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Area Wage Survey

The Detroit, Michigan, Metropolitan Area
February 1970

Bulletin




1660-58
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U S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

B U R E A U O F L A B O R S T A T IS T IC S R E G IO N A L O F F IC E S

Region I
1603-B Federal Building
Government Center
Boston, Mass. 02203
Phone: 223-6762 (Area Code

Region II
341 Ninth Ave.
New York, N. Y. 10001
Phone: 971-5405 (Area Code 212)

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, Ca. 30309
Phone: 526-5418 (Area Code 404)

Region V
Region VI
219 South Dearborn St.
337 Mayflower Building
Chicago, 111. 60604
411 North Akard St.
Phone: 353-7230 (Area Code 312)
Dallas, Tex. 75201
Phone: 749-3516 (Area Code 214)

Regions VII and VIII
Federal Office Building
911 Walnut St. , 10th Floor
Kansas City, Mo. 64106
Phone: 374-2481 (Area Code 816)

Regions IX and X
450 Golden Gate Ave.
Box 36017
San Francisco, Calif. 94102
Phone: 556-4678 (Area Code 415)

 * Regions VII and VIII will be serviced by Kansas City.
http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/
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Regions IX and X will be serviced by San Francisco.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Area Wage Survey
The Detroit, Michigan, Metropolitan Area




February 1970

Bulletin 1660-58
June 1970

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
George P. Shultz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Geoffrey H. Moore, Commissioner

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t i o n a l w a g e s u r v e y s in m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s i s d e s i g n e d to p r o v i d e d a t a
On o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s , a n d e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s a n d s u p p l e m e n ­
ta ry w age p ro v isio n s.
It y i e l d s d e t a i l e d d a t a b y s e l e c t e d i n d u s t r y
d i v i s i o n f o r e a c h o f the a r e a s s t u d i e d , f o r g e o g r a p h i c r e g i o n s , an d
fo r the U n ited S t a t e s .
A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in t h e p r o g r a m i s the
n e e d f o r g r e a t e r i n s i g h t in to ( 1 ) t h e m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a ­
tio n al c a t e g o r y an d s k i l l l e v e l , an d ( 2 ) the s t r u c t u r e an d l e v e l of
w ages am ong a r e a s and in d u stry d iv isio n s.
At the end of e a c h s u r v e y , an in d iv id u a l a r e a b u lle tin p r e ­
se n ts s u rv e y r e s u lt s fo r each a r e a stu d ied .
A fte r co m p letio n of all
o f th e i n d i v i d u a l a r e a b u l l e t i n s f o r a r o u n d o f s u r v e y s , tw o s u m m a r y
b u l l e t i n s a r e i s s u e d . T h e f i r s t b r i n g s d a t a f o r e a c h o f th e m e t r o p o l i t a n

a r e a s s t u d i e d in to o n e b u l l e t i n .
The se c o n d p r e s e n t s in fo rm atio n
w h i c h h a s b e e n p r o j e c t e d f r o m i n d i v i d u a l m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a d a t a to
r e l a t e to g e o g r a p h i c r e g i o n s a n d th e U n i t e d S t a t e s .
N i n e t y a r e a s c u r r e n t l y a r e i n c l u d e d in th e p r o g r a m .
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a r e a , i n f o r m a t i o n on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s i s c o l l e c t e d a n n u a l l y a n d on
e s ta 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 b ien n ially .
T h i s b u l l e t i n p r e s e n t s r e s u l t s o f th e s u r v e y in D e t r o i t , M i c h . ,
in F e b r u a r y 1 9 7 0 . T h e S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e ­
f i n e d b y th e B u r e a u o f t h e B u d g e t t h r o u g h J a n u a r y 1 9 6 8 , c o n s i s t s o f
M a c o m b , O a k lan d , and W ayne C o u n tie s.
T h is stud y w as conducted by
t h e B u r e a u ' s r e g i o n a l o f f i c e in C h i c a g o , 111. , u n d e r th e g e n e r a l d i r e c ­
t io n o f W o o d r o w C . L i n n , A s s i s t a n t R e g i o n a l D i r e c t o r f o r O p e r a t i o n s .

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E s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d w o r k e r s w it h in s c o p e o f s u r v e y a n d n u m b e r s t u d i e d ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In d e x e s o f s t a n d a r d w ee k ly 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 in 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 , and
p e r c e n t s o f i n c r e a s e f o r s e l e c t e d p e r i o d s ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________




NOTE:

S i m i l a r tab u latio n s a r e a v a ila b le for other a r e a s .

(See in side b ack c o v e r.)

A c u r r e n t r e p o r t on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s a n d s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s in t h e D e t r o i t a r e a
i s a l s o a v a i l a b l e f o r t h e m a c h i n e r y i n d u s t r i e s ( O c t o b e r 1 9 6 8 ); a n d on e a r n i n g s o n l y f o r s e l e c t e d l a u n d r y
a n d d r y c l e a n i n g o c c u p a t i o n s ( F e b r u a r y 1 9 7 0 ).
U n io n s c a l e s , i n d i c a t i v e o f p r e v a i l i n g p a y l e v e l s , a r e
a v a i l a b l e f o 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 r a t in g e m p l o y e e s ; and m o t o r t r 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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O f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n a n d w o m e n ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A -la.
O f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s —m e n a n d w o m e n __________________________________________________________________________________
A - 2.
P r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n a n d w o m e n ____________________________________________________________________________________
A -2a.
P r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s —m e n a n d w o m e n _________________________________________________________
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O f f i c e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , a n d t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s —m e n a n d w o m e n c o m b i n e d ____________________________________
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C u s t o d i a l a n d m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t i o n s -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A -5a.
C u s t o d i a l a n d m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t i o n s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s _____________________________________________________________________

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The Detroit, Mich., Metropolitan Area
Introduction
T h i s a r e a i s 1 o f 90 in w h i c h th e U . S . D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r ' s
B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s c o n d u c t s s u r v e y s of o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s
a n d r e l a t e d b e n e f i t s on a n a r e a w i d e b a s i s . 1

to m e r i t p r e s e n t a t i o n , o r (2)
in dividual e s ta b lis h m e n t d ata.

In e a c h a r e a , d a t a a r e o b t a i n e d f r o m r e p r e s e n t a t i v e e s t a b ­
l i s h m e n t s w it h in s i x b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s :
M an ufactu rin g; t r a n s ­
p o rta tio n , c o m m u n ic atio n , and other pu blic u tilitie s ; w h o le sa 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 ajo r
in d u stry g ro u p s exclu d ed fr o m th e se stu d ie s a r e go vern m en t o p e r a ­
tio n s and the c o n s tr u c tio n and e x t r a c t iv e i n d u s t r i e s . E s t a b l i s h m e n t s
h a v i n g f e w e r t h a n a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r of w o r k e r s a r e o m i t t e d b e c a u s e
t h e y t e n d to f u r n i s h i n s u f f i c i e n t e m p l o y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d
to w a r r a n t in c lu sio n .
S e p a r a t e t a b u l a t i o n s a r e p r o v i d e d f o r e a c h of
th e b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w h i c h m e e t p u b l i c a t i o n c r i t e r i a .

Occupations and E arnings




p o ssib ility

of d i s c l o s u r e of

The a v e r a g e s p re se n ted re fle c t com p o site, areaw ide e s t i­
m ates.
I n d u s t r i e s a n d e s t a b l i s h m e n t s d i f f e r in p a y l e v e l a n d j o b
s t a f f i n g a n d , t h u s , c o n t r i b u t e d i f f e r e n t l y t o th e e s t i m a t e s f o r e a c h j o b .
T h e p a y r e l a t i o n s h i p o b t a i n a b l e f r o m th e a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l to r e f l e c t
a c c u r a t e l y t h e w a g e s p r e a d o r d i f f e r e n t i a l m a i n t a i n e d a m o n g j o b s in
i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . S i m i l a r l y , d i f f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e p a y l e v e l s
f o r m e n a n d w o m e n in a n y o f t h e s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s h o u l d not b e
a s s u m e d to r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y t r e a t m e n t of the s e x e s w ith in
in d ivid u al e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . O th er p o s s i b l e f a c t o r s w hich m a y c o n tr ib ­
ute to d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y f o r m e n a n d w o m e n i n c l u d e :
D i f f e r e n c e s in
p r o g r e s s i o n w it h in e s t a b l i s h e d r a t e r a n g e s , s i n c e o n ly t h e a c t u a l r a t e s
p a i d i n c u m b e n t s a r e c o l l e c t e d ; a n d d i f f e r e n c e s in s p e c i f i c d u t i e s p e r ­
f o r m e d , a l t h o u g h th e 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 i a t e l y w it h in the
s a m e s u r v e y j o b d e s c r i p t i o n . J o b d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e m ­
p l o y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s a r e u s u a l l y m o r e g e n e r a l i z e d th a n t h o s e u s e d
in i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d a l l o w f o r m i n o r d i f f e r e n c e s a m o n g
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in the s p e c i f i c d u t i e s p e r f o r m e d .

T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e c o n d u c t e d on a s a m p l e b a s i s b e c a u s e of
t h e u n n e c e s s a r y c o s t i n v o l v e d in s u r v e y i n g a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
To
o b t a i n o p t i m u m a c c u r a c y a t m i n i m u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t i o n of
l a r g e t h a n o f s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i s s t u d i e d . In c o m b i n i n g the d a t a ,
h o w e v e r , a ll e s t a b li s h m e n t s a r e giv en th e ir a p p r o p r ia te w eight.
E s­
t i m a t e s b a s e d on th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d i e d a r e p r e s e n t e d , t h e r e f o r e ,
a s r e l a t i n g to a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in t h e i n d u s t r y g r o u p i n g a n d a r e a ,
e x c e p t f o r t h o s e b e l o w th e m i n i m u m s i z e s t u d i e d .

1
In c lu d e d in th e 9 0 a r e a s are fo u r stu d ies c o n d u c te d u n d er c o n tr a c t w ith th e N ew Y o rk
D e p a rtm e n t o f L ab o r.
T h e se a r e a s are B in g h a m to n (N e w Y o rk p o rtio n o n ly ); R o c h e ste r ( o f f ic e o c c u ­
p a tio n s o n ly ); S y ra c u se ; a n d U t i c a —R o m e . In a d d itio n , the B u reau c o n d u c ts m o re li m it e d a r e a stu d ies
in 78 a re a s a t th e re q u e st o f the W age an d H o u r an d P u b lic C o n tra c ts D iv isio n s o f the U .S . D e ­
p a rtm e n t o f L ab o r.

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O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t and e a r n in g s d a ta a r e shown fo r
f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s , i . e . , t h o s e h i r e d to w o r k a r e g u l a r w e e k l y s c h e d u l e
in the g i v e n o c c u p a t i o n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
E a r n in g s d a ta exclude p r e ­
m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a n d f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , an d l a t e
s h i f t s . N o n p r o d u c t i o n b o n u s e s a r e e x c l u d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a l l o w ­
a n c e s and in c en tiv e e a r n in g s a r e in clu d ed . W here w ee k ly h o u r s a r e
r e p o r t e d , a s f o r o f f i c 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 t a n d ­
a r d w o r k w e e k ( r o u n d e d to the n e a r e s t h a l f h o u r ) f o r w h ic h e m p l o y e e s
r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e of p a y f o r
o v e r t i m e at r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) . A v e r a g e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s
f o r t h e s e o c c u p a t i o n s h a v e b e e n r o u n d e d to the n e a r e s t h a l f d o l l a r .

T h i s b u l l e t i n p r e s e n t s c u r r e n t o c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t an d
e a r n i n g s i n f o r m a t i o n o b t a i n e d l a r g e l y b y m a i l f r o m th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
v i s i t e d b y B u r e a u f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s in t h e l a s t p r e v i o u s s u r v e y f o r
o c c u p a t i o n s r e p o r t e d in t h a t e a r l i e r s t u d y . P e r s o n a l v i s i t s w e r e m a d e
t o n o n r e s p o n d e n t s a n d to t h o s e r e s p o n d e n t s r e p o r t i n g u n u s u a l c h a n g e s
s in c e the p r e v io u s s u r v e y .

T h e o c c u p a tio n s s e l e c t e d f o r stu d y a r e c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y
o f t n a n u f a c t u r i n g a n d n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s , a n d a r e of th e f o l ­
low ing t y p e s :
(1) O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n i c a l ; (3)
m a i n t e n a n c e a n d p o w e r p l a n t ; a n d (4) c u s t o d i a l a n d m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t .
O c c u p a t i o n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i s b a s e d on a u n i f o r m s e t o f j o b d e s c r i p ­
t i o n s d e s i g n e d t o t a k e a c c o u n t o f i n t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t v a r i a t i o n in d u t i e s
w it h in th e s a m e j o b .
The o c c u p a tio n s s e le c t e d fo r stud y a r e lis t e d
a n d d e s c r i b e d in th e a p p e n d i x .
T h e e a r n i n g s d a t a f o l l o w i n g th e j o b
t i t l e s a r e f o r a l l i n d u s t r i e s c o m b i n e d . E a r n i n g s d a t a f o r s o m e of the
o c c u p a t i o n s l i s t e d a n d d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w it h in
o c c u p a t i o n s , a r e not p r e s e n t e d in th e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s b e c a u s e e i t h e r
(1) e m p l o y m e n t in the o c c u p a t i o n i s t o o s m a l l to p r o v i d e e n o u g h d a t a

there

O c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t e s t i m a t e s r e p r e s e n t th e t o t a l in a l l
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h in t h e s c o p e of the s t u d y a n d not the n u m b e r a c t u ­
a l l y s u r v e y e d . B e c a u s e of d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t i o n a l s t r u c t u r e a m o n g
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , the e s t i m a t e s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t o b t a i n e d f r o m
th e s a m p l e o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d i e d s e r v e o n ly to i n d i c a t e the r e l a t i v e
i m p o r t a n c e of the j o b s s t u d i e d .
T h e s e d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t i o n a l
s t r u c t u r e do not a f f e c t m a t e r i a l l y the a c c u r a c y o f the e a r n i n g s d a t a .
E st 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 r y W age P r o v is io n s
T a b u l a t i o n s on s e l e c t e d e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s an d s u p p l e ­
m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s ( B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) a r e not p r e s e n t e d in t h i s
b ulletin .
In fo rm a tio n fo r th e s e ta b u la tio n s is c o lle c te d b ien n ially .
S ta te T h e s e
t a b u l a t i o n s on m i n i m u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r i n e x p e r i e n c e d
w o m e n o ffic e w o r k e r s ; shift d i f f e r e n t i a l s ; sc h e d u le d w ee k ly h o u r s ; paid
h o l i d a y s ; p a i d v a c a t i o n s ; a n d h e a l t h , i n s u r a n c e , an d p e n s i o n p l a n s a r e
p r e s e n t e d (in the B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) in p r e v i o u s b u l l e t i n s f o r t h i s a r e a .
1




T a b l e 1.

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d W o r k e r s W ith in S c o p e o f S u r v e y a n d N u m b e r S t u d ie d in D e t r o i t ,
b y M a jo r I n d u s tr y D iv is io n , 2 F e b r u a r y 1970

M in im u m
e m p lo y m e n t
in e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n t s in s c o p g
o f stu d y

In d u str y d iv isio n

N u m b e r o f e s ta b lish m e n ts

M ic h . , 1

W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
W ith in s c o p e o f s t u d y 4

W ith in s c o p e
o f stu d y

S t u d ie d

S t u d ie d

N um ber

P ercen t

A ll e s ta b lish m e n ts
1, 3 8 4

299

824, 658

100

6 0 9 ,0 6 4

537
847

100
199

5 3 5 ,6 9 1
288, 967

65
35

4 2 2 ,4 4 4
1 8 6 ,6 2 0

50
50

82
209
123
148
285

29
34
36
39
61

6 0 , 146
31, 568
1 1 0 ,7 1 6
4 3 , 172
43, 365

7
4
14
5
5

A l l d i v i s i o n s _____________ _______________________

-

150

110

610, 637

100

571, 984

M a n u f a c t u r i n g -----------------------------------------------------N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g -----------------------------------------------T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , an d
o t h e r p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s 5_________________________
W h o l e s a l e t r a d e 6------------------------ ---------------R e t a i l t r a d e 6 -------------------------------------------------F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e 6---------S e r v i c e s 6 7------------------------------------------------------

500
-

77
73

48
62

433, 220
177, 417

71
29

4 0 9 , 601
162, 383

500
500
500
500
500

14
7
28
15
9

7
23
13
7

A l l d i v i s i o n s ____________________________________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g -----------------------------------------------------N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ___________________________________
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , an d
o t h e r p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s 5---------------------------------W h o l e s a l e t r a d e 6-------------------------------------------R e t a i l t r a d e 6 _____________________________________
F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e 6---------S e r v i c e s 6 7------------------------------------------------------

100
-

100
50

100

48,
13,
81,
28,
14,

417
990
015
266
932

L a r g e e s ta b lish m e n ts

12

44,
10,
91,
25,
5,

540
560
532
256
529

7

46,
10,
78,
23,
4,

2

15
4

1

007
560
037
494
285

1 T h e D e t r o i t S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e f i n e d b y th e B u r e a u o f t h e B u d g e t t h r o u g h J a n u a r y 1 9 6 8 , c o n s i s t s o f M a c o m b , O a k la n d ,
a n d W ayne C o u n tie s .
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 s h o w n in t h i s t a b l e p r o v i d e a r e a s o n a b l y a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f th e s i z e a n d
c o m p o s i t i o n o f th e l a b o r f o r c e in c l u 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 t e 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 t h e r
e m p l o y m e n t i n 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 l o y m e n t t r e n d s o r l e v e l s s i n c e (1 ) p l a n n in g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s t h e u s e o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a
c o m p i l e d c o n s i d e r a b l y in a d v a n c e o f th e p a y r o l l p e r i o d s t u d i e d , a n d (2 ) s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m
th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1 9 6 7 e d i t i o n o f t h e S t a n d a r d I n d u s t r i a l C l a s s i f i c a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n .
3 I n c l u d e s a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t a t o r a b o v e th e m i n i m u m l i m i t a t i o n . A l l o u t l e t s ( w it h in t h e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n i e s in s u c h
i n d u s t r ie s a s t r a d e , fin a n c e , a u to r e p a ir s e r v ic e , an d m o tio n p ic tu r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s id e r e d a s 1 e s t a b lis h m e n t .
4 I n c l u d e s a l l w o r k e r s in a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t ( w ith in th e a r e a ) a t o r a b o v e th e m i n i m u m l i m i t a t i o n .
5 T a x i c a b s a n d s e r v i c e s i n c i d e n t a l to w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n w e r e e x c l u d e d . D e t r o i t ' s t r a n s i t s y s t e m i s m u n i c i p a l l y o p e r a t e d a n d i s e x c l u d e d b y
d e f i n i t i o n f r o m th e s c o p e o f t h e s t u d y .
6 T h i s i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n i s r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " a n d " n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g " in 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 i o n
o f d a ta f o r t h is d iv is io 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 l o y m e n t in th e d i v i s i o n i s t o o s m a l l t o p r o v i d e e n o u g h d a t a
t o m e r i t s e p a r a t e s t u d y , (2 ) t h e s a m p l e w a s n o t d e s i g n e d i n i t i a l l y t o p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , (3 ) r e s p o n s e w a s i n s u f f i c i e n t o r i n a d e q u a t e to
p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , a n d (4 ) t h e r e i s p o s s i b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a
7 H o te ls an d m o t e ls ; la u n d r ie s a n d o th e r p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u t o m o b ile r e p a i r , r e n t a l, an d p a r k in g ; m o tio n p i c t u r e s ; n o n p r o fit
m e m b e r s h ip o r g a n iz a t io n s (e x c lu d in g r e lig io u s an d c h a r it a b le o r g a n iz a tio n s ); an d e n g in e e r in g an d a r c h it e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .

T w o - t h i r d s o f th e e m p l o y e e s w ith in s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y in t h e D e t r o i t a r e a w e r e e m p l o y e d in m a n u f a c t u r i n g f i r m s .
p r e s e n t s th e m a j o r i n 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 l l m a n u f a c t u r i n g :
In d u stry g ro u p s
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t -----------------------------------------------M a c h i n e r y , e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l ----------------------------------------F a b r i c a t e d m e t a l p r o d u c t s ---------------------------------------------P r i m a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s ------------------------------------------------

T h e f o ll o w i n g

S p e c ific in d u s tr ie s
49
12
11
11

M o t o r v e h i c l e s a n d e q u i p m e n t _______________________________4 8
B l a s t f u r n a c e a n d b a s i c s t e e l p r o d u c t s ____________________ 8
M e t a l s t a m p i n g s ________________________________________________ 6
M e t a l w o r k i n g m a c h i n e r y _____________________________________
5

T h is in fo r m a tio n i s b a s e d on e s t i m a t e s o f to t a l e m p lo y m e n t d e r iv e d fr 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 i o n s in v a r i o u s i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s m a y d i f f e r f r o m p r o p o r t i o n s b a s e d o n th e r e s u l t s o f th e s u r v e y a s s h o w n i n t a b l e 1 a b o v e .

Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
P r e s e n t e d i n t a b l e 2 a r e i n d e x e s an d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e
i n a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s of o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s an d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ,
an d i n a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s o f s e l e c t e d p l a n t w o r k e r g r o u p s . T h e i n d e x e s
a r e a m e a s u r e o f w a g e s at a g i v 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 o f
w a g e s d u r i n g th e b a s e p e r i o d . S u b t r a c t i n g 100 f r o m th e i n d e x y i e l d s
th e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e in w a g e s f r o m t h e b a s e p e r i o d to th e d a t e o f the
i n d e x . T h e p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e o r i n c r e a s e r e l a t e to w a g e c h a n g e s
b e t w e e n the i n d i c a t e d d a t e s . T h e s e e s t i m a t e s a r e m e a s u r e s o f c h a n g e
i n a v e r a g e s f o r the a r e a ; t h e y a r e not i n t e n d e d to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e
p a y c h a n g e s i n the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e a r e a .

F o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s , the w a g e
t r e n d s r e l a t e to r e g u l a r w e e k l y s a l a r i e s f o r the n o r m a l w o r k w e e k ,
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 p l a n t w o r k e r g r o u p s , th e y
m e a s u r e c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s , e x c l u d i n g
p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a n d f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , an d
late sh if ts .
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s a r e b a s e d on d a t a f o r s e l e c t e d k e y o c c u ­
p a t i o n s a n d i n c l u d e m o s t o f 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 w ith in
each group.
L im it a t io n s of D ata

Method of C o m p u tin g
T h e i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e , a s m e a s u r e s of
c h a n g e in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e i n f l u e n c e d by:
(1) g e n e r a l s a l a r y an d
w a g e c h a n g e s , (2) m e r i t o r o t h e r i n c r e a s e s in p a y r e c e i v e d b y i n d i ­
v i d u a l w o r k e r s w h ile in the s a m e j o b , a n d (3) c h a n g e s i n a v e r a g e
w a g e s 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 i o n s , a n d c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r ­
t i o n s o f w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d b y e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith d i f f e r e n t p a y l e v e l s .
C h a n g e s in the l a b o r f o r c e c a n c a u s e i n c r e a s e s o r d e c r e a s e s in the
o c c u p a t i o n a l a v e r a g e s w ith o u t a c t u a l w a g e c h a n g e s .
It i s c o n c e i v a b l e
t h a t e v e n th o u g h a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in a n a r e a g a v e w a g e i n c r e a s e s ,
a v e r a g e w ag e s m a y have d eclin ed b e c a u s e lo w e r-p a y in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts
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 i r w o r k f o r c e s .
S im ilarly, w ages
m a y have r e m a in e d r e la t iv e ly c o n sta n t, yet the a v e r a g e s f o r an a r e a
m a y have r is e n c o n s id e r a b ly b e c a u s e h ig h e r-p ay in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts
e n t e r e d the a r e a .

E a c h o f th e s e l e c t e d k e y o c c u p a t i o n s w it h in an o c c u p a t i o n a l
g r o u p w a s a s s i g n e d a c o n s t a n t w e i g h t b a s e d on i t s p r o p o r t i o n a t e e m ­
p l o y m e n t in the o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p . T h e a v e r a g e ( m e a n ) e a r n i n g s f o r
e a c h o c c u p a t i o n w e r e m u l t i p l i e d b y th e o c c u p a t i o n a l w e i g h t , an d the
p r o d u c t s f o r a l l o c c u p a t i o n s in th e g r o u p w e r e t o t a l e d . T h e a g g r e g a t e s
fo r 2 c o n s e c u tiv e y e a r s w e r e r e la t e d by d ividin g the a g g r e g a t e fo r
the l a t e r y e a r b y th e 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 resu ltan t
r e l a t i v e , l e s s 100 p e r c e n t , s h o w s the p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e . T h e i n d e x
i s the p r o d u c t o f m u l t i p l y i n g the b a s e y e a r r e l a t i v e (100) b y the r e l a t i v e
f o r the n e x t s u c c e e d i n g y e a r a n d c o n t i n u i n g to m u l t i p l y ( c o m p o u n d )
e a c h y e a r ' s r e l a t i v e b y th e p r e v i o u s y e a r ' s i n d e x . A v e r a g e e a r n i n g s
f o r the f o l l o w i n g o c c u p a t i o n s w e r e u s e d i n c o m p u t i n g the w a g e t r e n d s :
Office clerical (men and women): Office clerical (men and women)— Skilled maintenance (men):
Continued
Bookkeeping-machine
Carpenters
operators, class B
Secretaries
Electricians
Cleiks, accounting, classes
Stenographers, general
Machinists
A and B
Stenographers, senior
Mechanics
Cledss, file, classes
Switchboard operators, classes
Mechanics (automotive)
A, B, and C
A and B
Painters
Clerics, order
Tabulating-machine operators,
Pipefitters
Clerks, 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 cleaners
Office boys and girls
Nurses, industrial (registered)
Laborers, material handling




T h e u s e o f c o n s t a n t e m p l o y m e n t w e i g h t s e l i m i n a t e s the e f f e c t
o f c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r t i o n o f w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d in e a c h j o b i n ­
c l u d e d in the d a t a .
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e r e f l e c t o n ly c h a n g e s
in a v e r a g e p a y f o r s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r s .
T h e y a r e not i n f l u e n c e d 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 s u c h , o r b y p r e m i u m p a y
for ov ertim e.
W h e r e n e c e s s a r y , d a t a 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 a n d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e a n y s i g n i f i c a n t e f f e c t c a u s e d
b y c h a n g e s in the s c o p e o f 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 eek ly 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 t r o i t , M i c h . , F e b r u a r y 1970 a n d J a n u a r y 1 9 6 9 , an d P e r c e n t s o f I n c r e a s e f o r S e l e c t e d P e r i o d s
A ll in d u str ie s

P eriod

O ffice
clerical
(m e n and
women)

In du strial
nurses
(m en and
women)

S k ille d
m ain ten an ce
trad es
(m e n )

M a n u f a c t u r in g
U n sk illed
plant
w orkers
(m e n )

O ffice
clerical
(m en and
women)

In d u strial
nurses
(m en and
women)

S k illed
m a in ten a n ce
trades
(m e n )

U n sk illed
p lan t
w orkers
(m e n )

12 7 .2
11 7 .5

1 2 3 .9
117.4

11 8 .2
1 1 2 .2

157.1
12 3 .5

14 8 .1
1 1 9 .6

1 4 3 .3
12 1 .2

8 .3
8.2
8.6
7.2
5 .5
.9
2 .6
3.2
2.3
5 .3

5 .5
6 .5
10.3
5.4
3 .6
1.6
2 .7
2 .9
1.9
4 .5

5.3
6 .5
5.4
5 .9
4.1
1.3
2 .9
3 .4
1.8
4 .7

In d e x e s ( J a n u a r y 1967=100)
F e b r u a r y 1 9 7 0 ----------------- — --------------J a n u a r y 1 9 6 9 -----------------------------------------

11 8 .7
1 1 0 .6

127.4
1 1 7 .7

12 3 .7
1 1 7 .2

11 9 .5
1 1 2 .7

117.1
1 1 0 .3

I n d e x e s ( J a n u a r y 1961=100)
F e b r u a r y 1 9 7 0 -------------------------------------J a n u a r y 1 9 6 7 -----------------------------------------

144.1
12 1 .5

1 5 9 .2
1 2 4 .9

14 7 .9
1 1 9 .5

1 4 6 .3
122.4

14 1 .9
121.1

P e r c e n t s of i n c r e a s e
Jan u ary
Jan u ary
Jan u ary
Jan u ary
Jan u ary
Jan u ary
Jan u ary
Jan u ary
Jan u ary
Jan u ary

1969
1968
1967
1966
1965
1964
1963
1962
1961
I960




to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to

F e b r u a r y 1 9 7 0 ----------J a n u a r y 1 9 6 9 --------------J a n u a r y 1968 --------------J a n u a r y 1 9 6 7 --------------Jan u ary 1966—
------J a n u a r y 1 9 6 5 -------- ---J a n u a r y 1 9 6 4 —. ------J a n u a r y 1 9 6 3 ------------J a n u a r y 196 2 _
---------J a n u a r y 1 9 6 1 -------------

7 .3
4.8
5.5
5 .6
2.8
3.0
3.0
3.0
2 .5
3.1

8 .3
8 .3
8 .6
7 .3
5.1
1.3
3.1
2.7
3 .3
4 .4

5 .6
6 .6
9 .9
5.4
3.7
1.6
2 .7
2 .9
1.9
4.4

6.0
6.4
5 .9
6 .9
4 .5
.4
3.7
3.4
1.8
4.8

6 .2
4.8
5.2
5 .9
2.8
2 .3
3.1
3.4
2 .0
3 .8

NOTE:
P r e v i o u s l y p u b l i s h e d i n d e x e s f o r th e D e t r o i t a r e a u s e d J a n u a r y 1961 a s th e b a s e p e r i o d .
T h e y c a n b e c o n v e r t e d to the n e w b a s e p e r i o d b y d i v i d i n g t h e m b y the c o r r e s p o n d i n g i n d e x n u m b e r s f o r
J a n u a r y 1967 on the J a n u a r y 1961 b a s e p e r i o d a s s h o w n in the t a b l e .
(T he r e s u l t should be m u ltip lie d
b y 100.)

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- tim e w eek ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s is
b y in d u stry d iv isio n , D e tr o it, M ich ., F e b r u a r y 1970)
Wetstandarf)D8S
e

,

,

..

. .

S e x , o ccu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n

__
,
N uT er

A verage
w e e k ly

w orkers

( rtan (j arcj)

of

N u m b er of w o r k e r s re c e iv in g s t r a ig h t- tim e w eekly e a r n in g s of—

T

*

5

60

hours1
M ean 2

M e d ia n 2

M id d le r a n g e 2

an d

%

I

65

70

_

$

$

75

_

T $

80

_

_

$

85

$

90

_

100

_

_

$

110
_

$

120

_

$

S

130

140

_

_

140

150

_

$

150

$

I

160

_

170

_

_

*

180

I

$

190

_

_

$

200

210

_

_

S

220

230

230

o v er

_

an cj

u n der
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6 5

70

75

80

85

90

-

-

2

1

100

110

120

130

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

HEN

$

$

$

$

C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING,
C L A S S A -------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------WHOL ES AL E T R A D E -----------------------------

883
695
188
98

40.0 174.00 172.50
40.0 175.50 173.50
39.5 168.50 167.50
39.5 187.00 185.50

157.50-191.50
160.50-191.50
152.00-196.00
168.00-205.00

-

-

C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING,
C L A S S B -------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------WHOL ES AL E T R A D E -----------------------------

313
101
212
95
60

39.5 138.50 140.50
40.0 143.50 142.50
39.5 136.00 138.50
40.0 133.50 139.50
40.0 151.00 151.00

126.50-150.00
134.00-156.00
123.50-148.00
126.00-147.00
132.00-169.00

-

_
-

C L E R K S , O R D E R ------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------WHOL E S AL E T R A D E -----------------------------

419
101
318
316

4
4
4
4

.0
.0
.0
.0

145.50
141.50
147.00
147.00

141.50
139.50
142.00
142.00

1
1
1
1

0
0
0
0

-

C L E R K S , P A Y R O L L --------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------NONMANUF ACT UR I NG:
P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3---------------------------

210
164

40.0
40.0

158.50
163.00

156.50
163.50

130.00-178.50
131.50-182.00

-

137.00

150.00

O F F I C E B O Y S -----------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------NONMANUF AC T U R I N G -------------------------------

258
120
138

TA8ULATING- MACHINE OPE RAT ORS ,
C L A 4 S A -----------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------

25

0
0
0
0

40.0

39.5 100.00
40.0 110.50
39.0
90.50

1
9
2
2

.0
.5
.0
.0

0
0
0
0

-

1
1
1
1

6
6
5
6

1
4
9
0

.0
.5
.5
.0

102.50-161.50

_

-

_

_

TA8ULATING- MACHINE OPE RAT ORS ,
C L A S S B -----------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------N O N M A N u F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 --------------------------

219
123
96
35

39.5 145.00
143.50 134.00-156.50
40.0 147.00 145.50 135.50-159.00
39.0 143.00 143.00 133.00-155.50
4 0 .Q 151.50 152.50 143.00-157.00

_

_

TABUL ATI NG- MACHI NE O P E RA T O RS ,
C L A S S C ------------------------------------------------------

55

-

-

-

-

5

21
2

21

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

_
_

6

17
2
15

_
_

_

-

63
53
10

48
45
3
-

100
59
41
7

162
136
26
21

154
123
31
17

101
92
9
7

24
8
16
3

47
8
39
15
11

60
24
36
15
11

82
26
56
34
7

41
17
24
12
12

18
12
6
6

9
3
6
-

7

5

2
2
2

9
2
7
7

34
25
9
9

50
4
46
46

103
21
82
82

64
13
51
49

53
7
46
46

43
12
31
31

32
12
20
20

11
4
7
7

6
6
6

3
1
2
2

11
11
11

3
1

1
-

43
39

7
7

17
13

37
19

27
19

21
19

17
17

10
9

5
5

14
14

-

4

4

28
7
21

38
34
4

45
39
6

12
5
7

6
4
2

-

1

2
1

-

-

2
2
-

_

5

_

-

10
5
7

10

8

-

5

6

-

-

-

-

6

21
10

23
7

14
12

1

57
32
25
1

42
16
26
13

50
23
27
20

13
9
4
-

18
16
2
-

-

14

6

6

10

-

-

-

2

6
4

-

50
31
19
19

4

2

-

4

58
51
7

-

-

24
17

_

9

-

1

_

-

-

-

1

_
_

-

-

22
8
14
1

1
32
11
21

_
_

_

_

-

6
-

-

_
_

_

-

-

39
13
26

7

17
15
-

-

-

3

3

2

-

-

10

17

-

-

-

6
6

-

-

-

-

3

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

I
1
-

-

-

-

_
2

-

-

40.0 176.50
178.00 160.00-194.00
40.0 182.00 184.50 162.50-204.00

_
-

-

-

-

_
-

-

-

113.00-143.00

-

-

-

133
91

127.00

-

-

-

5
5

127.50

-

-

-

83.00-119.50
99.50-122.50
79.00-101.50

40.0

100.00
114.50
87.50

3
1
3
3

_
-

-

-

111
90
21
21

-

1
1
-

-

-

_

-

-

-

--

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12
10

3
3

5
5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
11

-

16
16

-

-

1

-

-

25
16

7
6
1

-

-

4
4

-

-

-

-

-

-

WOMEN
B I L L E R S , MACHI NE ( B I L L I N G
M A C H I N E ) ---------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 ---------------------------

199
68
131
49

B I L L E R S , MACHI NE ( B O O K K E E P I N G
M A C H I N E ) ----------------------------------------------------

93

40.5

115.00

124.00

103.00-129.00

-

B OOKKEEP I NG- MACHI NE O P E RA T ORS ,
C L A S S A -----------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------

212
127
85

39.5
40.0
38.5

127.50
136.00
114.50

124.00
135.50
114.00

113.00-142.50
122.00-148.50
99.50-119.00

-

S ee fo o tn o te s at end of tab le ,




40.0 116.00 109.50 103.00-131.00
40.0 117.00 111.00 102.00-122.00
40.0 115.50 109.00 104.50-132.00
40.0 134.50 132.50 131.50-134.00

_

.

28

-

_

1

1
1

-

-

1

3
1

_

-

1
-

3

_

19
_

-

1

4
-

1

4

78
22
56

9
-

_

4

-

-

_

21
18
3
_

11
8
3

49

51

1
_

1
1
_

_

_

7
_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

20
19
1

6

2

1

_

10

15

10

34

Id

2

12

9
3
6

64
23
41

25
23
2

32
31
1

24
18
6

12

4
4
-

-

12
6

7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
{ A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u r s an d e a r n i n g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s tu d ie d o n a n a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n , D e t r o it , M ic h ., F e b r u a r y 1 9 70)
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)
Sex,

o c c u p a tio n ,

WOMEN -

an d in d u s tr y d iv isio n

Number
of
workers

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

$

Average
weekly
(standard)

Mean2

t

$

$

S

$

60
and
under

65

65

70

75

80

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

-

-

-

-

_
-

-

-

Median2

Middle range2

70

75

80

11 0

$

t
120

130

s
140

$
150

*

$
16 0

170

85

90

100

110

12 0

13 0

140

150

160

170

180

10

21
7
14
-

88
27
61

23

3
3
-

6

11
12
-

17
1
16

2
2
-

2

“

72
7
65
15
23

18
28
-

*

123
46
77
38
2

46

3
7
-

_
-

2
-

6
-

31
-

6
-

31
-

142
36
106

-

-

2
14

5
12
33
48

161
39
1 22
10
7
36

145
27
11 8

-

2
-

10 4
16
88

56
13

23
32

3 9 .5
40.0
39.5
40.0
38.5

$
110.00
109.50
1 1 0 .5 0
1 1 0 .5 0
127.50

$

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T I N G , C L A S S A -------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------N O N M A NU F AC TU R I NG ------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------WH OL ES AL E T RA DE ----------------------------R E T A I L T R A DE ----------------------------------F I N A N C E 4 --------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S -------------------------------------------

1 ,3 06

1 4 4 .0 0
157.50
1 3 1 .5 0
1 3 5 .0 0
148.00
123.00
1 22 .0 0
144.50

142.50
153.00
1 2 8 .0 0
134.00
1 6 0 .5 0
1 2 1 .5 0
1 2 0 .5 0
1 3 9 .5 0

122.50-164.00
142.50-178.50
113.50-144.00
129.50-145.50
118.50-180.50
110.00-139.00
109.50-130.00
129.50-153.00

_

636
670
65
108
166
212
119

39.5
40.0
3 9 .0
40.0
40.0
39.5
38.0
39.0

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

39.5
40.0
39.5
39.0
40.0
40.0
38.5
38.5

1 0 8 .5 0
119.00
104.50
1 2 1 .0 0
1 03 .0 0
99.00
97.50
112.50

1 0 5 .5 0 9 3 . 0 0 - 1 2 4 . 5 0
1 1 8 .0 0 1 0 4 . 0 0 - 1 3 3 . 0 0
1 0 0 .0 0 9 0 . 0 0 - 1 1 8 . 5 0
1 2 1 .0 0 1 0 3 . 0 0 - 1 3 6 . 5 0
1 0 3 .0 0 9 1 . 0 0 - 1 1 4 . 5 0
96.50 8 5 .5 0 -1 1 0 .0 0
96.00 8 6 .5 0-104.50
1 1 7 .0 0 1 0 0 . 0 0 - 1 2 7 . 0 0

6
6

P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 --------------------------WH OL ES AL E T RA DE ----------------------------R E T A I L T R A D E ----------------------------------F I N A N C E 4 --------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S -------------------------------------------

2 ,3 8 7
718
1,6 6 9
298
202
574
430
165

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S A -------------------------N O N M A N U F AC TU R I NG ------------------------------F I N A N C E 4 --------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S -------------------------------------------

252
181
57
69

3 9 .0 1 1 6 . 5 0 1 1 3 .5 0
3 9 .0 1 0 8 .0 0 1 0 6 .0 0
38.0 98.00 95.00
3 9 . 0 1 0 0 .5 0 9 7 . 5 0

97.00-145.50
93.00-119.00
84.00-112.50
92.00-110.50

_
-

-

-

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S B --------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------N O N M A NU F AC TU R I NG ------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 ---------------------------

695
134
561
41
443

3 9 . 5 9 3 . 0 0 8 8 .0 0
3 9 .5 1 1 2 . 5 0 1 1 1 .5 0
39.5
88.50 86.50
4 0 . 0 1 0 9 . 0 0 1 1 1 .5 0
3 9 . 0 8 6 . 5 0 8 6 .0 0

8 2 .5 0 - 97.50
89.50-123.00
8 1 . 5 0 - 9 3 .0 0
98.50-114.00
81 .0 0 - 91.00

-

1

85

-

20
-

1
-

20
-

85
~

136
5
1 31
-

-

1

16

76

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S C -------------------------N O N M A N U F AC TU R I NG ------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------WH O LE SA L E T R A DE ----------------------------F I N A N C E 4 ---------------------------------------------

693
656
49
96
442

39.0 84.00
39.0
83.00
3 9 .0 1 0 1 . 5 0
3 9 .5
82.50
39.0 81.50

8 3 .5 0
83.00
97.50
84.00
81.50

7 7 .5 0 - 88.50
7 7 . 0 0 - 8 8 .0 0
88.00-114.00
8 0 . 5 0 - 9 2 .0 0
7 6 .0 0 - 87.00

14
14
8
6

43
43
1
42

59
59
-

C L E R K S , OR DE R ------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------N O N M AN U FA CT U RI N G ------------------------------W H O L ES AL E T R A D E -----------------------------

394
228
166
100

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

1 1 5 .5 0
117.50
113.00
113.00

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

101.00-137.00
100.50-138.50
101.50-132.50
100.50-131.00

5
5

C L E R K S , P A Y R O L L --------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------N O N M AN U FA CT U RI N G ------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------R E T A I L T R A D E ----------------------------------F I N A N C E 4 --------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S -------------------------------------------

772
450
322
58
97
57
90

3 9 .5
40.0
3 9 .5
39.5
40.0
3 8 .5
39.0

1 2 9 .5 0
138.00
117.50
1 3 3 .5 0
104.50
1 1 9. 00
1 1 6. 50

1 3 0 .0 0
1 4 0 .0 0
1 2 1 .5 0
133.50
1 0 8 .0 0
1 2 5 .5 0
122.50

113.00-144.00
123.00-153.50
102.00-132.00
131.00-141.00
91.50-118.50
103.50-130.00
1 00.50-130.50

-

NONM ANUFACTURING




t

*
100

t

S
180

190

S
200

%

$
21 0

220

230
an d

411
127
284
58
61

OPERATORS,

M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------N O N M AN U FA CT U RI N G ------------------------------WH O LE SA L E T R A D E ----------------------------S E R V I C E S -------------------------------------------

fo o tn o te s

90

19 0

200

210

22 0

230

over

CON TINU ED

BO O KKE EP IN G -M A CH IN E

See

t

*
85

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

at end

o f t a b le ,

$

$

-

-

6

-

-

“

4
6

35
36

18

-

31
15
17

23 3
176
57
7
25
7
18

6

14
7

1

8

173
17
156
14
15
41
75
11

486

377

22 8

190

74
412
51
54
163
1 22
22

1 12
265
35
37
90
78
25

35 9
168
191
46
35
54
26
30

110
118
13
21
29
6
49

61
129
78
2
45
-

-

46
46
14
32

41

31
26
12
11

164
32
132
-

137
9
128

31
12
19

12

2

76
39
37
24

107

118

95

15

10

112
109
-

174

164
156

17
6
4

11
11

11
44

1
10 0

35
92

129

77
64
6
40
16

-

*

13

6
6

1
1
-

8
-

34
22

33

-

15
18
7

48
35
13
13

67
44
23

4

12
12

17
17
-

83
31

8
8

16
16
-

10

46
15
2

7
-

3

5

20
4

70
25

142
75

7
-

3
-

5
-

3
-

2
-

67
2
15
20
29

121
89
32
8

7
-

45
3
26
2
9

113
57
56
34
2
3
16

2
10
7

-

-

2

-

54
-

37
-

29
-

54
-

37
-

ii

5
22
27

10
23
1
3

168
34
134
2
9
82
35
6

29

18
-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

29
29
19
10

173
-

3

-

20
-

38
9
9

52
30

16
-

48
6
42
-

96
59
37
4

8
3
5

19
5
14

13
14
6

12

2
4
4
1 21
76
45
5
2
2
21
15

16

-

72
37
35

94
81

5
16
11
1
2

55
24
31
ii
7

4

20 5
99
106
47
7
14
23
15

30
16
3
7

6
1

62
20

2
1

14
7
7
2
5

10
10

1
1
-

20
19
i

20
20
7

1
1
1

61

9
-

2
-

9
9
50
47
3
3

-

17
16
1
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

~

-

65

_

_

48
17
-

13
12
1
-

16
6

-

-

13
-

101
82
19
-

10
-

-

-

11
1
-

19
-

-

1
-

-

-

-

1

“

10

-

10

-

-

3
3
-

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7
-

13

5
4

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

i

4

-

-

_

_

2
2

i
3
3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

42
38
4
4

28
24
4
-

24
24
-

1
1
-

2
1
1
-

-

-

-

~

1

-

_

-

7

Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t- tim e w eek ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r se le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is
by in d u stry d iv isio n , D e tr o it, M ich ., F e b r u a r y 1970)
W eekly e a m i n g ^ ^ ^
(standard)

S e x , o ccu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n

N um ber
of

(standard)

N u m b er of w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t- tim e w eek ly e a r n in g s of—
S

A verage
w eekly

60
M ean3

M e d ian 2

M iddle ran g e 2

s

$

S

65

70

“T
75

65

70

1
1
1

1
1

75

80

$
90

$
10 0

$
110

$
12 0

$
130

$
140

100

110

12 0

130

140

150

123
8
115

86
31
55
-

34
126

19
80

19
23

146
12 7
19
13
5

22

1
29

80
38
42
6
18
18

68
54
14

1

173
3
170
-

4
-

12
-

109
14

4
-

12
-

95

20 5
41
164

196
89
107
17
-

108
34
74
27
—

-

-

-

12

4

-

33
59

73

310
92
218
9
52
28
44

12
26

6
35

312
62
25 0
47
46
45
46

311
91
220
82
33
47
57

279
91
188
32
10
97
48

226
1 22
104
47
1
21
35

398
284
114
48

15
10
5
3

11
11
-

4
4
-

-

-

863
372
491
26
122
304

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

$
12 1 .5 0
141.50
1 0 6.00
135.00
119.00
98.5 0

$
119.00
142 .5 0
101.50
140.00
114.50
97.5 0

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

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A -------MANUFACTURING --------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S3--------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------FI NA NC E4-------------------------

1 ,2 2 1
405
816
177
77
150
246

3 9.5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
3 9 .0

122.00
131.00
117.50
135.00
1 14.00
106.00
111.00

119.00
124.50
1 1 6.50
14 1 .5 0
11 6 .0 0
10 5 .0 0
10 8 .5 0

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

-

-

"

-

-

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B -------MANUFACTURING --------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------FINANCE4 ------------------------SERVICES ------------------------

2,3 3 5
1 ,159
1 ,176
355
137
284
205

3 9.5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 8 .5
3 8 .5

120.50
1 3 3.00
108.00
119.50
9 4 .5 0
1 04.00
110.50

12 0 .5 0
135.00
106.00
115.00
93 .5 0
105.50
109.50

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

-

“

9
9

3
3

2
3
“

2
1
“

OFFICE GIRLS ------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------FINANCE4 -------------------------

389
123
266
52
119

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

93.0 0
110.50
85.00
83 .5 0
84.00

87 .5 0
99.5 0
84 .0 0
85.0 0
83.00

8 1 .5 0 - 97 .5 0
9 5 .5 0 -1 3 5 .0 0
8 0 .5 0 - 8 9 .50
7 6 .0 0 - 91 .0 0
7 8 .5 0 - 8 8.50

-

11
1
10
8

19
6
13

36
1
37

9

SE CR ET AR IE S5--------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S3--------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------FINANCE4 ------------------------SERVICES ------------------------

8,2 6 0
4,9 0 5
3,355
600
561
349
1 ,209
636

3 9.5
4 0 .0
3 8 .5
3 8 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
3 8.5
3 7 .5

1 53.00
165.00
136.00
136.00
150.00
123.50
1 29.00
145 .0 0

1 53.00
166 .5 0
132.50
128.00
153.50
125 .0 0
127 .5 0
141 .5 0

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

SECRETARIES, CLASS A -------------MANUFACTURING --------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------FINANCE4-------------------------

524
348
176
64

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
3 8.5

169.50
173.50
1 60.50
150.00

164.00
173 .0 0
157.50
152 .5 0

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

SECRETARIES, CLASS B -------------MANUFACTURING --------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S3--------------WHOLESALE t r a d e ---------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------FINANCE4------------------------S E R V I C E S ------------ — * -------

1,926
1,165
761
75
133
74
319
160

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 8.5
3 8.5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
3 8 .0
3 8 .0

167.50
180.00
149.00
168.00
1 65.00
1 36.50
137.00
155.50

168.50
184.00
1 4 4.50
1 7 0.50
1 6 9.00
1 3 7.50
134.00
1 5 3.00

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

SECRETARIES, CLASS C -------------MANUFACTURING --------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S3--------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------FINANCE4------------------------SERVICES ------------------------

4 ,2 8 5
2 ,8 3 3
1 ,452
187
340
148
485
292

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

1 5 4.50
16 2 .5 0
1 39.50
148.50
1 52.50
11 8 .5 0
1 31.00
14 2 .5 0

157.50
1 6 6.00
136.00
145.00
154.50
1 2 0.00
1 28.00
138.00

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




II
85

$
15 0

$
160

$
17 0

$
180

$
190

$
200

s
210

$
220

~
-

-

22
-

31
31

-

-

22
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“
“

_
~
-

-

90

—

1

1

“
_
“
-

85

1
-

1

-

230
an d

WOMEN - CONTINUED
COMPiOMETER OPERATORS --------------MANUFACTURING --------------------NO NMANUFACTURING ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3--------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

S ee fo o tn o te s at end of ta b le .

80

an d
under

-

41
17
24
5
4
13
2

209
18
191
17
38
51

5

99
8
91
9
35

90
48
42
11
18

13
3
10
-

29

59
2
57
12
24

1

17
-

11
-

1

17
-

11
5
-

147
2
145
41
42
25

344
61
283
41
14

4

4

_
-

-

-

_
“

_
“

-

11
21
57

1
*
-

“
_
*
1

-

1

1
”

8
6
2

-

1
4

33

4

61
138
29

585
147
438
55
25
53
23 4
71

6
6
2

10

17
17

8
14
26
11 5

Ill

24 1

20

62
179
8
12
39
96
24

“
1
-

6
5

-

-

1
-

1

-

14

8
5

1

91
i
14
25
34
17

-

-

-

-

53
16
37
8

40
40

30
30

-

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

73
70
3
3

2
2
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1371
1104
267
54
11 4
9
12
78

62 5
515
110

215
1 68
47

32
27
21
30

13
14
2
6
12

8
-

41
30
11
2

47
40
7

49
26
23

28
23
5

1

3

“

“

201
147
54
25
15

252
194
58
6

146

155
149
6
-

51
50

51
8

6
~

1
-

37 5
71
304
22
44
45
133

60

-

1
15 4
49
105
105
253
223
30
30

2
5
219
179
40
40

-

-

-

-

-

-

30
29
1

10 6
85

10

206
32
174

”

-

82
87
10
5
6

-

13 9
46
93

14

-

96
115
4
4
21
43
43

-

63
25
38

6

-

191

10
-

1

7

169

“

10
-

1
32
5

13

211

“

-

1
9

-

47
26
21

-

-

-

-

-

70
34
36
32

19
10
9
7

2

-

-

-

80
50
30
12

-

8

over

-

37
22
15
4

-

6
1

-

230

-

908
70 1
20 7

6

-

220

73

876
596
280
35
75
10
119
41

-

-

210

66
7

937
591
346
43
40
45
132
86

-

-

20 0

58

891
395
496
79
50
60
229
78

-

-

19 0

45
13

890
21 7
673
167
66
73
245
122

-

-

180

~

4

26
23
3

170

1
6
17

1

1

160

11
464
215
249
54
30
21
81
63

484
337
147
13
28
6
58
42

32
34
559
417
142
21
66
1
48
6

30
65

3
34
75

2

15
22
1
22
25

128
18
7
9
-

l

21
-

7
6

4
27

2

30 6

16

520
89
12
43
-

1091
913
178
25
99
-

261
45
26
2
-

10
6

10
24

3
51

16

1
3

609

1

190
179
11

3

87
83
*
2
1
-

132
124
8
1
-

33
22
11
11
-

1

7

32
29
3

21
14
7

21
21
-

110

12

109

1
11
-

1
-

-

1
-

11
-

1
3
3

3
3
-

1
1

-

-

-

-

-

2
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

8

Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t- tim e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r se le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ied 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 tr o it, M ich ,, F e b r u a r y 1970)
W eekly earnings 1
( standard)

N u m b er of w o rk e r
t

S e x , o ccu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n
workers

(standard)

S
60

w eekly
M ean2

M e d ian 2

M iddle ran ge 2

S E C R E T A R I E S 5-

-

re c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - tim e w eek ly e a r n in g s of—
s

t

i

i

S

<

*

80

85

90

100

110

1 20

130

140

150

160

1 70

180

70

75

80

85

90

100

110

120

1 30

140

150

160

170

180

190

5

193
41
152

356
90
266
4
54
54

184
126
58
2
29
4

159
108
51
1
19

75
63
12
1
7

61
49
12

38
14
24

20
20

95
12

247
37
210
13
106
39

“

10

21

48
22
26
23
2

6

CO N T IN U E D

1,464
559
905
58
341
145

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

$
1 2 6 .5 0
1 4 0.50
118.00
1 0 0.00
1 1 5.00
1 2 9.00

$
$
$
123.00 1 1 2 .0 0 -1 4 0 .0 0
138 .5 0 1 2 7 .0 0 -1 5 2 .5 0
118.50 1 0 5 .0 0 -1 2 4 .5 0
9 2 .0 0 -1 1 3 .0 0
9 7 .0 0
115.00 1 0 3 .5 0 -1 2 3 .0 0
122.00 1 1 7 .0 0 -1 3 0 .0 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 I N G -----------------------------------

2,1 3 3
1,011
1,122
356
92
128
303
243

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

1 1 4.50
118.00
1 1 1.50
1 2 2.00
1 2 0.00
102.50
1 0 0.00
1 1 1.50

115.00
119.00
109.50
126 .0 0
120.00
102.00
98.5 0
111.50

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

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

3 ,5 0 7
2 ,4 1 4
1 ,093
247
433

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

1 3 8.50
1 4 2.50
12 9 .5 0
1 1 7.00
1 2 7.50

139.50
142 .5 0
129.00
121 .0 0
123 .5 0

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

SWITCH BO ARD O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S A
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------------

360
240
120

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

136 .5 0
14 6 .0 0
1 1 7.50

1 40.50
147.00
113.00

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

SW ITCH BO ARD O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------R E T A I L T R A D E ------------------------------F I N A N C E 4 -------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------

568
520
42
174
160
105

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

99.0 0
97.0 0
128.50
9 1 .0 0
9 8 .0 0
92.0 0

9 8 .0 0
96.5 0
129.00
93.5 0
9 7 .0 0
86 .0 0

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

SW ITCH BO ARD O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N I S T S
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------

922
464
458
33
156
90
98
81

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

109 .5 0
111.50
1 0 7 .5 0
121 .0 0
109 .5 0
107.50
99.5 0
108 .5 0

108.00
1 0 6.50
1 0 8.50
1 2 2.00
1 0 9.00
1 1 5.00
9 3 .0 0
1 0 5.00

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

95
63

3 8.5
3 8 .0

133.00
129 .0 0

1 3 6.50
136.50

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

341
337
78
162

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

1 0 4.00
104.00
1 0 8.00
1 0 3.00

102 .5 0
102.50
105 .0 0
102 .5 0

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

N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 ---------------------W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ------------------------R E T A I L T R A D E -------------------------------F I N A N C E 4 --------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------------------------S T E N O G R A P H E R S , S E N I O R ---------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------F I N A N C E 4 ---------------------------------------------

P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3------------------------------W H O L E S A L E T R A D E --------------------------------R E T A I L T R A D E ----------------------------------------F I N A N C E 4 -----------------------------------------------------SERVICES

t

*

75

CONTINUED

S E C R E T A R I E S » C L A S S D -------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------W H O L E S A L E TRA DE ------------------------F I N A N C E 4 --------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S -------------------------------------------

SERVICES

s

$

70

and
u nder
65

WOMEN

S

*
65

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

TA BULATING -M AC HINE OPERATORS,
C L A S S B ---------------------------------------------------------------NO NM AN UFA CT UR ING
TRANSCR IBING -M ACHINE

-----------------------------------OPERATORS,

NO NM ANU FA CTURIN G
WH OLESALE TRADE —
F I N A N C E 4 ------------------------

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




-

-

“
-

-

”

“

1

5

2

-

“

2

1

5

2
-

1

_

_

-

“

11
8
2
1

4
1

106
2
104
29
25
3

35
4
31
2
4
17
8

90
10
80
18
5
16
32
9

313
54
259
55
3
36
123
42

412
216
196
35
10
28
72
51

448
244
204
53
26
32
34
59

435
328
10 7
36
17
7
12
35

275
108
167
104
24
3
10
26

62
23
39
27
3
9

1

-

_

217
63
154
67
82

228
81
147
36
82

480
255
225
85
64

818
625
193
43
35

792
591
201
3
107

524
433
91

25
10
15

29
17
12

64
48
16

79
65
14

11

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

6
6

3
3

-

2
3
-

-

5

-

-

-

-

48
9
39
13
24

1

2

5

17

-

-

-

-

19

2

10

33
31
2

3
2
1

-

_

17

113
106
3
46
33
9

67
47
3
6
24
10

48
41
17
1
7
14

16
10
8
1

13
10
10

2

1

-

_

230
112
118
4
41
26
6
41

184
80
104
6
38
35
14
11

129
43
86
17
19
14
19
17

56
44
12
2
10

30
22
8
4
4

22
21
1

6
6

-

-

3

3

~

“

-

-

6
6
18

18
13
13

22
24
4

12

15

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12

15

78
47
31

160
89
71

-

-

-

-

-

9
19
3

44
6
16
5

“

1
1

6

19
15

6
5

11
1

17
12

8
7

11
11

10
5

16
16
15

52
52
28
9

61
60
5
31

124
123
16
73

35
35
7
15

23
23
8
5

11
10
5
5

11
10
2
8

6
6
6

1
1
1

-

-

12

“

“

_

_

_

_

“

”

“

-

8
68
65
3

10

5

-

-

10

50
50

-

_

8
6
2

2

13
2
21

-

382
351
31

48
48

3

_

-

1

-

-

-

30
30

-

-

-

-

6

-

-

-

44
44

-

-

-

5
5

_

-

34
2
32

127
125
1
52
51
16

-

i

-

1
1
1

_
-

12
3

_

6

1

_

_

-

-

9

Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t- tim e w eekly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c te 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 stry d iv isio n , D e tr o it, M ich ,, F e b r u a r y 1970)
W eekly e a r n i n g ^ ^ ^
( standard)

S e x , o ccu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n
woikers

WOMEN

-

NONMANU FA CT UR ING

-----

PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3
WH O L E SA L E T R A D E F I N A N C E 4-------------------------------------

T Y P I S T S , C L A S S B ------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------NONMANUFACTUR ING —
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3
WH O LE SA L E T R A D E R E T A I L T R A D E ---------F I N A N C E 4----------------------SERVICES

M edian2

M iddle r an g e 2

$

$

S

$

S

65

70

75

80

85

90

65

70

75

80

85

90

-

-

2
2

100
3
97

-

-

31
31
-

-

-

-

2

-

“

-

-

27
4

-

18

-

18

116
17
99

298
56
242
6
46
29
123
38

60
M ean2

*

*

*

100

n o

120

100

n o

120

2
75
20

226
5
221
26
31
113
24

247
53
194
7
13
77
70

431
43
388
34
10
27
301
16

555
140
415
37
59
16
259
44

372
120
252
25
58
8
138
23

t

$

J

130

140

150

130

140

150

160

245
131
114
11
15
69
10

213
130
83
15
37
24
7

244
184
60
43
9
5
3

325
204
121
49
26

116
11 5
1

254
128
126
26
7
31
50
12

240
191
49
28

108
83
25
7
2

50
45
5
2
3

and
u nder

CO N T IN U E D

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

SERVICES

standard)

N um ber of w o rk e rs re c e iv in g str a ig h t- tim e w eekl
t

»

A verage
w eekly

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

1,785
861
924
151
134
392
184

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9.0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9.0
3 7 .0

$
122.00
134.50
110.00
127.00
119 .5 0
1 00.00
112 .5 0

$
$
$
122 .0 0 1 0 2 .5 0 -1 4 1 .5 0
134.50 1 2 2 .0 0 -1 4 7 .5 0
103 .5 0
9 5 .5 0 -1 2 3 .0 0
132 .0 0 1 1 6 .0 0 -1 4 1 .5 0
121.50 1 0 0 .5 0 -1 3 4 .0 0
98.5 0
8 9 .5 0 -1 1 0 .0 0
103.50
9 9 .5 0 -1 4 4 .0 0

2,6 7 5
893
1,782
165
204
153
1,069
191

3 9.5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
3 8.5
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
3 8 .5

100.00
1 14.50
92.5 0
1 04.00
97.0 0
92.0 0
9 0 .0 0
9 1 .5 0

9 5 .0 0
1 1 4.50
90.0 0
106.00
94.5 0
87 .0 0
89.0 0
88 .0 0

8 6 .0 0 -1 1 2 .0 0
9 7 .5 0 -1 2 8 .5 0
8 3 .5 0 -1 0 0 .5 0
9 0 .0 0 -1 1 8 .0 0
8 5 .0 0 -1 0 5 .5 0
8 0 .5 0 -1 0 9 .0 0
8 3 .5 0 - 97.0 0
8 0 .0 0 - 99.5 0

-

-

-

18

158
2
156

-

-

1
6
86
6

6
30
78
42

-

5

17
17

1

46
75
68
7
7

6
-

16

10

1 S ta n d a rd h o u rs r e f le c t the w o rkw eek 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- tim e s a l a r i e s (e x c lu s iv e of p a y fo r o v e rtim 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 ) , and the e a r n in g s c o rre sp o n d
to th e se w eekly h o u r s .
2 The m e an i s co m p u ted fo r e a ch jo b b y to ta lin g the e a rn in g s of a ll w o rk e rs and d iv id in g by the nu m b er of w o r k e r s. The m e d ia n d e s ig n a te s p o sitio n — h a lf of the e m p lo y e e s su rv e y e d r e c e iv e m o re
than the r a te show n; h a lf r e c e iv e l e s s than the r a te show n. The m id d le ra n g e i s d e fin e d by 2 r a t e s of pay ; a fo u rth of the w o rk e rs e a r n l e s s than the lo w e r of th e se r a t e s and a fo u rth e a r n m o re than
the h ig h e r r a te .
J T r a n s p o r ta tio n , c o m m u n icatio n , and o th er p u b lic u tilitie s .
4 F in a n c e , in su r a n c e , and r e a l e s ta te .
5 M ay in clu d e w o r k e r s o th er than th o se p r e se n te d se p a r a te ly .




1 0

Table A-la.

Office Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s an d e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s t u d ie d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 5 0 0 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , D e t r o i t , M i c h ., F e b r u a r y 1970)
W e e k ly e a r n i n g s 1
( s ta n d a r d )
N um ber

Sex , occupa t i on, and i ndus t r y di v i s i on

of
WOri<en!

" T

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

*

60

(standard)

Mean2

M edian 2

Middle range2

and
under

______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 65

*

65

*

*

70

*

75

_

_

70

75

[ *

80

_
80

*

85

_

90

_

85

90

*

100

_

_
100

*

110

_
110

*

120

_
120

*

730

130

*

140

*

*

*

*

758

788

l

~

“

~

~

“

150

160

170

180

190

188

_

78

*88

*

*

$

»

I 98

2 88

210

220

230
and

200

210

220

230

over

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

666

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B ----------MANUF ACTURI NG-------------------------------

173
91

569
97

$
40.0 180.00
40.0 181.00
40.0 175.00
40.0
40.0

$
$
$
175.50 163.00 -198 .50
176.50 164.00-197.50
171.00 158.50-204.50

142.50 143.50 135.00 -151 .50
145.50 144.00 135.50-157.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
-

-

-

OR DE R ------------------------------------

89

40.0 166.00

163.50 146.50-187.00

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

CLERKS, P AYROL L -------------------------------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------

144
129

40.0 170.00
40.0 173.00

168.50 151.50-184.00
171.00 154.00-186.00

_
-

_
-

_

_

_
-

_

_

OFFICE B O Y S --------------------------------------MANUFACTURING------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-------------------------

172
114
58

40.0 109.00 113.00
40.0 112.00 116.00
39.5 102.50 101.00

-

1

1

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS A --------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------

105
79

40.0 175.50 179.00 157.50-190.00
4 0.0 177.50 180.00 158.50-195.00

_
_

_
_

_
_

CLERKS,

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B --------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING----------------------------------NONMANUF AC T U R I N G -----------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3 ----------------------

138

40.0
82 4 0 . 0
56 4 0 . 0
35
40.0

148.50
149.50
146.50
151.50

95.00-122.50
106.00-122.50
86.00-122.00

149.00 138.00-158.00
148.50 137.50-161.50
150.50 140.50-157.00
152.50 143.00-157.00

_

-

-

1
1

-

3
2

_

1

7
8

_

-

-

_
-

_

_

19
7
12

_

_

_

123
111
12

29
17

13
12

4
3

79
72
7

54
51

37
31

3

3

15

7

15

13

11

5

5

3

11

5

7

17
13

24
19

20
19

19
19

17
17

10
9

5

14
14

-

-

6
6

16
10

12
7

14
12

31
16
15
13

40
16
24
20

13
9
4
-

9
-

4

7

38
34
4

45
39
6

1

2
1

5
4

_

24
20
4
1

1

-

-

1
1
-

-

5

7
6

1

-

-

1
1

1
1

6

4
2

4
4

11
7

5

12
5
7

2
2

111
90
21

6

1

_
2
2
-

137
116
21

1

6

62
26

64
54
10

36
20

-

_
_

_
-

-

_

17
11

26
23
3

3

14

4

1

16
13

4

9

-

6
_

_

5
1
6

3

10

_
_

-

2

-

2
8

6

-

_

15

6

3
3

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

25
16

9

-

12
10

-

5
5

-

4

4

4

-

4

-

3
3
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

WOMEN
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS A --------------------------------------------MANUFACTURI N G -------------------------------

77
55

39.5 133.00 136.50
4 0.0 135.50 138.00

121.00-147.00
126.50-145.50

-

-

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

167
143

39.5 109.50 101.50
39.5 107.00 100.00

95.00-115.00
95.00-109.50

-

-

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING,
CLASS A -----------MANUFACTURING------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-------------------------RETAIL T R A D E -----------------------------

563
330
233
94

40.0
40.0
39.5
39.0

156.00
169.00
138.00
125.00

162.00 132.50 -181 .00
174.50 154.00 -185 .00
134.00 117.50-162.00
123.00 109.50 -137 .50

-

-

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING,
CLASS B -----------MANUFACTURING------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3 ---------------------RETAIL T R A D E -----------------------------

1,068
365
703
223
436

39.5
40.0
39.5
39.0
39.5

110.50 107.50
125.50 122.50
103.00 99.00
119.50 117.50
94.00
94.00

93.50-126.50
112.50-140.00
89.50-116.00
100.00-139.50
84.00-102.50

-

11
11
11

CLERKS, F I L E , CLASS A ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING-------------------------

139
75

39.5 129.50 140.00 111.00 -148 .00
39.0 122.00 117.50 105.50-147.00

-

-

CLERKS, F I L E , CLASS B --------------------MANUFACTURING------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-------------------------FINANCE 4 --------------------------------------

391
72
319
259

40.0
94.50
90.00
4 0.0 120.50 117.00
40.0
89.00
88.50
40.0
88.00
88.00

-

S e e f o o t n o t e s a t e n d o f t a b le ,




84.00- 98.50
100.00-154.50
83.00- 94.00
83.00- 93.50

1
-

1
1

-

-

-

22
22
22

23
23
23

-

1

1
-

11
_
11
7

23
23
18

1
10
7

2
-

4

9

57
56

42
39

13
12

3

10
10

31
4
27
18

34
7
27
16

54
16
38
19

62
16
46
17

212
22
190
45
138

166
46
120
29
84

169
91
78
45
29

95
58
37
12
19

27
24

16
11

14
7

31
12
19
15

21
11
10
4

9
7
2

-

8
-

-

72
2
70
-

63
7
56
11
35

-

-

68

-

79
5
74
64

82
4
78
64

6

7
7
109
9
100
86

3
3

7
5

14
12

12
11
2
-

17
16

-

42
29
13
4

35
28
7
2

64
31
33
11

79
74
5
1

83
47
36
28
4

101
49
52
47
3

31
24
7
5
-

17
16
1
1
-

3
3

6

62
20

2
1

5

1
1
-

20

6

-

3

6

2

-

1
4
4
-

-

2

101
82
19
_

-

4

32
25
7
_

-

-

-

13
12
1

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

-_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

19 _
1
-

6
-

6

-

-

-

_

-

4
3

_
6

_

-

-

_
-

18 4
17 4

-

-

11

Table A-la.

Office Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women— Continued

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y h o u r s an d e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d i n e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , D e t r o i t , M i c h . , F e b r u a r y 1970)
Weekly earning^^^
(standard)
S e x , o c c u p a t i o n , an d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

WOMEN

-

Number
of
wotkers

Average
weekly
hour,1
(standard)

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s of —
S

$
60

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

65

$

S

$
70

75

"s

80

r$

85

$

90

$

100

$

no

$

120

130

$

140

$

150

$

160

$

170

$

180

$

190

$

200

$

210

%

220

an d
under

230
and

65

70

75

80

85

90

100

-

1
1
“

2
2
2

50
47
45

94
93
92

75
67
49

32
19
12

no

120

130

140

2
1

1
1

1
1

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

over

C O N T IN U E D

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S C -------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------F I N A N C E 4 -------------------------------------------------------

275
238
200

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

$
85 .5 0
84 .0 0
82 .0 0

$
8 4 .5 0
83.5 0
83.0 0

$
8 1 .0 0 8 0 .5 0 8 0 .0 0 -

$
89.00
87.50
86.00

17
6

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

58

3 9 .5

1 2 1.00

127 .5 0

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

5

2

-

-

4

2

6

2

1

9

9

3

9

2

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

408
266
142
68

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

131.50
143.00
109.50
100.00

134.00
144.50
106.50
100.50

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

-

_
-

3
3
3

3
“
3
2

14
3
11
3

38
6
32
19

56
30
26
13

27
11
16
12

41
24
17
5

40
32
8
2

59
49
10
2

38
35
3

36
32
4

22
20
2

22
22
-

1
1
-

1
1
-

_
-

-

_
-

-

7
7
7

CO MP TO ME TE R

670
257
413
25
304

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

120.50
143.50
1 0 6.50
1 3 7.00
9 8 .5 0

115.00
146 .5 0
1 02.00
140.50
97.5 0

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

1
1

1
1

1
1

_
-

22
22

30

100
4
96

58
20
38

7

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

1

*

22

29

126

80

23

68
49
19
13
1

_
-

1

52
38
14
6
2

58
45
13

1

69
32
37
6
18

73
66

30

137
3
134

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

123.50
133.50
117.00
106.50
109.00

119.00
128.00
1 13.00
105.50
107.50

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

_
-

-

_
“

_
-

-

12
12
12

73
73
29
42

173
34
139
53
73

176
84
92
28
40

102
54
48
12
26

59
34
25
6
10

143
38
105
-

31
10
21
2

40
40

30
30

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

R E T A I L T R A D E -----------------------------------------F I N A N C E 4 -------------------------------------------------------

839
324
515
142
191

K E Y 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 I N G --------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------R E T A I L T R A D E -----------------------------------------F I N A N C E 4 -------------------------------------------------------

1,603
964
639
129
1 31

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9.5

126.50
1 3 8.00
1 0 9.50
9 5 .0 0
98.0 0

132.00
139.50
102.50
94.0 0
98.0 0

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

_
-

_
-

2
2
2

87
43
44
10
17

150
104
46
1
6

349
257
92
i
i

253
223
30

219
179
40

73
70

2
2
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

_
-

“

177
37
140
46
34

123
40
83

-

4
4
2
2

O F F I C E G I R L S ------------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------R E T A I L T RA DE ------------------------------------------F I N A N C E 4-------------------------------------------------------

274
96
178
52
67

3 9.5
4 0 .0
3 9.5
4 0 .0
4 0 .0

96.5 0
117.00
8 5 .5 0
83.50
86.00

89 .0 0
114.50
84.00
85 .0 0
84 .5 0

8 2 .5 0 -1 0 2 .5 0
9 7 .5 0 -1 4 6 .0 0
8 1 .0 0 - 89.50
7 6 .0 0 - 91.00
8 1 .5 0 - 90.00

_
-

10
1
9
8

5
i
4
4

17
1
16
5
8

15
to
5

n
n
-

4
4
-

30
29
1

-

-

-

1
1
1
-

482
132
350
63

582
370
212
45
59
35

687
516
171
10
40
24

805 1333
662 1082
143
251

569
496
73
5
18

189
162
27
2
5
-

183
172
11
-

80
76

-

577
289
288
60
103
35

125
124
1
-

22
22
-

-

3

5
1

3

4

13
13

65
16
49
1
26
20

77

CLERKS,

ORDER

OPER ATORS

M ANU FAC TU RING

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

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

N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------------R E T A I L T R A D E -----------------------------------------K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S A ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------

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

6 , 189
4 ,1 9 5
1,994
333
483
307

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
3 9.5
3 9 .5
3 7 .0

159.50
169 .0 0
1 39.50
122 .5 0
130.50
150 .5 0

1 6 3.00
170.50
137.00
1 2 4.00
130 .0 0
151.00

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

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

236
171
65

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

191 .0 0
198 .5 0
170 .0 0

191.50
1 9 8.00
1 6 5.00

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

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

1,286
946
340
53
66
88

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

180.00
188.00
158 .5 0
170 .0 0
1 3 7.50
146.50

183.00
188.50
1 5 9.00
1 7 0.50
1 3 9.00
1 4 4.00

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

3 ,6 8 6
2,681
1,005
166
146
278
155

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

158.50
164.00
143 .5 0
150.50
118.50
1 3 1.00
153.50

1 6 2.50
16 7 .0 0
1 4 0.00
14 6 .0 0
1 1 9.50
13 1 .5 0
14 9 .0 0

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

S E C R E T A R I E S 5---------------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------R E T A I L T R A D E ------------------------------------------F I N A N C E 4 ------------------------------------------------------SERVICES

PUBLIC

U T I L I T I E S 3 --------------------------------

R E T A I L T R A D E -----------------------------------------F I N A N C E 4 ------------------------------------------------------SECRETARIES,

CLASS

C ------------------------------

M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------------R E T A I L T R A D E -----------------------------------------F I N A N C E 4------------------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S -----------------------------------------------------

S e e f o o t n o t e s at e nd of ta b le ,




-

-

9
2

155

7

148

4
i

30
33

76
2
74
9
30

35
2

7

“

*

-

_
-

*
*

33

12
13
3

-

7

3

“

6
1

1
1
1

-

_

-

-

7

-

-

-

-

_

1
1
1
*

1
1
1
-

1
1
1
-

37

58
32
26
11
12

10
4

83
2
81
25
17
2

187
23
164
61
64
9

-

-

-

“

33

13
13
8
4

1

13
3

3

274
67
207
53
75
29

83

38

4

13
5
8

27
8
19

1
3

1
7

9
10

60
8
52
1
25
20
6

123
37
86
8
39
38
1

4

3

209
68
141
22

43
65
10

391
184
207
49
21
76
33

31
46
4

21
14
387
273
114
9

6
41
32

4

1

3

3

22
39

9
75

9
i
8

24
18
6

35
30
5

24
21

34
20
14

28
23
5

25
22

3

3

15
14
1

21
21
"

107
58
49
9
6
5

132
79
53
11
1
16

175
125
50
21
1
7

236
194
42
1
-

141
128
13
6
-

148
142
6
-

4

2

51
50
1
~
-

109
109
-

1
1
-

510
404
106
14
1
30

599 1085
516
913
172
83
12
25

289
261
28
26

10
10
-

3
3
-

3
3
-

1
1
-

_

48

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

24

-

-

1 2

Table A-la.

Office Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women— Continued

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y h o u r s an d e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , D e t r o i t , M i c h . , F e b r u a r y 1970)
W eekly earnings 1
(standard)

S e x , o c cu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n

N um ber
of
workers

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s of —
t

Avenge
weekly
hours1
( standard)

*
60

M ean 2

M edian 2

M iddle range 2

t
65

1

$

$
70

75

80

I
85

90

I
100

s
110

$
120

$
130

$
140

$
150

$
160

I
170

s
180

1
190

$
200

$
210

T
220

and
u n der

230
an d

65

70

75

80

85

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

-

~

-

-

1

2
~
2
1

59
2
57
13

93
15
78
41

130
25
105
30

242
56
186
7

116
88
28
4

102
66
36
4

58
53
5

50
49
i

38
14
24

20
20

4
4

4
4

1
1

-

-

-

-

64
4
60
18
16
25

167
30
137
26
36
69

206
96
110
22
28
50

235
113
122
40
32
23

363
298
65
31
7
4

1 72
65
107
94
3

55
23
32
27

38
16
22
22

6
i
5
5

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

20
3
17
11

103
27
76
49

127
56
71
32

345
233
112
53

745
617
128
17

740
573
167
3

485
402
83

354
342
12

_

_

_

_

__

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

200

210

220

230

over

WOMEN - CONTINUED
SECRETARIES5 - CONTINUED

$

$

SECRETARIES, CLASS D ---------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NO NM ANUFACTURING ---------------------------F I N A N C E 4------------------------------------------

920
397
523
100

3 9 .0
4 0 .0
3 8 .5
3 9.5

13 0 .5 0
1 4 4.00
1 2 0.00
1 10.00

124.50
142 .0 0
120.50
109.00

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

STENOGRAPHERS. GENERAL ---------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NO NMANUFACTURING ---------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S3 -----------------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------------------F I N A N C E 4------------------------------------------

1 ,336
651
685
285
128
183

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

1 16.50
12 0 .5 0
11 2 .5 0
1 2 5.50
1 02.50
98.5 0

118.50
122.50
111.00
132.50
102 .0 0
98.5 0

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

-

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR -----------------------MA NUFACTURING ---------------------------------NO NMANUFACTURING ---------------------------F I N A N C E 4------------------------------------------

2 ,9 2 5
2 ,2 5 9

14 1 .0 0
14 3 .5 0
1 3 2.50
11 6 .0 0

141.50
142.50
135.00
116 .5 0

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

-

165

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

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORSt CLASS A ---------------------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------------------

314
240
74

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

140.50
14 6 .0 0
12 3 .5 0

144.50
147.00
121.00

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

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B ------NO NM ANUFACTURING ---------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3 -----------------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------------------F I N A N C E 4------------------------------------------

311
263
41
142
60

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

10 4 .0 0
1 0 1.00
1 28.50
91 .0 0
1 02.50

1 0 2.50
99.5 0
129.00
9 4 .0 0
1 00.50

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

SWITCHBOARD OP ER AT OR -R EC EP TI ON IS TS MA NUFACTURING ----------------------------------

12 1
86

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 2 0.50
126.50

1 14.50
118.50

TA BULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B -------------------------------------------------

57

3 9 .0

140.50

TR AN SC RIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
G E N E R A L ------------------------------------------------NO NMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

64
60

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

TYPISTS, CLASS A ---------------------------------MA NUFACTURING ---------------------------------NO NMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S3--------------FI NA NC E4------------------------SERVICES ------------------------

1,259
759
500
117
138
106

TYPISTS, CLASS B --------------------MA NUFACTURING --------------------NO NM ANUFACTURING ----------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S3--------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------F I NA NC E4--------------------------

1,393
637
756
118
147
446

m a n ufacturing

1
to t h e s e
2
3
4
5

666

~

2

"

i
i

2

13
13
13
~

7
7
6
“

-

-

1
-

*
-

-

-

-

“

6
6

_
_
-

7

23
17
6

59
48
11

79
65
14

68
65
3

33
31
2

3
2
1

_

_

-

-

2

25
10
15

-

7

12
2
10

_

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

13
13
8
3

28
28

57
50
3
35
10

48
28
3
6
13

38
31
17
1
7

16
10
8
1

12
9
9

2

1

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

22
6

67
65
1
41
21

”

~

5
“

14
8

24
15

34
24

8
4

6
5

9
9

21
21

”

”

1

6

2

6

6

6

3

11

10

3

3

-

-

-

-

-

10

2
2

11
10

13
12

9
9

7
7

2
1

3
2

6
6

1
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

31
2
29

111
5
106
26
38
12

95
21
74
7
12
38

142
71
71
11
29
7

193
121
72
14
19
3

208
184
24
11
5

319
204
115
48

11 6
115
1

15
15

4
4

17
17

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

“

46

222

187
112
75
24
31
13

213
191

75
67

22

8

49
45
4

11
6

6

1

3

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

-

-

14 3 .5 0

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

”

110.50
110.50

10 7 .0 0
10 7 .0 0

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

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9.5
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 7 .0

129.00
1 3 7.50
1 1 6.50
125.00
103.00
1 2 3.00

131.50
1 38.00
1 1 6.00
130.50
99.0 0
113.50

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

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

108.00
122.50
96.0 0
103.50
92.5 0
93.5 0

105.00

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

-

-

10

“
-

“

-

-

2

-

-

1
1
-

-

2

”

-

4
10

-

-

6

93.5 0
106 .0 0
88.00
9 3 .5 0

“

2
"

6

122.50

“
22
4
18

1
1

~
“

6

1
4
4
i

2

3
3

S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o r k w e e k f o r w h i c h e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r
w eekly h o u rs.
F o r d e f i n i t i o n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o t n o t e 2, t a b l e A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t i o n , an d o t h e r p u b li c u t i l i t i e s .
F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , an d r e a l e s t a t e .
M a y i n c l u d e w o r k e r s o t h e r t h an t h o s e p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e l y .




*

“
~

-

-

2
2

~

-

2

8

2

52
2
50

-

-

2

30
12

straight-tim e

7

6

-

*
8

6
-

-

-

6
“

27

75
12
63
6
29
24

168
16
152
26
27

267
38

96

“

229
21

86
136
23

16

8

190

102

75
68

7

s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e o f p a y f o r o v e r t i m e at r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m

rates),

and

the e a r n i n g s

correspond

13
Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men and Women
(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis
by industry division, Detroit, Mich., February 1970)
W eekly e arn in g ^ ^ ™ ""
(standard)

S e x , o ccu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n

Num ber
of
workere

N u m b e r o f w o rk e r s re c e iv in g s t r a ig h t- tim e w eekly e a rn in g s of —

w eekly

houn>

( ftandard)

*

$

Avenge

U nder
M ean2

M iddle range 2

M edian 2

100

*
105

*

S
110

115

120

t

*
130

s
1*0

$
150

S

S
160

170

$
180

*
190

i

s
200

210

S

*
220

230

S
2*0

t

*
250

260

270

over

and
u nder

*
100

105

and
110

115

120

130

1*0

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

2*0

250

260

270

5

22
22

65

320
265
55

221
17 1
50

316
179
137

235
109

2 *8
139

3 **
16

3 8* 3494
1 30
8

276
1*7
129

226
1*2

227
163

1 91
1 11

1 51
139

73
69

31
25

116

80

76

10

35

62

60

8

-

-

-

-

MEN

652

4 0 .0

$

$

$

2 3 4 .5 0

2 3 3.50

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

2 6 6.50
2 *6 .0 0

12
12

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

192*00
r U o L 1L U 1 i L 1 1 1 L j

$

15

8

173
11*
59
53

19
52

155
128
27

97
65
32

97

71

22*
136
88
13
75

20

30

27

88

*1
*1

38
38

1*
1*

20

66

50

79
70

87
83

65

16

^0*0

370
31A
1 ^n Lli

*9
32
17

"*66

12
'

i*

26

30 0 1 3 3 50
1 *4 .5 0

1 3 5.50
1 *9 .5 0

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

i*

•w

I KAU LKo
220

111*T 0

139*00

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

169 .0 0

1 7 0.00

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

25

2

8

8
8

-

-

22

93

108

10

31

37
10
27

8

28

i*

277
206

87
*1
*6
22
2*

2*
23

129
53
76

8

WOMEN
NURSES,

INDUSTRIAL CREGISTERED) -----

*41

*0 .0

-

-

1

5

-

-

-

1 Standard hours reflect the wo rk w e e k for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries (exclusive of pay for overtime at regular and/or p r e m i u m rates), and the earnings correspond
to these weekly hours.
2 Fo r definition of terms, see footnote 2, table A-l.
3 Workers were distributed as follows: 250 at $270 to $280; 180 at $280 to $290; 45 at $290 to $ 300; 18 at $300 to $310; and 1 at $310 to $320.
4 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.




14

Table A-2a.

Professional and Technical Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women

(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t- tim e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r se le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d in e s ta b lish m e n ts em p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o re
by in d u stry d iv isio n , D e tr o it, M ic h ., F e b r u a r y 1970)
Weekly earning^^^^
(standard)

S e x , o cc u p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n

Number
of
workers

(standard)

N um ber of V/o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t- tim e w ee k ly e a rn in g s o f $

Average
weekly
M ean 2

M edian 2

M iddle range 2

T, nder 1 0 5
U
$
and
1 0 5 u n der
110

t

t

*

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

t

t

$

t

S

$

$

$

110

115

120

125

130

135

140

145

150

155

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

115

120

125

130

135

140

145

150

155

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

over

:

j?

59

87

149

229

”

and

MEN
$
2 4 9 .5 0 254 .0 0
• U
.o u

*123

40*0

198*00

2 0 0 * 50

570

4 0 .0

163.00

163 .0 0

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

49

3 9 .0

1 3 5.50

138 .5 0

1 0 9 .5 0 -1 5 4 .5 0

40 0
40*o

1 4 4 on
"oo

140*00

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

4 0 .0

1 7 0.00

171.00

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

1 i on

NONMANUFACTURING:
PUBL IC U T I L I T I E S 3 ------------------------

$
$
2 3 3 .0 0 -2 6 9 .0 0

4 0 .0

2 ,1 4 7
2 , 127

l or

pn

1

6

n n

1 rn

nn

11

10'

10"

8

11

3

14

48

8

33

8

28
14

22

61

2

“

1

7

“

1

11

13

48

14

27

28

2

2

16
8

29
26

22
17

1444

3
1 1 ft
1 10

65

35

2

6

2

-

“

"

20

79

79

60
50

8

_

1 lf l nn

WOMEN
N U R SE S,

1
to th e se
2
3

INDUSTRIAL

(REGISTERED)

-----

404

_

_

_

1

3

18

65

S ta n d a rd h o u rs r e f le c t the w o rk w eek 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- tim e s a l a r i e s (e x c lu s iv e of p a y fo r o v e rtim e at r e g u la r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) ,
w eekly h o u rs.
F o r d e fin itio n of t e r m s , s e e foo tn o te 2 , ta b le A - l.
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , co m m u n icatio n , and o th er p u b lic u tilitie s .




_

_

_

and the e a r n in g s c o rre sp o n d

15
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- tim e w eekly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is
by in d u stry d iv isio n , D e tr o it, M ich. , F e b r u a r y 1970)
Average

O ccu pation and in d u stry d iv isio n

N um ber

©f

workers

Average
_ >

W eekly
W eekly
hours 1 earnings 1
(standard) (standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS

O ccu pation and in d u stry d iv isio n

N um ber

Average

of

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED

BILLERS, MACHINE (BILLING
MACHINE) ----------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------

199
68
131
49

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

BILLERS, MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
M A C H I N E ) -----------------------------

93

40.5

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS A -----------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------

213
127
86

39.5
40.0
38.5

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B -----------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------

413
127
286
58
61

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0
38.5

110.00
109.50
110.50
110.50
127.50

CO MPTOMETER OP ER AT OR S --------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------NO NM ANUFACTURING -----------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S2--------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------RETAIL T R A D E --------------------

863
372
491
26
122
304

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A ------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------NO NMANUFACTURING
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2--------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------F I NA NC E3-------------------------SERVICES ------------------------

2,189
1,331
858
83
206
186
234
149

39.5
40.0
39.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
38.0
39.0

1,228
412
816
177
77
150
246

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B --------MANUFACTURING --------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2--------------WHOLESALE T R A D E ---------------RETAIL T R A D E -------------------F I N A N C E 3-------------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------

2,700
819
1,881
393
262
577
447
202

39.5
40.0
39.5
39.5
40.0
40.0
38.5
38.5

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS A -------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------FI NA NC E3------------------------SERVICES ------------------------

261
185
52
57
69

39.0
39.0
39.5
38.0
39.0

156.00 KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A -------167.00
M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------139.50
NONMANUF AC TU RI NG -----------------142.50
PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S2--------------167.00
WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------124.00
RETAIL TRADE -------------------122.50
F I N A N C E 3-------------------------147.00
KE YPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B -------112.00
MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------122.00
NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------108.00
WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------124.00
RETAIL T R A D E -------------------114.00
F I N A N C E 3-------------------------99.00
S E R V I C E S ------------------------98.50
115.00 OFFICE BOYS AND GIRLS----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------117.00
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------109.00
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ---------------126.00
RETAIL TRADE -------------------98.00
F I N A N C E 3-------------------------100.50
SERVICES -------------------------

CLERKS, FILE,
CLASS B -------------MANUFACTURING --------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------PUBLIC UT I L I T I E S 2--------------F I N A N C E 3----------------

737
39.5
154
39.5
583 39.5
52
40.0
445
39.0

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS C --------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2--------------WHOLESALE T R A D E --------------FI NA NC E3--------------------------

699
658
51
96
442

S e e fo o tn o te s at end of ta b le ,




39.0
39.0
39.0
39.5
39.0

$
CLERKS, ORDER -----------------------116.00
MA NUFACTURING --------------------11 7.00
NO NM ANUFACTURING -----------------115.501
WHOLESALE TRADF ---------------134.501
i
CLERKS, P A Y R O L L ----------------- ----,
115.00
M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------- 1
NO NM ANUFACTURING ----------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S2--------------127.50
RETAIL T R A D E -------------------136.00
F I N A N C E 3-------------------------115.50
SERVICES -------------------------

94.00 S E CR ET AR IE S4--------------------------113.00
MA NU FACTURING --------------------89.00
NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------109.00
PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S2---------------86.50
WHOLESALE T R A D E ----------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------84.00
F I N A N C E 3-------------------------83.00
S E R V I C E S -----------------------101.00
82.50
81.50

Num ber ”

W eekly
W eekly
workers
hours 1
earnings 1
(standard) (standard)

813
329
48 4
416
982
614
368
83
107
58
96

2,343
1,163
1,180
356
137
284
205
647
243
404
59
62
163
87
8,283
4,918
3,365
606
563
349
1,209
638

"“ T"""” ™-—"” -

O ccu pation and in d u stry d iv isio n

(standard)

of
W eekly
W eekly
workers
hours 1
earning s1
(standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED
$
40.0 131.00 SE CRETARIES4 - CONTINUED
40.0 125.00
40.0 135.50
SECRETARIES, CLASS A -------------524
40.0 139.00
MANUFACTURING --------------------348
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------176
F I N A N C E 3-------------------------64
39.5 135.50
40.0 145.00
SECRETARIES, CLASS 8 -------------1,933
39.5 120.50
MANUFACTURING --------------------1,169
39.5 134.50
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------76 4
40.0 108.50
PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S2 --------------77
38.5 119.00
WHOLESALE T R A D E ----------------133
39.0 118.00
RETAIL TRADE -------------------74
319
F I N A N C E 3------------------------39.5 121.50
SERVICES -----------------------161
40.0 141.50
39.0 106.00
SECRETARIES, CLASS C -------------4,299
40.0 135.00
M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------2,841
40.0 119.00
NO NH ANUFACTURING -----------------1,458
39.0
98.50
PUBLIC UT IL IT IE S2 ---------------191
342
WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------39.5 122.00
RETAIL TRADE -------------------148
40.0 130.50
F I NA NC E3-------------------------485
39.5 117.50
SERVICES ------------------------292
40.0 135.00
40.0 114.00
SECRETARIES, CLASS D -------------1,466
39.5 106.00
MA NUFACTURING --------------------560
39.0 111.00
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------906
WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------58
39.5 120.50
F I NA NC E3-------------------------341
40.0 133.00
SERVICES ------------------------146
39.0 108.00
40.0 119.50 ST EN OGRAPHERS, GENERAL -------------2,134
40.0
94.50
M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------- - 1,011
38.5 104.00
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------1,123
38.5 110.50
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------357
WHOLESALE T R A D E
----------------92
39.5
95.50
RETAIL T R A D E -------------------128
40.0 110.50
F I N A N C E 3-------------------------303
39.0
87.00 ,
S E R V I C E S ------------------------243
38.5 96.50
40.0
84.00 STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR --------------3,513
39.0
84.00
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------- —
2,418
38.5
84.00
NONMANUF AC TU RI NG -----------------1,095
F I NA NC E3-------------------------247
39.5 153.50
S E R V I C E S ------------------------433
40.0 165.00
38.5 136.50 SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS A ---367
38.5 136.50
M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------242
40 .0 150.00
N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------125
39.5 123.50
38.5 129.00 SW IT CH BO AR D OPERATORS, CLASS B ----568
37.5 145.0"
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------520
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------42
RETAIL T R A D E -------------------174
160
FI NA NC E3 -------------------------I
S E R V I C E S ------------------------------ 105

39.5
40.0
39.0
38.5

$
169.50
173.50
160.50
150.00

39.5
40.0
38.5
38.5
40.0
39.5
38.0
38.0

167.50
180.00
149.00
168.00
165.00
136.50
137.00
155.50

39.5
40.0
39.0
39.0
40.0
40.0
39.0
37.0

154.50
162.50
139.50
149.00
152.50
118.50
131.00
142.50

39.0
40.0
38.5
40.0
38.5
37.0

126.50
140.50
118.00
100.00
115.00
129.00

39.5
40.0
39.0
39.5
39.5
39.0
38.5
38.0

114.50
118.00
111.50
122.00
120.00
102.50
100.00
111.50

39.5
40.0
38.5
39.5
37.0

138.50
142.50
129.50
117.00
127.50

39.5 136.50
40.0 146.00
39.0 118.00
40.0 99.00
40.0 97.00
40.0 128.50
40.5 91.00
39.0 98.00
39.5 92.00

1 6

Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined— Continued
(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis
by industry division, Detroit, Mich. , February 1970)
Average

Average

Occu pati on and in du s tr y di v i si o n

N um ber
of

W eekly
W eekly
hours 1 earnings 1
(standard) (standard)

Occu pati on and in du s tr y di v is io n

940

39.5 110.00

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,

450
33

3 9.5 107.50
3 9 .0 121.00
109.50
4 l I o 107.50

W eekly
hours 1
(standard)

W eekly
earnings 1
(standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED
SHITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTS-

Number
of
workers

90

Average

Occu pation and in du s tr y di v is io n

Num ber
of

W eekly
hours 1
(standard)

W eekly
earnings 1
(standard)

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS
$

$
__ ’ _

40*0

40.0
. _* _
19*0
40 0

TABULATING—MACHINE OPERATORS,
178

39.5

o
J<■l11
l

171.00

64

3 9.0 157.00

1 59

38*5 137.50

4* 50 *. 20

- ___

. . . __

55
TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,

77

,
—

o Anl

129 50

1 70^
" 165
K t 1AIL 1KAUt
r 1NANv C
SERVICES

39*0
3 8 .5 104.00

40.0

155

40.0

92.00

*191

38.5

9 1 . 5 0 NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) -----

ZZ9
4 77
428

40 .0

141.50

40 .0
40 .0

1 6 9 . 50
170.50

1 Standard hours reflect the w o r k w e e k for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries (exclusive of pay for overtime at regular and/or p r e m i u m rates), and the earnings
correspond to these weekly hours.
2 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.
3 Finance, insurance, and real estate.
4 M a y include workers other than those presented separately.




17

Table A-3a. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women Combined
(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied in establishments employing 500 workers or m o r e
by industry division, Detroit, Mich. , February 1970)
Average

Average

Occupation and industry division

Number
of

Weekly
Weekly
hours 1 earnings 1
(standard) (standard)

78
55

39.5
4 0 .0

$
134.00
135.50

169
145

39.5
39.5

110.00
107.00

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A ----------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------

1,229
899
330
61
103

40.0
40.0
39.5
4 0 .0
39.5

169.00
176.50
148.50
146.00
124.50

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B ----------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------

1 ,241
456
785
29 1

39.5
4 0 .0
39.5
39.5

115.00
129.50
107.00
124.50

439

39.5

94.0 0

CLERKS, F I L E , CLASS A ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------

148

39.5
39.0

130.00
123.50

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B -----------------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g -----------------

79

CLERKS, F I L E , CLASS B ---------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------FINANCE3--------------------------------------

417

4 0 .0

92
325
261

4 0 .0
40.0
4 0 .0

CLERKS, F I L E , CLASS C
NONMANUFACTURING —
FINANCE3--------------

27 9

200

39.0
39.0
3 9 .0

8 5 .5 0
8 4 .0 0
82.00

147
80
67

40.0
4 0 .0
3 9.5

58

4 0 .0

148.00
138.50
160.00
172.00

CLERKS, ORDER -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ------------------------

238

CLERKS, PAYROLL ---------MANUFACTURING -------NONMANUFACTURING --PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2
RETAIL TRADE -------

55 2
395
15 7

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS ---------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A
MANUFACTURING --NONMANUFACTURING
RETAIL TRADE —
FINANCE3----------

Number
of

W eekly
hours 1
[standard)

W eekly
eamings 1
(standard)

96.0 0
119.50
89.50
88.00

68

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9.5
4 0 .0
3 9.5

141.50
153.00
113.00
141.00
100.00

67 0
257

3 9.5
4 0 .0

120.50
143.50

413
25
304

3 9.5
4 0 .0

106.50
137.00

3 9.0

98 .5 0

841
326

3 9.5
4 0 .0

123.50
133.50

515
142
191

3 9.5
39.5
3 9 .5

117.00
106.50
109.00

35

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B ----------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------

Number
of

Weekly
hours 1
standard)

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

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

321
24 2

4 0 .0
39.5

9 5 .0 0
9 8 .0 0

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B -----NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------FINANCE3--------------------------------------

311
263
41
142
60

39.5
3 9.5
40.0
3 9.5
3 9.0

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTION I S T S MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

139
104

4 0 .0 "12 3 .5 0
4 0.0 129.50

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS A -------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------

1 41
98

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

176.00

195
105
90

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9.5

146.00
150.00
141.50

58

3 9.5

143.00

56

4 0 .0

133.50

39.5

968
643
191
129
1 31
446
210

3 9.5
4 0 .0

236
57
58

3 9.5
3 8.5
4 0 .0

101.50
114.50
8 9 .5 0
96.5 0
83.00

79

4 0 .0

87.00

SECRETARIES4--------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------FINANCE3-------------------------------------SERVICES ------------------------------------

6 ,2 1 2
4 ,2 0 8
2 ,0 0 4

39.5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0

33 3
483
309

3 9.5
3 9.5
3 7.0

159.50
169.00
140.00
122.50
130.50
150.50

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

23 6
1 71
65

3 9.5
4 0 .0
3 9.0

191.00
198.50
170.00

SECRETARIES, CLASS B -------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2 ---------------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------FINANCE3-------------------------------------

1 ,293
950
343
55
66
88

4 0.0

180.00
188.00
158.50

SECRETARIES, CLASS C -------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------FINANCE3-------------------------------------SERVICES ------------------------------------

3,700
2,6 8 9
1,011
170
146
27 8
155

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
39.0
39.0
4 0 .0
39.5
36.5

158.50
164.00
144.00
151.50
118.50
131.00
153.50

SECRETARIES, CLASS D -------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------FINANCE3--------------------------------------

922
398
524
100

3 9 .0
4 0 .0
3 8.5
3 9.5

130.50
144.50
120.00
110.00

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL -------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------- ------FINANCE3--------------------------------------

1 ,337
651
686

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9.5

116.50
120.50

28 6
128
183

3 9.5
39.0
4 0 .0

2,931
2 ,2 6 3
668
165

$
140.50

4 0 .0
3 9.5
4 0 .0

! » . * >
138.00
109.50
135.00

1 ,6 1 1

OFFICE BOYS AND GIRLS----------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------FINANCE3-------------------------------------

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR ---------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------FINANCE3--------------------------------------

Occupation and industry division

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS
BOOKKEEPING-HACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS A -------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

Occupation and industry division

4 0 .0
3 9.0
39.0
39.5
3 9 .5

4 0.0
4 0 .0
39.0
4 0 .0

170.50
137.50
146.50

112.50
125.50
102.50
98.5 0
141.00
143.50
132.50
116.00

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B -------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------------TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS C -------------------------------------------TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
GENERAL -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------

79

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

146.00
124.00
104.00
101.00
128.50
91 .0 0
102.50

171.00

64
60

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

110.50
110.50

T Y P I S T S , CLASS A ------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------------F I N A N C E ------------------------------------ SERVICES ------------------------------------

1 ,2 6 9
76 6
503
118
138

39.5

1 06

3 7.0

129.00
137.50
116.50
125.00
103.00
123.00

T Y P I S T S , CLASS B -----------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------FINANCE3--------------------------------------

1 ,3 9 7
639

4 0 .0
40.0
39.5
3 9.0
40.0
4 0 .0

108.00
122.50
9 6 .0 0
103.50
93.00
9 3 .5 0

249.50
250.00

758
118
149
446

4 0.0
39.5
4 0 .0
4 0 .0

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS A --------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------

2,149
2,129

4 0 .0

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B --------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------

1,128

4 0.0
4 0 .0

196.00

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C --------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING:
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2----------------------

713
573

4 0 .0

157.00
163.00

49

3 9.0

135.50

NURSES, INDUSTRIAL ( REGISTERED I ---MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

433
38 4

40.0
4 0 .0

170.50
171.50

930

4 0 .0

4 0 .0

198.00

1 Standard hours reflect the w o r k w e e k for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries (exclusive of pay for overtime at regular and/or p r e m i u m rates), and the earnings
correspond to these weekly hours.
2 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.
3 Finance, insurance, and real estate.
4 M a y include workers other than those presented separately.




1 8

Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
(Average straight-time hourly earnings for m e n in selected occupations studied on an area basis
by industry division, Detroit, Mich. , February 1970)
N u m b e r of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings of—

Hourly earnings *

N um ber
of
wori ters

Occupation and industry division

M ean 2

M ed ia n 2

Middle range 2

CARPENTERS, MAINTENANCE -----------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3 ----------------------

80 0
645
155
65

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

$
4 .7 6
4 .81
4 .4 4
4.03

$
4 .1 8
4 .3 3
3 .8 5
3 .7 5

-

$
4.85
4.85
4.83
4 .4 4

ELECTRICIANS, MAINTENANCE --------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------

4 ,1 0 0
3 ,865
235

4 .9 0
4 .9 2
4 .6 2

5.01
5.01
5.01

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

5 .06
5 .06
5 .06

ENGINEERS, STATIONARY ---------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------

782
599
183

4 .8 2

4 .8 9

5 .02
4 .1 8

5.02
4 .21

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

5 .13
5 .17
4.56

FIREMEN, STATIONARY BOILER ------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

71 9
662
57

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

4.85
4 .8 8
3 .79

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

4 .9 4
4.95
4 .7 6

HELPERS, MAINTENANCE TRADES --------------------------------------------------

59 0
146

3 .52
3 .66

3 .45
3 .85

3 .3 1 3 .4 0 -

MACHINE-TOOL OPERATORS, TOOLROOM —
MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

3,6 6 7
3,6 6 7

4 .8 7
4 .87

4 .9 6
4 .9 6

MACHINISTS, MAINTENANCE -----------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

1,436
1,394

4 .8 6
4.88

2,141

4 .3 9

1 ,0 4 1
1,100
806
234

MECHANICS, MAINTENANCE -------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

t
$
Under 3 . 0 0 3 . 1 0
and
$
3 . 0 0 un der

S
$
$
3 . 20 3 . 3 0 3 . 4 0

3.10 3.20

3 . 30 3 . 4 0 3 . 5 0

3
3

4
4
4

_

-

-

“

~

5

8

5

8

_
-

4
4

_

-

23
23
-

5
4
i
-

53
51
2
1

60
31
29
28

59
49
10
-

6

26

14

-

6

26

14

“

6
4
2

63
60
3

49
44
5

55
55
-

48
48
“

105
92
13

2 50
244
6

2
2

8
8

1

6
3
3

12

1

10
10

29
8
21

45
32
13

19
8
11

6
6

11
2
9

47
9
38

76
64
12

158
158
-

36
36
“

_
-

7
6
1

60
60

35
3
32

6
4
2

24
24

21
17
4

4
4
“

15
15
-

8
6
2

8
8
-

15
15
“

81
77
4

2
2

160
8

5

37
2

36
6

34
3

53
53

39

75
45

16

_

_

_

2

-

_
-

_

21
21

_

-

-

_

4
4

2
2

6
6

-

376
376

179
179

19
19

62
62

-

-

-

_

-

-

14

_

_

41
40

9
9

12
12

36
36

_
“

20
20

108
108

135
108

109
109

7
7
7
-

3
3
2
*

2
2
-

5
5
3
-

21
21
20
-

8
8
6

47
47
11
36

3
3
3
-

33
33
26
2

83
9
74
63
2

98
2
96
56
31

187
111
76
76

15
5
10
6
4

419
52
367
337
23

280
68
212
20 0

35
19
16
10
6

109
90
19
19

335
272
63
39
15

431
410
21
20

_

9

_

i

68
68

i
“

-

36
34

44
42

20
13

20
16

99
85

26
26

50
50

132
132

344
339

_

_
-

-

-

_
-

_

80
80

18
18

“

-

_
“

179
179

52
52

568
566

48
45

_

2
2

25
25

21
21

34
34

92
92

17
17

661
661

104
104

8
8

14
14

4
4

1
1

4
4

1
1

-

31
28
3

7
5
2

1
1

6
6
“

25
25
“

10
10

2

46
13
33

-

-

-

-

2

-

6

-

3
3

4
2

4
4

28
28

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

9

_

_

-

1

_

-

_

_

_

7
7

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

4

“

4

4
4

-

_
-

_
-

3.87
4 .0 2

12
10

115
13

4 .8 0 4 .8 0 -

5 .09
5 .09

_
“

5 .03
5 .03

4 .7 6 4 .8 3 -

5 .07
5 .07

4 .6 4
4 .1 5
4 .17
4.11

4.35
4 .7 6
4 .2 5
4 .2 6
4 .0 6

4
4
3
4
3

.2 1 .4 7 .9 8 .1 8 .9 6 -

4 .7 7
4 .8 4
4 .3 3
4.33
4.44

4 ,3 1 7
4 ,0 7 6

4 .8 0
4 .8 0

4.97
4 .9 7

4 .6 6 4 .6 5 -

5 .06
5 .05

MILLWRIGHTS --------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

4 ,5 0 6
4,4 7 5

4 .7 0
4 .7 0

4.85
4 .85

4 .5 7 4 .5 7 -

4.93
4.93

OILERS -----------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

989
982

3 .81
3 .81

3 .84
3 .85

3 .8 1 3 .8 1 -

3.88
3 .88

7
-

*

-

PAINTERS, MAINTENANCE ---------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------

606
521
85

4 .5 2
4 .5 8

4 .7 3
4 .75
4 .2 5

4 .8 3
4.83
4.71

3
3

8
8

2

4 .1 2

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

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

2,352
2,331

4 .7 6
4.77

4 .8 5
4 .8 6

4 .7 3 4 .7 4 -

4.92
4.92

_

SHEET-METAL WORKERS, MAINTENANCE —
MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

475
458

4 .81
4 .8 4

4 .86
4 .8 6

4 .8 2 4 .8 2 -

4 .91
4.91

TOOL AND DIE MAKERS ------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

6 ,4 8 4
6 ,4 8 0

5.08
5.08

5 .13
5 .13

5 .0 7 5 .0 7 -

5 .17
5 .17

p re m iu m

pay

fo r

o v e r t im e

an d

fo r

w o rk

on

w eek end s,




-

-

h o lid a y s ,

an d

la te

s h ifts .

2
2

12
4

8

5.00 5 .2 0 5.40

10
5
5
4

3

E x c lu d e s

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

118
104
14
13

3

For definition of terms, see footnote 2, table A - 1.
Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.

3.60

17
9
8
“

5

1

$
S
$
4.80 5 .0 0 5.20

8
5

5

2
3

S
t
$
*
*
4.20 4 .3 0 4 .40 4 .50 4 .6 0

8
2
6
6

-

MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE) ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3---------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ------------------------

s
t
S
t
t
$
3 .60 3 . 7 0 3 .8 0 3 . 9 0 4 . 0 0 4 .1 0

$
5.40

$
5.60
and

*

N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G

t

3.50

12

o v er

3
3
-

3
3
-

-

4
4
-

253 1060 2 0 5 6
246 1047 1928
128
7
13

57
54
3

3
3
-

41
40
1

210
200
10

11
5
6

48
48
“

62
62

395
384
11

3
3

_
-

1
1

-

_

-

-

_

-

2 30 1326 10 46
230 1326 104 6

236
236

160
160

_
*

887
887

65
65

-

~

8
3
5
5
-

12
12
12

116
116

406 1018 188 8
371 1013 173 2

36
36

3
3

_

72
72

155
155

452 2842
449 2819

1
1

14
14

25
25

_

47
45
2

52
52
“

15
15
-

142
129
13

198
189
9

4
4
-

3
3

_
-

_
*

125
122

81
81

159
159

101
101

126 1662
125 1655

42
42

3
3

2
2

4
4

9
9

4
4

4
4

8
i

6
6

33
33

377
377

22
22

2
2

-

-

-

23
23

_

50
50

199
199

134
134

551 4 9 8 0
551 4 9 7 6

327
3 27

213
213

_

28
26
2
-

380
338
42
“

5.60

_

_

-

-

-

-

19
Table A-4a.

Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations—Large Establishments

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r m e n in s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g 5 0 0 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
b y i n d u s t r y d iv is io n , D e t r o it , M ic h ., F e b r u a r y 1 9 70)
N u m b e r

H o u r ly e a r n in g s 1

O c c u p a tio n an d in d u s tr y d iv isio n

Num be r
of
wod ce r s

U n de r
M ean 2

M ed ia n 2

Middle rang e 2

*
3 . 50

r e c e iv in g

str a ig h t-tim e

h o u rly

S

s

$

$

(

*

$

*

$

*

*

$

3 .5 0

3 .6 0

3 .7 0

3 .8 0

3 .9 0

4 .0 0

4 .1 0

4 .2 0

4 . 3 0

4 . 4 0

4 .5 0

4 .6 0

4 .7 0

e a r n in g s

$
4 . 8 0

$
4 . 9 0

of—
$
5 .0 0

$
5 .1 0

*
5 .2 0

t
5 .3 0

5 .4 0

t
5 .5 0

*
5 .6 0

5 .6 0

o v e r

-

a n f1

an d
u n d er
3 .6 0

$

o f w o r k e r

t

3 .7 0

3 .8 0

3 .9 0

8

4 . 0 0

4 . 1 0

4 .2 0

4 .3 0

4 . 4 0

4 .5 0

4 .6 0

4 . 7 0

4 .8 0

4 .9 0

5 .0 0

5 . 10

5 .2 0

5 .3 0

5 .4 0

5 .5 0

CARPENTERS, MAINTENANCE -----------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3----------- ----------

7 1 5

$
4 .5 4

4 .8 1

$
4 . 1 8 -

$
4 .8 5

23

5

18

60

4 9

3

15

3 7 2

3

3

-

-

-

4 . 3 7 -

4 .8 6

2

6
-

5

4 .8 1

10
-

118

4 .5 9

8
-

6

5 8 9

3

1 0 4

-

16

31

4 9

1

-

-

-

3
-

4 .8 3

8

10

6

6

3

14

5

1

2

29

-

2

3
-

-

3 . 8 6 -

3
-

-

4 .4 3

15
-

3 3 5

4 . 3 2

23
-

4

126

-

-

-

-

-

3

65

4 .0 9

4 .0 3

3 . 7 5 -

4 .4 4

4

4

6

5

“

13

4

-

-

1

28

ELECTRICIANS, MAINTENANCE --------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------

3 ,8 1 0

4 .9 3

5 .0 1

25

-

6

15

16

43

10

10 5

2 3 9

32

2 0 2

53

9 6 6

1 8 7 9

16 0

3

4 0

-

4

12

16

43

10

92

2 3 8

32

1 9 7

4 6

9 6 0

17 5 1

1 6 0

-

12

-

3

4 0

2

3

-

-

13

1

-

5

7

6

128

~

~

-

*

ENGINEERS, STATIONARY ---------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------

19

13

14

9
-

4

3

29

58

53

1 0 0

2

9

20

4

462

2

2 0

4

62

-

6

-

“

_

_

-

1

-

-

63

5

4 . 9 2 -

5 .0 6

4 . 9 4

5 .0 1

4 . 9 2 -

5 .0 6

3
-

_

3 ,6 1 6

-

-

1
-

1 9 4

4 .7 5

5 .0 2

4 . 6 8 -

5 .0 6

3

“

25

1

53 2

4 .9 8

5 .0 4

4 . 8 3 -

5 .1 7

6

3

6

-

6

3

-

-

8

12

8

1
-

1

3

27

58

53

90

n o
n o

3

6

11

1

6

1

9

3

~

2

-

-

10

-

9

6

a

15

13

52

83

3 1 2

3

4 6 4

5 .0 8

5 .0 7

4 . 8 9 -

5 .1 8

-

-

1
-

68

4 .3 2

4 .2 6

3 . 9 7 -

4 .7 9

6

3

1

FIREMEN, STATIONARY BOILER ------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------

5 3 9

4 . 7 8

4 .9 2

4 . 7 9 -

4 .9 6

_

7

-

5 1 8

4 .7 9

4 .9 2

4 . 8 0 -

4 .9 6

6

MACHINE-TOOL OPERATORS, TOOLROOM —
MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

2 ,4 8 7

4 .9 6

4 .9 7

4 . 9 0 -

5 .0 8

-

_

2 ,4 8 7

4 .9 6

4 .9 7

4 . 9 0 -

5 .0 8

-

*

“

4

2

6

1 ,2 9 4

4 . 8 8

5 .0 3

4 . 8 4 -

5 .0 7

-

-

14

-

-

7

9

12

1 ,2 5 2

4 .9 0

5 .0 3

4 . 8 9 -

5 .0 7

“

6

9

12

36

26
-

16

4 0

13 0

9

1

2

111

5

19

4

MACHINISTS, MAINTENANCE -----------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE) ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3----------------------

5

6

-

17

2

“

3

4

*

17

2

-

-

4

2

"*

1 ,2 5 7

4 . 5 4

4 .7 4

4 . 2 6 -

4 .8 3

2 4

9 1 1

4 .6 7

4 .7 8

4 . 6 1 -

4 .8 5

-

3 4 6

4 .2 2

4 .2 5

3 . 9 3 -

4 .6 5

2 5 2

4 .1 5

4 .2 3

3 . 8 6 -

4 .3 9

6

9

6

8

15

16

32

-

-

16

32

*

3 6

-

20

8 4

"

20

107

76

36

47

71

2 9

6 8

17

3 0 9

3

8 4 5

5 3 2

4 2 6

2 4

15 7

37 5

8 4 5

5 3 2

4 2 6

6 3

85

38

53

4 4

8 43

8

41

8 4

82

14

53

4 4

8 43

8

41

29

11

4 7

28 1

4 2 7

4

3

19

5

30

2 4 2

4 0 6

12
-

6

17

39

21

3
-

5
-

10
4

4
-

-

6

33

-

-

5
5

-

-

7

3

26

15

38

3

2 4

13

38

1

36

16

20

4 4

3

26

63

6 7

4 2

30

168

151

8 2 3

1 4 9 5

3 2 3

3 4

13

16

3 0

3

26

63

62

4 2

28

13 5

14 6

8 2 3

1 4 7 8

1 8 4

-

5 .0 1

4 . 9 2 -

5 .0 7

2

-

5 .0 1

4 . 9 2 -

5 .0 6

-

*

MILLWRIGHTS --------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------

4 ,3 1 9

4 .7 2

4 .8 6

4 . 5 9 -

4 .9 4

_

-

4 ,2 8 8

4 . 7 2

4 .8 6

4 . 5 9 -

4 .9 4

-

18

_

_

18

-

-

OILERS -----------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------

9 6 9

3 .8 1

3 .8 5

3 . 8 1 -

3 .8 8

53

21

92

17

6 6 1

9 6 4

3 .8 1

3 .8 5

3 . 8 1 -

3 .8 8

48

21

92

17

66 1

PAINTERS, MAINTENANCE ---------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------

5 5 5

4 .5 6

4 .7 5

4 . 3 7 -

4 .8 3

_

31

7

4 8 3

4 . 6 0

4 .7 6

4 . 4 5 -

4 .8 4

6
-

-

28

72

4 .3 1

4 . 2 7

4 . 2 2 -

4 .7 4

6

-

3

2 ,2 9 2

4 .7 8

4 .8 6

4 . 7 9 -

4 .9 2

2

_

6

2 ,2 7 1

4 .7 8

4 .8 6

4 . 8 0 -

4 .9 2

-

-

_

-

~

-

5

-

_

_

-

_
*

“

_

_

-

-

_
-

12

-

-

-

-

12

-

-

~

-

3

-

-

3

“

-

56 8

48

72

15 5

2 2 5

1 3 4

1 2 1 1

1631

1

-

_

-

25

-

_

5 66

45

72

155

2 2 5

13 1

1 2 0 5

1 6 1 4

1

-

-

-

25

“

*

4

_

99
99

8

14

8

14

4

6

4 6

_

-

4

-

-

3
-

-

-

-

-

-

~

-

-

-

3

-

-

1

*

3
3

2
2

-

1

4
4

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

_

_

15

52

13

8

1 3 4

1 9 8

5

6

25

6

13

13

52

13

4

12 5

18 9

2

1

-

-

-

33

2

-

-

4

_

3
3

4
2

4
4

28

125

101

57

6 9

9 8 2

6 7 9

41

122

22
22

1 5 9

28

1 5 9

101

56

69

9 7 8

6 7 6

41

_

-

_

4
4

4 5 3

4 .8 0

4 .8 6

4 . 8 1 -

4 .9 0

4 3 6

4 . 8 3

4 .8 6

4 . 8 2 -

4 .9 0

TOOL AND DIE MAKERS ------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------

5 ,5 3 1

5 .1 0

5 .1 4

5 . 1 0 -

5 .1 7

23

5 ,5 2 7

5 .1 0

5 .1 4

5 . 1 0 -

5 .1 7

2 3

E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y fo r o v e r tim e an d fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , an d la te s h if t 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 , t a 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 , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
W o r k e r s w e r e d is t r i b u t e d a s f o llo w s : 12 a t $ 5 .6 0 t o $ 5 .8 0 ; a n d 5 0 a t $ 5 .8 0 to $ 6 .

"

_

52

25

-

-

_

52

6

_

-

179

1
-

9

~

_

179

SHEET-METAL WORKERS, MAINTENANCE —
MANUFACTURING ------------------------------




75
3 7 5

7

4 .9 2

1
2
3
4

4 8

22

4 .9 2

12

15 7

24

3 ,3 1 3

_

13

3
-

3 ,0 8 6

-

24

7
-

MECHANICS, MAINTENANCE -------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------

P I P EF IT TE R S , MAINTENANCE ---------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------

37

1

9

*

9

4
4
-

9

9

4

8

6

13

20

2 6 8

101

10

1

6

13

20

2 6 8

101

10

“

50

19

24

19

9 7

1 9 5

9 2 0

3 9 6 8

20 4

1

11

50

19

24

19

97

19 5

9 1 9

3 9 6 5

2 0 4

1

11

2 0

Table A-5.

Custodial and Material Movement Occupations

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t im e h o u r ly 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 t r y d iv is io n , D e tr o it, M ic h ., F e b r u a r y 1970)

N u m b e r of workers receiving straight-time hou rly earnings of—

H ourly earnings 2
N um ber

O c c u p a tio n 1 an d in d u str y d iv isio n

TTndpr
woikerc

M ean 5

M e d ian 3

M iddle ran ge3

t

*

t

$

*

$

*

$

$

t

t

*

t

i

S

*

$

$

*

$

S

$

$

1 .7 0

1 .8 0

1 .9 0

2 .0 0

2 .1 0

2 .2 0

2 .3 0

2 .4 0

2 .5 0

2 .6 0

2 .7 0

2 .8 0

3 .0 0

3 .2 0

3 .4 0

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

4 .6 0

4 .8 0

1 .9 0

2 .0 0

2 .1 0

2 .2 0

2 .3 0

2 .4 0

2 .5 0

2 .6 0

2 .7 0

2 .8 0

3 .0 0

3 .2 0

3 .4 0

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

4 .6 0

4 .8 0

5 .0 0

64

an d

under

1 .7 0

1 .8 0

GUARDS AND WATCHMEN ------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------

3 .1 0

$
3 .4 5

$

5 ,2 8 4

2 . 1 5 -

3 .9 7

1

42

112

3 5

5 0 6

1 3 6 7

29

37

16

180

3 7 2

18 4

1 0 9 2

1 0 5 2

10

—

3 .9 6

3 . 7 7 -

4 .0 8

2

4

13

13

2
-

101

3 .8 5

5
-

77

2 ,5 9 3

49

43

1 33

2 8 5

132

9 3 6

9 8 3

2 ,6 9 1

2 .3 9

2 .1 5

2 . 1 0 -

2 .2 0

1

42

112

35

5 0 6

1 3 6 7

27

33

3

51

5

2

28

58

4 7

87

52

156

69

10

~

GUARDS:
MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

2 ,4 7 1

3 .8 9

3 .9 7

3 . 9 0 -

4 .0 9

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

4

4

-

-

-

4

43

98

2 8 0

131

9 2 2

9 8 3

-

-

122

3 .0 5

2 .8 9

2 . 8 2 -

3 .3 6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

13

-

-

4 5

-

35

5

1

14

-

-

-

-

-

9 ,2 9 4

3 .1 6

3 .4 4

2 . 7 6 -

3 .5 6

26

37

75

4 1 9

155

30 2

19 3

152

4 3 3

2 5 6

3 5 2

4 6 8

50 1

1 0 0 0

4 1 2 1

60 8

82

12

29

_

_

3

1

2

2

-

84

112

117

2 2 4

53

196

9 5 9

3 9 8 1

54 5

81

12

72

4 1 8

15 3

3 00

321

13 9

128

4 1 5

30 5

41

1 4 0

63

1

-

-

193
-

68

-

6

12

33
-

81

78

15

65

54

1

8

57

_
-

WATCHMEN:
MANUFACTURING ------------------------------JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS ---MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4---------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------FINANCE5-------------------------------------SERVICES -----------------------------------JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS
(WOMEN) --------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4---------------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------FINANCE5-------------------------------------SERVICES ------------------------------------

$

$
~

~

3 .5 7

-

1

73
-

2 ,9 2 1

2 .5 7

2 .5 4

2 . 1 7 -

2 .9 1

26

36

73

36 2

3 .1 3

3 .0 6

2 . 8 3 -

3 .5 4

3 .1 2

6 ,3 7 3

3 .4 4

3 .5 3

3 . 3 8 -

15 0

2 .8 8

9 1 5

2 .4 2

2 .3 3

2 . 0 8 -

2 .9 2

3 0 0

2 .8 3

2 .8 6

2 . 7 3 -

2 .9 6

1 ,1 9 4

2 .4 2

2 .3 1

2 . 0 9 -

2 .5 7

2 ,3 7 6

2 .3 8

2 .2 3

5 0 6

3 .0 6

3 .3 2

2 . 5 5 -

3 .5 5
2 .2 7

2 . 1 6 -

2 . 0 4 -

3 .5 3

2 .5 1

-

2 6

-

-

32

4

5

15

15

5

-

-

-

20

17
-

14

10

59

26

1 1 4

122

53

82

34

16

37

4 4

96

1 63

5

5

1

2

1

13

7

19

14

13

23

1 5 8

24

13

13

-

-

-

2 8 7

25

2 34

1 04

25 9

72

28

66

30

“

“

7

“

“

-

9

-

31

30

36

3

18

45

39

2 4 5

23

30

8

22

22

75

-

50

3

16

28

26

39

2 12

23

30

34

356

2 3 6

6 2 7

93

5

9 0

3

2

17

24

33

4

14

17

-

2

3 5 6

-

6 0

2 7 2

2 4 4

9

6 4 9

93

-

27

2 .1 9

2 .1 9

57

3 .1 9

3 . 1 2 -

3 .4 5

1 .9 6

1 .9 6

1 . 8 5 -

2 .0 6

14

8

129

29

1 2 3

8

17

5

2

159

2 .1 8

2 .1 1

1 . 9 5 -

2 .5 2

1

16

9

27

25

26

2

i

3

43

2 0 2

60 8

87

“

4 6

2

-

10

10

-

21

53

15 2

2 4

69

9 8

8 0

8 3 4

541

1 7 1 2

1 1 9 9

4 0 2 0

1 6 1 4

1 4 9 7

2 .2 2

2 . 0 9 -

2 .2 7

15

10

2 1 8

1

94

3 .6 4

3 . 2 7 -

3 .8 1

20

13

14

10

70

8 ,0 5 6

3 .5 1

3 .6 3

3 . 2 9 -

3 .7 0

-

11

1 26

3 ,9 7 3

3 .5 4

3 .7 0

3 . 1 8 -

4 .0 3

14

10

70

9

42

26

15

1 ,8 1 6

3 .9 6

4 .0 4

4 . 0 1 -

4 .0 7

1 ,2 7 5

3 .2 9

3 .2 6

2 . 8 8 -

3 .6 7
14

9

39

9

41

26

14

i

30

1

“

ORDER F ILL ERS ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ------------------------

3 ,7 0 0

2 ,4 1 3

3 .5 0

3 .6 5

3 . 2 9 -

3 .8 4

packers,

1 ,7 3 2

3 .5 1

3 .5 7

3 . 4 4 -

3 .7 4

1 ,2 5 6

3 .5 4

3 .5 5

3 . 4 6 -

3 .7 1

4 7 6

3 .4 3

3 .7 2

2 . 9 7 -

3 .7 6

5 4 2

3 .4 8

3 .5 6

3 . 3 5 -

4 8 7

3 .4 6

3 .5 0

3 . 3 4 -

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




-

3 .2 7

3 .5 2

SHIPPING CLERKS ---------MANUFACTURING --------NONMANUFACTURING —
WHOLESALE TRADE —

21

35

2 .2 1

RECEIVING CLERKS ----MANUFACTURING ----NONMANUFACTURING •
WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE ---

_
-

3 3 6

1 ,8 7 0

1 ,3 2 4

PACKERS, SHIPPING (WOMEN) --------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

-

2 4 2

1 2 ,0 2 9

----------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------

165

1 . 9 8 -

LABORERS, MATERIAL HANDLING ----------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4---------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------SERVICES ------------------------------------

sh ippin g

1

20

77 1

3 .0 8

3 .3 2

2 . 5 9 -

3 .5 7

20

13

109

2 .6 0

2 .7 4

2 . 0 9 -

2 .7 9

-

“

3 . 3 4 -

3 .8 3

8 3 3

3 .6 1

3 .6 1

3 . 4 2 -

3 .8 4

2 ,8 6 7

3 .5 1

3 .6 9

3 . 2 9 -

3 .8 3

3 .5 3

3 .6 6

-

52

89

20

35 2

2 9 5

1 3 4 3

9 0 9

3 4 9 3

1 3 4 3

14

9

4 8 2

24 6

3 6 9

2 9 0

5 2 7

271

1 4 8 3

8

-

60
-

1482

8

9

6

65

61

“

1

“

54

“

22

13 2

6

13

15

13

2 1 9

60

4 1 1

15 0

2 9 0

24

18 8

211

2 5 3

12 0

-

9 9 4

1 0 0 2

-

_

-

_

3

10

-

1 15

3

68

89

51

-

-

-

3

10

-

115

3
“

68

89

37

132

57

89

24

-

-

-

-

-

-

20

_

-

30

19

24

14

■

20

“

6

5

14

~

55

64

187

2 0 5

4 8

80 7

7 9 7

12 0

11
11

12 0
2

4 6

86

2

34

4

3 .6 6

71

_

3 .6 4

65

-

3 .8 5

132

3 .7 1

3 .8 3

3 . 3 6 -

3 .8 9

14 7

3 .0 9

3 .2 1

2 . 6 6 -

3 .2 9

3 6 9

3 .7 9

3 .9 1

3 . 7 0 -

3 .9 8

-

1

1

i

1

1

10

6

9

9
6

14

-

6

12

-

4 3 4

-

2 85

101

Ill

2 59

101

111

2 1 0

19

99

74

49

34 7

16

1

25

61

32

281

-

11

-

_
-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

22

8

1

10

6

9

3

14

6

12

17

66

16

14

5

5

30

1

8

59

12

12

10

6

5

2

14

6

7

13

44

11

9

7

4

6

34

34

22

187
113

3 . 6 1 -

3 .9 7

7

2

i

17

32

20

3 . 8 5 -

3 .9 9

5

2

2

2

3 .9 9

5

5
5

17

3 . 9 1 -

16

1

-

-

1

3 .9 5

-

-

_

1

3 .9 5

_
-

-

1

3 .8 0

_
-

-

i

3 .8 2

_
-

_

i

12

-

-

-

-

1

13

_
-

-

1

74

-

_

1

18

_
-

2

1

12 5

3 .8 6

-

7 01

66

13 3

3 .7 8

168

-

_
-

12 8

4 6

3 .8 7

-

3 3 7

7 0 0

3 .8 8

_
-

2 0 9

5 6 0

3 . 3 4 -

_
-

153

7 1 9

3 . 6 7 -

_
~

5 0 9

12 5

3 .8 1

“

_

6 6 2

7 0 1

“

-

~

17

1 0 0

-

-

-

29

38

4 8 8

3 .8 3

2 3 6

1

-

5

115

-

-

-

17

-

“

-

3

5
3

3 .6 0

3 . 1 1 -

2

86

3 .7 6

3 .3 1

1

11 9

6 9 9

3 .3 7

9

-

—
“

1

4
-

4 1 4
28 5

~

13

9

21

-

29

—

-

4
49
36

2

-

2

-

_

2

*

21

_

_

_

8

-

-

-

74

13

13

74

12

12

21

Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t- tim e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u stry d iv isio n , D e tr o it, M ich , , F e b r u a r y 1970)
N u m b er of w o r k e r s re c e iv in g s t r a ig h t- tim e h o u rly e a r n in g s of—

H ourly earnings 2

O c c u p a ti o n 1 and in du st ry di v i si on

N um ber
of
woikere

M ean 3

M e d ian 3

M iddle ra n g e 3

U n der
$
and
1 , 7 0 u nder

00 2 . 1 0 2 . 2 0

2 . 3 0 2 . A0 2 . 5 0

2.60 2.70 2.80

10 2 . 2 0 2 . 3 0 2 . A0 2 . 5 0 2 . 6 0 2 . 7 0

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERKS -------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4 ---------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ------------------------

1,298
99 0
308
117
1A9

$
3.78
3.85
3.55
3.71
3.38

$
3.82
3. 8 A
3.51
3.57
3.28

$
$
3 .7 1 - 3.88
3 .8 0 - 3.88
3 .2 7 - 3.75
3 .5 0 - 3.80
3 .2 2 - 3.72

TRUCKDRIVERS6 -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4 ---------------------WHOLESALE t r a d e ----------------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------FINANCE5------------------------------------SERVICES ------------------------------------

9 , A87
2,960
6,527
3,895
1,673
63 9
7A
2A6

3.95
A.0A
3.91
A . 03
3.79
3.86
2.90
3 .A 2

A . 10
A . 12
A . 09
A. 1A
3.91
3.95
2.88
3.68

3.793 . 8 A—
3.75A. 1 0 3.A 73.862.533.10-

A . 16
A . 18
A . 15
A. 17
A.0A
A . 02
3.53
3.76

TRUCKDRIVERS. LIGHT (UNDER
1 - 1 / 2 TONS) ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------FINANCE5-------------------------------------

628
120
508
7A

3 . A2
3.80
3.33
2.90

3.51
3.87
3.27
2.88

3.113.5A2.902.53-

3.92
A . 13
3.89
3.53

TRUCKDRIVERS, MEDIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO
AND INCLUDING A TONS) ----------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------

1 , 7A5
AA1
1 , 30A
711
60

3.89
3.95
3.87
3.73
3.82

A . 03
A . 11
A . 01
3.82
3.85

3.763.783 .723.A 63.81-

A.1A
A . 16
A . 13
A . 02
3.89

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER A TONS,
TRAILER TYPE) ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4 ---------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------

5,516
1,279
A , 23 7
3,235
721
26 9

3.99
3.97
A . 00
A . 03
3.88
3*98

A . 12
A . 13
A . 12
A.1A
3.97
A . 03

3.913.803.93A . 103.803.9A-

A . 16
A . 17
A . 16
A . 17
A . 09
A . 07

TRUCKERS, POWER (FORKLIFT) ------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------

9,727
8,673
1 , 05A
572
262

3.63
3.61
3.78
3.73
3.78

3.69
3.68
3.79
3.71
3.83

3 .5 9 - 3.81
3 .5 6 - 3.80
3 .6 8 - 3.90
3 .6 2 - 3.83
3 .7 8 - 3.87

TRUCKERS, POWER (OTHER THAN
FORKLIFT) ----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

71 5
67 5

3.66
3.67

3 .7 A
3 .7 A

3.A 5- 3.78
3 .5 0 - 3.78

1
*
3
4
5
6

D ata lim ite d to m e n w o rk e rs 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 re m iu m pay fo r o v e rtim e and f o r w o rk on w ee k e n d s, h o lid a y s, and la te s h ifts,
F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e footnote 2, ta b le A - l .
T r a n s p o r ta tio n , co m m u n icatio n , and o th er p u b lic u tilitie s .
F in a n c e , in su r a n c e , and r e a l e s ta te .
In clu d e s a ll d r i v e r s , a s d efin ed , 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 ra te d .




2.80 3 .00

3.00

3 . 2 0 3 . A0 3 . 6 0

3.20

3 . A0 3 . 6 0 3 . 8 0 A . 00 A . 20 A.A0 A . 60 4 . 8 0

1

11

1

11
11

11

96
18
78
8
70

62
6
56
5
11
10
30

93
A0
53
A
12
3
3A

309
6A
2A5
5
230
5
1
4

13
13

8
8

1
1

3
3

7
2
5
3

28
28
2

15
7
8
2

33
33
2

13
-

8

1

3

2

12
1A

6

1
1
29

29
18
11

13

8

1

3

5

28

8

29

A1

A8

13
“

8
8

1
1

3
3

5
2

28
1A

8
6

29
1

A1
10

A8
3

2
2

.
-

7
7

-

-

-

A
A
-

21
6
15
11

5
5
-

-

-

-

-

_
-

-

10
10

_
-

17
1A
3

6
6
-

36
36
-

A03
A00
3

211
211
-

3

“

2

21A
153
61
19
A0

638
628
10
2
5

A3
30
13
13
-

55
A9
6
5
*

10
8
2
2
-

6
6
6
“

528 1330 1362 50A3
169
302
A70 1382
359 1 0 2 8
892 3661
16 777
50 3029
A39
316
56
500
60
332
186
5
22
3
10
7
132
“

158
2A
13A
121
13

-

494
494
“

“

5.00

A7
A0
7

~

_

_

-

-

117
16
101
1

A3
21
22
22

50
17
33
3

152
19
133
~

82
A7
35
*

~

~

26
16
10
5

293
1A
279
273
5

130
80
50
50

317
5A
263
168
40

936
262
67A
205
10

A
A
4
“

__
“

“

1A2
8
13A

163
115
A8
5
A3

966
198
768
693
3
60

308 3783
51
883
257 290 0
- 2537
187
237
176
20

15 A
2A
130
117
13

_
~

_

_

-

-

181
35
1A6
6
“

4
A
“

”

“

_
“

A6
A6

8
8

_

_

-

-

-

13A

-

1A8
A6
102
62
12

3 . 8 0 A . 00 A . 20 A.A0 A . 60 A . 80

617 116 8 A681 23 93
608 1057 A2A8 20AA
9
3A9
111
A33
15A
2 110
300
7
65
186
1
1A9
1A9

61
26

A00
397

A9
A9

-

_
-

Table A-5a. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations—Large Establishments
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t- tim e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ied in e s ta b lish m e n ts em p lo y in g 500 w o rk e rs o r m o re
by in d u stry d iv isio n , D e tr o it, M ic h ,, F e b r u a r y 1970)
N um be r of w o r k e r s r e c e iv i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e hour

ly

e a r n in g s of—

2.00 2.10 2.20

*

$

s

$

$

$

$

s

2 .30

2 .4 0

2 .5 0

2 .6 0

2 .7 0

2 .8 0

2 .90

3 .00

$
3 .10

S
3 .20

S
3 .3 0

S
3 .40

3 .6 0

$
3 .8 0

4 .0 0

$
4 .2 0

2.00 2.10 2.20 2 . 3 0

2 .40

2 .5 0

2 .6 0

2 .7 0

2 .8 0

2 .9 0

3 .00

3 .1 0

3 .20

3 .3 0

3 .4 0

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

ov er

64
47
17

4

14

57
42
15

78
48
30

51
34
17

273

13 8
116

72

22

952
936
16

1052
983
69

10

42

42

16

19 6

1 15

922

983

Hourly earnings 2

O c c u p a tio n 1 and in d u stry d iv isio n
woikere

Mean^

Median ^

Middle range ^

*

*

S

1.7 0

1 .8 0

1 .90

GUARDS AND WATCHMEN
MANUFACTURING —
NONMANUFACTURING
GUARDS:
MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

$

$

$

1 .90

2 ,7 7 9
2,410
369

3 .96
3 .97
3 .43

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

4 .0 8
4 .0 9
3.82

2,321

3 .92

3 .9 8

3 .9 1 -

4 .1 0

1

1

5

2

13

13

15

8

3

18

5

2

1

1

5

2

13

13

15

8

3

18

5

2

2

89

3 .1 7

2 .9 0

2 .8 5 -

3 .39

JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS ---MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4 ---------------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------FINANCE 5--------------------------------------

6 ,4 0 9
5 ,0 5 7
1 ,352
330
714
209

3 .3 3
3 .47
2 .7 8
3 .13
2 .5 2
2 .7 8

3 .52
3 .5 4
2 .8 5
3 .0 6
2 .48
2 .8 4

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

3 .57
3 .5 8
3 .12
3 .5 4
2 .9 9
2 .8 9

11

JANITORS, PORTERS, ANO CLEANERS
(WOMEN) -------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------FINANCE 5--------------------------------------

801
405
396
228
87

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

2 .58
3 .50
2 .0 6
2 .0 3

2.11

3.52
3 .5 6
2.28
2.08
2 .2 0

14
14
14
“

20
2

2 .1 6

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

~

21
2

59
3
56
29
26

LABORERS, MATERIAL HANDLING ----------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4 ---------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------

6 ,8 0 0
5,9 3 0
870
62
322
486

3 .5 7
3 .62
3 .2 1
3 .2 2
3 .73
2 .85

3 .65
3 .6 6
3 .60
3 .33
3 .74
2 .97

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

3 .7 4
3.75
3 .6 9
3 .46
3.84
3.60

20

13
13

14
14

9
9

ORDER F ILL ERS ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ------------------------

1 ,767
324
1,443
1,0 3 2

3 .7 4
3 .72
3 .7 4
3 .79

3 .8 0
3 .69
3.81
3 .8 2

3 .6 7 3 .6 4 3 .6 8 3 .6 7 -

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

910
582

3 .6 5
3 .6 4

3 .7 3
3 .72

PACKERS, SHIPPING (WOMEN) --------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

444
39 5

3 .51
3 .4 8

RECEIVING CLERKS ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------

507
18 1
119

SHIPPING CLERKS --------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

45
13

11

1
12

11

12

-

-

-

22
-

22
-

19

-

20
-

8

-

-

17

~

“

18

27
3
24

25
25

~

-

67

1
66
-

64

2

125

60

40

50

108

123

60

40

50

42

2

-

53
7

26
7
19
17

138

42

34

24

9
9

24

-

122
1

136
123
13

2

-

8

8

26

-

2

-

-

34

6
6

~

6
5

1

41

34

41

26

8

-

6

34

10
5
~
5

2
3

14
14

66
12

16
14

84
75
9
i

8

26

10

16

150
87
63
17
37
9

245
184
61
18
25
18

i

18
16

-

i

2

i

2

ii

8
2
6

2

9

8

-

-

26

14

8

9

6

-

20

13

14

9

24

9

3 .85
3 .8 4
3.86
3 .86

_

-

-

_

3

-

-

_

3

11

-

13

-

-

-

-

3

-

-

-

3

11

-

13

3 .6 5 3 .6 0 -

3.77
3 .77

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

30
24

5

4

-

*

3 .62
3 .6 0

3 .4 3 3 .4 0 -

3.67
3.65

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

3 .8 3
3 .2 8
3.21

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

3 .8 7
3 .84
3 .28

243
159

3 .8 3
3 .79

3 .91
3 .8 5

3 .8 2 3 .7 7 -

3.96
3 .92

TRUCKDRIVERS6 -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------FINANCE5--------------------------------------

3 ,2 6 3
1 ,9 1 1
1,352
426
62

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

4 .0 9
4.11
4 .0 6
3 .99
2 .9 8

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

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

TRUCKDRIVERS, LIGHT (UNDER
1 - 1 / 2 T O N S ) ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------FINANCE5--------------------------------------

123
79
62

3 .1 9
2 .9 9
3.01

3 .2 8
2.98
2 .9 8

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

3 .5 7
3 .53
3 .5 5

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




*

s

and
1 . 7 0 under

WATCHMEN:
MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

2.01

$

t

1 .80
$
3 .8 1
3 .8 9
3 .26

<

S

_
-

1
1
1

1
1
1

1
1
1

1
1
1

i
i
i

41

10
10
10

6
6
6

6
6
5

2
2
2

3
3
3

6
6
6

216
7
209
76
31

101
1

-

1
1

27
9
18

6

12

2
2

2

1

13

1

'-

-

-

1 15
27

120

246

13
1 07
52
33

158
26
130

88

5
65
17

12
10
2
2
1 71
11 8
53

-

22
28
25
3
“

112
75
37

-

1

88
2

12
l

11

13
13
“

-

-

-

36

25

19

3

10

3

-

_

21

10

-

-

21

13
13

3

-

_

1

27

*

-

4
3

65
65

“

3
3
3
4

4
4
4

_

*

8

5
~

243

210
33

1
398
348
50
48

1

~

-

-

_
-

29

1
1

-

_
-

21

-

-

_

-

-

3

_
~

21

*

2
1

-

1

~

874

14

17

779
187
592
345

753
656

14
14

12

100
100

676
391

44
44

-

17

-

29

“

726 3 7 6 8 1236
674 3458 1113
52
310
12 3
7
13
14
183
123
120
25
23
3

-

14

20

-

-

51
50

“
15
15
-

10

121

-

2

_
-

-

25
25

6
6

93
93

255
206

_

_

_

-

-

-

5
5
5

9

47
43
43

7

26

35
3
3

323
60

5
5
4

5
5
4

1
1

-

14
14

4
3

1 86

4

2

26
24

7
3
4

8
8

-

-

_

2

1

3

5

10

8

4

3

12

7

-

-

-

2

1

3

5

10

8

4

3

12

7

-

-

-

-

-

18
18
-

142
124
18
15

-

_

-

1 120
1 58

*

-

-

5
"

10

196
17 7
19

-

_
-

3972
3852

“

_

_
-

5

283
282

196
158
38
13

-

•

18

61
46
15

53

2

~

6

201

2

1

3

2

8

6

i
i

-

3

7

3

~

2
2
2

1
1
1

3
3
3

2

5
5

10
10
8

8
8
6

2
2
1

3
3
3

8
8

6
6

-

7

3

_

“

2

-

1
1

-

1

17

1

4
4

1

6
6

6

1

5

22
20

18 1
14 3
38

137
108
29

-

-

22

3

”

31

10

13

22
22

3
3

112
782
422
360
236

1

“

2

2043

32

832
176

32
13

1211

-

“
_

_

-

-

~

23
Table A-5a. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations—Large Establishments--- Continued
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e ho urly ea r n in g s fo r s e l e c t e d o cc u p a ti o n s studi ed in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s em pl oy ing 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
by in du s tr y div is io n , Detr oit , Mich. , F e b r u a r y 1970)
N u m b e r of vo rker s re ce iv i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e ho urly e a rn in g s of—

Hourly earnings 2

O c c u p a ti o n 1 and in du st ry di v i si on

Number
of
workers

Mean3

Median 3

Middle range 3

$
Unde r 1 .7 0

t
1 .8 0

t
*
$
$
1 . 9 0 2 . 0 0 2 . 1 0 2 *2 0

$
2 .3 0

$
$
2 .4 0 2 .5 0

$
2 .6 0

$
$
$
2 .7 0 2 .8 0 2 .9 0

s
3 .0 0

*
t
3 .1 0 3 .2 0

$
3 .3 0

*
$
3 .4 0 3 . 6 0

$
*
s
3 .8 0 4 . 0 0 4 . 2 0

1 .9 0

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

2 .4 0

2 .5 0 2 .6 0

2 .7 0

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

3 .1 0

3 .2 0 3 .3 0

3 .4 0

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

and
*
1 . 7 0 un der
1 .8 0

2 .3 0

o v er

TRUCKDRIVERS6 - CONTINUED
TRUCKDRIVERS, MEDIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2

TO

$

$

$

4 .0 2

4 .1 2

4 .0 3 - 4 .1 6

30

' *0 6
3 .9 4

' *0 6
4 .0 7

3 .7 6 - 4 .1 4

54

3 .9 8

4 .0 4

7 ,3 3 3
6 ,8 2 5

3 .7 1
3 .7 0

3 .7 3
3 .7 2

$

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,
1 ,5 0 8
1 ,0 2 7

a

I”
20

5

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,
3 .6 5 -

3 .8 2

262

3 .7 8

3 .8 3

3 . 7 8 - 3 .8 7

707
667

3 .6 5

3 .7 4

3 . 4 5 - 3 .7 8

30
30

158
158

57

490 4 2 4 3 233 4
1

192
65

8

297
186

TRUCKERS, POWER (OTHER THAN

1
2
3
4
5
6

D at a li m it ed to m e n w o r k e r s ex ce p t w her e o th er w i se in dic ate d.
E x c l u d e s p r e m i u m pay f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w ee ke nd s, h o li d ay s , and late s h if ts .
F o r definition of t e r m s , s e e footnote 2, tab le A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , co m m u n i ca t io n , and oth er public u ti l it i es .
F in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e .
I nc lu de s all d r i v e r s , a s defined, r e g a r d l e s s of s i z e and type of t r u c k o p e ra te d .




A9

46

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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 an 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 l e 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 i l i t 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 if 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 fie ld e c o n o m is t s a r e in 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,

F IL E

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 ta l to b il lin g o p e r a t i o 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 :
B i l l e r , m a c h in e ( b il lin 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 , sh 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 l v 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 i o 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 i c a l l 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 l v e s
a l a r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p i e s o f th e b i l 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 fa n f o 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 l i 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 t;he 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 ' le d g e r r e c o r d . T h e m a c h in e a u t o m a t i c a l l 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
an d sta n d a rd ty p e s of s a l e s an d c r e d it s l ip 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 an 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 han d.
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 l y
r e q u ir i n g l i 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 i s 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 i r 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 o n e o r m o r e s e c t i o n s o f a c o m p le t e 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 o n e 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 a n 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 .
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 i i m p l e 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 tin 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 i r 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 r o u tin e
a c c o u n t in g w o r k i s su b d iv id e d on a f u 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 .




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C l a s s A . In an 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

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 r 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 ly 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 ir e d to m a in ta in an 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 l p 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 i c 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 ut 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 t ie 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 ti m e o r p r o d u c tio n r e c o r d s ; a n 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 i n s u r a n c e , an 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 to 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 t a l to p e r f o r m a n c e o f
o th e r d u t ie s .
KEYPUNCH OPERATO 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 l e 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 s o m e d e t e r m i n 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 t io 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
in e x p e r ie n c e d o p e r a t o r s .

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KEYPUNCH

S E C R E T A R Y — C o n t in u e d

O P E R A T O R ---- C o n t i n u e d

C l a s s B.
Under c l o s e s u p e r v is io n or following s p e c ific p r o c e d u r e s or in str u c tio 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 perates a num erical and/or
a l p h a b e t i c a l o r c o m b i n a t i o n k e y p u n c h m a c h i n e to k e y p u n c h t a b u l a t i n g c a r d s . M a y v e r i f y c a r d s .
Wo rki ng f r o m v a r i o u s s t a n d a r d i z e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s , f o l l o w s s p e c i f i e d s e q u e n c e s w h ich h a ve
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 i l a nd r e q u i r e li tt l e o r no s e l e c t i n g , c o d i n g , o r i n t e r p r e t i n g
of d a t a to be pu nc h 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 i t e m s o r c o d e s , m i s s i n g i n f o r m a t i o 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 .

d.
S e c r e t a r y to the h e a d o f an i n d i v i d u a l p l a n t , f a c t o r y , e t c. ( o r o t h e r e q u i v a l e n t l e v e l
of o f f i c i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5, 000 p e r s o n s ; o r
e.
S e c r e t a r y to the h e a d of a l a r g e a nd i m p o r t a n t o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a m i d d l e
m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r o f a n o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t o f t e n in v o l v in g a s m a n y a s s e v e r a l
h u n d r e d p e r s o n s ) of 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 , 000 p e r s o n s .
C lass C

O FFICE

B O Y OR G I R L

P e r f o r m s v a r i o u s r o u t i n e d u t i e s s u c h a s ru n n in g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t i n g m i n o r o f f i c e m a ­
c h i n e s s u c h a s s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , o p e n in g a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g m a i l , a nd o t h e r m i n o r c l e r i c a l w o r k .
SECRETARY
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 l y to one in d i v i d u a l . M a i n t a i n s a c l o s e a n d h ig h l y
r e s p o n s i v e r e l a t i o n s h i p to the d a y - t o - d a y w o r k a c t i v i t i e s of the s u p e r v i s o r . W o rk s f a i r l y i n d e ­
pe n d e n tl y r e c e i v i n g a m i n i m u m of d e t a i l e d s u p e r v i s i o n a nd g u i d a n c e .
P e r fo r m s v aried cle ric al
an 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 i n c lu d in g m o s t of the f o l l o w i n 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 nd in c o m i n g m a i l , a n s w e r s r o u t i n e i n q u i r i e s , a n d r o u t e s the t e c h n i c a l i n q u i r i e s
to the 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 i n t a i n s , a nd r e v i s e s the s u p e r v i s o r ' s f i l e s ; (c) m a i n t a i n s
the s u p e r v i s o r ' s c a l e n d a r a nd m a k e s a p p o i n t m e n t s a s i n 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 i n 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 , and r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s
f o r the s u p e r v i s o r ' s s i g n a t u r e to a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l a nd t y p o g r a p h i c a c c u r a c y ; a nd (f) p e r f o r m s
s t e n o g r a p h i c an d ty p in g w o r k .
M a y a l s o p e r f o r m o t h e r c l e r i c a l a nd s e c r e t a r i a l t a s k s of c o m p a r a b l e n a t u r e a nd d i f f i c u l t y .
T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y r e q u i r e s k n o w l e d g e of o f f i c e r o u t in e a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g of the o r g a n i z a t i o n ,
p r o g r a m s , and p r o c e d u r e s r e l a t e d to the w o r k of the s u p e r v i s o r .
Exclu sions
.Not a l l p o s i t i o n s th a t a r e t i t l e d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s the 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
of p o s i t i o n s wh ich a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m the d e f i n i t i o n a r e a s f o l l o w s : (a) P o s i t i o n s w h ic h do not m e e t
the " 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 not f u l ly t r a i n e d in s e c r e t a r i a l
typ e d u t i e s ; (c) s t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v i n g a s o f f i c e a s s i s t a n t s to a g r o u p of p r o f e s s i o n a l , t e c h n i c 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 i t i o n s in w h ich the d u t i e 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 t in e o r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e c o m p l e x a nd r e s p o n s i b l e th a n t h o s e c h a r a c t e r i z e d in the d e f in i t io n ;
a nd (e) a s s i s t a n t typ e p o s i t i o n s w h ich in v o l v e m o r e d i f f i c u l t o r m o r e r e s p o n s i b l e t e c h n i c a l , a d m i n ­
i s t r a t i v e , 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 i e s w h ich a r e not t y p i c a l of s e c r e t a r i a l w o r k .
N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d in the l e v e l d e f i n i t i o n s f o l l o w i n g , r e f e r s to
t h o s e o f f i c i a l s who h a v e a s i g n i f i c a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o l i c y m a k i n g r o l e with r e g a r d to m a j o r
c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s . Th e ti tl e " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , " tho ug h n o r m a l l y i n d i c a t i v e of th is r o l e , d o e s not
in a l l c a s e s id e n t i f y s u c h p o s i t i o n s . V i ce p r e s i d e n t s w h o s e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s to a c t p e r ­
s o n a l l y on i n d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t i o n s ( e . g . , a p p r o v e o r d e n y i n d iv id u a l lo a n o r c r e d i t a c t i o n s ;
a d m i n i s t e r i n d iv id u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d i r e c t l y s u p e r v i s e a c l e r i c a l st a ff ) a r e not c o n s i d e r e d to be
" 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 of a p p l y i n g the f o ll o w i n g l e v e l d e f i n i t i o n s .
C lass A
all,

a.
S e c r e t a r y to the c h a i r m a n of 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
o v e r 100 bu t f e 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 t h e r th an th e c h a i r m a n of th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t )
of 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, 00 0 but f e w e r th a n 25, 00 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
c.
S e c r e t a r y to the h e a d ( i m m e d i a t e l y b e l o w
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 ,

the c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r l e v e l ) o f a m a j o r
in a l l , o v e r 25 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

C lass B
all,

a.
S e c r e t a r y t o th e c h a i r m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t of a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in
f e 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 t h e r th an the c h a i r m a n o f the b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t )
of 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 bu 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 the h e a d ( i m m e d i a t e l y b e l o w the o f f i c e r le v e l ) o v e r e i t h e r a m a j o r
c o r p o r a te - w i d e fun ction al a ctiv ity (e .g ., m a r k e ti n g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a tio n s , in d u s tr ia l r e l a ­
t i o n s , e t c. ) £ r a m a j o r g e o g r a p h i c o r o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a r e g i o n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ;
a m a j o r d i v i s i o n ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5, 00 0 b ut f e w e r th a n 25 , 00 0
e m p lo y e e s; or




a.
S e c r e t a r y to an e x e c u t i v e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o s e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s not e q u i v a l e 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 i o n s in th e d e f i n i t i o n f o r c l a s s B , b u t w h o s e s u b o r d i n a t e s t a f f
n o r m a l l y 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 l y d i v i d e d in to o r g a n i z a t i o n a l
s e g m e n t s w h ic h a r e o fte n, in t u r n , f u r t h e r s u b d i v i d e d . In s o m e c o m p a n i e s , t h i s l e v e l i n c l u d e s
a w id e r a n g e o f o r g a n i z a t i o n a l e c h e l o n s ; in o t h e r s , o nl y o n e o r tw o ; o £
b.
S e c r e t a r y to the h e a d of a n i n d i v i d u a l p l a n t , f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r o t h e r e q u i v a l e n t l e v e l
o f o f f i c i a l ) 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 .
C lass D
a.
S e c r e t a r y to the s u p e r v i s o r o r h e a d of a s m a l l o r g a n i z a t i o n a l un it ( e . g . , f e w e r than
a b o u t 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; or^
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 l o y e e , a d m i n i s t r a ­
tive o ffic e r, o r a s s is t a n t , sk ille d technician or expert.
(NO TE;
Many co m p an ies a ss ig 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 i s l e v e l o f s u p e r v i s o r y o r
n o n su p e r v iso r y w o rk er.)
STENOGRAPH ER,

GENERAL

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d i c t a t i o n in v o l v i n g a n o r m a l r o u t i n e v o c a b u l a r y f r o m 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 a n d o r b y S t e n o t y p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h i n e ; and t r a n s c r i b e d i c t a t i o n . M a y
a l s o ty p e f r o m w r i t t e n c o p y . M a y m a i n t a i n f i l e s , k e e p s i m p l e r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o 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 ay o p e ra te fr o m a ste n og rap h ic pool.
D o e s not i n c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g m achine w ork.
(See tra n scrib in g -m ach in e o p e r a to r .)
STENOGRAPHER,

SENIOR

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to t a k e d i c t a t i o n in v o l v in g a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y
s u c h a s in l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h 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 t e n o t y p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h i n e ; a nd t r a n s c r i b e d i c t a t i o n . M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r i t t e n
copy.
M a y a l s o s e t u p a nd m a i n t a i n f i l e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e t c .
OR
P e r f o r m s s t e n o g r a p h i c d u t i e s r e q u i r i n g s i g n i f i c a n t l y g r e a t e r i n d e p e n d e n c e an d r e s p o n s i ­
b i l i t y th an s t e n o g r a p h e r s , g e n e r a l a s e v i d e n c e d by the f o l l o w i n g : Wo rk r e q u i r e s h ig h d e g r e e of
s t e n o g r a p h i c s p e e d and a c c u r a c y ; an d a t h o r o u g h w o r k i n g k n o w l e d g e of g e n e r a l b u s i n e s s a nd o f f ic e
p r o c e d u r e s and of the s p e c i f i c b u s i n e s s o p e r a t i o n s , o r g a n i z a t i o n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s ,
workflow , etc.
U s e s t h i s k n o w l e d g e in p e r f o r m i n g s t e n o g r a p h i c d u t i e s an 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 such a s , m ain taining followup f i l e s ; a s s e m b l i n g m a t e r i a l fo r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , le t t e r s ,
e t c . ; c o m p o s i n g s i m p l e l e t t e r s f r o m g e n e r a l i n s t r u c t i o n s ; r e a d i n g an d r o u t in g i n c o m i n g m a i l ; an d
a n sw e rin g routine q u e stio n s, etc.
D o e s not i n c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e w o r k .
SW ITCHBOA RD O P E R A T O R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a s i n g l e - o r m u l t i p l e - p o s i t i o n t e l e p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d h a n d li n g i n c o m i n g ,
o u t g o in g , i n t r a p l a n t o r o f f i c e c a l l s . P e r f o r m s f u l l t e l e p h o n e i n f o r m a t i o n s e r v i c e o r h a n d l e s
c o m p l e x c a l l s , s u 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 t i n e w o r k a s d e s c r i b e d f o r s w i t c 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 i g n m e n t . ( " F u l l " t e l e p h o n e i n f o r m a t i o n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w h en the e s t a b l i s h m e n t h a s v a r i e d
f u n c t i o n s th a t a r e not r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b l e f o r t e l e p h o n e i n f o r m a t i o n p u r p o s e s , e . g . , b e c a u s e
of o v e r l a p p i n g o r i n t e r r e l a t e d f u n c t i o n s , a n d c o n s e q u e n t l y p r e s e n t f r e q u e n t p r o b l e m s a s to
w h ic h e x t e n s i o n s a r e a p p r o p r i a 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 sin gle- or m u ltip le-p o sitio n telephone sw itch b oard handling incom ing,
o u t g o i n g , i n t r a p l a n t o r o f f i c e c a l l s . M a y h a n d l e r o u t i n e lon g d i s t a n c e c a l l s a n d r e c o r d t o l l s .
M ay p e r f o r m lim it e d telephone in for m atio n s e r v i c e . ( " L i m i t e d " telephone in form atio n s e r v i c e
o c c u r s if the f u n c t i o n s o f th e e s t a b l i 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 l e f o r t e le p h o n e
i n f o r m a t i o 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 i n e , e . g . , g i v i n g e x t e n s i o 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 i s h e d , o r if c o m p l e x c a l l s a r e r e f e r r e d to a n o t h 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

T A B U L A T I N G - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u e d

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 i t 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 r k a s p a r t o f r e g u l a r
d u tie s.
T h is ty p in g o r c l e r i c a l w o rk m a y t a k e th e m a jo r p a r t o f t h is w o r k e r 's ti m e w h ile a t
sw itc h b o a rd .

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 il in g w o r k . T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l 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 i t 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 l a 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 i n 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 t e 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 i c u l t
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 t a 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 i r 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 i c a l l 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 in 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 no t 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 t a 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 ta 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 r k i s
p e r f o r m e d u n d e r s p e c i f i c i n 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 o f 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 t e b u t s m a l l t a b u l a t in g s t u d y , o r p a r t s o f a lo n g e r an 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 ta b lis 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 .

PROFESSIONAL

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 i o 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 a n 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 f o 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 t u a tio n , e t c . , o f 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 a n 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 t a in u n if o r m i t y a n d
b a l a n c e in s p a c in g .
M a y ty p e r o u t in e f o r m l e t t e r s v a r y 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 r o 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 o f f o r m s , in s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c .; 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 t u p a n d s p a c e d p r o p e r l y .

TECHNICAL
D R A F T S M A N --- C o n tin u e d

D RA FT SM A N

c o m p o n e n t s a n d c o n v e y n e e d e d in 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
a n d a d ju s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a l e a s r e q u i r 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 i n 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 t e 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 .

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 i t 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 i f f e r s i g n i f i c 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 i g 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 en 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 i e 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 i s 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 .
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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 .

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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 l i 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 n o t r e q u i r i n g c l o s e d e lin e a t io n .)

C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n r o 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 t io n o f m o s t o f th e s t a n d a r d i z e d d r a w in g t e 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 i c a l l 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 f u n c t io n s , a n d p r e c i s e p o s it i o n a l r e l a 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 fo 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 i t 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 i n s t r u c t i o n s , r e q u i r e m e n t s , a n 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 t e c h n ic a l a d e q u a c y .

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P r e p a r e s s i m p l e 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 .
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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 a n d e q u ip m e n t su c h a s b in 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 fo llo w in g :
P la 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 i n s t r u c t i o n s u s in g a
v a r i e t y o f c a r p e n t e r * s h a n d t o o 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 ;




W o rk i s

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 i c a l d ir e c t i o n to i l 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 h o 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 l i 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 j u 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 i c a l e x a m i n a t io n s an 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 a n 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 o ut 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 t io 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 .

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 i o 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

CARPENTER,

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 f r 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 d o s i m p le c l e r i c a l w o r k .
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 te 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 .

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 l a t i n g to d im e n s io n s o f w o r k ; a n d s e l e c t i n g m a t e r i a l s n e c e s ­
s a r y fo r th e w o r k . 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 c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n ­
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 t r a i n in g a n d
e x p e rie n c e .

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ELECT RICIA N ,

M E CH A N IC ,

M AINTENANCE

P e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y of e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e f u n c t i o n s s u c h a s the i n s t a l l a t i o n , m a i n t e n a n c e ,
o r r e p a i r of e q u i p m e n t f o r the g e n e r a t i o n , d i s t r i b u t i o n , o r u t i l i z a t i o n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in an
e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk i n v o l v e s m o s t of the f o l l o w i n g : I n s t a l l i n g o r r e p a i r i n g a n y of a v a r i e t y of
e l e c t r i c a l equipm ent such a s g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , sw itc h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l le r s , cir c u it b r e a k ­
e r s , m o t o r s , h e a t i n g u n i t s , c o nd u it s y s t e m s , o r o t h e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u i p m e n t ; w o r k i n g f r o m
b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , l a y o u t s , o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; l o c a t i n g an d d i a g n o s i n g t r o u b l e in the
e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r e q u i p m e n t ; w o r k i n g s t a n d a r d c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g to l o a d r e q u i r e m e n t s of
w i r i n g o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u i p m e n t ; a nd u s i n g a v a r i e t y of e l e c t r i c i a n ' s h a n d t o o l s a nd m e a s u r i n g and
t e s t i n g i n s t r u m e n t s . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f the m a i n t e n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n ­
ing a nd e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g and
experience.
EN GIN EER,

STATIONARY

O p e r a t e s a nd m a i n t a i n s a nd m a y a l s o s u p e r v i s e the o p e r a t i o n of s t a t i o n a r y e n g i n e s and
e q u i p m e n t ( m e c h a n i c a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) to s u p p l y the e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p l o y e d w ith p o w e r ,
heat, r e fr ig e r a tio n , or air-cond itioning.
W o rk i n v o l v e s :
O p era tin g and m a in ta in in g eq uipm ent
su ch 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 , tu r b in e s , ven tilating and r e f r i g ­
e r a t i n g e q u i p m e n t , s t e a m b o i l e r s a n d b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ; m a k i n g e q u i p m e n t r e p a i r s ; and
k e e p i n g a r e c o r d of o p e r a t i o n of m a c h i n e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , a n d f u e l c o n s u m p t i o n .
May a lso su ­
p e rv is e th ese operatio ns.
H e a d o r c h i e f e n g i n e e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g m o r e th a n one
engineer a r e ex clud ed .
FIREM AN,

STATIO N ARY B O IL E R

F i r e s s t a t i o n a r y b o i l e r s to f u r n i s h the e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p l o y e d wit h 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 a nd o r o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n i c a l s t o k e r , o r g a s o r o i l b u r n e r ;
a n d c h e c k s w a t e r a nd 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 i p m e n t .
HELPER,

M A IN TEN A N CE TR A D ES

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 i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e t r a d e s , b y p e r f o r m i n g s p e c i f i c
o r g e n e r a l d u t i e s of l e s s e r s k i l l , s u c h a s k e e p i n g a w o r k e r s u p p l i e d w ith m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s ;
c l e a n i n g . w o r k i n g a r e a , m a c h i n e , a n d e q u i p m e n t ; a s s i s t i n g j o u r n e y m a n b y h o ld i n g m a t e r i a l s o r
to o ls; and p e r fo r m in g other u n sk illed t a s k s a s d ir e c te d by jo u rn e y m an .
T h e ki nd o f w o r k the
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 s o m e t r a d e s the h e l p e r i s c o n ­
f in e d to s u p p l y i n g , li f t i n g , a n d h o ld i n g m a t e r i a l s a nd t o o l s a n d c l e a n i n g w o r k i n g a r e a s ; a nd in
o t h e r s he 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 i n e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t s of 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 ACHINE-TO OL O PER A T O R ,

TOOLROOM

S p e c i a l i z e s in the o p e r a t i o n o f o ne o r m o r e t y p e s of m a c h i n e t o o l s , s u 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 l l i n g m a c h i n e s , in th e c o n s t r u c t i o n of
m a c h i n 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 o rk i n v o l v e s m o s t of th e f o l l o w i n g : P l a n ­
ning an d p e r f o r m i n g d i f f i c u l t m a c h i n i n g o p e r a t i o n s ; p r o c e s s i n g i t e m s r e q u i r i n g c o m p l i c a t e d s e t u p s
o r a h ig h d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; s e l e c t i n g f e e d s ,
s p e e d s , t o o l i n g , a nd o p e r a t i o n s e q u e n c e ; a n d m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y a d j u s t m e n t s d u r i n g o p e r a t i o n to
a c h i e v e r e q u i s i t e t o l e r a n c e s o r d i m e n s i o n s . M a y be r e q u i r e d to r e c o g n i z e w h e n t o o l s n e e d d r e s s ­
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 l a n t s and cu tt i n g a n d l u b r i c a t i n g o i l s . F o r c r o s s ­
i n d u s t r y w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , m a c h i n e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s , t o o l r o o m , in to o l and d i e j o b b i n g s h o p s
a r e exclude d fr o m this c l a s s i fic a tio n .
M ACHINIST,

M AIN TEN AN CE

P r o d u c e s r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t s an d new p a r t s in m a k i n g r e p a i r s of m e t a l p a r t s of m e c h a n ­
i c a l e q u i p m e n t o p e r a t e d in a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk i n v o l v e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g : I n t e r p r e t i n g
w r i t t e n i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; p l a n n i n g a nd l a y i n g out of w o r k ; u s i n g a v a r i e t y of m a ­
c h i n i s t ' s h a n d t o o l s a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t i n g up a nd o p e r a t i n g s t a n d a r d m a c h i n e
t o o l s ; s h a p i n g of 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 i n g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o
d i m e n s i o n s of w o r k , t o o l i n g , f e e d s , a nd s p e e d s of m a c h i n i n g ; k n o w l e d g e o f the w o r k i n g p r o p e r t i e s
of the c o m m o n m e t a l s ; s e l e 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 i p m e n t r e q u i r e d f o r h i s w o r k ;
and f it ti n g a nd a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s into m e c h a n i c a l e q u i p m e n t .
In g e n e r a l , the m a c h i n i s t ' s w o r k
n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g in m a c h i n e - s h o p p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g a nd e x p e r i e n c e .
M E CH A N IC ,

A U T O M O T IV E (M A IN TE N A N C E)

R e p a i r s a u t o m o b i l e s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , a n d t r a c t o r s o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk i n ­
v o l v e s m o s t of th e f o l l o w i n g : E x a m i n i n g a u t o m o t i v e e q u i p m e n t to d i a g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ;
d i s a s s e m b l i n g e q u i p m e n t a 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 l v e th e u s e o f s u c h h a n d t o o l s a s
w r e n c h e s , g a g e s , d r i l l s , o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u i p m e n t in d i s a s s e m b l i n g o r f it ti n g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g
b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g r i n d i n g a n d a d j u s t i n g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g a nd i n s t a l l i n g




A U T O M O T I V E ( M A I N T E N A N C E ) — C o nt in u ed

the v a r i o u s a s s e m b l i e s in the v e h i c l e a n d m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y a d j u s t m e n t s ; a nd a li n i n g w h e e l s ,
a d j u s t i n g b r a k e s a nd l i g h t s , o r t i g h t e n i n g b o d y b o l t s .
In g e n e r a l , the w o r k of the a u t o m o t i v e
m e c h a n i c r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a nd e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n ­
tic e s h i p o r equivalent tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .
M E CH A N IC ,

M AIN TEN AN CE

R e p a i r s m a c h i n e r y o r m e c h a n i c a l e q u i p m e n t of a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o rk i n v o l v e s m o s t
of the f o l l o w i n g : E x a m i n i n g m a c h i n e s a nd m e c h a n i c a l e q u i p m e n t to d i a g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ;
d i s m a n t l i n g o r p a r t l y d i s m a n t l i n g m a c h i n e s a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t m a i n l y in v o l v e the u s e
of h a n d t o o l s in s c r a p i n g an d f it ti n g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s w ith i t e m s o b t a in e d
f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r i n g the p r o d u c t i o n of a r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t by a m a c h i n e s h o p o r s e n d i n g of the
m a c h i n e to a m a c h i n e s h o p f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s ; p r e p a r i n g w r i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s
o r f o r the p r o d u c t i o n of p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h i n e s h o p ; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h i n e s ; and m a k i n g
all n e c e s s a r y a d ju stm en ts for o peration.
In g e n e r a l , the w o r k of a m a i n t e n a n c e m e c h a n i c r e ­
q u i r e s roun ded tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su a lly a c q u ir e d through a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e sh ip or
e q u i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g a nd e x p e r i e n c e . E x c l u d e d f r o m t h i s c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y
d u t i e s in v o l v e s e t t i n g up o r a d j u s t i n g m a c h i n e s .
M ILLW RIGHT
I n s t a l l s new m a c h i n e s o r h e a v y e q u i p m e n t , a nd d i s m a n t l e s a nd i n s t a l l s m a c h i n e s o r
h e a v y e q u i p m e n t w h e n c h a n g e s in the p la nt la y o u t a r e r e q u i r e d . W o rk i n v o l v e s m o s t of the f o l ­
l o w i n g : P l a n n i n g a nd l a y i n g out o f the w o r k ; i n t e r p r e t i n g b l u e p r i n t s o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u s i n g
a v a r i e t y of h a n d t o o l s a nd r i g g i n g ; m a k i n g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g to s t r e s s e s ,
s t r e n g t h of m a t e r i a l s , a n d c e n t e r s of g r a v i t y ; a l i n i n g an d b a l a n c i n g of e q u i p m e n t ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d ­
a r d t o o l s , e q u i p m e n t , a nd p a r t s to b e u s e d ; a nd i n s t a l l i n g a nd m a i n t a i n i n g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r
t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u i p m e n t s u c h a s d r i v e s a nd 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 l l w r i g h t ' s w o r k
n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e in th e t r a d e a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e sh ip or eq uivalent tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e .
OILER
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 i p m e n t of an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
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P a i n t s a nd r e d e c o r a t e s w a l l s , w o o d w o r k , a nd f i x t u r e s of a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o rk i n ­
v o l v e s the f o l l o w i n g : K n o w l e d g e of s u r f a c e p e c u l i a r i t i e s a nd t y p e s of p a i n t r e q u i r e d f o r d i f f e r e n t
a p p l i c a t i o n s ; p r e p a r i n g s u r f a c e f o r p a i n t in g b y r e m o v i n g o ld f i n i s h o r b y p l a c i n g pu tty o r f i l l e r
in n a i l h o l e s a nd i n t e r s t i c e s ; a nd a p p l y i n g pai nt 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 it e l e a d , a nd o t h e r p a in t i n g r e d i e n t s to o b t a i n p r o p e r c o l o r o r c o n s i s t e n c y .
In g e n e r a l , the
w o r k of the m a i n t e n a n c e p a i n t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a nd e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h
a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g an d e x p e r i e n c e .
PIPEFITTER ,

M A IN TEN A N CE

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 t y p e s of p i p e a nd p i p e f i t t i n g s in an
estab lish m ent.
W o rk i n v o l v e s m o s t of the f o l l o w i n g :
L a y i n g out of w o r k a nd m e a s u r i n g to l o ­
c a t e p o s i t i o n of pi p e f r o m d r a w i n g s o r o t h e r w r i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; cu tti ng v a r i o u s s i z e s o f pi p e
to c o r r e c t l e n g t h s wit h c h i s e l a n d h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y l e n e t o r c h o r p i p e - c u t t i n g m a c h i n e ; t h r e a d in g p i p e w ith s t o c k s a n d d i e s ; b e n d in g p i p e b y h a n d - d r i v e n o r p o w e r - d r i v e n m a c h i n e s ; a s s e m b l i n g
p i p e w it h c o u p l i n g s a n d f a s t e n i n g p i p e to h a n g e r s ; m a k i n g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g
to p r e s s u r e s , f lo w , a n d s i z e of p i p e r e q u i r e d ; a nd m a k i n g s t a n d a r d t e s t s to d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r
finished pipes m e et sp ec ific a tio n s.
In g e n e r a l , the w o r k of the m a i n t e n a n c e p i p e f i t t e r r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a nd e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u i v a l e n t
t r a i n i n g a nd 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 i n s t a l l i n g a nd r e p a i r i n g b u i ld i n g s a n i t a ­
ti o n o r h e a t i n g s y s t e m s a r e e x c l u d e d .
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M A IN TEN A N CE

K e e p s the p l u m b i n g s y s t e m of a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t in g o o d o r d e r . W o rk i n v o l v e s : K n o w l e d g e
of s a n i t a r y c o d e s r e g a r d i n g i n s t a l l a t i o n of v e n t s a nd t r a p s in p l u m b i n g s y s t e m ; i n s t a l l i n g o r r e ­
p a i r i n g p i p e s a nd 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 wit h a p l u 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 r k of th e m a i n t e n a n c e p l u m b e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a nd e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y
a c q u ir e d through a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip or eq uivalent tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e .
S H E E T -M E T A L WORKER,

M A IN TEN A N CE

F a b r i c a t e s , i n s t a l l s , a nd m a i n t a i n 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 i p m e n t a nd f i x ­
tu r e s (such a s m ach ine g u a r d s , g r e a s e p an s, sh e lv e s , lo c k e r s , tank s, v e n tilato rs, ch utes, du cts,
m e t a l r o o f i n g ) of a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o rk i n v o l v e s m o s t of the f o l l o w i n g : P l a n n i n g a.nd l a y i n g
out a l l t y p e s of s h e e t - m e t a l m a i n t e n a n c e w o r k f r o m b l u e p r i n t s , m o d e l s , oj- o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;
s e t t i n g up a nd o p e r a t i n g a l l a v a i l a b l e t y p e s of s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k i n g m a c h i n e s ; u s i n g a v a r i e t y of

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h a n d t o o l s in c u t t i n g , b e n d i n g , f o r m i n g , s h a p i n g , f i t t i n g , an d a s s e m b l i n g ; an d i n s t a l l i n g s h e e t m e t a l a r t i c l e s a s r e q u i r e d . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k of th e m a i n t e n a n c e s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u i r e s
rounded tra in in g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d through a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e sh ip or eq uivalent
t r a i n i n g a nd e x p e r i e n c e .
T O O L AND 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 i x t u r e m a k e r ; g a g e m a k e r )
C o n s tru c ts and r e p a i r s m a c h in e -sh o p to o ls, g a g e s , j i g s , fix tu re s or d ie s for fo rg in g s ,
p u n c h i n g , a nd o t h e r m e t a l - f o r m i n g w o r k .
W o rk i n v o l v e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g : P l a n n i n g an d
l a y i n g out of w o r k f r o m m o d e l s , b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , o r o t h e r o r a l a n d w r i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;

u s i n g a v a r i e t y of t o o l a nd d i e m a k e r ' s h a n d t o o l s a nd p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; u n d e r ­
s t a n d i n g of the w o r k i n g p r o p e r t i e s of 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 i n g u p a n d o p e r a t i n g of
m a c h i n e t o o l s a nd r e l a t e d e q u i p m e n t ; m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g to d i m e n s i o n s
of w o r k , s p e e d s , f e e d s , a n d t o o l i n g of m a c h i n e s ; h e a t - t r e a t i n g of m e t a l p a r t s d u r i n g f a b r i c a t i o n
a s w e l l a s o f f i n i s h e d t o o l s a nd d i e s to a c h i e v e r e q u i r e d q u a l i t i e s ; w o r k i n g to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ;
f it t in g a n d a s s e m b l i n g of 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 nd a l l o w a n c e s ; a nd s e l e c t i n g a p p r o p r i a t e
m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , a n d p r o c e s s e s . In g e n e r a l , the t o o l an d d ie m a k e r ’ s w o r k r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d
t r a i n i n g in m a c h i n e - s h o p a nd t o o l r o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p
o r e q u i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g a nd e x p e r i e n c e .
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o r d e r , using a r m s or fo r c e w h ere n e c e s s a r y .
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a n d c h e c k on id e n t i t y o f e m p l o y e e s a n d o t h e r p e r s o n s e n t e r i n g .
W a t c h m a n . M a k e s r o u n d s of 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 i n g p r o p e r t y a g a i n s t f i r e ,
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P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d is e fo r sh ipm e n t, or r e c e i v e s and is r e s p o n s ib l e for in com ing s h i p ­
m e n ts of m e r c h a n d is e o r other m a t e r i a l s .
S h i p p i n g w o r k i n v o l v e s ; A k n o w l e d g e of s h i p p i n g
p r o c e d u r e s , p r a c t i c e s , r o u t e s , a v a i l a b l e m e a n s of t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , and r a t e ; a nd p r e p a r i n g r e c ­
o r d s of the g o o d s s h i p p e d , m a k i n g up b i l l s of l a d i n g , p o s t i n g w e i g h t a n d sh i p p i n g c h a r g e s , and
k e e p i n g a f i l e o f s h i p p i n 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 the m e r c h a n d i s e f o r s h i p ­
ment.
R e c e i v i n g w o r k i n v o l v e s : V e r i f y i n g o r d i r e c t i n g o t h e r s in v e r i f y i n g th e c o r r e c t n e s s of
s h i p m e n t s a g a i n s t b i l l s of l a d i n g , i n v o i c e s , o r o t h e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k i n g f o r s h o r t a g e s a nd r e j e c t i n g
d a m a g e d g o o d s ; r o u t i n g m e r c h a n d i s 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 nd m a i n t a i n i n g n e c e s ­
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p r e m i s e s o f an o f f i c e , a p a r t m e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . D u t i e s in v o l v e
a c o m b i n a t i o n o f the f o l l o w i n g : S w e e p i n g , m o p p i n g o r s c r u b b i n g , a nd p o l i s h i n g f l o o r s ; r e m o v i n g
c h i p s , t r a s h , a nd o t h e r r e f u s e ; d u s t i n g e q u i p m e n t , f u r n i t u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o l i s h i n g m e t a l f i x t u r e s
o r t r i m m i n g s ; p r o v i d i n g s u p p l i e s a n d m i n o r m a i n t e n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; a nd c l e a n i n g l a v a t o r i e s , s h o w ­
e r s , a n d r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s wh o s p e c i a l i z e in w in do w w a s h i n g a r e e x c l u d e d .
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h o u sem a n or w a reh o u se helper)
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w h o s e d u t i e s in v o l v e o ne o r m o r e of th e f o l l o w i n g : L o a d i n g a nd u n l o a d i n g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s and
m e r c h a n d i s e on o r f r o m f r e i g h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o t h e r t r a n s p o r t i n g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k i n g , s h e l v i n g ,
o r p l a c i n g m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d i s e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e l o c a t i o n ; a n d t r a n s p o r t i n g m a t e r i a l s o r
m e r c h a n d i s e b y h a n d t r u c k , c a r , o r w h e e l b a r r o w . L o n g s h o r e m e n , who l o a d a nd u n lo a d s h i p s a r e
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e q u i p m e n t , o r m e n b e t w e e n v a r i o u s t y p e s of e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s u c h a s : M a n u f a c t u r i n g p l a n t s , f r e i g 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 l e 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 t w e e n r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s 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 of b u s i n e s s . M a y a l s o l o a d o r u n l o a d t r u c k w ith o r w ith o u t h e l p e r s ,
m a k e m i n o r m e c h a n i c a l r e p a i r s , a nd k e e p t r u c k in go o d w o r k i n g o r d e r .
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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 t h e r i n s t r u c t i o n s . M a y , i n a d d i t i o n
to f i l l i n g o r d e r s a nd i n d i c a t i n g i t e m s f i l l e d o r o m i t t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s of o u t g o in g o r d e r s , r e q u i ­
s i t i o n a d d i t i o n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p l i e s to s u p e r v i s o r , a nd p e r f o r m o t h e r r e l a t e d d u t i e s .

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h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , t r a i l e r ty p e)
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t a i n e r s , the s p e c i f i c o p e r a t i o n s p e r f o r m e d b e i n g d e p e n d e n t u pon the t y p e , s i z e , a nd n u m b e r of
u n i t s to b e p a c k e d , the ty p e of c o n ta i n e r* e m p l o y e d , a nd m e t h o d of s h i p m e n t . W o rk r e q u i r e s the
p l a c i n g of i t e m s in s h i p p i n g c o n t a i n e r s an d m a y in v o l v e one o r m o r e of th e f o l l o w i n g ; K n o w l ­
e d g e o f v a r i o u s i t e m s of s t o c k in o r d e r to v e r i f y c o nt e nt ; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r i a t e t y p e a n d s i z e
of c o n t a i n e r ; i n s e r t i n g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a i n e r ; u s i n g e x c e l s i o r o r o t h e r m a t e r i a l to p r e v e n t
b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c l o s i n g a n d s e a l i n g c o n t a i n e r ; a n d a p p l y i n g l a b e l s o r e n t e r i n g i d e n t i f y in g
d a t a on c o n t a i n e r . P a c k e r s wh o a l s o m a k e w o o d e n b o x e s o r c r a t e s a r e e x c l u d e d .




O perates a
t r a n s p o r t g o o d s a nd
establish m ent.

m a n u a l l y c o n t r o l l e d g a s o l i n e - o r e l e c t r i c - p o w e r e d t r u c k o r t r a c t o r to
m a t e r i a l s of a ll kinds about a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u fac t u rin g plant, or other

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.re 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 l l o w s :
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p o w e r (f o rk l if t)
p o w e r ( o t h e r th a n f o r k l i f t )

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A l i s t of the l a t e s t a v a i l a b l e b u l l e t i n s i s p r e s e n t e d b e l o w . A d i r e c t o r y o f a r e a w a g e s t u d i e s i n c l u d i n g m o r e l i m i t e d s t u d i e s c o n d u c t e d a t the
r e q u e s t o f the W a g e a n d H o u r a n d P u b l i c C o n t r a c t s D i v i s i o n s o f t h e D e p a r t m e n t of L a b o r i s a v a i l a b l e on r e q u e s t . B u l l e t i n s m a y b e p u r c h a s e d f r o m
the S u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f D o c u m e n t s . U .S . G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O f f i c e , W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . , 2 0 4 0 2 . o r f r o m a n y o f the B L S r e g i o n a l s a l e s o f f i c e s s h o w n on
th e i n s i d e f r o n t c o v e r .
A rea
A k r o n , O h io , J u l y 1969 1-------------------- ------------------------A l b a n y —S c h e n e c t a d y —T r o y , N . Y . , F e b . 1 9 7 0 ____________
A l b u q u e r q u e , N. M e x . , A p r . 1 9 6 9 -----------------------------A l l e n t o w n —B e t h l e h e m —E a s t o n , P a . —N . J . , M a y 1 9 6 9 ----A t l a n t a , G a . , M a y 1 9 6 9 ----------------------------------------------B a l t i m o r e , M d . , A u g . 1 9 6 9 ----------------------------------------B e a u m o n t —P a r t A r t h u r —O r a n g e , T e x . , M a y 1969 1_____
B i n g h a m t o n , N . Y . , J u l y 1 9 6 9 --------------------------------------B i r m i n g h a m , A l a . , M a r . 1 9 7 0 ------------------------------------B o i s e C i t y , Id a h o , N o v . 1 9 6 9 --------------------------------------B o s t o n , M a s s . , A u g . 1 9 6 9 ________________________________
B u f f a l o , N . Y . , O c t. 1 9 6 9 __________________________________
B u r l i n g t o n , V t . , M a r . 1 9 7 0 _______________________________
C a n t o n , O h io , M a y 1 9 6 9 __________________________________
C h a r l e s t o n , W. V a . , A p r . 1 9 6 9 __________________________
C h a r l o t t e , N . C . , M a r . 1 9 7 0 1_____________________________
C h a t t a n o o g a , T e n n . - G a . , S e p t . 1 9 6 9 ----------------------------C h i c a g o , 111., A p r . 1969 1 ________________________________
C i n c i n n a t i , O h io —K y . —I n d . , F e b . 1 9 7 0 ------------------------C l e v e l a n d , O h io , S e p t . 1 9 6 9 ---------------------------------------C o l u m b u s , O h i o , O c t . 1 9 6 9 ----------------------------------------D a l l a s , T e x . , O c t . 1 9 6 9 __________________________________
D a v e n p o r t —R o c k I s l a n d —M o l i n e , I o w a r -I ll.,
O c t . 1969 1_________________________________________________
D a y to n , O h i o , D e c . 1 9 6 9 __________________________________
D e n v e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1 9 6 9 * ------------------------------------------D e s M o i n e s , I o w a , M a r . 1 9 6 9 ____________________________
D e t r o i t , M i c h . , F e b . 1 9 7 0 ____________ ___________________
F o r t W o r t h , T e x . , O c t . 1 9 6 9 _____________________________
G r e e n B a y , W i s ., J u l y 1 9 6 9 ---------------------------------------G r e e n v i l l e , S . C . , M a y 1969 1--------------------------------------H o u s t o n , T e x . , M a y 1969 1________________________________
I n d i a n a p o l i s , I n d ., O c t . 1 9 6 9 --------------------------------------J a c k s o n , M i s s . , J a n . 1 9 7 0 — --------------------------------------J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . , D e c . 1 9 6 9 ------------------------------------K a n s a s C i t y , M o . - K a n s . , S e p t . 1 9 6 9 ____________________
L a w r e n c e —H a v e r h i l l , M a s s . —N . H . , J u n e 1 9 6 9 ------------L i t t l e R o c k —N o r t h L i t t l e R o c k , A r k . , J u l y 1 9 6 9 _______
L o s A n g e l e s —L o n g B e a c h a n d A n a h e i m —S a n t a A n a G a r d e n G r o v e , C a l i f . , M a r . 1969 1 ____________________
L o u i s v i l l e , K y . —I n d ., N o v . 1969 1--------------------------------L u b b o c k , T e x . , M a r . 1970 1 ---------------------------------- ----M a n c h e s t e r , N . H . , J u l y 1 9 6 9 --------------------------------------M e m p h i s , T e n n . —A r k . , N o v . 1969 1______________________
M i a m i , F l a . , N o v . 1 9 6 9 ---------------------------------------------M i d l a n d a n d O d e s s a , T e x . , J a n . 1970 1-----------------------M i l w a u k e e , W i s . , A p r . 19 6 9 ______________________________
M i n n e a p o l i s —St. P a u l , M i n n ., J a n . 1970 1 --------------------


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1660-57,
1660-34,
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1660-53,
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Muskegorr-Muskegon H e ig h ts , Mich., M ay 1969_______
N e w a rk and J e r s e y City, N.J., Jan. 1970 1_____________
New Haven, Conn., Jan. 1970 1__________________________
New O rlean s, L a ., Jan. 1970____________________________
New Y o rk , N . Y ., Apr. 1969_______________________________
N o r fo lk —P ortsm outh and N ewport News—
Hampton, V a . , June 1968________________________________
Oklahoma City, Okla., July 1969*_______________________
Omaha, Nebr.—Iowa, Sept. 1969--------------------------------Patersorr-C liftoh —P a s s a ic , N.J., May 1969____________
Ph iladelphia, P a .—N.J., Nov. 1969 1--------------------------Phoenix, A r i z . , Mar. 1969________________________________
Pittsburgh, P a ., Jan. 1969---------------------------------------Portlan d, Maine, Nov. 1969 1____________________________
Portland, O re g .—Wash., M ay 1969----------------------------P r o v id e n c e —Pawtucket—W arwick, R.I.—M a s s .,
M ay 1969 1 ________________________________________________
Raleigh, N.C ., Aug. 1969-----------------------------------------Richmond, V a . , M ar. 1969---------------------------------------R o ch ester, N .Y . (o ffic e occupations only),

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R ockford, 111., M ay 1969_________________________________
St. Louis, M o.—111., M ar. 1969*_________________________
Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 1969 1_______________________
San Antonio, T e x ., June 1969 1 __________________________
San Bernardino—R i v e r side—Ontario, Calif.,
Dec. 1969------- —----------—— __________ ____________________
San Diego, C alif., Nov. 1969 1----------------------------------San F r a n c is c o —Oakland, C a lif., Oct. 1969 1____________
San Jose, Calif., Sept. 1969 1____________________________
Savannah, Ga., M ay 1969_________________________________
Scranton, P a . , July 1969____________________________ -____
Seattle—E v e r e tt, Wash., Jan. 1970----------------------------Sioux F a lls , S. Dak., Sept. 1969-------------------------------South Bend, Ind., M ar. 1969______________________________
Spokane, Wash., June 1969______________________________
Syracuse, N . Y . , July
1969-------------------------------------Tam pa—St. P e t e r s b u r g , F la ., Aug. 1969 1______________
Toledo, Ohio—M ich., Feb. 1970________________________ _
Trenton, N.J., Sept. 1969----------------------------------------Utica—Rom e, N .Y ., July 1969-----------------------------------Washington, D.C.—Md.—V a . , Sept. 1969 1-------------------W aterbury, Conn., M ar. 1970 1---------------------------------W a te rlo o , Iowa, Jan.
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Wichita, K a n s ., Dec.
1968--------------------------------------W o r c e s t e r , M a ss., May 1969____________________________
Y ork , P a ., Feb. 1969______________________________________
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1660-36,
1660-33,
1660-24,
1625-68,
1660-15,
1660-52,
1660-14,
1625-55,
1625-81,
1660-13,
1660-7,
1660-56,
1660-21,
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