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Z- . s* . «2<?e?s$T-3o Area Wage Survey Greenville—Spartanburg, South Carolina, Metropolitan Area June 1978 Preface T his b u lletin p r o v id e s resu lts o f a June 1978 su rv ey o f o c c u pational earn in gs in the G reen v ille—Spartanburg, South C a rolin a , Standard M etropolitan S ta tistica l A r e a . The su rv ey w as m ade as part o f the B u reau o f L a b or S ta tis tic s ' annual w age su rv ey p r o g r a m . It w as con du cted by the B u rea u ’ s re g io n a l o ffic e in Atlanta, G a., under the g e n e ra l d ir e c tio n o f J e r r y G. A d a m s, A ssista n t R eg ion al C o m m is s io n e r fo r O p era tion s. The su rvey could not have been a c c o m p lish e d without the c o o p e ra tio n o f the m any fir m s w hose w age and sa la ry data p r o v id e d the b a s is fo r the s t a tis tic a l in f o r m ation in this bu lletin . The B u reau w ish es to e x p r e s s s in c e r e a p p re cia tio n fo r the coop era tion r e ce iv e d . M a teria l in this p u blica tion is in the p u b lic dom ain and m a y be r e p ro d u ce d without p e r m is s io n o f the F e d e r a l G ov ern m en t. P le a s e c r e d it the B u reau o f L a b or S tatistics and cite the n am e and n u m ber o f this p u b lica tion . Area Wage Survey Greenville—Spartanburg, South Carolina, Metropolitan Area June 1978 U.S. Department of Labor Ray Marshall, Secretary Bureau of Labor Statistics Julius Shiskin, Commissioner August 1978 Contents Page Bulletin 2025-30 Introduction 2 Tables: A. Earnings, all establishm ents: A - l . Weekly earnings o f o ffic e w ork ers__ 3 A -2 . Weekly earnings o f profession a l and technical w o r k e r s _____________ 5 A -3 . Average weekly earnings of office, profession a l, and technical w ork ers, by s e x ________ 6 A - 4. Hourly earnings o f maintenance, toolroom , and powerplant w orkers_____________________________ 7 A -5 „ Hourly earnings o f m a terial m ovem ent and custodial w ork ers__ 8 A - 6. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom , pow erplant, m a terial m ovem ent, and custodial w ork ers, by s e x ________ 10 A -7 . P ercen t in creases in average hourly earnings, adjusted for employm ent shifts, for selected occupational g rou p s________________ 11 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, GPO Bookstores, or BLS Regional Offices listed on back cover. Page Appendix A. Scope and method of s u r v e y ________ 13 Appendix B. Occupational d es crip tio n s___________ 17 Introduction T h is a rea is 1 o f 75 in w hich the U.S. D epartm ent o f L abor*s B ureau o f L a b o r S ta tistics condu cts s u rv e y s o f o ccu p a tio n a l earn in g s and rela ted b e n e fits. (See lis t o f a rea s on in sid e ba ck c o v e r .) In each a r e a , o ccu p a tion a l ea rn in gs data (A - s e r ie s ta b le s ) are c o lle c t e d annually. In form a tion on e s ta b lish m en t p r a c tic e s and su pp lem en tary w age b en efits ( B - s e r ie s ta b le s ) is obtain ed e v e ry th ird y e a r . T h is r e p o rt has no B - s e r i e s ta b le s . E ach y e a r a fter a ll in dividu al a re a w age su rv e y s have been c o m p le te d , tw o su m m a ry b u lletin s are is s u e d . The fir s t b rin g s tog eth er data fo r ea ch m e tro p o lita n a rea su rv e y e d ; the se co n d p r e se n ts n ational and re g io n a l e s tim a te s , p r o je c te d fr o m in dividu al m etrop olita n a re a data, fo r a ll Standard M etrop olita n S ta tistic a l A r e a s in the U nited S tates, exclu din g A lask a and H awaii. A m a jo r co n s id e r a tio n in the a rea w age su rv ey p r o g r a m is the n eed to d e s c r ib e the le v e l and m ov em en t o f w ages in a v a r ie ty o f la b o r m a rk e ts , th rough the an alysis o f (1) the le v e l and d istrib u tion o f w ages by occu p a tion , and (2) the m ov em en t o f w ages by o c cu p a tio n a l c a te g o r y and s k ill le v e l. The p r o g r a m d ev elop s in form a tion that m ay be u sed fo r m any p u r p o s e s , including w age and sa la ry a d m in istra tion , c o lle c t iv e b a rg a in in g , and a s s is ta n c e in determ in in g plant lo c a tio n . S u rvey re su lts a lso a re used by the U.S. D ep art m ent o f L a b or to m ake w age d eterm in a tion s under the S e r v ic e C on tract A ct o f 1965. A - s e r i e s tables Tables A - 1 through A - 6 p r o v id e e stim a te s o f s tra ig h t-tim e w eek ly o r h ou rly earnings fo r w o rk e r s in occu p a tio n s com m on to a v a r ie ty o f m anufacturing and nonm anufacturing in d u s tr ie s . F o r the 31 la r g e s t su rv e y a r e a s , ta bles A -8 through A - 13 p r o v id e s im ila r data fo r esta b lish m en ts em p loyin g 500 w o rk e rs o r m o r e . Table A -7 p ro v id e s p e r ce n t changes in av era g e h ou rly ea rn in gs o f o ffic e c le r ic a l w o r k e r s , e le c tr o n ic data p r o c e s s in g w o r k e r s , in d u stria l n u r s e s , sk illed m aintenance tra d es w o r k e r s , and u n skilled plant w o r k e r s . W h ere p o s s ib le , data are p r e se n te d fo r a ll in d u stries and fo r m a n u fa c tu ring and nonm anufacturing se p a r a te ly . Data a re not p r e se n te d fo r s k ille d m ain ten an ce w o rk e r s in nonm anufacturing b e c a u s e the n u m ber o f w o rk e r s em p loy ed in this occu p ation al g rou p in nonm an ufacturin g is to o s m a ll to w arra n t sep arate presen ta tion . T h is ta ble p r o v id e s a m e a s u re o f w age tren d s after elin im ation o f changes in av era g e earn in g s ca u sed by e m p lo y m ent sh ifts am ong estab lish m en ts as w e ll as tu r n o v e r o f esta b lish m en ts in clu d ed in su rvey sa m p les. F o r fu rth er d e ta ils , see appendix A. A ppendixes Appendix A d e s c r ib e s the m eth od s and c o n ce p ts u sed in the a re a w age su rvey p r o g r a m and p r o v id e s in fo rm a tio n on the s c o p e o f the su rv e y . Appendix B p rov id es jo b d e s c r ip tio n s u sed by B u reau fie ld e c o n o m ists to c la s s ify w o rk e r s by occu p a tion . A. E a rn in g s Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in Greenville—Spartanburg, S .C ., June 1978 ^^^^eekly^arnings^™ (standard) imber O c cup a tio n and i n d u s t r y d iv is io n ricers ALL N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s o f — s (standard) S 90 weekly Mean2 Median 2 Middle range 2 and under s % 100 11 0 130 s 140 S 150 s 16 0 s 170 S s 18 0 19 0 s 20 0 s % 210 2 20 s 2 30 $ 240 * t 250 260 s % 27 0 28 0 29 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - " - - - - - - and 100 11 0 120 130 140 150 16 0 17 0 180 190 200 21 0 223 2 30 24 0 250 260 270 28 0 29 0 over - - 1 1 17 1 16 34 12 22 69 48 21 96 73 23 161 11 5 46 152 113 39 77 54 23 95 50 45 60 49 ii 35 17 18 32 23 9 15 10 5 27 17 10 8 8 3 4 4 “ 2 1 1 5 i 4 - 2 2 - - - 3 2 3 1 5 5 7 6 12 11 4 4 - ~ 5 4 - ~ 5 3 - “ i i - - 9 2 7 23 10 13 16 10 6 5 2 3 24 10 14 21 14 7 5 2 3 7 4 3 5 3 2 10 6 4 2 2 3 ~ 3 - 2 1 1 1 1 3 ~ 3 6 “ 6 ~ ~ ~ 2 “ 2 ~ “ - - “ ~ “ ~ 5 4 i WORK ERS S E C R E T A R I E S --------------------------------------------M AN U F AC TU R IN G ----------------------------------NON MANU FACTURING ----------------------------- 89 3 58 9 304 3 9 .5 40 .0 38 .5 $ 179.53 17 9.00 18 0.53 $ 17 3.50 17 3.50 17 4.50 $ $ 1 6 0.30 -1 95.0 0 1 6 0.00 -1 92.0 3 1 5 7 .5 0 -1 9 8 .0 3 S E C R E T A R I E S . C L A S S A ----------------------M AN U F AC TU R IN G ----------------------------------- 47 39 39 .5 40 .0 221.50 2 2 5.50 23 0.50 233.00 1 9 6.30 -2 41.5 0 2 1 5.00 -2 44.0 3 S E C R E T A R I E S . C L A S S B ----------------------M A N U F A C TU R IN G ----------------------------------NONM ANUF ACTURING ----------------------------- t 34 64 70 3 8 .5 40 .3 3 7 .5 1 9 8.53 19 8.00 19 8.50 19 3.50 195.00 19 2.00 1 7 4.50 -2 16.0 0 1 7 4.50 -2 11.5 0 1 6 5 .0 0 -2 1 7 .0 3 S E C R E T A R I E S . C L A S S C ----------------------M A N U F A C TU R IN G ----------------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------------------- 335 251 84 3 9 .5 40 .0 38 .9 18 1.00 17 7.50 19 0.03 17 7.00 176.00 189.00 1 6 1.00 -1 95.0 3 1 6 2.00 -1 91.0 3 1 5 9.00 -2 15.0 3 S E C R E T A R I E S . C L A S S D ----------------------M A N U F A C TU R IN G ----------------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------------------- 373 235 13 8 39 .5 43 .0 38 .5 16 6.00 16 7.50 16 4.00 165.50 165.50 166.00 1 5 0.50 -1 76.0 3 1 5 5.50 -1 75.3 0 1 4 4.30 -1 80.5 3 S T E N O G R A P H E R S ----------------------------------------M AN U F AC TU R IN G ----------------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------------------- 16 4 94 70 3 9 .5 40 .0 39 .0 1 8 9.53 19 3.53 18 4.53 181.50 182.00 179.00 ------------------- 61 39 .0 17 9.09 , s e n i o r --------------------NONM ANUF ACTURING ----------------------------- 103 36 40 .0 3 9 .5 T R A N S C R I B I N G - M A C H I N E T Y P I S T S ----------NONM ANUF ACTURING ----------------------------- 34 31 T Y P I S T S ----------------------------------------------------M AN U F AC TU R IN G ----------------------------------NON M ANU FACTURING ----------------------------- - - - - _ - - - - _ - _ - - _ - - _ - - - - - - 1 6 2.50 -2 20.5 3 1 6 6.00 -2 25.5 0 1 5 7 .5 0 -2 1 1 .0 0 - - - - 172.03 1 4 6.00 -2 11.0 0 - - 19 5.53 172.50 188.00 16 9.00 1 6 5.50 -2 25.5 3 1 5 0.00 -1 86.5 3 ■ 38 .5 3 8 .0 14 4.53 143.00 141.50 138.00 1 3 0 .9 0 -1 6 0 .0 3 1 3 0.30 -1 55.5 0 - - “ ■ 1 1 123 60 63 3 9 .3 40 .3 3 8 .5 14 8.00 142.53 15 3.59 14 2.50 143.00 143.50 12 9.30 -1 54.0 0 13 8.30 -1 54.9 3 1 2 2 .5 0 -1 5 5 .0 3 ■ “ B ----------------------------------------------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------------------- 113 56 57 3 9 .0 40 .0 38 .0 14 7.50 14 2.00 15 3.03 142.50 143.00 130.00 1 2 6.50 -1 52.3 0 1 3 8.00 -1 52.5 0 1 2 2 .5 0 -1 5 1 .5 3 - - - c l e r k s --------------------------------------------NON M ANU FACTURING ----------------------------- 69 58 3 8 .0 3 7 .5 1 3 1.53 1 3 2.53 124.50 124.50 1 2 1 .0 0 -1 3 4 .0 9 1 2 0.00 -1 34.5 3 - F I L E C L E R K S . C L A S S C ----------------------NON MANUFACTURING ----------------------------- 53 48 38 .3 38 .0 12 2.03 1 2 2.53 123.00 12 2.50 1 1 2.30 -1 26.5 3 1 1 4.30 -1 27.0 0 , general sten o graph ers T Y P IS T S . CLASS M A N U F AC TU R IN G f il e ■ - - _ sten o g raph ers s % 120 3 ' ~ 2 2 5 5 4 i 3 25 13 12 36 34 2 52 46 6 54 47 7 48 41 7 41 29 12 24 23 1 25 11 14 9 5 4 1 1 12 1 11 28 9 19 44 35 9 51 37 14 86 59 27 75 53 22 21 9 12 25 10 15 15 12 3 - it 9 2 2 ~ 2 2 _ - 4 4 13 5 8 9 7 2 17 9 8 30 21 9 10 6 4 13 8 5 5 4 i 11 1 19 23 13 10 10 8 2 5 4 i 1 1 - - 8 4 4 - 8 i 7 3 2 18 - 1 - 8 10 - 1 1 - - - 1 _ - - 6 6 6 i 15 a 12 5 10 4 12 4 5 1 3 2 10 2 4 - - - - 4 “ 3 3 13 - 6 6 10 10 2 2 5 5 6 3 4 4 “ “ ~ “ 17 4 13 17 5 12 14 10 4 35 22 13 24 16 8 5 3 2 3 - - - - - 4 “ 4 - ~ 3 i i 3 “ 3 17 5 12 13 9 4 34 22 12 20 13 7 3 3 1 1 i i - - - 4 - - 3 - 17 4 13 10 10 6 4 32 26 8 6 4 3 2 2 - - - 2 2 10 10 6 4 29 26 4 4 2 2 2 2 4 " 2 - ~ ~ - - - - - ~ ~ ~ 2 " - ~ " ~ - 5 5 ~ ” ' ~ ” ~ ~ ~ “ 3 4 - - - - - ----------------------------------------------- 33 3 9 .5 1 4 5.00 140.00 1 3 0.00 -1 56.0 3 2 1 2 1 10 7 3 - 1 3 - 1 - - - - - - - SW IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R S ------------------------NON MANUFACTURING ----------------------------- 49 25 3 9 .5 153.53 3 9 . Q 14 2.53 150.50 13 7.00 13 0.50 -1 76.0 0 1 2 2.00 -1 80.3 3 3 3 - - 4 3 4 1 6 6 4 ~ “ " - - - - - ~ 1 1 - “ 6 ~ - ~ 10 4 4 “ 7 7 “ “ " ■ S W IT C H R O A R D O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N I S T S M A N U F AC TU R IN G ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------- 170 95 75 14 8.00 15 3.50 14 1.00 144.00 15 1.50 12 5.00 1 2 5 .0 0 -1 6 5 .3 9 13 8.30 -1 63.5 0 1 2 0.30 -1 66.0 0 4 4 - 17 4 13 31 8 23 24 18 6 14 7 7 22 20 2 29 23 6 13 5 8 2 2 6 3 3 6 5 1 - “ - i “ i ~ - ~ MESSENGERS 3 9 .5 43 .0 39 .0 S e e f o o t n o t e s at e n d o f t a b l e s . 3 - _ 1 1 Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in Greenville—Spartanburg, S.C., June 1978— Continued ^^WeeklyTarnings^" (standard) Number Occupation and industry division woikers weekly CLERKS ORDER ------------------------------------------ CLERKS. CLASS B --------------------- 112 108 S (standard) Mean2 39 .5 39 .5 $ 13 4.50 133.00 Middle range 2 Median 2 $ 1 3 3.00 13 0.00 $ s % s s % s s S S S s s 260 270 280 290 - - - - - - - and 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 ove r “ “ ~ — ~ - - - - - 5 4 1 - 1 - - 1 ~ 4 3 1 5 4 i - 1 ~ - 14 0 150 16 0 170 18 0 190 - - - - - - - - - - - - 100 110 120 130 140 15 0 160 170 180 190 20 0 210 220 - 15 20 17 26 12 4 “ 4 14 “ “ 26 12 4 - 4 10 - - - - - - 50 32 18 46 31 15 30 23 7 22 14 8 14 11 3 9 8 i 3 3 “ 4 i 3 4 3 1 and under S s 2 50 130 210 % 240 120 200 % 23 0 110 2 20 $ 1 1 6.00 -1 48.3 0 11 6 .0 0 -1 4 6 .5 3 - 15 17 20 15 31 9 22 61 21 40 92 29 63 136 64 72 10 2 61 41 ~ “ 1 1 2 2 17 6 11 38 10 28 24 9 15 21 16 5 14 11 3 16 14 2 12 6 6 12 11 1 4 3 i 3 3 “ 4 i 3 13 0 .0 0 -1 5 5 .0 0 14 0 .0 0 -1 6 0 .5 0 12 5 .3 0 -1 5 0 .0 3 9 9 15 30 9 21 59 21 38 75 23 52 98 54 44 78 52 26 29 16 13 32 20 12 14 9 5 10 8 2 2 5 5 “ - - 15 _ ~ 16 0.00 16 2.00 156.00 15 1 .5 0 -1 7 8 .0 3 1 5 0.50 -1 78.5 0 1 5 2.00 -1 77.5 0 - 10 7 3 6 6 - 34 23 11 20 16 4 19 15 4 10 7 3 6 5 1 2 2 3 3 ” 5 5 “ _ - “ 9 7 2 1 5 0.00 1 5 0.00 1 5 0.00 15 0.00 14 6.00 150.00 13 8 .3 0 -1 5 6 .0 3 13 6 .3 0 -1 5 8 .0 3 14 0.00 -1 52.0 3 - 15 5 10 31 13 18 52 40 12 87 63 24 118 39 79 31 16 15 17 9 8 13 6 7 3 3 - “ " 8 8 ~ i i “ 39 .0 4 0 .0 3 8 .0 1 5 6.50 16 5.00 15 1.50 1 5 7.03 163.00 1 5 4.00 1 4 4.30 -1 70.0 0 1 5 1 .5 0 -1 7 0 .5 0 13 0 .5 0 -1 6 7 .5 0 - - - 5 18 8 10 14 8 6 10 5 5 8 1 7 - - i i 5 7 3 4 2 2 “ 9 9 “ _ ~ 4 0 .0 40 .0 4 3 .0 14 8.50 1 4 7.53 14 9.53 14 7.50 1 4 4.00 15 0.00 13 6 .0 0 -1 5 0 .5 0 1 3 4 .0 0 -1 5 3 .5 3 14 0.00 -1 50.0 -3 - - 15 5 10 22 13 9 47 40 7 80 60 20 100 31 69 17 8 9 7 4 3 5 5 i 1 - 8 8 ACCOUNTING C L E R K S --------------------------------M AN UF ACT UR IN G ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------- 6 34 314 32 0 39 .5 40 .0 39 .0 1 5 2.00 1 6 0.50 14 3.50 14 7.00 15 4.50 14 0.00 13 5 .3 0 -1 6 6 .5 0 14 1 .5 0 -1 7 3 .5 3 12 9.00 -1 54.0 3 9 9 ACC OUNTING C L E R K S . C L A S S A ----------M ANU FAC TUR ING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------- 17 8 97 81 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 1 7 1.00 1 8 1.00 15 9.50 16 4.00 17 4.00 14 8.50 14 4 .0 0 -1 9 0 .3 3 15 7 .3 0 -2 0 2 .5 3 14 0 .3 0 -1 6 9 .0 3 _ - ACC OUNTING C L E R K S . C L A S S B ----------M ANU FAC TUR ING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------- 4 56 217 23 9 39 .5 4 0 .0 38 .5 14 4.00 1 5 1.50 1 3 8.03 1 4 2.00 15 0.00 138.00 P A Y R O L L C L E R K S -------------------------------------M ANU FAC TUR ING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------- 12 4 94 30 40 .0 40 .0 3 9 .5 1 6 3.00 16 4.00 16 3.00 KEY E N T R Y O P E R A T O R S ----------------------------M ANU FAC TUR ING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------- 38 0 20 3 177 40 .0 4 0 .0 39 .5 K E Y E N T R Y O P E R A T O R S . C L A S S A ------MANU FAC TUR ING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------- 74 28 46 K E Y E N T R Y O P E R A T O R S . C L A S S B ------MA N U FA C TU R IN G ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------- 306 175 131 15 ” - - * S e e f o o t n o t e s at e n d o f t a b l e s . S $ % 100 90 A L L WORK ERS — C O N T IN U ED ORDER N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s o f — s 4 2 ■ ~ ~ - - _ ~ ~ “ ~ - ~ ~ - - - “ - - “ - “ - - “ - - 4 - 4 “ “ ~ “ ” 4 “ 4 " ~ “ - ” - 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ Table A-2. Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers in Greenville—Spartanburg, S.C., June 1978 N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s o f— N Occupation and industry division ALL of workers (standard) 4 s Average weekly 120 Mean2 Median 2 Middle range 2 4 14 0 4 s 16 0 18 0 4 200 4 22 0 S 240 4 260 4 4 4 280 300 320 4 S 34 0 36 0 s 38 0 4 $ s 400 420 44Q 4 46 0 4 480 4 50 0 and under 52 0 and 140 16 0 18 3 200 ~ ~ ~ - 13 1 _ _ 220 240 260 280 300 32 0 340 36D 38 0 4 00 4 20 44 Q 4 60 48 0 50 0 52 0 6 ~ 12 “ 4 4 5 5 16 8 28 7 13 8 12 4 9 2 12 6 2 2 6 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 4 2 7 4 6 5 11 3 9 2 10 4 1 1 6 6 4 4 6 6 over WOR KER S C OM P U TE R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T S ( B U S I N E S S ) --------------------------------------------M A N U F A C TU R IN G ----------------------------------- 160 57 3 9 .5 0 0 .0 $ 30 9.00 35 8.00 $ 338.50 305.50 $ $ 30 1.0 0 -D 0 3 .0 3 3 1 1 . 0 0 —4 0 9 . 0 0 C OM P U TE R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T S ( B U S I N E S S ) * C L A S S A ----------------------m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------------------------- 79 30 3 9 .5 00 .0 013.50 38 0.50 39 6.50 377.00 35 9.00 -4 74.0 0 3 4 0.00 -4 43.3 3 C OM P U TE R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T S ( B U S I N E S S ) . C L A S S 8 ----------------------- 50 39 .5 3 2 0.50 322.00 3 0 9 .5 0 -3 3 8 .5 3 - - - - - C O M P U TE R PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) ----M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------NONM ANUF ACTURING ----------------------------- 97 56 01 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 39 .0 28 3.00 3 0 7.50 209.50 28 9.00 308.00 201.50 2 4 1.50 -3 16.5 0 2 8 7 .50 -3 38-00 2 1 1.50 -2 84.0 0 - ~ 3 3 4 4 5 1 4 C O M P U TE R PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) . C L A S S A ----------------------------------------------M AN U F AC TU R IN G ----------------------------------- 44 36 40 .0 0 0 .0 312.50 31 5.00 30 8.00 312.00 2 8 5 .0 0 -3 4 5 .5 0 2 9 1 .5 0 -3 4 5 .5 0 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ” “ - 6 4 1 11 21 7 1 - 2 1 - - - - - 9 2 7 ii 3 8 8 6 2 18 9 9 16 15 1 10 9 i 11 9 2 1 1 " 1 1 “ - ~ _ ~ - - - - _ 2 2 7 5 9 6 8 7 5 5 ii 9 i 1 1 1 _ _ ” “ _ _ “ ~ C O M P U TE R PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) . C L A S S B ----------------------------------------------- 29 4 0 .0 2 6 7.50 26 5.00 2 3 6 .0 0 -2 9 9 .0 3 - - - - 2 6 6 C OM PU TE R O P E R A T O R S ------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------NONM ANUF ACTURING ----------------------------- 18 9 108 81 39 .5 39 .5 39 .0 18 3.50 1 8 7.00 17 8.50 17 0.50 18 1.50 17 2.00 1 6 0.00 -2 00.0 0 1 5 5.00 -2 03.0 0 1 6 0.00 -1 92.0 3 8 5 3 35 25 10 56 20 36 40 27 13 23 H 12 10 6 4 7 5 2 C O M P U TE R O P E R A T O R S . C L A S S B --------M A N U F A C TU R IN G ----------------------------------NONMAN UF ACT UR ING ----------------------------- 115 63 52 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 3 9 .0 18 8.00 196.50 1 7 7.50 180.00 19 2.00 172.00 16 0.00 -2 00.5 0 16 1.50 -2 25.5 0 16 0.30 -1 80.0 0 2 2 “ 14 13 1 40 6 34 29 20 9 8 5 3 8 4 4 5 4 1 9 9 C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R S . C L A S S C --------M A N U F A C TU R IN G ----------------------------------- 52 30 40 .0 00 .0 1 6 2.00 160.00 156.00 16 2.50 1 4 9 .5 0 -1 7 1 .0 0 14 8.50 -1 72.5 3 6 3 21 12 14 12 8 4 2 2 i i D R A F T E R S --------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C TU R IN G ----------------------------------NON MAN UF ACT UR ING ----------------------------- 503 200 30 3 00 .0 00 .0 00 .0 2 3 7.50 22 1.50 2 0 7.00 230.00 215.00 200.00 18 9.30 -2 68.3 0 19 4.50 -2 50.0 3 1 8 8.00 -2 80.3 3 6 5 1 29 9 20 66 24 42 79 38 41 67 38 29 61 25 36 75 29 46 D R A F T E R S . C L A S S A ----------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------- 91 01 00 .0 00 .0 3 3 2.00 2 6 8.00 330.00 208.50 2 5 9.50 -4 11.0 0 2 2 2.00 -3 00.0 0 - - _ - 5 5 4 4 11 11 D R A F T E R S . C L A S S B ----------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------NONMAN UF ACT UR ING ----------------------------- 21 0 95 115 40 .0 00 .0 00 .0 2 5 0.00 2 3 2.50 2 6 0.00 250.00 235.00 265.00 2 2 0.00 -2 75.0 3 2 1 0.50 -2 52.0 0 2 4 1.50 -2 87.5 0 _ _ 2 2 “ 19 15 4 31 24 7 D R A F T E R S . C L A S S C ----------------------------M A N U F A C TU R IN G ----------------------------------- 18 3 64 0 0 .0 00 .0 19 7.50 1 7 5.53 195.00 176.00 16 3.50 -2 29.5 0 16 0 .0 0 -1 9 5 .5 3 6 5 19 9 38 22 38 18 E L E C T R O N I C S T E C H N I C I A N S --------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------- 261 97 0 0 .0 00 .0 276.50 281.50 277.50 26 2.50 24 7.50 -3 01.0 3 2 4 7.50 -3 22.0 0 _ - 2 ELEC T R O N IC S T E C H N IC IA N S . CLASS AM A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------- 120 06 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 2 9 1.50 30 0.50 28 7.00 28 7.50 2 5 6.50 -3 13.5 0 2 4 7.50 -3 42.0 0 _ ELEC T R O N IC S T E C H N IC IA N S . CLASS BMANUF A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------- 11 9 49 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 272.00 2 6 6.50 26 7.00 256.00 2 3 6 .0 0 -3 0 1 .0 3 2 2 8.00 -2 88.0 3 _ 44 44 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 2 0 7.50 20 7.50 209.00 20 9.00 18 9.50 -2 34.0 0 1 8 9.50 -2 34.0 0 4 4 R E G IS T E R E D IN D U S T R IA L NURSES M A N U F A C TU R IN G ---------------------- ~ _ - _ - S e e fo o t n o t e s at e n d o f t a b le s . 5 " - _ - " " " " - - - “ “ 4 4 2 4 4 - 2 " “ i i 10 9 i - - - 48 12 36 35 8 27 21 4 17 ii 11 9 2 7 4 4 6 2 4 6 4 2 10 ~ “ 3 3 6 6 4 9 4 5 4 6 2 6 4 10 ” 4 2 “ 4 “ ~ - " 8 2 28 14 14 4 fi 26 22 37 6 31 26 8 18 12 6 1 - - - - _ - - - - 12 6 1 27 10 21 24 5 5 5 1 14 6 30 12 60 28 20 8 55 10 35 6 23 9 8 8 6 6 “ 3 3 - - - “ 33 15 13 7 36 4 14 2 11 5 8 8 2 2 - ” 9 5 26 12 21 13 7 1 19 6 21 4 12 4 - 4 4 - 10 10 9 9 6 6 2 2 - - - _ 5 5 ' " _ _ 4 _ - ~ 6 ~ 9 ” _ 6 8 8 - - - - - 10 ~ “ - ” ~ “ - - ” ~ - “ - 3 3 - _ - - - - “ ” “ “ ” ~ - - - - - - - - “ - “ ■ - Table A-3. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex, in Greenville—Spartanburg, S.C., June 1978 TrmJT — S e x , 3 o ccu p a tio n , O FFIC E and in d u s try d iv is io n O C C U P A T IO N S - Number of woiken Weekhr hours (standard] Weekly earnings1 (standard) 27 39 .5 $ 145.00 ACCO UNT ING 25 3 9 .5 1 8 6.00 CLERKS S e x , 3 o ccu p a tio n , --------------------- O C C U P A T IO N S - Weekly Weekly earnings1 hours |standard) (standard) S W IT CH B O A RD O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N I S T S M AN U F AC TU R IN G ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------- 17 0 95 75 3 9 .5 43 .0 39 .0 ------------------------------------------ 11 2 39 .5 1 3 4.50 B --------------------- 108 3 9 .5 13 3.00 39 .5 40 .0 39 .0 15 0.50 15 9.00 14 2.00 c ler ks S e x , 3 occu patio n , and in d u s try d iv is io n P R O FE S S IO N A L O C C U P A T IO N S $ 14 8.00 15 3.50 14 1.00 order O FFIC E and i n d u s t ry d iv is io n umber of ozkers O F F I C E O C C U P A T IO N S WOMEN— CO N T IN U ED HEN M E S S E N G E R S ----------------------------------- Average (mean2) Averaae (mean2) (mean*) ANO T E C H N I C A L HEN— C O N T IN U E D C ON TIN UED COMPU TER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) . C L A S S A -------------------------------------------M AN U F AC TU R IN G -------------------------------- CLERKS. CLASS COMPUTER O P E R A T O R S M ANU FAC TUR ING ----NONMANUFACTURING S E C R E T A R I E S -------------------------------------------M ANU FAC TUR ING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------- 892 588 304 3 9 .5 40 .0 38 .5 1 7 9.50 179.00 18 0.50 ACCO UNT ING C L E R K S -------------------------------MA N U FA C TU R IN G ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------- 609 29 4 315 S E C R E T A R I E S . C L A S S A ----------------------M AN UF ACT UR IN G ---------------------------------- 47 39 39 .5 40 .0 22 1.50 2 2 5.50 ACCO UNT ING C L E R K S . C L A S S A ----------M ANU FAC TUR ING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------- 164 86 78 40 .0 40 .0 3 9 .5 16 8.50 18 0.00 15 6.00 S E C R E T A R I E S . C L A S S B ----------------------M ANU FAC TUR ING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------- 13 4 64 70 3 8 .5 43 .0 3 7 .5 19 8.50 1 9 8.03 19 8.50 A CC OUN TI NG C L E R K S . C L A S S B ----------M AN UF ACT UR IN G ---------------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ---------------------------- 44 5 208 237 3 9 .5 43 .0 3 8 .5 14 3.50 15 3.50 13 7.50 D R A F T E R S -------------------M ANU FAC TUR ING ----- S E C R E T A R I E S . C L A S S C ----------------------M AN U F AC TU R IN G ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------- 335 251 84 39 .5 4 0 .0 3 8 .0 181.03 177.50 19 3.00 P A Y R O L L C L E R K S -------------------------------------M AN UF ACT UR IN G ---------------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ---------------------------- 124 94 30 43 .0 40 .0 3 9 .5 16 3.00 16 4.00 16 0.00 S E C R E T A R I E S . C L A S S 0 ----------------------M ANU FAC TUR ING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------- 372 234 138 39 .5 40 .0 38 .5 16 6.00 16 7.03 16 4.00 KEY E N T R Y O P E R A T O R S ---------------------------M ANU FAC TUR ING ---------------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ---------------------------- 376 203 17 3 40 .0 40 .0 39 .5 14 8.50 150.00 14 7.00 S T E N O G R A P H E R S ---------------------------------------M AN UF ACT UR IN G ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------- 164 94 70 39 .5 43 .0 3 9 .0 189.50 19 3.53 18 4.50 K E Y E N T R Y O P E R A T O R S . C L A S S A ------M AN UF ACT UR IN G ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------- 74 28 46 39 .0 40 .0 38 .0 15 6.50 16 5.00 15 1.50 61 39 .0 179.00 K E Y E N T R Y O P E R A T O R S . C L A S S B ------M AN UF ACT UR IN G ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------- 30 2 175 127 40 .0 40 .0 40 .0 14 6.50 14 7.50 14 5.00 GENERAL ------------------- S T E N O G R A P H E R S . S E N I O R --------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------- 103 36 T R A N S C R I B I N G - M A C H I N E T Y P I S T S ----------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------- 34 31 T Y P I S T S ---------------------------------------------------M AN UF ACT UR IN G ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------- 119 60 59 4 0 . Q 195.50 3 9 .5 172.53 38 .5 3 8 .0 39 .0 40 .0 38 .0 14 4.50 143.00 1 4 4.00 142.50 145.00 P R O F E S S I O N A L AND T E C H N I C A L O C C U P A T IO N S - HEN COMPU TER S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T S ( B U S I N E S S ! -------------------------------------------M AN UF ACT UR IN G ---------------------------------- COMPUTER O P E R A T O R S . C L A S S B M AN UF ACT UR IN G -----------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------- 33 28 40 .0 4 0 .0 $ 3 1 5.50 3 1 6.00 126 64 62 39 .5 39 .5 3 9 .0 189.00 1 9 6.50 1 8 1 .0 0 82 42 40 3 9 .5 39 .5 39 .0 1 9 2 .5 3 2 0 7 .0 0 1 7 7 .0 3 27 4 0 .0 163.50 4 90 177 313 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 2 4 3 .5 0 2 2 7.50 2 5 2.50 DRAFTERS. CLASS A M ANU FAC TUR ING ----- 91 41 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 3 3 2.00 2 6 8 .0 0 ORAFTERS. CLASS B M AN U F AC TU R IN G ----NONMANUFACTURING 197 90 107 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 2 5 1.00 2 3 3.50 2 6 6.50 DRAFTERS. CLASS C M ANU FAC TUR ING ----- 150 46 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 2 0 4.00 1 8 1.00 258 97 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 2 7 6 .0 0 2 8 1.53 E L E C T R O N I C S T E C H N I C I A N S . C L A S S AM AN UF ACT UR IN G ---------------------------------- 120 46 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 2 9 1.50 300.50 E LE C T R O N IC S T E C H N IC I A N S . C L A S S 8M AN U F AC TU R IN G ---------------------------------- 116 49 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 2 7 1.00 2 6 6.50 COMPUTER S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T S ( B U S I N E S S ) -------------------------- 26 38 .5 2 7 5 .0 0 COMPUTER O P E R A T O R S M AN UF ACT UR IN G — 63 44 39 .5 39 .5 172.00 172.50 COMPUTER O P E R A T O R S . 134 51 40 .0 40 .0 36 3.50 36 4.00 ELEC T RO N IC S T E C H N IC IA N S M ANU FAC TUR ING ------------ 142.50 14 2.00 143.50 F I L E C L E R K S -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------- 67 56 3 8 .3 37 .5 129.03 1 3 0 . GQ COMPU TE R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T S ( B U S I N E S S ) . C L A S S A ----------------------M ANU FAC TUR ING ---------------------------------- F I L E C L E R K S . C L A S S C ----------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------- 53 48 38 .0 38 .0 122.00 1 2 2.50 COMPU TE R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T S ( B U S I N E S S ) . C L A S S B ----------------------- 42 4 0 .0 32 9.00 SW IT CH B OA RD O P E R A T O R S ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------- 49 25 39 .5 39 .0 1 5 3 .5 0 142.53 C OM PU TE R PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) ----M AN UF ACT UR IN G ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------- 73 40 33 39 .5 40 .0 39 .0 283.00 31 1.50 2 4 9.00 72 31 39 .5 40 .0 4 2 1.00 38 8.50 t e c h n ic a l WOMEN COMPUTER O P E R A T O R S . CLASS B 33 39 .5 1 7 7 .5 0 COMPUTER CLASS C 25 4 0 .0 1 6 1 .0 0 D R A F T E R S ---------------------------------------- 53 1 8 1 .5 0 33 4 0 .0 1 6 7.50 44 44 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 2 0 7 .5 0 2 0 7 .5 0 ORAFTERS. OPERATORS. CLASS C ------------------ R E G IS T E R E D IN D U S T R IA L NURSES M AN UF ACT UR IN G ---------------------- S e e f o o t n o t e s at e n d o f t a b l e s . 6 o 3 9 .0 43 .0 38 .0 C a * 109 56 53 CLASS n o n m a n u fa ctu r in g P R O F E S S IO N A L and O C C U P A T IO N S - T Y P I S T S . C L A S S B ------------------------------M AN U F AC TU R IN G ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------- Weekly Weekly earnings1 hours standard) (standard) WOMEN ORDER STENOGRAPHERS. Number of workers Table A-4. Hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, and powerplant workers in Greenville—Spartanburg, S.C., June 1978 Hourly eamings * O c c u p a t io n a n d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n ALL Number of workers N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r ly e a r n i n g s o f — 3.6 0 Mean 2 Median* Middle range * and $ 5 3.8 0 4.0 0 4 .2 0 - ( - S 4.4 0 - 3.8 0 4 .0 0 4.2 0 3 3 4 4 4 4 % S 4.6 0 4.8 0 i i i 5 .0 0 5.2 0 5.4 0 5 .6 0 5 .8 0 - - - 4.4 0 4 .6 0 - - i - i - - s * 6 .0 0 6.2 0 6.4 0 - * _ 4.8 0 5.0 0 5.2 0 5 .4 0 5 .6 0 5.8 0 6.0 0 6.2 0 3 3 18 17 4 6 6 26 24 3 4 4 - A 8 8 4 4 3 3 25 25 60 58 31 31 32 32 23 23 27 27 _ * 5 6 .6 0 6.8 0 7.0 0 _ s _ _ 5 * * * I---- 7.2 0 7 .4 0 7.6 0 7 .8 0 8.0 0 _ _ _ an(J 6.4 0 6 .6 0 6.8 0 7.0 0 7.2 0 7.4 0 7 .6 0 7.8 0 8 .0 0 over 17 17 72 72 30 30 i i 6 6 - - - - “ i - - - - _ - - - _ - 8 - 12 12 * 12 WOR KER S M A I N TE N A N C E C A R P E N T E R S M A N U F A C TU R IN G -------------- 91 77 4 .9 4 4.9 8 $ 5.0 0 5.1 0 $ 4 .6 1 4 .6 3 - $ 5.25 5 .2 2 MAINTENANCE E L E C T R I C I A N S M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------- 345 342 5.6 4 5 .6 4 5 .6 4 5 .6 4 5 .1 0 5 .1 0 - 6 .3 0 6 .3 0 - - 13 13 _ - M A I N TE N A N C E M A C H I N I S T S — M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------- 373 37 3 5.5 2 5.5 2 5 .4 9 5 .4 9 4 .9 4 4 .9 4 - 6.2 1 6.21 - - _ 15 15 26 26 14 14 41 41 73 73 8 8 29 29 29 29 26 26 12 12 32 32 45 45 2 2 21 21 _ _ - " M A I N T E N A N C E M E C H A N IC S ( M A C H I N E R Y ) M A N U F A C TU R IN G ----------------------------------- 663 661 5 .5 5 5.5 5 5 .5 3 5 .5 3 5 .1 1 5 .1 1 - 6 .1 7 6.17 4 4 9 9 11 11 7 7 12 12 35 35 151 151 74 74 42 42 73 71 53 53 61 61 75 75 52 52 2 2 1 1 _ 1 i M A I N T E N A N C E M E C H A N IC S (MOTOR V E H I C L E S ) --------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------NON M ANUF ACTURING ----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------------------------- 256 99 157 85 6.0 7 5.6 0 6.3 7 6.9 0 5 .7 6 5.7 5 6.1 5 6 .5 7 5 .6 0 5 .2 3 5 .6 5 5 .7 7 - 6 .4 5 5 .7 5 7.10 7 .1 0 4 4 - 3 3 - 8 3 5 4 4 - _ _ - - 12 4 8 10 10 - 19 - 17 8 77 45 32 16 5 5 13 1 12 37 22 15 - - 12 1 11 10 10 10 “ TOOL AND D I E M AK E R S ----------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------- 15 2 152 5 .9 6 5.9 6 5 .9 4 5.94 5 .4 4 5 .4 4 - 6 .3 3 6 .3 3 - - - _ _ _ _ - - 32 32 18 18 6 6 45 45 6 6 8 8 16 16 _ “ 2 2 S T A T I O N A R Y E N G I N E E R S --------------------------M A N U F A C TU R IN G ----------------------------------- 46 43 5 .2 5 5.1 2 5.11 5 .0 5 4 .5 4 4 .5 4 - 5 .7 9 5.6 5 - - 2 2 10 10 2 2 _ 4 4 6 6 3 3 _ 1 - 15 15 - - * _ W o r k e r s w e r e d is t r ib u t e d a s f o l lo w s : $ - _ 8 _ 1 1 - 8 a t $ 8 .4 0 t o $ 8 .6 0 ; a n d 4 at $ 1 0 .2 0 t o $ 1 0 .4 0 . S e e fo o t n o t e s a t end o f ta b le s . 7 2 4 - 9 _ “ _ ~ _ - 21 ~ 21 21 - 9 9 1 1 2 2 1 1 6 6 _ _ _ 1 _ _ - - 1 ~ 1 1 “ 8 a _ - - “ 1 _ Table A-5. Hourly earnings of material movement and custodial workers in Greenville—Spartanburg, S.C., June 1978 Hourly earnings 4 Occupation and industry division workers Mean2 Median* Middle range 2 3.60 3 .8 0 4 .0 0 4.2 0 4.40 4.6 0 00 3 . 20 3 . 4 0 T 3 .0 0 s 6 .0 0 s 6 .4 0 S 6.8 0 S 7.2 0 i 7.6 0 f 8 .0 0 s 8 .4 0 5 .2 0 5 ,6 0 6 . 00 6.4 0 6.8 0 7 .2 0 7 .6 0 8.0 0 8.4 0 124 “ - “ “ ” - - ~ ~ - “ “ - ” 33 “ 33 106 “ 106 - 134 “ 13 4 134 - 25 i i s -------8.8 0 9 .2 0 9.2 0 9.6 0 UORKERS T R U C K D R I V E R S ------------------------------M AN UF ACT UR IN G ----------------------NONH ANU FACTURIN G -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -------------- 1.5 2 0 496 1 .024 48 4 $ 5.8 0 4 .7 8 6.3 0 7 . 38 $ 5.7 3 4 .4 1 6.0 3 7.0 0 $ 4 .4 1 4 .2 3 5 .5 0 6 .0 3 - $ 7.0 0 5.3 4 7.8 0 8 .5 7 T R U C K D R I V E R S . L I G H T TR U C K — M ANU FAC TUR ING -----------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------ 98 28 70 3.4 0 3.6 0 3 .3 2 3 . 50 3 .4 8 3 .5 0 3 .0 8 3 .2 3 2 .9 9 - 3 .5 0 4.0 0 3.5 0 2 215 58 15 7 5.1 0 3 .7 2 5.6 1 4.5 2 3 .4 8 5.5 0 3 .5 0 3 .4 0 3 .8 9 - 5.5 0 3 .8 4 5 .9 5 9 9 “ _ - - T R U C K D R I V E R S . MEDIUM T R U C K ■ M AN UF ACT UR IN G -----------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------ 11 11 2 187 187 168 14 5 94 51 ” - - ~ ” 3 3 “ _ - - - ” ~ ~ ~ ~ 6 6 “ 3 i 2 17 5 12 2 6 6 6 6 5 5 2 2 2 46 46 16 16 - 2 2 ~ 53 3 50 ~ 36 35 1 ~ 20 3 17 9 4 5 5 3 2 46 10 36 7 7 ~ 6 5 1 12 6 6 7 2 5 35 28 7 16 5 11 10 3 7 5 5 _ 43 - 43 - 5 .5 0 4 .4 1 6 .0 3 6 .0 3 - 7 .8 0 6 .7 0 8 .5 7 8 .5 7 T R U C K D R I V E R S . HE AV Y TR U C K (O T H E R THAN T R A I L E R ) ---------- 41 4 5 .3 3 5.3 3 4 .4 1 - 7.0 0 - - - - - S H I P P I N G C L E R K S -------------------------M AN U F AC TU R IN G ------------------------ 65 56 4.4 8 4.4 3 4.5 7 4 .5 9 3 .9 5 3 .9 5 - 5 .0 4 5.0 0 2 2 “ 2 2 3 3 2 2 R E C E I V I N G C L E R K S -----------------------M AN UF ACT UR IN G -----------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------ 17 0 85 85 4.0 8 4 .1 3 4.0 4 4 .0 0 4 .4 4 3 .9 5 3 .2 5 3 .4 8 3 .2 5 - 4.6 2 4 .6 2 5 .1 0 2 2 13 13 16 11 5 17 8 9 30 4.4 9 4 . 49 4 .3 0 - 4.6 9 - - - UAREHOUSEMEN ------------------------------M AN UF ACT UR IN G ------------------------ 217 19 0 4 . 37 4.2 6 4 .2 6 4 .2 6 3 .8 8 3 .8 9 - 4 .6 0 4.6 0 _ _ _ ORDER F I L L E R S ----------------------------M AN UF ACT UR IN G -----------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ------------------ 379 10 9 27 0 3 .9 4 4.4 4 3.7 4 3 .6 0 4.3 7 3 .6 0 2 .9 5 3 .8 8 2 .8 5 - 4.8 5 5.7 9 4.8 5 68 8 60 35 9 26 15 15 S H I P P I N G P A C K E R S -----------------------MAN U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------ 217 20 4 3.8 2 3.8 8 3 .9 6 3 .9 6 3 .2 7 3 .4 9 - 4 .1 3 4.1 5 14 5 12 12 h a n d lin g l a b o r e r s — MAN U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------ 56 4 297 267 4 .1 5 3.5 5 4.8 2 3.6 0 3 .4 5 4.8 5 3 .3 0 3 .2 7 3 .4 5 - 4.8 5 3.7 9 6.0 0 18 10 8 F O R K L I F T O P E R A T O R S -------------------M AN UF ACT UR IN G -----------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------ 870 732 13 8 4.0 7 4.0 7 4.0 7 4.0 0 4 .0 0 3.7 5 3 .5 3 3 .5 3 3 .6 5 - 4.5 8 4.5 8 5.0 0 _ - POUER-TRUCK OPERATORS (OTHER THAN F O R K L I F T ) -------------------------MAN U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------ 44 44 3 .9 1 3.9 1 3 .8 0 3 .8 0 3 .8 0 3 .8 0 - 3.9 2 3.9 2 1 1 _ - 25 23 2 ” ~ 106 “ 124 124 134 106 “ “ “ 134 134 58 “ 58 58 ' 76 76 - 3 3 - 12 12 - 44 44 - i i 182 182 16 8 143 92 51 _ - - - ' ' 25 25 ‘ 41 - 8 20 131 - 6 84 - - - 124 - - - - - - - _ 9 9 8 8 ii ii ii 9 - - “ - - - - ~ ~ - “ 7 2 2 _ 8 8 12 8 4 3 1 2 16 4 12 17 6 ii 7 2 5 22 22 10 10 21 11 10 9 2 7 2 i - 2 - - - - i “ 2 “ “ - 2 - - - - 5 10 - 10 5 - - - - 2 8 2 36 32 23 23 23 23 44 44 16 16 28 28 19 19 5 3 - 4 ~ 5 “ 4 - “ " 12 12 22 4 18 60 6 54 11 9 2 7 7 21 19 2 11 5 6 _ 45 14 31 44 44 28 28 ~ - - - ” " ' 23 19 13 13 19 19 5 5 44 44 44 44 4 4 24 24 2 2 7 7 5 5 - - 19 15 4 6 6 “ 126 89 37 98 76 22 48 30 18 10 10 “ 41 34 7 5 4 i 19 19 “ 6 4 2 52 6 - 52 6 6 6 24 24 17 5 15 5 20 104 45 59 63 47 16 130 130 ~ 41 41 59 58 1 106 106 “ 56 50 6 48 24 24 55 44 11 _ _ 6 6 _ 28 28 6 6 2 2 _ 2 2 - _ S e e f o o t n o t e s at e n d o f t a b l e s . 7 7 ~ 64 5 59 - 6 .7 0 5.3 4 6.7 0 6.0 3 _ 174 44 13 0 86 43 43 - 6.5 3 5 .4 1 7 .0 5 7.3 3 m a t e r ia l 27 15 12 “ 12 5 7 - 793 25 1 54 2 327 CLERKS 5 3 2 “ 22 11 11 _ AND R E C E I V I N G 22 4 21 2 12 20 3 17 ~ T R U C K D R I V E R S . HE AV Y TRU CK < T R A I L E R > ------------------------------M AN UF ACT UR IN 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 -------------- S H IP P IN G 5 . 60 and under 2 .8 0 ALL $ 5 .20 o 0 0 00 N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r ly e a r n i n g s o f — 1 * 7 * * * S 1 ------- - % 2 . 8 0 3 . 0 0 3 . 2 0 3 • 40 3 . 6 0 3 • 80 4 . 0 0 4 . 2 0 4 . 4 0 4 . 6 0 4 . 8 0 s 2 .6 0 Number 8 ” _ ” - " - - - - - - - - - - “ - “ “ “ “ - - - - - “ ” “ X - i “ 110 110 ~ - - ~ “ ~ * “ " 2 2 1 “ 1 - - ” - ” - “ - - - - - - - - - - - Table A-5. Hourly earnings of material movement and custodial workers in Greenville—Spartanburg, S.C., June 1978— Continued 9 Table A-6. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom powerplant, material movement, and custodial workers, by sex, in Greenville—Spartanburg, S.C., June 1978 S e x , 3 o c c u p a t i o n , a n d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n Number of woikers A vera ge (m ea n 2 ) hourly earnings4 S e x , 3 o c c u p a t i o n , a n d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n Number of workers A vera ge (m e a n 2 ) hourly earnings 4 M A T E R I A L MOVEMENT AND C U S T O O I A L O C C U P A T IO N S - MEN— CO N T IN U ED M A I N T E N A N C E ' TOOLROOM' AND P O U E R P L A N T O C C U P A T IO N S - MEN M A IN TE N A N C E C A R P E N T E R S ----------------------M AN U F AC TU R IN G ---------------------------------- 91 77 $ 4 .9 4 4.9 8 M A IN TE N A N C E E L E C T R I C I A N S ------------------M AN U F AC TU R IN G ---------------------------------- 345 34 2 5.6 4 5.6 4 M AI N TE N A N C E M A C H I N I S T S ----------------------MAN U FA C TU R IN G ----------------------------------- 373 373 5.5 2 5.5 2 M AI N TE N A N C E M E C H A N IC S ( M A C H I N E R Y * MAN U FA C TU R IN G ---------------------------------- 66 3 66 1 5 .5 5 5 .5 5 m a n u f a c t u r in g M AI N TE N A N C E M EC H A N IC S (MOTOR V E H I C L E S ) --------------------------------M AN U F AC TU R IN G ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------------------------- 256 99 157 85 6.0 7 5 .6 0 6.3 7 6 .9 0 TOOL AND D I E M AKE RS ----------------------------M AN U F AC TU R IN G ---------------------------------- 15 2 152 5.9 6 5.9 6 S T A T I O N A R Y E N G I N E E R S --------------------------M AN U F AC TU R IN G ---------------------------------- 46 43 5.2 5 5.1 2 M AN U F AC TU R IN G ---NONMANUFACTURING 30 4 .4 9 MA N U FA C TU R IN G 4 .3 6 4.2 6 — NONMANUFACTURING 171 69 10 2 4.7 1 4 .6 7 4.7 4 MA N U FA C TU R IN G 146 133 4.0 5 4.1 7 M AN UF ACT UR IN G ---NONMANUFACTURING 55 5 290 265 4.1 5 3.5 4 4.8 3 M AN U F AC TU R IN G ---NONMANUFACTURING 783 653 130 4 .0 7 4.0 7 4.1 0 44 44 3 .9 1 3 .9 1 93 5 216 2 .9 3 3.5 8 108 3 .7 3 108 3.4 3 91 2 45 2 3 . 20 3 .4 5 GUARDS ANO R E C E I V I N G CLERKS ANO WATCHMEN — m a n u f a c t u r in g T R U C K O R I V E R S ----------------------------M AN U F AC TU R IN G --------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------------ 1 . 5 20 496 1 .024 48 4 5.8 0 4.7 8 6 .3 0 7 .3 8 T R U C K O R I V E R S . L I G H T TR UC K MAN U FA C TU R IN G --------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------- 98 28 70 3 . 40 3.6 0 3 . 32 T R U C K O R I V E R S . MEDIUM TR UC K M AN U F AC TU R IN G --------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ---------------- 21 5 58 15 7 5.1 0 3.7 2 5.6 1 $ 4.1 2 4.1 8 4.0 6 213 19 0 S H IP P IN 6 P O W ER - T R U C K O P E R A T O R S (O T H E R THAN F O R K L I F T ) -----------------------MAN U FA C TU R IN G ---------------------- M A T E R I A L MOVEMENT AND C U S T O D I A L O C C U P A T IO N S - MEN 162 80 82 guards : m a n u fa c t u r in g w atchmen: M ANU FAC TUR ING JA N ITO R S. PORTERS. M AN UF ACT UR IN G - ANO C L E A N E R S ----- M A T E R I A L MOVEMENT AND C U S T O D I A L O C C U P A T IO N S - WOMEN T R U C K O R I V E R S . H EAV Y TR U C K ( T R A I L E R ) ----------------------------MA N U FA C TU R IN G --------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------------ 793 251 54 2 327 6 . 53 5.4 1 7.0 5 7 . 33 ORDER F I L L E R S --------------------------------M AN UF ACT UR IN G --------------------------- 208 40 3 . 30 4.0 4 T R U C K O R I V E R S . H E AV Y TR UC K (O T H E R THAN T R A I L E R ) -------- 41 4 5.3 3 S H I P P I N G P A C K E R S --------------------------MAN U FA C TU R IN G --------------------------- 71 71 3.3 5 3 . 35 S H I P P I N G C L E R K S ----------------------M AN U F AC TU R IN G --------------------- 48 39 4.7 4 4.7 1 396 192 20 4 3.0 1 3 .3 0 2 .7 4 JA N ITO R S, p o r t e r s , and c l e a n e r s --------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------- m a n u fa c t u r in g S ee fo o tn o te s at end o f ta b le s . 10 Table A-7. Percent increases in average hourly earnings, adjusted for employment shifts. for selected occupational groups in Greenville—Spartanburg, S.C., for selected periods J u n e 1 97 5 to J u n e 197 6 I n d u s t r y a n d o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p 5 J u n e 1976 to J u n e 1977 J u n e 1977 to J u n e 197 8 A ll in d u s t r ie s : O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ____________________________________________ E l e c t r o n i c d a ta p r o c e s s i n g In d u s t r ia l n u r s e s __ ..... __ . S k i ll e d m a in t e n a n c e t r a d e s _ U n s k i ll e d p la n t w o r k e r s . 7 .9 7 .6 9.3 10.3 8 .6 7.7 5.8 7 .8 8.0 7 .8 8.0 8 .6 5 .6 6 .1 7 .2 M a n u fa c t u r in g : O ffic e c l e r i c a l E l e c t r o n i c d a ta p r o c e s s i n g . .. In d u s tr ia l n u r s e s S k i ll e d m a in t e n a n c e t r a d e s __ ____ U n s k i ll e d p la n t w o r k e r s 8 .8 7 .4 9 .3 1 0 .4 9 .4 8.5 8.2 7 .8 8.0 8.0 (6) 5 .6 6.1 6 .5 6 .7 6.7 7 .4 (/) ( 6) 6 .6 ( 6J (6) 7 .4 (6) (6) (6) _ _____ N o n m a n u f a c t u r in g : O ffic e c l e r i c a l _ E l e c t r o n i c d a ta p r o c e s s i n g I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s .. .... ......... U n s k i ll e d p la n t w o r k e r s ___________________ ................ __ _ ...... ___________ 8 .3 Footnotes1 2 1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o r k w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e o f p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a t r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) , a n d th e e a r n i n g s c o r r e s p o n d to th e s e w e e k ly h o u r s . 2 T h e m e a n i s c o m p u t e d f o r e a c h j o b b y t o t a lin g th e e a r n in g s o f a l l w o r k e r s a n d d i v id in g b y th e n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s . T h e m e d i a n d e s ig n a t e s p o s it i o n — h a lf o f th e w o r k e r s r e c e i v e t h e s a m e o r m o r e a n d h a lf r e c e i v e t h e s a m e o r l e s s th a n , th e r a t e s h o w n . T h e m id d l e r a n g e i s d e f in e d b y t w o r a t e s o f p a y ; a f o u r t h o f t h e w o r k e r s e a r n th e s a m e o r l e s s th a n the l o w e r o f t h e s e r a t e s a n d a f o u r t h e a r n th e s a m e o r m o r e th a n t h e h i g h e r r a t e . 3 E a r n i n g s d a ta r e l a t e o n ly t o w o r k e r s w h o s e s e x id e n t i f i c a t i o n w a s p r o v i d e d b y th e e s t a b l is h m e n t . 4 E x c l u d e s p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a n d f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , a n d la t e s h ift s . 5 E s t i m a t e s f o r p e r i o d s e n d in g p r i o r t o 197 6 r e l a t e t o m e n o n ly f o r s k il le d m a in t e n a n c e and u n s k il le d p la n t w o r k e r s . A ll o th e r e s t im a t e s r e la t e to m e n and w o m e n . 6 D a ta d o n o t m e e t p u b l ic a t i o n c r i t e r i a o r d a ta n o t a v a il a b l e . 11 Appendix A. Scope and Method of Survey In each o f the 75 1 a r e a s cu r re n tly su rvey ed , the B ureau obtains w a g es and re la te d b e n e fits data fr o m rep re s e n ta tiv e esta b lish m en ts within six b roa d in du stry d iv is io n s : M an ufacturin g; tra n sp orta tion , co m m u n ica tion , and oth er p u b lic u tilitie s ; w h o le sa le tra d e; re ta il tra d e; fin a n ce, in su ra n ce, and r e a l esta te; and s e r v ic e s . G overnm ent op eration s and the con s tr u c tio n and e x tr a c tiv e in d u strie s a r e ex clu d ed . E sta blish m en ts having fe w e r than a p r e s c r ib e d n u m ber o f w o r k e r s a re a lso ex clu ded b e ca u se o f in su fficien t em p loym en t in the o c cu p a tio n s studied. A ppendix table 1 show s the num ber o f e sta b lis h m e n ts and w o r k e r s estim a ted to be within the sc o p e o f th is s u r v e y , as w e ll as the n u m ber a ctu ally studied. O ccu p ation s and earn ings O ccu p ation s s e le c te d fo r study a re com m on to a v a riety o f m a n u fac tu ring and nonm anufacturing in d u str ie s , and a re o f the follow in g ty p es: (1) O ffice c le 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 ain ten an ce, to o lr o o m , and p ow erp lan t; and (4) m a te r ia l m ovem en t and cu stod ia l. O ccupational c la s s ific a tio n is b a sed on a u n iform set o f jo b d e s c r ip tio n s design ed to take accou n t o f in ter estab lish m en t v ariation in duties w ithin the sam e job . O ccu p ation s s e le cte d fo r study a re lis te d and d e s c r ib e d in appendix B. U nless o th e rw is e in d icated , the earn in gs data follow in g the job title s are fo r all in d u stries com b in ed . E arn in gs data fo r som e o f the occu p a tion s lis te d and "d e scrib e d , o r fo r som e in du stry d iv ision s within the s c o p e o f the su r v e y , a re not p resen ted in the A - s e r i e s tables becau se eith er (1) em p loym en t in the o ccu p a tion is too sm a ll to p ro v id e enough data to m e r it p re se n ta tio n , o r (2) th e re is p o s s ib ilit y o f d is c lo s u r e o f individual estab lish m en t data. Separate m e n 's and w o m e n 's earn in gs data are not p r e se n te d when the n um ber o f w o r k e r s not id en tified by sex is 20 p ercen t or m o r e o f the m en or w om en iden tified in an occu p a tio n . E arnings data not shown se p a ra te ly fo r industry d iv is io n s a re in cluded in data fo r all in d u stries com b in ed . 'L ik e w is e , fo r occu p a tion s w ith m o r e than one le v e l, data a re in cluded in the o v e r a ll c la s s ific a t io n when a s u b c la ss ific a tio n is not shown o r in form a tion to s u b c la s s ify is not a v a ila b le. B u reau fie ld r e p re s e n ta tiv e s obtain data by p e r s o n a l v is its at 3 -y e a r in te r v a ls . In each o f the two intervening y e a r s , in form a tion on em p loym en t and o c cu p a tio n a l earn in gs on ly is c o lle c te d by a com bin a tion o f p e r s o n a l v is it , m a il q u e stio n n a ir e , and teleph on e in terview fr o m e s t a b lis h m en ts p a rticip a tin g in the p r e v io u s su rv ey . A sa m p le o f the esta b lish m en ts in the sco p e o f the su rv e y is s e le c t e d f o r study p r io r to ea ch p e rso n a l v isit su rvey . T h is s a m p le , le s s e sta b lis h m e n ts w h ich go out o f b u sin ess o r are no lon ger w ithin the in d u stria l s c o p e o f the s u r v e y , is reta in ed fo r the follow in g two annual s u r v e y s . In m ost c a s e s , esta b lis h m e n ts new to the a re a a re not c o n s id e r e d in the sco p e o f the s u r v e y u ntil the s e le c t io n o f a sam ple fo r a p e rso n a l v isit su rv ey . The sa m p lin g p r o c e d u r e s in volve d etailed s tra tifica tio n o f all e sta b lish m en ts w ithin the s c o p e o f an individual area su rv ey by in du stry and n u m ber o f e m p lo y e e s . F r o m th is stra tified u n iv erse a p r o b a b ility sam ple is s e le c t e d , w ith each esta b lish m en t having a p re d e te rm in e d ch a n ce o f s e le c tio n . To obtain op tim u m a c c u r a c y at m inim um c o s t , a g r e a te r p r o p o r tio n o f la r g e than s m a ll esta b lish m en ts is s e le cte d . When data a re co m b in e d , ea ch e s ta b lis h m e n t is w eigh ted a c c o rd in g to its p r o b a b ility o f s e le c t io n so that u n b ia sed estim a te s are generated. F o r e x a m p le , if one out o f fou r e sta b lis h m e n ts is s e le c t e d , it is given a weight o f 4 to re p re s e n t it s e lf plu s th r e e o th e r s . An altern a te o f the sam e o r ig in a l p r o b a b ility is ch osen in the sa m e in d u s t r y -s iz e c la s s ific a tio n if data a re not a v a ila b le fr o m the o r ig in a l sa m p le m e m b e r . If no suitable substitute is a v a ila b le , a d dition a l w eigh t is a s s ig n e d to a sa m ple m e m b e r that is s im ila r to the m is s in g unit. O ccu p ation a l em ploym ent and earn ings data a r e shown fo r fu ll-tim e w o r k e r s , i.e ., th o se h ire d to w ork a reg u la r w eek ly sch ed u le. Earnings data ex clu d e p re m iu m pay fo r o v e r tim e and fo r w ork on w eek en d s, h olid a y s, and la te sh ifts. N on produ ction bon u ses a r e ex clu d e d , but c o s t -o f-liv in g a llow a n ces and in cen tive bon u ses a re in cluded. W eek ly hours fo r o ffic e c le r i c a l and p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l occu p a tion s r e fe r to the standard w ork w eek (rou n d ed to the n e a r e st h alf hour) fo r w hich em p lo y e e s r e c e iv e reg u la r stra ig h t-tim e s a la r ie s (e x c lu s iv e o f pay fo r o v e rtim e at regu lar a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a te s ). A v e ra g e w eek ly earn in gs fo r th ese occu p ation s are rounded to the n e a r e st h alf d o lla r . V e r tic a l lin es w ithin the distribu tion o f w o r k e r s on som e A -t a b le s in dicate a change in the s iz e o f the c la s s in terva ls. T h e se su rv e y s m e a s u re the le v e l o f o ccu p a tion a l earn ings in an area at a p a rticu la r tim e . C om p a rison s o f in dividual occu p a tion a l a v era g es ov e r tim e m ay not r e fle c t exp ected w age ch a n g es. The a v e ra g e s for individual job s a r e a ffe c te d by changes in w ages and em p loym en t p a ttern s. F or exam ple, p r o p o rtio n s o f w o rk e r s e m p loy ed by h ig h - o r lo w -w a g e fir m s may change, or h ig h -w a g e w o r k e r s m ay advance to b etter jo b s and be rep la ced by new w o r k e r s at lo w e r r a te s . Such sh ifts in em p loym en t cou ld d e c r e a s e an o c c u pation al a v e r a g e even though m ost esta b lish m en ts in an a re a in cr e a s e w ages 1 Included in the 75 areas are 5 studies conducted by the Bureau under contract. These areas are Akron, Ohio; Birmingham, A la.; Norfolk—Virginia Beach—Portsmouth and Newport News—Hampton, V a.—N .C .; Poughkeepsie—Kingston—Newburgh, N .Y .; and Utica—Rome, N .Y . In addition, the Bureau conducts more limited area studies in approximately 100 areas at the request o f the Employment Standards Administration of the U. S. Department of Labor. 13 during the y e a r . Changes in earn in g s o f occu p a tio n a l g ro u p s , shown in ta ble A - 7 , a re b e tte r in d ic a to rs o f w age tren d s than a r e earn in gs ch a n ges fo r individual jo b s w ithin the g rou p s. A v e r a g e ea rn in gs r e fle c t c o m p o s ite , a rea w id e e s tim a te s , in d u stries and esta b lish m en ts d iffe r in pay le v e l and jo b sta ffin g , and thus con trib u te d iffe re n tly to the e stim a te s fo r ea ch jo b . P ay a v e r a g e s m ay fa il to r e fle c t a c c u r a te ly the w age d iffe r e n tia l am ong jo b s in in dividu al e sta b lis h m e n ts. A v e r a g e pay le v e ls fo r m en and w om en in s e le c t e d occu p a tion 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 pay o f the s e x e s within individual e sta b lis h m e n ts. F a c to r s w h ich m ay con trib u te to d iffe r e n c e s include p r o g r e s s io n w ithin e sta b lis h e d rate ra n ges (on ly the ra tes paid incum bents a re c o lle c te d ) and p e r fo r m a n c e o f s p e c ific du ties w ithin the g en era l su rv e y job d e s c r ip tio n s . Job d e s c r ip tio n s u sed to c la s s ify e m p lo y e e s in th ese s u rv e y s u su a lly a r e m o r e g e n e r a liz e d than th o se u sed in in dividual esta b lish m en ts and a llow fo r m in o r d iffe r e n c e s am ong esta b lish m en ts in s p e c ific du ties p e r fo r m e d . O ccu p a tion a l em p loym en t estim a te s r e p re s e n t the tota l in a ll e s t a b lish m en ts w ithin the s c o p e o f the study and not the n um ber actu a lly su rvey ed . B eca u se occu p a tio n a l stru ctu re s am ong esta b lish m en ts d iffe r , estim a te s o f o ccu p a tion a l em p loym en t obtain ed fr o m the sa m p le o f esta b lish m en ts studied se rv e on ly to in d icate the r e la tiv e im p o rta n ce o f the jo b s studied. T h ese d iffe r e n c e s in o ccu p a tio n a l stru ctu re do not a ffect m a te r ia lly the a c c u r a c y o f the earn in gs data. E le ctro n ic data p r o c e s s in g S k illed m ain ten an ce C om puter sy stem s an alysts, c la s s e s A , B, and C Com puter p r o g r a m m e r s , c la s s e s A , B , and C C om puter o p e r a t o r s , c la s s e s A , B , and C C a rp en ters E le c t r ic ia n s P a in ters M a ch in ists M e ch a n ic s (m a ch in ery ) M e ch a n ic s (m o to r v eh icle) P ip e fitte r s T o o l and d ie m a k e rs Industrial n u rses U n sk illed plant R e g is te r e d in du stria l n u rses J a n ito r s , p o r t e r s , and c le a n e r s M a te r ia l handling la b o r e r s P ercen t changes fo r in dividu al a r e a s in the p r o g r a m a re com pu ted as fo llo w s ; 1. A v era g e earnings are com p u ted fo r each o ccu p a tio n fo r the 2 y ea rs being c o m p a re d . The a v e r a g e s a r e d e r iv e d fr o m earnings in th o se e sta b lish m en ts w h ich a r e in the su rvey both y e a r s ; it is a s su m e d that em p loym en t rem ain s unchanged. 2. Each occu p a tion is a ssig n ed a w eight b a sed on its p r o p ortion ate em ploym ent in the o c cu p a tio n a l g rou p in the base y ea r. 3. T h ese w eigh ts a re u sed to com p u te g rou p a v e r a g e s . Each o c cu p a tio n 's a v e ra g e ea rn in g s (com p u ted in step 1) is m u ltip lied by its w eigh t. The p r o d u c ts a r e to ta le d to obtain a grou p a v e ra g e . 4. The ratio o f group a v e r a g e s fo r 2 c o n s e c u tiv e y e a r s is com puted by dividing the a v e r a g e for the cu r re n t y e a r by the av era g e for the e a r lie r y e a r . The re su lt----e x p r e s s e d as a p ercen t— le s s 100 is the p e r c e n t ch a n ge. W age tren d s fo r s e le c te d occu p a tion a l grou ps The p e rce n t in c r e a s e s p r e se n te d in ta ble A -7 a re ba sed on changes in a v era g e h o u rly earn in g s o f m en and w om en in esta b lish m en ts rep ortin g the tren d jo b s in both the cu rren t and p r e v io u s y ear (m a tch ed e sta b lis h m e n ts). The data a r e adju sted to r e m o v e the e ffe cts on a v e r a g e ea rn in gs o f e m p lo y ment sh ifts am ong esta b lish m en ts and tu rn ov er o f e sta b lish m en ts included in su rv ey sa m p le s. The p e r c e n t in c r e a s e s , h o w e v e r, a r e s t ill a ffe c te d by fa c to r s oth er than w age in c r e a s e s . H ir in g s , la y o ffs , and tu rn ov er m ay a ffect an esta b lish m en t a v e ra g e fo r an o ccu p a tion when w o r k e r s a r e paid under plans p r o v id in g a ran ge o f w age ra tes fo r in dividu al jo b s . In p e r io d s o f in cr e a s e d h irin g , fo r ex a m p le , new e m p lo y e e s m ay enter at the b ottom o f the ran ge, d e p r e s s in g the a v e r a g e without a change in w age r a te s . The p e r c e n t ch a n ges rela te to w age changes betw een the in dicated dates. When the tim e span b etw een s u rv e y s is oth er than 12 m on th s, annual rates are show n. (It is a ssu m ed that w ages in c r e a s e at a constant rate betw een su rv e y s.) F o r a m o r e detailed d e s c r ip tio n o f the m eth od u sed to com p u te th ese w age tr e n d s, see "Im p rov in g A r e a W age S u rvey I n d e x e s ," M onthly L a b or R e v ie w , January 1973, pp. 5 2 -5 7 . O ccu p ation s u sed to com pu te w age tren d s a re : O ffic e c le r i c a l O ffic e c l e r i c a l — Continued S e c r e ta r ie s S te n o g ra p h e rs , g e n e ra l S te n o g ra p h e rs , s e n io r T y p is t s , c la s s e s A and B F ile c le r k s , c la s s e s A , B , and C M essen g ers S w itch boa rd o p e r a to r s O rd e r c le r k s , c la s s e s A and B A ccou n tin g c le r k s , c la s s e s A and B B ook k eepin g -m a ch in e o p e r a t o r s , c la s s B P a y r o ll c le r k s K ey en try o p e r a t o r s , c la s s e s A and B E sta blish m en t p r a c tic e s and su p p lem en ta ry w age p r o v is io n s Tabulations on s e le cte d esta b lish m en t p r a c t ic e s and su p p lem en ta ry w age p r o v is io n s ( B - s e r ie s ta b les) a re not p r e s e n te d in th is bu lletin . I n fo r m ation fo r th ese tabulations is c o lle c t e d at 3 -y e a r in te r v a ls . T h ese ta b u lation s on m inim um en tran ce s a la r ie s fo r in e x p e r ie n c e d o ffic e w o r k e r s ; shift d iffe r e n tia ls ; sch ed u led w eek ly h ou rs and days; p a id h o lid a y s ; pa id v a ca tio n s ; and health, in su ra n ce , and p en sion 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 les) in p re v io u s b u lletin s fo r th is a r e a . 14 Appendix table 1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied in Greenville—Spartanburg, S .C .,1 June 1978 In d u s try d iv is io n 2 ALL DIVISIONS --------------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------------------------------TRANSPORTATION. COMMUNICATION. AND OTHER PUBLIC UT IL I T IE S 5 -----------------------------------------UHOLESALE TRADE6 -----------------------------------------------------------RETAIL TRADE6 ------------------------------------------------------------------FINANCE. INSURANCE. AND REAL ESTATE6 --------------SERV ICES6 7----------------------------------------------------------------------------- M in im u m e m p lo y m e n t in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in s c o p e o f s tu d y _ 50 ~ 50 50 50 50 50 N u m b e r o f e s t a b l is h m e n t s W ith in s c o p e o f s tu d y 3 S t u d ie d S tu d ie d N um ber P ercen t 48 6 17 3 12 8.62 2 100 72.779 281 20 5 99 74 45.515 33.107 74 26 5 3 .760 1 9 .019 33 36 73 21 42 14 9 23 11 17 5 • 88 8 3.2 0 2 15 .821 3.2 08 4*988 5 2 12 2 4 4*340 948 8 .6 5 5 2.1 55 2.9 21 1 T h e G r e e n v i l l e —S p a r t a n b u r g S ta n d a rd 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 t h r o u g h F e b r u a r y 1 9 7 4 , c o n s i s t s o f G r e e n v i l l e , P i c k e n s , a n d S p a r t a n b u r g C o u n t ie 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 s h o w n in t h is t a b le p r o v id e a r e a s o n a b ly a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f th e s i z e a n d c o m p o s i t i o n o f th e la b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in th e s u r v e y . E s tim a te s a re n o t in t e n d e d , h o w e v e r , f o r c o m p a r i s o n w ith o t h e r e m p l o y m e n t in d e x e s 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 e s t a b l i s 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 the 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 i s h m e n t s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y . 2 T h e 1 97 2 e d i t i o n o f th e S t a n d a r d I n d u s t r ia l C l a s s i f i c a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s b y in d u s t r y d i v is i o n . H o w e v e r , a ll g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t i o n s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y . 3 I n c l u 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 th e m in i m u m lim ita tio n . A l l o u t le t s (w ith in th e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n i e s in i n d u s t r ie s s u c h a s t r a d e , W o r k e r s in e s t a b l is h m e n t s W ith in s c o p e o f stu d y 4 f i 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 i o 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 one e s t a b l is h m e n t . 4 I n c lu 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 the a r e a ) a t o r a b o v e th e m in i m u m li m it a t io 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 and s e r v i c e s in 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 a r e e x c l u d e d . 6 S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f d a ta i s n o t m a d e f o r t h is d i v is i o n . 7 H o t e ls a n d m o t e l s ; l a 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 i o 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 and a rc h ite c tu r a l s e r v ic e s . 15 Appendix B. Occupational Descriptions The p r im a r y p u rp o s e o f p rep a rin g jo b d e s c r ip tio n s fo r the B u r e a u 's w age su r v e y s is to a s s is t its fie ld staff in c la s s ify in g into a p p rop ria te o c cu p a tio n s w o r k e r s who are em ployed under a v a rie ty o f p a y r o ll title s and d iffe r e n t w ork a rran gem en ts fr o m estab lish m en t to esta b lish m en t and fr o m a r e a to a rea . T h is p erm its the grou pin g o f o c cu p a tio n a l w age ra tes re p re s e n tin g co m p a ra b le job content. B eca u se o f th is em p h a sis on in teresta b lish m en t and in tera rea c o m p a ra b ility o f o c cu p a tio n a l con ten t, the B u reau 's job d e s cr ip tio n s m ay d iffe r sig n ifica n tly fr o m th ose in u se in in dividu al estab lish m en ts or th ose p re p a re d fo r oth er p u r p o s e s . In applying th e se job d e s c r ip tio n s , the B u re a u 's fie ld e c o n o m is ts a r e in stru cte d to exclu de w ork in g s u p e r v is o r s ; a p p re n tice s ; and p a r t -t im e , -te m p o ra ry , a n d p rob a tion a ry w o r k e r s . H andicapped w o r k e r s w h ose ea rn in g s a r e red u ced b eca u se o f th eir handicap a re a lso e x clu d e d . L e a r n e r s , b e g in n e r s , and tr a in e e s , unless s p e c ific a lly in cluded in the jo b d e s c r ip t io n , a r e ex clu d ed . Office SECRETARY S E C R E T A R Y — Continued A s s ig n e d as p e r s o n a l s e c r e ta r y , n o rm a lly to one in div idu al. M a in tain s a c l o s e and h ig h ly r e s p o n s iv e rela tion sh ip to the d a y -t o -d a y w ork o f the s u p e r v is o r . W o r k s fa ir ly in depen den tly r e ce iv in g a m in im u m o f d eta iled s u p e r v is io n and g u id a n ce . P e r fo r m s v a rie d c le r i c a l and s e c r e t a r ia l d u ties, u s u a lly in clu d in g m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : M ay a ls o p e r fo r m oth e r c le r i c a l and s e c r e t a r ia l tasks o f com p a ra b le n ature and d iffic u lty . The w ork ty p ic a lly r e q u ir e s kn ow ledge o f o ffic e routine and understan din g o f the org a n iz a tio n , p r o g r a m s , and p r o c e d u r e s related to the w o rk o f the s u p e r v is o r . E x clu s io n s a. R e c e iv e s telep h on e c a lls , p e r s o n a l c a lle r s , and in com in g m a il, a n s w e r s rou tin e in q u ir ie s , and rou tes te c h n ic a l in q u irie s to the p r o p e r person s; b. c. in s tr u c te d ; E s ta b lis h e s , m a in ta in s , and r e v is e s the s u p e r v is o r 's file s ; M ain tain s the s u p e r v is o r 's ca le n d a r and m a k es appoin tm en ts as N ot a ll p o s itio n s that a r e titled " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s the above c h a r a c t e r is t ic s . E x a m p le s o f p o s itio n s w hich a re ex clu d ed fr o m the defin ition a re as fo llo w s : a. d e s c r ib e d a b ove; P o s itio n s w hich do n ot m e e t the "p e r s o n a l" s e c r e ta r y b. S ten og ra p h ers n ot fu lly train ed in s e c r e ta r ia l-ty p e du ties; d. R e la y s m e s s a g e s fr o m s u p e r v is o r to su b ord in a tes; e. R e v ie w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m em ora n d a , and r e p o r ts p r e p a r e d b y o th e r s f o r the s u p e r v i s o r 's sign a tu re to a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l and ty p o g ra p h ic accu racy; f. P e r fo rm s ste n o g r a p h ic and typing w ork . sio n a l, c . S ten og ra p h ers se r v in g as o ffic e a s sista n ts to a group o f p r o f e s te ch n ica l, o r m a n a g e r ia l p e r s o n s ; d. S e c r e t a r y p o s itio n s in w hich the du ties a r e eith er substantially m o r e routine o r su b sta n tia lly m o r e c o m p le x and r e s p o n s ib le than th ose c h a r a c t e r iz e d in the d e fin ition ; c o n ce p t S E C R E T A R Y— C o n tin u e d S E C R E T A R Y — Continued E x clu s io n s — Continued C la ss C e. A s s is ta n t-ty p e p o s itio n s w hich in v o lv e m o r e d ifficu lt o r m o r e 1. S ecreta ry to an e x ecu tiv e o r m a n a g e r ia l p e r so n w h ose r e s p o n r e s p o n s ib le te c h n ic a l, a d m in istra tiv e , s u p e r v is o r y , o r s p e c ia liz e d c l e r i c a l sib ility is not equivalent to one o f the s p e c ific le v e l situ ations in the defin ition duties w hich a re not ty p ic a l o f s e c r e t a r ia l w ork . fo r c la s s B , but w hose org a n iza tion a l unit n o r m a lly n u m b ers at lea st s e v e r a l d ozen e m p lo y e e s and is u su ally div id ed into o r g a n iz a tio n a l seg m en ts w hich a re often , in turn, fu rther subdivided. In som e c o m p a n ie s , th is le v e l in clu d e s a N O T E : The te r m "c o r p o r a te o f f ic e r , " u sed in the le v e l d efin ition s w ide range o f orga n iza tion a l e c h e lo n s ; in o th e r s , on ly one o r tw o; c>£ fo llo w in g , r e fe r s to th o se o ffic ia ls who have a sign ifica n t c o rp o r a te w id e p olicy m a k in g r o le with r e g a rd to m a jo r com p a n y a c tiv it ie s . The title "v ic e 2. S e cre ta ry to the head o f an in d iv id u a l plant, fa c t o r y , e tc . (o r p resid en t, " though n o r m a lly in d ica tiv e o f th is r o le , d oes not in all c a s e s oth er equ ivalent le v e l o f o ffic ia l) that e m p lo y s , in a ll, fe w e r than 5 ,0 0 0 id en tify such p o s itio n s . V ice p r e s id e n ts w h ose p r im a r y r e s p o n s ib ility is to person s. act p e r s o n a lly on in d iv id u al c a s e s o r tr a n sa ctio n s (e .g ., a p p rov e o r deny in dividu al loan o r c r e d it a c tio n s ; a d m in iste r in d iv id u al tru st a cco u n ts ; d ir e c tly C la ss D su p e r v ise a c le r i c a l staff) a re not c o n s id e r e d to be "c o r p o r a te o f f i c e r s " fo r 1. S e c r e ta r y to the s u p e r v is o r o r head o f a sm a ll o r g a n iz a tio n a l unit p u rp oses o f applying the fo llo w in g le v e l d e fin itio n s . ( e .g ., fe w e r than about 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ); ojr C la s s A 1. S e c r e ta r y to the ch a irm a n o f the b o a rd o r p r e sid e n t o f a com pa n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 100 but fe w e r than 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r 2 . S e c r e ta r y to a n o n s u p e r v is o r y s t a f f s p e c ia lis t, p r o fe s s io n a l e m p lo y e e , ad m in istra tiv e o ffic e r , o r a s sista n t, s k ille d te ch n icia n , o r e x p e rt. (N O T E : Many com p a n ies a ssign s te n o g r a p h e rs , ra th er than s e c r e t a r ie s as d e s c r ib e d above, to th is le v e l o f s u p e r v is o r y o r n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r .) STEN O GRAPH ER 2. S e c r e ta r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f ic e r (oth er than the ch a irm a n o f the boa rd o r p re sid e n t) o f a com p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 but fe w e r than 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r 3. S e c r e ta r y to the head, im m e d ia te ly b e lo w the c o r p o r a t e o ffic e r le v e l, o f a m a jo r seg m en t o r su b s id ia r y o f a com p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .*1 C la s s B P r im a ry duty is to take d icta tion using sh orth an d, and to t r a n s c r ib e the d icta tio n . M ay a lso type fr o m w ritten c o p y . M ay o p era te fr o m a s te n o g ra p h ic p o o l. M ay o c ca s io n a lly t r a n s c r ib e fr o m v o ic e r e c o r d in g s (if p r im a r y duty is tra n sc r ib in g fr o m r e c o r d in g s , see T r a n s c r ib in g -M a c h in e T y p is t). N O T E : T h is jo b is d istin g u ish ed fr o m that o f a s e c r e t a r y in that a s e c r e t a r y n orm a lly w ork s in a co n fid e n tia l r e la tio n s h ip with on ly one m a n a ger o r e x e cu tiv e and p e r fo r m s m o r e r e s p o n s ib le and d is c r e t io n a r y ta sk s as d e s c r ib e d in the s e c r e ta r y jo b d e fin ition . 1. S e c r e ta r y to the ch a irm a n o f the b o a rd o r p r e s id e n t o f a com p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll, fe w e r than 100 p e r s o n s ; o r 2. S e c r e ta r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f ic e r (oth er than the ch a irm a n o f the b oa rd o r p re sid e n t) o f a com p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 100 but fe w e r than 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r 3. S e c r e ta r y to the h ead, im m e d ia te ly b e lo w the o ffic e r le v e l, o v e r eith er a m a jo r c o rp o r a tio n w id e fu n ction a l a c tiv ity (e .g ., m a rk etin g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a tio n s , in d u stria l r e la t io n s , e tc .) o r a m a jo r g e o g ra p h ic o r o r g a n iz a tio n a l segm en t ( e .g ., a r e g io n a l h e a d q u a rte rs ; a m a jo r d iv is io n ) o f a com pa n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 but fe w e r than 2 5 ,0 0 0 e m p lo y e e s ; or S tenograph er, G en eral keep D ictation in v o lv e s a n o rm a l rou tin e v o c a b u la r y . M ay m ain tain file s , sim p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r fo r m oth er r e la t iv e ly routine c l e r i c a l ta sk s . S tenograph er, S en ior D ictation in v o lv e s a v a r ie d te c h n ic a l dr s p e c ia liz e d v o c a b u la r y such as in le g a l b r ie fs o r r e p o rts on s c ie n t ific r e s e a r c h . M ay a ls o set up and m ain tain f ile s , keep r e c o r d s , e tc . OR P e r fo r m s sten ograph ic d u ties re q u irin g s ig n ifica n tly g r e a te r in d e pen den ce and r e s p o n s ib ility than ste n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l, as e v id e n ce d by the fo llo w in g : W ork r e q u ir e s a high d e g r e e o f s te n o g ra p h ic sp eed and a c c u r a c y ; 4. S e c r e ta r y to the head o f an in d iv id u al plant, fa c t o r y , e tc . (or a th orough w orking know ledge o f g e n e r a l b u s in e s s and o ffic e p r o c e d u r e ; and oth er eq u ivalen t le v e l o f o ffic ia l) that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5, 000 p e r s o n s ; o r o f the s p e c ific b u sin ess o p e r a tio n s , o r g a n iz a tio n , p o li c ie s , p r o c e d u r e s , f ile s , w o rk flo w , etc. U ses th is k n ow ledge in p e r fo r m in g sten og ra p h ic d u ties and e snpaoln s ib le c le r ic a l ta sk s such as m ain taining follow u p f ile s ; a s s e m b lin g 5. S e c r e ta r y to the head o f a la rg e and im p ortan t o r g a n iz a rtio m a te r ia l f o r r e p o r t s , m em ora n d a , and le t t e r s ; c o m p o s in g s im p le le t te r s segm en t (e .g ., a m id d le m a n a gem en t s u p e r v is o r o f an o rg a n iz a tio n a l segm en t fr o m g e n e r a l in stru ctio n s; reading and routing in co m in g m a il; and a n sw erin g often in v olv in g as m any as s e v e r a l hundred p e r s o n s ) o r a com p a n y that routine q u estion s, e tc . e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s . T R A N S C R IB IN G -M A C H IN E T Y P IS T M ESSENGER P r im a r y duty is to type cop y o f v o ic e r e co r d e d d icta tion w hich d oes not in volve v a r ie d te c h n ic a l o r s p e cia liz e d v oca bu lary such as that used in le g a l b r ie fs o r r e p o r t s on s c ie n tific r e s e a r c h . M ay a lso type fr o m w ritten copy. M ay m aintain f i l e s , keep sim p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r fo r m oth er r e la tiv e ly rou tin e c le r i c a l ta s k s . (See S tenograph er definition fo r w o r k e r s in volved w ith shorthand d icta tion .) P e r fo r m s v a rio u s routine duties such as running e rra n d s , operating m in or o ffic e m a ch in es su ch as s e a le r s o r m a ile r s , opening and distributing m a il, and oth er m in o r c le r i c a l w o rk . E x clu de p o s itio n s that req u ire o p e r a tion o f a m otor v e h ic le as a sign ifica n t duty. SW ITCHBOARD O P E R A T O R O p era tes a teleph on e sw itch b oa rd o r c o n s o le u sed with a priv a te bran ch exch an ge (P B X ) sy ste m to re la y in co m in g , outgoing, and in tra system c a lls . M ay p r o v id e in form a tion to c a lle r s , r e c o r d and tran sm it m e s s a g e s , keep r e c o r d o f c a lls p la ce d and to ll c h a r g e s . B e s id e s operatin g a telephone sw itch b oa rd o r c o n s o le , m ay a ls o type o r p e r fo r m routine c le r ic a l w ork (typing o r routine c le r i c a l w ork m a y o ccu p y the m a jo r p ortion o f the w o r k e r 's tim e , and is u su ally p e r fo r m e d w h ile at the sw itch b oa rd or c o n s o le ). Chief o r lea d o p e r a to r s in esta b lish m en ts em p loyin g m o r e than one op e ra to r are ex clu d ed . F o r an o p e r a to r who a ls o a cts as a r e c e p tio n is t, see Sw itchboard O p e ra to r -R e c e p tio n is t. T Y P IS T U ses a ty p e w r ite r to m ake c o p ie s o f v a riou s m a te r ia ls o r to m ake out b ills a fter c a lc u la tio n s h ave been m ade by another p e r s o n . M ay in clu de typing o f s t e n c ils , m a ts , o r s im ila r m a te ria ls fo r use in du plicatin g p r o c esses. M ay do c l e r i c a l w o r k in volvin g little sp e cia l tra in in g , su ch as keep in g s im p le r e c o r d s , filin g r e c o r d s and r e p o r ts , o r sortin g and distribu tin g in co m in g m a il. C la ss A . P e r fo r m s one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g ; T yping m a te r ia l in fin a l fo r m w hen it in v o lv e s com bin in g m a te r ia l fr 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 ib ility f o r c o r r e c t sp e llin g , sy lla b ica tion , punctuation, e t c ., o f t e c h n ic a l o r unusual w o r d s o r fo r e ig n language m a te r ia l; o r planning layou t and typing o f c o m p lic a te d s t a t is t ic a l ta bles to m aintain u n ifo rm ity and ba la n ce in sp a cin g . M ay type rou tin e fo r m le t te r s , varyin g d etails to suit c ir c u m s t a n c e s . SW ITCHBOARD O P E R A T O R -R E C E PTIO N IS T At a s in g le -p o s itio n telep h on e sw itch b oa rd o r c o n s o le , a cts both as an o p e ra to r— see Sw itch board O p e ra to r— and as a r e ce p tio n is t. R ecep tion ist's w o rk in v olv es such duties as g reetin g v is it o r s ; d eterm in in g nature o f v is ito r 's b u sin ess and p rov id in g a p p rop ria te in form a tion ; r e fe r r in g v is ito r to a p p r o p ria te p e r s o n in the org a n iz a tion o r con tactin g that p e r s o n by telephone and arran gin g an appointm ent; keepin g a log o f v is it o r s . C la s s B . P e r fo r m s one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w ing: C op y typing fr o m rough o r c le a r d r a fts ; o r routine typing o f fo r m s , in su ra n ce p o lic ie s , e t c .; o r settin g up sim p le stan dard tabu lation s; o r copying m o r e c o m p le x ta b les a lr e a d y se t up and sp a ce d p r o p e r ly . O RD ER C L E R K R e c e iv e s w ritten o r v e rb a l c u s t o m e r s ' p u rch a se o r d e r s fo r m a te ria l o r m e r c h a n d ise fr o m c u s to m e r s o r sa le s p e o p le . W ork ty p ica lly in volves som e com b in a tion o f the follow in g d u ties: Quoting p r ic e s ; determ ining a v a il a b ility o f o r d e r e d item s and su g gestin g su bstitu tes when n e c e s s a r y ; advising e x p ected d e liv e r y date and m ethod o f d e liv e r y ; r e co r d in g o r d e r and cu stom er in form a tion on o r d e r sh eets; ch eck in g o r d e r sh eets fo r a c c u r a c y and adequ acy o f in form a tion r e c o r d e d ; a s ce rta in in g c re d it rating o f cu s to m e r; fu rn ish in g c u s to m e r w ith a ck n ow led gem en t o f r e c e ip t o f o r d e r ; follow in g -u p to s e e that o r d e r is d e liv e r e d by the s p e c ifie d date o r to let cu stom er know o f a dela y in d e liv e r y ; m aintaining o r d e r file ; ch eckin g shipping in v o ice against o r ig in a l o r d e r . F IL E C L E R K F il e s , c l a s s i f i e s , and r e tr ie v e s m a te r ia l in an e sta b lis h e d filin g s y s te m . M ay p e r fo r m c l e r i c a l and m anual tasks req u ired to m aintain f ile s . P o s itio n s a r e c la s s if i e d in to le v e ls on the b a s is o f the fo llo w in g d e fin itio n s . C la s s A . C la s s ifie s and in dex es file m a te r ia l su ch as c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , r e p o r t s , te c h n ic a l d o c u m e n ts, e t c ., in an esta b lish ed filin g sy ste m con tain in g a n u m b er o f v a r ie d su b ject m a tter file s . M ay a ls o file this m a te r ia l. M ay k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a riou s types in con ju n ction w ith the f ile s . M a y lea d a sm a ll g rou p o f lo w e r le v e l file c le r k s . E x clu de w o r k e r s paid on a c o m m is s io n b a sis o r w hose duties include any o f the fo llo w in g : R e c e iv in g o r d e r s fo r s e r v ic e s rather than fo r m a te r ia l o r m e r c h a n d is e ; p rov id in g c u s to m e r s w ith consultative a d vice using kn ow led ge gained fr o m en gin eerin g o r ex ten siv e te c h n ic a l trainin g; em p h a sizin g se llin g s k ills ; handling m a te r ia l o r m e rch a n d ise as an in tegra l part o f the job . C la s s B. S o r ts , c o d e s , and file s u n c la s s ifie d m a te r ia l b y sim p le (s u b je c t m a tte r) h ea d in g s o r p a r tly c la s s ifie d m a te r ia l b y fin e r su bh eadin gs. P r e p a r e s sim p le re la te d in d ex and c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a id s. A s req u ested , lo c a t e s c le a r ly id e n tifie d m a te r ia l in file s and fo r w a rd s m a te r ia l. M ay p e r fo r m re la te d c l e r i c a l ta sk s req u ired to m aintain and s e r v ic e f ile s . P o sitio n s d efin ition s: C la s s C . P e r fo r m s routine filin g o f m a te r ia l that h as a lre a d y been c la s s ifie d o r w h ich is e a s ily c la s s ifie d in a sim ple s e r ia l c la s s ific a t io n s y s t e m ( e .g ., a lp h a b e tica l, c h r o n o lo g ic a l, o r n u m e ric a l). A s req u ested , lo c a t e s r e a d ily a v a ila b le m a te r ia l in file s and fo rw a rd s m a te r ia ls ; and m a y f i l l out w ith d raw al c h a r g e . M ay p e r fo r m sim p le c le r i c a l and m anual tasks r e q u ir e d to m a in tain and s e r v ic e file s . are c la s s ifie d into le v e ls a c c o rd in g to the follow in g C la ss A . H andles o r d e r s that in volve m aking judgm ents such as ch oosin g w hich s p e c ific p rod u ct o r m a te r ia l fr o m the e sta b lish m en t's product lin e s w ill sa tis fy the c u s t o m e r 's n e e d s , o r determ in in g the p r ic e to be quoted when p r ic in g in v o lv e s m o r e than m e r e ly r e fe r r in g to a p r ic e lis t or m aking som e sim p le m a th em a tica l c a lc u la tio n s . 19 O R D E R C L E R K — C o n tin u e d B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u e d C la ss B . H andles o r d e r s in volvin g item s w hich have r e a d ily id e n tifie d u ses and a p p lica tio n s . M ay r e fe r to a c a ta lo g , m a n u fa c tu r e r's m anual, o r s im ila r docum ent to in sd r e that p r o p e r item is su pplied o r to v e r ify p r ic e o f o r d e r e d item . c o s t d istrib u tion , expen se d is trib u tio n , in v en tory c o n t r o l, e tc . M ay ch e c k o r a s s is t in p rep aration o f tr ia l b a la n ce s and p r e p a r e c o n t r o l sh eets fo r the accoun tin g departm ent. M ACHINE BILLER ACCOUNTING C L E R K P re p a re s statem en ts, b i lls , and in v o ic e s on a m a ch in e oth er than an o r d in a r y or e le c tr o m a tic ty p e w rite r . M ay a ls o keep r e c o r d s as to b illin g s o r shipping ch a rg es o r p e r fo r m oth er c l e r i c a l w o rk in cid en ta l to b illin g o p e r a tio n s . F or w age study p u r p o s e s , m a ch in e b ille r s a r e c la s s ifie d by type o f m a ch in e , as fo llo w s : P e r fo r m s one o r m o r e accou n tin g c le r i c a l ta sk s su ch as p ostin g to r e g is te r s and le d g e r s ; r e c o n c ilin g bank a cco u n ts ; v e rify in g the in ternal c o n s is te n c y , c o m p le t e n e s s , and m a th em a tica l a c c u r a c y o f a ccou n tin g d ocu m en ts; a ssign in g p r e s c r ib e d a ccou n tin g d istrib u tion c o d e s ; exam ining and v e rify in g fo r c l e r i c a l a c c u r a c y v a riou s ty p es o f r e p o r t s , lis t s , c a lc u la tio n s , p o s tin g , e tc .; o r p re p a rin g sim p le o r a s s is tin g in p r e p a rin g m o r e c o m p lica te d jou rn a l v o u c h e r s . M ay w o rk in eith er a m anual o r autom ated a ccou n tin g s y ste m . B illin g -m a ch in e b ille r . U ses a s p e c ia l b illin g m a ch in e (com b in a tion typing and adding m achine) to p r e p a r e b ills and in v o ic e s fr o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u rc h a se o r d e r s , in tern a lly p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , shipping m e m o ra n d a , e tc . U sually in volves ap plication o f p r e d e te r m in e d d is co u n ts and shipping ch a rg e s and en try o f n e c e s s a r y ex te n sio n s, w h ich m a y o r m a y not be com p u ted on the b illin g m a ch in e, and tota ls w h ich a r e a u to m a tica lly a ccu m u la ted by m a ch in e. The op era tion u su ally in v o lv e s a la r g e n um ber o f c a rb o n c o p ie s o f the b ill being p rep a red and is often done on a fan fold m a ch in e. The w ork r e q u ir e s a kn ow led ge o f c l e r i c a l m eth od s and o ffic e p r a c t ic e s and p r o c e d u r e s w h ich r e la te s to the c le r i c a l p r o c e s s in g and r e c o r d in g o f tra n sa ctio n s and a ccou n tin g in form a tion . W ith e x p e r ie n c e , the w o rk e r ty p ic a lly b e c o m e s fa m ilia r w ith the book k eepin g and a ccou n tin g te r m s and p r o c e d u r e s u sed in the a s sig n e d w o rk , but is not re q u ire d to have a k n ow led ge o f the fo r m a l p r in c ip le s o f b ook k eepin g and accou n tin g . P o s itio n s a r e c la s s ifie d d efin ition s: into B ook k eep in g -m ach in e b ille r . U ses a b ook k eepin g m a ch in e (w ith o r without a ty p ew riter keyboard) to p r e p a r e c u s t o m e r s ' b ills as pa rt o f the a ccou n ts r e c e iv a b le operation . G e n e ra lly in v o lv e s the sim u lta n eou s en try o f fig u r e s on c u s to m e r s ' led g er r e c o r d . The m a ch in e a u to m a tica lly a ccu m u la tes fig u r e s on a num ber o f v e r tic a l colu m n s and com p u tes and u su a lly p rin ts a u tom a tica lly the debit o r cred it b a la n c e s . D oes not in v olv e a kn ow led ge o f bookkeeping. W ork s fr o m u n ifo rm and standard ty p e s o f sa le s and c r e d it s lip s. le v e ls on the b a sis o f the follow in g C la ss A . U nder g e n e r a l s u p e r v is io n , p e r fo r m s accoun tin g c le r i c a l op e ra tio n s w hich r e q u ire the a p p lica tion o f e x p e rie n c e and ju dgm en t, fo r e x a m p le, c le r i c a lly p r o c e s s in g c o m p lica te d or n on rep etitiv e accou n tin g t r a n s a ctio n s , s e le ctin g am ong a su bsta n tial v a r ie ty o f p r e s c r ib e d accou n tin g c o d e s and c la s s ific a t io n s , o r tr a c in g tra n s a ctio n s th rough p r e v io u s accoun tin g action s to d e te rm in e s o u r c e o f d is c r e p a n c ie s . M ay be a s s is te d by one or m o r e c la s s B a ccou n tin g c le r k s . P A Y R O L L CLERK P e r fo r m s the c le r ic a l ta sk s n e c e s s a r y to p r o c e s s p a y r o lls and to m aintain p a y r o ll r e c o r d s . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : P r o c e s s in g w o r k e r s ' tim e o r p rod u ction r e c o r d s ; ad ju sting w o r k e r s ' r e c o r d s fo r changes in w age ra te s , su pplem en tary b e n e fits , o r ta x d ed u ction s; editing p a y r o ll lis tin g s against so u r ce r e c o r d s ; tr a c in g and c o r r e c t in g e r r o r s in lis tin g s ; and a s s is tin g in p rep a ra tion o f p e r io d ic su m m a ry p a y r o ll r e p o r t s . In a n o n autom ated p a y ro ll sy ste m , com pu tes w a g e s. W ork m ay r e q u ire a p r a c t ic a l kn ow ledge of g overn m en tal r e g u la tio n s, com p a n y p a y r o ll p o li c y , o r the com p u ter system fo r p r o c e s s in g p a y r o lls . C la ss B. Under c lo s e su p e r v is io n , follow in g d eta iled in stru ction s and stan dardized p r o c e d u r e s , p e r fo r m s one o r m o r e routine a ccou n tin g c l e r ic a l o p e r a tio n s , such as postin g to le d g e r s , c a r d s , o r w o rk s h e e ts w h ere id en tifica tion o f item s and lo c a tio n s o f p ostin g s a r e c le a r ly in dicated; ch eck in g a c c u r a c y and c o m p le te n e s s o f stan d ard ized and r e p e titiv e r e c o r d s o r accou n tin g d ocu m en ts; and cod in g d ocu m en ts usin g a few p r e s c r ib e d accoun tin g c o d e s . B O O K K EE PIN G -M A CH IN E O P E R A T O R O p era tes a b ook k eepin g m a ch in e (w ith o r w ithout a ty p e w rite r k e y board) to keep a r e c o r d o f b u sin e s s tr a n s a ctio n s . KEY EN TRY O PE R A TO R O perates a keypunch m a ch in e to r e c o r d o r v e r ify alph a betic a n d /o r n u m e ric data on tabulating c a rd s o r on ta p e. C lass A . K eeps a set o f r e c o r d s req u irin g a k n ow ledge o f and e x p e rie n c e in b a s ic book k eep in g p r in c ip le s , and fa m ilia r ity w ith the stru ctu re o f the p a rticu la r accou n tin g sy ste m u sed . D eterm in es p r o p e r r e c o r d s and d istrib u tion o f debit and c r e d it item s to be u sed in ea ch ph ase o f the w ork . M ay p r e p a r e c o n s o lid a te d r e p o r t s , b a la n ce s h e e ts , and oth er r e c o r d s by hand. P osition s d efin ition s. le v e ls on the b a s is o f the fo llo w in g C lass A . W ork r e q u ire s the a p p lica tion o f e x p e r ie n c e and judgm ent in se le ctin g p r o ce d u r e s to be fo llo w e d and in se a rch in g f o r , in te r p r e tin g , s e le c t in g , o r codin g item s to be keypun ch ed fr o m a v a r ie ty o f s o u r c e d o c u m en ts. On o c c a s io n m ay a lso p e r fo r m so m e rou tin e keypunch w o rk . M ay tra in in ex p erien ced keypunch o p e r a t o r s . C la ss B . K eeps a r e c o r d o f one o r m o r e p h a ses o r s e c tio n s o f a set o f r e c o r d s u su a lly r e q u irin g little kn ow led ge o f b a s ic book k eep in g . P h ases o r se c tio n s in clu d e a ccou n ts p a y a b le , p a y r o ll, c u s t o m e r s ' a ccou n ts (not including a sim p le type o f b illin g d e s c r ib e d u nder m a ch in e b ille r ), a r e c la s s ifie d into 20 K E Y E N T R Y O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u e d C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , BU SIN ESS— C o n tin u e d C la ss B . W o rk is rou tin e and rep e titiv e . Under c lo s e su p e r v isio 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 in stru ctio n s, w ork s fr o m v a r io u s sta n d a rd iz e d s o u r c e d ocu m en ts w h ich have been cod ed , and fo llo w s s p e c ifie d p r o c e d u r e s w h ich have been p r e s c r ib e d in detail and re q u ire little o r no s e le c t in g , c o d in g , o r in te rp re tin g o f data to be r e c o r d e d . R e fe r s to s u p e r v is o r p r o b le m s a r is in g f r o m erro n e o u s item s o r co d e s o r m is s in g in fo rm a tio n . types of r e c o r d s , file s , and docum ents to b e u sed ; ou tlin es actions to be p e r fo r m e d by p e r s o n n e l and com p u ters in su fficien t d eta il fo r p resen ta tion to m anagem ent and fo r p ro g ra m m in g (ty p ic a lly this in v olv es p rep aration of w o rk and data flo w c h a rts ); c o o rd in a te s the d ev elopm en t o f test p ro b le m s and p a rticip a te s in tr ia l runs o f new and r e v is e d s y s te m s ; and recom m en d s equipm ent changes to obtain m o r e e ffe c tiv e o v e r a ll o p e ra tio n s . (N O TE: W o r k e r s p e r fo r m in g both sy ste m s a n a lysis and p rog ra m m in g should be c la s s ifie d as s y s te m s an alysts if th is is the s k ill u sed to d eterm in e th e ir pay.) T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R O p era tes one o r a v a r ie ty o f m a ch in es such as the ta b u la tor, c a lc u la t o r , c o lla t o r , in t e r p r e t e r , s o r t e r , rep rod u cin g punch, e tc . E x clu d ed fr o m th is d efin ition a r e w ork in g s u p e r v is o r s . A ls o exclu ded a re o p e r a t o r s o f e le c t r o n ic d ig ita l c o m p u te r s , even though th ey m ay a lso o p era te e le c t r ic a ccou n tin g m a ch in e equ ipm ent. D oes not in clude e m p lo y e e s p r im a r ily r e s p o n s ib le fo r the m a n a g e ment or s u p e rv isio n o f oth er e le c tr o n ic data p r o c e s s in g e m p lo y e e s , o r s y s te m s an alysts p r im a r ily c o n c e rn e d w ith s c ie n tific o r en gin eerin g p r o b le m s . P o s itio n s a re d e fin it io n s . C lass A . W ork s independently o r under on ly g en era l d ire ctio n on c o m p le x p r o b le m s in volvin g a ll ph ases o f s y s te m s a n a ly s is. P r o b le m s are c o m p le x b e ca u se o f d iv e r s e s o u r c e s o f input data and m u ltip le -u s e r e q u ir e m ents o f output data. (F o r e x a m p le, d ev e lo p s an in tegra ted produ ction s c h e d u lin g, in ven tory c o n t r o l, c o s t a n a ly s is , and sa le s a n a ly sis r e c o r d in w hich e v e r y item o f each type is a u tom a tica lly p r o c e s s e d th rou gh the fu ll sy stem o f r e c o r d s and a p p ro p ria te follow u p action s a re in itiated by the com pu ter.) C o n fe rs w ith p e r s o n s c o n c e rn e d to d eterm in e the data p r o c e s s in g p ro b le m s and a d v is e s su b je c t-m a tte r p e r so n n e l on the im p lica tio n s o f new or r e v is e d s y ste m s o f data p r o c e s s in g o p e r a tio n s . M akes r e co m m e n d a tio n s , if n eeded, fo r a p p rov a l o f m a jo r s y ste m s in sta lla tion s o r changes and fo r obtaining equ ip m en t. F o r w age study p u r p o s e s , sy ste m s an alysts a re c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s : c la s s if i e d into le v e ls on the b a s is o f the fo llo w in g C lass A . P e r fo r m s c o m p le te rep ortin g and tabulating a ssign m en ts in clu din g d e v isin g d ifficu lt c o n t r o l panel w irin g under g e n e ra l su p e r v is io n . A s s ig n m e n ts t y p ic a lly in v o lv e a v a rie ty o f lon g and c o m p le x r e p o rts w hich often a r e ir r e g u la r o r n o n r e c u r r in g , requ irin g som e planning o f the nature and seq u en cin g o f o p e r a t io n s , and the u se o f a v a rie ty o f m a ch in es. Is t y p ic a lly in v olv ed in tra in in g new o p e r a to rs in m achine op era tion s o r tra in in g lo w e r le v e l o p e r a t o r s in w ir in g fr o m d ia g ra m s and in the op era tin g seq u en ces o f lon g and c o m p le x r e p o r t s . D oes not include p o s itio n s in w hich w irin g r e s p o n s ib ility is lim ite d to s e le c tio n and in sertion o f p r e w ir e d b o a rd s . M ay p r o v id e fu n ction al who a r e a s sig n e d to a s s is t. C la ss B . P e r fo r m s w o rk a c c o rd in g to esta b lish ed p r o c e d u r e s and u n d er s p e c ific in s tr u c tio n s . A s sig n m e n ts ty p ic a lly in volve c o m p le te but r o u tin e and r e c u r r in g r e p o r t s o r p a rts o f la r g e r and m o r e c o m p le x r e p o r t s . O p e ra te s m o r e d ifficu lt tabu latin g o r e le c t r ic a l accoun tin g m a ch in es su ch as the ta b u la tor and c a lc u la t o r , in addition to the sim p le r m a ch in es u sed by c la s s C o p e r a t o r s . M ay be re q u ire d to do som e w irin g fr o m d ia g r a m s. M ay tr a in new e m p lo y e e s in b a s ic m ach in e o p era tion s. d ir e c tio n to lo w e r le v e l sy stem s analysts C lass B . W ork s independently o r under on ly g en era l d ire ctio n on p r o b le m s that a r e r e la tiv e ly u n com p lica ted to a n a ly ze, pla n , p r o g r a m , and o p e r a te . P r o b le m s a re o f lim ite d co m p le x ity b e c a u se s o u r c e s o f input data a re h om og en eou s and the output data a r e c lo s e ly re la te d . (F o r exam ple, d e v e lo p s sy s te m s fo r m aintaining d e p o s ito r accou n ts in a bank, m aintaining a ccou n ts r e c e iv a b le in a r e ta il esta b lish m en t, or m aintaining inventory a ccou n ts in a m a nu factu ring o r w h o le sa le esta b lish m en t.) C on fers with p e r sons c o n c e rn e d to d eterm in e the data p r o c e s s in g p r o b le m s and a d vises s u b je c t-m a tte r p e r s o n n e l on the im p lica tion s o f the data p r o c e s s in g sy stem s to be ap plied. C la ss C . U nder s p e c ific in stru ctio n s, op era tes sim p le tabulating o r e le c t r ic a l a ccou n tin g m a ch in e s such as the s o r te r , in te r p r e te r , r e p r o du cin g punch, c o lla t o r , e tc . A ssig n m en ts ty p ic a lly in v olv e p o r tio n s o f a w o r k u nit, fo r e x a m p le , in d iv id u al sortin g o r collatin g ru n s, o r r e p e titiv e o p e r a t io n s . M ay p e r fo r m sim p le w irin g fr o m d ia g r a m s, and do som e filin g w ork . OR C O M P U T E R SY STE M S A N A L Y S T , BUSINESS W ork s on a segm en t o f a c o m p le x data p r o c e s s in g sch em e or sy stem , as d e s c r ib e d fo r c la s s A . W ork s independently on routine assign m en ts and r e c e iv e s in stru ction and guidance on c o m p le x a s sig n m e n ts . W ork is review ed fo r a c c u r a c y o f ju d g m en t, c o m p lia n ce with in s tru ctio n s , and to insure p rop er alignm ent with the o v e r a ll sy ste m . A n a ly z e s b u sin e s s p r o b le m s to form u la te p r o c e d u r e s fo r solv in g th em b y u se o f e le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g equipm ent. D ev elop s a co m p le te d e s c r ip t io n o f a ll s p e c ific a t io n s n eeded to enable p r o g r a m m e r s to p r e p a r e r e q u ir e d d ig ita l c o m p u te r p r o g r a m s . W ork in v olv es m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : A n a ly z e s s u b je c t -m a tte r o p e r a tio n s to be autom ated and id e n tifie s con d ition s and c r it e r i a r e q u ir e d to a c h ie v e s a tis fa c to r y re su lts ; s p e c ifie s n u m ber and C la ss C . W ork s under im m ed ia te s u p e r v is io n , ca rry in g out a n a ly se s as a s sig n e d , u su ally o f a sin gle a ctiv ity . A s sig n m e n ts are design ed to d ev e lo p and expand p r a c t ic a l e x p e r ie n c e in the a p p lica tion o f p r o ce d u r e s and sk ills re q u ire d fo r sy ste m s a n a ly sis w ork . F o r e x a m p le, m ay a s sist a h igher le v e l sy ste m s an alyst by p r e p a rin g the d eta iled s p e cifica tio n s req u ired by p r o g r a m m e r s fr o m in form a tion d e v elop ed by the h igh er le v e l analyst. Professional and Technical 21 C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R , B U SIN E SS C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R , BU SIN E SS— C o n tin u e d C on v erts statem en ts o f b u sin ess p r o b le m s , ty p ic a lly p r e p a r e d by a sy stem s a n a ly st, into a seq u en ce o f d eta iled in stru ctio n s w h ich a r e r e q u ire d to solv e the p r o b le m s by au tom atic data p r o c e s s in g equipm ent. W orkin g fr o m ch a rts o r d ia g r a m s , the p r o g r a m m e r d e v e lo p s the p r e c i s e in stru ctio n s w h ich , when en tered into the com p u ter sy ste m in cod ed la n g u a ge, ca u se the m a n ip u lation o f data to a c h ie v e d e s ir e d r e s u lts . W ork in v o lv e s m ost o f the fo llo w in g : A p p lies k n ow led ge o f co m p u te r c a p a b ilitie s , m a th e m a tic s, lo g ic em p loy ed by c o m p u te r s , and p a r tic u la r su b ject m a tter in v olv ed to a n a lyze ch a rts and d ia g ra m s o f the p r o b le m to be p r o g r a m m e d ; d e v e lo p s seq u en ce o f p r o g r a m step s; w rite s d eta iled flo w ch a rts to show o r d e r in w h ich data w ill be p r o c e s s e d ; c o n v e r ts th e se ch a rts to co d e d in stru ction s fo r m a ch in e to fo llo w ; te s ts and c o r r e c t s p r o g r a m s ; p r e p a r e s in stru ctio n s fo r op era tin g p e r s o n n e l during p r o d u ctio n run; a n a ly z e s , r e v ie w s , and a lte r s p r o g r a m s to in c r e a s e op era tin g e ffic ie n c y o r adapt to new r e q u ire m e n ts ; m ain tains r e c o r d s o f p r o g r a m d ev elop m en t and r e v is io n s . (N O TE : W o r k e rs p e r fo r m in g both sy ste m s a n a ly s is and p r o g r a m m in g should be c la s s ifie d as s y s te m s an alysts if th is is the s k ill u se d to d e te rm in e th e ir pay.) input data w hich a r e re a d ily a v a ila b le . W hile n u m erou s r e c o r d s m a y be p r o c e s s e d , the data have been r e fin e d in p r io r a c tio n s so that the a c c u r a c y and sequen cin g o f data can be te s te d by u sin g a few routine c h e c k s . T y p ic a lly , the p r o g r a m deals w ith routine r e c o r d k e e p in g o p e r a tio n s . OR W ork s on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s (a s d e s c r ib e d fo r c la s s A) u nder c lo s e d ir e c tio n o f a high er le v e l p r o g r a m m e r o r s u p e r v is o r . M ay a s s is t h igh er le v e l p r o g r a m m e r by independently p e r fo r m in g le s s d ifficu lt ta sk s a s s ig n e d , and p e r fo rm in g m o r e d ifficu lt ta sk s u nder f a i r ly c l o s e d ir e c tio n . M ay guide o r in stru ct lo w e r le v e l p r o g r a m m e r s . C la ss C. M akes p r a c t ic a l a p p lica tio n s o f p r o g r a m m in g p r a c t ic e s and c o n c e p ts u su ally lea rn ed in fo r m a l tra in in g c o u r s e s . A s sig n m e n ts a re d esig n ed to develop c o m p e te n ce in the a p p lica tion o f stan dard p r o c e d u r e s to routine p r o b le m s . R e c e iv e s c lo s e s u p e r v is io n on new a s p e c ts o f a s sig n m e n ts ; and w ork is review ed to v e r ify its a c c u r a c y and c o n fo r m a n c e w ith req u ired p roced u res. D oes not in clu d e e m p lo y e e s p r im a r ily r e s p o n s ib le fo r the m a n a g e m ent o r su p e r v is io n o f oth er e le c tr o n ic data p r o c e s s in g e m p lo y e e s , o r p r o g ra m m e r s p r im a r ily c o n c e r n e d w ith s c ie n tific a n d /o r en g in eerin g p r o b le m s . C O M PU TE R O P E R A T O R F o r w age study p u r p o s e s , p r o g r a m m e r s a r e c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s M on itors and o p e ra te s the c o n t r o l c o n s o le o f a d ig ita l co m p u te r to p r o c e s s data a ccord in g to op era tin g in s t r u c t io n s , u su a lly p r e p a r e d by a p r o g r a m m e r . W ork in clu d es m ost o f the fo llo w in g : Studies in s tru ctio n s to d eterm in e equipm ent setup and o p e r a t io n s ; lo a d s equipm ent w ith r e q u ire d item s (tape r e e ls , c a r d s , e tc .); sw itch e s n e c e s s a r y a u x ilia ry equipm ent into c ir c u it , and starts and o p e ra te s co m p u te r ; m a k es a d ju stm en ts to c o m p u te r to c o r r e c t op eratin g p r o b le m s and m e e t s p e c ia l c o n d itio n s ; r e v ie w s e r r o r s m ade during op era tion and d eterm in es c a u s e o r r e fe r s p r o b le m to s u p e r v is o r o r p r o g r a m m e r ; and m aintains op era tin g r e c o r d s . M ay te s t and a s s is t in c o r r e c t in g p r o g r a m . C la s s A . W o rk s independently o r under on ly g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n on c o m p le x p r o b le m s w h ich re q u ire c o m p e te n c e in a ll p h a ses o f p r o g r a m m in g con cep ts and p r a c t ic e s . W orkin g fr o m d ia g ra m s and ch a rts w h ich id en tify the nature o f d e s ir e d r e s u lt s , m a jo r p r o c e s s in g steps to be a c c o m p lis h e d , and the re la tio n s h ip s betw een v a r io u s steps o f the p r o b le m s o lv in g rou tin e; plans the fu ll ran ge o f p r o g r a m m in g a ctio n s n eed ed to e ffic ie n tly u tiliz e the com p u ter s y s te m in a ch iev in g d e s ir e d end p r o d u c ts . A t th is le v e l, p r o g r a m m in g is d ifficu lt b e c a u s e co m p u te r equipm ent m ust be o r g a n iz e d to p r o d u c e s e v e r a l in te r re la te d but d iv e r s e p r o d u c ts fr o m n u m erou s and d iv e r s e data e le m e n ts. A w ide v a r ie ty and ex te n siv e n u m ber o f in ternal p r o c e s s in g a ctio n s m ust o c c u r . T h is r e q u ir e s su ch a ctio n s as d ev elopm en t o f corfim on o p e r a tio n s w hich can be r e u s e d , esta b lish m en t o f linkage p oin ts b etw een o p e r a tio n s , ad ju stm en ts to data w hen p r o g r a m r e q u ir e m ents e x ce e d c o m p u te r s to ra g e c a p a c ity , and su bsta n tial m an ipu lation and reseq u en cin g o f data elem en ts to fo r m a h igh ly in teg ra ted p r o g r a m . F o r w age study p u r p o s e s , c o m p u te r op era tors are c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s : M ay p r o v id e fu n ction a l d ir e c tio n to lo w e r le v e l p r o g r a m m e r s who a re a s sig n e d to a s s is t. C lass A . O p era tes in depen den tly, o r u n der on ly g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n , a c o m p u te r running p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f the fo llo w in g c h a r a c t e r is t ic s : New p r o g r a m s a re freq u en tly te s te d and in tro d u ce d ; sch ed u lin g re q u ire m e n ts are o f c r it ic a l im p orta n ce to m in im iz e dow n tim e; the p r o g r a m s a r e o f c o m p le x d esign so that id en tifica tion o f e r r o r s o u r c e often r e q u ir e s a w ork in g k n ow led ge o f the total p r o g r a m , and a ltern a te p r o g r a m s m ay not be a v a ila b le . M ay g iv e d ir e c tio n and guidance to lo w e r le v e l o p e r a t o r s . C la ss B. W ork s in depen den tly o r under on ly g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n on r e la tiv e ly sim p le p r o g r a m s , o r on s im p le seg m en 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 seg m en ts) u su a lly p r o c e s s in form a tion to p r o d u c e data in two o r th ree v a r ie d se q u e n ce s o r fo r m a t s . R e p o r ts and lis tin g s a r e p r o d u c e d by refin in g , adapting, a r r a y in g , o r m aking m in o r ad dition s to o r d e le tio n s fr o m C la ss B . O p era tes in depen den tly, o r u nder on ly g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n , a c o m p u te r running p r o g r a m s with m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g c h a r a c t e r is t ic s : M ost o f the p r o g r a m s a re esta b lis h e d p r o d u c tio n ru n s, t y p ic a lly run on a r e g u la r ly r e cu rr in g b a s is ; th ere is little o r no testin g o f n ew p r o g r a m s r e q u ire d ; altern ate p r o g r a m s a re p r o v id e d in c a s e o r ig in a l p r o g r a m n eed s m a jo r change o r cannot be c o r r e c t e d w ithin a r e a so n a b ly sh o rt tim e . In 22 C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u ed D R A F T E R -T R A C E R c o m m o n e r r o r situ a tio n s , d ia g n o se s ca u se and takes c o r r e c t iv e a ction . T h is u su a lly in v o lv e s ap plyin g p r e v io u s ly p r o g r a m m e d c o r r e c t iv e s te p s , o r using stan dard c o r r e c t io n te c h n iq u e s . C o p ie s cloth o r p a p er in clu de tr a c in g la r g e s c a le not plans and draw in gs p r e p a r e d by oth ers by pla cin g tra cin g o v e r draw in gs and tra cin g w ith pen o r p e n cil. (D oes not lim ite d to plans p r im a r ily c on sistin g o f straight lin es and a req u irin g c lo s e d elin ea tion .) OR O p e ra te s u nder d ir e c t s u p e rv isio n a com p u ter running p r o g r a m s or seg m en ts o f p r o g r a m s w ith the c h a r a c t e r is tic s d e s c r ib e d fo r c la s s A . M ay a s s is t a h igh er le v e l o p e r a t o r by independently p e r fo rm in g le s s d ifficu lt ta sk s a s s ig n e d , and p e r fo r m in g d ifficu lt ta sk s follow in g d etailed in stru ctio n s and w ith frequ en t r e v ie w o f o p e r a tio n s p e r fo r m e d . C la ss C. W o r k s on routine p r o g r a m s under c lo s e su p e r v is io n . Is e x p e cte d to d e v e lo p w ork in g k n ow led ge o f the com pu ter equipm ent u sed and a b ility to d etect p r o b le m s in v o lv e d in running routine p r o g r a m s . U sually has r e c e iv e d so m e fo r m a l tra in in g in com p u ter o p era tion . M ay a s s is t high er 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 . DRAFTER C la s s A . P la n s the g ra p h ic p resen ta tion of c o m p le x item s having d is tin c tiv e d e s ig n fe a tu r e s that d iffe r sig n ifica n tly fr o m e sta b lish ed drafting p r e c e d e n ts . W o rk s in c lo s e support w ith the d esign o r ig in a to r , and m ay r e co m m e n d m in o r d esig n ch a n g es. A n a ly zes the e ffect o f each change on the d e ta ils o f fo r m , fu n ction , and p os itio n a l rela tion sh ip s o f com p on en ts and p a r t s . W o r k s w ith a m in im u m o f s u p e r v is o r y a s s is ta n c e . C om p leted w o rk is r e v ie w e d by d e s ig n o r ig in a to r f o r c o n s is te n c y with p r io r en gin eerin g d e t e r m in a tio n s. M ay eith er p r e p a r e draw in gs o r d ir e c t th eir p re p a ra tio n by lo w e r le v e l d r a fte r s . C la ss B . P e r fo r m s n onroutin e and c o m p le x drafting a ssig n m en ts that r e q u ir e the a p p lica tio n o f m o s t o f the stan dardized draw ing tech n iq u es r e g u la r ly u se d . D u ties t y p ic a lly in volve such w ork a s : P r e p a r e s w ork in g d ra w in g s o f s u b a s s e m b lie s w ith ir r e g u la r sh a p es, m u ltip le fu n ctio n s, and p r e c i s e p o s itio n a l r e la tio n s h ip s betw een com p on en ts; p r e p a r e s a r c h ite c tu r a l d ra w in g s fo r c o n s tr u c tio n o f a building including detail draw in gs o f fo u n d a tio n s, w a ll s e c t io n s , flo o r p la n s , and r o o f. U ses a c c e p te d fo r m u la s and m a n u als in m akin g n e c e s s a r y com pu tation s to d eterm in e qu an tities o f m a te r ia ls to be u s e d , loa d c a p a c it ie s , stren g th s, s t r e s s e s , e tc . R e c e iv e s in itia l in s t r u c t io n s , r e q u ir e m e n t s , and a d v ice fr o m s u p e r v is o r . C om pleted w o r k is ch e ck e d fo r t e c h n ic a l adequ acy. C la ss C. P r e p a r e s d eta il draw in gs o f sin g le units o r p a rts fo r e n g in e e r in g , c o n s tr u c tio n , m a n u factu rin g , o r rep a ir p u r p o s e s . T y p es o f d ra w in g s p r e p a r e d in clu d e is o m e t r ic p r o je c tio n s (d epictin g th r e e d im en sion s in a c c u r a te s c a le ) and s e c tio n a l view s to c la r ify p osition in g o f com p on en ts and co n v e y n eed ed in fo rm a tio n . C on solid a tes details fr o m a n u m ber o f s o u r c e s and a d ju sts o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a le as re q u ire d . S u ggested m eth od s o f a p p ro a ch , a p p lic a b le p r e c e d e n t s , and a d v ice on so u r ce m a te r ia ls a re given w ith in itia l a s s ig n m e n ts . In stru ction s a r e le s s c o m p le te when a ssign m en ts r e c u r . W o rk m a y be s p o t-c h e c k e d during p r o g r e s s . A N D /O R P r e p a r e s sim p le o r r e p e titiv e draw in gs o f e a s ily v isu a lized item s. W ork is c lo s e ly s u p e r v ise d during p r o g r e s s . E LE C TR O N IC S TECHNICIAN W ork s on v a rio u s ty p es o f e le c tr o n ic equipm ent and related d e v ice s by p e r fo r m in g one o r a com bin a tion o f the follow in g : In stallin g, m aintaining, r e p a ir in g , o v erh a u lin g , tr o u b le s h o o tin g , m o d ify in g , c o n s tru ctin g , and testin g . W ork r e q u ir e s p r a c t ic a l a p p lica tion o f te c h n ic a l know ledge o f e le c tr o n ic s p r in c ip le s , a b ility to d eterm in e m a lfu n ction s, and sk ill to put equipm ent in r e q u ire d op era tin g con d ition . The equipm ent— co n s istin g o f eith er m any d iffe re n t kinds o f c ir c u its o r m u ltiple rep etition o f the sa m e kind o f c ir c u it— in clu d e s , but is not lim ited to , the fo llo w in g : (a) E le c t r o n ic tra n sm ittin g and r e c e iv in g equipm ent (e .g ., r a d a r , r a d io , te le v is io n , telep h on e, so n a r, n avigation al a id s ), (b) dig ital and analog c o m p u te r s , and (c) in d u stria l and m e d ic a l m e a su rin g and con trollin g equipm ent. T h is c la s s ific a t io n e x clu d e s r e p a ir e r s o f such standard e le c tr o n ic equipm ent as c o m m o n o ffic e m a ch in es and h ou seh old radio and te le v is io n s e ts ; p rod u ction a s s e m b le r s and t e s t e r s ; w o r k e r s w h ose p r im a ry duty is s e r v ic in g e le c t r o n ic te s t in stru m en ts; tech n icia n s who have a d m in istra tiv e o r s u p e r v is o r y r e s p o n s ib ility ; and d r a fte r s , d e s ig n e r s , and p r o fe s s io n a l e n g in e e r s. P o s itio n s d efin ition s. are c la s s ifie d into le v e ls on the b a s is of the follow in g C la ss A . A p p lie s ad vance te c h n ic a l kn ow ledge to solve unusually c o m p le x p r o b le m s ( i . e . , th o se that ty p ic a lly cannot be solv ed s o le ly by r e f e r en ce to m a n u fa c tu r e r s ' m anu als o r s im ila r docum ents) in w orking on e l e c tr o n ic equipm ent. E x a m p les o f su ch p r o b le m s include lo c a tio n and den sity of c ir c u it r y , e le c tr o m a g n e tic ra d ia tion , isola tin g m a lfu n c tio n s, and frequent en gin eerin g ch a n g es. W ork in v o lv e s : A detailed understanding o f the in te r r e la tio n s h ip s o f c ir c u it s ; e x e r c is in g independent judgm ent in p e r fo rm in g such ta sk s as m aking c ir c u it a n a ly s e s , ca lcu la tin g w ave fo r m s , tra cin g r e la t io n sh ips in sign al flo w ; and r e g u la r ly u sin g c o m p le x te s t in stru m en ts ( e .g ., dual t r a c e o s c ill o s c o p e s , Q -m e t e r s , d eviation m e t e r s , p u lse g e n e r a t o r s ). W ork m a y be r e v ie w e d by s u p e r v is o r (freq u en tly an en gin eer or d e s ig n e r) fo r g e n e r a l c o m p lia n ce with a c c e p te d p r a c t ic e s . M ay p rov id e te c h n ic a l guid an ce to lo w e r le v e l te c h n ic ia n s . C la ss B . A p p lie s c o m p r e h e n s iv e te c h n ic a l kn ow ledge to so lv e c o m p le x p r o b le m s ( i . e . , th o se that ty p ic a lly can be so lv e d s o le ly by p r o p e r ly in terp retin g m a n u fa c tu r e r s ' m anuals o r s im ila r d ocu m en ts) in w orkin g on E L E C T R O N IC S T E C H N IC IA N — C on tin u ed M A IN T E N A N C E E L E C T R IC IA N e le c tr o n ic equipm ent. W ork in v o lv e s : A fa m ilia r ity with the in te r r e la tio n ships o f c ir c u it s ; and judgm ent in determ in in g w o rk seq u en ce and in s e le ctin g to o ls and testin g in stru m en ts, u su a lly le s s c o m p le x than th o se u sed by the c la s s A tech n icia n . P e r fo r m s a v a rie ty o f e le c t r ic a l tra d e fu n ction s such as the in s t a l la tion , m ain ten an ce, o r rep a ir of equipm ent fo r the g en era tion , d is tr ib u tio n , o r u tiliza tion o f e le c t r ic en ergy in an e sta b lish m en t. W ork in v o lv e s m ost o f the fo llo w in g : Installing o r re p a irin g any o f a v a r ie ty o f e le c t r ic a l eq u ip ment such as g e n e r a to r s , t r a n s fo r m e r s , s w itch b o a rd s , c o n t r o lle r s , c ir c u it b r e a k e r s , m o t o r s , heating units, condu it s y s t e m s , o r oth er tr a n s m is s io n equipm ent; w orking fr o m b lu ep rin ts, d r a w in g s , la y o u ts , o r oth er s p e c i f i ca tion s; locatin g and diagnosing tr o u b le in the e le c t r ic a l sy s te m o r e q u ip m ent; w ork in g standard com pu tation s re la tin g to lo a d re q u ire m e n ts o f w irin g o r e le c t r ic a l equipm ent; and using a v a r ie ty o f e le c t r ic ia n 's h an dtools and m ea su rin g and testin g in stru m en ts. In g e n e r a l, the w o rk o f the m ain ten an ce e le c tr ic ia n req u ires rounded trainin g and e x p e r ie n c e u su ally a c q u ir e d th rough a fo r m a l a p p ren ticesh ip o r equivalent tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . R e c e iv e s te c h n ic a l gu id an ce, as r e q u ir e d , fr o m s u p e r v is o r o r h igh er le v e l te ch n icia n , and w o rk is rev iew ed fo r s p e c ific c o m p lia n ce w ith a c c e p te d p r a c t ic e s and w o rk a ssig n m e n ts . M ay p r o v id e te c h n ic a l guidance to lo w e r le v e l te c h n ic ia n s . C la ss C. A p p lie s w orkin g te c h n ic a l k n ow led ge to p e r fo r m sim p le o r routine ta sk s in w ork in g on e le c tr o n ic equipm ent, fo llo w in g d eta iled in s t r u c tion s w h ich c o v e r v irtu a lly all p r o c e d u r e s . W ork ty p ic a lly in v o lv e s such tasks a s: A s s is tin g h igh er le v e l te ch n icia n s by p e r fo r m in g such a c tiv itie s as re p la cin g co m p o n e n ts, w irin g c ir c u it s , and taking te s t rea d in g s; re p a irin g sim p le e le c tr o n ic equipm ent; and u sin g to o ls and co m m o n te s t in stru m en ts ( e .g ., m u ltim e te r s , audio sign al g e n e r a t o r s , tube t e s t e r s , o s c ill o s c o p e s ) . Is not re q u ire d to be fa m ilia r with the in te r re la tio n s h ip s o f c ir c u it s . This kn ow led ge, h o w e v e r, m ay be a c q u ir e d th rough a ssig n m en ts d esig n ed to in cr e a s e co m p e te n ce (in clu din g c la s s r o o m train in g ) so that w o rk e r can advance to h igh er le v e l te ch n icia n . M AINTENANCE PAIN TER Paints and r e d e c o r a t e s w a lls , w o o d w o r k , and fix tu re s o f an e s t a b lish m en t. W ork in volves the fo llo w in g : K n ow ledge o f s u r fa c e p e c u lia r itie s and types o f paint r e q u ire d fo r d iffe r e n t a p p lic a tio n s ; p re p a rin g s u r fa c e fo r painting by rem ovin g old fin ish or by p la cin g putty o r f ill e r in n a il h o le s and in te r s t ic e s ; and applying paint with sp ra y gun o r b ru sh . M ay m ix c o l o r s , o ils , w hite lead, and oth er paint in g re d ie n ts to obtain p r o p e r c o lo r o r c o n s is te n c y . In g e n e r a l, the w ork o f the m a in ten an ce p a in ter r e q u ir e s rounded trainin g and e x p e rie n c e u su a lly a c q u ir e d th rou gh a fo r m a l a p p re n tic e s h ip o r equivalent train in g and e x p e r ie n c e . R e c e iv e s te c h n ic a l gu id an ce, as r e q u ire d , fr o m s u p e r v is o r o r h igh er le v e l tech n icia n . W ork is ty p ic a lly spot ch e c k e d , but is given d eta iled r e v ie w when new o r advanced a ssign m en ts a re in volved . RE G ISTE R E D IND USTRIAL NURSES M AINTENANCE MACHINIST A r e g is te r e d n u rse who g iv e s n u rsin g s e r v ic e u nder g e n e r a l m e d ic a l d ir e c tio n to ill o r in ju red e m p lo y e e s o r oth er p e r s o n s who b e c o m e ill o r su ffer an a ccid en t on the p r e m is e s o f a fa c to r y o r oth er esta b lish m en t. D uties in volve a com b in a tion o f the fo llo w in g : G iving fir s t aid to thq ill o r in ju red ; attending to subsequent d r e s s in g o f e m p lo y e e s ' in ju r ie s ; keeping r e c o r d s o f patien ts tr e a te d ; p re p a rin g a ccid en t r e p o r ts fo r com p en sa tion o r oth er p u r p o s e s ; a s s is tin g in p h y s ic a l exam in a tion s and health evalu ation s o f a p plican ts and e m p lo y e e s ; and planning and c a r r y in g out p r o g r a m s in volvin g health edu ca tion , a ccid en t p re v e n tio n , evalu ation o f plant en v iron m en t, o r oth er a c tiv itie s a ffectin g the health, w e lfa r e , and sa fety o f a ll p e r s o n n e l. N ursing s u p e r v is o r s o r head n u rse s in esta b lish m en ts em p loyin g m o r e than one n u rse a r e ex clu d ed . P r o d u c e s rep la cem en t p a rts and new p a rts in m aking r e p a ir s o f m eta l p a rts of m ech a n ica l equipm ent o p e r a te d in an esta b lish m en t. W ork in v olv es m ost o f the fo llo w in g : In terp retin g w ritten in stru ctio n s and s p e c i fic a tio n s ; planning and layin g out o f w o rk ; usin g a v a r ie ty o f m a c h in is t's handtools and p r e c is io n m ea su rin g in stru m e n ts; settin g up and op era tin g standard m ach in e to o ls ; shaping o f m e ta l p a rts to c lo s e t o le r a n c e s ; m aking standard shop com pu tation s relatin g to d im e n s io n s o f w o rk , to o lin g , fe e d s , and sp eed s o f m ach in in g; know ledge o f the w ork in g p r o p e r t ie s o f the com m o n m e ta ls ; se le ctin g standard m a t e r ia ls , p a r t s , and equipm ent r e q u ire d fo r this w ork ; and fitting and a s se m b lin g p a rts into m e c h a n ica l equipm ent. In g e n e ra l, the m a ch in is t's w ork n o rm a lly r e q u ir e s a roun ded tra in in g in m a ch in e -s h o p p r a c tic e u su ally a cq u ire d through a fo r m a l a p p re n tice s h ip o r equ ivalent trainin g and e x p e rie n ce . Maintenance, Toolroom, and Powerplant M AIN TE N AN C E C A R P E N T E R M AINTENANCE MECHANIC (M ach in ery) P e r fo r m s the ca r p e n try duties n e c e s s a r y to co n s tr u c t and m aintain in good r e p a ir building w ood w ork and equipm ent such as b in s , c r ib s , c o u n te r s , b e n ch e s , p a r titio n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a ir s , c a s in g s , and t r im m a d e o f w ood in an esta b lish m en t. W ork in v olv es m ost o f the fo llo w in g : Planning and laying out o f w o rk fr o m b lu e p rin ts , d ra w in g s, m o d e ls , o r v e r b a l in stru ctio n s; using a v a r ie ty o f c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d tools, p o r ta b le p o w e r t o o l s , and standard m ea su rin g in stru m en ts; m aking standard shop com p u ta tion s rela tin g to dim en sion s o f w ork ; and se le ctin g m a te r ia ls n e c e s s a r y fo r the w ork . In g e n e r a l, the w ork o f the m a in ten an ce ca rp e n te r r e q u ir e s rounded tra in in g and e x p e r i en ce u su a lly a c q u ir e d th rough a fo r m a l a p p re n tice s h ip o r equ ivalent train in g and e x p e rie n c e . R e p a ir s m a ch in ery o r m e c h a n ica l equipm ent o f an esta b lish m en t. W ork in v olv es m ost o f the fo llo w in g : E xam in in g m a ch in es and m e c h a n ica l equipm ent to dia gn ose s o u r ce o f tr o u b le ; d ism a n tlin g o r p a rtly d ism a n tlin g m a ch in es and p e r fo rm in g r e p a ir s that m a in ly in v olv e the u se o f h an dtools in scra p in g and fitting p a rts; re p la c in g b rok en o r d e fe c tiv e p a rts w ith item s obtain ed fr o m stock ; o r d e rin g the p r o d u c tio n o f a re p la ce m e n t p a rt by a m ach in e shop or sending the m a ch in e to a m a ch in e shop fo r m a jo r r e p a ir s ; p rep a rin g w ritten sp e cifica tio n s fo r m a jo r r e p a ir s o r fo r the p ro d u ctio n o f p a rts o r d e r e d fr o m m ach in e sh op s; r e a s s e m b lin g m a ch in e s; and m aking a ll n e c e s s a r y adjustm ents fo r op e ra tio n . In g e n e r a l, the w ork o f a m a ch in e ry m ain ten an ce m ech an ic r e q u ire s rou n ded tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su a lly 24 M A IN T E N A N C E M E C H A N IC (M a c h in e r y )— C on tin u ed M IL L W R IG H T — C o n tin u e d a c q u ir e d th rou gh a fo r m a l a p p ren ticesh ip o r equivalent train in g and e x p e r i e n ce . E x clu d ed fr o m th is c la s s ific a tio n a re w o rk e r s w h ose p r im a r y duties in v o lv e setting up o r ad ju stin g m a ch in es. w ork ; in terp retin g b lu ep rin ts o r oth er s p e c ific a tio n s ; u sin g a v a riety o f handto o ls and rig g in g ; m aking stan dard shop com pu tation s relating to s t r e s s e s , stren gth o f m a te r ia ls , and c e n te rs o f g ra v ity ; aligning and balancing eq u ip m en t; se le ctin g stan dard t o o l s , equ ipm ent, and p a rts to be used; and installing and m aintaining in good o r d e r p o w e r tr a n s m is s io n equipm ent such as d riv e s and sp eed r e d u c e r s . In g e n e r a l, the m illw r ig h t's w ork n o rm a lly re q u ire s a rounded train in g and e x p e rie n c e in the trad e a cq u ire d through a fo r m a l a p p ren ticesh ip o r equ ivalent tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e . M A IN TE N A N C E M ECH A N IC (M o to r V e h icle s) R e p a ir s a u to m o b ile s , b u s e s , m o to r tr u c k s , and t r a c t o r s o f an e s t a b lis h m e n t. W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : Exam ining a u tom otiv e e q u ip m ent to d ia g n ose s o u r c e o f tr o u b le ; d is a s se m b lin g equipm ent and p e r fo r m in g r e p a ir s that in v o lv e the u se o f such handtools as w re n ch e s , g a u g es, d r ills , o r s p e c ia liz e d equipm ent in d is a s se m b lin g o r fittin g p a rts; re p la c in g brok en o r d e fe c tiv e p a rts fr o m s to ck ; grinding and adjusting v a lv e s ; r e a ss e m b lin g and in sta llin g the v a r io u s a s s e m b lie s in the v e h ic le and m aking n e c e s s a r y a d ju stm en ts; and align in g w h e e ls , adjusting b ra k es and lig h ts , o r tightening b od y b o lts . In g e n e r a l, the w o r k o f the m o to r v e h icle m a in ten an ce m ech a n ic r e q u ir e s rou n ded tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su ally a cq u ired th rou gh a fo r m a l a p p re n tice s h ip o r eq u ivalen t tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e . T his c la s s ific a t io n d oes not in clude m e ch a n ics t o m e r s ' v e h ic le s in a u to m o b ile r e p a ir sh ops. who r e p a ir M AIN TEN AN CE T R A D E S H E L P E R A s s is t s one o r m o r e w o r k e r s in the sk ille d m aintenance tr a d e s , by p e r fo r m in g s p e c ific o r g e n e r a l duties o f l e s s e r s k ill, such as keeping a w o rk e r supplied w ith m a te r ia ls and to o ls ; clean in g w orkin g a re a , m a ch in e, and equipm ent; a s s is tin g jou rn ey m a n by holding m a te r ia ls o r to o ls ; and p e r fo r m in g oth er u n sk illed ta sk s as d ir e c te d by jou rn ey m a n . The kind o f w ork the h e lp e r is p e rm itte d to p e r fo r m v a r ie s fr o m tra d e to tra d e: In som e tra d es the h elp er is con fin ed to su pplyin g, liftin g , and holding m a teria ls and t o o ls , and clean in g w ork in g a r e a s ; and in o th ers he is p erm itted to p e r fo r m s p e c ia liz e d m a ch in e o p e r a t io n s , o r p a rts o f a tra d e that are a lso p e r fo rm e d by w o r k e r s on a fu ll-t im e b a s is . cu s M A IN TE N A N C E P IP E F IT T E R M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R (TO OLROO M ) In sta lls o r r e p a ir s w a te r , stea m , g a s, o r oth er ty pes o f pip e and p ip e fittin g s in an e sta b lis h m e n t. W ork in v olv es m ost of the follow in g ; Laying out w o rk and m e a s u rin g to lo c a t e p osition o f pipe fr o m draw in gs o r oth er w ritte n s p e c ific a t io n s ; cutting v a rio u s s iz e s o f pip e to c o r r e c t lengths with c h is e l and h a m m e r o r o x y a c e ty le n e to r c h o r p ip e-cu ttin g m a ch in e s; th readin g pip e w ith s to ck s and d ie s ; bending pip e by h a n d -d riven o r p o w e r -d r iv e n m a ch in e s ; a s s e m b lin g p ip e w ith cou p lin g s and fastening pip e to h a n g ers; m aking stan dard sh op com p u ta tion s relating to p r e s s u r e s , flo w , and s iz e o f p ip e r e q u ir e d ; and m akin g stan dard te s ts to determ in e w hether fin ish ed p ip es m e e t s p e c ific a t io n s . In g e n e r a l, the w ork o f the m ain ten an ce p ip e fitte r r e q u ir e s roun ded tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e u su a lly a cq u ired th rough a fo r m a l a p p re n tice s h ip o r equ ivalen t tra in in g and e x p e rie n ce . W o r k e r s p r im a r ily en gaged in in sta llin g and r e p a ir in g building sanitation o r heating sy ste m s a r e e x c lu d e d . S p e c ia liz e s in op era tin g one o r m o r e than one type o f m achine t o o l ( e .g ., jig b o r e r , g rin din g m a ch in e, engine la th e, m illin g m achine) to m a ch in e m eta l fo r u se in m aking o r m aintaining ji g s , fix tu r e s , cutting to o ls , g a u ges, o r m eta l d ie s o r m o ld s u sed in shaping o r form in g m etal o r n on m eta llic m a te r ia l ( e .g ., p la s t ic , p la s t e r , r u b b e r , g la s s ). W ork ty p ica lly in v o lv e s ; Planning and p e r fo r m in g d ifficu lt m ach in in g op era tion s w hich re q u ire c o m p lic a te d setups o r a high d e g re e o f a c c u r a c y ; setting up m achine t o o l o r to o ls ( e .g ., in sta ll cutting to o ls and adjust g u id es, stop s, w orking ta b le s , and oth er c o n t r o ls to handle the s iz e o f s to ck to be m achined; d eterm in e p r o p e r fe e d s , s p e e d s , to o lin g , and op e ra tio n sequen ce o r s e le ct th ose p r e s c r ib e d in d ra w in g s , b lu e p rin ts , o r la y ou ts); using a v a rie ty o f p r e c is io n m ea su rin g in stru m en ts; m aking n e c e s s a r y adjustm ents during m a ch in in g o p e r a tio n to a c h ie v e r e q u isite d im en sion s to v e r y c lo s e to le r a n c e s . M ay be re q u ire d to s e le c t p r o p e r coola n ts and cutting and lu bricatin g o ils , to r e c o g n iz e when to o ls n eed d r e s s in g , and to d r e s s to o ls . In g en e ra l, the w o rk o f a m a c h in e -to o l o p e r a to r (to o lro o m ) at the sk ill le v e l ca lle d fo r in this c la s s ific a t io n r e q u ir e s ex te n siv e k n ow ledge o f m a ch in e -sh o p and t o o l r o o m p r a c t ic e u su a lly a c q u ir e d th rough c o n s id e r a b le o n -th e -jo b trainin g and e x p e r ie n c e . M A IN T E N A N C E S H E E T -M E T A L W ORKER F a b r ic a t e s , in s t a lls , and m aintains in good r e p a ir the s h e e t-m e ta l equipm ent and fix tu r e s (s u c h as m ach in e gu a rd s, g re a s e p a n s, s h e lv e s , l o c k e r s , ta n k s, v e n t ila t o r s , c h u te s , d u cts, m etal roofin g) of an esta b lish m en t. W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g ; Planning and laying out a ll ty p es o f s h e e t-m e ta l m a in ten a n ce w o rk fr o m b lu ep rin ts, m o d e ls , o r oth er s p e c i f i c a tio n s ; settin g up and o p e ra tin g a ll ava ila b le typ es of s h e e t-m e ta l w ork in g m a ch in e s ; u sin g a v a r ie ty o f h an dtools in cuttin g, bending, fo r m in g , shaping, fittin g , and a s s e m b lin g ; and in sta llin g sh e e t-m e ta l a r tic le s as r e q u ire d . In g e n e r a l, the w o r k o f the m a in ten an ce s h e e t-m e ta l w o rk e r r e q u ir e s rounded tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su a lly a cq u ire d through a fo r m a l a p p re n tice s h ip o r eq u ivalen t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . F o r c r o s s -in d u s t r y w age study p u r p o s e s , th is c la s s ific a tio n d oes not in clude m a c h in e -to o l o p e r a t o r s (to o lro o m ) em p loy ed in to o l and die jobbing sh ops. T O O L AND DIE M AK ER C on stru cts and r e p a ir s ji g s , fix tu r e s , cutting t o o ls , g a u ges, or m eta l d ie s o r m o ld s u sed in shaping o r fo rm in g m etal o r n on m etallic m a te r ia l (e .g ., p la s t ic , p la s t e r , r u b b e r , g la s s ). W ork ty p ica lly in v o lv e s ; Planning and layin g out w o rk a c c o r d in g to m o d e ls , b lu ep rin ts, draw in gs, or oth er w ritten o r o r a l s p e c ific a tio n s ; understan din g the w orkin g p r o p e r tie s o f co m m o n m eta ls and a llo y s ; se le ctin g a p p rop ria te m a te r ia ls , to o ls , and M IL L W R IG H T In sta lls n ew m a ch in e s o r heavy equipm ent, and d ism a n tles and in s ta lls m a ch in es o r h eav y equipm ent when changes in the plant layout a re r e q u ir e d . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g ; Planning and layin g out 25 T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R — C o n tin u e d S H IP P IN G A N D R E C E IV IN G C L E R K p r o c e s s e s r e q u ire d to c o m p le te ta sk s ; m aking n e c e s s a r y shop com p u ta tion s; setting up and op era tin g v a riou s m a ch in e to o ls and re la te d equipm ent; using v a riou s to o l and die m a k e r 's han dtools and p r e c is io n m ea su rin g in stru m en ts; w orking to v e r y c lo s e t o le r a n c e s ; h e a t-tre a tin g m eta l p a rts and fin ish ed to o ls and d ies to a c h ie v e re q u ire d q u a litie s; fittin g and a s se m b lin g p a rts to p r e s c r ib e d t o le r a n c e s and a llo w a n ce s . In g e n e r a l, the t o o l and die m a k e r 's w ork r e q u ire s rounded tra in in g in m a ch in e -s h o p and t o o lr o o m p r a c t ic e u su ally a cq u ire d th rou gh fo r m a l a p p re n tice s h ip o r equivalent tra in in g and e x p e rie n ce . P r e p a r e s m erch a n d ise fo r sh ipm en t, o r r e c e iv e s and is r e s p o n s ib le fo r in com in g shipm ents 0 1 m e rch a n d ise o r oth er m a te r ia ls . Shipping w ork in v o lv e s : A know ledge o f shipping p r o c e d u r e s , p r a c t ic e s , r o u te s , a v a ila b le m eans o f tra n sp orta tion , and r a te s ; and p r e p a r in g r e c o r d s o f the g ood s sh ipp ed, m aking up b ills o f ladin g, p ostin g w eigh t and shipping c h a r g e s , and keeping a file o f shipping r e c o r d s . M ay d ir e c t o r a s s is t in p r e p a r in g the m e r c h a n d ise for shipm ent. R e c e iv in g w o rk in v o lv e s ; V e r ify in g o r d ir e c tin g oth ers in verify in g the c o r r e c t n e s s o f sh ipm en ts against b ills o f la d in g, in v o ic e s , o r other r e c o r d s ; ch eck in g fo r s h o rta g e s and r e je c tin g dam aged g o o d s; routing m erch a n d ise o r m a te r ia ls to p r o p e r d ep a rtm en ts; and m a in taining n e c e s s a r y r e c o r d s and file s . F o r c r o s s -in d u s t r y w age study p u r p o s e s , this c la s s ific a t io n d oes not include to o l and die m a k e rs who (1) a r e e m p loy ed in t o o l and d ie job bin g shops o r (2) p r o d u c e fo r g in g d ie s (d ie s in k e r s ). STATIONARY ENGINEER O p era tes and m ain tains and m ay a lso s u p e r v is e the op era tion o f station a ry engines and equipm ent (m e c h a n ica l o r e le c tr ic a l) to supply the establish m en t in w hich em p loy ed w ith p o w e r , h eat, r e fr ig e r a tio n , o r a i r con dition in g. W ork in v o lv e s : O p era tin g and m aintaining equipm ent such as steam e n g in es, a ir c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , tu r b in e s , ventilatin g and r e fr ig e r a tin g equipm ent, steam b o ile r s and b o i le r - f e d w ater pu m ps; m aking equipm ent r e p a ir s ; and keepin g a r e c o r d o f op e ra tio n o f m a ch in e ry , te m p e ra tu re , and fu e l con su m p tion . M ay a lso su p e r v ise th e se o p e r a tio n s . Head o r c h ie f e n g in eers in esta b lish m en ts em p loyin g m o r e than one en gin eer a re ex clu d e d . BO ILER TEN DER F ir e s sta tion a ry b o ile r s to fu rn ish the estab lish m en t in w hich em p loyed w ith h eat, p o w e r, o r stea m . F e e d s fu els to fir e by hand o r op era tes a m e c h a n ica l s to k e r, g a s, o r o il b u r n e r ; and c h e c k s w ater and safety v a lv e s . M ay cle a n , o il, o r a s s is t in re p a ir in g b o ile r r o o m equipm ent. Material Movement and Custodial TRU CKDRIVER D riv e s a tr u ck w ithin a c ity o r in d u stria l a r e a to tra n sp o rt m a te r ia ls , m e r c h a n d is e , equ ipm ent, o r w o r k e r s betw een v a rio u s ty p es o f e s t a b lish m en ts such as: M an ufacturin g p la n ts, freig h t d e p o ts, w a r e h o u se s , w h o le sa le a n d r e ta il e sta b lis h m e n ts, o r betw een r e ta il esta b lish m en ts and c u s t o m e r s ' h ou ses o r p la c e s o f b u s in e s s . M ay a lso loa d o r unload tr u ck with o r without h e lp e r s , m ake m in o r m e c h a n ica l r e p a ir s , and k eep tr u ck in good w orkin g o r d e r . S a lesrou te and o v e r - t h e - r o a d d r iv e r s a r e e x clu d e d . F o r w age study p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r iv e r s a r e c la s s ifie d by s iz e and type o f equ ipm ent, as fo llo w s : ( T r a c t o r -t r a ile r sh ou ld be ra ted on the b a sis of t r a ile r ca p a city .) T r u c k d r iv e r , T r u c k d r iv e r , T r u c k d r iv e r , T r u c k d r iv e r , light tr u ck (under 1 72 tons) m ed iu m tr u ck (IV 2 to and including 4 tons) h eavy tr u ck (tr a ile r ) (o v e r 4 tons) h eavy tr u ck (oth er than tr a ile r ) (o v e r 4 tons) For wage study p u rp oses, w ork ers a re c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s : Shipping c le r k R eceiv in g c le r k Shipping and r e ce iv in g c le r k WAREHOUSEMAN A s d ir e c te d , p e r fo r m s a v a r ie ty o f w a reh ou sin g du ties w hich re q u ire an understanding o f the e sta b lis h m e n t's s to ra g e p la n . W o rk in v o lv e s m ost o f the fo llo w in g : V erify in g m a te r ia ls (o r m e rch a n d ise ) against r e c e iv in g d ocu m en ts, noting and rep ortin g d is c r e p a n c ie s and ob v io u s d a m a g e s; routing m a te r ia ls to p r e s c r ib e d stora g e lo c a tio n s ; s to r in g , sta ck in g , o r p a lle tizin g m a te r ia ls in a cc o rd a n c e w ith p r e s c r ib e d s to ra g e m eth od s; re a r ra n g in g and taking in ven tory o f stored m a te r ia ls ; exam ining s to re d m a te r ia ls and rep ortin g d eteriora tion and dam age; rem o v in g m a te r ia l fr o m sto ra g e and p rep a rin g it for shipm ent. M ay o p e r a te hand o r p ow er tr u ck s in p e r fo r m in g w areh ou sin g duties. E xclude w o rk e r s w hose p r im a r y d u t i e s in v o lv e shipping and r e ce iv in g w ork (s e e Shipping and R e c e iv in g C le rk and Shipping P a c k e r ), o r d e r fillin g (se e O rd e r F il le r ), o r op era tin g pow er tr u ck s (s e e P o w e r -T r u c k O p e r a to r ). O R D E R F IL L E R F ills shipping o r tr a n s fe r o r d e r s fo r fin ish ed g ood s fr o m sto re d m e r c h a n d ise in a c c o r d a n c e with s p e c ific a tio n s on sa le s s l ip s , c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s , o r oth er in stru ction s. M a y , in ad dition to fillin g o r d e r s and in d i cating ite m s filled o r o m itted , keep r e c o r d s o f ou tgoing o r d e r s , r e q u isitio n additional stock o r rep ort sh ort su p p lies to s u p e r v is o r , and p e r fo r m oth er re la te d duties. SHIPPING PACKER P r e p a r e s fin ish ed p ro d u cts fo r shipm ent o r s to ra g e by p la cin g them in shipping co n ta in e rs , the s p e c ific o p e r a tio n s p e r fo r m e d b ein g dependent upon the ty p e, s iz e , and num ber o f units to be p a ck e d , the ty p e o f co n ta in e r em p loy ed , and m ethod o f shipm ent. W ork r e q u ir e s the p la cin g o f item s in shipping con tain ers and m ay in volve one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g : K now ledge o f v a rio u s item s o f sto ck in o r d e r to v e r ify con ten t; s e le c t io n o f a p p ro p ria te type and s iz e of con ta in er; in sertin g e n c lo s u r e s in co n ta in e r; u sin g e x c e ls io r o r oth er m a te ria l to preven t b rea k a g e o r d a m age; c lo s in g and sea lin g c o n ta in e r; and applying la b e ls o r en terin g iden tifyin g data on c o n ta in e r. P a c k e r s who a lso m ake w ooden b ox es o r c r a te s a r e ex clu d e d . M A T E R I A L H A N D L IN G L A B O R E R GUARD AND W ATCHM AN A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a re h o u se i m anufacturing plan t, s t o r e , o r oth e r esta b lish m en t w h o s e du ties in volve one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g : L oad in g and u n loadin g v a r io u s m a te r ia ls and m e rch a n d ise on o r fr o m fre ig h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r oth er tr a n s p o rtin g d e v ic e s ; u npacking, sh e lv in g , o r p la cin g m a te r ia ls o r m e r c h a n d is e in p r o p e r sto ra g e lo c a tio n ; and tra n sp o rtin g m a te r ia ls o r m e r c h a n d is e by han dtruck, c a r , or w h e e lb a r r o w . L o n g s h o re w o r k e r s , who lo a d and unload sh ip s, a re ex clu d e d . G u a rd. P e r fo r m s routine p o lic e d u ties, eith er at fixed post o r on to u r , m aintaining o r d e r , usin g a r m s o r fo r c e w h ere n e c e s s a r y . Includes guards who a r e stationed at gate and ch e c k on identity o f em p loy ees and oth er p e r s o n s e n te rin g . W atchm an. M akes rounds o f p r e m is e s p r o p e r ty against f i r e , th eft, and ille g a l entry. p e r io d ic a lly in protectin g P O W E R -T R U C K O P E R A T O R JA N ITO R , P O R T E R , OR CLE A N E R O p era tes a m a n u ally c o n tr o lle d g a s o lin e - o r e le c t r ic -p o w e r e d tru ck o r t r a c t o r to tr a n s p o r t g ood s and m a te ria ls o f a ll kinds about a w a r e h o u s e , m an u factu rin g p la n t, o r oth e r estab lish m en t. tr u c k , F o r w age study p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a re c la s s ifie d by type o f p o w e r as fo llo w s ; F o r k lift o p e r a to r P o w e r -t r u c k o p e r a t o r (oth er than fo rk lift) 27 C lean s and keeps in an o r d e r ly con d ition fa c to r y w orking a rea s and w a s h r o o m s , o r p r e m is e s o f an o f f i c e , apartm ent h ou se, o r c o m m e r ic a l o r oth er esta b lish m en t. D uties in v olv e a com bin a tion o f the fo llo w in g : Sw eeping, m oppin g o r scru b b in g , and p olish in g flo o r s ; rem ov in g ch ip s, tra s h , and oth er r e fu s e ; dusting equ ipm en t, fu rn itu r e , o r fix tu r e s ; p olish in g m etal fix tu re s o r tr im m in g s ; p ro v id in g su pp lies and m in o r m aintenance s e r v ic e s ; and clean in g la v a t o r ie s , sh o w e r s , and r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e rs who sp e cia liz e in w indow w ashing a re ex clu d ed . Service Contract Act Surveys The follow in g a re a s are s u r v eyed p e r io d ic a lly fo r use in adm in is te rin g the S e r v ic e C on tract A ct o f 1965. S u rvey re su lts are p u b lish ed in r e le a s e s w hich are a v a ila b le , at no c o s t , w hile su p p lies last fr o m any o f the BLS r e g io n a l o ffic e s shown on the b a ck c o v e r . A laska (statew id e) A lbany, Ga. A lexa n d ria—L e e s v ille , La. Alpena—Standish—T aw as C ity , M ich . 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F a y e tte v ille , N .C. F o r t L au d erd ale—H ollyw ood and W est P a lm B ea ch — B o c a Raton, F la . F o r t Sm ith, A rk .—O kla. F r e d e r ic k —H agerstow n — C h a m b ersb u rg , M d.—Pa. G o ld s b o ro , N.C. Grand Island—H a stin g s, N ebr. G uam , T e r r it o r y o f H a rrisb u rg —L eban on, P a. K n o x v ille , Tenn. L a r e d o , T ex . L as V e g a s—T on opah , Nev. L im a , Ohio L ittle R ock—N orth L ittle R ock , A rk . L og a n sp ort—P e r u , Ind. L ora in —E ly r ia , Ohio L o w e r E a stern S h ore, M d.—V a .—D el. M acon , Ga. M ad ison , W is. M aine (statew id e) M a n sfie ld , Ohio M cA llen —P h arr—E dinburg and B r o w n s v ille —H arlingen— San B e n ito, T ex . M erid ia n , M is s . M id d le s e x , M onm outh, and O cean C o s ., N .J, M ob ile—P e n sa co la —P an am a C ity, A la .—F la . M ontana (statew id e) N a sh ville—D avidson , Tenn. New B ern —J a c k s o n v ille , N .C. New H am psh ire (statew id e) New London—N orw ich , Conn.—R .I. N orth Dakota (statew id e) N orth ern New Y o rk N orth w est T ex as O rla n d o, F la . O xnard—S im i V a lley —V en tu ra, C a lif. P e o r ia , 111. P h oen ix , A r iz . P in e B lu ff, A rk . P u e b lo , C olo. P u e rto R ico R aleigh —D urham , N .C . R en o, Nev. Salin a, K ans. S alin as—Seaside—M on terey , C alif. Sandusky, Ohio Santa B a rb ara—Santa M aria— L o m p o c , Calif. Savannah, Ga. S elm a , A la. S h re v e p o rt, La. South Dakota (statew ide) Southern Idaho Southw est V irg in ia Spokane, Wash. S p rin g fie ld , 111. Stockton, C alif. T a c o m a , Wash. Tam pa—St. P e te r sb u r g , F la . T op ek a , Kans. T u cson —D ou g la s, A r iz . T u lsa , Okla. U pper P en in su la, M ich. V erm on t (statew ide) V ir g in Islands o f the U.S. W a co and K illeen—T e m p le , T ex . W a terloo—Cedar F a l ls , Iowa W est V irg in ia (statew ide) W ich ita F a lls—Lawton—A ltu s, T e x .—O kla. W ilm in gton , D el.—N.J.—Md. Y akim a—Richland—K ennew ick— P en d leton , W ash.—O re g . ALSO A V A IL A B L E — An annual re p o rt on s a la r ie s fo r a ccou n ta n ts, a u d ito rs , c h ie f a cco u n t ants, a tto r n e y s, jo b a n a ly sts, d i r e c t o r s o f p e r s o n n e l, b u y e r s , c h e m is t s , e n g in e e r s , e n g in eerin g tech n icia n s, d r a ft e r s , a n d c l e r i c a l e m p lo y e e s is a v a ila b le . O r d e r as BLS B u lle tin 1980, N ational S u rvey o f P r o fe s s io n a l, A d m in is tra tiv e , T e c h n ic a l and C le r ic a l P a y , M a rch 1977, $ 2.40 a c o p y , fr o m any o f the BLS r e gion a l sa le s o ffic e s shown on the b a ck c o v e r , o r fr o m the S u p erin tendent o f D ocu m en ts, U .S. G o v e r n m ent P rin tin g O ffic e , W ashington, D .C . 20402. Area Wage Surveys A lis t o f the la te st b u lletin s a v a ila b le is p resen ted b elow . B u lletin s m ay be p u rc h a se d fr o m any o f the BLS re g io n a l o ffic e s shown on the b a ck c o v e r , o r fr o m the Superin ten dent o f D ocu m en ts, U.S. G overn m en t P rin tin g O ffic e , W a sh in gton , D .C . 20402. M ake ch eck s payable to Superintendent o f D ocu m en ts. A d ir e c t o r y o f o ccu p a tio n a l w age s u r v e y s , c o v e r in g the y e a rs 1970 th rough 1976, is a v a ila b le on req u est. A rea B u lletin num ber and p r ic e * A k ro n , O h io, D e c . 19 7 7 _______________________________________ 1 9 5 0 -7 0 , 80 cents Albany—Sch enectady—T r o y , N .Y ., Sept. 1977 ------------------------ 1 9 5 0 -5 2 , 80 cen ts A n ah eim -S an ta Ana—G arden G r o v e , C a lif., O ct. 1 9 7 7 _____________________________________________ 1 9 5 0 -6 0 , $ 1 .0 0 A tlan ta , G a ., M ay 1978 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- 2 0 2 5 -2 8 , $ 1 .4 0 B a ltim o r e , M d ., A u g. 19 7 7 ------------------------------------------------------ 1 9 5 0 -3 9 , $ 1 .2 0 B illin g s , M o n t., Ju ly 1977 1 ----------------------------------------------------- 1 9 5 0 -4 0 , $ 1 .0 0 B irm in g h a m , A la ., M a r . 19 7 8 ------------------------------------------------- 2 0 2 5 -1 5 , 80 cents B o s to n , M a s s ., A u g. 1977 ____________________________________ 1 9 5 0 -5 0 , $ 1 .2 0 B u ffa lo , N .Y ., O ct. 1977 ______________________________________ 1 9 5 0 -5 8 , $ 1 .0 0 Canton, O h io, M ay 1978_______________________________________ 2 0 2 5 -2 2 , 70 cents C hattanooga, Tenn.—G a ., Sept. 1977 -------------------------------------- 1 9 5 0 -4 4 , 70 cen ts C h ica g o , 111., M ay 1977 1______________________________________ 1 9 5 0 -4 1 , $ 1 .4 0 C in cin n a ti, O hio—K y .—In d ., July 1 977 1 ---------------------------------- 1 9 5 0 -4 5 , $ 1 .2 0 C le v e la n d , O h io, Sept. 1977 1 ________________________________ 1 9 5 0 -5 3 , $ 1 .4 0 C olu m b u s, O h io, O ct. 19 7 7 ------------------------------------------------------ 19 5 0 -6 4 , $ 1 .0 0 C orpu s C h r is ti, T e x ., July 1978_____________________________ 2 0 2 5 -2 9 , $ 1 .0 0 D allas—F o rt W o rth , T e x ., O ct. 19 77-------------------------------------- 1 9 5 0 -6 5 , $ 1 .2 0 D avenport—R o c k Islan d—M o lin e , Iowa—111., F eb. 1978--------- 2 0 2 5 -6 , 70 cents D ayton , O h io, D e c . 1 977 1--------------------------------------------------------- 1 9 5 0 -7 1 , $ 1 .1 0 D aytona B ea ch , F la ., A u g. 1977 1____________________________ 1 9 5 0 -4 3 , $ 1 .0 0 D enver—B o u ld e r , C o lo ., D e c. 1977 1_________________________ 1 9 5 0 -7 4 , $ 1 .4 0 D e tr o it, M ic h ., M a r . 1 9 7 8 ____________________________________ 2 0 2 5 -1 1 , $ 1 .2 0 F r e s n o , C a lif., June 1977 ____________________________________ 1 9 5 0 -3 0 , 70 cents G a in e s v ille , F la ., Sept. 1977 1________________________________ 1 9 5 0 -4 6 , $ 1 .0 0 G reen B a y , W is ., July 1 9 7 7 ----------------------------------------------------- 1 9 5 0 -3 6 , 70 cen ts G r e e n s b o r o —W inston-Salem ^-H igh P oin t, N .C ., A ug. 1977 1 _____________________________________________ 1 9 5 0 -4 2 , $ 1 .1 0 G re e n v ille —S p artan bu rg, S .C ., June 1978 ___________________ 2 0 2 5 -3 0 , $ 1 .0 0 H a r tfo r d , C on n ., M a r . 1978 1_________________________________ 2 0 2 5 -1 4 , $ 1 .2 0 H ou ston , T e x ., A p r. 1978_____________________________________ 2 0 2 5 -2 3 , $ 1.20 H u n tsv ille , A la ., F e b . 1 9 7 8 ----------------------------------------------------- 2 0 2 5 -4 , 70 cents In d ia n a p olis, In d ., O ct. 1 9 7 7 --------------------------------------------------- 1 9 5 0 -5 6 , $ 1 .0 0 J a ck s o n , M is s ., Jan. 19 7 8 ____________________________________ 2 0 2 5 -1 , 70 cents J a c k s o n v ille , F la ., D e c . 1 9 7 7 ________________________________ 1 9 5 0 -6 7 , 70 cents K an sas C ity, M o.—K a n s., Sept. 1 9 7 7 -------------------------------------- 1 9 5 0 -5 4 , $ 1 .0 0 L o s A n g e le s—Long B e a ch , C a lif., O ct. 1977------------------------- 1 9 5 0 -6 1 , $ 1 .2 0 L o u is v ille , K y.—In d ., N ov. 1977 1____________________________ 1 9 5 0 -6 6 , $ 1 .2 0 M e m p h is , Term.—A r k .—M i s s ., N ov. 1977------------------------------ 1 9 5 0 -6 3 , 70 cen ts A rea M ia m i, F la ., O ct. 19 7 7 _______________________________________ M ilw au k ee, W is ., A p r . 1978 1________________________________ M in n eap olis—St. P a u l, M inn.—W is ., Jan. 1978 1____________ N a ssa u -S u ffolk , N .Y ., June 1977 ____________________________ N ew ark , N .J ., Jan. 1978 1 ____________________________________ New O rle a n s , L a ., Jan. 1978________________________________ New Y o r k , N .Y .-N .J ., M ay 19 7 7 ____________________________ N orfolk —V irg in ia B each —P o rtsm o u th , Va.— N .C ., M ay 1978 ..................... .............................................................. N orfolk —V irg in ia B e a ch -P o r ts m o u th and N ew port News—H am pton, Va.—N .C ., M ay 19 78___________ N orth east P en n sylva n ia , Aug. 1977 1________________________ O klahom a C ity, O k la ., A ug. 1977 1 __________________________ O m aha, N eb r.—Iow a, O ct. 1977 1 ____________________________ P a terson —C lifton —P a s s a ic , N .J ., June 1977 ________________ P h ila d elp h ia, Pa.—N .J ., N ov. 19 77__________________________ P ittsb u rg h , P a ., Jan. 19 7 8 __________________________________ P ortla n d , M ain e, D ec. 19 77_________________________________ P ortla n d , O re g .—W a sh ., M ay 1978___________________________ P ou g h k eep sie, N .Y ., June 1977 _____________________________ P ou gh k eep sie—K ingston—N ew burgh, N .Y ., June 19 76______ P r o v id e n c e —W a rw ick—P aw tu cket, R .I.— M a s s ., June 1978____________________________________________ R ich m on d , V a ., June 1978___________________________________ St. L o u is , M o .- I l l ., M a r. 1978 ______________________________ S a cra m en to, C a lif., D ec. 1977 1_____________________________ Saginaw, M ic h ., N ov. 19 77----------------------------------------------------Salt Lake City—O gden , Utah, N ov. 19 77_____________________ San A n ton io, T e x ., M ay 1978_________________________________ San D ie g o , C a lif., N ov. 1977 1_______________________________ San F r a n c is c o —O akland, C a lif., M a r. 1978 1_______________ San J o s e , C a lif., M ar. 1978 1 ________________________________ Seattle—E v e re tt, W a sh ., D ec. 1977__________________________ South B end, Ind., A ug. 1977 1 ________________________________ T o le d o , O h io -M ic h ., M ay 1978 1 ____________________________ T ren ton , N .J ., Sept. 19 7 7 ____________________________________ U tica—R o m e , N .Y ., July 1 9 7 7 1 ______________________________ W ashington, D .C .-M d ^ -V a ., M a r. 1978 1____________________ W ich ita , K an s., A p r . 1978___________________________________ W o r c e s t e r , M a s s ., A p r . 1978 1______________________________ Y o r k , P a ., F e b . 1978 1________________________________________ B ulletin num ber and p r ic e * 19 50 -57, 2 0 2 5 -1 8 , 2 0 2 5 -2 , 19 50 -27, 2 0 2 5 -7 , 2 0 2 5 -5 , 19 50 -31, $1 .00 $ 1 .4 0 $1 .40 $1.00 $1 .40 $1 .0 0 $1 .2 0 2 0 25 -20, 70 cents 2 0 2 5 -2 1 , 19 50 -38, 19 50 -49, 19 50 -55, 19 50 -34, 19 50 -62, 2 0 2 5 -3 , 19 50 -69, 2 0 2 5 -2 5 , 1950-25, 19 00 -55, 80 cents $ 1 .1 0 $ 1 .1 0 $ 1 .1 0 70 cents $1 .2 0 $ 1 .1 0 70 cents $ 1 .0 0 70 cents 55 cents 2 0 2 5 -2 7 , 2 0 2 5 -2 6 , 2 0 25 -13, 19 50 -72, 1950-59, 19 50 -68, 2 0 2 5 -1 7 , 19 50 -73, 2 0 2 5 -1 0 , 2 0 2 5 -9 , 19 50 -75, 19 50 -51, 2 0 2 5 -2 4 , 19 50 -47, 19 50 -37, 2 0 2 5 -1 2 , 2 02 5-1 6, 2 0 2 5 -1 9 , 2 0 2 5 -8 , $ 1 .4 0 80 cents $ 1 .2 0 $ 1 .0 0 70 cents 80 cents 70 cents $ 1 .1 0 $ 1 .4 0 $ 1.20 80 cents $ 1 .1 0 $ 1 .2 0 70 cents $ 1 .1 0 $ 1 .4 0 80 cents $ 1 .1 0 $1 .1 0 * Prices are determined by the Government Printing Office and are subject to change. 1 Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented. 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