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Area Wage Survey

The Little Rock—North Little Rock, Arkansas,
Metropolitan Area
July 1969

U . S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

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R egion I
341 Ninth A ve.
1603-B Federal Building
New York, N. Y. 10001
G overnm ent Center
Phone: 9 7 1 -5 4 0 5 (Area Code 212)
Boston, Mass. 02203
Phone: 2 2 3 -6 7 6 2 (Area Code 6 17)

R egion III
406 Penn Square Building
1317 Filbert St.
P h ilad elp h ia, Pa. 19107
Phone: 5 9 7 -7 7 1 6 (Area Code 215)

R egion IV
Suite 540
1371 P eachtree St. NE.
A tlanta, Ga. 30309
Phone: 5 2 6 -5 4 1 8 (Area Code 404)

R egion V
R egion VI
337 M ayflow er Building
219 South Dearborn St.
411 North Akard St.
C h icago, 111. 60604
D alla s, T ex . 75201
Phone: 3 5 3 -7 2 3 0 (Area Code 312)
Phone: 7 4 9 -3 6 1 6 (Area Code 214)

R egions VII and VIII
Federal O ffice Building
911 W alnut St. , 10th Floor
Kansas C ity, Mo. 64106
Phone: 3 7 4 -2 4 8 1 (Area Code 816)

R egions IX and X
450 G olden Gate A ve.
Box 36017
San Francisco, C alif. 94102
Phone: 5 5 6 -4 6 7 8 (Area Code 415)

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Area Wage Survey

The Little Rock—North Little Rock, Arkansas,




Metropolitan Area
J u ly

1969

B u lle tin

1 6 6 0 -2
November 1969

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
George P. Shultz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
G eoffrey H . Moore, Com m issioner

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A.

E s ta b lis h m e n ts and w o r k e r s w ith in scope o f s u r v e y and
n u m b e r s tu d ie d _____________________________________________________
In d e x e s o f s ta n d a rd w e e k ly s a la r ie s and s t r a i g h t - t i m e
h o u r ly e a rn in g s f o r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p s , and
p e r c e n ts o f in c r e a s e f o r s e le c te d p e r io d s _______________________
O c c u p a tio n a l e a rn in g s ;
A - 1. O f fic e o c c u p a tio n s —m e n and w o m e n _________________________
A - 2. P r o f e s s io n a l and t e c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s —m e n _______________
A - 3 . O f f ic e , p r o fe s s io n a l, and t e c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s —
m e n and w o m e n c o m b in e d __________________________________
A - 4 . M a in te n a n c e and p o w e rp la n t o c c u p a tio n s ___________________
A - 5 . C u s to d ia l and m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a tio n s ____________

A p p e n d ix .

O c c u p a tio n a l d e s c r ip t io n s _____________________________________

T h is b u lle t in p re s e n ts r e s u lts o f th e s u r v e y in
L i t t l e R o c k —N o r t h L i t t l e R o c k , A r k . , in J u ly 1 9 6 9 .
The
S ta n d a rd M e t r o p o lit a n S t a t is t ic a l A r e a , as d e fin e d b y the
B u r e a u o f th e B u d g e t th ro u g h J a n u a r y 1 9 6 8 , c o n s is ts o f
P u la s k i and S a lin e C o u n tie 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 r e g io n a l o ffic e in D a lla s , T e x . , u n d e r th e
g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n o f B o y d B . O 'N e a l, A s s is ta n t R e g io n a l
D i r e c t o r f o r O p e r a tio n s .

a re a s .

N O T E : S i m i l a r ta b u la tio n s a r e
(See in s id e b a c k c o v e r .)

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U n io n s c a le s , in d ic a tiv e o f p r e v a ilin g p a y le v e ls in
th e L i t t l e R o c k a r e a , a r e a ls o a v a ila b le f o r b u ild in g c o n ­
s tr u c tio n ; p r in t in g ; l o c a l - t r a n s i t o p e ra tin g e m p lo y e e s ; and
m o t o r t r u c k d r i v e r s , h e lp e r s , and a llie d o c c u p a tio n s .

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2

4

5
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1.

N in e t y a re a s c u r r e n t ly 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 , in f o r m a t io n on o c c u p a tio n a l e a rn in g s
is c o lle c te d a n n u a lly and 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 a g e p r o v is io n s b ie n n ia lly .




1
3

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A t th e end o f e a c h s u r v e y , an in d iv id u a l a r e a b u l­
l e t in p r e s e n ts s u r v e y r e s u lts f o r e a c h a r e a s tu d ie d . A f t e r
c o m p le tio n of a l l o f th e in d iv id u a l a r e a b u lle tin s f o r a ro u n d
o f s u r v e y s , tw o s u m m a r y b u lle tin s a r e is s u e d . T h e f i r s t
b rin g s d a ta f o r e a c h o f the m e t r o p o lita n a r e a s s tu d ie d in to
one b u lle tin .
T h e secon d p re s e n ts in f o r m a t io n w h ic h has
b e e n p r o je c t e d f r o m in d iv id u a l m e t r o p o lita n a r e a d a ta to
r e la t e to g e o g ra p h ic re g io n s and th e U n ite d S ta te s .

In tr o d u c tio n __________________________________________________________________
W ag e tre n d s f o r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p s ____________________________

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T h e B u r e a u o f L a b o r S ta tis t ic s p r o g r a m o f a n n u a l
o c c u p a tio n a l w a g e s u r v e y s in m e t r o p o lita n a r e a s is d e ­
s ig n e d to p r o v id e d a ta on o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s , and e s ta b ­
lis h m e n t p r a c tic e s and s u p p le m e n ta r y w a g e p r o v is io n s . I t
y ie ld s d e ta ile d d a ta b y s e le c te d in d u s t r y d iv is io n f o r each
o f th e a r e a s s tu d ie d , f o r g e o g ra p h ic re g io n s , and f o r th e
U n ite d S ta te s .
A m a j o r c o n s id e r a tio n in th e p r o g r a m is
th e n ee d f o r g r e a t e r in s ig h t in to ( l ) th e m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s
b y o c c u p a tio n a l c a te g o r y and s k i l l le v e l, and (2) the s t r u c ­
tu r e and l e v e l o f w a g e s a m o n g a re a s and in d u s tr y d iv is io n s .

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Area Wage Survey---The Little Rock—North Little Rock, Ark., Metropolitan Area
Introduction
to m e r i t p r e s e n ta tio 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 o f 90 in w h ic h th e U .S . D e p a r tm e n t o f L a b o r ’s
B u re a u of L a b o r S ta tis tic s con du cts s u rv e y s of o c c u p a tio n a l e a rn in g s
and r e la t e d b e n e fits on a n a r e a w id e b a s is .1

In e ach 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 iv e e s ta b ­
lis h m e n ts w ith in s ix b ro a d in d u s t r y d iv is io n s :
M a n u fa c tu rin g ; t r a n s ­
p o r ta tio n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s ; w h o le s a le t r a d e ;
r e t a i l t r a d e ; fin a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s ta te ; and s e r v ic e s .
M a jo r
in d u s tr y g ro u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m th e s e s tu 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 tr u c tio n and e x t r a c t iv e in d u s t r ie s . E s ta b lis h m e n ts
h a v in g fe w e r th a n a p r e s c r ib 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 fu r n is h in s u ffic 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 s io n .
S e p a ra te ta b u la tio n s a r e p ro v id e d f o r e a c h of
th e b ro a d in d u s tr y d iv is io n s w h ic h m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a .

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




p o s s ib ility

of

d is c lo s u r e

of

T h e a v e ra g e s p re s e n te d r e f l e c t c o m p o s ite , a r e a w id e e s t i ­
m a te s .
In d u s t r ie s and e s ta b lis h m e n ts d if f e r in p ay le v e l and jo b
s ta ffin g a n d , th u s , c o n trib u te d if f e r e n t ly to th e e s tim a te s f o r each jo b .
T h e 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 ra g e s m a y f a i l to r e f le c t
a c c u r a t e ly th e w a g e s p re a d o r d if f e r e n t i a l m a in ta in 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 i m i l a r l y , d iffe r e n c e s in a v e ra g e p ay le v e ls
f o r m e n and w o m e n in a n y o f th e s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s sho uld not be
a s s u m e d to r e f l e c t d iffe r e n c e s in p ay t r e a tm e n t of the se x es 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 t r ib ­
ute to d iffe r e n c e s in p ay f o r m e n and w o m e n in c lu d e :
D iffe r e n c e s in
p r o g r e s s io n w ith in e s ta b lis h e d r a t e r a n g e s , s in c e o n ly th e a c tu a l ra te s
p a id in c u m b e n ts a r e c o lle c te d ; and d iffe 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 the
s a m e s u r v e y jo b d e s c r ip tio n . Job d e s c r ip tio n s u se d in c la s s ify in g e m ­
p lo y e e s in th e s e s u rv 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 sed
in in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n ts and a llo w f o r m in o r d iffe re n c e s am o ng
e s ta b lis h m e n ts in the s p e c ific d u tie s p e r fo r m e d .

T h e s e s u rv e y s a r e c o n d u c te d on a s a m p le b a s is b e c a u s e of
th e u n n e c e s s a ry cost in v o lv e d in s u r v e y in g a l l 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 r tio n o f
la r g e th a n of s m a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts is s tu d ie d . In c o m b in in g the d a ta ,
h o w e v e r , a l l e s ta b lis h m e n ts a r e g iv e n t h e ir a p p r o p r ia te w e ig h t.
Es­
t im 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 , t h e r e f o r e ,
as r e la t in g to a l l e s ta b lis h m e n ts in th e in d u s t r y g ro u p in g and a r e a ,
e x c e p t f o r th o s e b e lo w th e m in im u m s iz e s tu d ie d .

1
In c lu d e d in th e 9 0 areas are four stu d ies c o n d u c te d und er c o n tr a c t w ith th e N e w Y ork
D e p a r tm en t o f Labor.
T h ese areas are B in g h a m to n ( N e w Y ork p o rtio n o n ly ); R o c h e ste r ( o f f ic e o c c u ­
p ation s o n ly ); Syracuse; and U t i c a —R o m e . In a d d itio n , the Bureau c o n d u c ts m ore lim it e d area stu dies
in 78 areas at d ie req u est o f th e W age and H our and P u b lic C on tracts D iv isio n s o f th e U .S . D e ­
p a rtm en t o f 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 fo r
f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s , i . e . , th o s e h ir e d to w o r k a r e g u la r w e e k ly s c h e d u le
in th e g iv e n o c c u p a tio n a l c la s s if ic a t io n .
E a r n in g s d ata e x c lu d e p r e ­
m iu m p ay f o r o v e r tim e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s , and la te
s h ifts . N o n p ro d u c tio n b onuses a r e e x c lu d e d , b ut c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a llo w ­
ances and in c e n tiv e e a rn in g s a r e in c lu d e d . W h e re w e e k ly h o u rs a r e
r e p o r te d , as f o r o ffic e 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 iv e t h e i r r e g u la r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a la r ie s (e x c lu s iv e of p ay fo r
o v e r tim e at r e g u la r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) . A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a rn in g s
f o r th e s e o c c u p a tio n s h av 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 t in p re 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 f o r m a t io n o b ta in e d l a r g e l y b y m a i l f r o m th e e s ta b lis h m e n ts
v is ite d b y B u re a u f ie 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 f o 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 s tu d y . P e r s o n a l v is it s w e r e m a d e
to n o n re s p o n d e n ts and to th o s e re s p o n d e n ts r e p o r tin g u n u s u a l changes
s in c e th e p re v io u s s u r v e y .

T h e o c c u p a tio n s s e le c te d f o r s tu d y a r e c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y
o f m a n u fa c tu rin g and n o n m a n u fa c tu rin g in d u s t r ie s , and a r e o f th e f o l ­
lo w in g ty p e s :
(1) O ffic e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p ro fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l; (3)
m a in te n a n c e and p o w e rp la n t; and (4) c u s to d ia l and 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 t io n is b a s e d on a u n if o r m set o f jo b d e s c r ip ­
tio n s d e s ig n e d to ta k e a c c o u n t o f in t e r e s t a b lis h m e n t v a r ia t io n in d u tie s
w ith in th e s a m e jo b .
T h e o c c u p a tio n s s e le c te d f o r s tu d y a r e lis te d
and d e s c r ib e d in th e a p p e n d ix .
T h e e a rn in g s d a ta fo llo w in g th e jo b
t it le s a r e f o r a l l in d u s tr ie s c o m b in e d . E a r n in g s d a ta f o r s om e o f th e
o c c u p a tio n s lis te d and d e s c r ib e d , o r f o r so m e in d u s tr y d iv is io n s w ith in
o c c u p a tio n s , a r e not p re 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 lo y m e n t in the o c c u p a tio n is too s m a ll to p ro v id e enough d ata

th e re

O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t e s tim a te s r e p r e s e n t th e to t a l in a ll
e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith in th e scope o f the stu d y and not the n u m b e r a c tu ­
a l l y s u r v e y e d . B e c a u s e of d iffe 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 ng
e s ta b lis h m e n ts , the e s tim a te s o f o c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t o b ta in e d f r o m
th e s a m p le o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts s tu d ie d s e rv e o n ly to in d ic a te the r e la t iv e
im p o r ta n c e o f th e jo b s s tu d ie d .
T h e s e d iffe 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 t e r i a l l y th e a c c u r a c y o f th e e a rn in g s d a ta .
E s ta b lis h m e n t P r a c t ic e s and S u p p le m e n ta r y W a g e P r o v is io 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 s u p p le ­
m e n ta r y w ag e p r o v is io n s ( B - s e r ie s ta b le s ) a r e not p re s e n te d in th is
b u lle tin .
In f o r m a t io n f o r th e s e ta b u la tio n s is c o lle c te d b ie n n ia lly .
S ta te T h e s e ta b u la tio n s on m in im u m
e n tra n c e s a la r ie s f o r in e x p e rie n c e d
w o m e n o ffic e w o r k e r s ; s h ift d if f e r e n t ia ls ; s c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u rs ; p aid
h o lid a y s ; p a id v a c a tio n s ; and h e a lth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n s io n p la n s a re
p re s e n te d (in th e B - s e r i e s ta b le s ) in p re v io u s b u lle tin s f o r th is a r e a .

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1 T h e L i t t l e R o c k —N o r th L it t le R o c k S ta n d a r d M e tr o p o lit a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e f in e d b y th e B u r e a u o f th e B u d g e t th r o u g h J a n u a r y 1 9 6 8 ,
c o n s i s t s o f P u l a s k i a n d S a lin e C o u n tie s . T h e " w o r k e r s w it h in s c o p e o f stu d y " e s t i m a t e s s h o w n in t h is t a b le p r o v id e a r e a s o n a b ly a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t io n
o f th e s i z e a n d c o m p o s i t io n o f th e la b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in th e s u r v e y . T h e e s t i m a t e s a r e n o t in te n d e d , h o w e v e r , t o s e r v e a s a b a s i s o f c o m p a r is o n
w ith o th e r e m p lo y m e n t i n 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 l e v e l s s i n c e (1) p la n n in g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s th e u s e o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t
d a ta c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b l y in a d v a n c e o f th e p a y r o l l p e r io d s tu d ie d , and (2) s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y .
2 T h e 19 6 7 e d i t i o n o f th e S ta n d a r d I n d u s t r ia l C l a s s i f i c a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s b y in d u s t r y d i v is i o n .
3 I n c lu d e s a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith t o 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 it a t io n .
A l l o u t le t s (w ith in th e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in s u c h
in d u s t r i e s a s t r a d e , f in a n c e , a u to r e p a ir s e r v i c e , and m o tio n p ic t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s id e r e d a s 1 e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
4 I n c lu d e s a l l w o r k e r s in a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith t o 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 t h e m in im u m l im it a t io n .
5 T a x ic a b s a n d s e r v i c e s i n c id e n t a l t o w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t io n w e r e e x c lu d e d .
6 T h is i n d u s t r y d i v is i o n i s r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s fo r " a ll i n d u s t r ie s " a n d " n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g " in th e S e r i e s A t a b l e s . S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n
o f d a ta fo r t h is d i v i s i o n i s n o t m a d e f o r o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o 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 i v is i o n i s to o s m a l l t o p r o v id e e n 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 i n i t i a l l y to p e r m it s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n , (3) r e s p o n s e w a s i n s u f f i c i e n t o r in a d e q u a te to
p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n , a n d (4) t h e r e i s p o s s i b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a ta .
7 H o t e ls a n d m o t e l s ; l a u n d r ie s and o th e r p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s i n e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u t o m o b ile r e p a ir , r e n t a l , an d p a r k in g ; m o tio n p ic t u r e s ;
n o n p r o fit m e m b e r s h ip o r g a n i z a t i o n s ( e x c lu d in g r e l i g i o u s and c h a r it a b le o r g a n i z a t i o n s ) ; and e n g i n e e r i n g and a r c h it e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .

O n e - h a lf o f th e w o r k e r s w it h in s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y in th e L i t t l e R o c k —N o r t h L it t le
R o c k a r e a w e r e e m p lo y e d in m a n u f a c t u r in g f ir m s. T h e f o llo w in g p r e s e n t s th e m a jo r in d u s t r y
g r o u p s a n d s p e c i f i c i n d u s t r i e s a s a p e r c e n t o f a l l m a n u fa c tu r in g :
In d u stry g ro u p s

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

I n s tr u m e n t s a n d r e la t e d

W a t c h e s , c l o c k s , and

— 18
C h e m i c a l s a n d a l li e d
p r o d u c t s ___________________ ____14
F o o d a n d k in d r e d p r o d u c t s ____ 12
E l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t and
s u p p l ie s ____________________ ____ 11
A p p a r e l and o th e r t e x t i l e
p r o d u c ts
7
L u m b e r and w o o d p r o d u c t s .____ 7
F u r n it u r e a n d f i x t u r e s —________ 6
6
P r i n t in g a n d p u b lis h in g -------

18
I n d u s t r ia l c h e m i c a l s _______ ____n
W o m e n 's a n d m i s s e s '
o u t e r w e a r __________________ ____ 6
H o u s e h o ld f u r n i t u r e ------------- ____5

T h is i n f o r m a t io n i s b a s e d o n e s t i m a t e s o f t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t d e r iv e d f r o m u n i v e r s e
P r o p o r t io n s in v a r io u s in d u s t r y d i v is i o n s m a y
m a t e r i a l s c o m p il e d p r i o r t o a c tu a l s u r v e y .
d if f e r f r o m p r o p o r t io n s b a s e d on th e r e s u l t s o f th e s u r v e y a s s h o w n in t a b le 1 a b o v e .

Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
F o r o ffic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d in d u s t r ia l n u r s e s , the w age
tre n d s r e la t e to r e g u la r w e e k ly s a la r ie 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 o f e a rn in g s f o r o v e r t im e .
F o r p la n t w o r k e r g ro u p s , th e y
m e a s u r e c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r ly e a r n in g s , e x c lu d in g
p r e m iu m p ay f o r o v e r t im e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s , and
la te s h ifts .
T h e p e rc e n ta g e s a r e b a s e d on d ata f o r s e le c te d k e y o c c u ­
p a tio n s and in c lu d e m o s t o f the n u m e r ic a lly im p o r t a n t jo b s w ith in
e a c h g ro u p .

P r e s e n te d in ta b le 2 a r e in d e x e s and p e rc e n ta g e s o f chan ge
in a v e ra g e s a la r ie s o f o ffic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s and in d u s t r ia l n u r s e s ,
and in a v e r a g e e a rn in g s o f s e le c te d p la n t w o r k e r g ro u p s .
T h e in d e x e s
a r e a m e a s u r e o f 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 as a p e r c e n t of
w ages d u rin g th e b a s e p e r io d (d a te o f th e a r e a s u r v e y c o n d u c te d
b e tw e e n J u ly I9 6 0 and June 1 9 6 1 ).
S u b tr a c tin g 100 f r o m the in d e x
y ie ld s th e p e rc e n ta g e chan ge in w a g e s f r o m th e b a s e p e r io d to the
d ate o f the in d e x .
T h e p e rc e n ta g e s o f chan ge o r in c r e a s e r e la t e to
w ag e chan ges b e tw e e n th e in d ic a te d d a te s .
T h e s e e s tim a te s a r e
m e a s u re s o f chan ge in a v e r a g e s f o r the a r e a ; th e y a r e not in te n d e d
to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e p ay c h a n g e s in th e e s ta b lis h m e n ts in the a r e a .

L im it a t io n s

o f D a ta

M e th o d o f C o m p u tin g
T h e in d e x e s and p e rc e n ta g e s o f c h a n g e , as m e a s u re s o f
chan ge in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e in flu e n c e d by:
(1) g e n e r a l s a la r y and
w age c h a n g e s , (2) m e r i t o r o th e r in c r e a s e s in p ay r e c e iv e d b y i n d i ­
v id u a l w o r k e r s w h ile in the s a m e jo b , and (3 ) c h an g es in a v e ra g e
w ages due to c h an g es in the la b o r f o r c e r e s u ltin g f r o m la b o r t u r n ­
o v e r , f o r c e e x p a n s io n s , f o r c e re d u c tio n s , and c han ges in th e p r o p o r ­
tio n s o f w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d b y e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith d if f e r e n t p ay le v e ls .
C h an g es in th e la b o r f o r c e c a n c a u s e in 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 .
I t is c o n c e iv a b le
th a t e v e n tho ug h a l l e s ta b lis h m e n ts in a n a r e a g av e w age in c r e a s e s ,
a v e r a g e w a g e s m a y h av e d e c lin e d 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 re d th e a r e a o r e x p a n d e d t h e i r w o r k f o r c e s .
S i m i l a r l y , w ages
m a y h ave r e m a in e d r e l a t i v e l y c o n s ta n t, y e t th e a v e ra g e s f o r a n a r e a
m a y h av e r is e n c o n s id e r a b ly b e c a u s e h ig h e r -p a y in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts
e n te re d the a r e a .

E a c h o f the s e le c te 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 e ig h t b a s e d on it s p ro p o r tio n a te e m p lo y m e n t
in the o c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p .
T h e s e c o n s ta n t w e ig h ts r e f l e c t b as e y e a r
e m p lo y m e n ts w h e r e v e r p o s s ib le .
T h e a v e r a g e (m e a n ) e a rn in g s f o r
e a c h o c c u p a tio n w e r e m u lt ip lie d b y th e o c c u p a tio n a l w e ig h t, and the
p ro d u c ts f o r a l l o c c u p a tio n s in th e g ro u p w e r e to ta le d . T h e a g g re g a te s
f o r 2 c o n s e c u tiv e y e a r s w e r e r e la t e d b y d iv id in g th e a g g re g a te f o r
the l a t e r y e a r by th e a g g re g a te f o r the e a r l i e r y e a r .
T h e re s u lta n t
r e l a t i v e , le s s 100 p e r c e n t, show s th e p e rc e n ta g e c h a n g e .
T h e in d e x
is the p ro d u c t o f m u lt ip ly in g the b as e y e a r r e la t iv e (10 0 ) b y th e r e la t iv e
f o r th e n e x t s u c c e e d in g y e a r and c o n tin u in g
m u lt ip ly (c o m p o u n d )
e a c h y e a r 's r e la t iv e b y the p re v io u s y e a r 's in d e x .
A v e r a g e e a rn in g s
f o r the fo llo w in g o c c u p a tio n s w e r e u se d in c o m p u tin g the w a g e tre n d s :
O ffic e c le r i c a l ( m e n and w om en ): O ffic e c le r ic a l ( m e n and w o m e n )— S k ille d m a in te n a n c e (m en ):
C arpenters
B o o k k e e p in g -m a c h in e
C o n tin u e d
E le c tr ic ia n s
operators, c la s s B
S e c r e ta r ie s
M a ch in ists
C le ik s, a c c o u n tin g , c la sse s
Sten o g ra p h ers, g e n e r a l
A and B
S ten o g ra p h ers, se n io r
M e ch a n ic s
S w itch b o a rd op era to rs, c la sse s
C le ik s, f i l e , c la sse s
M e c h a n ic s (a u to m o t iv e )
A , B, and C
A and B
Painters
P ip e fitte r s
C le ik s, order
T a b u la t in g -m a c h in e o p era to rs,
c la ss B
T o o l and d ie m a k e is
Clerics, p a y r o ll
C o m p to m e te r operators
T y p ists, c la s s e s A and B
U n sk ille d p la n t (m e n ):
K eyp u n ch op erators, c la sse s
A and B
Industrial nurses ( m e n and w o m en ):
J anitors, p orters, and c le a n e r s
N u rses, in d u stria l (r e g iste r e d )
O ffic e boys and girls
Laborers, m a te r ia l h a n d lin g




T h e u se o f 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 t e s the e ffe c t
o f c h an g es in th e p r o p o r t io n o f w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n te d in e a c h jo b i n ­
c lu d e d in the d a ta .
T h e p e rc e n ta g e s o f c han ge r e f l e c t o n ly c han ges
in a v e r a g e p ay fo r s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u rs .
T h e y a r e not in flu e n c e d by
chan ges in s ta n d a rd w o r k s c h e d u le s , as such, o r b y p r e m iu m pay
f o r o v e r t im e .
W h e re n e c e s s a r y , d ata w e r e a d ju s te d to re m o v e f r o m
the in d e x e s an d p e rc e n ta g e s o f c han ge a n y s ig n ific a n t e ffe c t c a u s e d
b y c h an g es in th e scope o f th e s u r v e y .

3

4

T a b le 2.

In d e x e s o f S ta n d a rd W e e k ly S a la r ie s and S t r a i g h t - T i m e H o u r ly E a r n in g s f o r S e le c te d O c c u p a tio n a l G ro u p s in
L i t t l e R o c k —N o r t h L i t t l e R o c k , A r k , , and P e r c e n ts o f In c r e a s e f o r S e le c te d P e r io d s
A l l in d u s tr ie s

P e r io d

O f fic e
c le r ic a l
(m e n and
w om en)

In d u s t r ia l
n u rs e s
(m e n and
w om en)

M a n u f a c tu r ing

S k ille d
m a in te n a n c e
tr a d e s
(m e n )

U n s k ille d
p la n t
w o rk e rs
(m e n )

O f fic e
c le r ic a l
(m e n and
w om en)

In d u s t r ia l
n u rs e s
(m e n and
w om en)

S k ille d
m a in te n a n c e
tr a d e s
(m e n )

U n s k ille d
p la n t
w o rk e rs
(m e n )

In d e x e s (A u g u s t 1960= 100)

J u ly 1 9 6 9 ---------------------------------- — ________
J u ly 1 9 6 8 .......................................................... ..... .

1 43. 2
1 35. 9

( M
n

148. 1
1 43. 0

1 44. 8
137. 2

144. 9
1 37. 7

( M
(*)

1 45. 8
1 40. 9

1 41. 3
1 36. 1

P e r c e n t s o f in c r e a s e
J u ly 1968 to
J u ly 1967 to
A u g u s t 1966
A u g u s t 1965
A u g u s t 1964
A u g u s t 1963
A u g u s t 1962
A u g u s t 1961
A u g u s t I9 6 0

l

J u ly 1 9 6 9 ___________________
J u ly 1 9 6 8 ___________________
to J u ly 1 9 6 7 _________________
to A u g u s t 1 9 6 6 _____________
to A u g u s t 1 9 6 5 _____________
to A u g u s t 1 9 6 4 _____________
to A u g u s t 1 9 6 3 _____________
to A u g u s t 1 9 6 2 _____________
to A u g u s t 1961 __ ______ __

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

D a ta do n ot m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a ,




( M

(l )
( M

(l )
(*)
(*)
(*)
(*)
( M

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

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

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

(l )
( M
( M
n
n
( M
( M
( l )
n

3. 5
10. 5
4. 5
7 .0
2. 5
2. 8
2. 1
2. 6
3. 3

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

8
4
1
5
0
4
6
4
1

5

A. O c c u p a t io n a l E a r n i n g s
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women
(A v e r a g e s tr a ig h t -t im e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is
by in d u stry d iv is io n , L ittle R o ck —N o rth L ittle R o c k , A rk . , J u ly 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

Sex, occu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

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

weekly
hours1
[standard)

55
M ean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

*

$

60

t

t

65

70

75

$

80

$

85

I

90

$

95

$

100

$

105

I

110

$

115

$

120

i

125

$

130

$

135

r

140

$

145

$ “
150

and
under

155
and

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

11Q

115

120

125

130

135

140

145

150

155

over

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A --------

15

$
$
$
$
40.0 11 3 . CO 105.00 101.50-120.00

-

-

-

-

~

-

2

-

6

-

-

4

-

1

-

-

1

-

1

-

CLERKS,

ACCOUNTING, CLASS B --------

18

40.0

89.50

89.00

77.50-102.00

-

-

-

1

7

-

2

3

-

3

-

-

i

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

CLERKS, ORDER ------------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

58
43

40.0 100.00
40.0
94.00

94.50
93.00

90 .5 0- 11 2. 00
89.00-103.50

_

_

-

-

19
17

8
5

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

“

5
-

_

-

4
3

_

-

10
6

_

~

5
5

-

-

7
7

-

-

-

“

~

OFFICE B O Y S -----------------------•
NCNMAN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

32
29

39.0
39.0

69.00
67.50

66.50
65.50

63.00- 73.50
62.50- 70.50

_

14
14

8
8

4
4

2
2

3
i

1

TA BU LA TI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
CLASS C -------------------------------

15

38.0

92.50

92.50

88.00- 98.50

~

_

i

5

4

3

i

_

1

BILLERS, MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
MACHINE) ----------------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

42
40

39.5
39.5

70.50
70.00

69.50
69.00

64.00- 74.00
63.50- 73.50

-

14
14

8
8

13
13

-

2

~

~

5
5

BO OK KE EP IN G- MA CH IN E OPERATORS,
CLASS A -------------------------------

25

39.5

93.00

93.00

84 .0 0- 10 3. 00

*

-

1

4

-

2

1

9

-

4

2

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

00 KK EE PI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
CLASS B
— —~■—— —— — —— — — — — — — — —— — — ——
MA NU FACTURING --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

72
20
52

39.5
40.0
39.0

79.00
86.50
76.00

79.50
85.50
74.50

72.00- 85.50
81.00- 94.50
71.50- 83.50

-

-

10
2
8

22
2
20

5
-

16
6
10

12
4
8

3
2
1

i
i

3
3

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A -------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NONMAN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

88
16
72

39. 5 58.50
40.0 1C3.00
39.5
97.50

95.50
99.00
94.50

89.00-104.50
95 .0 0- 11 4. 50
88.00-102.00

_
-

-

-

_

3

4

2
1
1

2
2

7
1
6

_

8
1
7

2
1
1

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

*

-

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B -------MA NU FACTURING --------------------NC NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

304
69
235

39.5
40.0
39.0

82.00
87.00
79.50

72.50- 90.50
81.00- 98.50
71.50- 89.00

i
i

19
3
16

34

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

2
2

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

20

38.5

77 .0C

78.50

o
*
o
0
1

MEN

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS B --------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

78
60

39.5
39.0

71.50
72.5C

70.50
73.00

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS C --------------NONMAN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

56
54

38.5
38.5

66 . 5C
66.50

65.00
64.50

62.50- 70.00
62.50- 69.50

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

29

40.0

79.00

79.50

76.00- 84.50

-

CLERKS, PAYROLL ---------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------

60
37
23

40.0
4C.0
39.5

90 . 5C
92.00
88.50

90.00
92.00
8 8 .0 0

82.50- 10 0. 00
81.50-102.00
84.00- 98.00

_
-

-

-

WOMEN

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




8

38
4
34

14
2
12

17
2
15

21
6
15

41
2
39

47
14
33

44
17
27

13
2
11

16
8
8

3

3

1

-

5

4

-

4
4

10
6

24
16

14
8

14
14

9
9

2
2

-

30
30

13
13

11
11

2

-

5

-

11

7

2

4

_
-

_
-

1
1

9
7
2

10
5
5

11
3
8

7
7

_
-

~

3

*
V*
o

37
5
32

_

8

-

66 .00- 77.50
66.50- 79.00

CD

e 3 .o c
87.50
82.00

5

1

-

4
8
8

4
4
-

2

i

-

-

*

-

8
3
5

9

_

6
3

-

-

34

1
1

3
3

2
2

-

6
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
(A v e ra g e s t r a ig h t- tim e w e ekly h o u rs and e a rn in g s for se le c te d o cc u p a tio n s studied on an a r e a b a s is
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , L i t t l e R o c k —N o r t h L i t t l e R o c k , A r k . , J u l y 1969)

Weekly earnings1
(standard)
Sex, occupation, and industry division

Number Average
weekly
of
hours1
workers (standard)

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

$
55

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

$

S
60

65

i
70

%
75

i
80

$
85

s
90

S

i

95

IOC

$

s
105

no

$
115

$

$
120

125

$
130

$

S

135

140

$
145

and
under
60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

105

110

115

*

-

4
4

3
3

4
3

17
13

8
6

1
1

~

"

3
3

_

_

4
3

11
11

9
9

12
11

4
~

1

“

2

2
1

1

1
1

6
2
4

44
5
39

33
4
29

19
9
10

16
11
5

5
4
i

1
1

-

2
2
-

1C
10

-

100

*
150

155

-

and

155

o v er

120 _ i 2 1

130

“

“

-

-

~

-

-

“

-

1

-

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

135

140

145

150

WOMEN - CO NTINUED
CO MP TO ME TE R OPERATORS --------------N C NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

AO
33

40.0
40.0

$
82.50
82.50

$
83.00
82.50

$
$
79.00- 86.50
77.50- 87.00

KE YPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A -------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

47
35

38.0
37.5

86.50
82.50

85.00
82.00

78.50- 9 0 . CO
77.50- 87.00

_

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

137
37
100

39.0
40.C
39.0

80.00
83.50
79.00

77.50
84.50
76.00

73.00- 85.00
78.00- 89.00
72.50- 81.50

_
-

OFFICE GIRLS --------------------------

15

38.5

70.00

69.50

66.50- 75.00

1

1

7

3

-

3

S E C R E T A R I E S 3'--------------------------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 S4"---------------

418
131
287
78

39.5
40.0
39.0
40.0

103.00 101.00
88.00-115.00
1C6.50 105.00
92.00-117.00
1C1.00
98.50
87.50-114.50
116.00 117.50 104.00-130.00

-

-

_
~

10
4
6
2

22
4
18
"

48
14
34
5

39
9
30
-

48
5
43
11

29
11
18
1

54
18
36
-

37
21
16
5

26
10
16
7

34
8
26
18

18
5
13
6

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

29
20

39.0 120.00 119.00 103.00-139.00
39.0 114.50 116.00 103.00-123.00

_

-

_

_

_

1
“

_

1

_
-

9
9

_

1
1

4
3

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

102
83

38.5 1C1.00
38.5 IC O.00

90 .5 0-109.00
90 .5 0-107.00

_

_

_

_

4
4

15
10

5
5

19
19

13
8

15
14

8
8

3
3

SECRETARIES, CLASS C -------------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 S4 ---------------

87
22
65
20

105.00
93.00-119.00
113.00 105.00-133.00
101.00
89.00-116.50
94.00- 14 6. 00
117.50

_
-

_
-

“

3
3
2

5
5

3
3

7
7
~

7
7
4

8
i
7
1

11
5
6
-

6
3
3
-

SECRETARIES, CLASS D -------------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 S4 ---------------

200
81
119
52

39.5
99.50
97.00
85.00-111.50
87.50-109.50
40.0 100.50 103.00
39.5 98.50
84.50-116.00
92.50
40.0 113.00 116.50 106.00-125.00

-

-

~
“

7
4
3

13
4
9

29
8
21
5

27
9
18
“

21
4
17
7

8
5
3
-

19
12
7

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL -------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S4 ---------------

197
53
144
25

39.5
40.0
39.0
40.0

3
3

12
2
10
2

41
3
38
“

44
2
42
4

42
16
26
2

18
7
11
6

10
9
1
-

2
1
1
-

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR --------------MANU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S4 ---------------

64
17
47
27

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

SW IT CH BO AR D OPERATORS, CL AS S B ---N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

51
47

39.5
39.5

77.00
75.50

SW IT CH BO AR D O P ER AT OR -R EC EP TI ON IS TS M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

93
29
64

39.5
40.0
39.0

78.00
82.50
76.00

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

1C7.00
117.50
103.50
116.50

82.00
89.00
79.00
92.00

98.50
97.50

80.00
88.00
77.50
89.00

74.00- 87.00
82.00-100.00
73.00- 83.00
81.00-103.00

53

S e e foo tn o tes a t end of table.




52

38.5
3 8 .5

_
“

“

“

“

10
2
8
4

13
5
8
6

9
4
5
4

6
4
2
1

9
4
5
5

2
1
1
1

4
2
2
2

5
5

-

-

2
i

3
i

1

-

2
“

7
5

6
3

i
“

“

2
1

-

1
1

1
"

2
2

11
4
7
1

6
i
5
5

2
2

4
4

4
2
2
1

1
1

i
i
i

7
3
4
4

1
1
1

-

23
18
5
5

11
6
5
5

17
4
13
13

5
~
5
5

5
1
4
4

9
3
6
5

4
i
3
3

2
2
-

-

“

-

20
10
10
9

-

3
1
2
2

2
2

-

-

~

-

*

-

-

“

i
i
-

8
2
6
6

1
1

-

~

“

~

“

93 .5 0-118.00
107.00 104.00
115.50 115.00 102.50-134.00
104.00 101.00
91 .5 0-114.00
111.50 112.00 100.00-131.50

-

_
-

_
*

-

4
4
i

1
1
1

4
4
2

10
10
2

7
3
4
1

8
3
5
4

4
2
2

9
i
8
8

3
2
1

-

“

4
2
2
2

73.00
72.50

66.00- 82.00
65 .0 0- 80.50

_
-

12
12

5
5

15
14

4
4

7
7

“

-

1
*

2
-

-

~

4
4

“

i
i

-

“

”

"

“

“

74.50
82.50
73.50

70.50- 83.50
72.00- 95.50
70.50- 79.00

5

-

14
3
11

9
4
5

5
4
i

1
1

5
4
1

5
1
4

1
1

i
i
—

i
i

—

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

31
4
27

1

-

5

14
6
8

-

-

1

"

"

'

22
22

3
3

1

24
24

T R AN SC RI BI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------

-

~

78.00
77.50

78.50
77.50

72.50- 87.50
72.50- 87.50

_

3
3

~

'

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 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 , L i tt le R o c k —N o r th L i tt le R o c k , A r k . , J u ly 1969)
Weekly earnings 1
( standard)

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

Average
weekly

Sex, o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s t r y d iv is io n

75
M edian 2

(standard)

$

85

$

95

90

100

105

110

an d
under

Middle range 2

115

120

125

-

-

-

115

120

125

6

-

60

WOMEN -

*

80

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

2

20
19
1

15
7
8

2

1

20

8
4
4

3

105

110

130

135

-

130

-

135

140
-

140

145
-

145

150

155

-

a nd

150

155

over

CONTINUED

$
86.00

$
T Y P I S T S , C LA SS A ----------------M A NU F A C T U R I N G -----------------N O NM A NU F AC T UR I N G ---------T Y P I S T S , C LA SS B —
M A NU F AC T UR I N G —
N ON MA N UF A CT U RI N G

58
38
20

210

52
158

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

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

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

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

$

$

8 4 .0 0
8 9 .0 0

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

-

2

5
4
1

-

8 6 . 00 -

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

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

54
9
45

61
9
52

38
19
19

112.00

1

22

1

3
19

5
15

1

1

2

-

4

1

-

4

2

6
2

1
1

3

1 S ta 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 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 ll w o r k e r s a n d d iv id in g by 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 o f th e e m p lo y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e i v e m o r e
th a n th e r a t e show 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 o f 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 th 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 .
2 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 .
4 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 .

Table A-2.

Professional and Technical Occupations—Men

(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 , L ittle R o ck —N o r th L i tt le R o c k , A r k . , J u ly 1969)
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

O c c u p a tio n a n d i n d u s t r y d i v is io n

Number
of
woikers

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

Average j

75
hour*1
(standard)

M ean 2

Median 2

Middle range 2

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

$
1 4 5.00
1 44.0C

$

30
24

1 42.50
139.00

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

O R A F T S M E N , C LA SS B
M A N U F A CT U RI N G —

45
37

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

12 8 .0 0
13 0 .5 0

1 25.00
1 43.50

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

D R A F T S M E N , C LA SS C --------------------------------------M A NU F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------------

33
32

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 0 1.50
1 0 1 .5 0

102.50
1 02.50

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

A

80

$
85

$

$
90

95

*
100

$

*
105

110

11 5

i
120

s

%

125

130

$
135

$

1
140

145

155

$

$
160

165

t
170

85

90

-

2
2

175
a nd

3
3

95

-

-

5
4
5
4

100

105

110

115

120

125

13Q

2
2

2
2

4
4

5
4

-

1
1

2
2

2
2

4
4

3
2

-

4

-

i

1
1

13
13

_

4
4

i
i

135

2

140

145

150

15?

160

165

6
6

3
2

7
2

-

-

-

-

1
1

_

3
3

3
3

12
12

-

-

-

1
1

170

1
1

175

over

1
1

4
4

-

-

-

-

1
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 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 of t e r m s , s e e f o o tn o te 2, t a b le A - l .




$

t
150

and
under
80

O R A F T S M E N , CLASS
M A NU F AC T UR I N G

t

$

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

Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and W omen Combined
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s f o r s e 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 in d u s t r y d iv is io n , L i tt le R o ck —N o r th L i tt le R o c k , A r k . , J u ly 1969)
Average

Average
Number

O c c u p a tio n a n d in d u s t r y d i v is io n

OFFICE

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

of

OCCUPATIONS

O FFICE

B I L L E R S * M A C H I NE ( B O O K K E E P I N G
M A C H I N E ) -----------------------------------------------N O NM A NU F AC T UR I N G -----------------------

47
43

3 9.5
3 9 .5

$
71.50
6 9.50

B OOKKEE PING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C L AS S A ---------------------------------------------------------------N ON MA N UF A CT U RI N G -------------------------------------

26
15

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

92.5 0
84 .5 0

74

79.5 0
87.50
76 .0 0

B O O K K E E P I N G - M A C H I N E O PE RA T O R S ,
C LA SS B ---------------------------------------------------M A NU F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------N ON MA N UF A CT U RI NG -------------------------

O c c u p a t io n and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

52

3 9.5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T I N G , C LA SS A ----------------M A NU F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O NM A NU F AC T UR I N G -------------------------------------

103
25
78

3 9.5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5

1C 0.5C
1 1 0.00
9 7 . 5C

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T I N G , C LA SS B ----------------M A NU F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N ON MA N UF A CT U RI NG -------------------------------------

322
77
245

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

8 3 . 5C
89.00
82.00

C L E R K S , F I L E , C LA SS A
N O NM A NU F AC T UR I N G —

21
17

3 8.5
3 8.5

80.50
8 1 .0 0

C L E R K S , F I L E , C LA SS
N ON MA N UF A CT U RI NG

79
61

3 9 .5
3 9 .0

72.00
73.5 0

C L E R K S , F I L E , C LA SS
N ON MA N UF A CT U RI NG

57
55

3 9.0
3 8 .5

6 6 . 5C
6 6.50

C L E R K S , ORDER ------------MANUFACTURING —
N ON MA N UF A CT U RI NG

87
29
58

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

93.0 0
9 9 .0 0
9 0 .0 0

C L E R K S , PAYROLL ---------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O NM A NU F AC T UR I N G ------------------------------------

65
40
25

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

91 .5 0
92.5 0
90 .5 0

COMPTOMETER OPERAT ORS -------------------------------N Q N M A N U F A C T U R I N 9 -------------------------------------

40
33

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

8 2 .5 0
82.5 0

22

OCCUPATIONS

-

Number
of
workers

Weekly
hours 1
(standard'

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

Average

OFFICE

CONTINUED

OCCUPATIONS

-

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

CON TINUED

K EY PU NC H O P E R A T O R S , C LA SS A ---------------N O N M A N UF A CT U RI N G ------------------------------------

47
35

3 8 .0
3 7.5

86.50
82 .5 0

SWI TC H BO A RD O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B --------N ON M AN U FA C TU R I NG -------------------------------------

51
47

3 9.5
3 9 .5

7 7 . CC
7 5 .5 0

K EYPU NC H O P E R A T O R S , C LA SS 8 ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N ON MA N UF A CT U RI NG -------------------------------------

139
39
100

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

80 .0 0
83.50
79 .0 0

S W IT CH BOA RD O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N I S T S M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A NU F AC T UR I N G -------------------------------------

93
29
64

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

7 8 .0 0
8 2 .5 0
76.00

O F F I C E BOYS AND G I R L S -------------------------------------N ON M AN U FA C TU R I NG ------------------------------------

47
43

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

69 .0 0
68.0 0

T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E OPERATORS,
C L AS S C ---------------------------------------------------------------N O NM A NU F AC T UR I N G -------------------------------------

24
19

3 8 .5
3 8 .0

90 .0 0
88.00

S E C R E T A R I E S 2 --------------------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F AC T U RI N G ----------------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -----------------------------------

422
131
29 1
82

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

1 C 3.50
1 0 6.50
1 C 2.00
1 1 8 .5 0

T R A N S C R IB IN G - N A C H IN E OPERATORS,
GENERAL ---------------------------------------------------------------N O NM A NU F AC T UR I N G ------------------------------------

53
52

3 8 .5
3 8.5

78 .0 0
77.5 0

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

29
20

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

120.00
114 .5 0

T Y P I S T S , C LA SS A -------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O NM A NU F AC T UR I N G -------------------------------------

58
38
20

4 0 .0
4 0.0
3 9 .5

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

S E C R E T A R I E S , C LASS B -------------------------------N ON M AN U FA C TU R I NG -----------------------------------------

102
83

3 8 .5
3 8 .5

1 0 1.00
1 0 0.00

S E C R E T A R I E S , C LA SS C -------------------------------M A NU F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N UF A CT U RI N G -----------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------------

88
22
66
21

3 9.5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0

108.00
1 1 7.50
1 0 5.00
119 .5 0

T Y P I S T S , C L AS S B -------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A NU F AC T UR I N G -------------------------------------

21C
52
158

3 8.5
4 0.0
3 8.0

7 3 .0 0
77.0 0
7 1 .5 0

S E C R E T A R I E S , C LASS 0 ----------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A NU F AC T UR I N G -----------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------------

203
81
122
55

3 9 .5 100.50
4 0 . C 1 0 0 .5 0
3 9 .5 100.00
4 0 .0 116 .0 0

D R A F T S M E N , C LA SS A --------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------------

30
24

4 0.0
4 0.0

S TE N O G R A P H E R S , GENERAL ----------------------------M A NU F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A NU F AC T UR I N G -----------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3-------------------------------

197
53
144
25

145.00
144 .0 0

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

82 .0 0
89.00
7 9 .0 0
92.0 0

D R A F T S M E N , C LASS B --------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------------

46
37

4 0.0
4 0.0

128.00
130.50

S TE N O G R A P H E R S , S E N I O R ------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A NU F AC T UR I N G ------------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------------

64
17
47
27

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

107.00
1 1 5 .5 0
104 .0 0
1 1 1.50

D R A F T S M E N , C LA SS C --------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------------

34
33

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 0 2.00
102.00

P R O F E S S I O N A L AND T E C H N I C A L
OCCUPATIONS

1 S ta 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
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 M ay in c lu d e w o r k e r s o t h e r th a n t h o s e p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a te l y .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , a n d o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .




Number
of
workers

O c c u p a t io n an d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

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

9
Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r ly e a r n i n g s f o r m e n in s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie u 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 , L ittle R o c k —N o r th L i tt le R o c k , A r k ., J u ly 1969)
Hourly ea mings 1

O c c u p a tio n a n d in d u s t r y d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v in g s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r ly e a r n i n g s of—
$
1.7 0

$
1.8 0

*
1 .9 0

1.80

1 .9 0

2 .0 0

-

-

-

-

2
2

_

_

_

_

_

%

1 .60
M ean 2

Median 2

Middle range 2

$
2 .6 0

t
2 .7 0

s
2 .8 0

s
2 .9 0

S
3 .0C

t
3 .1 0

$
3 .2 0

s
3 .4 0

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

s
4 .0 0

$
4 .20

$
4 .4 0

2 .1 0

2 . 20

2 .30

2 .4 0

2 .5 0

2 .6 0

2 .7 0

2 .8 0

2 .90

3 .0 0

3 .1 0

3 .2 0

3 .40

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

over

$
3.2 1
3 .00

$
3 .33
2 .7 9

$
2 .8 3 -

$
3 .3 9

2
2

-

3
3

-

3
3

-

-

17

1

(Vi

*

E L E C T R I C I A N S , M A I N T E N A N C E -----------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------------

1 C3
89

3.9 1
3 .9 7

4 .3 1
4 .3 2

3 .5 1 3 .3 9 -

4 .3 6
4 .3 6

_

1
1

3
3

8
8

6
6

11
-

4
4

E N G I N E E R S , S T A T I O N A R Y ------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------- --------------

34
27

3 . 64
3.7 2

3 .75
4 .0 3

3 .1 0 3 .0 9 -

4 .1 2
4 .1 4

1
1

2
2

6
4

2

1
1

2
-

5
5

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

36
36

2 .4 9
2 .4 9

2 .41
2 .41

1 .7 7 1 .7 7 -

2 .6 9
2 .6 9

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4
4

-

~

H E L P E R S , M A I N T E N A N C E T RA DE S ------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------------

52
42

2 .52
2 .48

2 .5 5
2 .40

1 .9 3 1 .9 0 -

3 .2 2
3 .2 4

5
5

_

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 A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------------

133
79

3 .7 4
3 .82

3 .5 9
3 .80

3 .5 2 3 .4 5 -

4 .3 2
4 .3 5

-

MEC H A N IC S, AUTOMOTIVE
( M A I N T E N A N C E ) ------------------------------------------------------M A NU F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------------------N O NM A NU F AC T UR I N G ----------------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -----------------------------------

227
56
171
158

3 .71
3 .20
3 .8 7
3 .91

4 . 12
3 .0 4
4 .1 4
4 .1 5

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

4 .17
4 .13
4 .1 8
4 .1 9

M E C H A N I C S , M A I N T E N A N C E -------------------------------M A NU F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------------

317
313

3 .51
3 .51

3 .3 8
3 .3 8

3 .0 3 3 .0 3 -

4 .1 4
4 .1 4

O I L E R S --------------------- -------------- ------------------------------M A NU F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------------

30
30

3.12
3 .12

3 .2 7
3 .2 7

3 .2 1 3 .2 1 -

3 .3 3
3 .3 3

P IP E F IT T E R S ,

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

92

4 .0 2

4 .1 4

4 .1 2 -

4 .1 7

TOOL AND D I E MAKERS -----------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------------

89
80

3 .7 9
3 .8 3

3 .8 4
3 .94

3 .5 2 3 .5 7 -

4 .1 0
4 .12

a nd

0

36
17

1
o

C A R P E N T E R S , M A I N T E N A N C E -----------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------------

14
14

-

2
-

6
6

-

_

_

-

_
-

-

-

_

3
3

-

~

2
2

5
4

_

~

-

~

~

_

-

“

2
2
-

-

-

4
4

2
2

:

-

”

2
2

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

1
1

2
2

1
1

1
1

-

3
-

10
10

3

-

-

-

-

2
2

-

_
-

5
4

5
5

4
4

-

-

-

-

~

_

2
2

8
8

-

2
1

1
1

-

_

-

E x c lu d e s p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e an d f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s , h o l id a y s , a n d l a te s h if ts ,
F o r d e fin itio n of t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2 , t a b le A - l .
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 .




*
2 .5 0

t

and
under
1.7 0

MAINTENANCE

s
2 .4 0

i

2 .2 0

S
2 .3 0

*

2 .00

S
2 . 10

_
-

-

*

-

5
5

-

i

3
3

58
58

2
1

14
14

_

_

“

-

4
4

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

55
2

20
20

_

_

“

37
37

2
1

8
-

25

-

-

-

25
25

-

1
1

1
1

-

-

4
4

1
1

_

1
-

-

3
-

2
-

-

15
15

-

-

3
3

7
7

3
3

2
2
-

_

_

-

-

8

-

-

6
4

117
18
99
99

12
10

4
4

6
6

126
126

:

:

:

12
11

9
8

“

19
8
11
11

1
1
1

21
3
18
18

13
13

2

-

-

_

5
5

_

10
10

3
3

8
8

2
2

7
7

34
34

19
19

6
4

69
69

:

:

:

~

2
2

2
2

“

*

:

~

:

24
24

2
2

4
2

11
9

6

6

4
14
ii

1

-

_

.

-

82
32
32

10
Table A-5.

Custodial and M ate ria l M ovem ent Occupations

(A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r ly e a r n i n g s 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 i v is io n , L i tt le R o c k —N o r th L i tt le R o c k , A r k ., J u ly 1969)
Hourly earnings 2

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

Median3

Middle range3

Under
*
1 .50

$
1 .7 0

1 .60

1 .7 0

1 . 8 0 JL. 9 0

“

20
13

77
22

"

2

$
2 .0 0
2 .2 5

$
1 .7 7
1 .8 5

$
1 .7 2 1 .7 2 -

$
2 .0 5
2 .7 3

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

28

2 .9 2

3 .2 3

2 .4 3 -

3 .3 2

WATCHMEN:
M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------------

42

1 .80

1 .7 4

1 .6 8 -

1 .8 0

“

13

20

J A N I T O R S , P O R T E R S , ANO C L E A NE RS ------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A NU F AC T UR I N G ------------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 4 --------------------------------

422
205
217
66

1 .8 8
2 .0 0
1 .77
1 .9 6

1.77
1 .8 6
1 .6 9
1 .8 3

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

2 .0 2
2 .1 7
1 .81
2 .08

8

10
-

8

10
“

123
26
97
8

99
52
47
22

U T I L I T I E S 4 --------------------------------

71
17

1 72
1 .8 9

1 .7 9

1 .7 5 -

1 .9 9

-

L A B O R E R S , M A T E R I A L H A N D L I N G ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A NU F AC T UR I N G -------------------------------------

1 ,0 2 3
657
366

1 .9 7
1.92
2 .0 6

1 .95
1 .89
2 .0 9

1 .7 5 1 .7 2 1 .9 2 -

2 .1 7
2 .05
2 .2 4

-

~

179
137
42

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

217

2 .3 1

2 .0 7

1 .8 2 -

2 .7 7

-

-

36

N O N M A N U F AC T U RI N G -------------------------------------

158

2 .34

1 .9 7

1 .8 1 -

3 .32

“

“

36

PORTER S,

PUBLIC

ORDER

FILLER S

-

.

65
53

2 .5 1
2 .5 7

2 .34
2 .3 4

2 .1 2 2 .1 5 -

3 .1 0
3 .4 2

SH IPPIN G

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

24

2 .5 0

2 .4 5

2 .1 3 -

2 .7 0

-

S H I P P I N G AND R E C E I V I N G C L E R K S -----------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------------

40
18

2 .50
2 .6 7

2 .44
2 .6 9

2 .2 8 2 .3 9 -

2 .6 9
2 .7 9

-

T R U C K D R I V E R S 5 ---------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F AC T U RI N G -------------------------------------

767
244
523

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

3.51
2 .2 0
3 .9 2

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

3 .94
2 .83
3 .9 6

-

“

T R U C K D R IV E R S , L IG H T (UNDER
1 - 1 / 2 T O N S ) ------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F AC T U RI N G -------------------------------------

113
33
80

2.08
2 .41
1 .9 4

1 .8 8
2 .0 9
1 .85

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

2 .15
3 .2 3
2 .0 1

~

-

7

%

2 .0 0

2 .1 0

*
2 .2 0

*
2 .3 0

s
2 .4 0

$
2 .5 0

*
2 .6 0

$
2 .70

$
2 .80

S
2 .9 0

$
3 .0 0

$
3 .1 0

s
3 .2 0

$
'i
3.30 3 .4 0

2 .1 0

2 .2 0

? .3 0

2 .4 0

2 .5 0

2 .60

2 .7 g

2 .80

2 .9 0

3 .0 0

3 .1 0

3 t?0

3 .3 0

3.40

5

“

10
10

4
4

1
1

2

1
1

8
8

8
8

-

-

-

-

-

4

4

1

*

-

1

8

8

-

-

-

“

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
-

2
-

_

_

2
2

2

-

-

_
-

-

_

~

-

-

-

-

6
3

-

3

“

“

60
41
19
14

11
5
6
4

29
18
11
3

18
17
1
1

141
127
14

89
71
18

212
135
77

81
44
37

95
50
45

166
54
112

11
9
2

10

42

10

16

11

12

8

37

9

9

7

7

17

10

371
114

3 .1 8
2 .1 8

3 .91
2 .1 3

2 .2 8 1 .8 4 -

3 .9 6
2 .2 5

-

T R U C K D R I V E R S , HEA VY ( O V E R 4 T O N S ,
T R A I L E R T Y P E I -------------------------------------------N O N M A NU F AC T UR I N G -------------------------------------

235
186

3 .4 0
3 .7 4

3.91
3 .9 3

3 .4 3 3 .6 6 -

3 .9 5
3 .9 6

-

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

10
-

.

4

1 ------i
3 .60 3 .8 0

6
1
1

24
24
“

“

“
1

-

-

10
2
8
8

4

1
“

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6
3
3

-

7
7

-

4

10

_

_

1

-

-

-

-

_

-

__
_

“

20
20
-

-

“

1
1

-

4

10

-

-

1

-

3

6

2

-

-

_

_

50

_

_

_

“

~

-

50

-

-

-

-

~

16
16

“

4
4

20
20
-

3

-

12

~

8

_

2
2

5
5

13
12

2
1

2

-

-

-

2

2

7

1

-

-

-

7

1

-

-

-

i

-

-

3

-

-

4
4

5
5

-

-

-

i
i

-

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Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations----Continued
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s tudie d on an a r e a b a s is
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , L i t t l e R o c k r - N o r t h L i t t l e R o c k , A r k . , J u l y 1969)

1 D a t a l i m i t e d to m e n w o r k e r s e x c e p t w h e r e o t h e r w i s e in d ic a t e d .
2 E x c l u d e s p r e m i u m p ay f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , and la t e sh if t s .
3 F o r d e f i n i t i o n of t e r m s , see fo o tn o te 2, t a b le A - l .
4 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t i o n , and o t h e r p ubli c u t i l i t i e s .
5 In c lu d e s a l l d r i v e r s , as d e f in e d , r e g a r d l e s s of s iz e and t ype of t r u c k o p e r a t e d .




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 jo 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 i n 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 t i o n s w o r k e r s w h o a r e e m p l o y e d u n d e r a v a r i e t y o f p a y r o l l t i t l e s a n d d i f f e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b l i s h m e n t to e s t a b l i s 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 j o 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 in
in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n ts o r th o s e p r e p a r e d f o r o th e r p u r p o s e s .
I n 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

B i l l e r , m a c h i n e ( b i l l i 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 t r y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s i o n s , w h ic h m a y o r m a y n o t b e c o m p u t e d o n t h e b i l l i n g m a c h i n e ,
a n d t o t a l s w h ic h a r e a u t o m a t 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 .
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 ) to p r e p a r e
c u s t o m e r s ' b i l l s a s p a r t o f 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 t r y of f i g u r e s o n c u s t o m e r s ' l e d g e r r e c o r d . T h e m a c h i n e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c c u m u l a t e s
f i g u r e s o n a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o 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 r d ty p e s of s a le s and c r e d i t s lip s .

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 i t h 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 ) to 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 r m in e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s a n d d is t r ib u t io 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 ay p r e p a r e c o n s o lid a te d r e p o r t s , b a la n c e s h e e t s , a n d o th e r r e c o r d s
by hand.

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 tly 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 l a 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 an d s e r v ic e f ile s .

C l a s s C . P e r f o r m s r o u t i n e f i l i n g o f m a t e r i a l t h a t h a s a l r e a d y b e e n c l a s s i f i e d o r w h ic h
i s e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s i m p l e s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s y s t e m ( e . g . , a l p h a b e t i c a l , c h r o n o l o g i c a l ,
o r n u m e r ic a l) . A s r e q u e s te d , lo c a te s r e a d i ly a v a ila b le m a t e r i a l in f il e s a n d f o r w a r d 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 i r e d to m a i n t a i n a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .
CLERK,

CLERK,

ORDER

PA Y RO LL

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 in 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 on 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 i n 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 a n d
a s s i s t p a y m a s te r in m a k in g u p a n d d is tr ib u tin g p a y e n v e lo 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 re 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 le ,
p a y r o l l , c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n t s ( n o t 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 t i o n o f t r i a l b a l a n c e s a n d p r e p a r e c o n t r o l s h e e t s f o r t h e a c c o u n t i n g d e p a r t m 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 p b e c o n f u s e d w i t h t h a t o f s t a t i s t i c a l o r o t h e r t y p e o f c l e r k , w h ic h m a y in v o lv e f r e ­
q u e n t u s e of a C o m p to m e te r b u t, in w h ic h , u s e of t h is m a c h in e is in c id e n ta l to 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 fo r
k e e p in g o n e o r m o r e s e c t i o n s o f a c o m p 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 to o n e p h a s e
of 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 lv e s p o s ti n g a n d b a la 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 in g jo u r n a l e n tr i e s ; a n d m a y d i r e c t c la s s B a c c o u n tin g c l e r k s .

KEYPU NCH O PERA 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 r a 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 of v a r i e d s u b j e c t m a t t e r
m a te r ia l su ch 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 in c o n ju n c t io n
a l l g r o u p of l o w e r l e v e l f i l e c l e r k s .

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 r s 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 l i s t i n g t h e i t e m s t o m a k e u p t h e o r d e r ; c h e c k i n g p r i c e s a n d q u a n t i t i e s of i t e m s o n 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 ay c h e c k w ith c r e d i t
d e p a r tm e n t to d e 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 i n g
i n v o i c e s w ith o r i g i n a l o r d e r s .

B O O K K E E P IN G - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R

CLERK,

F IL 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 l a s s if i e s a n d in d e x e s f ile
m e n ts , e tc . M ay a ls o file 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 on a m a c h in e o th e r th a n a n o r d in a r y o r e 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 :

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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 r io u s s o u rc 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 , l o c a te s o n 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 on 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 be p u n c h e d .
M ay tra in
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 llo w in g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r i n s t r u c t i o n s ,
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 ay 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 i n 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 of a n in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c to 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 , i n 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 t o t h e h e a d o f a l a r g e a n d i m p o r t a n t o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a m id d l e
m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r o f 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 in 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 r e d p e r s o n s ) o f a c o m p a n y t h a t e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
C la s s 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 in e s s u c h a s s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , o p e n in g 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 t o o n e i n d iv i d u a l. M a in t a in s a c l o s e a n d h ig h ly
r e s p o n s i v e r e l a t i o n s h i p t o t h e d a y - t o - d a y w o r k 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 .
P e rfo r m s v a rie d c le r ic a l
a n d s e c r e t a r i a l d u t i e s , u s u a l l y in 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 i n g m a i l , a n s w e r s r o u t i n e i n q u i r i e s , a n d r o u t e s t h e t e c h n i c a l i n q u i r i e 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 an 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 ic 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 t o t h e w o r k o f th e s u p e r v i s o r .
E x c lu s io n s
J lo t a ll p o s itio n s th a t a r e tit le d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s th e a b o v e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . E x a m p le s
o f p o s 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
th e " p e r s o n a l " s e c r e t a r y c o n c e p t d e s c r i b e d a b o v e ; (b) s t e n o g r a p h e r s n o t f u l l y t r a i n e d 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 t i n e o r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e c o m p l e x a n d r e s p o n s i b l e t h a n t h o s e c h a r a c t e r i z e d in t h e d e f i n i t i o n ;
a n d (e) a s s i s t a n t ty p e p o s i t i o n s w h ic h in v o lv e m o r e d 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 i a l i z e d c l e r i c a l d u t i e s w h ic h a r e n o t t y p i c a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o r k .
N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d in th e 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 to 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 t o 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 iv 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 t o b e
" c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s o f a p p ly 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)
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 5, 000 b u t f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 000 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
se g m e n t o r s u b s id ia ry of 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 f ic e r le v e l) of a m a j o r
in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

C la s s B

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
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 fic 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 lo y s , in a l l , o v e r 100 b u t f e w e r th a n 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
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 t io n s , i n d u s t r ia l r e l a t io 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 rd in a te s ta f f
n o r m a l l y n u m b e r s a t l e a s t s e v e r a l d o z e n e m p l o y e e s a n d i s u s u a l l y d i v id e d i n t o o r g a n i z a t i o n a l
s e g m e n t s w h i c h a r e o f te n , in 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 ; in 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 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 , 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 ll 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 2 5 o r 3 0 p e r s o n s ) ; m:
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 ia lis 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 an y 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 i b e d a b o v e , to th is le v e l of s u p e r v i s o r y o r
n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r .)
STENOG RA PHER,

GENERAL

P r i m a r y d u t y i s to 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 ls o ty p e f r o m w r itte n c o p y . M a y m a in ta in f i l e s , k e e p s im p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o th e r r e l a ti v e ly
r o u tin e c l e r i c a l t a s k s .
M a y o p e r a t e f r o m a s te 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 in g m a c h in e w o rk .
(S ee t r a n s c r i b in g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r .)

STEN O G RA PH ER,

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 a n 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 t e n o g r a p h i c d u t i e s r e q u i r i n g s i g n i f i c a n t l y g r e a t e r in d e p e n d e n c e a n d r e s p o n s i ­
b i l i t y 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 te 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 ic 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 il 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 i n 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 llo w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b l i n g m a t e r i a l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , l e t t e r s ,
e 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 ro u tin g in c o m in g m a il; a n 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 t r 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 t e s a s i n g l e - o r m u l t i p l e - p o s i t i o n t e l e p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d h a n d li n g i n c o m i n 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 le x c a l l s , s u c h a s c o n f e r e n c e , c o lle c t, o v e r s e a s , o r s i m i l a r c a ll s , e it h e r in a d d itio 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 rla p p in g o r i n t e r r e l a t e d f u n c tio n s , a n d c o n s e q u e n tly p r e s e n t f r e q u e n t p r o b le 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 l a s s B . O p e r a t e s a s i n g l e - o r m u l t i p l e - p o s i t i o n t e l e p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d h a n d li n g i n c o m i n 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 ___l a n c e c a l l s a n d r e c o r d t o l l s .
M ay p e r f o r m lim ite d te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n s e r v i c e . ( " L im ite d " te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n s e r v ic e
o c c u r s 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 ic 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 ra to r.)

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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

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

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 i c a l w o rk a s p a r t of r e g u l a 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 r d .

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 a y 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 i l i n 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 G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R .

GENERAL

T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H I N 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 lu d in g s u c h m a c h in e s a s th e ta b u l a to r , c a lc u l a t o r , i n t e r p r e t e r , c o ll a to 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 ir in 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 in v o lv e a
v a r i e t y o f lo n g a n d c o m p 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 irin g s o m e p la n n in g a n d s e q u e n c in g of s te p s to b e ta k e n . A s a m o r e e x p e r ie n c e d o p e r a t o r ,
i s t y p i c a l l y i n v o lv e d in 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 is io n of th e w o rk an d p ro 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 iffic 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 i t 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 is w o rk is
p e r f o r m e d u n d e r s p e c if ic in s t r u c t i o n s a n d m a y in c lu d e th e p e r f o r m a n c e of s o m e w ir in g f ro 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 t i n g e x e r c i s e , a c o m p l e t e b u t s m a l l t a b u l a t i n g s tu d y , o r p a r t s o f a l o n g e r a n d m o r e
c o m p le x r e p o r t . S u 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 l s o i n c l u d e t h e t r a i n i n g o f n e w e m p l o y e e s in t h e b a s i c
o p e r a tio n o f th e m a c h in e .

PROFESSIONAL

P r i m a r y d u t y 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 ls o ty p e f ro m w r i tt e n c o p y a n d do s im p le c le r ic a l w o rk .
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 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 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 t e 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 to 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 in d u p l ic a ti 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 i n 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 il in g r e c o r d s a n d r e p o r t s , o r s o r t i n g a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g in 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 i n f i n a l f o r m w h e n i t
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 l l a b i c a t i o n , p u n c t u a t i o n , e t c . , o f t e c h n i c a l o r u n u s u a l w o r d s o r f o r e i g n la n g u a g e m a t e r i a l ;
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 t y 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 ll o w i n g : C o p y t y 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 ty 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

D R A 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 t h a t d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m e s t a b l i s h e d d r a f t i n g p r e c e d e n t s . W o r k s in c l o s e s u p ­
p o r t w 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 o n 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 t a n c e .
C o m p le t e d w o r k i s
r e v ie w e d b y d e s ig n o r ig i n a to r f o r c o n s is te n c y w ith p r i o 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 i r e c t t h 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 la s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n r o u tin e a n d c o m p le x d r a f tin g a s s ig n m e n ts th a t r e q u i r e th e a p p li­
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 ra w in g s of s u b a s s e m b lie s w ith i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s ,
m u 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 i n 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 t i o n s to 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 t o 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 tu r in g , o r r e p a i r p u r p o s e s . T y p e s of d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d in c lu d e i s o m e tr i c p r o je c tio 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 i n 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 i ls 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 t s , a n d a d v ic e o n s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g i v e n w i t h i n i t i a l a s s i g n m e n t s .
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 AFTSM AN- TR A CER
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 r a 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 t r 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 t it i v e d r a w in g s of e a s i l y v is u a liz e d i te m s .
d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
NU RSE,

W o rk is c lo s e ly s u p e r v is 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 te r e d n u r s e w ho g iv e s n u r s in g s e r v ic e u n d e r g e n e ra l m e d ic a l d ir e c tio n to ill o r
i n 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 i ll 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 of 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 i n v o lv e a c o m b i n a t i o n o f 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 i c a l e x a m i n a t i o n s a n d h e a l t h e v a l u a t i o n s o f a p p l i c a n t s a n d e m p l o y e e s ; a n d p la n n i n g a n d c a r r y ­
in g o u t p r o g r a m s in 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 ff e c tin g th e h e a lth , w e l f a r e , a n d s a f e ty o f a ll p e r s o n n e l.

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT
CA RPENTER,

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 t o c o n s t r u c t a n d m a i n t a i n i n g o q 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 r k in 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 i n 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 to o ls , a n d s ta n d a r d m e a s u r in g i n s t r u m e n t s ;




CA RPENTER,

M A IN T E N A N C E — C o n t in 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 l s 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 r o u n d e d t r a i n ­
in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u 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 IC IA 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 on tin u e d

P e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e fu n c tio n s s u c h a s t h e i n s t a l la t io n , m a in t e n a n c e ,
o r r e p a ir o f e q u ip m e n t f o r t h e g e n e r a t i o n , d is t r ib u t io n , o r u t il iz a t i o n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in an
e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o ll o w i n g ; I n s t a llin g o r r e p a ir i n g a n y o f a v a r ie t y o f
e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t s u 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 it c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c ir c u i t b r e a k ­
e r s , m o t o r s , h e a t in g u n i t s , c o n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o th e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t; w o r k in g f r o m
b l u e p r in t s , d r a w i n g s , l a y o u t s , o r o th e r s p e c if ic a t io n s ; l o c a t in g and d ia g n o s in g t r o u b le in th e
e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r e q u ip m e n t; w o r k in g s ta n d a r d c o m p u ta t io n s r e la t in g to lo a d r e q u i r e m e n t s o f
w i r in g o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t; and u s in g a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n ' s h a n d to o ls and m e a s u r i n g and
t e s t i n g in s t r u m e n t s . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n ­
in g a n d e x p e r ie n c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and
e x p e r ie n c e .

th e v a r io u s a s s e m b l i e s in th e v e h i c l e an d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d j u s tm e n t s ; and a lin in g w h e e l s ,
a d j u s tin g b r a k e s and l i g h t s , o r t ig h t e n in g b o d y b o l t s .
In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f th e a u t o m o t iv e
m e c h a n ic r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n ­
t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and 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 t e s an d m a in t a in s a n d m a y a l s o s u p e r v is e th e o p e r a tio n o f s t a t io n a r y e n g in e s .a n d
e q u ip m e n t ( m e c h a n ic a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) t o s u p p ly th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w it h p o w e r ,
h e a t, r e fr ig e r a tio n , or a ir -c o n d itio n in g .
W ork i n v o lv e s :
O p e r a tin g and m a in t a in in g e q u ip m e n t
s u c h a s s t e a m e n g i n e s , a ir c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b in e s , v e n t ila t in g a n d r e f r i g ­
e r a t in g e q u ip m e n t, s t e a m b o i l e r s and b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ; m a k in g e q u ip m e n t r e p a ir s ; and
k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t io n o f m a c h in e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , a n d f u e l c o n s u m p tio n . M a y a l s o s u ­
p e r v i s e t h e s e o p e r a t i o n s . H e a d o r c h i e f e n g i n e e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e th a n o n e
e n g in e e r a r e e x c lu d e d .
F IR E M A N , S T A T IO N A R Y B O IL E R
F i r e s s ta t i o n a r y b o i l e r s to f u r n is h th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith h e a t , p o w e r ,
o r s t e a m . F e e d s f u e ls to f i r e b y h a n d o r o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n ic a l s t o k e r , o r g a s o r o i l b u r n e r ;
an d c h e c k s w a t e r an d s a f e t y v a l v e s . M a y c le a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a ir in g b o i le 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 o n e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in th e s k i ll e d m a in t e n a n c e t r a d e s , b y p e r f o r m in g s p e c i f i c
o r g e n e r a l d u t ie s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , s u c h a s k e e p in g a w o r k e r s u p p lie d w it h m a t e r i a l s and t o o ls ;
c le a n in g .w o r k in g a r e a , m a c h in e , a n d e q u ip m e n t; a s s i s t i n g jo u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r ia l s o r
t o o l s ; a n d p e r f o r m in g o t h e r u n s k i ll e d t a s k s a s d i r e c t e d b y j o u r n e y m a n .
T h e k in d o f w o r k th e
h e lp e r i s p e r m i t t e d t o p e r f o r m v a r i e s f r o m tr a d e to t r a d e :
In s o m e t r a d e s th e h e lp e r i s c o n ­
f in e d t o s u p p ly in g , l if t i n g , a n d h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o ls and c le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a s ; a n d in
o t h e r s h e i s p e r m i t t e d t o p e r f o r m s p e c i a l i z e d m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e th a t a r e
a ls o p e r fo r m e d b y w o r k e r s on a f u ll- tim e b a s is .
M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R ,

TO O L R O O M

S p e c i a l i z e s in t h e o p e r a t io n o f o n e o r m o r e t y p e s o f m a c h in e t o o l s , s u c h a s j i g b o r e r s ,
c y li 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 il li n g m a c h in e s , in t h e c o n s t r u c t io n o f
m a c h in e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s , o r d i e s . W o rk i n v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : P l a n ­
n in g and p e r f o r m in g d if f ic u lt m a c h in in g o p e r a t io n s ; p r o c e s s i n g i t e m s r e q u ir in g c o m p lic a t e d s e tu p s
o r a h ig h d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e l e c t i n g f e e d s ,
s p e e d s , t o o li n g , a n d o p e r a t io n s e q u e n c e ; a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d j u s tm e n t s d u r in g o p e r a t io n to
a c h ie v e r e q u i s i t e t o l e r a n c e s o r d i m e n s i o n s . M a y b e r e q u ir e d t o r e c o g n iz e w h e n t o o l s n e e d d r e s s ­
in g , t o d r e s s t o o l s , a n d to s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o la n t s and c u ttin g and lu b r ic a t in g o i l s . F o r c r o s s ­
in d u s t r y w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , m a c h in e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s , t o o lr o o m , in t o o l and d ie jo b b in g s h o p s
a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
M A C H IN IST , M A IN T E N A N C E
P r o d u c e s r e p la c e m e n t p a r t s a n d n e w p a r t s in m a k in g r e p a i r s o f m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n ­
i c a l e q u ip m e n t o p e r a te d in 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 th e f o llo w in g : I n t e r p r e t in g
w r it t e n i n s t r u c t io n s a n d s p e c if ic a t io n s ; p la n n in g a n d l a y in g out o f w o r k ; u s in g a v a r ie t y o f m a ­
c h i n is t 's h a n d to o ls a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t in g up a n d o p e r a tin g s ta n d a r d m a c h in e
t o o ls ; sh 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 le r a n c e s ; m a k in g s ta n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta t io n s r e la t in g t o
d im e n s io n s o f w o r k , t o o li n g , f e e d s , a n d s p e e d s o f m a c h in in g ; k n o w le d g e o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s
o f th e c o m m o n m e t a l s ; s e l e c t i n g s ta n d a r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , and e q u ip m e n t r e q u ir e d f o r h is w o r k ;
and f it t in g an d a s s e m b l in g p a r t s in to m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t. In g e n e r a l, th e m a c h in i s t ' s w o r k
n o r m a lly r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a in in g in m a c h in e - s h o p p r a c t i c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r 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 )
R e p a ir s a u t o m o b il e s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , a n d t r a c t o r s o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk i n ­
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 in in g a u t o m o t iv e e q u ip m e n t t o d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ;
d i s a s s e m b li n g e q u ip m e n t and p e r f o r m in g r e p a i r s th a t in v o lv e t h e u s e o f s u c h h a n d to o ls a s
w r e n c h e s , g a g e s , d r i l l s , o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u ip m e n t in d i s a s s e m b li n g o r f it t i n g p a r t s ; r e p la c in g
b r o k e n o r d e f e c t iv e p a r t s f r o m s to c k ; g r in d in g and a d j u s tin g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b li n g a n d in s t a l li n g




M E C H A N IC ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

R e p a ir s m a c h in e r y o r m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W ork i n v o lv e s m o s t
o f th e f o ll o w i n g : E x a m in in g m a c h in e s and m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t t o d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ;
d is m a n t lin g o r p a r t ly d is m a n t lin g m a c h in e s an d p e r f o r m in g r e p a ir s th a t m a in ly in v o lv e th e u s e
o f h a n d to o ls in s c r a p in g and f it t i n g p a r t s ; r e p la c in g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t iv e p a r t s w it h i t e m s o b ta in e d
f r o m s to c k ; o r d e r in g th e p r o d u c t io n o f a r e p la c e m e n t p a r t b y a m a c h in e sh o p o r s e n d in g o f th e
m a c h in e t o a m a c h in e sh o p f o r m a jo r r e p a ir s ; p r e p a r in g w r i t t e n s p e c if ic a t io n s f o r m a jo r r e p a ir s
o r f o r t h e p r o d u c t io n o f p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h in e sh o p ; r e a s s e m b li n g m a c h in e s ; and m a k in g
a l l n e c e s s a r y a d j u s tm e n t s f o r o p e r a tio n .
In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f a m a in t e n a n c e m e c h a n ic r e ­
q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in in g a n d e x p e r ie n c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r
e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g a n d e x p e r ie n c e . E x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y
d u t ie s i n v o lv e s e t t in g up o r a d j u s tin g m a c h in e s .
M IL L W R IG H T
I n s t a l l s n e w m a c h in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t, an d d i s m a n t l e s an d i n s t a l l s m a c h in e s o r
h e a v y e q u ip m e n t w h e n c h a n g e s in t h e p la n t la y o u t a r e r e q u i r e d . W ork i n v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o l ­
lo w in g : P la n n in g and l a y in g o u t o f th e w o r k ; i n t e r p r e t in g b lu e p r in t s o r o th e r s p e c if ic a t io n s ; u s in g
a v a r i e t y o f h a n d to o ls a n d r ig g in g ; m a k in g s ta n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to s t r e s s e s ,
s tr 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 it y ; a lin in g an d b a la n c in g o f e q u ip m e n t; s e l e c t i n g s ta n d ­
a r d t o o l s , e q u ip m e n t, and p a r t s to b e u s e d ; a n d i n s t a l li n g and m a in t a in in g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r
t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s d r i v e s and s p e e d r e d u c e r s .
In g e n e r a l, th e m il lw r ig h t ' s w o r k
n o r m a ll y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e in th e t r a d e a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g 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 i l 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 .
P A IN T E R ,

th e

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o r w e a r in g s u r f a c e s

of m e c h a n ic a l

M A IN T E N A N C E

P a in t s a n d r e d e c o r a t e s w a l l s , w o o d w o r k , a n d f ix t u r e s o f an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W ork in ­
v o l v e s th 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 in t r e q u ir e d f o r d iff e r e n t
a p p lic a t io n s ; p r e p a r in g s u r f a c e f o r p a in tin g b y r e m o v in g o ld f in i s h o r b y p l a c in g p u tty o r f i l l e r
in n a il 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 in g p a in t w ith s p r a y gu n o r b r u s h . M a y m ix c o l o r s , o i l s ,
w h it e le a d , a n d o t h e r p a in t in g r e d ie n t s to o b ta in p r o p e r c o lo r o r c o n s is t e n c y . In g e n e r a l, th e
w o r k o f th e m a in t e 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 in in g a n d e x p e r ie n c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h
a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r 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 l l s o r r e p a ir s w a t e r , s t e a m , g a s , o r o t h e r t y p e s o f p ip e and p ip e f it t in g s in a n
e s ta b lish m e n t.
W o rk i n v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : L a y in g o u t o f w o r k an d m e a s u r i n g t o l o ­
c a te p o s i t i o n o f p ip e f r o m d r a w in g s o r o th e r w r i t t e n s p e c if ic a t io n s ; c u ttin g v a r io u s s i z e s o f p ip e
to c o r r e c t le n g th s w ith c h i s e l and h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y l e n e t o r c h o r p ip e - c u t t in g m a c h in e ; t h r e a d ­
in g p ip e w it h s t o c k s a n d d i e s ; b e n d in g p ip e b y h a n d - d r iv e n o r p o w e r - d r iv e n m a c h in e s ; a s s e m b l in g
p ip e w it h c o u p lin g s a n d f a s t e n in g p ip e to h a n g e r s ; m a k in g s ta n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta t io n s r e la t in 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 ip e r e q u ir e d ; a n d m a k in g s ta n d a r d t e s t s t o d e t e r m in e w h e t h e r
f in i s h e d p ip e s m e e t s p e c i f i c a t i o n s . In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e p ip e f i t t e r r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a in in g a n d e x p e r ie n c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
t r a in in g 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 i n s t a l li n g a n d r e p a ir i n g b u ild in g s a n i t a ­
t io n o r h e a t in g s y s t e m s a r e e x c lu d e d .
PLUM BER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

K e e p s th e p lu m b in g s y s t e m o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t in g o o d o r d e r . W ork in v o lv 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 in g i n s t a l la t io n o f v e n t s and t r a p s in p lu m b in g s y s t e m ; i n s t a l li n g o r r e ­
p a ir in g p ip e s a n d f ix t u r e s ; and o p e n in g c lo g g e d d r a in s w ith a p lu n g e r o r p l u m b e r ' s s n a k e . In
g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e p lu m b e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in in g a n d e x p e r ie n c e u s u a l ly
a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r ie 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
F a b r i c a t e s , i n s t a l l s , a n d m a in t a in s in g o o d r e p a ir th e s h e e t - m e t a l e q u ip m e n t and f i x ­
t u r e s ( s u c h a s m a c h in e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e l v e s , l o c k e r s , t a n k s , v e n t il a t o r s , c h u t e s , d u c t s ,
m e t a l r o o fin g ) o f an e s t a b 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 th e f o llo w in g : P la n n in g an d la y in g
out a l l t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l m a in t e n a n c e w o r k f r o m b l u e p r in t s , m o d e ls , o j o t h e r s p e c if ic a t io n s ;
s e t t in g up and o p e r a tin g a l l a v a i la b l e t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k in g m a c h in e s ; u s in g a v a r ie t y o f

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S H E E T -M E T A L W O R K E R ,

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

T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R — C o n tin u e d

h a n d to o ls in c u t tin g , b e n d in g , f o r m i n g , s h a p in g , f it t i n g , and a s s e m b l in g ; and in s t a l li n g s h e e t m e t a l a r t i c l e s a s r e q u ir e d . In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g an d e x p e r ie n c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
tr a in in g a n d e x p e r ie 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 ig m a k e r ; t o o l m a k e r ; f ix t u r e m a k e r ; g a g e m a k e r )
C o n s t r u c t s and r e p a ir s m a c h in e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f ix t u r e s o r d i e s fo r f o r g i n g s ,
p u n c h in g , and o t h e r m e t a l - f o r m i n g w o r k .
W o rk i n v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o ll o w i n g : P la n n in g and
la y in g o u t of w o r k f r o m m o d e l s , b l u e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , o r o t h e r o r a l a n d w r it t e n s p e c if ic a t io n s ;

u s in g a v a r ie t y o f t o o l and d ie m a k e r ' s h a n d to o ls and p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; u n d e r ­
sta n d in g o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s o f c o m m o n m e t a l s and a l lo y s ; s e t t in g up and o p e r a tin g of
m a c h in e t o o ls and r e la t e d e q u ip m e n t; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y s h o p c o m p u ta t io n s r e la t in g to d im e n s io n s
o f w o r k , s p e e d s , f e e d s , and t o o lin g o f m a c h in e s ; h e a t - t r e a t i n g o f m e t a l p a r t s d u r in g f a b r ic a t io n
a s w e l l a s o f f in i s h e d t o o l s and d i e s to a c h i e v e r e q u ir e d q u a l it i e s ; w o r k in g to c l o s e t o le r a n c e s ;
f it tin g and a s s e m b l in 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 and a llo w a n c e s ; and s e l e c t i n g a p p r o p r ia te
m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , and p r o c e s s e s . In g e n e r a l, th e t o o l and d ie m a k e r ' s w o r k r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d
t r a in in g in m a c h in e - s h o p and t o o lr o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip
o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r 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 is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .

t o o l and

d ie m a k e r s in t o o l and d ie jo b b in g

CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
S H IP P IN G A N D R E C E IV IN G C L E R K

GUARD AN D W ATCHM AN
G u a r d . P e r f o r m s r o u t in e p o l ic e d u t i e s , e it h e r a t f ix e d p o s t o r on t o u r , m a in t a in in g
o r d e r , u s in g a r m s o r f o r c e w h e r e n e c e s s a r y .
I n c lu d e s g a t e m e n w h o a r e s t a t io n e d a t g a te
and c h e c k on id e n tit y o f e m p lo y e e s a n d o t h e r p e r s o n s e n t e r i n g .
W a tc h m a n . M a k e s r o u n d s o f p r e m i s e s p e r io d ic a l ly in p r o t e c t in g p r o p e r ty a g a in s t f i r e ,
t h e ft , and i l l e g a l e n t r y .
JA N IT O R ,

PO RTER,

(S w eep er;

OR C L EA N ER

P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d is e fo r s h ip m e n t , o r r e c e i v e s and i s r e s p o n s ib l e fo r in c o m in g s h i p ­
m e n t s o f m e r c h a n d is e o r o t h e r m a t e r i a l s .
S h ip p in g w o r k i n v o l v e s ; A k n o w le d g e o f sh ip p in g
p r o c e d u r e s , p r a c t i c e s , r o u t e s , a v a i la b l e m e a n s o f t r a n s p o r t a t io n , and r a te ; and p r e p a r in g r e c ­
o r d s o f th e g o o d s s h ip p e d , m a k in g up b i l l s o f la d in g , p o s t in g w e ig h t and s h ip p in g c h a r g e s , and
k e e p in g a f i l e o f s h ip p in g r e c o r d s . M a y d i r e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r in g th e m e r c h a n d is e fo r s h i p ­
m e n t.
R e c e iv 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 in g o t h e r s in v e r if y in g th e c o r r e c t n e s s of
s h ip m e n t s a g a in s t b i l l s o f la d in g , i n v o i c e s , o r o t h e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k in g fo r s h o r t a g e s and r e j e c t in g
d a m a g e d g o o d s ; r o u tin g m e r c h a n d is e o r m a t e r i a l s to p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; and m a in t a in in g n e c e s ­
s a r y r e c o r d s and f il e s .

c h a r w o m a n ; j a n it r e s s )
F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s ,

C le a n s and k e e p s in an o r d e r ly c o n d itio n f a c t o r y w o r k in g a r e a s a n d w a s h r o o m s , or
p r e m i s e s o f an 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 ia l o r o th e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . D u t ie s in v o lv e
a c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o ll o w i n g : S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b in g , and p o lis h in g f lo o r s ; r e m o v in g
c h i p s , t r a s h , and o th e r r e f u s e ; d u s tin g e q u ip m e n t, f u r n it u r e , o r f ix t u r e s ; p o lis h in g m e t a l f ix t u r e s
o r t r i m m i n g s ; p r o v id in g s u p p lie s and m in o r m a in t e n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; and c le a n in g l a v a t o r i e s , s h o w ­
e r s , and r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w h o s p e c i a l i z e in w in d o w w a s h in g a r e e x c lu d e d .
LABORER,

R e c e iv in g c le r k
S h ip p in g c l e r k

S h ip p in g and r e c e i v in g

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

D r i v e s a t r u c k w it h in a c it y o r i n d u s t r ia l a r e a to t r a n s p o r t m a t e r i a l s , m e r c h a n d is e ,
e q u ip m e n t, o r m e n b e t w e e n v a r io u s t y p e s o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s u c h a s : M a n u fa c tu r in g p la n t s , f r e ig h t
d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o le s a le a n d r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , o r b e t w e e n r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s and
c u s t o m e r s * h o u s e s o r p l a c e s o f b u s i n e s s . M a y a l s o lo a d o r u n lo a d t r u c k w ith o r w ith o u t h e l p e r s ,
m a k e m in o r m e c h a n ic a l r e p a i r s , and k e e p tr u c k in g o o d w o r k in g o r d e r .
D r i v e r - s a l e s m e n and
o v e r - t h e - r o a d d r i v 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 iv e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e and ty p e o f e q u ip m e n t,
a s f o ll o w s :
( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r s h o u ld b e r a te d on th e b a s i s o f t r a i l e r c a p a c it y .)

F IL L E R

(O r d e r p ic k e r ; s t o c k s e l e c t o 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 in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r f in i s h e d g o o d s f r o m s to r e d m e r c h a n d is e in a c c o r d ­
a n c e w ith s p e c if ic a t io n s on s a l e s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s * o r d e r s , o r o th e r i n s t r u c t io n s . M a y , i n a d d it io n
to f il li n g o r d e r s and in d ic a t in g i t e m s f i l l e d o r o m it t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u tg o in g o r d e r s , r e q u i ­
s it i o n a d d it io n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p lie s t o s u p e r v i s o r , and p e r f o r m o th e r r e la t e d d u t ie s .

T r u c k d r iv e r (c o m b in a t io n o f s i z e s l i s t e d s e p a r a t e ly )
T r u c k d r i v e r , lig h t (u n d e r IV 2 to n s)
T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d iu m ( l l/2 to and in c lu d in g 4 to n s )
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , t r a i l e r ty p e )
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , o t h e r th a n t r a i l e r ty p e )

TRUCKER,
PACK ER,

c le r k

T R U C K D R IV E R

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

(L o a d e r a n d u n lo a d e r ; h a n d le r and 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 t o 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 )

ORDER

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

PO W ER

SH IP P IN G

P r e p a r e s f in is h e d p r o d u c t s fo r s h ip m e n t o r s t o r a g e b y p la c in g t h e m in s h ip p in g c o n ­
t a i n e r s , th e s p e c i f i c o p e r a t io n s p e r f o r m e d b e in g d e p e n d e n t up o n th e t y p e , s i z e , and n u m b e r o f
u n its to b e p a c k e d , th e ty p e o f c o n t a in e r e m p lo y e d , a n d m e th o d o f s h ip m e n t . W ork r e q u i r e s th e
p la c in g o f i t e m s in s h ip p in g c o n t a in e r s and m a y i n v o lv e o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o ll o w i n g : K n o w l­
e d g e o f v a r io u s i t e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r to v e r i f y c o n te n t; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r ia te ty p e a n d s i z e
o f c o n t a in e r ; i n s e r t in g e n c lo s u r e s in c o n t a in e r ; u s in g e x c e l s i o r o r o th e r m a t e r ia 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 lo s i n g and s e a li n g c o n t a in e r ; and a p p ly in g l a b e ls o r e n t e r in g id e n tif y in g
d a ta on c o n t a in e r . P a c k e r s w h o a l s o m a k e w o o d e n b o x e s o r c r a t e s a r e e x c lu d e d .




O p e ra te s a
t r a n s p o r t g o o d s and
e s ta b lish m e n t.

m a n u a lly c o n t r o lle d g a s o l i n e - o r e le c t r i c - p o w e r e d t r u c k o r t r a c t o r to
m a t e r ia l s o f a l l k in d s a b o u t a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r in g p la n t, o r o th e r

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;re 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 llo w s :
T rucker,
T rucker,

p o w e r ( fo r k lift)
p o w e r (o th e r th a n f o r k lift )

Area Wage Surveys
A l i s t of the la te s t a v a ila b le b u lle tin s is p re s e n te d b elo w . A d ir e c to r y of a re a w age studies in c lu d in g m o re lim it e d studies conducted at the
re q u e s t of the W age and H o u r and P u b lic C o n tra c ts D iv is io n s of the D e p a rtm e n t of L a b o r is a v a ila b le on re q u e s t. B u lle tin s m a y be p u rc h a s e d fro m
the S u p e rin te n d e n t of D o c u m e n ts , U .S . G o v e rn m e n t P r in t in g O ffic e , W as h in g to n , D .C ., 2 0 4 02 , o r f r o m any of the B L S re g io n a l sales o ffic e s shown on
the in s id e fr o n t c o v e r.

A rea
A k ro n , O h io , J u ly 1969 1________________________________
A lb an y—Schenectady—T r o y , N .Y ., M a r . 1969 1_________
A lb u q u e rq u e , N . M e x ., A p r. 1 9 6 9 -------------------------------------A lle n to w n —B e th le h e m —E a s to n , P a .—N .J ., M a y 1969-----A tla n ta , G a ., M a y 1 9 6 9 _________________________________
B a ltim o r e , M d . , Sept. 1968 1___________________________
B e a u m o n t—P o r t A r th u r—O ra n g e , T e x ., M a y 1969 1____
B in g h am to n , N . Y . , J u ly 1968 1__________________________
B irm in g h a m , A la ., A p r . 1969 1-----------------------------------------B o ise C ity , Idah o, J u ly 1968 1 __________________________
B o sto n, M a s s ., Sept. 1 9 6 8 1 ____________________________
B u ffa lo , N . Y . , N o v. 1 9 6 8 1 ______________________________
B u rlin g to n , V t . , M a r . 1969 1 ___________________________
C anto n, O h io , M a y 1 9 6 9 ________________________________
C h a rle s to n , W . V a ., A p r . 1 9 6 9 _________________________
C h a r lo tte , N .C ., M a r . 1969_____________________________
C h attano og a, T e n n .- G a ., Sept. 1 9 6 8 1__________________
C h icag o, 111., A p r. 1969 1 ______________________________
C in c in n a ti, O hio —K y .—In d ., M a r . 1969 1 ________________
C le v e la n d , O h io , Sept. 1 9 6 8 1 __________________________
C o lu m b u s , O h io , O c t. 1 9 6 8 1 ___________________________
D a lla s , T e x ., N o v. 1968 1 ______________________________
D a v e n p o rt—R o ck Is la n d —M o lin e , Iow a—111.,
O c t. 1 9 6 8 _______________________________________________
D a y to n , O h io , Jan . 1969 1 ______________________________
D e n v e r, C o lo ., D e c . 1 9 6 8 ______________________________
Des M o in e s , Io w a , M a r . 1969__________________________
D e t r o it , M ic h ., Jan . 1969 1 _____________________________
F o r t W o rth , T e x ., N o v. 1 9 6 8 1__________________________
G re e n B a y , W is ., J u ly 1968 1 __________________________
G r e e n v ille , S .C ., M a y 1969 1___________________________
H o uston , T e x ., M a y 1969 1______________________________
In d ia n a p o lis , In d ., D e c . 1 9 6 8 1__________________________
J a c k s o n ,’ M i s s . , F e b . 1969 1____________________________
J a c k s o n v ille , F l a . , Jan. 1969 1 _________________________
K a n sas C ity , M o .- K a n s ., Sept. 1968 1 _________________
L a w re n c e —H a v e r h ill, M a s s .—N .H ., June 1 9 6 9 _________
L it t le R o ck—N o rth L it t le R o c k , A r k . , J u ly 1969----------Los A n g e le s —Long B each and A n a h e im —Santa A n a G a rd e n G ro v e , C a lif ., M a r . 1969 1 ___________________
L o u is v ille , K y .—In d ., N o v. 1 9 6 8 ________________________
L ub bo ck, T e x ., M a r . 1 9 6 9 ______________________________
M a n c h e s te r, N .H ., J u ly 1968 1__________________________
M e m p h is , T e n n .—A r k . , N o v. 1968______________________
M ia m i, F la . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 1_______________________________
M id la n d and O d e s s a , T e x ., M a r . 1969_________________
M ilw a u k e e , W is ., A p r . 1969____________________________
M in n e a p o lis —St. P a u l, M in n ., Jan. 1969________________

B u lle tin n u m b e r
and p r ic e
1 6 2 5 -8 9 ,
1 6 2 5 -5 6 ,
1 6 2 5 -6 7 ,
1 6 2 5 -8 6 ,
1 6 2 5 -7 7 ,
1 6 2 5 -8 ,
1 6 2 5 -7 5 ,
1 6 2 5 -3 ,
1 6 2 5 -6 5 ,
1 6 2 5 -6 ,
1 6 2 5 -1 5 ,
1 6 2 5 -3 5 ,
1 6 2 5 -5 4 ,
1 6 2 5 -7 3 ,
1 6 2 5 -7 1 ,
1 6 2 5 -6 1 ,
1 6 2 5 -1 4 ,
1 6 2 5 -8 2 ,
1 6 2 5 -6 3 ,
1 6 2 5 -1 9 ,
1 6 2 5 -2 4 ,
1 6 2 5 -2 8 ,

35cents
35cents
30cents
30cents
35cents
50 cents
35cents
35cents
35cents
35cents
50cents
50cents
35cents
30 cents
30cents
30 cents
35cents
65cents
45 cents
50cents
35 cents
50 cents

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

30 cents
35 cents
30 cents
30 cents
50 cents
35 cents
35cents
35cents
45 cents
35cents
35cents
35cents
45 cents
30 cents
30cents

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

50cents
30 cents
30 cents
35cents
30 cents
35cents
25 cents
35 cents
35cents

D a ta on esta b lish m en t p ra ctices and supplem entary w a g e provisions are a lso presented.




A re a
M uskego n —M u s k e g o n H e ig h ts , M ic h ., M a y 1 9 6 9 _______
N e w a rk and J e r s e y C ity , N .J ., Jan. 1969______________
N ew H a v e n , C o nn ., Jan. 1 9 6 9 __________________________
N e w O rle a n s , L a ., F e b . 1969 1 ----------------------------------------N e w Y o r k , N . Y . , A p r. 1969-----------------------------------------------N o r fo lk —P o rts m o u th and N e w p o rt New s—
H a m p to n , V a ., June 1968______________________________
O k la h o m a C ity , O k la ., J u ly 1968_______________________
O m a h a , N e b r .-Io w a , O c t. 1 9 6 8 1 _______________________
P a te rs o n —C lifto n —P a s s a ic , N .J ., M a y 1 9 6 9 ___________
P h ila d e lp h ia , P a .—N .J ., N o v. 1968_____________________
P h o e n ix , A r i z . , M a r . 1969_____________________________
P itts b u r g h , P a ., Jan. 1969______________________________
P o r tla n d , M a in e , N ov. 1 9 6 8 ____________________________
P o rtla n d , O re g .—W a s h ., M a y 1969_____________________
P r o v id e n c e —P a w tu c k e t—W a rw ic k , R .I.—M a s s .,
M a y 1969 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------R a le ig h , N .C ., A ug. 1968 1-------------------------------------------------R ic h m o n d , V a ., M a r . 1969_____________________________
R o c h e s te r, N .Y . (o ffic e occupations o n ly ),
J u ly 1968 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------R o c k fo rd , 111., M a y 1 9 6 9 _______________________________
St. L o u is , M o .—111., M a r . 1969 1________________________
S a lt L a k e C ity , U ta h , D ec. 1968________________________
San A n to n io , T e x ., June 1969 1 _________________________
San B e rn a rd in o —R iv e rs id e —O n ta rio , C a lif .,
O c t. 1 9 6 8 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------San D ie g o , C a lif ., N ov. 1 9 6 8 ___________________________
San F ra n c is c o —O a k la n d , C a lif ., O c t. 1968_____________
San J o s e , C a lif ., Sept. 1 9 6 8 ____________________________
Savannah, G a ., M a y 1969_______________________________
S c ra n to n , P a ., J u ly 1 9 6 8 1 _____________________________
S e a ttle —E v e r e t t , W a s h ., N ov. 1968 1 ___________________
Sioux F a lls , S. D a k ., O c t. 1 9 6 8 1_______________________
South Bend, In d ., M a r . 1969____________________________
Spokane, W a s h ., June 1 9 6 9 _____________________________
S y ra c u s e , N . Y . , J u ly 1968 1 ____________________________
T am p a —St. P e te r s b u r g , F la . , Aug. 1 9 6 8 _______________
T o le d o , O hio —M ic h ., F e b . 1969 1_______________________
T re n to n , N .J ., O c t. 1 9 6 8 1 ______________________________
U tic a —R o m e , N .Y ., J u ly 1969__________________________
W a s h in g to n , D .C .—M d .—V a . , Sept. 1968_________________
W a te r b u ry , C o n n ., M a r . 1969__________________________
W a te r lo o , Io w a , N ov. 1 9 6 8 1____________________________
W ic h ita , K a n s ., D e c . 1 9 6 8 ______________________________
W o r c e s te r , M a s s ., M a y 1969-------------------------------------------Y o r k , P a ., F e b . 1969___________________________________
Youngstow n—W a r r e n , O h io , N o v. 1968_________________

B u lle tin n u m b e r
and p ric e
1 6 2 5 -8 0 ,
1 6 2 5 -4 6 ,
1 6 2 5 -3 8 ,
1 6 2 5 -5 1 ,
1 6 2 5 -8 8 ,

30
40
30
35
60

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

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

30
30
35
35
50
30
35
30
30

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

1 6 2 5 -7 4 ,
1 6 2 5 -1 3 ,
1 6 2 5 -6 9 ,

35 cents
35 cents
30 cents

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

35
30
50
30
35

cents
cents
cents
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cents

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

40
30
35
30
30
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35
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30
30
35
30
35
35
30
35
30
35
30
30
30
30

cents
cents
cents
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cents
cents
cents
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cents

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