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Area Wage Survey
Los Angeles-Long Beach, California,
Metropolitan Area, October 1976
Bulletin 1900-77
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics




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Preface
T h is b u ll e tin p r o v i d e s r e s u lt s o f an O c t o b e r 1976 s u r ­
v e y o f occup atio nal e a r n in g s in the L o s A n g e l e s —L o n g B ea ch ,
C a l i f o r n i a , Standard M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a tis tic a l A r e a ( L o s A n g e l e s
Cou nty).
T h e s u r v e y w a s m a d e as p a r t o f the B u re au o f L a b o r
S t a ti s ti c s ' annual a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m , which is d esigned
to y i e l d data f o r indiv id ual m e t r o p o l i t a n are as as w e l l as national
and r e g i o n a l e s t i m a t e s f o r all Standard M e t r o p o l i t a n S ta tis tic a l
A r e a s in the Un ited States, exclu din g A l a s k a and H aw a ii.
A m a j o r c o n s id e r a tio n in the a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m
is the need to d e s c r i b e the l e v e l and m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s in a
v a r i e t y o f l a b o r m a r k e t s , through the an aly sis o f (1) the l e v e l
and d is trib u tio n o f w a g e s by occup ation, and (2) the m o v e m e n t
o f w a g e s by occup atio nal c a t e g o r y and s k i l l l e v e l . T h e p r o g r a m
d e v e l o p s in f o r m a tio n that m a y be used f o r m a n y p u r p o s e s , in­
clud ing w a g e and s a l a r y a d m in is tr a tio n , c o l l e c t i v e b argain in g ,
and a s s is ta n c e in d e t e r m i n i n g plant l o c a t io n . S u rv e y r e s u lt s als o
a r e used by the U.S. D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r to m a k e w a g e d e t e r ­
m in atio n s un der the S e r v i c e C o n t ra c t A c t o f 1965.
C u r r e n t l y , 84 a r e a s a r e included in the p r o g r a m . (See
l i s t o f a r e a s on in sid e bac k c o v e r . ) In each a r e a , occup ational
e a r n in g s data a r e c o l l e c t e d annually. In fo r m a tio n on e s ta b lis h ­
m en t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p lem e n ta ry w a g e b e nefits is obtained e v e r y
third y e a r .

b een




Eac h y e a r a fte r all indiv id ual a r e a w a g e s u r v e y s have
c o m p le t e d , two s u m m a r y bulle tins ar e is sued.
The fir s t

b rin g s to g e t h e r data f o r eac h m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s u r v e y e d ; the
second p r e s e n t s national and r e g i o n a l e s t i m a t e s , p r o j e c t e d f r o m
indiv idual m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a data.
T h e L o s A n g e l e s —L o n g B ea ch s u r v e y w as conducted by
the B u r e a u 's r e g i o n a l o f f i c e in San F r a n c i s c o , C a l i f. , under
the g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o f M i l t o n K e en an , A s s i s t a n t R e g i o n a l C o m ­
m is s io n e r fo r Operations.
The s u r v e y could not ha ve been
a c c o m p lis h e d with ou t the c o o p e r a tio n o f the m a n y f i r m s wh ose
w a g e and s a l a r y data p r o v i d e d the b as is f o r the s t a t i s t i c a l i n f o r ­
m a tio n in this b ulletin.
T h e B u re au w i s h e s to e x p r e s s s i n c e r e
a p p re c ia tio n f o r the c o o p e r a ti o n r e c e i v e d .

N o te :
A l s o a v a ila b le f o r the L o s A n g e l e s —L o n g B ea ch and
A n a h e im —Santa A n a —G a r d en G r o v e a r e a s a r e r e p o r t s on occupa­
tional e arn in g s and s u p p le m e n ta ry b e nefit s f o r the m a c h i n e r y
(J an uary 1975), w o m e n ' s f o o t w e a r ( A p r i l 1975), n o n fe rr o u s found­
r i e s ( M a y 1975), candy ( A u g u s t 1975), and h o s pit als (J an uary 1976)
in d u s tr ie s . R e p o r t s on oc c u p atio n al e a r n in g s on ly a r e a v aila b le
f o r r e f u s e hauling (O c t o b e r 1976). L i s t i n g s o f union w a g e r ate s
a r e also a v a ila b le f o r building t r a d e s , p rin tin g t r a d e s , lo c a ltr a n s i t o p e r a tin g e m p l o y e e s , l o c a l t r u c k d r i v e r s and h e l p e r s , and
g r o c e r y s t o r e e m p l o y e e s . F r e e cop ie s o f th es e a r e a v a i l a b l e f r o m
the B u r e a u 's r e g i o n a l o f f i c e s .
(S ee bac k c o v e r f o r a d d r e s s e s . )

Area W age Survey:

Bulletin 1900-77

M arch 1977

Los A n g e le s -L o n g Beach, California,
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Ray Marshall, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, Julius Shiskin, Commissioner

M etropolitan Area, October 1976

Contents

Page

Page

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

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T ables— Continued
A.

Tables:
A.

E arn in g s :
A -l.
W e e k l y e arn in g s o f o f f i c e
w o r k e r s ______________________________ 3
A - l a . W e e k l y e arnin gs o f o f f i c e
w o r k e r s —l a r g e e s ta b lis h m en ts____ 7
A -2.
W e e k l y earnings o f p r o f e s s i o n a l
and te c h n ic a l w o r k e r s _______________10
A - 2 a . W e e k l y e arnin gs o f p r o f e s s i o n a l
and te c h n ic a l w o r k e r s —l a r g e
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s _______________________12
A -3.
A v e r a g e w e e k l y earnin gs o f o f f i c e ,
p r o f e s s i o n a l , and te c h n ica l
w o r k e r s , by s e x _____________________ 14
A - 3 a . A v e r a g e w e e k l y earnin gs o f o f f i c e ,
p r o f e s s i o n a l , and te c h n ic a l
w o r k e r s , by sex—l a r g e
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ______________________ 16
A -4.
H o u r l y e arnin gs o f m ainte nance,
t o o l r o o m , and powerpla nt
w o r k e r s ______________________________ 17
A - 4 a . H o u r l y e arnings o f m ain te n ance,
t o o l r o o m , and p owerp la nt
w o r k e r s —l a r g e e s ta b lis h m e n ts ----- 18
A -5.
H o u r l y e arnings o f m a t e r i a l
m o v e m e n t and cu sto dial
w o r k e r s ______________________________ 19




E arnin g s— Continued
A - 5 a . H o u r l y e arning s o f m a t e r i a l
m o v e m e n t and c usto d ia l
w o r k e r s —l a r g e
es tab lis h m en ts
__________________ 21
A-6.
A v e r a g e ho urly e arning s o f
m ainte n ance, t o o l r o o m ,
p ow e r p la n t, m a t e r i a l
m o v e m e n t , and c usto d ia l
w o r k e r s , by s e x ___________________ 23
A - 6 a . A v e r a g e h o u rly e arning s o f
m a inten ance, t o o l r o o m ,
p ow e rp la n t, m a t e r i a l
m o v e m e n t , and c usto d ia l
w o r k e r s , by sex—l a r g e
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s _____________________ 24
A-7.
P e r c e n t in c r e a s e s in a v e r a g e
h o u rly e arning s f o r s e l e c t e d
occup ational g r o u p s , adjusted
f o r e m p lo ym e n t s h ifts ______________ 2 5

A p p e nd ix A .
A p p e nd ix B.

Scope and method
o f s u r v e y _____ 27
Occupation al d e s c r i p t i o n s _________ 30

For sale by the Superintendent o f D ocum ents, U .S . G overn m en t Printing
O ffic e , W ashington, D. C.
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O ffic e s lis te d on back c o ver.
Superintendent o f D ocum ents.

P rice 85 cents.

M ake checks payable to




Introduction
T h is a r e a is 1 o f 84 in which the U.S.
D e p a rt m e n t of L a b o r ' s Bureau of L a b o r S tatistics
conducts s u r v e y s of occupational e a r n in g s and r e ­
la te d b e ne fits .
In this a r e a , data w e r e obtained by
a com bin ation of p e r s o n a l v i s i t , m a i l q u e s tio n n a ire ,
and te lephon e i n t e r v i e w .
R epresen tative establish­
m ents w it h in s ix b ro ad ind us try d i v i s i o n s w e r e con­
tacte d :
M anu fa cturin g; tran s p ortatio n , c o m m u n ic a ­
tion,
and other public u tilit ie s ; w h o l e s a l e tr a d e ;
r e t a i l tr a d e ; finance, insuran ce, and r e a l esta te ;
and s e r v i c e s .
M a j o r in dustr y gro up s exc lu d e d f r o m
th e s e studies a r e g o v e r n m e n t op e r a tion s and the
c on s t ru c tio n and e x t r a c t i v e in d u s tr ie s .
E stablish­
m en ts having f e w e r than a p r e s c r i b e d nu m b er of
w o r k e r s a r e om it te d b e ca use of in s u f f i c i e n t e m p l o y ­
m e n t in the occupations studied.
S e p arate tab ula­
tio ns a r e p ro v i d e d f o r each of the b r o a d in d u s try
d i v i s i o n s which m e e t p ub lication c r i t e r i a .

( c ) m ainte n ance, t o o l r o o m , and p o w e r p la n t, and (d)
m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t and custo dial.
In the 31 l a r g e s t
s u r v e y a r e a s , ta b les A - l a th ro ugh A - 6 a p r o v i d e
s i m i l a r data f o r e s ta b lis h m en ts e m p l o y i n g 500 w o r k ­
ers or m ore.
T a b l e A - 7 p r o v i d e s p e r c e n t changes in a v ­
e r a g e ho urly e a r n in g s of o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s ,
e l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g
w o r k e r s , in d u s tr ia l
nu rs e s ,
s k i l l e d m ain te n anc e tr a d e s w o r k e r s , and
u n sk ille d plant w o r k e r s .
W h e r e p o s s i b l e , data a r e
p r e s e n t e d f o r a l l in d u s tr ie s , m anufactu rin g, and
no nm anufa ct uring.
This table p r o v i d e s a m e a s u r e of
w a g e tr ends a f t e r e l i m i n a t i o n of changes in a v e r a g e
e a r n in g s caused by e m p lo y m e n t shifts am ong e s t a b ­
l i s h m e n ts as w e l l as t u r n o v e r of e s ta b lis h m en ts i n ­
cluded in s u r v e y s a m p le s .
F o r f u r t h e r d e ta ils , see
appendix A .
A p p e n d ix e s

A - s e r i e s ta b le s
A p p e n d i x A d e s c r i b e s the m et hods and c o n ­
cepts used in the a r e a w ag e s u r v e y p r o g r a m and
p r o v i d e s i n f o r m a t i o n on the scop e o f the s u r ve y .

T a b l e s A - 1 th ro ugh A - 6 p r o v i d e e s tim a te s
of s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y o r h o u rly e arnings f o r w o r k ­
e r s in occupations c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y of manu­
fa c tu r in g and no nm an ufact uring in d u s trie s .
O ccup a­
tions w e r e s e l e c t e d f r o m the f o l l o w i n g c a t e g o r i e s :
(a ) O f f i c e c l e r i c a l , (b) p r o f e s s i o n a l and te chn ical,

A p p e n d ix B p r o v i d e s job d e s c r i p t i o n s used
b y B ureau f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s to c l a s s i f y w o r k e r s by
occupation.

2

A. Earnings
Table A-1. W eekly earnings of office workers in Los Angeles—Long Beach, C alif., October 1976
W eek ly earnings
(standard)
Number

Occupation an d industry division

1

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

(standard

$

S

Average
w eekly

90
M ean

a

M edian

^

M iddle range

*

S

s

100

no

120

%

s

S

130

140

S

150

receiving st ra ig ht -t im e w e e k l y earnings

160

s

S

S

170

180

S

$
190

200

$

S

210

220

of ---

$

240

$

S

260

280

320

and
under

100

no

----

%

S

300

340

360

-

and

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

over

23

83
9
74

210
53
157

496

771 1494
181
si o
984
590
i4 i
32
122
122
34
56
296
426
231
105
8
1

1641
471
1170
89
194
48
502
326
11

1774
627
1147
103
136
127
470
300
11

20 0 9
708
1301
81
280
66
539
329
6

2315
946
1369
84
141
111
474
481
78

1883
884
999
87
82
97
340
351
42

3066
1415
1651
171
226
69
370
705
n o

25 0 9
1173
1336
306
97
30
221
389
293

1469
859
610
152
66
34
63
171
124

614
322
292
124
24
25
24
49
46

256
114
142
65
11
32
1
23
10

140
77
63
48
5
4

65
9
56
11
3

22
4
18
1
2

31

29
16
13

94

65
9
56

67
40
27
6

127
49
78
5
6
40
25

232
123
109
10

1090
480
610
31

ALL W O R K E R S
S E C R E T A R I E S ----------------------------- 2 0 ,8 4 0
8 ,4 7 2
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------- 1 2 ,3 6 8
P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------1 ,5 0 1
1 , 546
W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ----------------841
R E T A I L T R A D E --------------------A , 120
F I N A N C E --------------------------3 ,5 5 8
S E R V I C E S -------------------------M O T I O N P I C T U R E S ----------------802

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

S E C R E T A R I E S . C L A S S A --------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------W H O L E S A L E T R A D E -------- — -----F I N A N C E ---------------------------S E R V I C E S --------------------------

1 .3 0 A
563
741
111
129
201
145

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

S E C R E T A R I E S . C L A S S e --------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ----------------F I N A N C E --------------------------S E R V I C E S -------------------------M O T I O N P I C T U R E S -----------------

4 ,1 9 1
1 ,9 1 0
2 ,2 8 1
247
370
889
612
71

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

S E C R E T A R I E S . C L A S S C --------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ----------------R E T A I L T R A D E --------------------F I N A N C E --------------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------~
M O T I O N P I C T U R E S -----------------

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

4 0. 0

Il2 .0 0
2 1 9 .5 0
2 0 7 .0 0
2 3 2 .5 0
2 0 1 .5 0
1 9 8 .0 0
1 9 0 .5 0
2 0 9 .0 0
2 5 2 .5 0

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

200.00

2 0 0 .0 0

1 ,4 2 7
1 ,4 0 0
246

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

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

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

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

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

7 ,5 5 5
2 ,6 4 4
4 ,9 1 1
475
565
1 ,6 0 3
1 ,4 0 1
419

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

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

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

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

1 ,2 3 9
368
871
338
161
34

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

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

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

668

482
212

2 2 0 .0 0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

23
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

18
5
-

41
27
6

*

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

*

386
6
35
31
249
65
•

.

-

-

-

-

70
58
12

-

-

-

12

-

-

-

15
16

10

-

*

*

*

*

*

2

47

96
56
40
3

88
40
48
8

-

-

.

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

47
44

-

-

-

-

1
1

-

-

-

-

-

•

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

"

-

*

1

“

-

46

179

-

.
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

•

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11
106

-

-

36
5

3
35
6

12

*

“

“

*

1

541
166
375
29
40
190
93
*

884
282
602

23

-

-

-

23
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

83
9
74

140
24
116
-

-

-

-

5

27

77

6

21

*

*

-

-

-

-

5
5
5

1

20

82

-

4
16
13

79
52

-

-

36

-

-

-

-

-

-

70
29
41
-

1
-

1

3

2

11

44

168

-

1

38

445
104
341
5
35
214
59
153
29
124
17

144
32

29

46

112
11

-

31

29

-

-

-

-

2

436
106
330
72
34
15
128
80

66
76
269
150
7
127
35
92
8
12

-

210

36
174
3
54
92

-

94
1
30
59
4
231
60
171
6

33
104

3

-

10
6
25
286
80
206
4
19
112

17
118

-

1
1

-

237
216
14

-

-

-

121

3
9

1207
595
612
92
40

971
419
552
169
26

524
358
166
67

12

10

100

123
56
67
63
.

62
28
34
19

185
54
131
93
•

74
32
42
27

4

11

12

1

43

75

80

33

35
45
31
-

77
27
50
12

-

22

212

5

•

1

55
42
13
9
4

220

10

-

80
44
36
19
7

628
277
351
43
80

8

-

-

257
152
105
71
19

532
225
307
14
29
79
109
30

875
326
549
57
30
160
209

189
94

64
19
45
35
1

547
334
213
32
41
8

878
383
495
32
45
125

841
277
564
52
64
214

21

15

15
2
13
9

797
424
373
47
31
152
126
13

921
305
616
30
146
187

751
331
420
44
71

3

6

22

1

656
245
411
43
42
31
218
77

3

376
154
222
10

1
41

-

5
44

22

34
13

882
439
443
57
36
29
138
175

677
150
527
29
115
18
236
126
3

42
26

1

1066
454
612
48
67
49
231
189
28

“

200
8

5

•

-

153
77
76
5

66

11

*

*

-

-

-

-

215
114
101
24
17
36
8

55
4

12

-

6

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




-

18
113
26
*

no

91
349
28

2
115
68

2

6
10

243
104

42
41

503

181
51
130
29

201

302
80
18
35
7
152

-

-

158
81
77
38
5
3
19

2

121
53
68
15
2
-

1
1

29
7

1
1

-

-

-

-

5

-

20

-

24
15
9

19
16
3

20

6

2

•

-

2

_

•

-

•

-

20

-

•
.

-

•

•
-

-

•
-

10

1

1

20

46

31

2

1

12

2

-

•

-

34
10

29
25

2
2

1
1

•
-

-

•

-

-

•

•

•

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

•

2
19

2

21
3
18
1
2

•

71

21

4

15

13

3

15
15

13
13

3

.

3

•

-

•

-

•

•

T able A-1. W eekly earnings of o ffic e w o rkers in Los A n g eles—Long Beach, C a lif., O ctober 1 9 7 6 — C ontinu ed
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)
Occupation and industry division

Number
of
workers

N u m ber o f w ork ers

$

Average
weekly

S
90

(standard) Mean ^

Median ^

Middle ranged

$
100

$
120

no

$

S

s

130

140

r e c e v in g s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f ----

150

160

s

i

i

170

180

190

200

210

$

s

s

220

240

260

s

S

S

280

300

S

320

340

360

340

360

over

and
u n d er

and

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

240

260

280

300

320

-

17

65
6
59
2
42
15
“

138
2
136
9
no
17
-

152
8
144
34
85
25
“

224
30
194
36
110
48
-

312
41
271
82
97
91
-

165
24
141
42
50
37
10

190
102
88
13
21
37
9

190
98
92
22
8
30
32

184
no
74
10
5
30
6

214
140
74
14
7
20
32

239
197
42
6
28

48
6
42
6
5

31
30
1
1

-

•
-

-

-

17
8
9
-

•
—
-

—
—
—
-

30
30
30

37
37
32

85
79
59

98
98
98

47
39
31

60
60
33

33
27
27

30
30
30

2
-

45
43
35

-

_

18
12
“

-

•
*

-

•
-

*

•
-

_
-

29
2
27
27
-

164
63
101
98
3

258
51
207
186
18

444
97
347
224
12 2

354
40
314
226
57

164
28
136
73
12

252
47
205
59
99

185
103
82
11
58

167
48
119
3
70

105
24
81
29

61
7
54
44

83
13
70
5

109
92
17
-

6
6
•
-

11
11
-

2
2
-

•
-

•
*

•
—
-

228
8
220
112

507
88
419

594
50
544

750
136
614

465
106
359

310
127
183
11

101
59
42

221
98
123

134
116
18

65
58
7

48
39
9

37
26
11

23
17
6

21
20
1

2
•
2

-

-

•

•
-

•
-

23
23

4
1

.
-

4
4

14
13

28
10

7
6

5
5

•

1
1

*
-

-

•
-

7
7
5
-

16
13
1
*

17
17
3
-

24
22
7
“

13
13
13
-

36
36
36
-

•
-

2
2
2
-

1
1
1
“

•
-

•
-

8
6
2

13
12
1

6
4
2

8
1
7

8
7
1

-

-

•
-

•
-

*
•
-

•
-

100

no

•
-

•
-

-

-

-

-

-

38.0 157.50 150.00 138.00-172.50
38.0 155.50 150.00 138.00-167.00
38.0 152.50 149.50 138.00-167.00

.
-

5
5
5

-

ALL WORKERS—
CONTINUED
$
191.00
216.50
172.50
170.00
163.00
175.00
221.00

$
$
168.00-218.50
199.0C-244.00
158.50-197.50
168.00-193.00
147.50-175.00
166.00-195.50
204.00-244.00

2,169
794
1,375
276
543
359
123

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE TYPISTS -----NONMANUFACTURING ----------------FINANCE -------------------------

490
460
380

TYPISTS. CLASS A --------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------FINANCE ------------------------SERVICES ------------------------

2,394
617
1,777
907
517

39.0
39.5
39.0
39.0
39.0

TYPISTS. CLASS B --------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------

3,506
948
2,558

39.5 140.50 135.50 121.00-153.00
39.5 160.00 156.00 138.00-181.00
39.0 133.50 132.50 120.00-142.00
39.5

1,704
349

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0
39.5
39.0
40.0

$
195.00
219.50
180.50
182.00
163.00
180.00
223.00

STENOGRAPHERS. SENIOR ---------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------FINANCE ------------------------SERVICES -----------------------MOTION PICTURES ----------------

167.50
177.50
164.00
146.00
172.50

39.5 1 U • V

157.00
175.00
155.50
145.00
174.50

144.00-188.00
144.00-198.00
144.00-177.50
138.00-155.50
148.00-190.00

-

492
73

39

1U

24

57

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

480
457

39.0 157.00 141.50 138.00-158.00
39.0 153.00 138.00 137.00-158.00

-

-

-

79
79

158
158

69
69

59
59

14
14

15
15

FILE CLERKS, CLASS 9 ---------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------FINANCE -------------------------

753
725
114
422

39.0
39.0
40.0
38.5

115.00-150.00
114.00-148.50
138.00-271.00
119.50-138.00

-

105
105
53

127
127
10
62

168
156
10
135

105
103
15
85

59
59
57

18
15
9
6

38
34
2
24

17
15
•

FILE CLERKS, CLASS C ---------------MANUFACTURING --------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------

1,941
203
1,738

39.0 120.50 110.00 100.00-122.00
40.0 141.50 126.00 119.0C-156.50
38.5 118.50 108.00 99.00-120.00

506
506

425
425

415
55
360

296
58
238

71
15
56

38
16
22

15
12
3

9
7
2

12
10
2

38.0 106.50 105.00

98.00-112.00

359

279

217

99

16

145.00
144.50
207.50
128.50

126.50
126.50
239.00
126.00

*

-

I ll

-

I ll

FINANCE -------------------------

970

-

*

-

*

-

-

*

*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

MESSENGERS ---------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------

1,308
251
1,057

39.0 135.00 127.00 117.00-144.00
39.5 141.50 123.50 122.00-160.00
39.0 133.50 127.50 115.50-141.50

38
•
38

106
12
94

212
41
171

390
88
302

155
19
136

173
19
154

30
9
21

58
11
47

27
12
15

27
6
21

18
7
11

29
12
17

28
9
19

17
6
11

-

•
•

-

•
•

-

-

•
•

SERVICES -----------------------MOTION PICTURES ----------------

145
135

39.0 140.00 135.00 129.00-144.00
40.0 143.00 125.00 125.00-164.00

3

6
3

4
27

41
42

43

4
4

6
9

1
10

-

5
4

8
6

•
7

2

.

-

24
21

•

-

-

-

-

-

-

•
-

-

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS --------------MANUFACTURING --------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------

2,003
449
1,554
143
191
206

no

236
•
236
-

246
35
211
1
21
7

199
41
158
6
9
30

183
41
142
24
3
34

118
20
98
6
27
18

160
47
113
4
24
13

88
22
66
17
4
12

85
40
45
5
20
-

138
94
44
8
11
-

73
34
39
5
2
8

125
50
75
49
5
-

36
21
15
12
2
-

20

2
2
•
•
-

•
•
•
.

•
•
-

•

-

14

152
2
150
31
43

SERVICES ------------------- ---MOTION PICTURES --------- ------

559
101

182

19

126

47
2

30

23
1

51
8

10
10

15
5

8
17

4
20

.
21

39.5
39.5
39.5
39.0
40.0
40.0

127.00-186.50
158.00-209.00
120.00-1T2.00
167.50-234.50
127.00-172,50
120.00-159,50

32
32
32
-

no
26

39.0 136.00 133.00 112.50-152.00
39.5 210.50 214.00 198.50-221.50

•

44

159.00
188.50
150.50
204.50
152.50
142.50

152.00
191.50
142.00
210.50
158.00
142.00

-

-

'
S e e fo o tn o te s

20
6
•
1

•
1

-

•

•

13
"

at end o f t a b le s .




3

_

4

•
—
•
•

Table A-1. W eekly earnings of office w orkers in Los A ngeles—Long Beach, C a lif., O ctober 1976 — Continued
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)
O c c u p a tio n and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

Number
of

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 ig h t - t im e w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f --

S

s

weekly
houre*
(standard) Mean *

90
Median *

Middle range^

$
100

S

S
110

120

S

1
130

5

S

l

$

$

s

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

$

s

210

220

S

s

240

260

S

%

280

T

s

300

320

340

360

and
u n d er

and

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

240

260

289

300

320

340

360

over

-

55
55
12

75
12
63
20
12

285
104
181
19
73
15

374
108
269
3
83
44

451
210
241
77
57

289
173
116
5
14
77

249
51
198
4
31
33

72
44
28
24
-

125
52
73
1
45
3

73
73
28
15

82
11
71
18
53
-

7
3
4
2
1
1

69
25
44
44
-

28
12
16
12
4

39
1
38
18
13
7

18
18
18
-

•
-

-

_
-

.
—
-

100

no

ALL WORKERS—
CONTINUED
SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSM A N U F A C T U R I N G --- ----- ----- — --NONMANUFACTURING ----------------PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------WHOLESALE t r a d e ---------------RETAIL TRADE ----------- — -----

2,291
803
1,488
132
474
203

39.5
40.0
39.5
39.0
40.0
40.0

155.50
152.50
157.50
217.50
161.00
150.50

td3

149.50
148.00
149.50
234.00
149.50
146.50
138.00

132.50-165.50
139.00-160.00
132.50-169.50
20C.00-264.50
131.50-182.00
136.00-160.00

•
-

92

1J7*(lO"'iOt •Jw

25

ORDER CLERKS ------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------- ----- -— NONMANUFACTURING ----------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------

3,582
1,175
2,407
2,336

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

185.50
170.50
192.50
194.SC

184.00
161.00
195.50
195.50

149.50-213.50
149.50-186.50
149.50-228.00
152.00-230.00

32
32
32

74
74
64

64
64
38

185
115
70
66

357
65
292
290

231
141
90
73

269
200
69
69

247
198
49
49

260
95
165
151

211
75
136
136

301
86
215
215

311
24
287
287

270
67
203
203

256
28
226
228

316
53
263
263

106
28
78
78

44
44
44

-

24
24
24

24
24
24

•

ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS A --------MANUFACTURING --------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------WHOLESALE TRAOE ---------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------FINANCE ------------------------SERVICES - — -— ---- MOTION PICTURES ----------------

5,847
2,508
3,339
455
946
558
804
461
115

39.5
39.5
39.5
39.5
40.0
40.0
38.0
39.0
39.5

188.50
186.50
190.00
224.50
194.50
179.5C
165.50
189.50
235.00

183.00
180.00
185.00
227.50
184.5c
186.00
167.00
190.00
235.50

164.00-207.00
164.00-201.00
164.00-210.00
195.50-238.50
172.50-210.00
15C.0C-189.5O
148.50-185.00
169.00-209.00
216.00-259.50

.
-

-

15
15
-

141
12
129

-

*

15
-

60
69
*

236
50
186
4
44
27
103
7
1

470
257
213
1
55
76
70
10
1

906
494
412
27
92
17
164
107
5

692
331
361
28
166
32
82
53
*

937
401
536
42
154
167
119
53
1

491
182
309
16
99
11
64
110
9

416
186
230
22
81
35
59
30

399
71
328
155
106
17
2
26
22

212
124
88
31
27
3
27

253
113
140
18
63
27
•

3

363
158
205
61
50
12
a
56
18

90
14
76
44
1
26
5

14
12
2
1
1
•
•
•
-

4
4
3
1
•
-

•
*

—
-

-

208
103
105
2
6
48
49
“

ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS 9 --------MANUFACTURING --------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES ------------------------WHOLESALE TRAOE --------------------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------------------

5,627
1,954
3,673
621
1,399
626

39.5
39.5
39.5
39.5
40.0
40.0

159.50
154.00
163.00
209.00
144.00
174.50

150.00
149.50
153.00
211.50
144.90
160.50

136.00-175.00
137.00-166.00
136.00-179.50
179.50-229.50
129.0C-161.00
124.50-241.50

164
164

236
2
234
1
128
52
53

185
41
144

936
545
391

808
292
516
52
215
63
75

598
240
358
26
191
47

705
343
362
32
124
28
67

418
70
348
54
149
95

253
170
83
28
17
6

153
36
117
79
30
5

132
47
85
26
17
6

46
14
32
10
7
1

286

124
21
103
10
2
64

159

51

284
209
8
23

159
41
26
91

47
44
-

-

-

—
-

—
-

2

-

-

-

-

3

2

22

1

15

14

44

27

1

1

-

-

-

-

i
i

20
20

23
23

61
61

9
9

41
12

5
4

32
*

18
16

1
*

20
13

11
11

-

-

•

•

*

*

11
11

-

“

-

36
36

-

-

-

*

-

*

*

12

*

15
4

201
201

102
102

12
12

-

•
*

.

-

-

33

22

-

-

-

-

-

-

220
135
85
25

80
59
21

117
52
65

151
3

14
-

57
-

'_
-

•
-

•
-

148

14

57

-

-

5

78
29
49
12

4

94

6

37

-

-

—

4

10

2

22
-

26

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

-

25

-

•

-

-

-

•
-

-

5

-

-

—

35

7

7

20

-

-

160
4

371
125
246
2
68
29

4

6
91
43

3

251
19

MOTION PICTURES ----------------

13o

39*0
40.0 218.50 225.00 204.00~237.50

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS*
CLASS A ------------------------- ---N O N MANUFACTURING --------------- —

242
170

39.5 197.50 190.00 170.00-218.00
39.5 192.00 170.50 16S.0C-205.00

-

*

“

“

-

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS.
CLASS B — — — — — — — — — —
NONMANUFACTURING -----------------

236
135

39.5 174.00 160.00 150.00-168.00
39.0 186.00 156.00 140.00-271.50

*

*

-

1
*

21
21

21
19

73
38

62
10

11
*

BILLING-MACHINE BILLERS -----------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------- — ---

516
363

38.5 235.50 271.50 156.00-271.50
37.5 264.00 271.50 271.50-299.50

*

_

22
18

2
*

18
18

88
*

32
3

12
5

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE BILLERS --------

267

39.0 172.50 156.00 141.50-202.00

-

-

-

59

70

15

16

PAYROLL CLERKS ----------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------PUBLIC UTILITIES -----------------------------------

1,462
557
905
201
164
130
169
153
88

-

35
“
35

45

52
21
31

63
13
50

166
82
84

129
83
46

110
28
82

137
48

-

8
8

-

-

-

7

-

1

1

2

-

-

-

30

-

-

28

6
20

23

-

8

-

5

16
3

4
4

1

-

2
-

7

18

-

-

-

-

23
21
1

21
6
35
25

W H O LESALE

TR A D E

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

RETAIL TRADE ---------------------------------------------F I N A N C E --------------------------------------------------- -------SERVICES — — — — — — —
—
MOTION PICTURES ------- -------------------

S e e fo o t n o t e s

39.5
39.5
39.0
38.0
39.5
40.0
38.5
39.5
40.C

203.50
196.00
208.50
258.00
202.00
182.00
169.50
186.00
258.50

197.00
200.00
196.00
278.50
190.00
168.00
165.00
186.00
259.50

169.50-235.50
172.50-213.00
165.00-259.50
220.00-278.50
167.50-243.00
150.00-201.50
140.50-195.50
170.00-196.00
244.50-290.00

-

-

-

-

13 '

at end o f ta b le s .




5

4

41

-

29

5

5

5

15

7

3

-

-

9

25

12
29

3

1

-

89

39

19
20
13

-

4

1

4

1

9

9

23
-

21

4

1

•

-

_
-

-

-

-

T ab le A-1. W e e kly earnings of o ffic e w o rkers in Los A n g eles—Long Beach, C a lif., O ctober 1 9 7 6 — C ontinu ed
W eekly earnings

(standard)
Number

Occupation and industry division

of
workers

*

N u m ber o f w o rk e rs re c e iv in g s tra ig h t-tim e w eek ly earn in gs o f---

(standard)

$

S

Avera
w e e k ly

90
Mean

^

M edian

*

M iddle range

*

$

i
100

$

S

120

110

130

S

S

S

140

150

160

S
170

S

S

180

190

i

i

200

210

240

$

$

i

S

220

260

280

S

*

S

300

320

3<»0

and
under

360
and

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

over

157.50-202.50
164.50-218.00
155.50-195.00
200.00-228.00
168.00-194.00
149.00-200.00
152.00-178.50
148.00-179.00
216.00-228.00

.
“

-

60
60

134

25 5
56
199
19
24
16
56
84

387
144
24 3

35 9
105
25 4
5
96
27
102
23
1

489
171
31 8
1
93
38
128
54
4

360
115
24 5

174
52
122
6

103
79
24
2

49
13

4

3
3

74

4

-

29
1

11

-

28

-

-

183
130
53
9
16
3
16
6
3

297
117
180
51

18
29
12
2

221
60
161
35
41
27
43
12
3

9

-

.
-

25

7

-

-

•
•
-

.
-

_
•
-

—
-

6

68

453
185
26 8
19
160
23
46

34 4
99
24 5
42
81
79
36

23 8
29
20 9
20
47
47
94

230
13
21 7
19
40
157

90
9
81
46
26

62

•
-

2

.
-

•
•

•

•

65

2

56
32
24
1
15
6
-

84
2
82
16

3
10

335
145
190
151
9
30

-

•
-

.
•

-

•
-

8
8

-

6
1

13
8

3
3

22
22

44
44

34
20

4
2

2

-

-

-

•

AL L W O R K E R S —
CONTINUED
K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S A -------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------- —
N O N M A N U F A C T U P I N G ----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S --------------W H O L E S A L E t r a d e ---------------R E T A I L T R A D E ------------------F I N A N C E ------------------------S E R V I C E S -----------------------M O T I O N P I C T U R E S ---------------K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B -------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S --------------W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ----------------R E T A I L T R A D E --------------------FINANCE —
—
—
—
—
— —
—
TA6ULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C L A S S 8 -------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------

S e e fo o tn o te s

3,083
1, 08 2
2, 0 0 1
140
60 7
30 4
590
315
45

3 9 . 5 1 8 2. 50
39 .5 19 0. 00
39.0 178.00
40 .0 2 0 7 . 5 0
39 .5 1 8 6. 50
40 . 0 18 0. 50
38.0 1 6 6. 50
39.5 16 3. 00
39.5 2 1 9 . 0 0

$
17 7. 00
18 2. 00
17 3. 50
211.00
1 8 2. 00
1 7 1. 00
1 6 5. 50
15 7. 50
223.00

3,900
94 5
2,955
36 3
91 5
56 2
69 5
HV

39 . 5 16 6 . 5 0
40 .0 17 3 . 0 0
39 .5 1 6 4. 00
40 .0 2 0 7 . 5 0
40.0 16 6. 00
39 .5 14 7 . 5 0
39.0 16 2 . 0 0
40 . 0 2 2 3 . 0 0

15 9 . 0 0
16 0. 00
15 6 . 5 0
214.00
15 9. 00
14 2. 50
16 0. 00
223.50

143.50-184.50
150.00-182.00
138.00-188.00
183.50-231.00
144.00-175.00
126.50-170.00
138.00-188.50
219.00-229.50

139
111

40 .0 2 2 5 . 0 0
40 .0 2 2 2 . 5 0

236.00
236.00

212.50-243.00
213.50-236.00

-

132

-

30

-

30

“

-

-

-

6

68

132

281
3
278

-

-

-

-

6
-

33

5

30
15
34

102
118
45

-

-

-

3
3

at end o f t a b le s .




6

33

101

-

30
71

“

44

39
112
48

-

*
687
23 4
45 3
18
143

115

49 2
135
35 7
3
113
107
114

-

-

-

340
52
288
6
71

55

62
44

4

156
7
32
46

55

2

5
57
22
22

36

8

•
-

•
•
1

5

4

1

2

Table A-1a. W eekly earnings of office w o rke rs —large establishm ents in Los A n g e le s Long Beach, C a lif., O ctober 1976
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

Occupation an d industry division
workers

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

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

s
90

M e an *

Median £

Middle range *

$
100

n o

120

$

S

$

S

130

140

S
150

$

s
160

170

$
180

$

S

$
190

200

210

$
220

S

S

$
240

260

280

$

S
300

320

S
340

and
u n d er

360

and

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

-

-

18
18
-

35
35
-

82
13
69
18
34
17

-

-

-

-

10
56
299
82
7

1013
356
657
64
32
48
387
115
11

1116
396
720
88
30
115

-

21
8
6

498
151
347
27
4
34
228
54

761
238
523
69

18
-

345
82
263
6
11
31
158
57

253.00-299.00
265.00-302.00
245.00-294.50
238.00-264.50

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_
-

.
-

3
1
2

244.00
250.00
230.00
262.50
217.50
252.00
250.00

223.00-269.00
233.00-271.50
203.00-260.00
238.00-292.50
193.00-229.50
231.50-268.00
230.00-277.00

_

.

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

—
-

215.50
225.0°
210.5?
235.50

192.50-244.00
2 0 ~ .00-254.50
186.50-235.50
2 0 5 . 0 0 - 2 5 9 . op
182.00-212.00
172.53-209.00
234.00-259.50

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

over

210

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

1160 1339
539
394
766
800
64
6654
61
87
66
355
313
252
212
30
6

1253
521
732
87
39
97
271

2024
1016
1008
162
74
69
241
379
83

1887
951
936

1184
766
418
152
25
34
44
122
41

529
310
219
122

161
114
47
23
9
3
1
1
10

118
77
41

25
9
16
11
3
-

6

1
1

2
-

1
1
1

38
11
27
5

47
8
39

101
19

2

132
48
84

70
53
17

42
19
23

15
2
13

22

121
65
56
5

-

-

*

485
322
163
32
8
94
2

253
152

3
7

62
44
18
1
l
1
5

55
42
13
9
-

9
7
2
1
-

1
1
-

-

•

*

457
344
113
67
10

129
81
48
38
3
-

20
15
5
4
.
-

19
16
3
2
•
•

_

.

-

-

200

ALL W O R K E R S
S E C R E T A R I E S ----------------------------- 1 3 , 5 7 0
5,937
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------7,633
N C N M A N U F a C T U h ING ------------------1,27A
P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------432
W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ----------------752
R E T A I L T R A D E --------------------2,722
F I N A N C E --------------------------1.961
S E R V I C E S -------------------------492
M O T I O N P I C T U R E S ---------------- S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S A --------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g -----------------F I N A N C E --------------------------SECRETARIES,

c l a s s « --------------m a n u f a c t u r i n g ---------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ------------------

P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------F I N A N C E --------------------------S E R V I C E S -------------------------M O T I O N p i c t u r e s ----------------SECRETARIES,

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

P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------R E T A I L T R A D E --------------------F I N A N C E --------------------------M O T I O N p i c t u r e s ----------------S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S h -------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------F I N A N C E --------------------------S E R V I C E S -------------------------M O T I O N P I C T U R E S -----------------

39.0
40.0
40.0
39.0
39.5
39.5

593
229
364

39.5
40.0
39.5

103

39.0

2,581
1,397
1,184
218
480
247
48

39.5
40.0
39.5
39.5
39.0
40.0
40.0

5,038
2,278
2.760
609

40*0
39.5
39.0

200
89b
108

40.0
39.5
39.0

5,254
1,929

39.5
39.5
39.5
38.S
39.)
39.5
39.5

3,32b
3b8
1,241
906
274

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

9A9
308
6*1

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

1,571
647
924
123

T R A N S C R I d l N G - M A C H l N F T Y P I S T S ------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------

135
111

S e e fo o tn o te s

39.5
40.0
39.5

3t>8

39.5

$
216.00
226.00
209.00
235.50
220.50
195.50
189.50
211.50
246.00
277.50
284.50
273.00
252.00
245.00
253.50
235.50
259.50
215.00
248.50
252.00
213.50
226.50
212.50
J 2 . 6 \)
200.00
189.50
246.00
1 9 3 . 0u
199.50
189.50
213.00
174.00
189.U0
234.00

$
2 1 2 . ac
225.00
204.50
240.50
212.00
196.00
188.00
21C.0O
246.50
275.00
287.50
269.00
253.00

200.00
183.00
251.00
190.00
193.50
1 3 8 . CO
206.00
173.00
191.50
240.50

$

$

185.00-245.50
196.00-255.00
180.00-234.00
199.50-262.50
191.50-242.00
174.00-217.00
167.00-208.00
189.00-234.50
226.50-259.50

_
-

-

-

-

•
-

-

120
25
95
6
62
*

137
31
106
4
72
7
4

187
63
124
10
84
19
3

608
342
266
27
146
45
14

542
349

393
129
264
29
18
178
3

431
181
250
43
31
116

567
252
315
48
37
115
5

569
221
348
57
29
138
8

879
412
46 7
92
12
71
14

814
376
438
169

“

447
187
260
44
21
106
1

605
196
409

579
170
409

476

424

10

15
187
152
5

200
233
14
44
69
26

240
236
38
2
78
55

201
223

42
144
134

614
236
378
12
125
159
21

433

51
184
65
7

587
218
369
32
192
92
8
64
22
42
26

62
35
27
13

59
27
32
12

123
56
67
63

60
28
32
19

180
54
126

74

d

32
42
27

113
60
53
32

128
109
19
6

184
140
44
32

2

_

-

17
-

1
1
-

2
2
-

17
3
6
1

29
2
27
-

68
11
57
1
11
42
"

216
51
165
15
15
109

424
136
288
24
186
51

520
179
341

*

18
-

35
-

82
13

-

18
-

35
8
6

69
34
17

311
76
235
5
135
56

-

-

-

*

*

-

*

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

20
4
16

69
3
66

70
3
67

77
20
57

-

-

-

*

*

17

11

66
24
42
8

-

-

-

-

-

-

4
-

-

-

-

4

55
6
49

129
2
127

n o
a
102

183
30
153

189
41
148

121
24
97

-

*

*

*

*

“

10

83
22
61
9

-

12
12

4
4

34
26

10
10

15
9

_

2

167.00-213.00
172.50-221.00
166.00-207.00
172.00-253.00
157.50-192.00
173.50-205.00

-

218.50-253.00

39.5
*♦0 • o
39.5
39.5

194.00
2 00.5 0
190.50

196.00
202.00
192.00

214.50

217.00

160.00-224.50
181.00-224.00
151.0S-225.no
195.50-239.no

40.0
40.0
39.5

139.00
223.00
171.5°

165.00-227.50
206.00-245.50
155.00-193.no

40.0

195.5o
220.50
178.00
223.00

221.00

204.00-244.00

-

-

38.0
37.5

166.00
100.50

153.50
151.00

145.00-174.50
144.00-160.00

-

-

1
-

7

38
38

82
34

73
14
59
3
40
3

2
-

3
23

200
38

30
78
257
218

29
5
24
3
17
-

1
-

*

at end o f ta b le s .




-

300
177
10

302
51

8

193
47
4*
70
13

10
62

36

n

22
25
5
29
16

101
69
-

30
5
-

22
4
18
1
2
15
21
3
18

2

1

)

-

-

26
12
14

2
-

1
-

-

10
-

9
2
7
3
•
-

2
2
-

1
1
-

-

108
50
58
29
-

7
119

18

1

4

-

*

15
-

6
-

3
-

-

-

_

6
6

3
3

-

-

15
15

-

-

-

-

-

239
197
42
28

30
6
24

3
2
1
1

18
12

«.

80

•

5

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table A-1a. W eekly earnings of o ffice w o rke rs —large establishm ents in Los A n g e le s Long Beach, C a lif., O ctober 1 9 7 6 — Continued
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)
Number
O c c u p a tio n and in d u s t r y d iv is io n
workeis

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

weekly
hours1
(standard'

S
90

Mean 2

Median 2

Middle range2

S
100

s

$
n o

120

s

s
130

140

S
150

!
160

S
170

$

S

$
180

190

200

S

S
210

220

S

$
240

260

$
280

S
300

S

360

-

and

340

360

over

-

~
•
-

-

and
under
100

n o

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

240

260

-

-

8

169
28
141
130

69
16
53
41

56
16
40
24

31

22

12

104
92

11

24
3

19
-

7
15
-

53
13
40

6

243
84
159
155

8

-

141
25
116
113

48
9
39

-

87
24
63
63

32

2

45

137

251
14
237
197

390
40
350
306

176
37
139

79
47
32
17

184
70
114

63
60
3

62
58
4

48
39
9

37
26

23
17

20

-

11

6

1

2

101

160
76
84
58

8

3
3

4

-

1

4
3

7

-

4
4

28

8

10

6

16
13

17
17

24

-

7
7

22

13
13

280

300

320

5
340

320

ALL WORKERS—
CONTINUED
TYPISTS,

CLASS

A ---------------------------------------------------------------— —
n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g -----------------------------FINANCE --------------------------------------------m a n u fac tu r in g

1 ,0 7 1
338
733
546

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

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

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

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

6

T Y P I S T S , CLASS 6 ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------FINANCE ----------------------------------------------

1 ,6 7 8
522
1 ,1 5 6
799

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

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

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

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

.
-

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

135

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

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

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

.

-

.

112

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

•

*

“

4
4

14
14

24
24

29
29

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

419
402
287

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

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

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

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

_
-

47
47
44

81
80
80

72
70
67

34
34
34

14
11

-

53
53
53

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

483
116
367
260

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

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

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

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

79
79
63

55
55
29

161
9
152
128

73
30
43
39

10

23
16
7

12

9
7

3

MESSENGERS -------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------FINANCE ----------------------------------------------

641
162
479
287

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

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

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

35
35
35

78

65
4
61
52

142
42

1 2 1 .0 0

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

61
13
48
29

55
19
36
27

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS -------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I F S -------------------------FINANCE ---------------------------------------------SERVICES -------------------------------------------MOTION PICTURES ----------------------------

1 ,2 6 8
366
902
117
233
241
77

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

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

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

71

132
35
97

151
41
no

120

1

6

42
33
“

46
24

2 1 0 .0 0

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

SWITCH80ARD OPERATOR-RECEPTION ISTS
NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

29o
192

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

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

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

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

348
209

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

1 6 7 .5 0

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

1 1 1 .0 0
1 1 1 .0 0

1 6 0 .0 0

ACCOUNTING CLERKS, CLASS A --------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------------FINANCE ---------------------------------------------SERVICES ------------------------------------------MOTION PICTURES ----------------------------

2 ,4 7 3
995
1 ,4 7 8
347
434
367
104
107

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

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

ACCOUNTING CLERKS, CLASS B --------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------RETAIL TRADE ---------------------------------FINANCE --------------------------------------------MOTION PICTURES ----------------------------

2 ,3 7 9
711

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

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

S e e fo o tn o te s

1 ,6 6 8

430
537
190
96

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

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

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

-

-

8

10

37
34

127

12
66

44

86

100

82

-

-

-

163
163
30
119
-

_

12

15

21

12

12

21

39
30

10

32

8

12

-

-

-

2

69
31
16

15

8

13

6

8

8

6

12

4

1

7

2

10
2

2

1

2

7

1

26
9
17

33

27

27

12

6

18
7

29

11
22

28
9
19

17
b
n

8

6

124
49
75
49

48
25

23

20

2

-

-

2

4

18

-

-

14

96
17
79

63
6

29
35

*

*

313
167
146
3
19
46

120

182
14
26
49
*

8

3
3

5
5

_

1

•

-

1

-

-

2

1

8

-

2

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

•
-

-

8

_

-

.
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

*

6

7

4
4

9

30

12

9

30
28

28
18
180
92

-

235
39
196
15o
17

8

2

7
18

3

-

-

22

27

97
55
42
24

99
24
75
61

6

5

6

1

7

2

1

-

-

1

15

8

44

1

36
166
36
75
16
*

66

17
13

24
16

22

22

64
25

-

21

-

88

31
3

24
3

284

122

4

21

32

21

lu

280
209
23

101

8

38
6

2
2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

129
57
72
13
27

56
14
42

14

4

.

12

-

-

2

4
3

-

-

-

-

11

1

26
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

23

5

-

-

-

-

97

11

-

-

-

-

*

“

4
4

64

97
5
91

-

-

-

1

1

25

.

_

-

1C

_

-

16

202

*

12

-

58
44

276
162
114
27
24
10

15

14
14

7
4

1

1

36

-

1

47
18

-

-

3
3

*

12

-

-

20
8

15
14
5
3

1

48
54
7

23

-

-

-

11

85
121

6

*
-

-

13

6

209
71
138

-

-

•
-

1

86

302

52

•
-

-

-

21

-

75

4

-

4
4

152
80
72

55

-

_
-

4
9

12

1

2

-

5

196
116
80
16

1

4

-

10
10

8

“

1

-

2

8

389
144
245
18
159
45
9

*

-

-

57
34
23
5

285
142
143
23
32
56
27

-

4

21

68

291
125
166
27
17
70
27
5

-

171
34
137

-

38
30

206

-

2

-

68

54
23

-

73

-

40
28
5

15
15

-

2

6

87

8

-

53

12

21

79
75

-

4

2
2

81

1

-

-

-

22

15
7

-

2

17

8

-

48
29

11

1

-

6
8

21

8

4
4

-

15
4

12

59
4
13
16

140
44
96
4
27
61
3

-

76
o
56

2

-

-

11

12

41
79
4
30
7
3

-

13

-

1

18
18
5
-

-

a t en d o f t a b le s .




2
8

6

17
13
3

6

-

7
2

-

_

-

-

Table A-1a. W eekly earnings of o ffic e w o rke rs —large establishm ents in Los A n g e le s Long B each, C a lif., O ctober 1976— C ontinu ed
W eek ly earnings 1
(standard)

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

of
workers

(standard)

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

A verage
w eekly

S

*

M ed ia n *

M iddle range*

120

130

140

150

160

------- f -----170
180

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

-

7
7
*

12

27

1

10

11

17
-

45
13
32
*

60
14
46

57
33
24

1

1

1

55

102

S6
46
16
13
16
-

217
61
156
27
98
23

330
109

145

22

216
79
137
39
84
14
*
160
57
103

212

100

no

100

110

90
M ean

S

$

$

S

S

S

1

s

$

$

S

$

s

$

$

S

$

1

---360

190

200

210

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

190

200

210

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360 o v e r

44
4
40

49
31
18
*

34
34

24
3

33
17
16
7

80
49
31
19

35
3
3?
7

228
92
136
29

99
79

49
13
36
28
-

and
under

and

ALL WORKERS—
CONTINUED
PAYRO LL CLERKS -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------MOTION PIC TU R E S ---------------------------

563
212

351
<,6

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

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

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

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

-

•
-

-

-

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------R E T A IL TRADE --------------------------------FIN AN C E -----------------------------------------SERVIC ES ---------------------------------------MOTION PIC TU R E S ---------------------------

1 ,7 9 8
699
1 ,0 9 9
277
417
156
45

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

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

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

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

-

_
-

-

30
30
30
-

33
30
3
-

216

-

-

-

-

*

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ---------------------------------

1 ,9 8 0
510
1 ,4 7 0
348
468

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

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

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

34
34
33

20

107
3
104
78

124

1 4 6 .5 0

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

131

4 0 .0

2 2 7 .0 0

2 3 6 .0 0

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

TAB U LATIN G -M AC H IN E
CLASS B

2 1 0 .0 0

. 0 0 - 2 2 8 .no

6

-

6
6

-

20
-

15

21

103
1

55

191
41
150
3
107

8

62

1

120

92
19
23

221

38

66

79
7

113
25
88

18
29

108

22

52
4

21

185
50
135
42
25

179

214
13

168

201

20

47

19
*

6

5

-

11

12
2

68

21

2

1

106
28
78
43

100

62
38
3
16

1

20
11

7

12

6

3

3

25

62

40
31
9

34

90
9
81
46

22

2

“

335
145
190
151
9

3

22

44

5
57

1

6

19
2

10

12

10

12

-

•
-

.
-

7

-

-

-

-

5
4

-

3
3
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
1

2

2

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




9

8

-

-

•

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

4

2

OPERATORS,
3

-

17
16
-




professional and technical workers in Los Angeles—
W eekly earnings 1
(standard)
Average
w eekly
hours1
(standard)

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f—
$
150

Mean ^

Median *

U n d er

M iddle ranged

S

150

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

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

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

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

720
370
350
52

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

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

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

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

152
127

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

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

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

671
298
373
65
27

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

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

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

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

903
329
89
185
186

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

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

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

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

-

-

246
95
151

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

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

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

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

-

839
328
511
81
123
103

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

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

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

.3 9 7
466
931
331
72
156
131

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

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

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

574

121

ws:

4

at

$ 500

to

$520;

and

160

170

170

180

200

220

$

S

260

280

240

260

280

380

400

420

53

217
104
113

134
61
73
4
16
*

98
43
7
23

105
43
62
3
24

2

5

89
59
30
7

71
28
43

55

-

-

-

-

1

*

•
-

*
*
*

*
-

2

52
-

33
3
30
-

2

12

*

*

85
44
41
3
19
*

-

14
14
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18

“

16
*

87
57
30
“

133
59
74

90
41
49

2

2

98
48
50

10

12

*

10

12

19
16

31

60

13

21

55

10

40
13
27
5

121

2

-

-

*

-

*

_

•

-

*

*

*

*

-

-

-

*

*

*

-

-

-

-

-

*

*

*

*

*

•

4

47

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

*

4

17

2 1 8 .0 0 - 2 7 3 . 0 0
2 2 0 . 0 0 - 2 7 6 . C0
2 1 7 .0 0 -2 6 8 .5 0
2 6 4 .5 0 -3 0 2 .0 0
1 9 5 . 0 0 - 2 6 6 .5 0
2 1 8 .0 0 -2 5 4 .5 0
2 0 9 .5 0 -2 3 6 .0 0

•
-

.

3

3

-

-

2

10

3
—

1

63
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34
14
15

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

1

-

-

-

1

-

1

1

2
15
73

*

1

*

-

11
-

208
107

2

11

49
13
36

101

272
76
196

66

-

26
40
61

2

34

-

7

12
1

47

1

1

21

20

3
-

$540.

10

2

6

4
-

58
38

k

20

*

-

20

141
29

27

112

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4
3

s

S

420

440

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

460

480

500

50

173
72

113
27

179
79

101

86

100

21

215
51
164
97
7
18
9

12

34
43
298
127
171
55

-

_

_

*

*

-

-

-

30

56
9
47

24
13
11

12

7
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25
5

21

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4
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-

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19
14

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5

4
3

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1

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17
14

6

4

5

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•
•
•

-

-

1
-

2
-

•

33

3

243
36
207
54

37
25

39
15
24
13
9

3

2

•

8

3

6

-

12

12

7

•

-

3

2

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22
6

-

2

6

2

11

5

-

2
•

15

13

1

4

4

12

11

5

6

4
4

12

23
14

27

1

8
8
8

33

-

7

16

7
34
18

12

2

-

1

2

9
9
-

81
25
56

144
70
74
5
3
26

2

16

7

29

1

69
26
43
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5

70
50

2

25

33
24
9

19

12

20

16
4

26
13
13

41
22

8

6

12

15

97
38
59
7
41
4

over

13

4

2

20

40
7
23
4

500

21

6

23

49
4
45

141
101

480

18
3

12

35

43
17
26

460

21

69
31
38
3

59
52

55

440

37
18
3

111

61

21

99
58
41

4

114
39
75
9

55
57
9
9
14

112

8
22

7
3

156
25
131
9

13
14

4

1

45
76
3
5

11

190
53
137
7
47
75

5
71
15

1

*

8

14
-

1

400

360

-

*

S

$
380

340

-

-

S
360

320

-

-

340

300

-

-

S

1

320

300

-

-

to

S
240

-

1

$ 520

220

-

-

at

200

and

•31
31
-

5

S

$

S

180

and
u n d er
160

108
510
598
52
231
28

s

$

$

5

6
2

20

20

8
8

_

3

-

1

1

•
•
•

1

-

-

-

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1

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6
2

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4

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•

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-

-

-

2
2

4

1

-

2

-

-

2

4

20

•
-

T ab le A -2 . W e e kly earnings of professional and technical w orkers in Los A n g e le s Long B each, C a lif., O ctober 1 9 7 6 — Continued
W eek ly earnings 1
(standard)
Number

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

Average
w eekly
houre1
(standard)

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f —
S
150

M ean 2

M edian £

M iddle ra n ge2

U nder
;S
fl5 0

160

s

S

S
170

180

S

S
200

220

S

S
240

260

s

S
280

300

- 5

320

S
340

S
360

S
380

S

S

S
400

420

440

S’
46o

m

and
u n d er
160

r

480

170

160

.2 0 0

220

240

260

280

30Q

329

340

360

380

400

4 2 fl

440

•*
-

*
-

—
—

•*

-

460

480

590

500

and
ovei

ALL WORKERS—
CONTINUED
COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS C
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------

441

3 9 ,5

$
1 7 8 .0 0

*5 0
42

?5

93

8

4.

3

12

7

12

I

1

•-

•

—

-

3 9 .5

1 8 1 .5 0

1 8 0 .0 0

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

8

119

26

11
14

66
16

26

1 6 7 .5 0

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

33

4 0 .0

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

131

102
339

81

50

25

7

4

3

-

2

2

DRAFTERS, CLASS A
M A N U F A C T U R I N G --- --------NONMANUFACTURING
P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---

1 .7 0 4

4 0 .0

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

•

.

770
934

4 0 .0

2 5 5 .5 0

2 5 3 .0 0

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

4 0 .0

3 5 1 .0 0

3 5 0 .0 0

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

•
-

-■
-

55

4 0 .0

3 1 9 .0 0

3 2 3 .5 0

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

18

4

3

10

D R A F T E R S , C L A S S B ------- -----M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------- --- NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC UTILITIES

1 ,6 4 4

4 0 .0

2 3 4 .5 0

2 2 0 .0 0

2 0 0 .0 0 -2 5 3 .0 0

...

.

107

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

-

-

105

186

61

16

70
27

58

2 1 5 .0 0

180
153

64

2 1 8 .0 0

400
359

120

4 0 .0

271
175

291

1 ,0 8 2

4
-

562

4 0 .0

2 6 6 .0 0

2 6 0 .0 0

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

•-

-

4

2

96

41

105

27

59

48

43

181

4 0 .0

2 4 8 .5 0

2 3 6 .0 0

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

-

-

-

—

18

26

82

3

13

11

5

201
117

68

68

38

40

.

14

23

61

2

DRAFTERS, CLASS C
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------nonmanufacturing —

230

158

82

197

127

300
117

163

171

17

46

8

1

12

33

31

183

146

36

31

1 8 0 .0 0

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

**9 2

82

64

91

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

86

82

63

75

2

101

180

-

180

•

11

101
9

*

*

*

41

38

-

.

-

58

41

38

-

-

—

18

5

46

39

*
*

—

-

•
•

108

72

-

-

108

72

•

•

-

-

-

*

*

•

•
-

~

-

-

-

-

*

—

4 0 .0

2 7 3 .5 0

2 8 3 .0 0

95

405

575

33

8

2 3 2 .0 0 -2 9 9 .5 0

2

22

65

214

221

243

416

772
379

362

2 7 3 .0 0

253
149

397

2 6 3 .0 0

181
158

288

4 0 .0

10
7

26

1 ,9 9 3

81

16

12

8

1 ,4 8 5

4 0 .0

2 8 7 .5 0

3 0 2 .0 0

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

-

3

4

30

23

104

74

176

162

159

393

281

30

21

1 ,8 0 5

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

2 9 8 .0 0

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

.

..

..

2

17

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

17

204
154

8

-

157
146

438

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

80
74

467

2 9 5 .0 0

395

376

81

16

12

8

-

-•

-•

-

*

•

6

11

50

72

62

281

21

21

*

*

*

*

*

193
85

107

334

_

9

21

3

3
3

6
6

2
2

-

.

-

-

-

3 ,4 7 8

4 0 .0

E L E C T R O N I C S T E C H N I C I A N S , C L A S S CM A N U F A C T U R I N G --- ---- --- --- ------

417

4 0 .0

284

4 0 .0

3 1 5 .5 0

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

2 6 4 .5 0

2 6 3 .5 0

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

2 3 5 .0 0

2 3 4 .5 0

2 0 7 .0 0 -2 6 0 .0 0

1 9 6 .0 0

1 9 5 .5 0

1 9 4 .5 0

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

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

386

4 0 .0

2 5 7 .5 0

4 0 .0
3 9 .5

2 5 8 .0 0

94

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

3 3 1 .5 0

292

d is t r ib u t e d as fo llo w s :
d is t r ib u t e d as f o llo w s :

2 5 7 .0 0

-

-

-

-

1

-

.

-

-

-

69

123

167

225

*

*

-

*

67

76

109

68

1 7 7 .0 0 -2 1 0 .0 0

2

26
22

110

113

41

15

5

2

10
7

95

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

65

90

56

31

7

4

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

•

•

.

58

105
82

23

-

20
12

41

-

6
6

95

-

8
6

77

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

78

24

15

8

19

23

17

17

8

2

1 at $1 2 0 to $ 1 3 0 ; 4 at $130 to $ 1 4 0 ; and 45 at $ 1 4 0 to
50 at $ 1 3 0 to $ 1 4 0 ; and 42 at $ 1 4 0 to $ 1 5 0 .

at end o f ta b le s .




183

86

1 7 5 .0 0

4 0 .0

S e e fo o t n o t e s

87

1

1 8 8 .5 0

1 ,2 2 7
429

W ork ers w ere
W ork ers w ere

1

-

1 7 5 .5 0

, c l a s s b--------------------- — ---------

*
**

.
—

4 0 .0

4 0 .0

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

-

4 0 .0

525

t e c h n ic ia n s

..

758

1 ,2 8 0

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

2 8 6 .0 0

509

E L E C T R O N I C S T E C H N I C I A N S , C L A S S AM A N U F A C T U R I N G ------ ---------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------- ----------e l e c t r o n ic s

3 0 8 .0 0

-

11

$150.

362

37

33

25
—

—

25

•

•

-

-

-

-

-

-*

—

Table A -2 a .

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

in Los A n g eles—Long Beach, C a lif., O ctober 1976
W eek ly earnings 1
(standard)
U1UL-

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

A verage
w eekly
hours1
(standard

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

S
150

M ean 2

M e d ia n 1

M iddle range2

(U n der
S
j 150

160

S

S

S
170

180

S

S
200

220

S
240

S
260

S

S
280

300

S

s
320

340

360

o f—
S

S
380

S
400

S

S

$
420

440

1 ------480

460

500

and
u n d er
160

and
170

180

200

220

240

260

340

360

380

25

81

135

115

89

3

44

68

37

89

22

67

50
65

37

37

52

52

3

8

4

7

3

40
7

4

*

2

5

280

300

320

2

12

400

420

440

89

129

460

480

500

73

41

33

39

38

22

24

26

35

19

9

13

7

2

2

*9

4

4

1

7

1

5

ALL WORKERS

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
( B U S I N E S S ) , CLASS A -------m a n u f a c t u r i n g ---------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S
MOTION PICTURES ---------COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
( B U S I N E S S ) , CLASS B ---------MANUFACTURING -----------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S

3 9 .5

$
1 9 8 .0 0

3 9 3 .0 0

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

3 9 .5

4 0 7 .0 0

4 0 5 .0 0

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

424

3 9 .5

3 8 9 .0 0

3 8 4 .5 0

3 5 0 .0 0 -4 2 3 .5 0

52

4 2 4 .0 0

4 2 3 .0 0

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

28

4 0 .0
3 9 .5

4 3 4 .0 0

4 3 3 .0 0

4 0 3 .0 0 - 4 9 1 .0 0

621

3 9 .5

3 3 2 .5 0

3 2 5 .0 0

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

61

86

82

65

48

21

21

12

6

3 3 6 .0 0

3 2 8 .0 0

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

37

110
59

77

3 9 .5

12
-

15

324

$

41

36

52

28

13

5

2

1

—

-

-

•

12

13

24

51

36

50

37

3

8

7

4

4

*

*

2

2

11

30
7

30
18

18

-

6

3

2

7

6

4

2

10

17

20

17

7

7

14

4

30

40

107

101

84

48

29

26

23

19

5

4

2

6
8

•

10

43
64

38

19

21

9

13

14

74

46

29

8

17

5

5
-

3

20

13
27

27

4

2
-

5

•

1

-

*

*

*

*•

1
2

3 2 9 .0 0

3 2 4 .0 0

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

52

3 9 .0
3 9 .5

-

3 8 4 .5 0

3 7 1 .0 0

3 3 5 .5 0 -4 3 3 .0 0

*

*

*

*

*

•

87

3 9 .5

2 6 7 .5 0

2 6 8 .0 0

2 4 2 .0 0 - 2 9 0 .5 0

-

-

-

-

-

9

-

-

-

•

-

-

-

-

-

•

297

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
( B U S I N E S S ) , CLASS C —
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS

863
439

11

536

3 9 .0

3 4 2 .0 0

3 3 6 .0 0

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

223

N O N M A N U F A C TU R IN G

313

4 0 .0
3 8 .5

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

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

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

65

4 0 .0

3 6 8 .5 0

3 5 8 .5 0

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

-

-

-

-

-

•

-

-

4

5

3

9

12

3

4

12

10
7

27

4 0 .0

3 3 6 .5 0

3 3 4 .0 0

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

•

“

*

“

*

*

*

*

3

1

5

6

4

6

*

2

*

73

95

------------- -- —

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

PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ----MOTION PICTURES -------COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) ,
CLASS B --------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ----------------------COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) ,
CLASS C -------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----

3 9 .5

2 9 5 .0 0

79

70

29

25

16

12

2

4 0 .0
3 9 .5

3 0 3 .5 0

3 0 6 .5 0

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

-

-

-

—

-

2

18

28

24

54

58

50

8

2 7 6 .0 0

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

-

-

-

-

4

14

21

45

71

45

21

20

4 0 .0

3 3 6 .0 0

3 4 7 .5 0

2 9 3 . 5 0 - 3 7 5 . SO

*

*

*

*

*

*

7

9

9

8

9

20

8
8

4
8
8

2
-

84

20
6

20
9

5

2 8 6 .5 0

3

39

26

26

14

13

16

3

-

-

-

2

17

A

11

13

2

4

2

15

1

11

12

1

67

13

5

-

1

•

1

-

25

50
33

7

1

-

1

-

1

-

42

17

6

4

2 9 4 .0 0

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

3 9 .5

2 4 9 .0 0

2 4 1 .5 0

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

55

4 0 .0
3 9 .5

2 4 8 .0 0

2 5 0 .0 0

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

85

2 4 9 .5 0

2 3 6 .5 0

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

COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS A
MANUFACTURING ---------NONMANUFACTURING ----PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----

679

3 9 .5

2 5 2 .0 0

2 5 4 .0 0

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

292

3 9 .5

2 5 6 .0 0

2 6 0 .0 0

387

3 9 .5

2 4 8 .5 0

76

4 0 .0

COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS B
MANUFACTURING
NONMANUFACTURING ----RETAIL TRAOE

864

4 0 .0

COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS C
MANUFACTURING
NONMANUFACTURING ----DRAFTERS. CLASS A ---------MANUFACTURING —
NONMANUFACTURING *

4

559
273
286

140

-

39

99

•

-

-

•

-

-

-

•-

*

*

*

.

.

•

•

-

—

—

-

*

1

22

.

-

2

3

41

146

87

2 3 0 .5 0 - 2 7 7 ,5 0

•

-

-

2

10

86
34

72

27

177
79

2 5 2 .0 0

2 2 2 .0 0 - 2 7 4 .0 0

-

-

2

1

31

52

74

60

98

2 7 9 .5 0

2 6 4 .5 0

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

-

-

-

'-

*

-

4

33

11

14

5

2

2 2 2 .0 0

2 3 0 .0 0

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

8
-

46

63

164

93

195

214

37

4

2

4

•

_

-

.

-

..

40

62

45

33

25

5
4

2

12

26
15

2

4

2

4

-

-

-

-

-

—

8

34

23

102

48

118

181

12

11

1
*

*

*

*

*

-

*

w

-

*

—

9

•

•

7

325

4 0 .0

2 2 4 .0 0

2 2 4 .0 0

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

539

4 0 .0

2 2 0 .5 0

2 3 1 .0 0

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

1

72

4 0 .0

2 1 2 .5 0

1 9 4 .0 0

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

-

-

12

-

26

7

11

5

2

9

251

3 9 .0
3 9 .5

1 9 1 .5 0

1 9 0 .5 0

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

25

58

66

24

8

4

1

1 8 0 .0 0

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

14
•

31

1 7 9 .5 0

20
**1 2

7

1 9 5 .0 0

1 9 3 .5 0

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

8

14

24

11
14

12
46

16

3 9 .0

50

1
23

1
7

4

1

_

•

•

1

29

58

68

82

90

21

18

19

—

-

-

1

28

51

61

73

77

17

8

8

9

13

4

10

11

60
191

1

22

395

4 0 .0

2 7 1 .0 0

2 6 9 .0 0

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

324

4 0 .0

2 6 4 .0 0

2 6 6 .0 0

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

71

4 0 .0

3 0 2 .5 0

2 9 6 .5 0

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

-

1

4 at $500 to $520; and 5 at $520 to $540.
4 at $130 to $140; and 8 at $140 to $150.

at end o f t a b le s .




16

1
-

W o r k e r s w e r e dis tri bu te d as f o l l o w s :
W o r k e r s w e r e distri bu te d a s fo l l o w s :

S e e fo o tn o te s

*

(B U S IN E S S ),

MANUFACTURING ---------- -----------------------

*
**

-

12

77

7

7

9

Table A -2 a . W e e kly earnings of professional and technical w o rke rs —large establishm ents
in Los A n g e le s —Long Beach, C a lif., O ctober 1976— Continued
W eek ly earnings
(standard)
Number

Occupation and indus try division
workers

1

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly e a rn in g s o f -S

Average
w eekly
hours1
(standard]

S
150

Mean

*

M edian

*

M iddle range

£

160

170

180

S

1

1

S

S

200

220

1

*
240

260

S
280

S
300

S

S
320

340

s

S
360

380

S
400

S

S
420

440

s

S
460

U n d er
.and
$

480

500

-

and

500

over

150
16 0

170

180

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

34 fl

360

380

*0 0

*2 0

440

*60

480

ALL WORKERSCONTINUED
$

$

$

390

4 0 .0

24 5 .5 0

-

-

4 0 .0

23 7 .0 0

2 3 4.00
23 1 .0 0

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

242

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

148

4 0 .0

2 6 0 .0 0

2 4 0.00

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

-

-

105

4 0 .0

2 6 8.50

2 5 4.50

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

-

-

DRAFTERS, CLASS C -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

191

4 0 .0

18 2.00

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

2

34

140
51

4 0 .0

19 5 .5 0
18 1.50

1 7 8 .0 0

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

2

4 0 .0

2 3 4.50

2 0 7.00

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

-

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS -------- -------- -----MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------—
NONMANUFACTURING ---------- ---------------------

2 ,8 8 2

4 0 .0

2 8 0.00

28 9 .5 0

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

2

1 ,80 2

4 0 .0

2 6 6.50

27 8 .0 0

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

2

10
7

1,0 6 0

4 0 .0

30 3.00

31 3.50

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

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS, CLASS A MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

1 ,66 3

4 0 .0

29 7 .0 0

2 9 8.00

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

1 ,20 9

4 0 .0

2 8 8.50

2 9 5.00

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

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS, CLASS 8 MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

863
338

4 0 .0

2 7 6.00
24 2 .0 0

2 8 3.00
24 1 .5 0

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

4 0 .0

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS, CLASS C MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

327

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

19 8.00
19 6 .5 0

1 9 6 .5 0

255

19 5 .5 0

DRAFTERS, CLASS B ------MANUFACTURING ---------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUB LIC U T I L I T I E S ----------------------------

REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL NURSES -----------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING

S e e fo o tn o te s

$
14

24

64

105

62

5

37

16

2

7

50
55

32
27

18

57

38
19

28

14
-

22

-

25

19

12

5

18

5

-

-

-

4

46

3

13

11

5

18

5

39

16

2

4

35

38
26

32

34

10
9

23

9

2

*

1

4

12

9

7

26

44

141

153

200

263

308

22

36

118

127

17 0

210

236

4

8

23

26

30

53

.

2

17

53

1

17

52

140
135

—

14

550
405

767

306

46

33

8

379

54

16

12

8

25
_

72

145

388

252

30

21

-

25

192

442

433

8

384

376

37
16

33

154

306
54

12

8

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

•

29

62

106

108

108

107

334

-

-

-

-

27

54

87

68

78

21

3

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

2

44

110

74

41

15

5

2

10
7

26

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

22

36

90

56

31

7

4

-

-

-

2

•

59

73

23

-

2

-

3

6

-

-

40
19

50
23

70
54

41

-

24

15

3

6

2

16

17

8

2 2 2 .0 0 -2 6 4 .0 0

299

4 0 .0

2 6 1 .0 0

4 0 .0
3 9 .5

26 2.50

25 8 .0 0
26 0 .5 0

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

25 8.00

2 5 8.00

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

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

2

at end o f ta b le s .




4

14

3

206
93

-

13

20
12
8

-

•
•

.

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

•

•

-

-

-

*

•

.

•

•

p*

—

9

•

Table A -3 .

A verage w e e k ly earnings of office, professional, and technical w orkers, by sex.

in Los Angeles—Long Beach, Calif., October 1976
Sex,

3

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

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS -

W eek ly
hours *
(standard)

W eekly
earnings 1
(standard)

A verage
(m e an 2 )

A v erage
(m ean 2 )

A v e ra ge
(m ean 2 )
Number
of
woricen

Sex,

MEN

3

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

Number
of
workers

W eek ly
hours *
[standard)

W eekly
earnings *
(standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOMEN— CONTINUED

$
____ .
1 3 7 a CO1

Sex,

3

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

Number
of
workers

~

W eekly
earnings 1
(standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOMEN— CONTINUED
________

w L U K f I.A H L tw

W eekly
[standard)

W v''* • 1 N U t U

r

$

580
S E C N tT A *' 1
* CLASS
M A N U r A L 1U K iN O

, 216

ACCOUNTING CLERKS.

CLASS

a

U

459

1 7 1 ,0 0

3 9 .0

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSM A N U r A t 1U H I N u
"

:

«-n i / r
145

3 9 .0

23 3 .5 0
23 5 .0 0

53

4 0 .0

27 3.50

14 8 .0 0

JO a D

13 4 .0 0

3 9 .5

1 5 4 .0 0

2 1 0 .0 0

____
rw w r> ^ . .

3 9 .0

H L 1A l t

2*248

1W A U t

N O N M A N U r A L 1UK 1 N o

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS

1*251

1 9 ,2 8 8

3 9 .5

10*946

3 9 .0

20 4 .5 0

3 9 .0

230.001

4 0 .0

201.50;

2 1 1 .0 0 1
2*265

2 2 0 .00'

1*545
■ ' L l A XL

v KMUl

"

i n n0
3

F IN A N C E
T Y r 1ST j f

v H j j

A

1 9 -5

7 a -*
16 8.00

" " "

4 0 .0
250.501

SERVICC j
1 ,2 1 0
651

PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S

—

108

3 ,9 3 7

39 • 5
4 0 .0

249.501
253.501

3 9 .0

24 6 .0 0

3 9 .0
J7 aD

29 1 .5 0

39 • 0

22 5 .0 0

3 9 .5

141
nANUt

At

1U K I N o

00

16 0.50
1 3 3 .0 0

21 9 .5 0

2 3 4 . ooj

1 ,8 7 8

n H v l»C J A L L

IKAUt

" ®*

231

3 9 .5

25 7.50

370

4 0 .0

221.501

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE

414

226.50|

F IL E

CLERK j

?

CLASS C

1 ,68 5

39 a 0

1 1 7 .0 0

4 0 .0

11 4 .0 0

3 9 .5

1 3 1 .5 0

operators,

174

7 * 096

2 1 1.50

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,

1,5 1 1

3 0 3 a 001

FINANCE

2 0 4,00
J75

39 a 0
481

40 a 0

403

19 4,50

1 * J 1 c.

S e e fo o tn o te s a t en d o f t a b le s .




14

131

3 8 .0

28 3.00

Table A -3 .

A verage w eekly earnings of office, professional, and technical w orkers, by sex.

in Los Angeles—Long Beach, C alif., October 1976— Continued
Average
(m ean 2 )

A verage
(m ean 2 )

S e x , 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS
WOMEN— CONTINUED

Number
of
woikers

W eekly
h«un 1
(standard)

W eekly
earnings 1
(standard)

527
761
1 V*nl/w

1 HML/t.

x

39.5 185.50

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUSINESS),
CLASS A — — — — — —— —
• •

w is

352.00

3,527
910
2,617
872
540
650

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS
38.0 167.00
39.5 159.00
39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0
39.5
39.0

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS, CLASS

(BUSINESS),

(BUSINESS),

NONMANUFACTUkING

164.50 COMPUTER OPERATORS* CLASS A — — —
173.00
m a n u f a c t u r i n g —— ——— —— —— —
—
161.50
NONMANUFACTURING
167.00
WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------------148.50
FINANCE

242
470

295.00
39.0 268.50

I6 o

37.5

175
S3
122

^4 ' 50
241.00
39.5 243.50

j?

285
430

844

39*5 400.00

COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS C ---------------MANUFACTURING — — ----------- ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING — — — — —— —

427

39.5 389.50

orafters*

class

a

M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------- ----------------533
294
239

39.5 336.00
39.5 341.00
39.5 330.50

DRAFTERS* CLASS 6

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(BUSINESS) , CLASS A:

83

39.5 370.00

39.5 249.50
39.5 242.00
38.5 2 3 4 « 00

309.00
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS

(BUSINESS),

-

i in
60

COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS 8:

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS

213.50

NONMANUFACTURING:

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(BUSINESS). CLASS ri ----------------------------------

258
66
123

40.0 218.00
40.0 209.00
38.5 202.00

205

39.0 189.00
167.00
197.00

1,577
697

40.0 310.00
40.0 254.50

1,488

40.C

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS

(BUSINESS),

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS

(BUSINESS)*

m a n u f a c t u r in g
/.A

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(BUSINESS) . CLASS C ----------------------------------

* *2 ?

92

40.0 282.50
40. C
40.0 175.00

MANUFACTURING
S e e fo o tn o te s a t en d o f ta b le s .




W eekly
earnings 1
(standard)

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS!

$

39.5 182.00

C.C J . o \j

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS

W eekly
hours 1
(standard)

—

39.0 177.50
40.0 204.00

" ®®

304
529
273

r

39.5 195.00

S e x , 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

J 4*00

2,866
1,003
1,863
vALw

W eekly
earnings 1
(standard)

Number
of
worker*

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

*

140

h t Tw

W eekly
hours 1
(standard)

A verage
(m e a n 2 )

PROFESSIONAL a n d t e c h n i c a l
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

-

$

w n v L tw M U L

S e x , 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

Number
of
w oik en

15

A

70 0
35?

Table A -3 a .

A verage w e e k ly earnings of office, professional, and technical w o rkers, by s e x -

large establishments in Los Angeles—Long Beach, C alif., October 1976
Average
(m ean 2 )

A v erage
(m e an 2 )

S e x , 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

O FFICE

OCCUPATIONS -

Number
of
workers

W eek ly
haurs 1
(standard)

W eekly
earnings 1
(standard)

S e x , 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

W eek ly
[standard)

A verage
(m ean 2 )

W eekly
earnings1
(standard)

O FFIC E OCCUPATIONS WOMEN— CONTINUEO

MEN

m essengers:

S e x , 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

PROFESSIO NAL
OCCUPATIONS -

$

SWITCHBOARD O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T IO N IS T S 3 9 .5
9 0 .0

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

NONMANUFACTURING:
h nUL uO ALtl

I

50

WOMEN

1 2 ,0 2 8

1K AUu ® *

3 9 .0
9 0 .0

297

9 0 .0

1 6 3 .5 0

''ll

39 5
3 9 .5

1 7 9 .0 0

9 0 .0

1 9 5 .0 0

9 0 .0

1 8 6 .0 0

178

M A N U F A C TU R IN G --------------------------------1 ,1 8 6
<♦31

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

99

225
2 , 327
1 ,3 6 5

W eekly
earnings 1
[standard)

AND TECHNICAL
MEN— CONTINUED

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (B U S IN E S S ),
CLASS B ———————— ———
————

OCCUPATIONS -

W eekly
hours 1
standard)

$

159

O FFIC E

Number
of

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS

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

913
199
219
69

9 0 .0
3 9 .5

92
59

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

269

3 9 .5
1 9 .5

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

3 9.5

(B U S IN E S S ),

2 2 1 .0 0
NONMANUFACTURINGS

9 0 .0

2 8 5 .5 0

3 9 .5 2 9 9 .5 0
9 0 . C 2 5 3 .5 0

ACCOUNTING CLERKS.

CLASS

66

8:
0 «0

1**Q . b*"UCi
1

67

9 0 .0

1 9 1 .0 0

978

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

2 0 0 .0 0
2 0 2 .0 0
1 9 8 .j 0

183
192

NONMANUFACTU k IN G :
<

2 0 9 .0 0
3 9.0
3 9.0

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

NONMANUFACTURING:

'

202
<♦<*1

3 9 .5
3 9 .0

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

' ' ft

30 *'
9 0 .0

■^17 "0
2 2 6 .5 0

P a YRQLL

j

26
1

F. 1 ^

r-

9G7
277

3 9 .0
m O.C
3 8 .0

1*

556
200
UA3

3 9 .0
9 0 .0

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

1 9 666
Z l* *

1 ,1 5 7

308
56*
<.63
1 ,9 9 5
636
809
119
f • T

3 9 .5

1 9 2 .5 0

9 0 .0
3 9 .5

9 0 .0
9 0 .0

3 8 .0

_ ,

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

S ee fo o tn o te s




279
178
96
56

<♦0.0
9 0 .0
6 0 *0

126

PRO FESSIO NAL a n d
OCCUPATIONS PRO FESSIO NAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - Ml n

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

t e c h n ic a l

WOMEN

56
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS
CLASS A:

3 9.0

3 1 8 .5 0

(B U S IN E S S ),
61

COMPUTER SYSTEMS

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

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(B U S IN E S S ) , CLASS 8 :

r.

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
1 D U j 1 1, 1.
/ • LLA j j
A *

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

jf .O y )

3 1 5 .5 0

ANALYSTS
46G
268

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS

(B U S IN E S S ),

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS
3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

J37
<♦21
3 9 .0

3 9 9 .0 0

COMRlJTER OPERATORS,

l,5 a 3
1 .3 6 0

318
257
61

M

1 7 6 .5 0
1 0 0 .j O
1

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

Aj j

r-

U 7

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

| t f 'J r

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

2 6 6 .5 0
738
1 ,9 2 3

UWAr

296

9 0 . C 1 7 S .0 0
1 3 9 .5 0

at end o f t a b le s .

16

3 8 .5
9 0 .0

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

(B U S IN E S S ),

CLASS

12:

3 9 .5

6t

3 9.5

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

B:
S

2 3 3 .0 0

Table A -4 . H ourly earnings of m a in ten a n c e , toolroom , and p o w e rp la n t w orkers in Los A n g e le s Long B each, C a lif., O ctober 1976
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 ig h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f—

Hourly earnings

O ccu p a tio n and in d u s try d iv is io n
workers

$
4 .6 0

I
4 .8 0

$
5 .0 0

$
5 .2 0

s
5 .4 0

S
5 .6 0

$
T
5 .8 0 6 .0 0

S
6 .2 0

S
6 .4 0

s
6 .6 0

$
6 .8 0

S
7 .0 0

S
7 .2 0

5
7 .4 0

S
7 .6 0

s
7 .8 0

$
8 .0 0

s
1 ------- $
8 .4 0 8 .8 0 9 .2 0

4 .6 0

4 .8 0

5 .0 0

5 .2 0

5 .4 0

5 .6 0

5 .8 0

6 .0 0

6 .2 0

6 .4 0

6 .6 0

6 .8 0

7 .0 0

7 , 2fl

7 .4 0

7 .6 0

7 .8 0

8 .0 0

8 .4 0

8 .8 0

36
36
-

6
6
-

39
37
2
-

31
5
26
13

26
20
6
6

-

2
2
-

s
4 .4 0

Number
Mean 2

Median **

Middle range *

U nder
$
4 .4 0

and

and

ove r

9 .2 0

ALL WORKERS
MAINTENANCE CARPENTERS ------------MANUFACTURING --------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------

725
489
236
78

$
6 .6 8
6 .5 8
6 .8 8
6 .4 2

$
6 .8 7
6 .8 7
7 .0 6
7 .0 6

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

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

MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS ----------MANUFACTURING --- ----- -------- --NONMANUFACTURING ----------------SERVICES -----------------------MOTION PICTURES ----------------

2 .0 0 1
1 ,6 4 0
361
68
75

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

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

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

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

•
-

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

•
-

2
1
1
-

-

2
2
-

1
-

-

-

-

*

“

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

-

-

-

-

-

6
6
-

-

15
15

27
15
12

-

MAINTENANCE PAINTERS ---------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------ — ----NONMANUFACTURING ----------------SERVICES -----------------------MOTION PICTURES ----------------

530
331
199
102
25

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

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

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

MAINTENANCE MACHINISTS ------------MANUFACTURING --------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------- ------

1 ,0 5 1
915
136

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

6 .7 1

6 .2 C 6 .0 0 7 .0 4 -

6 .6 0

8 .2 6

23
23
* 23

-

62
42
20
1

22
12
10
1

15
13
2
*

69
58
11
2

29
17
12
9

75
53
22
6

18
8
10
8

33
17
16
-

73
73
-

-

60
60
-

61
60
1
-

24
23
1
1

46
45
1
1

66
62
4
3

124
121
3
2

144
137
7
4

204
201
3
2

85
81
4
1

128
42
86
68

75
58
17

122
101
21
15
5

240
229
11
11
-

io a
102
6
6
*

283
106
177
18

193
177
16
3
2

27
4
23
23

24
18
6
“

16
8
8
2
-

12
6
6
2
“

34
34
-

18
9
9
1
-

30
15
15
15
*

98
91
7
-

38
26
12
4
6

27
14
13
1

52
13
39
7
15

2
2
-

*

18
12
6
1
*

-

16
15
1
-

59
30
29
25
4

53
32
21
21
*

*

*

-

•
-

-

-

93
92
1

47
47
-

72
53
19

45
45
*

58
55
3

99
99
-

131
131
*

54
54
*

69
54
15

4
4
”

61
53
3

17
17
-

94
89
5

102
12
90

7
7
*

44
44
*

48
48
*

40
40
*

2
2

261
255
6

189
185
4

229
224
5

100
96
4

171
169
2

245
242
3

477
459
18

203
197
6

311
297
14

369
343
26

407
351
56

150
146
4

52
•
52

111
111
*

299
268
31

20
13
7

22
22
*

-

2
2
-

-

44
33
11

16
•
16
-

10

-

80
37
43
38

63
6
57
18
38

24
14
10
10

96
38
58
53
*

217
115
102
18
84

359
44
315
30 7
8

44
12
32
14
*

87
6
81
65

115
24
91
74
14

122
44
78
39
-

100
-

-

100
95
5
2

100
24
54

188
188
99
72

538
27
511
483
28

-

2
1

-

-

7
7

6
6

3
3

-

63
63

-

*

*

21
21

42
39

-

173
173

19
19

144
144

3
3

1
*

-

3
3

-

-

12
2

36
36

5
5

-

*

25
25

_

*

-

-

•-

4
4

*

*

2

77
77

-

-

.

-

6

•

.

•

_

-

-

1
-

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

7 .3 0
7 .2 8
7 .7 0

•

*

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS
(MOTOR VEHICLES) ------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------

2 ,4 2 8
616
1 ,8 1 2
1 ,2 4 1
423

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

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

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

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

44
36
8
8
-

1
-

-

-

480
476

7 .8 2
7 .8 2

7 .8 5
7 .8 5

7 .4 7 7 .4 7 -

8 .4 9
8 .4 9

.

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

89
78

7 .1 1
7 .1 4

7 .2 2
7 .2 7

6 .9 4 6 .9 4 -

7 .2 8
7 .3 0

.

-

-

-

.

MAINTENANCE TRADES HELPERS --------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----- — -------- — -

993
842

4 .4 9
4 .3 8

4 .0 8
4 .0 3

3 .7 C 3 .7 0 -

5 .0 6
4 .6 4

t5 9 0
533

60
59

75
75

MACHINE-TOOL OPERATORS (TOOLROOM) MANUFACTURING ---------------------

305
269

6 .9 5
7 .1 1

7 .2 3
7 .2 3

6 .0 0 6 .7 5 -

7 .6 4
7 .6 4

.

.

-

-

TOOL AND DIE MAKERS ----------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------

1 ,9 8 5
1 ,9 8 4

7 .1 5
7 .1 5

7 .1 6
7 .1 6

6 .7 5 6 .7 5 -

7 .5 7
7 .5 7

-

-

-

STATIONARY ENGINEERS ---------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------ -------N O N M A N U F A C T U P I N G --------- ---- ---

859
561
298
210

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

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

7 .2 5 7 .fl7 .6 C 8 .1 5 -

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

•

•

1

-

-

-

•

-

*
**
T

W o r k e r s w e r e at $ 4 to $ 4 .2 0 .
W o r k e r s w e r e at $ 9 .2 0 to $ 9 .6 0 .
W o r k e r s w e r e d is tr ib u te d as f o llo w s :

S e e fo o tn o te s

11 at $ 2 .8 0

to

$3;

•

108 at $ 3 .2 0 to

•
•

-

•

_

*

“

2
2

4
1

12
9

*

2

122
58

1
1

32
24

•

-

-

-

21
9

40
28

-

-

6
6

-

-

15
3

-

-

*

*

28
28

3
3

8
8

82
82

8
8

94
94

•

•

22

.

3

-

-

-

22

3

*

42
42

115
115

133
133

330
330

94
94

490
490

181
180

125
125

211
211

17
17
-

77
77
-

39
31
8

34
21
13
3

53
25
28
28

14
8

.

6

-

1

93 at $ 3 .4 0 to

at end o f t a b le s .




-

*

*

10
1

$ 3 .4 0 ;

•
—
-

39
38
1
1

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

•

1
1
-

24
18
6
3

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

-

36
35
1
1
*

32
9
23
3

3 ,7 0 0
3 ,4 4 8
252

MAINTENANCE SHEET-METAL WORKERS --MANUFACTURING ---------------------

_
*

6
3
3

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS (MACHINERY) MANUFACTURING --------------------NONMANUFACTUPING -----------------

MAINTENANCE PIPEFITTERS -----------MANUFACTURING --------------------

-

19
17
2
1

•
-

1
1
-

33
1
32
*

15
12
3
1

17

•

1

8

22

12

-

-

3
-

25

-

22

8

3

3

13
9

11

1
1

2

2

1

$ 3 .6 0 ;

119 at $ 3 .6 0 to

$ 3 .8 0 ; 23

1
1

at $ 3 .8 0

to $ 4 ;

170 at $ 4

to

$ 4 .2 0 ;

_

•

-

-

•

_

-

*

*

*

-

*

112
76
9 * * 76
103
103
*
*

*
107
10 T

-

33

99

-

-

33

99

*

*

396
276
120
105

107
60
47

-

21

and 66 at $ 4 .2 0 to

-

50
-

**50
46

$ 4 .4 0 .

Table A -4 a . Hourly earnings of m aintenance, toolroom, and powerplant w orkers—large establishments
in Los Angeles—Long Beach, C a lif., October 1976
N u m b e r of w o r k e r s receiving straight-time hourly earnings of----

Hourly earnings 4

Occupation and industry division

Number
of
workers

s
$
$
4. 4 0 4. 60 4. 80
Mean 2

M ed ian 2

M iddle range 2

$

5.20

5.00

5. 20

5.40 5. 60 5 .80

%

S

*

5.60

5. 80

$
6. 00

s

6 .20

%
$
s
6.40 6*60 6.80

*

i

S

■s
S
i
$
7.80 8.00 8. 40 8. 80 9.20

S

*

7 .00 7 .20 7 . 4 0

7.60

and

4 . 4 0 under
4. 60 4. 8g

ALL

$
5.40

$
5. 00

6. 00 6. 20

6 .40 6.60 6. 80 7.00

7 .25 7

7 » 6 0 _ 7.80

a ,(U L

8 .R Q

46

8. 80 9. 20 over

WORKERS

6. 9 9
7. 03
6. 90

$
7.07
7. 0 7
7. 0 6

$

45 7
313
144

$
6 . 4 3 - 7. 60
6 . 6 0 - 7.60
6 . 3 4 - 7.70

-

6
6

3
1
2

4
1
3

19
17
2

6
3
3

6
2
4

24
18
6

10
9
1

33
13
20

22
12
10

15
13
2

66
58
8

29
17
12

71
53
18

16
8
8

33
17
16

46
-

28
5
23

20
20
*

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

1, 39 3
1,071
322

7.51
7. 45
7. 73

7. 57
7. 57
8.23

6 . 7 5 - 8.20
6 . 7 ? - 7. 85
7 . 0 4 - 8. 2 6

-

-

2
2

-

6
6
-

1
1

6
5
1

10
9
1

24
20
4

22
19
3

138
131
7

152
149
3

d5
81
4

106
30
76

43
28
15

102
89
13

211
200
11

10«
102
6

180
19
161

174
161
13

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

420
28 4
136
2b

6. 99
6. 9 3
7. 12
7.54

6.99
6. 9 6
7.31
7. 59

6.576.406.697.59-

7. 44
7. 2 8
7. 5 9
7. 59

-

-

2
2
-

1
1
-

4
4
-

19
18
1
-

9
1
8
-

12
6
6
-

28
28
-

18
12
6
-

15
9
6
-

30
15
15
-

95
91
4
“

38
26
12
6

23
1*,
9
-

45
7
38
15

2
2
-

16
15
1
*

29
3
26
4

32
32
*

*
*
*

“

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

512
395
117

7. 64
7. 54
7.99

7. 56
7. 47
8.26

7 . 0 0 - 8. 26
6 . 8 9 - 7. 82
8 . 0 5 - 8. 2 6

•
-

6
6
-

•
-

5
4
1

•

9
9
-

47
44
3

5
5
-

25
25
-

28
28
-

69
54
15

4
4

61
58
3

5
5
*

67
62
5

90
90

-

-

2
2
-

44
44
*

45
'^45
*

M A I N T E N A N C E M E C H A N I C S (M A C H I N E R Y ) M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g
-------------------

1, 77 8
1, 63 2
146

6. 8 4
6. 8 4
6. 8 9

6.93
6. 9 3
7. 04

6 . 5 3 - 7.30
6 . 5 3 - 7.30
6 . 2 9 - 7. 32

29
23
6

13
9
4

71
66
5

45
41
4

118
116
2

63
60
3

372
372
-

43
43
-

2o 9
255
14

373
340
33

135
135
“

10
10

75
75
*

28
10
18

20
13
7

“

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS
(M OT OR V E H I C L E S ) --------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------ ----------------- -----------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------

1, 41 5
278
1, 13 7
907

7. 6 5
7.14
7. 77
7. 83

7. 69
6. 8 8
7.81
7. 84

6.936.646.936.93-

27
2
25
20

103
99
4

34
12
22
4

48
6
42

122
44
78
39

136

94
24

136
99

333
27
306
306

41
8

“

89
12
77
74

94

-

351
44
30 7
30 7

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

47 2
46 8

7.84
7. 85

7. 85
7. 85

7.47- 8.49
7.47- 8.49

173
173

19
19

143
143

-

-

M A I N T E N A N C E S H E F T - M E T A L W O R K E R S -----M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------------------------

88
77

7.11
7.13

7. 17
7. 27

4
4

-

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

280
175

5. 6 3
5. 62

6.04
6.04

M A IN T E N A N C E C A R P E N T E R ? ------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ---------------------------------------

N 0 N M A N U F AC T O R I N G -------------------

TO O L AN D DI E M A K E R S -------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------S T A T I O N A R Y E N G I N E E R S -----------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------

*
**

912
911
459
303

156

W o rk e rs w e r e distribu ted as fo llo w s :
W o rk e rs w e re distrib u ted as fo llo w s :

$

7.31
7.31
7. 42
7.30
7. 6 4

7. 3 4
7. 3 4
7. 36
7.01
8.09

2
1
1

•
-

12

2

-

-

-

-

-

12

-

2

74
26

2

-

3

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

3

1

-

9
4
5

7
6
1

14
14

-

-■

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
1

-

-

-

6
6

3
3

-

63
63

-

21
21

42
39

6 . 9 4 - 7. 28
6 . 9 4 - 7. 2 8

-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

25
25

12
2

36
36

4
4

-

-

3
3

-

-

3
3

-

-

-

*

*

5.04- 6.13
5.09- 6.44

**41
30

1
1

10
1

2
2

4
1

122
58

1
1

48
48

.

-

-

6

-

-

“

-

-

*

-

8.50
7. 66
8.71
8.71

1
-

1
1
_

6.73- 7.73
6 . 7 3 - 7. 7 3

.

6.93- 8.15
6 . 9 3 - 8. 1 4
7 . 2 0 - 8. 2 7

•

-

-

-

_

_

11
10

-

-

20
12

-

22
22

1
-

•

-

1

-

•

-

12
9
3
3

1
2
2

-

1

8

-

•

3
•

1

8

3

-

-

49
49

ei

81

25
22

22
13

12
11

3

9

1

136
136
17
17

57
57
77

77

50
50

89
88

69
69

39
31
8

34
21
13

49
25
24

33 at $9.20 to $9.60; 6 at $9.60 to $10; and 6 at $10 to $10.40.
11 at $2.80 to $ 3 ; 2 at $3.40 to $3.60; 6 at $3.60 to $3.80; 7 at $3.80 to $4; 3 at $ 4 to $4.20; and 12 at $4.20 to $4.40.

See footnotes at end o f ta b les.




lo o

18

-

*

*
23
22
1

33
33

-

-

-

*

*

*
-

147
147

83
83

27
27

99
99

14
8
6

-

81
32
49

72
46
26

-

*

“

”

*

-

4

*

4

T ab le A -5 .

Hourly earnings of m aterial m ovem ent and custodial w orkers in Los A n g e le s -

Long Beach, C a lif., O ctober 1976
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f—

Hourly earnings

O c c u p a tio n and in d u s try d iv is io n
M ein 2

Median 2

U n der

M iddle range 2

$
2 .6 0

S
3 • 80

4 .6 0

5 .0 0

$
5 .2 0

5
5 .4 0

$

4 .4 0

s
4 .8 0

1

4 .0 0

S
4 .2 o

S

3 .6 0

5 .6 0

6 .0 0

S
6 .4 0

$
6 .8 0

S
7 .2 0

%
7 .6 0

8 .0 0

3 .0 0

3 .2 0

3 .4 0

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

4 .6 Q

4 .8 0

5 .0 0

5 .2 0

5 .4 0

5 .6 0

6 .0 0

6 .4 0

6 .8 0

7 .2 0

7 .6 0

8 .0 0

over

60

189
27
162

128
29
99

166
134
32

268

177
31
146

238
91
147

267
75
192

294

477
361
116

1459
261
1178

414
160
254
48
181
15

1050
389
661
7
30

1784

86

208

79
63
16

399

21

63

1007
777

2674
606
2068

108

1212

659
-

640
216

2954
2954
1963
523
468

1735
753
982

•

1553
285
1268
453
428
387

-

206

-

-

-

-

-

12
-

419

21

794

36

•

.

8

17
4

6

-

-

-

$

l

2 .6 0

2 .8 0

$

$

and

*

and

WORKERS
$
6 .5 8
6 .3 7

T R U C K D R IV E R S ------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------- — •
N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------ --------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -----------------w ho lesale
trad e
-------------------R E T A I L T R A D E -------------------------M O T IO N P I C T U R E S --------------------

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

6 .6 6

4 ,7 8 0
4 ,9 5 2
1 ,4 5 4
206

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

T R U C K D R IV E R S . L I G H T TR U C K ----M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------

2 ,5 8 7
335
2 ,2 5 2

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

T R U C K D R IV E R S , M EDIUM TR U C K —
M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------- ----N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G --------- — ------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -----------------W H O LE SALE T R A D E --------------------

4 ,6 8 2
1 ,5 2 8
3 ,1 5 4
894

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

T R U C K D R IV E R S , H E A V Y TRUCK
( T R A I L E R ) ------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G --------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------W H O LE SALE T R A D E ------------R E T A I L TR AD E ------------ ------T R U C K D R IV E R S , H E AV Y TRUCK
(O T H E R TH A N T R A I L E R ) — —
M A N U F A C T U R IN G ---------------- ------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -------------

2 ,0 2 0

7 .6 2

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

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

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

$
7 .7 6

5 .4 5

3 .8 5 3 .8 5 3 .8 5 -

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

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

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

6
6
7
7
7
7

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

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

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

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

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

7 .7 0
6 .9 9

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

1 ,0 3 2

7 .4 0

7 .5 9

1 ,6 6 6

6 .9 2
7 .1 6
6 .6 1

6 .1 0 -

7 .9 2

6 .2 8 4 .6 1 -

9 .0 2
7 .9 2

92

-

-

-

-

92

-

60

108

160

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

32

-

-

101

96

32

-

60

61

-

-

93
67

I ll

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

60
-

128
29
99
-

-

60

-

60

16 1
27
134

32

.

•

28

60
-

-

-

-

-

-

32

-

•

28

-

32

*

*

*

*

-

1

1

164
28

27
35

197

13

80

10

1

36

1174
3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

-

147

153
33

176

22

50

9

10

11

6

27
26

103

12

-

180
27
153

146

120

164

12

39

3

1

1

165
133
32

36
29
7

-

85
58
27

17
16

62

34

24

11

51

30
4

11

1

342
306
36

970
24
946

1

1

-

-

-

15

2

12

1
1

32

*

1

-

*

27

-

-

-

-

-

*

“

-

-

-

•

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

•

-

20

*

*

9

*

52
52

-

-

46
46

-

-

-

-

-

174
18
156

40

-

-

40

-

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 IN G -----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G -----------------W H O LE S A LE T R A D E ---------------

1 ,0 6 8

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

5 .1 5
4 .7 6
5 .5 5
5 .3 5

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

5 .8 5
5 .5 1

29
29

-

573
495
291

-

-

6 .2 2

-

-

15

5 .5 5

-

-

-

S H I P P I N G ANO 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 IN G -------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------W H O L E S A L E T R A D E -------- — —

1 ,9 7 1
1 ,0 8 8
883
344

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

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

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

-

-

-

-

4
4

-

-

-

-

82
38
44

85
45
40

84
37
47

50
30

4 .5 0 4 .6 2 -

-

-

-

-

-

-

11

6 ,8 6 8

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

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

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

170
147
23

308
257
51

22

50

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

3 .2 5 3 .0 3 3 .2 5 -

224

4 .6 0

3 .2 5 -

126
33
93
79

WAREHOUSEM EN --------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ---------- --—
---------------

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

ORDER F I L L E R S ------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G -----------------W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ---------------

4 ,8 3 8
639
4 ,1 9 9
3 ,4 0 8

TRADE

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

4 .6 3 4 .7 5 -

4 .5 0 -

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

-

-

-

•

-

-

-

-

2

-

“

“

-

15

15

64
28
36
32

15

45
41
4

21

4
-

-

-

•

11

32

7

143

201

107

-

-

32
32

7
7

30
113
113

108
93
93

107
106

130
15
115
115

284
64

96

256
132
124

-

96
96

124

-

1013
122

88

220

891

136

220

873

132

209
3

-

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

*

362
150
212

-

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

-

20

-

-

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

.

946

*

-

*

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

•

-

102

20
-

573
391
182

-

13

9

7 .5 0

6
5
6
7

*

9
-

-

1

131
16

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

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

-

84

-

945
721
494

W H O LESALE

$

u n der

2 ,8 0

ALL

I
3 .4 0

i

3 .0 0

$
3 .2 0

s

17

17
4

105
73
32

72
40
32

36
32
4

57
41
16
15

73
46
27

42
42

43
43

20

19
19

*

*

12

*

57
26
31
30

56
36

61

20

1

12

-

92
60
32
31

186
87
99
97

231
193
38
32

133
94
39
35

130
ll)3
27

83
53
30

100
-

20

33

6

100

14

12

100

67
37

32
32

30

-

6

*

20

59
45
14

64

-

*

*

50

419
372
47
44

325
209
116
71

283
187
96

114

47

301
36
265
27

13
13

-

11

36
12

”*

66

-

80
16

89
25
16

32

29
29

-

100

299
16
240
39

28
19
9
278
21

257
3
224

77
50
27
10
8

9

-

12

411

123
79
44
42

219
17?
47
1

709
96
612
4

2

30

598

154
54

795
693

100
•

102

159
64
95
-

80
15

*

140
140

4

-

21

6

-

24

-

89
37
52
52

111

85

3o

41
61

6

10

37
37

21

•
*

59
36
23

196
140
56
56

788

36

-

-

152

760

4

-

219
219

15 1

760
760

-

76

*

*

1208
13 4
1074

1282
264
1018

1311

332
538
204

390
316
312

1311
388
455
468

1085
127
958
946

19 0
90

63

275

•

-

100
100

63
63

275
275

4

46

5
5

12
12

-

6

-

4

40

4
4

12

72
72

73

103
32
71

-

55
52
3

-

11

-

2

99
54
45
32

43
43

117
51

•

66

38
25
13

818
489

-

66

6

-

674
87
587
576

108
57
51
38

598
306
292
87

957
474
483
481

1171
42
1129
226

4

384

64

902

6

202
-

-

202

4

60
324
96

-

27

64

902

64

902

86

64
22

19

12

•

12

428
322
106
82
24

39

60

970

59
-

59
59
36

-

-

12

407
407
—
.
-

-

7
7

•
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12
-

36

12

-

20

12

-

608

89

26
582
292

60
-

69
-

60
60

213

343

•

•

•

-

-

213
213

343
343

•

-

329
-

20

-

"

*

W ork ers w ere

S e e fo o tn o te s

d is t r ib u t e d

as fo llo w s :

1, 181

a t $ 8 to $ 8 . 4 0 ;

13 0

at $ 8 . 4 0

to $ 8 . 8 0 ; and 4 2 4 a t $ 8 . 8 0

at end o f t a b le s .




19

to $ 9 . 2 0 .

T ab le A -5 . Hourly earnings of m a te ria l m ovem ent and custodial w orkers in Los A n g e le s Long Beach, C a lif., O ctober 1 9 7 6 — Continued
N u m b e r of w o r k e r s receiving straight-time hourly earnings o

Hourly earnings 4

Occupation and industry division

Number
of
workers

Mean 2

M ed ian 2

M iddle range 2

1

I

I

2 .6 0
,
and
under

2 .8 0 3 .0 0

$

$

s

s

$

1

5

S

i

$

I

5

3 .2 0

3 .4 0

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

4 .6 0

4 .8 0

5 .0 0

5 .2 0

5 .40

S
5 .6 0

I

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

6 .0 0

U nd e r
®

—

—

—

2.60
2.80

3.00

3.20

3 .4 Q

176

3.60

3.80

4.QQ

4 .20

4 .4 Q

269

95
95

22

*

71

4.60

4 .80

5.00

5.20

5.40

5.60

190

87

30

47

54
54

108

160

40

*

-

62

71

126

459

7

226

9

90
36

409

7

-

6 . 0 ft 6 . 4 0

6 .8 0

7 .6 0

8 .0 0

over

.

•

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7 .2 0

ALL W O R K E R S —
CONTINUED
$

$

$

$

3 .00

5 .3 5

277

30

210
82

399

363

259

213

90
45

233

64

-

146

128

140

64

45

36

*6 8 3
619

1*803

6 .7 6

f*3 r

7

93

108

50

-

70
156
135

415

215

150

303

249

221

93

119

54

18

173

339

Ill

155

136

187

225

160

52

106

43

18

173

241

93

318
24

396

114

160
120

230

1343

120

223

125

3

101
63

244
4

1181
-

-

72

101

14

116

24

61

41

13

11

-

-

18

60

294

110

173

42

18

8

8

5

3

-

3

-

-

-

2

38
-

-

-

132
-

1181

1

30
.

240

5

98
-

240

1181

-

32

30

14

39

6

32

33

8

7

*

*

"

*

-

-

1

63

30

131

38

-

.

_

35

37

18

50

58

27

145

622

98

235

388

10U

515

166

651

559

100
-

417

112
54

182
179

219

15

3
-

432
•

35
524
•

39

3

232

-

-

3

32
-

5

18

50

58

5

113

542

98

164
164

215

305

-

-

32
-

32
-

32
-

-

-

-

22

32

80

-

-

-

-

-

20
•

83
•

*

32

32

32

*

”

22

32

80

*

*

20

60

4

81

84

387

77

*

*

*

-

6

-

4

81

1

45
14

52

47

89

91

322

177
174

-

POWER-TRUCK OPERATORS

363

-

98
•

•

14

359
-

-

329

—
-

429

26

*

25

24

84

-

25

-

265

67

1

2

1

67
-

1
-

1
-

-

2
•
-

-

•

-

-

~

-

*

*

359

(O TH ER
2

1 .290
2*50

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

8 ,3 1 7

2 .6 5

2 .5 0

2 ,5 0 -

2 .5 5

77

6

16345
•

1215

281
-

357
204

399
88

129
51

61
27

178
27

Ill
45

123
39

32

171
72

34

151

1215
-

281
-

153
-

311

78

34

151

66

84

31

20

99

11
36

19

6345
-

70

57

171

3

231
34

1

1213

281

112

10

3

10

S3

8

22

2

4

48

9

35

1
9

46

6345

123

3
•

34
-

“

*

*

*

*

1

*

*

16

7

32

45

2

-

*

*

19

•

GUARCS:
JANITORS*

PORTERS.

AND C L E A N E P S ---

19,3 4 6

3 .8 9

4 .0 4

3 . PC”

-

-

-

204

88

51

27

27

34

39

14

32

72

11

19

34

104

174

230

67

1

2

1

4 .2 4 12840

501
104

1409

544

835

6452

2127

404

44

327

530

66

77

220
135

345

120

111
66

595

202

477
465

158

244

320
84

292

213

716
269

257

153

628
74

284

306

18

-

•

2687
-

554
-

397
-

1196

300

447

55

715

6125

1597

236

12

45

81

85

400
195

71
•

61

98

71

-

-

21

45

18

26
•

-

43

34

39

43

96

59

84

101

2644

413

284

1065

*

17

-

-

* W o r k e r s w e r e distributed as follows:
t W o r k e r s w e r e at $2.40 to $2.60.

-

4

-

-

-

-

-

3

-

226
-

-

71

12

36

•

81
-

78

83

612

10

12

3

60

4

•

190

238

18

37

5960

970

226

-

-

*

-

*

*

*

4
5
*

24

113

20
14

-

130

41

3
*

152

-

-

-

1
-

216 at $2.20 to $2.40; 467 at $2.40 to $2.60.

See footnotes at end of tables.




20

65

71

16

80

26

-

•

-

-

-

-

_

-

•

•
•

•
-

-

-

35

T able A -5 a . Hourly earnings of m a te ria l m ovem ent and custodial w o rke rs —large establishm ents
in Los A n g e les —Long Beach, C a lif., O cto b er 1976
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r ly e a r n i n g s o f —

Hourly earnings

s

$

$

$

s

$

$

S

2 .5 0

2 .6 0

2 .8 0

3 .0 0

3 .2 0

3 .4 0

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

4 .6 0

3 .2 0

3 .4 0

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

4 .6 0

4 .8 0

1

8

3 ---------

and
under
2 .6 0

5

$

S

$

$

s

5

3

$

S

5 .0 0

5 .2 0

5 .4 0

5 .6 0

6 .0 0

6 .4 0

6 .8 0

7 .2 0

7 .6 0

8 .0 0

5 .2 0

5 .4 0

5 ,6 ft

6 .0 0

6 .4 0

6 .8 0

7 .2 0

7 .6 0

8 .0 0

over

113

355

917

558

805

1802
266

868

122
233

112
53

and

1

M iddle range 2

$

o

M ed ian 2

S

CO

M ea n 2

$

>**

Oc cup ati on and in du st r y d iv is i o n

Number
of
workers

2 ,8 (1

5 .0 0

AL L W O R K E R S
$

$

$

$

5 ,4 5 3
1 ,6 7 5

1
C *"3

1

1

1

_

1

77
1

1

48

1536

847

558

318

962

420

210

*3 0 6

206

TRUCK0RIVERS,

LIGHT

*

TR UC K!
5 .0 0 ~

1

5 .2 0

12

1

8

1
344

7 .1 6

7 .9 2

8
1

42

17
10 3

1

TRUCKDRIVERS.

471
153

21

6

1

^6

49

33

19

1

57

48

153

82

*

H E A V Y TR U C K

SHIPPING" C L E R K S -------------------------------------

183

5 ,3 3

5 .2 2

6 .5 9 -

7 .5 9

7 .1 1 -

7 .7 6

4 .5 7 -

6 .0 0

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

4

10

4

43

20

7

1

21

3

*3 1 8

150

588

812

742

15

100

58

744

742

348

16

27

12

2

6

5

318

1

“♦• JO *

O mCC.
1

S H I P P I N G AN O R E C E I V I N G C L E R K S ---------

1JJ

4 ,9 0

793

5 .6 7

6 .4 7

3 .9 0 -

6 .2 2

4 .4 6 -

6 .7 5

32

23

8

23

*
-

-

-

-

4

32

33

11

55

40

45

23

20

31

W A R E H O U S E M E N ---------------------------

3 ,0 2 5

5 .7 9

6 .4 0

4 .6 9 — 6 .7 8

-

7

77

42

71

1

53

1

20

1

i

57

158

84

138

60

39

31

33

15

-

19

373

-

16

12

-

34

336

214

936

488

89

-

-

101
63

244

27
71

83

75

ti

8
1

84

1

84

? , 099

10

124

37

52

70

241

10

1

6

1

33
33

1 *7 9 3

i
i

157

w U w n U j Rn U W r 1vl"Hunl " — *

*
**

55

W o r k e r s w e r e at $ 8 t o $8. 40.
W o r k e r s w e r e d is tr ib u t e d as f o l l o w s :

S e e fo o tn o te s

5 .4 9

5 .5 6

5 .9 3 -

6 .5 8

5 .5 6 -

5 .5 6

179

631

240

394

130

72

133 at $ 8 to $ 8 .4 0 ;

1

54
1

.

-

.

-

•

and 20 at $ 8. 4 0 to $ 8. 8 0 .

at end o f t a b le s .




133

*

240

1

29
44

1 ,8 0 2

M O T I O N P I C T U R E S -----------------

1

62

28

21

•

_

-

1

-

-

-

-

7

1
45

2

1

Table A -5a. Hourly earnings of m aterial movement and custodial w orkers—large establishments
in Los Angeles—Long Beach, C alif., October 1976— Continued
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 hou r l y e a rn in g s o f —

Hourly earnings 4

Occup at ion and in d u st r y d i v is i o n

of
workers

$
2.50
Mean 2

Median 2

M iddle range 2

$
3.60

s

$

$

3.40

3.8o

4.00

4.20

4.40

$
4.60

S
4.80

S
5.00

3.00

3.20

3.40

3.60

3.80

4.00

4.20

4.40

4.60

4.80

5.00

5.20

13

27

29

11

32

72

11

19

26

269 51 34
58
67
202 507 6
78
83

1113
178
935
510

73
63
10
10

150

60

142
8
3

53
7

153
43

146
77
69
21
48

164
79
85
81
4

S

2 .6 0

2.80

3

$
5.40

i
5.60

S
6.00

S

4

6.40

4
6.80

S

5.20

7.20

7.60

8.00

5.40

5.60

6.00

6.40

6.80

7*2fl

7.60

8.00

over

104

162

230

67

2

i

530
400
130
130
-

345
284
61
45

326
306
20
18
-

26

65

-

-

26

65

-

-

-

65

-

-

-

*

*

•

S

and
under
2.60

ALL

$
3.20

i

2 .8 0

S
3.00

$

WORKERS—

c o n t i n u e :!

GUARDS ANO WATCHMEN— CONTINUED
GUARDS?

$

$

$

$

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

916

5.56

6.00

4.8 5 -

6.41

*

JA N IT O R S . PORTERS. ANO CLEANERS ----MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g --------- -----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------RE T A I L TRADE -----------------------------------------

9,641
2,077
7,5 6 4
363
1,198

4.35
5.18
4.13
5.99
3.82

4.14
5.53
4.04
5.65
4.13

4.0 4 4.2 9 4 .0 4 5.5 9 3.3 4 -

4.27
6 .05
4 .19
6 .06
4 .27

51
8
43

m a nu factu r ing

See

fo o tn o tes

at

end

of




-

232
17
215

-

-

43

96

*

48

43

6

12

139
17
122
39

159
38
121
•
84

139
52
87

225
83
142

142
112
30
14

-

73

ta b les.

22

-

113

“

*

no
-

3

-

1

Table A -6. Average hourly earnings of m aintenance, toolroom , powerplant, m aterial movement.
and custodial workers, by sex, in Los Angeles—Long Beach, C alif., October 1976
Sex, 3 occupation, and indu stry d ivis ion

m ainte nanc e ,
powerplant

toolroom,

N u m b er
of
w orkers

A verage
(m e a n 2 )
h ourly
earnings

Sex, 3 occupation, and in du stry d ivis ion

Num ber
of
workers

A verage
(m ean2 )
hourly
e arnin gs4

$

1,947
1,608

N um ber
of
workers

A verage
(m e a n 2 )
hourly
e arnin gs4

MATERIAL m o v e m e n t a n d c u s t o d i a l
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

MATERIAL MOVEMENT ANO CUSTODIAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN

ano

OCCUPATIONS - MEN

Sex, 3 occupation, and indu stry d ivision

$

$

3.96
7.16
w-

335
2,245

75

____

lls i4
A21
86

7.29

883

/ / 1o

7.74

1 *7 90

i

1 tV'J
133

7.70

1,536

6.73

1,031

7.40

3,674
6 .0 t

HwlAXte 1KMUC. 1" 1"
TRuCKDRI V E R S * HEAVY TRUCK

1,666
1,7 9 3
1,2 2 3

7.67
494

.„ _ Tt

551

GiJAfiOS •

1 1flc;

5.05

5.01

7

JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS ~

7 R P

Kt vt 1V irlU LL l K h J *"•"•*”**

MAINTENANCE SHEET-METAL WORKERS ---

""""

3.84

5.10

78

Q ^ inf
1A J

i

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL
OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN

1,960

wnULLbALL
561

1KAl/t """""

7.71

—
0f j IJ

t-

j

%
J A N 1 IUK o i

“ U K 1l K j ?

AN U

LLLMHLh j 1

46

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




23

?•??




Table A -6a. Average hourly earnings of m aintenance, toolroom,
powerplant, m aterial movement, and custodial workers,
by sex—large establishments in Los A n g e le s Long Beach, C alif., October 1976
Se x ,

3

Number
of
workers

o cc u p a t io n, and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

Average
(m e a n 2 )
hourly
earnings4

Sex , 3 oc c u p a ti o n , and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

m ain te n an c e ,
powerplant

TOOLROOM, AND
OCCUPATIONS - MEN

Number
of
workers

A verage
(m e a n ^ )
hourly
earnings 4

3 ,0 4 3

7 .1 5

MOVEMENT a n d c u s t o d i a l
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

m a t e r ia l

(TR AILE R )

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

1 ,3 3 9
1 ,0 3 9
300

7 .5 4
j n i r r l liu

vLC.''i'

J

a

11

120
5 .2 7

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS

rufA X 1, I l H W 1, ^ 1—

(MACHINERY)

-

■” 09
395

7 6'
7^54

1 , 752
1 ,6 3 2

6 .8 4
6 .8 4

1 ,3 9 6
278
1 ,1 1 6
009

7 *1 '
7 .7 7
7 .U 3

(

JJ

r-

* lL. v l 1m i

NONMANUFACTURING

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

,

3

^

* 9Qyr

1 ,3 5 3

G. 36

1 ,7 6 4
1 ,1 2 7

C

7 .1 3
271
175

5 .6 5

888
887

7 .3 0
7 .3 0

444

7 .4 2

T7

NOKMANUFACTUk IN G :
«j 1 M 1 X u ",W >, 1

l

*, v X 1, L ■— ,, 3

3J
GUARDS (
MANUFACTURING

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN

J A N IT O R S ,
5 ,3 1 4

7 .0 2

3 ,6 3 9
1 ,9 9 6
993

7 .2 4
7 .3 8
7.«_1

190

5 .2 9

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

PORTERS,

1 ,8 2 0
nonkanufactu ring:

TRUCKDRIVERS, LIGHT TRUCK:
MANUEACTURI vG -------------------------------------------

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

24

870

AND CLEANERS:

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL
OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN

5 .5 8

Table A-7. Percent increases in average hourly earnings for selected
occupational groups, adjusted for e m p lo ym en t shifts, in

Los Angeles—Long Beach, C alif., for selected periods
O c t o b e r 1973
to
O c t o b e r 1974

I n d u st r y and o c c u p a t i o n a l gr o u p
( m e n and w o m e n c o m b i n e d )

A l l industries:
..................................... .
O ffice c le r ic a l
_
,
E l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g .. ................... ............... ....
I n d u s t ri a l n u r s e s
___ .
...
S k il le d m a i n t e n a n c e t r a d e s * _________________________ _
U n s k il l e d plant w o r k e r s * ..... .................
M a n u fa ct u r in g :
O ffice c le r ic a l
E l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g
In d u st r i a l nu r s e s
....................
S k il le d m a in t e n a n c e t r a d e s * ...........
U n s k i ll e d plant, w o r k e r s *

.................
..... . _ -.......

N on m a nuf a c tu r i n g :
O ffice c l e r ic a l ,
_____ _ ................
E l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g ............. . .. ....
I nd u st r ia l nu r s e s „
...... ..............................
S k il le d m ain te n an ce t r a d e s *
____ ___ _
___
U n s k i l l e d plant w o r k e r s * ______________ ____ __________

*
**

O c t o b e r 1974
to
O c t o b e r 1975

O c t o b e r 19^5
to
O c t o b e r 1976

7.0
7.2
9.3
7.9
5.6

9.2

6.7
7.5
9.5

1 0 .0

7.7
6.4

9.3
8.5
7.2

7.1
7.8

8 .1

7.4

8 .6
8 .2
8 .2

6.4

8.7

7.2
7.1
8.5

7.1

4.8

6 .0

8 .6
8 .8

jje*

7.3
7.0
7.8
7.4
12.4

8 .0

7.2
7.4
7.3
**
14.4

P e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s f o r p e r i o d s en ding p r i o r to 197 6 r e l a t e to m e n only.
Data do not m e e t p u b li ca t io n c r i t e r i a .

Footnotes
Stand ar d ho urs r e f l e c t the w o r k w e e k f o r wh ich e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e t h ei r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e o f pa y f o r o v e r t i m e at r e g u l a r an d/o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) , and the e a r n i n g s c o r r e s p o n d
to th e se w e e k l y hour s.
2 T h e m e a n is co m p u te d f o r ea ch j o b by to t a l i n g the e a r n i n g s o f a l l w o r k e r s and d i v i d i n g by the n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s .
T h e m e d i a n d e s i g n a t e s p os i ti o n — h a l f o f the e m p l o y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e i v e m o r e
and h al f r e c e i v e l e s s than the r a t e shown.
T h e m i d d l e r a n g e i s d e fi n ed by 2 r a t e s o f pay; a fo u rt h o f the w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s than the l o w e r o f th e s e r a t e s and a f ou rth e a r n m o r e than the h i g h e r ra te .
3 E a r n i n g s data r e l a t e o n l y t o w o r k e r s w h o s e s e x i d e n t if i c a t i o n w a s p r o v i d e d by the e s t a b li s h m e n t .
E x c lu d e s p r e m i u m pay 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 late s h ift s .




25




Appendix A
A r e a w a g e and r e l a t e d b e ne fits data a r e obtained by p e r s o n a l v i s i t s
o f B ureau f i e l d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s at 3 - y e a r i n t e r v a l s . 1 In each o f the i n t e r ­
v e n in g y e a r s , in f o r m a tio n on e m p lo y m e n t and occupational e a r n in g s is c o l ­
le c te d by a com bin ation o f p e r s o n a l v i s i t , m a i l qu e s tio n n a ire , and te lephon e
i n t e r v i e w f r o m e s ta b lis h m en ts p a r tic ip a tin g in the p re v io u s s u r ve y .

d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s om e ind us try d iv is io n s within the scope o f the s u r v e y , are
not p r e s e n te d in the A - s e r i e s t a b le s , beca u s e e ith e r (1) e m p lo y m e n t in the
occupation is too s m a l l to p r o v i d e enough data to m e r i t p re s e nta tion , o r
(2) t h e r e is 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 ind iv id u al e s ta b lis h m en t data.
Sepa­
r ate m e n ' s and w o m e n 's e a r n in g s data a r e not p r e s e n te d when the number o f
w o r k e r s not i d e n tifie d by s e x is 20 p e r c e n t o r m o r e o f the m en o r wo m en
i d e n tif ie d in an occupation.
E a r n in g s data not shown s e p a r a t e l y f o r industr y
d iv is io n s a r e included in data f o r all in d u s trie s combined.
Likew ise,
data a r e included in the o v e r a l l c l a s s i f i c a t io n when a s u b c la s sific a tio n of
e l e c t r o n i c s te c h n icia n s , s e c r e t a r i e s , o r t r u c k d r i v e r s is not shown o r i n f o r ­
m a tio n to s u b c l a s s i f y i s not a v a ila b le .

In eac h o f the 84 2 a r e a s c u r r e n t l y s u r ve y e d , data a r e obtained f r o m
r e p r e s e n t a t i v e e s tab lis h m en ts within s ix b ro ad in d us try d iv i s i o n s :
M an u fa c ­
tu ring; t r a n s p o r ta t io n , c om m u nic atio n, and other public u tilit ie s ; w h o le s a le
t r a d e ; r e t a i l tr a d e ; finance, i n s u r a n ce , and r e a l es tate ; and s e r v i c e s .
M ajor
i n d u s tr y gro ups exclud ed f r o m th ese studies a r e g ov e rn m e n t o p e r a tio n s and
the c on structio n and e x t r a c t i v e i n d u s tr ie s .
E s ta b lis h m en ts having f e w e r than
a p r e s c r i b e d number o f w o r k e r s a r e o m itte d b ecause o f in s u ffic ie n t e m p l o y ­
m en t in the occupations studied.
Separate tabulation s a r e p r o v i d e d f o r each
o f the b ro ad in d u s try d i v i s i o n s which m e e t public ation c r i t e r i a .

O ccupation al e m p lo y m e n t and e a r n in g s data a r e shown f o r f u l l - t i m e
w o r k e r s , i . e . , th ose h ir e d to w o r k a r e g u l a r w e e k l y schedule.
E arnings data
exc lud e p r e m i u m pay f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o rk on w eek en d s, ho lidays, and
late shifts. N onproduction bonuses a r e excluded, but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g allow ances
and in c e n tive bonuses a r e included.
W e e k l y hours f o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l and
p r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n ic a l occupations r e f e r to the standard w o rk w e e k
(roun ded to the n e a r e s t half hour) f o r which e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e r e g u l a r
s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e o f pay f o r o v e r t i m e at r e g u l a r and/or
prem iu m r a tes).
A v e r a g e w e e k l y e a r n in g s f o r th ese occupations are rounded
to the n e a r e s t ha lf d o l l a r .

T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e conducted on a sam ple b a s is .
The sam plin g
p r o c e d u r e s i n v o l v e d e ta ile d s tr a tific a tio n o f all e s ta b lis h m en ts within the
sc op e o f an in d iv id u a l a r e a s u r v e y by in d ustr y and number o f e m p l o y e e s .
F r o m this s t r a t i f i e d u n i v e r s e a p r o b a b ility sam ple is s e le c te d , with eac h
e s ta b lis h m e n t having a p r e d e t e r m i n e d chance o f s e le c tio n . T o obtain op tim um
a c c u r a c y at m i n i m u m c o s t, a g r e a t e r p r o p o r tio n o f l a r g e than s m a l l e s ta b ­
lis h m e n ts i s s e l e c t e d .
When data a r e com bin ed, eac h e s tab li s h m en t is
w e ig h te d a c c o r d i n g to its p ro b a b ility o f s e le c tio n , so that unbiased e s t im a te s
are generated.
F o r e x a m p le , i f one out o f four e s tab lis h m en ts is s e l e c t e d ,
it is g i v e n a w e ig h t o f four to r e p r e s e n t i t s e l f plus t h r e e oth e rs .
An alt e rnate
o f the s am e o r i g i n a l p ro b a b ility is cho sen in the sam e i n d u s t r y - s i z e c l a s s i ­
fic a tio n i f data a r e not a v a ila b le f r o m the o r i g i n a l sam ple m e m b e r .
I f no
suitab le substitute i s a v a ila b le , additional w e ig h t is a ssign ed to a sam ple
m e m b e r that is s i m i l a r to the m i s s i n g unit.

T h e s e s u r v e y s m e a s u r e the l e v e l of occupational earnings in an a r e a
at a p a r t i c u l a r t i m e .
C o m p a r i s o n s o f ind ivid ual occupational a v e r a g e s o v e r
ti m e m a y not r e f l e c t e x p e c te d w ag e changes. The a v e r a g e s f o r individual jobs
a r e a f f e c t e d by changes in w a g e s and e m p lo y m e n t p atterns.
F o r e x a m p le ,
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 by high- o r l o w - w a g e f i r m s m a y change, o r
h i g h - w a g e w o r k e r s m a y ad vance to b e tte r job s and be r e p la c e d by new
w o r k e r s at l o w e r r a te s .
Such shifts in e m p lo y m e n t could d e c r e a s e an o c c u ­
patio nal a v e r a g e e v en though m o s t e s ta b lis h m en ts in an a r e a i n c r e a s e w a g e s
dur ing the y e a r .
Chan ges in e arn in g s o f occupational g ro u p s, shown in table
A - 7 , a r e b e t t e r in d ic a to r s o f w ag e tr e n d s than a r e e arn in g s changes f o r
ind ivid ual jo b s with in the g roup s.

O ccupation s and e arn in g s
Occupations s e le c te d f o r study a r e c om m o n to a v a r i e t y of m a n u fa c ­
tu r in g and no nm anufacturing in d u s tr ie s , and a r e o f the f o l l o w i n g ty p es :
(1) O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l and te c h n ica l; (3) m ainte n ance, t o o l r o o m ,
and p o w e r p la n t; and (4) m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t and c usto d ia l.
O ccupational
c l a s s i f i c a t i o n is b ased on a u n ifo rm set o f jo b d e s c r ip tio n s d e sig n e d to take
account o f in t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t v a r i a t i o n in duties with in the s am e job .
Occu­
pations s e l e c t e d f o r study a r e li s te d and d e s c r i b e d in appendix B.
Un le ss
o t h e r w i s e in d ic ate d , the e arnings data f o l l o w i n g the job t i t l e s a r e f o r a l l
in d u s tr i e s c om b in e d .
E arnin gs data f o r s om e o f the occup ations l is te d and

A v e r a g e e arn in g s r e f l e c t c o m p o s i t e , a r e a w id e e s tim a te s .
In d u s trie s
and e s ta b lis h m e n ts d i f f e r in pay l e v e l and job staffing, and thus con tribut e
d i f f e r e n t l y to the e s t i m a t e s f o r each j o b .
P a y a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l to r e f l e c t
a c c u r a t e l y the w a g e d i f f e r e n t i a l amon g jobs in individual e s tab lis h m en ts .

1 Personal visits were on a 2-year cycle before July 1972.
^ Included in the 84 areas are 14 studies conducted by the Bureau under contract.
These areas are
Akron, Ohio; Austin, T e x .; Binghamton, N .Y . —P a .; Birmingham, A la .; Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood and West
Palm Beach—Boca Raton, F la .; Lexington—Fayette, K y .; Melbourne—Titusville—Cocoa, F la .; N orfolk-V irgin ia
Beach—Portsmouth and Newport News—Hampton, Va. - N . C . ; Poughkeepsie—Kingston—Newburgh, N .Y . ; Raleigh—
Durham, N . C .; Stamford, Conn.; Syracuse, N . Y . ; Utica—Rome, N .Y . ; and Westchester County, N .Y .
In
addition, the Bureau conducts more lim ited area studies in approximately 100 areas at the request o f the
Employment Standards Administration of the U. S. Department o f Labor.




A v e r a g e pay l e v e l s f o r m en and w o m e n in s e le c te d occupations should
not be assum ed to r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in pay o f the se xe s within ind ivid ual
e s ta b lis h m e n ts .
F a c t o r s which m a y contribute to d i f f e r e n c e s include p r o ­
g r e s s i o n with in e s ta b lis h e d r ate r a n g e s (only the ra te s paid incumbents are
c o l l e c t e d ) and p e r f o r m a n c e o f s p e c i f i c duties within the g e n e r a l s u r v e y job
description s.
Job d e s c r i p t i o n s used to c l a s s i f y e m p l o y e e s in th ese s u r v e y s
usuall y a r e m o r e g e n e r a l i z e d than those used in in dividual e s tab lishm en ts
and a l l o w f o r m i n o r d i f f e r e n c e s amon g e s tab lis h m en ts in s p e c i f i c duties
p erform ed .

27

O ccup ation al e m p lo y m e n t e s t i m a t e s r e p r e s e n t the to ta l in a l l e s ta b ­
l i s h m e n ts within the scop e o f the study and not the number ac tu a lly s u r v e y e d .
B e c a u s e oc c u p atio n al s tr u c tu r es am ong e s ta b lis h m e n ts d i f f e r , e s t i m a t e s o f
oc c u p atio n al e m p l o y m e n t obtained f r o m the s am p le o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts studied
s e r v e on ly to in d icate the r e l a t i v e im p o r t a n c e o f the job s studied.
These
d i f f e r e n c e s in oc c u p atio n al struc ture do not a f f e c t m a t e r i a l l y the a c c u r a c y o f
the e a r n in g s data.

W age tr e n d s f o r s e l e c t e d occup atio nal gro up s

The p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s p re s e n te d in ta ble A - 7 a r e b ased on changes
in a v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r e s ta b lis h m e n ts r e p o r t i n g the tr e n d jo b s in both
the c u r r e n t and p r e v i o u s y e a r (m atc hed e s ta b l i s h m e n ts ) .
The data a r e
ad juste d to r e m o v e the e f fe c t s on a v e r a g e e a r n in g s o f e m p lo y m e n t shifts
am ong e s ta b lis h m e n ts and tu r n o v e r o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts inclu ded in s u r v e y
s a m p le s .
T h e p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s , h o w e v e r , a r e s t i l l a f f e c t e d by f a c t o r s
oth e r than w a g e i n c r e a s e s .
H i r i n g s , la y o f f s , and t u r n o v e r m a y a f f e c t an
e s ta b lis h m e n t a v e r a g e f o r an occup ation when w o r k e r s are paid under plans
p r o v i d i n g a rang e o f w a g e r a te s f o r in d iv id u al jo b s .
In p e r io d s o f i n c r e a s e d
h i r i n g , f o r e x a m p le , new e m p l o y e e s en te r at the bott om o f the ran g e ,
d e p r e s s i n g the a v e r a g e without a change in w ag e r a te s .

The p e r c e n t changes r e l a t e to w a g e changes betw een the indicate d
d ate s .
When the t i m e span b e tw e e n s u r v e y s is oth e r than 12 m onths, annual
r a t e s a r e shown.
(It i s as s um ed that w a g e s i n c r e a s e at a constant rate
b e tw e e n s u r v e y s . )

Occupations used to com pute w ag e tre nd s a r e :

O f f ic e c l e r i c a l (m en and
w o m e n ):

O f f ic e c l e r i c a l (m en and
w o m e n )— Continued

S ecretaries
S t e n o g ra p h e rs , g e n e r a l
S t e n o g ra p h e rs , s e n io r
T y p i s t s , c l a s s e s A and B
F ile clerk s, classes A,
B, and C
M essengers
Sw itchb oard o p e r a t o r s
O rder clerk s

A c c o u n tin g c l e r k s ,
c l a s s e s A and B
B o o k k e e p in g - m a c h in e
o p e r a t o r s , c la s s B
P a y r o ll clerk s
K eypunch o p e r a t o r s ,
c l a s s e s A and B
T a 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

E l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g
(m e n and w o m e n ) :

Sk ille d m ain te n an c e (m en
and w o m e n ) :

C o m p u te r s y s te m s
an a lys ts , c l a s s e s
A , B, and C
C o m p u te r p r o g r a m m e r s ,
c l a s s e s A , B, and C
C o m p u te r o p e r a t o r s ,
c l a s s e s A , B , and C

C arpenters
E lectrician s
P ain ters
M a c h in is t s
M e c h a n ic s (m a c h i n e r y )
M e c h a n ic s ( m o t o r v e h i c l e )
P ip efitters
T o o l and die m a k e r s

I n d u s tr ia l n u rs e s (m en and
w o m e n ):
R e g i s t e r e d in d u s tr i a l
n u rs e s
P e r c e n t chan ges f o r indiv:
as f o l l o w s :

U n s k ille d plant (m en and
w o m e n ):
J a n ito r s , p o r t e r s , and
cleaners
M a t e r i a l handling l a b o r e r s
a r e a s in the p r o g r a m are computed

1.

E ach occupation is a s s ig n e d a w e ig h t b as e d on its p r o ­
p o r tio n a te e m p l o y m e n t in the oc c u p atio n al gro up in the
b ase y e a r .

2.

T h e s e w e i g h t s a r e used to com pute group a v e r a g e s .
E ac h oc c u p a tio n 's a v e r a g e (m e a n ) e a r n in g s is m u ltip lie d
by its w e ig h t.
T h e prod ucts a r e to ta le d to obtain a
group a v e r a g e .

3.

The r a t i o o f gro up a v e r a g e s f o r 2 c o n s e c u tiv e y e a r s is
c om pute d by d iv id in g the a v e r a g e f o r the c u r r e n t y e a r
b y the a v e r a g e f o r the e a r l i e r y e a r .
The r esult—
e x p r e s s e d as a p e r c e n t— l e s s 100 is the p e r c e n t change.

F o r a m o r e d e ta ile d d e s c r i p t i o n o f the m eth od used to compute th es e
w a g e t r e n d s , s e e " I m p r o v i n g A r e a Wage S u rv e y I n d e x e s , " Monthly L a b o r
R e v i e w , January 1973, pp. 52-57.
E s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p lem e n ta ry w a g e p r o v i s i o n s




T ab u la tio n s on s e l e c t e d e s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and supplem enta ry
w a g e p r o v i s i o n s ( B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) a r e not p r e s e n t e d in this bulletin.
In for­
m a tio n f o r th es e tabulations is c o l l e c t e d at 3 - y e a r i n t e r v a l s . 1 T h e s e tabu­
latio ns on m in i m u m e n tr a n ce s a l a r i e s f o r i n e x p e r i e n c e d o f f i c e w o r k e r s ; shift
d i f f e r e n t i a l s ; scheduled w e e k l y ho urs and d a y s; paid ho lid a ys ; paid vac atio n s ;
and health, in s u r a n c e , and pension plans a r e p r e s e n t e d (in the B - s e r i e s ta b le s )
in p r e v i o u s b ulletins fo y th is a r e a .
* Personal visits were on a 2-year cycle before July 1972.

Appendix table 1. Establishments and workers w ithin scope of survey and number studied
in Los Angeles—Long Beach, C a lif.,1 October 1976
In d u s tr y d iv is io n 2

ALL
ALL

O IV IS IO N S

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

--------------------------------------------------------------------n o n m an u fa c tu r in g
--------------------------------------------------------------t r a n s p o r t a t io n ,
c o m m u n ic a t io n ,
and
O TH ER P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 5 ----------------------------------------W H O L E S A L E T RA DE
---------------------------------------------------------R E T A I L TRADE
----------------------------------------------------------------f in a n c e ,
in s u r a n c e ,
and
real
e s t a t e 6 -------------S E R V I C E S ( E X C L U D I N G M O T I O N P I C T U R E S ) 7 -------------T E L E V I S I O N AND M O T I O N P I C T U R E S 8 ---------------------------LARGE
O IV IS IO N S

W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts

N u m b e r o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts

W ith in s c o p e o f stu dy 1
4
3
2
W ith in s c o p e
o f stu dy *

S tu d ied

A , lbQ

425

1 .3 7 3 .5 0 1

10 J

5 5 4 .6 3 8

1 .4 2 4
2 ,7 3 6

130
295

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

Ml
59

1 9 0 ,0 0 1
3 6 4 ,6 3 7

41
61
44
47
81
21

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

10

d
18
10
11
2

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

Stu d ied
N u m ber

P ercen t

ESTABLISHM ENTS

M AN UFAC TUR IN G

ALL

M in im u m
e m p lo y m e n t
in e s t a b lis h m e n ts in s c o p e
o f stu d y

100
-

lo 2
763
39 7
482
334
78

100
50
ICO
50
so

50

ESTABLISHM ENTS
------------------------------------------------------------

M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------— ---------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------- ------------------------------------------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 U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 5 ----------------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE
---------------------------------- ----------------------R E T A I L TRADE
----------------------------------------------------------------F I N A N C E . I N S U R A N C E , AND R E A L E S T A T E 6 -------------S E R V I C E S ( E X C L U D I N G M O T I O N P I C T U R E S ) 7 --------------T E L E V I S I O N AND M O T I O N P I C T U R E S 8 ---------------------------

-

431

180

7 5 5 ,3 2 7

100

5 0 1 ,7 6 9

500
-

193
233

66
114

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

3b
62

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

500
500
500
500
500
500

30
23
94
42
30
14

25
10
29
18
19
13

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

15
3
2b
10

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

6

3

1 T h e L o s A n g e le s —L o n g B e a c h 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 , a s d e fin e d b y the O f f ic e o f M a n a g e m e n t and B u d g e t th ro u g h F e b r u a r y 1974, c o n s is t s of
L o s A n g e le s C ou n ty.
T h e " w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f stu d y " e s t im a t e s show n in th is ta 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 ip t io n o f th e s i z e and c o m p o s itio n o f th e
la b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in th e s u r v e y .
E s t im a t e s a r e not in te n d e d , h o w e v e r , f o r c o m p a r is o n w ith o th e r e m p lo y m e n t in d e x e s to m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t tr e n d s o r le v e ls
s in 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 ir e s e s ta b lis h m e n t data c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in a d v a n c e o f th e p a y r o ll p e r io d s tu d ie d , and (2 ) s m a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts a r e e x c lu d e d
f r o m th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1967 e d itio n o f th e S ta n d a rd In d u s t r ia l C la s s ific a t io n M a n u a l w a s u sed in c la s s if y in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n .
3 In c lu d e s a l l e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith 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 tle ts (w ith in th e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in in d u s tr ie s such a s t r a d e ,
fin a n c e , au to r e p a ir s e r v i c e , and m o t io n p ic t u r e th e a t e r s a r e c o n s id e r e d a s 1 e s ta b lis h m e n t.
4 In c lu d e s a ll w o r k e r s in a l l e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith to ta l e m p lo y m e n t (w ith in th e a r e a ) a t o r a b o v e th e m in im u m lim it a t io n .
the

5 A b b r e v i a t e d t o " p u b l i c utilities" in t h e A - s e r i e s ta b l e s .
Taxicabs
l o c a l t r a n s i t f o r t h e c i ty of L o s A n g e l e s a r e m u n i c i p a l l y o p e r a t e d a n d
6 A b b r e v i a t e d t o " f i n a n c e " in t h e A - s e r i e s ta b l e s .

and
are

s e r v i c e s inci de nt al to w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n a r e e x c l u d e d .
e x c l u d e d b y d e f i n i t i o n f r o m t h e s c o p e of t h e st ud y.

7 H o te ls and m o t e ls ; la 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 in e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u to m o b ile r e p a i r , r e n t a l,
o r g a n iz a t io n s (e x c lu d in g r e lig io u s and c h a r it a b le o r g a n iz a t io n s ); and e n g in e e r in g and a r c h it e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .
8 M o tio n p ic t u r e p r o d u c tio n , ta p e p r o d u c tio n f o r t e l e v i s i o n , and a llie d s e r v i c e s .




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and

p a r k in g ; m o tio n

Electric

utilities a n d

p ic t u r e s ; n o n p r o fit

most

of

m e m b e r s h ip

Appendix B.

Occupational Descriptions

T h e p r i m a r y purpose of p r e p a r i n g job d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r the B u r e a u 's w a g e s u r v e y s is to a s s i s t
its f i e l d s taff in c l a s s i f y i n g into a p p ro p ria t e occup ations w o r k e r s who a r e e m p l o y e d under a v a r i e t y o f
p a y r o l l t i t l e s and d i f fe r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n ts f r o m e s ta b lis h m e n t to e s ta b lis h m e n t and f r o m a r e a to
area.
T h is p e r m i t s the gro uping o f occup atio nal wag e ra te s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p a r a b l e job content.
B ec a u se o f this e m p h a s is on i n t e r e s ta b lis h m e n t and i n t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b i l i t y o f oc c u p atio n al content, the
B u re a u 's job 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 ific a n tly f r o m th ose in use in ind iv id u al e s ta b lis h m e n ts o r those
p r e p a r e d f o r other p u r p o s e s .
In ap plying th ese job d e s c r i p t i o n s , the B u re a u 's f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s a r e
i n s tr u c te d to exclude w o rk in g s u p e r v i s o r s ; a p p re n tic e s ; l e a r n e r s ; b e g i n n e r s ; t r a i n e e s ; and ha ndicapped,
p a r t - t i m e , t e m p o r a r y , and p ro b a tio n a r y w o r k e r s .

OFFICE
SECRETARY

S E C R E T A R Y — Continued
M a y a ls o p e r f o r m other c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r i a l tasks o f c o m p a ra b le
natu re and d i f fi c u l t y .
T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y r e q u i r e s k n o w le dg e o f o f f i c e routine
and un derstanding o f the o r g a n i z a t i o n , p r o g r a m s , and p r o c e d u r e s r e la te d to
the w o r k o f the s u p e r v i s o r .

A s s i g n e d as p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a l l y to one ind ivid ual.
M ain­
tains a c l o s e and hig hly r e s p o n s i v e re la tio n s h ip to the d a y - t o - d a y w o r k o f the
supervisor.
W o rk s f a i r l y independently r e c e i v i n g a m in im u m o f d e ta ile d
s u p e rv is io n and guidance.
P e r f o r m s v a r i e d c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r i a l duties,
usually in cluding m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g :

E xc lu s ion s
a. R e c e i v e s te le phon e c a l l s , p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , and in c o m in g m a i l ,
a n s w e r s routine i n q u i r i e s , and route s t e c h n ic a l in q u ir ie s to the p r o p e r
p e rs on s ;
b.

E s ta b l i s h e s ,

c.
in str ucte d ;
d.

m a in ta in s ,

and r e v i s e s the s u p e r v i s o r ' s f i l e s ;

M aintains the s u p e r v i s o r ' s
R elays m essa g es

fro m

Not a l l p os itio n s that a r e ti tl e d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s the above c h a r ­
acteristics.
E x a m p l e s o f p os itio n s which a r e e xclud ed f r o m the d e fin ition a r e
as f o l l o w s :

a. P o s i t i o n s
d e s cas
r i b e d above;
c a le n d a r and m ak es appointments
b.

s u p e r v i s o r to subor dinates;

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 u m s , and r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d by
others f o r the s u p e r v i s o r ' s s ig n ature to a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l and ty p og rap h ic
ac c u rac y;
f.

Perform s




s teno grap hic and typing w o r k .

s io n al,

which

do

not

m eet

the

" p e r s o n a l " s e c r e t a r y con cept

S t e n o g ra p h e rs not f u lly tr a i n e d in s e c r e t a r i a l - t y p e duties;

c. S ten o g ra p h e rs s e r v i n g as o f f i c e a s s is ta n ts to a group o f p r o f e s ­
te c h n ica l, o r m a n a g e r i a l p e rs o n s ;

d. S e c r e t a r y p os itio n s in which the duties a r e e i t h e r substantially
m o r e routine o r sub sta ntially m o r e c o m p l e x and r e s p o n s i b l e than th ose c h a r ­
a c t e r i z e d in the d e fin it io n ;

B eginning with c ale n d ar y e a r 1976 s u r v e y s , the B ureau has g ro u p ed occupations studied in its
a r e a w ag e s u r v e y s into job f a m i l i e s in o r d e r to p re s e n t i n f o r m a ti o n on r e l a t e d occupations in sequence.
Job f a m i l i e s have not been title d , h o w e v e r , since doing so m igh t have added e x tr a n eo u s e l e m e n t s to the
jo b m atc hin g p r o c e s s .
T h e B ureau has a ls o r e v i s e d s e v e r a l occup atio nal t i t l e s .
w o r d o r d e r and a r e m o r e d e s c r i p t i v e o f the s u r v e y jo b s .

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The t i t l e s m o r e n e a r l y r e f l e c t usual

S E C R E T A R Y --- Continued

S E C R E T A R Y — Continued
C lass C

E x c l u s i o n s — Continued

1. S e c r e t a r y to an e x e c u tiv e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e rs o n whose r e s p o n ­
e.
A s s i s t a n t - t y p e positio ns which i n v o l v e m o r e d if fi 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 ic a l, a d m in is tr a tiv e , s u p e r v i s o r y , o r s p e c i a l i z e d c l e r i c a l
s i b i l i t y is not equivalent to one o f the s p e c ific l e v e l situations in the definition
duties which a r e not ty p i c a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o r k .
f o r c l a s s B, but whose o r g a n i z a t i o n a l unit n o r m a l l y nu m b ers at l e a s t s e v e r a l
d o ze n e m p l o y e e s and is usuall y d iv id e d into o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s egm ents which are
ofte n, in turn, fu r th e r subdivided.
In som e c o m p a n ie s , this l e v e l inclu des a
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 , " used in the l e v e l d efin ition s
w id e range o f o r g a n i z a t i o n a l e c h e lon s; in o t h e rs , only one o r two; o r
f o l l o w i n g , r e f e r s to those o f f i c i a l s who have a s ig n ific a nt c o r p o r a t e w i d e
p o l i c y m a k i n g r o l e with r e g a r d to m a j o r com p any a c t i v i t i e s .
The ti tl e " v i c e
2. S e c r e t a r y to the head o f an ind iv id u al plant, f a c t o r y , e tc . (o r
p r e s i d e n t , " though n o r m a l l y in d ic a tiv e o f this r o l e , does not in a ll c a s e s
ot h e r e qu iv ale n t l e v e l o f o f f i c i a l ) that e m p l o y s , in all, f e w e r than 5, 000
id e n ti f y such p os it io n s .
V i c e p re s id e n ts whose p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y is to
persons.
act p e r s o n a l l y on in d iv id ual c a s e s o r tr a n s a c tio n s [ e . g . , a p p ro v e o r deny
in d iv id u a l loan o r c r e d i t ac tions; a d m i n i s te r in d iv id u al tr ust accounts; d i r e c t l y
C lass D
s u p e r v i s e a c l e r i c a l s ta ff) a r e not c o n s i d e r e d to be " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r
1. S e c r e t a r y to the s u p e r v i s o r o r head o f a s m a l l o r g a n i z a ti o n a l unit
p u r p o s e s o f applying the f o llo w in g l e v e l d e fin ition s .
( e . g . , f e w e r than about 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; o£
2. S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e r v i s o r y s t a f f s p e c i a l i s t , p r o f e s s i o n a l
e m p l o y e e , a d m i n i s t r a t i v e o f f i c e r , o r a ssis tant, s k ille d techn ician, o r e x p e rt.
(N O TE :
Many c o m p a n ie s as s ign s te n o g r a p h e r s , r a th e r than s e c r e t a r i e s as
d e s c r i b e d ab ov e , to this l e v e l o f s u p e r v i s o r y o r n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r . )

C lass A
1. S e c r e t a r y to the c h a ir m a n o f the board o r p r e s id e n t o f a com pany
that e m p l o y s , in all, o v e r 100 but f e w e r than 5, 000 p e r s o n s ; o r

STENOGRAPHER
2. S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r (o th e r than the c h a ir m a n o f the
b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t) o f a com pany that e m p l o y s , in all, o v e r 5,000 but f e w e r
than 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

P r i m a r y duty is to take d icta tion using shorthand, and to t r a n s c r i b e
the d icta tion.
M a y a ls o ty pe f r o m w r i t t e n copy.
M a y o p e r a te f r o m a s te n o­
gra p h ic p oo l.
M ay occasion ally tra n scribe fro m voice recordings (if p rim a r y
duty is t r a n s c r i b i n g f r o m r e c o r d i n g s , see T r a n s c r i b i n g - M a c h i n e T y p i s t ) .

3. S e c r e t a r y to the head, i m m e d i a t e l y b e lo w the c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r
l e v e l , o f a m a j o r s e g m e n t o r s u b s id ia ry o f a com p any that e m p lo y s , in all,
o v e r 2 5 ,0 00 p e r s o n s .

N O T E : T h i s job is d isting uished f r o m that o f a s e c r e t a r y in that a
s e c r e t a r y n o r m a l l y w o r k s in a c o n fid e n t ia l r e la tio n s h ip with only one m a n a g e r
o r e x e c u ti v e and p e r f o r m s m o r e r e s p o n s i b l e and d i s c r e t i o n a r y ta sks as
d e s c r i b e d in the s e c r e t a r y job d efin ition .

C lass B

S ten o g ra p h e r, g e n e r a l

1. S e c r e t a r y to the c h air m an o f the b o a r d o r p re s id e n t o f a com p any
that e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r than 100 p e r s o n s ; o r
k eep

2. S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r (o th e r than the c h a ir m a n o f the
b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t ) o f a com pany that e m p l o y s , in all, o v e r 100 but f e w e r
than 5 ,00 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

S t e n o g ra p h e r, s e n ior
D ic tatio n i n v o l v e s a v a r i e d te 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 such
as in l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h .
M a y als o set up and
m ain ta in f i l e s , k e ep r e c o r d s , etc .

3. S e c r e t a r y to the head, i m m e d i a t e l y b e l o w the 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 t i o n w i d e functional a c t i v i t y ( e . g . , m a r k e ti n g , r e s e a r c h ,
o p e r a t i o n s , in d u s t r i a l r e l a t i o n s , e tc .) ojr a m a j o r g e o g r a p h ic o r o r g a n i z a t i o n a l
s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a r e g i o n a l h e ad qu arter s ; a m a j o r d i v i s i o n ) o f a com p any that
e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5,00 0 but f e w e r than 25,0 00 e m p l o y e e s ; o r

OR

4. S e c r e t a r y to the head o f an in div id ual plant, f a c t o r y , e tc . ( o r
ot h e r e qu iv a le n t l e v e l o f o f f i c i a l ) that e m p l o y s , in all, o v e r 5,000 p e r s o n s ; o r
5. S e c r e t a r y to the head o f a l a r g e and im p o rta 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 i d d l e m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r of an o r g a n i z a t i o n a l se gm e n t
ofte n in v o l v i n g as m a n y as s e v e r a l hundred p e r s o n s ) o r a com p any that
e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 25, 000 p e r s o n s .




D icta tion i n v o l v e s a n o r m a l routine v o c a b u l a r y .
M a y m ainta in f i l e s ,
s im p l e r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m oth e r r e l a t i v e l y routine c l e r i c a l ta sks.

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P e r f o r m s ste n o grap h ic duties r e q u i r i n g s i g n ific a n tly g r e a t e r i n d e ­
pendence and r e s p o n s i b i l i t y than s te n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l , as e v id e n c e d by the
follow in g:
W o rk r e q u i r e s a high d e g r e e o f s teno grap hic speed and a c c u r a c y ;
a thorough w o r k i n g k no w le dge o f g e n e r a l bus iness and o f f i c e p r o c e d u r e ; and
o f the s p e c i f i c b u siness o p e r a ti o n s , o r g a n i z a t i o n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s ,
w o r k f l o w , e tc .
U s e s this k n o w le d g e in p e r f o r m i n g ste nographic duties and
r e s p o n s i b l e c l e r i c a l tasks such as m ainta ining follo 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 , and l e t t e r s ; c o m p o s in g sim p le l e t t e r s
f r o m g e n e r a l in s tr u c tio n s ; rea d in g and routing i n c o m in g m a i l ; and a n sw er in g
routine q u e s tio n s , e tc .

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE TYPIST

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR

P r i m a r y duty is to t r a n s c r i b e dictatio n in v o lvin g a n o r m a l routine
vocabulary fro m transcribin g-m achin e reco rd s.
M a y also type f r o m w r itte n
cop y and do s im p le c l e r i c a l w o rk .
W o r k e r s t r a n s c r i b i n g dic ta tion in v o lvin g
a v a r i e d te c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u la r y such as le g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s
on s c ie n ti f i c r e s e a r c h a r e not included.
A w o r k e r who takes d icta tion in
shorthand o r by Stenotype o r s i m i l a r m achin e is c l a s s i f i e d as a s te n o gr ap h e r .

O p e r a t e s a tele phone s witc hboard o r c o n s o le used with a p riv a t e
b ra nch exchange ( P B X ) s y s t e m t o r e l a y i n c o m i n g , o u t g o i n g , and i n t r a s y s te m
calls.
M a y p r o v i d e in f o r m a tio n to c a l l e r s , r e c o r d and t r a n s m i t m e s s a g e s ,
keep r e c o r d o f c a l l s p la c e d and t o l l c h a r g e s .
B e s i d e s op e r a tin g a telephone
sw itc h b o a rd o r c o n s o l e , m a y also type o r p e r f o r m routine c l e r i c a l w o rk
(ty ping o r routine c l e r i c a l w o rk m a y occupy the m a j o r p o r tio n of the w o r k e r ' s
t i m e , and is usually p e r f o r m e d w h ile at the sw itc h b o a rd o r c on so le ).
C h ie f
o r lead o p e r a t o r s in e s ta b lis h m en ts e m p lo y in g m o r e than one o p e r a t o r are
exclud ed .
F o r an o p e r a t o r who als o acts as a r e c e p t i o n i s t , see Switchboard
O perator-Reception ist.

TYP IST
Uses a t y p e w r i t e r to m ake c o p ie s o f v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s o r to m ake
out b ills a f t e r c alc u la tio n s have been m ad e by an oth er p e rs on .
M a y includ e
ty p iq g of s te n c ils , m a ts , o r s i m i l a r m a t e r i a l s f o r use in duplicating p r o ­
cesses.
M a y do c l e r i c a l w o rk in v o lv in g little s p e c ia l tr a in in g, such as
keep in g s im p le r e c o r d s , filin g r e c o r d s and r e p o r t s , o r sorting and distr ib utin g
in c o m in g m a i l .
C la s s A .
P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e o f the f o l l o w i n g : Typin g m a t e r i a l
in fin a l f o r m when it i n v o l v e s com bin ing 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 ; or
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 ell in g, s ylla b ic a tio n , punctuation, e tc ., o f te c h ­
n i c a l o r unusual w o r d s o r f o r e i g n language m a t e r i a l ; or planning layout and
typing o f c o m p l i c a t e d s ta t i s t i c a l ta b le s to m ain ta in u n ifo r m ity and balance in
spac ing. M ay type routine f o r m l e t t e r s , v a r y i n g d e ta ils to suit c i r c u m s t a n c e s .
C lass
rough o r c l e a r
o r setting up
a l r e a d y set up

B.
P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e o f the f o l l o w i n g : Copy typing f r o m
d r a ft s ; o r ro u tin e ’ typing o f f o r m s , insuran ce p o l i c i e s , e tc.;
s im p le standard tabulations; o r cop yin g m o r e c o m p l e x ta b les
and spaced p r o p e r l y .

F IL E C LERK
F i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s , and r e t r i e v e s m a t e r i a l in an e s tab lis he d filin g
s y s te m .
M ay p e r f o r m c l e r i c a l and manual tasks r e q u ir e d to main ta in f i l e s .
P o s i t i o n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d into l e v e l s on the b as is o f the fo l l o w i n g d efin ition s.
C la s s A .
C l a s s i f i e s and in d e xe s f i l e m a t e r i a l such as c o r r e s p o n d ­
ence, r e p o r t s , t e c h n ic a l docum ents , etc., in an e s tab li s h e d f ilin g s ystem
con tainin g a number o f v a r i e d subject m a t t e r f i l e s .
M ay a ls o f i l e this
m ateria l.
M ay k e ep r e c o r d s of v a r i o u s ty p es in conjunction with the f i l e s .
M ay lead a s m a l l group o f l o w e r l e v e l f i l e c l e r k s .
C la s s B.
S o rts, c od e s , and f i l e s u n c la s s ifie d m a t e r i a l by sim p le
(s ubject m a t t e r ) head ings o r p a r tly c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l by f in e r subheadings.
P r e p a r e s s im p le r e l a te d in dex and c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e aids.
A s r eq u e sted ,
lo c a t e s c l e a r l y id e n tifie d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s and f o r w a r d s m a t e r i a l .
M ay
p erform
r e la te d c l e r i c a l tasks r e q u i r e d to m ainta in and s e r v i c e f i l e s .
C l a s s C.
P e r f o r m s routine f i lin g o f m a t e r i a l that has a l r e a d y been
c l a s s i f i e d or which is e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s im p le s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t io n
s ys te m ( e . g . , alp ha betical, c h r o n o l o g i c a l , o r n u m e r i c a l ) .
A s r eq u e sted ,
lo c a t e s r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s and f o r w a r d s m a t e r i a l ; and m a y
f i l l out w ith d ra w a l c h a r g e .
M ay p e r f o r m s im p le c l e r i c a l and manual tasks
r e q u i r e d to m ainta in and s e r v i c e f i l e s .
MESSENGER
P e r f o r m s v a r i o u s routine duties such as running e r r a n d s , op e ratin g
m i n o r o f f i c e m ac h in e s such as s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , opening and d is trib u tin g
mail', and oth e r m i n o r c l e r i c a l w o rk . E xclu de p osit io ns that r e q u i r e op e r a tio n
o f a m o t o r v e h i c l e as a s ig n ific a nt duty.




SW IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T IO N IS T
At a
an o p e r a t o r —
w ork involves
business and
p r i a t e p e rs o n
a r r a n g i n g an

s in g l e - p o s i t i o n te lephone s w itc h b o ard o r c o n s o le , acts both as
see Sw itc hboard O p e r a t o r — and as a r e c e p tio n is t. R e c e p tio n is t's
such tluties as g r e e t i n g v i s i t o r s ; d e t e r m i n i n g nature o f v i s i t o r ' s
p r o v id in g a p p ro p ria t e i n f o r m a t i o n ; r e f e r r i n g v i s i t o r to a p p ro ­
in the o r g a n iz a tio n o r con ta cting that p e r s o n by telephone and
appointment; k eep in g a log o f v i s i t o r s .

ORDER C L E R K
R e c e i v e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s f o r m a t e r i a l o r m e r c h a n d is e by m a i l ,
phone, o r p e r s o n a l l y .
Duties i n v o l v e any c om b ination o f the f o l l o w i n g ;
Quoting p r i c e s to c u s t o m e r s ; m aking out an o r d e r sheet lis tin g the i t e m s to
m a k e up the o r d e r ; che cking p r i c e s and qua ntities o f i t e m s on o r d e r sheet;
and d is trib u tin g o r d e r sheets to r e s p e c t i v e d e p a rtm e n ts to be f i l l e d .
M ay
check with c r e d i t d e p a rtm e n t to d e t e r m i n e c r e d i t rating o f c u s to m e r , ack no w l­
edge r e c e i p t o f o r d e r s f r o m c u s t o m e r s , f o l l o w up o r d e r s to see that they
have been f i l l e d , keep f i l e o f o r d e r s r e c e i v e d , and check shipping i n v o ic e s
with o r i g i n a l o r d e r s .
A C C O U N T IN G C L E R K
P e r f o r m s one-or m o r e accounting c l e r i c a l tasks such as posting to
r e g i s t e r s and l e d g e r s ; r e c o n c i l i n g bank ac counts; v e r i f y i n g the interned c o n ­
s is te n c y , c o m p l e t e n e s s , and m a t h e m a t i c a l a c c u r a c y of accounting doc um ents;
a s s ign in g p r e s c r i b e d accounting d is trib u tio n c o d e s ; e xam in in g and v e r i f y i n g
f o r c l e r i c a l a c c u r a c y v a r i o u s ty p es o f r e p o r t s , l i s t s , calc u latio ns , posting,
e tc ,; o r p r e p a r i n g s im p l e o r a s s i s t i n g i n ' p r e p a r i n g m o r e c o m p lic a te d jo u rn al
vouchers.
M ay w o r k in e i th e r a manual o r autom ated accounting s y s te m .
The w o r k r e q u i r e s a knowledge o f c l e r i c a l m ethod s and o f f i c e p r a c ­
t i c e s and p r o c e d u r e s which r e l a t e s to the c l e r i c a l p r o c e s s i n g and r e c o r d i n g
o f tr an s ac tio n s and accounting in f o r m a tio n .
With e x p e r i e n c e , the w o r k e r
t y p i c a l l y b e c o m e s f a m i l i a r with the b ookkeeping and accounting t e r m s and
p r o c e d u r e s used in the as s ig n e d w o rk , but i s not r e q u i r e d to have a knowledge
o f the f o r m a l p r i n c i p l e s o f bookkeeping and accounting.
Positions
defin ition s.

are

c la ssified

into

le v els

on the

b asis o f the f o llo w in g

C la s s A . Under g e n e r a l s u p e r v is io n , p e r f o r m s accounting c l e r i c a l
o p e r a tio n s which r e q u i r e the ap p lication o f e x p e r i e n c e and judgment, f o r
e x a m p l e , c l e r i c a l l y p r o c e s s i n g c o m p l i c a t e d o r n o n r e p e ti t i v e accounting t r a n s ­
actions, s e le c tin g among a substantial v a r i e t y o f p r e s c r i b e d accounting cod es
and c l a s s i f i c a t io n s , o r t r a c in g tr a n s a c tio n s through p re v io u s accounting
actions to d e t e r m i n e s o u r c e o f d i s c r e p a n c i e s .
M a y be assiste d by one o r
m o r e c la s s B accounting c l e r k s .

ACCOUNTING CLERK— Continued

KEYPUNCH OPERATOR

C l a s s B . Under c l o s e s u p e rv is io n , f o l l o w i n g d e ta ile d in s tru c tio ns
and sta n d a rd ize d p r o c e d u r e s , p e r f o r m s one o r m o r e routine accounting c l e r ­
i c a l o p e r a t i o n s , such as posting to l e d g e r s , c a r d s , o r w o r k s h e e ts w h e r e
id e n t i f i c a t i o n o f i t e m s and lo c atio ns o f postin gs a r e c l e a r l y indic ate d; che cking
a c c u r a c y and c o m p l e t e n e s s o f s tan da rd iz e d and r e p e t i t i v e r e c o r d s o r
ac cou nting docum ents ; and c o d i n g documents using a f e w p r e s c r i b e d
ac counting c o d e s .

O p e r a t e s a keypunch m achine to r e c o r d o r v e r i f y alphabetic and/or
n u m e r i c data on ta bulating c a r d s o r on tape.

B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A TO R
O p e r a t e s a bookkeeping m achin e (with o r without a t y p e w r i t e r k e y ­
b o a r d ) to k e ep a r e c o r d o f bus in ess tr a n s a c tio n s .
C l a s s A . K e e p s a set o f r e c o r d s r e q u i r i n g a k no w le dg e o f and
e x p e r i e n c e in b as ic boo kkeepin g p r i n c i p l e s , and f a m i l i a r i t y with the str uctu re
o f the p a r t i c u l a r ac counting s y s te m used.
D e t e r m i n e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s and
d i s tr i b u t i o n o f d ebit and c r e d i t i t e m s to be used in eac h phase o f the w o rk .
M a y p r e p a r e c o n so lid a te d r e p o r t s , balan ce sheets , and other r e c o r d s by hand.
C l a s s B . K e e p s a r e c o r d o f one o r m o r e phases o r se ction s o f a
s et o f r e c o r d s u suall y r e q u i r i n g l i t t l e kno wledge of b asic boo kkeeping. P h a s e s
o r s e ction s include accounts p ayable, p a y r o l l , c u s t o m e r s ' accounts (not
includ in g a s im p l e type o f b illin g d e s c r i b e d tinder m ac h in e b i l l e r ) , c o s t d i s ­
tr ib u tio n , e x p e n s e d is trib u tio n , i n v e n t o r y c o n tro l, etc .
M ay check 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 ala n ce s and p r e p a r e c o n t r o l sheets f o r the ac counting
d e p a rtm e n t.
M A C H IN E B IL L E R
P r e p a r e s s tate m ents , b i l l s , and in v o i c e s on a m achin e other than an
ordin ary or electro m a tic typew riter.
M a y als o k eep r e c o r d s as to b i llin g s
o r shipping c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m other c l e r i c a l w o r k in c id e n ta l to b illin g
o p e r a ti o n s .
F o r w a g e study p u r p o s es , m achin e b i l l e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d by type
o f m a c h i n e , as f o l l o w s :
B i l li n g - m a c h i n e b i l l e r . Uses a s p e c i a l b i l l i n g m achin e (com b inatio n
ty p in g and adding m ac hin e ) to p r e p a r e b i l l s and i n v o i c e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s '
p u rch as e o r d e r s , in t e r n a l l y p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , shipping m e m o r a n d u m s , etc .
U s u a lly i n v o l v e s ap p li catio n o f p r e d e t e r m i n e d discounts and shipping c h a r g e s
and e n t r y o f n e c e s s a r y exte n sio n s , which m a y o r m a y not be com puted on
the b i l l i n g m ac hine ,
and tota ls which a r e a u t o m a tic a lly accum ulate d by
m a c h in e .
T h e o p e r a tio n usually in v o l v e s a l a r g e number o f carbo n cop ie s
o f the b i l l b eing p r e p a r e d and is ofte n done on a fa nfold m ac h in e .
B o o k k e e p in g - m a c h in e b i l l e r .
Uses a b oo kkeeping m ac h in e (with o r
without a t y p e w r i t e r k e y b o a rd ) to p r e p a r e c u s t o m e r s ' b i l l s as p a r t o f the
accou nts r e c e i v a b l e op e ratio n .
G e n e r a l l y i n v o l v e s the simultaneous e n t r y o f
f i g u r e s on 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 ac h in e a u t o m a tic a lly a c cum ulates
f i g u r e s on a n u m b er o f v e r t i c a l colu m ns and com pute s and usuall y p rin ts auto­
m a t i c a l l y the d e b it o r c r e d i t b ala n ce s .
D oes not i n v o l v e a kno wledge o f b oo k ­
k e ep in g.
W o rk s f r o m u n ifo rm and standard ty p es o f s a le s and c r e d i t s li p s.
P A Y R O L L CLERK
C om pu te s w a g e s o f com pany e m p l o y e e s and e n te r s the n e c e s s a r y
data on the p a y r o l l she ets .
Duties i n v o l v e :
C alc u latin g w o r k e r s ' e a r n in g s
b a s e d on t i m e o r pro duction r e c o r d s ; and posting calc u la te d data on p a y r o l l
sheet, sho wing i n f o r m a t i o n such as w o r k e r ' s n a m e , w o rk in g d ay s, t i m e , r a te ,
dedu ct ions f o r in s u r a n c e , and to ta l w a g e s due.
M a y m ak e out p aych eck s and
a s s i s t p a y m a s t e r in makin g up and d is trib u tin g pay e n v e l o p e s .
M a y use a
ca lc u la tin g m achin e.




Positions
d e fin itio n s .

are

cla ssified

into

le v els

on the

b as is o f the fo l l o w i n g

C lass A ,
W o rk r e q u i r e s the ap p lication o f e x p e r i e n c e and judgment
in s e l e c t i n g p r o c e d u r e s to be f q l l o w e d and in s e arc h in g f o r , i n t e r p r e ti n g ,
s e l e c t i n g , o r codin g i te m s to be keypunched f r o m a v a r i e t y o f source d o c u ­
m e n ts .
On o c c a s i o n m a y a ls o p e r f o r m som e routine keypunch w o rk .
M ay
t r a i n i n e x p e r i e n c e d keypunch o p e r a t o r s .
C l a s s B.
W o r k i s routine and r e p e t i t i v e .
Under c l o s e s u p e rv is io n
o r f o l l o w i n g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r in s tr u c tio n s , w o r k s f r o m v a r io u s stan­
d a r d i z e d sourc e docum ents which have been coded, and f o l l o w s s p e c i f i e d
p r o c e d u r e s which have b een p r e s c r i b e d in d e ta i l and r e q u i r e li t t l e o r no
s e l e c ti n g , codin g, o r in t e r p r e t i n g o f data to be r e c o r d e d . R e f e r s to s u p e r v i s o r
p r o b l e m s a r i s i n g f r o m e r r o n e o u s i t e m s o r c od e s o r m i s s i n g in f o r m a tio n .

T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O PE RA TO R

O p e r a t e s one o r a v a r i e t y o f m ac h in e s such as the tab ulator, c a l c u ­
l a t o r , c o l l a t o r , i n t e r p r e t e r , s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c in g punch, e tc .
E xcluded f r o m
th is d e fin ition a r e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s .
A l s o exclud ed a r e o p e r a t o r s o f
e l e c t r o n i c d i g i t a l c o m p u t e r s , e v en though th ey m a y als o o p e rate e l e c t r i c
acc ounting m ac h in e equipment.
Positions
d e fin ition s .

are

cla ssified

into

levels

on the

b asis o f the f o l l o w i n g

C lass A .
P e r f o r m s c o m p l e t e r e p o r t i n g and tabulating a s s ign m e n ts
includin g d e v i s i n g d i f fi c u l t c o n t r o l panel w i r i n g under g e n e r a l s u p e rv is io n .
A s s i g n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e a v a r i e t y o f lon g and c o m p l e x r e p o r t s which
ofte n a r e i r r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r i n g , r e q u i r i n g som e planning o f the nature
and sequencing o f o p e r a tio n s , and the use o f a v a r i e t y o f m ac h in e s .
Is
t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e d in tr a in in g n e w o p e r a t o r s in m achine o p e r a tio n s o r t r a in in g
l o w e r l e v e l 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 and in the op e r a tin g s e quences
o f long and c o m p l e x r e p o r t s .
D oes not include p os itio n s in which w i r i n g
r e s p o n s i b i l i t y is l i m i t e d to s e l e c t i o n and in s e r t i o n o f p r e w i r e d b oa r d s .
C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s w o r k a c c o r d i n g to e s ta b lis h e d p r o c e d u r e s and
un der s p e c i f i c in s tr u c tio n s .
A s s i g n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e c o m p le t e but r o u ­
tin e and r e c u r r i n g r e p o r t s o r p a r ts o f l a r g e r and m o r e c o m p l e x r e p o r t s .
O p e ra t e s m o r e d i f fi c u l t tabulating o r e l e c t r i c a l accounting m a c h in e s such as
the ta b ula tor and c a l c u l a t o r , in ad dition to the s i m p l e r m a c h in e s used by
class C op era tors.
M a y be r e q u i r e d to do s o m e w i r i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s .
C lass C .
Under s p e c i f i c in s tr u c tio n s , o p e r a t e s s im p le tabulating
o r e l e c t r i c a l accounting m a c h in e s such as the s o r t e r , i n t e r p r e t e r , r e p r o d u c in g
punch, c o l l a t o r , etc .
A s s i g n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e p o r tio n s o f a w o r k unit,
f o r e x a m p l e , in d iv id u a l s o r ti n g o r c o l l a t i n g runs, o r r e p e t i t i v e o p e r a tio n s .
May p e rfo r m
s i m p l e w i r i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s , and do s o m e f i l i n g w o r k .

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

C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , B USINESS— Continued

A n a ly z e s bu sin ess p ro b le m s to fo rm u la te p ro c e d u re s fo r so lv in g
them by use o f e le c tr o n ic data p r o c e s s in g equipm en t.
D e v elo p s a c o m p lete
d e s c r ip tio n o f a ll s p e c ific a tio n s needed to enable p r o g r a m m e r s to p re p a r e
r e q u ire d d ig it a l com p u ter p r o g r a m s .
W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g :
A n a ly z e s s u b je c t-m a tte r o p e ra tio n s to be autom ated and id e n tifie s con dition s
and c r i t e r i a re q u ire d to a c h ie v e s a tis fa c to r y r e s u lts ; s p e c ifie s nu m ber and
ty p es o f r e c o r d s , f i l e s , and docum ents to be used; ou tlin es a ction s to be
p e r fo r m e d by p e rs o n n e l and co m p u te rs in s u ffic ie n t d e ta il fo r p re s e n ta tio n
to m an agem en t and fo r p ro g r a m m in g (ty p ic a lly th is in v o lv e s p re p a r a tio n o f
w o rk and data flo w c h a r ts ); c o o rd in a te s the d e ve lo p m e n t o f te s t p ro b le m s and
p a r tic ip a te s in t r i a l runs o f new and r e v is e d s y s te m s ; and rec o m m e n d s equ ip ­
m en t changes to obtain m o r e e ffe c t iv e o v e r a ll o p e ra tio n s .
(N O T E :
W o rk e r s
p e r fo r m in g both s ys te m s a n a ly s is and p ro g r a m m in g should be c la s s ifie d as
s ys te m s an alysts i f th is is the s k ill used to d e te rm in e th e ir p ay.)

C la s s C ,
W o rk s under im m e d ia te s u p e rv is io n , c a r r y in g out a n a ly ­
s es as a s s ig n e d , u su a lly o f a s in g le a c tiv ity .
A s s ig n m e n ts a re d esig n ed to
d e v e lo p and expand p r a c t ic a l e x p e rie n c e in the a p p lic a tio n o f p ro c e d u re s and
s k ills r e q u ire d fo r s ys te m s a n a ly s is w o rk .
F o r e x a m p le , m a y a s s is t a h igh er
l e v e l s ys te m s a n a lyst by p re p a r in g the d e ta ile d s p e c ific a tio n s r e q u ire d by
p r o g r a m m e r s fr o m in fo rm a tio n d e v e lo p e d by the h ig h e r le v e l an alyst.

D oes not in clu d e e m p lo y e e s p r im a r ily re s p o n s ib le fo r the m a n a g e ­
m en t o r s u p e rv is io n o f o th e r e le c tr o n ic data p ro c e s s in g e m p lo y e e s , o r s y s ­
te m s a n a lysts p r im a r ily co n ce rn e d w ith S c ie n tific o r e n g in e e rin g p ro b le m s .
F o r w a g e study p u rp o s es , s ys te m s an alysts a re c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s :
C la s s A . W o rk s in d ep en d en tly o r under on ly g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n on
c o m p le x p ro b le m s in v o lv in g a ll phases o f s y s te m a n a ly s is .
P r o b le m s a re
c o m p le x b eca u se o f d iv e r s e s o u rc e s o f input data and m u ltip le -u s e r e q u ir e ­
m en ts o f output data.
(F o r e x a m p le , d e ve lo p s an in te g ra te d prod u ction sch ed ­
u lin g, in v e n to r y c o n tro l, c o s t a n a ly s is , and s a le s a n a ly s is r e c o r d in w h ich
e v e r y ite m o f each typ e is a u to m a tic a lly p r o c e s s e d through the fu ll system
o f r e c o r d s and a p p ro p ria te fo llo w u p a ction s a re in itia te d by the c o m p u te r.)
C o n fe r s w ith p e rs o n s c o n ce rn e d to d e te rm in e the data p ro c e s s in g p ro b le m s
and a d v is e s s u b je c t-m a tte r p e rs o n n e l on the im p lic a tio n s o f new o r r e v is e d
s ys te m s o f data p r o c e s s in g o p e r a tio n s .
M ak es rec o m m e n d a tio n s , i f n eed ed ,
fo r a p p ro v a l o f m a jo r s y s te m s in s ta lla tio n s o r changes and fo r obtaining
equipm ent.

C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R , B USINESS
C o n v e r ts s tatem en ts o f b u sin ess p r o b le m s , t y p ic a lly p re p a re d by a
s y s te m s a n a lys t, into a sequence o f d e ta ile d in s tru c tio n s which a re re q u ire d
to s o lv e the p ro b le m s by au tom atic data p r o c e s s in g equ ipm en t.
W ork in g fro m
c h a rts o r d ia g ra m s , the p r o g r a m m e r d e v e lo p s the p r e c is e in stru c tio n s which,
when e n te re d into the c om p u te r s y s te m in cod ed lan gu a ge, cau se the m anipu­
la tio n o f data to a c h ie v e d e s ir e d r e s u lts . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g :
A p p lie s k n o w led ge o f c om p u te r c a p a b ilitie s , m a th e m a tic s , lo g ic em p lo ye d by
c o m p u te rs , and p a r tic u la r su b ject m a tte r in v o lv e d to an alyze ch arts and
d ia g ra m s o f the p ro b le m to be p ro g r a m m e d ; d e v e lo p s sequence o f p ro g ra m
step s; w r ite s d e ta ile d flo w c h a rts to show o r d e r in w h ich data w i l l be
p r o c e s s e d ; c o n v e r ts th ese c h a rts to cod ed in s tru c tio n s fo r m achine to fo llo w ;
te s ts and c o r r e c t s p r o g r a m s ; p re p a r e s in s tru c tio n s f o r o p e ra tin g p e rs o n n e l
d u rin g p ro d u ction run; a n a ly z e s , r e v ie w s , and a lte r s p ro g r a m s to in c r e a s e
o p e ra tin g e ffic ie n c y o r adapt to new r e q u ir e m e n ts ; m ain ta in s r e c o r d s o f
p r o g r a m d e v e lo p m e n t and r e v is io n s .
(N O T E :
W o rk e r s p e r fo r m in g both
s y s te m s a n a ly s is and p ro g r a m m in g should be c la s s ifie d as s y s te m s an alysts
If th is is the s k ill u sed to d e te rm in e th e ir pay.)
D oes not in clu d e e m p lo y e e s p r im a r ily re s p o n s ib le fo r the m a n a g e ­
m en t o r s u p e rv is io n o f o th e r e le c t r o n ic d ata p r o c e s s in g e m p lo y e e s , o r p r o ­
g r a m m e r s p r im a r ily c o n c e rn e d w ith s c ie n tific and/or e n g in e e rin g p ro b le m s .
For

M ay p ro v id e fu n ctio n al d ir e c tio n
who a re a s s ig n e d to a s s is t.

to

lo w e r

C la s s B.
W ork s in d ep en d en tly o r under on ly g e n e ra l d ir e c tio n on
p ro b le m s that a re r e la t iv e ly u n co m p lica ted to a n a ly z e , plan, p r o g r a m , and
o p e r a te .
P r o b le m s a r e o f lim ite d c o m p le x ity b eca u se s o u rces o f input data
a re h om ogen eous and the output data a re c lo s e ly re la te d .
(F o r e x a m p le ,
d e v e lo p s s ys te m s f o r m ain ta in in g d e p o s ito r accounts in a bank, m ain ta in in g
accounts r e c e iv a b le in a r e t a il e s ta b lis h m en t, o r m ain tain in g in v e n to ry
accounts in a m an u factu rin g o r w h o le s a le e s ta b lis h m e n t.)
C o n fe rs w ith p e r ­
sons co n ce rn e d to d e te rm in e the data p r o c e s s in g p ro b le m s and a d v is e s
s u b je c t-m a tte r p e rs o n n e l on the im p lic a tio n s o f the data p ro c e s s in g s y s te m s
to be ap p lied.
OR
W o rk s on a s egm en t o f a c o m p le x data p ro c e s s in g sch em e o r s y s te m ,
as d e s c r ib e d fo r c la s s A .
W o rk s in d ep en d en tly on routin e assign m en ts and
r e c e iv e s in s tru c tio n and guidance on c o m p le x ass ign m e n ts .
W o rk is r e v ie w e d
f o r a c c u ra c y o f ju d gm en t, co m p lia n c e w ith in s tru c tio n s , and to in s u re p ro p e r
a lign m en t w ith the o v e r a ll s y s te m .




w age

study p u rp o s e s ,

p r o g r a m m e r s a re c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s :

le v e l s ys te m s an alysts
C la s s A . W o rk s in d ep en d en tly o r under on ly g e n e ra l d ir e c tio n on
c o m p le x p ro b le m s w h ich r e q u ir e c o m p eten c e in a ll phases o f p ro g r a m m in g
con cep ts and p r a c t ic e s .
W o rk in g fr o m d ia g ra m s and c h a rts w hich id e n tify
the nature o f d e s ir e d r e s u lt s , m a jo r p r o c e s s in g step s to be ac c o m p lish e d ,
and the re la tio n s h ip s b etw een v a r io u s steps o f the p ro b le m so lv in g rou tin e;
plans the fu ll ran ge o f p ro g r a m m in g a ctio n s n eed ed to e ffic ie n t ly u tiliz e the
c o m p u te r s y s te m in a c h ie v in g d e s ir e d end p ro d u c ts .
A t th is le v e l, p ro g r a m m in g is d iffic u lt b e ca u s e com p u ter equipm ent
m ust be o r g a n iz e d to p rod u ce s e v e r a l in t e r r e la t e d but d iv e r s e products fro m
n u m erou s and d iv e r s e data e le m e n ts .
A w id e v a r ie t y and e x te n s iv e num ber
o f in te r n a l p r o c e s s in g a ctio n s m u st o c c u r .
T h is r e q u ir e s such action s as
d e v e lo p m e n t o f com m o n o p e ra tio n s w h ich can be re u s e d , e sta b lish m en t of
lin k a g e points b etw een o p e r a tio n s , ad ju stm en ts to data w hen p ro g r a m r e q u ir e ­
m en ts e x c e e d c o m p u te r s to r a g e c a p a c ity , and sub stan tial m an ipulation and
r e sequ encing o f data e le m e n ts to fo r m a h ig h ly in te g r a te d p ro g r a m .
M ay p ro v id e fu n ctio n a l d ir e c tio n to lo w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r s who a re
a s s ig n e d to a s s is t.

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C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R , B USINESS— C ontinued

C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R — C ontinued

C la s s B . W o rk s in d ep en d en tly o r under on ly g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n on
r e la t iv e ly s im p le p r o g r a m s , o r on s im p le s e gm en ts o f c o m p le x p r o g r a m s .
P r o g r a m s (o r s e g m e n ts ) u su ally p r o c e s s in fo rm a tio n to prod u ce data in tw o
o r th re e v a r ie d sequ en ces o r fo r m a ts .
R e p o rts and lis tin g s a r e p ro d u ced by
r e fin in g , adaptin g, a r r a y in g , o r m ak in g m in o r ad d ition s to o r d e letio n s fr o m
input data w h ich a r e r e a d ily a v a ila b le .
W h ile nu m erous r e c o r d s m a y be
p r o c e s s e d , the data have b een r e fin e d in p r io r actio n s so that the a c c u ra c y
and sequ en cin g o f data can be te s te d b y using a fe w rou tin e c h e c k s. T y p ic a lly ,
the p r o g r a m d e a ls w ith routin e r e c o rd k e e p in g o p e r a tio n s .

m a jo r change o r cannot be c o r r e c te d w ith in a re a s o n a b ly sh ort tim e .
In
com m o n e r r o r situ a tion s, d ia g n o s e s cau se and tak es c o r r e c t iv e action .
T h is
u s u a lly in v o lv e s ap p lyin g p r e v io u s ly p ro g r a m m e d c o r r e c t iv e step s, o r using
stan dard c o r r e c t io n tech n iqu es.

OR
W o rk s on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s (as d e s c r ib e d fo r c la s s A ) under c lo s e
d ir e c tio n o f a h ig h e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r o r s u p e r v is o r .
M ay a s s is t h ig h e r
l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r by in d ep en d en tly p e r fo r m in g le s s d iffic u lt task s a s s ign e d ,
and p e r fo r m in g m o r e d iffic u lt task s under f a ir ly c lo s e d ire c tio n .
M a y guide o r in s tru c t lo w e r le v e l p r o g r a m m e r s .
C la s s C .
M ak es p r a c t ic a l ap p lic a tio n s o f p ro g r a m m in g p r a c t ic e s
and co n ce p ts u s u a lly le a r n e d in f o r m a l tra in in g c o u r s e s .
A s s ig n m e n ts a re
d e s ig n e d to d e v e lo p co m p eten c e in the a p p lic a tio n o f stan dard p ro c e d u r e s to
rou tin e p r o b le m s . R e c e iv e s c lo s e s u p e rv is io n on new as p e cts o f a s s ig n m e n ts ;
and w o rk is r e v ie w e d to v e r if y its a c c u ra c y and c o n fo rm a n ce w ith r e q u ire d
p ro c e d u r e s .

CO M PU TER O PERATO R
M o n ito r s and o p e r a te s the c o n tro l c o n so le o f a d ig it a l c om p u te r to
p r o c e s s data a c c o r d in g to o p e ra tin g in s tru c tio n s , u su a lly p re p a r e d by a p r o ­
g ra m m er.
W o rk in clu d es m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : Studies in s tru c tio n s to
d e te r m in e equ ip m en t setup and o p e ra tio n s ; loads equ ip m en t w ith re q u ire d
ite m s (tap e r e e l s , c a r d s , e tc .); sw itc h e s n e c e s s a r y a u x ilia r y equ ip m en t into
c ir c u it , and s ta r ts and o p e r a te s c o m p u te r; m ak es ad ju stm ents to c o m p u te r to
c o r r e c t o p e r a tin g p ro b le m s and m e e t s p e c ia l con d ition s; r e v ie w s e r r o r s m ade
d u rin g o p e ra tio n and d e te rm in e s cause o r r e f e r s p ro b le m to s u p e r v is o r o r
p r o g r a m m e r ; and m ain ta in s o p e ra tin g r e c o r d s .
M ay te s t and a s s is t in
c o r r e c t in g p r o g r a m .
For

w age

study

p u rp o s es ,

c om p u te r

o p e r a to r s

are

c la s s ifie d

as

fo llo w s :
C la s s A . O p e ra te s in d ep en d en tly, o r under on ly g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n ,
a c o m p u te r running p ro g r a m s w ith m o s t o f the fo llo w in g c h a r a c t e r is t ic s :
N e w p r o g r a m s a r e fre q u e n tly te s te d and in tro d u ced ; schedu ling re q u ire m e n ts
a r e o f c r i t i c a l im p o rta n c e to m in im iz e d ow n tim e; thh p r o g r a m s a r e o f
c o m p le x d e sig n so that id e n tific a tio n o f e r r o r so u rc e often r e q u ir e s a w o rk in g
k n o w led g e o f the to ta l p r o g r a m , and a lte rn a te p r o g r a m s m a y not be a v a ila b le .
M a y g iv e d ir e c tio n and guidance to lo w e r l e v e l o p e r a to r s .
C la s s B . O p e ra te s in d ep en d en tly, o r under o n ly g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n ,
a c o m p u te r running p ro g r a m s w ith m o s t o f the fo llo w in g c h a r a c t e r is t ic s :
M o s t o f the p r o g r a m s a r e e s ta b lis h e d p ro d u ction ru n s, ty p ic a lly run on a
r e g u la r ly r e c u r r in g b a s is ; th e r e is lit t le o r no te s tin g o f n ew p ro g r a m s
r e q u ir e d ; a lte r n a te p r o g r a m s a r e p ro v id e d in c a s e o r ig in a l p r o g r a m n eed s




OR
O p e ra te s under d ir e c t s u p e rv is io n a c om p u te r running p ro g r a m s o r
s e gm e n ts o f p ro g r a m s w ith the c h a r a c te r is t ic s d e s c r ib e d f o r c la s s A .
M ay
a s s is t a h ig h e r le v e l o p e r a to r by in d ep en d en tly p e r fo r m in g le s s d iffic u lt task s
a s s ig n e d , and p e r fo r m in g d iffic u lt task s fo llo w in g d e ta ile d in s tru c tio n s and
w ith fre q u en t r e v ie w o f o p e ra tio n s p e r fo r m e d .

e x p e c te d
a b ility to
r e c e iv e d
o p e r a to r

C la s s C . W o rk s on rou tin e p r o g r a m s under c lo s e s u p e rv is io n .
Is
to d e v e lo p w o rk in g k n ow led ge o f the c om p u te r equipm en t used and
d e te c t p ro b le m s in v o lv e d in running rou tin e p r o g r a m s .
U s u a lly has
som e f o r m a l tr a in in g in com p u ter o p e ra tio n . M ay a s s is t h ig h e r l e v e l
on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s .

D RAFTER
C la s s A . P la n s the g ra p h ic p re s e n ta tio n o f c o m p le x ite m s having
d is tin c tiv e d e s ig n fe a tu r e s that d if fe r s ig n ific a n tly fr o m e s ta b lis h e d d ra ftin g
p re c e d e n ts .
W o rk s in c lo s e support w ith the d e sig n o r ig in a to r , and m a y
rec o m m e n d m in o r d e s ig n c h an ges. A n a ly z e s the e ffe c t o f each change on the
d e ta ils o f fo r m , fu n ction , and p o s itio n a l r e la tio n s h ip s o f com ponents and p a r ts .
W o rk s w ith a m in im u m o f s u p e r v is o r y a s s is ta n c e .
C o m p le te d w o rk is
r e v ie w e d by d e sig n o r ig in a to r f o r c o n s is te n c y w ith p r io r e n g in e e rin g d e t e r ­
m in a tio n s .
M ay e ith e r p re p a r e d ra w in g s o r d ir e c t th e ir p re p a ra tio n by lo w e r
l e v e l d r a ft e r s .

C la s s B .
P e r f o r m s nonroutine and c o m p le x d ra ftin g ass ign m e n ts
that r e q u ir e the a p p lic a tio n o f m o s t o f the s ta n d a rd ized d ra w in g tech n iqu es
r e g u la r ly used.
D u ties ty p ic a lly in v o lv e such w o rk as:
P r e p a r e s w o rk in g
d ra w in g s o f s u b a s s e m b lie s w ith ir r e g u la r shapes, m u ltip le fu n ctio n s, and
p r e c is e p p s itio n a l r e la tio n s h ip s b etw een com p onen ts; p r e p a r e s a r c h ite c tu r a l
d ra w in g s fo r c o n s tru c tio n o f a b u ild in g in clu din g d e ta il d ra w in g s o f fou n ­
d a tio n s , w a ll s e c tio n s , f lo o r p lan s, and r o o f.
U ses a c c e p ted fo r m u la s and
m anuals in m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y com p u tation s to d e te rm in e qu a n tities o f
m a t e r ia ls to be u sed , loa d c a p a c itie s , stren gth s , s t r e s s e s , e tc .
R e c e iv e s
in it ia l in s tr u c tio n s , r e q u ire m e n ts , and a d v ic e fr o m s u p e r v is o r .
C o m p le te d
w o rk is check ed f o r te c h n ic a l adequ acy.

C la s s C .
P r e p a r e s d e ta il d ra w in g s o f s in g le units o r p a rts fo r
e n g in e e rin g , c o n stru c tio n , m a n u factu rin g, o r r e p a ir p u rp o s es .
Types o f
d ra w in g s p r e p a r e d in clu d e is o m e t r ic p r o je c tio n s (d e p ic tin g th re e d im e n sio n s
in a c c u ra te s c a le ) and s e c tio n a l v ie w s to c l a r i fy p o s itio n in g o f com ponen ts
and c o n v e y n eed ed in fo rm a tio n .
C o n s o lid a te s d e ta ils fr o m a nu m ber o f
s o u rc e s and ad ju sts o r tra n s p o s e s s c a le as r e q u ir e d .
S u ggested m eth od s o f
ap p ro a ch , a p p lic a b le p re c e d e n ts , and a d v ic e on s o u rc e m a te r ia ls a r e g iv e n
w ith in it ia l a s s ig n m e n ts .
In s tru c tio n s a r e le s s c o m p le te when a s sign m en ts
recu r.
W o rk m a y be s p o t-c h e c k e d d u rin g p r o g r e s s .

D RAFTER-TRAC ER

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN— Continued

C o p ie s plans and d ra w in g s p re p a r e d b y o th e rs by p la c in g tr a c in g
c lo th o r p a p e r o v e r d ra w in g s and tr a c in g w ith pen o r p e n c il.
(D o e s not
in clu d e tr a c in g lim ite d to plans p r im a r ily c o n s is tin g o f s tr a ig h t lin e s and a
la r g e s c a le not r e q u ir in g c lo s e d e lin e a tio n .)

W o rk m a y be r e v ie w e d b y s u p e r v is o r (fr e q u e n tly an e n g in e e r o r
d e s ig n e r ) fo r g e n e r a l c o m p lia n c e w ith a c c e p te d p r a c t ic e s .
M ay p ro v id e
te c h n ic a l guidance to lo w e r l e v e l te c h n ic ia n s .

AND /O R
P r e p a r e s s im p le o r r e p e titiv e d ra w in g s o f e a s ily v is u a liz e d ite m s .
W o rk is c lo s e ly s u p e rv is e d du ring p r o g r e s s .
E L E C T R O N IC S T E C H N IC IA N

R e c e iv e s te c h n ic a l g u id an ce, as r e q u ir e d , fr o m s u p e r v is o r o r h ig h er
l e v e l te c h n icia n , and w o rk is r e v ie w e d f o r s p e c ific c o m p lia n c e w ith accep ted
p r a c t ic e s and w o rk a s s ig n m e n ts .
M ay p r o v id e te c h n ic a l guidance to lo w e r
l e v e l te c h n ic ia n s .

W o rk s on v a r io u s ty p es o f e le c t r o n ic equ ip m en t and r e la te d d e v ic e s
b y p e r fo r m in g one o r a c o m b in atio n o f the fo llo w in g : In s ta llin g , m a in ta in in g ,
r e p a ir in g , o v e rh a u lin g , tro u b le s h o o tin g , m o d ify in g , c o n stru c tin g , and te s tin g .
W o rk r e q u ir e s p r a c t ic a l a p p lic a tio n o f te c h n ic a l k n o w led ge o f e le c t r o n ic s
p r in c ip le s , a b ility to d e te rm in e m a lfu n c tio n s , and s k ill to put equ ip m en t in
r e q u ir e d o p e r a tin g con dition .

C la s s C . A p p lie s w o rk in g te c h n ic a l k n o w le d g e to p e r fo r m s im p le o r
rou tin e task s in w o rk in g on e le c t r o n ic eq u ip m en t, fo llo w in g d e ta ile d in s tr u c ­
tio n s w h ich c o v e r v ir t u a lly a ll p ro c e d u r e s .
W o rk ty p ic a lly in v o lv e s such
ta s k s as: A s s is tin g h ig h e r l e v e l te c h n ic ia n s by p e r fo r m in g such a c t iv it ie s as
r e p la c in g com p on en ts, w ir in g c ir c u it s , and ta k in g te s t re a d in g s ; r e p a ir in g
s im p le e le c t r o n ic equ ip m en t; and u sing to o ls and com m o n te s t in stru m en ts
(e . g . , m u ltim e t e r s , audio s ig n a l g e n e r a t o r s , tube t e s t e r s , o s c illo s c o p e s ).
Is not. r e q u ir e d to be fa m ilia r w ith the in t e r r e la tio n s h ip s o f c ir c u it s .
T h is
k n o w le d g e , h o w e v e r , m a y be a c q u ire d th rou gh as s ign m e n ts d e sig n e d to
in c r e a s e c o m p eten c e (in clu d in g c la s s r o o m tr a in in g ) so that w o r k e r can
advance to h ig h e r l e v e l te c h n icia n .

T h e equ ip m en t— c o n s is tin g o f e ith e r m an y d iffe r e n t kinds o f c ir c u its
o r m u ltip le r e p e titio n o f the sam e kind o f c ir c u it— -inclu d es, but is not lim ite d
to , the fo llo w in g :
(a ) E le c tr o n ic tr a n s m ittin g and r e c e iv in g equ ip m en t (e .g .,
r a d a r , r a d io , te le v is io n , te le p h o n e , son ar, n a v ig a tio n a l a id s ), (b ) d ig it a l and
a n alog c o m p u te rs , and (c ) in d u s tr ia l and m e d ic a l m ea su rin g and c o n tro llin g
equ ip m en t.
T h is c la s s ific a t io n exc lu d e s r e p a ir e r s o f such standard e le c t r o n ic
equ ip m en t as com m o n o ffic e m ach in es and household ra d io and te le v is io n
s e ts ; p ro d u ction a s s e m b le r s and t e s t e r s ; w o r k e r s w h ose p r im a r y duty is
s e r v ic in g e le c t r o n ic te s t in s tru m e n ts ; te c h n ic ia n s who have a d m in is tr a tiv e
o r s u p e r v is o r y r e s p o n s ib ilit y ; and d r a ft e r s , d e s ig n e r s , and p r o fe s s io n a l
e n g in e e r s .
P o s itio n s
d e fin itio n s .

are

c la s s ifie d

into

le v e ls

on th e

C la s s B . A p p lie s c o m p re h e n s iv e te c h n ic a l k n o w led g e to s o lv e c o m ­
p le x p ro b le m s (i. e . , th o s e that ty p ic a lly can be s o lv e d s o le ly by p r o p e r ly
in t e r p r e tin g m a n u fa c tu re r s ' m anuals o r s im ila r d ocu m en ts) in w o rk in g on
e le c t r o n ic equ ip m en t.
W o rk in v o lv e s : A f a m i l ia r i t y w ith the in t e r r e la t io n ­
ships o f c ir c u it s ; and ju d g m en t in d e te rm in in g w o rk sequ en ce and in s e le c tin g
to o ls and te s tin g in s tru m e n ts , u su ally le s s c o m p le x than th ose used by the
c la s s A tech n icia n .

R e c e iv e s te c h n ic a l gu id an ce, as r e q u ir e d , fr o m s u p e r v is o r o r h ig h e r
l e v e l te c h n ic ia n .
W o rk is ty p ic a lly spot ch e c k ed , but is g iv e n d e ta ile d r e v ie w
w hen n e w o r ad van ced a s s ign m e n ts a r e in v o lv e d .
R E G IS T E R E D IN D U S T R IA L N U R SE

b a s is o f the fo llo w in g

C la s s A .
A p p lie s advanced te c h n ic a l k n o w led ge to s o lv e unusually
c o m p le x p ro b le m s ( i . e . , th ose that t y p ic a lly cannot be s o lv e d s o le ly b y r e f e r ­
en ce to m a n u fa c tu r e r s ' m anuals o r s im ila r d o cu m en ts) in w o rk in g on e l e c ­
tr o n ic equ ip m en t.
E x a m p le s o f such p ro b le m s in clu d e lo c a tio n and d e n s ity o f
c ir c u it r y , e le c t r o m a g n e tic ra d ia tio n , is o la tin g m a lfu n c tio n s , and fre q u en t
e n g in e e rin g c h an ges.
W o rk in v o lv e s : A d e ta ile d u n derstandin g o f the in t e r ­
re la tio n s h ip s o f c ir c u it s ; e x e r c is in g independent ju d gm en t in p e r fo r m in g such
ta s k s as m ak in g c ir c u it a n a ly s e s , c a lc u la tin g w a v e fo r m s , tr a c in g r e la tio n ­
ships in s ig n a l flo w ; and r e g u la r ly using c o m p le x te s t in stru m en ts (e .g ., dual
t r a c e o s c illo s c o p e s , Q - m e t e r s , d e v ia tio n m e t e r s , p u lse g e n e r a t o r s ).

A r e g is t e r e d n u rse who g iv e s n u rs in g s e r v ic e under g e n e r a l m e d ic a l
d ir e c tio n to i l l o r in ju re d e m p lo y e e s o r o th e r p e rs o n s who becom e- i l l o r
s u ffe r an a c c id en t on the p r e m is e s o f a fa c t o r y o r o th e r es ta b lis h m en t.
D u ties in v o lv e a com b in a tio n o f the fo llo w in g : G iv in g f i r s t aid to the i l l o r
in ju re d ; atten d in g to subsequent d r e s s in g o f e m p lo y e e s ' in ju r ie s ; k eep in g
r e c o r d s o f p atien ts tr e a te d ; p r e p a r in g a c c id e n t r e p o r ts f o r c o m p en sation o r
o th e r p u rp o s es ; a s s is tin g in p h y s ic a l e x a m in a tio n s and h ealth eva lu a tio n s o f
ap p lica n ts and e m p lo y e e s ; and planning and c a r r y in g out p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g
h ealth ed u cation , a c c id en t p re v e n tio n , e v a lu a tio n o f plan t e n v iro n m e n t, o r
o th e r a c t iv it ie s a ffe c tin g the h ealth , w e lf a r e , and s a fe ty o f a ll p e rs o n n e l.
N u rs in g s u p e r v is o r s o r head n u rs e s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts e m p lo y in g m o r e than
one n u rse a r e exclu d ed .

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

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

P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n tr y d u ties n e c e s s a r y to c o n stru c t and m ain ta in
in g ood r e p a ir b u ild in g w o o d w o rk and equipm en t such as b in s, c r ib s , c o u n te rs ,
b e n ch es, p a r titio n s , d o o r s , f lo o r s , s ta ir s , c a s in g s , and t r im m ad e o f w ood
in an e s ta b lis h m e n t.
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : P lan n in g and
la y in g out o f w o rk f r o m b lu e p rin ts , d ra w in g s , m o d e ls , o r v e r b a l in s tru c tio n s ;

u sing a v a r ie t y o f c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d too ls, p o r ta b le p o w e r to o ls , and standard
m e a s u rin g in s tru m e n ts ; m ak in g s ta n d a rd shop com p u tation s r e la tin g to d im e n ­
sion s o f w o rk ; and s e le c tin g m a t e r ia ls n e c e s s a r y fo r the w o rk .
In g e n e r a l,
the w o rk o f the m ain ten a n ce c a r p e n te r r e q u ir e s rou n ded tra in in g and e x p e r i­
en ce u s u a lly a c q u ire d th rou gh a fo r m a l a p p re n tic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g
and e x p e r ie n c e .




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MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN

MAINTENANCE MECHANIC (Motor vehicle)

P e r f o r m s a v a r ie t y o f e le c t r ic a l tra d e fu nctions such as the in s ta l­
la tio n , m a in te n a n c e , o r r e p a ir o f equipm en t fo r the g en e ra tio n , d is trib u tio n ,
o r u tiliz a tio n o f e le c t r ic e n e r g y in an e s ta b lis h m en t.
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t
o f the fo llo w in g : In s ta llin g o r r e p a ir in g any o f a v a r ie t y o f e le c t r ic a l equ ip r
m en t such as g e n e r a to r s , t r a n s fo r m e r s , s w itc h b o a rd s , c o n t r o lle r s , c ir c u it
b r e a k e r s , m o to r s , h eating units, conduit s y s te m s , o r o th er tr a n s m is s io n
equ ip m en t; w o rk in g fr o m b lu e p rin ts , d ra w in g s , layou ts, o r o th er s p e c ifi­
c a tio n s ; lo c a tin g and d iagn osin g tro u b le in the e l e c t r ic a l s y s te m o r e q u ip ­
m en t; w o rk in g standard com putations r e la tin g to load re q u ire m e n ts o f w ir in g
o r e l e c t r i c a l equipm en t; and using a v a r ie t y o f e le c t r ic ia n 's handtools and
m e a s u rin g and te s tin g in s tru m e n ts .
In g e n e ra l, the w o rk o f the m ainten ance
e le c t r ic ia n r e q u ir e s rounded tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e u su ally a c q u ire d through
a f o r m a l a p p re n tic es h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e .

R e p a ir s a u to m o b ile s, b u ses, m o to rtr u c k s , and t r a c to r s o f an e s ta b ­
lis h m e n t. W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : E xam in in g au tom otive eq u ip ­
m en t to d ia g n ose so u rc e o f tro u b le ; d is a s s e m b lin g equipm en t and p e r fo r m in g
r e p a ir s that in v o lv e the use o f such handtools as w re n c h e s , gau ges, d r i l l s ,
o r s p e c ia liz e d equipm en t in d is a s s e m b lin g o r fittin g p a rts ; re p la c in g b roken
o r d e fe c tiv e p a rts fr o m stock; g rin d in g and ad ju stin g v a lv e s ; r e a s s e m b lin g and
in s ta llin g the v a r io u s a s s e m b lie s in the v e h ic le and m ak ing n e c e s s a r y a d ju st­
m en ts; and alig n in g w h e e ls , ad ju stin g b ra k e s and lig h ts , o r tigh ten in g body
bolts..
In g e n e r a l, the w o rk o f the m o to r v e h ic le m ain ten an ce m ech an ic
r e q u ir e s rounded tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e u su ally a c q u ire d through a fo r m a l
a p p re n tic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e rie n c e .
T h is c la s s ific a t io n d oes not in clu d e m ec h a n ic s who r e p a ir c u s to m e rs '
v e h ic le s in au tom ob ile r e p a ir shops.

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

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

P a in ts and r e d e c o r a te s w a lls , w o o d w o rk , and fix tu re s o f an e s ta b ­
lis h m e n t.
W o rk in v o lv e s the fo llo w in g : K n o w le d g e o f su rfa ce p e c u lia r it ie s
and ty p e s o f paint r e q u ire d fo r d iffe r e n t a p p lic a tio n s ; p re p a rin g s u rfa ce fo r
p ain tin g by r e m o v in g old fin is h o r by p la cin g putty o r f i l l e r in n a il holes and
in t e r s t ic e s ; and ap p lyin g paint w ith s p ra y gun o r brush.
M ay m ix c o lo r s ,
o ils , w h ite lea d , and o th er paint in g re d ie n ts to obtain p r o p e r c o lo r o r
c o n s is te n c y . In g e n e r a l, the w o rk o f the m ain ten an ce p ain ter r e q u ir e s rounded
tr a in in g and e x p e rie n c e u su ally a c q u ire d th rough a fo r m a l a p p re n tic es h ip o r
e q u iv a le n t tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e .

In s ta lls o r r e p a ir s w a t e r , s te a m , g a s , o r o th e r ty p es o f pipe and
p ip e fittin g s in an e s ta b lis h m en t. W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : L a y in g
out w o rk and m e a s u rin g to lo c a te p o s itio n o f pipe fr o m d ra w in gs o r oth er
w r itte n s p e c ific a tio n s ; cuttin g v a r io u s s iz e s o f pipe to c o r r e c t lengths with
c h is e l and h a m m e r o r o x y a c e ty le n e to rc h o r p ip e -c u ttin g m a ch in es; th rea d in g
pip e w ith stock s and d ie s ; bending pipe by h a n d -d riv 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 lin g pip e w ith c ou p lin gs and fa s te n in g pipe to h a n g ers;
m ak in g standard shop com pu tations r e la tin g to p r e s s u r e s , flo w , and s iz e o f
pip e r e q u ire d ; and m ak ing standard te s ts to d e te rm in e w h eth er fin is h e d p ip es
m e e t s p e c ific a tio n s .
In g e n e r a l, the w o rk o f the m ainten ance p ip e fitte r
r e q u ir e s rounded tr a in in g and e x p e rie n c e u su ally a c q u ire d th rough a fo r m a l
a p p re n tic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e rie n c e .
W o rk e rs p r im a r ily
en gaged in in s ta llin g and r e p a ir in g build ing san itation o r heating sys te m s
a r e e x c lu d e d .

M A IN T E N A N C E M A C H IN IS T
P ro d u c e s re p la c e m e n t p a rts and new p a rts in m aking r e p a ir s o f
m e t a l p a rts o f m e c h a n ic a l equ ip m en t o p e ra te d in an e s ta b lis h m en t.
W ork
in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g ; In te r p r e tin g w r itte n in s tru c tio n s and s p e c i­
fic a tio n s ; planning and la y in g out o f w o rk ; using a v a r ie t y o f m a c h in is t's
h andtools and p r e c is io n m e a su rin g in s tru m e n ts ; s e ttin g up and o p e ra tin g
stan dard m ach in e to o ls ; shaping o f m e ta l p a rts to c lo s e to le r a n c e s ; m aking
stan dard shop com putations r e la tin g to d im e n sio n s o f w o rk , to o lin g , fe e d s ,
and sp eed s o f m ach in in g; k n ow ledge o f the w o rk in g p r o p e r tie s o f the com m on
m e ta ls ; s e le c tin g standard m a te r ia ls , p a r ts , and equipm en t r e q u ire d fo r this
w o rk ; and fittin g and a s s e m b lin g p a rts into m e c h a n ic a l equipm en t. In g e n e r a l,
the m a c h in is t's w o rk n o r m a lly r e q u ir e s a rounded tra in in g in m a c h in e -s h o p
p r a c t ic e u s u a lly a c q u ire d through a fo r m a l a p p re n tic es h ip o r eq u iva len t
tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

M A IN T E N A N C E S H E E T - M E T A L W O R K E R

M A IN T E N A N C E M E C H A N IC (M a c h in e ry )
R e p a ir s m a c h in e ry o r m e c h a n ic a l equipm en t o f an e s ta b lis h m en t.
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : E xam in in g m ach in es and m e c h a n ic a l
e qu ip m en t to d iag n ose so u rc e o f tro u b le ; d is m a n tlin g o r p a r tly d is m a n tlin g
m a c h in e s and p e r fo r m in g r e p a ir s that m a in ly in v o lv e the use o f handtools in
s c ra p in g and fittin g p a rts ; r e p la c in g brok en o r d e fe c tiv e p a rts w ith ite m s
ob tain ed fr o m stock; o r d e r in g the p ro d u ction o f a re p la c e m e n t p a rt by a
m a ch in e shop o r sending the m achine to a m ach in e shop fo r m a jo r r e p a ir s ;
p re p a r in g w r itte n s p e c ific a tio n s fo r m a jo r r e p a ir s o r fo r the p ro d u ction o f
p a rts o r d e r e d fr o m m ach in e shops; re a s s e m b lin g m a ch in es; and m aking a ll
n e c e s s a r y ad ju stm en ts fo r o p e ra tio n .
In g e n e ra l, the w o rk of a m a c h in e r y
m ain ten a n ce m ech an ic r e q u ir e s rounded tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e u su ally
a c q u ire d th rou gh a fo r m a l a p p re n tic es h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tra in in g and e x p e r i­
en c e .
E xclu d ed fr o m th is c la s s ific a t io n a re w o r k e r s w hose p r im a r y duties
in v o lv e settin g up o r ad ju stin g m a ch in es.




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F a b r ic a te s , in s ta lls , and m a in ta in s in good r e p a ir the s h e e t-m e ta l
equ ip m en t and fix tu r e s (such as m ach in e g u a rd s , g r e a s e pans, s h e lv e s ,
lo c k e r s , tan ks, v e n tila t o r s , ch u tes, ducts, m e ta l r o o fin g ) o f an es ta b lis h m en t.
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : P lan n in g and la y in g out a ll ty p es o f
s h e e t-m e t a l m ain ten an ce w o rk fr o m b lu e p rin ts , m o d e ls , o r oth er s p e c if i­
c a tio n s ; s e ttin g up and o p e ra tin g a ll a v a ila b le ty p es o f s h e e t-m e ta l w o rk in g
m a c h in e s ; using a v a r ie t y o f handtools in cu ttin g, bending, fo r m in g , shaping,
fittin g , and a s s e m b lin g ; and in s ta llin g s h e e t-m e ta l a r t ic le s as r e q u ire d .
In
g e n e r a l, the w o rk o f the m ain ten an ce s h e e t- m e ta l w o r k e r r e q u ir e s rounded
tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ire d th rough a fo r m a l a p p re n tic es h ip o r
e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .
M IL L W R IG H T
In s ta lls new m a ch in es o r h eavy equ ip m en t, and d is m a n tle s and
in s ta lls m a c h in e s o r h eavy equ ip m en t when chan ges in the plant layou t a re
r e q u ir e d .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g ; P lan n in g and la y in g out
w o rk ; in te r p r e tin g b lu e p rin ts o r o th e r s p e c ific a tio n s ; using a v a r ie t y o f handto o ls and r ig g in g ; m ak in g standard shop com p u tation s r e la tin g to s t r e s s e s ,
stren gth o f m a t e r ia ls , and c e n te r s o f g r a v it y ; alig n in g and b alan cin g e q u ip ­
m en t; s e le c tin g stan dard to o ls , equ ip m en t, and p a rts to be used; and in s ta llin g
and m ain ta in in g in good o r d e r p o w e r tr a n s m is s io n equipm en t such as d r iv e s
and speed r e d u c e r s .
In g e n e r a l, the m illw r ig h t 's w o rk n o rm a lly r e q u ir e s a
rounded tr a in in g and e x p e rie n c e in the tra d e a c q u ire d through a fo r m a l
a p p re n tic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

MAINTENANCE TRADES HELPER

TOOL AND DIE MAKER

A s s is t s one o r m o r e w o r k e r s in the s k ille d m ain ten an ce tr a d e s , by
p e r fo r m in g s p e c ific o r g e n e r a l d u ties o f le s s e r s k ill, such as k eep in g a
w o r k e r supplied w ith m a te r ia ls and to o ls ; clea n in g w o rk in g a r e a , m a ch in e,
and equipm en t; a s s is tin g jou rn ey m a n by holding m a te r ia ls o r tp o ls ; and p e r ­
fo r m in g o th er u n sk illed task s as d ir e c te d by jou rn ey m a n .
T h e kind o f w o rk
the h e lp e r is p e rm itte d to p e r fo r m v a r ie s fr o m tra d e to tr a d e :
In som e
tra d e s the h e lp e r is con fin ed to su pplyin g, liftin g , and holding m a te r ia ls and
to o ls , and c le a n in g w o rk in g a r e a s ; and in o th e rs he is p e rm itte d to p e r fo r m
s p e c ia liz e d m ach in e o p e r a tio n s , o r p a rts o f a tra d e that a r e a ls o p e r fo r m e d
by w o r k e r s on a fu ll- t im e b a s is .

C o n s tru c ts and r e p a ir s jig s , fix tu r e s , cuttin g to o ls , gau ges, o r m e ta l
d ie s o r m o ld s used in shaping o r fo r m in g m e t a l o r n o n m e ta llic m a te r ia l (e .g .,
p la s tic , p la s te r , ru b b e r, g la s s ). W o rk t y p ic a lly in v o lv e s : Plann ing and layin g
out w o rk a c c o r d in g to m o d e ls , b lu e p rin ts , d ra w in g s , o r o th e r w ritte n o r o r a l
s p e c ific a tio n s ; un derstand in g the w o rk in g p r o p e r tie s o f com m on m e ta ls and
a llo y s ; s e le c tin g a p p ro p ria te m a t e r ia ls , to o ls , and p r o c e s s e s r e q u ire d to
c o m p le te ta s k s ; m ak in g n e c e s s a r y shop com p u tatio n s; s e ttin g up and op e ra tin g
v a r io u s m ach in e to o ls and re la te d equ ip m en t; using v a rio u s to o l and die
m a k e r 's handtools and p r e c is io n m e a s u rin g in s tru m e n ts ; w o rk in g to v e r y
c lo s e to le r a n c e s ; h e a t-tre a tin g m e ta l p a rts and fin is h e d to o ls and d ie s to
a c h ie v e r e q u ire d q u a litie s ; fittin g and a s s e m b lin g p a rts to p r e s c r ib e d t o l e r ­
an ces and a llo w a n c e s .
In g e n e ra l, the to o l and d ie m a k e r 's w ork re q u ire s
rounded tr a in in g in m a c h in e -s h o p and to o lr o o m p r a c t ic e u su ally a cqu ired
th rough fo r m a l a p p re n tic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e rie n c e .

M A C H IN E - T O O L O P E R A T O R (T o o lr o o m )
S p e c ia liz e s in o p e ra tin g one o r m o r e than one type o f m ach in e to o l
(e .g ., ji g b o r e r , g rin d in g m a c h in e , engine lath e, m illin g m a ch in e) to m achine
m e ta l fo r use in m ak in g or m ain ta in in g jig s , fix tu r e s , cutting to o ls , gau ges,
o r m e ta l d ie s o r m o ld s used in shaping o r fo r m in g m e ta l o r n o n m e ta llic
m a t e r ia l (e .g ., p la s tic , p la s te r , ru b b e r, g la s s ).
W ork t y p ic a lly in v o lv e s :
Plan n in g and p e r fo r m in g d iffic u lt m ach in in g o p e ra tio n s w hich r e q u ir e c o m ­
p lic a te d setups o r a high d e g r e e o f a c c u ra c y ; settin g up m ach in e to o l o r
to o ls (e .g ., in s ta ll cuttin g to o ls and adju st g u id es, stops, w o rk in g ta b le s ,
and o th e r c o n tro ls to handle the s iz e o f stock to be m ach in ed ; d e te rm in e
p r o p e r fe e d s , s p ee d s , to o lin g , and o p e ra tio n sequence o r s e le c t th ose p r e ­
s c rib e d in d ra w in g s , b lu e p rin ts , o r la y o u ts ); using a v a r ie t y o f p r e c is io n
m ea s u rin g in s tru m e n ts ; m ak in g n e c e s s a r y ad ju stm ents du ring m ach in in g
o p e ra tio n to a c h ie v e r e q u is ite d im e n sio n s to v e r y c lo s e to le r a n c e s .
M ay be
re q u ire d to s e le c t p r o p e r c oo lan ts and cutting and lu b ric a tin g o ils , to
r e c o g n iz e when to o ls n eed d r e s s in g , and to d re s s to o ls .
In g e n e r a l, the w o rk
o f a m a c h in e - to o l o p e r a to r (to o lr o o m ) at the s k ill le v e l c a lle d fo r in th is
c la s s ific a t io n r e q u ir e s e x te n s iv e k n ow led ge o f m a c h in e -s h o p and to o lr o o m
p r a c tic e u su ally a c q u ire d th rough c o n s id e r a b le o n -th e -jo b tra in in g a n d
e x p e r ie n c e .

in clu d e
s h o p s.

F o r c r o s s - in d u s tr y w age study p u rp o s es , th is c la s s ific a t io n d oes not
m a c h in e -to o l o p e r a to r s (to o lr o o m ) e m p lo y e d in to o l and die job b in g

F o r c r o s s - in d u s tr y w a g e study p u rp o s e s , th is c la s s ific a t io n does not
inclu d e to o l and d ie m a k e r s who (1 ) a re e m p lo y e d in to o l and die job b ing
shops o r (2 ) p rod u ce fo r g in g d ie s (d ie s in k e rs ).
S T A T IO N A R Y E N G IN E E R
O p e ra te s and m a in ta in s and m a y a ls o s u p e rv is e the o p e ra tio n o f
s ta tio n a ry en gin es and equ ip m en t (m e c h a n ic a l o r e l e c t r ic a l) to supply the
e s ta b lis h m e n t in w h ich e m p lo y e d w ith p o w e r , heat, r e fr ig e r a t io n , o r a ir c o n d ition in g.
W o rk in v o lv e s :
O p e ra tin g and m a in ta in in g equipm en t such as
steam e n g in e s , a ir c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a to r s , m o to r s , tu rb in e s , v e n tila tin g
and r e fr ig e r a t in g equ ip m en t, steam b o ile r s a n d " b o ile r - fe d w a te r pum ps;
m ak in g equ ip m en t r e p a ir s ; and k eep in g a r e c o r d o f o p e ra tio n o f m a c h in e ry ,
te m p e r a tu r e , and fu e l con su m ption.
M ay a ls o s u p e rv is e th ese o p e ra tio n s .
Head o r c h ie f e n g in e e rs in e s ta b lis h m e n ts e m p lo y in g m o r e than one en g in e e r
a re e x c lu d e d .
B O IL E R T E N D E R
F ir e s
s ta tio n a ry b o ile r s to fu rn is h the e s ta b lis h m en t in which
e m p lo y e d w ith heat, p o w e r , o r stea m .
F e e d s fu e ls to f ir e by hand or
o p e r a te s a m e c h a n ic a l s to k e r, g a s , o r o i l b u rn e r; and checks w a te r and
s a fe ty v a lv e s .
M ay c le a n , o il, o r a s s is t in r e p a ir in g b o ile r r o o m equipm en t.

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL
T R U C K D R IV E R

T R U C K D R IV E R — C ontinued
T r u c k d r iv e r ,
T r u c k d r iv e r ,
T r u c k d r iv e r ,
T r u c k d r iv e r ,

D r iv e s a tru ck w ith in a c ity o r in d u s tr ia l a r e a to tr a n s p o r t m a te ­
r ia ls , m e r c h a n d is e , equ ip m en t, o r w o r k e r s b etw een v a rio u s ty p es o f e s ta b ­
lis h m e n ts such as:
M an u fa ctu rin g p lants, fr e ig h t d ep o ts, w a re h o u s e s , w h o le ­
s a le and r e t a il e s ta b lis h m e n ts , o r b etw een r e t a i l
es ta b lis h m en ts and
c u s to m e r s ' houses o r p la c e s o f b u sin ess. M a y a ls o loa d o r unload tru ck w ith
o r without h e lp e r s , m ak e m in o r m e c h a n ic a l r e p a ir s , and k eep tru c k in good
working
o rd e r.
S a le s -r o u te and o v e r - t h e - r o a d d r iv e r s a re e x c lu d e d .
F o r w age study p u rp o s e s , tr u c k d r iv e r s a re c la s s ifie d by s iz e and
typ e o f equ ip m en t, as fo llo w s :
(T r a c t o r - t r a i le r should be ra te d on the b asis
o f t r a i l e r c a p a c ity .)




lig h t tru c k (under 1V2 to n s)
m ed iu m tru c k ( 1 V2 to and in clu d in g 4 tons)
h ea vy tru c k ( t r a i l e r ) (o v e r 4 to n s)
h eavy tru c k (o th e r than t r a i l e r ) (o v e r 4 tons)

S H IP P IN G A N D R E C E IV IN G C L E R K
P r e p a r e s m e rc h a n d is e fo r sh ipm en t, o r r e c e iv e s and is re s p o n s ib le
fo r in c o m in g shipm en ts o f m e rc h a n d is e o r o th e r m a t e r ia ls .
Shipping w o rk
in v o lv e s :
A k n o w led ge o f shipping p ro c e d u r e s , p r a c t ic e s , ro u te s , a v a ila b le
m ea n s o f tra n s p o rta tio n , and r a te s ; and p re p a r in g r e c o r d s o f the goods

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S H IP P IN G P A C K E R — Continued

ship p ed, m ak in g up b ills o f la d in g , p ostin g w e ig h t and shipping c h a r g e s , and
k e ep in g a f i l e o f shipping r e c o r d s .
M ay d ir e c t o r a s s is t in p re p a r in g the
m e r c h a n d is e f o r shipm ent.
R e c e iv in g w o rk in v o lv e s : V e r ify in g o r d ir e c tin g
o th e rs in v e r ify in g the c o r r e c tn e s s o f sh ipm en ts again st b ills o f la d in g ,
in v o ic e s , o r o th e r r e c o r d s ; ch eck in g fo r s h o rta g e s and r e je c tin g d am aged
g o o d s ; rou tin g m e rc h a n d is e o r m a te r ia ls to p r o p e r d e p a rtm e n ts ; and m a in ­
ta in in g n e c e s s a r y r e c o r d s and f ile s .

shipping c o n ta in e rs and m a y in v o lv e one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g : K n o w led g e
o f v a r io u s ite m s o f stock in o r d e r to v e r i f y content; s e le c tio n o f a p p ro p ria te
typ e and s iz e o f c o n ta in e r; in s e r tin g e n c lo s u re s in c o n ta in e r; using e x c e ls io r
o r o th e r m a t e r ia l to p re v e n t b re a k a g e o r d am age; c lo s in g and s e a lin g con ­
ta in e r ; and ap p lyin g la b e ls o r e n te rin g id e n tify in g data on c o n ta in e r.
P ack ers
who a ls o m ak e w ood en b ox es o r c r a te s a r e exclu d ed .
M A T E R I A L H A N D L IN G L A B O R E R

F o r w a g e study p u rp o s es ,

w o r k e r s a r e c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s :

Shipping c le r k
R e c e iv in g c le r k
Shipping and r e c e iv in g c le r k
W AREHOUSEM AN
A s d ir e c te d , p e r fo r m s a v a r ie t y o f w a reh o u sin g du ties w h ich r e q u ir e
an u n derstan d in g o f the e s ta b lis h m e n t's s to ra g e p la n . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t
o f the fo llo w in g : V e r ify in g m a te r ia ls (o r m e r c h a n d is e ) a g a in st r e c e iv in g
d o c u m e n ts , notin g and r e p o r tin g d is c r e p a n c ie s and ob viou s d a m a g e s ; rou tin g
m a t e r ia ls to p r e s c r ib e d s to r a g e lo c a tio n s ; s to rin g , stack in g, o r p a lle tiz in g
m a t e r ia ls in a c c o rd a n c e w ith p r e s c r ib e d s to ra g e m eth od s; r e a r r a n g in g and
t a k i n g in v e n to r y o f s to re d m a te r ia ls ; exa m in in g s to re d m a te r ia ls and
r e p o r tin g d e te r io r a t io n and d a m a ge ; r e m o v in g m a t e r ia l fr o m s to r a g e and
p r e p a r in g it f o r shipm en t.
M ay o p e ra te hand o r p o w e r tru ck s in p e r fo r m in g
w a re h o u s in g d u ties.
E xclu d e w o r k e r s w h ose p r im a r y duties in v o lv e shipping and r e c e i v ­
ing w o rk (s e e Shipping and R e c e iv in g C le r k and Shipping P a c k e r ), o r d e r fillin g
(s e e O r d e r F i l l e r ) , o r o p e ra tin g p o w e r tru ck s (s e e P o w e r - T r u c k O p e r a to r ).
ORDER F IL L E R
F i l l s shipping o r t r a n s fe r o r d e r s fo r fin is h e d goods fr o m s to re d
m e r c h a n d is e in a c c o rd a n c e w ith s p e c ific a tio n s on s a le s s lip s , c u s to m e r s '
o r d e r s , o r o th e r in s tru c tio n s .
M ay, in ad dition to fillin g o r d e r s and in d i­
c a tin g ite m s f i l l e d o r o m itte d , k eep r e c o r d s o f ou tgoin g o r d e r s , re q u is itio n
a d d itio n a l stock o r r e p o r t sh ort su pplies to s u p e r v is o r , and p e r fo r m o th er
r e la te d d u ties.
S H IP P IN G P A C K E R
P r e p a r e s fin is h e d prod u cts fo r shipm ent o r s to ra g e by p la c in g them
in shipping c o n ta in e r s , the s p e c ific o p e ra tio n s p e r fo r m e d b ein g dependent
upon the ty p e , s iz e , and nu m ber o f units to be p ack ed , the ty p e o f co n ta in e r
e m p lo y e d , and m eth od o f ship m en t.
W ork r e q u ir e s the p la c in g o f ite m s in




A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a re h o u s e, m an u factu rin g plant, s to r e , o r
o th e r e s ta b lis h m e n t w h ose d u ties in v o lv e one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g :
L o a d in g and unloading v a r io u s m a te r ia ls and m e rc h a n d is e on o r fr o m fr e ig h t
c a r s , tr u c k s , o r o th e r tra n s p o rtin g d e v ic e s ; unpacking, s h e lv in g , o r p la cin g
m a t e r ia ls o r m e rc h a n d is e in p r o p e r s to r a g e lo c a tio n ; and tra n s p o rtin g
m a t e r ia ls o r m e rc h a n d is e b y handtruck, c a r , o r w h e e lb a r ro w .
L o n gs h o re
w o r k e r s , who loa d and unload sh ip s, a r e exclu d ed .
P O W E R -T R U C K O P E R A T O R
O p e ra te s a m a n u a lly c o n tro lle d g a s o lin e - o r e le c t r ic - p o w e r e d tru ck
o r t r a c t o r to tr a n s p o r t good s and m a te r ia ls o f a ll kinds about a w a re h o u s e,
m a n u fa ctu rin g plant, o r o th e r e s ta b lis h m en t.
tru c k ,

F o r w a g e study p u rp o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e c la s s ifie d by type o f p o w e r as fo llo w s :
F o r k lif t o p e r a to r
P o w e r - tr u c k o p e r a to r (o th e r than fo r k lift )

GUARD AN D W ATC H M AN
G u a rd .
P e r f o r m s rou tin e p o lic e d u ties, e ith e r at fix e d p ost o r on
to u r, m a in ta in in g o r d e r , using a r m s o r fo r c e w h e re n e c e s s a r y .
In clu d es
gu ard s who a r e s tatio n ed at gate and ch eck on id e n tity o f e m p lo y e e s and
o th e r p e rs o n s e n te r in g .
W a tch m an . M ak es rounds o f p r e m is e s
p r o p e r ty a g ain st f i r e , th e ft, and i l l e g a l e n tr y .

p e r io d ic a lly

in

p ro te c tin g

J A N IT O R , P O R T E R , O R C L E A N E R
C lea n s and k eep s in an o r d e r ly con d ition fa c to r y w o rk in g a r e a s and
w a s h ro o m s , o r p r e m is e s o f an o f f ic e , a p a rtm en t house, o r c o m m e r c ia l
o r o th e r e s ta b lis h m e n t.
D u ties in v o lv e a com b in atio n o f the fo llo w in g :
S w eep in g, m op p in g o r s cru b b in g , and p o lis h in g flo o r s ; re m o v in g ch ip s, tr a s h ,
and o th e r r e fu s e ; d u sting equ ip m en t, fu r n itu r e , o r fix tu r e s ; p o lis h in g m e ta l
fix tu r e s o r tr im m in g s ; p ro v id in g s u p p lies and m in o r m ain ten an ce s e r v ic e s ;
and c le a n in g la v a t o r ie s , s h o w e rs , and r e s t r o o m s .
W o rk e r s who s p e c ia liz e
in w in d o w w ash in g a re e x c lu d e d .

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T h e fo llo w in g a r e a s a r e s u r v e y e d p e r i o d i c a l l y f o r u se in a d m in is t e r in g the S e r v i c e
at no c o s t f r o m any o f the B L S r e g io n a l o f f i c e s show n on th e b a c k c o v e r .

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B a ton R o u g e , L a .
B a ttle C r e e k , M ic h .
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B ilo x i—G u lfp o r t and P a s c a g o u la , M is s .
B o is e C it y , Idaho
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B r id g e p o r t , N o r w a lk , and S t a m fo r d , C onn.
B r u n s w ic k , G a.
B u r lin g to n , V t.—N . Y.
C ape Cod, M ass.
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C h e y e n n e , W yo .
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C o lo r a d o S p r in g s , C o lo .
C o lu m b ia , S .C .
C o lu m b u s , G a .—A la .
C o lu m b u s , M is s .

L o g a n s p o r t—P e r u , Ind.
L o r a in —E l y r i a , O h io
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L y n c h b u r g , V a.
M a c o n , Ga.
M a d is o n , W is .
M a n s fie ld , O h io
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M c A lle n —P h a r i^ E d in b u r g and B r o w n s v ille —
H a r lin g e n —San B e n ito , T e x .
M e d fo r d —K la m a th F a l l s —G ra n ts P a s s , O r e g .
M e r id ia n , M is s .
M id d le s e x , M o n m o u th , and O cea n C o s ., N .J .
M o b ile and P e n s a c o la , A l a . —F la .
M o n t g o m e r y , A la .
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N e w B e rn —J a c k s o n v ille , N .C .
N e w Lon d on —N o r w ic h , C on n .—R .I.
N o r th D a k o ta , S tate o f
O r la n d o , F la .
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P a n a m a C it y , F la .
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P o r ts m o u th , N .H .—M a in e —M a s s .
P u e b lo , C o lo .
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C rane,

Reno,

Ind.

D e c a tu r , 111.
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D oth an , A la .
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F o r t W a y n e , Ind.
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N ev.

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P e n d le to n , W a sh .—O r e g .
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A n annu al r e p o r t on s a l a r i e s f o r a c c o u n ta n ts , a u d it o r s , c h ie f a c c o u n ta n ts , a t t o r n e y s , jo b a n a ly s t s , d i r e c t o r s o f p e r s o n n e l, b u y e r s , c h e m is t s , e n g in e e r s , e n g in e e r in g te c h n ic ia n s , d r a f t e r s , and
c l e r i c a l e m p lo y e e s is a v a ila b le .
O r d e r a s B L S B u lle tin 1891, N a tio n a l S u r v e y o f P r o f e s s i o n a l , A d m in is t r a t iv e , T e c h n ic a l; and C l e r i c a l P a y , M a r c h 1975. $ 1 .3 0 a c o p y , f r o m a n y o f the B L S r e g io n a l s a le s
o f f i c e s show n on th e b a ck c o v e r , o r f r o m th e S u p e rin te n d e n t o f D o c u m e n ts , U .S . G o v e r n m e n t P r in t in g O f f ic e , W a s h in g to n , D .C . 20402.




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A lis t o f th e la t e s t a v a ila b le b u lle tin s is p r e s e n t e d b e lo w .
A d i r e c t o r y o f a r e a w a g e s tu d ie s in c lu d in g m o r e lim it e d s tu d ie s c o n d u cted at th e r e q u e s t o f the
E m p lo y m e n t S ta n d a rd s A d m in is t r a t io n o f th e U .S . D e p a r tm e n t o f L a b o r is a v a ila b le on r e q u e s t .
B u lle tin s m a y b e p u r c h a s e d f r o m any o f th e B L S r e g io n a l o f f i c e s show n
on th e b a c k c o v e r o r f r o m th e S u p e rin te n d e n t o f D o c u m e n ts , U .S . G o v e r n m e n t P r in t in g O f f i c e , W a s h in g to n , D .C . 20402

A rea
A k r o n , O h io , D e c . 1976 1________________________________________________
A lb a n y - S c h e n e c ta d y —T r o y , N . Y . , S ep t. 1976_________________________
A n a h e im —S an ta A n a - G a r d e n G r o v e , C a l i f . , O c t. 1976_____________
A tla n ta , G a ., M a y 1976___________________________________________________
A u s tin , T e x ., D e c .
1 9 7 5 1 _____________________________________________
B a lt im o r e , M d ., A u g . 1976____ __________________________________________
B i l l i n g s , M o n t., J u ly 1976_______________________________________________
B in g h a m to n , N . Y ^ P a . , J u ly 1976 1_____________________________________
B ir m in g h a m , A l a . , M a r . 1976*_________________________________________
B o s to n , M a s s ., A u g . 1976_______________________________________________
B u ffa lo , N . Y . , O c t. 1976_____ ______________________________________________
C a n to n , O h io , M a y 19 7 6 ___________________________________________________
C h a tta n o o g a , T e n n .—G a ., S ep t. 1976____ ,______________________________
C h ic a g o , 111., M a y 1976___________________________________________________
C in c in n a ti, O h io - K y .—In d ., M a r . 1976 _________________________________
C le v e la n d , O h io , S ep t. 1976______________________ ______________________
C o lu m b u s , O h io , O c t. 1976____ __________________________________________
C o r p u s C h r is t i, T e x . , J u ly 1976________________________________________
D a lla s —F o r t W o r th , T e x . , O c t. 1976___________________________________
D a v e n p o r t—R o c k Is la n d —M o lin e , I o w a - I l l . , F e b . 1976___ ___________
D a y to n , O h io , D e c . 1975__________________________________________________
D a y to n a B e a c h , F l a . , A u g . 1976____ _____________________________________
D e n v e r —B o u ld e r , C o lo ., D e c . 1976____ ,___________________ ____________
D e t r o it , M ic h ., M a r . 1 9 7 6 1______________________________________________
F o r t L a u d e r d a le —H o lly w o o d and W e s t P a lm B e a c h —
B o c a R a to n , F l a . , A p r . 1976__________________________________________
F r e s n o , C a l i f . , Ju ne 1 9 7 6 _______________________________________________
G a in e s v ille , F l a . , S ep t. 1976____ -_______________________________________
G r e e n B a y , W is ., J u ly 1976_____________________________________________
G r e e n s b o r o —W in s t o n - S a le m - H ig h P o in t , N .C ., A u g . 1976__________
G r e e n v ille - S p a r t a n b u r g , S .C ., June 1976 1___________________________
H a r t fo r d , C on n ., M a r . 1976 _____________________________________________
H o u s to n , T e x . , A p r . 1976 ________________________________________________
H u n t s v ille , A l a . , F e b . 1976 _____________________________________________
In d ia n a p o lis , In d ., O c t. 1976____ ,_______________________________________
J a c k s o n , M i s s . , F e b . 1976_______________________________________________
J a c k s o n v ille , F l a . , D e c . 1975__________ _________________________________
K a n s a s C it y , M o r - K a n s ., S ep t. 1 9 7 6 1_________________________________
L e x in g t o n - F a y e t t e , K y . , N o v . 1 9 7 5 * ___________________________________
L o s A n g e le s —L o n g B e a c h , C a l i f . , O c t. 1976____ _____________________
L o u i s v i l l e , K y .—In d ., N o v . 1976_________________________________________
M e l b o u r n e - T i t u s v i l l e - C o c o a , F l a . , A u g . 1 9 7 5 ________________________
M e m p h is , T e n n .—A r k . —M i s s . , N o v . 1 9 7 6 1____________________________

* Prices are determ ined by the Government Printing O ffic e and are subject to change.
* Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented.




B u lle t in n u m b er
and p r i c e *
1 9 0 0 -7 6 ,
1 9 0 0 -5 9 ,
1 9 0 0 -6 7 ,
1 9 0 0 -3 0 ,
1 8 5 0 -8 3 ,
1 9 0 0 -5 2 ,
1 9 0 0 -3 9 ,
1 9 0 0 -4 9 ,
19 0 0 -1 1 ,
1 9 0 0 -5 3 ,
1 9 0 0 -7 0 ,
1 9 0 0 -2 8 ,
1 9 0 0 -5 7 ,
1 9 0 0 -3 2 ,
1 9 0 0 -7 ,
1 9 0 0 -6 2 ,
1 9 0 0 -6 8 ,
1 9 0 0 -4 1 ,
1 9 0 0 -6 3 ,
19 0 0 -2 5 ,
1 8 50-73,
1 9 0 0 -4 5 ,
1 9 0 0 -7 3 ,
19 0 0 -1 5 ,

85 c e n ts
55 cen ts
75 ce n ts
85 ce n ts
75 cen ts
85 ce n ts
55 cen ts
85 ce n ts
95 cen ts
85 cen ts
75 ce n ts
55 ce n ts
55 ce n ts
$1.05
75 ce n ts
95 ce n ts
75 ce n ts
55 cen ts
85 ce n ts
55 ce n ts
45 ce n ts
45 cen ts
85 cen ts
$ 1 .2 5

1 9 0 0 -2 0 ,
1 9 00-29,
1 9 0 0 -5 4 ,
19 0 0 -3 7 ,
19 0 0 -4 7 ,
1 9 0 0-36,
19 0 0 -1 4 ,
19 0 0 -2 6 ,
19 0 0 -1 7 ,
1 9 0 0 -5 8 ,
1 9 0 0 -8 ,
1 8 5 0 -8 1 ,
1 9 0 0 -6 0 ,
18 5 0 -8 4 ,
1 9 0 0 -7 7 ,
1 9 0 0 -6 9 ,
1 8 5 0 -5 4 ,
1 9 0 0 -7 5 ,

55
55
45
55
65
85
55
85
55
75

M ia m i,

F la .,

M ilw a u k e e ,

1 9 7 6 ________________________________________________________________

O c t.

W is .,

A p r.

M i n n e a p o l i s —S t . P a u l ,
N a s s a u - S u ffo lk ,
N ew a rk ,

N .J .,

N ew

O r le a n s ,

N ew

Y ork ,

1 9 7 6 ________________________________________________ ______
M in n .—W i s . ,

N .Y .,
Jan.

L a .,

J a n . 1 9 7 6 _______________________________

1 9 7 6 ________________________________________________

June

1 9 7 6 ______________________________________________________________
Jan.

N .Y ^ - N .J .,

1 9 7 6 ____________ ________________________________________

M ay

1 9 7 6 _________________________________________________

N o r f o l k —V i r g i n i a

B e a c h —P o r t s m o u t h ,

N o r f o l k —V i r g i n i a

B e a c h —P o r t s m o u t h

H a m p to n ,

V a . —N . C . ,

M ay

N o r th e a s t P e n n s y lv a n ia ,
O k la h o m a C it y ,
O m aha,

O k la .,

N e b r .—Io w a ,

O c t.

P h ila d e lp h ia ,
P itts b u r g h ,

P a , —N . J . ,

P a .,

Jan.

M a in e ,

O r e g — W a s h .,

D ec.

N .Y .,

V a .,

S a g in a w ,

San D ie g o ,

C a lif.,

c e n ts

1 9 0 0 -3 8 , 55

c e n ts

J u n e 1 9 7 6 _________________________________

1 9 7 6 1 ____________________________________________

S o u th B e n d ,
S t a m fo r d ,

C o n n .,

S yracu se,

N .Y .,

T o le d o ,

1 9 0 0 -7 2 , 85

c e n ts

1 9 7 6 ______________________________________________

1 9 0 0 -5 1 , 75

c e n ts

1 9 7 6 ___________________________________________________

1 9 0 0 -5 0 , 45

c e n ts

T re n to n ,

N .J .,

c e n ts

1 9 0 0 -3 1 , 75

c e n ts

1 9 0 0 -1 8 , 55

c e n ts

1 9 0 0 -3 4 , 65

c e n ts

1 9 0 0 -7 1 , 55

M ar.
M ay

c e n ts

1 9 0 0 -7 4 , 75

c e n ts

1 9 0 0 -6 5 , 55

c e n ts

1 9 7 6 ______________________________________________________

1 9 0 0 -2 3 , 65

c e n ts

1 9 7 5 ________________________________________________________

1 8 5 0 -7 7 , 45

c e n ts

N ov.

J u ly

N ov.

C a lif.,

M ar.

1 9 7 6 _________________________________

1 9 7 6 _________________________________________________________

1 9 0 0 -9 ,

95

c e n ts

1 9 0 0 -1 3 , 75

c e n ts

1 9 7 6 ______________________________________________

1 9 0 0 -6 ,

65

c e n ts

1 9 7 6 _______________________________________________________

1 9 0 0 -5 ,

55

c e n ts

Jan.

1 9 7 6 1_______________________________________________________

1 9 0 0 -4 0 , 85

c e n ts

1 9 7 6 ___________________________________________________________

1 9 0 0 -4 4 , 55

c e n ts

1 9 7 6 ____________________________________________________

1 9 0 0 -2 4 , 55

c e n ts

S e p t . 1 9 7 6 ____________________________________________________________

1 9 0 0 -5 6 , 55

c e n ts

1 8 5 0 -4 8 , 80

c e n ts

N .Y .,

M ay

J u l y l 9 7 5 1 ____________________________________________________

C o u n ty ,

K a n s .,

P a .,

1 9 0 0 - 5 5 , 55

1 9 7 6 ___________

1 9 7 6 _______________________________________

D . C < —M d , —V a . ,

Y ork ,

1 9 7 6 _____________ ______
June

U ta h ,

W a s h in g to n ,

W o rc e s te r,

R . I . —M a s s . ,

I 9 7 6 1 ________________________________________________________

W e s tc h e s te r
W ic h ita ,

N .Y .,June

1 9 7 6 _____________________________________ ________

1 9 7 6 ____________________________________________________

O h i o —M i c h . ,

U tic a - R o m e ,

$ 1 .1 5

D ec.

W a s h .,

In d .,

1 9 0 0 - 6 4 , $ 1 .1 0
1 9 0 0 -1 ,

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

M ar.

S e a t t l e —E v e r e t t ,

c e n ts

1 9 0 0 -6 1 , 55

N .J .,

F eb .

S a n F r a n c i s c o —O a k l a n d ,
San J o s e ,

1 9 0 0 -3 3 , 85

1 9 7 6 ____________________________________________________

M ay

M ay

C a lif.,

c e n ts

1 9 7 6 * _________________________________________________

N ov.

T e x .,

1 9 0 0 - 4 8 , $ 1 .0 5
1 9 0 0 -2 7 , 85

c e n ts

1 9 7 6 1______________________________________________________

C i t y —O g d e n ,

S a n A n to n io ,

c e n ts
c e n ts

75

M ar.

C a lif.,

M ic h .,

S a lt L a k e

c e n ts

1 9 0 0 -1 0 , 85
1 9 0 0 -2 ,

c e n ts

1 9 7 6 ___________________________________________________________

June

M o .- U l.,

1 9 0 0 -3 5 , 85

1 9 0 0 -4 3 , 65

P r o v i d e n c e - W a r w i c k —P a w t u c k e t ,

S t. L o u is ,

c e n ts

95

1 9 0 0 -4 2 , 55

June

N .C .,

c e n ts

1 9 0 0 -3 ,

1 9 7 6 _____________________________________________

P o u g h k e e p s i e —K i n g s t o n —N e w b u r g h ,

R ic h m o n d ,

1 9 7 6 1 _______

c e n ts

1 9 0 0 -2 2 , 85

1 9 7 6 _______________________________________________

N ov.

P o r tla n d ,

R a l e i g h —D u r h a m ,

M ay

1 9 7 6 1 _______________________________________________________

P o r tla n d ,

P o u g h k e e p s ie ,

V a ^ N .C .,

1 9 0 0 -6 6 , 75

and N e w p o r t N e w s —

1 9 7 6 1 _______________________________________________

Aug.

Aug.

P a te r s o n - C lifto n - P a s s a ic ,

S a c ra m e n to ,

ce n ts
ce n ts
cen ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
cen ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
55cen ts
45 cen ts
$ 1 .0 5
75 ce n ts
85 ce n ts
55 c e n ts
65 ce n ts
85 ce n ts

B u lle tin n u m b er
and p r i c e *

A rea

A p r.

M a s s .,
F eb .

1 9 7 6 _______________________________________

1 9 0 0 -1 2 , 85

c e n ts

1 9 7 6 _________________________________________

1 9 0 0 -4 6 , 55

c e n ts

1 9 7 6 ___________________________________________________________

1 9 0 0 -2 1 , 55

c e n ts

1 9 00 - 16, 55

c e n ts

N .Y .,

A p r.

M ar.
M ay

1 9 7 6 _____________________________________________________

1 9 7 6 _______________________________________________________________,___

1 9 0 0 -4 ,

55 c e n ts

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