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Area
Wage
Survey
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bulletin 2050-33




Corpus Christi, Texas,
Metropolitan Area
July 1979

Preface
T h is b u l l e t i n p r o v i d e s r e s u l t s o f a J u ly
1979 s u r v e y o f o c c u ­
p a t io n a l e a r n i n g s and s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e b e n e f i t s in the C o r p u s C h r i s t i ,
T e x a s, Standard M etrop olitan S tatistical A re a .
The s u r v e y w a s m a d e as
p a r t o f the B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s ’ annual a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m .
It w a s c o n d u c t e d b y the B u r e a u ’ s r e g i o n a l o f f i c e in D a l l a s , T e x . , u n d e r the
g e n e ra l d ir e c tio n o f B o y d B . O 'N e a l , A s s is ta n t R e g io n a l C o m m i s s i o n e r fo r
O p erations.
T h e s u r v e y c o u l d n o t h a v e b e e n a c c o m p l i s h e d w ith o u t the
c o o p e r a t i o n o f the m a n y f i r m s w h o s e w a g e and s a l a r y data p r o v i d e d the
b a s i s f o r the s t a t i s t i c a l i n f o r m a t i o n in th is b u l l e t i n . T h e B u r e a u w i s h e s to
e x p r e s s s i n c e r e a p p r e c i a t i o n f o r the c o o p e r a t i o n r e c e i v e d .
M a t e r i a l in th is p u b l i c a t i o n i s in the p u b l i c d o m a i n and m a y b e
r e p r o d u c e d w ith o u t p e r m i s s i o n o f the F e d e r a l G o v e r n m e n t .
P lea se cred it
the B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s and c it e the n a m e and n u m b e r o f th is
p u blication.

Note:
A c u r r e n t r e p o r t o n o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s and s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e
b e n e f i t s in the C o r p u s C h r i s t i a r e a is a v a i l a b l e f o r the m o v i n g and s t o r a g e
i n d u s t r y (July 1979).
A l s o a v a i l a b l e a r e l i s t i n g s o f u nio n w a g e r a t e s f o r
b u il d in g t r a d e s , p r i n t i n g t r a d e s , l o c a l - t r a n s i t o p e r a t i n g e m p l o y e e s , l o c a l
t r u c k d r i v e r s and h e l p e r s , and g r o c e r y s t o r e e m p l o y e e s .
F ree cop ies of
t h e s e a r e a v a i l a b l e f r o m the B u r e a u ’ s r e g i o n a l o f f i c e s .
(See b a c k c o v e r
for a d d re sse s.)




Area
Wage
Survey
U.S. Department of Labor
Ray Marshall, Secretary

Corpus Christi, Texas,
Metropolitan Area
July 1979
Contents

Page

Page

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Janet L. Norwood, Commissioner
November 1979

Introduction__________________________________________

2

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T ables:
E a rn in gs, a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts :
3
A - l . W eekly earn in gs o f o f f i c e w o r k e r s _____
A - 2 . W e e kly earn in gs o f p r o f e s s i o n a l
and te c h n ica l w o r k e r s __________________ 5
A -3. A v e r a g e w e e k ly earn in gs o f
o f f i c e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , and
6
te c h n ica l w o r k e r s , by s e x ____________
A -4. H ourly earn in gs o f m a in ten a nce,
t o o l r o o m , and p o w e rp la n t
7
w o r k e r s __________________________________
A -5. H o u rly earn in gs o f m a t e r i a l
m o v e m e n t and cu s t o d ia l w o r k e r s _____
8
A - 6. A v e r a g e h o u rly e a rn in gs o f
main tenance, t o o l r o o m , p o w e r plant, m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t , and
cu sto d ia l w o r k e r s , b y s e x _____________ 9
A -7. P e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s in a v e r a g e
h o u rly earn in gs f b r s e l e c t e d
occu p a tio n a l g r o u p s ______________________ 10
A - 8. A v e r a g e pay r e la t io n s h ip s
within es ta b lis h m e n ts
f o r w h i t e - c o l l a r w o r k e r s ________________11
A -9. A v e r a g e pay r e la t io n s h ip s
within es ta b lis h m e n ts
f o r b l u e - c o l l a r w o r k e r s _________________ 12

T a b le s — Continued
E s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and supple m entary
wage provision s:
B - l . M in im u m e n tra n ce s a l a r i e s f o r
i n e x p e r ie n c e d ty pis ts and c l e r k s _______ 13
B - 2 . L a t e - s h i f t pay p r o v i s i o n s f o r
f u l l - t i m e man ufactu rin g
p r o d u c tio n and r e la t e d w o r k e r s _________ 14
B - 3 . Sch edule d w e e k ly hours and days of
f u l l - t i m e f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s ___________ 15
B - 4 , Annual paid h o lid a y s f o r f u ll- t i m e
B-5.

P a id v a c a t io n p r o v i s i o n s f o r
f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s _________________________17
B - 6. Health, in su ra n c e , and p e n sio n
plans f o r f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s _____________ 19
B - 7 . L if e in s u r a n c e plans f o r
f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s ________________________ 20

A pp e n d ix A.
A pp e n d ix B.

S co p e and m e tho d o f s u r v e y __________ 23
O ccu p a tio n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s ____________ 28

Introduction

T h i s a r e a is 1 o f 72 in w h i c h the U.S. D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r ' s
B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s c o n d u c t s s u r v e y s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s and
related benefits.
(S ee l i s t o f a r e a s on in sid e b a c k c o v e r . )
In e a c h a r e a ,
e a r n i n g s da t a f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s ( A - s e r i e s
tables) a re c o lle c t e d
a nn ua lly .
I n f o r m a t i o n on e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e
b e n e f i t s ( B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) is o b t a i n e d e v e r y t h i r d y e a r .

W h e r e p o s s i b l e , data a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r a l l i n d u s t r i e s and f o r m a n u f a c t u r i n g
and n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g s e p a r a t e l y .
D a ta a r e not p r e s e n t e d f o r s k i l l e d m a i n ­
t e n a n c e w o r k e r s in n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g b e c a u s e th e n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s e m ­
p l o y e d in th is o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p in n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g is t o o s m a l l to w a r r a n t
se p a ra te presen tation.
T h is t a b le p r o v i d e s a m e a s u r e o f w a g e t r e n d s a f t e r
e l i m i n a t i o n o f c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s c a u s e d b y e m p l o y m e n t s h if t s
a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s as w e l l as t u r n o v e r o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i n c l u d e d in
su rv e y sam ples.
F o r fu rth er d e ta ils , s e e appendix A.

E a c h y e a r a ft e r all individual a re a w age s u rv e y s have b e e n c o m ­
p l e t e d , tw o s u m m a r y b u l l e t i n s a r e i s s u e d .
T h e f i r s t b r i n g s t o g e t h e r data
f o r e a c h m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s u r v e y e d ; th e s e c o n d p r e s e n t s n a t io n a l and r e ­
gion al e s t i m a t e s , p r o je c t e d f r o m in dividual m e t r o p o l it a n a r e a data, f o r all
S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a s in the U n ite d S t a t e s , e x c l u d i n g A l a s k a
a nd H a w a ii.

T a b l e s A - 8 and A - 9 p r o v i d e f o r th e f i r s t t i m e m e a s u r e s o f a v e r a g e
p a y r e l a t i o n s h i p s w ith in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
T h e se m e a s u re s m a y differ c o n s id ­
e r a b l y f r o m the p a y r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f o v e r a l l a v e r a g e s p u b l i s h e d in t a b l e s
A - l t h r o u g h A - 6. S e e a p p e n d ix A f o r d e t a i l s .

A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in th e a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m is th e n e e d
to d e s c r i b e th e l e v e l and m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s in a v a r i e t y o f l a b o r m a r k e t s ,
t h r o u g h the a n a l y s i s o f ( 1) th e l e v e l and d i s t r i b u t i o n o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a t i o n ,
and ( 2 ) th e m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a t i o n a l c a t e g o r y a nd s k i l l l e v e l .
T h e p r o g r a m d e v e l o p s i n f o r m a t i o n th at m a y b e u s e d f o r m a n y p u r p o s e s ,
in c lu d in g w a g e and s a l a r y a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a i n i n g , and a s ­
s i s t a n c e in d e t e r m i n i n g p la n t l o c a t i o n .
S u r v e y r e s u l t s a l s o a r e u s e d b y the
U.S. D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r to m a k e w a g e d e t e r m i n a t i o n s u n d e r th e S e r v i c e
C o n t r a c t A c t o f 1965.

B - s e r i e s ta b le s
T h e B - s e r i e s t a b le s p r e s e n t i n f o r m a t i o n o n m i n i m u m e n t r a n c e
s a l a r i e s f o r i n e x p e r i e n c e d t y p is t s and c l e r k s ; l a t e - s h i f t p a y p r o v i s i o n s and
p r a c t i c e s f o r p r o d u c t i o n and r e l a t e d w o r k e r s in m a n u f a c t u r i n g ; and data
s e p a r a t e l y f o r p r o d u c t i o n and r e l a t e d w o r k e r s and o f f i c e w o r k e r s on s c h e d ­
u le d w e e k l y h o u r s and d a y s o f f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s ; p a id h o l i d a y s ; p a id v a c a ­
t i o n s ; h e a l t h , i n s u r a n c e , and p e n s i o n p l a n s ; a nd m o r e d e t a i l e d i n f o r m a t i o n
on l i f e i n s u r a n c e p la n s .

A - s e r i e s tables
A pp end ixes
T a b le s A - l th rou gh A -6 p r o v id e e s tim a te s of s t r a ig h t -t im e w e e k ly
o r h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r w o r k e r s in o c c u p a t i o n s c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y o f
m a n u f a c t u r i n g a nd n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s .
T h e o ccu p a tio n s a r e defin ed
in a p p e n d i x B.
F o r th e 31 l a r g e s t s u r v e y a r e a s , t a b l e s A - 1 0 t h r o u g h A - 1 5
p r o v i d e s i m i l a r da ta f o r e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e .

A p p e n d i x A d e s c r i b e s the m e t h o d s a n d c o n c e p t s u s e d in the a r e a
wage survey program .
It p r o v i d e s i n f o r m a t i o n o n th e s c o p e o f the a r e a
s u r v e y , the a r e a ' s i n d u s t r i a l c o m p o s i t i o n in m a n u f a c t u r i n g , and l a b o r m anagem ent agreem ent coverage.

T a b l e A - 7 p r o v i d e s p e r c e n t c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s o f
o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s , e l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g w o r k e r s , i n d u s t r i a l
n u r s e s , s k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e t r a d e s w o r k e r s , and u n s k i l l e d p la n t w o r k e r s .




A p p e n d ix B p r o v i d e s j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s
sen tatives to c l a s s i f y w o r k e r s by o ccu p a tion .

2

u se d by B u reau field r e p r e ­

Earnings
Table A-1. W eekly earnings of office workers. Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979
W e e k ly e a r n in g s 1

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING

(s ta n d a rd )
N um ber
O c c u p a tio n

an d

in d u s tr y

d iv is io n

of
w orkers

SECRETARIES...................................................................
MANUFACTURING............................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S .......................................

A vera ge
w e e k ly
h ou rs 1
(s ta n d a rd )

M ean 2

M e d ia n 2

237
57
180
55

40.0
4 0.0
40.0
3 9.5

*204 .50
2 09 .00
203 .00
231 .00

*1 97 .00
195.50
200 .00
230.00

M id d le r a n g e 2

110
AND
UNDER
120

* 1 7 2 .5 0 - *2 30 .50
1 6 7 .0 0 - 2 4 2 .00
1 7 4 .5 0 - 226 .50
2 1 3 .5 0 - 246 .00

STRAIGHT -T IM E

WEEKLY EARNINGS

(IN

DOLLARS!

OF—

120

130

1 40

150

16 0

17 0

180

190

200

210

2 20

230

240

250

260

270

2 80

290

300

130

140

150

160

1 70

180

19 0

200

210

220

2 30

240

250

260

270

2 80

290

300

310

5
5

13

12
5
7

10
5
5
1

12
7
5
~

21
2
19
4

27
7
20
6

20
5
15
2

22
5
17
”

20
1
19
9

13
1
12
5

11
2
9
7

16
6
10
8

5
1
4
2

6
i
5
4

6
2
4
2

7
1
6
3

4
2
2
-

2
1
1

13
-

31 0
AND
OVER

5
3
2
2

A....................................

15

4 0.0

2 48 .00

249 .50

2 0 7 .0 0 -

2 82.50

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

-

-

2

1

2

-

-

3

1

1

-

SECR ET ARI ES. CLASS B....................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................

23
21

40.0
40.0

2 21.00
2 2 2 .00

2 10 .00
210 .00

2 00 .00 2 0 0 .0 0 -

2 42 .00
2 42 .00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6
6

1
1

2
2

2
1

3
3

1
1

-

1
1

1
1

1
1

_

-

1
1

_

*

2
1

_

*

2
2

-

-

S ECR ET ARI ES. CLASS C....................................
NON MANUFACTURING........................ ...
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S .......................................

52
39
20

40.0
40.0
40.0

2 2 8 .50
221 .50
2 57.00

2 25 .50
2 24 .00
2 60 .00

1 8 6 .5 0 1 80 .00 2 33 .50 -

264.50
263.50
274 .50

-

-

5
5
-

1
1
-

1
1
~

2
2

8
6
2

2
1
~

2
1

3
2
1

3
3
2

3
2
2

5
3
2

1
1
1

5
4
4

4
3
2

2
2
2

_

-

-

S ECR ET ARI ES. CLASS D....................................
MANUFACTURING.....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................

78
20
58

40.0
40.0
39.5

200 .00
2 21.50
1 9 2 .50

1 96 .00
206 .50
192 .50

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

219 .50
2 5 2 .00
218 .50

-

1

1

6
3
3

9
9

10
2
8

8
3
5

7
3
4

3

1
1
-

1

2
2

1
1

1

1
1
-

_1

3

4
3
1

_

10

6
1
5

-

1

1
1

10

1

SEC R ET AR IE S. CLASS E....................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................

66
45

40.0
40.0

1 75 .50
1 78.50

1 7 4 .00
180 .00

1 4 6 .5 0 1 38 .00 -

191 .50
192 .00

-

-

12
12

6
1

8
3

5
1

6
4

7
5

9
8

1

6
6

2
2

1
1

3
2

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

T Y P I S T S ...............................................................................

58

38.5

152 .00

149 .50

1 3 8 .0 0 -

161 .50

-

5

11

15

8

8

10

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10

6

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

SECRETARIE St

CLASS

-

5
5

B...............................................

33

39.0

1 42 .50

1 4 4 .00

1 3 2 .5 0 -

150 .00

5

11

FIL E CLERKS...................................................................
NONMANUFACTURING...............................................................

22
21

4 0.0
40.0

1 20 .50
120 .50

1 1 6 .00
1 1 6 .00

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

1 28 .00
129 .00

14
14

7
6

1
1

SWITCHBOARD

OPERATORS .......................................................

35

4 0.0

133 .00

130 .00

1 2 0 .0 0 -

1 3 8 .00

5

7

17

2

SWITCHBOARD

OPERATOR-

1

5

ACCOUNTING CLERKS ........................................................................
MANUFACTURING.....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S .......................................

259
61
198
41

40.0
4 0.0
40.0
4 0.0

168 .00
174 .50
166 .00
194 .50

1 60 .00
162 .00
160 .00
1 86 .50

1 4 4 .0 0 1 4 7 . DO1 4 4 .0 0 1 4 4 .0 0 -

182 .50
190 .00
1 80 .00
2 13 .50

13
1
12
2

35
5
30
7

38
11
27
3

ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS A ..................
MANUFACTURING.....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S .......................................................

65
21
44
16

4 0.0
4 0.0
40.0
4 0 .0

2 0 8 .50
201 .00
212 .50
2 47 .50

1 96 .50
192 .00
200 .00
2 3 0 .50

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

219 .00
2 14 .00
2 21 .50
271 .00

-

-

-

-

1
1

TYPISTS.

*

CLASS

W orkers

were

See footnotes

d istribu ted as

follow s:

1 at $ 3 1 0 to

$ 3 2 0 ; an d 2 at

$ 3 50 t o

-

.

-

-

$360.

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




3

_

_

1

-

_

'
.

1

1

33
6
27
2

43
10
33
2

21
6
15
2

23
4
19
3

18
8
10
4

1
1

8
6
2

3

12
1
11
2

9
3
6
1

3

_

_

1

2

1

8
-

8
3
6
6
1

.

10
4
6
3
9
4
5
2

5
2
2

_

“

.

2
~

2
2
2
~

2
2

3
1
2
1
3
1
2
1

2
-

1
1

2
2

-

2

1
1

2
2

-

4
3
1
1
3
2
1
1

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
1
1
1

3
3

2
1
1
1

3
*3

3

3

Table A-1. W eekly earnings of office workers. Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979— Continued
W e e k ly earnings 1
(standard)

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

of
workers

A v era g e
w eek ly
hours 1
(standard)

M ean ^

M edian 2

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING

M id d le range 2

110
AND
UNDER
120

STRAIGHT -TIME

WEEKLY EARNINGS

(IN

DOLLARS)

OF —

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

2 20

230

240

250

260

270

2 80

290

300

130

140

150

160

170

1 80

190

200

210

220

230

240

250

260

270

280

290

300

310

13
1
12
2

35
5
30
7

37
10
27
3

32
5
27
2

35
4
31
2

18
6
12
2

11
3
8
1

9
5
4
3

_

6
4
2

1

5
2
3

5
3
2

5
3
2

1

1

24
3
21

13

310
AND
OVER

ACCOUNTING CLERKS— CONTINUED
4 0.0
4 0.0
4 0.0
4 0 .0

$15 4.5 0
161 .00
152 .50
1 60 .00

$ 150.00
159 .00
150 .00
150 .00

46
31
15

4 0.0
4 0 .0
4 0.0

1 75.00
171.00
183 .00

172.00
160.00
177 .50

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

2 04.00
1 97 .00
216 .00

_

2
2

-

-

10 1
18
83

4 0 .0
4 0.0
4 0.0

1 74.50
224 .50
163 .50

172 .00
210 .00
167 .00

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

1 81 .50
277 .50
1 78 .50

1

7

8

3

-

-

-

-

1

7

8

3

16

14
4
10

40
34

4 0 .0
4 0.0

1 91.00
1 78 .50

1 81.00
173 .50

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

1 8 8 .50
1 84.00

_

-

-

1
1

3
3

3
3
11
7

61
A9

S ee footn otes

39.5
39.5

1 63 .50
1 52.50

156 .50
153 .00

$ 1 4 0 .0 0 - $16 6.0 0
1 4 0 .0 0 - 1 76.00
1 3 8 .0 0 - 163.50
1 3 7 .5 0 - 186 .50

_

194
40
154
25

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

1 7 7 .00
167.00

_
-

1
1

7
7

8
8

at end o f t a b l e s .




4

8
8

-

-

1

2
2

16
-

13
13

2

1

_

-

-

_

2
2

1
1

_
_

_
_
_

1
1

2
2

-

_

8
5
3

_
_

1

2
2

-

_

i

13

-

-

_

3

_

1

12
12

12
12

2

_

-

-

_

3
3

_

_

12
9

1
1

_

_

_

1

-

-

-

-

1
1

-

4

1

1
1

1

3

_

Table A -2 .

W eekly earnings of professional and technical workers. Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979
W eek ly earnings 1
(standard)

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

Num ber
of
workers

A verage
w eek ly
hours 1
(standard)

M ean 2

M edian 2

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING

M iddle range 2

120
AND
UNDER
130

130

140

150

160

140

150

160

170

180

* 2 6 3 .0 0 - *3 63 .00
2 6 3 .0 0 - 3 63 .00

28
28

40.0
40.0

*310.00
310 .00

*3 06 .50
3 06 .50

COMPUTER OPERATORS...............................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................

57
46

40.0
40.0

195 .50
180 .50

1 79.00
1 62.00

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

219 .00
209 .00

-

COMPUTER OPERATORS? CLASS B ...............
NONMANUFACTURING............................................

3A
27

40.0
40.0

1 98 .50
186 .00

187 .50
167 .00

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

2 19 .50
2 1 8 .50

COMPUTER OPERATORS?

CLASS C................

18

40.0

165 .00

1 60 .50

1 5 3 .0 0 -

□ RAFTERS............................................................................
MANUFACTURING.....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................

74
32
42

40.0
4 0 .0
40.0

243.00
281 .00
2 1 4 .50

236 .00
269 .00
205 .00

307 .50

“

WEEKLY EARNINGS

(IN

DOLLARS)

OF—

18 0

200

220

240

260

2 80

300

320

340

360

3 80

400

420

440

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

40 0

4 20

440

460

~

3
3

1
1

2
2

2
2

5
5

6
6

1
1

1
1

~

5
5

1
1

-

-

1
1

2

-

460
AND
OVER

4
4

6
6

15
15

2
2

6
5

9
8

5
1

1
1

3
2

1
-

_

_

_

_

_

-

1
-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
2

1
1

11
11

2
2

2
2

7
7

4
”

1
1

2
*

2
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 82 .50

-

2

2

5

4

-

4

1

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

303 .00
3 32 .00
2 82 .50

2

5

5

4

1

1

7
5
2

11
2
9

4
3
i

2
2
“

1
1
-

3
3
“

_

_
-

1

4
4

_

1

3
1
2

_

4

15
14
1

_

5

4
1
3

_

5

2
2

_

2

-

-

-

-

304 .50

2 8 5 .5 0 -

3 15 .50

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

5

9

3

1

-

2

-

-

-

-

23

DRAFTERS?

CLASS B ............................................

22

40.0

2 62 .50

2 45.50

2 3 6 .0 0 -

2 76 .50

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

8

2

3

1

1

1

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

DRAFTERS?

CLASS C ............................................

20

4 0.0

191 .00

177 .50

1 4 7 .5 0 -

230 .00

1

2

2

4

-

1

1

1

6

-

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

ELECTRONICS

TECHNICIANS.................................

116

347 .50

354 .00

3 5 2 .5 0 -

3 54.00

-

-

-

-

2

-

1

3

7

-

3

2

1

1

71

3

-

8

2

12

-

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS? CLASS A .
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ......................................

31
23

399 .50
3 98 .50

4 02 .00
444 .00

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

4 44 .00
4 44 .00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
1

9
9

1
1

-

8

_

12
12

-

DRAFTERS?

See footnotes

o

CLASS A............................................

O

2
2

o

O

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) . . . .
NONMANUFACTURING............................................

STRAIGHT -T IM E
17 0

40.0
4 0 .0

at en d o f t a b l e s .




5

Table A-3. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex.
Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979
A verage

O ccu pation ,

s e x , 3 and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

OFFICE

Weekly
hours
(standard)

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

OCCUPATIONS WOMEN

O ccupation,

s e x , 3 and in d u s t r y d i v i s ion

Number
of
workers

Weekly
hours1
(standard]

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

40.0
40.0
40.0
39-5

$ 20 4.5 0
2 09 .00
2 03 .00
231 .00

CLASS A . • • • • • • • • • • • •

15

40.0

SECRETARIES* CLASS B...................................
NONMANUFACTURING.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

23
21

SECRETARIES*

4 0 .0
40.0

$14 2.0 0
1 43 .50
1 41 .00

248.00

251

40.0

40.0
40.0

221.00
222.00

40

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 67.50
1 72 .50
166.00
1 94 .00

52
39
20

40.0
40.0
40.0

2 2 8 .50
221.50
2 57 .00

CLASS D...................................

78

NON«ANUFACTURING.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

58

4 0.0
40.0
3 9 .5

200.00
2 21 .50
192 .50

66
45

40.0
40.0

175 .50
178 .50

58

3 8 .5

1 52 .00

PUBLIC

U T I L I T I E S . . . . ...........................

SECRETARIES?

SECRETARIES*

T Y P I ST S?

SWITCHBOARD

CLASS C . • • • • • • • • • • • •

CLASS E.

CLASS B...............................................

OPERATORS......................................

ACCOUN TING CLERKS?

CLASS

CLASS B

COMPUTER OPERATORS*

(B U S IN E S S )....

CLASS

22

B ......

40.0
4 0.0

* 3 15 .50
3 15.50

4 0 .0
4 0.0

1 9 3 .50
1 8 8 .00

4 0.0
40.0

194 .50
186 .00
2 47.00
2 81.00
2 19.50

DRAFTERS*

CLASS A........................... .. ..............

CLASS C..................... ..

188
40
148
25

40.0
40.0
40.0

1 61 .00
1 52.50
160.00

DRAFTERS*

46
31
15

4 0.0
4 0 .0
40.0

1 75 .00
1 71 .00
183.00

ELECTRONICS TECHN IC IA NS.

100

40.0

83

40.0

1 74 .50
2 28 .00
1 63.50

142 .50

22
21

40.0
40.0

120 .50
1 20 .50

21

40.0

120 .00

KEY ENTRY

OPERATORS*

CLASS

40
34

40.0
40.0

1 91.00
178.50

35
35

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

133 .00
133 .00

KEY ENTRY OPERATORS*

CLASS

60
49

39.5
3 9.5

1 63.00
1 52.50

6

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

2 12 .50

39.0

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




40.0

33

MANUFACTURING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NONMANUF ACTURTNR_____ _______ - ______-

Weekly
hours1
(standard]

2 07 .00

A
20
43

ACCOUNTING CLERKS?

s e x , 3 and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR49
18

SECRETARIES*

O ccupation,

Number
of
workers

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOMEN— CONTINUED
237
57
180
55

SECRETARIES...................................................................
M A N U F A C T U R IN G ...................

Average
(mean2)

Average
(mean2)

(mean2)
Number
of
workers

3 07 .50

11^
<•
CLASS

A.
23

fif> n
#I 0 * 0

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN
’

379

^0

Table A -4 .

Hourly earnings of m aintenance, toolroom, and powerplant workers, Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979
Hourly

earnings 4

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING

Number
of

O cc u p a tio n and in d u str y d i v is i o n

Mean2

Median*

5 .2 0 5 .4 0
UNDER
AND
_
5 . 2 0 UNDER
5 .4 0 5 .6 0

Middle range 2

MAINTENANCE CARPENTERS....................................
MANUFACTURING.....................................................

25
23

* 9 .3 1
9 .5 6

*9 .8 5
9 .8 5

* 8 .5 8 8 .5 8 -

* 9 .9 4
1 0.0 0

MAINTENANCE EL EC T RI CI AN S ..............................
MANUFACTURING.....................................................
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S .......................................

100
78
21

9 .3 6
9 .6 5
8 .2 2

1 0.1 4
1 0.2 3
8 .4 6

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

1 0 .2 9
1 0.3 3
8 .5 6

MAINTENANCE PAINT ERS .........................................
MANUFACTURING.....................................................

22
22

9 .6 8
9 .6 8

9 .8 5
9 .8 5

9 .6 5 9 .6 5 -

1 0.2 3
1 0.2 3

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

66
65

10.1 1
1 0.1 4

1 0.2 9
1 0.2 9

1 0 .2 3 1 0.2 3-

1 0 .2 9
1 0 .2 9

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS ( MACHINERY I . .
MANUFACTURING.................................................
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S .......................................

215
172
43

9 .1 5
9 .1 4
9 .2 1

1 0.0 4
1 0.04
9 .5 0

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

1 0.0 5
1 0.2 3
1 0.0 5

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS
(MOTOR V EH IC LE SI ..................................................
MANUFACTURING.....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S . . .................................

79
42
37
20

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

5 .8 7
5 .8 7
5 .8 8
5 . 31

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

8 .3 0
10.1 4
8 .0 8
6 .4 4

*

W orkers

w ere

S ee footn otes

distribu ted as

follow s:

8 under

$4.60;

2 at

$ 4 . 6 0 to

$4.80;

HOURLY EARNINGS

(IN

DOLLARS)

6 .0 0 6 .2 0 6 .4 0 6 .6 0
_
_
_
_

6 .8 0

7 .0 0

7 .2 0

7 .4 0

7 .6 0

7 .8 0

8 .0 0

8 .2 0

8 .4 0

8 .6 0

9 .0 0

9 .4 0

5 .8 0

6 .0 0

6 .2 0

7 .0 0

7 .2 0

7 .4 0

7 .6 0

7 .8 0

8 .0 0

8 .2 0

8 .4 0

8 .6 0

9 .0 0

9 .4 0

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

7
7

-

-

-

-

-

~

13
13

3
3

1
1

18
9
9

-

-

2
2

11
10

50
46
4

5
5

-

_

-

-

6
6

3
3

8
8

5
4

-

-

-

-

7
7

54
54

18
13
5

-

13
1
12

80
66
14

48
48
-

3
3
_

6 .4 0

6 .6 0

6 .8 0

6

-

-

5
5

-

-

6

-

-

17
3
14
10

5
5

9
9

6
2
4
1

-

a nd 3 at $ 5 t o

-

6
6

7
4
3
3

-

-

$5.20.

7

-

2
2
-

-

2
2

i
i
i

6
6

-

1
1

~

13
13

OF—

5 .8 0
_

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




STRAIGHT-TIME

5 .6 0
_

2
2

-

-

i
i
i

1

~
-

i
i

-

-

-

-

_

19
19

2

-

_
-

1

2

I

1

1

_

3
3

_

9
9

-

9 .8 0 1 0 .2 0

_

_

_

—

—

-

9
9

—

-

Table A -5 .

Hourly earnings of m aterial m ovement and custodial workers. Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979
H ourly earnings

O ccupation and in dustry d iv is io n

*

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING

Number
of
M ean2

M e d ia n 2

2 .8 0 3 .0 0
AND
UNOER
3 .0 0 3 .2 0

M iddle range 2

502
14 2
360
178

$6.6 3
4 .5 8
7 .4 4
9 .6 8

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

$ 4.0 04 .0 0 4 .0 0 9 .8 5 -

$9.8 5
4 .5 0
9 .8 5
1 0 .2 0

LIGHT TRUCK.....................

53

3 .5 9

3 .6 5

3 .4 5 -

TRUCKDRIVERS. MEDIUM TRUCK..................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ......................................

205
193
135

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

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

TRUCKDRIVERS.

TRUCKDRIVERS................................................................
MANUFACTURING.....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ......................................
TRUCKORIVERS.

STRAIGHT-TIME

HOURLY EARNINGS

«IN

DOLLARS)

OF---9 .6 0 1 0 .0 0

3 .2 0

3.4 0

3 .6 0

3 . 80

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

4 . 80

5 .2 0

5 .6 0

6.0 0

6 .4 0

6 .8 0

7 .2 0

7 .6 0

8 .0 0

8 .4 0

8 .8 0

9 .2 0

3 .4 0

3.6 0

3 .8 0

4 . 00

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

4 .8 0

5 .2 0

5 .6 0

6 .0 0

6 . 40

6 .8 0

7 .2 0

7 .6 0

8 .0 0

8 .4 0

8 .8 0

9 .2 0

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

38
5
33
“

23
13
10
“

7

79
70
9
“

9
5
4

26
22
4

5
4
i
-

10
2
8
-

13
6
7
-

2

9

10

-

-

-

2
-

9
1

14
-

10
-

7
2
5
-

20

-

20
-

10
10
_
-

12
1
11
2

-

-

-

-

-

10

2
2
2

38
38
38

38
38
38

56
56
56

6

2

-

-

6

2
2

28
28
1

3 .8 0

4

2

5

13

15

6

6

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4 .2 5 4 .2 5 9 .2 0 -

1 0 .2 0
10.2 0
1 0 .2 0

2
2

-

20
20
“

18
18

2
2

1
1

5
5
-

4
4

-

i
i
-

-

3
3
-

2
2
-

1
1
1

_

_

2

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

5

-

14

-

38
_

78
_

56
_

38
38

78
78

56
56

TRAC T O R - T R A I L E R . . . .

142

7 .2 3

7 .2 5

5 .6 3 -

9 .8 5

-

-

3

7

2

-

6

4

4

-

8

10

-

8

14

10

5

20

-

1

-

40

-

RECEIVERS........................................................................

21

5 .2 7

5 .0 0

4 .7 3 -

5 .0 0

-

-

1

1

-

-

3

-

i

10

1

-

-

-

-

1

2

-

-

-

1

-

-

WAREHOUSEMEN................................................................
MANUFACTURING.....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................

53
19
34

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

6 .0 6
6 .0 6
4 .6 4

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

6 .6 0
6 .7 3
6 .3 4

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

3

4
3
1

2
1
1

1

8
6
2

3
-

-

_

-

1
1
-

_

3

1
1
-

_

1

i
i
-

-

-

1

13
6
7

1

-

-

-

-

MATERIAL HANDLING LABORERS..................

72

4 .2 8

3 .7 0

3 .6 5 -

4 .5 6

-

8

1

-

4

2

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

FORKLIFT OPERATORS...................................... ...
MANUFACTURING.................................................

67
57

5 .8 4
5 .8 9

4 .7 5
4 .7 5

4 .5 0 4 .7 5 -

7 .9 1
7 .9 1

-

-

-

6
6

6
*

_

17
17

-

2
2

_

_

_

_

~

-

-

-

6UARDS.................................................................................
MANUFACTURING.....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................

346
36
310

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

3 .0 0
8 .0 7
3 .0 0

2 .9 0 6 .2 2 2 .9 0 -

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

143

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

"

-

-

21
21
-

_

-

3
3
-

-

-

-

-

-

GUARDS. CLASS B..................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................

318
310

3 .2 3
3 .1 8

3 .0 0
3 .0 0

2 .9 0 2 .9 0 -

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

J AN IT ORS . PORTERS. AND C L E A N E R S . . . .
MANUFACTURING.....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................. ........................

405
48
357

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

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

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

6
6

_

4
4

_

_

_

_

-

14
14

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

See footn otes

5

3

10
10

17

26

-

2

6

3

4
“

-

2
2

-

4
4

4
4

22
22

-

27
27

23

11

6

3

11

6

16
6
10

-

23

1
1

3

143

83
83

3 .2 5
3 .2 5

143
143

83
83

27
27

23
23

1
1

3

11
11

6
6

16
10

3 .1 0
8 .0 8
2 .9 0

282
282

27

14
3
11

18
6
12

11
7
4

3
2
1

11
1
10

4
3
1

1

-

-

-

~

-

-

27

a t en d o f t a b l e s .




8

-

3

6
6

*

-

_

2
1
1

2
2
-

-

_

7
4
3

2
-

-

1
1

-

2

-

-

3
3

2

-

_

-

_

_

_
-




Table A-6. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom,
powerplant, material movement, and custodial workers,
by sex, Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979
O ccupation,

s e x , 3 and in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

MAINTENANCE. TOOLROOM.
POWERPLANT OCCUPATIONS -

Number
of
workers

A vera ge
(m e a n 2 )
hourly
earnings4

O ccupation,

AND
MEN

MAINTENANCE CARPENTERS...................................
MANUFACTURING....................................................

s e x , 3 and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

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

25
23
100

*9 .3 1
9 .5 6

TRUCKORIVERS -

8 .2 2

22
22

9 .6 8
9 .6 8

MANUFACTURING...............................................................

65

in i i
1 0.1 4

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS (M A C H I N E R Y ) . .

215

9 .1 5

A3

9 .2 1

MAINTENANCE

U T I L I T I E S ...............................................

CONTINUED
TRUCK.....................

49

*3 .6 5

TRUCKDRIVERS. MEDIUM TRUCK..................
NONWANUFACTURING. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ......................................

205
193
135

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

TRUCKDRIVERS.

LIGHT

9 .3 6

21

_ ■

PUBLIC

A verage
(m e a n 2 )
hourly
earnings 4

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

TRUCKDRIVERS.
MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS.............................

Number
of
workers

142

7 .2 3

R E C E I V E R S . * . ...............• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

21

5 .2 7

WAREHOUSEMEN...............................................................
MANUFACTURING................................................................
NONMANUFACTURING.....................................................

53
19
34

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

MATERIAL

TRA C T O R -T R A IL E R ....

HANDLING LABORERS .............................

71

4 .2 7

FORKLIFT OPERATORS .........................................................
MANUFACTURING• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

67
57

5 .8 4
5 .8 9

GUARDS ..................................................................................................
MANUFACTURING................................................................
NONMANUFACTURING......................................................

304
34
270

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

GUARDS. CLASS B.................................................
NONMANUFACTURING...........................................

276
270

3 .2 6
3 .2 2

221
44
177

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

MECHANICS

NONMANUFACTURING.....................................................
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ...............................................

37
20

6 .4 5
5 .9 9

498
142

6 .6 6
4 .5 8

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN
TRUCKDRIVERS...............................................................
MANUFACTURING....................................................

J AN IT O RS .

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

9

PORTERS.

AND C L E A N E R S . . . .

Table A-7. Percent increases in average hourly earnings for selected occupational groups,
Corpus Christi, Tex., for selected periods
Industry and occupa tiona l group 5

A l l in d u stries:
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ____________________________________________
E l e c t r o n i c d a t a p r o c e s s i n g ____________
______ __
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s _________________________________________
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e t r a d e s ___________________ _____
U n s k i l l e d pl a n t w o r k e r s . ____________________________

J u l y 1978

J u l y 1974

J u l y 1975

J u ly 1976

J u ly 1977

to

to

to

to

to

J u l y 1975

J u ly 1976

J u ly 1977

J u ly 1978

J u l y 1979

5 .8

6,6

(?)

(?)

9.2

( >
(6 )
9.3
8.0

( >
(6 )
10.5
4 .7

(6 )
8.2
13.2

(6 )
8.9
8 .7

M anufa cturing:
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ____________________________________________
E l e c t r o n i c da t a p r o c e s s i n g _____________________________
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ____________________________ _________
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e t r a d e s _____________________________
U n s k i l l e d pl a nt w o r k e r s _________________________________

(6 )
(6 )
(6 )
14.2
11.4

(6 )
(6 )
(6 )
9.2
7.0

(?)
( )
(6 )
10.4
8.5

(?)
(?)
(6 )
8.3
10.6

(6 )
(6 )
(6 )
8.9
8.5

N on m a nufactu rin g:
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l __________________________________________
E l e c t r o n i c da t a p r o c e s s i n g . _________________ _______
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s _________________________________________
U n s k i l l e d pl a n t w o r k e r s . ______________________________

(?)
(?)
(6 )
7.3

(?)
( )
(?)
(6 )

(?)

(?)

(6 )
2.1

(?)
(6 )

(?)
(?)
(?)
(6 )

(6 )
(?)
(6 )
13.8

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

NOTE:
A r e v i s e d d e s c r i p t i o n f o r c o m p u t e r o p e r a t o r s i s b e i n g i n t r o d u c e d in th is a r e a in 197 9.
T he r e v i s e d d e s c r i p t i o n i s n o t c o n s i d e r e d
e q u i v a l e n t to the p r e v i o u s d e s c r i p t i o n .
T h e r e f o r e , th e e a r n i n g s o f c o m p u t e r o p e r a t o r s a r e n o t u s e d in c o m p u t i n g p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s f o r the e l e c t r o n i c
da t a p r o c e s s i n g g r o u p .




10

Table A -8 . Average pay relationships w ithin establishments for w hite-collar occupations. Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979
O ffice c l e r i c a l occ u p a tion being c o m p a r e d —
O c c u p a tio n

w h ic h

e q u a ls

Secretaries

100

Typists, class B
Class A

SE CR ET ARI ES. CLASS A...........................
SECR ET ARI ES. CLASS B...........................
SE CR ET ARI ES. CLASS C . ........................
SE CR ET ARI ES. CLASS 0 ...........................
SE CR ET ARI ES. CLASS E...........................
T Y P I S T S . CLASS B......................................
F IL E CLERKS. CLASS C...........................
SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS........................
SWITCHBOARD OPERATORRE C EP TIO NI ST S ............................................
ACCOUNTING CLERK S. CLASS A . . . .
ACCOUNTING CLERK S. CLASS B . . . .
PAYROLL CLERKS............................................
KEY ENTRY OPERATORS. CLASS A . .
KEY ENTRY OPERATORS. CLASS B . .

Class B

Class C

Class D

F ile clerks,
class C

Sw itch­
board
operators

Class E

100
(6)
133
(6 )
150
(6)
186
153

1 00
(6)
(61
1 22
(6)
(6)
1 38

100
123
12 7
(6)
(61
152

100
121
(61
(6 )
(61

100
(61
139
133

100
(61
1 05

100
(6 )

100

<61
131
176
178
143
155

151
116
150
11 7
(61
(61

158
111
150
113
(6)
165

132
96
123
(6 1
(6 )
124

105
87
118
86
97
112

102
(6 1
(6)
(6)
(6 1
(6)

(61
67
87
(6 )
69
76

(6)
78
99
73
94
99

______

Sw itch ­
board
op eratorr ecep ­
tionists

100
79
95
76
(6)
99

A ccou n tin g clerks

Key entry operators
Payroll
cleiks

Class A

100
134
98
11 2
134

Class B

100
79
83
102

Class A

100
100
13 4

100
123

Class B

100

P r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t i o n b e i n g c o m p a r e d Drafters

C om puter opera tors

E lectron ics tech nician s, class A

COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS B . . .
COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS C . . .
DRAFTERS. CLASS A ...................................
DRAFTERS. CLASS B ...................................
DRAFTERS. CLASS C ...................................
ELECTRONICS TECHN ICIA NS.
CLASS A..............................................................

Class A

Class B

Class C

<61
<61

( 6)

100
115
(61

100
132

100

<61

(6 1

(61

(61

Class B

Class C

100
1 24
(6)

100

( 6)
(6)
(6)

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

NOTE:
T a b l e s A - 8 an d A - 9 p r e s e n t the a v e r a g e p a y r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n p a i r s o f o c c u p a t i o n s w it h i n e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . F o r e x a m p l e , a v a l u e o f 122 i n d i c a t e s that e a r n i n g s f o r the o c c u p a t i o n
d i r e c t l y a b o v e in the h e a d i n g a r e 22 p e r c e n t g r e a t e r than e a r n i n g s f o r the o c c u p a t i o n d i r e c t l y to the l e f t in t h e st u b . S i m i l a r l y , a v a l u e o f 85 i n d i c a t e s e a r n i n g s f o r the o c c u p a t i o n i n the h ea di n g
a r e 15 p e r c e n t b e l o w e a r n i n g s f o r th e o c c u p a t i o n in the stub .
S ee a ppen dix A fo r m e th o d o f com p utation.




11

Table A -9 . Average pay relationships w ithin establishments for blue-collar occupations, Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979
M a in ten an ce, t o o l r o o m , and p ow erplant occu p a tion being c o m p a r e d —
O c c u p a t i o n w h i c h e q u a l s 100

M ech an ics
Electricians

Carpenters

Painters

M achinists
M achinery

MAINTENANCE CARPENTERS.....................
MAINTENANCE ELECT RI CI AN S ...............
MAINTENANCE PAINTERS...........................
MAINTENANCE MACHINISTS.....................
MAINTENANCE MECHANICS
(MACHINERY).................................................
MAINTENANCE MECHANICS
(MOTOR V E H IC L E S )...................................

100
99
101
99

100
103
100

100
98

100

100

10 1

98

101

100

99

102

98

101

102

M otor v eh icles

100

M a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t a nd c u s t o d i a l o c c u p a t i o n b e i n g c o m p a r e d —
Truckdrivers
R eceivers
Light truck

TRUCKDRIVERS. LIGHT TRUCK............
TRUCKDRIVERS. MEDIUM T R U C K . . . .
TRUCKDRIVERS. TR ACTO R-TRAILER.
RECEIVERS..........................................................
WAREHOUSEMEN.................................................
MATERIAL HANDLING L A B O R E R S . . . .
FORKLIFT OPERATORS................................
GUARDS. CLASS B.........................................
JANIT OR S. PORTERS. AND
CLEANERS..........................................................

M ediu m truck

100
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)

100
(6)
(6)
119
(6)
103
(6 )

95

119

W arehousem en

M aterial handling
laborers

Forklift operators

Guards, class

B

Janitors, porters,
and clean ers

T ractor-trailer

10 0
(6 )
(61
(6)

100
10 0
(6)
82

lb)

lb)

128
(6 )
(6 )

128

118

lb)

lb)

100
(6)
(6 )

100
(6)

100

105

(6)

1 06

9A

too

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

N O T E*
T a b l e s A - 8 a n d A - 9 p r e s e n t th e a v e r a g e p a y r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n p a i r s o f o c c u p a t i o n s w it h i n e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
F o r e x a m p l e , a v a l u e o f 122 i n d i c a t e s tha t e a r n i n g s f o r t h e o c c u p a t i o n d i r e c t l y
a b o v e i n t h e h e a d i n g a r e 22 p e r c e n t g r e a t e r th a n e a r n i n g s f o r t h e o c c u p a t i o n d i r e c t l y t o th e l e f t in th e stub.
S i m i l a r l y , a v a l u e o f 85 i n d i c a t e s e a r n i n g s f o r th e o c c u p a t i o n in th e h e a d i n g a r e 15 p e r c e n t
b e l o w e a r n i n g s f o r t h e o c c u p a t i o n in the stub.
See a ppen dix A fo r m eth od of com putation.




12

Establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions
Table B-1. Minimum entrance salaries for inexperienced typists and clerks. Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979
Other in exp erien ced c l e r i c a l w o rk e r s 1

In experien ced typists
M inim um w eekly straigh t-tim e s a la r y 7

ESTABLISHMENTS

M anufacturing
All
in dustries

All
schedules

All
in du stries

All
schedules

STUDIED

ESTABLISHHE NTS HAVING A S P EC IF IE D
NINIHUM ---------------------------------------------------------

*100 .00
*105 .00
*110 .00
*115 .00
*120 .00
*125 .00
* 1 30 .00
*135 .00
*140 .00
*145 .00
* 1 50 .00
*155 .00
* 1 60 .00
*165 .00
* 1 70 .00
* 1 75 .00
*180 .00
*185 .00
*190 .00
* 1 95 .00
*200 .00
* 2 05 .00
*210 .00
* 2 15 .00
*220 .00
*225 .00
* 2 30 .00

AND
AND
AND
AND
AND
AND
AND
AND
AND
AND
AND
AND
ANO
AND
AND
AND
ANO
AND
AND
ANO
ANO
ANO
AND
AND
AND
ANO
AND

UNOER * 1 0 5 . 0 0
UNDER * 1 1 0 . 0 0
UNDER * 1 1 5 . 0 0
UNDER * 1 2 0 . 0 0
UNDER * 1 2 5 . 0 0
UNDER * 1 3 0 . 0 0
UNDER * 1 3 5 . 0 0
UNDER * 1 4 0 . 0 0
UNDER * 1 4 5 . 0 0
UNDER * 1 5 0 . 0 0
UNDER * 1 5 5 . 0 0
UNDER * 1 6 0 . 0 0
UNDER * 1 6 5 . 0 0
UNOER * 1 7 0 . 0 0
UNOER * 1 7 5 . 0 0
UNDER * 1 8 0 . 0 0
UNDER * 1 8 5 . 0 0
UNDER * 1 9 0 . 0 0
UNDER * 1 9 5 . 0 0
UNDER * 2 0 0 . 0 0
UNOER * 2 0 5 . 0 0
UNOER * 2 1 0 . 0 0
UNOER $ 2 1 5 . 0 0
UNDER * 2 2 0 . 0 0
UNOER * 2 2 5 . 0 0
UNDER * 2 3 0 . 0 0
OVER •

-

ESTABLISHHENTS HAVING NO SPE CI FIE D
HINIHUH -----------------------------------------------------------ESTABLISHHENTS WHICH DID NOT EHPLOY
WORKERS IN THIS CATEGORY ----------------------

See

footnotes

at en d o f t a b l e s .




M a n u f a c t u r ing

N on m anufactu rin g

13

All
schedules

Non m anufactu rin g
All
schedules




Table B-2. Late-shift pay provisions for full-tim e manufacturing production
and related workers, Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979
( A l l f u l l - t i m e m a n u f a c t u r i n g p r o d u c t i o n a n d r e l a t e d w o r k e r s = 100 p e r c e n t ^
W o r k e r s on l a t e s h i ft s

All w ork ers 9
Item
S e c o n d s hi ft

T h i r d s hi ft

S e c o n d shi ft

T h i r d s hi ft

PERCENT OF WORKERS
IN ESTABLISHMENTS

WITH L A T E -S H I F T

PROVISIONS -----------

WITH NO PAY DIFFERENTIAL FOR L AT E- S H IF T WORK ----------WITH PAY DIFFERENTIAL FOR L AT E -S H I F T WORK -----------------UNIFORM CENTS-PER-HOUR DIFFERENTIAL --------------------------UNIFORM PERCENTAGE DIFFERENTIAL -----------------------------------OTHER DIFFERENTIAL ------------------------------------------------------------------

83.0

58.1

1 5 .A

6 .1
7 6 .9
68.3
3 .3
* 5 .A

1 0 .7
A7 .A
38.8
3 .3
*5. A

1 .3
1 A. 1
1 2 .3
.6
1 .1

3A.0
10.0

8 1 .A
10.0

3 6 .8
10.0

2 .2
1 3 .8
1 7 .5
“
3 .1
27.1
A .6

2 .2
-

11.3
2 .7
8 .6
7 .A
.1
1 .1

AVERAGE PAY DIFFERENTIAL
UNIFORM CENTS-PER-HOUR DIFFERENTIAL ------------------------------UNIFORM PERCENTAGE DIFFERENTIAL -----------------------------------------

8 1 .5
1 0 .0

PERCENT OF WORKERS BY TYPE AND
AMOUNT OF PAY DIFFERENTIAL
UNIFORM c e n t s - p e r - h o u r :
5 CENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15 CENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------20 CENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------30 CENTS — -----------------------------------------------------------------------------AO CENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------50 CENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------60 CENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------80 CENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------l u J CENTS---------------------------------------------------------------------------------uniform

10

6 .A

3 .1
2 7.1

.7
2 .7
1 .6
.3
5 .6
l.A

.7
.9
.3
5 .5

percentage:

PERCENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* W o r k e r s o n b o t h s h i ft s r e c e i v e
f o r third shift w ork.
See footn otes

3 .3

3 .3

.6

30 c e n t s p e r h o u r d i f f e r e n t i a l p l u s a n a d d i t io n a l 3 p e r c e n t f o r s e c o n d

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

14

.1

s hi ft a n d 5 p e r c e n t

Table B-3. Scheduled w eekly hours and days of full-tim e first-shift workers. Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979
P r o d u c t i o n and r e l a t e d w o r k e r s

O ffice w ork ers

Item.
All in dustries

M a nufacturing

Nonm anufacturing

P u b l ic utilities

A l l in d u s t r i e s

M anufacturing

Non m anufactu rin g

P u b lic utilities

100

100

100

PERCENT OF WORKERS BY SCHEDULED
WEEKLY HOURS AND DAYS
WORKERS -------------------------

10 0

100

100

100

1 00

HO UR S - 5 D A Y S ---------------------------------------------HOURS—6 DAYS ---------------------------------------------1 / 2 HOURS—5 D A Y S ------------------------------------HOURS—5 DAYS ---------------------------------------------HOURS --------------------------------------------------------------4 DAYS -----------------------------------------------------------5 DAYS -----------------------------------------------------------4 2 HOURS—5 DAYS ---------------------------------------------45 HOURS-5 DAYS ---------------------------------------------4 7 1 / 2 HOURS-5 DAYS ------------------------------------4 8 HOURS-6 DAYS ----------------------------------------------

4
(11)

-

7
(1 1 )

_

1
3

2
82
3
79
(11)
7
1
2

98
7
91

40.4

40. 1

ALL F ULL -TI NE
35
37
37
38
40

2

97
97
3

4
70
~
70
1
11
2
4

-

-

95
-

95

_
100
100

-

-

1
-

-

-

-

39.9

40.0

1
a
94
94
1

_
10
90
90
-

AVERAGE SCHEDULED
WEEKLY HOURS
ALL WEEKLY WORK SCHEDULES -----------------------

S e e footn otes

4 0 .6

4 0.1

at end o f ta b le s.




15

3 9 .9

3 9 .7

Table B-4. Annual paid holidays for full-tim e workers. Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979
P r o d u c t i o n and r e l a t e d w o r k e r s

O ffice w ork ers

Item
All industries

M anufacturing

N on m anufactu rin g

P u blic utilities

100

100

100

A l l in d u s t r i e s

M anufacturing

N on m a nufactu rin g

P u b l ic utilities

PERCENT OF WORKERS
100

IN ESTABLISHMENTS NOT PROVIDING
PAID HOLIDAYS --------------------------------------IN ESTABLISHMENTS PROVIDING
PAID HOLIDAYS ---------------------------------------

9

_

16

_

2

_

2

-

91

1 00

8A

100

98

100

98

100

7 .7

8 .5

6 .9

9 .1

8 .0

8 .6

7 .9

8 .7

-

AVERAGE NUMBER OF PAID

100

100

100

100

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

ALL FULL-TIME

HOLIDAYS

FOR WORKERS IN ESTABLISHMENTS
PROVIDING HOLIDAYS ---------------------------PERCENT OF WORKERS BY NUMBER
OF PAID HOLIDAYS PROVIDED
1
2
A
5
6

HOLIDAY ----------------------------------------------------HOLIDAYS --------------------------------------------------HOLIDAYS --------------------------------------------------HOLIDAYS --------------------------------------------------HOLIDAYS --------------------------------------------------PLUS 1 HALF DAY -------------------------------7 HOLIDAYS --------------------------------------------------PLUS 1 HALF DAY --------------------------------PLUS 2 HALF DAYS -----------------------------8 HOLIDAYS --------------------------------------------------PLUS 1 HALF DAY --------------------------------9 HOLIOAYS --------------------------------------------------1 0 HOLIDAYS ------------------------------------------------11 H O L I D A Y S -------------------------------------------------

1
1
3
9
17
2
13
(111
2
3
(1 1 )
15
23
3

1A
A
1A
( 111
29
3A
5

2
2
5
5
26
3
12
(1 1 1
3
5
(11)
5
15
1

91
90
88
85
77
60
59
A6
A1
26
3

100
10 0
100
100
86
82
82
69
68
40
5

8A
82
80
75
70
AA
A1
29
20
15
i

-

-

6
A

18
1
19
52
(11 1

1
6
12
1
22
(11)
(11)
7
(11)
32
15
2

98
98
98
97
92
80
79
57
A9
17
2

(1 1 )
20
A3
5

1
A
1A
1
23
(1 1 )
(11 )
9
(1 1 )
35
10
1

39
1
17
35
(1 1 )

100
100
100
100
86
83
83
68
67
48
5

98
98
98
97
93
79
78
55
A6
10
1

100
100
100
100
100
91
91
91
51
35
(1 1 )

1A
3
15

9
*

PERCENT OF WORKERS BY TOTAL
PAID HOLIDAY TIME P P 0 V I 0 E 0 12
1 DAY OR MORE -------------------------------------------2 DAYS OR MORE -----------------------------------------A DAYS OR MORE -----------------------------------------5 DAYS OR MORE -----------------------------------------6 DAYS OR MORE -----------------------------------------6 1 / 2 DAYS OR MORE --------------------------------7 DAYS OR MORE -----------------------------------------8 DAYS OR MORE -----------------------------------------9 DAYS OR MORE -----------------------------------------10 DAYS OR MORE ---------------------------------------11 DAYS ----------------------------------------------------------

See f o o t n o t e s

100
100
100
100
100
9A
9A
90
71
52
(i

at end o f t a b l e s .




16

d

Table B-5.

Paid vacation provisions for full-tim e workers. Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979
O ffice w ork er s

P r o d u c t i o n and r e l a t e d w o r k e r s
Item
All industries

M a nufacturing

P u b lic utilities

N on m anufactu rin g

All in dustries

M anufacturing

Non m anufactu rin g

P u b l i c u t il it i e s

PERCENT OF UORKERS
UORKERS ----------------

100

IN ESTABLISHMENTS NOT PROVIDING
PAID VACATIONS ----------------------------------IN ESTABLISHMENTS PROVIDING
PAID VACATIONS ----------------------------------LENGTH-OF-TIME PAYMENT -------------PERCENTAGE PAYMENT ----------------------OTHER PAYMENT -----------------------------------

97
92
3
2

ALL FU LL -TI N E

AMOUNT OF P A1 0 VACATION

3

1 00

-

10 0
93
7

100

-

(11)

100
100

99
99

100
100

99
99

10 0
100

A1
7

1
27
10

39
3

1
25
11

27
9

3

YEAR OF SER VI CE !
1 UEEK ---------------------------------------OVER 1 AND UNDER 2 UEEKS
2 UEEKS -------------------------------------OVER 2 AND UNDER 3 UEEKS

5A
2
AO
(11)

50
2
A7
~

56
1
3A
(1 1 )

2 YEARS OF SER V IC E:
1 UEEK ---------------------------------------OVER 1 AND UNDER 2 UEEKS
2 UEEKS -------------------------------------OVER 2 AND UNDER 3 UEEKS
3 UEEKS --------------------------------------

19
8
68
(11)
(11)

19
18
63

18
1
72
(11)
(11)

92
2
(11 )

3 YEARS OF SE RV IC E:
1 UEEK ---------------------------------------OVER 1 AND UNDER 2 UEEKS
2 UEEKS -------------------------------------OVER 2 AND UNDER 3 UEEKS
3 UEEKS --------------------------------------

7
3
8A
(11)
(1 1 )

(11)
6
9A

13
1
77
(11)
(11)

95
2
(1 1 >

A YEARS OF SERV IC E:
1 UEEK ---------------------------------------OVER 1 AND UNDER 2 UEEKS
2 UEEKS -------------------------------------OVER 2 AND UNDER 3 UEEKS
3 UEEKS --------------------------------------

7
3
8A
(11)
(1 1 )

(11)
6
94

13
1
77
(11)
(11)

95
2
(11 )

5 YEARS OF SE R V IC E :
1 UEEK ---------------------------------------OVER 1 AND UNDER 2 UEEKS
2 UEEKS -------------------------------------OVER 2 AND UNDER 3 UEEKS
3 UEEKS ------------------------------------A UEEKS -------------------------------------

2
3
63
(11)
27
(11)

A7
~

2
22
2
53
17

12
4
51
33

YEARS OF SE R V IC E :
1 UEEK ---------------------------------------2 UEEKS -------------------------------------OVER 2 AND UNDER 3 UEEKS
3 UEEKS -------------------------------------A UEEKS --------------------------------------

-

”

-

-

-

6
A7
-

_

1A
-

8A
2

6

3
-

3
-

27
11
61
1

22
78

28
13
58
1

19
77
4

10
(1 1 )
89
1
(1 1 )

1A

9
(1 1 )
90
1
(11 >

17
*
79
A
(11)

A
1
9A
1
1

(1 1 )
A
90
5

5
(1 1 )
9A
1
(1 1 )

90
A
(1 1 )

A
1
9A
1
1

(11)
A
90
~
5

5
(1 1 )
9A
1
(1 1 )

5
*
90
A
(1 1 )

A

_

75
(11)
13
(11)

86
2
12
(11 >

2
1
76
1
20
1

A
30
(11)
5A
A

A
2
83
11

2
21
1
6A
11

at en d o f t a b le s .




-

AFTER: 13

1
17
2

fo o tn o te s

(1 1 )

5

32
3

See

-

10 0

95
92

1
23
2

10

100

100

6 MONTHS OF S E R V IC E:
UNDER 1 UEEK -------------------------1 UEEK --------------------------------------OVER 1 AND UNDER 2 KEEKS
1

100

100

17

86
~

-

_
A
35
56
5

_
10
A
35
50

2
8A
1
12
(1 1 )

2
23
1
70
3

5

_
90
A
6
(1 1 )

_
6
A
85
6

Table B-5.

Paid vacation provisions for full-tim e workers, Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979— Continued
P r o d u c t i o n and r e l a t e d w o r k e r s

O ffice w orkers

Item
All in dustries

MOUNT OF PAID
CONTINUED
12

15

20

25

30

VACATION

AFTER13

2
22
(11 )
53
2
17

YEARS OF S ER V IC E!
1 WEEK ------------------------------------------------2 WEEKS ----------------------------------------------OVER 2 AND UNDER 3 WEEKS ------3 WEEKS ----------------------------------------------OVER 3 AND UNDER 4 WEEKS ------4 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------

2
20
(11)
41
2
31

YEARS OF SER V IC E!
1 WEEK ------------------------------------------------2 WEEKS ----------------------------------------------OVER 2 AND UNDER 3 WEEKS ------3 WEEKS ----------------------------------------------4 WEEKS ----------------------------------------------OVER 4 AND UNDER 5 WEEKS ------5 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------

2
17
(11)
23
36
2
16

YEARS OF S E RV IC E!
1 WEEK -------------------------------------------------2 WEEKS ----------------------------------------------OVER 2 AND UNDER 3 WEEKS -------3 WEEKS ----------------------------------------------4 WEEKS ----------------------------------------------5 WEEKS ----------------------------------------------OVER 5 AND UNDER 6 WEEKS --------

2
17
(1 1 )
20
24
30
2

YEARS OF SE RV IC E!
1 WEEK -------------------------------------------------2 WEEKS ----------------------------------------------OVER 2 AND UNDER 3 WEEKS -------3 WEEKS ----------------------------------------------4 WEEKS ----------------------------------------------5 WEEKS ----------------------------------------------OVER 6 AND UNOER 7 WEEKS --------

2
17
(1 1 )
20
24
30
2

MAXINUN VACATION AVAILABLE!
1 WEEK -------------------------------------------------2 WEEKS ----------------------------------------------OVER 2 AND UNDER 3 WEEKS -------3 WEEKS ----------------------------------------------4 WEEKS ----------------------------------------------5 WEEKS ----------------------------------------------6 WEEKS ----------------------------------------------7 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------

a t en d

N onm anufacturing

2
17
(11)
20
24
28
2
2

12
51
4
33

_
11
-

51
4
35

-

5
-

16
43
4
33

_
5
-

16
28
48
4

5
-

16
28
48
4

_
5
-

16
28
44
5
4

4
30
(11)
54

All industries

M anufacturing

4
2
83

2
21
1
64
1
12

10
T
31
4
54

-

-

4

11

4
26
(1 1 )
34

4
2
37

-

-

27

57

4
26
(11)
28
31

4
2
15
68

-

-

2
19
1
55
1
23

2
19
1
39
29
1
10

3

11

4
26
(1 1 )
23
22
17

4
2
15
22
57

2
19
1
32
25
21
1

4
26
(1 1 )
23
22
17

4
2
15
22
57

2
19
1
32
25
21
1

_

4
26
(1 1 )
23
22
17

4
2
15
22
57

-

-

o f ta b le s .




P u b lic utilities

N onm anufacturing

P u b lic u tilities

2
23
1
70

6
4
85

-

-

3

6

-

YEARS OF SER V IC E!
1 WEEK ------------------------------------------------2 WEEKS ----------------------------------------------OVER 2 AND UNOER 3 WEEKS ------3 WEEKS ----------------------------------------------OVER 3 AND UNDER 4 WEEKS ------4 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------

S e e fo o tn o te s

M anufacturing

18

2
19
1
32
25
19
2
1

_
6
33
4
56

_

3
14
29
4
50

_
3
14
14
64
4

_

3
14
14
64
4

2
22
1
59
~
16

2
22
1
44
29

3
14
14
55
9
4

6
4
47
44

_

6
4
10
75
-

2

2
22
1
36
27
12
“

2
22
1
36
27
12
‘

_

_

2
22
1
36
27
12

6

_
6
4
10
40
40

_

6
4
10
40
40
~

_
6
4
10
40
40
-

Table B -6.

H ealth, insurance, and pension plans for fu ll-tim e workers. Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979
P r o d u c t i o n and r e l a t e d w o r k e r s

O ffice w ork e r s

Item
All in dustries

Manufacturing

Nonm anufacturing

P u b l ic utilities

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

A ll industries

M a nufacturing

N onmanufacturing

P u b l i c u t il it i e s

PERCENT OF UORKERS
ALL FU LL -TI N E

UORKERS --------------

1 00

IN ESTABLISHMENTS PROVIDING AT
LEAST ONE OF THE BENEFITS
SHOUN BELO U14----------------------------------------

97

100

95

100

98

100

98

10 0

L IF E INSURANCE ------------------------------------NONCONTRIBUTORY PLANS ----------------

93
59

100
80

88
44

100
63

97
54

100
72

96
50

100
47

ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND
DISMEMBERMENT INSURANCE -------------NONCONTRIBUTOPY PLANS ----------------

70
46

77
63

65
33

91
54

77
41

84
63

76
36

98
45

SICKNESS AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE
OR SICK LEAVE OR BOTH 15----------------

70

77

65

66

83

76

84

57

37
28

49
47

28
13

ii
10

34
19

45
45

32
13

5
4

SICKNESS AND ACCIDENT
INSURANCE -----------------------------------------NONCONTRIBUTORY PLANS -----------SICK LEAVE (FULL PAY AND NO
UAITING P ERI OD) ---------------------------SICK LEAVE (PA RT IA L PAY OR
UAITING P E R I 0 0 ) ----------------------------

36

35

36

19

62

64

61

29

19

16

21

42

15

7

17

26

LONG-TERM D I S A B I L I T Y
INSURANCE ----------------------------------------------NONCONTRIBUTOPY PLANS ----------------

32
15

44
24

23
8

46
16

48
31

57
26

46
32

50
10

HO SP ITA LI ZA TI ON INSURANCE ----------NONCONTRIBUTORY PLANS ----------------

92
58

100
83

87
38

100
64

98
65

100
74

97
63

10 0
41

SURGICAL INSURANCE ---------------------------N0NC0NTRI3UT0RY PLANS ----------------

92
58

100
83

87
38

100
64

98
65

100
74

97
63

100
41

MEDICAL INSURANCE -----------------------------NONCONTRIBUTORY PLANS ----------------

93
55

100
77

88
38

100
64

97
63

100
63

96
63

1 00
41

MAJOR MEDICAL INSURANCE ---------------NONCONTRIBUTORY PLANS ----------------

90
52

95
69

85
38

100
64

96
61

91
52

97
63

10 0
41

DENTAL INSURANCE --------------------------------NONCONTRIBUTORY PLANS ----------------

32
22

37
29

29
17

55
55

43
30

54
39

4 1
28

47
37

RETIREMENT PENSION ---------------------------NONCONTRIBUTORY PLANS ----------------

70
52

86
62

59
44

94
73

76
61

89
60

73
61

91
48

See fo o tn o te s

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




19

fable B-7. Life insurance plans for full-tim e workers. Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979
P r o d u c t i o n and r e l a t e d w o r k e r s
A ll in dustries

Item

All
p l a n s 16

O ffice w ork ers

M a nufacturing

N on contribu tory
p l a n s 16

All
p l a n s 16

A ll in dustries

N on contribu tory
p l a n s 16

All
p l a n s 16

M anufacturing

Non contribu tory
p l a n s 16

All
p l a n s 16

Non contribu tory
p l a n s 16

TYPE OF PLAN AND ANOUNT
OF INSURANCE

ILL FULL-TINE WORKERS ARE PROVIDED THE SANE
FLAT-SUN DOLLAR ANOUNT:
PERCENT OF ALL FU LL-TINE WORKERS17 -----------ANOUNT OF INSURANCE P R O V I O E O : '8
HE A N ----------------------------------------------------------NED I A N -----------------------------------------------------NIDOLE RANGE 1 5 0 PERCENT) ---------NIDDLE RANGE ( 8 0 PERCENT) ----------

IROUNT OF INSURANCE I S BASED ON A SCHEDULE
WHICH INDICATES A SP ECI FIE D DOLLAR ANOUNT OF
INSURANCE FOR A SPECI FIE D LEN6TH OF SER VI CE :
PERCENT OF ALL FUL L-T INE WORKERS17 -----------------ANOUNT OF INSURANCE PROVIDED18 AFTER:
6
NONTHS OF S E R V IC E:
N E A N ----------------------------------------------------------------NEDIAN -----------------------------------------------------------NIDDLE RAN6E ( 5 0 PERCENT) ---------------RIDDLE RANGE ( 8 0 PERCENT) ---------------1 YEAR OF SER V IC E!
N E A N ----------------------------------------------------------------NEOIAN -----------------------------------------------------------RIDDLE RANGE ( 5 0 PERCENT) ---------------NIDOLE RANGE ( 8 0 PERCENT) ---------------5
YEARS OF SER VICE:
N E A N ----------------------------------------------------------------NEDIAN -----------------------------------------------------------NIDDLE RANGE ( 5 0 PERCENT) ---------------NIDDLE RANGE ( 8 0 PERCENT) ---------------1 0 YEARS OF S ER V IC E!
N E A N ----------------------------------------------------------------NEOIAN -----------------------------------------------------------RIDDLE RANGE ( 5 0 PERCENT) ---------------NIDDLE RANGE ( 8 0 PERCENT) ---------------2 0 YEARS OF SE RV IC E:
N E A N ----------------------------------------------------------------NEDIAN -----------------------------------------------------------RIDDLE RANGE ( 5 0 PERCENT) ---------------RIDDLE RANGE ( 8 0 PERCENT) ----------------

See f o o t n o t e s

47
*6 .5 0 0
* 5 .0 0 0
* 3 .0 0 0 - 8 .0 0 0
* 3 .0 0 0 -1 3 .5 0 0

5

(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)

—

—

31
* 7 .3 0 0
* 5 .0 0 0
* 3 .0 0 0 -1 0 .0 0 0
* 3 .0 0 0 -1 3 .5 0 0

5

(6 )
(6)
(6 )
(6 )

48
* 8 .5 0 0
* 8 .0 0 0
* 3 .0 0 0 -1 3 .5 0 0
* 3 .0 0 0 -2 0 .0 0 0

10

10

(6 )
(6)
(6)
(6)

(6
(6
(6
(6

)
)
)
)

20
* 6 .0 0 0
* 5 .0 0 0
(5 .0 0 0 - 9 .0 0 0
(3 .0 0 0 -1 0 .0 0 0

3

(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)

10
* 5 .9 0 0
* 5 .0 0 0
* 4 .0 0 0 -1 0 .0 0 0
* 3 .0 0 0 -1 0 .0 0 0

3

(6 )
(6)
(6 )
(6 )

ii
* 5 .4 0 0
*5 .0 0 0
* 3 .0 0 0 -1 0 .0 0 0
* 3 .0 0 0 -1 0 .0 0 0

11

10
*5 .5 0 0
* 4 .0 0 0
$ 3 .0 0 0 -1 0 .0 0 0
* 3 .0 0 0 -1 0 .0 0 0

11

(6)
(6 )
(6 )
(6 )

(6
(6
(6
(6

)
)
)
)

* 8 .8 0 0
(6)
(6)
(6)

* 8 .8 0 0
(6)
(6 )
(6 )

(61
(61
(6)
(6)

(6
(6
(6
(6

)
)
)
>

*7 .8 0 0
(6)
(6)
(6)

*7 .8 0 0
(6)
(6 )
(6 )

(6 )
(6 )
(6)
(6)

(6 )
(6 )
(6 >
(6 )

*14.300
(6)
(6)
(6)

* 1 4.3 00
(6 )
(6)
(6)

(6 )
(6 )
(6 )
(6)

(6
(6
(6
(6

>
)
)
I

*1 4 .5 0 0
(6)
(6)
(6)

* 1 4.5 00
(6)
(6 )
(6 )

(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)

(6
(6
(6
(6

*19.3 00
(6)
(6)
(6)

*19.3 00
(6 )
(6 )
(6 )

(6 )
(6)
(6)
(6 )

(6
(6
(6
(6

)
>
)
>

*1 9 .5 0 0
(6)
(6)
(6)

*19.5 00

(6)

(6 >

(6 )
(6 )
(6 )

(6)
(6 )
(6)

(6 )
(6 )
(6 )

*20.2 00
(6)
(6 )
(6 )

*20.2 00
(6 )
(6 )
(6 )

(6 )
(6)
(6)
(6 )

(6
(6
(6
(6

)
)
>
)

*2 0 .8 0 0
(6)
(6)
(6)

*20.8 00
(6)
(6 )
(6 )

(6)
(6)
(6 1
(6 )

(6
(6
(6
(6

at en d o f t a b l e s .




45
* 8 .7 0 0
* 8 .0 0 0
* 3 .0 0 0 -1 3 .5 0 0
* 3 .0 0 0 -2 0 .0 0 0

20

>
)
>
)

>
)
)
)

Table B-7. Life insurance plans for full-tim e workers, Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979— Continued
P r o d u c t i o n and r e l a t e d w o r k e r s
All in dustries

Item

All
p l a n s 16

O ffice w ork ers

M anufacturing

N on contribu tory
p l a n s 16

All
p l a n s 16

A l l in dustries

N on contribu tory
p l a n s 16

All
p l a n s 16

M anufacturing

N oncontributory
p l a n s 16

All
pl a n s 16

N on contribu tory
p l a n s 16

TYPE OF PLAN AND AMOUNT
OF INSURANCE-CONTINUED

AMOUNT OF INSURANCE I S 8ASED ON A SCHEDULE
UHICH INDICATES A S P EC IF IE D DOLLAR AMOUNT OF
INSURANCE FOR A SP EC IF IE D AMOUNT OF EARNINGS:
PERCENT OF ALL FULL-TIME WORKERS17-------------------AMOUNT OF INSURANCE PRO VI DED 18 I F :
ANNUAL EARNINGS ARE * 5 , 0 0 0 :
M E A N ------------------------------------------------------------------MEDIAN --------------------------------------------------------------MIDDLE RANGE < 5 0 PERCENT) ----------------MIDDLE RANGE < 8 0 PERCENT) -----------------ANNUAL EARNIN6S ARE * 1 0 , 0 0 0 :
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M E A N ------------------------------------------------------------------MEDIAN --------------------------------------------------------------MIDDLE RANGE < 5 0 PERCENT) ----------------MIDDLE RANGE < 8 0 PERCENT) ----------------ANNUAL EARNINGS ARE * 2 0 , 0 0 0 :
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AMOUNT OF INSURANCE I S EXPRESSED AS A FACTOR OF
ANNUAL E A R N I N G S : 19
PERCENT OF ALL FULL-TIME WORKERS 17--------------------FACTOR OF ANNUAL EARNINGS USED TO CALCULATE
AMOUNT OF INSURANCE!18
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PLANS NOT SP ECIF YING A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
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PLANS SPECIFYING A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
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Footnotes

S o m e o f t h e s e s t a n d a r d f o o t n o t e s m a y n ot a p p ly t o t h is b u l l e t i n .

1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o r k w e e k f o r w h i c h e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e
t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e o f p a y f o r o v e r t i m e at r e g ­
u lar a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) , and th e e a r n i n g s c o r r e s p o n d t o t h e s e w e e k l y
hours.
2
T h e m e a n i s c o m p u t e d f o r e a c h j o b b y t o t a l i n g th e e a r n i n g s o f
all w o r k e r s and d iv id in g b y th e n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s .
The m edian d e s ig ­
n a te s p o s i t i o n — h a l f o f th e w o r k e r s r e c e i v e th e s a m e o r m o r e and h a l f r e ­
c e i v e the s a m e o r l e s s than th e r a t e s h o w n . T h e m i d d l e r a n g e is d e f i n e d
b y t w o r a t e s o f p a y ; a f o u r t h o f the w o r k e r s e a r n the s a m e o r l e s s than
the l o w e r o f t h e s e r a t e s and a f o u r t h e a r n the s a m e o r m o r e than the
h igher rate.
3 E a r n i n g s data r e l a t e o n l y t o w o r k e r s w h o s e s e x i d e n t i f i c a t i o n w a s
p r o v i d e d b y th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
4
E x c l u d e s p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s ,
h o l i d a y s , and la te s h i f t s .
E s t i m a t e s f o r p e r i o d s e n d in g p r i o r t o 1976 r e l a t e t o m e n o n l y f o r
s k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e and u n s k i l l e d pla n t w o r k e r s .
A ll oth er estim a te s r e ­
la te t o m e n and w o m e n .
6
Data do n o t m e e t p u b l i c a t i o n c r i t e r i a o r da ta n o t a v a i l a b l e .
7 F o r m a l l y e s ta b lis h e d m in im u m r e g u la r s t r a ig h t -t im e hiring s a l ­
a r i e s that a r e p a i d f o r s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k s .
D a ta a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r a ll
s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k s c o m b i n e d , and f o r th e m o s t c o m m o n s t a n d a r d w o r k ­
w eeks reported.
8 E x c l u d e s w o r k e r s in s u b c l e r i c a l j o b s s u c h as m e s s e n g e r .
9
In cludes
a l l p r o d u c t i o n and r e l a t e d w o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
c u r r e n t l y o p e r a t i n g la te s h i f t s , and e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h o s e f o r m a l p r o v i s i o n s
c o v e r la te s h i f t s , e v e n th o u g h th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w e r e n o t c u r r e n t l y
o p e r a t i n g la te s h i f t s .
10 L e s s t h a n 0 .0 5 p e r c e n t .
11 L e s s th an 0.5 p e r c e n t .
12 A l l c o m b i n a t i o n s o f f u l l and h a lf d a y s that add to th e s a m e a m o u n t ;
f o r e x a m p l e , th e p r o p o r t i o n o f w o r k e r s
r e c e i v i n g a t o t a l o f 10 da y s
i n c l u d e s t h o s e w ith 10 f u l l d a y s and n o h a l f d a y s , 9 f u l l d a y s and 2
h a l f d a y s , 8 f u l l d a y s and 4 h a l f d a y s , and s o o n .
P r o p o r t i o n s th e n
w e r e cu m u lated.




13 I n c lu d e s p a y m e n t s o th e r th an " l e n g t h o f t i m e , " s u c h as p e r c e n t a g e
o f annual e a r n i n g s o r f l a t - s u m p a y m e n t s , c o n v e r t e d t o an e q u i v a l e n t t i m e
b a s i s ; f o r e x a m p l e , 2 p e r c e n t o f annual e a r n i n g s w a s c o n s i d e r e d as 1 w e e k ' s
p a y . P e r i o d s o f s e r v i c e a r e c h o s e n a r b i t r a r i l y and do n o t n e c e s s a r i l y r e f l e c t
i n d i v i d u a l p r o v i s i o n s f o r p r o g r e s s i o n ; f o r e x a m p l e , c h a n g e s in p r o p o r t i o n s
at 10 y e a r s i n c lu d e c h a n g e s b e tw e e n 0 and 10 y e a r s . E s t i m a t e s a r e c u m u l a ­
t i v e . T h u s , the p r o p o r t i o n e l i g i b l e f o r at l e a s t 3 w e e k s ' p a y a f t e r 10 y e a r s
i n c l u d e s t h o s e e l i g i b l e f o r at l e a s t 3 w e e k s ' p a y a f t e r f e w e r y e a r s o f s e r v i c e .
14 E s t i m a t e s l i s t e d a fte r t y p e o f b e n e f i t a r e f o r a ll p la n s f o r w h i c h
at l e a s t a p a r t o f the c o s t is b o r n e b y th e e m p l o y e r .
"N on con tribu tory
p l a n s " i n c l u d e o n ly t h o s e f i n a n c e d e n t i r e l y b y th e e m p l o y e r . E x c l u d e d a r e
l e g a l l y r e q u i r e d p l a n s , s u c h as w o r k e r s ' d i s a b i l i t y c o m p e n s a t i o n , s o c i a l s e ­
c u r i t y , and r a i l r o a d r e t i r e m e n t .
15 U n d u p lic a t e d t o t a l o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s i c k l e a v e o r s i c k n e s s and
a c c i d e n t i n s u r a n c e s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y b e l o w . S i c k l e a v e p la n s a r e l i m i t e d to
t h o s e w h i c h d e f i n i t e l y e s t a b l i s h at l e a s t t h e m i n i m u m n u m b e r o f d a y s ' p a y
that e a c h e m p l o y e e can e x p e c t . I n f o r m a l s i c k l e a v e a l l o w a n c e s d e t e r m i n e d
on an i n d i v i d u a l b a s i s a r e e x c l u d e d .
16 E s t i m a t e s u n de r " A l l p l a n s " r e l a t e t o a l l p la n s f o r w h i c h at l e a s t
a p a r t o f th e c o s t is b o r n e b y the e m p l o y e r . E s t i m a t e s u n d e r " N o n c o n t r i b ­
u t o r y p l a n s " in c lu d e o n ly t h o s e f i n a n c e d e n t i r e l y b y the e m p l o y e r .
17 F o r " A l l i n d u s t r i e s , " a ll f u l l - t i m e p r o d u c t i o n and r e l a t e d w o r k e r s
o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s e q u a l 100 p e r c e n t .
F o r " M a n u f a c t u r in g ," all f u ll- t i m e
p r o d u c t i o n and r e l a t e d w o r k e r s o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s in m a n u f a c t u r i n g e q u a l 100
percent.
18
T h e m e a n a m o u nt is c o m p u t e d b y m u l t i p l y i n g th e n u m b e r o f
w o r k e r s p r o v i d e d i n s u r a n c e b y the a m o u n t o f i n s u r a n c e p r o v i d e d , t o t a l i n g
the p r o d u c t s , and d iv id in g the s u m b y the n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s .
The m edian
i n d i c a t e s that h alf o f the w o r k e r s a r e p r o v i d e d an a m o u n t e q u a l to o r s m a l l e r
and h a lf an am ount e q u a l t o o r l a r g e r th a n th e a m o u n t s h o w n .
M iddle
r a n g e (50 p e r c e n t ) — a f o u r t h o f th e w o r k e r s a r e p r o v i d e d an a m o u n t e q u a l to
o r l e s s th an the s m a l l e r am ount and a f o u r t h a r e p r o v i d e d an a m o u n t e q u a l
to o r m o r e than the l a r g e r a m o u n t. M i d d l e r a n g e (80 p e r c e n t ) — 10 p e r c e n t o f
the w o r k e r s a re p r o v i d e d an a m o u n t e q u a l to o r l e s s th a n the s m a l l e r
a m o u n t and 10 p e r c e n t a r e p r o v i d e d an a m o u n t e q u a l to o r m o r e them the
l a r g e r am ount.
19 A f a c t o r o f annual e a r n i n g s is th e n u m b e r b y w h i c h ann ual e a r n i n g s
a r e m u l t i p l i e d to d e t e r m i n e the a m o u nt o f i n s u r a n c e p r o v i d e d . F o r e x a m p l e ,
a f a c t o r o f 2 in d i c a t e s that f o r annual e a r n i n g s o f $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 th e a m o u n t o f
i n s u r a n c e p r o v i d e d is $ 2 0 , 0 0 0 .

Appendix A.
Scope and Method
of Survey
In e a c h o f th e 72 1 a r e a s c u r r e n t l y s u r v e y e d , the B u r e a u o b ta in s
w a g e s and r e l a t e d b e n e f i t s data f r o m r e p r e s e n t a t i v e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ithin
six b r o a d in du stry d iv is io n s :
M an ufactu ring; tr an sp orta tion , c o m m u n ica t io n ,
and o t h e r p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s ; w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e ,
and r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e r v i c e s .
G o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t i o n s and the c o n s t r u c t i o n
and e x t r a c t i v e i n d u s t r i e s a r e e x c l u d e d . E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v in g f e w e r than a
p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s are also exclu ded b e c a u s e o f in su fficien t
e m p l o y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t i o n s s tu d ie d . A p p e n d ix ta b le 1 s h o w s th e n u m b e r
o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s and w o r k e r s e s t i m a t e d to b e w it h in the s c o p e o f this
s u r v e y , as w e l l as th e n u m b e r a c t u a l l y s tu d ie d .
B u r e a u f i e l d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o b ta in data b y p e r s o n a l v i s i t s at 3 - y e a r
i n t e r v a l s . In e a c h o f th e t w o i n t e r v e n i n g y e a r s , i n f o r m a t i o n on e m p l o y m e n t
and o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s o n l y i s c o l l e c t e d b y a c o m b i n a t i o n o f p e r s o n a l
v i s i t , m a i l q u e s t i o n n a i r e , and t e l e p h o n e i n t e r v i e w f r o m e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
p a r t i c i p a t i n g in th e p r e v i o u s s u r v e y .

A s a m p l e o f th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in the s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y is
s e l e c t e d f o r study p r i o r to e a c h p e r s o n a l v is it s u rv e y.
This s a m p le , le s s
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h i c h g o out o f b u s i n e s s o r a r e no l o n g e r w ith in the i n d u s t r i a l
s c o p e o f the s u r v e y , i s r e t a i n e d f o r the f o l l o w i n g t w o annual s u r v e y s .
In
m o s t c a s e s , e s t a b l i s h m e n t s n e w to the a r e a a r e n o t c o n s i d e r e d in th e s c o p e
o f th e s u r v e y u n til t h e s e l e c t i o n o f a s a m p l e f o r a p e r s o n a l v i s i t s u r v e y .
The
s a m p l i n g p r o c e d u r e s i n v o l v e d e t a ile d s t r a t i f i c a t i o n o f all
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h in th e s c o p e o f an i n d iv id u a l a r e a s u r v e y b y i n d u s t r y
and n u m b e r o f e m p l o y e e s .
F r o m th is s t r a t i f i e d u n i v e r s e a p r o b a b i l i t y
s a m p l e is s e l e c t e d , w it h e a c h e s t a b l i s h m e n t h a v in g a p r e d e t e r m i n e d c h a n c e
of selection .
T o o b t a i n o p t i m u m a c c u r a c y at m i n i m u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r
p r o p o r t i o n o f l a r g e th a n s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s is s e l e c t e d .
W h e n data a r e
c o m b i n e d , e a c h e s t a b l i s h m e n t is w e i g h t e d a c c o r d i n g t o it s p r o b a b i l i t y o f
s e l e c t i o n s o th at u n b i a s e d e s t i m a t e s a r e g e n e r a t e d .
F o r e x a m p le , if one
o u t o f f o u r e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i s s e l e c t e d , it is g i v e n a w e ig h t o f 4 to r e p r e s e n t
i t s e l f p lu s t h r e e o t h e r s .
A n a lt e r n a t e o f the s a m e o r i g i n a l p r o b a b i l i t y is
c h o s e n in th e s a m e i n d u s t r y - s i z e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n if da ta a r e not a v a i l a b l e
f r o m th e o r i g i n a l s a m p l e m e m b e r .
If no s u it a b le s u b s t i t u t e is a v a i l a b l e ,
a d d i t i o n a l w e i g h t i s a s s i g n e d to a s a m p l e m e m b e r th at is s i m i l a r t o the
m i s s i n g unit.

Included in the 72 areas are 2 studies conducted by the Bureau under contract. These areas are
Akron, Ohio and Poughkeepsie-Kingston-Newburgh, N. Y. In addition, the Bureau conducts more limited
area studies in approximately 100 areas at the request of the Employment Standards Administration of the
U. S. Department of Labor.




O c c u p a t i o n s and e a r n i n g s
O c c u p a t i o n s s e l e c t e d f o r stu dy a r e c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y o f m a n u f a c ­
tu r in g and n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s , and a r e o f the f o llo w in g t y p e s : ( 1)
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ; ( 2 ) p r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n i c a l ; (3) m a i n t e n a n c e , t o o l r o o m ,
and p o w e r p l a n t ; and (4) m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t and c u s t o d i a l .
O ccupational
c l a s s i f i c a t i o n is b a s e d on a u n i f o r m s e t o f j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s d e s i g n e d to take
a c c o u n t o f i n t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t v a r i a t i o n in d u tie s w ith in the s a m e j o b .
O c c u p a t i o n s s e l e c t e d f o r stu dy a r e l i s t e d and d e s c r i b e d in app end ix B.
U n l e s s o t h e r w i s e i n d i c a t e d , the e a r n i n g s data f o l l o w i n g the j o b title s
a r e f o r all i n d u s t r i e s c o m b i n e d . E a r n i n g s data f o r s o m e o f the o c c u p a t i o n s
l i s t e d and d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s within the s c o p e o f the
s u r v e y , a r e not p r e s e n t e d in the A - s e r i e s t a b l e s b e c a u s e e it h e r (1) e m p l o y ­
m e n t in th e o c c u p a t i o n is t o o s m a l l to p r o v i d e e n o u g h data to m e r i t p r e s e n ­
ta t io n , o r (2 ) t h e r e i s p o s s i b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t
data. S e p a r a t e m e n ' s and w o m e n ' s e a r n i n g s data a r e n ot p r e s e n t e d when the
n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s not i d e n t i f i e d b y s e x is 20 p e r c e n t o r m o r e o f the m e n
o r w o m e n i d e n t i f i e d in an o c c u p a t i o n .
E a r n i n g s data n ot show n s e p a r a t e l y
f o r i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s a r e i n c l u d e d in data f o r a ll i n d u s t r i e s c o m b i n e d .
L i k e w i s e , f o r o c c u p a t i o n s w ith m o r e than on e l e v e l , data a r e in clu d e d in
the o v e r a l l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n w h e n a s u b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n is not show n o r in f o r m a t i o n
t o s u b c l a s s i f y is n ot a v a i l a b l e .
O c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t and e a r n i n g s data a r e show n f o r f u l l - t i m e
w o r k e r s , i . e . , t h o s e h i r e d to w o r k a r e g u l a r w e e k l y s c h e d u le .
E a r n in g s
data e x c l u d e p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s ,
and la te s h i f t s .
N o n p r o d u c t i o n b o n u s e s a r e e x c l u d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g
a l l o w a n c e s and i n c e n t i v e b o n u s e s a r e i n c l u d e d .
W eekly hours f o r office
c l e r i c a l and p r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s r e f e r to the s ta n da rd
w o r k w e e k ( r o u n d e d t o the n e a r e s t h a lf h o u r ) f o r w h i c h e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e
r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e o f pa y f o r o v e r t i m e at r e g u l a r
a n d /o r p r e m iu m rates).
A v e r a g e w e e k ly earn ings f o r these occupations
a r e ro u n d e d to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o l l a r . V e r t i c a l li n e s within the d is t r ib u t io n
o f w o r k e r s on s o m e A - t a b l e s i n d i c a t e a ch a nge in the s i z e o f the c l a s s
in terv a ls.
T h e s e s u r v e y s m e a s u r e the l e v e l o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n in g s in an a r e a
at a p a r t i c u l a r t i m e .
C o m p a r i s o n s o f in d iv id u a l o c c u p a t i o n a l a v e r a g e s o v e r
tim e m a y not r e f le c t e x p e c t e d w age ch a n ges.
T h e a v e r a g e s f o r in d iv id u a l
j o b s a r e a f f e c t e d b y c h a n g e s in w a g e s and e m p l o y m e n t p a t t e r n s . F o r e x a m p le ,
p r o p o r t io n s o f w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d by h igh - o r lo w -w a g e firm s m ay change,
o r h i g h - w a g e w o r k e r s m a y a d v a n c e to b e t t e r j o b s and b e r e p l a c e d b y new
w o r k e r s at l o w e r r a t e s .
S u ch s h if t s in e m p l o y m e n t o o u ld d e c r e a s e an
o c c u p a t i o n a l a v e r a g e e v e n th o u gh m o s t e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in an a r e a i n c r e a s e
w a g e s d u r in g the y e a r . C h a n g e s in e a r n i n g s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p s , show n in
t a b le A - 7, a r e b e t t e r i n d i c a t o r s o f w a g e t r e n d s than a r e e a r n i n g s ch a n g e s f o r
i n d i v i d u a l j o b s w ith in the g r o u p s .

A v e r a g e e a rn in g s r e f le c t c o m p o s i t e , a r e a w id e e s tim a te s . In dustries
and e s t a b l i s h m e n t s d i f f e r in p a y l e v e l and j o b s t a f f i n g , and th u s c o n t r i b u t e
d i f f e r e n t l y to th e e s t i m a t e s f o r e a c h j o b .
P a y a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l to r e f l e c t
a c c u r a t e l y th e w a g e d i f f e r e n t i a l a m o n g j o b s in i n d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
A v e r a g e p a y l e v e l s f o r m e n and w o m e n in s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s
s h o u ld not b e a s s u m e d to r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y o f th e s e x e s w ith in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
F a c t o r s w h ich m a y co n trib u te to d i f f e r e n c e s
in c lu d e p r o g r e s s i o n w it h in e s t a b l i s h e d r a t e r a n g e s ( o n l y th e r a t e s p a id
in c u m b e n t s a r e c o l l e c t e d ) and p e r f o r m a n c e o f s p e c i f i c d u t ie s w ith in the
g en eral su rv ey job d e s c r ip tio n s .
J o b d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d to c l a s s i f y e m p l o y e e s
in t h e s e s u r v e y s u s u a l l y a r e m o r e g e n e r a l i z e d th an t h o s e u s e d in i n d iv id u a l
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s and a l l o w f o r m i n o r d i f f e r e n c e s a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in
s p e c i f i c d u t ie s p e r f o r m e d .

S k ille d m a in t e n a n c
Co n tin u e d

U n s k i l l e d p la n t

M e ch a n ics (m o to r veh icle)
Pip efitters
T o o l and die m a k e r s

J a n i t o r s , p o r t e r s , and
clean ers
M a t e r i a l h a n d lin g l a b o r e r s

P e r c e n t c h a n g e s f o r i n d iv id u a l a r e a s in th e p r o g r a m
as f o llo w s :

O c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t e s t i m a t e s r e p r e s e n t th e t o t a l in a ll e s t a b ­
l i s h m e n t s w it h in th e s c o p e o f th e s tu d y and n ot th e n u m b e r a c t u a l l y s u r v e y e d .
B ecau se o ccu pa tion a l stru ctu res am ong establish m en ts d iffe r, estim a tes of
o c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t o b t a i n e d f r o m th e s a m p l e o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s tu d ie d
s e r v e o n ly t o i n d i c a t e th e r e l a t i v e i m p o r t a n c e o f th e j o b s s t u d i e d .
These
d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t i o n a l s t r u c t u r e do not a f f e c t m a t e r i a l l y th e a c c u r a c y o f
the e a r n i n g s da ta .

1.

A v e r a g e earn ings a r e co m p u te d fo r each o ccu p a t io n fo r
the 2 y e a r s b e in g c o m p a r e d .
The a v e ra g e s a re derived
f r o m e a r n i n g s in t h o s e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h i c h a r e in th e
s u r v e y b o th y e a r s ; it is a s s u m e d that e m p l o y m e n t
rem ain s unchanged.

2.

E a c h o c c u p a t i o n is a s s i g n e d a w e i g h t b a s e d on its
p r o p o r t i o n a t e e m p l o y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p in
the b a s e y e a r .

3.

T h e s e w e ig h t s a r e u s e d to c o m p u t e g r o u p a v e r a g e s .
E a c h o c c u p a t i o n ' s a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s ( c o m p u t e d in s t e p 1)
is m u l t i p l i e d b y its w e i g h t .
The p r o d u c ts a re totaled
to o b t a in a g r o u p a v e r a g e .

4.

The r a t i o o f g r o u p a v e r a g e s f o r 2 c o n s e c u t i v e y e a r s is
c o m p u t e d b y d iv id in g t h e a v e r a g e f o r th e c u r r e n t y e a r
by the a v e r a g e f o r t h e e a r l i e r y e a r .
The result—
e x p r e s s e d as a p e r c e n t — l e s s 100 is th e p e r c e n t c h a n g e .

W age trend s fo r s e le c t e d o ccu p a tio n a l grou ps
T h e p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s p r e s e n t e d in t a b l e A - 7 a r e b a s e d on c h a n g e s
in a v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s o f m e n and w o m e n in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s r e p o r t i n g
the t r e n d j o b s in b o th th e c u r r e n t and p r e v i o u s y e a r ( m a t c h e d e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ) .
T h e data a r e a d j u s t e d t o r e m o v e th e e f f e c t o n a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s o f e m p l o y ­
m e n t s h if t s a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s and t u r n o v e r o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i n c l u d e d
in s u r v e y s a m p l e s .
The p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s , h o w e v e r , a r e still a ffe c t e d by
f a c t o r s o t h e r th an w a g e i n c r e a s e s .
H i r i n g s , l a y o f f s , and t u r n o v e r m a y
a f f e c t an e s t a b l i s h m e n t a v e r a g e f o r an o c c u p a t i o n w h e n w o r k e r s a r e p a id
u n d e r pla n s p r o v i d i n g a r a n g e o f w a g e r a t e s f o r in d iv id u a l j o b s .
In p e r i o d s
o f i n c r e a s e d h i r i n g , f o r e x a m p l e , n e w e m p l o y e e s m a y e n t e r at th e b o t t o m
o f th e r a n g e , d e p r e s s i n g th e a v e r a g e w it h o u t a c h a n g e in w a g e r a t e s .

F o r a m o r e d e t a i l e d d e s c r i p t i o n o f the m e t h o d u s e d t o c o m p u t e
th e se w age trends
s e e "Im p r o v in g A r e a W a ge S u rv e y I n d e x e s , " M onthly
L a b o r R e v i e w , J a n u a ry 19 7 3, pp . 5 2 - 5 7 .
A v e r a g e p a y r e l a t i o n s h i p s w ith in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
R e l a t i v e m e a s u r e s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l p a y a r e p r e s e n t e d in t a b l e A -8
f o r w h i t e - c o l l a r o c c u p a t i o n s and in t a b l e A - 9 f o r b l u e - c o l l a r o c c u p a t i o n s .
T h e s e r e l a t i v e v a l u e s r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y b e t w e e n o c c u p a t i o n s withirr
individual e sta b lish m en ts.
R e l a t i v e p a y v a l u e s a r e c o m p u t e d b y d i v i d i n g an
e s t a b l i s h m e n t ' s a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s f o r an o c c u p a t i o n b e i n g c o m p a r e d b y th e
a v e r a g e f o r a n o t h e r o c c u p a t i o n ( d e s i g n a t e d as 1 0 0 ) and m u l t i p l y i n g the
q u o t ie n t b y 100.
F o r e x a m p l e , if j a n i t o r s in a f i r m a v e r a g e $ 4 an h o u r and
f o r k l i f t o p e r a t o r s $ 5 , f o r k l i f t o p e r a t o r s h a v e a r e l a t i v e p a y v a lu e o f 125
c o m p a r e d with j a n i t o r s .
( $ 5 -7- $ 4 = 1.25 x 100 = 125.)
In c o m b i n i n g the
r e l a t i v e s o f the in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s to a r r i v e at an o v e r a l l a v e r a g e ,
e a c h e s t a b l i s h m e n t is c o n s i d e r e d to h a v e a s m a n y r e l a t i v e s a s it has
w e i g h t e d w o r k e r s in th e tw o j o b s b e i n g c o m p a r e d .

The p e r c e n t ch a n g e s re la t e to w a g e ch a n g e s b e tw e e n the in dica ted
d a t e s . W h e n t h e t i m e s p a n b e t w e e n s u r v e y s is o t h e r than 12 m o n t h s , ann ual
ra te s a r e a l s o show n.
(It is a s s u m e d th at w a g e s i n c r e a s e at a c o n s t a n t
rate betw een s u r v e y s .)
O c c u p a t i o n s u s e d to c o m p u t e w a g e t r e n d s a r e :
O ffice c le r ic a l

E l e c t r o n i c da ta p r o c e s s i n g 2

S ecreta ries
S ten ograp h ers, sen ior
Stenographers, general
T y p i s t s , c l a s s e s A and B
F ile c le r k s , cla s s e s A ,
B , and C
M essengers
S w itchboard o p e r a t o r s
O rder clerk s, cla sses
A and B
A ccou ntin g c le r k s ,
c l a s s e s A and B
P a yroll clerk s
K ey entry o p e r a t o r s ,
c l a s s e s A a nd B

C om pu ter s y s te m s an a lysts,
c l a s s e s A , B , a nd C
C om puter p r o g r a m m e r s ,
c l a s s e s A , B , and C

a re com puted

P a y relationsh ips b a sed on o v e r a l l a v e r a g e s m a y d iffe r c o n s i d e r a b ly
b e c a u s e o f th e v a r y i n g c o n t r i b u t i o n o f h i g h - and l o w - w a g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s to
th e a v e r a g e s .
F o r e x a m p l e , th e o v e r a l l a v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r f o r k l i f t
o p e r a t o r s m a y b e 50 p e r c e n t m o r e th an t h e a v e r a g e f o r j a n i t o r s b e c a u s e the
a v e r a g e f o r f o r k l i f t o p e r a t o r s m a y b e s t r o n g l y i n f l u e n c e d b y e a r n i n g s in
h i g h - w a g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h i l e the a v e r a g e f o r j a n i t o r s m a y b e s t r o n g l y
i n f l u e n c e d b y e a r n i n g s in l o w - w a g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
In s u c h a c a s e , the
i n t r a - e s t a b l i s h m e n t r e l a t i o n s h i p w i l l i n d i c a t e a m u c h s m a l l e r d i f f e r e n c e in
earn ings.

In dustrial n u r s e s
R e g is t e r e d industrial
nurses
Skilled m ain ten ance
C arpenters
E lectricia n s
P ain ters
M a ch in ists
M ech a n ics (m ach in ery '

E s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s

T h e i n c i d e n c e o f s e l e c t e d e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p l e m e n t a r y
w a g e p r o v i s i o n s is s tu d ie d f o r f u l l - t i m e p r o d u c t i o n a n d r e l a t e d w o r k e r s and
office w ork ers.
P r o d u c t i o n and r e l a t e d w o r k e r s ( r e f e r r e d to h e r e a f t e r as
2
The earnings o f computer operators are not included in the wage trend computation for this group.
p r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s ) in c lu d e w o r k i n g s u p e r v i s o r s a n d a ll n o n s u p e r v i s o r y
A revised job description is being introduced in this survey which is not equivalent to the previous description.




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w orkers
(inclu din g gro u p
l e a d e r s and t r a i n e e s ) e n g a g e d in f a b r i c a t i n g ,
p r o c e s s i n g , a s s e m b l i n g , i n s p e c t i o n , r e c e i v i n g , s t o r a g e , h a n d lin g , p a c k ­
in g, w a re h o u s in g , shipping,
m a i n t e n a n c e , r e p a i r , j a n i t o r i a l and g u a r d s e r ­
v ice s,
p roduct d ev elopm en t,
a u x ilia ry pro d u ctio n f o r p la n t's own u se
( e . g . , p o w e r p l a n t ) , a n d r e c o r d k e e p i n g and o t h e r s e r v i c e s c l o s e l y a s s o c i ­
a t e d w ith th e a b o v e p r o d u c t i o n o p e r a t i o n s .
( C a f e t e r i a a nd r o u t e w o r k e r s
a r e e x c l u d e d in m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s but i n c lu d e d in n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g
in d u stries.)
In f i n a n c e and i n s u r a n c e , no w o r k e r s a r e c o n s i d e r e d to b e
p r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s . O f f i c e w o r k e r s in c lu d e w o r k i n g s u p e r v i s o r s and a l l n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r s ( i n c l u d i n g l e a d w o r k e r s and t r a i n e e s ) p e r f o r m i n g
c le r ic a l or related o ffice
f u n c t i o n s in s u c h d e p a r t m e n t s as a c c o u n t i n g ,
a d v e r t is in g , p u r c h a s in g , c o l l e c t i o n , c r e d it, finan ce, legal, p a y r o ll, p e r s o n n e l,
s a l e s , in d u stria l r e la t io n s , pu blic re la t io n s , execu tiv e, o r tran sp orta tion .
A d m i n i s t r a t i v e , e x e c u t i v e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , and p a r t - t i m e e m p l o y e e s a s w e l l
a s c o n s t r u c t i o n w o r k e r s u t i l i z e d as s e p a r a t e w o r k f o r c e s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m
b o t h th e p r o d u c t i o n a n d o f f i c e w o r k e r c a t e g o r i e s .

w r i t t e n f o r m o r e s t a b l i s h e d b y c u s t o m ) . H o lid a y s a r e in c lu d e d e v e n th ou gh
in a p a r t i c u l a r y e a r t h e y f a l l on a n o n w o r k d a y and e m p l o y e e s a r e not
g r a n t e d a n o t h e r da y o f f .
P a i d p e r s o n a l h o lid a y p l a n s , t y p i c a l l y found in
the a u t o m o b i l e and r e l a t e d i n d u s t r i e s , a r e i n c l u d e d as p a id h o lid a y s .

M i n i m u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r i e s ( ta b le B - l ) . M i n i m u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r i e s
f o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s r e l a t e o n l y t o the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s v i s i t e d .
B e c a u s e o f th e
o p t i m u m s a m p l i n g t e c h n i q u e s u s e d a nd th e p r o b a b i l i t y th at l a r g e e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n t s a r e m o r e l i k e l y than s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s to h a v e f o r m a l e n t r a n c e
r a t e s a b o v e the s u b c l e r i c a l l e v e l , the t a b l e is m o r e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f p o l i c i e s
in m e d i u m a n d l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
(The " X ’ s" show n under standard
w e e k l y h o u r s i n d i c a t e th at no m e a n i n g f u l t o t a ls a r e a p p l i c a b l e . )

F o r ta b u la tin g v a c a t i o n pa y g r a n t e d , all p r o v i s i o n s a r e e x p r e s s e d
on a tim e b a s is .
V a c a t i o n p a y c a l c u l a t e d on o t h e r than a t i m e b a s i s is
c o n v e r t e d to it s e q u i v a l e n t t i m e p e r i o d .
T w o p e r c e n t o f annual e a r n i n g s ,
f o r e x a m p l e , is t a b u la t e d as 1 w e e k ' s v a c a t i o n pa y.

S h ift d i f f e r e n t i a l s — m a n u f a c t u r i n g ( ta b le B - 2 ) .
D a ta w e r e c o l l e c t e d
on p o li c ie s o f m a n u fa ctu rin g establishm ents regarding pay d ifferen tia ls fo r
p r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s o n l a t e s h if t s .
E s t a b l i s h m e n t s c o n s i d e r e d a s h a v in g
p o l i c i e s a r e t h o s e w h i c h ( 1) h a v e p r o v i s i o n s in w r it in g c o v e r i n g th e o p e r a t i o n
o f l a t e s h i f t s , o r ( 2 ) h a v e o p e r a t e d la te s h if t s at any t i m e d u r in g th e 12
m onths p r e ce d in g a s u rv ey .
W h e n e s t a b l i s h m e n t s h ave s e v e r a l d i f f e r e n t i a l s
w h i c h v a r y b y j o b , th e d i f f e r e n t i a l a p p ly in g t o the m a j o r i t y o f the p r o d u c t i o n
w o r k e r s is r e c o r d e d .
W hen esta b lish m e n ts have d iffe r e n t ia ls w hich app ly
o n l y t o c e r t a i n h o u r s o f w o r k , the d i f f e r e n t i a l a p p ly in g to the m a j o r i t y o f
th e s h i f t h o u r s is r e c o r d e d .
F o r p u r p o s e s o f t h is s tu d y , a l a t e s h if t is e i t h e r a s e c o n d ( e v e n i n g )
s h i f t w h i c h e n d s at o r n e a r m i d n i g h t o r a t h i r d (night) s h if t w h i c h s t a r t s at
o r near midnight.
D i f f e r e n t i a l s f o r s e c o n d and t h i r d s h ifts a r e s u m m a r i z e d s e p a r a t e l y
f o r ( 1) e s t a b l i s h m e n t p o l i c i e s (an e s t a b l i s h m e n t ' s d i f f e r e n t i a l s a r e w e i g h t e d
b y a l l p r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s in th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t at the t i m e o f th e s u r v e y )
and ( 2 ) e f fe c t iv e p r a c t i c e s (an e sta b lish m e n t's differentia ls a r e w eigh ted by
p r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d o n the s p e c i f i e d s hif t at th e t i m e o f th e s u r v e y ) .
S c h e d u l e d w e e k l y h o u r s ; p a id h o l i d a y s ; pa id v a c a t i o n s ; a n d h e a l t h ,
in su rance^ and p e n s io n p la n s.
P r o v i s i o n s w h i c h a p p ly to a m a j o r i t y o f the
p r o d u c t i o n o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s in an e s t a b l i s h m e n t a r e c o n s i d e r e d t o a p p l y to
a l l p r o d u c t i o n o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s in the e s t a b l i s h m e n t ; a p r a c t i c e o r p r o v i s i o n
is c o n s i d e r e d n o n e x i s t e n t w h e n it a p p l i e s t o l e s s than a m a j o r i t y .
H olidays;
v a c a t i o n s ; a n d h e a l t h , i n s u r a n c e , and p e n s i o n p la n s a r e c o n s i d e r e d a p p l i c a b l e
t o e m p l o y e e s c u r r e n t l y e l i g i b l e f o r th e b e n e f i t s as w e l l as t o e m p l o y e e s w h o
w ill even tu ally b e c o m e e lig ib le .
S c h e d u l e d w e e k l y h o u r s and d a y s ( ta b le B - 3 ) .
S ch edu led w eek ly
h o u r s a n d d a y s r e f e r to th e n u m b e r o f h o u r s and days p e r w e e k w h i c h f u l l ­
t i m e f i r s t ( d a y ) s h i f t w o r k e r s a r e e x p e c t e d to w o r k , w h e t h e r p a id f o r at
stra ig h t-tim e or o v e rtim e rates.
P a id h o lid a y s (table B -4 ).
H olidays a r e in clud ed if w o r k e r s who
a r e n o t r e q u i r e d t o w o r k a r e p a id f o r the t i m e o f f and t h o s e r e q u i r e d to
w o r k r e c e i v e p r e m i u m p a y o r c o m p e n s a t o r y t i m e o ff.
T h e y a r e in clu d ed

o n l y i f t h e y a r e g r a n t e d a n n u a lly o n a f o r m a l b a s i s ( p r o v i d e d f o r in



Data a r e t a b u la t e d to s h o w the p e r c e n t o f w o r k e r s who (1) are
g r a n t e d s p e c i f i c n u m b e r s o f w h o l e and h a lf h o lid a y s and ( 2 ) a r e g r a n te d
sp ecified
a m o u n t s o f to t a l h o l i d a y t i m e ( w h o le and h alf h o lid a y s a r e
aggregated).
P a i d v a c a t i o n s (ta b le B - 5 ) . E s t a b l i s h m e n t s r e p o r t t h e i r m e t h o d o f
c a l c u l a t i n g v a c a t i o n p a y ( tim e b a s i s , p e r c e n t o f annual e a r n i n g s , f l a t - s u m
p a y m e n t , e t c . ) and the a m o u nt o f v a c a t i o n pa y g r a n t e d .
Only b a s i c f o r m a l
p la n s a r e r e p o r t e d . V a c a t i o n b o n u s e s , v a c a t i o n - s a v i n g s p la n s , and " e x t e n d e d "
o r " s a b b a t i c a l " b e n e f i t s b e y o n d b a s i c p la n s a r e e x c l u d e d .

A l s o , p r o v i s i o n s a f t e r e a c h s p e c i f i e d le n gth o f s e r v i c e a r e r e la t e d
to a ll p r o d u c t i o n o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s in an e s t a b l i s h m e n t r e g a r d l e s s o f length o f
s e r v i c e . V a c a t i o n p la n s c o m m o n l y p r o v i d e f o r a l a r g e r amount o f v a c a t i o n
p a y as s e r v i c e le n g t h e n s . C ou nts o f p r o d u c t i o n o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s b y length
o f s e r v i c e w e r e not o b t a in e d .
T h e t a b u la t io n s o f v a c a t i o n pay g r a n te d
p r e s e n t , t h e r e f o r e , s t a t i s t i c a l m e a s u r e s o f t h e s e p r o v i s i o n s r a th e r than
p r o p o r t io n s o f w o r k e r s actu ally r e c e iv in g s p e c if ic ben efits.
H e a lth , i n s u r a n c e , and p e n s i o n p la n s ( ta b le s B - 6 and B - 7 ) . Health ,
i n s u r a n c e , and p e n s i o n p la n s i n c l u d e p la n s f o r w h i c h the e m p l o y e r pa ys
e i t h e r all o r p a r t o f the c o s t .
T h e c o s t m a y b e (1) u n d e r w r itt e n b y a
c o m m e r c i a l i n s u r a n c e c o m p a n y o r n o n p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n , (2 ) c o v e r e d b y a
u nio n fund t o w h i c h the e m p l o y e r has c o n t r i b u t e d , o r (3) b o r n e d i r e c t l y b y
the e m p l o y e r ou t o f o p e r a t i n g funds o r a fund s e t a s i d e to c o v e r the c o s t .
A p la n is i n c l u d e d e v e n th o u gh a m a j o r i t y o f the e m p l o y e e s in an e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n t do n ot c h o o s e to p a r t i c i p a t e in it b e c a u s e th e y a r e r e q u i r e d t o b e a r
p a r t o f its c o s t ( p r o v i d e d the c h o i c e to p a r t i c i p a t e is a v a ila b le o r w i l l
e v e n t u a l l y b e c o m e a v a i l a b l e t o a m a j o r i t y ) . L e g a l l y r e q u i r e d pla ns s u c h as
s o c i a l s e c u r i t y , r a i l r o a d r e t i r e m e n t , w o r k e r s ' d i s a b i l i t y c o m p e n s a t i o n , and
te m p o r a r y disability in su rance 3 are excluded.

3
Temporary disability insurance which provides benefits to covered workers disabled by injury or illne
which is not work-connected is mandatory under State laws in California, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode
Island. Establishment plans which meet only the legal requirements are excluded from these data, but those
under which (1) employers contribute more than is legally required or (2) benefits exceed those specified in the
State law are included. In Rhode Island, benefits are paid out of a State fund to which only employees
contribute. In each of the other three States, benefits are paid either from a State fund or through a private plan.
State fund financing: In California, only employees contribute to the State fund; in New Jersey,
employees and employers contribute; in New York, employees contribute up to a specified maximum
and employers pay the difference between the employees' share and the total contribution required.
Private plan financing: In California and New Jersey, employees cannot be required to contribute
more than they would if they were covered by the State fund; in New York, employees can agree
to contribute more if the State rules that the additional contribution is commensurate with the
benefit provided.
Federal legislation ( Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act) provides temporary disability insurance benefits
to railroad workers for illness or injury, whether work-connected or not. The legislation requires that employers
bear the entire cost of the insurance.

L i f e i n s u r a n c e i n c l u d e s f o r m a l p la n s p r o v i d i n g i n d e m n i t y ( u s u a ll y
th r o u g h an i n s u r a n c e p o l i c y ) in c a s e o f d e a t h o f the c o v e r e d w o r k e r .
I n f o r m a t i o n i s a l s o p r o v i d e d in t a b le B - 7 on t y p e s o f l i f e i n s u r a n c e p la n s
and the a m o u n t o f c o v e r a g e ii> a l l i n d u s t r i e s c o m b i n e d and in m a n u f a c t u r i n g .
A c c i d e n t a l d e a t h and d i s m e m b e r m e n t i n s u r a n c e i s l i m i t e d t o p la n s
w h i c h p r o v i d e b e n e f i t p a y m e n t s in c a s e o f d e a t h o r l o s s o f l i m b o r s igh t as a
d i r e c t r e s u l t o f an a c c i d e n t .

L abor-m an agem en t agreem ent covera g e
T h e f o l l o w i n g ta b u la tio n s h o w s the p e r c e n t o f f u l l - t i m e p r o d u c t i o n
and o f f i c e w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e C o r p u s C h r i s t i a r e a
in w h i c h a unio n c o n t r a c t o r c o n t r a c t s c o v e r e d a m a j o r i t y o f th e w o r k e r s
in the r e s p e c t i v e c a t e g o r i e s , July 1979:
P r o d u c t i o n and
related w o r k e r s

S i c k n e s s and a c c i d e n t i n s u r a n c e i n c l u d e s o n ly t h o s e p la n s w h i c h
p r o v i d e that p r e d e t e r m i n e d c a s h p a y m e n t s b e m a d e d i r e c t l y to e m p l o y e e s
w h o l o s e t i m e f r o m w o r k b e c a u s e o f i l l n e s s o r i n j u r y , e . g . , $ 50 a w e e k
f o r up to 26 w e e k s o f d i s a b i l i t y .
S i c k l e a v e p la n s a r e l i m i t e d to f o r m a l p l a n s 4 w h i c h p r o v i d e f o r
c o n tin u in g an e m p l o y e e ' s p a y d u r in g a b s e n c e f r o m w o r k b e c a u s e o f i l l n e s s .
Data c o l l e c t e d d i s t i n g u i s h b e t w e e n (1) p la n s w h i c h p r o v i d e fu ll p a y w ith no
w a itin g p e r i o d , and ( 2 ) p la n s w h i c h e i t h e r p r o v i d e p a r t i a l p a y o r r e q u i r e a
w a itin g p e r i o d .
L o n g - t e r m d i s a b i l i t y i n s u r a n c e p la n s p r o v i d e p a y m e n t s to t o t a l l y
d i s a b l e d e m p l o y e e s upon th e e x p i r a t i o n o f t h e i r p a id s i c k l e a v e a n d / o r s i c k ­
n e s s and a c c i d e n t i n s u r a n c e , o r a f t e r a p r e d e t e r m i n e d p e r i o d o f d i s a b i l i t y
( t y p i c a l l y 6 m o n t h s ) . P a y m e n t s a r e m a d e until th e e n d o f the d i s a b i l i t y , a
m a x im u m age, o r e ligib ility fo r re tirem en t b en efits.
F u ll o r partial p a y ­
m e n t s a r e a l m o s t a lw a y s r e d u c e d b y s o c i a l s e c u r i t y , w o r k e r s ' d i s a b i l i t y
c o m p e n s a t i o n , and p r i v a t e p e n s i o n b e n e f i t s p a y a b l e to th e d i s a b l e d e m p l o y e e .
H o s p i t a l i z a t i o n , s u r g i c a l , and m e d i c a l i n s u r a n c e p la n s r e p o r t e d
in t h e s e s u r v e y s p r o v i d e f u l l o r p a r t i a l p a y m e n t f o r b a s i c s e r v i c e s r e n d e r e d .
H o s p i t a l i z a t i o n i n s u r a n c e c o v e r s h o s p i t a l r o o m and b o a r d and m a y c o v e r
other hospital e x p e n s e s . S u rg ica l in su ra n ce c o v e r s s u r g e o n s ' fe e s . M e d ica l
in su rance c o v e r s d o c t o r s ' fe e s f o r h o m e , o f f i c e , o r hospital c a lls.
P lan s
r e s t r ic t e d to p o s t - o p e r a t i v e m e d i c a l c a r e o r a d o c t o r 's c a r e fo r m i n o r
a ilm e n t s
at a w o r k e r ' s p l a c e o f e m p l o y m e n t a r e n o t c o n s i d e r e d to be
m e d ic a l in su ra n c e .
M a j o r m e d i c a l i n s u r a n c e c o v e r a g e a p p l i e s to s e r v i c e s w h i c h go
b e y o n d the b a s i c s e r v i c e s c o v e r e d u n d e r h o s p i t a l i z a t i o n , s u r g i c a l , and
m e d ic a l in su ra n c e .
M a j o r m e d i c a l i n s u r a n c e t y p i c a l l y (1) r e q u i r e s th at a
" d e d u c t i b l e " ( e . g . , $ 5 0 ) b e m e t b e f o r e b e n e f i t s b e g i n , (2 ) h as a c o i n s u r a n c e
f e a t u r e that r e q u i r e s the i n s u r e d to pa y a p o r t i o n ( e . g . , 20 p e r c e n t ) o f
c e r t a i n e x p e n s e s , and (3) has a s p e c i f i e d d o l l a r m a x i m u m o f b e n e f i t s ( e . g . ,
$ 1 0 , 000 a y e a r ) .

A l l i n d u s t r i e s _________________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g _____________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ___
P u b l i c u t i l i t i e s ___

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A n e s t a b l i s h m e n t is c o n s i d e r e d t o h a v e a c o n t r a c t c o v e r i n g a ll
p r od u c tion o r o ffice w o r k e r s if a m a j o r i t y of such w o r k e r s is c o v e r e d by
a la b o r-m a n a g e m e n t agreem ent.
T h e r e f o r e , a ll other p ro d u c tio n or o ffice
w o r k e r s a r e e m p l o y e d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s that e i t h e r do n o t h av e l a b o r m a n a g e m e n t c o n t r a c t s in e f f e c t , o r h a v e c o n t r a c t s th at a p p l y t o f e w e r th an
h alf o f t h e i r p r o d u c t i o n o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s .
E s t i m a t e s a r e not n e c e s s a r i l y
r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f the exte nt to w h i c h a l l w o r k e r s in th e a r e a m a y b e c o v e r e d
b y the p r o v i s i o n s o f l a b o r - m a n a g e m e n t a g r e e m e n t s , b e c a u s e s m a l l e s t a b ­
l i s h m e n t s a r e e x c l u d e d and the i n d u s t r i a l s c o p e o f the s u r v e y is l i m i t e d .

I n d u s t r ia l c o m p o s i t i o n in m a n u f a c t u r in g
O v e r o n e - t h i r d o f the w o r k e r s w ith in the s c o p e o f the s u r v e y in
the C o r p u s C h r is t i a r e a w e r e e m p l o y e d in m a n u f a c t u r i n g f i r m s .
The
f o l l o w i n g p r e s e n t s th e m a j o r i n d u s t r i e s a s a p e r c e n t o f a l l m a n u f a c t u r i n g :

D e n t a l i n s u r a n c e p la n s p r o v i d e n o r m a l d e n ta l s e r v i c e b e n e f i t s ,
u s u a lly f o r f i l l i n g s , e x t r a c t i o n s , and X - r a y s . P l a n s w h i c h p r o v i d e b e n e f i t s
o n ly f o r o r a l s u r g e r y o r r e p a i r i n g a c c i d e n t d a m a g e a r e not r e p o r t e d .
R e t i r e m e n t p e n s i o n p la n s p r o v i d e f o r r e g u l a r p a y m e n t s to the
retiree fo r life.
I n c l u d e d a r e d e f e r r e d p r o f i t - s h a r i n g p la n s w h i c h p r o v i d e
the o p t io n o f p u r c h a s i n g a l i f e t i m e annuity .
4
An establishment is considered as having a formal plan if it specifies at least the minimum number
of days of sick leave available to each employee. Such a plan need not be written, but informal sick leave
allowances determined on an individual basis are excluded.




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O ffice w o rk e rs

C h e m i c a l s and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s ___________________________________________
I n d u s t r ia l o r g a n i c c h e m i c a l s _________________________________________
I n d u s t r ia l i n o r g a n i c c h e m i c a l s ______________________________________
P e t r o l e u m and c o a l p r o d u c t s ____________________________________________
P e t r o l e u m r e f i n i n g _____________________________________________________
F o o d and k in d r e d p r o d u c t s _______________________________________________
M e a t p r o d u c ts __________________________________________________________
B a k e r y p r o d u c t s _______________________________________________________
A p p a r e l and o t h e r t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s _____________________________________
M e n ' s and b o y s ' f u r n i s h i n g s __________________________________________
P r i m a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s ________________________________________________
P r i m a r y n o n f e r r o u s m e t a l s __________________________________________
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u ip m e n t _______________________________________________
S h i p - and b o a tb u ild in g and r e p a i r i n g ________________________________
M a c h i n e r y , e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l ____________________________________________

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5
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6
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7
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T h i s i n f o r m a t i o n is b a s e d o n e s t i m a t e s o f t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t d e r i v e d
f r o m u n iv erse m ateria ls c o m p ile d b e fo r e actu al survey.
P r o p o r t i o n s in
v a r i o u s i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s m a y d i f f e r f r o m p r o p o r t i o n s b a s e d on th e r e s u l t s
o f th e s u r v e y as s h o w n in a p p e n d ix t a b l e 1.

Appendix table 1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied, Corpus Christi, Tex.,1July 1979
N u m ber of establish m en ts

Industry div ision 2

M in im u m
em ploym ent
in e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n t s in s c o p e
o f st u d y

W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
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1 T h e C o r p u s C h r i s t i S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e f i n e d b y th e O f f i c e o f
M a n a g e m e n t an d B u d g e t t h r o u g h F e b r u a r y 1 974 , c o n s i s t s o f N u e c e s and Sa n P a t r i c i o C o u n t i e s .
The
" w o r k e r s w it h i n s c o p e o f s t u d y " e s t i m a t e s p r o v i d e a r e a s o n a b l y a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e s i z e
a n d c o m p o s i t i o n o f the l a b o r f o r c e i n c l u d e d in the s u r v e y .
E s t i m a t e s a r e not i n t e n d e d , h o w e v e r ,
f o r c o m p a r i s o n w it h o t h e r s t a t i s t i c a l s e r i e s to m e a s u r e e m p l o y m e n t t r e n d s o r l e v e l s s i n c e (1 )
p l a n n in g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s e s t a b l i s h m e n t data c o m p i l e d c o n s i d e r a b l y in a d v a n c e o f th e p a y r o l l
p e r i o d s t u d i e d , a n d (2 ) s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m th e s c o p e o f the s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1972 e d i t i o n o f t h e S t a n d a r d I n d u s t r i a l C l a s s i f i c a t i o n M a nu a l w a s u s e d t o c l a s s i f y
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s b y i n d u s t r y di v is i o n ^
A l l g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t i o n s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m the s c o p e o f th e
survey.
3 I n c l u d e s a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t at o r a b o v e th e m i n i m u m l i m i t a t i o n .
A l l o u t l e t s ( w i t h in t h e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n i e s in i n d u s t r i e s s u c h a s t r a d e , f i n a n c e , a u t o r e p a i r s e r v i c e ,
and m o t io n p ic tu r e th e a te r s a r e c o n s i d e r e d as one esta blishm ent.




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F u ll - tim e
p r o d u c t i o n and
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4 I n c l u d e s e x e c u t i v e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , p a r t - t i m e , s e a s o n a l , a n d o t h e r w o r k e r s e x c l u d e d f r o m the
se p arate pro d u ctio n and o ffic e ca t e g o r ie s .
5 A b b r e v i a t e d to " p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s " in th e A - an d B - s e r i e s t a b l e s .
T a x i c a b s and s e r v i c e s
i n c i d e n t a l to w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n a r e e x c l u d e d .
T h e C o r p u s C h r i s t i t r a n s i t s y s t e m is m u n i c i p a l l y
o p e r a t e d an d is e x c l u d e d b y d e f i n i t i o n f r o m the s c o p e o f the stu d y.
6 S e p a r a t e data f o r th is d i v i s i o n a r e n o t p r e s e n t e d in the A - an d B - s e r i e s t a b l e s , but the
d i v i s i o n is r e p r e s e n t e d in the " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " and " n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g " e s t i m a t e s .
7 H o t e l s an d m o t e l s ; l a u n d r i e s a nd o t h e r p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s i n e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u t o m o b i l e
r e p a i r , ren ta l, and pa rk ing ; m o tio n p i c t u r e s ; non p rofit m e m b e r s h i p o rg a n iz a tio n s (excluding religious
an d c h a r i t a b l e o r g a n i z a t i o n s ) ; an d e n g i n e e r i n g an d a r c h i t e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .

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Appendix B.
Occupational
Descriptions
T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r i n g j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r the
B u r e a u ' s w a g e s u r v e y s i s t o a s s i s t it s f i e l d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s in c l a s s i f y i n g
in to a p p r o p r i a t e o c c u p a t i o n s w o r k e r s w h o a r e e m p l o y e d u n d e r a v a r i e t y
o f p a y r o l l t i t l e s and d i f f e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b l i s h m e n t
to e s t a b l i s h m e n t and f r o m a r e a
to a r e a .
T h is p e r m it s grou pin g
o c c u p a t i o n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p a r a b l e j o b co n t e n t .
B ecause
o f th is e m p h a s i s o n i n t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t and i n t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b i l i t y
o f o c c u p a t i o n a l c o n t e n t , th e B u r e a u ' s j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d i f f e r s i g ­
n i f i c a n t l y f r o m t h o s e in u s e in i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s o r t h o s e p r e ­
pared for other p u rp o se s.
In a p p ly in g t h e s e j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s , the
B u re a u 's fie ld re p r e s e n ta t iv e s a r e in stru cte d to ex clu d e w orkin g s u p e r ­
v i s o r s ; a p p r e n t i c e s ; and p a r t - t i m e , t e m p o r a r y , and p r o b a t i o n a r y w o r k e r s .
H a n d ic a p p e d w o r k e r s
w hose ea rn in gs a re red u ced b e c a u s e o f th eir
h a n d ic a p a r e a l s o e x c l u d e d .
L e a r n e r s , b e g i n n e r s , and t r a i n e e s , u n l e s s
s p e c i f i c a l l y i n c l u d e d in the j o b d e s c r i p t i o n , a r e e x c l u d e d .

Office
S E C R E T A R Y — Co n tin ue d

SECRETARY

E x c l u s i o n s — Con tin ued

A s s i g n e d as a p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a l l y to o n e in d i v i d u a l .
M a in t a in s a c l o s e and h i g h l y r e s p o n s i v e r e l a t i o n s h i p to the d a y - t o - d a y a c t i v ­
i t i e s o f th e s u p e r v i s o r . W o r k s f a i r l y i n d e p e n d e n t l y r e c e i v i n g a m i n i m u m o f
d e t a i l e d s u p e r v i s i o n and g u i d a n c e . P e r f o r m s v a r i e d c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r i a l
d u tie s
r e q u i r i n g a k n o w l e d g e o f o f f i c e r o u t in e and u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f the
o r g a n i z a t i o n , p r o g r a m s , and p r o c e d u r e s r e l a t e d to th e w o r k o f the s u p e r v i s o r .

E xclu sion s.
N o t a l l p o s i t i o n s that a r e t i t l e d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s the
above c h a ra cte ris tics .
E x a m p l e s o f p o s i t i o n s w h i c h a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m the
defin ition a r e as f o llo w s :




in th is

a.

P o s i t i o n s w h i c h do not
d e s crib e d above;

m e e t th e

"p erson a l"

b.

S t e n o g r a p h e r s not fu lly t r a i n e d in s e c r e t a r i a l - t y p e d u t i e s ;

c.

S t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v i n g as o f f i c e a s s i s t a n t s
fe ss io n a l, techn ical, o r m a n a g e ria l p e r s o n s ;

d.

A s s i s t a n t - t y p e p o s i t i o n s w h i c h e n ta il m o r e d i f f i c u l t o r m o r e r e ­
s p o n s i b l e t e c h n i c a l , a d m i n i s t r a t i v e , o r s u p e r v i s o r y d u tie s w h i c h
a r e not t y p i c a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o r k , e . g . , A d m i n i s t r a t i v e A s s i s t ­
ant, o r E x e c u t i v e A s s i s t a n t ;

L i s t e d b e l o w a r e s e v e r a l o c c u p a t i o n s f o r w h i c h r e v i s e d d e s c r i p t i o n s o r ti t le s a r e b e i n g i n t r o d u c e d
survey:
T ru ck d river
S h ip p e r and r e c e i v e r
(previou sly surv eyed
as sh ip p in g and
receiv in g clerk )
Guard

Secretary
K ey entry o p e r a to r
Com puter operator
D rafter
Stationary en gin eer
B o ile r ten der

T h e B u r e a u h as d i s c o n t i n u e d c o l l e c t i n g da ta f o r ta b u la tin g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r , b o o k k e e p i n g - m a c h i n e
o p e r a t o r , and m a c h i n e b i l l e r . W o r k e r s p r e v i o u s l y c l a s s i f i e d as w a t c h m e n a r e n o w c l a s s i f i e d as g u a r d s
u n d e r th e r e v i s e d d e s c r i p t i o n .

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S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u e d

E x c l u s i o n s — C o n t in u e d

C l a s s i f i c a t i o n b y L e v e l — C o n tin u e d

e.

f.

P o s i t i o n s w h i c h do not fit any o f the s it u a t io n s l i s t e d in the
s e c t i o n s b e l o w t i t l e d ' ' L e v e l o f S u p e r v i s o r , " e . g . , s e c r e t a r y to the
p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y that e m p l o y s , in a ll, o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ;
T rain ees.

s e g m e n t o f t e n i n v o l v i n g a s m a n y as s e v e r a l h u n d re d
o f a c o m p a n y that e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 000 p e r s o n s .
LS—4

a.

S e c r e t a r y t o th e c h a i r m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y
th at e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 100 but f e w e r than 5 , 000 p e r s o n s ; o r

b.

S e c r e t a r y t o a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o t h e r th an the c h a i r m a n o f
the b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t ) o f a c o m p a n y that e m p l o y s , in a ll,
o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 but f e w e r than 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

c.

S e c r e t a r y t o the h e a d , i m m e d i a t e l y b e l o w th e c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r
l e v e l , o f a m a j o r s e g m e n t o r s u b s i d i a r y o f a c o m p a n y that
e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

C la ssification by L ev el
S e c r e t a r y j o b s w h i c h m e e t the r e q u i r e d c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s a r e m a t c h e d
at o n e o f f i v e l e v e l s a c c o r d i n g t o (a) the l e v e l o f the s e c r e t a r y ' s s u p e r v i s o r
w it h i n t h e c o m p a n y ' s o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s t r u c t u r e and, (b) the l e v e l o f the
s e c r e t a r y 's re sp on sib ility .
T h e t a b u la t io n f o l l o w i n g the e x p l a n a t i o n s o f t h e s e
t w o f a c t o r s i n d i c a t e s th e l e v e l o f the s e c r e t a r y f o r e a c h c o m b i n a t i o n o f the
factors.

persons)

L e v e l o f S e c r e t a r y ' s S u p e r v i s o r (LS)
LS—1

LS—2

LS—3

a.

S e c r e t a r y to th e s u p e r v i s o r o r h e a d o f a s m a l l
unit ( e . g . , f e w e r th a n about 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; o r

organ izational

b.

S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e r v is o r y staff s p e c ia lis t , p r o fe s s i o n a l
e m p lo y e e , a dm in istra tiv e o f fi c e r o r assistant, sk illed techn ician
o r expert.
(N O TE:
Many
com panies a ssig n s te n o g ra p h e rs ,
r a t h e r t h a n s e c r e t a r i e s as d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , t o th is l e v e l o f
su p e rv is o ry o r n on su p ervisory w ork er.)

a.

S e c r e t a r y t o an e x e c u t i v e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o s e r e s p o n ­
s i b i l i t y i s n o t e q u i v a l e n t to o n e o f the s p e c i f i c l e v e l s it u a t io n s in
t h e d e f i n i t i o n f o r L S —3, but w h o s e o r g a n i z a t i o n a l unit n o r m a l l y
n u m b e r s at l e a s t s e v e r a l d o z e n e m p l o y e e s and i s u s u a l l y d i v i d e d
in t o o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t s w h i c h a r e o f t e n , in t u r n , f u r t h e r
s u b d i v i d e d . In s o m e c o m p a n i e s , th is l e v e l i n c l u d e s a w i d e ra n g e
o f o r g a n i z a t i o n a l e c h e l o n s ; in o t h e r s , o n ly o n e o r t w o ; o r

b.

S e c r e t a r y t o th e h e a d o f an in d iv id u a l pla n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . , ( o r
o t h e r e q u i v a l e n t l e v e l o f o f f i c i a l ) that e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r
th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

a.

S e c r e t a r y t o t h e c h a i r m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y
th at e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r th an 100 p e r s o n s ; o r

b.

S e c r e t a r y t o a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o t h e r than c h a i r m a n o f th e
b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t ) o f a c o m p a n y that e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 100
but f e w e r than 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

c.

d.

e.

S e c r e t a r y t o t h e h e a d ( i m m e d i a t e l y b e l o w th e o f f i c e r l e v e l ) o v e r
e it h e r a m a j o r c o r p o r a te w id e functional activity (e .g ., m a r k e tin g ,
r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t io n s , industrial rela tion s, etc .) o r a m a jo r
g e o g r a p h ic o r o rga n iza tion a l segm ent (e.g., a region a l h ead q u a r­
t e r s ; a m a j o r d i v i s i o n ) o f a c o m p a n y th at e m p l o y s , in a l l ,
o v e r 5 , 0 00 but f e w e r than 2 5 , 000 e m p l o y e e s ; o r
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f
(o r o th e r equivalent le v e l
o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 p e r so n s ; or

L e v e l of S e c r e t a r y 's R e s p o n s ib ility (LR )

T h i s f a c t o r e v a l u a t e s th e
the s e c r e t a r y and th e s u p e r v i s o r ,
e x p e c t e d to e x e r c i s e in i t i a t i v e and
at L R —1 o r L R —2 d e s c r i b e d b e l o w

n a t u r e o f the w o r k r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n
and the e x t e n t to w h i c h the s e c r e t a r y is
ju dgm ent.
S e c r e t a r i e s s h o u ld b e m a t c h e d
a c c o r d i n g to th eir le v e l of re s p o n s ib ility .

L R —1. P e r f o r m s v a r i e d s e c r e t a r i a l d u tie s in c lu d in g o r c o m p a r a b l e
t o m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g :

a.

A n sw ers telephon es,
co m in g m ail.

b.

A n s w e r s teleph on e re q u e sts w hich have standard a n s w e rs .
r e p l y to r e q u e s t s b y s e n d in g a f o r m l e t t e r .

c.

R e v i e w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o r a n d a , a nd r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d b y
o t h e r s f o r the s u p e r v i s o r ' s s i g n a t u r e to e n s u r e p r o c e d u r a l and
ty pogra p h ica l a ccu ra cy .

d.

M a in t a in s
s u p e r v is o r 's
instructed.

e.

Types,

an in d iv id u a l p la n t , f a c t o r y , e t c . ,
o f o f f i c i a l ) th at e m p l o y s , in a l l ,

S e c r e t a r y t o t h e h e a d o f a l a r g e and i m p o r t a n t o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g ­
m e n t ( e . g . , a m i d d l e m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r o f an o r g a n i z a t i o n a l




N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r " u s e d in the a b o v e LS d e f ­
i n i t i o n r e f e r s to t h o s e o f f i c i a l s w h o h a v e a s i g n i f i c a n t c o r p o r a t e w i d e p o l i c y ­
m a k i n g r o l e w ith r e g a r d t o m a j o r c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s .
T h e t i t le " v i c e
p r e s i d e n t , " t h o u g h n o r m a l l y i n d i c a t i v e o f th is r o l e , d o e s not in a l l c a s e s
id e n t i f y s u c h p o s i t i o n s .
V i c e p r e s i d e n t s w h o s e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y is to
a c t p e r s o n a l l y o n i n d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t i o n s ( e . g . , a p p r o v e o r de n y
i n d i v i d u a l l o a n o r c r e d i t a c t i o n s ; a d m i n i s t e r i n d iv id u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d i ­
r e c t l y s u p e r v i s e a c l e r i c a l s t a f f) a r e not c o n s i d e r e d to b e " c o r p o r a t e
o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s o f a p p ly in g the d e f in it io n .

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ca llers,

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and f i l e s .

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S T E N O G R A P H E R — C on tin u ed

L R —2.
P e r f o r m s d u t ie s d e s c r i b e d u n d e r L R —1 a n d , in a d d i t i o n p e r ­
f o r m s t a s k s r e q u i r i n g g r e a t e r ju d g m e n t , i n i t i a t i v e , and k n o w l e d g e
o f o f f i c e f u n c t i o n s i n c lu d in g o r c o m p a r a b l e to m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g :

a.

S c r e e n s t e l e p h o n e and p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , d e t e r m i n i n g w h i c h can
b e h a n d l e d b y th e s u p e r v i s o r ' s s u b o r d i n a t e s o r o t h e r o f f i c e s .

b.

A n sw e r s re q u e sts w hich re q u ire a detailed kn ow ledge o f o f ­
fic e p r o c e d u r e s o r co lle ctio n of in form ation fr o m files o r
oth er o ffice s .
M a y s i g n r o u t in e c o r r e s p o n d e n c e in o w n o r
s u p e r v is o r 's nam e.

c.

C o m p i l e s o r a s s i s t s in c o m p i l i n g p e r i o d i c
o f g e n e r a l in stru ctio n s.

S c h e d u l e s t e n t a t i v e a p p o i n t m e n t s w ith o u t p r i o r c l e a r a n c e .
A s­
s e m b le s n e c e s s a r y backgrou nd m a te ria l fo r sched uled m eetin gs.
M a k e s a r r a n g e m e n t s f o r m e e t i n g s and c o n f e r e n c e s .

e.

E x p l a i n s s u p e r v i s o r ' s r e q u i r e m e n t s t o o t h e r e m p l o y e e s in s u p e r ­
v i s o r ' s unit. ( A l s o t y p e s , t a k e s d i c t a t i o n , and f i l e s . )

L e v e l o f s e c r e t a r y 's
______ s u p e r v i s o r ______

the

s e c r e ta r y fo r each

Stenographer, G en eral.
D ictation in v o lv e s a n o r m a l rou tin e v o c a b u ­
la ry.
M a y m a in t a in f i l e s , k e e p s i m p l e r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o t h e r r e l a t i v e l y
r o u t in e c l e r i c a l t a s k s .

T RA N SCRIBIN G -M ACH IN E TY PIST
P r i m a r y duty is to ty pe c o p y o f v o i c e r e c o r d e d d i c t a t i o n w h i c h d o e s
n o t i n v o l v e v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y s u c h as that u s e d in
le g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c ie n t if ic r e s e a r c h .
M ay a ls o type f r o m w ritte n
c o p y . M a y m a in t a in f i l e s , k e e p s i m p l e r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o t h e r r e l a t i v e l y
rou tin e c l e r i c a l ta sk s.
(See S t e n o g r a p h e r d e f i n i t i o n f o r w o r k e r s i n v o l v e d
w ith s h o r t h a n d d i c t a t i o n . )

L e v e l of s e c r e t a r y 's respon sib ility
TY PIS T
L R —1

LS—1____-. — ________________________________
LS—2_________________________________________
TA—3
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LS—4 ______ ___________ ______ ______ __ ___ - -

P e r f o r m s s t e n o g r a p h i c d u t ie s r e q u i r i n g s i g n i f i c a n t l y g r e a t e r i n ­
d e p e n d e n c e and r e s p o n s i b i l i t y than s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l , as e v i d e n c e d b y
the f o l l o w i n g :
W o r k r e q u i r e s a h ig h d e g r e e o f s t e n o g r a p h i c s p e e d and
a c c u r a c y ; a t h o r o u g h w o r k i n g k n o w l e d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s i n e s s a nd o f f i c e p r o ­
c e d u r e ; and o f the s p e c i f i c b u s i n e s s o p e r a t i o n s , o r g a n i z a t i o n , p o l i c i e s ,
p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s , w o r k f l o w , e t c . U s e s t h is k n o w l e d g e in p e r f o r m i n g s t e n o ­
g r a p h i c d u tie s and r e s p o n s i b l e c l e r i c a l t a s k s s u c h as m a in t a i n i n g f o l l o w ­
up f i l e s ; a s s e m b l i n g m a t e r i a l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d a , and l e t t e r s ; c o m ­
p o s i n g s i m p l e l e t t e r s f r o m g e n e r a l i n s t r u c t i o n s ; r e a d i n g and r o u t in g i n c o m i n g
m a i l ; and a n s w e r i n g r o u tin e q u e s t i o n s , e t c .

r e p o r t s o n th e b a s i s

d.

T h e f o l l o w i n g t a b u la t io n s h o w s the l e v e l o f
LS and L R c o m b i n a t i o n :

OR

C la ss E
C la ss D
C la ss C
C la ss B

L R -2
C la ss
C la ss
C la ss
C la ss

D
C
B
A

STENOGRAPHER
P r i m a r y du ty i s t o t a k e d i c t a t i o n u s in g s h o r t h a n d , and to t r a n s c r i b e
th e d i c t a t i o n .
M ay a ls o type f r o m w ritte n co p y .
May operate fr o m a
sten ogra ph ic p ool.
M a y o c c a s i o n a l l y t r a n s c r i b e f r o m v o i c e r e c o r d i n g s (if
p r i m a r y duty i s t r a n s c r i b i n g f r o m r e c o r d i n g s , s e e T r a n s c r i b i n g - M a c h i n e
T ypist).
N O T E : T h i s j o b i s d i s t i n g u i s h e d f r o m that o f a s e c r e t a r y in that a
s e c r e t a r y n o r m a l l y w o r k s in a c o n f i d e n t i a l r e l a t i o n s h i p w ith o n l y o n e m a n a g e r
o r e x e c u t i v e and p e r f o r m s m o r e r e s p o n s i b l e and d i s c r e t i o n a r y t a s k s as
d e s c r i b e d in th e s e c r e t a r y j o b d e f i n i t i o n .

U s e s a t y p e w r i t e r to m a k e c o p i e s o f v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s o r t o m a k e
out b i l l s a f t e r c a l c u l a t i o n s h av e b e e n m a d e b y a n o t h e r p e r s o n . M a y i n c l u d e
t y p in g o f s t e n c i l s , m a t s , o r s i m i l a r m a t e r i a l s f o r u s e in d u p l i c a t i n g
processes.
M a y do c l e r i c a l w o r k i n v o l v i n g lit t l e s p e c i a l t r a i n i n g , s u c h
as k e e p i n g s i m p l e r e c o r d s , f i l i n g r e c o r d s and r e p o r t s , o r s o r t i n g and
d istrib u tin g in com in g m a il.
C l a s s A . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o l l o w i n g : T y p i n g m a t e r i a l
in f i n a l f o r m w hen it i n v o l v e s c o m b i n i n g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s ; o r
r e s p o n s ib ilit y f o r c o r r e c t sp e llin g , s y lla b ic a t i o n , punctuation, e t c . , o f t e c h ­
n i c a l o r u n u su a l w o r d s o r f o r e i g n l a n g u a g e m a t e r i a l ; o r p la n n in g la y o u t
and t y p in g o f c o m p l i c a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s to m a i n t a i n u n i f o r m i t y and
b a l a n c e in s p a c i n g .
M a y ty p e r o u t in e f o r m l e t t e r s , v a r y i n g d e t a i l s t o suit
circu m sta n ces.
C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o l l o w i n g : C o p y ty p in g f r o m
r o u g h o r c l e a r d r a f t s ; o r ro u tin e t y p i n g o f f o r m s , i n s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c . ;
o r s e t t in g up s i m p l e s t a n d a r d t a b u l a t i o n s ; o r c o p y i n g m o r e c o m p l e x t a b l e s
a l r e a d y s e t up and s p a c e d p r o p e r l y .
FILE CLERK

Stenographer, S en ior.
D ictation in v olv es a v a r ie d te c h n ica l o r s p e ­
c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y s u c h a s in l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h .
M a y a l s o s e t up and m a i n t a i n f i l e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e t c .




F i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s , and r e t r i e v e s m a t e r i a l in an e s t a b l i s h e d f i l i n g
s y s t e m . M a y p e r f o r m c l e r i c a l and m a n u a l t a s k s r e q u i r e d t o m a i n t a i n f i l e s .
P o s i t i o n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d in to l e v e l s o n the b a s i s o f th e f o l l o w i n g d e f i n i t i o n s .

F I L E C L E R K — C o n tin u e d

O R D E R C L E R K — C o n tin u e d

C l a s s A . C l a s s i f i e s and i n d e x e s f i l e m a t e r i a l s u c h as c o r r e s p o n d ­
e n c e , r e p o r t s , t e c h n i c a l d o c u m e n t s , e t c . , in an e s t a b l i s h e d f i l i n g s y s t e m
con tain ing a n u m b e r o f v a r i e d s u b ject m a t te r file s .
M a y a l s o f i l e th is
m a t e r i a l . M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r i o u s t y p e s in c o n j u n c t i o n w ith the f i l e s .
M ay lea d a s m a ll g ro u p o f lo w e r le v e l file cle r k s .

a d e q u a c y o f i n f o r m a t i o n r e c o r d e d ; a s c e r t a i n i n g c r e d i t rati ng o f c u s t o m e r ;
f u r n i s h i n g c u s t o m e r w it h a c k n o w l e d g e m e n t o f r e c e i p t o f o r d e r ; f o l l o w i n g - u p
to s e e that o r d e r is d e l i v e r e d b y the s p e c i f i e d date o r to let c u s t o m e r kn ow
o f a d e l a y in d e l i v e r y ; m a i n t a i n i n g o r d e r f i l e ; c h e c k i n g ship pin g i n v o i c e
again st o r ig in a l o r d e r .

C l a s s B . S o r t s , c o d e s , and f i l e s u n c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y s i m p l e
(s u b je c t m a t t e r ) h ead in g s o r p a rtly c la s s ifi e d m a t e r ia l by fin e r subh eadin gs.
P r e p a r e s s i m p l e r e l a t e d i n d e x and c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a i d s .
As requested,
l o c a t e s c l e a r l y i d e n t i f i e d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s and f o r w a r d s m a t e r i a l . M a y p e r ­
f o r m r e l a t e d c l e r i c a l t a s k s r e q u i r e d to m a in t a in and s e r v i c e f i l e s .

E x c l u d e w o r k e r s p a id on a c o m m i s s i o n b a s i s o r w h o s e d u tie s in c lu d e
any o f th e f o l l o w i n g : R e c e i v i n g o r d e r s f o r s e r v i c e s r a t h e r than f o r m a t e r i a l
o r m e r c h a n d i s e ; p r o v i d i n g c u s t o m e r s w ith c o n s u l t a t i v e a d v i c e using k n o w l ­
e d g e g a i n e d f r o m e n g i n e e r i n g o r e x t e n s i v e t e c h n i c a l tr a i n in g ; e m p h a s i z i n g
s e l l i n g s k i l l s ; h a n d lin g m a t e r i a l o r m e r c h a n d i s e as an i n t e g r a l p a r t o f the j o b .

C l a s s C . P e r f o r m s r o u t in e f i l i n g o f m a t e r i a l that h as a l r e a d y b e e n
c l a s s i f i e d o r w h i c h i s e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s i m p l e s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n
system
(e .g ., alph abetical, ch ron olog ica l, o r n u m erica l).
As
requested,
l o c a t e s r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s and f o r w a r d s m a t e r i a l ; and m a y
f i l l ou t w i t h d r a w a l c h a r g e .
M a y p e r f o r m s i m p l e c l e r i c a l and m a n u a l ta s k s
r e q u i r e d t o m a i n t a i n and s e r v i c e f i l e s .

P osition s
d efin ition s:

are

cla ssified

in to

levels

accord in g

to

the

follow ing

C l a s s A . H a n d le s o r d e r s that i n v o l v e m a k in g j u d g m e n t s s u c h as
c h o o s i n g w h i c h s p e c i f i c p r o d u c t o r m a t e r i a l f r o m the e s t a b l i s h m e n t ' s p r o d u c t
l i n e s w i l l s a t i s f y the c u s t o m e r ' s n e e d s , o r d e t e r m i n i n g the p r i c e to be q u o t e d
w h e n p r i c i n g i n v o l v e s m o r e than m e r e l y r e f e r r i n g t o a p r i c e lis t o r m a k in g
som e sim p le m a th em a tica l calcu lation s.

MESSENGER

C l a s s B . H a n d le s o r d e r s i n v o l v i n g i t e m s w h i c h have r e a d i l y i d e n ­
t i f i e d u s e s and a p p l i c a t i o n s . M a y r e f e r to a c a t a l o g , m a n u f a c t u r e r ' s m a n u a l ,
o r s i m i l a r d o c u m e n t t o i n s u r e that p r o p e r i t e m is s u p p lie d o r to v e r i f y
p r ic e o f o r d e r e d item .

P e r f o r m s v a r i o u s r o u t i n e du tie s s u c h as ru nnin g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t i n g
m i n o r o f f i c e m a c h i n e s s u c h as s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , o p e n in g and d i s t r i b u t i n g
m a i l , and o t h e r m i n o r c l e r i c a l w o r k . E x c l u d e p o s i t i o n s that r e q u i r e o p e r a t i o n
o f a m o t o r v e h i c l e as a s i g n i f i c a n t duty.

ACCOU N TIN G C L E R K
SW ITC H B O A R D O P E R A T O R
P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e a c c o u n t i n g c l e r i c a l t a s k s s u ch as p o s t in g to
r e g i s t e r s and l e d g e r s ; r e c o n c i l i n g bank a c c o u n t s ; v e r i f y i n g the i n t e r n a l c o n ­
s i s t e n c y , c o m p l e t e n e s s , and m a t h e m a t i c a l a c c u r a c y o f a c c o u n t in g d o c u m e n t s ;
a s s i g n i n g p r e s c r i b e d a c c o u n t i n g d i s t r i b u t i o n c o d e s ; e x a m i n i n g and v e r i f y i n g
f o r c l e r i c a l a c c u r a c y v a r io u s ty pes o f r e p o r t s , lis t s , ca lcu la tion s, posting,
e t c . ; o r p r e p a r i n g s i m p l e o r a s s i s t i n g in p r e p a r i n g m o r e c o m p l i c a t e d j o u r n a l
vouchers.
M a y w o r k in e i t h e r a m a n u a l o r a u t o m a t e d a c c o u n t in g s y s t e m .

O p e r a t e s a t e l e p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e u s e d w ith a p r i v a t e
b r a n c h e x c h a n g e ( P B X ) s y s t e m to r e l a y i n c o m i n g , o u t g o i n g , and i n t r a s y s t e m
ca lls.
M a y p r o v i d e i n f o r m a t i o n to c a l l e r s , r e c o r d and t r a n s m i t m e s s a g e s ,
k e e p r e c o r d o f c a l l s p l a c e d and t o l l c h a r g e s . B e s i d e s o p e r a t i n g a t e l e p h o n e
s w i t c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e , m a y a l s o t y p e o r p e r f o r m r o u t in e c l e r i c a l w o r k
( t y p in g o r r o u t i n e c l e r i c a l w o r k m a y o c c u p y the m a j o r p o r t i o n o f the w o r k e r ' s
t i m e , and is u s u a l l y p e r f o r m e d w h i l e at the s w i t c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e ) . C h i e f o r
l e a d o p e r a t o r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g m o r e than o n e o p e r a t o r a r e
exclu d ed .
F o r an o p e r a t o r w h o a l s o a c ts as a r e c e p t i o n i s t , s e e S w i t c h b o a r d
O p e r a to r - R e c e p t i o n i s t .

T h e w o r k r e q u i r e s a k n o w l e d g e o f c l e r i c a l m e t h o d s and o f f i c e
p r a c t i c e s and p r o c e d u r e s w h i c h r e l a t e s to the c l e r i c a l p r o c e s s i n g and r e ­
c o r d i n g o f t r a n s a c t i o n s and a c c o u n t i n g i n f o r m a t i o n .
W it h e x p e r i e n c e , the
w o r k e r t y p i c a l l y b e c o m e s f a m i l i a r w ith the b o o k k e e p i n g and a c c o u n t in g t e r m s
and p r o c e d u r e s u s e d in the a s s i g n e d w o r k , but is not r e q u i r e d to have a
k n o w l e d g e o f the f o r m a l p r i n c i p l e s o f b o o k k e e p i n g and a c c o u n t in g .

SW ITC H B O A R D O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T IO N IS T
A t a s i n g l e - p o s i t i o n t e l e p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e , a c t s b o t h as
an o p e r a t o r — s e e S w i t c h b o a r d O p e r a t o r — and as a r e c e p t i o n i s t . R e c e p t i o n i s t ' s
w o r k i n v o l v e s s u c h d u t i e s as g r e e t i n g v i s i t o r s ; d e t e r m i n i n g n a t u r e o f v i s i t o r ' s
b u s i n e s s and p r o v i d i n g a p p r o p . i a t e i n f o r m a t i o n ; r e f e r r i n g v i s i t o r t o a p p r o ­
p r i a t e p e r s o n in th e o r g a n i z a t i o n o r c o n t a c t i n g that p e r s o n b y t e l e p h o n e and
a r r a n g i n g an a p p o i n t m e n t ; k e e p i n g a l o g o f v i s i t o r s .

P osition s
d efin ition s:

cla ssified

in to

le ve ls

o n the

b a s i s o f the f o l l o w i n g

C l a s s A . U n d e r g e n e r a l s u p e r v i s i o n , p e r f o r m s a c c o u n t in g c l e r i c a l
o p e r a t i o n s w h i c h r e q u i r e the a p p l i c a t i o n o f e x p e r i e n c e and ju d g m e n t , f o r
e x a m p l e , c l e r i c a l l y p r o c e s s i n g c o m p l i c a t e d o r n o n r e p e t i t i v e a c c o u n t in g t r a n s ­
a c t i o n s , s e l e c t i n g a m o n g a s u b s t a n t i a l v a r i e t y o f p r e s c r i b e d a c c o u n t in g c o d e s
and c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s , o r t r a c i n g t r a n s a c t i o n s th r o u g h p r e v i o u s a c c o u n t in g
a c t i o n s to d e t e r m i n e s o u r c e o f d i s c r e p a n c i e s .
M a y b e a s s i s t e d b y on e o r
m o r e c la s s B a ccou nting c le r k s .

ORDER CLERK
R e c e iv e s w ritten o r v e rb a l c u s t o m e r s ' purchase o r d e r s fo r m a te ria l
o r m e r c h a n d is e f r o m c u s t o m e r s o r sales people.
W ork ty p ica lly in volves
s o m e c o m b i n a t i o n o f th e f o l l o w i n g d u t ie s : Q u o t in g p r i c e s ; d e t e r m i n i n g a v a i l a ­
b i l i t y o f o r d e r e d i t e m s and s u g g e s t i n g s u b s t i t u t e s w hen n e c e s s a r y ; a d v i s i n g
e x p e c t e d d e l i v e r y d a t e and m e t h o d o f d e l i v e r y ; r e c o r d i n g o r d e r and c u s t o m e r
in fo r m a tio n on o r d e r
sheets;
c h e c k i n g o r d e r s h e e t s f o r a c c u r a c y and




are

C la ss B . U n der c lo s e s u p e r v is io n , follow in g detailed in stru ction s
and s t a n d a r d i z e d p r o c e d u r e s , p e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e
ro u tin e a c c o u n t i n g
c l e r i c a l o p e r a t i o n s , s u c h as p o s t i n g t o l e d g e r s , c a r d s , o r w o r k s h e e t s

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C O M P U T E R SY S T E M S A N A L Y S T ,

w h e r e i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f i t e m s and l o c a t i o n s o f p o s t i n g s a r e c l e a r l y i n d i c a t e d ;
c h e c k i n g a c c u r a c y and c o m p l e t e n e s s o f s t a n d a r d i z e d and r e p e t i t i v e r e c o r d s
o r a c c o u n t i n g d o c u m e n t s ; and c o d i n g d o c u m e n t s u s in g a f e w p r e s c r i b e d
a c c o u n t in g c o d e s .

BU SIN E SS— C o n tin u e d

D o e s not i n c lu d e e m p l o y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r the m a n ­
a g e m e n t o r s u p e r v i s i o n o f o t h e r e l e c t r o n i c da ta p r o c e s s i n g e m p l o y e e s ,
o r s y s t e m s a n a ly st s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w ith s c i e n t i f i c o r e n g i n e e r i n g
p roblem s.

PAYROLL CLERK
F o r w a g e stu dy p u r p o s e s , s y s t e m s a n a l y s t s a r e c l a s s i f i e d as f o l l o w s :

P e r f o r m s the c l e r i c a l t a s k s n e c e s s a r y to p r o c e s s p a y r o l l s and to
m a in t a in p a y r o l l r e c o r d s .
W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
P rocessin g
w o r k e r s ' t i m e o r p r o d u c t i o n r e c o r d s ; a d j u s ti n g w o r k e r s ' r e c o r d s f o r c h a n g e s
in w a g e r a t e s , s u p p l e m e n t a r y b e n e f i t s , o r ta x d e d u c t i o n s ; e dit in g p a y r o l l
l i s t i n g s a g a i n s t s o u r c e r e c o r d s ; t r a c i n g and c o r r e c t i n g e r r o r s in l i s t i n g s ;
and a s s i s t i n g in p r e p a r a t i o n o f p e r i o d i c s u m m a r y p a y r o l l r e p o r t s .
In a n o n autom ated p a y r o ll s y s te m , com p u tes w ages.
W ork m ay requ ire a practical
k n o w le d g e o f g o v e r n m e n t a l r e g u l a t i o n s , c o m p a n y p a y r o l l p o l i c y , o r the
com puter s y ste m fo r p r o ce ss in g pa yrolls.

C l a s s A . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n t ly o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on
c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s i n v o l v i n g a ll p h a s e s o f s y s t e m s a n a l y s i s . P r o b l e m s a r e
c o m p l e x b e c a u s e o f d i v e r s e s o u r c e s o f inpu t da ta and m u l t i p l e - u s e r e q u i r e ­
m e n t s o f output data.
( F o r e x a m p l e , d e v e l o p s an i n t e g r a t e d p r o d u c t i o n
s c h e d u l i n g , i n v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , c o s t a n a l y s i s , and s a l e s a n a l y s i s r e c o r d in
w h i c h e v e r y i t e m o f e a c h ty p e i s a u t o m a t i c a l l y p r o c e s s e d t h r o u g h the f u ll
s y s t e m o f r e c o r d s and a p p r o p r i a t e f o l l o w u p a c t i o n s a r e i n it ia t e d b y the
c o m p u t e r . ) C o n f e r s w ith p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d t o d e t e r m i n e the data p r o c e s s i n g
p r o b l e m s and a d v i s e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l on the i m p l i c a t i o n s o f n e w o r
r e v i s e d s y s t e m s o f data p r o c e s s i n g o p e r a t i o n s . M a k e s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s , i f
n e e d e d , f o r a p p r o v a l o f m a j o r s y s t e m s i n s t a l l a t i o n s o r c h a n g e s and f o r
o b t a in in g e q u ip m e n t.

KEY ENTRY O PERATOR
O p e r a t e s k e y b o a r d - c o n t r o l l e d data e n t r y d e v i c e s u c h a s k e y p u n c h
m a c h i n e o r k e y - o p e r a t e d m a g n e t i c ta p e o r d i s k e n c o d e r to t r a n s c r i b e
data into a f o r m s u i t a b l e f o r c o m p u t e r p r o c e s s i n g .
W o r k r e q u i r e s s k i l l in
o p e r a t i n g an a l p h a n u m e r i c k e y b o a r d and an u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t r a n s c r i b i n g
p r o c e d u r e s a nd r e l e v a n t data e n t r y e q u ip m e n t .
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C l a s s B.
W o r k s in d e p e n d e n t ly o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on
p r o b l e m s that a r e r e l a t i v e l y u n c o m p l i c a t e d t o a n a l y z e , p l a n , p r o g r a m , and
o p e r a t e . P r o b l e m s a r e o f l i m i t e d c o m p l e x i t y b e c a u s e s o u r c e s o f in pu t data
a r e h o m o g e n e o u s and the output da ta a r e c l o s e l y r e l a t e d .
(F or exam ple,
d e v e l o p s s y s t e m s f o r m a in ta in in g d e p o s i t o r a c c o u n t s in a b a n k , m a in t a in in g
accounts
r e c e i v a b l e in a r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t , o r m a i n t a i n i n g i n v e n t o r y
a c c o u n t s in a m a n u f a c t u r i n g o r w h o l e s a l e e s t a b l i s h m e n t . )
C o n f e r s w ith
p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d t o d e t e r m i n e th e da ta p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s and a d v i s e s
s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l on the i m p l i c a t i o n s o f th e data p r o c e s s i n g s y s t e m s
to b e a p p l i e d .

C la ss A .
W o r k r e q u i r e s the a p p l i c a t i o n o f e x p e r i e n c e and ju d g m e n t
in s e l e c t i n g p r o c e d u r e s to b e f o l l o w e d and in s e a r c h i n g f o r , i n t e r p r e t i n g ,
s e le ctin g , o r co d in g ite m s to be e n te re d f r o m a v a r ie t y o f s o u r c e d o cu m e n ts.
On o c c a s i o n m a y a l s o p e r f o r m r o u t i n e w o r k as d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s B.
NOTE:
E x c l u d e d a r e o p e r a t o r s a b o v e c l a s s A u s i n g th e k e y e n t r y
c o n t r o l s t o a c c e s s , r e a d , and e v a lu a t e the s u b s t a n c e o f s p e c i f i c r e c o r d s to
ta k e s u b s t a n t iv e a c t i o n s , o r to m a k e e n t r i e s r e q u i r i n g a s i m i l a r l e v e l o f
k n o w le d g e .
C l a s s B.
W o r k is r o u t in e and r e p e t i t i v e .
Under c lo s e su p ervision
o r follow ing s p e c ific p r o c e d u r e s o r detailed in stru ctio n s , w ork s f r o m va riou s
s t a n d a r d i z e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s w h i c h h a v e b e e n c o d e d a n d r e q u i r e lit t l e o r no
s e l e c t i n g , c o d i n g , o r i n t e r p r e t i n g o f data to b e e n t e r e d . R e f e r s to s u p e r v i s o r
p r o b le m s a r is in g f r o m e r r o n e o u s it e m s , c o d e s , o r m is s in g in form ation .

OR
W o r k s o n a s e g m e n t o f a c o m p l e x da t a p r o c e s s i n g
schem e or
s y s t e m , as d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A . W o r k s i n d e p e n d e n t l y on r o u t in e a s s i g n ­
m e n t s and r e c e i v e s i n s t r u c t i o n and g u i d a n c e o n c o m p l e x a s s i g n m e n t s . W o r k
is r e v i e w e d f o r a c c u r a c y o f j u d g m e n t , c o m p l i a n c e w ith i n s t r u c t i o n s , and to
i n s u r e p r o p e r a lig n m e n t w ith the o v e r a l l s y s t e m .

Professional and Technical
C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , BUSINE SS

C l a s s C . W o r k s u n d e r i m m e d i a t e s u p e r v i s i o n , c a r r y i n g ou t a n a l y s e s
as a s s i g n e d , u s u a lly o f a s i n g l e a c t i v i t y .
A s s i g n m e n t s a r e d e s i g n e d to
d e v e l o p and exp an d p r a c t i c a l e x p e r i e n c e in th e a p p l i c a t i o n o f p r o c e d u r e s and
skills req u ired fo r sy stem s analysis w o rk . F o r e x a m p le , m a y a s s is t a higher
l e v e l s y s t e m s a n a ly s t b y p r e p a r i n g th e d e t a i l e d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s r e q u i r e d b y
p r o g r a m m e r s f r o m i n f o r m a t i o n d e v e l o p e d b y th e h i g h e r l e v e l a n a ly s t .

A n a ly z e s b u s in e s s p r o b l e m s to fo r m u la te p r o c e d u r e s f o r solvin g
t h e m b y u s e o f e l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g e q u i p m e n t .
D evelop s a com p lete
d e s c r i p ti o n of all s p e c ific a t io n s needed 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 digital c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m s .
W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
A n a l y z e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r o p e r a t i o n s t o b e a u t o m a t e d and i d e n t i f i e s c o n d i t i o n s
and c r i t e r i a r e q u i r e d to a c h i e v e s a t i s f a c t o r y r e s u l t s ; s p e c i f i e s n u m b e r and
t y p e s o f r e c o r d s , f i l e s , and d o c u m e n t s to b e u s e d ; o u t lin e s a c t i o n s to b e
p e r f o r m e d b y p e r s o n n e l and c o m p u t e r s in s u f f i c i e n t d e t a i l f o r p r e s e n t a t i o n
to m a n a g e m e n t and f o r p r o g r a m m i n g ( t y p i c a l l y th is i n v o l v e s p r e p a r a t i o n o f
w o r k and data f l o w c h a r t s ) ; c o o r d i n a t e s th e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t e s t p r o b l e m s and
p a r t i c i p a t e s in t r i a l ru n s o f n e w and r e v i s e d s y s t e m s ; and r e c o m m e n d s
e q u ip m e n t c h a n g e s t o o b t a in m o r e e f f e c t i v e o v e r a l l o p e r a t i o n s .
(N O TE :
W o r k e r s p e r f o r m i n g b o th s y s t e m s a n a l y s i s a nd p r o g r a m m i n g s h o u l d b e
c l a s s i f i e d a s s y s t e m s a n a l y s t s if th is is th e s k i l l u s e d t o d e t e r m i n e t h e ir p a y . )




d i r e c t i o n to l o w e r

C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R , BUSINESS
C on verts statem ents o f b u s in e s s p r o b l e m s , ty p ic a lly p r e p a r e d by a
s y s t e m s a n a ly s t , in to a s e q u e n c e o f d e t a i l e d i n s t r u c t i o n s w h i c h a r e r e ­
q u i r e d to s o l v e the p r o b l e m s b y a u t o m a t i c da ta p r o c e s s i n g e q u i p m e n t .
W o r k i n g f r o m c h a r t s o r d i a g r a m s , th e p r o g r a m m e r d e v e l o p s the p r e ­
c i s e i n s t r u c t i o n s w h i c h , w h e n e n t e r e d in to the c o m p u t e r s y s t e m in c o d e d

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C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R , B U SIN E SS— C o n tin u e d

l a n g u a g e , c a u s e the m a n i p u l a t i o n o f data to a c h i e v e d e s i r e d r e s u l t s . W o r k
i n v o l v e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g :
A p p lie s k n o w le d g e o f c o m p u t e r c a p a ­
b i l i t i e s , m a t h e m a t i c s , l o g i c e m p l o y e d b y c o m p u t e r s , and p a r t i c u l a r s u b ­
j e c t m a t t e r i n v o l v e d to a n a ly z e c h a r t s and d i a g r a m s o f the p r o b l e m to
b e p r o g r a m m e d ; d e v e l o p s s e q u e n c e o f p r o g r a m s t e p s ; w r i t e s d e t a ile d f lo w
c h a r t s to s h o w o r d e r in w h i c h data w i l l be p r o c e s s e d ; c o n v e r t s t h e s e
c h a r t s to c o d e d i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r m a c h i n e to f o l l o w ; t e s t s and c o r r e c t s
p r o g r a m s ; p r e p a r e s i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r o p e r a t i n g p e r s o n n e l d u r in g p r o d u c t i o n
run; a n a l y z e s , r e v i e w s , and a l t e r s p r o g r a m s to i n c r e a s e o p e r a t i n g e f f i ­
c i e n c y o r a dapt t o n e w r e q u i r e m e n t s ; m a in ta in s r e c o r d s o f p r o g r a m d e ­
v e l o p m e n t and r e v i s i o n s .
( N O T E : W o r k e r s p e r f o r m i n g b o th s y s t e m s a n a l­
y s i s and p r o g r a m m i n g s h o u l d b e c l a s s i f i e d as s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s i f th is is
th e s k i l l u s e d to d e t e r m i n e t h e i r p a y . )
D o e s n ot i n c l u d e e m p l o y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r the m a n ­
a g e m e n t o r s u p e r v i s i o n o f o t h e r e l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g e m p l o y e e s ,
o r p r o g r a m m e r s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w ith s c i e n t i f i c a n d / o r e n g i n e e r i n g
p rob lem s.

M a y g u id e o r i n s t r u c t l o w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r s .
C la ss C . M ak es p r a c t ic a l a p p lication s o f p r o g r a m m in g p r a c tic e s
and c o n c e p t s u s u a l l y l e a r n e d in f o r m a l t r a i n i n g c o u r s e s .
A ssign m en ts
a r e d e s i g n e d to d e v e l o p c o m p e t e n c e in the a p p l i c a t i o n o f s ta n d a r d p r o ­
c e d u r e s to ro u tin e p r o b l e m s .
R e c e i v e s c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n on n ew a s p e c t s
o f a s s i g n m e n t s ; and w o r k is r e v i e w e d to v e r i f y its a c c u r a c y and c o n f o r m a n c e
w ith r e q u i r e d p r o c e d u r e s .
COMPUTER OPERATOR
In a c c o r d a n c e w ith o p e r a t i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s , m o n i t o r s and o p e r a t e s
the c o n t r o l c o n s o l e o f a d ig i t a l c o m p u t e r to p r o c e s s data. E x e c u t e s runs by
e i t h e r s e r i a l p r o c e s s i n g ( p r o c e s s e s o n e p r o g r a m at a t i m e ) o r m u l t i ­
p r o c e s s i n g ( p r o c e s s e s tw o o r m o r e p r o g r a m s s i m u l t a n e o u s l y ) . The f o llo w in g
du tie s c h a r a c t e r i z e the w o r k o f a c o m p u t e r o p e r a t o r :
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needed.
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C lass A . W ork s
in d e p e n d e n t ly o r u n de r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n
on c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s
w h i c h r e q u i r e c o m p e t e n c e in all p h a s e s o f p r o ­
gram m in g concepts
and p r a c t i c e s .
W o r k i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s and c h a r t s
w h i c h i d e n t i f y the n a t u r e o f d e s i r e d r e s u l t s , ' m a j o r p r o c e s s i n g s t e p s to
b e a c c o m p l i s h e d , and th e r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e t w e e n v a r i o u s s t e p s o f the p r o b ­
l e m s o l v i n g r o u t i n e ; p la n s the fu ll ra n ge o f p r o g r a m m i n g a c t i o n s n e e d e d
to e f f i c i e n t l y u t i l i z e the c o m p u t e r s y s t e m in a c h ie v in g d e s i r e d end p r o d u c t s .

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R e s p o n d s t o o p e r a t i n g and c o m p u t e r ou tput i n s t r u c t i o n s .

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R e v i e w s e r r o r m e s s a g e s and m a k e s c o r r e c t i o n s
or refers p roblem s.

du rin g o p e r a t i o n

- M a in ta in s o p e r a t i n g r e c o r d .
At th is l e v e l , p r o g r a m m i n g is d if f i c u l t b e c a u s e c o m p u t e r e q u i p ­
m e n t m u s t b e o r g a n i z e d t o p r o d u c e s e v e r a l i n t e r r e l a t e d but d i v e r s e p r o d ­
u c ts f r o m n u m e r o u s and d i v e r s e data e l e m e n t s .
A w id e v a r i e t y and e x ­
te n s iv e n u m b e r o f in te rn a l p r o c e s s i n g actions m ust o c c u r .
This req u ire s
such actions
as d e v e l o p m e n t o f c o m m o n o p e r a t i o n s w h i c h ca n be r e ­
u s e d , e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f lin k a g e p o in ts b e t w e e n o p e r a t i o n s , a d j u s t m e n t s to
da t a w h e n p r o g r a m r e q u i r e m e n t s e x c e e d c o m p u t e r s t o r a g e c a p a c i t y , and
s u b s t a n t i a l m a n i p u l a t i o n and r e s e q u e n c i n g o f data e l e m e n t s to f o r m a
h ig h ly i n t e g r a t e d p r o g r a m .
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are a s s i g n e d to a s s i s t .

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C l a s s B . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n t ly o r u n d e r on ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on
r e l a t i v e l y s i m p l e p r o g r a m s , o r on s i m p l e s e g m e n t s o f c o m p l e x p r o g r a m s .
P r o g r a m s ( o r s e g m e n t s ) u s u a l l y p r o c e s s i n f o r m a t i o n t o p r o d u c e data in tw o
o r t h r e e v a r i e d s e q u e n c e s o r f o r m a t s . R e p o r t s and lis t i n g s a r e p r o d u c e d b y
r e f i n i n g , a d a p t in g , a r r a y i n g , o r m a k in g m i n o r add it io n s to o r d e l e t i o n s f r o m
in pu t da ta w h i c h a r e r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e .
W h ile n u m e r o u s r e c o r d s m a y be
p r o c e s s e d , the da ta h av e b e e n r e f i n e d in p r i o r a ctio n s s o that the a c c u r a c y
and s e q u e n c i n g o f da t a c a n b e t e s t e d b y u sin g a f e w rou tin e c h e c k s . T y p i c a l l y ,
the p r o g r a m d e a l s w it h r o u t in e r e c o r d k e e p i n g o p e r a t i o n s .
OR
W orks
on c o m p l e x p r o g r a m s (as d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A) u n d e r
clo s e d ire ctio n o f a h igh er le v e l p r o g r a m m e r o r s u p e rv iso r.
May assist
h i g h e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r b y i n d e p e n d e n t ly p e r f o r m i n g l e s s d i f f i c u l t t a s k s
a s s i g n e d , and p e r f o r m i n g m o r e d i f f i c u l t t a s k s u n d e r f a i r l y c l o s e d i r e c t i o n .




M ay te s t -r u n new or m o d ifie d p r o g r a m s .
M a y a s s i s t in m o d i f y i n g
system s or progra m s.
T h e s c o p e o f th is d e f i n i t i o n i n c l u d e s t r a i n e e s w o r k i n g
to b e c o m e f u l l y q u a l i f i e d c o m p u t e r o p e r a t o r s , f u l l y q u a l i f i e d c o m p u t e r
o p e r a t o r s , and le a d o p e r a t o r s p r o v i d i n g t e c h n i c a l a s s i s t a n c e to l o w e r l e v e l
o p e r a t o r s . It e x c l u d e s w o r k e r s w h o m o n i t o r and o p e r a t e r e m o t e t e r m i n a l s .
C l a s s A . In a d d itio n t o w o r k a s s i g n m e n t s d e s c r i b e d f o r a c l a s s B
o p e r a t o r ( s e e b e l o w ) th e w o r k o f a c l a s s A o p e r a t o r i n v o l v e s at le a s t on e
o f the f o l l o w i n g :
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D e v i a t e s f r o m s t a n d a r d p r o c e d u r e s to a v o i d the l o s s o f i n f o r ­
m a t i o n o r t o c o n s e r v e c o m p u t e r t i m e e v e n th ou gh the p r o c e d u r e s
a p p l i e d m a t e r i a l l y a l t e r the c o m p u t e r u n it 's p r o d u c t i o n p la n s .

- T e s t s new p r o g r a m s ,

a p p l i c a t i o n s , and p r o c e d u r e s .

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tech n iqu es.

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s y s t e m s o r p r o g r a m s ; (2) d e v e l o p i n g o p e r a t i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s and
t e c h n i q u e s to c o v e r p r o b l e m s i t u a t i o n s ; a n d / o r (3) s w itc h in g to
e m e r g e n c y backup p r o c e d u r e s (su ch a s s is t a n c e req u ire s a w orking
k n o w l e d g e o f p r o g r a m l a n g u a g e , c o m p u t e r f e a t u r e s , and s o f t w a r e
s y s t e m s ).
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C O M P U T E R : D A T A L IB R A R IA N

C l a s s B . In a d d itio n t o e s t a b l i s h e d p r o d u c t i o n r u n s , w o r k a s s i g n ­
m e n t s i n c l u d e runs i n v o l v i n g n e w p r o g r a m s , a p p l i c a t i o n s , and p r o c e d u r e s
( i . e . , s it u a t io n s w h i c h r e q u i r e the o p e r a t o r to adapt to a v a r i e t y o f p r o b l e m s ) .
At th is l e v e l , th e o p e r a t o r has the t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e to w o r k f a i r l y
in d e p e n d e n t ly in c a r r y i n g out m o s t a s s i g n m e n t s . A s s i g n m e n t s m a y r e q u i r e
the o p e r a t o r to s e l e c t f r o m a v a r i e t y o f s t a n d a r d s e tu p and o p e r a t i n g
procedures.
In r e s p o n d i n g t o c o m p u t e r ou tp ut i n s t r u c t i o n s o r e r r o r c o n ­
dition s, app lies
s t a n d a r d o p e r a t i n g o r c o r r e c t i v e p r o c e d u r e s , but m a y
d e v ia te f r o m s t a n d a r d p r o c e d u r e s w h e n s t a n d a r d p r o c e d u r e s f a i l if d e v i a t i o n
d o e s not m a t e r i a l l y a l t e r the c o m p u t e r u n it 's p r o d u c t i o n p l a n s . R e f e r s the
p r o b l e m o r a b o r t s the p r o g r a m w h e n p r o c e d u r e s a p p l i e d do n o t p r o v i d e a
s o lu t io n . M a y g u id e l o w e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r s .

M a in ta in s l i b r a r y o f m e d i a ( t a p e s , d i s k s , c a r d s , c a s s e t t e s ) u s e d
f o r a u t o m a t i c data p r o c e s s i n g a p p l i c a t i o n s .
T h e f o l l o w i n g o r s i m i l a r d u tie s
c h a r a c t e r i z e the w o r k o f a c o m p u t e r data l i b r a r i a n :
C la ssify in g, cataloging,
a n d s t o r i n g m e d i a in a c c o r d a n c e w ith a s t a n d a r d i z e d s y s t e m ; u p o n p r o p e r
r e q u e s t s , r e le a s in g m ed ia fo r p r o c e s s i n g ; m ain tain in g r e c o r d s o f r e l e a s e s
and r e t u r n s ; i n s p e c t i n g r e t u r n e d m e d i a f o r d a m a g e o r e x c e s s i v e w e a r to
d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r o r not t h e y n e e d r e p l a c i n g .
M ay p e r fo r m m in or rep airs
to d a m a g e d ta p e s .

C la s s C . W o rk a s sig n m e n ts are lim ite d to e s ta b lis h e d p r o d u c tio n
runs ( i . e . , p r o g r a m s w h i c h p r e s e n t f e w o p e r a t i n g p r o b l e m s ) .
A ssign m en ts
m a y c o n sist p r i m a r i l y o f o n - t h e - j o b tr a in in g ( s o m e t im e s aug m en ted by
c l a s s r o o m i n s t r u c t i o n ) . W h e n l e a r n i n g t o ru n p r o g r a m s , th e s u p e r v i s o r o r a
h i g h e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r p r o v i d e s d e t a i l e d w r i t t e n o r o r a l g u id a n c e to the
o p e r a t o r b e f o r e and d u r in g th e ru n. A f t e r the o p e r a t o r has g a in e d e x p e r i e n c e
w ith a p r o g r a m , h o w e v e r , the o p e r a t o r w o r k s f a i r l y in d e p e n d e n t l y in
a p p lyin g s t a n d a r d o p e r a t i n g o r c o r r e c t i v e . p r o c e d u r e s in r e s p o n d i n g to
c o m p u t e r output i n s t r u c t i o n s o r e r r o r c o n d i t i o n s , but r e f e r s p r o b l e m s to a
h i g h e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r o r th e s u p e r v i s o r w h e n s t a n d a r d p r o c e d u r e s f a i l .

P E R IP H E R A L EQUIPM ENT O P E R A T O R
O p e ra te s p e r ip h e r a l equip m en t w h i c h
d i r e c t l y s u p p o r t s d ig it a l
c o m p u t e r o p e r a t i o n s . S u c h e q u i p m e n t i s u n iq u e ly and s p e c i f i c a l l y d e s i g n e d
f o r c o m p u t e r a p p l i c a t i o n s , but n e e d not b e p h y s i c a l l y o r e l e c t r o n i c a l l y
c o n n e c t e d to a c o m p u t e r .
P r i n t e r s , p l o t t e r s , c a r d r e a d / p u n c h e s , ta pe
r e a d e r s , t a p e unit s o r d r i v e s , d i s k u nit s o r d r i v e s , and data d i s p l a y units
are e x a m p le s o f su ch equip m en t.
T h e f o l l o w i n g d u tie s c h a r a c t e r i z e the w o r k o f a p e r i p h e r a l e q u i p m e n t
operator:
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L oad ing p r in t e r s
and p l o t t e r s w it h c o r r e c t p a p e r ; a d j u s ti n g
c o n t r o l s f o r f o r m s , t h i c k n e s s , t e n s i o n , p r i n t i n g d e n s i t y , and
l o c a t i o n ; and u n lo a d in g h a r d c o p y .

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L a b e llin g tape r e e l s ,

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C h e c k i n g l a b e l s and m o u n t i n g and d i s m o u n t i n g
r e e l s o r d i s k s o n s p e c i f i e d unit s o r d r i v e s .

disks, o r card decks.
d e s i g n a t e d ta p e

- S e ttin g c o n t r o l s w h i c h r e g u l a t e o p e r a t i o n o f the e q u i p m e n t .
- O b s e r v i n g p a n e l lig h t s f o r w a r n i n g s
ta k in g a p p r o p r i a t e a c t i o n .
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E xam ining ta p e s , c a r d s , o r o th er m a te r ia l fo r c r e a s e s ,
o r o th er d efects w hich cou ld cause p r o c e s s in g p r o b le m s .

and

tears,

T h i s c l a s s i f i c a t i o n e x c l u d e s w o r k e r s (1) w h o m o n i t o r and o p e r a t e a
con trol con sole (see com pu ter o p era tor) o r a rem ote term in a l, o r (2) whose
d u tie s a r e l i m i t e d to o p e r a t i n g d e c o l l a t e r s , b u r s t e r s , s e p a r a t o r s , o r s i m i l a r
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DRAFTER
P e r f o r m s d r a f t i n g w o r k r e q u i r i n g k n o w l e d g e and s k i l l in d r a f t i n g
m e t h o d s , p r o c e d u r e s , and t e c h n i q u e s .
P r e p a r e s draw ings of s tr u c tu r e s ,
m e c h a n i c a l and e l e c t r i c a l e q u i p m e n t , p ip in g a nd d u c t s y s t e m s a nd o t h e r
s i m i l a r e q u ip m e n t , s y s t e m s , and a s s e m b l i e s .
U ses r e c o g n iz e d s y s te m s of
s y m b o l s , l e g e n d s , s h a d i n g s , and l i n e s h a v in g s p e c i f i c m e a n i n g s in d r a w i n g s .
D r a w i n g s a r e u s e d to c o m m u n i c a t e e n g i n e e r i n g i d e a s , d e s i g n s , and i n f o r m a ­
t i o n in s u p p o r t o f e n g i n e e r i n g f u n c t i o n s .
T h e f o l l o w i n g a r e e x c l u d e d w h e n t h e y c o n s t i t u t e the p r i m a r y p u r p o s e
o f th e j o b :
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D e s i g n w o r k r e q u i r i n g the t e c h n i c a l k n o w l e d g e ,
to c o n c e iv e or originate d e s ig n s ;

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I llu s t r a t i n g w o r k r e q u i r i n g a r t i s t i c a b i l i t y ;

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W o r k i n v o lv in g t h e
preparation
a rra n g em en ts, flo o r plan s, e tc .;

-

C a r t o g r a p h i c w o r k i n v o l v i n g th e p r e p a r a t i o n o f m a p s o r p la ts
and r e l a t e d m a t e r i a l s , a n d d r a w i n g s o f g e o l o g i c a l s t r u c t u r e s ; and

-

S u p e r v i s o r y w o r k i n v o l v i n g th e m a n a g e m e n t o f a d r a f t i n g p r o g r a m
o r the s u p e r v i s i o n o f d r a f t e r s .

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C l a s s A . W o r k s c l o s e l y w ith d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r s , p r e p a r i n g d r a w i n g s
o f u n u s u a l, c o m p l e x o r o r i g i n a l d e s i g n s w h i c h r e q u i r e a h ig h d e g r e e o f
p recision .
P e r f o r m s u n u s u a lly d i f f i c u l t a s s i g n m e n t s r e q u i r i n g c o n s i d e r a b l e
i n i t i a t i v e , r e s o u r c e f u l n e s s , and d r a f t i n g e x p e r t i s e .
A s s u r e s that a n t i c i p a t e d
p r o b l e m s in m a n u f a c t u r e , a s s e m b l y , i n s t a l l a t i o n , a nd o p e r a t i o n a r e r e s o l v e d
b y the d r a w i n g s p r o d u c e d .
E x e r c i s e s in d e p e n d e n t j u d g m e n t in s e l e c t i n g and
i n t e r p r e t i n g data b a s e d o n a k n o w l e d g e o f t h e d e s i g n in tent.
A lthou gh w ork in g
p r i m a r i l y as a d r a fte r , m a y o c c a s i o n a l l y p e r f o r m en g in e e rin g d e s ig n w o r k
in i n t e r p r e t i n g g e n e r a l d e s i g n s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s o r in c o m p l e t i n g m i s s i n g
d e s ig n details.
M a y p r o v id e a d v ic e and gu id a n ce to l o w e r le v e l d r a ft e r s o r
s e r v e a s c o o r d i n a t o r and p la n n e r f o r l a r g e a nd c o m p l e x d r a f t i n g p r o j e c t s .
C l a s s B.
P repares com plete
sets o f c o m p le x draw ings w hich
i n c l u d e m u l t i p l e v i e w s , d e t a i l d r a w i n g s , a nd a s s e m b l y d r a w i n g s .
D raw ing s
i n c l u d e c o m p l e x d e s i g n f e a t u r e s th at r e q u i r e c o n s i d e r a b l e d r a f t i n g s k i l l to
v i s u a l i z e and p o r t r a y . A s s i g n m e n t s r e g u l a r l y r e q u i r e th e u s e o f m a t h e m a t i c a l
f o r m u l a s t o c o m p u t e w e i g h t s , l o a d c a p a c i t i e s , d i m e n s i o n s , q u a n t it ie s o f
m a t e r i a l s , e tc .
W ork ing f r o m s k e tch e s and v e r b a l in fo r m a tio n su p p lie d by
an e n g i n e e r o r d e s i g n e r , d e t e r m i n e s t h e m o s t a p p r o p r i a t e v i e w s , d e t a i l
d r a w i n g s , and s u p p l e m e n t a r y i n f o r m a t i o n n e e d e d t o c o m p l e t e a s s i g n m e n t s .
S e l e c t s r e q u i r e d i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m p r e c e d e n t s , m a n u f a c t u r e r s ' c a t a l o g s , and
t e c h n i c a l g u id e s .
I n d e p e n d e n tly r e s o l v e s m o s t o f th e p r o b l e m s e n c o u n t e r e d .
S u p e rv iso r or design er m a y suggest m ethods o f a pp roa ch or p ro vid e a d vice
on unu su ally d ifficu lt p r o b le m s .

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E L E C T R O N IC S T E C H N IC IA N — C o n tin u e d

NOTE:
E x c l u d e d r a f t e r s p e r f o r m i n g w o r k o f s i m i l a r d i f f i c u l t y to
th at d e s c r i b e d a t t h is l e v e l b ut w h o p r o v i d e s u p p o r t f o r a v a r i e t y o f o r g a n i ­
z a t i o n s w h i c h h a v e w i d e l y d i f f e r i n g f u n c t io n s o r r e q u i r e m e n t s .

frequent engineering changes.
W ork in vo lve s:
A d e t a i l e d u n d e r st a n d in g o f
th e i n t e r r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c i r c u i t s ; e x e r c i s i n g in d e p e n d e n t ju d g m e n t in p e r ­
f o r m i n g s u c h t a s k s as m a k i n g c i r c u i t a n a l y s e s , c a l c u l a t i n g w a v e f o r m s ,
t r a c i n g r e l a t i o n s h i p s in s i g n a l f l o w ; and r e g u l a r l y u s in g c o m p l e x te x t i n ­
s t r u m e n t s ( e . g . , dual t r a c e o s c i l l o s c o p e s ,
Q - m e t e r s , d e v ia t io n m e t e r s ,
pu lse g e n e r a to r s ).

C l a s s C.
P r e p a r e s v a r i o u s d r a w i n g s o f p a r t s and a s s e m b l i e s ,
i n c l u d i n g s e c t i o n a l p r o f i l e s , i r r e g u l a r o r r e v e r s e c u r v e s , h id d e n l i n e s , and
s m a ll o r in trica te details.
W o r k r e q u i r e s u s e o f m o s t o f th e c o n v e n t i o n a l
d r a f t i n g t e c h n i q u e s and a w o r k i n g k n o w l e d g e o f the t e r m s and p r o c e d u r e s o f
th e i n d u s t r y .
F a m i l i a r o r r e c u r r i n g w o r k is a s s i g n e d in g e n e r a l t e r m s ;
u n f a m i l i a r a s s i g n m e n t s i n c l u d e i n f o r m a t i o n on m e t h o d s , p r o c e d u r e s , s o u r c e s
o f i n f o r m a t i o n , and p r e c e d e n t s to b e f o l l o w e d .
S i m p l e r e v i s i o n s to e x i s t i n g
d r a w i n g s m a y b e a s s i g n e d w it h a v e r b a l e x p la n a t io n o f the d e s i r e d r e s u l t s ;
m o r e c o m p le x r e v is io n s a r e p r od u c ed f r o m sketches w h ich c le a r ly
depict
th e d e s i r e d p r o d u c t .
C l a s s D.
P r e p a r e s draw in gs o f sim p le , e a s ily v is u a liz e d p arts o r
e q u i p m e n t f r o m s k e t c h e s o r m a r k e d - u p p r i n t s . S e le c t s a p p r o p r i a t e t e m p l a t e s
and o th e r eq u ip m en t n e e d e d to c o m p le t e a s sig n m e n ts .
D r a w i n g s f it f a m i l i a r
p a t t e r n s a nd p r e s e n t f e w t e c h n i c a l p r o b l e m s .
S u p e r v iso r p r o v id e s detailed
i n s t r u c t i o n s o n n e w a s s i g n m e n t s , g i v e s g u i d a n c e w h e n q u e s t i o n s a r i s e , and
review s com p leted w ork for accu racy.
C lass
E.
W orking under c lo s e
sup ervision ,
traces
or cop ies
fin ish e d d r a w i n g s , m akin g c l e a r l y in dicated re v is io n s .
U ses app ropria te
tem p la tes to draw cu rv e d lin es.
A s s ig n m e n ts are d e s ig n e d to d e v e lo p
i n c r e a s i n g s k i l l in v a r i o u s d r a f t i n g t e c h n i q u e s . W o r k is s p o t - c h e c k e d d u r in g
p r o g r e s s and r e v i e w e d u p o n c o m p l e t i o n .
NOTE:
E xclude d r a f t e r s
p erform ing elem entary
r e c e i v i n g t r a i n i n g in th e m o s t b a s i c d r a f t i n g m e t h o d s .

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E L E C T R O N IC S TEC H N ICIA N
W o r k s o n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t and r e l a t e d d e v i c e s
b y p e r f o r m i n g o n e o r a c o m b i n a t i o n o f the f o llo w in g : I n s t a l l i n g , m a i n t a i n i n g ,
r e p a i r i n g , o v e r h a u l i n g , t r o u b l e s h o o t i n g , m o d i f y i n g , c o n s t r u c t i n g , and t e s t i n g .
W o r k r e q u i r e s p r a c t i c a l a p p l i c a t i o n o f t e c h n i c a l k n o w le d g e , o f e l e c t r o n i c s
p r i n c i p l e s , a b i l i t y t o d e t e r m i n e m a l f u n c t i o n s , and s k i l l to put e q u i p m e n t in
r e q u ir e d operatin g condition.
T h e e q u i p m e n t — c o n s i s t i n g o f e i t h e r m a n y d i f f e r e n t k in d s o f c i r c u i t s
o r m u l t i p l e r e p e t i t i o n o f the s a m e kin d o f c i r c u i t — i n c l u d e s , but is n ot l i m i t e d
t o , th e f o l l o w i n g :
(a) E l e c t r o n i c t r a n s m i t t i n g and r e c e i v i n g e q u i p m e n t ( e . g . ,
r a d a r , r a d i o , t e l e v i s i o n , t e l e p h o n e , s o n a r , n a v ig a t io n a l a i d s ) , (b) d ig i t a l and
a n a l o g c o m p u t e r s , and ( c ) i n d u s t r i a l and m e d i c a l m e a s u r i n g and c o n t r o l l i n g
equip m en t.
T h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n e x c lu d e s r e p a i r e r s o f such standard e l e c t r o n i c
e q u i p m e n t as c o m m o n o f f i c e m a c h i n e s and h o u s e h o l d r a d i o and t e l e v i s i o n
s e t s ; p r o d u c t i o n a s s e m b l e r s and t e s t e r s ; w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y duty is
s e r v i c i n g e l e c t r o n i c t e s t i n s t r u m e n t s ; t e c h n i c i a n s w ho h av e a d m i n i s t r a t i v e
o r su p erv isory
r e s p o n s i b i l i t y ; and d r a f t e r s , d e s i g n e r s , and p r o f e s s i o n a l
enginee r s .
P osition s
definitions:

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the f o l l o w i n g

C l a s s A . A p p l i e s a d v a n c e d t e c h n i c a l k n o w le d g e t o s o l v e u n u su a lly
c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s ( i . e . , t h o s e that t y p i c a l l y ca n not b e s o l v e d s o l e l y by
r e f e r e n c e t o m a n u f a c t u r e r s ' m a n u a ls o r s i m i l a r d o c u m e n ts') in w o r k i n g on
e le c t r o n ic equip m en t.
E x a m p l e s o f s u c h p r o b l e m s in c l u d e l o c a t i o n and
d e n s i t y o f c i r c u i t r y , e l e c t r o m a g n e t i c r a d i a t i o n , i s o l a t i n g m a l f u n c t i o n s , and




W o r k m a y b e r e v i e w e d b y s u p e r v i s o r ( f r e q u e n t l y an e n g in e e r or
d e s i g n e r ) f o r g e n e r a l c o m p l i a n c e w ith a c c e p t e d p r a c t i c e s .
May p rovide
t e c h n i c a l g u id a n c e t o l o w e r l e v e l t e c h n i c i a n s .

C l a s s B.
A p p l i e s c o m p r e h e n s i v e t e c h n i c a l k n o w le d g e to s o l v e c o m ­
p l e x p r o b l e m s ( i . e . , t h o s e th at t y p i c a l l y c a n b e s o l v e d s o l e l y b y p r o p e r l y
i n t e r p r e t i n g m a n u f a c t u r e r s 1 m a n u a l s o r s i m i l a r d o c u m e n t s ) in w o r k in g on
e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t .
W ork in volves:
A f a m i l i a r i t y w ith the i n t e r r e l a t i o n ­
s h ip s o f c i r c u i t s ; and ju d g m e n t in d e t e r m i n i n g w o r k s e q u e n c e and in s e l e c t i n g
t o o l s and t e s t i n g i n s t r u m e n t s , u s u a l l y l e s s c o m p l e x th at t h o s e u s e d b y the
c la s s A techn ician.

R e c e i v e s t e c h n i c a l g u i d a n c e , as r e q u i r e d , f r o m s u p e r v i s o r o r h ig h e r
l e v e l t e c h n i c i a n , a nd w o r k is r e v i e w e d f o r s p e c i f i c c o m p l i a n c e with a c c e p t e d
p r a c t i c e s and w o r k a s s i g n m e n t s .
M a y p r o v i d e t e c h n i c a l g u id a n ce to l o w e r
le v e l techn icians.

C l a s s C. A p p l i e s w o r k i n g t e c h n i c a l k n o w l e d g e to p e r f o r m s i m p l e o r
r o u t i n e t a s k s in w o r k i n g o n e l e c t r o n i c e q u i p m e n t , f o l l o w i n g d e t a ile d i n ­
s t r u c t i o n s w h i c h c o v e r v i r t u a l l y a ll p r o c e d u r e s . W o r k t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e s s u ch
tasks as:
A s s i s t i n g h i g h e r l e v e l t e c h n i c i a n s b y p e r f o r m i n g s u ch a c t i v i t i e s as
r e p l a c i n g c o m p o n e n t s , w i r i n g c i r c u i t s , and ta k in g t e s t r e a d i n g s ; r e p a i r i n g
s i m p l e e l e c t r o n i c e q u i p m e n t ; a nd u sin g t o o l s and c o m m o n t e s t i n s t r u m e n t s
( e . g . , m u l t i m e t e r s , a u d io s i g n a l g e n e r a t o r s , tu be t e s t e r s , o s c i l l o s c o p e s ) . Is
n o t r e q u i r e d t o b e f a m i l i a r w ith the i n t e r r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c i r c u i t s .
T h is
k n o w l e d g e , h o w e v e r , m a y b e a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a s s i g n m e n t s d e s i g n e d to i n ­
c r e a s e c o m p e t e n c e ( in c lu d in g c l a s s r o o m t r a i n i n g ) s o that w o r k e r c a n a d v a n c e
to h igher le v e l techn ician.

R e c e i v e s t e c h n i c a l g u i d a n c e , as r e q u i r e d , f r o m s u p e r v i s o r o r h ig h e r
l e v e l t e c h n i c i a n . W o r k is t y p i c a l l y s p o t - c h e c k e d , but is g iv e n d e t a ile d r e v i e w
w hen new o r ad van ced a ssig n m e n ts a r e in volved.

R E G I S T E R E D I N D U S T R I A L N U R SE
A r e g is t e r e d n u r s e g iv e s n ursin g s e r v i c e u nder gen era l m e d ic a l
d i r e c t i o n to ill o r in ju red e m p lo y e e s o r oth er p e r s o n s w ho b e c o m e ill o r
s u f f e r an a c c i d e n t on th e p r e m i s e s o f a f a c t o r y o r o t h e r e s t a b lis h m e n t .
D u t i e s i n v o l v e a c o m b i n a t i o n o f th e f o l l o w i n g : G iv in g f i r s t aid to the il l o r
i n j u r e d ; a tt e n d in g to s u b s e q u e n t d r e s s i n g o f e m p l o y e e s ' i n j u r i e s ; k e e p in g
r e c o r d s o f p a t ie n t s t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r i n g a c c i d e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t i o n o r
o t h e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t i n g in p h y s i c a l e x a m i n a t i o n s and healt h e v a lu a tio n s o f
a p p l i c a n t s and e m p l o y e e s ; and pla n n in g and c a r r y i n g o u t p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g

R E G IS T E R E D IN D U S T R IA L N U R SE — C o n tin u e d
h e a lt h e d u c a t i o n , a c c i d e n t p r e v e n t i o n , e v a l u a t i o n o f p la n t e n v i r o n m e n t , o r
o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s a f f e c t i n g th e h e a l t h , w e l f a r e , and s a f e t y o f a ll p e r s o n n e l .
N u r s in g s u p e r v i s o r s o r h e a d n u r s e s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g m o r e than
on e n u r s e a r e e x c l u d e d .

Maintenance, Toolroom, and Powerplant

M A IN T E N A N C E M A C H IN IST — C o n tin u e d
m a c h i n e t o o l s ; shapin g o f m e t a l p a r t s t o c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k i n g s t a n d a r d
s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g to d i m e n s i o n s o f w o r k , t o o l i n g , f e e d s , a n d s p e e d s
o f m a c h i n i n g ; k n o w le d g e o f the w o r k i n g p r o p e r t i e s o f the c o m m o n m e t a l s ;
s e l e c t i n g s ta n d a r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , and e q u i p m e n t r e q u i r e d f o r th is w o r k ;
a nd f itt in g and a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s in to m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t .
In g e n e r a l , the
m a c h i n i s t ' s w o r k n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g in m a c h i n e - s h o p
p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t
t r a i n in g and e x p e r i e n c e .

M AIN TEN AN CE C A R P E N T E R

M A IN T E N A N C E MECHANIC (M A C H IN E R Y )

P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n t r y d u t ie s n e c e s s a r y t o c o n s t r u c t and m a i n t a i n
in g o o d r e p a i r b u i l d i n g w o o d w o r k and e q u i p m e n t s u c h as b i n s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s ,
b e n c h e s , p a r t i t i o n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s , c a s i n g s , and t r i m m a d e o f w o o d
in an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
P l a n n i n g and
la y in g out o f w o r k f r o m b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l i n s t r u c t i o n s ;
u s in g a v a r i e t y o f c a r p e n t e r ' s h a n d t o o l s , p o r t a b l e p o w e r t o o l s , and s t a n d a r d
m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; m a k i n g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g to d i ­
m e n s i o n s o f w o r k ; and s e l e c t i n g m a t e r i a l s n e c e s s a r y f o r the w o r k . In g e n ­
e r a l , the w o r k o f th e m a i n t e n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g and
e x p e r ie n c e u su ally a c q u ir e d th rou g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r equivalent
t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e .

R e p a i r s m a c h i n e r y o r m e c h a n i c a l e q u i p m e n t o f an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g :
E x a m i n i n g m a c h i n e s and m e c h a n i c a l
e q u i p m e n t to d i a g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ; d i s m a n t l i n g o r p a r t l y d is m a n t l i n g
m a c h i n e s and p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th at m a i n l y i n v o l v e the u s e o f h a n d t o o l s in
s c r a p i n g and fitting p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s w ith i t e m s
o b t a i n e d f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r i n g the p r o d u c t i o n o f a r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t b y a
m a c h i n e s h o p o r s e n d in g the m a c h i n e to a m a c h i n e s h o p f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s ;
p r e p a r i n g w r i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s o r f o r the p r o d u c t i o n o f
pa rts o r d e r e d f r o m m a ch in e shop s; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h in e s ; and m aking all
n e c e s s a r y adjustm ents f o r operation .
In g e n e r a l , the w o r k o f a m a c h i n e r y
m a i n t e n a n c e m e c h a n i c r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y
a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g and e x ­
p erien ce.
E x c l u d e d f r o m this c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y
du tie s i n v o l v e settin g up o r a d j u s t i n g m a c h i n e s .

M AIN TEN AN CE E L E C T R IC IA N
P e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e f u n c t i o n s s u c h as the i n ­
s t a l l a t i o n , m a i n t e n a n c e , o r r e p a i r o f e q u i p m e n t f o r the g e n e r a t i o n , d i s t r i ­
b u t io n , o r u t i l i z a t i o n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in an e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s
m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : I n s t a l l i n g o r r e p a i r i n g any o f a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l
e q u ip m e n t s u c h as g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w i t c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s ,
c i r c u i t b r e a k e r s , m o t o r s , h e a t in g u n i t s , c o n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o t h e r t r a n s ­
m is s io n equipm en t; w o rk in g f r o m b lu e p rin ts , d r a w in g s, la y ou ts, o r o th er
s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; l o c a t i n g and d i a g n o s i n g t r o u b l e in th e e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r
e q u i p m e n t ; w o r k i n g s t a n d a r d c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g to l o a d r e q u i r e m e n t s o f
w i r i n g o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u i p m e n t ; and u s in g a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n ' s h a n d t o o ls
and m e a s u r i n g and t e s t i n g i n s t r u m e n t s . In g e n e r a l , the w o r k o f the m a i n ­
t e n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d
t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e .
M AIN TEN AN CE P A IN T E R
P a i n t s and r e d e c o r a t e s w a l l s , w o o d w o r k , and f i x t u r e s o f an e s t a b ­
l i s h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s th e f o l l o w i n g : K n o w l e d g e o f s u r f a c e p e c u l i a r i t i e s
and t y p e s o f p a in t r e q u i r e d f o r d i f f e r e n t a p p l i c a t i o n s ; p r e p a r i n g s u r f a c e f o r
pa in tin g b y r e m o v i n g o l d f i n i s h o r b y p l a c i n g putt y o r f i l l e r in n a i l h o l e s
and i n t e r s t i c e s ; and a p p l y i n g p a in t w it h s p r a y gun o r b r u s h . M a y m i x c o l o r s ,
o i l s , w h ite l e a d , and o t h e r pain t i n g r e d i e n t s to o b t a i n p r o p e r c o l o r o r c o n ­
s i s t e n c y . In g e n e r a l , the w o r k o f th e m a i n t e n a n c e p a i n t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d
t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r
e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e .
M A IN T E N A N C E MACHINIST
P r o d u c e s r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t s and n e w p a r t s in m a k i n g r e p a i r s o f
m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n i c a l e q u i p m e n t o p e r a t e d in an e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o r k i n ­
v o l v e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g : I n t e r p r e t i n g w r i t t e n i n s t r u c t i o n s and s p e c i f i c a ­
t i o n s ; p la n n in g and la y i n g out o f w o r k ; u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f m a c h i n i s t ' s h a n d t o o l s and p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t in g up and o p e r a t i n g s t a n d a r d




M A IN T E N A N C E M ECHANIC (M O T O R V E H IC L E )
R e p a i r s a u t o m o b i l e s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , and t r a c t o r s o f an e s t a b ­
lishm ent.
W o r k in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
E xam ining autom otive
e q u i p m e n t to d i a g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ; d i s a s s e m b l i n g e q u i p m e n t a nd p e r ­
f o r m i n g r e p a i r s that i n v o l v e the u s e o f s u c h h a n d t o o l s a s w r e n c h e s , g a u g e s ,
d r i l l s , o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u ip m e n t in d i s a s s e m b l i n g o r fit tin g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g
b ro k e n o r de fe ctive parts f r o m s to ck ; grin din g and adjusting v a lv e s ; r e ­
a s s e m b l i n g and i n s t a llin g the v a r i o u s a s s e m b l i e s in the v e h i c l e and m a k in g
n e c e s s a r y a d j u s t m e n t s ; and a lig n in g w h e e l s , a d j u s t i n g b r a k e s and l i g h t s , o r
tig h t e n in g b o d y b o l t s .
In g e n e r a l , the w o r k o f th e m o t o r v e h i c l e m a i n t e n a n c e
m e c h a in c r e q u ire s rounded trainin g and e x p e r i e n c e u su a lly a c q u ir e d th rou gh
a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e .
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I n s t a lls o r r e p a i r s w a t e r , s t e a m , g a s , o r o t h e r t y p e s o f p ip e a nd
p i p e f i t t i n g s in an e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g : L a y i n g
out w o r k and m e a s u r i n g t o l o c a t e p o s i t i o n o f p i p e f r o m d r a w i n g s o r o t h e r
w r i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; cutting v a r i o u s s i z e s o f p ip e to c o r r e c t le n g th s w ith
c h i s e l and h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y l e n e t o r c h o r p i p e - c u t t i n g m a c h i n e s ; t h r e a d i n g
p ip e w ith s t o c k s and d i e s ; b e n d in g p ip e b y h a n d - d r i v e n o r p o w e r - d r i v e n
m a c h i n e s ; a s s e m b l i n g p ip e w ith c o u p l i n g s and f a s t e n i n g p ip e t o h a n g e r s ;
m a k in g s ta n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o p r e s s u r e s , f l o w , a n d s i z e o f
p ip e r e q u i r e d ; and m a k i n g s t a n d a r d t e s t s t o d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r f i n i s h e d p i p e s
m e e t specifica tion s.
In g e n e r a l , the w o r k o f the m a i n t e n a n c e p i p e f i t t e r
r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e .
W ork ers p rim a rily
e n g a g e d in in s t a llin g and r e p a i r i n g b u il d in g s a n i t a t i o n o r h e a t in g s y s t e m s
a r e exclu ded .

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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 )— C o n tin u e d

F a b r i c a t e s , i n s t a l l s , and m a in t a in s in g o o d r e p a i r the s h e e t - m e t a l
e q u i p m e n t and f i x t u r e s ( s u c h as m a c h i n e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e l v e s ,
l o c k e r s , t a n k s , v e n t i l a t o r s , c h u t e s , d u c t s , m e t a l r o o f i n g ) o f an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : P la n n in g and l a y in g o u t a ll t y p e s o f
s h e e t -m e t a l m a in ten a n ce w o rk f r o m blu ep rin ts, m o d e ls , o r oth er s p e c i f i c a ­
t i o n s ; s e t t i n g up and o p e r a t i n g a ll a v a i l a b l e t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k i n g
m a c h i n e s ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f h a n d t o o l s in cu tt in g , b e n d in g , f o r m i n g , s h a p in g ,
f i t t i n g , and a s s e m b l i n g ; and i n s t a l l i n g s h e e t - m e t a l a r t i c l e s as r e q u i r e d . In
g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a i n t e n a n c e s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d
t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r
e q u i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e .

w o r k o f a m a c h i n e - t o o l o p e r a t o r ( t o o l r o o m ) at the s k i l l l e v e l c a l l e d f o r in
th is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n r e q u i r e s e x t e n s i v e k n o w l e d g e o f m a c h i n e - s h o p and t o o l ­
r o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h c o n s i d e r a b l e o n - t h e - j o b tr a i n in g and
exp erien ce.

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I n s t a l l s n e w m a c h i n e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t , and d i s m a n t l e s and
i n s t a l l s m a c h i n e s o r h e a v y e q u i p m e n t w hen c h a n g e s in the pla n t la y o u t a r e
r e q u i r e d . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g : P la n n in g and l a y in g out w o r k ;
i n t e r p r e t i n g b l u e p r i n t s o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u sin g a v a r i e t y o f h a n d t o o ls
and r i g g i n g ; m a k i n g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e la t in g to s t r e s s e s , s t r e n g t h
o f m a t e r i a l s , and c e n t e r s o f g r a v i t y ; a lig n in g and b a l a n c i n g e q u i p m e n t ;
s e l e c t i n g s t a n d a r d t o o l s , e q u i p m e n t , and p a r t s t o b e u s e d ; and i n s t a l l i n g and
m a i n t a i n i n g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t s u c h as d r i v e s and
speed red u cers.
In g e n e r a l , the m i l l w r i g h t ' s w o r k n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a
r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e in the t r a d e a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e .
M A IN T EN AN CE TRADES H E L P E R
A s s i s t s o n e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in the s k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e t r a d e s , b y
p e r f o r m i n g s p e c i f i c o r g e n e r a l du tie s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , s u c h as k e e p i n g a
w o r k e r s u p p l i e d w it h m a t e r i a l s and t o o l s ; c l e a n i n g w o r k i n g a r e a , m a c h i n e ,
and e q u i p m e n t ; a s s i s t i n g j o u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s o r t o o l s ; and
p e r f o r m i n g o t h e r u n s k i l l e d t a s k s as d i r e c t e d b y j o u r n e y m a n .
The kin d o f
w o r k th e h e l p e r i s p e r m i t t e d t o p e r f o r m v a r i e s f r o m t r a d e t o t r a d e :
In
s o m e t r a d e s the h e l p e r i s c o n f i n e d to s u p p ly in g , liftin g , and h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s
and t o o l s , and c l e a n i n g w o r k i n g a r e a s ; and in o t h e r s he is p e r m i t t e d to
p e r f o r m s p e c i a l i z e d m a c h i n e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e that a r e a l s o
p e r f o r m e d b y w o r k e r s on a f u l l - t i m e b a s i s .
M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R (TOOLROOM )
S p e c i a l i z e s in o p e r a t i n g one o r m o r e than on e t y p e o f m a c h i n e
t o o l ( e . g . , j i g b o r e r , g r i n d i n g m a c h i n e , e n gin e lathe, m i l l i n g m a c h i n e ) to
m a c h i n e m e t a l f o r u s e in m a k i n g o r m a in ta in in g j i g s , f i x t u r e s , cu tt in g t o o l s ,
g a u g e s , o r m e t a l d i e s o r m o l d s u s e d in sh a p in g o r f o r m i n g m e t a l o r
n on m e ta llic m a t e r ia l (e .g ., p la s t ic , p la ster, ru bber, g lass).
W ork typically
in vo lve s:
P l a n n i n g and p e r f o r m i n g d i f f i c u l t m a c h i n i n g o p e r a t i o n s w h i c h
r e q u i r e c o m p l i c a t e d s e t u p s o r a h ig h d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; s e t t in g up m a c h i n e
t o o l o r t o o l s ( e . g . , i n s t a l l cu ttin g t o o l s and a d ju s t g u i d e s , s t o p s , w o r k i n g
t a b l e s , and o t h e r c o n t r o l s t o h an dle the s i z e o f s t o c k t o b e m a c h i n e d ;
d e t e r m i n e p r o p e r f e e d s , s p e e d s , t o o l i n g , and o p e r a t i o n s e q u e n c e o r s e l e c t
t h o s e p r e s c r i b e d in d r a w i n g s , b l u e p r i n t s , o r la y o u t s ) ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f
p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d j u s t m e n t s d u r in g
m a c h i n i n g o p e r a t i o n t o a c h i e v e r e q u i s i t e d i m e n s i o n s to v e r y c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s .
M a y b e r e q u i r e d t o s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o l a n t s and cu tt ing and l u b r i c a t i n g o i l s ,
t o r e c o g n i z e w h e n t o o l s n e e d d r e s s i n g , and to d r e s s t o o l s . In g e n e r a l , the




F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , this c l a s s i f i c a t i o n d o e s not
i n c l u d e m a c h i n e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s ( t o o l r o o m ) e m p l o y e d in t o o l and die jo b b in g
shops.
T O O L A N D DIE M A K E R
C o n s t r u c t s and r e p a i r s j i g s , f i x t u r e s , cu ttin g t o o l s , g a u g e s , o r
m e t a l d i e s o r m o l d s u s e d in sh a p in g o r f o r m i n g m e t a l o r n o n m e t a llic
m a teria l (e .g ., p la stic, p la ster, ru bber, g lass).
W ork ty pically involves:
P la n n in g and la y in g out w o r k a c c o r d i n g to m o d e l s , b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , o r
o t h e r w r i t t e n o r o r a l s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u n d e r s t a n d in g the w o r k i n g p r o p e r t i e s o f
c o m m o n m e t a l s and a l l o y s ; s e l e c t i n g a p p r o p r i a t e m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , and
p r o c e s s e s r e q u i r e d t o c o m p l e t e t a s k ; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s ;
s e tt in g up and o p e r a t i n g v a r i o u s m a c h i n e t o o l s and r e l a t e d e q u ip m e n t; u sin g
v a r i o u s t o o l and d ie m a k e r ' s h a n d t o o ls and p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ;
w o r k i n g to v e r y c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; h e a t - t r e a t i n g m e t a l p a r t s and f i n i s h e d t o o l s
a nd d i e s to a c h i e v e r e q u i r e d q u a l i t i e s ; fitting and a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s to p r e ­
s c r i b e d t o l e r a n c e s and a l l o w a n c e s .
In g e n e r a l , the t o o l and die m a k e r ' s
w o r k r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n in g in m a c h i n e - s h o p and t o o l r o o m p r a c t i c e
u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in g and
exp erien ce.
F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , th is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n d o e s not
i n c l u d e t o o l and d ie m a k e r s w h o ( 1) a r e e m p l o y e d in t o o l and die jo b b in g
shops o r (2 ) p r o d u c e fo r g in g d ies (die s in k e r s).
S T A T IO N A R Y ENGINEER
O p e r a t e s and m a in t a in s o n e o r m o r e s y s t e m s w h i c h p r o v i d e an
e s t a b l i s h m e n t w ith s u c h s e r v i c e s as h e at, a i r - c o n d i t i o n i n g ( c o o l , h u m id if y ,
d e h u m i d i f y , f i l t e r , and c i r c u l a t e a i r ) , r e f r i g e r a t i o n , s t e a m o r h i g h - t e m p e r a ­
ture w a ter, or e le c t r ic it y .
D u t ie s i n v o l v e :
O b s e r v i n g and i n t e r p r e t i n g
r e a d i n g s on g a u g e s , m e t e r s , and c h a r t s w h i c h r e g i s t e r v a r i o u s a s p e c t s o f
the s y s t e m ' s o p e r a t i o n ; a d j u s t i n g c o n t r o l s to i n s u r e s a f e and e f f i c i e n t o p e r a ­
t i o n o f th e s y s t e m a nd t o m e e t d e m a n d s f o r the s e r v i c e p r o v i d e d ; r e c o r d i n g
in l o g s v a r i o u s a s p e c t s o f the s y s t e m ' s o p e r a t i o n ; k e e p in g the e n g i n e s ,
m a c h i n e r y , and e q u i p m e n t o f the s y s t e m in g o o d w o r k i n g o r d e r .
May direct
and c o o r d i n a t e a c t i v i t i e s o f o t h e r w o r k e r s (not s t a t i o n a r y e n g i n e e r s ) in p e r ­
f o r m i n g ta s k s d i r e c t l y r e l a t e d to o p e r a t i n g and m a in t a in in g the s y s t e m o r
system s.
T h e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n e x c l u d e s h e a d o r c h i e f e n g i n e e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
e m p l o y i n g m o r e than o n e e n g i n e e r ; w o r k e r s r e q u i r e d t o be s k i l l e d in the
r e p a i r o f e l e c t r o n i c c o n t r o l e q u i p m e n t ; and w o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o ­
d u c in g e l e c t r i c i t y , s t e a m , o r h e a t e d o r c o o l e d a i r p r i m a r i l y f o r sa le .
BO ILER TEN DE R
T e n d s o n e o r m o r e b o i l e r s to p r o d u c e s t e a m o r h i g h - t e m p e r a t u r e
w a t e r f o r u s e in an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
F ires boiler.
O b s e r v e s and i n t e r p r e t s
r e a d i n g s on g a u g e s , m e t e r s , and c h a r t s w h i c h r e g i s t e r v a r i o u s a s p e c t s o f
b o ile r operation.
A d j u s t s c o n t r o l s t o i n s u r e s a f e and e f f i c i e n t b o i l e r o p e r a ­
t i o n and t o m e e t d e m a n d s f o r s t e a m o r h i g h - t e m p e r a t u r e w a t e r .
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S H IP P E R AN D R E C E IV E R — C o n tin u e d

d o o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
M a in t a in a l o g in w h i c h v a r i o u s a s p e c t s
of b o ile r operation a re r e c o r d e d ; clea n , oil, m ake m in o r r e p a ir s o r a s s is t
in r e p a i r s t o b o i l e r r o o m e q u i p m e n t ; a nd , f o l l o w i n g p r e s c r i b e d m e t h o d s ,
t r e a t b o i l e r w a t e r w ith c h e m i c a l s a n d a n a l y z e b o i l e r w a t e r f o r s u c h th in g s
a s a c i d i t y , c a u s t i c i t y , and a lk a l i n i t y .

r e c e i p t s , o r o t h e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k i n g f o r d a m a g e d g o o d s ; i n s u r i n g that
g o o d s a r e a p p r o p r i a t e l y i d e n t i f i e d f o r r o u t i n g t o d e p a r t m e n t s w it h in the
e s t a b l i s h m e n t ; p r e p a r i n g and k e e p in g r e c o r d s o f g o o d s r e c e i v e d .

T h e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n e x c l u d e s w o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
e le c t r ic it y , ste a m , o r heated o r c o o le d a ir p r im a r ily fo r sale.

F o r w a g e stu dy p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d as f o l l o w s :

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Material Movement and Custodial

WAREHOUSEMAN
TRU CK DR IVER
A s d i r e c t e d , p e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f w a r e h o u s i n g d u t ie s w h i c h r e q u i r e
an u n d e r s t a n d in g o f the e s t a b l i s h m e n t ' s s t o r a g e p la n .
W o rk in volves m o s t
o f the f o l l o w i n g :
V erifyin g m a te r ia ls (or m e r c h a n d is e ) against re c e iv in g
d o c u m e n t s , noting and r e p o r t i n g d i s c r e p a n c i e s and o b v i o u s d a m a g e s ; r o u t in g
m a t e r ia ls to p r e s c r i b e d s to ra g e l o c a t i o n s ; s to r i n g , sta ck in g , o r p a lle tizin g
m a t e r i a l s i n a c c o r d a n c e w ith p r e s c r i b e d s t o r a g e m e t h o d s ; r e a r r a n g i n g a nd
ta k in g i n v e n t o r y o f s t o r e d m a t e r i a l s ; e x a m i n i n g s t o r e d m a t e r i a l s and r e ­
p o r t i n g d e t e r i o r a t i o n and d a m a g e ; r e m o v i n g m a t e r i a l f r o m s t o r a g e and
p r e p a r i n g it f o r s h ip m e n t .
M a y o p e r a t e h an d o r p o w e r t r u c k s in p e r f o r m i n g
w a r e h o u s i n g d u tie s .

D r i v e s a t r u c k w it h in a c i t y o r i n d u s t r i a l a r e a to t r a n s p o r t
m a t e r ia ls , m e r c h a n d is e , equip m en t, or w o r k e r s b etw een v a r io u s ty pes of
esta b lish m en ts such a s:
M an ufactu ring plan ts, fre ig h t d e p o ts , w a r e h o u s e s ,
w h o l e s a l e and r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , o r b e t w e e n r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s and
c u sto m e r s' houses or p laces of busin ess.
M a y a l s o l o a d o r u n lo a d t r u c k
w ith o r w ith o u t h e l p e r s , m a k e m i n o r m e c h a n i c a l r e p a i r s , and k e e p t r u c k in
good w orkin g o r d e r .
S a le s r o u te and o v e r - t h e - r o a d d r i v e r s a r e e xclu d e d .
F o r w a ge study p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r i v e r s
r a t e d c a p a c i t y o f t r u c k , as f o l l o w s :

a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y t y p e and

E x c l u d e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y d u t i e s i n v o l v e s h ip p in g and r e ­
c e i v i n g w o r k ( s e e S h i p p e r and R e c e i v e r a n d S h ip p in g P a c k e r ) , o r d e r f i l l i n g
(s e e O r d e r F il le r ) , o r operating p o w e r tr u ck s ( s e e P o w e r - T r u c k O p e r a t o r ).

T r u c k d r i v e r , lig h t t r u c k
( s t r a i g h t t r u c k , u n d e r IV2 t o n s , u s u a l l y 4 w h e e l s )
T r u c k d r iv e r , m ed iu m tru ck
( s t r a i g h t t r u c k , IV2 t o 4 to n s i n c l u s i v e , u s u a l l y 6 w h e e l s )
T r u c k d r iv e r , heavy truck
( s t r a i g h t t r u c k , o v e r 4 t o n s , u s u a l l y 10 w h e e l s )
T ru ck d river, tra cto r-tra ile r

ORDER FILLE R

F i l l s s h ip p in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r f i n i s h e d g o o d s f r o m s t o r e d
m e r c h a n d i s e in a c c o r d a n c e w ith s p e c i f i c a t i o n s o n s a l e s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s '
o r d e r s , o r other in stru ctio n s.
M a y , in a d d i t i o n to f i l l i n g o r d e r s and i n ­
d ic a t in g i t e m s f i l l e d o r o m i t t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u t g o in g o r d e r s , r e q u i s i t i o n
a d d i t i o n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p l i e s to s u p e r v i s o r , a n d p e r f o r m o t h e r
r e l a t e d d u tie s .

SH IPPER AND R E C E IV E R
P e r f o r m s c l e r i c a l a nd p h y s i c a l t a s k s in c o n n e c t i o n w ith s h ip p in g
g o o d s o f th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h i c h e m p l o y e d and r e c e i v i n g i n c o m i n g
shipm ents.
In p e r f o r m i n g d a y - t o - d a y , r o u t i n e t a s k s , f o l l o w s e s t a b l i s h e d
g u idelin es.
In h a n d lin g u n u s u a l n o n r o u t i n e p r o b l e m s , r e c e i v e s s p e c i f i c g u i d ­
ance f r o m s u p e r v is o r or other o ffic ia ls.
M a y d i r e c t a n d c o o r d i n a t e the
a c t i v i t i e s o f o t h e r w o r k e r s e n g a g e d in h a n d lin g g o o d s to b e s h i p p e d o r b e i n g
receiv ed .

SHIPPING P A C K E R

P r e p a r e s finished products f o r shipm ent o r s to ra g e by placing th em
in s h ip p in g c o n t a i n e r s , the s p e c i f i c o p e r a t i o n s p e r f o r m e d b e i n g d e p e n d e n t
u p o n th e ty p e , s i z e , and n u m b e r o f unit s t o b e p a c k e d , the t y p e o f c o n t a i n e r
e m p l o y e d , and m e t h o d o f s h i p m e n t .
W o r k r e q u i r e s th e p l a c i n g o f i t e m s in
s h ip p in g c o n t a i n e r s and m a y i n v o l v e o n e o r m o r e o f the f o l l o w i n g : K n o w l e d g e
o f v a r i o u s i t e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r to v e r i f y c o n t e n t ; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r i a t e
t y p e and s i z e o f c o n t a i n e r ; i n s e r t i n g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a i n e r ; u s i n g e x c e l s i o r
o r o t h e r m a t e r i a l to p r e v e n t b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c l o s i n g and s e a l i n g
c o n t a i n e r ; and a p p ly in g l a b e l s o r e n t e r i n g i d e n t i f y i n g da ta o n c o n t a i n e r .
P a c k e r s who a ls o m ak e w ooden b o x e s o r c r a t e s a r e exclu ded .

S h i p p e r s t y p i c a l l y a r e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g :
V e r i f y i n g that o r d e r s a r e a c c u r a t e l y f i l l e d b y c o m p a r i n g i t e m s and q u a n t it ie s
o f g o o d s g a t h e r e d f o r s h i p m e n t a g a i n s t d o c u m e n t s ; i n s u r i n g that s h i p m e n t s
a r e p r o p e r l y p a c k a g e d , i d e n t i f i e d w ith s h ip p in g i n f o r m a t i o n , and l o a d e d in to
t r a n s p o r t i n g v e h i c l e s ; p r e p a r i n g and k e e p in g r e c o r d s o f g o o d s s h i p p e d , e . g . ,
m a n i f e s t s , b i l l s o f la d in g .
R e c e i v e r s t y p i c a l l y a r e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
V e r i f y i n g th e c o r r e c t n e s s o f i n c o m i n g s h i p m e n t s b y c o m p a r i n g i t e m s and
q u a n tit ie s u n l o a d e d a g a i n s t b i l l s o f l a d i n g , i n v o i c e s , m a n i f e s t s , s t o r a g e




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

G U A R D — C o n tin u e d

A w o r k e r e m p l o y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r i n g p la n t , s t o r e , o r
o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t w h o s e d u t i e s i n v o l v e on e o r m o r e o f the f o l l o w i n g :
L o a d i n g and u n l o a d i n g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s and m e r c h a n d i s e o n o r f r o m f r e i g h t
c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o t h e r t r a n s p o r t i n g d e v i c e s ; u n p a ck in g , s h e l v i n g , o r p l a c i n g
m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d i s e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e l o c a t i o n ; and t r a n s p o r t i n g
m a te r ia ls o r m e r c h a n d is e by handtruck, c a r , or w h e e lb a rr o w .
Longshore
w o r k e r s , w h o l o a d and u n lo a d s h i p s , a r e e x c l u d e d .

G uards e m p lo y e d by esta b lish m en ts w hich p r o v id e protective
v i c e s o n a c o n t r a c t b a s i s a r e i n c l u d e d in t h is o c c u p a t i o n .
F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , g u a r d s a r e c l a s s i f i e d as f o l l o w s :

C lass A .
E n fo r c e s regu la tion s d e s ig n e d to p re ve n t b r e a c h e s o f
secu rity.
E x e r c i s e s j u d g m e n t and u s e s d i s c r e t i o n in d e a lin g with e m e r ­
gen cies
and s e c u r i t y v i o l a t i o n s e n c o u n t e r e d .
D eterm in es whether first
r e s p o n s e s h o u ld b e to i n t e r v e n e d i r e c t l y ( a s k in g f o r a s s i s t a n c e w hen d e e m e d
n e c e s s a r y and t i m e a l l o w s ) , t o k e e p s it u a t io n u n d e r s u r v e i l l a n c e , o r to r e ­
p o r t s it u a t io n s o th at it c a n b e h a n d le d b y a p p r o p r i a t e a u t h o r ity .
D utie s
r e q u i r e s p e c i a l i z e d t r a i n i n g in m e t h o d s and t e c h n i q u e s o f p r o t e c t i n g s e c u r i t y
areas.
C o m m o n l y , the g u a r d i s r e q u i r e d to d e m o n s t r a t e con tin uin g p h y s i c a l
f i t n e s s and p r o f i c i e n c y w ith f i r e a r m s o r o t h e r s p e c i a l w e a p o n s .

P O W E R -T R U C K O P E R A T O R
O p e ra te s a m a n ua lly co n tro lle d g a s o lin e - o r e le c t r ic - p o w e r e d truck
o r t r a c t o r t o t r a n s p o r t g o o d s and m a t e r i a l s o f a ll kin ds a b o u t a w a r e h o u s e ,
m a n u fa ctu rin g plan t, o r o th e r e s ta b lis h m e n t.
F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s
t r u c k , as f o llo w s :

ser­

C la ss B .
C a r r i e s out i n s t r u c t i o n s p r i m a r i l y o r i e n t e d t o w a r d i n ­
s u r i n g th at e m e r g e n c i e s and s e c u r i t y v i o l a t i o n s a r e r e a d i l y d i s c o v e r e d and
r e p o r t e d t o a p p r o p r i a t e a u t h o r i t y . I n t e r v e n e s d i r e c t l y o n l y in s itu a tio n s w h i c h
r e q u i r e m i n i m a l a c t i o n to s a f e g u a r d p r o p e r t y o r p e r s o n s .
D utie s r e q u i r e
m in im a l trainin g.
C o m m o n l y , the g u a r d i s not r e q u i r e d to d e m o n s t r a t e
p h y s i c a l f i t n e s s . M a y b e a r m e d , but g e n e r a l l y is n ot r e q u i r e d to d e m o n s t r a t e
p r o f i c i e n c y in th e u se o f f i r e a r m s o r s p e c i a l w e a p o n s .

a r e c l a s s i fi e d b y type o f p o w e r -

F ork lift op e ra to r
P o w e r - t r u c k o p e r a t o r ( o t h e r than f o r k l i f t )

JAN ITO R, P O R T E R , OR C LE A N E R
C l e a n s and k e e p s in an o r d e r l y c o n d i t i o n f a c t o r y w o r k i n g a r e a s and
w a s h r o o m s , o r p r e m i s e s o f an o f f i c e , a p a r t m e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l o r
o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . D u t ie s i n v o l v e a c o m b i n a t i o n o f the f o l l o w i n g : S w e e p i n g ,
m o p p i n g o r s c r u b b i n g , and p o l i s h i n g f l o o r s ; r e m o v i n g c h i p s , t r a s h , and o t h e r
r e f u s e ; d u s tin g e q u i p m e n t , f u r n i t u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o l i s h i n g m e t a l f i x t u r e s o r
t r i m m i n g s ; p r o v i d i n g s u p p l i e s and m i n o r m a i n t e n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; and c l e a n i n g
l a v a t o r i e s , s h o w e r s , and r e s t r o o m s .
W o r k e r s w h o s p e c i a l i z e in w in d o w
w ashin g are e x c lu d e d .

GUARD
P r o t e c t s p r o p e r t y f r o m th e f t o r d a m a g e , o r p e r s o n s f r o m h a z a r d s
o r in terferen ce.
D u t ie s i n v o l v e s e r v i n g at a f i x e d p o s t , m a k i n g r o u n d s on
fo o t o r by m o t o r v e h i c l e , o r e s c o r t in g p e r s o n s o r p r o p e r t y . M ay be dep utized
to m ake
arrests.
M a y a l s o h e l p v i s i t o r s and c u s t o m e r s b y a n s w e r i n g
q u e s t i o n s a nd g i v i n g d i r e c t i o n s .




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Service Contract
Act Surveys
The follow ing a re a s a re s u r ­
v e y e d p e r i o d i c a l l y f o r u s e in a d m i n ­
i s t e r i n g the S e r v i c e C o n t r a c t A c t
o f 1965.
S urvey results a re pu b ­
l i s h e d in r e l e a s e s w h i c h a r e a v a i l a ­
b l e , at n o c o s t , w h i l e s u p p l i e s l a s t
f r o m a n y o f th e B L S r e g i o n a l o f f i c e s
s h o w n on th e b a c k c o v e r .

A la s k a (statew id e)
A l b a n y , Ga.
A l b u q u e r q u e , N. M e x .
A l e x a n d r i a —L e e s v i l l e , L a .
A l p e n a —S t a n d ish r-T a w a s C it y , M i c h .
Ann A r b o r , M ich .
A s h e v i l l e , N .C .
A u g u s t a , G a.—S . C .
Au stin , Tex.
B a k e rs fie ld , C alif.
Baton R ou ge, La.
B a t t le C r e e k , M i c h .
B e a u m o n t —P o r t A r t h u r - O r a n g e
a n d L a k e C h a r l e s , T e x . —L a .
B i l o x i —G u l f p o r t and P a s c a g o u l a —
M o s s Poin t, M is s .
B in g h a m t o n , N. Y.
B irm in g h a m , A la.
B l o o m i n g t o n —V i n c e n n e s , Ind.
B r e m e r t o n —S h e l t o n , W a s h .
B r u n s w i c k , Ga.
C e d a r R a p i d s , Io w a
C h a m p a i g n —U r b a n a —R a n t o u l , 111.
C h a r l e s t o n —N o r t h C h a r l e s t o n —
W a lt e r b o r o , S.C .
C h a r l o t t e —G a s t o n i a , N .C .
C l a r k s v i l l e —H o p k i n s v i l l e , T e r m .—Ky.
C o l u m b i a —S u m t e r , S .C .
C o l u m b u s , G a .—A l a .
C olu m bu s, M is s .
C on necticu t (statew ide)
D e c a t u r , 111.
D e s M o in e s , Iowa
D oth a n, A la .
Duluth—S u p e r i o r , M in n . —W is .
E l P a s o —A l a m o g o r d o —L a s C r u c e s ,
T e x . —N. M e x .
E u g e n e —S p r i n g f i e l d —M e d f o r d , O r e g .




F a y e t t e v i l l e , N .C .
F o r t L a u d e r d a l e —H o l l y w o o d
and W e s t P a l m B e a c h —
B o c a R a to n , F la .
F o r t S m ith , A r k . —O kla .
F o r t W a y n e , Ind.
G a d s d e n and A n n i s t o n , A l a .
G o l d s b o r o , N.C.
G r a n d I s la n d —H a s t i n g s , N e b r .
Guam, T e r r i t o r y of
H a r r i s b u r g —L e b a n o n , P a .
K n o x v i l l e , Term.
L a C r o s s e —S p a r t a , W is .
L ared o, Tex.
L a s V e g a s —T o n o p a h , Nev.
L e x i n g t o n —F a y e t t e , K y.
L i m a , O h io
L i t t l e R o c k —N o r t h L i t t l e R o c k , A r k .
L o r a i n —E l y r i a , O hio
L o w e r E a s t e r n S h o r e , M d .—V a . —D e l.
M a c o n , Ga.
M a d ison , W is.
M ain e (statew id e)
M a n s f i e l d , O h io
M c A l l e n —P h a r r —E d i n b u r g
and B r o w n s v i l l e —H a r l i n g e n —
San B e n i t o , T e x .
M erid ian, M iss.
M i d d l e s e x , M o n m o u t h , and
O c e a n C o u n t i e s , N. J.
M o b i l e —P e n s a c o l a —P a n a m a C it y ,
A l a . —F l a .
M ontana (sta tew id e)
N a s h v i l l e —D a v i d s o n , T e n n.
N e w B e r n - J a c k s o n v i l l e , N .C .
N ew H a m p s h ir e (statew id e)
N orth D akota (sta tew id e)
N o rth e rn New Y o rk
Northw est Texas
O rlan do, Fla.
O x n a r d —S i m i V a l l e y —V e n t u r a , C a l i f .
P e o r i a , 111.
Phoenix, A riz .
P i n e B lu ff , A r k .
P u eb lo, C olo.
Puerto R ico
R a l e i g h —D u r h a m , N .C .
R e n o , Nev.

R i v e r s i d e —San B e r n a r d i n o —
O n t a r io , C a lif .
Sa lin a , K ans.
S a lin a s —S e a s i d e —M o n t e r e y , C a lif .
S a n du s ky, Ohio
Santa B a r b a r a —Santa M a r i a —
L o m p o c , C a lif .
Savannah, Ga.
S elm a, Ala.
S h e r m a n —D e n i s o n , T e x .
S h r e v e p o r t , La.
South D a k o ta (s t a t e w id e )
Southeastern M assachu setts
S o u t h e r n Idaho
Southw est V irg inia
S p o k a n e , Wash.
S p r i n g f i e l d , 111.
S t o c k to n , C a lif .
T a c o m a , Wash.
T a m p a —St. P e t e r s b u r g , F la .
T o p e k a , K a ns.
T u c s o n —D o u g l a s , A r i z .
T u l s a , Okla.
U p p e r P e n in s u la , M ic h .
V a l l e j o —F a i r f i e l d —Napa, C a lif .
V e r m o n t (s t a t e w id e )
V i r g i n I s la n d s o f the U.S.
W a c o and K ille e n —T e m p l e , T e x .
W a t e r l o o —C e d a r F a l l s , Iowa
W e s t V i r g i n i a ( s t a t e w id e )
W e s t e r n and N o r t h e r n
M assachusetts
W i c h i t a F a l l s —L a w t o n —A lt u s ,
T e x . —O kla.
Y a k i m a —R ic h la n d —K e n n e w ic k —
P e n d l e t o n , W a s h .—O r e g .

ALSO A V A IL A B LE —
A n a n n u a l r e p o r t on s a l a r i e s f o r
accountants, auditors, c h ie f a c c o u n t­
a nts, a t t o r n e y s , j o b a n a l y s t s , d i r e c ­
to r s o f p e rson n el, b uyers, ch em ists,
en gin eers,
en gineering techn icians,
drafters,
a n d c le r ic a l em p loyees
is a v a i l a b l e .
O r d e r as BLS B u lle ­
tin 2004, N a t i o n a l S u r v e y o f P r o ­
fe ssio n a l, A d m in istrative, T ech n ica l
and C l e r i c a l P a y , M a r c h 1 9 7 8 , $ 2 . 4 0
a c o p y , f r o m a ny o f th e B L S r e ­
g i o n a l s a l e s o f f i c e s s h o w n o n the
back c o v e r,
o r f r o m th e S u p e r i n ­
te n d e n t o f D o c u m e n t s , U.S. G o v e r n ­
m ent Printing O ffice,
W a s h in g t o n ,
D . C . 2 0 4 02 .

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A l i s t o f th e l a t e s t b u l l e t i n s a v a i l a b l e is p r e s e n t e d b e l o w . B u l l e t i n s
m a y b e p u r c h a s e d f r o m a n y o f th e B L S r e g i o n a l o f f i c e s s h o w n on the b a c k
c o v e r , o r f r o m th e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f D o c u m e n t s , U.S. G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g
O ffic e , W ash ington, D .C . 20402.
M a k e c h e c k s p a y a b l e to S u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f
D ocu m en ts.
A d i r e c t o r y o f o c c u p a t i o n a l w a g e s u r v e y s , c o v e r i n g the y e a r s
1970 t h r o u g h 1 9 7 7, is a v a i l a b l e o n r e q u e s t .

A rea
A k r o n , O h i o , D e c . 1 9 7 8 __________________________________________
A l b a n y —S c h e n e c t a d y - T r o y , N. Y ., Sept. 1978 1________________
A n a h e i m —Sa n ta A n a —G a r d e n G r o v e ,
C a l i f . , O c t . 1 9 7 8 1 _______________________________________________
A t l a n t a , G a . , M a y 1 9 7 9 ___________________________________________
B a l t i m o r e , M d . , A u g . 19 7 8 1 ____________________________________
B i l l i n g s , M o n t . , J u l y 1 9 7 8 _______________________________________
B i r m i n g h a m , A l a . , M a r . 1 9 7 8 __________________________________
B o s t o n , M a s s . , A u g . 1 9 7 8 1______________________________________
B u f f a l o , N . Y . , O c t . 1 9 7 8 1________________________________________
C a n t o n , O h i o , M a y 1 9 7 8 __________________________________________
C h a t t a n o o g a , T e n n . —G a . , S e p t. 19 7 8 1__________________________
C h i c a g o , 111., M a y 1 9 7 9 ___________________________________________
C i n c i n n a t i , O h i o —K y .—I n d . , J u ly 1979 1_________________________
C l e v e l a n d , O h i o , S e p t. 1 9 7 8 _____________________________________
C o l u m b u s , O h i o , O c t . 19 7 8 1 ____________________________________
C o r p u s C h r i s t i , T e x . , J u l y 1979 1_______________________________
D a l l a s - F o r t W o r t h , T e x . , O c t . 19 7 8 1__________________________
D a v e n p o r t —R o c k I s la n d —M o l i n e , Io w a —111., F e b . 1979_______
D a y t o n , O h i o , D e c . 1 9 7 8 _________________________________________
D a y t o n a B e a c h , F l a . , A u g . 1978 ________________________________
D e n v e r —B o u l d e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1 9 7 8 _____________________________
D e t r o i t , M i c h . , M a r . 1979 1 ____________________________________
F r e s n o , C a lif ., June
1 9 7 9 _______________________________________
G a i n e s v i l l e , F l a . , S e p t. 1 9 7 8 ___________________________________
G a r y —H a m m o n d —E a s t C h i c a g o , Ind., O ct. 1979 1_____________
G r e e n B a y , W i s . , J u l y 1979_____________________________________
G r e e n s b o r o —W i n s t o n - S a l e m —H ig h P o in t ,
N . C . , A u g . 1 9 7 8 __________________________________________________
G r e e n v i l l e —S p a r t a n b u r g , S . C . , J un e 1979 1___________________
H a r t f o r d , C o n n . , M a r . 1 9 7 9 _____________________________________
H o u s t o n , T e x . , A p r . 1 9 7 9 ________________________________________
H u n t s v i l l e , A l a . , F e b . 1 9 7 9 ______________________________________
I n d i a n a p o l i s , Ind., O c t . 1 9 7 8 1 __________________________________
J a c k s o n , M i s s . , Jan. 1979 1_____________________________________
J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . , D e c . 1 9 7 8 __________________________________
K a n s a s C i t y , M o . - K a n s . , S e p t. 1 9 7 8 ___________________________
L o s A n g e l e s —L o n g B e a c h , C a l i f . , O c t . 1978 1 ________________
L o u i s v i l l e , K y .—In d., N o v . 1 9 7 8 _________________________________
M e m p h i s , T e n n . —A r k . —M i s s . , N o v . 1978 _____________________




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and p r i c e *
2025-63,
2025-58,

$1 .00
$1 .20

2025-65, $1.30
205 0-2 0 , $ 1 .30
2025-50, $1.50
2025-38, $1 .00
2 0 2 5 - 1 5 , 80 c e n t s
2025-43, $1 .50
202 5-7 1 , $ 1 .3 0
2 0 2 5 - 2 2 , 70 c e n t s
2025-51, $ 1 .2 0
2050-21, $1 .75
2050-28, $2 .00
2025-49, $ 1 .30
2025-59, $1.50
2050-33, $1. 75
2025-52, $1.50
2050-10, $1.00
2025-66, $1 .00
20l2 5 - 4 8 , $ 1 . 0 0
2025-68, $ 1 .20
20 5 0-7 , $ 1 .5 0
205 0-2 5 , $ 1 .50
2025-45, $1 .00
(To be surveyed)
2050-31, $1. 50
2025-46,
2050-29,
2050-12,
2050-15,
2050-3,
2025-57,
2050-9,
2025-67,
2025-53,
2025-61,
2025-69,
2025-62,

$1 .00
$ 1.75
$1.10
$1 .30
$1.00
$ 1 .5 0
$ 1 .2 0
$ 1 .00
$1 .30
$1 .50
$1 .00
$1 .00

A rea
M i a m i , F l a . , O ct. 1978 1__________________________________________
M i l w a u k e e , W i s . , A p r . 19 7 9 _____________________________________
M i n n e a p o l i s —St. P a u l, M in n .—W i s . , Jan. 1979________________
N a s s a u —S u ff o lk , N. Y . , June 1978 1______________________________
N e w a r k , N . J . , Jan. 19 7 9 _________________________________________
N e w O r l e a n s , L a . , Jan. 1979 1_________________________________
N e w Y o r k , N. Y . - N . J . , M a y 1979_______________________________
N o r f o l k —V i r g i n i a B e a c h —P o r t s m o u t h , V a .—
N . C . , M a y 1979 1 ________________________________________________
N o r f o l k —V i r g i n i a B e a c h —P o r t s m o u t h and
N e w p o r t N e w s —H a m p t o n , V a .—N . C . , M a y 1 9 7 8 -------------------N o r t h e a s t P e n n s y l v a n i a , A u g . 1979 1----------------------------------------O k l a h o m a C i t y , O k l a . , A u g . 1 9 7 8 _______________________________
O m a h a , N e b r . —Iowa, O ct. 1 9 7 8 _________________________________
P a t e r s o n —C l i f t o n —P a s s a i c , N .J ., June 19 7 9 ______________ -___
P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . —N . J . , N o v. 1978 _____________________________
P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , Jan. 1979 1 ____________________________________
P o r t l a n d , M a in e , D e c . 1978 1 ___________________________________
P o r t l a n d , O r e g . —W a s h ., M a y 1979 _____________________________
P o u g h k e e p s i e , N. Y . , June 1978 1________________________________
P o u g h k e e p s i e —K in g s t o n —N e w b u r g h , N. Y . , June 1978 1 -----------P r o v i d e n c e —W a r w i c k —P a w t u c k e t , R . I . —
M a s s . , June 1 9 7 8 ________________________________________________
R i c h m o n d , V a . , June 19 7 9 _______________________________________
St. L o u i s , M o . —111., M a r . 1979 1 ________________________________
S a c r a m e n t o , C a l i f . , D e c . 1978 _________________________________„
S a g in a w , M i c h . , Nov. 1978 ______________________________________
S a lt L a k e C it y —O g d e n , Utah, Nov. 1978 1 _____________________
San A n t o n i o , T e x . , M a y 19 7 9 ____________________________________
San D i e g o , C a l i f . , Nov. 1 9 7 8 ____________________________________
San F r a n c i s c o —O a kla nd , C a l i f . , M a r . 1979_____________________
San J o s e , C a l i f . , M a r . 1979_____________________________________
S e a t t le —E v e r e t t , W a s h ., D e c . 1 9 7 8 _____________________________
South B e n d , Ind., A u g. 1 9 7 8 _____________________________________
T o l e d o , O h i o —M i c h . , M a y 1979__________________________________
T r e n t o n , N . J . , Sept. 1978 1 ______________________________________
U t ica —R o m e , N. Y . , J u ly 1 9 7 8 ___________________________________
W a s h in g t o n , D . C . - M d . - V a . , M a r . 1979________________________
W i c h it a , K a n s . , A p r . 1979_______________________________________
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , A p r . 1 9 7 9 ___________________________________
Y o r k , P a . , F e b . 1 9 7 9 _____________________________________________

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$ 1 .30
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$1.30
2025-33, $ 1 .30
2050-5,
$ 1 .30
2050-2,
$ 1 .30
2050-30, $1. 75
2050-22,

$ 1 .75

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2025-40,
2025-56,
2050-26,
2025-54,
2050-11,
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80 c e n ts
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$1.50
$ 1.30
$ 1 .50
$ 1 .20
$1.75
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2025-27,
2050-24,
2050-13,
2025-75,
2025-64,
2025-72,
2050-17,
2025-73,
2050-14,
2050-19,
2025-74,
2025-44,
2050-16,
2025-55,
2025-34,
2050-4,
2050-18,
2050-23,
2050-6,

$ 1 .40
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$ 1 .50
$ 1 .00
$ 1.00
$ 1 .30
$ 1.00
$ 1.00
$1.20
$ 1 .10
$ 1 .00
$1.00
$ 1 .10
$1.20
$ 1 .00
$ 1.20
$ 1 .00
$ 1.50
$ 1 .00

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