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Area
Wage
Survey

s

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U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Buiietin 2050-49




Greensboro—Winston-Salem—
High Point, North Carolina,
Metropolitan Area, August 1979

Preface
T h is b u lle tin p r o v id e s r e s u l t s o f an A u g u s t 1979 s u r v e y o f o c ­
c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s in th e G r e e n s b o r o —W in s to n -S a le m —H igh P o in t, N orth
C a r o lin a , S ta n d a rd M e t r o p o lit a n S t a t is t ic a l A r e a . T h e s u r v e y w a s m a d e as
p a r t o f the B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s ' annual a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m .
It w as c o n d u c te d b y the B u r e a u 's r e g io n a l o f f i c e in A tla n ta , G a ., u n d er the
g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n o f J e r r y G . A d a m s , A s s is t a n t R e g io n a l C o m m is s io n e r
f o r O p e r a t io n s .
T he s u r v e y c o u ld n o t h ave b e e n a c c o m p lis h e d w ith o u t the
c o o p e r a t io n o f the m a n y f i r m s w h o s e w a ge and s a la r y data p r o v id e d the
b a s is f o r the s t a t is t ic a l in fo r m a t io n in th is b u lle tin . T h e B u r e a u w is h e s to
e x p r e s s s i n c e r e a p p r e c ia t io n f o r the c o o p e r a t io n r e c e i v e d .
M a t e r ia l in th is p u b lic a t io n is in the p u b lic d o m a in and m a y b e
r e p r o d u c e d w ith o u t p e r m i s s i o n o f the F e d e r a l G o v e r n m e n t.
P le a s e c r e d it
the B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t is t ic s and c it e the n a m e and n u m b e r o f th is
p u b lic a t io n .




Area
Wage
Survey

Greensboro—Winston-Salem—
High Point, North Carolina,
Metropolitan Area, August 1979

U.S. Department of Labor
Ray Marshall, Secretary

C o n ten ts

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Janet L. Norwood
Commissioner

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E a rn in gs, a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts :
A - l . W eekly ea rn in gs o f o f fic e w o r k e r s ______
A -2 . W eekly ea rn in gs o f p r o fe s s io n a l
and te c h n ica l w o r k e r s ___________________
A -3 . A v e ra g e w e e k ly ea rn in gs o f
o ffic e , p r o fe s s io n a l, and
te c h n ica l w o r k e r s , b y s e x ______________
A -4 . H ou rly ea rn in gs o f m a in ten a n ce,
to o lr o o m , and p ow erp la n t
w o r k e r s ___________________________________
A -5 . H ou rly ea rn in gs o f m a te r ia l
m ov em en t and c u s to d ia l w o r k e r s ______
A -6 . A v e ra g e h o u rly ea rn in g s o f
m a in ten a n ce, t o o lr o o m , p o w e r plant, m a t e r ia l m ov em en t, and
cu s to d ia l w o r k e r s , b y s e x _____________
A -7 . P e r c e n t in c r e a s e s in a v e ra g e
h o u rly ea rn in g s f o r s e le c t e d
o ccu p a tio n a l g r o u p s ______________________
A -8.
A v e ra g e pay re la tio n s h ip s
within esta b lish m en ts
f o r w h it e -c o lla r w o r k e r s ________________
A -9.
A v e ra g e pay re la tio n s h ip s
within esta b lish m en ts
f o r b lu e - c o lla r w o r k e r s _________________

Page

Page

3
6

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15

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A pp en d ix A.
A pp en d ix B.

S co p e and m ethod o f s u r v e y _________18
O ccu p a tion a l d e s c r ip tio n s ___________ 21

Introduction

T h is a r e a is 1 o f 72 in w h ic h th e U .S . D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r 's
B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t is t ic s c o n d u c ts 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 and
r e la t e d b e n e f it s .
(S e e l i s t o f a r e a s on in s id e b a c k c o v e r . )
In e a c h a r e a ,
e a r n in g s da ta f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s ( A - s e r i e s t a b le s ) a r e c o l l e c t e d
a n n u a lly .
I n fo r m a t io n on e s t a b lis 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
b e n e fit s ( B - s e r i e s t a b le s ) is o b ta in e d e v e r y t h ir d y e a r .
T h is r e p o r t has
no B - s e r i e s t a b le s .

m a n u fa c tu r in g and n o n m a n u fa ctu rin g i n d u s t r ie s . T h e o c c u p a t io n s a r e d e fin e d
in A p p e n d ix B. F o r th e 31 l a r g e s t s u r v e y a r e a s , t a b le s A - 10 th r o u g h A - 15
p r o v id e s im il a r data f o r e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e .
T a b le A - 7 p r o v id e s p e r c e n t c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s
o f o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s , e le c t r o n i c da ta p r o c e s s i n g w o r k e r s , in d u s t r ia l
n u r s e s , s k ille d m a in te n a n c e t r a d e s w o r k e r s , a n d u n s k ille d p la n t w o r k e r s .
W h e r e p o s s i b l e , data a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r a ll in d u s t r ie s a nd f o r m a n u f a c ­
tu r in g and n o n m a n u fa ctu rin g s e p a r a t e ly . D a ta a r e n ot p r e s e n t e d f o r s k ille d
m a in te n a n c e w o r k e r s in n o n m a n u fa ctu rin g b e c a u s e th e n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s
e m p lo y e d in th is o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p in n o n m a n u fa c t u r in g is t o o s m a ll to
w a r r a n t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n ta t io n .
T h is t a b le p r o v id e s a m e a s u r e o f w a g e
t r e n d s a ft e r e lim in a t io n o f c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e e a r n in g s c a u s e d b y e m p l o y ­
m e n t s h ifts a m on g e s ta b lis h m e n ts a s w e l l a s t u r n o v e r o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s
in c lu d e d in s u r v e y s a m p le s . F o r f u r t h e r d e t a i l s , s e e a p p e n d ix A .

E a c h y e a r a ft e r a ll in d iv id u a l a r e a w a g e s u r v e y s h a v e b e e n c o m ­
p le t e d , tw o s u m m a r y b u lle tin s a r e is s u e d .
T h e f i r s t b r in g s t o g e t h e r data
f o r e a c h m e t r o p o l it a n a r e a
s u r v e y e d ; th e s e c o n d p r e s e n t s n a tio n a l and
r e g io n a l e s t i m a t e s , 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 l it a n a r e a d a ta , f o r
a ll S ta n d a rd M e t r o p o lit a n S t a t is t ic a l A r e a s in th e U n ite d S t a t e s , e x c lu d in g
A la s k a and H a w a ii.
A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in th e a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m is th e n eed
to d e s c r i b e th e l e v e l a nd m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s in a v a r i e t y o f l a b o r m a r k e t s ,
th r o u g h th e a n a ly s is o f (1 ) th e l e v e l and d is t r ib u t io n o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a t io n ,
a nd (2 ) th e m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a t io n a l c a t e g o r y a nd s k ill l e v e l . T h e
p r o g r a m d e v e lo p s in fo r m a t io n th at m a y b e u s e d f o r m a n y p u r p o s e s , in c lu d in g
w a g e a n d s a l a r y a d m in is t r a t io n , c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a in in g , an d a s s i s t a n c e in
d e t e r m in in g p la n t lo c a t io n . S u r v e y r e s u l t s a l s o a r e u s e d b y th e U .S . D e p a r t ­
m e n t o f L a b o r t o m a k e w a g e d e t e r m in a t io n s u n d e r th e S e r v i c e C o n t r a c t A c t
o f 1965.

T a b le s A - 8 and A - 9 p r o v id e f o r th e f i r s t t im e m e a s u r e s o f a v e r a g e
p a y r e la t io n s h ip s w ith in e s t a b lis h m e n t s .
T h e s e m e a s u r e s m a y d iffe r c o n ­
s id e r a b ly f r o m the p a y r e la t io n s h ip s o f o v e r a l l a v e r a g e s p u b lis h e d in ta b le s
A - l th ro u g h A - 6 . S e e a p p e n d ix A f o r d e t a ils .

A p p e n d ix e s
A p p e n d ix A d e s c r i b e s th e m e t h o d s a n d c o n c e p t s u s e d in th e a r e a
w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m and p r o v id e s in f o r m a t io n on th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y .

A - s e r i e s t a b le s

or

T a b le s A - l
h o u r ly e a r n in g s

A p p e n d ix B p r o v id e s jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s
p r e s e n t a t iv e s to c l a s s i f y w o r k e r s b y o c c u p a t io n .

th r o u g h A - 6 p r o v id e e s t im a t e s o f s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly
f o r w o r k e r s in o c c u p a t io n s c o m m o n t o a v a r i e t y o f




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Earnings
T ab le A-1. W e e k ly e arnings of office w orkers, G re e n s b o ro -W in s to n -S a le m -H ig h Point, N .C ., A ugust 1979
W eek ly earnings 1
(standard)

Occupation and in dustry division

N um ber
of
workers

Average
w eekly
hours 1
(standard)

M ean ^

M edian 2

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT- TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS

M iddle range 2

300

32 0

340

360

380

40 0

420

14 0

150

160

180

20 0

120

130

140

150

16 0

180

200

22 0

240

260

2 80

300

320

34 0

36 0

380

400

42 0

440

7
3
4
-

50
1
49
“

81 "
50
31
-

25 3
100
153
11

29 5
134
161
16

21 2
131
81
11

164
106
58
3

120
79
41
14

146
12 8
18
8

88
65
23
9

85
59
26
19

41
27
14
12

44
22
22
20

22
12
10
6

7
6
1
~

9
9

2
2

2
2

~

17
15
2

35
24
11

20
15
5

4
2
2

6
4
2

13
11
2

10
4
6

8
4
4

1
1
“

_

1
1

1
1
“

2
2

8
8

1
1

-

$ 2 2 5 .5 0
23 7.50
21 0.00
27 1.50

$ 2 10 .0 0
22 8.00
19 5.00
28 1.00

SECRETARIES. CLASS A....................................
MANUFACTURING.................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................

19 3
10 3
90

39.0
3 9 .0
39 .0

2 7 5.00
27 1.50
28 4.50

25 5.00
25 2.50
272.50

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

320.00
317.50
333.50

SECRETARIES. CLASS B ............................................
MANUFACTURING.. ..........................................................
NONMANUFACTURING......................................................

270
11 0
16 0

39 .0
38.5
3 9 .5

23 1.50
25 7.50
21 3.50

21 3.00
24 2.50
207.00

19 1 .0 0 19 2.50 1 8 8 .0 0 -

255.00
309.50
226.50

-

-

-

-

-

-

SECRETARIES. CLASS C ............................................
MANUFACTURING.....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................

690
37 7
263

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

22 2.50
231.50
20 9.50

21 0.00
22 3.00
193.00

1 8 0 .0 0 1 8 7.50 1 6 9 .0 0 -

257.00
271.00
23 9.50

_

_

1

i

18

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

i

SECRETARIES. CLASS D....................................
MANUFACTURING.....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING......................................................

980
288
19 2

39 .0
39 .0
39 .0

21 0.50
23 2.00
178.00

19 2.00
21 7.50
17 5.00

1 7 0 .0 0 18 8 .0 0 15 9.00 -

261.00
272.50
190.00

-

-

3

i

-

-

-

-

3

i

SECRETARIES. CLASS E ............................................
MANUFACTURING.................................................................

67
58

39.5
3 9 .0

20 2.00
20 6.00

20 8.00
20 8.00

15 9 .0 0 15 9.00 -

245.00
246.00

-

5
3

STENOGRAPHERS..............................................................
MANUFACTURING.....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................

92 7
367
60

3 9 .0
39.0
3 9 .5

21 3.00
21 7.00
18 8.50

22 3.50
22 3.50
16 1.00

19 9 .0 0 20 4.50 15 0.50 -

241.50
24 1.50
246.50

STENOGRAPHERS. 6ENERAL..............................
MANUFACTURING.................................................................

23 5
18 2

3 8 .5
3 8 .5

20 2.50
20 6.50

205.00
206.00

16 5.50 1 9 3 .0 0 -

228.00
227.00

-

111
55

39 .0
38 .0

16 3.50
17 6.50

149.50
163.00

14 4.00 1 4 5 .0 0 -

168.00
189.50

-

N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ......................................................

TYPI ST S ................................................................................................
MANUFACTURING.................................................................
NONMANUFACTURING.......................................................
PUBLIC U T IL I T IE S ...............................................

95 5
15 8
29 7
10 8

3 9 .0
3 9 .0
3 9 .0
40.0

18 8.00
189.00
18 7.00
24 4.50

165.00
19 1.50
161.00
234.00

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

2 1 4 . 50
219.00
19 4.00
348.00

TY P IS T S. CLASS A ..........................................................
NONMANUFACTURING. ...................................................

17 6
112

39.0
3 9 .5

188.50
16 8.00

165.00
159.00

1 4 7 .5 0 1 4 0.50 -

223.50
165.00

-

T YP I ST S. CLASS B...............................................
MANUFACTURING.................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................
PUBLIC U T IL I T IE S .......................................

27 9
94
185
10 0

3 9 .0
39.0
39.0
4 0 .0

187.00
16 4.00
199.00
23 8.00

165.00
166.50
165.00
234.00

1 4 4.00 1 2 6 .0 0 1 4 4 .0 0 1 6 2 .0 0 -

198.00
19 1.00
23 4.00
348.00

-

FILE CLERKS...................................................................
MANUFACTURING.................................................................
NONMANUFACTURING.......................................................

386
78
308

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

143.50
15 6.50
14 0.00

137.50
144.00
136.50

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

14 9.50
153.00
149.00

-

“

-

4
4
-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

25
19
6

2
2

43
11
32

57
21
36

52
11
41

35
10
25

24
9
15

7
7
~

9
9
~

12
6
6

8
7
1

8
5
3

1

3
3

1

~

18

21
8
13

120
61
59

126
62
64

67
40
27

95
65
30

32
28
4

44
40
4

41
32
9

27
17
10

17
7
10

19
7
12

9
8
1

2
2
~

~

30
1
29

40
22
18

87
28
59

111
51
60

51
44
7

15
14
1

20
10
10

61
58
3

20
20
“

32
32

2
2
-

7
6
1

-

-

-

2

3

1

2
2

8
8

8
8

2
2

-

-

-

-

17
17

1

-

18
18

26
14
12

28
10
18

35
26
9

26
26
“

83
81
2

11 2
11 0
2

101
93
8

13
4
9

1
1

1
1

26
14

27
10

20
15

22
22

53
51

40
38

35
29

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2

1
1

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-

-

-

2
2

4
4

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4
4

2

6

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17
2

14
10

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16

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24
16
8

45
1
44
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69
12
57
9

39
8
31
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96
20
76
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29
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25
24
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43
17
26
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28
25

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21

30
29

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17
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2

9
1

9
9
-

21
16
5
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23
23
3

41
9
32
9

18
8
10
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66
19
47
21

32
22
10
5

8
7
1
1

26
2
24
24

2
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72
12
60

12 8
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114

76
22
54

23
14
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24
4
20

25
2
23

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3
3

4
4

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3

9
9
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440
AND
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130

3 9 .0
39 .0
39 .0
39 .0

-

28

See footnotes at end of t abl es.




280

12 0

1 .632
936
696
129

TYPI ST S ......................

OF—

DOLLARS)

2 60

110

SECRETARIES...................................................................
MANUFACTURING.....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................
PUBLIC UT IL I T IE S .......................................

TRANSCRIBING-NACHINE

$ 1 8 0 .0 0 - $ 2 6 1 .0 0
1 9 1 .0 0 - 274.00
1 7 0 .0 0 - 238.50
2 1 0 .0 0 - 325.50

10 0
AND
UNDER
11 0

(IN

240

220

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-

-

Table A-1. W e e k ly earnings of office w o rkers, G reensboro—W in s to n -S a le m —High P oint, N .C ., A u g u s t 1 9 7 9 — C o n tin u ed
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)
Occupation and industry division

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours 1
(standard)

Mean 2

Median 2

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING

Middle range 2

100
AND
UNDER
110

STRAIGHT -TIME

WEEKLY EARNINGS

(IN

OF —

DOLLARS)

110

12 0

130

14 0

150

160

180

200

22 0

24 0

2 60

280

300

320

34 0

360

380

40 0

420

120

13 0

140

150

160

180

20 0

2 20

240

26 0

2 80

300

320

340

36 0

38 0

400

420

440

-

17
17

73
69

46
34

4

12
12

18
16

-

2

1

-

28
28

55
12
43
-

55
10
45
14

30
10
20
6

19
10
9
3

2
2
“

4
4
4

_

1
1
“

440
AND
OVER

FILE CLERKS— CONTINUED
FILE CLERKS. CLASS B...................................
N0 NMANUF ACTURING............................................

17 3
148

3 9 . 5 S 1 4 7 . 50
39. 5
1 4 6 . 00

FILE CLERKS. CLASS C....................................
MANUFACTURING....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................
PUBLIC UT IL IT IE S ......................................

19 4
43
151
27

39.
40.
38.
40.

MESSENGERS.....................................................................

45

39. 5

1 5 4 . 00

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS......................................
MANUFACTURING....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................

91
39
52

38. 5
39. 0
38. 5

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORRECEPTIONISTS..........................................................
MANUFACTURING....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................

226
111
11 5

ORDER CLERKS...............................................................
MANUFACTURING....................................................

* 1 3 9 . 50
1 3 7 . 50

*134 . 5 0 - * 1 4 9 .5 0
13 4 . 0 0 - 1 4 9 . 5 0

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

~

~

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

~
~

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

1 4 0.00
1 4 9.00
13 8.00
149.00

-

1 4 6 . 00

139 . 0 0 -

15 6.50

-

-

7

8

11

12

1

3

1

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 6 8 . 50
1 7 5 . 50
1 6 3 . 50

1 6 2 . 00
1 6 5 . 50
1 5 6 . 50

141 . 5 0 160 . 0 0 11 2 . 0 0 -

18 0.00
17 9.00
18 6.00

13
13

4
“
4

-

6
2
4

10
7
3

10
1

6

2
2
-

1
1

2
2

1
1

_

_

_
-

_

_
-

-

4
4

_
-

6

2
2
-

4

9

26
21
5

-

-

-

-

-

39. 5
40. 0
39. 5

1 5 6 . 00
1 5 9 . 00
1 5 3 . 50

1 5 0 . 00
1 5 2 . 00
1 5 0 . 00

14 0 . 0 0 14 0 . 0 0 144 . 5 0 -

16 6.00
17 6.00
16 4.50

-

-

52
24
28

55
30
25

30
20
10

58
10
48

26
23
3

1
1
“

1
1
-

2
2
-

-

-

1
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

“

21 8
14 2

39. 5
39. 5

1 5 8 . 50
1 7 3 . 50

1 4 4 . 00
1 6 3 . 50

13 2 . 0 0 14 5 . 0 0 -

1 6 5.00
18 4.00

-

40
21

58
39

8
8

34
34

11
11

9
9

11
11

3
3

3
3

-

_

-

_

ORDER CLERKS. CLASS B................................
MANUFACTURING....................................................

19 8
122

39. 5
39. 5

1 5 9 . 50
1 7 7 . 00

1 4 4 . 00
1 6 4 . 00

13 2 . 0 0 14 5 . 0 0 -

16 8.50
1 9 2.50

-

30
11

58
39

8
8

24
24

11
11

9

11
11

3
3

3
3

-

“

ACCOUNTING CLERKS..................................................
MANUFACTURING....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................
PUBLIC UT IL IT IE S ......................................

1 .0 3 6
543
493
144

39.
39.
39.
39.

196.
208.
182.
208.

180.
207.
172.
182.

16 0
16 3
154
16 0

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

22 3.50
2 4 7.00
19 0.00
2 4 0.00

-

12
4
8
8

39
13
26
3

11 0
44
66
16

97
44
53
6

251
86
165
31

142
59
83
27

95
71
24
6

79
70

54
44
10
5

71
60
11
2

25 5.50
26 1.00
22 5.50
33 7.00

-

-

-

16
10
6
~

39
14
25
“

75
52
23
4

56
26
30
5

51
46
5
~

34
28

20
15
5
5

34
32
2
2

-

-

ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS A..................
MANUFACTURING....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................
PUBLIC UT IL IT IE S ......................................

38 5
265
12 0
39

39.
39.
39.
39.

0
0
5
0

0
0
5
5
0
0
5
0

134.
140.
132.
146.

215.
220.
204.
270.

00
50
50
no

00
50
50
00
50
00
50
50

132.
136.
130.
136.

202.
207.
188.
273.

00
00
00
00

00
00
50
00
50
00
00
50

125
126
12 4
13 0

168
17 6
15 9
230

.00 .0 0 .0 0 .0 0 -

“

651
27 8
37 3

39. 0
39. 0
39. 5

1 8 4 . 50
1 9 7 . 00
1 7 5 . 50

1 7 2 . 50
1 8 6 . 00
1 6 6 . 00

154 . 0 0 15 6 . 0 0 14 9 . 5 0 -

20 7.00
2 3 4.50
18 2.00

~

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS...............

41

40 * 0

1 9 1 . 50

1 9 1 . 00

170 . 0 0 -

2 0 0.00

-

MACHINE-BILLERS.......................................................
MANUFACTURING....................................................

55
29

40. 0
40. 0

1 8 8 . 50
1 6 1 . 50

1 8 0 . 00
1 6 0 . 50

16 0 . 5 0 15 0 . 0 0 -

18 0.00
17 2.50

-

53

40. 0

1 9 0 . 50

1 8 0 . 00

160 . 5 0 -

18 0.00

BILLERS...........................

38

-

38

-

-

“

ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS B..................
MANUFACTURING....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................

BILLING-MACHINE

-

“

9

8

6

5

“

“
_

-

1
1

i
i

1
1

-

1
1

i
i

1
1

7
3
4
4

1
1

-

-

~
-

1
1
-

-

-

“

“

“

“
-

-

-

~

“

~

45
32
13
8

11
6
5
4

12
2
10
10

10

29
27
2
2

7
5
2
2

6
2

10

4

6

n
6
6

“

“

4

6

7
3
4
4

6

6

~

“

-

4

-

37
28
9

16
5
11

“

“

5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

-

-

-

-

-

“

~

“

6

~

“

“

“

94
34
60

58
30
28

176
34
142

86
33
53

44
25
19

45
42
3

-

-

-

-

-

11

18

7

-

-

4
4

2
2

2
2

17
17

24
4

-

“

“

2

2

2

17

24

“

4

-

34
29
5

39
13
26

“

~

4
i
3

12
4
8

See footnotes at end of tabl es.




“

9

4

“

Tab le A-1. W e e k ly earnings of office w orkers, G reensboro—W in s to n -S a le m —H igh P oint, N .C ., A ugust 1 9 7 9 — Continued
W eek ly earnings 1
(standard)

Occupation and in dustry division

Number
of
workers

A verage
w eek ly
hours *
(standard)

M ean 2

M edian 2

NUMBER OF UORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT -TIME

M iddle range 2

10 0
AND
UNDER
11 0

$ 1 6 7 .0 0 - $ 2 1 8 .0 0
1 5 9 .0 0 - 197.00
1 9 0 .0 0 - 27 2.00

PAYROLL CLERKS.....................
MANUFACTURING...............
NONKANUFACTURING. . .

285
21 6
69

39.0
3 9 .5
38 .5

$1 93 .5 0
18 3.50
22 5.50

$1 8 0 .5 0
176.00
201.50

KEY ENTRY OPERATORS...
MANUF ACTURING...............
NON^ANUFACTURING.. .

797
399
398

39.0
3 9 .0
3 9 .0

199.00
180.00
210.50

179.00
179.00
183.50

15 7 .5 0 15 5 .5 0 16 3 .0 0 -

22 5.00
19 2.50
26 6.00

-

190
48
192

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

29 7.50
2 0 0.50
26 3.50

269.00
191.50
270.00

19 5.50 1 5 5 .0 0 26 0 .0 0 -

28 9.50
239.50
29 9.00

-

557
351
20 6

39.0
3 9 .0
3 9 .0

17 6.00
17 7.50
17 3.50

173.00
17 9.00
167.00

15 9.00 15 5.50 149.50”

188.00
18 9.00
178.00

KEY ENTRY OPERATORS.
MANUFACTURING...............
NON»ANUFACTURING...

CLASS

KEY ENTRY OPERATORS.
MANUFACTURING...............
NONMANUFACTURING.. .

CLASS

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

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

DOLLARS)

OF—

12 0

130

19 0

150

160

180

20 0

22 0

29 0

2 60

28 0

300

32 0

390

360

380

900

920

12 0

130

190

150

160

180

20 0

2 20

29 0

260

2 80

30 0

320

390

360

380

900

92 0

990

6
6
“

39
30
9

29
22
2

67
63
4

59
95
19

29
12
12

32
29
8

13
10
3

12
4
8

9
”
4

8
8

2
-

-

-

-

-

2

~

-

-

-

-

-

20
10
10

19
3
16

99
22
27

108
82
26

21 8
129
89

102
73
29

39
26
8

37
26
11

37
23
19

57
3
59

92
2
90

22
22

2
2

_
-

_
-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

4
4
“

19
19

12
~
12

19
7
12

9
6
3

8
5
3

11
7
4

99
3
96

90
2
38

22
-

_

_

_

-

-

-

22

2
2

_

“

”
“

-

-

-

20
10
10

19
3
16

95
18
27

99
68
26

20 6
129
77

83
66
17

25
20
5

29
21
8

26
16
10

8
8

2
2

-

-

_

_

_

-

”

~

-

See footnotes at end of tabl es.




(IN

11 0

-

-

WEEKLY EARNINGS

5

990
AND
OVER

_

-

_

-

_
-

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

Table A -2 .

W e e kly earnings of professional and technical w o rkers, G reensboro—W in s to n -S a le m -

High Point, N.C., August 1979
W e e k ly earnings 1
(standard)

Occupation and industry di vision

Number
of
workers

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

M ean 2

M edian 2

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING

M id d le range 2

12 0
AND
UNOER
14 0

DOLLARS)

OF —

180

20 0

220

24 0

260

2 80

300

32 0

3 40

360

380

400

420

440

480

520

560

600

16 0

180

200

220

240

260

28 0

30 0

3 20

34 0

3 60

380

400

420

440

4 80

520

560

600

640

12
12

-

4
4
-

7
7
-

12
4
8

11
9
2

18
9
9

38
30
8

28
21
7

26
15
11

18
12
6

16
13
3

15
15
-

2
2
~

3
3
-

-

-

-

7
4
3

23
21
2

20
17
3

23
12
11

7
1
6

12
9
3

11
11
~

1
1
“

3
3
“

4
4

4
4

1
1

“

-

-

-

39 .0
39 .0
39 .5

1 4 0 6 .0 0
41 2.50
38 9.50

$4 03 .0 0
4 0 6.00
390.00

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
( BUSINESS) t CLASS A...................................
MANUFACTURING....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................

10 9
81
28

39. 5
39 .5
39 .5

44 1.00
444.50
4 3 1.00

4 2 5.50
419.00
4 3 1.00

39 3.00 3 9 0 .0 0 4 1 5 .5 0 -

471.00
49 4.50
44 1.50

-

-

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(BUS INES S). CLASS B...................................
MANUFACTURING....................................................

81
55

38 .5
38 .5

39 7.50
4 1 2.00

3 8 8.50
3 9 4.00

3 5 5 .5 0 3 5 8 .5 0 -

433.50
45 3.50

-

-

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

24 4
12 8
11 6

39 .5
3 9 .0
40 .0

3 1 6.50
31 1.00
32 2.50

32 2.00
29 2.00
32 8.50

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

356.50
364.50
35 5.50

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S IN E S S ) ,
CLASS A.....................................................................
MANUFACTURING....................................................

70
99

3 9 .5
39 .0

35 4.50
35 1.50

3 5 7.00
34 0.00

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

38 4.00
39 6.50

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S IN E S S ).
CLASS B.....................................................................
MANUFACTURING....................................................
N0NMANUFACTURIN6............................................

151
68
83

39 .5
3 9 .0
4 0 .0

3 0 9.00
291.50
32 2.50

3 1 4 .0 0
270.50
326.50

27 1 .5 0 25 1 .0 0 3 0 3 .5 0 -

34 5.00
34 4.50
34 5.50

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

39 2
245
147

39 .5
39 .0
40 .0

234.00
2 3 2.50
236.00

218.50
2 2 3 .0 0
2 1 8 .5 0

1 9 5 .5 0 1 9 9 .0 0 18 7 .0 0 -

2 6 1.00
26 0.00
2 7 7.00

6
6

22
3
19

32
24
8

COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS A...............
MANUFACTURING....................................................

92
57

3 9 .5
39 .5

291.00
298.50

2 9 5.50
2 9 5.50

2 5 5 .5 0 2 6 0 .0 0 -

32 9.00
33 1.00

-

-

-

COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS B...............
MANUFACTURING....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................

24 7
16 3
84

3 9 .0
3 9 .0
39 .5

225.00
216.50
2 4 1.50

2 1 5 .0 0
2 1 4 .5 0
2 1 8.50

1 9 5 .5 0 19 7 .0 0 19 5 .0 0 -

24 0.00
2 3 7.00
24 0.00

-

-

-

-

COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS C...............
MANUFACTURING....................................................

53
25

40 .0
39 .5

177.00
1 8 8.00

1 5 0.00
1 8 2.00

1 5 0 .0 0 14 9 .5 0 -

1 8 2.00
22 3.50

6
6

ORAFTERS ...........................................................................................
MANUFACTURING....................................................

27 0
240

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

26 5.00
26 9.50

2 5 2 .0 0
2 5 4.00

19 9 .0 0 2 0 0 .0 0 -

31 9.00
3 3 5.00

-

DRAFTERS. CLASS A......................................................
MANUFACTURING................................................................

84
78

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

342.50
345.50

3 6 5 .5 0
3 7 6.00

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

38 9.50
38 9.50

DRAFTERS. CLASS B......................................................
MANUFACTURING.................................... ... ........................

85
74

39 .5
3 9 .5

2 6 0.50
262.00

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

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

2 8 7.50
30 8.50

~

-

~
-

-

3
-

3

-

“

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

-

“

3
3
-

4
4

~

-

-

2
2
“

-

-

-

“

3
3

10
2

11
9

11
5

15
9

8
4

3
3

20
17
3

27
21
6

24
12
12

20
3
17

40
11
29

34
10
24

21
12
9

16
8
8

3
3
-

6
6
-

-

i
i
-

9
9

9
9

1
1

7
4

10
5

12
5

10
4

2
2

5
5

4
4

i
i

-

-

-

“

-

-

-

-

-

21
13
8

“

ii
ii
4
4

-

-

-

11
11

19
16
3

17
11
6

ii
i
10

16
1
15

33
7
26

24
5
19

9
7
2

6
4
2

1
1

1
1
“

-

-

“

-

“

56
32
24

94
54
40

35
32
3

40
30
10

27
21
6

19
15
4

12
6
6

23
12
11

15
9
6

3
1
2

4
4

4
4

-

-

-

-

-

“

~

2
2

11
i

2
~

11
9

10
6

12
12

10
6

20
11

13
9

1
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

”

~

~

24
21
3

50
26
24

81
53
28

29
28
1

26
18
8

14
14
"

6
2
4

2
2

3
1
2

2
2

2
2

4
4

4
4

-

-

~

“

22
3

8
3

4
4

2
~

4
4

3
3

3
1

i
1

15
14

23
18

31
25

27
24

18
16

29
29

23
16

17
15

20
18

9
7

10
10

8
8

35
35

2
2

3
3

-

2
2

3
3

-

-

-

-

-

“

3
3
“

-

”

-

-

-

-

-

-

~

“

“

”

“

“

14
14

5
4

3
2

6
4

7
5

5
5

6
6

33
33

-

-

-

1

19
18

13
11

14
14

14
8

4
3

ii
ii

1
1

4
4

2
2

2
2

See footnotes at end of ta bl es.




( IN

160

213
156
57

-

WEEKLY EARNINGS

140

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(B USINESS) ..................................................................
MANUFACTURING....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................

$ 3 6 6 . 0 0 —$ 4 4 0 . 5 0
3 6 1 .5 0 - 45 2.50
3 6 6 .0 0 - 42 9.00

STRAIGHT -TIME

6

-

-

-

-

~

-

“

-

-

“
-

-

“
-

-

-

-

“

“

-

-

T a b le A -2 . W e e k ly e arn in g s of professional and te c h n ica l w orkers, G reensboro—W in s to n -S a le m High P o in t, N .C ., A u g u st 1 97 9 — Continued
W eek ly earnings 1
(standard)

Occupation and industry div ision

Num ber
of
workers

A verage
w eek ly
hours 1
(standard)

M ean 2

M edian 2

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING

M id d le range 2

120
AND
UNDER
14 0

STRAIGHT-TIME

WEEKLY EARNINGS

CIN DOLLARS)

OF —

14 0

160

180

200

220

240

260

280

30 0

32 0

3 40

36 0

38 0

400

42 0

440

480

52 0

56 0

60 0

160

18 0

200

220

240

26 0

28 0

30 0

320

340

3 60

38 0

40 0

420

44 0

480

520

56 0

600

64 0

14
14

22
18

30
25

8
6

5
5

1
1

4
4

10
10

3
3

1
1

1
1

_

20

15

8
~
8

11
11

10
1
9

11

15

11
11

15

20

21
21

15

10

15

5

-

11

10

DRAFTERS— CONTINUED
_

DRAFTERS. CLASS C...................
MANUFACTURING...........................

99
88

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

*20 5.50
20 8.50

*190.00
190.00

ELECTRONICS T E C H N I C I A N S ...
MANUFACTURING...........................
PUBLIC U T IL I T IE S .............

32 5
18 9
13 6

39 .5
3 9 .0
4 0 .0

33 7.00
3 9 5.50
25 6.50

3 8 3.00
40 5.00
25 0.50

27 8 .0 0 38 3.00 1 8 7 .0 0 -

40 5.00
40 5.00
30 1.00

_

17 8

3 9 .0

31 8.50

3 7 7.00

24 4 .0 0 -

38 3.00

-

-

15

38

4 0 .0

23 4.00

22 7.00

19 4.00 -

250.50

5

5

6

6

8

-

-

75
73

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

28 6.50
28 6.00

28 9.50
28 9.50

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

31 5.00
31 5.00

-

-

_

A
4

i
i

9
9

4
4

16
16

8
7

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS.

CLASS B .

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS.
PUBLIC U T IL I T IE S .............

CLASS c :

REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL N U R S E S . . . . • • •
MANUFACTURING...........................

* 1 7 2 .0 0 - *22 1.50
1 7 3 .0 0 - 23 7.50

-

See footnotes at end of t a b l e s .




7

-

_

_

*

-

-

7
7

11

6
6
-

88
73
15

86
86
“

16
16
-

7

11

2

5

79

2

6

8

-

-

-

-

-

8
8

2
2

1
1

-

20
19

-

_

2
2

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

T able A -3 . A verage w e e k ly earnings of o ffic e , professional, and technical w orkers, by sex, G ree n s b o ro —

Winston-Salem —High Point, N.C., August 1979
Average
(mean2)
Occupation,

s e x , 3 and in dustry di vision

Number
of
worker*

Weekhr
hour*
(standard)

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

Occupation,

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS PEN
ACC0UNTIN6 CLERKS:
MANUF ACTURING....................................................
ACCOUNTING CLERKS.

Weekly
Weekly
earnings1
hours1
(standard) (standard)

*2 5 7.50

4*

3 8 .5

267.00

s e x . 3 and industry div ision

94

39.0

129

39 .0

CLERKS..................................................................

90

40.0

386

39.0

27 1.50

308

143.50
156.50
140.00

148

147.50
146.00
MANUFACTURING.....................................................

SECRETARIES. CLASS A...................................
HANUFACTURING.................................................
N0NPANUFACTURIN6............................................
SECRETARIES. CLASS B...................................
PANUFACTURING....................................................
NONPANUFACTURING............................................

3 9 .0

270

39 .0

23 1.50

160

3 9 .5

21 3.50

377

3 8 .5

231.50

SECRETARIES*

480

39 .0

21 0.50

40 .0

132.50
146.00

37

39.0

153.50

87
39

38 .5

168.00

38 .5

16 2.00

40.0
39.5

156.00
159.00
15 3 . 5 0

OCCUPATIONS -

SWITCHBOARD

17"

27

284.50

SECRETARIES. CLASS C...................................
MANUFACTURING*................................................

SECRETARIES* CLASS E . ................................
MANUFACTURING. ••• .................... .. .................

226

178*00

108

14 5.00
15 5.00

39.5
58

39 .0

20 6.00

54

3 9 .5

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(BUSINESS)* CLASS A...................................

88

39 .5

144.50
156.50

859

39 .0

191.50

13 1

39.5

184.00
ACCOUNTING CLERKS.................................................

182

3 8 .5

20 6.50

MANUFACTURING.....................................................
TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE TYPISTS..................
NONPANUFACTURING............................................

60

38 .5

2 1 7.00

294

39 .0

180*00
2 0 0.00

48

39 .0

20 0.50

198

39 .0

1 7 0.00

12 1

39 .0

41 3.00

85
70

39 .5
39 .5

445.50

39

3 8 .5

39 1.50

85

3 9 .0

32 3.00

44

55

3 8 .0

39 .0

34 9.50

3 9 .0

24 1.50

3 9 .5

30 0.50

174

50

MEN

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

STENOGRAPHERS. GENERAL..............................
MANUFACTURING.................................................

*1 6 8 .0 0

OPERATOR-

STENOGRAPHERS.............................................................
NONMANUFACTURING........................ .. .................

40 .0

54?
40

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS......................................

CLASS 0 ...................................

37
164.00

NONPANUFACTURING............................................
FILE

Weekly
Weekly
earnings1
hours1
(standard) (standard)

MACHINF-BILLERS— CONTINUED

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

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOMEN

Occupation,

Number
of
workers

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOMEN— CONTINUED

TYPISTS— CONTINUED
3 8 .5

CLASS A:

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

s e x , 3 and industry di vision

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOMEN— CONTINUED

62

Average
(mean2)

Average
(mean2)
Number
of
workers

176.50

221
27 7.50

TYPISTS................................................ ...........................
MANUFACTURING....................................................
NONPANUFACTURING............................................
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S . ...................................

39
28 1

3 9 .0

18 0.00

17 1
107

39 .0

186.50

CLASS

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

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

194.50

41

40.0

191.50
COMPUTER OPERATORSt

MANUFACTURING....................................................
See footnotes at end of tabl es.




39 .0

142
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE

TYPISTS.

260

8

29

40.0

161.50

CLASS A:

T a b le A -3 .

A v e ra g e w e e k ly earnings of o ffic e , professional, and technical w orkers, by sex, Greensboro—

W in s to n -S a le m —H igh Point, N .C ., August 1979— C ontinued
Avenre
(mean*)
Oc cupation,

s e x , 3 and industry division

Number
of
woiken

Week^r
hours
[standard)

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

13A
95

39.0
38.5

*228.50
21 5.00

DRAFTERS...................................................................
MANUFACTURING............................................

239
21 0

39.5
39.5

271.00
276.50

DRAFTERS. CLASS A....................................
MANUFACTURING............................................

78
72

39.5
39.5

3A7.00
35 0.50

DRAFTERS. CLASS B . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MANUFACTURING........................................

s e x , 3 and industry division

81
70

39 .5
39.5

DRAFTERS. CLASS C....................................
MANUFACTURING............................................

78
68

3 9 .5
39.5

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS........................
MANUFACTURING........................................
PUBLIC UT IL I T IE S ..............................

315
18 9
12 6

39 .5
39.0
40.0




s e x . 3 and industry division

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUSINESS)
CONTINUED
CLASS B .

168

3 9 .0

*327.00

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS. CLASS Cl
PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ......................................

38

AO • 0

23A .00

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS.

Occupation,

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - UOMEN

2 6 1 . 0 0 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
26 2 . 5 0
(BUS INES S):
208.50
2 1 3 . 0 0 COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (B US IN E S S ):
MANUFACTURING....................................................
3 A2 . 5 0
395.50
26 2.50

Number
of
woiken

Weekly
Weekly
earnings1
houn
(standard) (standard)

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - UOMEN— CONTINUED

35

See footnotes at end of tabl es.

Weekly
Weekly
earnings1
hours1
(standard) (standard)

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS CONTINUED

COHPUTER OPERATORS— CONTINUED
COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS B . . .
MANUFACTURING............................................

Occupation,

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - HEN— CONTINUED

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - HEN— CONTINUED

Averase
(mean2)

Average
(mean2)
Number
of
woiken

A3

3 8 .5

39 .0

-

COHPUTER PROGRAMMERS (B US IN E SS ).
class b:
MANUFACTURING....................................................

29

39.0

*28 3.50

COHPUTER o p e r a t o r s :
MANUFACTURING....................................................

103

39 .0

221.00

COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS B:
MANUFACTURING....................................................

68

39.0

219.00

A5

AO.O

167.00

DRAFTERS..........................................................................

31

39.5

22 0.00

REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL NURSES..................
MANUFACTURING....................................................

72
72

39.5
39 .5

286.50
28 6.50

41 9.50

28 6.50

Table A -4 .

H ourly earnings of m a in ten a n c e , to o lro o m , and p o w e rp la n t w orkers, G re e n s b o ro —W in s to n -S a le m -

High Point, N .C ., A ugust 1979
Hourly earnings *

Occupation and industry division

Number
of
workers

Mean 2

Median2

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING

Middle range 2

c a r p e n t e r s ...................................
MANUFACTURING....................................................

87
76

*6.3 5
6.4 0

*5.7 0
5.7 0

*4 .7 0 4 .7 0 -

*7.0 0
7.5 9

MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS.............................
MANUFACTURING....................................................

43 0
41 9

7 .9 9
8.01

6.8 2
6 . 84

6 .6 2 6 .6 2 -

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

73
68

6.31
6.3 0

5 . 58
5 . 58

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS (MACHINERY)..
MANUFACTURING....................................................

66 2
64 3

8.2 1
8.2 4

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS
(MOTOR VEHICLES).................................................
MANUFACTURING....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................
PUBLIC U T IL I T IE S ......................................

98 3
111
872
86 9

MAINTENANCE PIPEFITTERS................................
MANUFACTURING....................................................

ma int enance;

OF —

4 .8 0

6.4 0

6 . 80

7.2 0

7.6 0

8 .0 0

8.4 0

8 .8 0

9 .2 0

6.8 0

7 . 20

7.6 0

8.0 0

8 .4 0

8.8 0

9.2 0

9.6 0 1 0 .0 0 1 0 .4 0 1 0 .8 0 1 1 .2 0

4 .4 0

4 .6 0

4.8 0

5.2 0

5 .60

6 .0 0

6.40

1
-

-

-

5
5

20
20

7
5

4
2

21
18

3
2

-

5
5

-

-

-

-

5
5

5
5

3
3

6
6

24
24

21
18

21
18

130
133

9
9

15
15

_

_

_

-

-

-

9 .8 5
9 .8 5

-

-

4 .1 0 4 .1 0 -

9.3 6
9.3 6

5
5

9 . 36
9.3 6

6 .3 0 6 .3 0 -

9 .3 6
9 .3 6

-

8 .5 6
5.9 6
8.89
8* 90

1 0 . 28
5.71
10.28
10 .28

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

1 0 .28
6.2 0
1 0 .2 8
10.28

104
104

8 .8 5
8 .8 5

9.7 3
9 . 73

9 .6 9 9 .6 9 -

9 .7 3
9.73

-

MAINTENANCE TRADES HELPERS........................
MANUFACTURING....................................................

100
100

5 .6 8
5 .6 8

4.5 0
4 .5 0

4 .0 0 4 .0 0 -

7.6 1
7.61

6
6

11
11

-

STATIONARY ENGINEERS.........................................
MANUFACTURING....................................................

11 9
111

8 . 83
8 . 90

9 . 36
9.3 6

7 .5 0 9 .3 6 -

9 .7 3
10.27

-

-

-

“

-

BOILER TENDERS..........................................................
MANUFACTURING....................................................

95
95

5.8 0
5 .8 0

4 .9 2
4.9 2

4 .5 8 4 .5 8-

7 .3 5
7.3 5

-

-

-

10
10

-

-

-

~
-

-

8
3

17
15

-

-

6
6

76
76

39
39

15
14

5
5

-

1

_

2
"

_

_

_

_

_

-

1
-

_

-

14
14

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15
15

12
12

1
1

-

28
28

38
38

17
17

61
61

35
35

41
22

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

1
1

28 5
285

82
82

-

12
12

-

37
8
29
27

60
33
27
27

10 3
28
75
74

52
7
45
45

71
11
60
60

14
14
14

12
2
10
10

42
42
42

1
1
1

2
2
2

3
3
-

~

30
7
23
23

8
-

~

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

5
5

-

-

20
20

“

"

-

3
3

2
2
-

5

-

“

-

-

-

17
17

3
3

18
18

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

-

18
18

7
7

-

1
1

-

-

4
4

12
12

~

-

-

9 .6 0 1 0 .0 0 1 0 .4 0 1 0 .8 0

10
10

-

4.6 0

5
5

-

2
2

See footnotes at end of tabl es.




DOLLARS)

6 .0 0

4.2 0

-

-

(IN

5 . 60

4.2 0

-

-

HOURLY EARNINGS
5 .20

4 .0 0

3 .6 0 3 .8 0
UNDER
AND
3 . 6 0 UNDER
3 .8 0 4 .0 0

-

STRAIGHT-TIME

4 .4 0

10

22
22

6
6

18
18

-

”

8
8

-

5
5

7
7

25
25

22
22

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

1
1

_

_

_

11
11

1
1

_

36
35

_

-

33
33

_

_

46
46

-

536

-

-

53 6
536

_
-

-

_

-

_

_

-

-

21
21

_

-

_

29
29
5
5

"

67
67

_

4
4

12
12

_
28
28

_

T a b le A -5 . H o u rly earnings of m aterial m ovem ent and custodial w orkers, G reensboro—W in s to n -S a le m H igh P o int, N .C ., A ugust 1979
Hourly earnings *

Occupation and in dustry d ivi sio n

Number
of
workers

Mean2

Median*

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING
2 .8 0 3 .0 0
AND
UNDER
3 .0 0 3 .2 0

Middle range 2

STRAIGHT -TIME

9 .6010 .0 0
-

3 .80

4.0 0

4.2 0

4.4 0

4.8 0

5 . 20

5.60

6 . 00

6 .4 0

6 .8 0

7.2 0

7.6 0

8 .0 0

8.4 0

8.80

9 .2 0

3 .4 0

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

4 .00

4.2 0

4 .4 0

4.8 0

5 . 20

5 . 60

6 .00

6 . 40

6 .8 0

7.2 0

7.6 0

8 .0 0

8 .4 0

8.80

9 .2 0

9.6 010 .00 10 .4 0

1
1

76
76
-

35
3
32

17 4
17 4
-

15
15
-

10 5
95
10
-

50
25
25
16

116
18
98
82

52
44
8

79
10
69
4

14
14
-

413
30
38 3
57

941
-

112
7
105
105

-

50
50
50

109
108
1
-

40
40
-

-

50
28
22
-

1

-

3
3
-

4
4
-

15
15

87
80
7

33
25
8

25
9
16

10
2
8

48
_

12
12
-

28
6
22

48
30
18
15

17 4
-

50
-

_
-

_
-

_

50
50

109
108
1
-

-

“

-

_
-

_
-

40
-

-

-

“

~

195
195
195

1
1

-

1
i

1
1

“

*7.0 0
4.2 9
7.0 0
7 .0 4

*5 .3 0 3 .6 4 6 .5 9 7 .0 0 -

* 7 .0 5
7 .4 0
7.0 5
7.4 0

TRUCKDRIVERS. MEDI UR TRUCK..................
"ANUFACTURING.....................................................
NON"ANUFACTURING.............................................
PUBLIC U T IL I T IE S .......................................

720
29 8
922
296

6.48
6.14
6 .7 2
7.29

7.0 4
5 . 85
7.0 4
7 .0 4

5 .3 0 4.1 3 6 .0 0 7 .0 4 -

7.4 0
8 .5 9
7 .4 0
7 .4 0

_
-

TRUCKDRIVERS. TRAC T O R - T R A I L E R . . . .
NONMANUFACTURING............................................
PUBLIC U T IL I T IE S .......................................

1 .6 77
1.9 1 4
861

6.79
7.15
7 .4 5

7 .0 0
7 .0 0
7 .0 4

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

7 .0 4
7 .0 5
7.4 0

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

170
-

_
-

-

“

-

-

~

SHIPPERS............................................................................
MANUFACTURING.....................................................

173
14 6

5.27
5.57

5.6 5
5.6 5

4 .2 6 5 .0 5 -

5.9 5
5 .9 5

_

19

10
10

1

RECEIVERS.........................................................................
MANUFACTURING.....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................

17 5
81
94

5.8 4
5.45
6.18

5 .2 5
4 .9 0
6 . 98

4.5 0 4 .2 4 5 .0 0 -

7.4 8
5 .3 6
7 .7 0

-

SHIPPERS AND RECEIVERS....................................
MANUFACTURING.....................................................

231
67

7 .1 8
5.49

7 .1 4
5.8 0

4 .7 6 3 .9 5 -

1 0 .1 8
6.8 2

_

WAREHOUSEMEN................................................................
MANUFACTURING.....................................................

455
29 4

5.27
4 .6 5

5 .0 0
4 .5 2

4 .0 2 3.9 5 -

6.6 0
5.4 3

-

OROER FILLERS..............................................................
MANUFACTURING.....................................................

80 8
28 4

4.45
5.18

4.01
5 .0 0

3 .2 6 3 .9 1 -

5 .0 0
7.3 2

_

SHIPPING PACKERS.....................................................
MANUFACTURING.....................................................

240
151

4.37
4.39

4.21
4 .5 2

3 .3 2 3 .6 9 -

4.6 8
4.6 8

38
-

-

MATERIAL HANDLING LABORERS........................
MANUFACTURING.....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................. .. .......................
PUBLIC U T IL I T IE S .......................................

3 .0 97
2 .3 0 5
79 2
584

5.91
5.75
6.3 7
6.2 7

6 . 78
7 .1 8
6.7 2
6 . 72

4 .3 5 4 .2 6 5 .5 5 5.4 5-

7.1 8
7.1 8
7.2 9
7.2 9

8
8

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

1 .039
779

6 .9 3
7.03

7 .5 6
7.61

6 .7 0 6.4 6 -

7 .6 1
7 .6 1

-

GUAROS..................................................................................
MANUFACTURING.....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................

1 .441
43 4
1 .007

3.59
4.6 9
3.11

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

2 .9 4 3 .3 0 2.9 0 -

3 .4 5
6 .3 7
3.1 0

GUARDS. CLASS AI
MANUFACTURING.....................................................

101

5.34

5.8 5

4 .3 6 -

6.4 3

-

1

-

-

48

17
17
16

89
82
82

ii
_

“

5
3
-

1

1

_

-

-

"

-

12
12

7
6

28
26

19

_
-

_
-

-

-

2
2
-

6
6
-

15
15
-

6
5
1

37
27
10

8
7
1

2
-

19
10
10

4
-

_

12
-

12
8

8
-

4

-

-

11
3

11
11

_

20

33
32

27
26

16
16

39
39

24
22

39
58

16
12

90
33

11
11

21
5

68
44

59
19

53
5

32
-

1 69
86

34
15

4
4

21
21

14
14

5
5

7
7

69
69

117
117

74
74
-

67
67

169
16 2
7

93
93

32
20
12

422
415
7

“

“

4
4

-

47 2
48
424

_
-

-

171

“

-

17 4
16 2

73
4
69
69

_
-

36 5
36 5
42

69 5
69 5
48 6

39
36
36

_

_

-

-

-

-

78
77

1

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

12
12

14
4
10

1
1

13
13

9
9

13
3
10

18
18

12
12

2

4
-

10
2

19
15

_

12
8

2
2

14
2

8
4

2
2

4

33
33

49
48

5

56

_

18

-

-

-

43
8

17

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

4

20
-

58
57

22
22

_

-

4
2

_

-

26
-

"

9
9

-

-

3
-

23
-

5
-

2
1

1
1

5
5

-

74
24
50
50

66
10
56
56

85
7
78
78

73
12
61
57

47
17
30
10

238
43
195
111

1183
1101
82
72

28 7
13 2
155
150

21
3
18
-

41
41
-

210
30

36
-

97
79

411
407

_

2
2

-

-

2
2

-

-

“

-

-

_
-

-

25
25

37
37

10
10

41
33

38
24

10
10

12 0
56
64

76
57
19

6
6

49
31
18

13
6
7

55
52
3

43
37
6

12
10
2

3
-

14

4

16

16

3

_

_

-

-

14
14
-

10
10
-

32
32
-

12
8

74
71
3

14

10

22

1

4

4

-

-

-

-

“

-

-

-

20
-

8
8

11

941
72 0

2

29
21
4

31
31

See footnotes at end of t ab le s.




OF —

3.6 0

*6.5 3
5.47
6.85
7 .3 9

-

DOLLARS)

3 . 40

2 .6 2 7
611
2 .0 16
1 .229

44 8
6
442

(IN

3 .2 0

TRUCKDRIVERS................................................................
"AN UFACTURING.....................................................
NON"ANUF ACTURING............................................
PUBLIC U T IL I T IE S .......................................

-

HOURLY EARNINGS

195
195
195
-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

8

-

76
“

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

"

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

-

-

-

79
79

-

-

“

~

-

_

-

“

~

Table A -5 .

Hourly earnings of m a te ria l m ovem ent and custodial w orkers, G reensboro—W in s to n -S a le m -

High Point, N.C., August 1979— Continued




12




Table A-6. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom,
powerplant, material movement, and custodial workers, by sex,
Greensboro—Winston-Salem —High Point, N.C., August 1979
Occupation,

s e x , 3 and industry division

Number
of
workers

Average
(mean*)
hourly
earnings4

Occupation,

s e x , 3 and industry division

Average
Number (mean2)
of
hourly
workers earnings 4

MATERIAL MOVEMENT ANO CUSTODIAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

MAINTENANCE. TOOLROOM. AND
POWERPLANT OCCUPATIONS - MEN
MAINTENANCE

CARPENTERS...................................

85

$6.28

MAINTENANCE

PAINTERS........................................

72
68

6 .2 7

WAREHOUSEMEN:

MAINTENANCE

MECHANICS (MACHINERY)..

662

8.2 1

ORDER FILLERS............................................................

MAINTENANCE

MECHANICS
111

5 .9 6

869

8 .9 0

r e ceivers:

5 .9 0

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

33 2
209

5.1 0
5.4 8

125

4.3 8

UT ILI TIE S ......................................

584

6.2 7

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

773

7 .0 2

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

402
857

4 .6 5
3 .0 7

sh ipping

packers:

PUBLIC
MAINTENANCE

PIPEFITTERS................................

10 4
104

8 .8 5
8.8 5

MAINTENANCE

TRADES HELPERS........................

93

5.5 5
5.5 5

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

111

8.9 0

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

94

5 .8 0

GUARDS.

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

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

2.611

6.5 3

TRUCKDRIVERS. MEDIUM TRUCK..................
MANUFACTURING...................................................
NONMANUFACTURING...........................................

704
298
406

6.4 7
6 .1 4
6 .7 2

TRACTOR-TRAILER.. . .

1.6 7 7

6 .7 9

UTILITIES......................................

86 1

7 .4 5

TRUCKDRIVERS.
PUBLIC

SHIPPERS..........................................................................
MANUFACTURING....................................................

CLASS A:

157
13 5

5 .2 6
5.6 0

JANITORS.

PORTERS.

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

79

5 .5 6

776
323
453

3 .6 4
4.4 3
3 .0 7

1.041

3.7 9

47

5.3 0

423

3.7 0

26

4.41

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL
OCCUPATIONS - WO«EN

sh ipping

packers:

GUARDS................................................................................

169

3.40

JANITORS. PORTERS. AND C L E A N E R S . . ..
MANUFACTURING....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING............................................

635
199
436

3 .5 8
4 .9 2
2.97

See footnotes at end of tabl es.

13

T able A -7. Percent increases in average hourly earnings for selected occup ational groups,
G ree n s b o ro —W in s to n -S a le m —H igh P o in t, N .C ., for selected periods
Industry and occupational group 5

August 1974

August 1975

August 1976

August 1977

to

to

to

to

A ugu st 1978
to

Augu st 1975

August 1976

August 1977

August 1978

Augu st 1979

A l l indu strie s:
Office c l e r i c a l _____________________________________________
E le ctr on ic data p r o c e s s in g _____________________________
Industrial n u r s es __________________________________________
Skilled maintenance tra des ___________________________
Unskilled plant w o r k e r s . ____________________________

7.3
4.6
10.0
8.2
10.5

7.8
5.5
7.9
9.5
9.1

8.6
6.9
6.9
9. 7
10.6

6.2
6. 7
5. 8
9.0
9.6

9.5
7.9
8.6
10.4
11.1

Manufacturing:
Office c l e r i c a l _____________________________________________
E le ctr on ic data p r o c e s s in g _____________________________
Industrial n u r s e s ________________ ___________ _________
Skilled maintenance tra de s . __________________________
Unskilled plant w o r k e r s . ______________________________

8.1
7.1
10.0
8.8
9.9

7.5
7.4
7.8
10.5
7.0

9.9
7.6
7.5
9.9
(6 )

5.2
5.3
5.4
8.2
(6 )

9. 5
8.2
8.4
10.9
11.7

6.4
2.4

8.3
3.2

7.3

7.6

9.1

(‘ )
11.3

(6 )
12.0

(?)
(6 )
7.7

(?)
(6 )
11.1

(?)
(6 )
9.8

Nonmanuf ac tur ing:
Office c l e r i c a l ______________________________________ ____
E le ctr on ic data p r o c e s s in g _____________________________
Industrial n u r s e s __________________________________________
Unskilled plant w o r k e r s . ______________________________




See footnotes at end of tables.

14

T ab le A -8 . A v e ra g e pay relationships w ith in establishm ents for w h ite -c o lla r occupations, G reensboro
W in s to n -S a le m —H igh P oint, N .C ., August 1979
Office c le r i c a l occupation being com pared —
Secretaries

Occupation which equals 100

SECRETARIES. CLASS A...........................
SECRETARIES. CLASS B ............ ...
SECRETARIES. CLASS C...........................
SECRETARIES. CLASS D...........................
s e c r e t a r i e s , c l a s s E...........................
STENOGRAPHERS. GENERAL.....................
TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE T Y P I S T S . .
TYP IS T S. CLASS A......................................
TYPI ST S. CLASS B ...............................................
FILE CLERKS. CLASS R...........................
FILE CLERKS. CLASS C...........................
MESSENGERS........................................................
SUITCHROARO OPERATORS........................
SUITCHROARO OPERATORRECEPTIONISTS............................................
ORDER CLERKS. CLASS R........................
ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS A . . . .
ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS R . . . .
BILLING-MACHINE b i l l e r s ..................
PAYROLL CLERKS............................................
KEY ENTRY OPERATORS. CLASS A . .
KEY ENTRY OPERATORS. CLASS B . .

S ten ographers,
gen eral

Tran­
scrib in gm achine
typists

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class D

100
122
133
150
1 A2
171
(6)
163
154
198
18 1
194
163

100
11 6
129
118
150
(6)
146
162
152
156
144
137

10 0
115
(6)
130
12 7
12 7
129
13 5
129
130
118

10 0
10 3
12 0
130
123
14 2
(6)
13 0
130
11 3

10 0
(6 1
(6)
(6 1
(6 )
(61
(6 I
<6 >
(61

10 0
(61
96
109
(6)
(6)
11 6
99

100
(6)
(6)
10 8
11 2
(61
(6)

153
202
133
152
(6>
137
130
158

12 6
12 0
11 8
133
(6)
116
132
1 40

12 4
(6)
10 6
119
(6)
10 6
11 0
12 4

109
10 4
101
11 7
< 6)
10 6
108
122

12 3
(61
(6 )
10 9
(6 1
87
(6 I
10 4

95
(6)
77
91
(61
89
90
101

97
(6)
(6)
101
(61
93
(6)
(61

Class E

Typists

F ile clerks
M essengers

Class A

Sw itch ­
board
operators

Class B

Class B

10 0
11 3
110
(61
114
88

10 0
104
11 3
(6)
94

10 0
(6)
99
85

10 0
(61
(61

10 0
84

100

108
(6)
83
96
(6)
85
89
10 2

91
( 61
81
90
( 61
87
93
103

95
(61
77
89
(6)
82
(61
90

84
(6)
84
86
(6)
71
78
91

(61
(6)
77
86
(61
84
83
89

(6)
(61
90
93
(61
93
97
11 2

Sw itch ­
board
operator-

Class C

A ccou n tin g clerks

r ecep ­
tionists

10 0
91
84
95
(6)
79
93
98

Class A

100
98
91
(6)
100
(61
(6)

100
11 8
(6)
10 7
10 5
120

B illingm achine
billers

K ey entry operators
Payroll
clerks

Class B

100
( 61
90
93
105

Class A

100
89
(61
( 61

10 0
98
11 8

100
11 8

Class

B

10 0

P r o f e s s i o n a l and technical occupation being co mp ar ed—
C om pu ter systems analysts (business)

Class A

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
( B U S I N E S S !. CLASS A...........................
COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
( B U S I N E S S !. CLASS B...........................
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS
( B U S I N E S S !. CLASS A...........................
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS
( B U S I N E S S !. CLASS R...........................
COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS A . . .
COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS B . . .
COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS C . . .
DRAFTERS. CLASS A ...................................
DRAFTERS. CLASS R...................................
ORAFTERS. CLASS C ...................................
ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS.
CLASS R.............................................................
REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL NURSES..

Class B

Computer program m ers (business)

Class A

Class B

C om puter operators

Class A

Class B

Drafters

Class C

Class A

Class B

E lectronics
tech nician s,
class B
Class C

Registered
industrial
nurses

10 0
121

100

12 9

11 2

100

148
176
217
240
159
17 8
21 2

126
150
17 6
17 2
( 61
12 8
18 2

118
139
174
(61
(61
(61
(61

100
119
140
15 4
( 61
(61
(6 1

100
124
13 9
(6!
100
12 7

100
125
67
82
104

100
(61
75
95

100
119
151

10 0
12 9

10 0

(61
16 9

( 61
146

(61
129

(6!
(69

( 61
102

(61
80

(6!
(61

(61
(61

(61
10 6

(61
92

10 0
117

100

See footnote at end of t ab le s .

N O T E : T a b le s A - 8 and A - 9 p r es en t the average pay- relationship between pair s of occupations within est ab lis h m en ts , F o r ex a m p le , a value of 122 indicates that earnings for the occupation directly
above in the heading are 22 pe r c en t gr ea te r than earnings for the occupation di rectly to the left in the stub. S i m i la r ly , a value of 85 indicates earnings for the occupation in the heading are 15 percent
bel ow earnings for the occupation in the stub.
See appendix A for meth od of computation.




15

Table A-9. Average pay relationships within establishments for blue-collar occupations, Greensboro—
Winston-Salem —High Point, N.C., August 1979
Ma intenance, t o o lr o o m , and powerplant occupation being c om pa red —
Occupation which equals 100
M echanics
Carpenters

E lectricians

Painters

Pipefitters
M achinery

MAINTENANCE CARPENTERS.....................
MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS................
MAINTENANCE PAINTERS...........................
ma int e na n ce

100
96
111

10 0
108

100

(6)

105

(-6)

100

89
(6)
12 0
102
(6)

(6 )
101
139
103
125

92
E6)
(6 )
101
(6)

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

Trades helpers

Stationary engineers

B oiler tenders

M otor veh icles

mechanics

(MACHINERY).................. .. ............................
MAINTENANCE MECHANICS
(MOTOR VEHICLES)...................................
MAINTENANCE PIPEFITTERS..................
m aintena nce t r a d e s h e l p e r s . . . .
STATIONARY ENGINEERS...........................
BOILER TENDERS............................................

100
(61
190
(6)
(6)

ion
(6)
(6)
133

100
(6)
(6)

100
(6)

100

M a t e r ia l m ov e m e nt and custodial occupation being com pared —
T ruckdrivers

M edium truck

truckorivers.
medium t r u c k . . . .
TRUCKDRIVERS. TRACTOR-TRAILER.
SHIPPERS.............................................................
RECEIVERS..........................................................
SHIPPERS AND RECEIVERS.....................
WAREHOUSEMEN.................................................
ORDER FILLERS...............................................
SHIPPING PACKERS......................................
MATERIAL HANDLING L A B O R E R S . .. .
FORKLIFT OPERATORS.................................
GUARDS. CLASS R . . ...................................
JANITORS. PORTERS. AND
CLEANERS..........................................................

Shippers

R eceivers

Shippers and
receivers

W arehousem en

Order fillers

Shipping packers

M aterial handling
laborers

F orklift operators

Guards, class B

Janitors, porters,
and cleaners

T ractor-trailer

100
10 3
97
100
100
117
122
12 1
117
110
119

100
(6)
109
78
(6)
108
11 1
122
109
117

100
99
(6)
107
(6)
(61
106
102
12 9

100
(6)
107
108
110
129
109
120

10 0
(6)
(6)
11 8
(6)
11 0
122

100
10 5
10 3
98
101
125

100
101
101
93
(6)

100
102
(6)
109

10 0
(6)
(6)

100
(6)

100

130

135

116

129

19 3

119

113

109

107

109

105

100

See footnote at end of tabl es.

NOTE:
T ab le s
directly above in the
ar e 15 percent below
See appendix A

A - 8 and A - 9 p re se n t the av era ge pay relationship between pairs of occupations within estab lish men ts.
Fo r ex am p le, a value of 122 indicates that earnings f or the occupation
heading are 22 perc en t gr ea te r than earnings for the occupation d ir ec tly to the left in the stub.
S im i la r ly , a value of 85 in dicates earnings f o r the occupation in the heading
earnings for the occupation in the stub.
for method of computation.




16

Footnotes

1 S ta 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 ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e i v e
t h e i r r e g u la r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s
( e x c lu s iv e o f p a y f o r o v e r t im e at
r e g u la r a n d / o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and th e e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d to t h e s e
w e e k ly h o u r s .
2 T h e m e a n is c o m p u t e d f o r e a c h jo b b y to ta lin g th e e a r n in g s o f a ll
w o r k e r s and d iv id in g b y th e n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s .
T h e m e d ia n d e s ig n a te s
p o s it io n — h a lf o f th e w o r k e r s r e c e i v e th e s a m e o r m o r e and h a lf r e c e i v e
th e s a m e o r l e s s th an th e r a te s h ow n . T h e m id d le ra n g e is d e fin e d b y tw o
r a t e s o f p a y : a fo u r t h o f th e w o r k e r s e a r n th e s a m e o r le s s than th e lo w e r
o f t h e s e r a t e s and a fo u r t h e a r n th e s a m e o r m o r e th an th e h ig h e r r a te .




3 E a r n in g s da ta r e la t e o n ly to w o r k e r s w h o s e s e x id e n tific a t io n w as
p r o v id e d b y th e e s t a b lis h m e n t .
4 E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s ,
h o lid a y s , and la te s h ift s .
5 E s t im a t e s f o r p e r io d s e n d in g p r i o r to 1976 r e la t e to m e n o n ly f o r
s k ille d m a in te n a n c e and u n s k ille d p la n t w o r k e r s . A ll o t h e r e s t im a t e s r e la te
to m e n and w o m e n .
6 D ata do n ot m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a o r da ta n o t a v a ila b le .

17

Appendix A.
Scope and Method
of Survey
In e a c h o f the 72 1 a r e a s c u r r e n t ly s u r v e y e d , th e B u r e a u o b ta in s
w a g e s and r e la t e d b e n e f it s d a ta f r o m r e p r e s e n t a t iv e e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith in
s ix b r o a d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s : M a n u fa c tu r in g ; t r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n ,
and 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 le t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; fin a n c e , in s u r a n c e ,
and r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e r v i c e s .
G o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t io n s and th e c o n s t r u c t io n
and e x t r a c t iv e in d u s t r ie s a r e e x c lu d e d . E s t a b lis h m e n t s h a v in g f e w e r than a
p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s a r e a ls o e x c lu d e d b e c a u s e o f in s u f fic ie n t
e m p lo y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t io n s s tu d ie d . A p p e n d ix ta b le 1 s h o w s the n u m b e r
o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s and w o r k e r s e s t im a t e d to b e w ith in th e s c o p e o f th is s u r v e y ,
as w e ll as th e n u m b e r a c t u a lly s tu d ie d .
B u r e a u f i e l d r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s o b ta in d a ta b y p e r s o n a l v is it s at 3 - y e a r
in t e r v a ls . In e a c h o f th e tw o in t e r v e n in g y e a r s , in fo r m a t io n on e m p lo y m e n t
and o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s o n ly is c o l l e c t e d b y a c o m b in a t io n o f p e r s o n a l v is it ,
m a il q u e s t io n n a ir e , and te le p h o n e in t e r v ie w f r o m e s t a b lis h m e n t s p a r t ic ip a t in g
in th e p r e v io u s s u r v e y .
A s a m p le o f th e e s t a b lis h m e n t s in th e s c o p e o f d ie s u r v e y is s e l e c t e d
f o r stu d y p r i o r to e a c h p e r s o n a l v i s i t s u r v e y .
T h is s a m p le , l e s s e s t a b ­
lis h m e n t s w h ic h g o o u t o f b u s in e s s o r a r e no lo n g e r w ith in th e in d u s t r ia l
s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y , is r e t a in e d f o r th e f o llo w in g tw o ann ual s u r v e y s .
In
m o s t c a s e s , e s t a b lis h m e n t s n ew to th e a r e a a r e n ot c o n s i d e r e d in th e s c o p e
o f the s u r v e y u n til the s e l e c t i o n o f a s a m p le f o r a p e r s o n a l v i s i t s u r v e y .
T h e s a m p lin g p r o c e d u r e s in v o lv e d e t a ile d s t r a t if i c a t io n o f a ll e s t a b ­
lis h m e n t s w ith in th e s c o p e o f an in d iv id u a l a r e a s u r v e y b y in d u s t r y and
num ber o f e m p lo y e e s .
F r o m th is s t r a t if i e d u n iv e r s e a p r o b a b ilit y s a m p le
is s e l e c t e d , w ith e a c h e s t a b lis h m e n t h a v in g a p r e d e t e r m in e d c h a n c e o f s e ­
l e c t i o n . T o o b t a in o p t im u m a c c u r a c y at m in im u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t io n
o f l a r g e th an s m a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s is s e l e c t e d .
W h en d a ta a r e c o m b i n e d ,
e a c h e s t a b lis h m e n t is w e ig h te d a c c o r d in g to its p r o b a b ilit y o f s e l e c t i o n s o
th a t u n b ia s e d e s t im a t e s a r e g e n e r a t e d .
F o r e x a m p le , i f o n e o u t o f fo u r
e s t a b lis h m e n t s is s e l e c t e d , it is g iv e n a w e ig h t o f 4 to r e p r e s e n t i t s e l f p lu s
t h r e e o t h e r s . A n a lte r n a te o f th e s a m e o r i g i n a l p r o b a b ilit y is c h o s e n in th e
s a m e i n d u s t r y - s i z e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i f d a ta a r e n ot a v a ila b le f r o m th e o r ig i n a l
s a m p le m e m b e r . I f no s u it a b le s u b s titu te is a v a ila b le , a d d itio n a l w e ig h t is
a s s ig n e d to a s a m p le m e m b e r th at is s i m i l a r to the m i s s i n g u n it.
O c c u p a t io n s and e a r n in g s
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 ie t y o f m a n u f a c ­
tu r in g and n o n m a n u fa c t u r in g i n d u s t r ie s , and a r e o f the f o llo w in g t y p e s :
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O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ; (2 ) p r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n ic a l; (3) m a in t e n a n c e , t o o l r o o m ,

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and p o w e r p la n t ; and (4) m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t and c u s t o d ia l.
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 is b a s e d on a u n ifo r m s e t o f j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s d e s ig n e d to ta k e
a c c o u n t o f in t e r e s t a b lis h m e n t v a r ia t io n in d u tie s w ith in th e s a m e j o b .
O c c u p a t io n s s e le c t e d f o r stu d y a r e l i s t e d and d e s c r i b e d in a p p e n d ix B .
U n le s s o t h e r w is e in d ic a t e d , th e e a r n in g s d a ta f o llo w in g th e jo b
t i t le s a r e f o r a ll in d u s t r ie s c o m b i n e d .
E a r n in g s d a ta f o r s o m e o f the
o c c u p a t io n s lis t e d and d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e in d u s t r y d iv is io n s w ith in the
s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y , a r e n ot p r e s e n t e d in th e A - s e r i e s
ta b le s b e c a u s e
e it h e r (1 ) e m p lo y m e n t in the o c c u p a t io n is t o o s m a ll to p r o v i d e en o u g h d a ta
to m e r i t p r e s e n t a t io n , o r (2) t h e r e is 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 lis h m e n t d a ta .
S e p a r a te m e n 's and w o m e n 's e a r n in g s d a ta a r e n ot
p r e s e n t e d w h en the n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s n o t id e n t ifie d b y s e x is 20 p e r c e n t
o r m o r e o f the m e n o r w o m e n id e n t ifie d in an o c c u p a t io n .
E a r n in g s d a ta
n ot sh ow n s e p a r a t e ly f o r in d u s t r y d iv is io n s a r e in c lu d e d in d a ta f o r a ll
in d u s t r ie s c o m b in e d .
L ik e w is e , f o r o c c u p a t io n s w ith m o r e than o n e l e v e l ,
d a ta a r e in c lu d e d in the o v e r a l l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n w h e n a s u b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n is
n ot sh o w n o r in fo r m a tio n to s u b c l a s s i f y is n o t a v a ila b le .
O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t and e a r n in g s d a ta a r e 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 to w o r k a r e g u la r w e e k ly s c h e d u le .
E a r n in g s
d a ta 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 and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s ,
and la t e s h if t s .
N o n p r o d u c t io 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 llo w a n c e s and in c e n t iv e b o n u s e s a r e in c lu d e d .
W e e k ly h o u r s f o r o f f i c e
c l e r i c a l and p r o f e s s io n a l and t e c h n ic a l o c c u p a t io n s r e f e r to th e s ta 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 i v e
r e g u la r s t r a ig h t -t im e s a la r ie s ( e x c l u s i v e o f p a y f o r o v e r t i m e at r e g u la 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 a r e
r o u n d e d to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o l l a r . V e r t i c a l lin e s w ith in th e d is t r ib u t io n o f
w o r k e r s on s o m e A - t a b l e s in d ic a t e a c h a n g e in the s i z e o f th e c l a s s in t e r v a ls .
T h e s e s u r v e y s m e a s u r e th e l e v e l o f o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s in am a r e a
at a p a r t ic u la r t im e . C o m p a r is o n s o f in d iv id u a l o c c u p a t io n a l a v e r a g e s o v e r
tim e m a y n ot r e f l e c t e x p e c t e d w a g e c h a n g e s . T h e a v e r a g e s f o r in d iv id u a l jo b s
a r e a ff e c t e d b y c h a n g e s in w a g e s and e m p lo y m e n t p a t t e r n s .
F o r e x a m p le ,
p r o p o r t io n s o f w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d b y h ig h - o r l o w - w a g e f i r m s m a y c h a n g e , o r
h ig h - w a g e w o r k e r s m a y a d v a n ce to b e t t e r j o b s and b e r e p la c e d b y new
w o r k e r s at l o w e r r a t e s . Such s h ift s in e m p lo y m e n t c o u ld d e c r e a s e an o c c u ­
p a t io n a l a v e r a g e e v e n thou gh m o s t e s t a b lis h m e n t s in an a r e a i n c r e a s e w a g e s
d u r in g th e y e a r . C h a n g e s in e a r n in g s o f o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s , s h o w n in ta b le
A - 7, a r e b e t t e r in d ic a t o r s o f w a g e t r e n d s than a r e e a r n in g s c h a n g e s f o r
in d iv id u a l jo b s w ith in the g r o u p s .
A v e r a g e e a r n in g s r e f l e c t c o m p o s i t e , a r e a w id e e s t i m a t e s . I n d u s t r ie s
e s t a b lis h m e n t s d i f f e r in p a y l e v e l and jo b s t a ffin g , and th u s c o n t r ib u t e
d if f e r e n t l y to the e s t im a t e s f o r e a c h j o b . P a y a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l to r e f l e c t
a c c u r a t e ly th e w a g e d if f e r e n t ia l a m o n g j o b s in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s .

Included in the 72 areas are 2 studies conducted by the Bureau under contract.
These areas are
and
Ohio and Poughkeepsie—Kingston-Newburgh, N . Y .
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studies in approximately

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n o t b e a s s u m e d t o r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y o f the s e x e s w ith in in d iv id u a l
e s t a b lis h m e n t s .
F a c t o r s w h ic h m a y c o n tr ib u te to d if f e r e n c e s in c lu d e p r o ­
g r e s s i o n w ith in e s t a b lis h e d r a t e r a n g e s (o n ly th e r a te s p a id in c u m b e n ts a r e
c o l l e c t e d ) a n d p e r f o r m a n c e o f s p e c i f i c d u tie s w ith in th e g e n e r a l s u r v e y jo b
d e s crip tio n s .
J o b d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d to c l a s s i f y e m p lo y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s
u s u a lly a r e 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 lis h m e n t s
a n d a llo w f o r m i n o r d i f f e r e n c e s a m o n g e s ta b lis h m e n ts in s p e c i f i c d u tie s
p e r fo 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 im a t e s r e p r e s e n t th e to t a l in a ll e s t a b ­
lis h m e n t s w ith in th e s c o p e o f th e stu d y and n ot th e n u m b e r a c t u a lly s u r v e y e d .
B e c a u s e o c c u p a t io n a l s t r u c t u r e s a m o n g e s ta b lis h m e n ts d i f f e r , e s t im a t e s of
o c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t o b ta in e d f r o m th e s a m p le of e s t a b lis h m e n t s s tu d ie d
s e r v e o n ly t o in d ic a t e th e r e la t iv e im p o r t a n c e o f the jo b s stu d ie d .
T h ese
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 ot a f f e c t m a t e r ia lly th e a c c u r a c y o f
th e e a r n in g s d a ta .

P e r c e n t c h a n g e s f o r in d iv id u a l a r e a s in th e p r o g r a m a r e c o m p u te d
as fo llo w s :
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th e 2 y e a r s b e in g c o m p a r e d .
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e a r n in g s in t h o s e e s t a b lis h m e n t s w h ic h a r e in
th e s u r v e y b o th y e a r s ; it is a s s u m e d th a t e m p lo y m e n t
r e m a in s u n ch a n g e d .
2.

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

3.

T h e s e w e ig h ts a r e u s e d t o c o m p u te g r o u p a v e r a g e s .
E a c h o c c u p a t io n 's a v e r a g e e a r n in g s (c o m p u t e d in s te p 1)
is m u lt ip lie d b y its w e ig h t.
T h e p r o d u c ts a r e to t a le d to
P b ta in a g r o u p a v e r a g e .

4.

T h e r a t io o f g r o u p a v e r a g e s f o r 2 c o n s e c u t iv e y e a r s is
c o m p u t e d b y d iv id in g th e a v e r a g e f o r th e c u r r e n t y e a r b y
th e a v e r a g e f o r th e e a r l i e r y e a r .
T he re s u lt— e x p re s se d
a s a p e r c e n t — l e s s 100 is th e p e r c e n t ch a n g e .

W a g e t r e n d s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s
T h e p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s p r e s e n t e d in ta b le A - 7 a r e b a s e d on c h a n g e s
in a v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f m e n and w o m e n in e s t a b lis h m e n t s r e p o r t in g th e
t r e n d jo b s in b o th th e c u r r e n t and p r e v io u s y e a r (m a tc h e d e s t a b lis h m e n t s ).
T h e d a ta a r e a d ju s t e d to r e m o v e th e e f f e c t s on a v e r a g e e a r n in g s o f e m p l o y ­
m e n t s h ift s a m o n g e s t a b lis h m e n t s an d t u r n o v e r o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s in c lu d e d
in s u r v e y s a m p l e s .
T h e p e r c e n t in c r e a s e s , h o w e v e r, a r e s till a ffe c te d by
f a c t o r s o t h e r th a n w a g e i n c r e a s e s .
H ir in g s , l a y o f f s , a nd t u r n o v e r m a y a f f e c t
a n e s t a b lis h m e n t a v e r a g e f o r a n o c c u p a t io n w h en w o r k e r s a r e p a id u n d e r p la n s
p r o v id in g a r a n g e o f w a g e r a t e s f o r in d iv id u a l jo b s .
In p e r io d s o f in c r e a s e d
h i r i n g , f o r e x a m p le , n e w e m p lo y e e s m a y e n te r at th e b o t t o m o f th e r a n g e ,
d e p r e s s i n g th e a v e r a g e w ith o u t a ch a n g e in w a g e r a t e s .
T h e p e r c e n t c h a n g e s r e la t e t o w a g e ch a n g e s b e tw e e n th e in d ic a t e d
da tes.
W h e n th e t i m e s p a n b e t w e e n s u r v e y s is o th e r th a n 12 m o n t h s , ann ual
r a te s a r e a ls o show n .
(It is a s s u m e d th a t w a g e s i n c r e a s e a t a c o n s t a n t r a te
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F o r a m o r e d e t a ile d d e s c r i p t i o n o f th e m e th o d u s e d t o c o m p u te th e s e
w a g e t r e n d s , s e e " I m p r o v in g A r e a W a g e S u r v e y I n d e x e s ," M o n th ly L a b o r
R e v ie w , J a n u a ry 1 9 7 3, pp. 5 2 -5 7 .
A v e r a g e p a y r e la t io n s h ip s w ith in e s t a b lis h m e n t s
R e la t iv e m e a s u r e s o f o c c u p a t io n a l p a y a r e p r e s e n t e d in ta b le A - 8
f o r w h i t e - c o l l a r o c c u p a t io n s and in ta b le A - 9 f o r b l u e - c o l l a r o c c u p a t io n s .
T h e s e r e la t iv e v a lu e s r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y b e tw e e n o c c u p a t io n s w ith in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s .
R e la t iv e p a y v a lu e s a r e c o m p u te d b y d iv id in g an
e s t a b lis h m e n t 's a v e r a g e e a r n in g s f o r an o c c u p a t io n b e in g c o m p a r e d b y the
a v e r a g e f o r a n o th e r o c c u p a t io n (d e s ig n a t e d a s 100) and m u ltip ly in g the q u o tie n t
b y 100.
F o r e x a m p le , i f ja n it o r s in a f i r m a v e r a g e $ 4 an h o u r an d f o r k lif t
o p e r a t o r s $ 5 , f o r k l i f t o p e r a t o r s h a v e a r e la t iv e p a y v a lu e o f 125 c o m p a r e d
w ith ja n it o r s .
( $ 5 -f $ 4 = 1 .2 5 , x 100 = 1 2 5 .)
In c o m b in in g the r e la t iv e s o f
th e in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s t o a r r i v e at an o v e r a ll a v e r a g e , e a c h e s t a b lis h ­
m e n t is c o n s i d e r e d t o h a v e a s m a n y r e la t iv e s a s it h as w e ig h te d w o r k e r s
in th e tw o jo b s b e in g c o m p a r e d .
P a y r e la t io n s h ip s b a s e d o n o v e r a l l a v e r a g e s m a y d if f e r c o n s i d e r a b ly
b e c a u s e o f th e v a r y in g c o n t r ib u t io n o f h ig h - a n d lo w - w a g e e s ta b lis h m e n ts to
th e a v e r a g e s .
F o r e x a m p le , th e o v e r a l l a v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r f o r k lif t
o p e r a t o r s m a y b e 50 p e r c e n t m o r e th an th e a v e r a g e f o r ja n it o r s b e c a u s e th e
a v e r a g e f o r f o r k l i f t o p e r a t o r s m a y b e s t r o n g ly in flu e n c e d b y e a r n in g s in
h ig h - w a g e e s t a b lis h m e n t s w h ile th e a v e r a g e f o r ja n it o r s m a y b e s t r o n g ly
in flu e n c e d b y e a r n in g s in l o w - w a g e e s t a b lis h m e n t s .
In s u ch a c a s e , the
in t r a - e s t a b lis h m e n t r e la t io n s h ip w ill in d ic a t e a m u c h s m a lle r d i f f e r e n c e
in e a r n in g s .
E s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v is io n s
T a b u la tio n s on s e l e c t e d e s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le m e n t a r y
w a g e p r o v i s i o n s ( B - s e r i e s t a b le s ) a r e n ot p r e s e n t e d in th is b u lle tin . I n fo r m a ­
t io n f o r t h e s e ta b u la tio n s is c o l l e c t e d at 3 - y e a r in t e r v a ls .
T h e s e ta b u la tio n s
o n m in im u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r in e x p e r ie n c e d o f f i c e w o r k e r s ; s h ift d i f f e r ­
e n t ia ls ; s c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s a n d d a y s ; p a id h o lid a y s ; p a id v a c a t io n s ; and
h e a lt h , i n s u r a n c e , and p e n s io n p la n s a r e p r e s e n t e d (in the B - s e r i e s t a b le s )
in p r e v io u s b u lle t in s f o r th is a r e a .

Appendix table 1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied,
Greensboro—Winston-Salem—High Point, N.C.,1 August 1979
Industry division 2

M i n im u m
em pl oy m en t
in e s t a b li s h m e n t s in scope
of study

Within scope of study 4
Within 8cope
of study 3

Number

P erc en t

136

19 5.70 0

100

8 1 ,070

50
~

420
369

68
68

13 0.13 8
65 .562

66
34

5 7 .345
23.725

50
50
50
50
50

58
58
146
46
61

17
7
13
8
23

14 .309
6.8 9 2
26 .263
9.2 5 9
8.8 3 9

7
4
13
5
5

7 .0 35
978
7 ,4 55
4 .4 06
3 .8 51

1 The G r e en sb or o—W in s to n -S al em ^H ig h Point Standard Metrop oli ta n Sta tistical
A r e a , as defined by the Office of Ma na gem ent and Budget through F e br u ar y 1974,
c ons ist s of Davidson, F o r s y t h , Guildford, Randolph, S tok es, and Yadkin Counties.
The " w o r k e r s within scope of stud y" e s t im a t e s provide a rea so n ab ly accurate
des cription of the s iz e and c om po si tio n of the labor f or ce included in the s u rv e y.
E st i m at e s are not intended, ho w ev er , for c om p ar i so n with other statis ti ca l s e r ie s
to m e a s u r e em pl oy me n t trends or le ve ls since (1) planning of wage su rv e ys r equ ir es
es ta bli sh me nt data com pi led consi der ab ly in advance of the pa yr ol l per iod studied,
and (2) s m a l l es ta bl ish me n ts are excluded f r o m the sc ope of the s u rve y.
2 The 1972 edition of the Standard Industrial C la s s if ic at io n Manual was used
in cl as si fy in g es ta bli sh me n ts by industry div ision.
A l l go ve rn me nt operations are
excluded f r o m the scope of the s u rve y.
3 Includes all e st ab lis h m en ts with total em pl oy m en t at or above the m i n i m u m
limitation. A ll outlets (within the a r ea ) of comp ani es in indus tri es such as trade ,
finance, auto re p ai r s e r v i c e , and mot ion picture theaters are c ons id ere d as one
e s tabli shment.




Studied

Studied

789

ALL INDUSTRY DIVISIONS ------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------------------------------------NONHANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------------------------------TRANSPORTATION# COHNUN I CAT ION. AND
OTHER PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 5 ------------------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE6 -------------------------------------------------------------RETAIL TRADE6 --------------------------------------------------------------------FINANCE. INSURANCE. AND REAL ESTATE6 --------------SERVICES6 7------------------------------------------------------------------------------

W or k er s in e st ab lis h m en ts

Nu m b er of est ab lis hm en ts

4 Includes all w or k ers in all est ab lis hm en ts with total em p l o y m e n t (within
the ar ea ) at or above the m in im u m limitation.
5 A bbr ev iat ed to "pu blic u til it ies " in the A - s e r i e s t ab le s.
Tax ic ab s and
s e r v i c e s incidental to water transportation are excl ud ed.
The t ra nsi t s y s t e m in
W i n s t o n -S a l e m , and two of the el ec tri c utilities supplying l e s s than half of the
e l ec tr i c consumption were publicly owned and excluded by definition f r o m the scope
of the study.
6 Separate data for this division are not p r es en t ed in the A - s e r i e s t ab le s,
but the division is r ep res en te d in the " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " and "n on m an u fa ct ur in g"
e s t im a t e s .
7 Hotels and m ot el s; laundries and other p er so n al s e r v i c e s ; b u s i n e s s s e r v i c e s ;
automobile r e p a i r , rental, and parking; motion p i ct u r e s ; nonprofit m e m b e r s h i p
organizations (excluding relig ious and charitable or ga n iza ti on s) ; and en gineering and
ar chitectu ral s e r v i c e s .

20

Appendix B.
Occupational
Descriptions
T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r in 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 is t o a s s i s t it s f ie ld r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s in c la s s if y in g
in ro a p p r o p r ia 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 er a v a r ie t y
o f p a y r o l l t i t l e s and d if f e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n ts f r o m e s t a b lis h m e n t to
e s t a b lis h m e n t and f r o m a r e a to a r e a . T h is p e r m it s g ro u p in g 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 co n te n t.
B e c a u s e o f th is e m ­
p h a s is o n in t e r e s t a b lis h m e n t and in t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b ilit y o f o c c u p a t io n a l
c o n t e n t , th e B u r e a u 's jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d if f e r s ig n ific a n t ly f r o m t h o s e
in u s e in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s o r t h o s e p r e p a r e d f o r o th e r p u r p o s e s .
In a p p ly in g t h e s e jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s , th e B u r e a u 's f ie ld r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s
a r e i n s t r u c t e d t o e x c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s ; a p p r e n t ic e s ; and p a r t t i m e , t e m p o r a r y , and p r o b a t io n a r y w o r k e r s . H a n d ica p p e d w o r k e r s w h o s e
e a r n in g s
a r e r e d u c e d b e c a u s e o f t h e ir h a n d ic a p a r e a ls o e x c lu d e d .
L e a r n e r s , b e g i n n e r s , and t r a i n e e s , u n le s s s p e c i f i c a l l y in c lu d e d in th e
jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s , a r e e x c lu d e d .

Office
SECRETARY

S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u e d

A s s ig n e d as a p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a lly to o n e in d iv id u a l. M a in ­
ta in s a c l o s e an d h ig h ly r e s p o n s i v e r e la t io n s h ip to the d a y - t o - d a y a c t iv it ie s o f
th e s u p e r v i s o r . W o r k s f a i r l y in d e p e n d e n tly r e c e iv in 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 and g u id a n c e . P e r f o r m s v a r ie d c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r i a l d u tie s
r e q u ir in g a k n o w le d g e o f o f f i c e r o u tin e and u n d e rsta n d in g o f th e o r g a n iz a t i o n ,
p r o g r a m s , and p r o c e d u r e s r e l a t e d to the w o r k o f th e s u p e r v is o r .

E x c l u s io n s — C o n tin u ed

E x c lu s io n s .
N ot a ll p o s it io n s that a r e t it le d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s th e
a b o v e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . E x a m p le s o f p o s it io n s w h ic h a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m the
d e fin it io n a r e as f o l l o w s :
a.

P o s i t i o n s w h ic h do not
d e s crib e d a b ove;

b.

S t e n o g r a p h e r s n o t fu lly t r a in e d in s e c r e t a r i a l - t y p e d u tie s ;

c.

S t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v in g as o f f i c e a s s is t a n t s to a g r o u p
f e s s i o n a l , t e c h n i c a l , o r m a n a g e r ia l p e r s o n s ;

d.

A s s i s t a n t -t y p e p o s it io n s w h ic h e n ta il m o r e d if f ic u lt o r m o r e
r e s p o n s i b l e t e c h n i c a l , a d m in is t r a t iv e , o r s u p e r v i s o r y d u tie s
w h ic h a r e n o t t y p i c a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o r k , e . g . , A d m in is t r a t iv e
A s s i s t a n t , o r E x e c u t iv e A s s is t a n t :




m eet

the " p e r s o n a l "

secreta ry

e.

P o s it io n s w h ic h do n ot fit any o f th e s itu a tio n s lis t e d in th e
s e c t i o n s b e lo w t i t le d " L e v e l o f S u p e r v i s o r , " e .g ., s e c r e t a r y t o the
p r e s id e n t o f a c o m p a n y th at e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ;

f.

T r a in e e s .

C la s s if ic a t io n b y L e v e l
S e c r e t a r y jo b s w h ic h m e e t th e r e q u ir e d c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s a r e m a tc h e d
at on e o f f iv e le v e l s a c c o r d in g to (a ) th e l e v e l o f th e s e c r e t a r y 's s u p e r v is o r
w ith in th e c o m p a n y 's o r g a n iz a t io n a l s t r u c t u r e and, (b) the le v e l o f the
s e c r e t a r y 's r e s p o n s i b i l i t y . T h e ta b u la tio n fo llo w in g th e e x p la n a tio n s o f th e s e
tw o f a c t o r s in d ic a t e s th e l e v e l o f th e s e c r e t a r y f o r e a c h c o m b in a tio n o f
th e f a c t o r s .

con cep t

of p ro­

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

21

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 ll o r g a n iz a t io n a l
unit ( e . g . , f e w e r th an a bou t 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; o r

S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u e d

S E C R E T A R Y — C on tin u ed

Classification by Level— Continued

C la s s if ic a t io n b y L e v e l— C o n tin u e d

LS—2

LS—3

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 in is t r a t iv e o f f i c e r o r a s s i s t a n t , s k ille d t e c h n ic ia n
o r e x p e rt.
(N O T E :
M a n 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 as d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , to th is l e v e l o f
s u p e r v is o r y o r n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r .)

a.

S e c r e t a r y to an e x e c u t iv e o r m a n a g e r ia l p e r s o n w h o s e r e s p o n ­
s ib i l i t y is n o t e q u iv a le n t t o o n e o f th e s p e c i f i c l e v e l s itu a tio n s in
th e d e fin it io n f o r LS—3 , but w h o s e o r g a n iz a t i o n a l unit n o r m a lly
n u m b e r s at le a s t s e v e r a l d o z e n e m p lo y e e s and is u s u a lly d iv id e d
in to o r g a n iz a t i o n a l s e g m e n t s w h ic h a r e o f t e n , in tu r n , fu r t h e r
s u b d iv id e d . In s o m e c o m p a n ie s , th 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 iz a t i o n a l e c h e l o n s ; in o t h e r s , o n ly on e o r t w o ; o r

b.

S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f an in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . , (o r
o t h e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l o f o f f i c i a l ) th at e m p l o y s , in a ll, fe w e r
th a n 5 , 000 p e r s o n s .

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 id e n t o f a c o m p a n y
th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r th a n 100 p e r s o n s ; o r

b.

S e c r e t a r y t o 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 the
b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a ll, o v e r 100
but f e w e r th an 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

c.

d.

LS—4

S e c r e t a r y t o th e h e a d (im m e d ia t e ly b e lo w th e o f f i c e r l e v e l ) o v e r
e it h e r a m a j o r c o r p o r a t e w id e f u n c t io n a l a c t i v it y ( e . g . , m a r k e t in g ,
r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t i o n s , in d u s t r ia l r e l a t i o n s , e t c . ) o r a m a j o r
g e o g r a p h ic o r o r g a n iz a t i o 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 j o 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 , 000 b u t f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 000 e m p l o y e e s ; o r
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f an in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . , (o r
o t h e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l o f o f f i c i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a ll, 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 t o th e h e a d o f a l a r g e and im p o r t a n t o r g a n iz a t i o 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 as m a n y as 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 any 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 .

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 id e n t o f a c o m p a n y
th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 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

b.

S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r (o th e r th a n th e c h a ir m a n o f th e
b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a ll, o v e r 5 ,0 0 0
but f e w e r th an 2 5 , 000 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 ly b e lo w th e c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r
l e v e l , o f a m a j o r s e g m e n t o r s u b s id i a r y o f a c o m p a n y that
e m p l o y s , in a ll, o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .




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 a b o v e LS d e fin itio n
r e f e r s to th o s e o f f i c i a l s w ho h av e a s ig n ific a n t c o r p o r a t e w id e p o lic y m a k in g
r o l e 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 lly in d ic a t iv e o f th is r o l e , d o e s n o t in a ll c a s e s id e n t ify s u c h
p o s it io n s . V ic e p r e s id e n t s w h o s e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y is to a ct p e r s o n a lly
on in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t io 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 it a c t io n s ; a d m in is 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 is e a
c l e r i c a l s ta ff) a r e n ot c o n s i d e r e d t o b e " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s
o f a p p ly in g the d e fin itio n .
L e v e l o f S e c r e t a r y 's R e s p o n s ib ilit y (L R )
T h is f a c t o r e v a lu a te s th e
th e s e c r e t a r y and th e s u p e r v i s o r ,
e x p e c t e d to e x e r c i s e in itia t iv e and
at L R —1 o r LR —2 d e s c r i b e d b e lo w

n a tu r e o f th e w o r k r e la t io n s h ip b e tw e e n
and th e e x te n t t o w h ic h th e s e c r e t a r y is
ju d g m e n t. S e c r e t a r i e s s h o u ld b e m a t c h e d
a c c o r d i n g t o t h e ir l e v e l o f r e s p o n s i b i l i t y .

L R —1. P e r f o r m s v a r ie d s e c r e t a r i a l d u tie s in c lu d in g o r
t o m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g :
greets

person al

a.

A n s w e r s t e le p h o n e s ,
c o m in g m a il.

b.

A n s w e r s te le p h o n e r e q u e s t s w h ic h h a v e s ta n d a r d a n s w e r s .
r e p ly t o r e q u e s t s b y s e n d in g a f o r m l e t t e r .

c.

R e v ie w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o r a n d a , and r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d b y
o th e r s f o r the s u p e r v i s o r 's s ig n a t u r e t o e n s u r e p r o c e d u r a l and
t y p o g r a p h ic a l a c c u r a c y .

d.

M a in ta in s s u p e r v i s o r 's
in s t r u c t e d .

e.

T y p e s , ta k e s and t r a n s c r i b e s d ic t a t io n , and f i l e s .

c a le n d a r

and

c a lle r s ,

c o m p a r a b le

m akes

and

opens

a p p o in tm e n ts

in ­

M ay

as

L R —2. P e r f o r m s
d u tie s d e s c r i b e d u n d e r L R —1 a n d , in a d d itio n
p e r f o r m s ta s k s r e q u ir in g g r e a t e r ju d g m e n t , in it ia t iv e , and k n o w l­
e d g e o f o f f i c e fu n c tio n s in c lu d in g o r c o m p a r a b le to m o s t o f the
fo llo w in g :
a.

S c r e e n s te le p h o n e and p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , d e t e r m in in g w h ic h ca n
be h a n d le d b y th e s u p e r v i s o r 's s u b o r d in a t e s o r o t h e r o f f i c e s .

b.

A n s w e r s r e q u e s t s w h ic h r e q u i r e a d e t a ile d k n o w le d g e o f o f ­
f ic e p r o c e d u r e s o r c o l l e c t i o n o f in fo r m a t io n f r o m f i l e s o r
o th e r o f f i c e s .
M a y s ig n r o u t in e
c o r r e s p o n d e n c e in o w n o r
s u p e r v i s o r 's n a m e .

c.

C o m p ile s o r a s s i s t s in c o m p ilin g p e r i o d i c r e p o r t s
o f g e n e r a l in s t r u c t io n s .

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T R A N S C R IB IN G -M A C H IN E T Y P IS T

L e v e l o f S e c r e t a r y 's .R e s p o n s ib ilit y (L R —2)— C on tin u ed

P r im a r y du ty is to ty p e c o p y o f v o i c e r e c o r d e d d ic ta tio n w h ich d o e s
n ot in v o lv e v a r ie 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 s u ch as that u se d in
le g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c ie n t i f i c r e s e a r c h .
M a y a ls o ty p e f r o m w ritte n
cop y.
M a y m a in ta in f i l e s , k e e p s im p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o th e r r e la t iv e ly
ro u tin e c l e r i c a l t a s k s .
(S e e S t e n o g r a p h e r d e fin itio n f o r w o r k e r s in v o lv e d
w ith s h orth a n d d ic ta tio n .)

d.

S c h e d u le s te n ta t iv e a p p o in tm e n ts w ith o u t p r i o r c l e a r a n c e .
A s­
s e m b l e s n e c e s s a r y b a c k g r o u n d m a t e r ia l fo r s c h e d u le d m e e t in g s .
M a k e s a r r a n g e m e n t s f o r m e e t in g s and c o n f e r e n c e s .

e.

E x p la in s s u p e r v i s o r 's r e q u ir e m e n t s to o th e r e m p lo y e e s in s u p e r ­
v i s o r ' s u n it. ( A ls o t y p e s , ta k e s d ic ta tio n , and f i l e s . )

TYPIST
T h e f o llo w in g ta b u la t io n s h o w s th e l e v e l o f the s e c r e t a r y f o r e a c h
LS and L R c o m b in a t io n .
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STENOGRAPH ER
P r i m a r y du ty is t o ta k e d ic ta tio n u sin g s h o rth a n d , and to t r a n s c r i b e
th e d ic t a t io n . M a y a ls o ty p e f r o m w r it te n c o p y . M ay 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 . M a y o c c a s i o n a l l y t r a n s c r i b e f r o m v o ic e r e c o r d i n g s ( i f p r im a r y
du ty is t r a n s c r i b i n g f r o m r e c o r d i n g s , s e e T r a n s c r ib in g - M a c h in e T y p is t ) .
N O T E : T h is j o b is d is t in g u is h e d f r o m that o f a s e c r e t a r y in th a t a
s e c r e t a r y n o r m a l l y w o r k s in a c o n fid e n t ia l r e la t io n s h ip w ith o n ly on e m a n ­
a g e r o r e x e c u t iv e and p e r f o r m s m o r e r e s p o n s ib le and d i s c r e t i o n a r y t a s k s as
d e s c r i b e d in th e s e c r e t a r y jo b d e fin itio n .
S t e n o g r a p h e r , S e n io r .
D ic t a t io n in v o lv e s a v a r ie 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 s u c h a s in le g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c ie n t if ic r e s e a r c h . M a y
a l s o s e t up a nd m a in ta in f i l e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e tc .
OR
P e r f o r m s s t e n o g r a p h ic d u ties r e q u ir in g s ig n ific a n t ly g r e a t e r in d e ­
p e n d e n c e and r e s p o n s i b i l i t y th a n s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l, a s e v id e n c e d b y th e
f o llo w in g : W o r k r e q u i r e s a h ig h d e g r e e o f s t e n o g r a p h ic s p e e d and a c c u r a c y ;
a th o r o u g h w o r k in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s in e s s and o f f i c e p r o c e d u r e ; and
o f th e s p e c i f i c b u s in e s s o p e r a t io n s , o r g a n iz 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 r k f lo w , e t c . U s e s th is k n o w le d g e in p e r fo r m in g s t e n o g r a p h ic d u tie s and
r e s p o n s i b l e c l e r i c a l ta s k s s u 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 lin g
m a t e r i a l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d a , and l e t t e r s ; c o m p o s in g s im p le le 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 in g and ro u tin g in c o m in g m a il ; and a n s w e r in g
r o u tin e q u e s t io n s , e t c .
S t e n o g r a p h e r , G e n e r a l. D ic t a t io n in v o lv e s a n o r m a l r o u tin e v o c a b u la r y . M a y
m a in ta in f i l e s , k e e p s im p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o t h e r r e l a t i v e l y r o u tin e
c l e r i c a l ta s k s .




Uses a typewriter to make copies of various materials or to make
out bills after calculations have been made by another person. May include
typing of stencils, m ats, or sim ilar materials for use in duplicating proc­
e sses.
May do clerical work involving little special training, such as
keeping simple records, filing records and reports, or sorting and distributing
incoming mail.
Class A .
Perform s one or more of the following; Typing material
in final form when it involves combining material from several sources; or
responsibility for correct spelling, syllabication, punctuation, etc., of tech­
nical or unusual words or foreign language m aterial; or planning layout and
typing of complicated statistical tables to maintain uniformity and balance in
spacing. May type routine form letters, varying details to suit circumstances.
Class B. Performs one or more of the following: Copy typing from
rough or clear drafts; or routine typing of form s, insurance policies, etc.;
or setting up simple standard tabulations; or copying more complex tables
already set up and spaced properly.
FILE CLERK
F iles, cla ssifies, and retrieves m aterial in an established filing
system . May perform clerical and manual tasks required to maintain files.
Positions are classified into levels on the basis of the following definitions.
Class A . C lassifies and indexes file material such as correspond­
ence, reports, technical documents, etc., in an established filing system
containing a number of varied subject matter files. May also file this
m aterial. May keep records of various types in conjunction with the files.
May lead a small group of lower level file clerks.
C lass B. Sorts, codes, and files unclassified material by simple
(subject matter) headings or partly classified m aterial by finer subheadings.
Prepares simple related index and cro ss-referen ce aids. As requested,
locates clearly identified m aterial in files and forwards material. May
perform related clerical tasks required to maintain and service files.
Class C . Perform s routine filing of material that has already been
classified or which is easily classified in a simple serial classification
system (e .g ., alphabetical, chronological, or numerical). As requested,
locates readily available m aterial in files and forwards m aterials; and may
fill out withdrawal charge. May perform simple clerical and manual tasks
required to maintain and service files.

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O R D E R C L E R K — C on tin u ed

P e r f o r m s v a r io u s r o u tin e d u tie s s u c h as ru n n in g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t in g
m in o r o f f i c e m a c h in e s s u c h as s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , o p e n in g and d is t r ib u t in g
m a il, and o th e r m in o r c l e r i c a l w o r k . E x c lu d e p o s it io n s that r e q u ir e o p e r a ­
tio n o f a m o t o r v e h ic le as a s ig n ific a n t duty.

C la s s B .
H a n d le s o r d e r s in v o lv in g it e m s w h ic h h a v e r e a d i l y id e n ­
t i f i e d u s e s and a p p lic a t io n s .
M a y r e f e r t o a c a t a lo g , m a n u f a c t u r e r 's m a n u a l,
o r s i m i l a r d o c u m e n t to in s d r e th a t p r o p e r it e m is s u p p lie d o r to v e r i f y
p r i c e o f o r d e r e d it e m .

S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R

A C C O U N T IN G C L E R K

O p e r a t e s a t e le p h o n e s w itc h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e u s e d w ith a p r iv a t e
b r a n c h e x c h a n g e (P B X ) s y s t e m to r e la y in c o m in g , o u tg o in g , and in t r a s y s t e m
c a lls .
M a y p r o v id e in fo r m a t io n to c a l l e r s , r e c o r d and t r a n s m it m e s s a g e s ,
k e e p r e c o r d o f c a lls p la c e d and t o l l c h a r g e s .
B e s id e s o p e r a t in g a te le p h o n e
s w itc h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e , m a y a ls o ty p e o r p e r f o r m ro u tin e c l e r i c a l w o r k
(typ in g o r r o u tin e c l e r i c a l w o r k m a y o c c u p y th e m a j o r p o r t io n o f th e w o r k e r 's
t i m e , and is u s u a lly p e r f o r m e d w h ile at th e s w it c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e ) .
C h ie f
o r le a d o p e r a t o r s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e than o n e o p e r a t o r a r e
e x c lu d e d .
F o r an o p e r a t o r w h o a ls o a c t s as a r e c e p t i o n i s t , s e e S w itc h b o a r d
O p e r a t o r - R e c e p t io n is t .

P e r f o r m s on e o r m o r e a c c o u n t in g c l e r i c a l t a s k s s u c h a s p o s t in g to
r e g i s t e r s and l e d g e r s ; r e c o n c ilin g b a n k a c c o u n t s ; v e r i f y i n g th e in t e r n a l c o n ­
s i s t e n c y , c o m p le t e n e s s , and m a t h e m a t ic a l a c c u r a c y o f a c c o u n t in g d o c u m e n t s ;
a s s i g n in g p r e s c r i b e d a c c o u n t in g d is t r ib u t io n c o d e s ; e x a m in in g and v e r i f y i n g
f o r c l e r i c a l a c c u r a c y v a r io u s t y p e s o f r e p o r t s , l i s t s , c a l c u l a t i o n s , p o s t in g ,
e t c . ; o r p r e p a r in g s im p le o r a s s i s t in g in p r e p a r in g m o r e c o m p l i c a t e d jo u r n a l
vou ch ers.
M a y w o r k in e it h e r a m a n u a l o r a u t o m a t e d a c c o u n t in g s y s t e m .

S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T IO N IS T
At a
an o p e r a t o r —
w o r k in v o lv e s
b u s in e s s and
p r ia t e p e r s o n
a r r a n g in g an

s i n g l e - p o s i t i o n t e le p h o n e s w it c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e , a c t s b oth as
s e e S w it c h b o a r d O p e r a t o r — and as a r e c e p t io n is t . R e c e p t io n is t 's
s u ch d u tie s as g r e e t in g v i s i t o r s ; d e t e r m in in g n a tu r e o f v i s i t o r 's
p r o v id in g a p p r o p r ia t e in fo r m a t io n ; r e f e r r i n g v i s i t o r to a p p r o ­
in th e o r g a n iz a t io n o r c o n ta c t in g that p e r s o n b y te le p h o n e and
a p p o in tm e n t; k e e p in g a lo g o f v i s i t o r s .

ORDER C LE R K
R e c e i v e s w r it te n o r v e r b a l c u s t o m e r s ' p u r c h a s e o r d e r s f o r m a t e r ia l
o r m e r c h a n d is e f r o m c u s t o m e r s o r s a le s p e o p le .
W o r k t y p ic a lly in v o lv e s
s o m e c o m b in a tio n o f th e f o llo w in g d u t ie s :
Q u otin g p r i c e s ; d e t e r m in in g a v a i l ­
a b ility o f o r d e r e d it e m s and s u g g e s tin g s u b s titu te s , w h en n e c e s s a r y ; a d v is in g
e x p e c te d d e l i v e r y d a te and m e th o d o f d e li v e r y ; r e c o r d i n g o r d e r and c u s t o m e r
in fo r m a tio n on o r d e r
s h e e t s ; c h e c k in g o r d e r s h e e t s f o r a c c u r a c y and
a d e q u a c y o f in fo r m a t io n r e c o r d e d ; a s c e r t a in in g c r e d it ra tin g o f c u s t o m e r ;
fu r n is h in g c u s t o m e r w ith a c k n o w le d g e m e n t o f r e c e ip t o f o r d e r ; f o llo w in g - u p
to s e e that o r d e r is d e l i v e r e d b y th e s p e c i f i e d d a te o r to le t c u s t o m e r know
o f a d e la y in d e l i v e r y ; m a in ta in in g o r d e r f i l e ; c h e c k in g sh ip p in g in v o ic e
a g a in st o r ig i n a l o r d e r .
E x c lu d e w o r k e r s p a id on a c o m m i s s i o n b a s is o r w h o s e d u tie s
in clu d e any o f th e f o l l o w i n g : R e c e iv in g o r d e r s f o r s e r v i c e s r a th e r than f o r
m a t e r ia l o r m e r c h a n d is e ; p r o v id in g c u s t o m e r s w ith c o n s u lt a t iv e a d v ic e
u sin g k n o w le d g e g a in e d f r o m e n g in e e r in g o r e x t e n s iv e t e c h n ic a l t r a in in g ;
e m p h a s iz in g s e llin g s k i l l s ; h an d lin g m a t e r ia l o r m e r c h a n d is e a s an in t e g r a l
p a rt o f th e jo b .
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C la s s A .
U n d er g e n e r a l s u p e r v i s i o n , p e r f o r m s a c c o u n t in g c l e r i c a l
o p e r a t io n s w h ich r e q u ir e th e a p p lic a t io n o f e x p e r i e n c e and ju d g m e n t , f o r
e x a m p le , c l e r i c a l l y p r o c e s s i n g c o m p l i c a t e d or n o n r e p e t it iv e a c c o u n t in g t r a n s ­
a c t i o n s , s e le c t in g a m o n g a s u b s ta n tia l v a r i e t y o f p r e s c r i b e d a c c o u n t in g c o d e s
and c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s , o r t r a c in g t r a n s a c t i o n s t h r o u g h p r e v i o u s a c c o u n t in g
a c t io n s to d e t e r m in e s o u r c e o f d i s c r e p a n c i e s .
M ay be a s s is te d by one or
m o r e c l a s s B a c c o u n t in g c l e r k s .
C la s s B .
U n d er c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n , f o llo w in g d e t a ile d in s t r u c t io n s
a nd s ta n d a r d iz e d p r o c e d u r e s , p e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e r o u t in e a c c o u n t in g c l e r ­
i c a l o p e r a t io n s , su ch a s p o s t in g to l e d g e r s , c a r d s , o r w o r k s h e e t s w h e r e
id e n t ific a t io n o f it e m s and lo c a t io n s o f p o s t in g s a r e c l e a r l y in d ic a t e d ;
c h e c k in g a c c u r a c y and c o m p le t e n e s s o f s t a n d a r d iz e d an d r e p e t it iv e r e c o r d s
o r a c c o u n t in g d o c u m e n t s ; and c o d in g d o c u m e n t s u s in g a fe w p r e s c r i b e d
a c c o u n t in g c o d e s .
B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN 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 (w ith o r w ith o u t a t y p e w r i t 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 in e s s t r a n s a c t i o n s .
C la s s A . K e e p s a set o f r e c o r d s r e q u ir in g a k n o w le d g e o f and
e x p e r ie n c e in b a s ic b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s , and f a m i l i a r i t y w ith th e s t r u c t u r e
o f th e p a r t ic u la 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 in e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s and
d is t r ib u t io n o f d e b it and c r e d it it e m s t o b e u s e d in e a c h p h a s e o f th e w o r k .
M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o lid a t e d r e p o r t s , b a la n c e s h e e t s , a nd o t h e r r e c o r d s b y h an d.

fo llo w in g

C la s s A . H a n d le s o r d e r s that in v o lv e m a k in g ju d g m e n ts s u ch as
c h o o s in g w h ic h s p e c i f i c p r o d u c t o r m a t e r ia l f r o m th e e s t a b lis h m e n t 's p r o d u c t
lin e s w ill s a t is f y th e c u s t o m e r 's n e e d s , o r d e t e r m in in g th e p r i c e to be
q u oted w h en p r ic in g in v o lv e s m o r e th an m e r e l y r e f e r r i n g to a p r i c e lis t o r
m a k in g s o m e s im p le m a t h e m a t ic a l c a lc u la t io n s .




T h e w o r k r e q u ir e s a k n o w le d g e o f c l e r i c a l m e t h o d s a n d o f f i c e p r a c ­
t i c e s and p r o c e d u r e s w h ic h r e la t e s to th e c l e r i c a l p r o c e s s i n g a n d r e c o r d i n g
o f t r a n s a c t io n s and a c c o u n t in g in fo r m a t io n .
W ith e x p e r i e n c e , th e w o r k e r
t y p i c a l l y b e c o m e s f a m ilia r w ith th e b o o k k e e p in g a nd a c c o u n t in g t e r m s and
p r o c e d u r e s u s e d in th e a s s ig n e d w o r k , but is n ot r e q u i r e d t o h a v e a k n o w le d g e
o f th e f o r m a l p r in c ip le s o f b o o k k e e p in g and a c c o u n t in g .

C la s s B .
K eeps a r e c o r d o f on e o r m o r e p h a ses o r s e c tio n s o f a
s e t o f r e c o r d s u s u a lly r e q u ir in 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 io 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 ot in c lu d in g a s im p le ty p e o f b illin g d e s c r i b e d u n d e r m a c h in e b i l l e r ) ,

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B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R — C on tin u ed
c o s t d is t r ib u t io n , e x p e n s e d is t r ib u t io n , in v e n to r y c o n t r o l, e t c .
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M A C H IN E B I L L E R
P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , and in v o ic e s on a m a c h in e o th e r than
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 ls o k eep r e c o r d s a s to b illin 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 r k in c id e n ta l to b illin g
o p e r a t io n s .
F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , m a ch in e b i lle r s 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 l l o w s :
B il l i n g - m a c h i n e b i l l e r .
U s e s a s p e c ia l b illin g m a c h in e ( c o m b in a t io n
ty p in g and a d d in g m a c h in e ) to p r e p a r e b ills and in v o ic 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 lly p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , sh ip p in g m e m o r a n d a , e t c .
U s u a lly in v o lv e s a p p lic a t io n o f p r e d e t e r m in e d d is c o u n t s and s h ip p in g c h a r g e s
and e n tr y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s io n s , w h ich m a y o r m a y n ot b e c o m p u te d on
th e b illin g m a c h in e , and t o t a ls w h ich a r e a u t o m a t ic a lly a c c u m u la te d b y
m a c h in e .
T h e o p e r a t io n u s u a lly in v o lv e s a la r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p ie s
o f th e b i l l b e in g p r e p a r e d and is o fte n d on e on a fa n fo ld m a c h in e .
B o o k k e e p in g - m a c h in e b i l l e r .
U s e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e (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 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 lly in v o lv e s the s im u lta n e o u s e n tr 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 ch in e a u t o m a t ic a lly a c c u m u la t e s
f ig 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 and c o m p u te s and u s u a lly p r in t s
a u t o m a t ic a lly th e d e b it o r c r e d it b a la n c e s .
D o e s not 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 r k s f r o m u n ifo r m and sta n d a rd t y p e s o f s a le s and
c r e d it s l i p s .
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C la s s B . W o r k is r o u tin e and r e p e t it iv e . U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v is io n
o r fo llo w in g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r i n s t r u c t io n s , w o r k s f r o m v a r io u s s ta n ­
d a r d iz e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s w h ic h h a v e b e e n c o d e d , and f o llo w s s p e c if ie d
p r o c e d u r e s w h ic h h a v e b e e n p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a il and r e q u ir e lit tle 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 da ta t o b e r e c o r d e d . R e f e r s to s u p e r ­
v i s o r p r o b le m s a r is in g f r o m e r r o n e o u s i t e m s
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Professional and Technical
C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , BUSINESS
A n a ly z e s b u s in e s s p r o b le m s t o fo r m u la t e p r o c e d u r e s f o r s o lv in g
t h e m b y u se o f e l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g e q u ip m e n t. D e v e lo p s a c o m p le t e
d e s c r i p t i o n o f a ll s p e c if ic a t io n s n e e d e d to e n a b le p r o g r a m m e r s to p r e p a r e
r e q u ir e d d ig ita l c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m s . W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g :
A n a ly z e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r o p e r a t io n s to b e a u to m a te d and id e n t ifie s co n d itio n s
and c r i t e r i a r e q u ir e d to a c h ie v e s a t i s f a c t o r y r e s u l t s ; s p e c i f i e s n u m b e r and
t y p e s o f r e c o r d s , f i l e s , and d o c u m e n t s t o b e u s e d ; o u tlin e s a c tio n s to b e
p e r f o r m e d b y p e r s o n n e l and c o m p u t e r s in s u ff ic ie n t d e t a il f o r p r e s e n ta t io n
to m a n a g e m e n t and f o r p r o g r a m m in g (t y p ic a lly th is in v o lv e s p r e p a r a t io n o f
w o r k and da ta flo w c h a r t s ) ; c o o r d in a t e s th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f t e s t p r o b le m s
and p a r t ic ip a t e s in t r i a l ru n s o f n ew and r e v i s e d s y s t e m s ; and r e c o m m e n d s
e q u ip m e n t ch a n g e s to o b ta in m o r e e f f e c t iv e o v e r a l l o p e r a t io n s .
(N O T E :
W o r k e r s p e r f o r m in g b o th s y s t e m s a n a ly s is and p r o g r a m m in g sh o u ld be
c l a s s i f i e d as s y s t e m s a n a ly s ts i f th is is th e s k ill u s e d to d e te r m in e
t h e ir p a y .)
D o e s n ot in c lu d e e m p lo y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r th e m a n a g e ­
m en t o r s u p e r v is io n o f o th e r e l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g e m p lo y e e s , o r s y s ­
t e m s a n a ly s ts p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w ith s c i e n t i f i c o r e n g in e e r in g p r o b le m s .
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P e r f o r m s th e c l e r i c a l ta s k s n e c e s s a r y to p r o c e s s p a y r o lls and to
m a in ta in p a y r o ll r e c o r d s .
W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : P r o c e s s i n g
w o r k e r s ' t i m e o r p r o d u c t io n r e c o r d s ; a d ju s tin g w o r k e r s * r e c o r d s f o r ch a n g e s
in w a g e r a t e s , s u p p le m e n t a r y b e n e f it s , o r ta x d e d u c t io n s ; e d itin g p a y r o ll
lis t i n g s a g a in s t s o u r c e r e c o r d s ; t r a c in g and c o r r e c t i n g e r r o r s in lis t i n g s ;
and a s s i s t in g in p r e p a r a t io n o f p e r i o d i c s u m m a r y p a y r o ll r e p o r t s .
In a n o n a u to m a te d p a y r o l l s y s t e m , c o m p u te s w a g e s .
W o r k m a y r e q u ir e a p r a c t i c a l
k n o w le d g e o f g o v e r n m e n t a l r e g u la t io n s , c o m p a n y p a y r o ll p o l i c y , o r th e
c o m p u t e r s y s t e m f o r p r o c e s s i n g p a y r o lls .
KEY E N T R Y O P E R A T O R
O p e r a t e s a k e y p u n ch m a c h in e to r e c o r d o r v e r if y a lp h a b e tic a n d /o r
n u m e r ic d a ta o n ta b u la tin g c a r d s o r on ta p e .
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in s e le c t in g p r o c e d u r e s to be fo llo w e d and in s e a r c h in g f o r , in t e r p r e t in g ,
s e l e c t i n g , o r c o d in g it e m s to b e k ey p u n ch ed f r o m a v a r ie t y o f s o u r c e d o c u ­
m e n ts.
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c o m p le x p r o b le m s in v o lv in g a ll p h a s e s o f s y s t e m s a n a ly s is . P r o b le m s a r e
c o m p le x b e c a u s e o f d iv e r s e s o u r c e s o f input d a ta and m u lt ip le - u s e r e q u i r e ­
m e n ts o f ou tpu t d a ta . ( F o r e x a m p le , d e v e lo p s an in t e g r a t e d p r o d u c tio n s c h e d ­
u lin g , in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , c o s t a n a ly s is , and s a le s a n a ly s is r e c o r d in w h ich
e v e r y it e m o f e a c h ty p e is a u t o m a t ic a lly p r o c e s s e d th r o u g h the fu ll s y s t e m
o f r e c o r d s and a p p r o p r ia t e fo llo w u p a c tio n s a r e in itia t e d b y th e c o m p u t e r .)
C o n fe r s w ith p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d t o d e t e r m in e th e da ta p r o c e s s i n g p r o b le m s
and a d v is e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l on the im p lic a t io n s o f n ew o r r e v is e d
s y s t e m s o f d a ta p r o c e s s i n g o p e r a t io n s . M a k e s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s , i f n e e d e d ,
f o r a p p r o v a l o f m a jo r s y s t e m s in s t a lla t io n s o r c h a n g e s and f o r o b ta in in g
e q u ip m e n t.
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C la s s B . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n on
p r o b le m s th at a r e r e l a t i v e l y u n c o m p lic a t e d to a n a ly z e , p la n , p r o g r a m , and
o p e r a t e . P r o b l e m s a r e o f lim it e d c o m p le x it y b e c a u s e s o u r c e s o f input data
a r e h o m o g e n e o u s and th e output data a r e c l o s e l y r e la t e d .
( F o r e x a m p le ,
d e v e lo p s s y s t e m s f o r m a in ta in in g d e p o s it o r a c c o u n t s in a b a n k , m a in ta in in g
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C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R , B U SIN E SS— C o n tin u e d

a c c o u n t s in a m a n u fa c t u r in g o r w h o le s a le e s t a b lis h m e n t .) C o n fe r s w ith p e r ­
s o n s c o n c e r n e d t o d e t e r m in e th e da ta p r o c e s s i n g p r o b le m s and a d v is e s
s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l on th e im p lic a t io n s o f th e d a ta p r o c e s s i n g s y s t e m s
to b e a p p lie d .
OR
W o r k s o n a s e g m e n t o f a c o m p le x da ta p r o c e s s i n g
sch em e or
s y s t e m , as d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly on r o u tin e a s s i g n ­
m e n ts and r e c e i v e s in s t r u c t io n and g u id a n c e on c o m p le x a s s ig n m e n t s . W o r k
is r e v ie w e d f o r a c c u r a c y o f ju d g m e n t, c o m p lia n c e w ith i n s t r u c t i o n s , and to
in s u r e p r o p e r a lig n m e n t w ith th e o v e r a l l s y s t e m .
C la s s C . W o r k s u n d e r im m e d ia t e s u p e r v is io n , c a r r y i n g ou t a n a ly ­
s e s as a s s i g n e d , u s u a lly o f a s in g le a c t i v it y .
A s s ig n m e n t s a r e d e s ig n e d to
d e v e lo p and e x p a n d p r a c t i c a l e x p e r i e n c e in th e a p p lic a t io n o f p r o c e d u r e s and
s k ills r e q u i r e d f o r s y s t e m s a n a ly s is w o r k . F o r e x a m p le , m a y a s s i s t a h ig h e r
l e v e l s y s t e m s a n a ly s t b y p r e p a r in g th e d e t a ile d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s r e q u i r e d b y
p rog ra m m ers fro m
in fo r m a t io n d e v e lo p e d b y th e h ig h e r l e v e l a n a ly s t .
C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R , B U SIN E SS
C o n v e r t s s ta t e m e n ts o f b u s in e s s p r o b l e m s , t y p i c a l l y p r e p a r e d b y a
s y s t e m s a n a ly s t , in to a s e q u e n c e o f d e t a ile d in s t r u c t io n s w h ic h a r e r e q u i r e d
t o s o lv e th e p r o b l e m s b y a u t o m a t ic d a ta p r o c e s s i n g e q u ip m e n t. W o r k in g f r o m
c h a r t s o r d ia g r a m s , th e p r o g r a m m e r d e v e lo p s th e p r e c i s e in s t r u c t io n s w h ic h ,
w h e n e n t e r e d in to th e c o m p u t e r s y s t e m in c o d e d la n g u a g e , c a u s e th e m a n ip u ­
la tio n o f d a ta t o a c h ie v e d e s i r e d r e s u l t s . W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
A p p lie s k n o w le d g e o f c o m p u t e r c a p a b i l i t i e s , m a t h e m a t ic s , l o g i c e m p lo y e d b y
c o m p u t e r s , and p a r t ic u la r s u b je c t m a t t e r in v o lv e d t o a n a ly z e c h a r t s and
d ia g r a m s o f th e p r o b l e m t o b e p r o g r a m m e d ; d e v e lo p s s e q u e n c e o f p r o g r a m
s t e p s ; w r it e s d e t a ile d flo w c h a r t s to s h o w o r d e r in w h ic h da ta w ill b e
p r o c e s s e d ; c o n v e r t s t h e s e c h a r t s to c o d e d in s t r u c t io n s f o r m a c h in e t o f o llo w ;
t e s t s and c o r r e c t s p r o g r a m s ; p r e p a r e s in s t r u c t io n s f o r o p e r a t in g p e r s o n n e l
d u rin g p r o d u c t io n ru n ; a n a ly z e s , r e v i e w s , and a lt e r s p r o g r a m s to i n c r e a s e
o p e r a t in g e f f i c i e n c y o r adapt to n e w r e q u i r e m e n t s ; m a in ta in s r e c o r d s o f
program
d e v e lo p m e n t and r e v i s i o n s .
(N O T E :
W o r k e r s p e r f o r m i n g b o th
s y s t e m s a n a ly s is and p r o g r a m m in g s h o u ld b e c l a s s i f i e d as s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s
i f th is is th e s k i l l u s e d t o d e t e r m in e t h e ir p a y .)
D o e s n o t in c lu d e e m p lo y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r th e m a n a g e ­
m e n t o r s u p e r v i s i o n o f o t h e r e l e c t r o n i c d a ta p r o c e s s i n g e m p l o y e e s , o r p r o ­
g r a m m e r s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w ith s c i e n t i f i c a n d /o r e n g in e e r in g p r o b l e m s .
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a r e a s s ig n e d to a s s i s t .

A t t h is l e v e l , p r o g r a m m in g is d if f ic u l t b e c a u s e c o m p u t e r e q u ip m e n t
m u s t b e o r g a n iz e d t o p r o d u c e s e v e r a l in t e r r e l a t e d but d i v e r s e p r o d u c t s f r o m
n u m e r o u s and d i v e r s e d a ta e le m e n t s . A w id e v a r ie t y and e x t e n s iv e n u m b e r
o f in t e r n a l p r o c e s s i n g a c t io n s m u s t o c c u r .
T h is r e q u i r e s s u c h a c t io n s as
d e v e lo p m e n t o f c o m m o n o p e r a t io n s w h ic h ca n b e r e u s e d , e s t a b lis h m e n t o f

d i r e c t i o n t o lo w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r s w ho

C la s s B . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on
r e l a t i v e l y s im p le p r o g r a m s , o r on s im p le s e g m e n t s o f c o m p le x p r o g r a m s .
P r o g r a m s (o r s e g m e n ts ) u s u a lly p r o c e s s in fo r m a t io n t o p r o d u c e d a ta in tw o
o r t h r e e v a r ie d s e q u e n c e s o r f o r m a t s . R e p o r t s and lis t in g s a r e p r o d u c e d b y
r e f in in g , a d a p tin g , a r r a y in g , o r m a k in g m i n o r a d d itio n s t o o r d e le t io n s f r o m
in pu t da ta w h ich a r e r e a d il y a v a ila b le .
W h ile n u m e r o u s r e c o r d s m a y b e
p r o c e s s e d , the data h a v e b e e n r e f in e d in p r i o r a c t io n s s o th at th e a c c u r a c y
and s e q u e n c in g o f da ta ca n b e t e s t e d b y u s in g a fe w r o u tin e c h e c k s . T y p i c a l l y ,
th e p r o g r a m d e a ls w ith r o u tin e r e c o r d k e e p i n g o p e r a t io n s .
OR
W o r k s on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s (a s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A ) u n d e r c l o s e
d ir e c t io n o f a h ig h e r le v e l p r o g r a m m e r o r s u p e r v i s o r .
M a y a s s i s t h ig h e r
l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r b y in d e p e n d e n tly p e r f o r m i n g l e s s d if f ic u l t ta s k s a s s ig n e d ,
and p e r f o r m in g m o r e d iffic u lt ta s k s u n d e r f a i r l y c l o s e d i r e c t i o n .
M a y gu id e o r in s t r u c t l o w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r s .
C la s s C . M a k es p r a c t i c a l a p p lic a t io n s o f p r o g r a m m in g p r a c t i c e s
and c o n c e p t s u s u a lly le a r n e d in f o r m a l t r a i n in g c o u r s e s .
A s s ig n m e n t s a r e
d e s ig n e d to d e v e lo p c o m p e t e n c e in th e a p p lic a t io n o f s ta n d a r d p r o c e d u r e s to
r o u tin e p r o b le m s . R e c e i v e s c l o s e s u p e r v is io n on n e w a s p e c t s o f a s s i g n m e n t s ;
and w o r k is r e v ie w e d to v e r i f y its a c c u r a c y and c o n f o r m a n c e w ith r e q u ir e d
p rocedu res.
COM PU TER OPERATOR
M o n ito r s and o p e r a t e s th e c o n t r o l c o n s o l e o f a d ig it a l c o m p u t e r to
p r o c e s s d a ta a c c o r d in g to o p e r a t in g i n s t r u c t i o n s , u s u a lly p r e p a r e d b y a p r o ­
gram m er.
W o rk in c lu d e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : S tu d ie s in s t r u c t io n s to
d e t e r m in e eq u ip m en t setu p and o p e r a t i o n s ; lo a d s e q u ip m e n t w ith r e q u i r e d
it e m s (ta p e r e e l s , c a r d s , e t c . ) ; s w it c h e s n e c e s s a r y a u x ilia r y e q u ip m e n t in to
c i r c u i t , and s ta r ts and o p e r a t e s c o m p u t e r ; m a k e s a d ju s tm e n t s to c o m p u t e r to
c o r r e c t o p e r a t in g p r o b le m s and m e e t s p e c i a l c o n d it io n s ; r e v ie w s e r r o r s
m a d e d u rin g o p e r a t io n and d e t e r m in e s c a u s e o r r e f e r s p r o b l e m to s u p e r v i s o r
o r p r o g r a m m e r ; and m a in ta in s o p e r a t in g r e c o r d s .
M a y t e s t and a s s i s t in
c o r r e c tin g p ro g ra m .

as f o l l o w s :

C la s s A . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d er o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on
c o m p le x p r o b l e m s w h ic h r e q u i r e c o m p e t e n c e in a ll p h a s e s o f p r o g r a m m in g
c o n c e p t s and p r a c t i c e s .
W o r k in g f r o m d ia g r a m s and c h a r t s w h ic h id e n t ify
th e n a tu r e o f d e s i r e d r e s u l t s , m a j o r p r o c e s s i n g s te p s t o b e a c c o m p l i s h e d ,
and th e r e la t io n s h ip s b e tw e e n v a r io u s s te p s o f the p r o b l e m s o lv in g r o u t in e ;
p la n s th e f u ll r a n g e o f p r o g r a m m in g a c t io n s n e e d e d t o e f f i c i e n t l y u t iliz e th e
c o m p u te r s y s t e m in a c h ie v in g d e s i r e d en d p r o d u c t s .




lin k a g e p o in ts b e tw e e n o p e r a t io n s , a d ju s tm e n t s to d a ta w h e n p r o g r a m r e ­
q u ir e m e n t s e x c e e d c o m p u te r s t o r a g e c a p a c it y , and s u b s ta n tia l m a n ip u la tio n
and r e s e q u e n c in g o f data e le m e n t s t o f o r m a h ig h ly in t e g r a t e d p r o g r a m .

For

w age

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fo llo w s :
C la s s A . O p e r a t e s in d e p e n d e n tly , o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n , a
co m p u te r
ru n n in g p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s :
N ew p r o g r a m s a r e f r e q u e n t ly t e s t e d and in t r o d u c e d ; s c h e d u lin g r e q u ir e m e n t s
a r e o f c r i t i c a l im p o r t a n c e t o m i n im iz e d o w n tim e ; th e p r o g r a m s a r e o f
c o m p le x d e s ig n s o that id e n t ific a t io n o f e r r o r s o u r c e o fte n r e q u i r e s a w o r k in g
k n o w le d g e o f the to t a l p r o g r a m , and a lte r n a te p r o g r a m s m a y n o t b e a v a ila b le .
M a y g iv e d ir e c t io n and g u id a n ce t o lo w e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r s .
C la s s B . O p e r a t e s in d e p e n d e n tly , o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n , a
c o m p u t e r ru n n in g p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s :
M o s t o f th e p r o g r a m s a r e e s t a b lis h e d p r o d u c t io n r u n s , t y p i c a l l y ru n o n a
r e g u l a r l y r e c u r r i n g b a s i s ; t h e r e is lit t le o r n o t e s t in g o f n e w p r o g r a m s

C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u e d

D R A F T E R -T R A C E R

r e q u i r e d ; a lt e r n a t e p r o g r a m s a r e p r o v id e d in c a s e o r ig i n a l p r o g r a m n e e d s
m a j o r ch a n g e o r ca n n o t b e c o r r e c t e d w ith in a r e a s o n a b ly s h o r t t i m e .
In
c o m m o n e r r o r s it u a t io n s , d ia g n o s e s c a u s e and ta k e s c o r r e c t i v e a c tio n . T h is
u s u a lly in v o lv e s a p p ly in g p r e v i o u s l y p r o g r a m m e d c o r r e c t i v e s t e p s , o r u sin g
s ta n d a r d c o r r e c t i o n t e c h n iq u e s .

C o p ie s p la n s and 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 la c in g t r a c in g
c lo t h o r p a p e r o v e r d r a w in g s and t r a c in g w ith p en o r p e n c il.
(D o e s not
in c lu d e t r a c in g lim it e d t o p la n s p r i m a r i l y c o n s is t in g o f s tr a ig h t lin e s and a
l a r g e s c a le n o t r e q u ir in g c l o s e d e lin e a t io n .)

OR

A N D /O R

O p e r a t e s u n d e r d i r e c t s u p e r v is io n a c o m p u te r ru n n in g p r o g r a m s o r
s e g m e n t s o f p r o g r a m s w ith th e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s d e s c r i b e d f o r c la s s A .
M ay
a s s i s t a h ig h e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r b y in d e p e n d e n tly p e r f o r m in g l e s s d if f ic u lt ta s k s
a s s i g n e d , and p e r f o r m i n g d if f ic u l t ta s k s fo llo w in g d e t a ile d in s t r u c t io n s and
w ith fr e q u e n t r e v i e w o f o p e r a t io n s p e r f o r m e d .

P r e p a r e s s im p le o r r e p e t it iv e d r a w in g s o f e a s ily v is u a l iz e d it e m s .
W o r k is c l o s e l y s u p e r v is e d d u rin g p r o g r e s s .

C la s s C . W o r k s on r o u tin e p r o g r a m s u n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v is io n .
Is
e x p e c t e d to d e v e l o p w o r k in g k n o w le d g e o f th e c o m p u te r e q u ip m e n t u s e d and
a b i l i t y to d e t e c t p r o b l e m s in v o lv e d in ru n n in g r o u tin e p r o g r a m s .
U s u a lly h as
r e c e i v e d s o m e f o r m a l t r a in in g in c o m p u t e r o p e r a t io n .
M a y a s s i s t h ig h e r
le v e l o p e r a to r on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s .
DRAFTER
C la s s A .
P la n s th e g r a p h ic p r e s e n t a t io n o f c o m p l e x it e m s h av in g
d i s t i n c t i v e d e s ig n f e a t u r e s th a t d if f e r s ig n ific a n t ly f r o m e s t a b lis h e d d r a ftin g
p re ce d e n ts.
W o r k s in c l o s e s u p p o r t w ith th e d e s ig n o r i g i n a t o r , and m a y
r e c o m m e n d m i n o r d e s ig n c h a n g e s .
A n a ly z e s th e e ffe c t o f e a c h c h a n g e on th e
d e t a ils o f f o r m , f u n c t io n , and p o s it io n a l r e la t io n s h ip s o f c o m p o n e n t s and
p a r t s . W o r k 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 t e d w o r k is
r e v ie w e d b y d e s ig n o r i g i n a t o r f o r c o n s 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 i n a t i o n s . M a y e it 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 th e ir p r e p a r a t io n b y lo w e r
le v e l d r a fte r s .
C la s s B .
P e r f o r m s n o n r o u tin e an d c o m p le x d r a ftin g a s s ig n m e n t s
th a t r e q u i r e th e a p p lic a t io n o f m o s t o f th e s ta n d a r d iz e d d r a w in g t e c h n iq u e s
r e g u la r ly u se d .
D u t ie s t y p i c a l l y in v o lv e su ch 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 , and
p r e c i s e p o s i t i o n a l r e la t io n s h ip 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 it 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 i o 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 l o o r p la n s , and r o o f .
U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u l a s and
m a n u a ls 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 tit ie s o f
m a t e r i a l s t o 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 , e t c .
R e c e iv e s
in it ia 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 , and a d v ic e f r o m s u p e r v i s o r .
C o m p le t e d
w o r k is c h e c k e d f o r t e c h n i c a l a d e q u a c y .
C la 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 in g le u n its o r p a r t s f o r
e n g in e e r i n g , c o n s t r u c t i o n , m a n u fa c t u r in g , o r r e p a ir p u r p o s e s .
Types of
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 je 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 nd s e c t i o n a l v ie w s t o 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 t s
an 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 ils f r o m a n u m b e r o f
s o u r c e s and a d ju s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a l e a s r e q u ir e d .
S u g g e s te d m e t h 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 , and a d v i c e on s o u r c e m a t e r ia ls a r e g iv e n
w ith in it ia l a s s i g n m e n t s .
I n s t r u c t io n s a r e l e s s c o m p le t e w h en a s s ig n m e n t s
recu r.
W o r k 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 .




E L E C T R O N IC S T E C H N IC IA N
W o r k s on v a r io u s ty p e s o f e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t and r e la t e d d e v ic e s
b y p e r f o r m i n g on e o r a c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o llo w in g : I n s t a llin g , m a in ta in in g ,
r e p a i r i n g , o v e r h a u lin g , t r o u b le s h o o t in g , m o d if y in g , c o n s t r u c t in g , and te s t in g .
W o r k r e q u i r e s p r a c t i c a l a p p lic a t io n o f t e c h n ic a l k n o w le d g e o f e l e c t r o n i c s
p r i n c i p l e s , a b ility co d e t e r m in e m a il u n c t io n s , and s k ill t o put e q u ip m e n t in
r e q u i r e d o p e r a t in g c o n d it io n .
T h e e q u ip m e n t— c o n s i s t in g o f e it h e r m a n y d if f e r e n t k in d s o f c ir c u it s
o r m u lt ip le r e p e t it io n o f th e s a m e k in d o f c i r c u i t — i n c lu d e s , but is n ot lim it e d
t o , the fo llo w in g : (a) E l e c t r o n i c tr a n s m it t in g and r e c e i v i n g e q u ip m e n t ( e . g . ,
r a d a r , r a d i o , t e l e v i s i o n , t e le p h o n e , s o n a r , n a v ig a tio n a l a id s ), (b) d ig ita l and
a n a lo g c o m p u t e r s , and ( c ) in d u s t r ia l and m e d i c a l m e a s u r in g and c o n t r o llin g
e q u ip m e n t.
T h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n e x c lu d e s r e p a i r e r s o f s u c h s ta n d a rd e l e c t r o n i c
e q u ip m e n t as c o m m o n o f f i c e m a c h in e s and h o u s e h o ld r a d io and t e l e v is io n
s e t s ; p r o d u c t io n a s s e m b l e r s and t e s t e r s ; w o r k e r s w h o s e p r im a r y duty is
s e r v i c i n g e l e c t r o n i c t e s t in s t r u m e n t s ; t e c h n ic ia n s w h o h av e a d m in is t r a tiv e
or
s u p e r v i s o r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y ; and d r a f t e r s , d e s i g n e r s , and p r o f e s s io n a l
e n g in e e r s .
P o s it io n s
d e fin itio n s :

are

c la s s ifie d

in to l e v e l s on

th e

b a s is o f th e fo llo w in g

C la s s A . A p p lie s a d v a n ce t e c h n ic a l k n o w le d g e to s o lv e u n u su a lly
c o m p le x p r o b le m s ( i . e . , t h o s e th at t y p i c a l l y ca n n o t b e s o lv e d s o le ly b y r e f e r ­
e n c e t o m a n u f a c t u r e r s ' m a n u a ls o r s im il a r d o c u m e n t s ) in w o r k in g o n e l e c ­
t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t. E x a m p le s o f s u c h p r o b le m s in c lu d e lo c a t io n and d e n s ity o f
c i r c u i t r y , e l e c t r o m a g n e t i c r a d ia t io n , is o la t in g m a lf u n c t io n s , and fre q u e n t
e n g in e e r in g c h a n g e s . W o r k in v o lv e s : A d e t a ile d u n d e r stain din g o f the in t e r ­
r e la t io n s h ip s o f c i r c u i t s ; e x e r c i s i n g in d e p e n d e n t ju d g m e n t in p e r fo r m in g su ch
t a s k s as m a k in g c i r c u i t a n a ly s e s , c a lc u la t in g w a v e f o r m s , t r a c in g r e l a t i o n ­
s h ip s in s ig n a l flo w ; and r e g u la r ly u sin g c o m p le x t e s t in s t r u m e n ts ( e . g . , dual
t r a c e o s c i l l o s c o p e s , Q - m e t e r s , d e v ia tio n m e t e r s , p u ls e g e n e r a t o r s ) .
W o r k m a y b e r e v ie w e d b y s u p e r v i s o r (fr e q u e n t ly an e n g in e e r o r
d e s ig n e r ) f o r g e n e r a l c o m p lia n c e w ith a c c e p t e d p r a c t i c e s .
M a y p r o v id e
t e c h n i c a l g u id a n c e t o l o w e r l e v e l t e c h n ic ia n s .
C la s s B . A p p lie s c o m p r e h e n s iv e t e c h n ic a l k n o w le d g e to s o lv e c o m ­
p le x p r o b le m s ( i . e . , t h o s e th a t t y p i c a l l y ca n b e s o lv e d s o le ly b y p r o p e r ly
in t e r p r e t in g m a n u f a c t u r e r s ' m a n u a ls o r s i m i l a r d o c u m e n t s ) in w o r k in g on

E L E C T R O N IC S T E C H N IC IA N — C on tin u ed

M A IN T E N A N C E E L E C T R IC IA N

e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t. W o r k in v o lv e s : A f a m i l i a r i t y w ith th e in t e r r e l a t i o n ­
sh ip s o f c i r c u i t s ; and ju d g m e n t in d e t e r m in in g w o r k s e q u e n c e and in s e le c t in g
t o o l s and t e s t in g in s t r u m e n t s , u s u a lly l e s s c o m p le x th an t h o s e u se d b y th e
c la s s A t e c h n ic ia n .

P e r f o r m s a v a r ie 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 as th e i n s t a l ­
la tio n , m a in te n a n c e , o r r e p a ir 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 ib u t io n ,
o r u tiliz a t io n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in an e s t a b lis h m e n t .
W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t
o f th e f o llo w in g : In s ta llin g o r r e p a ir in g any o f a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip ­
m en t s u c h as g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w it 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 ea tin g u n its, co n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o th e r t r a n s m i s s i o n
e q u ip m e n t; w o rk in g f r o m b lu e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , la y o u t s , o r o t h e r s p e c i f i ­
c a t io n s ; lo c a t in g and 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 ta n d a rd c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g t o lo a d r e q u ir e m e n t s o f w ir in g
o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t; and u sin g a v a r ie t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n 's h a n d to o ls and
m e a s u r in g and t e s t in 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 ­
te n a n c e e l e c t r ic ia n r e q u ir e s r o u n d e d t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d
th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e .

R e c e i v e s t e c h n ic a l g u id a n c e , as r e q u i r e d , f r o m s u p e r v i s o r o r h ig h e r
l e v e l t e c h n ic ia n , and w o r k is r e v ie w e d f o r s p e c i f i c c o m p lia n c e w ith a c c e p t e d
p r a c t i c e s and w o r k a s s ig n m e n t s .
M a y p r o v id e t e c h n ic a l g u id a n ce to lo w e r
l e v e l t e c h n ic ia n s .
C la s s C . A p p lie s w o r k in g t e c h n i c a l k n o w le d g e to p e r f o r m s im p le o r
ro u tin e t a s k s in w o r k in g on e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t, f o llo w in g d e t a ile d i n s t r u c ­
tio n s w h ic h c o v e r v ir t u a lly a ll p r o c e d u r e s .
W o r k t y p ic a lly in v o lv e s s u ch
ta s k s a s : A s s is t in g h ig h e r l e v e l t e c h n ic ia n s b y p e r f o r m in g s u c h a c t i v it ie s as
r e p la c in g c o m p o n e n t s , w ir in g c i r c u i t s , and ta k in g t e s t r e a d in g s ; r e p a ir in g
s im p le e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t; and u sin g t o o l s and c o m m o n t e s t in s tr u m e n ts
( e . g . , m u lt im e t e r s , a u d io s ig n a l g e n e r a t o r s , tu b e t e s t e r s , o s c i l l o s c o p e s ) .
Is not r e q u ir e d to b e f a m ilia r w ith the in t e r r e la t io n s h ip s o f c i r c u i t s . T h is
k n o w le d g e , h o w e v e r , m a y b e a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a s s ig n m e n t s d e s ig n e d to
i n c r e a s e c o m p e t e n c e (in c lu d in g c l a s s r o o m t r a in in g ) so that w o r k e r ca n
a d v a n ce to h ig h e r l e v e l t e c h n ic ia n .
R e c e i v e s t e c h n ic a l g u id a n c e , as r e q u ir e d , f r o m s u p e r v i s o r o r h ig h e r
l e v e l t e c h n ic ia n . W o r k is t y p ic a lly s p o t - c h e c k e d , but is g iv e n d e t a ile d r e v ie w
w h en n ew o r a d v a n c e d a s s ig n m e n t s a r e in v o lv e d .
R E G IS T E R E D IN D U S T R IA L NURSES
A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w h o g iv e s n u r s in g s e r v i c e u n d er g e n e r a l m e d ic a l
d ir e c t io n t o i l l o r in ju r e d e m p lo y e e s o r o th e r p e r s o n s w h o b e c o m e i l l o r
s u ffe r an a c c id e n t o n 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 lis h m e n t .
D u ties in v o lv e a c o m b in a tio n o f the f o llo w in g : G iv in g f i r s t a id to the i l l o r
in ju r e d ; a tte n d in g t o s u b s e q u e n t d r e s s in 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 tie n ts t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r in 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 in g in p h y s ic a l e x a m in a tio n s and h e a lth e v a lu a tio n s o f
a p p lic a n ts and e m p lo y e e s ; and p la n n in g and c a r r y i n g out p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g
h ea lth e d u c a t io 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 it ie s a ffe c t in g th e h e a lth , w e l f a r e , and s a fe t y o f a ll p e r s o n n e l.
N u rs in g s u p e r v i s o r s o r h ea d n u r s e s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e th an
on e n u r s e a r e e x c lu d e d .

M A IN T E N A N C E P A IN T E R
P a in ts and r e d e c o r a t e s w a l l s , w o o d w o r k , and f ix t u r e s o f an e s t a b ­
lis h m e n t. W o rk in v o lv e s the f o l l o w i n 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
and ty p e s o f pain t r e q u ir e d fo r d if f e r e n t a p p lic a t io n s ; p r e p a r in 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 fin is h o r b y p la c in g pu tty o r f i l l e r in n a il h o le s and
i n t e r s t i c e s ; and a p p ly in g pain t w ith s p r a y gun o r b r u s h .
M a y m ix c o l o r s ,
o i l s , w h ite le a d , and o th e r pain t in g r e d ie n t s t o o b ta in p r o p e r c o l o r o r
co n siste n cy .
In g e n e r a l, the w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p a in te r r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n ­
t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a len t tr a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e .
M A IN T E N A N C E M ACH IN IST

Maintenance, Toolroom, and Powerplant

P r o d u c e s r e p la c e m e n t p a r t s and n e w 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 ic a l e q u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d in an e s t a b lis h m e n t .
W ork
in v o lv e s m o s t o f the f o llo w in g : I n t e r p r e t in g w r it t e n in s t r u c t io n s and s p e c i ­
f ic a t i o n s ; pla n n in g and la y in g out o f w o r k ; u s in g a v a r ie t y o f m a c h in is t 's
h a n d to o ls and p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e tt in g up and o p e r a t in g
s ta n d a r d m a ch in e t o o l s ; sh a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s t o c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g
s ta n d a r d sh op co 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 , t o o l i n g , f e e d s ,
and 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 ls ; s e le c t in g s ta n d a rd m a t e r ia ls , p a r t s , ahd e q u ip m e n t r e q u i r e d f o r th is
w o r k ; and fittin g and a s s e m b lin 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 in is t 's w o r k n o r m a lly r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d tr a in in g in m a c h in e - s h o p
p r a c t i c e u su a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

m a in t e n a n c e

M A IN T E N A N C E M E C H A N IC (M a c h in e r y )

carpen ter

P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n t r y d u tie s n e c e s s a r y t o c o n s t r u c t and m a in ta in
in g o o d r e p a ir b u ild in g w o o d w o r k and e q u ip m e n t s u c h as 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 it io n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s , c a s i n g s , and t r i m m a d e
o f w o o d in an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : P la n n in g
and la y in g ou t o f w o r k f r o m b lu e p r in 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 io n s ; u sin g a v a r ie 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 le p o w e r t o o l s ,
and s ta n d a rd m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; m a k in g s ta n d a r d s h o p co m p u ta tio n s
r e la t in g t o d im e n s io n s o f w o r k ; and s e le c t in g m a t e r ia ls n e c e s s a r y f o r the
w o r k . In g e n e r a l, 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
tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r
e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .




R e p a ir 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 an e s t a b lis h m e n t .
W o r k 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 and m e c h a n ic a l
eq u ip m e n t t o d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ; d is m a n t lin g o r p a r t ly d is m a n t lin g
m a c h in e s and p e r fo r m in g r e p a ir s th a t m a in ly in v o lv e th e u se o f h a n d t o o ls in
s c r a p in g and fittin g p a r t s ; r e p la c in g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t iv e p a r t s w ith it e m s
o b ta in e d f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r in g th e p r o d u c t io 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 s h o p o r s e n d in g th e m a c h in e t o a m a c h in e s h o p f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s ;
p r e p a r in g w r itte n s p e c if ic a t io n s f o r m a j o 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 s h o p s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h in e s ; and m a k in g a ll
n e c e s s a r y a d ju s tm e n ts 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 c h in e r y
m a in te n a n c e m e c h a n ic r e q u ir e s r o u n d e d tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly

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M IL L W R IG H T — C on tin u ed

a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a len t tr a in in g and e x p e r i ­
e n c e . E x c lu d e d f r o m th is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a re w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y d u tie s
in v o lv e s e tt in g up o r a d ju s tin g m a c h in e s .

w o r k ; in t e r p r e t in g b lu e p r in t s o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u sin g a v a r ie t y o f h an d t o o l s and r ig g in g ; m a k in g s ta 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 s t r e s s e s ,
s tr e n g t h o f m a t e r i a l s , and c e n t e r s o f g r a v it y ; a lig n in g and b a la n c in g e q u ip ­
m e n t; s e le c t in g s ta n d a rd t o o l s , e q u ip m e n t, and p a r t s to b e u s e d ; and in s ta llin g
and 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 is s io n e q u ip m e n t s u ch as d r iv e s
and 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 llw r ig h t 's w o r k n o r m a lly r e q u ir e s a
ro u n d e d t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e in th e t r a d e a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

M A IN T E N A N C E M E C H A N IC (M o to r V e h ic le s )
R e p a ir s a u t o m o b ile s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , and t r a c t o r s o f an e s t a b ­
lis h m e n t . W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f the f o llo w in g : E x a m in in g a u to m o tiv e e q u ip ­
m e n t t o d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ; d is a s s e m b lin g eq u ip m en t and p e r fo r m in g
r e p a i r s th a t in v o lv e th e u s e o f s u c h h a n d to o ls as w r e n c h e s , g a u g e s , d r i l l s ,
o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u ip m e n t in d is a s s e m b lin g o r fittin g p a r t s ; r e p la c in g b r o k e n
o r d e f e c t iv e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g r in d in g and a d ju s tin g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b lin g
and in s t a llin g th e v a r io u s a s s e m b l i e s in th e v e h ic le and m a k in g n e c e s s a r y
a d ju s t m e n t s ; and a lig n in g w h e e l s , a d ju s tin g b r a k e s and lig 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 m o t o r v e h ic le 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 in in g an d e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .
T h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n d o e s n ot in c lu d e
t o m e r s ' v e h i c l e s in a u t o m o b ile r e p a ir s h o p s .

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M A IN T E N A N C E T R A D E S H E L P E R
A s s i s t s o n e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in th e s k ille d m a in te n a n ce t r a d e s , b y
p e r f o r m in g s p e c i f i c o r g e n e r a l d u tie s o f l e s s e r s k ill, s u ch as k e e p in g a
w o r k e r s u p p lie d w ith m a t e r ia ls and 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 ,
and e q u ip m e n t; a s s is t in g jo u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r ia ls o r t o o l s ; and p e r ­
f o r m in g o th e r u n s k ille d t a s k s as d ir e c t e d b y jo u r n e y m a n . T h e k in d o f w o r k
th e h e lp e r is p e r m it t e d t o p e r f o r m v a r i e s f r o m tr a d e to tr a d e :
In s o m e
t r a d e s th e h e lp e r is c o n fin e d to s u p p ly in g , lift in g , and h o ld in g m a t e r ia ls and
t o o l s , and c le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a s ; and in o t h e r s he is p e r m it t e d to p e r f o r m
s p e c i a l i z e d m a c h in e o p e r a t io n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e th a t a r e a ls o p e r fo 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 .

cu s­

M A IN T E N A N C E P I P E F I T T E R

M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R (T O O L R O O M )

I n s t a lls o r r e p a i r s w a t e r , s t e a m , g a s , o r o th e r ty p e s o f p ip e and
p ip e fit t in g s in an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f the f o llo w in g : L a y in g
ou t w o r k and m e a s u r in g to lo c a t e p o s it io 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 ; cu ttin g v a r io u s s i z e s o f p ip e to c o r r e c t le n g th s w ith
c h i s e l and h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y le n e t o r c h o r p ip e -c u t t in g m a c h in e s ; th r e a d in g
p ip e w ith s t o c k s and d ie 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 i v e n
m a c h in e s ; a s s e m b lin g p ip e w ith c o u p lin g s and fa s te n in g p ip e to h a n g e r s ;
m a k in g s ta n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e la t in g to p r e s s u r e s , f lo w , and s iz e o f
p ip e r e q u i r e d ; and m a k in g s ta n d a r d t e s t s to d e t e r m in e w h e th e r f in is h e d p ip e s
m e e t s p e c ific a tio 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 ip e fit 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 nd e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .
W o rk e r s p r im a r ily
e n g a g e d in in s t a llin g and r e p a ir in g b u ild in g sa n ita tio n o r h e a tin g s y s t e m s
a r e e x c lu d e d .

S p e c ia liz e s in o p e r a t in g on e o r m o r e th an on e ty p e o f m a ch in e
t o o l ( e . g . , j i g b o r e r , g r in d in g m a c h in e , e n g in e la t h e , m illin g m a c h in e ) t o
m a c h in e m e t a l f o r u s e in m a k in g o r m a in ta in in g j i g s , f ix t u r e s , cu ttin g t o o l s ,
g a u g e s , o r m e t a l d ie s o r m o ld s u s e d in sh a p in g o r fo r m in g m e t a l o r
n o n m e t a liic m a t e r ia l ( e . g . , p l a s t i c , p la s t e r , r u b b e r , g l a s s ) .
W o rk t y p ic a lly
i n v o l v e s : P la n n in g and p e r f o r m in g d iffic u lt m a c h in in g o p e r a t io n s w h ich
r e q u ir e c o m p lic a t e d s e tu p s o r a h igh d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; s e ttin g up m a ch in e
t o o l o r t o o l s ( e . g . , in s t a ll cu ttin g t o o l s and a d ju s t g u id e s , s t o p s , w o r k in g
t a b l e s , and o th e r c o n t r o ls to h an d le th e s iz e o f s t o c k to b e m a c h in e d ;
d e t e r m in e p r o p e r f e e d s , s p e e d s , t o o l in g , and o p e r a t io n s e q u e n c e o r s e le c t
t h o s e p r e s c r i b e d in d r a w in g s , b lu e p r in t s , o r la y o u t s ); u sin g a v a r ie t y o f
p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s tm e n ts d u rin g
m a c h in in g o p e r a t io n to a c h ie v e r e q u is i t e d im e n s io n s t o v e r y c lo s e t o l e r a n c e s .
M a y b e r e q u i r e d t o s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o la n t s and cu ttin g and lu b r ic a tin g o i l s ,
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 i n g , and to d r e s s t o o l s . In g e n e r a l, the
w o r k o f a m a c h i n e - t o o l o p e r a t o r ( t o o lr o o m ) at th e s k ill le v e l c a lle d fo r in
th is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n r e q u i r e s e x t e n s iv e k n o w le d g e o f m a c h in e -s h o p and t o o l ­
r o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h c o n s i d e r a b le o n - t h e - jo b tr a in in g and
e x p e r ie n c e .

M A IN T E N A N C E S H E E T - M E T A L W O R K E R
F a b r i c a t e s , i n s t a l l s , and m a in ta in s in g o o d r e p a ir th e s h e e t - m e t a l
e q u ip m e n t and f ix t u r e s
( s u c h as 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 lv e s ,
l o c k e r s , ta 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 an e s t a b lis h m e n t .
W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f the f o llo w in g : P la n n in g and la y in g ou t a ll ty p e s o f
s h e e t - m e t a l m a in t e n a n c e w o r k f r o m b lu e p r in t s , m o d e ls , o r o th e r s p e c i f i ­
c a t i o n s ; s e tt in g up and o p e r a t in g a ll a v a ila b le ty 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 h a n d to o ls in cu ttin g , b e n d in g , f o r m in g , s h a p in g ,
fit t in g , and a s s e m b lin g ; and in s t a llin g s h e e t -m e t a l a r t i c le s as r e q u ir e d . In
g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e s h e e t -m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u ir e s ro u n d e d
t r a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r
e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e .

F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , th is c la s s if i c a t io n d o e s not
in c lu d e m a c h i n e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s ( t o o lr o o m ) e m p lo y e d in t o o l and die jo b b in g
sh op s,
T O O L AN D D IE M A K E R
C o n s t r u c t s and r e p a i r s j i g s , f ix t u r e s , cu ttin g t o o l s , g a u g e s , o r
m e t a l d ie s o r m o ld s u s e d in sh a p in g o r f o r m in g m e t a l o r n o n m e ta llic
m a t e r ia l ( e . g . , p l a s t i c , p l a s t e r , r u b b e r , g l a s s ) .
W o r k t y p ic a lly in v o lv e s :
P la n n in g and la y in g o u t w o r k a c c o r d in g to m o d e l s , b lu e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , o r
o th e r w r it te n o r o r a l s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u n d e r s ta n d in g th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t ie s o f
c o m m o n m e t a ls and a llo y s ; s e le c t in g a p p r o p r ia t e m a t e r ia ls , t o o l s , and

M IL L W R IG H T
I n s t a lls n e w m a c h in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t, and d is m a n t le s and
in s t a lls m a c h in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t w h en ch a n g e s in th e plan t la y o u t a re
r e q u ir e d .
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p r o c e s s e s r e q u i r e d t o c o m p le t e t a s k s ; 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 ;
s e ttin g up and o p e r a t in g v a r io u s m a c h in e t o o l s and r e la t e d e q u ip m e n t; u sin g
v a r io u s t o o l and d ie m a k e r 's h a n d to o ls and p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ;
w o r k in g to v e r y c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; h e a t -t r e a t i n g m e t a l p a r t s and f in is h e d t o o l s
and d ie s t o a c h ie v e r e q u i r e d q u a lit ie s ; fitt in g and a s s e m b lin g p a r t s t o p r e ­
s c r i b e d t o l e r a n c e s and a llo w a n c e s ,
In g e n e r a l, th e t o o l and d ie m a k e r 's
w o r k r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in in g in m a c h in e - s h o p and t o o l r o o m p r a c t i c e
u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h 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 in in g and
e x p e r ie n c e .

P e r f o r m s c l e r i c a l and p h y s ic a l ta s k s in c o n n e c t io n w ith sh ip p in g
g o o d s o f the e s ta b lis h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d and r e c e i v i n g in c o m in g
s h ip m e n t s .
In p e r fo r m in g d a y - t o - d a y , r o u tin e t a s k s , f o llo w s e s t a b lis h e d
g u id e lin e s . In h a n d lin g u n u su a l n o n r o u tin e p r o b l e m s , r e c e i v e s s p e c i f i c g u id ­
a n c e f r o m s u p e r v is o r o r o th e r o f f i c i a l s .
M a y d i r e c t and c o o r d in a t e th e
a c t i v it ie s o f o th e r w o r k e r s e n g a g e d in h a n d lin g g o o d s to b e s h ip p e d o r b e in g
r e c e iv e d .

F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , th is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n d o e s n ot
in c lu d e t o o l and d ie m a k e r s w h o (1) a r e e m p lo y e d in t o o l and d ie jo b b in g
sh o p s o r (2) p r o d u c e f o r g in g d ie s (d ie s i n k e r s ) .
S T A T IO N A R Y E N G IN E E R
O p e r a t e s and m a in ta in s and m a y a ls o s u p e r v is e the o p e r a t io n o f
s t a t io n a r y e n g in e s and e q u ip m e n t ( m e c h a n ic a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) to s u p p ly the
e s ta b lis 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 in g . W o r k in v o lv e s : O p e r a t in g and m a in ta in in g e q u ip m e n t s u c h as
s te a m e n g in e s , a ir 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 tila t in g
and r e f r i g e r a t i n g e q u ip m e n t, s t e a m b o i l e r s and b o i l e r - f e d w a te 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 ; and 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 , and fu e l c o n s u m p t io n .
M a y a ls o s u p e r v is e t h e s e o p e r a t io n s .
H ea d o r c h ie f e n g in e e r s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e th an on e e n g in e e r
a r e e x c lu d e d .
B O IL E R T E N D E R
F ir e s
s t a t io n a r y b o i l e r s to fu r n is h th e e s t a b lis 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 fu e ls to f i r e b y hand 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 , g a s , o r o i l b u r n e r ; and c h e c k s w a te r and
s a fe t y v a l v e s . M a y c le a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a ir in g b o i l e r r o o m e q u ip m e n t.

Material Movement and Custodial
T R U C K D R IV E R
D r iv e s a t r u c k w ith in a c it y o r in d u s t r ia 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 w o r k e r s b e tw e e n v a r io u s ty p e s o f
e s t a b lis h m e n t s s u c h a s :
M a n u fa c tu r in g p la n t s , fr e ig h t d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s ,
w h o le s a le and r e t a i l e s t a b lis 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 lis h m e n t s and
c u s t o m e r s ' h o u s e s o r p la c e s o f b u s i n e s s .
M a y a ls 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 , and 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 .
S a le s r o u t e and o v e r - t h e - r o a d d r i v e r s a r e e x c lu d e d .
F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s ,
r a t e d c a p a c it y o f t r u c k , as f o l l o w s :

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R e c e i v e r s t y p ic a lly a re r e s p o n s i b l e f o r m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g :
V e r if y in g the c o r r e c t n e s s o f in c o m in g s h ip m e n ts b y c o m p a r in g it e m s and
q u a n titie s u n lo a d e d a g a in st b i l l s
o f la d in g , i n v o i c e s , m a n i f e s t s , s t o r a g e
r e c e i p t s , o r o th e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k in g f o r d a m a g e d g o o d s ; in s u r in g that
g o o d s a r e a p p r o p r ia t e ly id e n t ifie d f o r r o u tin g t o d e p a r tm e n t s w ith in th e
e s t a b lis h m e n t ; p r e p a r in g and k e e p in g r e c o r d s o f g o o d s r e c e i v e d .
F o r w a g e stu 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 as f o l l o w s :
S h ip p e r
R e c e iv e r
S h ip p e r and r e c e i v e r

W AREHOUS EM AN
A s d ir e c t e d , p e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f w a r e h o u s in g d u tie s w h ic h r e q u ir e
an u n d er sta n d in g o f the e s t a b lis h m e n t 's s t o r a g e p la n . W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t
o f th e fo llo w in g :
V e r if y in g m a t e r ia ls (o r m e r c h a n d is e ) a g a in s t r e c e i v i n g
d o c u m e n t s , n otin g and r e p o r t in g d i s c r e p a n c i e s and o b v io u s d a m a g e s ; r o u tin g
m a t e r ia ls to p r e s c r i b e d s t o r a g e l o c a t i o n s ; s t o r i n g , s t a c k in g , o r p a lle t iz in g
m a t e r ia ls in a c c o r d a n c e w ith p r e s c r i b e d s t o r a g e m e t h o d s ; r e a r r a n g in g and
ta k in g in v e n t o r y o f s t o r e d m a t e r i a l s ; e x a m in in g s t o r e d m a t e r ia ls and r e ­
p o r t in g d e t e r io r a t io n and d a m a g e ; r e m o v in g m a t e r i a l f r o m s t o r a g e and
p r e p a r in g it fo r s h ip m e n t. M a y o p e r a t e h an d o r p o w e r t r u c k s in p e r f o r m i n g
w a r e h o u s in g d u tie s .
E x c lu d e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y d u tie s in v o lv e s h ip p in g and r e ­
c e iv in g w o r k (s e e S h ip p e r and R e c e i v e r and S h ip p in g P a c k e r ) , o r d e r f illin g
( s e e O r d e r F i l l e r ) , o r o p e r a t in g p o w e r t r u c k s ( s e e P o w e r - T r u c k O p e r a t o r ) .

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

T r u c k d r i v e r , lig h t t r u c k
(s t r a ig h t t r u c k , u n d er 1V2 t o n s , u s u a lly 4 w h e e l s )
T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d iu m t r u c k
(s t r a ig h t t r u c k , IV2 to 4 to n s i n c l u s i v e , u s u a lly 6 w h e e ls )
T r u c k d r iv e r , h eavy tru ck
(s t r a ig h t t r u c k , o v e r 4 t o n s , u s u a lly 10 w h e e ls )
T r u c k d r iv e r , t r a c t o r -t r a ile r




S h ip p e rs t y p ic a lly a re r e s p o n s i b l e f o r m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g :
V e r if y in g that o r d e r s a re a c c u r a t e ly f i l l e d b y c o m p a r in g it e m s and q u a n tit ie s
o f g o o d s g a t h e r e d f o r sh ip m en t a g a in s t d o c u m e n t s ; in s u r in g th a t s h ip m e n ts
a r e p r o p e r l y p a c k a g e d , id e n tifie d w ith s h ip p in g in f o r m a t io n , and lo a d e d in to
t r a n s p o r t in g v e h i c l e s ; p r e p a r in g and k e e p in g r e c o r d s o f g o o d s s h ip p e d , e . g . ,
m a n if e s t s , b ills o f la d in g .

O R D E R F IL L E R
F il ls sh 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 o n s a le 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 io n s .
M a y , in a d d itio n t o f il l i n g o r d e r s and in ­
d ic a t in g it e m s f i l l e d o r o m it t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u tg o in g o r d e r s , r e q u is i t io n
a d d itio n a l s to c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p lie s t o s u p e r v i s o r , and p e r f o r m o th e r
r e la t e d d u tie s .

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G U A R D — C on tin u ed

P r e p a r e s f in 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 la c in g th e m
in s h ip p in g c o n t a i n e r s , th e s p e c i f i c o p e r a t io n s p e r f o r m e d b e in g d ep en d en t
u p on th e t y p e , s i z e , and n u m b e r o f units to b e p a c k e d , th e t y p e o f c o n ta in e r
e m p lo y e d , and m e t h o d o f s h ip m e n t. W o r k r e q u ir e s the p la c in g o f it e m s in
s h ip p in g c o n t a in e r s and m a y in v o lv e on e o r m o r e o f th e f o l l o w i n g : K n o w le d g e
o f v a r io 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 co n te n t; s e le c t io n o f a p p r o p r ia t e
ty p e and s i z e o f c o n t a in e r ; in s e r t in g e n c lo s u r e s in c o n ta in e r ; u sin g e x c e l s i o r
o r o t h e r m a t e r i a l to p r e v e n t b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c lo s i n g and s e a lin g
c o n t a in e r ; and a p p ly in g la b e ls o r e n te r in g id e n tify in g da ta on c o n t a in e r .
P a c k e r s w h o a ls 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 .

fo o t o r b y m o t o r v e h i c l e , o r e s c o r t i n g p e r s o n s o r p r o p e r t y . M ay b e d e p u tiz e d
to m ak e a r r e s ts .
M a y a ls o h e lp v i s i t o r s and c u s t o m e r s b y a n s w e rin g
q u e s t io n s and g iv in g d ir e c t io n s .
G u a rd s e m p lo y e d b y e s t a b lis h m e n t s w h ic h p r o v id e p r o t e c t iv e
v i c e s on a c o n t r a c t b a s is a r e in c lu d e d in th is o c c u p a t io n .
F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , g u a r d s a r e c l a s s i f i e d as f o llo w s :
C la s s A .
E n f o r c e s r e g u la t io n s d e s ig n e d to p r e v e n t b r e a c h e s o f
s e c u r ity .
E x e r c i s e s ju d g m e n t and u s e s d is c r e t i o n in d e a lin g w ith e m e r ­
g e n c ie s
and s e c u r it y v io la t io n s e n c o u n t e r e d .
D e te r m in e s w h e th e r f ir s t
r e s p o n s e s h o u ld be to in te r v e n e d i r e c t l y (a s k in g f o r a s s i s t a n c e w hen d e e m e d
n e c e s s a r y and t im e a llo w s ) , to k e e p s itu a tio n u n d e r s u r v e illa n c e , o r to r e ­
p o r t s itu a tio n s o th at it ca n b e h a n d le d b y a p p r o p r ia t e a u th o r ity .
D uties
r e q u ir e s p e c i a l i z e d t r a in in g in m e t h o d s and te c h n iq u e s o f p r o te c t in g s e c u r it y
a r e a s . C o m m o n ly , th e g u a rd is r e q u ir e d t o d e m o n s t r a t e con tin u in g p h y s ic a l
fit n e s s and p r o f i c i e n c y w ith f i r e a r m s o r o th e r s p e c i a l w e a p o n s .

M A T E R I A L H A N D L IN G L A B O R 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 fa c tu r in g p la n t, s t o r e , o r
o t h e r e s t a b lis h m e n t w h o s e d u tie s in v o lv e on e o r m o r e o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
L o a d in g and u n lo a d in g v a r io u s m a t e r ia ls and m e r c h a n d is e on o r f r o m f r e ig h t
c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o t h e r t r a n s p o r t in g d e v i c e s ; u n p a ck in g , s h e lv in g , o r p la c in g
m a te r ia ls
o r m e r c h a n d is e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e lo c a t io n ; and t r a n s p o r t in g
m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d is e b y h a n d tr u c k , c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w .
L on gshore
w o r k e r s , w h o lo a d and u n lo a d s h ip s , a re e x c lu d e d .

C la s s B .
C a r r i e s out in s t r u c t io n s p r i m a r i l y o r ie n t e d t o w a r d
in s u r in g th at e m e r g e n c i e s
and s e c u r it y v io la t io n s a r e r e a d ily d i s c o v ­
e r e d and r e p o r t e d t o a p p r o p r ia t e a u t h o r ity .
I n t e r v e n e s d ir e c t ly o n ly in
s itu a tio n s w h ic h r e q u ir e m in im a l a c tio n t o s a fe g u a r d p r o p e r t y o r p e r s o n s .
D u ties r e q u ir e m in im a l tr a in in g .
C o m m o n ly , th e g u a rd is n ot r e q u ir e d
to d e m o n s t r a t e p h y s ic a l f it n e s s .
M a y b e a r m e d , but g e n e r a lly is not
r e q u i r e d t o d e m o n s t r a t e p r o f i c i e n c y in th e u s e o f f ir e a r m s o r s p e c ia l
w eapon s.

P O W E R -T R U C K O P E R A T O R
O p e r a t e s a m a n u a lly c o n t r o lle 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 t r a n s p o r t g o o d s and m a t e r ia ls o f a ll k in ds a bou 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 t h e r e s t a b lis h m e n t .
F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e
t r u c k , as f o l l o w s :

J A N IT O R , P O R T E R , O R C L E A N E R

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

C le a n s and k e e p s in an o r d e r l y c o n d it io n f a c t o r y w o rk in g a r e a s and
w a s h r o o m s , o r p r e m i s e s o f an o f f i c e , a p a rtm 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 lis h m e n t . D u ties 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 , and 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 , and o th e r
r e f u s e ; d u stin g e q u ip m e n t, f u r n it u r e , o r f ix t u r e s ; p o lis h in g m e t a l fix tu r e s o r
t r im m in g s ; p r o v id in g s u p p lie s and m in o r m a in te n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; and cle a n in g
l a v a t o r i e s , s h o w e r s , and r e s t r o o m s .
W o r k e r s w h o s p e c ia liz e in w in d ow
w a s h in g a r e e x c lu d e d .

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P r o t e c t s p r o p e r t y f r o m th eft o r d a m a g e , o r p e r s o n s f r o m h a z a r d s
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A s h e v i l l e , N .C .
A u g u s ta , G a.—S .C .
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C l a r k s v i l l e —H o p k in s v ille , T e n n .—K y.
C o lu m b ia —S u m t e r , S .C .
C o lu m b u s , G a .—A la .
C o lu m b u s , M is s .
C o n n e c t ic u t ( s t a t e w id e )
D e c a t u r , 111.
D e s M o in e s , Iow a
D oth a n , A la .
D uluth—S u p e r io r , M in n .—W is .
E l P a s o —A la m o g o r d o —L a s C r u c e s ,.
T e x .—N. M e x .
E u g e n e —S p r in g fie ld —M e d fo r d , O r e g .




F a y e t t e v ille , N .C .
F o r t L a u d e r d a le —H o lly w o o d
a nd W e s t P a lm B e a c h —
B o c a R a to n , F la .
F o r t S m ith , A r k .—O k la .
F o r t W a y n e, Ind.
G a d s d e n and A n n is to n , A la .
G o l d s b o r o , N .C .
G r a n d Is la n d —H a s t in g s , N e b r .
G uam , T e r r it o r y o f
H a r r is b u r g —L e b a n o n , P a .
K n o x v ille , T en n .
L a C r o s s e —S p a r ta , W is .
L a red o, T ex.
L a s V e g a s —T o n o p a h , N ev .
L e x in g t o n —F a y e t t e , K y.
L im a , O h io
L it t le R o c k —N o r th L it t le R o c k , A r k .
L o r a in —E ly r ia , O h io
L o w e r E a s t e r n S h o r e , M d .—V a .—D e l.
M a c o n , G a.
M a d is o n , W is .
M a in e ( s t a t e w id e )
M a n s f ie ld , O h io
M c A ll e n —P h a r r —E d in b u r g
a nd B r o w n s v ille —H a r lin g e n —
San B e n ito , T e x .
M e r id ia n , M is s .
M id d le s e x , M o n m o u th , and
O c e a n C o u n t ie s , N. J.
M o b ile —P e n s a c o la —P a n a m a C it y ,
A la .—F la .
M o n ta n a (s t a t e w id e )
N a s h v ille —D a v id s o n , T en n .
N ew B e r n —J a c k s o n v il le , N .C .
N ew H a m p s h ir e (s t a te w id e )
N o r t h D a k o ta ( s t a t e w id e )
N o r t h e r n N ew Y o r k
N orth w est T e x a s
O r la n d o , F la .
O x n a r d —S im i V a lle y —V e n tu ra , C a lif .
P e o r i a , HI.
P h o e n ix , A r i z .
P in e B lu ff, A r k .
P u e b lo , C o lo .
P u e r to R ic o
R a le ig h —D u r h a m , N .C .
R e n o , N ev .

R i v e r s i d e —Sam B e r n a r d in o —
O n t a r io , C a lif.
S a lin a , K a n s .
S a lin a s —S e a s id e —M o n te r e y , C a lif.
S a n d u sk y , O hio
San ta B a r b a r a —Santa M a ria —
L o m p o c , C a lif.
Sava n n a h , Ga.
S e lm a , A la .
S h e r m a n —D e n is o n , T e x .
S h r e v e p o r t , La.
S ou th D a k ota (s ta te w id e )
S o u th e a s t e r n M a s s a c h u s e t ts
S o u th e r n Idaho
S o u th w e s t V ir g in ia
S p o k a n e , W ash.
S p r in g fie ld , 111.
S t o c k to n , C a lif.
T a c o m a , W ash.
T a m p a —St. P e t e r s b u r g , F la .
T o p e k a , K ans.
T u c s o n —D o u g la s , A r i z .
T u ls a , O kla.
U p p e r P e n in s u la , M ich .
V a l l e j o —F a ir f ie ld —N apa, C a lif.
V e r m o n t (s t a te w id e )
V ir g in Is la n d s o f th e U.S.
W a c o and K ille e n —T e m p le , T e x .
W a t e r lo o —C e d a r F a lls , Iow a
W e s t V ir g in ia (s t a te w id e )
W e s t e r n and N o rth e rn
M a ssa ch u se tts
W ic h it a F a l l s —L a w ton —A lt u s ,
T e x .—O k la .
Y a k im a —R ich la n d —K en n e w ick —
P e n d le t o n , W ash .—O r e g .

A L S O A V A IL A B L E —
A n a n n u a l r e p o r t on s a l a r i e s f o r
a c c o u n t a n t s , a u d it o r s , c h i e f a c c o u n t ­
a n ts , a t t o r n e y s , jo b a n a ly s t s , d i r e c ­
t o r s o f p e r s o n n e l, b u y e r s , c h e m is t s ,
e n g in e e r s ,
e n g in e e r in g t e c h n ic ia n s ,
d r a fte r s,
and
c l e r i c a l e m p lo y e e s
is a v a ila b le .
O rd e r as B LS B u lle ­
tin 2004, N a tio n a l S u r v e y o f P r o ­
f e s s i o n a l , A d m in is t r a t i v e , T e c h n ic a l
and C l e r i c a l P a y , M a r c h 1 9 7 8 , $ 2 .4 0
a c o p y , f r o m a n y o f th e B L S r e ­
g io n a l s a le s o f f i c e s s h o w n on th e
b a ck c o v e r ,
o r f r o m th e S u p e r in ­
te n d e n t o f D o c u m e n t s , U .S. G o v e r n ­
m e n t P r in t in g O f f ic e , W a s h in g to n ,
D .C . 2 0 4 02 .

Area Wage
Surveys
A l i s t o f th e l a t e s t b u lle t in s a v a ila b le is p r e s e n t e d b e lo w . B u lle tin s
m a y b e p u r c h a s e d f r o m a n y o f th e B L S r e g io n a l o f f i c e s s h ow n on th e b a c k
c o v e r , o r f r o m th e S u p e r in te n d e n t o f D o c u m e n t s , U.S. G o v e r n m e n t P r in t in g
O f f i c e , W a s h in g t o n , D .C . 2 0 4 0 2 . M a k e c h e c k s p a y a b le to S u p e r in te n d e n t o f
D ocu m e n ts.
A d i r e c t o r y o f o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e s u r v e y s , c o v e r i n g th e y e a r s
1970 th r o u g h 1 9 7 7 , is a v a ila b le on r e q u e s t .

A rea

Akron, Ohio, Dec. 1978 _______________________________________
A lbany-Schenectady-Troy, N .Y ., Sept. 1979________________
Anaheim—Santa Anar-Garden Grove,
C a lif., Oct. 1979______________________________________________
Atlanta, G a., May 1979________________________________________
Baltim ore, M d., Aug. 1979____________________________________
Billings, Mont., July 1979____________________________________
Birmingham, A la ., M ar. 19 7 8 ________________________________
Boston, M a ss., Aug. 1 9 7 8 1____________________________________
Buffalo, N .Y ., Oct. 1 9 7 8 1_____________________________________
Canton, Ohio, May 1978 _______________________________________
Chattanooga, Term.—G a., Sept. 1979__________________________
Chicago, 111., May 1979________________________________________
Cincinnati, Ohio—Ky.—Ind., July 1979 1_____________________
Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 1979___________________________________
Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 1978 1 __________________________________
Corpus C hristi, T ex., July 1979 1____________________________
D allas—F ort Worth, T ex ., Oct. 1978 1________________________
Davenport—Rock Islandr-Moline, Iowa—111., Feb. 1979______
Dayton, Ohio, Dec. 1978 ______________________________________
Daytona Beach, F la ., Aug. 1979 1 ____________________________
Denver^Boulder, C olo ., Dec. 197 8 ___________________________
Detroit, M ich., M ar. 1979 1___________________________________
F resn o, C alif., June 1979_____________________________________
Gainesville, F la ., Sept. 1979___________________ _____________
Gary—Hammond—E ast Chicago, Ind., Oct. 1979 1____________
Green Bay, W i s ., July 1979___________________________________
Greensboro—W inston-Salem —High Point,
N .C ., Aug. 1979_______________________________________________
Greenville—Spartanburg, S .C ., June 1979 1 _________________
Hartford, Conn., M ar. 1979___________________________________
Houston, T ex., A pr. 1979_____________________________________
Huntsville, A la ., Feb. 1979_______________ _____________________
Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 1978 1 ________________________________
Jackson, M is s ., Jan. 1979 1___________________________________
Jacksonville, F la ., Dec. 1978 ________________________________
Kansas City, M o .-K a n s., Sept. 1978 _________________________
Los Angeles—Long Beach, C a lif., Oct. 1978 1 _______________
Louisville, K y.-In d ., Nov. 1 9 7 8 ______________________________
M em phis, Term.—A rk.—M is s ., Nov. 1978 ____________________




B u lle tin n u m b e r
and p r i c e *

2025-63, $1 .0 0
2050-46, $1 .5 0
2050-48, $ 1.50
2050-20, $ 1.30
2050-42, $ 1 .7 5
2050-43, $1 .5 0
2025-15, 80 cents
2025-43, $1 .5 0
2025-71, $1 .3 0
2025-22, 70 cents
2050-39, $1 .5 0
2050 -2 1, $ 1 .7 5
2050-28, $2 .0 0
2050-47, $ 1.75
2025-59, $1.50
2050-33, $1 .7 5
2025-52, $1 .5 0
2050-10, $1 .0 0
2025-66, $ 1.00
2050-41, $1 .5 0
2025-68, $ 1 .2 0
2050 -7 , $1 .5 0
2050 -2 5, $1.50
2050-45, $ 1.50
(To be surveyed)
2050-31, $1 .5 0
2050-49,
2050-29,
2050-12,
2050-15,
2050-3,
2025-57,
2050 -9 ,
2025 -6 7,
2 025 -5 3,
2025-61,
2 025 -6 9,
2025-62,

$1 .5 0
$ 1 .7 5
$ 1 .1 0
$ 1 .3 0
$ 1.00
$1 .5 0
$ 1.20
$1 .0 0
$ 1 .3 0
$1 .5 0
$ 1 .0 0
$ 1 .0 0

A rea
M ia m i, F la ., O ct. 1978 1__________________________________________
M ilw a u k e e , W is ., A p r . 19 7 9 _____________________________________
M in n e a p o lis —St. P a u l, M in n .—W is ., Jan. 19 7 9________________
N a s s a u —S u ffo lk , N. Y . , June 1979_______________________________
N e w a rk , N . J . , Jan. 1979_________________________________________
N ew O r le a n s , L a ., Jan. 1979 1__________________________________
N ew Y o r k , N . Y .- N . J . , M a y 1979________________________________
N o r fo lk —V ir g in ia B e a c h —P o r t s m o u t h , V a .—
N .C ., M a y 1979 1 ________________________________________________
N o r f o lk —V ir g in ia B e a c h —P o r t s m o u t h and
N e w p o r t N ew s—H a m p to n , V a .—N .C ., M a y 1 9 7 8 ------------------- N o r t h e a s t P e n n s y lv a n ia , A u g . 1979 1 ---------------------------------------O k la h o m a C it y , O k la ., A u g . 1979_______________________________
O m a h a , N e b r .—Iow a, O ct. 1 9 7 8 _________________________________
P a t e r s o n —C lif t o n —P a s s a i c , N .J ., June 1 9 7 9__________________
P h ila d e lp h ia , P a .—N .J ., N ov . 1978 _____________________________
P it t s b u r g h , P a ., Jan. 1979 1 ____________________________________
P o r t la n d , M a in e , D e c . 1 9 7 8 1 ___________________________________
P o r t la n d , O r e g .—W a s h ., M a y 1979______________________________
P o u g h k e e p s ie , N. Y . , Jun e 1979_________________________________
P o u g h k e e p s ie —K in g s to n —N e w b u r g h , N .Y ., June 1979________
P r o v i d e n c e —W a r w ic k —P a w t u c k e t , R .I .—
M a s s ., Jun e 1979 1 ______________________________________________
R ic h m o n d , V a ., June 1979_______________________________________
St. L o u is , M o .—111., M a r . 1979 1 ________________________________
S a c r a m e n t o , C a l i f ., D e c . 1978 _________________________________„
S a g in a w , M ic h ., N ov. 1978 ______________________________________
S a lt L a k e C ity —O g d en , Utah, N ov. 1978 1 _____________________
S an A n to n io , T e x ., M a y 19 7 9 ____________________________________
San D ie g o , C a l i f ., N ov . 1 9 7 8 ____________________________________
San F r a n c i s c o —O a k la n d , C a lif ., M a r . 1979____________________
San J o s e , C a l i f ., M a r . 1979_____________________________________
S e a ttle —E v e r e t t , W a s h ., D e c . 1 9 7 8 _____________________________
S ou th B en d , In d., A u g . 1979 1 ___________________________________
T o le d o , O h i o - M ic h ., M a y 1979__________________________________
T r e n t o n , N .J ., S ep t. 1979________________________________________
U t ic a - R o m e , N .Y ., J u ly 1 9 7 8 ___________________________________
W a s h in g to n , D . C . - M d . - V a . , M a r . 19 7 9_______________________
W ic h ita , K a n s ., A p r . 1979_______________________________________
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s ., A p r . 1 9 7 9 ___________________________________
Y o r k , P a ., F e b . 1 9 7 9 _____________________________________________

B u lle tin n u m b e r
and p r i c e *
2 0 2 5 -6 0 , $ 1 .3 0
2 0 5 0 -8 ,
$ 1 .3 0
2 0 5 0 -1 ,
$ 1 .3 0
2 0 5 0 -3 6 , $ 1 .7 5
2 0 5 0 -5 ,
$ 1 .3 0
2 0 5 0 -2 ,
$ 1.30
2 0 5 0 -3 0 , $ 1 .7 5
2 0 5 0 -2 2 , $ 1 .7 5
2 0 2 5 -2 1 ,
2 0 5 0 -3 2 ,
2 0 5 0 -3 7 ,
2 0 2 5 -5 6 ,
2 0 5 0 -2 6 ,
2 0 2 5 -5 4 ,
2 0 5 0 -1 1 ,
2 0 2 5 -7 0 ,
2 0 5 0 -2 7 ,
2 0 5 0 -3 4 ,
2 0 5 0 -3 5 ,

80 ce n ts
$ 1 .7 5
$ 1 .5 0
$ 1.00
$ 1 .5 0
$ 1 .3 0
$ 1 .5 0
$ 1 .2 0
$ 1 .7 5
$ 1 .5 0
$ 1 .5 0

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

$ 1 .7 5
$ 1 .5 0
$ 1 .5 0
$ 1 .0 0
$ 1.00
$ 1 .3 0
$ 1.00
$ 1 .0 0
$ 1 .2 0
$ 1 .1 0
$ 1 .0 0
$ 1 .7 5
$ 1 .1 0
$ 1 .5 0
$ 1 .0 0
$ 1 .2 0
$ 1.00
$ 1 .5 0
$ 1 .0 0

* Prices are determined by the Government Printing Office and are subject to change.
1 Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented.

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