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Area Wage Survey Mem ph is, Ten nessee-Arka nsas-M ississi ppi, Metropolitan Area, November 1976 Bulletin 1900-75 U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Preface T h is b ull etin p r o v i d e s r es u lts of a N o v e m b e r 197 6 s u r v e y of occupational earnin gs and su p p lem e n ta ry w a g e benefits in the M e m p h i s , T e n n e s s e e —A r k a n s a s —M i s s i s s i p p i , Standard M e t r o p o l itan S t a tis tic a l A r e a (S h elby and T ip to n Coun ties, Tenn.; C ritte n d en County, A r k . ; and De So to County, M i s s . ) . T h e s u r v e y was m ad e as p a r t of the B ureau of L a b o r S t a t i s t i 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 e sig n e d to y i e l d data f o r individual m e t r o p o lita n a r e a s as w e l l as na tional and r e g i o n a l e s t im a te s f o r a l l Standard M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a tis tic a l A r e a s in the Un ited S tate s, e x cluding A l a s k a and Hawa 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 of l a b o r m a r k e t s , through the a n a ly s is of (1 ) the l e v e l and d is trib u tio n of w a g e s by occupation, and (2 ) the m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s b y occupational c a t e g o r y and s k i l l l e v e l . The p ro g ra m d e v e lo p s i n f o r m a ti o n that m a y be used f o r m any p u r p o s e s , i n cluding w a g e and s a l a r y ad m in is tr a tio n , c o l l e c t i v e b a r ga in in g , and a s s i s ta n c e in d e te r m in in g plant loc ation . S u r v e y r es u lts a ls o a r e used b y the U.S. D e p a rt m e n t o f L a b o r to m ak e w a g e d e t e r m in ations under the S e r v i c e C on trac t A c t of 1965. C u r r e n tly , 84 a r e a s a r e inclu ded in the p r o g r a m . (See l i s t o f a r e a s on in s id e bac k c o v e r . ) In eac h a r e a , occupational e arn in g s data a r e c o l l e c t e d annually. I n f o r m a ti o n on e s t a b l i s 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 th ir d y e a r . been E ach y e a r a f t e r a l l individual a r e a w a g e s u r v e y s c o m p le t e d , tw o s u m m a r y bulle tins a r e is sued. The ha ve first b rin g s t o g e t h e r data f o r each 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 ts 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 id ual m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a data. T h e M e m p h is s u r v e y was conducted b y the B u re au 's r e g i o n a l o f f i c e in A tla n ta , G a ., under the g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n of J e r r y G. A d a m s , A s s i s t a n t R e g i o n a l C o m m i s s i o n e r f o r O p e r a tions. T h e s u r v e y could not have b e en a c c o m p lis h e d without the c o o p e r a tio n of the m an y f i r m s wh os e w a g e and s a l a r y data p r o v id e d the b as is f o r the s t a t i s t i c a l in f o r m a tio n in this bulletin. T h e B u re au w is 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 eration r eceived. N o te : C u rr e n t r e p o r t s on occupational e arnin gs and s up p le m e n t a r y w a g e b e n e fits in the M e m p h is a r e a a r e a v a ila b le f o r the auto d e a l e r r e p a i r shops (June 1973), hote ls and m o te l s (June 1973), d e p a rtm e n t s to r e s ( S e p te m b e r 1973), banking ( N o v e m b e r 1973), c o n tr a c t c le anin g s e r v i c e s (J u ly 1974), ho spitals ( N o v e m b e r 1975), laun d ry and d r y c leanin g ( N o v e m b e r 1976), and m ov in g and s t o r a g e ( N o v e m b e r 1976) in d u s tr ie s . A ls o available are lis ti n g s o f union w a g e ra te s f o r building t r a d e s , printing t r a d e s , l o c a l - t r a n s i t op e rating 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 c o p ie s of th ese a r e a v a i l a b le f r o m the B u re a u 's r e g i o n a l o f f i c e s . (S ee back c o v e r f o r addresses.) Bulletin 1900-75 Area W age Survey: Memphis, Tennessee-A rkan sas-M ississip pi, Metropolitan Area, November 1976 Contents Introduction Page 2 A. E arnin gs: A - l . W e e k l y earnings o f o f f i c e w o r k e r s ... 3 A - 2 . W e e k l y earnings of p r o f e s s i o n a l 5 and te c h n ic a l w o r k e r s ____________ A -3. A v e r a g e w e e k l y earnings o f o f fic 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 s e x . _______________ A - 4 . H o u rly earnin gs o f m ainte nan ce, t o o l r o o m , and powerplant 7 w o r k e r s , __ _ _ _____ ________ A -5. H o u rly ear nings o f m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t and custodial w o r k e r s ______________________ ___ A - 6 . A v e r a g e ho urly ear nings of m ain te n ance, t o o l r o o m , p o w e r plant, m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t , and c usto d ial wo r k e r s , by s e x ------- ... 10 A -7. P e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s in a v e r a g e h o u rly earn in gs fo r s e lec te d o ccu p atio n al g ro u p s , adjusted fo r em p loym en t s h ift s ______________ 11 6 ... 8 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Ray Marshall, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, Julius Shiskin, Commissioner Page T a b l e s — Continued B. T a b le s : February 1977 E s ta b lis hm en t p r a c t i c e s and s up p lem enta ry w a g e p ro v is io n s : B -1. M in im u m entr ance s a l a r i e s f o r in e x p e r ie n c e d ty pist s and c l e r k s __ _________________ ___ . . . B -2. L a te shift pay p ro v is io n s fo r f u l l - t i m e m anufac turin g plant w o r k e r s _______________ __________ . . . B - 3 . Scheduled w e e k l y hours and days of fu ll-tim e first-sh ift _______________ ________ ... w orkers B - 4 . Annual paid holid ays f o r f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s . ___________________________ ... B -5. P a id vacation p r o v i s i o n s f o r f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s _________________ ... Health , insurance, and pension B plan p r o v i s i o n s f o r f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s _______________________ _ . ... -6. Appendix A . Appendix B. 12 13 14 15 16 19 Scope and method o f s u r v e y ______ .. . 21 Occupational d e s c r i p t i o n s . _______ ... 26 For sale by the Superintendent o f D ocum ents, O ffic e , Washington, D. C. O ffices listed on back c o ver. Superintendent o f Docum ents. 20402, GPO U .S . G overnm ent Printing Bookstores, P rice 85 cents. or BLS R egion al M ake checks p ayab le to Introduction T h is a r e a is 1 o f 84 in which the U.S. D e p a rtm e n t o f L a b o r ' s B ure au o f L a b o r Statis tics conducts s u r v e y s o f occup atio nal earnings and r e late d b e n e fits . In this a r e a , data w e r e obtained by p e r s o n a l v i s i t s o f Bureau f i e l d e c o n o m is ts to r e p r e s e n t a t i v e e s tab li s h m en ts within s ix bro ad industry d i v i s i o n s : M anu fa cturin g; tr a n s p o r ta t i o n , c o m m u n i c atio n, and oth e r public u t i l i t ie s ; w h o l e s a l e tr ad e; r e t a i l tr a d e ; fin an c e, i n s u r a n ce , and r e a l estate; and s e r v i c e s . M a j o r industr y group s excluded f r o m th ese studies a r e g o v e rn m e n t op e r ation s and the c o n stru c tio n and e x t r a c t i v e in d ustries. E s tab li s hm en ts having f e w e r than a p r e s c r i b e d nu mber o f w o r k e r s a r e o m itte d b e ca u s e of ins uffic ie nt e m p lo ym e n t in the occupations studied. S e p arate tabulations a r e p r o v i d e d f o r each o f the b ro ad industr y d iv is io n s wh ic h m e e t p ublic ation c r i t e r i a . A - s e r i e s ta b le s T a b l e s A - l th ro ugh A - 6 p r o v i d e e s tim a te s o f s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y o r h o u r ly e arning s f o r w o r k e r s in occupations c om m o n to a v a r i e t y o f m a n u fa c tu ring and no nm an ufact uring in d u s tr ie s . Occupations 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 c h n ic a l, (c) m a in ten ance, t o o l r o o m , and p o w e r p la n t, and (d) m a te r i a l m o v e m e n t and c usto d ia l. In the 31 l a r g e s t s u r v e y a r e a s , ta b le s A - l a through 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 e n ts e m p lo yin g 500 w o r k e rs o r m o r e . 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 u r ly e arning s o f 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 dustr ia l n u r s e s , s k illed m ainte n ance tr a d e s w o r k e r s , and un sk il led 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 te d f o r a l l in d u s tr ie s , m anufactu ring, and nonm anufacturing. T h is tab le p r o v i d e s a m e a s u r e of w a g e tr e n d s a f t e r elim in a tio n o f changes in a v e r a g e e arnings caused by e m p lo ym e n t shifts among e s t a b lis h m e n ts as w e l l as t u r n o v e r o f es tab li s hm en ts i n cluded in s u r v e y s a m p le s . F o r fu r th e r d e ta ils , see appendix A . B - s e r i e s ta b les T h e B - s e r i e s ta b le s p r e s e n t in fo rm atio n on m in im u m entran ce s a l a r i e s f o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s ; late shift p ay p r o v i s i o n s and p r a c t i c e s f o r plant w o r k e r s in manufactu ring; and data s e p a r a t e l y f o r plant and o f f i c e w o r k e r s on scheduled w e e k l y hours and days o f f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s ; paid ho lid a ys ; paid vac atio n s ; and health, ins u ran ce , and pension plans. A p p e nd ixe s A p p e n d ix 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 a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m . It p r o v i d e s in fo rm a tio n on the scop e o f the a r e a s u r v e y , on the a r e a ' s in d u s tr ia l c o m p o s itio n in m a n u f a c tu r ing, and on l a b o r - m a n a g e m e n t a g r e e m e n t c o v e r a g e . A p p e nd ix B p r o v i d e s job d e s c r ip tio n s used by Bureau f i e l d e c o n o m is ts to c l a s s i f y w o r k e r s by occupation. A. Earnings Table A-1. W eekly earnings of office workers in Memphis, Tenn.—Ark. —Miss., November 1976 W eek ly earnings 1 (standard) Number Occupation and in d us try di vision N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s tr a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f ---- w eekly hours1 (standard M edian * M iddle range £ S s s 130 140 150 160 170 18 0 190 200 210 220 230 240 260 280 300 "S ----320 90 100 11 0 120 130 140 150 16 0 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 2 4 () 260 280 300 320 ove r 170 14 156 2 177 29 148 4 139 33 106 4 140 23 117 115 17 98 95 29 66 111 23 88 - 27 6 21 5 12 5 18 6 12 2 23 7 16 2 31 13 18 6 16 10 6 3 11 3 8 2 5 - - 26 10 16 2 24 12 * 60 22 38 1 • 5 5 - 1 1 3 2 8 4 20 16 7 5 3 2 1 1 * 5 - - - 6 3 1 - • * 2 2 45 5 54 4 12 5 7 4 1 3 5 3 2 2 - 7 4 3 9 6 3 5 - 1 - S $ S i s S 120 $ S S S n o $ S S 10 0 $ 80 M ean * $ 90 S S and u n d er and ALL WORKERS $ $ 1 ,2 3 0 265 965 39 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 3 9 .0 $ 1 6 5 .5 0 1 7 9 .5 0 1 6 2 .0 0 2 2 1 .0 0 $ 1 5 5 .5 0 1 7 3 .0 0 1 5 3 .5 0 2 2 7 .0 0 1 1 1 1 3 5 .0 0 -1 8 4 .0 0 4 4 .0 0 -2 0 1 .5 0 3 2 .5 0 -1 7 9 .0 0 7 3 .0 0 -2 6 7 .0 0 - • • - — — 42 8 34 - - - - SECRETARIES. CLASS A NONMANUFACTURING ----- 65 44 3 9 .5 3 9 .0 1 9 7 .0 0 1 8 8 .0 0 1 8 4 .0 0 1 8 4 .0 0 1 7 4 .0 0 -2 0 7 .0 0 1 7 1 .0 0 -1 9 2 .5 0 • • - - - 3 3 SECRETARIES, CLASS 8 MANUFACTURING ---------- NONMANUFACTURING — 299 53 246 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 3 9 .0 1 8 1 .5 0 2 0 0 .5 0 1 7 7 .0 0 1 7 7 .0 0 1 9 2 .0 0 1 7 0 .5 0 1 5 4 .5 0 -1 9 2 .0 0 1 7 9 .5 0 -2 2 7 .0 0 1 5 4 .0 0 -1 9 0 .0 0 - - - 7 - 13 - 7 13 40 24 2 22 40 11 29 50 25 10 15 9 1 8 6 - 9 2 7 6 - - 20 2 18 5 5 - 13 2 11 6 - - SECRETARIES. CLASS C MANUFACTURING — NONMANUFACTURING — 333 74 259 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 1 7 1 .0 0 1 8 7 .5 0 1 6 6 .0 0 1 6 1 .0 0 1 8 0 .5 0 1 5 7 .0 0 1 4 5 .0 0 -1 8 7 .0 0 1 4 8 .5 0 -2 0 8 .5 0 1 4 2 .0 0 -1 7 1 .5 0 • 40 5 35 48 13 35 49 8 41 62 3 59 17 3 14 23 10 13 16 7 9 4 4 8 2 6 11 4 7 7 3 4 2 • SECRETARIES, CLASS 0 — MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTURING — 493 114 379 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 1 4 4 .5 0 1 5 6 .0 0 1 4 1 .0 0 1 3 8 .0 0 1 4 9 .0 0 1 3 4 .5 0 1 2 6 .5 0 -1 5 5 .0 0 1 3 2 .5 0 -1 7 0 .0 0 1 2 6 .5 0 -1 4 9 .5 0 STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL MANUFACTURING ------------ — NONMANUFACTURING ---------PUB LIC U T I L I T I E S 175 72 103 45 3 9 .0 3 9 .S 3 9 .0 3 8 .5 1 7 0 .5 0 1 6 4 .5 0 1 7 5 .0 0 2 2 5 .5 0 1 5 7 .5 0 1 5 9 .0 0 1 5 3 .5 0 2 0 6 .0 0 1 3 6 .0 0 -2 0 1 .5 0 1 4 5 .0 0 -1 8 1 .5 0 1 2 6 .5 0 -2 0 6 .0 0 2 0 6 .0 0 -2 6 1 .5 0 STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR MANUFACTURING - — -------- NONMANUFACTURING ----------- 203 58 145 3 9 .5 3 9 .0 3 9 .5 1 6 7 .0 0 1 8 5 .0 0 1 5 9 .5 0 1 5 5 .5 0 1 9 2 .0 0 1 5 5 .5 0 1 4 0 .5 0 -1 9 0 .5 0 1 6 9 .5 0 -2 0 5 .0 0 1 4 0 .0 0 -1 7 3 .0 0 TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE TYPISTS MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTURING — - 101 31 70 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 1 3 2 .5 0 1 3 6 .5 0 1 3 0 .5 0 1 2 6 .5 0 1 3 9 .0 0 1 2 6 .5 0 62 52 3 8 .5 3 8 .5 1 6 7 .5 0 1 7 3 .5 0 CLASS B ------— m a n u f a c t u r i n g ---------NONMANUFACTURING — PUB LIC U T I L I T I E S 236 86 15 0 25 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 1 4 2 .0 0 1 2 5 .0 0 1 5 1 .5 0 2 7 0 .0 0 F IL E CLERKS, CLASS B NONMANUFACTUPING 58 42 3 9 .5 1 5 4 .5 0 1 5 7 .5 0 SECRETARIES -------------MANUFACTURING — NONMANUFACTURING — PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S TYPISTS, ---------nonm anu facturing — class a TYPISTS, F IL E CLERKS, CLASS C NONMANUFACTURING — 148 135 MESSENGERS ----------------------NONMANUFACTURING — 201 180 SWITCWBOARO OPERATORS NONMANUFACTUPING — 69 55 S e e fo o tn o te s 4 0 .0 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 1 0 5 .0 0 1 0 4 .0 0 1 1 7 .0 0 1 1 7 .5 0 1 4 1 .5 0 1 3 4 .5 0 - • - - — - - - - - 24 2 22 • . • - - - - - - 32 8 24 133 12 12 1 119 22 97 71 18 53 45 10 35 25 11 14 29 11 18 10 5 5 4 3 1 6 - 2 - - - 2 6 7 7 19 a li 16 11 5 1 14 11 3 3 5 4 1 1 12 7 5 - 21 14 7 1 20 8 12 16 2 14 37 22 9 13 11 1 10 - - - - 18 4 14 1 . - . 10 20 - - - - - - - 10 20 1 0 6 .0 0 -1 4 7 .5 0 1 1 3 .0 0 -1 5 8 .0 0 1 0 3 .5 0 -1 3 7 .5 0 • 12 3 9 15 2 13 16 5 11 14 2 12 12 8 1 5 5 .5 0 1 8 9 .0 0 1 2 6 .5 0 -2 0 6 .0 0 1 4 5 .0 0 -2 0 6 .0 0 • “ 2 * 9 3 1 3 0 .0 0 1 1 6 .0 0 1 3 0 ,0 0 46 20 26 2 7 4 .0 0 1 1 2 .0 0 -1 4 2 .0 0 1 0 8 .0 0 -1 4 2 .0 0 1 1 7 .0 0 -1 5 7 .0 0 2 3 5 .5 0 -2 9 0 .0 0 1 5 1 .0 0 1 4 1 .0 0 1 2 3 .0 0 -1 6 8 .5 0 1 0 3 .5 0 -1 8 8 .5 0 1 0 1 .0 0 1 0 1 .0 0 1 1 0 .5 0 1 1 0 .5 0 1 2 9 .0 0 1 2 6 .5 0 9 9 .0 0 -1 0 9 .0 0 9 9 .0 0 - 1 0 9 .0 0 1 0 1 .0 0 -1 2 0 .0 0 1 0 1 .0 0 -1 2 0 .0 0 1 1 5 .0 0 -1 6 7 .0 0 1 1 4 .5 0 -1 5 8 .0 0 - . 1 16 4 36 12 12 7 5 8 - 8 8 1 1 10 9 4 - 4 * 27 5 22 38 8 30 33 23 10 13 1 12 2 2 - 4 - - - 5 1 - 4 39 23 16 - - - - * - * * * - 5 5 1 1 • 9 5 4 - 9 9 4 13 1 2 2 3 3 5 5 - . 3 1 • • 4 . 4 * 1 1 . - 45 43 34 28 4 4 17 15 73 68 61 56 7 6 3 * 8 7 55 50 15 13 16 15 9 9 1 * 18 16 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 4 4 4 4 3 3 - - 10 5 5 2 19 1 18 17 3 3 - 15 14 12 12 1 - 6 3 3 1 1 - 6 2 1 - - 1 - 5 - 1 - 6 - 5 5 1 1 6 6 - 6 2 4 4 3 1 6 1 5 7 1 6 4 8 5 2 2 22 22 5 - 2 4 - • 1 1 - • 1 - 2 • - - - - - - * 1 1 • * - - - - - • • - - - - 1 - 2 1 1 2 1 1 - - - 1 1 - 11 6 1 • 7 7 - 1 1 7 • • • 11 11 6 6 1 1 - - 5 5 - - - * * - 1 1 - - - - 1 1 - • * - * - 7 7 1 • . * * 3 3 5 1 7 3 1 1 2 2 - 1 1 1 m - - 1 1 5 - 6 1 5 5 2 2 2 6 1 5 5 3 2 2 • - 5 1 4 2 2 8 6 6 a t en d o f ta b le s . - - - - - * - T ab le A-1. W eekly earnings of office w orkers in M e m p h is, T e n n .—A rk. —M is s., N ovem ber 197 6 — C ontinu ed W eekly amings 1 (stand ard) amber Occupation and in dus try divis ion >rken 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 of ----s s M edian £ M iddle range * S 3 S 3 3 s S S S $ S S -J $ S $ 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 260 280 300 320 90 100 11Q 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 24o 260 280 300 320 over - 60 24 24 23 8 6 7 4 2 2 1 • - • - - - 1 1 - 10 - 3 1 - 1 2 2 - 1 - 2 2 - - 1 2 2 - 10 - - * - * - - - - - - - 8 - - 11 9 • 2 - . 1 2 3 2 . • 2 80 M ean * $ S $ and under and ALL WORKERS— CONTINUED SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSMANUF A C T U R I N G ------— NONMANUFACTURING — PUB LIC U T I L I T I E S OROER CLERKS. CLASS A NONMANUFACTURING — $ $ 1 3 3 .5 0 - 7 - 14 - 1 72 10 41 1 5 0 .0 0 1 2 0 .0 0 - 1 4 7 .0 0 1 4 3 .0 0 - 1 5 8 .0 0 47 1 5 3 .0 0 223 1 3 5 .0 0 1 2 6 .5 0 1 1 6 .5 0 - 1 3 7 .0 0 - 7 14 46 62 40 36 25 3 7 .0 1 9 1 .5 0 1 4 7 .5 0 1 4 2 .5 0 - 2 9 2 .0 0 * * * * 2 - 15 • • . - 3 9 .5 63 4 0 .0 1 7 2 .0 0 1 6 7 .0 0 1 4 0 .0 0 - 1 7 0 .0 0 58 4 0 .0 1 7 2 .0 0 1 6 4 .0 0 1 4 0 .0 C -1 7 0 .0 0 ORDER CLERKS. CLASS B MANUFACTURING --------NONMANUFACTURING — 186 ACCOUNTING CLERKS* CLASS A — MANUFACTURING ------------ 452 3 9 .5 138 4 0 .0 314 3 9 .0 847 3 9 .5 227 620 n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g — ACCOUNTING CLERKS* CLASS B — MANUFACTURING ---------- — -------— NONMANUFACTURING ------------------BI LLING-MAC HINE $ $ 1 3 9 .5 0 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 300 77 4 21 * - 20 * 18 28 12 17 7 67 4 0 .0 1 4 3 .5 0 1 3 6 .0 0 1 1 5 .0 0 - 1 7 8 .5 0 - 2 40 30 10 3 12 8 3 5 99 4 0 .0 1 4 6 .5 0 1 3 4 .0 0 1 2 4 .0 0 - 1 6 0 .0 0 - 4 2 10 13 25 4 9 12 - 1 7 5 .5 0 1 7 0 .0 0 1 4 5 .5 0 - 1 9 6 .0 0 18 14 38 33 41 1 6 7 .0 0 - 2 0 5 .0 0 - - - 1 26 4 53 1 8 0 .0 0 • - - 1 9 2 .0 0 8 19 1 6 8 .5 0 1 5 8 .5 0 1 3 5 .0 0 - 1 9 2 .5 0 - - 18 14 37 22 10 43 25 1 3 5 .0 0 1 2 0 .0 0 - 1 5 4 .0 0 3 30 1 4 0 .0 0 1 2 6 .5 0 - 1 6 7 .0 0 - - 72 5 93 4 0 .0 1 4 0 .5 0 1 5 0 .5 0 26 163 35 132 42 3 9 .0 1 3 6 .5 0 1 3 2 .5 0 1 1 6 .0 0 - 1 5 0 .0 0 3 30 67 67 128 90 4 0 .0 1 4 5 .0 0 1 3 4 .0 0 1 1 6 .0 0 - 1 6 8 .0 0 25 9 13 14 14 4 2 8 2 13 8 16 2 22 26 22 18 16 6 11 6 12 5 9 2 2 66 14 62 25 8 13 1 1 _ 1 - 3 2 2 1 3 2 2 3 5 37 4 3 32 33 14 1 — 52 30 19 17 8 33 * - 1 - - - * - - - - 11 - 2 - - 15 12 3 6 19 4 • 6 15 3 . 2 53 24 31 6 4 3 - - 47 - 73 - 4 3 5 2 1 1 2 1 .0 0 - 1 4 8 .0 0 - * 2 47 69 11 42 21 26 4 3 1 2 • - 18 6 46 6 65 12 93 20 73 25 29 16 7 10 - 9 2 4 1 12 40 53 73 48 20 14 10 241 OPERATORS* CLASS B MANUFACTURING — -----NONMANUFACTURING — 293 1 4 4 .0 0 1 4 0 .0 0 1 4 0 .5 0 1 3 4 .0 0 1 4 0 .0 0 1 2 5 .5 0 - 1 4 8 .0 0 1 2 7 .5 0 - 1 4 9 .0 0 1 4 0 .0 0 1 3 4 .0 0 1 2 5 .5 0 - 1 4 8 .0 0 1 at end o f ta b le s . 4 . 24 6 8 25 1 2 1 .0 0 - 1 5 2 .0 0 1 3 5 .0 0 - 2 1 4 .0 0 1 3 2 .5 0 - 47 1 14 1 5 3 .0 0 1 3 0 .0 0 - 25 5 285 - 51 12 2 - 9 4 - - • - - 1 - - • * _ 9 - KEYPUNCH OPERATORS* CLASS A MANUFACTURING -----------NONMANUFACTURING ---------- 3 9 .5 - 3 • - - 1 2 3 .0 0 - 1 8 0 .0 0 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 1 2 - - 2 7 17 12 1 4 8 .5 0 90 20 18 • - 1 5 9 .0 0 383 * 1 30 6 24 1 2 5 .0 0 - 1 9 0 .0 0 1 3 9 .0 0 - 2 0 8 .0 0 1 4 8 .5 0 1 7 4 .5 0 * - 1 0 0 .0 0 - 1 3 1 .0 0 1 5 8 .0 0 1 8 2 .5 0 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 2 9 14 1 0 6 .0 0 1 6 8 .0 0 1 8 2 .5 0 44 2 9 4 - 1 3 2 .5 0 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 30 75 * 21 4 0 .0 114 2 105 2 1 - 29 182 68 18 1 23 BILLERS -------- - S e e fo o tn o te s - • 4 - PAYROLL CLERKS --------------------------— MANUFACTURING -----------NONMANUFACTURING — KEYPUNCH - 1 14 7 • - - - - - - 4 9 7 6 10 4 6 2 2 5 5 1 1 11 5 1 3 3 3 3 * - * - 2 2 3 3 5 5 4 8 8 . • - 7 12 - • - - - - * * * 4 8 1 12 * * - 5 - • • - 21 4 3 2 1 - i 9 1 • 1 1 4 1 1 4 2 8 5 i T able A -2 . W eekly earnings of professional and technical w orkers in M e m p h is, T e n n .—A rk. —M is s., Novem ber 1976 W eekly earnings 1 (standard) N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f— s 100 w eekly hours 1 (standard) O c c u p a tio n an d in d u s tr y d iv is io n s and u n d er 110 ALL 110 _ 120 s 120 _ 130 s s 130 140 _ _ 14Q 150 i s 150 160 _ _ 160 s s 170 180 _ 170 i _ 18p s 5 s s s CO M PU TE R PRO G RAM M ERS ( B U S I N E S S ) . C L A S S A --------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G — PRO G RAM M ERS C O M PUTER O P E R A T O R S , N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G C LASS A — — — B CO M PU TE R O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G — C 5 240 260 280 300 320 340 360 380 200 220 240 260 280 3 QQ 320 340 360 38p 4QQ _ 190 11 3 0 2 .5 0 3 19 .5 0 2 9 5 .5 0 3 0 6 .5 0 2 6 7 .5 0 -3 2 2 .0 0 2 7 8 .0 0 -3 4 3 .5 0 109 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 2 8 3 .50 2 8 9 .0 0 2 8 2 .0 0 2 8 2 .0 0 2 5 3 .0 0 -3 2 2 .0 0 2 6 4 .5 0 -3 3 5 .0 0 165 143 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 2 6 1.5 0 2 5 9 .5 0 2 6 8 .5 0 2 6 8 .5 0 2 3 5 .0 0 -2 9 8 .5 0 2 3 0 .0 0 -2 9 8 .5 0 2 8 8 2 2 14 2 76 65 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 2 3 8 .50 2 2 9 .5 0 2 3 4 .0 0 2 15 .0 0 1 7 2 .5 0 -2 7 4 .0 0 1 7 2 .5 0 -2 5 6 .0 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 13 197 30 167 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 16 7 .5 0 18 7 .0 0 16 4 .0 0 1 6 1 .0 0 18 2 .0 0 15 1.5 0 14 4 .0 0 -18 2 .0 0 16 5 .0 0 -2 0 7 .5 0 1 3 9 .0 0 ■ 179 .00 37 4 33 13 24 22 21 2 11 2 22 3 19 7 14 75 69 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 17 0 .5 0 17 0 .0 0 17 2 .5 0 16 7 .0 0 13 6 .5 0 •19 5 .5 0 1 3 0 .0 0 - 1 7 7 .0 0 5 4 5 5 7 7 18 18 7 13 5 21 21 23 23 13 7 24 38 23 19 31 21 12 12 14 13 4 4 11 10 8 16 25 14 14 12 15 14 10 17 7 3 10 1 2 7 5 10 14 22 42 16 14 14 15 15 20 67 4 0 .0 2 5 4 .0 0 2 5 3 .0 0 2 2 9 .5 0 -2 9 9 .0 0 D R A F T E R S . C L A S S B -------M A N U F A C T U R IN G - 167 107 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 2 0 9 .0 0 2 11.5 0 19 6 .5 0 19 6 .5 0 1 8 6 .5 0 ■ 217.00 1 9 0 .0 0 -2 3 0 .0 0 D R AFTE R S, CLASS C M A N U F A C T U R IN G ---------------- 111 56 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 16 6 .0 0 179 .0 0 16 3 .0 0 17 4 .0 0 1 4 6 . 5 0 ■ 174 .00 15 2 .0 0 -19 0 .0 0 82 2 5 5 .0 0 2 2 7 .0 0 -2 9 8 .5 0 4 14 28 30 2 12 22 30 2 A E L E C T R O N IC S T E C H N IC IA N S N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G I P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S E L E C T R O N IC S T E C H N I C I A N S , N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G t P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S — R E G IS T E R E D 5 220 15 15 12 (B U S IN E S S )• COM PUTER O P E R A T O R S , C L A S 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 ----- CLASS J i 200 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 121 N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G — DRAFTERS, s 190 WORKERS C O M PUTER S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T S ( B U S I N E S S ) . C L A S S B ---------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G — C O M PUTER s IN D U S T R IA L CLASS N U R SE S B- 19 16 17 7 8 18 6 8 6 5 5 4 0 .0 2 6 0 .0 0 66 4 0 .0 2 6 8 .0 0 2 5 5 .0 0 2 5 5 .0 0 -2 9 8 .5 0 60 4 0 .0 2 7 5 .0 0 2 7 7 .0 0 2 5 5 .0 0 -2 9 8 .5 0 28 30 52 4 0 .0 2 8 0 .0 0 2 9 8 .5 0 2 5 5 .0 0 -2 9 8 .5 0 22 30 31 4 0 .0 2 3 1.0 0 2 2 3 .0 0 2 0 0 .5 0 -2 4 9 .5 0 4 4 S e e fo o tn o te s a t end o f ta b le s . 23 37 16 5 13 10 400 Table A -3. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex. in M em phis, Tenn.—Ark. —M iss., November 1976 O F F IC E O C C U P A T IO N S - Number of workers W eekly hours 1 standard) S e x , 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s try d iv is io n W eekly earnings * (standard) MEN O F F IC E O C C U P A T IO N S WOMEN— C O N T IN U E D $ ______ 1I ' 36 A C C O U N T IN G C LERKS. CLASS 4 0 .0 Average (m ean 2) Average (m ean 2 ) A v e rage (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 1j 1 L L A ii M * “ Number of workers W eekly hours 1 [standard) W eek ly earnings1 (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 eekly hours 1 standard) W eekly earnings 1 (standard) P R O F E S S IO N A L AND T E C H N IC A L O C C U P A T IO N S MEN - * 1 2 5 .0 0 1 7 8 .0 0 CLASS 95 4 2 9 3 .5 0 A! r 37 111 LL L K iV ii vL Aj j H 55 39 11 * 3 9 .0 1 5 1 .5 0 1 5 3 .5 0 2 6 3 .0 0 m^ _ r ILL O F F IC E O C C U P A T IO N S - ' ‘ C C R C T A il 1 J 1. VM Lb 1 ^ ■AX *—V T VLb® J o L L L ‘I " i f LLM j j L " 39 0 3 9 .0 " WOMEN 1 .2 1 3 3 9 .5 957 38 3 9 .5 3 9 .0 1 6 5 .0 0 1 7 8 .0 0 1 6 1 .5 0 2 1 9 .5 0 65 44 3 9 .5 3 9 .0 1 9 7 .0 0 1 8 8 .0 0 r- U N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G --------- --- ----------------------- 245 3 9 ,0 73 87 SW IT C H B O A R D O PERATORS SW IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R -P E C E P T IO N IS T S - ic J 9 U m mJ 294 UKUtH 1 8 6 .5 0 Aw vU U™ 1 i r i v 3 9 .5 1 4 1 .0 0 69 3 9 .5 1 6 4 .0 0 44 58 145 LLtH iVJ ) o v u A lb vLC .i 'li j i U " " ■ ■ ■ «.■ ■ 31 S e e fo o tn o te s 1 6 s ls 0 v L A ii n ” “ * * * * ®6*4® 2 5 6 .0 0 1 5 2 .0 0 v>L A o i A T " ' % , r- " — " " " L L tC T rv N lv j 1t v H N i b l A N 5 c.O f • j 0 « -xci 221 603 * A 1 ''U L L LLtK Ix j B , , ^ ™ * * * r 4 0 .0 3 9 .0 1 3 9 .5 0 1 4 8 .5 0 1 3 6 .0 0 c JU 1 3 6 .5 0 at end o f t a b le s . 6 4 0 .0 2 7 4 .5 0 N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ! 39. 5 1 5 6 .0 0 1 8 5 .0 0 1 5 9 .5 0 . "" 3 9 .0 1 4 3 .5 0 2 2 6 .0 0 3 9 .0 3 9 .5 3 9 )5 25 1 7 7 .0 0 4 0 .0 UKAr 1 1 K i f 40 • 0 , 486 107 379 133 — --------- ----------------- N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------- -----------------------1 1 0 4 .0 0 P R O F E S S IO N A L AND T E C H N IC A L O C C U P A T IO N S - WOMEN 2 2 9 .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 M e m p h is, T e n n —Ark. —M iss., N ovem ber 1976 N u m b e r of w o r k e r s r e ce iv in g s t r a ig ht -t im e h o u r ly ear nin gs of ---- M nn! M edian* M iddle range * $ $ $ S 5 .00 5.60 7 .2 0 7 .6 0 S 8 .00 t 4 .8 0 $ 6 .8 0 S 4 .6 0 $ 6 .4 0 s 4 .4 0 s 6 .0 0 $ 4.20 $ 5.20 $ 3 .8 0 $ 4 .0 0 S 3 .4 0 8.40 8 .8 0 9 .2 0 3 .6 0 3 .8 0 4 .0 0 4.20 4 .4 0 4 .6 0 5 .20 5.60 6 .0 0 6 .4 0 6 .8 0 7 .20 7 .60 8 .0 0 9 .2 0 9 .6 0 - 2 2 - 6 4 2 - - 1 * s 3 .0 0 $ 3 .2 0 1 -------- 3 .2 0 3 .4 0 3 and under 4- © CO 3.00 5 .0 0 2 2 4 4 5 2 • 2 11 10 1 7 7 - • - - • • 6 1 1 — 5 2 1 1 6 - - - - - 5 1 4 - 6 6 * 1 1 13 12 17 16 13 12 23 23 90 90 26 24 10 10 55 55 - - 19 19 5 - 1 1 3 12 - - - * 2 2 10 10 18 18 30 30 15 15 10 10 5 5 115 115 o of workers $ 3 .6 0 © GO « oo O ccu p a tio n and in d u s tr y d iv is io n $ 2 .8 0 OO • Hourly earnings 4 ALL WORKERS MAINTENANCE CARPENTERS M A N U F A C T U R I N G --- -— NONMANUFACTURING — ~ MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----MAINTENANCE PAINTERS -— $ $ $ $ 54 27 27 6.16 6. 4 0 5.92 6. 3 1 7.08 5.70 4 .9 8 4.9 8 4.9 0 - 7.14 7.28 6 .3 1 273 268 7.19 7. 2 1 7.08 7.08 6 .7 7 6 .7 7 - 8.07 8.07 - - - - - - - - - - - - 33 6.93 7. 1 0 6 .3 1 - 8.42 - - - - MAINTENANCE MACHINISTS M A N U F A C T U R I N G --- ---------------- 102 102 7.03 7.03 6.77 6.77 6 .3 3 6 .3 3 - 7.29 7 .2 9 - . • • * * - * M A I N T E N A N C E M E C H A N I C S ( M A C HINERY) M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------ 938 935 6.57 6.57 6.55 6.55 5 .8 0 5 .8 2 - 7.19 7 .1 9 . _ • • * * * 4 4 * * *“ MAINTENANCE MECHANICS (MOTOR V E H I C L E S ) ----M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----NONMANUFACTURING — PUBLIC UTILITIES 521 67 454 393 7. 2 0 6 .2 1 7.35 7. 71 7.77 6.93 7.83 7.83 6 .9 4 5 .4 3 6.947 .7 7 - 7 .9 7 6.94 7 .9 7 7.97 - - - - - 1 1 - * - - * - 16 16 - MAINTENANCE PIPEFITTERS M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------ 107 107 7.33 7.33 7.09 7.09 7.0 7 7 .0 7 - 7 .2 8 7.28 • - - - - - • * * * * * M I L L W R I G H T S ------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------ 112 112 8.14 8.14 9.07 9.07 7 .2 8 7.28- 9.07 9.07 . . • * - - * * MAINTENANCE TRAOES HELPERS MANUFACTURING - 98 80 5.16 5.09 5.35 4.97 4 .1 6 4.16- 6 .2 1 6 .2 1 3 3 1 1 2 * 4 4 — TOOL ANO DIE MAKERS MANUFACTURING 97 07 6.70 6.70 6.38 6.38 6.206.20- 6.98 6.98 . • • * * STATIONARY ENGINEERS M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----NONMANUFACTURING - 127 91 36 6.39 7.22 4.29 7.09 7.10 4.00 4 .8 8 6.463.91- 7.24 8 .3 0 4.38 . - - BOILER TENDERS MANUFACTURING 102 96 4.92 4.94 4.61 4.61 3.0 3 3.0 3 - 6.66 6.66 1 S e e fo o tn o te s * 31 30 - * • - - - - - 2 • . • _ - - * * - . 1 1 4 4 31 31 24 24 40 39 92 92 50 50 209 209 66 66 213 213 50 48 39 39 4 2 2 2 11 2 9 * 14 14 * * 7 5 2 - 16 14 2 * 6 1 5 5 6 6 - 89 28 61 61 6 6 - 321 - - 22 2 20 2 - - - « * * 1 1 . * - * * - 25 25 49 49 12 12 - . • • 8 8 20 20 - - 4 4 * - - - * 4 4 — - * * * 14 14 32 32 1 - _ • . * * * 5 - 3 * 17 16 20 20 5 * 1 - * * * - • • - • . - - * * * * - * * * 4 4 4 4 10 10 32 32 16 16 12 12 8 8 4 4 1 1 3 3 2 2 15 15 4 4 . “ _ * 4 4 3 3 * 4 4 * 4 4 - 12 12 - 6 6 * 26 26 - 13 10 3 • 2 2 • • • 4 4 24 24 2 2 . 7 4 • 1 10 10 9 9 5 5 a t en d o f t a b le s . 1 7 321 321 - 7 2 - • • - * 12 12 • • * * . 2 • • • • - • - - - - - - 20 20 - — • - - 2 2 - 66 66 • . • - - - - • • . - - - * 11 11 • 16 16 - • - 10 10 - - - - - - 6 6 T ab le A -5 . Hourly earnings of m aterial m ovem ent and custodial w orkers in M em phis, T e n n .— A r k .—M iss., N o vem ber 1976 Hourly earnings 4 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 --- workers Mean * M edian* M iddle range * 5> 2 .2 0 2 .4 0 2 .6 0 2 .8 0 2 .4 0 2 ,6 0 2 .8 0 3 .0 0 47 - 49 49 1 ------ i S S $ s 4 .6 0 6 .2 0 S 6 . 60 S 4 .4 0 S 5 .8 0 t 4 .2 0 S 5 .4 0 f 4 .0 0 S 5 .0 0 S 3 .8 0 7 .0 0 7 .4 0 7 .8 0 8 .2 0 s 8 4 .0 0 4 .2 0 4 .4 0 4 ,6 0 in O ccu p a tio n and in d u s try d iv is io n S 5 .4 0 5 .8 0 6 .2 0 <. 6 0 7 . 00 7 .4 0 7 .8 0 8 ,2 0 8 .6 0 9 .0 0 235 30 205 59 35 24 142 10 132 6 5 8 - - - 1103 2 1101 1100 • * 15 12 3 * * * — 13 - 6 6 • - • - - • - — - * * _ - - — 3 5 3 .0 0 $ 3 .2 0 3 .4 0 3 .2 0 3 .4 0 3 .6 0 3 .6 0 1 ! • 60 and u n d er $ $ $ $ 1 ,1 0 1 5 .5 8 4 .4 5 5 .7 0 7 .7 8 5 .2 0 3 .9 6 5 .8 8 7 .7 8 3 3 3 7 - 7 .7 8 5 .8 8 7 .7 8 7 .7 8 200 32 168 3 .1 2 4 .0 9 2 .9 3 2 .8 1 3 .8 4 2 .4 0 3 .0 5 - 2 .5 0 1 ,0 2 9 69 960 5 .0 2 3 .9 1 5 .1 0 3 .7 0 3 .3 3 3 .7 5 T R U C K D R IV E R S t H E A V Y TR U C K (T R A IL 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 IC U T I L I T I E S 1 ,1 8 1 59 1 ,1 2 2 762 6 .4 8 3 .7 9 6 .6 2 7 .7 8 T R U C K D R IV E R S t H E A V Y TR U C K (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 ----------- 79 78 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 ----------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 Q -------- 2 ,5 0 3 248 2 ,2 5 5 ------------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g — P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S m a n u f a c t u r in g 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 i n g ---------T R U C K D R IV E R S . MEDIUM 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 — TR U C K .5 .5 .5 .7 5 5 2 8 47 1 - 27 9 18 66 27 39 37 2 35 — “ - - - * * 3 2 1 - 2 2 . - • - - * 64 4 60 21 3 18 8 2 6 28 2 26 • - 110 43 67 1 47 - 45 - 2 - 18 - 2 .3 0 - 3 .6 0 47 45 2 18 14 10 4 1 7 13 * 29 29 3 ,4 0 3 .0 0 3 .4 0 - 7 .7 8 4 .1 9 7 .7 6 • 4 - 4 4 56 14 42 155 17 138 88 2 86 184 • 4 29 4 25 9 5 4 30 10 20 7 .7 8 3 .7 5 7 .7 8 7 .7 8 4 3 4 7 - 7 .7 8 3 - • - - 6 6 - - • - - 3 32 12 20 - - 30 8 - - 18 10 8 9 - 132 1 131 33 3 .8 0 7 .7 8 7 .7 8 83 - - 33 9 - 65 * * * * “ * * * * * * * • * 5 .5 7 5 .5 5 5 .8 9 5 .8 9 4 .6 0 4 .6 0 - 5 .8 9 5 .8 9 - - - - - - - 4 4 * * - 23 23 - - 123 56 5 .8 5 4 .7 3 6 .6 6 4 .8 0 4 .7 8 3 .8 9 - 7 .0 2 4 .9 5 - • • - • * * * 1 1 4 4 2 2 5 5 22 20 3 3 1 - 10 10 3 * 1 1 293 61 232 5 .1 2 4 .9 1 5 .1 7 5 .2 0 4 .8 5 5 .2 0 4 .3 5 4 .3 5 4 .3 7 - 5 .6 4 5 .4 2 5 .9 0 . • 2 3 12 3 2 1 16 2 14 16 7 9 19 5 14 14 3 11 39 13 26 30 9 21 .1 .7 .6 .7 0 0 3 8 - _ _ 38 - 83 - * 4 3 1 _ • * - * - S 2 3 1 — 4 4 338 - - 1 * 338 * - • • - * * * 762 762 36 36 10 10 5 - - 5 4 4 4 2 2 60 9 9 40 - - 10 6 9 9 4 3 - - 4 4 - 1 - * 1 . • 65 * - • - 2 5 - - - - - - 26 11 15 • - - - - - - 11 11 - - - - - - - - 1 - - 8 5 - 9 6 6 • - 42 18 2 2 4 4 2 2 . * 4 4 * 4 4 107 9 46 28 18 11 - 135 13 4 4 140 - 36 34 11 2 - 122 - 140 7 1 - 288 96 192 4 .6 9 3 .9 1 5 .0 8 3 .5 9 3 .4 0 3 .8 0 3 .1 5 2 .7 5 3 .4 3 - M A T E R IA L H A N D L IN G L A B O R 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 — 1 ,8 6 5 1 ,0 6 4 3 .9 8 4 .0 9 3 .8 5 3 .6 5 3 .9 8 3 .5 7 2 .9 0 2 .9 0 2 .8 9 - 4 .6 0 4 .5 6 801 4 .6 0 9 F O R K L I F T O P E R A T O 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 — P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -------------- 1 ,3 9 1 1 ,0 4 6 345 117 5 .0 6 5 .2 2 4 .5 9 5 .6 4 4 .5 2 4 .6 4 3 .5 0 3 .7 5 3 .3 5 - 7 .3 3 7 .3 3 5 .5 5 7 .7 8 . * * 159 4 155 93 33 - - 93 33 120 15 105 56 20 36 23 18 15 2 - - - - • - • • • 5 15 2 * 2 5 7 1 - - - - 71 73 41 95 71 44 153 142 57 42 11 15 30 6 24 56 10 46 - 27 144 80 64 11 11 12 88 47 41 63 23 73 102 20 82 116 104 32 40 79 76 3 86 56 30 30 144 95 49 29 20 139 87 52 68 41 27 76 72 110 108 34 43 35 4 2 12 111 104 7 15 - 8 7 * * * * * 72 30 42 16 70 - 238 118 9 38 10 28 16 120 70 7 .7 9 8 10 14 • - 15 10 6 3 .7 0 7 .7 9 35 30 - - 8 10 5 5 6 14 9 55 - 12 43 283 218 65 189 72 117 191 94 97 90 20 70 10 28 28 . • - 47 47 - - - - S e e fo o tn o te s a t end o f t a b le s . 8 - 22 IS 9 - * 2 2 - 107 - 9 2 11 6 22 71 3 8 - • • * - - 9 - • - - * - - - - 5 .4 6 4 .6 2 6 .3 7 — - 10 3 .1 9 3 .0 1 3 .3 0 - * - - 3 .7 0 3 .1 0 3 .9 3 • * — - 12 4 .3 3 3 .9 9 4 .4 1 - - - 3 1 ,3 6 2 267 1 ,0 9 5 - - 40 - - - - 2 - - - - 6 .6 9 * 1 5 - 4 .3 0 6 .2 1 — 762 - 60 10 50 - • - 8 7 1 - 2 .6 0 - 3.35- 184 . 4 * - 4 .0 6 4 .5 2 - 3 .8 0 7 .7 8 12 5 1 - 7 1 6 6 .0 5 10 1 67 6 61 3 .7 5 4 .9 2 4 .0 6 5 .3 2 S H IP P IN G PACKERS 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 ---------- - 118 17 - 5 .4 8 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 — 288 18 270 - 4 .3 3 5 .1 5 CLERKS 73 24 49 - 34 R E C E IV IN G WAREHOUSEMEN M A N U F A C T U R IN G 6 47 4 43 6 - - 95 26 AND • WORKERS T R U C K D R IV E R S S H IP P IN G o o ALL 106 106 • 263 197 66 59 1 1 - - - - - - - - - • • . T ab le A -5 . Hourly earnings of m a te ria l m ovem ent and custodial w orkers in M em phis, T e n n .— A rk .—M is s., N ovem ber 1 9 7 6 — Continued 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 * Number Occupation and industry d ivision Mean 2 M edian* M iddle range 2 S S S 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 S 5 .4 o S 5 .8 0 S 6 .2 0 S 6 *6 0 1 7 .0 0 S 2 .4 0 S 5 .0 0 i 2 .2 0 7 .4 0 7 .8 0 5 8 .2 0 5 8 .6 0 2 .4 0 2 .6 0 2 .8 0 3 .0 0 3 .2 0 3 .4 0 3 .6 0 3 • 80 4 .0 0 4 .2 0 4 .4 0 4 .6 0 S .0 0 5 .4 0 5 .8 0 6 .2 0 6 .6 0 7 .0 0 7 .4 0 7 .8 0 8 .2 Q 8 .6 0 9 .0 0 46 8 38 33 30 25 4 19 11 10 15 9 8 27 27 16 21 22 6 16 9 - 3 - - 4 6 - 1 - 3 -------- S 3 S 3 3 3 3 S 3 and u n d er A L L W ORKERS' C O N T IN U E D GUARDS AND WATCHMEN — 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 --------GUARCSI M A N U F A C T U R IN G — W ATC H M E N l M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------- J A N I T O R S . P O R T E R S * AND C L E A N 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 — P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 1 .0 1 4 172 842 $ 2 .9 5 4 .2 9 2 .6 7 $ 2 .4 5 4 .0 0 2 .4 5 $ 2 .3 5 2 .8 1 2 .3 5 - $ 2 .8 1 5 .6 0 2 .5 0 262 18 244 433 4 429 94 5 .0 5 5 .4 8 4 .0 C - 5 .9 2 8 * 78 3 .3 8 2 .8 1 2 .7 5 - 3 .7 4 10 4 8 30 - - - 10 - - - - - - 2 *3 8 8 522 1 *8 6 6 2 .9 4 4 .5 0 2 .5 0 4 .1 0 2 .3 0 4 .6 8 2 .3 C 3 .3 8 2 .3 C 2 .6 3 3 .0 6 5 .5 6 2 .4 0 4 .5 0 1394 1394 155 12 143 95 28 67 6 83 25 58 122 35 87 57 36 21 60 23 13 10 14 9 5 1 16 14 53 28 25 23 10 13 12 24 70 64 6 29 2 .3 0 4 .4 0 - 4 S e e f o o t n o t e s at e n d of ta b l e s . 9 44 16 10 1 4 • 16 9 9 - - - •- 7 24 23 1 - 4 26 25 1 17 14 9 5 5 5 7 10 3 * * * * * 9 1 - 9 5 9 23 5 14 - - - - - 16 - - - - - - - - 166 155 11 1 15 13 2 2 1 1 - 2 - • 15 15 — - - . - - - 2 20 4 1 2 2 — - T ab le A -6 . A verage hourly earnings of m aintenance, to o lro o m , p o w erp lan t, m a te ria l m ovem ent, and custodial w o rk e rs ,b y sex. in M em phis, Tenn.—Ark. —M iss., November 1976 Sex, 3 Number of workers o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n Average (m e a n *) hourly earnings4 S e x , 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n M A IN T E N A N C E . T O O LR O O M . AND P O W E R P L A N T O C C U P A T IO N S - MEN Number of workers M A T E R IA L MOVEMENT AND C U S T O D IA L O C C U P A T IO N S - MEN— C O N T IN U E D $ M A IN T E N A N C E M E C H A N IC S m a in t e n a n c e m e c h a n ic s (M A C H IN E R Y ) Average (m e a n ^ ) hourly earnings 4 $ 829 57 6 .4 9 231 505 7 .2 4 w K l/ t H 97 » IL L u K j " " " m NuNM ANUr A L I U N I N u 7^4 91 ______ _ . . . _____ _____ __ O C C U P A T IO N S _ - _ N O N M A N U E A C T U R IN G ___________ — — —— — — 338 4 .5 5 MEN UIJ® ' ' U J WPH# 1. ^ 1 V i li •V 1. ® 2 .4 9 2 WA 1 L n M tN * 1 ,3 7 3 NUNWANUr A C 1 U K I N o T R U C K D R IV E R S . MEDIUM T R U C K D R IV E R S , HEAVY TR U C K -------------- 1 .0 2 5 5 .0 2 O C C U P A T IO N S - WOMEN TRUCK 1 .1 8 1 59 3^79 93 J A N IT O R S . S e e fo o tn o te s — at end o f t a b le s . 10 PORTERS. AND CLEANERSt 3 .3 4 Table A-7. Percent increases in average hourly earnings for selected occupational groups, adjusted for employment shifts, in Memphis, Tenn.— Ark.—Miss., for selected periods Novem ber 1972 to N ovem ber 1973 N ovem ber 1973 to N ovem ber 1974 Novem ber 1974 to Novem ber 1975 Novem ber 1975 to Novem ber 1976 A ll industries: Office c le r ic a l... ____ ... . . . . ___ ______ _______ E lectronic data p ro c e s s in g ____ ._ _____ _ _. Industrial nurses .. _________ ___ ____ . . . . .. Skilled maintenance trades * * __ __ _ ___ Unskilled plant w orkers * * ... .. . _ . .. 8.2 * 12.0 8.2 7.3 8.7 6.7 10.9 8.5 11.8 7.6 4.1 8.7 9.2 9.0 7.1 9.5 8.5 10.9 10.0 Manufacturing: Office c le r ic a l.. ____________________ _____ _____ Electronic data p ro c e s s in g __ . . . . ____. . . Industrial nurses .. ____ _ . . . . . . ____ ____ _ Skilled maintenance trades * * ... ______ _ .. . . Unskilled plant w orkers * * ___ 5.6 * *** 7.9 6.7 9.9 *** *** 8.4 10.9 8.6 ### sltslt* 9.5 9.1 7.5 9.2 * *** 8.3 6.6 *** 7.3 3.5 7.5 12.5 9.6 Industry and occupational group (men and women combined) Nonmanufacturing: O ffice c le r ic a l. . _______ ________________ _ E lectronic data processing . . . .... Industrial nurses _ _________ . . . _________ _ _____ Skilled maintenance trades * * ___ _ _____ _ . ... Unskilled plant workers * * _________________ . __ * ** *** Data not available. Percent increases for periods ending p rio r to 1976 relate to men only. Data do not m eet publication c riteria . 11 11.6 11.9 7.0 10.0 *** *** 8.1 B. Establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions Table B-1. Minimum entrance salaries for inexperienced typists and clerks in M em phis, Tenn.—Ark. —M iss., November 1976 In experienced typists M a n u fa c tu rin g M in im u m w e e k ly s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r y 5 ESTABLISHMENTS MINIMUM UNDER $85.00 $87.50 $90.00 $92.50 $95.00 $97.50 $100.00 $105.00 $110.00 $115.00 $120.00 $125.00 $130.00 $135.00 $140.00 $145.00 $150.00 $155.00 $160.00 $165.00 $170.00 $175.00 $180.00 $185.00 $190.00 $195.00 $200.00 $205.00 $210.00 $215.00 $220.00 $225.00 $230.00 $235.00 $240.00 $245.00 $250.00 $255.00 $260.00 having a AND ANO AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND ANO AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND 40 A ll sch e d u le s M a n u fa c tu rin g N o n m a n u f a ctu r ing B a s e d on s ta n d a rd w e e k ly h ou rs 7 o f — A ll in d u s tr ie s A ll s c h e d u le s 40 40 XXX 127 XXX 195 08 11 8 18 14 62 21 • • - . 1 1 1 1 - 2 - - 3 3 2 * * — 2 * 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 — - 2 2 4 2 3 2 2 4 - 195 68 29 _ 1 1 1 1 * 4 2 5 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 • 2 2 • - 6 x x x A ll s c h e d u le s 40 127 XXX 41 30 specified $ 8 5 . 0 0 -----------------------AND U N D E R $ 8 7 . 5 0 -----------A N D U N D E R $ 9 0 . 0 0 -----------AND U N D E R $ 9 2 . 5 0 -----------A N D U N D E R $ 9 5 . 0 0 -----------A N D U N D E R $ 9 7 . 5 0 -----------A N D U N D E R $ 1 0 0 . 0 0 --- --- --AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g B a s e d on s ta n d a rd w e e k ly h o u r s 7 of- A ll A ll s c h e d u le s E S T A B L I S H M E N T S S T U D I E D ------------- Other in exp erien ced c le r ic a l w o rk e rs UNDER UNDER UNDER UNDER UNDER UNDER UNDER UNDER $ 1 0 5 . 0 0 --------$ 1 1 0 . 0 0 ---- ---$ 1 1 5 . 0 0 --------$ 1 2 0 . 0 0 --- -----$ 1 2 5 . 0 0 --------$ 1 3 0 . 0 0 --- -----$ 1 3 5 . 0 0 ---------$ 1 4 0 . 0 0 --UNDER $ 1 4 5 . 0 0 ---------U N D E R $ 1 5 0 . 0 0 --------U N D E R $ 1 5 5 . 0 0 --------U N D E R $ 1 6 0 . 0 0 --------U N D E R $ 1 6 5 . 0 0 --------U N D E R $ 1 7 0 . 0 0 --------U N D E R $ 1 7 5 . 0 0 -------— U N D E R $ 1 8 0 . 0 0 ---- ----U N D E R $ 1 8 5 . 0 0 — ------UNOER $190.00 ---U N D E R $ 1 9 5 . 0 0 ---------U N D E R $ 2 0 0 . 0 0 ---- — U N D E R $ 2 0 5 . 0 0 ---------U N D E R $ 2 1 0 . 0 0 --------U N D E R $ 2 1 5 . 0 0 ---- — -U N D E R $ 2 2 0 . 0 0 ---------U N D E R $ 2 2 5 . 0 0 --- -----U N D E R $ 2 3 0 . 0 0 ---------U N D E R $ 2 3 5 . 0 0 --------UNDER $240.00 — U N D E R $ 2 4 5 . 0 0 --------U N D E R $ 2 5 0 . 0 0 ---------UNDER $255.00 — — --U N D E R $ 2 6 0 . 0 0 --------O V E R — ---- ------------- 3 1 - - * * 1 1 2 • 2 1 - - 1 - - 1 1 * 9 1 • • 11 2 8 1 5 1 3 4 1 “ • - 3 17 2 2 1 * -1 6 1 * 9 * 4 1 3 1 4 3 - 2 3 3 7 1 1 - 1 * 1 1 * — — * — — 1 1 - • 1 1 1 1 2 - 1 - 2 2 1 • • * 1 * * * 2 * * • * 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 ESTABLISHMENTS HAVING NO SPECIFIED M I N I M U M ---------------------------------- 19 9 xxx 10 XXX 59 22 XXX 37 XXX E S T A B LISHMENTS WHICH DID NOT EMPLOY W O R K E R S IN T H I S C A T E G O R Y --- --- ---- 147 48 XXX 99 xxx 74 25 xxx 49 XXX - 1 1 - See footnotes at end of tables. 12 1 1 — - 8 1 1 1 - 1 • 2 Table B-2. Late shift pay provisions for full-tim e manufacturing plant workers in Mem phis, Tenn.—A rk.—M iss., November 1976 ( A l l f u l l - t i m e m a n u fa c tu r in g p la n t w o r k e r s a 100 p e r c e n t) A ll w o rk e rs 8 W o r k e r s on la t e s h ifts Ite m S econ d s h ift T h ir d s h ift S eco n d s h ift T h ir d s h ift IN E S T A B L I S H M E N T S W I T H L A T E S H I F T P R O V I S I O N S ------ A3 . 8 73 . 4 17.0 8.2 W I T H N O PAY D I F F E R E N T I A L F O R L A T E S H I F T WO R K -----W I T H PA Y D I F F E R E N T I A L FOR L A T E SH I F T WO R K --------U N I F O R M C E N T S - P E R - H O U R D I F F E R E N T I A L --------------U N I F O R M P E R C E N T A G E D I F F E R E N T I A L -------------------O T H E R D I F F E R E N T I A L ------------------------------------ 3.6 80 . 2 68 . 4 8.2 3.6 3.6 69 .8 54 . 2 8.2 7.4 .7 16.3 14.1 1.7 .5 .5 7. 6 6.8 .7 .1 12.2 7.7 15.4 8.3 12.3 8.0 16.8 10.1 3.8 4.9 4.7 1.0 15.3 1.5 8.4 2.5 4. 3 15.4 2.3 .3 1.7 1.5 .2 2.2 .4 .9 .9 .8 4.1 - P E R C E N T OF W O R K E R S A V E R A G E PA Y D I F F E R E N T I A L U N I F O R M C E N T S - P E R - H O U R D I F F E R E N T I A L ----------------U N I F O R M P E R C E N T A G E D I F F E R E N T I A L ---------------------P E R C E N T OF W O R K E R S BY TY P E AN D A M O U N T OF PAY D I F F E R E N T I A L UNIFORM CENTS-PER-HOURS 5 C E N T S --------- ------ -----------------------------6 CENTS —— — — — — — — — —— 9 C E N T S --- ------------------ -------- -------- -----11 12 13 14 CENTS — ---C E N T S --------------------------------------------AND U N D E R 14 C E N T S ---- -----------------------CENTS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 17 20 21 22 27 30 40 C E N T S --------------------------------------------C E N T S --------------------------------------------CENTS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — C E N T S --------------------------------------------AN D U N D E R 2B C E N T S ---------------------------C E N T S ---------------- ---------------------------C E N T S ------------ — ------------------------------ • UNIFORM PERCENTAGES 6 P E R C E N T -------------------------------------------10 P E R C E N T -----------------------------------------14 P E R C E N T ------------------ ------------------------ - 3.4 1.1 1.2 - 1.0 - - 7.6 1.0 4.0 5.5 2.3 16.0 2.9 1.0 2.3 5.3 2.7 .5 •8 - .4 <9> .4 - .3 - .2 - .1 .2 .4 1.1 .2 1.9 .3 .2 .3 1.2 - .4 .1 .2 - 4.8 2.1 1.3 1.8 4 .6 .3 - - 1.1 “ * 4.8 3. 4 .9 .8 - .1 .4 .2 OTHER DIFFERENTIALS FU L L D A Y ' S PA Y F O R R E D U C E D H O U R S ---------------FU L L D A Y ' S PAY FO R R E D U C E D H O U K S P L U S C E N T S — See footn otes at end o f ta b les. 13 Table B -3 . Scheduled w e e k ly hours and days of fu ll-tim e firs t-s h ift w orkers in M e m p h is, T e n n .—A rk .—M is s., N o vem b er 1976 P la n t w o r k e r s O ffic e w o rk e rs It e m A l l in d u s tr ie s M a n u fa c tu r in g N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g P u b lic u t ilit ie s 100 100 100 A l l in d u s tr ie s M a n u fa c tu rin g N o n m anuf ac tu r ing P u b lic u t ilit ie s P E R C E N T O F W O R K E R S BY S C H E D U L E D W E E K L Y H O U R S A N D DA Y S ALL F U L L - T I M E W O R K E R S --- --------30 35 35 36 37 H O U R S - 5 D A Y S ---- ---- ---- — - — --H O U R S - 5 O A Y S ------------------------1/2 H O U R S - 5 D A Y S -------- ----------1/3 H O U R S - 5 D A Y S ----------— ------1/2 H O U R S ------------- --------------4 1/2 D A Y S --------------------------- 38 38 38 38 40 H O U R S - 5 D A Y S ---- ---- --------------1/10 H O U R S - 5 D A Y S -------- ---------4 / 1 0 H O U R S - 5 D A Y S -----------------3/4 H O U R S - 5 D A Y S -------------------HOURS — — — — — — — — — — 4 DAYS — 5 DAYS — 6 DA Y S 4 2 H O U R S ------------- ----------— — — 5 DAYS -»— »»«» — » — 42 44 45 46 47 48 50 1/2 H O U R S - 5 O A Y S — — — — — — H O U R S ------------- ---5 DAYS 5 1/2 D A Y S --------------------------H O U R S - 5 D A Y S ------- --- ------------HOURS 5 DAYS —— — »»» » 6 D A Y S -------------------------------H O U R S - 5 D A Y S ------ -----------------H O U R S - 6 D A Y S ---H O U R S - 5 D A Y S -------- ----------------- ----------------- 100 1 2 (10) 4 4 • - 1 85 • 1 • 1 • 1 95 1 1 84 94 (10) 1 (10) 1 1 1 - - 1 1 (10) (10) 1 1 1 1 1 1 — 1 2 3 1 7 • 7 • • • loo • loo • • • - 76 — 75 1 1 1 3 — 2 (10) 1 100 loo 100 (10) 1 (10) 17 2 15 3 — 5 5 - (10) 1 (10) 20 3 (1 0 ) - (10) • - - 4 75 (10) 75 • (10) (10) — (10) • - 18 4 (10) (10) 100 4 43 43 - (10) - 53 - 94 69 53 • 1 (10) 95 5 69 — - (10) — - — • — - 2 • - 2 • - * - •- - - (10) (10) • * 40 .0 40.0 39 . 4 39.9 39 . 3 38 .7 3 2 1 AVERAGE SCHEDULED WEEKLY HOURS AL L W E E K L Y WO R K S C H E D U L E S --------------------- 40 . 0 4Q . 1 S ee fo o tn o te a t en d o f t a b le s . 14 T ab le B -4 . A nnual paid holidays for fu ll-tim e w orkers in M em phis, T e n n .—A rk . —M iss., N ovem ber 1976 O f f ic e w o r k e r s P la n t w o r k e r s Ite m A l l in d u s tr ie s PER C E N T OF M a n u fa c tu rin g N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g 100 100 P u b lic u t ilit ie s A l l in d u s tr ie s M a n u fa c tu rin g N o nm anuf ac tixr ing P u b lic u t ilit ie s WORKERS WORKERS ----------------------- 100 E S T A B L IS H M E N T S NOT P R O V ID IN G P A I D H O L I O A Y S ------------ — -------------------------I N E S T A B L IS H M E N T S P R O V ID IN G P A I D H O L IO A Y S ------------------------------------------- 5 - 10 - 1 • 2 • 95 100 90 100 99 100 98 100 8 .0 9 .0 7 .0 9 .0 8 .1 9 .1 7 .9 9 .1 3 - ALL F U L L -T IR E 100 100 100 100 100 IN AV E R A G E NUMBER FO R W ORKERS P R O V ID IN G OF P A ID H O L ID A Y S I N E S T A B L IS H M E N T S H O L ID A Y S -------------------------------- P E R C E N T OF WORKERS 8 Y NUMBER OF P A I D H O L ID A Y S P R O V ID E D 1 2 — — — — — — — — — — P L U S 1 h a l f d a y ---------- ------ ------ -----------H O L I D A Y S ------------------- -------- --— - - - - - - - - h o l id a y A 5 H O L ID A Y S — — — — — — — — — — H O L ID A Y S — — — — — — — — P L U S 1 H A L F O A Y -----------------------------------6 H O L ID A Y S — — — — — — — — — P L U S 1 OR MORE H A L F D A Y S — — 7 H O L ID A Y S — — — — — — — P L U S 1 H A L F D AY — — — — — 8 H O L ID A Y S P L U S 1 H A L F D A Y ------— — — — 9 H O L IO A Y S ------------------------------------ ----------------P L U S 1 H ALF DAY — — — — — — — 10 H O L ID A Y S — — — — —— — — — — P L U S 1 H A L F D A Y ------------------- ----------------11 H O L ID A Y S ---------------------------------------------------12 h o l id a y s — — — — — — — — — — 1 3 H O L ID A Y S — — — — — — — — — 1 4 H O L IO A Y S —■ 1 5 H O L ID A Y S --------------------------------------------------P E R C E N T OF WORKERS P A I D H O L ID A Y T IM E • - 1 - 2 7 2 12 1 - 1 18 1 13 (1 0 ) 7 18 17 1 9 14 - - 2 (1 0 ) - 2 26 5 - 1 12 1 D AY OR M O R E -------- -----------------— — — -------D A Y S OR MORE --------------------------------------------D A Y S OR M O R E -------- ---------- -------- — — D A Y S OR M O R E ------------ --------------- ----------------1 / 2 D A Y S OR MORE — -------- — — -------- -----6 O A Y S OR M O R E --------------------- ----------------------6 1 / 2 D A Y S OR MORE — — — — — 7 D A Y S OR M O R E -------- ----------------------- -----------7 1 / 2 D A Y S OR MORE -----------------------------------8 D A Y S OR MORE — — — — — — — 9 D A Y S OR M O R E -----------------— — 9 1 / 2 D A Y S OR MORE -----------------------------------IQ D A Y S OR MORE — — -------- — — — -------11 O A Y S OR MORE — — — — — — 1 2 D A Y S OR MORE — — — — — — — 1 3 D A Y S OR MORE — — — — — — — — — 1 4 D A Y S OR MORE — — — — — — — — 15 O AYS ■ (1 0 ) 12 (1 0 ) 9 2 - 10 6 1 - 12 17 4 4 - 12 36 - (1 0 ) 28 25 10 2 — - 2 29 - 16 24 (1 0 ) 4 7 2 1 2 - 3 5 - (1 0 ) 2 5 - 1 - - 1 99 99 99 99 87 1 1 1 1 24 - 33 - 6 (1 0 ) 15 * • - 13 - 6 - 1 - — (1 0 ) - 1 20 - - 16 3 5 - 8 95 94 92 91 84 84 66 65 52 52 45 27 27 90 100 100 88 100 100 85 84 72 70 44 43 31 100 100 100 98 98 89 89 75 75 10 15 5 4 6 30 25 14 14 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 66 42 42 8 100 99 99 94 94 94 94 74 38 38 1 (1 0 ) 2 (1 0 ) 2 4 (1 0 ) 6 • (1 0 ) 28 3 14 1 1 (1 0 ) 2 1 100 98 98 98 98 84 83 73 72 55 1 19 • 14 58 (1 0 ) •• • • " 86 77 76 60 57 51 23 21 100 100 lo o 99 99 93 92 79 79 67 38 38 100 100 100 100 98 98 92 92 91 91 51 47 19 16 3 (1 0 ) 72 58 58 5 5 - 3 3 9 2 - 8 2 • 2 1 2 1 • * * 1 2 1 * at end o f t a b le s . • (1 0 ) - BY T O T A L P R O V ID E D 11 1 2 4 5 5 S e e fo o tn o te s 1 - 15 12 Table B -5 . Paid vacation provisions for fu ll-tim e w orkers in M em phis, T e n n .—A r k .—M iss., Novem ber 1976 P la n t w o r k e r s O ffic e w o r k e r s Ite m A l l in d u s tr ie s PERCENT ALL OF F U L L -T IM E M a n u fa c tu r in g N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g P u b lic .u tilitie s A l l in d u s tr ie s M anuf a c tu r ing N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g P u b lic u t ilit ie s WORKERS W ORKERS ----------------------- 100 E S T A B L IS H M E N T S NOT P R O V IO IN G P A I D V A C A T I O N S -------------- ------------------------I N E S T A B L IS H M E N T S P R O V ID IN G P A I D V A C A T I O N S ------------------- --------------------L E N G T H - O F - T IM E P A Y M E N T --------------------P E R C E N T A G E P A Y M E N T ---------------- — -------OTH ER P A Y M E N T -------------------------------- — — 1 - 2 99 36 12 1 100 78 22 98 94 3 1 9 13 1 18 2 - 1 24 O VER 1 AND UNDER 2 WEEKS — — 2 WEEKS — — — — — — ■ — — O VER 2 ANO UNOER 3 WEEKS — — 3 WEEKS ------------------------------------------------- 2 63 2 30 (1 0 ) (1 0 ) 79 - 3 49 4 39 Y E A R S OF S E R V I C E : UNDER 1 W E E K -------------------------------------I WEEK ---------------------------------------------------O VER 1 ANO UNDER 2 WEEKS — — — 2 WEEKS -------------------------------------------------O VER 2 AND UNDER 3 WEEKS -----------3 WEEKS -------------------------------------------------- 1 34 3 60 2 (1 0 ) 100 100 100 100 - (1 0 ) 100 100 - (1 0 ) 100 IN AMOUNT 6 OF P A ID V A C A T IO N I AND UNDER 2 WEEKS ------------ 1 Y E A R OF S E R V I C E : UNOER 1 W E E K -------- -----------------------------j WEEK 2 3 Y E A R S OF S E R V I C E : UNDER 1 W E E K --------------------- ----------------1 WEEK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O VER 1 ANO UNDER 2 WEEKS -----------2 W E E K S ------------------------------- — -----------O VER 2 AND UNDER 3 WEEKS -----------3 WEEKS -------------------------------------------------- 4 5 Y E A R S OF S E R V I C E : UNDER 1 W E E K --------------------- — -------- — 1 WEEK ---------------------------------------------------OVER 1 AND UNDER 2 WEEKS -----------2 WEEKS ------------------------------------------------O VER 2 AND UNDER 3 WEEKS — — 3 WEEKS -------------------------------------------------Y E A R S OF S E R V I C E : UNDER 1 W E E K ------------------------------ -------1 WEEK ---------------------------------------------------OVER 1 ANO UNDER 2 2 WEEKS — — — — — O VER 2 AND UNDER 3 3 WEEKS — — — 4 WEEKS W EEKS — — — WEEKS — — — — — — — -----------— — -------------------------------------------------- S e e fo o tn o te s 1 10 3 79 6 21 - 50 2 47 * - 1 13 3 78 5 2 1 9 3 79 6 2 13 3 76 5 3 1 1 1 68 5 21 1 - 1 70 4 24 1 1 1 (1 0 ) - 100 99 1 “ 99 99 1 * 100 97 3 - 47 - * * 28 3 2 41 8 1 42 4 2 41 9 27 19 50 3 23 1 76 - 26 74 - - - 22 1 77 - 30 8 62 - * - 2 18 3 71 4 2 4 75 18 (1 0 ) * - 2 7 2 81 6 77 23 (1 0 ) * 2 5 2 82 6 (1 0 ) 77 23 (1 0 ) 4 (1 0 ) 94 1 (1 0 ) 1 (1 0 ) 95 2 2 - • “ - 2 3 2 67 62 23 12 3 6 19 1 at end o f t a b le s . 99 99 1 A F T E R : 12 MONTHS OF S E R V IC E * UNDER 1 W E E K -------- — -------- ----------------1 WEEK — — — — — — — — — O VER - 100 98 2 16 1 (1 0 ) 95 2 2 (1 0 ) (1 0 ) 79 2 19 1 “ (1 0 ) • 5 2 93 — •4 (1 0 ) 94 1 (1 0 ) * 2 (1 0 ) 93 5 2 d o ) 91 7 (1 0 ) 60 2 35 2 1 (1 0 ) 96 2 1 1 (1 0 ) 96 2 1 - - 4 86 10 * • 90 10 - 90 10 - (1 0 ) - •• — - 83 85 2 15 10 (1 0 ) 3 2 Table B -5 . Paid vacation provisions for fu ll-tim e w orkers in M em p h is, T e n n .—A rk .—M iss., N o vem ber 1 9 7 6 — Continued O f f ic e w o r k e r s P la n t w o r k e r s Item AMOUNT OF P A ID V A C A T IO N A l l in d u s tr ie s M a n u fa c tu rin g i i 20 2 65 5 3 1 21 A 65 5 A 1 N o nm anuf ac tu r ing P u b lic u t ilit ie s A l l in d u s tr ie s M a n u fa c tu rin g N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g P u b lic u t ilit ie s A F T E R 12 - C O N T IN U E D 10 T E A R S OF S E R V I C E : UNDER 1 WEEK ------------------------------- O VER 2 ANO UNDER 3 WEEKS - ~ 3 WEEKS ---------------------------------------O VER 3 AND UNDER A WEEKS ----A WEEKS ----------------------------------6 W E E K S ----------------------- --------12 Y E A R S OF S E R V I C E : UNDER 1 WEEK --------- ------------1 WEEK ------------------------------------2 WEEKS ----------------------------------O VER 2 AND UNDER 3 WEEKS 3 W EEKS ----------------------------------O VER 3 AND UNDER A WEEKS A W EEKS ----------------------------------6 WEEKS ----------------------------------- 15 Y E A R S OF S E R V I C E : UNDER 1 W E E K -------------- --------- O V E R H A N D UNDER 3 W E E K S -----------3 W EEKS ------------------------------------------------O VER 3 AND UNDER A WEEKS -----------O VER A ANO UNDER 5 WEEKS — — 5 WEEKS ------------------------------------------------- 20 YEARS OF SER VICE: UNDER 1 WEEK -----------------------------1 WEEK ----------------------------------------3 WEEKS --------- ------------------------------OVER 3 AND UNDER A WEEKS A WEEKS -------------------------------- --------O VER A AND UNDER 5 WEEKS — 5 WEEKS ----------------------------------------O VER 5 AND UNDER 6 WEEKS — 6 W EEKS -------------------------------------25 Y E A R S OF S E R V I C E : UNOER 1 W E E K -------- ------ --------1 WEEK ------------------------------------2 W EEKS ----------------------------------3 WEEKS ----------------------------------O VER 3 AND UNDER A WEEKS A W EEKS ----------------------------------O V E R A ANO UNDER 5 WEEKS 5 W EEKS ----------------------------------O VER 5 ANO UNDER 6 WEEKS 6 WEEKS ----------------------------------- S e e fo o tn o te s 1 1 15 3 66 6 6 1 15 A 68 7 A 1 2 3 19 69 23 8 (1 0 ) 70 3 7 * * (1 0 ) - (1 0 ) 15 3 70 3 8 (1 0 ) 67 23 10 * 1 1 9 1 50 2 32 2 • A 51 • 20 — 53 — 38 • 26 5 - 5A 23 - 1 1 1 3 35 1 1 1 - 2 5 19 A A8 11 31 (1 0 ) A2 1 1 8 26 2 AS 13 2 1 1 1 8 2A - 6 2 A9 2 3 11 - — - - A - 5 1 1 . 62 12 23 3 5 15 2 3 11 31 35 - A3 28 - - 23 - 22 2 A 28 17 5 2 46 23 8 - 6 (1 0 ) 10 • - 3 23 18 62 6 11 2 - 17 1A 3 6A 6 11 2 - * * (1 0 ) 15 A 71 2 7 * _ — • • 8A 10 6 * • • 50 • 53 «• 25 « 39 3 2 3A 1 — 63 : 5 23 A7 • 23 2 (1 0 ) 10 18 5 22 (1 0 ) 2 87 10 2 (1 0 ) 11 — 6 — (1 0 ) 10 18 1 63 (1 0 ) 7 (1 0 ) 1 52 (1 0 ) 17 (1 0 ) 19 (1 0 > 73 2 6 m m 2 3 1A 2 6A 6 8 a t en d o f ta b le s . (1 0 ) 19 1 66 6 3 • 38 28 7 (1 0 ) 10 • 2 (1 0 ) 11 17 1 66 1 3 1 (1 0 ) • 8A 5 A 5 2 (1 0 ) 11 17 — 56 1 15 1 (1 0 ) 23 5 6A 5 2 - . T able B -5 . Paid vacation provisions for fu ll-tim e w orkers in M em phis, T e n n .—A rk .—M iss., Novem ber 1 9 7 6 — Continued P la n t w o r k e r s O ffic e w o rk e rs Ite m A U in d u s tr ie s AMOUNT OF P A I D V A C A T IO N M a n u fa c tu rin g N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g P u b lic u t ilit ie s A i l in d u s tr ie s M a n u fa c tu rin g N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g P u b lic u t ilit ie s A F T E R lZ - C O N T IN U E D 30 Y E A R S OF S E R V I C E l UNDER I W E E K -------------------------------------1 WEEK 2 W E E K S ------------------------------------------------3 WEEKS O VER 3 ANO UNDER 4 WEEKS -----------4 W E E K S ------------ ------------ --— - - - - - - O VER 4 AND UNDER 5 WEEKS -----------5 W E E K S ---------------------— - - - - - - - - - O VER 5 ANO UNDER 6 WEEKS -----------6 WEEKS ------------------------------------------------- MAXIMUM V A C A T IO N A V A IL A B L E S UNDER 1 W E E K -------------------------------------1 WEEK 2 WEEKS — — — — — — 3 WEEKS O VER 3 AND UNDER 4 WEEKS -----------4 WEEKS — — — — — O VER 4 AND UNDER 5 WEEKS -----------5 WEEKS -------------------------------- — ------------O VER S AND UNDER 6 WEEKS — — See fo o tn o te s 1 I a 24 2 34 - • 5 15 4 41 - 11 31 - (1 0 ) - (1 0 ) 10 5 11 18 - 22 17 38 • 56 26 - 15 9 - • • • • • 27 • 19 2 18 - 18 5 50 23 52 (1 0 ) 17 (1 0 ) 9 17 2 8 2 1 - 2 - - - • • 1 8 - 3 - (1 0 ) - (1 0 ) 11 10 5 11 18 • 22 17 • • - • • . - 27 — 19 - 52 37 • 56 18 5 26 • 10 18 2 49 23 9 15 2 16 - 10 1 18 24 2 34 17 5 15 4 41 - * 31 a t end o f ta b le s . - • 2 3 18 (1 0 ) 17 (1 0 ) 3 1 1 (1 0 ) 1 1 18 5 69 5 2 18 5 65 5 7 Table B -6 . H e a lth , insurance, and pension plans for fu ll-tim e w orkers in M em phis, T e n n .—A r k .—M is s., Novem ber 1976 O f f ic e w o r k e r s P la n t w o r k e r s Ite m A l l In d u s trie s PERCENT ALL OF F U L L -T IM E M a n u fa c tu rin g N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g P u b lic u t ilit ie s A l l in d u s tr ie s M a n u fa c tu rin g N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g P u b lic u t ilit ie s WORKERS W ORKERS - — — — -------- 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 I N E S T A B L IS H M E N T S P R O V I D I N G A T L E A S T ONE OF TH E B E N E F IT S SHOWN B E L O W » ----------------------------------------------- 96 100 93 100 99 100 99 100 L I F E IN S U R A N C E --------------------------------------------N O N C O N T R IB U T O R Y P L A N S ------------------------- 91 61 95 64 87 59 100 98 47 98 56 100 97 98 54 A C C ID E N T A L D E ATH AND D ISM E M B E R M E N T IN S U R A N C E ----------------------N O N C O N T R IB U T O R Y P L A N S ------------------------- 77 52 84 57 71 48 96 93 78 41 83 43 76 40 96 90 S IC K N E S S OR S I C K 79 84 75 87 86 76 88 92 56 43 76 55 38 32 63 60 21 39 24 16 27 15 12 21 16 9 22 10 65 51 69 32 16 9 23 27 12 10 13 44 50 48 41 41 19 41 20 59 50 100 86 99 45 99 60 99 41 100 99 45 99 60 99 41 100 AND A C C ID E N T IN S U R A N C E L E A V E OR BOTH »« ------- --------------- S IC K N E S S AND A C C ID E N T IN S U R A N C E ------------------- -----------------------------N O N C O N T R I0 U T O R Y P L A N S --------------------S I C K L E A V E ( F U L L P A Y AND NO W A I T I N G P E R I O D ) -----------------------------------S I C K L E A V E ( P A R T I A L P A Y OR W A I T I N G P E R I O D ) ----------- — ------ ------------ 92 L O N G -T E R M D I S A B I L I T Y IN S U R A N C E -----------------------------------------------------N O N C O N T R IB U T O R Y P L A N S ------------------------- 17 12 22 11 9 14 H O S P I T A L I Z A T I O N IN S U R A N C E --------------------N 0 N C 0 N T R I8 U T 0 R Y P L A N S — — — — — 93 55 99 88 68 43 S U R G IC A L I N S U R A N C E ---------- -------- — — N O N C O N T R IB U T O R Y P L A N S ------------ ------------ 93 55 99 88 68 43 100 86 -------------------------------------P L A N S ------------------------- 91 55 99 100 86 96 45 99 60 96 41 100 68 84 43 66 84 38 100 86 95 41 92 51 96 38 100 M E D IC A L IN S U R A N C E N O N C O N T R IB U T O R Y M AJOR M E D IC A L IN S U R A N C E N O N C O N T R IB U T O R Y P L A N S 20 83 83 83 -------- — ------ ----------------- ------------ 46 89 59 D E N T A L I N S U R A N C E ----------------------- — — N O N C O N T R IB U T O R Y P L A N S -------- — ------ ------ 27 23 19 18 35 27 93 93 25 16 24 23 25 14 75 75 R E T IR E M E N T P E N S I O N ----------------------- — -----N O N C O N T R IB U T O R Y P L A N S -------- -------- -------- 75 82 76 68 58 85 82 81 70 90 76 79 66 68 82 82 S e e fo o tn o te s at end o f ta b le s . 19 83 Footnotes 9 L e s s than 0.05 p e rc e n t. 10 L e s s than 0.5 p e rc e n t. 11 A ll com b in ation s o f fu ll and h a lf days that add to the sam e amount 1 Standard hours r e f le c t the w o rk w e e k fo r which e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e a re com b in ed ; f o r e x a m p le , the p ro p o rtio n o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g a total o f th e ir r e g u la r s tr a ig h t-tim e s a la r ie s (e x c lu s iv e o f pay fo r o v e r tim e at r e g 10 days includes th ose w ith 10 fu ll days and no h a lf d ays, 9 fu ll days and u la r and/or p re m iu m r a te s ), and the ea rn in g s c o rre s p o n d to th ese w e e k ly 2 h a lf d ays, 8 fu ll days and 4 h a lf d ays, and so on. P ro p o r tio n s then w e r e h ou rs. cum ulated. 2 T h e m ean is com puted fo r each job by tota lin g the ea rn in g s o f all 12 Includes paym ents o th er than "le n g th o f t i m e , " such as p e rc e n ta g e w o r k e r s and d iv id in g by the num ber o f w o r k e r s . The m ed ian d e sig n a te s o f annual e arn in gs o r fla t-s u m p aym en ts, c o n v e rte d to an equ ivalen t tim e p o s itio n — h a lf o f the w o r k e r s r e c e iv e m o r e and h a lf r e c e iv e le s s than the b a s is ; fo r e x a m p le , 2 p e rc e n t o f annual earn in gs w as c o n sid e red as 1 w e e k 's ra te shown. Th e m id d le ran ge is d efin ed by two ra te s o f pay: a fourth o f pay. P e r io d s o f s e r v ic e a re chosen a r b it r a r ily and do not n e c e s s a r ily r e f le c t the w o r k e r s e arn le s s than the lo w e r o f th ese r a te s and a fourth e arn m o r e in d ivid u al p ro v is io n s fo r p r o g r e s s io n ; fo r ex a m p le , changes in p ro p o rtio n s than the h ig h e r ra te . at 10 y e a rs include changes betw een 5 and 10 y e a r s . E s tim a te s a re cum u 3 E arn in gs data r e la te on ly to w o r k e r s w h ose sex id e n tific a tio n was la tiv e . Thus, the p ro p o r tio n e lig ib le fo r at le a s t 3 w e e k s ' pay a fte r 10 y e a rs p ro v id e d by the es ta b lis h m en t. inclu d es th ose e lig ib le fo r at le a s t 3 w e e k s ' pay a fte r fe w e r y ea rs o f s e r v ic e . 4 E xclu d es p re m iu m pay fo r o v e r tim e and fo r w o rk on w eek en d s, 13 E s tim a te s lis te d a fte r type o f b e n e fit a re f o r a ll plans fo r which h o lid a ys , and la te sh ifts . at le a s t a p a rt o f the c o s t is b orne by the e m p lo y e r . "N o n c o n trib u to ry E xcluded 4 F o r m a lly e s ta b lis h e d m in im u m r e g u la r s tr a ig h t-tim e h irin g s a la rpielasn s " include on ly th ose fin an ced e n tir e ly by the e m p lo y e r . that a r e paid fo r standard w o rk w e e k s . a re le g a lly re q u ire d plans, such as w o r k e r s d is a b ility com p en sation , s o c ia l 6 E xclu d es w o r k e r s in s u b c le r ic a l job s such as m e s s e n g e r . s e c u rity , and r a ilr o a d r e tir e m e n t. 7 D ata a re p re s e n te d fo r all standard w o rk w e e k s com bined, and fo r 14 U n du plicated to ta l o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s ic k le a v e o r sick n ess and accid en t insu ran ce shown s e p a ra te ly b e lo w . Sick le a v e plans are lim ite d to the m o s t com m on standard w o rk w e e k s r e p o r t e d .8 Includes all plant w o r k e r s in es ta b lis h m en ts c u r re n tly o p e ra tin g those w hich d e fin ite ly e s ta b lis h at le a s t the m in im u m num ber o f d a y s ' pay la te s h ifts , and es ta b lis h m en ts w h ose fo r m a l p ro v is io n s c o v e r la te sh ifts, that each e m p lo y e e can ex p e c t. In fo r m a l s ic k le a v e a llow an ces d eterm in ed even though the es ta b lis h m en ts w e r e not c u r re n tly o p e ra tin g la te sh ifts . on an in d ivid u al b a s is are exclu d ed . A l l o f th ese standard foo tn o te s m a y not apply to this b u lletin . 20 Appendix A A r e a w a g e and r e la te d b e n e fits data a re ob tain ed by p e rs o n a l v is it s o f B u reau f ie ld r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s at 3 - y e a r in t e r v a ls . 1 In each o f the in t e r v e n in g y e a r s , in fo rm a tio n on em p lo ym en t and occu p a tio n a l earn in gs is c o lle c te d by a com b in ation o f p e rs o n a l v is it , m a il q u e s tio n n a ire , and telep h on e in t e r v ie w fr o m e s ta b lis h m en ts p a rtic ip a tin g in the p re v io u s s u rve y . a ll in d u s trie s com b in ed . E a rn in g s data f o r som e o f the occu pations lis te d and d e s c r ib e d , o r f o r s o m e 'in d u s try d iv is io n s w ith in th e scop e o f the s u r v e y , are not p re s e n te d in the A - s e r ie s ta b le s , b eca u se e ith e r (1 ) e m p lo ym en t in the occu p ation is to o s m a ll to p ro v id e enough data to m e r it p re s e n ta tio n , o r (2) th e r e is p o s s ib ility o f d is c lo s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m en t data. S ep arate m e n 's and w o m e n 's e a rn in g s data a r e not p re s e n te d when the nu m ber o f w o r k e r s not id e n tifie d by s e x is 20 p e rc e n t o r m o r e o f the m en o r w om en id e n tifie d in an occu p ation . E a rn in g s data not shown s e p a ra te ly f o r in d u stry d iv is io n s a r e in clu d ed in data f o r a ll in d u s trie s com b in ed . L ik e w is e , data a re in clu d ed in the o v e r a ll c la s s ific a t io n when a s u b c la s s ific a tio n o f e l e c tr o n ic s te c h n ic ia n s , s e c r e t a r ie s , o r tr u c k d r iv e r s is not shown o r in fo rm a tio n to s u b c la s s ify is not a v a ila b le . In each o f the 8 4 2 a re a s c u r re n tly s u rv e y e d , data a re obtained fr o m r e p r e s e n ta tiv e esta b lis h m en ts w ith in s ix b ro a d in d u stry d iv is io n s : M an u fa ctu rin g; tra n s p o rta tio n , com m u n ication , and o th er p u b lic u tilitie s ; w h o le s a le tr a d e ; r e t a il tr a d e ; fin a n c e, in s u ra n ce , and r e a l e s ta te ; and s e r v ic e s . M a jo r in d u s try groups exclu d ed fr o m th es e studies a re g o v e rn m e n t o p e ra tio n s and the con stru ctio n and e x tr a c tiv e in d u s trie s . E s tab lish m en ts havin g fe w e r than a p r e s c r ib e d nu m ber o f w o r k e r s a re o m itte d b eca u se o f in s u ffic ie n t em p lo ym en t in the occupations studied. S e p arate tab u lation s a re p ro v id e d f o r each o f the b ro a d in d u stry d iv is io n s w h ich m e e t p u b lication c r it e r ia . O ccu p a tion a l em p lo ym e n t and e a rn in g s data a re shown f o r fu ll- tim e w o r k e r s , i . e . , th ose h ir e d to w o rk a r e g u la r w e e k ly sch ed u le. E a rn in g s data exclu d e p re m iu m pay f o r o v e r tim e and f o r w o rk on w eek en d s, h o lid a y s , and la te sh ifts . N on p rod u ction bonuses a r e ex c lu d e d , but c o s t - o f- liv in g a llo w a n ces and in c e n tiv e bonuses a re in clu d ed . W e e k ly hours fo r o ffic e c le r ic a l and p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l occu p ation s r e f e r to the stan dard w o rk w e e k (rounded to the n e a r e s t h a lf h ou r) f o r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e r e g u la r s tr a ig h t-tim e s a la r ie s (e x c lu s iv e o f pay f o r o v e r t im e at r e g u la r and/or p re m iu m r a te s ). A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a rn in g s fo r th es e occu p ation s a re rounded to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r . T h e s e s u rv e y s a re conducted on a sam p le b a s is . T h e sam plin g p ro c e d u r e s in v o lv e d e ta ile d s tr a tific a tio n o f a ll esta b lish m en ts w ith in the scop e o f an in d iv id u a l a r e a s u rv e y by in d u stry and nu m ber o f e m p lo y e e s . F r o m th is s tr a tifie d u n iv e rs e a p ro b a b ility sa m p le is s e le c te d , w ith each e s ta b lis h m en t h avin g a p re d e te rm in e d chance o f s e le c tio n . T o obtain optim um a c c u r a c y at m in im u m c o s t, a g r e a t e r p ro p o rtio n o f la r g e than s m a ll e s ta b lis h m en ts is s e le c te d . W hen data a re com b in ed , each esta b lish m en t is w e ig h te d a c c o rd in g to its p ro b a b ility o f s e le c tio n , so that unbiased e s tim a te s a re g e n e ra te d . F o r e x a m p le , i f one out o f fo u r e s ta b lish m en ts is s e le c te d , it is g iv e n a w e ig h t o f fo u r to re p r e s e n t i t s e lf plus th re e o th e rs . An a lte rn a te o f the sam e o r ig in a l p ro b a b ility is chosen in the sam e in d u s tr y -s iz e c la s s if i cation i f data a re not a v a ila b le fr o m the o r ig in a l sam ple m e m b e r. I f no su itab le substitute is a v a ila b le , ad d ition al w eig h t is a ssign ed to a sam p le m e m b e r that is s im ila r to the m is s in g unit. O ccupation s and e arn in gs O ccu p ation s s e le c te d fo r study a re com m on to a v a r ie t y o f m anu fa c tu rin g and nonm anu facturing in d u s trie s , and a r e o f the fo llo w in g ty p e s : (1 ) O ffic e c l e r ic a l; (2 ) p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l; (3 ) m ain ten an ce, to o lr o o m , and p o w e rp la n t; and (4 ) m a te r ia l m o v e m e n t and cu stod ial. O ccu p ation al c la s s ific a t io n is b a s e d on a u n ifo rm set o f job d e s c rip tio n s d esig n ed to tak e account o f in te re s ta b lis h m e n t v a r ia tio n in duties w ith in the sam e job . O ccu p ation s s e le c te d fo r study a re lis te d and d e s c r ib e d in appendix B. U n les s o th e rw is e in d ic a te d , the earn in gs data fo llo w in g the jo b t itle s a re fo r 1 2 1 Personal visits were on a 2 -year cycle before July 1972. 2 Included in the 84 areas are 14 studies conducted by the Bureau under contract. These areas are Akron, Ohio; Austin, T e x .; Binghamton, N. Y . —P a .; Birmingham, A l a . ; Fort Lauderdale—H ollywood and West Palm Beach—Boca Raton, Fla. ; Lexington—Fayette, Ky.; Melbourne— T itusville—Cocoa, Fla.; Norfolk—Virginia Beach— Portsmouth and Newport New s—Hampton, V a. —N . C . ; Poughkeepsie—Kingston—Newburgh, N . Y . ; R aleigh— Durham, N . C . ; Stamford, Conn.; Syracuse, N . Y . ; U tica— 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 of the Employment Standards Administration of the U. S. Department of Labor. 21 T h e s e s u rv e y s m e a s u re the l e v e l o f occu p a tio n a l ea rn in g s in .an a r e a at a p a r tic u la r tim e . C o m p a ris o n s o f in d iv id u a l occu p atio n al a v e ra g e s o v e r tim e m a y not r e fle c t e x p e c te d w a g e chan ges. T h e a v e ra g e s f o r in d iv id u a l job s a r e a ffe c te d b y changes in w a g e s and e m p lo ym e n t p a tte rn s . F o r e x a m p le , p ro p o rtio n s o f w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d by h igh - o r lo w -w a g e fir m s m a y change, o r h ig h -w a g e w o r k e r s m a y ad vance to b e tte r jo b s and be r e p la c e d b y new w o r k e r s at lo w e r ra te s . Such sh ifts in e m p lo ym e n t could d e c r e a s e an occu p a tio n a l a v e ra g e e ven though m o s t es ta b lis h m en ts in an a r e a in c r e a s e w a g e s during the y e a r . Changes in ea rn in g s o f occu p a tio n a l g ro u p s, shown in ta b le A - 7, a re b e tte r in d ic a to rs o f w a g e tre n d s than a re earn in gs changes fo r in d iv id u a l jo b s w ith in the gro u p s. A v e r a g e e a rn in g s r e f le c t c o m p o s ite , a re a w id e e s tim a te s . In d u s tries and es ta b lis h m en ts d if fe r in pay l e v e l and job s ta ffin g , and thus con trib u te d iffe r e n tly to the e s tim a te s f o r each jo b . P a y a v e ra g e s m a y fa il to r e fle c t a c c u r a te ly the w a g e d iffe r e n tia l am ong job s in in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n ts . A v e r a g e pay le v e ls fo r paen and w om en in s e le c te d occu p ation s should not be assu m ed to r e fle c t d iffe r e n c e s in pay o f the s e x e s w ith in in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n ts . F a c to r s w h ich m a y con trib u te to d iffe r e n c e s in clu d e p r o g r e s s io n w ith in e s ta b lis h e d ra te ranges (on ly the r a te s p aid incum bents a re c o lle c te d ) and p e r fo r m a n c e o f s p e c ific duties w ith in the g e n e r a l s u r v e y job d e s c r ip tio n s . Job d e s c rip tio n s used to c la s s ify e m p lo y e e s in th es e s u rv e y s u su ally a re m o r e g e n e r a liz e d than th ose used in in d iv id u a l es ta b lis h m en ts and a llo w f o r m in o r d iffe r e n c e s am ong e s ta b lish m en ts in s p e c ific duties p e r fo r m e d . O ccu p ation al em p lo ym e n t e s tim a te s r e p r e s e n t the to ta l in a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith in the scop e o f the study and not the nu m ber ac tu a lly s u rv e y e d . B ec a u se occu p a tio n a l s tru c tu re s am ong es ta b lis h m en ts d if fe r , e s tim a te s o f occu p a tio n a l em p lo ym en t ob tain ed f r o m th e sa m p le o f e s ta b lish m en ts studied s e r v e on ly to in d ic a te the r e la t iv e im p o rta n c e o f the job s studied. These d iffe r e n c e s in occu p atio n al s tru c tu re do not a ffe c t m a t e r ia lly the a c c u ra c y o f the e a rn in g s data. P e r c e n t changes f o r in d iv id u a l a re a s in the p r o g r a m a re as fo llo w s : 1. E ach occu p ation is a s s ign e d a w e ig h t b ased on its p r o p o rtio n a te e m p lo ym en t in the occu p a tio n a l group in the b ase y e a r . 2. T h e s e w e ig h ts a re used to com pute grou p a v e ra g e s . E ach o c c u p a tio n ’ s a v e ra g e (m ea n ) ea rn in g s is m u ltip lie d by its w e ig h t. Th e p rodu cts a re to ta le d to obtain a group avera ge. 3. T h e ra tio o f grou p a v e ra g e s fo r 2 c on secu tive y e a rs is com puted by d iv id in g the a v e ra g e fo r the cu rre n t y e a r b y the a v e r a g e fo r the e a r l i e r y e a r , "the resu lt— e x p r e s s e d as a p e rc e n t— le s s 100 is the p e rc e n t change. W a ge tre n d s fo r s e le c te d occu p a tio n a l groups Th e p e rc e n t in c r e a s e s p re s e n te d in ta b le A - 7 a re b a sed on changes in a v e r a g e h o u rly ea rn in g s f o r es ta b lis h m en ts r e p o rtin g the tre n d job s in both the c u rre n t and p re v io u s y e a r (m atch ed e s ta b lis h m e n ts ). T h e data a re adjusted to re m o v e the e ffe c t on a v e ra g e ea rn in g s o f em p lo ym en t shifts am ong e s ta b lish m en ts and tu r n o v e r o f es ta b lis h m en ts in clu d ed in s u rv e y s a m p le s . T h e p e rc e n t in c r e a s e s , h o w e v e r , a re s t ill a ffe c te d b y fa c to r s o th e r than w age in c r e a s e s . H ir in g s , la y o ffs , and tu r n o v e r m a y a ffe c t an e s ta b lis h m en t a v e ra g e fo r an occu p ation when w o r k e r s a re p aid under plans p ro v id in g a ran ge o f w age ra te s f o r in d iv id u a l jo b s . In p e rio d s o f in c r e a s e d h ir in g , fo r e x a m p le , new e m p lo y e e s e n te r at the b ottom o f the ra n g e, d e p re s s in g the a v e r a g e without a change in w age r a te s . com puted F o r a m o r e d e ta ile d d e s c r ip tio n o f the m ethod used to com pute th e s e ' w age tr e n d s , see "Im p r o v in g A r e a W a ge S u rv e y In d e x e s ," M on thly L a b o r R e v ie w , Jan uary 1973, pp. 52-57. E sta b lish m en t p r a c t ic e s and s u p p lem en ta ry w age p ro v is io n s Th e p e rc e n t changes r e la te to w a g e changes b etw een the in d ic a te d d a tes. W hen the tim e span b etw een s u rv e y s is o th e r than 12 m onths, annual ra te s a r e shown. (It is assu m ed that w a g es in c r e a s e at a constant ra te b etw een s u r v e y s .) T h e in c id e n c e o f s e le c te d e s ta b lis h m en t p r a c t ic e s and su p p lem en ta ry w age p r o v is io n s is studied f o r plant w o r k e r s and o ffic e w o r k e r s . P la n t w o r k e r s inclu d e n o n s u p e rv is o r y w o r k e r s and w o rk in g s u p e rv is o r s en gaged in n o n o ffic e fu n ction s. (C a fe t e r ia w o r k e r s and route w o r k e r s a re exclu d ed in m an u factu rin g in d u s trie s , but in clu d ed in n onm anu facturin g in d u s tr ie s .) O ffic e w o r k e r s inclu d e n o n s u p e rv is o r y w o r k e r s and w o rk in g s u p e rv is o r s p e r fo r m in g c le r ic a l o r r e la te d fu n ction s. L e a d w o r k e r s and tr a in e e s a re in clu d ed am ong n o n s u p e rv is o r y w o r k e r s . A d m in is tr a tiv e , e x e c u tiv e , and p r o fe s s io n a l e m p lo y e e s and co n stru c tio n w o r k e r s u tiliz e d as s e p a ra te w o rk fo r c e s a re e xclu d ed f r o m both the plant and o ffic e w o r k e r c a te g o r ie s . O ccupation s used to com pute w age tre n d s a re : O ffic e c le r ic a l (m en and w o m e n ): S e c r e t a r ie s S te n o g ra p h e rs , g e n e r a l S te n o g ra p h e rs , s e n io r T y p is ts , c la s s e s A and B F i l e c le r k s , c la s s e s A , B , and C M essen gers O r d e r c le r k s , c la s s e s A and B A ccou n tin g c le r k s , c la s s e s A and B B o o k k e e p in g-m a c h in e o p e r a to r s , c la s s B P a y r o l l c le rk s Keypunch o p e r a to r s , c la s s e s A and B T a b u latin g-m ach in e o p e r a to r s , c la s s B E le c t r o n ic data p ro c e s s in g (m en and w o m e n ): C om p u ter s ys te m s a n a ly s ts , c la s s e s A , B , and C E le c t r o n ic data p ro c e s s in g (m en and w o m e n )— Continued C om p u ter p r o g r a m m e r s , c la s s e s A , B , and C C om p u ter o p e r a to r s , c la s s e s A , B , and C M in im u m e n tran ce s a la r ie s (ta b le B - l ) . M in im u m en tran ce s a la r ie s fo r o ffic e w o r k e r s r e la te on ly to the e s ta b lis h m en ts v is ite d . B ecau se o f the optim u m s am p lin g tech n iqu es used and the p r o b a b ility that la r g e e s ta b lis h m en ts a re m o r e lik e ly than s m a ll e s ta b lis h m en ts to have fo r m a l en tran ce ra te s ab ove the s u b c le r ic a l le v e l, the ta b le is m o r e r e p r e s e n ta tiv e o f p o lic ie s in m ed iu m and la r g e e s ta b lis h m e n ts . In d u s tria l nu rses (m en and w o m e n ): R e g is te r e d in d u s tria l n u rses Shift d iffe r e n tia ls — m an u factu rin g (ta b le B - 2 ) . D ata w e r e c o lle c te d on p o lic ie s o f m an u factu rin g e s ta b lis h m en ts r e g a r d in g pay d iffe r e n tia ls fo r plant w o r k e r s on la te s h ifts . E s ta b lis h m en ts c o n s id e r e d as having p o lic ie s a re th ose w h ich (1 ) have p ro v is io n s in w r itin g c o v e rin g the o p e ra tio n o f late s h ifts , o r (2 ) have o p e r a te d la te sh ifts at any tim e during the 12 months p re c e d in g a s u rv e y . W hen es ta b lis h m en ts have s e v e r a l d iffe r e n tia ls which v a r y b y jo b , the d iffe r e n tia l ap p lyin g to the m a jo r it y o f the plant w o rk e rs is r e c o r d e d . W hen es ta b lis h m en ts have d iffe r e n tia ls w h ich apply on ly to c e rta in hours o f w o rk , the d iffe r e n tia l applyin g to the m a jo r it y o f the shift hours is r e c o rd e d . S k ille d m ainten ance (m en and w o m e n ): C a rp e n ters E le c t r ic ia n s P a in te r s M a ch in ists M ech a n ics (m a c h in e ry ) M ech a n ics (m o to r v e h ic le ) P ip e fit t e r s T o o l and die m a k ers F o r p u rp o ses o f this study, a la te sh ift is e ith e r a second (e v e n in g ) sh ift w h ich ends at o r n e a r m idn igh t o r a th ird (n igh t) shift which s ta rts at o r n e a r m idn igh t. U n s k ille d plant (m en and w o m e n ): J a n ito r s , p o r te r s , and c le a n e rs M a te r ia l handling la b o r e r s D iffe r e n tia ls fo r seco n d and th ird sh ifts a re s u m m a rize d s e p a ra te ly f o r (1) e s ta b lis h m en t p o lic ie s (an e s ta b lis h m e n t's d iffe r e n tia ls a re w e ig h te d by 22 a ll plant w o r k e r s in the e sta b lish m en t at the tim e o f the s u r v e y ) and (2) e ffe c t iv e p r a c t ic e s (an e s ta b lis h m e n t's d iffe r e n tia ls a re w e ig h te d by plaint w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d on the s p e c ifie d sh ift at the tim e o f the s u rv e y ). w h ich the e m p lo y e r has con trib u ted , o r (3) b o rn e d ir e c tly by the e m p lo y e r out o f o p e ra tin g funds o r a fund set a sid e to c o v e r the cost. A plan is in clu d ed e ven though a m a jo r it y o f the e m p lo y e e s in an esta b lish m en t do not choose to p a r tic ip a te in it b eca u se th ey a re re q u ire d to b e a r p a rt o f its cost (p ro v id e d the ch o ice to p a r tic ip a te is a v a ila b le o r w i l l e v en tu a lly b e co m e a v a ila b le to a m a jo r it y ). L e g a lly re q u ire d plans such as s o c ia l s e c u rity , r a i l road r e t ir e m e n t, w o r k e r s ' d is a b ility c o m p en sation , and te m p o r a r y d is a b ility in su ra n ce 3 a re exclu d ed . Sch ed u led w e e k ly h ou rs; p aid h o lid a y s ; p aid v a c a tio n s ; and h e a lth , in s u ra n ce , and p en sion p la n s . P r o v is io n s w h ich ap p ly to a m a jo r it y o f the plant o r o ffic e w o r k e r s in an es ta b lis h m en t a re c o n s id e re d to apply to a ll plant o r o ffic e w o r k e r s in the es ta b lis h m en t; a p r a c t ic e o r p r o v is io n is c o n s id e re d n o n existen t when it ap p lies to le s s than a m a jo r ity . H o lid a y s ; v a c a tio n s ; and h ealth , in s u ra n ce , and p en sion plans a re c o n s id e re d ap p lic a b le to e m p lo y e e s c u r re n tly e lig ib le fo r the b e n e fits as w e ll as to e m p lo y e e s who w i l l e v en tu a lly b e c o m e e lig ib le . th rou gh A c c id e n ta l death and d is m e m b e rm e n t is lim ite d to plans w h ich p ro v id e b e n e fit paym en ts in case o f death o r lo s s o f lim b o r sigh t as a d ir e c t re s u lt o f an accid en t. Scheduled w e e k ly hours and days (ta b le B - 3 ) . Scheduled w e e k ly hours and days r e f e r to the nu m ber o f hours and days p e r w eek w h ich fu ll tim e f i r s t (d a y ) sh ift w o r k e r s a re e x p e c te d to w o rk , w h eth er p aid fo r at s tr a ig h t- tim e o r o v e r tim e r a te s . S ick n ess and accid en t in s u ra n ce in clu d es on ly th ose plans w h ich p ro v id e that p r e d e te r m in e d cash p aym ents be m ade d ir e c t ly to e m p lo y e e s who lo s e tim e f r o m w o rk b eca u se o f illn e s s o r in ju ry , e .g ., $ 50 a w eek fo r up to 26 w eek s o f d is a b ility . P a id h o lid a ys (tab le B - 4 ). H olid a y s a re included on ly i f th ey a re g ra n te d annually on a fo r m a l b a sis (p ro v id e d f o r in w r itte n fo r m o r e s ta b lis h e d b y cu stom ) and e m p lo y e e s a re p aid f o r the tim e o ff. T h e y a re in clu d ed e v en though in a p a r tic u la r y e a r th ey fa ll on a n onw orkday and e m p lo y e e s a re not gra n ted an oth er day o ff. S ick le a v e plans a re lim ite d to fo r m a l p la n s 4 w h ich p ro v id e fo r continuing an e m p lo y e e 's pay during ab sen ce fr o m w o rk becau se o f illn e s s . Data c o lle c te d d is tin gu ish b etw een (1 ) plans w h ich p ro v id e fu ll pay w ith no w a itin g p e rio d , and (2 ) plans w h ich e ith e r p ro v id e p articil pay o r r e q u ire a w a itin g p e rio d . Data a re tab u lated to show the p e rc e n t o f w o r k e r s who (1) a re gran ted s p e c ific nu m b ers o f w h ole and h a lf h o lid a ys and (2 ) a re gra n ted s p e c ifie d am ounts o f to ta l h o lid a y tim e (w h ole and h a lf h o lid ays a re a g g r e g a te d ). L o n g - t e r m d is a b ility in su ra n ce plans p ro v id e paym ents to to ta lly d is a b led e m p lo y e e s upon the e x p ir a tio n o f th e ir p aid sick le a v e and/or s ic k ness and accid en t in s u ra n ce , o r a fte r a p r e d e te rm in e d p e rio d o f d is a b ility (ty p ic a lly 6 m on th s). P a y m e n ts a re m ade until the end o f the d is a b ility , a m axim u m a g e , o r e lig ib ilit y fo r r e tir e m e n t b e n e fits . F u ll o r p a r tia l p a y m en ts a re a lm o s t alw a ys red u ced by s o c ia l s e c u rity , w o r k e r s ' d is a b ility com p en sation , and p r iv a t e p en sion b e n e fits p ayab le to the d is a b led e m p lo y e e . P a id vac a tio n s (tab le B - 5 ). E sta b lish m en ts re p o rt t h e ir m ethod o f c a lc u la tin g v a c a tio n pay (tim e b a s is , p e rc e n t o f annual e a rn in g s , fla t-s u m p aym en t, e t c .) and the amount o f va c a tio n pay gran ted . O nly b a s ic fo r m a l plans a r e r e p o rte d . V a c a tio n bon uses, v a c a tio n -s a v in g s p lan s, and "e x te n d e d " o r " s a b b a tic a l" b e n e fits beyond b a s ic plans a re exclu d ed . H o s p ita liz a tio n , s u r g ic a l, and m e d ic a l in su ra n ce plans r e p o rte d in th es e s u rv e y s p ro v id e fu ll o r p a r tia l p aym ent fo r b a s ic s e r v ic e s re n d ere d . 3 Tem p orary d isa b ility insurance w hich provides benefits to c o vered workers disabled by injury or illness w h ich is not w o rk -co n n ected is m andatory under State laws in C a lifo rn ia , N e w Jersey, N e w Y o rk , and Rhode Island. Establishm ent plans w h ich m e e t on ly the le g a l requirem ents are exclu ded from these data, but those under w hich (1 ) em ployers contribute m ore than is le g a lly required or (2 ) benefits e x c e e d those sp e c ifie d in the S tate law are included. In Rhode Island, benefits are paid out o f a State fund to which on ly em p loyees F o r tab u latin g v a c a tio n pay g ra n ted , a ll p ro v is io n s a r e e x p r e s s e d on a tim e b a s is . V a c a tio n pay c a lcu lated on o th e r than a tim e b a s is is c o n v e rte d to its eq u iva len t tim e p e rio d . T w o p e rc e n t o f annual e a rn in g s , fo r e x a m p le , is tab u lated as 1 w e e k 's va c a tio n pay. contribute. In each o f the other three States, benefits are paid eith er fro m a State fund or through a p riva te plan: State fund fin an cin g: In C a lifo rn ia , on ly em p loyees contribute to the State fund; in N e w Jersey, and em ployers contribute; in N e w Y o rk , em p loyees contribute up to a s p e c ifie d m axim u m and A ls o , p r o v is io n s a fte r each s p e c ifie d len gth o f s e r v ic e a re r e la te d to a ll plant o r o ffic e w o r k e r s in an es ta b lis h m en t r e g a r d le s s o f len gth o f s e r v ic e . V a c a tio n plans c om m o n ly p ro v id e fo r la r g e r amount o f v a c a tio n pay as s e r v ic e len gth en s. Counts o f plant o r o ffic e w o r k e r s by len gth o f s e r v ic e w e r e not ob ta in ed . T h e tabulation s o f v a c a tio n pay gran ted p re s e n ts , t h e r e f o r e , s ta tis tic a l m e a s u re s o f th es e p ro v is io n s ra th e r than p ro p o rtio n s o f w o r k e r s a c tu a lly r e c e iv in g s p e c ific b e n e fits . em p loyees em ployers pay the d iffe re n c e b etw een the employees' share and the total contribution required. P riva te plan fin an cin g: In C a lifo rn ia and N ew Jersey, em p loyees cannot be required to contribute m ore than they w ould if they w ere co v e re d by the State fund; in N ew Y o rk , em p loyees can agree to contribute m ore i f the State rules that the ad d ition al contribution is com m ensurate w ith the b en e fit provided. F ed era l le g is la tio n (R a ilro a d U n em p lo ym en t Insurance A c t ) provides tem porary disability insurance b en efits to railroad workers fo r illness or inju ry, whether w ork -con n ected or not. H ealth , in s u ra n ce , and p en sion plans (tab le B - 6 ). H ealth , in s u ra n ce , and p en sion plans include plans fo r w h ich the e m p lo y e r pays e ith e r a ll o r p a rt o f the cost. T he cost m a y be (1 ) u n d e rw ritte n by a c o m m e r c ia l in su ran ce com pany o r n o n p rofit o r g a n iz a tio n , (2 ) c o v e r e d by a union fund to L if e in su ra n ce in clu d es fo r m a l plans p ro v id in g in d em n ity (u su ally an in su ra n ce p o lic y ) in case o f death o f the c o v e re d w o r k e r . T h e le g is la tio n requires that em ployers bear the en tire cost o f the insurance. 4 A n establishm ent is considered as havin g a fo rm a l plan i f it specifies at least the m inim um number o f days o f sick le a v e a v a ila b le to each e m p lo y e e . Such a plan need not be w ritten , but in form al sick le a v e allow an ces d eterm in ed on an in d ivid u al basis are exclu ded. 23 H o s p ita liz a tio n in su ra n ce c o v e rs h o s p ita l ro o m and b o a rd and m a y c o v e r o th e r h o s p ita l ex p e n s e s . S u r g ic a l in su ran ce c o v e rs s u rg e o n s ' fe e s . M e d ic a l in su ran ce c o v e rs d o c to r s ' fe e s f o r h om e, o f f ic e , o r h o s p ita l c a lls . P la n s r e s t r ic t e d to p o s t- o p e r a tiv e m e d ic a l c a re o r a d o c to r 's c a re fo r m in o r ailm en ts at a w o r k e r 's p la c e o f em p lo ym en t a re not c o n s id e re d to be m e d ic a l in su ran ce. "d e d u c tib le " (e .g ., $ 5 0 ) be m et b e fo r e b e n e fits b e g in , (2 ) has a coin su ran ce fe a tu re that r e q u ir e s the in s u re d to p a y a p o r tio n (e .g ., 20 p e r c e n t) o f c e rta in e x p e n s e s , and (3 ) has a s p e c ifie d d o lla r m a x im u m o f b e n e fits (e .g ., $ 10, 000 a y e a r ). M a jo r m e d ic a l in su ra n ce c o v e ra g e ap p lies to s e r v ic e s w h ich go beyond the b a s ic s e r v ic e s c o v e r e d under h o s p ita liz a tio n , s u r g ic a l, and m e d ic a l in su ra n ce. M a jo r m e d ic a l in su ran ce t y p ic a lly (1 ) r e q u ire s that a R e tir e m e p t p en sion plans p ro v id e f o r r e g u la r paym ents to the r e t ir e e fo r lif e . Inclu d ed a r e d e fe r r e d p r o fit- s h a r in g p lans w h ich p ro v id e the option o f p u rch asin g a lif e t im e annuity. D ental in su ra n ce plans p ro v id e n o rm a l den tal s e r v ic e b e n e fits , u su ally f o r f illin g s , e x tr a c tio n s , and X - r a y s . P la n s w h ich p ro v id e b e n e fits on ly f o r o r a l s u r g e r y o r r e p a ir in g accid en t d am age a re not rep o rte d . 24 Appendix table 1. Establishments and workers w ithin scope of survey and number studied in M em phis, Tenn.—A rk .—M iss.,1 November 1976 N u m b e r o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts 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 In d u s tr y d i v i s i o n 2 Ml nTVTMf i NS W ith in s c o p e o f s tu d y 5 S tu d ie d T o ta l4 S tu died N um ber P ercen t F u ll-tim e p la n t w o r k e r s F u ll-tim e o ffic e w o rk e rs T o ta l4 702 195 1 3 2 ,1 2 9 100 8 0 ,9 8 1 2 1 ,0 0 9 7 4 ,7 6 9 68 - 227 475 127 5 1 ,0 1 5 8 1 ,1 1 4 39 61 3 9 ,0 1 0 4 1 ,9 7 1 4 ,3 0 4 1 6 ,7 0 5 3 0 ,1 6 0 4 4 ,6 0 9 50 50 50 50 50 60 22 11 11 1 ,8 6 2 25 37 15 28 1 5 ,0 9 5 1 4 ,2 0 6 2 9 .5 9 8 9 ,6 0 4 1 2 ,6 1 1 8 ,6 1 7 116 153 58 9 ,6 0 4 5 ,4 5 0 1 6 ,9 3 2 5 ,2 7 2 7 ,3 5 1 ______________________ ________________ 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 -------------------------------------------------------t r a n s p o r t a t io n , C O M M U N IC A T IO N , a n d O TH ER P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 5 -----------------------------------W H O LE SALE T R A D E ------------------------- -------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ---------------------------------------------------------F I N A N C E , IN S U R A N C E , AND R E A L E S T A T E ------------S E R V IC E S W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts W ith in s c o p e o f stu dy 50 88 22 7 10 <6 > <6 > <7 ) <6 > <6 ) <6 ) <6 ) <6 ) 1 T h e M e m p h is S ta n d a rd M e t r o p o lit a n S t a t is t ic a l A r e a , as d e fin e d b y the O f f i c e o f M a n a g e m e n t and B u d g e t th rou gh F e b r u a r y 1974, c o n s is t s o f S h e lb y and T ip to n C o u n tie s , T e n n ,; C r itte n d e n C ou n ty, A r k . ; and D e S o to C ou n ty, M i s s . T h e " w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s tu d y " e s tim a te s sh ow n in th is t a b le p r o v id e a r e a s o n a b ly a c c u r a te d e s c r ip t io n o f th e s i z e and c o m p o s it io n o f the la b o r f o r c e in clu d ed in th e s u r v e y . E s t im a t e s a r e n ot 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 l e v e l s 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 d a ta c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in a d v a n c e 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 fr o m the 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 tr ia l C la s s if ic a t io n M a n u a l w a s u sed to c la s s i f y 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 ll 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 at o r a b o v e the 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 su ch as t r a d e , fin a n c e , auto 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 as 1 e s ta b lis h m e n t. 4 In c lu d e s e x e c u t iv e , p r o fe s s io n a l, p a r t - t im e , and o th e r w o r k e r s e x c lu d e d fr o m th e s e p a r a t e p la n t and o f f i c e c a t e g o r ie s . 5 A b b r e v ia t e d to " p u b lic u t i l i t i e s " in the A - and B - s e r i e s t a b le s . T a x ic a b s and s e r v i c e s in c id e n ta l to w a t e r tr a n s p o r t a t io n a r e e x c lu d e d . M e m p h is ' e l e c t r i c and g a s u t ilit ie s a r e m u n ic ip a lly o p e r a t e d and a r e e x c lu d e d b y d e fin itio n f r o m th e s c o p e o f th e stu d y. 6 T h is d iv is io n is r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t im a t e s f o r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " and "n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g " in th e A - s e r i e s ta b le s , and f o r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " in th e B - s e r i e s t a b le s . S e p a r a te p r e s e n ta tio n o f d a ta is n ot m a d e f o r on e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g r e a s o n s : (1 ) E m p lo y m e n t is to o s m a ll to p r o v id e enough d a ta to m e r i t s e p a r a t e stu d y, (2 ) the s a m p le w a s n ot d e s ig n e d i n it ia lly to p e r m it s e p a r a te p r e s e n ta tio n , (3 ) r e s p o n s e w a s in s u ffic ie n t o r in a d e q u a te to p e r m it s e p a r a t e p r e s e n ta tio n , and (4 ) th e r e is p o s s ib ilit y o f d is c lo s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n t d a ta . 7 W o r k e r s f r o m th is e n t ir e d iv is io n a r e r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t im a t e s f o r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " and "n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g " in the A - s e r i e s t a b le s , but f r o m the r e a l e s ta te p o r tio n o n ly in e s tim a te s f o r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " and "n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g " in the B - s e r i e s t a b le s . S e p a r a te p r e s e n ta tio n o f d a ta is n ot m a d e f o r on e o r m o r e o f the r e a s o n s g iv e n in fo o tn o te 6. 8 H o te ls and m o t e ls ; la u n d rie 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 ir , r e n t a l, and p a r k in g ; m o t io n p ic t u r e s ; n o n p r o fit m e m b e r s h ip o r g a n iz a t io n s (e x c lu d in g r e lig io u s 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 . In d u s tr ia l c o m p o s itio n in m a n u fa c tu rin g L a b o r-m a n a g em en t a greem en t c o v e ra g e O v e r o n e - t h ir d o f the w o r k e r s w ith in th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y in th e M e m p h is a r e a w e r e e m p lo y e d in m a n u fa c tu r in g f i r m s . T h e f o llo w in g p r e s e n t s the m a jo r in d u s tr y g ro u p s and s p e c i f i c in d u s tr ie s as a p e r c e n t o f a ll m a n u fa c tu rin g : In d u s tr y g ro u p s S p e c ific in d u s tr ie s F o o d and k in d r e d p r o d u c t s ______ 19 C h e m ic a ls and a llie d p r o d u c t s ___________________________ 11 M a c h in e r y , e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l __ 11 P a p e r and a llie d p r o d u c t s ________ 10 F a b r ic a t e d m e t a l p r o d u c t s ______ 7 F u r n it u r e and f i x t u r e s ___________ 7 R u b b e r and p la s t ic s p r o d u c t s __ 7 E l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t and s u p p l i e s ___________________________ 5 H o u s e h o ld f u r n it u r e ________________ 6 M is c e lla n e o u s c o n v e r t e d p a p e r p r o d u c t s ____________________ 6 T i r e s and in n e r t u b e s ______________6 F a r m m a c h in e r y ____________________ 6 F a b r ic a t e d s tr u c t u r a l m e t a l p r o d u c t s _____________________________ 5 T h e f o llo w in g ta b u la tio n sh ow s the p e r c e n t o f fu l l - t i m e p la n t and o f f i c e w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts in the M e m p h is a r e a in w h ic h a u n ion c o n tr a c t o r c o n tr a c ts c o v e r e d a m a j o r i t y o f the w o r k e r s in the r e s p e c t iv e c a t e g o r ie s , N o v e m b e r 197 6: P la n t w o r k e r s L in d u s tr ie s _ M a n u fa c t u r in g ________________ N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g _ P u b lic u t i l i t i e s __ 58 83 34 10 86 74 9 8 A n e s ta b lis h m e n t is c o n s id e r e d to h a v e a c o n tr a c t c o v e r in g a ll p la n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s i f a m a j o r i t y o f such w o r k e r s is c o v e r e d b y a la b o r - m a n a g e m e n t a g r e e m e n t . T h e r e f o r e , a ll o t h e r p la n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s a r e e m p lo y e d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts th a t e it h e r do not h a v e la b o r - m a n a g e m e n t c o n tr a c ts in e f fe c t , o r h a v e c o n tr a c ts that a p p ly to fe w e r than h a lf o f t h e ir p la n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s . E s t im a t e s a r e not n e c e s s a r ily r e p r e s e n t a t iv e o f the e x te n t to w h ic h a ll w o r k e r s in the a r e a m a y b e c o v e r e d b y the p r o v is io n s o f la b o r - m a n a g e m e n t a g r e e m e n t s , b e c a u s e s m a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts a r e e x c lu d e d and the in d u s tr ia l s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y is lim it e d . T h is in fo r m a t io n is b a s e d on e s t im a t e s o f totad e m p lo y m e n t d e r iv e d f r o m u n iv e r s e m a t e r i a l s c o m p ile d b e f o r e a ctu a l s u r v e y . P r o p o r t io n s in v a r io u s in d u s tr y d iv is io n s m a y d i f f e r f r o m p r o p o r t io n s b a s e d on the r e s u lts o f th e s u r v e y as show n in ap p en d ix ta b le 1. O f f ic e w o r k e r s 25 Appendix B. Occupational Descriptions Th e p r im a r y p u rpose o f p re p a rin g job d e s c rip tio n s fo r the B u re a u 's w age s u rve y s is to a s s is t its fie ld s ta ff in c la s s ify in g into a p p ro p ria te occu pations w o rk e rs who a re e m p lo y e d under a v a r ie t y o f p a y r o ll tit le s and d iffe r e n t w o rk a rra n g em e n ts fr o m es ta b lis h m en t to es ta b lis h m en t and fr o m a r e a to a r e a . T h is p e rm its the grou p in g o f occu p ation al w age ra te s re p r e s e n tin g c o m p a ra b le job content. B ec a u se o f th is em p h asis on in te re s ta b lis h m e n t and in t e r a r e a c o m p a ra b ility o f occu p atio n al content, the B u re a u 's job d e s c rip tio n s m ay d iffe r s ig n ific a n tly fr o m th ose in use in in d ivid u a l e s ta b lish m en ts o r th ose p re p a r e d fo r o th e r p u rp o ses. In applyin g th ese jo b d e s c r ip tio n s , the B u rea u 's fie ld e c o n o m is ts a re in s tru c te d to exclu d e w o rk in g s u p e r v is o r s ; a p p re n tic es ; le a r n e r s ; b e g in n e rs ; tr a in e e s ; and handicapped, p a r t - t im e , te m p o r a r y , and p ro b a tio n a ry w o r k e r s . OFFICE SECRETARY S E C R E T A R Y — Continued A s s ig n e d as p e rs o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o rm a lly to one in d ivid u al. M a in tains a c lo s e and h ig h ly re s p o n s iv e rela tio n s h ip to the d a y -to -d a y w o rk o f the s u p e rv is o r . W o rk s f a ir ly independently r e c e iv in 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 fo r m s v a r ie d c le r ic a l and s e c r e t a r ia l d u ties, u su ally includin g m ost o f the fo llo w in g : an sw ers p e rs o n s ; d. e. R e v ie w s c o rre s p o n d e n c e , m em o ra n d u m s , and r e p o rts p re p a r e d by oth e rs fo r the s u p e r v is o r 's sign atu re to a s s u re p ro c e d u r a l and ty p o g ra p h ic a c c u ra c y; a. R e c e iv e s telep h on e c a lls , p e rs o n a l c a lle r s , and in com in g m a il, routine in q u ir ie s , and rou tes te c h n ic a l in q u irie s to the p r o p e r b. c. in stru cted ; E s ta b lis h e s , f. m a in ta in s, and r e v is e s the s u p e r v is o r 's file s ; M aintains the s u p e r v is o r 's R e la y s m e s s a g e s fr o m s u p e r v is o r to su b ord in ates; P e r f o r m s s te n o gra p h ic and ty p in g w o rk . M a y a lso p e r fo r m o th e r c le r ic a l and s e c r e t a r ia l task s o f co m p a ra b le nature and d iffic u lty . T h e w o rk ty p ic a lly r e q u ir e s k n o w led ge o f o ffic e routine and understanding o f the o r g a n iz a tio n , p r o g r a m s , and p ro c e d u re s r e la te d to the w o rk o f the s u p e rv is o r . ca len d a r and m akes appointm ents as B egin n in g w ith c a le n d a r y e a r 1976 s u r v e y s , the B u reau has grou p ed occu pations studied in its a r e a w age s u rve y s into jo b fa m ilie s in o r d e r to p re s e n t in fo rm a tio n on r e la te d occu p ation s in sequ en ce. Job fa m ilie s have not been title d , h o w e v e r, sin ce doing so m igh t have added extran eo u s e le m e n ts to the job m atch in g p ro c e s s . T h e B u reau has also r e v is e d s e v e r a l occu p atio n al t it le s . usual w o rd o r d e r and a re m o r e d e s c r ip tiv e o f the s u rv e y jo b s . T h e r e v is e d tit le s m o r e n e a r ly r e fle c t R e v is e d o ccu p atio n al d e sc rip tio n s a re b ein g in tro d u ced th is y e a r fo r : O r d e r c le r k ; p a y r o ll c le rk ; sw itch b o a rd o p e r a to r ; sw itch b o ard o p e r a to r - r e c e p tio n is t; tra n s c r ib in g -m a c h in e ty p is t (p r e v io u s ly t itle d tr a n s c r ib in g -m a c h in e o p e r a to r ); m a c h in e -to o l o p e r a to r (to o lr o o m ); and to o l and die m a k e r. T h e y a re the re s u lt o f the B u re a u 's p o lic y o f p e r io d ic a lly re v ie w in g a r e a w age s u rv e y occu p a tio n a l d e s c r ip tio n s in o r d e r to take into account te c h n o lo g ic a l d eve lo p m e n ts and to c la r ify d e s c rip tio n s so that th ey a re m o r e r e a d ily understood and u n ifo rm ly in te r p re te d . E ven though the r e v is e d d e s c rip tio n s r e fle c t b a s ic a lly the sam e occu pations as p r e v io u s ly d efin ed , som e re p o rtin g changes m ay o c c u r b eca u se o f the r e v is io n s . 26 SECRETARY— Continued SECRETARY— Continued E xc lu s io n s N ot a ll c h a r a c te r is t ic s . a re as fo llo w s : p o s itio n s that a re title d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e ss the above E x a m p le s o f p os itio n s w h ich a re exclu d ed fr o m the d e fin itio n a. P o s itio n s d e s c r ib e d ab ove; b. w h ich do not m e e t the "p e r s o n a l" s e c r e ta r y concept S ten o g ra p h e rs not fu lly tr a in e d in s e c r e t a r ia l- t y p e duties; c. S ten o g ra p h e rs s e rv in g as o ffic e fe s s io n a l, te c h n ic a l, o r m a n a g e ria l p e rs o n s ; assista n ts to a group of p ro d. S e c r e t a r y p o s itio n s in w h ich the duties a re e ith e r su b stan tially m o r e rou tin e o r su b sta n tia lly m o r e c o m p lex and re s p o n s ib le than th ose c h a r a c te r iz e d in the d efin ition ; e. A s s is ta n t-ty p e p o s itio n s w h ich in v o lv e m o r e d iffic u lt o r m o r e r e s p o n s ib le te c h n ic a l, a d m in is tr a tiv e , s u p e r v is o r y , o r s p e c ia liz e d c le r ic a l duties w h ich a re not ty p ic a l o f s e c r e t a r ia l w o rk . N O T E : T he t e r m "c o r p o r a te o f f i c e r , " used in the le v e l d efin ition s fo llo w in g , r e f e r s to th ose o ffic ia ls who h ave a s ig n ifica n t c o rp o ra te w id e p o lic y m a k in g r o le w ith r e g a r d to m a jo r com pany a c tiv itie s . T h e t it le " v ic e p r e s id e n t , " though n o r m a lly in d ic a tiv e o f th is r o le , does not in a ll cases id e n tify such p o s itio n s . V ic e p re s id e n ts w h ose p r im a r y re s p o n s ib ility is to act p e r s o n a lly on in d iv id u a l ca ses o r tra n s a c tio n s (e .g ., a p p ro ve o r deny in d iv id u a l loan o r c r e d it a c tio n s; a d m in is te r in d iv id u a l tru s t accounts; d ir e c tly s u p e rv is e a c le r i c a l s ta ff) a re not c o n s id e re d to b e “ rp o ra te o f f i c e r s " fo r p u rp o s es o f applyin g the fo llo w in g le v e l d e fin itio n s . C la s s A 1. S e c r e t a r y to the ch airm an o f the b o a rd o r p re s id e n t o f a com pany that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 100 but fe w e r than 5, 000 p e r s o n s ; o r 2. S e c r e t a r y to a c o rp o ra te o f f ic e r (o th e r than the ch airm an o f the b o a rd o r p r e s id e n t) o f a com pany that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5,00 0 but f e w e r than 25, 000 p e r s o n s ; o r 3. S e c r e t a r y to the head, im m e d ia te ly b e lo w the c o r p o r a te o f f ic e r le v e l , o f a m a jo r s egm en t o r su b s id ia ry o f a com pany that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 25,0 0 0 p e r s o n s . C la s s B 1. S e c r e t a r y to the ch airm an o f the b o a rd o r p re s id e n t o f a com pany that e m p lo y s , in a ll, fe w e r than 100 p e r s o n s ; o r 3. S e c r e t a r y to the head, im m e d ia te ly b e lo w the o f f i c e r l e v e l, o v e r e ith e r a m a jo r c o rp o ra te w id e fu n ction al a c tiv ity (e .g ., m a rk e tin g , r e s e a r c h , o p e ra tio n s , in d u s tria l r e la tio n s , e tc .) o r a m a jo r g e o g ra p h ic o r o r g a n iz a tio n a l segm en t (e .g ., a r e g io n a l h e a d q u a rte rs ; a m a jo r d iv is io n ) o f a com pany that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5,00 0 but fe w e r than 25, 000 e m p lo y e e s ; o r 4. S e c r e t a r y to the head o f an in d iv id u a l p lant, fa c to r y , e tc . (o r o th e r equ iva len t l e v e l o f o f f ic ia l) that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5,000 p e rs o n s ; o r 5. S e c r e t a r y to the head o f a la r g e and im p o rta n t o r g a n iz a tio n a l s egm en t (e .g ., a m id d le m an agem en t s u p e r v is o r o f an o r g a n iza tio n a l segm en t often in v o lv in g as m any as s e v e r a l hundred p e rs o n s ) o r a com pany that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 25,000 p e r s o n s . C la s s C 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 ria l p e rs o n w h ose r e s p o n s ib ility is not e qu ivalen t to one o f the s p e c ific l e v e l situations in the d e fin itio n fo r cla s s B , but w h ose o r g a n iz a tio n a l unit n o rm a lly nu m b ers at le a s t s e v e r a l dozen e m p lo y e e s and is usu ally d iv id e d into o r g a n iz a tio n a l segm en ts w hich a r e often , in turn, fu rth e r subdivided. In som e co m p a n ie s , this l e v e l in cludes a w id e ran ge o f o r g a n iz a tio n a l ech e lo n s; in o th e rs , on ly one o r tw o; o r 2. S e c r e t a r y to the head o f an in d iv id u a l p lant, fa c to r y , e tc . (o r o th e r e au ivalen t l e v e l o f o f f ic ia l ) that e m p lo y s , in a ll, fe w e r than 5,00 0 p erson s. C la s s D 1. S e c r e t a r y to the s u p e r v is o r o r head unit (e .g ., fe w e r than about 25 o r 30 p e rs o n s ); cir o f a s m a ll o r g a n iz a tio n a l 2. S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e rv is o r y s ta ff s p e c ia lis t, p ro fe s s io n a l e m p lo y e e , a d m in is tr a tiv e o f f ic e r , o r a s s is ta n t, s k ille d te c h n icia n , o r e x p e rt. (N O T E : M any com p anies a s s ign s te n o g ra p h e rs , r a th e r than s e c r e t a r ie s as d e s c r ib e d ab ove, to th is le v e l o f s u p e r v is o r y o r n o n s u p e rv is o ry w o r k e r .) STENO G RAPH ER P r im a r y duty is to tak e d icta tio n using shorthand, and to tr a n s c r ib e the d icta tio n . M ay a lso typ e fr o m w r itte n copy. M ay o p e ra te f r o m a ste n o gra p h ic p oo l. M ay o c c a s io n a lly tr a n s c r ib e f r o m v o ic e r e c o rd in g s ( i f p r im a r y duty is tr a n s c r ib in g fr o m r e c o r d in g s , s ee T ra m s c rib in g -M a c h in e T y p is t). N O T E : T h is job is d istin gu ish ed fr o m that o f a s e c r e ta r y in that a s e c r e t a r y n o rm a lly w o rk s in a c o n fid e n tia l rela tio n s h ip w ith on ly one m a n a g e r o r e x e c u tiv e and p e r fo r m s m o r e re s p o n s ib le and d is c r e tio n a r y task s as d e s c r ib e d in the s e c r e t a r y jo b d e fin itio n . S ten og ra p h er, G e n e ra l 2. S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a te o f f ic e r (o th e r than the c h airm an o f the b o a rd o r p r e s id e n t) o f a com pany that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 100 but fe w e r than 5, 000 p e r s o n s ; o r k e ep D ictatio n in v o lv e s a n o rm a l rou tin e v o c a b u la ry . M ay m aintain f i l e s , s im p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r fo r m o th e r r e la t iv e ly routin e c le r ic a l ta s k s . STENOGRAPHER— Continued FILE CLERK— Continued S ten og ra p h e r, S en ior D icta tio n in v o lv e s a v a r ie d te c h n ic a l o r s p e c ia liz e d vocabularysuch as in le g a l b r ie fs o r r e p o rts on s c ie n tific r e s e a r c h . M ay also set up and m ain ta in f i l e s , k eep r e c o r d s , etc. C la s s B . S o rts , cod es, and file s u n c la s s ifie d m a te r ia l by s im p le (s u b je ct m a tte r ) headings o r p a r tly c la s s ifie d m a te r ia l by fin e r subheadings. P r e p a r e s s im p le r e la te d in d ex and c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e aids. As req u e sted , lo c a tes c le a r ly id e n tifie d m a t e r ia l in file s and fo r w a r d s m a te r ia l. M ay p e r fo r m r e la te d c le r ic a l tasks re q u ire d to m ain ta in and s e r v ic e file s . OR P e r f o r m s ste n o gra p h ic duties re q u irin g s ig n ific a n tly g r e a t e r in dependence and r e s p o n s ib ility than s te n o g ra p h e r, g e n e ra l, as e v id e n ce d by the fo llo w in g : W o rk r e q u ire s a high d e g r e e o f s ten o gra p h ic speed and a c c u ra c y ; a th orou gh w o rk in g k n ow ledge o f g e n e r a l business and o ffic e p r o c ed u re; and o f the s p e c ific busin ess o p e ra tio n s , o rg a n iza tio n , p o lic ie s , p ro c e d u r e s , f i l e s , w o rk flo w , etc. U ses this kn ow ledge in p e rfo r m in g s ten o grap h ic duties and re s p o n s ib le c le r ic a l tasks such as m ain tain in g follo w u p f ile s ; a s s e m b lin g m a te r ia l fo r r e p o r ts , m em ora n d u m s, and le t t e r s ; c om p osin g s im p le le tte r s fr o m g e n e ra l in s tru c tio n s ; rea d in g and routing in co m in g m a il; and a n sw erin g routin e q u estio n s, etc. T R A N S C R IB IN G -M A C H IN E T Y P I S T P r im a r y duty is to typ e cop y of v o ic e r e c o rd e d d ic ta tio n w h ich does not in v o lv e v a r ie d te c h n ic a l o r s p e c ia liz e d v o c a b u la ry such as that used in le g a l b r ie fs o r r e p o rts on s c ie n tific r e s e a r c h . M a y also typ e fr o m w ritte n copy. M ay m ain tain f ile s , k eep s im p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r fo r m o th e r r e la t iv e ly routin e c le r ic a l ta s k s . (See S ten og ra p h er d e fin itio n fo r w o r k e r s in v o lv e d w ith shorthand d ic ta tio n .) T Y P IS T U ses a t y p e w r it e r to m ake cop ies o f v a rio u s m a te ria ls o r to m ake out b ills a fte r calcu la tio n s have b een m ade by another p e rs o n . M ay in clude typ in g o f s te n c ils , m a ts , o r s im ila r m a te r ia ls fo r use in d u plicating p ro cesses. M ay do c le r ic a l w o rk in v o lv in g lit t le s p e c ia l tra 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 rd s and r e p o r ts , o r s o rtin g and d istrib u tin g in com in g m a il. C la ss A . P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g : T yp in g m a te r ia l in fin a l fo r m when it in v o lv e s com bining m a te r ia l fr o m s e v e r a l s o u rc e s ; o r r e s p o n s ib ility fo r c o r r e c t s p e llin g , s y lla b ic a tio n , punctuation, e tc ., o f te c h n ic a l o r unusual w o rd s o r fo r e ig n lan guage m a te r ia l; o r planning layout and typ in g o f c o m p lic a te d s ta tis tic a l ta b le s to m ain ta in u n ifo rm ity and b alan ce in sp acin g. M ay typ e routin e fo r m le t t e r s , v a r y in g d e ta ils to suit c irc u m s ta n c e s . C lass B . P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g : C opy typ ing fr o m rough o r c le a r d ra fts ; o r routin e typ in g o f fo r m s , in su ran ce p o lic ie s , e tc .; o r s e ttin g up s im p le stan dard tab u la tion s; o r cop yin g m o r e c o m p lex tab les a lre a d y set up and sp aced p r o p e r ly . F IL E C L E R K F i l e s , c la s s ifie s , and r e t r ie v e s m a te r ia l in an e s ta b lis h e d filin g s y s te m . M ay p e r fo r m c le r ic a l and m anual task s r e q u ire d to m ain tain f ile s . P o s itio n s a re c la s s ifie d into le v e ls on the b a s is o f the fo llo w in g d e fin itio n s . C lass A . C la s s ifie s and in d exes f ile m a te r ia l such as c o r r e s p o n d e n ce, r e p o r ts , te c h n ic a l d ocu m ents, e tc ., in an e s ta b lis h e d filin g s y s te m containing a nu m ber o f v a r ie d su b ject m a tte r f ile s . M ay also f ile this m a te r ia l. M ay k eep r e c o rd s o f v a rio u s ty p es in conjunction w ith the file s . M ay le a d a s m a ll grou p o f lo w e r le v e l f ile c le rk s . C lass C . P e r f o r m s routin e filin g o f m a t e r ia l that has a lr e a d y been c la s s ifie d o r w h ich is e a s ily c la s s ifie d in a s im p le s e r ia l c la s s ific a tio n s y s te m (e .g ., a lp h a b e tic a l, c h r o n o lo g ic a l, o r n u m e ric a l). A s req u e sted , lo c a te s r e a d ily a v a ila b le m a t e r ia l in file s and fo r w a r d s m a te ria l; and m ay f i l l out w ith d ra w a l ch a rg e. M ay p e r fo r m s im p le c le r ic a l and m anual tasks r e q u ire d to m ain ta in and s e r v ic e f ile s . M ESSENG ER P e r f o r m s v a rio u s routine duties such as running e rr a n d s , op e ra tin g m in o r o ffic e m ach in es such as s e a le r s o r m a ile r s , opening and d istrib u tin g m a il, and o th e r m in o r c le r ic a l w o rk . E xclu d e p os itio n s that r e q u ire o p e ra tio n o f a m o to r v e h ic le as a s ig n ific a n t duty. S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R O p e ra te s a telep h on e s w itc h b o a rd o r c o n so le used w ith a p r iv a te b ranch exchange (P B X ) s y s te m to r e la y in c o m in g , o u tgo in g , and in tra s y s te m c a lls . M ay p ro v id e in fo rm a tio n to c a lle r s , r e c o r d and tr a n s m it m e s s a g e s , k eep r e c o r d o f c a lls p la c e d and t o ll c h a rg e s . B e s id e s op e ra tin g a telephon e sw itch b o a rd o r c o n so le , m ay a lso typ e o r p e r fo r m rou tin e c le r ic a l w o rk (typing o r routin e c le r ic a l w o rk m ay occupy the m a jo r p o rtio n o f the w o r k e r 's tim e , and is u su ally p e r fo r m e d w h ile at the s w itc h b o a rd o r c o n s o le ). C h ief o r lea d o p e r a to r s in esta b lis h m en ts e m p lo yin g m o r e than one o p e r a to r a re exclu d ed . F o r an o p e r a to r who also acts as a r e c e p tio n is t, see Sw itch b oard O p e r a to r -R e c e p tio n is t. S W 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 to r — w o rk in v o lv e s b u sin ess and p r ia te p e rs o n a rra n g in g an s in g le -p o s itio n telep h on e sw itc h b o a rd o r c o n so le , acts both as s ee S w itch b oard O p e ra to r— and as a r e c e p tio n is t. R e c e p tio n is t's such duties as g r e e tin g v is it o r s ; d e te rm in in g nature o f v is it o r 's p ro v id in g a p p ro p ria te in fo rm a tio n ; r e fe r r in g v is it o r to a p p ro in the o r g a n iz a tio n o r con tacting that p e rs o n by telep h on e and appointm ent; k eep in g a lo g o f v is it o r s . ORDER CLERK R e c e iv e s w r itte n o r v e r b a l c u s to m e r s ' p u rch ase o r d e r s fo r m a te r ia l o r m e rc h a n d is e f r o m cu s to m e rs o r sa le s p e o p le . W o rk ty p ic a lly in v o lv e s som e com b in ation o f the fo llo w in g d u ties: Q uoting p r ic e s ; d e te rm in in g a v a ila b ilit y o f o r d e r e d ite m s and su ggestin g substitutes when n e c e s s a ry ; a d visin g e x p e c te d d e liv e r y date and m ethod o f d e liv e r y ; r e c o rd in g o r d e r and c u stom er in fo rm a tio n on o r d e r sh eets; checking o r d e r sheets fo r a c c u ra c y and adequacy o f in fo rm a tio n r e c o rd e d ; a s c e rta in in g c re d it rating o f cu s to m e r; fu rn ish in g c u s to m e r w ith a c k n o w led gem en t o f r e c e ip t o f o r d e r ; fo llo w in g -u p to see that o r d e r is d e liv e r e d by the s p e c ifie d date o r to le t c u stom er know o f a d ela y in d e liv e r y ; m a in ta in in g o r d e r f ile ; ch ecking shipping in v o ic e again st o r ig in a l o r d e r . ORDER CLERK— Continued BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATOR E xclu d e w o r k e r s p aid on a c o m m is s io n b a s is o r w h ose duties include any o f the fo llo w in g : R e c e iv in g o r d e r s fo r s e r v ic e s ra th e r than fo r m a te r ia l o r m e rc h a n d is e ; p ro v id in g cu s to m e rs w ith con su lta tiv e a d vice using k n ow ledge gain ed fr o m e n g in e e rin g o r e x te n s iv e te c h n ic a l tr a in in g ; e m p h a sizin g s e llin g s k ills ; handling m a te r ia l o r m e rc h a n d ise as an in te g r a l p a rt o f the jo b . O p e ra tes a b ookk eep in g m ach in e (w ith o r w ithout a t y p e w r ite r k e y b o a rd ) to k e ep a r e c o r d o f b u sin ess tra n s a c tio n s . P o s itio n s d e fin itio n s : a re c la s s ifie d into le v e ls a c c o rd in g to the fo llo w in g C la s s A . H andles o r d e r s that in v o lv e m aking judgm ents such as choosing w h ich s p e c ific p rod u ct o r m a te r ia l fr o m the e s ta b lis h m e n t's p rod u ct lin e s w i l l s a tis fy the c u s to m e r's n e e d s , o r d e te rm in in g the p r ic e to be quoted when p r ic in g in v o lv e s m o r e than m e r e ly r e fe r r in g to a p r ic e lis t o r m aking som e s im p le m a th e m a tic a l calc u la tio n s . C la s s B . H andles o r d e r s in v o lv in g ite m s w h ich have r e a d ily id e n t ifie d uses and a p p lic a tio n s . M ay r e f e r to a c a ta lo g , m a n u fa c tu re r's m anual, o r s im ila r docum ent to in s u re that p r o p e r ite m is supplied o r to v e r if y p r ic e o f o r d e r e d ite m . A C C O U N T IN G C L E R K P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e accounting c le r ic a l task s such as p ostin g to r e g is t e r s and le d g e r s ; re c o n c ilin g bank accoun ts; v e r ify in g the in te rn a l con s is te n c y , c o m p le te n e s s , and m a th e m a tic a l a c c u ra c y o f accounting docum ents; a s s ig n in g p r e s c r ib e d accounting d is trib u tio n cod es; exam in in g and v e r ify in g fo r c l e r i c a l a c c u ra c y v a rio u s typ es o f r e p o r ts , lis t s , c a lc u la tio n s , p o s tin g, e tc .; o r p re p a r in g s im p le o r a s s is tin g in p re p a r in g m o r e c o m p lica te d jo u rn a l vou ch ers. M ay w o rk in e ith e r a m anual o r autom ated accounting s y s te m . T h e w o rk re q u ire s a k n ow ledge o f c le r ic a l m ethods and o ffic e p r a c t ic e s and p ro c e d u re s w h ich re la te s to the c le r ic a l p ro c e s s in g and r e co rd in g o f tra n s a c tio n s and accounting in fo rm a tio n . W ith e x p e r ie n c e , the w o r k e r ty p ic a lly b e co m e s fa m ilia r w ith the bookk eep in g and accounting te r m s and p ro c e d u r e s used in the a ssign ed w o rk , but is not r e q u ire d to have a k n o w led ge o f the fo r m a l p rin c ip le s o f b ookk eep in g and accounting. P o s itio n s d e fin itio n s . a re c la s s ifie d into le v e ls on the b asis o f the fo llo w in g C lass A . U n der g e n e ra l s u p e rv is io n , p e r fo r m s accounting c le r ic a l o p e ra tio n s w h ich r e q u ire the a p p lication o f e x p e rie n c e and ju d gm en t, fo r e x a m p le , c le r i c a l l y p ro c e s s in g c o m p lica te d o r n o n re p e titiv e accounting t r a n s a c tio n s , s e le c tin g am ong a substantial v a r ie t y o f p r e s c r ib e d accounting codes and c la s s ific a t io n s , o r tr a c in g tra n s a c tio n s though p re v io u s accounting actions to d e te rm in e s o u rc e o f d is c r e p a n c ie s . M a y be a s s is te d by one o r m o r e c la s s B accounting c le r k s . C la s s B . U n der c lo s e s u p e rv is io n , fo llo w in g d e ta ile d in stru c tio n s and s ta n d a rd ize d p ro c e d u r e s , p e r fo r m s one o r m o r e routin e accounting c le r i c a l o p e r a tio n s , such as postin g to le d g e r s , c a rd s , o r w o rk s h e e ts w h ere id e n tific a tio n o f ite m s and lo c a tio n s of p ostin gs a re c le a r ly in d ica ted ; c h e c k ing a c c u r a c y and c o m p leten e ss o f s ta n d a rd ized and r e p e titiv e r e c o r d s or accounting docum ents; and coding docum ents using a fe w p r e s c r ib e d accou n t ing cod es. C la s s A . K e ep s a set o f r e c o rd s re q u irin g a k now ledge o f and e x p e rie n c e in b a s ic b ookk eep in g p r in c ip le s , and f a m ilia r it y w ith the s tru ctu re o f the p a r tic u la r accounting s y s te m used. D e te rm in e s p r o p e r r e c o rd s and d is trib u tio n o f debit and c r e d it ite m s to be used in each phase o f the w o rk . M a y p re p a r e c o n so lid a te d r e p o r ts , b alan ce s h e e ts , and o th e r r e c o rd s by hand. C la s s B . K e ep s a r e c o r d o f one o r m o r e phases o r section s o f a set o f r e c o r d s u sually r e q u irin g lit t le k n o w led ge o f b a s ic bookk eep in g. P h a s e s o r s ection s include accounts p a y a b le, p a y r o ll, c u s to m e rs ' accounts (not in cluding a s im p le ty p e o f b illin g d e s c r ib e d under m achine b i l l e r ) , cost d is trib u tio n , exp en se d is trib u tio n , in v e n to r y c o n tro l, e tc . M ay check o r a s s is t in p re p a r a tio n o f t r i a l b alan ces and p re p a r e c o n tro l sh eets fo r the accounting d ep a rtm en t. M A C H IN E B I L L E R P r e p a r e s s ta te m e n ts , b ills , and in v o ic e s on a m achine o th e r than an o r d in a r y o r e le c t r o m a t ic ty p e w r it e r . M a y a lso k eep r e c o rd s as to b illin g s o r shipping ch a rg es o r p e r fo r m o th e r c le r i c a l w o rk in cid en ta l to b illin g o p e ra tio n s . F o r w age study p u rp o s e s , m ach in e b ille r s a re c la s s ifie d by type o f m a ch in e, as fo llo w s : B illin g -m a c h in e b i l l e r . U ses a s p e c ia l b illin g m achine (com b in ation ty p in g and adding m a c h in e ) to p re p a r e b ills and in v o ic e s fr o m c u s to m e rs ' pu rch ase o r d e r s , in te r n a lly p re p a r e d o r d e r s , shipping m em oran d u m s, etc. U s u a lly in v o lv e s a p p lic a tio n o f p r e d e te rm in e d discounts and shipping ch arg es and e n try o f n e c e s s a r y e x te n sio n s , w h ich m ay o r m ay not be com puted on the b illin g m a ch in e, and to ta ls w h ich a re a u to m a tic a lly accum ulated by m ach in e. T he o p e ra tio n u sually in v o lv e s a la r g e nu m ber o f carbon cop ies o f the b ill b ein g p re p a r e d and is often done on a fan fo ld m achine. B o o k k e e p in g-m a c h in e b i l l e r . U ses a bookkeeping m achine (w ith o r w ithout a t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a rd ) to p re p a r e c u s to m e r s ' b ills as p a rt o f the accounts r e c e iv a b le o p e ra tio n . G e n e r a lly in v o lv e s the sim ultaneous e n try o f fig u r e s on c u s to m e r s ' le d g e r r e c o r d . T h e m ach in e a u tom a tica lly accu m u lates fig u r e s on a nu m ber o f v e r t ic a l colum ns and com putes and u sually p rin ts a u to m a tic a lly the debit o r c r e d it b a la n ce s . D oes not in v o lv e a k n ow led ge o f b ook k eep in g. W o rk s fr o m u n ifo rm and standard types o f s a le s and c re d it s lip s . P A Y R O L L CLERK P e r fo r m s the c le r ic a l task s n e c e s s a r y to p ro c e s s p a y r o lls and to m ain ta in p a y r o ll r e c o r d s . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : P r o c e s s in g w o r k e r s ' tim e o r p ro d u ction r e c o r d s ; adjusting w o r k e r s ' r e c o rd s fo r changes in w age r a te s , s u p p lem en ta ry b e n e fits , o r tax dedu ctions; ed itin g p a y r o ll lis tin g s again st s ou rce r e c o r d s ; tr a c in g and c o r r e c tin g e r r o r s in lis tin g s ; and a s s is tin g in p re p a r a tio n o f p e r io d ic su m m a ry p a y r o ll r e p o r ts . In a nonautom ated p a y r o ll s y s te m , com putes w a g e s . W o rk m ay r e q u ire a p r a c t ic a l k n ow ledge o f g o v e rn m e n ta l r e g u la tio n s , com pany p a y r o ll p o lic y , o r the com p u ter s y s te m fo r p r o c e s s in g p a y r o lls . KEYPUNCH O PERATO R T A B U L A T IN G - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R — C ontinued O p e ra te s a keypunch m a ch in e to r e c o r d o r v e r i f y a lp h a b etic and/or n u m e ric data on tab u latin g c a r d s o r on tape. f r o m th is d e fin itio n a r e w o rk in g s u p e r v is o r s . A ls o ex c lu d e d a re o p e r a to r s o f e le c t r o n ic d ig it a l c o m p u te rs , e v en though th e y m a y a lso o p e r a te e le c t r i c accou n ting m a c h in e equ ip m en t. P o s itio n s d e fin itio n s . a re c la s s ifie d into le v e ls on th e b a s is o f the fo llo w in g C la s s A . W o rk r e q u ir e s the a p p lic a tio n o f e x p e r ie n c e and ju d gm en t in s e le c tin g p r o c e d u r e s to be fo llo w e d and in s e a rc h in g f o r , in t e r p r e tin g , s e le c tin g , o r cod ing ite m s to be k eypun ch ed f r o m a v a r ie t y o f s o u rc e d ocu m en ts. On o c c a s io n m a y a ls o p e r f o r m s om e rou tin e keypunch w o rk . M a y tr a in in e x p e r ie n c e d keypunch o p e r a to r s . C la s s B . W o rk is rou tin e and r e p e t it iv e . U n der c lo s e s u p e rv is io n o r fo llo w in g s p e c ific p ro c e d u r e s o r in s tr u c tio n s , w o rk s fr o m v a r io u s stand a r d iz e d s o u rc e docum ents w h ich h ave b e en cod ed , and fo llo w s s p e c ifie d p ro c e d u r e s w h ich h a ve b een p r e s c r ib e d in d e ta il and r e q u ir e lit t le o r no s e le c tin g , cod in g, o r in te r p r e tin g o f data to be r e c o r d e d . R e fe r s to su p e r v i s o r p r o b le m s a r is in g fr o m e rro n e o u s ite m s o r cod es o r m is s in g in fo rm a tio n . T A B U L A T IN G - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R c u la to r, O p e ra te s one o r a v a r ie t y o f m a ch in es such as th e ta b u la to r, c a l c o lla t o r , in t e r p r e t e r , s o r t e r , re p ro d u c in g punch, e tc . E xclu d ed P o s itio n s d e fin itio n s . a re c la s s ifie d into le v e ls on the b a s is o f the fo llo w in g C la s s A . P e r f o r m s c o m p le te r e p o r tin g and tab u lating ass ign m e n ts in clu d in g d e v is in g d iffic u lt c o n tro l p a n e l w ir in g under g e n e r a l s u p e rv is io n . A s s ig n m e n ts ty p ic a lly in v o lv e a v a r ie t y o f lon g and c o m p le x r e p o rts w h ich o fte n a r e ir r e g u la r o r n o n r e c u r r in g , r e q u ir in g s o m e planning o f the nature and sequ en cin g o f o p e r a tio n s , and th e use o f a v a r ie t y o f m a c h in e s . Is t y p ic a lly in v o lv e d in tr a in in g n ew o p e r a to r s in m a c h in e o p e ra tio n s o r tr a in in g lo w e r l e v e l o p e r a to r s in w ir in g f r o m d ia g ra m s and in the o p e ra tin g sequ en ces o f lon g and c o m p le x r e p o r ts . D oes not in clu d e p o s itio n s in w h ich w ir in g r e s p o n s ib ilit y is lim it e d to s e le c tio n and in s e r tio n o f p r e w ir e d b o a rd s . C la s s B . P e r f o r m s w o rk a c c o r d in g to e s ta b lis h e d p r o c e d u r e s and under s p e c ific in s tr u c tio n s . A s s ig n m e n ts t y p ic a lly in v o lv e c o m p le te but rou tin e and r e c u r r in g r e p o r ts o r p a rts o f l a r g e r and m o r e c o m p le x r e p o r ts . O p e ra te s m o r e d iffic u lt tab u latin g o r e l e c t r i c a l accou n tin g m a ch in es such as the ta b u la to r and c a lc u la to r , in ad d ition to th e s im p le r m a ch in es used by c la s s C o p e r a to r s . M a y be r e q u ir e d to do s o m e w ir in g fr o m d ia g ra m s . M a y tr a in n ew e m p lo y e e s in b a s ic m a ch in e o p e r a tio n s . C la s s C . U n d e r s p e c ific in s tr u c tio n s , o p e r a te s s im p le tab u la tin g o r e le c t r ic a l accou n ting m a c h in e s such as th e s o r t e r , in t e r p r e t e r , rep ro d u c in g punch, c o lla t o r , e tc . A s s ig n m e n ts t y p ic a lly in v o lv e p o rtio n s o f a w o rk unit, f o r e x a m p le , in d iv id u a l s o r tin g o r c o lla tin g ru n s, o r r e p e titiv e o p e r a tio n s . M ay p e rfo r m s im p le w ir in g f r o m d ia g r a m s , and do som e filin g w o rk . PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , B U SINE SS A n a ly z e s b u s in e s s p r o b le m s to fo r m u la te p ro c e d u r e s f o r s o lv in g th em by use o f e le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g equ ip m en t. D e v elo p s a co m p lete d e s c r ip tio n o f a ll s p e c ific a tio n s n e e d e d to en ab le p r o g r a m m e r s to p r e p a re r e q u ir e d d ig it a l c o m p u te r p r o g r a m s . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : A n a ly z e s s u b je c t - m a t te r o p e r a tio n s to be au tom ated and id e n tifie s con dition s and c r i t e r i a r e q u ir e d to a c h ie v e s a t is fa c t o r y r e s u lts ; s p e c ifie s n u m b er and ty p e s 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 c o 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 a g em en t and f o r p r o 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 v e 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 re c o m m e n d s equ ip m en t changes to ob tain m o r e e ffe c t iv e o v e r a ll o p e r a tio n s . (N O T E : W o r k 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 a n a lysts i f th is is the s k ill used to d e te rm in e th e ir p a y .) C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , B U SIN E S S— C ontinued F o r w a g e study p u r p o s e s , s y s te m s a n a lys ts a r e c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s : C la s s A . W o rk s in d e p 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 in v o lv in g a ll p h ases 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 e ca u s e 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 v e lo p s an in te g r a te d p ro d u ction s ch ed u lin g , in v e n to r y c o n tr o l, c o s t a n a ly s is , and s a le s a n a lys is r e c o r d in w h ich e v e r y ite m o f ea c h ty p e is a u to m a tic a lly p r o c e s s e d th rou gh th e fu ll s y s te m o f r e c o r d s and a p p ro p ria te fo llo w u p a ctio n s a re in itia te d by the c o m p u te r.) C o n fe rs w ith p e rs o n s c o n c e 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 t te r p e r s o n n e l on th e im p lic a tio n s o f new o r r e v is e d s y s te m s o f data p r o c e s s in g o p e r a tio n s . M a k e s r e c o m m e n d a tio n s , i f n e e d e d , 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 ob ta in in g equ ip m en t. M ay p r o v id e fu n c tio n a l who a r e a s s ig n e d to a s s is t. D o e s not in clu d e e m p lo y e e s p r im a r ily r e s p o n s ib le fo r the m a n a g e m e n t o r s u p e r v is io n o f o th e r e le c t r o n ic data p r o 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 c o n ce rn e d w ith s c ie n tific o r e n g in e e rin g p r o b le m s . d ir e c tio n to lo w e r l e v e l s y s te m s an alysts C la s s B . W o rk 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 on p ro b le m s that a r e r e la t iv e ly u n co m p lic a te d 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 it e d c o m p le x ity b e ca u s e s o u rc e s o f input data a r e h o m ogen eou s and th e output data a r e c lo s e ly r e la te d . (F o r e x a m p le , 30 COMPUTER SYSTEMS A N A LYS T, BUSINESS— Continued COMPUTER PROGRAMMER, BUSINESS— Continued d e v e lo p s s y s te m s f o r m ain ta in in g d e p o s ito r accounts in a bank, m a in 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 e n t, o r m ain ta in in g in v e n to r y accounts in a m a n u fa ctu 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 rs o n s c o n c e 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 r o c e s s in g s y s te m s to be a p p lie d . A t th is le v e l, p r o g r a m m in g is d iffic u lt b e ca u s e com p u ter e q u ip m en t m u st be o r g a n iz e d to p ro d u c e s e v e r a l in t e r r e la t e d but d iv e r s e p r o ducts fr o 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 n u m b er o f in te r n a l p r o c e s s in g actio n s m ust o c c u r . T h is r e q u ir e s such a ction s as d e v e lo p m e n t o f com m on o p e ra tio n s w h ich can be r e used, e s ta b lis h m e n t o f lin k a g e p oin ts b e tw e e n o p e r a tio n s , ad ju stm ents to data w hen p r o g r a m re q u ire m e n 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 s u b stan tial m an ip u la tion and re s e q u e n c in g 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 r o g r a m . OR W o rk s on a s e g m e n t o f a c o m p le x data p r o 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 f o r c la s s A . W o rk s in d ep en d en tly on rou tin e a s s ign m e n ts and r e c e iv e s in s tru c tio n and guid an ce on c o m p le x a s s ig n m e n ts . W o rk is r e v ie w e d f o r a c c u r a c y o f ju d g m e n t, c o m p lia n c e w ith in s tr u c tio n s , and to in s u re p r o p e r a lig n m e n t w ith the o v e r a ll s y s te m . 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 lys e s as a s s ig n e d , u su ally o f a s in g le a c tiv ity . A s s ig n m e n ts a re d e sig n e d to d e v e lo p and expand p r a c t ic a l e x p e r ie n c e in the a p p lic a tio n o f p ro c e d u r e s and s k ills r e q u ir e d f o r s y s 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 ig h e r l e v e l s y s te m s a n alyst by p r e p a r in g the d e ta ile d s p e c ific a tio n s r e q u ir e d b y p r o g r a m m e r s f r o m in fo rm a tio n d e v e lo p e d by th e h ig h e r l e v e l a n alyst. M a y p r o v id e fu n c tio n a l d ir e c tio n a r e a s s ig n e d to a s s is t. 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 p ro d u ce data in tw o o r th re e v a r ie d s equ en ces o r fo r m a ts . R e p o rts and lis tin g s a re p ro d u c ed by re fin in g , adap tin g, a r r a y in g , o r m ak in g m in o r add ition s to o r d e letio n s fr o m input data w h ich a re 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 h ave b een r e fin e d in p r i o r a ction 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 ch eck s. T y p ic a lly , the p r o g r a m d ea ls w ith rou tin e r e c o rd k e e p in g o p e r a tio n s . C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R , B U SINE SS OR C o n v e rts sta tem en ts o f b u sin ess p r o b le m s , ty p ic a lly p r e p a r e d by a s y s te m s a n a ly s t, into a sequ en ce o f d e ta ile d in s tru c tio n s w h ich a re r e q u ir e d to s o lv e the p ro b le m s b y a u tom atic data p r o c e s s in g equ ip m en t. W o rk in g f r o m c h arts o r d ia g r a m s , the p r o g r a m m e r d e ve lo p s the p r e c is e in s tru c tio n s w h ich , when e n te re d into the co m p u te r s y s te m in cod ed la n g u a g e , cau se the m a n ip u lation 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 le d g e o f co m p u te r c a p a b i l i t i e s , m a th e m a tic s , lo g ic e m p lo y e d b y c o m p u te rs , and p a r tic u la r sub je c t m a tte r in v o lv e d to a n a lyze ch arts and d ia g ra m s o f th e p r o b le m to be p r o g r a m m e d ; d e ve lo p s sequ en ce o f p r o g r a m s te p s; w r ite s d e ta ile d flo w ch 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 rts th es e c h a rts to cod ed in s tru c tio n s f o r m ach in e 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 r e p a r e s in s tru c tio n s f o r o p e r a tin g p e rs o n n e l d u rin g p ro d u c tio n run; a n a ly z e s , r e v ie w s , and a lte r s p r o g r a m s to in c r e a s e o p e r a tin g e f f i c ie n c y o r adapt to new r e q u ire 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 r k e r s p e r fo r m in g both s y s te m s a n a l y s is and p r o g r a m m in g should be c la s s ifie d as s y s te m s an alysts i f th is is the s k ill u sed to d e te rm in e th e ir p a y .) 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 f o r th e m a n a g e m e n 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 data 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 i m a r ily c o n ce rn e d w ith s c ie n tific and/or e n g in e e rin g p r o b le m s . F o r w a g e study p u r p o s e s , p r o g r a m m e r s a r e 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 w h ich r e q u ir e c o m p eten c e in a ll p hases o f p r o g ra m m in g con cep ts and p r a c t ic e s . W o rk in g f r o m d ia g ra m s and ch arts w h ich id e n tify the natu re o f d e s ir e d r e s u lts , m a jo r p r o c e s s in g steps to be a c c o m p lis h e d , and the r e la tio n s h ip s b e tw e e n v a r io u s steps o f th e p r o b le m s o lv in g rou tin e; plans th e fu ll ra n g e o f p r o g r a m m in g a ction s n eed ed to e ffic ie n t ly u tiliz e the co 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 . to lo w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r s who 31 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 f o 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 a y 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 b y in d ep en d en tly p e r fo r m in g le s s d iffic u lt tasks a s s ig n e d , and p e r fo r m in g m o r e d iffic u lt task s under f a i r l y c lo s e d ire c tio n . M a y guide o r in s tru c t lo w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r s . C la s s C . M 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 con cep ts u su ally le a r n e d in fo r m a l tr a in in g c o u r s e s . A s s ig n m e n ts a re d e sig n e d to d e v e lo p c o m p eten c e in the a p p lic a tio n o f stan dard p r o c e d u re 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 asp ects 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 i f y its a c c u ra c y and c o n fo rm a n ce w ith r e q u ir e d p ro c e d u r e s . CO M PUTER O PERATO R M o n ito r s and o p e r a te s th e c o n tro l c o n so le o f a d ig it a l c o m 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 r a tin g in s tr u c tio n s , u su ally p r e p a r e d by a p r o g r a m m e r . 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 rm in e equ ip m en t setup and o p e r a tio n s ; loa d s equ ip m en t w ith r e q u ire d ite m s (tap e r e e ls , c a r d s , e tc .); s w 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 rts and o p e r a te s c o m p u te r; m ak es ad ju stm en ts to c o m p u te r to c o r r e c t o p e ra 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 ad e d uring o p e r a tio n and d e te rm in e s cause o r r e f e r s p r o 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 a in ta in s o p e r a 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 tin g p r o g r a m . For w age study p u rposes, c om p u te r o p e r a to r s a re c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s : C la s s A . O p e ra te s in d e p e n d e n 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 r o 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 te r is t ic s : N ew 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 ce d ; sch ed u lin g r e q u ire m e n ts a re COMPUTER OPERATOR— Continued DRAFTER— Continued o f c r it ic a l im p o rta n c e to m in im iz e d ow n tim e; the p ro g r a m s a re o f c o m p lex d e sig n so that id e n tific a tio n o f e r r o r s o u rc e o fte n r e q u ir e s a w o rk in g k n ow le d 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 ay not be a v a ila b le . M a y g iv e d ire c tio n and guidance to lo w e r l e v e l o p e r a to r s . m a te r ia ls to be used, loa d c a p a c itie s , s tren g th s , s t r e s s e s , etc. R e c e iv e s in itia l in s tru c tio n s , r e q u ire m e n ts , and a d v ic e f r o m s u p e rv is o r . C om p leted w o rk is check ed fo r te c h n ic a l adequacy. C la s s B . O p e ra tes in d ep en d en tly, o r under on ly g e n e ra l d ire c tio n , a com p u ter running p ro g r a m s w ith m ost o f the fo llo w in g c h a r a c te r is t ic s ; M ost o f the p ro g r a m s a re e s ta b lis h e d p rod u ction runs, 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 re q u ire d ; a lte rn a te p ro g r a m s a re p ro v id e d in case o r ig in a l p r o g r a m needs m a jo r change o r cannot be c o r r e c te d w ith in a re a so n a b ly s h o rt tim e . In com m on e r r o r s itu ation s, d iagn oses cause and tak es c o r r e c t iv e action . T h is u su ally in v o lv e s applyin 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 tio n tech n iqu es. 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 segm en ts o f p ro g r a m s w ith the c h a r a c te r is tic s d e s c r ib e d fo r c la s s A . M ay a s s is t a h ig h e r l e v e l o p e r a to r by indep 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 freq 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 lass C . W o rk s on rou tin e p ro g r a m s under c lo s e s u p e rv is io n . Is to d e ve lo p w o rk in g k n o w led ge o f the com p u ter equipm en t used and d e te ct p ro b le m s in v o lv e d in running rou tin e p ro g r a m s . U s u a lly has s om e fo 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 le 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 th e g ra p h ic p re s e n ta tio n o f c om p lex ite m s havin g d is tin c tiv e d esig 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 esig n o r ig in a to r , and m ay rec o m m e n d m in o r d esig n ch 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 nction, and p o s itio n a l rela 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 sis te n cy w ith p r io r e n g in e e rin g d e te rm in a tio n s . M a y e ith e r p r e p a r e d ra w in gs o r d ir e c t th e ir p re p a r a 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 lex d ra ftin g assign m en ts that r e q u ire the a p p lic a tio n o f m o s t o f the s ta n d a rd ize d d ra w in g tech n iqu es r e g u la r ly used. Duties 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 raw in gs o f s u b a s s em b lie s w ith ir r e g u la r sh ap es, m u ltip le fu n ction s, and p r e c is e p o s itio n a l rela tio n s h ip s b etw een com ponen ts; p re p a r e s a r c h ite c tu r a l d ra w in gs fo r con stru ctio n o f a b u ild in g in clu d in g d e ta il d ra w in gs o f founda tio n s , w a ll s e c tio n s , flo o r p la n s, and r o o f. U ses a ccep ted fo rm u la s and m anuals in m ak in g n e c e s s a r y com putations t o d e te rm in e qu a n tities o f C la s s C . P r e p a r e s d e ta il d ra w in gs o f s in g le units o r p arts fo r e n g in e e rin g , c o n stru c tio n , m an u factu rin g, o r r e p a ir p u rp o ses. Types of d ra w in gs p re p a r e d inclu 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 en sion s in ac c u ra te s c a le ) and s e c tio n a l v ie w s to c la r ify p ositio n in g o f com ponents and con vey 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 adjusts o r tra n s p o s e s s c a le as re q u ire d . Su ggested m ethods o f ap p roach , a p p lic a b le p re c e d e n ts , and a d v ic e on so u rc e m a te ria ls a re g ive n w ith in itia l a s s ig n m e n ts . In s tru c tio n s a re le s s c om p lete when assign m en ts r e c u r . W o rk m a y be s p o t-c h e c k e d during p r o g r e s s . D R A F T E R -T R A C E R C op ies plans and d ra w in gs p re p a r e d by oth e rs by p lacin g tra c in g cloth o r p a p e r o v e r d ra w in gs and tr a c in g w ith pen o r p e n c il. (D oes not include tr a c in g lim ite d to plans p r im a r ily co n sis tin g o f s tra ig h t lin e s and a la r g e s c a le not re q u irin g c lo s e d e lin e a tio n .) 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 during 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 W o rk s on v a r io u s typ es o f e le c t r o n ic equ ip m en t and re la te d d e v ic e s by p e r fo r m in g one o r a com b in ation o f the fo llo w in g : In s ta llin g , m ain 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 , co n stru c tin g, and te s tin g . W o rk r e q u ire 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 tr 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 equipm ent in re q u ire d o p e ra tin g con dition. T h e equipm en t— c o n sis tin g o f e ith e r m any d iffe r e n t kinds o f c irc u its o r m u ltip le r e p e titio n o f the sam e kind o i c ir c u it— in c lu d e s , but is not lim ite d to , the fo llo w in g : (a ) E le c t r o n ic tr a n s m ittin g and r e c e iv in g equipm ent (e .g ., r a d a r, ra d io , te le v is io n , te le p h o n e , s o n a r, n a vig a tio n a l a id s ), (b ) d ig ita l and an 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 con tr o llin g equ ip m en t. , T h is c la s s ific a t io n e xclu d es r e p a ir e r s o f such stan dard e le c t r o n ic equipm en t as com m on o ffic e m ach in es and hou seh old rad 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 icia n s who have a d m in is tra tiv e o r s u p e r v is o r y r e s p o n s ib ility ; 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 rs . P o s itio n s d e fin itio n s . a re c la s s ifie d into le v e ls on the b a s is o f the fo llo w in g C la s s A . A p p lie s advan ced te c h n ic a l k n o w led ge to s o lv e unusually £ o m p le x p ro b le m s (i . e . , th ose that ty p ic a lly cannot be s o lv e d s o le ly by r e fe r e n c e to m a n u fa c tu re r s ' m anuals o r s im ila r d o cu m en ts) in w o rk in g on e le c t r o n ic equipm ent. E xa m p les o f such p ro b le m s include lo c a tio n and d en sity o f c ir c u it r y , e le c tro 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 frequ en t e n g in e e rin g changes. W o rk in v o lv e s : A d e ta ile d understanding o f the in te r r e la tio n s h ip s o f c ir c u its ; e x e r c is in g independent ju d gm en t in p e r fo r m in g such task s as m aking c irc 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 rela tio n sh ip s in s ign a l flo w ; and r e g u la r ly using c o m p lex te s t in stru m en ts (e .g ., dual tr a c e o s c illo s c o p e s , Q - m e t e r s , d e via tio n m e t e r s , pulse g e n e r a to r s ). W o rk m ay be re v ie w e d by s u p e r v is o r (fre 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 com p lian ce w ith a ccep ted p r a c tic e s . M ay p ro v id e te c h n ic a l guidance to lo w e r le v e l te c h n ic ia n s . C lass C. A p p lie s w o rk in g te c h n ic a l k n ow ledge to p e r fo r m s im p le o r routin e task s in w o rk in g on e le c t r o n ic equ ip m en t, fo llo w in g d e ta ile d in stru ction 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 task s as: A s s is tin g h ig h e r le v e l te c h n icia n s by p e r fo r m in g such a c tiv itie s as r e p la c in g com ponen ts, w ir in g c ir c u it s , and taking te s t rea d in gs ; 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 using to o ls and com m on 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 to r s , tube t e s t e r s , o s c illo s c o p e s ). Is not re q u ire d to be fa m ilia r w ith the in te r r e la tio n s h ip s o f c irc u its . T h is k n o w led g e, h o w e v e r , m ay be a c q u ire d th rou gh assign m en ts d esign ed to in c r e a s e com p eten ce (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 le v e l te c h 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 ire d , fr o m s u p e rv is o r o r h ig h e r le v e l tech n icia n . W o rk is t y p ic a lly spot ch eck ed , but is g ive n d e ta ile d r e v ie w when new o r advanced a s sign m en ts a re in v o lv e d . C la ss B . A p p lie s c o m p re h e n siv e te c h n ic a l know ledge to s o lv e c o m p le x p ro b le m s (i. e ., th ose 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 te r p re tin g m a n u fa c tu re r s 1 m anuals o r s im ila r docum ents) in w o rk in g on e le c t r o n ic equipm ent. W o rk in v o lv e s : A f a m ilia r it y w ith the in t e r r e la tio n ships o f c irc u its ; and judgm ent in d e te rm in in g w o rk sequence and in s e le c tin g to o ls and te s tin g in stru m en ts, u su ally le s s co m p lex 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 guidance, as r e q u ire d , fr o m s u p e rv is o r o r h ig h e r le v e l tec h n icia n , and w o rk is r e v ie w e d fo r s p e c ific c o m p lian ce w ith accep ted p r a c t ic e s and w o rk assign m en ts. 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 icia n s . R E G IS T E R E D IN D U S T R IA L N U R SE A r e g is t e r e d n u rse who g iv e s n u rsin g s e r v ic e under g e n e ra l m e d ic a l d ire 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 b e co m e i l l o r s u ffe r an accid en t on the p r e m is e s o f a fa c to r y o r o th e r e s tab lish m en t. Duties in v o lv e a com b in ation 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 ; attending to subsequent d re s s in g o f e m p lo y e e s ' in ju rie s ; k eepin g r e c o r d s o f patien ts tr e a te d ; p re p a r in g a ccid en t r e p o rts fo r com 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 exam in a tion s and health evalu ation s o f ap p licants and e m p lo y e e s ; and planning and c a r r y in g out p ro g r a m s in v o lv in g h ealth ed u cation , accid en t p re v e n tio n , eva lu a tio n o f plant en v iro n m e n t, o r o th e r a c tiv itie 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 rsin g s u p e r v is o r s o r head n u rses in es ta b lis h m en ts em p lo yin g m o r e than one n u rse a re 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 E L E C T R IC I A N — Continued P e r fo r m s the c a rp e n try duties n e c e s s a r y to con stru ct and m ain tain in good r e p a ir build in g w o od w ork and equipm ent such as bin s, c rib s , cou n ters, b en ch es, p a r titio n s , d o o rs , f lo o r s , s ta ir s , c a s in g s , and t r im m ade o f w ood in 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 o f w o rk fr 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 ; using a v a r ie t y o f c a r p e n te r's h andtools, p o rta b le p o w e r to o ls , and standard m ea s u rin g in s tru m e n ts ; m aking stan dard shop com putations r e la tin g to d im en sio n s o f w o rk ; and s e le c tin g m a te 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 ainten ance c a rp e n te r 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 ap p re n tic es h ip o r equ ivalen t tr a in in g and e x p e rie n c e . w ir in g o r e le c t r ic 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 su rin g and te s tin g in s tru m e n ts . In g e n e r a l, the w o rk o f the m a in tenance e le c t r ic ia n r e q u ire s rounded tr a in in g and e x p e rie n c e u sually 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 eq u iva len t tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e . M A IN T E N A N C E E L E C T R IC IA N 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 functions such as the in s ta lla tio n , m ain ten an ce, o r r e p a ir o f equipm ent f o r the g e n e ra tio n , d is t r i bution, o r u tiliz a tio n o f e le c t r ic e n e r g y in an esta b lish 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 equipm en t such as g e n e r a to r s , t r a n s fo r m e r s , sw itc h b o a rd s , c o n tr 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 e r tr a n s m is s io n equipm en t; w o rk in g fr o m b lu e p rin ts , d ra w in g s , la y o u ts, o r o th e r s p e c ific a tio n s ; lo c a tin g and d iagn osin g tro u b le in the e le c t r ic a l s y s te m o r equ ip m en t; w o rk in g standard com putations r e la tin g to load r e q u ire m e n ts o f 33 M A IN T E N A N C E P A I N 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 s u rfa c e p e c u lia r it ie s and ty p es 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 r in g s u rfa c e fo r painting by re m o v in g old fin is h o r by p la c in g putty o r f i l l e r in n a il h o les and in t e r s t ic e s ; and applyin 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 le a d , and o th e r paint in g re d ie n ts to obtain p r o p e r c o lo r o r con s is te n c y . In g e n e r a l, the w o rk o f the m ainten ance p a in te r r e q u ire s rounded tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e usu ally a c q u ire d th rou gh a fo r m a l ap p re n tic es h ip o r equ iva len t tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e . 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 ta l p a rts o f m e c h a n ic a l equipm en t o p e ra te d in an esta b lish 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 te r p r e tin g w r itte n in stru ctio n s and s p e c ific 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 handtools MAINTENANCE MACHINIST— Continued MAINTENANCE PIP E F IT T E R — Continued and p r e c is io n m ea s u 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 standard shop com putations re la tin g to d im en sio n s o f w o rk , to o lin g , fe e d s , ana speeds o f m ach in in g; k n ow led ge 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 ; "selectin g stan dard m a t e r ia ls , p a r ts , and equipm en t re q u ire d fo r th is 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 ire s a rounded tra in in g in m a c h in e -s h o p p r a c tic e usu ally a c q u ire d th rou gh a fo r m a l ap p re n tic es h ip o r equ ivalen t tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e . 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 fitt e r re q u ire 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 rough 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 tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . W o rk e r s p r im a r ily en gaged in in s ta llin g and r e p a ir in g b u ild in g san itation o r heating system s' a re e x c lu d e d . M A IN T E N A N C E M E C H A N IC (M A C H IN E R Y ) R e p a irs 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 tab lish 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 ec h a n ic a l equipm en t to d iagn ose so u rc e o f tro u b le ; d ism a n tlin g o r p a r tly d ism an tlin g m ach in es 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 r ts ; rep la c in g b ro k en o r d e fe c tiv e p a rts w ith ite m s obtained fr o m stock ; o r d e r in g the p rod u ction o f a rep la c e m en t p a rt by a m achine 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 rod u ction o f p a rts o r d e r e d fr o m m achine shops; r e a s s e m b lin g m a c h in e s ; and m aking a ll n e c e s s a r y adjustm ents f o r op e ra tio n . In g e n e r a l, the w o rk o f a m a c h in e ry m ainten ance m ech a n ic r e q u ir e s rounded tr a in in g and e x p e rie n c e usu ally a c q u ire d th rou gh a fo r m a l ap p re n tic es h ip o r equ ivalen t tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e . E xclu d ed fr o m th is c la s s ific a tio n a re w o rk e rs w h ose p r im a r y duties in v o lv e s ettin g up o r adjustin g m a ch in es. M A IN T E N A N C E M E C H A N IC (M O T O R V E H IC L E ) R e p a irs 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 lish 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 au tom otive equipm ent to d iagn ose s o u rc e o f tro u b le ; d is a s s e m b lin g equipm ent 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 ills , 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 ; rep la c in g b ro k en o r d e fe c tiv e p a rts fr o m stock ; g rin d in g and adjusting v a lv e s ; r e a s s e m b lin g and in s ta llin g the v a rio u s a s s e m b lie s in the v e h ic le and m aking n e c e s s a r y ad ju stm en ts; and align in g w h e e ls , adjustin g b ra k e s and lig h ts , o r tigh ten in g body b o lts . 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 ainten ance m ech an ic r e q u ire s rounded tr a in in g and e x p e rie n c e usu ally 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 tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e . T h is c la s s ific a t io n does not inclu d e m ech an ics 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 I P E F I T T E R In s ta lls o r r e p a ir s w a te r , stea m , g as, o r o th er ty p es o f pip e and p ip e fittin g s in 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 : L a y in g out w o rk and m ea s u rin g to lo c a te p o s itio n o f pip e fr o m d ra w in gs o r o th er w r itte n s p e c ific a tio n s ; cutting v a rio u s s iz e s o f pip e to c o r r e c t lengths w ith 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 c h in e s ; th rea d in g pip e w ith stocks and d ie s ; bending p ip e 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 p ip e w ith couplings and fasten in g pipe to h a n g ers ; m aking stan dard shop com putations re 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 aking standard te s ts to d e te rm in e w h eth er fin is h e d pip es 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 F a b r ic a te s , in s ta lls , and m ain ta in s in good r e p a ir the s h e e t-m e ta l equipm ent and fix tu re s (such as m ach in e g u a rd s , g re 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 , chutes, ducts, m e ta l r o o fin g ) o f an e stab lish 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 la n n in g and la y in g out a ll ty p es o f s h e e t-m e ta l m ain ten an ce w o rk f r o m b lu e p rin ts , m o d e ls , o r o th er s p e c ific 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 ch in es; using a v a r ie t y o f handtools in cuttin g, b en d in g, 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 tic le s as re q u ire d . Tn 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 ire s rounded tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e usu 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 qu ivalen t tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e . M IL L W R IG H T In s ta lls n ew m ach in es o r h e a v y equ ip m en t, and d ism an tles and in s ta lls m ach in es o r h e a v y equipm ent when changes in the plant layou t a re re q u ire d . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : P la n 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 handtools and r ig g in g ; m ak in g stan dard shop com putations 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 rs o f g r a v ity ; alig n in g and b alan cin g equipm ent; 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 riv e s and sp eed re 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 ire s a rounded tr a in in g and e x p e rie n c e in the tr a d e 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 eq u iva len t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . M A IN T E N A N C E T R A D E S H E L P E R A s s is ts one o r m o r e w o r k e r s in -th e s k ille d m ainten ance 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 duties o f l e s s e r s k ill, such as k eep in g a w o r k e r sup p lied w ith m a te r ia ls and to o ls ; c le a n in g w o rk in g a re a , m ach in e, and equipm en t; a s s is tin g jo u rn ey m a n by h o ld in g m a te r ia ls o r to o ls ; and p e r fo r m in g o th e r u n sk ille d task s as d ir e c te d by jou rn eym an . 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 tra d e : In som e tra d e s the h e lp e r is con fin ed to su p p lyin g, liftin g , and h olding m a te r ia ls and to o ls , and c lean 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 tr a d e that a re also p e r fo r m e d by w o r k e r s on a fu ll- tim e b a s is . M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R (T O O L R 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 typ e o f m achine to o l (e .g ., jig b o r e r , g rin d in g m a c h in e , engine la th e , m illin g m a c h in e ) to m ach in e m e ta l f o r use in m ak ing o r m ain ta in in g j i g s , fix tu r e s , cutting to o ls , g a u g es, o r m e ta l d ies o r m old s used in shaping o r fo rm 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 o rk ty p ic a lly in v o lv e s : P lan n in g and p e r fo r m in g d iffic u lt m ach in in g o p era tion s w h ich 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 achine MACHINE-TOOL OPERATOR (TOOLROOM)— Continued TOOL AND DIE MAKER— Continued to o l o r to o ls (e .g ., in s ta ll cutting to o ls and adjust gu id es, stop s, w o rk in g ta b le s , and o th e r co n tro ls to handle the s iz e o f stock to be m achined; d e te rm in e p r o p e r fe e d s , sp eed 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 r ib 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 stru m en ts; m aking n e c e s s a r y adjustm ents during m ach in in g o p e ra tio n to ac h ie v e r e q u is ite d im en 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 coolants 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 re s s in g , and to d re s s to o ls . In g e n e ra 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 this c la s s ific a t io n re q u ire 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 t o o l ro o m p r a c t ic e u su ally a c q u ire d th rough c o n s id e ra b le o n -th e -jo b tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e . 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 dies to a c h ie v e re q u ire d q u a litie s ; fittin g and a s s e m b lin g p arts to p r e s c rib e d to le r a n c e s and a llo w a n c e s . In g e n e ra l, the to o l and die m a k e r 's w o rk re q u ire s rounded tra 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 tic e usu ally a c q u ire d th rou gh fo r m a l ap p ren ticesh ip o r equ iva len t tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e . F o r c r o s s -in d u s tr y w age study p u rp o s es , this c la s s ific a tio n does not include to o l and die m a k ers who (1 ) a re em p lo ye d in to o l and die job b ing shops o r (2 ) p rod u ce fo r g in g d ies (d ie s in k e rs ). S T A T IO N A R Y E N G IN E E R F o r c r o s s - in d u s tr y w a g e study p u rp o s es , th is c la s s ific a tio n does not include 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 ing shops. T O O L A N D DIE M A K E R C on stru cts and r e p a ir s jig s , fix tu r e s , cutting to o ls , gau ges, o r m e ta l d ies o r m old 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 er, g la s s ). W o rk ty p ic a lly in v o lv e s : P lan n in g and la y in g out w o rk a c c o rd 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 r itte n o r o r a l s p e c ific a tio n s ; understanding 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 te r ia ls , to o ls , and p r o c e s s e s r e q u ire d to com p lete task ; m aking n e c e s s a r y shop com putations; s e ttin g up and o p e ra tin g v a rio u s m achine to o ls and re la te d equipm ent; using v a r io u s to o l and die m a k e r 's handtools and p r e c is io n m ea su rin g in stru m en ts; O p e ra tes and m aintains and m ay also s u p e rv is e the o p e ra tio n o f s ta tio n a ry engin es and equipm ent (m e c h a n ic a l o r e le c t r ic a l) to supply the esta b lish m en t in w h ich e m p lo y e d w ith p o w e r , h eat, r e fr ig e r a tio n , o r a ir con ditionin g. W o rk in v o lv e s : O p e ra tin g and m ain tain in g equipm ent such as s te a m e n g in es, 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 rs , tu rb in e s , v e n tila tin g and r e fr ig e r a t in g equipm en t, steam b o ile r s and b o ile r - fe d w a te r pum ps; m aking equipm ent 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 consum ption. M ay a lso s u p e rv is e th ese op e ra tio n s . Head o r c h ie f e n g in e e rs in esta b lish m en ts e m p lo yin g m o r e than one e n 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 ish the estab lish m en t in w h ich e m p lo y e d w ith h eat, p o w e r , o r steam . F ee d s fu els to f i r e by hand o r o p e ra te s a m e c h a n ic a l s to k e r, g a s , o r o il 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 ent. MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL T R U C K D R IV E R S H IP P IN G A N D R E C E IV IN G C L E R K — Continued D r iv e s a tru c k w ith in a city o r in d u s tria l a r e a to tra n s p o rt 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 typ es o f estab lish m en ts such as: M an u factu rin g p lan ts, fre ig h t d epots, w a re h o u s es , 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 il esta b lish m en ts and c u s to m e rs ' houses o r p la c e s o f b u sin ess. M ay a lso load o r unload tru c k w ith o r without h e lp e r s , m ak e m in o r m ec h a n ic a l r e p a ir s , and keep tru c k in good w o rk in g o r d 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 . in v o lv e s : A k n ow led ge o f shipping p ro c e d u r e s , p r a c t ic e s , rou tes, a v a ila b le m eans o f tr a n s p o rta tio n , and ra te s ; and p re p a r in g r e c o rd s o f the goods shipped, m ak ing up b ills o f la d in g , p ostin g w e ig h t and shipping c h a rg es , and k eep in g a f ile o f shipping r e c o r d s . M a y d ir e c t o r a s s is t in p re p a r in g the m e rc h a n d ise fo 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 ire c tin g o th e rs in v e r ify in g the c o r re c tn e s s o f shipm ents against b ills o f lad in g, in v o ic e s , o r o th e r r e c o r d s ; checking fo r sh o rta ges and r e je c tin g d am aged good s; rou tin g m erc h a n d is e o r m a te r ia ls to p r o p e r d ep a rtm en ts; and m aintaining n e c e s s a r y r e c o r d s and file s . F o r w age study p u rp o s es , 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 ile r should be rated on the b asis o f t r a i l e r c a p a c ity .) 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 , F o r w a g e study p u rp o s es , w o r k e r s a re c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s : lig h t tru ck (under IV 2 ton s) m ed iu m tru ck (IV 2 to and in clu din g 4 ton s) h eavy tru ck (t r a ile r ) (o v e r 4 to n s) h ea vy tru ck (o th e r than t r a i l e r ) (o v e r 4 to n s) Shipping c le r k R e c e iv in g c le rk Shipping and r e c e iv in g c le rk S H IP P IN G A N D R E C E IV IN G C L E R K W AREHOUSEMAN P r e p a r e s m erc h a n d ise fo r shipm en t, o r r e c e iv e s and is re s p o n s ib le f o r in c o m in g shipm ents o f m erc h a n d is e o r o th e r m a te r ia ls . Shipping w o rk 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 areh ou sin g duties w hich r e q u ire an understanding o f the e s ta b lis h m e n t's s to r a g e p la n . W o rk in v o lv e s m ost 35 WAREHOUSEMAN— Continued M ATER IAL HANDLING LABORER— Continued o f the fo llo w in g : V e r ify in g m a te r ia ls (o r m e rc h a n d is e ) against r e c e iv in g d ocu m ents, noting and r e p o rtin g d is c r e p a n c ie s and obviou s d am ages; routing m a te 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 r in g , stack in g, o r p a lle tiz in g m a te r ia ls in a cc o rd a n c e w ith p r e s c r ib e d s to r a g e m eth od s; r e a rr a n g in g and tak in g in v e n to ry o f s to r e d m a te r ia ls ; exam in in g s to re d m a te r ia ls and r e p o rtin g d e te r io r a tio n and d am age; re m o v in g m a te r ia l fr o m s to ra g e and p re p a r in g it fo r shipm ent. 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 areh o u sin g duties. c a r s , tru c k s , o r o th e r tra n s p o rtin g d e v ic e s ; unpacking, sh e lv in g , o r p la cin g m a te r ia ls o r m e rc h a n d ise 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 te r ia ls o r m erc h a n d is e by handtruck, c a r , o r w h e e lb a rro w . L o n g s h o re w o r k e r s , who loa d and unload sh ip s, a re e x c lu d e d . 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 iv in g 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 ra to r ). P O W E R -T R U C K O P E R A T O R O p e ra tes a m an 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 tra n s p o rt goods and m a te r ia ls o f a ll kinds about a w a re h o u s e, m an u factu rin g plant, o r o th e r es ta b lis h m en t. F o r w age study p u rp o s es , w o r k e r s a re c la s s ifie d by type o f p o w e r tru c k , as fo llo w s : O RD ER F IL L E R F ills shipping o r t r a n s fe r o r d e r s f o r fin is h e d goods fr o m s to re d m e rc h a n d ise in a c c o rd a n c e w ith s p e c ific a tio n s on sa le s s lip s , c u s to m e rs ' o r d e r s , o r o th e r in s tru c tio n s . M a y , in ad dition to f illin g o r d e r s and in d icatin g ite m s f ille d o r o m itte d , k eep r e c o rd s o f ou tgoing o r d e r s , re q u is itio n a d d i tio n a l stock o r r e p o rt sh o rt su p p lies to s u p e r v is o r , and p e r fo r m o th e r r e la te d duties. 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 th em in shipping c o n ta in e rs , 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 typ e o f con tain er e m p lo y e d , and m eth od o f shipm en t. W o rk r e q u ire s the p la c in g o f ite m s in shipping con ta in ers 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 ge o f v a rio u s ite m s o f stock in o r d e r to v e r if 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 co n ta in e r; in s e r tin g e n c lo s u re s in con ta in er; using e x c e ls io r o r o th e r m a te 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 tain er; and applying^ la b els o r e n te rin g id e n tify in g data on con ta in er. P a c k e r s who a ls o m ake w ooden b ox es o r c ra te s a re excluded. M A T E R I A L H A N D L IN G L A B O R E R 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 anufactu rin g plant, s to r e , o r o th er e s ta b lis h m en t w h ose duties in v o lv e one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g : L oa d in g and unloading v a r io u s m a te r ia ls and m erc h a n d ise on o r fr o m fre ig h t 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 f o r k lift ) GUARD AND W A TC H M A N G u ard . P e r fo 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 ain ta in in g o r d e r , using a rm s o r fo r c e w h e re n e c e s s a ry . Includes guards who a re statio n ed at gate and check 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 again st f i r e , th e ft, and i l l e g a l e n try . 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 leans and k eep s in an o r d e r ly con dition fa c to r y w o rk in g a re 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 , ap artm en t hou se, o r c o m m e r c ia l o r o th e r e s ta b lis h m en t. Duties in v o lv e a com b in ation o f the fo llo w in g : S w eep in g, m opping o r scru b b in g , and p o lis h in g flo o r s ; r e m o v in g chips, tra s h , and o th e r re fu s e ; dusting 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 re s o r tr im m in g s ; p ro v id in g su p p lies and m in o r m ain ten an ce s e r v ic e s ; and clean in g la v a t o r ie s , s h o w e rs , and r e s tr o o m s . W o r k e r s who s p e c ia liz e in window w ash ing a re e x c lu d e d . Area Wage Surveys A list of the latest available bulletins is presented below. A directory of area wage studies including more limited studies conducted at the request of the Employment Standards Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor is available on request. Bulletins may be purchased fro m any of the BLS regional offices shown on the back cover o r fro m the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 Area Akron, Ohio, Dec. 1975____________________________________________ Albany—Schenectady—T roy, N .Y ., Sept. 1976_____________________ Anaheim—Santa Ana-Garden Grove, C alif., Oct. 1976____________ Atlanta, Ga., M ay 1976____________________________________________ Austin, Tex., Dec. 19751 _________________________________________ B altim ore, Md., Aug. 1976_______________________________________ B illin gs, Mont., July 1976________________________________________ Binghamton, N .Y ,—P a., July 1976 1_______________________________ Birmingham, A la., M ar. 19761___________________________________ Boston, M ass., Aug. 1976_________________________________________ Buffalo, N .Y ., Oct. 1976___________________________________________ Canton, Ohio, May 1976___________________________________________ Chattanooga, Tenn^G a., Sept. 1976______________________________ Chicago, 111., May 1976____________________________________________ Cincinnati, Ohio—Ky.—Ind., M ar. 1976____________________________ Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 1976_______________________________________ Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 1976_______________________________________ Corpus C hristi, T ex., July 1976__________________________________ D a lla s -F o rt Worth, Tex., Oct. 1976______________________________ Davenport—Rock Island—M oline, Iow a-Ill., Feb. 1976____________ Dayton, Ohio, Dec. 1975___________________________________________ Daytona Beach, F la ., Aug. 1976_______________________ __________ Denver—Boulder, Colo., Dec. 1976_______________________________ D etroit, Mich., M ar. 19761_______________________________________ F o rt Lauderdale—Hollywood and W est Palm Beach— Boca Raton, F la., Apr. 1976____________________________________ Fresno, C alif., June 1976________________________________________ G ain esville, F la ., Sept. 1976______________________________________ Green Bay, W is., July 1976_______________________________________ Greensboro—Winston-Salem—High Point, N.C., Aug. 1976_______ G reenville-Spartanburg, S.C., June 1976 1_______________________ H artford, Conn., M ar. 1976__ ___________________________________ Houston, Tex., A p r. 1976_________________________________________ Huntsville, A la., Feb. 1976 _______________________________________ Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 1976______________________________________ Jackson, M iss., Feb. 1976________________________________________ Jacksonville, F la., Dec. 1975_____________________________________ Kansas City, Mo<-Kans,, Sept. 1976 *_____________________________ Lexington—Fayette, K y., Nov. 19751______________________________ Los Angeles—Long Beach, C alif., Oct. 1975 * ____________________ L ou isville, Ky.—Ind., Nov. 1976__________________________________ Melbourne—T itu sville—Cocoa, F la ., Aug. 1975___________________ Memphis, Tenn.—Ark«—M iss., Nov. 1976 1________________________ * Prices are determined by the Government Printing O ffice and are subject to change. 1 Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented. Bulletin number and p ric e * 1850-80, 1900-59, 1900-67, 1900-30, 1850-83, 1900-52, 1900-39, 1900-49, 1900-11, 1900-53, 1900-70, 1900-28, 1900-57, 1900-32, 1900-7, 1900-62, 1900-68, 1900-41, 1900-63, 1900-25, 1850-73, 1900-45, 1900-73, 1900-15, 45 cents 55 cents 75 cents 85 cents 75 cents 85 cents 55 cents 85 cents 95 cents 85 cents 75 cents 55 cents 55 cents $1.05 75 cents 95 cents 75 cents 55 cents 85 cents 55 cents 45 cents 45 cents 85 cents $1.25 1900-20, 1900-29, 1900-54, 1900-37, 1900-47, 1900-36, 1900-14, 1900-26, 1900- 17, 1900-58, 1900-8, 1850-81, 1900-60, 1850-84, 1850-86, 1900-69, 1850-54, 1900-75, 55 cents 55 cents 45 cents 55 cents 65 cents 85 cents 55 cents 85 cents 55 cents 75 cents 55 cents 45 cents $1.05 75 cents $1.15 55 cents 65 cents 85 cents Bulletin number Area M iam i, F la., Oct. 1976____________________________________ _______ Milwaukee, W is., Apr. 1976____________________ ____________ _____ Minneapolis—St. Paul, Minn.—W is ., Jan. 1976____________________ Nassau-Suffolk, N .Y ., June 1976_________________________________ Newark, N.J., Jan. 1976_____________________________________ _____ New Orleans, La., Jan. 1976__________________________________ __ New York, N .Y ^ N .J ., May 1976__________________________________ Norfolk—V irgin ia Beach—Portsmouth, V a ^ N .C ., May 19761____ N orfolk—V irgin ia Beach—Portsmouth and Newport News— Hampton, Va.—N.C., May 19761_____________ __________________ Northeast Pennsylvania, Aug. 1976______________________________ Oklahoma City, Okla., Aug. 1976__________________ _______________ Omaha, N e b r Io w a , Oct. 1976___________________________________ Paterson—Clifton—Passaic, N.J., June 1976______________ _______ Philadelphia, Pa^-N.J., Nov. 1976 1 ______________________________ Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 19761 ______________________________________ Portland, Maine, Dec. 1976 1_____________________________________ Portland, O reg.—Wash., May 1976_______________________________ Poughkeepsie, N .Y ., June 1976_____________________________ _____ Poughkeepsie-Kingston—Newburgh, N .Y ., June 1976____________ Providence—Warwick—Pawtucket, R .I.—M ass., June 1976________ Raleigh-Durham, N.C., Feb. 1976_______________________________ Richmond, Va., June 1976_________________________ _______________ St. Louis, Mo.—111., M ar. 19761 __________________________________ Sacramento, C alif., Dec. 1976___________________________________ Saginaw, Mich., Nov. 1976/1 ______________________________________ Salt Lake City—Ogden, Utah, Nov. 1976__________________________ San Antonio, Tex., May 1976__________________ __ ______ _________ San Diego, C alif., Nov. 1975______________________________________ San Francisco—Oakland, C alif., M ar. 1976______________________ San Jose, C alif., M ar. 1976__________ ____________________________ Seattle-EVerett, Wash., Jan. 1976_______________________________ South Bend, Ind., M ar. 1976__ __________ _ _____________ ________ Stamford, Conn., May 19761______________________________________ Syracuse, N .Y ., July 1976________________________________________ Toledo, Ohio—M ich., May 1976__________ ____________________ _____ Trenton, N.J., Sept. 1976_________________________________________ Utica—Rom e, N .Y ., July 1975 1_________________________________ _ Washington, D.Cw-Md.-Va., M ar. 1976___________________________ W estchester County, N .Y ., May 1976____________________________ Wichita, Kans., Apr. 1976________________________________________ W orcester, Mass., Apr. 1976____________________________________ York, Pa., Feb. 1976_____________________________________________ and p ric e * 1900-66, 1900-22, 1900-3, 1900-35, 1900-10, 1900-2, 1900-48, 1900-27, 75 cents 85 cents 95 cents 85 cents 85 cents 75 cents $1.05 85 cents 1900-33, 1900-43, 1900-42, 1900-61, 1900-38, 1900-64, 1900-1, 1900-72, 1900-51, 1900-50, 1900-55, 1900-31, 1900-18, 1900-34, 1900- 19, 1900-71, 1900-74, 1900-65, 1900-23, 1850-77, 1900-9, 1900-13, 1900-6, 1900-5, 1900-40, 1900-44, 1900-24, 1900-56, 1850-48, 1900-12, 1900-46, 1900-21, 1900-16, 1900-4, 85 cents 65 cents 55 cents 55 cents 55 cents $1.10 $1.15 85 cents 75 cents 45 cents 55 cents 75 cents 55 cents 65 cents $1.25 55 cents 75 cents 55 cents 65 cents 45 cents 95 cents 75 cents 65 cents 55 cents 85 cents 55 cents 55 cents 55 cents 80 cents 85 cents 55 cents 55 cents 55 cents 55 cents U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Washington, D.C. 20212 Postage and Fees Paid U.S. Department of Labor Third Class Mail Official Business Penalty for private use, $300 Lab-441 Bureau off Labor Statistics Regional Offffices Region I Region II Region III Region IV 1603 JFK Federal Building Suite 3400 3535 Market Street, Suite 540 Government Center 1515 Broadway P.O. 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