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Area Wage Survey
The Des Moines, Iowa, Metropolitan Area
March 1969
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS REGIONAL OFFICES
Region I
Region II
341 Ninth Ave.
1603-B Federal Building
New York, N.Y. 10001
Government Center
Phone: 971-5405 (Area Code 212)
Boston, Mass. 02203
Phone: 223-6762 (Area Code 617)
Region III
406 Penn Square Building
1317 Filbert St.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
Phone: 597-7796 (Area Code 215)
Region IV
Suite 540
1371 Peachtree St. NE.
Atlanta, Ga. 30309
Phone: 526-5418 (Area Code 404)
Region V
Region VI
219 South Dearborn St.
Federal Office Building
Chicago, 111. 60604
911 Walnut S t., 10th Floor
Phone: 353-7230 (Area Code 312)
Kansas City, Mo. 64106
Phone: 374-2481 (Area Code 816)
Region VII
337 Mayflower Building
411 North Akard St.
Dallas, Tex. 75201
Phone: 749-3516 (Area Code 214)
Region VIII
450 Golden Gate Ave.
Box 36017
San Francisco, Calif. 94102
Phone: 556-4678 (Area Code 415)
Area Wage Survey
The Des M oines, Iowa, M etropolitan Area
March 1969
Bulletin No. 1625-62
July 1969
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
George P. Shultz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Geoffrey H. Moore, Commissioner
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Contents
P reface
P age
The B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s p r o g r a m of an n u al
o c c u p a tio n a l w age s u r v e y s in m e tr o p o lita n a r e a s i s d e
sig n e d to p ro v id e d a ta on o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s , and e s t a b
lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and su p p le m e n ta r y w age p r o v is io n s . It
y ie ld s d e t a ile d d a ta b y s e le c t e d in d u s tr y d iv is io n fo r e a c h
of the a r e a s stu d ie d , fo r g e o g r a p h ic r e g io n s , and fo r the
U nited S t a t e s . * A m a jo r c o n s id e r a tio n in the p r o g r a m i s
the n eed fo r g r e a t e r in s ig h t in to (1) the m o v em en t of w a g e s
by o c c u p a tio n a l c a t e g o r y and s k ill le v e l, and (2) the s t r u c
tu r e and le v e l of w a g e s am on g a r e a s and in d u s tr y d iv is io n s .
In tro d u c tio n -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------W age tr e n d s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n a l g r o u p s ___________________________
At the end of e a c h su r v e y , an in d iv id u a l a r e a b u l
le tin p r e s e n t s s u r v e y r e s u l t s fo r e a c h a r e a stu d ie d . A fte r
c o m p le tio n of a ll of the in d iv id u a l a r e a b u lle tin s fo r a round
of s u r v e y s , a tw o - p a r t s u m m a r y b u lle tin i s i s s u e d .
The
f i r s t p a r t b r in g s d a ta fo r e a c h of the m e tr o p o lita n a r e a s
stu d ie d in to one b u lle tin . The se c o n d p a r t p r e s e n t s in f o r
m a tio n w hich h a s b ee n p r o je c te d f r o m in d iv id u a l m e t r o
p o lita n a r e a d a ta to r e la t e to g e o g r a p h ic r e g io n s and the
U n ited S t a t e s .
A . O cc u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s :
A - l . O ffic e o c c u p a tio n s— e n and w o m e n ______ ,__________________
m
A - 2. P r o f e s s i o n a l and te c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s— en and
m
w o m e n ______________________________________________________
A -3 . O ffic e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , and te c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s—
m en and w om en co m b in e d __________________________________
A -4 . M ain te n a n ce and p o w e rp la n t o c c u p a t io n s -------------------------A -5 . C u s to 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------------------
T a b le s:
1. E s t a b lis h m e n t s and w o r k e r s w ithin sc o p e of s u r v e y and
n u m b er stu d ie d ____________________________________________________
2. In d e x e s of sta n d a r d w e ek ly s a l a r i e s and s t r a ig h t - t im e
h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n a l g r o u p s , and
p e r c e n ts of i n c r e a s e fo r s e le c t e d p e r io d s -------------------------------
A p p en d ix .
O c c u p a tio n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s -------------------------------------------------
N in ety a r e a s c u r r e n t ly a r e in c lu d e d in the p r o
g r a m . In e a c h a r e a , in fo r m a tio n on o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s
i s c o lle c te d a n n u ally and on e s t a b lis h m e n t s p r a c t ic e s and
su p p le m e n ta r y w age p r o v is io n s b ie n n ia lly .
T h is b u lle tin p r e s e n t s r e s u l t s of the s u r v e y in
D e s M o in e s, Io w a, in M a r c h 1969. The S ta n d a r d M e tr o
p o lita n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e fin e d b y the B u r e a u of the
B u d g et th ro u gh J a n u a r y 1968, c o n s is t s of P o lk C oun ty.
T h is stu d y w a s co n d u cted b y the B u r e a u 's r e g io n a l o ffic e
in K a n s a s C ity , M o ., u n d er the g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n of E d w a rd
C h a ik e n , A s s i s t a n t R e g io n a l D ir e c to r fo r O p e ra tio n s .
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N O T E : S im ila r ta b u la tio n s a r e a v a ila b le
(S e e in s id e b a c k c o v e r .)
fo r o th e r
A c u r r e n t r e p o r t on e a r n in g s in the D e s M o in es a r e a
i s a l s o a v a ila b le fo r s e le c t e d food s e r v i c e o c c u p a tio n s
(M a rc h 1969). Union s c a l e s , in d ic a tiv e of p r e v a ilin g p ay
l e v e l s , a r e a v a ila b le fo r b u ild in g c o n s tr u c tio n ; p r in tin g ;
l o c a l - t r a n s i t o p e ra tin g e m p lo y e e s ; and m o to r tr u c k d r i v e r s ,
h e l p e r s , and a llie d o c c u p a tio n s .
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Area Wage Survey---The Des Moines, Iowa, Metropolitan Area
Introduction
T h is a r e a i s 1 of 90 in w hich the U .S . D e p a rtm e n t of L a b o r 's
B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s co n d u cts s u r v e y s of o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s
an d r e la t a d b e n e fits on an a re a w id e b a s i s . 1
to m e r it p r e s e n ta tio n , o r (2) th e re
in d iv id u a l e sta b lish m e n t d a ta .
is
p o s s ib ilit y
of d i s c l o s u r e of
O c c u p a tio n a l em p lo y m en t and e a r n in g s d a ta a r e show n fo r
fu ll- tim e w o r k e r s , i . e . , th o se h ir e d to w o rk a r e g u la r w e e k ly sc h e d u le
in the g iv e n o c c u p a tio n a l c l a s s if i c a t i o n . E a r n in g s d a ta e x c lu d e p r e
m iu m p ay fo r o v e r tim e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and la te
s h if t s . N o n p ro d u ctio n b o n u se s a r e e x c lu d e d , but c o s t - o f - liv in g a llo w
a n c e s and in c e n tiv e e a r n in g s a r e in c lu d e d . W here w e e k ly h o u rs a r e
r e p o r t e d , a s fo r o ffic e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s r e f e r e n c e i s to the s ta n d
a r d w o rk w eek (rou n d ed to the n e a r e s t h a lf h our) fo r w hich e m p lo y e e s
r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s (e x c lu siv e of p ay fo r
o v e r tim e at r e g u la r a n d /o r p re m iu m r a t e s ) . A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s
fo r th e s e o c c u p a tio n s h av e b e e n ro u n d ed to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r .
T h is b u lle tin p r e s e n t s c u r r e n t o c c u p a tio n a l em p lo y m en t <md
e a r n in g s in fo r m a tio n o b tain e d l a r g e ly b y m a il fr o m the e s t a b lis h m e n t s
v is it e d by B u r e a u fie ld e c o n o m ists in the l a s t p r e v io u s s u r v e y fo r
o c c u p a tio n s r e p o r t e d in th at e a r l i e r stu d y . P e r s o n a l v i s i t s w e re m ad e
to n o n re sp o n d e n ts and to th o se re sp o n d e n ts r e p o r tin g u n u su a l c h a n g e s
sin c e the p r e v io u s su r v e y .
In e a c h a r e a , d a ta a r e o b tain e d fr o m r e p r e s e n t a t iv e e s t a b
lis h m e n ts w ithin s i x b r o a d in d u s tr y d iv is io n s : M a n u fa c tu rin g ; t r a n s
p o r ta tio n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t i l it i e s ; w h o le s a le t r a d e ;
r e t a i l t r a d e ; fin a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e r v i c e s . M a jo r
in d u s tr y g ro u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m t h e s e s tu d ie s a r e g o v ern m e n t o p e r a
tio n s and the c o n str u c tio n and e x t r a c t iv e i n d u s t r ie s . E s t a b lis h m e n t s
h av in g fe w e r than a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b er of w o r k e r s a r e o m itte d b e c a u s e
th ey ten d to fu r n ish in su ffic ie n t em p lo y m en t in the o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d
to w a r r a n t in c lu sio n . S e p a r a t e ta b u la tio n s a r e p ro v id e d f o r e a c h of
the b r o a d in d u s tr y d iv is io n s w h ich m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a .
Th e a v e r a g e s p r e s e n te d r e f le c t c o m p o site , a re a w id e e s t i
m a t e s . I n d u s t r ie s and e s t a b lis h m e n t s d iffe r in p ay le v e l and jo b
sta ffin g an d , th u s, co n trib u te d if f e r e n t ly to the e s t im a t e s fo r e a c h jo b .
The p ay r e la tio n sh ip o b ta in a b le fr o m the a v e r a g e s m a y f a il to r e f le c t
a c c u r a t e ly the w a g e s p r e a d o r d iffe r e n t ia l m a in ta in e d am o n g jo b s in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s . S i m i la r l y , d if f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e p a y le v e ls
fo r m e n and w om en in any of the s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s sh ou ld not be
a s s u m e d to r e f le c t d if f e r e n c e s in p ay tr e a tm e n t of the s e x e s w ithin
in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s . O th er p o s s ib le f a c t o r s w hich m a y c o n tr ib
ute to d if f e r e n c e s in p ay fo r m e n and w om en in c lu d e : D iffe r e n c e s in
p r o g r e s s io n w ithin e s t a b lis h e d r a t e r a n g e s , sin c e only th e a c tu a l r a t e s
p a id in c u m b e n ts a r e c o lle c te d ; and d if f e r e n c e s in s p e c if ic d u tie s p e r
f o r m e d , alth ou gh the w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a p p r o p r ia te ly w ithin the
s a m e s u r v e y jo b d e s c r ip t io n . Jo b d e s c r ip t io n s u s e d in c l a s s if y i n g e m
p lo y e e s in th e s e s u r v e y s a r e u s u a lly m o r e g e n e r a liz e d th an th o se u se d
in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s and allo w fo r m in o r d if f e r e n c e s am on g
e s t a b lis h m e n t s in the s p e c if ic d u tie s p e r fo r m e d .
T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e co n d u cted on a sa m p le b a s i s b e c a u s e of
the u n n e c e s s a r y c o st in v o lv ed in su rv e y in g a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s . T o
o b tain o p tim u m a c c u r a c y a t m in im u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p ro p o rtio n of
l a r g e than of s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s i s stu d ie d . In co m b in in g the d a ta ,
h o w e v e r, a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s a r e g iv e n th e ir a p p r o p r ia te w e ig h t. E s
t im a t e s b a s e d on the e s t a b lis h m e n t s stu d ie d a r e p r e s e n te d , t h e r e f o r e ,
a s r e la t in g to a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s in the in d u s tr y g ro u p in g and a r e a ,
e x c e p t fo r th o se below the m in im u m s i z e stu d ie d .
O c c u p a tio n s and E a r n in g s
T h e o c c u p a tio n s s e le c t e d fo r stu d y a r e co m m on to a v a r ie t y
•of m a n u fa c tu rin g an d n o n m a n u fac tu rin g i n d u s t r ie s , and a r e of the f o l
low in g t y p e s : (1) O ffic e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l and te c h n ic a l; (3)
m a in te n a n c e and p o w e rp la n t; and (4) c u sto d ia l and m a t e r ia l m o v em en t.
O c c u p a tio n a l c l a s s if i c a t i o n i s b a s e d on a u n ifo rm s e t of jo b d e s c r i p
tio n s d e sig n e d to ta k e a cco u n t of in t e r e s ta b lis h m e n t v a r ia t io n in d u tie s
w ith in the s a m e jo b . The o c c u p a tio n s s e le c t e d fo r stu d y a r e lis t e d
an d d e s c r ib e d in the a p p en d ix . Th e e a r n in g s d a ta fo llo w in g the jo b
t i t l e s a r e fo r a l l in d u s tr ie s co m b in e d . E a r n in g s d a ta fo r so m e of the
o c c u p a tio n s l is t e d and d e s c r ib e d , o r fo r so m e in d u s tr y d iv is io n s w ithin
o c c u p a tio n s , a r e not p r e s e n te d in the A - s e r i e s t a b le s b e c a u s e e ith e r
(1) em p lo y m en t in the o c c u p a tio n i s too s m a ll to p ro v id e enough d ata
O c c u p a tio n a l em p lo y m en t e s t im a t e s r e p r e s e n t the to ta l in a ll
e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ithin the sc o p e of the stu d y and not the n u m b er a c tu
a lly s u r v e y e d . B e c a u s e of d if f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a tio n a l s t r u c t u r e am on g
e s t a b lis h m e n t s , the e s tim a te s o f occu p atio n al e m p lo y m en t o b ta in e d fro m
the sa m p le of e s t a b lis h m e n t s stu d ie d s e r v e on ly to in d ic a te the r e la t iv e
im p o rta n c e of the jo b s stu d ie d . T h e s e d if f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a tio n a l
s t r u c t u r e do not a f f e c t m a t e r ia l l y the a c c u r a c y o f the e a r n in g s d a ta .
E s t a b lis h m e n t P r a c t i c e s and S u p p le m e n ta ry W age P r o v is io n s
T a b u la tio n s on s e le c t e d e s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and s u p p le
m e n ta r y w a g e p r o v is io n s ( B - s e r i e s ta b le s ) a r e not p r e s e n te d in th is
b u lle tin . In fo rm a tio n fo r th e s e ta b u la tio n s i s c o lle c te d b ie n n ia lly .
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Included in the 90 areas are four studies conducted under contract with the New York StateT h e s e ta b u la tio n s on m in im u m e n tra n c e s a l a r i e s fo r in e x p e rie n c e d
Department of Labor. These areas are Binghamton (New York portion only); Rochester (office occu
w om en o ffic e w o r k e r s ; sh ift d if f e r e n t ia ls ; sc h e d u le d w e ek ly h o u r s ; p aid
pations only); Syracuse; and U tica—Rome. In addition, the Bureau conducts more lim ited area studies
h o lid a y s ; p a id v a c a t io n s ; and h e a lth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n sio n p la n s a r e
in 91 areas at the request of the Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions of the U .S. D e
partment of Labor.
p r e s e n te d (in the B - s e r i e s t a b le s ) in p r e v io u s b u lle tin s fo r .this a r e a .
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T a b le 1.
E s t a b l i s h m e n t s an d W o r k e r s W ithin S c o p e o f S u r v e y an d N u m b e r S tu d ie d in D e s M o in e s , Io w a , 1
b y M a jo r I n d u s tr y D iv is io n , 2 M a r c h 1969
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in e s t a b l i s h m e n ts in s c o p e
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M a n u f a c t u r i n g _____ __
N u m b e r o f e s t a b li s h m e n t s
W o r k e r s in e s t a b li s h m e n t s
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1 T h e D e s M o in e s S ta n d a r d M e tr o p o lit a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e fin e d b y th e B u r e a u o f th e B u d g e t th ro u g h J a n u a r y 1 968, c o n s i s t s o f P o lk C o u n ty .
T h e " w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s t u d y " e s t i m a t e s sh o w n in t h is t a b le p r o v id e a r e a s o n a b l y a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f th e s i z e an d c o m p o s it io n o f th e la b o r
f o r c e in c lu d e d in th e s u r v e y . T h e e s t i m a t e s a r e n o t in te n d e d , h o w e v e r , to 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 th e r e m p lo y m e n t in d e x e s f o r th e a r e a
to m e a s u r e e m p lo 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 th e u s e o f e s t a b li s h m e n t d a t a c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b l y in a d v a n c e
o f th e p a y r o l l p e r io d s t u d ie d , an 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 lu d e d f r o m th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1967 e d itio n o f th e S ta n d a r d I n d u s t r ia l C l a s s 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 in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n .
3 I n c lu d e s a ll e s t a b li s h m e n t s w ith t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t a t o r a b o v e th e m in im u m li m it a t io n .
A ll o u t le t s (w ith in th e a r e a )
o f c o m p a n ie s in su c h
i n d u s t r i e s a s t r a d e , fin a n c e , a u to r e p a i r s e r v i c e , an d m o tio n p ic t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s id e r e d a s 1 e s t a b li s h m e n t .
4 I n c lu d e s a ll w o r k e r s in a l l e s t a b li s h m e n t s w ith to ta l e m p lo y m e n t (w ith in th e a r e a ) a t o r a b o v e th e m in im u m lim it a t io n .
5 T a x i c a b s and s e r v i c e s in c id e n t a l to w a te r t r a n s p o r t a t io n w e r e e x c lu d e d .
6 T h is in d u s t r y d iv 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 " an d " n o n m a n u f a c tu r in g " in th e S e r i e s A t a b l e s .
S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n
o f d a t a f o r t h is d iv 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 th e fo llo w in g r e a s o n s :
(1) E m p lo y m e n t in th e d iv i s i o n i s to o s m a l l to p r o v id e en o u gh d a ta
to m e r i t s e p a r a t e stu d y , (2) th e s a m p le w a s not d e s ig n e d in it i a l ly to p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n , (3) r e s p o n s e w a s in s u f f ic ie n t o r in a d e q u a te to p e r m i t
s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n , an 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 in d iv id u a l e s t a b li s h m e n t d a ta .
7 H o t e ls a n d m o t e l s ; l a u n d r ie s an d o th 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 ile r e p a i r , r e n t a l, an d p a r k in g ; m o tio n p i c t u r e s ; n o n p ro fit
m e m b e r s h ip o r g a n i z a t io n s ( e x c lu d in g r e l i g i o u s an d c h a r it a b le o r g a n i z a t io n s ) ; an d e n g in e e r in g an d a r c h i t e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .
A b o u t tw o - f if th s o f th e w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y in the D e s M o in e s a r e a
w e r e e m p lo y e d in m a n u f a c t u r in g f i r m s .
T h e fo llo w in g p r e s e n t s th e m a jo r in d u s t r y g r o u p s
a n d s p e c i f i c i n d u s t r i e s a s a p e r c e n t o f a ll m a n u f a c t u r in g :
I n d u s tr y g r o u p s
S p e c if i c i n d u s t r i e 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 — 27
P r in tin g an d p u b lis h in g __________17
F o o d an d k in d r e d p r o d u c t s ------ 16
R u b b e r an d p l a s t i c s p r o d u c t s — 16
F a b r i c a t e d m e t a l p r o d u c t s ------ 7
F a r m m a c h i n e r y ---------------------- 23
T i r e s an d in n e r t u b e s ___________ 16
P e r i o d i c a l s ------------------------------ 10
M e a t p r o d u c t s _____________________ 6
N e w s p a p e r s ________________________6
T h is in f o r m a t io n i s b a s e d o n e s t i m a t e s o f t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t d e r iv e d f r o m u n iv e r s e
m a t e r i a l s c o m p ile d p r i o r to a c t u a l s u r v e y .
P r o p o r t io n s in v a r i o u s in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n s m a y
d if f e r f r o m p r o p o r t io n s b a s e d on th e r e s u l t s o f th e s u r v e y a s sh o w n in ta b le 1 a b o v e .
Wage Trends for Selected. Occupational Groups
F o r o f f ic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s and i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s , the w age
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 the n o r m a l w o rk w eek ,
e x c l u s i v e of e a r n i n g s f o r o v e r t i m e .
F o r plant w o r k e r g r o u p s , they
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 rly e a r n i n g s , exc lu d in g
p r e m i u m p ay f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o li d a y s , and
late sh ifts.
The p e r c e n t a g e s a r e b a s e d on d a ta f o r s e l e c t e d key o c c u
p a t io n s and in c lu d e m o s t of the n u m e r i c a l l y i m p o r t a n t j o b s within
e a c h g ro u p .
P r e s e n t e d in t a b le 2 a r e i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n ge
in a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s of o f f ic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ,
and in a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s of s e l e c t e d plant w o r k e r g r o u p s .
The i n d e x e s
a r e a m e a s u r e of w a g e s a t a g iv e n t i m e , e x p r e s s e d a s a p e r c e n t of
w a g e s d u rin g the b a s e p e r i o d (d ate of the a r e a s u r v e y co n d u cte d
b e t w e e n J u l y I9 6 0 and J u n e 1961).
S u b t r a c t in g 100 f r o m the in d ex
y i e l d s the p e r c e n t a g e ch a n g e in w a g e s f r o m the b a s e p e r i o d to the
d a te of the in d ex .
The p e r c e n t a g e s of ch a n ge 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 een the i n d ic a t e d d a t e s .
These e stim ate s a r e
m e a s u r e s of ch an ge in a v e r a g e s f o r the a r e a ; th ey a r e not inten ded
to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e p ay c h a n g e s in the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in the a r e a .
L i m i t a t i o n s of D ata
Method of C om p u tin g
The i n d e x e s and p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n g e , a s m e a s u r e s of
ch a n g e in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e in flu e n c e d by: (1) g e n e r a l s a l a r y and
w a ge 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 ay r e c e i v e d by i n d i
v id u a l w o r k e r s w hile in the s a m e jo b , and (3) c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e
w ages due to c h a n g e s in the 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 io n s , and c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r
t io n s of w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d by e s t a b l i s h m e n t s with d i f f e r e n t p ay l e v e l s .
C h a n g e s in the la 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 the
o c c u p a t io n a l a v e r a g e s without 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 i v a b le
that e v e n though 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 have d e c lin e d b e c a u s e l o w 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 the a r e a o r e x p a n d e d t h e ir w o r k f o r c e s .
S im ilarly , w ages
m a y have r e m a i n e d r e l a t i v e l y c o n s ta n t , y et the a v e r a g e s f o r a n a r e a
m a y have 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 i g 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 the a r e a .
E a c h of the s e l e c t e d key o c c u p a t io n s within a n o c c u p a t io n a l
g r o u p w a s a s s i g n e d a w eight b a s e d on i t s p r o p o r t io n a t e e m p lo y m e n t
in the o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p .
T h e s e c o n s ta n t w e ig h ts r e f l e c t b a s e y e a r
em ploym en ts w h ere v e r p o ss ib le .
The a v e r a g e (m ea n ) e a r n i n g s f o r
e a c h o c c u p a t io n w e r e m u l t i p li e d b y the o c c u p a t io n a l w eight, and the
p r o d u c t s f o r a l l o c c u p a t io n s in the g r o u p w e r e t o t a l e d . The a g g r e g a t e s
for 2 c o n s e c u t iv e y e a r s w e r e r e l a t e d b y dividin g the a g g r e g a t e f o r
the l a t e r y e a r by the a g g r e g a t e f o r the e a r l i e r y e a r .
The 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 , sh o w s the p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e . . The in d ex
i s the p ro d u c t of m u ltip ly in g the b a s e y e a r r e l a t i v e (100) by the r e l a t i v e
for the next s u c c e e d i n g y e a r and continuing to m u l t i p ly (com p ou nd )
2a c h y e a r ' s r e l a t i v e by the p r e v i o u s y e a r ' s in d ex .
A v erag e earnings
f o r the follow in g o c c u p a t io n s w e r e u s e d in co m p u tin g the w a ge t r e n d s :
Office clerical (men and women): Office clerical ( men and women)— Skilled maintenance (men):
Bookkeeping- machine
Continued
Carpenters
operators, class B
Secretaries
Electricians
Clerics, accounting, classes
Stenographers, general
Machinists
A and B
Stenographers, senior
Mechanics
Cledcs, file, classes
Switchboard operators, classes
Mechanics (automotive)
A, B, and C
A and B
Painters
Cledcs, order
Tabulating-machine operators,
Pipefitters
Cledcs, payroll
class B
Tool and die makers
Comptometer operators
Typists, classes A and B
Keypunch operators, classes
Unskilled plant (men):
A and B
Industrial nurses (men and women):
Janitors, porters, and cieaners
Nurses, industrial (registered)
Office boys and girls
Laborers, m aterial handling
The u s e of c o n s ta n t e m p lo y m e n t w e ig h ts e l i m i n a t e s the e f f e c t
of c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r t io n of 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 the d a t a .
The p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n ge r e f l e c t only c h a n g e s
in a v e r a g e p ay fo r s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r s .
They a r e not in flu e n c ed by
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 su ch , o r by p r e m i u m pay
for o v ertim e.
W here n e c e s s a r y , data w e r e a d j u s t e d to r e m o v e f r o m
the i n d e x e s and p e r c e n t a g e s of ch a n g e any s i g n if 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 the s c o p e of the s u r v e y .
3
4
T a b l e 2. I n d e x e s of S t a n d a r d W eekly S a l a r i e s and 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 f o r S e l e c t e d O c c u p a tio n a l G r o u p s
in D e s M o in e s , Io w a, M a r c h 1969 and F e b r u a r y 1968, and P e r c e n t s of I n c r e a s e f o r S e l e c t e d P e r i o d s
Indexes
( F e b r u a r y 1961=100)
P e r c e n t s of i n c r e a s e
M arch
1969
February
1968
F ebruary
1968
to
M arch
1969
A ll i n d u s t r i e s :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m e n and w o m e n )____
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n and w om en) —
S k il l e d m a i n t e n a n c e ( m e n ) ___________
U n s k i l l e d p la n t (m e n ) _________________
139.
144.
135.
136.
2
9
9
8
133.
137.
128.
129.
0
3
6
1
4. 7
5. 5
5. 6
6. 0
M a n u fa c t u rin g :
O ffice c l e r i c a l (m e n and w o m e n )____
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n and w om en) —
S k i l l e d m a in t e n a n c e (m en) _ _________
U n s k i l l e d p la n t (m e n )________ ______
136.
144.
135.
138.
6
2
6
6
128.
136.
127.
129.
1
2
9
9
6. 7
5. 9
6. 0
6. 6
I n d u s t r y and o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p
February
1967
to
F ebruary
1968
F ebruary
1966
to
F ebruary
1967
February
1965
to
F ebruary
1966
6. 0
6. 7
6. 1
3. 8
5. 6
7 .7
3. 8
5. 5
4.
2.
4.
3.
0
3
1
7
2.
3.
3.
4.
6
8
0
0
3. 1
6. 7
6 .4
5. 2
4. 7
8. 1
4. 1
5. 1
4.
2.
4.
3.
5
8
1
0
3.
3.
2.
3.
5
8
7
1
F ebruary
1962
to
F ebruary
1963
F ebruary
1961
to
F ebruary
1962
F ebruary
1963
to
F ebruary
1964
A ll i n d u s t r i e s :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m e n and w o m e n )____ ____________ ___ ___________ __________________ _
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n and w o m e n ) _
S k i l l e d m a in t e n a n c e ( m e n ) ___________
—
U n s k il l e d p la n t ( m e n )_________________ —
—
3.
4.
3.
3.
M an ufac turin g:
____ __ ______ ______ __ ________
O ffice c l e r i c a l (m e n and w o m e n )____
__ ____________ _______________
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n and w o m e n ) _
S k il l e d m a in t e n a n c e ( m e n ) ___________ ___ ________________________ ______________ __
U n s k il l e d p la n t (m e n )---------------------- —
2. 1
(l )
2. 6
4. 4
l
D a t a do not m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a .
2
0
2
3
3.
3.
2.
3.
0
6
9
2
3. 7
(l )
2.9
2. 7
4.
4.
2.
2.
7
3
6
5
3. 6
(M
2. 2
3. 1
F ebruary
1964
to
F ebruary
1965
F ebruary
I960
to
F ebruary
1961
1.
4.
4.
5.
1
5
0
6
1 .9
3. 9
4. 4
4. 8
5
A.
Occupational Earnings
Table A-l. Office Occupations—
Men and Women
(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 fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d o n an a r e a b a s i s
.by in d u s tr y d iv is io n , D e s M o in e s, Io w a, M a r c h 1969)
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f
Number
S e x , o cc u p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n
workers
weekly
hours1
’standard)
t
1 ------ i
$
*
55
60
65
70
M ean2
Median 2
Middle range 2
1
$
*
$
*
t
i
I
$
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
4
1
3
14
10
4
2
2
—
-
-
$
t
$
150
1 ----155
150
155
over
1
3
3
*
t
t
t
110
115
120
125
130
135
140
145
115
120
125
130
135
140
145
6
21
2
19
4
2
2
20
10
10
6
-
-
6
3
2
1
1
1
6
2
2
2
2
3
3
6
5
8
8
4
4
5
5
2
2
-
.
-
*
•
*
5
-
1
-
8
-
1
1
an d
under
an d
60
65
70
75
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
“
“
MEN
$
$
$
1 1 9 .0 0 1 0 6 . 0 0 - 1 2 8 . 5 0
1 2 5 .0 0 1 0 4 . 0 0 - 1 2 9 . 0 0
1 1 8 .5 0 1 1 2 .5 0 - 1 2 8 .5 0
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CL AS S A ------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
93
33
60
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
$
1 1 8 .5 0
1 2 0 .5 0
1 1 7 .0 0
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B ------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
57
51
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
1 0 9 .5 0 1 1 5 .0 0
1 1 1 .5 0 1 1 8 .5 0
1 2 3 .5 0 1 1 7 . 5 0
8 8 .5 0 - 1 2 8 .5 0
8 9 .5 0 - 1 2 9 .5 0
CLERKS, OR DE R ------------------------
60
4 0 .0
OF FI CE BOYS -------------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------
42
24
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
7 3 .0 0
7 3 .5 0
6 8 .5 0
7 0 .5 0
22
3 9 .5
1 1 2 .5 0
1 1 2 .5 0
BILLERS, MACHINE (BILLING
MACHINE) ----------------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
52
39
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
7 7 .5 0
7 5 .5 0
7 8 .0 0
7 6 .0 0
7 0 .0 0 6 9 .5 0 -
22
3 7 .0
6 9 .5 0
6 6 .0 0
5 8 .0 0 -
8 2 .5 0
B O O K KE EP IN G- MA CH IN E OPERATORS,
CLASS A -----------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
40
34
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
9 9 .0 0
1 0 0 .0 0
1 0 1 .0 0
1 0 1 .5 0
B O O K K E E P IN G- MA CH IN E OPERATORS,
CLASS B ------------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------
73
16
57
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
7 9 .0 0
9 1 .0 0
7 5 .5 0
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A -M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ------------
252
53
199
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
1 0 2 .0 0
1 1 1 .5 0
9 9 .5 0
1 0 2 .0 0
1 0 9 .0 0
9 9 .5 0
8 8 .5 0 - 1 1 2 .5 0
1 0 2 .0 0 -1 1 5 .0 0
8 6 .5 0 - 1 1 1 .5 0
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B ------MANU FA CT UR IN G -------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
619
79
540
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
8 3 .5 0
9 5 .0 0
8 2 .0 0
8 1 .0 0
9 4 .0 0
7 9 .0 0
7 3 .5 0 - 9 3 .0 0
9 0 .5 0 - 1 0 2 .0 0
7 2 . 5 0 - 8 9 .5 0
CLERKS, FILE, CL AS S A -------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------
122
113
3 9 .0
3 9 .0
7 7 .0 0
7 6 .0 0
7 6 . CO
7 5 .5 0
7 0 . 0 0 - 8 0 .0 0
6 9 .5 0 - 7 9 .5 0
CLERKS, FILE, CLASS B -------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
451
412
3 9 .0
3 9 .0
6 9 .0 0
6 9 .0 0
7 0 .0 0
7 0 . CO
6 6 .0 0 6 6 .0 0 -
7 3 .0 0
7 3 .0 0
CLERKS, FILE, CL AS S C
N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG —
215
215
3 9 .0
3 9 .0
6 5 .0 0
6 5 .0 0
6 3 .5 0
6 3 .5 0
52
40
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
8 4 .5 0
8 1 .5 0
7 9 .5 0
7 8 .5 0
-
8 3 .5 0
8 1 .0 0
BILLERS, MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
MACHINE) -----------------------------
1
2
2
-
1
2
2
-
6
6
12
8
6
6
1
9 9 .5 0 - 1 3 9 .0 0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12
-
-
6
6 3 .0 0 6 3 .0 0 -
-
5
1
8
5
-
6
5
_
-
-
~
4
1
-
—
18
11
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
-
1
-
5
3
4
13
11
7
7
11
11
12
6
“
3
3
5
”
~
*
2
2
1
-
6
-
_
1
1
3
~
3
3
8
8
2
1
19
19
2
17
2
15
14
6
8
6
4
2
-
1
4
4
2
12
12
26
26
31
6
25
17
1
16
18
1
17
50
15
35
11
5
6
43
13
30
-
5
7
5
2
8
1
7
-
1
-
6
2
_
3
3
1
1
9
1
8 1 .0 0
8 2 .0 0
-
T A B U L A T I NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
1 0 4 .0 0 -1 2 2 .5 0
1
2
3
3
“
6
1
5
8
1
7
9
3
6
-
5
3
2
3
1
2
5
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
8
5
3
-
*
2
2
*
-
-
*
4
4
1
-
5
1
1
-
-
WOMEN
CLERKS, OROER -----------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------
S e e fo o tn o te s at end o f ta b le .
8 2 .0 0
9 0 .5 0
7 5 . CO
9 2 .0 0 - 1 0 3 .5 0
9 3 .0 0 - 1 0 3 .5 0
7 1 .0 0 - 8 7 .5 0
8 7 .0 0 - 9 9 .0 0
6 9 . 5 0 - 8 4 .0 0
•
2
3
3
-
-
-
-
2
-
_
24
11
11
_
*
54
13
13
5
-
—
_
1
*
_
~
1
-
-
-
-
24
54
110
3
107
108
2
106
73
8
65
59
4
55
61
28
33
72
9
63
22
15
7
_
15
15
15
15
23
23
39
35
13
11
5
3
l
1
6
6
*
*
34
34
44
41
145
129
179
165
37
33
10
10
5
5
143
143
53
53
12
12
7 0 .5 0 - 9 5 .0 0
6 9 .5 0 - 9 2 .5 0
_
3
3
9
8
9
6
6
5
1
-
6
6
5
3
3
3
-
-
-
2
2
-
6
6
-
_
8
1
-
2
6 1 .5 0 - 6 6 .5 0
6 1 .5 0 - 6 6 .5 0
5
5
8
2
-
-
“
-
-
”
“
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
*
-
”
-
-
6
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
(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 isio n , D e s M o in e s, Io w a, M a rc h 1969)
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 i m e w ee k ly e a r n in g s o f—
Average
weekly
hours1
'standard)
Number
of
s
$
55
$
$
60
65
7C
60
S e x , o ccu p a tio n , and in d u s tr y d iv isio n
65
7C
40*0
39.5
10 0. 50 -1 19 .0 0
97.50 101.50
86.50105.00 1
89.50119.00
1
2
39.0
92.50
2
-
Mean2
Median 2
S
$
$
75
80
85
75
80
85
1
4
2
-
8
8
32
1
31
2
55
i
*
$
9C
95
100
90
95
100
6
9
2
1
6
5
2
8
1
66
52
4
48
29
2
27
23
s
S
$
s
$
S
$
$
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
140
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
140
145
28
2
2
7
-
4
1
-
12
5
-
-
4
3
-
-
12
13
5
8
-
S
$
"5--155
145
150
150
155 o v e r
and
in d er
Middle range 2
and
WOHEN - C O NT IN UE D
$
N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------------------
71
$
$
$
N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------------------
56
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------- —
30"
55
2j 0
39 5 93 00
89 00
40.0 116.00 123.50 10 2.50-128.00
39.0
08.00
07. .,0 82.00- 93.00
412
72
34G
39.0
40.0
39.0
79.00
85.50
77..,0
77.50
85.00
7 -'•CO
70 .50- 84.50
81.00- 90.50
69.00- 83.00
110
104
39.5
39.5
72.00
71.50
71.50
71.00
66 .5 0- 76.00
66 .0 0- 76.00
n U H A m U i h U 1UK XNu™
I
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------------
235
506
22
-
i aa
cn
9 8 loo
i no
82 .5 0- 10 4. 50
111 00
39.0 101.50 39*00
39.0 112.00 103.50
85.5089.50-
-
-
5
16
5
16
1
76
3
76
57
10
47
00
23
57
44
17
24
1
20
20
25
24
34
31
16
16
8
8
3
12
2
22
2
71
*
115.50
139.00 -
60
17
u LA J j
-
8
-
1
3
1
3
1
21
20
218
21
42
18
49
2
20
64
5
21
18
59
28
31
" j
41
20
1
3
11
w
39*0
nn rn
00*>0
An
1
tt)
1
n i nn
86.00
-
-
-
1
-
-
5
-
14
23
1
12
3
15
3
15
-
1
42
29
26
32
12
28
12
10
11
13
20
86 .0 0- 10 9. 50
nn
n ^*n n
97.00
15
ro
85 0C
40.0 102.00
80.50
99.50
2
75.00- 93.00
1
91.00116.50
23
10
15
2
8
n S *nn
97.00
8
10
56
90
6
24
18
33
29
21
40
25
21
11
15
J?
36
8
8
12
10
^50
124
2
13
18
1
*
qq
n
-i n
30*5
353
61
105*00
39.5 106.00 103.50
17
39*5
9"*00
43.0
79.00
7 5 I 00
16
90.0 0- 12 1. 00
-
2
-
8
21
15
26
10
J
92*00
47
-
12
:
;
83.50- 11 0. 50
1
110
S e e fo o tn o te s at end o f ta b le ,
-
40.0 125.00 12sl0O 11 4.00-131.00
1
-----------------------------------
-
12
1
1
1
39 5 127 50
40.0 137.50 136.50 12 4.50-147.50
124.00 126.00 11 5.00-136.00
39.5
N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG
-
1
2
17
52
2
2
30
nn
35
202
3 T X, K L 1 A H 1 L j |
7
2
72 .0 0- 83.00
20
11
1
9
10
1
15
11
6
7
6
9
3
4
3
-
7
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo 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 isio n , D e s M o in e s, Io w a, M a rc h 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
S e x , o ccu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t i m e w ee k ly e a r n in g s of—
»
Average
weekly
hours1
( standard)
i
55
Median 2
Middle range 2
i
60
i
65
i
5
i
$
i
*
65
70
4
13
75
80
85
90
95
100
—
and
u n d er
60
i
70
—
—
—
—
—
—
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
10
5
5
-
i
105
i
110
i
115
i
$
T“
5
i
i
115
120
125
130
135
140
145
150
155
—
.
110
i
120
4—
—
—
—
—
—
and
125
130
135
140
145
150
155 o v e r
WOKEN - CO NTINUED
SWIT CH BO AR D 0P ER AT 0R -R EC EP TI ON ISTSMA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
140
32
108
39.5
40.0
39.5
$
84.50
96.00
81.50
83 . 0Q
93.50
81.00
T A BU LA TI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
CLASS A ------------------------
16
38
39.5
-
4
13
32
3
29
7
3
4
8
-
8
8
1
7
4
2
17
26
1
25
7
3
3
14
15
2
13
4
4
9
6
3
21
13
8
40.0 115.00 1 1 1 .0 0 10 3.00-131.00
TA BU LA TI NG -K AC HI NE OPERATORS,
CLASS B ------------------------
-
-
2
73.00- 94.00
90.5 0- 10 0. 00
72 .0 0- 89.00
93.50
90.50- 98.00
154
87.00
83.00
39.5
40.0 104.00 109.00
39.5
85.00
82.00
76.50- 96.50
99 .0 0- 11 4. 00
76.50- 92.00
TYPISTS, CLASS A --------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UT I L I T I E S 3---------------
382
59
323
18
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.0
84.50
99.00
82.00
85.00
82.00
94.50
8 1 . CO
85.00
77.50- 88.00
85.50112.50
77.00- 84.50
69.00102.50
TYPISTS, CLASS B ------MANUFA CT UR IN G ------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --PU BL IC UT I L I T I E S 3 —
498
42
456
29
39.5
40.0
39.0
40.0
72.50
80.00
72.00
79.50
72.50
78.00
72.00
75.00
69.5074.5069.0072.00-
T R A N SC RI BI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
GENERAL -------------------------MA NU FACTURING ----------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------
175
21
92.50
75.00
86.50
74.50
82.00
3
11
1
10
2
31
31
2
-
19
3
16
-
-
-
-
41
29
14
14
6
6
6
2
1
44
44
2
87
4
83
1
126
10
116
40
9
31
-
30
8
22
1
103
1
102
-
236
11
225
13
95
16
79
6
15
3
12
4
6
4
2
1
3
2
-
1
4
4
41
4
2
29
14
4
4
-
-
21
5
16
8
9
4
5
6
6
2
2
-
-
-
-
—
1
10
1
9
-
-
-
2
2
1
1
3
3
6
6
3
3
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
1 S ta n d a rd h o u rs r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k fo r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s (e x c lu s iv e o f p a y f o r o v e r t im e at r e g u la r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and the e a r n in g s c o r r e sp o n d
to th e se w ee k ly h o u rs.
2 The m e a n i s co m p u te d fo r e a c h jo b by to ta lin g the e a r n in g s o f a ll w o r k e r s and d iv id in g b y the n u m b er o f w o r k e r s .
The m e d ia n d e s ig n a t e s p o s itio n — h a lf o f the e m p lo y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e iv e m o re
th an the r a te show n; h a lf r e c e iv e l e s s than* the ra te show n.
Th e m id d le ra n g e i s d e fin e d by 2 r a t e s o f p ay ; a fo u rth o f the w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s th an the lo w e r o f th e se r a t e s and a fo u rth e a r n m o re th an
the h ig h e r r a te .
* T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic atio n , and o th er p u b lic u t il it i e s .
4 M ay in clu d e w o r k e r s o th er th an th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .
8
Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—
Men and Women
(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 fo 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 isio n , D e s M o in e s, Io w a, M a rc h 1969)
W eek ly e a m i n g ^ ^ ^ ^
(standard )
S e x , o ccu p a tio n , and in d u s try d iv isio n
N um b er
of
w otkers
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 i m e w ee k ly e a r n in g s of—
i
w eek ly
h ou rs1
(standard )
70
M ean2
M e d ian 2
t
s
$
*
$
$
$
$
$
i
5
i
*
r
t
$
%
$
t
75
0C
85
90
95
100
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
140
145
150
160
170
180
190
80
85
90
95
ICO
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
140
145
150
160
170
180
190
200
M id d le range 2
u n d er
75
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS A -------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ----------------
20
20
$
40.0 165.50 162.50 15 3. 00 -1 82 .5 0
40.0 165.50 162.50 15 3. 00 -1 82 .5 0
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B -------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ----------------
56
56
40.0 133.00 133.50 124.00-142.50
40.0 133.00 133.50 12 4. 00 -1 42 .5 0
CRAFTSMEN, CLASS C -------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ----------------
25
23
99.00
40.0
40.0 100.50
26
19
39.5 134.00 133.50 130.50-139.00
40.0 135.50 134.00 13 2.00-140.00
93.00
94.00
79 .5 0- 12 5. 50
80 .0 0- 12 6. 00
WOMEN
NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (R E G I S T E R E D )
MANUFA CT UR IN G ----------------
S ta n d a r d h o u rs r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k f o r w hich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e o f p a y f o r o v e r t im e a t r e g u l a r
to th e se w ee k ly h o u r s .
F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - 1.
a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and the e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d
9
Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—
Men and Women Combined
(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
by in d u s tr y d iv isio n , D e s M o in e s, Io w a, M a rc h 1969)
Average
O c c u p a t io n a nd i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n
Number
of
workers
Weekly
Weekly
hours 1 earnings 1
[standard) (standard)
OFFICE OC CUPATIONS
Average
O c c u p a t io n a n d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n
O F F IC E
O C C U P A T IO N S -
Number
of
Weekly
hours 1
(standard)
Average
Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)
O c c u p a t io n a n d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n
C O N T IN U E D
O F F I C E O C C U P A T IO N S
-
Number
of
workers
Weekly
hours 1
(standard)
Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)
C O N T IN U E D
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
$
7 8 .5 0
7 6 .5 0
K EY P U N C H O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B ------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------
413
73
340
3 9 .0
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
7 9 .0 0
8 5 .5 0
7 7 .5 0
T A B U L A T IN G - M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R S ,
CLASS A
N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -------------------------------
27
18
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
$
1 2 4 .5 0
1 2 1 .5 0
22
3 7 .0
6 9 .5 0
O F F I C E B O YS AND G I R L S --------------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------
152
24
128
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
7 2 .5 0
7 4 .0 0
7 2 .0 0
T A B U L A T IN G - M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R S ,
C L A S S B -----------------------------------------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G -------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -------------------------------
1 0 4 .0 0
1 0 5 .5 0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
3 9 .0
1 0 4 .5 0
1 0 0 .0 0
1 0 6 .0 0
9 5 .5 0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
S E C R E T A R I E S 3 ---------------------------------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2--------------------------
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
46
41
741
235
506
22
60
25
35
1 0 1 .5 0
1 1 2 .0 0
T A B U L A T IN G - M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R S ,
C L A S S C --------------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------
42
41
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
9 0 .0 0
8 9 .5 0
60
17
43
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
1 2 7 .5 0
1 3 7 .5 0
1 2 4 .0 0
T R A N S C R IB IN G - M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R S ,
G ENERAL
M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------------------
175
21
154
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
8 7 .0 0
1 0 4 .0 0
8 5 .0 0
S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S B ----------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------
237
35
202
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
1 1 0 .5 0
1 2 5 .0 0
1 0 8 .0 0
T Y P I S T S , C L A S S A ----------------------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G ------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------------------
387
61
326
18
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
8 4 .5 0
9 9 .0 0
8 2 .0 0
8 5 .0 0
S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S C ----------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------
226
81
145
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
9 8 .5 0
1 1 6 .0 0
8 8 .5 0
S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S 0 ----------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------
218
102
116
3 9 .0
4 0 .0
3 8 .5
9 7 .5 0
9 8 .0 0
9 7 .0 0
T Y P I S T S , C L A S S B ------------------------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G -------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------------------
498
42
456
29
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
4 0 .0
7 2 .5 0
8 0 .0 0
7 2 .0 0
7 9 .5 0
S T E N O G R A P H E R S , G E N E R A L ----------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ------------------------------
355
62
293
3 9 .0
4 0 .0
3 8 .5
8 5 .5 0
1 0 2 .5 0
8 2 .0 0
P R O F E S S IO N A L AND T E C H N IC A L
O C C U P A T IO N S
S T E N O G R A P H E R S , S E N IO R ------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2-------------------------
174
50
124
26
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
1 0 5 .5 0
1 0 5 .5 0
1 0 6 .0 0
1 1 5 .0 0
D R A F T S M E N , C L A S S A --------------------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G -------------------------------------
20
20
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
1 6 5 .5 0
1 6 5 .5 0
D R A F T S M E N , C L A S S B ------------ ------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------------
56
56
AO * 0 1 3 3 . 0 0
AO . 0 1 3 3 . 0 0
SW IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S A ------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------
24
17
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
9 7 .0 0
9 5 .0 0
D R A F T S M E N , C L A S S C ------------------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------------
25
23
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
9 9 .0 0
1 0 0 .5 0
N U R S E S , IN D U S T R IA L ( R E G I S T E R E D ) ----M A N U FA C T U R IN G ------------------------------------
26
19
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
1 3 4 .0 0
1 3 5 .5 0
B I L L E R S , M A C H IN E ( B I L L I N G
M A C H IN E t ---------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G --------------------
53
AO
B I L L E R S , M A C H IN E ( B O O K K E E P IN G
M A C H IN E ) ---------------------------------------B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R S ,
C L A S S A -----------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G --------------------
1 1 1 .0 0
B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R S ,
C L A S S B -----------------------------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G -------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G '--------------------
75
18
57
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
8 0 .0 0
9 3 .5 0
7 5 .5 0
C L E R K S , A C C O U N T IN G , C L A S S A —
M A N U FA C T U R IN G -------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -------------------
345
86
259
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
1 0 6 .5 0
1 1 5 .0 0
1 0 3 .5 0
C L E R K S , A C C O U N T IN G , C L A S S B ------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------
676
85
591
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
8 6 .0 0
9 4 .5 0
8 4 .5 0
C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S A ------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------
122
113
3 9 .0
3 9 .0
7 7 .0 0
7 6 .0 0
C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S B ------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------
451 V 3 9 .0
412
3 9 .0
6 9 .0 0
6 9 .0 0
C LER K S, F IL E , C LA SS
N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G
215
215
3 9 .0
3 9 .0
6 5 .0 0
6 5 .0 0
C L E R K S , O R D ER ---------M A N U FA C T U R IN G ---N O N M A N U FA C TU RIN G
92
20
72
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
1 0 1 .5 0
1 0 5 .0 0
1 0 0 .5 0
C L E R K S , P A Y R O L L ------------------------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2 -------------------------
112
35
77
23
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
1 0 3 .5 0
1 0 8 .0 0
1 0 1 .0 0
1 0 5 .0 0
C O M PTO M ETER O P E R A T O R S ------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------
65
56
3 9 .5
3 9 .0
8 9 .5 0
9 2 .5 0
SW IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B ------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------
49
47
4 3 .0
4 3 .0
7 9 .5 0
7 9 .0 0
KEYP U N CH O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S A ------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------
305
55
250
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
9 3 .0 0
1 1 6 .0 0
8 8 .0 0
SW IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T IO N I S T S M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------
140
32
108
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
8 4 .5 0
9 6 .0 0
8 1 .5 0
S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S A ----------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------
1 S ta n d a rd h o u rs r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k fo r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e o f pay f o r o v e r t im e a t r e g u la r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) ,
c o r r e s p o n d to th e se w eekly h o u r s .
2 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , co m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .
3 M ay in clu d e w o r k e r s o th e r th an th o se p r e se n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .
and the e a r n in g s
10
Table A-4 . Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r m e n in 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 isio n , D e s M o in e s, Io w a, M a rc h 1969)
Hourly earnings 1
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 i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s of—
i
2 .9 0
$
3 .0 0
$
i
3 . 10 3 . 2 0
I
3 .3 0
t
3 .4 0
$
3 .5 C
t
3 .6 0
$
3 .7 0
i —
i —
1 ------- t
$
3 .8 0 3 .9 0 4 .0 0 4 .1 0 4 .2 0
i
■ 1
~i—
1 ------- t
4 .3 0 4 .4 0 4 .5 0 4 .6 0 4 .8 0
*
5 .0 0
2 .9 0
3 .0 0
3 .1 C
3 . 20
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 .1 0
4 .4 0
4 .5 0
5 .2 0
-
*
-
1
1
8
J
1
“
2
-
4
4
2
2
22
22
10
10
~
1
1
5
5
13
13
4
2
-
-
4
4
2
“
*
4
3
1
8
8
29
29
i
2 .7 0
M ean2
Median 2
Middle range 2
MAINTENANCE ---------------------
19
$
4 .1 2
$
3 .9 9
$
$
3 .9 3 - 4 .7 2
E L E C T R I C I A N S , MAINTENANCE ----------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------
141
130
4 .0 5
4 .0 3
4 .1 4
4 .1 3
3 .7 4 - 4 .2 9
3 .7 4 - 4 .2 6
E N G I N E E R S , STATIONARY ------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B LI C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------
97
34
63
17
3 .4 5
3 .9 4
3 .1 9
3 .2 6
3 .4 2
3 .9 5
3 .2 3
3 .2 5
3 .0 4 - 3 .8 0
3 .7 4 - 4 .2 7
2 .9 9 - 3 .4 4
3 .0 8 - 3 .7 5
F IR E M EN , STATIONARY BO IL E R --------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------
58
35
23
3 .1 3
3 .3 3
2 .8 2
2 .9 6
2 .9 9
2 .8 4
H E L P E R S , MAINTENANCE TRADES ------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------
90
81
3 .3 1
3 .4 1
M A C H I N I S T S , MAINTENANCE --------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------
84
80
MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------
C A RP EN TE RS ,
t
2 .8 0
2 .8 0
O c cu p a tio n and in d u s tr y d iv isio n
Number
of
workers
and
$
2 .7 0 under
-
~
1
-
-
-
-
6
6
-
12
12
6
8
-
6
11
2
11
3
12
1
l
6
2
8
1
-
2
“
11
2
2
1
11
6
3
-
12
-
1
*
1
1
-
2 .8 7 - 3 .8 3
2 .9 5 - 3 .8 6
2 .3 9 - 3 .1 3
*9
9
-
8
8
20
20
-
-
3
3
1
1
_
-
_
-
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13
12
1
3 .3 9
3 .4 2
3 .2 1 - 3 .6 2
3 .2 6 - 3 .6 4
6
*
2
3
3
10
10
-
-
13
13
4
4
18
18
_
-
13
13
_
-
13
12
-
-
4 .0 8
4 .0 8
4 .1 8
4 .1 8
3 .7 6 - 4 .3 6
3 .7 6 - 4 .3 6
-
_
_
_
_
_
1
_
_
7
7
23
23
-
268
49
219
207
3 *7 2
3 .6 7
3 .7 3
3 .7 2
3 .7 0
3 .6 8
3 .7 1
3 .7 0
3 .6 4 - 3 .7 7
3 .4 3 - 3 .7 6
3 .6 5 - 3 .7 7
3 .6 4 - 3 .7 6
103
12
91
91
103
15
88
88
MECHANICS, MAINTENANCE ----------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------
341
300
3 .7 6
3 .7 8
3 .7 6
3 .7 6
3 .4 8 - 4 .1 4
3 .6 3 - 4 .1 3
7
-
2
-
-
13
11
10 8
10 7
O IL E R S -----------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------
46
43
3 .3 4
3 .3 2
3 .1 8
3 .1 6
2 .9 3 2 .9 3 -
3 .9 2
3 .9 2
-
7
4
-
_
-
9
9
PA INTERS,
MAINTENANCE -------------------------
20
3 .9 6
4 .0 2
3 .8 3 - 4 .1 0
-
-
TOOL AND D IE MAKERS ----------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------
114
114
4 .5 4
4 .5 4
4 .6 6
4 .6 6
4 . 1 7 - 5 .0 3
4 . 1 7 - 5 .0 3
-
-
MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE! ---------------------
1
2
3
4
-
_
-
_
_
-
-
-
_
_
-
31
31
18
18
-
3
9
-
~
-
5
-
-
-
“
-
“
6
6
2
2
2
”
-
-
~
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
29
12
_
_
_
-
9
8
-
-
-
~
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
1
-
-
1
-
4
4
_
12
12
4
_
20
20
11
11
37
37
-
4
4
8
8
16
16
20
18
-
-
-
-
-
8
8
-
-
8
8
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
13
13
-
-
-
-
1
-
2
*
1
-
4
1
7
-
-
-
-
4
-
-
3
3
-
_
19
19
_
4
4
4
-
*
15
11
-
5
23
15
_
76
76
15
15
_
5 .0 0
-
12
11
3
_
-
4 .8 0
_
3
2
-
9
6
4 .6 0
-
6
6
-
*
_
-
-
21
10
11
11
-
13
13
10
10
10
1
1
“
-
2
9
9
-
-
E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m pay f o r o v e r t im e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and la te s h i f t s .
F o r d e fin itio n of t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .
W o rk e rs w e re d is tr ib u te d a s fo llo w s : 4 a t $ 2 . 2 0 to $ 2 . 3 0 ; 2 at $ 2 . 3 0 to $ 2 . 4 0 ; 1 at $ 2 . 4 0 to $ 2 . 5 0 ; and 2 at $ 2 . 6 0 to $ 2 . 7 0 .
9
4 .3 0
1
1
1
-
5
5
1
“
4 .2 0
4
11
Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
( A v e r a g e str a ig h t.- tim e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo 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
by in d u s tr y d iv isio n , D e s M o in e s, Io w a, M a rc h 1969)
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 i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s o f
Hourly earnings
_
J A N I T O R S , P O R T E R S , AND C L E A N E R S
M A N U F A C T U R IN G ---------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ---------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 4 ------------------
1 .5 0 1 .6 0
-
1 .4 0
59
1 .4 0
an a
under
G U A R D S AN 0 W ATCHM EN :
M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------------
{
1 .3 0
O c c u p a tio n 1 and in d u s try d iv isio n
-
$
|
1 .5 0
—
1 .6 0
1 .7 0
*
$
t
i
i
i
s
i
1 .7 0
—
j
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
-
i
*
—
1 .8 0
$
3 .4 9
$
3 .4 3 -
2 .3 8
2 .8 5
2 .6 3
2 .3 6
3 .0 1
1 .9 7
2 .7 5
1 .9 3 2 .5 7 1 .8 0 2 .1 9 -
2 .9 8
3 .2 5
2 .2 4
2 .9 9
J A N I T O R S , P O R T E R S , AND C L E A N E R S
(W OM EN) -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------
128
123
1 .8 2
1 .7 9
1 .8 4
1 .8 3
1 .7 3 1 .7 2 -
1 .9 1
1 .9 0
1
1
L A B O R E R S , M A T E R IA L H A N D L IN G -----M A N U F A C T U R IN G ---------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------
519
307
212
2 .8 3
3 .1 4
2 .3 9
3 .1 7
3 .3 0
2 .1 9
2 .3 3 2 .7 9 1 .9 4 -
3 .3 5
3 .3 6
3 .3 1
-
O R D ER
F I L L E R S -------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------
374
357
2 .9 3
2 .9 2
3 .0 8
3 .0 8
2 .8 5 2 .8 4 -
3 .1 8
3 .1 7
3 .1 1 -
3 .3 6
-
3 .1 8
3 .1 5
-
—
-
—
-
—
-
-
3 .2 9
3 .2 6
—
—
—
-
-
I
2 .9 0
3 . CO 3 . 1 0
2 .3 0
2 .4 0
44
6
38
9
45
33
17
16
28
—
2 .9 0
3 .0 0
3 .1 0
19
7
12
*
75
74
2
2 .5 0
—
58
56
2 .2 0
-
T
i
I ----------* —
3 .2 0
3 .4 0
3 .6 0
3 .8 0
3 .4 0
3 .6 0
3 .8 0
over
277
3
274
274
13
3
10
10
1
2 .6 0 2 .7 0
2 .8 0
_
3 .2 0
$
3 .5 6
822
358
464
62
2 .0 0
2 .1 0
50
$
3 .3 8
1 .9 0
$
2 .8 0
PACKERS,
S H IP P I N G
2.01
--------------------------
R E C E I V I N G C L E R K S ---------------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------
2 .9 9
3 .0 0
2 .9 8
2 .9 3
S H IP P I N G C L E R K S -----------------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------
2 .9 8
2 .9 5
3 .1 5
54
37
17
3 .0 2
3 .1 6
2 .7 1
3 .1 7
3 .2 3
2 .6 7
2 .7 7 2 .8 8 2 .4 8 -
637
152
485
305
3 .3 0
3 .1 4
3 .3 5
3 .7 1
3 .5 4
3 .3 0
3.7 1
3 .7 4
3 .0 4 2 .8 6 3 .3 7 3 .7 1 -
3 .7 4
3 .5 3
3 .7 6
3 .7 7
T R U C K D R IV E R S , L IG H T (U N D ER
1 - 1 / 2 IO N S ) ---------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------
48
42
1 .9 4
1.9 1
2 .0 2
1 .8 0
1 .7 1 1 .7 0 -
2 .1 5
2 .0 9
-
-
2
2
24
24
2
2
-
20
20
6
6
-
-
20
20
1
1
-
1
48
48
18
18
11
11
2
44
21
21
-
-
—
-
-
S H IP P I N G AND R E C E I V I N G C L E R K S
M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ------------------
2 .8 3 2 .8 6 -
-
-
2.88
T R U C K D R IV E R S , M E D IU M ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO
AND IN C L U D IN G 4 T O N S) -------------------
79
2 .7 3
2 .4 8
2 .2 7 -
220
205
3 .3 3
3 .3 3
3 .4 7
3 .4 9
3 .1 8 3 .1 7 -
3 .5 5
3 .5 6
—
—
3
3
—
_
11
11
-
-
12
-
-
-
11
-
-
-
-
~
11
-
-
~
12
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
-
-
1
2
3
4
5
1
-
-
-
-
3
6
-
82
81
—
6
4
1
3
11
11
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8
8
-
12
12
6
~
7
7
2
2
46
46
-
3
3
5
8
8
-
6
3
3
-
2
2
-
15
12
3
-
8
1
7
-
19
19
*
19
18
l
1
21
21
*
-
6
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
~
1
1
1
1
6
6
12
12
_
-
*
-
-
12
3
2
_
-
5
-
-
-
12
3
9
-
-
71
61
10
10
—
29
29
-
100
100
30
30
—
—
2
2
219
163
56
2
2
18
18
7
2
2
—
30
30
-
1
4
4
-
-
6
8
8
27
27
—
-
3
3
36
32
4
-
—
-
107
107
1
29
11
11
D a ta lim it e d to m e n w o r k e r s e x c e p t w h ere o th e r w ise in d ic a te d .
E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m pay f o r o v e r t im e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and la te s h if t s .
F o r d e fin itio n of t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - 1.
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .
In c lu d e s a ll d r i v e r s , a s d e fin e d , r e g a r d l e s s o f s i z e and type o f tr u c k o p e r a te d .
-
7
3
-
10
10
1
43
41
2
-
3
-
12
3
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
12
17
17
-
-
_
11
8
—
11
-
3 .6 1
T R U C K E R S , POWER ( F O R K L I F T ) --------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G ------------------------------------
—
1
_
-
-
-
_
6
11
11
12
10
6
-
29
-
8
37
-
32
3
31
11
11
1
6
4
35
4
3 .2 7
3 .3 0
3 .1 7
T R U C K D R I V E R S 5 -----------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 4 --------------------------
6
69
5
-
-
-
2
2
7
7
17
15
2
8
8
-
43
26
17
14
123
48
75
6
-
“
“
-
“
i
20
33
33
20
5
120
12 0
17
17
“
-
-
Appendix.
Occupational Descriptions
T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r i n g jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r th e B u r e a u 's w a g e s u r v e y s i s to a s s i s t i t s f ie ld s t a f f in c l a s s i f y i n g in to a p p r o p r i a t e
o c c u p a t io n s w o r k e r s w ho a r e e m p lo y e d u n d e r a v a r i e t y o f p a y r o l l t i t l e s a n d d if f e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b li s h m e n t to e s t a b li s h m e n t a n d
f r o m a r e a to a r e a .
T h is p e r m i t s th e g r o u p in g o f o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p a r a b le jo b c o n te n t.
B e c a u s e o f t h is e m p h a s i s on
in t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t a n d i n t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b il it y o f o c c u p a t io n a l c o n te n t, th e B u r e a u 's jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d i f f e r s i g n i f ic a n t l y f r o m t h o s e in u s e in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s o r t h o s e p r e p a r e d f o r o th e r p u r p o s e s .
In a p p ly in g t h e s e jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s , th e B u r e a u 's f ie ld e c o n o m is t s a r e i n s t r u c t e d
to e x c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s ; a p p r e n t i c e s ; l e a r n e r s ; b e g in n e r s ; t r a i n e e s ; a n d h a n d ic a p p e d , p a r t - t i m e , t e m p o r a r y , a n d p r o b a t i o n a r y w o r k e r s .
OFFICE
B IL L E R ,
M A C H IN E
CLERK,
B i l l e r , m a c h in e ( b illin g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a s p e c i a l b il lin g m a c h in e (M o o n H o p k in s, E l l i o t t
F i s h e r , B u r r o u g h s , e t c . , w h ich a r e c o m b in a t io n ty p in g a n d a d d in g m a c h in e s ) to p r e p a r e b i l l s
a n d in v o i c e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , in t e r n a l ly p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , s h ip p in g m e m o
r a n d u m s , e t c . U s u a ll y in v o lv e s a p p lic a t i o n o f p r e d e t e r m in e d d is c o u n t s a n d s h ip p in g c h a r g e s ,
a n d e n t r y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s io n s , w h ich m a y o r m a y n o t b e c o m p u te d on th e b il lin g m a c h in e ,
a n d t o t a l s w h ich a r e a u t o m a t ic a ll y a c c u m u l a t e d b y m a c h in e . T h e o p e r a t io n u s u a l l y in v o lv e s
a l a r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p i e s o f th e b il l b e in g p r e p a r e d a n d i s o fte n d o n e on a f a n fo ld
m a c h in e .
B i l l e r , m a c h in e (b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ( S u n d s t r a n d , E l li o t t
F i s h e r , R e m in g to n R a n d , e t c . , w h ich m a y o r m a y n o t h a v e t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a r d ) to p r e p a r e
c u s t o m e r s ' b i l l s a s p a r t o f th e a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o p e r a t io n . G e n e r a ll y in v o l v e s th e s i m u l t a
n e o u s e n t r y o f f i g u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' l e d g e r r e c o r d . T h e m a c h in e a u t o m a t ic a ll y a c c u m u l a t e s
f i g u r e s on a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o lu m n s a n d c o m p u t e s , a n d u s u a l l y p r in t s a u t o m a t i c a l l y the,
d e b it o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s . D o e s n o t in v o lv e a k n o w le d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g . W o rk s f r o m u n if o r m
and sta n d a rd ty p e s of s a l e s and c r e d it s l i p s .
B O O K K E E P IN G - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R
O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e (R e m in g to n R a n d , E l l i o t t F i s h e r , S u n d s t r a n d , B u r r o u g h s ,
N a tio n a l C a s h R e g i s t e r , w ith o r w ith o u t a t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a r d ) to k e e p a r e c o r d o f b u s i n e s s
tr a n s a c tio n s .
C la ss A.
K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u ir i n g a k n o w le d g e o f a n d e x p e r i e n c e in b a s i c
b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s , a n d f a m i l i a r i t y w ith th e s t r u c t u r e o f th e p a r t i c u l a r a c c o u n t in g s y s t e m
u s e d . D e t e r m i n e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s a n d d is t r i b u t i o n o f d e b it a n d c r e d i t i t e m s to b e u s e d in e a c h
p h a s e o f th e w o r k . M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o l id a t e d r e p o r t s , b a l a n c e s h e e t s , a n d o th e r r e c o r d s
b y h and.
C l a s s B . K e e p s a r e c o r d o f one o r m o r e p h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s o f a s e t o f r e c o r d s u s u a l ly
r e q u ir i n g li t t l e k n o w le d g e o f b a s i c b o o k k e e p in g . P h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s in c lu d e a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ,
p a y r o l l, c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n t s (n o t in c lu d in g a s i m p le ty p e o f b il lin g d e s c r i b e d u n d e r b i l l e r ,
m a c h in e ), c o s t d is t r i b u t i o n , e x p e n s e d is t r i b u t i o n , in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , e t c . M a y c h e c k o r a s s i s t
in p r e p a r a t i o n o f t r i a l b a l a n c e s a n d p r e p a r e c o n t r o l s h e e t s f o r th e a c c o u n t in g d e p a r t m e n t .
CLERK,
A C C O U N T IN G
C l a s s A . U n d e r g e n e r a l d ir e c t i o n o f a b o o k k e e p e r o r a c c o u n t a n t, h a s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r
k e e p in g one o r m o r e s e c t i o n s o f a c o m p le te s e t o f b o o k s o r r e c o r d s r e la t in g to one p h a s e
o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t 's b u s i n e s s t r a n s a c t i o n s . W o rk in v o l v e s p o s tin g an d b a la n c in g s u b s i d i a r y
le d g e r o r l e d g e r s su c h a s a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ; e x a m in in g a n d c o d in g
in v o i c e s o r v o u c h e r s w ith p r o p e r a c c o u n t in g d is t r i b u t i o n ; a n d r e q u i r e s ju d g m e n t a n d e x p e r i
e n c e in m a k in g p r o p e r a s s i g n a t i o n s a n d a l l o c a t i o n s . M a y a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g , a d ju s t i n g , a n d
c l o s in g jo u r n a l e n t r i e s ; a n d m a y d i r e c t c l a s s B a c c o u n t in g c l e r k s .
f il in g s y s t e m c o n ta in in g a n u m b e r o f v a r i e d s u b je c t m a t t e r
m a t e r i a l su c h a s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , r e p o f t s , t e c h n ic a l d o c u
m a t e r i a l . M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r i o u s t y p e s in c o n ju n c tio n
a l l g r o u p o f lo w e r l e v e l f i l e c l e r k s .
C l a s s B . S o r t s , c o d e s , a n d f i l e s u n c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y s i m p le ( s u b je c t m a t t e r ) h e a d
in g s “ o r- p a r t l y c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y f in e r s u b h e a d in g s . P r e p a r e s s i m p le r e l a t e d in d e x an d
c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a i d s . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s c l e a r l y id e n t ifie d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s
m a te r ia l.
M a y p e r f o r m r e l a t e d c l e r i c a l t a s k s r e q u i r e d to m a in t a in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .
C l a s s C . P e r f o r m s r o u t in e f il in g o f m a t e r i a l th a t h a s a l r e a d y b e e n c l a s s i f i e d o r w h ich
i s e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s i m p le s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s y s t e m ( e . g . , a lp h a b e t ic a l, c h r o n o lo g ic a l,
o r n u m e r ic a l) . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s m a
t e r i a l ; a n d m a y f i l l o u t w ith d r a w a l c h a r g e . P e r f o r m s s i m p le c l e r i c a l a n d m a n u a l t a s k s r e
q u i r e d to m a in ta in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .
CLERK,
O RDER
R e c e i v e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s f o r m a t e r i a l o r m e r c h a n d is e b y m a i l , p h o n e , o r p e r s o n a l l y .
D u tie s in v o lv e a n y c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o ll o w i n g : Q u o tin g p r i c e s to c u s t o m e r s ; m a k in g o u t a n o r d e r
s h e e t li s t i n g th e i t e m s to m a k e u p th e o r d e r ; c h e c k in g p r i c e s a n d q u a n t i t ie s o f i t e m s on o r d e r
s h e e t ; a n d d is t r i b u t i n g o r d e r s h e e t s to r e s p e c t i v e d e p a r t m e n t s to b e f i l l e d . M a y c h e c k w ith c r e d i t
d e p a r t m e n t to d e t e r m in e c r e d i t r a t i n g o f c u s t o m e r , a c k n o w le d g e r e c e i p t o f o r d e r s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ,
fo llo w u p o r d e r s to s e e th a t th e y h a v e b e e n f i l l e d , k e e p f i l e o f o r d e r s r e c e i v e d , a n d c h e c k sh ip p in g
in v o i c e s w ith o r i g i n a l o r d e r s .
CLERK,
PAYRO LL
C o m p u t e s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p l o y e e s a n d e n t e r s th e n e c e s s a r y d a t a on th e p a y r o l l
s h e e t s . D u tie s in v o lv e : C a lc u la t i n g w o r k e r s ' e a r n in g s b a s e d on tim e o r p r o d u c tio n r e c o r d s ; an d
p o s tin g c a lc u la t e d d a t a on p a y r o l l s h e e t , sh o w in g in f o r m a t io n su c h a s w o r k e r 's n a m e , w o rk in g
d a y s , t i m e , r a t e , d e d u c tio n s f o r in s u r a n c e , a n d t o t a l w a g e s d u e . M a y m a k e o u t p a y c h e c k s an d
a s s i s t p a y m a s t e r in m a k in g u p a n d d is t r i b u t i n g p a y e n v e l o p e s .
M a y u s e a c a lc u la t i n g m a c h in e .
CO M PTO M ETER O PERATOR
P r i m a r y d u ty i s to o p e r a t e a C o m p t o m e t e r to p e r f o r m m a t h e m a t ic a l c o m p u t a t i o n s . T h is
jo b i s n o t t o b e c o n f u s e d w ith th a t o f s t a t i s t i c a l o r o th e r ty p e o f c l e r k , w h ich m a y in v o lv e f r e
q u e n t u s e o f a C o m p t o m e t e r b u t, in w h ich , u s e o f t h is m a c h in e i s in c id e n ta l to p e r f o r m a n c e of
o th e r d u t ie s .
KEYPUNCH O PERATO R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a n u m e r ic a l a n d / o r a lp h a b e t ic a l o r c o m b in a t io n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to
t r a n s c r i b e d a t a f r o m v a r i o u s s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to k e y p u n c h t a b u la t in g c a r d s . P e r f o r m s s a m e
t a s k s a s lo w e r le v e l k e y p u n c h o p e r a t o r b u t, in a d d it io n , w o r k r e q u i r e s a p p lic a t i o n o f c o d in g
s k i l l s a n d th e m a k in g o f so m e d e t e r m in a t i o n s , f o r e x a m p le , l o c a t e s on th e s o u r c e d o c u m e n t
th e i t e m s to b e p u n ch ed ; e x t r a c t s in fo r m a t io n f r o m s e v e r a l d o c u m e n t s ; a n d s e a r c h e s f o r a n d
i n t e r p r e t s in f o r m a tio n on th e d o c u m e n t to d e t e r m in e in f o r m a t io n to b e p u n c h e d . M a y t r a i n
i n e x p e r ie n c e d o p e r a t o r s .
C l a s s B . U n d e r s u p e r v i s i o n , p e r f o r m s one o r m o r e r o u tin e a c c o u n t in g o p e r a t io n s su c h
a s p o s tin g s i m p le jo u r n a l v o u c h e r s o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b le v o u c h e r s , e n t e r in g v o u c h e r s in
v o u c h e r r e g i s t e r s ; r e c o n c il in g b a n k a c c o u n t s ; a n d p o s t in g s u b s i d i a r y l e d g e r s c o n t r o l le d b y
g e n e r a l l e d g e r s , o r p o s tin g s i m p le c o s t a c c o u n t in g d a t a . T h is jo b d o e s n o t r e q u ir e a k n o w l
e d g e o f a c c o u n t in g a n d b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s b u t i s fo u n d in o f f i c e s in w h ich th e m o r e ro u tin e
a c c o u n t in g w o rk i s s u b d iv id e d on a fu n c tio n a l b a s i s a m o n g s e v e r a l w o r k e r s .
F IL E
C l a s s A . In a n e s t a b l i s h e d
f i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s a n d in d e x e s f i l e
m e n t s , e t c . M a y a l s o f i l e t h is
w ith th e f i l e s .
M a y le a d a s m
P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , a n d in v o i c e s on a m a c h in e o th e r th a n a n o r d in a r y o r e l e c t r o m a t i c t y p e w r it e r .
M a y a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s a s to b i l l i n g s o r s h ip p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o th e r
c l e r i c a l w o rk in c id e n t a l to b il lin g o p e r a t io n s . F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a c h in e , a r e
c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f m a c h in e , a s f o ll o w s :
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13
K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u e d
C l a s s B . U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n o r fo llo w in g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r in s t r u c t i o n s ,
t r a n s c r i b e s d a t a f r o m s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to pu n ch ed c a r d s .
O p e r a t e s a n u m e r ic a l a n d / o r
a l p h a b e t i c a l o r c o m b in a t io n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to k e y p u n c h t a b u la t in g c a r d s . M a y v e r i f y c a r d s .
W o rk in g f r o m v a r i o u s s t a n d a r d iz e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s , f o llo w s s p e c i f ie d s e q u e n c e s w h ich h a v e
b e e n c o d e d o r p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a il a n d r e q u i r e lit t le o r ho s e l e c t i n g , c o d in g , o r in t e r p r e t in g
o f d a t a to b e p u n ch ed . P r o b l e m s a r i s i n g f r o m e r r o n e o u s it e m s o r c o d e s , m i s s i n g in f o r m a tio n ,
e t c . , a r e r e f e r r e d to s u p e r v i s o r .
S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u ed
d . S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . (o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l
of o f f ic i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
e . S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a l a r g e a n d im p o r t a n t o r g a n i z a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a m id d le
m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r o f an o r g a n i z a t io n a l s e g m e n t o fte n in v o lv in g a s m a n y a s s e v e r a l h u n d re d
p e r s o n s ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
C la ss C
O F F IC E
BO Y OR G IR L
P e r f o r m s v a r i o u s r o u tin e d u t ie s su c h a s ru n n in g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t in g m in o r o f f ic e m a
c h in e s su c h a s s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , o p e n in g a n d d is t r i b u t i n g m a i l , a n d o th e r m in o r c l e r i c a l w o rk .
a.
S e c r e t a r y to a n e x e c u t iv e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o se r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s n o t e q u iv a le n t
to one of th e s p e c i f i c l e v e l s i t u a t io n s in th e d e fin itio n f o r c l a s s B , b u t w h o se s u b o r d in a te s t a f f
n o r m a l ly n u m b e r s a t l e a s t s e v e r a l d o z e n e m p l o y e e s a n d i s u s u a l ly d iv id e d in to o r g a n i z a t io n a l
s e g m e n t s w h ich a r e o fte n , in tu r n , f u r t h e r s u b d iv id e d . In so m e c o m p a n ie s , t h is l e v e l in c lu d e s a
w id e r a n g e o f o r g a n i z a t io n a l e c h e lo n s ; in o t h e r s , o n ly one o r tw o ; o r
SEC R ET A R Y
b . S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t l£ v e l of
o f f ic i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r th a n 5 , 000 p e r s o n s .
A s s i g n e d a s p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a l ly to one in d iv id u a l. M a in ta in s a c l o s e a n d h ig h ly
r e s p o n s i v e r e la t io n s h ip to th e d a y - t o - d a y w o r k a c t i v i t i e s o f th e s u p e r v i s o r . W o rk s f a i r l y in d e
p e n d e n tly r e c e iv i n g a m in im u m o f d e t a ile d s u p e r v i s i o n a n d g u id a n c e .
P e r f o r m s v a r ie d c l e r i c a l
a n d s e c r e t a r i a l d u t i e s , u s u a l l y in c lu d in g m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : (a ) R e c e i v e s te le p h o n e c a l l s ,
p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , a n d in c o m in g m a i l , a n s w e r s r o u tin e i n q u i r i e s , an d r o u t e s th e t e c h n ic a l in q u ir i e s
to th e p r o p e r p e r s o n s ; (b) e s t a b l i s h e s , m a in t a in s , a n d r e v i s e s th e s u p e r v i s o r 's f i l e s ; (c) m a in t a in s
th e s u p e r v i s o r 's c a le n d a r a n d m a k e s a p p o in tm e n t s a s in s t r u c t e d ; (d) r e l a y s m e s s a g e s f r o m s u p e r
v i s o r to s u b o r d in a t e s ; (e) r e v i e w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o r a n d a , a n d r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s
f o r th e s u p e r v i s o r 's s i g n a t u r e to a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l a n d t y p o g r a p h ic a c c u r a c y ; a n d (f) p e r f o r m s
s t e n o g r a p h ic a n d ty p in g w o rk .
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a b o u t 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; o r
M a y a l s o p e r f o r m o th e r c l e r i c a l an d s e c r e t a r i a l t a s k s o f c o m p a r a b le n a tu r e a n d d if f i c u l t y .
T h e w o r k t y p ic a ll y r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f ic e r o u tin e a n d u n d e r s ta n d in g o f th e o r g a n i z a t io n ,
p r o g r a m s , a n d p r o c e d u r e s r e l a t e d to th e w o rk o f th e s u p e r v i s o r .
STEN O G R A PH ER ,
E x c lu sio n s
N o t a i l p o s it i o n s th a t a r e t it le d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s th e a b o v e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . E x a m p l e s
o f p o s it i o n s w h ich a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th e d e fin itio n a r e a s f o ll o w s : (a) P o s i t i o n s w h ich d o n o t m e e t
th e " p e r s o n a l " s e c r e t a r y c o n c e p t d e s c r i b e d a b o v e ; (b) s t e n o g r a p h e r s n o t f u l ly t r a i n e d in s e c r e t a r i a l
ty p e d u t i e s ; (c) s t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v in g a s o f f ic e a s s i s t a n t s to a g r o u p o f p r o f e s s i o n a l , t e c h n ic a l,
o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n s ; (d) s e c r e t a r y p o s it i o n s in w h ich th e d u t ie s a r e e i t h e r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e
r o u tin e o r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e c o m p le x an d r e s p o n s i b l e th a n th o s e c h a r a c t e r i z e d in th e d e fin itio n ;
a n d (e) a s s i s t a n t ty p e p o s it i o n s w h ich in v o lv e m o r e d if f i c u l t o r m o r e r e s p o n s i b l e t e c h n ic a l, a d m in
i s t r a t i v e , s u p e r v i s o r y , o r s p e c i a l i z e d c l e r i c a l d u t ie s w h ich a r e not ty p ic a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o rk .
N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d in th e le v e l d e f in i t io n s fo llo w in g , r e f e r s to
th o s e o f f i c i a l s w ho h a v e a s i g n i f ic a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o lic y m a k in g r o le w ith r e g a r d to m a jo r
c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s . T h e t i t le " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , " th o u g h n o r m a l ly in d ic a t iv e o f t h is r o l e , d o e s not
in a l l c a s e s id e n tify su c h p o s i t i o n s . V ic e p r e s i d e n t s w h o se p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s to a c t p e r
s o n a l ly on in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t i o n s ( e . g . , a p p r o v e o r d e n y in d iv id u a l lo a n o r c r e d i t a c t io n s ;
a d m i n i s t e r in d iv id u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d i r e c t l y s u p e r v i s e a c l e r i c a l s t a f f ) a r e no t c o n s id e r e d to b e
" c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s o f a p p ly in g th e fo llo w in g l e v e l d e f in i t io n s .
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a . S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l ,
100 b u t fe w e r th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
b . S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r (o th e r th a n th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t)
o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 b u t f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
c.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d ( im m e d i a t e l y b e lo w th e c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r le v e l) o f a m a jo r s e g
m e n t o r s u b s i d i a r y o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
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S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l ,
fe w e r th a n 100 p e r s o n s ; o r
b . S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r (o th e r th a n c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t ) o f
a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 100 b u t f e w e r th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
c . S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d ( im m e d i a t e l y b e lo w th e o f f i c e r le v e l) o v e r e i t h e r a m a jo r
c o r p o r a t e - w i d e fu n c tio n a l a c t iv i t y ( e . g . , m a r k e t i n g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t io n s , in d u s t r i a l r e l a t i o n s , e t c .)
o r a m a jo r g e o g r a p h ic o r o r g a n i z a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a r e g io n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ; a m a jo r d iv is io n )
o F a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 b u t f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 0 0 e m p l o y e e s ; o r
C la ss D
b . S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e r v i s o r y s t a f f s p e c i a l i s t , p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p lo y e e , a d m in is t r a t iv e
o f f i c e r , o r a s s i s t a n t , s k i l l e d te c h n ic ia n o r e x p e r t . (N O T E : M an y c o m p a n ie s a s s i g n s t e n o g r a p h e r s ,
r a t h e r th a n s e c r e t a r i e s a s d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , to t h is l e v e l o f s u p e r v i s o r y o r n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r .)
GENERAL
P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u tin e v o c a b u la r y f r o m one o r m o r e
p e r s o n s e i t h e r in sh o r th a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n . M ay
a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it te n c o p y . M a y m a in ta in f i l e s , k e e p s i m p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o th e r r e l a t i v e l y
r o u t in e c l e r i c a l t a s k s .
M a y o p e r a t e f r o m a s t e n o g r a p h ic p o o l. D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g m a c h in e w o r k . ( S e e t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r .)
STEN O G R A PH ER ,
S E N IO R
P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u la r y
su c h a s in l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c ie n t if i c r e s e a r c h f r o m one o r m o r e p e r s o n s e i t h e r in s h o r t
h an d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n . M ay a l s o ty p e f r o m w r itte n
copy.
M a y a l s o s e t u p a n d m a in ta in f i l e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e t c .
OR
P e r f o r m s s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t ie s r e q u ir i n g s i g n i f ic a n t l y g r e a t e r in d e p e n d e n c e a n d r e s p o n s i
b il it y th a n s t e n o g r a p h e r s , g e n e r a l a s e v id e n c e d b y th e fo llo w in g : W ork r e q u i r e s h ig h d e g r e e o f
s t e n o g r a p h ic s p e e d a n d a c c u r a c y ; an d a th o ro u g h w o rk in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s i n e s s a n d o ffic e
p r o c e d u r e s a n d o f th e s p e c i f i c b u s i n e s s o p e r a t io n s , o r g a n i z a t io n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s ,
w o rk flo w , e t c .
U s e s t h is k n o w le d g e in p e r f o r m i n g s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t ie s a n d r e s p o n s i b l e c l e r i c a l
t a s k s su c h a s , m a in ta in in g fo llo w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b l i n g m a t e r i a l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , l e t t e r s ,
e t c .; c o m p o s in g s i m p le l e t t e r s f r o m g e n e r a l in s t r u c t i o n s ; r e a d in g an d r o u tin g in c o m in g m a i l ; an d
a n s w e r in g r o u tin e q u e s t i o n s , e t c . D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e w o rk .
S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a s in g le - o r m u l t ip l e - p o s it i o n te le p h o n e s w itc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u tg o in g , in t r a p l a n t o r o f f ic e c a l l s .
P e r f o r m s f u l l te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n s e r v i c e o r h a n d le s
c o m p le x c a l l s , su c h a s c o n f e r e n c e , c o l l e c t , o v e r s e a s , o r s i m i l a r c a l l s , e i t h e r in a d d it io n to d o in g
r o u tin e w o rk a s d e s c r i b e d f o r s w itc h b o a r d o p e r a t o r , c l a s s B , o r a s a f u l l - t i m e a s s ig n m e n t .
( " F u l l " te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w hen th e e s t a b li s h m e n t h a s v a r ie d fu n c tio n s th a t a r e
n o t r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n p u r p o s e s , e . g . , b e c a u s e o f o v e r la p p in g o r
i n t e r r e l a t e d f u n c t io n s , a n d c o n s e q u e n tly p r e s e n t fr e q u e n t p r o b l e m s a s to w h ich e x t e n s io n s a r e
a p p r o p r ia t e f o r c a l l s . )
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s a s in g le - o r m u l t ip l e - p o s it i o n te le p h o n e sw itc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u tg o in g , i n t r a p l a n t o r o f f ic e c a l l s . M a y h a n d le r o u tin e lo n g d is t a n c e c a l l s an d r e c o r d t o l l s . M a y
p e r f o r m li m it e d te le p h o n e in f o r m a tio n s e r v i c e . ( " L i m i t e d " te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n s e r v i c e o c c u r s
if th e fu n c tio n s o f th e e s t a b li s h m e n t s e r v i c e d a r e r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n
p u r p o s e s , o r i f th e r e q u e s t s a r e r o u t in e , e . g . , g iv in g e x t e n s io n n u m b e r s w h en s p e c i f i c n a m e s a r e
f u r n is h e d , o r if c o m p le x c a l l s a r e r e f e r r e d to a n o th e r o p e r a t o r .)
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S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N I S T
In a d d it io n to p e r f o r m i n g d u t ie s o f o p e r a t o r on a s i n g l e - p o s i t i o n o r m o n i t o r - t y p e s w it c h
b o a r d , a c t s a s r e c e p t i o n i s t a n d m a y a l s o ty p e o r p e r f o r m r o u t in e c l e r i c a l w o rk a s p a r t o f r e g u l a r
d u t ie s .
T h is ty p in g o r c l e r i c a l w o rk m a y ta k e th e m a jo r p a r t o f t h is w o r k e r 's tim e w h ile at
s w it c h b o a r d .
C l a s s C . O p e r a t e s s i m p le ta b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h in e s su c h a s th e
s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c in g p u n ch , c o l l a t o r , e t c ., w ith s p e c i f i c in s t r u c t i o n s .
M a y in c lu d e s i m p le
w ir in g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d s o m e f ilin g , w o r k . T h e w o rk t y p ic a ll y in v o l v e s p o r t io n s o f a w o rk
u n it, f o r e x a m p le , in d iv id u a l s o r t in g o r c o ll a t in g r u n s o r r e p e t it i v e o p e r a t io n s .
T R A N S C R I B I N G -M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R ,
GENERAL
T A B U L A T IN G - M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a v a r i e t y o f t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h in e s , t y p ic a ll y
in c lu d in g su c h m a c h in e s a s th e t a b u l a t o r , c a l c u l a t o r , i n t e r p r e t e r , c o l l a t o r , a n d o t h e r s .
P e r f o r m s c o m p le te r e p o r t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s w ith o u t c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n , an d p e r f o r m s d if f ic u lt
w ir i n g a s r e q u i r e d .
T h e c o m p le t e r e p o r t i n g a n d ta b u la t in g a s s i g n m e n t s t y p ic a ll y in v o lv e a
v a r i e t y o f lo n g a n d c o m p le x r e p o r t s w h ic h o fte n a r e o f i r r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r in g ty p e r e
q u ir in g s o m e p la n n in g a n d s e q u e n c in g o f s t e p s to b e ta k e n . A s a m o r e e x p e r i e n c e d o p e r a t o r ,
i s t y p ic a ll y in v o lv e d in t r a i n in g new o p e r a t o r s in m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t i a l l y t r a i n e d
o p e r a t o r s in w ir i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d o p e r a t in g s e q u e n c e s o f lo n g a n d c o m p le x r e p o r t s .
D o e s not in c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s p e r f o r m i n g ta b u l a t in g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t io n s a n d d a y - t o d a y s u p e r v i s i o n o f th e w o r k a n d p r o d u c tio n o f a g r o u p o f t a b u l a t in g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s .
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s m o r e d if f i c u l t t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h in e s s u c h a s th e
t a b u l a t o r a n d c a l c u l a t o r , in a d d it io n to th e s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c e r , a n d c o l l a t o r .
T h is w o rk i s
p e r f o r m e d u n d e r s p e c i f i c in s t r u c t i o n s a n d m a y in c lu d e th e p e r f o r m a n c e of s o m e w ir in g f r o m
d i a g r a m s . T h e w o r k t y p ic a ll y in v o l v e s , f o r e x a m p le , t a b u l a t io n s in v o lv in g a r e p e t it i v e
a c c o u n t in g e x e r c i s e , a c o m p le te b u t s m a l l t a b u la t in g s t u d y , o r p a r t s o f a lo n g e r a n d m o r e
c o m p le x r e p o r t . S u c h r e p o r t s a n d s t u d i e s a r e u s u a l l y o f a r e c u r r i n g n a tu r e w h e r e th e p r o
c e d u r e s a r e w e ll e s t a b l i s h e d .
M a y a l s o in c lu d e th e t r a i n in g o f new e m p l o y e e s in th e b a s i c
o p e r a t io n o f th e m a c h in e .
P r i m a r y d u ty i s to t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u t in e v o c a b u la r y fr o m
tr a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e r e c o r d s .
M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it t e n c o p y a n d do s i m p le c l e r i c a l w o rk .
W o r k e r s t r a n s c r i b i n g d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u la r y su c h a s le g a l
b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h a r e no t in c lu d e d . A w o r k e r w ho t a k e s d ic t a t io n in s h o r t
h an d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e i s c l a s s i f i e d a s a s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l .
T Y P IS T
U s e s a t y p e w r it e r to m a k e c o p i e s o f v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l o r to m a k e out b i l l s a f t e r c a l c u l a
t io n s h a v e b e e n m a d e b y a n o th e r p e r s o n . M a y in c lu d e ty p in g o f s t e n c i l s , m a t s , o r s i m i l a r m a t e
r i a l s f o r u s e in d u p lic a tin g p r o c e s s e s . M a y do c l e r i c a l w o r k in v o lv in g li t t l e s p e c i a l t r a i n in g , su c h
a s k e e p in g s i m p le r e c o r d s , f il in g r e c o r d s a n d r e p o r t s , o r s o r t i n g an d d is t r i b u t i n g in c o m in g m a il .
C l a s s A . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g : T y p in g m a t e r i a l in f in a l f o r m w h en it
in v o l v e s c o m b in in g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s o r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y fo r c o r r e c t s p e l li n g ,
s y l l a b i c a t i o n , p u n c tu a tio n , e t c ., of te c h n ic a l o r u n u s u a l w o r d s o r f o r e i g n la n g u a g e m a t e r i a l ;
a n d p la n n in g la y o u t an d ty p in g o f c o m p lic a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s to m a in ta in u n ifo r m ity an d
b a l a n c e in s p a c in g .
M a y ty p e r o u tin e f o r m l e t t e r s v a r y in g d e t a i l s to s u it c i r c u m s t a n c e s .
C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g : C o p y ty p in g f r o m ro u g h o r c l e a r d r a f t s ;
r o u t in e ty p in g of f o r m s , in s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c .; a n d s e t t in g up s i m p le s t a n d a r d t a b u l a t io n s ,
o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p le x t a b l e s a l r e a d y s e tu p a n d s p a c e d p r o p e r l y .
PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
D R A F T S M A N — C o n tin u e d
D RA FTSM A N
C l a s s A . P l a n s th e g r a p h i c p r e s e n t a t i o n o f c o m p le x it e m s h a v in g d is t i n c t i v e d e s ig n
f e a t u r e s th a t d if f e r s i g n i f ic a n t l y f r o m e s t a b l i s h e d d r a f t i n g p r e c e d e n t s . W o rk s in c l o s e s u p
p o r t w ith th e d e s ig n o r i g i n a t o r , a n d m a y r e c o m m e n d m in o r d e s ig n c h a n g e s . A n a l y z e s th e
e f f e c t o f e a c h c h a n g e on th e d e t a i l s o f f o r m , fu n c tio n , a n d p o s it i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c o m
p o n e n ts an d p a r t s .
W o rk s w ith a m in im u m o f s u p e r v i s o r y a s s i s t a n c e .
C o m p le te d w o r k i s
r e v ie w e d b y d e s ig n o r i g i n a t o r f o r c o n s is t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g in e e r in g d e t e r m in a t i o n s .
M ay
e i t h e r p r e p a r e d r a w in g s , o r d i r e c t t h e ir p r e p a r a t i o n b y lo w e r l e v e l d r a f t s m e n .
C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n ro u tin e a n d c o m p le x d r a f t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s th a t r e q u i r e th e a p p l i
c a tio n o f m o s t o f th e s t a n d a r d iz e d d r a w in g te c h n iq u e s r e g u l a r l y u s e d .
D u tie s t y p ic a ll y in
v o lv e su c h w o r k a s :
P r e p a r e s w o r k in g d r a w in g s o f s u b a s s e m b l i e s w ith i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s ,
m u lt ip le fu n c t io n s , an d p r e c i s e p o s it i o n a l r e la t i o n s h i p s b e tw e e n c o m p o n e n t s; p r e p a r e s a r c h i
t e c t u r a l d r a w in g s f o r c o n s t r u c t io n o f a b u ild in g in c lu d in g d e t a il d r a w in g s o f f o u n d a t io n s , w a ll
s e c t i o n s , f lo o r p l a n s , a n d r o o f . U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u l a s a n d m a n u a l s in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y
c o m p u ta tio n s to d e t e r m in e q u a n t it ie s o f m a t e r i a l s to b e u s e d , lo a d c a p a c i t i e s , s t r e n g t h s ,
s t r e s s e s , etc.
R e c e i v e s i n it i a l in s t r u c t i o n s , r e q u i r e m e n t s , an d a d v ic e f r o m s u p e r v i s o r .
C o m p le te d w o r k i s c h e c k e d f o r te c h n ic a l a d e q u a c y .
C l a s s C . P r e p a r e s d e t a il d r a w in g s o f s i n g l e u n its o r p a r t s f o r e n g in e e r in g , c o n s t r u c t io n ,
m a n u f a c t u r i n g , o r r e p a i r p u r p o s e s . T y p e s o f d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d in c lu d e i s o m e t r i c p r o j e c t io n s
( d e p ic t in g t h r e e d im e n s io n s in a c c u r a t e s c a l e ) a n d s e c t i o n a l v ie w s to c l a r i f y p o s it io n in g o f
c o m p o n e n ts a n d c o n v e y n e e d e d in f o r m a t io n . C o n s o lid a t e s d e t a i l s f r o m a n u m b e r o f s o u r c e s
an d a d ju s t s - o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a le a s r e q u ir e d .
S u g g e s t e d m e th o d s o f a p p r o a c h , a p p lic a b le
p r e c e d e n t s , a n d a d v ic e on s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g iv e n w ith in it i a l a s s i g n m e n t s .
I n s t r u c t io n s
a r e l e s s c o m p le te w h en a s s i g n m e n t s r e c u r .
W o rk m a y b e s p o t - c h e c k e d d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
D R A FT SM A N -T R A C E R
C o p i e s p l a n s a n d d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s b y p l a c in g t r a c i n g c lo th o r p a p e r o v e r
d r a w in g s an d t r a c i n g w ith p e n o r p e n c i l.
(D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a c i n g li m it e d to p l a n s p r i m a r i l y
c o n s is t in g o f s t r a i g h t li n e s a n d a l a r g e s c a l e not r e q u ir i n g c l o s e d e lin e a tio n .)
and/ or
P r e p a r e s s i m p le o r r e p e t it i v e d r a w in g s o f e a s i l y v i s u a l i z e d i t e m s .
d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
W o rk i s c l o s e l y s u p e r v i s e d
N U R S E , IN D U S T R IA L (R E G IS T E R E D )
A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w ho g i v e s n u r s i n g s e r v i c e u n d e r g e n e r a l m e d ic a l
d ir e c t i o n to il l o r
in ju r e d
e m p l o y e e s o r o th e r p e r s o n s w ho b e c o m e i l l o r s u f f e r a n a c c id e n t on th e p r e m i s e s o f a
f a c t o r y o r o th e r e s t a b li s h m e n t . D u tie s in v o lv e a c o m b in a t io n o f th e fo llo w in g : G iv in g f i r s t a id
to th e il l o r in ju r e d ; a tte n d in g to s u b s e q u e n t d r e s s i n g o f e m p l o y e e s * i n ju r i e s ; k e e p in g r e c o r d s
o f p a t i e n t s t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r i n g a c c id e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t io n o r o th e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t i n g in
p h y s ic a l e x a m i n a t io n s a n d h e a lt h e v a l u a t io n s o f a p p lic a n t s an d e m p l o y e e s ; a n d p la n n in g a n d c a r r y
in g out p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g h e a lt h e d u c a tio n , a c c id e n t p r e v e n t io n , e v a lu a tio n o f p la n t e n v ir o n m e n t ,
o r o th e r a c t i v i t i e s a f f e c t i n g th e h e a lt h , w e l f a r e , a n d s a f e t y o f a l l p e r s o n n e l .
MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT
CARPENTER,
M A IN T E N A N C E
P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n t r y d u t ie s n e c e s s a r y to c o n s t r u c t an d m a in t a in in g o o d r e p a i r b u ild in g
w o o d w o rk an d e q u ip m e n t su c h a s b i n s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t i t i o n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s ,
c a s i n g s , a n d t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in a n e s t a b li s h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : P l a n
n in g a n d la y in g o ut o f w o r k f r o m b lu e p r i n t s , d r a w in g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l in s t r u c t i o n s u s in g a
v a r i e t y o f c a r p e n t e r * s h a n d to o ls , p o r t a b l e p o w e r t o o l s , a n d s t a n d a r d m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ;
CARPENTER,
M A IN T E N A N C E — C o n tin u e d
m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to d im e n s io n s o f w o r k ; an d s e le c t i n g m a t e r i a l s n e c e s
s a r y f o r th e w o r k . In g e n e r a l , th e w o rk o f th e m a in te n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n
in g an d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in g an d
e x p e rie n c e .
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E L E C T R I C I A N , M A IN T E N A N C E
M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M A IN T E N A N C E )— C o n tin u ed
P e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e fu n c tio n s su c h a s th e i n s t a l la t io n , m a in te n a n c e ,
o r r e p a i r o f e q u ip m e n t f o r th e g e n e r a t io n , d is t r i b u t i o n , o r u t il iz a t i o n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in a n
e s t a b li s h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : I n s t a ll in g o r r e p a i r i n g a n y o f a v a r i e t y o f
e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t su c h a s g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w i t c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c i r c u i t b r e a k
e r s , m o t o r s , h e a tin g u n it s , co n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o th e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t; w o r k in g f r o m
b lu e p r i n t s , d r a w in g s , l a y o u t s , o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; lo c a t i n g a n d d ia g n o s in g t r o u b le in th e
e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r e q u ip m e n t; w o r k in g s t a n d a r d c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to lo a d r e q u ir e m e n t s of
w ir i n g o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t; an d u s in g a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n 's h a n d to o ls a n d m e a s u r in g a n d
t e s t i n g i n s t r u m e n t s . In g e n e r a l , th e w o rk o f th e m a in te n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n
in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in g an d
e x p e rie n c e .
th e v a r i o u s a s s e m b l i e s in th e v e h ic le a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s ; a n d a lin in g w h e e ls ,
a d ju s t i n g b r a k e s a n d l i g h t s , o r tig h te n in g b o d y b o l t s .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e a u to m o tiv e
m e c h a n ic r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n
t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
E N G IN E E R ,
S T A T IO N A R Y
O p e r a t e s a n d m a in t a in s a n d m a y a l s o s u p e r v i s e th e o p e r a t io n o f s t a t i o n a r y e n g in e s a n d
e q u ip m e n t ( m e c h a n ic a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) to s u p p ly th e e s t a b li s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith p o w e r ,
h e a t , r e f r i g e r a t i o n , o r a ir - c o n d it io n i n g .
W o rk in v o l v e s : O p e r a tin g a n d m a in ta in in g e q u ip m e n t
s u c h a s s t e a m e n g in e s , a i r c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b i n e s , v e n t ila t in g a n d r e f r i g
e r a t in g e q u ip m e n t , s t e a m b o i l e r s a n d b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ; m a k in g e q u ip m e n t r e p a i r s ; a n d
k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t io n o f m a c h in e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , a n d fu e l c o n s u m p tio n . M a y a l s o s u
p e r v i s e t h e s e o p e r a t io n s .
H e a d o r c h ie f e n g in e e r s in e s t a b li s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g m o r e th a n one
e n g in e e r a r e e x c l u d e d .
F I R E M A N , S T A T IO N A R Y B O I L E R
F i r e s s t a t io n a r y b o i l e r s to f u r n is h th e e s t a b li s h m e n t in w h ich e m p lo y e d w ith h e a t , p o w e r ,
o r s t e a m . F e e d s f u e l s to f i r e b y h an d o r o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n ic a l s t o k e r , o r g a s o r o il b u r n e r ;
a n d c h e c k s w a t e r a n d s a f e t y v a l v e s . M a y c l e a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a i r i n g b o i l e r r o o m e q u ip m e n t.
H ELPER,
M A IN T E N A N C E T R A D E S
A s s i s t s one o r m o r e w o r k e r s in th e s k il le d m a in te n a n c e t r a d e s , b y p e r f o r m i n g s p e c i f i c
o r g e n e r a l d u t ie s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , su c h a s k e e p in g a w o r k e r s u p p lie d w ith m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s ;
c le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a , m a c h in e , a n d e q u ip m e n t; a s s i s t i n g jo u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s o r
t o o l s ; a n d p e r f o r m i n g o th e r u n s k ille d t a s k s a s d ir e c t e d b y jo u r n e y m a n .
T h e k in d o f w o rk th e
h e l p e r i s p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m v a r i e s f r o m t r a d e to t r a d e : In so m e t r a d e s th e h e l p e r i s c o n
fin e d to s u p p ly in g , li f t in g , a n d h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s a n d c le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a s ; a n d in
o t h e r s h e i s p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m s p e c i a l i z e d m a c h in e o p e r a t io n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e th a t a r e
a l s o p e r f o r m e d b y w o r k e r s on a f u l l - t i m e b a s i s .
M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R ,
TO O LRO O M
S p e c i a l i z e s in th e o p e r a t io n o f one o r m o r e t y p e s o f m a c h in e t o o l s , su c h a s j i g b o r e r s ,
c y l i n d r i c a l o r s u r f a c e g r i n d e r s , e n g in e l a t h e s , o r m i ll in g m a c h in e s , in th e c o n s t r u c t io n of
m a c h in e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s , o r d i e s . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t of th e f o llo w in g : P l a n
n in g an d p e r f o r m i n g d if f ic u lt m a c h in in g o p e r a t io n s ; p r o c e s s i n g i t e m s r e q u ir i n g c o m p lic a t e d s e t u p s
o r a h ig h d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e le c t i n g f e e d s ,
s p e e d s , t o o lin g , an d o p e r a t io n s e q u e n c e ; a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s d u r in g o p e r a t io n to
a c h ie v e r e q u i s i t e t o l e r a n c e s o r d im e n s io n s . M a y b e r e q u ir e d to r e c o g n iz e w h en t o o l s n e e d d r e s s
in g , to d r e s s t o o l s , a n d to s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o la n t s an d c u ttin g an d lu b r ic a t i n g o i l s . F o r c r o s s
in d u s t r y w a g e st u d y p u r p o s e s , m a c h in e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s , t o o l r o o m , in t o o l an d d ie jo b b in g sh o p s
a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
M A C H IN IS T , M A IN T E N A N C E
P r o d u c e s r e p la c e m e n t p a r t s a n d new p a r t s in m a k in g r e p a i r s o f m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n
i c a l e q u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d in a n e s t a b li s h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : I n t e r p r e t in g
w r it t e n in s t r u c t i o n s a n d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; p la n n in g a n d la y in g out o f w o r k ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f m a
c h i n i s t 's h a n d to o ls a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t in g up a n d o p e r a t in g s t a n d a r d m a c h in e
t o o l s ; s h a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to
d im e n s io n s o f w o r k , to o lin g , f e e d s , an d s p e e d s o f m a c h in in g ; k n o w le d g e o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s
o f th e c o m m o n m e t a l s ; s e le c t i n g s t a n d a r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , a n d e q u ip m e n t r e q u ir e d f o r h is w o rk ;
a n d fit tin g a n d a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s in to m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t. In g e n e r a l , th e m a c h i n i s t 's w o rk
n o r m a l ly r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d t r a i n in g in m a c h in e - s h o p p r a c t i c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g an d e x p e r i e n c e .
M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M A IN T E N A N C E )
R e p a i r s a u t o m o b i le s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , an d t r a c t o r s o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t . W ork in
v o lv e s m o s t of th e f o llo w in g : E x a m in in g a u t o m o tiv e e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ;
d i s a s s e m b l i n g e q u ip m e n t a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t in v o lv e th e u s e o f su c h h a n d to o ls a s
w r e n c h e s , g a g e s , d r i l l s , o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u ip m e n t in d i s a s s e m b l i n g o r fit tin g p a r t s ; r e p la c i n g
b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g r in d in g an d a d ju s t i n g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g a n d in s t a l lin g
M E C H A N IC ,
M A IN T E N A N C E
R e p a i r s m a c h in e r y o r m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t .
W ork in v o lv e s m o s t
o f th e f o llo w in g : E x a m in in g m a c h in e s a n d m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ;
d is m a n t l in g o r p a r t l y d is m a n t l in g m a c h in e s an d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t m a in ly in v o lv e th e u s e
o f h a n d to o ls in s c r a p i n g a n d f it t in g p a r t s ; r e p la c i n g b r o k e n o r d e fe c tiv e p a r t s w ith it e m s o b ta in e d
f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r in g th e p r o d u c tio n of a r e p la c e m e n t p a r t b y a m a c h in e sh o p o r se n d in g o f th e
m a c h in e to a m a c h in e sh o p f o r m a jo r r e p a i r s ; p r e p a r i n g w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s f o r m a jo r r e p a i r s
o r f o r th e p r o d u c tio n o f p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h in e sh o p ; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h in e s ; an d m a k in g
a l l n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s f o r o p e r a t io n . In g e n e r a l , th e w o rk o f a m a in te n a n c e m e c h a n ic r e
q u i r e s r o u n d e d tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r
e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . E x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y
d u tie s in v o lv e s e t t in g up o r a d ju s t i n g m a c h in e s .
M IL L W R IG H T
I n s t a l l s new m a c h in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t, a n d d i s m a n t l e s a n d i n s t a l l s m a c h in e s o r
h e a v y e q u ip m e n t w h en c h a n g e s in th e p la n t la y o u t a r e r e q u i r e d . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t of th e f o l
lo w in g : P la n n in g an d la y in g out o f th e w o r k ; in t e r p r e t in g b lu e p r in t s o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u s in g
a v a r i e t y o f h a n d to o ls a n d r ig g i n g ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to s t r e s s e s ,
s t r e n g t h o f m a t e r i a l s , a n d c e n t e r s o f g r a v it y ; a lin in g a n d b a la n c in g o f e q u ip m e n t; s e le c t i n g s t a n d
a r d t o o l s , e q u ip m e n t, a n d p a r t s to b e u s e d ; a n d in s t a l lin g a n d m a in ta in in g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r
t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t su c h a s d r i v e s a n d s p e e d r e d u c e r s .
In g e n e r a l , th e m i ll w r ig h t 's w o rk
n o r m a l ly r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e in th e t r a d e a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
O IL E R
L u b r i c a t e s , w ith o il o r g r e a s e ,
e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t .
P A IN T E R ,
th e
m o v in g p a r t s
o r w e a r in g s u r f a c e s
o f m e c h a n ic a l
M A IN T E N A N C E
P a in t s a n d r e d e c o r a t e s w a l l s , w o o d w o rk , a n d f i x t u r e s o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t .
W o rk in
v o lv e s th e fo llo w in g : K n o w le d g e o f s u r f a c e p e c u l i a r i t i e s a n d t y p e s o f p a in t r e q u ir e d fo r d iffe r e n t
a p p lic a t i o n s ; p r e p a r i n g s u r f a c e f o r p a in tin g b y r e m o v in g o ld f in is h o r b y p l a c in g p u tty o r f i l l e r
in n a il h o le s a n d i n t e r s t i c e s ; an d a p p ly in g p a in t w ith s p r a y gu n o r b r u s h . M a y m i x c o l o r s , o i l s ,
w h ite le a d , a n d o th e r p a in t in g r e d ie n t s to o b ta in p r o p e r c o lo r o r c o n s is t e n c y . In g e n e r a l , th e
w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p a in t e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th ro u g h
a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
P IP E F IT T E R ,
M A IN T E N A N C E
I n s t a l l s o r r e p a i r s w a t e r , s t e a m , g a s , o r o th e r ty p e s, o f p ip e a n d p i p e f it t in g s in a n
e s t a b li s h m e n t .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : L a y in g out o f w o rk a n d m e a s u r i n g to l o
c a te p o s it i o n o f p ip e f r o m d r a w in g s o r o th e r w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; c u ttin g v a r i o u s s i z e s o f p ip e
to c o r r e c t le n g th s w ith c h i s e l a n d h a m m e r o r o x y a c e ty le n e t o r c h o r p ip e - c u tt in g m a c h in e ; t h r e a d
in g p ip e w ith s t o c k s a n d d i e s ; b e n d in g p ip e b y h a n d - d r iv e n o r p o w e r - d r iv e n m a c h in e s ; a s s e m b l i n g
p ip e w ith c o u p lin g s a n d f a s t e n i n g p ip e to h a n g e r s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g
to p r e s s u r e s , flo w , an d s i z e o f p ip e r e q u ir e d ; a n d m a k in g s t a n d a r d t e s t s to d e t e r m in e w h e th e r
f in is h e d p ip e s m e e t s p e c i f i c a t i o n s .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p i p e f it t e r r e q u i r e s
ro u n d e d t r a i n in g an d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . W o r k e r s p r i m a r i l y e n g a g e d in in s t a l lin g a n d r e p a i r i n g b u ild in g s a n i t a
tio n o r h e a tin g s y s t e m s a r e e x c l u d e d .
PLU M BER,
M A IN T E N A N C E
.
K e e p s th e p lu m b in g s y s t e m o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t in g o o a o r d e r . W o rk in v o lv e s : K n o w le d g e
o f s a n i t a r y c o d e s r e g a r d in g in s t a l la t io n o f v e n ts a n d t r a p s in p lu m b in g s y s t e m ; in s t a l lin g o r r e
p a i r in g p ip e s a n d f i x t u r e s ; a n d o p e n in g c l o g g e d d r a i n s w ith a p lu n g e r o r p l u m b e r 's s n a k e . In
g e n e r a l , th e w o rk o f th e m a in te n a n c e p lu m b e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly
a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g an d e x p e r i e n c e .
S H E E T - M E T A L W O R K E R , M A IN T E N A N C E
F a b r i c a t e s , i n s t a l l s , a n d m a in t a in s in g o o d r e p a i r th e s h e e t - m e t a l e q u ip m e n t an d f i x
t u r e s (su c h a s m a c h in e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e l v e s , l o c k e r s , t a n k s , v e n t i l a t o r s , c h u t e s , d u c t s ,
m e t a l ro o fin g ) o f an e s t a b li s h m e n t .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : P la n n in g a n d la y in g
out a l l t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l m a in te n a n c e w o rk f r o m b lu e p r in t s , m o d e ls , o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;
s e t t in g up a n d o p e r a t in g a l l a v a i la b le t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k in g m a c h in e s ; u s in g a v a r i e t y of
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S H E E T - M E T A L W O R K E R , M A IN T E N A N C E --- C o n tin u e d
T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R — C o n tin u e d
h a n d to o ls in c u ttin g , b e n d in g , f o r m i n g , s h a p in g , f it t in g , a n d a s s e m b l i n g ; a n d in s t a l lin g s h e e t m e t a l a r t i c l e s a s r e q u ir e d . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u i r e s
ro u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
u s in g a v a r i e t y o f to o l a n d d ie m a k e r 's .»a n d to o ls an d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; u n d e r
st a n d in g o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s o f c o m m o n m e t a l s a n d a l l o y s ; s e t t in g u p an d o p e r a t in g of
m a c h in e t o o l s a n d r e l a t e d e q u ip m e n t; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to d im e n s io n s
o f w o r k , s p e e d s , f e e d s , a n d to o lin g o f m a c h in e s ; h e a t - t r e a t i n g o f m e t a l p a r t s d u r in g f a b r ic a t io n
a s w e ll a s o f f in is h e d t o o l s a n d d i e s to a c h ie v e r e q u i r e d q u a l i t i e s ; w o r k in g to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ;
fit tin g a n d a s s e m b l i n g o f p a r t s to p r e s c r i b e d t o l e r a n c e s a n d a ll o w a n c e s ; a n d s e l e c t i n g a p p r o p r ia t e
m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , a n d p r o c e s s e s . In g e n e r a l , th e to o l a n d d ie m a k e r 's w o r k r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d
t r a i n in g in m a c h in e - s h o p a n d t o o l r o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip
ot e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R
(D ie m a k e r ; j i g m a k e r ; to o l m a k e r ; f ix t u r e m a k e r ; g a g e m a k e r )
C o n s t r u c t s a n d r e p a i r s m a c h in e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s o r d i e s f o r f o r g i n g s ,
p u n c h in g , a n d o th e r m e t a l - f o r m i n g w o r k .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : P la n n in g an d
la y in g o u t o f w o r k f r o m m o d e l s , b lu e p r i n t s , d r a w in g s , o r o th e r o r a l a n d w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;
F o r c r o s s - in d u s t r y w age stu d y p u r p o s e s ,
s h o p s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
to o l a n d
d ie m a k e r s in t o o l a n d d ie jo b b in g
CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
G U A R D A N D W ATCHM AN
S H I P P I N G A N D R E C E I V IN G C L E R K
G u a r d . P e r f o r m s r o u tin e p o l ic e d u t ie s , e i t h e r a t f ix e d p o s t o r on t o u r , m a in ta in in g
o r d e r , u s in g a r m s o r f o r c e w h e r e n e c e s s a r y .
I n c lu d e s g a te m e n w ho a r e s t a t io n e d a t g a te a n d
c h e c k on id e n tity of e m p l o y e e s a n d o th e r p e r s o n s e n t e r in g .
P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d is e f o r sh ip m e n t, o r r e c e i v e s a n d i s r e s p o n s i b l e fo r in c o m in g s h i p
m e n t s o f m e r c h a n d is e o r o th e r m a t e r i a l s .
S h ip p in g w o r k i n v o l v e s : A k n o w le d g e o f sh ip p in g
p r o c e d u r e s , p r a c t ic e s , r o u t e s , a v a ila b le m e a n s o f t r a n s p o r t a t io n , and r a te ; an d p r e p a r in g r e c
o r d s o f th e g o o d s s h ip p e d , m a k in g up b i l l s of la d i n g , p o s t in g w e ig h t a n d s h ip p in g c h a r g e s , an d
k e e p in g a f i l e o f s h ip p in g r e c o r d s . M a y d i r e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g th e m e r c h a n d is e f o r s h i p
m e n t.
R e c e iv in g w o r k i n v o l v e s : V e r if y i n g o r d ir e c t i n g o t h e r s in v e r i f y in g th e c o r r e c t n e s s of
s h ip m e n t s a g a i n s t b i l l s o f la d i n g , in v o i c e s , o r o th e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k in g fo r s h o r t a g e s a n d r e je c t i n g
d a m a g e d g o o d s ; r o u t in g m e r c h a n d is e o r m a t e r i a l s to p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; a n d m a in ta in in g n e c e s
s a r y r e c o r d s an d f ile s .
th e ft,
W a tc h m a n . M a k e s ro u n d s o f p r e m i s e s p e r i o d i c a l l y in p r o t e c t in g p r o p e r t y a g a i n s t f i r e ,
a n d i l l e g a l e n tr y .
J A N IT O R ,
PORTER,
OR CLEA N ER
(S w e e p e r ; c h a r w o m a n ; j a n i t r e s s )
F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s ,
C l e a n s a n d k e e p s in a n o r d e r l y c o n d itio n f a c t o r y w o r k in g a r e a s a n d w a s h r o o m s , o r
p r e m i s e s o f a n o f f ic e , a p a r t m e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l o r o th e r e s t a b li s h m e n t . D u t ie s in v o lv e
a c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o llo w in g : S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b in g , a n d p o lis h in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v in g
c h ip s , t r a s h , an d o th e r r e f u s e ; d u s tin g e q u ip m e n t , f u r n it u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o lis h in g m e t a l f i x t u r e s
o r t r i m m i n g s ; p r o v id in g s u p p li e s a n d m in o r m a in te n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; a n d c le a n in g l a v a t o r i e s , s h o w
e r s , a n d r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w h o s p e c i a l i z e in w in do w w a sh in g a r e e x c l u d e d .
LABO RER,
M A T E R I A L H A N D L IN G
( L o a d e r a n d u n lo a d e r ; h a n d le r a n d s t a c k e r ; s h e l v e r ; t r u c k e r ; s t o c k m a n o r s t o c k h e l p e r ; w a r e
h o u s e m a n o r w a r e h o u s e h e lp e r )
A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r in g p la n t, s t o r e , o r o th e r e s t a b li s h m e n t
w h o s e d u tie s in v o lv e one o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g : L o a d in g a n d u n lo a d in g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s a n d
m e r c h a n d is e on o r f r o m f r e ig h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o th e r t r a n s p o r t i n g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k in g , s h e lv in g ,
o r p la c in g m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d is e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e lo c a t io n ; an d t r a n s p o r t i n g m a t e r i a l s o r
m e r c h a n d is e b y h a n d tr u c k , c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w . L o n g s h o r e m e n , w ho lo a d an d u n lo a d s h i p s a r e
e x c lu d e d .
O RD ER,
R e c e iv in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g a n d r e c e iv i n g c l e r k
T R U C K D R IV E R
D r i v e s a t r u c k w ith in a c it y o r in d u s t r i a l a r e a to t r a n s p o r t m a t e r i a l s , m e r c h a n d is e ,
e q u ip m e n t , o r m e n b e tw e e n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s u c h a s : . M a n u fa c tu r in g p l a n t s , fr e ig h t
d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o l e s a le a n d r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , o r b e tw e e n r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s an d
c u s t o m e r s ' h o u s e s o r p l a c e s o f b u s i n e s s . M a y a l s o lo a d o r u n lo a d t r u c k w ith o r w ith o u t h e l p e r s ,
m a k e m in o r m e c h a n ic a l r e p a i r s , a n d k e e p t r u c k in g o o d w o r k in g o r d e r .
D r i v e r - s a l e s m e n and
o v e r - th e - r o a d d r iv e r s a r e e x c lu d e d .
F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r i v e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e a n d ty p e o f e q u ip m e n t,
a s f o ll o w s :
( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r sh o u ld b e r a t e d on th e b a s i s o f t r a i l e r c a p a c it y .)
F IL L E R
( O r d e r p i c k e r ; s t o c k s e l e c t o r ; w a r e h o u s e sto c k m a n )
F i l l s s h ip p in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r f in is h e d g o o d s f r o m s t o r e d m e r c h a n d is e in a c c o r d
a n c e w ith s p e c i f i c a t i o n s on s a l e s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s , o r o th e r i n s t r u c t i o n s . M a y , in a d d it io n
to f il li n g o r d e r s a n d in d ic a tin g i t e m s f i l l e d o r o m it t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u tg o in g o r d e r s , r e q u i
s i t i o n a d d it io n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p li e s to s u p e r v i s o r , a n d p e r f o r m o th e r r e l a t e d d u t ie s .
T r u c k d r i v e r (c o m b in a t io n o f s i z e s l i s t e d s e p a r a t e l y )
T r u c k d r i v e r , lig h t (u n d e r lV 2 to n s)
T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d iu m (IV 2 to a n d in c lu d in g 4 to n s )
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , t r a i l e r ty p e)
T r u c k d r i v e r ; h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , o th e r th a n t r a i l e r ty p e )
TRUCKER,
PACKER,
w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a s f o llo w s :
POW ER
S H IP P IN G
P r e p a r e s fin is h e d p r o d u c t s f o r s h ip m e n t o r s t o r a g e b y p l a c in g th e m in s h ip p in g c o n
t a i n e r s , th e s p e c i f i c o p e r a t io n s p e r f o r m e d b e in g d e p e n d e n t u p o n th e ty p e , s i z e , a n d n u m b e r o f
u n its to b e p a c k e d , th e ty p e o f c o n ta in e r e m p lo y e d , a n d m e th o d o f sh ip m e n t. W ork r e q u i r e s th e
p la c in g o f it e m s in s h ip p in g c o n t a i n e r s a n d m a y in v o lv e one o r m o r e o f th e f o llo w in g : K n o w l
e d g e o f v a r i o u s i t e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r to v e r i f y c o n te n t; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r i a t e ty p e a n d s i z e
o f c o n t a i n e r ; in s e r t in g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a i n e r ; u s in g e x c e l s i o r o r o th e r m a t e r i a l to p r e v e n t
b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c l o s in g a n d s e a li n g c o n t a i n e r ; a n d a p p ly in g l a b e l s o r e n t e r in g id e n tify in g
d a ta on c o n t a in e r . P a c k e r s w h o a l s o m a k e w o o d en b o x e s o r c r a t e s a r e e x c lu d e d .
O p e ra te s a
tr a n s p o r t go o d s an d
e s t a b li s h m e n t .
m a n u a lly c o n t r o l le d g a s o l i n e - o r e l e c t r i c - p o w e r e d t r u c k o r t r a c t o r to
m a t e r i a l s o f a l l k in d s a b o u t a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u fa c t u r in g p la n t, o r o th e r
F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f t r u c k , a s f o llo w s :
T ru ck er,
T ru ck er,
p o w e r (f o r k lif t)
p o w e r (o th e r th a n f o r k lift )
Area Wage Surveys
A l is t of the la te st available bulletins is p resen te d below. A d ire cto ry of a r e a wage studies including m o re lim ited studies conducted at the
re q u est of the Wage and Hour and Public C ontracts Divisions of the Department of L a b o r is av a ila b le on requ est. Bulletins m ay be purchased from
the Superintendent of Documents, U .S . Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. , 20402, or from any of the B L S regio nal s a l e s offices shown on
the inside front cover.
A rea
Akron, Ohio, July 1 9 6 8 ----------------------------------------Albany—
Schenectady—
Troy, N. Y. , M ar. 1969 1----------Albuquerque, N. Mex. , A pr. 1 9 6 8 1 -----------------------Allentown—
Bethlehem— a ston , P a . — J . ,
E
N.
June 1968 1__________________________________________
Atlanta, Ga. , May 1968 1--------------------------------------B a ltim o re , Md. , Sept. 1968 1 _______________________
Beaumont— o rt Arthur—
P
Orange, T e x . , May 1968 1 ___
Binghamton, N. Y. , July 1968 1------------------------------Birm in gham , A l a . , A pr. 1969 1______________________
B o ise City, Idaho, Ju ly 1968 1____________________ -___
Boston, M a s s . , Sept. 1968 1 ---------------------------------Buffalo, N. Y. , Nov. 1968 1____________________________
Burlington, Vt. , M ar. 1969 1--------------—
-----------------Canton, Ohio, June 1968 1-------------------------------------C harleston, W. Va. , A pr. 1968 1---------------------------Charlotte, N. C. , M ar. 1969---------------------------------Chattanooga, Tenn.—
Ga. , Sept. 1968 1 _______________
Chicago, 111., A pr. 1968--------------------------------------Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky. —
Ind. , Mar. 1969 1------------------Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 1968 1__________ ___— -----------Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 1968 1 --------------------------------D a lla s , T e x . , Nov. 1968 1______________ _______________
Davenport—
Rock Island—
Moline, Iowa— ,
111.
Oct. 1 968___________________________________________
Dayton, Ohio, Jan. 1969 1-------------------------------------Denver, C o lo ., Dec. 1968 ____— .— —
----------------------Des Moines, Iowa, M ar. 1969-------------------------------Detroit, M ich ., Ja n . 1969 1__________________ _________
F o r t Worth, T e x . , Nov. 1968 1_______________________
Green Bay, W i s . , July 1968 1_________-_______________
Greenville, S . C . , May 1968 1------ -------------------------Houston, T e x . , June 1 9 6 8 * ___________________________
Indianapolis, Ind. , Dec. 1968 1_______________________
J a c k so n , M i s s . , F e b . 1969 1__________________________
Ja c k so n v ille , F l a . , Ja n . 1969 1---------------------------- —
K a n s a s City, Mo. — a n s. , Sept. 1968 1--------------------K
Law ren ce—
Haverhill, M a s s . — H. , June 1968 1 — —
N.
.— —
Little Rock—
North Little Rock, A r k . , Ju ly 1968 1
L o s A ngeles—
Long B e ach and Anaheim—
Santa A n a Garden Grove, C a l i f . , M ar. 1968------------------------L o u isv ille, K y . —
Ind., Nov. 1968______________________
Lubbock, Tex. , M ar. 1969____________________________
Manchester, N. H. , July 1968 1------------------------------Memphis, Tenn.— rk. , Nov. 1968--------------------------A
Miami, F l a . , Dec. 1968 1_________________________ ____
Midland and O d essa, T e x . , M ar. 196 9 ________________
Milwaukee, W is., Apr. 1968---------------------------------i
Bulletin number
and p rice
1575-84,
1625-56,
1575-58,
35 cents
35 cents
30 cents
1575-86,
1575-71,
1625-8,
1575-75,
1625-3,
1625-65,
1625-6,
1625-15,
1625-35,
1625-54,
1575-65,
1575-63,
1625-61,
1625-14,
1575-81,
1625-63,
1625-19.
1625-24,
1625-28,
40 cents
35 cents
50 cents
30 cents
35 cents
35 cents
35 cents
50 cents
50 cents
35 cents
30 cents
30 cents
30 cents
35 cents
50 cents
45 cents
50 cents
35 cents
50 cents
1625-16,
1625-42,
1625-39,
1625-62,
1625-58,
1625-27,
1625-7,
1575-66,
1575-82,
1625-40,
1625-45,
1625-37,
1625-17,
1575-74,
1625- 11,
30 cents
35 cents
30 cents
30 cents
50 cents
35 cents
35 cents
30 cents
45 cents
35 cents
35 cents
35 cents
45 cents
30 cents
35 cents
1575-64,
1625-33,
1625-53,
1625-4,
1625-30,
1625-29,
1625-49,
1575-67,
30 cents
30 cents
30 cents
35 cents
30 cents
35 cents
25 cents
30 cents
Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented.
A rea
Minneapolis—
St. Paul, Minn., Ja n . 1969_____________
Muskegon—
Muskegon Heights, M ich ., May 1968 * _____
Newark and J e r s e y City, N. J . , Ja n . 1969____________
New Haven, C onn., J a n . 1969________________________
New O rlea n s, L a . , F eb . 1969 1____ -__________________
New York, N. Y . , Apr. 1968 _________________________
Norfolk— o rtsm o uth and Newport News—
P
Hampton, Va. , June 1968 ___________________________
Oklahoma City, Okla. , July 1968--------------------------- Omaha, N e b r .—
Iowa, Oct. 1968 1----------------------------P a terson -C lifton r-P a ssa ic , N. J . , May 1968 1 -----------Philadelphia, P a . — J . , Nov. 1968___ _____ — ---------N.
Phoenix, A riz . , M ar. 1969-----------------------------------Pittsburgh, Pa. , Ja n . 1969_________ -________________
Portland, Maine, Nov. 1968 _________________________
Portland, O r e g .—
Wash. , May 1968 1-----------------------Providence—
Pawtucket—
Warwick, R. I . — a s s. ,
M
May 1968_____________________ —
--------------------------—
Raleigh, N. C. , Aug. 1968 1 ----------------------------------Richmond, V a . , Nov. 1967 1 ---------------------------- -----R o ch e ster , N.Y. (office occupations only), July 1968
Rockford, 111., May 1968 * ____________________________
St. L o u is, M o .— , Jan. 1968------------------------------111.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 1968______________________
San Antonio, Tex. , June 1968_________________________
San Bernardino— iv e rsid e—
R
Ontario, Calif. ,
San Diego, C a l i f . , Nov. 1968_________________________
San F r a n c is c o —
Oakland, C a l i f . , Oct. 1968____________
San J o s e , C a l i f . , Sept. 1968---------------------------------Savannah, Ga. , May 1968 1 -----------------------------------Scranton, P a . , July 1 9 6 8 *____________________________
Seattle— v erett, W ash., Nov. 1968 1__________________
E
Sioux F a l l s , S. D ak., Oct. 1968 1 _______________ -____
South Bend, Ind., Mar. 1969_________________________
Spokane, W ash., June 1968 _______________________ ___
S y r a c u se , N. Y. , Ju ly 1 9 6 8 * -------------------------- -------Tam pa—
St. P e t e rs b u r g , F l a . , Aug. 1968_____________
Toledo, Ohio—
Mich. , F eb. 1969 1 — —
— ________________
Trenton, N. J . , Oct. 1968 1________________________ ___
Utica— o m e , N. Y. , July 1968 1 -------------------------- ---R
Washington, D. C. —
Md. —
Va. , Sept. 1968 _____________
Waterbury, Conn., M ar. 1969________________________
Waterloo, Iowa, Nov. 1968 1__________________________
Wichita, K a n s ., Dec. 1968___________________________
W orceste r, M a s s . , June 1968 1 ______________________
York, P a . , F eb . 1969________________________________
Youngstown—
Warren, Ohio, Nov. 1968________________
Bulletin number
and price
1625-47,
1575-60,
1625-46,
1625-38,
1625-51,
1575-78,
35
30
40
30
35
50
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
1575-85,
1625-9,
1625-26,
1575-83,
1625-48,
1625-60,
1625-59,
1625-20,
1575-80,
30
30
35
40
50
30
35
30
40
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
1575-61,
1625-13,
1575-27,
1625-2,
1575-70,
1575-39,
1625-36,
1575-69,
30
35
25
35
30
30
30
30
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
1625-25,
1625-32,
1625-44,
1625-21,
1575-73,
1625-12,
1625-43,
1625-23,
1625-55,
1575-79,
1625-5,
1625-10,
1625-57,
1625-18,
1625-1,
1625-22,
1625-50,
1625-31,
1625-41,
1575-76,
1625-52,
1625-34,
40
30
35
30
30
35
35
30
30
30
35
30
35
35
35
35
30
35
30
30
30
30
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
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