

-

-

-

-

16

2
2

74
72
2

22
17
5

171
164
7

20

98
90

13
8
5

45
8
37

7
7

22
22

-

-

“

35
27
8

-

-

17

7

19
10

10

132
132

36
35

11

6

6
6

41
40

11
1

24

8

5

6

2

71

-

-

-

8

6

_

-

-

1

17

6

5

2

2

6

7

-

5

7

8

-

2

4

23

19

27

-

2

8

-

-

-

1

4

2

2

-

3

2

9

7

7

3

14

20

4

1

-

-

-

3

•

1

-

•

10
9
1

15
14
1

13
12
1

23
12
11

79
70
9

-

1
1

15
7

1

6
1
5

3

-

-

4
1
3

2

-

5
4
1
1

4

-

-

-

-

-

4

50

5 .4 0

5 .3 6

4 .4 5 -

6 .7 8

*

*

*

“

3

*

1

589
480

5 .2 4
5 .1 3

5 .3 2
5 .2 3

4 .6 2 4 .5 8 -

5 .5 3
5 .5 3

.

-

_

-

.

-

*

“

“

“

17
14

6
6

*

“

WAREHOUSEMEN ------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------NONM ANUFACTURING:
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S --------------------------------

573
165

4 .6 2
4 .9 1

4 .6 0
5 .4 6

3 .6 5 3 .8 8 -

5 .4 6
5 .4 6

18

12

8

7

9

66

-

-

-

-

18

15
3

31
15

37

-

16
7

65

5 .9 4

5 .8 1

5 .7 1 -

5 .9 9

-

*

“

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

2

-

3

2

8

199
1
198

3
-

3

*

T R U C K E R S . POWER (F O R K L I F T ) ------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------------------------




-

20

1

2

T R U C K O R IV E R S . MEDIUM < 1 - 1 / 2 TO
AND IN C L U D IN G 4 T O N S) -------------------------------

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

2

37

29
15

0 ,0 *

1k

23

-

37

2

•

.

2

8

2

*

88
88

17
15

29
2

22
1

-

*

2
86

”

3

11

3

1

24

3

62
36

139

34
15

3

10

108

38
14

34

84

22

14

25

2
32

-

-

-

2

”

2

122
97

2

8

8

1

1

*

14

2

6
6

69
69

33

-

-

15
-

1

15

“

26

-

-

28

*

*

*

Table A -6 . Average hourly earnings of m aintenance, powerplant, custodial, and m aterial m ovem ent
w orkers, by sex, in Colum bus, O hio, October 19 7 5
Sex, occupation, and industry division

Number
of
workers

Average
(m ean2 )
hourly
earnings*

MAINTENANCE a n d p o w e r p l a n t
OCCU PATIONS - MEN

Sex> occupation, and industry d ivision

Average
(m ean 2 )
hourly
earnings*

Number
of
workers

AND WATCHMEN— CONTINUED

TRUCKDRIVERS $

GUARDSt
6b

O PERATORS*

toolroom

—

M ECHANICS*

sh eet- m etal

J A N IT O R S ,

381
96

6* 1

152
112

6 .0 5
6 .1 9

232
205

6 .9 2

161

143

->•77

(

POR TE RS.

w o rk ers.

m a in t e n a n c e

—

620
134

5 9A
5 I7 9
6 .6 2

135
1J J

5 .8 4
6 .8 4

50

5 .9 2

di
78

6 83
6 .8 8

61
55

6 .9 0
6 .9 7

747
741

7 .1 0
7 .1 0

! _________

_______ ____________

1 ,1 9 5

4 .5 3

490

4 .7 7

1
St
1^1

3*65

. ...

(O VE R

4

$

TON S,

ebb

__

192

j.0 4

1 ,1 0 4
?&*?
POWER

(OTHER

THAU
"‘ lO

ir.i m .,_r i r i

398

6 .4 G

__

_

/ 731 TRUCKERS*
,2 ;

5 .5 7

r-

5 .2 7
4 .0 7

_

5 .6 0
4 .7 9
57

^ 1 7^
4 .6 4

CU STODIAL AND M A TE RIA L MOVEMENT
O CCU PATIO NS - WOMEN
78
83

4 •6 9

d3

4 .2 5

2 ,1 1 0

5 .5 9

J A N IT O R S ,

*’

T R U C K D R IV E R S ,

LIG H T

*

PORTERS,

AND CLEANERS

-------

748

1c>1J(

6 .6 0

2 .9 5

3 .6 C

(U N O tR
1 5

3 .7 0

174
2 .8 5

NOTE:
E a r n i n g s d a t a in t a b l e A - 6 r e l a t e o n l y to
o t h e r h a n d , r e l a t e t o a l l w o r k e r s in an o c c u p a t i o n .




^*66
3 .9 5

76
186

C U STO D IA L AND M A TERIAL MOVEMENT
O CCU PATIONS - MEN

th e

HEAVY

476

AUTOMOTIVE

6 68
6 .8 8

CONTINUED

T R U C K D R IV E R S .

k

AND CLEANERS -------

j !■
•1

130
3:> 4
301

A verage
(m ean 2 )
hourly
earnings*

5 .2 8

7 .2 8

j"

Number
of
woxken

C U STO D IAL AND M A TE R IA L MOVEMENT
O CCU PATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

CU S TO D IA L AND M A TERIAL MOVEMENT
OCCU PA TIO N S - MEN— CONTINUED
5UARDS

M A C H IN E -TOO L

Sex, occupation, and industry d ivision

T R U C K D R IV E R S .

MEDIUM

(1 -1 /2

TO

,,,

w o r k e r s w h o s e s e x id e n t if ic a t io n w a s p r o v id e d
(S e e a p p e n d i x A f o r p u b l i c a t i o n c r i t e r i a . )

b y th e

e s t a b lis h m e n t .

E a rn in g s

d a ta

in

ta b le s A - 4 and A - 5 . on




Table A -6 a . Average hourly earnings of m aintenance, powerplant,
custodial, and material m ovem ent workers, by sex—large
establishm ents in Colum bus, Ohio, O ctober 19 7 5
Sex,

o c c u p a t io n ,

a n d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

Number
of
workers

Average
(m ean )
hourly
earnings3

S ex,

o c c u p a t io n ,

a n d in d u s tr y d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

Average
(m ea n *)
hourly
earnings3

C U S TO D IA L AND M A TE RIA L MOVEMENT
O C CU PA TIO N S - MEN— CONTINUED

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT
OCCU PATIONS - MEN
$

$

M A N U FA C TU R IN G ---------------------------------------- --------

M A N U FA C TU R IN G ----------------------------- -- ----------------

80
75

6 .6 4

1 20

b ’. 3 &

275

6 .3 9

n L 1"A 1 w

I I ' AU C

J1

5*01

T R U C K O R IV E H S ------------------------ -----------------------------------

386

rtCTT* JLk

P I P E F I T T E R S . MAINTENANCE --------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------------

81
78

6 .8 3
6 .8 8

SH EET-M ETAL

59
55

6 .8 6
6 .9 7

592

7^45

WORKERS.

MAINTENANCE —

6 .0 5
6*38

6 .9 6
II' AU

T R U C K D R IV E R S . MEDIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO
AND INCLU DIN G 4 TON S) ---------------- -- --------

50

5 .4 0

589
400
554
NONMANUFACTURINGS

CU STO D IAL AND MATERIA L MOVEMENT
O CCU PATIONS - MEN
CU S TO D IA L

AND MATERIAL

MOVEMENT

J A N I T O R S . P O R T E R S . AND CLEANERS ------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------------

GUARDS 1
129

307
83

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

NOTE:
E a r n i n g s d a ta in t a b l e A - 6 a r e l a t e o n l y t o w o r k e r s w h o s e s e x i d e n t i f i c a t i o n w a s p r o v i d e d b y t h e
e s t a b l i s h m e n t . E a r n i n g s d a ta in t a b l e s A - 4 a a n d A - 5 a , o n t h e o t h e r h a n d , r e l a t e t o a i l w o r k e r s in a n o c c u p a t i o n .




Table A -7 . Percent increases in average hourly earnings for selected
occupational groups, adjusted for em ploym ent shifts.
in Colum bus, Ohio, for selected periods
In d u s tr y a n d o c c u p a t io n a l
grou p

A ll in d u s t r ie s :
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) ______________________
E l e c t r o n i c d a t a p r o c e s s i n g ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) ______
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) ___________________
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e t r a d e s ( m e n ) _____________________
U n s k i l l e d p l a n t w o r k e r s ( m e n ) ___________ ______ __
M a n u f a c t u r in g :
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) ______________________
E l e c t r o n i c d a t a p r o c e s s i n g ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) ______
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) __________________
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e t r a d e s ( m e n ) _____________________
U n s k i l l e d p la n t w o r k e r s ( m e n ) _________________________
N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g :
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) . __________ _______
E l e c t r o n i c d a t a p r o c e s s i n g ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) . ._
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) ___________________
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e t r a d e s ( m e n ) ______ _____________
U n s k i l l e d p l a n t w o r k e r s ( m e n ) ________________________

*
**

O c t o b e r .1 9 7 2
to
O c t o b e r 1 97 3

6 .6

O c t o b e r 1973
to
O c t o b e r 1974

6 .5
8 .0
7 .7

8 .6
8 .4
9 .5
8.7
9 .8

6 .4

7 .9

*

O c t o b e r 1974
to
O c to b e r 1975

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

8 .4
5jC#

*

**

6 .5
7 .5
7 .7

8 .3
9 .2
9 .0

9 .8
1 0 .3
8 .4

6 .7

8 .9
7 .7

1 0 .7
6 .2

**

**
**

1 0 .5

9 .2

*
Jjojc

7 .3

D a ta n o t a v a i l a b l e .
D a ta d o n o t m e e t p u b l i c a t i o n c r i t e r i a .

N O T E : T h e p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s p r e s e n t e d in t h i s t a b l e a r e 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 l y e a r n i n g s f o r e s t a b l i s h m e n t s r e p o r t i n g t h e t r e n d j o b s in b o t h t h e c u r r e n t a n d p r e v i o u s
year
(m a tc h e d e s t a b lis h m e n t s ) .
T h e y a re not
a ffe c te d b y ch a n g e s
in a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s
r e s u lt in g
fr o m
e m p lo y m e n t s h ifts
a m o n g e s t a b lis h m e n t s
or tu rn ov er
o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s
i n c l u d e d in s u r v e y s a m p l e s .
T h e p e r c e n t in c r e a s e s , h o w e v e r , a re s till a ffe c te d b y fa c t o r s
o t h e r th a n w a g e i n c r e a s e s .
H i r i n g s , l a y o f f s , a n d t u r n o v e r m a y a f f e c t an e s t a b l i s h m e n t
a v e r a g e f o r an o c c u p a t i o n w h e n w o r k e r s a r e p a i d u n d e r p l a n s p r o v i d i n g a r a n g e o f w a g e r a t e s
f o r in d iv id u a l j o b s .
In p e r i o d s o f i n c r e a s e d h i r i n g , f o r e x a m p l e , n e w e m p l o y e e s e n t e r at th e
b o t t o m o f t h e r a n g e , d e p r e s s i n g th e a v e r a g e w it h o u t a c h a n g e in w a g e r a t e s .
T h e s e w a g e t r e n d s a r e n o t l i n k e d t o t h e w a g e i n d e x e s p r e v i o u s l y p u b l i s h e d f o r t h is
a r e a b e c a u s e th e w a g e i n d e x e s m e a s u r e d c h a n g e s in a r e a a v e r a g e s , w h e r e a s t h e s e w a g e
t r e n d s m e a s u r e c h a n g e s in m a t c h e d e s t a b l i s h m e n t a v e r a g e s .
O th er c h a r a c t e r is t i c s o f th e se
w a g e t r e n d s w h i c h d i f f e r f r o m t h e d i s c o n t i n u e d in d e x e s in c l u d e (1 ) e a r n i n g s d a t a o f o f f i c e
c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s a r e c o n v e r t e d to a n h o u r l y b a s i s , (2 ) t r e n d e s t i m a t e s
a r e p r o v i d e d f o r n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , w h e r e p o s s i b l e , a n d (3 ) t r e n d e s t i m a t e s
a r e p r o v id e d f o r e l e c t r o n i c d a ta p r o c e s s i n g j o b 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 th e m e th o d u s e d t o co m p u te t h e s e w a g e t r e n d s , s e e
" I m p r o v i n g A r e a W a g e S u r v e y I n d e x e s , " M o n th ly L a b o r R e v ie w , J a n u a ry 1 9 7 3 , p p . 5 2 - 5 7 .

I n e x p e rie n ce d ty p is ts
M a n u f a c t u r in g
M in im u m w e e k l y s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r y 4

O th e r in e x p e r ie n c e d c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s
N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g

B a se d on sta n d a rd w e e k ly h o u rs

A ll
in d u s t r ie s
A ll
s c h e d u le s

40

A ll
s ch e d u le s

6

of

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

M a n u fa c t u r in g

B a s e d o n sta n d a rd w e e k ly h o u r s 6 o f—

A ll
in d u s t r ie s
A ll
s ch e d u le s

40

40

A ll
s ch e d u le s

40

198

85

XXX

113

XXX

198

85

XXX

113

XXX

MINIMUM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

57

27

24

30

19

80

36

32

44

31

$ 7 7 . 5 0 -------------------------------------------------------AND UNDER $ 8 0 . 0 0 --------------------------AND UNDER $ 8 2 . 5 0 --------------------------AND UNDER $ 8 5 . 0 0 --------------------------AND UNDER $ 8 7 . 5 0 --------------------------AND UNDER $ 9 0 . 0 0 --------------------------AND UNDER $ 9 2 . 5 0 -------------AND UNDER $ 9 5 . 0 0 -------------AND UNDER $ 9 7 . 5 0 -------------AND UNDER $ 1 0 0 . 0 0 -------------

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
-

-

3

-

1
4
5
5
4
1
3
1

-

3

-

5
1
3
1
*“
5
2
-

4
“
3
1

e s t a b l is h m e n t s

e s t a b l is h m e n t s

UNDER
577.50
500.00
$82.50
$85.00
$87.50
$90,00
$92.50
$95.00
$97.50
$100.00
$105.00
$110.00
$115.00
$120.00
$125.00
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ALL F U L L -T IM E

WORKERS ---------------------------

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M e m o r i a l D a y _______________________________________
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L a b o r D a y ____________________________________________
C o l u m b u s D a y _______________________________________
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E l e c t i o n D a y — __________________ ______ ________
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3 e x t r a d a y s d u r i n g C h r i s t m a s w e e k _________
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1 YEAR OF S E R V IC E :
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1
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7
1
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V A C A T IO N

O ffic e w o rk e r s

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MAXIMUM V AC ATIO N A V A IL A B L E :
1 WEEK ----------------------------------------------------------2 WEEKS --------------------------------------------------------OVER 2 AND UNDER 3 WEEKS -------------3 WEEKS --------------------------------------------------------OVER 3 AND UNDER 4 WEEKS -------------4 WEEKS --------------------------------------------------------OVER 4 AND UNDER 5 WEEKS -------------5 WEEKS --------------------------------------------------------OVER 5 AND UNDER 6 WEEKS -------------6 WEEKS -------------------------------------------------------8 WEEKS --------------------------------------------------------OVER 9 WEEKS --------------------------------------------

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




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IN E ST A B L ISH M E N T S P R O V ID IN G AT
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98

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96

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98

99

100

99

100

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L I F E INSURANCE ---------------------------------------------------NONCONTRIBUTORY P LA N S -----------------------------

97
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83

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98
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MAJOR M EDICA L INSU RAN CE ----------------------------NONCONTRIBUTORY P LA N S -----------------------------

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32

DENTAL INSURANCE ----------------------------------------------NONCONTRIBUTORY P LA NS — ------------------------

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RETIREM ENT P E N S IO N -----------------------------------------NONCONTRIBUTORY P LA N S -----------------------------

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S IC K N E S S AND ACC ID E N T
INSURANCE --------------------------------------------------------NONCONTPIBUTORY P LA N S -----------------------S IC K LEAVE (F U L L PAY AND NO
W A IT IN G P E R IO D ) --------------------------------------------------S IC K LEAVE (P A R T I A L PAY OR
W A IT IN G P E R IO D ) ----------------------------------------

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




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Footnotes
All of these standard footnotes may not apply to this bulletin.

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 ic h e m p lo y e e s r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u la r s t r a ig h t -t im e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e o f p a y 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 t o t a 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 s h o w n .
T h e m id d le r a n g e is d e fin e d
b y tw o r a t e s o f p a y ; a fo u r t h o f th e w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s than th e l o w e r o f th e s e ra te s and a fo u r t h e a r n m o r e th a n th e h ig h e r r a t e .
3
E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e and f o r w o 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 l a r i e 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 l a r i e s th a t a r e p a id f o r s ta n d a r d
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 p la n 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 i s i o n s c o v e r la te
s h ift s , e v e n th o u g h 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 th an 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 t ia 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 a s a p a id h o lid a y .
11 A l l c o m b in a t io 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 fu ll d a y s and n o h a lf d a y s , 8 fu ll days and 2 h a lf d a y s , 7 fu ll d a y s a nd 4 h a lf d a y s , a n d 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 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 is an u n b ro k e n s e r i e s o f h o lid a y s w h ich in c lu d e s C h r is t m a s E v e , C h r is t m a s D a y , N ew Y e a r 's
E v e , and N ew Y e a r 's D a y .
S u ch a h o lid a y p e r io d is c o m m o n in the 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 i n d u s t r ie s .
13 " F l o a t i n g " h o lid a y s v a r y f r o m y e a r t o y e a r a c c o r d in g t o e m p lo y e r o r e m p lo y e e c h o ic e .
14 I n c lu d e s p a y m e n ts o t h e r than "le n g th o f t i m e , " su ch as p e r c e n t a g e o f annual 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 tim 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 an n u a l 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 i o d s o f s e r v i c e a r e c h o s e n a r b i t r a r i l y
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 , ch 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 , th e 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 l i g i b l e f o r
at le a s t 3 w e e k s ' p a y a f t e r f e w e r y e a r s o f s e r v i c e .
15 E s t im a t e s l i s t e d a f t 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 ich at le a s t a p a rt of th e c o s t is b o r n e b y th e e m p l o 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 t h 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 , s u ch as w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n s a t io n , s o c i a l
s e c u r it y , and r a i l r o a d r e t ir e m e n t .
16 U n d u p lic a te d t o 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 t o t h o s e w h ic h d e fin it e 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 at 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 .




Appendix A
A r e a w a g e and r e la t e d b e n e fit s d a ta a r e o b ta in e d b y p e r s o n a l v is it s o f B u r e a u fi e 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 . 12 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 t io n on
e m p lo y m e n t and
o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n i n g s i s c o l l e c t e d b y a c o m b in a t io n o f p e r s o n a l v is i t , m a il q u e s t i o n n a i r e , and t e l e ­
p h o n e i n t e r v i e w f r o m e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p a r t i c i p a t i n g in th e p r e v i o u s s u r v e y .
In e a c h o f t h e 8 3 2 a r e a s c u r r e n t l y s u r v e y e d , d a t a a r e o b t a i n e d f r o m r e p r e s e n t a t i v e e s t a b ­
l i s h m e n t s w it h in s i x b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s :
M a n u fa c t u r in g ; t r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , and o t h e r
p u b lic u t ilit ie 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 ta te ; a n d s e r v i c e s .
M a jo r
in d u s t r y g r o u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m t h e s e s t u d ie s a r e g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t io n s and th e c o n s t r u c t io n and
e x t r a c t iv e in d u s tr ie s .
E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i n g f e w e r th a n a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s a r e o m i t t e d
b e c a u s e o f i n s u f f i c i e n t e m p l o y m e n t i n t h e o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d ie d .
S e p a r a t e t a b u l a t i o n s a r e p r o r v id e d f o r
e a c h o f th e b r o a d in d u s t r y d i v is i o n s w h ic h m e e t p u b lic a t io n c r i t e r i a .
T h e s e s u r v e y s a re co n d u c te d on a s a m p le b a s is .
T h e s a m p l in g p r o c e d u r e s i n v o l v e d e t a i l e d
s t r a t i f i c a t i o n o f a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h i n t h e s c o p e o f an i n d i v i d u a l a r e a s u r v e y b y in d u s t r y a n d n u m b e r
o f e m p lo y e e s .
F r o m t h i s s t r a t i f i e d u n i v e r s e a p r o b a b i l i t y s a m p l e i s s e l e c t e d , w it h e a c h e s t a b l i s 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 le c t io n .
T o o b t a i n o p t i m u m a c c u r a c y at m i n i m u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r
p r o p o r t io n o f la r g e th a n s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s is s e le 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
i s w e i g h t e d a c c o r d i n g t o i t s p r o b a b i l i t y o f s e l e c t i o n , s o th a t u n b i a 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 or
e x a m p l e , i f o n e o u t o f f o u r e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i s s e l e c t e d , it i s g iv e n a w e ig h t o f f o u r t o 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 l t e r n a t e o f t h e s a m e o r i g i n a l p r o b a b i l i t y i s c h o s e n in t h e s a m e i n d u s t r y - s i z e
c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i f d a ta a r e n o t a v a ila b le f o r th e o r ig in a l s a m p le m e m b e r .
If n o s u it a b le s u b s titu te is
a v a i l a b l e , a d d i t i o n a l w e i g h t i s a s s i g n e d t o a s a m p l e m e m b e r th a t i s s i m i l a r t o t h e m i s s i n g u n it.
O c c u p a t io n s a n d E a r n in g s
O c c u p a t io 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 t o a v a r ie t y o f m a n u fa c tu r in g an d n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g
in d u s t r ie s , and a r e o f th e fo llo w in g t y p e s :
( 1 ) O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ; (2 ) p r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n i c a l ; (3 )
m a i n t e n a n c e a n d p o w e r p l a n t ; a n d (4 ) c u s t o d i a l a n d m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t .
O c c u p a t io 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 c o u n t o f in t e r e s t a b lis h m e n t v a r ia t io n
in d u t i e s w it h i n t h e s a m e j o b .
O c c u p a t i o n s s e l e c t e d f o r s t u d y a r e l i s t e d and d e s c r i b e d in a p p e n d ix B .
U n le s s o t h e r w i s e in d ic a t e d , th e e a r n i n g s d a ta fo llo w in g th e j o b t it l e s a r e fo r a ll in d u s t r ie s c o m b in e d .
E a r n i n g s d a t a f o r s o m e o f t h e o c c u p a t i o n s l i s t e d a n d d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w it h in
o c c u p a t i o n s , a r e n o t p r e s e n t e d in t h e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s , b e c a u s e e i t h e r ( 1 ) e m p l o y m e n t in t h e o c c u p a t i o n
i s t o o s m a l l t o p r o v i d e e n o u g h d a t a t o m e r i t p r e s e n t a t i o n , o r (2 ) t h e r e i s p o s s i b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f
i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a . S e p a r a t e m e n 's a n d w o m e n 's e a r n i n g s d a t a a r e n o t p r e s e n t e d w h cr . t h e
n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s n o t i d e n t i f i e d b y s e x i s 2 0 p e r c e n t o r m o r e o f t h e m e n o r w o m e n i d e n t i f i e d in an
o c c u p a t io n .
E a r n i n g s d a t a n o t s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y f o r i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s a r e i n c l u d e d in a l l i n d u s t r i e s
c o m b in e d d a ta , w h e r e sh ow n .
L i k e w i s e , d a t a a r e i n c l u d e d in t h e o v e r a l l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n w h e n 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 i c i a 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 s h o w n o r i n f o r m a t i o n t o
s u b c l a s s i f y is n ot a v a ila b le .

w o r k e r s m a y a d v a n c e t o b e t t e r j o b s a n d b e r e p l a c e d b y n e w w o r k e r s at l o w e r r a t e s .
S u c h s h i f t s in
e m p lo y m e n t co u ld
d e c r e a s e a n o c c u p a t i o n a l a v e r a g e e v e n t h o u g h m o s t e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in an a r e a
i n c r e a s e w a g e s d u r in g th e y e a r .
T r e n d s in e a r n i n g s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p s , s h o w n in t a b l e A - 7 ,
a r e b e t t e r i n d i c a t o r s o f w a g e t r e n d s th a n i n d i v i d u a l j o b s w it h i n t h e g r o u p s .
A v e ra g e e a rn in g s r e fle c t c o m p o s ite , a re a w id e e s t im 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 iff e r
in p a y l e v e l a n d j o b
s ta ffin g , a n d th u s c o n t r ib u t e d iff e r e n t ly t o th e e s t im a t e s f o r e a c h jo b .
P ay
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 l y t h e w a g e d i f f e r e n t i a l a m o n g j o b s in in d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
A v e r a g e p a y l e v e l s f o r m e n a n d w o m e n in s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s h o u l d n o t b e a s s u m e d t o
r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y o f t h e s e x e s w it h i n i n d i v i d 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 t r i b u t e
t o d i f f e r e n c e s i n c l u d e p r o g r e s s i o n w it h i n e s t a b l i s h e d r a t e r a n g e s , s i n c e o n l y t h e r a t e s p a i d i n c u m b e n t s
a r e c o l l e c t e d , a n d p e r f o r m a n c e o f s p e c i f i c d u t i e s w it h i n t h e g e n e r a l s u r v e y j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s
Job
d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d t o 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 l l y a r e m o r e g e n e r a l i z e d th a n t h o s e u s e d
in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b l is h m e n t s
and
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fo r m in o r
d iffe re n ce s
am ong
e s t a b lis h m e n t s
in s p e c i f i c
d u tie s p e r fo r m e d .
O c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t e s t i m a t e s r e p r e s e n t t h e t o t a l in a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h in t h e s c o p e
o f th e stu d y an d n o t th e n u m b e r a c t u a lly s u r v e y e d .
B e c a u s e o c c u p a t io n a l s t r u c t u r e s a m on g e s t a b lis h ­
m e n t s d i f f e r , e s t i m a t e s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t o b t a i n e d f r o m t h e s a m p l e o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d ie d
s e r v e o n ly t o in d ic a t e th e r e l a t i v e i m p o r t a n c e o f th e j o b s s tu d ie d .
T h e s e d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t i o n a l
s t r u c t u r e d o n o t a ffe c t m a t e r ia lly th e a c c u r a c y o f th e e a r n in g s d a ta .
W a g e t r e n d s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s
T h e p e r c e n t s o f c h a n g e in t a b l e A - 7 r e l a t e t o w a g e c h a n g e s b e t w e e n t h e i n d i c a t e d d a t e s .
A n n u a l r a t e s o f i n c r e a s e , w h e r e s h o w n , r e f l e c t t h e a m o u n t o f i n c r e a s e f o r 12 m o n t h s w h e n t h e t i m e
s p a n b e t w e e n s u r v e y s w a s o t h e r th a n 12 m o n t h s .
A n n u a l r a t e s a r e b a s e d on th e a s s u m p t io n th a t w a g e s
i n c r e a s e d at a c o n s t a n t r a t e b e t w e e n s u r v e y s .
O c c u p a t io n s u s e d t o c o m p u te w a g e t r e n d s a r e :
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l (m e n a n d w o m e n ) :
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 ,
cla s s B
C le r k s , a c c o u n tin g , c l a s s e s A and B
C le r k s , f ile , c la s s e s A , B , and C
C le r k s , o rd e r
C le 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 and B
M essen gers
S e c r e t a r ie s
S ten og ra p h ers, g en era l
S te n o g r a p h e r s , s e n io r
T a b u la t in g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s ,
cla s s B
T y p is ts , c la s s e s A and B

O c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t and e a r n in g s d a ta a r e sh ow n f o r f u l l- t im e w o r k e r s , i . e . , t h o s e h ir e d
t o w o rk a r e g u la r w e e k ly s c h e d u le .
E a r n i n g s d a t a e x c l u d e p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a n d f o r w o r k on
w e e k e n d s , h o l id a y s , an d la t e s h i ft s .
N o n p r o d u c t i o n b o n u s e s a r e e x c l u d e d , bu t c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a l l o w a n c e s
a h d in c e n t iv 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 f f ic e c l e r i c a l and p r o f e s s io n a l and t e c h n ic a l
o c c u p a t i o n s r e f e r t o t h e s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k ( r o u n d e d t o th e n e a r e s t h a l f h o u r ) f o r w h i c h e m p l o y e e s
r e c e i v e r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e o f p a y f o r o v e r t i m e at r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) .
A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s f o r t h e s e o c c u p a t io n s a r e r o u n d e d to th e n e a r e s t h a lf d o l la r .
T h e s e s u r v e y s m e a s u r e t h e l e v e l o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s in an a r e a at a p a r t i c u l a r t 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 t io n a l a v e r a g e s o v e r t im e m a y n ot r e fle c t e x p e c t e 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 i n d i v i d u a l j o b s a r e a f f e c t e d b y c h a n g e s in w a g e s a n d e m p l o y m e n t p a t t e r n s .
F or
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 lo y e d b y h ig h - o r lo w -w a g e f ir m s m a y c h a n g e , o r h ig h -w a g e

E l e c t r o n i c d a ta p r o c e s s in g
(m e n and w o m e n ):
C o m p u te r o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s e s A , B , and C
C om p u ter p r o g r a m m e r s , c la s s e s A , B ,
and C
P e r c e n t c h a n g e s f o r i n d i v i d u a l a r e a s in t h e p r o g r a r




C o m p u te r s y s te m s a n a ly s ts , c la s s e s A ,
B , and C
I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m e n a n d w o m e n ) :
N u r s e s , in d u s t r ia l (r e g is t e r e d )
S k ille d m a in t e n a n c e (m e n ):
C a rp en ters
E le c tr ic ia 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 t o m o t iv e )
P a in te rs
P ip e fit t e r s
T o o l an d 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 l in g
a re co m p u te d as fo llo w s :

1. E a c h o c c u p a t i o n i s a s s i g n e d a w e i g h t b a s e d o n i t s p r o p o r t i o n a t e e m p l o y m e n t in t h e s e l e c t e d
o f o c c u p a t i o n s in t h e b a s e y e a r .
2 . T h e s e w e ig h t s a r e u s e d t o c o m p u t e g r o u p a v e r a g e s .
E a c h o c c u p a t i o n 's a v e r a g e ( m e a n )
e a r n i n g s is m u lt i p l ie d b y it s w e ig h t .
T h e p r o d u c t s a r e t o t a l e d t o o b ta in a g r o u p a v e r a g e .
3 . T h e r a t i o o f g r o u p a v e r a g e s f o r 2 c o n s e c u t i v e y e a r s i s c o m p u t e d b y d i v id in g t h e a v e r a g e
f o r t h e c u r r e n t y e a r b y t h e a v e r a g e f o r t h e e a r l i e r y e a r . T h e r e s u l t s — e x p r e s s e d a s a p e r c e n t — l e s s 1 00
i s th e p e r c e n t c h a n g e .
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1 Personal visits were on a 2 -y e a r c y c le before July 1972.
2 Included in the 83 areas are 13 studies conducted by the Bureau under contract.
These areas are Akron, Ohio; Austin, T e x .; Binghamton,
N .Y . — Pa. ; Birmingham, A la. ; Fort Lauderdale—H ollyw ood and West Palm Beach—Boca Raton, Fla. ; Lexington—Fayette, Ky. ; Melbourne —T itu sv ille C ocoa , F la .; Norfolk—Virginia Beach—Portsmouth and Newport News—Hampton, Va. —N .C . ; Poughkeepsie—Kingston—Newburgh, N .Y .; Raleigh—
Durham, N . C . ; Syracuse, N .Y .; U tica—R om e, N . Y . ; and Westchester County, N .Y .
In addition, the Bureau conducts more lim ited area studies
in approximately 70 areas at the request o f the Employment Standards Administration o f the U. S. Department o f Labor.

E l e c t r o n i c d a t a p r o c e s s i n g (m e n
a n d w o m e n )— C o n tin u e d

E s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s a n d s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s
T h e B - s e r i e s t a b le s p r o v id e in fo r m a t io n on e s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e
p r o v is i o n s f o r f u l l - t i m e p la n t a n d o f f i c e w o r k e r s .
’ ’ P la n t w o r k e r s " i n c l u d e w o r k i n g f o r e m e n a n d a ll
n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r s ( i n c l u d i n g le a d m e n a n d t r a i n e e s ) e n g a g e d in n o n o f f i c e f u n c t i o n s .
C a fe te r ia
w o r k e r s a n d r o u t e m e n a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m m a n u f a c t u r i n g , b u t i n c l u d e d in n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s .
" O ffic e w o r k e r s " in c lu d e w o r k in g
s u p e r v is 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 t e d fu n c t io n s .
A d m in is t r a t iv e , e x e c u t iv e , p r o fe s s io n a l, and p a r t - t im e e m p lo y e e s a r e e x c lu d e d .
P a r t - t i m e e m p l o y e e s a r e t h o s e h i r e d t o w o r k a s c h e d u l e c a l l i n g r e g u l a r l y f o r f e w e r w e e k l y h o u r s th a n
th e
e s ta b lis h m e n t’ s
s c h e d u le
fo r
fu ll-t im e e m p lo y e e s
in t h e
sa m e
g e n e r a l ty p e o f w o rk .
The
d e t e r m i n a t i o n i s b a s e d on t h e e m p l o y e r 's d i s t i n c t i o n b e t w e e n t h e t w o g r o u p s w h i c h m a y t a k e in to
a c c o u n t n o t o n l y d i f f e r e n c e s in w o r k s c h e d u l e s b u t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y a n d b e n e f i t s .
M in im u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s r e l a t e o n ly t o th e e s t a b l is h m e n t s v i s i t e d .
(S e e
ta b le B - l . )
B ecause
o f th e
o p tim u m
s a m p lin g
te ch n iq u e s
u sed
a n d th e
p r o b a b ility
th a t l a r g e
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e m o r e l i k e l y th a n s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s t o h a v e f o r m a l e n t r a n c e r a t e s a b o v e th e
s u b c l e r i c a l l e v e l , t h e t a b l e i s m o r e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f p o l i c i e s in m e d i u m a n d l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
S h if t d i f f e r e n t i a l d a t a a r e l i m i t e d t o f u l l - t i m e p la n t w o r k e r s in m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s .
(S e e
ta b le B - 2 .)
T h i s i n f o r m a t i o n i s p r e s e n t e d in t e r m s o f ( 1 ) e s t a b l i s h m e n t p o l i c y 3 f o r t o t a l p la n t w o r k e r
e m p l o y m e n t , a n d ( 2 ) e f f e c t i v e p r a c t i c e f o r w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d on t h e s p e c i f i e d s h i ft at t h e t i m e o f th e
su rvey.
In e s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i n g v a r i e d d i f f e r e n t i a l s , t h e a m o u n t a p p l y in g t o a m a j o r i t y i s u s e d .
In
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i n g s o m e l a t e - s h i f t h o u r s p a i d at n o r m a l r a t e s , a d i f f e r e n t i a l i s r e c o r d e d o n l y i f it
a p p lie s t o a m a jo r i t y o f th e s h ift h o u r s .
A s e c o n d ( e v e n i n g ) s h i f t e n d s w o r k at o r n e a r m i d n i g h t .
A
t h i r d (n i g h t ) s h i f t s t a r t s w o r k at o r n e a r m i d n i g h t .
T h e s c h e d u l e d w e e k l y h o u r s a n d d a y s o f a m a j o r i t y o f t h 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 l i s h ­
m e n t a r e t a b u l a t e d a s a p p l y in g t o a l l f u l l - t i m e p la n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s o f th a t e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
(S e e
ta b le B - 3 .)
S c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s a n d d a y s a r e t h o s e w h ic h a m a jo r i t 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 r k f o r s t r a ig h t -t im e o r o v e r t im e ra te s .
P a id h o l id a y s ; p a id v a c a t i o n s ; and h e a lth , i n s u r a n c e , and p e n s io n p la n s a r e t r e a t e d s t a t is t i c a ll y
a s a p p l y in g t o a l l f u l l - t i m e p la n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s i f a m a j o r i t y o f s u c h w o r k e r s a r e e l i g i b l e o r m a y
e v e n t u a l ly q u a l i f y f o r t h e p r a c t i c e s l i s t e d .
(S e e t a b l e s B - 4 t h r o u g h B - 6 . )
S u m s o f i n d i v i d u a l i t e m s in
t a b l e s B - 2 t h r o u g h B - 5 m a y n o t e q u a l t o t a l s b e c a u s e o f r o u n d in g .

T h e s u m m a r y o f v a c a t io n p la n s is 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 t io n p r o v i s i o n s r a t h e r th a n a
m e a s u r e o f th e p r o p o r t i o n o f f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s a c t u a l l y r e c e i v i n g s p e c i f i c b e n e f i t s .
(S e e t a b le B - 5 . )
P r o v i s i o n s a p p ly t o a l l p la n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s in an e s t a b l i s h m e n t r e g a r d l e s s o f le n g t h o f s e r v i c e .
P a y m e n t s on o t h e r th a n a t i m e
b a s is a re c o n v e r te d to a tim e p e r io d ; fo r e x a m p le , 2 p e r c e n t o f
a n n u a l e a r n i n g s a r e c o n s i d e r e d e q u iv a le n t t o 1 w e e k 's p a y .
O n ly b a s i c p l a n s a r e i n c l u d e d .
E s tim a te 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 io n -s a v in g s p la n s , and " e x t e n d e d " o r " s a b b a t ic a l " b e n e fit s b e y o n d b a s ic
p la n s .
S u c h p r o v i s i o n s a r e t y p i c a l in t h e s t e e l , a l u m i n u m , a n d c a n i n d u s t r i e s .
H e a lt h , i n s u r a n c e , a n d p e n s i o n p l a n s f o r w h i c h t h e e m p l o y e r p a y s a t l e a s t a p a r t o f t h e c o s t
in c lu d e
t h o s e (1 ) u n d e r w r i t t e n b y a c o m m e r c i a l
i n s u r a n c e c o m p a n y o r n o n p r o f i t o r g a n iz a t io n , (2 )
p r o v i d e d t h r o u g h a u n io n fu n d , o r (3 ) p a i d d i r e c t l y b y t h e e m p l o y e r o u t o f c u r r e n t o p e r a t i n g f u n d s o r
f r o m a fu n d s e t a s i d e f o r t h i s p u r p o s e .
(S e e t a b l e B - 6 . )
A n e s t a b lis h m e n t is c o n s id e r e d t o h a ve
s u c h a p la n if th e m a jo r it y o f e m p l o y e e s a r e c o v e r e d e v e n th o u g h l e s s th a n a m a jo r i t y p a r t i c i p a t e
u n d e r th e
p la n b e c a u s e
e m p lo y e e s
a re
re q u ir e d to
c o n t r ib u t e
to w a r d
th e
cost.
E x c lu d e d a re
l e g a l l y r e q u i r e d p l a n s , s u c h a s w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n s a t i o n , s o c i a l s e c u r i t y , a n d r a i l r o a d r e t i r 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 l i m i t e d t o th a t ty p e o f i n s u r a n c e u n d e r w h ic h p r e d e t e r m i n e d
c a s h p a y m e n t s a r e m a d e d i r e c t l y t o t h e i n s u r e d d u r in g t e m p o r a r y i l l n e s s o r a c c i d e n t d i s a b i l i t y .
I n f o r m a t i o n is p r e s e n t e d f o r a l l s u c h p l a n s t o w h i c h t h e e m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t e s .
H o w e v e r , in N e w
Y o r k a n d N ew J e r s e y , w h ic h h a v e e n a c t e d t e m p o r a r y d i s a b i l i t y i n s u r a n c e l a w s r e q u i r i n g e m p l o y e r
c o n t r i b u t i o n s , 4 plains a r e i n c l u d e d o n l y i f t h e e m p l o y e r ( 1 ) c o n t r i b u t e s m o r e t h a n i s l e g a l l y r e q u i r e d ,
o r (2 ) p r o v i d e s t h e e m p l o y e e w it h b e n e f i t s w h i c h e x c e e d t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f t h e la w .
T a b u la tio n s o f
p a id s i c k le a v e p la n s a r e li m it e d t o f o r m a l p l a n s 5 w h ic h p r o v id e fu ll p a y o r a p r o p o r t io n o f th e
w o r k e r ’ s p a y d u r in g a b s e n c e
fr o m w o rk b e c a u s e o f illn e s s .
S e p a ra te
ta b u la tio n s a re p r e s e n te d
a c c o r d i n g t o (1 ) p l a n s w h i c h p r o v i d e f u l l p a y a n d n o w a i t i n g p e r i o d , a n d ( 2 ) p l a n s w h i c h p r o v i d e e i t h e r
p a r t i a l p a y o r a w a i t in g p e r i o d .
In a d d i t io n t o t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f p r o p o r t i o n s o f w o r k e r s p r o v i d e d
s i c k n e s s a n d a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e o r p a id s i c k l e a v e , an u n d u p lic a t e d t o t a l i s s h o w n o f w o r k e r s w h o
r e c e iv e e it h e r o r b o th t y p e s o f b e n e fit s .
L o n g t e r m d i s a b i li t 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 t s t o t o t a l ly d i s a b l e d e m p l o y e e s u p on th e
e x p ir a t io n o f t h e ir p a id 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 ft e 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 ilit y
(t y p ic a lly 6 m o n t h s ).
P a y m en ts
a r e m a d e u n til th e e n d o f th e d i s a b i l i t y , a
m a x im u m
a ge, o r e lig ib ilit y fo r r e t ir e m e n t b e n e fit s .
F u l l o r p a r t i a l p a y m e n t s a r e a l m 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 t i o n , a n d p r i v a t e p e n s i o n s b e n e f i t s p a y a b l e t o th e
d is a b le d e m p lo y e e .

D a t a o n p a i d h o l i d a y s a r e l i m i t e d t o h o l i d a y s g r a n t e d a n n u a l ly o n a f o r m a l b a s i s , w h ic h (1 )
are
p r o v i d e d f o r in w r i t t e n f o r m , o r (2 ) a r e e s t a b l i s h e d
by cu s tom .
(S e e t a b l e B - 4 . )
H o lid a y s
o r d i n a r i l y g r a n t e d a r e i n c l u d e d e v e n t h o u g h t h e y m a y f a l l on a n o n w o r k d a y a n d th e w o r k e r i s n o t
g ra n te d a n o th e r day o ff.
T h e f i r s t p a r t o f t h e p a i d h o l i d a y s t a b l e p r e s e n t s th e n u m b e r o f w h o l e a n d
h a lf h o lid a y s a c t u a lly g r a n t e d .
T h e s e c o n d p a r t c o m b i n e s w h o le an d h a lf h o lid a y s to sh o w t o t a l h o lid a y
tim e .
T a b le B - 4 a r e p o r t s th e 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 jo r m e d i c a l in s u r a n c e p la n s p r o t e c t e m p l o y e e s f r o m s i c k n e s s and in ju r y e x p e n s e s b e y o n d
th e c o v e r a g e o f b a s ic h o s p it a liz a tio n , m e d ic a l, a n d s u r g i c a l p la n s .
T y p ic a l fe a t u r e s o f m a jo r m e d ic a l
p l a n s a r e (1 ) a " d e d u c t i b l e " ( e . g . , $ 5 0 ) p a i d b y t h e i n s u r e d b e f o r e b e n e f i t s b e g i n ; (2 ) a c o i n s u r a n c e
fe a t u r e r e q u ir in g th e in s u r e d to p a y a p o r t io n ( e . g . , 2 0 p e r c e n t ) o f c e r t a i n e x p e n s e s ; a n d (3 ) s ta te d
d o l la 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 te o r p a r tia l
p a y m e n t o f d o c t o r s ' fe e s .
D en ta l in s u r a n c e u s u a lly c o v e r s f i ll in g s , e x t r a c t io n s , and X - r a y s .
E x clu d e d
a r e p l a n s w h ic h c o v e r o n l y o r a l s u r g e r y o r a c c i d e n t d a m a g e .
R e t ir e m e n t p e n s io n p la n s p r o v id e
p a y m e n t s f o r th e r e m a i n d e r o f t h e w o r k e r 's l i f e .

3 An establishment was considered as having a policy if
it met either of the following conditions: (1 ) Operated late .hifts atthe 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.

* The temporary disability laws in California and Rhode Island do not require em ployer contributions.
® A n establishment is considered as having a formal plan if it established at least the minim um number o f days sick leave available
em ployee.
Such a plan need not be written; but informal sick leave allowances, determined on an individual basis, are excluded.




to each

Establishm ents and w orkers w ithin scope of survey and num ber studied in Colum bus, O h io ,1 October 19 7 5
N u m b e r o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s
M i n im u m
e m p lo y m e n t
in e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n t s in s c o p e
o f stu d y

In d u stry d iv is io n 2

ALL

W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
W it h in s c o p e o f s t u d y

W i t h in s c o p e
o f stu d y *

S t u d ie d
T o t a l4

S t u d ie d
N um ber

P ercen t

F u ll-t im e
p la n t w o r k e r s

F u ll-tim e
o ffic e w o rk e r s

T o ta l4

ESTABLISHMENTS
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91A

198

210,891

100

106,AA6

37,689

116,A13

M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------------t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t i o n , a n d
o t h e r
p u b l i c
u t i l i t i e s 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------w h o l e s a l e
t r a d e
RETAIL TRADE
---------------------------------------------------FINANCE,
INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE
S E R V I C E S 8 --------------------------------------------------

50
-

288
626

65
113

67,968
122,923

A2
58

58,A57
A 7 ,989

10,638
27,051

53.8A0
62,573

50
50
50
50
50

63
96
224
103
1AO

17
13
3A
19
30

17.6A6
9,639
A9.0A5
20,123
26,A70

8
5
23
10
13

8,376
<6 )
25,6AA
<7 >
<6 >

3,737
( 8>
A, A 2 6
( 6>
< 6>

1 3 , 16A
2, b S 1
25.00A
11,336
10«A18

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

-

66

55

99,628

100

A9.09A

19,278

88.A67

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 -----------------------------------------TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATION, AND
o t h e r
p u b l i c
u t i l i t i e s 5 --------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE
--------------------------------------r e t a i l
t r a d e
-------------------------------------------f i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d
r e a l
e s t a t e
--------S E R V I C E S 8 --------------------------------------------------

500
-

37
31

29
26

50,202
A9.A26

50
50

32,053
1 7 , 0 A1

7,098
12,180

A 1 ,92A
A6.SA3

500
500
500
500
500

4

A
1
11
6
4

10.50A
575
23*854
8,933
5,560

11
1
2A
9
6

A , 329

16
6
A

11,252
<7 )
<6 >

2,5A3
<6 >
2,517
<6 )
<6 )

10.S0A
575
20,971
8,933
5,560

ALL

D IV IS IO N S

LARGF
ALL

DIVISIONS

ESTABLISHMENTS

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1 T h e C o l u m b u s S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e f in e d b y t h e O f f i c e o f M a n a g e m e n t a n d B u d g e t t h r o u g h F e b r u a r y 1 9 7 4 , c o n s i s t s o f D e l a w a r e , F a i r f i e l d , F r a n k l i n , M a d i s o n , a n d
P ic k a w a y C o u n t ie s .
T h e " w o r k e r s w it h i n s c o p e o f s t u d y " e s t i m a t e s s h o w n in t h i s t a b l e p r o v i d e a r e a s o n a b l y a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f th e s i z e a n d c o m p o s i t i o n o f t h e l a b o r f o r c e i n c l u d e d in t h e s u r v e y .
E s t i m a t e s a r e n o t i n t e n d e d , h o w e v e r , f o r c o m p a r i s o n w it h o t h e r e m p l o y m e n t i n d e x e s t o m e a s u r e e m p l o y m e n t t r e n d s o r l e v e l s s i n c e (1 ) p l a n n in g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a c o m p i l e d
c o n s i d e r a b l y in a d v a n c e o f t h e p a y r o l l p e r i o d s t u d i e d , a n d (2 ) s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1967 e d it io n o f th e S ta n d a r d I n d u s t r ia l C l a s s if ic a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d t o c l a s s i f y e s t a b l is h m e n t s b y in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n .
3 I n c l u d e s a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t a t o r a b o v e th e m i n i m u m l i m i t a t i o n . A l l o u t l e t s (w i t h in t h e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n i e s in i n d u s t r i e s s u c h a s t r a d e , f i n a n c e , a u t o r e p a i r s e r v i c e , a n d
m o t io n p ic t u r e t h e a t e 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 I n c l u d e s e x e c u t i v e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , p a r t - t i m e , a n d o t h e r w o r k e r s e x c l u d e d f r o m th e s e p a r a t e p l a n t a n d o f f i c e c a t e g o r i e s .
5 A b b r e v i a t e d t o " p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s " in th e A - a n d B - s e r i e s t a b l e s .
T a x i c a b s a n d s e r v i c e s in c id e n t a l to w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t io n w e r e e x c l u 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 th e c i t y o f C o lu m b u s is
m u n i c i p a l l y o p e r a t e d a n d i s e x c l u d e d b y d e f i n i t i o n f r o m th e s c o p e o f th e s t u d y .
6 T h i s d i v i s i o n i s r e p r e s e n t e d i n e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " a n d " n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g " in th e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s , a n d f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " i n th e B - s e r i e s t a b l e s .
S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n o f d a ta is
n o t m a d e f o r o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g r e a s o n s :
(1 ) E m p l o y m e n t is t o o s m a l l t o p r o v i d e e n o u g h d a t a t o m e r i t s e p a r a t e s t u d y , (2 ) t h e s a m p l e w a s n o t d e s i g n e d i n i t i a l l y t o p e r m i t s e p a r a t e
p r e s e n t a t i o n , ( 3 ) r e s p o n s e w a s i n s u f f i c i e n t o r in a d e q u a t e t o p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , a n d (4 ) t h e r e i s p o s s i b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a ,
7 W o r k e r s f r o m t h i s e n t i r e d i v i s i o n a r e r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " a n d " n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g " in t h e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s , b u t f r o m t h e r e a l e s t a t e p o r t i o n o n l y in e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l
i n d u s t r i e s " in th e B - s e r i e s t a b l e s .
S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f d a t a i s n o t m a d e f o r o n e o r m o r e o f t h e r e a s o n s g iv e n in f o o t n o t e 6 .
8 H o t e l s a n d m o t e l s ; la u n d r i e s a n d o t h 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 t o m o b ile r e p a i r , r e n t a l, an d p a r k in g ; m o t io n p i c t u r e s ; n o n p r o f i t 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 i o u s
a n d c h a r it a b le o r g a n iz a t io n s ); a n d e n g in e e r in g and a r c h it e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .
I n d u s t r i a l c o m p o s i t i o n in m a n u f a c t u r i n g
O v e r t w o - f i f t h s o f t h e w o r k e r s w it h i n s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y in the C o l u m b u s a r e a
w e r e e m p l o y e d in m a n u f a c t u r i n g f i r m s .
T h e fo llo w in g p r e s e n t s th e m a jo r in d u s t r y g r o u p s
a n d s p e c i f i c in d u s t r 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 :
In d u stry g rou p s

S p e c if ic in d u s t r ie s

E l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t an d
s u p p l i e s _______________________________ 19
F a b r i c a t e d m e t a l p r o d u c t s ________12
S to n e , c la y , and g la s s
p r o d u c t s ______________________________ 12
F o o d a n d k i n d r e d p r o d u c t s ________11
M a c h i n e r y , e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l __ 10
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t ________ 7
In stru m e n ts , and re la te d
p r o d u c t s _____________________________ 5
C h e m ic a ls and a llie d p r o d u c t s „
5
P r i n t i n g a n d p u b l i s h i n g ____________ 5

C o m m u n i c a t i o n e q u i p m e n t ________ 9
G la s s and g la s s w a r e , p r e s s e d
o r b lo w n ______________________________ 9
C u tle ry , h a n d to o ls , and
h a r d w a r e ____________________________ 5
H o u s e h o l d a p p l i a n c e s ______________ 5
M e c h a n i c a l m e a s u r i n g and
c o n t r o l d e v i c e s ____________________ 5

T h is in fo r m a t io n is b a s e d o n 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 te r ia ls c o m p ile d b e fo r e a ctu a l s u r v e y .
P r o p o r t i o n s in v a r i o u s i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s m a y
d i f f e r f r o m p r o p o r t i o n s b a s e d o n t h e r e s u l t s o f th e s u r v e y a s s h o w n in th e a p p e n d i x t a b l e .




L a b o r-m a n a g e m e n t a g re e m e n t co v e ra g e
T h e f o l l o w i n g t a b u l a t i o n s h o w s th e p e r c e n t o f f u l l - t i m e p l a n t a n d o f f i c e w o r k e r s
e m p l o y e d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in w h i c h a u n i o n 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 th e
w o r k e r s in t h e r e s p e c t i v e c a t e g o r i e s , C o l u m b u s , O h i o , O c t o b e r 1 9 7 5 :
P la n t w o r k e r s
A l l i n d u s t r i e s ____ ___________________
M a n u fa c tu r in 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 ______________
R e t a i l t r a d e ___________________

58
78
34
94
15

O ffic e w o r k e r s
5

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7
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A n e s t a b l is h m e n t i s c o n s i d e r e d to h a v e a c o n t r a c t c o v e r i n g a ll p la n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s
i f a m a jo r it y o f s u c h w o r k e r s is c o v e r e d b y a la 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 l l o t h e r p l a n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s a r e e m p l o y e d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s t h a t e i t h e r d o n o t 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 t h a t a p p l y t o f e w e r th a n h a l f o f
t h e ir p la n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s .
E s t i m a t e s a r e n o t n e c e s s a r i l y r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f th e e x te n t
t o w h i c h a l l w o r k e r s in th e a r e a m a y b e c o v e r e d b y t h e p r o v i s i o 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 ll e s t a b l is h m e n t s a r e e x c l u d e d a n d th e in d u s t r ia l s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y
is lim it e d .




Appendix B. O ccupational Descriptions
T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r i n g j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r t h e B u r e a u 's w a g e s u r v e y s i s t o a s s i s t i t s f i e l d s t a f f in c l a s s i f y i n g i n t o a p p r o p r i a t e
o c c u p a t io n s w o r k e r s w h o a r e e m p lo y e d u n d e r a v a r ie t y o f p a y r o l l t it l e s an d d iff e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b lis h m e n t t o e s t a b lis h m e n t and
fr o m
a re a to a rea .
T h is p e r m it s th e g r o u p in g o f o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p a r a b le j o b c o n t e n t .
B e c a u s e o f t h is e m p h a s is on
i n t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t a n d i n t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b i l i t y o f o c c u p a t i o n a l c o n t e n t , t h e B u r e a u 's j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m t h o s e in u s e in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s o r t h o s e p r e p a r e d fo r o t h e r p u r p o s e s .
In a p p l y in g t h e s e j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s , t h e B u r e a u 's f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s a r e i n s t r u c t e d
t o e x c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v is o r s ; a p p r e n t ic e s ; l e a r n e r s ; b e g in n e r s ; t r a in e e s ; and h a n d ic a p p e d , p a r t - t im e , t e m p o r a r y , and p r o b a t io n a r y w o r k e r s .

OFFICE
B I L L E R , M A C H IN E

CLERKS,

P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , a n d i n v o i c e s o n a m a c h i n e o t h e r th a n an o r d i n a r y o r e l e c t r o m a t i c
ty p e w r ite r .
M a y a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s a s t o b i l l i n g s o r s h i p p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o t h e r c l e r i c a l w o r k
in c id e n t a l t o b il li n g o p e r a t i o n s .
F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a c h in e , a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y t y p e o f
m a c h in e , as fo llo w s :

P e r f o r m s on e o r m o r e a c c o u n tin g c l e r i c a l t a s k s s u c h a s p o s t in g t o r e g i s t e r s and le d g e r s ;
r e c o n c i l i n g b a n k a c c o u n t s ; v e r i f y in g th e in t e r n a l c o n s i s t e n c y , c o m p l e t e n e s s , and m a th e m a t ic a l a c c u r a c y
o f a c c o u n t i n g d o c u m e n t s ; a s s i g n i n g p r e s c r i b e d a c c o u n t i n g d i s t r i b u t i o n c o d e s ; e x a m i n in g a n d v e r i f y i n 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 t in 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 i n g m o r e c o m p l i c a t e d j o u r n a l v o u c h e r s .
M a y w o r k in e i t h e r a m a n u a l o r a u t o m a t e d
a c c o u n tin g s y s t e m .

B i l l e r , m a c h in e (b illin g m a c h in e ).
U s e s a s p e c i a l b i l l i n g m a c h in e ( c o m b i n a t i o n t y p i n g a n d
a d d in g m a c h i n e ) t o p r e p a r e b i l l s a n d i n v o i c e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , i n t e r n a l l y p r e p a r e d
o r d e r s , s h ip p in g m e m o r a n d u m s , e t c .
U s u a lly in v o l v e s a p p lic a t io n o f p r e d e t e r m i n e d d is c o u n t s and
s h ip p in g c h a r g e s an d e n t r y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s io n s , w h ic h m a y o r m a y n o t b e c o m p u t e d on th e b illin g
m a c h in e , an d t o t a l s w h ic h a r e a u t o m a t i c a ll y a c c u m u la te d b y m a c h in e .
T h e o p e r a t io n u s u a lly in v o l v e s a
l a r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p i e s o f t h e b i l l b e i n g p r e p a r e d a n d i s o f t e n d o n e on a f a n f o l d 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 e p in g m a c h in e ).
U s e s a b o o k k e e p i n g m a c h in e
(w ith o r w it h o u t a
ty p e w r ite r
k eyb oard ) to p rep a re
c u s t o m e r s ' b il ls as p a r t o f th e a c c o u n ts r e c e iv a b l e o p e r a t io n .
G e n e r a l l y i n v o l v e s t h e s i m u l t a n e o u s e n t r y o f f i g u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' l e d g e r r e c o r d .
T h e m a c h in e
a u t o m a t i c a ll y a c c u m u la t e s f i g u r e s on a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o lu m n s and c o m p u t e s a n d u s u a lly p r in t s
a u t o m a t ic a lly th e d e b it o r c r e d i t b a la n c e s .
D o e s n o t in v o lv e a k n o w le d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g .
W o rk s fr o m
u n ifo r m and sta n d a rd ty p e s o f s a le s and c r e d it s lip s .

A C C O U N T IN G

T h e w o r k r e q u i r e s a k n o w l e d g e o f c l e r i c a l m e t h o d s a n d o f f i c e p r a c t i c e s a n d p r o c e d u r e s w h ic h
r e l a t e s t o th e c l e r i c a l p r o c e s s in g an d r e c o r d in g o f t r a n s a c t io n s an d a c c o u n tin g in fo r m a t io n .
W it h
e x p e r i e n c e , th e w o r k e r t y p i c a l l y b e c o m e s f a m i l i a r w it h t h e b o o k k e e p i n g a n d a c c o u n t i n g t e r m s a n d
p r o c e d u r e s u s e d in t h e a s s i g n e d w o r k , b u t i s n o t r e q u i r e d t o h a v e a k n o w l e d g e o f t h e f o r m a l p r i n c i p l e s
o f b o o k k e e p in g an d a c c o u n tin g .
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a re

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on th e

b a s is

o f th e

fo llo w in g

d e fin it io n s .

G la s s A .
U n d e r g e n e r a l s u p e r v i s i o n , p e r f o r m s a c c o u n t i n g c l e r i c a l o p e r a t i o n s w h ic h r e q u i r e
th e
a p p lic a t io 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 ll 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 t it i v e a c c o u n tin g t r a n s a c t i o n s , s e l e c t i n g a m o n g a s u b s t a n t ia l v a r ie t y o f p r e s c r i b e d a c c o u n tin g
c o d e s an d c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s , o r t r a c i n g t r a n s a c t i o n s th o u g h p r e v io u s a c c o u n tin g a c t io n s to d e t e r m in e
so u r ce o f d is c r e p a n c ie s .
M a y b e a s s is t e d b y on e o r m o r e c l a s s B a c c o u n tin g c le r k s .

B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R

O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p in g
b u s in e s s t r a n s a c t io n s .

m a c h in e

(w i t h

o r w it h o u t

a ty p e w r ite r k e y b o a r d ) to k e e p a r e c o r d

of

C l a s s A . K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u i r i n g a k n o w l e d g e o f a n d e x p e r i e n c e in b a s i c b o o k k e e p i n g
p r i n c i p l e s , a n d f a m i l i a r i t y w it h t h e s t r u c t u r e o f t h e p a r t i c u l a r a c c o u n t i n g s y s t e m u s e d .
D e t e r m in e s
p r o p e r r e c o r d s a n d d i s t r i b u t i o n o f d e b i t a n d c r e d i t i t e m s t o b e u s e d in e a c h p h a s e o f t h e w o r k .
M ay
p r e p a r e c o n s o lid a t e d r e p o r t s , b a la n c e s h e e t s , and o th e r r e c o r d s b y hand.

C la s s B .
K e e p s a r e c o r d o f o n e o r m o r e p h a s e s o r s e c t 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 le 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 c lu d e a c c o u n ts p a y a b le , p a y r o l l ,
c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n t s (n o t in c lu d in g a s i m p l e t y p e o f b illin g d e s c r i b e d u n d e r b i l l e r , m a c h in e ) , c o s t
d is 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 c k o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r a t i o n o f t r i a l
b a la n c e s a n d p r e p a r e c o n t r o l s h e e t s f o r th e a c c o u n tin g d e p a r tm e n t.

G la s s B . U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v is io n , fo l lo w i n g d e t a ile d in s t r u c t io n s an d s t a n d a r d iz e d p r o c e d u r e s ,
p e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e r o u tin e a c c o u n tin g c l e r i c a l o p e r a t i o n s , s u c h a s p o s t in g to le 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 t if ic a t i o n o f it e m s and lo c a t i o n s o f p o s t in g s a r e c l e a r l y in d ic a t e d ; c h e c k in g
a c c u r a c y a n d c o m p le t e n e s s o f s t a n d a r d iz e d an d r e p e t it i v e r e c o r d s o r a c c o u n tin g d o c u m e n t s ; and c o d in g
d o c u m e n t s u s i n g a fe w p r e s c r i b e d a c c o u n t i n g c o d e s .
C L E R K , F IL E
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 l i s h e d
filin g
c l e r i c a l a n d m a n u a l t a s k s r e q u i r e d t o m a in t a in f i l e s .
P o s it io n s a re c la s s ifie d
o f th e fo llo w in g d e f in it io n s .

sy stem .
M ay p e r fo r m
i n t o l e v e l s on t h e b a s i s

C la s s A .
C l a s s if ie s and in d e x e s fi le m a t e r ia l s u c h as c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , r e p o r t s , te c h n ic a l
d o c u m e n t s , e t c . , in an e s t a b l i s h e d f i l i n g s y s t e m c o n t a i n i n g a n u m b e r o f v a r i e d s u b j e c t m a t t e r f i l e s .
M a y a ls o file th is m a t e r ia l.
M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r i o u s t y p e s in c o n j u n c t i o n w it h t h e f i l e s .
M ay
le a d a s m a ll g r o u p o f lo w e r le v e l file c l e r k s .

R e v i s e d o c c u p a t io n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r s w itc h b o a r d o p e r a t o r ; s w it c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r - r e c e p t i o n i s t ; 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 ; a n d t o o l a n d d ie m a k e r a r e b e in g in tr o d u c e d
th is y e a r .
T h e y a r e t h e r e s u l t o f t h e B u r e a u 's p o l i c y o f p e r i o d i c a l l y r e v i e w i n g a r e a w a g e s u r v e y o c c u p a t i o n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s in o r d e r t o t a k e in t o a c c o u n t t e c h n o l o g i c a l d e v e l o p m e n t s
and to c l a r if y d e s c r i p t i o n s so th a t th e y a r e m o r e r e a d ily u n d e rs to o d and u n ifo r m ly in te r p r e t e d .
E v e n t h o u g h th e r e v i s e d d e s c r i p t i o n s r e f l e c t b a s i c a l l y th e s a m e o c c u p a t io n s a s p r e v io u s l y
d e f in e d , s o m e r e p o r t i n g c h a n g e s m a y o c c u r b e c a u s e o f th e r e v i s io n s .
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C la s s B .
S o r t s , c o d e s , an d f i l e s u n c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y s i m p l e ( s u b je c t m a t t e r ) h e a d in g s
o r p a r t ly c l a s s i f ie d m a t e r ia l b y fin e r su b h e a d in g s .
P r e p a r e s s i m p l e r e l a t e d in d e x a n d 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 , l o c a t e s c l e a r l y i d e n t i f i e d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s m a t e r i a l .
M ay p e r fo r m
r e l a t e d c l e r i c a l t a s k s r e q u i r e d t o m a in t a in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .
C la s s C .
P e r f o r m s r o u t i n e f i l i n g o f m a t e r i a l th a t h a s a l r e a d y b e e n c l a s s i f i e d o r w h i c h i s
e a s ily
c la s s ifie d
in a s i m p l e
s e r ia l c la s s ific a t io n
sy ste m
( e .g ., a lp h a b e t ic a l, c h r o n o lo g i c a l,
or
n u m e r ic a l).
A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s m a t e r i a l ; a n d m a y
f i l l ou t w it h d r a w a l c h a r g e .
M a y p e r f o r m s i m p l e c l e r i c a l a n d m a n u a l t a s k s r e q u i r e d t o m a in t a in a n d
s e r v ic e file s .
CLERK,

ORDER

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 lo y e e s an d e n t e r s th e n e c e s s a r y d a ta on th e p a y r o l l s h e e t s .
D u t ie s i n v o l v e :
C a lc u la t in 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 r o d u c t io n r e c o r d s ; and p o s t in g
c a l c u l a t e d d a t a o n p a y r o l l s h e e t , s h o w i n g i n f o r m a t i o n s u c h a s w o r k e r 's n a m e , w b r k i n g d a y s , t i m e ,
r a t e , d e d u c tio n s f o r in s u r a n c e , and t o t a l w a g e s d u e .
M ay m a k e out p a y ch e c k s and a s s is t p a y m a s te r
in m a k in g u p a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g p a y e n v e l o p e s .
M a y u s e a c a lc u la t in g m a c h in e .
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N o t a ll p o s i t i o n s th a t a r e t i t l e d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s t h e a b o v e
w h ic h a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m t h e d e f i n i t i o n a r e a s f o l l o w s :
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o r s u b s i d i a r y o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

C la s s B .
W o r k is r o u tin e and r e p e t it iv e .
U n d e r 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 io n s , w o r k s f r 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 t s w h ic h h a v e b e e n c o d e d ,
a n d f o l l o w s s p e c i f i e d p r o c e d u r e s w h i c h h a v e b e e n p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a i l a n d r e q u i r e l i t t l e o r n o s e l e c t i n g ,
c o d in g , o r in t e r p r e t in g o f d a ta t o b e r e c o r d e d .
R e fe r s to s u p e r v is o r p r o b le m s a r is in g fr o m e r r o n e o u s
ite m s o r c o d e s o r m is s in g in fo r m a t io n .
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t o b e f o l l o w e d a n d in s e a r c h i n g f o r , i n t e r p r e t i n g , s e l e c t i n g , o r c o d i n g i t e m s t o b e k e y p u n c h e d f r o m a
v a r ie t y o f s o u r c e d o c u m e n ts .
On o c c a s io n m a y a ls o p e r f o r m s o m e r o u tin e k e y p u n ch w o r k .
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o f f i c i a l s w h o h a v e a s ig n ific a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o l ic y m a k i n g r o l e w it h r e g a r d t o m a jo r c o m p a n y
a c t iv it ie s .
T h e t i t l e " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , " t h o u g h n o r m a l l y i n d i c a t i v e o f t h i s r o l e , d o e s n o t in a l l c a s e s
id e n t ify s u c h p o s it io n s .
V i c e p r e s i d e n t s w h o s e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s t o a c t p e r s o n a l l y on in d iv id u a l
c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t i o n s ( e . g . , a p p r o v e o r d e n y in d iv id u a l lo a n o r c r e d i t a c t io n s ; a d m in is t e r in d iv id u a l
tr u s t a cco u n ts ; d ir e c t ly s u p e r v is e a c l e r i c a l s ta ff) a r e n ot c o n s id e r e d to b e " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " fo r
p u r p o s e s o f a p p ly in g t h e f o l l o w i n g l e v e l d e f i n i t i o n s .

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s t a n t i a l l y m o r e c o m p l e x a n d r e s p o n s i b l e th a n t h o s e c h a r a c t e r i z e d in t h e d e f i n i t i o n ;

R e c e iv e s c u s to m e r s * o r d e r s f o r m a te r ia l o r m e r c h a n d is e b y m a il, p h o n e , o r p e r s o n a lly .
D u t ie s i n v o l v e a n y c o m b i n a t i o n o f t h e f o l l o w i n g :
Q u o t in g p r i c e s t o c u s t o m e r s ; m a k in g o u t an o r d e r
s h e e t lis t in g th e it e m s t o m a k e up th e o r d e r ; c h e c k in g p r i c e s a n d q u a n titie s o f it e m s on o r d e r s h e e t ;
and d is t r ib u t in g o r d e r s h e e t s t o r e s p e c t i v e d e p a r t m e n t s t o b e f i l l e d .
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w i d e fu n c t i o n a l a c t i v i t y ( e . g . , m a r k e t i n g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t i o n s , i n d u s t r i a l r e l a t i o n s , e t c . ) o r a m a j o r
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s u c h a s s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , o p e n in g a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g m a i l , a n d o t h e r m i n o r c l e r i c a l w o r k .
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T h e w o r k t y p i c a ll y r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f i c e r o u tin e and u n d e r s ta 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 ,
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P r i m a r y d u ty is t o t a k e d ic t a t io n u s in g s h o r t h a n d , an d t o t r a n s c r i b e th e d ic t a t io n .
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O p e r a t e s o n e o r a v a r ie t y o f m a c h in e s s u c h as th e t a b u la t o r , c a lc u la t o r , c o l la t o r , in t e r p r e t e r ,
s o r t e r , re p ro d u cin g pu n ch , e tc .
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A ls o e x clu d e d
a r e o p e r a t o r s o f e l e c t r o n i c d i g i t a l c o m p u t e r s , e v e n t h o u g h t h e y m a y a l s o o p e r a t e E A M e q u ip m e n t .

N O T E ; T h i s j o b i s d i s t i n g u i s h e d f r o m th a t o f a s e c r e t a r y in t h a t a s e c r e t a r y n o r m a l l y w o r k s
in a c o n f i d e n t i a l r e l a t i o n s h i p w it h o n l y o n e m a n a g e r o r e x e c u t i v e a n d p e r f o r m s m o r e r e s p o n s i b l e a n d
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 i b e d in t h e s e c r e t a r y j o b d e f i n i t i o n .

G la s s A .
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c o n t r o l p a n e l w ir in g u n d e r g e n e r a l s u p e r v is io n .
A s s i g n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e a v a r i e t y o f lo n g a n d
c o m p l e x r e p o r t s w h i c h o f t e n a r e i r r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r i n g , r e q u i r i n g s o m e p l a n n in g o f t h e n a t u r e a n d
s e q u e n c in g o f o p e r a t i o n s , an d th e u s e o f a v a r ie t y o f m a c h in e s .
I s t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e d in t r a i n i n g n e w
o p e r a t o r s in m a c h i n e o p e r a t i o n s o r t r a i n i n g l o w e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r s in w i r i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d in
th e o p e r a t in g s e q u e n c e s o f lo n g and c o m p l e x r e p o r t s .
D o e s n o t i n c l u d e p o s i t i o n s in w h i c h w i r i n g
r e s p o n s ib ilit y is lim it e d to s e le c t io n and in s e r tio n o f p r e w ir e d b o a r d s .

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s p e e d a n d a c c u r a c y ; a t h o r o u g h w o r k i n g k n o w l e d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s i n e s s and o f f i c e p r o c e d u r e ; a n d o f
th e s p e c i f i c b u s in e s s o p e r a t i o 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 f lo w , e t c .
U s e s th is
k n o w l e d g e in p e r f o r m i n g s t e n o g r a p h i c d u t i e s a n d r e s p o n s i b l e c l e r i c a l t a s k s s u c h a s m a i n t a i n i n g f o l l o w u p
f i le s ; a s s e m b lin g m a t e r ia l fo r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , and le t t e r s ; co m p o s in g s im p le le t t e r s fr o m
g e n e r a l in s t r u c t i o n s ; r e a d in g a n d r o u t in g in c o m in g m a il ; and a n s w 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 O P E R A T O R
O p e r a t e s a t e l e p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e u s e d w it h a p r i v a t e b r a n c h e x c h a n g e ( P B X )
s y s t e m t o r e la y in c o m in g , o u t g o in g , and in t r a - s y s t e m c a lls .
M a y p r o v id e in fo r m a t io n t o c a l l e r s ,
r e c o r d and t r a n s m it m e s s a g e s , k e e p r e c o r d o f c a lls p la c e d and t o ll c h a r g e s .
B e s id e s o p e r a tin g a
t e le p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e , m a y a ls o t y p e o r p e r f o r m ro u tin e c l e r i c a l w o r k (ty p in g o r r o u tin e
c l e r i c a l w o r k m a y o c c u p y t h e m a j o r p o r t i o n o f t h e w o r k e r 's t i m e , a n d i s u s u a l l y p e r f o r m e d w h i l e at
th e s w itc h b o a r d o r c o n s o le ) .
C h i e f o r l e a d o p e r a t o r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g m o r e th a n o n e
o p e r a to r a re e x clu d e d .
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b o a r d O p e r a to r — and as a r e c e p t io n is t .
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a p p o in tm e n t; k e e p in g a lo g o f v i s i t o r s .

i t c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e , a c t s b o t h as an o p e r a t o r — s e e S w i t c h ­
e c e p t i o n i s t 's w o r k in v o lv e s s u c h d u tie s a s g r e e t i n g v i s i t o r s ;
a n d p r o v id in g a p p r o p r ia t e in fo r m a t io n ; r e f e r r i n g v i s i t o r t o
o r c o n t a c t i n g th a t p e r s o n b y t e l e p h o n e a n d a r r a n g i n g an

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A s s ig n m e n t s t y p ic a lly in v o lv e c o m p le t e b u t r o u tin e a n d r e c u r r in g r e p o r t s o r p a r t s o f la r g e r and m o r e
c o m p le x r e p o r ts .
O p e r a t e s m o r e d i f f ic u l t t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h in e s s u c h a s th e
t a b u l a t o r a n d c a l c u l a t o r , in a d d i t io n t o t h e s i m p l e r m a c h i n e s u s e d b y c l a s s C o p e r a t o r s .
M ay be
r e q u ir e d t o d o s o m e w ir in g f r o m d ia g r a m s .
M a y t r a i n n e w e m p l o y e e s in b a s i c m a c h i n e o p e r a t i o n s .
C la s s C .
U n d e r s p e c i f ic in 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 le c t r i c a l a cco u n tin g
m a c h in e s s u c h as th e s o r t e r , in t e r p r e t e r , r e p r o d u c in g p u n ch , c o l la t o r , e t c .
A s s ig n m e n t s t y p ic a lly
in v o l v e p o r t io n s o f a w o r k u n it, f o r e x a m p le , in d iv id u a l
s o r t in g o r c o lla t in g r u n s , o r r e p e t it iv e
o p e r a tio 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 ia g r a m s , and d o s o m e filin g w o r k .
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
P r i m a r y d u ty i s t o t r a n s c r i b e d i c t a t i o n i n v o l v i n g a n o r m a l r o u t i n e v o c a b u l a r y f r o m t r a n s c r ib in g -m a c h in e r e c o r d s .
M a y a ls o ty p e f r o m w r itte n c o p y and d o s im p le c l e r i c a l w o r k .
W ork ers
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 i a l iz e d v o c a b u la r y s u c h as le g a l b r ie f s o r
r e p o r t s on s c ie n t if ic r e s e a r c h a r e n o t in c lu d e d .
A w o r k e r w h o t a k e s d i c t a t i o n in s h o r t h a n d o r b y
S te n o ty p e o r s i m il a r m a c h in e is c l a s s i f ie d as a s t e n o g r a p h e r .
T Y P IS T
U s e s a t y p e w r it e r t o m a k e c o p ie s o f v a r io u s m a t e r ia ls o r t o m a k e ou t b ills a ft e r c a lc u la t io n s
h a ve b e e n m a d e b y a n o th e r p e r s o n .
M a y in c lu d e t y p in g o f s t e n c i l s , m a t s , o r s i m il a r m a t e r ia ls f o r
u s e in d u p l i c a t i n g p r o c e s s e s .
M a y d o c l e r i c a l w o r k i n v o l v i n g l i t t l e s p e c i a l t r a i n i n g , s u c h a s k e e p in g
s i m p l e r e c o r d s , fi li n g r e c o r d s an d r e p o r t s , o r s o r t in g an d d is t r ib u t in g in c o m in g m a il.
C la s s A .
P e r f o r m s on e o r m o r e o f th e f o l lo w i n g :
T y p i n g m a t e r i a l in fined, f o r m w h e n it
in v o lv e s c o m b in in g m a t e r ia 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 ilit 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 c t u a t i o n , e t c . , o f t e c h n i c a l o r u n u s u a l w o r d s o r f o r e i g n l a n g u a g e m a t e r i a l ; o r p la n n in g la y o u t a n d
t y p i n g o f c o m p l i c a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s t o m a i n t a i n u n i f o r m i t y a n d b a l a n c e in s p a c i n g .
M a y ty p e r o u tin e
f o r m le t t e r s , v a r y in g d e t a ils t o s u it c i r c u m s t a n c e s .

C la s s B . P e r f o r m s on e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g : C o p y ty p in g f r o m ro u g h o r c l e a r d r a ft s ;
o r r o u tin e ty p in g o f f o r m s , in s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c ; o r s e ttin g up s im p le s ta n d a r d ta 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 u p and s p a c e d p r o p e r ly .

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
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M o n i t o r s an d o p e r a t e s th e c o n t r o l c o n s o l e o f a d ig it a l c o m p u t e r t o p r o c e s s d a ta a c c o r d i n g to
o p e r a t in g in 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 th e f o l l o w i n g ;
S tu d ie s in s t r u c t io n s
t o d e t e r m i n e e q u i p m e n t s e t u p a n d o p e r a t i o n s ; l o a d s e q u i p m e n t w it h r e q u i r e d
i t e m s ( t a p e r e e l s , c a r d s , e t c . ) ; s w i t c h e s n e c e s s a r y a u x i l i a r y e q u ip m e n t in to c i r c u i t , a n d s t a r t s a n d
b 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 t o c o m p u t e r t o 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 i a l
c o n d itio n s ;
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s u p e r v is o r o r p r o g r a m m e r ; a n d m a in t a in s o p e r a t in g r e c o r d s .
M a y t e s t a n d a s s i s t in c o r r e c t i n g
progra m .

C la s s B .
O p era tes
in d e p e n d e n t l y , o r
u n d e r o n ly
g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n , a c o m p u t e r r u n n in g
p r o g r a m s w it h m o s t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s :
M o s t o f 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 i c a l l y ru n o n a r e g u l a r l y r e c u r r i n g b a s i s ; t h e r e i s l i t t l e o r n o t e s t i n g o f n e w p r o g r a m s
r e q u i r e d ; a l t e r n a t e p r o g r a m s a r e p r o v i d e d in c a s e o r i g i n a l p r o g r a m n e e d s m a j o r c h a n g e o r c a n n o t b e
c o r r e c t e d w it h i n a r e a s o n a b l y t i m e .
In c o m m o n e r r o r s i t u a t i o n s , d i a g n o s e s c a u s e a n d t a k e s c o r r e c t i v e
a c t io n .
T h i s u s u a l l y i n v o l v e s a p p l y in g p r e v i o u s l y 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 i n g s t a n d a r d
c o r r e c t i o n te c h n iq u e s .
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O p era tes
in d e p e n d e n t ly ,
o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t io n ,
a c o m p u t e r r u n n in g
prog ra m s
w it h m o s t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g
c h a r a c t e r is tic s :
N ew p r o g r a m s
a re f r e q u e n t ly t e s t e d and
in tr o d u c e d ; s c h e d u lin g r e q u i r e m e n t s a r e o f c r i t i c a l im p o r t a n c e t o m in im iz e d o w n tim e ; th e p r o g r a m s
a r e o f c o m p le x d e s ig n s o th a t id e n t if ic a t io n o f e r r o r s o u r c e o fte n r e q u i r e s a w o r k in g k n o w le d g e o f th e
t o t a l p r o g r a m , a n d a lt e r n a t e p r o g r a m s m a y n o t b e a v a ila b le .
M a y g iv e d i r e c t io n a n d g u id a n c e t o
lo w e r le v e l o p e r a t o r s .




O p e r a t e s u n d e r d i r e c t s u p e r v i s i o n a c o m p u t e r r u n n in g p r o g r a m s o r s e g m e n t s o f p r o g r a m s
w it h t h e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A .
M a y a s s i s t a h i g h e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r b y in d e p e n d e n t ly
p e r fo r m in g le s s d iffic u lt t a s k s a s s ig n e d , a n d p e r fo r m in g d iffic u lt t a s k s fo llo w in g d e t a ile d in s t r u c t io n s
a n d w it h fr e q u e n t r e v i e w o f o p e r a t i o n s p e r f o r m e d .
C la s s C . W o r k s on r o 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 t e d t o d e v e lo p w o r k in g
k n o w l e d g e o f t h e c o m p u t e r e q u ip m e n t u s e d a n d a b i l i t y t o d e t e c t p r o b l e m s i n v o l v e d in r u n n in g r o u t i n e
p rog ra m s.
U s u a l l y h a s r e c e i v e d s o m e f o r m a l t r a i n i n g in c o m p u t e r o p e r a t i o n .
M a y a s s is t h ig h e r le v e l
o p e r a t o r on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s .

C o n v e r t s s t a t e m e n t s o f b u s in e s s p r o b l e m s , t y p i c a l l y p r e p a r e d b y a s y s t e m s a n a ly s t , in to a
s e q u e n c e o f d e t a i l e d i n s t r u c t i o n s w h i c h a r e r e q u i r e d t o s o l v e th e p r o b l e m s b y a u t o m a t i c d a t a p r o c e s s i n g
e q u ip m e n t . W o r k i n g f r o m c h a r t s o r d i a g r a m s , t h e p r o g r a m m e r d e v e l o p s t h e p r e c i s e i n s t r u c t i o n s w h i c h ,
w h e n e n t e r e d in to th e c o m p u t e r s y s t e m in c o d e d la n g u a g e , c a u s e th e m a n ip u la tio n o f d a ta t o a c h ie v e
d e s ir e d r e s u lts .
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 o f c o m p u t e r c a p a b ilit ie s ,
^ n a th e m a tic s , lo g i c e m p lo y e d b y c o m p u t e r s , and p a r t ic u la r s u b je c t m a tt e r in v o lv e d t o a n a ly z e c h a r ts
and d ia g r a m s o f th e p r o b le m t o 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 it e s d e t a ile d
f l o w c h a r t s t o s h o w o r d e r in w h i c h d a t a w i l l b e p r o c e s s e d ; c o n v e r t s t h e s e c h a r t s t o c o d e d i n s t r u c t i o n s
f o r m a c h in e t o fo l l o w ; t e s t s a n d c o r r e c t s p r o g r a m s ; p r e p a r e s i n s t r u c t io n s f o r o p e r a t in g p e r s o n n e l
d u r in g p r o d u c t i o n r u n ; a n a l y z e s , r e v i e w s , a n d a l t e r s p r o g r a m s t o i n c r e a s e o p e r a t i n g e f f i c i e n c y o r
a d a p t t o n e w r e q u i r e m e n t s ; m a i n t a i n s r e c o r d s o f p r o g r a m d e v e l o p m e n t a n d r e v i s i o n s . (N O T E : W o r k e r s
p e r fo r m in g b o th s y s t e m s a n a ly s is a n d p r o g r a m m in g sh o u ld b e c l a s s i f ie d a s s y s t e m s a n a ly s ts i f t h is is
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 .)
D o e s n o t in c lu d e e m p l o y e e s p r im a r i ly r e s p o n s i b le 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 o f o th e r
e l e c t r o n i c d a t a 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 l y c o n c e r n e d w it h s c i e n t i f i c a n d / o r
e n g in e e r in g p r o b l e m s .
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C la s s A .
W o r k s in d e p e n d e n t ly o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t io n on c o m p le x p r o b l e m s w h ic h
r e q u i r e c o m p e t e n c e in a l l p h a s e s o f p r o g r a m m i n g c o n c e p t s a n d p r a c t i c e s .
W o r k in g f r o m d ia g r a m s
and c h a r ts w h ic h id e n t ify th e n a tu re o f d e s ir e d r e s u lt s , m a jo r p r o c e s s in g s te p s t o b e a c c o m p lis h e d ,
and th e r e la t io n s h ip s b e tw e e n v a r io u s s te p s o f th e p r o b l e m s o lv in g r o u tin e ; p la n s th e fu ll ra n g e
o f p r o g ra m m in g
a c t io n s n e e d e d t o e ff ic ie n t ly
u t iliz e th e
com p u ter sy stem
in a c h i e v i n g d e s i r e d
end p r o d u c ts.
A t t h i s l e v e l , p r o g r a m m i n g i s d i f f i c u l t b e c a u s e c o m p u t e r e q u ip m e n t m u s t b e o r g a n i z e d t o
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 iv e r s e p r o d u c t s fr o m n u m e r o u s and d iv e r s e d a ta e le m e n t s .
A w id e
v a r ie t y and e x t e n s iv e n u m b e r o f in t e r n a l p r o c e s s in g a c t io n s m u st o c c u r .
T h is r e q u ir e s s u c h a c t io n s as
d e v e lo p m e n t o f c o m m o n o p e r a t i o n s w h ic h c a n b e r e u s e d , e s t a b lis h m e n t o f lin k a g e p o in t s b e tw e e n
o p e r a t io n s , a d ju s tm e n ts t o d a ta w h en 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 , and
s u b s ta n tia l m a n ip u la t io n and r e s e q u e n c in g o f d a ta e le m e n t s t o f o r m
a h ig h ly in te g r a t e d p r o g r a m .
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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 i g 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 t ly p e r f o r m i n g
le s s d iffic u lt t a s k s a s s ig n e d ,
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C l a 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 i n g p r a c t i c e s an d c o n c e p t s u s u a lly le a r n e d
in f o r m a l t r a i n i n g c o u r s e s .
A s s i g n m e n t s a r e d e s i g n e d t o d e v e l o p c o m p e t e n c e in t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f
s ta n d a rd p r o c e d u r e s t o r o u tin e p r o b le m s .
R e c e iv e s c l o s e s u p e r v is io n on n e w a s p e c t s o f a s s ig n m e n t s ;
a n d w o r k i s r e v i e w e d t o v e r i f y i t s a c c u r a c y a n d c o n f o r m a n c e w it h r e q u i r e d p r o c e d u r e s .
C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , B U S IN E S S
A n a ly z e s b u s in e s s p r o b le m s t o fo r m u la t e p r o c e d u r e s f o r s o lv in g t h e m b y u s e o f e le c t r o n i c
d a ta p r o c e s s i n g e q u ip m e n t .
D e v e 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 ific 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 it a l c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m s .
W o r k in v o lv e s m o a t o f th e fo llo w in g :
A n a ly z e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r o p e r a t i o n s t o b e a u t o m a t e d a n d id e n t if ie s c o n d it i o n s an d c r i t e r i a r e q u i r e d to
a ch ie v e s a t is fa c t o r y r e s u lt s ; s p e c ifie s n u m b e r and ty p e s o f r e c o r d s , f i le s , and d o c u m e n ts t o b e u s e d ;
o u t l i n e s a c t i o n s t o b e p e r f o r m e d b y p e r s o n n e l a n d c o m p u t e r s in s u f f i c i e n t d e t a i l f o r p r e s e n t a t i o n t o
m a n a g e m e n t a n d f o r p r o g r a m m in g (t y p ic a lly t h is in v o lv e s p r e p a r a t io n o f w o r k and d a ta flo w c h a r t s );
c o o r d i n a t e s t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t e s t p r o b l e m s a n d p a r t i c i p a t e s in t r i a l r u n s o f n e w a n d r e v i s e d s y s t e m s ;
and r e c o m m e n d s e q u ip m e n t c h a n g e s t o o b ta in m o r e e f f e c t i v e o v e r a l l o p e r a t i o n s .
(N O T E :
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p e r fo r m in g b o th s y s t e m s a n a ly s is a n d p r o g r a m m in g sh o u ld b e c l a s s i f ie d a s s y s t e m s a n a ly s ts i f th is is
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 .)
D o e s n o t in c lu d e e m p l o y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r th e m a n a g e m e n t o r s u p e r v is io n o f o t h e r
e l e c t r o n i c d a t a 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 l y s t s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w it h s c i e n t i f i c o r
e n g in e e r in g p r o b le m s .




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C l a s s A . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n t l y o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o n c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s i n v o l v i n g
a ll p h a s e s o f s y s t e m a n a ly s is .
P r o b l e m s a r e c o m p l e x b e c a u s e o f d i v e r s e s o u r c e s o f in p u t d a t a a n d
m u l t i p l e - u s e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f o u tp u t d a t a .
( F o r e x a m p l e , d e v e l o p s an i n t e g r a t e d p r o d u c t i o n s c h e d u l i n g ,
i n v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , c o s t a n a l y s i s , a n d s a l e s a n a l y s i s r e c o r d in w h i c h e v e r y i t e m o f e a c h t y p e i s
a u t o m a t ic a lly p r o c e s s e d th r o u g h th e fu ll s y s t e m o f r e c o r d s a n d a p p r o p r ia t e f o l lo w u p a c t io n s a r e in it ia t e d
b y th e c o m p u t e r .)
C o n f e r s w it h p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d t o d e t e r m i n e t h e d a t a p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s a n d
a d v is e s s u b je c t -m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l on th e im p lic a t io n s o f n e w o r r e v i s e d s y s t e m s o f d a ta p r o c e s s in g
o p e r a tio n s .
M a k e s r e c o m m e n d a t io n s , i f n e e d e d , f o r a p p r o v a l o f m a jo r s y s t e m s in s t a lla t io n s o r c h a n g e s
a n d f o r o b t a i n in g e q u ip m e n t .
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to

lo w e r

le v e l s y s t e m s a n a ly s ts

w ho

a re a s s ig n e d t o

a s s is t.

C l a s s B . W o r k s i n d e p e n d e n t ly o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o n p r o b l e m s t h a t a r e r e l a t i v e l y
u n c o m p lic a t e d t o a n a ly z e , p la n , p r o g r a m , a n d o p e r a t e .
P r o b 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 in p u t d a t a a r e h o m o g e n e o u s a n d t h e o u t p u t d a t a a r e c l o s e l y r e l a t e 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 i n t a i n i n g d e p o s i t o r a c c o u n t s in a b a n k , m a i n t a i n i n g a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e in a r e t a i l
e s t a b l i s h m e n t , o r m a i n t a in i n g
i n v e n t o r y a c c o u n t s in a m a n u f a c t u r i n g o r w h o l e s a l e e s t a b l i s h m e n t . )
C o n f e r s w it h p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d t o d e t e r m i n e t h e d a t a p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s a n d a d v i s e s s u b j e c t m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l on th e im p li c a t io n s o f th e d a ta p r o c e s s i n g s y s t e m s t o b e a p p lie d .
OR
W o rk s o n a se g m e n t o f a c o m p le x d a ta p r o c e s s in g s c h e m e o r s y s t e m , as d e s c r ib e d f o r c la s s A.
W ork s
in d e p e n d e n t ly
on
ro u tin e a s s ig n m e n t s
and
r e c e iv e s in s tr u c tio n
a n d 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 i s r e v i e w e d f o r a c c u r a c y o f j u d g m e n t , c o m p l i a n c e w it h i n s t r u c t i o n s , a n d t o i n s u r e
p r o p e r a li g n m e n t w it h t h e o v e r a l l s y s t e m .
C la s s C .
W o r k s u n d e r im m e d ia t e s u p e r v i s i o n , c a r r y i n g o u t a n a l y s e s a s a s s i g 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 i g n e d t o d e v e l o p a n d e x p a n d p r a c t i c a l e x p e r i e n c e in t h e
a p p lic a t io n o f p r o c e d u r e s and s k ills r e q u ir e d f o r s y s t e m s a n a ly s is w o r k .
F o r e x a m p le , m a y a s s is t a
h i g h e r l e v e l s y s t e m s a n a ly st b y p r e p a r in g th e d e t a il e d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s r e q u i r e d b y p r o g r a m m e r s f r o m
in fo r m a t io n d e v e lo p e d b y th e h ig h e r le v e l a n a ly s t.

a s s is t.

C l a s s B . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n t l y o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o n r e l a t i v e l y s i m p l e p r o g r a m s ,
o r 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 t io n to
p r o d u c e d a t a in t w o o r t h r e e v a r i e d s e q u e n c e s o r f o r m a t s .
R e p o r ts and lis t in g s a re p r o d u c e d b y
r e f i n i n g , a d a p t in g , a r r a y i n g , o r m a k in g m i n o r a d d i t i o n s t o o r d e l e t i o n s f r o m in p u t d a t a w h i c h a r e
r e a d ily a v a ila b le .
W h i l e n u m e r o u s r e c o r d s m a y b e p r o c e s s e d , t h e d a t a h a v e b e e n r e f i n e d in p r i o r
a c t io n s s o th a t t h e a c c u r a c y a n d s e q u e n c in g o f d a ta c a n b e t e s t e d b y u s in g a fe w r o u t in e c h e c k s .
T y p i c a l l y , t h e p r o g r a m d e a l s w it h r o u t i n e r e c o r d - k e e p i n g t y p e o p e r a t i o n s .

M a y g u id e

F or

DRAFTER
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 t io n o f c o m p l e x it e m s h a v in g d i s t i n c t iv e d e s ig n f e a t u r e s
th a t d i f f e r s ig n ific a n t ly f r o m e s t a b l is h e d d r a ft in g p r e c e d e n t s .
W o r k s in c l o s e s u p p o r t w i t h t h e d e s i g n
o r i g i n a t o r , an d m a y r e c o m m e n d m i n o r d e s i g n c h a n g e s .
A n a ly z e s th e e f f e c t o f e a c h c h a n g e on th e
d e t a il s o f f o r m , fu n c t io n ,
and p o s it io n a l r e la t io n s h ip s o f c o m p o n e n t s
and p a rts .
W o r k s w it h a
m in im u m o f s u p e r v is o r y a s s is t a n c e .
C o m p le t e d w o r k is r e v ie w e d b y d e s ig n o r ig in a t o r f o r c o n s is t e n c y
w it h p r i o r e n g i n e e r i n g d e t e r m i n a t i o n s .
M a y e ith 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 le v e l d r a fte rs.
C la s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n r o u tin e an d c o m p l e x d r a ft in g a s s i g n m e n t s th a t r e q u i r e t h e a p p lic a t io n
o f m o s t o f th e s t a n d a r d i z e d d r a w i n g t e c h n i q u e s r e g u l a r l y u s e d .
D u t ie s t y p i c a l l y in v o l v e s u c h w o r k a s :
P r e p a r e s w o r k i n g d r a w i n g s o f s u b a s s e m b l i e s w it h i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s , m u l t i p l e f u n c t i o n s , a n d p r e c i s e
p o s it io n a l re la tio n s h ip s b e tw e e n co m p o n e n ts ; p r e p a r e s a r c h it e c t u r a l d r a w in g s f o r c o n s t r u c tio n o f a
b u i l d i n g in c lu d in g d e t a i l d r a w i n g s o f f o u n d a t i o n s , w a l l s e c t i o n s , f l o o r p l a n s , a n d r o o f .
U ses a cce p te d
f o r m u l a s a n d m a n u a l s in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y c o m p u t a t i o n s t o d e t e r m i n e q u a n t i t i e s o f m a t e r i a l s t o b e
u s e d , lo a d c a p a c it ie s ,
stren gth s,
stre sse s,
e tc.
R e c e iv e s in it ia l in s t r u c t io n s , r e q u ir e m e n t s , and
a d v ic e fr o m s u p e r v is o r .
C o m p le t e d w o r k is c h e c k e d f o r t e c h n i c a l a d e q u a c y .
C la 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 t s f o r e n g in e e r in g , c o n s t r u c t io n ,
m a n u fa c tu r in g , o r
r e p a ir
p u rposes.
Types
o f d r a w in g s
prepa red
in c lu d e
is o m e t r ic
p r o je c t io n s
( d e p i c t i n g t h r e e d i m e n s i o n s in a c c u r a t e s c a l e ) a n d s e c t i o n a l v i e w s t o c l a r i f y p o s i t i o n i n g o f c o m p o n e n t s
a n d c o n v e y n e e d e d in fo r m a t io n .
C o n s o lid a t e s d e t a ils
fr o m
a num ber of
s o u r c e s and
a d ju s ts o r
t r a n s p o s e s s c a le as r e q u ire d .
S u g g e s te d m e t h 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 , an d a d v ic e on
s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g iv e n w it h i n i t i a l a s s i g n m e n t s .
I n s t r u c t io n s a r e le s s c o m p le t e w h en a s s ig n m e n ts
recu r.
W o r k m a y b e s p o t - c h e c k e d d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
D R A F T E R -T R A C E R
C o p ie s p la n s a n d d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s b y p l a c in g t r a c i n g c l o t h o r p a p e r o v e r d r a w in g s
a n d t r a c i n g w it h p e n o r p e n c i l .
(D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a c in g lim it e d t o p la n s p r im a r i ly c o n s is t in g o f
s t r a ig h t lin e s an d a la r g e s c a le n o t r e q u ir in g c l o s e d e l in e a t i o n .)
A N D /O R

d u r in g

P r e p a r e s s im p le o r r e p e t it iv e d r a w in g s o f e a s il y v is u a l iz e d it e m s .
progress.

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s u p e r v is e d

W o r k s o n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t a n d r e l a t e d d e v i c e s b y p e r f o r m i n g o n e o r a
c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o l lo w i n g : I n s t a ll in g , m a in t a in in g , r e p a i r i n 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 i fy in g ,
c o n s t r u c t in g , and te s t in g .
W o r k r e q u i r e s p r a c t i c a l a p p lic a t io 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 i l i t y t o d e t e r m i n e m a l f u n c t i o n s , a n d s k i l l t o pu t e q u ip m e n t in r e q u i r e d o p e r a t i n g c o n d i t i o n .

C l a 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 i c a l k n o w le d g e t o s o l v e c o m p le x p r o b l e m s ( i . e . , th o s e
th a t t y p i c a l l y c a n b e
s o lv e d s o le ly
by p r o p e r ly
in t e r p r e t in g m a n u f a 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 r k i n g o n e l e c t r o n i c e q u i p m e n t .
W o r k in v o lv e s :
A f a m i l i a r i t y w it h th e i n t e r r e l a t i o n ­
s h i p s o f c i r c u i t s ; a n d j u d g m e n t in d e t e r m i n i n g w o r k s e q u e n c e a n d in s e l e c t i n g t o o l s a n d t e s t i n g
i n s t r u m e n t s , u s u a l l y l e s s c o m p l e x th a n t h o s e u s e d b y t h e c l a s s A t e c h n i c i a n .

T h e e q u ip m e n t— c o n s is t i n g o f e it h e r m a n y d iffe r e n t k in d s o f c i r c u it s o r m u lt ip le r e p e t it io n o f
t h e s a m e k in d o f c i r c u i t — i n c l u d e s , b u t i s n o t l i m i t e d t o , t h e f o l l o w i n g :
(a ) E l e c t r o n i c t r a n s m i t t i n g
a n d r e c e iv in g e q u ip m e n t ( e . g . , r a d a r ,
r a d io , t e le v is io n , te le p h o n e ,
s o n a r , n a v i g a t i o n a l a i d s ) , (b )
d i g i t a l a n d a n a l o g c o m p u t e r s , a n d ( c ) i n d u s t r i a l a n d m e d i c a l m e a s u r i n g an d c o n t r o l l i n g e q u i p m e n t .

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 , f r o m
s u p e r v i s o r o r h i g h e r le v e l t e c h n i c i a n , and
w o r k i s r e v i e w e d f o r s p e c i f i c c o m p l i a n c e w it h a c c e p t e d p r a c t i c e s a n d w o r k a s s i g n m e n t s .
M a y p r o v id e
t e c h n i c a l g u id a n c e t o lo w e r l e v e l t e c h n i c i a n s .

T h i s c l a s s i f i c a t i o n e x c l u d e s r e p a i r e r s o f s u c h s t a n d a r d e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t a s c o m m o n o f f i c e
m a c h i n e s a n d h o u s e h o l d r a d i o a n d t e l e v i s i o n s e t s ; p r o d u c t i o n a s s e m b l e r s and t e s t e r s ; w o r k e r s w h o s e
p r im a r y
d u ty
is
s e r v icin g
e le c t r o n ic
test
in s t r u m e n t s ; t e c h n i c i a 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 ib ilit y ; a n d d r a f t e r s , d e s ig n e r s , and p r o fe s s io n a l e n g in e e r s .

C l a s s C . A p p l i e s w o r k i n g t e c h n i c a l k n o w l e d g e t o p e r f o r m s i m p l e o r r o u t i n e t a s k s in w o r k i n g
o n e l e c t r o n i c e q u i p m e n t , f o l l o w i n g d e t a i l e d i n s t r u c t i o n s w h ic h c o v e r v i r t u a l l y a ll p r o c e d u r e s .
W ork
t y p ic a lly in v o lv e s s u c h t a s k s a s :
A s s is t i n g h ig h e r l e v e l t e c h n i c i a n s b y p e r f o r m i n g s u c h a c t iv i t ie s as
r e p l a c i n g c o m p o n e n t s , w i r i n g c i r c u i t s , a n d t a k in g t e s t r e a d i n g s ; r e p a i r i n g s i m p l e e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t ;
a n d u s in g t o o l s a n d c o m m o n t e s t in s t r u m e n t s ( 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 , tu b e t e s t e r s ,
o s c i l l o s c o p e s ) . I s n o t r e q u i r e d t o b e f a m i l i a r w it h t h e i n t e r r e l a t i o n s h i p 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 b e a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a s s ig n m e n t s d e s ig n e d t o i n c r e a s e c o m p e t e n c e (in c lu d in g c l a s s r o o m
t r a i n i n g ) s o th a t w o r k e r c a n a d v a n c e t o h i g h e r l e v e l t e c h n i c i a n .

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d e fin it io n s .

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 , f r 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
is t y p i c a ll y s p o t c h e c k e d , b u t is g iv e n d e t a ile d r e v ie w w h en n e w o r a d v a n c e d a s s ig n m e n t s a r e in v o lv e d .

C la s s A .
A p p l i e s a d v a n c e d t e c h n i c a l k n o w l e d g e t o s o l v e u n u s u a l ly c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s ( i . e . ,
t h o s e th a t t y p i c a ll y c a n n o t b e s o l v e d s o l e l y 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 im ila r
d o c u m e n t s ) in w o r k i n g o n e l e c t r o n i c e q u i p m e n t .
E x a m p le s o f s u c h p r o b le m s in c lu d e lo c a t io n and
d e n s it y o f c i r c u it r y ,
e le c t r o -m a g n e t ic r a d ia tio n ,
is o la t in g m a lfu n c t io n s , an d fr e q u e n t e n g in e e r in g
ch a n g es.
W o rk in v o lv e s :
A d e t a i l e d u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f th e i n t e r r e l a t i o n s h i p 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 j u d g m e n t in p e r f o r m i n g s u c h t a s k s a s m a k in g c i r c u i t a n a l y s e s , c a l c u l a t i n g w a v e f o r m s ,
tr a c in g
r e l a t i o n s h i p s in s i g n a l f l o w ; a n d r e g u l a r l y u s in g c o m p l e x t e s t i n s t r u m e n t s ' ( e . g . , d u a l 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 ls e g e n e r a t o r s ) .
W ork
m a y b e r e v ie w e d
by
c o m p l i a n c e w it h
a cce p te d p r a c t ic e s .

s u p e r v is o r
( f r e q u e n t l y an e n g i n e e r o r d e s i g n e r )
M ay
p r o v i d e t e c h n i c a l g u id a n c e t o l o w e r l e v e l

fo r g e n e ra l
te ch n icia n s .

N U R S E , IN D U S T R IA L (R e g is t e r e d )
A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w h o g iv e s n u r s in g s e r v i c e u n d e r g e n e r a l m e d i c a l d i r e c t io n to i l l o r in ju r e d
e m p l o y e e s o r o t h e r p e r s o n s w h o b e c o m e i l l o r s u f f e r an a c c i d e n t o n t h e p r e m i s e s o f a f a c t o r y o r
o t h e r e s t a b lis h m e n t .
D u t ie s i n v o l v e a c o m b i n a t i o n o f t h e f o l l o w i n g :
G i v i n g f i r s t a id t o t h e i l l o r
i n j u r e d ; a t t e n d in g t o s u b s e q u e n t d r e s s i n g o f e m p l o y e e s ' i n j u r i e s ; k e e p i n g r e c o r d s o f p a t ie n t s t r e a t e d ;
p r e p a r i n g a c c i d e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t i o n o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t i n g in p h y s i c a l e x a m i n a t i o n s a n d
h e a lt h e v a l u a t i o n s o f a p p l i c a n t s a n d e m p l o y e e s ; a n d p l a n n in g a n d c a r r y i n g o u t p r o g r a m s i n v o l v i n g h e a lt h
e d u c a t i o n , a c c i d e n t p r e v e n t i o n , e v a l u a t i o n o f p la n t e n v i r o n m e n t , o r o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s a f f e c t i n g t h e h e a lt h ,
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 r s i n g s u p e r v i s o r s o r h e a d n u r s e s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g
m o r e th a n o n e n u r s e a r e e x c l u d e d .

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT
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g e n e r a l d u t i e s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , s u c h a s k e e p in g a w o r k e r s u p p l i e d w it h m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s ; c l e a n i n g
w o r k in g a r e a , m a c h in e , and e q u ip m e n t ;
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b y h o l d in g m a t e r i a l s o r t o o l s ; and
p e r fo r m in g o th 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 .
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to p e r fo r m v a r ie s fr o m tra d e to tr a d e :
In s o m e t r a d e s t h e h e l p e r i s c o n f i n e d t o s u p p l y i n g , l i f t i n g ,
a n d h o l d i n g m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s , a n d c l e a n i n g w o r k i n g a r e a s ; a n d in o t h e r s h e i s p e r m i t t e d t o p e r f o r m
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P e r f o r m s t h e c a r p e n t r y d u t i e s n e c e s s a r y t o c o n s t r u c t a n d m a in t a in in g o o d r e p a i r b u il d i n g
w o o d w o r k a n d e q u ip m e n t s u c h as b i n s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t it io n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s ,
c a s i n g s , a n d t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : P la n n in g
a n d la y in g ou t o f w o r k f r o m b lu e p r in t s , d r a w i n 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 s in 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 l s , p o r t a b l e p o w e r t o o l s , a n d s t a n d a r d m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d
s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o d i m e n s i o n s o f w o r k ; a n d s e l e c t i n g m a t e r i a l s n e c e s s a r y f o r th e w o r k .
In
g e n e r a l , t h e w o r k o f t h e m a i n t e n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y
a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
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P e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e fu n c t i o n s s u c h a s th e i n s t a l l a t i o n , m a i n t e n a n c e , o r
r e p a i r o f e q u ip m e n t f o r t h e g e n e r a t i o n , d i s t r i b u t i o n , o r u t i l i z a t i o n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : I n s t a l l i n g o r r e p a i r i n g a n y o f a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t
s u c h a s g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w i t c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c i r c u i t b r e a k e r s , m o t o r s , h e a t in g u n i t s ,
c o n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o t h e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t ; w o r k 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 i c a t i o n s ; l o c a t i n g a n d d i a g n o s i n g t r o u b l e in th e e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r e q u i p m e n t ; w o r k i n g
s t a n d a r d c o m p u t a t io n s r e la t in g t o lo a d r e q u i r e m e n t s o f w ir in g o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t ; and u sin 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 a n d m e a s u r in g and te s tin g in s tr u m e n ts .
In g e n e r a l , t h e w o r k o f th e
m a i n t e n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h 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 .
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O p e r a t e s a n d m a i n t a i n s a n d m a y a l s o s u p e r v i s e th e o p e r a t i o n o f s t a t i o n a r y e n g i n e s a n d
e q u i p m e n t ( m e c h a n i c a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) t o s u p p l y t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p l o y e d w it h p o w e r , h e a t ,
r e fr ig e r a tio n , or
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s t e a m e n g i n e s , a i r c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b i n e s , v e n t i l a t i n g and r e f r i g e r a t i n g e q u i p m e n t ,
s t e a m b o i l e r s a n d b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ; m a k in g e q u ip m e n t r e p a i r s ; a n d k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t i o n
o f m a c h 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 tio n .
M ay a ls o s u p e r v is e th e s e o p e r a t io n s .
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c h i e f e n g i n e e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g m o r e th a n o n e e n g i n e e r a r e e x c l u d e d .




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S p e c i a l i z e s in o p e r a t i n g o n e o r m o r e th a n o n e t y p e o f m a c h i n e t o o l ( e . g . , j i g b o r e r , g r i n d i n g
m a c h i n e , e n g i n e l a t h e , m i l l i n g m a c h i n e ) t o m a c h i n e m e t a l f o r u s e in m a k in g o r m a in t a in i n g j i g s ,
f i x t u r e s , c u t t i n g t o o l s , g a u g e s , o r m e t a l d i e s o r m o l d s u s e d in s h a p i n g o r f o r m i n g m e t a l o r n o n m e t a l l i c
m a te r ia l ( e .g ., p la s t ic , p la s t e r , r u b b e r , g la s s ).
W o rk t y p ic a lly in v o lv e s :
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d i f f i c u l t m a c h i n i n g o p e r a t i o n s w h ic h r e q u i r e c o m p l i c a t e d s e t u p s o r a h i g h d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; s e t t i n g
up m a c h in e t o o l o r t o o l s ( e . g . , in s t a l l c u ttin g t o o l s and a d ju s t g u id e s , s t o p s , w o r k in g t a b l e s , and o t h e r
c o n t r o l s t o h a n d le t h e s i z e o f s t o c k t o b e m a c h i n e d ; d e t e r m i n e p r o p e r f e e d s , s p e e d s , t o o l i n g , a n d
o p e r a t i o n s e q u e n c e o r s e l e c t t h o s e p r e s c r i b e d in d r a w i n g s , b l u e p r i n t s , o r l a y o u t s ) ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f
p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d j u s t m e n t s d u r in g m a c h i n i n g o p e r a t i o n t o a c h i e v e
r e q u is it e d im e n s io n s t o v e r y c l o s e t o le r a n c e s .
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and lu b r ic a t in g o i l s , t o r e c o g n iz e w h en t o o ls n e e d d r e s s i n g , and to d r e s s t o o l s .
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o f a 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 , at th e s k i l l l e v e l c a l l e d f o r in t h i s c l a s s i f i c a t i o n
re q u ire s
e x t e n s iv e k n o w le d g e o f m a c h in e - s h o p and t o o lr o o m
p r a c t i c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h c o n s id e r a b l e
o n - t h e - jo b t r a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e .
F o r c r o s s - in d u s t r y w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , th is c l a s s if ic a t io n
o p e r a t o r s , t o o l r o o m , e m p l o y e d in t o o l - a n d - d i e j o b b i n g s h o p s .

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e q u i p m e n t o p e r a t e d in an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o l lo w i n g :
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i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; p l a n n in g a n d la y i n g o u t o f w o r k ; u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f m a c h i n i s t 's h a n d t o o l s
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 ; s e ttin g up an d o p e r a t in g s t a n d a r d m a c h in e t o o 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 s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e la t in g t o d i m 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 c h in in g ; k n o w le d g e o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t 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 r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , a n d e q u ip m e n t r e q u i r e d f o r t h i s w o r k ; a n d fi t t i n g a n d a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s in t o
m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t.
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P a i n t s a n d r e d e c o r a t e s w a l l s , w o o d w o r k , a n d f i x t u r e s o f an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o r k in v o lv e s th e
fo llo w in g :
K n o w le d g e o f s u r f a c e p e c u l i a r i t i e s a n d t y p e s o f p a i n t r e q u i r e d f o r d i f f e r e n t a p p l i c a t i o n s ;
p r e p a r i n g s u r f a c e f o r p a in t in g b y r e m o v i n g o l d f i n i s h o r b y p l a c i n g p u tt y o r f i l l e r in n a i l h o l e s a n d
i n t e r s t i c e s ; a n d a p p l y in g p a in t w it h s p r a y g u n o r b r u s h .
M a y m i x c o l o r s , o i l s , w h it e l e a d , a n d o t h e r
p a in t i n g r e d i e n t s t o o b t a i n p r o p e r c o l o r o r c o n s i s t e n c y .
In g e n e r a l , t h e w o r k o f t h e m a i n t e 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 i e n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h i p o r
e q u i v a l e n t t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

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R e p a i r s a u t o m o b i l e s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , a n d t r a c t o r s o f an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o r k in v o lv e s
m o s t o f th e f o l lo w i n g :
E x a m in in g a u t o m o tiv e e q u ip m e n t t o 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 li n g
e q u ip m e n t a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s t h a t in v o l v e t h e u s e o f s u c h h a n d t o o l s a s w r e n c h e s , g a u g e s , d r i l l s ,
o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u i p m e n t in d i s a s s e m b l i n g o r fi t t i n g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m
s t o c k ; g r i n d i n g a n d a d j u s t i n g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g a n d i n s t a l l i n g t h e v a r i o u s a s s e m b l i e s in t h e v e h i c l e
a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d j u s t m e n t s ; a n d a li g n i n g w h e e l s , a d j u s t in g b r a k e s a n d l i g h t s , o r t i g h t e n i n g b o d y
b o l t s . In g e n e r a l , t h e w o r k o f t h e a u t o m o t i v e m e c h a n i c r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly
a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e .

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m e n t.
W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : L a y in g ou t o f w o r k an d m e a s u r in g t o lo c a t e p o s it io n o f
p i p e f r o m d r a w i n g s o r o t h e r w r i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; c u t t i n g v a r i o u s s i z e s o f p i p e t o c o r r e c t le n g t h s
w it h c h i s e l an d h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y l e n e t o r c h o r p i p e - c u t t i n g m a c h i n e s ; t h r e a d i n g p i p e w it h s t o c k s a n d
d i e s ; b e n d i n g p i p e b y h a n d - d r i v e n o r p o w e r - d r i v e n m a c h i n e s ; a s s e m b l i n g p i p e w it h c o u p l i n g s a n d
f a s t e n i n g p i p e t o h a n g e r s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o p r e s s u r e s , f l o w , a n d s i z e o f
p i p e r e q u i r e d ; a n d m a k in g s t a n d a r d t e s t s t o d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r f i n i s h e d p i p e s m e e t s p e c i f i c a t i o n s .
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g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p i p e f it t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in in g an d e x p e r i e 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 i e n c e .
W o r k e r s p r im a r ily
e n g a g e d in in s t a l l i n g a n d r e p a i r i n g b u i l d i n g s a n i t a t i o n o r h e a t in g s y s t e m s a r e e x c l u d e d .
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M E C H A N IC , M A IN T E N A N C E
R e p a i r s m a c h i n e r y o r m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t o f an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e
fo llo w in g :
E x a m i n i n g m a c h i n e s a n d m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t t o d i a g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ; d i s m a n t l i n g
o r p a r tly 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 i r s th a t m a i n l y i n v o l v e th e u s e o f h a n d t o o l s in
s c r a p i n g a n d f i t t in g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s w it h i t e m s o b t a i n e d f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r i n g
t h e p r o d u c t i o n o f a r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t b y a m a c h i n e s h o p o r s e n d in g o f t h e m a c h i n e t o a m a c h i n e s h o p
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 f ic 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
ord ered
f r o m m a c h in e s h o p s ;
r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h i n e s ; a n d m a k in g a l l n e c e s s a r y a d j u s t m e n t s f o r
o p e r a tio n .
In g e n e r a l , t h e w o r k o f a m a i n t e n a n c e m e c h a n i c r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e
u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
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t h i s c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y d u t i e s i n v o l v e s e t t i n g u p o r a d j u s t in g m a c h i n e s .

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I n s t a lls n e w m a c h in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t , an d d is m a n t le s and in s t a l ls m a c h in e s o r h e a v y
e q u ip m e n t w h e n c h a n g e s in t h e p la n t la y o u t a r e r e q u i r e d .
W o r k 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 a n d la y i n g o u t o f t h e w o r k ; i n t e r p r e t i n g b l u e p r i n t s o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f
h a n d t o o l s a n d r i g g i n g ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o s t r e s s e s , s t r e n g t h o f m a t e r i a l s ,
a n d c e n t e r s o f g r a v i t y ; a li g n i n g a n d b a l a n c i n g o f e q u i p m e n t ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d a r d t o o l s , e q u i p m e n t , a n d
p a r t s t o b e u s e d ; a n d i n s t a l l i n g a n d m a i n t a i n i n 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 i p 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 , t h e m i l l w r i g h t 's w o r k n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g and
e x p e r i e n c e in t h e t r a d e a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

F a b r i c a t e s , i n s t a l l s , a n d m a i n t a i n s in g o o d r e p a i r t h e s h e e t - m e t a l e q u i p m e n t a n d f i x t u r e s ( s u c h
a s m a c h in e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e lv e s , lo c k e r s , ta n k s , v e n t ila t o r s , c h u t e s , d u c t s , m e t a l r o o f in g )
o f an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : P ie in n in g a n d l a y i n g o u t a l l t y p e s o f s h e e t m e t a l m a i n t e n a n c e w o r k f r o m b l u e p r i n t s , m o d e l s , o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; s e t t i n g u p a n d o p e r a t i n g a ll
a v a i l a b l e t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k i n g m a c h i n e s ; u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f h a n d t o o l s in c u t t i n g , b e n d i n g ,
fo r m i n g , sh a p in g , fit t in g , and a s s e m b lin g ; and in s t a l li n g s h e e t - m e t a l a r t i c l e s a s r e q u i r e d .
In g e n e r a l ,
th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in in g a n d e x p e r i e 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 i e n c e .
T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R
C o n s tr u c ts and r e p a ir s
j i g s , f i x t u r e s , c u t t i n g t o o l s , g a u g e s , o r m e t a l d i e s o r m o l d s u s e d in
sh a p in g o r fo r m in g
m e ta l o r n o n -m e ta llic m a te r ia l (e .g ., p la s t ic , p la s t e r ,
ru b b e r , g la s s ).
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t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e s : P la n n in g a n d la y in g o u t w o r k a c c o r d i n g t o m o d e l s , b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , o r o t h e r
w r it te n o r o r a l s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u n d e r s ta n d in g th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s o f c o m m o n m e t a l s a n d a ll o y s ;
s e l e c t i n g a p p r o p r ia t e m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , and p r o c e s s e s r e q u i r e d t o c o m p le t e t a s k ; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y
s h o p c o m p u t a t io n ; s e ttin g up and o p e r a t in g v a r i o u s m a c h in e t o o l s a n d r e l a t e d e q u ip m e n t ; u s in g v a r io u s
t o o l a n d d i e m a k e r 's h a n d t o o l s a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; w o r k i n g t o v e r y c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ;
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m eta l
p a r t s an d f i n i s h e d t o o l s a n d d i e s
to a ch ie v e re q u ire d
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a s s e m b lin g p a rts t o
p r e s c r i b e d t o l e r a n c e s a n d a l l o w a n c e s . In g e n e r a l , t o o l
a n d d ie m a k e r 's w o r k
r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g in m a c h i n e - s h o p a n d t o o l r o o m
p r a c t i c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h 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 i e n c e .
F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n d o e s n o t in c lu d e t o o l an d d ie
m a k e r s w h o ( 1 ) a r e e m p l o y e d in t o o l a n d d i e j o b b i n g s h o p s o r ( 2 ) p r o d u c e f o r g i n g d i e s ( d i e s i n k e r s ) .

CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
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u s in g , a r m s o r f o r c e w h e r e n e c e s s a r y .
I n c lu d e s g u a r d s w h o a r e s t a t io n e d at g a te a n d c h e c k on
id e n t it y o f e m p l o y e e s a n d o t h e r p e r s o n s e n t e r i n g .

A w o r k e r e m p l o y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r i n g p l a n t , s t o r e , o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t w h o s e
d u t i e s i n v o l v e o n e o r m o r e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : L o a d i n g a n d u n l o a d in g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s a n d m e r c h a n d i s e
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 l v in g , o r p la c in g
m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d i s e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e l o c a t i o n ; a n d t r a n s p o r t i n g m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d i s e b y
h a n d tr u c k , c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w .
L o n g s h o r e w o r k e r s , w h o lo a d a n d u n lo a d s h ip s a r e e x c l u d e d .

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o f an o f f i c e , a p a r t m e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
D u t ie s i n v o l v e a c o m b i n a t i o n o f
th e f o 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 i n 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 , an d o t h e r
r e f u s e ; d u s t in g e q u i p m e n t , f u r n i t u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o l i s h i n g m e t a l f i x t u r e s o r t r i m m i n g s ; p r o v i d i n g
s u p p lie s an d m in o r m a in t e n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; and c le a n in g l a v a t o r i e s , s h o w e r s , an d r e s t r o o m s .
W ork ers
w h o s p e c i a l i z e in w in d o w w a s h in g a r e e x c l u d e d .




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F i l l s s h i p p in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r f i n i s h e d g o o d s f r o m s t o r e d m e r c h a n d i s e in
w it h s p e c i f i c a t i o n s on s a l e s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s , o r o t h e r i n s t r u c t i o n s .
M a y , in
fi ll in g o r d e r s and in d ic a t in g it e m s f i l l e d o r o m it t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u tg o in g o r d e r s ,
a d d it io n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p lie s t o s u p e r v i s o r , an d p e r f o r m o t h e r r e l a t e d d u tie s .

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t h e s p e c i f i c o p e r a t i o n s p e r f o r m e d b e i n g d e p e n d e n t u p o n t h e t y p e , s i z e , a n d n u m b e r o f u n it s t o b e
p a c k e d , th e ty p e o f c o n t a in e r e m p lo y e d , a n d m e t h o d o f s h ip m e n t.
W o r k r e q u ir e s th e p la c in g o f it e m s
in s h i p p in g c o n t a i n e r s a n d m a y i n v o l v e o n e o r m o r e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : K n o w l e d g e o f v a r i o u s i t e m s o f

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e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a i n e r ; u s i n g e x c e l s i o r o r o t h e r m a t e r i a l t o p r e v e n t b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c l o s i n g an d
s e a l i n g c o n t a i n e r ; a n d a p p l y in g l a b e l s o r e n t e r i n g id e n t if y i n g d a t a on c o n t a i n e r .
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w o od en b o x e s o r c r a te s a re e x c lu d e d .

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S h ip p in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g a n d r e c e i v i n g c l e r k

T R U C K D R IV E R
D r i v e s a t r u c k w it h i n a c i t y o r i n d u s t r i a l a r e a t o t r a n s p o r t m a t e r i a l s , m e r c h a n d i s e , e q u i p m e n t ,
' o r w o r k e r s b e t w e e n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s u c h a s : M a n u fa c t u r in g p l a n t s , f r e i g h t
d ep ots,
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 la c e s o f b u s in e s s .
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m e ch a n ica l
r e p a i r s , a n d k e e p t r u c k in g o o d w o r k i n g o r d e r .
S a l e s - r o u t e an d o v e r - t h e - r o a d d r i v e r s
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T r u c k d r iv e r (c o m b in a t io n o f s i z e s li s t e d s e p a r a t e ly )
T r u c k d r i v e r , li g h t ( u n d e r IV2 t o n s )
T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d i u m (IV 2 t o a n d i n c l u d i n g 4 t o n s )
T r u c k d r iv e r , h ea vy (o v e r 4 to n s , t r a ile r ty p e )
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , o t h e r th a n t r a i l e r t y p e )

S H IP P IN G A N D R E C E IV IN G C L E R K
P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d is e f o r s h ip m e n t , o r r e c e i v e s and is r e s p o n s ib le f o r in c o m in g s h ip m e n ts
o f m e r c h a n d is e o r o th e r m a t e r ia ls .
S h ip p in g w o r k i n v o l v e s :
A k n o w l e d g e o f s h i p 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 th e g o o d s
s h i p p e d , m a k in g up b i l l s o f l a d i n g , p o s t i n g w e ig h t a n d s h i p p in g c h a r g e s , a n d k e e p i n g a f i l e o f s h i p p in g
record s.
M a y d i r e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g th e m e r c h a n d i s e f o r s h i p m e n t . R e c e i v i n g w o r k i n v o l v e s :
V e r i f y i n g o r d i r e c t i n g o t h e r s in v e r i f y i n g t h e c o r r e c t n e s s o f s h i p m e n t s a g a in s t b i l l s o f l a d i n g , i n v o i c e s ,
o r oth er r e c o r d s ;
c h e c k in g fo r s h o r t a g e s and r e je c tin g d a m a g e d
goods;
r o u tin g m e r c h a n d is e o r
m a t e r i a l s t o p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; and m a in ta in in g n e c e s s a r y r e c o r d s an d f i le s .

F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s ,
( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r sh o u ld b e

TRUCKER,

goods

POW ER

O p e r a t e s a m a n u a lly c o n t r o l l e d g a s o l i n e - o r e l e c t r i c - p o w e r e d t r u c k o r t r a c t o r t o t r a n s p o r t
a n d m a t e r ia ls o f a ll k in d s a b o u t a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u fa c t u r in g p la n t, o r o t h e r e s t a b lis h m e n t .
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p o w e r ( o t h e r th a n f o r k l i f t )

W AREH OU SEM AN
A s d i r e c t e d , p e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f w a r e h o u s i n g d u t i e s w h i c h r e q u i r e an u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f
t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t 's s t o r a g e p l a n .
W ork in v o lv e s
m o s t o f th e
fo llo w in g :
V e r ify in g m a te r ia ls ( o r
m e r c h a n d i s e ) a g a in s t r e c e i v i n g d o c u m e n t s , n o t in g a n d r e p o r t i n g d i s c r e p a n c i e s a n d o b v i o u s d a m a g e s ;
r o u tin g
m a te r ia ls
to p r e s c r ib e d sto ra g e
lo c a t io n s ; s to r in g , s ta ck in g , o r
p a l l e t i z i n g m a t e r i a l s in
a c c o r d a n c e w it h 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 i n g a n d t a k in g i n v e n t o r y o f s t o r e d m a t e r i a l s ;
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 i n g d e t e r io r a t i o n and d a m a g e ; r e m o v in g m a t e r ia l f r o m s t o r a g e
a n d p r e p a r i n g it f o r s h i p m e n t .
M a y o p e r a t e h a n d o r p o w e r t r u c k s in p e r f o r m i n g w a r e h o u s i n g d u t i e s .
E x c l u d e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y d u t i e s i n v o l v e s h i p p in g a n d r e c e i v i n g w o r k ( s e e s h i p p in g a n d
r e c e iv in g c le 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 t in 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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B o is e C it y , Id a h o
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L aredo, T ex.
L a s V e g a s , N ev.
L a w to n , O k la .
L i m a , O h io
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L yn ch b u rg , V a.
M a co n , G a.
M a d is o n , W i s .
M a n s f i e l d , O h io
M a r q u e t t e , E s c a n a b a , S a u lt S t e . M a r i e , M i c h .
M c A l l e n —P h a r r —E d in b u r g a n d B r o w n s v i l l e —
H a r li n g e n —S an B e n i t o , T e x .
M e d f o r d —K la m a t h F a l l s —G r a n t s P a s s , O r e g .
M e r id ia n , M is s .
M i d d l e s e x , M o n m o u t h , a n d O c e a n C o s . , N .J .
M o b i l e a n d P e n s a c o l a , A l a . —F l a .
M o n t g o m e r y , A la .
N a s h v i l l e —D a v i d s o n , T e n n .
N e w B e r n —J a c k s o n v i l l e , N .C .
N e w L o n d o n —N o r w i c h , C o n n .—R .I .
N o r t h D a k o t a , S ta te o f
O r l a n d o , F la .
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P in e B lu f f , A r k .
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R en o, N ev.
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R i v e r s i d e —S an B e r n a r d i n o —O n t a r i o , C a l i f .
S a lin a , K a n s .
S a lin a s —S e a s i d e —M o n t e r e y , C a l i f .
S a n d u s k y , O h io
S a n ta B a r b a r a —S a n ta M a r i a —L o m p o c , C a l i f .
Savannah, G a.
S e l m a , A la .
S h e r m a n —D e n i s o n , T e x .
S h re v e p o rt, La.
S io u x F a l l s , S. D a k .
S pok ane, W ash.
S p r i n g f i e l d , 111.
S p r i n g f i e l d —C h i c o p e e —H o l y o k e , M a s s . —C o n n .
S to c k to n , C a lif.
T a c o m a , W ash.
T a m p a —S t. P e t e r s b u r g , F l a .
T op ek a , K ans.
T u cs o n , A r iz .
T u ls a , O k la .
V a l l e j o —F a i r f i e l d —N a p a , C a l i f .
W a c o a n d K i l l e e n —T e m p l e , T e x .
W a t e r l o o —C e d a r F a l l s , I o w a
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A l b a n y —S c h e n e c t a d y —T r o y , N . Y S e p t . 1 9 7 5 1______________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 6 3 , $ 1 .2 0
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A l l e n t o w n - B e t h l e h e m —E a s t o n , P a . —N . J . , M a y 1 9 7 4 2 _______________________________________ S u p p l.
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A n a h e i m —S a n t a A n a - G a r d e n G r o v e , C a l i f . , O c t . 1 9 7 5 1 ___________________ ______________ 1 8 5 0 - 7 5 , 8 5 c e n t s
A t l a n t a , G a „ M a y 1 9 7 5 1 ___________________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 2 5 , $ 1 .0 0
A u s t i n , T e x . , D e c . 1 9 7 4 ___________________________________________________________________________ S u p p l.
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B a l t i m o r e , M d . , A u g . 1 9 7 5 1_______________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 6 2 , $ 1 .3 0
B e a u m o n t - P o r t A r t h u r —O r a n g e , T e x . , M a y 1 9 7 4 2 ________________________________________ S u p p l.
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B i l l i n g s , M o n t . , J u l y 1 9 7 5 _________________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 4 6 , 6 5 c e n t s
B i n g h a m t o n , N . Y . - P a . , J u l y 1 9 7 5 ______________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 5 0 , 6 5 c e n t s
B i r m i n g h a m , A l a . , M a r . 1 9 7 5 _______________________________ _________________________________ __ S u p p l.
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B o s t o n , M a s s . , A u g . 1 9 7 5 1 ________________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 5 8 , $ 1 .5 0
B u f f a l o , N . Y . , O c t . 1 9 7 5 1. _________________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 6 9 , 9 5 c e n t s
C a n t o n , O h i o , M a y 1 9 7 5 ________________________ _ ________________________________________________ S u p p l.
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C h a t t a n o o g a , T e n n . - G a . , S e p t . 1 9 7 5 1________ ____________________________________ ___________ 1 8 5 0 - 6 7 , 8 5 c e n t s
C h i c a g o , 111., M a y 1 9 7 5 _____________________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 3 3 , 8 5 c e n t s
C i n c i n n a t i , O h i o - K y . —I n d . , F e b . 1 9 7 5 _________________________________________________________ S u p p l.
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C l e v e l a n d , O h i o , S e p t . 1 9 7 5 ______________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 6 4 , $ 1 .3 0
C o l u m b u s , O h i o , O c t . 1 9 7 5 1___________________________________________________ —________________ 1 8 5 0 - 7 8 , 9 5 c e n t s
C o r p u s C h r i s t i , T e x . , J u l y 1 9 7 5 _______________ _____ _______ __________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 3 7 , 6 5 c e n t s
D a l l a s —F o r t W o r t h , T e x . , O c t . 1 9 7 5 1 _________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 5 9 , $ 1 .5 0
D a v e n p o r t —R o c k I s l a n d —M o l i n e , l o w a -1 1 1 ., F e b . 1 9 7 5 ____________________________________ S u p p l.
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D a y t o n , O h i o , D e c . 1 9 7 5 ___________________________________ _________ ______________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 7 3 , 4 5 c e n t s
D a y t o n a B e a c h , F l a . , A u g . 1 9 7 5 __________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 4 7 , 6 5 c e n t s
D e n v e r —B o u l d e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1 9 7 4 1 ___________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 1 5 , 8 5 c e n t s
D e s M o i n e s , I o w a , M a y 1 9 7 4 2 ___________________________________________________________________S u p p l.
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F r e s n o , C a l i f . , J u n e 1 9 7 5 * _________________________ ___________________________ __________________ 1 8 5 0 - 6 1 , $ 1 .2 0
G a i n e s v i l l e , F l a . , S e p t . 1 9 7 5 ______________________________________________________ ___ __________ 1 8 5 0 - 5 7 , $ 1 .1 0
G r e e n B a y , W i s . , J u l y 1 9 7 5 1L________ _____________________________________________ ______________ 1 8 5 0 - 4 4 , 8 0 c e n t s
G r e e n s b o r o - W in s t o n - S a le m —H ig h P o i n t , N . C . , A u g . 1 9 7 5 _________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 4 9 , 6 5 c e n t s
G r e e n v i l l e , S . C . , J u n e 1 9 7 5 ________________ - ________. _________________________ __________________ 1 8 5 0 - 4 2 , 6 5 c e n t s
H a r t f o r d , C o n n . , M a r . 1 9 7 5 1 ________________________________________ _______________ ____________ 1 8 5 0 - 2 8 , 8 0 c e n t s
H o u s t o n , T e x . , A p r . 1 9 7 5 ___________________________ ___ __________________________________________ S u p p l.
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J a c k s o n , M i s s . , F e b . 1 9 7 5 ___________________________________________________________ ________ ____ S u p p l.
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K a n s a s C i t y , M o —K a n s . , S e p t . 1 9 7 5 ___________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 5 5 , 8 0 c e n t s
L a w r e n e e - H a v e r h i l l , M a s s .—N . H ., J u n e 1 9 7 4 2 _______________________ _____________ ______ S u p p l.
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L e x i n g t o n —F a y e t t e , K y . , N o v . 1 9 7 4 ____________________________ _________ ___________________ ___S u p p l.
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L o s A n g e l e s —L o n g B e a c h , C a l i f . , O c t . 1 9 7 4 _____________________________________ __________ S u p p l.
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L o u i s v i l l e , K y . —I n d ., N o v . 1 9 7 4 1 ___________________________________________________ ____________ 1 8 5 0 - 1 2 , 8 0 c e n t s
L u b b o c k , T e x . , M a r . 1 9 7 4 2 _______________________________________________________________________S u p p l.
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M e l b o u r n e —T i t u s v i l l e —C o c o a , F l a . , A u g . 1 9 7 5 ___________________________ __________________ 1 8 5 0 - 5 4 , 6 5 c e n t s
M e m p h i s , T e n n . —A r k . —M i s s . , N o v . 1 9 7 4
______________________________________________ __ S u p p l.
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M i a m i , F l a . , O c t . 1 9 7 5 1___________________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 7 6 , 9 5 c e n t s

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B u lle tin n u m b e r
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M i d l a n d an d O d e s s a , T e x . , J a n . 1 9 7 4 2 __________________________________________________________S u p p l.
M i l w a u k e e , W i s ., A p r . 1 9 7 5 1 ________________________________________________________ ____ ________ 1 8 5 0 - 2 1,
M i n n e a p o l i s —S t. P a u l , M i n n .—W i s ., J a n 1 9 7 5 1 _________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 2 0 ,
M u s k e g o n —M u s k e g o n H e i g h t s , M i c h y , J u n e 1 9 7 4 2
_________________________________________ S u p p l.
N a s s a u - S u f f o l k , N . Y . , J u n e 1 9 7 5 1_________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 3 9 ,
N e w a r k , N . J . , J a n . 1 97 5 1 ____________ __________________________ _____________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 1 8 ,
N e w a r k a n d J e r s e y C i t y , N . J . , J a n . 1 9 7 4 2 ____________________________________________________ S u p p l.
N e w H a v e n , C o n n ., J a n . 1 9 7 4 s __________________ __________________________________________________ S u p p l.
N e w O r l e a n s , L a . , J a n . 1 9 7 5 _____________________________________________________________________ S u p p l.
N e w Y o r k , N . Y ^ N . J . , M a y 1 9 7 5 1____________________ ________ ____________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 4 5 ,
N e w Y o r k an d N a s s a u —S u f f o l k ,
N . Y . , A p r . 1 9 7 4 2 ____________________________________________ S u p p l.
N o r f o l k —V i r g i n i a B e a c h - P o r t s m o u t h , V a .—N . C ., M a y 1 9 7 5 _______________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 2 9 ,
N o r f o l k —V i r g i n i a B e a c h —P o r t s m o u t h an d N e w p o r t N e w s —
H a m p t o n , V a . —N . C . , M a y 1 9 7 5 ____________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 3 0 ,
N o r t h e a s t P e n n s y l v a n i a , A u g . 1 9 7 5________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 5 2 ,
O k l a h o m a C i t y , O k l a . , A u g . 1 9 7 5 __________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 5 1 ,
O m a h a , N e b r I o w a , O c t . 1 9 7 5 _____________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 5 6 ,
P a t e r s o n —C l i f t o n —P a s s a i c , N . J ., J u n e 1 97 5 1___________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 3 8 ,
P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a ^ N . J . , N o v . 1 9 7 5 _____________J,___________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 6 5 ,
P h o e n i x , A r i z . , J u n e 1 9 7 4 2 _________________________________________________________________________ S u p p l.
P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n . 1 97 5 _________________________________________________________________________ S u p p l.
P o r t l a n d , M a i n e , N o v . 1 9 7 5 _________________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 7 2 ,
P o r t l a n d , O r e g . —W a s h . , M a y 1 9 7 5 _________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 4 0 ,
P o u g h k e e p s i e , N . Y . , J u n e 1 9 7 5 1 ___________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 7 0 ,
P o u g h k e e p s i e - K i n g s t o n - N e w b u r g h , N . Y ., J u n e 1 9 7 5 1______________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 6 8 ,
P r o v i d e n c e —W a r w i c k —P a w t u c k e t , R .I< —M a s s . , J u n e 1 97 5 _________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 2 7 ,
R a l e i g h —D u r h a m , N . C . , F e b . 1 9 7 5 ________________________________________________________________S u p p l.
R i c h m o n d , V a . , J u n e 1 9 7 5 ____________________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 4 1 ,
R o c k f o r d , 111., J u n e 1 9 7 4 2 __________ _______________________________________________________________ S u p p l.
S t. L o u i s , M o .—111., M a r . 1 97 5 __________________________________________________________ __________ S u p p l.
S a c r a m e n t o , C a l i f . , D e c . 1 9 7 4 1 ___________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 1 9 ,
S a g i n a w , M i c h . , N o v . 1 9 7 5 ___________________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 7 1 ,
S a lt L a k e C it y —O g d e n , U t a h , N o v . 1 9 7 5 1_______________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 7 4 ,
S a n A n t o n i o , T e x . , M a y 1 97 5 _________ _____________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 2 3 ,
S a n D i e g o , C a l i f . , N o v . 1 9 7 5 ________________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 7 7 ,
S a n 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 5 1 ________________________ __________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 3 5 ,
S a n J o s e , C a l i f . , M a r . 1 9 7 5 1 _______________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 3 6 ,
S a v a n n a h , G a . , M a y 1 9 7 4 2 __ ________________________________________________ ______________________ S u p p l.
S e a t t l e —E v e r e t t , W a s h . , J a n . 1 9 7 5 ____ _______ ___________________________________________________S u p p l.
S o u th B e n d , I n d ., M a r . 1 9 7 5 _______________________________ ________________________________________ S u p p l.
S p o k a n e , W a s h . , J u n e 1 9 7 4 2 _________________________________ ________________________ ___________ S u p p l.
S y r a c u s e , N . Y . , J u l y 1 9 7 5 ___________________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 4 3 ,
T o l e d o , O h io —M i c h . , M a y 1 9 7 5 1_________________________ _________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 3 4 ,
T r e n t o n , N . J . , S e p t . 1 9 7 5 1__________________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 6 0 ,
U t i c a - R o m e , N . Y . , J u l y 1 9 7 5 1_____________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 4 8 ,
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C ^ M d . - V a . , M a r . 1 9 7 5 1 _________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 3 1 ,
W a t e r b u r y , C o n n ., M a r . 1 9 7 4 2 ___________________________________________________________________ S u p p l.
W e s t c h e s t e r C o u n t y , N . Y ., M a y 1 9 7 5 1 ___________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 5 3 ,
W i c h i t a , K a n s ., A p r . 1 9 7 5 _______________________________________ ___________________________________S u p p l.
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , M a y 1 9 7 5 1 _____________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 2 4 ,
Y o r k , P a . , F e b . 1 9 7 5 1 _______________________________________________________________________ _______ 1 8 5 0 - 3 2 ,
Y o u n g s t o w n —W a r r e n , O h i o , N o v . 1 97 3 2 ____________________ ____________________________________S u p p l.

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75 ce n ts
65 ce n ts
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T H IR D C L A S S M A IL

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
B U R E A U O F L A B O R S TA TIS T IC S

P O S T A G E A N D FE E S P A ID

W A S H IN G T O N , D.C. 20212

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

O F F I C I A L B U S IN E S S
P E N A L T Y F O R P R I V A T E U S E $300

L A B - 441

B U R E A U O F L A B O R S T A T IS T IC S R E G IO N A L O FFICES
R e g io n I

R e g io n II

1 6 0 3 J F K F e d e r a l B u il d i n g
G o v e rn m e n t C e n te r
B o s to n , M ass. 0 2 2 0 3
P h o n e : 2 23-6 76 1 ( A r e a C o d e 6 1 7)

S u it e 3 4 0 0
151 5 B ro a d w a y
N e w Y o rk , N .Y . 10036
P h o n e :9 7 1 -5 4 0 5 (A rea C o d e 2 12 )

C o n n e c t ic u t
M a in e
M a s s a c h u s e tts
N e w H a m p s h ir e
R h o d e I s la n d
V e rm o n t

N e w Je rse y
N ew Y o rk
P u e r t o R ic o
V i r g i n I s la n d s

R e g io n V
9 t h F lo o r , 2 3 0 S. D e a r b o r n S t.
C h ic a g o , III. 6 0 6 04
P h o n e : 3 53-1 8 8 0 ( A r e a C o d e 3 1 2 )
I l li n o is
I n d ia n a
M ic h ig a n
M in n e s o ta
O h io
W is c o n s i n




R e g io n V I

R e g io n III

R e g io n I V

P .O . B o x 1 3 3 0 9
P h i l a d e l p h i a , Pa . 1 9 1 0 1
P h o n e : 5 9 6 1 1 5 4 (A rea C o d e 215 )
D e la w a r e
D i s t r i c t o f C o l u m b ia
M a r y la n d
P e n n s y lv a n ia
V ir g in ia
W e st V ir g in ia

R e g io n s V I I a n o V I I I

S u it e 54 0
13 71 P e a c h t r e e S t. N . E .
A t la n t a , G a. 3 0 3 0 9
P h o n e :5 2 6 -5 4 1 8 (A rea C o d e 4 0 4 )
A la b a m a
F lo r id a
G e o r g ia
K e n tu c k y
M i s s is s ip p i
N o r t h C a r o l in a
S o u t h C a r o lin a
T e nnessee
R e g io n s I X a n d X

S e c o n d F lo o r
5 5 5 G r i f f i n S q u a r e B u il d i n g
D a lla s , T e x . 7 5 2 0 2
P h o n e : 7 4 9 -3 5 1 6 ( A r e a C o d e 2 1 4 )

F e d e r a l O f f i c e B u il d i n g
9 1 1 W a l n u t S t , 15 t h F l o o r
K a n sas C it y . M o . 6 4 1 0 6
P h o n e : 3 7 4 - 2 4 8 1 ( A r e a C o d e 81 6 )

45 0 G o l d e n G a t e A v e .
B ox 36017
S a n F r a n c i s c o , C a l if . 9 4 1 0 2
P h o n e : 5 5 6 - 4 6 7 8 ( A r e a C o d e 41 5 )

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