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Area Wage Survey
The Green Bay, Wisconsin, Metropolitan Area
July 1968

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Region II
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1317 Filbert St.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
Phone: 597-7716 (Area Code 215)

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1371 Peachtree St. NE.
Atlanta, Ga. 30309
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Region V
Federal Office Building
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Phone: 353-7230 (Area Code 312)
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Area Wage Survey
The Green Bay, Wisconsin, Metropolitan Area




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Bulletin No. 1625-7
November 1968

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Willard Wirtz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Ben Burdetsky, Acting Commissioner
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m a tio n w h ic h h a s b e e n p r o j e c t e d f r o m in d iv id u a l m e t r o ­
p o lit 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 ic r e g io n s an d th e
U n ite d S t a t e s .
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g r a m . In e a c h a r e a , i n f o r m a t io n on o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s
i s c o l l e c t e d a n n u a lly an d on 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 le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s b ie n n ia lly .
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G r e e n B a y , W i s ., in J u l y 1 9 6 8 . T h e S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o lit a n
S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e fin e d b y th e B u r e a u o f th e B u d g e t
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 B r o w n C o u n ty .
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i s a l s o a v a i l a b l e f o r s e l e c t e d fo o d s e r v i c e o c c u p a t io n s
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Area Wage Survey---The Green Bay, Wis., Metropolitan Area
Introduction
T h is a r e a i s 1 o f 90 in w h ic h th e U .S . D e p a r tm e n t o f L a b o r 's
B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s c o n d u c t s s u r v e y s o f o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in 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 In t h i s a r e a , d a t a w e r e
o b ta in e d b y p e r s o n a l v i s i t s o f B u r e a u f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s to r e p r e s e n t ­
a t iv e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith 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 anu­
f a c t u r i n g ; t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s ;
w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in 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 ; an d
se rv ic e s.
M a jo r i n d u s t r y g r o u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m t h e s e s t u d ie s a r e
g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t io n s a n d th e c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d e x t r a c t i v 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 in g f e w e r th a n a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s a r e
o m it te d b e c a u s e th e y te n d to f u r n i s h i n s u f f i c ie n t e m p lo y m e n t in th e
o c c u p a t ip n s s t u d ie d t o w a r r a n t i n c lu s i o n . S e p a r a t e t a b u l a t io n s a r e
p r o v id e d f o r e a c h o f 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 ic h m e e t p u b l i ­
c a t io n c r i t e r i a .
T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e c o n d u c te d on a s a m p l e b a s i s b e c a u s e o f
th e u n n e c e s s a r y c o s t in v o lv 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 ta in o p t im u m a c c u r a c y a t m in im u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t i o n of
l a r g e th 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 ie d . In c o m b in in g th e d a t a ,
h o w e v e r , a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e g iv e n t h e i r a p p r o p r i a t e w e ig h t. 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 ie 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 t o a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e i n d u s t r y g r o u p in g an d a r e a ,
e x c e p t f o r t h o s e b e lo w th e m in im u m s i z e s t u d ie d .
O c c u p a t io n s a n d E a r n i n g s
T h e o c c u p a t io n s s e l e c t e d f o r s tu d y a r e c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y
o f m a n u fa c t u r in g a n d n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g i n d u s t r i e s , a n d a r e o f th e
fo llo w in g t y p e s :
(1) O f f ic 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 in t e n a n c e an d p o w e r p la n t; an d (4) c u s t o d ia 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 io 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 ifo r m s e t o f jo 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 in 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 ie s w ith in th e s a m e jo b .
T h e o c c u p a t io n s s e l e c t e d f o r s tu d y
a r e l i s t e d a n d d e s c r i b e d in th e a p p e n d ix . T h e e a r n i n g s d a t a fo llo w in g
th e jo 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 in e d . E a r n i n g s d a t a f o r s o m e
o f th e o c c u p a t io 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 ith in o c c u p a t i o n s , a r e n ot 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 it h e r (1) e m p lo y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t io n i s t o o s m a l l to p r o v id e e n o u g h
d a t a to m e r i t p r e s e n t a t i o n , o r (2) t h e r e i s p o s s i b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e
o f in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a .

O c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t an d e a r n in g s d a t a a r e sh o w n f o r
f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s , i . e . , t h o s e h ir e d t o w o r k a r e g u l a r w e e k ly s c h e d u le
in th e g iv e n o c c u p a t io n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
E a r n i n g s d a t a e x c lu d e p r e ­
m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e an d f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , an d
la te s h if ts .
N o n p r o d u c tio n b o n u s e s a r e . e x c lu d e d , b u t c o s t - o f - l i v i n g
a l l o w a n c e s an d in c e n t iv e e a r n i n g s a r e in c lu d e d . W h e re w e e 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 ic 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 th e
s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k (r o u n d e d to th e n e a r e s t h a lf h o u r) f o r w h ic h e m ­
p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s tr a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s (e x c lu s iv e of p a y
f o r o v e r t i m e a t r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) . A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n ­
in g s f o r t h e s e o c c u p a t io n s h a v e b e e n r o u n d e d to th e n e a r e s t h a l f d o l l a r .
T h e a v e r a g e s p r e se n te d r e f le c t c o m p o site , a r e a w id e e s t i ­
m a te s.
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 jo b
s t a f f i n g a n d , t h u s , c o n tr ib u te d i f f e r e n t l y to th e e s t i m a t e s f o r e a c h jo b ..
T h e p a y r e l a t i o n s h i p o b ta in a b le 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 th 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 in t a in e d a m o n g j o b s in
in d iv id 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 an d w o m e n in a n y o f th e s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s h o u ld
n ot 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 o f th e s e x e s
w ith in in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
O th e r p o s s i b l e f a c t o r s w h ic h m a y
c o n tr ib u te 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 in c lu 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 ith 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 th e
a c t u a l r a t e s p a id in c u m b e n t s a r e c o l l e c t e d ; 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 ie s p e r f o r m e d , a lth 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 ith in th e s a m e s u r v e y jo 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 in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s an d a llo w f o r m in 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 th e s p e c i f i c d u t ie s p e r f o r m e d .
O c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo 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 ith in th e s c o p e o f th e s tu d y a n d n o t th e n u m b e r
a c tu a lly su rv e y e d .
B e c a u s e o f d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t io 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 , th e e s t i m a t e s o f o c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo 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 ie d s e r v e o n ly to in d ic a te
th e r e l a t i v e i m p o r t a n c e o f th e j o b s s t u d ie 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 io n a l s t r u c t u r e d o n o t a f f e c t m a t e r i a l l y th e a c c u r a c y o f th e
e a r n in g s d a t a .
E s t a b l i s h m e n t P - r a c t ic e s an d S u p p le m e n t a r y W a g e P r o v i s i o n s
I n f o r m a t io n i s p r e s e n t e d (in th e B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) on s e l e c t e d

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Included in the 90 areas are four studies conducted under contract with the New York State
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 le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s a s th e y
Department of Labor. These areas are Binghamton (New York portion only); Rochester (office occu­
to p la n t an d o f f ic e w o r k e r s . A d m i n i s t r a t i v e , e x e c u t i v e , an d
pations only); Syracuse; and Utica—
Rome. In addition, the Bureau conducts more limited area studies r e l a t e
p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p l o y e e s , an d c o n s t r u c t i o n w o r k e r s w h o a r e u t il i z e d
in 91 areas at the request of the W
age and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions of the U. S. De­
a s a s e p a r a t e w o r k f o r c e a r e e x c lu d e d .
" P l a n t w o r k e r s " in c lu d e
partment of Labor.




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w o r k in g f o r e m e n a n d a l l n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r s (in c lu d in g l e a d m e n a n d t r a i n e e s ) e n g a g e d in n o n o ffic e f u n c tio n s .
"O ffic e w o r k e r s "
in c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s a n d n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r s p e r f o r m i n g
c l e r i c a l o r r e l a t e d f u n c t io n s .
C a f e t e r i a w o r k e r s an d r o u te m e n a r e
e x c lu d e d in m a n u fa c t u r in g i n d u s t r i e s , b u t in c lu d e d in n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g
in d u str ie s.
M in im u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r w o m e n o f f ic e w o r k e r s (ta b le
B - l ) r e l a t e o n ly to th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s v i s i t e d . B e c a u s e o f th e o p tim u m
s a m p l in g t e c h n iq u e s u s e d , an d th e p r o b a b i li t y th a t l a r g e e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n t s a r e m o r e l i k e l y to h a v e f o r m a l e n t r a n c e r a t e s f o r w o r k e r s
a b o v e th e s u b c l e r i c a l l e v e l th a n s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , th e t a b le i s
m o r e - r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f p o l i c i e s in m e d iu m an d l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
S h ift d i f f e r e n t i a l d a t a (t a b le B - 2 ) a r e l i m i t e d to p la n t w o r k e r s
in m a n u fa c t u r in g i n d u s t r i e s .
T h i s in f o r m a t io n i s p r e s e n t e d b o th in
t e r m s o f (1) e s t a b l i s h m e n t p o l i c y , 2 p r e s e n t e d in t e r m s o f t o t a l p la n t
w o r k e r e r h p lo y m e n t, a n d (2) e f f e c t i v e p r a c t i c e , p r e s e n t e d in t e r m s
o f w o r k e r s a c t u a l l y e m p lo y e d on th e s p e c i f i e d s h if t a t th e t im e o f th e
su rv ey .
In e s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v in g v a r i e d d i f f e r e n t i a l s , th e a m o u n t
a p p ly in g t o a m a j o r i t y w a s u s e d o r , i f no a m o u n t a p p l i e d to a m a jo r i t y ,
th e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n " o t h e r " w a s u s e d . In e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in w h ic h s o m e
l a t e - s h i f t h o u r s a r e p a id a t n o r m a l r a t e s , a d i f f e r e n t i a l w a s r e c o r d e d
o n ly i f it a p p l i e d to a m a jo r i t y o f th e s h if t h o u r s .
T h e s c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s (t a b le B - 3 ) o f a m a jo r i t y o f the
f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s in a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t a r e t a b u la t e d a s a p p ly in g to
a l l o f th e p la n t o r o f f ic e w o r k e r s o f t h a t e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
S c h e d u le d
w e e k ly h o u r s a r e t h o s e w h ic h f u l l - t i m e e m p l o y e e s w e r e e x p e c t e d to
w o r k , w h e th e r t h e y w e r e p a id f o r a t s t r a i g h t - t i m e o r o v e r t i m e r a t e s .
P a i d h o l id a y s ; p a id v a c a t i o n s ; h e a lt h , i n s u r a n c e , a n d p e n s io n
p la n s; an d fre q u e n c y o f w a g e p a y m en t (ta b le s B - 4 th ro u gh B -7 )
a r e t r e a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l l y on th e b a s i s t h a t t h e s e a r e a p p l i c a b l e to a l l
p la n t o r o f f ic e w o r k e r s if a m a jo r i t y o f s u c h w o r k e r s a r e e l i g i b l e o r
m a y e v e n tu a lly q u a lify f o r th e p r a c t i c e s l i s t e d .
S u m s o f in d iv id u a l
i t e m s in t a b l e s B - 2 th r o u g h B - 7 m a y not e q u a l t o t a l s b e c a u s e of
ro u n d in g .
D a t a on p a id h o lid a y s ( t a b le B - 4 ) a r e l i m i t e d to d a t a on h o l i ­
d a y s g r a n t e d a n n u a lly on a f o r m a l b a s i s ; i . e . , (1) a r e p r o v id e d f o r
in w r it t e n f o r m , o r (2) h a v e b e e n e s t a b l i s h e d b y c u s t o m .
H o lid a y s
o r d i n a r i l y g r a n t e d a r e in c lu d e d e v e n th o u g h th e y m a y f a l l on a n o n ­
w o r k d a y a n d th e w o r k e r i s n ot g r a n t e d a n o t h e r d a y o ff.
The fir s t

p a r t o f th e p a id h o l id a y s t a b l e p r e s e n t s th e n u m b e r o f w h o le an d h a lf
h o lid a y s a c t u a l l y g r a n t e d . T h e s e c o n d p a r t c o m b in e s w h o le an d h a lf
h o lid a y s to sh o w t o t a l h o lid a y t i m e .
T h e s u m m a r y o f v a c a t i o n p l a n s (t a b le B - 5 ) i s l i m i t e d to a
s t a t is t ic a l m e a s u r e of v a c a tio n p r o v is io n s .
It i s n ot in te n d e d a s a
m e a s u r e o f th e p r o p o r t i o n o f w o r k e r s a c t u a l l y r e c e i v i n g s p e c i f i c b e n e ­
f i t s . P r o v i s i o n s o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t f o r a l l le n g t h s o f s e r v i c e w e r e
t a b u l a t e d a s a p p ly in g to a l l p la n t o r o f f ic e w o r k e r s o f th e e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n t, r e g a r d l e s s o f le n g th o f s e r v i c e .
P r o v i s i o n s f o r p a y m e n t on
o th e r th a n a t im e b a s i s w e r e c o n v e r t e d to a t im e b a s i s ; f o r e x a m p l e ,
a p a y m e n t o f 2 p e r c e n t o f a n n u a l e a r n in g s w a s c o n s i d e r e d a s th e e q u i v ­
a le n t o f 1 w e e k 's p a y . E s t i m a t e s e x c lu d e v a c a t i o n - s a v i n g s p l a n s an d
t h o s e w h ic h o f f e r " e x t e n d e d " o r " s a b b a t i c a l " b e n e f i t s b e y o n d b a s i c
p l a n s to w o r k e r s w ith q u a lify in g le n g t h s o f s e r v i c e . T y p i c a l o f s u c h
e x c l u s i o n s a r e p l a n s in th e s t e e l , a lu m in u m , an d c a n i n d u s t r i e s .
D a t a on h e a lt h , i n s u r a n c e , an d p e n s i o n p la n s (t a b le B - 6 ) i n ­
c lu d e t h o s e p l a n s f o r w h ic h th e e m p l o y e r p a y s a t l e a s t a p a r t o f th e
c o s t . S u c h p la n s in c lu d e t h o s e u n d e r w r it te n b y a c o m m e r c i a l i n s u r a n c e
c o m p a n y an d t h o s e p r o v i d e d t h r o u g h a u n io n fu n d o r p a id d i r e c t l y b y
th e e m p lo y e r out o f c u r r e n t o p e r a t in g fu n d s o r f r o m a fu n d s e t a s i d e
f o r t h i s p u r p o s e . A n e s t a b l i s h m e n t w a s c o n s i d e r e d to h a v e a p la n
i f th e m a j o r i t y o f e m p l o y e e s w a s e l i g i b l e to b e c o v e r e d u n d e r th e
p la n , e v e n i f l e s s th a n a m a j o r i t y e l e c t e d to p a r t i c i p a t e b e c a u s e e m ­
p l o y e e s w e r e r e q u i r e d to c o n tr ib u te t o w a r d th e c o s t o f th e p la n .
Le­
g a l l y r e q u i r e d p l a n s , s u c h a s w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n s a t i o n , s o c i a l s e ­
c u r i t y , a n d r a i l r o a d r e t i r e m e n t w e r e e x c lu d e d .
S i c k n e s s a n d a c c id e n t i n s u r a n c e i s l i m i t e d to th a t ty p e o f
i n s u r a n c e u n d e r w h ic h p r e d e t e r m i n e d c a s h p a y m e n t s a r e m a d e d i r e c t l y
to th e i n s u r e d d u r in g i l l n e s s o r a c c id e n t d i s a b i l i t y .
I n f o r m a t io n i s
p r e s e n t e d f o r a l l s u c h p l a n s to w h ic h th e e m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t e s .
H ow ­
e v e r , in N ew Y o r k an d N ew J e r s e y , w h ic h h a v e e n a c t e d t e m p o r a r y
d i s a b i l i t y i n s u r a n c e la w s w h ic h r e q u i r e e m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s , 3 p la n s
a r e in c lu d e d o n ly if th e e m p lo y e r (1) c o n t r i b u t e s m o r e th a n i s l e g a l l y
r e q u i r e d , o r (2) p r o v i d e s th e e m p lo y e e w ith b e n e f i t s w h ic h e x c e e d th e
r e q u ir e m e n t s o f th e la w .
T a b u l a t io n s o f p a i d s i c k l e a v e p la n s a r e
l i m i t e d to f o r m a l p l a n s 4 w h ic h p r o v id e f u l l p a y o r a p r o p o r t i o n o f th e
w o r k e r 's p a y d u r in g a b s e n c e f r o m w o r k b e c a u s e o f i l l n e s s . S e p a r a t e
t a b u l a t io n s a r e p r e s e n t e d a c c o r d i n g to (1) p l a n s w h ic h p r o v id e f u ll p a y
an d no w a itin g p e r i o d , an d (2) p l a n s w h ic h p r o v id e e i t h e r p a r t i a l p a y
o r a w a itin g p e r i o d . In a d d itio n to th e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f th e p r o p o r t i o n s
o f w o r k e r s w h o a r e p r o v i d e d s i c k n e s s a n d a c c id e n t i n s u r a n c e o r p a id
s i c k l e a v e , a n u n d u p lic a te d t o t a l i s sh o w n o f w o r k e r s w ho r e c e i v e
e it h e r o r b o th t y p e s o f b e n e f i t s .

2
An establishment was considered as having a policy if it met either of the following con­
The temporary disability laws in California and Rhode Island do not require employer
ditions: (1) Operated late shifts at the time of the survey, or (2) had formal provisions covering
contributions.
late shifts. An establishment was considered as having formal provisions if it (1) had operated late
An establishment was considered as having a formal plan if it established at least the
shifts during the 12 months prior to the survey, or (2) had provisions in written form for operating
minimum number of days of sick leave available to each employee. Such a plan need not be
late shifts.
written, but informal sick leave allowances, determined on an individual basis, were excluded.




3
C a t a s t r o p h e in s u r a n c e , s o m e t i m e s r e f e r r e d to a s m a j o r m e d ­
i c a l i n s u r a n c e , in c lu d e s t h o s e p la n s w hich a r e d e s ig n e d to p r o te c t
e m p l o y e e s in c a s e o f s i c k n e s s a n d i n j u r y i n v o l v i n g e x p e n s e s b e y o n d
th e n o r m a l c o v e r a g e o f h o s p i t a l i z a t i o n , m e d i c a l , a n d s u r g i c a l p l a n s .
M e d i c a l i n s u r a n c e r e f e r s to p l a n s p r o v i d i n g f o r c o m p l e t e o r p a r t i a l
p a y m e n t of d o c t o r s * f e e s .
Such p la n s m a y be u n d erw ritten by c o m ­
m e r c i a l i n s u r a n c e c o m p a n i e s o r n on profit o r g a n i z a t i o n s o r th ey m a y
b e p a i d f o r b y th e e m p l o y e r out of a fun d s e t a s i d e f o r t h i s p u r p o s e .
T a b u la t io n s of r e t i r e m e n t p e n s io n p la n s a r e lim it e d to th o se p la n s
that p r o v id e r e g u l a r p a y m e n t s fo r the r e m a in d e r of the w o r k e r 's life .
M e t h o d of w a g e d e t e r m i n a t i o n ( t a b l e B - 7 ) r e l a t e s to b a s i c
t y p e s of r a t e s t r u c t u r e f o r w o r k e r s p a i d u n d e r v a r i o u s t i m e a n d i n ­
cen tive s y s t e m s . U n d er a s in g le r a t e s t r u c t u r e the s a m e r a t e i s p a id
t o a l l e x p e r i e n c e d w o r k e r s in t h e s a m e j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n . A n i n d i v i d ­
ual w o r k e r o c c a s i o n a l l y m a y be p a id a b o v e o r b elow the s in g le r a te




f o r s p e c i a l r e a s o n s , but s u c h p a y m e n t s a r e e x c e p t i o n s , A r a n g e - o f r a t e s p la n s p e c i f i e s the m in im u m a n d / o r m a x im u m r a t e p a id e x p e r i ­
e n c e d w o r k e r s f o r th e s a m e j o b . I n f o r m a t i o n a l s o i s p r o v i d e d on the
m e t h o d of p r o g r e s s i o n t h r o u g h th e r a n g e . In t h e a b s e n c e of a f o r m a l
r a t e s t r u c t u r e , t h e q u a l i f i c a t i o n s of th e i n d i v i d u a l w o r k e r d e t e r m i n e
th e p a y r a t e . I n f o r m a t i o n on t y p e s of i n c e n t i v e p l a n s i s p r o v i d e d o n ly
f o r p l a n t w o r k e r s b e c a u s e of the lo w i n c i d e n c e o f s u c h p l a n s f o r o f f i c e
w orkers.
U nder a p ie c e w o rk s y s t e m , a p r e d e te r m in e d r a te is paid
f o r e a c h un it of o u t p u t . P r o d u c t i o n b o n u s e s a r e b a s e d on p r o d u c t i o n
o v e r a q u o t a o r c o m p l e t i o n of a j o b in l e s s t h a n s t a n d a r d t i m e .
Com ­
p e n s a t i o n on a c o m m i s s i o n b a s i s r e p r e s e n t s p a y m e n t s b a s e d on a
p e r c e n t a g e of v a l u e o f s a l e s , o r on a c o m b i n a t i o n o f a s t a t e d s a l a r y
plus a p e rce n tag e.
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1 T h e G r e e n B a y S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o lit a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e fin e d b y th e B u r e a u o f th e B u d g e t th ro u g h J a n u a r y 1 9 6 8 , c o n s i s t s o f B ro w n C o u n ty . T h e " w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s t u d y " e s t i m a t e s
sh o w n in t h is t a b le p r o v id e a r e a s o n a b l y a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f th e s i z e a n d c o m p o s it io n o f th e la b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in th e s u r v e y . T h e e s t i m a t e s a r e no t in te n d e d , h o w e v e r , to s e r v e a s a b a s i s
o f c o m p a r i s o n w ith o th e r e m p lo y m e n t in d e x e s f o r th e a r e a to m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t t r e n d s o r l e v e l s s i n c e (1) p la n n in g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s th e u s e o f e s t a b li s h m e n t d a ta c o m p ile 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 io 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 lu d e d f r o m th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1967 e d itio n o f th e S t a n d a r d I n d u s t r ia l C l a s s i f i c a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s b y in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n .
3 I n c lu d e s a 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 lo y m e n t a t o r a b o v e th e m in im u m lim it a t io n . A ll o u t le t s (w ith in th e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in su c h i n d u s t r i e s a s t r a d e , f in a n c e , a u to r e p a i r s e r v i c e ,
a n d m o tio n p ic t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s id e r e d a s 1 e s t a b li s h m e n t .
4 I n c lu d e s e x e c u t i v e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , ' a n d o th e r w o r k e r s e x c lu d e d f r o m th e s e p a r a t e p la n t a n d o f f ic e c a t e g o r i e s .
5 T a x i c a b s a n d s e r v i c e s in c id 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 lu d e d .
6 T h is in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n i s r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " a n d " n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g " in th e S e r i e s A t a b l e s , a n d f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " in th e S e r i e s B t a b l e s . S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n
o f d a ta f o r t h is d iv i s i o n i s n o t m a d e f o r one o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g r e a s o n s : (1) E m p lo y m e n t in th e d i v i s i o n i s to o s m a l l to p r o v id e e n o u g h d a ta to m e r i t s e p a r a t e stu d y , (2) th e s a m p le w a s not
d e s ig n e d in i t i a l l y to p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n , (3) r e s p o n s e w a s in s u f f ic ie n t o r in a d e q u a te to p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n , 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 in d iv id u a l e s t a b li s h m e n t d a t a .
7 W o r k e r s f r o m t h is e n t ir e in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n a r e r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " a n d " n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g " in th e S e r i e s A t a b l e s , b u t f r o m th e r e a l e s t a t e p o r t io n o n ly in e s t i m a t e s
f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " in th e S e r i e s B t a b l e s .
S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n o f d a t a f o r t h is d iv i s i o n i s n o t m a d e f o r one o r m o r e o f th e r e a s o n s g iv e n in fo o tn o te 6 a b o v e .
8 H o t e l s a n d m o t e l s ; l a 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 i n e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u t o m o b ile r e p a i r , r e n t a l , a n 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 i z a t io n s ( e x c lu d in g r e l i g i o u s
an d c h a r it a b le o r g a n i z a t io n s ) ; a n d e n g in e e r in g a n d a r c h i t e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .




A l m o s t t w o - t h ir d s o f th e w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y in th e G r e e n B a y a r e a
w e r e e m p lo y e d in m a n u f a c t u r in g f i r m s .
T h e fo llo w in g p r e s e n t s th e m a jo r in d u s t r y g r o u p s
an 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 in g :
I n d u s tr y g r o u p s

S p e c if i c i n d u s t r i e s

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F o o d a n d k in d r e d p r o d u c t s ____ 19
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p a p e r ___________________________ 36
9
D a i r y p r o d u c t s __________________
S p e c i a l in d u s t r y m a c h i n e r y ____ 9
C o n s t r u c t io n a n d r e l a t e d
m a c h in e r y ______________________ 8
6
M e a t p r o d u c t s ___________________
M i s c e ll a n e o u s c o n v e r t e d p a p e r
p r o d u c t s ________________________ 6

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

Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
P r e s e n t e d in t a b l e 2 a r e i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e
in a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s o f o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ,
a n d in a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s o f s e l e c t e d p l a n t w o r k e r g r o u p s .
The in d e x e s
a r e a m e a s u r e of w a g e s a t a giv en tim e , e x p r e s s e d a s a p e rc e n t of
w a g e s d u r i n g th e b a s e p e r i o d ( d a t e o f th e a r e a s u r v e y c o n d u c t e d
b e t w e e n J u l y I 9 6 0 a n d J u n e 1 9 6 1 ).
S u b t r a c t i n g 100 f r o m the i n d e x
y i e l d s the 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 the b a s e p e r i o d to the
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 th e i n d i c a t e d d a t e s .
T hese e stim a te s a re
m e a s u r e s o f c h a n g e in a v e r a g e s f o r the a r e a ; t h e y a r e not in 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 in th e 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 lu s iv e of e a r n in g s fo r o v e r tim e .
F o r plant w o r k e r g r o u p s , they
m e a s u r e c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s , e xc lu d in 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 , a n d
late s h ifts.
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

M ethod 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 a n 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 i n 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 in 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 th e l a b o r f o r c e c a n c a u s e i n c r e a s e s o r d e c r e a s e s in the
o c c u p a t i o n a l a v e r a g e s w ith out 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 t h o u g h a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in a n a r e a g a v e w a g e i n c r e a s e s ,
a v e r a g e w a g e s m a y have declin 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 .
Sim 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 a n a r e a
m a y have r i s 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 a y in g e s ta b lis h m e n t s
e n t e r e d the a r e a .

E a c h o f the 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 a n 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 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 se co n sta n t w eights r e fle c t b a s e y e a r
em ploym en ts w h e rev er p o ssib le .
The a v e r a g e (m ean) e a r n in g s fo 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 , a n 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
f o r 2 c o n s e c u t i v e y e a r s w e r e r e l a t e d b y d i v i d i n g th e a g g r e g a t e f o r
the l a t e r y e a r b y the a g g r e g a t e f o r th e e a r l i e r y e a r .
The re su lta n 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 th e 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 the p r e v i o u s y e a r ' s i n d e x .
A v e ra g e e arn in 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 in 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):
Bookkeeping- machine
Carpenters
Continued
Electricians
operators, class B
Secretaries
Clerks, accounting, classes
Stenographers, general
Machinists
A and B
Stenographers, senior
Mechanics
Clerks, file, classes
Switchboard operators, classes
Mechanics (automotive)
A and B
A, B, and C
Painters
Clerks, order
Tabulating-machine operators,
Pipefitters
class B
Clerks, payroll
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
Nurses, industrial (registered)
Office boys and girls
Laborers, m aterial 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 o v e rtim 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 .

5

6

T a b l e 2.

I n d e x e s o f S t a n d a r d W eekly S a l a r i e s an d S t r a i g h t - T i m e H o u rly 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
i n G r e e n B a y , W i s . , J u l y 1968 a n d J u l y 1 9 6 7 , a n d P e r c e n t s o f I n c r e a s e f o r S e l e c t e d P e r i o d s
indexes
( A u g u s t 19 6 0 = 100)

P e r c e n ts of in c re a se
J u l y 1967
to
J u l y 1968

J u l y 1968

J u l y 1967

A ll in d u s t r ie s :
O ffice c l e r i c a l (m en and wom en)
I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m e n an d w o m e n )..
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e (m e n )
U n s k i l l e d p l a n t (m e n )

13 1 .4
( X)
137. 9
137. 7

125. 1
( X)
129. 2
128. 6

5. 0
( X)
6. 7
7. 1

M an ufactu rin g:
O ffice c l e r i c a l (m en and wom en)
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) __
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e (m e n )
U n sk ille d plan t (m en)

134. 2
( X)
138. 9
1 4 2 .4

(!)
( X)
1 2 9.9
132. 3

5 .6
( X)
6 .9
7. 6

M a n u f a c tu r i n g :
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) _____
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) __
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e ( m e n ) ____________
U n s k i l l e d |p l a n t ( m e n ) __ ____________
x

D a t a do n ot m e e t p u b l i c a t i o n c r i t e r i a .




.
... .

—

A u g u s t 1965
to
A u g u s t 1966

A u g u st 1964
to
A u g u s t 1965

5. 1
n

3 .5
( X)
3. 7
2 .4

2. 2
n

5.4

5. 6

( !>
( x)

(\)

3.1
3.2

(!)
( x)

5 .8

( X)
3 .5
5 .0

2. 6

A u g u s t 1962
to
A u g u s t 1963

A u g u s t 1961
to
A u g u s t 1962

A u gu st I960
to
A u g u s t 1961

3. 3
(M

3 .6
( X)
3 .5
3 .8

2 .2
(’ )
4 .5
6. 1

2 .8
( X)
2. 3
1 .3

2.5

2 .4
( X)
3. 1
2.6

4. 2
( X)
5. 1
8. 1

2 .6
n

A u g u s t 1963
to
A u g u st 1964
A ll in d u s tr ie s :
O ffice c l e r i c a l (m e n and w om en)
In d u s tria l n u r s e s (m en and women)
Skillf»d m a i n t e n a n c e |(m e n )
U n s k i l l e d p l a n t ( m e n ) _________________

A u g u s t 1966
to
J u l y 1967

3.5
3.1

( x)
3.8
4.1

5.9

3.7

1.7

.6

7

A. Occupational Earnings
Table A-l. Office Occupations—
Men and Women
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s try d iv is io n , G re e n B a y , W is ., J u ly 1968)
W ekl^Tamlngs^^™
e
(standard)
Number

S ex , o ccu p a tio n , and in d u s try d iv isio n
WO*",

Average
weekly
hours1
standard)

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

t
60

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

$

*

75

T

70

5

S

i

65

70

75

80

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100

85

90

95

100

105

-

-

1
l

1

-

1

$

105

i

110

i

115

i

120

i

125

i

—

-

“

95

i

85

*

an d
under

90

i

80

_

65

130

s

135

I

$

{

I

140

145

150

155

160

140

145

150

155

160

lover

4

2

an(j
110

115

120

125

130

135

4

3

i
3

2
1

i
i
-

5
4

1
1

6

4

7

2

4

i

l

6

3

3

-

1
1

-

-

1
3

1
1

5

-

1

2

4

4

4

3

4

5

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

7
7
“

3
3
“

1
1

1

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

1
2

3

MEN
CLERKS, ACCOUNT INS, CLASS A
MANUFACTURING -----------NONMAN UF AC TU RI NG --------

47
19
28

4 0 .0
3 9.5
4 0 .0

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B

22

3 9 .5

BO OK KE EPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B -------------------------------

15

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A -------MANUFACTURING --------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

31
15
16

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B -------MANUFACTURING --------------------NONMAN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

$

1 3 1.00
1 2 5 .5 0
135.00

$

132.50
12 5 .0 0
1 3 4 .0 0

$

$

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

115.00

115 .5 0

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

4 0 .0

77.50

7 7 .5 0

3 9 .5
39.0
4 0 .0

10 0 .5 0
10 7 .0 0
94.5 0

9 5 .0 0
1 1 3.00
9 3 .0 0

198
69
129

4 0 .0
39.5
4 0 .0

79 .0 0
7 8 .0 0
80 .0 0

7 5 .5 0
75.5 0
75.5 0

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

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS B ---------------

16

4 0 .0

74.50

72.5 0

6 5 .5 0 -

CLERKS, PAYROLL ---------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

32
18

39.5
3 9.5

93.0 0
94.0 0

9 2 .5 0
94.0 0

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A --------

17

3 9 .5

9 1 .5 0

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B -------MANUFACTURING --------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

98
29
69

4 0 .0
3 9.5
4 0 .0

S E CR ET AR IE S3--------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

106
58
48

SECRETARIES, CLASS C -------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

WOMEN

1

4

6

2

-

2

_

-

_

-

-

-

3
1
2

12
1
11

_

-

i
i
~

87 .0 0
85 .5 0
8 8 .5 0

8
8

43
16
27

47
18
29

18
9
9

23
9
14

24
9
15

10
4
6

10
3
7

9
1
8

2

2

_

-

_

2

_

_

_

_

_

_

2

2

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

83 .0 0

4

4

-

3

3

-

2

7 7 .0 0 -1 0 7 .0 0
7 9 .0 0 -1 0 8 .0 0

-

1
i

6
3

3
1

2
i

2
2

5
2

1
1

4
2

2
2

2
i

_

3
2

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

1
-

_

~

-

*

-

-

-

-

96.5 0

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

-

-

1

2

2

2

1

3

4

2

75.5 0
76 .5 0
75.00

75.0 0
7 7 .0 0
74.5 0

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

4
1
3

14

31
7
24

18
7
11

26
7
19

2
-

3
3

10

3 9.5
3 9 .0
4 0 .0

1 0 5.50
1 1 1.00
9 9 .0 0

1 0 5 .5 0
1 0 9 .0 0
1 0 0.50

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

1

10
3
7

9
3
6

7
6
1

4
2
2

12
7

6

9
3
6

2
1
1

12

3
1
2

3
2
1

_

_
-

4

7
5
2

-

5

8
7
1

-

-

2
2
-

1
1
*

25
16

4 0 .0
4 0 .5

108.00
98.0 0

117 .5 0
101 .0 0

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

2
2

-

-

2
2

3
2

1
1

2
2

l
1

5
l

3
“

1

l
1

_

-

_

_

*

*

-

"

SECRETARIES, CLASS D -------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

43
24

3 9 .0
3 8.5

9 1 .5 0
9 7 .5 0

89.5 0
1 0 2 .5 0

2
2

2

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

“

1
1

_

2

-

-

-

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL -------------MANUFACTURING --------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

117
53
64

3 9.5
3 9 .0
4 0 .0

8 3 .0 0
8 6 .0 0
80 .5 0

82.0 0
85.5 0
79.5 0

l
1
"

-

1

-

1

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

30
21

3 9 .0
3 8.5

104.50
107.50

1 0 8.00
109 .0 0

5

5

2
2

_

1
1

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTI ONISTSMANUFACTURING --------------------NONMANUF AC TU RI NG -----------------

55
33
22

3 9.5
39 .5
4 0 .0

84 .0 0
87 .0 0
80.00

82.5 0
86.0 0
74.0 0

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




7 4 .0 0 -

82 .5 0

9 1 .5 0 -1 1 3 .5 0
1 1 0 .0 0 -1 1 6 .5 0
9 1 .0 0 - 95 .0 0

81.50
82.50
81.00

-

4

*

-

2

8
3
5

_
*

2
2

2
2

“

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

-

-

6

1

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

9 1 .0 0
9 6 .0 0
89 .0 0

3
3
-

9
-

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

_

-

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

92 .5 0
94 .5 0
8 6 .0 0

2

-

1
-

9

2

14
6
8
-

*
-

4
4

16
7
9

“

3
3

7

9

4

_

6

5

3

3

-

3

5

21

15
10
5

11

7

9

4

3
4

7

2
2

2

-

1
1

3

1
1

2

4
4

4
4

10
6

7
6
i

4
4

4

2
2

2
2

9
12

4

1

2

2

3
24
8
16

-

1

7

1

i

3

4
2
_

4

2

2

1

2
-

1

8

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

"

-

-

-

-

-

8

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 i m e w e e k ly h o u rs and e a r n i n g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s tu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , G r e e n B a y , W i s . , J u l y 1968)
W eekly e arn in g s1
(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 —

WOMEN -

1

i

1
70

75

80

85

90

95

100

t05

110

115

120

125

130

1 35

140

" i
I -------- 1 -----145
150
155
160

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

125

1 30

135

160

165

150

155

160

over

2

10

12

4

1

3

-

-

_

_

_

_

60
M ean2

M e d ian 2

M iddle range 2

1

t

i

i

*

5

i

5

*

*

1

i

i

l

t

an d
unde r

CONTINUEDI

' — — — — —
— —
— —

56
49

* *
OO
OO

AO

*
O
O

TR AN SC RI BI N G —
MACHINE OPERATORS,

MANuFACfURI Mu

65

65

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

N um ber
of
workers

A ve rage
w eek ly
h ou rs1
( standard)

$
76.5 0

$
7 3 .5 0

$
6 9 .0 0 -

$
8 4 .5 0

76.00
75 .5 0

74.5 0
7 4 .0 0

7 1 .5 0 7 1 .0 0 -

8 2 .0 0
8 1 .0 0

3

2

3

-

-

-

-

-

1 S tan d ard h o u r s re f le c t the w o rk w e e k 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 l a r s t r a i g h t - t im e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e o f pay fo r o v e r t im 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 ) , and the e a rn in g s c o r r e s p o n d
to th e s e w e ek ly h o u r s .
2 T h e m e a n i s c o m p u t e d f o r e a c h j o b b y t o t a l i n g t h e e a r n i n g s of a l l w o r k e r s a n d d i v i d i n g b y t h e n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s .
T h e m e d i a n d e s i g n a t e s p o s i t i o n — h a l f o f th e e m p l o y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e i v e m o r e
ch an th e r a t e s h o w n ; h a l f r e c e i v e l e s s t h a n t h e r a t e s h o w n . T h e m i d d l e r a n g e i s d e f i n e d b y 2 r a t e s o f p a y ; a f o u r t h o f t h e w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s t h a n the l o w e r of t h e s e r a t e s a n d a f o u r t h e a r n m o r e t h a n the
higher rate.
3 M a y include w o r k e r s o th er than th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .

(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 and e a r n i n g s fo 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 on an a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , G r e e n B a y , W i s . , J u l y 1968)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
O ccupation and in d u stry d ivision

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

$

100

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

*

105

DRAFTSMEN,

CL A SS B ------------------------------

25
22

$
125.00 1 2 0 . 0 0
1 2 0.00 1 1 8 .0 0

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

1 S t a n d a rd h o u rs r e f l e c t the w o rk w e e k fo r w hich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th eir
a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) , and the e a r n i n g s c o r r e s p o n d to t h e s e w e e k ly h o u r s .
2 F o r d e f i n i t i o n o f t e r m s , s e e f o o t n o t e 2, t a b l e A - l .

s

N u m b e r of w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g stra ig h tt i m e w e e k l v e a r n i n g s of—

s

s

$

*

110

115

120

125

130

115

120

125

130

135

3
3

4
4

3
3

1
1

1
1

t

$

s

$

135

140

145

140

145

150

s

150

155

155

and
under
105

O O
O O
*




Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—
Men

regular

110

2
2

4
4

straigh t-tim e

salaries

1
1

(e x c lu siv e of pay

1
1

-

for o v ertim e

2
2

160

3
-

at

regular

9

Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—
Men and Women Combined
( 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 a n 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 on a n a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , G r e e n B a y , W i s . , J u l y 1968)
A verage

O ccu p atio n and in d u str y d iv isio n

N um ber
of
workers

W eekly
W eekly
hours * e arnings 1
(standard! (standard)

O F F IC E OCCUPATIONS

C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, CL A SS A
MANUFACTURING ------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------P U BLI C U T I L I T I E S 2---------C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, CL A SS 6
MANUFACTURING ------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------B

17
78

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

34
44
20

$
78.50
1 19.00
1 17.50
1 20.50
143 .5 0

80
140
16

39.5
4 0 .0

82 .5 0
8 3 .0 0

F I Li ,

CLERKS,

DR Ob R

24

3 9 .0

1 09.00

C L E R K S , PAYROLL ---------MANUFACTURING -------NONMANUFACTURING —
P U BLI C U T I L I T I E S

44
24

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

100.50
99 .0 0
10 2 .5 0
1 08.50

15

3 9.5

103.00

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

98
29
69

4 0 .0
39.5
4 0 .0

75.50
76.50
75.0 0

S E C R E T A R I E S 3-------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

107
58
49

3 9.5
3 9 .0
4 0 .0

1 1 1 .0 0

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

25
16

4 0 .0
4 0 .5

108.00
98 .0 0

S E C R E T A R I E S , C LA SS D ---------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

44
24

3 9 .0
3 8 .5

92.0 0
9 7 .5 0

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

120
53
67

3 9.5
3 9 .0
4 0 .0

84.00
8 6 .0 0
8 2 .5 0

S E C R E T A R Ir S ,

CL ASS

regular

straig h t-tim e

A verage

O ccu p atio n and in d u stry d iv isio n

O F F IC E OCCUPATIONS
27

1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o r k w e e k f o r w h i c h e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e t h e i r
c o r r e s p o n d to t h e s e w e e k l y h o u r s .
2 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th er public u tilitie s.
3 M a y include w o r k e r s o th er than th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e l y .




W eekly
earn in gs 1
(standard)

CONTINUED

7 4.50

CLERKS,

20

W eekly
hours 1
[standard)

CL A SS A -------------

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS,

220

c
o

CL AS S

O F F IC E OCCUPATIONS O
o
*

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C LA SS B --------------------------------------------------

A ve rage
N um ber
of

O ccupation and in d u stry d iv isio n

s a la r ie s (exclu siv e

-

W eekly
hours 1
(standard)

W eekly
earnings 1
(standard)

CONTINUED

STENOGRAPHERS, SEN IO R -----------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

30
21

39.0
3 8.5

$
104.50
1 0 7.50

SWITCHBOARD O PE R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N IS T SMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

55
33
22

3 9.5
3 9.5
4 0 .0

84.0 0
8 7 .0 0
80.00

40

4 0 .0

7 6 .5 0

56
49

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

7 6 .00
75.50

25
22

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 25.00
120.00

1 0 5.50
99 .5 0

N um ber
of

TRANSCRIB INC-MACHINE OPERATORS,
TY PISTS,

C LA SS 8 ----------------------------------

PROFE SSIO NAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS
DRAFTSMEN, CL ASS B -----------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

of p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a t r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m

r a t e s ) , a n d the e a r n i n g s

Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
( 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 on a n a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , G r e e n B a y , W i s . , J u l y 1968)
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s re c e iv in g s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n i n g s of—

H ourly e arnings 1

~i

t

Und e: . 2 . 5 0
t
and
2.5 0 u n d e r

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

2 .6 0

$

$

i

t

2 .7 0

$

2 .8 0

2 .9 0 3 .0 0

i

2 .8 0

2 .9 0

3 .0 0

1

-

i

11

3 .55
3 .5 7

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

3 .5 6
3 .2 8

3 .47
3 .36

3 .3 3 3 .1 6 -

4 .0 4
3 .43

4
4

65
42

3.12
3 .0 5

3 .2 5
3 .08

2 .9 3 2 .8 9 -

3.43
3 .2 8

3
3

H E L P E R S , MAINTENANCE TRADES
MANUFACTURING -------------------

91
87

2 .9 4
2 .9 3

2 .9 4
2 .9 3

2 .8 5 2 .8 5 -

3 .0 4
3.03

M A C H I N IS T S , MAINTENANCE
MANUFACTURING ------------

54
53

3 .52
3 .51

3.61
3 .61

3 .3 4 3 .3 4 -

3 .6 8
3 .6 8

MECHANICS, a u t o m o t i v e
(MAINTENANCE) -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------

81
68
42

3 .4 7
3.50
3 .7 4

3 .55
3 .5 9
3.81

3 .2 2 3 .2 2 3 .6 2 -

3.81
3 .8 3
3.86

169
148

3 .41
3 .4 2

3.54
3 .5 5

3 .1 0 3 .4 0 -

3 .6 4
3.63

1
1

O IL E R S ----------------MANUFACTURING

39
27

2 .9 9
3.04

2 .8 9
3 .0 5

2 .8 3 2 .8 5 -

3 .31
3 .3 4

2
2

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

31
31

3.53
3 .5 3

3 .63
3 .63

3 .4 8 3 .4 8 -

3 .6 7
3 .6 7

3 .1 0

E L E C T R I C I A N S , MAINTENANCE
MANUFACTURING ----------------

62
37

E N G IN E E R S, STATIONARY
MANUFACTURING --------

50
24

FIR E ME N , STATIONARY BOILE R
MANUFACTURING ------------------

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




3 .4 6
3 .4 5

1 E x c l u d e s p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a n d f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s ,
2 F o r definition o f t e r m s , s e e footnote 2, tab le A - l .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r public u tilitie s .

1

1
1

2
2

-

-

$

I

t

3 .2 0

3 .3 0

3 .6 0

3 .5 0 3 .60

—

—

—

3 .3 0

3 .4 0

3 .5 0

3 .6 0

3 .2 0

3
3

2
2

8
4

4

2

-

10

4

-

5
5

8

30
30

-

1

-

h o lid ay s, and

2
2

4
4
1
1

2
2

4
4

8
8

20
20

25
25

6
2

late

shifts.

—

3 .7 0

3 .8 0

*

3 .9 0

”

" i

4 .0 0
“

4 .0 0

4 .1 0
“

4 .10

4 .2 0

8

7

3

16
16

1

2
2
4
4

9
9

8
8

4

5

-

1

17
15

1
1

2
2

23
11

12
12

16
4

3
3

4
4

1
1

_

$

3 .8 0 3 .9 0

8

23
8

7
7

11
11
10

1
1

~s

3 .7 0

8

2
2

5
5

$

t

3
3

9
9

4
4
-

t

3 .1 0

—

2 .6 0 2 .7 0

1
1

2
2

1
1

5
3

1
l

1
1

6

4

4
4

1
1

19
19

5
5

41
41

46
46

3
3

2
1

-

-

6
6
6

22
22
22

-

2
1

3
2

7
2

10
10

1
1

18
18

21

1

21

1

11
Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
( 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 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 on a n a r e a b a s i s
by i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , G r e e n B a y , W i s . , J u l y 1968)
Hourly earnings1

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 h o u r l y e a r n i n g s ofS
2 .0 0

3
2 .1 0

t
2 .2 0

$
2 .4 0

$
2 . 50

3
2 .6 0

3
2 .7 0

3
2 80

3
2 .9 0

3
3 .00

S
1
3 . 10 3 . 2 0

i
3 .50

%

3 .3 0

$
3 .6 0

\

2 .3 0

3 .6 0

3 .7 0

3 . 70 3 . 8 0

WATCHMEN:
MANUFAC TUTU NG

1 .80

.1,70.. 1 . 8 0

O c c u p a t io n 1 and in d u str y d iv isio n

GUARDS AND WATCHMEN
MANUFAC T D K ! M G -----

1 .70

*
1 .9 0

1 .90

2 .0 0

2 .1 0

2 .2 0

2 .3 0

2 .4 0

2 .5 0

2 . 60

2 .7 0

2.60

2 90

3 .00

3 .1 0

3 . 20

3 .3 0

3 .40

3 .5 0

3 .60

~

“

-

3
3

2

6
4

6
6

~

13
10

2
2

-

18
18

~

"

“

-

~

“

S
1 .60
Mean^

56
49

$
2.57
2.57

Median3

Middle range3

S
1 .60

%

%

%

an d
under

$
2 .65
2 .6 6

$
2 .3 7 2 .3 9 -

$
2 .9 3
2 .9 4

~

4
4

2
2

~

~

-

34

2.62

2 .66

2 .6 5 -

2 .9 2

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

4

6

-

10

2

-

10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

262
198
64
23

2.62
2 .73
2 .2 7
2 .55

2 .75
2.81
2 .33
2 .75

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

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

4
4
“

2
2
2

9
9
"

6
6
“

2
2
2

5
5
2

3
3
-

18
16
4
~

4
2
2
2

26
17
7
1

15
11
4
~

26
22
?
2

29
26
3
2

77
75
2
~

27
18
9
7

3
3
3

3
3
-

7
7
-

~
“

-

“

_
~

-

“

“

36
20
16

2 .06
2.38
1.63

1.80
2 .5 6
1.72

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

2 .5 9
2 .83
1 .76

56
4

5
2
3

10
1
9

2
2

_

3
3

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

4
4

2
2

_

-

-

6
6

LAB OR ER S, MATERIAL HANDLING
MANUFACTURING -------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------P U BLI C U T I L I T I E S 4 ----------

489
283
206
50

2 .95
2 .8 9
3 .03
3 .29

2 .97
2.92
3 .16
3 .08

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

3.21
2 .9 9
3 .2 6
3 .66

-

-

-

i
i
-

-

6
6

-

12
2
10

-

18
18

20
17
3

36
28
6

22
m
12

67
57
-

112
1 10
2
2

34
6
28
28

46
46
-

1 07
52
55
-

-

-

_
-

IJROFR
FILLERS MANUF AC TURI NG

117
80

2 .95
2.71

3 . 11
2 .7 8

2 .8 02 .7 3 -

3.15
2.93

-

i
i

2
2

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
2

-

26
24

2
2

18
18

6
-

60

-

i
"

-

-

i
i

PA CKE RS, SH I PP IN G
MANUFACTURING -

39
33

2 .7 3
2 .66

2 .75
2 .76

2 .5 9 2 .5 7 -

2 .8 9
2 .7 9

-

_

_

_

-

i
i

-

-

1
1

-

9
9

-

17
17

2
2

3
3

6
-

-

-

-

RE CEI VI NG CLERKS

22

2 .93

3 .18

2 .7 6 -

3 .25

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

-

-

-

i

i

2

1

1

-

3

10

-

-

SH I P PI N G AND RE CE IV IN G CLFRKS
MANUFACTURING ------------------------

14
IP

2 .7 7
2 .77

2 . 75
2 .75

2 .5 6 2 .5 6 -

3.01
3.01

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8
8

1
1

-

2
2

4
4

-

-

“

-

~

3
3

455
90
36 9
246

3.4 0
02
3 .49
3 .72

3.62
2 .9 4
3 .71
3.74

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

3.7 6
3.4 4
3 .75
3 .77

_
“

_

25
16
9

3
3
-

5i
11
42
~

7
2
5
~

17
17

-

-

-

-

35
35

2

~

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

3
3

_

_

_

_

J A N I T O R S * P l R T E R S , AND CL c ANF.RS —
MANUFACTURING -------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING — ---------------------P U BLI C U T I L I T I E S 4 ---------------------J A N I T O R S * PO RT ER S, AND CLEANERS
(WOMEN) -------------------------------------------m a n u f a c t u r i n g ---------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------

TRUCKORIVFRS
-------------MANUFACTURING -------NDNMANUFACTURING —
P U BLI C U T I L I T I E S 4

-

_
-

-

-

-

2
2
-

~

TRUCKORIVFRS, MEDIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO
AND INCLUDING A TONS) --------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------PUBL IC " T I L I T I E S 4 --------------------

138
27
1 11
88

3 .37
2 .67
3 .54
3 .74

3 .72
2 .6 6
3.7 4
3 .75

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

3.7 6
2 .8 7
3 .77
3 .7 8

TR UC K DR IV tK S, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,
TRAILER TYPE) --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------

263
189

3 .60
3 .65

3 .55
3.62

2 .9 9 3 .0 0 -

3 .6 9
3.7 2

_

_

_

-

-

-

32 1
271

2 .95
2 .9 0

3 .02
3 .00

2 .8 6 2 .8 1 -

3 .0 9
3 .06

_

_

“

50

2 .97

2 .99

2 .9 2 -

3.05

3
3
“

TR UCKERS ,

PUWFR

m anufacturing

(FORKLIFT)
------------------

TRUCKERS, POWER (OTHER THAN
F 3 R K L I F T ) --------------------------------

1
2
3
4
5
6

-

-

~

“

D a t a l i m i t e d to m e n w o r k e r s e x c e p t w h e r e o t h e r w i s e i n d i c a t e d .
E x c lu d e s p r e m i u m p ay fo r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o rk on w e e k e n d s , h o li d a y s , and late s h if t s .
F o r d e f i n i t i o n o f t e r m s , s e e f o o t n o t e 2, t a b l e A - l .
T r a n s p o r ta tio n , c om m u n ica tio n , and oth er public u tilitie s.
A l l w o r k e r s w e r e a t $ 1 . 4 0 to $ 1 . 5 0 .
In clu d e s a l l d r i v e r s , a s d e fin ed , 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 r a t e d .




-

2

2

2
2

-

6
6

1
1
-

“

5
5
-

12
6
6
'

9
8
1
~

5
5
-

5
2
3

8
7
1

_

_

*

5
3

_

-

10
10

5

5

19
19

3
3

1
1
-

3
3

4
4

-

~

‘
2

2
-

3
3
-

-

4
4

2
2

-

~

-

-

-

-

-

*

-

-

“

-

_

~

-

-

-

~

“

“

39
39
7

45
45
45

L93
l
19?
192
89
1
88
PR

11

_

_

_

_

11

-

-

-

-

-

35

32
3?

45
45

_

47

_

-

42

-

4
4

26
26

35
35

34
36

1 26
118

i

7

20

21

12

-

20
20
20

_

-

-

-

~

_

_

-

-

10
■

46
18

6

-

1

-

-

-

-

~

-

-

-

-

60
60
-

'
-

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B. Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions
Table B-l. Minimum Entrance Salaries for Women Office Workers
( D is t r ib u t io n o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s st u d ie d in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y m in im u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r y f o r s e l e c t e d c a t e g o r i e s
o f in e x p e r ie n c e d w o m en o f f ic e w o r k e r s , G r e e n B a y , W i s ., J u l y 1968)
O th e r in e x p e r ie n c e d c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s 2

I n e x p e r ie n c e d t y p is t s
M a n u fa c tu r in g
M in im u m w e e k ly s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r y 1

A ll
in d u s t r i e s

B a s e d ,o n s t a n d a r d w e e k ly h o u r s 3 of-

A ll
in d u s t r i e s

A ll
s c h e d u le s

M a n u fa c tu r in g

N o n m a n u f a c tu r i ng

40

A ll
sc h e d u le s

A ll
sc h e d u le s

40

N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g

B a s e d on s t a n d a r d w e e k ly h o u r s 3 of—
40

A ll
s c h e d u le s

40

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d ie d ___________________________________

68

36

XXX

32

XXX

68

36

XXX

32

XXX

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v in g a s p e c i f ie d m in im u m _________ _______

16

10

7

6

6

38

20

14

18

17

2

_
2
2
1
1

1

4
2
3
3
1
1

1
2
2
1
2
1
1

1
1
7
2
3
3
2
1

_
7
2
2
2
1

1
2
10
1
2
1
-

-

2
3
18
3
5
4
2
1

1
2
11
1
2
1
-

1

1
2
2
1
-

-

-

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v in g no s p e c i f ie d m i n im u m _______________

9

5

XXX

4

XXX

11

5

XXX

6

XXX

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h ich d id not e m p lo y w o r k e r s
in t h is c a t e g o r y ________________________________________________

43

21

XXX

22

XXX

19

11

XXX

8

XXX

$ 5 7 .5 0
$ 6 0 . 00
$ 6 2 . 50
$ 6 5 .0 0
$ 6 7 . 50
$ 7 0 . 00
$ 7 2 . 50
$ 7 5 .0 0

and
and
an d
an d
an d
an d
and
and

u n d e r $ 6 0 . 0 0 ___________________________________
u n d e r $ 6 2 . 5 0 ______________________ ____ ________
u n d e r $ 6 5 . 0 0 .................... ........................................... ......
u n d e r $ 6 7 . 5 0 ___________________________________
u n d e r $ 7 0 . 0 0 ___________________________ _______
u n d e r $ 7 2 . 50
-*».
_ ___
unde r $ 7 5 . 0 0 ___________________________________
o v e r _____ _______________________________________

-

-

-

2
2
1
-

1 T h e s e s a l a r i e s r e l a t e to f o r m a l l y e s t a b l i s h e d m in im u m s t a r t i n g ( h ir in g ) r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s th a t a r e p a id f o r s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k s .
2 E x c l u d e s w o r k e r s in s u b c l e r i c a l j o b s su c h a s m e s s e n g e r o r o f f ic e g i r l .
3 D a t a a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r a l l s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k s c o m b in e d , a n d f o r th e m o s t c o m m o n s t a n d a r d w o rk w e e k r e p o r t e d .







13
Table B-2. Shift Differentials
( L a t e - s h i f t p a y p r o v i s i o n s f o r m a n u f a c t u r i n g p l a n t w o r k e r s b y ty p e a n d a m o u n t o f p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l ,
G r e e n B a y , W is ., J u l y 1968)
1A l l pi, nt .w o r k e r s in m a n u f a c t u r i n g = 100 p e r c e n t )
P e r c e n t o f m a n u fa c tu r in g p la n t w o r k e r s In e s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v in g p r o v i s i o n s 1
fo r la te sh ifts

L a te a sh ift p ay p r o v isio n

S e c o n d sh ift

T o t a l ____________________________________________

T h ir d o r o th e r
s h if t

94. 8

82. 5

A c t u a ll y w o r k in g o n l a t e s h i f t s
S e c o n d sh ift

20. 7
2. 4

T h ir d o r o t h e r
sh ift

1 1 .6

N o p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l f o r w o r k on l a t e s h i f t ______

5. 8

P a y d i f f e r e n t i a l f o r w o r k o n l a t e s h i f t __________

89. 0

82. 5

18. 2

11. 6

U n i f o r m c e n t s ( p e r h o u r ) __________________

87. 0

82. 5

18. 2

1 1 .6

5 c e n t s ____________________________________
6 c e n t s ____________________________________
7 c e n t s __________ ________________________
7 l/4 c e n t s _________________________________
8 c e n t s ____________________________________
8 V2 c e n t s _________________________________
9 c e n t s ________________ ________
____
10 c e n t s ___________________________________
12 c e n t s __________ _______________________
I 2 V , 13, o r 1 3 V2 c e n t s ________________
2
14 c e n t s ________________________ ____ _ ___
142 s c e n t s ________________________________
/
15 c e n t s _____________ _____________________
16 c e n t s ____________ _____________ _
___
17 c e n t s ____________________________
18 o r 2 0 c e n t s ____________________________
2 5 c e n t s ___________________________________

4. 0
2. 9
2. 1
6 .6
2. 7
1 .6
4. 3
8. 7
29. 3
1. 6
10. 6

1 .7
1. 5
.7
29. 6
3. 2
19. 7
6. 6
10. 5
2. 1
1. 6
2. 3
3. 1

. 1
1. 1
.4
.7
.7
. 5
1. 3
1 .9
6. 2
(2 )
3. 0

-

-

T y p e an d a m o u n t o f d iffe r e n tia l:

U n i f o r m p e r c e n t a g e _____________________

—

10 p e r c e n t ________________________________

-

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

-

1 .2
.2
~
.2
.7

. 3
. 1
6. 1
(2 )
4. 5
. 3
. 3
(2 )
-

-

-

-

2. 0

1 I n c l u d e s a l l p l a n t w o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s c u r r e n t l y o p e r a t i n g l a t e s h i f t s , a n d e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h o s e f o r m a l p r o v i s i o n s
c o v e r l a t e s h i f t s e v e n th o u g h th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w e r e n o t c u r r e n t l y o p e r a t i n g l a t e s h i f t s .
2 L e s s th a n 0 . 0 5 p e r c e n t .

14

Table B-3. Scheduled Weekly Hours
( P e r c e n t d i s t r i b u t i o n o f p la n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y s c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s 1
o f f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s , G r e e n B a y , W is ., J u l y 1968)
P la n t w o r k e r s

O ffic e w o r k e r s

W e e k ly h o u r s
A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2

A ll w o r k e r s ___________________________________
U n d e r 37V2 h o u r s _________________________________
37 V h o u r s
7
38 3 h o u r s
/.)
40 h o u r s
O v e r 40 a n d u n d e r 45 h o u r s
45 h o u r s ____________________________________________
46 h o u r s _ _____
_
48 h o u r s
50 h o u r s
54 h o u r s

1
2
3
4
5

100

M a n u f a c t u r i ng

100

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

100

6

2

-

-

-

-

76
( 5)
7

81

100

-

-

10

-

-

-

6
3
1

2
5
1

A ll i n d u s t r i e s 4

100
2
14
3
81
( 5)

-

1
1

-

-

M a n u fa c tu r in g

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

100

100

4
32
3
62
_
_
_
_
_

_
_
100
_
_
_
_

S c h e d u le d h o u r s a r e th e w e e k ly h o u r s w h ich a m a j o r i t y o f th e f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s w e r e e x p e c t e d to w o r k , w h e th e r th e y w e r e p a id f o r a t s t r a i g h t - t i m e o r o v e r t im e r a t e s .
I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in 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 ; a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
B e s s th a n 0 .5 p e r c e n t .




15

(Table B-4. Paid Holidays
( P e r c e n t d i s t r i b u t i o n o f p la n t a n d o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y n u m b e r o f p a id h o lid a y s
p r o v i d e d a n n u a lly , G r e e n B a y , W i s ., J u l y 1968)
P la n t w o r k e r s

O ffic e w o r k e r s

I te m
A ll i n d u s t r i e s

A l l w o r k e r s ___________________________________
W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g
p a id h o lid a y s _
f
W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g
no p a id h o l i d a y s _________________________________

M a n u fa c tu r in g

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 2

A ll i n d u s t r i e s

100

100

100

100

100

100

97

100

100

100

100

100

*

“

"

1

3

3

M a n u fa c tu r in g

P u b lic u t il it i e s

2

N u m b e r o f .d ay s
2

4
6
6
6
6

7
7
8
8

9
9

h o l i d a y s __________________________________________
h o lid a y s
,_______________________________________
h o l i d a y s __________________________________________
h o lid a y s p l u s 1 h a lf d a y _________________________
h o lid a y s p l u s 2 h a lf d a y s _______________________
h o lid a y s p l u s 3 h a lf d a y s _________________ ______
h o l i d a y s ________________________-._________________
h o lid a y s p l u s 2 h a lf d a y s _______________________
h o l i d a y s _______________________ ____ ______________
h o lid a y s p l u s 1 h a lf d a y _________________________
h o l i d a y s __________________________________________
h o lid a y s p l u s 1 h a lf d a y ________________________

1

1

-

1

-

28
2

14
-

7

11

1

1

28
-

3

1

8

6

10

41
3
5
'

54

39
26

(4 )
29

2

~
17
4

5
4

11

20

7

22

-

7
4

'

-

7

(4 )
20

1

1

38
-

-

19
~
9
33
40

10

-

“

“

T o t a l h o lid a y t i m e ?
9Vz d a y s ----------------------------------------------------------9 d a y s o r m o r e _______________ __________________
8 V d a y s o r m o r e _________________________________
2
8 d a y s o r m o r e ____________________________________
7 V d a y s o r m o r e __ _______________________________
2
7 d a y s o r m o r e __ _______________________________
6Vz d a y s o r m o r e _________________________________
6 d a y s o r m o r e ____________________________________
4 d a y s o r m o r e !____________________________________
2 d a y s o r m o r e j____________________________________

1
2
3
4
5
a n d no

-

5
7
55
55
65
67
95
96
97

-

-

7
7
71
72
85
85
99
99
100

26
64
64
72
72
100
100
100

-

1

-

5

10

-

10

40
72
72
81
81
100
100
100

11

38
39
51
71
99
99
100

58
62
80
80
99
99
100

I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n t o |t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; fin 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 ; a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u *»■ y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
L e a s th a n 0 . 5 p e r c e n t .
A l l c o m b in a t io n s o f f u l l a n d h a l f d a y s th a t a d d to th e | s a m e , a m o u n t a r e c o m b in e d ; f o r e x a m p le , th e p r o p o r t io n o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g a t o t a l o f 9 d a y s in c lu d e s t h o s e
h a lf d a y s ) 8 f u l l d a y s a n d 2 h a l f d a y s , 7 f u l l d a y s a n d 4 h a lf d a y s , a n d s o o n .
P r o p o r t i o n s th e n w e r e c u m u la t e d .




-

w ith 9 f u l l d a y s

16

Table B-5. Paid Vacations
( P e r c e n t d i s t r i b u t i o n o f p la n t a n d o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y v a c a t io n p a y
p r o v i s i o n s , G r e e n B a y , W is . , J u l y 1968)
P la n t w o r k e r s
V a c a t io n p o l ic y

A ll w o r k e r s ______

__

.

___

O ffic e w o r k e r s

A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2

__________

M a n u f a c tu r in g

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

A ll i n d u s t r i e s 4

100

100

100

100

100

100

100
96
4
-

100
95
5
-

100
100
-

99
99
1
-

99
98
2
-

100
100
-

(5 )

(5 )

1
57
1
2

2
49
-

50
7
'

M a n u fa c tu r in g

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

M e th o d o f p a y m e n t
W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d in g
p a id v a c a t i o n s ___________________________________
L e n g t h - o f - t i m e p a y m e n t _____________________
P e r c e n t a g e p a y m e n t___________________________
O th e r
T
W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g
no p a id v a c a t i o n s - ____ -___________ __ ________ -__

-

A m o u n t o f v a c a t io n p a y 6
A f t e r 6 m o n th s o f s e r v i c e
U n d e r 1 w e e k ___
___
. .
.
..
___
1 w e e k ______
___
_____________ _______ ___ .
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s _______________________
2 w e e k s -----------------------------------------------------------

_

4
15
1
-

7
3
-

_
40
10
-

85
1
14

95
2
3

62
38

27
73

22
77

53
47

67
7
27

77
11
12

43
57

16
1
83

11
1
87

28
72

18
7
75

21
11
68

_
100

3
1
96

7
1
92

100

16
7
77

19
11
70

_
100

3
1
96

6
1
93

100

4
93
2
1

95
3
2

_
94
(5 )
5

100
-

-

1
97
1
2

4
21
3
71
1

_
25
5
69
1

15
85
“

1
22
1
76
(5 )

_
25
2
73
(5 )

_
7
93
"

A fte r 1 y e a r o f s e r v ic e
i w e e k _________________________________________
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s _______________________
2 w e e k s _______
______ _____ ______________
A fte r 2 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w eek
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s _______________________
____ ______ ______ _
2 w e e k s _______ ________
A fte r 3 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k __
____ _________ _____ ____________
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s _______________________
2 w e e k s -----------------------------------------------------------

_

A fte r 4 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k ______________________________________________
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s _______________________
2 w e e k s -----------------------------------------------------------

-

_

A fte r 5 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w eek
2 w e e k s ________________ ____________________ _______
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s _______________________
3 w e e k s _________ _____ ________
_____ _____

-

100
-

_
-

A f t e r 10 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w e e k ____ ________ __ __________ __ __________
2 w e e k s ________________ ___ __ ________ ___ O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s _______________________
3 w e e k s ______________ _____ — ______ ______
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s ___ __ -________________

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




17

Table B-5. Paid Vacations1 Continued
--( P e r c e n t d is t r i b u t i o n o f p la n t a n d o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y v a c a t io n p a y
p r o v i s i o n s , G r e e n B a y , W is . , J u l y 1968)
P la n t w o r k e r s
V a c a t io n p o l ic y

A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2

M a n u fa c tu r in g

O ffic e w o r k e r s
P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

A ll i n d u s t r i e s 4

M a n u fa c tu r in g

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

A m o u n t o f v a c a t io n p a y 6— C o n tin u e d
A f t e r 12 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w e e k _____________________________________________
2 w e e k s ___________ ____ ___ _____________________ _
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s ___________ __________
3 w e e k s _____________ _____________________________
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s ____________ _________

4
13
2
77
5

_
17
3
72
8

.
100
-

4
5
53
4
34

_

_

7
41
7
46

82
18

4
5
20
(5 )
60
4
7

_

_

7
15
1
62
6
11

100
-

4
5
12
(5 )
47
4
28

7
1
1
42
6
43

100
-

4
5
12
(5 )
47
4
21
7

_
7
1
1
42
6
32
11

_
100

_

.

1
14
1
84
(5 )

18
1
80
(5 )

1
2
76
1
21

_

_

2
60
(5 )
37

2
82
16

1
2
31
(5 )
66
1

_
2
17
(5 )
79
2

_
2
5
93
-

1
2
20
(5 )
63
4
11

2
2
(5 )
62
8
25

2
5
93
-

1
2
20
(5 )
63
4
11

2
2
(5 )
62
8
25

2
5

2
98
-

A f t e r 15 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w e e k - ________
_____ ________ ____ ______
2 w e e k s ______ _______________ _______ __________
______ ,_____
3 WP R . . . . ,
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s _____________________
4 w e e k s _________ _____________ _ _____________ _
A f t e r 20 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w e e k ______________________________________________
2 w e e k s _____ __ ---------------- ---------------------3 w e e k s ________ ___ __ ____________________________
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s _______________________
4 w e e k s _________ ___ _______ ___________________ —
O v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s ______ _______________
5 w e e k s _________ _____ _______ _____________ —

-

-

A f t e r 25 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w ppk
2 w e e k s ——— — — ——— — ——— — — — — — — —
3 w e e k s ________ _ ---- ----------- --------------------O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s ________________ — —
4 w eeks
_ ____________ __ ——— —
— ——
O v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s ------ - -----------------_______________ — ------ — — —
5 w e e k s ____

-

M a x im u m v a c a t io n a v a i l a b l e 7
1 w eek
2 w e e k s ____________________ ______ _____________
3 w ppks
_ _
__ _ _
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s ------------------------------4 w e e k s ___ ________ ____ _________________ _________ _
O v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s _______ - _____ _
5 w e e k s ------ --- --------- ---------------------- 6 w e e k s _ ___ ________ — ----------- ---- — -

-

93
-

1 I n c l u d e s b a s i c p l a n s o n ly . E x c l u d e s p l a n s s u c h a s v a c a t i o n - s a v i n g s a n d t h o s e p l a n s w h ich o f f e r " e x t e n d e d " o r " s a b b a t i c a l " b e n e f it s b e y o n d b a s i c p l a n s to w o r k e r s w ith q u a lify in g le n g th s
o f se r v ic e .
T y p i c a l o f s u c h e x c l u s i o n s a r e p l a n s in th e s t e e l , a lu m in u m , a n d c a n i n d u s t r i e s .
2 I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b li c u t i l i t i e s .
4 I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ; a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
5 L e s s th a n 0 . 5 p e r c e n t .
6 I n c l u d e s p a y m e n t o t h e r th a n " le n g t h o f t i m e , " su c h a s p e r c e n t a g e o f a n n u a l e a r n in g s o r f l a t - s u m p a y m e n t s , c o n v e r t e d to a n e q u iv a le n t t i m e b a s i s ; f o r e x a m p l e , a p a y m e n t o f 2 p e r c e n t
o f a n n u a l e a r n i n g s w a s c o n s i d e r e d a s 1 w e e k 's p a y .
P e r i o d s o f s e r v i c e w e r e c h o s e n a r b i t r a r i l y a n d do n o t n e c e s s a r i l y r e f l e c t th e in d iv id u a l p r o v i s i o n s f o r p r o g r e s s i o n .
F o r e x a m p l e , th e
c h a n g e s in p r o p o r t i o n s in d ic a t e d a t 10 y e a r s ' s e r v i c e in c lu d e c h a n g e s in p r o v i s i o n s o c c u r r i n g b e t w e e n 5 a n d 10 y e a r s .
E s t i m a t e s a r e c u m u l a t iv e .
T h u s , th e p r o p o r t io n e l i g i b l e f o r 3 w e e k s ’
p a y o r m o r e a f t e r 10 y e a r s in c lu d e s t h o s e e l i g i b l e f o r 3 w e e k s ' p a y o r m o r e a f t e r f e w e r y e a r s o f s e r v i c e .
7 E s t i m a t e s o f p r o v i s i o n s f o r 30 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e a r e id e n t i c a l.




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Table B-6. Health, Insurance, and Pension Plans
( P e r c e n t o f p la n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s e m p lo y e d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g
h e a lth , in s u r a n c e , o r p e n s io n b e n e f it s , 1 G ree n / B a y , W is . , J u l y 1968)
P la n t w o r k e r s

O ffic e w o r k e r s

T y p e o f b e n e f it
A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2

M a n u f a c tu r in g

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

A ll i n d u s t r i e s 4

A l l w o r k e r s ___________________________________

100

100

100

100

100

100

W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g a t
l e a s t 1 o f th e b e n e f it s sh o w n b e l o w ----------------

96

99

100

99

99

100
95

M a n u fa c tu r in g

P u b lic u t il it i e s 3

89

91

100

96

96

69

81

65

75

86

54

88

95

62

89

96

58

S i c k n e s s an d a c c id e n t i n s u r a n c e __________
S ic k le a v e ( f u l l p a y a n d no
w a itin g p e r i o d ) ____________________________
S ic k le a v e ( p a r t i a l p a y o r
w a itin g p e r i o d ) ____________________________

77

89

38

55

87

17

5

5

12

43

29

46

16

7

15

11

1

10

H o s p it a li z a t i o n i n s u r a n c e _____________________
S u r g i c a l i n s u r a n c e ___________ _____________ _
M e d ic a l i n s u r a n c e _____________________________
C a t a s t r o p h e i n s u r a n c e ______ ____ _____________
R e t ir e m e n t p e n s io n ____________________________

96
96
88
70
80

99
99
88
67
83

100
100
95
89
74

99
99
96
92
88

99
99
93
88
90

100
100
98
93
75

L i f e i n s u r a n c e _________________________________
A c c id e n ta l d e ath and d is m e m b e r m e n t
i n s u r a n c e ______________________ ____ ___________
S i c k n e s s a n d a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e o r
s i c k le a v e o r b o t h 5 _________ _________________

1 I n c l u d e s t h o s e p l a n s f o r w h ich a t l e a s t a p a r t o f th e c o s t i s b o r n e b y th e e m p l o y e r , e x c e p t t h o s e l e g a l l y r e q u ir e d , su c h a s w o r k m e n *s c o m p e n s a t io n , s o c i a l s e c u r i t y , a n d r a i l r o a d
r e tir e m e n t.
2 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s show nj s e p a r a t e l y .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
4 I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; fin 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 ; a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n t o l t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
5 U n d u p lic a te d t o t a l o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s i c k le a v e o r s i c k n e s s a n d a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y b e lo w .
S ic k le a v e p l a n s a r e li m it e d to t h o s e w h ich d e f in i t e l y e s t a b l i s h a t l e a s t
th e m in im u m n u m b e r o f d a y s * p a y th a t c a n b e e x p e c t e d b y e a c h e m p l o y e e .
I n f o r m a l s i c k le a v e a ll o w a n c e s d e t e r m in e d o n a n in d iv id u a l b a s i s a r e e x c lu d e d .




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Table B-7.

Method of Wage Determination and Frequency of Payment

( P e r c e n t d is t r i b u t i o n o f p la n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y m e th o d o f w a g e d e t e r m in a t i o n 1
a n d f r e q u e n c y o f w a g e p a y m e n t, G r e e n B a y , W is ., J u l y 1968)
P la n t w o r k e r s

O ffic e w o r k e r s

Ite m
A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2

A ll w o r k e r s __________________________________

M a n u fa c tu r in g

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

A ll i n d u s t r i e s 4

M a n u fa c tu r in g

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

100

100

100

100

100

100

86
73
53
20

80
80
61
19

99
92
51
41

100
62
4
58

100
59

100
75
21
54

7

11

2

(5)

1

-

-

5

10

2

12
13
14
6
6
( 5)
7
4
3
1

8
( 5)
20
9
9
(5)
11
7
4
“

39
6
1
-

53
38
-

48
41

52
25
-

26
53
21

27
55
17

30
12
57

M e th o d o f w a g e d e t e r m in a t i o n 1
P a id tim e r a t e s . .
F o r m a l r a t e p o l ic y
S in g le r a t e __________________________________
R a n g e o f r a t e s ______________________________
P r o g r e s s i o n b a s e d o n a u t o m a t ic
a d v a n c e m e n t a c c o r d in g to
le n g th o f s e r v i c e
_ _
P r o g r e s s i o n b a s e d on m e r i t
r e v ie w .
P r o g r e s s i o n b a s e d on a
c o m b in a t io n o f le n g th of
s e r v i c e a n d m e r i t r e v i e w ____________
N o f o r m a l r a t e p o l i c y _________________________
P a id b y in c e n t iv e m e th o d s
P i e c e r a t e ______________________________________
I n d iv id u a l____________________________________
G r o u p __________ __________________________ .
P r o d u c t io n b o n u s _______________________________
I n d iv id u a l
____
G r o u p ________________________________________
C o m m i s s i o n _____ ____________________________

-

59
1

-

(5)

M e th o d o f d e t e r m in in g in c e n t iv e p a y o f o ffic e w o r k e r s n o t p r e s e n t e d
1

F re q u e n c y of w age pay m en t
W e e k ly _____________________________________________
B iw e e k ly ____________________________________________
S e m im o n t h ly _______________________________________
M o n th ly ____________________________________________
O th e r f r e q u e n c y ___________________________________

26
44
30
1

18
58
22
2

1 F o r a d e s c r i p t i o n o f th e m e th o d s o f w a g e d e t e r m in a t i o n , s e e I n tr o d u c tio n .
2 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
4 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in 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 ; a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to th o se , in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
5 L e s s th a n 0 .5 p e r c e n t .




17
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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 l i s h m e n t to e s t a b li s h m e n t a n d
f r o m a r e a to a r e a .
T h is p e r m i t s th e g r o u p in g o f o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p a r a b le , jo b c o n te n t.
B e c a u s e o f t h is e m p h a s i s on
i n 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 i f f e r s i g n i f ic a n t l y f r o m th 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 l u 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,

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 an 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 sh ip p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o th e r
c l e r i c a l w o rk in c id e n t a l to b il lin g o p e r a t 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 , s h ip p in g m e m o ­
r a n d u m s , e t c . U s u a ll y in v o 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 of 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 lv e s
a l a r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p i e s o f th e b il l b e in g p r e p a r e d a n d i s o fte n d o n e on a f a n fo ld
m a c h in e .
B i l l e r , m a c h in e (b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ( S u n d s t r a n d , E l 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 th e s i m u l t a ­
n e o u s e n t r y o f f i g u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' 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 thie
d e b it o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s . D o e s n o t in v o lv e a k n o w le d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g . W o rk s f r o m u n if o r m
and sta n d a rd ty p e s of s a l e s and c r e d it s l i p s .
B O O K K E E P IN G - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R
O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e (R e m in g to n R a n d , E l l i o t t F i s h e r , S u n d s t r a n d , B u r r o u g h s ,
N a tio n a l C a s h R e g i s t e r , w ith o r w ith o u t a t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a r d ) to k e e p a r e c o r d o f b u s i n e s s
tr a n s a c tio n s .
C la ss A.
K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u ir i n g a k n o w le d g e o f 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 of 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 of th e w o r k .
M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o l id a t e d r e p o r t s , b a l a n c e s h e e t s , a n d o th e r r e c o r d s
b y h and.
C l a s s B . K e e p s a r e c o r d o f one o r m o r e p h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s o f a s e t o f r e c o r d s u s u a l l y
r e q u ir i n g li t t l e k n o w le d g e o f b a s i c b o o k k e e p in g . P h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s in c lu d e a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ,
p a y r o l l, c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n t s (n o t in c lu d in g a s i m p le ty p e o f b il lin g d e s c r i b e d u n d e r b i l l e r ,
m a c h in e ) , c o s t d i s t r i b u t i o n , e x p e n s e d i s 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 one 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 one p h a s e
o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t 's b u s i n e s s t r a n s a c t i o n s . W ork 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
i n 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 ; an 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 i n g jo u r n a l e n t r i e s ; a n d m a y d i r e c t c l a s s B a c c o u n t in g c l e r k s .

f il in g s y s t e m c o n ta in in g a n u m b e r o f v a r ie 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 le 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 i n 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 tifie 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 a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .
C l a s s C . P e r f o r m s r o u t in e f il in g o f m a t e r i a l th a t h a s a l r e a d y b e e n c l a s s i f i e d o r w h ich
i s e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s i m p le s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s y s t e m ( e . g . , a lp h a b e t ic a l, c h r o n o lo g ic a l,
o r n u m e r 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 an 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 t a in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .
CLERK,

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R e c e iv e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s fo r m a te r ia l o r m e r c h a n d is e by m a il, ph one, o r p e r so n a lly .
D u t ie 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 up 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 , an d c h e c k sh ip p in g
i n 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 of 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 ta on the p a y r o l l
s h e e t s . D u tie s in v o lv e : C a lc u la t i n g w o r k e r s ' e a r n in g s b a s e d on ti m e o r p r o d u c tio n r e c o r d s ; an d
p o s tin g c a lc u la t e d d a t a on p a y r o l l s h e e t , sh o w in g in f o r m a t io n su c h a s w o r k e r 's n a m e , w o rk in g
d a y s , t i m e , r a t e , d e d u c tio n s f o r in s u r a n c e , a n d t o t a l w a g e s d u e . M a y m a k e o ut 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 OPERATOR
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 no 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 ic h , u s e o f t h is m a c h in e i s in c id e n ta l to p e r f o r m a n c e of
o th e r d u t ie s .
KEYPUNCH O PERATO R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a n u m e r ic a l a n d / o r a lp h a b e t ic a l o r c o m b in a t io n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to
t r a n s c r i b e d a t a f r o m v a r i o u s s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to k e y p u n c h ta b u la t in g c a r d s . P e r f o r m s s a m e
t a s k s a s lo w e r le v e l k e y p u n c h o p e r a t o r b u t, in a d d it io n , w o rk r e q u i r e s a p p lic a t i o n o f c o d in g
s k i l l s a n d th e m a k in g o f so m e d e t e r m 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 f o 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 ; an d s e a r c h e s f o r an 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 fo r m a t io n to be p u n c h e d .
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in e x p e r ie n c e d o p e r a t o r s .

C l a s s B . U n d e r s u p e r v i s i o n , p e r f o r m s one o r m o r e r o u tin e a c c o u n t in g o p e r a t io n s su c h
a s p o s tin g s i m p le jo u r n a l v o u c h e r s o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b le v o u c h e r s , e n t e r in g v o u c h e r s in
v o u c h e r r e g i s t e r s ; r e c o n c il in g b a n k a c c o u n t s ; a n d p o s t in g s u b s i d i a r y l e d g e r s c o n t r o l le d by
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 rk i s su b d iv id e d on a fu n c tio n a l b a s i s a m o n g s e v e r a l w o r k e r s .




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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 .
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C la ss B.
U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n o r f o llo w in g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r i n s t r u c t i o n s ,
t r a n s c r i b e s d a t a f r o m s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to p u n ch ed c a r d s .
O p e r a t e s a n u m e r ic a l a n d / o r
a l p h a b e t 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 k e y p u n c h ta b u la t in g c a r d s . M a y v e r i f y c a r d s .
W o rk in g f r o m v a r i o u s s t a n d a r d iz e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s , f o ll 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 v e
b e e n c o d e d o r p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a i l a n d r e q u i r e l i t t l e o r no s e l e c t i n g , c o d in g , o r in t e r p r e t in g
o f d a t a to b e p u n c h e d . P r o b l e m s a r i s i n g f r o m e r r o n e o u s it e m s o r c o d e s , m i s s i n g in f o r m a t io 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 .

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d.
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o f o f f ic i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a i l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
e.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a l a r g e a n d im p o r t a n t o r g a n i z a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a m id d le
m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r o f an o r g a n i z a t io n a l s e g m e n t o fte n in v o lv in g a s m a n y a s s e v e r a l h u n d re d
p e r s o n s ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
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P e r f o r m s v a r i o u s r o u t in e d u t ie s su c h a s ru n n in g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t in g m i n o r o f f ic e m a ­
c h in e s su c h a s s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , o p e n in g a n d d is t r i b u t i n g m a i l , a n d o th e r m in o r c l e r i c a l w o rk .

a.
S e c r e t a r y to a n e x e c u t i v e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o se r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s n o t e q u iv a le n t
to one of th e s p e c i f i c l e v e l s i t u a t io n s in th e d e fin itio n f o r c l a s s B , b u t w h o s e s u b o r d in a t e s t a f f
n o r m a l ly n u m b e r s a t l e a s t s e v e r a l d o z e n e m p l o y e e s a n d i s u s u a l l y d iv id e d in to o r g a n i z a t io n a l
s e g m e n t s w h ich a r e o fte n , in t u r n , f u r t h e r su b d iv id e d . In s o m e c o m p a n ie s , t h is l e v e l in c lu d e s a
w id e r a n g e o f o r g a n i z a t i o n a l e c h e lo n s ; in o t h e r s , o n ly one o r tw o ; o r

SEC R ET A R Y
A s s i g n e d a s p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a l ly to one in d iv id u a l. M a in ta in s a c l o s e a n d h ig h ly
r e s p o n s i v e r e l a t i o n s h i p to th e d a y - t o - d a y w o r k a c t i v i t i e s o f th e s u p e r v i s o r . W o rk s f a i r l y in d e ­
p e n d e n tly r e c e i v i n g a m in im u m o f d e t a ile d s u p e r v i s i o n a n d g u id a n c e .
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a n d s e c r e t a r i a l d u t i e s , u s u a l l y in c lu d in g m o s t o f th e f o ll 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 n d in c o m in g m a i l , a n s w e r s r o u t in e i n q u i r i e s , a n d r o u t e s th e te c h n ic a l i n q u ir i e s
to th e p r o p e r p e r s o n s ; (b) e s t a b l i s h e s , m a i n t a i n s , a n d r e v i s e s th e s u p e r v i s o r 's f i l e s ; (c ) m a in t a in s
th e s u p e r v i s o r 's c a le n d a r a n d m a k e s a p p o in tm e n t s a s 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 , a n d r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s
f o r th e s u p e r v i s o r 's s i g n a t u r e to a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l a n d ty p o g r a p h ic a c c u r a c y ; a n d (f) p e r f o r m s
s t e n o g r a p h ic a n d ty p in g w o rk .
M a y a l s o p e r f o r m o th e r c l e r i c a l a n d s e c r e t a r i a l t a s k s o f c o m p a r a b le n a tu r e an d d if 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 le d g e o f o f f ic e r o u t in e a n d u n d e r s ta n d in g o f th e o r g a n i z a t io n ,
p r o g r a m s , a n d p r o c e d u r e s r e l a t e d to th e w o rk of th e s u p e r v i s o r .
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N o t a l l p o s it i o n s th a t a r e t i t le d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s th e a b o v e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . E x a m p l e s
of p o s it i o n s w h ich a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th e d e f in itio n a r e a s f o ll o w s : (a) P o s i t i o n s w h ich d o no t m e e t
th e " p e r s o n a l " s e c r e t a r y c o n c e p t d e s c r i b e d a b o v e ; (b) s t e n o g r a p h e r s n o t f u l ly t r a i n e d in s e c r e t a r i a l
ty p e d u t i e s ; (c) s t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v in g a s o f f ic e a s s i s t a n t s to a g r o u p o f p r o f e s s i o n a l , t e c h n ic a l,
o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n s ; (d) s e c r e t a r y p o s it i o n s in w h ich th e d u t ie s a r e e i t h e r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e
r o u 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 le x a n d r e s p o n s i b l e th a n th o s e c h a r a c t e r i z e d in th e d e f in itio n ;
a n d (e) a s s i s t a n t ty p e p o s it i o n s w h ich in v o lv e m o r e d if f i c u l t o r m o r e r e s p o n s i b l e t e c h n ic a l, a d m in ­
i s t r a t i v e , s u p e r v i s o r y , o r s p e c i a l i z e d c l e r i c a l d u t ie s w h ich a r e n o t t y p ic a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o rk .
N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d in th e le v e l d e f in i t io n s fo llo w in g , r e f e r s to
th o s e o f f i c i a l s w ho h a v e a s i g n i f ic a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o lic y m a k in g r o le w ith r e g a r d to m a jo r
c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s . T h e t i t le " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , " th o u g h n o r m a l ly in d ic a t iv e o f t h is r o l e , d o e s not
in a l l c a s e s id e n tify su c h p o s i t i o n s . V ic e p r e s i d e n t s w h o 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 ly on in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t i o n s ( e . g . , a p p r o v e o r d e n y in d iv id u a l lo a n o r c r e d i t a c t i o n s ;
a d m i n i s t e r in d iv id u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d i r e c t l y s u p e r v i s e a c l e r i c a l s t a ff ) a r e n o t c o n s id e r e d to be
" c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s o f a p p ly in g th e fo llo w in g le v e l d e f i n i t i o n s .
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S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l ,
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b . S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o th e r th a n th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t )
o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y e s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 b u t f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
c.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d ( im m e d i a t e l y b e lo w th e c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r le v e l) o f a m a jo r s e g ­
m e n t o r s u b s i d i a r y o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
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a.
S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l ,
fe w e r th a n 100 p e r s o n s ; o r
b.
S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o th e r th a n c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t ) 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 b u t f e w e r th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
c . S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d ( im m e d i a t e l y b e lo w th e o f f i c e r le v e l ) o v e r e i t h e r a m a jo r
c o r p o r a t e - w i d e fu n c tio n a l a c t i v i t y ( e . g . , m a r k e t i n g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t i o n s , i n d u s t r i a l r e l a t i o n s , e t c .)
o r a m a jo r g e o g r a p h ic o r o r g a n i z a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a r e g io n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ; a m a jo r d iv is io n )
o F a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5, 0 0 0 b u t f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 0 0 e m p l o y e e s ; o r




b.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l of
o f f ic i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
C la ss D
a.
S e c r e t a r y to th e s u p e r v i s o r o r h e a d o f a s m a l l o r g a n i z a t io n a l u n it ( e . g . , fe w e r th a n
a b o u t 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; o r
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 t i v e
o f f i c e r , o r a s s i s t a n t , s k il le d te c h n ic ia n o r e x p e r t . (N O T E : M an y c o m p a n ie s a s s i g n s t e n o g r a p h e r s ,
r a t h e r th a n s e c r e t a r i e s a s d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , to t h is l e v e l o f s u p e r v i s o r y o r n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r .)

STEN O G R A PH ER ,

GENERAL

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u t in e v o c a b u la r y f r o m one o r m o r e
p e r s o n s e i t h e r in s h o r t h a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n . M a y
a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it te n c o p y . M a y m a in ta in f i l e s , k e e p s i m p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o th e r r e l a t i v e l y
r o u tin e c l e r i c a l t a s k s .
M a y o p e r a t e f r o m a s t e n o g r a p h ic p o o l.
D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g m a c h in e w o r k .
( S e e t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r .)
ST E N O G R A P H E R ,

S E N IO R

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u la r y
su c h a s in l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c 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 te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n . M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r itte n
copy.
M a y a l s o s e t u p a n d m a in t a in f i l e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e t c .
OR
P e r f o r m s s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t ie s r e q u ir i n g s i g n i f ic a n t l y g r e a t e r in d e p e n d e n c e a n d r e s p o n s i ­
b il it y th a n s t e n o g r a p h e r s , g e n e r a l a s e v id e n c e d b y th e fo llo w in g : W ork r e q u i r e s h ig h d e g r e e of
s t e n o g r a p h ic s p e e d an d a c c u r a c y ; a n d a th o ro u g h w o rk in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s i n e s s a n d o ffic e
p r o c e d u r e s a n d o f th e s p e c i f i c b u s i n e s s o p e r a t i o n s , o r g a n i z a t io n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s ,
w o rk flo w , e t c .
U s e s t h is k n o w le d g e in p e r f o r m i n g s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t ie s a n d r e s p o n s i b l e c l e r i c a l
t a s k s su c h a s , m a in ta in in g fo llo w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b l i n g m a t e r i a l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , l e t t e r s ,
e t c .; c o m p o s in g s i m p le l e t t e r s f r o m g e n e r a l 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 in c o m in g m a i l ; an d
a n s w e r in g r o u t in e q u e s t i o n s , e t c .
D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e w o rk .

S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a s in g le - o r m u lt ip l e - p o s it i o n te le p h o n e s w i tc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , in t r a p l a n t o r o f f ic e c a l l s .
P e r f o r m s fu ll te le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n s e r v i c e o r h a n d le s
c o m p le x c a l l s , su c h a s c o n f e r e n c e , c o l l e c t , o v e r s e a s , o r s i m i l a r c a l l s , e i t h e r in a d d it io n to d o in g
r o u tin e w o rk a s d e s c r i b e d f o r s w i tc 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 " te le p h o n e in f o r m a tio n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w hen th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t h a s v a r ie d fu n c tio n s th a t a r e
n o t r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n p u r p o s e s , e . g . , b e c a u s e o f o v e r l a p p i n g o r
in t e r r e l a t e d f u n c t io n s , a n d c o n s e q u e n t ly 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 ich e x t e n s io n s a r e
a p p r o p r ia te fo r c a ll s .)
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s a s in g le - o r m u l t i p l e - p o s i t i o n te le p h o n e s w itc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , i n t r a p l a n t o r o f f ic e c a l l s . M a y h a n d le r o u tin e lo n g d is t a n c e c a l l s a n d r e c o r d t o l l s . M a y
p e r f o r m li m it e d te le p h o n e in f o r m a tio n s e r v i c e . ( " L i m i t e d " te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n s e r v i c e o c c u r s
if th e f u n c tio 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 le f o r te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n
p u r p o s e s , o r if th e r e q u e s t s a r e r o u t in e , e . g . , g iv in g e x t e n s io n n u m b e r s w h en s p e c i f i c n a m e s a r e
f u r n is h e d , o r if c o m p le x c a l l s a r e r e f e r r e d to a n o th e r o p e r a t o r .)

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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

S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N I S T
In a d d it io n to p e r f o r m i n g d u t ie s o f o p e r a t o r on a s i n g l e - p o s i t i o n o r m o n i t o r - t y p e s w 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 t ie s .
T h is ty p in g o r c l e r i c a l w o r k 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 t i m e w h ile at
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 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 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 an d s o m e f il in g w o r k . T h e w o r k t y p ic a ll y in v o l v e s p o r t io n s o f a w o r k
u n it, f o r e x a m p le , in d iv id u a l s o r t in g o r c o ll a t in g r u n s o r r e p e t it i v e o p e r a t io n s .
T R A N S C R I B I N G -M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R ,

G EN ERAL

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 te r e p o r t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s w ith o u t c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n , a n 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 ta b u la t in g a s s i g n m e n t s t y p ic a ll y in v o lv e a
v a r i e t y o f lo n g a n d c o m p le x r e p o r t s w h ic h o fte n a r e of i r r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r in g ty p e r e ­
q u ir in g s o m e p la n n in g a n d s e q u e n c in g o f s t e p s to b e ta k e n . A s a m o r e e x p e r i e n c e d o p e r a t o r ,
i s t y p 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 not in c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s p e r f o r m i n g 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 t a b u l a t in g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s .
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s m o r e d if f i c u l t t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h in e s su c h a s th e
t a b u l a t o r a n d c a l c u l a t o r , in a d d it io n to th e s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c e r , a n d c o l l a t o r .
T h is w o rk i s
p e r f o r m e d u n d e r s p e c i f i c in s t r u c t i o n s a n d m a y in c lu d e th e p e r f o r m a n c e 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 i n v o l v e s , f o r e x a m p le , t a b u l a t io n s in v o lv in g a r e p e t it i v e
a c c o u n t in g e x e r c i s e , a c o m p le te but' s m a l l t a b u la t in g s t u d y , o r p a r t s o f a lo n g e r a n d m o r e
c o m p le x r e p o r t . S u c h r e p o r t s a n d s t u d i e s a r e u s u a l l y o f a r e c u r r i n g n a t u r e w h e r e th e p r o ­
c e d u r e s a r e w e ll e s t a b l i s h e d .
M a y a l s o in c lu d e th e t r a i n in g o f new e m p l o y e e s in th e b a s i c
o p e r a t io n o f th e m a c h in e .

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u t in e v o c a b u la r y 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 an d do 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 o n s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h a r e n o t in c lu d e d . A w o r k e r w ho t a k e s d ic t a t io n in s h o r t ­
h an d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e i s c l a s s i f i e d a s a s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l .
T Y P IST
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 o ut 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 d o c l e r i c a l w o r k in v o lv in g li t t l e s p e c i a l t r a i n in g , su c h
a s k e e p in g s i m p le r e c o r d s , f il in g r e c o r d s a n d r e p o r t s , o r s o r t i n g an d d is t r i b u t i n g in c o m in g m a il .
C l a s s A . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e of th e fo llo w in g : T y p in g m a t e r i a l in f in a l f o r m w h en it
in v o l v e s c o m b in in g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s o r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y fo r c o r r e c t s p e l li n g ,
s y l l a b i c a t i o n , p u n c 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 ifo r m it 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 ro u g h o r c l e a r d r a f t s ;
r o u t in e ty p in g o f f o r m s , i n s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c .; a n d s e t t in g up s i m p le s t a n d a r d t a b u l a t io n s ,
o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p le x t a b l e s a l r e a d y s e tu p a n d s p a c e d p r o p e r l y .

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

D RA FT SM A N
C l a s s A . P l a n s th e g r a p h i c p r e s e n t a t i o n o f c o m p le x 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 e n ts a n d p a r t s .
W o rk s w ith a m in im u m o f s u p e r v i s o r y a s s i s t a n c e .
C o m p le te d w o r k i s
r e v ie w e d b y d e s i g 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 .
M ay
e i t h e r p r e p a r e d r a w in g s , o r d i r e c t t h e ir p r e p a r a t i o n b y lo w e r l e v e l d r a f t s m e n .
C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n ro u tin e a n d c o m p le x d r a f t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s th a t r e q u i r e th e a p p l i ­
c a 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 f o u n d a t io n s ,’ w a ll
s e c t i o n s , f lo o r p l a n s , a n d r o o f . U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u l a s a n d m a n u a l s in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y
c o m p u ta tio n s to d e t e r m in e q u a n t 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 in 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 .

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

c o m p o n e n ts a n d c o n v e y n e e d e d in f o r m a t io n . C o n s o lid a t e s d e t a i l s f r o m a n u m b e r o f s o u r c e s
an d a d ju s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a le a s r e q u ir e d .
S u g g e s t e d m e th o d s o f a p p r o a c h , a p p lic a b le
p r e c e d e n t s , a n d a d v ic e on s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g iv e n w ith 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 te w h en a s s i g n m e n t s r e c u r .
W o rk m a y b e s p o t - c h e c k e d d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
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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 a n 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 not 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 l i n e s an d a l a r g e s c a l e not r e q u ir i n g c l o s e d e lin e a tio n .)
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P r e p a r e s s i m p le o r r e p e t i t 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 it e m s .
d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
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IN D U S T R IA L (R E G IS T E R E D )

A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w h o g i v e s n u r s i n g s e r v i c e u n d e r g e n e r a l m e d ic a l d ir e c t i o n to il l o r
in ju r e d e m p l o y e e s o r o th e r p e r s o n s w ho b e c o m e il 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 ju r i e s ; k e e p in g r e c o r d s
o f p a t i e n t s t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r i n g a c c id e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t io n o r o th e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t i n g in
p h y s i c a l e x a m i n a t io n s a n d h e a lt h e v a l u a t io n s o f a p p lic a n t s a n d e m p l o y e e s ; a n d p la n n in g an 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 tio n o f p la n t e n v ir o n m e n t ,
o r o th e r a c t i v i t i e s a f f e c t i n g th e h e a lt h , w e l f a r e , a n d s a f e t y o f a l l p e r s o n n e l .

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT

CARPENTER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n t r y d u t ie s n e c e s s a r y to c o n s t r u c t a n 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 f o llo w in g : P l a n ­
n in g a n d la y in g o u t o f w o r k f r o m b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w in g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l in s t r u c t i o n s u s in g a
v a r i e t y o f c a r p e n t e r * s h a n d 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 ;




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 t a t i o n s ' r e la t in 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 f o 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 a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in g a n d
e x p e rie n c e .

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E L E C T R I C I A N , M A IN T E N A N C E

M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M A IN T E N A N C E )— C o n tin u e d

P e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e fu n c tio n s s u c h a s th e i n s t a l l a t i o n , m a in t e n a n c e ,
o r r e p a i r o f e q u ip m e n t f o r th e g e n e r a t io n , d is t r i b u t i o n , o r u t il iz a t i o n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in a n
e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : I n s t a ll in g o r r e p a i r i n g a n y o f a v a r i e t y o f
e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w i t c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c i r c u i t b r e a k ­
e r s , m o t o r s , h e a tin g u n i t s , c o n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o th e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t ; w o r k in g f r o m
b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w in g s , l a y o u t s , o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; l o c a t i n g a n d d ia g n o s in g t r o u b le in th e
e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r e q u ip m e n t ; w o r k in g s t a n d a r d c o m p u ta tio n s r e l a t i n g to lo a d r e q u i r e m e n t s o f
w ir i n g o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t ; a n d u s in g a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n ’ s h a n d t o o ls a n d m e a s u r i n g a n d
t e s t i n g in 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 th e m a in 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 ­
in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip 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 .

th e v a r i o u s a s s e m b l i e s in th e v e h i c le a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s ; a n d a lin in g w h e e ls ,
a d ju s t i n g b r a k e s a n d l i g h t s , o r tig h te n in g b o d y b o l t s .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e a u t o m o tiv e
m e c h a n ic r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n ­
t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

E N G IN E E R ,

ST A T IO N A R Y

O p e r a t e s a n d m a in t a in s a n d m a y a l s o s u p e r v i s e th e o p e r a t io n o f s t a t i o n a r y e n g in e s a n d
e q u ip m e n t ( m e c h a n ic a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) t o su p p ly th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith p o w e r ,
h e a t , r e f r i g e r a t i o n , o r a i r - c o n d it io n i n g .
W o rk i n v o l v e s :
O p e r a t in g a n d m a in t a in in g e q u ip m e n t
s u c h a s s t e a m e n g in e s , a i r c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b i n e s , v e n t il a t in g a n d r e f r i g ­
e r a t in g e q u ip m e n t , s t e a m b o i l e r s a n d b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ; m a k in g e q u ip m e n t r e p a i r s ; a n d
k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t io n o f m a c h in e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , a n d f u e l c o n s u m p tio n . M a y a l s o s u ­
p e r v i s e t h e s e o p e r a t i o n s . H e a d o r c h ie 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 lo y in g m o r e th a n one
e n g in e e r a r e e x c l u d e d .
F IR E M A N ,

S T A T IO N A R Y 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 is h th e e s t a b li s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith 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 n d o r o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n ic a l s t o k e r , o r g a s o r o i l b u r n e r ;
a n d c h e c k s w a t e r a n d s a f e t y v a l v e s . M a y c l e a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a i r i n g b o i l e r r o o m e q u ip m e n t .
H ELPER,

M A IN T E N A N C E T R A D E S

A s s i s t s o n e 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 in te n a n c e t r a d e s , b y p e r f o r m i n g s p e c i f i c
o r g e n e r a l d u t ie s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , s u c h a s k e e p in g a w o r k e r s u p p li e d w ith m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s ;
c le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a , m a c h in e , a n d e q u ip m e n t ; a s s i s t i n g jo u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s o r
t o o l s ; a n d p e r f o r m i n g o th e r u n s k ill e d t a s k s a s d i r e c t e d b y jo u r n e y m a n .
T h e k in d o f w o r k th e
h e l p e r i s p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m v a r i e s f r o m t r a d e to t r a d e :
In s o m e t r a d e s th e h e l p e r i s c o n ­
fin e d to s u p p ly in g , li f t in g , a n d h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s a n d c le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a s ; a n d in
o t h e r s h e i s p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m s p e c i a l i z e d m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e th a t a r e
a l s o p e r f o r m e d b y w o r k e r s on a f u l l - t i m e b a s i s .
M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R ,

TO O LRO O M

S p e c i a l i z e s in th e o p e r a t io n o f o n e o r m o r e t y p e s o f m a c h in 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 ll in g m a c h i n e s , in th e c o n s t r u c t io n o f
m a c h in e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s , o r d i e s . W o rk i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : P l a n ­
n in g a n d p e r f o r m i n g d if f i c u l t m a c h in in 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 ir i n g c o m p lic a t e d s e t u p s
o r a h ig h d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e l e c t i n g f e e d s ,
s p e e d s , t o o l in g , a n d o p e r a t io n s e q u e n c e ; a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s d u r in g o p e r a t io n to
a c h ie v e r e q u i s i t e t o l e r a n c e ^ o r d im e n s io n s . M a y b e r e q u i r e d to r e c o g n i z e w h en t o o l s n e e d d r e s s ­
in g , to d r e s s t o o l s , a n d to' s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o la n t s a n d c u ttin g a n d l u b r ic a t i n g o i l s . F o r c r o s s ­
in d u s t r y w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , m a c h in e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s , t o o l r o o m , in t o o l a n d d ie jo b b in g s h o p s
a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
M A C H IN IS T , M A IN T E N A N C E
P r o d u c e s r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t s a n d new p a r t s in m a k in g r e p a i r s o f m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n ­
i c a l e q u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d in a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : I n t e r p r e t i n g
w r it t e n in s t r u c t i o n s a n d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; p la n n in g a n d la y in g o ut o f w o r k ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f m a ­
c h i n i s t 's h a n d to o ls a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t in g u p a n d o p e r a t in g s t a n d a r d m a c h in e
t o o l s ; s h a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d s h 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 , t o o l in g , f e e d s , a n d s p e e d s o f m a c h in in g ; k n o w le d g e o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s
o f th e c o m m o n m e t a l s ; s e 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 ip m e n t r e q u i r e d f o r h i s w o r k ;
a n d fit t in g a n d a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s in to m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t .
In g e n e r a l , th e m a c h i n i s t 's w o r k
n o r m a l ly 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 in e - s h o p p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t 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 r i e n c e .

M E C H A N IC , M A IN T E N A N C E
R e p a i r s m a c h in e r y o r m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t
o f th e f o llo w in g : E x a m in in g m a c h in e s a n d m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ;
d is m a n t l in g o r p a r t l y d is m a n t l in g m a c h in e s an d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t m a in ly in v o lv e th e u s e
o f h a n d to o ls in s c r a p i n g a n d f it t in g p a r t s ; r e p 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 ta in e d
f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r i n g th e p r o d u c tio n o f a r e p la c e m e n t p a r t b y a m a c h in e sh o p o r s e n d in g o f th e
m a c h in e to a m a c h in e sh o p f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s ; p r e p a r i n g w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s f o r m a jo r r e p a i r s
o r f o r th e p r o d u c t io n o f p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h in e sh o p ; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h in e s ; a n d m a k in g
a l l n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s f o r o p e r a t io n .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f a m a in te n a n c e m e c h a n ic r e ­
q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r
e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . E x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y
d u t ie s in v o lv e s e t t in g up o r a d ju s t i n g m a c h in e s'.
M IL L W R IG H T
I n s t a l l s new m a c h in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t , a n d d i s m a n t l e s a n d i n s t a l l s m a c h in e s o r
h e a v y e q u ip m e n t w h e n c h a n g e s in th e p la n t la y o u t a r e r e q u i r e d . W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l ­
lo w in g : P la n n in g an d la y i n g o ut o f th e w o r k ; i n t e r p r e t in g b lu e p r in t s o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u s in g
a v a r i e t y o f h a n d to o ls a n d r ig g i n g ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e l a t i n g to s t r e s s e s ,
s t r e n g t h o f m a t e r i a l s , a n d c e n t e r s o f g r a v it y ; a li n in g a n d b a l a n c in g o f e q u ip 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 ip m e n t , a n d p a r t s to b e u s e d ; a n d in s t a l l i n g a n d m a in ta in in g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r
t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s d r i v e s a n d s p e e d r e d u c e r s .
In g e n e r a l , th e m i l l w r i g h t 's w o rk
n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e in th e t r a d e a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
O IL E R
L u b r i c a t e s , w ith o il o r g r e a s e ,
e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t .
P A IN T E R ,

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M A IN T E N A N C E

P a in t s an d r e d e c o r a t e s w a lls , w o o d w o rk , an d fix t u r e s o f an e s ta b lish m e n t.
W o rk in ­
v o lv e s th e fo llo w in g : K n o w le d g e o f s u r f a c e p e c u l i a r i t i e s a n d t y p e s o f p a in t r e q u i r e d f o r d if 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 in tin g b y r e m o v in g o ld f in is h o r b y p l a c in g p u tty o r f i l l e r
in n a il h o le s a n d i n t e r s t i c e s ; a n d a p p ly in g p a in t w ith s p r a y gu n o r b r u s h . M a y m i x c o l o r s , o i l s ,
w h ite l e a d , a n d o th e r p a in t in g r e d ie n t s to o b ta in p r o p e r c o lo r o r c o n s is t e n c y . In g e n e r a l , th e
w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p a i n t e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th ro u g h
a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
P IP E F IT T E R ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

I n s t a l l s o r r e p a i r s w a t e r , s t e a m , g a s , o r o th e r t y p e s o f p ip e a n d p i p e f it t in g s in a n
e sta b lish m e n t.
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g :
L a y i n g o u t o f w o r k a n d m e a s u r i n g to l o ­
c a t e p o s it i o n o f p ip e f r o m d r a w in g s o r o th e r w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; c u ttin g v a r i o u s s i z e s o f p ip e
to c o r r e c t le n g th s w ith c h i s e l a n d h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y l e n e t o r c h o r p i p e - c u t t in g m a c h in e ; t h r e a d ­
in g p ip e w ith s t o c k s a n d d i e s ; b e n d in g p ip e b y h a n d - d r iv e n o r p o w e r - d r iv e n m a c h in e s ; a s s e m b l i n g
p ip e w ith c o u p lin g s a n d f a s t e n i n g p ip e to h a n g e r s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g
to p r e s s u r e s , flo w , a n d s i z e o f p ip e r e q u i r e d ; a n d m a k in g s t a n d a r d t e s t s to d e t e r m in e w h e th e r
f in is h e d p i p e s m e e t s p e c i f i c a t i o n s . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p i p e f 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 in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . W o r k e r s p r i m a r i l y e n g a g e d in in s t a l l i n g a n d r e p a i r i n g b u ild in g s a n i t a ­
tio n o r h e a tin g s y s t e m s a r e e x c l u d e d .
PLUM BER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

K e e p s th e p lu m b in g s y s t e m o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t in g o o d o r d e r . W o rk i n v o l v e s : K n o w le d g e
o f s a n i t a r y c o d e s r e g a r d i n g in s t a l l a t i o n o f v e n ts a n d t r a p s in p lu m b in g s y s t e m ; i n s t a l lin g o r r e ­
p a i r i n g p i p e s a n d f i x t u r e s ; a n d o p e n in g c lo g g e d d r a i n s w ith a p lu n g e r o r p l u m b e r 's s n a k e . In
g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p lu m b e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly
a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M A IN T E N A N C E )

S H E E T -M E T A L W O RKER,

R e p a i r s a u t o m o b i le s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , 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 in ­
v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : E x a m in in g a u t o m o tiv e e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ;
d i s a s s e m b l i n g e q u ip m e n t a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t in v o lv e th e u s e o f su c h h a n d to o ls a s
w r e n c h e s , g a g e s , d r i l l s , o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u ip m e n t in d i s a s s e m b l i n g o r f it t in g p a r t s ; r e p la c i n g
b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g r in d in g a n d a d ju s t i n g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g a n d i n s t a l lin g

F a b r i c a t e s , i n s t a l l s , a n d m a in t a in s in g o o d r e p a i r th e s h e e t - m e t a l e q u ip m e n t a n d f i x ­
t u r e s ( s u c h a s m a c h in e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e l v e s , l o c k e r s , t a n k s , v e n t i l a t o r s , c h u t e s , d u c t s ,
m e t a l r o o fin g ) o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o rk in v o l v 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 a l l t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l m a in te n a n c e w o r k f r o m b l u e p r i n t s , m o d e l s , o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;
s e t t in g u p a n d o p e r a t in g a l l a v a i l a b l e t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k in g m a c h in e s ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f




M A IN T E N A N C E

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M A IN T E N A N C E — C o n tin u e d

T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R — C o n tin u e d

h a n d to o ls in c u ttin g , b e n d in g , f o r m i n g , s h a p i n g , f it t in g , a n d a s s e m b l i n g ; a n d i n s t a l lin g s h e e t m e t a l a r t i c l e s a s r e q u i r e d . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u i r e s
ro u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R
(D ie m a k e r ; j i g m a k e r ; to o l m a k e r ; f ix t u r e m a k e r ; g a g e m a k e r )
C o n s t r u c t s a n d r e p a i r s m a c h in e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s o r d i e s f o r f o r g i n g s ,
p u n c h in g , a n d o th e r m e t a l - f o r m i n g w o r k .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : P la n n in g a n d
la y in g o u t o f w o r k f r o m m o d e l s , b lu e p r i n t s , d r a w in g s , o r o th e r o r a l a n d w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;

u s in g a v a r i e t y o f to o l a n d d ie m a k e r 's h a n d to o ls a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; u n d e r ­
st a n d in g o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s o f c o m m o n m e t a l s a n d a l l o y s ; s e t t in g u p a n d o p e r a t in g o f
m a c h in e t o o l s a n d r e l a t e d e q u ip m e n t ; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y s h o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to d im e n s io n s
o f w o r k , s p e e d s , f e e d s , a n d to o lin g o f m a c h in e s ; h e a t - t r e a t i n g o f m e t a l p a r t s d u r in g f a b r i c a t i o n
a s w e ll a s o f f in is h e d t o o l s a n d d i e s to a c h ie v e r e q u i r e d q u a l i t i e s ; w o r k in g to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ;
fit tin g a n d a s s e m b l i n g o f p a r t s to p r e s c r i b e d t o l e r a n c e s a n d a ll o w a n c e s ; a n d s e l e c t i n g a p p r o p r ia t e
m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , a n d p r o c e s s e s . In g e n e r a l , th e to o l a n d d ie m a k e r 's w o r k r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d
t r a i n in g in m a c h in e - s h o p a n d t o o l r o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip
o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
F o r c r o s s - in d u s t r y w a ge stu d y p u r p o s e s ,
s h o p s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .

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CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT

GU ARD AND W ATCHM AN

S H I P P I N G A N D R E C E I V IN G

G u a r d . P e r f o r m s r o u t in e p o l ic e d u t i e s , e i t h e r a t f ix e d p o s t o r on t o u r , m a in ta in in g
o r d e r , u s in g a r m s o r f o r c e w h e r e n e c e s s a r y .
I n c lu d e s g a t e m e n w ho a r e s t a t io n e d a t g a t e an d
c h e c k on id e n tity of e m p l o y e e s a n d o th e r p e r s o n s e n t e r in g .

P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d is e f o r s h ip m e n t, o r r e c e i v e s a n d i s r e s p o n s i b l e fo r in c o m in g s h i p ­
m e n t s o f m e r c h a n d is e o r o th e r m a t e r i a l s .
S h ip p in g w o rk i n v o l v e s ; A k n o w le d g e o f sh ip p in g
p r o c e d u r e s , p r a c t ic e s , r o u t e s , a v a ila b le m e a n s o f tr a n s p o r t a t io n , and r a te ; an d p r e p a r in g r e c ­
o r d s o f th e g o o d s s h ip p e d , m a k in g up b i l l s o f la d in g , p o s t in g w e ig h t a n d s h ip p in g c h a r g e s , an d
k e e p in g a f i l e o f sh ip p in g r e c o r d s . M a y d i r e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g th e m e r c h a n d is e fo r s h i p ­
m e n t.
R e c e iv in g w o r k i n v o l v e s : V e r if y i n g o r d ir e c t i n g o t h e r s in v e r i f y in g th e c o r r e c t n e s s o f
s h i p m e n t s a g a i n s t b i l l s o f la d i n g , i n v o i c e s , o r o th e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k in g f o r s h o r t a g e s a n d r e je c t in g
d a m a g e d g o o d s ; r o u t in g m e r c h a n d is e o r m a t e r i a l s to p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; a n d m a in ta in in g n e c e s ­
s a r y r e c o r d s an d f ile s .

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W a tc h m a n . M a k e s r o u n d s o f p r e m i s e s p e r i o d i c a l l y in p r o t e c t in g p r o p e r t y a g a i n s t f i r e ,
a n d i l l e g a l e n tr y .

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(S w e e p e r ; c h a r w o m a n ; j a n i t r e s s )
F o r w age stu d y p u r p o s e s ,
C l e a n s a n d k e e p s in a n o r d e r l y c o n d itio n f a c t o r y w o r k in g a r e a s a n d w a s h r o o m s , o r
p r e m i s e s o f a n o f f 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 th e r e s t a b li s h m e n t . D u t ie s in v o lv e
a c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o llo w in g : S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b in g , a n d p o lis h in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v in g
c h ip s , t r a s h , a n d o th e r r e f u s e ; d u s tin g e q u ip m e n t , f u r n it u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o l is 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 id in g s u p p l i e s a n d m in o r m a in te n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; a n d c le a n in g l a v a t o r i e s , s h o w ­
e r s , a n d r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w h o s p e c i a l i z e in w in do w w a s h in g a r e e x c l u d e d .
LABO RER,

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

( L o a d e r a n d u n lo a d e r ; h a n d le r a n d s t a c k e r ; s h e l v e r ; t r u c k e r ; s t o c k m a n o r s t o c k h e l p e r ; w a r e ­
h o u s e m a n o r w a r e h o u s e h e lp e r )
A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r i n g p la n t, s t o r e , o r o th e r e s t a b li s h m e n t
w h o s e d u t ie s in v o lv e one o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g : L o a d in g a n d u n lo a d in g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s a n d
m e r c h a n d i s e on o r f r o m f r e ig h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o th e r t r a n s p o r t i n g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k in g , s h e lv in g ,
o r p l a c in g m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d is e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e lo c a t 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 tr u c k , c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w . L o n g s h o r e m e n , w ho lo a d a n d u n lo a d s h i p s a r e
e x c lu d e d .
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a s f o llo w s :

R e c e iv in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g a n d r e c e i v i n g c l e r k
T R U C K D R IV E R
D r i v e s a t r u c k w ith in a c it y o r in d u s t r i a l a r e a to t r a n s p o r t m a t e r i a l s , m e r c h a n d i s e ,
e q u ip m e n t , o r m e n b e tw e e n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s su c h a s : M a n u fa c tu r in g p l a n t s , f r e ig h t
d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o l e s a le a n d r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , o r b e tw e e n r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d
c u s t o m e r s * h o u s e s o r p l a c e s o f b u s i n e s s . M a y a l s o lo a d o r u n lo a d t r u c k w ith o r w ith o u t h e l p e r s ,
m a k e m in o r m e c h a n ic a l r e p a i r s , an d k e e p t r u c k in g o o d w o r k in g o r d e r .
D r i v e r - s a l e s m e n an d
o v e r - th e - r o a d d r iv e r s a r e e x c lu d e d .
F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r i v e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e a n d ty p e o f e q u ip m e n t ,
a s f o ll o w s :
( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r sh o u ld b e r a t e d on th e b a s i s o f t r a i l e r c a p a c it y .)

F IL L E R

(O r d e r p i c k e r ; s t o c k s e l e c t o r ; w a r e h o u s e s t o c k m a n )
F i l l s s h ip p in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r f in is h e d g o o d s f r o m s t o r e d m e r c h a n d is e in a c c o r d ­
a n c e w ith s p e c i f i c a t i o n s on s a l e s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s * o r d e r s , o r o th e r in s t r u c t i o n s . M a y , in a d d it io n
to f il li n g o r d e r s a n d in d ic a tin g i t e m s f i l l e d o r o m i t t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u tg o in g o r d e r s , r e q u i ­
s i t i o n a d d it io n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p l i e s to s u p e r v i s o r , a n d p e r f o r m o th e r r e l a t e d d u t ie s .

T r u c k d r i v e r ( c o m b in a t io n o f s i z e s l i s t e d s e p a r a t e l y )
T r u c k d r i v e r , lig h t (u n d e r 1V2 to n s)
T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d iu m (IV 2 to a n d in c lu d in g 4 to n s )
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , t r a i l e r ty p e)
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , o th e r th a n t r a i l e r ty p e )
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P r e p a r e s fin is h e d p r o d u c t s f o r s h ip m e n t o r s t o r a g e b y p l a c in g th e m in sh ip p in g c o n ­
t a i n e r s , th e s p e c i f i c o p e r a t io n s p e r f o r m e d b e in g d e p e n d e n t u p o n th e t y p e , s i z e , a n d n u m b e r o f
u n its to b e p a c k e d , th e ty p e o f c o n t a in e r e m p lo y e d , a n d m e th o d o f s h ip m e n t. W o rk r e q u i r e s th e
p l a c in g o f i t e m s in sh ip p in g c o n t a i n e r s a n d m a y in v o lv e o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o llo w in g : K n o w l­
e d g e o f v a r i o u s it e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r to v e r i f y c o n te n t; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r i a t e ty p e a n d s i z e
o f c o n t a i n e r ; i n s e r t in g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a i n e r ; u s in g e x c e l s i o r o r o th e r m a t e r i a l to p r e v e n t
b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c l o s in g a n d s e a l i n g c o n t a i n e r ; a n d a p p ly in g l a b e l s o r e n t e r in g id e n tify in g
d a t a on c o n t a i n e r . P a c k e r s Who 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 lu d e d .




O p e ra te s a
t r a n s p o r t g o o d s an d
e s t a b li s h m e n t .

m a n u a lly c o n t r o l le d g a s o l i n e - o r e l e c t r i c - p o w e r e d t r u c k o r ' t r a c t o r to
m a t e r i a l s o f a l l k in d s a b o u t a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u fa c t u r in g p la n t, o r o th e r

F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f t r u c k , a s f o llo w s :
T ru ck er,
T ru ck er,

p o w e r ( f o r k lif t)
p o w e r ( o th e r th a n f o r k l if t )

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A l i s t o f the l a t e s t a v a i l a b l e b u l l e t i n s i s p r e s e n t e d b e l o w . A d i r e c t o r y 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 ge 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 th e D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r i s a v a i l a b l e o n r e q u e s t .
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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 th e B L S r e g i o n a l s a l e s o f f i c e s s h o w n on
the i n s i d e f r o n t c o v e r .
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A k r o n , O h io, J u l y 1 9 6 8 — ---- ------------------------------------A l b a n y — c h e n e c t a d y —T r o y , N. Y . , A p r . 1968 * -----------S
A l b u q u e r q u e , N . M e x . , A p r . 1 9 6 8 1 --------------------------A lle n t o w n — e t h l e h e m — a s t o n , P a . — . J . ,
B
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A t l a n t a , G a . , M a y 1968 1--------------------------------------------B a l t i m o r e , M d . , O c t . 1 9 6 7 ----------------------------------------B e a u m o n t — o r t A r t h u r — r a n g e , T e x . , M a y 1 9 6 8 * ____
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B i n g h a m t o n , N . Y . , J u l y 1968 1----------------------------------B i r m i n g h a m , A l a . , A p r . 1 9 6 8 -----------------------------------B o i s e C i t y , Id a h o , J u l y 19 6 8 1 -----------------------------------B o s t o n ; M a s s . , S e p t . 1967 1 --------------------------------------B u f f a l o , N. Y . , D e c . 1 9 6 7 ________________________________
B u r l i n g t o n , V t. , M a r . 1 9 6 8 ---------------------------------------C a n t o n , O h io, J u n e 1968 1------------------------------------------C h a r l e s t o n , W. V a . , A p r . 1968 1-------------------------------C h a r l o t t e , N . C . , A p r . 1968 1____________________________
C h a t t a n o o g a , T e n n . — a . , A u g . 1967 -------------------------G
C h i c a g o , 111., A p r . 1 9 6 8 ------ -------------------------------------C i n c i n n a t i , Ohio— y . — d. , M a r . 1968 1--------------------K
In
C l e v e l a n d , O h io, S e p t . 1 9 6 7 ---------------------------------------C o l u m b u s , O h io, O c t. 1 9 6 7 ______________________________
D a l l a s , T e x . , N o v . 1 9 6 7 _________________________________
D a v e n p o r t — o c k I s l a n d — o l i n e , Io w a—
R
M
111. ,

1575-84,
1575-68,
1575-58,

35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s

1530-53,
1575-71,
1575-18,
1575-75,
1625-3,
1575-59,
1625-6,
1575-13,
1575-41,
1575-48,
1575-65,
1575-63,
1575-57,
1575-7,
1575-81,
1575-62,
1575-14,
1575-23,
1575-20,

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D a y to n , O h io, J a n . 1 9 6 8 * ------------------------------------------D e n v e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1967 1 ______________________________
D e s M o i n e s , I o w a , F e b . 1 9 6 8 * ----------------------------------D e t r o i t , M i c h . , J a n . 1 9 6 8 1 ---------------------------------------F o r t W o rth , T e x . , N o v . 1 9 6 7 -------------------------------------G r e e n B a y , W i s . , J u l y 1968 1 ------------------------------------G r e e n v i l l e , S . C . , M a y 1968 1-------------------------------------H o u s t o n , T e x . , J u n e 1 9 6 8 * ----------------------------------------I n d i a n a p o l i s , I n d . , D e c . 1967 * __________________________
J a c k s o n , M i s s . , F e b . 1 9 6 8 1_____________________________
J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . , J a n . 1 9 6 8 -----------------------------------K a n s a s C i t y , M o. — a n s . , N o v . 1967 1 -----------------------K
L a w r e n c e — a v e r h i l l , M a s s . — H. , J u n e 1968 1_______
H
N.
L i t t l e R o c k — o r t h L i t t l e R o c k , A r k . , J u l y 1 9 6 7 _______
N
L o s A n g e le s— on g B e a c h and A naheim — anta A n a L
S
G a r d e n G r o v e , C a l i f . , M a r . 1 9 6 8 ---------------------------L o u isv ille , Ky. —
Ind. , F e b . 1 9 6 8 ---------------------- ---------L u b b o c k , T e x . , J u n e 1968 1 ---------------------------------------M a n c h e s t e r , N. H. , J u l y 1968 1 -_________________________
M e m p h i s , T e n n . — r k . , J a n . 1968 1---------------------------A
M i a m i , F l a . , D e c . 1967 1 ________________________________
M i d l a n d a n d O d e s s a , T e x . , J u n e 1968 1 _________________
M i l w a u k e e , W is . , A p r . 1 9 6 8 ---------------------------------------

1575-51,
1575-38,
1575-52,
1575-45,
1575-22,
1625-7,
1575-66,
1575-82,
1575-36,
1575-49,
1575-33,
1575-30,
1575-74,
1575-2,

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1575-64,
15 7 5 -5 0 ,
1575-77,
1625-4,
1575-32,
1575-28,
1 5 7 5 - 7 2,
1575-67,

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l

Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented.




A rea
M i n n e a p o l i s — t . P a u l , M in n . , J a n . 1 9 6 8 -------------------S
M u s k e g o n — u s k e g o n H e i g h t s , M i c h . , M a y 1968 1------M
N e w a r k a n d J e r s e y C i t y , N . J . , F e b . 1968 1____________
N e w H a v e n , C o n n . , J a n . 1968 1 _________________________
N e w O r l e a n s , L a . , F e b . 1 9 6 8 -----------------------------------N e w Y o r k , N . Y. , A p r . 1 9 6 8 --------------------------------------N o r f o l k —P o r t s m o u t h a n d N e w p o r t N e w s —
H a m p t o n , V a . , J u n e 1968 _____________________________
O k l a h o m a C i t y , O k l a . , J u l y 1 9 6 7 --------------------------------'
O m a h a , N e b r . — o w a , O c t . 1967 1 ------------------------- -----I
P a t e r s o n — l i f t o n — a s s a i c , N. J . , M a y 1968 1 ------------C
P
P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . — . J . , N o v . 1967 1 -------------------------N
P h o e n i x , A r i z . , M a r . 1968 1_____________________________
P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n . 1 9 6 8 __________________________ ____
P o r t l a n d , M a i n e , N o v . 1967 1____________________________
P o r t l a n d , O r e g . —W a s h . , M a y 1968 1 ____________________
P r o v i d e n c e —P a w t u c k e t — a r w i c k , R . I . — a s s . ,
W
M
R a l e i g h , N . C . , A u g . 1967 1 ______________________________
R i c h m o n d , V a . , N o v . 1967 1 --------------------------------------R o c h e s t e r ] N . Y . ( o f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s only), J u l y 1968 l —
R o c k f o r d , 111. , M a y 1968 1___ __ _________________________
St. L o u i s , Mo. —
111. , J a n . 1 9 6 8 __________________________
S a l t L a k e C i t y , U ta h , D e c . 1 9 6 7 --------------------------------S a n A n t o n i o , T e x . , J u n e 1 9 6 8 -------------------------------------San B e r n a r d in o — i v e r s i d e — n tario , C a lif. ,
R
O
A u g . 1967 1 _______________________________________________
S a n D i e g o , C a l i f . , N o v . 1 9 6 7 ____________________________
S a n F r a n c i s c o — a k l a n d , C a l i f . , J a n . 1 9 6 8 -----------------O
S a n J o s e , C a l i f . , S e p t . 1967 1 ___________________________
S a v a n n a h , G a . , M a y 1968 1 ----------------------------------------S c r a n t o n , P a . , J u l y 1967 1_______________________________
S e a t t l e — v e r e t t , W a s h . , N o v . 1967 1 ___________________
E
S i o u x F a l l s , S . D a k . , O c t. 1967 1 _______________________
S o u t h B e n d , Ind. , M a r . 1968 1___________________________
S p o k a n e , W a s h . , J u n e 1 9 6 8 ---------------------------------------S y r a c u s e , N .jY . , J u l y 1968 1 ---------------------------------- ---T a m p a — t . P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , A u g . 1 9 6 7 -------------------S
T o l e d o , O hio— i c h . , F e b . 1 9 6 8 _________________________
M
T r e n t o n , N. J . , N o v . 1 9 6 7 _______________________________
U t i c a — o m e , N. Y . , J u l y 1968 1 ---------------------------------R
W a s h i n g t o n , D. C . — d. — a . , S e p t . 1 9 6 7 -------------------M
V
W a t e r b u r y , C o n n . , A p r . 1968 1 _________________________
W a t e r l o o , I o w a , N o v . 1967 ----------------------------------------W i c h it a , K a n s . , D e c . 1 9 6 7 _______________________________
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , J u n e 1968 1 _________________________
Y o r k , P a . , F e b . 1968 1___________________________________
Y o u n g s to w n —W a r r e n , O hio, N o v . 1967 1 ________________

B u lletin num ber
and p r ic e
1575-47,
1575-60,
1575-54,
1575-34,
1575-46,
1575-78,

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1575-85,
1575-4,
1575-21,
1575-83,
1575-40,
1575-55,
1575-44,
1575-16,
1575-80,

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1575-61,
1575-6,
1575-27,
11625-2,
1575-70,
1575-39,
1575-35,
1575-69,

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1575-10,
1575-19,
1575-37,
1575-15,
1575-73,
1575-9,
1575-29,
1575-17,
1575-56
1575-79
1625-5,
1575-8,
1575-43,
1575-24,
11625-1,
1575-11,
1575-53,
1575-26,
1575-31,
1575-76,
1575-42,
1575-25,

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

POSTAGE AND FEES PAID
U. S. DEPARTMENT OP LABOR

WASHINGTON, D .C . 20212
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