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The Houston, Texas, Metropolitan Area
Mav 1969

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF

LABOR S T A T IS T IC S

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS REGIONAL OFFICES

Region I
Region II
1603-B Federal Building
341 Ninth Ave.
Government Center
New York, N.Y. 10001
Boston, Mass. 02203
Phone: 971-5405 (Area Code 212)
Phone: 223-6762 (Area Code 617)

Region III
406 Penn Square Building
1317 Filbert St.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
Phone: 597-7796 (Area Code 215)

Region IV
Suite 540
1371 Peachtree St. NE.
Atlanta, Ga. 30309
Phone: 526-5418 (Area Code 404)

Region V
Region VI
Federal Office Building
219 South Dearborn St.
Chicago, 111. 60604
911 Walnut S t ., 10th Floor
Phone: 353-7230 (Area Code 312)
Kansas City, Mo. 64106
Phone: 374-2481 (Area Code 816)

Region VII
337 Mayflower Building
411 North Akard St.
Dallas, Tex. 75201
Phone: 749-3516 (Area Code 214)

Region VIII
450 Golden Gate Ave.
Box 36017
San Francisco, Calif. 94102
Phone: 556-4678 (Area Code 415)




Area Wage Survey
The Houston, T exas, M etropolitan Area




May 1969

Bulletin No. 1625-83
September 1969

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
George P. Shultz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Geoffrey H. Moore, Commissioner

For sole by the Superintendent of Document*, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 2 0 4 0 2 - Price 45 cent*




Preface

T h e B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s p r o g r a m of a n n u a l o c c u p a ­
t i o n a l w a g e s u r v e y s in m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s i s d e s i g n e d t o p r o v i d e d a t a
on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s , a n d e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s a n d s u p p l e m e n ­
ta ry w age p ro v isio n s.
It y i e l d s d e t a i l e d d a t a b y s e l e c t e d i n d u s t r y
d i v i s i o n f o r e a c h of t h e a r e a s s t u d i e d , f o r g e o g r a p h i c r e g i o n s , a n d f o r
t h e U n it e d S t a t e s . A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in t h e p r o g r a m i s t h e n e e d
f o r g r e a t e r i n s i g h t in to (1) th e m o v e m e n t of 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 a n d s k i l l l e v e l , a n d (2) the s t r u c t u r e a n d l e v e l of w a g e s
am o n g a r e a s and in d u stry d iv is io n s.

m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s s t u d i e d in to one b u l l e t i n .
The secon d p art p r e ­
s e n t s in fo r m a tio n w hich h a s b e e n p r o j e c t e d f r o m in d iv id u al m e t r o ­
p o l i t a n a r e a d a t a to r e l a t e to g e o g r a p h i c r e g i o n s a n d the U n i t e d S t a t e s .
N i n e t y a r e a s c u r r e n t l y a r e i n c l u d e d in t h e p r o g r a m . In e a c h
a r e a , i n f o r m a t i o n on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s i s c o l l e c t e d a n n u a l l y a n d on
e s ta 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 ta r y w ag e p r o v is io n s b ien n ially .
T h i s b u l l e t i n p r e s e n t s r e s u l t s o f t h e s u r v e y in H o u s t o n , T e x . ,
in M a y 1 9 6 9 . T h e S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e f i n e d b y
t h e B u r e a u o f t h e B u d g e t t h r o u g h J a n u a r y 1 9 6 8 , c o n s i s t s of B r a z o r i a ,
F o r t B en d , H a r r i s , L ib e r ty , and M o n tg o m e ry C o u n ties.
T h is stud y
w a s c o n d u c t e d b y t h 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
the g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n of B o y d B . O 'N e a l, A s s i s t a n t R e g io n a l D ir e c t o r
fo r O p eration s.

A t the end of e a c h s u r v e y , an in d iv id u al a r e a b u lle tin p r e s e n t s
s u r v e y r e s u l t s f o r e a c h a r e a s t u d i e d . A f t e r c o m p l e t i o n of a l l o f the
i n d i v i d u a l a r e a b u l l e t i n s f o r a r o u n d of s u r v e y s , a t w o - p a r t s u m ­
m a r y b u lletin is is su e d .
T h e f i r s t p a r t b r i n g s d a t a f o r e a c h of the

Contents
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I n t r o d u c t i o n _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
W a g e t r e n d s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p s _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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E s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d w o r k e r s w it h in s c o p e o f s u r v e y a n d n u m b e r s t u d i e d ___________________________________________________________________________
I n d e x e s of s t a n d a r d w e e k l y s a l a r i e s a n d s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p s , a n d
p e r c e n t s o f i n c r e a s e f o r s e l e c t e d p e r i o d s _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___.




NOTE:

S im i l a r tab u latio n s a r e a v a ila b le fo r other a r e a s .

(See in sid e b a c k c o v e r .)

U n io n s c a l e s , i n d i c a t i v e of p r e v a i l i n g p a y l e v e l s in t h e H o u s t o n a r e a , a r e a l s o a v a i l a b l e f o r b u i l d i n g
c o n stru c tio n ; p rin tin g; l o c a l - t r a n s i t o p e r a tin g e m p lo y e e s ; and m o t o r t r u c k d r i v e r s , h e l p e r s , and a llie d
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T a b l e s— C on tin u ed
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O ccu p atio n al e a rn in g s:
A - 1.
O f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n a n d w o m e n _______________________________________________________________________
A - l a . O f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s —m e n a n d w o m e n -------------------------------------------------------------A -2.
P r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n a n d w o m e n ________________________________________________
A - 2 a . P r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s —m e n a n d w o m e n ___ __________________
A - 3.
O f f i c e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , a n d t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n a n d w o m e n c o m b i n e d __________________________
A - 3 a . O f f i c e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , a n d t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s —m e n a n d w o m e n c o m b i n e d
A -4.
M a i n t e n a n c e a n d p o w e r p l a n t o c c u p a t i o n s _________________________________________________________________
A - 4 a . M a i n t e n a n c e a n d p o w e r p l a n t o c c u p a t i o n s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ________________________________________
A -5.
C u s t o d i a l a n d m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t i o n s ___________________________________________________________
A - 5 a . C u s t o d i a l a n d m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t i o n s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s _________________________________

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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 ag e p r o v is io n s :
B -1.
M i n i m u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r w o m e n o f f i c e w o r k e r s _______________________________________________________________________________________
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S h i f t d i f f e r e n t i a l s __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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P a i d h o l i d a y s — ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
P a i d v a c a t i o n s ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
H e a l t h , i n s u r a n c e , a n d p e n s i o n p l a n s _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
M e t h o d o f w a g e d e t e r m i n a t i o n a n d f r e q u e n c y o f p a y m e n t _____________________________________________________________________________________
O c c u p a t i o n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________




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Area Wage Survey---The Houston, Tex., Metropolitan Area
Introduction
T h is a r e a i s 1 of 90 in w hich the U .S . D e p a r tm e n t of L a b o r ' s
B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t is t ic s conducts s u r v e y s of o ccu p atio n al e ar n in g s
a n d r e l a t e d b e n e f i t s on a n a r e a w i d e b a s i s . 1 In t h i s a r e a , d a t a w e r e
o b t a i n e d b y p e r s o n a l v i s i t s o f B u r e a u f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s to r e p r e s e n t ­
a t i v e e s t a b l i s 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 :
M anu­
fa c tu r in g ; t r a n s p o r ta tio n , c o m m u n ic atio n , and oth er pu b lic u t ilit ie 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 ; fin 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
serv ices.
M a jo r in d u stry g ro u p s exclu d ed f r o m th e se stu d ie s a r e
g o v e rn m e n t o p e r a t io n s and the c o n s tr u c tio n and e x t r a c t i v e i n d u s t r i e s .
E s t a b lis h m e n t s h aving fe w e r than a p r e s c r ib e d n u m b er of w o r k e r s a r e
o m i t t e d b e c a u s e t h e y t e n d t o f u r n i s h i n s u f f i c i e n t e m p l o y m e n t in the
o c c u p a tip n s stu d ied to w a r r a n t in c lu sio n .
S e p a ra te tab u latio n s a r e
p r o v id e d f o r e a c h of the b r o a d in d u str y d iv i s i o n s w hich m e e t p u b li­
cation c r it e r ia .

O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t and e a r n in g s d a ta a r e show n fo r
fu ll-tim e w o r k e r s , i .e ., th o se h ire d to w ork a re g u la r w eek ly schedule
in t h e g i v e n o c c u p a t i o n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
E a r n in g s d ata ex clu d e p r e ­
m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a n d f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , a n d
late sh ifts.
N o n p r o d u c t i o n b o n u s e s a r e . e x c l u 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 cen tiv e e a r n in g s a r e in c lu d e d . W h ere w e e k ly h o u rs
a r e r e p o r t e d , a s f o r o ffic e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a t io n s , r e f e r e n c e is to the
s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k ( r o u n d e d t o t h e n e a r e s t h a l f h o u r) f o r w h i c h e m ­
p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s tr a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s (e x c lu siv e of pay
fo r o v e r t im e at r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m 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 tio n s h ave b e e n ro u n d ed to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r .
The a v e r a g e s p resen ted re fle ct com p o site, areaw id e e s t i­
m ates.
I n d u s t r i e s and e s t a b l i s h m e n t s d if fe r in p a y l e v e l and jo b
s ta ffin g an d , t h u s , c o n trib u te d if fe r e n t ly to the e s t i m a t e s f o r e a c h jo b .
The p a y r e la t io n s h ip o b ta in a b le f r o m the a v e r a g e s m a y f a il to r e f le c t
a c c u r a t e l y t h e w a g e s p r e a d o r d i f f e r e n t i a l m a i n t a i n e d a m o n g j o b s in
i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . S i m i l a r l y , d i f f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e p a y l e v ­
e l s f o r m e n a n d w o m e n in a n y o f t h e s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s h o u l d
not 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 t r e a t m e n t o f t h e s e x e s
w ith in in d iv id u al e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
O th er p o s s i b l e f a c t o r s w hich m a y
c o n t r i b u t e t o d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y f o r m e n a n d w o m e n i n c l u d e :
D iffe r­
e n c e s i n p r o g r e s s i o n w it h in e s t a b l i s h e d r a t e r a n g e s , s i n c e o n l y t h e
a c t u a l r a t e s p a i d i n c u m b e n t s a r e c o l l e c t e d ; a n d d i f f e r e n c e s in s p e c i f i c
d u tie s p e r f o r m e d , although the w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a p p r o p r i a t e l y
w it h in t h e s a m e s u r v e y j o b d e s c r i p t i o n .
J o b d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d in
c l a s s i f y i n g e m p l o y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s a r e u s u a l l y m o r e g e n e r a l i z e d
t h a n t h o s e u s e d in i n d i v i d u a l , e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d a l l o 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 l i s h m e n t s in t h e s p e c i f i c d u t i e s p e r f o r m e d .

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 l e b a s i s b e c a u s e of
t h e u n n e c e s s a r y c o s t i n v o l v e d in s u r v e y i n g a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
To
o b t a i n o p t i m u m a c c u r a c y a t m i n i m u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t i o n of
l a r g e t h a n o f s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i s s t u d i e d . In c o m b i n i n g t h e d a t a ,
h o w e v e r , a ll e s ta b lis h m e n t s a r e given th e ir a p p r o p r ia te w eight.
E s­
t i m a t e s b a s e d on th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d i e d a r e p r e s e n t e d , t h e r e f o r e ,
a s r e l a t i n g t o a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e i n d u s t r y g r o u p i n g a n d a r e a ,
e x c e p t f o r th o s e b elow the m in im u m s i z e stu d ie d .
O ccu p atio n s and E a r n in g s
The o cc u p a tio n s s e le c t e d fo r study a r e c o m m o n to a v a r ie ty
of m a n u fa c tu r in g and n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g i n d u s t r i e s , and a r e of the
fo llo w in g t y p e s :
(1) O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n i c a l ;
(3) m a i n t e n a n c e a n d p o w e r p l a n t ; a n d (4) c u s t o d i a l a n d m a t e r i a l m o v e ­
m en t.
O c c u p a t i o 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 i f o 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 tak e ac c o u n t of in te r e s t a b l i s h m e n t v a r ia t io n
i n d u t i e s w it h in t h e s a m e j o b .
The o c c u p a tio n s s e l e c t e d fo r stud y
a r e l i s t e d an d d e s c r i b e d in the ap p e n d ix . Th e e a r n in g s d a t a fo llo w in g
the jo b t it l e s a r e fo r a ll in d u s t r ie s c o m b in ed . E a r n i n g s d a ta fo r so m e
of the o c c u p a tio n s l i s t e d and d e s c r i b e d , o r fo r s o m e in d u s tr y d iv is io n s
w i t h i n o c c u p a t i o n s , a r e n ot p r e s e n t e d i n th e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s , b e c a u s e
e i t h e r (1) e m p l o y m e n t in t h e o c c u p a t i o n i s t o o s m a l l t o p r o v i d e e n o u g h
d a t a t o m e r i t p r e s e n t a t i o n , o r (2) t h e r e i s p o s s i b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e
of in d iv id u al e s ta b lis h m e n t d a ta .

O c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t e s t i m a t e s r e p r e s e n t th e t o t a l in
a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w i t h i n th e s c o p e o f t h e s t u d y a n d n ot t h e n u m b e r
actu ally su rv ey ed .
B e c a u s e o f d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t i o n a l s t r u c t u r e
a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , the e s t i m a t e s of o c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t o b ­
t a i n e d f r o m t h e s a m p l e of e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d i e d s e r v e o n l y t o i n d i c a t e
t h e r e l a t i v e i m p o r t a n c e of t h e j o b s s t u d i e d .
T h e s e d i f f e r e n c e s in
o c c u p a t i o n a l s t r u c t u r e d o not a f f e c t m a t e r i a l l y t h e a c c u r a c y o f t h e
e a r n in g s data.
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 ta r y W age P r o v i s i o n s

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Included in the 90 areas are four studies conducted under contract with the New York State
Department of Labor. These areas are Binghamton (New York portion only); Rochester (office occu­
pations only); Syracuse; and U tica—Rome. In addition, the Bureau conducts more lim ited area studies
in 91 areas at the request of the Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions of the U. S. De­
partment of Labor.




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I n f o r m a t i o n i s p r e s e n t e d ( i n t h e B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) on s e l e c t e d
e s ta 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 ag e p r o v is io n s a s they
r e l a t e to p la n t and o ffic e w o r k e r s .
A d m i n i s t r a t i v e , e x e c u tiv e , and
p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p l o y e e s , a n d c o n s t r u c t i o n w o r k e r s w ho a r e u t i l i z e d
a s a s e p a r a t e w ork fo rc e a r e exclu d ed .
" P l a n t w o r k e r s " in clu d e

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w o rk in g f o r e m e n and a ll n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r s (in cludin g le a d m e n a n d t r a i n e e s ) e n g a g e d in n o n o f f i c e f u n c t i o n s .
"O ffice w o r k e r s "
in clu d e w o rk in g s u p e r v i s o r s and n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r s p e r f o r m i n g
c l e r i c a l o r r e la te d fu n ction s.
C a f e t e r i a w o r k e r s and ro u te m e n a r e
e x c l u d e d in m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s , but i n c l u d e d in n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g
in d u stries.
M in im u m e n tr a n c e s a l a r i e s fo r w o m e n o ffic e w o r k e r s (table
B - l ) r e l a t e o n l y t o t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s v i s i t e d . B e c a u s e o f th e o p t i m u m
s a m p l i n g t e c h n i q u e s u s e d , a n d th e p r o b a b i l i t y t h a t l a r g e e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n ts a r e m o r e lik e ly to have f o r m a l e n tran ce r a t e s fo r w o r k e r s
a b o v e the s u b c l e r i c a l l e v e l t h a n s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , th e t a b l e i s
m o r e - r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of p o l i c i e s in m e d i u m a n d l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
S h i f t d i f f e r e n t i a l d a t a ( t a b l e B - 2 ) a r e l i m i t e d to p l a n t w o r k e r s
in m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s .
T h i s i n f o r m a t i o n i s p r e s e n t e d b o th in
t e r m s o f (1) e s t a b l i s h m e n t p o l i c y , 2 p r e s e n t e d in t e r m s o f t o t a l p l a n t
w o r k e r e m p l o y m e n t , a n d (2) e f f e c t i v e p r a c t i c e , p r e s e n t e d in t e r m s
of w o r k e r s a c t u a l l y e m p l o y e d on th e s p e c i f i e d s h i f t a t t h e t i m e of th e
survey.
In e s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i n g v a r i e d d i f f e r e n t i a l s , the a m o u n t
a p p l y i n g t o a m a j o r i t y w a s u s e d o r , if no a m o u n t a p p l i e d to a m a j o r i t y ,
the c l a s s i f i c a t i o n " o t h e r " w a s u s e d . In e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in w h i c h s o m e
la te - sh ift h o u rs a r e paid at n o rm a l r a t e s , a d iffe ren tial w a s re c o r d e d
o n l y if it a p p l i e d to a m a j o r i t y o f t h e s h i f t h o u r s .
T h e s c h e d u l e d w e e k l y h o u r s ( t a b l e B - 3 ) o f a m a j o r i t y o f the
f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s in a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t a r e t a b u l a t e d a s a p p l y i n g to
a l l of the p l a n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s of t h a t e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
Sch ed uled
w e e k ly h o u r s a r e t h o s e w hich f u ll- t im e e m p lo y e e s w e r e e x p e c t e d to
w o rk , w heth er they w e r e p aid fo r at s t r a ig h t - t im e o r o v e r tim e r a t e s .
P a id h o lid a y s ; p a id v a c a tio n s ; h ealth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n sio n
p l a n s ; an d f r e q u e n c y o f w a g e p a y m e n t ( t a b l e s B - 4 t h r o u g h B - 7 )
a r e t r e a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l l y on t h e b a s i s t h a t t h e s e a r e a p p l i c a b l e t o a l l
p l a n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s if a m a j o r i t y of s u c h w o r k e r s a r e e l i g i b l e o r
m a y e v e n tu a lly q u a lify fo r the p r a c t i c e s lis t e d .
S u m s of in dividual
i t e m s in t a b l e s B - 2 t h r o u g h B - 7 m a y not e q u a l t o t a l s b e c a u s e of
rounding.
D a t a on p a i d h o l i d a y s ( t a b l e B - 4 ) a r e l i m i t e d to d a t a on h o l i ­
d a y s g r a n t e d a n n u a l l y on a f o r m a l b a s i s ; i . e . , (1) a r e p r o v i d e d f o r
in w r i t t e n f o r m , o r (2) h a v e b e e n e s t a b l i s h e d b y c u s t o m .
H o lid ay s
o r d i n a r i l y g r a n t e d a r e i n c l u d e d e v e n th o u g h t h e y m a y f a l l on a n o n ­
w o r k d a y a n d t h e w o r k e r i s not g r a n t e d a n o t h e r d a y o f f .
The fir s t

p a r t of th e p a i d h o l i d a y s t a b l e p r e s e n t s t h e n u m b e r of w h o l e a n d h a l f
h o lid a y s a c t u a l l y g r a n t e d . The s e c o n d p a r t c o m b in e s w hole and h alf
h o lid a y s to show to ta l h o lid a y t i m e .
The s u m m a r y of v a c a tio n p la n s (table B -5 ) is lim ite d to a
s t a t i s t i c a l m e a s u r e of v a ca tio n p r o v is io n s .
It i s n ot i n t e n d e d a s a
m e a s u r e of the p r o p o r t io n of w o r k e r s a c t u a lly r e c e iv in g s p e c i f i c b e n e ­
f it s . P r o v i s i o n s of an e s t a b l i s h m e n t f o r a ll le n g th s of s e r v i c e w e r e
t a b u l a t e d a s a p p l y i n g t o a l l p l a n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s of th e e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n t, r e g a r d l e s s of len gth of s e r v i c e .
P r o v i s i o n s f o r p a y m e n t on
o th e r than a t im e b a s i s w e r e c o n v e r t e d to a t im e b a s i s ; fo r e x a m p l e ,
a p a y m e n t o f 2 p e r c e n t of a n n u a l e a r n i n g s w a s c o n s i d e r e d a s th e e q u i v ­
a l e n t o f 1 w e e k ’ s p a y . E s t i m a t e s e x c l u d e v a c a t i o n - s a v i n g s p l a n s an d
th o se w hich o ffe r " e x t e n d e d " or " s a b b a t i c a l " b e n e fits beyond b a s i c
p l a n s t o w o r k e r s w ith q u a l i f y i n g l e n g t h s o f s e r v i c e . T y p i c a l o f s u c h
e x c l u s i o n s a r e p l a n s in t h e s t e e l , a l u m i n u m , a n d c a n i n d u s t r i e s .
D a t a on h e a l t h , i n s u r a n c e , a n d p e n s i o n p l a n s ( t a b l e B - 6 ) i n ­
c l u d e t h o s e p l a n s f o r w h i c h t h e e m p l o y e r p a y s a t l e a s t a p a r t of the
c o s t . S u c h p la n s in clu d e t h o s e u n d e r w r it te n by a c o m m e r c i a l i n s u r a n c e
c o m p a n y and t h o s e p r o v id e d th ro u g h a u nion fund o r p a id d i r e c t l y by
th e e m p l o y e r out o f c u r r e n t o p e r a t i n g f u n d s o r f r o m a fu n d s e t a s i d e
fo r this p u r p o se .
An e s t a b l i s h m e n t w a s c o n s i d e r e d to h ave a p la n
i f th e m a j o r i t y o f e m p l o y e e s w a s e l i g i b l e t o b e c o v e r e d u n d e r the
p l a n , e v e n if l e s s t h a n a m a j o r i t y e l e c t e d t o p a r t i c i p a t e b e c a u s e e m ­
p l o y e e s w e r e r e q u i r e d t o c o n t r i b u t e t o w a r d t h e c o s t o f th e p l a n .
Le­
g a lly re q u ir e d p la n s, such a s w o rk m e n 's c o m p e n satio n , s o c ia l s e ­
c u rity , and r a i l r o a d r e t ir e m e n t w e r e e x c lu d e d .
S i c k n e s s a n d a c c i d e n t i n s u r a n c e i s l i m i t e d t o t h a t t y p e of
i n s u r a n c e u n d e r w hich p r e d e t e r m i n e d c a s h p a y m e n t s a r e m a d e d i r e c t l y
to t h e i n s u r e d d u r i n g i l l n e s s o r a c c i d e n t d i s a b i l i t y .
In form ation is
p r e s e n t e d fo r a ll su c h p la n s to w hich the e m p l o y e r c o n tr ib u te s .
How­
e v e r , in N e w Y o r k a n d N e w J e r s e y , w h i c h h a v e e n a c t e d t e m p o r a r y
d i s a b i l i t y i n s u r a n c e la w s w hich r e q u i r e e m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s , 3 p la n s
a r e i n c l u d e d o n l y i f t h e e m p l o y e r (1) c o n t r i b u t e s m o r e t h a n i s l e g a l l y
r e q u i r e d , o r (2) p r o v i d e s th e e m p l o y e e w it h b e n e f i t s w h i c h e x c e e d the
r e q u i r e m e n t s o f th e l a w .
T a b u l a t i o n s of p a i d s i c k l e a v e p l a n s a r e
l i m i t e d to f o r m a l p l a n s 4 w h i c h p r o v i d e f u l l p a y o r a p r o p o r t i o n of th e
w o r k e r 's p a y d u rin g a b s e n c e f r o m w o rk b e c a u s e of i l l n e s s .
Separate
t a b u l a t i o n s a r e p r e s e n t e d a c c o r d i n g t o (1) p l a n s w h i c h p r o v i d e f u l l p a y
a n d no w a i t i n g p e r i o d , a n d (2) p l a n s w h i c h p r o v i d e e i t h e r p a r t i a l p a y
o r a w a i t i n g p e r i o d . I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f th e p r o p o r t i o n s
of w o r k e r s who a r e p r o v id e d s i c k n e s s an d a c c id e n t i n s u r a n c e o r p a id
s i c k l e a v e , a n u n d u p l i c a t e d t o t a l i s s h o w n o f w o r k e r s w ho r e c e i v e
e i t h e r o r b o th t y p e s o f b e n e f i t s .

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




3
C a t a s t r o p h e in s u r a n c e , s o m e t i m e s r e f e r r e d to a s m a j o r m e d ­
i c a l i n s u r a n c e , i n c lu d e s t h o s e p la n s w hich a r e d e s i g n e d to p r o t e c t
e m p l o y e e s in c a s e o f s i c k n e s s a n d i n j u r y i n v o l v i n g e x p e n s e s b e y o n d
the n o r m a l c o v e r a g e of h o s p ita liz a t io n , m e d i c a l , and s u r g i c a l p la n s.
M e d i c a l i n s u r a n c e r e f e r s to p l a n s p r o v i d i n g f o r c o m p l e t e o r p a r t i a l
p a y m en t of d o c t o r s ' f e e s .
Such p la n s m a y be u n d e rw ritte n by c o m ­
m e r c i a l in su r a n c e c o m p a n ie s o r non profit o r g a n iz a tio n s o r th ey m a y
b e p a i d f o r b y t h e e m p l o y e r ou t o f a fu n d s e t a s i d e f o r t h i s p u r p o s e .
T a b u la t io n s of r e t i r e m e n t p e n s io n p la n s a r e lim it e d to th o s e p la n s
th a t p r o v id e r e g u l a r p a y m e n t s f o r the r e m a i n d e r of the w o r k e r ' s life .
M e t h o d of w a g e d e t e r m i n a t i o n ( t a b l e B - 7 ) r e l a t e s t o b a s i c
t y p e s of r a t e s t r u c t u r e f o r w o r k e r s p a i d u n d e r v a r i o u s t i m e a n d i n ­
c en tiv e s y s t e m s . U n der a sin g le r a te s t r u c t u r e the s a m e r a t e i s p a id
t o a l l e x p e r i e n c e d w o r k e r s in t h e s a m e j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n . A n i n d i v i d ­
u a l w o r k e r o c c a s i o n a l l y m a y be paid ab o v e o r b elow the sin g le r a te




f o r s p e c i a l r e a s o n s , but s u c h p a y m e n t s a r e e x c e p t i o n s . A r a n g e - o f r a t e s p la n s p e c i f i e s the m in im u m a n d / o r m a x im u m r a t e p a id e x p e r i ­
e n c e d w o r k e r s f o r th e s a m e j o b . I n f o r m a t i o n a l s o i s p r o v i d e d on the
m e t h o d of p r o g r e s s i o n t h r o u g h t h e r a n g e . In t h e a b s e n c e o f a f o r m a l
r a t e s t r u c t u r e , the q u a lific a t io n s of the in d iv id u al w o r k e r d e t e r m in e
t h e p a y r a t e . I n f o r m a t i o n on t y p e s o f i n c e n t i v e p l a n s i s p r o v i d e d o n l y
f o r p l a n t w o r k e r s b e c a u s e of th e l o w i n c i d e n c e o f s u c h p l a n s f o r o f f i c e
w orkers.
U nder a p ie c e w o r k s y s t e m , a p r e d e te r m in e d r a te is paid
f o r e a c h u n it o f o u t p u t . P r o d u c t i o n b o n u s e s a r e b a s e d o n p r o d u c t i o n
o v e r a q u o t a o r c o m p l e t i o n of a j o b in l d s s t h a n s t a n d a r d t i m e .
Com ­
p e n s a t i o n on a c o m m i s s i o n b a s i s r e p r e s e n t s p a y m e n t s b a s e d on a
p e r c e n t a g e o f v a l u e of s a l e s , o r on a c o m b i n a t i o n o f a s t a t e d s a l a r y
plus a p e r c e n ta g e .
D ata
tab le B - 7 .

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T a b le 1.

E s t a b lis h m e n t s and W o rk ers Within S co p e o f S u rv ey and N u m b er Studied in H ouston, T e x ., 1 by M a jo r In d u stry D iv isio n , 1 M ay 1969
N u m b e r o f e s ta b lish m e n ts
M in im u m
e m p lo y m e n t
in e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n t s in s c o p e
o f stu d y

I n d u s t r y d iv i s i o n

W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
W ith in s c o p e o f s t u d y

W ith in s c o p e
o f stu d y 3

S tu d ie d

T o ta l4

S tu d ie d

P la n t
N um ber

O ffic e

P ercen t

T o ta l4

A ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts
A ll d i v i s i o n s _____________

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M a n u fa c t u r in g . . ____________ ___________________
N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g _____________ ___________________
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d
o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s 5___ ___________________
W h o le s a le t r a d e ------------------------------------------R e t a i l t r a d e _____________________________________
F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ________
S e r v i c e s 8________________________________________

1, 4 8 3

278

320, 300

100

2 0 3 , 500

4 9 , 800

154, 500

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455
1, 0 2 8

94
184

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200, 000

38
62

8 6 , 500
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5 9 , 110
9 5 , 390

50
50
50
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141
250
294
141
202

35
39
43
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770
080
970
190
380

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A ll d i v i s i o n s __________________________________
M a n u fa c t u r in g ______________________________________
N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g __________________________________
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d
o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s 5__________ ____________
W h o le s a le t r a d e ________________________________
R e t a i l t r a d e _____________________________________
F in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ________
S e r v i c e s 8________________________________________

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32
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59, 500
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16
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25,
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1 The H ouston S tan d ard M e tro p o litan S t a t is t ic a l A r e a , a s defin ed b y the B u r e a u o f the B u d g et th rou gh J a n u a r y 1968, c o n s i s t s o f B r a z o r ia , F o r t B en d , H a r r i s , L ib e r ty , and M on tgom ery
C o u n tie s.
Th e " w o r k e r s w ithin sc o p e of stu d y " e s t im a t e s shown in th is ta b le p ro v id e a r e a so n a b ly a c c u r a t e d e sc r ip tio n o f the s iz e and c o m p o sitio n o f the la b o r fo r c e in clu d ed in the su rv e y .
T h e e s t im a t e s a r e not in ten ded, h ow ever, to se r v e a s a b a s i s o f c o m p a r iso n with o th er em ploy m en t in d e x e s fo r the a r e a to m e a s u r e em ploy m en t tr e n d s o r le v e ls sin c e (1) p lan n in g o f w age
s u r v e y s r e q u ir e s the u se of e sta b lis h m e n t d a ta co m p ile d c o n sid e r a b ly in ad v an ce o f the p a y r o ll p e r io d stu d ied , and (2) sm a ll e sta b lis h m e n ts a r e ex clu d ed fr o m the sc o p e o f the su rv e y .
2 The 1967 ed itio n o f the S ta n d a rd In d u str ia l C la s s if ic a t io n M an ual w as u se d in c la s s ify in g e sta b lis h m e n ts by in d u str y d iv isio n .
In c lu d es a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith to ta l em ploy m en t a t o r ab o v e the m in im u m lim ita tio n .
A ll o u tle ts (w ithin the a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in su ch in d u s t r ie s a s tr a d e , fin an c e, auto r e p a ir s e r v ic e ,
an d m otion p ic tu r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n sid e r e d a s 1 e sta b lis h m e n t.
4 In c lu d e s e x e c u tiv e , p r o fe s s io n a l, and oth er w o r k e r s ex clu d ed fr o m the s e p a r a t e p lan t and o ffic e c a t e g o r i 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 ater t ra n sp o r ta tio n w ere ex clu d ed .
8
W o rk e rs fro m th is e n tire in d u stry d iv isio n a r e r e p r e se n te d in e s t im a t e s fo r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " and "n o n m an u fac tu rin g " in the S e r ie s A t a b le s , bu t fr o m the r e a l e s t a t e p o rtio n only in
e s t im a t e s fo r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " in the S e r i e s B t a b le s .
S e p a r a te p r e se n ta tio n of d a ta fo r th is d iv isio n i s not m ad e fo r one o r m o re o f the fo llow in g r e a s o n s : ( l ) E m p lo y m en t in the d iv isio n i s
too s m a ll to p ro v id e enough d a ta to m e r it s e p a r a t e study, (2) the sa m p le w as not d e sig n e d in itia lly to p e r m it s e p a r a t e p r e se n ta tio n , (3) r e sp o n se w a s in su ffic ie n t o r in ad eq u ate to p e r m it s e p a r a t e
p re se n ta tio n , and (4) th e re i s p o s s ib ilit y of d i s c lo s u r e o f in d iv id u al e sta b lis h m e n t d a ta .
7 T h is in d u stry d iv isio n i s r e p r e s e n te d in e s t im a t e s fo r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " and "n o n m an u fac tu rin g " in the S e r ie s A t a b le s , and fo r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " in the S e r ie s B t a b le s .
S e p a r a te p r e se n ta tio n
of d a ta fo r th is d iv isio n i s not m a d e fo r one o r m o re o f the r e a s o n s giv en in footn ote 6 ab o v e.
8 H o te ls and m o t e ls ; la u n d r ie s and o th er p e r s o n a l s e r v ic e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v ic e s ; au to m o b ile r e p a ir , r e n ta l, and p a rk in g ; m otion p ic t u r e s ; n o n pro fit m e m b e rsh ip o rg a n iz a tio n s (exclu din g
r e lig io u s and c h a r ita b le o r g a n iz a tio n s); and en g in e e rin g and a r c h it e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .

3




A lm o st tw o -fifth s o f the w o r k e r s w ithin sc o p e o f the su r v e y in the H ouston a r e a w ere em ploy ed in m a n u factu rin g f ir m s ,
follow in g p r e s e n t s the m a jo r in d u stry g r o u p s and s p e c ific in d u s t r ie s a s a p e r c e n t of a ll m a n u factu rin g:
In d u stry g ro u p s
C h e m ic a ls and a llie d p r o d u c t s __________________________
M ach in ery , e x c e p t e le c t r ic a l------------------------------------F a b r ic a t e d m e ta l p r o d u c t s ______________________________
P e tro le u m and c o a l p r o d u c t s _______________
F o o d and k in d red p r o d u c t s ______________________________
P r im a r y m e ta l in d u s t r ie s _______________________________

The

S p e c ific in d u s t r ie s
19
17
13
10
9
7

C o n stru c tio n and r e la te d m a ch in e ry _____________________ 13
In d u str ia l c h e m ic a l s _____________________________________ 13
P e tr o le u m r e fin in g _______
10
F a b r ic a t e d s t r u c t u r a l m e ta l p r o d u c ts__________________ 6
B l a s t fu rn a c e and b a s ic s t e e l p r o d u c t s _________________ 5
M isc e lla n e o u s fa b r ic a te d m e ta l p r o d u c t s _______________ 5

T h is in fo rm a tio n i s b a s e d on e s t im a t e s o f to ta l em p loy m en t d e r iv e d fro m u n iv e r se m a t e r ia ls co m p iled p r io r to a c tu a l su r v e y .
P ro p o r tio n s in v a r io u s in d u str y d iv isio n s m ay d iffe r fro m p r o p o r tio n s b a se d on the r e s u lt s o f the su r v e y a s shown in ta b le 1 ab o v e.

Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
P r e s e n t e d in t a b l e 2 a r e i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e
in a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s of o ffic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s an d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ,
a n d in a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s o f s e l e c t e d p l a n t w o r k e r g r o u p s .
The in d exes
a r e a m e a s u r e of w a g e s a t a giv en t im e , e x p r e s s e d a s a p e r c e n t of
w a g e s d u r i n g th e b a s e p e r i o d ( d a t e o f th e a r e a s u r v e y c o n d u c t e d
b e t w e e n J u l y I 9 6 0 a n d J u n e 1 9 6 1 ).
S u b t r a c t i n g 100 f r o m th e i n d e x
y i e l d s th e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e in w a g e s f r o m t h e b a s e p e r i o d to the
d a t e o f the i n d e x .
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e o r i n c r e a s e r e l a t e to
w a g e c h a n g e s b e t w e e n th e i n d i c a t e d d a t e s .
These estim a te s are
m e a s u r e s o f c h a n g e in a v e r a g e s f o r th e a r e a ; t h e y a r e not i n t e n d e d
to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e p a y c h a n g e s i n t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e a r e a .

F o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s , the w a g e
t r e n d s r e l a t e to r e g u l a r w e e k l y s a l a r i e s f o r th e n o r m a l w o r k w e e k ,
e x c lu s iv e of e a r n in g s for o v e r tim e .
F o r plant w o r k e r g r o u p s , they
m e a s u r e c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s , exclu d in g
p r e m iu m pay f o r o v e r tim e and fo r w o rk on w ee k e n d s, h o lid ay s, and
late sh ifts.
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s a r e b a s e d on d a t a f o r s e l e c t e d k e y o c c u ­
p a t i o n s a n d i n c l u d e m o s t o f th e n u m e r i c a l l y i m p o r t a n t j o b s w ith in
each group.
L im it a t io n s of D ata

M ethod of C om p u tin g
The in d e x e s and p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n g e , a s m e a s u r e s of
c h a n g e i n a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e i n f l u e n c e d b y:
( l) g e n e r a l s a l a r y a n d
w a g e c h a n g e s , (2) m e r i t o r o t h e r i n c r e a s e s i n p a y r e c e i v e d b y i n d i ­
v i d u a l w o r k e r s w h i l e i n th e s a m e j o b , a n d (3) c h a n g e s i n a v e r a g e
w a g e s d u e to c h a n g e s i n the l a b o r f o r c e r e s u l t i n g f r o m l a b o r t u r n ­
o v e r , f o r c e e x p a n s i o n s , f o r c e r e d u c t i o n s , a n d c h a n g e s in th e p r o p o r ­
t i o n s o f w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d b y e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith d i f f e r e n t p a y l e v e l s .
C h a n g e s in th e l a b o r f o r c e c a n c a u s e i n c r e a s e s o r d e c r e a s e s in the
o c c u p a t i o n a l a v e r a g e s w it h o u t a c t u a l w a g e c h a n g e s .
It i s c o n c e i v a b l e
t h a t e v e n t h o u g h a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in a n a r e a g a v e w a g e i n c r e a s e s ,
a v e r a g e w ag e s m a y have d eclin ed b e c a u s e lo w e r-p a y in g e s ta b lish m e n ts
e n t e r e d th e a r e a o r e x p a n d e d t h e i r w o r k f o r c e s .
Sim ilarly , w ages
m a y h ave r e m a in e d r e la t iv e ly c o n sta n t, yet the a v e r a g e s fo r an a r e a
m a y have r is e n c o n sid e ra b ly b e c a u s e h ig h e r-p ay in g e s ta b lish m e n ts
e n t e r e d th e a r e a .

E a c h o f the s e l e c t e d Key o c c u p a t i o n s w it h in a n o c c u p a t i o n a l
g r o u p w a s a s s i g n e d a w eight b a s e d on i t s p r o p o r tio n a te e m p lo y m e n t
i n th e o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p .
T h e se con stan t w eights re fle c t b a s e y e a r
e m ploy m en ts w h e rev er p o ssib le .
The a v e r a g e (m ean ) e a r n in g s fo r
e a c h o c c u p a t i o n w e r e m u l t i p l i e d b y t h e o c c u p a t i o n a l w e i g h t , a n d th e
p r o d u c t s f o r a l l o c c u p a t i o n s in t h e g r o u p w e r e t o t a l e d . T h e a g g r e g a t e s
fo r 2 c o n s e c u t iv e y e a r s w e r e r e l a t e d by d iv id in g the a g g r e g a t e f o r
the l a t e r y e a r b y the a g g r e g a t e f o r the e a r l i e r y e a r .
The re su ltan t
r e l a t i v e , l e s s 100 p e r c e n t , s h o w s th e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e . . T h e i n d e x
i s t h e p r o d u c t o f m u l t i p l y i n g the b a s e y e a r r e l a t i v e (100) b y th e r e l a t i v e
f o r t h e n e x t s u c c e e d i n g y e a r a n d c o n t i n u i n g to m u l t i p l y ( c o m p o u n d )
e a c h y e a r ' s r e l a t i v e b y the p r e v i o u s y e a r ' s i n d e x .
A v e ra g e e arn in g s
f o r th e f o l l o w i n g o c c u p a t i o n s w e r e u s e d in c o m p u t i n g th e w a g e t r e n d s :
Office clerical (men and women): Office clerical (men and women)— Skilled maintenance (men):
Carpenters
Bookkeeping-machine
Continued
operators, class B
Secretaries
Electricians
Cleiks, accounting, classes
Machinists
Stenographers, general
A and B
Stenographers, senior
Mechanics
Switchboard
operators,
classes
Clerks, file, classes
Mechanics (automotive)
A, B, and C
A and B
Painters
Cleiks, order
Tabulating-machine operators,
Pipefitters
class B
Tool and die makers
Cleiks, payroll
Comptometer operators
Typists, classes A and B
Keypunch operators, classes
Unskilled plant (men):
A and B
Industrial nurses (men and women):
Janitors, porters, and cleaners
Nurses, industrial (registered)
Laborers, m aterial handling
Office boys and girls




T h e u s e o f c o n s t a n t e m p l o y m e n t w e i g h t s e l i m i n a t e s the e f f e c t
o f c h a n g e s i n th e p r o p o r t i o n o f w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d in e a c h j o b i n ­
c l u d e d in th e d a t a .
The p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n g e r e f l e c t only c h a n g e s
in a v e r a g e p a y f o r s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r s .
T h e y a r e not i n f l u e n c e d b y
c h a n g e s in s t a n d a r d w o r k s c h e d u l e s , a s s u c h , o r b y p r e m i u m p a y
for ov ertim e.
W h e r e n e c e s s a r y , d a t a w e r e a d j u s t e d to r e m o v e f r o m
the i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e a n y s i g n i f i c a n t e f f e c t c a u s e d
b y c h a n g e s in the s c o p e o f the s u r v e y .

5

6

T a b le

2.

In d e x e s o f S ta n d a rd W e e k ly S a la rie s and S t r a ig h t - T im e H o u r l y E a r n in g s fo r S e le c te d O c c u p a tio n a l G r o u p s
in H o u s to n , T e x ., M a y 1969 and Ju n e 19 6 8 , and P e r c e n ts o f In c re a s e fo r S e le c te d P e r io d s
In d e xe s

P e rc e n ts

In d u s tr y and o c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p
M ay

A ll in d u s trie s :
O ffic e c le ric a l (m e n

a n d w o m e n ) ____

1969

In d u s tria l n u rs e s (m e n and w o m e n )—
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e ( m e n ) _____________
U n s k i l l e d p l a n t ( m e n ) ____________________

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

M a n u fa c tu rin g :
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) --------In d u s tria l n u rs e s (m e n and w om en) —
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e ( m e n ) -------------------------U n s k i l l e d p l a n t ( m e n ) ___________________

1 3 1 .1
1 3 2 .6
1 3 0 .3
1 4 6 .3

June

1968

1 2 4 .6
1 2 3 .9
1 2 5 .2
1 3 5 .5

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

J u n e '1 9 6 8
to
M a y 1969

Ju n e

1967
to
Ju n e 1968

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

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

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

4 .9
4 .3
1 0 .1

J u n e '1 9 6 6
to
Ju n e 1967

A ll in d u s trie s :
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) _____
In d u s tria l n u rs e s (m e n and w o m e n )—
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e ( m e n ) --------------------------U n s k i l l e d p l a n t ( m e n ) ____________________

1963

Ju n e

1 In a d d itio n to g e n e ra l w a g e in c r e a s e s ,
b etw ee n h ig h - and lo w -w a g e e s ta b lis h m e n ts .




.5
3 .0
1 .7
4 .0

re fle c ts

a m e n d m e n ts

to

th e

F a ir

1963

Labo r

1965

2 .5
.9
1 .9
3 .4

2 .1
0
1 .8
3 .4

M a y 1961
to
Ju n e 1962

3 .3
1 .8
2 .1

1 .9
5 .5

th is in c r e a s e

June

June

3 .9

1962

1964
to

.7
6 .2
4 .6

to
1964

Ju n e

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

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

1 .5
2 .3

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

1965
to
Ju n e 1966

3 .8

to
June

Ju n e

5 .9
3 .1
1 7 .1

6 .6

Ju n e

of in c re a s e

M a y I9 6 0
to
M a y 1961

.9

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

3 .2
4 .9
2 .8
1 .1

5 .4
3 .1
1 .3
1 .5

2 .9
.9
3 .1
8 .0

3 .2
6 .6
1 .6
2 .2

S tan d ard s

Act

and

changes

in

e m p lo y m e n t

7

A. Occupational Earnings
Tabic A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women
( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u s tr y d iv isio n , H o u sto n , T e x . , M ay 1969)
W eek ly e a r n in g s1
(standard )

S e x , o c cu p a tio n , and in d u s try d iv isio n

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

(

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

90
M ean2

M e d ian 2

%

$

$

I

$

$

*

$

i

“

i

120

130

140

150

160

170

1 80

190

200

210

220

1 10

120

130

140

150

160

1 70

180

1 90

200

210

220

over

54

64
8
56
30

114
39
75

90
45
45

53
38
15

30

35

10

12

41
18
23
7

8
22
1

29
14

23

20

10

17
15

13

17

HEN
t

587
2 15
3 72
1 47

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

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

CLERKS, AC COUNTING. CLASS 8 -------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3------------- —

1 57
119
46

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

1 2 3 .0 0

1 2 4 .0 0

CLERKS, OR DE R ------------------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NH AN UF AC TU RI NG
WH OLESALE TR AD E ---

708
301
407
396

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

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

1 2 0 .0 0

70

4 0 .0

211

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

CLERKS, PAYROLL ---------------------OF FI CE BOYS --M A NU FA CT UR IN G --N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG
PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S3

50
161
45

1 1 3 .5 0

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

$

$

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

9 9 .5 0 9 6 .0 0 1 1 0 .0 0 -

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

1 2 1 .0 0

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

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

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

1 2 6 .0 0

1 1 9 .5 0

1 1 0 .5 0 -

1 4 4 .0 0

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

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

1 1 2 .5 0

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

21
15

10
10

6

33
24

23
19
1

34
30
9

27
18

54
26
28
17

1 02
23
79
79

186
72
114
1 14

17

19

8

11
8

7

2
26

8

42
7
35
3

55
17
38
23

9

3 9 .5

1 4 0 .0 0

1 3 4 .5 0

1 2 3 .0 0 -

1 5 7 .0 0

18

1 3 0 .5 0

1 2 0 .0 0

1 1 7 .0 0 -

1 5 0 .5 0

16

TA BU L A T I N G - M A C H I N E OPERATORS,
CLASS B ----------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------PU BLIC U T I L I T I E S 3--------

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

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

1 2 0 .5 0

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

20

T A B U L A T I N G - M A C H I N E OPERATORS,
CL AS S C ------------------------

2

63
41

75
52
23
23

22
22

9

15
14

12

8 4 .5 0 - 9 5 .0 0

WOMEN
BILLERS, MACHINE IBILLING
MACHINE)
M A NU FA CT UR IN G
NONMANUFACTURING —

142
76

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

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

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

8 3 .0 0
8 0 .5 0

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

BILLERS, MA CH IN E (BOOKKEEPING
MACHINE) ----------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------

109
89

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

8 6 .0 0

BO OK KE E P I N G - M A C H I N E OPERATORS,
CL A S S A ------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------

103
67

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

1 1 3 .0 0

1 1 2 .0 0

1 0 1 .5 0 1 0 1 .5 0 -

BO OK KE E P I N G - M A C H I N E OPERATORS,
CL AS S B ----MA NU F A C T U R I N G —
NONHANUFACTURING —
WH O L E S A L E TRADE
RETAIL TRADE ---

2 48
96
152
63
56

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

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

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

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

S e e fo o tn o te s a t end o f tab le ,




8 3 .5 0

1 0 0 .0 0

5
1
4

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

17
17

24
24

35
17
18

28
26

27
15

2

12
29
18

18
18

14

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

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

15
12
3

6

24
24

17
3
14

12
1

1 07
67
40
14
18

42
7
35

1
32

18
5
13

-

I

-

-

36
21

2
2

3
2

26
14

3

2
1

-

33
7
26
26

12

1
1

4 0 .0

1 2 4 .5 0

147
67
80
80

»

-

27

6

5
4

13
28

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

T A BU LA TI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
CL AS S A ----------------------- NONHANUFACTURING:
PU BLIC U T I L I T I E S 3--------

1 2 2 .0 0

S

110

and
unde r

M iddle ran ge 2

100

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING. CL AS S A
MA 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 --PU BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3-

S

100

11
24

8

16
14




T a b le A-l.

O ffice O cc u p atio n s—M en and W o m en — C on tin u ed

( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , H o u sto n , T e x . , M ay 1969)

t

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

55
Median 2

Middle range 2

$

$

60

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

$

$

*

*

*

$

*

i

I

*

i

t

i

%

i

I

t

I

70

75

80

85

90

100

110

12 Q

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

220

over

and
u n d er
60

112

t

65

70

75

80

85

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

-

-

11

1

38

34
1
33
16
11
1

180
31
149
26
50
19

225
72
153
14
47
5

199
58
14 1
7
54
13

196
30
166
40
66
4

59
22
37
2
34
1

63
13
50
9
18
20

44
4
40
3
16
16

26
1
25
24

ii
i
10

18
2
16
4
12

4
2
2

1
1
-

-

-

2
-

-

-

-

17

4

-

_

_

_

-

_

17
6

4
4

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

1

_

1

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$

-

1 1 8 .0 0

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

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

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

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

142
113

3 9 .5
3 9 .0

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

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

291
50
241
34
62

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

8 1 .5 0
8 2 .0 0
8 1 .0 0
8 5 .5 0
8 6 .5 0

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

6 9 .5 0 7 7 . DO69. 007 7 .5 0 7 5 .5 0 -

8 8 .0 0

-

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

19

59
6
53

17
3
14

-

-

-

“

8

7

51
9
42
16
9

416
376
93

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

7 4 .0 0
7 3 .5 0
7 6 .5 0

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

7 0 .5 0 7 0 .0 0 7 0 .5 0 -

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

7
7

79
79
19

213
196
43

41
36
1

48
31
17

15
14

7
7
7

6
6
6

277
231
104
109

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

8 8 .0 0
8 6 .0 0

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

76 .5 0 75 .0 0 79 .0 0 7 0 .5 0 -

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

2
2

39
36
21
15

61
53
30
16

28
4
4

2

6
6
6

17

46
40
21
8

-

2

34
33
9
24

19
17
17

8 6 .0 0

23
23
23

17
17

-

419
165
254
95
57

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

1 1 0 .0 0

_
-

9
3
6
1
5

9
2
7
4
3

17
1
16
~
7

30
7
23
2
7

85
34
51
11
9

103
38
65
13
19

50
37
13
2
1

40
10
30
22
5

34
4
30
29
1

15
7
8
6

17
13
4
4

5
4
i
i

2
2
-

-

2
2
-

-

1
1
-

-

9 6 .5 0

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

272
246
76
15 1

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

8 8 .5 0
8 7 .5 0
8 8 .5 0

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

21
21
21

29
29
6
20

50
48
5
40

66
53
24
28

45
40
17
15

2
2

8 6 .0 0

48
46
24
22

8
4

8 6 .0 0

3
3
3

1

1

678
148
530
126
175
57

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

1 0 2 .0 0

9 8 .5 0

1 0 2 .0 0

8
8

7
1
6

22
1
21

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

5

105
33
72
2
34
12

2
2

-

89
25
64
8
29
6

-

6

192
43
149
40
37
19

14
10
4

-

84
11
73
18
20
3

89
8
81
48
26

9 3 .0 0

49
9
40
2
21
6

17

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

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

960
203
757

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

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

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

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

_

50
50
1
-

86
2
84
8
26
16

73
8
65
17
15
13

159
21
138
19
31
47

144
50
94
24
22
18

221
79
142
13
62
18

122
22
100
17
53
10

97
20
77
11
63
2

7
1
6
6

372
87

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

952
506
446
345
337

240
872

121

111
278
124

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

1 2 2 .0 0

9 3 .5 0
7 7 .5 0

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

1 2 2 .0 0

9 7 .0 0
1 0 3 .0 0

1 0 2 .0 0

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

-

-

-

11

1

-

-

4

1

38
28
3

16

71
1
70
5
41

174
16
158
47
44

215
52
163
36
27

288
68
220
27
66

243
53
190
30
32

399
150
249
77
70

247
93
154
51
38

187
42
145
12
17

48
30
18
14

28
28
22

15
1
14
14

11
7

23
19

29
25

31
26

25
25

14
6

4
2

3
3

42
9
33
9
5

35
19
16
3
2

42
4
38
4
24

19

2

4

-

1

19

2

4

1

-

-

-

2

2

3

-

16
-

2

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

9 6 .0 0 1 2 4 .0 0
9 9 .0 0 1 2 2 .0 0
9 2 . 0 0 - 1 2 5 .0 0
1 0 2 .5 0 -1 3 7 .5 0
8 4 .5 0 -1 0 8 .0 0
79 .0 0 78 .0 0 74 .0 0 7 8 .0 0 -

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

9 9 .5 0
9 9 .0 0
9 9 .5 0
1 0 1 .0 0
11 0 .0 0
9 0 .0 0

19

_

-

-

“
_
-

_

-

-

-

5
12
8
4

1
1
1

4

—

10
-

-

2
2
-

-

-

~

9
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , H o u sto n , T e x . , M ay 1969)
W eek ly e a m i n g s ^ ^ ™
(standard )

S e x , o ccu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n

N um ber
of
workers

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

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

$
55

M ean2

M e d ian 2

M id d le range 2

t

*

S

60

65

70

65

70

75

33

68
6
62
18

49
11
38
7

_
-

13

24

-

2
22
1

$

I

i

*

110

120

120

130

140

1

2
2

5

i

t

130

and
u n der
60

100

110

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

130
19
111
24
65

48
6
42
11
21

42
9
33
11
22

23
6
17
10
6

14
2
12

7
6

12
12

over

WOMEN - CONTINUED
235
67
168
37

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

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

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

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

“

33
1

S E C R E T A R I E S 4-----------M A NU FA CT UR IN G -----N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3WHOL ES AL E TRA0E —
RETAIL TRADE —

3 ,9 5 0
1 ,1 0 9
2 ,8 4 1
643
987
185

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

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

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

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

-

-

-

-

SE CR ET AR IE S, CLASS A
NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G --PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3WHOL ES AL E TRADE

250
204
44
55

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

1 4 8 .0 0
1 4 9 .5 0
1 6 4 .5 0
1 6 5 .0 0

1 3 9 .0 0
1 3 9 .0 0
15 2 .5 0
1 6 0 .0 0

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

_
-

SECRETARIES, CL AS S B M A N U FA CT UR IN G -------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---PU BLIC UT I L I T I E S 3 —
W H OL ES AL E TRADE ---

933
169
764
177
208

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

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

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

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

_

_

_

-

-

-

SECR ET AR IE S, CLASS C 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 I L I T I E S 3—
W H OL ES AL E TRADE --RETAIL TRADE ------

1 ,0 7 0
354
716
17 1
254
54

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

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

1 2 4 .0 0
1 2 4 .0 0
1 2 4 .0 0
1 2 1 .0 0
1 4 6 .0 0
1 1 3 .0 0

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

-

_
-

-

-

-

1
1
—
1

22
22
4
4

146
45

-

-

36

OF FI CE GIRLS ---------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G
N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3-

—

1
1

39
29
10
7

30
29
5
13

47
34
2
2

23
16
5
“

28
17
1
6

10
8
3
3

10
9
2
2

14
14
4
1

6

5
5
2
3

6

105

50
5
45
20
23

20
1
19
1
18

24
1
23
9
14

11
3
8
4
3

2

“

2
2

6

61
19
42
9
16

-

-

88
34
54
24
15

-

103
16

154
53
10 1
27
12

_

6

165
19
146
46
19

55

-

139
32
107
11
18

-

6
6
6

208
70
138
56
24
12

177
64
113
44
18
10

12B
33
95
22
34
1

114
41
73
7
50
4

85
32
53
2
44
3

48
14
34

43
10
33
4
28

7
2
5
4

6
4
2
2

5
1
4
4
~

2
2
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

—
-

-

-

-

_
-

1
1

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

ST EN OG RA PH ER S, GENERAL M A NU FA CT UR IN G -------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ---PU BL IC UT I L I T I E S 3 —
WHOL ES AL E TRADE ---

1 ,4 3 6
467
969
300
442

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

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

1 0 0 .0 0
9 9 .5 0
1 0 0 .5 0
8 9 .5 0
1 0 6 .0 0

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

ST EN OGRAPHERS, SENIOR ---M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3--------WHOL ES AL E TRADE ---------RETAIL TRADE --------------

1 ,1 4 2
260
882
251
214
57

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

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

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

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

-

S W IT CH BO AR D OPERATORS, CL AS S A
N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG —
PU BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3----

111
86
27

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

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

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

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

-

S W IT CH BO AR D OPERATORS, CL/
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 -----PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3---RETAIL TRADE ---------

393
83
310
33
118

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

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

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

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

4
4
—




144
33
11 1
37
66

-

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

-

-

13

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

6
6
6

~

-

36

51
51

-

36
-

-

4

29

374
98
276
37
67
36

682

12
12

222
460
74

111
33

2
22
36
15

9

1
8
1

21

22
9

2

12

15

X
14

101
51

22

200
73
127
82
30

238
71
167
45
80
3

195
57
138
24
80
1

103
31
72
27
44

49
18
31
16
14

36
12
24
14
10

22
8
14
10
4

7
3
4
2
2

300
119
181
48

284
85
199

216
55
161
14
115

111
46
65
22
42

80
22
58
43
15

20

7

-

-

-

267
42
225
54
67
4

140
41
99
7
43

70
24
46
9
33
3

40
17
23
13
10

43
29
14

17
5
12

9
2
7

13

12

7

20
18
10

17
16
2

4
4

2

2

4

_

8
2
6
1
2

15
4
11
7
3

9
2
7
7

2

21

15

14
3

12
2

33

58

12
21
2
12

21
1

53
19
34
4

15

2

11
8
4

176
25
151
55

11
122

11

8
3

30
5
25

285
82
203
37
82
24

28

60
9
51

-

30

-

55
8
31

417
156
261
36
80
19

80

37

-

12

“

273
83
190
35
50
17

279
66
213
93
15

36
7

-

39
2
37
1
35

159
64
95

5

“

1
1
223
80
143
28
80
11

-

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

-

328
113
215
63
109
8

13
12
1

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

13
12
1

524
156
368
75
128
22

-

1 ,6 9 7
540
1 ,1 5 7
251
470
72

6
6
6

25

610
155
455
140
130
21

-

~

IB
2
II
2

671
194
477
114
131
39

-

SECR ET AR IE S, CLASS D M A NU FA CT UR IN G -------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3 —
WH OLESALE TRADE --RETAIL TRADE ------

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

-

-

5
3
2
-

2
2
-

2

12
-

12
12
“

-

10
10
510

12

-

~

-

_

_

_

-

-

—
~

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

~

_

_

11
6
5

-

“
_

-

_

1 0

Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u s tr y d iv isio n , H o u sto n , T e x , , M ay 1969)
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t i m e w ee k ly e a r n in g s of—
Average
weekly
hours1
( standard)

S e x , o c cu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n

$

$

$
55

M ean2

*

70

*

*

$

$

$

$

$

$

90

*
100

$
110

*

120

130

140

$

150

160

170

180

$

190

200

210

220

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

o v er

1
1

6
6

and
u n d er

Middle range 2

M e d ian 2

$

WOMEN - CONT IN UE O
SWIT CH BO AR D 0 P ER AT 0R -R EC EP TI 0N IS TS M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------- ----—
N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3--------------W H OL ES AL E TRADE ---------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

632
251

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

$
9 0 .5 0
9 6 .5 0

$
8 8 .0 0
9 3 .5 0

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

—

381
27
189

4
4
4
4

8
9
8
8

8
9
8
8

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

4
-

8 0 .5 0 7 5 .5 0 -

-

72

0
0
0
0

.0
.0
.0
.0

TR A N S C R I B I N G - M A C H I N E OPERATORS,
G E N E R A L ------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------- ----------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ------------------

284
60
224

3 9 .0
4 0 .0

TYPISTS, CLASS A ----M A NU FA CT UR IN G ----NO NH A N U F A C T U R I N G —
PUBLIC UT I L I T I E S 3
W H OL ES AL E TRADE -

615
173
442
155
67

4
4
4
4
4

0
0
0
0
0

.0
.0
.0
.0
.0

1 ,3 3 9
363
976

3
4
3
4
4

9
0
9
0
0

.5
.0
.5
.0
.0

TYPISTS, CLASS B ------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G ------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3------------WHOL ES AL E TRADE --------------

122
170

3 8 .5

6
8
7
0

.0
.0
.5
.5

0
0
0
0

4
8
5
0

.0
.5
.0
.5

0
0
0
0

4

9 5 .0 0
8 4 .5 0

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

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

8 9 .0 0 1 0 4 .0 0
8 5 .5 0 - 1 0 4 .0 0
9 0 .0 0 1 0 4 .5 0

9 5 .0 0
1 0 0 .5 0

9 4 .5 0
9 8 .5 0

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

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

8
8
8
8
8

6
9
4
4
6

.0
.0
.5
.5
.0

0
0
0
0
0

8
8
8
7
9

6
8
8
7
8

7
7
7
7
7

3
7
2
3
4

.0
.0
.5
.0
.5

0 0 0 0 0 -

1
5
0
9
0

.5
.0
.5
.0
.0

0
0
0
0
0

1
6
0
8
9

.5
.5
.0
.5
.0

0
0
0
0
0

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

8
2
6
4

27
12

20
-

81
11

130
31

90
41

149
67

77
46

30
24

12
8

5
4

15

20
-

70

31
5
25

-

1
1

2

4

3

13

31
19

82
10
28

4

7

49
1
34

6
4

5

99
6
53
23

-

13

1

28
10
18

110
16

53
7
46

36
13
23

7

94

121
37
84
36
15

154
47
107
29

114
26

82
36

14

2

13

2

88
34
7

46

225
89

146

136

72
5
28

-

0
0
0
0

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

16

2
14

6

125
40
85
9

2

i
i

22
7

26
5

-

15

21

7

53

68

1
7

52
3
14

11
57
41

321
35
286
34
40

133
32

101
27
5

265
49
216
25
4

21
37

21

74

_

_

_

_

_

_

—

-

-

-

-

_

_

7

1

12
10

87
30
57
40

1 S ta n d a r d h o u rs r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k fo r w hich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s t r a ig h t- tim e s a l a r i e s (e x c lu s iv e o f pay fo r o v e r t im e a t r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and the e a r n in g s c o r r e sp o n d
to th e s e w eek ly h o u r s .
2 The m e a n i s co m p u te d fo r e a c h jo b by to ta lin g the e a r n in g s o f a ll w o r k e r s and Idivid ing b y the n u m b er of w o r k e r s .
Th e m e d ia n d e s ig n a t e s p o s itio n — h a lf o f the e m p lo y e e s su rv e y e d r e c e iv e m o re
th an the r a te show n; h a lf r e c e iv e l e s s th an the r a te show n.
The m id d le ra n g e i s d e fin e d b y 2 r a t e s o f pay ; a fo u rth o f the w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s th an the lo w e r o f th e se r a t e s and a fo u rth e a r n m o re than
the h ig h e r r a t e .
* T r a n s p o r t a t io n , co m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .
4 M ay in clu d e w o r k e r s o th e r th an th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .
5 W o rk e rs w e re d is tr ib u te d a s fo llo w s ; 7 a t $ 2 2 0 to $ 2 3 0 ; 1 at $ 2 3 0 to $ 2 4 0 ; and 2 a t $ 2 5 0 to $ 2 6 0 .




11

Table A-la. Office Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts em p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o re
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , H o u sto n , T e x ., M ay 1969)
W eek ly e a r n in g s1
(standard )

S e x , o ccu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n

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

A v e rage
w eek ly
h ou rs1
( standard)

*
60

M e d ian 2

M id d le range 2

$

$

$

$

*

$

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

*

*

*

i

5

»

i

i

$

$

S

$

I

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

110

120

13 Q

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220 over

83
18
65

45
14
31

10

12

12
10

17
17
15

11
1
10

14
2
12

4
2
2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

and
unde
65

MEN
$

$

$

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

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

12 0 .5 0 12 8 .5 0 11 9 .0 0 1 0 8 .5 0 -

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

21

51

252
82

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

5
16
14

45
19

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B NONMANUFACTURING --------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3 -----------

78
61
46

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

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

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

11 0 .0 0 1 0 9 .5 0 1 1 0 .0 0 -

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

15

16

11

10

CLERKS, ORDER ------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------

93
58

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

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

11 4 .5 0 11 5 .5 0 -

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

10
6

103
76
30

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

8 4 .0 0
8 1 .5 0
8 4 .5 0

7 7 .0 0
7 4 .5 0
7 4 .0 0

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A -----------MANUFACTURING-------------------------- 1---NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3 ----------------------

454
116
338
91

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

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

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

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

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B -----------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------RETAIL TRAOE -----------------------------

815
219
596
148

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

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

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

8 0 .0 0 - 1 1 0 .5 0
8 1 « 0 0 —1 0 1 *0 0
7 9 .5 0 -1 1 2 .5 0
7 3 .0 0 - 9 1 .0 0

CLERKS. ACCOUNTING, CLASS A MANUFACTURING -------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3 -----------

OFFICE BOYS -----NONMANUFACTURING ------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3 ----------

352

100

$
6

7

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

17
15
7

32
26
11

-

-

-

2

8
8
1

22

31

12

25
5

19
5

20
1

18
14

14

9
8

18
14
3

7

WOMEN

-

2
2

4

1

-

3
-

4

1

3

-

-

-

23
1
22
19

77
10
67
29

106
41
65
24

75
14
61
18

23
1
22
16

17
3
14
8

32
17
15
7

54
30
24
14

72
22
50
7

82
7
75
25

44
13
31
2

44
13
31
9

20
1
19
3

26
1
25

102
31
71
16

79
39
40
20

60
25
35
13

75
35
40
2

142
15
127
5

21
7
14

28

6

4

28

15
1
14

6

4

-

-

1
1

2
2

“

”

CLASS A ----------------------

62

4 0 .0

1 1 2 .5 0

1 1 0 .5 0

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

-

-

*

-

-

6

8

6

11

10

12

4

3

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

CLERKS, F I L E , CLASS B ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

133
109

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

8 3 .0 0
8 3 .0 0

8 1 .0 0
8 1 .0 0

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

2
2

20
18

8
7

32
25

26
19

11
8

17
14

-

4
4

-

1
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10

1
1

“

*

*

CLERKS, F I L E , CLASS C ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

81
63

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

7 3 .5 0
7 3 .0 0

7 2 .5 0
7 2 .0 0

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

_

21
21

38
28

10
8

11
6

1

CLERKS, ORDER —---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING---------------------,—
RETAIL TRAOE -----------------------------

130
108
108

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

8 0 .5 0
7 7 .5 0
7 7 .5 0

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

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

2
2
2

23
23
23

24
24
24

18
15
15

17
17
17

14
8
8

10
10
10

12
5
5

6
4
4

2

180
70

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

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

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

_
-

-

8
2

9
1
8

12

7
1

11
7
4
2

12
5
7
2

8 7 .5 0
8 7 .0 0
8 5 .5 0

8 6 .5 0
8 6 .0 0
8 5 .5 0

3

5

2
2
1

CLERKS, F I L E ,

52

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

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------

170
159
135

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

7 9 .0 0 - 9 6 .5 0
7 8 .5 0 - 9 6 .5 0
7 7 .0 0 - 9 5 .5 0

-

KEYPUNCH .OPERATORS, CLASS A -----------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3----------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------------

337
80
257
71
61

9 5 .5 0 - 1 1 7 .5 0
3 9 . 5 1 C 6 .0 0 1 0 3 .5 0
4 0 . 0 1 0 7 .5 0 1 0 2 .0 0
9 7 .5 0 - 1 1 5 .0 0
9 4 .0 0 - 1 2 0 .5 0
3 9 . 5 1 0 5 .5 0 1 0 4 .0 0
4 0 . 0 1 1 4 . 0 0 1 2 1 .5 0 1 0 1 . 0 0 - 1 2 4 . 0 0
4 0 . 0 1 1 3 .0 0 1 0 5 . .00 1 0 1 . 0 0 - 1 2 6 . 5 0

-

CLERKS, PAYROLL --------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3 ----------------------

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




n o

3
3

6

-

6

-

n

1

4

-

13
1
12
2

1

29
15
14
3

24
22
22

21
21
21

29
29
20

29
27
24

16
13
11

19
18
17

22
20
15

-

7
7
-

11

10

47

11
2

54
28
26

-

69
15
54
8

“

-

*

8
2

6

“

6

-

2
8

3

9
-

5

42

10
2

6

5

10

21

4

1
53
16
37

2
6

2

62
8

-

-

11
7

17
13

29
28

4

4

4

4

11

5

-

33
4

3

1

54

8

4

40

4
4

4

14

-

5
4

2

2

2

-

2

2

-

2
-

i
i

-

-

1
1
“

-

-

-

*

-

12

Table A-la. Office Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women —Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w ee k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts em p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , H o u sto n , T e x ., M ay 1969)
^ ^ ^ W e e k l^ e a m in g ^ ^ ^ ^
(stan dard )

60
M ean 2

M e d ian 2

M iddle range 2

-

and

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

110

120

130

140

-

7
-

25
2
23
7
10

39
6
33
9
9

69
21
48
15
11

81
37
44
24
6

66
29
37
7
9

67
24
43
2
2

73
16
57
9
7

83
12
71
7
2

7
1
6
-

1

-

24
16
5

5
3
1

17
4
1

3
3
1

2
-

10
-

5
2

2
2
2

1
1
1

2

30
10
20
6
6

69
26
43
11
13

87
27
60
26
10

300
109
191
62
33

339
110
229
75
22

338
94
244
88
21

-

-

-

-

1
1

13

$

1

,

i

■$

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

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

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

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

O F F IC E G IR L S ---------------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------------

116
70
28

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

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

7 3 .0 0
6 9 .5 0
6 9 .5 0

68 .0 0 6 7 .0 0 67 .0 0 -

S E C R E T A R I E S 4 ------------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------ -----------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3 ------------------------------R E T A I L T RAD E ----------------------------------------

2 ,19 1
678
1 ,51 3
427
138

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

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

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S A ---------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ------------------------------------

79
68

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

360
81
279

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

CLASS

0

-

7
1

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

6
6

39
33
17

1 2 7 .5 0
12 6 .0 0
1 2 8 .0 0
1 2 3 .0 0
1 0 9 .5 0

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

_

_

1

2

-

-

-

-

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

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

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

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

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

L U m J U

1J G . U U

1 3 1 .0 0 1 6 4 .0 0
13 4 .0 0 1 5 0 .5 0
1 3 0 .5 0 -1 6 9 .0 0

-

1

2

11
2
9
1
6

1
1

1
1

*

1

*

-

2
-

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S C ---------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3 ------------------------------R E T A I L TRAO E ----------------------------------------

688
230
458
117
50

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

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

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

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

-

-

-

-

—
-

-

-

-

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S D ---------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3 ------------------------------R E T A I L T R A D E ----------------------------------------

1• 06 4
356
708
18 9

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

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

1 1 8 .0 0
1 1 6 .0 0
1 1 9 .0 0
1 1 8 .5 0
1 0 1 .5 0

1 0 4 .0 0 -1 3 4 .0 0
1 0 4 .0 0 -1 3 6 .5 0
1 0 4 .0 0 -1 3 3 .0 0
1 0 1 .5 0 -1 3 0 .5 0
92 . 5 0 -1 0 9 .0 0

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

S T E N O G R A P H E R S , G E N E R A L ---------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------------

868
284
584
244

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 0 3 .0 0
1 0 8 .5 0
10 0 .5 0
8 8 .5 0

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

-

4 0 .0

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

f .,.

A n n

io n
7 i o

187

^0

0 103 00

/ n

n

o o *n n
*

215

4 0 .0

8 7 .0 0

8 5 .5 0

1 A fi

in

o/

o o

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

55

CLASS

B

---------

4 0 .0

57

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

3 9 .5
4-

79

n

o
o

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

SW IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T IO N IS T S -




170

180

190

200

210

22C

over

319
93
226
66
11

250
86
164
47
5

155
46
109
20
8

116
33
83
15
-

80
19
61
4
-

34
6
28
4
-

31
9
22
-

15
6
9
2
-

14
2
12

•
-

7
6

5
3

7
5

11
9

8
6

8
7

6
6

7
6

5
5

12
12

_

13
6

18
3
15
7

52
13
39
24

64
17
47
24

66
28
38
19

35
10
25
8

40
5
35
12

30
30
1

20
1
19
1

15
1
14
“

7
3
4
“

_
-

_
-

i
i
-

2
2
-

_
-

5
1
4
i
3

9
4
5
2

7
1
6
2
4

63
14
49
22
12

147
58
89
43
12

122
50
72
21
10

98
27
71
22
1

81
25
56
3
1

67
16
51
2
3

46
14
32
—

29
10
19
-

3
2
1
-

4
4
-

7
1
6
4

25
9
16
5
3

60
22
38
11
11

80
26
54
24
6

224
95
129
34
19

173
49
124
25
7

157
30
127
42
3

152
47
105
18
1

96
31
65
20

42
18
24
9

22
12
10
-

13
8
5
1

5
3
2
-

5
3
2
-

65
7
58
47

104
17
87
79

66
26
40
23

99
38
61
13

165
56
109
2

138
55
83
4

97
41
56
20

66
22
44
31

16
9
7
2

7
7

_
-

-

-

i no i n
1 0 3 *0 0

9
9
7

22
9
13
8

37
9
28
25

61
16
45
28

170
46
124
62

136
34
102
44

67
21
46
4

48
24
24
4

22
14
8

34
20
14

17
5
12

9
2
7

6
6
4

7
6
“

3
3
2

15
11
1

11
10
2

20
18
10

17
16
2

4
4

2

2

4

_

i no

28
12
16
4

29
11
18
9

15
10
5
*

18
7
11
2

6
2
4
2

12
4
8

3
2
1

2

7

4

11

10

2

4

-

*

-

1

4

-

-

1

4
4

1

1

40

6
34
19

*n n
nn

nn

1
1

4
i
3
1
2

JJJ'JJ

TRADE

160

$

518
148
370
82
56

R E T A IL

150

C O N T IN U E D

K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B ---------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------------------N O N H 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 3 ------------------------------R E T A I L T RAD E ----------------------------------------

SE C R E T A R 1E S «

65

a nd
under
65

WOMEN

75

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t i m e w e e k ly e a r n in g s of—
_
~
rj
~
~
~
j
~
~
~
$ “
'i
$
$
80
85
90
95
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
210
220

¥*

$

-4*

$

o

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

1

Se x , o c c u p a tio n , and i n d u s t r y d iv i s i o n

N um ber
of
workers

sn

7 5 .0 0 - 9 5 .5 0

12

13

28

22

4

13

24

12

29
12
17
9

3

1

3

9

nn

7 7 .0 0

7 5 .0 0

1 0 0 .0 0

1 0 0 .0 0

70 .5 0 -

8 4 .0 0

8 4 .0 0 -1 1 6 .0 0

1

-

-

-

_

2
2

-

—

-

-

-

-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

_
-

_
-

_

_

_

_

_

13

Table A-la.

Office Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women— Continued

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g 5 0 0 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , H o u sto n , T e x ., M a y 1969)
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s o f
t

A ve rage
w eek ly
h ou r*1
I standard)

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

«
60

M e d ian *

M iddle range 3

*

i

S

S

95

100

110

120

130

t
160

t
150

t
160

t
170

t
180

t
190

S
200

t
210

220

95

100

110

120

130

160

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

over

56
19
37

60
10
30

69
12
37

73
11
62

33
13

60
12
28
11

25
3
22
6

26
12
16
1

65

70

75

70

75

80

85

90

7
7

26
1
23

30
5
25

62
13
69
29

61
6
37
25

63
13
50
25

85

90

t

t

t

t

t

CONTINUED

T Y P I S T S , C L A S S A ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-----------------------------

317
75
262

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

T Y P I S T S , C LA SS B ---------------MANUFACTURING ---------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------P U B LI C U T I L I T I E S 3 ------

325

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

1
to t h e s e
2
3
4

s

an d
un der
65

WOMEN -

t

100
225
103

$

$

$

$

9 5 .0 0
98.5 0
96.0 0

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

8 6 .5 0 1 0 6 .0 0
8 8 .5 0 10 9 .5 0
8 6 .0 0 -1 0 3 .0 0

86.00

82.5 0
8 9 .5 0
8 0 .5 0
78.0 0

7 6 .0 0 - 9 1 .5 0
7 8 .0 0 1 0 3.00
7 3 .5 0 - 87.5 0
7 3 .5 0 - 8 3 .5 0

91.0 0
81.0 0
7 9 .0 0

27

8

19
7

S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o r k w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e
w e e k ly h o u r s .
F o r d e f i n it i o n o f t e r m s , s e e f o o tn o te 2 , t a b l e A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b li c u t i l i t i e s .
M a y i n c lu d e w o r k e r s o t h e r th a n t h o s e p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e l y .




sa la rie s

20
7

6
1
1

3
2

%

2
2

1
6

6
—

-

(e x c lu s iv e o f p a y fo r o v e r tim e at r e g u la r

—

a n d /o r p re m iu m

r a t e s ) , a n d th e e a r n i n g s c o r r e s p o n d

14
Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men and Women
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d o n a n a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , H o u sto n , T e x ., M a y 1969)
W eekly e a r n in g s1
(standard )

S e x , o c c u p a t io n , an d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

N um ber
of
workers

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

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e v, e e k l y e a r n i n g s o f—
$

s
85

U nder
M ean2

M e d ian 2

$

$
90

t

S
95

100

$

*

S
105

110

120

130

140

t
150

*
160

$
170

S
180

$
190

t
200

*
210

220

J------2 30

an d
under

M iddle range 2

8Q

i

240

and

85

90

95

100

105

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

over

-

“

-

-

-

-

“

*

6
6

24
19
5

38
18
20
6

61
38
23
4

77
48
29
7

91
49
42
11

130
33
97
12

77
11
66
10

112
30
82
9

78
14
64
6

76
3
73
-

58
1
57

78
18
60

_

-

-

_

_

1

-

~
~

“

“

1
1

2
“
2
“

26
16
10
6

42
23
19
14

101
45
56
25

164
74
90
19

120
45
75
23

270
55
215
26

185
18
167
20

110
21
89
9

126
11
115
9

47
14
33
18

13
5
8
7

-

9
4
5
5

40
20
20
20

41
27
14
12

53
36
17
14

44
23
21
15

70
37
33
22

100
57
43
8

80
41
39
4

59
12
47
3

40
1
39
2

3
1
2

3
3

9
8
1

2
2

_

_

-

-

-

-

9
1

30
22

17
3

21
7

6
6

1
1

4
2

1

8

9
6

25
19

30
191

9
8

6
4

7
7

2
2

2
2

HEN

DRAFTSMEN, CL AS S A ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3-------------------------

906
288
618
65

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

$
1 9 3 .5 0
17 7 .0 0
201 .0 0
18 2 .5 0

$
1 9 2.00
172 .5 0
2 0 2 .0 0
185.50

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

DRAFTSMEN, C L A S S B ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B LI C U T I L I T I E S 3-------------------------

1 ,2 0 9
329
880
177

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

1 6 2.50
15 5 .0 0
1 6 5 .0 0
161 .5 0

1 63.50
1 5 1 .0 0
165.00
160.50

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

DRAFTSMEN, C L A S S C ------------------------------MAN UFACTURING ------------------------------ -—
NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------

555
269
286
~ 107

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

1 2 1 .0 0
1 1 7 .5 0
1 2 4 .5 0
107 .5 0

1 2 1 .5 0
1 1 7.00
1 2 6 .5 0
105.50

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

-

2
2
2

DRAFTSMEN-TRACERS --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

97
52

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

9 4 .0 0
9 2 .0 0

9 4 .5 0
9 3 .0 0

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

3
3

10
9

104
69

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 4 2 .0 0
14 7 .0 0

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

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

—
-

_
-

_

2
2

_
_

-

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

WOMEN

N U R S E S , IN DUS TR IAL ( R E G I S T E R E D ) ----MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

1
S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o r k w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p l o y e e s
t o t h e s e w e e k ly h o u r s .
'Zl F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s ,
s e e fo o tn o te 2 , ta b le A - l .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b li c u t i l i t i e s .




r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r

1

s tr a ig h t- tim e

sa la rie 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 l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m | r a t e s ) , a n d th e e a r n i n g s c o r r e s p o n d

15
Table A-2a. Professional and Technical Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts e m p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o re
b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , H o u sto n , T e x ., M a y 1969)
Weekly e am ings1
(stanc ard)
Average
weekly
hours1
!standard)

Number
of
workers

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

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s o f —

t
80
M ean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

85

$

90

i

$

$

95

100

105

no

100

105

110

115

*

t

»

$

t

S

$

%

t

5---------

115

120

125

130

135

140

150

160

170

180

190

120

125

130

135

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

16

28
19

57
42
15

47
29
18
11

34
23
11
11

20
11
9
9

9

5
5

3
3

-

-

210

210

220

7

6

and
un der
85

r —

200

and

-

90

95

220

MEN
UKAf 1 jrlL W f

LLA jj

$

257

A

$

1 7 6 .0 0

$

$

1It

1

ZJ

/ n n
JVQ.O

11

DRAFTSM EN , C L A SS B --------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NQNMANUFACTURING ---------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3 ------------------------

269
135
134
104

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

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

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

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

_
-

-

-

*

1
1
1

-

D RAFTSM EN , C L A S S C -----------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------

259
120
139
100

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

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

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

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

2
2

7

29
9
20
20

22
10
12
12

34
19
15
14

28
11
17
15

99
66

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

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

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

_

-

4

t1a n . >csn
0

.0

2

2

5
5

-

4
4
-

11
5
6
6

11
3

16

26
15
11

4
4

4

12
8

29
15
14
10

4

4

2

3
1

1

5

3

2
2

9
9

14
10

27
16

9
8

"

'

4

8
7

18
13
5
5

27
11
16
11

24
10
14
12

42
26
16
13

39
18
21
16

43
17
26
24

19
6
13
8

14
7
7
1

8

16
6
10

7

12
9

6
1

3
1

3
_

3
3

9
8
i

-

5

2

3
-

8
8

2

15
13
2

-

2
2
-

-

-

-

WOMEN
N U R S E S , IN D U ST R IA L (R E G I S T E R E D ) ----MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

1
'

2

7
4

'

6
4

1 S ta n d a rd h o u rs r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k f o r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s (e x c lu s iv e o f p a y f o r o v e r t im e at r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) ,
to th e se w ee k ly h o u r s .
2 F o r d e fin itio n of t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - l .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic atio n , and o th e r pu b lic u t il it i e s .

7
7

2

2

2

2

*

and the e a r n in g s c o r r e sp o n d

Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , H o u sto n , T e x ., M ay 1969)

N um ber

of

N um ber
W eekly
W eekly
hours 1 e arnings 1
[standard) (standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS
BILLERS, MACHINE (BILLIN G
-----MACHINE) —
—
MANUFACTURING
NUNMANUFACTURING

—

153
76

BILLERS, MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
N0NHANUFACTURING

Occupation and industry division

of
w orkers

W eekly
hours 1
[standard)

W eekly
earn in gs 1
(standard)

“ - — — -

1 89
nn

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 *0
ft
x f t«* 0
ft
*0

[BOOKKEEPING—MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B
H A N U r A t 1U K IN li

^ u

^

H L 1 A IL

2 ®
1

W eekly
hours 1
(standard)

W eekly
e arnings 1
(standard)

1 ,6 9 9

4 0 .0

$
1 2 5 .0 0

*410

4 0 .0

9 8 .5 0

CONTINUED

1KA U L

1

3 9 *5
x#| ^

"C

30 5 100 *0 0

N U N nA N U r A L 1U K lrlb

WHOLESALE TRADE
K tV A IL




N um ber
of

67

RETAIL TRADE

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

-

$

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,

[}£*!!$
9 9 .0 0

" __
8 J«

Occupation and industry division

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED
$
9 5 .5 0

A ve rage

A v e r ,*.

A ve rage

Occupation and industry division

! K A U fc

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

*

16

Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined— Continued
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d o n a n a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , H o u sto n , T e x ., M a y 1969)
A ve rage

A ve rage

O c c u p a tio n an d in d u s tr y d iv is io n

O F F IC E OCCUPATIONS

-

Number
of
worker*

O ccupation and ind u stry d ivision

W eekly
W eekly
hours 1 earn in gs 1
(standard) (standard)

CONTINUED

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A SS A ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING------------------------ •—

O F F IC E OCCUPATIONS
146
115

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A SS 8 ------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2 ------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------

319
58
2 61
43

3 9 .5
3 9 .0

1C 6.50
1 0 4.00

-

Num ber
of

W eekly
hours 1
(standard )

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

$
1 3 4 .5 0
1 2 7 .0 0
1 3 1 .0 0

NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2 -------------------- —

99
64
38

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

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

T ABULAT ING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C L A S S C --------------------------------------------------

60

3 9 .5

9 2 .0 0

284
60
224

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

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

6 18
175
4 43
156
67

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

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

1 ,3 4 0
363
977
123
170

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

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

9 15
2 93
622
65

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

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

1 ,2 4 4
3 38
906
197

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

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

581
276
305

112

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

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

1 04
59

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

9 4 .5 0
9 3 .0 0

106
71

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

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

$
148 .0 0
149 .5 0
1 6 4.50
165.00

S E C R E T A R I E S , C LA SS B ----------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2 -----------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------

934
169
765
178
208

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

1 3 4.00
1 3 6.00
1 3 3.50
1 4 3.00
1 4 5 .5 0

S E C R E T A R I E S , CL A SS C ---------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2 -----------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------------RE T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------

1 ,071
354
717
172
254
54

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

S E C R E T A R I E S , C LA SS 0 ----------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 2 ------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -------------------------RE T A IL TRADE --------------------------------

1,715
544
1 ,171
265
470
72

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

STENOGRAPHERS, G E N E R A L -------------------- -MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PU BL IC U T I L I T I E S 2 ------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------

1,4 5 6
478
978
308
443

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

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR ------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PU BL IC U T I L I T I E S 2 -------------------- —
WHOLESALE TRAOE -------------------------R E T A IL TRADE --------------------------------

1 ,1 4 3
260
883
252
214
57

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

1 2 7 . 5 0 1 TRA NSCRIBING -MA CHINE OPERATORS,
1 2 8 .5 0
1 2 7 .0 0
MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------1 2 6.00
NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------1 4 1 .0 0
1 1 2 .0 0
T Y P I S T S , C LA SS A ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------117.50
NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------1 1 8.00
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2 ------------------------117 .0 0
WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------1 2 6 .5 0
1 2 0.50
T Y P I S T S , C LA SS B ----------------------------------1 0 3 .5 0
MANUFACTURING — ---- — — -----------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------102.00
PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ------------------------1 0 2 .5 0
WHOLESALE TRAOE --------------------------1 0 1 .5 0
100 .0 0
1 0 6.00
PROFE SSIO NAL AND TECHNICAL
1 1 3 .0 0
OCCUPATIONS
120 .5 0
1 1 0.50
106 .5 0
DRAFTSMEN, C L A S S A ------------------------------126 .5 0
MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------9 4 .5 0
NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2 ------------------------107 .0 0
104.00
DRAFTSMEN, C L A S S B ------------------------------9 8 .0 0
MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------85.5 0
PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ------------------------9 4 .5 0
83.0 0
DRAFTSMEN, C L A S S C ------------------------------1 0 5.50
MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------7 7 .0 0
NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PU B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2------------------------90.5 0
9 6 .5 0
DRAFTSMEN-TRACERS --------------------------------86.0 0
N ONMANUFACTURING----------- -------- --------9 8 .0 0
87.5 0
N U R S E S , IN DUS TR IAL ( R E G I S T E R E O I ----80.5 0
MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

CLERKS, F I L E , CLASS C
NONMANUFACTURING ~
WHOLESALE TRADE •

422
382
98

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

7 4 .0 0
73.5 0
7 6 .0 0

C L E R K S , ORDER --------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------WHOLESALE TRADE -------R E TA IL TRADE --------------

985
347
638
500
109

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

1 1 3 .0 0
12 2 .0 0
108.00
1 1 5 .0 0
77.5 0

C L E R K S , PAYROLL -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ------------------------RE T A IL TRADE ---------------------------------

489
1 89
300
115
81

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

1 1 2.50
1 1 8.50
10 8 .5 0
1 2 4.00
98.0 0

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------------- —
RE T A IL T R A D E -------------------- .-----------

272
246
76
15 1

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

88.5 0
87 .5 0
88 .5 0
86.0 0

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, C L A S S A ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ------------------------WHOLESALE TRAOE --------------------------R E TA IL TRADE ---------------------------------

679
1 48
531
126
1 75
58

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

102.00
106.50
100.50
1 0 7 .5 0
104 .5 0
9 2 .5 0

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, C L A S S B ------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 2 ------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -------------------------RE T A IL T R A D E ---------------------------- -—

964
2 03
761
1 15
2 78
124

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

9 0 .5 0
9 3 .5 0
89.5 0
91.5 0
9 6 .0 0
85.0 0

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, C LA SS A ------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ------------------------

1 11
86
27

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

O F F I C E BOYS AND G I R L S --------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------

446
117
3 29
82

66

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

78.5 0
86.5 0
7 6 .0 0
80.0 0
75.5 0

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, C L A S S B ------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------PU BL IC U T I L I T I E S 2 -----------------------------RE T A IL TRAOE --------------------------------

393
83
310
33
118

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

3 ,9 7 4
1 ,1 1 6
2 ,8 5 8
660
987
185

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

126 .0 0
125 .0 0
126 .0 0
133 .5 0
13 3 .5 0
1 1 2 .5 0

SWITCHBOARO O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N IS T S MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------ -----NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRAOE --------------------------------RE T A IL TRADE ----------------------- -----------------

644
263
381
27
189
72

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

1

1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o r k w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s
c o r r e s p o n d to t h e s e w e e k ly h o u r s .
2 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b li c u t i l i t i e s .
3 M a y i n c lu d e w o r k e r s o t h e r th a n t h o s e p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e l y .

Weekly
Weekly
hours 1 earnings 1
(standard) (standard)

93
61
31

254
205
45
55

66

Number
of
workers

CONTINUED

TABULATING—MACHINE OPERATORS,
C L A S S A -------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2 -------------------- —

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S A ----------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 2 ------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------

84.0 0
88.0 0
8 3 .0 0
94.0 0
8 6 .0 0




Average
O ccupation and ind u stry d iv isio n

O F F I C E OCCUPATIONS -

CONTINUED

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

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

S E C R E T A R I E S 3------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------P U B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2 -----WHOLESALE TRADE -------RE T A IL TRADE --------------

W eekly
earn in gs 1
(standard)

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,

( e x c lu s iv e o f p a y f o r o v e r t im e a t r e g u la r

a n d /o r p re m iu m

120.00

121.00

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

17

Table A-3a. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women Combined
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly ! h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n ^ s t u d i e d i n e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g 5 0 0 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , H o u s t o n , T e x . , M a y 19 69 )
A ve rage

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

N um ber
of

W eekly
W eekly
h ou r. 1 earn in gs 1
standard] (standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS!
806
216
590
173

40. Q
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B -------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------RETAIL TRADE ---------------------------------

893
236
657
148

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

CLERKS, F IL E , CLASS A ------------------

66

1 3 2 .5 0
137 .0 0
131 .0 0
1 1 8 .0 0
9 7 .5 0
9 5 .0 0
98.5 0
81.0 0

4 0 .0

1 1 5 .5 0

153
129
31

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

85.5 0
86.5 0
97.5 0

CLERKS, F IL E , CLASS C ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------

81
63

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

73.5 0
73.0 0

CLERKS, ORDER -----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------RETAIL TRADE ---------------------------------

223
80
143
108

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

101.50
122 .0 0
90.0 0
77.5 0

CLERKS, PAYROLL -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-----------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 2-------------------------

213
87
126

66

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

12 2 .0 0
1 3 4.50
1 1 3 .0 0
1 2 9 .5 0

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------RETAIL TRAOE ---------------------------------

170
159
135

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

87.5 0
87.0 0
85.5 0

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------—
PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 2------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------

338
80
258
71
61

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

1 C 6 .0 0
1 0 7.50
1 0 5 .5 0
1 1 4.00
1 1 3 .0 0

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B ------------MANUFACTURING --------------------- -------------NONMANUFACTURING-------- --------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 2-------------------------RETAIL TRAOE------------------------------—

522
148
374

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

94.0 0
9 2 .5 0
9 4 .5 0
9 1 .0 0
8 5 .0 0

CLERKS, F IL E , CLASS B ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 2-------------------------

86
56

W eekly
earn in gs 1
(standard)

$
219
73
146
58

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

81.0 0
8 7 .0 0
78.0 0
8 0 .5 0

ISECRET ARIES3---------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 2------------------------RETAIL TR AD E------------------------------- r -

2 ,2 1 2
682
1 ,5 3 0
444
138

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

1 3 0.50
1 2 9 .0 0
131 .5 0
1 2 6.00

SECRETARIES, CLASS A --------------------- -NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------

80
69

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 6 8.00
1 7 0 .5 0

SECRETARIES, CLASS B -----------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 2-------------------------

361
81
280
103

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

148.50
1 4 4 .5 0
150 .0 0
1 3 8 .0 0

SECRETARIES, CLASS C -----------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 2------------------------RETAIL TRAOE ----------------------------------

689
230
459
118
50

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

132 .0 0
133 .0 0
1 3 1 .5 0
119 .5 0
1 1 0 .5 0

SECRETARIES, CLASS 0 ----------------------MANUFACTURING--------------------------------- -NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 2------------------------RETAIL TRAOE ---- -----------------------------

1,082
360
722
203
55

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

121.00
1 2 2.00
1 2 0 .5 0
12 0 .5 0
100 .0 0

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL -----------------------MANUFACTURING----------------------------- •*—
NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 2-------------------------

877
284
593
252

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

105.00
110 .0 0
1 0 3.00
9 7 .5 0

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR ------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 2--------------------------

638
200
438
188

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

1 1 5 .0 0
1 2 0 .0 0
1 1 3.00
1 0 3 .0 0

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS A -------NONMANUFACTURING------------- ---------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 2---------------------—

97
80
27

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

109 .0 0
1 05.00
9 8 .0 0

OFFICE BOYS ANO GIRLS--------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 2-------------------------

•
1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o r k w e e k f o r w hich e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e t h e ir r e g u l a r
c o r r e s p o n d to t h e s e w e e k l y h o u r s .
2 T r a n s p o r ta tio n , c om m u n ica tio n , and o th e r pub lic u tilities.
3 M ay include w o r k e r s o th e r than th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .




W eekly
hours 1
(stan dard )

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED

1$

CLERKS. ACCOUNTING. CLASS A ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 2-------------------------

N um ber
of
w orked

O ccu pation and in d u stry d iv isio n

straigh t-tim e

1 1 1 .0 0

A ve rage

O ccupation and in d u stry d iv isio n

N um ber
of
worker*

W eekly
hour* *
(standard)

W eekly
e arnings *
(standard)

215
67
148
79

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

87 .0 0
9 3 .5 0
84.0 0
77.0 0

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED
ISWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B -------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------RETAIL TRADE ---------------------------------------SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTS-

58

4 0 .0

101 .0 0

TYPISTS, CLASS A ------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------- ,--------------

318
75
243

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

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

TYPISTS, CLASS B ------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 2------------------------------

326
100
226
104

4 0 .0
4 0.0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0

84 .0 0
91.0 0
81.00
79.0 0

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS A ----- ------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 2-------------------------

261
173
88
56

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

17 5 .5 0
175 .5 0
1 7 5.50
1 7 8 .0 0

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B ------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 2-------------------------

285
1 41
144
1 12

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

15 0 .0 0
1 5 2 .0 0
1 4 8.00
1 4 5.00

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C ------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 2--------------------------

278
124
154
104

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

117 .5 0
1 2 0 .5 0
1 1 5 .0 0
1 0 5 .5 0

MURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) ----MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------

10 1
68

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

142 .0 0
14 7 .5 0

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS

s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e o f p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a t r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) , and| th e e a r n i n g s

18

Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r m e n in s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d ie d o n a n a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , H o u s t o n , T e x . , M a y 1969)
H ourly earn in gs

Occupation and industry division

N um ber
of
w orkers

1

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s oi
$
2 .1 0

M ean2

M e d ian 2

M iddle ran ge 2

$
2 .3 0

$
2 .4 0

$
2 .5 0

*
2 .6 0

t
2 .7 0

$
2 .8 0

t
2 .9 0

t
3 .0 0

$
3 .2 0

*
t
3 .4 0 3 .60

$
3 .8 0

S
4 .0 0

S
4 .2 0

*
4 .4 0

t
4 .6 0

S
4 .8 0

$
5 .0 0

S
5 .2 0

S
5 .4 0

2 .3 0

2 .4 0

2 .5 0

2 .6 0

2 .7 0

2 .8 0

2 .9 0

3 .00

3 • ?o

3 .4 0

3 .6 0 3 .80

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

4 .6 0

4 .8 0

5 .0 0

5 .2 0

5 .4 0

5 .6 0

4
3
1

11
11
-

2
2

13
10
3

8
6
2

19
18
1

22
15
7

79
74
5

1 51
14 3
8

8
6
2

11
11
~

19
19

8

1

_

33
33
-

74
62
12

104
104

57
51
6

209
209
“

247
247
“

32
26
6

129
129
*

-

48
48

7

3
l
2
2

24
17
7
4

7
5
2
“

1
1
1

-

41

24
24

“

“

Under
and
*
2 .1 0 under
2 .2 0

$
4.31
4.29
4. 9 4

$
2 .2 0

CA RP EN TE RS , MA IN TE NA NC E ------------MA NU F A C T U R I N G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

374
297
77

$
4.05
4.08
3.95

$
4.21
4.21
4.09

$
3.904.022.85-

EL ECTRICIANS, MA IN TE NA NC E ---------M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------

958
878
80

4. 20
4.15
4.76

4.20
4.14
5.13

3.93- 4.39
3.92- 4.35
4.52- 5.17

ENGINEERS, ST AT IO NA RY --------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

391
102
289
55

3.66
3.99
3.55
3.39

3.37
3.96
3.33
3.39

3.113.263.073.08-

4.19
4. 49
3.71
3.77

HELPERS, MAINTE NA NC E TR AD ES -------MA N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3---------------

564
450
114
103

2.94
2.95
2.90
2.99

3.01
3.02
2.79
2.99

2. 46 2.482.182.33-

3.62
3.49
3.65
3.65

74
46
28
4 20

MACHIN E- TO OL OPERATORS, T O OL RO OM —
MA NU F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

448
448

3.58
3.58

3.63
3.63

3.53- 3.68
3.53- 3.68

MACHINISTS, MA IN TE NA NC E ------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------NONMANUFACTURING:
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3------------ ---

541
505

4.13
4.12

4.22
4.22

3.96- 4.28
3.98- 4.28

1
-

1

-

8

6

4

8

6

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

2
2
-

1
1
-

-

•
-

-

-

4
4
-

-

2
2
2

9
5
4
4

5
3
2
2

10
2
8
2

6
6
-

22
22
-

81
12
69
9

72
9
63
9

26
8
18
3

31
5
26
12

22
10
12
5

27
22
5
5

11
7
4
4

52
50
2
-

42
36
6
6

7
7
-

21
7
14
14

23
21
2
2

18
16
2
1

95
95
-

21
21
-

12
12
-

77
77
-

-

-

84
33
51
51

29
29

47
47

97
97

225
225

14
14

36
36

-

2
2

2
2

11
11

9
9

74
60

49
49

83
83

214
214

74
66

6
6

17
3

“

—
-

28

4.23

4.25

3.65- 4.86

-

-

-

950
218
732
663
51

3.55
3.59
3.54
3.58
3.13

3.63
3.56
3.65
3.80
2.88

3.072.903.123.172.83-

—
—

_
—
-

_
-

MECHANICS, M A IN TE NA NC E -------------MA NU F A C T U R I N G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------

1,698
1, 560
138

3.93
3.90
4.24

4.02
3.99
4.52

3.53- 4.31
3.51- 4.27
3.79- 4.58

MI LL WR IG HT S --------------------------MA NU F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

87
80

4.19
4.11

4.22
4.21

4.03- 4.28
4.02- 4.26

-

O I L E R S ------——
—
M A NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

168
165

2.96
2.96

3.01
2.99

2.82- 3.27
2.82- 3.27

PAINTERS, M A IN TE NA NC E --------------MA N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------

342
262
80

3.99
4.04
3.85

4.10
4.09
4.19

3.78- 4.31
4.00- 4.28
2.77- 4. 64

PIPEFITTERS, MA IN TE NA NC E ---------- —
M A NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

864
846

4.22
4.19

4.24
4.24

4. 08 - 4.30
4.08- 4.30

SH EE T- ME TA L WORKERS, MA IN TE NA NC E —
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

71
69

4.25
4.22

4.26
4.25

4.03- 4.38
4.03- 4.37

TOOL AND -DIE M A K E R S -----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------- --------

249
242

3.90
3.91

3.91
3.91

3.76- 3.97
3.78- 3.98

_
-

-

-

-

_
-

2
2
2
-

”

~

*
-

-

-

-

"

-

~

-

“

-

-

-

-

-

14

-

-

-

-

-

14

-

-

-

16
16
11
4

29
6
23
22
-

147
49
98
72
25

24
4
20
20
-

66
15
51
50
-

142
30
112
111
-

40
8
32
31

53
11
42
11
20

130
23
107
106
~

225
8
217
217

66
60
6
6
~

6
6
6
“

4
4
-

-

_
~
~

_

_

9
9
-

26
26

8
1
7

9
2
7

73
73
-

76
76
-

107
104
3

185
180
5

182
169
13

148
145
3

281
281
*

298
282
16

110
43
67

166
166
“

7

7

7

7

3
—
3

3
3
“

_

_

-

-

-

~

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

7

-

-

-

-

-

~

-

-

-

36
36

_

-

22
22

_

-

7
7

_

-

9
9

__

-

6
6

11
11

21
21

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

~

1
1

2
2

37
36

12
12

30
28

19
19

23
23

5
5

3
3

1
1

“

”

“

3
3

~

“

“

-

_
-

-

1
—
1

10
—
10

_
-

-

10
7
3

37
34
3

11
11
-

80
72
8

1 21
117
4

11
5
6

27
4
23

6
6

-

-

4
4

-

-

6
6
-

-

-

3
2
1

1
-

-

14
4
10

8
8

8
8

6
6

27
27

_

231
231

5 31
531

24
24

11
11

-

-

-

18
“

8
8

6
6

_

13
13

29
29

3
3

7
7

-

2
~

-

-

-

3
3

17
10

55
55

139
139

5
5

30
30

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

41

-

-

-

15
15

7

-

-

_
-

*

-

-

-

-

-

_

1

_

_

_

_

1 E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e an d f o r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o li d a y s , an d la t e s h if t s .
2 F o r d e f i n it i o n o f t e r m s , s e e f o o tn o te 2 , t a b l e A - 1
3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t i o n , a n d o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
4 W o r k e r s w e r e d i s t r i b u t e d a s f o l l o w s : 1 a t $ 1 .6 0 to $ 1 .7 0 ; 14 a t $ 1 .8 0 to $ 1 .9 0 ; 1 a t $ 1 .9 0 tc $ 2 ; an d 4 a t $ 2 to $ 2 . 1 0.




8

-

ME CHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE! -----------------------MA 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 ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ---------------WHOL ES AL E TR AO E ----------------

4.06
4.23
4.05
4. 06
3.66

-

_

_

3
3

-

“

“

19

Table A-4a.

Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations—Large Establishments

^ A v erag e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n i n g s fo r m e n in s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s em p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , H o u s t o n , T e x . , M a y 1969)
Hourly earnings 1

N u m b e r of w o r k e r s re c e iv in g
»
2 .5 0

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

workers

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range2

S
2 . 50

i

i

t r a ig h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n i n g s of—

i

t
3 .7 0

t
3 .8 0

3 .9 0

*
4 .0 0

t
4 .2 0

S
4 .4 0

$
4 .60

$
4 .8 0

S
5 .00

3 .7 0

3 .8 0

3 .9 0

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

4 .6 0

4 .8 0

5 .00

5 «2 0 over

5
3
2

17
16
1

2
2

18
13
5

4
2
2

75
74
1

151
143
8

8
6
2

8
8
-

19
19

8
8

7
6

36
36

45
45

3
3

14
14

207
207

241
241

26
26

129
129

_
“

48
-

4

22
4
18
9

8
1
7
3

10
2
8
5

8
8

3
1
2
2

22
17
5
4

5
5

-

35
~
35

”

1
1
1

33
33

-

71
71

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

t
2 .6 0

2 .70

2 .8 0

*
2 .9 0

i
3 .0 0

t
3 .1 0

i
i
3 .2 0 3 .3 0

i
3 .4 0

$
3

2 .7 0

2 .60

2 .9 0

3 .0 0

3 .1 0

3 .2 0

3 .3 0

3 .4 0

3 .5 0

3 .6 0

-

2

-

3
3

2

7
4
3

-

_

-

7
7

s
50 3 . 6 0

an d
under
2 .6 0

an d

CA RP EN TE RS , MAINTENANCE --------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

331
274
57

$
4 .1 8
4 .1 5
4 .3 3

$
4.23
4 .2 2
4 .4 5

$
4 .0 3 4 .0 4 3 .8 5 -

$
4 .3 3
4 .3 0
4 .9 7

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

764
714

4 .2 9
4 .2 3

4 .2 4
4 .2 3

4 .0 5 4 .0 4 -

4 .4 6
4 .3 8

E N G I N E E R S , STATIONARY ------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------R E TA IL TRADE --------------------------------

264
62
202
51

3 .6 8
3 .7 0
3 .6 7
3 .4 2

3 .4 0
3.91
3 .3 7
3 .5 7

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

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

3
1
2
2

9
5
4
4

5
3
2
2

6
2
4
2

1
1
“

_
-

13
13
1

37
2
35
4

15
3
12
8

43
43
1

14
8
6

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

226
214

3 .3 1
3 .3 6

3 .4 3
3 .4 8

2 .9 0 3 .1 2 -

3 .8 2
3 .8 3

20
14

11
9

3
3

2
2

21
19

2

-

30
30

19
19

2
2

12
12

-

M A C H I N IS T S , MAINTENANCE --------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING:
P U B LI C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------

482
446

4 .1 8
4 .1 7

4 .2 3
4 .2 3

4 .0 6 4 .0 7 -

4 .2 9
4 .2 8

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

39
25

8
8

1
1

30
30

83
83

214
214

74
66

6
6

-

-

9
9

14

-

2
2

-

-

2
2

-

-

28

4 .2 3

4 .2 5

3 .6 5 -

4 .8 6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14

-

MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE! -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------- —
P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------

306
112
194
160

3 .7 3
4 .0 7
3 .5 3
3 .5 6

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

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

4 .1 9
4 .3 0
4 .0 1
4 .1 2

_

_
-

5
5

1
1
-

3
3
2

2
1
1
1

4
4
-

3
1
2
1

87
—
87
86

2
2
2

5
1
4
3

7
3
4
4

29
8
21
8

14
1
13
3

11
9
2
1

13
12
1
1

48
8
40
40

62
60
2
2

6
6
6

4
4
-

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

1 ,0 6 8
972
96

4 .1 8
4 .1 7
4 .2 8

4 .1 9
4 .1 7
4 .5 3

3 .9 7 3 .9 7 3 .8 4 -

4 .3 9
4 .3 5
4 .5 7

1
1
-

2
2

2
1
1

1
1

2
2
*

4
4
“

-

3
—
3

_
-

21
17
4

13
12
1

18
7
11

116
114
2

34
31
3

75
75

257
257
“

264
264

94
27
67

158
158
“

~

1

3

~

1

3

-

—
—

_

-

1

_

_

“

-

4
3

_
—
_
-

_

-

—

-

72

4 .2 3

4 .2 2

4 .0 5 -

4 .2 7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

3

-

-

22

36

-

-

-

7

71
68

3 .3 3
3 .3 5

3 .2 6
3 .2 8

3 .1 3 3 .1 3 -

3 .5 6
3 .5 6

_

_

1
1

2
2

1

-

18
16

8
8

-

3
3

20
20

1
1

4
4

2
2

1
1

1
1

-

-

-

-

-

*

9
9

P A I N T E R S , MAINTENANCE ------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

301
250
51

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

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

4 .0 2 4 .0 1 4 .1 3 -

4 .3 3
4 .2 9
4 .6 7

1
—
1

1
—
1

_
-

_
“

_
-

—

-

2
—
2

2
2

5
2
3

5
5

36
33
3

1
1

*

11
11
“

76
72
4

121
117
4

7
5
2

27
4
23

*

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

841
823

4 .2 3
4 .2 1

4 .2 4
4 .2 4

4 .0 8 4 .0 8 -

4 .3 0
4 .2 9

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

~

-

6
6

21
21

-

-

6
6

-

-

231
231

522
522

24
24

11
11

~

-

-

-

-

-

-

13
13

29
29

3
3

7
7

-

2

91
91

5
5

18
18

-

-

-

-

60
58

4 .2 8
4 .2 5

4 .2 7
4 .2 7

4 .0 7 4 .0 7 -

4 .3 8
4 .3 7

-

TOOL AND D IE M A K E R S ----------------------■ *—
MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

158
158

3 .9 4
3 .9 4

3 .9 4
3 .9 4

3 .8 5 3 .8 5 -

3 .9 8
3 .9 8

-

-

_

-

1 E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s , and la te s h ift s .
3 F o r d e fin it io n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o t n o t e 2 , ta b le A - l .
3 T r a n s p o r ta tio n # c o m m u n ic a t io n , and o t h e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .




*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
2

-

-

-

_

-

*

*

*

-

-

3

10

3

-

-

6
6

-

10

1
1

21
21

9
9

-

_

MILLWRIGHTS --------------------------------------------

—
“

-

-

O I L E R S -----------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

SHEET-METAL WORKERS, MAINTENANCE —
MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

t
5 .20

*"

3
3

*
_
—

6
6

-

-

18

20

Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d on a n a r e a b a s is
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , H o u sto n , T e x , , M ay 1969)
Hourly earnings2

O c c u p a tio n 1 an d in d u str y d iv isio n

Number
of
workers

Mean3

Median3

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

Middle range3

$
1 -------1 ------- i
1 .4 0 1 .50 1 .6 0 1 .70

t
1 .8 0

t
1 .9 0

f
2 .0 0

S
2 .1 0

$
2 .2 0

$
2 .3 0

i
2.4 0

S
2 .5 0

t
2 .6 0

$
2 .8 0

$
3 .0 0

$
3 .20

Under
[»
11.40 u n d er
1 .50

GUARDS AND W A TC HM EN -----------------MA NU F A C T U R I N G --------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------GUARDS:
M A NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

2 ,2 9 4
454
1 ,8 4 0

$
2 .0 0
2 .7 5
1 .8 1

$
1 .6 9
2 .6 6
1 .6 8

$
1 .6 5 2 .1 6 1 .6 4 -

$
2 .3 4
3 .5 8
1 .8 0

14
14

1
—
1

230

3 .1 4

3 .0 1

2 .3 2 -

3 .7 6

WATCHMEN:
M A N U FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

224

2 .3 5

2 .3 5

1 .6 7 -

2 .6 9

-

JANITORS, PORTERS, AND C L EA NE RS --M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PU BL IC U T I L I T I E S 4--------------WHOL ES AL E TRADE ---------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

4 ,2 1 2
1 , 108
3 , 104
100
110
755

1 .9 5
2 .5 9
1 .73
2 .2 5
1.91
1 .7 0

1 .7 5
2 .5 6
1 .6 8
2 .2 0
1 .91
1 .6 9

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

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

65
65
-

JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEA NE RS
( WOMEN! --------------------------------------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4--------------RETAIL TRADE ---------------------------------

1 ,808
1,762
82
71

1 .6 5
1 .6 4
1 .88
1.70

1.66
1 .66
1 .7 7
1 .71

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

1 .6 9
1 .6 9
1 .9 6
1 .7 8

1
1
1

LABORERS, MATE RI AL HA ND L I N G -------MA 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 -----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4--------------WHOL ES AL E TRADE ---------------RETAIL T R A D E ----------------- -—

3 ,9 3 4
1,7 0 1
2 ,233
841
778
612

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

2.08
2 .3 6
1 .9 4
2 .1 0
1 .9 7
1 .7 4

1 .7 6 1 .7 9 1 .7 4 1 .8 1 1 .8 1 1 .6 7 -

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

-

ORDER
FI LL ER S -----------------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------W H OL ES AL E TRADE ---------------RE TAIL TRADE --------------------

1 ,5 6 9
279
1 ,2 9 0
886
239

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

2 .6 2
2 .4 9
2 .6 4
2 .6 4
3 .0 2

2 .2 7 2 .3 4 2 .2 4 2 .1 7 2 .7 3 -

2 .9 3
2 .7 3
2 .9 4
2 .9 2
3 .0 6

PACKERS, SHIP PI NG -------------------MA N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

227
180

2 .2 2
2 .2 2

2 .1 7
2 .1 8

1 .9 9 2 .0 3 -

2 .4 4
2 .4 2

-

~

*

-

18

-

-

*

*
3 .6 0

t
3 .8 0

i
4 00

.6 0

3-80

4 .0 0

4 20 4 . 4 0

i
1 -----4 .20 4 .4 0
an d

1 .6 0

1 .7 0

1 .8 0

1 .9 0

2 .0 0

2 .1 0

2 .2 0

2 .3 0

2 .4 0

2 .50

2 .6 0

2 .80

3 .0 0

3 .20

3 .4 0

6
6

1220
79
1141

228
228

95
95

36
6
30

25
8
17

57
35
22

22
22

44
41
3

18
14
4

15
4
11

259
33
226

79
71
8

27
8
19

14
4
10

24
19
5

42
42
“

31
31

17
17
“

20
20
”

-

35

22

5

3

4

-

46

8

4

19

39

19

9

17

-

J .

over

79

-

-

6

8

-

-

36

11

-

33

25

-

-

-

3

12

8

3

35 1 5 9 5
30
35 156 5
4
14
263
1

476
6
470
14
15
129

236
17
219
3
26
97

219
24
195
2
5
34

193
82
111
25
45

225
146
79
27
11
18

150
105
45
11
14
12

88
52
36
1

59
29
30
11

131
109
22
15

162
156
6
4

88
81
7
7

53
52
1
-

201
1 72
29
-

15
14
I
1

21
,21
-

12
12
-

_

_

_

—
-

-

-

-

5

4

5

~

1

1

“

~

1479
1449
13
31

204
204
39
27

37
37
2
11

28
28
15
1

14
13
-

4
4
i

5
5
-

17
17
8

_

4
4
4

_

10

4

1

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

627
244
383
131
16
234

644
204
440
74
169
197

200
53
147
40
94
13

333
2
331
168
159
4

204
107
97
1
77
19

293
60
233
165
38
30

286
191
95
92
2
1

76
20
56
37
19

53
5
48
37
11

306
232
74
11
60
3

415
265
150
23
73
54

277
136
141
136
5

12
12
-

39
39
-

29
29
-

42
42
-

_

_

_

—
-

-

-

15
15
15

60
60
60
-

56
8
48
48
*

12
12
12
-

47
4
43
38
5

105
11
94
92
2

140
16
124
14
-

162
85
77
75
2

61
17
44
-

70
14
56
26
19

339
74
265
207
58

268
18
250
250
“

187
187
61
126

28
16
12
3
9

17
14
3
3

2
2
-

-

_
-

-

-

-

6
3

2

33
22

17
14

23
23

48
36

18
18

13
13

30
30

4
~

19
13

6
“

8
8

-

_

“

“

18 8
—
188
—
122

-

_
“

-

-

_
-

-

t
3.40

_
-

98
60
38
—
11
27

-

",
_

_

_

-

—
-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

“

“

~

~

PACKERS, SHIP PI NG ( W O M E N ) ------- -n d n h A N U F AC TU RI NG ------------------

83

1 .8 0

1 .7 7

1 .6 8 -

1 .9 5

-

-

-

26

23

3

23

-

7

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

R E CE IV IN G CL E R K S --------------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------- *—
W H OL ES AL E TRADE ---------------RETAIL TR AD E --------------------

389
134
255
120
86

2 .8 9
3 .2 9
2 .6 8
2 .6 9
2 .7 6

2 .8 3
3 .3 5
2 .6 9
2 .81
2 .8 4

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

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

-

1

-

4

-

2

-

18

3

12

—
-

1
-

-

4
—
3

-

2
2

-

18
12
6

3
2
1

12
12
-

33
11
22
-

61
11
50
26
12

85
11
74
40
34

19
8
11
8
3

39
13
26
10
14

22
17
5
2
3

17
17
-

10
10
-

-

3
1
2
2
-

6
6
-

-

18
3
15
4

10
10
-

-

26
16
10
6
4

SHIP PI NG CLERKS ---------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------WHOL ES AL E TRADE ----------------

217
108
109
64

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

2 .9 3
3 .3 3
2 .6 9
2 .8 3

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

3 .5 2
3 .7 6
2 .9 4
2 .9 6

44
3
41
7

20
19
1
-

25
4
21
21

30
1
29
26

20
14
6
6

19
18
1
-

19
14
5
-

14
13
1
-

18
16
2
2

5
3
2
2

SH IPPING AND R E CE IV IN G CL E R K S ----M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------

195
140
55

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

2 .9 7
2 .8 7
3 .3 3

2 .6 6 2 .6 7 2 .4 8 -

3 .3 8
3 .2 9
3 .4 5

-

49
49

27
15
12

29
29

20
16
4

39
15
24

2
2

_

3
3

S e e fo o tn o te s a t end o f ta b le ;




*

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

2

1
1

-

_
-

2
2

-

2
2

15
11
4

4
4

-

-

-

3
3
-

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

21

Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations— Continued
( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d o n an a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , H o u s t o n , T e x . , M a y 1969)
Hourly earnings 2

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s o f --*

O c c u p a tio n 1 an d in d u str y d iv isio n

Median3

Middle range3

U n d e r l ‘W
$
an d
1. 40 under
1 .5 0

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 -------------- PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S4------------WH OLESALE TRAOE -------------RETAIL TRAOE -----------------

6 ,435
1,606
4 ,8 2 9
2 ,174
1,3 7 6
746

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

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

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

$
3 .6 4
2 .8 1
3 .9 2
3 .9 6
2 .6 7
3 .1 7

25
—
25
—
24

12
—
12
12

TRUCKORIVERS, LIGHT (UNDER
1-1/2 | T O N S > --------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G -----------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG --------------WHOL ES AL E TRADE -------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------

1 ,4 3 1
401
1,0 3 0
300
194

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

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

2 .1 0 2 .2 4 2 .0 1 1 .6 8 1 .6 4 -

3 .1 5
3 .5 5
3 .1 2
2 .1 5
2 .4 9

25
25
—
24

12
—
12
—
12

__

_

-

—

TRUCKORIVERS5 ------------------------------------

TRUCKDRIVERS, MEDIUM (1-1/2 TO
AND INCLUDING 4 TONS) --------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S4 -----------WHOL ES AL E TRAOE --RETAIL TRADE -

3 , 164
587
2 ,577
1 ,4 5 1
636
484

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

3 .2 4
2 .52
3 .3 3
3 .92
2 .2 3
2 .7 8

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

3 .9 2
3 .0 9
3 .9 3
3 .9 6
2 .3 0
3 .2 0

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4
T R AI LE R TYPE) -------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ---------PUBLIC UT I L I T I E S 4-------WH OL ES AL E TRADE ---------

1,103
120
983
660
261

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

3 .3 5
2 .4 4
3 .9 0
3 .9 4
3 . 13

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

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

_
—
—
-

_
-

_

__

*
1 .6 0

S
1 .7 0

*
1 .8 0

*
1 .9 0

t
2 .0 0

t
2 .1 0

t
2 .2 0

S
2 .3 0

$
2 .4 0

*
2 .5 0

*
2 .8 0

$
3 .0 0

*
3 .2 0

t
3 .4 0

»
3 .6 0

1 .6 0

1 .7 0

1 .80

1 .9 0

2 .0 0

2 .1 0

2 .2 0

2 .3 0

2 .4 0

2 .5 0

2 .6 0 i i M . 3 .0 0

3 .2 0

3 .40

3 .6 0

707
494

2 .5 0
2 .3 3

2 .4 3
2 .3 7

2 .3 3 2 .3 1 -

2 .6 3
2 .4 4

TRUCKERS, POWER (FORKLIFT) -M A N U FA CT UR IN G --N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S4 WH OLESALE TRADE —

1,528
827
701
355
292

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

2 .8 8
2 .9 4
2 .6 7
2 .3 4
2 .6 9

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

3 .1 7
3 .3 7
3 .0 4
3 .1 3
3 .0 2

—
•
“

150

2 .0 6

1 .8 5

1 .8 1 -

1 .9 0

-

-

178
44
134
98
36

186
20
166
164
2

222
86
136
18
39
67

165
74
91
8
—
83

272
141
131
11
83
31

246
66
180
54
126
“

376
113
263
12
224
27

329
207
122
81
5

352
245
107
33
74

246
124
122
34
34

490
83
407
122
229
1*

214
46
168
14
24
70

658
25
633
2
216
97

570
54
516
330
25
1 61

134
4
130
96
34

18
4
14
12
2

71
6
65
35
12

15
10
5
—
3

82
82
60
20

107
59
48
48

52
44
8
8

45
6
39
—
3

60
16
44
14
30

94
40
54
-

74
22
52
8
2

93
11
82
15
4

363
14
349
12
19

42
40
2
2

166
16
150
150

147
80
67
12
55

86
86
6
—
80

151
110
41
5
23

125
5
120
42
78

259
18
241
224
17

79
5
74
74
“

63
2
61
—
19
42

131
79
52
—
22
30

98
59
39
2
31
6

84
17
67

11

44
44
—
-

21
5
16
12
_

_
—
-

1 D a ta lim it e d to m e n w o r k e r s e x c e p t w h e re o t h e r w is e in d ic a te d .
2 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 , an d l a t e
3 F o r d e f i n it i o n o f t e r m s , s e e f o o tn o te 2 , t a b l e A - l .
4 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
5 I n c lu d e s a l l d r i v e r s , a s d e fin e d , r e g a r d l e s s o f s i z e an d ty p e o f tr u c k o p e r a t e d .




$
2 .6 0

*
3 .8 0

$
4 .0 0

t
4 .2 0

3 .8 0

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 *40

over

240
164
76
75
1

146
82
64
52

1482
6
1476
1476
-

22
22

4
4
“
-

-

23
2
21
21

141
141
-

19
19
-

503
52
451
330
1
120

97
22
75
75
-

56

92
11
81
2
14
65

172
2
170
120
46

33
14
19
9

200
200
187

146
*

_

89
43
46
1
44

-

~

—

—

-

-

—
—
-

_

_

-

-

40
40
-

11
—
-

12
12
12

-

2
9
-

7

TR UCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4
OTHER THAN TRAILER TYPE) M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------

TRUCKERS, POWER (OTHER THAN
FORKLIFT) --------------------

t
1 .5 0

__

24
24

33
31

2
2

53
51

89
35
54
54
*

41
13
28
12

75
21
54
42
12

55
8
47
—
47

56
—
56
56

92
47
45
33
12

95
83
12
—
12

83

7

-

-

11

-

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

14
14
-

40
16
24
—
24

-

~

32

s h ifts.

~
194
194

185
183

38
38
—
—

-

8

an d

'
_
“
-

“

46
42
4
“

972
6
966
966
—

20
20
-

2
1
1
-

38
12
26
18

510
510
510

3
“

24
"

_

43
9

_

249
12 1
128
43
48

258
89
169
80
89

109
105
4
4

67
67
-

105
105
—

35
1
34
34

-

-

-

-

14

11

-

—
-

22
22

*
~

-

$
4 .4 0

'
3
3
“
-

-

"

"

1
1
~
“

-

_
~

_
~
-

_

18
18

3
3
“

3

-

-

22

Table A-5a. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations—Large Establishments
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g 5 0 0 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n t H o u s t o n , T e x . , 1969)
Hourly earnings 2

O c c u p a t io n 1 an d in d u s tr y d iv isio n

Number
of
workers

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s ol
1

Mean5

Median3

Middle range3

U ndei
*

1 -------T
1 .6 0 1 .7 0 1.8 0

T
1 .9 0 2 .0 0

$
2 .1 0

*
2 .2 0

$
2 .3 0

*
1 ------- i
2 .4 0 2 .5 0 2 .6 0

*
2 .7 0

i
2 .8 0

%
2 .9 0

*
3 .0 0

$
3 .2 0

i
3 .4 0

$
3 .60

3 80

5
4 .00

i
4 .20

2 .2 0

2 .3 0

2 .4 0

2 .5 0

2 .6 0

2 .7 0

2 .8 0

2 .90

3 .0 0

3 .2 0

3 .4 0

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

4 00

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

over

16
11
5

8
8
“

8
5
3

10
6
4

15
4
11

7
7

8
8

35
31
4

36
32
4

27
8
19

14
4
10

24
19
5

42
42
*

31
31
“

17
17
“

20
2Q

-

t

t

an d

393
242
151

$
2.95
3.32
2.34

$
2.94
3.54
2.19

$
2.292.871.75-

GUARDS:
MA NU F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

192

3.33

3.53

2.91- 3.79

JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEA NE RS --M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4--------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

1,920
505
1,415
45
424

2.02

1.73
2.92

1.652.541.641.851.66-

2.32
3.24
1.81
2.65
1.90

JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CL EANERS
(WOMEN) ------------------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4--------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

744
709
41
54

1.68

1.66
1.66

1.631.631.741.69-

1.70
1.69
2.33
1.80

LABORERS, MA TERIAL H A ND LI NG -------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 -----------------

2.59
2.87
2.40
2.23

2.89
2.99
2.44
2.17

1.88-

TRADE ---------------------------------

942
376
566
19A

3.08
2.72- 3.11
1.76- 3.00
1.80- 2.83

ORDER FI LL ER S ----------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

464
432
239

2.88

2.97
2.96
3.02

2.76- 3.05
2.75- 3.04
2.73- 3.06

RE CE IV IN G CL ER KS --------------------MA NU F A C T U R I N G ------------------ --N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

139
76
63

3.33
3.73

3.33
3.65
3.09

2.96- 3.72
3.36- 3.96
2.58- 3.27

GUARDS AND WA TCHMEN ----------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

RE T A IL

2.83
1.73
2.29
1.80

1.65
1.96
1.70

2.85
2.81

2.86

1.68

2.44
1.75

1.79
1.75

$
3.70
3.84
2.93

SHIPPING CL ER KS ----------------------

56

3.54

3.60

3.46- 3.80

T R U C K O R I V E R S 5 ------------------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

1,010

3.18
3.38
3.08
3.01

3.25
3.54
3.18
3.18

3.103.343.032.97-

3.14
2.67

2.83- 3.56
2.41- 3.09
2.41- 3.09

TR UCKORIVERS, LIGHT (UNDER
1-1/2 TONS) ----------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG — ---------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

337
673
359

3.54
3.59
3.28
3.25

—

-

an d

~

1.60 u n d e r
1 .7 0

1 .8 0

1.9 0

2 .0 0

30
4
26

24
24

2
2

2
2

2 .1 0
17
—
17

$
4 .4 0

*

-

-

-

-

-

-

11

8

5

3

4

-

-

14

32

8

4

19

39

19

9

17

-

29
29
-

882
11
871
4
173

155
155
6
83

76
76
3
63

187
9
178
2
34

59
30
29
27

24
4
20
3
17

22
9
13
11

35
28
7
1
5

41
26
15
11
4

32
23
9
4
5

60
60
—
-

19
15
4
4

38
31
7
7
“

32
32
-

53
52
1

162
1 61
1

5
5
-

9
9
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

~

1

1

“

586
567
1
14

84
84
23
27

21
21
2
11

12
12
3
1

5
4
“

2
2
-

14
14
8

10

_

-

120
43
77
37

20
5
15
10

23
23
4

17
17
16

27
27
27

12
12
12

15
15
15

-

-

-

5
5
5

2
2
2

-

-

1

4

_

-

1

4

-

5
4
1
1

6
4
2
2

4
—

6
2
2

1
1

-

1

-

_
-

-

_

99
—
99
12

_

_
-

4
4
4

36
31
5
1

24
5
19
19

5
3
2
2

2
2
2

-

19
19
19

1

-

1

-

_

“

1

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

236
97
139

12
12
-

39
39
-

29
29
-

_
-

-

-

-

108
100
-

163
163
126

26
10
9

9
3
3

2
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

-

-

-

17
9
8

4
i
3

37
13
24

19
14
5

14
14
-

7
7
-

1
1
-

6
6
-

10
10
-

-

-

6
6
“

19
8
11

67
4
63
19

15 1
94
57
35

37
37
2

56
56
56

20
20
“

4

-

-

4

-

7
1
6

4

1

_

5

1

1

“

5

1

i

i

1

-

-

3

-

7

16

14

13

-

-

-

12
12
“

18
7
11
3

13
13
4

8
4
4
“

13
1
12
10

22
8
14
5

34
2
32
32

14
1
13
13

6
2
4
4

9
3
6
4

18
7
11
2

22
3
19
14

227
8
219
97

213
52
16 1
160

236
161
75

120
56
64
8

6
6
-

7
7
-

i
i
-

_

“

“

12
5
3

4
4
4

2
-

8
8
8

3
3
3

30
30
30

“

-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

~

“

*

6
6

9
9

6
2
4

3
1
2

4
2
2

2
2
“

10
1
9

7
7

i
i

.
-

_

_

_

“

96

2.68

3.51
2.50
2.50

TR UCKDRIVERS, MEDIUM (1-1/2 TO
AND IN CL UD IN G 4 TONS! ----------M A NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------- •
N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

468
128
340

3.20
3.42
3.12

3.26
3.39
3.23

3.14- 3.48
3.30- 3.64
3.12- 3.30

TR UCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,
TR AI LE R TYPE I --------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --- :-------------

196
189

3.15
3.16

3.15
3.16

3.11- 3.20
3.11- 3.20

58

3.39

3.64

3.09- 3.69

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

6

2

-

-

2

-

-

3

-

-

43

-

-

-

-

711
506
205

3.13
3.18
3.02

3.14
3.24
2.99

2.94- 3.43
2.95- 3.57
2.94- 3.14

-

_

-

_

13
13

17
17

2
2

-

9
9

17
17

-

4
3
1

4
3
1

49
42
7

151
44
107

160
75
85

107
105

67
67

105
105

3
1

_

3
3
*

_

TR UCKDRIVERS, HEAVY
OTHER THAN TRAILER

(OVER 4 TONS,
TYPE) ---- —

TRUCKERS, POWER (FORKLIFT) --------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 ---------------- —
1
2
3
4
5

284

101

-

_
“

1
1

_
*

—

12
12

9
9

-

D a t a l i m i t e d to m e n w o r k e r s e x c e p t w h e r e o t h e r w i s e i n d i c a t e d .
E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e an d f o r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , an d la t e s h if t s .
F o r d e f i n it i o n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o t n o t e 2 , t a b l e A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n a n d o t h e r p u b li c u t i l i t i e s .
I n c l u d e s a l l d r i v e r s , a s d e f i n e d , r e g a r d l e s s o f s i z e a n d ty p e o f t r u c k o p e r a t e d .




-

2
2
2

“

7
7
4

25
19
19

21
21
21

141
“

19
~

2
2

3
1
2

13
2
11

2
2

83
2
61

172
52
120

94
19
75

32
28
4

6
6
“

4
4

4
4

2

4

10
10

116
116

20
20

1

26
26

_

_

“

“

-

2

2

-

_
-

-

23

B. Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions
Table B-l. Minimum Entrance Salaries for Women Office Workers
( D i s t r ib u t io n o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d ie d in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y m in im u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r y f o r s e l e c t e d c a t e g o r i e s
o f in e x p e r ie n c e d w o m e n o ffic e w o r k e r s , H o u sto n , T e x ., M a y 1969)
O th e r in e x p e r ie n c e d c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s 2

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

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

M a n u fa c tu rin g

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

B a s e d o n s t a n d a r d w e e k l y h o u r s 3 o f ---

A ll
in d u s tr ie s

A ll
sc h e d u le s

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

B a s e d o n s t a n d a r d w e e k l y h o u r s 3 o f ---

A ll
in d u s tr ie s

A ll
sc h e d u le s

A ll
sc h e d u le s

A ll
sc h e d u le s

40

278

94

XXX

184

XXX

278

94

XXX

184

XXX

40

40

40

93

34

33

59

49

134

52

51

82

69

0 0 ______________________ ________________ _____________
u n d e r $ 6 2 . 5 0 ______________________________________
u n d e r $ 6 5 . 0 0 ______________________________________
u n d e r $ 6 7 . 5 0 ______________________________________
u n d e r $ 7 0 . 0 0 ______________________________________
u n d e r $ 7 2 . 5 0 ______________________________________
u n d e r $ 7 5 . 0 0 ______________________________________
u n d e r $ 7 7 . 5 0 ______________________________________
u n d e r $ 8 0 . 0 0 ______________________________________
u n d e r $ 8 2 . 5 0 _____________________________ _____
u n d e r $ 8 5 . 0 0 ______________________________________
u n d e r $ 8 7 . 5 0 ______________________________________
u n d e r $ 9 0 . 0 0 ______________________________________
u n d e r $ 9 2 . 5 0 ______________________________________
u n d e r $ 9 5 . 0 0 ______________________________________
o v e r _________________________________________________

1
1
10
4
15
14
10
8
5
8
3
5
5
1
1
2

2
2
4
5
3
5
1
3
2
2
3
1
1

2
2
3
5
3
5
1
3
2
2
3
1
1

-

-

1
1
8
2
11
9
7
3
4
5
1
3
2
2

1
8
2
9
7
5
3
2
5
1
2
2
2

2
1
25
7
19
21
12
9
5
12
6
6
4
1
1
3

5
2
6
10
4
5
2
5
4
3
3
1
1
1

5
2
5
10
4
5
2
5
4
3
3
1
1
1

2
1
20
5
13
11
8
4
3
7
2
3
1
2

2
19
4
10
8
7
4
1
7
2
2
1
2

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i n g n o s p e c i f i e d m i n i m u m ________________

28

6

XXX

22

XXX

46

13

XXX

33

XXX

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h ic h d id n o t e m p lo y w o r k e r s
i n t h i s c a t e g o r y ____________________________________________________

157

54

XXX

103

XXX

98

29

XXX

69

XXX

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i n g a s p e c i f i e d m i n i m u m -----------------------U nder $ 6 0 .
$ 6 0 . 00 an d
$ 6 2 . 50 an d
$ 6 5 .0 0 an d
$ 6 7 .5 0 an d
$ 7 0 .0 0 an d
$ 7 2 . 50 an d
$ 7 5 .0 0 an d
$ 7 7 . 50 an d
$ 8 0 .0 0 an d
$ 8 2 . 50 an d
$ 8 5 . 00 an d
$ 8 7 . 50 an d
$ 9 0 .0 0 an d
$ 9 2 . 50 an d
$ 9 5 . 00 an d

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




sa la rie s

th a t a r e

p a id fo r

w o rk w eek re p o rte d .

sta n d a rd

w o rk w e e k s.




Table B-2. Shift Differentials
( L a t e - s h i f t p a y p r o v i s i o n s f o r m a n u fa c tu r in g p la n t w o r k e r s b y ty p e an d a m o u n t o f p a y d if f e r e n t ia l,
H o u sto n , T e x ., M a y 1969)
( A ll p la n t w o r k e r s in m a n u fa c t u r in g = 100 p e r c e n t)
P e r c e n t o f m a n u fa c tu r in g p la n t w o r k e r s —

L a te - s h ift p ay p ro v isio n

In e s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v in g p r o v i s i o n s 1
fo r la te s h ifts
S e c o n d sh ift

T o t a l _______________________________________________

8 7 .6

T h ird o r o th e r
s h ift

7 7 .4

A c tu a lly w o rk in g on la te s h if t s
T h ird o r o th e r
s h ift

S e c o n d s h ift

2 0 .0

1 0 .1

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

2 .4

2 .3

.5

.4

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

8 5 .1

7 5 .1

1 9 .5

9 .7

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

8 1 .5

7 2 .4

1 8 .6

9 .5

5 c e n t s _______________________________________
6 c e n t s _______________________________________
7 c e n t s _______________________________________
8 c e n t s _______________________________________
9 c e n t s __ ______ ____________ ______________
1 0 c e n t s _____________________________________
11 c e n t s _____________________________________
1 2 c e n t s _____________________________________
1 3 V3 c e n t s ---------------------------------------------1 4 c e n t s — _________________________________
------------------------------15 c e n t s ------------16 c e n t s ___ ____ ____ _________ _____________
17 c e n t s _____________________________________
____________
1 8 c e n t s _____________________
2 0 c e n t s __ ____ ____ ___________ ____________
2 2 V2 c e n t s __________________________________
2 4 , 2 5 , a n d Z b l h c e n t s __________________
3 0 c e n t s ____________________________

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

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

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

.2
.4
.3
.1
.3
1 .7
.3
.4

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

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

6

p e r c e n t ___ - _______________________________
1 0 p e r c e n t __________________________________
1 2 p e r c e n t __________________________________
15 p e r c e n t __________________________________

O t h e r f o r m a l p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l ------------------

10.0

1 4 .7

.6
.1

1 .0
1 .5

.6
.2

-

.2
.7
1.8

2 .5

1.6

.7

(*)

.7

.9

.2

-

1. 2

-

.9

1.2

3 .5
1 0 .7

-

.4

.7

.9
1. 1

“

.1

(2)
“

1.1

.2

.2

1 In c lu d e s a ll p la n t w o r k e r s in e s t a b li s h m e n t s c u r r e n t ly o p e r a tin g la t e s h if t s , an d
c o v e r la t e s h if t s e v e n th o u g h th e e s t a b li s h m e n t s w e r e n o t c u r r e n t ly o p e r a t in g la t e s h i f t s .
* L e s s th a n 0 . 0 5 p e r c e n t .

e s ta b lis h m e n ts

w h o se

fo rm a l p ro v isio n s

Table B-3. Scheduled Weekly Hours
( P e r c e n t d is t r i b u t io n o f p la n t a n d o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y s c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s 1
o f f ir s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s , H o u sto n , T e x ., M ay 1969)
O ffic e w o r k e r s

P la n t w o r k e r s
W e e k ly h o u r s

A l l w o r k e r s _____________________________________

U n d e r 3 7 Y j h o u r s ____________________________________
3 7 Yt h o u r s -----------------------------------------------------------O v e r 3 7 Y2 a n d u n d e r 4 0 h o u r s ___________________
4 0 h o u r s _____________________________________________
O v e r 4 0 a n d u n d e r 4 4 h o u r s -----------------------------4 4 h o u r s ____ ___ ______ _____ ________________ ______ ___
O v e r 4 4 a n d u n d e r 4 8 h o u r s ______________________
4 8 h o u r s __ _____________________________________________
O ver 48 h o u rs
__________________________________

or




.

A ll
in d u s tr ie s 2

M anu­
fa c tu rin g

P u b lic
u tilitie s 3

W h o le sa le
tra d e

R e ta il
tra d e

100

100

100

100

100

6

2
85
2
1

92
4
2
2

4
1
76
11
2

19
57
3
2
4

(5)

77
3
2
4

5

2

5

4

3

2

(5)

13
2

A ll
in d u str ie s 4

M anu­
fa c tu rin g

100

100

1
7
3
86
1
1

2
97
-

1
(5)
(5)

(5)

P u b lic
u tilitie s 3

W h o le sa le
tra d e

R e ta il
tra d e

100

100

3
3
94
1
-

11
83
2
4
-

100

(*)

(5)

98
2
-

(5)

1 S c h e d u le d h o u r s a r e th e w e e k ly h o u r s w h ic h a m a jo r i t y o f th e f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s w e r e e x p e c t e d to w o r k , w h e th e r th e y w e r e
o v e r tim e r a t e s .
2 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r r e a l e s t a t e an d s e r v i c e s in a d d itio n to th o s e i n d u s t r y d iv i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
4 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r f in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ; an d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
5
L e s s th a n 0 .5 p e r c e n t .

p a id

fo r

a t s tr a ig h t- tim e

Table B-4. Paid Holidays
( P e r c e n t d is t r i b u t io n o f p la n t an d o f fic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s an d in in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n s b y n u m b e r o f p a id h o lid a y s

provided annually, Houston, Tex., May 1969)
P la n t w o r k e r s

Ite m

A l l w o r k e r s _____________________________________

W o r k e r s in e s t a b li s h m e n t s p r o v id in g
p a i d h o l i d a y s ________________________________________
W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g
n o p a i d h o l i d a y s ____________________________________

A ll
in d u strie s 1

M anu­
fa c tu rin g

P u b lic
u tilitie s 2

O ffic e w o r k e r s
W h o le sa le
tra d e

R e ta il
tra d e

A ll
in d u str ie s 3

M anu­
fa c tu rin g

P u b lic
u tilitie s 2

W h o le sa le
tra d e

R e ta il
tra d e

100

10 0

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

94

98

95

100

89

99

99

100

100

100

6

2

5

~

11

(4 )

(4 )

~

"

1

_

_

_

_

1

-

“

2
11

_

4

(4 )

(4 )

N um ber of days

1 o r 3 h a l f d a y s ______________________________________
1 h o l i d a y --------------------------------------------------------------2 h o l i d a y s ______________________________________________
3 h o l i d a y s -------------------------------------------------------------4 h o l i d a y s ______________________________________________
5 h o l i d a y s ______________________________________________
5 h o l i d a y s p l u s 1 a n d 2 h a l f d a y s ----------------------6 h o l i d a y s ______________________________________________
6 h o l i d a y s p l u s 1 h a l f d a y ---------------------------------6 h o l i d a y s p l u s 2 h a l f d a y s --------------------------------7 h o l i d a y s -------------------------------------------------------------7 h o l i d a y s p l u s 1 a n d 3 h a l f d a y s _________________
8 h o l i d a y s ______________________________________________
8 h o l i d a y s p l u s 1 h a l f d a y ---------------------------------9 h o l i d a y s -------------------------------------------------------------9 h o l i d a y s p l u s 1 a n d 2 h a l f d a y s _________________
1 0 h o l i d a y s ____________________________________________

1
1

-

(4 )
14

7

3

(4 )

(4 )

(4 )

20
1

11
1

11

14

14

(4 )
11

(4 )
27
(4 )
12
1
1

1

26
31

62
“
2

1

(4 )

(4 )
(4 )

4
15
15
4
3
3

(4 )
7
(4)
25

2

(4 )
12

.
1
8

1
2

3
~

7

13

12

12
2

9

(4 )
36

44
25
-

76
-

6

2

38
26
~

14
36

3
-

"
“

1
10
2

3

(4 )

4
5
15
16
52
52
67
68
93
93
98
98
98
98
98
99
99

(4 )
(4 )
26
26
70
70
82
85
97
97
98
98
98
98
98
99
99

-

1

.
5
17
4
(4 )
23
40
5
2

(4 )
“

. “
4

(4 )
(4 )

4
4

1
1

6
11

78
80
92
92
99
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100

51
51
74
78
95
95
100
100
100
100
100
100
100

2

38
35

9
17
-

T o ta l h o lid a y tim e 5

1 0 d a y s -----------------------------------------------------------------9 V, d a y s o r m o r e ____________________________________

1
1

1
1

9 d a y s o r m o r e _______________________________________
8 V2 d a y s o r m o r e ------------------------------------------------8 d a y s o r m o r e _______________________________________
7 V2 d a y s o r m o r e ____________________________________
7 d a y s o r m o r e ----------------------------------------------------6 V2 d a y s o r m o r e ____________________________________
6 d a y s o r m o r e _______________________________________
5 V2 d a y s o r m o r e ____________________________________
5 d a y s o r m o r e _______________________________________
4 d a y s o r m o r e _______________________________________
3 d a y s o r m o r e ----------------------------------------------------2 d a y s o r m o r e ___
— — -------------------------------1 V2 d a y s o r m o r e ------------------------------------------------1 d a y o r m o r e ________________________________________
V2 d a y o r m o r e __ — ----------— - -

13
14
41
41
52
53
73
73
88
88
89
90
90
93
94

26
26
64
64

1
2
3
4
5
in c lu d e s




79
79
90

90
97
97
97
97
97
98
98

3
3

2
2

6
10

64
66
81
81
92
93
95
95
95
95
95
95
95

25
25
44
50
86
86
100
100
100
100
100
100
100

_
9
9
15
15
47
47
72
73
73
76
77
88
89

_
17
17
25
25
61
61
98
100
100
100
100
100
100

I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r r e a l e s t a t e a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to t h o s e i n d u s t r y d iv i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r f in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ; a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
L e s s t h a n 0 .5 p e r c e n t .
A ll c o m b in a t i o n s o f fu l l an d h a l f d a y s th a t a d d to th e s a m e a m o u n t a r e c o m b in e d ; f o r e x a m p l e , th e p r o p o r t io n o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g a t o t a l o f 9 d a y s
t h o s e w ith 9 f u l l d a y s a n d n o h a l f d a y s , 8 f u ll d a y s a n d 2 h a l f d a y s , 7 f u l l d a y s a n d 4 h a l f d a y s , a n d s o o n . P r o p o r t i o n s th e n w e r e c u m u la t e d .

Table B-5. Paid Vacations
( P e r c e n t d i s t r i b u t i o n o f p l a n t a n d o f f i c e w o r k e r s i n a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d ii_ i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y v a c a t i o n p a y
p r o v is io n s , H o u sto n , T e x ., M ay 1968)
P la n t w o r k e r s
V a c a tio n p o lic y

A l l w o r k e r s _______________________________________

A ll
in d u s tr ie s 2

M anu­
fa c tu rin g

P u b lic
u tilitie s 3

O ffic e w o r k e r s
W h o le sa le
tra d e

R e ta il
tra d e

AH
in d u str ie s 4

M anu­
fa c tu rin g

P u b lic
u tilitie s 3

W h o le sa le
tra d e

R e ta il
tra d e

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

99
96
1
1

99
97
2
-

100
100
-

100
100

99
99

100
100

100
100

-

99
95
4

-

-

-

100
100
-

100
100
“
-

(5 )

-

-

1

(5 )

-

-

-

-

10
8
-

4
10
-

17
-

24
-

-

-

27
4
3

3
20
-

-

5
30
4
1

7
29
4

-

37
1
4

-

-

65
1
33
-

59
3
38
-

60
37
-

55
45
-

76
23
-

26
74
1

26
71
3

38
62
-

20
80

54
46
-

27
1
68
2

26
3
65
5

28
3
69
-

9
91
-

32
67
-

3
(S )
95
2

3
94
3

1
(5 )
98

7
1
87
2
1

10
3
80
5
2

2
3
94
1

100
-

6
94
-

1
(! )
95
2
2

2
89
3
6

(5 )
98
2

5
1
76
2
16
-

5
1
61
2
30
-

2
3
91
4
-

_
91
9
-

4
86
3
7
-

1
(S )
74
4
20
1

1
68
3
25
3

4
36
2
45
2
9

4
25
3
43
5
19

2
13
82
3

64
1
32
4

4
45
3
48
-

4
31
1
50
3
9

4
17

2

-

9
86
-

55
1
41
4

4
45
48

M e th o d o f p a y m e n t
W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g
p a i d v a c a t i o n s _______________________________________
L e n g t h - o f - t i m e p a y m e n t ________________________
P e r c e n t a g e p a y m e n t ______________________________
O t h e r ________________________________________________
W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g
n o p a i d v a c a t i o n s ____________________________________

1

A m o u n t o f v a c a tio n p a y 6
A fte r 6 m o n th s o f s e r v ic e
U n d e r 1 w e e k ___________________________________________
1 w e e k ___________________________________________________
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s __________________________
2 w e e k s _________________________________________________

5
14
(5 )
(5 )

A fte r 1 y e a r o f se r v ic e
1 w e e k ___________________________________________________
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s __________________________
2 w e e k s _________________________________________________
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s __________________________

-

A fte r 2 y e a r s o f se r v ic e
1
O
2
O

w e e k ___________________________________________________
v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s ____ _____________________
w e e k s _________________________________________________
v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s ________________________

100

-

-

13
87
-

-

100
-

6
94
-

-

-

(5 )
70
30
-

57
43
-

2
90
4
3
-

33
1
30
36

2
42
4
51
-

A fte r 3 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1
O
2
O
3

w e e k ___________________________________________________
v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s __________________________
w e e k s _________________________________________________
v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s __________________________
w e e k s _________________________________________________
A fte r 5 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e

1 w e e k ___________________________________________________
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s __________________________
2 w e e k s _________________________________________________
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s __________________________
3 w e e k s _________________________________________________
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s __________________________

-

A f t e r 10 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1
2
O
3
O
4

w e e k ___________________________________________________
w e e k s _________________________________________________
v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s __________________________
w e e k s _________________________________________________
v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s __________________________
w e e k s _______________________________________________

-

1
29
1
53
1
16

1
22
(5 )
59
3
15

11
61
28

1
25

1
14
66
4
15

-

-

9
63
28

29
1
28
5

2
42
51
4

36

-

-

A f t e r 12 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w e e k ___________________________________________________
2 w e e k s _________________________________________________
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s __________________________
3 w e e k s _________________________________________________
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s __________________________
4 w e e k s _________________________________________________




See footnotes at end of table.

2
52
6
19

3

(5 )
55

3

2

-

16

Table B-5. Paid Vacations1--- Continued
( P e r c e n t d is t r i b u t io n o f p la n t a n d o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y v a c a t io n p a y
p r o v is io n s , H o u sto n , T e x ., M a y 1969)
P la n t w o r k e r s
V a c a tio n p o lic y

O ffic e w o r k e r s
R e ta il
tra d e

A ll
in d u strie s 4

M anu­
fa c tu rin g

26
56
18

4
41
50
3
1

1
14
1
57
6
21

i
7
62
9
20

-

-

-

4
8
30
5
35
17

2
7
7
81
3

26
36
34
4

4
41
19
35

4
23
20
2
36
1
13

4
8
22
5
37
1
21

2
7
6
59

_

26
31
1
32

-

-

26

4
23
20
2
36
1
11
2

4
8
22
5
37
1
18
4

2
7
6
59
25

4
23
20
2
36
1
11
2

4
8
22
5
37
1
18
4

“

"

A ll
in d u strie s 3

M anu­
fa c tu rin g

P u b lic
u tilitie s 3

W h o le sa le
tra d e

4
23
52
4
16

4
8
55
7
25

2
9
61
28

-

-

4
23
25
2
37
8

P u b lic
u tilitie s 3

W h o le sa le
tra d e

R e ta il
tra d e

A m o u n t o f v a c a t io n p a y 6— C o n tin u e d
A f t e r 15 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1
2
O
3
O
4
5

w e e k __________________________________________________
w e e k s ________________________________________________
v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s _________________________
w e e k s ________________________________________________
v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s ---------------------------------w e e k s ________________________________________________
w e e k s ________________________________________________

-

-

13
37
5
45

2
35
57
4
1

-

9
52
39
(5 )

-

-

1
7
22
3
52
14

7
6
60
28

13
17
34
36

2
35
17
45

-

1
13
28
1
42
15

1
13
22
1
39
4
20

1
7
22
3
46
4
17

_

2
35
14

11

4
41
16
36
3
-

44

26
31
1
32
11

4
41
16
36
3
-

1
13
22

(5 )

-

-

1
7
22
46
3
17
3

7
4
45
35
9

2
7
6

26
31
1
32
11
-

4
41
16
36

(5 )

A fte r 20 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1
2
3
O
4
5

w e e k __________________________________________________
w e e k s ________________________________________________
w e e k s ________________________________________________
v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s _________________________
w e e k s ________________________________________________
w e e k s ________________________________________________

-

A fte r 25 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w eek.
__
__________________ __ _________________
2 w e e k s ________________________________________________
3 w e e k s ________________________________________________
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s _________________________
4 w e e k s ________________________________________________
O v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s _________________________
5 w e e k s ________________________________________________

_

7
4
45
-

13
14
1
25
5
41

-

44
4
-

A f t e r 30 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1
2
3
O
4
O
5
6

w e e k __________________________________________________
w e e k s ________________________________________________
w e e k s ________________________________________________
v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s _________________________
w e e k s ________________________________________________
v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s _________________________
w e e k s ________________________________________________
w e e k s ________________________________________________

(5 )
39
1
21
2

-

_

13
14
1
25
-

2
35
14
44
4

46

-

-

-

13
14
1
25
46
-

2
35
14
44
4
-

“

"

M a x im u m v a c a t io n a v a i la b l e
1
2
3
O
4
O
5
6
O

w e e k __________________________________________________
w e e k s ________________________________________________
w e e k s ________________________________________________
v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s _________________________
w e e k s ________________________________________________
v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s _________________________
w e e k s ________________________________________________
w e e k s ________________________________________________
v e r 6 w e e k s __________________________________________

-

59
.
25
(5 )
“

'

3
~

1
13
22
(5 )
39
1
19
2
2

1
7
22
46

3
17

3
“

-

7
4
45
35
9
“

1 I n c lu d e s b a s i c p la n s o n ly .
E x c lu d e s p l a n s s u c h a s v a c a t io n b o n u s , v a c a t i o n - s a v i n g s , a n d t h o s e p la n s w h ic h o f f e r " e x t e n d e d ” o r " s a b b a t i c a l " b e n e f it s
b e y o n d b a s i c p l a n s to w o r k e r s w ith q u a lif y in g le n g t h s o f s e r v i c e .
T y p i c a l o f s u c h e x c l u s i o n s a r e p l a n s in th e s t e e l , a lu m in u m , a n d c a n i n d u s t r i e s .
3 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r r e a l e s t a t e a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to t h o s e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
4 I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r f in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ; a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
5 L e s s th an 0 .5 p e r c e n t .
6 I n c lu d e s p a y m e n t s o t h e r th a n "le n g t h o f tim e , " s u c h a s p e r c e n t a g e o f a n n u a l e a r n in g s o r f la t - s u m p a y m e n t s , c o n v e r te d to a n e q u iv a le n t tim e b a s i s ;
f o r e x a m p le , a p a y m e n t o f 2 p e r c e n t o f a n n u a l e a r n i n g s w a s c o n s i d e r e d a s 1 w e e k 's p a y .
P e r io d s o f s e r v ic e w e re c h o se n a r b it r a r ily an d do not n e c e s s a r ily
r e f l e c t th e i n d iv id u a l p r o v i s i o n s f o r p r o g r e s s i o n .
F o r e x a m p l e , th e c h a n g e s i n p r o p o r t i o n s i n d i c a t e d a t 10 y e a r s ' s e r v i c e i n c l u d e c h a n g e s i n p r o v i s i o n s
o c c u r r i n g b e t w e e n 5 a n d 10 y e a r s .
E s t i m a t e s a r e c u m u la tiv e .
T h u s , t h e p r o p o r t i o n e l i g i b l e f o r 3 w e e k s ' p a y o r m o r e a f t e r 10 y e a r s i n c l u d e s t h o s e e l i g i b l e
fo r 3 w e e k s' p ay o r m o re a fte r fe w e r y e a r s o f s e r v ic e .




Table B-6. Health, Insurance, and Pension Plans
( P e r c e n t o f p la n t an d o f fic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in i n d u s t r y d iv i s i o n s e m p lo y e d in e s t a b li s h m e n t s p r o v id in g
h e a lth , i n s u r a n c e , o r p e n sio n b e n e f it s , 1 H o u sto n , T e x ., M a y 1969)
P la n t w o rk e rs
T y p e o f b e n e fit

A l l w o r k e r s ___________________________

A ll
in d u str ie s2

M anu­
fa c tu rin g

P u b lic
u tilitie s 3

O ffic e w o r k e r s
W h o le sa le
tra d e

R e ta il
tra d e

A ll
in d u str ie s

_______

100

100

100

100

100

100

W o r k e r s in e s t a b li s h m e n t s p r o v id in g a t
l e a s t 1 o f t h e b e n e f i t s s h o w n b e l o w ____________

97

99

100

100

97

89

96

98

87

81

58

59

75

60

73

86

64

45

69

L i f e i n s u r a n c e ____________________________________
A c c id e n ta l d e a th an d d is m e m b e r m e n t
i n s u r a n c e _______________________________________
S ic k n e s s an d a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e o r
s i c k l e a v e o r b o t h 5____________________________

*

M anu­
fa c tu rin g

P u b lic
u tilitie s 3

W h o le sa le
tra d e

R e ta il
tra d e

100

100

100

100

99

99

99

100

99

96

96

98

100

83

49

57

63

75

45

42

77

65

84

81

89

83

79

22

31

26

38

48

15

30

28

S i c k n e s s a n d a c c i d e n t i n s u r a n c e _________
S ic k le a v e ( fu ll p a y an d no
w a i t i n g p e r i o d ) ----------------------------------------S ic k le a v e ( p a r tia l p ay o r
w a i t i n g p e r i o d ) ____________________________

22

11

24

52

23

63

58

73

73

35

21

26

24

10

23

9

9

13

6

29

H o s p i t a l i z a t i o n i n s u r a n c e _____________________
S u r g i c a l i n s u r a n c e ----------------------------------------M e d i c a l i n s u r a n c e _______________________________
C a t a s t r o p h e i n s u r a n c e ___ ___________________
R e t i r e m e n t p e n s i o n _____________________________

91
91
86
70
64

99
99
97
81
79

100
100
95
83
71

87
87
80
63
49

81
81
75
56
56

98
98
95
91
82

99
99
99
94
85

99
99
98
97
77

98
98
95
93
77

89
89
82
63
72

1 I n c l u d e s t h o s e p l a n s f o r w h ic h a t l e a s t a p a r t o f th e c o s t i s b o r n e b y th e e m p l o y e r , e x c e p t t h o s e l e g a l l y r e q u i r e d , s u c h a s w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n s a t i o n ,
s e c u r it y , an d r a ilr o a d r e t ir e m e n t .
In c lu d e s d a t a f o r r e a l e s t a t e a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d itio n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
*
In c lu d e s d a t a f o r f in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , an d r e a l e s t a t e ; an d s e r v i c e s , in a d d itio n to t h o s e i n d u s t r y d iv i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
5 U n d u p lic a te d to t a l o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s ic k le a v e o r s ic k n e s s an d a c c id e n t i n s u r a n c e sh o w n s e p a r a t e ly b e lo w .
S i c k le a v e p la n s a r e lim it e d to th o se
w h ic h d e f i n it e l y e s t a b l i s h a t l e a s t th e m in im u m n u m b e r o f d a y s ' p a y t h a t c a n b e e x p e c t e d b y e a c h e m p l o y e e .
I n fo r m a l s i c k le a v e a llo w a n c e s d e te r m in e d on
a n in d iv id u a l b a s i s a r e e x c lu d e d .
so c ia l




2
3

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Table B-7. Method of Wage Determination and Frequency of Payment
( P e r c e n t d is t r i b u t io n o f p la n t an d o ffic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s an d in i n d u s t r y d iv i s i o n s b y m e th o d o f w a g e d e t e r m in a t io n 1
an d fr e q u e n c y o f w a g e p a y m e n t, H o u sto n , T e x ., M ay 1969)
P la n t w o rk e rs
Ite m

A l l w o r k e r s -------------------------------------------------

A ll
in d u strie s2

M anufa c tu rin g

P u b lic
u tilitie s 3

O ffic e w o r k e r s
W h o le sa le
tra d e

R e ta il
tra d e

A ll
in d u strie s4

M anufa c tu rin g

P u b lic
u tilitie s 3

W h o le sa le
tra d e

R e ta il
tra d e

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

95
76
36
40

94
88
48
40

100
91
52
40

93
76
38
38

93
53
15
39

99
61
3
58

99
63
1
62

100
75
15
59

100
60

100
47

11

15

11

3

13

( 5)

(5>

8

9

2

13

4

34

34

21
19
5

16
6
6

27
9
-

22
17
7

22
39
7

24
39
1

28
36

-

-

-

-

“

“

-

-

7

7

63
23
14

65
26
9
-

M e th o d o f w a g e d e t e r m in a t io n 1

P a i d t i m e r a t e s _______________________________________
F o r m a l r a t e p o l i c y ----------------------------------------S i n g l e r a t e _____________________________________
R a n g e o f r a t e s ________________________________
P r o g r e s s i o n b a s e d on a u to m a tic
a d v a n c e m e n t a c c o r d i n g to
l e n g t h o f s e r v i c e _______________________
P r o g r e s s io n b a s e d on m e r it
r e v i e w ------------------------------------------ -----P r o g r e s s io n b a s e d on a
c o m b in a tio n o f le n g th o f
s e r v i c e a n d m e r i t r e v i e w ____________
N o f o r m a l r a t e p o l i c y __________________________
P a i d b y i n c e n t i v e m e t h o d s --------------------------------P i e c e r a t e --------------------------------------------------------I n d i v i d u a l --------------------------------------------------G r o u p _____ ___________________________________
I n d i v i d u a l ______________________________________
G r o u p ----------------------------------------------------------

(?)
(?)
( 5)
2
1
2
3

“
6
1
4

-

( 5)

-

60

( 5)
46

31

47

14

26
25

14
40

32
53

-

-

-

2

M e th o d o f d e t e r m in i n g in c e n t iv e p a y o f

F re q u e n c y of w age pay m en t

W e e k l y _________________________________________________
B i w e e k l y ______________________________________________
S e m i m o n t h l y __________________________________________
M o n t h l y ________________________________________________
O t h e r f r e q u e n c y ______________________________________




62
25
12
-

75
18
7

30
43
27
-

20
32
48
-

15
40
45
-

( 5)

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

5
38
57
-

19
24
56

61
33
6

-

-

1

Appendix.

O ccupational Descriptions

T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r i n g jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r th e B u r e a u 's w a g e s u r v e y s i s to a s s i s t i t s f ie 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 i a t e
o c c u p a t io n s w o r k e r s w ho a r e e m p lo y e d u n d e r a v a r i e t y o f p a y r o l l t i t l e s a n d d if f e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b li s h m e n t to e s t a b li s h m e n t an d
f r o m a r e a to a r e a .
T h is p e r m i t s th e g r o u p in g o f o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t in g c o m p a r a b l e jo b c o n te n t.
B e c a u s e o f t h is e m p h a s is on
i n t e r e s t a b li s h m e n t a n d i n t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b i li 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 if f e r s ig n if ic 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 li s h m e n t s o r t h o s e p r e p a r e d f o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s .
In a p p l y i n g t h e s e j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s , t h e B u r e a u ' s f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s a r e i n 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 i c e s ; l e a r n e r s ; b e g i n n e r s ; t r a i n e e s ; a n d h a n d ic a p p e d , p a r t - t im e , t e m p o r a r y , a n d p r o b a t io n a r y w o r k e r s .

O F F IC E

B IL L E R ,

CLERK,

M A C H IN E

P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , an d in v o ic e s on a m a c h in e o th e r th a n a n o r d in a r y o r e l e c t r o m a tic ty p e w rite r.
M a y a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s a s to b i l li n g s o r s h ip p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o th e r
c l e r i c a l w o rk in c id e n ta l to b illin g o p e r a t io n s . F o r w ag e stu d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a c h in e , a r e
c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f m a c h in e , a s f o llo w s :
B i l l e r , m a c h i n e ( b i ll in g m a c h i n e ) . U s e s a s p e c i a l b i l li n g m a c h i n e (M o o n H o p k in s , E l l i o t t
F i s h e r , B u r r o u g h s , e t c . , w h ic h a r e c o m b in a t io n ty p in g a n d a d d in g m a c h in e s ) to p r e p a r e b i l l s
an d in v o ic e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , i n 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 l ly in v o lv e s a p p li c a t io n o f p r e d e t e r m i n e d d is c o u n t s a n d s h ip p in g c h a r g e s ,
a n d e n t r y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s i o n s , w h i c h m a y o r m a y n o t b e c o m p u t e d o n th e b i l l i n g m a c h i n e ,
a n d t o t a l s w h ic h a r e a u t o m a t ic a l ly 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 l l y in v o lv e s
a l a r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p ie s o f th e b i l l b e in g p r e p a r e d a n d i s o fte n d o n e on a fa n fo ld
m a c h in e .
B i l l e r , m a c h in e ( b o o k k e e p in g m a c h i n e ) . U s e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ( S u n d s t r a n d , E l l io t t
F i s h e r , R e m in g t o n R a n d , e t c . , w h ic h m a y o r m a y n o t h a v e t y p e w r i t e r k e y b o a r d ) t o p r e p a r e
c u s t o m e r s ' b i l l s a s p a r t o f th e a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o p e r a t i o n . G e n e r a ll y in v o lv e s th e s i m u l t a ­
n e o u s e n tr y o f f ig 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 o n a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o l u m n s a n d c o m p u t e s , a n d u s u a l l y p r i n t s a u t o m a t i c a l l y th e
d e b i t o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s . D o e s n o t in v o lv e a k n o w le d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g . W o r k s f r o m u n if o r m
an d s ta n d a rd ty p e s of s a l e s an d c r e d it s l ip s .

B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E

O PERATOR

O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ( R e m in g to n R a n d , E l l io t t F i s h e r , S u n d s t r a n d , B u r r o u g h s ,
N a t i o n a l C a s h R e g i s t e r , w ith o r w i t h o u t a t y p e w r i t e r k e y b o a r d ) t o k e e p a r e c o r d o f b u s i n e s s
tr a n sa c tio n s.
C la ss A .
K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u i r i n g a k n o w l e d g e o f a n d e x p e r i e n c e in b a s i c
b o o k k e e p i n g p r i n c i p l e s , a n d f a m i l i a r i t y w it h t h e s t r u c t u r e o f t h e p a r t i c u l a r a c c o u n t i n g s y s t e m
u s e d . D e t e r m i n e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s a n d d i s t r i b u t i o n o f d e b i t a n d c r e d i t i t e m s t o b e u s e d in e a c h
p h a s e o f th e w o r k .
M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o lid a te d r e p o r t s , b a la n c e s h e e t s , an d o th e r r e c o r d s
by h an d.
C la s s B . K e e p s a r e c o r d of one o r m o r e p h a se s o r s e c tio n s o f a s e t o f r e c o r d s u su 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 o t in c lu d in g a s im p le ty p e o f b i l li n g d e s c r i b e d u n d e r b i l l e r ,
m a c h in e ), c o s t d is tr ib u tio n , e x p e n se d is tr ib u tio n , in v e n to ry c o n tr o l, e tc . M ay c h e c k o r a s s i s t
in p r e p a r a t i o n o f t r i a l b a l a n c e s a n d p r e p a r e c o n t r o l s h e e t s f o r th e a c c o u n t in g d e p a r t m e n t .
CLERK,

A C C O U N T IN G

C l a s s A . U n d er g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n o f a b o o k k e e p e r o r a c c o u n ta n t, h a s r e s p o n s ib il it y fo r
k e e p in g o n e o r m o r e s e c t i o n s o f a c o m p le t e s e t o f b o o k s o r r e c o r d s r e la t in g to o n e p h a se
o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t 's b u s i n e s s t r a n s a c t io n s . W ork in v o lv e s p o s t in g an d b a la n c in g s u b s i d ia r y
l e d g e r o r l e d g e r s s u c h a s a c c o u n t s r e c e iv a b le o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ; e x a m in in g a n d c o d in g
i n v o i c e s o r v o u c h e r s w ith p r o p e r a c c o u n t i n g d i s t r i b u t i o n ; a n d r e q u i r e s j u d g m e n t a n d e x p e r i ­
e n c e in m a k in g p r o p e r a s s i g n a t i o n s a n d a l l o c a t i o n s . M a y a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g , a d ju s t in g , a n d
c lo s in g jo u r n a l e n t r i e s ; an d m a y d i r e c t c l a s s B a c c o u n tin g c l e r k s .
C l a s s B . U n d e r s u p e r v i s io n , p e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e ro u tin e a c c o u n tin g o p e r a t io n s s u c h
a s p o s t i n g s i m p l e j o u r n a l v o u c h e r s o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b l e v o u c h e r s , e n t e r i n g v o u c h e r s in
v o u c h e r r e g i s t e r s ; r e c o n c ilin g b a n k a c c o u n t s ; a n d p o s t in g s u b s i d i a r y l e d g e r s c o n t r o lle d by
g e n e r a l l e d g e r s , o r p o s t in g s im p le c o s t a c c o u n tin g d a t a . T h is jo b d o e s n ot r e q u ir e a k n o w l­
e d g e o f a c c o u n t i n g a n d b o o k k e e p i n g p r i n c i p l e s b u t i s f o u n d i n o f f i c e s in w h i c h th e m o r e r o u t i n e
a c c o u n tin g w o r k i s s u b d iv id e d on a f u n c tio n a l b a s i s a m o n g s e v e r a l w o r k e r s .




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F IL E

C l a s s A . In a n e s t a b l i s h e d f i l i n g s y s t e m c o n t a i n i n g a n u m b e r o f v a r i e d s u b j e c t ’ m a t t e r
f i l e s , c la s s i f i e s an d in d e x e s file m a t e r ia l su c h a s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , r e p o r t s , te c h n ic a l d o c u ­
m e n t s , e t c . M a y a l s o f i l e t h i s m a t e r i a l . M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r i o u s t y p e s in c o n ju n c tio n
w it h t h e f i l e s .
M a y le a d a s m a ll g ro u p o f lo w e r le v e l file c le r k s .

C l a s s B . S o r t s , c o d e s , an d f i l e s u n c l a s s if i e d m a t e r ia l b y s im p le ( s u b je c t m a tte r ) h e a d ­
i n 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 i n g s . P r e p a r e s s i m p l e r e l a t e d i n d e x a n d
c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a i d s . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s c l e a r l y i d e n t i f i e d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s
m a te r ia l.
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re la te d
c le r i c a l t a s k s r e q u ir e d
to m a in t a in an d s e r v i c e f i l e s .

C l a s s C . P e r f o r m s r o u t i n e f i l i n g o f m a t e r i a l t h a t h a s a l r e a d y b e e n c l a s s i f i e d o r w h ic h
i s e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s im p le s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s y s t e m ( e . g . , a l p 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 ic a l ) . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s r e a d i ly a v a i la b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s m a ­
t e r i a l ; an d m a y f i l l ou t w ith d r a w a l c h a r g e . P e r f o r m s s im p le c l e r i c a l an d m a n u a l t a s k s r e ­
q u ir e d to m a in ta in an d s e r v ic e f i l e s .

CLERK,

O RDER

R e c e iv e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s fo r m a t e r ia l o r m e r c h a n d is e b y m a il, p h o n e, o r p e r s o n a lly .
D u t ie s in v o lv e a n y c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o ll o w in 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 o u t a n o r d e r
s h e e t l i s t i n g th e i t e m s t o m a k e u p t h e o r d e r ; c h e c k i n g p r i c e s a n d q u a n t i t i e s o f i t e m s o n o r d e r
s h e e t ; a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g o r d e r s h e e t s t o r e s p e c t i v e d e p a r t m e n t s t o b e f i l l e d . M a y c h e c k w it h c r e d i t
d e p a r tm e n t to d e te r m in e c r e d it r a tin g o f c u s t o m e r , a c k n o w le d g e r e c e ip t o f o r d e r s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ,
fo llo w u p o r d e r s to s e e t h 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 iv e d , a n d c h e c k s h ip p in g
i n v o i c e s w it h o r i g i n a l o r d e r s .

CLERK,

PAYROLL

C o m p u t e s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p l o y e e s a n d e n t e r s th e n e c e s s a r y d a t a o n th e p a y r o l l
s h e e t s . D u t ie 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 i n g s b a s e d on t im e o r p r o d u c tio n r e c o r d s ; an d
p o s t i n g c a l c u l a t e d d a t a o n p a y r o l l s h e e t , s h o w in g i n f o r m a t i o n s u c h a s w o r k e r ' s n a m e , w o r k i n g
d a y s , tim e , r a t e , d e d u c tio n s fo r in s u r a n c e , an d to ta 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 an d
a s s i s t p a y m a s t e r in m a k in g u p a n d d is t r i b u t in g p a y e n v e l o p e s .
M a y u se a c a lc u la tin g m a c h in e .

CO M PTO M ETER

O PERATOR

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to o p e r a t e a C o m p to m e te r to p e r f o r m m a t h e m a t ic a l c o m p u ta tio n s . T h is
j o b i s n o t t o b e c o n f u s e d w it h t h a t o f s t a t i s t i c a l o r o t h e r t y p e o f c l e r k , w h i c h m a y i n v o l v e f r e ­
q u e n t u s e o f a C o m p t o m e t e r b u t, in w h ic h , u s e o f t h i s m a c h in e i s in c id e n t a l t o p e r f o r m a n c e o f
o th e r d u tie s .

KEYPUNCH

O PERATOR

C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a n u m e r ic a l a n d / o r a l p h a b e t ic a l o r c o m b in a tio n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to
t r a n s c r i b e d a t a f r o m v a r i o u s s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to k e y p u n c h t a b u la t in g c a r d s . P e r f o r m s s a m e
t a s k s a s lo w e r le v e l k e y p u n c h o p e r a t o r b u t, in a d d it io n , w o r k r e q u i r e s a p p li c a t io n o f c o d in g
s k i l l s a n d th e m a k i n g o f s o m e d e t e r m i n a t i o n s , f o r e x a m p l e , l o c a t e s o n t h e s o u r c e d o c u m e n t
th e i t e m s t o b e p u n c h e d ; e x t r a c t s i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m s e v e r a l d o c u m e n t s ; a n d s e a r c h e s f o r a n d
i n t e r p r e t s i n f o r m a t io n on th e d o c u m e n t to d e t e r m in e i n f o r m a t io n to b e p u n c h e d .
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in e x p e rie n c e d o p e r a t o r s .

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C la ss B .
U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v i s io n o r fo llo w in g s p e c if ic p r o c e d u r e s o r i n s t r u c t io n s ,
t r a n s c r i b e s d a t a f r o m s o u r c e d o c u m e n ts to p u n ch ed c a r d s .
O p e r a te s a n u m e r ic a l a n d /o r
a l p h a b e t ic a l o r c o m b in a tio n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to k e y p u n c h ta b u la t in g c a r d s . M a y v e r if y c a r d s .
W o r k in g f r o m v a r i o u s s t a n d a r d i z e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s , f o l l o w s s p e c i f i e d s e q u e n c e s w h i c h h a v e
b e e n c o d e d o r p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a il a n d r e q u i r e lit t l e o r n o 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 p u n ch ed . P r o b le m s a r is in g fr o m e r r o n e o u s it e m s o r c o d e s , m is s in g in fo r m a tio n ,
e t c ., a r e r e f e r r e d to s u p e r v i s o r .

d.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t , f a c t o r y ,
o f o f f i c i a l ) t h a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

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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 f a c o m p a n y t h a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

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d u t i e s s u c h a s r u n n in g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t i n g m i n o r o f f i c e m a ­
o p e n in g a n d d is t r ib u t in g m a i l , a n d o th e r m in o r c l e r i c a l w o rk .

a.
S e c r e t a r y to a n e x e c u t iv e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o se r e s p o n s ib il it y i s n o t e q u iv a le n t
t o o n e o f t h e s p e c i f i c l e v e l s i t u a t i o n s in t h e d e f i n i t i o n f o r c l a s s B , b u t w h o s e s u b o r d i n a t e s t a f f
n o r m a l ly n u m b e r s a t l e a s t s e v e r a l d o z e n e m p l o y e e s a n d i s u s u a l l y d iv id e d in to o r g a n iz a t i o n a l
s e g m e n t s w h i c h a r e o f t e n , in t u r n , f u r t h e r s u b d i v i d e d . In s o m e c o m p a n i e s , t h i s l e v e l i n c l u d e s a
w i d e r a n g e o f o r g a n i z a t i o n a l e c h e l o n s ; i n o t h e r s , o n l y o n e o r tw o ; o r

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b.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l o f
t h a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r t h a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

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 ly to o n e in d iv id u a l. M a in t a in s a c lo s e a n d h ig h ly
r e s p o n s i v e r e l a t i o n s h i p t o th e d a y - t o - d a y w o r k a c t i v i t i e s o f t h e s u p e r v i s o r . W o r k s f a i r l y i n d e ­
p e n d e n tly r e c e iv in g a m in im u m o f d e t a ile d s u p e r v i s io n a n d g u id a n c e .
P e r fo r m s v a rie d c le r ic a l
an d s e c r e t a r i a l d u t i e s , u s u a l l y in c lu d in g m o s t o f th e f o ll o w in g :
(a ) R e c e i v e s t e le p h o n e c a l l s ,
p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , an d 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 , a n d r o u t e s th e t e c h n i c a l in q u ir ie s
t o th e p r o p e r p e r s o n s ; (b ) e s t a b l i s h e s , m a i n t a i n s , a n d r e v i s e s t h e s u p e r v i s o r ' s f i l e s ; ( c ) m a i n t a i n s
th e s u p e r v i s o r ' s c a l e n d a r a n d m a k e s a p p o i n t m e n t s a s i n s t r u c t e d ; (d ) r e l a y s m e s s a g e s f r o m s u p e r ­
v i s o r to s u b o r d i n a t e s ; (e ) r e v i e w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o r a n d a , a n d r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s
f o r t h e s u p e r v i s o r ' s s i g n a t u r e t o a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l a n d t y p o g r a p h i c a c c u r a c y ; a n d ( f) p e r f o r m s
s t e n o g r a p h ic an d ty p in g w o r k .

a.
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M a y a l s o p e r fo r m o th e r c l e r i c a l an d s e c r e t a r i a l t a s k s o f c o m p a r a b le n a tu r e an d d iffic u lty .
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 fi c e r o u tin e a n d u n d e r s t a n d in g o f th e o r g a n iz a t i o n ,
p r o g r a m s , a n d p r o c e d u r e s r e l a t e d to th e w o r k o f th e s u p e r v i s o r .

STE N O G R A P H E R ,

E x c lu s io n s
N o t a l l p o s it i o n s th a t a r e t i t le d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s th e a b o v e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . E x a m p le s
o f p o s it i o 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 a s f o ll o w s : (a ) P o s i t i o n s w h ic h d o n o t m e e t
th e " p e r s o n a l " s e c r e t a r y c o n c e p t d e s c r i b e d a b o v e ; (b ) s t e n o g r a p h e r s n o t f u l l y t r a i n e d i n s e c r e t a r i a l
ty 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 fic e a s s i s t a n t s to a g r o u p o f p r o f e s s io n a l , t e c h n ic a l,
o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n s ; (d ) s e c r e t a r y p o s i t i o n s in w h i c h t h e d u t i e s a r e e i t h e r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e
r o u t i n e o r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e c o m p l e x a n d r e s p o n s i b l e t h a n t h o s e c h a r a c t e r i z e d in t h e d e f i n i t i o n ;
a n d (e ) a s s i s t a n t ty p e p o s i t i o n s w h ic h in v o lv e m o r e d if f i c u l t o r m o r e r e s p o n s i b l e t e c h n i c a l , a d m i n ­
i s t r a t i v e , s u p e r v i s o r y , o r s p e c i a l i z e d c l e r i c a l d u t ie 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 .
N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d in th e le v e l d e fi n it i o n s fo 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 i g n i f i c a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o l i c y m a k i n g r o l e w ith r e g a r d t o m a j o r
c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s . T h e t i t le " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , " th o u g h n o r m a l ly i n d ic a t iv e o f th is r o l e , d o e s n ot
in a l l c a s e s i d e n t i f y s u c h p o s i t i o n s . V i c e p r e s i d e n t s w h o s e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s t o a c t p e r ­
s o n a lly on in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t io n s ( e .g ., a p p r o v e o r d e n y in d iv id u a l lo a n o r c r e d it a c t io n s ;
a d m i n i s t e r in d iv id u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d ir e c t l y s u p e r v i s e a c l e r i c a l s t a f f ) a r e n ot c o n s id e r e d to be
" c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s o f a p p ly in g th e f o llo w in g l e v e l d e f i n it i o n s .
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100 b u t fe w e r th a n 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

b.
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o f a c o m p a n y t h a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 b u t f e w e r t h a n 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

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GENERAL

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u tin e v o c a b u la r y f r o m o n e o r m o r e
p e r s o n s e i t h e r in s h o r t h a n d o r b y S t e n o t y p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h i n e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d i c t a t i o n . M a y
a l s o ty p e f r o m w r itte n c o p y . M a y m a in ta in f i l e s , k e e p s im p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o th e r r e la t iv e ly
ro u tin e c l e r i c a l t a s k s .
M a y o p e r a t e f r o m a s t e n o g r a p h ic p o o l.
D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g m a c h in e w o rk ,
(S e e tr a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e o p e r a t o r .)

STEN O G R A PH ER ,

S E N IO R

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c ia l iz e d v o c a b u la r y
s u c h a s i n l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s o n s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h f r o m o n e o r m o r e p e r s o n s e i t h e r in s h o r t ­
h an d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; an d t r a n s c r ib e d ic ta tio n . M a y a l s o ty p e fr o m w ritte n
copy.
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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 ly g r e a t e r in d e p e n d e n c e an d r e s p o n s i ­
b i l it y th a n s t e n o g r a p h e r s , g e n e r a l a s e v id e n c e d b y th e fo llo w in g : W ork r e q u i r e s h ig h d e g r e e o f
s t e n o g r a p h ic s p e e d an d a c c u r a c y ; an d a th o ro u g h w o rk in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s i n e s s an d o ffic e
p r o c e d u r e s a n d o f th e s p e c i f i c b u s i n e s s o p e r a t i o n s , o r g a n i z a t 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 rk flo w , e t c .
U s e s t h i s k n o w l e d g e in p e r f o r m i n g s t e n o g r a p h i c d u t i e s a n d r e s p o n s i b l e c l e r i c a l
t a s k s s u c h a s , m a in t a in in g fo llo w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b l i n g m a t e r i a l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , l e t t e r s ,
e t c . ; c o m p o s in g s im p le l e t t e r s f r o m g e n e r a l i n s t r u c t i o n s ; r e a d i n g a n d r o u t in g in c o m in g m a i l ; an d
a n s w e r in g r o u tin e q u e s t io n s , e t c .
D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e w o r k .

O PERATOR

C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a s in g le - o r m u l t ip le - p o s it 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 tg o in g , in tr a p la n t o r o ffic e c a l l s .
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c o m p l e x c a l l s , s u c h a s c o n f e r e n c e , c o l l e c t , o v e r s e a s , o r s i m i l a r c a l l s , e i t h e r in a d d i t i o n t o d o in g
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n o t r e a d i ly u n d e r s ta n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n p u r p o s e s , e .g ., b e c a u s e o f o v e r la p p in g o r
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o u t g o in g , i n t r a p la n t o r o f f i c e c a l l s . M a y h a n d le r o u t in e lo n g d is t a n c e c a l l s a n d r e c o r d t o l l s . M a y
p e r f o r m lim ite d te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n s e r v i c e . ( " L i m i t e d " te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n s e r v ic e o c c u r s
i f th e fu n c t io n s o f th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e r v i c e d a r e r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b l e 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 , 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 i o 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
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C la ss C .
O p e r a t e s s im p le ta b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n tin g m a c h i n e s s u c h a s th e
s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c i n g p u n c h , c o l l a t o r , e t c . , w it h s p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t i o n s .
M a y in c lu d e s im p le
w ir in g f r o m d ia g r a m s a n d s o m e f ilin g w o r k . T h e w o rk t y p ic a lly in v o lv e s p o r t io n s o f a w o rk
u n it, f o r e x a m p le , in d iv id u a l s o r t in g o r c o 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 .

In a d d i t i o n t o p e r f o r m i n g d u t i e s o f o p e r a t o r o n a s i n g l e - p o s i t i o n o r m o n i t o r - t y p e s w i t c h ­
b o a r d , a c t s a s r e c e p t io n is t an d 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 tie s .
T h is ty p in g o r c l e r i c a l w o r k m a y t a k e th e m a 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 a t
sw itc h b o a r d .

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T A B JL A T IN G -M A C H IN E

C la ss A .
O p e r a t e s a v a r i e t y o f t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n tin g m a c h i n e s , t y p ic a lly
in c lu d in g s u c h m a c h i n e s a s th e t a b u l a t o r , c a l c u l a t o r , i n t e r p r e t e r , c o l l a t o r , a n d o t h e r s .
P e r f o r m s c o m p le t e r e p o r t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s w ith o u t c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n , an d p e r f o r m s d if f ic u lt
w ir in g a s r e q u ir e d .
T h e c o m p le t e r e p o r t i n g a n d t a b u la t in g a s s i g n m e n t s 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 a n d c o m p le x r e p o r t s w h ic h o fte n a r e o f i r r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r i n g t y p e r e ­
q u ir in g s o m e p la n n in g an d s e q u e n c in g o f s t e p s to b e t a k e n . A s a m o r e e x p e r i e n c e d o p e r a t o r ,
i s t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e d i n t r a i n i n g n e w o p e r a t o r s in m a c h i n e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t i a l l y t r a i n e d
o p e r a t o r s in w i r i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d o p e r a t i n g s e q u e n c e s o f l o n g a n d 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 w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s p e r f o r m i n g t a b u l a t in g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t i o n s a n d d a y - t o d a y s u p e r v i s i o n o f th e w o r k an d p r o d u c t io n o f a g r o u p o f t a b u l a t in g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s .

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P r i m a r y d u ty i s t o t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l
tr a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e r e c o r d s .
M a y a l s o ty p e fr o m w r itte n c o p y an d
W o r k e r s t r a n s c r i b i n g d ic t a t i o n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d
b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s o n s c i e n t i f ic r e s e a r c h a r e n o t in c lu d e d . A w o r k e r w h o
h an d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e i s c l a s s i f i e d a s a s t e n o g r a p h e r ,

ro u tin e v o c a b u la r y fr o m
do s im p le c le r i c a l w o rk .
v o c a b u la ry su c h a s le g a l
t a k e s d ic t a t i o n in s h o r t ­
g e n e r a l.

T Y P IS T
U s e s a ty p e w r it e r to m a k e c o p ie s o f v a r io u s m a t e r ia l o r to m a k e out b i l l s a f t e r c a lc u l a ­
tio n s h a v e b e e n m a d e b y a n o th e r p e r s o n .
M a y in c lu d e t y p in g o f s t e n c i l s , m a t s , o r s i m i l a r m a t e ­
r i a l s f o r u s e in d u p l i c a t i n g p r o c e s s e s .
M a y d o c l e r i c a l w o r k in v o lv in g l it t l e s p e c i a l t r a in in g , s u c h
a s k e e p in g s im p le r e c o r d s , f il in g r e c o r d s a n d r e p o r t s , o r s o r t in g a n d d is t r i b u t in g in c o m in g m a i l.
C la ss A .
P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : T y p i n g m a t e r i a l in f i n a l f o r m w h e n it
i n 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 l li n g ,
s y ll a 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 ic a l o r u n u s u a l w o r d s o r f o r e ig n la n g u a g e m a t e r i a l ;
a n d p la n n in g la y o u t an d ty p in g o f c o m p lic a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b le s t o m a in t a in u n if o r m it y an d
b a l a n c e in s p a c i n g .
M a y ty p e r o u tin e fo r m l e t t e r s v a r y in g d e t a il s to s u it c ir c u m s t a n c e s .

C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s m o r e d if f ic u l t t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n tin g m a c h i n e s s u c h a s th e
t a b u l a t o r a n d c a l c u l a t o r , in a d d i t i o n t o t h e s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c e r , a n d c o l l a t o r .
T h is w o rk is
p e r f o r m e d u n d e r s p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t io n s a n d m a y in c lu d e th e p e r f o r m a n c e o f s o m e w ir in g f r o m
d ia g r a m s . T h e w o rk t y p ic a lly in v o lv e s , fo r e x a m p le , ta b u la tio n s
in v o lv in g a r e p e t i t iv e
a c c o u n tin g e x e r c i s e , a c o m p le t e b u t s m a l l ta b u la t in g s t u d y , o r p a r t s o f a lo n g e r a n d m o r e
c o m p le x r e p o r t . S u c h r e p o r t s an d s t u d ie s a r e u s u a l l y o f a r e c u r r i n g n a t u r e w h e r e th e p r o ­
c e d u r e s a r e w e ll e s t a b lis h e d .
M a y a l s o i n c l u d e t h e t r a i n i n g o f n e w e m p l o y e e s in t h e b a s i c
o p e r a t i o n o f th e m a c h in e .

C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g : C o p y ty p in g f r o m r o u g h o r c l e a r d r a f t s ;
ro 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 ic ie s , e t c .; an d se ttin g up s im p le s t a n d a r d ta b u la t io n s ,
o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p le x t a b l e s a l r e a d y s e t u p an d s p a c e d p r o p e r ly .

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C la ss A .
P l a n s th e g r a p h i c p r e s e n t a t i o n o f c o m p l e x i t e m s h a v i n g d i s t i n c t i v e d e s i g n
f e a t u r e s th a t d iffe r s ig n ific a n tly fr o m e s t a b lis h e d d r a ftin g p r e c e d e n t s .
W o r k s in c l o s e s u p ­
p o r t w i t h th e d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r , a n d m a y r e c o m m e n d m i n o r d e s i g n c h a n g e s .
A n a l y z e s th e
e f fe c t o f e a c h c h a n g e on th e d e t a il s o f f o r m , fu n c tio n , a n d 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 ts an d p a r t s .
W o r k s w it h a m i n i m u m o f s u p e r v i s o r y a s s i s t a n c e .
C o m p le te d w o r k i s
r e v i e w e d b y d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r f o r c o n s i s t e n c y w it h p r i o r e n g i n e e r i n g d e t e r m i n a t i o n s .
M ay
e ith e r p r e p a r e d r a w in g s , o r d ir e c t th e ir p r e p a r a t io n b y lo w e r le v e l d r a ft s m e n .

C la ss B .
P e r f o r m s n o n r o u tin e an d c o m p le x d r a f t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s th a t r e q u i r e th e a p p l i ­
c a t i o n o f m o s t o f th e s t a n d a r d i z e d d r a w i n g t e c h n i q u e s r e g u l a r l y u s e d .
D u tie s t y p i c a l l y in ­
v o lv e s u c h w o r k a s :
P r e p a r e s w o r k in g d r a w in g s o f s u b a s s e m b l i e s w ith i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s ,
m u ltip le fu n c tio n s, an d p r e c i s e p o s itio 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 ts; p r e p a r e s a r c h i ­
t e c t u r a l d r a w in g s f o r c o n s t r u c t io n o f a b u ild in g in c lu d in g d e t a il d r a w in g s o f f o u n d a t io n s , w a ll
s e c t i o n s , f lo o r p l a n s , a n d r o o f . U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u l a s a n d m a n u a l s in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y
c o m p u ta tio n s to d e t e r m in e q u a n t it 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 tc.
R e c e iv e s in itia l in s t r u c t io n s , r e q u ir e m e n t s , an d a d v ic e
fro m s u p e r v is o r .
C o m p le te d w o rk i s c h e c k e d fo r t e c h n ic a l a d e q u a c y .

C la ss 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 in g , c o n s t r u c t io n ,
m a n u f a c t u r in g , o r r e p a i r p u r p o s e s . T y p e s o f d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d in c lu d e i s o m e t r i c p r o je c t io n s
( d e p i c t i n g t h r e e d i m e n s i o n s in a c c u r a t e s c a l e ) a n d s e c t i o n a l v i e w s t o c l a r i f y p o s i t i o n i n g o f

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P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n t r y d u t ie s n e c e s s a r y to c o n s t r u c t a n d m a in t a in in g o o d r e p a i r b u ild in g
w o o d w o r k a n d e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s b i n s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t i t i o n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s ,
c a s i n g s , a n d t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g :
P la n ­
n in g a n d l a y i n g o u t o f w o r k f r o m b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l i n s t r u c t i o n s u s i n g a
v a r ie t y o f c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d to o ls, p o r ta b le p o w e r to o ls , an d s ta n d a r d m e a s u r in g in s tr u m e n ts ;




c o m p o n e n ts an d c o n v e y n ee d e d in fo rm a tio n .
C o n s o lid a te s d e t a ils fr o m a n u m b e r o f s o u r c e s
an d a d ju s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a le a s r e q u ir e d .
S u g g e s te d m e th o d s o f a p p r o a c h , a p p lic a b le
p r e c e d e n t s , a n d a d v ic e o n s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g iv e n w ith i n i t ia l a s s i g n m e n t s .
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i n 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 a n a c c id e n t o n th e p r e m i s e s o f a
fa c to r y o r o th e r e s ta b lis h m e n t.
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to th e i l l o r in ju r e d ; a tte n d in g t o s u b s e q u e n t d r e s s 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 i e n t s t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r i n g a c c i d e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t i o 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 ic a l e x a m in a t io n s a n d h e a lth e v a lu a t io n s o f a p p lic a n t s a n d e m p lo y e e s ; an d p la n n in g an d c a r r y ­
in g o u t p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g h e a lt h 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 t io n o f p la n t e n v ir o n m e n t ,
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m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to d im e n s io n s o f w o r k ; an d s e le c t in g m a t e r ia l s n e c e s ­
s a r y fo 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 t r a i n ­
in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g a n d
e x p e rie n c e .

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

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

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

E N G IN E E R ,

S T A T IO N A R Y

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

ST A T IO N A R Y B O IL E R

F i r e s s t a t i o n a r y b o i l e r s to f u r n is h th e e s t a b li s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith h e a t , p o w e r ,
o r s t e a m . F e e d s f u e l s to f i r e b y h a n d o r o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n ic a l s t o k e r , o r g a s o r o il b u r n e r ;
a n d c h e c k s w a t e r an d s a f e t y v a l v e s . M a y c l e a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a i r i n g b o i l e r r o o m e q u ip m e n t .
H ELPER,

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

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

TO O LRO O M

S p e c i a l i z e s in th e o p e r a t io n o f o n e o r m o r e t y p e s o f m a c h in e t o o l s , su c h a s j i g b o r e r s ,
c y l i n d r i c a l o r s u r f a c e g r i n d e r s , e n g in e l a t h e s , o r m i ll in g m a c h in e s , in th e c o n s t r u c t io n o f
m a c h in e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s , o r d i e s . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : P l a n ­
n in g a n d p e r f o r m i n g d if f ic u lt m a c h in in g o p e r a t i o n s ; p r o c e s s i n g i t e m s r e q u i r i n g c o m p lic a t e d s e t u p s
o r a h ig h d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e l e c t i n g f e e d s ,
s p e e d s , t o o l in g , a n d o p e r a t io n s e q u e n c e ; a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s d u r in g o p e r a t io n to
a c h ie v e r e q u i s i t e t o l e r a n c e s o r d im e n s io n s . M a y b e r e q u ir e d to r e c o g n iz e w h en t o o l s n e e d d r e s s ­
in g , to d r e s s t o o l s , a n d to s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o la n t s a n d c u ttin g a n d lu b r ic a t i n g o i l s . F o r c r o s s ­
in d u s t r y w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , m a c h in e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s , t o o l r o o m , in to o l a n d d ie jo b b in g s h o p s
a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
M A C H IN IS T ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

P r o d u c e s r e p la c e m e n t p a r t s an d new p a r t s in m a k in g r e p a i r s o f m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n ­
i c a l e q u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d in a n e s t a b li s h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : I n t e r p r e t i n g
w r it t e n i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; p la n n in g a n d la y in g o ut o f w o r k ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f m a ­
c h i n i s t 's h a n d to o ls a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t in g u p a n d o p e r a t in g s t a n d a r d m a c h in e
t o o l s ; sh a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e l a t i n g to
d im e n s io n s o f w o r k , t o o lin g , f e e d s , a n d s p e e d s o f m a c h in in g ; k n o w le d g e o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s
o f th e c o m m o n m e t a l s ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d a r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , a n d e q u ip m e n t r e q u i r e d f o r h i s w o r k ;
a n d fit t in g a n d a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s in to m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t .
In g e n e r a l , th e m a c h i n i s t 's w o rk
n o r m a l ly r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g in m a c h in e - s h o p p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

M E C H A N IC ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

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

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M A IN T E N A N C E

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

M A IN T E N A N C E

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

M A IN T E N A N C E

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

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

S H E E T - M E T A L W O R K E R , M A IN T E N A N C E

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

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




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S H E E T - M E T A L W O R K E R , M A IN T E N A N C E --- C o n tin u e d

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

h a n d to o ls in c u ttin g , b e n d in g , f o r m i n g , s h a p in g , f it t in g , a n d a s s e m b l i n g ; an d i n s t a l lin g s h e e t m e t a l a r t i c l e s a s r e q u ir e d . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

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

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

F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e st u d y p u r p o s e s ,
s h o p s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .

to o l a n d

d ie m a k e r s in t o o l a n d d ie jo b b in g

CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
G U A RD AND W ATCHM AN

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

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

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

th e ft,

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

J A N IT O R ,

PO RTER,

OR CLEA N ER

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

R e c e iv in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g a n d r e c e iv i n g c l e r k

T R U C K D R IV E R

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

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

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

F IL L E R

(O rd e r p ic k e r ; sto c k s e le c to r ; w a re h o u se

st o c k m a n )

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

T r u c k d r i v e r ( c o m b in a t io n o f s i z e s l i s t e d s e p a r a t e l y )
T r u c k d r i v e r , lig h t (u n d e r IV 2 to n s)
T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d iu m (IV 2 to a n d in c lu d in g 4 to n s )
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , t r a i l e r ty p e )
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , o th e r th a n t r a i l e r ty p e)

TRUCKER,
PACKER,

a s f o llo w s :

POW ER

SH IP P IN G

P r e p a r e s f in is h e d p r o d u c t s f o r s h ip m e n t o r s t o r a g e b y p l a c in g th e m in sh ip p in g c o n ­
t a i n e r s , th e s p e c i f i c o p e r a t io n s p e r f o r m e d b e in g d e p e n d e n t u p o n th e t y p e , s i z e , a n d n u m b e r o f
u n its to b e p a c k e d , th e ty p e o f c o n ta in e r e m p lo y e d , a n d m e th o d o f s h ip m e n t. W o rk r e q u i r e s th e
p l a c in g o f i t e m s in s h ip p in g c o n t a i n e r s an d m a y in v o lv e o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g ; K n o w l­
e d g e o f v a r i o u s it e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r to v e r i f y c o n te n t; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r i a t e ty p e a n d s i z e
o f c o n t a i n e r ; i n s e r t 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 in g e x c e l s i o r o r o th e r m a t e r i a l to p r e v e n t
b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c l o s in g a n d s e a l i n g c o n t a i n e r ; a n d a p p ly in g l a b e l s o r e n t e r in g id e n tify in g
d a t a on c o n t a i n e r . P a c k e r s w h o a l s o m a k e w o o d e n b o x e s o r c r a t e s a r e e x c lu d e d .




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

m a n u a lly c o n t r o l le d g a s o l i n e - o r e l e c t r i c - p o w e r e d t r u c k o r t r a c t o r to
m a t e r i a l s o f a l l k in d s a b o u t a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r i n g p la n t, o r o th e r

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

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




A v a i l a b l e O n R e q u e s t ---T h e n in t h a n n u a l r e p o r t on s a l a r i e s f o r a c c o u n t a n t s , a u d i t o r s , a t ­
to rn ey s, c h e m ists, e n g in e e rs, engineering tech nicians, d raftsm en ,
t r a c e r s , job a n a l y s t s , d i r e c t o r s of p e r s o n n e l , m a n a g e r s of office
s e r v i c e s , b u y e r s , and c l e r i c a l e m p l o y e e s .
O r d e r a s B L S B u lle t in 1617, N a tio n a l S u r v e y of P r o f e s s i o n a l , A d ­
m in is t r a t iv e , T ec h n ica l, and C l e r i c a l P a y , Ju n e 1968. Sevdn ty -five
ce n ts a copy.

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A l i s t o f the l a t e s t a v a i l a b l e b u l l e t i n s i s p r e s e n t e d b e lo w . A d i r e c t o r y of a r e a w age s t u d i e s in c lu d in g m o r e l i m i t e d s t u d i e s c o n d u c ted a t the
r e q u e s t o f the Wage an d Hour an d P u b lic C o n t r a c t s D i v i s i o n s of the D e p a r t m e n t of L a b o r i s a v a i l a b l e on r e q u e s t .
B u l l e t i n s m a y be p u r c h a s e d f r o m
the S u p e r i n te n d e n t of 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 ffice , W ashin gton , D . C . , 204 0 2 , o r f r o m an y of the B L S r e g i o n a l s a l e s o f f i c e s shown on
the i n s i d e f ro n t c o v e r .
Area
A k r o n , Ohio, J u l y 1 9 6 8 _________________________________
A lb a n y —S c h e n e c t a d y —T r o y , N. Y. M a r . 1969 1_________
A l b u q u e r q u e , N. M e x . , A p r . 1 9 6 9 _____________________
Allen tow n —B e t h l e h e m —E a s t o n , P a . —N. J . ,
J u n e 1968 1______________________________________________
A t l a n t a , G a. , M ay 1 9 6 9 _________________________________
B a l t i m o r e , Md. , S e p t . 1968 1 __________________________
B e a u m o n t —P o r t A r t h u r —O r a n g e , T e x . , M ay 1 9 6 9 1 ----B i n g h a m to n , N. Y. , J u l y 1968 * _________________________
B i r m i n g h a m , A l a . , A p r . 1 9 6 9 1 ________________________
B o i s e C ity , Idaho, J u l y 1968 *-----------------------------------B o s t o n , M a s s . , S e p t . 1968 1 ------------------------------------B u f f a l o , N. Y. , Nov. 1968 1 ______________________________
B u r l i n g to n , Vt. , M a r . 1969 1__________ -_________________
C an ton , Ohio, M a y 1 9 6 9 ________________________________
C h a r l e s t o n , W. V a. , A p r . P 9 6 9 —-----------------------------C h a r lo t t e , N . C . , M a r . 1969____________________________
C h a t t a n o o g a , Tenn. —G a . , S e p t . 1968 * _________________
C h i c a g o , 111., A p r . 1 9 6 8 ________________________________
C i n c in n a ti, Ohio—Ky . —Ind. , M a r . 1969 1-------------------C l e v e l a n d , Ohio, S e p t . 1968 * ___________________________
C o l u m b u s , Ohio, Oct. 1968 1 -----------------------------------D a l l a s , T e x . , Nov. 1968 1-----------------------------------------D a v e n p o r t —R o c k I s l a n d —M o lin e , Iow a—111. ,
Oct. 1 9 6 8 _______________________________________________
D ay ton , Ohio, J a n . 1969 1 -----------------------------------------D e n v e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 ______________________________
D e s M o in e s , Iowa, M a r . 1969----------------------------------D e t r o it , M i c h . , J a n . 1969 1 -____________________________
F o r t Worth, T e x . , Nov. 1968 1_________________________
G r e e n B a y , W is. , J u l y 1968 1_________ -________________
G r e e n v i l l e , S . C . , M ay 1969 1___________________________
H o u ston , T e x . , M a y 1 9 6 9 1---------------------------------------I n d i a n a p o l i s , I n d . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 1_________________________
J a c k s o n , M i s s . , F e b . 1969 1____________________________
J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . , J a n . 1969 1---------------------------------K a n s a s C ity , M o . —K a n s . , S e p t . 1 9 6 8 1----------------------L a w r e n c e —H a v e r h i l l , M a s s . —N. H. , J u n e 1969-----------L i t t l e R o c k —N o r th L i t t le R o c k , A r k . , J u l y 1968 1_____
L o s A n g e l e s —L o n g B e a c h an d 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 . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 1 ------------------------L o u i s v i l l e , Ky. —Ind. , Nov. 1 9 6 8 _________________ ______
L u b b o c k , T e x . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 ______________________________
M a n c h e s t e r , N. H. , J u l y 1968 1_________________________
M e m p h i s , T e n n . —A r k . , N ov. 1 9 6 8 ----------------------------M i a m i , F l a . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 1-----------------------------------------M idla n d an d O d e s s a , T e x . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 _________________
M ilw a u k e e , W i s . , A p r . 1969------------------------------------1

B u l l e t in n u m b e r
and p ric e
1575-84,
1625-56,
1625-67,

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

1575-86,
1625-77,
1625-8,
1625-75,
1625-3,
1625-65,
1625-6,
1625-15,
1625-35,
1625-54,
1625-73,
1625-71,
1625-61,
1625-14,
1575-81,
1625-63,
1625-19,
1625-24,
1625-28,

40
35
50
35
35
35
35
50
50
35
30
30
30
35
50
45
50
35
50

1625-16,
1625-42,
1625-39.
1625-62,
1625-58,
1625-27,
1625-7,
1625-70,
1625-83,
1625-40,
1625-45,
1625-37,
1625-17,
1625-79,
1625-1 1,

30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n ts
50 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
45 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
45 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s

1625-78,
1625-33,
1625-53,
1625-4,
1625-30,
1625-29,
1625-49,
1625-66,

50
30
30
35
30
35
25
35

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




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M i n n e a p o l i s - S t . P a u l , M i n n ., J a n . 1 9 6 9 ______________
M u sk e g o n —M u s k e g o n H e ig h ts , M i c h . , M ay 1 9 6 9 --------N e w a r k an d J e r s e y C ity , N. J . , J a n . 1969 _____________
New H aven, C o n n . , J a n . 1 9 6 9 __________________________
New O r l e a n s , L a . , F e b . 1969 1_________________________
New Y o r k , N. Y . , A p r . 1 9 6 8 ___________________________
N o r fo lk —P o r t s m o u t h and N e w p o rt N e w s —
H a m p ton , V a. , Ju n e 1 9 6 8 --------------------------------------O k lah o m a C ity , O k la. , J u l y 1 9 6 8 -----------------------------O m a h a , N e b r . —Iow a, Oct. 1968 1 _______________________
P a t e r s o n —C lift o n —P a s s a i c , N. J . , M ay 1968 1 ------------P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . —N. J . , Nov. 1 9 6 8 ____________________
P h o e n ix , A r i z . , M a r . 1^969_____________________________
P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n . 1969_____________________________
P o r t l a n d , M a in e, Nov. 1 9 6 8 ____________________________
P o r t l a n d , O r e g . —W ash. , M ay 1 9 6 9 --------------------------P r o v i d e n c e —P a w tu c k e t —W a rw ic k , R . I . —M a s s . ,
M ay 1969 1_______________________________________________
R a l e i g h , N. C. , A u g . 1968 1 ____________________________
R ic h m o n d , V a . , N ov. M a r . 1969-----------------------------R o c h e s t e r , N .Y . (o f f ic e o c c u p a t i o n s only), J u l y 1968 l„
R o c k f o r d , 111. , M a y 1969— _____________________________
St. L o u i s , M o . —111. , M a r . 1969 1 -----------------------------S a l t L a k e C i ty , Uta h, D e c . 1 9 6 8 ________________________
S a n An ton io, T e x . , J u n e 1969 1 _________________________
S a n B e r n a r d i n o —R i v e r s i d e —O n t a r io , C a l i f . ,
Oct. 1968 1------------------------------------------------------------S a n D ie g o , C a l i f . , N ov. 1 9 6 8 ------- ---------------------------Sa n F r a n c i s c o —O aklan d, C a l i f . , O c t. 1 9 6 8 _____________
S a n J o s e , C a l i f . , S e p t. 1 9 6 8 ____________________________
S a v a n n a h , G a . , M a y 1 9 6 9 ----------------------------------------S c r a n t o n , P a . , J u l y 1 9 6 8 1_____________________________
S e a t t l e —E v e r e t t , W a s h . , Nov. 1968 1___________________
S io u x F a l l s , S. D a k . , Oct. 1968 * ________________ _____
South B e n d, I n d . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 ____________________________
S p o k a n e , W ash. , J u n e 1969____________________________
S y r a c u s e , N. Y. , J u l y 1968 1 ------------------ -----------------T a m p a —S t . P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , A u g. 1 9 6 8 ______________
T o l e d o , Ohio—M ich . , F e b . 1969 1 — --------------------------T r e n to n , N. J . , Oct. 1968 * _____________________________
U t i c a —R o m e , N. Y. , J u l y 1968 1 --------------------------------W ashin gton , D. C. —Md. —V a. , S e p t. 1 9 6 8 ______________
W a te r b u r y , C o n n . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 __________________________
W a te r lo o , Iow a, Nov. 1 9 6 8 1_____________________________
W ichita, K a n s . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 _____________________________
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , Ju n e 1 9 6 9 __________________________
Y o r k , P a . , F e b . 1969 ___________________________________
Y ou ng stow n —W a r r e n , Ohio, Nov. 1 9 6 8 _________________

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