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GREENVILLE
SEP6 1972
DOCUMENT COLLECTION
PICKENS
Greenville
AREA WAGE SURVEY
T h e G re e n ville , S o u th C a ro lin a , M e tro p o lita n A rea,
M ay 1 9 7 2
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR / Bureau of Labor Statistics
BUREAU
OF
LABOR
S T A T IS T IC S
R E G IO N A L
O F F IC E S
O
P U E R T O RICO
Region I
Region II
151 5 Broadway, Suite 3400
New York, N .Y. 10036
Phone: 971-5405 (Area Code 212)
Region III
406 Penn Square*Building
1317 Filbert St.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
Phone: 597-7796 (Area Code 215)
Region IV
Suite 540
1371 Peachtree St. NE.
Atlanta, Ga. 30309
Phone: 526-5418 (Area Code 404)
Region V
Region VI
8th Floor, 300 South Wacker Drive
1100 Commerce St., Rm. 6B7
Chicago, III. 60606
Dallas, Tex. 75202
Phone: 353-1880 (Area Code 312)
Phone: 749-3516 (Area Code 214)
Regions V II and V III
Federal Office Building
911 Walnut St., 10th Floor
Kansas City, Mo. 64106
Phone: 374-2481 (Area Code 816)
Regions IX and X
450 Golden Gate Ave.
Box 36017 '
San Francisco, Calif. 94102
Phone: 556-4678 (Area Code 415)
1603-JFK Federal Building
Government Center
Boston, Mass. 02203
Phone: 223-6761 (Area Code 617)
* Regions V II and V III will be serviced by Kansas City.
* • Regions IX and X will be serviced by San Francisco.
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AREA WAGE SURVEY
B u lle tin 1 7 2 5 -6 6
A ugust 1972
V
U.S. DEPARTM ENT OF LABOR, J. D. Hodgson, Secretary
BUR EA U OF LABOR S TA TIS TIC S, Geoffrey H. Moore, Commissioner
T h e G reenville, South C arolina, M etropolitan A rea, M a y 1 9 7 2
CONTENTS
Page
1.
4.
In trod u ction
W age tre n d s fo r s e le c t e d o c cu p a tio n a l g rou p s
T a b le s :
3.
5.
6.
8.
9.
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11
1.
2.
E s ta b lis h m e n ts and w o r k e r s w ithin s c o p e o f s u r v e y and n u m b er stud ied
In d exes o f stan dard w eek ly s a la r ie s and s t r a ig h t -tim e h o u r ly e a rn in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c cu p a tio n a l
g r o u p s , and p e r c e n ts o f in c r e a s e fo r s e le c t e d p e r io d s
A.
O ccu p a tion a l e a r n in g s:
A - l . O ffic e o c cu p a tio n s—m en and w om en
A - 2 . P r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l o c c u p a t io n s ^ n e n and w om en
A - 3 . O ffic e , p r o fe s s io n a l, and te c h n ic a l o c cu p a tio n s—m en and w om en c o m b in e d
A - 4 . M ain ten an ce and p ow erp la n t occu p a tio n s
A - 5 . C u stod ia l and m a te r ia l m o v e m e n t occu p a tio n s
13. A p p en d ix.
O ccu p a tion a l d e s c r ip tio n s
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P re fa c e
The B u rea u o f L a b o r S t a t is t ic s p r o g r a m o f annual o c c u p a
tio n a l w age s u r v e y s in m e t r o p o lita n a r e a s is d e s ig n e d to p r o v id e data
on o c cu p a tio n a l e a r n in g s , and e s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and su p p le m e n
ta ry w age p r o v i s io n s .
It y ie ld s d e ta ile d data by s e le c t e d in d u stry
d iv is io n fo r ea ch o f the a r e a s stu d ie d , fo r g e o g r a p h ic r e g io n s , and
fo r the U nited S ta te s. A m a jo r c o n s id e r a t io n in the p r o g r a m is the
n eed fo r g r e a te r in sig h t in to (1) the m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s by o c c u p a
tio n a l c a te g o r y and s k ill le v e l, and (2) the str u c tu r e and le v e l o f w a g es
am ong a r e a s and in d u stry d iv is io n s .
A t the end o f e a ch s u r v e y , an in d iv id u a l a r e a b u lle tin p r e
sen ts the r e s u lt s . A ft e r c o m p le t io n o f a ll in d iv id u a l a r e a b u lletin s
fo r a roun d o f s u r v e y s , tw o su m m a r y b u lle tin s a r e is s u e d . T he f ir s t
b r in g s data fo r e a c h o f the m e t r o p o lita n a r e a s stud ied in to one b u lle tin .
T he se c o n d p r e s e n ts in fo r m a t io n w h ich h as b e e n p r o je c t e d fr o m in d i
v id u a l m e t r o p o lita n a r e a data to r e la t e to g e o g r a p h ic r e g io n s and the
U nited S ta tes.
N in e ty -fo u r a r e a s c u r r e n tly a r e in clu d e d in the p r o g r a m . In
e a ch a r e a , in fo r m a t io n on o c cu p a tio n a l e a rn in g s is c o lle c t e d annually
and on e s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and su p p le m e n ta ry w age p r o v is io n s
b ie n n ia lly .
T h is b u lle tin p r e s e n ts r e s u lts o f the su r v e y in G r e e n v ille ,
S .C ., in M ay 1972.
The Stan dard M e tr o p o lita n S ta tis tic a l A r e a , as
d e fin e d by the O ffic e o f M an ag em en t and B udget (fo r m e r l y the B u reau
o f the Budget) th rou g h Janu ary 1968, c o n s is t s o f G r e e n v ille and
P ic k e n s C o u n tie s . T h is study w as c o n d u cte d by the B u r e a u 's r e g io n a l
o ffic e in A tla n ta , G a ., u n der the g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n of D onald M . C r u s e ,
A s s is ta n t R e g io n a l D ir e c t o r fo r O p e ra tio n s .
Note:
S im ila r r e p o r t s a r e a v a ila b le fo r
b a ck c o v e r .)
oth er a r e a s .
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In tro d u c tio n
T h is a r e a is 1 o f 94 in w h ich the U .S. D ep artm en t o f L a b o r 's
B u rea u o f L a b o r S ta tis tic s co n d u cts s u r v e y s o f o c cu p a tio n a l ea rn in g s
and r e la te d b e n e fits on an a r e a w id e b a s i s . 1
bin ed . E a rn in g s data fo r som e o f the occu p a tio n s lis te d and d e s c r ib e d ,
o r fo r so m e in d u stry d iv is io n s within o c cu p a tio n s , a r e not p resen ted in
the A - s e r i e s ta b le s , b e c a u s e eith e r (l) em p loy m en t in the o ccu p a tion is
to o s m a ll to p r o v id e enough data to m e r it p r e s e n ta tio n , o r (2) th ere is
p o s s ib ilit y o f d is c lo s u r e o f in d iv id u a l esta b lis h m e n t data. E a rn in gs
data not show n se p a r a te ly fo r in d u stry d iv is io n s a re in clu d ed in the
o v e r a ll c la s s ific a t io n w hen a s u b c la s s ific a tio n o f s e c r e t a r ie s o r tr u c k d r iv e r s is not show n o r in fo rm a tio n to s u b c la s s ify is not a v a ila b le.
T h is b u lle tin p r e s e n ts c u r r e n t o c cu p a tio n a l em p loy m en t and
ea rn in g s in fo rm a tio n obtain ed la r g e ly b y m a il fr o m the e sta b lis h m e n ts
v is ite d b y B u reau fie ld e c o n o m is t s in the la st p r e v io u s s u r v e y fo r
o c cu p a tio n s r e p o r te d in that e a r lie r study. P e r s o n a l v is it s w e r e m ade
to n on resp on d en ts and to th o se re sp o n d e n ts r e p o rtin g unusual changes
s in c e the p r e v io u s s u rv e y .
O cc u p a tio n a l e m p loy m en t and ea rn in g s data a re shown fo r
fu ll-t im e w o r k e r s , i . e . , th ose h ir e d to w o rk a r e g u la r w e e k ly sch ed u le.
E a rn in g s data ex clu d e p r e m iu m pay fo r o v e r t im e and fo r w o rk on
w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s , and la te s h ifts. N on p rod u ction b on u ses a re e x
clu d ed , but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a llo w a n ce s and in cen tiv e earn in g s a re in
clu d ed .
W h ere w e e k ly h ou rs a r e r e p o r t e d , as fo r o ffic e c le r i c a l
o c c u p a tio n s , r e fe r e n c e is to the stan dard w ork w eek (rou n ded to the
n e a r e s t h a lf hour) fo r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir re g u la r s tra ig h ttim e s a la r ie s (e x c lu s iv e o f pay fo r o v e r t im e at r e g u la r a n d /o r p r e
m iu m r a te s ). A v e r a g e w e e k ly ea rn in g s fo r th ese occu p a tio n s have
b e e n roun ded to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r .
In ea ch a r e a , data a r e ob ta in ed fr o m r e p r e s e n ta tiv e e s t a b
lis h m e n ts w ithin six b r o a d in d u stry d iv is io n s : M an u fa ctu rin g; t r a n s
p o r ta tio n , c o m m u n ica tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u tilitie s ; w h o le s a le tra d e ;
r e ta il tra d e ; fin a n ce , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e sta te ; and s e r v ic e s . M a jo r
in d u stry g rou p s e x clu d e d fr o m th e se stu d ies a r e g o v e rn m e n t o p e r a
tion s and the c o n s tr u c tio n and e x tr a c tiv e in d u s tr ie s . E s ta b lis h m e n ts
having fe w e r than a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b er o f w o r k e r s a re om itte d b e c a u s e
th ey tend to fu rn ish in s u ffic ie n t em p lo y m e n t in the o c cu p a tio n s studied
to w a rra n t in clu s io n .
S ep a ra te ta bu la tion s a r e p r o v id e d fo r ea ch o f
the b r o a d in d u stry d iv is io n s w h ich m e e t p u b lica tio n c r it e r ia .
T h e se s u r v e y s m e a s u re the le v e l o f o c cu p a tio n a l earn in g s in
an a r e a at a p a r t ic u la r tim e. C o m p a r is o n s o f in d iv id u al occu p a tion a l
a v e r a g e s o v e r tim e m a y not r e fle c t e x p e cte d w age ch a n g es.
The
a v e r a g e s fo r in d iv id u a l jo b s a r e a ffe c te d b y ch a n g es in w ag es and
e m p loy m en t p a tte rn 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 em p loy ed
by h ig h - o r lo w -w a g e fir m s m a y change o r h ig h -w a g e w o r k e r s m a y
ad va n ce to b e tte r jo b s and be r e p la c e d b y new w o r k e r s at lo w e r ra tes.
Such sh ifts in em p lo y m e n t co u ld d e c r e a s e an occu p a tio n a l a v e ra g e even
though m o s t e sta b lis h m e n ts in an a r e a in c r e a s e w a g es during the y ea r.
T re n d s in ea rn in g s o f o c cu p a tio n a l g ro u p s , show n in ta ble 2, a re b etter
in d ic a to r s o f w age tren d s than in div idu al jo b s w ithin the g rou p s.
T h e se su r v e y s a r e con d u cted on a sa m p le b a s is b e c a u s e o f
the u n n e c e s s a r y c o s t in v o lv e d in su rv ey in g a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts.
To
obtain optim 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 te r p r o p o r t io n o f
la r g e than o f s m a ll e sta b lis h m e n ts is stu d ied. In com b in in g the data,
h o w e v e r , a ll e sta b lis h m e n ts a r e g iv e n th e ir a p p ro p r ia te w eigh t. E s
tim a te s b a s e d on the e sta b lis h m e n ts stud ied a r e p r e s e n te d , t h e r e fo r e ,
as rela tin g to a ll e sta b lis h m e n ts in the in d u stry grou p in g and a r e a ,
e x c e p t fo r th ose b e lo w the m in im u m s iz e studied.
O ccu p a tio n s and E a rn in g s
The o c cu p a tio n s s e le c t e d fo r study a r e c o m m o n to a v a r ie ty
o f m a n u fa ctu rin g and n on m an u fa ctu rin g in d u s tr ie s , and a r e o f the
fo llo w in g ty p e s :
( l) O ffic e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l;
(3) m a in ten a n ce and p o w e rp la n t; and (4) c u s to d ia l and m a te r ia l m o v e
m en t. O ccu p a tio n a l c la s s ific a t io n is b a s e d on a u n ifo r m set o f jo b
d e s c r ip t io n s d e s ig n e d to take, a cco u n t o f in te r e s ta b lis h m e n t v a r ia tio n
in du ties w ithin the sa m e jo b .
T he o c cu p a tio n s s e le c t e d f o r study
a r e lis te d and d e s c r ib e d in the ap pen dix. U n less o th e r w is e in d ica te d ,
the ea rn in g s data fo llo w in g the jo b title s a r e f o r a ll in d u s tr ie s c o m
T he a v e r a g e s p r e s e n te d r e fle c t c o m p o s ite , area w id e e s t i
m a te s .
In d u stries and e sta b lis h m e n ts d iffe r in pay le v e l and job
staffin g and, th u s, con trib u te d iffe r e n t ly to the e stim a te s fo r each job .
T h e pa y re la tio n s h ip obtain a ble fr o m the a v e r a g e s m a y fa il to r e fle c t
a c c u r a t e ly the w age sp re a d o r d iffe r e n t ia l m a in tain ed am ong jo b s in
in d iv id u a l e sta b lis h m e n ts . S im ila r ly , d iffe r e n c e s in a v e r a g e pay le v e ls
fo r m en and w o m e n in any o f the s e le c t e d occu p a tio n s should not be
a s su m e d to r e fle c t d iffe r e n c e s in p a y tre a tm e n t o f the se x e s w ithin
in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n ts.
O th er p o s s ib le fa c to r s w hich m ay c o n
1
Included in the 94 areas are eight studies conducted by the Bureau under contract.
These
trib u te to d iffe r e n c e s in pay f o r m en and w om en in clu d e: D iffe r e n c e s
areas are Binghamton, N .Y . (New York portion only); Durham, N. C .; Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood and
in p r o g r e s s io n w ith in e s ta b lis h e d rate r a n g e s , sin ce on ly the actu al
West Palm Beach, Fla.; Huntsville, A la .; Poughkeepsie—Kingston—Newburgh, N .Y .; Rochester, N .Y .
ra tes pa id in cu m b en ts a r e c o lle c t e d ; and d iffe r e n c e s in s p e c ific duties
(office occupations only); Syracuse, N .Y .; and Utica—Rome, N .Y . In addition the Bureau conducts
p e r fo r m e d , although the w o r k e r s a re c la s s ifi e d a p p ro p r ia te ly w ithin
more lim ited area studies in 64 areas at the request of the Employment Standards Administration of
the sa m e s u r v e y jo b d e s c r ip tio n . J ob d e s c r ip tio n s u sed in c la s s ify in g
the U. S. Department of Labor.
1
2
e m p lo y e e s in th e se s u r v e y s a r e u su a lly m o r e g e n e r a liz e d than th ose
u se d in in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n ts and a llow fo r m in o r d iffe r e n c e s
am ong e s ta b lis h m e n ts in the s p e c ific du ties p e r fo r m e d .
O cc u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t e s tim a te s r e p r e s e n t the tota l in a ll
e sta b lis h m e n ts w ith in the s c o p e o f the study and not the n um ber a ctu
a lly s u r v e y e d . B e c a u s e o f d iffe r e n c e s in o c cu p a tio n a l str u c tu r e am ong
e s ta b lis h m e n ts , the estim a tes o f o c cu p a tio n a l em p loy m en t obtained from
the sa m p le o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts stu d ied s e r v e on ly to in d ica te the r e la tiv e
im p o rta n ce o f the jo b s stu d ied.
T h e s e d iffe r e n c e s in o c cu p a tio n a l
s tru c tu re do not a ffe c t m a t e r ia lly the a c c u r a c y o f the ea rn in g s data.
E s ta b lis h m e n t P r a c t ic e s and S u p p lem en ta ry W age P r o v is io n s
T a b u la tion s on s e le c t e d e sta b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and s u p p le
m e n ta ry w ag e p r o v is io n s ( B - s e r i e s ta b le s ) a r e not p r e s e n te d in this
b u lletin .
In fo rm a tio n f o r th ese tabu la tion s is c o lle c t e d b ie n n ia lly .
T h e s e ta bu la tion s on m in im u m e n tra n ce s a la r ie s fo r in e x p e r ie n c e d
w o m e n o ffic e w o r k e r s; sh ift d iffe r e n t ia ls ; s ch e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s ;
p a id h o lid a y s ; p a id v a c a tio n s ; and h ealth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n sio n
pla n s a r e p r e s e n te d (in the B - s e r i e s ta b le s ) in p r e v io u s b u lle tin s
f o r th is a r e a .
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T ab le 1. Establishm ents and w orkers within scope of survey and num ber studied in Greenville, S.C .,1
by major industry division,2May 1972
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1 T h e G r e e n v i l l e S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l it a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e f in e d b y t h e O f f i c e o f M a n a g e m e n t a n d B u d g e t ( f o r m e r l y t h e B u r e a u o f th e B u d g e t )
th ro u g h J a n u a ry 1 96 8, c o n s is t s o f G r e e n v ille and P ic k e n s C o u n tie s .
T h e " w o r k e r s w it h in s c o p e o f s t u d y " e s t i m a t e s sh o w n in t h is t a b le p r o v i d e a
r e a s o n a b l y a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e s i z e and c o m p o s i t i o n o f th e l a b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in th e s u r v e y . T h e e s t i m a t e s a r e n o t in t e n d e d , h o w e v e r , t o
s e r v e a s a b a s i s o f c o m p a r i s o n w it h o t h e r e m p l o y m e n t in d e x e s f o r t h e a r e a t o m e a s u r e e m p l o y m e n t t r e n d s o r l e v e l s s i n c e (1 ) p la n n in g o f w a g e s u r v e y s
r e q u i r e s t h e u s e o f e s t a b l is h m e n t d a ta c o m p i l e d c o n s i d e r a b l y in a d v a n c e o f th e p a y r o l l p e r i o d s t u d ie d , a n d (2 ) s m a l l e s t a b l is h m e n t s a r e e x c l u d e d
f r o m th e s c o p e o f t h e s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1 96 7 e d i t io n o f t h e S t a n d a r d I n d u s t r ia l C l a s s i f i c a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e s t a b l is h m e n t s b y in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n .
3 I n c lu d e s a l l e s t a b l is h m e n t s w ith t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t a t o r a b o v e t h e m in i m u m l i m it a t io n .
A l l o u t le t s (w ith in t h e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n i e s in s u c h
in d u s t r i e s a s t r a d e , fi n a n c e , a u to r e p a i r s e r v i c e , a n d m o t io n p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s i d e r e d a s 1 e s t a b l is h m e n t .
4 I n c l u d e s a l l w o r k e r s in a l l e s t a b l is h m e n t s w it h t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t (w ith in t h e a r e a ) a t o r a b o v e t h e m in i m u m li m i t a t i o n .
5 A b b r e v i a t e d t o " p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s " in th e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s . T a x i c a b s a n d s e r v i c e s i n c id e n t a l t o w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n w e r e e x c l u d e d .
5
T h is in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n i s r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " a n d " n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g " in th e S e r i e s A t a b l e s . S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n
o f d a ta f o r t h is d i v i s i o n i s n o t m a d e f o r o n e o r m o r e o f t h e fo l lo w i n g r e a s o n s : (1 ) E m p lo y m e n t in t h e d i v i s i o n i s t o o s m a l l t o p r o v i d e e n o u g h d a ta t o
m e r i t ' s e p a r a t e s t u d y , (2 ) t h e s a m p l e w a s n o t d e s ig n e d in i t i a l l y t o p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , (3 ) r e s p o n s e w a s i n s u f f i c i e n t o r in a d e q u a t e t o p e r m it
s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , a n d (4 ) t h e r e i s p o s s i b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f in d iv i d u a l e s t a b l is h m e n t d a ta .
7 H o t e l s a n d m o t e l s ; la u n d r i e s a n d o t h e r p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s i n e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u t o m o b i le r e p a i r , r e n t a l , a n d p a r k in g ; m o t io n p i c t u r e s ;
n o n p r o f i t m e m b e r s h i p o r g a n iz a t io n s (e x c l u d i n g r e l i g i o u s a n d c h a r i t a b l e o r g a n i z a t i o n s ) ; a n d e n g in e e r in g a n d a r c h i t e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .
A l m o s t f o u r - f i f t h s o f t h e w o r k e r s w it h in s c o p e o f t h e s u r v e y in t h e G r e e n v i l l e a r e a
w e r e e m p l o y e d in m a n u fa c t u r i n g f i r m s .
T h e f o l l o w i n g p r e s e n t s t h e m a j o r in d u s t r y g r o u p s
a n d s p e c i f i c in d u s t r i e s a s a p e r c e n t o f a l l m a n u fa c t u r i n g :
In d u s try g ro u p s
T e x t i l e m i l l p r o d u c t s _____
A p p a r e l and o th e r t e x tile
p r o d u c t s ___________________
M a ch in e ry , e x ce p t
e l e c t r i c a l _________________
E l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t a n d
s u p p l i e s ___________________
C h e m ic a ls an d a llie d
p r o d u c t s ___________________
S p e c i f i c in d u s t r i e s
45
16
11
8
7
W e a v in g m i l l s , c o t t o n ___________
W e a v in g m i l l s ,
s y n t h e t ic s _________________________
S p e c i a l in d u s t r y
m a c h i n e r y _______________________
W o m e n 's a n d m i s s e s '
o u t e r w e a r _________________________
E le c t r o n ic c o m p o n e n ts and
a c c e s s o r i e s ______________________
F l o o r c o v e r i n g m i l l s ____________
M e n 1s and b o y s '
f u r n i s h i n g s ______________________
P la s t ic s m a t e r ia ls and
s y n t h e t ic s ________________________
17
15
7
7
5
5
5
5
T h is in f o r m a t io n i s b a s e d on e s t i m a t e s o f t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t d e r i v e d f r o m u n i v e r s e
m a te r ia ls c o m p ile d p r io r t o a ctu a l s u r v e y .
P r o p o r t i o n s in v a r i o u s in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s m a y
d i f f e r f r o m p r o p o r t i o n s b a s e d on t h e r e s u l t s o f t h e s u r v e y a s s h o w n in t a b l e 1 a b o v e .
W a g e T re n d s fo r S e le c te d O c c u p a tio n a l G ro u p s
P r e s e n t e d in ta ble 2 a r e in d ex es and p e r c e n ta g e s o f change
in a v e r a g e s a la r ie s o f o ffic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s and in d u str ia l n u r s e s ,
and in a v e r a g e e a rn in g s o f s e le c t e d p la n tw o r k e r g ro u p s . The in d ex es
a re a m e a s u r e o f w a g e s at a g iv en tim e , e x p r e s s e d as a p e r c e n t o f
w a g es du ring the b a s e p e r io d . S u b tra ctin g 100 fr o m the in d ex y ie ld s
the p e r c e n ta g e ch an ge in w a g es fr o m the b a s e p e r io d to the date o f
the in d ex .
The p e r c e n ta g e s o f change o r in c r e a s e r e la te to w age
ch a n g es b etw een the in d ic a te d d a tes. A nnual r a te s o f in c r e a s e , w h ere
show n, r e f le c t the am ount o f in c r e a s e f o r 12 m on th s w hen the tim e
p e r io d b etw een s u r v e y s w as o th e r than 12 m on th s. T h e se com p u ta tion s
w e r e b a s e d on the a s su m p tio n that w a g e s in c r e a s e d at a con sta n t rate
b etw een s u r v e y s . T h e s e e s tim a te s a r e m e a s u r e s o f change in a v e r
a g es fo r the a r e a ; th ey a r e not in ten ded to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e pay
ch a n g es in the e s ta b lis h m e n ts in the a re a .
sh ow s the p e r c e n ta g e ch a n g e. T he in d ex is the p r o d u c t o f m u ltip ly in g
the b a se y e a r r e la tiv e (100) b y the r e la tiv e fo r the next s u c ce e d in g
y e a r and con tin u in g to m u ltip ly (com p ou n d ) ea ch y e a r 's r e la tiv e b y the
p r e v io u s y e a r 's in dex.
F o r o ffic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s and in d u s tr ia l n u r s e s , the w age
tre n d s re la te to r e g u la r w e e k ly s a la r ie s f o r the n o r m a l w o rk w e e k ,
e x c lu s iv e o f e a rn in g s fo r o v e r t im e .
F o r p la n tw o r k e r g r o u p s , th ey
m e a s u r e ch a n g es in a v e r a g e s t r a ig h t -tim e h o u r ly e a r n in g s , e x clu d in g
p r e m iu m pa y fo r o v e r t im e and fo r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s , and
la te sh ifts. T he p e r c e n ta g e s a r e b a s e d on data f o r s e le c t e d k e y o c c u
p a tion s and in clu d e m o s t o f the n u m e r ic a lly im p o rta n t jo b s w ith in
ea ch g rou p .
L im ita tio n s o f Data
M eth od o f C om pu tin g
The in d e x e s and p e r c e n ta g e s o f ch a n g e, as m e a s u r e s o f
change in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e in flu e n c e d b y :
(1) g e n e r a l s a la r y and
w age c h a n g e s , (2) m e r it o r oth e r in c r e a s e s in pa y r e c e iv e d b y in d i
v id u a l w o r k e r s w h ile in the sa m e jo b , and (3) ch a n g es in a v e r a g e
w a g es due to ch a n g es in the la b o r f o r c e r e s u ltin g fr o m la b o r tu r n
o v e r , f o r c e e x p a n s io n s , f o r c e r e d u c tio n s , and ch a n g es in the p r o p o r
tio n s o f w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d b y e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith d iffe r e n t p a y le v e ls .
C h an ges in the la b o r f o r c e can c a u se in c r e a s e s o r d e c r e a s e s in the
o c cu p a tio n a l a v e r a g e s w ithout a ctu a l w a g e ch a n g e s. It is c o n c e iv a b le
that ev en though a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts in an a r e a gav e w age in c r e a s e s ,
a v e r a g e w a g e s m a y h ave d e c lin e d b e c a u s e lo w e r -p a y in g e sta b lis h m e n ts
e n te re d the a r e a o r expan ded th e ir w o rk f o r c e s .
S im ila r ly , w a g e s
m a y h ave r e m a in e d r e la t iv e ly c o n s ta n t, y et the a v e r a g e s fo r an a r e a
m a y h ave r is e n c o n s id e r a b ly b e c a u s e h ig h e r -p a y in g e sta b lis h m e n ts
e n te r e d the a r e a .
E a ch o f the fo llo w in g k e y o c cu p a tio n s w ith in an o c cu p a tio n a l
g rou p w as a s s ig n e d a con sta n t w eigh t b a s e d on its p r o p o r tio n a te e m
p lo y m e n t in the o c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p ;
O ffice clerical (m en and women): Office clerical (m en and wom en)— Skilled maintenance (men):
Carpenters
Bookkeeping-machine
Continued
Electricians
S e c r e t a r ie s
operators, class B
Machinists
Stenographers, general
Clerks, accounting, classes
Mechanics
Stenographers, senior
A and B
Switchboard
operators,
classes
Mechanics (automotive)
Clerks, file, classes
Painters
A , B, and C
A and B
Pipefitters
Clerics, order
Tabulating-machine operators,
Tool and die makers
class B
Clerks, payroll
Typists, classes A and B
Comptometer operators
Unskilled plant (men):
Keypunch operators, classes
Industrial nurses (m en and women):
Janitors, porters, and cleaners
A and B
Laborers, material handling
Nurses, industrial (registered)
Office boys and girls
T h e u se o f con sta n t e m p lo y m e n t w eig h ts e lim in a te s the e ffe c t
o f ch a n g es in the p r o p o r t io n o f w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d in ea ch jo b in
clu d ed in the data.
The p e r c e n ta g e s o f ch an ge r e fle c t on ly ch a n ges
in a v e r a g e pa y fo r s t r a ig h t -tim e h o u r s .
T h e y a r e not in flu e n ce d b y
ch a n g es in stan d ard w o rk s c h e d u le s , as su ch , o r b y p r e m iu m pa y
f o r o v e r t im e . W h ere n e c e s s a r y , data w e r e a d ju ste d to r e m o v e fr o m
the in d e x e s and p e r c e n ta g e s o f ch an ge any s ig n ific a n t e ffe c t c a u s e d
b y ch a n g es in the s c o p e o f the su r v e y .
T h e a v e r a g e (m ean) e a rn in g s fo r e a ch o c cu p a tio n w e r e m u lt i
p lie d b y the o c c u p a tio n a l w e ig h t, and the p r o d u c ts fo r a ll o c cu p a tio n s
in the g ro u p w e r e tota led .
The a g g r e g a te s f o r 2 c o n s e c u tiv e y e a r s
w e r e r e la te d b y d iv id in g the a g g re g a te fo r the la te r y e a r b y the a g g r e
gate f o r the e a r lie r y e a r .
The resu lta n t r e la t iv e , le s s 100 p e r c e n t,
4
5
T ab le 2. Indexes of standard w eekly salaries and straight-tim e hourly earnings for selected occupational groups
in Greenville, S.C.. M av 1971 and May 1972, and percents of increase for selected periods
M a n u fa c t u r in g
A l l in d u s t r i e s
P e rio d
O ffic e
cle rica l
(m e n a n d
w om en)
I n d u s t r ia l
n u rses
(m e n and
w om en)
S k i ll e d
m a in t e n a n c e
tra d es
(m e n )
U n s k i ll e d
p la n tw ork ers
(m e n )
O ffic e
c le r ic a l
(m e n and
w om en)
I n d u s t r ia l
nurses
(m e n and
w om en)
S k ille d
m a in t e n a n c e
tra d es
(m e n )
U n s k ille d
p la n t w ork ers
(m e n )
1 2 4 .4
1 3 0 .9
1 3 0 .6
1 39-2
1 2 5 .6
1 3 1 .3
I n d e x e s (M a y 1 9 6 7 = 100)
M a y 1 9 7 1 ---------------------- ------------ -------------------------------M a y 1 9 7 2 --------------------------------------- ---------------------—
1 2 5 .6
1 3 1 .9
1 2 4 .4
1 3 0 .9
1 2 9 -4
1 3 9 -6
1 2 7 .7
1 3 3 .6
1 2 5 .8
1 3 3 .3
P e rce n ts o f in c r e a s e
M a y I9 6 0 to A p r i l 1961:
1 1 -m o n t h i n c r e a s e -----------------------------------------------A n n u a l r a t e o f i n c r e a s e _________________________
2 .7
2 .9
2 .1
2 .3
1 .5
1 .6
2 .0
2 .2
3 .7
4 .0
2 .1
2 .3
1 .8
2 .0
1 .7
1 .9
A p r i l 1961 t o M a y 1 9 6 2 :
1 3 -m o n t h i n c r e a s e _______________________________
A n n u a l r a t e o f i n c r e a s e _________________________
3 .3
3 .0
.7
.7
5 .2
4 .8
4 .8
4 .4
2 .6
2 .4
.7
.7
5 .5
5 .1
4 .5
4 .1
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
3 .3
4 .3
3 .1
6 .4
5 .3
6.1
6 .1
6 .4
5 .0
5 .0
4 .7
4 .5
3 .0
1 .8
6 .9
7 .0
5 .6
7 .2
2 .7
5 .2
1.1
4 .9
4 .4
4 .8
5 .8
6 .7
6 .8
8 .0
5 .2
7 .9
1.5
5 .7
4 .3
3 .9
5 .9
8 .7
7 .7
4 .8
4 .0
4 .6
3 .5
3 .0
3 .4
6 .3
4 .9
6 .4
6 .5
6 .5
4 .2
6 .0
4 .7
4 .5
3 .0
1 .8
6 .9
7 .0
5 .6
7 .2
2 .7
5 .2
.7
5 .2
4 .4
5 .6
5 .8
6 .4
7 .0
8 .6
5 .6
6 .6
1 .6
6 .2
3 .7
7.1
5 .9
6 -9
7 .0
5 .7
3 .9
4 .5
1962
1963
1964
1965
1 96 6
1967
196 8
196 9
1 97 0
1 971
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
1 9 6 3 _______________________________
1 9 6 4 ________________________ _____
1 9 6 5 ________________________ ______
1 9 6 6 ________________________ _____
1 9 6 7 ------------------------------------- ------1 9 6 8 ______________ __ ___________
1 9 6 9 _______________________________
1 9 7 0 _______________________________
1 9 7 1 _______________________________
1 9 7 2 ______ _________
6
A.
Occupational earnings
T a b l e A -1 .
O f fic e o c c u p a tio n s —m en and w o m e n
(A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , G r e e n v il le , S .C ., M ay 1972)
Weekly earnings 1
(stan dard)
S e x , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n
Number
of
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a i g h t - t im e w e e ld y e a r n in g s o f—
t
Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)
t
70
M ean 2
M edian2
Middle range2
(
70
*
*
t
t
$
75
80
85
90
95
100
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
S
S
105
110
t
t
t
t
115
120
125
130
120
125
130
135
1 ------ t
1 ------- 1 ------- A
1 ------- $
135
140 150 160 170 180 190
and
u n d er
110
115
140
150
160
t?0
180
190
over
MEN
A ---------
20
$
$
$
$
40.0 135.00 146.00 114.00-151.00
2
1
3
2
7
5
------------------------------
36
40.0 129.00 125.00 110.00-158.00
-
-
-
-
2
5
-
-
2
9
-
-
-
-
6
2
3
1
2
4
-
M E S S E N G E R S I O F F I C E B O Y S ) -------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------
24
18
39.0
39.0
79.00- 99.00
78.00- 93.00
-
2
2
5
5
2
2
3
3
6
4
-
4
2
2
BILLERS, MACHINE (BILLING
M A C H I N E ) ------------------------------------
27
40.0 111.00 109.50 105.00-120.00
-
-
-
-
-
5
-
2
8
3
3
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
BILLERS, MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
M A C H I N E ) ------------------------------------
48
39.0
89.00
83.50
80.00-102.50
1
4
7
18
-
*
3
7
3
-
-
5
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C L A S S B --------------------------------------
115
40.0
87.50
87.00
17
9
6
5
4
-
i
4
C L E R K S , A C C O U N T I N G , C L A S S A --------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------
88
60
28
6
5
4
9
13
12
1
5
5
5
5
9
8
1
3
2
1
11
11
2
1
1
-
_
-
-
-
“
6
1
5
1
4
2
1
-
C L E R K S , A C C O U N T I N G , C L A S S B ---------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------
4
1
7
5
-
2
2
-
-
-
_
-
-
7
-
8
6
2
2
2
_
_
4
4
4
4
-
-
-
“
_
CLERKS.
ACCOUNTING,
CLERKS,
ORDER
CLASS
88.50
84.50
90.50
86.00
WOMEN
77.00- 95.50
-
25
i i
15
18
39.5 115.00 114.50 102.50-133.00
40.0 117.00 117.50 107.00-132.00
86.00-139.00
3B.0 110.00 102.50
-
-
7
-
-
-
_
“
166
95
71
39.5
40.0
38.5
93.00
92.50
93.00
91.50
92.00
90.50
83.00-102.00
84.50-101.00
80.50-103.50
1
1
7
21
6
-
5
2
28
39.5
82.00
83.00
74.50- 89.00
-
8
C L E R K S , O R D E R -----------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------
62
35
40.0
98.00
39.5 103.50
92.50
95.00
84.00-112.00
90.00-120.00
-
C L E R K S , P A Y R O L L --------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------
69
40
29
98.50
39.0
98.00
98.00
40.0
96.50
38.0 100.00 100.00
85.00-109.00
84.00-109.00
86.00-111.00
2
2
_
K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S A ---------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------
49
37
39.5 102.00
40.0 100.50
99.50
98.50
94.50-111.00
94.00-108.00
K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B --------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------
169
127
42
39.5
40.0
38.5
92.50
92.00
93.50
92.50
92.50
91.00
85.50- 98.50
85.50- 97.50
85.50-104.00
S E C R E T A R I E S --------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------------------
406
264
142
23
39.5
40.0
38.5
40.0
118.50
119.50
116.00
113.50
S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S A ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------
30
24
CLERKS,
FILE,
CLASS
C
------------------
S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .
120.00 105.50-132.00
121.00 108.00-131.50
117.50
98.50-133.50
95.00-135.00
115.00
40.0 154.50 154.00 147.50-164.00
40.0 158.50 157.50 150.00-166.00
-
7
i
6
5
i
3
23
15
31
22
i i
7
15
23
13
10
8
9
4
21
12
9
2
8
5
3
2
-
7
11
-
3
3
7
3
13
9
1
1
5
1
4
4
12
5
3
8
6
7
5
4
4
2
7
2
4
2
5
1
-
4
8
3
8
13
12
32
19
49
-
-
_
-
*
-
9
-
1
5
4
4
3
11
9
5
3
2
-
5
-
-
4
2
2
2
5
5
3
4
7
3
1
-
13
2
8
6
4
5
2
26
48
19
36
12
3
22
8
47
25
21
-
10
11
2
4
14
7
7
13
9
10
2
17
8
6
-
3
-
3
3
4
8
9
“
4
i
20
13
7
1
27
21
6
-
3
9
-
2
4
1
5
-
-
-
3
6
7
2
1
1
32
15
17
3
4
-
-
_
-
-
-
-
1
_
-
“
“
-
.
1
1
*
1
*
“
1
-
1
1
_
-
-
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
*
3
55
28
42
8
44
11
“
20
30
12
12
9
1
3
2
2
32
18
14
3
8
1
4
4
-
18
10
8
2
-
“
2
-
1
1
1
7
8
8
-
5
7
8
2
2
i
i
-
-
2
2
i
i
-
7
T a b le A -1.
O f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n a n d w o m e n ----- C o n t i n u e d
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s fo r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , G r e e n v il le , S .C ., M a y 1972)
Weekly earnings
(standard)
1
S e x , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n
WOMEN
SECRETARIES
-
Average
weekly
hours1
(standard
N u m b er o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly ea rn in g s o f—
M ean 1
M edian2
Middle range2
s
*
S
»
1 ---- 1 --180
190
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
115
120
125
>
130
135
140
150
160
170
75
80
85
90
95
100
JQ5
uo
115
120
125
130
135
140
150
160
170
180
190
over
-
*
“
3
3
1
6
6
”
17
13
4
6
4
2
14
12
2
4
2
2
11
7
4
6
1
5
1
1
-
-
-
*
-
_
-
-
4
8
8
2
2
12
6
6
4
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
-
_
“
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
_
2
2
2
$
Number
of
U n d er
70
S
and
70
u n d er
*
*
$
$
and
CONTINUED
- CONTINUED
S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S B -------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------
80
49
31
$
*
$
$
39.5 126.50 127.00 119.50-138.50
40.0 128.00 129.00 12 1.50-135.00
38.5 124.50 125.00 111.00-145.00
S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S C -------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------
132
8*
*8
39.5 119.50 122.50 10 5.00-132.50
40.0 115.50 119.50 101.50-129.50
38.5 127.00 129.50 117.50-141.50
S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S D -------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------
164
107
57
39.5 107.00 1 1 1 . 0 0
99 .0 0-119.50
40.0 110.50 112.50 10 4.50-122.00
39.0 100.50 100.00
86.00-116.00
S T E N O G R A P H E R S , G E N E R A L ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------------------
152
115
37
40.0 105.50 102.50
40.0 105.00 104.00
39.0 108.00
98.00
S T E N O G R A P H E R S , S E N I O R ----------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------
96
49
47
3
1
2
1
7
2
5
7
7
*
9
7
2
9
9
“
6
4
2
11
4
7
14
10
4
17
12
5
18
8
10
15
13
35
30
5
15
5
10
22
21
1
5
4
9
9
1
-
1
2
-
-
-
1
1
11
11
3
1
6
6
2
-
3
-
1
3
3
_
-
3
3
-
-
-
1
3
2
3
-
-
_
-
-
-
-
-
2
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
4
3
2
1
-
9
9
-
3
3
-
7
6
3
13
6
7
2
16
10
6
-
1
-
4
4
8
8
-
-
“
16
8
8
21
13
8
15
10
5
24
18
6
18
17
1
13
12
1
40.0 120.00 117.00 10 6.50-134.00
40.0 113.50 109.00 102.50-119.00
39.5 126.50 127.50 116.00-141.00
-
.
-
-
•
-
-
-
-
-
8
6
-
-
2
5
9
6
3
10
6
-
9
9
-
15
10
-
3
2
1
92 .0 0-113.00
93 .0 0- 11 3. 50
91.00-112.50
-
-
3
3
-
1
7
6
-
2
2
“
3
-
-
13
-
-
4
5
2
3
13
1
3
15
8
7
-
-
-
-
SWITCHBOARD
OPERATORS,
----
19
39.5
90.00
92.50
81.50-101.00
1
1
2
3
-
6
1
4
-
-
-
1
SWITCHBOARD
OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTS-
100
39.5
95.00
96.50
88.50-103.50
-
7
.
10
12
16
20
5
5
1
81.50- 97.00
16
13
8
88.50
23
21
11
10
13
CLASS
8
33
TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE
0 E N E ftA L
OPERATORS,
12
65
S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .
38 0
n ^ nn
03 '0
12
73.00- 91.50
22
1
-
-
-
-
-
8
T a b le A -2 .
P r o f e s s i o n a l a nd t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s — m e n a n d w o m e n
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s for s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d o n a n a r e a b a s i s b y i n d u s t r y d ivision, G r e e n v i l l e , S . C . , M a y
Weekly earnings
(stan dard)
S e x , o c c u p a t i o n , a n d i n d u s t r y division
Number
of
woikers
1
M u m b e r of w o r k e r s
$
Average
weekly
M ean 2
M edian2
Middle range2
(standard)
95
S
100
100
105
t
90
»
t
s
*
S
1972)
r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s of---*
*
i
*
t
t
$
t
t
t
t
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
1*0
150
160
170
180
190
200
210
220
110
115
120
125
130
135
1*0
150
160
170_
180
190
200
2 J0
?20
?30
T ---------- *-------230
2*0
and
under
95
2*0
250
MEN
25
COMPUTER
39«5
$
$
13*.00
1 3 3 . SO
191*00
206*00
$
$
3
*
PROGRAMERS,
3
17*.00-212.00
3
1^7*00 162*00
A O .0
116.00
120*00
120.00
121.00
121.00
122.50
122.50
*
1
137.50 1
137.50
1
1
u
j
1
1
2
WOMEN
NURSES.
INDUSTRIAL
IREGISTERED)
------
21
21
* 0 .0
106.00106.00-
3
3
2
-
2
-
6
-
6
1
S e e f o o tnotes at e n d of tables.
f
1
1
1
9
T a b le A -3 .
O f f ic e , p r o f e s s io n a l, a nd te c h n ic a l o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n a n d w o m e n c o m b i n e d
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s for s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d o n a n a r e a b a s i s b y i n d u s t r y division, G r e e n v i l l e ,
Av erage
O c c u p a t i o n a n d i n d u s t r y division
OFFICE
Number
of
Weekly
Weekly
hours 1 earnings 1
(standard) (standard)
O c c u p a t i o n a n d i n d u s t r y division
OFFICE
OCCUPATIONS
S.C.,
May
1972)
Av trage
Number
of
Weekly
hours 1
(standard]
Weekly
Averag,
O c c u p a t i o n a n d i n d u s t r y division
Number
of
(standard)
OFFICE OCCUPATIONS
OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED
Weekly
hour* 1
(standard)
Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)
- CONTINUED
$
BILLERS, MACHINE (BILLING
M A C H I N E ) --------------------------------------------------------------------
$
27
40.0
111.00
BILLERS, MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
M A C H I N E ) --------------------------------------------------------------------
48
39.0
89.00
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C L A S S B -----------------------------------------------------------------------
115
40.0
87.50
C L E R K S , A C C O U N T I N G , C L A S S A -----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------
108
73
35
39.5
40.0
38.5
118.50
119.00
117.50
C L E R K S , A C C O U N T I N G , C L A S S B --------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------
172
100
72
39.5
40.0
38.5
94.00
94.00
94.00
ME S S E N G E R S (OFFICE BOYS AND GIRLS)N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------
29
22
39.0
38.5
89.00
86.00
S E C R E T A R I E S -----------------------------m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S — --------------
407
264
143
24
39.5
40.0
39.0
40.0
118.50
119.50
116.50
115.00
S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S A --------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S B --------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------
FILE,
CLASS
C
-----------------------------------
29
39.0
81.50
C L E R K S , O R D E R --------------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------------
98
61
40.0
40.0
109.50
115.50
C L E R K S , P A Y R O L L --------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------------
73
44
29
39.0
39.5
38.0
101.00
101.50
100.00
K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S A -----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------------
49
37
39.5
40.0
102.00
100.50
K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B -----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------------------
170
128
42
39.5
40.0
38.5
92.50
92.00
93.50
See
footnote at e n d
of tables.
40.0
40.0
154.50
158.50
80
49
31
39.5
40.0
38.5
126.50
128.00
124.50
C L A S S C ------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------
132
84
48
39.5
40.0
38.5
119.50
115.50
127.00
S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S D --------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g -------------------
165
107
58
39.5
40.0
39.0
107.00
110.50
101.50
S T E N O G R A P H E R S , G E N E R A L --------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------
152
115
37
40.0
40.0
39.0
105.50
105.00
108.00
96
49
47
40.0
40.0
39.5
120.00
113.50
126.50
19
39.5
90.00
SECRETARIES,
manufacturing
CLERKS,
30
24
S T E N O G R A P H E R S , S E N I O R ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------NONM ANUFACTURIN G
SWITCHBOARD
------------------------------------
OPERATORS,
CLASS
B -----
$
SWITCHROARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSM A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------
100
67
33
39.5
40.0
38.5
95.00
98.50
88.00
TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C L A S S B ----------------------------------
19
39.0
116.50
T R A N S CRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
G E N E R A L ----------------------------------
66
38.0
97.50
T Y P I S T S , C L A S S B ------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------------
135
70
65
39.0
40.0
38.0
85.00
87.50
82.00
C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B -----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------------
31
18
39.5
40.0
129.00
124.50
COMPUTER PROGRAMERS,
B U S I N E S S , C L A S S B -------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------
29
18
39.5
40.0
191.50
189.00
D R A F T S M E N , C L A S S B --------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------------
164
119
40.0
40.0
148.00
147.00
D R A F T S M E N , C L A S S C --------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------------
41
31
40.0
40.0
118.50
120.00
N U R S E S , I N D U S T R I A L ( R E G I S T E R E D ) --M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------------
21
21
40.0
40.0
121.00
121.00
PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS
10
T a b le A -4 .
M a i n t e n a n c e a nd p o w e r p l a n t o c c u p a ti o n s
(A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s is b y in d u s tr y d i v is i o n , G r e e n v il le , S . C . , M a y 1972)
Hourly earnings3
$
2.20
$
2.30
$
$
$
2.60
2.70
2
80
2.90
3.00
3.20
3.40
3 60
3.80
4.00
4.20
4.40
$
4.80
$
2.50
$
4.60
$
2.40
5.00
5.20
5.40
2.20
2.30
2.40
2.50
2.60
2.70
2.80
2
90
3.00
3.20
3.40
3.60
3
80
4.00
4.20
4.40
4.60
4.80
5.00
5.20
5.40
5.60
-
-
-
-
-
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
7
13
13
12
12
4
2
1
1
2
2
-
_
_
_
_
-
-
35
35
3
3
8
8
28
28
_
-
14
14
_
“
37
37
_
-
35
35
_
-
6
6
1
-
4
4
-
-
~
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
_
-
_
_
2
2
2
1
3
2
_
_
"
1
1
_
-
7
7
1
-
3
1
_
-
2
2
_
-
3
3
1
-
3
2
-
-
-
-
6
6
-
“
2
2
2
2
6
5
2
2
6
5
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
-
16
16
-
-
-
_
16
16
14
14
32
32
16
16
19
19
10
10
2
“
“
“
“
16
13
7
7
-
5
11
5
-
i
-
4
3
i
i
11
3
2
5
67
67
53
53
78
78
12
12
39
8
8
4
16
16
2.00
S e x , o c c u p a t i o n , a n d i n d u s t r y division
workers
Mean ^
Median^
Middle range ^
N u m be r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a i g h t - t im e h o u r ly ea r nings o f—
t
S
%
$
$
t
$
t
s
$
(
$
2.10
t
»
and
und er
2.10
MEN
C A R P E N T E R S , M A I N T E N A N C E -------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------
56
$
3.00
2.98
$
3.04
3.03
$
2.762.74-
$
3.29
3.26
E L E C T R I C I A N S , M A I N T E N A N C E ----------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------
171
170
3.53
3.52
3.46
3.45
3.193.19-
3.79
3.78
_
E N G I N E E R S , S T A T I O N A R Y ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------
28
21
3.35
3.27
3.31
3.29
2.962.93-
3.69
3.58
-
-
F I R E M E N , S T A T I O N A R Y B O I L E R ---------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------
20
20
2.25
2.25
2.28
2.28
2.092.09-
2.36
2.36
6
6
_
“
6
6
H E L P E R S , M A I N T E N A N C E T R A D E S --------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------
40
38
2.63
2.63
2.64
2.65
2.402.39-
2.94
2.95
-
6
6
2
2
112
112
3.16
3.16
3.09
3.09
2.972.97-
3.42
3.42
M A C H I N I S T S , M A I N T E N A N C E -------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
( M A I N T E N A N C E ! -------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------------M E C H A N I C S , M A I N T E N A N C E --------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------TOOL
AND DIE
M A K E R S ------------------m a n u f a c t u r i n g -----------------------
S e e f oo t n o t e s at e n d of tables
58
92
31
61
48
3.86
3.34
4.11
4.23
3.46
3.36
3.98
4.19
3.163. 1 9 3.062.93-
4.43
3.44
5.35
5.43
368
366
3.57
3.57
3.58
3.59
3.313.31-
4.00
4.00
80
80
4 .1 7
4.25
4.25
3.903.90-
4.47
4.47
4.17
-
-
-
_
~
“
~
3
3
-
“
~
~
_
_
_
_
_
_
4
_
9
_
-
-
~
~
-
-
4
-
9
-
*
4
-
8
-
13
8
5
4
3
i
i
10
10
13
13
29
27
_
“
_
-
6
6
4
4
-
3
4
_
_
2
5
15
5
5
15
15
1
1
1
*
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
53
53
-
_
_
_
_
39
-
-
-
-
"
~
7
7
21
21
13
13
10
1
_
_
_
10
1
-
11
T a b le A -5 .
C u sto d ial and m aterial m o v em e n t occu p atio n s
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u r ly e a rn in g s fo r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s is b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n , G r e e n v ille , S .C ., M a y 1972)
Hourly earnings ^
N um be r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u r ly ea rn in g s o f —
V
s
t
i
i—
S
*
1.60 1.70 1.80 1 .90 2 . 0 0 2 . 1 0 2 . 2 0
Number
S e x , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u str y d iv is io n
workers
Mean
^
Median ^
Middle range
^
i
$
$
t
$
$
2.40 2.60 2.80 3.00 3.20 3.40
i
i
t
*
$
i
$
$
i
t
3.60 3.80 4.00 4.20 4.40 4.60 4.80 5.00 5.20 5.40
and
u n d er
2.40 2.60 2.80 3.00 3.20 3.40 3.60
3.80
o
o
1.70 1.80 1.90 2 . 0 0 2 . 1 0 2 . 2 0
4.20 4.40 4.60 4.80 5.00 5.20 5.40 5,60
MEN
GUARDS AND WATCHMEN
MA NUFACTURING -NO NMANUFACTURING
425
124
301
$
1.95
$
2.20
2.16
1.85
1.86
$
1.841.981.83-
1.88
$
1.97
2.41
1.88
“
4
4
274
274
20
56
36
18
18
8
8
33
27
“
6
21
20
1
WATCHMEN
MA NUFACTURING --------------------
113
2.16
2.09
1.97- 2.36
-
4
-
36
18
8
24
16
JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CL EANERS —
MA NUFACTURING -------------------NONMAN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------
510
358
152
2.02
2.01
57
2.04
6
94
73
84
72
43
35
51
21
83
60
23
35
33
1.86
14
7
7
78
2.05
1.96
1.78- 2.23
1.91- 2.23
1.68- 2.14
LABORERS, MATERIAL HA NDLING -----MA NU FACTURING -------------------NONMAN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------
418
324
94
2.26
2.13
2.71
2.13
2.08
2.67
2.03- 2.56
2.01- 2.27
2.59- 2.83
5
5
18
18
-
30
29
19
18
1
1
129
129
-
28
25
3
12
FILLERS ----------------------
92
2.37
2.25
2.10- 2.72
-
*
-
6
PACKERS, SHIPPING -----------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------
142
138
2.37
2.38
2.49
2.50
2.07- 2.59
2 .06- 2.60
24
24
4
4
-
-
-
-
RECEIVING CLERKS -------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------
55
28
27
2.83
2.82
2.85
2.88
2.86
2.53- 3.18
2.59- 3.18
2.47- 3.18
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3.12
1
SHIPPING CLERKS --------------------MA NUFACTURING --------------------
22
2.96
3.05
3.12
3.13
2.79- 3.18
2.87- 3.19
-
-
-
-
SHIPPING AND RECE IV IN G CLERKS ---MA NUFACTURING --------------------
45
40
2.88
2.78- 3.11
2.78- 3.14
_
_
-
2.91
2.96
3.01
-
-
-
TRUCKDRIVERS -----------------------MA NUFACTURING -------------------NONMAN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------
571
187
384
226
3.59
2.81
3.97
5.11
2.89
2.322.532.275.38-
-
4
11
5.33
5.43
2
2
11
“
TRUCKDRIVERS, LIGHT (UNDER
1-1/2 TONS) ---------------------NONMANUF AC TU RI NG ----------------
54
49
2.22
2.22
2.24
2.23
2.04- 2.29
2.04- 2.28
_
TRUCKDRIVERS, MEDIUM (1-1/2 TO
AND INCLUDING A TONS) ---------MA NUFACTURING -------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------
194
59
135
2.56
2.36
2.65
2.32
2.38
2.31
2.09- 2.61
2.05- 2.58
2.09- 2.69
_
TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER A TONS
TRAILER TYPE) -------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------
235
80
155
4.60
3.30
5.26
5.42
3.45
5.45
3.69- 5.46
2.87- 3.73
5.42- 5.47
_
TRUCKERS, POWER (FORKLIFT) -------MA NU FACTURING --------------------
305
278
2.46
2.45
2.40
2.40
2.16- 2.79
2.16- 2.75
1.86
1.79
1.79
1.78
1.73- 2.01
1.74- 2.05
1.69- 1.87
ORDER
19
2.66
5.41
3.18
5.44
5.47
2
68
10
61
59
2
8
37
24
13
10
10
6
n
4
7
1
1
1
9
See fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s
134
no
24
1.87
1.82
1
_
l
9
-
1
-
1
1
11
1
-
3
7
46
1
11
1
-
3
7
18
16
20
7
9
4
12
11
11
7
7
19
15
45
45
15
15
5
5
4
4
-
-
-
-
8
8
-
3
3
-
1
2
1
1
9
9
-
15
3
9
7
_
-
14
5
9
_
-
12
2
-
-
-
_
*
~
-
-
4
i
2
2
3
3
10
10
2
2
1
1
-
_
1
-
-
-
2
2
4
4
5
5
13
9
13
13
7
7
40
20
3
17
84
17
67
29
26
3
70
50
13
2
29
18
4
4
-
-
“
17
13
4
”
5
5
5
4
9
9
7
7
4
6
_
-
12
12
_
2
2
6
_
_
_
-
“
*
-
-
_
_
-
"
-
1
38
1
17
1C
7
55
48
7
21
14
7
_
68
22
20
12
1
11
_
-
1
-
_
1
-
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
45
160
-
-
-
-
45
45
160
160
.
_
15
“
15
41
40
1
-
3
1
1
-
3
1
1
_
1
.
_
1
1
"
1
*
“
_
_
2
-
-
2
21
28
24
_
“
30
20
55
2
3
17
12
19
16
3
28
1
-
_
_
1
-
9
9
11
90
9
88
7
7
9
9
43
”
15
2
5
4
10
6
13
1
4
“
8
8
19
12
-
7
4
4
~
40
40
29
1
1
-
-
-
15
15
-
42
32
64
64
10
20
20
4
1
2
2
1
14
WOMEN
JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS -MA NU FACTURING -------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------
-
21
3
3
-
“
-
40
40
~
2
2
1
_
_
-
-
-
_
145
-
145
12
F o o tn o te s
1 Standard h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o r k w e e k f o r w hich e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e th eir 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 l u s i v e o f pa 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 i u m r a t e s ) , and the ea r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d to th ese w e e k ly h o u r s .
The m e d ia n
2 The m e a n is c o m p u te d f o r e a c h j o b b y totaling the e a r n in g s o f all w o r k e r s and div id ing b y the n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s ,
The m i d d le
d e s ig n a t e s p o s it io n — h a lf o f the e m p l o y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e i v e m o r e than the rate shown; h a lf r e c e i v e l e s s than the rate show n,
range is defin ed b y 2 r a te s o f pay; a fou rth of the w o r k e r s ear n l e s s than the lo w e r o f th e s e r a te s and a fou rth e a r n m o r e than the h ig h e r rate.
3 E x c l u d e s p r e m i u m pa 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 late shifts.
A p p e n d ix . O c c u p a t io n a l D e s c r ip t io n s
T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r i n g j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r t h e B u r e a u 's w a g e s u r v e y s i s t o a s s i s t i t s f i e l d s t a f f in c l a s s i f y i n g in to a p p r o p r ia t e
o c c u p a t i o n s w o r k e r s w h o a r e e m p l o y e d u n d e r a v a r i e t y o f p a y r o l l t i t l e s a n d d i f f e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b l is h m e n t t o e s t a b l is h m e n t a n d
fr o m a r e a to a r e a .
T h is p e r m i t s th e g r o u p in g o f o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p a r a b l e j o b c o n t e n t .
B e c a u s e o f t h is e m p h a s i s on
in t e r e s t a b l is h m e n t a n d i n t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b i l i t y o f o c c u p a t i o n a l c o n t e n t , th e B u r e a u 's j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m t h o s e in u s e in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s o r t h o s e p r e p a r e d f o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s .
In a p p ly in g t h e s e j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s , t h e B u r e a u 's f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s a r e in s t r u c t e d
t o e x c l u d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s ; a p p r e n t i c e s ; l e a r n e r s ; b e g i n n e r s ; t r a i n e e s ; a n d h a n d ic a p p e d , p a r t - t i m e , t e m p o r a r y , a n d p r o b a t i o n a r y w o r k e r s .
O F F IC E
C L E R K , A C C O U N T I N G — C o n t in u e d
B I L L E R , M A C H IN E
P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , a n d i n v o i c e s o n a m a c h in e o t h e r th a n a n o r d i n a r y o r e l e c t r o m a tic ty p e w r ite r .
M a y a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s a s t o b i l l i n g s o r s h ip p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o t h e r
c l e r i c a l w o r k in c id e n t a l t o b il li n g o p e r a t i o n s . F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a c h i n e , a r e
c l a s s i f i e d b y t y p e o f m a c h in e , a s f o l l o w s :
B i l l e r , m a c h in e ( b il li n g m a c h i n e ) . U s e s a s p e c i a l b i l l i n g m a c h in e ( c o m b i n a t i o n 't y p i n g
a n d a d d in g m a c h in e ) t o p r e p a r e b i l l s a n d i n v o i c e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , i n t e r
n a ll y p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , s h ip p in g m e m o r a n d u m s , e t c .
U s u a l ly i n v o l v e s a p p l ic a t i o n o f p r e
d e t e r m in e d d i s c o u n t s a n d s h ip p in g c h a r g e s a n d e n t r y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s i o n s , w h ic h m a y o r
m a y n o t b e c o m p u t e d o n th e b i l l i n g m a c h in e , a n d t o t a l s w h ic h a r e a u t o m a t i c a ll y a c c u m u l a t e d
b y m a c h i n e . T h e o p e r a t i o n u s u a l ly i n v o l v e s a l a r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p i e s o f th e b i l l b e in g
p r e p a r e d a n d i s o ft e n d o n e o n a fa n fo l d m a c h i n e .
B i l l e r , m a c h in e ( b o o k k e e p in g m a c h i n e ) .
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 i t 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 i o n . G e n e r a ll y i n v o l v e s th e s i m u lt a n e o u s e n t r y o f f i g u r e s o n c u s t o m e r s ' l e d g e r r e c o r d . T h e
m a c h in e a u t o m a t i c a ll y a c c u m u l a t e s f i g u r e s o n a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o l u m n s a n d c o m p u t e s
a n d u s u a l ly p r in t s a u t o m a t i c a ll y t h e d e b it o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s .
D o e s n o t i n v o l v e a k n o w l
e d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g .
W o rk s fr o m u n ifo r m and sta n d a rd ty p e s o f s a le s and c r e d it s lip s .
B O O K K E E P I N G -M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R
O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e
o f b u s in e s s t r a n s a c t i o n s .
(w ith o r w it h o u t a t y p e w r i t e r k e y b o a r d ) t o k e e p a r e c o r d
C la s s A .
K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u i r i n g a k n o w le d g e o f a n d e x p e r i e n c e in b a s i c
b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s , a n d f a m i l i a r i t y w ith t h e s t r u c t u r e o f t h e p a r t i c u l a r a c c o u n t i n 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 a n d d i s t r i b u t i o n o f d e b it a n d c r e d i t i t e m s 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 ts , and o th e r r e c o r d s
by hand.
C la s s B .
K e e p s a r e c o r d o f o n e o r m o r e p h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s o f a s e t o f r e c o r d s u s u a l ly
r e q u i r i n g l i t t l e k n o w le d g e o f b a s i c b o o k k e e p in g . P h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s in c lu d e a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ,
p a y r o l l , c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n t s (n o t in c lu d in g a s i m p l e t y p e o f b i l l i n g d e s c r i b e d u n d e r b i l l e r ,
m a c h i n e ) , c o s t d i s t r ib u t io n , e x p e n s e d i s t r i b u t i o n , in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , e t c . M a y c h e c k o r a s s i s t
in p r e p a r a t i o n o f t r i a l b a l a n c e s and p r e p a r e c o n t r o l s h e e t s f o r th e a c c o u n t i n g d e p a r t m e n t .
C L E R K , A C C O U N T IN G
P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e a c c o u n t i n 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 t o r e g i s t e r s a n d l e d g e r s ;
r e c o n c i l i n g b a n k a c c o u n t s ; v e r i f y i n g t h e in t e r n a l c o n s i s t e n c y , c o m p l e t e n e s s , a n d 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 i n g d o c u m e n t s ; a s s i g n i n g p r e s c r i b e d a c c o u n t i n g d i s t r ib u t io n c o d e s ; e x a m in in g
a n d 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 i o 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 i n g s i m p l e o r a s s i s t i n g in p r e p a r i n g m o r e c o m p l i c a t e d j o u r n a l v o u c h e r s .
M ay w ork
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 i n g s y s t e m .
T h e w o r k r e q u i r e s a k n o w le d g e o f
w h ic h r e l a t e s t o t h e c l e r i c a l p r o c e s s i n g a n d
W ith e x p e r i e n c e , t h e w o r k e r t y p i c a l l y b e c o m
a n d p r o c e d u r e s u s e d in t h e a s s i g n e d w o r k ,
p r i n c i p l e s o f b o o k k e e p in g and a c c o u n t i n g .
c l e r i c a l m e t h o d s and o f f i c e p r a c t i c e s a n d p r o c e d u r e s
r e c o r d i n g o f t r a n s a c t i o n s and a c c o u n t i n g in f o r m a t io n .
e s f a m i l i a r w ith th e b o o k k e e p in g a n d a c c o u n t i n g t e r m s
but i s n o t 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
NOTE:
P o s it io n s
c la s s ifie d
in to l e v e l s
o n th e b a s i s o f th e f o l l o w i n g d e f in i t io n s .
C la s s B .
U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n , f o l lo w i n g d e t a il e d i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d s t a 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 i n g c l e r i c a l o p e r a t i o n s , s u c h as p o s t in g t o
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 i d e n t if ic a t i o n o f i t e m s a n d l o c a t i o n s o f p o s t in g s a r e
c l e a r l y i n d ic a t e d ; c h e c k i n g a c c u r a c y a n d c o m p l e t e n e s s o f s t a n d a r d iz e d a n d r e p e t it i v e r e c o r d s
o r a c c o u n t i n g d o c u m e n t s ; a n d 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 i n g c o d e s .
C L E R K , F IL E
F i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s , a n d r e t r i e v e s m a t e r i a l in a n e s t a b l i s h e d f i l i n g s y s t e m . M a y p e r f o r m
c l e r i c a l a n d m a n u a l t a s k s r e q u i r e d t o m a in t a in f i l e s . P o s i t i o n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d in to l e v e l s o n th e
b a s is o f th e fo llo w in g d e fin itio n s .
C la s s A .
C la s s if ie s and in d e x e s file m a te r ia l su ch a s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , r e p o r t s , t e c h
n i c a l d o c u m e n t s , e t c . , in an e s t a b l i s h e d f i li n g s y s t e m c o n t a in in g a n u m b e r o f v a r i e d s u b j e c t
m a t t e r f i l e s . M a y a l s o f i l e t h is m a t e r i a l . M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r i o u s t y p e s in c o n j u n c t io n
w ith t h e f i l e s .
M a y le a d a s m a ll g r o u p o f l o w e r l e v e l f i l e c l e r k s .
C la s s B .
S o r t s , c o d e s , and f i le s
in g s o r p a r t l y c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y
c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a id s .
A s re q u e ste d ,
w a rd s m a te r ia l. M ay p e r fo r m re la te d
u n c la s s ifie d m a te r ia l b y s im p le (s u b je c t m a tte r ) h e a d
f i n e r s u b h e a d in g s . P r e p a r e s s i m p l e r e l a t e d in d e x and
l o c a t e s c l e a r l y i d e n t if ie d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s and f o r
c l e r i c a l t a s k s r e q u i r e d t o m a in t a in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .
C la s s C .
P e r f o r m s r o u t in e f i li n g o f m a t e r i a l th a t h a s a l r e a d y b e e n c l a s s i f i e d o r w h ic h
i s e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s i m p l e s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s y s t e m ( e . g . , a lp h a b e t ic a l , c h r o n o l o g i c a l ,
o r n u m e r i c a l ) . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s r e a d i l y a v a il a b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d fo r w a r d s m a
t e r i a l ; a n d m a y f i l l o u t w it h d r a w a l c h a r g e . M a y p e r f o r m s i m p l e c l e r i c a l a n d m a n u a l t a s k s
r e q u i r e d t o m a in t a in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .
CLERK , ORDER
R e c e iv e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s f o r m a te r ia l o r m e r c h a n d is e b y m a il, p h o n e , o r p e r s o n a lly .
D u t ie s in v o l v e a n y c o m b in a t i o n o f th e f o l l o w i n g : Q u o t in g p r i c e s t o c u s t o m e r s ; m a k in g ou t a n o r d e r
s h e e t l i s t i n g th e i t e m s t o m a k e u p th e o r d e r ; c h e c k i n g p r i c e s a n d q u a n t it ie s o f it e m s o n o r d e r
s h e e t ; a n d d i s t r ib u t in g o r d e r s h e e t s t o r e s p e c t i v e d e p a r t m e n t s t o b e f i l l e d . M a y c h e c k w ith c r e d i t
d e p a r t m e n t t o d e t e r m i n e c r e d i t r a t in g o { c u s t o m e r , a c k n o w l e d g e r e c e i p t o f o r d e r s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ,
f o l l o w u p o r d e r s t o s e e th a t t h e y h a v e b e e n f i l l e d , k e e p f i l e o f o r d e r s r e c e i v e d , and c h e c k sh ip p in g
i n v o i c e s w ith o r i g i n a l o r d e r s .
CLERK, PAYROLL
C o m p u t e s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p l o y e e s a n d e n t e r s t h e n e c e s s a r y d a ta o n th e p a y r o l l
s h e e t s . D u t ie s i n v o l v e : C a lc u la t in g w o r k e r s ' e a r n i n g s b a s e d o n t im e o r p r o d u c t io n r e c o r d s ; and
p o s t in g c a l c u l a t e d d a ta o n p a y r o l l s h e e t , s h o w in g in f o r m a t i o n s u c h a s w o r k e r 's n a m e , w o r k in g
d a y s , t i m e , r a t e , d e d u c t i o n s f o r in s u r a n c e , a n d t o t a l w a g e s d u e . M a y m a k e o u t p a y c h e c k s and
a s s i s t p a y m a s t e r in m a k in g u p a n d d i s t r ib u t in g p a y e n v e l o p e s .
M a y u s e a c a lc u la t in g m a c h in e .
T h e B u r e a u h a s d i s c o n t in u e d c o l l e c t i n g d a ta f o r
13
a re
C la s s A .
U n d e r 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 i n g c l e r i c a l o p e r a t i o n s w h ic h
r e q u i r e t h e a p p l ic a t i o n o f e x p e r i e n c e a n d ju d g m e n t , f o r e x a m p l e , 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 o r n o n r e p e t it i v e a c c o u n t i n g t r a n s a c t i o n s , s e l e c t i n g a m o n g a s u b s t a n t ia l v a r i e t y o f
p r e s c r ib e d a cco u n tin g c o d e s and c la s s i f ic a t i o n s , o r t r a c in g t r a n s a c t io n s th ro u g h p r e v io u s
a c c o u n t i n g a c t i o n s t o 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 b e a s s is te d b y one o r m o r e
c la s s B a cco u n tin g c le r k s .
o ile r s
and p lu m b e r s .
14
COM PTOM ETER
OPERATOR
S E C R E T A R Y — C o n t in u e d
P r i m a r y d u ty i s t o o p e r a t e a C o m p t o m e t e r t o p e r f o r m m a t h e m a t ic a l c o m p u t a t i o n s . T h is
j o b i s n o t t o b e c o n f u s e d w it h th a t o f s t a t i s t i c a l o r o t h e r t y p e o f c l e r k , w h ic h m a y i n v o l v e f r e
q u e n t u s e o f a C o m p t o m e t e r b u t , in w h ic h , u s e o f t h is m a c h in e i s in c id e n t a l t o p e r f o r m a n c e o f
o th e r d u tie s .
KEYPUNCH O PE RATO R
O p e r a te s a k ey p u n ch
t a b u la t in g c a r d s o r o n t a p e .
P o s it io n s
a re
m a c h in e
to
record
or
v e r ify
a lp h a b e t ic
a n d /o r n u m e ric
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 t h e l e v e l d e f in i t io n s f o l l o w i n g , r e f e r s t o
t h o s e o f f i c i a l s w h o h a v e a s i g n i f i c a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o l ic y m a k i n g r o l e w ith r e g a r d t o m a j o r
c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s . T h e t i t l e " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , " t h o u g h n o r m a l l y i n d i c a t i v e o f t h is r o l e , d o e s n o t
in a ll c a s e s id e n t if y s u c h p o s i t i o n s . V i c e p r e s i d e n t s w h o s e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s t o a c t p e r
s o n a ll y o n in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t i o n s ( e . g . , a p p r o v e o r d e n y in d iv id u a l lo a n o r c r e d i t a c t i o n s ;
a d m i n i s t e r in d iv id u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d i r e c t l y s u p e r v i s e a c l e r i c a l s t a f f ) a r e n o t 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 th e f o l l o w i n g l e v e l d e f i n i t i o n s .
d a ta o n
C la s s
c l a s s i f i e d in t o l e v e l s
o n t h e b a s i s o f th e f o l lo w i n g d e f i n i t i o n s .
a ll,
C la s s A .
W o r k r e q u i r e s t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f e x p e r i e n c e a n d ju d g m e n t in s e l e c t i n g p r o c e
d u r e s t o b e f o l l o w e d a n d in s e a r c h i n g f o r , in t e r p r e t i n g , s e l e c t i n g , o r c o d i n g i t e m s t o b e
k e y p u n c h e d f r o m a v a r i e t y o f s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s . O n o c c a s i o n m a y a l s o p e r f o r m s o m e r o u t in e
k ey pu n ch w o rk .
M a y tr a in in e x p e r ie n c e d k e y p u n ch o p e r a t o r s .
C la s s B .
W o rk is ro u tin e and r e p e t it iv e . U n der 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 ific
p r o c e d u r e s o r i n s t r u c t i o n s , w o r k s f r o m v a r i o u s s t a n d a r d iz e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s w h ic h h a v e
b e e n c o d e d , and f o l l o w s s p e c i f i e 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 a n d r e q u i r e
l i t t l e o r n o s e l e c t i n g , c o d i n g , o r i n t e r p r e t i n g o f d a ta t o b e r e c o r d e d . R e f e r s t o s u p e r v i s o r
p r o b l e m s a r i s i n g f r o m e r r o n e o u s i t e m s o r c o d e s o r m i s s i n g in f o r m a t io n .
3.
S e c r e t a r y t o th e h e a d , i m m e d i a t e l y b e l o w t h e c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r l e v e l ,
s e g m e n t o r s u b s i d i a r y o f a c o m p a n y t h a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
C la s s
SECRETARY
A s s i g n e d a s p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a l l y t o o n e in d iv i d u a l. M a in ta in s a c l o s e a n d h ig h ly
r e s p o n s i v e r e l a t i o n s h i p t o t h e d a y - t o - d a y w o r k 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 t ly r e
c e i v i n g a m in i m u m o f d e t a i l e d s u p e r v i s i o n a n d g u id a n c e . P e r f o r m s v a r i e d c l e r i c a l a n d s e c r e t a r i a l
d u t i e s , u s u a l ly in c lu d in g m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
a.
R e c e i v e s t e le p h o n e c a l l s , p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , a n d in c o m in g m a i l , a n s w e r s
q u ir ie s , a nd r o u te s t e c h n ic a l in q u ir ie s to th e p r o p e r p e r s o n s ;
c.
M a in t a in s t h e
d.
R e la y s m e s s a g e s
m a in t a in s ,
P e rfo r m s
s u p e r v i s o r 's
fr o m
c a le n d a r a n d m a k e s
a p p o in t m e n t s a s in s t r u c t e d ;
oth ers
f o r th e
E x c lu s io n s
N o t a l l p o s i t i o n s th a t a r e t it l e 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 .
o f p o s i t i o n s w h ic h a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m t h e d e f in i t io n a r e a s f o l l o w s :
a.
P o s it io n s
b.
S t e n o g r a p h e r s n o t f u l ly t r a in e d in s e c r e t a r i a l t y p e d u t ie s ;
c.
S ten og ra p h ers
m a n a g e ria l p e r s o n s ;
not
m eet
th e
"p e r s o n a l"
5.
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 a n d i m p o r t a n t o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a m id d l e
m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r o f an o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t o ft e n in v o l v i n g a s m a n y a s s e v e r a l
h u n d r e d p e r s o n s ) o r a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
se cre ta ry
con cep t
C
2.
S e c r e t a r y t o t h 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 l l , f e w e r th a n 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
C la s s
M a y a ls o p e r fo r m o th e r c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r ia l ta s k s o f c o m p a r a b le n a tu re and d iffic u lt y .
T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f i c e r o u t in e a n d u n d e r s t a n d in g o f th e o r g a n iz a t io n ,
p r o g r a m s , a n d p r o c e d u r e s r e l a t e d t o t h e w o r k o f th e s u p e r v i s o r .
do
4.
S e c r e t a r y t o t h e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t , f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r o 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 l l , o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
1.
S e c r e t a r y t o an e x e c u t i v e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o s e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s n ot e q u iv a le n t
t o o n e o f t h e s p e c i f i c l e v e l s it u a t i o n s in th e d e f in i t io n f o r c l a s s B , but w h o s e o r g a n iz a t io n a l
u n it n o r m a l l y n u m b e r s a t l e a s t s e v e r a l d o z e n e m p l o y e e s a n d i s u s u a l l y d i v id e d in to o r g a n i z a
t io n a l s e g m e n t s w h ic h a r e o f t e n , in t u r n , f u r t h e r s u b d i v id e d . In s o m e c o m p a n i e s , t h is l e v e l
i n c l u d e s a w id e r a n g e o f o r g a n iz a t io n a l e c h e l o n s ; in o t h e r s , o n l y o n e o r t w o ; o r
s u p e r v i s o r t o s u b o r d in a t e s ;
by
3.
S e c r e t a r y t o t h e h e a d , i m m e d i a t e l y b e l o 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 i d e fu n c t io n a l a c t i v i t y ( e . g . , m a r k e t i n g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t i o n s , in d u s t r ia l r e l a
t io n s , e t c .) o r a m a jo r g e o g r a p h ic o r o r g a n iz a tio 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 te r s ;
a m a j o r d i v i s i o n ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 bu t f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 0 0
e m p lo y e e s ; or
C la s s
s t e n o g r a p h ic a n d t y p in g w o r k .
w h ic h
B
1.
S e c r e t a r y t o t h e c h a i r m a n o f t h e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y t h a t e m p l o y s , in
f e w e r th a n 100 p e r s o n s ; o r
r o u t in e i n
a n d r e v i s e s t h e s u p e r v i s o r 's f i l e s ;
e.
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 u m s , and r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d
s u p e r v i s o r 's s i g n a t u r e t o a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l a n d t y p o g r a p h i c a c c u r a c y ;
f.
o f a m a jo r
2.
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 t h e r th a n t h e c h a i r m a n o f t h e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t )
o f a c o r p 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
P e r f o r m s v a r i o u s r o u t in e d u t i e s s u c h a s ru n n in g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t i n g m i n o r o f f i c e m a
c h i n e s s u c h a s s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , o p e n in g a n d d i s t r ib u t in g m a i l , a n d o t h e r m i n o r c l e r i c a l w o r k .
E x c l u d e p o s i t i o n s th a t r e q u i r e o p e r a t i o n o f a m o t o r v e h i c l e a s a s i g n if i c a n t d u ty .
E s ta b lis h e s ,
1.
S e c r e t a r y t o t h e c h a i r m a n o f t h e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in
o v e r 100 b u t f e w e r th a n 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
2.
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 t h e r th a n th e c h a i r m a n o f t h e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t )
o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 b u t f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
a ll,
M E S S E N G E R (O ffic e B o y o r G ir l)
b.
A
D
1.
S e c r e t a r y t o t h 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 i z a t i o n a l u n it ( e . g . , f e w e r th a n
a b o u t 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ;
or
2.
S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e r v is o r y s ta ff s p e c ia lis t , p r o fe s s io n a l e m p lo y e e , a d m in is t r a
tiv e o f f i c e r , o r a s s is ta n t, s k ille d te c h n ic ia n o r e x p e r t.
(N O T E :
M any co m p a n ie s a s s ig n
s t e n o g r a p h e r s , r a t h e r th a n s e c r e t a r i e s a s d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , t o t h is l e v e l o f s u p e r v i s o r y o r
n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r .)
E x a m p le s
d e s c r ib e d
STENOGRAPHER
above;
P r i m a r y d u ty i s t o ta k e d i c t a t io n u s in g s h o r t h a n d , a n d t o t r a n s c r i b e t h e d i c t a t io n . M a y
a l s o t y p e f r o m w r i t t e n c o p y . M a y o p e r a t e f r o m a s t e n o g r a p h ic p o o l . 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 i c e r e c o r d i n g s ( i f p r i m a r y d u ty i s 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 i b i n g - M a c h i n e
O p e r a t o r , G e n e r a l) .
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d.
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s t a n t ia ll y m o r e c o m p l e x a n d r e s p o n s i b l e th a n t h o s e c h a r a c t e r i z e d in th e d e f in i t io n ;
N O T E : T h is j o b i s d i s t i n g u i s h e d f r o m t h a t o f a s e c r e t a r y in t h 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 f i d e n t i a l r e l a t i o n s h i p w it h o n l y o n e m a n a g e r o r e x e c u t i v e a n d p e r f o r m s m o r e
r e s p o n s i b l e a n d d i s c r e t i o n a r y t a s k s a s d e s c r i b e d in t h e s e c r e t a r y j o b d e f in i t io n .
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e.
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n i c a l , a d m i n i s t r a t i v e , s u p e r v i s o r y , o r s p e c i a l i z e d c l e r i c a l d u tie s w h ic h
s e c r e t a r ia l w o rk .
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D ic t a t i o n i n v o l v e s a n o r m a l r o u t in e v o c a b u l a r y . M a y m a in t a in f i l e s ,
o r p e r fo 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 .
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T A B U L A T I N G - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R ( E l e c t r i c A c c o u n t i n g M a c h in e O p e r a t o r ) — C o n tin u e d
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or
P o s i t i o n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d in to l e v e l s o n th e b a s i s o f t h e fo l lo w i n g d e f in i t io n s .
D ic t a t i o n i n v o l v e s a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y s u c h a s in l e g a l b r i e f s
r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h .
M a y a l s o s e t u p a n d m a in t a in f i l e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e t c .
OR
P e r f o r m s s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t ie s r e q u i r in g s i g n i f i c a n t l y g r e a t e r in d e p e n d e n c e a n d r e s p o n
s i b 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 t h e fo l l o w i n 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 a n d a c c u r a c y ; a t h o r o u g h w o r k i n 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
a n d o f f i c e p r o c e d u r e ; a n d o f th e s p e c i f i c b u s i n e s s o p e r a t i o n s , o r g a n 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 t h is k n o w le d g e in p e r f o r m i n g s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t ie s a n d
r e s p o n s i b l e c l e r i c a l t a s k s s u c h a s m a in t a in in g fo l lo w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b l i n g m a t e r i a l f o r r e p o r t s ,
m e m o r a n d u m s , a n d l e t t e r s ; c o m p o s i n g s i m p l e l e t t e r s f r o m g e n e r a l i n s t r u c t i o n s ; r e a d i n g and
r o u t in g i n c o m in g m a i l ; and a n s w e r i n g r o u t in e q u e s t i o n s , e t c .
S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a s i n g le - o r m u l t i p l e - p o s i t i o n t e le p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d h a n d lin g i n c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , in t r a p la n t o r o f f i c e c a l l s . P e r f o r m s fu ll t e le p h o n e in f o r m a t i o n s e r v i c e o r h a n d le s
c o m p l e x c a l l s , s u c h a s c o n f e r e n c e , c o l l e c t , o v e r s e a s , o r s i m i l a r c a l l s , e it h e r in a d d it io n t o
d o in g r o u t in e w o r k a s d e s c r i b e d f o r s w i t c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r , c l a s s B , o r a s a f u l l - t i m e
a s s i g n m e n t . ( " F u l l " t e le p h o n e i n f o r m a t i o n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w h e n th e e s t a b l is h m e n t h a s v a r i e d
f u n c t io n s th a t a r e n o t r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r t e le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n p u r p o s e s , e . g . , b e c a u s e
o f o v e r l a p p i n g o r i n t e r r e l a t e d fu n c t io n s , a n d c o n s e q u e n t l y p r e s e n t f r e q u e n t p r o b l e m s a s t o
w h ic h e x t e n s io n s a r e a p p r o p r ia t e f o r c a l l s . )
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s a s i n g le - o r m u l t i p l e - p o s i t i o n t e le p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d h a n d lin g i n c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , in tr a p la n t o r o f f i c e c a l l s . M a y h a n d le r o u t in e lo n g d i s t a n c e c a l l s a n d r e c o r d t o l l s .
M a y p e r f o r m li m i t e d t e le p h o n e i n f o r m a t i o n s e r v i c e . ( " L i m i t e d " t e le p h o n e i n f o r m a t i o n s e r v i c e
o c c u r s i f th e fu n c t io n s o f th e e s t a b l is h m e n t s e r v i c e d a r e r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r t e le p h o n e
in f o r m a t io n p u r p o s e s , o r i f t h e r e q u e s t s a r e r o u t i n e , e . g . , g iv in g e x t e n s i o n n u m b e r s w h e n
s p e c i f i c n a m e s a r e f u r n is h e d , o r i f c o m p l e x c a l l s a r e r e f e r r e d t o a n o t h e r o p e r a t o r . )
T h e s e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s d o n o t in c lu d e
a s s i s t c u s t o m e r s in p l a c in g c a l l s .
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S W I T C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T I O N I S T
In a d d it io n t o p e r f o r m i n g d u t ie s o f o p e r a t o r o n a s i n g l e - p o s i t i o n o r m o n i t o r - t y p e s w i t c h
b o a r d , a c t s a s r e c e p t i o n i s t a n d m a y a l s o t y p e o r p e r f o r m r o u t in e c l e r i c a l w o r k a s p a r t o f r e g u l a r
d u tie s .
T h is t y p in g o r c l e r i c a l w o r k m a y t a k e t h e m a j o r p a r t o f t h is w o r k e r 's t i m e w h ile at
s w itc h b o a r d .
T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R
( E l e c t r i c A c c o u n t i n g M a c h in e O p e r a t o r )
O p e r a te s on e o r a v a r ie t y o f m a c h in e s su ch a s th e ta b u la to r , c a lc u la t o r , c o l la t o r , in t e r
p r e t e r , s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c i n g p u n c h , e t c . E x c l u d e d f r o m t h is d e f in i t io n a r e w o r k i n g s u p e r v i s o r s .
A l s o e x c l u d e d a r e o p e r a t o r s o f e l e c t r o n i c d i g it a l c o m p u t e r s , e v e n th o u g h t h e y m a y a l s o o p e r a t e
E A M e q u ip m e n t .
C la s s A .
P e r f o r m s c o m p l e t e r e p o r t i n g a n d t a b u la t in g a s s i g n m e n t s in c lu d in g d e v i s in g
d i f f i c u l t c o n t r o l p a n e l w ir in g u n d e r g e n e r a l s u p e r v i s i o n .
A s s ig n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e a
v a r i e t y o f lo n g a n d c o m p l e x r e p o r t s w h ic h o ft e n a r e i r r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r i n g , r e q u i r in g
s o m e p la n n in g o f th e n a t u r e a n d s e q u e n c i n g o f o p e r a t i o n s , and th e u s e o f a v a r ie t y o f m a
ch in e s .
Is t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e d in t r a in i n g n e w o p e r a t o r s in m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s o r t r a in i n g
l o w e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r s in w ir in g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d in th e o p e r a t i n g s e q u e n c e s o f lo n g a n d
c o m p le x r e p o r t s .
D o e s n o t in c lu d e p o s i t i o n s in w h ic h w ir in g r e s p o n s i b i l i t y is li m i t e d t o
s e le c t io n and in s e r t io n o f p r e w ir e d b o a r d s .
C la s s B .
P e r f o r m s w o r k a c c o r d i n g t o e s t a b l is h e d p r o c e d u r e s a n d u n d e r s p e c i f i c i n
s t r u c t i o n s . A s s ig n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e c o m p l e t e but r o u t in e a n d r e c u r r i n g r e p o r t s o r p a r t s
o f l a r g e r and m o r e c o m p l e x r e p o r t s .
O p e r a t e s m o r e d i f f i c u l t t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c
c o u n tin g m a c h in e s s u c h a s th e t a b u l a t o r a n d c a l c u l a t o r , in a d d it io n t o th e s i m p l e r m a c h in e s
u s e d b y c l a s s C o p e r a t o r s . M a y b e r e q u i r e d t o d o s o m e w ir in g f r o m d i a g r a m s . M a y t r a i n
n e w e m p l o y e e s in b a s i c m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s .
C la s s C .
U n d e r s p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t i o n s , o p e r a t e s s i m p l e t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g
m a c h in e s s u c h a s th e s o r t e r , i n t e r p r e t e r , r e p r o d u c i n g p u n ch , c o l l a t o r , e t c .
A s s ig n m e n t s
t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e p o r t i o n s o f a w o r k u n it, f o r e x a m p le , in d iv id u a l s o r t in g o r c o l la t in g r u n s ,
o r r e p e t i t i v e o p e r a t i o n s . M a y p e r f o r m s i m p l e w ir in g f r o m d i a g r a m s , and d o s o m e f i li n g w o r k .
T R A N S C R I B I N G -M A C H I N E
O PERATOR, GENERAL
P r i m a r y d u ty i s t o t r a n s c r i b e d i c t a t io n in v o l v i n g a n o r m a l r o u t in e v o c a b u l a r y f r o m
tr a n s c r ib in g -m a c h in e r e c o r d s .
M a y a l s o t y p e f r o m w r it t e n c o p y a n d d o s i m p l e c l e r i c a l w o r k .
W o r k e r s t r a n s c r i b i n g d i c t a t io n in v o l v i n g a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y s u c h a s
l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s o n s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h a r e n o t i n c lu d e d .
A w o r k e r w h o t a k e s d i c t a t io n
in s h o r t h a n d o r b y S t e n o t y p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e i s c l a s s i f i e d a s a s t e n o g r a p h e r .
T Y P IS T
U s e s a t y p e w r it e r to m a k e c o p ie s o f v a r io u s m
t io n s h a v e b e e n m a d e b y a n o t h e r p e r s o n . M a y in c lu d e
r i a l s f o r u s e in d u p li c a t in g p r o c e s s e s . M a y d o c l e r i c a l
a s k e e p in g s i m p l e r e c o r d s , f i li n g r e c o r d s a n d r e p o r t s ,
a t e r i a l s o r t o m a k e ou t b i l l s a f t e r c a l c u l a
t y p in g o f s t e n c i l s , m a t s , o r s i m i l a r m a t e
w o r k in v o l v i n g li t t le s p e c i a l t r a in i n g , s u c h
o r s o r t in g a n d d i s t r ib u t in g in c o m in g m a i l .
C la s s A .
P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o l l o w i n g : T y p in g m a t e r i a l in fin a l f o r m w h en
it in v o l v e s c o m b in i n g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s ; o r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r c o r r e c t s p e ll in g ,
s y l l a b i c a t i o n , p u n c t u a t io n , e t c . , o f t e c h n i c a l o r u n u s u a l w o r d s o r f o r e i g n la n g u a g e m a t e
r i a l ; o r p la n n in g la y o u t and t y p in g o f c o m p l i c a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s t o m a in t a in u n i fo r m i t y
a n d b a l a n c e in s p a c in g . M a y t y p e r o u t in e f o r m l e t t e r s , v a r y i n g d e t a il s t o s u it c i r c u m s t a n c e s .
C la s s B .
P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
C o p y t y p in g f r o m ro u g h o r c l e a r
d r a f t s ; o r r o u t in e t y p in g o f f o r m s , i n s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c . ; o r s e t t in g u p s i m p l e s t a n d a r d
t a b u l a t i o n s ; o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p l e x t a b l e s a l r e a d y s e t u p a n d s p a c e d p r o p e r l y .
P R O F E S S IO N A L A N D T E C H N IC A L
COM PU TER
C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R — C o n t in u e d
OPERATOR
M o n i t o r s a n d 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 i g 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 i n g
t o o p e r a t i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s , u s u a l ly p r e p a r e d b y a p r o g r a m e r . W o r k i n c lu d e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
S t u d ie s i n s t r u c t i o n s t o d e t e r m in e e q u ip m e n t s e t u p a n d 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
i t e m s (ta p e r e e l s , c a r d s , e t c . ) ; s w i t c h e s n e c e s s a r y a u x i l i a r y e q u ip m e n t in to c i r c u i t , a n d s t a r t s
a n d 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 t m e n t s t o c o m p u t e r t o c o r r e c t o p e r a t i n g p r o b l e m s a n d m e e t
s p e c i a l c o n d it i o n s ; r e v i e w s e r r o r s m a d e d u r in g o p e r a t i o n a n d d e t e r m i n e s c a u s e o r r e f e r s p r o b l e m
t o s u p e r v i s o r o r p r o g r a m e r ; a n d m a in t a in s o p e r a t i n g r e c o r d s . M a y t e s t a n d a s s i s t in c o r r e c t i n g
program .
F or w age
s tu d y p u r p o s e s ,
com p u ter o p e r a to r s
a re c la s s ifie d
as f o l l o w s :
C la s s A .
O p e r a t e s in d e p e n d e n t ly , o r u n d e r o n l y 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 r u n n in g
p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f th e fo l lo w i n 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 fr e q u e n tly te s te d
a n d i n t r o d u c e d ; s c h e d u l in g r e q u i r e m e n t s a r e o f c r i t i c a l i m p o r t a n c e t o m i n i m i z e d o w n t im e ;
th e p r o g r a m s a r e o f c o m p l e x d e s ig n s o th a t i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f e r r o r s o u r c e o ft e n r e q u i r e s a
w o r k i n g k n o w le d g e o f th e t o t a l p r o g r a m , a n d a lt e r n a t e p r o g r a m s m a y n o t b e a v a i l a b l e . M a y
g iv e d i r e c t i o n a n d g u id a n c e t o l o 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 t ly , o r u n d e r o n l y 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 l l o w i n g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s : M o s t o f t h e p r o g r a m s a r e e s t a b l is 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 i s li t t l e o r n o t e s t i n g
o f n e w p r o g r a m s 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 i d e d in c a s e o r i g i n a l p r o g r a m n e e d s
m a j o r c h a n g e o r c a 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 l e t i m e .
In c o m m o n e r r o r s i t u a
t i o n s , d i a g n o s e s c a u s e a n d t a k e s c o r r e c t i v e a c t io n . T h is u s u a l ly i n v o l v 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 e d c o r r e c t i v e s t e p s , o r u s in g s t a n d a r d c o r r e c t i o n t e c h n i q u e s .
OR
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 i s i o n a c o m p u t e r r u 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 l a s s A . M a y a s s i s t a h i g 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 t ly p e r f o r m i n g l e s s d i f f i c u l t t a s k s a s s i g n e d , a n d p e r f o r m i n g d i f f i c u l t t a s k s f o l lo w i n g
d e t a il e d i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d w it h f r e q u e n t r e v i e w o f o p e r a t i o n s p e r f o r m e d .
C la s s C .
W o r k s o n r o u t in 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 i s i o n .
Is e x p e c t e d t o d e v e l o p
w o r k in g k n o w le d g e o f t h e c o m p u t e r e q u ip m e n t u s e d and a b i li t y t o d e t e c t p r o b l e m s i n v o l v e d in
r u n n in g r o u t in e p r o g r a m s . U s u a lly h a s r e c e i v e d s o m e f o r m a l t r a in i n g in c o m p u t e r o p e r a t i o n .
M a y a s s is t h ig h e r le v e l o p e r a t o r on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s .
COM PU TER
P R O G R A M E R , B U SIN E SS
C o n v e r t s s t a t e m e n t s o f b u s i n 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 il e d i n s t r u c t i o n s w h ic h a r e r e q u i r e d t o s o l v e th e p r o b l e m s b y a u t o m a t ic da 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 i a g r a m s , th e p r o g r a m e r d e v e l o p s t h e p r e c i s e i n
s t r u c t io n s w h ic h , w h en e n t e r e d in to t h 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 t io n
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o f d a ta t o a c h i e v e d e s i r e d r e s u l t s . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f t h 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 te r c a p a b ilit ie s , m a th e m a t ic s , lo g ic 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 tte r
in v o lv e d to 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 le m to b e p r o g r a 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 i t e s d e t a i l e d f l o w c h a r t s t o s h o w o r d e r in w h ic h d a ta w il l 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 t o c o d e d in s t r u c t i o n s f o r m a c h in e t o f o l l o w ; t e s t s a n d c o r r e c t s p r o g r a m s ;
p r e p a r e s i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r o p e r a t i n g p e r s o n n e l d u r in g p r o d u c t i o n ru n ; a n a l y z e s , r e v i e w s , a n d a l t e r s
p r o g r a m s t o i n c r e a s e o p e r a t i n g e f f i c i e n c y o r a d a p t t o n e w r e q u i r e m e n t s ; m a in t a in s r e c o r d s o f
p r o g r a m d e v e l o p m e n t a n d 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 l y s is a n d p r o
g r a m in g s h o u ld b e c l a s s i f i e d a s s y s t e m s a n a l y s t s i f t h is i s th e s k i l l u s e d t o d e t e r m i n e t h e i r p a y .)
D o e s n o t in c lu d e e m p l o 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 t h 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 t a 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 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 .
F o r w age
stu d y p u r p o s e s ,
progra m ers
a re
c la s s ifie d
as fo llo w s :
C l a s s A . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n t ly o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o n c o m p l e 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 l l p h a s e s o f p r o g r a m i n g c o n c e p t s a n d p r a c t i c e s . W o r k in g f r o m d i a
g r a m s a n d c h a r t s w h ic h i d e n t if y t h e n a t u 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 t e p s t o b e
a c c o m p l i s h e d , a n d th e r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e t w e e n v a r i o u s s t e p s o f th e p r o b l e m s o l v i n g r o u t i n e ;
p la n s th e fu l l r a n g e o f p r o g r a m i n g a c t i o n s n e e d e d t o e f f i c i e n t l y u t i l i z e t h e c o m p u t e r s y s t e m
in a c h i e v i n g d e s i r e d e n d p r o d u c t s .
A t t h is l e v e l , p r o g r a m i n g i s d i f f i c 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 i z e d to
p r o d u c e s e v e r a l i n t e r r e l a t e d b u t 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 a n d d i v e r s e d a ta e l e m e n t s .
A w id e v a r i e t y a n d e x t e n s i v 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 i o 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 i o n s a s d e v e l o p m e n t o f c o m m o n o p e r a t i o n s w h ic h c a n b e r e u s e d , e s t a b l is h m e n t o f
li n k a g e p o i n t s b e t w e e n o p e r a t i o n s , a d ju s t m e n t s t o d a ta w h e n p r o g r a m r e q u i r e m e n t s e x c e e d
c o m p u t e r s t o r a g e c a p a c i t y , a n d s u b s t a n t ia l m a n ip u la t io n a n d r e s e q u e n c i n g o f d a ta e le m e n t s
to fo r m a h ig h ly in te g r a te d p r o g r a m .
M a y p r o v id e
fu n c t io n a l d i r e c t i o n t o l o w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m e r s w h o a r e
a s s ig n e d to a s s is t .
C la s s B .
W o r k s in d e p e n d e n t ly o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o n r e l a t i v e l y s i m p l e
p r o g r a m s , o r on s im p le se g m e n ts 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 t s ) u s u a l ly
p r o c e s s i n f o r m a t i o 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 i e 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
a n d l i s t i n g s a r e p r o d u c e d b y r e f i n i n g , a d a p t in g , a r r a y i n g , o r m a k in g m i n o r a d d i t io n s t o o r
d e l e t i o n s f r o m in p u t d a t a w h ic h a r e r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e .
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 , th e d a ta h a v e b e e n r e f i n e d in p r i o r a c t i o n s s o t h a t th e a c c u r a c y a n d s e q u e n c i n g
o f d a t a c a n b e t e s t e d b y u s i n g a fe w r o u t in 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 l s w ith
ro u tin e r e c o r d -k e e p in g ty p e o p e r a t io n s .
OR
W o r k s o n c o m p l e 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 i r e c t i o n o f a h i g h e r
le v e l p r o g r a m e r o r s u p e r v is o r .
M a y a s s i s t h i g h e r l e v e l p r o g r a m e r b y in d e p e n d e n t ly p e r
fo r m in g le s s d iff ic u lt t a s k s a s s ig n e d , and p e r fo r m in g m o r e d iff ic u lt t a s k s u n d e r fa ir ly c lo s e
d ir e c t io n .
M a y g u id e o r i n s t r u c t l o w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m e r s .
C la s s C .
M a k e s p r a c t i c a l a p p l i c a t i o n s o f p r o g r a m i n g p r a c t i c e s a n d c o n c e p t s u s u a l ly
l e a r n e d in f o r m a l t r a in i n g c o u r s e s . A s s i g n m e n t s a r e d e s i g n e d t o d e v e l o p c o m p e t e n c e in th e
a p p l i c a t i o n o f s t a n d a r d p r o c e d u r e s t o r o u t in e p r o b l e m s . R e c e i v e s c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n o n n e w
a s p e c t s o f a s s i g n m e n t s ; a n d w o r k i s r e v i e w e d t o v e r i f y i t s a c c u r a c y a n d c o n f o r m a n c e w ith
re q u ire d p r o c e d u r e s .
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S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , B U S IN E S S
A n a l y z e s b u s i n e s s p r o b l e 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 l v i n g t h e m b y u s e o f e l e c t r o n i c
d a t a p r o c e s s i n g e q u ip m e n t . D e v e l o p s a c o m p l e t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f a ll s p e c i f i c a t i o n s n e e d e d t o e n a b le
p r o g r a m e r s t o p r e p a r e r e q u i r e d d i g it a l c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m s . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
A n a l y z e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r o p e r a t i o n s t o b e a u t o m a t e d a n d i d e n t i f i e s c o n d it i o n s a n d c r i t e r i a r e q u i r e d
to a c h ie v e s a t is fa c t o r y r e s u lt s ; s p e c i f ie s n u m b e r and ty 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 ts to
b e u s e d ; o u t l i n e s a c t i o n s t o b e p e r f o r m e d b y p e r s o n n e l a n d c o m p u t e r s in s u f f i c i e n t d e t a il f o r
p r e s e n t a t i o n t o m a n a g e m e n t a n d f o r p r o g r a m i n g ( t y p i c a l l y t h is i n v o l v e s p r e p a r a t i o n o f w o r k and
d a t a f l o w c h a r t s ) ; c o o r d i n a t e s th e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t e s t p r o b l e m s a n d p a r t i c i p a t e s in t r i a l r u n s o f
n e w a n d r e v i s e d s y s t e m s ; a n d r e c o m m e n d s e q u ip m e n t c h a n g e s t o o b t a in m o r e e f f e c t i v e o v e r a l l
o p e r a t 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 l y s is a n d p r o g r a m i n g s h o u ld b e c l a s
s i f i e d a s s y s t e m s a n a l y s t s i f t h is i s t h e s k il l u s e d t o d e t e r m i n e t h e ir p a y .)
D o e s n o t i n c lu d e e m p l o 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 s y s t e m s a n a ly s t 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 o r e n g in e e r in g p r o b l e m s .
F or w age
stu d y p u r p o s e s ,
sy stem s
a n a ly s ts a r e
c la s s ifie d
as fo llo w s :
C la s s A .
W o r k s in d e p e n d e n t ly o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o n c o m p l e x p r o b l e 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 ca u s e o f d iv e r s e s o u r c e s o f
in p u t d a ta a n d m u l t i p l e - u s e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f o u tp u t d a t a . ( F o r e x a m p le , d e v e l o p s a n in t e g r a t e d
p r o d u c t i o n s c h e d u l i n g , i n v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , c o s t a n a l y s i s , a n d s a l e s a n a l y s is r e c o r d in w h ic h
S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , B U S IN E S S — C o n t in u e d
e v e r y i t e m o f e a c h t y p e i s a u t o m a t i c a ll y p r o c e s s e d t h r o u g h th e f u l l s y s t e m o f r e c o r d s a n d
a p p r o p r i a t e f o l l o w u p a c t i o n s a r e in it ia t e d b y t h e c o m p u t e r .) C o n f e r s w it h p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d t o
d e t e r m i n e t h e d a ta p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s a n d a d v i s e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l o n t h e i m p l i c a
t io n s o f n ew o r r e v i s e d s y s t e m s o f da ta p r o c e s s in 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 io 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 j o r s y s t e m s i n s t a l la t io n s o r c h a n g e s a n d f o r o b t a in in g e q u ip m e n t .
M ay p r o v id e
a s s is t.
fu n c t io n a l
d ir e c t io n
to lo w e r
le v e l
sy stem s
a n a ly s ts w h o a r e a s s ig n e d to
C la s s B .
W o r k s in d e p e n d e n t ly o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o n p r o b l e m s t h a t a r e
r e l a t i v e l y u n c o m p l i c a t e d t o a n a l y z e , p la n , p r o g r a m , a n d o p e r a t e . P r o b l e m s a r e o f l i m i t e d
c o m p l e x i t y b e c a u s e s o u r c e s o f in p u t d a t a a r e h o m o g e n e o u s a n d t h e o u tp u t d a t a a r e c l o s e l y
r e la te d .
( F o r e x a m p l e , d e v e l o p s s y s t e m s f o r m a in t a in i n g d e p o s i t o r a c c o u n t s in a b a n k ,
m a in t a in i n g a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e in a r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t , o r m a in t a in i n g i n v e n t o r y a c c o u n t s
in a m a n u fa c t u r i n g o r w h o l e s a l e e s t a b l i s h m e n t .) C o n f e 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 i n e
th e d a ta p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s a n d a d v i s e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l o n t h e i m p l i c a t i o 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 t o b e a p p l ie d .
OR
W o r k s o n a s e g m e n t o f a c o m p l e x d a ta p r o c e s s i n g s c h e m e o r s y s t e m , a s 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 t ly o n r o u t i n e a s s i g n m e n t s a n d r e c e i v e s i n s t r u c t i o n and g u id a n c e
o n c o m p l e x a s s i g n m e n t s . W o r k i s r e v i e 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 l i a n c e w it h i n
s t r u c t i o n s , a n d t o in s u r e p r o p e r a li n e m e n t w ith t h e o v e r a l l s y s t e m .
C l a s s C . W o r k s u n d e r im m e d i a t e s u p e r v i s i o n , c a r r y i n g ou t a n a l y s e s a s a s s i g n e d , u s u a l ly
o f a s i n g le a c t i v i t y .
A s s i g n m e n t s a r e d e s ig n e d t o d e v e l o p a n d 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 l i c a t i o n o f p r o c e d u r e s a n d s k i l l s r e q u i r e d f o r s y s t e m s a n a l y s i s 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 le 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 ta ile d s p e c ific a t io n s r e q u ir e d
b y p r o g r a m e r s f r o m in f o r m a t i o n d e v e l o p e d b y t h e h i g h e r l e v e l a n a l y s t .
D RAFTSM AN
C la s s A .
P la n s t h e g r a p h i c p r e s e n t a t i o n o f c o m p l e x i t e m s h a v 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 i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m e s t a b l i s h e d d r a f t in g p r e c e d e n t s . W o r k s in c l o s e s u p
p o r t w it h t h e d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r , a n d m a y r e c o m m e n d m i n o r d e s i g n c h a n g e s .
A n a ly z e s th e
e f f e c t o f e a c h c h a n g e o n t h e d e t a i l s o f f o r m , f u n c t io n , a n d p o s i t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c o m
p on en ts and p a r t s .
W o r k s w ith a m in i m 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 i e w e d b y d e s ig n o r i g i n a t o r f o r c o n s i s t e n c y w it h 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 ay
e it h e r p r e p a r e d r a w in g s , o r d ir e c t t h e ir p r e p a r a tio n b y lo w e r le v e l d r a fts m e n .
C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n r o u t in e a n d c o m p l e x d r a f t in g a s s i g n m e n t s th a t r e q u i r e t h e a p p l i
c a t i o n o f m o s t o f t h e s t a n d a r d iz e d d r a w i n g t e c h n i q u e s r e g u l a r l y u s e d .
D u t ie s t y p i c a l l y i n
v o lv e su ch w o rk a s :
P r e p a r e s w o r k i n g d r a w i n g s o f s u b a s s e m b l i e s w it h i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s ,
m u lt i p l e f u n c t io n s , a n d p r e c i s e p o s i t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e t w e e n c o m p o n e n t s ; p r e p a r e s a r c h i
t e c t u r a l d r a w i n g s f o r c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a b u il d i n g in c lu d in g d e t a il d r a w i n g s o f fo u n d a t i o n s , w a ll
s e c t i o n s , f l o o r p l a n s , a n d r o o f . U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u l a s a n d m a n u a l s in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y
c o m p u t a t i o n s t o d e t e r m i n e q u a n t it 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 tc.
R e c e i v e s i n 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 , a n d a d v i c 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 i s 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 l a s s C . P r e p a r e s d e t a il d r a w i n g s o f s i n g le u n it s o r p a r t s f o r e n g i n 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 i n g , o r r e p a i r p u r p o s e s . T y p e s o f d r a w i n g s p r e p a r e d in c lu d e i s o m e t r i c p r o j e c t i o n s
( d e p i c t in g t h r e e d i m e n s i o n s in a c c u r a t e s c a l e ) a n d s e c t i o n a l v i e w s t o c l a r i f y p o s it i o n in g o f
co m p o n e n ts and c o n v e y n e e d e d in fo r m a t io n . C o n s o lid a t e s d e ta ils fr o m a n u m b e r o f s o u r c e s
a n d a d ju s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a l e a s r e q u i r e d .
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p r e c e d e n t s , a n d a d v i c e o n s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g iv e n w ith i n it 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 le s s c o m p le t e w h en a s s ig n m e n ts r e c u 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 .
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C o p i e s p la n s a n d d r a w i n g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s b y p l a c in g t r a c i n g c l o t h o r p a p e r o v e r
d r a w i n g s a n d t r a c i n g w it h p e n o r p e n c i l .
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c o n s i s t i n g o f s t r a i g h t l i n e s a n d a l a r g e s c a l e n ot r e q u i r i n g c l o s e d e l i n e a t i o n .)
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W o r k s o n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t o r s y s t e m s b y p e r f o r m i n g o n e o r m o r e
o f t h e f o l l o w i n g o p e r a t i o n s : M o d if y i n g , i n s t a l l i n g , r e p a i r i n g , a n d o v e r h a u li n g . T h e s e o p e r a t i o n s
r e q u i r e t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f m o s t o r a ll o f th e f o l l o w i n g t a s k s :
A s s e m b l i n g , t e s t i n g , a d ju s t in g ,
c a l i b r a t i n g , tu n in g , a n d a lin in g .
W o r k i s n o n r e p e t it i v e a n d r e q u i r e s a k n o w le d g e o f t h e t h e o r y a n d p r a c t i c e o f e l e c t r o n i c s
p e r t a i n in g t o th e u s e o f g e n e r a l a n d s p e c i a l i z e d e l e c t r o n i c t e s t e q u ip m e n t ; t r o u b l e a n a l y s i s ; a n d
th e o p e r a t i o n , r e l a t i o n s h i p , a n d a li n e m e n t o f e l e c t r o n i c s y s t e m s , s u b s y s t e m s , a n d c i r c u i t s h a v in g
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E l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t o r s y s t e m s w o r k e d on t y p i c a l l y i n c lu d e on e o r m o r e o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
G r o u n d , v e h i c l e , o r a i r b o r n e r a d i o c o m m u n i c a t i o n s s y s t e m s , r e l a y s y s t e m s , n a v ig a t io n a i d s ;
a i r b o r n e o r g r o u n d r a d a r s y s t e m s ; r a d i o a n d t e l e v i s i o n t r a n s m i t t in g o r r e c o r d i n g s y s t e m s ; e l e c
t r o n i c c o m p u t e r s ; m i s s i l e a n d s p a c e c r a f t g u id a n c e a n d c o n t r o l s y s t e m s ; in d u s t r i a l a n d m e d i c a l
m e a s u r i n g , in d ic a t i n g a n d c o n t r o l l i n g d e v i c e s ; e t c .
(E x c lu d e p r o d u c t io n a s s e m b l e r s a n d t e s t e r s , c r a f t s m e n , d r a f t s m e n , d e s i g n e r s , e n g i n e e r s ,
a n d r e p a i r m e n o f s u c h s t a n d a r d e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t a s o f f i c e m a c h i n e s , r a d i o a n d t e l e v i s i o n
r e c e iv in g s e t s .)
A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w h o g i v e s n u r s in g s e r v i c e u n d e r g e n e r a l m e d i c a l d i r e c t i o n t o i l l o r
in ju r e d e m p l o y e e s o r o t h e r p e r s o n s w h o b e c o m e i l l o r s u f f e r an a c c i d e n t on. th e p r e m i s e s o f a
f a c t o r y o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . D u t ie s in v o l v e a c o m b in a t i o n o f th e f o l l o w i n g : G iv in g f i r s t a id
t o th e i l l o r i n ju r e d ; a t te n d in g £o s u b s e q u e n t d r e s s i n g o f e m p l o y e e s * i n j u r i e s ; k e e p in g r e c o r d s
o f p a t ie n t s t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r i n g a c c i d 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 t h e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t i n g in
p h y s i c a l e x a m i n a t i o n s a n d h e a lt h e v a l u a t i o n s o f a p p l ic a n t s a n d e m p l o y e e s ; a n d p la n n in g a n d c a r r y
in g o u t p r o g r a m s i n v o l v i n g h e a lt h e d u c a t i o n , a c c i d e n t p r e v e n t i o n , e v a lu a t io n o f p la n t e n v ir o n m e n t ,
o r o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s a f f e c t i n g th e h e a lt h , w e l f a r e , a n d s a f e t y o f a l l p e r s o n n e l . N u r s in g s u p e r v i s o r s
o r h e a d n u r s e s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y in g m o r e th a n o n e n u r s e a r e e x c l u d e d .
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C A R P E N T E R , M A IN T E N A N C E
M A C H IN IS T , M A IN T E N A N C E
P e r f o r i n s t h e c a r p e n t r y d u t ie s n e c e s s a r y t o c o n s t r u c t a n d m a in t a in in g o o d r e p a i r b u i l d
in g w o o d w o r k a n d e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s b i n s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t i t i o n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s ,
s t a i r s , c a s i n g s , a n d t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g :
P la n n in g a n d la y in g o u t o f w o r k f r o m b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l i n s t r u c t i o n s ; u s in g a
v a r i e t y o f c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d t o o l s , p o r t a b l e p o w e r t o o l s , a n d s t a n d a r d m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; m a k
in g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o d i m e n s i o n s o f w o r k ; a n d s e l e c t i n g m a t e r i a l s n e c e s s a r y
f o r th e w o r k .
In g e n e r a l , t h e w o r k o f t h e m a in t e n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in i n g a n d
e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
P r o d u c e s r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t s 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 i c 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 l is h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : I n t e r p r e t in g w r i t t e n
i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; p la n n in g a n d la y in g o u t o f w o r k ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f m a c h i n i s t 's
h a n d t o o l s a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t in g u p a n d o p e r a t i n g s t a n d a r d m a c h in e t o o l s ;
s h a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s t o c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o d i m e n
s i o n s o f w o r k , t o o l i n g , f e e d s , a n d s p e e d s o f m a c h in in g ; k n o w l e d g e o f t h e w o r k i n g p r o p e r t i e s o f
th e c o m m o n m e t a l s ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d a r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , a n d e q u ip m e n t r e q u i r e d f o r h i s w o r k ;
smd f it t in g a n d a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s in t o m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t .
In g e n e r a l , t h e m a c h i n i s t 's w o r k
n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a in i n g in m a c h i n e - s h o p p r a c t i c e u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
E L E C T R I C I A N , M A IN T E N A N C E
P e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e fu n c t io n s s u c h a s t h e i n s t a l la t io n , m a i n t e n a n c e , o r
r e p a i r o f e q u ip m e n t f o r t h e g e n e r a t i o n , d i s t r i b u t i o n , o r u t il iz a t i o n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in an e s t a b
l i s h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : I n s t a ll in g o r r e p a i r i n g a n y o f a v a r i e t y o f e l e c
t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w i t c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c i r c u i t b r e a k e r s ,
m o t o r s , h e a t in g u n i t s , c o n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o t h e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t ; w o r k i n g f r o m b l u e
p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , la y o u t s , o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; lo c a t i n g a n d d i a g n o s in g t r o u b l e 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 i n g s t a n d a r d c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o lo a d r e q u i r 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 ; a n d u s in g a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n 's h a n d t o o l s and m e a s u r i n g a n d t e s t i n g
in s tru m e n ts .
In g e n e r a l , t h e w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in i n g a n d
e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
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O p e r a t e s and m a in t a in s a n d m a y a l s o s u p e r v i s e th e o p e r a t i o n o f s t a t io n a r y e n g in e s a n d
e q u ip m e n t (m e c h a n i c a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) t o s u p p ly th e e s t a b l is h m e n t in w h ic h e m p l o y e d w it h p o w e r ,
h e a t, r e fr ig e r a t io n , o r a ir -c o n d it io n in g .
W o rk in v o lv e s :
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s u c h a s s t e a m e n g in e s , a i r c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b in e s , v e n t il a t i n g a n d r e f r i g
e r a t in g e q u ip m e n t , s t e a m b o i l e r s ' a n d b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ; m a k in g e q u ip m e n t r e p a i r s ; a n d
k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t i o n o f m a c h i n e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , a n d f u e l c o n s u m p t i o n . M a y a l s o s u
p e r v is e th e se o p e r a tio n s .
H e a d o r c h i e f e n g i n e e r s in e s t a b l is h m e n t s e m p l o y in g m o r e th a n o n e
e n g in e e r a r e e x c l u d e d .
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F i r e s s t a t io n a r y b o i l e r s t o f u r n is h th e e s t a b l is h m e n t in w h ic h e m p l o y e d w it h h e a t , p o w e r ,
o r s te 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 il b u r n e r ; and
c h e c k s w a te r and s a fe ty v a lv e s .
M a y c l e a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a i r i n g b o i l e r r o o m e q u ip m e n t .
H E L P E R , M A IN T E N A N C E T R A D E S
A s s i s t s o n e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in th e s k i l l e d m a in t e n a n c e t r a d e s , b y p e r f o r m i n g s p e c i f i c
o r g e n e r a l d u t ie s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , s u c h a s k e e p in g a w o r k e r s u p p l ie d w ith m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s ;
c l e a n in g w o r k i n g a r e a , m a c h in e , a n d e q u ip m e n t ; a s s i s t i n g j o u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s o r
t o o l s ; a n d p e r f o r m i n g o t h e r u n s k il le d t a s k s a s d i r e c t e d b y jo u r n e y m a n .
T h e k in d o f w o r k th e
h e l p e r i s p e r m it t e d t o p e r f o r m v a r i e s f r o m t r a d e t o t r a d e : In s o m e t r a d e s th e h e l p e r i s c o n f in e d
t o s u p p ly in g , li f t i n g , a n d h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s , a n d c l e a n in g w o r k i n g a r e a s ; a n d in o t h e r s
h e i s p e r m i t t e d t o p e r f o r m s p e c i a l i z e d m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e th a t a r e a l s o
p e r fo r m e d b y w o r k e r s on a fu ll-t im e b a s is .
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S p e c i a l i z e s in th e o p e r a t i o n o f o n e o r m o r e t y p e s o f m a c h in e t o o l s , s u c h a s j i g b o r e r s ,
c y l i n d r i c a l o r s u r f a c e g r i n d e r s , e n g in e l a t h e s , o r m i l l i n g m a c h i n e s , in t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f
m a c h i n e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s , o r d i e s . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : P la n n in g
a n d p e r f o r m i n g d i f f i c u l t m a c h in in g o p e r a t i o n s ; p r o c e s s i n g i t e m s r e q u i r in g c o m p l i c a t e d s e t u p s o r
a h ig h d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; s e l e c t i n g f e e d s ,
s p e e d s , t o o l i n g , a n d o p e r a t i o n s e q u e n c e ; a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s d u r in g o p e r a t i o n
to a c h ie v e r e q u is it e t o le r a n c e s o r d im e n s io n s .
M ay b e re q u ir e d to r e c o g n iz e w hen t o o ls n eed
d r e s s i n g , t o d r e s s t o o l s , a n d t o s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o l a n t s a n d c u t t in g and lu b r i c a t i n g o i l s .
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c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , m a c h i n e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s , t o o l r o o m , in t o o l a n d d ie j o b b in g
s h o p s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E
(M a i n t e n a n c e )
R e p a i r s a u t o m o b i l e s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , a n d t r a c t o r s o f an e s t a b l is h m e n t . W o r k i n
v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : E x a m in in g a u t o m o t i v e e q u ip m e n t t o d i a g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ; d i s
a s s e m b l i n g e q u ip m e n t a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t in v o l v e th e u s e o f s u c h h a n d t o o l s a s w r e n c h e s ,
g a g e s , d r i l l s , o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u ip m e n t in d i s a s s e m b l i n g o r fit t in g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g b r o k e n o r
d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g r i n d i n g a n d a d ju s t in g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g a n d in s t a l li n g th e v a r io u s
a s s e m b l i e s in t h e v e h i c l e a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s ; a n d a li n in g w h e e l s , a d ju s t in g b r a k e s
a n d l i g h t s , o r t ig h t e n in g b o d y b o l t s . In g e n e r a l , t h e w o r k o f t h e a u t o m o t i v e m e c h a n i c r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t
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R e p a i r s m a c h i n e r y o r m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t o f an e s t a b l is h m e n t .
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o f th e f o llo w in g :
E x a m i n i n g m a c h in e s a n d m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t t o d i a g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ;
d i s m a n t li n g o r p a r t l y d i s m a n t li n g m a c h in e s a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s t h a t m a in l y in v o l v e th e u s e
o f h a n d t o o l s in s c r a p i n g a n d fit t in g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s w ith i t e m s o b t a in e d
f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r i n g t h e p r o d u c t io n o f a r e p l a 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 o f 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 i n g w r i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s
o r f o r 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 ; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h i n e s ; and m a k in g
a l l n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s f o r o p e r a t i o n . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f a m a in t e n a n c e m e c h a n i c r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t
t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
E x c l u d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y d u tie s
in v o l v e s e t t in g up o r a d ju s t in g m a c h i n e s .
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I n s t a ll s 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 , a n d d i s m a n t le s a n d in s t a l l s m a c h in e s o r h e a v y
e q u ip m e n t w h e n c h a n g e s in th e p la n t la y o u t a r e r e q u i r e d . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
P la n n in g a n d la y in g o u t o f t h e w o r k ; i n t e r p r e t in g b lu e p r in t s o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u s in g a v a r ie t y
o f h a n d t o o l s a n d r i g g i n g ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o s t r e s s e s , s t r e n g t h o f
m a t e r i a l s , a n d c e n t e r s o f g r a v i t y ; a lin in g a n d b a l a n c in g o f e q u ip m e n t ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d a r d t o o l s ,
e q u ip m e n t , a n d p a r t s t o b e u s e d ; a n d in s t a l l i n g a n d m a in t a in in g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r t r a n s m i s s i o n
e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s d r i v e s a n d s p e e d r e d u c e r s . In g e n e r a l , th e m i l l w r i g h t 's w o r k n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s
a r o u n d e d t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e in t h e t r a d e a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h i p o r
e q u iv a le n t t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
P A IN T E R , M A IN T E N A N C E
P a in t s a n d r e d e c o r a t e s w a l l s , w o o d w o r k , a n d f i x t u r e s o f a n e s t a b l is h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s
th e 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 a n d t y p e s o f p a in t r e q u i r e d f o r d i f f e r e n t a p p l i c a
t i o n s ; p r e p a r i n g s u r f a c e f o r p a in t in g b y r e m o v i n g o l d f i n i s h o r b y p l a c in g p u tty o r f i l l e r in n a il
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h o l e s a n d i n t e r s t i c e s ; a n d a p p l y in g p a in t w it h s p r a y g u n o r b r u s h . M a y m i x c o l o r s , o i l s , w h it e
l e a d , a n d o t h e r p a in t i n g r e d i e n t s t o o b t a i n p r o p e r c o l o r o r c o n s i s t e n c y . In g e n e r a l , t h e w o r k o f t h e
m a in t e n a n c e p a i n t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
up a n d o p e r a t i n g a l l a v a i l a b l e t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k i n g m a c h i n e s ; u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f h a n d t o o l s
in c u t t i n g , b e n d in g , f o r m i n g , s h a p in g , f i t t in g , a n d a s s e m b l i n g ; a n d in s t a l l i n g s h e e t - m e t a l a r t i c l e s
as re q u ire d .
In g e n e r a l , t h e w o r k o f th 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 r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d
t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in i n g
and e x p e r ie n c e .
P IP E F I T T E R , M A IN T E N A N C E
I n s t a ll s o r r e p a i r s w a t e r , s t e a m , g a s , o r o t h e r t y p e s o f p ip e a n d p i p e f i t t i n g s in a n
e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g ; L a y in g o u t o f w o r k a n d m e a s u r i n g t o l o c a t e
p o s i t i o n o f p i p e f r o m d r a w i n g s o r o t h e r w r i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; c u t t in g v a r i o u s s i z e s o f p i p e t o
c o r r e c t le n g t h s w it h c h i s e l a n d h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y l e n e t o r c h o r p i p e - c u t t i n g m a c h i n e s ; t h r e a d i n g
p i p e w it h s t o c k s a n d d i e s ; b e n d in g p i p e b y h a n d - d r i v e n o r p o w e r - d r i v e n m a c h i n e s ; a s s e m b l i n g
p i p e w it h c o u p l i n g s a n d f a s t e n i n g p i p e t o h a n g e r s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o
p r e s s u r e s , f l o w , a n d s i z e o f p i p e r e q u i r e d ; a n d m a k in g s t a n d a r d t e s t s t o d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r f i n
is h e d p ip e s m e e t s p e c i f ic a t i o n s .
In g e n e r a l , t h e w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e p i p e f i t t e r r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t
t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . W o r k e r s p r i m a r i l y e n g a g e d in in s t a l l i n g a n d r e p a i r i n g b u ild in g s a n it a t io n
o r h e a t in g s y s t e m s a r e e x c l u d e d .
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W O R K E R , M A IN T E N A N C E
F a b r i c a t e s , i n s t a l l s , a n d m a in t a in s in g o o d r e p a i r t h e s h e e t - m e t a l e q u ip m e n t a n d f i x t u r e s
( s u c h a s m a c h in e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e l v e s , l o c k e r s , t a n k s , v e n t i l a t o r s , c h u t e s , d u c t s , m e t a l
r o o fin g ) o f an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g ;
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t y 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 l u e p r i n t s , m o d e l s , o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; s e t t in g
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(D ie m a k e r ; j i g m a k e r ; t o o l m a k e r ; f i x t u r e m a k e r ;
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C o n s t r u c t s a n d r e p a i r s m a c h i n e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , jig s ," f i x t u r e s o r d i e s f o r f o r g i n g s ,
p u n c h in g , a n d o t h e r m e t a l - f o r m i n g w o r k .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g ;
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la y in g o u t o f w o r k f r o m m o d e l s , b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , o r o t h e r o r a l a n d w r i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;
u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f t o o l a n d d i e m a k e r 's h a n d t o o ls a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; u n d e r
s t a n d in g o f th e w o r k i n g p r o p e r t i e s o f c o m m o n m e t a l s a n d a l l o y s ; s e t t i n g u p a n d o p e r a t i n g o f
m a c h in e t o o l s a n d r e l a t e d e q u ip m e n t ; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o d i m e n s i o n s
o f w o r k , s p e e d s , f e e d s , a n d t o o l i n g o f m a c h i n e s ; h e a t - t r e a t i n g o f m e t a l p a r t s d u r in g f a b r i c a t i o n
a s w e ll a s o f f i n is h e d t o o l s a n d d i e s t o a c h i e v e r e q u i r e d q u a l i t i e s ; w o r k i n g t o c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ;
f it t in g a n d a s s e m b l i n g o f 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 a n d a l l o w a n c e s ; a n d s e l e c t i n g a p p r o p r i a t e
m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , a n d p r o c e s s e s . In g e n e r a l , th e t o o l a n d d i e m a k e r 's w o r k r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d
t r a in i n g in m a c h i n e - s h o p a n d t o o l r o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p
o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
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G u a r d . P e r f o r m s r o u t i n e p o l i c e d u t i e s , e i t h e r a t f i x e d p o s t o r o n t o u r , m a in t a in in g o r d e r ,
u s i n g a r m s o r f o r c e w h e r e n e c e s s a r y . I n c l u d e s g a t e m e n w h o a r e s t a t io n e d at g a t e a n d c h e c k
o n i d e n t it y o f e m p l o y e e s a n d o t h e r p e r s o n s e n t e r i n g .
a n d s i z e o f c o n t a i n e r ; i n s e r t i n g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a i n e r ; u s i n g e x c e l s i o r o r o t h e r m a t e r i a l t o
p r e v e n t b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c l o s i n g a n d s e a l i n g c o n t a i n e r ; a n d a p p l y in g l a b e l s o r e n t e r i n g
id e n t if y i n g d a t a o n c o n t a i n e r .
P a c k e r s w ho a ls o m a k e w ood en b o x e s o r c r a t e s a re e x c lu d e d .
W a tch m a n .
M a k e s rou n d s o f p r e m is e s
t h e ft , a n d i l l e g a l e n t r y .
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p e r i o d i c a l l y in p r o t e c t i n g p r o p e r t y a g a in s t f i r e ,
J A N IT O R , P O R T E R , O R C L E A N E R
(S w e e p e r ; ch a rw o m a n ; ja n it r e s s )
C l e a n s a n d k e e p s in a n o r d e r l y c o n d i t i o n f a c t o r y w o r k i n g a r e a s a n d w a s h r o o m s , o r
p r e m i s e s o f a n o f f i c e , a p a r t m e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l o r o t h e r e s t a b l is h m e n t . D u t ie s i n v o l v e
a c o m b i n a t i o n o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b i n g , a n d p o l is h in g f l o o r s : r e m o v i n g
c h i p s , t r a s h , a n d o t h e r r e f u s e ; d u s t in g e q u ip m e n t , f u r n i t u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o l i s h i n g m e t a l f i x
t u r e s o r t r i m m i n g s ; p r o v i d i n g s u p p l ie s a n d m i n o r m a in t e n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; a n d c l e a n in g l a v a t o r i e s ,
s h o w e r s , a n d r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w h o s p e c i a l i z e in w in d o w w a s h in g a r e e x c l u d e d .
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m e n t s o f m e r c h a n d i s e o r o t h e r m a t e r i a l s . S h ip p in g w o r k i n v o l v e s : A k n o w l e d g e o f s h ip p in g p r o
c e d u r e s , p r a c t i c e s , r o u t e s , a v a il a b l e m e a n s o f t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , a n d r a t e s ; a n d p r e p a r i n g r e c o r d s
o f t h e g o o d s s h i p p e d , m a k in g up b i l l s o f la d in g , p o s t in g w e ig h t a n d s h ip p in g c h a r g e s , a n d k e e p in g
a f i l e o f s h ip p in g r e c o r d s .
M a y d i r e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g t h e m e r c h a n d i s e f o r s h i p m e n t .
R e c e i v i n g w o r k i n v o l v e s ; V e r i f y i n g o r d i r e c t i n g o t h e r s in v e r i f y i n g t h e c o r r e c t n e s s o f s h ip m e n t s
a g a in s t b i l l s o f la d in g , i n v o i c e s , o r o t h e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k i n g f o r s h o r t a g e s a n d r e j e c t i n g d a m
a g e d g o o d s ; r o u t i n g m e r c h a n d i s e o r m a t e r i a l s t o p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s : a n d m a in t a in in g n e c e s s a r y
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w h o s e d u t i e s i n v o l v e o n e o r m o r e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : L o a d in g a n d u n lo a d in g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s and
m e r c h a n d i s e o n o r f r o m f r e i g h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o t h e r t r a n s p o r t i n g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k in g , s h e l v in g ,
o r p l a c i n g m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d i s e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e l o c a t i o n ; a n d t r a n s p o r t i n g m a t e r i a l s o r
m e r c h a n d i s e b y h a n d t r u c k , c a r , o r w h e e l b a r r o w . L o n g s h o r e m e n , w h o lo a d a n d u n lo a d s h ip s a r e
e x clu d e d .
D r i v e s a t r u c k w it h in a c i t y o r in d u s t r i a l a r e a t o t r a n s p o r t m a t e r i a l s , m e r c h a n d i s e ,
e q u ip m e n t , o r m e n b e t w e e n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s u c h a s : M a n u fa c t u r in g p l a n t s , f r e i g h t
d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o le s a le and r e t a il e s t a b lis h m e n t s , o r b e tw e e n r e t a il e s ta b lis h m e n ts and
c u s t o m e r s ' h o u s e s o r p l a c e s o f b u s i n e s s . M a y a l s o lo a d o r u n lo a d t r u c k w it h o r w it h o u t h e l p e r s ,
m a k e m i n o r m e c h a n i c a l r e p a i r s , a n d k e e p t r u c k in g o o d w o r k i n g o r d e r .
D r iv e r -s a le s m e n and
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ORDER
fo llo w s :
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F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r i v e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e a n d t y p e o f e q u ip m e n t , a s
( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r s h o u ld b e r a t e d o n t h e b a s i s o f t r a i l e r c a p a c i t y . )
T r u c k d r iv e r (c o m b in a tio n o f s iz e s lis t e d se p a r a te ly )
T r u c k d r i v e r , li g h t (u n d e r 1 V2 t o n s )
T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d i u m (I V 2 t o a n d in c lu d in g 4 t o n s )
T r u c k d r iv e r , h e a v y (o v e r 4 to n s , t r a ile r type)
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , o t h e r th a n t r a i l e r t y p e )
F i l l s s h ip p in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r f i n 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 i s e in a c c o r d
a n c e w it h s p e c i f i c a t i o n s o n s a l e s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s , o r o t h e r i n s t r u c t i o n s . M a y , in a d d i t io n
t o f i l l i n g o r d e r s a n d in d ic a t i n g i t e m s f i l l e d o r o m it t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u t g o in g o r d e r s , r e q u i
s i t i o n a d d i t io n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p l ie s t o s u p e r v i s o r , a n d p e r f o r m o t h e r r e l a t e d d u t i e s .
TRU C K E R, POW ER
P A C K E R , S H IP P IN G
P r e p a r e s f i n i s h e d p r o d u c t s f o r s h ip m e n t o r s t o r a g e b y p l a c in g t h e m in s h ip p in g c o n
t a i n e r s , t h e s p e c i f i c o p e r a t i o n s p e r f o r m e d b e in g d e p e n d e n t u p o n t h e t y p e , s i z e , a n d n u m b e r
o f u n it s t o b e p a c k e d , t h e t y p e o f c o n t a in e r e m p l o y e d , a n d m e t h o d o f s h i p m e n t . W o r k r e q u i r e s
t h e p l a c i n g o f i t e m s in s h ip p in g c o n t a i n e r s a n d m a y i n v o l v e o n e o r m o r e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g :
K n o w le d g e o f v a r i o u s i t e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r t o v e r i f y c o n t e n t ; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r i a t e t y p e
O p e r a t e s a m a n u a l ly c o n t r o l l e d g a s o l i n e - o r e l e c t r i c - p o w e r e d t r u c k o r t r a c t o r t o t r a n s p o r t
g o o d s a n d m a t e r i a l s o f a l l k in d s a b o u t a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r i n g p la n t , o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
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A kron, Ohio, July 1971 1 ________________________________
Albany—Schenectady—T r o y , N .Y ., M ar. 1972----------------A lbu qu erque, N. M ex., M ar. 1972 1 ____________________
A llentow n—Bethlehem —Easton, P a —N .J., May 1.971-----Atlanta, G a., May 1971__________________________________
B a ltim ore, M d., Aug. 1971______________________________
Beaumont—P ort A rth u i^ O ran ge, T e x ., May 1971 1------Binghamton, N .Y ., July 1971 1---------------------------------------B irm ingh am , A la ., M ar. 1972__________________________
B oise C ity, Idaho, Nov. 1971____________________________
Boston, M a ss ., Aug. 1971_______________________________
B uffalo, N .Y ., O ct. 1971.............. — _____ ________________
Burlington, V t., D ec. 1971______________________________
Canton, Ohio, May 1971_________________________________
C h arleston , W’. V a ., M ar. 1972 1________________________
C h arlotte, N .C ., Jan. 1972 1_____________________________
Chattanooga, Tenn.—G a., Sept. 1971------------------------------C h icag o, III., June 1971 1 _______________________________
C incinnati, Ohio—Ky.—Ind., F eb. 1972----------------------------C leveland , Ohio, Sept. 1971_____________________________
C olum bu s, O hio, O ct. 1971______________________________
D allas, T e x ., O ct. 1971_______ __________________________
Davenport—R ock Island—M o lin e , Iowa—III., F eb. 1972 1 .
Dayton, Ohio, D ec. 1971 1-----------------------------------------------D enver, C o lo ., D ec. 1971 1 _____________________________
Des M oin es, Iowa, May 1971____________________________
D etroit, M ich ., Feb. 1971 1______________________________
D urham , N .C ., A p r. 1972 1 ______________________________
F ort L auderdale—H ollyw ood and W est Palm
B each, F la. (to be su rveyed in 1972)
F ort W orth, T ex ., O ct. 1971_________ __________________
G reen Bay, W is., July 1971_____________________________
G reen v ille, S .C ., M ay 1972______________________________
Houston, T e x ., A p r. 1971 1 ______________________________
H untsville, A la ., F ebru ary 1972 1 ---------------------------------Indianapolis, Ind., O ct. 1971____________________________
Jackson, M is s ., Jan. 1972_______________________________
J a ck son v ille, F la ., D ec. 1971___________________________
Kansas C ity, M o .-K a n s., Sept. 1971-----------------------------L aw ren ce—H averh ill, M ass.—N .H ., June 1971 --------------Little R ock—North Little R ock , A rk ., July 1971 ----------Los A n geles—Long Beach and Anaheim—Santa A n a Garden G rov e, C a lif., M ar. 1971 1 -----------------------------L o u isv ille , Ky.—Ind., Nov. 1971 1 ----------------------------------Lubbock, T e x ., M ar. 1972 1 -------------------------------------------M a n ch ester, N .H ., July 1971------------------------------------------M em ph is, T e n n —A r k ., Nov. 1971 1_____________________
M iam i, F la ., Nov. 1971------------------------ ------- ------------------M idland and O d essa , T e x ., Jan. 1972 1-------------------------M ilw aukee, W is., May 1971_____________________________
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B ulletin num ber
and p r ic e
1685-87,
1725-49,
1725-59,
1685-75,
1685-69,
1725- 16,
1685-68,
1725-6,
1725-58,
1725-27,
1725-11,
1725-34,
1725-25,
1685-71,
1725-63,
1725-48,
1725-14,
1685-90,
1725-56,
17 25 -17,
1725-19,
1725-26,
1725-55,
1725-36,
1725-44,
1685-70,
1685-77,
1725-64,
40 cents
30 cents
35 cents
30 cents
40 cents
35 cents
35 cents
35 cents
30 cents
30 cents
40 cents
45 cents
25 cents
30 cents
35 cents
35 cents
30 cents
70 cents
35 cents
40 cents
30 cents
35 cents
35 cents
35 cents
35 cents
30 cents
50 cents
30 cents
1725-21,
1725-3,
1725-66,
1685-67,
1725-50,
1725-23,
1725-38,
1725-39,
1725-18,
1685-83,
1725-4,
30 cents
30 cents
30 cents
50 cents
35 cents
30 cents
30 cents
30 cents
35 cents
30 cents
30 cents
1685-66,
1725-29,
1725-57,
1725-2,
1725-40,
1725-28,
1725-37,
1685-76,
50 cents
35 cents
35 cents
30 cents
35 cents
30 cents
30 cents
35 cents
p r a c t ic e s and su p plem en tary w a g e p rov ision s are a lso presen ted .
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M inneapolis—St. Paul, M inn., Jan. 1972 1-----------------------M uskegon—M uskegon H eights, M ich ., June 1971_________
Newark and J e r s e y C ity, N .J., Jan. 1972 1_____________
New Haven, Conn., Jan. 1972 1 __________________________
New O rlea n s, La., Jan. 1972_____________________________
New Y ork, N .Y ., A pr. 1971______________________________
N orfolk—P ortsm outh and N ew port News—
Hampton, V a., Jan. 1972_______________________________
Oklahom a C ity, O kla., July 1971 1_______________________
Omaha, N ebr.—Iowa, Sept. 1971 1 ________________________
P ater so n -C lifto n —P a s sa ic , N .J., June 1971_____________
P h iladelphia, Pa.—N .J., Nov. 1971 1 ____________________
Ph oenix, A r iz ., June 1971_______________________________
P ittsbu rgh, P a ., Jan. 1972_______________________________
P ortland, M aine, Nov. 1971 1 ____________________________
P ortland, O reg.—W ash., May 1971_______________________
P ou gh keepsie—K ingston—N ew burgh,
N.Y. (to be su rvey ed in 1972)
P ro v id e n ce —Pawtucket—W arw ick, R.I.—M a s s .,
M ay 1971 1 _______________________________________________
R aleigh , N .C ., Aug. 1971_________________________________
R ich m on d, Va., M ar. 1971_______________________________
R o c h e s te r , N.Y. (o ffic e occu pation s on ly), July 1971 1—
R o c k fo rd , 111., May 1971...................... ......................................
St. L ou is, M o.—III., M ar. 1972______________ -___________
Salt Lake C ity, Utah, Nov. 1971_____________ ____________
San A ntonio, T e x ., May 1971 1___________________________
San B ern ardin o—R iv e r sid e —O n ta rio , C a lif.,
D ec. 1971_________________________________________________
San D iego, C a lif., Nov. 1971 1 ___________________________
San F r a n c is c o —Oakland, C a lif., O ct. 1971 1_____________
San J o s e , C a lif., M ar. 1972______________________________
Savannah, Ga., May 1971_________________________________
Scranton, P a ., July 1971--------------------------------------------------Seattle—E v erett, W ash., Jan. 1972_______________________
Sioux F a lls, S. D ak., D ec. 1971_________________________
South Bend, Ind., M ar. 1972 1____________________________
Spokane, W ash., June 1971______________________________
S y ra cu se, N .Y ., July 1971 1 ______________________________
Tam pa—St. P e te r sb u r g , F la ., Nov. 1971 1 ---------------------T o le d o , Ohio—M ich ., A p r. 1971 1_________________________
T renton, N .J., Sept. 1971________________________________
U tica -R om e, N .Y ., July 1971 1 ................ ................................
W ashington, D .C .—Md.—V a., A p r. 1971__________________
W aterbury, Conn., M ar. 1972^__________________________
W a terloo, Iowa, Nov. 1971_______________________________
W ichita, K an s., A p r. 1971_______________________________
W o r ce s te r , M a ss ., May 1971______________ _____________
Y ork, P a ., F eb. 1972 1........ ........................................................
Y oun gstow n -W arren , Ohio, Nov. 1971 1----------------- ------- -
Bulletin num ber
and p r ic e
1725-45,
1685-82,
1725-52,
1725-41,
1725-35,
1685-89,
50 cents
30 cents
50cents
35 cents
30 cents
65cents
1725-42,
1725-8,
1725-13,
1685-84,
1725-62,
1685-86,
1725-46,
1725-22,
1685-85,
30cents
35cents
35cents
35cents
50cents
30cents
40 cents
35 cents
35 cents
1685-80,
1725-5,
1685-62,
1725-7,
1685-79,
1725-61,
1725-24,
1685-81,
40cents
30cents
30cents
35cents
30cents
35 cents
30cents
35cents
1725-43,
1725-32,
1725-33,
1725-65,
1685-72,
1725-1,
1725-47,
1725-30,
1725-60,
1685-88,
1725-10,
1725-31,
1685-74,
1725-12,
1725-9,
1685-56,
1725-53,
1725-20,
1685-64,
1685-73,
1725-54,
1725-51,
30cents
35cents
50cents
30cents
30cents
30cents
30cents
25cents
35cents
30cents
35cents
35cents
40 cents
30cents
35cents
40cents
35cents
30cents
30cents
30cents
35cents
35 cents
J.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
FIRST CLASS M AIL
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
W A S H IN G T O N , D .C . 2 0 2 1 2
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