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^ Area Wage Survey Memphis, Tennessee—Arkansas— Mississippi, Metropolitan Area November 1978 Bulletin 2025-62 U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics C '1 O\)0C )T 3 De Soto Preface T h i s b u l l e t i n p r o v i d e s r e s u l t s o f a N o v e m b e r 197 8 s u r v e y o f o c c u p a ti o n a l e a r n i n g s in th e M e m p h i s , T e n n e s s e e — r k a n s a s — i s s i s s i p p i , S t a n d a r d A M M etropolitan Statistical A re a . T h e s u r v e y w a s m a d e a s p a r t o f the B u r e a u o f 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 . It w a s c o n d u c t e d b y the B u r e a u ' s r e g i o n a l o f f i c e in A t la n t a , G a . , u n d e r the g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o f 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 t i o n s . The s u r v e y c o u l d not h a v e b e e n a c c o m p l i s h e d w ith o u t the c o o p e r a t i o n o f th e m a n y f i r m s w h o s e w a g e and s a l a r y data p r o v i d e d th e b a s i s f o r the s t a t i s t i c a l i n f o r m a t i o n in th is b u lle tin . T h e B u r e a u w i s h e s to e x p r e s s s i n c e r e a p p r e c i a t i o n f o r the c o o p e r a t i o n r e c e i v e d . M a t e r i a l in th is p u b l i c a t i o n is in the p u b l i c d o m a i n and m a y b e r e p r o d u c e d w ith o u t p e r m i s s i o n o f the F e d e r a l G o v e r n m e n t . P l e a s e c r e d i t the B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s and c i t e th e n a m e and n u m b e r o f th is p u b lic a t i o n . Note: C u r r e n t r e p o r t s on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s a nd s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s in the M e m p h i s a r e a a r e a v a i l a b l e f o r the c o n t r a c t c l e a n i n g i n d u s t r y (J u ly 1977) and on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s o n l y f o r th e m o v i n g and s t o r a g e in d u s t r y ( N o v e m b e r 1978). A l s o a v a i l a b l e a r e l i s t i n g s o f u n io n w a g e r a t e s f o r buil din g t r a d e s , p r in t in g t r a d e s , l o c a l - t r a n s i t o p e r a t i n g e m p l o y e e s , l o c a l t r u c k d r i v e r s and h e l p e r s , a nd g r o c e r y s t o r e e m p l o y e e s . A r e p o r t on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n in g s and s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s f o r m u n i c i p a l g o v e r n m e n t e m p l o y e e s is a v a i l a b l e f o r the c i t y o f M e m p h i s . F r e e cop ies o f t h e s e a r e a v a i l a b l e f r o m the B u r e a u ' s r e g i o n a l o f f i c e s . (See b a c k c o v e r for ad d resses.) Area Wage Survey Memphis, Tennessee—Arkansas Mississippi, Metropolitan Area November 1978 U.S. Department of Labor Ray Marshall, Secretary C o n ten ts Page Introduction_______________________________________ 2 Bureau of Labor Statistics Janet L. Norwood Acting Commissioner February 1 9 7 9 Bulletin 2025- 62 For sale by the Superintendent of Docu ments U S Government Printing Office Washington D C 20402 GPOBookstores or BLS Regional Offices listed on back cover Price $1 00 Make checks payable to Super intendent FRASER Digitized for of Documents Tables; a . Earnings, all establishments; A - l . Weekly earnings of office workers__ A -2. Weekly earnings of professional 3 and te c h n ica l w o r k e r s ______ _______ 6 A -3 . Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and 8 technical workers, by s e x ________ A -4. Hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, and powerplant workers____________________________ 10 A - 5. Hourly earnings of material movement and custodial workers__11 A - 6. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, powerplant, material movement, and custodial workers, by s e x ________ 13 A-l. Percent increases in average hourly earnings, adjusted for employment shifts, for selected occupational groups________________ 14 Page Appendix A. Scope and method of survey________ 15 Appendix B. Occupational descriptions__________ 18 Introduction T h i s a r e a is 1 o f 75 in w h i c h t h e U .S . D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r ' s B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s c o n d u c t s s u r v e y s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s and r e l a t e d b e n e f i t s . (S e e l i s t o f a r e a s on i n s i d e b a c k c o v e r . ) In e a c h a r e a , o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s data ( A - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) a r e c o l l e c t e d a nn u a lly . I n f o r m a t i o n on e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e b e n e f i t s ( B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) is o b t a i n e d e v e r y t h i r d y e a r . T h i s r e p o r t has n o B - s e r i e s t a b l e s . E a c h y e a r a f t e r a ll i n d i v i d u a l a r e a w a g e s u r v e y s h a v e b e e n c o m p leted, tw o s u m m a r y bulletin s a re is s u e d . T h e f i r s t b r i n g s t o g e t h e r data f o r e a c h m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s u r v e y e d ; th e s e c o n d p r e s e n t s n a t i o n a l 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 i n d iv id u a l m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a da ta , f o r a ll S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a s in the U n ite d S t a t e s , e x c l u d i n g A l a s k a and H a w a ii. A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in the a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m i s the n e e d t o d e s c r i b e th e l e v e l and m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s in a v a r i e t y o f l a b o r m a r k e t s , t h r o u g h th e a n a l y s i s o f (1) th e l e v e l and d i s t r i b u t i o n o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a t i o n , and (2) the m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a t i o n a l c a t e g o r y and s k i l l l e v e l . T h e p r o g r a m d e v e l o p s i n f o r m a t i o n that m a y b e u s e d f o r m a n y p u r p o s e s , i n c lu d in g w a g e and s a l a r y a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a i n i n g , and a s s i s t a n c e in d e t e r m i n i n g pla n t l o c a t i o n . S u r v e y r e s u l t s a l s o a r e u s e d b y th e U .S . D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r to m a k e w a g d d e t e r m i n a t i o n s u n d e r th e S e r v i c e C o n t r a c t A c t o f 1965. A - s e r i e s ta b le s T a b l e s A - 1 th r o u g h A - 6 p r o v i d e e s t i m a t e 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 l y e a r n i n g s f o r w o r k e r s in o c c u p a t i o n s c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y o f m a n u f a c t u r in g and n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s . F o r th e 31 l a r g e s t s u r v e y a r e a s , t a b l e s A - 8 t h r o u g h A - 13 p r o v i d e s i m i l a r data f o r e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e . T a b le A - 7 p r o v i d e s p e r c e n t c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g 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 , i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s , s k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e t r a d e s w o r k e r s , and u n s k i l l e d p la n t w o r k e r s . W h e r e p o s s i b l e , data a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r a ll i n d u s t r i e s and f o r m a n u f a c tu r in g and n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g s e p a r a t e l y . Data a r e not p r e s e n t e d f o r s k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e w o r k e r s in n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g b e c a u s e th e n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d in th is o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p in n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g is t o o s m a l l t o w arrant separate presen tation . This table p r o v id e s a m e a s u r e o f wage t r e n d s a f t e r e l i n i m a t i o n o f c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s c a u s e d b y e m p l o y m e n t s h ifts a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s as w e l l as t u r n o v e r o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i n c l u d e d in s u r v e y s a m p l e s . F o r f u r t h e r d e t a i l s , s e e a p p e n d ix A. A ppendixes A p p e n d ix A d e s c r i b e s the m e t h o d s and c o n c e p t s u s e d in the a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m and p r o v i d e s i n f o r m a t i o n on the s c o p e o f the s u r v e y . A p p e n d ix B p r o v i d e s j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s m i s t s to c l a s s i f y w o r k e r s b y o c c u p a t i o n . u sed by B ureau field e c o n o A. E a rn in g s Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in Memphis, Tenn.—Ark.—Miss., November 1978 Weekly earaings^^™ (standard) Occupation and industry division Number of woiken Average weekly hours1 (standard) Mean2 Median2 Middle range2 N u m ber o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t-t im e w e e k ly e a rn in g s o f — s * s % S S s * S % s s 280 1*0 180 200 100 110 220 2*0 120 130 260 163 and under S % s $ % s * % 320 3*0 360 380 *00 *20 **0 *60 *20 »*0 *60 *80 - 10 10 ” * ~ 120 130 1*3 160 180 200 220 2*0 260 280 300 320 3*0 360 380 *03 1 1 110 % 300 2* 71 12 59 ~ 298 *6 252 * 301 51 2* “ 173 *5 128 2 163 *5 118 2 82 30 52 “ 56 21 35 9 27 9 18 5 2* 11 13 2 t* * 10 3 9 5 * i 12 7 5 i 16 2 1* 7 15 3 12 ALL W O R K E R S $ $ $ 17 5.00 1 5 5 . 5 0 - 2 1 3 . 0 0 19 3.53 1 6 5 . 0 0 - 2 3 0 . 0 0 171.00 1 5 4 . 0 0 - 2 0 5 . 0 0 25 6.50 2 1 0 . 5 0 - 3 1 1 . 0 0 “ *0.0 23 *. 00 219.00 1 9 7 . 0 0 - 2 5 2 . 0 0 *0.0 22 8. 00 21 9.03 1 8 8 . 0 0 - 2 * 5 . 0 0 ~ ■ - - 5 5 * 5 5 16 9 7 6 8 6 1 1 1 i 1 i 3 1 2 - 2 2 - - ~ “ 2B9 50 239 *0.0 20 7. 00 199.50 *0. 0 2* 2. 00 22 6.50 39. 5 19 9.50 19 2.00 180.50-228.00 219.00-256.00 175.00-213.00 - ■ 3 3 3 3 13 53 3 50 7* 3 71 61 16 *5 *6 13 33 6 * 2 10 3 7 * * 6 3 3 5 2 3 ~ 2 3 3 2 “ ” - 13 ~ S E C R E T A R I E S . C L AS S C -----M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I n g ---------- 482 92 390 39. 5 186.50 171.03 1 5 5 . 0 0 - 2 0 5 . 0 0 *0.0 21 6. 00 208.03 1 7 5 . 0 0 - 2 * 0 . 5 0 39 .5 17 9. 50 166.50 1 5 3 . 0 0 - 1 9 * . 5 0 - 1 1 - 7 7 1*7 8 139 136 17 119 5* 16 38 64 14 50 19 12 7 20 10 10 7 2 5 7 7 ~ 1 i ~ i i 7 5 2 11 - - - - - ■ " , c l a s s 0 -----M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ---------- *18 127 291 *0. 0 17 7. 00 *0. 0 17 7. 50 39. 5 17 6. 50 1*4.00-179.00 1*5.00-193.50 1*2.50-167.50 ~ ■ 21 21 61 12 *9 1 32 38 9* 103 27 76 37 26 11 l9 8 11 * * * 8 5 3 * * “ 5 3 2 3 - 1 - 13 - 10 - 3 ~ 1 ~ 13 ' 10 S T E N O G R A P H E R S -----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ---------PU B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------- 2*1 93 1*8 52 39.5 39. 0 39.5 38.5 20 9. 00 192.03 1 7 0 . 0 0 - 2 * 1 . 0 0 20 1. 00 198.50 1 7 6 . 0 0 - 2 1 6 . 5 3 21 *. 50 185.53 1 7 0 . 0 0 - 2 * 2 . 0 0 26 7. 00 2*2.03 2 3 8 . 0 0 - 3 1 6 . 0 0 - 1 1 ■ 2 2 ~ 2 15 8 7 i 7* 27 *7 * 39 13 26 6 31 22 9 24 8 16 15 7 * 3 “ 6 6 2 15 1 i* 12 3 1 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 - ■ - - ■ “ " “ - i 1* 9 5 1 , g e n e r a l ---M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ---------- 1*1 50 91 39.5 20 5. 00 184.00 1 6 4 . 0 0 - 2 * 1 . 0 0 39. 5 19 2. 50 178.53 1 6 7 . 0 0 - 2 1 9 . 5 0 39. 0 21 1. 50 192.03 1 6 2 . 0 0 - 2 * 2 . 0 0 - 1 1 2 u 19 7 12 10 * 6 11 7 * 18 * 14 2 2 ~ 7 2 3 3 - - - - 5 6 *9 21 28 1 2 2 2 1 7 2 3 3 - ■ S T E N O G R A P H E R S . S E NI OR ----N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ---------- 100 57 39.5 *0 .0 - ■ - - 25 19 20 1* 21 3 3 1 6 2 5 3 5 5 8 7 1 - 2 2 - ■ ■ “ - ~ * i TR AN SC RI BI NS -M AC HI NE TYPISTS M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ---------- 98 31 67 11 1 13 7 5 2 17 2 15 32 10 22 i* 3 11 9 8 i 2 2 “ - - - - 2 - 2 2 - - - - - “ 2 2 ~ “ TY PI S T S ------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ---------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------- 208 81 1 27 28 1 1 9 6 3 37 10 27 *0 30 10 39 8 31 3* 1* 20 11 6 5 1 * * - - 1 1 - 8 1 7 7 6 6 6 15 15 15 ~ - “ - 1 2 1 1 " - " " i 1 2 2 - - - - - S E C R E T A R I E S --------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ---------PU B L I C U T I L I T I E S -------- 1.29 6 291 1. 00 5 38 S E C R E T A R I E S . C L A S S A -----N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ---------- 56 3b S E C R E T A R I E S . C L A S S B -----M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ---------- secretaries stenographers *0. 0 *0. 0 39. 5 39.0 $ 19 2. 50 20 6. 50 18 8. 50 26 *. 00 158.53 169.00 156.03 21 5. 50 232.03 21 9. 00 18*.50 178.50-2*6.00 170.00-27*.00 *0. 0 16 0.03 1*9.53 1 3 8 . 0 0 - 1 6 1 . 5 3 *0. 0 15 7. 50 15 0.00 1 3 8 . 5 0 - 1 8 9 . 5 0 *0. 0 16 1. 00 1*9.53 1 3 8 . 0 0 - 1 6 0 . 0 0 39. 5 *0. 0 39.5 *0. 0 17 6. 03 1*3.03 1 3 0 . 0 0 - 1 7 2 . 5 0 15 2. 00 130.00 1 3 0 . 0 0 - 1 7 0 . 0 0 19 1. 03 155.53 1 3 0 . 0 0 - 1 9 8 . 5 0 35 1.53 362.03 3 * 2 . 0 0 - 3 6 * . 0 0 - ~ - 2 250 2 2 “ 11 * “ - “ “ A ----------- 27 *0.0 23 6. 53 167.00 160.50-225.00 - - - - 6 13 1 - - 1 - - T Y PI ST S. C L AS S B ----------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S --------- 181 77 10* 39. 5 17 1.03 *0. 0 1* 7. 03 39. 5 18 9.00 1*3.03 1 2 6 . 0 0 - 1 7 0 . 0 0 130.03 1 3 0 . 0 0 - 1 7 0 . 0 0 1*1.53 1 2 2 . 0 0 - 1 9 9 . 0 0 1 1 9 6 3 37 10 27 *0 30 10 33 8 25 21 13 8 10 5 5 1 * * “ 1 1 ” - - - 7 * 13 - - - - - “ ~ 7 * 13 ' “ ~ “ “ FI LE C L E R K S -------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S --------- 201 16* 39. 5 1* 9.50 121.00 1 1 1 . 5 0 - 1 6 9 . 5 0 39 .0 1* 6. 03 116.00 1 1 1 . 5 0 - 1 3 0 . 0 0 *1 *0 57 56 29 25 13 9 5 * 26 1 i 1 2 1* 12 1 1 “ 2 2 1 1 2 2 8 8 2 2 - ■ ■ - - FILE C L E R K S . C L AS S B -----N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ---------- 62 36 39. 5 20 7. 50 169.53 1 6 9 . 5 0 - 2 2 1 . 5 0 39.0 23 7. 53 221.53 1 3 0 . 5 0 - 3 3 * . 0 0 - i 1 10 8 i - 2* - - 12 12 1 1 - 2 2 1 1 2 2 8 8 - - - - - - 1 TYPISTS. CLASS S ee fo o tn o te s at end o f t a b le s . 3 1 Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in Memphis, Tenn.—Ark.—Miss., November 1978— Continued N u m ber o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s tr a ig h t-tim e w e ek ly e arn in gs o f— NuiiiUi of wodcen s Average weekly S % f s s s s s s s % s S % S % * S s % (standard) Mean2 Median2 Middle range 2 100 and under 113 120 130 140 163 180 200 220 240 260 280 300 320 340 360 383 400 420 440 460 110 Occupation and industry division 120 130 140 160 183 200 220 240 260 280 303 320 340 360 380 4 03 420 440 460 480 ALL W ORKERS— CONTINUED FILE CL E R K S - CONTINUE!) FILE C L ER KS . C L AS S C --------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------ 134 125 $ $ $ $ 39. 0 11 8 . 0 0 11 4. 03 1 0 9 . 5 0 - 1 2 1 . 0 0 39 .0 11 6 . 0 3 11 3. 50 1 0 9 . 5 0 - 1 1 9 . 5 0 41 40 56 55 19 17 9 8 5 4 1 “ 1 1 2 M E S S EN GE RS -----------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------ 166 150 39. 5 1 3 9. 50 13 1. 00 39 .5 13 9 . 5 0 13 3. 00 117.50-145.00 117.50-144.50 ii ii 43 33 19 19 44 40 32 31 9 6 2 2 - 2 1 2 2 - 3 3 - - 2 2 - ~ “ - - “ SU IT CH 8 0 A R 3 O P E R A T O R S ---------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------ 64 46 39 . 5 16 7. 50 15 7. 50 39. 5 1 5 5. 00 14 6. 53 128.00-209.00 124.50-181.00 2 2 6 6 9 8 7 6 9 9 4 ~ 10 10 10 “ 6 4 - - i 1 - - " “ ~ - - - - SU IT CH S O A R O OPE RA T O R - R E C E P T I O N I S T S M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -----------------PU BLI C U T I L I T I E S ---------------- 297 77 223 27 39 .5 40. 0 39. 5 37. 0 15 0. 03 17 0. 03 14 6. 50 17 2. 50 138.00-170.00 152.00-185.50 138.00-160.00 162.50-354.00 6 6 “ 5 5 24 1 23 “ 51 11 40 “ 99 u 88 2 67 24 43 15 17 15 2 ” 6 5 1 “ 8 8 “ 1 1 “ i 1 1 1 1 6 6 6 - “ ” ~ ” - ~ 4 4 4 ORDER C L ER KS --------------------------MA N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------ 307 98 209 40 .0 1 7 3. 53 17 0. 00 40. 0 1 7 6. 00 17 2.00 40. 0 1 7 2. 00 15 R. OO 140.00-207.50 142.50-209.00 140.00-192.00 1 i 16 16 23 13 10 31 10 21 66 5 61 62 29 33 27 6 21 58 30 28 1 1 12 3 9 1 1 ~ - 4 4 2 2 * 2 1 1 - ~ - “ 2 43 .0 19 2. 53 170.50-216.00 - - - - 10 21 10 31 - - 1 - - 4 2 2 1 - - - - 40. 0 1 6 1. 53 15 4. 03 40. 0 1 7 4 . 0 3 17 1. 00 40. 0 1 5 3. 00 14 1.03 134.00-183.00 138.50-209.00 132.00-168.00 i i 16 16 23 13 10 31 13 21 56 5 51 41 27 14 17 5 12 27 26 1 1 1 12 3 9 - - - - - ~ - “ ~ ” “ 15 49 8 41 “ 88 21 67 “ 24l 56 185 6 252 74 l 78 4 158 81 77 ” 1 37 42 95 12 83 32 51 “ 26 18 8 2 20 8 12 5 24 15 9 12 4 8 14 3 11 5 ii 5 6 4 11 4 7 7 ' - - - ~ ~ 3 3 " 2 3 a9 17 32 “ 63 30 33 “ 80 32 48 5 49 15 34 24 16 8 2 17 5 12 5 23 14 9 “ 12 4 8 ~ ii 5 6 4 11 a 7 7 ” - - - 3 3 ~ 46 5 41 ” 12 2 8 8 1 - 2 2 - 1 - - “ - T - - - 162.00 17 6. 50 1 5 7. 00 2 3 6. 00 1 ~ - - A ------------- 82 OROER CL ER KS . CLAS S 8 ------------MA N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------ 225 93 135 AC CO UN TI NG C L E R K S --------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -----------------PUB LIC U T I L I T I E S ---------------- 1.151 371 780 45 39 . 5 40. 0 39. 5 39. 0 1 8 4. 50 17 3.00 19 6 . 0 3 18 9. 03 17 9. 03 16 7. 00 25 4 . 5 3 25 5. 00 150.00-235.00 164.50-214.50 147.00-200.00 201.50-336.50 7 7 ” AC CO UN TI NG CLE RKS . CLA S S A ------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -----------------PU BLI C U T I L I T I E S ---------------- 413 148 265 2B 43. 0 40 .0 39 .5 39 . 0 2 2 0. 00 2 2 7. 00 2 1 6. 00 3 0 4. 50 20 6. 00 20 9. 03 20 0. 00 33 4. 03 177.00-249.50 l8 7 . 0 0 - 2 5 4 . 0 0 176.00-237.00 270.00-354.50 - AC CO UN TI NG CLE R KS . CLA S S 8 ------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------ 738 223 515 39.5 1 6 5. 00 40. 0 17 5 . 5 3 39.5 1 6 0. 50 16 1. 50 17 3. 03 15 7. 53 142.50-182.00 148.00-189.50 140.00-175.00 7 7 46 8 38 83 21 59 195 5l 144 233 57 t46 95 51 44 57 13 47 34 17 17 2 2 3 3 13 MACHINE S I L L E R S ----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------ 54 48 39. 0 15 0 . 5 0 12 7. 53 39. 0 1 5 3. 33 12 9. 50 114.00-180.50 113.00-185.00 11 ii 8 8 9 5 4 4 5 3 3 3 10 10 - " - ~ 1 B O O K K E E P I N G - M A C H I N E BI L L E R S -----N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------ 31 31 38 .5 14 6. 50 38. 5 14 6. 50 1 4 3. 50 14 3. 50 114.50-185.00 114.50-185.00 2 2 8 8 5 5 “ 3 3 3 3 10 10 PAY ROL L CL E R K S ------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------ 185 65 120 39.5 2 0 7. 50 1 9 3. 00 43. 0 2 1 5. 50 20 5. 00 39. 5 20 3 . 0 0 18 9. 00 155.50-236.00 161.00-244.00 154.00-231.50 “ 3 3 3 3 16 6 13 28 9 19 17 3 14 29 7 22 20 11 9 31 10 21 7 3 3 7 7 “ 3 1 2 i i " 10 2 8 6 6 1 1 - - KEY ENTR Y O P E R A T O R S -----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------ 694 124 570 40. 0 1 6 4. 03 40. 0 1 7 9. 00 43. 0 1 6 1. 00 132.00-174.00 147.50-197.50 127.00-171.00 - 39 2 37 121 71 17 54 169 19 150 146 39 137 61 14 47 16 11 5 19 5 14 4 4 8 1 13 13 6 12 2 4 4 8 - - 2 10 10 “ _ " ORDER C L ER KS . CLA SS 2 0 6. 53 15 2.00 16 3. 53 14 8. 50 - 15 13 4 117 See footn otes at end o f t a b le s . 4 4 3 7 1 11 5 3 ' - - - 3 i - - ■ ~ 2 - - ~ “ " Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in Memphis, Tenn.-A rk.—Miss., November 1978— Continued Weekly earnings1 (standard) Occupation and industry division Number of workers Average weekly Virm 1 rc (standard) Mean 2 Median2 Middle range 2 N u m ber o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t-t im e w e e k ly e a rn in g s o f — s s % % s S % % % * s % % 233 220 2*3 260 180 280 333 1*0 100 130 160 113 120 S % s * S 5 S < 320 349 363 380 400 *20 »«0 *60 *03 420 440 460 480 - - and under 110 120 130 1*3 160 180 200 220 2*3 263 280 303 323 3*3 363 3RD 8 1 7 10 6 4 2 12 4 R - - - - 10 2 13 2 »LL W O R K E R S — CONTINUED KEY E N T R Y O P E R A T O R S - C O N T I N U E D KEY E N TR Y O P E R A T O R S * C L AS S A ---M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------- 196 38 160 $ $ $ $ *3. 0 19 1. 00 165.00 1 5 1 . 5 0 - 2 0 2 . 0 0 *0.0 21 *. 00 189.00 1 6 1 . 5 0 - 2 5 7 . 0 0 40. 0 18 5. 50 165.00 1 * 6 . 5 0 - 1 8 9 . 0 0 - - 23 1 19 27 7 20 7 3 4 4 * * 43 48 6 *2 - ~ 2 1 1 48 ■ KEY ENT R Y O P E R A T O R S . C L AS S 8 ---M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------- 498 RB »10 40.0 1 5 3. 53 4 3.3 165.03 43. 9 15 1.00 - 39 2 37 119 3 116 51 16 35 121 14 107 9R 33 65 3* 7 27 9 8 1 15 5 10 1**.03 1 2 6 . 5 0 - 1 6 9 . 5 0 162.00 1 * 0 . 0 0 - 1 7 8 . 0 0 1*1.50 1 2 6 . 5 0 - 1 6 6 . 0 0 S ee fo o tn o te s at end o f t a b le s . 5 5 4 - 13 - - ' - - - - Table A-2. Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers in Memphis, Tenn.—Ark.—Miss., November 1978 Occupation and industry division workers N um ber o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s tr a ig h t-tim e w e e k ly ea rn in gs o f— s » A s S s * S % s % % % S S S s 290 260 283 300 320 180 20D 220 340 360 420 380 900 100 120 190 160 Average weekly hours1 Mean2 Middle range 2 Median2 1 S * % 440 960 980 500 and under 120 190 160 - 180 - 223 290 260 280 303 320 34 0 363 380 903 420 993 460 480 500 520 - 200 ~ - 3 3 3 2 1 6 4 2 6 2 12 3 9 19 3 ii 11 5 6 5 2 3 3 i 2 ii ii i 1 - 4 4 “ 4 2 5 1 3 i 12 9 ii 9 8 6 4 2 1 1 10 10 _ _ _ ~ “ “ 91 10 31 30 3 27 38 2 36 ii 3 8 6 i 5 2 2 - 3 3 - 2 2 - 20 17 23 21 5 5 i i 2 2 _ 2 2 - - ALL WO RK E R S C O MP UT ER S Y S T E M S AN AL YS TS (BUS INESS) ---------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------ 79 25 59 90 .0 37 8. 50 36 5. 53 90. 0 3 9 9. 00 39 6. 50 40. 0 3 9 9. 00 37 8. 00 395.00-909.00 306.00-392.00 395.00-991.50 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS (BU S IN ES S) . CLA S S B --------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------ 57 39 90. 0 37 2. 50 90. 0 3 8 8. 50 36 9. 00 37 2. 00 395.00-900.00 399.00-939.00 C O MP UT ER P R O G R A M M E R S ( B U S I N E S S ) --M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------NO NNA NUF A C T U R I N G ------------------ 280 Ml 239 90. 0 28 8 . 0 3 40. 0 30 0 . 5 0 90.0 28 5 . 5 0 28 8. 00 30 7.00 28 7. 50 295.00-339.00 272.50-321.50 291.00-339.50 C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R S (B U S I N E S S ) . CLA S S A -----------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ------------------ 112 9* 43 .0 3 1 7. 00 90. 0 3 2 2. 50 32 0.00 32 9.50 291.00-395.50 310.50-397.00 _ _ " ‘ _ $ $ $ $ - - _ _ _ - - 1 1 9 “ 9 _ 90. 0 28 2 . 5 0 26 5. 50 90. 0 27 9 . 5 0 26 3. 00 232.00-336.00 213.50-336.00 C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R S (B U S I N E S S ) . CLASS C -----------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------ 46 95 39. 5 23 1. 00 2 3 9. 50 39. 5 23 3 . 0 0 23 9. 50 208.00-258.00 210.00-259.00 C O MP UT ER O P E R A T O R S -------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------ 379 5» 325 90 .0 21 1. 00 19 9.00 43. ◦ 2 3 7. 00 21 2. 00 90 . 0 2 0 7. 00 19 0. 00 167.00-228.00 187.50-275.50 167.00-228.00 11 11 20 29 3 26 C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R S . C L AS S A -----N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------ 92 78 90 .0 90 .0 2 8 1. 00 26 8. 00 2 7 9. 00 26 1. 50 219.50-330.00 219.50-311.00 - - - _ C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R S . CLA SS B -----M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------ 201 31 170 90. 0 1 9 0 . 0 0 17 3. 50 9 0 .0 2 1 2 . 5 0 20 9. 53 90. 0 18 6 . 0 0 17 2. 50 169.50-210.00 187.50-220.50 162.00-203.50 3 10 - “ 3 C O M P U T E R OP ER A T O R S . C L AS S C -----N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------ 86 77 43. 0 18 5 . 0 0 43. 0 1 8 9. 50 16 9. 50 16 9. 00 191.00-209.00 191.00-207.00 8 8 90. 0 22 6 . 5 0 22 2. 00 43. 3 2 3 9. 03 23 3. 00 90. 0 21 5 . 5 0 20 7. 00 183.00-265.00 208.00-268.00 175.00-292.00 90 .0 90 .0 28 0. 00 26 8. 00 268.00-289.00 244.50-284.00 - - 70 38 DRA FT E RS . C L A S S B -----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------- 197 78 90 . 0 2 3 8. 50 22 9. 50 90. 0 29 9 . 5 0 23 3. 50 208.00-253.00 220.00-265.00 ORA FT E RS . C L AS S C -----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------- 113 92 9 0 .0 1 7 5. 03 1 7 2. 50 43 .3 19 3 . 0 0 17 9. 00 155.50-180.00 168.50-233.00 28 1 . 0 0 26 7 . 0 0 ' _ ' _ ' 1 “ 20 - 1 31 7 29 3 6 6 “ ‘ 2 2 8 8 20 18 2 2 21 18 15 12 3 2 7 7 _ 9 9 8 8 11 11 2 2 8 8 91 6 85 62 9 53 47 13 39 92 9 33 10 12 - - 10 - 17 17 9 9 8 3 3 4 37 4 33 5 4 19 10 13 2 11 2 1 29 25 15 15 6 3 5 4 _ _ “ _ 8 2 6 6 - 5 8 - 6 1 4 2 2 - 12 11 3 8 12 12 10 8 7 6 6 6 3 1 2 4 4 - - _ - _ - - 2 2 _ - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - i _ _ _ _ _ “ ~ - - - 4 4 - 22 8 19 3 3 i 1 2 2 - - - - - - - 10 32 13 19 29 5 29 10 10 11 9 17 17 17 5 5 7 7 - U 6 6 - 10 - - 10 29 10 19 43 11 32 39 15 24 31 11 20 59 40 19 92 17 25 31 18 13 33 21 9 - - - - 2 2 6 6 9 9 17 4 23 19 ~ 13 3 22 8 26 7 45 26 21 8 12 12 7 7 i i 7 3 3 3 17 7 2 2 8 8 - - 2 2 - - 10 ~ - - 29 10 6 - 43 ii 3 _ _ 2 4 - - - _ " - 2 2 _ 4 - 4 28 3 25 - " " 10 10 74 6 68 ■ ~ 12 6 18 1 17 See fo o tn o te s at end o f ta b le s . _ _ _ “ DRA FT E RS . C L A S S A -----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------- _ 16 16 “ 122 100 3AA 159 1 85 _ 32 5 27 8 8 " C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R S (B U S I N E S S ) . CLA SS B -----------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------ D R AF TE RS -------------------------------m a n u f a c t u r i n g ---------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ------------------ _ — " - 2 2 “ - - 4 - - 4 8 7 3 2 4 “ ~ 3 2 2 4 4 - - 4 - - “ - - - - - - - - “ " - - - - “ - - - - - - - - ” i i - - 2 2 _ - - - - - - “ “ - - - - - - “ - - - ” - - - - - - Table A-2. Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers in Memphis, Tenn.— Ark.—Miss., November 1978— Continued Weekly earning^^™ (standard) Number of worker* Occupation and industry division Average weekly hours1 (standard) Mean2 N um ber o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t-t im e w e e k ly e a rn in g s o f— 100 Median2 Middle range 2 120 120 1*0 1*0 160 180 233 _ and under _ _ _ 160 180 200 220 223 2*0 260 283 _ _ _ _ 2* 0 260 280 300 303 323 _ _ 320 3*0 _ 3*3 363 _ 360 380 _ 383 *00 _ *03 *23 _ *20 _ **3 *«0 _ *60 *60 *80 503 500 520 _ *80 »LL U 0 R K F R S — CONTINUED 96 ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS, C L AS S REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL NURSES M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------- B- $ $ $ $ *0. 0 30 0. 00 312.03 2 5 2 . 0 0 - 3 * 9 . 0 0 13 4 10 1 9 21 2 37 75 ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS NONMANUFACTURINS: PU8LIC UTILITIES — *0. 0 31 2. 50 312.03 312.00-3*9.00 6 - 10 - 2 20 - 37 68 43.0 32 6. 00 3* 9.03 312.00-3*9.00 - 2 - 1 7 21 - 37 31 25 *3. 0 26 3. 50 2* 5.00 *3.0 26 5. 00 256.03 229.50-283.50 234.00-283.50 4 2 7 7 7 5 2 2 5 4 2 2 _ 1 - See fo o tn o te s at end o f ta b le s . 7 - 3 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - Table A-3. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex, in Memphis, Tenn.—Ark.—Miss., November 1978 Avenue (mean*) Sex, 5 occupation, and industry division O F FI CE Number of worsen Weekly Weekly hours earnings1 (standard) (standard) O C C U P A T I O N S - HEN H E S S E N G E R S ----------------------N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S -----------ORDE R C L E R K S --------------------N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------ 85 82 83 78 $ 39. 5 13 9. 00 39. 5 13 9 . 0 0 43 .0 2 0 1. 50 43. 0 20 1 . 0 0 A C C O U N T I N G CL E R K S -------------N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------ 82 63 43 .0 2* 7 . 5 0 43. 0 2 3 5. 00 A C C O U N T I N G CLE RKS . C L AS S » N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------ 68 53 43 .0 43 .0 26 0 . 3 0 24 7 . 0 0 Sex, J occupation, and industry division O C C U P A T I O N S - UO HE N 1.289 289 1.003 36 S E C R E T A R I E S , c l a s s A -----N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S --------- 55 35 43. 43. 39. 39. 0 0 5 0 1 9 2. 33 2 0 6. 30 18 8 . 3 0 2 5 9. 53 43 .0 43 .0 23 2 . 0 0 2 2 4. 50 TY PI S T S - C O N T I N U E D S E C R E T A R I E S . CLA S S C ----H A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S --------- 285 4ft 237 481 92 389 43 .0 2 0 5. 50 43 .0 23 8 . 5 3 39.5 19 8. 53 39. 5 1 8 6. 50 40 .0 2 1 6. 00 39 .5 1 7 9. 50 S E C R E T A R I E S . CLAS S 0 -----H A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S --------- 417 127 290 40 .0 1 7 6. 50 40. 0 1 7 7. 50 39.5 17 6. 30 S T E N O G R A P H E R S ----------------H A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S --------- 231 93 138 39. 5 2 0 5. 03 39 .0 20 1 . 0 0 39 .5 20 7 . 5 3 S T E N O G R A P H E R S . G E NE RA L --H A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S --------- 131 53 81 39 .5 1 9 7. 03 39.5 19 2. 50 39. 0 19 9 . 5 0 S T E N O G R A P H E R S . S E NI OR ---N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S --------- 103 57 39 .5 2 1 5. 53 43. 0 2 1 9. 00 TRANSCRIBING-HACHINE TYPISTS H A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S --------- 98 31 67 *0. 0 16 3 . 0 0 40. 0 1 5 7. 50 40. 0 16 1 . 3 0 T Y P I S T S ------------------------H A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S --------- 193 81 112 39 .5 16 1. 50 40. 0 15 2 . 0 3 39 .5 1 6 8. 50 27 TY PI S T S . C L AS S B H A N U F A C T U R I N S --NO NH AN UF A C TU RI NS 166 77 89 39.5 15 4. 00 43. 0 14 7. 00 39 .0 16 0. 00 KEY E N T R Y OP ER A T O R S . H A N U F A C T U R I N S ----N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S -- CLASS 195 158 39. 5 14 6. 00 39. 0 14 1. 50 KEY E N TR Y O P E R A T O R S . H A N U F A C T U R I N S ----N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S -- CLASS C L AS S 163.03 122 A - TY PI S T S . Weekly Weekly earnings* houn (standard) (standard) bHb FI LE C L ER KS --------NONHANUFACTURINS 56 39. 0 1 1 8. 30 39. 0 1 1 6. 00 H E S S E N G E R S ---------N O NH AN UF AC T U R I N S 78 65 39 .5 13 4. 50 39. 5 13 4. 00 SUITCHROARO OPERATORS N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S -- 63 45 39. 5 16 5. 50 39.5 15 2. 00 H A N U F A C T U R I N S --NONHANUFACTURINS 178.50 564 A ---- 190 36 15* 159.50 *0. D *3. 0 43. 3 B ---- I B B . 00 214.00 181.50 153.50 164.00 151.00 39.5 2 0 1. 00 134 125 CL AS S B ORDE R CL E R K S -------H A N U F A C T U R I N S --NONHANUFACTURINS OR DE R C L ER KS . CL AS S B H A N U F A C T U R I N S -------- 39. 43. 39. 37. *3. 0 16 0. 30 40. 0 17 4. 50 40. 0 14 9. 50 193 93 OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTS---------------------N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S -----------------PU B L I C U T I L I T I E S --------------- 296 77 219 27 221 93 128 SUITCHROARO 5 0 5 0 43. 0 15 4. 50 40. 0 17 4. 00 39. 5 43. 0 39. 5 38.5 16 1. 50 17 6. 50 15 6. 00 23 6. 00 17 9. 00 1 9 0. 50 17 3. 50 23 6. 50 P R O F E S S I O N A L AND T E C H N I C A L O C C U P A T I O N S - HEN COHPUTER SYSTEHS ANALYSTS (B US INE SS) --------------------------N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S ---------------- 40. 0 37 8 . 5 0 40. 0 3 9 5 . 0 0 COHPUTER SY STEHS ANALYSTS ( B US IN ES S) . C L A S S B -----------N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S ---------------- 372.00 389.50 COHPUTER PR OSRAHHERS (BUSINESS) H A N U F A C T U R I N S -------------------N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S ---------------- 40 . 0 2 9 6 . 0 0 40. 0 3 1 1 . 5 0 4 0 .0 2 9 3 . 0 0 C O H P U T E R P R O S R A H H E R S (B US I N E S S ) CLAS S A ---------------------------N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S ---------------- 31 6 . 0 0 32 1 . 5 0 COHPUTER PROSRAHHERS (3USINESS) CL ASS B ---------------------------N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S ---------------- 4 3 .0 2 8 8 . 5 0 40 . 0 2 7 8 . 0 0 COHPUTER PR OSRAHHERS (BUSINESS) CL AS S C ---------------------------N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S ---------------- 25*.00 254.00 A C C O U N T I N G C L E R K S ---H A N U F A C T U R I N S ----N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S -PU B L I C U T I L I T I E S 1. 06 4 349 715 38 A C C O U N T I N G CL ER KS . C H A N U F A C T U R I N S ----N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S -- 340 133 210 39 .5 2 1 0. 00 40. 0 2 1 7. 50 39.5 20 5. 03 A C C O U N T I N G CL ER KS . C H A N U F A C T U R I N S ----N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S -- 724 219 505 39 .5 16 4. 50 40. 0 1 7 4. 50 39. 5 16 0. 00 51 45 39. 0 14 0. 00 39.0 1 4 1. 00 COHPUTER OPERATORS. 31 31 38.5 1* 6. 50 38. 5 14 6. 50 C O H P U T E R O P E R A T O R S . C L A S S C --N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S ---------------- 68 174 62 112 39. 5 20 3. 00 43 .0 21 0. 53 39. 5 19 8. 50 DR A F T E R S -----------------------------H A N U F A C T U R I N S -------------------N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S ---------------- 30* 1 53 HA CH IN E B I L L E R S ---NONHANUFACTURINS B O O K K E E P I N G - H A C H I N E B I LL ER S N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S -----------P A Y R O L L C L E R K S ----H A N U F A C T U R I N S --N O N H A N U F AC TU R I N S See fo o tn o te s at end of ta b le s. Sex,1 occupation, and industry division $ *3. 0 23 6. 50 hanufacturins S E C R E T A R I E S . CLA S S B -----H A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S --------- Weekly Weekly hours1 earnings1 (standard) (standard) OFF I CE O C C U P A T I O N S UOHEN— CONTINUED FILE CL ER KS . C L AS S C N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S --- S E C R E T A R I E S -------------------H A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S --------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------- Avenge (mean*) Avenue (mean2) OF FI CE O C C U P A T I O N S UOHEN— CONTINUED FI LE C L ER KS . O F FI CE Number of workers 8 C O H P U T E R O P E R A T O R S ----------------H A N U F A C T U R I N S -------------------N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S ---------------CO H P U T E R O P E R A T O R S . C L AS S A --N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N S ---------------C L AS S B --- 293 *2 251 72 4 3 .0 2 1 8 . 0 0 4 3 .0 2 4 0 . 0 0 4 3 .0 2 1 4 . 0 0 43 .0 43 .0 276.50 269.00 1 *1 60 15* 184.00 185.00 40.0 229.50 40.0 240.50 40.0 218.53 Table A-3. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex. in Memphis, Tenn.—Ark.—Miss., November 1978— Continued Average Sex, 3 occupation, an d industry division of workers Week^r hours (standard) Weekly earnings1 (standard) Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division Number of workers Weekly hours1 (standard) Weekly earnings1 (standard) DRAFTERS - CONTINUED 70 3B $ 43.0 28 1. 00 43.0 26 7. 00 ------------------- 142 76 DR AF T E R S . C L AS S C ------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------- 40. 0 17 4. 50 40.0 1 8 Q. 50 03 A 0 . 0 3 0 1. 50 72 ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS CONTINUED , class Nlit-ACT 1 R 1 K & 1 i drafters a ELECTRONICS T E C H N I C I A N S ------------: P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------- nonmanufacturing ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS. C L AS S 8- 67 $ AO. 0 32 6 . 0 3 P R O F E S S I O N A L ANO T E C H N I C A L O C C U P A T I O N S - UOHE N C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R S 1 B U S I N E S S ! --N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------ See fo o tn o te s at end o f ta b le s . Weekly earnings1 (standard) 83 71 39. 5 181 . 53 39. 5 174 .00 C O M P U T E R OP ER A T O R S . CL» S S B -----N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------ 60 51 40. 0 168 .50 AO. 0 164 . 00 40 40. 0 31 5. 00 , c l a s s A ------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------- drafters Weekly hours1 (standard) C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R S -------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------ 39. 5 204 . 50 30 25 40. 0 2 6 0. 50 AO. 0 2 6 5. 00 40.0 2 3 9. 50 40.0 25 1. 00 91 36 Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division Number of workers P R O F E S S I O N A L AND T E C H N I C A L OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN— CONTINUED P R O F E S S I O N A L AND T E C H N I C A L OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUEO P R O F E S S I O N A L ANO T E C H N I C A L OCCUPATIONS - HEN— CONTINUEO Average (m ean2) Average (m ean2) (m ean*) Number 9 R E G I S T E R E D I N D U S T R I A L NU R S E S ------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------62 52 40. 0 2 5 3. 50 AO. 0 25 1 . 0 0 Table A-4. Hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, and powerplant workers in Memphis, Tenn.—Ark.—Miss., November 1978 Hourly earning! 4 N u m b er 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 rly e a rn in g s o f— -------* ~i-------5-------1 5.20 5.60 6. 00 6 . AO 6. 80 7. 20 7 . 60 8. 0 0 3 . AO 3.60 3. 80 A . 00 A.AO A . 80 5.23 5.60 6,00 6 . AO 6.80 7. 20 7.60 8. 0 0 8 . AO 8. 80 3. 20 3 . AO 3. 60 Occupation and industry division Mean * Median* Middle range 2 3.80 A . 00 A.AO a .83 8 . AO 8. 80 9. 20 9 . 6 0 1 0 . 0 0 1 0 . A 0 1 0 . 80 r and under and 9, 20 9 . 6 0 1 0 . 0 0 1 0 . A P I 0. 8 0 o v e r ALL WO RK E R S 7. 57 7. OR MA IN TE N A N C E C A R P E N T E R S -----------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------MA I N T E N A N C E e l e c t r i c i a n s --------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------maintenance 285 281 8. AA 8. 55 6. 60 8. AA - 8.75 8. 75 8. AO 8. AO 8. AA 8. AA 7.97 7.97 - 0 . 55 9. 55 6. 67 - P A I N T E R S --------------- 15 15 16 8.08 1 11 maintenance m a c h i n i s t s -----------m a n u f a c t u r i n g -------------------- 101 101 8. A1 8. A1 7. 97 7. 97 7. 61 - 9.06 7. 61 - 9.06 MA I N T E N A N C E M E C H A N I C S (M A C H IN ER Y) M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------- PA S 7. 53 7.51 7. 39 7. 39 6 . 51 6. 51 - 8.81 7. 15 9. A5 5. 82 9. A9 9. A 9 8. AO- 0. 59 .32- 8.29 9. AO- 9. 59 AO- 9.59 R. 01 8. 56 8. 56 8 . A A— 0. 06 8 . A A— 0. 06 5.0A - 6.88 7. 73 7. 73 7.76 7. 76 7. 28 7. 28 - 8.00 8.00 S T A T I O N A R Y E N G I N E E R S -------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ---------------- 7.75 8. 50 5. 38 8 . 10 8. AA 5. 00 .01- 8.50 7.07-10.11 .75- 5. 25 BO IL ER TE NO E R S ---------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------- 6. 03 5.15 5. 58 6. 23 3. 75 - 8.01 3.71- 8.21 MA I N T E N A N C E M E C H AN IC S (MOTOR VE HI CL ES ) -----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ---------------PUB L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------- 93A 57 A 511 MA I N T E N A N C E P I P E F I T T E R S ----------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------MA I N T E N A N C E 8.01 T R A O E S H E L P E R S ------- TOOL ANO OIE MA K E R S ---------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------- 103 103 1A 8.A 7 8. A A 1A 16 2 11 A 113 71 70 169 169 A2 A2 10 10 100 100 131 131 11 11 16 16 lA 5 AO 5 AO 1A 1A 10 10 10 10 10 1 S ee fo o tn o te s at end o f ta b le s . 30 30 1 10 19 19 Table A-5. Hourly earnings of material movement and custodial workers in Memphis., Tenn Ark. —Miss., November 1978 Hourly earning! 4 N um ber 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 rly e a rn in g s o f— » O ccu p a tion and in d u stry d iv is io n Mean 2 Middle range 2 2.60 and under 2 . BO 3 . 0 0 - - 3.20 - 3.60 - 3.60 - I i i i i * 3 . B0 6.00 6.60 6.80 5.20 5.60 6.00 6.60 6 . B0 7 . 2 0 i 7.60 8.00 8.60 8.80 9.20 9.6010.00 I 9.20 9,6010.0010.60 - 2.80 3.00 3.20 3.60 3.60 3.80 6 . 00 6.60 6.80 5.20 5.60 6.00 6.60 6.80 7.20 7.60 8,00 8.60 8.80 52 15 37 352 32 320 110 55 55 196 39 155 67 2 65 30 4 26 25 6 19 - 119 36 85 7 7 - 21 20 1 1 6 6 63 7 36 _ 1 1 17 13 28 28 4 i - - - - - 1 1 “ ” - ~ " - - 7 ~ - - 48 16 34 315 8 307 39 22 17 59 6 53 65 45 4 6 18 16 - 4 4 167 ~ 167 - - " 39 4 35 - ' 2 2 _ _ i _ 727 _ _ »LL W O R K E R S T R U C K D R I V E R S --------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -----------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S --------- 2 . 27 2 246 2. 02 6 B95 $ 6. 55 5. 25 6. 70 9.40 $ 5. 60 6.71 7. 00 9. 40 S S 4.20- 9.*0 4.16- 6.88 4.20- 9.40 9.40- 9.40 53 1 52 18 18 22 4 18 28 14 16 30 2 28 221 T R U C K 0 R I V E R S . L I G H T TRU C K — N 0 N M A N U F 6 C T U R I N S ------------ 142 126 3. 68 3. 44 3. 25 2. 85 2.65- 4.63 2.65- 6.35 53 52 16 14 - 16 14 3 2 - TRUCKDRIVERS. MEDIUM TRUCK M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------ 892 85 807 5.45 4.55 5.55 6. 33 6. 30 6. 33 6.00 - 7.00 3.60- 6.71 6.00 - 8.67 - 4 4 22 4 18 16 16 5 1 4 109 4 105 _ _ _ _ - - - - - - T R U C K D R I V E R S . H E A V T TRUC K <T RAI LER > --------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -----------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S --------- 1 t 149 60 l e 0 89 727 7. 76 4. 67 7. 93 9.40 9. 40 4. 60 9. 40 9.40 4.8 56.155.609.40- 9.4 0 5.01 9.40 9.40 S H I P O I N G C L E R K S ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------- 133 51 6. 59 4.93 8. 27 6. 58 6.733.30- 8.31 5.97 - R E C E I V I N G C L E R K S ---------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------ 221 5.86 5. 87 5.86 5. 80 5. 80 6. 08 6.70- 6.90 4.87- 6.40 6.60 - 7.13 1 1 2 2 - 173 S H I P P I N G AN0 R E C E I V I N G CL ER K S ! M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------- 25 6.16 5. 88 5.26 - 7.20 - - - W A R E H O U S E M E N --------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------ 162 71 91 5.58 6. 20 5. 08 5.03 5.71 5. 03 4.91 5.713.75- 6.73 7.37 5.03 - “ - 48 “ - 4 " 4 - 4 - 2 1 68 4 i i - - 1 1 13 13 2 2 3 i 2 17 17 16 10 7 2 5 8 2 6 60 10 30 28 8 20 19 6 13 32 ~ 28 3 25 - - - - 28 i i i i 4 " " ' ‘ - 4 - - - - - 8 1 4 - - 4 - - - - 2 i i - 9 9 16 16 6 6 * 2 1 1 3 3 “ 66 1 65 8 5 3 23 20 3 5 5 2 3 - 25 25 ~ 4 10 - - - - 4 ~ - 10 “ “ " 42 62 ~ - 20 20 39 39 155 3 152 8 8 - ~ “ - - “ “ 1 1 - _ _ - - 56 56 3 3 - - 4 3 3 - 3 3 2 1 195 153 62 186 167 39 102 90 12 93 35 58 117 72 65 63 4 59 - - 23 16 7 13 13 “ 3 3 - 122 52 70 25 15 9 94 65 ” 29 27 2 “ 136 108 26 ' 56 53 3 “ 117 98 19 “ 48 45 3 “ 88 85 3 ~ 16 11 3 3 82 80 2 * 47 47 _ 109 1 09 - 19 19 39 12 27 11 6 5 19 13 6 8 2 6 10 23 22 1 26 20 - 5 i 4 26 16 12 3 3 27 5.03 5.08 6.98 27 6 21 61 6 35 in 29 82 126 37 89 90 67 23 266 102 144 176 156 20 116 15 99 5. 53 5.91 4. 50 6.00 3.99- 7.68 6.27- 7.68 3.65 - 8.08 3.40- 9.40 13 13 ~ 16 9 5 5 35 5 30 30 60 60 20 20 98 27 71 10 102 85 17 10 113 77 36 35 2. 80 5. 56 2. 80 2.70 - 3.93 3. 22 - 6.78 2.70- 2.85 266 266 231 231 26 16 10 26 20 4 1 1 20 10 10 12 See fo o tn o te s at end o f t a b le s . 11 12 - 53 4 3. 61 5.41 3. 21 i 6 3 767 160 627 4 4 16 16 27 G U A R D S AND W A T C H M E N -----------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------ ” - 3* 30 5. 87 6.05 5.65 5. 89 " 6 3 18 10 8 1. 67 0 1.15 9 511 227 - 3 1 “ 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 I N G ---------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -----------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S --------- “ 13 10 2 2 3.603.653.35- " 2 1 32 30 2 6. 27 6.71 3.75 727 727 7 4 29 20 9 4.45 4. 60 6. 26 - 5 1 17 17 1.72 6 949 775 i - 4 M A T E R I A L H A N D L I N G L A B O R E R S --M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------ - 1 ~ 3.26- 7.64 3.25- 6.20 3.98- 8.04 - - 53 6. 20 3. 30 6. 70 - 21 21 262 26 218 6.91 3. 86 5.68 69 2 2 - 130 130 226 95 131 - in 10 101 182 182 S H I P P I N G P A C K E R S ---------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------ 89 _ 35 25 10 68 30 38 4 - 25 6 19 _ ' 16 16 - 266 64 202 3.70- 5.12 3.35- 6.78 3.77- 5.00 - 3 1 2 52 10 62 4. 40 3.73 6.53 “ 112 112 56 30 26 4. 89 4.66 4. 94 894 894 22 22 56 30 26 1. 60 5 271 1. 13 6 894 26 26 12 10 2 O R DE R F I L L E R S -------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------ 4 217 6 4 6 4 “ - . - - ” - - - - - - - - “ - 90 90 - - 160 51 89 89 - - - - “ - Table A-5. Hourly earnings of material movement and custodial workers in Memphis, Tenn.— Ark.—Miss., November 1978— Continued 12 Table A-6. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, powerplant, material movement, and custodial workers, by sex, in Memphis, Tenn.—Ark.—Miss., November 1978 Average (mean2 ) hourly earnings4 Sex, 3 o ccu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv is io n Average (mean2 ) hourly earnings4 S ex, 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv is io n M A T E R I A L M O V E M E N T AND C U S T O O I A L O C C U P A T I O N S - ME N— C O N T I N U E D M A IN TE NA NC E. TOOL RO OM . AND PO WE R P L A N T O C CU PA TI ON S - HEN $ 8. »B 8. #9 MA IN TE N A N C E M A C H I N I S T S --------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------- 90 90 MA IN TE N A N C E M E C H AN IC S ( M AC HI NE RY ) M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------- 875 872 7.55 7. 55 7#7 75 8.81 7. 15 8. 98 9. 32 MA I N T E N A N C E ME CH AN IC S (MOTOR VE HI CL ES ) --------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------PU BL IC U T I L IT IE S ---------------- 57# 611 8. # 1 8.#1 T R A D E S HE LP E R S --------- #1 5.66 TOOL AND DIE MA KE RS -----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------- 103 103 7. 73 7. 73 S T A T I O N A R Y EN G I N E E R S ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------ 118 87 31 7. 68 8.50 5. 38 BO IL ER T E N D E R S -----------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------- 93 6. 03 6.15 MA I N T E N A N C E 86 M A TE RI AL MO VE ME NT ANO C U S T O D I A L O C C U P A T I O N S - MEN 209 41 1 68 $ 5. 82 5. 78 5. 83 S H I P P I N G AND R E C E I V I N G CL ER KS : M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------- 25 6.1 4 W A R E H O U S E M E N --------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------ 162 71 91 5. 58 6. 20 5. 08 OR DE R F I L L E R S ------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ------------ 950' 128 822 5. 06 5. 88 4. 93 S H I P P I N G PA C K E R S ----------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------- 130 41 5. 66 4. 16 MATERIAL HANDLING LABORERS M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------- 643 918 725 4. 39 4. 56 4.17 FORKLIFT 468 005 463 5. 62 5. 82 5.19 G U AR DS ANO W A T C H M E N MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTURING 245 24# R E C E I V I N G CL ER KS ---------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------ manufacturing M A I N T E NA NC E EL E C T R I C I A N S -----------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------- 601 117 484 3. 50 5. 1 3 3. 1 0 O P E R A T O R S ------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------- : MANUFACTURING watchmen 55 4. 53 425 .094 3. 42 3.01 NONMANUFACTURING 413 273 4.19 4. 55 S H I P P I N G PA CK E R S — NONMANUFACTURING 96 42 3.91 4. 26 124 2. R7 1.11 9 1.04 3 2. 85 2. 75 T R U C K O R I V E R S ------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------PU BL IC U T I L IT IE S ------- 2. 257 239 2. 31 8 89# 6. 55 5. 19 6.71 9. 4 0 J A N I T O R S . PO RT ER S. ANO C L E A N E R S --N O N M A N U F AC TU RI NS TR U C K O R I V E R S . LIGHT TR UC K N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------- 129 120 3. #7 3.4 1 M A T E R I A L MO VE M E N T AND CU S T O D I A L O C C U P A T I O N S - WOMEN T R J C K D R I V E R S . ME DIUM TR UC K M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------- 890 85 805 5. #5 4. 55 5. 5# TR U C K O R I V E R S . HEAVY TR UC K (TRAILER) -----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---- ---PU BL IC U T I L I T I E S ------- 1. 1# 9 60 1.08 9 727 7. 76 4. 67 7. 93 9. 40 S H I P P I N G C L ER KS -------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------- 125 4# 6. 57 4. 64 S ee fo o tn o te s at end o f ta b le s . OR DE R FI LL E R S ----- GU A R D S AND WA T C H M E N NONMANUFACTURING J A N I T O R S . PO RT ER S. AND C L E A N E R S --NONMANUFACTURING Table A-7. Percent increases in average hourly earnings, adjusted for employment shifts, for selected occupational groups in Memphis, Tenn.—Ark.—Miss., for selected periods In du stry and o c c u p a tio n a l grou p 5 A ll in d u s tr ie s : O ffic e c l e r i c a l ........ E le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g In d u stria l n u r s e s __ S k ille d m a in te n a n ce t r a d e s __________________________ U n sk ille d plant w o rk e rs.. . . M anu factu rin g: O ffic e c l e r i c a l ________________________________________ E le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g In d u s tr ia l n u r s e s ______________________________________ S k ille d m a in te n a n ce trades U n sk ille d plant w o r k e r s N onm an u factu rin g : O ffic e c l e r i c a l . __________________________ __________ E le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g ________________________ In d u s tria l n u r s e s ____________________________________ U n sk ille d plant w o r k e r s N o v e m b e r 1972 to N o v e m b e r 1973 N o v e m b e r 1973 N o v e m b e r 1974 N o v e m b e r 1975 N o v e m b e r 1976 to to to to N o v e m b e r 1974 N o v e m b e r 1975 N o v e m b e r 1976 N o v e m b e r 1977 N o v e m b e r 1977 to N o v e m b e r 1978 8.2 (6 ) 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 7.5 7.6 10.4 8.3 5.8 9.1 7.7 5.1 9.1 8.8 5.6 9.9 (? ) ( ) 8.4 10.9 8.6 (?) ( ) 9.5 9.1 7.5 (?) ( ) 11.6 11.9 7.5 8.1 (?) 8.2 6.7 9.1 8.9 8.3 6.6 () 12.5 7.3 3.5 ( ) 9.6 7.0 10.0 ( ) 8.1 7.5 6.7 9.5 8.5 (‘ ) ( ) 7,9 6.7 9.2 (?) ( ) 7.5 (?) n ( n ) 5.1 ( ) 9.0 Footnotes1 2 1 Standard h ou rs r e fl e c t the w o rk w e e k f o r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s t r a ig h t-t im e s a 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 a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ), and the e a rn in g s c o r r e s p o n d to these w e e k ly h ou rs. 2 The m ea n is com p u te d f o r e a ch jo b b y tota lin g the e a rn in g s o f a ll w o r k e r s and d ivid in g by the num ber o f w o r k e r s . Th e m e d ia n d e s ig n a te s p o s itio n — h alf o f the w o r k e r s r e c e iv e the sa m e o r m o r e and h a lf r e c e iv e the s a m e o r l e s s than, the rate show n. The m id d le ran ge is d e fin e d by tw o rates of pay; a fou rth o f the w o r k e r s e a r n the sa m e o r l e s s than the lo w e r o f th e s e ra te s and a fourth ea rn the sa m e o r m o r e than the h ig h e r rate. 3 E a rn in g s data re la te only to w o r k e r s w h o s e s e x id e n t ific a t io n w as p r o v i d e d by the e sta b lish m e n t. 4 E x clu d e s p r e m iu m pay fo r o v e r tim e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s , and la te sh ifts. 5 E s tim a te s fo r p e r io d s ending p r io r t o 1976 r e la te to m en on ly fo r s k ille d m a in ten a n ce and u n sk ille d plant w o r k e r s . A ll o th e r e s tim a te s r e la te to m en and w om en . 6 Data d o not m e e t p u b lica tio n c r it e r ia o r data not a v a ila b le . 14 Appendix A. Scope and Method of Survey O c c u p a t i o n s and e a r n i n g s In e a c h o f t h e 75 1 a r e a s c u r r e n t l y s u r v e y e d , the B u r e a u o b t a in s w a g e s and r e l a t e d b e n e f i t s da ta f r o m r e p r e s e n t a t i v e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith in six b ro a d industry d iv is io n s : M an ufactu ring; tr an sp orta tion , c o m m u n ic a t io n , and o t h e r p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s ; w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e r v i c e s . G o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t i o n s and th e c o n s t r u c t i o n and e x t r a c t i v e i n d u s t r i e s a r e e x c l u d e d . E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v in g f e w e r than a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s a r e a lso ex clu d e d b e c a u s e o f in su fficien t e m p l o y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d . A p p e n d i x ta b le 1 s h o w s th e n u m b e r o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s and w o r k e r s e s t i m a t e d to b e w ith in th e s c o p e o f th is s u r v e y , as w e l l as th e n u m b e r a c t u a l l y stu d ie d . O c c u p a t i o n s s e l e c t e d f o r stu dy a r e c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y o f m a n u f a c tu r in g and n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s , and a r e o f th e f o l l o w i n g t y p e s ; (1) O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n i c a l ; (3) m a i n t e n a n c e , t o o l r o o m , and p o w e r p l a n t ; and (4) m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t and c u s t o d i a l . O ccupational c l a s s i f i c a t i o n is b a s e d on a u n i f o r m s e t o f j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s d e s i g n e d to take a c c o u n t o f in te r e s t a b l i s h m e n t v a r i a t i o n in d u t ie s w ith in the s a m e j o b . O c c u p a t i o n s s e l e c t e d f o r stu dy a r e l i s t e d and d e s c r i b e d in a p p e n d ix B. U n l e s s o t h e r w i s e i n d i c a t e d , th e e a r n i n g s data f o l l o w i n g the j o b t i t l e s a r e f o r a ll i n d u s t r i e s c o m b i n e d . E a r n i n g s data f o r s o m e o f the o c c u p a t i o n s l i s t e d and d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w ith in the s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y , a r e not p r e s e n t e d in th e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s b e c a u s e e i t h e r (1) e m p l o y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t i o n is t o o s m a l l to p r o v i d e en ough data t o m e r i t p r e s e n t a t i o n , o r (2) t h e r e is p o s s i b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f in div id ua l e s t a b l i s h m e n t data. S e p a r a t e m e n ' s and w o m e n ' s e a r n i n g s data a r e not p r e s e n t e d w h e n th e n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s not i d e n t i f i e d b y s e x is 20 p e r c e n t o r m o r e o f th e m e n o r w o m e n i d e n t i f ie d in an o c c u p a t i o n . E a r n in g s data not s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y f o r in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s a r e i n c l u d e d in data f o r a ll i n d u s t r i e s c o m b i n e d . ' L i k e w i s e , f o r o c c u p a t i o n s w ith m o r e than o n e l e v e l , data a r e i n c lu d e d in th e o v e r a l l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n w h e n a s u b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n is not s h o w n o r i n f o r m a t i o n to s u b c l a s s i f y is not a v a i l a b l e . B u r e a u f i e l d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o b ta in data by p e r s o n a l v i s i t s at 3 -y e a r in tervals. In e a c h o f t h e tw o i n t e r v e n i n g y e a r s , i n f o r m a t i o n on e m p l o y m e n t and o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s o n ly is c o l l e c t e d b y a c o m b i n a t i o n o f p e r s o n a l v i s i t , m a i l q u e s t i o n n a i r e , and t e l e p h o n e i n t e r v i e w f r o m e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p a r t i c i p a t i n g in t h e p r e v i o u s s u r v e y . A s a m p l e o f t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y is s e l e c t e d f o r s tu d y p r i o r to e a c h p e r s o n a l v i s i t s u r v e y . T h is s a m p le , le s s e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h i c h g o ou t o f b u s i n e s s o r a r e no l o n g e r w ith in th e i n d u s t r i a l s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y , is r e t a i n e d f o r the f o l l o w i n g two a nn ua l s u r v e y s . In m o s t c a s e s , e s t a b l i s h m e n t s n e w t o the a r e a a r e not c o n s i d e r e d in th e s c o p e o f t h e s u r v e y u n t il th e s e l e c t i o n o f a s a m p l e f o r a p e r s o n a l v i s i t s u r v e y . The sam pling p r o c e d u r e s i n v o l v e d e t a i l e d s t r a t i f i c a t i o n o f a ll e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith in th e s c o p e o f an in d iv id u a l a r e a s u r v e y b y i n d u s t r y and n u m b e r o f e m p l o y e e s . F r o m t h i s s t r a t i f i e d u n i v e r s e a p r o b a b i l i t y s a m p l e is s e l e c t e d , w ith e a c h e s t a b l i s h m e n t h a v in g a p r e d e t e r m i n e d c h a n c e o f selection . T o o b t a i n o p t i m u m a c c u r a c y at m i n i m u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t i o n o f l a r g e th a n s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s is s e l e c t e d . W h e n da ta a r e c o m b i n e d , e a c h e s t a b l i s h m e n t is w e i g h t e d a c c o r d i n g t o it s p r o b a b i l i t y o f s e l e c t i o n s o th at u n b i a s e d e s t i m a t e s a r e g e n e r a t e d . F o r e x a m p l e , if o n e out o f f o u r e s t a b l i s h m e n t s is s e l e c t e d , it is g iv e n a w e igh t o f 4 to r e p r e s e n t it s e lf plu s t h r e e o t h e r s . A n a l t e r n a t e o f th e s a m e o r i g i n a l p r o b a b i l i t y is c h o s e n in th e s a m e i n d u s t r y - s i z e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n if data a r e not a v a i l a b l e f r o m th e o r i g i n a l s a m p l e m e m b e r . If no s u i t a b l e s u b s ti tu te is a v a i l a b l e , a d d i t i o n a l w e i g h t is a s s i g n e d t o a s a m p l e m e m b e r that is s i m i l a r to the m i s s i n g unit. O c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t and e a r n i n g s data a r e s ho w n f o r f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s , i . e . , t h o s e h i r e d to w o r k a r e g u l a r w e e k l y s c h e d u l e . E a r n in g s data e x c l u d e p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , and la te s h i f t s . N o n p r o d u c t i o n b o n u s e s a r e e x c l u d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a l l o w a n c e s and i n c e n t i v e b o n u s e s a r e in c l u d e d . W eekly hours for o ffice c l e r i c a l and p r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s r e f e r to th e s ta n d a rd w o r k w e e k ( r o u n d e d t o t h e n e a r e s t h a l f h o ur) f o r w h i c h e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e o f p a y f o r o v e r t i m e at r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m rates). A v e r a g e w e e k ly earn in gs f o r th ese occu pation s a re r o u n d e d to th e n e a r e s t h a lf d o l l a r . V e r t i c a l l i n e s w it h in the d i s t r ib u t io n o f w o r k e r s o n s o m e A - t a b l e s i n d i c a t e a c h a n g e in th e s i z e o f th e c l a s s i n t e r v a l s . T h e s e s u r v e y s m e a s u r e th e l e v e l o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s in an a r e a at a p a r t i c u l a r t i m e . C o m p a r i s o n s o f i n d iv id u a l o c c u p a t i o n a l a v e r a g e s o v e r t i m e m a y not r e f l e c t e x p e c t e d w a g e c h a n g e s . T h e a v e r a g e s for in d iv id u a l j o b s a r e a f f e c t e d b y c h a n g e s in w a g e s and e m p l o y m e n t p a t t e r n s . F o r exam ple, 1 Included in the 75 areas are 5 studies conducted by the Bureau under contract. These areas are p r o p o r tio n s o f w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d by h ig h - o r lo w -w a g e fir m s m ay change, or Akron, Ohio; Birmingham, A la.; Norfolk—Virginia Beach—Portsmouth and Newport News—Hampton, V a.—N .C .; h i g h - w a g e w o r k e r s m a y a d v a n c e to b e t t e r j o b s and b e r e p l a c e d b y n e w Poughkeepsie—Kingston—Newburgh, N .Y .; and Utica—Rome, N .Y . In addition, the Bureau conducts more w o r k e r s at l o w e r r a t e s . S u ch s h if t s in e m p l o y m e n t c o u l d d e c r e a s e an o c c u lim ited area studies in approximately 100 areas at the request o f the Employment Standards Administration of p a t i o n a l a v e r a g e e v e n th o u g h m o s t e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in an a r e a i n c r e a s e w a g e s the U. S. Department of Labor. 15 d u r in g th e y e a r . C h a n g e s in e a r n i n g s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p s , s h o w n in t a b l e A - 7 , a r e b e t t e r i n d i c a t o r s o f w a g e t r e n d s than a r e e a r n i n g s c h a n g e s f o r in d iv id u a l j o b s w it h in th e g r o u p s . E l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g Com puter system s a naly sts, c la s s e s A , B, and C Com puter p r o g r a m m e r s , c l a s s e s A , B , and C Com puter o p e r a to r s , c l a s s e s A , B , and C U n s k i l l e d pla n t R e g i s t e r e d in d u s t r i a l nurses A v e r a g e p a y l e v e l s f o r m e n and w o m e n in s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s sh o u ld not b e a s s u m e d to r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y o f th e s e x e s w ith in in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . F a c t o r s w h ich m a y con trib u te to d i f f e r e n c e s in c lu d e p r o g r e s s i o n w ith in e s t a b l i s h e d r a t e r a n g e s ( o n l y t h e r a t e s p a i d in c u m b e n t s a r e c o l l e c t e d ) and p e r f o r m a n c e o f s p e c i f i c d u t ie s w ith in th e g e n e r a l s u r v e y j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s . J o b d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d to c l a s s i f y e m p l o y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s u s u a l l y a r e m o r e g e n e r a l i z e d th an t h o s e u s e d in i n d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s and a l l o w f o r m i n o r d i f f e r e n c e s a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in s p e c i f i c d u t ie s p e r f o r m e d . C arpenters E lectricia n s P ain ters M ach inists M e ch a n ics (m ach inery) M e c h a n ic s (m o to r v eh icle) P ip efitters T o o l and d ie m a k e r s I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s A v e r a g e earn ings r e fle c t c o m p o s ite , a re a w id e e s tim a te s . Industries and e s t a b l i s h m e n t s d i f f e r in p a y l e v e l and j o b s t a f f i n g , and th u s c o n t r i b u t e d i f f e r e n t l y to t h e e s t i m a t e s f o r e a c h j o b . P a y a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l to r e f l e c t a c c u r a t e l y t h e w a g e d i f f e r e n t i a l a m o n g j o b s in in d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . Skilled m a in ten a n ce J a n i t o r s , p o r t e r s , and clean er s M a t e r i a l h a n d lin g l a b o r e r s P e r c e n t c h a n g e s f o r i n d i v i d u a l a r e a s in th e p r o g r a m as f o l l o w s : O c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t e s t i m a t e s r e p r e s e n t th e t o t a l in a ll e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith in th e s c o p e o f t h e s tu d y and not t h e n u m b e r a c t u a l l y s u r v e y e d . B eca u se o ccu p a tion a l stru ctu res am ong establish m en ts d iffe r, estim a tes of o c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t o b t a i n e d f r o m th e s a m p l e o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s tu d ie d s e r v e o n l y t o i n d i c a t e t h e r e l a t i v e i m p o r t a n c e o f th e j o b s s t u d ie d . These d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t i o n a l s t r u c t u r e do n o t a f f e c t m a t e r i a l l y th e a c c u r a c y o f th e e a r n i n g s d a ta . a re com puted 1. A v e r a g e earnings a re c o m p u te d f o r ea ch o c c u p a tio n fo r the 2 y e a r s b e in g c o m p a r e d . The a vera ges a re d erived f r o m e a r n i n g s in t h o s e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h i c h a r e in the s u r v e y b oth y e a r s ; it is a s s u m e d that e m p l o y m e n t r e m a i n s u n ch a n g e d . 2. E a c h o c c u p a t i o n is a s s i g n e d a w e i g h t b a s e d o n it s p r o p o r t i o n a t e e m p l o y m e n t in t h e o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p in the base year. 3. T h e s e w e ig h t s a r e u s e d to c o m p u t e g r o u p a v e r a g e s . E a c h o c c u p a t i o n ' s a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s ( c o m p u t e d in s t e p 1) is m u l t i p l i e d b y its w e i g h t . T h e p r o d u c t s a r e t o t a l e d to ob ta in a g r o u p a v e r a g e . 4. The r a t i o o f g r o u p a v e r a g e s f o r 2 c o n s e c u t i v e y e a r s is c o m p u t e d b y d iv id in g th e a v e r a g e fo r th e c u r r e n t y e a r b y the a v e r a g e for th e e a r l i e r y e a r . T h e r e s u l t — e x p r e s s e d as a p e r c e n t — l e s s 100 is th e p e r c e n t c h a n g e . W age trends fo r s e le cte d occu pa tion a l groups T h e p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s p r e s e n t e d in t a b l e A - 7 a r e b a s e d o n c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s o f m e n and w o m e n in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s r e p o r t i n g the t r e n d j o b s in b o t h th e c u r r e n t and p r e v i o u s y e a r ( m a t c h e d e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ) . T h e data a r e a d j u s t e d to r e m o v e th e e f f e c t s on a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s o f e m p l o y m e n t s h if t s a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s and t u r n o v e r o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i n c l u d e d in s u r v e y s a m p l e s . The p e r ce n t in c r e a s e s , h o w e v e r, a re still a ffe cte d by f a c t o r s o t h e r th an w a g e i n c r e a s e s . H i r i n g s , l a y o f f s , and t u r n o v e r m a y a f f e c t an e s t a b l i s h m e n t a v e r a g e f o r an o c c u p a t i o n w h e n w o r k e r s a r e p a i d u n d e r p la n s p r o v i d i n g a r a n g e o f w a g e r a t e s f o r in d i v i d u a l j o b s . In p e r i o d s o f i n c r e a s e d h i r i n g , f o r e x a m p l e , n e w e m p l o y e e s m a y e n t e r at th e b o t t o m o f the r a n g e , d e p r e s s i n g th e a v e r a g e w ith o u t a c h a n g e in w a g e r a t e s . T h e p e r c e n t c h a n g e s r e l a t e to w a g e c h a n g e s b e t w e e n th e i n d i c a t e d dates. W h e n th e t i m e sp a n b e t w e e n s u r v e y s is o t h e r th an 12 m o n t h s , annual rates are shown. (It is a s s u m e d that w a g e s i n c r e a s e at a c o n s t a n t r a t e b e tw e e n s u r v e y s . ) F o r a m o r e d e t a i l e d d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e m e t h o d u s e d to c o m p u t e t h e s e w a g e t r e n d s , s e e "Im p r o v in g A r e a W age S u rv e y I n d e x e s , " M on th ly L a b o r R e v i e w , J a n u a r y 1 9 7 3, p p . 5 2 - 5 7 . O c c u p a t i o n s u s e d to c o m p u t e w a g e t r e n d s a r e : O ffice cle r ic a l O f f i c e c l e r i c a l — C o n t in u e d S ecreta ries Stenographers, general S ten ograp h ers, sen ior T y pists, cla s s e s A and B F ile c le r k s , c la s s e s A , B , and C M essengers Sw itchboard o p e r a t o r s O rder clerk s, c l a s s e s A and B A ccou ntin g c l e r k s , c l a s s e s A and B B ookkeeping -m a ch in e o p e r a to rs, cla ss B P a y roll clerk s K ey entry o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s e s A and B E s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s T a b u la t io n s on s e l e c t e d e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s a n d s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s ( B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) a r e not p r e s e n t e d in t h is b u l l e t i n . In for m a t i o n f o r t h e s e t a b u la t io n s is c o l l e c t e d at 3 - y e a r i n t e r v a l s . These tabu l a t i o n s on m i n i m u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r i n e x p e r i e n c e d o f f i c e w o r k e r s ; s hif t d i f f e r e n t i a l s ; s c h e d u l e d w e e k l y h o u r s a nd d a y s ; p a i d h o l i d a y s ; p a i d v a c a t i o n s ; and h e a lt h , i n s u r a n c e , and p e n s i o n p l a n s a r e p r e s e n t e d (in th e B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) in p r e v i o u s b u ll e t in s f o r t h i s a r e a . 16 Appendix table 1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied in Memphis, Tenn.— Ark.—Miss.,1November 1978 In d u stry d iv is io n 2 M in im u m e m p lo y m e n t in e s t a b lis h m en ts in s c o p e o f study ALL D I V I S I O N S ---------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------------------------------------------N 0 N M A N U F A C T U R I N 5 -----------------------------------------------------------T R A N S P O R T A T I O N , C O M M U N I C A T I O N . AND O T HE R P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 5 ----------------------W H O L E S A L E T R AD E 6 -------------------------------------------------------R E T A I L T R A D E 6 -------------------------------------------------------------F I N A N C E . I N S U R A N C E . AND REAL E S T A T E 6 ------------S E R V I C E S 6 7----------------------------------------------------------------------- W ithin s c o p e o f study 4 W ithin s c o p e o f study 3 Studied Studied N um ber P ercen t 676 189 10 1. 3 1 0 1D0 7Rt 076 - 228 ftftR 67 122 5 5 .8 61 85.001 00 60 31 .02 0 0 7 .0 52 50 SO so 50 50 51 111 13A 5ft BR 22 2A 3* 10 28 1 7 .2 82 13 .5 57 32 .030 9 •3 3ft 13 .2 38 12 ID 23 7 9 10 .52 1 5.1 2 7 18. 5 11 51 18S 7* 700 SO 1 T h e M em ph is Standard M etro p o lita n S ta tistica l A r e a , as d efin ed by the O ffic e o f M an agem en t and Budget through F e b ru a ry 1974, c o n s is t s o f S h elby and T ip to n C o u n tie s , T e n n .; C ritten d en C ounty, A r k .; and D eSoto C ounty, M is s . Th e " w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f study" e stim a te s show n in this table p r o v id e a re a s o n a b ly a c c u r a t e d e s c r ip t io n o f the s iz e and c o m p o s itio n o f the la b o r f o r c e in clu d e d in the su rvey. E s tim a te s a r e not intended, h o w e v e r , fo r c o m p a r is o n w ith o th e r e m p lo y m ent in d e x e s to m e a s u r e e m p loym en t tren d s o r le v e ls s in c e (1) planning o f w age s u r v e y s r e q u ir e s e s ta b lis h m e n t data c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in adva n ce o f the p a y r o ll p e r io d s tu d ied , and (2) s m a ll e sta b lish m e n ts a r e ex clu d e d fr o m the s c o p e o f the su rvey. 2 T h e 1972 e d itio n o f the Standard In du strial C la s s ific a t io n M anual w as u se d in c la s s if y in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts by in d u stry d iv isio n . H o w e v e r, a ll go v e rn m e n t o p e r a tion s a r e e x c lu d e d fr o m the s c o p e o f the su rve y. 3 In clu d e s a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith total em ploym en t at o r a b o v e the m in im u m lim ita tio n . A l l o u tle ts (w ith in the a r e a ) of co m p a n ies in in d u s tr ie s such as t r a d e , W o r k e r s in es ta b lis h m en ts N um ber o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts fin a n c e , auto r e p a ir s e r v ic e , and m o tio n p ic tu re th ea ters a r e c o n s id e r e d as one e sta b lish m e n t. 4 In clu d e s a ll w o r k e r s in a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith tota l em p loy m en t (w ithin the a r e a ) at o r a b o v e the m in im u m lim ita tio n . 5 A b b r e v ia te d to " p u b lic u tilit ie s " in the A - s e r i e s t a b le s . T a x ic a b s and s e r v ic e s in cid e n ta l to w a te r tr a n s p o r ta tio n a r e exclu d ed . M e m p h is ' e l e c t r i c and gas u tilitie s a r e m u n ic ip a lly o p e r a te d and a r e e x clu d e d b y d e fin itio n fr o m the s c o p e o f the study. 6 S e p a ra te p r e s e n ta tio n o f data is not m ade, f o r this d iv is io n . 7 H otels and m o t e ls ; la u n d rie s and o th er p e r s o n a l s e r v ic e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v ic e s ; a u to m o b ile r e p a ir , r e n ta l, and p a rk in g; m o tio n p ic tu r e s ; n on p rofit m e m b e r s h ip o r g a n iz a tio n s (e xclu d in g r e lig io u s and ch a r ita b le o r g a n iz a tio n s ); and e n g in eerin g and a r c h ite c t u r a l s e r v ic e s . 17 Appendix B. Occupational Descriptions T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r i n g j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r the B u r e a u ' s w a g e s u r v e y s is to a s s i s t its f i e l d s t a f f in c l a s s i f y i n g into a pp ro p ria te o ccu p a tio n s w o r k e r s who are e m p lo y e d under a v a rie ty of p a y r o l l t i t l e s and d i f f e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b l i s h m e n t to e s t a b l i s h m e n t and f r o m a r e a to a r e a . T h is p e r m it s the grou pin g of o c c u p a t i o n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p a r a b l e j o b co n t e n t . B ecause o f th is e m p h a s i s o n i n t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t and i n t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b i l i t y o f o c c u p a t i o n a l c o n t e n t , th e B u r e a u ' s j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m t h o s e in u s e in in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s o r t h o s e p r e p a r e d f o r other p u r p o s e s . In a p p ly in g t h e s e jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s , th e B u r e a u ' s f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s a r e i n s t r u c t e d to e x c l u d e w o r k i n g s u p e r v i s o r s ; a p p r e n t i c e s ; and p a r t - t i m e , t e m p o r a r y , a n d p robation ary w o r k e r s . H a n d ic a p p e d w o r k e r s w h o s e e a r n i n g s a r e r e d u c e d b e c a u s e o f t h e i r h a n d ic a p a r e a l s o exclu ded . L e a r n e r s , b e g i n n e r s , and t r a i n e e s , u n l e s s s p e c i f i c a l l y i n c lu d e d in the j o b d e s c r i p t i o n , a r e e x c l u d e d . Office SECRETARY SECRET AR Y— C ontinue d Assigned as personal secretary, norm ally to one individual. Main tains a close and highly responsive relationship to the day-to-day work of the supervisor. Works fairly independently receiving a minimum of detailed supervision and guidance. Perform s varied clerical and secretarial duties, usually including m ost of the following: May also perform other clerica l and secretarial tasks of comparable nature and difficulty. The work typically requires knowledge of office routine and understanding of the organization, program s, and procedures related to the work of the supervisor. Exclusions a. Receives telephone calls, personal callers, and incoming m ail, answers routine inquiries, and routes technical inquiries to the proper persons; b. E stablishes, c. instructed; maintains, and revises the supervisor's files; Maintains the supervisor's calendar and makes appointments as Not all positions that are titled "s e c r e ta r y " possess the above char a cteristics. Examples of positions which are excluded from the definition are as follows: a. Positions which do not meet the "p erso n a l" secretary concept described above; b. Stenographers not fully trained in secretarial-type duties; d. Relays m essages from supervisor to subordinates; e. Reviews correspondence, memoranda, and reports prepared by others for the supervisor's signature to assure procedural and typographic accuracy; f. P erform s stenographic and typing work. 18 sional, c. Stenographers serving as office assistants to a group of p ro fes technical, or managerial persons; d. Secretary positions in which the duties are either substantially more routine or substantially more complex and responsible than those char acterized in the definition; S E C R E T A R Y — Continued S E C R E T A R Y — Continued E x c l u s io n s — Continued C lass C e. A s s is t a n t - t y p e p o s it io n s w hich re s p o n s ib le te ch n ica l, a d m in istra tive, s u p e rv iso ry , d u t i e s w h i c h a r e n ot t y p i c a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o r k . involve m o r e difficult o r m o r e 1. S e c r e t a r y to an e x e c u t i v e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o s e r e s p o n or sp ecia liz ed c le r ic a l s i b i l i t y i s not e q u iv a le n t to o n e o f the s p e c i f i c l e v e l s itu a tio n s in the d e f in itio n f o r c l a s s B , but w h o s e o r g a n i z a t i o n a l unit n o r m a l l y n u m b e r s at le a s t s e v e r a l d o z e n e m p l o y e e s and i s u s u a l l y d i v i d e d in to o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t s w h i c h a r e o f t e n , in tu rn , f u r t h e r s u b d i v i d e d . In s o m e c o m p a n i e s , th is l e v e l i n c l u d e s a NOTE: T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d in the l e v e l d e f i n i t i o n s w i d e r a n g e o f o r g a n i z a t i o n a l e c h e l o n s ; in o t h e r s , o n l y on e o r tw o ; o r f o l l o w i n g , r e f e r s to t h o s e o f f i c i a l s w h o have a s i g n i f i c a n t c o r p o r a t e w i d e p o l i c y m a k i n g r o l e w ith r e g a r d to m a j o r c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s . T h e t i t le " v i c e 2. S e c r e t a r y to the h e ad o f an i n d i v i d u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r p r e s i d e n t , " th o u gh n o r m a l l y i n d i c a t i v e o f th is r o l e , d o e s n o t in a l l c a s e s o t h e r e q u i v a l e n t l e v e l o f o f f i c i a l ) that e m p l o y s , in a ll, f e w e r than 5 , 0 0 0 id e n tify such p o s it io n s . V i c e p r e s i d e n t s w h o s e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s to persons. a c t p e r s o n a l l y on i n d i v i d u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t i o n s [ e . g . , a p p r o v e o r d e n y i n d i v i d u a l lo a n o r c r e d i t a c t i o n s ; a d m i n i s t e r i n d iv id u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d i r e c t l y C la ss D s u p e r v i s e a c l e r i c a l s ta ff) a r e not c o n s i d e r e d to be " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r 1. S e c r e t a r y to the s u p e r v i s o r o r h e ad o f a s m a l l o r g a n i z a t i o n a l unit p u r p o s e s o f a p p l y i n g th e f o l l o w i n g l e v e l d e f i n i t i o n s . ( e . g . , f e w e r th an ab out 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; <yr C lass A 1. S e c r e t a r y t o t h e c h a i r m a n o f the b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y th at e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 100 but f e w e r than 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r 2 . S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e r v i s o r y s t a f f s p e c i a l i s t , p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p lo y e e , a d m in is tra tiv e o f f i c e r , o r a ssista n t, sk illed techn ician, o r expert. (N O TE : M a n y c o m p a n i e s a s s i g n s t e n o g r a p h e r s , r a t h e r than s e c r e t a r i e s as d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , to t h is l e v e l o f s u p e r v i s o r y o r n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r . ) STENOGRAPHER 2. S e c r e t a r y t o a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o t h e r than the c h a i r m a n o f the b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t ) o f a c o m p a n y that e m p l o y s , in a ll, o v e r 5, 000 but f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r 3. S e c r e t a r y to the h e a d , i m m e d i a t e l y b e l o w the c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r l e v e l , o f a m a j o r s e g m e n t o r s u b s i d i a r y o f a c o m p a n y that e m p l o y s , in a ll, o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .* 1 C la ss B P r i m a r y du ty i s to ta k e d i c t a t i o n u s in g s h o r t h a n d , and t o t r a n s c r i b e th e d i c t a t i o n . M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r i t t e n c o p y . May operate fr o m a sten o gra p h ic pool. M a y o c c a s i o n a l l y t r a n s c r i b e f r o m v o i c e r e c o r d i n g s ( if p r i m a r y du ty i s t r a n s c r i b i n g f r o m r e c o r d i n g s , see T r a n s c r ib in g -M a c h in e T ypist). NOTE: T h i s j o b i s d i s t i n g u i s h e d f r o m that o f a s e c r e t a r y in that a s e c r e t a r y n o r m a l l y w o r k s in a c o n f i d e n t i a l r e l a t i o n s h i p w ith o n ly on e m a n a g e r o r e x e c u t i v e and p e r f o r m s m o r e r e s p o n s i b l e and d i s c r e t i o n a r y ta s k s as d e s c r i b e d in th e s e c r e t a r y j o b d e f i n i t i o n . 1. S e c r e t a r y t o th e c h a i r m a n o f the b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y th at e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r than 100 p e r s o n s ; o r 2. S e c r e t a r y t o a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o t h e r than th e c h a i r m a n o f the b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t ) o f a c o m p a n y that e m p l o y s , in a ll, o v e r 100 but f e w e r th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r 3. S e c r e t a r y t o th e h e a d , i m m e d i a t e l y b e l o w the o f f i c e r l e v e l , o v e r e ith e r a m a j o r c o r p o r a t io n w id e fu n ction al activity (e .g ., m a r k e tin g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a tio n s , in d u stria l r e la t io n s , e tc.) or a m a jo r geographic o r o rg a n iza tion a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a r e g i o n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ; a m a j o r d i v i s i o n ) o f a c o m p a n y that e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 b ut f e w e r than 2 5 , 000 e m p l o y e e s ; o r 4 . S e c r e t a r y t o th e h e a d o f an in d iv id u a l pla nt, f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r o t h e r e q u i v a l e n t l e v e l o f o f f i c i a l ) that e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r 5. S e c r e t a r y t o th e h e a d o f a l a r g e and i m p o r t a n t o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a m i d d l e m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r o f an o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t o f t e n i n v o l v i n g a s m a n y a s s e v e r a l h u n d re d p e r s o n s ) o r a c o m p a n y that e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s . Stenographer, G eneral keep D i c t a t i o n i n v o l v e s a n o r m a l r o u t in e v o c a b u l a r y . M a y m a in t a in f i l e s , s i m p l e r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o t h e r r e l a t i v e l y r o u tin e c l e r i c a l t a s k s . S tenographer, Sen ior D i c t a t i o n i n v o l v e s a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l dr s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y s uch a s in l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h . M a y a l s o set up and m ain tain f i l e s , k eep r e c o r d s , etc. OR P e r f o r m s s t e n o g r a p h i c d u t ie s r e q u i r i n g s i g n i f i c a n t l y g r e a t e r i n d e p e n d e n c e and r e s p o n s i b i l i t y than s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l , as e v i d e n c e d by the follow in g: W o r k r e q u i r e s a h ig h d e g r e e o f s t e n o g r a p h i c s p e e d and a c c u r a c y ; a t h o r o u g h w o r k i n g k n o w l e d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s i n e s s and o f f i c e p r o c e d u r e ; and o f the s p e c i f i c b u s i n e s s o p e r a t i o n s , o r g a n i z a t i o n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s , w ork flow , etc. U s e s t h is k n o w l e d g e in p e r f o r m i n g s t e n o g r a p h i c d u tie s and r e s p o n s i b l e c l e r i c a l t a s k s s u c h a s m a in t a in in g f o l l o w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b l i n g m a t e r i a l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d a , and l e t t e r s ; c o m p o s i n g s i m p l e l e t t e r s f r o m g e n e r a l i n s t r u c t i o n s ; r e a d i n g and r o u t in g i n c o m i n g m a i l ; and a n s w e r i n g r o u t in e q u e s t i o n s , e t c . T R A N S C R IB IN G -M A C H IN E T Y P IS T M E SS E N G E R P r i m a r y duty is to t y p e c o p y o f v o i c e r e c o r d e d d i c t a t i o n w h i c h d o e s not in v o lv e v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y s u c h as that u s e d in l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h . M a y a ls o type f r o m w ritten copy. M a y m a in t a in f i l e s , k e e p s i m p l e r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o t h e r r e l a t i v e l y r o u tin e c l e r i c a l t a s k s . ( S e e S t e n o g r a p h e r d e f i n i t i o n f o r w o r k e r s in v o lv e d w ith sh o rt h a n d d ic t a t i o n . ) P e r f o r m s v a r i o u s r o u tin e d u t ie s s u c h as ru nn in g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t i n g m i n o r o f f i c e m a c h i n e s s u c h as s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , o p e n in g and d i s t r i b u t i n g m a i l , and o th e r m i n o r c l e r i c a l w o r k . E x c l u d e p o s i t i o n s that r e q u i r e o p e r a t i o n o f a m o t o r v e h i c l e as a s i g n i f i c a n t du ty. TYPIST U s e s a t y p e w r i t e r to m a k e c o p i e s o f v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s o r to m a k e out b i l l s a f t e r c a l c u l a t i o n s h a v e b e e n m a d e b y a n o t h e r p e r s o n . M a y in c lu d e ty p in g o f s t e n c i l s , m a t s , o r s i m i l a r m a t e r i a l s f o r u s e in d u p l i c a t i n g p r o c esses. M a y do c l e r i c a l w o r k i n v o l v i n g l i t t l e s p e c i a l t r a i n i n g , s u c h as k e e p i n g s i m p l e r e c o r d s , f i l i n g r e c o r d s and r e p o r t s , o r s o r t i n g and d is t r i b u t i n g in com in g m a il. C la ss A . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f the f o l l o w i n g : T y p in g m a t e r i a l in f i n a l f o r m w h e n it i n v o l v e s c o m b i n i n g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s ; o r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r c o r r e c t s p e l l i n g , s y l l a b i c a t i o n , p u n c tu a t io n , e t c . , o f t e c h n i c a l o r u n u s u a l w o r d s o r f o r e i g n l a n g u a g e m a t e r i a l ; o r p la n n in g l a y o u t and typin g o f c o m p l i c a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s to m a i n t a i n u n i f o r m i t y and b a l a n c e in s p a c i n g . M a y ty p e r o u tin e f o r m l e t t e r s , v a r y i n g d e t a i l s to su it c i r c u m s t a n c e s . C l a s s B. P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f the f o l l o w i n g : C o p y t y p in g f r o m r o u g h o r c l e a r d r a f t s ; o r r o u tin e t y p in g o f f o r m s , i n s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c . ; o r s e ttin g u p s i m p l e s t a n d a r d t a b u l a t i o n s ; o r c o p y i n g m o r e c o m p l e x t a b l e s a l r e a d y s e t u p and s p a c e d p r o p e r l y . FILE CLE RK F i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s , and r e t r i e v e s m a t e r i a l in an e s t a b l i s h e d f ilin g s y s t e m . M a y p e r f o r m c l e r i c a l and m a n u a l t a s k s r e q u i r e d to m a i n t a i n f i l e s . P o s i t i o n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d in to l e v e l s on the b a s i s o f the f o l l o w i n g d e f i n i t i o n s . C l a s s A . C l a s s i f i e s and i n d e x e s f i l e m a t e r i a l s u c h a s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , r e p o r t s , t e c h n i c a l d o c u m e n t s , e t c . , in an e s t a b l i s h e d f i l i n g s y s t e m co n ta in in g a n u m b e r o f v a r i e d s u b j e c t m a t t e r f i l e s . M a y a l s o f i l e this m aterial. M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r i o u s t y p e s in c o n j u n c t i o n w ith the f i l e s . M a y le a d a s m a l l g r o u p o f l o w e r l e v e l f i l e c l e r k s . C l a s s B. S o r t s , c o d e s , and f i l e s u n c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y s i m p l e (su b ject m a tte r) h ead ings o r p a r t ly c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r ia l by fin e r subheadings. P r e p a r e s s i m p l e r e l a t e d i n d e x and c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a i d s . A s requested, l o c a t e s c l e a r l y i d e n t i f i e d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s and f o r w a r d s m a t e r i a l . M ay perform r e l a t e d c l e r i c a l t a s k s r e q u i r e d to m a i n t a i n and s e r v i c e f i l e s . C lass C . P e r f o r m s ro u tin e f i l i n g o f m a t e r i a l that h a s a l r e a d y b e e n c l a s s i f i e d o r w h i c h is e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s i m p l e s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n sy ste m (e .g ., alphabetical, c h r o n o lo g ic a l, o r n u m e r ic a l). As requested, l o c a t e s r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s and f o r w a r d s m a t e r i a l s ; and m a y f i l l ou t w i t h d r a w a l c h a r g e . M a y p e r f o r m s i m p l e c l e r i c a l and m a n u a l ta s k s r e q u i r e d to m a i n t a i n and s e r v i c e f i l e s . SW ITCH BOARD O P E R A T O R O p e r a t e s a te l e p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e u s e d w ith a p r i v a t e b r a n c h e x c h a n g e ( P B X ) s y s t e m t o r e l a y i n c o m i n g , o u t g o i n g , and i n t r a s y s t e m calls. M a y p r o v i d e i n f o r m a t i o n t o c a l l e r s , r e c o r d and t r a n s m i t m e s s a g e s , k e e p r e c o r d o f c a l l s p l a c e d and t o l l c h a r g e s . B e s id e s operating a telephone s w i t c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e , m a y a l s o t y p e o r p e r f o r m r o u t in e c l e r i c a l w o r k (ty p in g o r ro u tin e c l e r i c a l w o r k m a y o c c u p y th e m a j o r p o r t i o n o f th e w o r k e r ' s t i m e , and is u s u a l l y p e r f o r m e d w h i l e at th e s w i t c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e ) . C h ie f o r le a d o p e r a t o r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g m o r e than o n e o p e r a t o r a r e exclu ded . F o r an o p e r a t o r w ho a l s o a c t s as a r e c e p t i o n i s t , s e e S w i t c h b o a r d O p erator -R eception ist. S W I T C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T I O N I S T At a an o p e r a t o r — w o r k in volves b u s i n e s s and priate p e r so n a r r a n g i n g an s i n g l e - p o s i t i o n t e l e p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e , a c t s b o th as s e e S w i t c h b o a r d O p e r a t o r — and as a r e c e p t i o n i s t . R e c e p t i o n i s t ' s s u c h du tie s as g r e e t i n g v i s i t o r s ; d e t e r m i n i n g n a t u r e o f v i s i t o r ' s p r o v i d i n g a p p r o p r i a t e i n f o r m a t i o n ; r e f e r r i n g v i s i t o r to a p p r o in the o r g a n i z a t i o n o r c o n t a c t i n g that p e r s o n b y t e l e p h o n e and a p p o in t m e n t; k e e p i n g a l o g o f v i s i t o r s . ORDER CLERK R e c e iv e s w ritten or v e r b a l c u s t o m e r s ' p u r c h a s e o r d e r s f o r m a t e r ia l o r m erch a n dise fr o m cu sto m e rs or sa les p eop le. W o r k ty p ic a lly in volves s o m e c o m b i n a t i o n o f the f o l l o w i n g d u t i e s : Q u o tin g p r i c e s ; d e t e r m i n i n g a v a i l a b i l i t y o f o r d e r e d i t e m s and s u g g e s t i n g s u b s t i t u t e s w h e n n e c e s s a r y ; a d v i s i n g e x p e c t e d d e l i v e r y date and m e t h o d o f d e l i v e r y ; r e c o r d i n g o r d e r and c u s t o m e r i n f o r m a t i o n on o r d e r s h e e t s ; c h e c k i n g o r d e r s h e e t s f o r a c c u r a c y and a d e q u a c y o f i n f o r m a t i o n r e c o r d e d ; a s c e r t a i n i n g c r e d i t r a ti n g o f c u s t o m e r ; f u r n i s h i n g c u s t o m e r w ith a c k n o w l e d g e m e n t o f r e c e i p t o f o r d e r ; f o l l o w i n g - u p to s e e that o r d e r is d e l i v e r e d b y th e s p e c i f i e d d a t e o r to le t c u s t o m e r kn ow o f a d e l a y in d e l i v e r y ; m a in t a in in g o r d e r f i l e ; c h e c k i n g s h ip p in g i n v o i c e a g a in s t o r i g i n a l o r d e r . E x c l u d e w o r k e r s p a id o n a c o m m i s s i o n b a s i s o r w h o s e d u t ie s i n c lu d e a n y o f th e f o l l o w i n g : R e c e i v i n g o r d e r s f o r s e r v i c e s r a t h e r th an f o r m a te ria l or m e r ch a n d ise ; providin g c u s t o m e r s w it h c o n s u l t a t i v e a d v i c e u s i n g k n o w l e d g e g a in e d f r o m e n g i n e e r i n g o r e x t e n s i v e t e c h n i c a l t r a i n i n g ; e m p h a s i z i n g s e l l i n g s k i l l s ; h a n d lin g m a t e r i a l o r m e r c h a n d i s e as an i n t e g r a l p a r t o f th e j o b . P ositions defin ition s: are cla ssified in to le v e ls a ccord in g to th e follow in g C lass A. H a n d le s o r d e r s th at i n v o l v e m a k i n g j u d g m e n t s s u c h a s c h o o s i n g w h i c h s p e c i f i c p r o d u c t o r m a t e r i a l f r o m th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t ' s p r o d u c t l i n e s w i l l s a t i s f y th e c u s t o m e r ' s n e e d s , o r d e t e r m i n i n g t h e p r i c e t o b e q u o t e d w h e n p r i c i n g i n v o l v e s m o r e than m e r e l y r e f e r r i n g to a p r i c e l i s t o r m aking so m e sim p le m a th e m a tica l ca lc u la tio n s . O R D E R C L E R K — C o n tin u e d B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R — C on t inued C l a s s B . H a n d l e s o r d e r s in v o lv in g i t e m s w h i c h h a v e r e a d i l y i d e n t i f i e d u s e s and a p p l i c a t i o n s . M a y r e f e r to a ca ta lo g , m a n u fa c tu r e r 's m a n ua l, o r s i m i l a r d o c u m e n t t o i n s d r e that p r o p e r i t e m is s u p p l i e d o r to v e r i f y p r i c e o f o r d e r e d item . c o s t d istrib u tio n , e x p e n s e d istrib u tio n , in ven tory co n tr o l, etc. o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r a t i o n o f t r i a l b a l a n c e s and p r e p a r e c o n t r o l th e a c c o u n t i n g d e p a r t m e n t . ACCOUNTING C L E R K M ACH INE B IL L E R P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e a c c o u n t i n g c l e r i c a l t a s k s s u c h as p o s t i n g to r e g i s t e r s and l e d g e r s ; r e c o n c i l i n g bank a c c o u n t s ; v e r i f y i n g th e in t e r n a l c o n s i s t e n c y , c o m p l e t e n e s s , and m a t h e m a t i c a l a c c u r a c y o f a c c o u n t i n g d o c u m e n t s ; a s s i g n i n g p r e s c r i b e d a c c o u n t i n g d i s t r i b u t i o n c o d e s ; e x a m in in g and v e r i f y i n g fo r c l e r i c a l a c c u r a c y v a riou s types o f re p o rts , lis ts , ca lcu la tion s, posting, e t c . ; o r p r e p a r i n g s i m p l e o r a s s i s t i n g in p r e p a r i n g m o r e c o m p l i c a t e d j o u r n a l vouchers. M a y w o r k in e i t h e r a m a n u a l o r a u t o m a t e d a c c o u n t i n g s y s t e m . P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , and i n v o i c e s on a m a c h i n e o t h e r than an o r d i n a r y o r e l e c t r o m a t i c t y p e w r i t e r . M a y a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s a s to b i l l i n g s o r s h ip p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o t h e r c l e r i c a l w o r k i n c id e n t a l to b illin g operations. F o r w a g e s tu dy p u r p o s e s , m a c h i n e b i l l e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y ty pe of m a c h in e , as fo llo w s : B illin g-m ach in e b iller. U ses a s p e c ia l billing m ach in e (com bin ation ty p in g and a dd in g m a c h i n e ) to p r e p a r e b i l l s and i n v o i c e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u rch a se o r d e r s , in tern ally p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , sh ip p in g m e m o r a n d a , etc. U s u a l l y in v o l v e s a p p l i c a t i o n o f p r e d e t e r m i n e d d i s c o u n t s and ship pin g c h a r g e s and e n t r y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s i o n s , w h i c h m a y o r m a y not be c o m p u t e d on th e b i l l i n g m a c h i n e , and t o t a l s w h i c h a r e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c c u m u l a t e d by m ach in e. The o p e r a tio n u su a lly in v olv es a la r g e n u m ber o f ca rb on cop ies o f th e b i l l b e i n g p r e p a r e d and is o f t e n d o n e on a f a n f o ld m a c h i n e . T h e w o r k r e q u i r e s a k n o w l e d g e o f c l e r i c a l m e t h o d s and o f f i c e p r a c t i c e s and p r o c e d u r e s w h i c h r e l a t e s to th e c l e r i c a l p r o c e s s i n g and r e c o r d i n g o f t r a n s a c t i o n s and a c c o u n t i n g i n f o r m a t i o n . W it h e x p e r i e n c e , th e w o r k e r t y p i c a l l y b e c o m e s f a m i l i a r w it h th e b o o k k e e p i n g and a c c o u n t i n g t e r m s and p r o c e d u r e s u s e d in t h e a s s i g n e d w o r k , but is not r e q u i r e d t o h a v e a k n o w l e d g e o f th e f o r m a l p r i n c i p l e s o f b o o k k e e p i n g and a c c o u n t in g . P osition s a re defin ition s: cla ssified into l e v e l s on the b a s i s o f th e B ook k eepin g-m a ch in e b ille r. U s e s a b o o k k e e p i n g m a c h i n e (with o r w ith o u t a t y p e w r i t e r k e y b o a r d ) t o p r e p a r e c u s t o m e r s ' b i l l s as p a r t o f the a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o p e r a t i o n . G e n e r a l l y i n v o l v e s the s im u lt a n e o u s e n t r y o f f i g u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' l e d g e r r e c o r d . T h e m a c h i n e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c c u m u l a t e s f i g u r e s o n a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o l u m n s and c o m p u t e s and u s u a lly p r in t s a u t o m a t i c a l l y th e d e b it o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s . D o e s not in v o lv e a k n o w le d g e o f b ookkeepin g. W o r k s f r o m u n i f o r m and s ta n d a r d t y p e s o f s a l e s and cre d it slips. follow in g C lass A. U nder g e n e r a l su p e r v is io n , p e r fo r m s accou nting c l e r i c a l o p e r a t i o n s w h i c h r e q u i r e t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f e x p e r i e n c e and j u d g m e n t , f o r e x a m p l e , c l e r i c a l l y p r o c e s s i n g c o m p l i c a t e d or n o n r e p e t i t i v e a c c o u n t i n g t r a n s a c tio n s , s e le c t in g a m on g a su bstan tial v a rie ty o f p r e s c r i b e d a ccou nting c o d e s and c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s , o r t r a c i n g t r a n s a c t i o n s t h r o u g h p r e v i o u s a c c o u n t i n g a c t i o n s to d e t e r m i n e s o u r c e o f d i s c r e p a n c i e s . M a y be a s s i s t e d b y o n e o r m o r e c la s s B a ccou nting c le r k s . PA Y R O LL CLERK P e r f o r m s the c l e r i c a l t a s k s n e c e s s a r y to p r o c e s s p a y r o l l s and to m a in t a in p a y r o l l r e c o r d s . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : P rocessin g w o r k e r s ' tim e o r p r o d u c tio n r e c o r d s ; adjusting w o r k e r s ' r e c o r d s fo r changes in w a g e r a t e s , s u p p l e m e n t a r y b e n e f i t s , o r t a x d e d u c t i o n s ; edit in g p a y r o l l l i s t i n g s a g a in s t s o u r c e r e c o r d s ; t r a c i n g and c o r r e c t i n g e r r o r s in li s t i n g s ; and a s s i s t i n g in p r e p a r a t i o n o f p e r i o d i c s u m m a r y p a y r o l l r e p o r t s . In a n o n automated p a y r o ll s y s te m , com pu tes w a g es. W ork m ay require a p r ac tica l k n o w l e d g e o f g o v e r n m e n t a l r e g u l a t i o n s , c o m p a n y p a y r o l l p o l i c y , o r the com puter system for p r o c e ss in g p a y rolls. C la ss B. U n der c l o s e s u p e r v is io n , follow ing deta iled in stru ction s a nd s t a n d a r d i z e d p r o c e d u r e s , p e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e ro u tin e a c c o u n t i n g c l e r i c a l o p e r a t i o n s , s u c h a s p o s t i n g to l e d g e r s , c a r d s , o r w o r k s h e e t s w h e r e i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f i t e m s and l o c a t i o n s o f p o s t i n g s a r e c l e a r l y in d ic a t e d ; c h e c k i n g a c c u r a c y and c o m p l e t e n e s s o f s t a n d a r d i z e d and r e p e t i t i v e r e c o r d s o r a c c o u n t i n g d o c u m e n t s ; and c o d i n g d o c u m e n t s u s in g a f e w p r e s c r i b e d accou nting c o d e s . B O O K K E E PIN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p i n g m a c h i n e (w ith o r w ith ou t a t y p e w r i t e r k e y b o a rd ) to k eep a r e c o r d o f b u s in e s s tra n s a ctio n s . KEY EN TR Y O P E R A T O R O p e r a t e s a k e y p u n c h m a c h i n e to r e c o r d o r v e r i f y a lp h a b e tic a n d / o r n u m e r i c data o n ta b u la tin g c a r d s o r o n ta p e . C lass A . K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u i r i n g a k n o w l e d g e o f and e x p e r i e n c e in b a s i c b o o k k e e p i n g p r i n c i p l e s , and f a m i l i a r i t y w ith th e s t r u c t u r e o f the p a r t ic u la r a cco u n tin g s y s t e m u se d . D e t e r m i n e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s and d i s t r i b u t i o n o f d e b i t and c r e d i t i t e m s to b e u s e d in e a c h p h a s e o f the w o r k . M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o l i d a t e d r e p o r t s , b a l a n c e s h e e t s , and o t h e r r e c o r d s b y hand. P osition s defin ition s. are cla ssifie d into l e v e l s on th e b a s i s o f the follow ing C lass A . W o r k r e q u i r e s th e a p p l i c a t i o n o f e x p e r i e n c e and ju d g m e n t in s e l e c t i n g p r o c e d u r e s to b e f o l l o w e d and in s e a r c h i n g f o r , in t e r p r e t i n g , s e le c t in g , o r cod in g it e m s to be keypun ched f r o m a v a r ie t y of s o u r c e d o c u m ents. On o c c a s i o n m a y a l s o p e r f o r m s o m e r o u t in e k e y p u n c h w o r k . May train in e x p e rie n ce d keypunch o p e r a t o r s . C la ss B. K eeps a r e c o r d o f one o r m o r e phases o r se ctio n s o f a s e t o f r e c o r d s u s u a l l y r e q u i r i n g l it t le k n o w l e d g e o f b a s i c b o o k k e e p i n g . P h a s e s o r s e c tio n s in clu d e a ccou n ts p ayable, p a y r o ll, c u s t o m e r s ' accou nts (n o t in c l u d i n g a s i m p l e t y p e o f b i l l i n g d e s c r i b e d u n d e r m a c h i n e b i l l e r ) , May check sheets fo r 21 K EY E N T R Y O P E R A T O R — C on tin u ed C O M P U T E R SY S T E M S A N A L Y S T , B U SIN E SS— C o n tin u e d C lass B. W o r k i s r o u t in e and r e p e t i t i v e . Under c l o s e s u p e r v is io n o r follow ing s p e c ific p r o c e d u r e s o r in stru ctio n s, w o rk s f r o m va rio u s s ta n d a r d i z e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s w h i c h h a v e b e e n c o d e d , and f o l l o w s s p e c i f i e d p r o c e d u r e s w h i c h h a v e b e e n p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a i l and r e q u i r e li t t l e o r no s e l e c t i n g , c o d i n g , o r i n t e r p r e t i n g o f da ta to b e r e c o r d e d . R e f e r s to s u p e r visor p roblem s arisin g f r o m e rro n e o u s item s o r cod es or m issin g in form ation . ty p e s o f r e c o r d s , f i l e s , and d o c u m e n t s t o b e u s e d ; o u t l i n e s a c t i o n s t o b e p e r f o r m e d b y p e r s o n n e l and c o m p u t e r s in s u f f i c i e n t d e t a i l f o r p r e s e n t a t i o n to m a n a g e m e n t and f o r p r o g r a m m i n g ( t y p i c a l l y t h is i n v o l v e s p r e p a r a t i o n o f w o r k and data f l o w c h a r t s ) ; c o o r d i n a t e s th e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t e s t p r o b l e m s and p a r t i c i p a t e s in t r i a l ru ns o f n e w and r e v i s e d s y s t e m s ; and r e c o m m e n d s e q u ip m e n t c h a n g e s to o b t a in m o r e e f f e c t i v e o v e r a l l o p e r a t i o n s . (N O TE : W o r k e r s p e r f o r m i n g b o th s y s t e m s a n a l y s i s and p r o g r a m m i n g s h o u ld b e c l a s s i f i e d a s s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s i f t h i s is th e s k i l l u s e d to d e t e r m i n e t h e i r p a y .) T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R O p e r a t e s o n e o r a v a r i e t y o f m a c h i n e s s u c h as t h e t a b u l a t o r , c a l c u la to r , 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 cin g punch, etc. Excluded fro m th is d e f in it io n a r e w o r k i n g s u p e r v i s o r s . A ls o exclu ded a re o p e r a t o r s o f e l e c t r o n i c d i g i t a l c o m p u t e r s , e v e n th o u g h t h e y m a y a l s o o p e r a t e e l e c t r i c a c c o u n t in g m a c h i n e e q u ip m e n t . D o e s not i n c lu d e e m p l o y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e m a n a g e m e n t o r s u p e r v i s i o n o f o t h e r e l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g e m p l o y e e s , o r s y s t e m s a n a l y s t s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w it h s c i e n t i f i c o r e n g i n e e r i n g p r o b l e m s . P osition s a re de fin it io n s . C l a s s A . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n t l y o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s in v o lv in g a l l p h a s e s o f s y s t e m s a n a l y s i s . P r o b le m s are c o m p l e x b e c a u s e o f d i v e r s e s o u r c e s o f input da ta and m u l t i p l e - u s e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f output data. ( F o r e x a m p l e , d e v e l o p s an i n t e g r a t e d p r o d u c t i o n s c h e d u l i n g , i n v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , c o s t a n a l y s i s , and s a l e s a n a l y s i s r e c o r d in w h i c h e v e r y i t e m o f e a c h t y p e is a u t o m a t i c a l l y p r o c e s s e d t h r o u g h t h e f u l l s y s t e m o f r e c o r d s and a p p r o p r i a t e f o l l o w u p a c t i o n s a r e in i t i a t e d b y t h e c o m p u t e r . ) C o n f e r s w ith p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d to d e t e r m i n e th e da ta p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s and a d v i s e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l o n th e i m p l i c a t i o n s o f n e w o r r e v i s e d s y s t e m s o f data p r o c e s s i n g o p e r a t i o n s . M a k e s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s , if n e e d e d , f o r a p p r o v a l o f m a j o r s y s t e m s i n s t a l l a t i o n s o r c h a n g e s and f o r o b t a in in g e q u ip m e n t . c l a s s i f i e d in to l e v e l s o n the b a sis of th e F o r w a g e s tu dy p u r p o s e s , s y s t e m s a n a l y s t s a r e c l a s s i f i e d as f o l l o w s : follow ing C lass A . P e r f o r m s c o m p l e t e r e p o r t i n g and ta b u la t in g a s s i g n m e n t s in clu d in g d e v i s i n g d i f f i c u l t c o n t r o l p a n e l w i r i n g u n d e r g e n e r a l s u p e r v i s i o n . A s s i g n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e a v a r i e t y o f l o n g and c o m p l e x r e p o r t s w h i c h o fte n a r e i r r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r i n g , r e q u i r i n g s o m e p la n n in g o f t h e n a t u r e and s e q u e n c i n g o f o p e r a t i o n s , and t h e u s e o f a v a r i e t y o f m a c h i n e s . Is t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e d in t r a i n i n g n e w o p e r a t o r s in m a c h i n e o p e r a t i o n s o r t r a i n i n g l o w e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r s in w i r i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s and in th e o p e r a t i n g s e q u e n c e s o f lo n g and c o m p l e x r e p o r t s . D o e s not in c lu d e p o s i t i o n s in w h i c h w i r i n g r e s p o n s i b i l i t y is l i m i t e d to s e l e c t i o n and i n s e r t i o n o f p r e w i r e d b o a r d s . M a y p r o v i d e f u n c t io n a l w h o a r e a s s i g n e d to a s s i s t . C l a s s B. P e r f o r m s w o r k a c c o r d i n g to e s t a b l i s h e d p r o c e d u r e s and under s p e cific in stru ction s. A s s i g n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e c o m p l e t e but r o u tin e and r e c u r r i n g r e p o r t s o r p a r t s o f l a r g e r and m o r e c o m p l e x r e p o r t s . O p e r a t e s m o r e d i f f i c u l t ta b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t i n g m a c h i n e s s u c h as the t a b u l a t o r and c a l c u l a t o r , in a d d it io n to th e s i m p l e r m a c h i n e s u s e d by class C o p e r a to r s . M a y b e r e q u i r e d to do s o m e w i r i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s . M a y t r a i n n e w e m p l o y e e s in b a s i c m a c h i n e o p e r a t i o n s . d irection to l o w e r l e v e l system s analysts C l a s s B. W o r k s in d e p e n d e n t ly o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o n p r o b l e m s that a r e r e l a t i v e l y u n c o m p l i c a t e d t o a n a l y z e , p la n , p r o g r a m , and operate. P r o b l e m s a r e o f l i m i t e d c o m p l e x i t y b e c a u s e s o u r c e s o f input data a r e h o m o g e n e o u s and th e output da ta a r e c l o s e l y r e l a t e d . (F o r exa m ple, d e v e l o p s s y s t e m s f o r m a in ta in in g d e p o s i t o r a c c o u n t s in a b a n k , m a i n t a i n i n g accounts r e c e i v a b l e in a r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t , o r m a in t a i n i n g i n v e n t o r y a c c o u n t s in a m a n u f a c t u r in g o r w h o l e s a l e e s t a b l i s h m e n t . ) C o n f e r s w ith p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d to d e t e r m i n e th e da t a p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s and a d v i s e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l o n th e i m p l i c a t i o n s o f th e da t a p r o c e s s i n g s y s t e m s to b e a p p l i e d . C l a s s C. U n d e r s p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t i o n s , o p e r a t e s s i m p l e t a b u la tin g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t i n g m a c h i n e s s u c h as th e s o r t e r , i n t e r p r e t e r , r e p r o d u c in g p u n c h , c o l l a t o r , e t c . A s s ig n m e n ts ty p ic a lly in volve p o r tio n s o f a w o r k unit , f o r e x a m p l e , i n d iv id u a l s o r t i n g o r c o l l a t i n g r u n s , o r r e p e t i t i v e operations. M ay p e r fo r m sim ple w irin g fr o m d i a g r a m s , and do s o m e f ilin g w o r k . OR C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , BUSINESS W o r k s on a s e g m e n t o f a c o m p l e x da ta p r o c e s s i n g s c h e m e or s y s t e m , as d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A . W o r k s i n d e p e n d e n t l y o n r o u t in e a s s i g n m e n t s and r e c e i v e s i n s t r u c t i o n and g u id a n c e on c o m p l e x a s s i g n m e n t s . W o r k is r e v i e w e d f o r a c c u r a c y o f j u d g m e n t , c o m p l i a n c e w ith i n s t r u c t i o n s , and to i n s u r e p r o p e r a lig n m e n t w ith th e o v e r a l l s y s t e m . A n a l y z e s b u s i n e s s p r o b l e m s to f o r m u l a t e p r o c e d u r e s f o r s o l v i n g t h e m b y u s e o f e l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g e q u i p m e n t . D evelops a com p lete d e s c r i p t i o n o f a ll s p e c i f i c a t i o n s n e e d e d to e n a b le p r o g r a m m e r s to p r e p a r e re q u ire d digital co m p u te r p r o g r a m s . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : A n a l y z e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r o p e r a t i o n s to b e a u t o m a t e d and i d e n t i f i e s c o n d i t i o n s and c r i t e r i a r e q u i r e d to a c h i e v e s a t i s f a c t o r y r e s u l t s ; s p e c i f i e s n u m b e r and C l a s s C . W o r k s u n d e r i m m e d i a t e s u p e r v i s i o n , c a r r y i n g ou t a n a l y ses as a ssig n ed , u su ally of a single a ctiv ity . A s s i g n m e n t s a r e d e s i g n e d to d e v e l o p and e xpand p r a c t i c a l e x p e r i e n c e in th e a p p l i c a t i o n o f p r o c e d u r e s and skills re q u ir e d fo r s y s te m s analy sis w o r k . F o r e x a m p le , m a y a s s i s t a h igh er l e v e l s y s t e m s a n a ly s t b y p r e p a r i n g t h e d e t a i l e d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s r e q u i r e d b y p r o g r a m m e r s f r o m i n f o r m a t i o n d e v e l o p e d b y th e h i g h e r l e v e l a n a l y s t . Professional and Technical 22 C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R , BU SIN E SS C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R , B U SIN E SS— C o n tin u e d C o n v e r ts s ta tem en ts o f b u sin e ss p r o b l e m s , ty p ic a lly p r e p a r e d by a s y s t e m s a n a l y s t , in to a s e q u e n c e o f d e t a i l e d i n s t r u c t i o n s w h i c h a r e r e q u i r e d to s o l v e t h e p r o b l e m s b y a u t o m a t i c data p r o c e s s i n g e q u ip m e n t . W o r k i n g f r o m c h a r t s o r d i a g r a m s , th e p r o g r a m m e r d e v e l o p s th e p r e c i s e i n s t r u c t i o n s w h i c h , w h e n e n t e r e d in to t h e c o m p u t e r s y s t e m in c o d e d la n g u a g e , c a u s e th e m a n i p u l a t i o n o f da ta to a c h i e v e d e s i r e d r e s u l t s . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g : A p p lie s k n o w le d g e o f c o m p u t e r c a p a b ilit ie s , m a t h e m a t ic s , lo g ic e m p lo y e d by c o m p u t e r s , and p a r t i c u l a r s u b j e c t m a t t e r i n v o l v e d to a n a l y z e c h a r t s and d i a g r a m s o f the p r o b l e m to be p r o g r a m m e d ; d e v elops s e q u e n ce o f p r o g r a m s t e p s ; w r i t e s d e t a i l e d f l o w c h a r t s to s h o w o r d e r in w h i c h data w i l l be p r o c e s s e d ; c o n v e r t s t h e s e c h a r t s to c o d e d i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r m a c h i n e to f o l l o w ; t e s t s 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 i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r o p e r a t i n g p e r s o n n e l d u r i n g p r o d u c t i o n ru n; a n a l y z e s , r e v i e w s , and a l t e r s p r o g r a m s to i n c r e a s e o p e r a t i n g e f f i c i e n c y o r ada p t to n e w r e q u i r e m e n t s ; m a i n t a i n s r e c o r d s o f p r o g r a m d e v e l o p m e n t and r e v i s i o n s . (N O TE : W o r k e r s p e r f o r m i n g b o th s y s t e m s a n a l y s i s and p r o g r a m m i n g s h o u ld be c l a s s i f i e d as s y s t e m s a n a l y s t s if t h i s is th e s k i l l u s e d t o d e t e r m i n e t h e i r pa y.) inpur data w h i c h a r e r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e . W h i l e n u m e r o u s r e c o r d s m a y be p r o c e s s e d , th e data h a v e b e e n r e f i n e d in p r i o r a c t i o n s s o that the a c c u r a c y and s e q u e n c i n g o f data can b e t e s t e d b y u s i n g a f e w r o u t in e c h e c k s . T y p i c a l l y , th e p r o g r a m d e a l s w ith r o u t in e r e c o r d k e e p i n g o p e r a t i o n s . OR W o r k s on c o m p l e x p r o g r a m s ( a s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A) u n d e r c l o s e d ir e c tio n o f a higher le 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 i s 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 e p e n d e n t l y p e r f o r m i n g l e s s d i f f i c u l t t a s k s a s s i g n e d , and p e r f o r m i n g m o r e d i f f i c u l t t a s k s u n d e r f a i r l y c l o s e d i r e c t i o n . M a y g u id e o r C la ss C . M akes p r a c tic a l a pplication s of p r o g r a m m in g p r a c tic e s and c o n c e p t s u s u a l l y l e a r n e d in f o r m a l t r a i n i n g c o u r s e s . A ssign m en ts are d e s i g n e d to d e v e l o p c o m p e t e n c e in th e a p p l i c a t i o n o f s ta n d a r d p r o c e d u r e s to r o u t in e p r o b l e m s . R e c e i v e s c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n on n e w a s p e c t s o f a s s i g n m e n t s ; and w o r k is r e v i e w e d to v e r i f y it s a c c u r a c y and c o n f o r m a n c e with r e q u i r e d procedures. D o e s n ot i n c l u d e e m p l o y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r th e m a n a g e m e n t o r s u p e r v i s i o n o f o t h e r e l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g e m p l o y e e s , o r p r o g r a m m e r s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w it h s c i e n t i f i c a n d / o r e n g i n e e r i n g p r o b l e m s . For wage s tu d y p u r p o s e s , program m ers COMPUTER OPERATOR a r e c l a s s i f i e d as f o l l o w s M o n i t o r s and o p e r a t e s th e c o n t r o l c o n s o l e o f a d ig it a l c o m p u t e r to p r o c e s s data a c c o r d i n g to o p e r a t i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s , u s u a l l y p r e p a r e d b y a p r o gram m er. W o r k i n c l u d e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : S tu d ie s i n s t r u c t i o n s to d e t e r m i n e e q u ip m e n t s e tu p and o p e r a t i o n s ; l o a d s e q u ip m e n t w ith r e q u i r e d i t e m s (ta p e r e e l s , c a r d s , e t c . ) ; s w i t c h e s n e c e s s a r y a u x i l i a r y e q u ip m e n t into c i r c u i t , and s t a r t s and o p e r a t e s c o m p u t e r ; m a k e s a d j u s t m e n t s t o c o m p u t e r to c o r r e c t o p e r a t i n g p r o b l e m s and m e e t s p e c i a l c o n d i t i o n s ; r e v i e w s e r r o r s m a d e d u r in g o p e r a t i o n and d e t e r m i n e s c a u s e o r r e f e r s p r o b l e m to s u p e r v i s o r o r p r o g r a m m e r ; and m a i n t a i n s o p e r a t i n g r e c o r d s . M a y t e s t and a s s i s t in correctin g p rog ra m . C lass A . W o r k s i n d e p e n d e n t l y o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s w h i c h r e q u i r e c o m p e t e n c e in a ll p h a s e s o f p r o g r a m m i n g c o n c e p t s and p r a c t i c e s . W o r k i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s and c h a r t s w h i c h id e n t i f y t h e n a t u r e o f d e s i r e d r e s u l t s , m a j o r p r o c e s s i n g s te p s to b e a c c o m p l i s h e d , and t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e t w e e n v a r i o u s s te p s o f th e p r o b l e m s o l v i n g r o u t i n e ; p l a n s t h e f u l l r a n g e o f p r o g r a m m i n g a c t i o n s n e e d e d to e f f i c i e n t l y u t i l i z e th e c o m p u t e r s y s t e m in a c h i e v i n g d e s i r e d end p r o d u c t s . A t t h i s l e v e l , p r o g r a m m i n g is d i f f i c u l t b e c a u s e c o m p u t e r e q u ip m e n t m u s t b e o r g a n i z e d to p r o d u c e s e v e r a l i n t e r r e l a t e d but d i v e r s e p r o d u c t s f r o m n u m e r o u s and d i v e r s e da ta e l e m e n t s . A w i d e v a r i e t y and e x t e n s i v e n u m b e r o f internal p r o c e s s i n g a ction s m ust o c c u r . T h i s r e q u i r e s s u c h a c t i o n s as d e v e lo p m e n t o f c o m m o n o p e r a t io n s w hich can be r e u se d , e s ta b lish m en t of l i n k a g e p o i n t s b e t w e e n o p e r a t i o n s , a d j u s t m e n t s to data w h e n p r o g r a m r e q u i r e m e n t s e x c e e d c o m p u t e r s t o r a g e c a p a c i t y , and s u b s ta n tia l m a n i p u l a t i o n and r e s e q u e n c i n g o f da t a e l e m e n t s to f o r m a h ig h ly i n t e g r a t e d p r o g r a m . are M ay p r o v id e fun ction al a s s i g n e d to a s s i s t . For w a g e s tu dy purposes, com puter operators are cla ssified as follow s: C lass A . O p e ra te s independently, o r under on ly gen eral d ir e ctio n , a c o m p u t e r ru nn in g p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s : N e w p r o g r a m s a r e f r e q u e n t l y t e s t e d and i n t r o d u c e d ; s c h e d u l i n g r e q u i r e m e n t s a r e o f c r i t i c a l i m p o r t a n c e to m i n i m i z e d o w n t i m e ; t h e p r o g r a m s a r e o f c o m p l e x d e s i g n s o that i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f e r r o r s o u r c e o f t e n r e q u i r e s a w o r k in g k n o w l e d g e o f th e t o t a l p r o g r a m , and a l t e r n a t e p r o g r a m s m a y not be a v a i l a b l e . M a y g i v e d i r e c t i o n and g u i d a n c e to l o w e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r s . d ir e c tio n to lo w e r le v e l p r o g r a m m e r s who C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s in d e p e n d e n t l y , o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n , a c o m p u t e r ru n n in g p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s ; M o s t o f th e p r o g r a m s a r e e s t a b l i s h e d p r o d u c t i o n r u n s , t y p i c a l l y run on a r e g u l a r l y r e c u r r i n g b a s i s ; t h e r e is l i t t l e o r no t e s t i n g o f n e w p r o g r a m s r e q u i r e d ; a l t e r n a t e p r o g r a m s a r e p r o v i d e d in c a s e o r i g i n a l p r o g r a m n e e d s m a j o r c h a n g e o r c a n n o t b e c o r r e c t e d w ith in a r e a s o n a b l y s h o r t t i m e . In C lass B. W o r k s i n d e p e n d e n t l y o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o n r e l a t i v e l y s i m p l e p r o g r a m s , o r on s i m p l e s e g m e n t s o f c o m p l e 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 t s ) u s u a l l y p r o c e s s i n f o r m a t i o n t o p r o d u c e da t a in tw o o r th ree varied seq u en ces or fo rm a ts. R e p o r t s and l i s t i n g s a r e p r o d u c e d by r e f i n i n g , a d a p t i n g , a r r a y i n g , o r m a k i n g m i n o r a d d itio n s t o o r d e l e t i o n s f r o m instruct lo w e r le v e l p r o g r a m m e r s . 23 C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u e d D R A F T E R -T R A C E R c o m m o n e r r o r s i t u a t i o n s , d i a g n o s e s c a u s e and t a k e s c o r r e c t i v e a c t i o n . This u s u a l l y i n v o l v e s a p p ly in g p r e v i o u s l y p r o g r a m m e d c o r r e c t i v e s t e p s , o r u s in g s ta n d a r d c o r r e c t i o n t e c h n i q u e s . C opies cloth o r paper in c l u d e t r a c i n g l a r g e s c a l e not p la n s and d r a w i n g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s b y p l a c i n g t r a c i n g o v e r d r a w in g s and t r a c i n g w ith p e n o r p e n c i l . ( D o e s not l i m i t e d to p la n s p r i m a r i l y c o n s i s t i n g o f s t r a ig h t l i n e s and a requ irin g c l o s e delin eation .) OR A N D /O R O p e r a t e s u n d e r d i r e c t s u p e r v i s i o n a c o m p u t e r ru nn in g p r o g r a m s o r s e g m e n t s o f p r o g r a m s w ith th e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A . May a s s i s t a h i g h e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r b y in d e p e n d e n t ly p e r f o r m i n g l e s s d i f f i c u l t t a s k s a s s i g n e d , and p e r f o r m i n g d i f f i c u l t t a s k s f o l l o w i n g d e t a i l e d i n s t r u c t i o n s and w ith f r e q u e n t r e v i e w o f o p e r a t i o n s p e r f o r m e d . C l a s s C. W o r k s on r o u t i n e p r o g r a m s u n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n . Is e x p e c t e d t o d e v e l o p w o r k i n g k n o w l e d g e o f th e c o m p u t e r e q u ip m e n t u s e d and a b i l i t y to d e t e c t p r o b l e m s i n v o l v e d in ru nn in g r o u t in e p r o g r a m s . U s u a l l y has r e c e i v e d s o m e f o r m a l t r a i n i n g in c o m p u t e r o p e r a t i o n . M a y a s s i s t higher le v e l o p e r a t o r on c o m p l e x p r o g r a m s . DRAFTER C la ss A. P l a n s th e g r a p h i c p r e s e n t a t i o n o f c o m p l e x i t e m s h av in g d i s t i n c t i v e d e s i g n f e a t u r e s that d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m e s t a b l i s h e d d r a f t i n g preceden ts. W o r k s in c l o s e s u p p o r t w it h th e d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r , and m a y r e c o m m e n d m in o r design ch anges. A n a l y z e s th e e f f e c t o f e a c h c h a n g e on th e d e t a ils o f f o r m , f u n c t i o n , and p o s i t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c o m p o n e n t s and p a r t s . W o r k s w ith a m i n i m u m o f s u p e r v i s o r y a s s i s t a n c e . C o m p l e t e d w o r k is r e v i e w e d b y d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r f o r c o n s i s t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g i n e e r i n g d e t e r m in ation s. M a y either p r e p a r e d raw in gs o r d ir e c t th eir p r e p a r a tio n by lo w e r level d rafters. C lass B. P e r f o r m s n o n r o u t i n e and c o m p l e x d r a f t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s that r e q u i r e th e a p p l i c a t i o n o f m o s t o f t h e s t a n d a r d i z e d d r a w i n g t e c h n i q u e s regu larly used. D u t ie s t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e s u c h w o r k a s : P r e p a r e s w ork in g d r a w i n g s o f s u b a s s e m b l i e s w ith i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s , m u l t i p l e f u n c t i o n s , and p r e c i s e p o s itio n a l rela tion sh ip s betw een com p on en ts; p r e p a r e s a rch ite ctu r a l d r a w i n g s f o r c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a b u il d in g in c lu d in g d e t a i l d r a w i n g s o f f o u n d a t i o n s , w a l l s e c t i o n s , f l o o r p l a n s , and r o o f . U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u l a s and m a n u a l s in m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y c o m p u t a t i o n s to d e t e r m i n e q u a n t it ie s o f m a t e r ia ls to be u se d , load c a p a c i t i e s , s tre n g th s , s t r e s s e s , e tc . R eceives in itia l i n s t r u c t i o n s , r e q u i r e m e n t s , and a d v i c e f r o m s u p e r v i s o r . C om pleted w o r k is c h e c k e d f o r t e c h n i c a l a d e q u a c y . C l a s s C. P r e p a r e s d e t a i l d r a w i n g s o f s i n g l e u n its o r p a r t s f o r en gineering, co n str u c tio n , m an ufactu rin g, o r r e p a ir p u r p o s e s . Types of draw in gs p r e p a r e d in clud e i s o m e t r i c p r o je c t io n s (d ep ictin g t h r e e d im e n s io n s in a c c u r a t e s c a l e ) and s e c t i o n a l v i e w s t o c l a r i f y p o s i t i o n i n g o f c o m p o n e n t s and c o n v e y n e e d e d i n f o r m a t i o n . C on solida tes details f r o m a n u m b e r o f s o u r c e s and a d j u s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a l e as r e q u i r e d . Suggested m eth od s o f a p p r o a c h , a p p l i c a b l e p r e c e d e n t s , and a d v i c e on s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g iv e n w ith in i t i a l a s s i g n m e n t s . Instructions a re le s s c o m p le te when assig n m en ts recur. W o r k m a y b e s p o t - c h e c k e d d u r in g p r o g r e s s . P r e p a re s sim p le o r rep etitiv e draw in gs o f e a s ily v isu a lize d ite m s. W o r k is c l o s e l y s u p e r v i s e d d u r in g p r o g r e s s . E L E C T R O N I C S T E C H N IC IA N W o r k s on v a r i o u s ty p e s o f e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t and r e l a t e d d e v i c e s b y p e r f o r m i n g o n e o r a c o m b i n a t i o n o f th e f o l l o w i n g : In stalling, m ain tain in g, r e p a i r i n g , o v e r h a u l i n g , t r o u b l e s h o o t i n g , m o d i f y i n g , c o n s t r u c t i n g , and t e s t i n g . W o r k r e q u ire s p r a c t ic a l app lication o f te c h n ic a l k n ow led ge o f e le c t r o n ic s p r i n c i p l e s , a b ilit y to d e t e r m i n e m a l f u n c t i o n s , and s k i l l to put e q u ip m e n t in r e q u i r e d o p e r a t i n g c o n d it io n . T h e e q u ip m e n t— c o n s i s t i n g o f e i t h e r m a n y d i f f e r e n t k in d s o f c i r c u i t s o r m u l t i p l e r e p e t it io n o f th e s a m e kin d o f c i r c u i t — i n c l u d e s , but is n ot l i m i t e d t o , the f o l l o w i n g : (a) E l e c t r o n i c t r a n s m i t t i n g and r e c e i v i n g e q u i p m e n t ( e . g . , r a d a r , r a d i o , t e l e v i s i o n , t e l e p h o n e , s o n a r , n a v i g a t i o n a l a i d s ) , (b) d i g i t a l and a n a lo g c o m p u t e r s , and (c) i n d u s t r i a l and m e d i c a l m e a s u r i n g and c o n t r o l l i n g e q u ip m e n t . T h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n e x c l u d e s r e p a i r e r s o f s u c h s t a n d a r d e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t as c o m m o n o f f i c e m a c h i n e s and h o u s e h o l d r a d i o and t e l e v i s i o n s e t s ; p r o d u c t i o n a s s e m b l e r s and t e s t e r s ; w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y duty is s e r v ic in g e le c tr o n ic test in stru m en ts; te c h n ic ia n s w ho have a d m in is tr a tiv e o r s u p e r v i s o r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y ; and d r a f t e r s , d e s i g n e r s , a nd p r o f e s s i o n a l en gin eers. P ositions definitions. are cla ssified into l e v e l s o n th e b a s i s o f th e f o l l o w i n g C l a s s A . A p p l i e s a d v a n c e t e c h n i c a l k n o w l e d g e to s o l v e u n u s u a lly c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s ( i . e . , t h o s e that t y p i c a l l y c a n n o t b e s o l v e d s o l e l y b y r e f e r e n c e t o m a n u f a c t u r e r s ' m a n u a ls o r s i m i l a r d o c u m e n t s ) in w o r k i n g on e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t . E x a m p l e s o f s u c h p r o b l e m s i n c l u d e l o c a t i o n and d e n s i t y o f c i r c u i t r y , e l e c t r o m a g n e t i c r a d i a t i o n , i s o l a t i n g m a l f u n c t i o n s , and f r e q u e n t engineering changes. W ork in volves; A d e t a i l e d u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f th e i n t e r r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c i r c u i t s ; e x e r c i s i n g in d e p e n d e n t ju d g m e n t in p e r f o r m i n g s u c h t a s k s as m a k in g c i r c u i t a n a l y s e s , c a l c u l a t i n g w a v e f o r m s , t r a c i n g r e l a t i o n s h ip s in s ig n a l f l o w ; and r e g u l a r l y u s i n g c o m p l e x t e s t i n s t r u m e n t s ( e . g . , dual tr a c e o s c illo s c o p e s , Q - m e t e r s , deviation m e t e r s , p u lse g e n e r a t o r s ) . W o r k m a y b e r e v i e w e d b y s u p e r v i s o r ( f r e q u e n t l y an e n g i n e e r o r d e s i g n e r ) f o r g e n e r a l c o m p l i a n c e w ith a c c e p t e d p r a c t i c e s . M ay provide t e c h n i c a l g u id a n c e to l o w e r l e v e l t e c h n i c i a n s . C l a s s B . A p p l i e s c o m p r e h e n s i v e t e c h n i c a l k n o w l e d g e to s o l v e c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s ( i . e . , t h o s e that t y p i c a l l y c a n b e s o l v e d s o l e l y b y p r o p e r l y i n t e r p r e t i n g m a n u f a c t u r e r s ' m a n u a l s o r s i m i l a r d o c u m e n t s ) in w o r k i n g on 24 E L E C T R O N I C S T E C H N IC IA N — C on tin u ed M A IN T E N A N C E E L E C T R IC IA N e le c t r o n ic equipm ent. W o rk in volves; A f a m i l i a r i t y with th e i n t e r r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c i r c u i t s ; and j u d g m e n t in d e t e r m i n i n g w o r k s e q u e n c e and in s e l e c t i n g t o o l s and t e s t i n g i n s t r u m e n t s , u s u a l l y l e s s c o m p l e x than t h o s e u s e d b y th e c la s s A techn ician. P e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e f u n c t io n s s u c h as the i n s t a l l a t i o n , m a i n t e n a n c e , o r r e p a i r o f e q u ip m e n t f o r th e g e n e r a t i o n , d i s t r i b u t i o n , o r u t i l i z a t i o n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in an e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o r k in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : I n s t a llin g o r r e p a i r i n g any o f a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l e q u i p m ent such as g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w itch b o a rd s , c o n t r o lle r s , circ u it b r e a k e r s , m o t o r s , h e a t in g u n it s , c o n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o t h e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t ; w o r k i n g f r o m b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , l a y o u t s , o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; l o c a t i n g and d ia g n o s i n g t r o u b l e in th e e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r e q u i p m e n t ; w o r k i n g s t a n d a r d c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g to l o a d r e q u i r e m e n t s o f w i r i n g o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t ; and u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n ' s h a n d t o o ls and m e a s u r i n g and t e s t i n g i n s t r u m e n t s . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f the m a i n t e n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e . R e c e i v e s t e c h n i c a l g u i d a n c e , as r e q u i r e d , f r o m s u p e r v i s o r o r h i g h e r l e v e l t e c h n i c i a n , and w o r k is r e v i e w e d f o r s p e c i f i c c o m p l i a n c e w ith a c c e p t e d p r a c t i c e s and w o r k a s s i g n m e n t s . M a y p r o v i d e t e c h n i c a l g u i d a n c e to l o w e r le v e l tech n icia n s. C l a s s C. A p p l i e s w o r k i n g t e c h n i c a l k n o w l e d g e t o p e r f o r m s i m p l e o r r o u t i n e t a s k s in w o r k i n g on e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t , f o l l o w i n g d e t a i l e d i n s t r u c tio n s w h ich c o v e r v irt u a lly all p r o c e d u r e s . W o rk ty p ica lly in volves such tasks as; A s s i s t i n g h i g h e r l e v e l t e c h n i c i a n s b y p e r f o r m i n g s u c h a c t i v i t i e s as r e p l a c i n g c o m p o n e n t s , w i r i n g c i r c u i t s , and ta kin g t e s t r e a d i n g s ; r e p a i r i n g s i m p l e e l e c t r o n i c e q u i p m e n t ; and u s in g t o o l s and c o m m o n t e s t i n s t r u m e n t s ( e . g . , m u l t i m e t e r s , a u d io s i g n a l g e n e r a t o r s , tu b e t e s t e r s , o s c i l l o s c o p e s ) . Is n o t r e q u i r e d t o b e f a m i l i a r w ith the i n t e r r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c i r c u i t s . T h is k n o w l e d g e , h o w e v e r , m a y b e a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a s s i g n m e n t s d e s i g n e d to i n c r e a s e c o m p e t e n c e ( i n c l u d i n g c l a s s r o o m tr a i n in g ) s o that w o r k e r ca n a dva n ce to h ig h e r le v e l te c h n icia n . M AIN TEN AN CE PAIN TER P a i n t s and r e d e c o r a t e s w a l l s , w o o d w o r k , and f i x t u r e s o f an e s t a b lish m en t. W o r k i n v o l v e s th e f o l l o w i n g : K now led ge of su rfa ce p e c u lia ritie s and t y p e s o f pain t r e q u i r e d f o r d i f f e r e n t a p p l i c a t i o n s ; p r e p a r i n g s u r f a c e f o r p a in tin g b y r e m o v i n g o l d f i n i s h o r b y p l a c i n g pu tt y o r f i l l e r in n a il h o l e s and i n t e r s t i c e s ; and a p p ly in g pain t w ith s p r a y gun o r b r u s h . May m ix c o lo r s , o i l s , w h ite l e a d , and o t h e r pa in t i n g r e d i e n t s to o b ta in p r o p e r c o l o r o r consistency. In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a i n t e n a n c e p a in t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e . R e c e i v e s t e c h n i c a l g u i d a n c e , as r e q u i r e d , f r o m s u p e r v i s o r o r h i g h e r le v e l techn ician. W o r k is t y p i c a l l y s pot c h e c k e d , but is g i v e n d e t a i l e d r e v i e w w h e n n e w o r a d v a n c e d a s s i g n m e n t s a r e i n v o lv e d . R E G IS T E R E D IN D U ST R IA L NURSES M A IN T E N A N C E M ACH INIST A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e who g ives n ursin g s e r v ic e under g e n e ra l m e d ic a l d i r e c t i o n to i l l o r i n j u r e d e m p l o y e e s o r o t h e r p e r s o n s w h o b e c o m e il l o r s u f f e r an a c c i d e n t o n th e p r e m i s e s o f a f a c t o r y o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . D uties in volve a c o m b in a tio n o f the fo llo w in g : G iv in g f i r s t a id to thq il l o r i n j u r e d ; a tt e n d in g t o s u b s e q u e n t d r e s s i n g o f e m p l o y e e s ' i n j u r i e s ; k e e p in g r e c o r d s o f patients tr e a t e d ; p r e p a r in g a ccid ent rep orts f o r c o m p e n sa tio n or o t h e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t i n g in p h y s i c a l e x a m i n a t i o n s and h e a lt h e v a l u a t i o n s o f a p p l i c a n t s and e m p l o y e e s ; and p la n n in g and c a r r y i n g out p r o g r a m s i n v o l v i n g h e a lt h e d u c a t i o n , a c c i d e n t p r e v e n t i o n , e v a lu a tio n o f plant e n v i r o n m e n t , o r o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s a f f e c t i n g th e h e a lt h , w e l f a r e , and s a f e t y o f a ll p e r s o n n e l . N u r s i n g s u p e r v i s o r s o r h e a d n u r s e s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g m o r e than one n u rse a re e xclu ded . P r o d u c e s r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t s and n e w p a r t s in m a k in g r e p a i r s o f m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d in an e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W ork i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : I n t e r p r e t i n g w r i t t e n i n s t r u c t i o n s and s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; p la n n in g and l a y i n g out o f w o r k ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f m a c h i n i s t ' s h a n d t o o l s and p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t in g up and o p e r a t i n g s t a n d a r d m a c h i n e t o o l s ; s h a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a kin g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g to d i m e n s i o n s o f w o r k , t o o l i n g , f e e d s , and s p e e d s o f m a c h i n i n g ; k n o w l e d g e o f th e w o r k i n g p r o p e r t i e s o f the c o m m o n m e t a l s ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d a r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , and e q u ip m e n t r e q u i r e d f o r this w o r k ; and fitt in g and a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s into m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t. In g e n e r a l , th e m a c h i n i s t ' s w o r k n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g in m a c h i n e - s h o p p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e . Maintenance, Toolroom, and Powerplant M A IN T EN AN CE C A R P E N T E R M A IN T E N A N C E M E C H A N IC (M achin ery) P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n t r y d u tie s n e c e s s a r y to c o n s t r u c t and m a in t a in in g o o d r e p a i r b u i l d i n g w o o d w o r k and e q u ip m e n t s u c h as b i n s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t i t i o n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s , c a s i n g s , and t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in an e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : P la n n in g and l a y i n g out o f w o r k f r o m b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l i n s t r u c t i o n s ; u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f c a r p e n t e r ' s h a n d t o o l s , p o r t a b l e p o w e r t o o l s , and s t a n d a r d m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; m a k i n g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g to d i m e n s i o n s o f w o r k ; and s e l e c t i n g m a t e r i a l s n e c e s s a r y f o r the w o r k . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a i n t e n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e . R e p a i r s m a c h i n e r y o r m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t o f an e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : E x a m i n i n g m a c h i n e s and m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t to d i a g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ; d i s m a n t l i n g o r p a r t l y d i s m a n t l i n g m a c h i n e s and p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s that m a i n l y i n v o l v e th e u s e o f h a n d t o o ls in s c r a p i n g and fitt in g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s with i t e m s o b t a i n e d f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r i n g th e p r o d u c t i o n o f a r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t by a m a c h i n e s h o p o r s e n d in g th e m a c h i n e to a m a c h i n e sh o p f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s ; p r e p a r i n g w r i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s o r f o r the p r o d u c t i o n o f p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h i n e s h o p s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h i n e s ; and m a k in g all n e c e s s a r y adjustm ents f o r op eration . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f a m a c h i n e r y m a i n t e n a n c e m e c h a n i c r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a lly 25 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 )— C on tin u ed M IL L W R IG H T — C on tin u ed a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i ence. E x c l u d e d f r o m th is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y d u tie s i n v o l v e s e tt in g up o r a d j u s t i n g m a c h i n e s . w o r k ; i n t e r p r e t i n g b l u e p r i n t s o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f h a n d t o o l s and r i g g i n g ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o s t r e s s e s , s t r e n g t h o f m a t e r i a l s , and c e n t e r s o f g r a v i t y ; a l i g n i n g and b a l a n c i n g e q u i p m e n t ; s e l e c t i n g s ta n d a r d t o o l s , e q u i p m e n t , and p a r t s to b e u s e d ; and in s t a llin g and m a in t a in in g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s d r i v e s and s p e e d r e d u c e r s . In g e n e r a l , th e m i l l w r i g h t ' s w o r k n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n in g and e x p e r i e n c e in t h e t r a d e a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e . M A IN T E N A N C E M ECH AN IC (M otor V e h icles) R e p a i r s a u t o m o b i l e s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , and t r a c t o r s o f an e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : E x a m i n i n g a u t o m o t i v e e q u i p m e n t to d i a g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ; d i s a s s e m b l i n g e q u ip m e n t and p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s that i n v o l v e th e u s e o f s u c h h a n d t o o l s a s w r e n c h e s , g a u g e s , d r i l l s , o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u ip m e n t in d i s a s s e m b l i n g o r f itt in g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g r in d in g and a d j u s t i n g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g and in s t a l l i n g th e v a r i o u s a s s e m b l i e s in th e v e h i c l e and m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y a d j u s t m e n t s ; and a lig n in g w h e e l s , a d j u s t i n g b r a k e s and l i g h t s , o r tig h t e n in g body bolts. In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m o t o r v e h i c l e m a i n t e n a n c e m e c h a n i c r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e . T h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n d o e s not in c lu d e t o m e r s ' v e h i c l e s in a u t o m o b i l e r e p a i r s h o p s . m ech a n ics who rep air cus M AIN TEN AN CE P IP E F IT T E R I n s t a lls o r r e p a i r s w a t e r , s t e a m , g a s , o r o t h e r t y p e s o f p ip e and p i p e f i t t i n g s in an e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : L a y i n g out w o r k and m e a s u r i n g to l o c a t e p o s i t i o n o f p ip e f r o m d r a w i n g s o r o t h e r w r i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; cu ttin g v a r i o u s s i z e s o f p i p e to c o r r e c t le n g t h s with c h i s e l and h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y l e n e t o r c h o r p i p e - c u t t i n g m a c h i n e s ; th r e a d in g p i p e with s t o c k s and d i e s ; b e n d in g p i p e b y h a n d - d r i v e n o r p o w e r - d r i v e n m a c h i n e s ; a s s e m b l i n g p i p e w ith c o u p l i n g s and f a s t e n i n g p i p e t o h a n g e r s ; m a k in g s ta n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g to p r e s s u r e s , f l o w , and s i z e o f p i p e r e q u i r e d ; and m a k in g s t a n d a r d t e s t s to d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r f i n i s h e d p i p e s m eet specification s. In g e n e r a l , the w o r k o f th e m a i n t e n a n c e p i p e f i t t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e . W ork ers p rim a rily e n g a g e d in in s t a l l i n g and r e p a i r i n g b u il d in g s a n it a tio n o r h e a t in g s y s t e m s a re exclu ded . M AIN TEN AN CE S H E E T -M E T A L W ORKER F a b r i c a t e s , i n s t a l l s , and m a i n t a i n s in g o o d r e p a i r th e s h e e t - m e t a l e q u ip m e n t and f i x t u r e s ( s u c h as m a c h i n e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e l v e s , l o c k e r s , t a n k s , v e n t i l a t o r s , c h u t e s , d u c t s , m e t a l r o o f i n g ) o f an e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : P la n n in g and la y i n g out a ll t y p e s o f s h e e t-m e ta l m aintenance w o r k f r o m b luep rin ts, m o d e ls , o r oth er s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; s e t t in g u p and o p e r a t i n g a ll a v a i l a b l e t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k i n g m a c h i n e s ; u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f h a n d t o o ls in c u t t in g , b e n d i n g , f o r m i n g , s h a p in g , f it t in g , and a s s e m b l i n g ; and in s t a l l i n g s h e e t - m e t a l a r t i c l e s a s r e q u i r e d . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a i n t e n a n c e s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e . M A IN TEN AN CE TR A D E S H E LPE R A s s i s t s o n e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in the s k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e t r a d e s , b y p e r f o r m i n g s p e c i f i c o r g e n e r a l d u t ie s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , s u c h a s k e e p i n g a w o r k e r s u p p lie d w ith m a t e r i a l s and t o o l s ; c l e a n i n g w o r k i n g a r e a , m a c h i n e , and e q u ip m e n t; a s s i s t i n g j o u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s o r t o o l s ; and p e r f o r m i n g o t h e r u n s k i l l e d t a s k s as d i r e c t e d b y j o u r n e y m a n . T h e kin d o f w o r k the h e l p e r is p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m v a r i e s f r o m t r a d e to t r a d e : In s o m e t r a d e s th e h e l p e r is c o n f i n e d to s u p p l y i n g , l i f t i n g , and h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s and t o o l s , and c le a n in g w o r k i n g a r e a s ; and in o t h e r s h e is p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m s p e c i a l i z e d m a c h i n e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e that a r e a l s o p e r f o r m e d b y w o r k e r s on a f u l l - t i m e b a s i s . M A C H IN E -TO O L O P E R A T O R (TOOLROOM ) S p e c i a l i z e s in o p e r a t i n g o n e o r m o r e th an o n e t y p e o f m a c h i n e t o o l ( e . g . , j i g b o r e r , g r in d in g m a c h i n e , e n g in e l a t h e , m i l l i n g m a c h i n e ) to m a c h i n e m e t a l f o r u s e in m a k in g o r m a i n t a i n i n g j i g s , f i x t u r e s , cu tt in g t o o l s , g a u g e s , o r m e t a l d i e s o r m o l d s u s e d in s h a p in g o r f o r m i n g m e t a l o r n onm etallic m a teria l (e .g ., p la stic, p la s t e r , r u b b e r , g la s s ). W o rk ty pica lly i n v o l v e s ; P la n n in g and p e r f o r m i n g d i f f i c u l t m a c h i n i n g o p e r a t i o n s w h i c h r e q u i r e c o m p l i c a t e d s e tu p s o r a h ig h d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; s e tt in g up m a c h i n e t o o l o r t o o l s ( e . g . , in s t a ll cutt in g t o o l s and a d j u s t g u i d e s , s t o p s , w o r k i n g t a b l e s , and o th e r c o n t r o l s to h a n d le th e s i z e o f s t o c k to b e m a c h i n e d ; d e t e r m i n e p r o p e r f e e d s , s p e e d s , t o o l i n g , and o p e r a t i o n s e q u e n c e o r s e l e c t t h o s e p r e s c r i b e d in d r a w i n g s , b l u e p r i n t s , o r l a y o u t s ) ; u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y a d j u s t m e n t s d u r in g m a c h i n i n g o p e r a t i o n to a c h i e v e r e q u i s i t e d i m e n s i o n s to v e r y c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s . M a y b e r e q u i r e d to s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o l a n t s and cu tt in g and l u b r i c a t i n g o i l s , to r e c o g n i z e when t o o l s n e e d d r e s s i n g , and t o d r e s s t o o l s . In g e n e r a l , the w o r k o f a m a c h i n e - t o o l o p e r a t o r ( t o o l r o o m ) at th e s k i l l l e v e l c a l l e d f o r in th is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n r e q u i r e s e x t e n s i v e k n o w l e d g e o f m a c h i n e - s h o p and t o o l r o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h c o n s i d e r a b l e o n - t h e - j o b t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e. F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , t h i s c l a s s i f i c a t i o n d o e s not i n c lu d e m a c h i n e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s ( t o o l r o o m ) e m p l o y e d in t o o l and d ie j o b b i n g shops. T O O L A N D DIE M A K E R C o n s t r u c t s and r e p a i r s j i g s , f i x t u r e s , cu tt in g t o o l s , g a u g e s , o r m e t a l d i e s o r m o l d s u s e d in s h a p in g o r f o r m i n g m e t a l o r n o n m e t a l l i c m a teria l (e.g ., plastic, p la ster, ru b ber, gla ss). W ork ty pically in v o lv e s; P la n n in g a nd la y in g out w o r k a c c o r d i n g to m o d e l s , b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , o r o t h e r w r i t t e n o r o r a l s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u n d e r s t a n d i n g th e w o r k i n g p r o p e r t i e s o f c o m m o n m e t a l s and a l l o y s ; s e l e c t i n g a p p r o p r i a t e m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , and M ILLW RIGH T I n s t a l l s n e w m a c h i n e s o r h e a v y e q u i p m e n t , and d i s m a n t l e s and i n s t a l l s m a c h i n e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t w h e n c h a n g e s in th e p la n t la y o u t a r e requ ired. W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : P la n n in g and la y i n g out 26 T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R — C o n tin u e d SH IP P IN G A N D R E C E IV IN G C L E R K p r o c e s s e s r e q u i r e d t o c o m p l e t e t a s k s ; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s ; s e t t i n g u p and o p e r a t i n g v a r i o u s m a c h i n e t o o l s and r e l a t e d e q u ip m e n t ; u s in g v a r i o u s t o o l and d i e m a k e r ' s h a n d t o o l s and p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; w o r k i n g to v e r y c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; h e a t - t r e a t i n g m e t a l p a r t s and f i n i s h e d t o o l s and d i e s t o a c h i e v e r e q u i r e d q u a l i t i e s ; fit tin g and a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s t o p r e s c r i b e d t o l e r a n c e s and a l l o w a n c e s . In g e n e r a l , th e t o o l and d ie m a k e r ' s w o r k r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g in m a c h i n e - s h o p and t o o l r o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g and exp erien ce. P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d i s e f o r s h i p m e n t , o r r e c e i v e s and is r e s p o n s i b l e f o r in co m in g shipm en ts 01 m e r c h a n d is e o r oth er m a t e r ia ls . Sh ip pin g w o r k i n v o l v e s : A k n o w l e d g e o f s h ip p in g p r o c e d u r e s , p r a c t i c e s , r o u t e s , a v a i l a b l e m e a n s o f t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , and r a t e s ; and p r e p a r i n g r e c o r d s o f the g o o d s s h ip p e d , m a k i n g up b i l l s o f l a d i n g , p o s t i n g w e ig h t and ship pin g c h a r g e s , and k e e p i n g a f i l e o f s h ip p in g r e c o r d s . M a y d i r e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g th e m e r c h a n d is e fo r shipm ent. R e c e iv in g w o rk in v o lv e s ; V erifyin g o r directing o t h e r s in v e r i f y i n g th e c o r r e c t n e s s o f s h i p m e n t s a g a in s t b i l l s o f l a d in g , i n v o i c e s , o r o t h e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k i n g f o r s h o r t a g e s and r e j e c t i n g d a m a g e d g o o d s ; r o u t in g m e r c h a n d i s e o r m a t e r i a l s to p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; and m a i n ta in in g n e c e s s a r y r e c o r d s and f i l e s . F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e stu dy p u r p o s e s , t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n d o e s not i n c l u d e t o o l and d i e m a k e r s w h o (1) a r e e m p l o y e d in t o o l and d ie j o b b i n g s h o p s o r (2) p r o d u c e f o r g i n g d i e s ( d ie s i n k e r s ) . For O p e r a t e s a n d m a i n t a i n s and m a y a l s o s u p e r v i s e th e o p e r a t i o n o f s t a t i o n a r y e n g i n e s a nd e q u i p m e n t ( m e c h a n i c a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) to s u p p ly th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h i c h e m p l o y e d w ith p o w e r , h e a t , r e f r i g e r a t i o n , o r a i r conditioning. W ork in volves: O p e r a t i n g and m a in ta in in g e q u ip m e n t s u c h as s t e a m e n g i n e s , a i r c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b i n e s , v e n t ila t in g and r e f r i g e r a t i n g e q u i p m e n t , s t e a m b o i l e r s and b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ; m a k i n g e q u i p m e n t r e p a i r s ; and k e e p i n g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t i o n o f m a c h i n e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , a nd f u e l c o n s u m p t i o n . M ay also su p e rv ise th e se ope r a tio n s. H e a d o r c h i e f e n g i n e e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g m o r e than o n e e n g i n e e r a re exclu ded. purposes, w orkers are cla ssified as follow s: WAREHOUSEMAN A s d i r e c t e d , p e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f w a r e h o u s i n g d u tie s w h i c h r e q u i r e an u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t ' s s t o r a g e p l a n . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : V e r i f y i n g m a t e r i a l s ( o r m e r c h a n d i s e ) a ga in st r e c e i v i n g d o c u m e n t s , n o t in g and r e p o r t i n g d i s c r e p a n c i e s and o b v i o u s d a m a g e s ; ro u tin g m a t e r ia ls to p r e s c r i b e d s to r a g e lo c a t io n s ; s to rin g , stacking, o r p a lletizin g m a t e r i a l s in a c c o r d a n c e w ith p r e s c r i b e d s t o r a g e m e t h o d s ; r e a r r a n g i n g and ta k in g i n v e n t o r y o f s t o r e d m a t e r i a l s ; e x a m i n i n g s t o r e d m a t e r i a l s and r e p o r t i n g d e t e r i o r a t i o n and d a m a g e ; r e m o v i n g m a t e r i a l f r o m s t o r a g e and p r e p a r i n g it f o r s h i p m e n t . M a y o p e r a t e hand o r p o w e r t r u c k s in p e r f o r m i n g w a re h o u sin g d u ties. BO ILE R TEN DE R F ires s t a t i o n a r y b o i l e r s to f u r n i s h th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h i c h e m p l o y e d w it h h e a t , p o w e r , o r s t e a m . F e e d s f u e l s to f i r e b y hand o r o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n i c a l s t o k e r , g a s , o r o i l b u r n e r ; and c h e c k s w a t e r and sa fety v a lv e s . M a y c l e a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a i r i n g b o i l e r r o o m e q u ip m e n t . Exclude w o rk e rs w hose p r im a ry d u t i e s i n v o l v e ship pin g and r e c e i v i n g w o r k ( s e e Sh ip p in g and R e c e i v i n g C l e r k and Sh ip pin g 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 operating power tr u ck s (se e P o w e r - T r u c k O perator). Material Movement and Custodial O RDER FIL LE R F i l l s s h ip p in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r f i n i s h e d g o o d s f r o m s t o r e d m e r c h a n d i s e in a c c o r d a n c e w ith s p e c i f i c a t i o n s on s a l e s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s , or oth er in stru ction s. M a y , in a d d it io n t o f i l l i n g o r d e r s and i n d i cating ite m s f ille d o r o m itte d , k eep r e c o r d s o f outgoing o r d e r s , re q u isition a d d i t i o n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p l i e s to s u p e r v i s o r , and p e r f o r m o t h e r r e la te d duties. TR U CK DR IVER D r i v e s a t r u c k w it h in a c i t y o r i n d u s t r i a l a r e a to t r a n s p o r t m a t e r i a l s , m e r c h a n d i s e , e q u ip m e n t, o r w o r k e r s betw een v a rio u s ty pes o f e s t a b lis h m e n ts such a s: M a n u fa ctu rin g p lan ts, freigh t d ep ots, w a r e h o u s e s , w h o l e sale a n d r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , o r b e t w e e n r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s and c u s t o m e r s ' h ou ses o r p la ce s o f busin ess. M a y a l s o l o a d o r u n l o a d t r u c k w ith o r w ith o u t h e l p e r s , m a k e m i n o r m e c h a n i c a l r e p a i r s , and k e e p t r u c k in g o o d w o r k i n g o r d e r . S a l e s r o u t e and o v e r - t h e - r o a d d r i v e r s a r e e x c l u d e d . SH IPPING P A C K E R P r e p a r e s f i n i s h e d p r o d u c t s f o r s h ip m e n t o r s t o r a g e by p l a c i n g t h e m in s h ip p in g c o n t a i n e r s , th e s p e c i f i c o p e r a t i o n s p e r f o r m e d b e i n g d e p e n d e n t u p o n th e t y p e , s i z e , and n u m b e r o f u n it s to b e p a c k e d , th e ty p e o f c o n t a i n e r e m p l o y e d , and m e t h o d o f s h i p m e n t . W o r k r e q u i r e s t h e p l a c i n g o f i t e m s in s h ip p in g c o n t a i n e r s a n d m a y i n v o l v e o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o l l o w i n g : K n o w le d g e o f v a r i o u s i t e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r t o v e r i f y c o n t e n t ; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r i a t e t y p e and s i z e o f c o n t a i n e r ; i n s e r t i n g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a i n e r ; u s in g e x c e l s i o r o r o t h e r m a t e r i a l t o p r e v e n t b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c l o s i n g and s e a l i n g c o n t a i n e r ; and a p p l y i n g l a b e l s o r e n t e r i n g id e n t i f y in g da ta o n c o n t a i n e r . P a c k e r s who a ls o m a k e w ood en b o x e s o r c ra te s a r e exclu ded . F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r i v e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e and ty pe o f equip m en t, as f o llo w s : ( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r s h o u ld b e r a t e d o n th e b a s i s of t r a i l e r capa city.) lig h t t r u c k ( u n d e r 1 V2 to n s ) m e d i u m t r u c k ( l 7 2 t o and in clu d in g 4 to n s ) h e a v y t r u c k ( t r a i l e r ) ( o v e r 4 tons) h e a v y t r u c k ( o t h e r than t r a i l e r ) ( o v e r 4 to n s) s tu d y Sh ip p in g c l e r k R eceivin g c le rk Sh ipp in g and r e c e i v i n g c l e r k S T A TIO N A R Y ENGIN EER T ru ck d river, T ru ck d river, T ru ck d river, T ru ck d river, wage 27 M A T E R I A L H A N D L IN G L A B O R E R GUARD AND W ATCH M AN A w o r k e r e m p l o y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r i n g p la n t , s t o r e , o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t w h o s e d u t ie s i n v o l v e o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o l l o w i n g : L o a d in g and u n lo a d in g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s and m e r c h a n d i s e on o r f r o m f r e i g h t c a r s , tr u c k s , o r other tr a n sp o rtin g d e v ic e s ; unpacking, shelv ing, o r placing m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d i s e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e l o c a t i o n ; and t r a n s p o r t i n g m a te ria ls o r m e r ch a n d is e by handtruck, c a r , or w h e e lb a rr o w . Longshore w o r k e r s , w h o l o a d and u n lo a d s h i p s , a r e e x c l u d e d . G u a rd . P e r f o r m s r o u t in e p o l i c e d u t i e s , e i t h e r at f i x e d p o s t o r on t o u r , m a in ta in in g o r d e r , u s in g a r m s o r f o r c e w h e r e n e c e s s a r y . Includes g u a r d s w ho a r e s t a t io n e d at g a t e a n d c h e c k o n id e n t i t y o f e m p l o y e e s and oth er p e r so n s en terin g. W atch m an . M akes rounds o f p r e m i s e s p r o p e r t y a g a in s t f i r e , th e f t , and i l l e g a l e n t r y . periodica lly in p rotecting P O W E R -T R U C K O P E R A T O R J A N I T O R , P O R T E R , OR C L E A N E R O pera tes a m anually c o n tr o lle d g a s o lin e - o r e l e c t r i c - p o w e r e d tr u ck o r t r a c t o r t o t r a n s p o r t g o o d s and m a t e r i a l s o f a l l k in d s a b o u t a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r i n g p la n t , o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . truck, C le a n s and k e e p s in an o r d e r l y c o n d i t i o n f a c t o r y w o r k i n g a r e a s and w a s h r o o m s , o r p r e m i s e s o f an o f f i c e , a p a r t m e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r i c a l o r oth er establish m en t. D u t ie s i n v o l v e a c o m b i n a t i o n o f th e f o l l o w i n g : S w e e p i n g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b i n g , and p o l i s h i n g f l o o r s ; r e m o v i n g c h i p s , t r a s h , and o t h e r r e f u s e ; d u s tin g e q u i p m e n t , f u r n i t u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o l i s h i n g m e t a l fix tu re s o r tr im m in g s ; p ro v id in g su p p lie s and m i n o r m a in te n a n ce s e r v i c e s ; and c l e a n i n g l a v a t o r i e s , s h o w e r s , and r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s who s p e c i a l i z e in w i n d o w w a s h in g a r e e x c l u d e d . F o r w a g e s tu dy p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y t y p e o f p o w e r as f o llo w s : F ork lift op erator P o w e r - t r u c k o p e r a t o r ( o t h e r th an f o r k l i f t ) 28 Area Wage Surveys A list of the latest bulletins available is presented below. Bulletins may be purchased from any of the BLS regional offices shown on the back cover, or from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. Make checks payable to Superintendent of Documents. A directory of occupational wage surveys, covering the years 1970 through 1976, is available on request. Area Akron, Ohio, Dec. 1977____________________________________ Albany—Schenectady—Troy, N .Y ., Sept. 1978 1_____________ Anaheim— Santa Ana— Garden Grove, Calif., Oct. 1977___________________________________________ Atlanta, Ga., May 1978 1-----------------------------------------------------Baltimore, M d., Aug. 1978 1_______________________________ Billings, Mont., July 1978__________________________________ Birmingham, A la., Mar. 1978______________________________ Boston, M ass., Aug. 19781------------------------------------------------Buffalo, N .Y ., Oct. 1977 .............................................................. Canton, Ohio, May 1978____________________________________ Chattanooga, Tenn.-G a., Sept. 1978 1--------------------------------Chicago, 111., May 1978_____________________________________ Cincinnati, Ohio— Ky.— Ind., July 1978_______________________ Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 1978________________________________ Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 1978 1 ------------------------------------------------Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1978___________________________ Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex., Oct. 1978 1______________________ Davenport— Rock Island— Moline, Iowa— 111., Feb. 1978--------Dayton, Ohio, Dec. 1977 1----------------------------------------------------Daytona Beach, F la., Aug. 1978____________________________ Denver— Boulder, Colo., Dec. 1977 1----------------------------------Detroit, Mich., Mar. 1978__________________________________ Fresno, Calif., June 1978 1------------------------------------------------Gainesville, F la., Sept. 1978----------------------------------------------Green Bay, W is., July 1978 1---------------------------------------------Greensboro— Winston-Salem-High Point, N .C ., Aug. 1978............................................................................... Greenville— Spartanburg, S.C ., June 1978__________________ Hartford, Conn., Mar. 1978 1---------------------------------------------Houston, Tex., Apr. 1978___________________________________ Huntsville, A la., Feb. 1978------------------------------------------------Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 1978 1 ---------------------------------------------Jackson, M iss., Jan. 1978--------------------------------------------------Jacksonville, F la., Dec. 1977--------------------------------------------Kansas City, Mo.— Kans., Sept. 1978----------------------------------Los Angeles— Long Beach, Calif., Oct. 19781 ---------------------Louisville, Ky.-Ind., Nov. 1977 1___________________________ Memphis, Term.— Ark.— iss., Nov. 1978---------------------------M Bulletin number and price* 1950-70, 80 cents 2025-58, $1.20 1950-60, 2025-28, 2025-50, 2025-38, 2025-15, 2025-43, 1950-58, 2025-22, 2025-51, 2025-32, 2025-39, 2025-49, 2025-59, 2025-29, 2025-52, 2025-6, 1950-71, 2025-48, 1950-74, 2025-11, 2025-31, 2025-45, 2025-41, $1.00 $1.40 $1.50 $1.00 80 cents $1.50 $1-00 70 cents $1.20 $1.30 $1.10 $1.30 $1.50 $1.00 $1.50 70 cents $1.10 $1.00 $1.40 $1.20 $1.20 $1.00 $1.20 2025-46, 2025-30, 202'5-14, 2025-23, 2025-4, 2025-57, 2025-1, 1950-67, 2025-53, 2025-61, 1950-66, 2025-62, $1.00 $1.00 $1.20 $1.20 70 cents $1.50 70 cents 70 cents $1.30 $1.50 $1.20 $1.00 Area M iam i, F la ., Oct. 1978 1 ........................... ....................................... . Milwaukee, W is ., Apr. 1978 1 _______________________________ Minneapolis—St. Paul, Minn.— is ., Jan. 1978 1____________ W Nassau-Suffolk, N .Y ., June 1978 1 __________________________ Newark, N .J ., Jan. 1978 1 ............................................................... New O rleans, L a ., Jan. 1978________________________________ New York, N .Y ^ N .J ., May 1978 1................................................. Norfolk—Virginia Beach-Portsmouth, Va — N .C ., May 1978..... ............................................................................... Norfolk—Virginia Beach-Portsmouth and Newport News— Hampton, Va.— .C ., May 1978___________ N Northeast Pennsylvania, Aug. 1978________ _________________ Oklahoma City, O kla., Aug. 1978___________________________ Omaha, Nebr.— Iowa, Oct. 1978______________________________ Paterson—C lifton -P assaic, N .J ., June1978 1 ________________ Philadelphia, P a .-N .J ., Nov. 1 9 7 8 - ............................................ Pittsburgh, P a., Jan. 1978_______________________ __________ Portland, Maine, Dec. 1977________________________________ Portland, Oreg.— ash ., May 1978__________________________ W Poughkeepsie, N .Y ., June 1978 1 ____________________________ Poughkeepsie— Kingston— Newburgh, N .Y ., June 1978 1____ Providence— Warwick—Pawtucket, R.I.— M a ss., June 1978____________________________________________ Richmond, V a ., June 1978___________________________________ St. Louis, Mo.—HI., M ar. 1978_______________________________ Sacramento, C alif., Dec. 1977 1_____________________________ Saginaw, M ich., Nov. 1977__________________________________ Salt Lake City— Ogden, Utah, Nov. 1977_____________________ San Antonio, T ex., May 1978________________________________ San Diego, C alif., Nov. 1977 1.................. ................................ . San Francisco— Oakland, C alif., M ar. 1978 1_______________ San Jose, C alif., M ar. 1978 1................................ ......................... Seattle— Everett, W ash ., Dec. 1977__________________________ South Bend, Ind., Aug. 1978_________________________________ Toledo, Ohio— ich., May 1978 1____________________________ M Trenton, N .J ., Sept. 1978 1................................................................ Uticar-Rome, N .Y ., July 1978________________________________ Washington, D.C.— Md.— a ., M ar. 19781 ____________________ V Wichita, Kans., Apr. 1978___________________________________ W orcester, M a ss., Apr. 1978 1_____________________________ York, P a., Feb. 1978 1___________ ____________________________ Bulletin number and price* 2025-60, 2025-18, 20 2 5 -2 , 2025-33, 20 2 5 -7 , 20 2 5 -5 , 2025-35, $ 1.30 $1.40 $1.40 $1.30 $1.40 $1.00 $1.50 2025-20, 70 cents 2025-21, 2025-47, 2025-40, 2025 -5 6, 2025-36, 2025 -5 4, 2 0 25 -3 , 1950-69, 2025-25, 2025-37, 2025-42, 80 cents $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.20 $1.30 $1.10 70 cents $ 1.00 $1.10 $1.20 2025-27, 2025-26, 2025-13, 1950-72, 1950-59, 1950-68, 2025-17, 1950-73, 2025-10, 2 025 -9 , 1950-75, 2025-44, 2025-24, 2025 -5 5, 2025-34, 2025-12, 2025-16, 2025-19, 20 2 5 -8 , $1.40 80 cents $1.20 $1.00 70 cents 80 cents 70 cents $1.10 $1.40 $1.20 80 cents $1.00 $1.20 $1.20 $1.00 $1.40 80 cents $1.10 $1.10 * Prices are determined by the Government Printing Office and are subject to change. * Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented. 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