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Area Wage Survey
Houston, Texas, Metropolitan Area, April 1976
Bulletin 1900-26
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics

BRAZORIA







Preface
T h i s b u l l e t i n p r o v i d e s r e s u l t s o f an A p r i l
1976 s u r v e y o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s in t h e H o u s t o n ,
T e x a s , Standard M e t r o p o lit a n S t a t i s t i c a l
Area
(B r a z o r ia , F ort Bend, H a r r is , L ib erty, M on tg om ery ,
and W a l l e r C o u n t i e s ) .
T h e s u r v e y w a s m a d e as p a r t
o f t h e B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s ' ann ual a r e a w a g e
s u r v e y p r o g r a m , w h i c h i s d e s i g n e d to y i e l d da ta f o r
i n d i v i d u a l m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s as w e l l as n a t i o n a l and
r e g io n a l e s tim a te s f o r all Standard M e tro p o lita n
S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a s in th e U n ite d S t a t e s , e x c l u d i n g
A l a s k a and H a w a i i .
A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in t h e a r e a w a g e
s u r v e y p r o g r a m is t h e n e e d t o d e s c r i b e th e l e v e l and
m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s in a v a r i e t y o f l a b o r m a r k e t s ,
t h r o u g h th e a n a l y s i s o f ( 1 ) th e l e v e l and d i s t r i b u t i o n
o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a t i o n , and ( 2 ) t h e m o v e m e n t o f
w a g e s b y o c c u p a t i o n a l c a t e g o r y and s k i l l l e v e l . T h e
p r o g r a m d e v e lo p s i n f o r m a t i o n th at m a y b e u s e d f o r
m a n y p u r p o s e s , in c l u d i n g w a g e and s a l a r y a d m i n ­
i s t r a t i o n , c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a i n i n g , and a s s i s t a n c e in
d e t e r m i n i n g pla n t l o c a t i o n .
Survey resu lts also are
u s e d b y t h e U.S. D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r t o m a k e w a g e
d e t e r m i n a t i o n s u n d e r th e S e r v i c e
C ontract A ct
o f 1965.
C u r r e n t l y , 84 a r e a s a r e i n c l u d e d in th e p r o ­
gram .
( S e e l i s t o f a r e a s on i n s i d e b a c k c o v e r . )
In
e a c h a r e a , o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s da t a a r e c o l l e c t e d
a n n u a lly .
I n f o r m a t i o n on e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s
and s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e b e n e f i t s is o b t a i n e d e v e r y
third y e a r .

E a ch y e a r after all individual a re a w age
s u r v e y s h ave b e e n c o m p l e t e d , tw o s u m m a r y b ulletin s
are issued .
T h e f i r s t b r i n g s t o g e t h e r da ta f o r e a c h
m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s u r v e y e d ; th e s e c o n d p r e s e n t s
n a t i o n a l a nd r e g i o n a l e s t i m a t e s ,
p rojected fr o m
i n d i v i d u a l m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a da ta .
T h e H o u s t o n s u r v e y w a s c o n d u c t e d b y th e
B u r e a u ' s r e g i o n a l o f f i c e in D a l l a s , T e x . , u n d e r th e
g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n o f B oyd B. O 'N e a l, A s s is ta n t R e ­
gion al C o m m is s io n e r f o r O p e ra tio n s.
The survey
c o u l d n o t h a v e b e e n a c c o m p l i s h e d w ith o u t t h e c o o p ­
e r a t i o n o f th e m a n y f i r m s w h o s e w a g e and s a l a r y
da t a p r o v i d e d t h e b a s i s f o r t h e s t a t i s t i c a l i n f o r m a t i o n
in t h i s b u l l e t i n .
T h e B u r e a u w i s h e s to e x p r e s s
s i n c e r e a p p r e c ia tio n f o r the c o o p e r a t io n r e c e i v e d .

Note:
R e p o r t s o n o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s and s u p ­
p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s in t h e H o u s t o n a r e a a r e
a v a i l a b l e f o r t h e c o n t r a c t c l e a n i n g s e r v i c e s ( J u ly
1 9 7 4 ) , f a b r i c a t e d s t r u c t u r a l s t e e l ( N o v e m b e r 1 9 7 4 ),
and m a c h i n e r y ( J a n u a r y 1975) i n d u s t r i e s .
Current
r e p o r ts on o c c u p a tio n a l ea rn in g s on ly a re a vailable
f o r th e l a u n d r y and d r y c l e a n i n g and m o v i n g and
storage in du stries.
A ls o a vailable a re listings of
u n io n w a g e r a t e s f o r b u i l d i n g t r a d e s , p r i n t i n g t r a d e s ,
lo c a l-t r a n s it operatin g e m p lo y e e s , lo c a l tr u ck d riv e rs
and h e l p e r s , and g r o c e r y s t o r e e m p l o y e e s .
Free
c o p i e s o f t h e s e a r e a v a i l a b l e f r o m the B u r e a u ' s
region al o ffic e s .
(See b a c k c o v e r f o r a d d r e s s e s .)

A rea W age Survey:

Bulletin 1900-26

August 1976

Houston, Texas,
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, W. J. Usery, Jr., Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, Julius Shiskin, Commissioner

M etropolitan A rea
A pril 1976

Contents

Page

Page

I n t r o d u c t i o n _____________________________________________

2

T a b l e s — C o n tin u e d
A.

T ables:
A.

E arn ings:
A -l.
W eek ly earn ings o f o ffic e
w o r k e r s _______________________________ 3
A - l a . W eek ly earnings o f o ffic e
w o r k e r s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ____ £
>
A -2.
W eek ly earn ings o f p r o f e s s io n a l
8
and t e c h n i c a l w o r k e r s ______________
A -2 a . W eek ly earnings o f p r o fe s s io n a l
and t e c h n i c a l w o r k e r s —l a r g e
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ______________________ 10
A -3 .
A v e r a g e w eek ly earn ings o f o f fic e ,
p r o f e s s i o n a l , and t e c h n i c a l
w o r k e r s , b y s e x _____________________ 11
A - 3 a . A v e r a g e w e e k ly earnings o f o f fi c e ,
p r o f e s s i o n a l , and t e c h n i c a l
w o r k e r s , b y s e x —l a r g e
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s _______________________ 13
A -4 .
H ou rly earnings o f m ain ten ance,
t o o l r o o m , and p o w e r p l a n t
w o r k e r s _______________________________ 14
A - 4 a . H ou rly earnings of m a in ten ance,
t o o l r o o m , and p o w e r p l a n t
w o r k e r s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ____ 15
A -5.
H o u rly earn ings o f m a te r ia l
m o v e m e n t and c u s t o d i a l
w o r k e r s _______________________________ 1 6




E a r n i n g s — C o n t in u e d
A - 5 a . H ou rly earnings o f m a te r ia l
m o v e m e n t and c u s t o d i a l
w o r k e r s —l a r g e
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ______________________
A - 6.
A v e r a g e h ourly earn ings o f
m ain ten ance, t o o lr o o m ,
pow erplant, m a te ria l
m o v e m e n t , and c u s t o d i a l
w o r k e r s , b y s e x ____________________
A - 6 a. A v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s o f
m ain ten ance, t o o lr o o m ,
pow erp lant, m a te r ia l
m o v e m e n t , and c u s t o d i a l
w o r k e r s , b y s e x —l a r g e
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ______________________
A -7.
P e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s in a v e r a g e
h ourly earnings fo r se le c te d
occu p a tio n a l g r o u p s , adjusted
f o r e m p l o y m e n t s h i f t s _______________

A ppendix A .
A p p e n d i x B.

18

19

20

21

S c o p e and m e t h o d o f s u r v e y ______ 22
O c c u p a t i o n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s _________ 25

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing
O ffice, Washington, D. C. 20402, GPO Bookstores, or BLS Regional
Offices listed on back cover. Price 85 cents.
Make checks payable to
Superintendent of Documents.




Introduction
T h is a r e a i s 1 o f 84 in w h i c h th e U.S.
D e p a r t m e n t of L a b o r 's B u rea u of L a b o r S ta tistics
c o n d u c t s s u r v e y s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s and r e ­
lated ben efits.
In th is a r e a , da ta w e r e o b t a i n e d b y
a c o m b i n a t i o n of p e r s o n a l v i s i t , m a i l q u e s t i o n n a i r e ,
and teleph on e in te rv ie w .
R epresen ta tive e s ta b lis h ­
m e n t s w it h in s i x b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w e r e c o n ­
tacted:
M anufacturing; tran sportation , c o m m u n ic a ­
ti o n ,
and o t h e r p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s ; w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ;
r e t a i l t r a d e ; f i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e ;
and s e r v ic e s .
M a jo r in d u stry grou ps e x c lu d e d f r o m
th ese
s t u d i e s a r e g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t i o n s and the
c o n s t r u c t i o n and e x t r a c t i v e i n d u s t r i e s .
E stablish ­
m e n t s h a v in g f e w e r than a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r o f
w o r k e r s a r e om itted b e c a u s e of in su fficien t e m p lo y ­
m e n t in th e o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d ie d .
Separate tabula­
t i o n s a r e p r o v i d e d f o r e a c h o f the b r o a d i n d u s t r y
d iv isio n s w hich m eet publication criteria .

( c ) m a i n t e n a n c e , t o o l r o o m , and p o w e r p l a n t , and (d)
m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t and c u s t o d i a l .
In the 31 l a r g e s t
s u r v e y a r e a s , tables A - l a th rou gh A - 6a p r o v id e
s i m i l a r data f o r e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g 500 w o r k ­
ers or m ore.
T a b l e A - 7 p r o v i d e s p e r c e n t c h a n g e s in a v ­
e r a g e h ourly ea rn in gs of o ffic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s ,
e l e c t r o n i c da ta p r o c e s s i n g
w o r k e r s , in du strial
nurses,
s k ille d m a in ten ance trad es w o r k e r s ,
and
u n s k i l l e d p la n t w o r k e r s .
Wh&re p o s s i b l e , da ta a r e
p r e s e n t e d f o r a ll i n d u s t r i e s , m a n u f a c t u r i n g , and
n onm anufacturing.
T h is ta b l e p r o v i d e s a m e a s u r e o f
w a g e t r e n d s a f t e r e l i m i n a t i o n o f c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e
e a r n i n g s c a u s e d b y e m p l o y m e n t s h if t s a m o n g e s t a b ­
lish m e n ts as w e ll as tu rn o v e r of e sta b lish m en ts in ­
c l u d e d in s u r v e y s a m p l e s .
F o r fu rth e r details, see
app end ix A.
A pp end ixes

A - s e r i e s tables
A p p e n d i x A d e s c r i b e s the m e t h o d s and c o n ­
c e p t s u s e d in the a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m and
p r o v i d e s i n f o r m a t i o n on the s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y .

T a b l e s A - 1 t h r o u g h A -6 p r o v i d e e s t i m a t e s
of s tr a ig h t -t im e w e e k ly o r h o u r ly earn ings f o r w o r k ­
e r s in o c c u p a t i o n s c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y o f m a n u ­
f a c t u r i n g and n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s .
O ccupa­
t i o n s w e r e s e l e c t e d f r o m the f o l l o w i n g c a t e g o r i e s :
(a) O f f i c e c l e r i c a l , (b) p r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n i c a l ,

A pp end ix B p r o v id e s job d e s c r ip tio n s used
b y B u r e a u f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s to c l a s s i f y w o r k e r s b y
occu pation.

2




of o ffice w orkers in Houston, Tex., April 1976
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)
imber
of

Numbe
s

S

Average
weekly
H ur1
o
[standard)

Median *

90

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

2 0 0.50

$
180.50
1 8 0.50
180.50
205.00
188.00

4 0 .0
3 9 .5

165.50

162.00

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

173.00
177.50

169.00
170.50

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

227.50
213.00
231.50

218.50
218.50
218.50

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

2
2
2
2

269.00
202.00

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

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

241
217
654
295
> 289
786
576
116
460
77
219
53
60
51
551
328
223
300

427
84
259
153
590
349
.2 4 1
279
365

88
340
169

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661
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$
$
1 6 0 .0 0 -2 1 ^ .5 0

$
192
192
191
214

695

454

3 9 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
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7
2
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7
9

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0
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0
0
0
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233.00

203.50
230.50
218.50

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

1
1
2
2

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i

S

S

190

200

210

220

240

260

280

300

320

-

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-

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-

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-

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-

-

-

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-

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and

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

over

257
104
153

565
131
434

675
143
532

891

806
177
629
143

-

-

-

-

-

27

12
-

104
4

27
-

12
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100
5
21
19

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164
727

10
39

40
115

62
164

110
187

22

23
36

23
167

33
159

43
276

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33

45

89

114

111

190
73

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.

11

-

7

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21
21

2
5

6
10
5

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196
27

629
127
502
108

475

408

339

559

92
383
55

77
331

68
271

95
141

100
77

143
416
176
109

11
37

342
95
247
104

214
55
159

102
2
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77

19
64

73

340

111
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31
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203.00
16 1.00
172.50
188.50

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68

156
37
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43
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104
16

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104

49

30

46

48

25

2

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3

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7

41
14

38

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15
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131
18
141

8

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18 5.50
200.00
18 4.00

0
0
0
0

S

$

180

196.50
211.50
1 9 2.50
.0
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.5
.0

$

170

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

5
0
9
1

S

160

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

0
0
0
0
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S

150

165.00

.0
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140

192.00
184.00

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

196
180
202
234
210

5

S

130

19 1.00
167.00

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0
0
0
0
0
0

5

120

3 8 .5

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

204.5
188.5
209.0
238.5
216.0
160.5

of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings of—

*

n o

17
16
17
21
17
11

3 9 .5

$

100

90

and
under

Middle range*

s

$

100

80
Mean *

s

12

-

13

-

139
42

120
29

90
25

107
7

97
15
27
8
23
24

91
8
5
9
44

171
23
146

65
19
31
3
8
4

100
35
21
5
25
14

220
39
181
61
61
5

148
31
117
65
44
•

29
25

8
-

92
17
75

81
35
46

134
15

7
•

14

3

1

33
18
8

21
2

4

40
25
15
-

3

-

4

1

58

59

11
47
17

14
-

12
1

14
3

11
11
-

•

1
58
31
27
•
•

30
-

-

-

2

50
17

60
22
38

45

10
24
W

7
•

12
-

8
19
14

49
81
8
10
8
22
33

114
32
82

151
15
136

203
34
169

197
33
164

168
35
133

114
21
93

127
26
101

26
24

20
35
12

31
31
8
94

22
35
6

18
2b
-

26

36

45
9

16

20
49

30
11
18
102
8

40

36

*

30

14

405

519

403

144

112
293

81

307

438

95
308

290
49
241

12

36

66

97

77

111
25

56
13

86
8

90
9

75

41

139

9

70

49

1
47
41

18

87

112
51

156
12
134

27

5

2

6

101
17
84

140
47

84

24

38

34

25

14

93
29

11

20
14

20
5

10
15

13

2

27

10
8

2*
1H

54
43

12
2

2

1

10
1

3

15
-

13
-

2
-

105

74

<►
0
65

109
53

22
13

38

56
-

9

-

3

2
35
6

10
20
2
406
99

88
6
41

25

11
52
10
67
6

33

10
11

1
4
18

30
8
20
•

11
•
•

-

-

9
3
6

30
3

11
25
•

•

-

17

1
9

11
21
-

14
8
6
6
-

2

6

1

-

-

68
19
49

59

35
13

13
7

7
5

.

22
14

6

-

2

2
-

4

2

-

114
38
76
26

73

146

48

30
43
26

102
82

29

15

14

112
21
91

30
-

44

33
31
-

10
35

6
-

-

23

13
46
38

23

8

8

3

-

-

"

-

-

25

13
-

2
-

-

-

.

561

4 0 .0

19 8.00

18 4.50

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

-

643
70
564
413

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

177.50
147.00

169.00
148.00

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

-

-

160.00
160.50

155.50

1 4 9 .5 C -1 6 9 .0 0

-

•

1

159.00

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

-

-

*

*

33

30
39

935
246
689
308
137
98

3 9 .5

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

•

-

33
4

83

129

3 9 .0

156.00

157.00
18 2.50
149.50

-

4 0 .0

1 6 3.50
185.00

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

12
117

1 5 3.50

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

1
82
27

150
18
132

56

46

142.50
1 4 9.50

1 3 3 .5 0 -1 6 7 .0 0
13 8 .0 0 -1 6 0 .0 0

22
4

25
24

19

44
9

24

18

44

“

16

10

99
51

108
38

194
39

98
14

122
18

59
23

155
83

108

84

104

36

28

70
31

202
33
169

127
19

48

64

4

48
18

76
26

6
29

10
54

12
25

21

32
25

36
39

9

6
12

50
48

2

2

10

29

2

1

1

1

>383
416
967
406
377
91

68

3 9 .0

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

166.00
151.00
1 4 9.00
192.00
197.00
19 0.00

1 8 2.00
182.50

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

162.00

1 6 6 .5 0 -2 0 5 .5 0

182.00

178.50

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

210.50
15 9.00

203.00
161.00

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

172.50

1 7 0.00

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

5

10
27
13

-

-

-

29

-

-

-

6

-

10

-

-

-

-

49

-

2
-

12

-

-

-

8

-

-

4
-

30
19

-

2
-

-

-

-

2

2
-

*

*

2

_

“

3

8
-

9

63

16
68

3
2

11
3

36

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.
•
•
-

.
.

*

*

55

9

1
1
•
-

1

*

*

.

-

.

1

b

Table A-1. W e e k ly earnings of o ffice w o rkers in Houston, T ex., April 1976— Continued
Weekly earnings
(standard)
umber

Average
weekly
hours*

1

N u m b e r of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings of—
S

S

S

S

S

s

S

S

S

S

s

s

S

$

S

S

S

S

S

S

orken

T --340

ALL W O R K E R S —
CONT IN UE D

(standard)

90

100

no

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

240

260

280

300

320

90

Occupation and industry division

100

no

no

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

24Q

260

280

300

320

340 over

"

*

”

30
30
24

68
63
8

19
14
7

22
16
11

6
6
6

4
4
4

8
8

-

-

-

•

•

•

•

•

.

-

-

5
3
2

94
11
83
4
5
70

107
21
86
19
31
33

131
52
79
17
24
34

69
22
47
15
16
15

27
3
24
18
1
1

18
18
5

18
1
17
2

Id
15
3
1

13

13

2

1

211
47
164
42
38
29

199
50
149
44
30
21

58
15
43
3
29
3

44
31
13

30
8
22
12
1

14
10
4

11
10
1

5
2
3

2

15

-

“

-

3
2
2

12
12
8

6
6

10
9
5

9

4

6

17
16
13

16
13
12

69
82
2
3
72

55
38
1
7

7
5
4

3
3
3

-

3
7

36
34
3
20
2

i

-

-

69
62

43
41
17
20

12
12
2

7
7
3

16
16
16

1
1
1

80
Mean 2

Median 2

Middle range2

and
under

T R A N SC RI BI NG -M AC HI NE t y p i s t s ------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------FINANCE --------------------------

157
141
60

$
38.5 131.50
38.5 131.00
38.0 131.00

$
126.50
126.50
129.00

$
$
121.00-140.00
121.00-138.00
115.00-144.00

TYPISTS. CLASS A --------------------m a n u f a c t u r i n g --------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s --------------f i n a n c e -------------------------SERV IC ES -------------------------

517
145
372
93
79
182

40.0
40.0
39.5
40.0
38.5
40.0

151.00
157.00
148.50
165.00
142.00
143.50

141.50
140.00
142.00
156.00
140.50
136.00

135.00-156.00
140.00-159.50
133.50-156.00
140.50-167,00
135.00-148,00
129.00-149.50

TYPISTS. CLASS B --------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG — ----------- --WHOL ES AL E T R A D E --------- 1 ----f i n a n c e --------------------------

803
206
597
162
177
84

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0
38.5
40.0

127.00
129.00
126.00
144.00
115.50
116.00

120.00
124.00
118.00
121.00
112.50
114.50

112.00-130.00
115.00-144.50
109.50-126,50
115.00-155.00
105.00-124.50
109.00-120.00

FILE CLERKS, CLASS A ---------------NO WM A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------FINANCE --------------------------

123
100
50

39.5 183.50 172.50 150.00-202.50
39.5 177.00 167.00 146.00-200.00
39.0 153.50 160.50 138.00-167.00

FILE CLERKS, CLASS B ---------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S --------------WH OL ES AL E TRADE ----------------

444
398
34
90
200

39.0
39.0
39.0
39.5
38.5

122.50
122.00
160.50
134.50
109.50

111.00
111.00
150.50
124.00
109.50

104.00-129.00
104.00-127.50
105.00-223.00
104.00-149.50
103.50-113.00

FILE CLERKS, CLASS C ---------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------WH OLESALE TRADE — — ----------F I N A N C E --------------- ------- ---

586
563
94
353

39.0
39.0
39.5
39.0

105.50
105.50
116.00
102.00

100.00
100.00
105.00
100.00

98.00-110.00
98.00-110.00
92.00-129.00
98.00-104.50

-

---------------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S --------------WHOL ES AL E TRADE ----------------

397
80
317
52
78
162

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0
39.5
39.0

120.50
143.50
115.00
117.00
135.50
103.50

112.00
151.50
109.50
111.00
127.50
100.00

100.00-131.00
110.00-168.00
100.00-122.00
104.50-115.00
115.00-148.50
92.00-113.50

.
-

SWIT CH BO AR D OPERATORS, CLASS A ---N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

136
95

39.5 173.00
39.5 174.00

167.50 144.00-189.00
170.50 141.50-193.50

-

SW IT CH BO AR D OPERATORS, CLASS B ---MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PU BL IC UTIL IT IE S --------------WH OLESALE TRADE ---------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

650
67
583
46
74
117
80
266

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.5
39.5
39.5
41.0

121.00
137.00
120.00
152.00
130.50
120.00
130.50
106.00

106.00-136.00
126.00-173,00
106.00-135.00
132.50-159.00
126.50-140.50
106.00-135.00
125.50-141.50
100.00-118.00

-

messengers

SE RVICES ------------------------SW IT CH BO AR D O P E R A T O R - R EC EP TI ON IS TS M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PU BL IC UTIL IT IE S --------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------RE TA IL TRADE -------------------FINANCE -------------------------SE RVICES -------------------------

896
260
636
48
226
135
100
127

39.5
40.0
39.5
38.0
40.0
40.5
39.0
39.5

126.50
148.00
124.00
160.00
141.50
121.50
132.50
111.00

140.00
153.50
134.50
158.00
141.50
118.50
128.00
135.50

135.00
144.00
132.50
132.50
135.00
120.00
127.50
135.00

125.00-152.00
126.50-164.50
120.00-149.50
126.50-189.00
126.50-154.50
103.50-135.00
110.00-149.50
122.00-149.50

-

and

•

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12
4
8
3
5

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

”

*

178
29
149
18
73
28
-

1
3

-

-

*

“

•

57
54
7
16
31

137
135
4

236
236
36
143

200
186
11
161

83
4
79
2

107
15
92
23
14
43

65

38
10
28
2
21
1

29
2
27
3

12
1
11

6
-

36
28

57
19
12
24

6

-

-

8
-

8

4

5

8

11

-

*

5
5

5
5

17
12

16
7

12

*

130
1
129

85
7
78

90
13
77

8

3
9

127
18
109
6
16
30
25
32

50
2
48
4
14

40
3
37
13
3

2

16
12

in
9
2

131
38
93

34
32
2

1

-

-

10
10

14

10

•

m
•

-

1
1
•
•

6

T

•

-

•

6
6

n

•
•

-

_

•

•

-

•

2
2

15
14

14
14

10
10

•
•

•
•

•

•
-

•

-

.

25
21

3
1

6

-

5
4

3
1

3
2

2
2

-

-

-

11
11

4
4
1
3

6
6

1
1
1

1
1
1

-r
-

•

2

8

74
17
57

1
1

7
6

6
6
-

•
-

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

77

71
-

71
-

24

80

6

29

8

8

*

60

49

53

-

24
2
95
49

64

-

-

20

53

49

-

11
4

33

25

44
26
-

20
*

-

18

9

54
32
20

*

26

11
-

13
4

S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .




-

7
-

-

4

33
20
-

9

13
23
24
8

187
49
138

186

6

14
44

44

142
25
11
48

41
17
20
14

6

1
1

_
-

4
3

6

-

-

3
3

3
3

J

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

c

14
12

22
14

12

20
4
16

6
6

8

-

-

-

33

49

5
3

16

2

2

-

9

30

2
2
2

18
15
1
13
1
-

i

-

11

-

-

2
2

2
1
1
1

•

7

8

8

6

5

8

i
1
i

3
-

14

35
8

25
2

-

3

7
5

2
1
1

3

3
•

•

4
2

_

•

.

•
.
_

•

-

•
_

-

-

-

-

-

*

•

.
•

.
•
•

.

•
•
-

.
.

-

.

•
•
•
•

-r
-

•
-

-

8

-

4

.
•
•
•

3
3

4
4

1

8

2

-

8

-

_
.

11

6

2

•
•
-

1
1
.

2
6
2

11
11

2
4

2

-

•

4

2

6
6

16
16

•
•

•
-

•
•

6
•
6
6
-

w
*

•
T

.
.
.

_
-

T ab le A-1. W eekly earnings of o ffice w o rkers in Houston, T ex., April 1976— Continued
Weekly earnings
(stan lard)

Occupation and industry division

Number
of
workeis

1

N u m b e r of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings of-s

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

%
80

Mean

i

Median

*

Middle range ^

t

S

90

100

S

$

no

120

s

S

130

140

s
ISO

s
160

1

170

180

190

200

$
S
s
s
S
240
210
220
260
280

T ---- 1 ----

S

300

320

and
under
90

340
and

100

no

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

67

81
3
78
38

82
13
69
40

70
23
47
34

6
2
4
2

128
18
110
108

98
8
90
81

125
45
80
65

33
15
18
18

53
21
32
32

92
44
48
48

32
32

49
6
43

84
4
80

148
30
118

-

-

-

66
4
23
25

282
89
193
11
41
31
45
65

195
49
146
26
36
4
33
47

237
66
171
15
74
16
41
25

270
88
182
29
71
19
35
28

202
49
153
47
34
6
43
23

187
67
120
30
42

78
28
50
10
22

11
29

104
30
74
10
47
2
10
5

323
79
244
84
44
59

127
19
108
64
36
6

122
45
77
53
17

47
13
34
27
7

60
13
47
43
4

240

260

280

300

320-

340

ALL WO RK ER S—
CO NTINUED
$

$

$

$

ORDER CLERKS ----------------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G ----------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------------------

1.025
224
801
571

39.5
40.0
39.5
39.5

151.50 158.00 116.00-177.00
178.50 179.50 155.50-203.50
144.00 154.00 110.00-170.00
156.50 158.00 128.00-172.50

AC COUNTING CLERKS. CLASS A --------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------------------------------------

2,221
662
1,559
273
629
127
263
267

39.5
40.0
39.5
39.5
40.0
40.0
39.0
39.5

183.50
193.50
179.50
213.00
179.50
159.50
166.00
167.00

nonmanufacturing

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

PUBLIC UT ILITIES ----------------------------------WH OLESALE TRADE -------------------------------------RETAIL TRADE ---------- -- ---------------- ---------------FINANCE — — —
—
— —
—
SE RVICES --------------------------------------------------------AC CO UN TI NG CLERKS. CLASS B --------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------------------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------------— ---------PU BL IC UTIL IT IE S --------------w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ----------------

3,314
910
2,404
613
536
516

39.5
40.0
39.5
39.0
40.0

142.00
145.00
140.50
160.50
137.50
129.00

172.50
179.50
172.50
193.50
172.00
158.50
167.00
157.00
138.50
138.00
138.50
157.50
138.00
125.50

149.50-200.50
155.50-218.00
149.50-195.50
172.50-239.50
140.00-207,00
140.00-174.00
148.50-182.00
147.50-184.00
123.00-155.50
124.00-156.00
122.00-155.50
144.00-176.50
114.00-155.50

18
-

18

113
-

-

67
26

-

113
52

-

•

-

-

-

-

-

-

40
1
2

49
24
7

-

“

*

*

-

158
19
139

327
137
190
2
61
68

580
131
449
27
68
123

497
174
323
92
70
60

598
139
459
122
58
74

19

75

57

51

287
95
192
88
45
29
17
13

-

-

115
115
54
46

-

56
48

256
operators.

39.0 133.50 132.50 121.00-144.00

63
58

38.5 152.50 145^00 142.50-159.00

32
32

11
7

79

b o o k k e e p i n g -m a c h i n e

135.50-146.00

12

8

18

9

18
18

9
9
86
49
37
3
24

11
7

107
38
69
27
25
12
2
3

34
22
12
5
7

27
21
6
1
5

7
1
6
4
2

-

10

•

-

-

68
19
49
18
31

39
14
25
8
17

46

-■

-

-

35
30
5

19
8
11
6
5

22
19
3
3

-

-

5
2
3
1
2

-

-

-

_

•

9

20

15

22
11
ii

B O O K KE EP IN G- MA CH IN E OPERATORS.

-

-

-

18

28

-

8

-

26

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

153.00-208.00
155.00-208.50
146.0C-195.50
235.50-268.00
154.00-161.00
140.50-173.00

-

-

6
6
4

31
11
20
4

36
10
26
3
8

94
36
58
1
40
12

44
17
27
4
6

50
27
23
3
4
3

29
27
2
1
*

12
8
4
2
2
“

15
14
1
1

16
10
6
6
*

43
11
32
32
*

28
9
19
19
*

2
2
*
*

*

.
-

7

49
26
23
2
2
12

-

-

15
6
9
2
2

a

-

12
1
11
2
4

144.00-177.00
149.50-176.00
142.00-179.00
161.00-245.50
147.00-193.00

-

-

2

38
4
34
1
10

36
7
29
1
14

24
5
19
1
11

14
2
12
2
1

33
10
23
16

7
7

-

-

-

-

74
25
49
10
15

-

-

113
44
69
9
20

23

-

120
29
91

109
25
84
5
14

-

-

—

WHOL ES AL E TRADE ----------------

80

40.0

137.50

120.00 120.00-167.00

PA YR OL L CL ER KS ----------------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S --------------WHOL ES AL E TRADE ---------------FI NA NC E --------------------------

490
217
273
76
59
59

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0
40.0
38.5

185.00
190.00
180.50
245.50
162.00
154.00

170.50
180.50
161.00
262.00
157.50
156.50

746
178
568
74
143

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0
40.0

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

138

39.5 154.00

K E YP UN CH OPERATORS, CLASS B -----------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------------------------------------

1.445
203
1.242
105
404

K E YP UN CH OP ERATORS, CLASS A -------M A NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------------P U BL IC U T IL IT IE S ----------------------------------W H OL ES AL E TRADE -------------------------------------finance

nonmanufacturing

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

PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S ------------------------------WHOL ES AL E TRADE ------------------- --------- —
finance

-

39.5
40.0
39.5
39.5
40.0

164.50
169.50
163.00
200.50
170.00

159.00
160.00
154.00
210.00
163.00

147.50 132.50-171.50

145.00 141.00 127.00-155.50
147.00 144.00 128.50-156.50
145.00 141.00 126.50-155.50
172.50 164.50 149.50-190.00
151.00 142.00 130.00-163.50

13 3 . 5 o

13

-

92
20
72
3
14

6
2
2
2

2

13

48

-

-

-

-

“

“

*

“

2

7

17

27

25

14

10

5

13

9

•

-

42

-

-

-

42

-

-

-

-

10

19

281
29
252
9
98

302
42
260
17
74

207
36
171
12
36

93
21
72
10
43

22
5
17
9
6

13

-

237
41
196
3
56

68

-

109
16
93

-

4

-

118

10

See fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .




48

d

5

7

29

3

65
13
20

2

11
8
3

“

30
1
29
16
13

9
5
4
1
1
”

-

23
19
4

-

*

3

7

2
1

1

*

-

-

-

-

-

*

-

-

“

*

*

“

*

*

*

*

*

*

25
1
24
6
18

8
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

-

-

-

*
-

"

8

*

-

“

Table A-1a.

W eekly earnings of o ffice w o rk e rs —large establishm ents in Houston, T e x ., April 1976
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

Occupation and industry division

all

Number
of
worken

Average
weekly
hours1
[
standard) Mean 2

workers

$
201.50
199.50
202.00
213.00
170.00
175.00

N u m b e r of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings of-110

120

130

s
>
140

120

130

140

i
100

Median 2

$
191.00
184.00
194.50
213.00
166.50
169.00

Middle range2

$
$
167.00-232.00
165.50-227.00
167.00-232.50
182.00-238.00
145.50-192.00
159.00-188.50

Under
and
I
under
100
110

$

s

s

s

s

s

S

s

S

S

S

1 ---- ? --340
360

150

160

170

180

19o

200

210

220

2*0

260

280

300

320

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

over

and

-

5
5
5
*

8
8
8
*

38
4
34
5
19
1

70
17
53
10
23
9

166
52
114
26
23
36

201
77
124
27
28
30

310
93
217
39
43
77

308
128
180
48
27
42

282
88
194
48
18
39

206
55
151
46
15
23

175
38
137
48
16
15

171
36
135
62
11
9

310
71
239
140
19
7

219
60
159
61
2
8

136
44
92
41
7
-

106
31
75
23
2

67
14
53
13
-

27
13
14
4
*
-

6
3
3
1
•
-

4
1
3
1
-

.
-

.
-

-

-

-

•
-

-

5
5

9
2

3
3

7
6

13
11

14
10

26
23

25
18

22
19

19
16

21
20

11
11

2
2

2
2

184.00-250.00
172.50-231.50
195.00-254.50
198.00-248.00
160.50-194.50

-

•
*

1
1
1

.
-

8
2
6
•
6

6
6
2
“

10
2
8
8

42
26
16
6
8

57
32
25
12
8

48
22
26
8
9

53
8
45
11
10

3b
5
33
5
3

45
3
42
18
5

103
18
85
41
5

82
17
65
25
-

51
11
40
14
-

29
1
28
5
-

22
22
2
-

1
r
i

-

2
1
1
1
-

1
1
1
-

194.50 173.50-218.50
212.50 184.00-265.50
190.00 169.00-212.00
199.00 174.50-216.50
156.00 139.50-170.00
182.00 165.50-191.00

_
-

5
5
5
*

5
5
5

8
1
7
7
*

9
2
7
4
1

41
9
32
12
10
8

40
5
35
14
12
6

60
4
56
16
18
19

71
17
54
19
8
15

121
28
93
22
6
27

77
18
59
18
16

77
18
59
26
4
y

7a
11
63
30
1
4

62
16
46
26
3
“

48
21
27
a
•
l

19
17
2
-

30
18
12
5
-

15
10
5
4
~

6
a
-

2
2
-

1
1
•
-

157.00-207.00
157.00-200.00
158.50-213.00
172.50-238.00
159.00-208.00

•
•
-

•
-

2
2
-

30
3
27
5
7

53
13
40
10
5

119
43
76
12
21

151
70
81
13
34

203
63
140
17
37

171
72
99
17
35

no
38
72
17
30

69
28
41
16
13

47
13
34
17
12

38
18
20
11
7

119
34
85
67
12

64
15
49
23
23

44
13
31
23
8

28
9
19
11
8

9
3
6
2
4

7
5
2
2

-

_
-

40.0
40.0
39.5
40.0

17 5.5° 167.00 147.50-201.00
190.00 193.50 167.00-210.50
166.00 157.50 140.50-172.00
168.00 153.00 140.50-171.50

-

-

8
4
4
3

24
1
23
13

52
12
40
28

55
4
51
46

43
7
36
29

68
27
41
15

54
16
38
18

16
14
4
2

29
24
5
2

41
33
8
7

22
20
2
-

25
20
5
2

22
10
12
12

13
13
13

2
•
2
2

-

-

-

-

40.0
40.0
39.5
40.0

190.00
199.50
184.50
180.00

•
-

.
-

-

10
8
2

33
16
17
8

73
34
39
25

77
29
48
25

97
33
64
51

96
19
77
41

91
16
75
44

44
8
36
24

100
18
82
70

31
19
12
1

47
25
22
4

46
32
14
4

51
37
14

.
-

-

■

'

14
13
1
*

h3

12

24
13
11

22
8
14

.
•
-

•
-

44

37

---------- ----------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S --------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------FINANCE --------------------------

2,815
825
1.990
643
264
298

SECRETARIES. CLASS A -------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

179
148

40.0 252.00 252.00 216.00-284.00
40.0 257.00 256.00 220.00-295.50
UWJ,VU <--'7.VV

SE CR ET AR IE S. CLASS B -------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S --------------RE TAIL TRADE --------------------

599
148
451
151
63

39.5
39.5
40.0
40.0
39.5

220.00
201.00
226.00
226.00
179.00

216.00
184.00
223.00
225.00
180.00

SE CR ETARIES. CLASS C -------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g -----------------PU BLIC U T IL IT IE S --------------RE TAIL TRADE -------------------f i n a n c e --------------------------

773
206
567
200
83
106

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.5

201.00
225.00
192.00
199.50
157.00
179.50

SECRETARIES. CLASS D -------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------P U BL IC UTIL IT IE S --------------WH OLESALE TRADE ----------------

1,264
440
824
261
258

40.0
39.5
40.0
40.0
40.0

186.00 172.50
185.00 172.50
186.50 172.50
210.00 216.00
190.00 175.00

ST EN OGRAPHERS. GE NE RA L -------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S ---------------

476
192
284
192

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR --------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------P U BL IC UTIL IT IE S ---------------

811
308
503
297

secretaries

40.0
39.5
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.5

183.00 161.00-207.00
189.50 156.50-244.00
182.00 164.00-205.50
179.50 164.00-205.00

39,5 133.50
137
55
82

40.0 158.50 150.00 137.00-178.50
40.0 161.50 144.00 137.00-197.00
39.5 156.00 156.00 139.50-174.00

381

TYPISTS. CLASS A --------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g -----------------

-

/A A
121.00
/A A
39.5 122.50 120.00

FILE CLERKS, CLASS A ----------------

51

FILE CLERKS, CLASS B ---------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------PU BLIC UTIL IT IE S ---------------

133
116
28

.
-

131.00 117.50 110.00-140.50
132.50 116.00 110.00-141.50
161-00 136.00 102.50-235.50
IIO.UU

15
7
8

92
18
74

47

12
9
*7

C

21
19
4

7
7

8

1
1
*

•
-

-

•
-

'
_
-

.
•

10

12
12

9
1
8

6
3
3

1
1

6
6
-

6
6
-

11

29

1

8

2

4

2

4

2

1

-

4

3

5

5

3

3

2

-

2

-

45
42
2
37

10
8
1

9
6

19
17
3

4
2
1

-

1
1
-

-

•
-

i
i

4
4
4

1
1
1

1
1
1

_

-

-

•

.

-

3
3
3

•

-

2
2
1

-

C

* W o r k e r s we re at $90 to $100.
See fo o t n o t e s at end o f ta b le s .




23
7
16

*

i

39.5 202.50 202.50 144.50-250.00
39.5
39.5
40.0
J .u

5
3
2

2

1
1
-

-

6

-

-

Table A-1a.

W eekly earnings of o ffice w o rkers—large establishm ents in Houston, T e x ., April 1976— Continued
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

Occupation and industry division

Number
of
workers

N u m b e r of workers receiving straight-time w e ekly earnings of-$

Average
weekly
hours 1
(standard

Mean

**

Median

*

Middle range*

Under
S

100

no

and
under

120

130

140

150

5

s

s

160

170

180

190

200

s

210

S

s

220

240

260

t

$

280

300

s

J

329

340

360
a»d.

160

170

180

190

200

6

3
3

3
3
-

3
3
-

-

*

*

*

*

120

130

140

150

6

$

$

119.50
132.00
115.00
118.00

109.50 101.00-122.00
117.50 108.00-139.50
107.00 100.00-120.00
106.50 103.50-115.50

*27
4
23
2

75
15
60
20

26

20
10
10
2

10
2

18
10

3

5
1
4
-

$

s

_

110
ALL WO RK ER S—
CO NT IN UE D

s

s

loo

210

220

240

“
*

2
2

2
1
1
1

4
2
2
2

260

280

300

320

-

3*0

360

ovej;

$
^2

ME SSENGERS ------------------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ----------------------NONMAN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------PUBLIC UT ILITIES ---------------------

187
52
135

A0

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

SW ITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS A ------

88

39.5 173.50 171.50 146.00-193.50

-

-

1

3

8

14

10

6

14

7

7

8

3

SW ITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B -----MA NU FA CT UR IN G ----------------------------NONMAN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UT ILITIES --------------RETAIL TRA0E --------------------

278
63
215
33
117

132.50 126.00 108.50-140.50
149.00 134.50 126.00-173.50
12B.00 120.00 106.00-135.50
163.50 134.50 131.00-226.00
121.50 120.00 106.00-135.00

11
11
11

59
1
58
24

24
7
17
3
13

58
18
40
5
30

54
9
45
9
23

15
2
13
4
2

16
3
13
1
10

10
4
6
3

6
6
*

8
8
*

1
1
•
1

3
3
*

SW ITCHBOARD OPERATOR-R EC EP TI ON IS TS -

73

146.00 128.50-185.00

-

4

-

17

12

4

7

5

2

7

-

**89

43

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0
39.5

40.0 161.00
39.0 122.50

57
ACCOUNTING CLERKS, CLASS A --------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NONMANUF AC TU RI NG ----- ----------PU BL IC UTIL IT IE S ----------------------------------FINANCE -----------------------------------------------------------AC CO UN TI NG CLERKS, CLASS B
manufacturing

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

N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------I AIL IH A U L
*

826
318
508
161
80
1,392
364
1,028

8

a

-

203.00
209.50
199.00
194.00
164.50

193.50
195.50
192.00
192.00
161.00

166.00-228.00
164.00-243.00
167.00-226.30
167.00-218.50
150.00-182.00

40.0 147.50 143.00 125.00-165.50
39.5 146.50 140.00 122.50-162.50
40.0 147.50 144.00 126.00-168.00

•

-

-

-

-

79
19
60

3
2
1

7
4
3

-

-

-

3
190
50
HO

-

22
-

22

1

-

-

-

W

-

•

-

•

-

W

-

•

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

1

-

2

-

-

-

-

•
-

11
11
11
-

2
2
•
-

.
•
•
-

-

•
-

-

•
•
“

•
-

4

1

6

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

59
22
37
8

45
15
30
10
1

84
31
53
24
2

44
19
25
1

59
18
41
12

26
9
17
2

12
9
3

11
8
3

18
18

-

-

-

-

-

12
6
6

5
1
4

3
2

_
•

_

•

•

-

-

•
-

•

1

-

-

39
7
32

16
9
7

2
2
-

-

•

-

-

-

•
•
•

8

178.50 160.00-194.00
40.0
39.5
40.0
40.0
39.0

1

155
57
98

77
20
57
26
21

66
30
36
9
11

83
27
56
18
8

73
20
53
13
11

74
22
52
27

11

52
26
26
11
5

186
54
132

171
36
135

133
40
93

143
43
100

94
12
82

76
14
62

47
13
34

47

20
8
12

32
17
15

-

7

56
9

22.

i
i

•

-

-

“

-

.

•

^9
PA YR OL L CLERKS -------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --- ------------------nonmanufacturing

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

KEYP UN CH OPERATORS, CLASS A -------M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------P U BL IC UTIL IT IE S --------------WHOL ES AL E TRADE --------------------------------------

6
1
5

9
6
3

17
9
8

14
2
12

6
2
4

24
5
19

27
14
13

14
10
4

4
2
2

7
5
2

7
5
2

6
5
1

13
10
3

.
-

7
7

70
20
50
7
19

47
21
26
5
4

54
28
26
6
6

44
22
22
10
8

13
4
9
1
3

9
1

8

5
2
3
2
1

23
6
17
16
1

19
19
19

-

“

40
2
38
3
8

9
4
5
1

-

24
24
4

-

-

56
7
49
3
18

74
29
45
9
12

79
25
54
11
11

80
33
47
9
16

41
3
38
13
5
20

32
11
21
7
4

18
1
17
9

13
2
11
8
3

20
1
19
16
3

5
4
1
1
-

3
2
1
I
-

217
94
123

39.5 197.00 179.00 152.00-262.00
40.0 202.50 188.00 166.0C-246.50
39.5 192.50 170.50 146.50-262.00

-

-

-

6

371
117
254
71
54

39.5
39.5
39.5
40.0
40.0

-

168.00 160.00 145.50-177.00
174.50 164.50 152.00-176.00
165.00 154.00 136.00-177.00
202.50 218.50 162.00-248.00
155.50 148.50 142.00-168.00

6

nonmanufacturing

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

PU BL IC UTIL IT IE S --------------WHOL ES AL E TRADE ----------------

465
120
345
93
83

40.0
39.5
40.0
40.0
40.0

151.50
153.50
151.00
174.50
148.50

149.50
149.50
147.50
170.00
147.50

133.50-161.50
138.00-159.30
130.00-163.50
150.50-201.00
125.50-160.50

_

13

-

-

-

13
2

-

24
1
23
3

i

*
W o rk er s we r e at $ 90 to $ 100.
** W o rk er s we r e distributed as follows:

18 at $8 0 to $90; and 71 at $ 90 to $ 100.

See fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .




7
-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

•
-

•
-

1

1 0.00
K E YP UN CH OP ERATORS, CLASS B -----------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------------------------------------

-

1

.
-

7

7

6

7
1
6
6

-

_

•

.

•

•

-

-

•

-

•

-

-

•
-

-

T
T
T

“

•
-

Table A -2 . W e e k ly earnings of professional and technical w orkers in Houston, T e x ., April 1976
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

N u m b e r of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings of-s

$

S

$

S

s

s

i

r

s

S

s

S

S

s

S

s

S

S

s

Mean 2

ANALYSTS

Median 2

Middle range2

$

140

150

160

170

180

20 0

22 0

24 0

26 0

28 0

300

320

340

36 0

38 0

40 0

"5---42 0

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

20 0

22 0

24 0

260

280

300

32 0

34 0

36 0

38 0

400

420

over

10

g

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

5

2

41
7

Jr
6
1

25

20

u
83
31
15
22

6
4

1
1

6

-

-

27

60

and
under

$

394*50
367.00

and

$

332.50-410.00

80

40.0
40.0

387.50
384.00
360.50

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.5

318.00
331.50
315.50
306.50
333.00
302.50

313.00
310.50
332.00
301.50

307.00297.00285.50316.00286.00-

338.00
330,50
313.00
352.50
318.50

39.5
40.0

258.00
260.50

251.00
254.50

230.00230.00224.50-

278.50
276.00
278.00

39.0

28

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
( B U S I N E S S ) 9 C L A S S B ******

299.50
299.00
333.50

291.00
259.00272.00-

327,50
419.50

314.00

*

2

35

15
12

16

33

53

18

24
5

12

20
1

ANALYSTS

nonmanufacturing
public

130

100

WORKERS

P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -----------------

COMPUTER SYSTEMS

120

11

all

COMPUTER SYSTEMS

no

110

Occupation and industry division

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

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

utilities

81
25

C O MP UT ER P R OG RA MM ER S (BUSINESS),
C L A S S A — ■**•” — — * " " * " * * * "

40*0
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS
CLASS B •

(BUSINESS),

338

314.00

-

-

*

-

-

4

*

4

-

263.00
268.00
262.00
293.00
231.00

276.00
328.00
254.50

172.50172.50-

195.50
19S.50

27
23

25
21

9
8

283.00
283.00

3

31
24

55

C w M r U 1t K U r t K A •u K b t

lLAjj

22
1
21

169.00160.00186.00-

11

194.50
177.00
213.50
8
6

I C O "0
165.50

* *J

1<041

123

Zl
26

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

292.00
293.50
231.50
311.50
288.50

290.00
283.50

14

260.0032G.00
259.00328.00
260.00311.00
282.50-361.50
260.00310.00

11

95
8
87
8
48
10
32

49
19
21

47

21

35
32

21
19

34
33

183
35
148
21
32
24
61

92
12
80
8

19
25

69

13

27

39

i
18
17

22

1

1

*
' Wo rk er s we r e distributed as follows: 23 at $4 20 to $440; 11 at $440 to $460; 2 at $460 to $480; 3 at $4 80 to $ 500; 2 at $ 500 to $ 520; 2 at $520 to $540; and 1 at $5 40 to $ 560.
** Wo rk er s we r e distributed as follows: 4 at $4 20 to $440; and 5 at $440 to $460.




8

1
1

25

2

See fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b le s .

** 9
1

-

164.50208.50
169.00-220.50
164.50203.50

199.00

11

n

47

230.00-280.50
230.00253.00215.50-

112

3
1

1

259.00

190.50

16
6

a

259.00

(BUSINESS),
****•■"*

18
5

14

207.50211.50-

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS
t • * “ "*

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

26
23
8

J
?

2
2
2

Tab le A -2 . W eekly earnings of professional and technical w orkers in Houston, T e x ., April 1 9 7 6 — Continued
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

N u m b e r of workers receiving straight-time wee kly earnings of—

s

S

Occupation and industry division
orkers

Mean *

M edian *

Middle range £

s

S

S

i

S

S

S

$

S

s

S

;

S

S

S

S

S

S

no

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

2 00

2 20

240

26o

2 80

300

3 20

3 40

360

380

4 00

420

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

2 00

2 20

2 40

260

2 80

300

3 20

3 40

3 60

380

400

420

over

23
16
7
5
2

43
16
27
17
2
8

171
101
70
22
16
32

2 57
143
114
15

221
1 43
78
22

126
63
63
23

3

-

-

-

-

13

4

*

-

35

11
2
9
9
*

-

43

30
8
22
13
8
1

-

23

47
22
25
16
6
2

•

76

78
31
47
16
20
10

100
56

214
140
74

53
30
23
6
14

4
3
1
-

1
1
-

1 89
90
99

134
66
68

1 16
30
86

130
36
94

98
7
91

14
14
-

4
4

100

weekly
hours1
(standard)

s

68
20

74
23

80
26

67
7

14
14

and
under
n o

ALL W O RK ER S—
CONT IN UE D
DRAFTERS, CLASS B ------M A N U FA CT UR IN G -------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S —
WH OLESALE TRADE --SERVICES -------------------------

043
5 10
473
169
92
209

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

$
2 1 8 .5 0
2 1 6 .0 0
2 2 2 .0 0
2 3 2 .5 0
2 3 0 .0 0
2 1 0 .0 0

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

DRAFTERS, CLASS C -------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -------- — ---SE RVICES ------------------------

623
3 40
283
49
152

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

1 7 4 .5 0
1 7 8 .0 0
1 7 0 .5 0
1 6 8 .5 0
1 6 7 .5 0

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

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

DR AF TER-TRACERS ----------------------

61

4 0 .0

1 4 8 .5 0

1 4 9 .5 0

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

-

-

EL ECTRONICS TE CHNICIANS ------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

>001
45 7
544

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

2 2 4 .0 0
2 1 0 .5 0
2 3 5 .0 0

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

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

-

-

-

e l e c t r o n i c s t e c h n i c i a n s , CLASS Am a n u f a c t u r i n g ---------------------

309
96

40.0 2 6 2 .0 0
4 0 .0

2 6 5 .0 0

2 6 6 .0 0
2 6 1 .0 0

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

ELECTR ON IC S TECHNICIANS, CLASS BN O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

501
3 09

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

2 1 8 .5 0
2 2 2 .0 0

2 0 8 .5 0
2 0 0 .0 0

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

R E GI ST ER ED INDUSTRIAL NURSES ------M A N U FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

139
112

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

2 2 4 .5 0
2 2 4 .5 0

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

s

-

-

-

•
-

-

-

.
-

1
1
1

-

-

-

14
10

19
15

“

-

4
4

4
4

-

-

-

-

-

2

30
14
16
1

50

55
23
32
12
17

111
50
61

-

2

44
4
22

-

2

9

4

19

10

17

8

-

-

•

•

-

-

•

•

*

-

-

12
12
-

72
46
26

75
59
16

1 59
95
64

3

-

*

-

-

•

-

-

•

-

-

-

-

•

-

•

•

•

-

1
1
•

-

3

•

-

•

-

.

.
*

-

9

-

-

•

See footnotes at end of tables.




22
28
8
20

2

-

3

4
4

-

9
38

9
29

12
12

12
12

1 05
60

183
99

66
20

42
35

50
40

31
31

1

5
3

25
15

27

33
28

16
13

11
11

13
11

24

-

2
2

•
-

-

1
1
-

1
1
-

-

.

•

-

•

•
-

1
1

1
1

▼

•

-

-

.

•

-

.

-

-

1
1

1

-

..

.

-

•

..

Table A -2 a .

W e e k ly earnings of professional and technical w o rkers—large establishm ents

in Houston, T e x ., April 1976
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)
Number

Occupation and industry division
worken

Numb
100

weekly
H ur1
o

Mean *

(standard)

Median *

s

s

S

110

120

s

S

S
130

140

»r of worker s receiving straight-time weekly earnings of—

s

S

s

150

160

170

S

180

s
200

S
220

$

240

S

$
260

280

S

s
300

320

1 ---------- 1 --------

$

$

360

340

380

400

and
under

Middle range*

120

n o

420

and
130

140

**

*

150

160

170

180

200

220

240

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

420

over

2
1
1

260

10
6
5

7
6
2

30
19
5

18
13
2

19
15

27
24
7

*26
19
6

4
4
2

2
-

ALL WORKERS
COMPUTER SY ST EM S ANAL YS TS
(BUSINESS). CLASS A -------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ------------

$

$

$

139
103
28

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

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

3 8 8 .0 0
3 9 3 .0 0
3 6 7 .0 0

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

CO MPUTER SY ST EM S AN ALYSTS
(BUSINESS), CLASS B ------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------—
PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ------------

220
187
43

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

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

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

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

CO MPUTER SY ST EM S ANALYSTS
(BUSINESS). CLASS C ------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG --------------PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S ------------

71
52
25

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

2 7 1 .5 0
2 6 5 .0 0
2 6 0 .5 0

2 6 4 . SO
2 5 0 .5 0
2 5 4 .5 0

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

CO MPUTER P R OG RA MM ER S (BUSINESS),
CLASS A ---------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------------PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S ------------

125
91
29

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

3 0 2 .0 0
3 0 1 .0 0
3 3 7 .0 0

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

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

COMP UT ER P R O G RA MM ER S (BUSINESS),
CLASS B ---------------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ---------------

169
122

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

2 7 2 .0 0
2 7 0 .0 0

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

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

CO MPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS A ----N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ---------------

135
116

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

2 5 7 .0 0
2 5 6 .5 0

2 5 9 .0 0
2 6 0 .0 0

2 2 5 .5 0 -2 8 8 .5 0
2 2 7 .0 0 -2 8 4 .0 0

.

-

-

“

*

*

CO MPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS B ----M A N U FA CT UR IN G -----------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S ------------

268
56
212
55

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

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

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

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

.0 0
.0 0
.0 0
.5 0

.
-

-

*

”

*

COMPUTER OPERATORS, CL AS S C ----N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG --------------

166
152

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

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

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

i
i

10
10

4
4

8
6

DRAFTERS, CLASS A ----------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g -------------PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S ------------

287
207
80
63

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

2 8 6 .0 0
2 8 6 .5 0
2 8 5 .5 0
2 8 3 .5 0

2 8 0 .0 0
2 8 0 .0 0
2 8 2 .0 0
2 8 3 .5 0

2
2
2
2

DRAFTERS, CLASS B ----------- — —
M A N U FA CT UR IN G -----------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S ------------

307
202
105
61

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

2 3 2 .0 0
2 3 4 .5 0
2 2 7 .0 0
2 0 3 .5 0

2 2 8 .0 0
2 2 8 .0 0
2 2 4 .5 0
1 8 7 .5 0

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

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

*

DRAFTERS, CLASS C
M A N U FA CT UR IN G -

212
163

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 7 7 .0 0
1 8 0 .0 0

1 7 8 .5 0
1 7 9 .5 0

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

.
*

-

5

•

“

EL EC TR ON IC S TE CH NI CI AN S ---------m a n u f a c t u r i n g -------------------

617
449

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

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

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

•

•

”

205

3 9 .5

2 7 2 .5 0

2 8 0 .0 0

electronics

technicians, class

a-

EL EC TR ON IC S TECHNICIANS. CLASS BR E G I ST ER ED INDUSTRIAL NU RS ES ---MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------

$

5
5
5
4

8
8
3
7

.0
.0
.0
.5

0
0
0
0

-3
-3
-3
-3

1
1
1
1

1
0
3
3

.5
.0
.0
.0

*

"

7
7
7

1
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

•

4
4

2
2

26
23

9

43
38
12

42
37
3

42
34
2

29
27
1

16
12
4

9
5
3

17
14
8

12
10
5

13
7
6

8
6
4

2
1
1

7
6

2
-

3
3
1

*

8
6

26
21
7

24
20
6

17
11
2

7
5
2

11
3

*

_
*

-

9

13
1
12

32
30

1
8

-

12
6

14
6

15
13

9

4

5

2

-

“

3
1

6

18
15

16
14

22
21

18
17

33
33

7
7

12
2
10
3

35
4
31
8

21
6
15
5

62
17
45
15

55
12
43
8

28
4
24
3

16

6

2
2

20
20

15
15

17
17

13
11

38
37

2
1

54
46
8
6

52
37
15
11

41
27
14
14

11
6
5
3

-

-

26
22

14

2
2

52
29
23
19

50
42
8
6

56
41
15

52

9

37
33

57
53

29
23

4

*

35
28

-

_

12
12

60
46

63
59

99
95

105
90

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

5

4

2

37

22

12
7

-

-

•
-

-

-

-

.
-

.
“

-

-

“

•

4
4

-

1

*

*

5
3

8
6

5

4

1
1

2
2

•
-

-

•

-

*

-

-

•
-

.
-

-

.
-

_

•

.

2
2

-

.
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

30
24
6
5

-

4 •
•
-

8
2

4

32
16
16

1

7

10
1

-

1
1

70
62

50
30

74
32

68
7

14
14

-

16

38

64

67

14

-

99

54

12

10

1

-

-

25
15

17
14

19
16

12

11
11

9
7

2
2

-

1
1

4
3

44

9

4

-

-

10

9

.
-

•

-

-

1
1

1
1

_

-

*

*

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

_

•

*

*

*

9 at $4 20 to $440; 9 at $440 to $460; 2 at $460 to $480; 1 at $480 to $500; 2 at $500 to $520; 2 at $520 to $540; and 1 at $540 to $560.
4 at $420 to $440; and 5 at $440 to $460.

S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .

-

11

2
1

45

«

**9

13
10
3
3

4

-

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

3

49

20
12

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

4

1

13
11
10

5
5

2 2 6 .0 0
2 2 9 .5 0

7

6
2

24

4
4

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

5

9

1
1

107
82

13

7
2
2

13
2
11
11

2 1 0 .5 0

3

9
4

2

“

•

21
15

2
2

-

-

2
2
2

6

26
15

-

2

5
3
1

3
3
*

23
18

4

2 1 4 .5 0

9
6
*

33
31

1
-

4 0 .0

*

3
1

0
0
0
0

221

* W o r k e r s w e r e distributed as follows:
** W o r k e r s w e r e distributed as follows:




*

*

-

Table A -3 . A verage w e e k ly earnings of office, professional, and technical w orkers, by sex,
in Houston, Tex., April 1976
A venge
(m ean2 )

A venge
(m ean2 )

Sex,

3

occupation, and industry division

O F F IC E

O CCU PATIONS -

Number
of
workers

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

Weekly

Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division

Number
of
workers

(standard)

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

Aver»|e
(m ean*)

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

O F F IC E OCCU PATIONS WOMEN— CONTINUED

MEN
$

Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division

Number
of
workers

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

O F F IC E O CCU PA TIO N S WOMEN— CONTINUED
$

212
59

t i A& ni r i n T n n v i

127
180
3C3
127

39*5
4
4
4
4

0 .0
0 .0
0 .0
0 .0

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

_ _____________ __ _________ . . . .

1 0 9 .0 0

2*899

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

1 7 5 .5 0

2 .2 4 4
554

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

1 4 7 .0 0
1 6 0 .0 0
1 6 0 .5 0

930
246
684

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

3 9 .5
J9?

4 0 .0

1 9 1 .5 0
1 9 2 .5 0
1 9 1 .5 0
2 1 6 .0 0

* " * ■ * ”**

■"
*

3 8 .5

,

^

3 9 .5

449

3 9 !5

/ A

A

145

y ft

1!

1*545

4 0 .0
39*^

1 3 9 .0 0

4 0 .0
109

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

1 3 4 .5 0

BOOKKEEPIN G-M AC H INE
» UBL I U

UT 1 L I I l b S

"***

2 1 3 .0 0

™

1 0 9 .0 0
^

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

F IL t

L

-ft

vLtHI\ b t

u t»j j

f in a n c e

^

4 0 .0

*

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

S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .




50

1 4 5 .0 0

1 9 7 .5 0

1 .1 9 /

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

140
1 A A ft 1
L

1 8 7 .0 0

m

jtH V I v tj

C LA SS

1*310

4 0 .0

2 4 0 .0 0
2 1 6 .0 0
1 6 0 .5 0

3 0 .-^

50

15 7 I 00

1 4 4 .5 0
174 5 r
1 8 3 .0 0
1 7 1 .0 0
1 9 7 .0 0

15 7 I 00

NONMANUFACTURINGI
4 0 .0

3 9 .5

1 2 9 .0 0

ft-

1 .2 0 7

149

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

4 0 .0

2 3 3 .0 0

M ANUr A v 1 U K I r»u

3 8 .0

391

1 4 0 .0 0

1 5 6 .0 0

-%n rt - -

3 9 .5
4 0 .0

1 7 2 .5 0

81
•

-

.

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

3

r e c e p t io n is t s

48

WHOLESALE TRADE

/f t * A

-

2 1 0 .5 0

68
, _ _

operator

39.5 122.00
4 1 .0

1 9 7 .0 0
1 9 0 .0 0

NONMANUFACTURING:
FINANCE

S E C R E T A R IE S .

116
79
253

1 ? ~ 00

377

,

74

1 rSaUL

1 4 9 .0 0

1 .3 8 0
416
964

M ANUr A L 1 UK 1 i>U

1 6 5 .5 0
1 7 3 .0 0

1 .2 8 9

TRADE

67

s w it c h b o a r d

_______

av a

, „

,

1 6 3 .5 0
1 8 5 .0 0
1 5 6 .0 0

98

b 1t N v v K A r n L n i f v t n L K A L
n M N Ur Av> 1 UK 1 > u “ ■
’
“
^

3 9 .5

_

" M U L t v A Lw

• J tH V l v t j

W1lO L f^ A L C

_

1 7 4 .0 0
1 9 7 .0 0

70
564
413

n n l/L L w M L C i 1 KMUL
K t 1A IL
1 KMU t ” w

3 9 .5

1 1 7 .0 0

f in a n c e

11

353

ft

3 9 .0

1 0 2 .0 0

O PE RATORS*

- -

ft

,ft-

- -

Table A -3 . A verage w e e k ly earnings of office, professional, and technical w orkers, by sex,
in Houston, T e x ., A pril 1 9 7 6 — C ontinued
Average
(m ean2 )

Sex,

3

occupation, and industry division

Number
of
workers

Weekly
hours 1
[standard)

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

O F FI CE O C CU PA TI ON S WO M E N — CONT IN UE D

Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division

Number
of
workers

Weekly
hours1
[standard)

Average
(m ean2 )

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

P R O F ES SI ON AL AND TE CH NI CA L
O C C U PA TI ON S - ME N — CONT IN UE D

Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division

Number
of
worker*

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
O C CU PA TI ON S - MEN— C O NT IN UE D

$

t a

$
/ A

80

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

A

196
65
51

40.0
39 5 182.50

,

*P

____

40*0
318.00
313.00

125
L /K A r 1 t H “ 1K A v t K j
...

59

i f * ' nn
i
2 a
1 * *00

739

164.50
40 >Q 169.50
163.00
40.0 200.00
40.0 170.00
145.00

FINANCC

W H U L t j ALC. 1 K A U L
Kfc. 1 A I L
1 K M L It

1

1" “

m

113
.

142

45 3

tu n ru 1

rn v w w n n c n j

P R O F ES SI ON AL AND TE CHNICAL
O C CU PA TI ON S - MEN

E L EC TR ON IC S TECHNICIANS. CLASS B65

39.0

1

145 0C
146^50
145.00
178.00
151.00
144.50
135.50

,

218.50
C.C.C..00

* j0

PR OF ES SI ON AL AND TECH NI CA L
OC CU PA TI ON S - WOMEN

UKAr 1LKbf >*LAiO

A

PU BLIC UT ILITIES

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

39.5 389.00
39 1 . j 0
U K A r 1LKjf v L A U

SERV IC ES

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

See footnotes at end of tables.

12

39.5
40.0 188.50

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

978
402
576
94
455

40.0 294.00
294.00
' 0 * 0 294.00
"
40 • 0 326.50

902
523

•"

486
421
76
123

C O MP UT ER SY ST EM S ANALYSTS




40.0 261.50
26u.00

179

j

180

ELEC TR ON IC S TECHNICIANS. CLASS A-

/ t

165
155

FINANCE

40.0
39.5
39.5
40.0
40.0
39.5

«

AA A
0.0

39.0 3 0 4 . -r0

38.5 153150

" * 'l

*200
1.224
88
404
136
334

/ A

224.50
218.50

175

”
’3?*^0
40.0 217150

161.00
159.00

CO MPUTER SYSTEMS AN ALYSTS

CO MPUTER P R OG RA MM ER S

( B US IN ES S) .

« rt,

L/KAr 1 l K 3 1

LLAj j

L

" "

"

.

Table A -3 a . A verage w e e k ly earnings of office, professional, and technical w o rkers, by s e x large establishm ents in H ouston, T ex., April 1976
A verage
(m ean 2 )

Sex,

3

occupation, and industry division

OF FI CE OC CU PA TI ON S

-

Number
of
woiken

Weekly
hours *
(standard

Average
(m ean2 )

Weekly
earnings *
(standard)

Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division

HEN

m e s s e n g e r s ------------- -- ----------- ------- — -------------------------

81
54
204
112

Number
of
woiken

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

MA NU FA CT UR IN G

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

65

40.0 233.00
251.00
40.0 218.50

731
819
912

(O U b iritb b * 9

. . .

%

1t k

tL M b b

b T b 1 L ''b

*
P

124
89

A

392)50

AN A L T b i b

39)5
■ V ?*?

324.00
320.50
315.00

89
57

39.5 313.00

118
83

283.00

72

x 0
i0
199.501
202.50
170.001

168
137

39.5 201.00
226.50

63

CO MPUTER P R O G RA MM ER S
88

t 0 0 254.00

148
435

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

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

158
134
31

264
298
v K t 1 A K 1 t w T v L Mob

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

$_

22*2
J v .O

O F FI CE OC CU PA TI ON S - WOMEN
jL v K t1

Number
of
workers

PR OF ES SI ON AL AND TE CH NI CA L
O C CU PA TI ON S - MEN

OFFICE OC CU PA TI ON S WO M E N — CONTINUED

$

39.5 123.50
39.5 119.001

Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division

39.5 179.00

SW IT CH BO AR D OPERATORS* CLASS

B

c l a ss

a

trade

*

•
C O n r V 1t K

retail

(BUSINESS).

—

rK U o K A n n tK b

iD U b iN tb b f9

128.00
122.00

"” * *—*

40.0 259.50

22*2

A K ltb j

tL A b j

L

729
206
523
83

.- „

ORDER CLERKS
NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG

163

203 00
225.00
194.50

22*2

ix.

M A N U FA CT UR IN G
U

.251
434
817
254
258
70
471
192
279
187

' 0 t 161 50

1 O''”nft
« X"??
1 J .Q Q

1 * 238

179.50
LLAbb

195.00

11?

192.50

40.0

FINANCE
lA K ltb f

t03
609

'00
3 9 )5

/>. * ft- r
*

—

22*2

184.50
185.50

/A
/.A

1/

/A

n
J .0

FINANCE

*

A
A
A

1 1.00

^0 "0

40.0 190.00
40.0 147.00

electronics

189.00

/ Q Q

40.0 190.00
39.5 165.50
167.00

_

*>.

technician.
^

nArilJr A v 1 UK 1 1
'U ” ” ” * * " * * *

??

445
,^

a

117

174.5°

tJ J

i2 2 * ^ 2

1Q0 00

308

199)50
3 9 .0

40.0
nArlUr A v

55
76

1U Klr»U

m m *- ™

161.50
158.00

l u U b 1 ll". b b * 9

1 '1 ^ " 5°
TYPISTS. CL AS S 81

1 *5/

3 9 .0

_ ,

See footnotes at end of tables.




13

127)50

vLW J J

IJ

m

57
/ A A
O .U

Table A -4 .

H ourly earnings of m a in te n an ce, toolroom , and p o w erp lan t w orkers in Houston, T e x ., April 1976
Hourly t a n lings 4
N

O c c u p a tio n

and

in d u stry

d iv is io n

N um ber

of w ork ers

r e c e iv in g

s t r a ig h t -t im e

S
S
S
T
s
s
S
i
S
i
S
S
S
3.00 3.20 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00 4.20 4.40 4.60 4 .80 5.00 5.20 5.40

L
of

workers

Mean 2

M ed ia n 2

h o u r ly

e a r n in g s

o f—

S
S
S
1
t
s
%
S
1
1 --------5.60 5.80 6.00 6.20 6.40 6.80 7.20 7.60 8.00 8.40

M iddle range 2
and

under

3.20 3.4Q 3.60 3.80 4*00 4.20 4.40 4.60 4.80 5 .00 5.20 5.40 5.60

5,80 6.00 6.20 6.40 6.80 7.20 7.60 8,00 8.40

over

ALL WORKERS
MA INTENANCE CA RP EN TE RS
maintenance

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

electricians

M A N U FA CT UR IN G

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

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

MA IN TE NA NC E PAIN TE RS -------------------------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G -------------------------------------------------

268

$
7.09

$

$

7.75

6.37- 7.79
7.19 7.79

$

1*488
1*226

7.05
7.04

7.05
7.05

6.62- 7.84
6.42- 7.84

280
191
89

6.13
6.79
4.71

6.50
7.02
4.25

4. 60 - 7.35
6.15- 7.78
3.87- 5.86

-

“

-

-

“

*

-

-

4

4

10

4

9

7

12

14

4

20

8

35

116

19

2

163
148

22
16

4
.

_

.

.

-

-

•

•

*

*

-

-

*

*

-

-

•

•

8

14

6

15

9

8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

14

6

15

9

8

5
3

20
20

54
54

12
12

20
20

10
10

2
-

1
1

31
29

11
11

27
12

62
62

78
78

187
180

392
189

117
105

307
307

5

12

•

4

-

12

4
2
2

9
6
3

31
24
7

60
60

i

22
20
2

44
44

*

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

2

-

-

*

nonmanufacturing

"

353
M A IN TE NA NC E M E CH AN IC S (MACHINERY) M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------maintenance

2*362
2*128

6.80
6.78

6.66
6.66

6.08- 7.78
6.02- 7.78

1.226
249
977
852

6.49
5.95
6.63
6.79

6.60
5.46
6.60
7.31

5.535.055.555.68-

868

7.48

7.75

7.02- 7.78

-

*

-

-

-

-

-

*

*

•

-

mechanics

(MOTOR VEHICLES) -------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G -------------- ------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------------------------------PU9LIC U T IL IT IE S ----------------------------------MA IN TE NA NC E PI PE FI TT ER S
MMNUr A v 1 UK 1 It v

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

mm

7.78
6.65
7.97
7.97

“

-

•

-

-

1
1
.

22

-

2

22
11

2

-

-

-

-

•

-

-

58
58

15
15

48
48

100
94

135
133

70
66

112
108

117
117

44
43

518
509

231
61

317
315

228
192

369
369

49
23
26
26

85
22
63
54

48
36
12
12

71
38
33
30

106
12
94
39

93
6
87
8b

8
5
3
2

57
2
55
14

29
18
11
11

128
31
97
97

29
8
21
21

169
7
162
162

323
41
282
282

•

6

-

-

-

6
6

.

-

-

1

2
2

1
1

32

200

137

485
485

4

.

10

15

5

12

20

-

4

.

•

76

6.94

7.02

172

7*33

418
304

4.48
4.74

4.23
4.53

3.85- 4.78
4.05- 5.69

MACH IN E- TO OL O P ER AT OR S

286

6.30
G. 30

6.41

6.17- 6.42
6.17 G.4t

1

7.20

MA IN TE NA NC E TRADES HELPERS --------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------------------------------------

6

0

mm

maintenance

s h e e t -m e t a l

workers

-------

(TOOLROOM)

-

6.30- 7.78

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10

-

483
181
302
113

-

30
10
10

-

32
10

58

23
23

80
80

32

43
43

42
42

8
8

8
8

•

-

-

*

4
2

11
11

JU

17

27

8

_

,

•

-

*

•

-

-

184
104

4

-

-

-

-

5

11
10
1
1

9

62
62
-

32
32
-

-

16
16

21
21

22
2«-

25
c5

2

20
9
11
6

4
1

30
30

7

*

1
5.62
6.80
4.92
4.77

5.18
7.65
5.01
4.63

4.705.454.504.18-

6.34
7.80
5.18
5.18

.
•
-

1
1
-

6
1
5
4

6
-

6
5

31
1
30
9

* W o r k e r s w e r e at $8.40 to $8.80.
See footnotes at end of tables.




-

4

JAC

ST ATIONARY EN GINEERS -------------------------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N U N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------FINANCE --------------------------

-

*

14

17
2
15
13

19
10
9
4

26
2
24
9

27
27
23

22
-

22
10

95
2
93
9

23
11
12
3

38
19
19
3

23
10
13
11

-

8
2

2
1

5

4

Tab le A -4 a .

H ourly earnings of m a in ten an ce, toolroom , and p o w erp lan t w o rk e rs —large establishm ents

in Houston, T e x ., April 1976
Hourly earnings *

Median*

Middle range 2

s
4 .2 0

$

3 .8 0

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

4 .6 0

*

*

.

-

of w ork ers

r e c e iv in g

3 t r a ig h t -t im e

h o u r ly

e a r n in g s

o f -----

$
4 .8 0

s
5 .0 0

$
5 .2 0

$
5 .4 0

$
S
5 .6 o 5 .8 0

S
6 .0 0

S
6 .2 0

s
6 .4 0

S
6 .6 0

I
7 .2 0

$
7 .6 0

s

6.8 0

8 .0 0

1 ------8 .4 0

4 .8 0

5 .0 0

5 .2 0

5 .4 0

5 .6 0

5 . 8 0 6 .Q 0

6 ,2 0

6 .4 0

6 .6 0

6 .8 0

7 .2 0

7 .6 0

8 .0 0

8 .4 p

8 .8 0

$
o

3 .6 0

3 .6 0

S
4 .0 0

*

Mean2

3 .4 q

S
3 .8 0

*

workers

S

o

Occupation and industry division

S--------

O'

N um ber

$
3 .2 0

$

and
under

3 .4 0

ALL WORKERS
MAINTENANCE C A R P E N T E R S -----------— —
MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------

212
180

$
7 .4 5
7 .6 4

$
7 .7 8
7 .7 8

$
$
7 . 2 8 - 7 .7 9
7 . 7 5 - 7 .7 9

e l e c t r ic ia n s —
— -------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------------------------

1 .0 5 0
836

7 .2 9
7 .3 6

7 .0 5
7 .7 5

7 .0 5 6 .7 6 -

7 .8 4
7 .9 5

.

MAINTENANCE P A IN T E R S -----------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------

161
129

7 .0 4
7 .4 1

7 .2 0
7 .3 5

7 .0 2 7 .0 2 -

7 .7 8
7 .7 8

•

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

570
559

7 .4 0
7 .4 2

7 .7 5
7 .7 5

7 .0 2 7 .0 2 -

7 .7 9
7 .7 9

MAINTENANCE m e c h a n i c s (M ACH IN ERY)
MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------

1*427
1 .2 3 8

7 .2 0
7 .2 2

7 .3 0
7 .3 5

6 .6 5 6 .6 5 -

7 .9 7
8 .0 5

m a in t e n a n c e

m a in t e n a n c e

m a c h in is t s

m a n u f a c t u r in g

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS
(MOTOR V E H IC L E S ) -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------p u b l ic
u t il it ie s
----------------------------

406
153
253
222

6 .2 5
6 .2 9
6 .2 2
6 .2 6

6 .2 5
6 .2 5
6 .1 8

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

860
860

M ILLW RIGH TS ----------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------

118
116

MAINTENANCE TRADES H E LPERS)
MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------

69

TOOL AND D IE MAKERS --------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------

191
1 91

S T A T IO N A R Y EN GIN EERS -----------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ---------------------------------

220
105
115

5 .9 0
6 .8 5
5 .0 3

m a in t e n a n c e

p ip e f it t e r s

m a n u f a c t u r in g

6.6 0

5
5
5
5

.6
.0
.6
.6

8
5
8
8

-

6 .6 5
7 .7 5
6 .6 0
6 .6 0

7 .4 8
7 .4 8

7.77
7.77

7 .0 2 7 .0 2 -

7 .7 9
7 .7 9

7 .1 8
7 .1 8

7 .2 0
7 .2 0

7 .0 5 7 .0 5 -

5 .5 3

5 .0 3

4 .6 1 -

6 .8 0

6 .6 5
6 .6 5

6 .4 7 -

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

7 .5 1
7 .8 0
5 .4 9

.

-

-

2

•

6

-

8
6

34
26

116
116

19
19

2
2

-

12
12

-

-

2

1
1

1
1

14
12

12
12

40
40

27
25

130
125

299
96

93
93

291
291

128
128

*

_

2

.

1
-

12

2
-

2
2

1
1

4
1

44
44

24
20

60
60

•

23
23

60
60

11

42
42

353
353

-

-

66
66

-

-

40
39

12
12

212
212

217
53

245
243

204
192

339
339

*

1

1

*

10

-

*

-

*

3
3

34
34

59
57

24
20

6
2

16
16

10
-

-

•

•

*

“

*

*

_

-

-

2
2

5
5

1

6
36
2
2

12
12

42

9
8
1

16
12
4
3

-

89
2
87
05

b
5
1

27
2
25

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

-

_

-

1

-

6
6

6

-

-

6

_

*

-

-

-

10
8
2
2

1
1

-

1
1

8
8

4

4
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

17

2

8

8

2

11

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

12
12

2
2

10
10

2
2

10
10

38
38

12
1
11

15
4
11

3

2

11

-

-

3

2

5
4
1

1
1
1

2
1
1

4
-

4

7
1
6

7
2
5

15

9
9

8
2
6

19

10

19

10

10
2
8

23
11
12

9
2

m

“

_

-

-

•

41
41

-

•

•

-

-

-

-

-

6
6

4
4

-

116
19
97
97

25
4
21
21

24
24

200
200

131
131

485
485

30
30

82
82

•

_

*

*

-

-

-

-

-

20
20

-

9
5

48
48

4
4

2
2

4

See footnotes at end of tables.




-

10
6

-

-

6 .6 5

5 .5 0
7 .5 1
4 .9 5

-

-

7 .2 0
7 .2 0

6 .6 7
6 .6 7

2
1

-

*

3
~

14

4

4
*

21
106
106

2
2

-

11
10
1

4

6

-

-

_
-

Tab le A -5 .

H ourly earnings o f m a te ria l m ovem ent and custodial w orkers in Houston, T e x ., A pril 1976
Hourly earnings 4

Occupation and industry division

of
workers

Mean 2

M edian2

Middle range 2

N u m b e r of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings of—
T ---- f ----1 ---- 1 ---- $
1 ---- 1 --- 1 -----T
1 ----------1 ---- 1 ---- 1 ----------1 ---- "5---- 1 ---- S
t -----r
1 ---- 7 ---- S --S
2.60 2.80 3.00 3.20 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00 4.20 4.40 4»6o 4 .80 5.00 5.20 5.40 5 .80 6.20 6 .60 7.00 7.40 7.80
2.20 2.40
and
|under
““
2.40

2 .6 0

94

122

2.80 3.00 3.20 3.40 3.60 3# 80 4.00 4.20 4.40 4.60 4.80 5 tQ0 5.2Q 5,40 5.80 6.20 6.60 7.00 7.40 7,80 over

ALL WORKERS
6.097
1.389
4.708
2.167
1.453
1.023

4.85
4.31
5.01
6.32
3.93
3.95

$
4.25
4.20
4.40
7.13
3.75
3.95

$
3.713.993.704.763.453.00-

6.33
4.55
7.03
7.13
4. 19
4.85

TR UC KD RI VE RS . LI GH T TRUCK
M A N U FA CT UR IN G -----------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G --WHOL ES AL E TR AD E --R E TA IL TRADE ------------

1.027
201
826
560
192

3.65
4.73
3.39
3.52
3.25

3.71
4.75
3.71
3.71
2.65

2.983.702.653.172.35-

TRUC KD RI VE RS . ME DI UM TRUCK
M A NU FA CT UR IN G --- -----NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G --- ~
PU B L I C U T IL IT IE S ------WHOL ES AL E TRADE ------RE TA IL TRADE ------------

3.192
622
2.570
1.511
398
657

5.20
4.22
5.44
6.68
3.57
3.73

4.50
4.27
5.40
7.13
3.70
3.95

TRUC KD RI VE RS . HEAVY TRUCK
(TRAILER) --M A NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S ---------WHOL ES AL E TRADE -----------

1.351
187
1.164
643
351

5.28
4.38
5.43
5.52
5.19

TR UCKDRIVERS. HEAVY TRUCK
(OTHER THAN TRAILER) -------M A NU FA CT UR IN G ----

374
374

SHIP PI NG CL ERKS -------M A N U FA CT UR IN G ----N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --WHOL ES AL E TRADE

$

$

-

-

36
58

36
33

4
33

62
-

668
228
440
78
125
229

3.89
5.05
3.75
3.75
4.70

82

98

26

83

82
24
58

98
12
33

51
14
37
33

-

3.853.103.856.333.403.00-

7.13
4.47
7.13
7.13
3.85
4.00

12

24

4

475
228

-

24 1
14
229

45
•
18
27

5.59
4.20
5.59
5.00
5.59

4.053.994.113.704.42-

5.89
4.78
7.13
7.13
5.59

78
-

44

4.19
4.19

4.18
4.18

4.13- 4.20
4.13- 4.20

221
73
148
104

4.54
5.19
4.22
4.09

4. 55
4.80
4.28
4.21

4.214.744.054.05-

4.70
5.56
4.55
4.35

R E CE IV IN G CLERKS —
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------- --NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------W H OL ES AL E TR AD E --------RE TA IL TRADE

698
267
431
207
191

4.52
5.33
4.02
3.92
4.14

4.45
4.96
4.05
4.21
4.05

3.604.383.313.103.45-

5.28
6.25
4.63
4.60
4.63

SHIP PI NG AND R E CE IV IN G CLERKS
M A N U FA CT UR IN G ---------------

151
86

4.57
5.26

4.61
5.59

3.60- 5.60
4.45- 5.79

W A R E HO US EM EN ---------M A N U FA CT UR IN G •
nonmanufacturing —
WHOL ES AL E TRAOE -

700
385
315
110
199

4.40
4.54
4.23
4.40
4.12

4.07
4.52
3.98
4.60
3.85

3.503.503.503.203.75-

5.09
5.26
5.07
5.48
4.00

OR DE R F I L L E R S -------—
M A N U FA CT UR IN G —
NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G —
WHOL ES AL E TRADE -

2.291
188
2.103
1.631

4.12
4.24
4.11
4.11

3.89
3.64
3.89
3.89

3.483.643.403.35-

5.09
5.18
4.90
5.11

truckdrivers
m a n u f a c t u r i n g -----n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g -----

PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S -------w h o l e s a l e t r a d e --------RE TA IL TRADE ---

public

utilities

-

94
-

-

•

12 2
•

—

55
14
41

-•

62
62

•

26
26

156
32
124
24
73
27

228
23
205
18
143
44

426
24
40 2
64
332
6

379
51
328

41
14
27
24
3

309
14
295
278
4

50

83
79

51
12
39
39
45

144
8
136
—
95
41

40

19
1
18

61

-

-

-

50
50
-

•

12
12
*

24
•
24
*

4
-

20
•

-

-

-

4

20

*

*

*

-

78
78

20
24
24

18

”

179
57
122
94
26
2

168
85
83
52
4
27

102
58
44
16
28

82
34
48
10
2
36

67
6
61
6
10
45

42 9
18
411
8
242
161

50
46

4

2

-

-

-

26
11
15
6
9

2

30
14
16
16

37
23
14

67

19
10
9

4
2
2

8

4

22
22

6
6

*

•

11
11

•

•

21

9

2

8

12
2

43
20
23
•
23

45
•
45
6
_
39

36
18
18
8
5
5

20
20

18

383
•
383
•
237

17
15
2
•
*

-

2
2
-

-

2
12

44

23

2

10

51
51
•

188
30
158
30
12
116

275
184
91
60
12
19

131
37
94
94
•
*

57
3
54
42
•

30
30

221
4

53
51

-

217
133

2

56
41
15
10

84

*

12
12
—
10

255
255

83
83

6
6

18
18

32

51
3
48
48

40
4
36
8

34
20
14
*

14
14

—

-

-

-

-

92
28
64
36
14

28
28

4

“
12

12

2

-

.

8

_

1

•

-

*

*

8
8

*

1
“

*

-

-

9
8

32
32

24
24
24

12
12
12

26
17
9

*

*

23

8

12

9

54
54
8
46

38
14
24
16

*

47
17
30
14
15

46

23

47
6
41
24

17

—
-

23

4

51
14
37
32
5

-

.

-

15

15

8

-

*

“

*

-

1
1

2

1
1

18
18

23

•

14
1

2

*
•

-

•

96

38

22

-

16
6
10
-

14
14

8

31
3
28
28

-

-

-

17
-

14

32
20
12

-

-

-

-

22
-

-

•

-

22

8

38

9
13

91
35
56

22

-

22

•

-

-

*

-

-

8

16

13

56

73
19
54
5
49

48
48
48

96
96
96

103
103
99

82

54
9
45
26

148
9
139
131

249
3
246
76

283
93
190
184

264
264
264

-

82
48

88

16

10
8
2

18
7
11
6

20

•
•
-

•

-

•
•

•
-

-

200
200
12

-

-

-

-

45
45
•
•
•
-

885
18
867
867
•
-

204
204
_
-

.
•
*

183
•
183
183
*

126
126
-

204

126

_
•
•
•
-

•
•

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5
5
-

15
15
•
-

6
6
•
-

—.

_
•

6
6
_

-

-

-

r

-

-

20
5
15

62
18

25
25

34
34

2
2

10
10

12
12

44

24
21
3

19
25

-

-

.

15

3

-

-

-

26
26

17
17

1
1

-

5
4

59

29
20
9
•
9

20
16

22
22

3
3

2

22

42

12
10

42
-

-

39
30
9
•
7

-

•
-

121
•
121
79

123
6
117
35

92

21

21
21

•
•
-

-

200

2

10

-

-

4

-

3
89
75

•

330
330
330

14
10

-

8

4

67 1074
67
24
• 1050
1050

4

2
2
2

-

•

216
4
212
210

16
10

-

-

8

4
•
•

2

9

•

40
•
38

287
9
278
—
136
142

429
318
111
60
30
21

12

—

20
•

S e e fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .




-

186
142

714
300
414
163
126
125

2
54
32

41
40
1

•

9
13

1

59
40
19

65
26
39
39

238
238
194

111
26
85
36

22

10
10

12
10

•

152
•
152
152

-

-

•

•

_

-

•

-

-

...

-

-

■
»

_

•

•
•

4

4
-

-

•

-

-

*

•

-

•
•

-

fa b le A -5 .

H ourly earnings o f m aterial m ovem ent and custodial w o rkers in Houston, Tex., April 1 9 7 6 — Continued
N u m b e r of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings of—

Hourly earnings 4
Number
of
workers

Occupation and industry division

s

s

i

i

S

*

i

*

S

s

i

s

s

S

s

i

s

*

s

S

s

1 ------

2.20 2.40 2.60 2.80 3.00 3.20 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00 4.20 4.40 4.60 4.80 5.00 5.20 5.40 5.80 6.20 6.60 7.00 7.40 7.80
Mean 2

M edian2

Middle range 2

and
under

and

2.40 2.60 2.80 3.00 3.20 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00 4.20 4.40 4.60 4.80 5.00 5.20 5.40 5.80 6.20 6.60 7.00 7,40 7.80 over

A LL

WORKERS—

c o n t in u e d

$

*

$

$
30

32

165

132
59
73

f n
69

39
152

113

85

48

253
54

32

44

*

86
84

1125

12

65
72

143

5

28

97
93

51

2

1

32

566

70

GUARDS!

ja n it o r s

,

po rters

,

and

cleaners

-------

10*392

2.66

2.30

2. 30 - 2.65 5911 1680

611

280

1647
507

2.64

126

16
156

100

44

34
37

1175

See footnotes at end of tables.




100

51

17

278

39
33

263
253
10

64
26
38

24

30

82

8

5

38

86

6

,
t4

12

43

i

-

Table A -5 a .

H ourly earnings of m a te ria l m o vem ent and custodial w o rkers—large establishm ents

in Houston, T e x ., A pril 1976
N u m b e r of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings of—
“5
s
S
1
T
T ---- S---- 1 ---- f ---- 1 —
T
S
1
T
$
$
$
1 ---- S
S-----5---- S ---- S
2.20 2.40 2.60 2.80 3.00 3 .20 3 .40 3.60 3.80 4.00 4 .20 4 .40 4.60 4.80 5.00 5.40 5. 80 6.20 6 .60 7.00 7.40 7.80 8.20

Hourly earnings

O c c u p a tio n a n d

in d u stry

d iv is io n

o
f
workers

Mean 2

M edian2

Middle range 2

and

m

under

2.40 2.60 2.80 3.00 3.20 3 .40 3 .60 3.80 4.00 4.20 4 .40 4 .60 4.80

5.00 5.40 5.80 6. 20 6.60 7 ,00 7.40 7.80 8.20 8.60

ALL WORKERS
TRUCKD RI VE RS -------------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S --------------RE TA IL TRADE --------------------

1.534
370
1.164
459
544

$
5.46
5.00
5.61
6.69
4.75

$
5.59
4.31
5.59
7.03
4.85

$
4.184.134.856.333.95-

$
6.33
5.62
6.33
7.03
5.59

TRUCKDRIVERS. LIGHT TRUCK -------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------RE TA IL TRADE --------------------

122
85
68

5.10
4.58
4.74

4.85
4.78
4.85

4.16- 5.75
4.15- 4.85
4.70- 5.00

-

TR UCKDRIVERS. ME DI UM TRUCK ------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g
----------------PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S ---------------

876
120
756
449

5.73
5.78
5.73
6.70

6.33
6.65
6.33
7.03

4.154.454.106.33-

7.03
6.97
7.03
7.03

-

□•39

3*59
5.74
7.33
5.25
5.25

-

1
1
-

2
2
-

-

4
2
2
*

5
5
5

11
8
3
3

10
4
6
6

142
142
142

210
142
68
62

55
32
23
21

15
13
2
2

71
42
29
27

41
11
30
28

93
12
81
81

323
12
311
6
161

5
1
4
4

216
4
212
210
2

63
63
-

267
24
243
243

1
1

-

2
2
-

-

2
2
-

-

3
3
3

8
4
4

-

17
15
9

2
2
-

•
•
-

14
14
12

23
23
21

13
11
11

8
8
8

1
-

4
-

18
-

6
-

-

-

2
2
“
-

5
5
-

8
8
-

2
2
-

142
142
-

68
15
S3

21
2
19
-

7
7
-

15
3
12
-

4
2

68
6
92
-

28
12
16
6

-

200
200
200

45
45
-

18
3
15
15

46
12
34
25

21
18
3
3

5
5
*

14
14
-

51
28

59

1

•

16

-

2

“

—
*

•
*

•
*

-

_
*

261
18
243
243

*

“

2
2
-

10
10
•

10
10
•

2
2
*

_

-

*

*

TRUCKDRIVERS. HEAVY TRUCK
12
•
“

-

.

R E CE IV IN G CLERKS --------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------RE TA IL TRADE --------------------

261
90
171
149

4.99
6.22
4.35
4.33

4.63
6.16
4.16
4.16

3.805.673.543.60-

WARE HO US EM EN --------------------------

189
cm

5.50

5.48

5.05- 5.73

ORDER FILLERS -------------------------

448

4.64

4.96

4.34- 5.34

-

4

34

4

8

29

9

-

3

58

71

-

6

149

73

-

-

-

-

-

-

SHIP PI NG PA CK ER S ---------------------

198

5.72

6.10

5.81- 6.22

-

3

-

-

6

2

-

2

-

-

-

-

26

-

-

-

69

90

-

-

-

-

h a n d l i n g l a b o r e r s --------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------RE TA IL TRADE --------------------

1.352
339
1.013
828

3.91
4.50
3.72
3.47

3.98
4.85
3.65
3.35

3.003.812.862.85-

4.85
5.20
4.16
4.08

31

83
10
73
73

119
30
89
89

79
10
69
69

98
8
90
90

85
85
85

55

74
26
40
46

57
20
37
32

217
26
191
155

43
•
43
24

30
15
15
12

39
18
21
17

41
31
10
3

202
68
134
36

74
63
11
2

14
4
10
10

11
10
1
1

•

•

-

-

-

-

55
53

-

-

-

-

-

-

FORKLIFT OPER AT OR S ------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---- — - — ---------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

784
588
196

5.26
5.32
5.06

5.34
5.17
5.34

4.63- 5.57
4.63- 6.40
4.63- 5.34

•

25
25
*

•

-

10
10
-

7
3
4

25
21
4

13
6
7

27
27
-

2
2
-

1
1
-

141
96
45

40
34
6

261
146
115

69
54
15

-

50
50
-

70
70
-

33
33

10
10
-

•
-

GUARDS AND WA TCHMEN — --------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

489
247
242
82

4.69
5.89
3.47
3.49

4.35
5.80
3.39
3.39

3.394.723.003.00-

11
11
4

8
8
1

55

30
30
19

18

29
3
26
17

34
17
17
1

24
12
12
5

17
8
9
-

19
14
5
-

30
11
19
14

6
1
5
*

31
30
1
-

36
35
1
-

3
3

7
7

72
72

-

-

-

10
10
-

1
1

17
9

-

-

-

1
1
-

~

-

“

*

-

3

17

12

8

14

11

1

9

35

3

7

72

2.40 3738 1062
17
29
4.74
2.40 3721 1023
1
5.36
69
102
2.86

247
25
222
3
79

98
21
77
2
44

133
58
75
6
37

62
18
44
19
12

15
2
13
3
8

144
135
9

11
7
4
1
3

24
14
10
5
5

36
26
10
8
2

79
75
4
2
2

33
32
1

4
2
2

54
54
-

.

*■
£

11
11
11
*

30
30

-

86
61
25
8
“

material

-

-

-

2
2
2

16
3
13
8

13
13
12

-

14
12

_

-

.

14

xo

5.80
6.94
3.91
3.75

GUARDS*
M A N U FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

226

5.96

6.15

5.857
606
5.251
69
375
4.130

2.59
4.16
2.41
4.02
2.72

2.30
3.71
2.30
3.91
2.60

2.303.212.303.262.40-

31
31

.

-

-

8

17

-

8
4

4.62- 6.94

JANITORS. PORTERS. AND CLEA NE RS --M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------PU BL IC UTIL IT IE S --------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

-

55
5

S ee fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b le s .




16
16
15

18

-

-

-

18
3

-

9

12
3
9
9

25
•
25
25

12
4
8
4

5
•
5
5

18
4
14
14

“

5

2

10

9

10

4

1

22

-

«.

-

-

-

-

*

-

-

-

•

22
22
T

-

22

1

1

,

10

•

-

-

-

f

—
-

-

*

-

*




T ab le A -6 . A verage hourly earnings of m aintenance, to o lro o m , p o w erp lan t, m a te ria l m ovem ent.
and custodial w o rkers, by sex, in Houston, Tex., April 1976
S e x , 3 o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s t r y d iv is io n

m a in t e n a n c e ,
toolroom ,
POWERPLANT O CCU PA TIO N S -

Number
of
workers

Average I
(mean2 )
hourly
earnings 4

S e x , 3 o c c u p a t io n , a n d in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n

Number
of

A verage
(m ean 2 )
hourly
earnings4

M ATERIAL MOVEMENT AND C U STO D IA L
O CCU PATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

and

MEN

S e x , 3 o c c u p a t io n , an d in d u s t r y d iv is io n

m a t e r ia l

m ovem ent

O CCU PA TIO NS

-

and

Number
of
w oiken

Average
(m ean2 )
hourly
earnings4

c u s t o d ia l

MEN— CONTINUED
$

4
>

MAIN 1 LNANV/t

m a in t e n a n c e

1K l V l ANw "

m a in t e n a n c e

*

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

p a in t e r s

n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g

~1

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

m a c h in is t s

MANUFACTURING
MAIN 1 LNANvu ML»I IAN 1

1 ,2 8 5
1 ,2 2 6

TRUC KD RIVE RS*

_

MEDIUM TRUCK • • • • • •

3 ,1 7 2

5 .1 9

1 ,6 9 1
398
657

6 .6 8

1 ,3 6 7
187

5 .2 8
6 .3 8

6 .6 6

7 0^

268
191
77

6 .1 6
6 .7 9
6 .5 3

769
730

7 .2 3
7*26

6 .6 0
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ---------- -- ---------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -------------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE --------------------- -------------------------

1

M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------- ----------

3 .5 7
3 .7 3

3 ,0 6 8
377
2 ,6 9 1

6 .9 6
2 .6 0

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

182
2 ,2 9 9

3 .5 6
2 .6 7

f in a n c e

S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------------------------------

2 .8 8

IM Aw niN LK T J
GUARDS*

^*6A 0
m a in t e n a n c e

GUARDS AND WATCHMEN ----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING — --------— -----------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g --------— ---------------------------

m e c h a n ic s

J A N IT O R S *
1
892

(OTHER THAN T R A IL E R )

••••••••■•■

6 .6 3

376
376

POR TE R S*

AND CLEANERS ------le ft

6 .1 9
6 .1 9

3 .5 6
m a in t e n a n c e

m a in t e n a n c e

sh e e t- m etal

m a n u f a c t u r in g
m a in t e n a n c e

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

p ip e f it t e r s

m a n u f a c t u r in g

w orkers

6*94

172
172

7 .3 3
7 .3 3

h elpers*

S H IP P IN G

C L E R K S --------------------- * — -----------------

/

213
65
168
106

6 .6 9
5 .1 2

NONMANUFACTURING -------------- ---------------------* ii U L L 3 m LL 1fiAUu
K t L t l V IN u v L t K r » i
J
M A N U FA C TU R IN G --------------------- ---------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------------------- -------

256
379

5 .3 5
6 .0 6

130
80

7 .6 8
7 .6 8

76

—

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

trades

868
868

566
374

6 .6 1
6 .5 5

-

286
286

TOOL

MAKERS -------------------------------------------------— - — — ------- —

312
312

6 .6 1
6 .6 1

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

683
181
302
113

5 .6 2
6 .8 0
ORDER F I L L E R S -------------- -------------- ----------------- —
6 .9 2
6 .7 7
n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ------------------------------------

AND D IE

387
913
2 .8 2 7

6 .7 5

OPERATORS

m a n u f a c t u r in g

TRADE — ------------------------------------

,

2 .6 6

2 .5 2
2 .3 8

,_
M A TERIAL MOVEMENT AND CU STO D IA L
OCCU PA TIO NS - WOMEN

T/

MACHINE-TOOL

(TOOLROOM)

R E T A IL

6 .2 2

----------------------------- -----------------------MANUFACTURING — — ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING:
w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ----------------------------------

w areho u sem en

140

6 .1 6

1 ,8 5 6
188

6 .3 5
6 .2 6
6 .3 7

1 ,6 6 6

3 .7 2

NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------

50

3 .8 9

ORDER F IL L E R S --------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------------------------

637
637
327

3 .1 2
3 .1 2
2 .9 1

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

515
336

3 .0 1
2 .6 5

MATERIAL HANDLING LABORERS ------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------— — -----------------

161
83

6 .0 0

n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g

M ATERIAL m o v e m e n t a n d c u s t o d i a l
O CCU PATIONS - MEN
T R U C K D R IV E R S ------------------------------------ ----------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g —
— — — — —
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE t r a d e — ----------- ------- — —
Re t a i l t r a d e — — — — — — —
—

6*0 1 2

1 ,3 8 9
6 ,6 2 3
2 ,1 6 6
1 .6 2 7
997
55

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

201

S H IP P IN G PACKERS -------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------

609
295
L14

4*59
5 .2 4

n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g

MANUFACTURING --------------------- ---------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g --------- -------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE

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

6 .2 5
3 .3 9
3 .2 2

J A N IT O R S *

PO R TE R S*

- ___—— — — —

—

AND CLEANERS —

5*02

422
404
6 ,6 9 6

2 .6 3

t ■j —

765
3*55
2 .4 4
J *J3o

S e e fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b le s .

19




T a b le A -6 a . A verage hourly earnings of m ain ten an ce, toolroom ,
p o w erp lan t, m a te ria l m ovem ent, and custodial w orkers, by s e x large establishm ents in Houston, T e x ., A pril 1976
Number

of

S e x , 3 o c c u p a t io n , a n d in d u s t r y d iv is io n

woikers

Number

(m e a n ^ )
h ou rly

of

S e?c, 3 o c c u p a t i o n , a n d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

workers

earnings4

m a i n t e n a n c e , TO OL RO OM , AND
PO WE RP LA NT O C CU PA TI ON S - MEN

earnings4

MATE RI AL MOVE ME NT AND CUSTODIAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED
$
TRUCKDFCI V E R S

CONTINUED

MAN U r Aw 1 U K i f i u

TRUCKDRIVERS,
r l A l l i 1 LN^Nvl-

L L ^ v 1 K 1LI A N b

M E D I U M T R U C K -------

856

$
5.72

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

429

5.71
6.71

^

836
public

MAN U r

utilities

1 U K l i» u

348
3 ■*-“ ""

H A 1 N 1 C N A flv C .

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS

(MACHINERY)

-

1,263
1,238

7 . 21
7.22

M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------- ---------T A IL

maintenance

5.53
j.60

85

6.31

1,273
JJU

3.89

806

3.48

57 0

mm

*

INAUfc.

mechanics

(MOTOR V E H I C L E S ) !
15 3

6.29

86 0
86 0

WAREHOUSEMEN!
7.48
7.48

L ■■■■■

MMNUr A v 1 U K l™ u

■

M A T E R I A L H A N D L I N G L A B O R E R S ---------MANUr A v »U N I NU

11 8

NUNW ANUr A t I UN L N o

RETAIL
MAINTENANCE

T R A D E ----------------------

TRADES H E L P E R S !
69

5.53
577

GUARDS
22 0
10 5
115

5.90
6.85
5.03

h t IA 1*.

IN A U t.

JANITORS,
manu
nonm

P O R T E R S , A N D C L E A N E R S --f a c t u r i n g -----------------------a n u f a c t u r i n g -------------------

“ t 1A IL

37 0

4.77

_..9G

2,700
544
2,156

2.83
4.26
2.47

""

GUARDS!
MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN

455

21fl

W A T C H M E N -------------------

AND

1K A U t

1,586

SCRVICES

OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN
JANITORS,
NONMANUFACTORING ••••••••••■•••"
N E T A IL TKAU L **
*

4.57
flT
OT

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

20

po rt ers

, A N D C L E A N E R S --3.24

Table A -7 . Percent increases in average hourly earnings for selected
occupational groups, adjusted fo r em p lo ym en t shifts,
in H ouston, T e x ., for selected periods
A p ril 1972

A p ril 1973

A p ril 1974

to

to

to

to

A p ril 1973

A p ril 1974

A p ril 1975

A p ril 1976

4 .9

6.5

7.8
6.3
8.4
11.5
8.6

Industry and occupational group
(men and women combined)

A ll in du stries:
Office c le r ic a l__________________________________________
E lectronic data p r o c e s s in g _______________ __________
Industrial n u r s e s __________________ _________________
Skilled maintenance trades * * _____ - _______________
Unskilled plant w orkers * * __________________________

*

*

3.1
5.1
5 .2

9 .2
7.0
4 .9

11.9
10.6
12.4
13.1
12.5

4 .9

Manufacturing:
Office c le r ic a l__________________________________________
Electronic data p r o c e s s in g __________________________
Industrial n u r s e s ______________________________________
Skilled maintenance trades * * _______________ _____
Unskilled plant w orkers ** __________________________

4 .9

12.7

8.1

*

*

***

***

3.5
4 .7
5.3

Nonmanufacturing:
Office c le r ic a l__________________________________________
E lectronic data p r o c e s s in g __________________________
Industrial n u r s e s _________________ ___________________
Skilled maintenance trades * * _______________________
Unskilled plant w orkers * * __________________________

*
**
***

A p ril 1975

9 .9
7.2
6 .7

12.2
14.4
12.6

8.1
11.6
8.8

7.0

*

*

11.6
10.0

7.7
5.9

***

5.0

***
***

***

***

***
***

***

4 .9

4 .7

12.5

8.5

Data not available.
Percent increases for periods ending prior to 1976 relate to m e n only.
Data do not m e e t publication criteria.

Footnotes
1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t t h 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
to th ese w e e k ly h o u rs.

r e c e iv e

t h e ir

r e g u la r

s tr a ig h t-tim e

s a la r ie s

and

(e x c lu s iv e

o f pay fo r

o v e r tim e

at r e g u la r

a n d /o r

p r e m iu m

ra te s ),

a n d th e

e a r n in g s

corresp on d

T h e m e a n i s c o m p u t e d f o r e a c h j o b b y t o t a l i n g th e e a r n i n g s o f a l l w o r k e r s a n d d i v i d i n g b y th e n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s .
T h e m e d ia n d e s i g n a t e s p o s i t io n — h a lf o f th e e m p lo y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e i v e m o r e
h a l f r e c e i v e l e s s th a n th e r a t e s h o w n .
T h e m i d d l e r a n g e i s d e f i n e d b y 2 r a t e s o f p a y ; a f o u r t h o f t h e w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s th a n t h e 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 m o r e t h a n t h e h i g h e r r a t e .
E a r n in g s d a ta r e la 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 ifi c a t io n w a s p r o v id e d b y th e e s t a b lis h m e n t .
4 E x c 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 i f t s .
2




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Appendix A
A r e a w a g e and r e la t e d b e n e f it s d a ta a r e o b ta in e d by p e r s o n a l v i s i t s
o f B u r e a u f i e l d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s at 3 - y e a r i n t e r v a l s . * In e a c h o f th e i n t e r ­
1
v e n in g y e a r s , i n fo r m a t io n on e m p lo y m e n t and o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s i s c o l ­
l e c t e d b y a c o m b in a t io n o f p e r s o n a l v i s i t , m a i l q u e s t io n n a ir e , and te le p h o n e
in t e r v i e w f r o m e s t a b lis h m e n t s p a r t ic ip a t in g in th e p r e v io u s s u r v e y .

d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e in d u s t r y d iv is io n s w ith in th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y , a r e
n ot p r e s e n t e d in th e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s , b e c a u s e e it h e r (1) e m p lo y m e n t in th e
o c c u p a t io n is t o o s m a ll to p r o v id e e n o u g h d a ta to m e r i t p r e s e n t a t io n , o r
(2 ) t h e r e i s p o s s i b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t d a ta .
Sepa­
r a t e m e n 's and w o m e n 's e a r n in g s d a ta a r e n ot p r e s e n t e d w h en the n u m b e r o f
w o r k e r s n ot id e n t i fie d b y s e x i s 20 p e r c e n t o r m o r e o f th e m e n o r w o m e n
id e n t ifie d in an o c c u p a t io n .
E a r n in g s d a ta n o t s h o w n s e p a r a t e ly f o r in d u s t r y
d iv is io n s
a r e in c lu d e d in d a ta f o r a ll in d u s t r ie s
c o m b in e d .
L ik e w is e ,
d a ta a r e in c lu d e d in th e o v e r a l l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n w h en a s u b c la s s i f i c a t i o n o f
e l e c t r o n i c s t e c h n i c i a n s , s e c r e t a r i e s , o r t r u c k d r i v e r s is n ot sh ow n o r i n f o r ­
m a t io n to s u b c l a s s i f y i s n o t a v a ila b le .

In e a c h o f th e 84 2 a r e a s c u r r e n t l y s u r v e y e d , d a ta a r e o b ta in e d f r o m
r e p r e s e n t a t iv e e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith in s ix b r o a d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s :
M a n u fa c ­
tu r in g ; t r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , and o t h e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s ; w h o l e s a le
t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e r v i c e s .
M a jo r
in d u s t r y g r o u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m t h e s e s tu d ie s a r e g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t io n s and
th e c o n s t r u c t io n and e x t r a c t i v e i n d u s t r ie s .
E s t a b lis h m e n t s h a v in g f e w e r th an
a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s a r e o m it t e d b e c a u s e o f in s u f f ic ie n t e m p l o y ­
m e n t in th e o c c u p a t io n s s tu d ie d .
S e p a r a t e ta b u la tio n s a r e p r o v id e d f o r e a c h
o f th e b r o a d in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n s w h ic h m e e t p u b lic a t io n c r i t e r i a .

O c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t and e a r n in g s d a ta a r e sh ow n f o r f u l l - t i m e
w o r k e r s , i . e . , t h o s e h ir e d to w o r k a r e g u la r w e e k ly s c h e d u le .
E a r n in g s da ta
e x c lu d e p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s , and
la te s h if t s . N o n p r o d u c t io n b o n u s e s a r e e x c lu d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a llo w a n c e s
and in c e n t iv e b o n u s e s a r e . in c lu d e d .
W e e k ly h o u r s f o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l and
p r o f e s s 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
r e f e r to th e s ta n d a r d w o r k w e e k
(r o u n d e d to th e n e a r e s t h a lf h o u r ) f o r w h ic h e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e r e g u la r
s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e o f p a y f o r o v e r t i m e at r e g u la r a n d / o r
p r e m iu m r a t e s ) .
A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s f o r t h e s e o c c u p a t io n s a r e ro u n d e d
t o th e n e a r e s t h a lf d o l l a r .

T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e c o n d u c t e d on a s a m p le b a s i s .
T h e s a m p lin g
p r o c e d u r e s in v o lv e d e t a ile d s t r a t if i c a t io n o f a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith in th e
s c o p e o f an in d iv id u a l a r e a s u r v e y b y in d u s t r y and n u m b e r o f e m p l o y e e s .
F r o m th is s t r a t if i e d u n iv e r s e a p r o b a b ilit y s a m p le i s s e l e c t e d , w ith e a c h
e s t a b lis h m e n t h a v in g a p r e d e t e r m in e d c h a n c e o f s e l e c t i o n . T o o b ta in o p t im u m
a c c u r a c y at m in im u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t io n o f l a r g e than s m a ll e s t a b ­
lis h m e n t s i s
s e le c te d .
W hen d a ta a r e c o m b i n e d , e a c h e s t a b lis h m e n t is
w e ig h te d a c c o r d i n g to it s p r o b a b ilit y o f s e l e c t i o n , s o th a t u n b ia s e d e s t im a t e s
a re g en era ted .
F o r e x a m p le , i f o n e ou t o f f o u r e s t a b lis h m e n t s is s e l e c t e d ,
it is g iv e n a w e ig h t o f f o u r to r e p r e s e n t i t s e l f p lu s t h r e e o t h e r s .
A n a lte r n a te
o f the s a m e o r i g i n a l p r o b a b ilit y i s c h o s e n in the s a m e i n d u s t r y - s i z e c l a s s i ­
f ic a t io n i f d a ta a r e n ot a v a ila b le f r o m th e o r i g i n a l s a m p le m e m b e r .
If no
s u it a b le s u b s titu te i s a v a ila b le , a d d it io n a l w e ig h t is a s s ig n e d to a s a m p le
m e m b e r th at is s i m i l a r to th e m i s s i n g u n it.

T h e s e s u r v e y s m e a s u r e th e l e v e l o f o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s in an a r e a
at a p a r t ic u la r t i m e .
C o m p a r is o n s o f in d iv id u a l o c c u p a t io n a l a v e r a g e s o v e r
t i m e m a y n ot r e f l e c t e x p e c t e d w a g e c h a n g e s . T h e a v e r a g e s f o r in d iv id u a l jo b s
a r e a f f e c t e d b y c h a n g e s in w a g e s and e m p lo y m e n t p a t t e r n s .
F o r e x a m p le ,
p r o p o r t i o n s o f w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d b y h ig h - o r l o w - w a g e f i r m s m a y c h a n g e , o r
h ig h - w a g e w o r k e r s m a y a d v a n c e to b e t t e r j o b s and b e r e p la c e d b y n e w
w o r k e r s a t lo w e r r a t e s .
Su ch s h ift s in e m p lo y m e n t c o u ld d e c r e a s e an o c c u ­
p a t io n a l a v e r a g e e v e n th ou g h m o s t e s t a b lis h m e n t s in an a r e a i n c r e a s e w a g e s
d u r in g th e y e a r .
C h a n g e s in e a r n in g s o f o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s , sh ow n in ta b le
A - 7 , a r e b e t t e r i n d i c a t o r s o f w a g e t r e n d s th an a r e e a r n in g s c h a n g e s f o r
in d iv id u a l j o b s w ith in th e g r o u p s .

O c c u p a tio n s an d e a r n in g s
O c c u p a t io n s s e l e c t e d f o r stu d y a r e c o m m o n to a v a r ie t y o f m a n u f a c ­
tu r in g and n o n m a n u fa c t u r in g in d u s t r i e s , and a r e o f th e f o llo w in g t y p e s :
(1) O f fic e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n ic a l; (3) m a in t e n a n c e , t o o l r o o m ,
and p o w e r p la n t ; and (4) m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t and c u s t o d ia l.
O c c u p a t io n a l
c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i s b a s e d on a u n ifo r m s e t o f j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s d e s ig n e d to ta k e
a c c o u n t o f in t e r e s t a b lis h m e n t v a r ia t io n in d u tie s w ith in th e s a m e j o b .
O ccu ­
p a tio n s s e l e c t e d f o r s tu d y a r e lis t e d and d e s c r i b e d in a p p e n d ix B .
U n le s s
o t h e r w is e in d ic a t e d , th e e a r n in g s da ta fo llo w in g th e j o b t i t le s a r e f o r a ll
in d u s t r ie s c o m b i n e d .
E a r n in g s d a ta f o r s o m e o f th e o c c u p a t io n s lis t e d and

A v e r a g e e a r n in g s r e f l e c t c o m p o s i t e , a r e a w id e e s t i m a t e s .
I n d u s t r ie s
and e s t a b lis h m e n t s d i f f e r in p a y l e v e l and j o b s t a f fin g , and th u s c o n t r ib u t e
d if f e r e n t l y to th e e s t im a t e s f o r e a c h j o b .
P a y a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l to r e f l e c t
a c c u r a t e l y th e w a g e d i f f e r e n t i a l a m o n g j o b s in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s .
A v e r a g e p a y l e v e l s f o r m e n and w o m e n in s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s sh o u ld
n ot b e a s s u m e d t o r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y o f th e s e x e s w ith in in d iv id u a l
e s t a b lis h m e n t s .
F a c t o r s w h ic h m a y c o n t r ib u t e t o d i f f e r e n c e s in c lu d e p r o ­
g r e s s i o n w ith in e s t a b lis h e d r a te r a n g e s (o n ly th e r a t e s p a id in c u m b e n t s a r e
c o l l e c t e d ) and p e r f o r m a n c e o f s p e c i f i c d u t ie s w ith in th e g e n e r a l s u r v e y jo b
d e s crip tio n s .
J o b d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d t o c l a s s i f y e m p lo y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s
u s u a lly a r e m o r e g e n e r a liz e d th a n t h o s e u s e d in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s
a nd a llo w f o r m i n o r d i f f e r e n c e s a m o n g e s t a b lis h m e n t s in s p e c i f i c d u tie s
p e r fo r m e d .

1 Personal visits were on a 2-year cy cle before July 1972.
2 Included in the 84 areas are 14 studies conducted by the Bureau under contract. These areas are
Akron, Ohio; Austin, T e x .; Binghamton, N .Y . — a .; Birmingham, A la .; Fort Lauderdale—
P
Hollywood and West
Palm Beach—
Boca Raton, Fla.; Lexington—
Fayette, K y .; Melbourne—
Titusville—
Cocoa, F la.; Norfolk—
Virginia
Beach—
Portsmouth and Newport News-Hampton, Va. -N . C .; Poughkeepsie-Kingston—
Newburgh, N. Y . ; Raleigh—
Durham, N. C . ; Stamford, Conn.; Syracuse, N. Y . ; Utica—
Rome, N .Y .; and Westchester County, N .Y .
In
addition, the Bureau conducts more limited area studies in approximately 70 areas at the request of the
Employment Standards Administration of the U. S. Department o f Labor.




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O c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t e s t im a t e s r e p r e s e n t the t o t a l in a ll e s t a b ­
lis h m e n t s w ith in th e s c o p e o f th e stu d y and n ot th e n u m b e r a c t u a lly s u r v e y e d .
B e c a u s e o c c u p a t io n a l s t r u c t u r e s a m o n g e s t a b lis h m e n t s d i f f e r , e s t im a t e s o f
o c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t o b ta in e d f r o m th e s a m p le o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s s tu d ie d
s e r v e o n ly to in d ic a t e th e r e la t iv e im p o r t a n c e o f th e jo b s s tu d ie d .
T h ese
d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t io n a l s t r u c t u r e d o n ot a f f e c t m a t e r i a l l y th e a c c u r a c y o f
th e e a r n in g s d a ta .

E l e c t r o n i c da ta p r o c e s s i n g
(m e n and w o m e n ) :
C om p u ter sy ste m s
a n a ly s t s , c l a s s e s
A , B , and C
C om p u ter p r o g r a m m e r s ,
c l a s s e s A , B , and C
C om p u ter o p e r a to r s ,
c l a s s e s A , B , and C

W a ge t r e n d s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s

T h e p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s p r e s e n t e d in ta b le A - 7 a r e b a s e d on c h a n g e s
in a v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r e s t a b lis h m e n t s r e p o r t in g the tr e n d jo b s in b o th
th e c u r r e n t a nd p r e v io u s y e a r (m a tc h e d e s t a b lis h m e n t s ).
T h e d a ta a r e
a d ju s t e d to r e m o v e th e e f f e c t s on a v e r a g e e a r n in g s o f e m p lo y m e n t s h ift s
a m o n g e s t a b lis h m e n t s and t u r n o v e r o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s in c lu d e d in s u r v e y
s a m p le s .
T h e p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s , h o w e v e r , a r e s t i l l a ff e c t e d b y f a c t o r s
o t h e r th a n w a g e i n c r e a s e s .
H ir in g , l a y o f f s , and t u r n o v e r m a y a f f e c t an
e s t a b lis h m e n t a v e r a g e f o r an o c c u p a t io n w h en w o r k e r s a r e p a id u n d e r p la n s
p r o v id in g a r a n g e o f w a g e r a t e s f o r in d iv id u a l j o b s .
In p e r i o d s o f in c r e a s e d
h ir in g , f o r e x a m p le , n e w e m p lo y e e s e n te r at th e b o tto m o f th e r a n g e ,
d e p r e s s i n g th e a v e r a g e w ith o u t a c h a n g e in w a g e r a t e s .

S k ille d m a in te n a n c e (m e n
and w o m e n ) :
C a rp e n te rs
E le c t r ic ia n s
P a in t e r s
M a c h in is t s
M e c h a n ic s (m a c h in e r y )
M e c h a n ic s (m o t o r v e h ic le )
P ip e f i t t e r s
T o o l and d ie m a k e r s

I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m e n and
w o m e n ):
R e g i s t e r e d in d u s t r ia l
n u rses

U n s k ille d pla n t (m e n and
w o m e n ):
J a n it o r s , p o r t e r s , and
c le a n e r s
M a t e r ia l h a n d lin g l a b o r e r s

P e r c e n t c h a n g e s f o r in d iv id u a l a r e a s in th e p r o g r a m
as fo llo w s :

a r e c o m p u te d

1.

2.

O c c u p a t io n s u s e d to c o m p u te w a g e t r e n d s a r e :

O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a nd
w om en ):

O f f ic e c l e r i c a l (m e n and
w o m e n )---- C on tin u ed

S e c r e ta r ie s
S ten og ra p h ers, g en era l
S t e n o g r a p h e r s , s e n io r
T y p is ts , c la s s e s
A an d B
F ile c le r k s , c la s s e s A ,
B , and C
M essen gers
S w it c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r s ,
c l a s s e s A and B

O rd e r c le r k s
A c c o u n t in g c l e r k s ,
c l a s s e s A and B
B o o k k e e p in g - m a c h in e
o p e r a to r s , c la s s B
P a y r o ll c le r k s
K e y p u n ch o p e r a t o r s ,
c l a s s e s A and B
T a b u la t in g -m a c h in e
o p e r a to r s , c la s s B




T h e s e w e ig h ts a r e u s e d to c o m p u t e g r o u p a v e r a g e s .
E a c h o c c u p a t i o n 's a v e r a g e (m e a n ) e a r n in g s is m u lt ip lie d
b y it s w e ig h t.
T h e p r o d u c t s a r e t o t a le d to o b ta in a
grou p a v e ra g e .

3.

T h e p e r c e n t c h a n g e s r e la t e to w a g e c h a n g e s b e tw e e n th e in d ic a t e d
d a tes.
W hen th e t im e span b e tw e e n s u r v e y s i s o th e r than 12 m o n th s , a n n u a l
r a te s a re show n .
(It is a s s u m e d th a t w a g e s i n c r e a s e at a c o n s t a n t r a te
b e tw e e n s u r v e y s .)

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

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

F o r a m o r e d e t a ile d d e s c r i p t i o n o f th e m e t h o d u s e d to c o m p u te t h e s e
w a g e t r e n d s , s e e " I m p r o v in g A r e a W a ge S u r v e y I n d e x e s , " M o n th ly L a b o r
R e v i e w , J a n u a r y 1 9 7 3 , p p . 5 2 -5 7 .
E s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v is io n s
T a b u la t io n s on s e l e c t e d e s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le m e n t a r y
w a g e p r o v i s i o n s ( B - s e r i e s t a b le s ) a r e n o t p r e s e n t e d in th is b u lle t in . I n f o r ­
m a t io n f o r t h e s e t a b u la tio n s is c o l l e c t e d at 3 - y e a r in t e r v a ls . 1 T h e s e ta b u ­
la t io n s on m in im u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r i n e x p e r ie n c e d o f f i c e w o r k e r s ; s h ift
d i f f e r e n t i a l s ; s c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s and d a y s ; p a id h o lid a y s ; p a id v a c a t io n s ;
and h e a lth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n s io n p la n s a r e p r e s e n t e d (in the B - s e r i e s t a b le s )
in p r e v io u s b u lle t in s f o r th is a r e a .
l

Personal visits were on a 2-year cycle before July 1972.

A ppendix ta b le 1. E stablishm ents and w orkers w ith in scope of survey and num ber studied
in H ouston, T e x .,1 April 1976

In d u s try d iv is io n 2

M in i m 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 stu d y

W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s

N u m b e r o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s

W i t h in s c o p e o f s t u d y 4
W i t h in s c o p e
o f stu d y 3

S tu d ie d

S tu d ie d
N um ber

P ercen t

ALL ESTABLISH M EN TS
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316

4 5 0 ,1 8 5

100

2 0 0 ,8 6 8

50
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521
1*451

98
218

1 5 9 ,0 9 8
2 9 1 ,0 8 7

35
65

7 3 ,1 9 4
1 2 7 ,6 7 4

50

50
50
50
50

190
298
404
227
332

41
44
47
29
57

5 4 ,5 6 5
4 5 ,9 0 8
9 7 ,7 8 0
3 6 , 168
5 6 ,6 6 6

12
10
22
8

13

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

ALL D I V I S I O N S -------------- ------------------------------------------------------

.

159

105

2 0 5 ,2 9 b

100

1 6 1 ,8 8 0

MANUFACTURING -------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------- ------------------------------------------------T R A N S P O R T A T IO N , COMM UN ICATION , AND
OTHER P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 5 ----------------------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE
— -------------------------------------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE
-------------------------------------------------------------------------F IN A N C E , i n s u r a n c e , a n o r e a l e s t a t e 5 ----------------S E R V IC E S 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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68

40

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91

65

7 9 ,7 0 6
1 2 5 ,5 9 0

39
61

1 0 1 ,6 3 5

ALL D I V I S I O N S

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o t h e r P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 5 ----------------------------------:->4------WHOLESALE TRADE
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R E T A IL TRADE
m m m m m m m m m m tm m m m »
F IN A N C E , IN S U R A N C E . AND REAL E S T A T E 5 — — S E R V IC E S 7 -------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------m a n u f a c t u r in g

LARGE ESTABLISH M E N TS

500
500
500
500
500

17

17

10

8

44
7
13

23
6
11

3 3 ,7 3 8
1 1 ,7 1 2
5 8 ,3 1 4
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1 3 ,0 5 2

16
6

28
4
6

6 0 ,2 4 5

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

1 T h e H o u s to n S ta n d a r d M e t r o p o lit a n S t a t is t ic a l A r e a , a s d e fin e d b y th e O f f ic e o f M a n a g e m e n t an d B u d g e t th r o u g h F e b r u a r y 1974, c o n s is t s o f B r a z o r i a , F o r t
B e n d , H a r r is , L ib e r t y , M o n t g o m e r y , an d W a lle r C o u n t ie s .
T h e " w o r k e r s w it h i n 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 i n t h i s t a b l e p r o v i d e a r e a s o n a b l y a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n
o f t h e s i z e a n d c o m p o s i t i o n o f t h e l a b o r f o r c e i n c l u d e d in th e s u r v e y . E s t i m a t e s a r e n o t i n 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 it h o t h e r e m p l o y m e n t i n 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 t a c o m p i l e d c o n s i d e r a b l y in a d v a n c e o f t h e p a y r o l l p e r i o d s t u d i e d , a n d ( 2 ) s m a l l
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m th e s c o p e o f t h e s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1967 e d it io n o f th e S ta n d a r d I n d u s t r ia l C la s s if ic 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 lis h m e n t s b y in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n .
3 I n c l u d e s a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t a t o r a b o v e t h e m i n i m u m l i m i t a t i o n .
A l l o u t l e t s (w it h i n t h e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n i e s in i n d u s t r i e s s u c h a s t r a d e ,
fin a n c e , a u to r e p a ir s e r v ic e , a n d m o t io n p ic t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s id e r e d a s 1 e s t a b lis h m e n t .
4 I n c l u d e s a l l w o r k e r s in a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t ( w it h i n t h e a r e a ) a t o r a b o v e t h e m i n i m u m l i m i t a t i o n .
5 A b b r e v i a t e d t o " p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s " in t h e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s .
T a x ic a b s and s e r v ic e s in c id e n ta l to w a te r tr a n s p o r ta tio n a r e e x c lu d e d .
6 A b b r e v i a t e d t o " f i n a n c e " in t h e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s .
7 H o te ls
an d m o t e ls ; la u n d r ie s an 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 in e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u t o m o b ile r e p a ir , r e n t a l, a n d p a r k in g ; m o t io n p ic t u r e s ; n o n p r o fit m e m b e r s h ip
o r g a n iz a t io n s (e x c lu d in g r e lig io u s an d c h a r it a b le o r g a n iz a t io n s ); an d e n g in e e r in g and a r c h it e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .




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Appendix B.

Occupational Descriptions

T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r in g j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r th e B u r e a u 's w a g e s u r v e y s i s t o a s s i s t
it s f i e l d s t a f f in c l a s s i f y i n g in to a p p r o p r ia t e o c c u p a t io n s w o r k e r s w h o a r e e m p lo y e d u n d e r a v a r i e t y o f
p a y r o l l t i t l e s and d if f e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b lis h m e n t t o e s t a b lis h m e n t and f r o m a r e a to
a rea .
T h is p e r m it s th e g r o u p in g o f o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p a r a b le jo b c o n te n t.
B e c a u s e o f th is e m p h a s is o n in t e r e s t a b lis h m e n t and in t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b i l i t y o f o c c u p a t io n a l c o n t e n t , th e
B u r e a u 's jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d i f f e r s ig n ific a n t l y f r o m t h o s e in u s e in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s o r t h o s e
p r e p a r e d f o r o th e r p u r p o s e s .
In a p p ly in g t h e s e jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s , th e B u r e a u 's f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s a r e
in s t r u c t e d to e x c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s ; a p p r e n t ic e s ; l e a r n e r s ; b e g i n n e r s ; t r a i n e e s ; and h a n d ic a p p e d ,
p a r t - t i m e , t e m p o r a r y , and p r o b a t io n a r y w o r k e r s .

OFFICE
SECRETARY

S E C R E T A R Y— C o n tin u e d

A s s ig n e d a s p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a l l y t o on e in d iv id u a l.
M a in ­
ta in s a c l o s e and h ig h ly r e s p o n s iv e r e la t io n s h ip to th e d a y - t o - d a y w o r k o f th e
s u p e r v is o r .
W o r k s f a i r l y in d e p e n d e n tly r e c e i v i n g a m in im u m o f d e t a ile d
s u p e r v is io n and g u id a n c e .
P e r f o r m s v a r ie d c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r i a l d u t ie s ,
u s u a lly in c lu d in g m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :

M a y a l s o p e r f o r m o t h e r c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r i a l ta s k s o f c o m p a r a b le
n a tu r e and d i f f i c u l t y .
T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f i c e r o u tin e
and u n d e r s t a n d in g o f th e o r g a n iz a t i o n , p r o g r a m s , and p r o c e d u r e s r e la t e d to
th e w o r k o f th e s u p e r v i s o r .
E x c l u s io n s

a . R e c e i v e s te le p h o n e c a l l s , p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , and in c o m in g m a i l ,
a n s w e r s r o u tin e i n q u i r i e s , and r o u t e s t e c h n i c a l in q u ir ie s to th e p r o p e r
p erson s;
b.
c.
in s t r u c t e d ;
d.

E s ta b lis h e s ,

m a in t a in s ,

and r e v i s e s th e

M a in ta in s th e s u p e r v i s o r 's
R e la y s m e s s a g e s f r o m

N ot a l l p o s it io n s th at a r e t it le d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s th e a b o v e - c h a r ­
a c te r is tic s .
E x a m p le s o f p o s it io n s w h ic h a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th e d e fin it io n a r e
as fo llo w s :

s u p e r v i s o r 's f i l e s ;
a. P o s itio n s
d e s crib e d above;

c a le n d a r and m a k e s a p p o in t m e n ts a s

s u p e r v is o r to

b.

s u b o r d in a t e s ;

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

P e r fo r m s




s io n a l,

w h ic h

do

not

m eet

th e

"p e r s o n a l" s e c r e ta r y co n ce p t

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

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

a s s is ta n ts to a g ro u p o f p r o fe s ­

d . S e c r e t a r y p o s it io n s in w h ic h th e d u tie s a r e e it h e r s u b s ta n tia lly
m o r e r o u tin e o r s u b s t a n t ia lly m o r e c o m p l e x and r e s p o n s ib le th an t h o s e c h a r ­
a c t e r i z e d in th e d e f in it io n ;

s t e n o g r a p h ic and ty p in g w o r k .

B e g in n in g w ith c a le n d a r y e a r 1976 s u r v e y s , th e B u r e a u h a s g r o u p e d o c c u p a t io n s s tu d ie d in it s
a r e a w a g e s u r v e y s in to jo b f a m i l i e s in o r d e r to p r e s e n t in f o r m a t io n on r e la t e d o c c u p a t io n s in s e q u e n c e .
J o b f a m i l i e s h a v e n ot b e e n t i t le d , h o w e v e r , s in c e d o in g so m ig h t h a v e a d d e d e x t r a n e o u s e le m e n t s to th e
jo b m a t c h in g p r o c e s s .
T h e B u r e a u h a s a l s o r e v i s e d s e v e r a l o c c u p a t io n a l t i t l e s .
w o r d o r d e r and a r e m o r e d e s c r i p t i v e o f th e s u r v e y j o b s .

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T h e t i t l e s m o r e n e a r ly r e f l e c t u s u a l

S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u e d

S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u e d

E x c l u s i o n s — C o n tin u e d

C la s s C

e.
A s s i s t a n t - t y p e p o s it io n s w h ich in v o lv e m o r e d if f ic u l t o r m o r e
1. S e c r e t a r y to an e x e c u t iv e o r m a n a g e r ia l p e r s o n w h o s e r e s p o n ­
r e s p o n s i b l e t e c h n ic a l, a d m in is t r a t iv e , s u p e r v i s o r y , o r s p e c i a l i z e d c l e r i c a l
s ib i l i t y is n ot e q u iv a le n t to o n e o f th e s p e c i f i c l e v e l s itu a tio n s in the d e fin it io n
d u tie s w h ic h a r e n o t t y p i c a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o r k .
f o r c l a s s B , but w h o s e o r g a n iz a t i o n a l u n it n o r m a lly n u m b e r s at le a s t s e v e r a l
d o z e n e m p l o y e e s and is u s u a lly d iv id e d in to o r g a n iz a t i o n a l s e g m e n ts w h ic h a r e
o f t e n , in tu r n , fu r t h e r s u b d iv id e d .
In s o m e c o m p a n ie s , th is l e v e l in c lu d e s a
NOTE:
T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d in the l e v e l d e f in it io n s
w id e r a n g e o f o r g a n iz a t i o n a l e c h e lo n s ; in o t h e r s , o n ly on e o r tw o ; o r
f o llo w in g , r e f e r s to t h o s e o f f i c i a l s w h o h a v e a s ig n ific a n t c o r p o r a t e w id e
p o lic y m a k in g r o le w ith r e g a r d to m a j o r c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s .
T h e t i t le " v i c e
2 . S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f an in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r
p r e s id e n t , " th ou gh n o r m a l l y in d ic a t iv e o f th is r o l e , d o e s n o t in a ll c a s e s
o t h e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l o f o f f i c i a l ) th at e m p l o y s , in a ll, f e w e r th an 5 ,0 0 0
id e n t ify s u ch p o s i t i o n s .
V ic e p r e s id e n t s w h o s e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s to
person s.
a c t p e r s o n a l l y on in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t io n s ( e . g . , a p p r o v e o r d e n y
in d iv id u a l lo a n o r c r e d i t a c t i o n s ; a d m in is t e r in d iv id u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d i r e c t l y
C la s s D
s u p e r v is e a c l e r i c a l s ta ff) a r e n ot c o n s i d e r e d to b e " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r
1. S e c r e t a r y to th e s u p e r v i s o r o r h e a d o f a s m a ll o r g a n iz a t i o n a l unit
p u r p o s e s o f a p p ly in g th e f o llo w in g le v e l d e f i n i t i o n s .
( e . g . , f e w e r th an a b ou t 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; cnr
C la s s A
1. S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t o f a c o m p a n y
that e m p l o y s , in a ll, o v e r 100 but f e w e r th an 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

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

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

C la s s B

P r i m a r y du ty is to ta k e d ic t a t io n u s in g s h o r t h a n d , and to t r a n s c r i b e
th e d ic t a t io n .
M a y a ls o ty p e f r o m w r it t e n c o p y .
M ay op erate fro m a ste n o ­
g r a p h ic p o o l.
M ay o c c a s io n a lly tr 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
d u ty is t r a n s c r i b i n g f r o m r e c o r d i n g s , s e e T r a n s c r i b i n g - M a c h i n e T y p i s t ) .
N O T E : T h is j o b is d is t in g u is h e d f r o m th a t 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 o r m a l l y w o r k s in a c o n fid e n t ia l r e la t io n s h ip w ith o n ly on e m a n a g e r
o r e x e c u t iv e and p e r f o r m s m o r e
r e s p o n s i b l e and d i s c r e t i o n a r y ta s k s as
d e s c r i b e d in th e s e c r e t a r y jo b d e fin it io n .

1. S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t o f a c o m p a n y
th at e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r th an 100 p e r s o n s ; o r
2 . S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o t h e r th an th e c h a ir m a n o f the
b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t ) o f a c o m p a n y th at e m p l o y s , in a ll, o v e r 100 b u t f e w e r
th an 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
3. S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d , i m m e d i a t e ly b e lo w th e o f f i c e r l e v e l , o v e r
e it h e r a m a j o r c o r p o r a t io n w id e fu n c t io n a l a c t i v it y ( e . g . , m a r k e t in g , r e s e a r c h ,
o p e r a t io n s , in d u s t r ia l r e l a t i o n s , e t c .) o r a m a j o r g e o g r a p h ic o r o r g a n iz a t i o n a l
s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a r e g io n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ; a m a j o r d iv is io n ) o f a c o m p a n y that
e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 b u t f e w e r than 2 5 ,0 0 0 e m p l o y e e s ; o r
4 . S e c r e t a r y to th e h ea d o f an in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r
o th e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l o f o f f i c i a l ) th at e m p lo y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
5 . S e c r e t a r y to th e h ea d o f a la r g e and im p o r t a n t o r g a n iz a t i o n a l
s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a m id d le m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r o f an o r g a n iz a t i o n a l s e g m e n t
o fte n in v o lv in g a s m a n y a s s e v e r a l h u n d re d p e r s o n s ) o r a c o m p a n y th at
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 .




S ten ograp h er, G en eral

keep

D ic t a t io n i n v o lv e s a n o r m a l r o u tin e v o c a b u l a r y .
M a y m a in ta in f i l e s ,
s im p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o t h e r r e l a t i v e l y r o u tin e c l e r i c a l t a s k s .
S t e n o g r a p h e r , S e n io r

D ic t a t io n in v o l v e s a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u la r y su ch
a s in le g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h .
M a y a ls o s e t up and
m a in ta in f i l e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e t c .
OR
P e r f o r m s s t e n o g r a p h ic d u tie s r e q u ir in g s ig n ific a n t l y g r e a t e r in d e ­
p e n d e n c e and r e s p o n s i b i l i t y than s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l a s e v id e n c e d b y the
f o llo w in g :
W o r k r e q u i r e s a h igh d e g r e e o f s t e n o g r a p h ic s p e e d and a c c u r a c y ;
a th o r o u g h w o r k in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s in e s s and o f f i c e p r o c e d u r e ; and
o f th e s p e c i f i c b u s in e s s o p e r a t i o n s , o r g a n iz a t i o n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s ,
w o r k f lo w , e t c .
U s e s t h is k n o w le d g e in p e r f o r m i n g s t e n o g r a p h ic d u tie s and
r e s p o n s i b l e c l e r i c a l t a s k s s u ch a s m a in ta in in g fo llo w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b lin g
m a t e r i a l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , and l e t t e r s ; c o m p o s in g s im p le l e t t e r s
f r o m g e n e r a l in s t r u c t io n s ; r e a d in g and r o u tin g in c o m in g m a i l ; and a n s w e r in g
r o u tin e q u e s t io n s , e t c .

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

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

P r i m a r y du ty is to t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u tin e
v o c a b u la r y f r o m t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e r e c o r d s .
M a y a ls o ty p e f r o m w r it t e n
c o p y and d o s im p le c l e r i c a l w o r k .
W o r k e r s t r a n s c r i b i n g d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g
a v a r ie d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u la r y s u c h a s l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s
oh s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h a r e n ot in c lu d e d .
A w o r k e r w h o ta k e s d ic t a t io n in
s h o r th a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e i s c l a s s i f i e d a s a s t e n o g r a p h e r .

C la s s A .
O p e r a t e s a s in g l e - o r m u l t i p l e - p o s i t i o n te le p h o n e s w it c h ­
b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g , o u tg o in g , in tr a p la n t o r o f f i c e c a l l s .
P e r f o r m s fu ll
te le p h o n e i n fo r m a t io n s e r v i c e o r h a n d le s c o m p l e x c a l l s , s u ch a s c o n f e r e n c e ,
c o l l e c t , o v e r s e a s , o r s i m i l a r c a l l s , e it h e r in a d d itio n to d o in g r o u tin e w o r k
a s d e s c r i b e d f o r s w it c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r , c l a s s B , o r a s a f u l l - t i m e a s s ig n m e n t .
( " F u l l " t e le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n
s e r v i c e o c c u r s w h en th e e s t a b lis h m e n t h as
v a r i e d fu n c t io n s th a t a r e n ot r e a d il y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n
p u r p o s e s , e . g . , b e c a u s e o f o v e r la p p in g o r i n t e r r e la t e d f u n c t io n s , and c o n s e ­
q u e n tly p r e s e n t fr e q u e n t p r o b l e m s a s t o w h ic h e x t e n s io n s a r e a p p r o p r ia t e
fo r c a lls .)

T Y P IS T
U s e s a t y p e w r it e r to m a k e c o p i e s o f v a r io u s m a t e r i a l s o r to m a k e
ou t b i l l s a ft e r c a lc u la t io n s h a v e b e e n m a d e b y a n o t h e r p e r s o n .
M a y in c lu d e
ty p in g o f s t e n c i l s , m a t s , o r s i m i l a r m a t e r i a l s f o r u s e in d u p lic a t in g p r o ­
cesses.
M a y d o c l e r i c a l w o r k in v o lv in g lit t le s p e c i a l t r a in in g , s u ch a s
k e e p in g s im p le r e c o r d s , f ilin g r e c o r d s and r e p o r t s , o r s o r t in g and d is t r ib u t in g
in c o m in g m a il .

C la s s B .
O p e r a t e s a s i n g l e - o r m u l t i p l e - p o s i t i o n t e le p h o n e s w it c h ­
b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,' o u t g o in g , in tr a p la n t o r o f f i c e c a l l s .
M a y h an d le
r o u tin e lo n g d is t a n c e c a l l s and r e c o r d t o l l s .
M a y p e r f o r m lim it e d te le p h o n e
in fo r m a t io n s e r v i c e .
( " L i m i t e d " te le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n s e r v i c e o c c u r s i f th e
f u n c t io n s o f th e e s t a b lis h m e n t s e r v i c e d a r e r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r t e l e ­
p h o n e in fo r m a t io n p u r p o s e s , o r i f th e r e q u e s t s a r e r o u t in e , e . g . , g iv in g
e x t e n s io n n u m b e r s w h en s p e c i f i c n a m e s a r e f u r n is h e d , o r i f c o m p l e x c a l l s
a r e r e f e r r e d to a n o t h e r o p e r a t o r . )

C la s s A .
P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o llo w in g :
T y p in g m a t e r i a l
in f in a l f o r m w h en it in v o lv e s c o m b in in g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s ; o r
r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r c o r r e c t s p e llin g , s y lla b ic a t i o n , p u n c tu a tio n , e t c . , o f t e c h ­
n i c a l o r u n u s u a l w o r d s o r f o r e i g n la n g u a g e m a t e r i a l ; o r p la n n in g la y o u t and
ty p in g o f c o m p lic a t e d s t a t is t ic a l t a b le s to m a in ta in u n if o r m it y and b a la n c e in
s p a c in g . M a y ty p e r o u tin e f o r m l e t t e r s , v a r y in g d e t a ils to s u it c i r c u m s t a n c e s .
C la s s
rou gh o r c le a r
o r s e ttin g up
a lr e a d y s e t up

B.
P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o llo w in g :
C o p y ty p in g f r o m
d r a f t s ; o r r o u tin e ty p in g o f f o r m s , in s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c . ;
s im p le s ta n d a rd ta b u la t io n s ; o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p l e x t a b le s
and s p a c e d p r o p e r l y .

F IL E C L E R K
F i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s , and r e t r i e v e s m a t e r i a l in an e s t a b lis h e d f ilin g
sy ste m .
M a y p e r f o r m c l e r i c a l and m a n u a l t a s k s r e q u ir e d to m a in ta in f i l e s .
P o s it io n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d in to l e v e l s on th e b a s i s o f th e fo llo w in g d e f in it io n s .
C la s s A .
C l a s s i f i e s and in d e x e s f i l e m a t e r i a l s u ch a s c o r r e s p o n d ­
e n c e , r e p o r t s , t e c h n i c a l d o c u m e n t s , e t c . , in an e s t a b lis h e d f ilin g s y s t e m
c o n ta in in g a n u m b e r o f v a r ie d s u b je c t m a t t e r f i l e s .
M a y a l s o f i l e th is
m a t e r ia l.
M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r io u s t y p e s in c o n ju n c t io n w ith th e f i l e s .
M a y le a d a s m a ll g r o u p o f lo w e r l e v e l f i l e c l e r k s .
C l a s s B . S o r t s , c o d e s , and f i l e s u n c la s s if i e d m a t e r i a l b y s im p le
( s u b je c t m a t t e r ) h e a d in g s o r p a r t ly c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y f i n e r s u b h e a d in g s .
P r e p a r e s s im p le r e la t e d in d e x and c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a id s .
A s req u ested ,
l o c a t e s c l e a r l y id e n t ifie d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s and f o r w a r d s m a t e r i a l .
M ay
p e r fo r m
r e la t e d c l e r i c a l t a s k s r e q u ir e d to m a in ta in and s e r v i c e f i l e s .
C la s s C .
P e r f o r m s r o u tin e filin g o f m a t e r i a l th at h a s a lr e a d y b e e n
c l a s s i f i e d o r w h ic h i s e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s im p le s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n
sy ste m
( e . g . , a lp h a b e t ic a l, c h r o n o l o g i c a l , o r n u m e r i c a l ) .
A s req u ested ,
l o c a t e s r e a d il y a v a ila b le m a t e r i a l in f i l e s and f o r w a r d s m a t e r i a l ; and m a y
f i l l o u t w it h d r a w a l c h a r g e .
M a y p e r f o r m s im p le c l e r i c a l and m a n u a l ta s k s
r e q u i r e d to m a in ta in and s e r v i c e f i l e s .
M ESSENGER
P e r f o r m s v a r io u s r o u tin e d u tie s s u ch a s ru n n in g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t in g
m i n o r o f f i c e m a c h in e s s u c h a s s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , o p e n in g and d is t r ib u t in g
m a i l , and o t h e r m i n o r c l e r i c a l w o r k . E x c lu d e p o s it io n s that r e q u ir e o p e r a t io n
o f a m o t o r v e h i c l e a s a s ig n ific a n t d u ty .




T h e s e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s d o n o t in c lu d e s w it c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r s in t e l e ­
p h o n e c o m p a n ie s w h o a s s i s t c u s t o m e r s in p la c in g c a l l s .
S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T I O N I S T
In a d d itio n to p e r f o r m i n g d u tie s o f o p e r a t o r on a s i n g l e - p o s i t i o n o r
m o n i t o r - t y p e s w it c h b o a r d , a c t s a s r e c e p t i o n i s t and m a y a l s o ty p e o r p e r f o r m
r o u tin e c l e r i c a l w o r k a s p a r t o f r e g u la r d u t ie s .
T h is ty p in g o r c l e r i c a l w o r k
m a y ta k e th e m a j o r p a r t o f t h is w o r k e r 's t im e w h ile at s w it c h b o a r d .
ORDER CLERK
R e c e i v e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s f o r m a t e r i a l o r m e r c h a n d is e b y m a i l ,
p h on e, o r p e r s o n a lly .
D u tie s in v o lv e a n y c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
Q u o tin g p r i c e s t o c u s t o m e r s ; m a k in g ou t an o r d e r s h e e t lis t in g th e it e m s t o
m a k e up th e o r d e r ; c h e c k in g p r i c e s and q u a n tit ie s o f it e m s o n o r d e r s h e e t ;
and d is t r ib u t in g o r d e r s h e e t s to r e s p e c t i v e d e p a r tm e n t s to b e f i l l e d .
M ay
c h e c k w ith c r e d i t d e p a r tm e n t to d e t e r m i n e c r e d i t r a tin g o f c u s t o m e r , a c k n o w l­
e d g e r e c e i p t o f o r d e r s f r o m c u s t o m e r s , f o l l o w up o r d e r s t o s e e th a t th e y
h a v e b e e n f i l l e d , k e e p f i l e o f o r d e r s r e c e i v e d , and c h e c k s h ip p in g i n v o i c e s
w ith o r i g i n a l o r d e r s .
A C C O U N T IN G C L E R K
P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e a c c o u n t in g c l e r i c a l t a s k s su ch a s p o s t in g to
r e g i s t e r s and l e d g e r s ; r e c o n c i l i n g b a n k a c c o u n t s ; v e r if y in g th e in t e r n a l c o n ­
s i s t e n c y , c o m p l e t e n e s s , and m a t h e m a t ic a l a c c u r a c y o f a c c o u n t in g d o c u m e n t s ;
a s s ig n in g p r e s c r i b e d a c c o u n t in g d is t r ib u t io n c o d e s ; e x a m in in g and v e r i f y i n g
f o r c l e r i c a l a c c u r a c y v a r io u s t y p e s o f r e p o r t s , l i s t s , c a lc u la t io n s , p o s t in g ,
e t c . ; o r p r e p a r in g s im p le o r a s s i s t i n g in p r e p a r in g m o r e c o m p lic a t e d jo u r n a l
vou ch ers.
M a y w o r k in e it h e r a m a n u a l o r a u to m a te d a c c o u n t in g s y s t e m .
T h e w o r k r e q u i r e s a k n o w le d g e o f c l e r i c a l m e t h o d s and o f f i c e p r a c ­
t i c e s and p r o c e d u r e s w h ic h r e l a t e s t o th e c l e r i c a l p r o c e s s i n g and r e c o r d i n g
o f t r a n s a c t io n s and a c c o u n t in g in fo r m a t io n .
W ith e x p e r i e n c e , th e w o r k e r
t y p i c a l l y b e c o m e s f a m i l i a r w ith th e b o o k k e e p in g and a c c o u n t in g t e r m s and
p r o c e d u r e s u s e d in th e a s s i g n e d w o r k , b u t i s n o t r e q u ir e d to h a v e a k n o w le d g e
o f th e f o r m a l p r i n c i p l e s o f b o o k k e e p in g and a c c o u n t in g .
P o s itio n s
d e f in it io n s .

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A C C O U N T IN G C L E R K — C o n tin u e d

M A C H IN E B I L L E R — C o n tin u e d

C la s s A .
U n d er g e n e r a l s u p e r v is io n , p e r f o r m s a c c o u n t in g c l e r i c a l
o p e r a t io n s w h ic h r e q u ir e th e a p p lic a t io n o f e x p e r i e n c e and ju d g m e n t , f o r
e x a m p le , c l e r i c a l l y p r o c e s s i n g c o m p lic a t e d o r n o n r e p e t it iv e a c c o u n t in g t r a n s ­
a c t i o n s , s e le c t in g a m o n g a s u b s ta n tia l v a r ie t y o f p r e s c r i b e d a c c o u n t in g c o d e s
and c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s , o r t r a c in g t r a n s a c t io n s th r o u g h p r e v io u s a c c o u n t in g
a c t io n s to d e t e r m i n e s o u r c e o f d i s c r e p a n c i e s .
M ay be a s s is t e d b y one o r
m o r e c l a s s B a c c o u n t in g c l e r k s .

B o o k k e e p i n g - m a c h in e b i l l e r .
U s e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e (w ith o r
w ith o u t a t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a r d ) to p r e p a r e c u s t o m e r s ' b i l l s a s p a r t o f th e
a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o p e r a t io n .
G e n e r a lly in v o lv e s th e s im u lta n e o u s e n t r y o f
f i g u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' le d g e r r e c o r d . T h e m a c h in e a u t o m a t ic a lly a c c u m u la t e s
f i g u r e s on a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o lu m n s and c o m p u t e s and u s u a lly p r in t s
a u t o m a t ic a lly th e d e b it o r c r e d i t b a la n c e s .
D o e s n o t in v o lv e a k n o w le d g e
o f b o o k k e e p in g .
W ork s fro m
u n ifo r m
and s ta n d a r d t y p e s o f s a le s and
c r e d it s lip s .

C la s s B .
U n d er c l o s e s u p e r v is io n , f o llo w in g d e t a ile d in s t r u c t io n s
and s t a n d a r d iz e d p r o c e d u r e s , p e r f o r m s on e o r m o r e r o u tin e a c c o u n t in g c l e r ­
i c a l o p e r a t i o n s , s u ch a s p o s t in g to l e d g e r s , c a r d s , o r w o r k s h e e t s w h e r e
id e n t i fic a t io n o f it e m s and lo c a t io n s o f p o s t in g s a r e c l e a r l y in d ic a t e d ; c h e c k in g
a c c u r a c y and c o m p l e t e n e s s o f s t a n d a r d iz e d and r e p e t it iv e r e c o r d s o r
a c c o u n t in g d o c u m e n t s ; and c o d i n g
d o c u m e n t s u s in g a fe w p r e s c r i b e d
a c c o u n t in g c o d e s .

PA Y R O LL CLERK

B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R
O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e (w ith o r w ith o u t a t y p e w r it e r k e y ­
b o a r d ) to k e e p a r e c o r d o f b u s in e s s t r a n s a c t io n s .
C la s s A .
K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u ir in g a k n o w le d g e o f and
e x p e r i e n c e in b a s i c b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s , and f a m i l i a r i t y w ith th e s t r u c t u r e
o f th e p a r t ic u la r a c c o u n t in g s y s t e m u s e d .
D e t e r m in e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s and
d is t r ib u t io n o f d e b it and c r e d i t it e m s to be u s e d in e a c h p h a s e o f th e w o r k .
M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o l id a t e d r e p o r t s , b a la n c e s h e e t s , and o t h e r r e c o r d s b y h an d.

C la s s B .
K e e p s a r e c o r d o f on e o r m o r e p h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s o f a
s e t o f r e c o r d s u s u a lly r e q u ir in g lit t le k n o w le d g e o f b a s i c b o o k k e e p in g . P h a s e s
o r s e c t i o n s in c lu d e a c c o u n t s p a y a b le , p a y r o l l , c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n t s (n ot
in c lu d in g a s im p le ty p e o f b illin g d e s c r i b e d u n d e r m a c h in e b i l l e r ) , c o s t d i s ­
t r ib u t io n , e x p e n s e d is t r ib u t io n , in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , e t c .
M ay ch e ck o r a s s is t
in p r e p a r a t io n o f t r i a l b a la n c e s and p r e p a r e c o n t r o l s h e e t s f o r th e a c c o u n t in g
d ep a rtm e n t.

C o m p u t e s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p lo y e e s and e n t e r s th e n e c e s s a r y
d a ta on th e p a y r o l l s h e e t s .
D u tie s in v o lv e :
C a lc u la t in g w o r k e r s ' e a r n in g s
b a s e d on t im e o r p r o d u c t io n r e c o r d s ; and p o s t in g c a lc u la t e d d a ta o n p a y r o l l
s h e e t , s h o w in g in f o r m a t io n s u ch a s w o r k e r 's n a m e , w o r k in g d a y s , t i m e , r a t e ,
d e d u c t io n s f o r in s u r a n c e ^ and t o t a l w a g e s d u e .
M a y m a k e o u t p a y c h e c k s and
a s s i s t p a y m a s t e r in m a k in g up and d is t r ib u t in g p a y e n v e lo p e s .
M ay u se a
c a lc u la t in g m a c h in e .
KEYPUNCH O PERA TO R
O p e r a t e s a k e y p u n c h m a c h in e t o r e c o r d o r v e r i f y a lp h a b e tic a n d / o r
n u m e r ic d a ta on ta b u la tin g c a r d s o r o n t a p e .
P o s itio n s
d e f in it io n s .

are

c la s s ifie d

in to

le v e ls

on

th e

b a s is

o f th e f o llo w in g

C la s s A .
W o r k r e q u i r e s th e a p p lic a t io n o f e x p e r i e n c e and ju d g m e n t
in s e le c t in g p r o c e d u r e s to b e f o l l o w e d and in s e a r c h i n g f o r , in t e r p r e t in g ,
s e l e c t i n g , o r c o d in g it e m s to b e k e y p u n c h e d f r o m a v a r i e t y o f s o u r c e d o c u ­
m e n ts.
On o c c a s i o n m a y a l s o p e r f o r m s o m e r o u tin e k e y p u n c h w o r k .
M ay
t r a in i n e x p e r ie n c e d k e y p u n ch o p e r a t o r s .
C la s s B .
W o r k is r o u tin e and r e p e t i t i v e .
U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v is io n
o r f o llo w in g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r i n s t r u c t i o n s , w o r k s f r o m v a r io u s - s ta n ­
d a r d iz e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s w h ic h h a v e b e e n c o d e d , and f o llo w s s p e c i f i e d
p r o c e d u r e s w h ic h h a v e b e e n p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a il and r e q u ir e lit t le o r no
s e l e c t i n g , c o d in g , o r in t e r p r e t in g o f d a ta to b e r e c o r d e d . R e f e r s to s u p e r v i s o r
p r o b l e m s a r i s i n g f r o m e r r o n e o u s it e m s o r c o d e s o r m i s s i n g in fo r m a t io n .

M A C H IN E B I L L E R
T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R
P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , and i n v o i c e s on a m a c h in e o t h e r th an an
o r d in a r y o r e l e c t r o m a t i c t y p e w r i t e r .
M a y a ls o k e e p r e c o r d s a s t o b illin g s
o r sh ip p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o t h e r c l e r i c a l w o r k in c id e n t a l to b illin g
o p e r a t io n s .
F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , m a c h in e b i l l e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e
o f m a c h in e , a s f o l l o w s :

B il l i n g - m a c h i n e b i l l e r .
U s e s a s p e c i a l b illin g m a c h in e ( c o m b in a t io n
ty p in g and a d d in g m a c h in e ) t o p r e p a r e b i l l s and i n v o i c e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s '
p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , in t e r n a lly p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , sh ip p in g m e m o r a n d u m s , e t c .
U s u a lly i n v o lv e s a p p lic a t io n o f p r e d e t e r m in e d d is c o u n t s and s h ip p in g c h a r g e s
and e n t r y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s io n s , w h ic h m a y o r m a y n ot b e c o m p u t e d on
th e b illin g m a c h in e , and t o t a ls w h ic h a r e a u t o m a t ic a lly a c c u m u la t e d b y
m a c h in e .
T h e o p e r a t io n u s u a lly i n v o lv e s a l a r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p i e s
o f th e b i l l b e in g p r e p a r e d and i s o fte n d o n e on a f a n fo ld m a c h in e .




O p e r a t e s o n e o r a v a r i e t y o f m a c h in e s s u c h a s th e ta b u la t o r , c a l c u ­
l a t o r , c o l l a t o r , i n t e r p r e t e r , s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c in g p u n c h , e t c .
E x c lu d e d f r o m
th is d e fin it io n a r e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s .
A l s o e x c lu d e d a r e o p e r a t o r s o f
e l e c t r o n i c d ig it a l c o m p u t e r s , e v e n th o u g h th e y m a y a l s o o p e r a t e e l e c t r i c
a c c o u n t in g m a c h in e e q u ip m e n t.
P o s it io n s
d e f in it io n s .

are

c la s s ifie d

in to

le v e ls

on

th e

b a s i s o f the f o llo w in g

C la s s A .
P e r f o r m s c o m p l e t e r e p o r t in g and ta b u la tin g a s s ig n m e n t s
in c lu d in g d e v is i n g d if f i c u l t c o n t r o l p a n e l w ir in g u n d e r g e n e r a l s u p e r v is io n .
A s s ig n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y in v o lv e a v a r i e t y o f lo n g and c o m p l e x r e p o r t s w h ich
o fte n a r e i r r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r i n g , r e q u ir in g s o m e p la n n in g o f th e n a tu r e
and s e q u e n c in g o f o p e r a t i o n s , and th e u s e o f a v a r i e t y o f m a c h in e s .
Is

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

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

t y p i c a l l y in v o lv e d in t r a in in g n e w o p e r a t o r s in m a c h in e o p e r a t io n s o r t r a in in g
lo w e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r s in w ir in g f r o m d ia g r a m s and in th e o p e r a t in g s e q u e n c e s
o f lo n g and c o m p l e x r e p o r t s .
D o e s n ot in c lu d e p o s it io n s in w h ic h w ir in g
r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s lim it e d to s e l e c t i o n and in s e r t io n o f p r e w i r e d b o a r d s .

th e ta b u la t o r and c a l c u l a t o r , in a d d itio n to th e s im p le r m a c h in e s u s e d by
c la s s C o p e r a to rs .
M a y b e r e q u ir e d to d o s o m e w ir in g f r o m d ia g r a m s .
M a y t r a in n e w e m p lo y e e s in b a s i c m a c h in e o p e r a t io n s .
C la s s C .
U n d er s p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t i o n s , o p e r a t e s s im p le ta b u la tin g
o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h in e s s u ch a s th e s o r t e r , in t e r p r e t e r , r e p r o d u c in g
pu nch, c o lla t o r , e tc .
A s s ig n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y in v o lv e p o r t io n s o f a w o r k u n it,
f o r e x a m p le , in d iv id u a l s o r t i n g o r c o lla t in g r u n s , o r r e p e t it iv e o p e r a t io n s .
M ay p e r fo r m
s im p le w ir in g f r o m d i a g r a m s , and d o s o m e f ilin g w o r k .

C la s s B .
P e r f o r m s w o r k a c c o r d i n g to e s t a b lis h e d p r o c e d u r e s and
under s p e c ific in s tr u c tio n s .
A s s ig n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y in v o lv e c o m p le t e b u t r o u ­
tin e and r e c u r r i n g r e p o r t s o r p a r t s o f l a r g e r and m o r e c o m p l e x r e p o r t s .
O p e r a t e s m o r e d if f ic u l t ta b u la tin g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h i n e s . s u ch a s

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , B U SIN E SS

C O M P U TE R SYSTEM S A N A L Y S T ,

A n a l y z e s b u s in e s s p r o b l e m s to f o r m u la t e p r o c e d u r e s f o r s o lv in g
t h e m b y u s e o f e l e c t r o n i c d a ta p r o c e s s i n g e q u ip m e n t.
D e v e lo p s a c o m p le t e
d e s c r i p t i o n o f a ll s p e c i f i c a t i o n s n e e d e d t o e n a b le .p r o g r a m m e r s to p r e p a r e
r e q u ir e d d ig it a l c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m s .
W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
A n a l y z e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r o p e r a t io n s to b e a u t o m a t e d and id e n t i f ie s c o n d it io n s
and c r i t e r i a r e q u ir e d t o a c h ie v e s a t i s f a c t o r y r e s u l t s ; s p e c i f i e s n u m b e r and
ty p e s o f r e c o r d s , f i l e s , and d o c u m e n t s t o b e u s e d ; o u t lin e s a c t io n s to be
p e r f o r m e d b y p e r s o n n e l and c o m p u t e r s in s u f f ic ie n t d e t a il f o r p r e s e n t a t io n
to m a n a g e m e n t a nd f o r p r o g r a m m in g ( t y p ic a lly th is i n v o lv e s p r e p a r a t io n o f
w o r k and d a ta f lo w c h a r t s ) ; c o o r d in a t e s th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f t e s t p r o b l e m s and
p a r t ic ip a t e s in t r i a l ru n s o f n e w and r e v i s e d s y s t e m s ; and r e c o m m e n d s e q u ip ­
m e n t c h a n g e s t o o b ta in m o r e e f f e c t i v e o v e r a l l o p e r a t io n s .
(N O T E :
W ork ers
p e r f o r m i n g b o th s y s t e m s a n a ly s is and p r o g r a m m in g s h o u ld b e c l a s s i f i e d a s
s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s i f th is is th e s k ill u s e d to d e t e r m i n e t h e ir p a y .)

d e v e lo p s s y s t e m s f o r m a in ta in in g d e p o s i t o r a c c o u n t s in a b a n k , m a in ta in in g
a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e in a r e t a i l e s t a b lis h m e n t , o r m a in ta in in g in v e n t o r y
a c c o u n t s in a m a n u fa c t u r in g o r w h o l e s a le e s t a b lis h m e n t .)
C o n fe r s w ith p e r ­
s o n s c o n c e r n e d t o d e t e r m i n e th e d a ta p r o c e s s i n g p r o b le m s and a d v i s e s
s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l on th e i m p lic a t io n s o f th e d a ta p r o c e s s i n g s y s t e m s
to b e a p p lie d .

F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a s f o l l o w s :
C la s s A .
W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on
c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s in v o lv in g a l l p h a s e s o f s y s t e m a n a ly s is .
P r o b le m s a re
c o m p l e x b e c a u s e o f d i v e r s e s o u r c e s o f in p u t d a ta and m u lt i p l e - u s e r e q u i r e ­
m e n t s o f ou tp u t d a ta .
( F o r e x a m p le , d e v e lo p s an in t e g r a t e d p r o d u c t io n s c h e d ­
u lin g , in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , c o s t a n a ly s is , and s a le s a n a ly s is r e c o r d in w h ic h
e v e r y it e m o f e a c h ty p e is a u t o m a t ic a lly p r o c e s s e d th ro u g h th e f u ll s y s t e m
o f r e c o r d s and a p p r o p r ia t e fo llo w u p a c t i o n s a r e in itia t e d b y th e c o m p u t e r .)
C o n f e r s w ith p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d to d e t e r m i n e th e d a ta p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s
a nd a d v i s e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l on th e im p lic a t io n s o f n e w o r r e v i s e d
s y s t e m s o f d a ta p r o c e s s i n g o p e r a t io n s .
M ak es re c o m m e n d a tio n s , if n e e d e d ,
f o r a p p r o v a l o f m a j o r s y s t e m s in s t a lla t io n s o r c h a n g e s and f o r o b ta in in g
e q u ip m e n t .
M a y p r o v id e fu n c t io n a l
a s s i g n e d to a s s i s t .

d ir e c tio n

to

lo w e r

C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R , B U SIN E SS
C o n v e r t s s t a t e m e n t s o f b u s in e s s p r o b l e m s , t y p ic a lly p r e p a r e d b y a
s y s t e m s a n a ly s t , in to a s e q u e n c e o f d e t a ile d in s t r u c t io n s w h ic h a r e r e q u ir e d
to s o lv e th e p r o b l e m s b y a u t o m a t ic d a ta p r o c e s s i n g e q u ip m e n t.
W o r k in g f r o m
c h a r t s o r d i a g r a m s , th e p r o g r a m m e r d e v e lo p s th e p r e c i s e in s t r u c t io n s w h ic h ,
w h en e n t e r e d in to th e c o m p u t e r s y s t e m in c o d e d la n g u a g e , c a u s e th e m a n ip u ­
la tio n o f d a ta to a c h ie v e d e s i r e d r e s u l t s . W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
A p p lie s k n o w le d g e o f c o m p u t e r c a p a b i l i t i e s , m a t h e m a t ic s , l o g i c e m p lo y e d b y
c o m p u t e r s , and p a r t ic u la r s u b je c t m a t t e r in v o lv e d t o a n a ly z e c h a r t s and
d ia g r a m s o f th e p r o b l e m to b e p r o g r a m m e d ; d e v e lo p s s e q u e n c e o f p r o g r a m
s t e p s ; w r i t e s d e t a ile d flo w c h a r t s to s h o w o r d e r in w h ic h d a ta w i l l b e
p r o c e s s e d ; c o n v e r t s t h e s e c h a r t s to c o d e d i n s t r u c t io n s f o r m a c h in e to f o llo w ;
t e s t s and c o r r e c t s p r o g r a m s ; p r e p a r e s i n s t r u c t io n s f o r o p e r a t in g p e r s o n n e l
d u r in g p r o d u c t io n ru n ; a n a ly z e s , r e v i e w s , and a lt e r s p r o g r a m s to i n c r e a s e
o p e r a t in g e f f i c i e n c y o r a d a p t to n e w r e q u ir e m e n t s ; m a in ta in s r e c o r d s o f
program
d e v e lo p m e n t and r e v i s i o n s .
(N O T E :
W o r k e r s p e r f o r m i n g b oth
s y s t e m s a n a ly s is and p r o g r a m m in g s h o u ld b e c l a s s i f i e d a s s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s
i f th is i s th e s k i l l u s e d to d e t e r m i n e t h e ir p a y .)

l e v e l s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s

C la s s B .
W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on
p r o b l e m s th a t a r e r e l a t i v e l y u n c o m p lic a t e d to a n a ly z e , p la n , p r o g r a m , and
op era te.
P r o b l e m s a r e o f l im it e d c o m p l e x i t y b e c a u s e s o u r c e s o f in pu t d a ta
a r e h o m o g e n e o u s and th e ou tp u t d a ta a r e c l o s e l y r e la t e d .
( F o r e x a m p le ,




OR
W o r k s o n a s e g m e n t o f a c o m p l e x d a ta p r o c e s s i n g s c h e m e o r s y s t e m ,
as d e s c r ib e d fo r c la s s A .
W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o n r o u tin e a s s ig n m e n t s and
r e c e i v e s in s t r u c t io n and g u id a n c e o n c o m p l e x a s s i g n m e n t s .
W o r k is r e v ie w e d
f o r a c c u r a c y o f ju d g m e n t , c o m p lia n c e w ith in s t r u c t io n s , and to in s u r e p r o p e r
a lig n m e n t w ith th e o v e r a l l s y s t e m .
C la s s C .
W o r k s u n d e r im m e d ia t e s u p e r v is io n , c a r r y i n g ou t a n a ly ­
s e s a s a s s i g n e d , u s u a lly o f a s in g le a c t i v it y .
A s s ig n m e n t s a r e d e s ig n e d to
d e v e lo p and e x p a n d p r a c t i c a l e x p e r i e n c e in th e a p p lic a t io n o f p r o c e d u r e s and
s k ills r e q u i r e d f o r s y s t e m s a n a ly s is w o r k .
F o r e x a m p le , m a y a s s i s t a * h ig h e r
l e v e l s y s t e m s a n a ly s t b y p r e p a r in g th e d e t a ile d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s r e q u ir e d b y
p r o g ra m m e rs fr o m
in fo r m a t io n d e v e lo p e d b y th e h ig h e r l e v e l a n a ly s t .

D o e s n o t in c lu d e e m p lo y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r th e m a n a g e ­
m e n t o r s u p e r v is io n o f o th e r e l e c t r o n i c d a ta p r o c e s s i n g e m p l o y e e s , o r s y s ­
t e m s a n a ly s t s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w ith s c i e n t i f i c o r e n g in e e r in g p r o b l e m s .

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COM PUTER OPERATOR

D o e s n o t in c lu d e e m p lo y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r th e m a n a g e ­
m e n t o r s u p e r v is io n o f o t h e r e l e c t r o n i c d a ta p r o c e s s i n g e m p l o y e e s , o r p r o ­
g r a m m e r s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w ith s c i e n t i f i c a n d / o r e n g in e e r in g p r o b le m s ..

M o n it o r s and o p e r a t e s th e c o n t r o l c o n s o l e o f a d ig it a l c o m p u t e r to
p r o c e s s d a ta a c c o r d i n g to o p e r a t in g i n s t r u c t i o n s , u s u a lly p r e p a r e d b y a p r o ­
gram m er.
W o r k in c lu d e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : S tu d ie s in s t r u c t io n s to
d e t e r m i n e e q u ip m e n t s e tu p and o p e r a t io n s ; lo a d s e q u ip m e n t w ith r e q u ir e d
i t e m s (ta p e r e e l s , c a r d s , e t c . ) ; s w it c h e s n e c e s s a r y a u x ilia r y e q u ip m e n t in to
c i r c u i t , and s t a r t s and o p e r a t e s c o m p u t e r ; m a k e s a d ju s tm e n t s t o c o m p u t e r to
c o r r e c t o p e r a t in g p r o b l e m s and m e e t s p e c j a l c o n d it io n s ; r e v i e w s e r r o r s m a d e
d u r in g o p e r a t io n and d e t e r m i n e s c a u s e o r r e f e r s p r o b l e m to s u p e r v is o r o r
p r o g r a m m e r ; and m a in ta in s o p e r a t in g r e c o r d s .
M a y t e s t and a s s i s t in
c o r r e c tin g p ro g ra m .

F or

w age

s tu d y p u r p o s e s ,

p ro g ra m m e rs are

c la s s ifie d

as fo llo w s :

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

A t t h is l e v e l , p r o g r a m m in g is d if f ic u l t b e c a u s e c o m p u t e r e q u ip m e n t
m u s t b e o r g a n iz e d to p r o d u c e s e v e r a l i n t e r r e la t e d b u t d i v e r s e p r o d u c t s f r o m
n u m e r o u s and d i v e r s e d a ta e le m e n t s .
A w id e v a r i e t y and e x t e n s iv e n u m b e r
o f in t e r n a l p r o c e s s i n g a c t io n s m u s t o c c u r .
T h is r e q u i r e s s u c h a c t io n s a s
d e v e lo p m e n t o f c o m m o n o p e r a t io n s w h ic h ca n b e r e u s e d , e s t a b lis h m e n t o f
lin k a g e p o in t s b e tw e e n o p e r a t i o n s , a d ju s tm e n t s t o d a ta w h en p r o g r a m r e q u i r e ­
m e n t s e x c e e d c o m p u t e r s t o r a g e c a p a c i t y , and s u b s ta n tia l m a n ip u la tio n and
r e s e q u e n c in g o f d a ta e le m e n t s to f o r m a h ig h ly in t e g r a t e d p r o g r a m .

M a y p r o v id e fu n c t io n a l d i r e c t i o n to lo w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r s w h o a r e
a s s i g n e d to a s s i s t .

C la s s B .
W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on
r e l a t i v e l y s im p le p r o g r a m s , o r on s im p le s e g m e n t s o f c o m p l e x p r o g r a m s .
P r o g r a m s ( o r s e g m e n t s ) u s u a lly p r o c e s s in fo r m a t io n to p r o d u c e d a ta in tw o
o r th re e v a r ie d s e q u e n ce s o r fo r m a t s .
R e p o r t s and l is t i n g s a r e p r o d u c e d b y
r e f in in g , a d a p tin g , a r r a y in g , o r m a k in g m i n o r a d d itio n s to o r d e le t io n s f r o m
in p u t d a ta w h ic h a r e r e a d il y a v a ila b le .
W h ile n u m e r o u s r e c o r d s m a y b e
p r o c e s s e d , th e d a ta h a v e b e e n r e f in e d in p r i o r a c t i o n s s o that th e a c c u r a c y
and s e q u e n c in g o f d a ta c a n b e t e s t e d b y u s in g a fe w r o u tin e c h e c k s . T y p i c a l l y ,
th e p r o g r a m d e a ls w ith r o u tin e r e c o r d k e e p i n g o p e r a t io n s .
OR
W ork s
d ir e c tio n o f a
le v e l p ro g ra m m
and p e r f o r m i n g

on c o m p l e x p r o g r a m s (a s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A ) u n d e r c l o s e
h ig h e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r o r s u p e r v i s o r .
M ay a s s i s t h ig h e r
e r b y in d e p e n d e n tly p e r f o r m i n g l e s s d if f ic u l t t a s k s a s s i g n e d ,
m o r e d if f ic u l t t a s k s u n d e r f a i r l y c l o s e d i r e c t i o n .

M a y g u id e o r i n s t r u c t l o w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r s .
C la s s C .
M a k e s p r a c t i c a l a p p lic a t io n s o f p r o g r a m m in g p r a c t i c e s
a nd c o n c e p t s u s u a lly le a r n e d in f o r m a l tr a in in g c o u r s e s .
A s s ig n m e n t s a r e
d e s ig n e d to d e v e lo p c o m p e t e n c e in th e a p p lic a t io n o f s ta n d a r d p r o c e d u r e s to
r o u tin e p r o b l e m s . R e c e i v e s c l o s e s u p e r v is io n on n e w a s p e c t s o f a s s i g n m e n t s ;
an d w o r k is r e v ie w e d t o v e r i f y it s a c c u r a c y and c o n f o r m a n c e w ith r e q u ir e d
p rocedu res.




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fo llo w s :
C la s s A .
O p e r a t e s in d e p e n d e n tly , o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n ,
a c o m p u t e r ru n n in g p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s :
N ew p r o g r a m s a r e f r e q u e n t ly t e s t e d and in t r o d u c e d ; s c h e d u lin g r e q u ir e m e n t s
a r e o f c r i t i c a l im p o r t a n c e to m i n im iz e d o w n t im e ; th e p r o g r a m s a r e o f
c o m p l e x d e s ig n s o th a t id e n t i fic a t io n o f e r r o r s o u r c e o ft e n r e q u i r e s a w o r k in g
k n o w le d g e o f th e t o t a l p r o g r a m , and a lt e r n a t e p r o g r a m s m a y n o t b e a v a ila b le .
M a y g iv e d i r e c t i o n and g u id a n c e to l o w e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r s .
C la s s B .
O p e r a t e s in d e p e n d e n tly , o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n ,
a c o m p u t e r ru n n in g p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s :
M o s t o f th e p r o g r a m s a r e e s t a b lis h e d p r o d u c t io n r u n s , t y p i c a l l y run on a
r e g u l a r l y r e c u r r i n g b a s i s ; t h e r e i s lit t le o r n o t e s t in g o f n ew p r o g r a m s
r e q u i r e d ; a lt e r n a t e p r o g r a m s a r e p r o v id e d in c a s e o r i g i n a l p r o g r a m n e e d s
m a j o r ch a n g e o r ca n n o t b e c o r r e c t e d w ith in a r e a s o n a b l y s h o r t t i m e .
In
c o m m o n e r r o r s it u a t io n s , d ia g n o s e s c a u s e and t a k e s c o r r e c t i v e a c t io n .
T h is
u s u a lly i n v o lv e s a p p ly in g p r e v i o u s l y p r o g r a m m e d c o r r e c t i v e s t e p s , o r u s in g
s ta n d a r d c o r r e c t i o n t e c h n iq u e s .
OR
O p e r a t e s u n d e r d i r e c t s u p e r v is io n a c o m p u t e r ru n n in g p r o g r a m s o r
s e g m e n t s o f p r o g r a m s w ith th e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A .
M ay
a s s i s t a h ig h e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r b y in d e p e n d e n tly p e r f o r m i n g l e s s d if f ic u l t ta s k s
a s s i g n e d , and p e r f o r m i n g d if f ic u l t t a s k s f o llo w in g d e t a ile d i n s t r u c t io n s and
w ith f r e q u e n t r e v i e w o f o p e r a t io n s p e r f o r m e d .

e x p e cte d
a b ilit y to
r e c e iv e d
op erator

C la s s C .
W o r k s on r o u tin e p r o g r a m s u n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v is io n .
Is
to d e v e lo p w o r k in g k n o w le d g e o f th e c o m p u t e r e q u ip m e n t u s e d and
d e t e c t p r o b l e m s in v o lv e d in ru n n in g r o u tin e p r o g r a m s .
U s u a lly h as
s o m e f o r m a l tr a in in g in c o m p u t e r o p e r a t io n . M a y a s s i s t h ig h e r l e v e l
on c o m p l e x p r o g r a m s .

DRAFTER
C la s s A .
P la n s th e g r a p h ic p r e s e n t a t io n o f c o m p l e x it e m s h av in g
d is t in c t iv e d e s ig n f e a t u r e s th a t d i f f e r s ig n ific a n t l y f r o m e s t a b lis h e d d r a ftin g
p reced en ts.
W o r k s in c l o s e s u p p o r t w ith th e d e s ig n o r i g i n a t o r , and m a y
r e c o m m e n d m i n o r d e s ig n c h a n g e s .
A n a l y z e s th e e f f e c t o f e a c h ch a n g e o n th e
d e t a ils o f f o r m , fu n c t io n , and p o s it io n a l r e la t io n s h ip s o f c o m p o n e n t s and p a r t s .
W o r k s w ith a m in im u m
o f s u p e r v is o r y a s s is t a n c e .
C o m p le t e d w o r k is
r e v ie w e d b y d e s ig n o r i g i n a t o r f o r c o n s i s t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g in e e r in g d e t e r ­
m in a tio n s .
M a y e it h e r p r e p a r e d r a w in g s o r d i r e c t t h e ir p r e p a r a t io n b y lo w e r
le v e l d r a fte r s .

DRA F T E R — C o n tin u e d

E L E C T R O N IC S T E C H N IC IA N — C o n tin u e d

C la s s B .
P e r f o r m s n o n r o u tin e and c o m p l e x d r a ftin g a s s ig n m e n t s
that r e q u ir e th e a p p lic a t io n o f m o s t o f th e s t a n d a r d iz e d d r a w in g te c h n iq u e s
r e g u la r ly u se d .
D u tie s t y p i c a l l y in v o lv e s u ch w o r k a s :
P r e p a r e s w o r k in g
d r a w in g s o f s u b a s s e m b lie s w ith i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s , m u lt ip le f u n c t io n s , and
p r e c i s e p o s it io n a l r e la t io n s h ip s b e tw e e n c o m p o n e n t s ; p r e p a r e s a r c h i t e c t u r a l
d r a w in g s f o r c o n s t r u c t io n o f a b u ild in g in c lu d in g d e t a il d r a w in g s o f f o u n ­
d a t io n s , w a ll s e c t i o n s , f l o o r p la n s , and r o o f .
U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u l a s and
m a n u a ls in m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y c o m p u t a t io n s to d e t e r m in e q u a n tit ie s o f
m a t e r i a l s to b e u s e d , lo a d c a p a c i t i e s , s t r e n g t h s , s t r e s s e s , e t c .
R e c e iv e s
in it ia l i n s t r u c t i o n s , r e q u ir e m e n t s , and a d v ic e f r o m s u p e r v i s o r .
C o m p le t e d
w o r k i s c h e c k e d f o r t e c h n ic a l a d e q u a c y .

C la s s C .
P r e p a r e s d e t a il d r a w in g s o f s in g le u n its o r p a r t s f o r
e n g in e e r i n g , c o n s t r u c t i o n , m a n u fa c t u r in g , o r r e p a ir p u r p o s e s .
Types of
d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d in c lu d e i s o m e t r i c p r o je c t i o n s ( d e p ic t in g t h r e e d im e n s io n s
in a c c u r a t e s c a le ) and s e c t i o n a l v ie w s to c l a r i f y p o s it io n in g o f c o m p o n e n t s
and c o n v e y n e e d e d in fo r m a t io n .
C o n s o l id a t e s d e t a ils f r o m a n u m b e r o f
s o u r c e s and a d ju s ts o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a le a s r e q u i r e d .
S u g g e s te d m e t h o d s o f
a p p r o a c h , a p p lic a b le p r e c e d e n t s , and a d v ic e on s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g iv e n
w ith in it ia l a s s i g n m e n t s .
I n s t r u c t io n s a r e l e s s c o m p le t e w h en a s s ig n m e n t s
recu r.
W o r k m a y b e s p o t - c h e c k e d d u rin g p r o g r e s s .

P o s itio n s
d e f in it io n s .

are

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le v e ls

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th e

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

C la s s A . A p p lie s a d v a n c e d t e c h n ic a l k n o w le d g e to s o lv e u n u su a lly
c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s ( i . e . , t h o s e th a t t y p i c a l l y ca n n o t be s o lv e d s o l e l y b y r e f e r ­
e n c e to m a n u f a c t u r e r s ' m a n u a ls o r s i m i l a r d o c u m e n t s ) in w o r k in g o n e l e c ­
t r o n ic e q u ip m e n t.
E x a m p le s o f s u ch p r o b l e m s in c lu d e lo c a t io n and d e n s it y o f
c i r c u i t r y , e le c t r o m a g n e t i c r a d ia t io n , is o la t in g m a lf u n c t io n s , and fr e q u e n t
e n g in e e r in g c h a n g e s .
W ork in v o lv e s :
A d e t a ile d u n d e r s ta n d in g o f th e i n t e r ­
r e la t io n s h ip s o f c i r c u i t s ; e x e r c i s i n g in d e p e n d e n t ju d g m e n t in p e r f o r m i n g s u ch
t a s k s a s m a k in g c i r c u i t a n a ly s e s , c a lc u la t in g w a v e f o r m s , t r a c in g r e l a t i o n ­
s h ip s in s ig n a l f lo w ; and r e g u l a r l y u s in g c o m p l e x t e s t in s t r u m e n t s ( e . g . , d u a l
t r a c e o s c i l l o s c o p e s , Q - m e t e r s , d e v ia t io n m e t e r s , p u ls e g e n e r a t o r s ) .

W o r k m a y b e r e v ie w e d b y s u p e r v i s o r ( fr e q u e n t ly an e n g in e e r o r
d e s ig n e r ) f o r g e n e r a l c o m p lia n c e w ith a c c e p t e d p r a c t i c e s .
M a y p r o v id e
t e c h n i c a l g u id a n c e to lo w e r l e v e l t e c h n ic ia n s .

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

C o p i e s p la n s and d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s b y p la c in g t r a c in g
c lo t h o r p a p e r o v e r d r a w in g s and t r a c in g w ith p en o r p e n c il.
(D o e s n ot
in c lu d e t r a c in g lim it e d to p la n s p r i m a r i l y c o n s i s t in g o f s tr a ig h t lin e s and a
l a r g e s c a le n ot r e q u ir in g c l o s e d e lin e a t io n .)
A N D /O R

W ork is

T h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n e x c lu d e s r e p a i r e r s o f su ch s ta n d a rd e l e c t r o n i c
e q u ip m e n t a s c o m m o n o f f i c e m a c h in e s and h o u s e h o ld r a d io and t e l e v is io n
s e t s ; p r o d u c t io n a s s e m b l e r s and t e s t e r s ; w o r k e r s w h o s e p r im a r y du ty is
s e r v i c i n g e l e c t r o n i c t e s t in s t r u m e n t s ; t e c h n ic ia n s w h o h av e a d m in is t r a t iv e
o r s u p e r v i s o r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y ; and d r a f t e r s , d e s i g n e r s , and p r o f e s s i o n a l
e n g in e e r s .

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

C la s s B . A p p lie s c o m p r e h e n s iv e t e c h n ic a l k n o w le d g e to s o lv e c o m ­
p le x p r o b l e m s ( i . e . , t h o s e th a t t y p i c a l l y c a n be s o lv e d s o l e l y b y p r o p e r l y
in t e r p r e t in g m a n u f a c t u r e r s ' m a n u a ls o r s i m i l a r d o c u m e n t s ) in w o r k in g on
e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t.
W ork in v o lv e s :
A f a m i l i a r i t y w ith the in t e r r e l a t i o n ­
s h ip s o f c i r c u i t s ; an d ju d g m e n t in d e t e r m in in g w o r k s e q u e n c e and in s e le c t in g
t o o l s and t e s t in g in s t r u m e n t s , u s u a lly l e s s c o m p l e x th an t h o s e u s e d b y the
c l a s s A t e c h n ic ia n .
R e c e i v e s t e c h n i c a l g u id a n c e , a s r e q u i r e d , f r o m s u p e r v i s o r o r h ig h e r
l e v e l t e c h n ic ia n , and w o r k is r e v ie w e d f o r s p e c i f i c c o m p lia n c e w ith a c c e p t e d
p r a c t i c e s and w o r k a s s i g n m e n t s .
M a y p r o v id e t e c h n ic a l g u id a n c e to lo w e r
l e v e l t e c h n ic ia n s .

E L E C T R O N I C S T E C H N IC IA N

W o r k s o n v a r io u s ty p e s o f e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t and r e la t e d d e v i c e s
b y p e r f o r m i n g o n e o r a c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o llo w in g :
I n s t a llin g , m a in ta in in g ,
r e p a i r i n g , o v e r h a u lin g , t r o u b le s h o o t in g , m o d ify in g , c o n s t r u c t in g , and t e s t in g .
W o r k r e q u i r e s p r a c t i c a l a p p lic a t io n o f t e c h n ic a l k n o w le d g e o f e l e c t r o n i c s
p r i n c i p l e s , a b ilit y to d e t e r m in e m a lf u n c t io n s , and s k ill to put e q u ip m e n t in
r e q u ir e d o p e r a t in g c o n d it io n .

T h e e q u ip m e n t— c o n s i s t in g o f e it h e r m a n y d if f e r e n t k in d s o f c i r c u i t s
o r m u lt ip le r e p e t it io n o f th e s a m e k in d o f c i r c u i t — in c lu d e s , but is n ot lim it e d
t o , th e f o l l o w i n g :
(a) E l e c t r o n i c t r a n s m it t in g and r e c e i v i n g e q u ip m e n t ( e . g . ,
r a d a r , r a d i o , t e l e v i s i o n , te le p h o n e , s o n a r , n a v ig a tio n a l a id s ) , (b) d ig it a l and
a n a lo g c o m p u t e r s , and ( c ) in d u s t r ia l and m e d i c a l m e a s u r in g and c o n t r o lli n g
e q u ip m e n t.




C l a s s C . A p p lie s w o r k in g t e c h n ic a l k n o w le d g e to p e r f o r m s im p le o r
r o u tin e ta s k s in w o r k in g on e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t, f o llo w in g d e t a ile d i n s t r u c ­
t io n s w h ic h c o v e r v i r t u a lly a ll p r o c e d u r e s .
W o r k t y p ic a lly in v o lv e s s u ch
ta sk s a s :
A s s i s t i n g h ig h e r l e v e l t e c h n ic ia n s b y p e r f o r m i n g su ch a c t i v i t i e s a s
r e p la c in g c o m p o n e n t s , w ir in g c i r c u i t s , and ta k in g t e s t r e a d in g s ; r e p a ir in g
s im p le e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t; and u s in g t o o l s and c o m m o n t e s t in s t r u m e n t s
( e . g . , m u l t i m e t e r s , a u d io s ig n a l g e n e r a t o r s , tu b e t e s t e r s , o s c i l l o s c o p e s ) .
Is n ot r e q u i r e d t o b e f a m i l i a r w ith th e i n t e r r e la t io n s h ip s o f c i r c u i t s .
T h is
k n o w le d g e , h o w e v e r , m a y b e a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a s s ig n m e n t s d e s ig n e d to
i n c r e a s e c o m p e t e n c e (in c lu d in g c l a s s r o o m
tr a in in g )
so that w o r k e r ca n
a d v a n c e to h ig h e r l e v e l t e c h n ic ia n .
R e c e i v e s t e c h n i c a l g u id a n c e , a s r e q u i r e d , f r o m s u p e r v is o r o r h ig h e r
l e v e l t e c h n ic ia n .
W o r k is t y p i c a l l y s p o t c h e c k e d , but is g iv e n d e t a ile d r e v ie w
w h en n e w o r a d v a n c e d a s s i g n m e n t s a r e in v o lv e d .

R E G I S T E R E D I N D U S T R IA L N U R SE

R E G IS T E R E D IN D U S T R IA L N U R SE — C o n tin u e d

A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w h o g iv e s n u r s in g s e r v i c e u n d e r g e n e r a l m e d i c a l
d i r e c t i o n to i l l o r in ju r e d e m p l o y e e s o r o t h e r p e r s o n s w h o b e c o m e i l l o r
s u f f e r an a c c id e n t o n th e p r e m i s e s o f a f a c t o r y o r o t h e r e s t a b lis h m e n t .
D u tie s in v o lv e a c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o l l o w i n g ;
G iv in g f i r s t a id to th e i l l o r
i n ju r e d ; a tte n d in g to s u b s e q u e n t d r e s s i n g o f e m p l o y e e s ' i n j u r i e s ; k e e p in g
r e c o r d s o f p a t ie n t s t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r in g a c c id e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t io n o r

o t h e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t i n g in p h y s i c a l e x a m in a t io n s and h e a lth e v a lu a tio n s o f
a p p lic a n t s and e m p l o y e e s ; and p la n n in g and c a r r y i n g o u t p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g
h e a lth e d u c a t io n , a c c id e n t p r e v e n t io n , e v a lu a tio n o f p la n t e n v ir o n m e n t , o r
o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s a ff e c t in g th e h e a lt h , w e l f a r e , and s a fe t y o f a ll p e r s o n n e l.
N u r s in g s u p e r v i s o r s o r h e a d n u r s e s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e th a n
o n e n u r s e a r e e x c lu d e d .

MAINTENANCE, TOOLROOM, AND POWERPLANT
M A IN T E N A N C E C A R P E N T E R

M A IN T E N A N C E M A C H IN IS T

P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n t r y d u tie s n e c e s s a r y t o c o n s t r u c t and m a in ta in
in g o o d r e p a i r b u ild in g w o o d w o r k and e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s b in s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s ,
b e n c h e s , p a r t it i o n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s , c a s i n g s , and t r i m m a d e o f w o o d
in an e s t a b lis h m e n t .
W o r k i n v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
P la n n in g and
la y in g ou t o f w o r k f r o m b lu e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l in s t r u c t io n s ;
u s in g a v a r i e t y o f c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d t o o ls , p o r t a b le p o w e r t o o l s , and s ta n d a r d
m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; m a k in g s ta n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e la t in g to d im e n ­
s io n s o f w o r k ; and s e l e c t i n g m a t e r i a l s n e c e s s a r y f p r th e w o r k .
In g e n e r a l,
th e w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d tr a in in g and e x p e r i ­
e n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g
and e x p e r i e n c e .

P r o d u c e s r e p la c e m e n t p a r t s and n e w p a r t s in m a k in g r e p a i r s o f
m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d in an e s t a b lis h m e n t .
W ork
i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : I n t e r p r e t in g w r it t e n in s t r u c t io n s and s p e c i ­
f i c a t i o n s ; p la n n in g and la y in g o u t o f w o r k ; u s in g a v a r ie t y o f m a c h i n i s t 's
h a n d t o o ls and p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e tt in g up and o p e r a t in g
s ta n d a r d m a c h in e t o o l s ; s h a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g
s ta n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e la t in g to d im e n s io n s o f w o r k , t o o l in g , f e e d s ,
a nd s p e e d s o f m a c h in in g ; k n o w le d g e o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s o f th e c o m m o n
m e t a l s ; s e le c t in g s ta n d a r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , and e q u ip m e n t r e q u ir e d f o r th is
w o r k ; and fitt in g and a s s e m b lin g p a r t s in to m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t. In g e n e r a l,
th e m a c h i n i s t 's w o r k n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a in in g in m a c h in e - s h o p
p r a c t i c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
t r a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e .

M A IN T E N A N C E E L E C T R I C I A N
M A IN T E N A N C E M E C H A N IC (M a c h in e r y )
R e p a ir s m a c h in e r y o r m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t o f an e s t a b lis h m e n t .
W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
E x a m in in g m a c h in e s and m e c h a n ic a l
e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ; d is m a n t lin g o r p a r t ly d is m a n t lin g
m a c h in e s and p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t m a in ly in v o lv e th e u s e o f h a n d t o o ls in
s c r a p in g and fitt in g p a r t s ; r e p la c in g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s w ith it e m s
o b ta in e d f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r i n g th e p r o d u c t io n o f a r e p la c e m e n t p a r t b y a
m a c h in e s h o p o r s e n d in g the, m a c h in e t o a m a c h in e s h o p f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s ;
p r e p a r in g w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s o r f o r th e p r o d u c t io n o f
p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h in e s h o p s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h in e s ; and m a k in g a ll
n e c e s s a r y a d ju s tm e n t s f o r o p e r a t io n .
In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f a m a c h in e r y
m a in t e n a n c e m e c h a n ic
r e q u ir e s
r o u n d e d tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly
a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r i ­
en ce.
E x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r im a r y d u tie s
in v o lv e s e tt in g up o r a d ju s tin g m a c h in e s .

P e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e fu n c t io n s su ch a s th e i n s t a l ­
la t io n , m a in t e n a n c e , o r r e p a ir o f e q u ip m e n t f o r th e g e n e r a t io n , d is t r ib u t io n ,
o r u t iliz a t io n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in an e s t a b lis h m e n t .
W o rk i n v o lv e s m o s t
o f th e f o l l o w i n g : I n s t a llin g o r r e p a ir in g a n y o f a v a r ie t y o f e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip ­
m e n t s u ch a s g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w it c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c i r c u i t
b r e a k e r s , m o t o r s , h e a tin g u n it s , c o n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o th e r t r a n s m i s s i o n
e q u ip m e n t; w o r k in g f r o m b lu e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , la y o u t s , o r o t h e r s p e c i f i ­
c a t i o n s ; lo c a t in g and d ia g n o s in g t r o u b le in th e e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r e q u ip ­
m e n t; w o r k in g s ta n d a r d c o m p u t a t io n s r e la t in g to lo a d r e q u ir e m e n t s o f w ir in g
o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t; and u s in g a v a r ie t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n 's h a n d t o o ls and
m e a s u r in g and t e s t in g in s t r u m e n t s .
In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e
e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h
a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g an d e x p e r i e n c e .

M A IN T E N A N C E M E C H A N IC ( M o t o r V e h i c l e s )

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

R e p a ir s a u t o m o b ile s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , and t r a c t o r s o f an e s t a b ­
lis h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
E x a m in in g a u t o m o t iv e e q u ip ­
m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ; d i s a s s e m b l i n g e q u ip m e n t and p e r f o r m in g
r e p a i r s th a t in v o lv e th e u s e o f s u c h h a n d t o o ls a s w r e n c h e s , g a u g e s , d r i l l s ,
o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u ip m e n t in d is a s s e m b l i n g o r fitt in g p a r t s ; r e p la c in g b r o k e n
o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g r in d in g and a d ju s tin g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b lin g and
in s t a llin g th e v a r io u s a s s e m b l i e s in th e v e h i c l e and m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t ­
m e n t s ; and a lig n in g w h e e l s , a d ju s tin g b r a k e s and lig h t s , o r tig h te n in g b o d y
b o-lts.
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m o t o r v e h i c l e m a in te n a n c e m e c h a n ic
r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e .

P a in ts and r e d e c o r a t e s w a l l s , w o o d w o r k , and f ix t u r e s o f an e s t a b ­
lis h m e n t .
W o r k i n v o lv e s th e f o l l o w i n g ; K n o w le d g e o f s u r f a c e p e c u l i a r i t i e s
and t y p e s o f p a in t r e q u ir e d f o r d if f e r e n t a p p lic a t io n s ; p r e p a r in g s u r f a c e f o r
p a in tin g b y r e m o v in g o ld fin is h o r b y p la c in g pu tty o r f i l l e r in n a il h o le s and
i n t e r s t i c e s ; and a p p ly in g p a in t w ith s p r a y gun o r b r u s h .
M ay m ix c o lo r s ,
o i l s , w h ite le a d , an d o t h e r p a in t in g r e d ie n t s to o b ta in p r o p e r c o l o r o r
c o n s i s t e n c y . In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p a in t e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d
tr a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r
e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e .




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M A C H I N E -T O O L O P E R A T O R ( T o o l r o o m )

This classification does not include mechanics who repair custom ers'
vehicles in automobile repair shops.

Specializes in the operation of one or more types of machine tools,
such as jig bo rers, cylindrical or surface grinders; engine lathes; or milling
machines, in the construction of machine-shop too ls, gauges, jig s, fixtures,
or dies. Work involves most of the following: Planning and performing
difficult machining operations; processing item s requiring complicated setups
or a high degree of accuracy; using a variety of precision measuring instru­
m ents; selecting feeds, speeds, tooling, and operation sequence; and making
necessary adjustments during operation to achieve requisite tolerances or
dimensions. May be required to recognize when tools need dressing, to
dress tools, and to select proper coolants and cutting and lubricating oils.
For cross-in du stry wage study purposes, m achine-tool operators (toolroom)
in tool and die jobbing shops are excluded from this classification.

MAINTENANCE PIPEFITTER
Installs or repairs water, steam, gas, or other types of pipe and
pipefittings in an establishment. Work involves most of the following: Laying
out work and measuring to locate position of pipe from drawings or other
written specifications; cutting various sizes of pipe to correct lengths with
chisel and hammer or oxyaqetylene torch or pipe-cutting machines; threading
pipe with stocks and dies; bending pipe by hand-driven or power-driven
machines; assembling pipe with couplings and fastening pipe to hangers;
making standard shop computations relating to p ressu res, flow, and size of
pipe required; and making standard tests to determine whether finished pipes
meet specifications. In general, the work of the maintenance pipefitter
requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a form al
apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. Workers prim arily
engaged in installing and repairing building sanitation or heating system s
are excluded.
MAINTENANCE S H E E T -M E T A L WORKER
Fabricates, installs, and maintains in good repair the sheet-m etal
equipment and fixtures (such as machine guards, grease pans, shelves,
lockers, tanks, ventilators, chutes, ducts, metal roofing) of an establishment.
Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying out all types of
sheet-m etal maintenance work from blueprints, m odels, or other specifi­
cations; setting up and operating all available types of sheet-m etal working
machines; using a variety of handtools in cutting, bending, forming, shaping,
fitting, and assembling; and installing sheet-m etal articles as required. In
general, the work of the maintenance sheet-m etal worker requires rounded
training and experience usually acquired through a form al apprenticeship or
equivalent training and experience.
MILLWRIGHT
Installs new machines or heavy equipment, and dismantles and
installs machines or heavy equipment when changes in the plant layout are
required.
Work involves most of the following; Planning and laying out
work; interpreting blueprints or other specifications; using a variety of handtools and rigging; making standard shop computations relating to str e sse s,
strength of m aterials, and centers of gravity; aligning and balancing equip­
ment; selecting standard too ls, equipment, and parts to be used; and installing
and maintaining in good order power transm ission equipment such as drives
and speed reducers. In general, the m illw right's work normally requires a
rounded training and experience in the trade acquired through a form al
apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
MAINTENANCE TRADES HELPER
A s s is ts one or m ore workers in the skilled maintenance trades, by
performing specific or general duties of le sse r skill, such as keeping a
worker supplied with m aterials and tools; cleaning working area, machine,
and equipment; assisting journeyman by holding m aterials or tools; and per­
forming other unskilled tasks as directed by journeyman. The kind of work
the helper is permitted to perform varies from trade to trade: In some
trades the helper is confined to supplying, lifting, and holding m aterials and
tools, and cleaning working areas; and in others he is permitted to perform
specialized machine operations, or parts of a trade that are also performed
by workers on a full-tim e basis.




TOOL AND DIE MAKER
Constructs and repairs m achine-shop tools, gauges, jig s , fixtures
or dies for forgings; punching, and other m etal-form ing work.
Work
involves m ost of the following: Planning and laying out work according to
m odels, blueprints, drawings, or other oral and written specifications; using
a variety of tool and die m aker's handtools and precision measuring instru­
m ents; understanding of the working properties of common metals and alloys;
setting up and operating of machine tools and related equipment; making
necessary shop computations relating to dimensions of work, speeds, feeds,
and tooling of machines; heat-treating of m etal parts during fabrication as
well as of finished tools and dies to achieve required qualities; working to
close tolerances; fitting and assembling of parts to prescribed tolerances
and allowances; and selecting appropriate m aterials, tools, and p ro cesses.
In general, the tool and die m aker's work requires a rounded training in
m achine-shop and toolroom practice usually acquired through a form al
apprenticeship or equivalent training and expedience.
For

cross-in du stry wage

study purposes, tool and die makers in

t o o l and d i e j o b b i n g s h o p s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m t h i s c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .

STATIONARY ENGINEER
Operates and maintains and ’may also supervise the operation of
stationary engines and equipment (mechanical or electrical) to supply the
establishment in which employed with power, heat, refrigeration, or a ir conditioning. Work involves: Operating and maintaining equipment such as
steam engines, air co m p ressors, generators, m otors, turbines, ventilating
and refrigerating equipment, steam boilers and boiler-fed water pumps;
making equipment repairs; and keeping a record of operation of machinery,
temperature, and fuel consumption. May also supervise these operations.
Head or chief engineers in establishments employing more than one engineer
are excluded.

BOILER TENDER
F ires stationary boilers to furnish the establishment in which
employed with heat, power, or steam. Feeds fuels to fire by hand or
operates a mechanical stoker, gas, or oil burner; and checks water and
safety valves.
May clean, oil, or assist in repairing boilerroom equipment.

M ATERIAL M O V E M E N T A N D CUSTODIAL
TRU C K D R IV E R

W A R E H O U S E M A N — C o n t in u e d

D r i v e s a t r u c k w ith in a c i t y o r i n d u s t r i a l a r e a t o t r a n s p o r t m a t e ­
r ia ls , m e r c h a n d is e , equipm en t, o r w o r k e r s betw een v a r io u s ty pes o f e s ta b ­
lish m e n ts such a s:
M a n ufactu ring plan ts, fre ig h t d e p o ts , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o l e ­
s a l e and r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , o r b e t w e e n r e t a i l
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s and
c u s t o m e r s ' h o u s e s o r p l a c e s o f b u s i n e s s . M a y a l s o l o a d o r u n lo a d t r u c k w ith
o r w ith o u t h e l p e r s , m a k e m i n o r m e c h a n i c a l r e p a i r s , and k e e p t r u c k in g o o d
w o r k i n g order.
S a l e s - r o u t e and o v e r - t h e - r o a d d r i v e r s
are ex clu d ed .

E x c l u d e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y d u t i e s i n v o l v e s h ip p in g and r e c e i v i n g
w o r k ( s e e S h ip p in g and R e c e i v i n g C l e r k and S h ip p in g P a c k e r ) , o r d e r f i l l i n g
(s e e O r d e r F il le r ), or operating po w e r tr u ck s (s e e P o w e r - T r u c k O p e r a to r ).

ORDER FILLER
F i l l s s h ip p in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r f i n i s h e d g o o d s f r o m s t o r e d
m e r c h a n d i s e in a c c o r d a n c e w ith s p e c i f i c a t i o n s on s a l e s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s '
o r d e r s , o r other in stru ctio n s.
M a y , in a d d i t i o n to f i l l i n g o r d e r s and i n d i ­
catin g it e m s f ille d o r o m itt e d , k eep r e c o r d s o f ou tgoin g o r d e r s , r e q u isitio n
a d d i t i o n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p l i e s t o s u p e r v i s o r , and p e r f o r m o t h e r
r e la te d duties.

F o r wage study p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r i v e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e and
ty p e o f e q u i p m e n t , as f o l l o w s :
( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r s h o u ld b e r a t e d on th e b a s i s
o f tr a ile r ca pa city.)
T r u c k d r i v e r , ligh t t r u c k ( u n d e r I V 2 t o n s )
T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d i u m t r u c k ( I V 2 to and i n c l u d i n g 4 t o n s )
T r u c k d r iv e r , heavy tr u ck (tra ile r) (o v e r 4 tons)
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y t r u c k ( o t h e r th an t r a i l e r ) ( o v e r 4 t o n s )

SHIPPING P A C K E R
P r e p a r e s fin ish ed p r o d u c ts f o r shipm en t o r s to ra g e by placing them
in s h ip p in g c o n t a i n e r s , th e s p e c i f i c o p e r a t i o n s p e r f o r m e d b e i n g d e p e n d e n t upon
th e t y p e , s i z e , and n u m b e r o f u nits t o b e p a c k e d , th e t y p e o f c o n t a i n e r
e m p l o y e d , and m e t h o d o f s h i p m e n t .
W o r k r e q u i r e s th e p l a c i n g o f i t e m s in
s h ip p in g c o n t a i n e r s and m a y i n v o l v e o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o l l o w i n g : K n o w l e d g e
o f v a r i o u s i t e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r to v e r i f y c o n t e n t ; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r i a t e
t y p e and s i z e o f c o n t a i n e r ; i n s e r t i n g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a i n e r ; u s i n g e x c e l s i o r
o r o t h e r m a t e r i a l t o p r e v e n t b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c l o s i n g and s e a l i n g c o n ­
t a i n e r ; and a p p l y i n g l a b e l s o r e n t e r i n g i d e n t i f y i n g d a t a o n c o n t a i n e r .
Packers
who a ls o m a ke w ooden b o x e s o r c r a t e s a re exclu ded .

SH IPPING A N D R E C E IV IN G C L E R K
P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d i s e f o r s h i p m e n t , o r r e c e i v e s and i s r e s p o n s i b l e
fo r in c o m in g shipm ents o f m e r c h a n d is e o r oth er m a t e r ia ls .
S h ipp ing w o r k
in v olv es:
A k n o w l e d g e o f s h ip p in g p r o c e d u r e s , p r a c t i c e s , r o u t e s , a v a i l a b l e
m e a n s o f t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , and r a t e s ; and p r e p a r i n g r e c o r d s o f th e g o o d s
s h i p p e d , m a k i n g up b i l l s o f l a d in g , p o s t i n g w e i g h t and s h ip p in g c h a r g e s , and
k e e p i n g a f i l e o f s h ip p in g r e c o r d s .
M a y d i r e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g the
m e r c h a n d is e fo r shipm ent.
R eceiv in g w ork in v o lv e s :
V erifyin g o r d irectin g
o t h e r s in v e r i f y i n g th e c o r r e c t n e s s o f s h i p m e n t s a g a in s t b i l l s o f l a d in g ,
i n v o i c e s , o r o t h e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k i n g f o r s h o r t a g e s and r e j e c t i n g d a m a g e d
g o o d s ; r o u t i n g m e r c h a n d i s e o r m a t e r i a l s to p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; and m a i n ­
t a in in g n e c e s s a r y r e c o r d s and f i l e s .
F or wage

s tu d y p u r p o s e s ,

w orkers

M A T E R I A L H ANDLING L A B O R E R
A w o r k e r e m p l o y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r i n g p la n t, s t o r e , o r
o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t w h o s e d u t i e s i n v o l v e o n e o r m o r e o f the f o l l o w i n g :
L o a d i n g and u n l o a d i n g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s and m e r c h a n d i s e on o r f r o m f r e i g h t
c a r s , t r u c k s , o r oth er tr a n s p o r t in g d e v i c e s ; u n p a ck in g, sh elv in g, o r p lacin g
m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d i s e in p r o p e r
s t o r a g e l o c a t i o n ; and t r a n s p o r t i n g
m a t e r ia ls o r m e r c h a n d is e by handtruck, c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w .
Longshore
w o r k e r s , w h o l o a d and u n lo a d s h i p s , a r e e x c l u d e d .

are cla s s ifie d as follow s:

Sh ip p in g c l e r k
R eceiv in g cle rk
Sh ip p in g and r e c e i v i n g c l e r k

WAREHOUSEMAN
P O W E R -T R U C K O P E R A T O R
A s d i r e c t e d , p e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f w a r e h o u s i n g d u t ie s w h i c h r e q u i r e
an u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t ' s s t o r a g e p l a n .
W ork in v o lv e s m o s t
o f the f o l l o w i n g : V e r i f y i n g m a t e r i a l s ( o r m e r c h a n d i s e ) a g a i n s t r e c e i v i n g
d o c u m e n t s , n o tin g and r e p o r t i n g d i s c r e p a n c i e s and o b v i o u s d a m a g e s ; r o u t in g
m a t e r i a l s to p r e s c r i b e d s to r a g e l o c a t io n s ; s to rin g , stack in g, o r p a lle tizin g
m a t e r i a l s in a c c o r d a n c e w ith p r e s c r i b e d s t o r a g e m e t h o d s ; r e a r r a n g i n g and
t a k i n g i n v e n t o r y o f s t o r e d m a t e r i a l s ; e x a m i n i n g s t o r e d m a t e r i a l s and
r e p o r t i n g d e t e r i o r a t i o n and d a m a g e ; r e m o v i n g m a t e r i a l f r o m s t o r a g e and
p r e p a r i n g it f o r s h i p m e n t .
M a y o p e r a t e hand o r p o w e r t r u c k s in p e r f o r m i n g
w a r e h o u s i n g d u t ie s .




O p era tes a m a n ua lly c o n tr o lle d g a s o lin e - o r e l e c t r i c - p o w e r e d truck
o r t r a c t o r to t r a n s p o r t g o o d s and m a t e r i a l s o f a l l k in d s a b o u t a w a r e h o u s e ,
m a n u f a c t u r i n g p la n t, o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t .

truck,

F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s
as fo llo w s :

are

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

F ork lift op erator
P o w e r - t r u c k o p e r a t o r ( o t h e r th an f o r k l i f t )

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GUARD AND WATCHMAN

JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER

Guard. P erform s routine police duties, either at fixed post or on
tour, maintaining order, using arm s or force where necessary. Includes
guards who are stationed at gate and check on identity of employees and
other persons entering.

Cleans and keeps in an orderly condition factory working areas and
washroom s, or prem ises of an office, apartment house, or com m ercial
or other establishment. Duties involve a combination of the following:
Sweeping, mopping or scrubbing, and polishing flo ors; removing chips, trash,
and other refuse; dusting equipment, furniture, or fixtures; polishing metal
fixtures or trim m ings; providing supplies and minor maintenance services;
and clearning lavatories, showers, and restroom s.
Workers who specialize
in window washing are excluded.

Watchman. Makes rounds of prem ises
property against fire, theft, and illegal entry.




periodically in protecting

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Available On Request
a v a ila b le

T h e fo llo w in g a r e a s ,
a r e s u r v e y e d p e r i o d i c a l l y f o r u s e in a d m i n i s t e r i n g th e S e r v i c e
a t n o c o s t f r o m a n y o f th e B L S r e g i o n a l o f f i c e s s h o w n o n t h e b a c k c o v e r .

C o n tra ct

A la s k a
A lb a n y , G a.
A lb u q u e rq u e , N. M ex .
A le x a n d r ia , L a .
A lp e n a , S ta n d is h , an d T a w a s C it y , M ic h .
A n n A r b o r , M ic h .
A s h e v i l l e , N .C .
A t l a n t i c C i t y , N .J .
A u g u s t a , G a .—S .C .
B a k e r s f ie ld , C a lif.
B a ton R o u g e , L a .
B a ttle C r e e k , M ic h .
B e a u m o n t —P o r t A r t h u i ^ - O r a n g e , T e x .
B i l o x i —G u l f p o r t a n d P a s c a g o u l a , M i s s .
B o is e C it y , Idah o
B r e m e r to n , W ash.
B r id g e p o r t , N o r w a lk , and S ta m fo r d , C on n .
B r u n s w ic k , G a.
B u r l i n g t o n , V t.—N . Y .
C ape C od, M a ss.
C e d a r R a p id s , Io w a
C h a m p a ig n —U r b a n a —R a n t o u l, 111.
C h a r l e s t o n , S .C .
C h a r l o t t e —G a s t o n i a , N .C .
C h eyen n e, W yo.
C l a r k s v i l l e —H o p k i n s v i l l e , T e n n .—K y .
C o lo r a d o S p rin g s , C o lo .
C o l u m b i a , S .C .
C o l u m b u s , G a .—A l a .
C o lu m b u s , M is s .
C r a n e , Ind.
D e c a t u r , 111.
D e s M o in e s , Io w a
D o th a n , A la .
D u lu th —S u p e r i o r , M in n .—W i s .
E l P a s o , T e x ., an d A l a m o g o r d o - L a s C r u c e s , N. M e x .
E u g e n e —S p r i n g f i e l d , O r e g .
F a y e t t e v i l l e , N .C .
F i t c h b u r g —L e o m i n s t e r , M a s s .
F o r t S m it h , A r k . —Q k l a .
F o r t W a y n e , Ind.
F r e d e r i c k —H a g e r s t o w n , M d .—C h a m b e r s b u r g , P a . —
M a r tin s b u r g , W . V a .
G a d s d e n an d A n n is t o n , A la .
G o l d s b o r o , N .C .
G r a n d I s l a n d —H a s t i n g s , * N e b r.
G r e a t F a ll s , M on t.
G uam , T e r r ito r y o f
H a r r i s b u r g —L e b a n o n , P a .
H u n tin g to n —A s h l a n d , W . V a .—K y .—O h io
K n o x v ille , T en n .
L a C r o s s e , W is.
L aredo, T ex.
L a s V e g a s , N ev.
L a w to n , O k la .
L i m a , O h io
L i t t l e R o c k —N o r t h L i t t l e R o c k , A r k .

A ct

of

1965.

S u rvey

r e s u lts

are

p u b lis h e d

in

r e le a s e s

w h ic h ,

w h ile

s u p p lie s

la s t,

a re

w ill

be

L o g a n s p o r t —P e r u , I n d .
L o r a i n —E l y r i a , O h io
L o w e r E a s t e r n S h o r e , M d .—V a .—D e l .
L yn ch b u rg , V a.
M a c o n , G a.
M a d is o n , W is .
M a n s f i e l d , O h io
M a r q u e t t e , E s c a n a b a , S a u lt S t e . M a r i e , M i c h .
M c A l l e n —P h a r r ^ E d i n b u r g a n d B r o w n s v i l l e —
H a r l i n g e n —S an B e n i t o , T e x .
M e d f o r d —K la m a t h F a l l s —G r a n t s P a s s , O r e g .
M e r id ia n , M is s .
M i d d l e s e x , M o n m o u t h , a n d O c e a n C o s . , N .J .
M o b i l e a n d P e n s a c o l a , A l a . —F l a .
M o n t g o m e r y , A la .
N a s h v i l l e —D a v i d s o n , T e n n .
N e w B e r n —J a c k s o n v i l l e , N .C .
N e w L o n d o n —N o r w i c h , C o n n .—R . I .
N o r t h D a k o t a , S ta te o f
O r la n d o , F la .
O x n a r d —S i m i V a l l e y —V e n t u r a , C a l i f .
P a n a m a C ity , F la .
P a r k e r s b u r g —M a r i e t t a , W . V a . —O h io
P e o r i a , 111.
P h o e n ix , A r iz .
P in e B lu ff, A r k .
P o c a t e l l o —I d a h o F a l l s , I d a h o
P o r t s m o u t h , N .H .—M a in e —M a s s .
P u e b lo , C o lo .
P u e r to R ic o
R e n o , N ev.
R i c h l a n d —K e n n e w i c k —W a l la W a l la —
P e n d l e t o n , W a s h .—O r e g .
R i v e r s i d e —S a n B e r n a r d i n o —O n t a r i o , C a l i f .
S a lin a , K a n s .
S a l i n a s —S e a s i d e —M o n t e r e y , C a l i f .
S a n d u s k y , O h io
S a n ta B a r b a r a —S a n ta M a r i a —L o m p o c , C a l i f .
S avannah, G a.
S e lm a , A la .
S h e r m a n —D e n i s o n , T e x .
S h rev ep ort, La.
S io u x F a l l s , S. D a k .
S pok an e, W ash.
S p r i n g f i e l d , 111.
S p r i n g f i e l d —C h i c o p e e —H o l y o k e , M a s s . —C o n n .
S to ck to n , C a lif.
T a c o m a , W ash.
T a m p a —S t. P e t e r s b u r g , F l a .
T op ek a , K ans.
T u c s o n , A r iz .
T u ls a , O k la .
V a l l e j o —F a i r f i e l d —N a p a , C a l i f .
W a c o a n d K i l l e e n —T e m p l e , T e x .
W a t e r l o o —C e d a r F a l l s , I o w a
W e s t T e x a s P la in s
W i l m i n g t o n , D e l . —N .J .—M d .

A n an n u al r e p o r t on s a la r ie s fo r a c c o u n ta n ts , a u d it o r s , c h ie f a cco u n ta n ts , a tto r n e y s , jo b a n a ly s ts , d ir e c t o r s o f p e r s o n n e l, b u y e r s , c h e m is t s , e n g in e e r s , e n g in e e r in g te c h n ic ia n s ,
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 a s B L S B u lle tin 1 8 9 1 , N a tio n a l S u r v e y o f P r o f e s s i o n a l , A d m in is t r a t iv e , T e c h n ic a l , an d C l e r i c a l P a y , M a r c h 1 9 7 5 . $ 1 .4 0 a c o p y , f r o m a n y o f th e B L S
o f f i c e s s h o w n o n t h e b a c k c o v e r , o r f r o m t h e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f D o c u m e n t s , U .S . G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O f f i c e , W a s h in g to n .. D .C . 2 0 4 0 2 .




or

d r a ft e r s , and
r e g io n a l s a le s

Area Wage Surveys
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Bulletin supplements may be
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Bulletin number
and p rice *

A k r o n , O h io , D e c . 1 9 7 5 _____________________________________________________________________________ 1 8 0 5 - 8 0 ,
A l b a n y —S c h e n e c t a d y —T r o y , N . Y . , S e p t . 197 5 1_______________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 6 3 ,
A n a h e i m —S a n t a A n a —G a r d e n G r o v e , C a l i f . , O c t . 1 9 7 5 1 ___________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 7 5 ,
A t l a n t a , G a . , M a y 1 9 7 5 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 8 5 0 - 2 5 ,
A u s t i n , T e x . , D e c . 1 9 7 5 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 8 5 0 - 8 3 ,
B a l t i m o r e , M d . , A u g . 1 9 7 5 1 _____________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 6 2 ,
B i l l i n g s , M o n t . , J u l y 1 9 7 5 ________________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 4 6 ,
B i n g h a m t o n , N . Y . —P a . , J u l y 1 9 7 5 ____ _________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 5 0 ,
B i r m i n g h a m , A l a . , M a r . 1 9 7 6 1 _________________________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 - 1 1 ,
B o s t o n , M a s s . , A u g . 1 9 7 5 1_______________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 5 8 ,
B u f f a l o , N . Y . , O c t . 1 9 7 5 1 _________________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 6 9 ,
C a n t o n , O h i o , M a y 1 9 7 5 ___________________________________________________________________________ S u p p l.
C h a t t a n o o g a , T e n n .—G a . , S e p t. 1 9 7 5 1__________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 6 7 ,
C h i c a g o , 111., M a y 1 9 7 5 ___________________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 3 3 ,
C i n c i n n a t i , O h io —K y .—I n d . , M a r . 1 9 7 6 _________________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 - 7 ,
C l e v e l a n d , O h i o , S e p t . 1 9 7 5 ______________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 6 4 ,
C o l u m b u s , O h i o , O c t . 1 9 7 5 1 _____________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 7 8 ,
C o r p u s C h r i s t i , T e x . , J u l y 1 9 7 5 ________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 3 7 ,
D a l l a s —F o r t W o r t h , T e x . , O c t . 1 9 7 5 1 _________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 5 9 ,
D a v e n p o r t —R o c k I s l a n d —M o l i n e , I o w a —111., F e b . 1 9 7 6 _____________________________________ 1 9 0 0 - 2 5 ,
D a y t o n , O h io , D e c . 1 9 7 5 ___________________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 7 3 ,
D a y t o n a B e a c h , F l a . , A u g . 1 9 7 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 8 5 0 - 4 7 ,
D e n v e r —B o u l d e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1 9 7 5 _____________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 8 2 ,
D e t r o i t , M i c h . , M a r . 1 9 7 6 1 ______________________________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 - 1 5 ,
F o r t L a u d e r d a l e —H o l l y w o o d a n d W e s t P a l m B e a c h B o c a R a t o n , F l a . , A p r . 1 9 7 6 ___________________________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 - 2 0 ,
F r e s n o , C a l i f . , J u n e 1 9 7 5 1_______________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 6 1 ,
G a i n e s v i l l e , F l a . , S e p t . 1 9 7 5 ____________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 5 7 ,
G r e e n B a y , W i s . , J u ly 1 9 7 5 1 ____________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 4 4 ,
G r e e n s b o r o —W i n s t o n - S a l e m —H ig h P o i n t , N . C . , A u g . 197 5 _______________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 4 9 ,
G r e e n v i l l e —S p a r t a n b u r g , S . C . , J u n e 1 9 7 5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 8 5 0 - 4 2 ,
H a r t f o r d , C o n n . , M a r . 1 9 7 6 ______________________________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 - 1 4 ,
H o u s t o n , T e x . , A p r . 1 9 7 6 _______________________________ _________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 - 2 6 ,
H u n t s v i l l e , A l a . , F e b . 1 9 7 6 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 9 0 0 - 1 7 ,
I n d i a n a p o l i s , I n d . , O c t . 1 9 7 5 1 ___________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 6 6 ,
J a c k s o n , M i s s . , F e b . 1 9 7 6 ________________________________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 - 8 ,
J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . , D e c . 1 9 7 5 ____________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 8 1 ,
K a n s a s C it y , M o . —K a n s . , S e p t. 1 9 7 5 ___________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 5 5 ,
L e x i n g t o n —F a y e t t e , K y . , N o v . 1 9 7 5 1 _______________________________________ __________________ 1 8 5 0 - 8 4 ,
L o s A n g e l e s —L o n g B e a c h , C a l i f . , O c t . 1 9 7 5 1 _______________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 8 6 ,
L o u i s v i l l e , K y .—I n d . , N o v . 1 9 7 5 __________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 7 9 ,
M e l b o u r n e —T i t u s v i l l e —C o c o a , F l a . , A u g . 1 9 7 5 ______________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 5 4 ,
M e m p h i s , T e n n .—A r k . —M i s s . , N o v . 1 9 7 5 ______________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 - 8 5 ,

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A rea
M ia m i, F l a . , O ct. 1975________________________________________________________________ _____
M ilw a u k e e , W i s ., A p r . 1976________________________________________________________________
M in n e a p o lis —
St. P a u l, M in n .—W i s . , Jan. 1976____________________________________________
N a ssa u — u ffo lk , N .Y ., June 1975 1______________:__________________________________________
S
N ew a rk , N .J ., Jan. 1976_____________________________________________________________________
N ew O r le a n s , L a . , Jan. 1976________________________________________________________________
N ew Y o r k , N .Y .- N .J ., M ay 1975 1 _________________________________________________________
N o r fo lk —V ir g in ia B ea ch —P o r t s m o u t h , V a .—N .C ., M a y 197 5 ___________________________
N o r fo lk —V ir g in ia B e a c h - P o r t s m ou th and N e w p o rt N ew s—
H am pton , V a .—N. C ., M a y 197 5 _____________________________________________ _____________
N o r th e a s t P e n n s y lv a n ia , A u g . 1975 _______________________________________________________
O k la h om a C ity , Ok l a . , A u g . 1 9 7 5 __________________________________________________________
O m aha, N e b r .—Iow a, O ct. 1 9 7 5 _____________________________________________________________
P a te r son —C lifto n —P a s s a ic , N .J ., June 197 5 1_____________________________________________
P h ila d e lp h ia , P a .—N .J ., N ov. 197 5 ________________________________________________________
P itts b u rg h , P a ., Jan. 1 9 7 6 1________________________________________________________________
P o r tla n d , M a in e , N ov. 1975_________________________________________________________________
P o r tla n d , O r e g .— as h ., M a y 1975 ________________________________________________________
W
P o u g h k e e p s ie , N .Y ., June 1 9 7 5 1 ___________________________________________________________
P o u g h k e e p s ie —K in g sto n — ew b u rg h , N .Y ., June 1975 1_________________________________
N
P r o v id e n c e —W a rw ic k —P a w tu ck et, R .I ., —M a s s . , June 1975 ____________________________
R a le ig h — u rh a m , N. C ., F e b . 1976_________________________________________________________
D
R ich m o n d , V a ., June 1 9 7 5 __________________________________________________________________
St. L o u is , M o . - I l l . , M a r. 1 9 7 6 1___________________ ______________________ ______ ___________
S a c r a m e n t o , C a l i f . , D e c . 1975_____________________________________________________________
Sa gin a w , M i c h ., N ov. 1975__________________________________________________________________
S a lt L a k e C ity—O gd en , Utah, N ov. 1 9 7 5 1__________________________________________________
San A n to n io , T e x . , M a y 1976______________________________________________________________
San D ie g o , C a l i f . , N ov. 1975_______________________________________________________________
San F ran c i s c o —O ak land, C a l i f . , M a r . 1976________________________________________________
San J o s e , C a l i f . , M a r. 1 97 6________________________________________________________________
S ea ttle—E v e r e t t , W>ash., Jan. 1976_________________________________________________________
South B e n d , I n d ., M a r. 1976________________________________________________________________
S ta m fo r d , C onn. 1 2 __________________________________________________________________________
S y r a c u s e , N .Y ., J u ly 1 9 7 5 _____________________________________________________________ ____
T o le d o , O h io— i c h ., M a y 1976____________________________________________________________
M
T re n to n , N .J ., Sept. 1 9 7 5 1 _________________________________________________________________
U tica —R o m e , N .Y ., J u ly 1975 1 _____________________________________________________________
W a sh in g ton , D. C .—M d.—V a ., M a r. 1976___________________________________________________
W e s t c h e s t e r C ounty, N. Y . , M a y 197 5 1____________________________________________________
W ich ita ,, K a n s ., A p r . 1976___________________________________________________________________
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , A p r . 1976______________________________________________________________
Y o r k , P a . , F e b . 1976________________________________________________________________________

Bulletin number
and p rice *
1 8 5 0 -7 6 , 95 ce n ts
1 9 0 0 -2 2 , 85 c e n t s
1 9 0 0 -3 , 95 ce n ts
1 8 5 0 -3 9 , $ 1.00
1 9 0 0 -1 0 , 85 ce n ts
1 9 0 0 -2 , 75 c e n t s
1 8 5 0 -4 5 , $ 1.10
1 8 5 0 -2 9 , 65 ce n ts
1 8 5 0 -3 0 , 65 ce n ts
1 8 5 0 -5 2 , 65 c e n t s
1 8 5 0 -5 1 , 6 5 ce n ts
1 8 5 0 -5 6 , $ 1 .1 0
1 8 5 0 -3 8 , 80 c e n ts
1 8 5 0 -6 5 , 85 ce n ts
1 9 0 0 -1 , $ 1 .15
1 8 5 0 -7 2 , 45 ce n ts
1 8 5 0 -4 0 , 7 5 c e n ts
1 8 5 0 -7 0 , 65 c e n ts
1 8 5 0 -6 8 , 75 ce n ts
1 8 5 0 -2 7 , 75 ce n ts
1 9 0 0 - 18, 55 ce n ts
1 8 5 0 -4 1 , 65 ce n ts
1 9 0 0 -1 9 , $ 1 .2 5
1 8 5 0 -8 7 , 45 ce n ts
1 8 5 0 -7 1 , 35 ce n ts
1 8 5 0 -7 4 , 75 ce n ts
1 9 0 0 -2 3 , 65 ce n ts
1 8 5 0 -7 7 , 45 ce n ts
1 9 0 0 - 9, 95 ce n ts
1 9 0 0 - 13, 65 c e n ts
1 9 0 0 -6 , 65 c e n ts
1 9 0 0 -5 , 55 ce n ts
1 8 5 0 -4 3 ,
1 9 0 0 -2 4 ,
1 8 5 0 -6 0 ,
1 8 5 0 -4 8 ,
1 90 0- 12,
1 8 5 0 -5 3 ,
1 9 0 0 -2 1 ,
1 9 0 0 - 16,
1 9 0 0 -4 ,

65 ce n ts
55 ce n ts
$ 1 .2 0
80 ce n ts
85 ce n ts
80 ce n ts
55 c e n t s
55 ce n ts
55 c e n t s

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