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AREA WAGE SURVEY

Corpus Christi, Texas, Metropolitan Area
July 1975
B ulletin 1 8 5 0 - 3 7




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Dayton &
public Library

U.S. D EPA R TM EN T OF LABOR
_ B u r e a u of Labor Statistics




Preface
This bulletin provides results of a July 1975 survey of occupational earnings in the
Corpus Christi, Texas, Standard Metropolitan Statistical A rea (Nueces and San Patricio
Counties), The survey was made as part of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' annual area wage
survey program. The program is designed to yield data for individual metropolitan areas,
as well as national and regional estimates for all Standard Metropolitan Statistical A reas in
the United States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
A major consideration in the area wage survey program is the need to describe the
level and movement of wages in a variety of labor markets, through the analysis of (1) the
level and distribution of wages by occupation, and (2) the movement of wages by occupational
category and skill level. The program develops information that may be used for many
purposes, including wage and salary administration, collective bargaining, and assistance
in determining plant location. Survey results also are used by the U.S. Department of
Labor to make wage determinations under the Service Contract Act of 1965.
Currently, 83 areas are included in the program . (See list of areas on inside back
cover.) In each area, occupational earnings data are collected annually. Information on
establishment practices and supplementary wage benefits is obtained every third year.
Each year after all individual area wage surveys have been completed, two summary
bulletins are issued. The first brings together data for each metropolitan area surveyed.
The second summary bulletin presents national and regional estimates, projected from indi­
vidual metropolitan area data.
The Corpus Christi survey was conducted by the Bureau's regional office in Dallas,
Tex., under the general direction of Boyd B. O'Neal, Associate Assistant Regional Director
for Operations. The survey could not have been accomplished without the cooperation of the
many firm s whose wage and salary data provided the basis for the statistical information in
this bulletin. The Bureau wishes to express sincere appreciation for the cooperation received.

Note:
A current report on occupational earnings in the Corpus Christi area is available
for the moving and storage industry.

AREA WAGE SURVEY

B u lle tin 1 8 5 0 -3 7

U.S. D E P A R T M E N T OF LA BO R, John T . Dunlop, Secretary

October 1975

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, Julius Shiskin, Commissioner

Corpus Christi, Texas, Metropolitan Area, July 1975
CONTENTS

Page

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Introduction .
T ables:
A . Earnings:
A - l . Weekly earnings of office workers________________________________________________________________________________________
A -2 , Weekly earnings of professional and technical w o rk e rs________________________________________________________________
A -3 . Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex ____________________________________
A -4 . Hourly earnings of maintenance and powerplant w o rk e rs_______________________________________________________________
A -5 . Hourly earnings of custodial and material movement w o rk ers___ _____________________________________________________
A -6 . Average hourly earnings of maintenance, powerplant, custodial, and material movementworkers, by s e x ________
A -7 . Percent increases in average hourly earnings for selected occupational groups, adjusted for employmentshifts..
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Appendix A. Scope and method of survey_______________ _______________________________________________________________________________
Appendix B. Occupational descriptions________________________________________________________________________________________________




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Introduction
and material movement. In the 31 largest survey areas, tables A - l a
through A-6a provide sim ilar data for establishments employing 500
workers or more.

This area is 1 of 83 in which the U.S. Department of Labor's
Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts surveys of occupational earnings and
related benefits on an areawide basis. In this area, data were ob­
tained by a combination of personal visit, mail questionnaire, and
telephone interview. Representative establishments within six broad
industry divisions were contacted: Manufacturing; transportation, com­
munication, and other other public utilities; wholesale trade; retail
trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. M ajor industry
groups excluded from these studies are government operations and
the construction and extractive industries. Establishments having fewer
than a prescribed number of workers are omitted because of insufficient
employment in the occupations studied. Separate tabulations are provided
for each of the broad industry divisions which meet publication criteria.

Following the occupational wage tables is table A - 7 which
provides percent changes in average earnings of office clerical w ork­
ers, electronic data processing w orkers, industrial nurses, skilled
maintenance workers, and unskilled plant w orkers. This measure of
wage trends eliminates changes in average earnings caused by employ­
ment shifts among establishments as well as turnover of establishments
included in survey samples. Where possible, data are presented for all
industries, manufacturing, and nonmanufacturing. Appeqdix A discusses
this wage trend measure.

A - s e r i e s tables

Appendixes

Tables A - 1 through A-6 provide estimates of straight-time
hourly or weekly earnings for workers in occupations common to a
variety of manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries. Occupations
were selected from the following categories: (a) Office clerical, (b) pro­
fessional and technical, (c) maintenance and powerplsuit, and (d) custodial

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




I

A. Earnings
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

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

Number
of
workers

(standard)

N u m ber of w ork ers

s

Average
weekly

s
80

Mean ^

Median £

Middle ranged

$
85

s

i

90

95

.

*

100

105

ALL

s tr a ig h t - tim e w e e k ly e a r n in g s

110

115

S

t>

120

130

140

150

160

i
170

o f—
%

s

180

190

i

$

4

200

210

220

£

230

and
u n d er

24o
an d

85

CLERKS.

r e c e iv in g

S

S

90

95

100

105

n o

115

-

-

-

-

-

-

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

22U

6

6

7

2

3

2

7

4

4

2

3

2

1

2

5

1

-

-

13

2
“

-

-

-

-

1
1

_

-

-

-

-

1
1

1

-

1
1

3

-

-

*

240

over

1

-

i

2

1

*

-

-

-

230

WORKERS

ACCOUNTING.

NONMANUFACTURING

CLASS

A

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

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

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

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

$
$
129.00-18b.00

$
158.50

40.0

$
160.50
183.00
147.00

133.50

126.50-170.00

“

*

87
22
65

40.0
40.0

118.50
113.00

116.00
108.50

103.50-132.00
100.00-122.00

.

-

3

-

-

-

25
15

40.0
40.0

48
18
30

40.0

-

-

8
3

-

-

6

6

4

14
5

13
6

2
1

7
-

12
4

12
2

2
2

3

5

131.50
124.00

118.00
116.00

115.00-133.50
115.00-120.00

_

-

-

7

7

_

3
-

-

-

“

-

-

“

*

-

11
11

-

-

-

"

*

*

-

IS

O

148.50

136.00

124.50-182.50

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

3

2

2

-

-

-

3

-

2

-

-

-

-

61
52

40.0
40.0

114.50
110.00

110.00
110.00

99.00-124.50
97.00-115.00

7
7

-

6
6

3
3

1
1

16
15

6
6

7
5

5
1

1
1

2
2

2
2

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

3
3

*

-

“

*

*

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

39.5

160.00
186.00
149.50
173.00

134.00-186.00
160.00-206.50
127.50-172.50
150.00-199.50

_

_

-

15

28

24

24

13

22

24

16

39.5
40.0

162.00
184.50
154.00
175.00

-

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

216
57
159
33

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15
-

28
1

17
2

20
5

13
6

15
2

19
4

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

45
40

39.5
39.5

162.50
163.00

161.00
161.00

138.00-181.00
138.00-198.00

_

-

-

-

-

_

*

-

-

-

3
3

4
4

7
7

4
4

-

-

-

8
4

SECRETARIES,

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

95

39.5

164.00

163.50

127.50-186.00

7

20

4

4

6

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

71
18

39.5
40.0

152.50
174.00

153.50
173.00

126.50-171.00
153.50-199.00

_

7

b

-

1
1

4

-

20
1

-

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

40.0

146.50
186.00
143.50

135.00-184.50
140.00-196.50
133.00-150.50

3

12

16

40.0

156.50
177.50
142.00

5

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

66
27
39

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

52
42

40.0
40.0

151.50
150.00

151.50
154.00

120.00-182.50
120.00-172.00

17

40.0

1 5 4 . U0

141.5(1-165.00

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

29
28

39.5
39.5

106.50
107.50

100.00
100.00

92.00-109.50
92.00-110.00

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSM A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------

36

39.5
40.0

111.00
132.00

100.00
124.50

92.00-119.00
103.00-152.50

OPERATORS,

CLASS

A

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS.
NONMANUFACTURING

CLASS

b

SECRETARIES

SECRETARIES,

CLASS

CLASS

NONMANUFACTURING

C

D

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KEYPUNCH

...

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'n

-

_

1

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12

3

6

2

4
i

6
5

2
1

-

“

1
1

7
6

1
1

5
5

3
3

1
1

2
2

.

-

13

15

4

6

3

5

1

6

1

12

3

5

5

10
1

3

-

4

1
1

2
2

“

-

-

7

1

1

7

6

2

5

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

_

-

1

-

-

5

3

8

12

7

1

-

-

-

9
7

4
4

5
5

4

4

4

3

-

1
1

5

-

2
2

4

4

1

11
9

-

2

_

_

2

-

-

-

-

_
-

2

1

*

5
5

5
-

4
4

1
-

-

4
4

-

4
4

4
4

1
1

-

6

n
-

-

2

_
-

8

8
1

18
8
10
4

"

-

_
-

-

3

6

-

1
1

1
1

i
i

2
2

-

4
3

-

i
i

2
-

_

2

-

i
i

-

-

_
-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

Occupation and in d u stry d iv is io n

Number
of
workere

Average
weekly
hours*
(standard)

N um ber o f w o rk e rs r e c e iv in g stra ig h t -tim e w e e k ly e a rn in g s o f—
S

100
M ' 1" '

Median £

Middle ranged

$

s

s

$

110

120

120

130

1*0.

$

*

S

S

S

S

*

s

S

S

S

$

*

$

140

130

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

250

26o

270

280

290

300

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

250

260

270

2 80

290

300

310

2

8

and
under
no

.

ALL WORKERS
$

$

19

3 9 .0

1 4 9 .0 0

1 3 8 .0 0

1 2 1 .0 G - I7 9 .b 0

$

22
19

''o *0

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

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

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

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

26
15

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

267^00

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

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

■

1

j

1

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS.

U K A r 1L K j i

v

LAoj

A

""

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ELECTRONICS TECH NICIANS, CLASS B —

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47

13C '"O
A
1 o.
4 0 .0 195 .0 0 1 o f *
4 0 .0

2 2 1 .0 0

1

3

_

3
3

0

2 0 2 .0 0

1 9 0 .0 0 - 2 6 0 .SO

-

-

1

2

1

b
1

2

14

3
5

2

6
3

2
*

2

2

-

3

2

-

-

Table A-3. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex.
in Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1975
Average
(mean2 )

Average
(mean2 )

S ex , occu p a tion , and in d u s try d iv is io n

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS -

of

Average
(mean2 )
Number

Number

Number
Weekly
hours 1
standard)

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

WOMEN

Sex, occu pation , and in d u stry d iv is io n

of
workeis

Weekly
houre 1
standard)

Sex, occupation, and in d u stry d iv is io n

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

of

Weekly
hours 1
[standard)

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOMEN— CONTINUED

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOMEN— CONTINUED
37
1

CLERKS,

ACCOUNTING, CLASS

__

->0 SECRETARIES -

r
-

1 1 7.00
1 1 3.00
■CrO.O 110.->0

NONMANUFACTURING

A

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS a
NONMANUFACTURING

4 0 .0

40*0
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ----

124 .0 0

/ A .0 A 1 _ /

33

4 0 .0

l rv
/A

1 1 4.50
1 1 0.00

-n
22
19

1 4 2 .0 0
UK A, 1

0 .0
17

vL

A

""

'n

'0 0
Ml*n
0 .0

1 ->0 • 00

4 0 .0

t

1 5 8 .5 0

186.50
195.00
ELECTRONICS TECH NICIANS,

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9 4 .5 0

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN

.0 0

A

'0 0

162.00
1 8 4.50
175 .0 0

20

1 6 4.00

0*0

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS,

1*06
107.50

36
95
24

/A

29
28

CONTINUED

4 0 .0

E arn in gs data in ta b le A - 3 r e la te on ly to w o r k e r s w h ose s e x
id e n tific a tio n w as p ro v id e d by the e s ta b lish m en t.
E a rn in gs data in
ta b les A - l and A - 2 , on the o th er hand, r e la te to a ll w o r k e r s in an
occupation.
(S ee appendix A fo r p u blication c r it e r ia . )

CLASS 0 —

44

4 0 .0

2 2 4 .5 0

N u m b er o f w o rk e rs r e c e iv in g s tr a ig h t-tim e h o u rly e a rn in g s o f —

Hourly earnings5

N
Occupation and in du stry d iv is io n

S
3.00

L

of
workers

M ean2

M edian2

Middle range 2

s
3.20

$
3.40

3.40

3.60

s

$
4.00

$
4.20

$
4.40

$
4.60

S

4. 80

S
5.00

S

3.60

$
3.80

5.20

5.40 5.60

s
5.80

6.00

3.80

4.00

4.20

4.40

4.60

4.80

5, 0 0

5.20

5.40

5.60 5.80

6.00

6.20

%

$

S

$
6.20

1 ----- "5----- "5
7.00 7.20 7.40

$
6. 4 0

*
6. 6 0

6, 6(1

8, fln 7 . 0 0

7.20

7.40

7.60

5.

6.80

and
under
3.20

ALL WORKERS
$

$

6.75
6.75

5.995.99-

$
6.91
6.91

6.65
6.71

7.00
7.00

6.336.47-

7.09
7.09

20

6.51

6.33

6.13-

7.33

32
28

6.36
6.67

6.74
7.00

6.036.08-

7.00
7.00

MACHINISTS. MAINTENANCE MANUFACTURING ---------------

114
113

6.93
6.93

7.00
7.00

6.816.81-

7.27
7.27

MECHANICS. AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE) -----------------MANUFACTURING --------------NONMANUFACTURING --------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S -----

58
28
30
22

5.01
4.96
5.05
5.17

A . 90
4.08
4.90
5.03

4.213.504.744.90-

5.90
6.84
5.42
5.63

MECHANICS. MAINTENANCE —
MANUFACTURING --------------NONMANUFACTURING:
PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ------

217
175

6.67
6.83

6.84
b# 6 4

6.476.65-

7.24
7.27

39

6.17

5.94

5.74-

7.06

PAINTERS. MAINTENANCE -----MANUFACTURING ---------------

95
45

6.65
6.65

6.49
6.49

6.476.47-

7.24
7.24

P IP E F IT T E R S , MAINTENANCE ■
MANUFACTURING ---------------

97
97

6.82
6.82

6.84
6.84

6.816.81-

6.84
6.84

CARPENTERS. MAINTENANCE —
MANUFACTURING --------------

31
31

$
6.59
6.59

ELECTRICIANS. MAINTENANCE
MANUFACTURING --------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g :
PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S -----

107
86

ENGINEERS. STATIONARY ----MANUFACTURING ---------------

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5

4
4

4
4

4
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14
14

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6

36
36

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4
4

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6

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-

-

4
4

4
4

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9
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.

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52
52

12

44
44

28
28

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12

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27
27

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13
13

16
16

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12
12

12
12

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54
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~

*

dum ber o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s tr a ig h t-tim e h o u rly e a rn in g s o f—

Hourly earnings3
Number
of
workers

Occupation and in d u stry d iv is io n

*
2.00
Mean 2

Median*

Middle range 2

ALL

3
3.60

I
3.80

4
A . 00

$
A.20

S

$
A . 80

$
5.00

$

%

5.20

5. Ao

5.60

$
5.80

$

A.A0

S
A . 60

s
.

3 . A0

6.20

t
6.60

s
7.00

2 . Ao

.80

2.60

3.00

3.20

3. A Q

3.60

3.80

A . 00

A.20

4.40

A . 60

A . 80

5.00

5.20

5.40

5.60

5.80

6.20

6.60

7.00

7. A o

*

"

WORKERS

$

$

A.Jc-

J.77

A ,j 2

j

2.10c.91

2.20
5.3A

360

2 . A0

2.25-

2.85

2

2.50

2.35-

2.75

$ _
A . 96

$

506
43

2.38

2.10
A . 96

133

2.90

A1

AND

.60

and
under
2.20

GUARDS

$
3. 2 0

s

2.80

S
3.00

s

----- i —
2.20 2 . A0

1

2.62

WATCHMEN:

•33

2

1

13

13

*

GUARDS:
42
JANITORS.

LABORERS.

PORTERS.

MATERIAL

AND

CLEANERS

HANDLING

-----

----------

.7 7

*

57

19

25

18

6

15

-

5

19

2
4

2

5

9

-

2

1

3

-

-

-

5

-

-

2

-

-

8

13

*

13

“

“

*

“

-

11
11

6

-

-

-

-

-

“

1
58

-

16
16

-

-

_

2
2

8
8
“

-

-

~

12

”

18

“

2

6

*
1
1

-

2

2

1

“
“

78

*

*
*

78
78

-

“
-

*
*
*

38
38
38

*

*

A0

“

1
20
PJ
5.22
TPUCKDRIVERS.

LIGHT

TRUCKDRIVERS.

MEDIUM

•2

(1-1/2

1
3A

16

*

18

~

15

*
6.7b

“

2
2

4
4
1

2
2
2

2

8

“
“

“
*

“

1
“

*

(OVER

A

2.35-

_. .
O
j

A . 50

1A

jj*®2
• ->0

A . 09-

A.7A

^

r-

7

f.75
t
6 7^

o

TONS.
2c2

i n

A.

jA

3

60

3.00

60

diesA . 05
A. A0

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




2.85

TO

79
HEAVY

.

7

16

(UNDER
28

TRUCKDRIVERS.

35

2

*

%
r3.00-

6
r-

5. A 6

-, ,
5.35

10

10

34

35

16

8

1A

“

-

*

*

“

“

10
10

~

10
10

16
16

17
17

“

2

-

*

-

2

"
6
6

"

”

*
1
1




Table A-6. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, powerplant,
custodial, and material movement workers, by sex.
in Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1975
Sex, occupation, and in d u stry d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

Average
(mean2 )
hourly
earnings3

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT
OCCUPATIONS - MEN
$
6 .5 9

20

6 .5 1

32
28

6 .3 6
6 .6 7

~

114

6 .9 3
6 .9 3

JAN ITO RS.

______________ _

$

6 .6 5
6 .7 1

NONMANUFACTUk ING*
• ”

Average
(m ean2 )
hourly
earnings3

GUARDS AND WATCHMEN— CONTINUED
guards:

107

U l1 L 1 1l t b

Number
of
workers

CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED
31

K U n L1u

Sex, occupation, and indu stry d iv is io n

PORTERS.

AND CLEANERS

------

31b

2 .5 6
ft* 5?

__

_ ___ __

133

/

MECHANICS.

AUTOMOTIVE

D,

479

t>8

6 .6 7
6 .8 3

TRUCKDRIVERS, LIGHT

175
39

6 .1 7

TRUCKDRIVERS. MFOIUM

45

(UNDtR

6 .6 5

n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g :
r U H L 't i

U l 11.1 1 I t J

” ”

97

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY

(1 - 1 / 2 TO

(OVER 4 TONS,

C*0"'
143

CUSTOOIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
OCCUPATIONS - MEN

44

GUARDS AND WATCHMEN:
4 .9 6
See footn otes at end o f ta b les.

E a rn in g s data in ta b le A - 6 r e la te on ly to w o r k e r s w hose sex
id e n tific a tio n w as p ro vid ed by the esta b lis h m e n t.
E arn in gs data in
ta b le s A - 4 and A - 5 , on the oth er hand, r e la te to a ll w o r k e r s in an
occu pation .
(S ee appendix A fo r pu blication c r it e r ia .)

4 *2 6

Table A-7. Percent increases in average hourly earnings for
selected occupational groups, adjusted for employment
shifts, in Corpus Christi, Tex., for selected periods
Industry and o ccu p ation al
grou p

July 1974
to
July 1975

A l l in d u s trie s :
O ffic e c le r ic a l (m en and w o m e n )_______________________________
E le c tro n ic data p ro c e s s in g (m en and w o m e n )________________
In d u s tria l n u rses (m en and w o m e n )___________________________
S k illed m aintenance tra d e s (m e n )...----- -----------------------------U n skilled plant w o rk e rs (m e n )__________________________________

*
*
*
13.8
9.2

M anufacturing:
O ffic e c le r ic a l (m en and w o m e n )---------------------------------------E le c tro n ic data p ro c e s s in g (m en and w o m e n )-------------------In d u stria l n u rses (m en and w o m e n )___________________________
S k illed m aintenance tra d e s (m e n )----------------------------------- —
U n sk illed plant w o rk e rs (m e n )..________________________________

*
♦
14.2
11.4

N on m an u factu rin g:
O ffic e c le r ic a l (m en and w o m e n )_______________________________
E le c tro n ic data p ro c e s s in g (m en and w o m e n )_______________
In d u stria l n u rses (m en and w o m e n )___________________________
S k illed m aintenance tra d e s (m e n )__________________ _________
U n sk illed plant w o rk e rs (m en ) __________________________ ___

*
*
*
7.3

*

Data do not m e e t p u blication c r it e r ia .

N O T E : The p e rc e n t in c r e a s e s p r e s e n te d in th is ta b le a re b a sed on changes in a v e ra g e
h ou rly ea rn in gs fo r e sta b lish m en ts re p o rtin g the tre n d jo b s in both the cu rre n t and p revio u s
y e a r (m atched esta b lis h m e n ts ).
T h e y a r e not a ffe c te d by changes in a v e ra g e ea rn in gs
resu ltin g fr o m em p loym en t sh ifts am ong e sta b lish m en ts o r tu r n o v e r o f esta b lish m en ts
in clu ded in su rvey sa m p le s .
T h e p e rc e n t in c r e a s e s , h o w e v e r, a re s t ill a ffe c te d by fa c to rs
oth er than w age in c r e a s e s .
H ir in g s , la y o ffs , and tu rn o v e r m ay a ffe c t an esta b lish m en t
a v e ra g e fo r an occupation when w o r k e r s a re p aid under plans p ro v id in g a ran ge o f w a ge rates
f o r in d ivid u al job s. In p e rio d s of in c r e a s e d h ir in g , fo r ex a m p le , new e m p lo y e e s e n te r at the
b ottom o f the* ran ge, d e p re s s in g the a v e ra g e without a change in w age ra te s .
T h e s e w age tre n d s a re not lin k ed to the w age in d exes p r e v io u s ly pu blish ed fo r th is
a re a becau se the w age in d exes m e a s u re d changes in a re a a v e ra g e s w h e re a s th ese w a ge tren d s
m ea su re changes in m atch ed e s ta b lish m en t a v e r a g e s .
O th er c h a r a c te r is tic s o f th ese w age
tren d s w hich d iffe r fr o m the discon tin u ed in d exes inclu de (1 ) ea rn in gs data o f o ffic e c le r ic a l
w o rk e rs and in d u stria l n u rses a re c o n v e rte d to an h o u rly b a s is , (2 ) tre n d e s tim a te s are
p ro v id e d fo r nonm anufacturing esta b lish m en ts w h e re p o s s ib le , and (3 ) tre n d e s tim a te s are
p ro v id e d fo r e le c tr o n ic data p ro c e s s in g jo b s.
F o r a m o re d e ta ile d d e s c rip tio n Of the m eth od used to com pute th e s e w a ge tre n d s , see
"Im p ro v in g A r e a W a ge S u rvey I n d e x e s ," M onthly L a b o r R e v ie w , January 1973, pp. 52-57.

Footnotes 1
3
2
1 Standard h ou rs r e fle c t the w o rk w e e k
to th e s e w e e k ly h ou rs.
2 T h e m ean is com pu ted f o r ea ch jo b
and h a lf r e c e iv e le s s than the ra te shown.
3 E x clu d es p r e m iu m pay f o r o v e r tim e




fo r w hich em p lo y e e s r e c e iv e t h e ir r e g u la r s tr a ig h t-tim e s a la r ie s (e x c lu s iv e o f pay fo r o v e r tim e at re g u la r and/or p re m iu m r a t e s ), and the earn in gs co rresp o n d
by tota lin g the earn in gs of all w o r k e r s and d ivid in g by the nu m ber o f w o r k e r s .
T h e m ed ian d esign a tes p ositio n — h a lf o f the e m p lo y e e s su rveyed r e c e iv e m o re
T h e m id d le range is d efin ed b y 2 ra te s o f pay; a fou rth o f the w o r k e r s earn le s s than the lo w e r o f th ese ra tes and a fou rth ea rn m o re than the h igh er rate.
and fo r w o rk on w eeken ds, h o lid a y s , and* la te sh ifts.




Appendix A
A r e a w a ge and r e la te d b e n e fits data a re obtained by p e rs o n a l v is its o f B u reau f ie ld r e p r e s e n t­
a tiv e s at 3 - y e a r in te r v a ls . 1 In ea ch o f the in te rv e n in g y e a r s , in fo rm a tio n on em p lo ym en t and
occu p a tio n a l e a rn in g s is c o lle c t e d by a com b in ation of p e rs o n a l v is it ; m a il q u e s tio n n a ire , and telep h on e
in te r v ie w fr o m e s ta b lis h m e n ts p a rtic ip a tin g in the p re v io u s su rvey.
In each o f the 83 2 a re a s c u r r e n tly s u rv e y e d , data a re obtained fr o m re p r e s e n ta tiv e e s ta b ­
lis h m e n ts w ith in s ix b ro a d in d u s try d iv is io n s : M an u factu rin g; tra n s p o rta tio n , com m u n ica tion , and oth er
pu b lic u t ilit ie s ; w h o le s a le t r a d e ; r e t a il tr a d e ; fin a n ce, in su ra n ce, and r e a l esta te; and s e r v ic e s . M a jo r
in d u s try grou ps e x c lu d e d f r o m th e s e stu d ies a re govern m en t op eration s and the co n stru ctio n and
e x t r a c t iv e in d u s trie s . E s ta b lis h m e n ts h avin g fe w e r than a p r e s c r ib e d num ber o f w o r k e r s a re o m itted
b eca u se o f in s u ffic ie n t e m p lo y m e n t in the occu pation s studied.
S ep a ra te tabulations a re p r o v id e d fo r
ea ch o f th e b ro a d in d u stry d iv is io n s w h ich m e e t pu blication c r it e r ia .

A v e r a 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 tim a te s . In d u s trie s and estab lish m en ts d iffe r
in pay l e v e l and jo b sta ffin g , and thus con trib u te d iffe r e n tly to the e s tim a te s fo r each job .
P ay
a v e ra g e s m a y f a il to r e fle c t a c c u ra te ly the w a ge d iffe r e n t ia l am ong jo b s in in d ivid u al estab lish m en ts.
A v e r a g e pay l e v e ls fo r m en and w om en in s e le c te d occu pation s should not be assum ed to
r e fle c t d iffe r e n c e s in pay o f the s e x e s w ith in in d ivid u a l esta b lis h m e n ts . F a c to r s which m a y contribute
to d iffe r e n c e s in clu d e p r o g r e s s io n w ithin e s ta b lis h e d r a te ra n g e s , sin ce only the rates paid incum bents
a re c o lle c te d , and p e rfo r m a n c e o f s p e c ific du ties w ithin the g e n e r a l s u rv e y job d e s c rip tio n s .
Job
d e s c rip tio n s used to c la s s ify e m p lo y e e s in th ese s u rv e y s u su ally a r e m o r e g e n e r a liz e d than th ose used
in in d iv id u a l esta b lis h m e n ts and a llo w fo r m in o r d iffe r e n c e s am ong esta b lish m en ts in s p e c ific
duties p e r fo r m e d .
O ccu p ation al e m p lo y m e n t e s tim a te s r e p re s e n t the to ta l in a ll esta b lish m en ts w ithin the scope
o f the study and not the n u m b er a ctu a lly s u rvey ed . B eca u se o ccu p ation al stru ctu res among e s ta b lis h ­
m en ts d iffe r , e s tim a te s o f occu p a tio n a l em p lo ym en t obtain ed fr o m the sa m p le o f estab lish m en ts studied
s e r v e only to in d ic a te the r e la t iv e im p o rta n c e o f the jo b s studied. T h e s e d iffe r e n c e s in occupational
s tru ctu re do not a ffe c t m a t e r ia lly the a c c u ra c y o f the e a rn in g s data.

T h e s e s u rv e y s a re con du cted on a sa m p le b a s is .
T h e sam plin g p ro c e d u re s in v o lv e d e ta ile d
s tr a tific a tio n o f a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith in the scope o f an in d ivid u a l a r e a su rvey by in d u stry and nu m ber
o f e m p lo y e e s . F r o m th is s tr a t ifie d u n iv e rs e a p ro b a b ility sam p le is s e le c te d , w ith each esta b lish m en t
h avin g a p re d e te r m in e d ch an ce o f s e le c tio n . T o obtain optim u m a ccu ra cy at m in im u m c o s t, a g r e a t e r
p r o p o r tio n o f la r g e than s m a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts is s e le c te d . When data a re com bin ed, ea ch e sta b lish m en t
is w e ig h te d a c c o rd in g to its p ro b a b ility o f s e le c tio n , so that unbiased es tim a te s a re ge n e ra te d .
For
e x a m p le , i f one out o f fo u r e s ta b lis h m e n ts is s e le c te d , it is given a w eigh t o f fo u r to r e p r e s e n t i t s e l f
plus th r e e o th e rs . An a lte rn a te o f th e sam e o rig in a l p ro b a b ility is chosen in the sam e in d u s tr y -s iz e
c la s s ific a t io n i f data a r e not a v a ila b le f o r the o rig in a l sam ple m e m b e r.
If no su itab le su bstitute is
a v a ila b le , ad d itio n a l w e ig h t is a s s ig n e d to a sam p le m e m b e r that is s im ila r to the m is s in g unit.

W a ge tre n d s f o r s e le c te d o ccu p ation al grou p s

O ccu p ation s and E a rn in g s

O ccu pation s u sed to com pute w a g e tre n d s a re :

O ccu pation s s e le c te d fo r study a re com m on to a v a r ie t y o f m anufacturing and nonm anufacturing
in d u s tr ie s , and a r e o f the fo llo w in g ty p e s :
(1 ) O ffic e c le r ic a l; (2) p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l; (3 )
m a in ten an ce and p o w e rp la n t; and (4 ) c u s to d ia l and m a te r ia l m ovem en t. O ccu pation al c la s s ific a tio n is
b a s e d on a u n ifo rm set o f jo b d e s c r ip tio n s d esig n ed to take account o f in te re s ta b lis h m e n t v a r ia tio n
in du ties w ithin the sam e jo b . O ccu pation s s e le c te d fo r study a re lis te d and d e s c r ib e d in appendix B .
U n less o th e r w is e in d ic a te d , the e a rn in g s data fo llo w in g the jo b t it le s a re fo r a ll in d u s trie s com bin ed.
E a rn in g s data fo r som e o f the o ccu p ation s lis t e d and d e s c rib e d , o r fo r som e in d u stry d iv is io n s w ithin
o ccu p a tio n s, a re not p r e s e n te d in the A - s e r i e s ta b le s , b ecau se e ith e r (1 ) em p loym en t in the occupation
is to o s m a ll to p r o v id e enough data to m e r it p resen ta tio n , o r (2 ) th e re is p o s s ib ility o f d is c lo s u r e o f
in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n t data. S e p a ra te m e n 's and w o m en 's ea rn in gs data a re not p re s e n te d when the
n u m b er o f w o r k e r s not id e n tifie d by sex is 20 p erc e n t o r m o r e o f the m en o r w om en id e n tifie d in an
occu p ation .
E a rn in g s data not shown s e p a r a te ly fo r in du stry d iv is io n s are in clu d ed in a ll in d u s trie s
co m b in e d data, w h e re shown.
L ik e w is e , data a re inclu ded in the o v e r a ll c la s s ific a tio n when a sub­
c la s s ific a t io n o f e le c t r o n ic s te c h n ic ia n s , s e c r e t a r ie s , o r tr u c k d r iv e r s is not shown o r in fo rm a tio n to
s u b c la s s ify is not a v a ila b le .
O ccu p ation al em p lo y m e n t and ea rn in g s data a re shown fo r fu ll- tim e w o r k e r s , i . e . , th ose h ir e d
to w o rk a re g u la r w e e k ly sch ed u le. E a rn in g s data exclu de p re m iu m pay fo r o v e r tim e and fo r w o rk on
w eek e n d s , h o lid a y s , and la te sh ifts. N on produ ction bonuses a re exclu ded, but c o s t - o f- liv in g allo w a n ces
and in c e n tiv e bonuses a re in clu d ed .
W e e k ly hou rs fo r o ffic e c le r ic a l and p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l
occu p a tion s r e f e r to the stan d ard w o rk w e e k (rounded to the n e a re s t h a lf h ou r) fo r w h ich e m p lo y e e s
r e c e iv e r e g u la r s tr a ig h t- tim e s a la r ie s (e x c lu s iv e o f pay fo r o v e r tim e at re g u la r and/or p re m iu m r a te s ).
A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a rn in g s fo r th e s e occu p ation s a re rounded to the n e a re s t h a lf d o lla r.
T h e s e s u r v e y s m e a s u re the l e v e l o f occu pational ea rn in gs in an a r e a at a p a rtic u la r tim e .
C o m p a ris o n s o f in d iv id u a l o c cu p a tio n a l a v e r a g e s o v e r tim e m ay not re fle c t ex p e c te d w a ge ch an ges.
T h e a v e r a g e s fo r in d iv id u a l jo b s a re a ffe c te d by changes in w a ges and em p loym en t p a ttern s.
For
e x a m p le , p ro p o rtio 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 fir m s m ay ch an ge, o r h ig h -w a g e
w o r k e r s m a y advance to b e t t e r jo b s and be r e p la c e d by new w o r k e r s at lo w e r ra te s .
Such s h ifts in
e m p lo y m e n t could d e c r e a s e an o c cu p a tio n a l a v e ra g e even though m o st esta b lis h m e n ts in an a re a
in c r e a s e w a g e s d u rin g th e y e a r .
T r e n d s in ea rn in gs o f occu pation al grou pq, shown in ta b le A - 7,
a r e b e t t e r in d ic a to rs o f w a g e tre n d s than in d iv id u a l job s w ithin the groups.

The
Annual ra te s
span b etw een
in c r e a s e d at

p e rc e n ts o f change in ta b le A - 7 r e la te to w a ge ch an ges b etw een the in d ica ted dates.
o f in c r e a s e , w h e re shown, r e fle c t the amount o f in c r e a s e f o r 12 m onths when the tim e
s u rv e y s w as o th e r than 12 m onths. Annual ra te s a re b a sed on the assum ption that w ages
a constant ra te b etw een s u rv e y s .

O ffic e c le r ic a l (m en and 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 to r s ,
c la s s B
C le r k s , accou nting, c la s s e s A and B
C le r k s , f i l e , c la s s e s A , B , and C
C le r k s , o r d e r
C le r k s , p a y r o ll
Keypunch o p e r a to r s , c la s s e s A and B
M essen gers
S e c r e t a r ie s
S te n o g ra p h e rs , g e n e r a l
S te n o g ra p h e rs , s e n io r
S w itch b oa rd o p e ra to rs
T a b u la tin g -m a c h in e o p e r a to r s ,
c la s s B
T y p is t s , c la s s e s A and B
E le c tr o n ic data p r o c e s s in g
(m en and w o m e n ):
C o m p u ter o p e r a to r s , c la s s e s A , B , and
C o m p u ter p r o g r a m m e r s , c la s s e s A , B ,
and C

E le c tr o n ic data p r o c e s s in g (m en
and w om en )— C ontinued
C o m p u ter s y s te m s an a lysts, c la s s e s A ,
B , and C
In d u s tria l n u rses (m en and w o m e n ):
N u r s e s , in d u s tria l (r e g is t e r e d )
S k ille d m ain ten an ce (m e n ):
C a rp e n te rs
E le c t ric ia n s
M a c h in is ts
M ech a n ics
M e c h a n ic s (a u to m o tiv e )
P a in te r s
P ip e fit t e r s
T o o l and d ie m a k e rs
U n s k ille d plan t (m e n ):
J a n ito rs , p o r t e r s , and c le a n e rs
L a b o r e r s , m a t e r ia l handling

P e r c e n t ch an ges f o r in d iv id u a l a re a s in the p r o g r a m a re com pu ted as fo llo w s :
1. E a ch occu pation is a ssig n ed a w eig h t b a s e d on its p ro p o rtio n a te em p loym en t in the s e le c te d
grou p o f occu pation s in the b a se y e a r .
2. T h e s e w e ig h ts a r e u sed to com pute grou p a v e r a g e s .
E a ch occu p a tio n 's a v e ra g e (m ean )
e a rn in g s is m u ltip lie d by its w e ig h t. T h e p rod u cts a r e to ta le d to obtain a grou p a v e ra g e .
3. T h e r a tio o f gro u p a v e ra g e s fo r 2 c o n s e c u tiv e y e a r s is com pu ted by d ivid in g the a v e ra g e
f o r the c u rre n t y e a r by the a v e r a g e fo r the e a r l i e r y e a r . T h e re s u lts — e x p r e s s e d as a p ercen t— le s s 100
is the p e rc e n t change.
E sta b lish m en t p r a c tic e s and su p p lem en ta ry w a ge p r o v is io n s

1 Pereonal visits were on a 2-year cycle 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 . —P a .; Birmingham, A la . ; Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood and West Palm Beach—Boca Raton, F la .; Lexington—Fayette, Ky. ; Melbourne—T itu s v ille Cocoa, F la .; Norfolk—Virginia Beach—Portsmouth and Newport News—Hampton, Va. —N. C . ; Poughkeepsie—Kingston—Newbuigh, N’. Y . ; Raleigh—
Durham, N. C . ; Syracuse, N . Y . ; Utica—Rom e, N . Y . ; and Westchester County, N .Y . In addition, the Bureau conducts more lim ited area studies in
approxim ately 70 areas at the request of the Employment Standards Administration o f the U. S. Department o f Labor.




T ab u la tion s on s e le c te d e sta b lish m en t p r a c tic e s and s u p p lem en ta ry w age p ro v is io n s (B - s e r ie s
ta b le s ) a re not p re s e n te d in th is b u lletin .
In fo rm a tio n fo r th ese tab u lation s is c o lle c te d at 3 -y e a r
i n t e r v a l s . 1 T h e s e tab u lation s on m in im u m en tra n ce s a la r ie s fo r in e x p e r ie n c e d o ffic e w o r k e r s ; shift
d iffe r e n tia ls ; sch ed u led w e e k ly h ou rs and d ays; paid h o lid a y s ; paid v a c a tio n s ; and health, in su ran ce, and
p en sion plans a re p re s e n te d (in the B - s e r ie s ta b le s ) in p re v io u s b u lle tin s fo r th is area.




Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied
in Corpus Christi, Tex.,1July 1975
In d u stry d iv is io n 2

M in im u m
em p loym en t
in e s ta b lis h m ents in scope
o f study

W o r k e r s in e sta b lish m en ts
W ithin scope o f s tu d y 4

W ithin scope
o f study*

Studied

Studied
N um ber

P ercen t

168

72

25,438

100

16,546

"

38
130

19
53

9,430
16,008

37
63

6,7 8 3
9, 763

50
50
50
50
50

20
17
57
18
18

11
5
19
8
10

3,449
1,038
7, 724
1,398
2,399

14
4
30
6
9

2,691
438
4 ,4 9 0
874
1,270

A l l d iv is io n s ___________________________________
M an u factu rin g ___________________________________ N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g ________________________________
T ra n s p o rta tio n , co m m u n ica tion , and
o th e r public u t i l i t i e s 5 . . __________________ ___
W h o lesa le tra d e 6 _______________ _______________
R e ta il tra d e 6_________________________________ F in a n ce, in su ra n ce, and r e a l e s t a t e 6 _______
S e r v ic e s 6 7 --------- ------------------------------------

N u m b er o f estab lish m en ts

50

1 T h e C orp u s C h r is ti Standard M e tro p o lita n S ta tis tic a l A r e a , as d efin ed by the O ffic e o f M anagem ent and Budget throu gh F e b r u a r y 1974, c o n s is ts
o f N u eces and San P a t r ic io C ou n ties.
T h e "w o r k e r s w ith in scope o f stu d y" e s tim a te s shown in th is ta b le p ro v id e a re a s o n a b ly a c c u ra te d e s c r ip tio n
o f the s iz e and c o m p o s itio n o f the la b o r fo r c e in clu d ed in the s u rv e y .
E s tim a te s a re not intended, h o w e v e r, fo r c o m p a ris o n w ith o th e r e m p lo y m e n t
in d ex es to m e a s u re em p loym en t tren d s o r le v e ls sin ce (1 ) planning o f w age s u rv e y s re q u ire s esta b lish m en t data c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in advan ce
o f the p a y r o ll p e rio d stu died, and (2 ) s m a ll e sta b lish m en ts a r e exclu d ed fro m the scope o f the su rvey.
2 T h e 1967 ed itio n o f the Standard In d u s tria l C la s s ific a tio n M anual w as used in c la s s ify in g esta b lish m en ts by in d u s try d iv is io n .
3 In clu des a ll e sta b lish m en ts w ith to ta l em p lo y m en t at o r ab ove the m in im u m lim ita tio n . A l l ou tlets (w ith in the a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ies in in d u s trie s
such as t r a d e , fin a n ce, auto r e p a ir s e r v ic e , and m otion p ic tu re th e a te rs a r e co n s id e re d as 1 estab lish m en t.
4 In clu d es a ll w o r k e r s in a ll e sta b lish m en ts w ith to ta l em p lo ym en t (w ith in the a re a ) at o r above the m in im u m lim ita tio n .
5 A b b r e v ia te d to "p u b lic u t ilit ie s " in the A - s e r i e s ta b le s .
T a x ic a b s and s e r v ic e s in cid en ta l to w a te r tra n sp o rta tio n w e r e ex c lu d e d .
The C orp u s
C h r is ti tra n s it s y s te m is m u n ic ip a lly o p e ra te d and is exclu ded by d e fin itio n fr o m the scope o f the s u rvey .
6 T h is d iv is io n is r e p re s e n te d in e s tim a te s fo r " a l l in d u s tr ie s " and "n on m an u factu rin g" in the A - s e r ie s ta b le s .
S ep a ra te p re s e n ta tio n o f data
is not m ad e fo r one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g r e a s o n s :
(1 ) E m p lo ym en t is too s m a ll to p ro v id e enough data to m e r it s e p a ra te study, (2 ) the sa m p le
w as not d esig n ed in it ia lly to p e rm it s ep a ra te p re s e n ta tio n , (3 ) re s p o n s e was in s u ffic ie n t o r inadequate to p e rm it sep a ra te p re s e n ta tio n , and (4 ) th e re
is p o s s ib ility o f d is c lo s u r e o f in d ivid u a l e sta b lish m en t data.
7 H o te ls and m o te ls ; la u n d ries and o th er p e rs o n a l s e r v ic e s ; b u sin ess s e r v ic e s ; au tom obile r e p a ir , ren ta l, and p a rk in g; m o tio n p ic tu r e s ; n o n p ro fit
m e m b e rs h ip o rg a n iza tio n s (exclu d in g r e lig io u s and ch a rita b le o rg a n iz a tio n s ); and e n g in eerin g and a rc h ite c tu ra l s e r v ic e s .

Appendix B. Occupational Descriptions

T h e p r im a r y purpose o f p re p a rin g jo b d e s c rip tio n s fo r the B u rea u 's w a ge su rv e y s is to a s s is t its f ie ld s ta ff in c la s s ify in g in to a p p ro p ria te
occu p ation s w o r k e r s who a re em p lo y e d under a v a r ie t y o f p a y r o ll t it le s and d iffe r e n t w o rk a rra n g em en ts fr o m e sta b lish m en t to e s ta b lish m en t and
fr o m a r e a to a re a .
T h is p e rm its the grouping o f o ccu p ation al w age ra te s re p re s e n tin g c o m p a ra b le jo b content. B eca u se o f th is em p h a sis on
in te re s ta b lis h m e n t and in te r a r e a c o m p a ra b ility o f occu p a tion a l content, the B u re a u 's jo b d e s c rip tio n s m ay d iffe r s ig n ific a n tly fr o m th ose in use in
in d iv id u a l e sta b lish m en ts o r th ose p re p a re d fo r oth er p u rp o ses.
In applying th e s e jo b d e s c r ip tio n s , the B u re a u 's fie ld e c o n o m is ts a r e in stru cted
to e x clu d e w o rk in g s u p e r v is o r s ; ap p ren tices; le a r n e r s ; b e g in n e rs ; tr a in e e s ; and handicapped, p a r t - t im e , te m p o r a r y , and p ro b a tio n a ry w o r k e r s .

O FF IC E

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

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

P r e p a r e s sta te m e n ts , b i l l s , and in v o ic e s on a m achine oth er than an o r d in a r y o r e le c tr o m a tic
t y p e w r it e r . M a y a ls o k e e p r e c o r d s as to b illin g s o r shipping ch a rges o r p e r fo r m o th er c le r ic a l w ork
in c id e n ta l to b illin g o p e ra tio n s . F o r w a g e study p u rp o ses, b ille r s , m ach in e, a re c la s s ifie d by typ e of
m a c h in e , as fo llo w s :

P e r fo r m s one o r m o r e accounting c le r ic a l ta sk s such as p ostin g to r e g is te r s and le d g e r s ;
r e c o n c ilin g bank accou nts; v e r ify in g the in te rn a l c o n s is te n c y , c o m p le te n e s s , and m a th em a tica l a ccu ra cy
of accounting docu m en ts; a ssign in g p r e s c r ib e d accounting d istrib u tio n c o d e s ; exam ining and v e r ify in g
fo r c le r ic a l a c c u ra c y v a r io u s ty p es o f r e p o r ts , lis t s , c a lc u la tio n s , p o stin g , e tc .; o r p re p a rin g sim p le o r
a s s is tin g in p re p a rin g m o r e c o m p lic a te d jo u rn a l v o u c h e rs . M a y w o rk in e ith e r a m a n u a i o r autom ated
accounting s ystem .

B i l l e r , m ach in e (b illin g m a c h in e ).
U ses a s p e c ia l b illin g m achine (com b in ation typ in g and
adding m a c h in e ) to p r e p a r e b ills and in v o ic e s fr o m c u s to m e rs ' pu rch ase o r d e r s , in te rn a lly p re p a re d
o r d e r s , shipping m e m o ra n d u m s , e tc .
U s u a lly in v o lv e s ap p lication of p re d e te rm in e d discou nts and
shipping c h a rg e s and e n try o f n e c e s s a r y e x te n s io n s , w hich m ay o r m ay not be com pu ted on the b illin g
m a ch in e, and to ta ls w h ich a r e a u to m a tic a lly accu m u lated by m achine. T h e op eration u su ally in v o lv e s a
la r g e n u m b er o f ca rb on c o p ie s o f the b i l l b ein g p re p a re d and is often done on a fa n fo ld m ach in e.
B i l l e r , m a ch in e (b ook k eep in g m a c h in e ). U ses a bookkeeping m achine (w ith o r without a
t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a rd ) to p r e p a r e c u s to m e r s ' b ills as part o f the accounts r e c e iv a b le op era tio n .
G e n e r a lly in v o lv e s the sim u ltan eou s e n try o f fig u re s on c u s to m e r s ' le d g e r r e c o r d .
T h e m ach in e
a u to m a tic a lly a ccu m u lates fig u r e s on a n u m b er o f v e r t ic a l colum ns and com putes and usually p rin ts
a u to m a tic a lly the debit o r c r e d it b a la n c e s . D oes not in v o lv e a k n ow led ge o f bookkeepin g. W o rk s fr o m
u n ifo rm and stan d ard ty p e s o f s a le s and c r e d it slip s.

T h e w o rk r e q u ir e s a k n ow led ge o f c le r ic a l m ethods and o ffic e p r a c tic e s and p ro c e d u re s which
r e la te s to the c le r i c a l p r o c e s s in g and r e c o rd in g o f tra n s a c tio n s and accounting in fo rm a tio n .
W ith
e x p e r ie n c e , the w o r k e r ty p ic a lly b e c o m e s fa m ilia r w ith the book k eep in g and accounting te r m s and
p ro c e d u re s used in the a ssign ed w o rk , but is not r e q u ir e d to have a k n o w led ge o f the fo r m a l p rin c ip le s
o f b ookkeepin g and accounting.
P o s itio n s a re c la s s ifie d in to le v e ls on the b a s is o f the fo llo w in g d efin ition s.
C la s s A . U n d er g e n e r a l s u p e rv is io n , p e r fo r m s accounting c le r ic a l op era tion s w hich re q u ire
the ap p lica tio n o f e x p e r ie n c e and ju d gm en t, fo r e x a m p le , c le r ic a lly p ro c e s s in g c o m p lic a te d o r
n o n re p e titiv e accounting tra n s a c tio n s , s e le c tin g am ong a su bstan tial v a r ie t y o f p r e s c r ib e d accounting
co d es and c la s s ific a tio n s , o r tr a c in g tra n s a c tio n s though p re v io u s accounting actions to d eterm in e
s o u rce o f d is c r e p a n c ie s . M a y be a s s is te d by one o r m o r e c la s s B accounting 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 ra te s a b oo k k eep in g m a ch in e (w ith o r w ithout a t y p e w r it e r k ey b o a rd ) to k eep a r e c o r d o f
b u s in e s s tra n s a c tio n s .

C la s s B . U n d er c lo s e s u p e rv is io n , fo llo w in g d e ta ile d in stru ctio n s and stan d ard ized p ro c e d u re s ,
p e r fo r m s one o r m o r e rou tine accounting c le r ic a l o p e ra tio n s , such as postin g to le d g e r s , c a rd s , or
w o rk s h e e ts w h e re id e n tific a tio n o f ite m s and lo c a tio n s o f p ostin gs a r e c le a r ly in d icated ; checking
a c c u ra c y and c o m p le te n e s s o f s ta n d a rd ized and r e p e titiv e r e c o r d s o r accounting docum ents; and coding
docum ents using a fe w p r e s c r ib e d accounting co d es.

C la s s A . K e e p s a s et o f r e c o r d s re q u irin g a k n ow ledge o f and e x p e rie n c e in b a s ic bookkeepin g
p r in c ip le s , and f a m ilia r it y w ith the s tru c tu re o f the p a rtic u la r accounting system used.
D e te rm in e s
p r o p e r r e c o r d s and d is trib u tio n o f d eb it and c r e d it ite m s to be used in each phase o f the w o rk . M ay
p r e p a r e co n s o lid a te d r e p o r t s , b a la n ce s h e e ts , and oth er re c o r d s by hand.

C L E R K , F IL E

C la s s B . K e e p s a r e c o r d o f one o r m o r e phases o r se c tio n s o f a s et o f r e c o r d s usually
r e q u ir in g lit t le k n o w led ge o f b a s ic b ook k eep in g. P h a ses o r section s include accounts p a y a b le, p a y r o ll,
c u s to m e r s ' accounts (not in clu d in g a s im p le typ e o f b illin g d e s c rib e d under b i l l e r , m a c h in e ), c o st
d is trib u tio n , exp en se d is trib u tio n , in v e n to ry c o n tro l, e tc. M a y ch eck o r assist in p re p a ra tio n o f t r i a l
b a la n c e s and p re p a r e c o n tr o l sh eets fo r the accounting d epartm en t.




F ile s , c la s s ifie s , and r e t r ie v e s m a te r ia l in an e s ta b lis h e d filin g s y stem .
M ay p e r fo r m
c le r ic a l and m anual ta sk s r e q u ir e d to m ain tain f ile s . P o s itio n s a r e c la s s ifie d into le v e ls on the b asis
o f the fo llo w in g d e fin itio n s .
C la s s A . C la s s ifie s and
docu m en ts, e t c ., in an e s ta b lis h e d
M a y a ls o f i l e th is m a te r ia l.
M ay
le a d a s m a ll grou p o f lo w e r l e v e l

in d ex es f ile m a t e r ia l such as c o r re s p o n d e n c e , re p o r ts , tech n ica l
filin g s y s te m containing a n u m ber o f v a r ie d subject m a tte r file s .
k eep r e c o r d s o f v a r io u s ty p e s in conju nction w ith the file s .
M ay
f i l e c le r k s .

SE C R E T ARY— C ontinued
C la s s B . S o r ts , c o d e s , and file s u n c la s s ifie d m a te r ia l by s im p le (su b ject m a t t e r ) headings
o r p a rtly c la s s ifie d m a te r ia l b y fin e r subheadings. P r e p a r e s s im p le re la te d in d ex and c r o s s - r e fe r e n c e
aids. A s re q u e s te d , lo c a te s c le a r ly id e n tifie d m a te r ia l in file s and fo r w a r d s m a te r ia l. M a y p e r fo r m
re la te d c l e r i c a l ta sk s r e q u ir e d to m ain tain and s e r v ic e f ile s .
C la s s C . P e r fo r m s rou tin e filin g o f m a t e r ia l that has a lre a d y been c la s s ifie d o r w hich is
e a s ily c la s s ifie d in a s im p le s e r ia l c la s s ific a tio n s y s te m (e .g ., a lp h a b etica l, c h r o n o lo g ic a l, o r
n u m e ric a l). A s re q u e s te d , lo c a te s r e a d ily a v a ila b le m a te r ia l in file s and fo r w a r d s m a te r ia l; and m ay
f i l l out w ith d ra w a l ch a rg e . M a y p e r fo r m s im p le c le r ic a l and m anual task s r e q u ir e d to m ain tain and
s e r v ic e f ile s .
C L E R K , ORDER

•Exclusions
Not a ll p ositio n s that a re title d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s the above c h a r a c t e r is t ic s .
p o s itio n s which a re exclu d ed fr o m the d e fin itio n a re as fo llo w s :
a.

P o s itio n s w h ich do not m e e t the " p e r s o n a l" s e c r e t a r y con cep t d e s c r ib e d above;

b.

S ten ogra p h ers not fu lly tra in e d in s e c r e t a r ia l ty p e d u ties;

c. S ten ogra p h ers
m a n a g e r ia l p erson s;

s e rv in g

as

o ffic e

a ss is ta n ts

to

a gro u p

o f p r o fe s s io n a l,

d. S e c r e ta r y p ositio n s in w h ich th e du ties a re e it h e r s u b sta n tia lly m o r e
s ta n tia lly m o re c o m p lex and res p o n s ib le than th ose c h a r a c t e r iz e d in the d e fin itio n ;

R e c e iv e s cu s to m e rs * o r d e r s fo r m a te r ia l o r m e rc h a n d is e b y m a il, phone, o r p e rs o n a lly .
Duties in v o lv e any com b in ation o f the fo llo w in g ; Q uoting p r ic e s to c u s to m e rs ; m akin g out an o r d e r
sheet lis tin g the ite m s to m ake up the o r d e r ; ch eck in g p r ic e s and qu an tities o f ite m s on o r d e r sheet;
and distrib u tin g o r d e r sh eets to r e s p e c tiv e d ep artm en ts to be fille d . M a y ch eck w ith c r e d it d ep artm en t
to d e te rm in e c r e d it ra tin g o f c u s to m e r, a ckn ow ledge r e c e ip t o f o r d e r s fr o m c u s to m e r s , fo llo w up
o rd e rs to s ee that th ey have been fille d , k eep file o f o rd e r s r e c e iv e d , and check shipping in v o ic e s
w ith o rig in a l o rd e r s .
C LERK, P A Y R O L L
Com pu tes w a g es o f com pan y e m p lo y e e s and en te rs the n e c e s s a r y data on the p a y r o ll sh eets.
Duties in v o lv e :
C alcu la tin g w o r k e r s * e a rn in g s b a sed on tim e o r p rodu ction r e c o r d s ; and p ostin g
c a lcu la ted data on p a y r o ll s h eet, show ing in fo rm a tio n such as w o r k e r 's n am e, w b rk in g d ays, tim e ,
ra te , deductions fo r in su ra n ce, and to ta l w a ges due. M ay m ake out p aych eck s and a s s is t p a y m a s te r
in m aking up and d istrib u tin g pay en v e lo p e s .
M a y use a c a lcu la tin g m ach in e.
KEYPUNCH O PERATO R
O p era tes a keypunch m ach in e to r e c o r d o r v e r if y a lph abetic and/or n u m e ric data on tabulating
ca rd s o r on tape.
P o s itio n s a re c la s s ifie d in to le v e ls on the b a s is o f the fo llo w in g d e fin itio n s.
C la s s A . W o rk re q u ir e s the a p p lica tion o f e x p e rie n c e and ju d gm en t in s e le c tin g p ro c e d u re s
to be fo llo w e d and in s ea rch in g fo r , in te r p r e tin g , s e le c tin g , o r cod in g ite m s to be keypunched fr o m a
v a r ie t y o f s o u rce docum ents. On o c c a s io n m a y a ls o p e r fo r m som e rou tin e keypunch w o rk . M ay tra in
in e x p e rie n c e d keypunch o p e ra to rs .
C la s s B .
W o rk is routine and r e p e titiv e .
U n der c lo s e s u p e rv is io n o r fo llo w in g s p e c ific
p ro c e d u re s o r in s tru c tio n s , w o rk s fr o m v a rio u s s ta n d a rd ized s o u rce docum ents w h ich h ave been cod ed ,
and fo llo w s s p e c ifie d p ro c e d u re s w hich have been p r e s c r ib e d in d e ta il and re q u ir e lit t le o r no s e le c tin g ,
coding, o r in te rp re tin g o f data to be re c o rd e d . R e fe r s to s u p e r v is o r p ro b le m s a r is in g fr o m e rro n e o u s
item s o r co d es o r m is s in g in fo rm a tio n .
M E SSE N G E R

E x a m p le s of

te c h n ic a l,

or

rou tin e o r sub­

e.
A ssista n t typ e p ositio n s w h ich in v o lv e m o r e d iffic u lt o r m o r e r e s p o n s ib le te c h n ic a l,
a d m in is tra tiv e , s u p e r v is o r y , o r s p e c ia liz e d c le r i c a l d u ties w hich a re not ty p ic a l o f s e c r e t a r ia l
w o rk .
N O T E : T h e t e r m "c o r p o r a te o f f i c e r , " used in the l e v e l d e fin itio n s fo llo w in g , r e f e r s to th ose
o ffic ia ls who have a sig n ific a n t c o r p o r a te -w id e p o lic y m a k in g r o le w ith r e g a r d to m a jo r com pan y
a c tiv itie s . The t it le " v ic e p r e s id e n t ," though n o r m a lly in d ic a tiv e o f th is r o le , does not in a ll c a s e s
id e n tify such p o sitio n s. V ic e p re s id e n ts w h ose p r im a r y r e s p o n s ib ility is to act p e r s o n a lly on in d iv id u a l
c a s e s o r tra n sa ction s (e .g ., approve o r deny in d iv id u a l loan o r c r e d it a ctio n s; a d m in is te r in d iv id u a l
tru s t accounts; d ir e c tly s u p e rv is e a c le r i c a l s t a ff) a r e not c o n s id e r e d to be " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " fo r
p u rp o ses o f applying the fo llo w in g l e v e l d e fin itio n s .
C la ss A
1. S e c r e ta r y to the ch airm an o f the b o a rd o r p r e s id e n t o f a com p an y that e m p lo y s ,
o v e r 100 but fe w e r than 5, 000 p e rs o n s ; o r

in a ll,

2. S e c r e ta r y to a c o rp o ra te o f f ic e r (o th e r than th e ch a irm a n o f the b o a rd o r p r e s id e n t) o f a
com pany that em p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5, 000 but fe w e r than 25, 000 p e r s o n s ; o r
3. S e c r e ta r y to the head, im m e d ia te ly b e lo w the c o r p o r a te o f f ic e r l e v e l, o f a m a jo r segm en t
o r su b sid ia ry o f a com pany that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
C la ss B
1. S e c r e ta r y to the ch airm an o f the b o a rd o r p r e s id e n t o f a com p an y that e m p lo y s ,
fe w e r than 100 p e rs o n s ; o r

in a ll,

2. S e c r e ta r y io a c o rp o ra te o f f ic e r (o th e r than th e ch a irm a n o f the b o a rd o r p r e s id e n t) o f a
com pany that em p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 100 but fe w e r than 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
3. S e c r e ta r y to the head, im m e d ia te ly b e lo w the o f f i c e r l e v e l, o v e r e it h e r a m a jo r c o r p o r a t e ­
w id e fu n ction al a c tiv ity (e .g ., m a rk etin g , r e s e a r c h , o p e ra tio n s ’^ in d u s tria l r e la tio n s , e t c .) o r a m a jo r
g e o g ra p h ic o r o rg a n iza tio n a l segm en t (e .g ., a r e g io n a l h e a d q u a rte rs ; a m a jo r d iv is io n ) o f a com pan y
that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5,000 but fe w e r than 2 5 ,0 0 0 e m p lo y e e s ; or

P e r fo r m s v a rio u s rou tin e duties such as running e r r a n d s , o p era tin g m in o r o ffic e m ach in es
such as s e a le r s o r m a ile r s , opening and d istrib u tin g m a il, and o th er m in o r c le r ic a l w o rk . E xclu de
p ositio n s that r e q u ir e o p era tio n o f a m o to r v e h ic le as a s ig n ific a n t duty.

4. S e c r e ta r y to the head o f an in d ivid u a l p lan t,
o f f ic ia l) that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5,000 p e r s o n s ; o r

SECRETARY

5. S e c r e ta r y to the head of a la r g e and im p o rta n t o r g a n iz a tio n a l s eg m en t (e .g ., a m id d le
m an agem en t s u p e rv is o r o f an o rg a n iz a tio n a l s eg m en t often in v o lv in g as m any as s e v e r a l hundred
p e r s o n s ) o r a com pany that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

A s s ig n e d as p e rs o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a lly to one in d ivid u a l.
M ain tain s a c lo s e and h igh ly
res p o n s iv e re la tio n s h ip to the d a y -to -d a y w o rk o f the s u p e r v is o r .
W o rk s f a ir ly in depen den tly
re c e iv in g a m in im u m o f d e ta ile d s u p e rv is io n and gu idance. P e r fo r m s v a r ie d c le r ic a l and s e c r e t a r ia l
du ties, u su ally in clu din g m o s t o f the fo llo w in g :
a.
R e c e iv e s telep h on e c a lls , p e rs o n a l c a lle r s , and in com in g m a il, a n sw ers rou tin e in q u ire s ,
and rou tes te c h n ic a l in q u irie s to the p r o p e r p e rs o n s ;
b.

M ain tain s the s u p e r v is o r 's c a le n d a r and m akes appointm ents as in stru cted ;

d.
v is o r 's

E s ta b lis h e s ,

c.

m a in ta in s,

and r e v is e s the

s u p e r v is o r 's f ile s ;

R e la y s m e s s a g e s fr o m

s u p e r v is o r to su b ord in ates;

e.
R e v ie w s c o rre s p o n d e n c e , m em o ra n d u m s, and r e p o rts p re p a re d by o th ers f o r the su p e r­
sign a tu re to a ssu re p ro c e d u ra l and ty p o g ra p h ic a ccu ra cy ;
f.

P e r fo r m s

sten o gra p h ic and typing w o rk .

M a y a ls o p e r fo r m o th e r c le r ic a l and s e c r e t a r ia l tasks o f c o m p a ra b le n atu re and d iffic u lty .
Th e w ork ty p ic a lly re q u ir e s k n ow led ge o f o ffic e rou tine and understanding o f the o rg a n iz a tio n , p r o g r a m s ,
and p ro c e d u re s r e la te d to the w o rk o f the s u p e r v is o r .




fa c t o r y ,

e tc . (o r o th e r eq u iv a le n t

le v e l of

C la ss C
1. S e c r e ta r y to an e x e c u tiv e o r m a n a g e r ia l p e rs o n w h ose r e s p o n s ib ility is not eq u iv a le n t to
one o f the s p e c ific l e v e l situations in the d e fin itio n fo r c la s s B , but w h ose o rg a n iz a tio n a l unit
n o rm a lly num bers at le a s t s e v e r a l dozen e m p lo y e e s and is u su a lly d iv id e d into o r g a n iz a tio n a l seg m en ts
w h ich a re often, in tu rn , fu rth e r subdivided. In s o m e c o m p a n ie s , th is le v e l in clu d es a w id e range of
o rg a n iz a tio n a l ech elo n s; in o th e rs , only one o r tw o ; oi*
2. S e c r e ta r y to the head o f an in d iv id u a l p lan t,
o f f ic ia l) that em p lo y s , in a ll, fe w e r than 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

fa c t o r y ,

e tc . (o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l of

C la ss D
1. S e c r e ta r y to the
about 25 o r 30 p e rs o n s ); o r

s u p e rv is o r

or

head

of

a s m a ll

o r g a n iz a tio n a l

unit

(e .g .,

fe w e r

than

2. S e c r e ta r y to a n o n s u p e rv is o ry s ta ff s p e c ia lis t , p r o fe s s io n a l e m p lo y e e , a d m in is tra tiv e
o f f ic e r , o r a ssistan t, s k ille d tech n ician o r e x p e r t.
(N O T E :
M an y com p a n ies a s s ig n s te n o g ra p h e rs ,
r a th e r than s e c r e ta r ie s as d e s c rib e d ab o ve, to th is l e v e l o f s u p e r v is o r y o r n o n s u p e rv is o ry w o r k e r .)

P r im a r y duty is t o ta k e d ic ta tio n usin g shorthand, and to tra n s c rib e the dicta tion . M a y a ls o
ty p e fr o m w ritte n co p y .
M a y o p e ra te f r o m a sten ogra p h ic p o o l.
M a y o c c a s io n a lly tr a n s c r ib e fr o m
v o ic e re c o r d in g s ( i f p r im a r y duty is tra n s c r ib in g fr o m re c o r d in g s , see T r a n s c r ib in g -M a c h in e
O p e r a to r , G e n e r a l).

O p e ra te s one o r a v a r ie t y o f m a ch in es such as th e ta b u la to r, c a lc u la to r , c o lla to r , in te r p r e te r ,
s o r t e r , rep ro d u cin g punch, e tc . E xclu d ed fr o m th is d e fin itio n a r e w o rk in g s u p e r v is o r s . A ls o exclu d ed
a re o p e r a to r s o f e le c tr o n ic d ig ita l c o m p u te rs , e ven though th e y m a y a ls o o p era te E A M equipm ent.

N O T E : T h is jo b is d is tin g u is h e d fr o m that o f a s e c r e ta r y in that a s e c r e t a r y n o r m a lly w o rk s
in a c o n fid e n tia l r e la tio n s h ip w ith o n ly one m a n a g e r o r e x e c u tiv e and p e rfo rm s m o r e re s p o n s ib le and
d is c r e t io n a r y ta sk s as d e s c r ib e d in the s e c r e t a r y jo b d efin itio n .

C la s s A . P e r fo r m s c o m p le te re p o rtin g and tabu latin g a ss ig n m e n ts inclu ding d e v is in g d iffic u lt
c o n tr o l p an el w ir in g under g e n e r a l s u p e rv is io n .
A s s ig n m e n ts ty p ic a lly in v o lv e a v a r ie t y o f lon g and
c o m p le x re p o r ts w h ich often a re ir r e g u la r o r n o n re c u rrin g , re q u irin g so m e planning o f the nature and
sequ encing o f o p e ra tio n s , and the use o f a v a r ie t y o f m a ch in es. Is ty p ic a lly in v o lv e d in tra in in g new
o p e r a to r s in m ach in e o p era tio n s o r tra in in g lo w e r l e v e l o p e r a to r s in w ir in g fr o m d ia g ra m s and in
the o p e ra tin g sequ en ces o f lon g and c o m p le x r e p o r ts .
D oes not in clu d e p o sitio n s in w hich w irin g
r e s p o n s ib ility is lim ite d to s e le c tio n and in s e rtio n o f p r e w ir e d b o a rd s .

S te n o g ra p h e r, G e n e r a l
D icta tio n in v o lv e s a n o r m a l ro u tin e v o c a b u la ry .
o r p e r fo r m oth er r e la t iv e ly ro u tin e c l e r i c a l ta sk s.

M ay m aintain

f ile s ,

k eep s im p le r e c o r d s ,

S te n o g ra p h e r, S e n io r
D icta tio n in v o lv e s a v a r ie d te c h n ic a l ,o r s p e c ia liz e d v o c a b u la ry such as in le g a l b r ie fs o r
r e p o r ts on s c ie n t ific r e s e a r c h . M a y a ls o s et up and m aintain f i l e s , keep r e c o r d s , e tc .
OR
P e r fo r m s s te n o g ra p h ic d u ties re q u ir in g s ig n ific a n tly g r e a t e r independence and r e s p o n s ib ility
than s te n o g ra p h e r, g e n e r a l, as e v id e n c e d b y th e fo llo w in g : W o rk re q u ir e s a high d e g r e e o f sten o gra p h ic
s p e e d and a c c u ra c y ; a th o ro u g h w o rk in g k n o w led ge o f g e n e r a l b u sin ess and o ffic e p ro c e d u re ; and o f
the s p e c ific b u sin ess o p e ra tio n s , o rg a n iz a tio n , p o lic ie s , p r o c e d u re s , file s , w o r k flo w , e tc. U ses th is
k n o w led g e in p e r fo r m in g s te n o g ra p h ic d u ties and re s p o n s ib le c le r ic a l task s such as m a in tain in g follo w u p
f i l e s ; a s s e m b lin g m a t e r ia l f o r r e p o r t s , m em o ra n d u m s, and le t t e r s ; com posin g s im p le le tte r s fr o m
g e n e r a l in s tru c tio n s ; re a d in g and rou tin g in c o m in g m a il; and a n sw erin g routine q u e s tio n s , e tc.

S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R
O p e ra te s a tele p h o n e s w itc h b o a rd o r con sole used w ith a p riv a te b ra n ch exchange (P B X )
s y s te m t o r e la y in c o m in g , o u tg oin g, and in tr a - s y s te m c a lls .
M a y p ro vid e in fo rm a tio n to c a lle r s ,
r e c o r d and tr a n s m it m e s s a g e s , k eep r e c o r d o f c a lls p la ced and t o ll ch a rg es.
B e s id e s o p era tin g a
tele p h o n e s w itc h b o a rd o r c o n s o le , m a y a ls o typ e o r p e r fo r m rou tin e c le r ic a l w o rk (typin g o r rou tine
c l e r i c a l w o r k m a y occu p y the m a jo r p o rtio n o f the w o r k e r 's tim e , and is usually p e r fo r m e d w h ile at
the s w itc h b o a rd o r c o n s o le ).
C h ie f o r le a d o p e ra to rs in esta b lish m en ts em p lo yin g m o r e than one
o p e r a to r a re ex clu d ed . F o r an o p e r a to r w ho a ls o acts as a re c e p tio n is t, see S w itch b oa rd O p e r a to r R e c e p tio n is t,

S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T IO N IS T
A t a s in g le -p o s itio n telep h o n e s w itc h b o a rd o r c o n s o le , acts both as an o p e ra to r— s ee S w itch ­
b o a rd O p e ra to r— and as a re c e p tio n is t. R e c e p tio n is t's w o rk in v o lv e s such duties as g r e e tin g v is it o r s ;
d e te rm in in g natu re o f v i s i t o r 's b u sin ess and p ro v id in g a p p ro p ria te in fo rm a tio n ; r e fe r r in g v is it o r to
a p p ro p ria te p e rs o n in the o r g a n iz a tio n , o r con tactin g that p e rs o n by teleph on e and a rra n g in g an
ap poin tm en t; k eep in g a lo g o f v is it o r s .

P o s itio n s a re c la s s ifie d in to le v e ls on the b a s is o f the fo llo w in g d efin ition s.

C la s s B . P e r fo r m s w o rk a c c o rd in g to e s ta b lis h e d p ro c e d u re s and under s p e c ific in stru ction s.
A ss ig n m e n ts t y p ic a lly in v o lv e c o m p le te but rou tine and r e c u r r in g r e p o r ts o r p a rts o f la r g e r and m o re
c o m p le x r e p o r ts .
O p era tes m o r e d iffic u lt tabu latin g o r e le c t r ic a l accounting m achines such as the
ta b u la to r and c a lc u la to r , in addition to the s im p le r m a ch in es used b y c la s s C o p e ra to rs .
M ay be
r e q u ir e d to do som e w ir in g fr o m d ia g ra m s .
M a y tra in n ew e m p lo y e e s in b a s ic m ach in e o p era tion s.
C la s s C . U n d er s p e c ific in s tru c tio n s , o p e ra te s s im p le tabu latin g o r e le c t r ic a l accounting
m ach in es such as the s o r t e r , in t e r p r e t e r , rep ro d u cin g punch, c o lla t o r , e tc.
A ssign m en ts ty p ic a lly
in v o lv e p o rtio n s o f a w o rk unit, f o r e x a m p le , in d iv id u a l so rtin g o r c o lla tin g runs, o r r e p e titiv e
o p e ra tio n s .
M a y p e r fo r m s im p le w ir in g fr o m d ia g ra m s , and do so m e filin g w ork.
T R A N S C R IB IN G r M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R , G E N E R A L
P r im a r y duty is to tr a n s c r ib e d icta tion in v o lv in g a n o r m a l rou tin e v o c a b u la ry fr o m tra n s c rib in g -m a c h in e r e c o r d s .
M a y a ls o typ e fr o m w ritte n cop y and do s im p le c le r ic a l w o rk . W o rk e rs
tra n s c r ib in g d icta tio n in v o lv in g a v a r ie d te c h n ic a l o r s p e c ia liz e d v o c a b u la ry such as le g a l b r ie fs o r
re p o r ts on s c ie n t ific r e s e a r c h a re not in clu d ed .
A w o r k e r w ho ta k es d icta tion in shorthand o r by
Stenotype o r s im ila r m a ch in e is c la s s ifie d as a s ten o gra p h er.
T Y P IS T
U ses a t y p e w r it e r to m ake co p ie s o f v a rio u s m a te r ia ls o r to m ake out b ills a fte r calcu la tion s
have been m ad e b y another p ers o n .
M a y in clu d e typ in g o f s te n c ils , m a ts , o r s im ila r m a te r ia ls fo r
use in d u p licatin g p r o c e s s e s . M a y do c le r ic a l w o rk in v o lv in g lit t le s p e c ia l tra in in g , such as keepin g
s im p le r e c o r d s , filin g r e c o r d s and r e p o r ts , o r s o rtin g and d is trib u tin g in co m in g m a il.
C la s s A . P e r fo r m s one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g : T y p in g m a t e r ia l in fin a l fo r m when it
in v o lv e s com b in in g m a t e r ia l fr o m s e v e r a l s o u rc e s ; o r r e s p o n s ib ility f o r c o r r e c t s p e llin g , s y lla b ic a tio n ,
punctuation, e t c ., o f te c h n ic a l o r unusual w o rd s o r fo r e ig n langu age m a t e r ia l; o r planning layou t and
typ in g o f c o m p lic a te d s ta tis tic a l ta b le s to m ain tain u n ifo rm ity and b a la n ce in spacin g. M ay typ e routine
fo r m le t t e r s , v a r y in g d e ta ils to suit c irc u m s ta n c e s .

C la s s B . P e r fo r m s one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g : C opy typ in g fr o m rough o r c le a r d ra fts ;
o r rou tin e typ in g o f fo r m s , in su ra n ce p o lic ie s , e tc ; o r settin g up s im p le standard tab u lation s; o r
cop yin g m o r e c o m p le x ta b le s a lre a d y set up and sp a ced p r o p e r ly .

P R O F E S S IO N A L A N D T E C H N IC A L
COM PUTER OPERATOR

C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R — Continued

M o n ito rs and o p e r a te s the c o n tr o l c o n s o le o f a d ig ita l com p u ter to p ro c e s s data c c c o rd in g to
o p e ra tin g in s tru c tio 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 rk includes m o s t o f the fo llo w in g :
S tu dies in s tru c tio n s to d e te r m in e equ ipm en t setup and o p e ra tio n s ; loads equ ipm ent With r e q u ir e d
ite m s (ta p e r e e ls , c a r d s , e t c .); s w itc h e s n e c e s s a r y a u x ilia ry equipm ent into c ir c u it , and sta rts and
o p e ra te s c o m p u ter; m a k es a dju stm en ts t o co m p u te r to c o r r e c t o p era tin g p ro b le m s and m e e t s p e c ia l
c o n d itio n s; re v ie w s e r r o r s m ad e d u rin g o p era tio n and d e te rm in e s cause o r r e f e r s p r o b le m to
s u p e r v is o r o r p r o g r a m m e r ; and m a in ta in s o p era tin g r e c o r d s .
M a y te s t and a s s is t in c o r r e c tin g
p ro g r a m .

C la s s B . O p e ra te s in d ep en d en tly, o r under on ly g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n , a co m p u ter running
p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f the fo llo w in g c h a r a c t e r is t ic s : M o st o f the p r o g r a m s a re esta b lis h e d production
ru n s, ty p ic a lly run on a r e g u la r ly r e c u r r in g b a s is ; th e r e is lit t le o r n o testin g o f new p ro g ra m s
r e q u ire d ; a lte rn a te p r o g r a m s a re p r o v id e d in c a se o r ig in a l p r o g r a m n eed s m a jo r change o r cannot be
c o r r e c t e d w ith in a re a s o n a b ly t im e . In com m on e r r o r s itu a tio n s, d ia g n o s e s cau se and ta k es c o r r e c t iv e
action .
T h is u su a lly in v o lv e s a pplyin g p re v io u s ly p r o g r a m m e d c o r r e c t iv e step s, o r using standard
c o r r e c tio n tech n iq u es,
OR

F o r w a ge study p u rp o s e s ,

c o m p u te r o p e ra to rs a re c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s :

C la s s A . O p e ra te s in d ep en d en tly, o r under only g e n e r a l d ire c tio n , a co m p u ter running
p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g c h a r a c te r is tic s :
N ew p ro g ra m s a re fre q u e n tly te s te d and
in tro d u ced ; sch edu lin g r e q u ir e m e n ts a r e o f c r it ic a l im p o rta n ce to m in im iz e dow n tim e; the p ro g ra m s
a r e o f c o m p le x d esign so that id e n tific a tio n o f e r r o r sou rce often re q u ir e s a w o rk in g k n ow led ge o f the
to t a l p r o g r a m , and a lte rn a te p r o g r a m s m a y not be a v a ila b le .
M a y g iv e d ire c tio n and gu idance to
lo w e r l e v e l o p e ra to rs .




O p e ra te s under d ir e c t s u p e rv is io n a co m p u ter running p r o g r a m s o r segm en ts o f p ro g ra m s
w ith the c h a r a c t e r is t ic s d e s c r ib e d fo r c la s s A . M a y a s s is t a h ig h e r l e v e l o p e ra to r b y independently
p e r fo r m in g le s s d iffic u lt ta s k s a s s ig n e d , and p e r fo r m in g d iffic u lt ta s k s fo llo w in g d e ta ile d in stru ctio n s
and w ith fre q u e n t r e v ie w o f o p e ra tio n s p e r fo r m e d .
C la s s C . W o rk s on rou tin e p ro g r a m s under c lo s e s u p e rv is io n . Is e x p e c te d to d e v e lo p w ork in g
k n o w led ge o f th e co m p u ter equ ipm ent used and a b ility to d etect p ro b le m s in v o lv e d in running routine
p r o g r a m s . U s u a lly has r e c e iv e d som e fo r m a l tra in in g in co m p u ter o p e ra tio n . M a y a s s is t h ig h e r le v e l
o p e r a to r on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s .

C o n v e rts statem en ts o f b u sin ess p r o b le m s , t y p ic a lly p r e p a r e d b y a s y s te m s a n a lyst, in to a
sequence o f d e ta ile d in stru ctio n s w h ich a re r e q u ire d to s o lv e the p ro b le m s b y au tom atic data p r o c e s s in g
equipm ent. W o rk in g fr o m ch a rts o r d ia g ra m s , the p r o g r a m m e r d e v e lo p s the p r e c is e in s tru c tio n s w h ich ,
when en te re d in to the co m p u te r s y s te m in coded la n gu a ge, cause the m an ipu lation o f data to a ch ieve
d e s ir e d re s u lts .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o st o f the fo llo w in g : A p p lie s k n o w led ge o f co m p u ter c a p a b ilitie s ,
m a th e m a tic s , lo g ic e m p lo y e d by c o m p u te rs , and p a r tic u la r su b ject m a tte r in v o lv e d to a n a ly ze ch a rts
and d ia g ra m s o f the p r o b le m to be p ro g ra m m e d ; d ev e lo p s sequ en ce o f p r o g r a m step s; w r it e s d e ta ile d
flo w ch arts to show o r d e r in w h ich data w i l l be p r o c e s s e d ; c o n v e rts th e s e c h a rts to cod ed in stru ctio n s
fo r m achine to fo llo w ; te s ts and c o r r e c t s p r o g r a m s ; p re p a r e s in s tru c tio n s f o r o p e ra tin g p e rs o n n e l
during prod u ction run; a n a ly z e s , r e v ie w s , and a lte r s p ro g r a m s to in c r e a s e o p era tin g e ffic ie n c y o r
adapt to new re q u ire m e n ts ; m ain tain s r e c o r d s o f p r o g r a m d evelop m en t and r e v is io n s . (N O T E : W o r k e r s
p e r fo r m in g both s y s te m s a n a ly s is and p r o g ra m m in g should be c la s s ifie d as s y s te m s a n a lysts i f th is is
the s k ill used to d e te rm in e t h e ir p a y .)
D oes not in clu d e e m p lo y e e s p r im a r ily re s p o n s ib le f o r the m an a gem en t o r s u p e rv is io n o f oth er
e le c tr o n ic data p r o c e s s in g e m p lo y e e s , o r p r o g r a m m e r s p r im a r ily c o n c e rn e d w ith s c ie n t ific and/or
e n g in e e rin g p r o b le m s .
F o r w a g e study p u rp o s e s ,

p r o g r a m m e r s a re c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s :

C la s s A . W o rk s in depen den tly o r under o n ly g e n e r a l d ire c tio n on c o m p le x p ro b le m s w hich
re q u ir e c o m p eten ce in a ll ph ases o f p r o g ra m m in g con cep ts and p r a c tic e s .
W o rk in g fr o m d ia g ra m s
and ch arts w h ich id e n tify the n atu re o f d e s ir e d r e s u lts , m a jo r p r o c e s s in g steps to be a cc o m p lis h e d ,
and the re la tio n s h ip s b etw een v a rio u s steps o f the p r o b le m s o lv in g rou tin e; plans the fu ll range
o f p ro g ra m m in g action s n eed ed to e ffic ie n tly u tiliz e the co m p u ter s y s te m in a ch ievin g d e s ir e d
end products.
A t th is l e v e l, p ro g ra m m in g is d iffic u lt b eca u se co m p u ter equ ipm en t m u st be o r g a n iz e d to
prod u ce s e v e r a l in te r r e la t e d but d iv e r s e p rod u cts fr o m n u m erou s and d iv e r s e data e le m e n ts . A w id e
v a r ie t y and e x te n s iv e n u m ber o f in te r n a l p r o c e s s in g action s m ust o c c u r. T h is re q u ir e s such action s as
d evelop m en t o f com m on o p era tio n s w h ich can be re u s e d , e sta b lish m en t o f lin k a g e points b etw een
o p era tio n s, adju stm en ts to data when p r o g r a m re q u ire m e n ts e x c e e d co m p u te r s to ra g e c a p a c ity , and
su bstantial m an ipu lation and re seq u en cin g o f data ele m e n ts to fo r m a h ig h ly in te g ra te d p ro g ra m .
M ay

p r o v id e

fu n ction al

d ir e c tio n to

lo w e r l e v e l

p rogra m m ers

who a re

sy s te m s a n a lysts a re c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s :

C la ss A . W o rk s independently o r under o n ly g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n on c o m p le x p r o b le m s in v o lv in g
a ll p hases o f sy stem a n a ly sis.
P r o b le m s a r e c o m p le x b e c a u s e o f d iv e r s e s o u rc e s o f input data and
m u ltip le -u s e req u irem en ts o f output data. ( F o r e x a m p le , d e v e lo p s an in te g r a te d p ro d u ctio n sch ed u lin g,
in v e n to r y c o n tro l, c o s t a n a ly s is , and s a le s a n a ly s is r e c o r d in w h ich e v e r y ite m o f e a ch ty p e is
a u to m a tic a lly p ro c e s s e d throu gh the fu ll s y s te m o f r e c o r d s and a p p ro p ria te fo llo w u p a ctio n s a r e in itia te d
b y the c o m p u te r.) C o n fe rs w ith p erso n s c o n c e rn e d to d e te rm in e the data p r o c e s s in g p r o b le m s and
a d v is e s s u b je c t-m a tte r p e rs o n n e l on the im p lic a tio n s o f n ew o r r e v is e d s y s te m s o f data p r o c e s s in g
o p e ra tio n s . M akes reco m m en d a tio n s, i f n e e d ed , f o r a p p ro v a l o f m a jo r s y s te m s in s ta lla tio n s o r changes
and f o r obtaining equipm ent.
M a y p ro v id e fu n ction al d ire c tio n to lo w e r l e v e l s y s te m s a n a ly sts who a re a s s ig n e d to a s s is t.
C la ss B . W o rk s independently o r under on ly g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n on p r o b le m s that a r e r e la t iv e ly
u n com p lica ted to a n a ly ze , plan , p r o g r a m , and o p e ra te . P r o b le m s a r e o f lim it e d c o m p le x ity b eca u se
s o u rc e s o f input data a re hom ogeneous and th e output data a re c lo s e ly re la te d . ( F o r e x a m p le , d e v e lo p s
s y s te m s fo r m ain tain in g d e p o s ito r accounts in a bank, m ain ta in in g accounts r e c e iv a b le in a r e t a il
esta b lis h m e n t, o r m ain tain in g in v e n to ry accou nts in a m a n u fa ctu rin g o r w h o le s a le e s ta b lis h m e n t.)
C o n fe rs w ith p erso n s c o n cern ed to d e te rm in e th e data p r o c e s s in g p ro b le m s and a d v is e s s u b je c tm a tte r p e rso n n el on the im p lic a tio n s o f the data p ro c e s s in g s y s te m s to be a p p lied .
OR
W o rk s jon a segm en t o f a c o m p lex data p ro c e s s in g s c h e m e o r s y s te m , as d e s c r ib e d fo r c la s s A.
W o rk s independently on routine assign m en ts and r e c e iv e s in s tru c tio n and gu id an ce on c o m p le x
a s s ig n m e n ts . W ork is r e v ie w e d fo r a c c u ra c y o f ju d gm en t, c o m p lia n c e w ith in s tr u c tio n s , and to in su re
p r o p e r alignm ent w ith the o v e r a ll s ystem .
C la s s C . W o rk s under im m e d ia te s u p e r v is io n , c a r r y in g out a n a ly s e s as a s s ig n e d , u su ally
o f a s in g le a ctivity .
A ssign m en ts a re d e s ig n e d to d e v e lo p and expand p r a c t ic a l e x p e r ie n c e in the
a p p lica tion o f p ro c e d u re s and s k ills r e q u ire d fo r s y s te m s a n a ly s is w o rk . F o r e x a m p le , m a y a s s is t a
h ig h e r l e v e l system s an alyst by p re p a rin g the d e ta ile d s p e c ific a tio n s r e q u ir e d b y p r o g r a m m e r s fr o m
in fo rm a tio n develop ed by the h ig h e r le v e l a n a lyst.

a ssig n ed to a s s is t.

C la s s B . W o rk s in d ep en d en tly o r under on ly g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n on r e la t iv e ly s im p le p r o g r a m s ,
o r on sim p le seg m en ts 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 ts ) u su ally p r o c e s s in fo rm a tio n to
p rodu ce data in tw o o r th re e v a r ie d sequ en ces o r fo r m a ts .
R e p o rts and lis tin g s a re p ro d u ced by
re fin in g , adapting, a rr a y in g , o r m akin g m in o r additions to o r d eletio n s fr o m input data w h ich a re
r e a d ily a v a ila b le .
W h ile nu m erou s r e c o r d s m a y be p r o c e s s e d , the data have been r e fin e d in p r io r
action s so that the a c c u ra c y and sequ en cin g o f data can be te s te d by using a fe w rou tin e ch eck s.
T y p ic a lly , the p r o g r a m d eals w ith rou tine r e c o r d -k e e p in g typ e o p e ra tio n s .
OR
W o rk s on c o m p le x p ro g r a m s (a s d e s c r ib e d f o r c la s s A ) under c lo s e d ir e c tio n o f a h ig h er
l e 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 is t h ig h e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r b y in depen den tly p e r fo r m in g
le s s d iffic u lt task s a s s ig n e d , and p e r fo r m in g m o r e d iffic u lt ta sk s u nder f a ir ly c lo s e d ire c tio n .
M a y guide o r in s tru c t lo w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r s .
C la s s C . M s k e s p r a c t ic a l a p p lica tio n s o f p r o g ra m m in g p r a c tic e s and co n cep ts u su ally le a rn e d
in fo r m a l tra in in g c o u rs e s .
A s s ig n m e n ts a re d esign ed to d e v e lo p c o m p eten ce in the a p p lica tio n of
standard p ro c e d u re s to rou tin e p ro b le m s . R e c e iv e s c lo s e s u p e rv is io n on n ew a sp ects o f a ssign m en ts;
and w o rk is r e v ie w e d to v e r i f y its a c c u ra c y and co n fo rm a n c e w ith r e q u ir e d p ro c e d u re 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 SINESS
A n a ly z e s bu sin ess p ro b le m s to fo rm u la te p r o c e d u re s fo r s o lv in g th e m by use o f e le c tr o n ic
data p ro c e s s in g equ ipm en t.
D e v e lo p s a c o m p le te d e s c rip tio n o f a ll s p e c ific a tio n s n eed ed to en able
p r o g r a m m e r s to p r e p a r e r e q u ir e d d ig ita l co m p u te r p r o g r a m s .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g :
A n a ly ze s s u b je c t-m a tte r o p era tio n s to be autom ated and id e n tifie s con d ition s and c r i t e r i a r e q u ir e d to
a c h ie v e s a tis fa c to r y r e s u lts ; s p e c ifie s n u m ber and ty p e s o f r e c o r d s , f il e s , and docum ents to b e used;
ou tlin es actions to be p e r fo r m e d by p e rs o n n e l and c o m p u ters in s u ffic ie n t d e ta il f o r p re s e n ta tio n to
m anagem ent and fo r p ro g ra m m in g (ty p ic a lly th is in v o lv e s p re p a ra tio n o f w o rk and data flo w c h a rts );
c o o rd in a tes the d evelo p m en t o f te s t p ro b le m s and p a rtic ip a te s in t r i a l runs o f n ew and r e v is e d s y s te m s ;
and recp m m en d s equ ipm ent ch an ges to obtain m o r e e ffe c t iv e o v e r a ll o p e ra tio n s .
(N O T E :
W o rk ers
p e r fo r m in g both s y s te m s a n a ly sis and p ro g ra m m in g should be c la s s ifie d as s y s te m s a n alysts i f th is is
the s k ill used to d e te rm in e th e ir p a y .)
D oes not in clu d e e m p lo y e e s p r im a r ily r e s p o n s ib le f o r the m a n agem en t o r s u p e rv is io n o f o th er
e le c tr o n ic data p r o c e s s in g e m p lo y e e s , o r s y s te m s a n a lysts p r im a r ily c o n c e rn e d w ith s c ie n t ific o r
e n g in e e rin g p r o b le m s .




F o r w age study p u rp o s e s ,

DRAFTER
C la ss A . P la n s the gra p h ic p re s e n ta tio n o f c o m p le x ite m s h avin g d is tin c tiv e design fe a tu re s
that d iffe r s ig n ific a n tly fr o m e s ta b lish ed d ra ftin g p r e c e d e n ts . W o rk s in c lo s e su pport w ith the d esign
o r ig in a to r , and m ay reco m m en d m in o r d esig n ch an ges.
A n a ly z e s the e ffe c t o f ea ch change on the
d e ta ils o f fo r m , function, and p o s itio n a l r e la tio n s h ip s o f com p on en ts and p a rts .
W o rk s w ith a
m in im u m o f s u p e rv is o ry a ss is ta n c e . C o m p le te d w o rk is r e v ie w e d by d esig n o r ig in a t o r fo r c o n s is te n c y
w ith p r io r en gin eerin g d eterm in a tio n s. M ay e it h e r p r e p a r e d ra w in g s , o r d ir e c t t h e ir p re p a ra tio n by
lo w e r l e v e l d ra fte rs .
C la s s B . P e r fo r m s nonroutine and c o m p le x d ra ftin g a ss ig n m e n ts that r e q u ir e th e a p p lica tio n
o f m o s t o f the sta n d a rd ized draw ing tech n iqu es r e g u la r ly used. D u ties ty p ic a lly in v o lv e such w o rk as:
P r e p a r e s w o rk in g d ra w in gs o f su b a ssem b lies w ith ir r e g u la r sh a p e s , m u ltip le fu n ctio n s, and p r e c is e
p o s itio n a l rela tio n sh ip s b etw een com pon en ts; p r e p a r e s a r c h ite c tu r a l d ra w in g s f o r c o n stru ctio n o f a
b u ild in g inclu ding d e ta il d ra w in gs o f fou n dation s, w a ll s e c tio n s , f l o o r p la n s, and ro o f. U s e s a cce p te d
fo rm u la s and m anuals in m aking n e c e s s a r y co m p u ta tion s to d e te r m in e qu a n tities o f m a t e r ia ls to be
used, lo a d c a p a c itie s , s tren g th s, s t r e s s e s , e tc .
R e c e iv e s in it ia l in s tru c tio n s , re q u ir e m e n ts , and
a d v ic e fr o m s u p e rv is o r.
C o m p leted w o rk is ch e c k e d fo r te c h n ic a l adequ acy.
C la s s C . P r e p a r e s d e ta il d ra w in gs o f s in g le units o r p a rts f o r e n g in e e r in g , co n s tru c tio n ,
m an u fa ctu rin g, o r r e p a ir p u rp oses.
T y p e s o f d ra w in g s p r e p a r e d in clu d e is o m e t r ic p r o je c tio n s
(d e p ic tin g th r e e dim en sion s in a ccu rate s c a le ) and s e c tio n a l v ie w s to c l a r i f y p o s itio n in g o f com pon en ts
and c o n v e y needed in fo rm a tio n .
C o n so lid a tes d e ta ils fr o m a n u m b er o f s o u r c e s and adju sts o r
tra n s p o s e s s c a le as r e q u ire d .
S u ggested m eth o d s o f a p p ro a ch , a p p lic a b le p r e c e d e n ts , and a d v ic e on
s o u rc e m a te r ia ls a re g iv e n w ith in itia l a s s ig n m e n ts . In s tru c tio n s a r e le s s c o m p le te when a ssig n m en ts
re c u r .
W o r k m ay be sp ot-c h e c k e d during 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 plans and d ra w in gs p re p a re d b y o th e rs by p la c in g t r a c in g clo th o r p a p e r o v e r d ra w in gs
and tr a c in g w ith pen o r p e n c il.
(D oes not in clu d e t r a c in g lim it e d to plans p r im a r ily c o n s is tin g o f
s tra ig h t lin e s and a la r g e s c a le not re q u irin g c lo s e d e lin e a tio n .)
AND/OR
P r e p a r e s sim p le o r r e p e titiv e d ra w in g s o f e a s ily v is u a liz e d ite m s .
during p r o g r e s s .

W o rk is c lo s e ly

s u p e r v is e d

W o rk s on v a r io u s ty p es o f e le c t r o n ic equipm ent and re la te d d e v ic e s by p e r fo r m in g one o r a
com b in a tio n o f the fo llo w in g : In s ta llin g , m a in ta in in g, re p a irin g , overh a u lin g, tro u b le s h o o tin g , m o d ify in g ,
c o n s tru c tin g , and te s tin g .
W o rk re q u ir e s p r a c tic a l ap p lication o f tech n ical k n ow led ge of e le c tr o n ic s
p r in c ip le s , a b ility to d e te rm in e m a lfu n c tio n s , and s k ill to put equipm ent in re q u ire d o p era tin g condition.

C la s s B . A p p lies c o m p re h e n s iv e te c h n ic a l kn ow ledge to s o lv e co m p le x p ro b lem s (i.e ., those
that ty p ic a lly can be s o lv e d s o le ly by p r o p e r ly in te rp re tin g m a n u fa c tu re rs ' m anuals o r s im ila r
d ocu m en ts) in w o rk in g on e le c tr o n ic equ ipm ent. W ork in v o lv e s : A fa m ilia r it y with the in te r r e la tio n ­
ships of c ir c u it s ; and ju dgm en t in d eterm in in g w o rk sequ ence and in s e le c tin g to o ls and testin g
in s tru m e n ts , u su ally le s s c o m p le x than th o se used by the c la s s A tech n icia n .

T h e equipm ent— c o n s is tin g of e it h e r m any d iffe re n t kinds o f c irc u its o r m u ltip le re p e titio n of
the s a m e kind o f c ir c u it— in c lu d e s , but is not lim ite d to , the fo llo w in g :
(a ) E le c tr o n ic tra n s m ittin g
and r e c e iv in g equ ipm en t (e . g . , r a d a r , ra d io , te le v is io n , telep h o n e, son ar, n a v ig a tio n a l a id s ), (b)
d ig ita l and analog c o m p u te rs , and ( c ) in d u s tria l and m e d ic a l m ea su rin g and c o n tro llin g equipm ent.

R e c e iv e s te c h n ic a l gu id an ce, as r e q u ir e d , fr o m s u p e r v is o r o r h ig h er le v e l tech n icia n , and
w o rk is r e v ie w e d fo r s p e c ific co m p lia n c e w ith a ccep ted p r a c tic e s and w o rk assign m en ts. M ay p rovid e
te c h n ic a l gu idance to lo w e r le v e l tech n icia n s.

T h is c la s s ific a tio n ex c lu d e s r e p a ir e r s o f such standard e le c tr o n ic equipm ent as com m on o ffic e
m a ch in es and household ra d io and te le v is io n s ets; production a s s e m b le rs and t e s t e r s ; w o rk e rs w hose
p r im a r y duty is s e r v ic in g e le c t r o n ic te s t in stru m en ts; tech n ician s who have a d m in is tra tiv e o r
s u p e r v is o r y r e s p o n s ib ility ; and d r a ft e r s , d e s ig n e r s , and p ro fe s s io n a l en g in e e rs .

C la s s C . A p p lie s w o rk in g te c h n ic a l k n ow ledge to p e r fo r m s im p le o r routine ta sk s in w orking
on e le c tr o n ic equ ip m en t, fo llo w in g d e ta ile d in stru ctio n s w hich c o v e r v ir tu a lly all p ro c e d u re s .
W ork
ty p ic a lly in v o lv e s such ta sk s as: A s s is tin g h ig h e r l e v e l tech n icia n s by p e rfo rm in g such a c tiv itie s as
r e p la c in g com p on en ts, w ir in g c ir c u it s , and taking te s t rea d in gs; re p a irin g sim p le e le c tr o n ic equipm ent;
and using to o ls and com m on te s t in stru m en ts (e .g ., m u ltim e te r s , audio sign a l g e n e r a to r s , tube te s te r s ,
o s c illo s c o p e s ). Is not re q u ire d to be fa m ilia r w ith the in te rre la tio n s h ip s o f c irc u its . T h is kn ow ledge,
h o w e v e r, m ay be a c q u ire d through assign m en ts d esig n ed to in c r e a s e c o m p eten ce (including c la s s ro o m
tra in in g ) so that w o r k e r can advance to h igh er l e v e l tech n icia n .

P o s itio n s a re c la s s ifie d in to l e v e ls

on the b asis o f the fo llo w in g d e fin itio n s.

C la s s A .
A p p lie s advan ced te c h n ic a l know ledge to s o lv e unusually c o m p le x p ro b le m s (i. e . ,
th ose that ty p ic a lly cannot be s o lv e d s o le ly by
r e fe r e n c e to m a n u fa c tu re rs ' m anuals o r s im ila r
d o cu m en ts) in w o rk in g on e le c t r o n ic equ ipm en t.
E xam p les o f such p ro b lem s in clu d e loca tion and
d e n s ity o f c ir c u it r y , e le c t r o - m a g n e t ic ra d ia tio n , is o la tin g m a lfu n ction s, and frequ en t e n g in e e rin g
ch an ges.
W ork in v o lv e s :
A d e ta ile d understanding of the in te rre la tio n s h ip s o f c ir c u its ; e x e r c is in g
independent ju dgm en t in p e r fo r m in g such ta sk s as m aking c ir c u it a n alyses, ca lc u la tin g w a ve fo r m s ,
tr a c in g re la tio n s h ip s in sig n a l flo w ; and re g u la r ly using c o m p lex test in stru m en ts’ (e .g ., dual tr a c e
o s c illo s c o p e s , Q - m e t e r s , d evia tio n m e t e r s , pu lse g e n e ra to rs ).
W o rk m a y be r e v ie w e d by
c o m p lia n c e w ith a c c e p te d p r a c tic e s .

s u p e r v is o r (fre q u e n tly an en gin eer o r d e s ig n e r ) fo r g e n e r a l
M a y p ro v id e tech n ica l guidance to lo w e r l e v e l tech n icia n s.

R e c e iv e s te c h n ic a l gu id an ce, as r e q u ire d , fr o m s u p e rv is o r o r h ig h e r le v e l tech n ician . W ork
is ty p ic a lly spot ch eck ed , but is giv e n d e ta ile d r e v ie w when new o r advanced assign m en ts a re in volved .
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 is t e r e d n u rse who g iv e s n u rsin g s e r v ic e under g e n e r a l m e d ic a l d ire c tio n to i l l or in ju red
e m p lo y e e s o r o th er p e rso n s who b e c o m e i l l o r s u ffe r an acciden t on the p re m is e s o f a fa c to r y or
o th e r esta b lis h m e n t.
D uties in v o lv e a com bin ation o f the fo llo w in g : G iv in g fir s t aid to the i l l or
in ju red ; attending to subsequent d re s s in g o f e m p lo y e e s ' in ju rie s ; k eep in g r e c o rd s o f patients trea ted ;
p re p a rin g accid en t re p o r ts fo r com pen sation o r o th er p u rp o ses; a s s is tin g in p h ysica l exam in ation s and
health e v a lu a tio n s of a pplican ts and e m p lo y e e s ; and planning and c a r r y in g out p ro g ra m s in v o lv in g health
ed u cation , accid en t p re v e n tio n , evalu ation o f plant en v iro n m e n t, o r oth er a c tiv itie s a ffe c tin g the health,
w e lfa r e , and sa fe ty o f a ll p e rs o n n e l. N u rsin g s u p e r v is o r s o r head n u rses in esta b lish m en ts em p loyin g
m o r e than one n u rse a re exclu ded.

M A IN T E N A N C E A N D PO W E R P LA N T
B O IL E R T E N D E R

H E L P E R , M A IN T E N A N C E T R A D E S

F i r e s s ta tio n a ry b o ile r s to fu rn ish the estab lish m en t in w hich e m p lo y ed w ith h eat, p o w e r,
o r steam .
F e e d s fu els to f i r e by hand o r o p era tes a m ech a n ica l stok er, g a s , o r o il b u rn er; and
ch eck s w a te r and s a fe ty v a lv e s .
M a y cle a n , o il, o r a ssist in re p a irin g b o ile r r o o m equipm ent;

A s s is ts one o r m o r e w o r k e r s in the s k ille d m ain ten an ce t r a d e s , by p e r fo r m in g s p e c ific or
g e n e r a l duties o f le s s e r s k ill, such as k eepin g a w o r k e r supplied w ith m a te r ia ls and to o ls ; clean in g
w o rk in g a re a , m a ch in e, and equ ipm en t; a s s is tin g jou rn eym an by holding m a te r ia ls o r to o ls ; and
p e r fo r m in g o th e r u n sk illed task s as d ir e c te d by jo u rn eym a n . T h e kind o f w o rk the h e lp e r is p erm itted
to p e r fo r m v a r ie s fr o m tra d e to tr a d e :
In som e tra d e s the h e lp e r is con fin ed to su pplying, liftin g ,
and holding m a t e r ia ls and to o ls , and clea n in g w o rk in g a re a s ; and in o th e rs he is p e rm itte d to p e rfo rm
s p e c ia liz e d m ach in e o p e ra tio n s , o r p a rts of a tra d e that a re a ls o p e r fo r m e d by w o rk e rs on a
fu ll- t im e b a s is .

C A R P E N T E R , M A IN T E N A N C E
P e r fo r m s the c a r p e n tr y du ties n e c e s s a r y to con stru ct and m aintain in good r e p a ir building
w o o d w o rk and equ ipm en t such as b in s , c r ib s , cou n ters, b en ch es, p a rtitio n s , d o o rs , f lo o r s , s ta ir s ,
c a s in g s , and t r im m ad e o f w ood in an e s ta b lish m en t. W o rk in v o lv e s m ost o f the fo llo w in g : Planning
and la y in g out o f w o rk fr o m b lu e p rin ts , d ra w in g s, m o d e ls , o r v e r b a l in stru ctio n s; using a v a r ie t y of
c a r p e n te r 's han d tools, p o rta b le p o w e r to o ls , and standard m ea su rin g in stru m en ts; m aking standard
shop com pu tation s r e la tin g to d im en sio n s o f w o rk ; and s e le c tin g m a te r ia ls n e c e s s a r y fo r the w o rk . In
g e n e r a l, the w o rk o f th e m a in ten an ce c a r p e n te r re q u ire s rounded tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e u su ally
a c q u ire d th rou gh a fo r m a l a p p re n tic e s h ip o r equ ivalen t tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e .
E L E C T R IC IA N , M A IN T E N A N C E
P e r fo r m s a v a r ie t y o f e l e c t r ic a l tra d e functions such as the in s ta lla tio n , m ain ten an ce, o r
r e p a ir o f equ ipm ent fo r the g e n e ra tio n , d is trib u tio n , o r u tiliza tio n o f e le c t r ic e n e r g y in an e s ta b lish m en t.
W o rk in v o lv e s m o st o f the fo llo w in g : In s ta llin g o r rep a irin g any o f a v a r ie ty of e le c t r ic a l equipm ent
such as g e n e r a to r s , t r a n s fo r m e r s , s w itc h b o a rd s , c o n tr o lle r s , c ir c u it b r e a k e r s , m o to r s , heating units,
conduit s y s te m s , o r o th e r tr a n s m is s io n equ ipm en t; w ork in g fr o m b lu ep rin ts, d ra w in g s , la y o u ts, o r
o th e r s p e c ific a tio n s ; lo c a tin g and d ia gn o sin g tro u b le in the e le c t r ic a l s y stem o r equipm ent; w o rk in g
stan d ard com pu tation s re la tin g to lo a d re q u ire m e n ts o f w ir in g o r e le c t r ic a l equipm ent; and using a
v a r ie t y o f e le c t r ic ia n 's h an dtools and m e a s u rin g and testin g in stru m en ts. In g e n e r a l, the w o rk o f the
m ain ten an ce e le c t r ic ia n re q u ir e s rounded tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e usually a c q u ire d through a fo r m a l
a p p re n tic e s h ip o r eq u iv a le n t tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e .
E N G IN E E R , S T A T IO N A R Y
O p era tes and m a in ta in s and m a y a lso su p e rv is e the op eration o f s ta tio n a ry en gin es and
equ ipm en t (m e c h a n ic a l o r e le c t r i c a l ) to supply the esta b lish m en t in w hich em p lo y e d w ith p o w e r, h eat,
r e fr ig e r a t io n , o r a ir - c o n d itio n in g .
W o rk in v o lv e s :
O p eratin g and m ain tain in g equipm ent such as
s te a m e n g in e s , a ir c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a to r s , m o to r s , tu rb in es, v e n tila tin g and r e fr ig e r a t in g equ ipm en t,
stea m b o ile r s and b o ile r - f e d w a te r pum ps; m akin g equipm ent re p a ir s ; and keeping a r e c o r d o f o p era tio n
o f m a c h in e ry , te m p e r a tu r e , and fu e l consu m ption.
M ay a ls o su p e rv is e th ese o p e ra tio n s .
H ead o r
c h ie f e n g in e e rs in e s ta b lis h m e n ts e m p lo y in g m o r e than one e n g in e e r a re exclu ded.




M A C H IN E - T O O L O P E R A T O R , T O O L R O O M
S p e c ia liz e s in o p e ra tin g one o r m o r e than one typ e of m ach in e to o l (e .g ., j i g b o r e r , grin d in g
m a ch in e, en gin e la th e, m illin g m a c h in e ) to m ach in e m e ta l fo r use in m aking o r m ain tain in g jig s ,
fix tu r e s , cutting to o ls , g a u g es, o r m e ta l d ies o r m o ld s used in shaping o r fo rm in g m e ta l o r n on m eta llic
m a te r ia l (e .g ., p la s tic , p la s te r , ru b b er, g la s s ). W ork ty p ic a lly in v o lv e s : Planning and p e rfo rm in g
d iffic u lt m a ch in in g o p e ra tio n s w h ich re q u ire c o m p lic a te d setups o r a high d e g re e o f accu ra cy; setting
up m ach in e to o l o r to o ls (e .g ., in s ta ll cutting to o ls and adjust gu id es, s to p s, w o rk in g ta b le s , and other
c o n tro ls to handle the s iz e o f stock to be m ach in ed ; d e te rm in e p ro p e r fe e d s , sp eed s, to o lin g , and
o p era tio n sequ en ce o r s e le c t th ose p r e s c r ib e d in d ra w in g s , b lu e p rin ts , o r la y o u ts ); using a v a r ie ty of
p r e c is io n m e a s u rin g in stru m en ts; m aking n e c e s s a r y adjustm ents du ring m a ch in in g op era tion to ach ieve
re q u is ite d im en sio n s to v e r y c lo s e to le r a n c e s . M ay be re q u ire d to s e le c t p r o p e r coola n ts and cutting
and lu b ric a tin g o ils , to r e c o g n iz e when to o ls need d re s s in g , and to d r e s s to o ls . In g e n e r a l, the w ork
o f a m a c h in e -to o l o p e r a to r , to o lr o o m , at the s k ill l e v e l c a lle d f o r in th is c la s s ific a tio n re q u ire s
e x te n s iv e k n ow led ge o f m a c h in e -s h o p and t o o lr o o m p r a c tic e u su ally a c q u ired through con s id e ra b le
o n -th e -jo b tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e .
F o r c r o s s - in d u s tr y w age study p u rp o s e s , th is c la s s ific a tio n
o p e r a to r s , to o lr o o m , e m p lo y e d in to o l-a n d -d ie job b in g shops.

does not

include m a c h in e -to o l

M A C H IN IS T , M A IN T E N A N C E
P ro d u c e s re p la c e m e n t p a rts and new p a rts in m aking r e p a ir s o f m e ta l p a rts o f m ech a n ica l
equ ipm ent o p e ra te d in an esta b lis h m e n t.
W o rk in v o lv e s m o st of the fo llo w in g : in te rp re tin g w ritten
in s tru c tio n s and s p e c ific a tio n s ; planning and la y in g out of w o rk ; using a v a r ie t y o f m a c h in is t's handtools
and p r e c is io n m e a s u rin g in stru m en ts; settin g up and o p e ra tin g stan dard m ach in e to o ls ; shaping o f m e ta l

p a rts to c lo s e to le r a n c e s ; m akin g stan dard shop com pu tations re la tin g to dim en sion s o f w o rk , to o lin g ,
fe e d s , and sp eed s o f m ach in in g; k n ow led ge o f the w o rk in g p r o p e r tie s o f the com m on m e ta ls ; s e le c tin g
standard m a t e r ia ls , p a rts , and equipm ent re q u ire d fo r th is w o rk ; and fittin g and a s s e m b lin g p a rts into
m ech a n ica l equipm ent.
In g e n e r a l, the m a c h in is t's w o rk n o r m a lly r e q u ir e s a rounded tra in in g in
m a ch in e-sh o p p r a c tic e u su ally a c q u ire d through a fo r m a l a p p re n tic e s h ip o r equ iva len t tra in in g
and e x p e rie n c e .

Pain ts and re d e c o r a te s w a lls , w o o d w o rk , and fix tu r e s o f an esta b lis h m e n t. W o rk in v o lv e s the
fo llo w in g : K now ledge o f su rfa ce p e c u lia r itie s and ty p es o f paint r e q u ir e d f o r d iffe r e n t a p p lica tio n s;
p re p a rin g su rface fo r painting by re m o v in g o ld fin is h o r by p la c in g putty o r f i l l e r in n a il h o les and
in t e r s t ic e s ; and applying paint w ith sp ra y gun o r bru sh. M a y m ix c o lo r s , o ils , w h ite le a d , and o th er
paint in g red ien ts to obtain p ro p e r c o lo r o r c o n s is te n c y .
In g e n e r a l, the w o rk o f the m a in ten an ce
p a in te r re q u ire s rounded tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su ally a c q u ire d throu gh a fo r m a l a p p re n tic e s h ip o r
eq u iva len t train in g and e x p e rie n c e .

M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M a in ten a n ce)
P I P E F I T T E R , M A IN T E N A N C E
R e p a irs a u to m o b ile s , b u ses, m o to rtru c k s , and t r a c t o r s o f an e s ta b lish m en t.
W o rk in v o lv e s
m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : E xam in in g a u tom otive equ ipm ent to d iagn ose s o u rc e o f tro u b le ; d is a s s e m b lin g
equipm ent and p e r fo r m in g r e p a ir s that in v o lv e the use o f such handtools as w re n c h e s , g a u g es, d r ills ,
o r s p e c ia liz e d equ ipm ent in d is a s s e m b lin g o r fittin g p a rts ; re p la c in g b rok en oy d e fe c tiv e p a rts fr o m
stock; grin d in g and adjusting v a lv e s ; re a s s e m b lin g and in s ta llin g the v a rio u s a s s e m b lie s in the v e h ic le
and m aking n e c e s s a r y ad ju stm en ts; and a lign in g w h e e ls , adjusting b ra k e s and lig h ts , o r tigh ten in g body
b o lts. In g e n e r a l, the w o rk o f the au tom otive m ech an ic re q u ir e s rounded tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e usually
acq u ired throu gh a fo r m a l a p p ren ticesh ip o r equ iva len t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

T h is c la s s ific a tio n does not in clu de m ech a n ics who r e p a ir c u s to m e r s ' v e h ic le s in au tom obile
r e p a ir shops.

M E C H A N IC , M A IN T E N A N C E
R e p a irs m a c h in e ry o r m e c h a n ic a l equipm ent o f an e s ta b lish m en t. W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the
fo llo w in g : E xam in in g m ach in es and m ech a n ica l equipm ent to d iagn ose s o u rc e o f tro u b le ; d ism an tlin g
o r p a rtly d ism an tlin g m ach in es and p e r fo r m in g r e p a ir s that m a in ly in v o lv e the use o f handtools in
scrap in g and fittin g p a rts; re p la c in g b rok en o r d e fe c tiv e p a rts w ith ite m s obtain ed fr o m stock; o rd e rin g
the production o f a rep la c e m e n t p a rt by a m ach in e shop o r sending o f the m ach in e to a m ach in e shop
fo r m a jo r r e p a ir s ; p re p a rin g w ritte n s p e c ific a tio n s fo r m a jo r r e p a ir s o r fo r the p rodu ction o f p arts
o r d e r e d fr o m m ach in e shops; r e a s s e m b lin g m a ch in es; and m aking a ll n e c e s s a r y adju stm ents fo r
op eration . In g e n e r a l, the w o rk o f a m ain ten an ce m ech a n ic re q u ir e s rounded tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e
usually a c q u ired th rou gh a fo r m a l a p p ren ticesh ip o r equ iva len t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . E x clu d ed fr o m
th is c la s s ific a tio n a re w o r k e r s w h ose p r im a r y duties in v o lv e settin g up o r adju sting m ach in es.

M IL L W R IG H T
In s ta lls new m ach in es o r h eavy equ ipm en t, and d ism a n tles and in s ta lls m a ch in es o r h eavy
equipm ent when changes in the plant layout a re re q u ire d .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o st o f the fo llo w in g :
Planning and la y in g out o f the w o rk ; in te rp re tin g b lu ep rin ts o r oth er s p e c ific a tio n s ; using a v a r ie t y o f
handtools and rig g in g ; m aking standard shop com putations re la tin g to s t r e s s e s , stren gth o f m a te r ia ls ,
and cen te rs o f g r a v ity ; a lign in g and b alan cin g o f equipm ent; s e le c tin g stan dard to o ls , equ ipm en t, and
p arts to be used; and in s ta llin g and m ain tain in g in good o r d e r p o w e r tra n s m is s io n equipm ent such as
d r iv e s and sp eed re d u c e rs . In g e n e r a l, the m illw r ig h t 's w o rk n o r m a lly re q u ir e s a rounded tra in in g and
e x p e rie n c e in the tra d e acq u ired throu gh a fo r m a l a p p ren ticesh ip o r equ iva len t tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e .

In sta lls o r re p a ir s w a te r , stea m , g a s , o r o th e r ty p e s o f pip e and p ip e fittin g s in an e s ta b lis h ­
m en t.
W o rk in v o lv e s m ost o f the fo llo w in g : L a y in g out o f w o rk and m e a s u rin g to lo c a te p o sitio n o f
p ip e fr o m draw ings o r oth er w ritten s p e c ific a tio n s ; cutting v a r io u s s iz e s o f p ip e to c o r r e c t len gth s
w ith c h is e l and h a m m er o r o x y a cety len e to r c h o r p ip e -c u ttin g m a c h in e s ; th rea d in g pip e w ith stock s and
d ie s ; bending pipe by h a n d -d riven o r p o w e r - d r iv e n m a c h in e s ; a s s e m b lin g p ip e w ith co u p lin gs and
fa sten in g pipe to h a n gers; m aking standard shop com p u tation s re la tin g to p r e s s u r e s , flo w , and s iz e o f
pipe re q u ire d ; and m aking standard te s ts to d e te r m in e w h e th e r fin is h e d p ip es m e e t s p e c ific a tio n s . In
g e n e r a l, the w ork o f the m aintenance p ip e fit t e r re q u ir e s rounded tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su ally
a c q u ire d through a fo r m a l ap p ren ticesh ip o r eq u iva len t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .
W o r k e r s p r im a r ily
en g a g ed in in stallin g and rep a irin g bu ildin g san itation o r h eatin g s y s te m s a r e e x c lu d e d .
S H E E T - M E T A L W O R K E R , M A IN T E N A N C E
F a b r ic a te s , in s ta lls , and m ain tain s in g ood r e p a ir the s h e e t-m e ta l equ ip m en t and fix tu re s (such
as m ach in e gu ards, g r e a s e pans, s h e lv e s , lo c k e r s , tan ks, v e n t ila t o r s , ch u tes, ducts, m e ta l ro o fin g )
o f an estab lish m en t. W ork in v o lv e s m ost o f the fo llo w in g : P la n n in g and la y in g out a ll typ es o f s h eetm e ta l m aintenance w o rk fr o m b lu ep rin ts, m o d e ls , o r o th e r s p e c ific a tio n s ; settin g up and o p e ra tin g a ll
a v a ila b le typ es o f s h e e t-m e ta l w ork in g m a c h in e s ; using a v a r ie t y o f h an dtools in cu ttin g, bending,
fo r m in g , shaping, fittin g , and assem b lin g; and in s ta llin g s h e e t- m e ta l a r t ic le s as r e q u ire d . In g e n e r a l,
the w o rk o f the m aintenance s h e e t-m e ta l w o r k e r re q u ir e s rounded tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su ally
a c q u ire d through a fo r m a l ap p ren ticesh ip o r eq u iva len t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .
T O O L A N D DIE M A K E R
C on stru cts and r e p a ir s jig s , fix tu r e s , cu tting to o ls , ga u g e s , or m e ta l d ie s o r m o ld s used in
shaping o r fo rm in g m e ta l o r n o n -m e ta llic m a t e r ia l (e .g ., p la s tic ,
p la s t e r , ru b b e r, g la s s ).
W o rk
ty p ic a lly in v o lv e s : Planning and la yin g out w o rk a c c o rd in g to m o d e ls , b lu e p rin ts , d ra w in g s , o r o th er
w ritte n o r o ra l s p e c ific a tio n s ; understanding the w o rk in g p r o p e r t ie s o f com m on m e ta ls and a llo y s ;
s e le c tin g ap p ro p ria te m a te r ia ls , to o ls , and p r o c e s s e s r e q u ir e d to c o m p le te task ; m akin g n e c e s s a r y
shop com putation; setting up and o p eratin g v a r io u s m ach in e to o ls and re la te d equ ip m en t; using v a rio u s
to o l and d ie m a k e r's handtools and p re c is io n m e a s u rin g in s tru m e n ts ; w o rk in g to v e r y c lo s e to le r a n c e s ;
h e a t-tre a tin g m e ta l p a rts and fin ish ed to o ls and d ies to a c h ie v e
r e q u ir e d q u a litie s ; fittin g and
a s s e m b lin g parts to p r e s c r ib e d to le ra n c e s and a llo w a n c e s . In g e n e r a l, to o l and d ie m a k e r 's w ork
re q u ir e s rounded tra in in g in m a ch in e-sh op and t o o lr o o m p r a c tic e u su ally a c q u ire d throu gh fo r m a l
ap p ren ticesh ip o r eq u ivalen t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .
F o r c ro s s -in d u s tr y w age study p u rp o s e s , th is c la s s ific a t io n does not in clu d e to o l and die
m a k e rs who (1 ) a re e m p lo y ed in to o l and d ie jo b b in g shops o r (2 ) p rod u ce fo r g in g d ie s (d ie s in k e rs ).

C U S T O D IA L A N D M A T E R IA L M O V E M E N T
GUARD AND W A TC H M E N

L A B O R E R , M A T E R IA L H A N D L IN G

G u ard . P e r fo r m s rou tine p o lic e du ties, e ith e r at fix e d post o r on to u r, m ain tain in g o r d e r ,
using, arm s o r fo r c e w h e re n e c e s s a r y .
In clu des gu ards who a re station ed at gate and ch eck on
id en tity o f e m p lo y e e s and o th er p e rso n s e n te rin g .

A w o r k e r em p lo y e d in a w a reh o u se, m an u factu rin g p lan t, s to r e , o r o th er e s ta b lis h m e n t w hose
duties in v o lv e one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g : L o a d in g and unloading v a r io u s m a te r ia ls and m e rc h a n d is e
on o r f r o m fr e ig h t c a r s , tru c k s , o r o th er tra n s p o rtin g d e v ic e s ; unpacking, s h e lv in g , o r p la cin g
m a te r ia ls o r m erch a n d ise in p ro p e r s to ra g e lo c a tio n ; and tr a n s p o r tin g m a t e r ia ls o r m e rc h a n d is e by
handtruck, c a r, o r w h e e lb a rro w . L o n g s h o re w o r k e r s , who lo a d and unload ships a r e e x c lu d e d .

W atch m an .
and ille g a l en try .

M akes rounds o f p r e m is e s p e r io d ic a lly in p ro te c tin g p r o p e r ty again st f i r e , th e ft,

J A N IT O R , P O R T E R , O R C L E A N E R

C lean s and keeps in an o r d e r ly con dition fa c to r y w o rk in g a re a s and w a s h ro o m s , o r p r e m is e s
o f an o ffic e , apartm en t house, o r c o m m e r c ia l o r o th er esta b lish m en t. D uties in v o lv e a com b in ation of
the fo llo w in g : S w eep in g, m opping o r scru b b in g, and p o lish in g flo o r s ; re m o v in g ch ip s, tra s h , and o th er
refu s e ; dusting equipm ent, fu rn itu re , o r fix tu r e s ; p o lish in g m e ta l fix tu r e s o r trim m in g s ; p ro v id in g
supplies and m in o r m aintenance s e r v ic e s ; and clea n in g la v a t o r ie s , sh o w e rs , and re s tr o o m s . W o r k e r s
who s p e c ia liz e in window w ashing a re e x clu d ed .




ORDER F IL L E R
F ills shipping o r tr a n s fe r o r d e r s fo r fin is h e d g ood s fr o m s to r e d m e rc h a n d is e in a cc o rd a n c e
w ith s p e c ific a tio n s on sa les s lip s , c u s to m e r s ' o r d e r s , o r o th e r in s tru c tio n s .
M a y , in addition to
fillin g o rd e rs and in d icatin g ite m s f ille d o r o m itte d , k eep r e c o r d s o f outgoing o r d e r s , re q u is itio n
ad d ition al stock o r re p o rt sh ort supplies to s u p e r v is o r , and p e r fo r m o th e r re la te d du ties.
P A C K E R , S H IP P IN G
P r e p a r e s fin ish ed products fo r shipm ent o r s to r a g e by p la c in g th em in shipping c o n ta in e rs ,
the s p e c ific op era tion s p e r fo r m e d bein g dependent upon the ty p e , s iz e , and n u m b er o f units to be
packed, the type o f co n ta in er em p lo y e d , and m eth od o f sh ipm en t. W o rk re q u ir e s the p la cin g of ite m s
in shipping con tain ers and m ay in v o lv e one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g : K n o w led ge o f v a r io u s ite m s of

stock in o r d e r to v e r i f y con ten t; s e le c tio n o f ap p ro p ria te typ e and size o f c o n ta in e r; in s e rtin g
e n c lo s u re s in c o n ta in e r; using e x c e ls io r o r o th e r m a te r ia l to p reven t break age o r d am age; c lo s in g and
s e a lin g c o n ta in e r; and a pplyin g la b e ls o r e n te rin g id en tifyin g data on con tain er. P a c k e r s who a lso m ake
w ooden b o x es o r c r a te s a re ex clu d ed .

fo llo w s :

F o r w a ge study p u rp o s e s ,

w o r k e r s a r e c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s :

R e c e iv in g c le r k
Shipping c le r k
Shipping and r e c e iv in g c le r k

T R U C K D R IV E R
D r iv e s a tru c k w ith in a c ity o r in d u s tr ia l a re a to tra n s p o rt m a te r ia ls , m e rc h a n d is e , equ ipm ent,
o r w o r k e r s b etw een v a r io u s ty p e s o f esta b lis h m e n ts such as: M anufacturing pla n ts, fr e ig h t depots,
w a re h o u s e s , w h o le s a le and r e t a il e s ta b lis h m e n ts , o r betw een r e ta il esta b lish m en ts and c u s to m e rs '
houses o r p la c e s of b u s in e s s .
M a y a ls o lo a d o r unload tru ck w ith o r without h e lp e r s , m ake m in o r
m e c h a n ic a l r e p a ir s , and k eep tru ck in good w ork in g o r d e r .
S a le s -ro u te and o v e r - t h e - r o a d d r iv e r s
a r e exclu d ed .




as

T r u c k d r iv e r (com b in ation of s iz e s lis te d s e p a r a te ly )
T r u c k d r iv e r , lig h t (u n der IV2 to n s )
T r u c k d r iv e r , m ed iu m (IV 2 to and inclu ding 4 to n s )
T r u c k d r iv e r , h eavy (o v e r 4 to n s , t r a i l e r ty p e )
T r u c k d r iv e r , h eavy (o v e r 4 to n s, o th er than t r a i l e r ty 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 rc h a n d is e fo r sh ip m en t, o r r e c e iv e s and is resp o n sib le fo r in co m in g shipm ents
o f m e rc h a n d is e o r o th e r m a t e r ia ls .
S hipping w o rk in v o lv e s : A know ledge o f shipping p ro c e d u re s ,
p r a c t ic e s , ro u te s , a v a ila b le m ean s o f tra n s p o rta tio n , and ra te s ; and p rep a rin g r e c o r d s o f the goods
sh ip p ed , m aking up b ills o f la d in g , p ostin g w eig h t and shipping c h a rg e s , and k eep in g a f ile o f shipping
r e c o r d s . M a y d ir e c t o r a s s is t in p r e p a r in g the m erch a n d ise fo r shipm ent. R e c e iv in g w o rk in v o lv e s :
V e r ify in g o r d ire c tin g o th e rs in v e r ify in g the c o r r e c tn e s s of shipm ents against b ills o f la d in g , in v o ic e s ,
o r o th e r r e c o r d s ; ch eck in g fo r s h o rta g e s and re je c tin g dam aged goods; rou ting m e rc h a n d is e or
m a te r ia ls to p ro p e r d e p a rtm en ts; and m a in ta in in g n e c e s s a r y re c o rd s and file s .

F o r w age study p u rp o ses, t r u c k d r iv e r s a re c la s s ifie d by s iz e and type of equipm ent,
( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r should be ra te d on the b a s is o f t r a i l e r c a p a c ity .)

T R U C K E R , PO W ER

goods

O p era tes a m an u ally c o n tr o lle d g a s o lin e - o r e le c t r ic - p o w e r e d tru ck o r t r a c to r to tra n s p o rt
and m a te r ia ls of a ll kinds about a w a reh o u se, m an u factu rin g plant, o r oth er estab lish m en t.
F o r w age study p u rp o ses,

w o rk ers

a re c la s s ifie d by typ e of tru ck ,

as fo llo w s :

T r u c k e r , p o w e r (fo r k lift )
T r u c k e r , p o w e r (o th e r than fo r k lift )
W AREHOUSEM AN
As d ir e c te d , p e r fo r m s a v a r ie t y of w a reh ou sin g duties w hich re q u ir e an unde rstanding of
the e s ta b lis h m e n ts s to ra g e p la n . W o rk in v o lv e s m ost o f the fo llo w in g : V e r ify in g m ate ria ls (o r
m e rc h a n d is e ) again st re c e iv in g docu m en ts, noting and re p o rtin g d is c r e p a n c ie s and obvious d am ages;
rou tin g m a te r ia ls to p r e s c r ib e d s to ra g e lo c a tio n s ; s to r in g , sta ck in g, o r p a lle tiz in g m a te r ia ls in
a cco rd a n ce w ith p r e s c r ib e d s to ra g e m eth od s; r e a r r a n g in g and takin g in v e n to ry of s to re d m a te r ia ls ;
exa m in in g s to re d m a te r ia ls and re p o rtin g d e te rio ra tio n and dam age; re m o v in g m a te r ia l fro m s to ra g e
and p re p a rin g it fo r shipm ent. M a y o p era te hand o r p o w e r tru ck s in p e r fo r m in g w areh ou sin g duties.
E xclu d e w o r k e r s w hose p r im a r y duties in v o lv e shipping and r e c e iv in g w ork (s e e shipping and
r e c e iv in g c le r k and p a c k e r, sh 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 era tin g p o w er tru ck s (see
tr u c k e r , p o w e r).

Available On Request—
Th e fo llo w in g a re a s a r e su rv e y e d p e r io d ic a lly fo r use in a d m in is te rin g the S e r v ic e C o n tra ct A c t o f 1965.
any of the B L S r e g io n a l o ffic e s shown on the back c o v e r .

A la s k a
A lb a n y , Ga.
A lb u q u erq u e, N. M ex.
A le x a n d r ia , La.
A lp e n a , Standish, and T a w a s C ity , M ich .
Ann A r b o r , M ich.
A s h e v ille , N .C .
A tla n tic C ity , N.J.
A u gu sta, Ga.—S.C.
B a k e r s fie ld , C a lif.
Baton R ou ge, La.
B a ttle C r e e k , M ich .
B eaum ont—P o r t A r th u r - O r a n g e , T e x .
B ilo x i—G u lfp ort and P a s c a g o u la , M is s .
B o is e C ity , Idaho
B r e m e r to n , Wash.
B r id g e p o r t, N o rw a lk , and S ta m fo rd , Conn.
B ru n sw ick , Ga.
B u rlin gto n , V t .- N .Y .
C ape C od, M ass.
C e d a r R ap id s, Iow a
Cham paign—Urbana—Rantoul, 111.
C h a rle s to n , S.C.
C h a rlo tte —G aston ia, N .C .
C h eyen n e, W yo.
C la r k s v ille —H o p k in s v ille , Tenn.—K y .
C o lo ra d o S p rin gs, C o lo .
C olu m b ia , S.C.
Colu m bu s, Ga.— la .
A
C olu m bu s, M is s .
C ra n e , Ind.
D eca tu r, 111.
D es M o in e s , Iow a
Dothan, A la .
Duluth—S u p e r io r , M inn.—W is.
E l P a s o , T e x ., and A la m o g o rd o —L a s C ru c e s , N. M ex.
E ugene—S p rin g fie ld , O re g .
F a y e t t e v ille , N .C.
F itc h b u rg —L e o m in s t e r , M a ss.
F o r t Sm ith, A r k .—O kla.
F o r t W ayne, Ind.
F r e d e r ic k — a g e r stown , M d .— h a m b ersb u rg , P a .—
H
C
M a rtin s b u rg , W. V a.
G adsden and A n n iston , A la .
G o ld s b o ro , N .C .
G ran d Islan d—H astin gs, N e b r.
G re a t F a lls , Mont.
Guam , T e r r i t o r y o f
H a r r is b u r g —Lebanon, Pa.
Huntington— sh lan d , W. V a.— y .—
A
K
Ohio
K n o x v ille , Tenn.
L a C r o s s e , W is.
L a red o, Tex.
L a s V e g a s , N ev.
L aw ton , O kla.
L im a , Ohio
L it t le R ock —N orth L ittle R o ck , A r k .

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w h ile

su p p lies la s t

fr o m

L ogan sport—P e ru , Ind.
L ora in —E ly r ia , Ohio
L o w e r E a s te rn S h ore, Md.—V a.—D el.
Lynchburg, Va.
M acon, Ga.
M adison, W is.
M a n sfield , Ohio
M arqu ette, Escanaba, Sault Ste. M a r ie , M ich .
M cA llen —P h a r r-E d in b u rg and B r o w n s v ille —
H arlin gen —San B en ito, T e x .
M ed ford — lam ath F a lls — ran ts P a s s , O re g .
K
G
M erid ia n , M is s .
M id d le s e x , M onmouth, and Ocean C o s ., N.J.
M ob ile and P e n s a c o la , A la .—F la .
M o n tg o m ery , A la .
N a s h v ille —D avidson, Tenn.
New B ern —J a c k so n ville, N .C.
N ew London—N o rw ich , Conn.—R .I.
N orth Dakota, State of
O rlan do, F la .
Oxnard—Sim i V a lle y —Ventura, C a lif.
Panam a C ity , F la .
P a r k e r sburg—M a rie tta , W. Va.—Ohio
P e o r ia , 111.
Phoenix, A r iz .
Pine B lu ff, A r k .
P o c a te llo —
Idaho F a lls , Idaho
P ortsm ou th , N .H .—M aine—M a s s .
Pueblo, C o lo .
P u erto R ico
Reno, N ev.
Richland— en n ew ick—W alla W a lla—
K
Pen d leton , W ash.— reg .
O
R iv e r sid e—San B ern a rd in o—O n ta rio , C a lif.
Salina, K ans.
Salinas—Seasid e—M o n te re y , C a lif.
Sandusky, Ohio
Santa B a rb a ra —Santa M a ria —L o m p o c , C a lif.
Savannah, Ga.
S elm a, A la .
Sherman— enison, T ex .
D
S h revep o rt, La.
Sioux F a lls , S. Dak.
Spokane, Wash.
S p rin g field , 111.
S p rin gfield —C h icopee—H olyok e, M a s s .—
Conn.
Stockton, C a lif.
T a co m a , Wash.
Tam pa—St. P e te r s b u r g , F la .
Topeka, K ans.
Tucson, A r iz .
T u lsa, O kla.
V a lle jo — a ir fie ld —Napa, C a lif.
F
Waco and K ille e n —T e m p le , T e x .
W a terloo—C e d a r F a lls , Iowa
W est T e x a s P la in s
W ilm in gton , D el.—N.J.—
Md.

A n annual r e p o r t on s a la r ie s fo r accou n tan ts, a u d ito rs , c h ie f accou n tan ts, a tto r n e y s , job a n a ly s ts , d ir e c to r s o f p e rs o n n e l, b u y e rs , c h e m is ts , e n g in e e r s , e n g in e e rin g te c h n ic ia n s , d r a ft e r s , and
c le r ic a l e m p lo y e e s is a v a ila b le .
O r d e r as B L S B u lle tin 1837, N a tio n a l S u rvey o f P r o fe s s io n a l, A d m in is tr a tiv e , T e c h n ic a l, and C le r ic a l P a y , M a rc h 1974, $1.40 a c o p y , fr o m any o f the B L S r e g io n a l s a le s
o ffic e s shown on the back c o v e r , o r fr o m the Superintendent of D ocu m en ts, U.S. G o vern m en t P rin tin g O ffic e , W ashington, D.C . 20402.




Area Wage Surveys
A lis t o f the la te s t a v a ila b le b u lletin s o r b u lletin supplem ents is p resen ted b elow .
A d ir e c t o r y o f a r e a w age studies including m o r e lim ite d studies conducted at the req u est o f the E m ploym en t
Standards A d m in is tr a tio n o f the D e p a rtm e n t o f L a b o r is a v a ila b le on req u est.
B u lletin s m ay be pu rchased fr o m any o f the B LS re g io n a l o ffic e s shown on the back c o v e r .
B u lletin supplem ents m ay be
ob tain ed w ith ou t co s t, w h e r e in d ic a ted , ir o m B L S re g io n a l o ffic e s .

A rea

B u lletin num ber
and p r ic e *

F ree
A k ro n , O h io, D e c . 1974 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suppl.
A lb a n y—
Schenectady—T r o y , N .Y ., Sept. 1974 _____________________________________________Suppl.
F ree
A lb u q u erq u e, N . M e x ., M a r . 1974 2 ______________________________________________________ Suppl.
F ree
A lle n to w n -B e th le h e m —E aston , P a .—N .J ., M a y 1974 2 ___________________________________ Suppl.
F ree
A n a h eim —Santa A n a -G a rd e n G r o v e , C a lif., O ct. 1974 1 _________________ _____________ 1850-9,
85 cents
A tla n ta , G a., M a y 19751 ___________________________________________________________________ 1850-25, $1.00
A u stin , T e x ., D e c . 1974 ___________________________________________________________________ Suppl.
F ree
F ree
B a ltim o r e , M d ., A u g. 1974________________________________________________________________ Suppl.
B e a u m o n t-P o r t A rth u r—O ra n g e , T e x ., M a y 19742 ______________________________________ Suppl.
F ree
B illin g s , M on t., Ju ly 19741 ________________________________________________________________ 1850-6, 75 cen ts
B in gh am ton , N . Y ^ P a . , J u ly 1974 ________________________________________________________ Suppl.
F ree
B irm in g h a m , A la ., M a r . 1975_____________________________________________________________Suppl.
F ree
B oston , M a s s ., A u g. 1974 _________________________________________________________________ Suppl.
F ree
F ree
B u ffa lo , N .Y ., O ct. 1974 ___________________________________________________________________ Suppl.
Canton, O h io, M a y 197 5 ___________________________________________________________________ Suppl.
F ree
C h a rle s to n , W . V a „ M a r . 1974 2 _________________________________________________________ Suppl.
F ree
C h a rlo tte , N .C ., Jan. 1974 2 _______________________________________________________________Suppl.
F ree
C h attan ooga, T e n n .-G a ., Sept. 1974 _____________________________________________________ Suppl.
F ree
C h ic a g o , 111., M a y 1975____________________________________________________________________ 1850-33, 85 cents
C in cin n a ti, O h io— y .—Ind., F e b . 1975 ____________________ _______________________________Suppl.
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C le v e la n d , O h io, Sept. 1974 1 ___________________________________________ —------------ — ----- 1850- 17, $1.00
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Colu m bu s, O h io, O ct. 1974 __________________________________________ ____ ____ ____________ Suppl.
C orp u s C h r is ti, T e x ., J u ly 1975______________ ____________ _______________________________ 1850-37, 65 cents
D a lla s —F o r t W orth , T e x ., O ct. 1974 ___________________________________ _________________Suppl.
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D a v e n p o rt-R o c k Island—M o lin e , Iowa-111., F e b . 1975 __________________________________ Suppl.
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D ayton , O h io, D ec. 1974 1_________________________________________________________________ 1850- 14, 80 cents
D aytona B ea ch , F la ., A u g. 19741_________________________________________________________ 1850- 1, 75 cents
D en ver—B o u ld e r, C o lo ., D e c . 19741 ______________________ ___ ___________________________ 1850- 15, 85 cents
D es M o in e s , Iow a, M a y 1974 2 _____ ______________________________________________________ Suppl.
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D e t r o it, M ic h ., M a r . 1975_________________________________________________________________ 1850-22, 85 cents
F o r t L a u d e rd a le — o lly w o o d and W e s t P a lm B each —
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B o c a R a to n , F la . , A p r . 1975 1________________ ______________________ .____ .__________ ____ 1850-26, 80 cents
F r e s n o , C a l i f . 1 3 ___________________________________ __________ ___________ ___ _____________
G a in e s v ille , F la . , Sept. 19741 ____________________________________________________________ 1850- 11, 75 cents
G re e n B ay, W i s ., J u ly 1974__________________________________________________ _______ __ __ Suppl.
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H a r tfo r d , C onn., M a r . 19751 ______________________________________________________________ 1850-28, 80 cents
H ouston, T e x ., A p r . 197 5 ________________________ __________________________________________ Suppl.
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H u n ts v ille , A la ., F e b . 1975 __________ _____________________ ______________________________ Suppl.
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In d ia n a p o lis, Ind., O c t. 1974 ______________________________ _______________________________ Suppl.
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Jack son , M is s ., F e b . 1975______________________________ __________________________________ Suppl.
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J a c k s o n v ille , F la ,, D e c . 1974 _____________________________________ ________________________ Suppl.
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K a n sa s C ity , M o.— a n s ., Sept. 1974 ____________________________________________________ Suppl.
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L a w r e n c e — a v e r h ill, M a ss*—N .H ., June 1974 2 _____________________ __________________ Suppl.
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L e x in g to n — a y e tte , K y ., N o v . 1974 _________________________ ________ _______ _____________ Suppl.
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L o s A n g e le s —L on g B ea ch , C a lif., O c t. 1974 _______________________ ____________________ Suppl.
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L o u is v ille , K y .—Ind., N o v . 19741 _________________________________________________________ 1850-12, 80 cen ts
L u bbock, T e x ., M a r . 1974 2 _________________________ ____ _________________________ ________Suppl.
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M elb o u rn e—T it u s v ille - C o c o a , F la ., A u g . 1974 1 _____ __________________________________ 1850-5, 75 cents
M e m p h is, Tenn.—A r k ^ - M is s ., N o v . 1974
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M ia m i, F la ., O c t. 1974 _______________________________________________________ _____________ Suppl.
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M idland and O d essa , T e x ., Jan. 19742 ______________________________________________
M ilw a u k ee, W is ., A p r . 1975 1------------------------------------------------- ------------------------M in n ea p o lis—St. P a u l, Minn.—W i s ., Jan 1975 1 ___________________________ _____ _____
M u sk egon -M u sk egon H eigh ts, M ich ., June 1974 ------------------------------------------N assau —
Suffolk, N . Y . 1 3 ________________________________________________________________
N e w a rk , N .J ., Jan. 1 975 1_______________________________________________________________
N e w a rk and J e r s e y C ity , N. J .. Jan. 1 974 2 __________________________________________
N ew H aven, Conn., Jan. 1974 2 ___________________________________________ _____________
N ew O rle a n s , L a ., Jan. 1975 _________________________________________________________
N ew Y o r k . N . Y ^ N . J . 1 3----------------------------------- ----------- ----------------------------------N ew Y o r k and N a ssa u -S u ffo lk , N .Y ., A p r . 1 974 2 ------------ ------ ------------------------N o rfo lk —V ir g in ia B e a c h -P o rts m o u th , V a N . C ., M ay 1975 ------------ _--------------N o rfo lk —V ir g in ia B e a c h -P o rts m o u th and N e w p o rt N ew s—
H am pton, V a .— .C ., M a y 1975______________________________________________________
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N o r th e a s t P en n s y lv a n ia , A u g. 1974 1 _________________________________________________
O k lah om a C ity , O k la ., A u g. 1974 1 _________________________________________ __________
O m aha, N e b r.—Iow a, O ct. 1974 1 ___________________________ ____ ________________ _____
P a te r son—C l if to n -P a s s a ic, N .J ., June 1974 _________________________________________
P h ila d e lp h ia , Pa*—N .J ., N o v . 1974 ____________________________________________________
P h o en ix , A r i z . , June 1 9 7 4 " ____________________________________________________________
P itts b u rg h , P a ., Jan. 1975 _________________________________________ ___________________
P o rtla n d , M ain e, N o v . 1974____________________________________________________________
P o rtla n d , O r e g .—W ash ., M a y 1974 1 __________________________________________________
P ou g h k e e p s ie , N . Y . 1 3__________________________________________________________________
P ou g h k e e p s ie — in gsto n —N ew bu rgh , N .Y ., June 1974 _________________ ____________
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P r o v id e n c e — a rw ick —P aw tu ck et, R .I.—M a s s ., June 1975 ________________________
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R ich m on d , V a ., M a r . 1974 1____________________________________________________________
R o c k fo rd , 111., June 19742 ____________________________________________________________
St. L o u is , Mo*—111., M a r . 1975 ________________________________________________________
S a cra m en to , C a lif., D e c . 19741 ______________________________________________________
Saginaw , M ic h ., N o v . 1974 1___________________________________________________________
S alt L a k e C ity—O gden, U tah, N o v . 1974 _____________________________________________
San A n ton io, T e x ., M a y 1975 ________ _________________________________________________
San D ie g o , C a lif., N o v . 19741 _________________________________________________________
San F r a n c is c o — akland, C a lif., M a r. 1975 1
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San J o s e , C a lif., M a r . 1975 1_________________________________________________________
Savannah, G a., M a y 1974 2 __ _______________ ____________________________ ______________
S ea ttle— v e r e tt, W ash ., Jan. 197 5 ____ _______________________________________________
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S yra c u s e , N .Y ., J u ly 1974 1 __________________________________ ______ __________________
T o le d o , O hio— ic h ., M a y 1975 1______________________________________________________
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T re n to n , N .J ., Sept. 1974 ______________ ___________ _________________ _______ __________
U tic a - R o m e , N . Y . 1 3 ___________________________________________________________________
W ashington, D .C .—Md.—V a ., M a r . 1975 1__ __ _______________________________________
W a te rb u ry , C onn., M a r . 1974 2 ____ __________________________________________________
W e s tc h e s te r County, N . Y . 1 3 _________________________________________________________
W ic h ita , K a n s ., A p r . 1975__ _ _____________________ __________________________________
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You n gstow n — a rre n , O h io, N o v . 1973 2 _____________________ ____________ __________
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