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The Kansas City, Missouri—Kansas, Metropolitan Area
September 1969

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U.S. D EPARTM ENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

B U R E A U O F L A B O R S T A T IS T IC S R E G IO N A L O F F IC E S

Region I
1603-B Federal Building
Government Center
Boston, Mass. 02203
Phone: 223-6762 (Area Code

Region II
341 Ninth Ave.
New York, N. Y. 10001
Phone: 971-5405 (Area Code

Region VI
Region V
337 Mayflower Building
219 South Dearborn St.
411 North Akard St.
Chicago, 111. 60604
Dallas, Tex. 75201
Phone: 353-7230 (Area Code 312)
Phone: 749-3516 (Area Code 214)
* Regions VII and VIII will be serviced by Kansas City.

 Regions IX and X will be serviced by San Francisco.
**


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)

Regions VII and VIII
Federal Office Building
911 Walnut S t., 10th Floor
Kansas City, Mo. 64106
Phone: 374-2481 (Area Code 816)

Regions IX and X
450 Golden Gate Ave.
Box 36017
San Francisco, Calif. 94102
Phone: 556-4678 (Area Code 415)

Area Wage Survey
The Kansas City, Missouri—Kansas, Metropolitan Area




S ep tem b er

1969

B u lle tin

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U.S. DEPARTM ENT OF LABOR
G eorge P. S h u ltz, S ecretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
G eoffrey H . Moore, Comm issioner

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p o lita n a r e a s s tu d ie d in to one b u lle tin .
The second p re se n ts in fo r­
m a tio n w h ic h h a s b e e n p r o je c te d f r o m in d iv id u al m e tr o p o lita n a r e a
d a ta to r e la te to g e o g ra p h ic re g io n s a n d th e U n ite d S ta te s .

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 is d e s ig n e d to p r o v id e d a ta
on o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s , an d e s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s an d s u p p le m e n ­
ta r y w age p ro v isio n s.
It y ie ld s d e ta ile d d a ta b y s e l e c t e d in d u s t r y
d i v i s i o n f o r e a c h of th 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
fo r th e U n ited S ta te s.
A m a jo r c o n s id e ra tio n in th e p r o g r a m is th e
n e e d f o r g r e a t e r i n s i g h t i n t o (1) t h e m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a ­
t i o n a l c a t e g o r y a n d s k i l l l e v e l , a n d (2) t h e s t r u c t u r e a n d l e v e l o f w a g e s
am ong a r e a s and in d u stry d iv isio n s.

N in e ty a r e a s c u r r e n tl y a r e in c lu d e d in th 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 tio n a l e a r n i n g s is c o l l e c t e d a n n u a lly a n d on
e s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c tic e s and s u p p le m e n ta ry w age p ro v isio n s bien n ially .
T h is b u l l e t i n p r e s e n t s r e s u l t s of th e s u r v e y in K a n s a s C ity ,
M o .- K a n s ., in S e p te m b e r 1969. T h e S ta n d a rd M e tro p o lita n S ta tis tic a l
A r e a , a s d e fin e d b y th e B u r e a u of th e B u d g e t th r o u g h J a n u a r y 1968,
c o n s i s t s of C a s s , C la y , J a c k s o n , a n d P l a t t e C o u n tie s , M o .; a n d J o h n s o n
a n d W y an d o tte C o u n tie s , K a n s . T h is s tu d y w a s c o n d u c te d b y th e B u ­
r e a u 's re g io n a l office in K a n s a s C ity , M o ., u n d e r th e g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n
of E d w a rd C h a ik e n , A s s is ta n t R e g io n a l D ir e c to r fo r O p e ra tio n s .

A t th e end of e a c h s u r v e y , a n in d iv id u a l a r e a b u lle tin p r e ­
se n ts s u rv e y re s u lts fo r ea c h a r e a stu d ied .
A f t e r c o m p l e t i o n of a ll
of th e in d iv id 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 , tw o s u m m a r y
b u lletin s a r e issu ed .
T h e f i r s t b r i n g s d a ta f o r e a c h of th e m e t r o ­

C ontents
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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 i t h i n 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 tio 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 ila r ta b u latio n s a re a v ailab le fo r o th e r a r e a s .

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

A c u r r e n t r e p o r t on e a r n in g s in th e K a n s a s C ity a r e a is a ls o a v a ila b le f o r s e le c te d fo o d s e r v i c e
o c c u p a tio n s ( S e p t e m b e r 1969). U n io n s c a l e s , in 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 , a r e a v a i l a b l e f o r b u ild in g
c o n stru c tio n ; p rin tin g ; lo c a l- tr a n s it o p e ra tin g e m p lo y e e s; and m o to rtr u c k d r iv e r s , h e lp e r s , and a llie d
o ccu p atio n s.

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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 _________________________________________________________________________________________
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 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 ______________________________________________________________
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 ___________________________________________________________________
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 -----------------------------------------------------------

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Area Wage Survey---The Kansas City, Mo.—Kans., Metropolitan Area
. Introduction
t o m e r i t p r e s e n t a t i o n , o r (2)
in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n t d a ta .

T h is a r e a is 1 of 90 in w h ic h t h e U .S . D e p a r t m 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 i s t i c s c o n d u c ts s u r v e y s of o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n i n g s
and re la te d b en efits on an a re a w id e b a s i s .1

In e a c h a r e a , d a ta a r e o b ta in e d f r o m r e p r e s e n t a t i v e e s t a b ­
lis h m e n ts w ith in six b r o a d in d u s tr y d iv isio n s:
M a n u fa c tu rin g ; t r a n s ­
p o rta tio n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u tilitie s ; w h o le s a le tra d e ;
r e ta il tra d e ; fin an ce, in su ra n c e , and r e a l e state; and s e rv ic e s .
M a jo r
in d u s try g ro u p s e x c lu d ed f r o m th e s e stu d ie s a r e g o v e rn m e n t o p e r a ­
tio n s and th e c o n s tru c tio n and e x tra c tiv e in d u s trie s . E s ta b lis h m e n ts
h a v in g f e w e r t h a n a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r of w o r k e r s a r e o m itte d b e c a u s e
th e y te n d to f u r n i s h in s u f f ic ie n t e m p lo y m e n t in th e o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d
to w a r r a n t in c lu sio n .
S e p a r a t e t a b u l a t i o n s a r e p r o v i d e d f o r e a c h of
th e b ro a d in d u s try d iv isio n s w h ic h m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r ite r ia .

O c c u p a tio n s and E a rn in g s




p o ssib ility

of

d isc lo su re

of

T he a v e ra g e s p r e s e n te d r e fle c t c o m p o site , a re a w id e e s ti­
m ates.
In d u strie s and e s ta b lis h m e n ts
d iffe r in p ay le v e l and job
sta ffin g an d , th u s , c o n tr ib u te d if f e r e n tly to th e e s t im a t e s fo r e a c h job.
T he p a y r e la tio n s h ip o b ta in a b le f r o m th e a v e r a g e s m a y fa il to r e f le c t
a c c u r a t e l y th e w a g e s p r e a d o r d if f e r e n t i a l m a i n t a i n e d a m o n g jo b s in
in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n ts . S im ila r ly , d if f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e p a y le v e ls
fo r m e n a n d w o m e n in a n y of th e s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s sh o u ld n ot be
a s s u m e d to 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 of th e s e x e s w ith in
in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n ts . O th e r p o s s ib le f a c to r s w h ic h m a y c o n tr ib ­
u te to 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 in c lu d e :
D i f f e r e n c e s in
p r o g r e s s i o n w ith in e s ta b lis h e d r a te r a n g e s , s in c e on ly th e a c tu a l r a te s
p a id in c u m b e n ts a r e c o lle c te d ; a n d d if f e r e n c e s in s p e c ific d u tie s p e r ­
f o r m e d , a lth o u g h th e w o r k e r s a r e c la s s if ie d a p p r o p r ia te ly w ith in th e
s a m e s u rv e y jo b d e s c rip tio n .
Jo b d e s c r ip tio n s u s e d in c la s s if y in g e m ­
p lo y e e s in th e s e s u r v e y s a r e u s u a lly m o r e g e n e r a liz e d th a n th o s e u s e d
in in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n ts an d allo w fo r m in o r d iffe re n c e s am o n g
e s ta b lis h m e n ts in th e s p e c ific d u tie s p e r fo 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 te d o n a s a m p l e b a s i s b e c a u s e of
th e u n n e c e s s a r y co st in v o lv e d in s u rv e y in g a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts .
To
o b ta in o p tim u m a c c u r a c y a t m in im u m c o s t, a g r e a t e r p r o p o rtio n of
la r g e th a n of s m a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts is stu d ie d . In c o m b in in g th e d a ta ,
h o w e v e r, all e s ta b lis h m e n ts a r e g iv en th e ir a p p r o p ria te w e ig h t.
E s­
tim a te s b a s e d on th e e s ta b lis h m e n ts s tu d ie d a r e p r e s e n te d , th e r e f o r e ,
a s r e la tin g to a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts in th e in d u s tr y g ro u p in g a n d a r e a ,
e x c e p t fo r th o s e b elo w th e m in im u m s iz e stu d ie d .

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Included in the 90 areas are four studies conducted under contract with the New York
Department of Labor. These areas are Binghamton (New York portion only); Rochester (office occu­
pations only); Syracuse; and Utica—Rome. In addition, the Bureau conducts more limited area studies
in 78 areas at the request of the Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions of the U.S. De­
partment of Labor.

is

O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t and e a rn in g s d a ta a r e show n for
f u l l- t i m e w o r k e r s , i .e ., th o s e h i r e d to w o r k a r e g u l a r w e e k ly s c h e d u le
in th e g iv e n o c c u p a tio n a l c la s s ific a tio n .
E a rn in g s d a ta ex clu d e p r e ­
m iu m p ay fo r o v e rtim e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s, and late
sh ifts. N o n p ro d u ctio n b o n u se s a r e ex clu d ed , but c o s t-o f-liv in g allo w ­
a n c e s and in ce n tiv e e a rn in g s a r e in clu d ed . W h e re w e e k ly h o u rs a r e
r e p o r te d , a s f o r o ffice c l e r i c a l o c c u p a tio n s , r e f e r e n c e is to th e s ta n d ­
a r d w o r k w e e k (ro u n d e d to th e n e a r e s t h a lf h o u r) fo r w h ic h e m p lo y e e s
r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e of p a y fo r
o v e rtim e at re g u la r a n d /o r p re m iu m ra te s ). A v e ra g e w eek ly e a rn in g s
fo r th e s e o c c u p a tio n s h a v e b e e n ro u n d e d to th e n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r .

T h is b u lle tin p r e s e n ts c u r r e n t o c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t and
e a rn in g s in fo rm a tio n o b tain ed la rg e ly by m a il fro m th e e s ta b lis h m e n ts
v is ite d b y B u r e a u fie ld e c o n o m is ts in th e la s t p re v io u s s u r v e y fo r
o c c u p a tio n s r e p o r te d in th a t e a r l i e r stu d y . P e r s o n a l v is its w e r e m a d e
to n o n re s p o n d e n ts an d to th o s e re s p o n d e n ts r e p o rtin g u n u s u a l c h a n g e s
sin ce th e p re v io u s su rv e y .

T h e o c c u p a tio n s s e le c te d fo r stu d y a r e c o m m o n to a v a r ie ty
of m a n u f a c tu r in g a n d n o n m a n u fa c tu riiig i n d u s t r i e s , a n d a r e of th e f o l­
lo 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 e n t .
O c c u p a tio n a l c la s s if ic a tio n is b a s e d on a u n if o r m se t of jo b d e s c r i p ­
tio n s d e s ig n e d to ta k e a c c o u n t of in te r e s ta b lis h m e n t v a r ia tio n in d u tie s
w ith in th e s a m e jo b .
T he o ccu p atio n s se le c te d fo r stu d y a r e lis te d
an d d e s c r ib e d in th e a p p en d ix .
T h e e a r n in g s d a ta fo llo w in g th e jo b
title s a r e fo r a ll in d u s tr ie s c o m b in e d . E a rn in g s d a ta fo r s o m e of th e
o c c u p a tio n s lis te d and d e s c rib e d , o r fo r so m e in d u s try d iv isio n s w ith in
o c c u p a tio n s , a r e not p r e s e n te d in th e A - s e r i e s ta b le s b e c a u s e e ith e r
(1) e m p l o y m e n t i n 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

th e re

O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo 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 to ta l in a ll
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith in t h e s c o p e of th e s tu d y a n d n o t th e n u m b e r a c t u ­
ally su rv e y e d .
B e c a u s e of d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a tio n a l s t r u c t u r e a m o n g
e s ta b lis h m e n ts , the e s tim a te s of o ccu p atio n al e m p lo y m e n t o b ta in e d f r o m
th e s a m p le of e s ta b lis h m e n ts stu d ie d s e r v e o n ly to in d ic a te th e r e la tiv e
im p o rta n c e of th e jo b s stu d ie d .
T h e s e d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a tio n a l
s t r u c t u r e do n o t a ffe c t m a te r i a l l y th e a c c u r a c y of th e e a rn in g s d a ta .
E sta b lish m e n t P ra c tic e s and S u p p lem en tary W age P ro v isio n s
T a b u la tio n s on s e le c te d e s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c tic e s and su p p le ­
m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v is io n s ( B - s e r i e s ta b le s ) a r e n ot p r e s e n t e d in th is
b u lletin .
In fo rm a tio n fo r th e s e ta b u la tio n s is c o lle c te d b ien n ially .
StateT h e s e t a b u l a t i o n s o n 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 i n e x p e r i e n c e d
w o m e n office w o r k e r s ; sh ift d iffe re n tia ls ; s c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s ; paid
h o lid a y s; p aid v a c a tio n s ; an d h e a lth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n sio n p lan s a r e
p r e s e n t e d (in th e B - s e r i e s ta b le s ) in p r e v i o u s b u l l e t i n s f o r t h i s a r e a .

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T a b le 1. E s ta b lis h m e n ts an d W o r k e r s W ith in S co p e of S u r v e y an d N u m b e r S tu d ie d in K a n s a s C ity , M o .- K a n s .,
b y M a jo r I n d u s tr y D iv is io n , S e p te m b e r 1969
Minimum
employment
in establish­
m e n t s in scope
of study

Industry division

N u m b e r of es tablishments
Within scope
of study*

W o r k e r s in establishments
Within scope of study4

Studied

Studied

Number

Percent

All establishments
All divisions— __— _________________ ________

-

964

209

266,483

100

154,627

Ma nu fa ct ur in g— — ___— ______________ ________ __
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g_______________________________
Transportation, c o m m un ic at io n, and
other public utilities 5 _
____________
Whol es al e trade 6
___________ ..
___
Retail t r a d e 6 . _ ______
__
_ _
Finance, insurance, and real estate 6 ______
Services 6 7----------------------------------

50
-

348
616

83
126

122,660
143,823

46
54

80, 443
74,184

50
50
50
50
50

92
130
186
95
113

34
21
29
18
24

40,617
22,663
49, 709
15, 931
14,903

15
8
19
6
6

31,761
7, 888
23,300
6, 008
5, 227

All divisions________________________________

-

101

73

147,510

100

127,793

Manufacturing. __ ____ ___ _ .
N o n m a n u f actur ing__________ _____ _______ ___ _
Transportation, c o m m u n ic at io n, and
other public utilities 5 ___________ ___ ___ __
W h ol es al e trade 6 ____________________________
_________
Retail trade 6__________________ —
Finance, insurance, an d real estate 6 ______
Services 6 7----------------------------------

500
-

37
64

32
41

73,448
74,062

50
50

69,255
58,538

500
500
500
500
500

16
10
31
6
1

14
6
15
5
1

28,696
8, 030
32,142
4, 434
760

20
5
22
3
*

27,637
5, 073
21,409
3,659
760

L a r g e establishments

1 T h e K a n s a s C ity S ta n d a r d M e tr o p o lita n S ta t is tic a l A r e a , a s d e fin e d b y th e B u r e a u of th e B u d g e t th r o u g h J a n u a r y 1968, c o n s is ts of C a s s ,
C la y , J a c k s o n , an d P l a t t e C o u n tie s , M o .; an d J o h n s o n an d W y a n d o tte C o u n tie s , K a n s . T h e " w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e of stu d y " e s ti m a t e s sh o w n in th i s
ta b le p ro v id e a r e a s o n a b l y a c c u r a te d e s c r i p tio n of th e s iz e an d c o m p o s itio n of th e la b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in th e s u r v e y . T h e e s ti m a t e s a r e n o t in te n d e d ,
h o w e v e r, to s e r v e a s a b a s is of c o m p a r is o n w ith o th e r e m p lo y m e n t in d e x e s f o r th e a r e a to m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t t r e n d s o r le v e ls s in c e (1) p la n n in g
of w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s th e u s e of e s ta b lis h m e n t d a ta c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in a d v a n c e of th e p a y r o ll p e r io d s tu d ie d , an d (2) s m a l l e s ta b lis h m e n ts
a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th e s c o p e of th e s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1967 e d itio n of th e S ta n d a r d I n d u s tr ia l C la s s if i c a t io n M a n u a l w a s u s e d in c la s s if y in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n .
3 In c lu d e s a l l e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith to t a l e m p lo y m e n t a t o r a b o v e th e m in im u m lim ita tio n . A ll o u tle ts (w ith in th e a r e a ) of c o m p a n ie s in su c h
in d u s tr i e s a s t r a d e , f in a n c e , a u to r e p a i r s e r v i c e , an d m o tio n p ic tu r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s id e r e d a s 1 e s ta b lis h m e n t.
4 In c lu d e s a ll w o r k e r s in a l l e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith to t a l e m p lo y m e n t (w ith in th e a r e a ) a t o r a b o v e th e m in im u m lim ita tio n .
5 T a x ic a b s an d s e r v i c e s in c id e n ta l to w a te r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n w e r e e x c lu d e d . T h e K a n s a s C ity t r a n s i t s y s t e m is m u n ic ip a lly o p e r a te d a n d is
e x c lu d e d b y d e fin itio n f r o m th e s c o p e of th e s tu d y .
6 T h is in d u s tr y d iv is io n is r e p r e s e n t e d in e s ti m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s tr i e s " an d " n o n m a n u f a c tu r in g " in th e S e r ie s A ta b l e s . S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a tio n
of d a ta fo r th i s d iv is io n is not m a d e f o r one o r m o r e of th e fo llo w in g r e a s o n s : (1) E m p lo y m e n t in th e d iv is io n is to o s m a l l to p r o v id e en o u g h d a ta
to m e r i t s e p a r a t e s tu d y , (2) th e s a m p le w a s n o t d e s ig n e d in i tia lly to p e r m it s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a tio n , (3) r e s p o n s e w a s in s u f f ic ie n t o r in a d e q u a te to
p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a tio n , a n d (4) t h e r e is p o s s i b ili ty of d is c l o s u r e of in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n t d a ta .
7 H o te ls a n d m o t e ls ; la u n d r ie s a n d o th e r p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u to m o b ile r e p a i r , r e n t a l , an d p a r k in g ; m o tio n p ic tu r e s ;
n o n p ro fit m e m b e r s h ip o r g a n iz a tio n s (ex c lu d in g r e lig io u s an d c h a r i ta b l e o r g a n iz a tio n s ) ; an d e n g in e e r in g an d a r c h i t e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .

A lm o s t o n e - h a lf of th e w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e of th e s u r v e y in th e K a n s a s C ity a r e a w e r e e m p lo y e d in m a n u f a c tu r in g f i r m s .
fo llo w in g p r e s e n t s th e m a jo r in d u s tr y g ro u p s an d s p e c if ic in d u s tr i e s a s a p e r c e n t of a ll m a n u f a c tu r in g :
I n d u s tr y g ro u p s
E l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t an d s u p p l i e s _______________________ 15
T r a n s p o r t a tio n e q u ip m e n t------------------------------------------------- 13
F o o d a n d k in d r e d p r o d u c t s ------------------------------------------------11
P r in ti n g a n d p u b lis h in g ____________________________________ 9
M a c h in e ry , e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l ______________________________ 8
C h e m ic a ls an d a l lie d p r o d u c t s ------------------------------------------- 7
O rd n a n c e an d a c c e s s o r i e s _________________________________ 6
A p p a r e l a n d o th e r te x til e p r o d u c ts ______________________ 5
F a b r i c a t e d m e ta l p r o d u c t s ______________________________ 5
P r i m a r y m e ta l i n d u s t r i e s _________________________________ 5

T he

S p e c ific in d u s tr i e s

_____ 1 2
M o to r v e h ic le s an d e q u ip m e n tE l e c t r o n i c c o m p o n e n ts an d a c c e s s o r i e s .
_________ 7
C o m m u n ic a tio n e q u ip m e n t________________________________ 6
S m a ll a r m s a m m u n itio n __________________________________ 6
G r e e tin g c a r d p u b lis h in g _ ______________________________ 5
_
B la s t f u r n a c e an d b a s ic s t e e l p r o d u c t s _________________ 4

T h is in f o r m a tio n is b a s e d o n e s ti m a t e s of to t a l e m p lo y m e n t d e r iv e d f r o m u n iv e r s e m a t e r i a l s c o m p ile d p r i o r to a c tu a l s u r v e y .
P r o p o r tio n s in v a r io u s in d u s tr y d iv is io n s m a y d if f e r f r o m p r o p o r tio n s b a s e d o n th e r e s u l t s of th e s u r v e y a s sh o w n in ta b le 1 ab o v e .

W a g e T rends for Selected Occupational Groups
F o r o ffice c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d in d u s tr ia l n u r s e s , th e w age
t r e n d s r e l a t e to r e g u l a r w e e k ly 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 fo r o v e r t i m e .
F o r p lan t w o rk e r g ro 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 ig h t- tim e h o u rly e a r n in g s , ex clu d in g
p re m iu m p ay fo r o v e rtim e and fo r w o rk on w eek e n d s, h o lid ay s, and
late sh ifts.
The p e r c e n ta g e s a r e b a s e d on d ata fo r s e le c te d k ey o c c u ­
p a tio n s a n d in c lu d e m o s t of th e n u m e r ic a lly im p o rta n t jo b s w ith in
each group.

P r e s e n t e d in ta b le 2 a r e in d e x e s a n d p e r c e n ta g e s of ch a n g e
in a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s of o ffice c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d in d u s tr ia 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 of s e l e c t e d p la n t w o r k e r g r o u p s .
The in dexes
a r e a m e a s u r e of w a g e s a t a g iv e n t i m 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 rin g th e b a s e p e r io d (d ate of th e a r e a s u rv e y c o n d u c te d
b e tw e e n J u ly I9 6 0 a n d J u n e 1961).
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 th e b a s e p e r i o d to th e
d a te of th e in d e x .
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n g e o r i n c r e a s e r e l a t e to
w age ch an g es b etw een th e in d ic a te d d a te s .
T hese
e stim a te s a re
m e a s u r e s of 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 n o t in te 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 in th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e a r e a .

L im ita tio n s

of D ata

M eth o d of C o m p u tin g
T h e in d e x e s a n d 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 in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e in f lu e n c e d by:
(1 ) 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 t h 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 in th e 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, fo rc e e x p a n s io n s , fo rc e r e d u c tio n s , a n d c h a n g e s in th e p r o p o r ­
tio n s of w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d by e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith d iffe re n t pay le v e ls .
C h a n g e s in th e la 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 tio n a l a v e r a g e s w ith o u t a c tu a l w age c h a n g e s .
It is c o n c e iv a b le
th a t e v e n th o u g h a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts in a n a r e a gav e w ag e in c r e a s e s ,
a v e ra g e w ag es 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 lis h m e n ts
e n te r e d th e a r e a o r e x p a n d e d th e ir w o rk f o r c e s .
S im ila rly , w ages
m a y have r e m a in e d re la tiv e ly co n stan t, y et th e a v e ra g e s fo r a n a r e a
m a y have ris e n c o n sid e ra b ly b e c a u se h ig h er-p ay in g e sta b lish m e n ts
e n te r e d th e a r e a .

E a c h of th e s e l e c t e d k e y o c c u p a tio n s w ith in a n o c c u p a tio n a l
g ro u p w as a s s ig n e d a w eig h t b a s e d on its p ro p o rtio n a te e m p lo y m e n t
in th e o c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p .
T h e se c o n s ta n t w e ig h ts r e fle c t b a s e y e a r
em p lo y m en ts w h e re v e r p o ssib le .
The a v e ra g e (m ean) e a rn in g s fo r
e a c h o c c u p a tio n w e re m u ltip lie d by th e o c c u p a tio n a l w eig h t, an d th e
p ro d u c ts fo r a ll o c c u p a tio n s in th e g ro u p w e r e to ta le d .
The a g g re g a te s
fo r 2 c o n s e c u tiv e y e a r s w e r e r e l a t e d b y d iv id in g th e a g g r e g a t e for.
the l a t e r y e a r by th e a g g r e g a te f o r th e e a r l i e r y e a r .
The resu 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 t h 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 t h e b a s e y e a r r e l a t i v e (100) b y t h e r e l a t i v e
f o r th e n e x t s u c c e e d in g y e a r a n d c o n tin u in g to m u l t i p ly (c o m p o u n d )
e a c h y e a r 's r e la tiv e b y th e p r e v io u s y e a r 's in d e x .
A v erag e earn in g s
f o r th e fo llo w in g o c c u p a tio n s w e r e u s e d in c o m p u tin g th e w a g e t r e n d s :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n ): O ffic e c le r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) — S k i ll e d m a i n t e n a n c e (m e n ) :
C o n tin u e d
C a r p e n te r s
B o o k k e e p in g -m a c h in e
o p e ra to rs , c la s s B
S e c re ta rie s
E l e c tr ic ia n s
C le rk s , a c c o u n tin g , c la s s e s
S te n o g ra p h e rs , g e n e r a l
M a c h in is ts
A and B
S te n o g ra p h e rs , s e n io r
M e c h a n ic s
S w itc h b o a r d o p e ra to rs , c la s s e s
C le rk s , f i l e , c la s s e s
M e c h a n ic s ( a u t o m o ti v e )
A , B, a n d C
A and B
P a in te r s
T a b u l a t i n g - m a c h i n e o p e ra to rs ,
C le rk s , o r d e r
P i p e f itte r s
c la s s B
C le rk s , p a y ro ll
T o o l a n d d ie m a k e r s
C o m p to m e te r o p e ra to rs
T y p is ts , c la s s e s A a n d B
K e y p u n c h o p e ra to rs , c la s s e s
U n s k ille d p l a n t (m e n ) :
A and B
I n d u s tr ia l n u rses ( m e n a n d w o m e n ):
J a n ito r s , p o r te r s , a n d c le a n e r s
O ffic e bo y s a n d g irls
N u rse s, in d u s tr ia l ( r e g is te r e d )
L a b o re rs , m a t e r i a l h a n d lin g




T h e u s e of c o n s ta n t e m p lo y m e n t w e ig h ts e lim in a te s th e e ffe c t
of c h a n g e s in th e p r o p o r tio n of w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d in e a c h jo b i n ­
c lu d e d in th e d a ta .
T he p e r c e n ta g e s of c h a n g e r e f l e c t on ly c h a n g e s
in a v e r a g e p ay fo r s t r a ig h t- tim e h o u r s .
T hey a r e not in flu e n c e d by
c h a n g e s in s ta n d a rd w o rk s c h e d u le s , a s su c h , o r by p r e m iu m pay
for o v ertim e .
W h e re n e c e s s a r y , d a ta w e r e a d ju s te d to r e m o v e f r o m
th e in d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n g e a n y s ig n if ic a n t e ffe c t c a u s e d
b y c h a n g e s in th e sc o p e of th e s u r v e y .

3

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T a b le 2. I n d e x e s of S t a n d a r d W e e k ly 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 tio n a l G r o u p s in
K a n s a s C i t y , M o . —K a n s . , S e p t e m b e r 1 9 6 9 a n d S e p t e m b e r 1 9 6 8 , 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
A ll in d u s tr ie s
O ffice
cle ric a l
(m en and
w om en)

P e rio d

In d u strial
nurses
(m en and
w om en)

M a n u fa c tu rin g

S k illed
m ain ten an ce
tra d e s
(m en)

U n sk ille d
p lan t
w orkers
(m en)

O ffice
c lerical
(m en and
wom en)

In d u strial
nurses
(m en and
w om en)

S k illed
m ain ten an ce
tra d e s
(m en)

U n sk illed
p lan t
w orkers
(m en)

I n d e x e s ( N o v e m b e r 1 9 6 0 = 100)
S e p t e m b e r 1 9 6 9 --------------------------------------------S e p t e m b e r 1 9 6 8 ---------------------------------------------

137. 8
131. 2

152. 8
143. 4

146. 0
136. 6

142. 4
136. 3

133. 4
127. 4

151. 8
142. 0

145. 0
135. 7

139. 5
134. 3

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

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

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

P e r c e n ts of in c r e a s e
S e p te m b e r 1968
N o v e m b e r 1967
N o v e m b e r 1966
N o v e m b e r 1965
N o v e m b e r 1964
N o v e m b e r 1963
N o v e m b e r 1962
N o v e m b e r 1961
N o v e m b e r I960
J a n u a r y I9 6 0 to




to S e p te m b e r
to S e p te m b e r
to N o v e m b e r
to N o v e m b e r
to N o v e m b e r
to N o v e m b e r
to N o v e m b e r
to N o v e m b e r
to N o v e m b e r
N ovem ber I9

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

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

6.
7.
7.
4.
5.
.
4.
4.
2.
4.

5
4
1
8
6
9
9
1
1
4

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

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

4
0
7
0
1
6
8
1
5
3

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

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A. O ccu p ation al E arn in gs
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and W omen
(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 le c te d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d o n a n a r e a b a s is
b y i n d u s t r y d iv is io n , K a n s a s C ity , M o .- K a n s ., S e p te m b e r 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 i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s of—
S ex, o c c u p a tio n , a n d in d u s t r y d iv is io n

u« 1
rf
workers

Average
weekly
hours1
standard)

$
Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

$

60
and
under

t
60

$
65

f
70

$
75

$
80

$
85

$
90

*
95

$
100

$
105

$
no

$
115

$
120

*
130

S

t
140

150

$
160

$
170

*

70

75

80

85

90

95

xoo

105

-

-

-

-

-

1
I

-

1
1

-

-

_
-

_
-

11
3
8

-

1
1

115

l?o

l?o

140

150

16p

170

180

-

-

14
14

36
36

5
5
5

-

-

-

13
3
10

6
3
3

17
17

33
15
18
1

78
30
48
9

64
30
34
25

63
19
44
19

26
14
12
5

no

190

-

65

180

and

190 o v e r

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

57
57
55

40.0
40.0
40.0

$
$
132.50 136.00
132.50 1 3 6 .0 0
134.00 136.50

$
$
129.50-138.50
129.50-138.50
130.00-138.50

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

345
137
208
62

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

141.50
145.50
139.00
148.50

142.00
143.50
140.00
148.00

130.50-155.00
132.50-160.50
127.50-153.50
142.0 0 -1 5 4 .5 0

_
~

-

_
-

-

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T IN G ,
N O N M A N U E A C TU R IN G

C LA S S B -----------------------------

143
100

40.0
40.0

120.00
117.50

120.00
118.50

103.00-135.00
102.00-135.00

-

_

-

-

1
1

2
2

9
9

10
7

5
1

15
14

7
7

4
3

19
9

25
16

19
11

17
17

4
~

C L E R K S , ORDER --------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------

211
179

40.0
40.0

112.50
110.50

113.00
108.50

96.00-125.00
94.50-123.50

-

-

_

1
-

_
-

2
2

_

“

-

48
48

12
12

23
20

13
12

12
12

26
16

28
19

29
25

5
1

C L E R K S , P A Y R O L L ----------------------------------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--------------------

66

40.0

141.00

141.00

128.50-159.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

2

2

3

9

13

14

33

40.0

148.50

147.00

140.5 0 -1 6 2 .0 0

2

2

4

12

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

28 0
76
204
41

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

77.50
74.50
79.00
87.00

75.00
74.00
75.50
82.00

7 0 .5 0 - 83.50
6 4 .5 0 - 82.00
7 1 .0 0 - 85.00
73 .0 0 -1 0 2 .5 0

_
-

43
5
38

75
15
60
18

40
8
32
~

43
21
22
7

40
3
37
5

4
3
1
“

2

_

2

3

2

3

_

_

_

2
1

“

2
2

3
3

2
2

3
3

-

“

23
21
2
“

“

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

77
59

40.0
40.0

145.00
142.50

143.50
143.50

132.00-149.50
132.00-149.00

“

~

“

~

~

~

“

“

~

~

~

10
9

27
19

T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R S ,
C L A S S B ---------------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------

110
99

40.0
40.0

113.50
111.00

110.50
109.50

106.00-119.50
106.0 0 -1 1 7 .0 0

_

_

_

_

_

_

4
4

2
2

2
2

12
11

34
34

19
18

12
10

16
14

B I L L E R S , M A C H IN E ( B I L L I N G
M A C H IN E ) --------------------------------------------------

57

40.0

90.50

87.00

8 1 .0 0 - 91.00

1

2

2

8

8

22

2

3

-

-

-

1

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

21 5
100
115

39.5
40.0
39.5

105.50
101.00
109.50

100.50
9 8 . 50
105.50

94 .0 0 -1 1 3 .5 0
94 .5 0 -1 0 4 .5 0
9 2.00-124.00

_

_

_

5
5

4
4

17

43
34
9

28
15
13

15

20
20
“

10

17

36
28
8

15

~

_
“

B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R S ,
C L A S S B ---------------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------

289
25 3

40.0
40.0

89.00
88.00

89.00
88.00

8 1 .5 0 - 97.50
8 1 .5 0 - 96.50

_

_

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

788
28 0
50 8
189

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

120.50 120.50
118.50 118.00
121.50 122.50
134.50 1 3 7 .0 0

1 0 6 .00-135.50
107.00-128.50
104.50-137.50
124.00-142.50

1,705
371
1,334
109

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

92.50
96.00
92.00
103.00

-

14

-

36

-

“

~

22
14
8
3

9
4
5
~

2
2
-

3
3

_

3

_

8
8

1
1

3
3

-

_

-

“

5

12

2

1

-

1

12

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

”

"

~

“

-

23
21

5
4

4
2

1

5
4

2
”

5
4

_

2

2

_

_

_

2

-

6

-

-

-

-

-

7
2
5

20

_

_

_

-

_

10

10
1
9

"

'

_

2

2

3
3

_

2
“

_

_

_

_

-

WOMEN

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

S e e fo o tn o te s a t e n d of ta b le ,




90.00
89.50
90.00
99.00

82 .0 0 -1 0 2 .0 0
83 .5 0 -1 0 9 .5 0
81 .5 0 -1 0 1 .0 0
86 .5 0 -1 1 5 .0 0

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

20

3
3

23
20

18
18

87
76

18
18

54
49

27
19

50
47

_

“

“

"

3
3

-

7

32
8
24
3

36
7
29
4

97
33
64
5

77
47
30
5

57
21
36

64
35
29

143
64
79
37

172
41
131
81

31
8
23
21

35
3
32
24

13
2
11
8

10
7
3
“

-

1
1

“

~

58
2
56
~

112
29
83

257
29
22 8
14

111
32
79
6

152
11
141
1

96
16
80
10

61
10
51
16

54
27
27
6

78
33
45
9

37
16
21
11

6
3
3

1
1

-

-

-

-

”

“

“

7
“

10
10
1

135
8
127
5

29 7
74
22 3
18

25 0
80
170
13

*

“

6
T able A-l. Office O ccupations—M en and W o m e n — C ontinued
( 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 le c te d o c c u p a tio n s s tu 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 iv is io n , K a n s a s C ity , M o .- K a n s ., S e p te m b e r 1969)
Weekly amings1
(stan dard)
S ex, o c c u p a tio n , a n d in d u s t r y d iv is io n

wothers

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

N u m b er of w o r k e r s
*

t
60

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

$
60

65

t
70

*
75

e c e iv in g s tr a ig h t - tim e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s of—

$
80

$
85

s

$
90

95

*
100

$
105

«
110

S
115

*
120

$

$
130

140

t
150

$
160

t

*

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

11
11

12
12

A
4
”

58
55
3

17
14
3

A
i
i

105

115

120

13°

140

24
23
6

3
3
3

-

25
25
25

170

180

190

-

and
under
65

WOMEN -

$

-

and

13
13
11

no

152.

160

170

180

190 o v e r

C O N T IN U E D

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

171
161
52

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

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

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

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

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

645
93
552
44

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

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

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

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

-

6
3
3
“

84
24
60
“

169
7
162

97
14
83
A

116
25
91
9

52
15
37
A

62
5
57
7

6

6

25

6

4

12

_

-

6
i

6
3

25
1

6
2

A
A

12
9

-

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

1 ,0 3 9
1 ,0 1 0
36

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

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

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

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

-

189
186

229
229
“

324
320
1

179
158
8

82
81
15

30
30
6

2
2
2

“

1
1
1

3
3
3

C L E R K S , ORDER -------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------

366
118
248

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

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

8 7 .0 0
9 6 .5 0
8 4 .5 0

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

-

3

1

53
12
41

81
17
64

19
6
13

25
7
18

60
11
49

34
12
22

16
14
2

4
4
-

i
i
~

4
1
3

9

1

37
14
23

19
19

3

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

376
156
220
56

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

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

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

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

_
-

1

-

13
A
9
“

5
1
A
~

46
27
19
”

22
10
12
A

20
10
10
l

56
16
AO
13

18
14
A
~

48
24
2A
i

34
11
23
A

37
21
16
8

33
6
27
13

25
6
T9
12

6

1
“

7
1
6
~

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS ------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------

495
122
373

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

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

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

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

-

2

-

ii
i
10

19
2
17

71
8
63

107
32
75

81
23
58

36
2
34

6A
17
47

22
7
15

24
6
18

ii
A
7

20
2
18

10
2
8

3
2
1

14
14

K EYPU N C H O P E R A T O R S , C LA S S A
M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------

928
171
757

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

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

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

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

_

_
”

1
1

59
13
46

128
17
111

45
17
28

153
32
121

171
16
155

114
24
90

82
9
73

67
8
59

61
17
AA

34
12
22

8

2
2

3
3

~

8

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

1 ,4 5 7
333
1 ,1 2 4
124

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

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

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

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

_
“

14
12
2
2

O F F IC E G IR L S ----------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------

252
208

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

7 6 .5 0
7 7 .0 0

7 5 .0 0
7 5 .5 0

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

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

2 ,9 1 9
909
2,010
442

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

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

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

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

255
90
165
26

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

S E C R E T A R IE S , C L A S S B ---------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------

650
194
456

S E C R E T A R IE 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 F A C T U R IN G -----------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------

1 ,1 8 5
341
844
225

S e e f o o tn o te s a t e n d o f ta b le .




“

-

2

9
3
3

-

2
2

6

-

-

“

“

-

36
1
35
“

95
16
79

189
20
169
6

259
48
211
9

257
49
208
11

197
71
126
12

147
40
107
5

101
22
79
5

43
18
25
3

27
11
16
10

13
6
7
A

58
12
46
A3

21
7
14
14

_

15
9

39
34

71
52

74
67

19
16

19
17

6
5

“

2
2

~

3
2

2
2

2
2

-

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

-

_
-

6
6

20
19
1
“

4
2
2
“

21
12
9
2

136
45
91
~

180
50
130
“

197
47
150
1

337
71
266
15

304
82
222
24

189
42
147
30

344
105
239
51

450
171
279
87

312
104
208
84

173
61
112
50

104
31
73
47

48
21
27
14

41
26
15
9

35
17
18
15

18
3
15
13

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

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

9

4

13

8

9

4
2

13

33
7
26
*

77
43
34
1

26
8
18
4

45
14
31
13

7
2
5

8
4
4
1

14
10
4
1

7
2
5
2

4
4
2

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

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

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

-

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

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

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

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

-

1
1

-

-

6
1
5
2

8

8
-

8

8

32
8
24

91
15
76

98
25
73

21
15
6

66
5
61

94
36
58

96
42
54

42
11
31

30
16
14

22
5
17

19
12
7

11
1
10

12
3
9

29
4
25

59
20
39

89
22
67

139
29
110
5

146
33
113
11

102
13
89
16

150
55
95
29

193
57
136
64

115
43
72
26

63
25
38
25

51
8
43
39

17
12
5
3

7
4
3
1

16
14
2
2

2
2
2

7

Table A-l. Office Occupations—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 le c te d o c c u p a tio n s s tu 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 iv is io n , K a n s a s C ity , M o.— a n s ., S e p te m b e r 1969)
K
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
Sex, o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s t r y d iv is io n

Number
of

Average
weekly
hours1
[standard)

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

$
Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

60
U nder
$
an d
60
under
___

WOMEN -

S E C R E T A R IE S 4 -

$
65

t

s
70

75

S
80

$

*
85

90

$

$
95

100

s
105

$
no

$
115

»
120

t

$
130

140

$
150

$
160

t
170

$
180

190
and

___1 2 .___ 15_

80

85

90

95

100

105

no

115

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190 o v e r

C O N T IN U E D

C O N T IN U E D

S E C R E T A R IE 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 TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3-------------------------------

829
284
545
135

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

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

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

-

-

6
6

19
18
1

4
2
2

15
11
4

99
41
58

113
30
83

68
17
51
1

98
27
71
10

56
24
32
11

53
14
39
14

95
38
57
22

86
35
51
16

75
11
64
53

23
11
12
1

16
5
11
4

1
~
1
1

1
~
1
1

1
~
1
1

”

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

848
349
499
131

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

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

9 6 . 50
9 9 .5 0
9 2 .0 0
1 0 5 .0 0

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

_
-

-

-

31
1
30

36
8
28
5

71
7
64
5

124
23
101
19

114
41
73
11

152
102
50
16

92
47
45
10

61
39
22
3

16
6
10
4

14
8
6

89
61
28
18

42
2
40
38

6
4
2
2

“

_
-

“

“

-

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

818
324
494
115

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

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

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

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

-

-

1
1
-

2
2
-

3
3
-

15
7
8
i

59
7
52
4

48
6
42
9

79
27
52
15

120
28
92
8

83
31
52
4

66
26
40
6

61
31
30
11

160
117
43
4

63
14
49
24

38
19
19
14

17
4
13
13

3
1
2
2

-

-

“

S W ITC H BO AR D O P E R A T O R S , C LA S S A --------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3-------------------------------

128
89
26

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

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

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

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

-

-

-

9
9

6
5

6
4

6
4

20
17

6
3

12
7

4
2

8
4

8
6
i

30
24
23

6
2
“

5
1
1

2
1
1

-

-

-

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

366
54
312
25

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

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

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

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

6
6

13

105
6
99
“

40
40

9
9

34
5
29
-

39
13
26

35
4
31
2

39
5
34
3

5
3
2
-

5
3
2
2

4
2
2
2

8
2
6
6

21
11
10
10

3
~
3

_

-

-

-

_

13
“

SW ITC H B O A R D O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T IO N IS T S M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------

443
179
264

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

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

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

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

_
-

2
2

9
9

27
8
19

28
28

85
63
22

56
5
51

77
48
29

17
9
8

55
14
41

15
6
9

17
14
3

12
9
3

30
2
28

5

T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A TO R S ,
C L A S S B ----------------------------------------------------------------

56

4 0 .0

1 0 1 .5 0

9 4 .0 0

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

-

-

-

-

1

2

18

9

2

2

4

-

12

T R A N S C R IB IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A TO R S ,
G ENERAL ---------------------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------

448
68
380

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

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

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

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

_
-

_
-

_
-

18
18

23
3
20

45
6
39

166
5
161

115
32
83

27
6
21

26
11
15

18
1
17

4
2
2

T Y P I S T S , C L A S S A -------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------

456
111
345

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

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

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

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

_
-

-

_
-

18
5
13

15
15

38
6
32

80
17
63

58
6
52

75
38
37

47
15
32

32
4
28

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

1 ,5 3 6
367
1 , 169
55

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

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

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

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

-

18
3
15

89
8
81

237
43
194

346
30
316
10

386
112
274
16

244
105
139
4

106
44
62
5

68
11
57
3

10
10
2

20
7
13

~

7

~

_

-

-

-

“
-

-

5

8
i
7

“

~

"

"

"

3

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

3
1
2

2
2

i
i
“

_
*

_

_

_
_

_

“

_
“

22
5
17

29
1
28

20
6
14

17
4
13

4
3
1

-

1
1

_
-

-

-

3
2
1
1

_
-

7

2
1

-

-

_
-

-

-

-

1
6
6

I

~

-

-

1

1 S ta n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o rk w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p lo y e e s r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e o f p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a t r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) , a n d th e e a r n i n g s c o r r e s p o n d
to t h e s e w e e k ly h o u r s .
2 T h e m e a n i s c o m p u te d f o r e a c h jo b b y to ta lin g th e e a r n i n g s o f a l l w o r k e r s a n d d iv id in g b y th e n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s .
T h e m e d ia n d e s ig n a t e s p o s itio n — h a lf of th e e m p lo y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e i v e m o r e
th a n th e r a t e sho w n ; h a lf r e c e i v e l e s s th a n th e r a t e sh o w n .
T h e m id d le r a n g e is d e fin e d b y 2 r a t e s of p a y ; a f o u r th o f th e w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s t h a n th e lo w e r o f t h e s e r a t e s a n d a f o u r th e a r n m o r e th a n
th e h ig h e r r a t e .
* T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , a n d o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
4 M ay in c lu d e w o r k e r s o t h e r th a n th o s e p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a te l y .




8
Table A-la.

Office Occupations—Large Establishments—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 le c te d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d in e s ta b l is h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n , K a n s a s C ity , M o .- K a n s . , S e p te m b e r 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
S e x , o c c u p a t io n ,

Average
weekly
hours1
( standard]

a n d in d u s t r y d iv is io n

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v in 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 of—

?

Middle range 2

60

and
under
65

5

i
65

70

5

75

i

80

I

85

*

i
90

95

$

100

I

105

1

110

i

115

I

120

i

$
125

t
130

t
140

i

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

125

130

140

160

180

—

-

170

180

23
12

150

170

22
14

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

A C C O U N T IN G ,

C LA S S

121
75

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

$
1 5 0 .0 0
1 5 2 .5 0
1 4 9 .0 0
1 5 0 .5 0

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

1 2 7 .5 0

1 2 6 .0 0

1 1 7 .0 0 -

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

8 0 .0 0
8 1 .0 0

7 8 .5 0
7 7 .5 0

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

B -

O F F IC E BOYS -----------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------

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

4 0 .0

123
52

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

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

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

1 0 6 .0 0 1 0 6 .0 0 -

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

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

138.00
136.00
138.50

45
16
29

1 4 1 .0 0

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

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T IN G , C L A S S A ----------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------

298

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

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

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T IN G , C LA S S B ----------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3 ------------------------------1

876
174
702
101

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

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

8 5 .5 0 8 7.508 5 .0 0 8 6 .5 0 -

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

59
53

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

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

104.00107.00-

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

269
242
33

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

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

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

7 4 .0 0 - 92.50
7 3 .5 0 - 93.00
8 4.00107.50

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

200
177
35

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

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

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

112
81

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

9 5 .0 0
9 3 .0 0

9 0 .0 0
8 6 .0 0

7 9 .5 0 7 8 .5 0 -

C L E R K S , P A Y R O L L ---------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------

162
64

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

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

1 0 1 .001 0 7.50100.00-

319
53
266

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

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

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

8 8 .5 0 1 0 1 .508 7.50-

652
81
571

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

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

9 8 .0 0 9 7.009 8 .0 0 -

773
186
587
63

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

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

8 2 .0 0 - 98.00
8 8 .5 0 111.00
8 1 .0 0 - 94.00
8 6 .0 0 130.50

10
2
8

21
3
18

122
12
110
13

114.00
127.50
113.50

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

31
12
17
16

106.00
150.50
102.50

K EYPU N C H O P E R A T O R S , C LA S S A ---------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------------------------

24
21

128.50
133.00
125.00

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS -------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------

23
16

64
16

7 2 .0 0 - 80.50
7 1 .5 0 - 81.50
8 0 .5 0 - 88.50

C L E R K S , ORDER --------------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------------------------

S ee f o o tn o te s a t en d of ta b le .




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

f

160
-

_
70

$

~ i

150

108.50
122.00
106.00
115.00

33
5

73
10

43
4

122
39

34
13

3
3

126.00
128.00
20
16

27
1

1
1
1
11
11

18
10

6
1
5

104.00
102.00

24
3
21
34
2

22

20
7
13

22
7
58
115
1
114
5

178
22
156
9

157
31
126
11

26
4
22

118
15
103
13
43
5

137
10
127

77
7
70

59
16

32
14
18

3
2
1
29
12
17
23
11
12
10

21
7
14
14

12
2
2

14
14

190
and

190 iQver

9

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 l y h ou r s and e a r n in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu died in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p lo y i n g 500 w o r k e r s or m o r e
by i nd us t ry di v is i o n , K a n s a s City, M o . - K a n s . , S e p t e m b e r 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
Sex, occupation, and i ndu st ry di vi s i o n

WOMEN -

workers

65

70

75

N um be r of w o r k e r s r e c e i v in g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y e a r ni n gs of—
%
*
$
S
*
$
*
$
I
$
$
*
i
t
*
*
105
80
85
90
95
100
110
120
125
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
115

65

Number

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

12
6

9
7

34
26

63
56

12
9

17
15

2
2

“

~

“

2
1
1
“

4
2
2
“

19
12
7
”

38
16
22

75
40
35

73
20
53
1

124
31
93
11

S
weekly
hours1
|standard)

t
60

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

$

%

$

and
under

and
110

115

120

125

3
2

2
2

2
2

122
39
83
13

10 8
23
85
30

170
40
130
42

132
43
89
37

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

ov e r

94
18
76
33

202
71
131
72

113
40
73
38

69
13
56
45

41
14
27
14

19
8
11
9

32
16
16
15

17
3
14
13

C O N T IN U E D

$
77.00
77.00

$
$
7 2 .5 0 - 80.00
7 3 .5 0 - 80.50

40.0
40.0
39.5
40.0

123.00 120 .0 0
122.00 120.00
123.50 119.50
137.00 1 3 4 .0 0

106.00-136.50
103.50-137.00
107.50-136.50
119.50-152.00

_

O F F IC E G IR L S ----------------------------------------------------NON M AN U FAC TU R IN G ------------------------------------

156
127

4 0* 0
40.0

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

1,454
45 0
1,004
373

$
78.00
78.50

-

50

39.5

152.50

147.50

137.0 0 -1 6 8 .0 0

-

-

-

-

-

~

-

1

-

-

-

5

-

1

8

14

2

8

3

5

3

26 7
93
174

40.0
40.0
40.0

137.00
130.00
141.00

133.00
129.00
138.00

121.00-148.00
114.50-136.50
123.00-158.00

-

-

~

-

"

-

2
2

7
5
2

10
8
2

14
6
8

6
5
1

21
2
19

28
11
17

29
13
16

53
24
29

35
8
27

11
2
9

19
2
17

10
4
6

10
10

12
3
9

S E C R E T A R IE 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 TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3-------------------------------

687
216
471
183

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

122.00
127.00
120.00
133.50

119.00
122.00
117.50
128.50

107.00-133.50
110.00-139.00
105.50-130.00
119.00-150.00

-

_
~
-

1
1

-

4
1
3

12
4
8

25
10
15

32
4
28

74
13
61
5

67
22
45
2

57
10
47
16

90
31
59
29

74
29
45
21

47
4
43
26

78
37
41
18

46
20
26
21

44
4
40
37

13
8
5
3

5
4
i
i

16
14
2
2

2
~
2
2

S E C R E T A R IE 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 TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3-------------------------------

450
123
327
122

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

112.50
104.00
116.00
126.50

112.00
98.00
115.50
130.00

9 8.00-125.50
91 .0 0 -1 1 4 .0 0
103.50-129.00
114.50-137.50

-

-

4
2
2
~

15
11
4
~

26
12
14
“

48
30
18
“

33
11
22
1

40
10
30
6

41
11
30
11

45
8
37
14

54
6
48
13

30
3
27
12

17
1
16
4

63
5
58
53

18
8
10
1

12
5
7
4

1
1
1

i
i
i

1

-

_

1
~
1
"

1
1

S TE 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 --------------------------------------------

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

104.00
104.00
104.00
113.50

99.00
99.50
96.50
117.50

91.50-120.50
9 5 .0 0 -1 1 9 .0 0
8 8.00-125.00
93 .0 0 -1 3 5 .5 0

_
-

-

3
1
2
“

16
8
8
5

23
7
16
5

57
14
43
10

69
40
29
ii

92
77
15
7

45
32
13
8

27
21
6
3

12
4
8
4

11
6
5
“

69
60
9
5

15
1
14
ii

37
2
35
35

6
4
2
2

-

_

-

U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------------

482
27 7
205
106

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

36 5
166
199
90

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

115.50 1 1 6 .0 0
118.50 120 .5 0
112.50 107 .0 0
119.50 1 1 8.00

101.00-127.00
112.50-126.00
97 .5 0 -1 3 1 .0 0
99 .0 0 -1 3 8 .5 0

-

2
2

3
3

-

1
1
-

3
2
1
1

17
1
16
4

19
2
17
6

39
6
33
14

40
13
27
4

20
4
16
4

29
16
13
6

44
31
13
11

49
41
8
2

22
18
4
2

43
11
32
20

20
10
10
7

13
4
9
9

1
1
-

-

110.50

116.00

9 5.50-123.50

-

-

-

2

6

5

6

5

8

4

2

5

23

3

2

4

2

-

-

-

~

97.00
95.50

93.00
92.50

8 4.00-111.00
8 1 .5 0-109.50

1
1

“

7
7

9
9

17
12

19
6

12
11

15
12

4
i

5
2

4
2

4
4

15
6

4
4

3
3

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

5
5

21
21

35
35

32
30

19
16

14
12

15
14

2

2
1

i
i

_

_
-

3

15
15

30
6
24

46
12
34

32
5
27

53
28
25

24
7
17

22
1
21

8
2
6

7
7

9
6
3

7
2
5

109
32
77

87
13
74
1

231
99
132
16

113
79
34
4

56
30
26
5

24
11
13
3

8
8
2

12
4
8
7

3
2
1

-

1
1
-

S E C R E T A R IE S ,

C LASS

NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B L IC

A ---------

77

S W ITC H BO AR D O P E R A T O R S , C LA S S B --------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------

119
80

S W ITC H BO AR D

O PERATO RS,

C LA S S

O
o

A -----------------------------

S E C R E T A R IE S , C L A S S B ----------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------

40.0
40.0

T R A N S C R IB IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A TO R S ,
G ENERAL ---------------------------------------------------------------N O N M AN U FAC TU R IN G ------------------------------------

147
135

39.5
39.5

93.50
92.50

92.00
91.00

8 6 .5 0 - 99.50
8 6 .0 0 - 98.50

_

T Y P I S T S , C LA S S A -------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M AN U FAC TU R IN G ------------------------------------

27 4
72
202

40.0
40.0
39.5

99.00
101.50
98.00

96.00
97.50
94.50

8 7 .0 0-105.50
90 .0 0 -1 0 2 .5 0
8 6 .5 0-106.50

-

T Y P I S T S , C L A S S 8 -------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3--------------------------------

65 3
274
37 9
40

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

83.50
85.50
82.00
92.50

82.50
84.50
81.50
89.50

7 7 .5 0 - 87.50
8 1 .0 0 - 89.00
7 6 .0 0 - 85.00
8 3 .0 0 -1 0 4 .5 0

1
to t h e s e
2
3
4

-

“

-

_
-

3

«
i

_
-

“
“
-

~

~

“

1

_

_

_

_

_

_

8
8

12
1
11

4
3
1

-

1
1
“

_

-

~

~

-

2
1
1
1

-

_
-

~

-

-

-

-

-

-

Standard h o u r s r e f l e c t the w or k w e e k for whic h e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e t h e ir r e g u la r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e of pay fo r o v e r t i m e at r e g u la r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a te s ) ,
w e e k l y ho ur s.
F or def init ion of t e r m s , s e e fo otnote 2, table A - l .
Tr an sp or ta tio n, c o m m un ic a ti on , and ot her public u t il it i e s .
May include w o r k e r s o th e r than t h o s e p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a te l y .




~

-

~

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

10
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 fo r s e le c te 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 t r y d i v is io n , K a n s a s C ity , M o .— a n s . , S e p te m b e r 1969)
K
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
Number Average
weekly
of
hours1
workers (standard]

S ex , o c c u p a tio n , an d in d u s t r y d i v is io n

i

»
80
Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

$

$

t

85

90

95

90

95

;,oo

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v in g s t r a i g h t tim e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s of—
$
t
$
$
S
s
$
5
$
S
$
S
$
100
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
140
145
150
160
170
180

S

$

t

190

200

210

an d
under
85

105

110

120

115

150

125

130

135

2
2

16
4

6
6

15
15

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

25
25

28
27

46
45

82
75

31
23

29
ii

18
8

7
-

15
1

31
24
7

76
56
20

24
12
12

39
30
9

12
12
-

_

140

HEN
A —
--------

320
242

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

D R AFTS M E N , C LASS B —
M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G -

355
264
91

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

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

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

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

DRAFTSM EN , CLASS
M A N U F A C T U R IN G

182
108

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

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

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

112
86

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

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

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

D R AFTSM EN , C LA S S
M A N U F A C T U R IN G

C —
--------

-

“

“

-

2
2

_
-

4
4
-

8
8

5
5
“

39
14
25

15
15

29
25
4

33
29
4

23
18
5

15
10
5

3
2

~

14
14

66
29

22
21

10
5

9
4

10
4

20
14

13
12

2
2

3
1

~

“

1
~

3
3

6
4

4
4

10
5

13
10

27
24

4
4

21
15

15
8

~

8

1

_

_

”

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

“

“

~

2
2

_
_

6
6

WOMEN
N U R S E S , IN D U S T R IA L (R E G IS T E R E D ) -----M A N U F A C T U R IN G --------------------------------------------

1 S ta n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o rk w e e k fo r w h ic h e m p lo 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
to t h e s e w e e k ly h o u r s .
2 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 l e A - l .

Table A-2a.

1
1

~

“

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 i m e a t r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m

ra te s ),

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

Professional and Technical Occupations—Large Establishments—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 le c te d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d in e s ta b l is h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
by in d u s t r y d iv is io n , K a n s a s C ity , M o .— a n s . , S e p te m b e r 1969)
K
^^^Weekl^eamings^™""
(standard)
S ex . o c c u D a tio n , an d in d u s t r y d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

S

Average
weekly
(standard)

IT n J e r
U d
Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2
95

s

95
an d
under
100

100

173
163

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

$
1 6 0 .0 0
1 5 8 .5 0

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

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

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS
MANUFACTURING

184
152

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

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

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS
MANUFACTURING

105
84

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

104

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

105

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 tim e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s of
s
S
t
%
$
$
$
$
$
$
%
$
$
*
*
140
135
150
160
170
130
145
155
165
175
180
190
120
125
115
110

105

110

115

120

125

130

135

140

145

150

155

160

165

170

175

190

_

_

_

_

_

_

2
2

4
4

6
6

5
5

23
23

26
26

9
9

19
19

14
14

12
12

16
16

9
7

17
11

4
4

8
8

5
5

13
13

15
15

25
24

9
9

17
17

10
10

6
6

22
15

15
10

6
2

7
1

10
7

7
1

18
18

9
9

5
4

6
4

10
4

20
14

13
12

2
2

3
1

_

_

_

1

_

_

-

1
1

-

3
3

5
3

4
4

10
5

10
7

26
24

-

_

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

2
2

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

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

4
2

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

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

-

14
14

%
2

00

and

-

MEN
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS
MANUFACTURING

%

%

-

200 o v er

10
8

i
i

3
3

-

_

_

_

_
_

WOMEN
NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) ----MANUFACTURING

4
4

12
8

8
6

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 lo y e e s r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv 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
to t h e s e w e e k ly h o u r s .
2 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 l e A - l .




9
6

4

2

-

6
6

-

-

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

Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and W omen Combined
(A verage s tr a ig h t- tim e w eekly h o u rs and e a rn in g s f o r se le c te d occu p atio n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is
by in d u s try d iv isio n , K an sas C ity, M o .-K a n s., S ep te m b er 1969)
Average

O ccupation and in d u s try d iv isio n

Number
of
workers

Average
Number

Occupation and industry division

947
174
773

39.5 104.50
40.0 105.50
39.5 104.00

SW ITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B ---MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S2 ---------------

366
54
312
25

$
40.0
83.50
40.0
97.50
40.0
81.00
40.0 115.00

KEYP UN CH OPERATORS, CLASS B -------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 2---------------

1,483
333
1,150
134

40.0
90.50
40.0
95.00
39.5
89.50
40.0 113.00

SW IT CH BO AR D O P ER AT OR -R EC EP TI ON IS TS MANU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2-----------------------

461
179
282
42

39.5
40.0
39.5
38.5

TA BU LA TI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
CLASS A ----------------------------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------------------

100
81

40.0 143.00
40.0 140.50

O ccupation and in d u s try d iv isio n

KEYP UN CH OPERATORS, CLASS A -------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

o
f

OFFICE OCCUPA TI ON S - CONTINUED

OFFICE OCCUPA TI ON S

Average
Number

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

Weekly Weekly
hours 1 earnings 1
[ t da ) (standard)
s an rd

OFFICE OC CU PA TI ON S

Weekly Weekly
of
workers hours 1 eamings 1
(standard) (standard)

- CONTINUED

BILLERS, MACHINE (BILLING
MACHINE) ----------------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------

114
80
63

$
40.0 111.50
40.0 123.00
40.0 134.50

BO OK KE EP IN G- MA CH IN E OPERATORS,
CLASS A ------------------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

215
100
115

39.5 105.50
40.0 101.00
39.5 109.50

BO OK KE EP IN G- MA CH IN E OPERATORS,
CLASS B ------------------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

290
254

40.0
40.0

89.00
88.00

OFFICE BOYS ANO GI RL S ---------------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 2---------------

532
120
412
58

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

77.00
74.50
78.00
88.50

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A -------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UT I L I T I E S 2---------------

1,133
417
716
251

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

127.00
127.50
126.50
138.00

S E C R E T A R I E S 3--------------------------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 2---------------

2,928
909
2,019
451

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

118.00
120.00
117.00
135.50

TABULA TI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
CLASS B ----------------------------------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------------------

166
138

40.0 109.50
40.0 108.00

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B -------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 2---------------

1,848
414
1,434
126

39.5
95.00
40.0
99.00
39.5
93.50
40.0 105.00

SECRETARIES, CLASS A -------------MA 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 2---------------

255
90
165
26

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

133.50
137.00
131.50
149.00

TRAN SC RI BI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
GE NE RA L ------------------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

449
68
381

39.0
40.0
39.0

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS A --------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------

184
174
62

39.5 103.50
39.5 103.50
40.0 122.50

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

125.00
130.00
123.00
165.50

467
111
356

40.0
99.00
40.0 100.50
39.5
99.00

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L AS S B ------------------------------M A NU F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------------

NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------

39.5
82.00
40.0
78.00
39.5
83.00
40.0 103.50

653
194
459
59

TYPISTS, CLASS A --------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

672
99
573
58

SECRETARIES, CLASS B -------------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 2---------------

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

118.50
122.50
116.50
132.50

1,550
367
1,183
56

1,073
1,026
36

It 189
341
848
229

TYPISTS, CLASS B --------------------MA 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 2---------------

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS C --------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S2 ---------------

SECRETARIES, CLASS C -------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------

CLERKS, ORDER -----------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

577
150
427

40.0
98.50
40.0 100.00
40.0
98.00

SECRETARIES, CLASS D -------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------

831
284
547
137

40.0
40.0
39.5
40.0

107.50
104.50
109.00
125.50

CLERKS, PAYROLL ---------------------MA NU FACTURING --------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------

442
183
259
89

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

ST EN OGRAPHERS, GENERAL -------------MANUFA 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 2---------------

856
349
507
139

40.0
99.50
40.0 103.00
97.00
40.0
40.0 112.50

CO MPTOMETER OP ERATORS --------------MA NU FACTURING --------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

495
122
373

40.0
96.50
40.0 103.00
40.0
94.50

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR --------------MA 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 2---------------

823
324
499
120

39.5 112.00
40.0 115.00
39.5 110.00
40.0 123.00

SW IT CH BO AR D OPERATORS, CLASS A ---N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------

128
89
26

40.0 106.50
40.0 103.50
40.0 124.00

39.5
39.5
40.0

72.50
72.00
84.50

114.50
112.50
116.00
132.00

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

92.50
91.50
92.50
93.50

89.50
92.50
89.00

81.50
84.50
81.00
94.00

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS A ------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ---------------------

325
246

40.0 164.00
40.0 159.00

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B ----------------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G -------------------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------

367
271
96
37

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C -----------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ---------------------

189
112

40.0 110.50
40.0 112.50

NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) --MANUFA CT UR IN G ---------------------

112
86

40.0 146.50
40.0 146.50

143.00
143.00
143.00
160.50

1 S tandard h o u rs re fle c t th e w orkw eek for w hich em p lo y ees re c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s tr a ig h t- tim e s a la r ie s (ex clu siv e of pay fo r o v e rtim e at r e g u la r a n d /o r p re m iu m r a te s ), and the ea rn in g s
c o rre s p o n d to th e se w eekly h o u rs.
2 T ra n sp o rta tio n , com m unication, and o th e r public u tilitie s .
3 M ay include w o rk e rs o th e r than th o se p re s e n te d se p a ra te ly .




12

Table A-3a.

Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and W omen Combined

(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied in establishments employing 500 workers or m o r e
by industry division, Kansas City, M o . — Kans. , September 1969)

Average
Occupation and industry division

Number
of
workers

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

Average
Occupation and industry division

Number
of
workers

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

OFFICE OC CU PA TI ON S - CONTINUED

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS!

$
79.00
76.50
79.50
94.50

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A
MA 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 2------

597
176
421
208

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

134.50
140.00
132.50
138.00

OFFICE BOYS AND GI RL S ------------------------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 2-----------------------

277
75
202
38

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, 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 ------

980
214
766
115

40.0 101.50
40.0 109.50
40.0
99.50
40.0 104.50

S E C R E T A R I E S 3-----------------------------------------MA 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 2--------- ------

1,463
450
1,013
382

40.0 123.00
40.0 122.00
39.5 123.50
40.0 137.50

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS A
N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG
PUBLIC UT ILITIES ■

69
63
56

40.0 117.00
40.0 119.00
40.0 121.50

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

50

39.5 152.50

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS B •
N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2

287
254
39

39.5
39.5
40.0

85.00
85.50
95.50

SECRETARIES, CLASS B -------------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 2-----------------------

270
93
177
59

40.0 137.50
40.0 130.00
40.0 141.50
40.0 165.50

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS C
N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2-

218
177
35

39.5
39.5
40.0

76.00
76.00
85.00

CLERKS, ORDER -----N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG

136
89

39.5 102.00
39.5
98.50

CLERKS, PA YR OL L ---------------------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 2---------------

202
86
116
35

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

C O MP TO ME TE R OPER AT OR S --------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------

319
53
266

40.0
99.00
40.0 118.50
40.0
95.50

KEYP UN CH OPERATORS, CLASS A
M A NU FA CT UR IN G -----------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G --------

652
81
571

40.0 107.00
40.0 1 1 1 .0 0
40.0 106.50

K E YP UN CH OPERATORS, CLASS B -------M A NU FA CT UR IN 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 2---------------

783
186
597
73

40.0
92.00
40.0 101.00;
40.0
89.00
40.0 108.00

120.50
126.00
116.50
131.00

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

40.0 122.50
40.0 127.00
40.0 120.00
40.0 134.50

SECRETARIES, CLASS D --------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG — ----------------------PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S -----------------------

452
123
329
124

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

113.00
104.00
116.00
127.00

ST EN OGRAPHERS, GE NE RA L --------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S ---------------

486
277
209
110

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

104.50
104.00
105.00
114.50

ST EN OGRAPHERS, SE NI OR --------------M A N U FA CT UR IN 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 2------------------------

370
166
204
95

40.0 115.50
40.0 118.50
40.0 113.00
40.0 121.00

SW IT CH BO AR D OPERATORS, CLASS A -------

77

110.50

O

691
216
475
187

o

SECRETARIES, CL AS S C --------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG — -----------------------PUBLIC UT ILITIES -----------------------

Average
Occupation and industry division

OFFICE OC CUPATIONS

Number
of

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

- CO NT IN UE O

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B --N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------

119
80

40.0
40.0

97.00
95.50

TABULA TI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
CLASS B -----------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------

110
95

40.0
40.0

112.50
109.50

TR AN SC RI BI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
GE NE RA L -------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------

148
136

39.5
39.5

93.50
92.50

TYPISTS, CLASS A --MA NU FA CT UR IN G --N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG

275
72
203

40.0
40.0
39.5

99.00
101.50
98.00

654
274
380
41

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

83.50
85.50
82.00
93.50

178
167

40.0
40.0

160.00
158.50

196
159

40.0 139.50
40.0 134.50

M A N U FA CT UR IN G ----N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG —
PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S2

PROFES SI ON AL ANO TECHNICAL
OC CU PA TI ON S

M A N U FA CT UR IN G ----kFTSMEN, CLASS B --M A N U FA CT UR IN G ----NONMANUFACTURING:
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2

37

40.0 160.50

MA NU FA CT UR IN G

111
87

40.0
40.0

116.50
114.50

MANUFA CT UR IN G

104
80

40.0
40.0

146.50
146.50

!
1 Standard hours reflect the w o r k w e e k for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries (exclusive of pay for overtime at regular and/or p r e m i u m rates), and the earnings
correspond to these weekly hours.
2 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.
3 M a y include workers other than those presented separately.




13
Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
(A verage s tr a ig h t- tim e h o u rly e a rn in g s fo r m en in s e le c te d occu p atio n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is
by in d u s try d iv isio n , K an sas C ity, M o .- K a n s ., S ep tem b er 1969)
Hourly earnings *

O ccupation and in d u stry division

Number
of
workers

N um ber of w o rk e rs rece iv in g s tr a ig h t- tim e h o u rly e a rn in g s of—
$
t
$
S
*
$
t
$
1 ---- *
S
~ i -----S--*
5
t
*
$
t
$
$
*
2.30 2.40 2.50 2.60 2.70 2.80 2.90 3.00 3.10 3.20 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00 4.20 4 .40 4.60 4.80 5.00 5.20 5.40 5.60

Mean2 Median 2

Middle range 2

and
$
2.30 under
2.40 2.50 2.60 2.70 2.80 2.90 3.00 3.10 3.20 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00 4.20 4.40 4 .60 4.80 5.00 5.20 5.40 5*60 ,over

C A R P E N T E R S , M A I N T E N A N C E --------------------------M A NU F AC T UR I N G -------------------------------------------N O NM A NU F AC T UR I N G ------------------------------------

243
160
83

$
4.24
4.15
4.42

$
4.08
4.07
4.25

$
4.034.033.49-

E L E C T R I C I A N S , M A I N T E N A N C E ---------------------M A NU F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N ON M AN U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------

786
689
97

4.44
4.41
4.65

4.62
4.59
4.88

4.13- 4.76
4.13- 4.74
4.25- 4.98

E N G I N E E R S , S T A T I O N A R Y -------------------------------M A N U F A CT U RI N G -------------------------------------------N ON MA N UF A CT U RI N G -------------------------------------

427
282
145

4.15
4.29
3.88

4.31
4.36
3.94

3.93- 4.50
4.03- 4.55
3.51- 4.00

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

"

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

F I R E M E N , S T A T I O N A R Y B O I L E R ------------------M A N U F A CT U RI N G --------------------------------------------

92
75

3.25
3.32

3.54
3.59

2.19- 3.90
2.14- 4.06

324
24

8
-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

H E L P E R S , M A I N T E N A N C E T RA DES ----------------M A NU F AC T UR I N G --------------------------------------------

292
278

3.20
3.18

3.35
3.34

2.82- 3.64
2.81- 3.64

11
11

35
33

12
12

-

1
1

12
12

14
14

11
11

M A C H I N E - T O O L O P E R A T O R S , TOOLROOM —
M A NU F AC T UR I N G --------------------------------------------

153
153

4.25
4.25

4.15
4.15

3.92- 4.73
3.92- 4.73

-

-

-

1
1

_

_

-

*

M A C H I N I S T S , M A I N T E N A N C E -------------------------M A NU F AC T UR I N G --------------------------------------------

520
515

4.39
4.39

4.56
4.56

4.22- 4.72
4.22- 4.72

_

_

MEC H A N IC S, AUTOMOTIVE
( M A I N T E N A N C E ) ------------------------------------------------M A NU F AC T UR I N G -------------------------------------------N ON M AN U FA C TU R I NG -----------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 4 -------------------------------

812
192
620
527

4.04
4.14
4.00
3.99

4.12
4.05
4. 13
4.13

3.903.783.903.89-

M E C H A N I C S , M A I N T E N A N C E ----------------------------M A NU F AC T UR I N G -------------------------------------------N ON MA N UF A CT U RI N G ------------------------------------

1,102
986
116

3.99
3.92
4.57

4.04
4.03
5.01

3.68- 4.17
3.64- 4.09
4.22- 5.06

M I L L W R I G H T S -------------------------------------------------------M A NU F AC T UR I N G --------------------------------------------

386
380

4.41
4.39

4.53
4.53

4.11- 4.66
4.11- 4.65

O I L E R S --------------------------------------------------------------------M AN UF A CT U RI N G --------------------------------------------

90
90

3.34
3.34

3.32
3.32

3.08- 3.49
3.08- 3.49

P A I N T E R S , M A I N T E N A N C E ------------------------------M A NU F AC T UR I N G -------------------------------------------N ON MA N UF A CT U RI N G ------------------------------------

196
139
57

4.29
4.18
4.56

4.25
4.19
4.79

4.01- 4.63
4.01- 4.57
4.03- 5.33

P I P E F I T T E R S , M A IN T E N A N C E M A NU F AC T UR I N G -----------------------

445
436

4.36
4.38

4.43
4.48

4.10- 4.63
4.11- 4.63

S H E E T - M E T A L WORKERS, M A I N T E N A N C E —
M A NU F AC T UR I N G --------------------------------------------

108
102

4.34
4.34

4.39
4.51

4.08- 4.59
4.08- 4.60

TOOL AND D I E MAKERS
M A NU F AC T UR I N G -----

429
429

4.35
4.35

4.36
4.36

4.14- 4.81
4.14- 4.81

1
2
3
4

$
4.57
4.51
5.44

4.19
4.62
4.19
4.17

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

~

“

_

~
_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

~

-

-

“

~

-

-

-

_

_

“

27
25
2

21
18
3

1
1
“

31
29
2

29
28
1

154
142
12

69
64
5

53
53

275
275
-

102
51
51

30
11
19

19
4
15

19
15
4

103
38
65

21
20
1

119
98
21

59
56
3

31
22
9

21
20
1

_

_

_

“

-

-

8
8

10
4

11
11

7
7

5
5

4
4

6
6

-

_

-

_

109
106

3
3

9

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

8
8

2
2

65
65

2
2

16
16

_

59
59

-

-

-

-

9
9

11
2
9

3
3
“

_

_

-

-

6
6

8
3
5

27
25
2

7
7

_

9
6

11
11

15
15

49
49

_

-

-

-

_

_

28
9
19

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

23
23

8
8

16
16

55
53

107
107

45
45

247
247

_

22
1
21
21

71
27
44
28

27
22
5
5

119
22
97
87

355
54
301
291

93
11
82
26

8
2
6
6

33
33

24

33
27
6

128
126
2

50
39
11

97
97
-

452
444
8

114
88
26

8
8
-

74
74
“

_

133
133

16
16

62
62

_

-

5

13

7

5
5

5
5

5
5

5
5

13
13

7
6

22
22

8
8

-

20
20

8
8

25
25

-

-

_

_

6
6
-

-

_

-

-

22
22

_

-

-

-

5
5

1

-

-

-

28
28
-

1

-

17
17

9
9

9
9

9
4
5

6
i
5

22
22
“

49
37
12

21
17
4

26
26

9

6
6

11
11

140
140

55
55

97
97

12
12

1
1

21
21

22
16

29
29

41
41

19
19

109
109

28
28

31
31
2
2

-

-

-

-

_

“

13
13

5

~

-

3
3

5

“
-

_

~

5

E xcludes p rem iu m pay fo r o v e rtim e and fo r w ork on w eekends, h o lid ay s, and la te s h ifts.
F o r definitio n of te rm s , see footnote 2, "table A - l.
W o rk ers w ere d is trib u te d as follows: 8 a t $ 1 .9 0 to $2; 8 a t $2 to $ 2 .1 0 ; and 8 a t $ 2 .1 0 to $ 2 .2 0 .
T ra n sp o rta tio n , com m unication, and o th e r public u tilitie s .




19
10
9

5
5

“

_

110
95
15

-

-

6
6
-

-

26
26

“

_

-

-

-

-

~

~

24
24

3
”

-

-

~

_

_

-

-

-

“

-

20
20

60

_

-

-

-

-

60

-

143
143

-

-

_

6

_

-

-

_

18

_

-

-

3
-

-

3

*
-

28
26
2

8

2

-

-

8

2

127
127

_

-

_

-

28
28

24
24

-

-

-

_

54
54

35
35

_

_

18

114
114

_

“

-

14

Table A-4a.

Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations—Large Establishments

(A verage s tra ig h t-tim e h o u rly e a rn in g s fo r m en in s e le c te d o ccu p atio n s stu d ie d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts em ploying 500 w o rk e rs o r m o re
by in d u s try d iv isio n , K an sas C ity, M o .- K a n s ., S ep tem b er 1969)
Hourly earnings 1

N um ber of w o rk e r s rece iv in g s tr a ig h t- tim e h o u rly e a rn in g s of—
$
$
$
%
$
$
$
*
t
S
*
s
S
!
S
$
t
1
s
$
*
$
3 .0 0 3 .1 0 3 .2 0 3 .3 0 3 .4 0 3 .5 0 3 .6 0 3 . 70 3 .8 0 3 .9 0
4 .1 0 4 .2 0 4 30 4 .4 0 4 . 50 4 .6 0 4 .7 0 4 .8 0 4 .9 0 5 .0 0 5 .1 0
U nder
Middle range 2 $
and
3 . 00 u n d er
3 .1 0 3 .2 0 3 .3 0 3 .4 0 3 .5 0 3 .6 0 3 .7 0 3 . 80 3 .9 0
4 .1 0 4 .2 0 4 .3 0 4 ,40 4 .5 0 4 . 60 4 .7 0 4 .8 0 4 .9 0 5 .0 0 5 .1 0 o v er
o
o
*

Mean2 Median 2

o
o

O ccupation and in d u stry division

Number
of
workers

CARPENTERS, MA IN TE NA NC E --MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------

192
149

$
4 .1 4
4 .2 1

$
4 .0 8
4 .0 8

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

EL ECTRICIANS, MAINTENANCE MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------

678
610

4 .5 0
4 .4 9

4 .6 4
4 .6 3

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

_

-

_

-

ENGINEERS, ST ATIONARY -----M A N U FA CT UR IN G ------------

191
148

4 .3 9
4 .5 0

4 .4 0
4 .5 3

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

_
-

“

1

54

3 .9 2

3 .8 6

3 . 6 3 - 4 .2 5

-

-

FIREMEN, ST AT IO NA RY BOILER

~
“

■

100
91

2
1

8
-

11
10

3
3

24
22

18
18

3

-

-

i
i

i

8
8

13
12

12
12

67
57

78
76

26
21

43
43

6
6

39
39

102
102

166
166

78
51

_
-

30
11

2
2

4

-

-

6
”

5
4

4
4

7

57
43

_
-

56
56

13
13

9
9

15
15

1

-

4

10

-

11

-

7

-

5

-

-

4

1

5

-

_
“

109
106

-

3
3

-

8
8

9
9

_

21
21

23
23

69
69

38
38

19
19

26
26

74
74

153
153

_
"

_
-

2

14
14

6
4
2
2

36
20
16
6

46
46
~

82
8
74
64

18
18
18

5
5
-

-

2

_

_
■

_

43
43

389
384

32
32

19
7

81
81

8
8

2
2
_
-

33
33
_
-

74
74

20
20

60
60

73
73

3
3

13
13

_
-

62
62

93
93

50
50

8
8

1
1

5
1

ii
ii

11
11

30
30

7
7

12
8

9
9

_
-

26
26

27
26

3
3

6
6

5
5

84
84

56
56

2
2

53
53

8
8

89
89

1
1

-

-

4
4

-

“

17
17

4
4

_

22
16

-

7
7

12
12

-

13
13

_

23
23

26
26

8
“

1
“

3
3

_

-

6
4

2

-

-

4

9
4

-

2

1

4

49
49

-

_

_
“

12
12

~

14

9

HELPERS, MAINTE NA NC E TRADES
M A N U FA CT UR IN G ------------

199
196

3 .4 5
3 .4 5

3 .6 1
3 .6 1

3 . 3 2 - 3 .6 6
3 .3 2 - 3 .6 6

15
15

11
11

12
12

-

MACHINISTS, MA INTENANCE --M A N U FA CT UR IN G ------------

455
452

4 .4 6
4 .4 6

4 .6 0
4 .6 0

4 . 2 6 - 4 .7 3
4 .2 6 - 4 .7 3

_
~

_

_

“

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

4 .1 5
4 .1 0
4 . 16
4 . 16

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

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3------

288
138
150
130

MECHANICS, MA IN TE NA NC E ----M A N U FA CT UR IN G ------------

715
633

4 .2 4
4 .1 7

4 .0 8
4 .0 7

4 . 0 3 - 4 .3 6
4 . 0 3 - 4 .3 1

MI LL WR IG HT S -----------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------

378
378

4 .3 9
4 .3 9

4 .5 3
4 .5 3

4 . 1 1 - 4 .6 5
4 . 1 1 - 4 .6 5

OILERS -----------------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G ------------

63
63

3 .4 4
3 .4 4

3 .4 3
3 .4 3

3 .2 8 - 3 .6 3
3 .2 8 - 3 .6 3

_

4
4

-

16
16

8
8

15
15

2
2

PAINTERS, MA IN TE NA NC E -----M A N U FA CT UR IN G ------------

153
130

4 .2 7
4 .2 6

4 .2 7
4 .2 6

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

_

_

-

_
“

-

4
“

1
1

PIPEFITTERS, MA INTENANCE MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------

442
433

4 .3 7
4 .3 8

4 .4 4
4 .4 9

4 . 1 1 - 4 .6 3
4 . 1 2 - 4 .6 3

"

_
-

-

_

_

-

9
“

SH EET-METAL WORKERS, MA IN TE NA NC E
MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------

96
90

4 .4 2
4 .4 3

4 .5 2
4 .5 3

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

TOOL AND DIE MAKERS -------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------

268
268

4 .5 4
4 .5 4

4 .7 4
4 .7 4

4 . 3 7 - 4 .8 5
4 . 3 7 - 4 .8 5

“

MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE! -------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G -----------N ON MA N UF A CT U RI NG

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

4 .6 2
4 .6 6
4 .2 3
4 .2 6

_

_

_

_

_

-

2
2

-

E x c lu d es p re m iu m pay fo r o v e rtim e and fo r w ork on w eekends, h o lid ay s, and la te sh ifts,
F o r d efin itio n of te r m s , see footnote 2, ta b le A - l.
T ra n sp o rta tio n , com m unication, and o th e r public u tilitie s .




_

-

2
2

2
2

8
8

9
9

“

2
2

-

-

8
8

2
2

_

24
. 24
24

-

_
“

_

3
“
20
20

_
_
-

_
_
-

_
-

2

6

58
58

69
69

_
-

_
-

_
-

28
28

11
11

13
13

_
-

_
-

_
-

18
18

3
3

32
32

89
89

25
25

_

-

-

60
-

3

_
-

2

15
Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
(A v erag e s tr a ig h t- tim e h o u rly ea rn in g s fo r s e le c te d occu p atio n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is
by in d u stry d iv isio n , K an sas C ity , M o .— an s. , S ep te m b er 1969)
K
Hourly earnings2

N u m b er of w o rk e rs rece iv in g s tr a ig h t- tim e h o u rly e a rn in g s of—

Mean3

Median3

Middle range3

5
i
»
i
*
S *
i
*
* T*
Under 1.50 1.60 1.70 1.80 1.90 2.00 2.10 2.20 2.30 2.40 2.50 2.60
and
t
1.50 under

2.80 3.00 3.20 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00 4.20 4.40 4.60

1.60 1.70 1.80 1.90 2.00 2.10 2.20 2.30 2.40 2.50 2.60 2.80

O ccupation1 and in d u stry division

1

Number
of

i

i

5

t

i

$

$

$
----- $
----- f

3-OQ A, 30 3.40 3.60 3,80 4.00 4.20 4.40 4.60 over

and

GUARDS AND WATCHMEN ------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------

1,088
474
614

$
2.55
3.27
1.99

$
2.28
3.48
1.70

$
1.683.241.65-

$
3.49
3.60
1.87

2
2

3
3

342
25
317

126

19

2

12
7
5

15
15

1
1

5
4
i

5
3
2

44
34
10

41
11
30

26
12
14

34
23
11

225
221
4

100
99
1

16
16
”

42
2
40

1
1

-

19

27
16
11

2

126

“

G UARDS:
. M A N U F A C T U R IN G --------------------------------------------

355

3.47

3.52

3.44- 3.71

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

3

-

-

i

1

16

8

4

9

202

95

15

-

-

-

-

WATCHMEN:
M A N U F A C T U R IN G

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

119

2.66

2.73

1.94- 3.29

-

-

24

-

-

16

-

4

-

-

3

2

18

3

8

14

19

4

1

2

1

-

-

J A N IT O R S , P O R T E R S , AND C LE A N E R S ------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 4 -------------------------------

3,025
1,395
1,630
212

2.49
2.90
2.14
2.93

2.45
3.02
2.07
2.91

2.032.621.832.81-

3.05
3.31
2.41
3.09

163
163
“

129
129
“

71
44
27

87
20
67
~

83
~
83
“

119
2
117
“

315
6
309
12

265
101
164
6

151
44
107
“

84
30
54
”

85
43
42
3

115
42
73
10

158
115
43
15

315
192
123
92

377
330
47
41

366
335
31

91
64
27
18

41
17
24
15

4
4
-

1
1
“

2
2
~

1
1
”

-

J A N IT O R S , P O R T E R S , AND CLE A N E R S
(W O M EN) ---------------------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------------------------------- N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 4 --------------------------------

395
79
316
44

2.17
2.73
2.04
2.53

1.97
2.48
1.93
2.65

1.872.401.852.08-

2.32
3.25
2.05
2.87

5
5

_
-

_
-

12
3
9
“

121
121
“

89
89
*

27
1
26
14

16
2
14
”

26
11
15
“

6
2
4
2

32
26
6
6

5
5
“

_

24
3
21
21

2
1
1
1

28
28
-

2
2
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

3,462
1,571
1,891
754

3.01
3.00
3.02
3.29

3.07
3.02
3.15
3.34

2.692.572.763.20-

3.36
3.51
3.35
3.38

24
24
“

12
12

6
3
3
3

82
40
42
3

59
4
55
1

98
32
66
1

333
192
141

55
46
9
“

49
18
31
"

177
68
109

457
287
170
1

643
310
333
182

759
68
691
495

310
244
66
60

174
160
14
8

42
8
34

73
2
71
-

2
2

_
-

23
23

-

-

-

~

84
64
20
“

-

-

-

ORDER
F IL L E R S ------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G --------------------------------------------

3.00
3.24
2.94

3.14
3.18
3.14

2.47- 3.33
3.04- 3.61
2.37- 3.32

28
9
19

7

-

49

21

46

36

13

36

13

159
95
64

20
3
17

-

182

33
9
24

-

46

415
66
349

-

21

698
155
543

_

49

26
18
8

_

-

21
14
7

_

-

110
10
100

182

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

1,872
387
1,485

“

8
8
-

P A C K E R S , S H IP P IN G -----------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------

1,032
232
800

3.11
3. 14
3.10

3.08
3.10
3.08

2.80- 3.64
2.92- 3.57
2.77- 3.64

n

32
15
17

42
2
40

53
22
31

15
1
14

i
i
"

55
5
50

86
51
35

219
27
192

38
34
4

25
25
“

387
32
355

5
5
-

6
6
-

1
1

3
3
-

2
2
-

P A C K E R S , S H IP P IN G (W OMEN) ---------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------

448
192
256

2.38
2.61
2.21

2.24
2.26
2. 18

1.97- 2.40
2.22- 2.43
1.91- 2.40

40

_

2
2
“

2
2

8
5
3

5
5
-

3
3
-

5
5
-

6
6
~

8
8
-

R E C E IV IN G C LE R K S -------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------

432
199
233

3.20
3.37
3.05

3.19
3.42
3.13

2.93- 3.59
3.13- 3.66
2.85- 3.37

_

S H IP P IN G C L E R K S ----------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G --------------------------------------------

138
114

3.20
3.17

3.26
3.30

2.98- 3.43
2.91- 3.45

_

S H IP P IN G AND R E C E IV IN G C LE R K S -----------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------

354
132
222

3.18
3.18
3.17

3.15
3.33
3.09

2.80- 3.46
2.84- 3.48
2.78- 3.44

_

-

-

-

“

“

“

T R U C K D R IV E R S 5 --------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 4 --------------------------------

3,571
628
2,943
1,229

3.63
3.64
3.62
3.76

3.66
3.64
3.66
3.93

3.413.433.413.58-

_

-

_

10
10

1

-

1

T R U C K D R IV E R S , L IG H T (U N D E R
1 - 4 / 2 T O N S ) ------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------

343
117
226

2.94
3.11
2.86

3.12
3.42
3.11

2.51- 3.41
2.98- 3.48
2.47- 3.17

-

NONMA NUF ACT URI NG

See footnotes a t end of table.




3.97
4.10
3.97
3.97

-

-

-

“

~

_
-

7

-

-

-

~

_

_

_

_

2
2
"
_

-

-

_

14

14

23

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

14

14

23

n

4
4
*

10
3
7

66
14
52

46
7
39

17
3
14

153
107
46

22
6
16

8
3
5

ii

40

13
9
4

-

19

_

-

-

2

2

3

12

9

97
48
49

62
19
43

42
10
32

77
77
-

25
13
12

_

_
-

9

52
2
50

-

12

30
26
4

1

3

“

-

2

17
3
14

-

2

i
i

1

-

“

-

8
8

-

16
16

3
3

10
10

20
14

44
30

11
11

9
6

13
13

2
1

i
i

_

“

i
i

-

_

16

22
14
8

38
2
36

13
12
1

90

53
24
29

21
15
6

19
5
14

-

90

51
48
3

42
3
39
1

4
3

114
10
104
100

297
60
237
11

286
14
272
9

745
164
581
228

434
119
315
19

919
57
862
828

42
3
39

1

4

61
53
8

16
16

10
1
9

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

*

-

19

_

-

-

“

“

“

-

_

-

-

-

-

“

-

13
12
1

“

“

16

14

10

23
3
20
1

21
6
15

23
3
20

15

-

_

~
-

-

-

-

7
6
1

“

“

“

“

7
6
1

10
10

-

-

-

-

1

“

14

10

~
_

_

_

-

-

-

-

~

1

14

“
_

14

10
4
10

-

”

15

ii
-

1

1

1

16
10
6

-

no
15
95

-

4

4

14

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

4

14

604
133
471
27

12
12

28
28

-

-

-

“

“

~

3

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

-

16

Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations— Continued
(A v erag e s tr a ig h t- tim e h o u rly e a rn in g s fo r se le c te d occu p atio n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is
by in d u s try d iv isio n , K an sas C ity , M o .— an s. , S ep tem b er 1969)
K
Hourly earnings2
O ccupation1 and ind u stry division

N um ber of w o rk e rs r eceiving s tra ig h t- tim e h o u rly e a rn in g s of—
t
i
1----$
$
%
*
$
t
i
$
%
$
$
%
*
$
%
$
%
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 . 40 2 .5 0 2 .6 0 2 . 80 3 .0 0 3 .2 0 3 .4 0 3 .6 0 3 .8 0 4 .0 0 4 .2 0 4 .4 0 4 .6 0
U nder l * 50
and
*
and
1 .5 0 u n d er
t

%

Number
workers

Median3

Middle range3

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

2 .2 0 2.3Q--2.4Q _2, 50 2 .6 0 2 .8 0 ■3a

3 .2 0 3 .4 0 3.6Q 3 .8 0 4 .0 0 4 .2 0 4 .4 0 4 .6 0

o v er

-

T R U C K D R I V E R S 5 - CO NTINUED
TR UCKDRIVERS, MEDIUM (1-1/2 TO
AND INCLUDING 4 TONS) ----------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UTILITIES ---------------

725
238
487
363

$
3 .5 9
3 .7 3
3 .5 2
3 .5 7

$
3 .6 5
3 .8 1
3 .5 8
3 .9 1

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

$
3 .9 6
4 .1 3
3 .9 5
3 .9 6

6
6
98

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,
TRAILER TYPE) --------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU KI NG ----------------PUBLIC UTILITIES ---------------

878
113
765
461

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

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

3 .5 7 3 .5 1 3 .5 8 3 .5 7 -

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

8

TRUCKERS, POWER (FORKLIFT) --------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU KI NG -----------------

1 ,7 6 9
1 ,3 4 6
423

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

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

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

36
36
2

TRUCKERS, POWER (OTHER THAN
FORKLIFT) ---------------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------NONMANUFACTURING:
PUBLIC UTILITIES ---------------

1
2
3
4
5

184
152

3 .5 9
3 .7 2

3 .5 5
3 .5 8

2 .9 5

2 .9 1

-

62

98

3
3
32

63
96

95
33

32
-

128
65

6

9

52

11
11
~

277
52
225
200

35
28
7
”

12
12
”

28
28
“

10
10

_

_

_

2 .8 5 - 3 .1 1

194

_

257

91
91
211

192

10
8

271
79

40
14

~
-

-

-

627
416

-

8
8

-

306
49

2 84
4

19

280

393
391
2

233
233
~

92
92

4
4

-

26
1

24
18

6

-

-

1

64
64

39
39

_

1

7
7
19

20
12
280

218
24
162

26

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

26

-

-

-

-

8
8

'

1
1

'

'
18
18
-

D ata lim ite d to m en w o rk e rs except w h ere o th e rw ise in d icated .
E x clu d es p re m iu m pay fo r o v e rtim e and for w ork on w eek en d s, h o lid ay s, and la te s h ifts.
F o r definition of t e r m s , se e footnote 2, ta b le A - 1.
T ra n s p o rta tio n , co m m u n icatio n , and o th e r public u tilitie s .
Includes a ll d r iv e r s , a s d efined, re g a r d le s s of siz e and type of tru c k o p e ra te d .

Table A-5a.

Custodial and Material Movement Occupations—Large Establishments

(A verage s tra ig h t-tim e h o u rly ea rn in g s fo r s e le c te d o ccu p atio n s stu d ied in e s ta b lis h m e n ts em ploying 500 w o rk e rs o r m o re
by in d u s try d iv isio n , K an sas C ity , M o .— an s. , S ep te m b er 1969)
K
N u m b e r of workers receiving straight time hourly ea rnings of—

Hourly ea ■nings3
N
Occupation1 and industry division

Li
of
wrtr
oies

Mean3

Median3

Middle range

s
*
*
%
%
%
$
t
$
$
»
$
Under 1.80 1.90 2.00 2.10 2.20 2.30 2.40 2.50 2.60 2.70 2.80 2.90
$
and
1.80 under
2.50 2.60 2.70 2.80 2.90 3.00

■1.3.0- 2.00 -2.10 .2.2,0 ■
2,?0
GUARDS AND WATC HM EN ----------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

500
411
89

$
3.31
3.42
2.82

$
3.46
3.49
2.88

$
3.153.412.45-

$
3.59
3.66
3.19

3
1
2

GUARDS:
MANU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

350

3.47

3.51

3.44- 3.70

1
"

See footnotes a t end of ta b le.




6
6

"

-

8
3
5

4
4

”

4
4

3

~

1
1

$
3. 0 0

$
$
$
$
s
s
$
3 .10 3. 20 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00 4.20 4.40 4.60
and

3,1

0 . _ 1 t20J

2a-40. 3.60 3.80 4.00 4.20 4.40 4.60

4
4
-

2
1
1

26
22
4

12
12
-

31
9
22

8
2
6

8
4
4

18
8
10

34
23
ii

213
209
4

95
94
i

16
16

i

1

14

2

6

2

i

3

9

202

90

15

nvAr

-

4
-

-

-

-

-

17
Table A-5a.

Custodial and Material Movement Occupations—Large Establishments---- Continued

(A verage s tr a ig h t-tim e h o u rly ea rn in g s fo r se le c te d o ccu p atio n s stu d ied in e s ta b lis h m e n ts em ploying 500 w o rk e rs o r m o re
by in d u s try d iv isio n , K an sas C ity , M o .— an s. , S ep te m b er 1969)
K
Hourly earnings 2
O ccupation1 and in d u stry division

N u m b er of w o rk e rs rece iv in g s tr a ig h t- tim e ho u rly earn in gs of--$
i
S
$
S
*
t
S
$
$
*
t
S
i
*
$
$
$
S
i
5
i .8 0 1 .9 0 2 .0 0 2 .1 0 2 .2 0 2 .3 0 2 .4 0 2 .5 0 2 .6 0 2 .7 0 2 .8 0 2 .9 0 3 .0 0 3 .1 0 3 .2 0 3 .4 0 3 .6 0 3 .8 0 4 .0 0 4 .2 0 4 . 40 4 .6 0
t
and
and
1 .8 0 u nder
i •_9Q_2 . a£0_ 2 .1 0 2 .2 0 . 2 , 1 0 2 * W 2*50 2 .6 0 2 .7 0 2 .8 0 2 .9 0 3 .0 0 3 .1 0 3 .3 3 . -3.40 3 .6 0 3 .8 0 S 9 9 4 .2 0 4 .4 0 4 . 6q o v er
%

Number
Mean3 Median3

Middle range3

GUARDS AND WA TCHMEN - CONT IN UE D
WATCHMEN
MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

61

$
3 .1 0

$
3 .1 8

$
$
2 . 7 5 - 3 .3 5

JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CL EANERS --MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S4 ---------------

1 ,7 4 2
893
849
160

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

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

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

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

46
46

JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS
(WOMEN! ------------------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

231
68
163

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

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

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

-

LABORERS, MATERIAL H A ND LI NG -------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

1 ,9 4 4
943
1 ,0 0 1

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

3 .1 6
3 .1 5
3 .1 6

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

36
36

ORDER
FILLERS ----------------------MA NUFACTURING --------------------NONMAN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

762
211
551

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

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

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

-

PACKERS, SHIPPING (WOMEN) ---------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

214
163

2 .5 3
2 .1 7

2 .2 3
2 .0 9

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

3

RE CEIVING CLERKS --------------------NONMAN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

281
165

3 .3 2
3 .1 5

3 .3 6
3 .1 8

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

_

SH IPPING AND RECEIVING CLERKS ----MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NONMAN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

126
57
69

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

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

3 .3 8 - 3 .8 3
3 . 3 3 - 3 .7 3
3 . 4 4 - 4 .0 8

_

TRUCKDRIVERS5 ------------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UT IL IT IE S ---------------

812
349
463
150

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

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

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

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

6
6

94

3 .2 5

3 .4 5

3 . 3 9 - 3 .5 0

6

TRUCKDRIVERS, LIGHT (UNDER
1-1/2 | o n s i ----------------------t
TRUCKDRIVERS, ME OI UM (1-1/2 TO
AND INCLUDING 4 TONS) ----------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

203
165

3 .7 7
3 .8 4

3 .5 4
3 .8 1

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

TRUCKERS, POWER (FORKLIFT) --------MA NU FACTURING --------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG — --------------PUBLIC UT ILITIES ---------------

1 ,0 7 4
1 ,0 1 2
62
29

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

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

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

160
128

3 .6 7
3 .8 5

3 .5 7
3 .6 0

2 .9 5

2 .9 1

_

84

52

84

52

35

78

35
_

1
2
3
4
5

3

“

8

10

3

~

3

5

14

7

4

l

2

1

-

52

41
11
30

89
18
71
10

74
59
15
11

35
20
15

101
39
62
48

113
71
42
29

207
182
25
25

50
29
21
16

365
335
30
“

80
64
16
16

22
17
5
5

A
4

-

1
1

2
2

l
l

5

_

_

_

8
3
5

-

1

1
1

28
28

2
2

_
-

52

2
2

-

-

-

-

“

“

“

~

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_

_

23
23
-

~

6
2
4

32
26
6

5

"

6
3
3

39
4
35

55

79
26
53

152
108
44

48
39
9

34
15
19

51
31
20

78
14
64

26
26
~

31
17
14

223
147
76

195
79
116

441
29
412

216
210
6

174
160
14

26
8
18

9
2
7

2
2
-

-

-

-

72
10
62

no
no

-

5

35
8
27

23
19
4

225
56
169

33
9
24

159
95
64

20
3
17

_

-

-

5

6
6

_

2

5
3
2

_

“

13
13

2

46

“

78

16
3
13

-

8
8
-

16
16

5
5

11
11

3
3

7
7

4
4

9
“

_

_

-

-

2
-

2
-

8
3

5
-

3
-

5
-

6
-

t
-

1
1

5
3

16
16

13
12

12
7

58
42

46
42

40
32

77
-

2
-

1
1

_

_

-

-

1
-

2
2
~

1

-

-

“

-

2

_
-

30
28
2

39
10
29

18
12
6

15
5
10

-

4

14

A

14

-

-

-

-

-

199
153
46
6

322
84
238

57
30
27
27

12
12

28
28

_

“

120
20
100
90

53

16

1

~

-

-

-

12
12

28
28

_

_

_

_

~

-

-

55
46

45
45

35
32

5
5

14
14

18
18

-

2
2

2
2

3
3

_

-

“

■

2
2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

_
-

1

-

-

A

1

1

1

1

“

1

-

“

4
4

1
1

1

“

1
1

-

1

4

1

1

1

1.

1

"
-

“

3 .6 3
3 .6 4
3 .3 6
3 .2 6

-

“

-

”

4
4

~

-

2
2

1
1

2
2

-

13
12
1
1

10
10
10

36
4
32
9

-

5

4

13
12

~

8
6
2
2

-

1

2

1
1

D ata lim ite d to m en w o rk e rs except w h ere o th e rw ise in d icated .
E xcludes p re m iu m pay fo r o v e rtim e and fo r w ork on w eek en d s, h o lid a y s , and la te s h ifts .
F o r definition of te r m s , see footnote 2, ta b le A - l.
T ra n s p o rta tio n , co m m u n ic atio n , aftd o th e r public u tilitie s .
Includes a ll d r iv e r s , a s defined", re g a r d le s s of s iz e and ty p e of| tr u c k o p e ra te d .




113
12
101

11
2
9

2 . 8 5 - 3 .1 1

TRUCKERS, POWER (OTHER THAN
FORKLIFT) ---------------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------nonmanufacturing;
PUBLIC UTILITIES ---------------

157
26
131

8
1
7

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

26

~

51
~
51

18
18
-

-

5

14

-

-

73
65

5
5

25
15

28
28

20
10
10
10

316
266
50
17

379
379

233
233

92
92

-

1

-

“

~

-

-

_

_

-

-

“

“

-

14
1

12

1

-

64
64

39
39

-

4
4

_

-

5
-

_

~

-

1
1

18
18

13

6

1

5

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-




Appendix. Occupational Descriptions
T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r i n g j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r t h e B u r e a u 's w a g e s u r v e y s i s to a s s i s t i t s f i e l d s t a f f in c l a s s i f y i n g i n to a p p r o p r i a t e
o c c u p a tio 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 ty of p a y ro ll t i t l e s a n d d if f e r e n t w o rk a r r a n g e m e n t s f ro m e s ta b lis h m e n t to e s ta b lis h m e n t a n d
f r o m a r e a to a r e a .
T h i s p e r m i t s t h e g r o u p in g o f o c c u p a t i o n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p a r a b l e jo b c o n t e n t .
B e c a u s e of th is e m p h a s is on
i n t e r e s t a b l i 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 l i t y o f o c c u p a t i o n a l c o n t e n t , t h e B u r e a u 's j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m t h o s e in u s e i n
i n d iv i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s o r t h o s e p r e p a r e d f o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s .
In a p p ly i n g t h e s e jo 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 i n g s u p e r v i s o r s ; a p p r e n t i c e s ; l e a r n e r s ; b e g i n n e r s ; t r a i n e e s ; a n d h a n d ic a p p e d , p a r t - t i m e , t e m p o r a r y , a n d p r o b a t i o n a r y w o r k e r s .

OFFICE
B IL L E R ,

CLERK,

M A C H IN E

C l a s s A . In a n e s t a b l i s h e d
f il e s , c la s s if i e s a n d in d e x e s file
m e n ts , e tc . M a y a ls o f ile th is
w ith th e f il e s .
M ay le a d a s m

P r e p a r e s s ta t e m e n t s , b i ll s , a n d in v o ic e s o n 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 le 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 t o b i l l i n g s o r s h ip p i n g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o t h e r
c l e r i c a l w o r k i n c i d e n t a l t o b i l l i n g o p e r a t i o n s . F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a c h i n e , a r e
c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f m a c h i n e , a s f o ll o w s :
B i l l e r , m a c h i n e ( b il li n g m a c h i n e ) . U s e s a s p e c i a l b i l l i n g m a c h i n e (M o o n H o p k i n 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 i n a t i o n t y p in g a n d a d d in g m a c h i n e s ) t o p r e p a r e b i l l s
a n d i n v o i c e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , i n t e r n a l l y p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , s h ip p i n g m e m o ­
r a n d u m s , e t c . U s u a l l y i n v o lv e s a p p l i c a t i o n o f p r e d e t e r m i n e d d i s c o u n t s a n d s h ip p i n g c h a r g e s ,
a n d e n tr y of n e c e s s a r y e x te n s io n s , w h ic h m a y o r m a y n o t b e c o m p u te d on th e b illin g m a c h in e ,
a n d t o t a l s w h ic h a r e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c c u m u l a t e d b y m a c h i n e . T h e o p e r a t i o n u s u a l l y i n v o lv e s
a l a r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p i e s o f t h e b i l l b e in g p r e p a r e d a n d i s o f te n d o n e o n a f a n f o l d
m a c h in e .

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 of 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
is e a s i l y c la s s if i e d in a s im p le s e r i a l c la s s if i c a t io n s y s te m ( e .g ., a lp h a b e tic a l, c h ro n o lo g ic a l,
o r n u m e r ic a l) . A s r e q u e s te d , lo c a te s r e a d ily a v a ila b le m a t e r i a l in f ile s a n d f o rw a rd s m a ­
t e r i a l ; a n d m a y f il l o u t w ith d ra w a l c h a r g e . P e r f o r m s s im p le c le r i c a l a n d m a n u a l t a s k s r e ­
q u ire d to m a in ta in a n d s e r v ic e f ile s .

CLERK,

ORDER

R e c e iv e s c u s to m e r s ' o r d e r s f o r m a t e r i a l o r m e r c h a n d is e b y m a il, p h o n e , o r p e rs o n a lly .
D u t i e s in v o lv e a n y c o m b i n a t i o n o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : 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 i n g o u t a n o r d e r
s h e e t lis tin g th e ite m s to m a k e u p th e o r d e r ; c h e c k in g p r ic e s a n d q u a n titie s of ite m s on o r d e r
s h e e t; a n d d is tr ib u tin g o r d e r s h e e ts to r e s p e c ti v e d e p a r tm e n ts to b e f ille d . M a y c h e c k w ith c r e d i t
d e p a r tm e n t to d e te r m in e c r e d i t r a tin g of c u s to m e r , a c k n o w le d g e r e c e i p t of o r d e r s f r o m c u s to m e r s ,
f o ll o w u p o r d e r s to s e e t h a t t h e y h a v e b e e n f i l l e d , k e e p f i l e o f o r d e r s r e c e i v e d , a n d c h e c k s h ip p in g
in v o ic e s w ith o r ig in a l o r d e r s .

B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R
O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h i n e ( R e m i n g t o n R a n d , E l l i o 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 io 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
tra n s a c tio n s .
C la s s A.
K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u i r i n g a k n o w le d g e o f a n d e x p e r i e n c e in b a s i c
b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s , a n d f a m i l i a r i t y w i t 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 te rm in e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s a n d d i s t r ib u tio n of d e b it a n d c r e d i t ite m s to b e u s e d in e a c h
p h a s e of th e w o rk .
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 , a n d o th e r r e c o r d s
by hand.

CLERK,

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C o m p u te s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p l o y e e s a n d e n t e r s t h e n e c e s s a r y d a t a o n t h e p a y r o l l
s h e e t s . D u t i e s i n v o lv e : C a l c u l a t i n g w o r k e r s ' e a r n i n g s b a s e d o n t i m e o r p r o d u c t i o n r e c o r d s ; a n d
p o s ti 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 f o r in s u r a n c e , a n 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 i n g u p a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g p a y e n v e l o p e s .
M ay u s e a c a lc u la tin g m a c h in e .

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 s e s o r s e c tio n s of a s e t of r e c o r d s u s u a lly
r e q u i r i n g l i t t l e k n o w le d g e o f b a s i c b o o k k e e p in g . P h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s i n c l u d e a c c o u n t s p a y a b l e ,
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 i n c l u d i n g a s i m p l e ty p e o f b i l l i n g d e s c r i b e d u n d e r b i l l e r ,
m a c h 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 tio n of t r i a l b a la n c e s a n d p r e p a r e c o n tr o l s h e e ts f o r th e a c c o u n tin g d e p a r tm e n t.

CO M PTOM ETER OPERATOR
P r i m a r y d u t y i s to o p e r a t e a C o m p t o m e t e r t o p e r f o r m m a t h e m a t i c a l c o m p u t a t i o n s . T h i s
jo b i s n o t t o b e c o n f u s e d w ith t h a t o f s t a t i s t i c a l o r o t h e r ty p e o f c l e r k , w h ic h m a y i n v o lv 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 , i n w h i c h , u s e o f t h i s m a c h i n e i s i n c i d e n t a l t o p e r f o r m a n c e of
o th e r d u tie s .

A C C O U N T IN G

C la s s A . U n d e r g e n e r a l d i r e c ti o n of 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 i b il it y f o 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 l e t e s e t o f b o o k s o r r e c o r d s r e l a t i n g t o o n e p h a s e
o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t 's b u s i n e s s t r a n s a c t i o n s . W o rk i n v o l v e s p o s ti n g a n d b a l a n c i n g s u b s i d i a 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 i v a b l e o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ; e x a m i n 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 i n m a k i n 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 j u s t i n g , a n d
c lo s i n g j o u r n a l e n t r i e s ; a n d m a y d i r e c t c l a s s B a c c o u n t i n g c l e r k s .

KEYPU NCH O PER A TO R

C la s s B . U n d e r s u p e r v is io n , p e r f o r m s one o r m o r e r o u tin e a c c o u n tin g o p e ra tio n s su c h
a s p o s ti 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 le 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 i l i n g b a n k a c c o u n t s ; a n d p o s ti n g s u b s i d i a r y l e d g e r s c o n t r o l l e d b y
g e n e r a l l e d g e r s , o r p o s ti n g s i m p l e c o s t a c c o u n t i n g d a t a . T h i s jo b d o e s n o t r e q u i r 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 in g p r i n c i p l e s b u t i s fo u n d in o f f i c e s in w h ic h t h e m o r e r o u t i n e
a c c o u n t i n g w o r k i s s u b d iv i d e d o n a f u n c t i o 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 .




f i l i n g s y s t e m c o n ta i n in g a n u m b e r o f v a r i e d s u b j e c t m a t t e r
m a te ria l su c h a s c o rre s p o n d e n c e , r e p o r ts , te c h n ic a l d o c u ­
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 i n c o n ju n c t io n
a ll g ro u p of lo w e r le v e l file c le r k s .

C la s s B . S o r ts , c o d e s , a n d f il e s u n c la s s if ie d m a t e r i a l b y s im p le ( s u b je c t m a tte r ) h e a d ­
in g s ~ o r ~ p a r t l y c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y 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 ria l.
M ay p e r f o r m r e la te d c le r ic a l ta s k s r e q u ir e d to m a in ta in a n d s e r v ic e f il e s .

B i l l e r , m a c h i n 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 i n e ( S u n d s t r a n d , E l l i o 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 t h 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 l l y i n v o lv e s t,he s i m u l t a ­
n e o u s e n tr y of f ig u r e s on c u s to m e r s ' le d g e r r e c o r d . T he m a c h in e a u to m a tic a lly a c c u m u la te 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 lu 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 i f o r m
a n d s ta n d a rd ty p e s of s a le s an d c r e d it s lip s .

CLERK,

F IL E

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C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a n u m e r i c a l a n d / o r a l p h a b e t i c a l o r c o m b i n a t i o n k e y p u n c h m a c h i n e to
t r a n s c r i b e d a ta f r o m v a rio u s s o u r c e d o c u m e n ts to k e y p u n c h ta b u la tin 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 l o w e r l e v e l k e y p u n c h o p e r a t o r b u t , i n a d d i t i o n , w o r k r e q u i r e s a p p l i c a t i o n o f c o d in g
s k il ls a n d th e m a k in g of s o m e d e te r m i n a ti o n s , f o r e x a m p le , lo c a te s on th e s o u rc e d o c u m e n t
th e ite m s to b e p u n c h e d ; e x tr a c ts in fo r m a tio n f r o m s e v e r a l d o c u m e n ts ; 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 in fo r m a tio n o n th e d o c u m e n t to d e te r m in e in fo r m a tio n to b e p u n c h e d .
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in e x p e r ie n c e d o p e r a to r s .

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S E C R E T A R Y — C o n t in u e d

K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R — C o n t in u e d
C la s s B.
U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n o r f o ll o w i n g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r i n s t r u c t i o n s ,
t r a n s c r i b e s d a ta f r o m s o u r c e d o c u m e n ts to p u n c h e d 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 lp h a b e tic 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 tin g c a r d s . M a y v e r if y c a r d s .
W o rk 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 ll o w s s p e c i f i e d s e q u e n c e s w h ic 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 i l a n d r e q u i r e l i t t l e o r n o s e l e c t i n g , c o d in g , o r i n t e r p r e t i n g
o f d a t a to b e p u n c h e d . P r o b l e m s a r i s i n g f r o m e r r o n e o u s i t e m s o r c o d e s , m i s s i n g i n f o r m a t i o n ,
e tc ., a r e r e f e r r e d to s u p e r v is 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 , e tc . ( o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t le v e l
o f o f f i c ia 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
e.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d of a l a r g e a n d im p o r ta n t o r g a n iz a tio n a l s e g m e n t ( e .g ., a m id d le
m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r o f a n o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t o f t e n i n v o lv i n g a s m a n y a s s e v e r a l
h u n d re d p e rs o n s ) of a c o m p a n y th a t e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 25 , 000 p e r s o n s .
C la s s C

O F F IC E BOY O R G IR L
P e r f o r m s v a r i o u s r o u t i n e 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 ­
c h i n e s s u c h a s s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , o p e n in g a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g m a i l , a n d o t h e r m i n o r c l e r i c a l w o r k .

SEC RETA RY
A s s i g n e d a s p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a l l y to o n e i n d i v i d u a l . M a i n t a i n s a c l o s e a n d h ig h ly
r e s p o n s i v e r e l a t i o n s h i p t o t h e d a y - t o - d a y w o r k 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 rk s f a i r l y i n d e ­
p e n d e n tl y r e c e i v i n g a m i n i m u m o f d e t a i l e d s u p e r v i s i o n a n d g u i d a n c e .
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a n d s e c r e t a r i a l d u t i e s , u s u a l l y i n c l u d i n g m o s t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : (a) R e c e i v e s t e l e p h o n e c a l l s ,
p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , a n d in c o m in g m a il, a n s w e r s r o u tin e i n q u ir ie s , a n d r o u te s th e te c h n ic a l in q u ir ie s
to t h 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
t h 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 t o 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 i c a n d t y p in g w o r k .
M ay a ls o p e r f o r m o th e r c le r i c a l a n d s e c r e t a r i a l t a s k s of c o m p a r a b le n a tu r e a n d d iff ic 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 f i c e r o u t i n e a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e o r g a n i z 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 t h e w o r k o f t h e s u p e r v i s o r .
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_Not a l l p o s i t i o n s t h a t a r e t i t l e d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s t h 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 l e s
o f p o s i t i o n s w h ic h a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h e d e f i n i t i o 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
t h 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 in s e c r e t a r i a l
ty p e d u t i e s ; (c) s t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v i n g a s o f f i c e a s s i s t a n t s t o a g r o u p o f p r o f e s s i o n a l , t e c h n i c a l ,
o r m a n a g e r 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 i n w h ic 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 tin e o r s u b s ta n tia lly m o r e c o m p le x a n d r e s p o n s ib le th a n th o s e c h a r a c te r i z e d in th e d e fin itio 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 i f 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 ia liz e d c l e r i c a l d u tie s w h ic h a r e n o t ty p ic a l of s e c r e t a r i a l w o rk .
N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d in t h e l e v e l d e f i n i t i o n s f o ll o w i n 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 ic y m a k i n g r o l e w i t h r e g a r d t o m a j o r
c o m p a n y a c ti v it ie s . T h e t it le " v ic e p r e s i d e n t , " th o u g h n o r m a lly in d ic a tiv e of th is r o le , d o e s n o t
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 ic 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 to a c t p e r ­
s o n a l l y o n i n d iv i d u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t i o n s ( e . g . , a p p r o v e o r d e n y i n d iv i d u a l l o a n o r c r e d i t a c t i o n s ;
a d m i n i s t e r i n d i v i d u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d i r e c t l y s u p e r v i s e a c l e r i c a l s ta f f ) a r e n o t c o n s i d e r e d to b e
" c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s o f a p p ly i n g t h e f o ll o w i n g l e v e l d e f i n i t i o n s .
C la s s A

a ll,

a.
S e c r e t a r y t o t h e c h a i r m a n o f t h e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y t h a t e m p l o y s , in
o v e r 100 b u t f e w e r t h a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

b.
S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a te o f f ic e r ( o th e r th a n th e c h a ir m a n of th e b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t)
o f a c o m p a n y 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
c.
S e c r e t a r y t o t h e h e a d ( i m m e d i a t e l y b e lo w
s e g m e n t o r s u b s id ia r y o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p lo y s ,

th e c o r p o r a te o f fic e r le v e l) of a m a jo r
in a ll, o v e r 25, 000 p e r s o n s .

C la s s B

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a.
S e c r e t a r y t o t h e c h a i r m a n o f t h e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y t h a t e m p l o y s , in
f e w e r t h a n 100 p e r s o n s ; o r

b.
S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a te o f f ic e r ( o th e r th a n th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t)
o f a c o m p a n y t h a t e m p lo y s , in a ll , o v e r 100 b u t f e w e r th a n 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
c.
S e c r e t a r y t o t h e h e a d ( i m m e d i a t e l y b e lo w t h e o f f i c e r l e v e l ) o v e r e i t h e r a m a j o r
c o r p o r a te - w id e f u n c tio n a l a c tiv ity ( e .g ., m a r k e tin g , r e s e a r c h ,- o p e r a tio n s , i n d u s t r ia l r e l a tio n s , e tc .) o r a m a j o r g e o g ra p h ic o r o r g a n iz a tio n a l s e g m e n t ( e .g ., a r e g io n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ;
a m a j o r d i v is io n ) o f a c o m p a n y t h a t e m p l o y s , i n 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
e m p lo y e e s ; o r




a.
S e c r e t a r y to a n e x e c u tiv e o r m a n a g e r ia l p e r s o n w h o s e r e s p o n s i b il it y is n o t e q u iv a le n t
to o n e o f th e s p e c if ic le v e l s itu a tio n s in th e d e fin itio n f o r c la s s B , b u t w h o s e s u b o r d in a te s ta f f
n o r m a lly 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 lo y e e s a n d is u s u a lly d iv id e d in to o r g a n iz a tio n a l
s e g m e n t s w h i c h a r e o f te n , i n t u r n , f u r t h e r s u b d iv i d e d . I n 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 £
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 tc . (o r o t h e r e q u iv a le n t le v e l
o f o f f i c ia l ) 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 .
C la s s D
a.
S e c r e t a r y to th e s u p e r v i s o r o r h e a d of a s m a l l o r g a n iz a tio n a l u n it ( e .g ., f e w e r th a n
a b o u t 25 o r 3 0 p e r s o n s ) ; o r
b.
S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e r v is o r y s ta f f s p e c i a li s t, p r o f e s s io n a l e m p lo y e e , a d m i n i s t r a ­
tiv e o f fic e r , o r a s s i s ta n t , s k ille d te c h n ic ia n o r e x p e rt.
(N O T E ;
M any c o m p a n ie s a s s ig n
s te n o g r a p h e r s , r a t h e r th a n s e c r e t a r i e s a s d e s c r ib e d a b o v e , to th is le v e l of s u p e r v is o r y o r
n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r .)
STEN O G RA PH ER ,

GENERAL

P r i m a r y d u ty i s t o t a k e d i c t a t i o n in v o lv i n g a n o r m a l r o u t i n e v o c a b u l a 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 ty 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 i t t e n c o p y . M a y m a i n t a i n f i l e s , k e e p s i m p l e r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o t h e r r e l a t i v e l y
ro u tin e c le r ic 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 i c 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 i b in g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r . )

STENOG RA PHER.

S E N IO R

P r i m a r y d u t y i s t o t a k e d i c t a t i o n i n v o lv i n g a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y
s u c h a s 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 a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h 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 t y p e f r o m w r i t t e n
copy.
M ay a ls o s e t u p an d m a in ta in f il e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e tc .
OR
P e r f o r m s s te n o g r a p h ic d u tie s r e q u ir in g s ig n if ic a n tly g r e a t e r in d e p e n d e n c e a n d r e s p o n s i ­
b i l i t y t h 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 t h e f o ll o w i n g : W o rk r e q u i r e s h i g h d e g r e e o f
s t e n o g r a p h i c s p e e d a n d a c c u r a c y ; a n d a t h o r o u g h w o r k i n g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s i n e s s a n d o f f i c e
p r o c e d u r e s a n d of th e s p e c if ic b u s in e s s o p e r a tio n s , o r g a n iz a tio n , p o lic ie s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s ,
w o r k f lo w , e t c .
U s e s t h i s k n o w le d g e in p e r f o r m i n g s t e n o g r a p h 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 i n t a i n i n g f o ll o 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 tc .; c o m p o s in g s im p le l e t t e r s f r o m g e n e r a l in s t r u c t i o n s ; r e a d in g a n d r o u tin g in c o m in g m a il; an d
a n s w e rin g ro u tin e q u e s tio n s , e tc .
D o e s n o t in c lu d e tr a n s c r i b in g - m a c h i n e w o rk .
S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R
C l a s s A . O p e r a te s a s in g le - o r m u ltip le - p o s itio n te le p h o n e s w itc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , i n t r a p l a n t o r o f f i c e c a l l s . P e r f o r m s f u l l t e l e p h o n e i n f o r m a t i o n s e r v i c e o r h a n d l e s
c o m p l e x c a l l s , s u c h a s c o n f e r e n c e , c o l l e c t , o v e r s e a s , o r s i m i l a r c a l l s , e i t h e r i n a d d i t i o n to
d o in g r o u t i n e w o r k a s d e s c r i b e d f o r s w i t c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r , c l a s s B , o r a s a f u l l - t i m e
a s s ig n m e n t. ( " F u ll" te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w h e n th e e s ta b lis h m e n t h a s v a r ie d
fu n c tio n s th a t a r e n o t r e a d ily u n d e rs 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 l a p p i n g o r i n t e r r e l a t e d f u n c t i o n s , a n d c o n s e q u e n t l y p r e s e n t f r e q u e n t p r o b l e m s a s to
w h ic h e x te n s io n s a r e a p p r o p r i a t e f o r c a lls .)
C la s s B . O p e r a te s a s in g le - o r m u ltip le - p o s itio n te le p h o n e s w itc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , i n t r a p l a n t o r o f f i c e c a l l s . M a y h a n d l e r o u t i n e lo n g d i s t a n c e c a l l s a n d r e c o r d t o l l s .
M a y p e r f o r m l im ite d te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n s e r v ic e . ( " L im ite d " te le p h o n e in f o r m a tio n s e r v ic e
o c c u r s if th e fu n c tio n s o f th e e s ta b lis h m e n t s e r v i c e d a r e r e a d ily u n d e rs ta n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e
i n f o r m a t i o n p u r p o s e s , o r i f t h e r e q u e s t s a r e r o u t i n e , e . g . , g i v in g e x t e n s i o n n u m b e r s w h e n
s p e c if ic n a m e s a r e f u rn is h e d , o r if c o m p le x c a lls a r e r e f e r r e d to a n o th e r o p e r a to r .)

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

S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N I S T
In a d d itio n to p e r f o r m in g d u tie s of o p e r a t o r o n a s in g le - p o s itio n o r m o n ito r - ty p e s w itc h ­
b o a r d , a c ts a s r e c e p t io n i s t a n d m a y a ls o ty p e o r p e r f o r m r o u tin e c le r ic a l w o rk a s p a r t of r e g u la r
d u tie s .
T h i s 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 t h e m a j o r p a r t o f t h i s w o r k e r 's t i m e w h i l e a t
s w itc h b o a rd .

C la s s C . O p e r a te s s im p le ta b u la tin g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n tin g m a c h in e s s u c h a s th e
s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c in g p u n c h , c o ll a to r , e tc ., w ith s p e c if ic i n s tr u c tio n s .
M ay in c lu d e s im p le
w i r i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d s o m e f il in g w o r k . T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y i n v o lv e s p o r t i o n s o f a w o r k
u n i t , f o r e x a m p l e , i n d iv i d u a l s o r t i n g o r c o l l a t i n g r u n s o r r e p e t i t i v e o p e r a t i o n s .
T R A N S C R IB IN C - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R ,

GENERAL

T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R

C la s s A . O p e r a te s a v a r i e ty of ta b u la tin g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n tin g m a c h in e s , ty p ic a lly
in c l u d i n g s u c h m a c h i n e s a s t h 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 te r e p o r tin g a s s ig n m e n ts w ith o u t c lo s e s u p e r v is io n , an d p e r f o r m s d iffic u lt
w irin g a s r e q u ir e d .
T h e c o m p l e t e r e p o r t i n g a n d t a b u l a t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y i n v o lv e a
v a r i e t y o f lo n g a n d c o m p l e x r e p o r t s w h i c h o f te 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 i r i n g s o m e p la n n in g a n d s e q u e n c i n 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 in v o lv 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 lo n g a n d c o m p l e x r e p o r t s .
D o e s n o t in c l u d e w o r k i n 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 i n 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 io n of th e w o r k a n d p r o d u c tio n of a g ro u p of ta b u la tin g - m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s .

C la s s B . O p e r a te s m o r e d iff ic u lt ta b u la tin g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n tin g m a c h in e s s u c h a s th e
t a b u l a t o r a n d c a l c u l a t o r , i n a d d it i o n to 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 i s w o r k 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 i o n s a n d m a y in c l u d e t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f s o m e w i r i n g f r o m
d i a g r a m s . T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e s , f o r e x a m p l e , t a b u l a t i o n s in v o lv i n g a r e p e t i t i v e
a c c o u n tin g e x e r c i s e , a c o m p le te b u t s m a ll ta b u la tin g s tu d y , o r p a r t s o f a lo n g e r a n d m o re
c o m p le x r e p o r t . S u ch r e p o r t s a n d s tu d ie s a r e u s u a lly o f a r e c u r r i n g n a tu r e w h e r e th e p r o ­
c e d u re s a r e w e ll e s ta b lis h e d .
M a y a ls o in c lu d e th e t r a i n in g of n ew e m p lo y e e s in th e b a s ic
o p e r a tio n o f th e m a c h in e .

PROFESSIONAL

P r i m a r y d u ty i s t o t r a n s c r i b e d i c t a t i o n in v o lv i n g a n o r m a l r o u t i n e v o c a b u l a r y f r o m
tra n s c rib in g - m a c h in e r e c o r d s .
M a y a l s o t y p e f ijo m w r i t t e n c o p y a n d d o s i m p l e c l e r i c a l w o r k .
W o r k e r s t r a n s c r i b i n g d i c t a t i o n in v o lv i n g a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y s u c h a s l e g a l
b r ie f s o r r e p o r t s on s c ie n tif 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 ho ta k e s d ic ta tio n in s h o r t ­
h a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h i n 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 , g e n e r a l .
T Y P IS T
U s e s a t y p e w r i t e r to m a k e c o p i e s o f v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l o r t o m a k e o u t b i l l s a f t e r c a l c u l a ­
t i o n s h a v e b e e n m a d e b y a n o t h e r p e r s o n . M a y in c l u d e ty p in g o f s t e n c i l s , m a t s , o r s i m i l a r m a t e ­
r i a l s f o r u s e i n 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 i n g l i t t l e s p e c i a l t r a i n i n g , s u c h
a s k e e p in g s i m p l e r e c o r d s , f i l i n g r e c o r d s a n d r e p o r t s , o r s o r t i n g a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g i n c o m i n g m a i l .
C l a s s A . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e of t h e f o ll o w i n g : T y p in 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 i n i n g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s o r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r c o r r e c t s p e l l i n g ,
s y lla b ic a tio n , p u n c tu a tio n , e tc ., of te 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 l a n n i n g l a y o u t a n d t y p in g o f c o m p l i c a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s t o m a i n t a i n u n i f o r m i t y a n 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 t i n e f o r m l e t t e r s v a r y i n g d e t a i l s to s u i t c i r c u m s t a n c e s .
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 t h e f o 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 ;
r o u t i n e t y p in g o f f o r m s , i n s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c . ; a n d s e t t i n g u p s i m p l e s t a n d a r d t a b u l a t i o n s ,
o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p l e x t a b l e s a l r e a d y s e t u p a n d s p a c e d p r o p e r l y .

TECHNICAL
D R A F T S M A N — C o n tin u e d

DRA FTSM A N
C l a s s A . P l a n s t h e g r a p h i c p r e s e n t a t i o n o f c o m p l e x i t e m s h a v in g d i s t i n c t i v e d e s i g n
f e a t u r e s th a t d iff e r s ig n if ic a n tly f ro m e s ta b lis h e d d r a f tin g p r e c e d e n ts . W o rk s in c lo s e s u p ­
p o r t w ith th e d e s ig n o r ig i n a to r , a n d m a y r e c o m m e n d m in o r d e s ig n c h a n g e s . A n a ly z e s th e
e ffe c t of e a c h c h a n g e on th e d e ta ils of f o r m , fu n c tio n , a n d p o s itio n a l r e la tio n s h ip s of c o m ­
p o n e n ts a n d p a r t s .
W o rk s w ith a m in im u m of s u p e r v i s o r y a s s i s ta n c e .
C o m p le t e d w o r k i s
re v ie w e d b y d e s ig n o r ig in a to r f o r c o n s is te n c y w ith p r io r e n g in e e r in g d e te r m in a tio 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 i r p r e p a r a tio n b y lo w e r le v e l d r a f ts m e n .

C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n r o u ti n e a n d c o m p l e x d r a f t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s t h a t r e q u i r e t h e a p p l i ­
c a t i o n o f m o s t o f t h e s t a n d a r d i z e d d r a w in 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 ty p ic a lly 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 of s u b a s s e m b li e s w ith i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s ,
m u ltip le f u n c tio n s , a n d p r e c i s e p o s itio n a l r e la tio 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 i o n o f a b u i ld i n g i n c l u d i n g d e t a i l d r a w i n g s o f f o u n d a t i o n s , w a l l
s e c t i o n s , f l o o r p l a n s , a n d r o o f . U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u l a s a n d m a n u a l s in m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y
c o m p u t a ti o n s t o d e t e r m i n e q u a n t i t i e s o f m a t e r i a l s to b e u s e d , l o a d c a p a c i t i e s , s t r e n g t h s ,
s t r e s s e s , e tc .
R e c e i v e s i n i t i a l i n s t r u c t i o n s , r e q u i r e m e n t s , a n d a d v ic e f r o m s u p e r v i s o r .
C o m p le t e d w o r k i s c h e c k e d f o r t e c h n i c a l a d e q u a c y .

C la s s C . P r e p a r e s d e ta il d r a w in g s of 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 tr u c tio n ,
m a n u f a c t u r i n g , o r r e p a i r p u r p o s e s . T y p e s o f d r a w i n g s p r e p a r e d in c l u d e i s o m e t r i c p r o j e c t i o n s
( d e p i c ti 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 to c l a r i f y p o s i t i o n i n g o f

c o m p o n e n ts a n d c o n v e y n e e d e d in fo r m a tio n . C o n s o lid a te s d e ta ils f r o m a n u m b e r of s o u r c e s
a n d a d ju s ts o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a le a s r e q u ir e d .
S u g g e s te d m e t h o d s o f a p p r o a c h , a p p l i c a b l e
p r e c e d e n ts , a n d a d v ic e o n s o u r c e m a t e r i a ls a r e g iv e n w ith i n itia l a s s ig n m e n ts .
In stru c tio n s
a r e l e s s c o m p le te w h e n a s s ig n m e n ts r e c u r .
W o rk m a y b e s p o t- c h e c k e d d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
D R A F T S M A N -T R A C E R
C o p i e s p l a n s a n d d r a w i n g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s b y p l a c i n g t r a c i n g c lo t h o r p a p e r o v e r
d ra w in g s a n d t r a c in g w ith p e n o r p e n c il.
(D o e s n o t in c lu d e tr a c in g lim ite d to p la n s p r i m a r i l y
c o n s i s t i n g o f s t r a i g h t l i n e s a n d a l a r g e s c a l e n o t r e q u i r i n g c l o s e d e l i n e a t i o n .)
a n d /o r
P r e p a r e s s im p le o r r e p e titiv e d ra w in g s of e a s i l y v is u a liz e d i te m s .
d u rin g p r o g r e s s .
NU RSE,

W o rk i s c l o s e l y s u p e r v i s e d

IN D U S T R IA L (R E G IS T E R E D )

A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w ho g iv e s n u r s in g s e r v i c e U n d er g e n e r a l m e d ic a l d i r e c ti o n to ill o r
in ju r e d e m p lo y e e s o r o th e r p e r s o n s w h o b e c o m e ill o r s u ff 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
f a c t o r y o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . D u t i e s in v o lv e a c o m b i n a ti o n of t h e f o ll o w i n g : G iv in g f i r s t a id
t o t h e i l l o r i n j u r e d ; a tt e n d i n 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 tio n s a n d h e a lth e v a lu a tio n s of a p p lic a n ts a n d e m p lo y e e s ; a n d p la n n in g a n d c a r r y ­
in g o u t p r o g r a m s i n v o lv i n g h e a l t h e d u c a t i o n , a c c i d e n t p r e v e n t i o n , e v a l u a t i o n o f p l a n t e n v i r o n m e n t ,
o r o th e r a c ti v it ie s a ffe c tin g th e h e a lth , w e l f a r e , a n d s a fe ty o f a ll p e r s o n n e l.

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT
CA RPEN TER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

P e r f o r m s t h e c a r p e n t r y d u t i e 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 i n t a i n in g o o d r e p a i r b u i ld i n 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 ji e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk i n v o lv e s m o s t o f t h e f o 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 in g a
v a r i e ty of c a rp e n te r * s h a n d to o ls , p o r ta b le p o w e r t o o ls , a n d s ta n d a r d m e a s u r in g i n s tr u m e n ts ;




CA RPENTER,

M A IN T E N A N C E — C o n tin u e d

m a k in g s ta n d a r d s h o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la tin g to d im e n s io n s of w o rk ; a n d s e le c tin g m a t e r i a ls n e c e s ­
s a r y fo r th e w o rk .
In g e n e r a l, th e w o rk of th e m a in te n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s 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 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 i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g a n d
e x p e rie n c e .

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E L E C T R I C I A N , M A IN T E N A N C E

M E C H A N IC , 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 ie ty of e le c t r i c a l tr a d e fu n c tio n s s u c h a s th e in s ta lla tio n , m a in te n a n c e ,
o r r e p a i r o f e q u ip m e n t f o r t h e g e n e r a t i o n , d i s t r i b u t i o n , o r u t i l i z a t i o n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y i n a n
e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o r k i n v o lv e s m o s t o f t h e f o ll o w i n g : I n s t a l l i n g o r r e p a i r i n g a n y o f a v a r i e t y o f
e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w i t c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c i r c u i t b r e a k ­
e r s , m o t o r s , h e a t i n g u n i t s , c o n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o t h e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t; w o r k i n g f r o m
b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , l a y o u t s , o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; l o c a t i n g a n d d i a g n o s i n g t r o u b l e in t h e
e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r e q u ip m e n t; w o r k i n g s t a n d a r d c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o l o a d r e q u i r e m e n t s o f
w i r 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 i n 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 l s a n d m e a s u r i n g a n d
te s tin g in s tr u m e n ts . In g e n e r a l, th e w o rk of th e m a in te n a n c e e le c t r i c ia n 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 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 i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g a n d
e x p e rie n c e .

th e v a r io u s a s s e m b li e s in th e v e h ic le a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s tm e n ts ; a n d a lin in g w h e e ls ,
a d ju s tin g b r a k e s a n d lig h ts , o r tig h te n in g b o d y b o lts .
I n g e n e r a l , t h e w o r k o f t h e a u to m o t iv e
m e c h a n ic r e q u ir e s ro u n d e d tr a in in g an d e x p e rie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n ­
t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g a n d e x p e r ie n c e .

E N G IN E E R ,

S T A T IO N A R Y

O p e r a te s a n d m a in ta in s a n d m a y a ls o s u p e r v i s e th e o p e r a tio n o f s ta t io n a r y e n g in e s a n d
e q u ip m e n t ( m e c h a n i c a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) t o s u p p ly t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t i n w h i c h e m p l o y e d w i t h p o w e r ,
h e a t, r e f r ig e r a ti o n , o r a ir - c o n d itio n in g .
W o rk in v o lv e s :
O p e r a t i n g a n d m a i n t a i n i n g e q u ip m e n t
s u c h a s s te 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 to r s , t u r b i n e s , v e n tila tin g a n d r e f r i g ­
e r a t i n g e q u i p 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 i n g e q u ip m e n t r e p a i r s ; a n d
k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t i o n o f m a c h i n e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , a n d f u e l c o n s u m p t i o n .
M a y a ls o s u ­
p e rv is e th e s e o p e ra tio n s .
H e a d o r c h ie f e n g in e e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts e m p lo y in g m o r e th a n o n e
e n g in e e r a r e e x c lu d e d .
F I R E M A N , S T 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 t o f u r n i s h t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h i c h e m p l o y e d w i t h 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 i c a l s t o k e r , o r g a s o r o i l b u r n e r ;
a n d c h e c k s w a t e r a n 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 i n 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.
HELPER,

M A IN T E N A N C E T R A D E S

A s s i s t s one o r m o r e w o r k e r s in th e s k ille d m a in te n a n c e t r a d e s , b y p e rf o r m in g s p e c if ic
o r g e n e r a l d u tie s o f l e s s e r s k il l, s u 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 to o ls ;
c l e a n i n g . w o r k in g a r e a , m a c h i n e , a n d e q u ip m e n t; a s s i s t i n g j o u r n e y m a n b y h o l d in g m a t e r i a l s o r
to o ls ; a n d p e rf o r m in g o th e r u n s k ille d t a s k s a s d ir e c te d b y jo u rn e y m a n .
T h e k in d o f w o r k th e
h e lp e r is p e r m itte d to p e r f o r m v a r i e s f r o m tr a d e to tr a d e :
In s o m e t r a d e s th e h e lp e r is c o n ­
f i n e d t o s u p p ly i n g , l i f t i n g , a n d h o l d 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 i n g w o r k i n g a r e a s ; a n d in
o th e r s h e is p e r m itte d to p e r f o r m s p e c ia liz e d m a c h in e o p e r a tio n s , o r p a r t s of a tr a d e th a t a r e
a ls o p e r f o 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 ,

TOOLROOM

S p e c ia liz e s in th e o p e ra tio n of o ne o r m o re ty p e s of m a c h in e to o ls , s u c h a s jig b o r e r s ,
c y l i n d r i c a l o r s u r f a c e g r i n d e r s , e n g in e l a t h e s , o r m i l l i n g m a c h i n e s , i n t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f
m a c h i n e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s , o r d i e s . W o r k i n v o lv e s m o s t o f t h e f o ll o w i n g : P l a n ­
n in g a n d p e r f o r m i n g d i f f i c u l t m a c h i n i n 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 l i c a t e d s e t u p s
o r a h ig h d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; u s in g a v a r i e ty o f p r e c i s io n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e le c tin g f e e d s ,
s p e e d s , t o o l i n g , a n d o p e r a t i o n s e q u e n c e ; a n d m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y a d j u s t m e n t s d u r i n g o p e r a t i o n to
a c h ie v e r e q u i s it e t o le 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 i r e d to r e c o g n iz e w h e n to o ls n e e d d r e s s ­
i n g , t o d r e s s t o o l s , a n d t o s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o l a n t s a n d c u tt i n g a n d l u b r i c a t i n g o i l s . F o r c r o s s ­
i n 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 i n e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s , t o o l r o o m , i n t o o l a n d d i e 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 i s 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 l a c e m e n t p a r t s a n d n e w p a r t s in m a k i n 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 i n a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o r k i n v o lv e s m o s t o f t h e f o ll o w i n g : I n t e r p r e t i n g
w r i tt e n in s t r u c t i o n s a n d s p e c if ic a tio n s ; p la n n in g a n d la y in g o u t of w o rk ; u s in g a v a r i e ty o f m a ­
c h i n i s t 's h a n d t o o l s a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t i n g u p a n d o p e r a t i n g s t a n d a r d m a c h i n e
t o o l s ; s h a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s t o c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k i n g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o
d i m e n s i o n s o f w o r k , t o o l i n g , f e e d s , a n d s p e e d s o f m a c h i n i n g ; k n o w le d g e o f t h e w o r k i n g p r o p e r t i e s
o f t h 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 f i t t i n g a n d a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s i n to m e c h a n i c a l e q u i p m e n t .
I n g e n e r a l , t h e m a c h i n i s t 's w o r k
n o r m a lly r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d tr a in in g in m a c h in e -s h o p p r a c t ic e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o rm a l
a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a l e 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 , M A IN T E N A N C E
R e p a i r s m a c h i n e r y o r m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o rk i n v o lv e s m o s t
o f t h e f o ll o w i n g : E x a m in i n g m a c h i n e s a n d m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t t o d i a g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ;
d i s m a n t l i n g o r p a r t l y d i s m a n t l i n g m a c h i n e s a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s t h a t m a i n l y in v o lv e t h e u s e
of h a n d to o ls in s c r a p in g a n d f ittin g p a r t s ; r e p la c in g b r o k e n o r d e fe c tiv e p a r t s w ith ite m s o b ta in e d
f r o m s to c k ; o r d e r i n g t h e p r o d u c t i o n o f a r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t b y a m a c h i n e s h o p o r s e n d in g o f t h 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 in g w r itte n s p e c if ic a tio 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 lin g m a c h in e s ; a n d m a k in g
a ll n e c e s s a r y a d ju s tm e n ts f o r o p e ra tio n .
In g e n e r a l, th e w o rk of a m a in te n a n c e m e c h a n ic r e ­
q u ir e s ro u n d e d tr a in in g a n d e x p e rie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o rm a l a p p re n tic e s h ip o r
e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g a n d e x p e r ie n c e . E x c lu d e d f r o m th is c la s s if i c a t io n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r im a r y
d u t i e s in v o lv e s e t t i n g u p o r a d j u s t i n g m a c h i n e s .
M IL L W R IG H T
I n s t a ll s n ew 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 is m a n tle s a n d i n s t a ll s m a c h in e s o r
h e a v y e q u ip m e n t w h e n c h a n g e s i n t h e p l a n t l a y o u t a r e r e q u i r e d . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f t h e f o l ­
l o w i n g : P l a n n i n g a n d l a y i n g o u t o f t h e w o r k ; i n t e r p r e t i n g b l u e p r i n t s o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u s in g
a v a r i e ty of h a n d to o ls a n d r ig g in g ; m a k in g s ta n d a r d s h o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e l a ti n 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 l i n i n g a n d b a l a n c i n 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 i p m e n t , a n d p a r t s to b e u s e d ; a n d i n s t a l l i n g a n d m a i n t a i n i n g i n 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 , t h e m i l l w r i g h t 's w o r k
n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e in t h e t r a d e a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n tic 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 ie n c e .
O IL E R
L u b r ic 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 l i s h m e n t .
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M A IN T E N A N C E

P a in ts an d r e d e c o r a te s w a lls , w o o d w o rk , an d fix tu re s of an e s ta b lis h m e n t.
W o rk in ­
v o l v e s t h e f o ll o w i n g : K n o w le d g e o f s u r f a c e p e c u l i a r i t i e s a n d t y p e s o f p a i n t r e q u i r e d f o r d i f f e r e n t
a p p l i c a t i o n s ; p r e p a r i n g s u r f a c e f o r p a i n t i n g b y r e m o v i n g o l d f i n i s h o r b y p l a c i n g p u t ty o r f i l l e r
i n n a i l h o l e s a n d i n t e r s t i c e s ; a n d a p p ly i n g p a in t w i t h s p r a y g u n o r b r u s h . M a y m i x c o l o r s , o i l s ,
w h i t e l e a d , a n d o t h e r p a in t i n g r e d i e n t s t o o b t a i n p r o p e r c o l o r o r c o n s i s t e n c y .
In g e n e r a l , th e
w o r k of th e m a in te n a n c e p a in t e r r e q u i r e s 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 ll 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 tic 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 ie 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 ll s o r r e p a i r s w a t e r , s te a m , g a s , o r o th e r ty p e s of p ip e a n d p ip e f ittin g s in a n
e s ta b lis h m e n t.
W o r k i n v o lv e s m o s t o f t h e f o ll o w i n g : L a y i n g o u t o f w o r k a n d m e a s u r i n g t o l o ­
c a t e p o s i t i o n o f p ip e f r o m d r a w i n g s o r o t h e r w r i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; c u tt i n 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 is e l a n d h a m m e r o r o x y a c e ty le n e to r c h o r p ip e - c u ttin g m a c h in e ; t h r e a d ­
in g p i p e w i t h s t o c k s a n d d i e s ; b e n d in g p i p e b y h a n d - d r i v e n o r p o w e r - d r i v e n m a c h i n e s ; a s s e m b l i n g
p i p e w i t h c o u p li n g s a n d f a s t e n i n g p ip e t o h a n g e r s ; m a k i n g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g
t o p r e s s u r e s , f lo w , a n d s i z e o f p i p e r e q u i r e d ; a n d m a k i n g s t a n d a r d t e s t s t o d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r
f in is h e d p ip e s m e e t s p e c if ic a tio n s .
In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p i p e f i tt 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 ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n tic 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 ie n c e . W o r k e r s p r i m a r i l y e n g a g e d in in s ta llin g a n d r e p a i r i n g b u ild in g s a n it a ­
tio n o r h e a tin g s y s te m s a r e e x c lu d e d .
PLU M BER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

K e e p s t h e p l u m b i n g s y s t e m o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t in g o o d o r d e r . W o r k i n 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 i n s t a l l a t i o n o f v e n t s a n d t r a p s i n p lu m b i n g s y s t e m ; i n s t a l l i n g o r r e ­
p a i r i n 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 i t h a p l u 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 rk of 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 ro u n d e d tr a in in g a n d e x p e rie n c e u s u a lly
a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n tic 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 ie 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 to m o b ile s , b u s e s , m o to r tr u c k s , a n d t r a c t o r s o f a n e s ta b lis h m e n t. W o rk in ­
v o l v e s m o s t o f t h e f o ll o w i n g : E x a m i n i n g a u t o m o t i v e e q u ip m e n t t o d i a g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ;
d i s a s s e m b l i n g e q u ip m e n t a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s t h a t i n v o lv e t h e u s e o f s u c h h a n d to o l s a s
w r e n c h e s , g a g e s , d r i l l s , o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u ip m e n t in d i s a s s e m b l i n g o r f i t t i n 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 fe c tiv e p a r t s f r o m s to c k ; g rin d in g a n d a d ju s tin g v a lv e s ; r e a s s e m b l in g a n d i n s ta llin g

F a b r i c a t e s , i n s t a l l s , a n d m a i n t a i n s in g o o d r e p a i r t h e s h e e t - m e t a l e q u i p 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 rd s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e lv e s , l o c k e r s , ta n k s , v e n ti l a t o r s , c h u te s , d u c ts ,
m e ta l ro o fin g ) o f a n e s ta b lis h m e n t.
W o r k i n v o lv e s m o s t o f t h e f o ll o w i n g : P l a n n i n g a n d l a y i n g
o ut a ll ty p e s of s h e e t- m e ta l m a in te n a n c e w o rk f ro m b lu e p r in ts , m o d e ls , ox o th e r s p e c if ic a tio n s ;
s e ttin g u p a n d o p e ra tin g a ll a v a ila b le ty p e s of s h e e t- m e ta l w o rk in g m a c h in e s ; u s in g a v a r i e ty of




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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 l s in c u t t i n g , b e n d in g , f o r m i n g , s h a p in g , f i t t i n g , a n d a s s e m b l i n g ; a n d i n s t a l l i n g s h e e t m e ta l a r t i c l e s a s r e q u i r 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 i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a l e n t
tra in in g a n d e x p e rie 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 ; t o o l m a k e r ; f i x t u r e m a k e r ; g a g e m a k e r )
C o n s tru c ts and r e p a ir s m a c h in e -s h o p to o ls , g a g e s, jig s , fix tu re s o r d ie s fo r fo rg in g s ,
p u n c h in g , a n d o t h e r m e t a l - f o r m i n g w o r k .
W o r k i n v o lv e s m o s t o f t h e f o ll o w i n g : P l a n n i n g a n d
l a y in g o u t o f w o r k f r o m m o d e l s , b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , o r o t h e r o r a l a n d w r i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;

u s in g a v a r i e t y o f to o l a n d d i e m a k e r ' s h a n d to o l s a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; u n d e r ­
s t a n d i n g o f t h e w o r k i n g p r o p e r t i e s of c o m m o n m e t a l s a n d a l l o y s ; s e t t i n g u p a n d o p e r a t i n g o f
m a c h i n 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 i n g n e c e s s a r y s h o p c o m p u t a ti o n s r e l a t i n g to d i m e n s i o n s
o f w o r k , s p e e d s , f e e d s , a n d t o o li n g o f m a c h i n e s ; h e a t - t r e a t i n g o f m e t a l p a r t s d u r i n g f a b r i c a t i o n
a s w e ll a s of fin is h e d to o ls a n d d ie s to a c h ie v e r e q u i r e d q u a litie s ; w o rk in g to c lo s e t o le r a n c e s ;
f i t t i n 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 l l o w a n c e s ; a n d s e l e c t i n g a p p r o p r i a t e
m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , a n d p r o c e s s e s . I n g e n e r a l , t h e t o o l a n d d i e m a k e r 's w o r k r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d
tr a in in g in m a c h in e -s h o p a n d to o lr o o m p r a c tic e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o rm a l a p p re n tic e s h ip
o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g a n d e x p e r ie n c e .
F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s ,
s h o p s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h i s c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .

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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 l u d e s g a t e m e n w h o a r e s t a t i o n e d a t g a te
a n d c h e c k o n id e n tity o f e m p lo y e e s a n d o th e r p e r s o n s e n te r in g .
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th e ft, and ille g a l e n tr y .
J A N IT O R ,

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p e rio d ic a lly in p r o te c tin g p r o p e r ty a g a in s t f ir e ,

OR CLEAN ER

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 is r e s p o n s ib le f o r in c o m in g s h ip ­
m e n ts of m e rc h a n d is e o r o th e r m a te r ia ls .
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 of s h 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 te s , a v a ila b le m e a n s of tr a n s p o r t a ti o n , a n d r a te ; a n d p r e p a r in g r e c ­
o r d s o f t h e g o o d s s h i p p e d , m a k i n g u p b i l l s of l a d i n g , p o s t i n g w e i g h t a n d s h ip p i n g c h a r g e s , a n d
k e e p in g a f i l e o f s h ip p i n g r e c o r d s . M a y d i r e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g t h e m e r c h a n d i s e f o r s h i p ­
m e n t.
R e c e i v i n g w o r k i n v o l v e s : V e r i f y i n g o r d i r e c t i n g o t h e r s in v e r i f y i n g t h e c o r r e c t n e s s of
s h ip m e n ts a g a in s t b ills of la d in g , in v o ic 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 ta g e s a n d r e je c tin g
d a m a g e d g o o d s ; r o u t i n g m e r c h a n d i s e o r m a t e r i a l s to p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; a n d m a i n t a i n i n g n e c e s ­
s a ry r e c o r d s an d file s .

(S w e e p e r; c h a rw o m a n ; ja n i t r e s s )
F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s ,
C l e a n s a n d k e e p s in a n o r d e r l y c o n d it i o n f a c t o r y w o r k i n g a r e a s a n d w a s h r o o m s , o r
p r e m i s e s o f a n o f f i c e , a p a r t m e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . D u t i e s i n v o lv e
a c o m b i n a ti o n o f t h e f o ll o w i n g : S w e e p i n g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b i n g , a n d p o l is h in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v i n g
c h i p s , t r a s h , a n d o t h e r r e f u s e ; d u s ti n g e q u i p m e n t , f u r n i t u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o l i s h i n g m e t a l f i x t u r e s
o r t r i m m i n g s ; p r o v i d i n g s u p p l i e s a n d m i n o r m a i n t e n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; a n d c le a n i n g l a v a t o r i e s , s h o w ­
e r s , a n d r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w h o s p e c i a l i z e in w in d o w w a s h i n g a r e e x c l u d e d .
LABORER,

M A T E R I A L H A N D L IN G

A w o r k e r e m p l o y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r i n g p l a n t , s t o r e , o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t
w h o s e d u t i e s i n v o lv e o n e o r m o r e o f t h e f o ll o w i n g : L o a d i n g a n d u n l o a d i n g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s a n d
m e r c h a n d i s e o n o r f r o m f r e i g h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o t h e r t r a n s p o r t i n g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k in g , s h e l v i n g ,
o r p l a c i n g m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d i s e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e l o c a t i o n ; a n d t r a n s p o r t i n g m a t e r i a l s o r
m e r c h a n d 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 h o lo a d a n d u n lo a d s h ip s a r e
e x c lu d e d .

R e c e iv i n 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 i v i n g c l e r k

D r i v e s a t r u c k w i t h i n a. c i t y o r i n d u s t r i a l a r e a t o t r a n s p o r t m a t e r i a l s , m e r c h a n d i s e ,
e q u i p m e n t , o r m e n b e t w e e n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s u c h a s : M a n u f a c tu r i n g p l a n t s , f r e i g h t
d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o l e s a l e 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 a n d
c u s t o m e r s ' h o u s e s o r p la c e s of b u s in e s s . M a y a ls o lo a d o r u n lo a d t r u c k w ith o r w ith o u t h e lp e r s ,
m a k e m i n o r m e c h a n i c a l r e p a i r s , a n d k e e p t r u c k in g o o d w o r k i n g o r d e r .
D riv e r-s a le s m e n and
o v e r - t h 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 tu d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r i v e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e a n d t y p e o f e q u i p 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 s h o u ld b e r a t e d o n t h e b a s i s o f t r a i l e r c a p a c i t y . )

F IL L E R

(O r d e r p ic k e r ; s to c k s e le c to r ; w a r e h o u s e

s to c k m a n )

F i l l s s h ip p i n g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r f i n i s h e d g o o d s f r o m s t o r e d m e r c h a n d i s e in a c c o r d ­
a n c e w ith s p e c if ic a tio n s on s a le s s li 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 , i n a d d itio n
to f i l l i n g o r d e r s a n d i n d i c a t i n g i t 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 itio n a d d itio n a l s to c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p lie s 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 te d d u tie s .

T r u c k d r iv e r (c o m b in a tio n of s iz e s lis te d s e p a r a te ly )
T r u c k d r i v e r , l ig h t ( u n d e r 1 Vz to n s )
T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d i u m (1*4 t o a n d i n c l u d i n g 4 t o n s )
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y (o v e r 4 to 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 t h e r t h a n t r a i l e r ty p e )

TRUCKER,
PA CK ER,

c l a s s i f i e d a s f o llo w s :

T R U C K D R IV E R

(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 ta c k e r ; s h e lv e r ; t r u c k e r ; s to c k m a n o r s to c k h e lp 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 )

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S H IP P IN G

P r e p a r e s f i n i s h e d p r o d u c t s f o r s h i p m e n t o r s t o r a g e b y p l a c i n g t h e m i n s h ip p i n g c o n ­
t a i n e r s , t h e s p e c i f i c o p e r a t i o n s p e r f o r m e d b e in g d e p e n d e n t u p o n t h e t y p e , s i z e , a n d n u m b e r o f
u n i t s to b e p a c k e d , t h e t y p e o f c o n t a i n e r e m p l o y e d , a n d m e t h o d o f s h i p m e n t . W o r k r e q u i r e s t h e
p l a c i n g o f i t e m s i n s h ip p i n g c o n t a i n e r s a n d m a y in v o lv e o n e o r m o r e o f t h e f o ll o w i n g ; K n o w l­
e d g e o f v a r i o u s i t e m s o f s t o c k i n o r d e r t o 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 t y p e a n d s i z e
of c o n ta in e r; i n s e r ti n g e n c lo s u r e s in c o n ta in e r ; u s in g e x c e l s io 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 i n g a n d s e a l i n g c o n t a i n e r ; a n d a p p ly i n g l a b e l s o r e n t e r i n g i d e n t i f y i n g
d a t a o n c o n t a i n e r . 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 .




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F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e 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 c k er,
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p o w e r ( f o r k li f t)
p o w e r (o th e r th a n fo rk lif t)




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C o l u m b u s , O hio, O ct. 1968 1 ____________________________
D a l l a s , T e x . , N ov. 1968 1 _______________________________
D a v e n p o r t — o c k Is la n d — o li n e , Iowar-Ill.,
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D ayton , O h io, Jan. 1969 1 _______________________________
D e n v e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 _______________________________
D e s M o i n e s , Iow a, M a r . 1969___________________________
D e t r o i t , M ic h . , Jan. 1969 1 ______________________________
F o r t W orth, T e x . , N ov. 1968 1__________________________
G r e e n B a y , W i s . , J u l y 1 9 6 9 _____________________________
G r e e n v i l l e , S . C . , M ay 1969 1------------------------------------------H ou ston , T e x . , M ay 1969 1______________________________
I n d ia n a p o lis, Ind., D e c . 1968 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 . , Jan. 1969 1 _________________________
K a n s a s City, M o . - K a n s . , Sept. 1 9 6 9 ____________________
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L o u i s v i l l e , Ky.—
Ind., N ov. 1 9 6 8 _________________________
Lubbock, 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 1969 ------------------------------------------M e m p h i s , T e n n . - A r k . , N ov. 1968_______________________
M ia m i , F l a . , D e c . 1968 1------------------------------------------------M id land and O d e s s a , T e x . , M ar. 1969---------------------------M ilw a u k e e , W i s . , A p r. 1969_____________________________
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