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AREA WAGE SURVEY
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SOUTHW EST M ISSO URI STATE

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Bulletin 1 6 8 5 -4 5

AUG 1 9 1971

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

/ Bureau of Labor Statistics

BUREAU

OF LABOR

S T A T IS T IC S

R E G IO N A L O F F IC E S

ALASKA

Region I
160 3-A Federal Building
Govern m ent Center
B oston , Mass. 0 2 2 0 3
Phone: 2 2 3 -6 7 6 1 (Area C od e 617)

Region II
341 Ninth Ave., Rm. 1 0 2 5
New Y o rk , N .Y . 10001
Phone: 9 7 1 - 5 4 0 5 (Area C od e 212)

Region III
4 0 6 Penn S q u ar e Building
1 3 1 7 Filbe rt S t .
Philadelphia, Pa. 1 9 1 0 7
Phone: 5 9 7 - 7 7 9 6 (Area C od e 215)

Region IV
S u ite 5 4 0
1371 Peachtree S t . NE.
Atlanta, Ga. 3 0 3 0 9
Phone: 5 2 6 - 5 4 1 8 (Area C o d e 40 4)

Region V
2 1 9 S o u th Dearborn St .
C hicago, III. 6 0 6 0 4
Phone: 3 5 3 - 7 2 3 0 (Area C od e 312)

Region VI
1 1 0 0 C om merce St., Rm. 6 B 7
Dallas, Te x. 7 5 2 0 2
Phone: 7 4 9 -3 5 1 6 (Area Code 214)

Region s VII and VIII
Federal Office Building
911 Walnut S t ., 10th F lo or
Kan sas City, Mo. 6 4 1 0 6
Phone: 3 74-2481 (Area C od e 81 6 )

Region s IX and X
4 5 0 Golden G ate Ave.
Box 3 6 0 1 7
S an Francisco, Calif. 9 4 1 0 2
Phone: 5 5 6 - 4 6 7 8 (Area C od e 41 5)




Region s VII and VIII will be serviced by Kan sas City.
Region s IX and X will be serviced by S an Francisco.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR




J. D. Hodgson, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Geoffrey H. Moore, Commissioner

AREA WAGE SURVEY
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December 1970
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C ontents
P a ge

Th e B u re au of L a b o r S ta tis tic s p r o g r a m o f annual
occu p ation al w age su r v e y s in m e tro p o lita n a r e a s is d e ­
sign ed to p ro v id e data on occu p ation al e a r n in g s , and e s t a b ­
lish m e n t p r a c tic e s and su p p lem en ta ry w age p r o v is io n s . It
y ie ld s d eta iled data by se le c te d in d u stry d iv isio n fo r each
of the a r e a s stu d ied , fo r g eog rap h ic r e g io n s , and fo r the
U nited S ta te s .
A. m a jo r c o n sid e ra tio n in the p r o g r a m is
the need fo r g re a te r in sigh t into (1) the m o v e m e n t o f w ages
by occu p ation al ca te g o ry and s k ill le v e l, and (2) the s t r u c ­
tu re and le v e l of w a g es am ong a r e a s and in d u stry d iv is io n s .

In trodu ction _________________________________________________________________________
W a g e tre n d s fo r s e le c t e d o ccu p atio n al g ro u p s______________________________
T a b le s :
1.
2.

A t the end of each s u r v e y , an individual a r e a b u l­
le tin p r e s e n ts the su rv e y r e s u lt s . A fte r com p letio n of a ll
of the individual a re a b u lletin s fo r a round of s u r v e y s , two
su m m a r y b u lle tin s a re is s u e d .
T h e fir s t b rin g s data fo r
each of the m e tro p o lita n a re a s studied into one b u lle tin .
Th e seco n d p r e s e n ts in fo rm a tio n w hich h as b een p r o je c te d
fr o m individual m e tro p o lita n a re a data to r e la te to g e o ­
g ra p h ic reg io n s and the U nited S ta te s.

A.

N inety a r e a s c u rre n tly a re in clu ded in the p r o ­
g r a m . In each a r e a , in fo rm a tio n on occu p ation al earn in gs
is c o lle c te d annually and on e sta b lish m e n t p r a c t ic e s and
su p p lem en ta ry w age p r o v isio n s b ien n ia lly .

B.

T h is b u lletin p r e se n ts r e s u lts of the su rv ey in
D ayton, O h io , in D e c e m b e r 1 9 70 .
Th e Standard M e t r o ­
politan S ta tis tic a l A r e a , as defined by the B u reau o f the
Budget through January 1 9 6 8 , c o n s is ts of G r e e n e , M ia m i,
M o n tg o m e ry , and P r e b le C o u n ties.
T h is study w as c o n ­
ducted by the B u re a u ’ s reg io n a l o ffic e in C h ica g o , 111.,
under the g en era l d irec tio n o f L o is L . O r r , A s s is t a n t
R egion al D ir e c to r fo r O p e r a tio n s.




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E s ta b lis h m e n ts and w o r k e r s w ithin scop e of s u r v e y and
n u m ber stu died___________________________________________________________
In dexes of stan dard w e ek ly s a la r ie s and s t r a ig h t -t im e
h o u rly ea rn in g s fo r se le c te d o ccu p ation al g ro u p s, and
p e r c e n ts o f in c r e a s e fo r s e le c te d p e r io d s _________________________

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O ccu p ation a l e a rn in g s:
A - 1.
O ffic e occu p ation s—m en and w o m en _______
A - 2. P r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l o ccu p atio n s—m en and
w o m en ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A - 3 . O ffic e , p r o fe s s io n a l, and te c h n ic a l occu p ation s—
m e n and w o m en c o m b in e d _____________________________________
A -4 .
M a in ten a n ce and pow erplan t o cc u p a tio n s-----------------------------A -5 .
C u sto d ia l and m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a tio n s ------------------

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E sta b lish m e n t p r a c t ic e s and su p p lem e n ta ry w age p r o v is io n s :
B - l . M in im u m en tran ce s a la r ie s fo r w o m en o ffic e
w o r k e r s ____________________________________________________________
B -2 .
Shift d i f fe r e n t i a ls ------------------------------------------------------------------------B -3 .
Scheduled w eek ly h o u r s -------------------------------------------------------------B -4 .
P aid h o lid a y s______________________________________________________
B -5 .
P aid v a c a t io n s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------B -6 .
H ea lth , in su r a n c e , and p en sio n p la n s ------------------------------------

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O ccu p ation al d e s c r ip t io n s --------------------------------------------------------------

NOTE:
S im ila r tab u la tion s a re a v a ila b le
a r e a s . (See in sid e back c o v e r .)

fo r other

Union s c a l e s , in d icative of p r e v a ilin g pay le v e ls in
the D ayton a r e a , a r e a ls o a v a ila b le fo r building c o n s tr u c ­
tion ; p rin tin g ; lo c a l-t r a n s it operatin g e m p lo y e e s ; and lo c a l
tr u c k d r iv e r s and h e lp e r s .

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Introduction
O ccu p ation a l em p lo y m en t and ea rn in g s data a re shown fo r
f u ll-t i m e w o r k e r s , i . e . , th ose h ire d to w o rk a r e g u la r w e e k ly sch edule
in the given o ccu p atio n al c la s s ific a t io n .
E a rn in g s data exclu de p r e ­
m iu m p ay fo r o v e r tim e and fo r w ork on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and
la te s h ifts .
N on produ ction b o n u se s a r e ex c lu d e d , but c o s t -o f -l iv i n g
a llo w a n ce s and in cen tive ea rn in g s a re in clu ded. W h e r e w e e k ly h ours
a re r e p o r te d , as fo r o ffic e c le r ic a l o cc u p a tio n s, r e fe r e n c e is to the
stan dard w o rk w eek (rounded to the n e a r e s t h a lf hour) fo r w hich e m ­
p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th eir re g u la r s t r a ig h t -t im e s a la r ie s (e x c lu s iv e o f pay
fo r o v e r tim e at r e g u la r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a te s ). A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n ­
ings fo r th ese occu p ation s have b een rounded to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r .

T h is a re a is 1 of 90 in w hich the U .S . D ep a rtm en t o f L a b o r 's
B u reau of L a b o r S ta tistic s conducts su r v e y s o f o ccu p ation al earn in gs
and re la te d b en efits on an areaw id e b a s i s . 1 In th is a r e a , data w e re
obtained by p e rs o n a l v is it s of B u reau fie ld e c o n o m ists to r e p r e s e n t ­
ative e s ta b lish m e n ts within s ix b ro a d in d u stry d iv is io n s :
M an u ­
fa c tu rin g ; tra n sp o rta tio n , com m u n ica tio n , and oth er pu blic u tilitie s ;
w h o le sa le tra d e ; r e ta il tra d e ; fin a n ce , in su ra n c e , and r e a l e s ta te ; and
s e r v ic e s .
M a jo r in du stry grou ps exclu ded fr o m th ese stu d ies a re
govern m en t operation s and the con stru ction and e x tra c tiv e in d u strie s.
E sta b lis h m e n ts having fe w e r than a p r e s c r ib e d num ber of w o r k e r s a re
o m itted b eca u se they tend to fu rn ish in su ffic ien t em p lo y m en t in the
occupations studied to w a rra n t in clu sio n .
S ep a ra te tabu lation s a re
pro vid ed fo r each of the b ro a d in d u stry d iv isio n s w hich m e e t p u b li­
cation c r it e r ia .

T h e s e su r v e y s m e a s u r e the le v e l o f o ccu p atio n al ea rn in g s in
an a re a at a p a r tic u la r tim e . C o m p a r is o n s of in divid u al occu p ation al
a v e r a g e s o v e r tim e m a y not r e fle c t ex p ected w age ch an g es.
The
a v e r a g e s fo r individual jo b s a re a ffe c te d by ch an ges in w a g es and
em p lo y m en t p a tte rn s. F o r e x a m p le , p ro p o rtio n s of w o r k e r s em p loyed
by h ig h - o r lo w -w a g e fir m s m a y change or h ig h -w a g e w o r k e r s m a y
advance to b e tte r jo b s and be r e p la c e d by new w o r k e r s at lo w e r r a te s .
Such sh ifts in em p lo y m en t could d e c r e a s e an o ccu p atio n al a v era g e
even though m o s t e sta b lish m e n ts in an a r e a in c r e a s e w a g es during
the y e a r . T r e n d s in ea rn in g s o f o ccu p atio n al g r o u p s , shown in table
2, a re b e tte r in d ic a to rs of w age tren d s than individual jo b s within
the g ro u p s.

T h e s e s u r v e y s a re conducted on a sa m p le b a s is b e c a u se of
the u n n e c e s s a r y c o s t in volved in su rveyin g a ll e sta b lis h m e n ts .
To
obtain optim um a c c u r a c y at m in im u m c o s t , a g r e a te r p ro p o rtio n of
la rg e than of s m a ll e sta b lish m e n ts is studied. In com bin in g the data,
h o w e v e r, a ll e sta b lish m e n ts a re given th eir app rop ria te w eigh t. E s ­
tim a te s b a se d on the e sta b lish m e n ts studied a re p r e se n te d , t h e r e fo r e ,
as relatin g to a ll e sta b lish m e n ts in the in d u stry grouping and a r e a ,
except fo r th ose b elow the m in im u m s iz e studied.
O ccu p ation s and E a rn in g s
The o ccu p ation s s e le c te d fo r study a re c o m m o n to a v a r ie ty
of m an u factu rin g and nonm anufacturing in d u s tr ie s , and a re of the
follow in g ty p e s :
(1) O ffic e c le r i c a l; (2) p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l;
(3) m ain ten an ce and po w erp la n t; and (4) c u sto d ia l and m a t e r ia l m o v e ­
m en t.
O ccu p ation al c la s s ific a t io n is b a se d on a u n ifo rm se t o f job
d e sc rip tio n s d esign ed to take account of in te re sta b lish m e n t v a ria tio n
in duties within the sa m e jo b .
The o ccu p ation s se le c te d fo r study
are lis te d and d e sc r ib e d in the appendix. The ea rn in g s data follow in g
the job title s a re fo r a ll in d u strie s com b in ed . E a rn in g s data fo r so m e
o f the occu pation s lis te d and d e s c r ib e d , or fo r so m e in d u stry d iv isio n s
within o ccu p atio n s, a re not p r e se n te d in the A - s e r i e s t a b le s , b e c a u se
eith er (l) em p loy m en t in the occupation is too s m a ll to p ro v id e enough
data to m e r it p r e se n ta tio n , or (2) th ere is p o s s ib ilit y of d is c lo s u r e
of individual e s ta b lish m e n t data. E a rn in g s data not shown s e p a r a te ly
fo r in d u stry d iv isio n s a re included in a ll in d u strie s com b in ed data,
w h ere shown. L ik e w is e , data a re included in the o v e r a ll c la s s ific a tio n
when a su b c la s s ific a tio n of s e c r e t a r ie s or tr u c k d r iv e r s is not shown
or in fo rm a tio n to s u b c la s s ify is not a v a ila b le .

Th e a v e r a g e s p r e s e n te d r e fle c t c o m p o s ite , a reaw id e e s t i ­
m a te s .
In d u strie s and e sta b lis h m e n ts d iffe r in pay le v e l and jo b
staffin g and, th u s, con tribu te d iffe re n tly to the e s tim a te s fo r each jo b .
Th e pay rela tio n sh ip obtainable fr o m the a v e r a g e s m a y fa il to r e fle c t
a c c u r a te ly the w age sp rea d or d iffe re n tia l m ain tain ed am ong jo b s in
individual e sta b lis h m e n ts . S im ila r ly , d iffe r e n c e s in a v e r a g e pay le v e ls
fo r m en and w om en in any o f the s e le c te d occu p ation s should not be
a ssu m e d to r e fle c t d iffe r e n c e s in pay tr e a tm e n t o f the s e x e s within
in dividu al e sta b lis h m e n ts .
O th er p o s s ib le fa c to r s w hich m a y con ­
trib u te to d iffe re n c e s in pay fo r m en and w o m en in clu d e : D iffe r e n c e s
in p r o g r e s s io n w ithin e sta b lis h e d rate r a n g e s , sin ce only the actu al
ra te s paid in cum b en ts a re c o lle c te d ; and d iffe r e n c e s in s p e c ific duties
p e r fo r m e d , although the w o r k e r s a re c la s s if ie d a p p ro p ria te ly within
the sa m e su r v e y job d e sc rip tio n . Job d e s c rip tio n s u sed in c la s s ify in g
e m p lo y e e s in th e se su r v e y s a re u s u a lly m o r e g e n e r a liz e d than th ose
u sed in in dividual e sta b lis h m e n ts and a llow fo r m in o r d iffe re n c e s
am ong e sta b lish m e n ts in the s p e c ific duties p e r fo r m e d .

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included in the 90 areas are four studies conducted under contract with the New York State
O ccu p ation a l em p loy m en t e s tim a te s r e p r e s e n t the total in
Department of Labor. These areas are Binghamton (New York portion only); Rochester (office occu­
a ll e s ta b lish m e n ts w ithin the scop e o f the study and not the n u m ber
pations only); Syracuse; and Utica—
Rome. In addition, the Bureau conducts more limited area studies
a ctu a lly su rv ey ed .
B e c a u s e of d iffe r e n c e s in o ccu p ation al stru ctu re
in 77 areas at the request of the Wage and Hour Division of the U. S. Department of Labor.




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among e s ta b lish m e n ts, the e stim a te s o f o ccu p ation al em p loy m en t o b ­
tained fr o m the sa m p le of e sta b lish m e n ts studied s e r v e only to indicate
the r ela tiv e im p o rtan ce of the jo b s studied.
T h e se d iffe r e n c e s in
occu p ation al stru c tu re do not a ffe c t m a t e r ia lly the a c c u r a c y of the
earnin gs data.
E sta b lis h m e n t P r a c t ic e s and Su p p lem en ta ry W age P r o v is io n s
In form ation is p rese n te d (in the B - s e r i e s ta b le s) on se le c te d
esta b lish m en t p r a c tic e s and su p p lem e n ta ry w age p r o v isio n s as they
rela te to plant and o ffic e w o r k e r s .
D ata fo r in d u stry d iv isio n s not
p rese n te d se p a r a te ly a re included in the e s tim a te s fo r " a l l in d u s t r ie s ."
A d m in is t r a tiv e , e x e c u tiv e , and p r o fe s s io n a l e m p lo y e e s , and c o n s tr u c ­
tion w o r k e r s who a re u tiliz e d as a se p a ra te w ork fo r c e a re exclu ded.
"P la n t w o r k e r s " include w orking fo r e m e n and a ll n o n su p e r v iso ry
w o r k e r s (including le a d m e n and tr a in e e s) engaged in n on office fu n c­
tio n s.
"O f f i c e w o r k e r s " include w orking s u p e r v is o r s and n on su p er­
v is o r y w o r k e r s p e rfo r m in g c le r ic a l or rela te d fu n ction s.
C a fe te r ia
w o r k e r s and rou tem en a re exclu ded in m an u factu rin g in d u s tr ie s , but
included in nonm anufacturing in d u strie s.
M in im u m entrance s a la r ie s fo r w om en o ffic e w o r k e r s (table
B - l ) r e la te only to the e sta b lish m e n ts v is ite d . B e c a u se o f the optim u m
sam p lin g techniques u se d , and the p ro b a b ility that la r g e e s t a b lis h ­
m en ts a re m o r e lik e ly to have fo r m a l en tran ce ra te s fo r w o r k e r s
above the s u b c le r ic a l le v e l than s m a ll e sta b lis h m e n ts , the table is
m o r e -r e p r e s e n ta t iv e of p o lic ie s in m ed iu m and la rg e e sta b lish m e n ts.
Shift d iffe re n tia l data (table B -Z ) a re lim ite d to plant w o r k e r s
in m an u factu rin g in d u strie s.
T h is in fo rm a tio n is p r e se n te d both in
t e r m s of (1) e sta b lish m en t p o lic y , 2 p r e se n te d in t e r m s o f total plant
w o rk e r em p lo y m en t, and (2) e ffe c tiv e p r a c tic e , p r e se n te d in te r m s
of w o r k e r s a ctu ally em p loy ed on the sp e c ifie d shift at the tim e of the
su rv ey .
In e sta b lish m e n ts having v a r ie d d iffe r e n tia ls , the amount
applying to a m a jo r ity w as used o r , if no amount applied to a m a jo r ity ,
the c la s s ific a tio n " o t h e r " w as u sed . In e sta b lish m e n ts in w hich so m e
la t e -s h if t h ours a re paid at n o r m a l r a t e s , a d iffe re n tia l w as re c o r d e d
only if it applied to a m a jo r ity of the shift h ou rs.
The sch ed uled w e ek ly h ours (table B -3 ) o f a m a jo r ity of the
f i r s t -s h i f t w o r k e r s in an e sta b lish m e n t a re tabulated as applying to
a ll o f the plant or o ffic e w o r k e r s of that e sta b lish m e n t.
Scheduled
w eek ly h ou rs a re th ose which a m a jo r ity of fu ll-t im e e m p lo y e e s w e re
expected to w o rk , w hether they w e re paid fo r at s t r a ig h t -t im e or
o v e r tim e r a te s .
P a id h o lid a y s; paid v a c a tio n s; and h ealth , in su ra n c e , and
pen sion p lan s (ta b les B - 4 through B -6 ) a re tre a ted s ta tis tic a lly on
the b a s is that th e se are a p plicable to a ll plant o r o ffic e w o r k e r s if
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An establishment was considered as having a policy if it met either of the following
ditions: ' (1) Operated late shifts at the time of the survey, or (2) had formal provisions covering
late shifts. An establishment was considered as having formal provisions if it (1) had operated late
shifts during the 12 months prior to the survey, or (2) had provisions in written form for operating
late shifts.




a m a jo r ity o f such w o r k e r s a re e lig ib le o r m a y even tu ally qu alify fo r
the p r a c tic e s lis te d . Su m s of individual ite m s in ta b le s B - 2 through
B - 6 m a y not equal to ta ls b e c a u se of rounding.
D ata on paid h olid ay s (table B - 4 ) a re lim ite d to data on h o li­
days gran ted annually on a fo r m a l b a s i s ; i . e . , (l) a re p rovided for
in w ritten fo r m , or (2) have been esta b lis h e d b y c u sto m .
H olid ays
o rd in a rily gran ted a re included even though they m a y fa ll on a non­
w orkday and the w o rk er is not granted another day off.
The fir s t
p art of the paid h olid ay s table p r e s e n ts the n u m ber o f w hole and "h alf
h olidays a ctu ally gran ted. The secon d p a rt com b in es w hole and h alf
h olidays to show total h olid ay t im e .
The s u m m a r y o f v acation p lan s (table B -5 ) is lim ite d to a
s ta tis tic a l m e a s u r e of v acation p r o v is io n s .
It is not intended as a
m e a s u r e o f the p ro p ortion o f w o r k e r s a ctu a lly re c e iv in g sp e c ific b e n e ­
fit s . P r o v is io n s of an e sta b lish m e n t fo r a ll lengths of s e r v ic e w e re
tabulated as applying to a ll plant o r o ffic e w o r k e r s o f the e s t a b lis h ­
m en t, r e g a r d le s s of length o f s e r v ic e .
P r o v is io n s fo r paym ent on
other than a tim e b a s is w e re con v erted to a tim e b a s i s ; fo r ex a m p le,
a paym en t of 2 p e rc e n t o f annual earnin gs w as c o n sid e re d as the equ iv­
alent of 1 w e e k 's pay.
O nly b a s ic plan s a re included.
E s tim a te s
exclude v a ca tio n bonus and v a c a tio n -s a v in g s plans arid th ose which
o ffe r "e x te n d e d " o r " s a b b a t i c a l" b en efits beyond b a s ic plans with
qualifying lengths of s e r v ic e . Such ex c lu sio n s a re ty p ic a l in the s te e l,
a lu m in u m , and can in d u s trie s .
D ata on h ea lth , in su ra n c e , and p en sio n plans (table B -6 ) in ­
clude th ose plan s fo r which the e m p lo y e r pays at le a s t a p art of the
c o st. Such plans include th ose un derw ritten by a c o m m e r c ia l in surance
com p an y and th ose p ro vid ed through a union fund or paid d ir e c tly by
the e m p lo y e r out of cu rren t operatin g funds or fr o m a fund se t a sid e
fo r this p u rp o se. A n esta b lish m e n t w as c o n sid e r e d to have a plan if
the m a jo r ity of em p lo y e e s w as e lig ib le to be c o v ered under the plan,
even if le s s than a m a jo r ity e le c te d to p a rtic ip a te b e c a u s e em p lo y ee s
w e re req u ired to contribute tow ard the c o st of the plan.
L e g a lly
req u ired p la n s, such as w o r k m e n 's co m p en sa tio n , s o c ia l se c u r ity ,
and r a ilr o a d re tir e m e n t w e re excluded.
S ic k n e ss and acciden t in su ra n ce is lim ite d to that type of
in su ra n ce under which p r e d e te r m in e d c ash p a ym en ts a re m ade d ir e c tly
to the in su re d during illn e s s or acciden t d isa b ility .
In form ation is
p re se n te d fo r a ll such plan s to w hich the em p lo y e r con trib u tes. H ow ­
e v e r , in N ew Y o rk and New J e r s e y , which have enacted te m p o ra r y
d isa b ility in su ra n ce law s which req u ire em p lo y e r con trib u tion s,
plans
a re included only if the em p lo y e r (l) con trib u tes m o r e than is le g a lly
con­ r eq u ire d , or (2) p r o v id e s the em p loy ee with b en efits which exceed the
r eq u ire m e n ts o f the law .
Tabu lation s of paid sic k leav e plans a re
The temporary disability laws in California and Rhode Island do not require. employer
contributions.

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lim ite d to fo r m a l pj.ans4 which p rovide fu ll pay o r a p ro p ortion of the
w o r k e r 's pay during absen ce fr o m w ork b eca u se o f i lln e s s . S eparate
tabulations a re p rese n te d a ccord in g to (1) plans which p ro vid e fu ll pay
and no waiting p e rio d , and (2) plans which pro vid e eith er p a r tia l pay
or a waiting p erio d . In addition to the p rese n ta tio n of the pro p ortion s
of w o rk e rs who a re p rovided sic k n e ss and acciden t in su ra n ce or paid
sic k le a v e , an unduplicated total is shown o f w o r k e r s who r e c e iv e
eith er or both types of b e n e fits.
4 An establishment was considered as having a formal plan if it established 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, were excluded.




M a jo r m e d ic a l in su ra n ce in clu d es th o se plan s w hich a r e d e ­
sign ed to p r o te c t e m p lo y e e s in c a s e o f s ic k n e s s and in ju r y involving
ex p e n ses beyond the co v e r a g e o f b a s ic h o sp ita liza tio n , m e d ic a l, and
s u r g ic a l p la n s. M e d ic a l in su ra n ce r e f e r s to plan s providin g fo r c o m ­
plete o r p a r tia l paym en t o f d o c to r s ' fe e s .
D en tal in su ra n c e u su a lly
c o v e r s fillin g s , e x tr a c tio n s, and X - r a y s .
E x clu d e d a re plan s which
c o v e r only o r a l s u r g e r y or a ccid en t d a m a g e.
P la n s m a y be u n d er­
w ritten by c o m m e r c ia l in su ra n ce c om p an ies o r n on p rofit o rg a n iza tio n s
o r they m a y be paid fo r by the e m p lo y e r out o f a fund set a sid e fo r
th is p u rp o se. T a b u latio n s of r e tir e m e n t p e n sio n p lan s a re lim ite d to
th ose plans that p ro vid e r e g u la r p a ym en ts fo r the re m a in d e r o f the
w o r k e r 's life .

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T h e D a y t o n S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e f in e d b y t h e B u r e a u o f t h e B u d g e t t h r o u g h J a n u a r y 1 9 6 8 , c o n s i s t s o f G r e e n e , M i a m i , M o n t g o m e r y , a n d P r e b l e C o u n t ie s .
The
" w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s t u d y " e s t i m a t e s sh o w n in t h i s t a b l e p r o v i d e a r e a s o n a b l y a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e s i z e a n d c o m p o s i t i o n o f t h e l a b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in t h e s u r v e y .
T h e e stim a te s
a r e n o t in t e n d e d , h o w e v e r , t o s e r v e a s a b a s i s o f c o m p a r i s o n w ith o t h e r e m p l o y m e n t i n d e x e s f o r t h e a r e a t o m e a s u r e e m p l o y m e n t t r e n d s o r l e v e l s s i n c e (1 ) p la 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
t h e u s e o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a c o m p i l e d c o n s i d e r a b l y in a d v a n c e o f t h e p a y r o l l p e r i o d s t u d i e d , a n d (2 ) s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m t h e s c o p e o f t h e s u r v e y .
T h e 196 7 e d it 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 n u a l w a s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n .
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 ith t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t a t o r a b o v e t h e m i n im u m l i m i t a t i o n . A l l o u t l e t s (w ith in t h e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n i e s in s u c h i n d u s t r i e s a s t r a d e , f in a n c e , a u t o r e p a i r s e r v i c e ,
an d m o tio n p ic tu r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s id e r e d a s 1 e s ta b lis h m e n t.
I n c lu d e s e x e c u tiv e , p r o f e s s io n a l, an d o th e r w o r k e r s e x c lu d e d fr o m th e s e p a r a t e p la n t a n d o ffic e c a t e g o r ie s .
A b b r e v i a t e d t o " p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s " in th e A - a n d B - s e r i e s t a b l e s . T a x i c a b s a n d s e r v i c e s i n c id e n t a l t o w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n w e r e e x c l u d e d .
T h i s i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n i s r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " a n d " n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g " in t h e S e r i e s A t a b l e s , a n d f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " in t h e S e r i e s B t a b l e s . S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n
o f d a t a f o r t h i s d i v i s i o n i s n o t m a d e f o r o n e o r m o r e o f t h e f o ll o w i n g r e a s o n s : (1 ) E m p lo y m e n t in th e d i v i s i o n i s t o o s m a l l t o p r o v i d e e n o u g h d a t a t o m e r i t s e p a r a t e s t u d y , (2 ) th e s a m p l e w a s n o t
d e s i g n e d i n i t i a l l y t o p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , (3 ) r e s p o n s e w a s i n s u f f i c i e n t o r i n a d e q u a t e t o p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , a n d (4 ) t h e r e i s p o s s i b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f i n d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a .
W o r k e r s f r o m t h i s e n t i r e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n a r e r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " a n d " n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g " in t h e S e r i e s A t a b l e s , b u t f r o m th e r e a l e s t a t e p o r t io n o n ly in
e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " in t h e S e r i e s B t a b l e s . S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f d a t a f o r t h i s d i v i s i o n i s n o t m a d e f o r o n e o r m o r e o f t h e r e a s o n s g i v e n in f o o tn o te 6 a b o v e .
H o t e l s a n d m o t e l s ; l a u n d r i e s a n d o t h e r p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s i n e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u t o m o b i le r e p a i r , r e n t a l , a n d p a r k i n g ; m o t i o n p i c t u r e s ; n o n p r o f it m e m b e r s h i p o r g a n i z a t i o n s ( e x c lu d in g
r e lig io u s an d c h a r ita b le o r g a n iz a tio n s ); a n d e n g in e e r in g an d a r c h it e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .

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A l m o s t t h r e e - f o u r t h s o f t h e w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f t h e s u r v e y in th e D a y to n a r e a
w e r e e m p l o y e d in m a n u f a c t u r i n g f i r m s .
T h e f o ll o w i n g p r e s e n t s t h e m a j o r i n d u s t r y g r o u p s
an d s p e c ific in d u s tr ie s a s a p e r c e n t o f a ll m a n u fa c tu rin g :
In d u stry g ro u p s
M a c h in e r y , e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l — 29
E l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t a n d
s u p p l i e s __________________________ 25
P r i n t i n g a n d p u b l i s h i n g __________ 10
R u b b e r a n d p l a s t i c s p r o d u c t s __ 10
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t ______ 8

S p e c ific in d u s tr ie s
O f f ic e a n d c o m p u tin g
m a c h i n e s ________________________ 15
H o u s e h o ld a p p l i a n c e s ---------------- 14
E l e c t r ic a l in d u s tr ia l
a p p a r a t u s -------------------------------- 9
F a b r i c a t e d r u b b e r p r o d u c t s ____ 7
M o to r v e h ic le s an d
e q u i p m e n t _______________________ 6
P e r i o d i c a l s _______________________ 6

T h i s in f o r m a t i o n i s b a s e d on 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 i v e r s e
m a t e r i a l s c o m p ile d p r io r to a c tu a l s u r v e y .
P r o p o r t i o n s in v a r i o u s i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s m a y
d i f f e r f r o m p r o p o r t i o n s b a s e d on t h e r e s u l t s o f t h e s u r v e y a s sh o w n in t a b l e 1 a b o v e .

W a g e T re n d s fo r S e le c te d O ccu p atio n al G roups
P r e s e n t e d in t a b l e 2 a r e i n d e x e s an d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e
in a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s o f o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s an d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ,
a n d in a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s o f s e l e c t e d p la n t w o r k e r g r o u p s . T h e i n d e x e s
a r e a m e a s u r e o f w a g e s at a g iv e n t im e , e x p r e s s e d a s a p e r c e n t o f
w a g e s d u r in g th e b a s e p e r i o d .
S u b t r a c t i n g 100 f r o m th e in d e x y i e l d s
th e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e in w a g e s f r o m th e b a s e p e r io d to th e d a te o f
th e in d e x .
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e o r i n c r e a s e r e l a t e to w a g e
c h a n g e s b e tw e e n th e i n d i c a t e d d a t e s .
A nnual r a t e s o f in c r e a s e , w h ere
sh o w n , r e f l e c t th e a m o u n t o f i n c r e a s e f o r 12 m o n t h s w h e n th e t im e
p e r i o d b e tw e e n s u r v e y s w a s o t h e r th a n 12 m o n t h s . T h e s e c o m p u t a t i o n s
w e r e b a s e d on th e a s s u m p t i o n t h a t w a g e s i n c r e a s e d a t a c o n s t a n t r a t e
b e tw e e n s u r v e y s .
T h e s e e s t i m a t e s a r e m e a s u r e s o f c h a n g e in a v e r ­
a g e s f o r th e a r e a ; th e y a r e n o t in te n d e d to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e p a y
c h a n g e s in th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e a r e a .

s h o w s th e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e .
T h e in d e x i s th e p r o d u c t o f m u lt ip ly in g
th e b a s e y e a r r e l a t i v e (1 0 0 ) b y th e r e l a t i v e f o r th e n e x t s u c c e e d in g
y e a r an d c o n tin u in g to m u l t ip l y (c o m p o u n d ) e a c h y e a r * s r e l a t i v e b y th e
p r e v i o u s y e a r ' s in d e x .
F o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s an d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s , th e w a g e
t r e n d s r e l a t e to r e g u l a r w e e k ly s a l a r i e s f o r th e n o r m a l w o r k w e e k ,
e x c lu s iv e o f e a r n in g s fo r o v e r tim e .
F o r p la n t w o r k e r g r o u p s , th e y
m e a s u r e c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r ly e a r n i n g s , e x c lu d in g
p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e an d f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s , h o l id a y s , an d
la te s h if t s .
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s a r e b a s e d on d a t a f o r s e l e c t e d k e y o c c u ­
p a t i o n s a n d i n c lu d e m o s t o f th e n u m e r i c a l l y i m p o r t a n t j o b s w ith in
each grou p.
L im ita tio n s of D ata

M e th o d o f C o m p u tin g
T h e i n d e x e s an d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e , a s m e a s u r e s o f
c h a n g e in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e in f lu e n c e d b y :
(1) g e n e r a l s a l a r y an d
w a g e c h a n g e s , (2 ) m e r i t o r o t h e r i n c r e a s e s in p a y r e c e i v e d b y i n d i ­
v i d u a l w o r k e r s w h ile in th e s a m e jo b , an d (3 ) c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e
w a g e s d u e to c h a n g e s in th e l a b o r f o r c e r e s u l t i n g f r o m l a b o r t u r n ­
o v e r , f o r c e e x p a n s i o n s , f o r c e r e d u c t i o n s , a n d c h a n g e s in th e p r o p o r ­
t io n s o f w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d b y e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith d i f f e r e n t p a y l e v e l s .
C h a n g e s in th e l a b o r f o r c e c a n c a u s e i n c r e a s e s o r d e c r e a s e s in th e
o c c u p a t i o n a l a v e r a g e s w ith o u t a c t u a l w a g e c h a n g e s . It i s c o n c e iv a b l e
t h a t e v e n th o u g h a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in a n a r e a g a v e w a g e i n c r e a s e s ,
a v e r a g e w a g e s m a y h av e d e c lin e d b e c a u s e lo w e r - p a y in g e s ta b lis h m e n t s
e n t e r e d th e a r e a o r e x p a n d e d t h e i r w o r k f o r c e s .
S im ila r ly , w ages
m a y h a v e r e m a i n e d r e l a t i v e l y c o n s t a n t , y e t th e a v e r a g e s f o r an a r e a
m a y h a v e r i s e n c o n s i d e r a b l y b e c a u s e h ig h e r - p a y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
e n t e r e d th e a r e a .

E a c h o f th e f o llo w in g k e y o c c u p a t i o n s w ith in an o c c u p a t i o n a l
g r o u p w a s a s s i g n e d a c o n s t a n t w e ig h t b a s e d on i t s p r o p o r t i o n a t e e m ­
p lo 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 :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m e n a n d w o m e n ):
B o o k k e e p in g - m a c h in e
o p e r a to r s, c l a s s B
C le r k s, a c c o u n t in g , c la s s e s
A an d B
C lerics, f i l e , c la s s e s
A , B, a n d C
C lerics, o rd e r
C lerics, p a y r o ll
C o m p to m e te r o p e ra to rs
K e y p u n c h o p e ra to rs, c la s s e s
A and B
M e sse n g e rs ( o f f ic e b o y s o r
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O f f ic e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n )—
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S e c re ta rie s
S te n o g ra p h e rs, g e n e r a l
S te n o g ra p h e rs, se n io r
S w itc h b o a rd o p e r a to r s, c l a s s e s
A an d B
T a b u l a t in g - m a c h i n e o p e ra to rs,
c la ss B
T y p is ts, c l a s s e s A a n d B
In d u str ia l nu rses ( m e n an d
w o m e n ):
N u rse s, in d u s tria l ( r e g is te r e d )

S k i lle d m a in te n a n c e (m e n ):
C a rp e n te rs
E le c t r ic ia n s
M a c h in ists
M e c h a n ic s
M e c h a n ic s ( a u t o m o t iv e )
P a in te rs
P ip e fit te r s
T o o l a n d d ie m a k e rs
U n s k ille d p la n t (m e n ):
J a n ito r s , p o rte rs, a n d
c le a n e r s
L a b o re rs, m a t e r ia l h a n d lin g

T h e u s e o f c o n s t a n t e m p lo y m e n t w e ig h t s e l i m i n a t e s th e e f f e c t
o f c h a n g e s in th e p r o p o r t i o n o f w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d in e a c h jo b i n ­
c lu d e d in th e d a t a .
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e r e f l e c t o n ly c h a n g e s
in a v e r a g e p a y f o r s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r s .
T h e y a r e n ot i n flu e n c e d b y
c h a n g e s in s t a n d a r d w o r k s c h e d u l e s , a s s u c h , o r b y p r e m iu m p a y
fo r o v e r tim e .
W h e re n e c e s s a r y , d a t a w e r e a d ju s t e d to r e m o v e f r o m
th e i n d e x e s an d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e an y s i g n i f i c a n t e f f e c t c a u s e d
b y c h a n g e s in th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y .

a v e r a g e (m e a n ) e a r n i n g s f o r e a c h o c c u p a t i o n w e r e m u l t i ­
o c c u p a t i o n a l w e ig h t, an d th e p r o d u c t s f o r a l l o c c u p a t i o n s
w e re to ta le d .
T h e a g g r e g a t e s fo r 2 c o n se c u tiv e y e a r s
b y d iv id in g th e a g g r e g a t e f o r th e l a t e r y e a r b y th e a g g r e ­
e a r lie r y e a r.
T h e r e s u l t a n t r e l a t i v e , l e s s 100 p e r c e n t ,

5

6




T a b le

2.

In d ex es

of

sta n d a rd

w e e k ly

sa la r ie s

and

str a ig h t- tim e

h o u rly

e a r n in g s

fo r

D a y t o n , O h io , D e c e m b e r 1 9 6 9 a n d D e c e m b e r 1 9 7 0 , a n d p e r c e n t s o f i n c r e a s e f o r s e l e c t e d
A ll in d u s tr ie s
P e rio d

O f f ic e
c le r ic a l
(m e n an d
w om en )

I n d u str ia l
n u rse s
(m e n an d
w om en )

S k ille d
m a in t e n a n c e
tra d e s

s e le c te d

o c c u p a tio n a l

gro u p s

in

p e r io d s

-

M a n u fa c tu rin g

U n s k il le d
w o rk ers

O f f ic e
c le r ic a l
(m e n an d
w o m en )

I n d u str ia l
n u rse s
(m e n a n d
w om en )

S k ille d
m a in t e n a n c e
tra d e s

U n s k il le d
w o rk ers

In d e x e s (Ja n u a ry 1967=100)
D e c e m b e r 1 9 6 9 _____________________________________
D e c e m b e r 1 9 7 0 _____________________________________

1 1 4 .8

12
2.8

1 2 5 .1
1 3 4 .9

1 2 1 .4
1 3 1 .0

1 1 5 .6
1 2 8 .1

1 1 6 .0
1 2 3 .8

1 2 4 .7
1 3 5 .3

1 2 1 .7
1 3 1 .3

1 2 4 .5
1 6 8 .6

1 1 8 .1
1 5 5 .0

9 .7
8 .9

3 .6
3 .3

4 .9
4 .5

2 .9
3 .8

.7
2 .7
2 .5
1.3
4 .3
5 .4

2 .7

1 1 6 .3
1 2 8 .0

I n d e x e s ( J a n u a r y 196 1 = 1 00)
J a n u a r y 1 9 6 7 ________________________________________
D e c e m b e r 1 9 7 0 _____________________________________

1 1 8 .8
1 4 5 .9

1 2 6 .2
1 7 0 .3

1 1 8 .2
1 5 4 .8

1 1 8 .6
1 5 1 .6

1 1 8 .3
1 4 6 .5

11
2.0
1 5 4 .9

P e rc e n ts of in c re a se
D e c e m b e r 1 9 5 9 to J a n u a r y 1 9 6 1 :
1 3 - m o n th i n c r e a s e ______________________________
A n n u a l r a t e o f i n c r e a s e -------------------------------J a n u a r y 19 6 1 t o J a n u a r y 1 9 6 2 --------------------------J a n u a r y 1 9 6 2 t o J a n u a r y 1 9 6 3 ____________________
J a n u a r y 1 9 6 3 t o J a n u a r y 1 9 6 4 ____________________
J a n u a r y 1 9 6 4 t o J a n u a r y 1 9 6 5 ____________________
J a n u a r y 1 9 6 5 t o J a n u a r y 1 9 6 6 --------------------------J a n u a r y 1 9 6 6 t o J a n u a r y 1 9 6 7 ____________________
J a n u a r y 1 9 6 7 t o J a n u a r y 1 9 6 8 --------------------------J a n u a r y 1 9 6 8 t o J a n u a r y 1 9 6 9 --------------------------J a n u a r y 1969 to D e c e m b e r 1969:
- m o n th i n c r e a s e ---------------------------------------A n n u a l r a t e o f i n c r e a s e ________________________

1
1

D e c e m b e r 1 9 6 9 t o D e c e m b e r 1 9 7 0 --------------------

4 .0
3 .7

2
.1

8
.6
7 .9

3 .6
3 .3

5 .0
4 .6

4 .0
3 .8

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

2
.8
4 .9
2
.6
5 .8
1.6
0
6
.0

.8
2
.6

2
.1
2
.0

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

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

5 .2
5 .7

6 .7
7 .3

5 .0
5 .5

7 .0

7 .8

7 .9

4 .3
4 .0

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

1
.8
5 .0
2
.6
6 .3
1.2
0
6
.1

7 .4

5 .0
5 .5

1.8
0

6 .7

6
.8

1
.8

7 .3

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

6 .7
7 .3

5 .0
5 .5

5 .9
6 .5

8 .5

7 .9

1.1
0

N O T E : P r e v io u s ly p u b lish e d in d e x e s f o r th e D ay to n a r e a u s e d J a n u a r y 1961 a s th e b a s e p e r io d .
T h e y c a n b e c o n v e r t e d t o t h e n e w b a s e p e r i o d b y d iv i d in g t h e m b y th e c o r r e s p o n d i n g in d e x n u m b e r s f o r
J a n u a r y 1 9 6 7 on t h e J a n u a r y 1 9 6 1 b a s e p e r i o d a s sh o w n in t h e t a b l e . ( T h e r e s u l t s h o u ld b e m u l t i p l i e d
b y 1 0 0 .)

8
.0

7
A .

O c c u p a t i o n a l

T a b l e A -1.

e a r n i n g s

O f f i c e o c c u p a tio n s —men and w o m e n

(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , D ay to n , O hio, D e c e m b e r 1970)
N u m b e r of w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly e a r n in g s of—
s

A
verage

$

$

$

w rk
o ers

M 2
ean
(sta d rd
na )

M
edian2

$

S

$

$

S

$

$

$

$

$

S
$
$
$
$
220
230
240
250
260

70

80

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

70

S e x , o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s tr y d iv isio n

60

$

$

80

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

20
8
12

5
3
2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

M
iddle ra g 2
ne

and

under
230

240

250

260

over

113
73
AO

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

$
$
$
$
1 6 4 .5 0 1 6 1 .0 0 1 4 7 .0 0 - 1 8 9 .0 0
1 5 7 .0 0 1 54 .0 0 1 4 4 .0 0 - 1 7 2 .5 0
1 7 8 .0 0 1 8 2 .5 0 1 6 6 .0 0 - 1 9 2 .0 0

-

-

~

*

-

3
3
~

4
4
-

12
10
2

18
17
1

19
14
5

8
6
2

13
3
10

11
5
6

CLASS B --------------

28

3 9 .5

1 5 3 .5 0

1 61 .0 0

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

-

-

-

-

1

3

-

1

4

3

11

1

4

CLERKS, ORDER --------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------

57
41

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 4 5 .5 0
1 48 .0 0

1 4 0 .0 0
1 51 .0 0

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

-

-

_

-

-

-

1
1

4
3

12

-

12
5

2
2

8
5

8
7

3
3

3
3

4
3

"

MESSENGERS 10FFICE B0YS1 --------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------

45
33

3 9 .0
3 9 .5

8 9 .0 0
9 2 .0 0

8 7 .0 0
9 0 .0 0

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

7
7

6
1

14
9

5
3

8
8

4
4

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B -------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------—

29
26

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

1 86 .0 0
1 87 .5 0

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

3
3

2
2

6
6

6
6

4

BILLERS, MACHINE (BILLING
MACHINE) ------------------------------------------------------

29

I

HEN

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

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

1

-

4

BILLERS, MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
MACHINE) -----------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------

228
33

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

9 0 .0 0
1 09 .0 0

8 6 .5 0
1 07 .5 0

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

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS A -------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING — ------- -------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

86
41
45

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

1 15 .0 0
1 22 .0 0
1 0 8 .5 0

1 16 .0 0
1 21 .5 0
1 04 .5 0

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

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B -------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

132
92
40

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

1 0 8 .0 0
1 17 .0 0
8 8 .0 0

1 0 1 .0 0
1 19 .0 0
9 3 .5 0

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

3
3

1
1

3

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A --------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

327
185
142

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

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

1 27 .0 0
1 3 2 .0 0
1 2 4 .5 0

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B --------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U TI LIT IE S ----------------------------

483
170
313
31

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

9 9 .5 0
1 09 .0 0
9 4 .5 0
1 25 .0 0

CLERKS, FIL E, CLASS A ---------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

70
36

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

CLERKS, FIL E, CLASS B ---------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U TI LIT IE S ----------------------------

173
46
127
49

CLERKS, FIL E, CLASS C — ----------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

93
38

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A -------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------CLERKS,

ACCOUNTING,

9

1
1

2
2

2
1

1
1

2
1

1

4

_

4

WOMEN

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




-

8

2

3

2

3

-

-

48

2

95
3

29
4

31
15

18
7

4
1

2
2

1
1

6

3

1

3

1

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

_

-

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

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

-

*

1 23 .0 0
1 27 .5 0

1 20 .5 0
1 36 .0 0

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

_

-

-

-

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

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

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

8 2 .0 0 - 1 0 2 .0 0
8 3 .5 0 -1 1 1 .0 0
8 1 .5 0 - 8 9.00
8 3 .0 0 - 1 2 2 .0 0

-

22

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

9 0 .0 0
7 6 .5 0

9 0 .0 0
7 7 .5 0

7 8 .5 0 - 1 0 1 .0 0
7 5 .0 0 - 8 0 .5 0

6
6

27
13
14

9
6
3

25
12
13

8
5
3

4
4

6

27
14
13

33
16
17

17
12
5

6
5
1

18
18

8
8

12
12

-

18
11
7

25
15
10

58
34
24

91
25
66

47
35
12

34
29
5

14
6

5

8

9

8

6

9

2

a
2
6

10

8

117
30
87

87
39
48

30
23
7
6

3

7

7
2

1
1

1
1

-

7

7
2
5

-

3

“

65
39
26
11

10

148
23

10

4

5

5
5

125

17
6
25
24

'

5

1
1

6
6

11

17

15

5

“

5
4

4

5

98
12
86
22

9
5

12
11
1
1

15
10

14
2
12
12

2
1
1
1

i

4
3

21

4

17
8

21
1

5

3

1
1

4

i
i

11
11

3

3
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

5
5

-

8

T a b le A - 1 .

O ffic e o c c u p a t io n s —men and w o m e n -----C o n tin u e d

(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t -t im e w e e k ly h o u r s an d e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s tu d ie d on an a r e a b a s is b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n ,

W
eekly ea in s *
rn g
(sta d rd
na )
Nm
u ber
S e x , o c c u p a tio n ,

wr e s
o ic r

(sta d rd
na )

60

M
ean2

M
edian2

O h io , D e c e m b e r 1970)

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

$

$

A
verage
w
eekly

and in d u s t r y d iv is io n

D a y to n ,

70

$

80

90

s

$

10 10 10
0 1 2

$

$
130

$
140

*
150

$
160

$
170

$
180

$
190

$

$

20 20 20
0 1 2

$

*
230

S
240

$
250

260

M
iddle ra g 2
ne

and
80

90

10 10 10
0 1 2

15
9

70

6

34
13
21

63
• 16
47

30
4
26

3
3
*

27
12
15

40

39

18

18

33
4
29

19
5
14

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

20 20 20
0 1 2

230

240

250

5
5
*

15
15

260

over

W M N - CONTINUED
O E
$
9 9 .5 0
9 9 .5 0
9 9 .5 0

$
9 8 .5 0
9 5 .0 0
9 9 .0 0

$
$
9 0 .0 0 -1 1 1 .5 0
8 3 .5 0 -1 1 5 .0 0
9 3 .0 0 -1 1 1 .0 0

1 1 6 .5 0

10 0
2 .0
12 0
1 .0

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

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

-

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

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

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

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

-

5

59

*

5

59

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

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

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

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

-

_

77
43

13
3
10

15
5

370
191
179

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

1 0 6 .0 0

9 8 .0 0
1 0 3 .0 0
9 7 .0 0

67
38
29

119
31

CLERKS, ORDER----------- ------------------------------MANUFACTURING--------- -------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------

194
59
135

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

CLERKS, PAYROLL -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------

209

11
2
8
8

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

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS ------------------------MANUFACTURING — --------- --------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

206
65

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A ------------MANUFACTURING — ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

11
2
10
2

10 0
1 .0
11 0
0 .0

12 0
0 .0

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

MESSENGERS (OFFICE GIRLS) -----------------

36

3 9 .5

8 9 .0 0

9 4 .5 0

SECRETARIES ---------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING----------------------- --—

1 ,2 9 5
855
440

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

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

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

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

SECRETARIES, CLASS A ----------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------

87
63

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

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

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

SECRETARIES, CLASS B ----------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

239
157
82

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

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

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

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

563
418
145
30

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

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

SECRETARIES, CLASS D ----------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING--------------------------—

386
197
189

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

1 2 3 .5 0

1 2 5 .0 0

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ----------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

346
176
170

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

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR ------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING----------- ---- --------------

308
247
61

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS A ------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B ------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

S ee fo o tn o te s




at en d

o f ta b le ;

8 2 .0 0 -

9 9 .5 0

“

6
6

19
17

5

2
2

-

_

-

2
6 8 2 6 1
1 1
8 2
2
2 2 8 8
2 1

8

47
30
17
-

-

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

-

-

4
4

-

*

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

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

0
0
0
0

-

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

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

-

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

1 1 3 .5 0

-

1 2 4 .5 0

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

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

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

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

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

-

59
32
27

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

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

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

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

12
0
8
8

4 1 .0
4 1 .0

8 9 .5 0

8 7 .5 0
8 5 .0 0

9 4 .0 0
9 2 .0 0

14

15

46
26

14

12
2
10

-

7 9 .0 0 7 8 .0 0 -

4
3

1

28
18

19
18

26

15

-

8 .0
60

5

14

3

18
4

5
5

i
i

5

9

46
41

-

17

8 2 1 1
8 0 0 1
6
1

-

11 0
1 .0

24
16

7

3
5

4

5

9

4

2
1 2

5

2 1 2 6
2 1 2 6
13
9
4

14
14

4

-

4

3

4

3

1 2 8
1 2 8

13
4
14

5
4

8
8

171

157
99
58

*

1
6 2
6
1 8 6 1 1
0

-

12 0
2 .0

34

28

7

1

13
13

15
15

107
62
45

41
36
5

13
13

-

90
53
37

167
96
71

174
99
75

11
2
1 6
0
2 0
1 6 2 1 1
0
8 6
2
1
0
2
~

50

78
44

56
33
23

32
29
3

26
25

1

1 1 6
1 0
8
2 1 1 1
0 1 1 1
2
0
1 8
1
2
1 2
1 6 1 1
1 1
1
2 1
2
1 2
1
0
2 1 2
1 2 2
0
2
0
1
2 2
1
2 0
0
1
6
8
2
2
8
1
2 1

14
5
9

14
9
5

12
2

25

15

9

9

40
23
17

27

7

44
26
18
33
27

-

3
1
2

17
13
4

9
4
5
-

44
26
18

105
59
46
4

89
63
26
3

62
49
13

48
37

-

9
1
8

26
13
13

54
27
27

Ill
60
51

48
30
18

38
33
5

45

24

60
32
28

62
51

70

48
19
29

27

13
4
9

41
33

27
24
3

13
9
4

3

9
4
5

19

19

*

-

-

-

5

1 2
1 2
6
8
8 1
1
8 8

~

-

4

3
5

4
4

7
4
3

_

31
31

26
24

6

7

1

4

*
-

2
2
1
1
16

*

1

27
26

48

1

57

3

30
18

5

29

9

5

4

4
i

28
28
“

30
30

38
38

25
24

-

_

~

3
3

5
5

58
58

_

“

*

_

_

19

1
1

-

23

52
30

3
-

5

-

35

34
21
13

7
4

6
1
1 1
1

62
62

5
5

15
15

2
2
2
2

-

3
3
“
3
3

9

T a b l e A -1.

O f fic e o c c u p a t io n s —men and w o m e n -----C o n tin u e d

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

W
eekly ea in s 1
rn g
(sta d rd
na )
Nm
u ber

D a y ton ,

O h io , D e c e m b e r

N um ber o f w ork ers

$

A
verage
w
eekly

$

$

S

$

$

1970)

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

and in d u s t r y d iv is io n

w rk
o ers

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

(sta d rd
na )

WOMEN -

60
M
ean2

M
edian2

70

80

90

100

110

70

S e x , o c c u p a tio n ,

80

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

-

49
28

30
20
10

37

37
34
3

12

1
1

5

4

-

-

1
1

83

16

176
121
55

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

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

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLAS S B
1

12

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,

54
54

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

8 6 .0 0 8 6 .0 0 -

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

14
16

30

— —— —
— —— —

64

39^5 1 0 4 .5 0 lo a is o

9 6 .0 0 -

1 1 7 .5 0

13

T YPI STS , CLASS B — —
— ——————
————
H NUF AC TURING — — — — — — — — —
A
—————————
NONMANUFACTURING — — — — — — — —
——— ————

596
364
232

185

136

—— — —
— —

NONMANUFACTURING — —
—

at en d




o f ta b le s .

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

9 3 .5 0
9 9 .0 0

8 6 .5 0 - 1 0 7 .5 0
8 7 .0 0 116 .5 0
8 6 .0 0 - 9 8 .0 0

39

18

8

8

MANUFACTURING — — —

fo o tn o te s

$

$

$

$

$

$

200

210

220

230

240

250

200

210

220

230

240

250

260 o v e r

-

-

-

-

-

-

260

CONTINUED

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSMANUFACTURING
NUNMANUFACTURING — — — — — —

S ee

t

M
iddle ra g 2
ne

47

17

-

-

1 0

T a b le A - 2 .

P r o fe s s io n a l and t e c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s —men and w o m e n

(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w ee k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s b y in d u s try d iv isio n , D ay ton, Ohio, D e c e m b e r 1970)
W
eekly ea in s 1
rn g
(sta d rd
na )
Nm
u ber

Number of workers receiving straight -time weekly earnings of--s

$

A
verage
w
eekly

S

$

$

S

t

$

)

$

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

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

w rk rs
o e

110

15

15
8

11

10

S
1
S
$
$
$
S
S
t
$
200
210 220
230
240
250 260 270 280 290

11

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

Sex, occupation, and industry division

M
ean2

(sta d rd
na )

M
edian2

M
iddle range2

Under 100
$
100 under
110

and
210

220

230

240

250

260

270

280

1

-

-

290 over

MEN

$

tUnrU 1CK UrtKA 1U 2>y vLAoo v — — — —
K
——

61
48

$

$

$

11

19

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

8

1

COMPUTER PROGRAMERS,

10

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

8

8

COMPUTER PROGRAMERS*

51

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

5

1

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS,

1

1
28

319

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

59
56

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B ----------------------------—

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

-

-

27

49

17

5

29

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

94

-

18

22

10

10

10

10

26

14

27

40

4

13

8
DRAFTSMEN TRACERS ™

WOMEN

NURSES,

INDUSTRIAL

(REGISTERED)

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




-----

7

4

11

6

10
8

11

48

9

12

-

-

11
T a b le A -3 .

O ffic e , p ro fe s sio n a l, and te c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s —m en and w o m e n c om bined

(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Dayton, Ohio, December 1970)
Average

Occupation and industry division

Number

Average
Number

Occupation and industry division

Weekly
earnings 1
’standard) (standard)
Weekly

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard) (standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS
29
228
33

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

45

earnings 1
[standard) (standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED

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

$

3 8 .5 1 0 8 .5 0

V
9Z

Number

$

$
4 0 .0 1 1 9 .0 0

BILLERS, MACHINE (BILLING

Average

Occupation and industry division

191
179

lio lo o
3 9 .0 1 0 1 .0 0

199

122 .5 0
3 9 .5 1 0 4 .5 0

364

3 9 .5 1 0 6 .5 0

BILLERS, MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
MESSENGERS (OFFICE BOYS AND GIRLS)-

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
66

4oIo l s f r t o

61

3 9 .0 1 5 5 .5 0

244

4 0 .0 1 6 0 .0 0

26

3 9 .0 1 5 0 .5 0

43

3 9 .5 161I 50
3 9 .5 1 4 1 .5 0

258
182
48
LLAj j

D

3 9 .5 145 * 50
4 0 .0 1 5 1 .0 0

511

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

146
31

39^5 1 3 4 .0 0
3 9 .5 1 6 4 .5 0

COMPUTER OPERATQRSt CLASS C

4 0 .0 1 3 3 .5 0

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

COMPUTER PR0GRAMERS,

197
189

A L L UUNI 1 Nop

82
565

41

L L tK K jf

4 0 10 1 4 1 .5 0
4 0 .0 1 3 7 .0 0
4 0 .0 1 5 7 .0 0

36

1 1 3 .5 0

3 9 .5 1 2 7 .5 0
170

CLERKS» FILEf CLASS B

309

u s is o
4 0 .0

1 3 9 .0 0

62
32
30

j

CLERKS, ORDER ------------------------------------------

251

Wl 1L H d UAKL# U r t K A

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

1U K o i L L Ajo A ■
*

8 9 .5 0
8 6 .0 0

102
88
229
141
88

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

206
NONM
ANUFACTURING

121

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

48

4 0 .0 1 7 1 .0 0

54

3 9 .5

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTS-

9 5 .0 0

78
43




295

4 0 .0 1 1 0 .5 0

121

4 1 .0
4 1 .0

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,

See footnotes at end of tables.

2 2 5 .0 0

4 0 .0 1 1 0 .0 0

1 3 8 .0 0
4 0 .0 1 0 7 .0 0
3 9 T5

9 9 .0 0

146

197 .0 0

12
T a b le A -4 .

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

(Average straight-time hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Dayton, Ohio, December 1970)
Hourly earnings3

N u m b e r o f w D rk e rs r e c e i v i n g s t r a ig h t - t i m e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f-

$

$

$

$

$

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

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

$

$

Number
Mean 2

M edian2

$

3 .3 0

3 .4 0 3 .5 0 3 .6 0 3 .7 0 3 .8 0 3 .9 0 4 00 4 . 2 0 4 .4 0 4 .60 4 .80 5 .0 0 5 .2 0 5 .4 0 5 .6 0 5 .8 0

$

s

$

$

*

$

s

$

$

$

t

$

$

S

$

M iddle range 2

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

4 20 4 .4 0 4 .6 0 4 .8 0

5

.00 5 .2 0 5 .4 0 5 .6 0 5 .8 0

over

MEN
$
HM 1

$

$

4 .9 7

v A H r L I iiL K jy

4

$

1L

27
27

5 .4 3

4 .0 9

14
14

761

5 .2 7

5 .4 4

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

5 .0 4

5 T2 2

1

3

7

4^71— 5 .5 8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

12
12

11
11

10

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

378

4^21

331
331

5 .0 1
5 .0 1

5 .3 2

4 .6 7

4 .7 6

s ! 12
5 .2 5
5 .2 6

5 .3 4

40
40

—

-

-

-

-

-

~

-

26
26




124

32
32

68
68

80
80

20
20

19
10
10

91

242

9

26
25

3

163

-

71

30
20
10
10

6

18

29

60
33

29
29

1

5 . 3 1 - 5 .3 7

-

70
70

-

-

-

-

-

10

11
11

16
18

See footnotes at end of tables,

55

16

30

46

17
SHEET-METAL WORKERS, MAINTENANCE

6

5*35

133
131

6

4 . 1 8 - 5 .3 2

312

23

4 . 8 1 - 5 .3 6

93

MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------

12

3 . 1 6 - 4 .4 2

91

22
22

145

3 .8 9
3 .8 7

52

68

42
36

12

4 .2 8

11

39

AUTOMOTIVE

4 .3 2

12

15

20
20

MACHINISTS* MAINTENANCE
MECHANICS,

53

8
8

3 . 4 8 - 4 .4 8

397

- -

22
22

4 .7 2

57
MACHINE-TOOL OPERATORS, TOOLROOM

33
33
8

105

. 21-

-

13
13

2
32
28

40

17

5

2 2
1 1
2 17
1

98

108

-

108

-

53
49

268
268

419
8 419
8

13
T a b le A -5 .

C u s to d ia l and m a te ria l m o v e m e n t o cc u p atio n s

(Average straight-time hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Dayton, Ohio, December 1970)
Hourly earnings3

1

Number

1 .6 0

Sex, occupation, and industry division
workers

M=a„

=

M edian2

$ $

$

$

Number of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings of—

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

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

$

2 .8 0

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

3 .0 0 3 .2 0 3 .4 0 3 .6 0 3 .8 0 4 .0 0 4 .2 0 4 .4 0 4 .6 0 4 .8 0

M iddle range 2

1

70 1 .8 0 1 .9 0 2 .0 0 2 .1 0 2 .2 0 2 .3 0 2 .4 0 2 .5 0 2 .6 0 2 .7 0 2 .8 0 3 .0 0 3 .2 0 3 .4 0 3 .6 0 3 .8 0 4 .0 0 4 .2 0 4 .4 0 4 .6 0 4 .8 0 5 .0 0

H
EN
GUARDS AND W
ATCHM
EN ----------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------

641
496

$
3 .5 3
3 .9 0

$
3 .8 8
4 .0 0

$
$
2 .9 5 - 4 .3 3
3 . 6 5 - 4 .3 5

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

94

7
7

1
1

-

-

-

12
12

4

6

3

1

2

4
4

38
36

18
13

28
26

15
12

35
32

126
106

22
22

188
188

37
37

12

-

-

-

-

-

4

20

8

26

12

32

94

22

188

37

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

32

-

32
32

-

-

_

-

-

455

3 .9 8

4 .1 9

3 . 7 9 - 4 .3 6

W
ATCHM
EN
MANUFACTURING----- -------------------------------

41

2 .9 8

2 .8 9

2 . 8 2 - 3 .8 2

-

-

7

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

16

5

-

-

-

12

-

JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS ----MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

1 ,7 5 6
1 ,1 9 4
562

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

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

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

45

32

115

82

18

115

8
7
1

129
103
26

28
21
7

51
43
8

101
81
20

129
101
28

109
84
25

380
368
12

30

45

44
25
19

30

66
66
~

291
291
-

-

LABORERS, MATERIAL HANDLING ------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES -------------------------

1 ,3 2 8
1 ,0 0 1
327
142

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

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

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

7
7

2

41
24
17
-

11
9
2
-

72
54
18
4

221
217
4
~

230
189
41
9

127
124
3
-

227
178
49
21

46
45
1
-

61
61

54
54

2
-

17
11
6
-

-

~

117
21
96
76

PACKERS, SHIPPING ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------

513
489

3 .7 6
3 .8 1

3 .6 8
3 .7 0

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

6
6

1
1

69
63

8
8

-

56
50

100
100

-

-

6
6

48
48

90
90

101
101

RECEIVING CLERKS ----------------------------------MANUFACTURING-----‘ ----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

92
60
32

3 .4 2
3 .4 4
3 .3 9

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

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

6
6

3
3

16
2
14

17
14
3

18
9
9

22
19
3

SHIPPING CLERKS ----- --------------------------------

30

3 .4 6

3 .4 5

3 . 1 4 - 3 .7 5

4

10

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERKS --------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------

218
165
53

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

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

3 . 2 3 - 3 .8 8
3 . 2 2 - 3 .8 8
3 . 7 1 - 3 .8 8

3
3
-

21
21
-

-

TRUCKDRIVERS --------- -------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES -------------------------

1 ,8 6 8
635
1,2 3 3
828

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

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

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

16
11
5

TRUCKDRIVERS, LIGHT (UNDER
1 - 1 /2 TO N S)------- -------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------

115
67
48

3 .3 4
3 .6 2
2 .9 5

3 .6 2
3 .7 9
2 .8 9

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

TRUCKDRIVERS, MEDIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO
A D INCLUDING 4 TONS) ------------------N
MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

298
173
125

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

3 .6 9
4 .3 1
3 .3 9

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

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,
TRAILER TYPE) -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES -------------------------

634
78
556
389

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

4 .5 2
3 .6 9
4 .5 3
4 .5 5

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

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,
OTHER THAN TRAILER TYPE) -------------

216

3 .8 7

3 .8 3

3 .5 5 - 4 .2 4

See footnotes at end of tables.




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

-

32

81
3
78

-

6

16

-

6
-

16
*

-

-

-

-

-

-

82

18

17
1
16

19
7
12
*

-

13

9

13
-

9
”

-

16
16

5
-

4
-

2
~

1
-

1
1

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

15
3
12

-

-

-

-

8

12

9
25
3
22

8

12

9

10
10

-

-

8

3
3

8

-

25
3
22

-

-

7
7

6
6

8

2

55
28
27

31
29
2

20
18
2

182
57
125

210
104
106
61

143
33
110
40

152
47
105
43

18
15
3

5
3
2

11
7
4

15
1
14

32
32

79
35
44

22
10
12

12
6
6

5
3
2

39

30

83
53
30

51
1
50

2

7
2
5

109
58
51

9
9

2
2

2
2
2

2

-

-

8
7
1

3
48
48
-

7
2
5

-

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

30

8

8 1
8 2

2

-

12
10
2

-

8

-

8

254
250
4
4

542
44
498
498

-

182

-

182
182

-

-

-

-

96
96

39

58
1

7
3
4
4

15

91

58

405
21
384
384

14
T a b le A -5 .

C u sto d ial and m a te ria l m o v em e n t o c c u p a tio n s -----C o ntin u ed

(A verage stra igh t-tim e hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area b a sis by industry division, Dayton, Ohio, D ecem b er 1970)
Hourly earnings

3

T

Number

S e x , occupation, and industry division
workers

Mean

L

1.6 0

M edian

2

Middle ran ge

$

1 .7 0

$ $

$

Number of w orkers receivin g stra ig h t-tim e hourly earnings of—

$

s

$

$

$

~i.8 0 3 .0 0 *.2 0 *.4 0 *.6 0 $.8 0 $.0 0 $.2 0 $.4 0 $.6 0 i .8 0
$
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4

s

1

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

2
under

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

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

M N - CONTINUED
E
$

$

$

$

___

3
3
*

*

2 .6 2
3 .3 3

2 .4 1
3 .5 2

*

16
15
1

176
167
9

127
94
33

66
66

2
2

8
a

-

-

8
7
1
1

9
1
8
8

32
31
1
1

2
-

3
3

8
-

8
4

41
41

*

201
201

30

4
4

281
281

17
17

30

10
10

WMN
O E

PUBLIC UTILITIES -------------------------

217
29
214

See footnotes at end of t a b le s .




2 .5 6

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

2 .1 7

2 .1 2 -

3 .8 6

4 .1 2
s l a i - 4 .1 3

3 .33

33

6

25

23

33

JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS -----

6
~

25
4

23
15

10
1
9
-

10
1
9
-

16
3
13

13
9
4
-

2
1
1
-

5
-

9
6

32
28

-

10
8

2
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3
3

17
17

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

95
95

53
53

17
17

-

-

-

15

B.

E s ta b lis h m e n t p ra c tic e s a n d s u p p le m e n ta ry w a g e p ro v is io n s

T a b le

B -1 .

M in im u m

e n t r a n c e s a la r ie s f o r w o m e n o ff ic e w o r k e r s

(Distribution of establishm ents studied in all industries and in industry divisions by m inim um entrance salary for selected categories
of inexperienced women office w orkers, Dayton, O hio, D ecem ber 1970)

Inexperienced typ ists
Manufacturing
Minimum weekly straig h t-tim e s a la r y 4

B ase d on standard weekly hours 6 of—

All
in du stries

All
schedules

E sta b lish m e n ts studied— -----------------------------------E sta b lish m e n ts having a sp ecified m inim um -----------------$ 62.50 and under $ 65.00______________________________
$ 65.00 and under $ 67.50______________________________
$ 67.50 and under $ 70.00______________________________
$ 70.00 and under $ 72.50----------------------------------------$ 72.50 and under $ 75.00----------------------------------------$ 75.00 and under $ 77.50______________________________
$ 77.50 and under $ 80.00---------------------------------------$ 80.00 and under $ 82.50---------------------------------------$ 82.50 and under $ 85.00______________________________
$ 85.00 and under $ 87.50---------------------------------------$ 87.50 and under $ 90.00---------------------------------------$ 90.00 and under $ 92.50---------------------------------------$ 92.50 and under $ 95.00----------------------------------------$ 95.00 and under $ 97.50---------------------------------------$ 97.50 and under $ 100.00--------------------------- -------$ 100.00 and under $ 102.50------------------------------------$ 102.50 and o v er______________________________________

40

133

61

52

33

29

2

2

4
1

1
1

2
1

5

4

4

1

1
6
1

5

9
1

5
3

2

19
3

M anufacturing
All
in du stries

40

61

16

57

35

31

3

3

3
4
3
7

3
3

1

1
1

1

6

3

1

All
schedules

3

40

2

1

72
17

4
3

22

„
3

4

3

3

2

2

1
8
1

1

1

5

4

1

1

6

3

3

3

1

1
1
1

1

1

1

1

3

3

3

3

3

2

2
2
1

2
3
2

3

3

5

1

2

40

133

1

2
2

5

Nonmanufacturing

B ased on standard weekly h o u rs 6 of—
All
schedules

1

3
1

2

2

1

2
2

2

3

1

2

1

1

5

5

E stab lish m e n ts having no sp ecified m in im u m ----------------

26

12

XXX

E stab lish m e n ts which did not em ploy w o rk e rs
in th is cate g o ry -------------------------------------------------------

55

16




All
schedules

72

7

See footnotes at end of tables.

Other inexperienced c le r ic a l w orkers
Nonmanufacturing

1

3
1

2
14
39

1
1

XXX

2

3
1

1

1

6

5

5

3
1

1

32

13

XXX

19

XXX

44

13

31

1




T a b le

B -2 .

S h if t d if f e r e n t ia ls

( L a te - sh ift p ay p r o v isio n s for m an u factu rin g plant w o rk e rs by type and am ount of p ay d iffe ren tia l,
Dayton, Ohio, D e cem b e r 1970)
(A ll plant w o rk e rs in m an ufacturin g = 100 percent)
P e rc e n t of m an ufacturin g plant w o rk e rs—
L a te -sh ift pay p ro v isio n

In e sta b lish m e n ts having p ro v isio n s
for la te sh ifts

7

A ctually working on late sh ifts

Second shift

Total----------------- ---------------------------------

T h ird or other
shift

Second sh ift

9 8 .9

9 4 .7

24. 5

No p ay d iffe r e n tia l fo r w ork on la te s h ift -------

0. 5

P ay d iffe r e n tia l fo r w ork on late s h ift ------------

9 8 .4

9 3 .6

24. 5

U niform cen ts (p e r h o u r)---------------------

36. 5

33. 3

6 .5

5 c e n t s ----------------------------------------7Vz o r 8 c e n ts-------------------------------9 c e n t s ----------------------------------------1 0 ce n ts---------------------------------------1 1 c e n ts---------------------------------------llV 2 c e n ts----------------------- -----------1 2 ce n ts---------------------------------------13 ce n ts------------------- — -------------14 ce n ts---------------------------------------15 c e n ts---------------------------------------16 c e n t s --------------------------------------17 c e n ts---------------------------------------18 c e n ts---------------------------------------2 0 o r 2 2 ce n ts-------------------------------25 c e n ts---------------------------------------25*/z c e n ts------------------------------------35 c e n ts----------------------------------------

2.0
2. 0

1

.

1

T h ird o r other
sh ift

5.

8

5.

8

(8)

Type and am ount of d iffe ren tia l:

1.9

8. 2
2. 1

5. 2
4. 8
1 .4
6.6

.4
.8

11
.
"

U niform p e rc e n ta g e ----------------------------

6 1 .3

5 p e r c e n t -------------------------------------6 p e r c e n t ________________________
_
_
7Vz p e r c e n t----------------------------------8 p e r c e n t-------------------------------------1 0 p e rc e n t-----------------------------------15 p e rc e n t------------------------------------25 p e rce n t--------------------------- --------

40. 2
.9
1. 3
.8
18. 2
-

Other fo r m a l p ay d iffe ren tial----------------

.6

.8
.8
1. 1
2. 0
2

1.6

.9

2.6

.

8 .4
1. 3
3 .7
1.5

1. 1

1

.1
(8)

1.2

11
.
5. 2
11
.
60.

.7

2

1.2

.9
.1

.3
-

3 .6

(8)
•
.3
.2
1. 0
.2
.2

(*
)
(8)

1.6

"
.

17.7

2

13. 1
.1
.3

•
1 .9
.3

.2

54. 5
3. 2
.4

4 .0

.3
'

See footn otes at end of ta b le s.

.2
.2
.3
1. 2
.4

2

17

T a b le B - 3 .

S ch e d u le d w e e k ly hours

(P ercen t distribu tio n of plant and o ffice w o rk e rs in a ll in d u strie s and in in du stry d ivision s by scheduled weekly h ours
of fir s t- s h ift w o rk e rs, Dayton, Ohio, D ecem ber 1970)
P lan t w ork ers

Office w orkers

W eekly h ours
All in du stries

M anufacturing

All w o rk e rs-----------------------------------------

100

Under 37Vz h o u r s _____________________________
37Vz h o u r s -----------------------------------------------O ver 37*/z and under 40 h o u rs---------------------40 h o u r s --------------------------------------------------O ver 40 and under 48 h o u rs------------------------48 h o u r s -------------------------------------------------56 h o u r s ______________________________________

2

2

7

P ublic u tilities

7

See footnote at end of ta b le s.




100

100

All in du stries

100

(9)

M anufacturing

100

Public utilities

100

88
1
2

(’ )

87

6
1

5

2

85

94

95

13
96

(9)

1
2

4

18

T a b le B -4 .

P a id h o lid ay s

(Percent distribution of plant and office w orkers in all industries and in industry divisions by number of paid holidays
provided annually, Dayton, Ohio, D ecem ber 1970)

P lan t w ork ers

O ffice w orkers

Item
A ll in d u stries

All w o rk e rs----------------------------------------W orkers in estab lish m en ts providing
paid h o lid a y s------------------------------------------W orkers in estab lish m e n ts providing
no paid h o lid a y s_____________________________

M anufacturing

P ublic u tilities

A ll in d u stries

M anufacturing

P ublic u tilities

100

100

100

100

100

100

99

100

97

100

100

100

-

3

-

-

-

6

(9 )

Num ber of days
L e s s than 6 h o lid a y s------ ------------------------6 h o lid a y s------------------------------------------------6 h olidays plus 1 or 2 h alf d ay s--------------------7 h o lid a y s------------------------------------------------7 holidays plus 2 half d a y s --------------------------8 h o lid a y s_____________________________________
8 h olidays plus 1 or 2 h alf d ay s-------------------9 h o lid a y s____________________________________
9 holidays plus 1 half day----------------------------10 h o lid ay s____________________________________
11 h o lid ay s____________________________________
11 holidays plus 1 half d a y --------------------------12 h o lid ay s-----------------------------------------------14 h o lid ay s------------------------------------------------

4
10
2
11
1
8
2
18

6

53

2
24

6

20

32

10
13
1
14

15

4
21

24
1

1
25
25
40
45
45
63
64

1
34
34
55
59
59
84
85
92
96
97

0

33
1

5

(9 )

22
1
10
1
8

3
1
3
1

(9 )

(9 )

-

-

2
1
4
1
5

7

(9 )
38

1

32
8
21

(9 )

5
49

25

T otal holiday tim e 10
14 d ay s----------------------------------------------------12 days or m o re ----------------------------------------11V2 days or m o re -------------------------------------11 days or m o re ----------------------------------------10 days or m o re -----------------------------------------

V2 days or m o re-- ----------------------------------9 days or m o r e _______________________________
8 V2 days or m o r e --- ----------------------------------8 days or m o r e -----------------------------------------7 days or m o r e -----------------------------------------6V2 days or m o r e --------------------------------------6 days or m o r e -----------------------------------------5 days or m o r e -----------------------------------------4 days or m o r e ----------- ---------------------------3 days or m o r e -----------------------------------------2 days or m o r e ------------------------------------------

9

See footnotes at end of tables.




73
85
85
96

98
98
98
99

100
100
100
100
100

-

32
32
38
38
90
91
91
97
97
97
97
97

-

-

14
15
28
37
38
57
58

25
25
46

66
77
77

99
99
99
99
100

54
54

86
86
93
97
98

100
100
100
100
100

-

49
55
55
55
93

93
93
100
100
100
100
100

19

T a b le B -5 .

P a id v a c a tio n s

(P e rcen t distribu tion of plant and office w o rk ers in a ll in d u stries and in industry d iv isio n s by vacation pay p ro v isio n s, Dayton, Ohio, D ecem ber 1970)
P lan t w ork ers
V acation policy

A ll in du stries

All w ork ers

Manufa cturing

O ffice w orkers
P ublic u tilities

All in du stries

M anufacturing

Public u tilities

100

100

100

100

100

100

99
98
1

100
98
2

97
97

100
100

100
100

100
100

1
70
9

49
12
-

Method of paym ent
W orkers in estab lish m en ts providing
paid v a c atio n s________________________ ____
L en gth -of-tim e p ay m en t__________________
P erc e n ta g e p a y m e n t-----------------------------W orkers in estab lish m en ts providing
no paid v a c atio n s___________________________

3

(9)

Amount of vacation pay 1
1
A fter 6 months of se r v ic e
Under 1 w e e k ______

___

______

- -

—

O ver 1 and under 2 w e e k s____________________

5
7
1

5
2
1

32
12
-

5
55
5

86
(’ )
12
1

91

89
4
3
-

26

12

90

74
-

88
-

10
-

65
4
30
1
-

79
4
17
1
-

18
4
74

6
(9)
92

6
1
91

97

-

1

2

4
31
62
1
1

5
42
50
2
1

93
4
-

2
(9)
78
18
1

3
1
63
31
2

100

3
31
63
1
1

4
42
50
2
1

2
(9)
77
18
3

3
1
60
31
5

100

(9 )
85
1
13
1

85
1
13
1

A fter 1 y e a r of se r v ic e
1 week
Over 1 and under 2 w e e k s--------------------------Z weeks ,
- ______ ___ __________
Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s____________ —

8
1

A fter 2 y e a rs of s e rv ic e
1 week
Over 1 and under 2 w e e k s--------------------------2 w e e k s ______________________________________
Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s___________________ 3 w e e k s______________________________________

3

A fter 3 y e a rs of s e r v ic e
1 week
Over 1 and under 2 w e e k s-------------------------2 w e e k s____________________________________ —
Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s-------------------------3 w e e k s______________________________________

-

A fter 4 y e a rs of se r v ic e
1 week
Over 1 and under 2 w e e k s-------------------------_
2 w e e k s______ ______________________ _ _____
Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s-------------------------3 w e e k s---------------------------------------------------

93
4

-

'

A fter 5 y e a rs of se r v ic e
1 w e e k --------------------------------------------------2 w e e k s-------------------------------------- -----------Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s-------------------------3 w e e k s______________________________________
Over 4 and under 5 w e e k s-------------------------See footnotes at end of tab le s.




-

90
4
2

-

70
1
29

53
(9)
47

95
5

20

T a b le B -5 .

P a id v a c a tio n s ---- C o n tin u e d

(Percent distribution of plant and office w orkers in all industries and in industry divisions by vacation pay p ro vision s, D ayton, Ohio, D ecem ber 1970)

P lan t w ork ers
V acation policy

All in d u stries

O ffice w orkers

M anufacturing

P ublic u tilities

All in du stries

n
10
31
56
(9 )
1
1

8
42
47
2
1

(9)
92
4

14
5
61
18
2
-

(9)
9
31
57
(9)
2
i

7
42
48
2
i

93
4

M anufacturing

Public u tilities

Amount of vacation pay 1 Continued
1—
A fter 10 y e a rs of se r v ic e
1 w e e k --- ------------------------ --------- -- ---2 w e e k s_______________________________ _____
Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s____________________
3 w e e k s------------------------------------------- ----Over 3 and under 4 w e e k s ________
______
4 w e e k s________ __________________ ____ _
_
Over 4 and under 5 w e e k s --------------------------

-

.
6
8
52
31
3
-

5
95
-

A fter 12 y e a r s of se r v ic e
] week
2 w e e k s______________________________________
Over 2 and under 3 w e e k s----- ------------------3 w e e k s_____ ___________________ __________
Over 3 and under 4 w e e k s____________________
4 w e e k s--------------------------------------------------Over 4 and under 5 w e e k s__________________

12
5
62
18
2

6
8
52
31
3
-

100
-

-

A fter 15 y e a rs of se r v ic e
1 week
2 w e e k s________ ____________________________
Over 3 and under 4 w e e k s____________________
4 weeks _____________________ __________ —
Over 4 and under 5 weeks ------------------- --Over 6 w eeks_________________________________

(9)
5
63
1
30
(9)
1

_
3
61
2
34

_
2
51
1
46

1
34
(9)
65

-

-

-

-

1

2
21

1
8

7

86
4
6

74

88

87

3

3
-

6

72
20
4

1

90
10
-

A fter 20 y e a rs of se r v ic e
1 w eek_
2 weeks _____________________________________
Over 3 and under 4 w e e k s ---

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

Over 4 and under 5 w e e k s____________________
5 w e e k s______________________________________
Over 6 w eeks—
________ _____________________

(9)
5
40
3
48
(9)
3
1

3
45
4
43
4
1

A fter 25 y e a rs of se r v ic e
1 w e e k _______________________________________
weeks - _______ _________________________

2

4 w e e k s_____________________ _______________
Over 4 and under 5 w e e k s--- -----------------------

6 w e e k s___________ __________ _____ _____
Over 6 w eeks____ _________ ____________ _
_

See footnotes at end of tables.




(9)

_

_

26

1
60

27

29

16
61
1
20

5

3

39
34

44

(9)
22
(9 )

1

2

4
2

1

(’ )

1
8
63

60

28

27

7

5

21

T a b le B -5 .

P a id v a c a tio n s---- C o n tin u e d

(P e rce n t distribu tion of plant and office w o rk ers in a ll in d u stries and in in du stry d iv isio n s by vacation pay p ro v isio n s, Dayton, Ohio, D ecem ber 1970)
P lan t w ork ers
V acation policy

A ll in d u stries

M anufacturing

Office w orkers
P ublic utilities

All in du stries

-

-

-

.

-

2
14
62

1
5
65

7
60

9
13
"

8
21

28
5

2
14
62

1
5
65

-

7
5
9

7
7
15

M anufacturing

P ublic u tilities

Amount of vacation pay 1 — Continued
1
A fter 30 y e a rs of se r v ic e
1 w e e k ______________________________________ 2 w e e k s______________________________________
3 w e e k s______________________________________
4 w eeks -----__
„_
_____ ___ _____
Over 4 and under 5 w e e k s____________________
5 w e e k s______________________________________
6 w e e k s______________________________________
Over 6 w eeks_________________________________

(9)
5
38
34
(9 )
8
14
1

3
42
27
7
20
1

1
56
4
33
2
-

M axim um vacation av ailab le
1 w e e k ---------------------------------------------------2 w e e k s______________________________________
3 w e e k s______________________________________
4 w e e k s______________________________________
Over 4 and under 5 w e e k s-------------------------5 weeks ______________________________________
6 w e e k s----- --------------------------------------------Over 6 w eeks_________________________________

S ee footnotes a t end of ta b le s.




n
5
38
34
(9 )
8
4
12

3
42
27
7
5
16

1
56
4
33
2

7
60
28
5

22

T a b le B -6 .

Health, insurance, and p en sion p la n s

(P e rcen t of plant and office w o rk ers in a ll in d u strie s and in in dustry d iv isio n s em ployed in estab lish m e n ts providing
health, in su ran ce, o r pension ben efits, Dayton, Ohio, D ecem ber 1970)
P lan t w ork ers
Type of benefit and
financing 12

A ll w o rk e rs----------------------------------------W orkers in e stab lish m e n ts providing at
le a s t 1 of the b en efits shown be lo w __________
L ife in su ra n c e --------------------------------------N oncontributory p la n s __________________
A ccid ental death and d ism em b erm en t
in su ran ce _______________ ________________
N oncontributory p la n s ------------------------S ic k n e ss and acciden t in su ran ce or
sic k leav e or both 13----------------------------S ic k n e ss and acciden t in su ran ce ----------N oncontributory p la n s -------------------Sick leav e (full pay and no
waiting p erio d )________________________
Sick leav e (p a rtia l pay or
waiting period )--- --------------------------H osp italization in su ran ce-----------------------Noncontributory p lan s ----------------------S u rg ic al in su ra n ce _____ __________________
N oncontributory p la n s -----------------------M edical in su ra n c e --------------------------------N oncontributory p la n s ------------------------M ajor m ed ical in su ra n c e -----------------------N oncontributory p la n s -----------------------D ental in su ra n c e -----------------------------------N oncontributory p la n s -----------------------R etirem en t pension_________________________
N oncontributory p la n s ------------------------

See footnotes at end of tab les,




Office w orkers

All in du stries

M anufacturing

10
0

10
0

10
0

99

99

96
81

98
84

75
64

79
70

92

97

87
73

97
83

4
3
96
81
96
81
87
73
47
34

2
1

89
84

1

P ublic u tilities

All in du stries

M anufacturing

Public u tilities

10
0

10
0

10
0

97

99

99

10
0

97
65

98
76

99
80

99
49

90
58

84
63

89
71

96
41
91

8
6
2
2
19

2

83

95

65
52

89
72

53

69

6
6
1
1

-

62

1
0

99
85
99
85
96
82
46
33

97
97
97
97
97
97
89
89

97
75
97
75
94
71
87
45

99
79
99
79
97
78
87
36

18
89
89

98
98
98
98
98
98
96
96
9

93
87

96
90

94
94

1
1

95
92

2
1

1
1

1

1
1

77

8

23

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

1
S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o r k w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e t h e ir r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e o f p a y f o r o v e r t i m e at
r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) , a n d the e a r n i n g s c o r r e s p o n d to t h e s e w e e k ly h o u r s .
2
T h e m e a n i s c o m p u te d f o r e a c h jo b b y to t a lin g the e a r n i n g s o f a l l w o r k e r s an d d iv id in g b y th e n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s . T h e m e d ia n d e s i g n a t e s
p o s it io n — h a lf o f the e m p l o y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e i v e m o r e th an th e r a t e sh o w n ; h a lf r e c e i v e l e s s th an the r a t e sh o w n . T h e m id d le r a n g e i s d e fin e d b y
2 r a t e s o f p a y ; a fo u r th o f the w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s th a n th e lo w e r o f t h e s e r a t e s an d a f o u r th e a r n m o r e th an th e h ig h e r r a t e .
3
E x c l u d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r tim e an d fo r w o r k on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , an d la te sh ifts.
4
T h e s e s a l a r i e s r e l a t e to f o r m a l l y e s t a b l i s h e d m in im u m s t a r t in g (h irin g) 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 th at a r e p a id fo r s t a n d a r d
w orkw eeks.
5
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 a s m e s s e n g e r o r o f f ic e g i r l .
6
D a t a a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r a l l 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 , a n d 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 e e k s r e p o r t e d .
7
In c lu d e s a l l p la n t 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 in g la t e s h i f t s , an d 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 t e
s h i f t s , e v e n th ou gh the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w e r e not c u r r e n t l y o p e r a t in g la t e s h if t s .
8
L e s s th an 0 .0 5 p e r c e n t.
9
L e s s th an 0 .5 p e r c e n t .
10 A l l c o m b i n a t i o n s o f f u l l a n d h a l f d a y s t h a t a d d t o t h e s a m e a m o u n t a r e c o m b i n e d ; f o r e x a m p l e , t h 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
of 9 d a y s in c lu d e s t h o s e w ith 9 f u ll d a y s an d no h a lf d a y s , 8 f u ll d a y s a n d 2 h a lf d a y s , 7 f u ll d a y s an d 4 h a lf d a y s , an d s o on. P r o p o r t i o n s th en
w e re cu m u lated .
11 I n c l u d e s p a y m e n t s o t h e r t h a n " l e n g t h o f t i m e , " s u c h a s p e r c e n t a g e o f a n n u a l 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 a n e q u i v a l e n t
tim e b a s i s ; fo r e x a m p le , a p a y m e n t of 2 p e r c e n t of an n u al e a r n in g s w a s c o n s id e r e d a s 1 w e e k 's p ay . P e r io d s o f s e r v ic e w e r e c h o se n a r b it r a r ily
a n d d o n o t n e c e s s a r i l y r e f l e c t t h e 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 , th e c h a n g e s in p r o p o r t i o n s i n d i c a t e d a t 10 y e a r s ' s e r v i c e
i n c lu d e c h a n g e s in p r o v i s i o n s o c c u r r i n g b e t w e e n 5 a n d 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 , th e p r o p o r t i o n e l i g i b l e f o r 3 w e e k s ' p a y o r
m o r e 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 3 w e e k s ' p a y o r m o r e a f t e r f e w e r y e a r s o f s e r v i c e .
12 E s t i m a t e s l i s t e d a f t e r t y p e o f b e n e f i t a r e f o r a l l p l a n s f o r w h i c h a t l e a s t a p a r t o f t h e c o s t i s b o r n e b y t h e e m p l o y e r . " N o n c o n t r i b u t o r y
p la n s " in c lu d e on ly th o s e p la n s fin a n c e d e n t ir e l y b y the e m p lo 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 , su c h a s w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n s a t io n , s o c i a l
se c u r ity , and r a ilr o a d r e tir e m e n t.
13 U n d u p l i c 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 a n d 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 l a n s a r e
lim it e d to th o s e w h ich d e fin ite ly e s t a b l i s h a t l e a s t the m in im u m n u m b e r o f d a y s ' p a y th at c a n b e e x p e c t e d b y e a c h e m p lo y e e . I n fo r m a l s i c k le a v e
a llo w a n c e s d e t e r m in e d on an in d iv id u a l b a s i s a r e e x c lu d e d .







A p p en d ix.

O ccu p a tio n a l D e scrip tio n s

T prim purpose of preparing job descriptions for th Bureau's w surveys is to assist its field staff in classifying into appropriate
he
ary
e
age
occupations workers w are em
ho
ployed under a variety of payroll titles an different w arrangem
d
ork
ents from establishm to establishm a d
ent
ent n
from area to area. This perm th grouping of occupational w rates representing com
its e
age
parable job content. Because of this em
phasis on
interestablishm an interarea com
ent d
parability of occupational content, th Bureau's job descriptions m differ significantly from those in use in
e
ay
individual establishm
ents or those prepared for other purposes. In applying these job descriptions, th Bureau's field econom are instructed
e
ists
to exclude w
orking supervisors; apprentices; learners; beginners; trainees; an handicapped, part-tim tem
d
e,
porary, a d probationary workers.
n

OFFICE
BILLE , M C IN
R AH E
Prepares statem
ents, bills, an invoices on a m
d
achine other th an ordinary or electroan
m typew
atic
riter. M also keep records as to billings or shipping charges or perform other
ay
clerical w incidental to billing operations. For w study purposes, billers, m
ork
age
achine, are
classified by type of m
achine, as follows:
Biller, m
achine (billing m
achine). U a special billing m
ses
achine (M H
oon opkins, Elliott
Fisher, Burroughs, etc., w
hich are com
bination typing an adding m
d
achines) to prepare bills
a d invoices from custom purchase orders, internally prepared orders, shipping m o­
n
ers'
em
randum etc. U
s,
sually involves application of predeterm
ined discounts an shipping charges,
d
an entry of necessary extensions, w m or m n be com
d
hich ay
ay ot
puted on th billing m
e
achine,
an totals w
d
hich are autom
atically accum
ulated by m
achine. The operation usually involves
a large num of carbon copies of th bill being prepared an is often done on a fanfold
ber
e
d
m
achine.
Biller, m
achine (bookkeeping m
achine). U abookkeeping m
ses
achine (Sundstrand, Elliott
Fisher, R ington R
em
and, etc., w
hich m or m not have typew
ay
ay
riter keyboard) to prepare
custom bills as part of the accounts receivable operation. Generally involves th sim
ers'
e ulta­
neous entry of figures on custom
ers' ledger record. T m
he achine autom
atically accum
ulates
figures on a num of vertical colum an com
ber
ns d
putes, an usually prints autom
d
atically th
e
debit or credit balances. D not involve a know
oes
ledge of bookkeeping. W from uniform
orks
an standard types of sales an credit slips.
d
d
B O K E IN -M C IN O R TO
O K E P G A H E PE A R
O
perates a bookkeeping m
achine (R ington R
em
and, Elliott Fisher, Sundstrand, Burroughs,
N
ational C Register, w or w
ash
ith
ithout a typew
riter keyboard) to keep a record of business
transactions.
Class A. K
eeps a set of records requiring a know
ledge of an experience in basic
d
bookkeeping principles, an fam
d
iliarity w th structure of th particular accounting system
ith e
e
used. D
eterm proper records an distribution of debit an credit item to be used in each
ines
d
d
s
phase of th w
e ork. M prepare consolidated reports, balance sheets, an other records
ay
d
by h d
an .
Class B. K
eeps a record of one or m phases or sections of a set of records usually
ore
requiring little know
ledge of basic bookkeeping. Phases or sections include accounts payable,
payroll, custom
ers' accounts (not including a sim type of billing described under biller,
ple
m
achine), cost distribution, expense distribution, inventory control, etc. M check or assist
ay
in preparation of trial balances an prepare control sheets for th accounting departm
d
e
ent.
C R , ACUT G
LE K C O N IN
Perform one or m accounting clerical tasks such as posting to registers a d ledgers;
s
ore
n
reconciling ban accounts; verifying th internal consistency, com
k
e
pleteness, an m
d athem
atical
accuracy of accounting docum
ents; assigning prescribed accounting distribution codes; exam
ining
an verifying for clerical accuracy various types of reports, lists, calculations, posting, etc.;
d
or preparing sim or assisting in preparing m com
ple
ore
plicated journal vouchers. M w
ay ork
in either a m
anual or autom
ated accounting system
.
T w requires a know
he ork
ledge of clerical m
ethods an office practices an procedures
d
d
w relates to th clerical processing an recording of transactions an accounting inform
hich
e
d
d
ation.
W experience, th w
ith
e orker typically becom fam
es
iliar w th bookkeeping an accounting term
ith e
d
s
an procedures used in th assigned work, bu is not required to have a know
d
e
t
ledge of th form
e
al
principles of bookkeeping a d accounting.
n




C R . A C U T G ontinued
LE K C O N IN —C
Positions are classified into levels on th basis of th follow definitions.
e
e
ing
Class A. U
nder general supervision, perform accounting clerical operations w
s
hich
require th application of experience an judgm for exam clerically processing com­
e
d
ent,
ple,
plicated or nonrepetitive accounting transactions, selecting am a substantial variety of
ong
prescribed, accounting codes an classifications, or tracing transactions through previous
d
accounting actions to determ source of discrepancies. M be assisted by one or m
ine
ay
ore
class B accounting clerks.
Class B. U
nder close supervision, follow detailed instructions a d standardized pro­
ing
n
cedures, perform one or m routine accounting clerical operations, such as posting to
s
ore
ledgers, cards, or w
orksheets w
here identification of item an locations of postings are
s d
clearly indicated; checking accuracy an com
d
pleteness of standardized an repetitive records
d
or accounting docum
ents; an coding docum
d
ents using a few prescribed accounting codes.
C R,F E
LE K IL
Class A. In an established filing system containing a num of varied subject m
ber
atter
files, classifies an indexes file m
d
aterial such as correspondence, reports, technical docu­
m
ents, etc. M also file this m
ay
aterial. M keep records of various types in conjunction
ay
w th files. M lead a sm group of low level file clerks.
ith e
ay
all
er
Class B. Sorts, codes, an files unclassified m
d
aterial by sim (subject m
ple
atter) head­
ings or partly classified m
aterial by finer subheadings. Prepares sim related index a d
ple
n
cross-reference aids. A requested, locates clearly identified m
s
aterial in files an forw
d
ards
m
aterial. M perform related clerical tasks required to m
ay
aintain an service files.
d
Class C. Performs routine filing of m
aterial th has already been classified or w
at
hich
is easily classified in a sim serial classification system (e.g., alphabetical, chronological,
ple
or num
erical). A requested, locates readily available m
s
aterial in files an forw
d
ards m
a­
terial; an m fill out w
d ay
ithdraw charge. Performs sim clerical an m
al
ple
d anual tasks re­
quired to m
aintain an service files.
d
C R, ODR
LE K R E
Receives custom
ers' orders for m
aterial or m
erchandise by m phone, or personally.
ail,
D
uties involve any com
bination of th following: Q
e
uoting prices to custom m
ers; aking out an order
sheet listing the item to m u th order; checking prices an quantities of item on order
s
ake p e
d
s
sheet; an distributing order sheets to respective departm to be filled. M check w credit
d
ents
ay
ith
departm to determ credit rating of custom acknow
ent
ine
er,
ledge receipt of orders from custom
ers,
follow u orders to see th they have been filled, keep file of orders received, an check shipping
p
at
d
invoices w original orders.
ith
C R , PAYRO
LE K
LL
C putes w
om
ages of com
pany em
ployees an enters th necessary data on the payroll
d
e
sheets. D
uties involve: C
alculating workers' earnings based on tim or production records; a d
e
n
posting calculated d on payroll sheet, show inform
ata
ing
ation such as worker's nam w
e, orking
days, tim rate, deductions for insurance, an total w
e,
d
ages du M m ou paychecks a d
e. ay ake t
n
assist paym
aster in m
aking u an distributing pay envelopes. M use a calculating m
p d
ay
achine.

N T : Since th last survey in this area, th B
OE
e
e ureau has discontinued collecting d for oilers an plum
ata
d
bers.

25

26
C M M TE O R TO
O PTO E R PE A R
Prim du is to operate a C ptom to perform m
ary ty
om eter
athem
atical com
putations. This
job is not to be confused w th of statistical or other type of clerk, w
ith at
hich m involve fre­
ay
qu t use of a Com eter but, in w
en
ptom
hich, use of this m
achine is incidental to perform
ance of
other duties.
K Y U C O R TO
E P N H PE A R
O
perates a keypunch m
achine to record or verify alphabetic and/or num
eric data on
tabulating cards or on tape.
Positions are classified into levels on th basis of the follow definitions.
e
ing
Class A. W requires th application of experience an judgm in selecting proce­
ork
e
d
ent
dures to be followed an in searching for, interpreting, selecting, or coding item to be
d
s
keypunched from a variety of source docum
ents. O occasion m also perform som routine
n
ay
e
keypunch w
ork. M train inexperienced keypunch operators.
ay
Class B. W is routine an repetitive. U
ork
d
nder close supervision or follow specific
ing
procedures or instructions, w
orks from various standardized source docum
ents w
hich have
been coded, an follows specified procedures w have been prescribed in detail an require
d
hich
d
little or no selecting, coding, or interpreting of data to be recorded. Refers to supervisor
problem arising from erroneous item or codes or m
s
s
issing inform
ation.
M S E G R (O
E S N E ffice B or G
oy
irl)
Performs various routine duties such as ru n g errands, operating m
n in
inor office m
a­
chines such as sealers or mailers, opening an distributing m an other m clerical w
d
ail, d
inor
ork.
Exclude positions th require operation of a m
at
otor vehicle as a significant du
ty.
SE R TA Y
CE R
Assigned as personal secretary, norm to one individual. M
ally
aintains a close an highly
d
responsive relationship to th day-to-day w activities of th supervisor. W
e
ork
e
orks fairly inde­
pendently receiving a m um of detailed supervision an guidance. Performs varied clerical
inim
d
an secretarial duties, usually including m of th following: (a) Receives telephone calls,
d
ost
e
personal callers, an incom m answ routine inquiries, an routes th technical inquiries
d
ing ail,
ers
d
e
to th proper persons; (b) establishes, m
e
aintains, an revises the supervisor's files; (c) m
d
aintains
th supervisor's calendar an m
e
d akes appointm as instructed; (d relays m
ents
)
essages from super­
visor to subordinates; (e) review correspondence, m orandum an reports prepared by others
s
em
s, d
for th supervisor's signature to assure procedural an typographic accuracy; an (f) perform
e
d
d
s
stenographic an .typing w
d
ork.
M also perform other clerical an secretarial tasks of com
ay
d
parable nature an difficulty.
d
T w typically requires know
he ork
ledge of office routine an understanding of th organization,
d
e
program an procedures related to th w of th supervisor.
s, d
e ork
e
Exclusions
N all positions th are titled "secretary" possess the above characteristics. E ples
ot
at
xam
of positions w are excluded from th definition are as follows; (a) Positions w do not m
hich
e
hich
eet
th "personal" secretary concept described above; (b) stenographers not fully trained in secretarial
e
type duties; (c) stenographers serving as office assistants to a group of professional, technical,
or m
anagerial persons; (d secretary positions in w
)
hich th duties are either substantially m
e
ore
routine or substantially m com
ore
plex an responsible th those characterized in th definition;
d
an
e
an (e) assistant type positions w involve more difficult or m responsible technical, adm
d
hich
ore
in­
istrative, supervisory, or specialized clerical duties w
hich are not typical of secretarial w
ork.
N TE T term "corporate officer," used in th level definitions follow
O ; he
e
ing, refers to
those officials w have a significant corporate-wide policym
ho
aking role w regard to m
ith
ajor
com
pany activities. T title "vice president," th gh norm indicative of this role, does n
he
ou
ally
ot
in all cases identify such positions. Vice presidents w
hose prim responsibility is to act per­
ary
sonally on individual cases or transactions (e.g., approve or deny individual loan or credit actions;
adm
inister individual trust accounts; directly supervise a clerical staff) are n considered to be
ot
"corporate officers" for purposes of applying th follow level definitions.
e
ing
Class A
a Secretary to th chairm of th board or president of a com
.
e
an
e
pany th em
at ploys, in
all, over 1 0 bu fewer th 5,000 persons; or
0 t
an
b. Secretary to a corporate officer (other th th chairm of th board or president)
an e
an
e
of a com
pany th em
at ploys, in all, over 5 000 bu fewer th 25, 000 persons; or
,
t
an
c. Secretary to th head (im ediately below th corporate officer level) of a m
e
m
e
ajor
segm or subsidiary of a com
ent
pany th em
at ploys, in all, over 25, 0 0 persons.
0



SE R TA Y on
C E R —C tinued
Class B
a Secretary to th chairm of th board or president of a com
.
e
an
e
pany th em
at ploys, in
all, few th 1 0 persons; or
er an 0
b. Secretary to a corporate officer (other th th chairm of th board or president)
an e
an
e
of a com
pany that em
ploys, in all, over 1 0 bu few th 5, 000 persons; or
0 t er an
c. Secretary to the head (im ediately below the officer level) over either' a m
m
ajor
corporate-wide functional activity (e.g., m
arketing, research, operations, industrial relations, etc.) or*a m geographic or organizational segm (e.g., a regional headquarters;
ajor
ent
am
ajor division) of a com
pany th em
at ploys, in all, over 5,000 bu few th 25,000
t
er an
em
ployees; or
d Secretary to the head of a individual plant, factory, etc. (or other equivalent level
.
n
of official) th em
at ploys, in all, over 5 0 0 persons; or
, 0
e. Secretary to th head of a large an im
e
d portant organizational segm (e.g., a m
ent
iddle
m
anagem supervisor of a organizational segm often involving as m as several
ent
n
ent
any
hundred persons) of a com
pany th em
at ploys, in all, over 25,000 persons.
Class C
a Secretary to a executive or m
.
n
anagerial person w
hose responsibility is n equivalent
ot
to one of the specific level situations in th definition for class B but w
e
,
hose subordinate staff
norm num a least several dozen em
ally
bers t
ployees an is usually divided into organizational
d
segm w are often, in turn, further subdivided. In som com
ents hich
e
panies, this level includes
a w range of organizational echelons; in others, only one or tw or
ide
o;
b. Secretary to th head of an individual plant, factory, etc. (or other equivalent level
e
of official) th em
at ploys, in all, fewer th 5 0 0 persons.
an , 0
Class D
a. Secretary to th supervisor or head of a sm organizational u it (e.g., few th
e
all
n
er an
about 2 or 3 persons);
5
0
b. Secretary to a nonsupervisory staff specialist, professional em
ployee, adm
inistra­
tive officer, or assistant, skilled technician or expert. (N T ; M com
O E any
panies assign
stenographers, rather th secretaries as described above, to this level of supervisory or
an
nonsupervisory worker.)
ST N G A H R G N R L
EORP E, EEA
Prim du is to take dictation involving a norm routine vocabulary from one or m
ary ty
al
ore
persons either in shorthand or by S
tenotype or sim m
ilar achine; an transcribe dictation. M
d
ay
also type from w
ritten copy. M m
ay aintain files, keep sim records, or perform other relatively
ple
routine clerical tasks. M operate from a stenographic pool. D n include transcribingay
oes ot
m
achine work. (See transcribing-m
achine operators.)
ST N G A H R S N R
E O R P E , E IO
Prim du is to take dictation involving a varied technical or specialized vocabulary
ary ty
such as in legal briefs or reports on scientific research from one or m persons either in short­
ore
h d or by Stenotype or sim m
an
ilar achine; a d transcribe dictation. M also type from w
n
ay
ritten
copy. M also set u an m
ay
p d aintain files, keep records, etc.
O
R
Performs stenographic duties requiring significantly greater independence an responsi­
d
bility th stenographers, general as evidenced by th follow
an
e
ing; W requires high degree of
ork
stenographic speed an accuracy; an a thorough w
d
d
orking know
ledge of general business a d office
n
procedures an of th specific business operations, organization, policies, procedures, files,
d
e
w
orkflow etc. U this know
,
ses
ledge in perform stenographic duties an responsible clerical
ing
d
tasks such as, m
aintaining follow files; assem
up
bling m
aterial for reports, m orandum letters,
em
s,
etc.; com
posing sim letters from general instructions; reading an routing incom m a d
ple
d
ing ail; n
answ
ering routine questions, etc. D n include transcribing-m
oes ot
achine work.
S IT H O R O R TO
W C B A D PE A R
Class A. O
perates a single- or m
ultiple-position telephone sw
itchboard handling incom
ing,
outgoing, intraplant or office calls. Perform full telephone inform
s
ation service or handles
com
plex calls, such as conference, collect, overseas, or sim calls, either in addition to
ilar
doing routine w as described for sw
ork
itchboard operator, class B or as a full-tim
,
e

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S IT H O R O R TO —C
W C B A D PE A R ontinued
assignm
ent. ("Full" telephone inform
ation service occurs w the establishm has varied
hen
ent
functions th are not readily understandable for telephone inform
at
ation purposes, e.g., because
of overlapping or interrelated functions, an consequently present frequent problem as to
d
s
w
hich extensions are appropriate for calls.)
Class B. O
perates a single- or m
ultiple-position telephone sw
itchboard handling incom
ing,
outgoing, intraplant or office calls. M handle routine long distance calls an record tolls.
ay
d
M perform lim telephone inform
ay
ited
ation service. ("Lim
ited" telephone inform
ation service
occurs if th functions of th establishm serviced are readily understandable for telephone
e
e
ent
inform
ation purposes, or if th requests are routine, e.g., giving extension num
e
bers w en
h
specific nam are furnished, or if com
es
plex calls are referred to another operator.)
SW C B A DO R TO -R C PTIO IST
IT H O R PE A R E E
N
In addition to perform duties of operator on a single-position or m
ing
onitor-type sw
itch­
board, acts as receptionist an m also type or perform routine clerical w as part of regular
d ay
ork
duties. This typing or clerical w m take th m
ork ay
e ajor part of this worker's tim w a
e hile t
sw
itchboard.
T B D T G A H E O R TO (Electric A
A U A IN -M C IN PE A R
ccounting M
achine O
perator)
O
perates on or a variety of m
e
achines such as th tabulator, calculator, collator, inter­
e
preter, sorter, reproducing punch, etc. E
xcluded from this definition are w
orking supervisors.
Also excluded are operators of electronic digital com
puters, even though they m also operate
ay
E M equipm
A
ent.
Positions are classified into levels on th basis of th follow definitions.
e
e
ing
Class A. Performs com
plete reporting an tabulating assignm
d
ents including devising
difficult control panel w
iring under general supervision. Assignm
ents typically involve a
variety of long an com
d
plex reports w
hich often are irregular or nonrecurring, requiring
som planning of th nature an sequencing of operations, an th use of a variety of m
e
e
d
d e
achines.
Is typically involved in training new operators in m
achine operations or training low level
er
operators in w
iring from diagram an in th operating sequences of long an com reports.
s d
e
d plex
D not include positions in w
oes
hich w
iring responsibility is lim to selection an insertion
ited
d
of prewired boards.

T B LA C A H E O R TO (Electric A
A U TIN -M C IN PE A R
ccounting M
achine O
perator)—C
ontinued
Class B. Performs w according to established procedures an under specific in­
ork
d
structions. A
ssignm
ents typically involve com
plete bu routine a d recurring reports or parts
t
n
of larger an m com
d ore
plex reports. O
perates m difficult tabulating or electrical ac­
ore
counting m
achines such as th tabulator an calculator, in addition to th sim
e
d
e
pler m
achines
used by class C operators. M be required to do som w
ay
e iring from diagram M train
s. ay
new em
ployees in basic m
achine operations.
Class C. U
nder specific instructions, operates sim tabulating or electrical accounting
ple
m
achines such as the sorter, interpreter, reproducing punch, collator, etc. A
ssignm
ents
typically involve portions of a w unit, for exam individual sorting or collating runs,
ork
ple,
or repetitive operations. M perform sim w
ay
ple iring from diagram an do som filing w
s, d
e
ork.
T A SC IB G A H E O R TO , G N R L
R N R IN -M C IN PE A R E E A
Prim
ary du is to transcribe dictation involving a norm routine vocabulary from
ty
al
transcribing-m
achine records. M also type from w
ay
ritten copy an do sim clerical w
d
ple
ork.
W
orkers transcribing dictation involving a varied technical or specialized vocabulary such as
legal briefs or reports on scientific research are n included. A w
ot
orker w takes dictation
ho
in shorthand or by S
tenotype or sim
ilar m
achine is classified as a stenographer, general.
TP
Y IST
U a typew
ses
riter to m copies of various m
ake
aterial or to m ou bills after calcula­
ake t
tions have been m by another person. M include typing of stencils, m or sim m
ade
ay
ats,
ilar ate­
rials for use in duplicating processes. M do clerical w involving little special training, such
ay
ork
as keeping sim records, filing records an reports, or sorting an distributing incom m
ple
d
d
ing ail.
Class A. Performs on or m of th following: T
e
ore
e
yping m
aterial in final form w en
h
it involves com
bining m
aterial from several sources or responsibility for correct spelling,
syllabication, punctuation, etc., of technical or unusual w
ords or foreign language m
ate­
rial; an planning layout an typing of com
d
d
plicated statistical tables to m
aintain uniform
ity
an balance in spacing. M type routine form letters varying details to suit circum
d
ay
stances.
Class B. Performs one or m of th following: C typing from rough or clear
ore
e
opy
drafts; routine typing of form insurance policies, etc.; an setting u sim standard
s,
d
p ple
tabulations, or copying m com tables already setup an spaced properly.
ore
plex
d

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
C M U E O R TO
O P T R PE A R
M
onitors an operates th control console of a digital com
d
e
puter to process data according
to operating instructions, usually prepared by a program W includes m of the following:
er. ork
ost
Studies instructions to determ equipm setup an operations; loads equipm w required
ine
ent
d
ent ith
item (tape reels, cards, etc.); sw
s
itches necessary auxiliary equipm into circuit, an starts
ent
d
an operates com
d
puter; m
akes adjustm to com
ents
puter to correct operating problem an m
s d eet
special conditions; reviews errors m during operation an determ cause or refers problem
ade
d
ines
to supervisor or program an m
er; d aintains operating records. M test an assist' in correcting
ay
d
program '
.
For w study purposes, com
age
puter operators are classified as follows:
Class A. O
perates independently, or under only general direction, a com
puter ru n g
n in
program w m of th follow characteristics: N program are frequently tested an
s ith ost
e
ing
ew
s
d
introduced; scheduling requirem
ents are of critical im
portance to m ize dow e; th
inim
ntim
e
program are of com
s
plex design so th identification of error source often requires aw
at
orking
know
ledge of th total program an alternate program m not be available. M give
e
, d
s ay
ay
direction an guidance to lower level operators.
d
Class B. O
perates independently, or under only general direction, a com
puter running
program w m of th follow characteristics: M of the program are established
s ith ost
e
ing
ost
s
production runs, typically run on a regularly recurring basis; there is little or no testing
of n program required; alternate program are provided in case original program needs
ew
s
s
m change or cannot be corrected w
ajor
ithin a reasonable tim In com on error situations,
e.
m
diagnoses cause an takes corrective action. This usually involves applying previously pro­
d
gram corrective steps, or using standard correction techniques.
ed
O
R
O
perates under direct supervision a com
puter ru n g program or segm of program
n in
s
ents
s
w the characteristics described for class A. M assist a higher level operator by inde­
ith
ay
pendently perform less difficult tasks assigned, an perform difficult tasks follow
ing
d
ing
ing
detailed instructions an w frequent review of operations perform
d ith
ed.



C M U E O R TO --C
O P T R PE A R ontinued
Class C. W on routine program under close supervision. Is expected to develop
orks
s
w
orking know
ledge of th com
e puter equipm used an ability to detect problem involved in
ent
d
s
running routine program U
s. sually has received som form training in com
e
al
puter operation.
M assist higher level operator on com
ay
plex program
s.
C M U E PR G A E , B S E S
O P T R O R M R U IN S
C
onverts statem of business problem typically prepared by a system analyst, into
ents
s,
s
a sequence of detailed instructions w
hich are required to solve th problem by autom d
e
s
atic ata
processing equipm
ent. W
orking from charts or diagram th program develops th precise
s, e
er
e
instructions w
hich, w entered into the com
hen
puter system in coded language, cause the m
anipu­
lation of data to achieve desired results. W involves m of th following: Applies know
ork
ost
e
ledge
of com
puter capabilities, m
athem
atics, logic em
ployed by com
puters, an particular subject m
d
atter
involved to analyze charts an diagram of th problem to be program
d
s
e
ed. D
evelops sequence
of program steps, writes detailed flow charts to show order in w
hich data will be processed;
converts these charts to coded instructions for m
achine to follow; tests an corrects program
d
s;
prepares instructions for operating personnel during production run; analyzes, reviews, an alters
d
program to increase operating efficiency or adapt to new requirem
s
ents; m
aintains records of
program developm an revisions. (N T : W
ent d
O E orkers perform both system analysis an pro­
ing
s
d
gram should be classified as system analysts if this is th skill used to determ their pay.)
ing
s
e
ine
D not include em
oes
ployees prim
arily responsible for th m
e anagem or supervision of
ent
other electronic data processing (E P) em
D
ployees, or program prim
ers
arily concerned w
ith
scientific and/or engineering problem
s.
For w study purposes, program are classified as follows:
age
ers
Class A. W independently or under only general direction on com problem w
orks
plex
s hich
require com
petence in all phases of program concepts an practices. W
ing
d
orking from dia­
gram an charts w
s d
hich identify th nature of desired results, m processing steps to be
e
ajor
accom
plished, an th relationships betw various steps of th problem solving routine;
d e
een
e
plans th full range of program actions needed to efficiently utilize the com
e
ing
puter system
in achieving desired en products.
d

28
C M TE PR G A E , B S E S ontinued
O PU R O R M R U IN S —C
C M U E S S E SA A
O P T R Y T M N LYST, B S E S ontinued
U IN S —C
A this level, program is difficult because com
t
ing
puter equipm m be organized to
ent ust
m
aintaining accounts receivable in a retail establishm
ent, or m
aintaining inventory accounts
produce several interrelated bu diverse products from num
t
erous an diverse data elem
d
ents.
in a m
anufacturing or w
holesale establishm
ent.) Confers w persons concerned to determ
ith
ine
Aw variety an extensive num of internal processing actions m occur. This requires
ide
d
ber
ust
th data processing problem an advises subject-m
e
s d
atter personnel on th im
e plications of th
e
such actions as developm of com on operations w
ent
m
hich can be reused, establishm of
ent
data processing system to be applied.
s
linkage points betw operations, adjustm
een
ents to data w program requirem
hen
ents exceed
O
R
com
puter storage capacity, an substantial m
d
anipulation an resequencing of data elem
d
ents
to form a highly integrated program
.
W on a segm of a com
orks
ent
plex data processing schem or system as described for
e
,
class A W independently on routine assignm
. orks
ents an receives instruction a d guidance
d
n
M provide functional direction to low level program w are assigned to assist.
ay
er
ers ho
on com
plex assignm
ents. W is review for accuracy of judgm
ork
ed
ent, com
pliance w in­
ith
structions, an to insure proper alinem w th overall system
d
ent ith e
.
Class C. W under im ediate supervision, carrying out analyses as assigned, usually
orks
m
Class B. W
orks independently or under only general direction on relatively sim
ple
of a single activity. A
ssignm
ents are designed to develop an expand practical experience
d
program or on sim segm
s,
ple
ents of com
plex program Program (or segm
s.
s
ents) usually
in th application of procedures an skills required for system analysis w
e
d
s
ork. For exam
ple,
process inform
ation to produce data in tw or three varied sequences or form
o
ats. R
eports
m assist a higher level system analyst by preparing th detailed specifications required
ay
s
e
an listings are produced by refining, adapting, arraying, or m
d
aking m
inor additions to or
by program from inform
ers
ation developed by th higher level analyst.
e
deletions from in t data w
pu
hich are readily available. W num
hile
erous records m be
ay
processed, th data have been refined in prior actions so th the accuracy an sequencing D A T A
e
at
d
of data can be tested by using a few routine checks. Typically, the program deals w
ith R F SM N
routine record-keeping type operations.
Class A. Plans th graphic presentation of com
e
plex item having distinctive design
s
features th differ significantly from established drafting precedents. W
at
orks in close sup­
O
R
port w the design originator, an m recom end m
ith
d ay
m
inor design changes. A
nalyzes th
e
effect of each change on the details of form function, an positional relationships of com­
,
d
W on com
orks
plex program (as described for class A under close direction of a higher
s
)
ponents an parts. W
d
orks w a m um of supervisory assistance. C pleted w is
ith
inim
om
ork
level program or supervisor. M assist higher level program by independently per­
er
ay
er
review by design originator for consistency w prior engineering determ
ed
ith
inations. M
ay
form less difficult tasks assigned, an perform m difficult tasks under fairly close
ing
d
ing ore
either prepare draw
ings, or direct their preparation by low level draftsm
er
en.
direction.
Class B. Performs nonroutine an com
d
plex drafting assignm th require th appli­
ents at
e
M guide or instruct low level program
ay
er
ers.
cation of m of th standardized draw techniques regularly used. D
ost
e
ing
uties typically in­
volve such w as: Prepares w
ork
orking draw
ings of subassem
blies w irregular shapes,
ith
Class C. M
akes practical applications of program practices an concepts usually
ing
d
m
ultiple functions, an precise positional relationships betw com
d
een ponents; prepares archi­
learned in form training courses. Assignm
al
ents are designed to develop com
petence in th
e
tectural draw for construction of a building including detail draw of foundations, w
ings
ings
all
application of standard procedures to routine problem Receives close supervision on n
s.
ew
sections, floor plans, an roof. U accepted form
d
ses
ulas an m
d anuals in m
aking necessary
aspects of assignm
ents; an w is review to,verify its accuracy an conform
d ork
ed
d
ance w
ith
com
putations to determ quantities of m
ine
aterials to be used, load capacities, strengths,
required procedures.
stresses, etc. Receives initial instructions, requirem
ents, an advice from supervisor.
d
C pleted w is checked for technical adequacy.
om
ork
Class C. Prepares detail draw of single u its or parts for engineering, construction,
ings
n
C M TE S S E S A A
O PU R Y T M N LYST, B S E S
U IN S
m
anufacturing, or repair purposes. Types of draw prepared include isom
ings
etric projections
(depicting three dim
ensions in accurate scale) an sectional view to clarify positioning of
d
s
A
nalyzes business problem to form
s
ulate procedures for solving themby use of electronic
com
ponents an convey needed inform
d
ation. C
onsolidates details from a num of sources
ber
data processing equipm
ent. D
evelops a com
plete description of all specifications needed to enable
an adjusts or transposes scale as required. Suggested m
d
ethods of approach, applicable
program to prepare required digital com
ers
puter program W involves m of th following:
s. ork
ost
e
precedents, an advice on source m
d
aterials are given w initial assignm
ith
ents. Instructions
A
nalyzes subject-m
atter operations to be autom
ated an identifies conditions an criteria required
d
d
are less com
plete w assignm
hen
ents recur. W m be spot-checked during progress.
ork ay
to achieve satisfactory results; specifies num an types of records, files, an docum
ber d
d
ents to
be used; outlines actions to be perform by personnel an com
ed
d
puters in sufficient detail for D A
R FTSM N A E
A -TR C R
presentation to m
anagem an for program (typically this involves preparation of w an
ent d
ing
ork d
data flow charts); coordinates th developm of test problem an participates in trial runs of
e
ent
s d
an
ings prepared
over
n an revised system an recom ends equipm changes to.obtain m effective overall draw Copies plans wd draw pencil. (D by others by placing tracing cloth or paper arily
ew d
s; d
m
ent
ore
ings n tracing ith
d
tracing lim
ited to
operations. (N T : W
O E orkers perform both system analysis an program should be clas­ consistingaof straight lines pen or large scaleoes not includeclose delineation.) plans prim
ing
s
d
ing
an a
d
not requiring
sified as system analysts if this is th skill used to determ their pay.)
s
e
ine
AD R
N /O
D not include em
oes
ployees prim
arily responsible for the m
anagem or supervision of Prepares sim or repetitive draw
ent
ple
ings of easily visualized item W is closely supervised
s. ork
other electronic data processing (E P) em
D
ployees, or system analysts prim
s
arily concerned w
ith during progress.
scientific or engineering problem
s.
E E TR N T C N IA
L C O IC E H IC N
For w study purposes, system analysts are classified as follows:
age
s
W on various types of electronic equipm or system by perform one or m
orks
ent
s
ing
ore
Class A. W
orks independently or under only general direction on com
plex problem
s
ing
M
d overhauling. These operations
involving all phases of system analysis. Problem are com because of diverse sources of the follow operations: modifying, installing, repairing, an Assem
s
s
plex
require th perform
e
ance of ost or all of th follow tasks:
e
ing
bling, testing, adjusting,
of in t d an m
pu ata d ultiple-use requirem
ents of ou t data. (For exam develops a inte­
tpu
ple,
n
d
grated production scheduling, inventory control, cost analysis, an sales analysis record in calibrating, tuning, an alining.
d
w every item of each type is autom
hich
atically processed through the full system of records
W is
d requires a know
ledge of th
e
d
an appropriate follow actions are initiated by the com
d
up
puter.) Confers w persons con­ pertaining orkth nonrepetitive an d specialized electronic testtheory an practice of electronics
ith
to e use of general an
ent; trouble analysis; a d
n
cerned to determ th data processing problem an advises subject-m
ine e
s d
atter personnel on th operation, relationship, an alinem of electronic system equipm s, an circuits having
e
d
ent
s, subsystem
d
th im
e plications of n or revised system of data processing operations. M
ew
s
akes recom­ a variety of com
ponent parts.
m
endations, if needed, for approval of m
ajor system installations or changes an for
s
d
obtaining equipm
ent.
Electronic equipm or system w
ent
s orked on typically include one or m of th follow
ore
e
ing:
round, vehicle, or airborne radio com unications system relay system navigation aids;
m
s,
s,
M provide functional direction to lower level system analysts w o are assigned to G
ay
s
h
airborne or ground radar system radio a d television transm
s;
n
itting or recording system elec­
s;
assist.
tronic com
puters; missile an spacecraft guidance an control system industrial an m
d
d
s;
d edical
easuring, indicating, an controlling devices; etc.
d
Class B. W
orks independently or under only general direction on problem th are m
s at
relatively uncom
plicated to analyze, plan, program an operate. Problem are of lim
, d
s
ited
(E
xclude production assem
blers an testers, craftsm draftsm designers, engineers,
d
en,
en,
com
plexity because sources of in t data are hom
pu
ogeneous an th ou t data are closely an repairm of such standard electronic equipm as office m
d e tpu
d
en
ent
achines, radio an television
d
related. (For exam
ple, develops system for m
s
aintaining depositor accounts in a bank, receiving sets.)



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N R E IN U R L (Registered)
U S , D ST IA
A registered nurse w gives nursing service under general m
ho
edical direction to ill or
injured em
ployees or other persons w o becom ill or suffer a accident on the prem
h
e
n
ises of a
factory or other establishm
ent. D
uties involve a com
bination of th following: G
e
iving first aid
to th ill or injured; atten g to subsequent dressing of em
e
din
ployees' injuries; keeping records

ontinued
N R E IN U T IA (Registered)--C
US, D SR L
of patients treated; preparing accident reports for com
pensation or other purposes; assisting in
physical exam
inations an health evaluations of applicants an em
d
d ployees; an planning an carry­
d
d
in out program involving health education, accident prevention, evaluation of plant environm
g
s
ent,
or other activities affecting th health, welfare, an safety of all personnel.
e
d

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT
C R N R M IN E A C
A PE TE , A T N N E
Performs th carpentry duties necessary to construct an m
e
d aintain in good repair building
w ork an equipm such as bins, cribs, counters, benches, partitions, doors, floors, stairs,
oodw
d
ent
casings, an trim m of w in an establishm
d
ade
ood
ent. W involves m of the follow
ork
ost
ing; P
lanning
an laying out of w from blueprints, draw
d
ork
ings, m
odels, or verbal instructions using a variety
of carpenter's handtools, portable pow tools, an standard m
er
d
easuring instrum
ents; m
aking
standard shop com
putations relating to dim
ensions of work; an selecting m
d
aterials necessary
for th w
e ork. In general, th w of th m
e ork
e aintenance carpenter requires rounded training an
d
experience usually acquired through a form apprenticeship or equivalent training an experience.
al
d
E C IC N M IN E A C
LE TR IA , A T N N E
Performs a variety of electrical trade functions such as the installation, m
aintenance,
or repair of equipm for th generation, distribution, or utilization of electric energy in a
ent
e
n
establishm
ent. W involves m of th following: Installing or repairing any of a variety
ork
ost
e
of electrical equipm such as generators, transform
ent
ers, sw
itchboards, controllers, circuit
breakers, m
otors, heating units, conduit system or other transm
s,
ission equipm
ent; w
orking
from blueprints, draw
ings, layouts, or other specifications; locating an diagnosing trouble in
d
th electrical system or equipm w
e
ent; orking standard com
putations relating to load requirem
ents
of w
iring or electrical equipm an using a variety of electrician's handtools a d m
ent; d
n easuring
an testing instrum
d
ents. In general, th w of the m
e ork
aintenance electrician requires rounded
training an experience usually acquired through a form apprenticeship or equivalent training
d
al
an experience.
d
E G E R ST T N R
N IN E . A IO A Y
O
perates an m
d aintains an m also supervise th operation of stationary engines an
d ay
e
d
equipm (m
ent echanical or electrical) to supply th establishm in w
e
ent
hich em
ployed w pow
ith
er,
heat, refrigeration, or air-conditioning. W involves; O
ork
perating an m
d aintaining equipm
ent
such as steam engines, air compressors, generators, m
otors, turbines, ventilating an refrig­
d
erating equipm
ent, steam boilers an boiler-fed w
d
ater pum m
ps; aking equipm repairs; an
ent
d
keeping a record of operation of m
achinery, tem
perature, an fuel consum
d
ption. M also su­
ay
pervise these operations. H or chief engineers in establishm
ead
ents em
ploying m th one
ore an
engineer are excluded.
F E A , S A IO A Y B IL R
IR M N T T N R O E
Fires stationary boilers to furnish th establishm inw em
e
ent
hich ployed w heat, pow
ith
er,
or steam Feeds fuels to fire by h d or operates a m
.
an
echanical stoker, or gas or oil burner;
an checks w an safety valves. M clean, oil, or assist in repairing boilerroom equipm
d
ater d
ay
ent.
H LPE , M IN E A C T A E
E R A TNNE RDS
Assists one or m workers in th skilled m
ore
e
aintenance trades, by perform specific
ing
or general duties of lesser skill, such as keeping a worker supplied w m
ith aterials an tools;
d
cleaning w
orking area, m
achine, an equipm
d
ent; assisting journeym by holding m
an
aterials or
tools; an perform other unskilled tasks as directed by journeym
d
ing
an. T kind of w th
he
ork e
helper is perm
itted to perform varies from trade to trade: In som trades the helper is con­
e
fined to supplying, lifting, an holding m
d
aterials an tools an cleaning w
d
d
orking areas; an in
d
others h is perm
e
itted to perform specialized m
achine operations, or parts of a trade th are
at
also perform by workers on a full-tim basis.
ed
e
M C IN -T O O R TO , T O R O
A H E O L PE A R O L O M
Specializes in th operation of one or m types of m
e
ore
achine tools, such as jig borers,
cylindrical or surface grinders, engine lathes, or m
illing m
achines, in th construction of
e
m
achine-shop tools, gages, jigs, fixtures, or dies. W involves m of th following: P
ork
ost
e
lanning
an perform difficult m
d
ing
achining operations; processing item requiring com
s
plicated setups or
a high degree of accuracy; using a variety of precision m
easuring instrum
ents; selecting feeds,
speeds, tooling, an operation sequence; an m
d
d aking necessary adjustm
ents during operation
to achieve requisite tolerances or dim
ensions. M be required to recognize w tools need
ay
hen
dressing, to dress tools, an to select proper coolants an cutting an lubricating oils. For
d
d
d
cross-industry w study purposes, m
age
achine-tool operators, toolroom in tool an die jobbing
,
d
shops are excluded from this classification.




M C IN T M IN E A C
A H IS , A T N N E
Produces replacem parts an newparts in m
ent
d
aking repairs of m parts of m
etal
echanical
equipm operated in an establishm
ent
ent. W involves m of th follow
ork
ost
e
ing: Interpreting w
ritten
instructions an specifications; planning an laying ou of w
d
d
t
ork; using a variety of m
achinist's
handtools an precision m
d
easuring instrum
ents; setting u an operating standard m
p d
achine tools;
shaping of m parts to close tolerances; m
etal
aking standard shop com
putations relating to dim
en­
sions of work, tooling, feeds, an speeds of m
d
achining; know
ledge of th w
e orking properties of
th com on m
e
m
etals; selecting standard m
aterials, parts, an equipm required for his w
d
ent
ork;
an fitting an assem
d
d
bling parts into m
echanical equipm
ent. In general, th m
e achinist's w
ork
norm requires a rounded training in m
ally
achine-shop practice usually acquired through a form
al
apprenticeship or equivalent training an experience.
d
M C A IC A T M T E (M
E H N , U O O IV
aintenance)
Repairs autom
obiles, buses, m
otortrucks, an tractors of a establishm
d
n
ent. W in­
ork
volves m of th following: E ining autom
ost
e
xam
otive equipm to diagnose source of trouble; dis­
ent
assem
bling equipm an perform repairs th involve th use of such handtools as w
ent d
ing
at
e
renches,
gages, drills, or specialized equipm in disassem
ent
bling or fitting parts; replacing broken or
defective parts from stock; grinding an adjusting valves; reassem
d
bling an installing th various
d
e
assem
blies in the vehicle an m
d aking necessary adjustm
ents; an alining w
d
heels, adjusting brakes
an lights, or tightening body bolts. In general, th w of th autom
d
e ork
e
otive m
echanic requires
rounded training an experience usually acquired through a form apprenticeship or equivalent
d
al
training an experience.
d
M C A IC M IN E A C
EHN , A TNNE
Repairs m
achinery or m
echanical equipm of an establishm
ent
ent. W involves m
ork
ost
of th following: E ining m
e
xam
achines an m
d echanical equipm to diagnose source of trouble;
ent
dism
antling or partly dism
antling m
achines an perform repairs th m
d
ing
at ainly involve th use
e
of handtools in scraping an fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts w item obtained
d
ith
s
from stock; ordering th production of a replacem part by a m
e
ent
achine shop or sending of th
e
m
achine to a m
achine shop for m repairs; preparing w
ajor
ritten specifications for m repairs
ajor
or for the production of parts ordered from m
achine shop; reassem
bling m
achines; an m
d aking
all necessary adjustm for operation. Ingeneral, th w of a m
ents
e ork
aintenance m
echanic requires
rounded training an experience usually acquired through a form apprenticeship or equivalent
d
al
training an experience. E
d
xcluded from this classification are workers w
hose prim duties
ary
involve setting u or adjusting m
p
achines.
M L R H
IL W IG T
Installs newm
achines or heavy equipm an dism
ent, d
antles an installs m
d
achines or heavy
equipm w changes in th plant layout are required. W involves m of the follow
ent hen
e
ork
ost
ing:
P
lanning an laying ou of th w
d
t
e ork; interpreting blueprints or other specifications; using a variety
of handtools an rigging; m
d
aking standard shop com
putations relating to stresses, strength of
m
aterials, an centers of gravity; alining an balancing of equipm selecting standard tools,
d
d
ent;
equipm an parts to be used; an installing an m
ent, d
d
d aintaining in good order pow transm
er
ission
equipm such as drives an speed reducers. In general, the m
ent
d
illwright's w norm requires
ork
ally
a rounded training an experience in th trade acquired through a form apprenticeship or
d
e
al
equivalent training an experience.
d
PA TE , M IN E A C
IN R A T N N E
Paints an redecorates walls, w ork, an fixtures of an establishm
d
oodw
d
ent. W involves
ork
the following: K ledge of surface peculiarities an types of paint required for different applica­
now
d
tions; preparing surface for painting by rem
oving old finish or by placing putty or filler in nail
holes an interstices; an applying paint w spray gu or brush. M m colors, oils, w
d
d
ith
n
ay ix
hite
lead, an other paint ingredients to obtain proper color or consistency. Ingeneral, th w of th
d
e ork
e
m
aintenance painter requires rounded training an experience usually acquired through a form
d
al
apprenticeship or equivalent training an experience.
d
PIPEFITTER, M IN E A C
A TNNE
Installs or repairs w
ater, steam gas, or other types of pipe an pipefittings in a
,
d
n
establishm
ent. W involves m of the following: L
ork
ost
aying out of w an m
ork d easuring to locate
position of pipe from draw
ings or other w
ritten specifications; cutting various sizes of pipe to
correct lengths w chisel an ham er or oxyacetylene torch or pipe-cutting m
ith
d
m
achine; threading
pipe w stocks an dies; bending pipe by hand-driven or power-driven m
ith
d
achines; assem
bling

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PIPEFITTER, M IN E A C —C
A T N N E ontinued
pipe w couplings an fastening pipe to hangers; m
ith
d
aking standard shop com
putations relating to
pressures, flow an size of pipe required; an m
, d
d aking standard tests to determ w
ine hether fin­
ished pipes m specifications. In general, th w of the m
eet
e ork
aintenance pipefitter requires
rounded training an experience usually acquired through a form apprenticeship or equivalent
d
al
training an experience. W
d
orkers prim
arily engaged in installing an repairing building sanitation
d
or heating system are excluded.
s
SH E E L W R E , M IN E A C
E T-M TA O K R A T N N E
Fabricates, installs, an m
d aintains in good repair the sheet-m equipm an fixtures
etal
ent d
(such as m
achine guards, grease pans, shelves, lockers, tanks, ventilators, chutes, ducts, m
etal
roofing) of a establishm
n
ent. W involves m of th follow
ork
ost
e
ing: P
lanning an laying out all
d
types of sheet-m m
etal aintenance work from blueprints, m
odels, or other specifications; setting
u an operating all available types of sheet-m w
p d
etal orking m
achines; using a variety of handtools
in cutting, bending, form
ing, shaping, fitting, an assem
d
bling; an installing sheet-m articles
d
etal
as required. In general,' th w of th m
e ork
e aintenance sheet-m
etal worker requires rounded
training an experience usually acquired through a form apprenticeship or equivalent training
d
al
a d experience.
n

TO L A DD M K R
O N IE A E
(D m
ie aker; jig m
aker; tool m
aker; fixture m
aker; gage m
aker)
C
onstructs an repairs m
d
achine- shop tools, gages, jigs, fixtures or dies for forgings,
punching, an other m
d
etal-form w
ing ork. W involves m of th following: P
ork
ost
e
lanning a d
n
laying out of w from m
ork
odels, blueprints, draw
ings, or other oral an w
d ritten specifications;
using a variety of tool an die m
d
aker's handtools an precision m
d
easuring instrum
ents; under­
standing of the w
orking properties of com on m
m
etals an alloys; setting u an operating of
d
p d
m
achine tools an related equipm m
d
ent; aking necessary shop com
putations relating to dim
ensions
of w
ork, speeds, feeds, an tooling of m
d
achines; heat-treating of m parts during fabrication
etal
as w as of finished tools an dies to achieve required qualities; w
ell
d
orking to close tolerances;
fitting an assem
d
bling of parts to prescribed tolerances an allowances; an selecting appropriate
d
d
m
aterials, tools, an processes. In general, th tool an die m
d
e
d
aker's w requires a rounded
ork
training in m
achine- shop an toolroom practice usually acquired through a form apprenticeship
d
al
or equivalent training an experience.
d
For cross-industry w study purposes, tool an die m
age
d
akers in tool an die jobbing
d
shops are excluded from this classification.

CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
G A DA D W T H A
UR N AC MN
G
uard. Perform routine police duties, either at fixed post or on tour, m
s
aintaining
order, using arm or force w
s
here necessary. Includes gatem w are stationed a gate
en ho
t
an check on identity of em
d
ployees an other persons entering.
d
W
atchm M
an. akes rounds of prem
ises periodically in protecting property against fire,
theft, an illegal entry.
d
JA IT R PO TE , O C E N R
N O,
R R R LAE
(Sw
eeper; charw an; janitress)
om
C
leans a d keeps in a orderly condition factory w
n
n
orking areas an washroom or
d
s,
prem
ises of a office, apartm house, or com ercial or other establishm
n
ent
m
ent. D
uties involve
a com
bination of th follow
e
ing: Sw
eeping, m
opping or scrubbing, an polishing floors; rem
d
oving
chips, trash, a d other refuse; dusting equipm furniture, or fixtures; polishing m fixtures
n
ent,
etal
or trim ings; providing supplies an m m
m
d inor aintenance services; an cleaning lavatories, show
d
­
ers, a d restroom W
n
s. orkers w specialize inw
ho
indow w
ashing are excluded.
LA O E , M T R L H N L G
B R R A E IA A D IN
(Loader a d unloader; handler an stacker; shelver; trucker; stockm or stock helper; ware­
n
d
an
housem or w
an
arehouse helper)
Aw
orker em
ployed in a w
arehouse, m
anufacturing plant, store, or other establishm
ent
w
hose duties involve on or m of th follow
e
ore
e
ing: L
oading an unloading various m
d
aterials a d
n
m
erchandise on or from freight cars, trucks, or other transporting devices; unpacking, shelving,
or placing m
aterials or m
erchandise in proper storage location; an transporting m
d
aterials or
m
erchandise by handtruck, car, or w
heelbarrow Longshorem w load an unload ships are
.
en, ho
d
excluded.
O D R FILLE
RE
R
(O
rder picker; stock selector; w
arehouse stockm
an)
Fills sh
ipping or transfer orders for finished goods from stored m
erchandise in accord­
ance w specifications on sales slips, custom orders, or other instructions. M inaddition
ith
ers'
ay,
to filling orders a d indicating item filled or om
n
s
itted, keep records of outgoing orders, requi­
sition additional stock or report short supplies to supervisor, an perform other related duties.
d
PA K R S IP IN
CE, H P G
Prepares finished products for shipm or storage by placing them in shipping con­
ent
tainers, th specific operations perform being dependent u th type, size, an num of
e
ed
pon e
d
ber
u its to be packed, th type of container em
n
e
ployed, an m
d ethod of shipm
ent. W requires th
ork
e
placing of item in sh
s
ipping containers an m involve on or m of the follow
d ay
e
ore
ing; K l­
now
edge of various item of stock in order to verify content; selection of appropriate type an size
s
d
of container; inserting enclosures in container; using excelsior or other m
aterial to prevent
breakage or dam
age; closing an sealing container; an applying labels or entering identifying
d
d
d on container. Packers w o also m w
ata
h
ake ooden boxes or crates are excluded.




S IP IN A D R C IV G C E K
H P G N E E IN L R
Prepares m
erchandise for shipm or receives an is responsible for incom ship­
ent,
d
ing
m
ents of m
erchandise or other m
aterials. S ippin w involves: A know
h g ork
ledge of shipping
procedures, practices, routes, available m
eans of transportation, an rate; an preparing rec­
d
d
ords of th goods shipped, m
e
aking u bills of lading, posting w
p
eight an shipping charges, a d
d
n
keeping a file of shipping records. M direct or assist in preparing th m
ay
e erchandise for ship­
m
ent. Receiving w involves: Verifying or directing others in verifying th correctness of
ork
e
shipm against bills of lading, invoices, or other records; checking for shortages an rejecting
ents
d
dam
aged goods; routing m
erchandise or m
aterials to proper departm
ents; an m
d aintaining neces­
sary records an files.
d
For w study purposes, workers are classified as follow
age
s:
Receiving clerk
Shipping clerk
Shipping an receiving clerk
d
TUKR E
R C D IV R
D
rives a truck w
ithin a city or industrial area to transport m
aterials, m
erchandise,
equipm or m betw various types of establishm
ent,
en
een
ents such as: M
anufacturing plants, freight
depots, w
arehouses, w
holesale an retail establishm
d
ents, or betw retail establishm
een
ents a d
n
custom houses or places of business. M also load or unload truck w or w
ers'
ay
ith
ithout helpers,
m m
ake inor m
echanical repairs, an keep truck in good w
d
orking order. Driver-salesmen a d
n
over-the-road drivers are excluded.
For w study purposes, truckdrivers are classified by size an type of equipm
age
d
ent,
as follows: (Tractor-trailer should be rated on th basis of trailer capacity.)
e
Truckdriver (com
bination of sizes listed separately)
Truckdriver, light (under IV tons)
2
Truckdriver, m
edium (lV to an including 4 tons)
z
d
Truckdriver, heavy (over 4tons, trailer type)
Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, other th trailer type)
an
TR C E , P W R
UKR O E
O
perates a m
anually controlled gasoline- or electric-powered truck or tractor to
transport goods an m
d aterials of all kinds about a w
arehouse, m
anufacturing plant, or other
establishm
ent.
For w study purposes, workers are classified by type of truck, as follows:
age
Trucker, pow (forklift)
er
Trucker, pow (other th forklift)
er
an

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H
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H
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O r la n d o , F la .
O x n a r d -V e n tu r a , C a lif.
P a n a m a C ity , F la .
P in e B lu ff, A rk .
P o r t s m o u t h , N .H .—M a i n e —M a s s .
P u e b lo , C o lo .
R eno, N ev.
S a c r a m e n to , C a lif.
S a lin a , K a n s.
S a l i n a s —M o n t e r e y , C a l i f .
S a n ta B a r b a r a , C a lif.
S h re v e p o rt, L a.
S p r i n g f i e l d — h i c o p e e —H o l y o k e , M a s s .—C o n n .
C
S to c k to n , C a lif.
T a c o m a , W ash .
T o p ek a, K an s.
T u c so n , A r iz .
V a ld o s ta , G a.
V a lle jo — a p a , C a lif.
N
W ic h ita F a l l s , T e x .
W i l m i n g t o n , D e l . —N . J . —M d .

T h e e le v e n th a n n u a l r e p o r t on s a l a r i e s f o r a c c o u n t a n t s , a u d i t o r s , c h ie f a c c o u n ta n ts , a tt o r n e y s , jo b a n a l y s t s , d ir e c t o r s o f p e r s o n n e l,
b u y e r s , c h e m is t s , e n g in e e r s , e n g in e e r in g te c h n ic ia n s , d r a fts m e n , an d c le r ic a l e m p lo y e e s .
O r d e r a s B L S B u lle t in 1 6 9 3 , N a tio n a l
S u r v e y o f P r o f e s s i o n a l , A d m in is t r a t iv e , T e c h n ic a l, a n d C l e r i c a l P a y , Ju n e 1 9 7 0 , $ 1 .0 0 a c o p y , fr o m th e S u p e r in te n d e n t o f D o c u m e n ts ,
U .S . G o v e r n m e n t P r in t in g O f fic e , W a sh in g to n , D .C ., 2 0 4 0 2 , o r a n y o f i t s r e g io n a l s a l e s o f f i c e s .




☆ U S, G V M TPRIN GOFFICE: 1971 0-432-468 (31)
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A rea W age Surveys
A l i s t o f the l a t e s t a v a i l a b l e b u l l e t i n s i s p r e s e n t e d b e l o w . A d i r e c t o r y of a r e a w a g e s t u d i e s in c lu d i n g m o r e l i m i t e d s t u d i e s c o n d u c t e d at the
r e q u e s t o f the W a ge an d H o u r D i v i s i o n of the D e p a r t m e n t of L a b o r i s a v a i l a b l e on r e q u e s t . B u l l e t i n s m a y b e p u r c h a s e d f r o m the S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of
D o c u m e n t s , U .S . G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O f f i c e , W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . , 2 0 4 0 2 , o r f r o m an y of the B L S r e g i o n a l s a l e s o f f i c e s shown on the i n s i d e f ro n t c o v e r .

A rea
A k r o n , O h io , J u l y 1970__________________________________
A l b a n y - S c h e n e c t a d y - T r o y , N . Y . , F e b . 1970__________
A l b u q u e r q u e , N. M e x . , M a r . 1970 1--------------------------A lle n t o w n —B e t h l e h e m —E a s t o n , P a . — . J . , M a y 1970 L N
A t l a n t a . G a . , M a y 1970 1________________________________
B a l t i m o r e , M d . , A u g. 1970 1___________________________
B e a u m o n t — o r t A r t h u r — r a n g e , T e x . , M a y 1 9 7 0 -----P
O
B i n g h a m t o n , N . Y . , J u l y 1 9 7 0 ___________________________
B i r m i n g h a m , A l a . , M a r . 1970 __________________________
B o i s e C i t y , Ida h o, N o v . 1970 1 _________________________
B o s t o n , M a s s . , A u g. 1 970 1 ____________________________
B u f f a l o , N . Y . , O c t . 1970 1 ______________________________
B u r l i n g t o n , V t . , M a r . 1970_____________________________
C a n t o n , O h io , M a y 1970 1-----------------------------------------C h a r l e s t o n , W. V a . , A p r . 1970 1------------------------------C h a r l o t t e , N . C . , J a n . 1971---------------------------------------C h a t t a n o o g a , T e n n . - G a . , S e p t . 1 970 1 _________________
C h i c a g o , 111., J u n e 1 9 7 0 _________________________________
C i n c i n n a t i , O h io — y .—I n d . , F e b . 1 9 7 0 _________________
K
C l e v e l a n d , O h io , S e p t . 1970 1___________________________
C o l u m b u s , O h io , O c t . 1970 1___________________________
D a l l a s , T e x . , O c t. 1970 1 ----------------------------------------D a v e n p o r t — o c k I s l a n d — o l i n e , Iowa—111.,
R
M
F e b . 1971_______________________________________________
D a y to n , O h io, D e c . 1970 1 ______________________________
D e n v e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1970-----------------------------------------D e s M o i n e s , Io w a, M a y 1970 1 _________________________
D e t r o i t , M i c h . , F e b . 1 9 7 0 ______________________________
F o r t W o rt h , T e x . , O c t. 1970 1 ----------------------------------G r e e n B a y , W i s . , J u l y 1 970 1-----------------------------------G r e e n v i l l e , S . C . , M a y 1 9 7 0 -------------------------------------H o u s t o n , T e x . , A p r . 1970-----------------------------------------I n d i a n a p o l i s , I n d . , O c t. 1970 1__________________________
J a c k s o n , M i s s . , J a n . 1971 1____________________________
J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . , D e c . 1970 1 -------------------------------K a n s a s C i t y , M o .— a n s . , S e p t . 1970 1_________________
K
L a w r e n c e — a v e r h i l l , M a s s . — .H ., J u n e 1970 1---------H
N
L i t t l e R o c k — o r t h L i t t l e R o c k , A r k . , J u l y 1970 1-----N
L o s A n g e l e s —L o n g B e a c h a n d A n a h e i m — a n t a AnarS
G a r d e n G r o v e , C a l i f . , M a r . 1970------------------------ -—
L o u i s v i l l e , K y . —I n d . , N ov. 1970________________________
L u b b o c k , T e x . , M a r . 1970 1------------------------ , -----------M a n c h e s t e r , N . H . , J u l y 1970 1 _________________________
M e m p h i s , T e n n . - A r k . , N o v . 1970______________________
M i a m i , F l a . , N o v . 1970 1________________________________
M i d l a n d and O d e s s a , T e x . , J a n . 1971__________________
M i l w a u k e e , W i s . , M a y 1970 1___________________________
M in n eap olis—
St. P a u l , M i n n . , J a n . 1971________________

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1660-51,
1660-55,
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1660-84,
1685-6,
1660-57,
1685-21,
1685-11,
1685-43,
1660-53,
1660-81,
1660-68,
1685-48,
1685-10,
1660-90,
1660-49,
1685-28,
1685-33,
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1660-67,
1685-31,
1685-39,
1685-37,
1685-16,
1660-82,
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M u s k e g o n — u s k e g o n H e i g h t s , M i c h . , J u n e 1970 1____
M
N e w a r k an d J e r s e y C i t y , N . J . , J a n . 1971______________
N ew H a v e n , C o n n . , J a n . 1971___________________________
N ew O r l e a n s , L a . , J a n . 1971 1__________________________
N ew Y o r k , N . Y . , A p r . 1970 1___________________________
N o r f o l k — o r t s m o u t h an d N e w p o r t N e w s —
P
H a m p t o n , V a . , J a n . 1971 1 ____________________________
O k l a h o m a C i t y , O k l a . , J u l y 1970_______________________
O m a h a , N e b r . - I o w a , S e p t . 1970 1 ______________________
P a t e r s o n — l i f t o n — a s s a i c , N . J . , J u n e 1970 1_________
C
P
P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . — . J . , N ov. 1970_____________________
N
P h o e n i x , A r i z . , M a r . 1970 1____________________________
P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n . 1971 1____________________________
P o r t l a n d , M a i n e , N ov. 1970_____________________________
P o r t l a n d , O r e g . — a s h . , M a y 1970 1____________________
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P r o v i d e n c e — a w t u c k e t — a r w i c k , R .I . — a s s . ,
P
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M a y 1 9 7 0 ________________________________________________
R a l e i g h , N . C . , A u g. 1970 1______________________________
R i c h m o n d , V a . , M a r . 1970 1____________________________
R o c h e s t e r , N .Y . ( o f f ic e o c c u p a t i o n s on ly),
A u g . 1 9 7 0 ________________________________________________
R o c k f o r d , 111., M a y 1970 1 ______________________________
St. L o u i s , M o .—111., M a r . 1970__________________________
S a l t L a k e C i t y , U ta h , N ov. 1970 1-----------------------------S a n A n t o n io , T e x . , M a y 1970___________________________
San B e r n a r d in o — iv e r side— n tario , C a l i f . ,
R
O
D e c . 1970 1______________________________________________
S a n D ie g o , C a l i f . , N ov. 1970____________________________
S a n F r a n c i s c o — a k l a n d , C a l i f . , O c t. 1970----------------O
S a n J o s e , C a l i f . , A u g . 1970--------------------------------------S a v a n n a h , G a . , M a y 1970 1______________________________
S c r a n t o n , P a . , J u l y 1970 1_______________________________
S e a t t l e — v e r e t t , W a s h . , J a n . 1970----------------------------E
S i o u x F a l l s , S. D a k . , D e c . 1970 1 ______________________
S o u th B e n d , I n d . , M a r . 1970 1-----------------------------------S p o k a n e , W a s h . , J u n e 1970 1 ------------------------------------S y r a c u s e , N . Y . , J u l y 1 9 7 0 ---------------------------------------T a m p a—St. P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , N o v . 1970-----------------T o l e d o , O hio— i c h . , F e b . 1970--------------------------------M
T r e n t o n , N . J . , S e p t . 1970 1 _____________________________
U t i c a — o m e , N . Y . , J u l y 1 9 7 0 __________________________
R
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . — d .— a . , S e p t . 1969 1-------------------M
V
W a t e r b u r y , C o n n . , M a r . 1970 1_________________________
W a t e r l o o , Io w a, N ov. 1970 1-------------------------------------W i c h it a , K a n s . , A p r . 1970 1 -------------------------------------W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , M a y 1970 1 --------------------------------Y o r k , P a . , F e b . 1971____________________________________
Y o u n g s to w n — a r r e n , O h io , N ov. 1970----------------------W

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1685- 35,
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1685- 14,
1660- 87,
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1660- 86,
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1660-■ 56,
1685- 15,
1685- ■ 9,
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1660-■ 54,
1685-■ 32,
1660-■ 69,
1660-• 78,
1685-• 50,
1685-■ 24,

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