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Area
Wage
Survey
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bulletin 2050-55




Miami, Florida,
Metropolitan Area
October 1979

Preface
T h is bu lletin p r o v id e s r e su lts o f an O cto b e r 1979 su r v e y o f o c c u p a ­
tion a l ea rn in gs in the M iam i, F lo r id a , Standard M etrop olita n S ta tistica l A r e a .
The su r v e y w as m ade as p a rt o f the B ureau o f L a b or S ta tistics' annual
area w age su rv e y p r o g r a m .
It w as con du cted by the B ureau' s re g io n a l
o ffic e in A tlanta, G a., under the g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n o f J e r r y G. A da m s,
A s sis ta n t R eg ion a l C o m m is s io n e r fo r O pera tion s.
The su rv e y cou ld not have
been a c c o m p lis h e d w ithout the c o o p e ra tio n o f the m any fir m s w h ose w age and
sa la ry data p r o v id e d the b a sis fo r the s ta tis tica l in form a tion in this bu lletin .
The B u reau w ish es to e x p r e s s s in c e r e a p p re cia tio n fo r the co o p e ra tio n
r e ce iv e d .
M a te r ia l in this p u b lica tion is in the pu blic dom ain and m ay be
r ep rod u ced w ithout p e r m is s io n o f the F e d e r a l G overnm ent.
P le a s e c r e d it
the B u reau o f L a b or S ta tistics and c ite the nam e and num ber o f this
p u blication .

Note:
R e p o r ts on o ccu p a tio n a l ea rn in gs and su pp lem en tary w age p r o v is io n s
in the M ia m i a re a a r e a v a ila b le fo r the h otels and m o te ls (M ay 1978),
h osp ita ls (M ay 1978), auto d e a le r r e p a ir shops (June 1978), and nursing
and p e r s o n a l c a r e fa c ilit ie s (June 1978) in d u stries. A r e p o r t on o ccu p a tion a l
earn ings fo r the m ov in g and s to ra g e in du stry (O cto b e r 1979) is ava ila b le
fo r the M iam i—K ey W est a rea . A ls o ava ila b le a re listin g s o f union w age
rates in M ia m i fo r building tr a d e s, printing tr a d e s , lo c a l-t r a n s it operatin g
e m p lo y e e s , lo c a l tr u c k d r iv e r s , and h e lp e r s, and g r o c e r y s to r e e m p lo y e e s .
F r e e c o p ie s o f th ese a r e a v a ila b le fr o m the B u r e a u 's r e g io n a l o ffic e s .
(See
ba ck c o v e r f o r a d d r e s s e s .)




Area
Wage
Survey
U.S. Department of Labor
Ray Marshall, Secretary

Miami, Florida,
Metropolitan Area
October 1979
Contents

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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Janet L. Norwood, Commissioner

March 1980

Introduction____

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T ables:
Earnings, all establishm ents:
A - l . Weekly earnings of o ffice w o r k e r s ______ 3
A -2. Weekly earnings o f p rofession a l
and technical w ork ers_________________ 6
A -3. A verage weekly earnings of
office, profession a l, and
technical w ork ers, by s e x _______________7
A -4. Hourly earnings of maintenance,
toolroom , and powerplant
w o rk e r s__________________________________ 9
A -5. Hourly earnings o f m aterial
movem ent and custodial w o r k e r s _____ 10
A - 6. A verage hourly earnings of
maintenance, toolroom , p ow erplant, m aterial m ovem ent, and
custodial w orkers, by s e x _____________ 11
A -7. P ercen t in creases in average
hourly earnings fo r selected
occupational groups_____________________ 12
A - 8. A verage pay relationships
within establishm ents
for w h ite-colla r w ork ers_______________ 13
A -9. A verage pay relationships
within establishm ents
fo r b lu e -c o lla r w o r k e r s _______________ 14
Earnings, large establishm ents:
A -1 0. Weekly earnings o f o ffic e w o r k e r s ______ 15
A - l l . Weekly earnings o f p rofession a l
and technical w ork ers__________________ 17
A -12. A verage weekly earnings of
office, profession a l, and
technical w ork ers, by s e x _____________ 18

Tables— Continued
Earnings, la rge establishm ents—
Continued
A -13. Hourly earnings of maintenance,
toolroom , and powerplant
A -14. Hourly earnings of m aterial
m ovem ent and custodial
w o r k e r s _________________________________ 20
A -15. A verage hourly earnings of
maintenance, toolroom , pow erplant, m aterial movement, and
custodial w ork ers, by s e x _____________ 21
Appendix A. Scope and method of survey_________ 23
Appendix B. Occupational d escrip tion s____________ 27

Introduction

T h is a r e a is 1 o f 72 in w h ich the U.S. D epartm en t of L a b o r 's
B u reau o f L a b o r S ta tistics con du cts s u rv e y s o f o ccu p a tion a l ea rn in g s and
re la te d b e n e fits .
(See lis t o f a re a s on in sid e b a ck c o v e r .) In each a r e a ,
ea rn in gs data f o r s e le c t e d occu p a tion s ( A - s e r i e s ta b le s ) a r e c o lle c te d
annually. In form a tion on e sta b lish m en t p r a c tic e s and su p p lem en ta ry w age
b en efits ( B - s e r i e s ta b le s ) is obtain ed e v e r y th ird y e a r .
T h is r e p o r t has
no B - s e r i e s ta b le s .

m anufacturing and nonm anufacturing in d u s tr ie s . T he o ccu p a tio n s a re defin ed
in A ppendix B. F o r the 31 la r g e s t su r v e y a r e a s , ta b les A -1 0 th rough A -1 5
p ro v id e s im ila r data fo r esta b lish m en ts em p loyin g 500 w o r k e r s or m o r e .
T a b le A -7 p r o v id e s p e rce n t ch a n g es in a v e r a g e h ou rly earn in gs
o f o ffic e c le r i c a l w o r k e r s , e le c tr o n ic data p r o c e s s in g w o r k e r s , in d u stria l
n u r s e s , sk illed m aintenance tra d es w o r k e r s , and u n s k ille d plant w o r k e r s .
W h ere p o s s ib le , data a r e p re se n te d fo r a ll in d u strie s and fo r m a n u fa c ­
turing and nonm anufacturing sep a ra tely . Data a r e not p r e se n te d fo r sk illed
m ain ten an ce w o rk e r s in n onm anufacturing b e c a u se the n um ber o f w o rk e r s
e m p loy ed in this occu pation al grou p in n onm an ufacturin g is to o s m a ll to
w arra n t sep arate p resen ta tion .
T h is ta b le p r o v id e s a m e a s u re o f w age
tren d s a fter elim in ation o f changes in a v e r a g e earn in g s ca u se d by e m p lo y ­
m ent sh ifts am ong estab lish m en ts as w e ll as tu r n o v e r o f esta b lish m en ts
in clu d ed in su rvey sa m p les. F o r fu rth er d e ta ils , s e e appendix A.

E a ch y e a r a fter a ll in dividu al a r e a w age su rv e y s have been c o m ­
p le te d , tw o su m m a ry b u lletin s a re is su e d .
The fir s t b r in g s tog eth er data
f o r each m e tro p o lita n a r e a s u rv e y e d ; the se c o n d p r e se n ts n ational and
r e g io n a l e s t im a te s , p r o je c t e d fr o m in dividu al m e tro p o lita n a r e a data, fo r
a ll Standard M e tro p o lita n S ta tistic a l A r e a s in the U nited S ta tes, exclu din g
A la sk a and H aw aii.
A m a jo r c o n s id e r a tio n in the a re a w age su r v e y p r o g r a m is the need
to d e s c r ib e the le v e l and m ov em en t o f w ages in a v a r ie ty o f la b o r m a rk e ts ,
through the a n a ly s is o f ( 1 ) the le v e l and d is trib u tio n o f w ages by occu p a tio n ,
and (2) the m ov em en t o f w a g es by o ccu p a tio n a l c a te g o r y and sk ill le v e l. The
p r o g r a m d e v e lo p s in fo rm a tio n that m a y be u sed fo r m any p u r p o s e s , including
w age and s a la r y a d m in istra tio n , c o lle c t iv e b a rg a in in g , and a s s is ta n c e in
d eterm in in g plant lo c a tio n . S u rvey r e s u lts a ls o a r e u sed by the U.S. D e p a r t­
m ent o f L a b o r to m ake w age d eterm in a tion s u nder the S e r v ic e C o n tra ct A ct
o f 1965.

T a b le s A - 8 and A - 9 p rov id e fo r the fir s t tim e m e a s u r e s o f a v e ra g e
pay rela tion sh ip s w ithin esta b lish m en ts.
T h e s e m e a s u r e s m a y d iffe r c o n ­
sid e ra b ly fr o m the pay rela tion sh ip s o f o v e r a ll a v e r a g e s p u blish ed in ta bles
A - l through A -6 . See appendix A fo r d e ta ils .

A pp en dixes
A ppendix A d e s c r ib e s the m eth od s and c o n c e p ts u sed in the a re a
w age su r v e y p r o g r a m and p r o v id e s in fo rm a tio n on the s c o p e o f the su rv ey .

A - s e r i e s ta b le s
or

T a b le s A - l th rou gh A -6 p r o v id e estim a te s o f s tr a ig h t-tim e w eek ly
h o u rly ea rn in g s fo r w o r k e r s in o ccu p a tio n s c o m m o n to a v a r ie ty o f




Appendix B p r o v id e s jo b d e s c r ip tio n s
p re se n ta tiv e s to c la s s ify w o rk e r s by occu p a tion .

2

u sed

by

B u reau fie ld

re­

Earnings: All establishments
T able A-1.

W eekly earnings of office workers, M ia m i, Fla., October 1979
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

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

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours *
(standard)

Mean 2

S E C R E T A R I E S . . . ............................................
M A N U F A C T U R IN G ......................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S . . ............ .............

2*893
446
2 *4 4 7
5 15

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

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

S E C R E T A R IE S * C LA SS A ...........................
NONMANUFACTURING. ................................

2 74
257

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

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

S E C R E T A R IE S * C LA SS B .......................................
M A N U F A C T U R IN G .....................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S . . .........................

745
77
668
262

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

S E C R E T A R IE S . C LA SS C ...........................
M A N U F A C T U R I N G .. .................................
NONMANUFACTURING.............. ...................
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S . . . . . ..................

792
167
625
104

S E C R E T A R IE S * C LA S S D . . . . ......... ..
MANUFACTURING ........................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S . . . . . ..............

Median 2

NUMBER OF WORKERS R E C E IV IN G

Middle range 2

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

110
UNDER
AND
110 UNDER
120

2 10

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

2 20

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

3 80

5

53
53

25
25

63
8
55

193
33
160

272
45
227
11

213
47
166
12

308
55
253
24

2 22
54
1 68
21

385
77
308
35

374
80
2 94
28

275
33
24 2
71

14 4
5
139
67

190
6
184
126

109
2
107
75

23
1
22
19

18
18
14

12
12
12

-

_

-

3
3

2
2

5
3

12
10

9
9

28
27

72
68

31
26

21
20

51
51

11
9

15
15

12
12

2
2

-

_

2

14
8
6
“

24
24
ii

34
2
32
12

84
13
71
20

31

2
“

31
9

118
14
104
25

141
9
132
18

124
23
101
29

46
3
43
31

71
4
67
62

34
34
30

8
1
7
5

6
6
2

8
8
8

9
9
“

61
2
59
”

64
9
55
-

57
13
44

104
18
86
4

96
30
66
12

105
44
61
-

101
45
56
3

63
3
60
19

30
1
29
8

43
2
41
26

53
53
30

_
-

_
-

-

-

2
2
2

37
6
31
”

86
14
72
“

98
18
80

76
17
59
~

78
14
64
*

59
21
38

68
17
51
8

49
22
27
5

40
2
38
15

21
21
21

1
1
-

11
'* —

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

“

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

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

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

-

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

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

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

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

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

-

662
131
531
60

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

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

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

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

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

-

S E C R E T A R IE S * C LA S S E ...........................
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G . . . . . . . . . . ............

329
275

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

2 0 3 .0 0
2 0 6 .0 0

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

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

2 3 0 .0 0
2 3 0 .0 0

-

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . ..............
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

323
76
247
147

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

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

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

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

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

STENOGRAPHERS* S E N IO R .........................
NONMANUF A C T U R IN 6 .............. ...................
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

140
118
64

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

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

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

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

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

-

-

STENOGRAPHERS* G E N E R A L . . ..............
M ANUFACTURING........................................
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G . . . . . . . . . . . .........

183
54
129

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

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

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

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

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

-

-

T Y P I S T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .........................
M A N U F A C T U R IN G ...............................
NONMANUF A C T U R IN 6 .............. ..

918
103
815

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

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

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

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

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

2
“
2

“

T Y P I S T S * C LA SS A . . . . . . ................
N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ................

417
382

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

1 9 4 .0 0
1 9 6 .0 0

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

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

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

-

-

T Y P I S T S * C LASS 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 IN G ................

501
68
433

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

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

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

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

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

2
2

380
ANO
OVER

150

5

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

OF—

200

140

-

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

DOLLARS)

190

130

9
9

_

(IN

180

120

-

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

WEEKLY E4R N IN 6 S

170

160

-

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

-

-

-

-

~

“

~

1

2

1
“

1
1
“

2
“

1

3

21

13

1
~

3
“

21

13

-

-

-

4
4

5
5

31
31

10
10

15
13

29
20

78
60

29
16

14
6

5
2

50
49

8
8

5
5

23
23

23
23

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

1

9

18
18

18

32
20
12
4

11
8
3
“

79
16
63
14

36
2
34
17

31
31
29

-

43
41

6
6
6

_
-

-

-

22
4
18
8

43

-

17
8
9
7

“
_

_

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

2
2

“
-

“
~

-

9
9

“
-

3

1

11
11

_
-

9
8

“

18
13

-

-

_
-

-

-

-

8
8

16
4
2

8
-

30
30

16
14
6

12
12
10

42
42
40

_

6
6
6

-

_

_

18

16
8
8

3
3

49
16
33

20

19

1

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

18

14
4
10

20

19

1

~
9

1

15
8
7

9

18
18
“

67
6
61

123
26
97

148
14
134

104
11
93

123
5
118

120
12
108

39
11
28

53
9
44

11
3
8

33
33

28
28

52
5
47

4
i
3

3
3

24
22

52
42

21
19

40
38

48
48

48
46

31
23

29
21

7
7

33
33

28
28

47
47

6
6

43
4
39

71
16
55

127
12
115

64
9
55

75
5
70

72
10
62

8
3
5

24
1
23

4
3
1

_

-

5
5

“

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




STR AIG HT - T IM E

-

_

_

-

~

-

2

-

4
3

2
2

_

_

_

_

2

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

Table A-1.

W eekly earnings of office workers, M ia m i, Fla., O ctober 1979— Continued
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

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

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours 1
(standard)

Mean 2

Median 2

NUMBER OF WORKERS R E C E IV IN G

Middle range 2

WEEKLY EARNINGS

(IN

D O LLARS)

OF—

110
UNDER
AND
110 UNOER
120

120

130

190

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

290

260

280

300

320

390

360

130

190

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

2 20

290

260

280

300

320

390

360

380

-

6
6

109
109

91
39

69
56

17
15

51
99

18
18

13
11

2
2

3
3

“

3
3

1
1

29
22

39
32

9
9

23
23

19
19

11
11

2
2

1
1

_

_

-

-

-

1
1

-

3
3

380
AND
OVER

F I L E C LE R K S.................................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

331
315

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

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

* 1 9 0 .3 0
1 9 0 .0 0

F I L E CLERKS* CLASS B ..........................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

133
129

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

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

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

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

_

_

~

-

11
11

FILE

CLASS C ..........................

186

3 8 .5

1 3 5 .5 0

1 3 0 .0 0

1 2 9 .0 0 -

1 9 5 .0 0

-

6

98

17

29

7

27

_

2

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

M E S S E N G E R S .................................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
PU B LIC U T I L I T I E S ............................

182
150
29

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

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

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

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

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

-

6
6

92
37

12
12

18
13

-

-

11
9
2

5
5
3

5
5
2

1
1
1

-

9
9
3

3
3
3

12
12
12

-

~

90
35
1

-

~

23
8
2

-

SUITCHBOARD OPERATORS .........................................
NONMANUFACTURING ...............................................

553
592

3 8 .5
3 8 .5

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

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

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

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

-

9
9

313
313

59
59

87
87

27
23

13
13

10
10

3
3

9

17
16

8
4

1
1

1
1

9

2

4

SWITCHBOARD O PERATORR E C E P T IO N IS T S ..............................................................
MANUFACTURING.......................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

399
109
290

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

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

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

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

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

-

6
4
2

8
1
7

39
15
29

96
9
92

51
29
27

59
21
38

21
19
7

97
8
39

37
2
35

17
8
9

7
3

25
25

11

9

21
5
16

i

-

i

11

ORDER C LE R K S ...............................................
MANUFACTURING.......................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

633
198
985

9 0 .0
9 0 .0
9 0 .0

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

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

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

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

-

_
-

2
2

25
3
22

27
19
13

39
9
25

111
11
100

68
16
52

112
57
55

69
8
56

93
1
92

19
11
8

89
13
71

16

5
5
“

23
23

-

“

“

~

ORDER C LE R K S . C LASS B ........................
MANUFACTURING.......................................

992
123

9 0 .0
9 0 .0

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

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

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

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

_

_

27
19

22
9

101
9

60
16

92
57

50
6

22
“

67
8

1
1

23

-

-

-

-

-

25
3

-

-

2
-

“

“

“

ACCOUNTING C LE R K S .....................................
MANUFACTURING.......................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ............................

3 .0 2 2
591
2 .9 8 1
793

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

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

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

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

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

_
“

_
-

26
6
20

92
23
69

199
23
121
“

297
69
183
7

39 7
87
260
12

273
89
189
9

365
90
325
21

252
97
155
15

202
56
196
28

119
18
96
19

212
22
190
33

102
3
99
72

209
8
1 96
159

159
159
136

208

6

_

-

209
203

79
1
73
73

ACCOUNTING C LE R K S t C LASS A ..............
MANUFACTURING.......................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
PU B LIC U T I L I T I E S ............................

1 .3 9 7
211
1 .1 3 6
928

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

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

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

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

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

-

-

-

-

55
16
39

108
16
92

90
18
72
“

152
23
129
19

191
57
89
5

75
33
92

66
11
55
3

156
17
139
19

90
3
37
22

96
8
88
59

119
119
101

190
9
136
136

79
1
73
73

6
6
6

-

-

-

29
4
25

“

*

ACCOUNTING C LE R K S t C LASS B .............
MANUFACTURING.......................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
PU R LIC U T I L I T I E S ........... ................

1 .6 7 5
330
1 .3 6 5
365

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

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

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

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

2 0 3 .0 0
1 8 1 .5 0
2 1 7 .5 0
282*50

-

192
98
199
7

239
71
168
12

183
71
112
9

213
17
196
7

111
90
71
10

127
23
109
28

98
7
91
16

56
9
51
19

62
62
50

68

-

-

-

-

-

115
19
96
-

35

-

92
23
69
-

108

-

26
6
20
-

108
105

35
35

68
67

“

“

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE O PERATORS...........
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

172
199

3 8 .0
3 7 .5

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

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

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

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

5
5

_

_

6
6

52
52

22
22

_

30
30

31
27

5
1

8
“

i
i

-

-

-

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE O PERATORS.
CLASS A...................................................

71

3 6 .5

1 7 0 .0 0

1 7 5 .5 0

1 5 6 .5 0 -

1 9 3 .0 0

5

6

6

6

28

2

1

8

i

C LE R K S t

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

S T R A IG H T-TIM E

-

-

“

“
_

-

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




4

“

16
“

8
“

8

3
3

-

-

“

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

2
2

-

-

-

-

-

-

3
3

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

“

9

9
“

-

~

_

-

-

6
6

-

Table A-1.

W eekly earnings of office workers, M ia m i, Fla., O ctober 1979—
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

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

B 0 0 K K E E P IN 6 —MACHINE
CONTINUED

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours 1
(standard)

Mean 2

Median 2

NUMBER

Middle range 2

OF WORKERS R E C E IV IN G

110
UNDER
ANO
110 UNDER
120

C ontinu ed
STRAIG HT -T IM E

WEEKLY EARNINGS

(IN

DOLLARS)

OF—

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

2 20

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

3 80

~

46
46

16
16

-

2
2

29
25

4

-

-

-

-

-

_

4

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

17
2
15
4

30
8
22
4

29
3
26
4

18
18
10

6
2

4
4

_
_
_

_
_
_

5
_

4

4

2

4
4
4

-

-

52
4
48
10

24
3
21
17

56
56
32

13
13
13

1
-

_
-

_
-

_
_
-

-

-

-

4

1
1
1

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

-

-

3
3

_
-

_
-

_
_

_
_
_

_
_
_

O PERATORS—

BOO KK EEPIN G —HACHINE O PER ATO R S.
C LASS B ......... ...........................................
NONMANUF AC T U R IN G . • .............................

101
89

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

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

* 1 5 5 .0 0
1 4 7 .0 0

M A C H I N E - B I L L E R S . . . ...................................

7*

4 0 .0

1 7 9 .5 0

1 7 0 .0 0

1 6 6 .0 0 -

1 7 5 .0 0

-

-

-

-

-

3

26

30

-

6

7

PA YR O LL C L E R K S ............................................
M A N U F A C T U R IN G .....................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S . . .........................

316
88
228
37

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

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

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

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

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

-

-

14
2
12

21

-

7
6
1
“

49
3
46
“

43
16
27

20
16
4

17
13
4

20
5
15

“

13
“

12
4
8
“

KEY EN TRY O PERATORS.................................
M A N U F A C T U R IN G .....................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S . . ........................

873
164
709
101

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

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

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

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

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

-

32
2
30
“

31
i
30

64
ii
53

57
24
33
2

115
24
91
4

118
34
84
“

85
19
66
5

107
26
81
5

41
15
26
4

40
i
39
5

KEY EN TRY O PER ATO R S. C LA SS A.........
M ANUFACTURING........................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ...................... ..

301
53
248
51

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

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

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

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

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

-

12
12

24

13

30
2
28
“

36
13
23
“

22
5
17
2

33
14
19
3

31
13
18
1

7
1
6
1

36
2
34
6

13
3
10
7

24
24
23

4
4

KEY ENTRY O PER ATO R S. C LASS B .........
M ANU FACTURIN G ........................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S . . ........................

572
111
461
50

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

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

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

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

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

-

85
22
63
4

82
21
61

63
14
49
3

74
12
62
2

10
2
8
3

33

16
2
14
4

11
11
10

32
32
9

9
9
9

*

W o rk e rs

w e re

380
AND
OVER

* 1 4 0 . 0 0 - * 1 8 5 .0 0
1 4 0 . 0 0 - 1 8 5 .0 0

-

34
34
“
2
2

-

20
2
18

32
32

at $ 4 0 0 to $420.

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




5

8

10

24
“

10
-

13

7
1
6

54
11
43

44
24
20
2

33
4

1
1

-

5
*5
3
_
3
3
3
-

Table A -2.

W eekly earnings of professional and technical workers, M ia m i, Fla., O ctober 1979
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

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

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours 1
(standard]

Mean 2

Median 2

NUMBER

Middle range 2

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(B U S IN E S S )......... ........................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

292
264

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

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

COMPUTER SYSTEMS AN ALYSTS
(B U S IN E S S ) , CLASS A..........................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

143
127

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

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

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

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

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(B U S IN E S S ) , CLASS B ..........................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

147
137

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

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

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

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) . . . .
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

614
591

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

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

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S IN E S S ) ,
CLASS A . . . . . .........................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

177
174

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S IN E S S ) ,
CLASS B....................................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
PU B LIC U T I L I T I E S . . ........................

315
297
94

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

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (B U S IN E S S ) ,
CLASS C . . . . . .........................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

122
123

COMPUTER OPERATORS...................................
M A N U FA C T U R IN G .....................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
PU B LIC U T I L I T I E S ............................

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

OF

WORKERS R EC EIV IN G

150
UNOER
AND
150 UNDER
160

-

STRAIGHT -T IM E

WEEKLY EARNINGS

(IN

D O LLARS)

O F—

160

170

180

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

420

440

460

480

500

170

180

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

3 40

360

380

400

420

440

460

480

500

520

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

~

-

2
2

4
2

17
10

20
19

42
37

32
26

52
49

20
19

42
41

34
34

27
25

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
-

_

-

-

8
6

14
8

22
20

15
14

34
33

34
34

14
12

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
2

4
2

14
10

19
19

34
31

18
18

30
29

5
5

8
8

_

-

-

13
13

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

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

_

_

-

-

1
1

1
1

1
1

6
6

25
24

31
27

17
16

29
26

47
44

72
69

62
61

46
45

72
71

63
63

40
39

35
32

48
47

9
9

9
9

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

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

4 6 6 .0 0
4 6 6 .0 0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

~

-

6
6

-

-

-

2
2

9
9

30
29

22
22

29
29

27
26

34
33

9
9

9
9

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

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

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

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

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

14
14
2

-

-

8
6
6

-

-

-

-

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

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

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

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

-

1
1

1
1

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

615
59
556
156

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

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

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

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

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

* 70

-

_
_
_

_
_
_

-

3
1
2
-

_

70
-

COMPUTER O PERATORS, CLASS A...........
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

106
89

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

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

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

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

_

_

-

~

COMPUTER O PERATORS, CLASS B ...........
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

424
386

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

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

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

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

*68
68

_

COMPUTER O PERATORS, C LASS C ...........
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

85
81

3 8 .5
3 8 .5

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

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

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

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

2
2

_

D R A F T E R S . . . . . . . . . .....................................
M A N U FA C T U R IN G .....................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

633
245
388

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

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

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

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

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

16
12
4

2
-

D R AFTERS, CLASS A.................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

130
86

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

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

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

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

_

DRAFTERS, CLASS B.................................
MANUFACTURING.......................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

22 2
115
107

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

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

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

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

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

_

. . ...................................

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

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

2 0 0 .0 0 2 0 0 .0 0 -

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

4
a

D R A FT ER -T R A C ER S .....................................

139

3 8 .5

2 4 5 .0 0

2 8 3 .0 0

2 0 0 .0 0 -

2 8 3 .0 0

12

T E C H N IC IA N S ........................

418

4 0 .0

3 5 5 .0 0

3 9 7 .0 0

2 5 2 .5 0 -

4 4 9 .5 0

m a n u fa c t u r in g

ELEC TRO N IC S

c .................................

28
24
~

7
7
-

18
16
-

23
20
-

53
50
6

43
42
16

30
29
18

38
38
24

39
39
12

11
10
10

1
1

6
6

22
22

3
3

10
9

11
10

18
18

19
19

17
17

7
7

4
4

2
2

-

31
3
28
-

39
6
33
-

86
9
77
-

89
21
68
18

77
6
71
7

40
7
33
11

87
2
85
51

38
4
34
28

19

-

-

-

12
12

20
19

19
6

3
3
3

_

_

_

-

2
2

-

7
4

13
10

20
15

10
8

20
16

9
9

17
17

4
4

3
3

1
1

-

1
~

27
24

31
29

86
77

65
47

57
54

19
17

34
34

15
15

3
3

3
3

15
15

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

2
2

4
4

6
2

_
-

17
17

7
7

1
1

43
43

3
3

”

9
2
7

17
7
10

77
55
22

81
56
25

36
9
27

42
12
30

173
51
122

20
10
10

47
13
34

40
40

30
8
22

15
15

15
15

-

-

2

12
10
2

1

-

-

_

-

-

1
“

2
“

6
2

9
2

3

11
1

25
16

15
15

28
20

14
14

15
15

1
1

30
22
8

50
37
13

11
5
6

20
5
15

51
40
11

6

22
4
18

25

1
1

-

_

25

2
2

41
8

3

-

-

-

-

2
2

_

2

6

12

20

-

_

_
_

-

1
1

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

~

_
-

_
-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

“

~

-

1

_

~

-

“

2
“

6
4

2
2

9
7

34
32

22
17

13
“

6
”

~

“

-

4

7

6

12

7

6

7

78

-

-

-

-

"

-

-

-

"

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

138

12

21

23

-

1

-

27

13

12

169

-

-

-

* W o r k e r s w e r e at $ 140 to $ 150.
See fo o tn o te s at end o f ta b le s .




-

2

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

c lass

-

3
2
-

“

142
74

DRAFTERS,

“

-

-

“

-

6

“

“

T ab le A -3 .

A verage w eekly earnings of o ffice, professional, and technical workers, by sex,

M ia m i, Fla., O cto b er 1979
Aven.c
(mean*)
O c c u p a tio n ,

s e x , 3 and in d u s t r y d iv is io n

O F F IC E

ACCOUNTING CLERKS* C LA S S A* * ** ** *
NONHA NUF A C T U R IN 6 .............. ...................

U T IL IT IE S .• • • • • • • • • • • • •

O F F IC E

Weekkr
hour*
(standard)

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

Average
(mean2)

Average
(mean2)
O c c u p a tio n ,

O C CU PATIO NS HEN

HESSEN6E RS.....................................................
NONHA NUF A C TU R IN S .................................

P U B L IC

Number
of
woiken

s e x , 3 and in d u s t r y d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

Weekly
Weekly
hours
earnings1
(standard) (standard)

O c c u p a tio n ,

O F F IC E O CCUPATIO NS UOHEN— CONTINUEO
* 1 6 6 .0 0
1 7 0 .0 0

115
98

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

110

39 0
40*0

164

3 0 .5

2 8 4 .5 0

203

3 8 .0

2 5 4 .5 0

55

3 8 .5

s e x . 3 and in d u s t r y d iv is io n

Weekly
Weekly
earnings1
hours
(standard) (standard)

O F F IC E OCCUPATIONS UOHEN— CONTINUEO

STENOGRAPHERS— CONTINUED

ACCOUNTING C LE R K S — CONTINUED

122

3 8 .0

2 1 8 .5 0

813

3 8 .5

1 7 8 .5 0

T Y P IS T S ,

CLASS

A...................................

4 17
382

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

1 9 4 .0 0
1 9 6 .0 0

T YPIS T S ,

CLASS

B ...................................

495

3 8 .5

1 6 3 .0 0

NONHA NUF A C TU R IN 6 .................................

431

3 8 .0

1 6 2 .5 0

BO O KK EEPIN G -HA CH IN E

PA YR O LL

310

3 8 .5

2 5 6 .5 0

114

3 9 .0

1 6 4 .0 0

65

3 9 .0

1 6 2 .5 0

O PERATORS,

2 4 5 .0 0

O C CU PATIO NS UOHEN

Number
of
workers

C LE R K S ...........................................

74

4 0 .0

1 7 9 .5 0

292

3 9 .5

1 9 8 .0 0

34

4 0 .0

2 8 8 .5 0

3 8 .5

2 5 2 .5 0

S E C R E T A R IE S * • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
446

2 8 7 .0 0

515

s e c r e t a r ie s

,

c la s s

b

...........................

307

40*0

257

3 9 .0

2 7 3 .0 0

7A5

3 9 .0

2 5 2 .0 0

FILE

CLERKS*

S E C R E T A R IE S .

C LA S S C ...........................

7n*n
3 *5

..7 6 .0 0 SWITCHBOARD

792

3 9 .5

2 3 1 .5 0
SWITCHBOARD

P U B L IC

U T IL IT IE S * • • • • • • • • • • • * .

S E C R E T A R IE S .

C LA S S

0 ..........................

10*

3 9 .5

2 9 2 .5 0

662

4 0 .0

2 0 6 .0 0

60

< 0.0

2 8 2 .5 0

1 4 4 .0 0

C LASS B * * . * ......... ..
KEY ENTRY O P E R A T O R S .• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

121

3 9 .5

1 5 4 .0 0

174

3 8 .5

1 3 4 .0 0

96

3 9 .5

1 5 1 .0 0

292

538

3 8 .5

137*50
1 3 6 .5 0

49

3 9 .0

2 6 2 .0 0

288

3 9 .5

1 8 4 .0 0

47

3 8 .5

2 4 2 .5 0

225

4 0 .0

1 9 0 .0 0

204

4 0 .0

4 4 0 .5 0

106

4 0 .0

4 6 1 .5 0

98

4 0 .0

4 1 8 .0 0

67
''A'*
262

3 9 .0

O PERATORS*• • • • • • • • • • • • •

O PERATOR-

O CCUPATIO NS P U B L IC

U T IL IT IE S * * * * * * * * * * * * * •

COHPUTER
S E C R E T A R IE S *

C LA S S E . • • • * • • • • • • • •

SYSTEHS

HEN

ANALYSTS

328
3 9 .5
COHPUTER SYSTEHS AN ALYSTS
(B U S IN E S S )* CLASS A * • • • • • • • • • • • •
NONNANUFACTURING*• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

482
2^0
2 4 8 .5 0

P U B L IC

U T IL I T I E S * * * * * * * * * * * * * •

6 29

3 8 .5
COHPUTER SYSTEHS AN ALYSTS

2 5 2 .5 0
*64

39*0

N O NNANUFACTURIN6*• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
P U R L IC U T I L I T I E S .............................

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




7

319

3 8 .5

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

Table A -3 .

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

M iam i, Fla., O ctober 1979— Continued
Averms,
(mems1)
O c c u p a tio n ,

s e x , 3 and in d u s t r y d iv is io n

Number
of
worker*

Weekly
hour*
(standard)

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

COMPUTER PR06RANNEPS

( B U S IN E S S !....

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S IN E S S ) .
CLASS A....................................................

O c c u p a tio n ,

s e x , 3 and in d u s t r y d iv is io n

Weekly
hour*1
(standard]

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

058

138
136

3 9 .5

0 0 .0
4 0 .0

* 3 6 6 .5 0 COMPUTER OPERATORS - CONTINUED
3 6 7 .0 0
COMPUTER OPERATORS * CLASS
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
0 3 0 .0 0
4 3 3 .5 0
COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS C:
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ............................

O c c u p a tio n ,

s e x . 3 and in d u s t r y d iv is io n

Weekly
Weekly
earning*1
hoursr
(standard) (standard)

COMPUTER SYSTEMS AN ALTSTS

25 A

40*0
4 0 .0

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

25

3 9 .0

2 6 5 .5 0

243
31

4 0 .0
40*0
3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

71

40*0
40*0

3 4 4 .5 0
365*50

92

39.5
40*0
3 9 .5

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

96

40*0

2 4 1 .0 0

409

4 0 .0

3 5 7 .0 0

NONMANUFACTURING*• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) . . . .

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S IN E S S ) .

65
60

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

* 4 1 5 .0 0
4 1 7 .0 0

156
148

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

4 0 .0

3 5 7 .0 0

202

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

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

138
132

3 9 .0

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

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S IN E S S ) .
351•50
3 9 3 .0 0

D R A FT ER S ......... .............................................
MANUFACTURING• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
NONMANUFACTURING*• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

2 9 6 .5 0

D R AFTER S. CLASS A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NONM ANUFACTURING.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S IN E S S ) .

75

NONMANUFACTURING.................... ............

COMPUTER O PER ATO R S.
350

67

3 9 .5

0 3 .0

2 5 0 .0 0

D R AFTER S. CLASS b ........... .....................
M A NU FAC TUR IN G *....................... • • • • • •
NONM ANUFACTURING.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 1 1 .0 0

DR AFTER S.
ELEC T R O N IC S

CLASS C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
T EC H N IC IA N S ....................

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




Number
of
workers

PR O FES SIO N AL AND T EC H N IC AL
OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN

PR O FESSIO N AL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - HEN— CONTINUED

PR O FES SIO N AL AND TECHN ICAL
OCCUPATIONS - BEN— CONTINUED

Averase
(mean2)

Averase
(mean2)
Number
of
worker*

8

178

C LA SS B ...........

2 7 8 .0 0

T ab le A -4 .

Hourly earnings of m aintenance, toolroom , and powerplant workers, M ia m i, Fla., O ctober 1979
Hourly earnings *

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

Number
of
workers

Mean 2

Median2

NUMBER OF WORKERS R E C E IV IN G
4 .2 0 4 .4 0
UNDER
AND
4 .2 0 UNDER
4 . 4 0 4 .6 0

Middle range 2

M AINTENANCE C A R PEN T ER S ...........................
NONM ANUFACTURING. ...................... ..

122
108

* 7 .5 5
7 .6 5

* 6 .8 2
6 .8 5

* 5 .5 0 —* 1 0 .8 8
5 .5 0 - 1 1 .1 2

-

M AINTENANCE E L E C T R IC IA N S ..................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S . . . . . . . ..............

118
102
63

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

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

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

-

-

12
12

-

HOURLY EARNINGS

(IN

D O LLARS!

OF—

4 .6 0

4 .8 0

5 .0 0

5 .2 0

5 .6 0

6 .0 0

6 .4 0

6 .8 0

7 .2 0

7 . 60

8 .0 0

8 .4 0

8 .8 0

4 .8 0

5 .0 0

5 .2 0

5 .6 0

6 .0 0

6 .4 0

6 .8 0

7 .2 0

7 .6 0

8 . 00

8 .4 0

8 .8 0

9 .2 0

5
5

24
23

-

16
13

4
1

4
1

16
13

-

1
1

1
-

5
5

-

-

16
16

12
12
-

5
5
-

1
“

_
-

5
-

_

6
4
4

15
11
11

2
-

4

-

_

~

STR AIG HT -T IM E

-

-

2
-

18
18
12

-

9 . 6010 .0 0 10 .4 0 1 0 .8 0 11 .2 0 1 1 .6 0
AND
OVER
9 . 6 0 1 0 . 0 0 1 0 .4 0 1 0 .8 0 11 .2 011 .6 0
9 .2 0

M A C H IN IS T S .......... ..............

156

9 .8 9

1 1 .2 4

8 .3 1 - 1 1 .2 4

-

1

-

5

7

21

2

-

2

2

4

M AINTENANCE MECHANICS ( M A C H I N E R Y ! ..
M A N U F A C T U R IN G .....................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

A02
283
119

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

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

5 .6 9 5 .4 6 6 .0 0 -

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

-

8
6
2

44
38
6

40
40

36
36
“

60
30
30

19
19

33
31
2

44
21
23

16
16
-

16
16
-

15
15
-

13
1
12

46
7
39

M AIN TEN ANCE MECHANICS
(MOTOR V E H I C L E S !......................................
M A N U F A C T U R I N G . . . . . ................ ..
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

883
53
830

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

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

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

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

6
6

10
8
2

-

12
1
11

42
19
23

44
44

17
17

49
49

500
11
4 89

28
i
27

2
-

-

2

3
1
2

41

S T A T IO N A R Y E N G IN E E R S ...............................

75

4 .8 0

4 .7 5

3 .6 0 -

5 .9 1

*36

7

6

7

4

-

-

-

-

M AINTENANCE

*

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

~

~

-

-

3
3

3
3

-

“
6

1

33 at $ 3 .6 0 to $ 3.80; and 3 at $ 4 to $ 4 .2 0 .

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




9

8

-

41
-

4
4
-

2
2

7
7

25
25

-

2
2
2

14
14
14

20
20
20

-

2

21

85

-

_
-

_
-

-

8
3
5

-

_
-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

8

9

-

-

-

-

_

-

8

9

38

12

45

11

-

-

-

-

-

38

12

45

11

Table A -5 .

Hourly earnings of material movement and custodial workers, M ia m i, Fla., O ctober 1979

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

Number
of
workers

Mean 2

Hourly earnings *

NUMBER OF UORKERS R E C E IV IN G S T R A IG H T -T IN E
2 . BO 3 .0 0
ANO
_
UNDER
3 .0 0 3 .2 0

3 .2 0
_

3 .4 0 3 .6 0 3 .8 0
_
_
_

4 .0 0

4 .4 0

4 .8 0

5 .2 0

5 .6 0

6 .0 0

6 . 40

6 .8 0

7 .2 0

7 .6 0

8 .0 0

8 .4 0

8 .8 0

9 .2 0

Median2

3 .4 0

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

4 .4 0

4 .8 0

5 .2 0 5 .6 0

6 .0 0

6 .4 0

6 . 80 7 .2 0

7 .6 0

8 .0 0

8 .4 0

8 .8 0

9 .2 0

9 .6 0 1 0 . 0 0 1 0 . 4 0 1 0 . 8 0

24
24

26
26

33
18
15

56
13
43

6 17
93
524

165
37
128
8

134
26
108
8

185
134
51
20

50
50
3

192
93
99
18

108
108
25

16
-

73
-

16
-

73
32

41
39
2

69
24
45

5
5
-

1
1
“

16
4
12

“

556
38
518
-

95
12
83
8

113
9
104
8

39
39
20

40
1
39
12

95
95
54

4
-

_

_

-

-

8
“

24
18

16
16

1
1

16
12

137
133

21
7

6

5
5

24
24

52
30

14
12

2
1

3
1

54
13
41

58
33
25

71
11
60

18
11
7

25
11
14

23
23

16
16

19
15

Middle range 2

TRUC KD RIVERS...............................................
MANUFACTURING.......................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
PU B LIC U T I L I T I E S .............................

3 ,8 1 1
664
3 ,1 4 7
720

* 6 .3 1
5 .4 5
6 .4 9
9 .3 4

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

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

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

TRUCKO RIVERS. L IG H T TRUCK................
MANUFACTURING.......................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

153
74
79

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

4 .5 0
4 .2 5
4 .5 0

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

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

TRUCKD RIVERS. MEDIUM TRUCK.............
MANUFACTURING.......................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
PU B LIC U T I L I T I E S .............................

1 ,6 0 7
120
1 ,4 8 7
349

5 .5 1
4 .7 5
5 .5 7
8 .4 2

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

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

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

TRUCKD RIVERS. HEAVY TRUCK................
MANUFACTURING.......................................

313
289

6 .2 2
6 .2 5

6 .2 5
6 .2 5

5 .9 0 6 .0 2 -

7 .7 7
7 .7 7

TRUCKD RIVERS. TRAC T O R - T R A I L E R .. . .
MANUFACTURING.......................................
PU B LIC U T I L I T I E S .............................

1 ,7 3 8
181
343

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

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

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

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

S H IP P E R S ........................................................
MANUFACTURING.......................................

162
102

4 .8 3
4 .9 2

4 .5 5
4 .5 0

4 .1 0 4 .1 5 -

5 .0 5
5 .0 6

R E C E IV E R S ................. ...................................
MANUFACTURING.......................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

456
118
338

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

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

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

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

SH IPPER S ANO R E C E IV E R S ..........................
M A N U F A C T U R IN G ..................................

179
145

4 .9 5
4 .5 0

4 .4 5
4 .1 5

3 .7 5 3 .7 5 -

5 .7 8
5 .1 6

WAREHOUSEMEN...............................................
M A N U FA C T U R IN G .....................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

1 ,2 8 4
316
968

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

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

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

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

ORDER F I L L E R S .............................................
MANUFACTURING.......................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

1 ,2 8 8
181
1 ,1 0 7

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

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

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

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

S H IPPIN G PACKERS.......................................
MANUFACTURING.......................................

549
312

4 .2 9
3 .5 3

4 .0 0
3 .2 5

3 .2 5 3 .0 0 -

4 .9 5
3 .8 0

8
8

122
122

M ATERIAL HANDLING LABO R ER S..................
M A N U FA C T U R IN G .....................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
PU B LIC U T I L I T I E S ............................

1 ,6 3 2
520
1 ,1 1 2
101

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

4 .8 5
4 .2 8
4 .8 5
4 .6 0

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

4 .8 5
4 .6 8
4 .8 5
7 .3 7

55
51

47
40
7

F O R K L IF T OPERATORS...................................
MANUFACTURING.......................................

792
106

5 .4 3
4 .3 3

5 .4 5
4 .0 0

5 .0 5 3 .5 0 -

5 .4 5
5 .0 5

G U A R D S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........................
MANUFACTURING.......................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

1 ,2 1 4
115
1 ,0 9 9

3 .8 8
4 .0 4
3 .8 6

3 .5 0
4 .0 0
3 . 50

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

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

151

174

GUARDSt CLASS B .....................................
MANUFACTURING.......................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

879
106
773

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

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

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

3 .7 5
4 .5 2
3 .7 5

151

162

151

162

JA N IT O R S , PO R TER S, AND C L E A N E R S . . . .
MANUFACTURING.......................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
PU B LIC U T I L I T I E S .............................

4 ,4 6 4
460
4 ,0 0 4
191

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

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

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

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

938 1 44 0

10

13

24
24

16
16

12
12

48
48

151

11

11

O OLLARS)

OF—
9 .6 0 1 0 . 0 0 1 0 . 4 0

101 1184
94
23
78 1090
60
37

70
31
39
“

90
36
54
25

-

-

-

4
4

5

3

_

-

-

-

“

6
6

5

3

-

-

-

_
-

40
8
32
“

65
20
45
25

6
6
2

10

39

_

39
25

73
73
32

_

10
9

7
7
-

-

-

-

-

100
100
100

54
54
54

94
94

20
20

16
16

1
-

98
93

_

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

995

10
3

3

43

80

64

6

_

_

_

_

330

9
9

11
10

1
-

_

6
1

_

_

_

~

-

2
2

_

-

4
i

28
8
20

1
1

105

5
5

21
2
19

4
4

13
13

_
-

_
-

105

13
13

-

3
3

17
9

10
8

16
16

-

-

8

4

-

-

100
-

-

-

1O0
100

-

_
-

-

384
384
384

330

-

-

-

-

_
-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

_

5

-

-

-

-

11

9

17
16

“

“

56
28
28

38
4
34

47
14
33

49
28
21

241
63
178

104
43
61

67
29
38

28
12
16

26
10
16

14
8
6

12
1
11

6

i
i
“

67
4
63

73

56

74

238

6

18
2
16

73

56

74

238

“

34
33

22
20
2

101
12

73
14
59

47
23
24

73
28
45

5 51
4
547

8
8
-

-

-

1 37

32

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

137

32

44
44

-

77
29

56
10

49
26

46

27

-

_

46

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

10

38
37

32
20

190
81

10 3
37
66
25

231
180
51
29

686
19
667
6

71
52
19
9

75
75
~

7
3
4
i

1
1
“

16
16
-

62
62
30

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

_

-

47
6

12
-

-

_

-

34
-

-

-

-

-

-

32

17

_

_

_

_

6

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10

34
21
13

109

3
3

14
14

39
13

61
12

27
4

30
30

472
4

1
1

174

258

187
3
184

56
36
20

39
6
33

179
17
162

10
4
6

2
1
1

151
3
148

53
35
18

38
6
32

73
17
56

5
4
1

1
1
“

259
21
238

201
57
144

127
43
84
”

273
29
24 4
“

91
41
50
24

40
8
32
24

88

918 1352

247
53
30
23
456
74
382

339
48
291

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




195
8
187

(IN

15
15

11

20

12
43

4 .0 0

HOURLY EARN IN 6S

10

-

_

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

~

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

-

-

20

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

32

17

-

-

-

-

-

6

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

17
1
16
8

1

39
2
37
17

5

92

16

_

3

_

2

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

92
92

16
16

-

3
3

-

2
2

-

-

-

1
”

-

5
5

-

“

-




Table A-6. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom,
powerplant, material movement, and custodial workers,
by sex, Miami, Fla., October 1979
O c c u p a tio n ,

s e x ,3 and in d u s t r y d iv is io n

MAINTENANCE, TOOLROOM,
POUERPLANT OCCUPATIONS -

Number
of
workers

Average
(mean*)
hourly
earnings4

O c c u p a tio n ,

AND
MEN

m a t e r ia l

s e x , 3 and in d u s t ry d iv is io n

movement

OCCUPATIONS -

and

c u s t o d ia l

HEN— CONTINUED
139
112

108

NO NM ANUFACTURING.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

303
906

6 .8 6

M A N U FA C T U R IN G ....................................
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G . . . . . . . . . . ...........

1 *266
1 60
1 ,1 0 6

4 .0 6
5 .3 2

S H IP P IN G PACKERS
M A N U FA C T U R IN G .....................................

381
215

4 .4 1
3 .5 8

M A TER IA L HANDLIN6 L A B O R E R S .• • • • • • • .

1 *598
518
100

4 .6 4

U T I L I T I E S . . . . . . . . . •••••

M A N U F A C T U R IN G .....................................

792
106

4 .3 3

GUARDS......... .............. ........................... ..
M A N U FA C T U R IN G .....................................

1 ,0 4 4
110
934

3 .9 3
4 .0 1
3 .9 2

GUARDS* C LASS B . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

750
101
6 49

3 .6 3

3 ,5 3 9
3 79
3 *160
161

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

1 0 .1 0

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS <H A CH IN E RY1 . .
MANUFACTURING......... ......................... .

MAINTENANCE

402
2 83

Average
Number (mean1)
of
hourly
workers earnings4

6 .9 2
6 .5 5

MECHANICS

P U B L IC

8 .2 8

M ATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN

MANUFACTURING.......................................

664

5 .4 5

n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ................................

4 .8 9
4 .4 1

TR U C K O R IVER S, L IG H T TRUCK................
MANUFACTURING.......................... ............

1 47
74

NONMANUFACTURING.................................
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S . . . . ............. ..

1 ,4 4 5
349

5 .4 8
8 .4 2

TRUCKO RIVERS, HEAVY T R U C K . . . .........
MANUFACTURING......... .............................

313
289

6 .2 2
6 .2 5

TRUC KO R IVER S, T R A C T O R - T R A I L E R ... .
M A N U F A C T U R IN G ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 ,7 3 8
181
343

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

S H IP P E R S ............. ................ .........................
MANUFACTURING.......................................

137
89

4 .6 9
4 .9 8

JA N IT O R S , PO R TER S , AND C L E A N E R S . . . .
M A N U FA C T U R IN G ................................ ..

5 .4 2
P U B L IC

R E C E I V E R S . . . . . . . . . . .................................
MANU FACTURIN G......................................
n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ............................ ..

422
109
313

5 .3 6

m a t e r ia l

U T IL IT IE S ..............

movement

and

OCCUPATIONS -

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

11

c u s t o d ia l

WOMEN

AND C L E A N E R S . . . .

901

3 .2 6

n o n h a n u f a c t u r ; n g .................................

820

3 .2 4

J A N IT O R S ,

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

3 .5 6

P O R TER S ,

Table A-7.

Percent increases in average hourly earnings for selected occupational groups,

Miam i, Fla., for selected periods
I n d u s tr y and o c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p 5

A l l in d u s t r ie s :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l _______ _____________ ________ —
E l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s in g
__ ______________ —
I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s __
___________________________
S k ille d m a in te n a n c e ______________________________
U n s k ille d p l a n t -----------------------------------------------M a n u fa c t u r in g :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l -------------- ------------------------E l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s in g
.
_ ----I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s ~
___
___
- -------- - S k ille d m a in te n a n c e __ __ _
—
---U n s k ille d p l a n t -----------------------------------------------N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g :
O f f ic e c l e r i c a l ___________________________________
E l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s in g .
.
- -_ __ .
I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s . ______
__ __ __ ___ __ ~
U n s k ille d p la n t __
- - - - -

N o v e m b e r 1972
to
N o v e m b e r 1973

7.6
( 6)

11.9
7.8
8.0

8.2

Novem ber
O c to b e r
11 -m on th
in c r e a s e

197?"to
1974
A n n u a l ra te
o f in c r e a s e

O c to b e r 1975
to
O c to b e r 1976

O c to b e r 1976
to
O c to b e r 1977

6.8
3.5

5.9
6.0

7.0
8.5

5.3
4.8

9.1
9.5

( 6)

( 6)
9.5
12.6

( 6)
7.3
6.5

( 6)
5.9
6.9

( 6)
9.5
5.4

( 6)
6.3
11.4

( 6)
8.9
8.7

( 6)
( 6)
( 6)
( 6)

7.1

( 6)
( 6)
( 6)
4.4
4.3

( 6)
( 6)
( 6)
6.6

( 6)
( 6)
( 6)

6.2

( 6)
( 6)
( 6)
7.6
13.4

3.5

8.7
11.5

14.3

( 6)
( 6)
( 6)
6.0

( 6)

8.7
8.3

9.5
9.1

6.8
3.3

5.9
6.0

7.2
9.0

11.9

( 6)

( 6)

( 6)

( 6)

( 6)

6.5

7.5

5.3

6.9

6.7

7.5

8.2

O c to b e r 1978
to
O c to b e r 1979

9.4
9.6

( 6)
( 6)
( 6)
( 6)
13.0

( 6)
( 6)

O c to b e r 1977
to
O c to b e r 1978

8.6
8.8

10.8

11.8

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




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

12

5.0
11.3

( 6)

( 6)

6.4

9.3

10.0
( 6)
9.2

Table A -8 .

Average pay relationships w ithin establishm ents for w hite-collar occupations,

M ia m i, Fla., O cto b er 1979
O f f ic e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a tio n b e in g c o m p a r e d —
O c c u p a tio n w h ic h e q u a ls 100

Secretaries

Stenographers

Typists

File clerks
Messengers

Class A

SECRET A R I E S . C LA S S A . . . ..............
S E C R E T A R IE S . C LA S S B ....................
S E C R E T A R IE S . C LA S S C . . ................
S E C R E T A R IE S . C LA S S 0 . . . ..............
S E C R E T A R IE S . C LA S S E ....................
STEN O GR APH ERS. S E N IO R ..................
STEN O GR APH ERS. G E N ER A L................
T Y P I S T S . C LA SS A .............................
T Y P I S T S . C LA S S R .............................
P I L E C L E R K S . C LA S S B . . ................
F I L E C L E R K S . C LA S S C ....................
N ESS EN 6ERS..........................................
SWITCHBOARD O P E R A T O R S . . . . . . . . .
SUITCHBOARO O PER ATO R R E C E P T IO N IS T S .................................
ORDER C L E R K S . C LASS B ..................
ACCOUNTING C L E R K S . C LA SS A . . . .
ACCOUNTING C L E R K S . C LA SS B . . . .
B O O KK EEPIN G -N AC H IN E
O PER ATO R S. C LA S S A . . . ................
B O O K K EEPIN G -N AC H IN E
O PER ATO R S. C LA SS B.......................
PA YR O LL C L E R K S .................................
KEY EN TRY O PER ATO R S. C LA S S A . .
KEY EN TRY O PER ATO R S. C LA S S B . .

100
116
126
135
163
126
156
159
170
168
203
171
192
1A7
164
113
138

Class B

Class C

Class D

Class E

100
114
126
134
110
134
133
149
143
178
147
138

100
115
120
114
141
128
142
133
202
145
141

100
112
(6 )
(6 )
116
122
126
(6)
130
127

100
(6 )
<61
<6>
124
(61
148
120
123

129
150
103
132

119
120
97
118

133
149
108
128

Senior

100
<61
109
<6)
121
<61
131
121
110
<6)
102
118

122
(6 )
90
119

100

<61

<61

<6)

<6>

100

<61
88
102
108

<6 )
<6 >
99
99

<61
108
110
130

105
96
91
102

(6 )
78
<61
(6 )

100
118
<61
(6 )
(61
<6 )
90

100
119
108
<61
109
106

100
98
118
109
<61

100
(6 )
98
<61

100
<61
<61

100
92

100

84
(6)
69
90

87
<6>
82
93

77
76
66
82

89
(61
73
85

<61
<6>
77
91

100
90
91
103

107
(6 )
79
101
107

<6)

(6 )

<6)

<61

<61

<61

<61

<6>

<61

<6)

(6 )
138
130
147

(6 )
121
111
136

(6 )
113
117
136

(6 )
107
99
117

<6>
96
94
105

( 6)
94
115
137

(61
85
89
<61

<61
87
97
116

<61
95
80
98

<61
82
82
89

<6>
69
66
73

( 6)
80
83
91

Class A

100
123

Class B

146

Bookkeepingmachine
operators

100
(61
<61

Class B

<61

Accounting clerks

Class B

Class A

98
<6 )
85
99

Order
clerks,
class B

Class A

General

107
<61
73
89

Class C

Switch­
Switch­
board
board operatoroperators recep­
tionists

Key entry operators
Payroll
clerks

Class B

100
82
(6 )
(6 )

100
96
110

Class A

Class B

100
119

100

P r o f e s s io n a l and t e c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n b e in g c o m p a r e d —
Computer systems analysts (business)

Class A

COHPUTER SVSTEHS AN ALYSTS
( B U S IN E S S ) . C LA SS A . . . ..............
CONPUTER SYSTEHS AN ALYSTS
(B U S IN E S S ) . C LA SS B ....................
CONPUTER PROGRANNERS
(B U S IN E S S ) . C LA SS A....................
CONPUTER PROGRANNERS
(B U S IN E S S ) . C LA S S B . ..................
CONPUTER PROGRANNERS
(B U S IN E S S ) . C LA SS C....................
CONPUTER O PER ATO R S. C LA SS A . . .
CONPUTER O PER ATO R S. C LA S S B . . .
CONPUTER O PER ATO R S. C LA SS C . . .
D R A FT E R S . C LA S S A ..........................
D R A FT E R S . C LA SS B ..........................
D R A FT E R S . C LA SS C . . . . ..................
D R A F T E R - T R A C E R S . . . . . . ..................

Class B

Computer programmers (business)

Class A

Class B

Computer operator

Drafters

Class C

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class A

Class B

Class C

100
<6)
121
<6)
(6 )
(6 )
(6 )
(6 )

100
115
<6 )
99
100
<6 )
(6 )

100
(6 )
85
86
113
<6 )

100
(6 )
(6 )
<6 )
(6 )

100
125
145
176

100
123
149

100
(6 )

Drafters-tracers

100
116

100

104

91

100

130

115

120

100

147
160
182
207
142
169
<6)
(6 )

133
143
161
195
121
149
(6 )
(6 )

(6 )
140
163
(6 )
(6 )
138
(6 )
<6)

121
125
145
1 75
112
121
(6 )
<6)

100

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

NO TE:
T a b le s A - 8 and A - 9 p r e s e n t the a v e ra g e pay r e la t io n s h ip b e tw e en p a ir s o f o c c u p a tio n s w it h in e s ta b lis h m e n ts . F o r e x a m p le , a valu e o f 122 in d ic a te s th a t e a rn in g s fo r the
o c c u p a tio n d i r e c t l y above in the h e a d in g a re 22 p e r c e n t g r e a te r th an e a rn in g s f o r the o c c u p a tio n d i r e c t l y to the le ft in the stub.
S im ila r ly , a v a lu e o f 85 in d ic a te s e a rn in g s fo r the
o c c u p a tio n in the h e a d in g a r e 15 p e r c e n t b e lo w e a rn in g s fo r the o c c u p a tio n in the stub.
See a p p e n d ix A f o r m e th o d o f co m p u ta tio n .




13

Table A -9.

Average pay relationships w ithin establishm ents for blue-collar occupations, M ia m i, Fla., O cto b er 1979
M a in te n a n c e , to o lr o o m ,

and p o w e rp la n t o c c u p a tio n b e in g co m p a re d —

O c c u p a tio n w h ic h e q u a ls 100

Mechanics
Machinists

Electricians

Carpenters

Stationary engineers
Motor vehicles

Machinery

................
............
................

m a in t e n a n c e

carpenters

m a in t e n a n c e

e le c t r ic ia n s

n a in t e n a n c e

m a c h in is t s

m a in t e n a n c e

m e c h a n ic s

(M A C H IN E R Y).....................................
m a in t e n a n c e

100
95
(6 )

100
102

100

100

112

10*

100

10*
110

105
(6 )

(6)
(6 )

97
(6 )

m e c h a n ic s

(MOTOR V E H I C L E S ) ..........................
STATIO N ARY EN G IN E ER S ....................

100
'6 )

100

M a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t and c u s t o d ia l o c cu p a tio n b e in g co m p a re d —
Truckdrivers

t r u c k d r iv e r s ,

l i g h t t r u c k .........
m e d iu m t r u c k . . . .
TRUC KD RIVERS , HEAVY TRUCK.........
t r u c k o r iv e r s . tr a c t o r - t r a il e r .
S H IP P E R S .............................................
r e c e i v e r s ...........................................
S H IPPER S AND R E C E IV E R S ................
w a r e h o u s e m e n .....................................
ORDER F I L L E R S ..................................
S H IPPIN G PA CK ER S............................
M ATER IAL HANOLING L A B O R E R S .. ..
F O R K L IFT O PERATORS........................
GUAROS. CLASS R..............................
JA N IT O R S , P O R TER S . AND
C L E A N E R S . . . . . ................................

Receivers

Shippers and
receivers

W arehousemen

Order fillets

Shipping packets

Tractor-trailer

Material
handling
laborers

Forklift operators Guards, class B

Medium truck

Heavy truck

100
8*
(6 )
91
(6 )
115
89
81
(6 )
114
155
(6 )
152

100
95
97
(8 )
(8 )
100
103
10*
108
122
102
160

100
(6 )
(6 )
(6 )
(6 )
(6 )
(6 )
(6 )
(6 )
(6 )
(6 )

100
(6 )
(6 )
95
116
(6 )
(6 )
(6 )
(6 )
(6 )

100
11*
(6 )
100
112
131
138
107
(6 )

100
(6 )
96
130
(6 )
(6 )
(6 )
135

100
109
103
(6 )
159
(6 )
136

100
10*
102
1*3
(6 )
118

100
107
112
(6 )
(6 )

100
107
(6 )
98

100
(6 )
(6 )

100
(6 )

100

132

121

132

(6 )

125

137

118

123

110

100

102

(6 )

112

Light truck

t r u c k d r iv e r s .

Shippers

Janitors, portea,
and cleaners

io n

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

NO TE:
T a b le s A - 8 and A - 9 p r e s e n t the a v e ra g e p a y r e la t io n s h ip be tw e en p a ir s o f o c c u p a tio n s w it h in e s ta b lis h m e n ts .
F o r e xa m p le, a v a lu e o f 122 in d ic a te s th a t e a rn in g s f o r th e o c c u p a tio n d i r e c t l y
above in the he a d in g a r e 22 p e r c e n t g r e a t e r th a n e a rn in g s f o r th e o c c u p a tio n d i r e c t l y to the le f t in th e stub.
S im ila r ly , a v a lu e o f 85 in d ic a te s e a rn in g s f o r th e o c c u p a tio n in the h e a d in g a r e 15 p e r c e n t
b e lo w e a rn in g s f o r the o c c u p a tio n in the stub.
See a p p e n d ix A f o r m e th od o f co m p u ta tio n .




14

Earnings: Large establishments
T a b le A-10.

W eekly earnings of office workers, large establishm ents, M ia m i, Fla., O ctober 1979
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

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

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours *
(standard)

Mean ^

Median 2

NUMBER OF WORKERS R E C E IV IN G

Middle range 2

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

100
AND
UNDER
110

1*0

150

160

170

180

200

220

2 40

260

280

300

320

3*0

360

380

120

130

1*0

150

160

170

180

200

220

240

2 60

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

5
5
-

9
9

37
37
“

19

*5
8
37

9*
19
75

284
76
2 08
23

293
88
205
29

208
61
147
17

1 60
50
110
22

138
22
116
52

95
5
90
64

151
6
145
126

75
2
73
6*

22
1
21
19

18
18
14

7
_

-

3
3

5
5

12
12

10
9

12
12

28
26

21
20

51
51

11
9

14
14

12
12

2
2

2
2

6
6

43
43
23

47
46
29

67
57
15

51
44
12

64
49
29

35
32
28

68
64
62

34
34
30

8
7
5

6
6

5
5
5

9
9

16
2
14
“

70
22
48

139
47
92
“

89
34
55

70
29
41
3

20
3
17
8

15
1
14
8

30
2
28
26

30
-

1
1

_

_

_

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

* 2 2 2 .5 0
2 1 2 .3 0
2 2 8 .0 0
3 0 5 .5 0

S E C R E T A R IE S . C LA S S A ......... .................
NONMANUFACTURING. .................. ............

181
175

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

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

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

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

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

-

S E C R E T A R IE S . C LA S S B ...........................
NONMANUFACTURING..................................
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S . .................. ..

*36
395
240

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

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

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

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

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

-

S E C R E T A R IE S . C LA S S C . .........................
MANUFACTURING ........................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S . . .........................

*92
1*0
352
75

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

2 3 1 .5 0
2 2 2 .0 0
2 3 5 .0 0
3 0 9 . 50

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

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

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

-

S E C R E T A R IE S . C LA S S D.......................... ...
NONMANUFACTURING ................................................

350
253

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

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

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

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

-

S E C R E T A R IE S * C LA S S E .......................... ...
N O NM AN UFA C TUR IN G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

172
118

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

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

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

1 5 6 .0 0 1 * 0 .0 0 -

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

-

S T E N O G R A P H E R S . . . . . ...................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ................. ...

168
162
1*7

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

2 4 2 .0 0
2 * * .0 0
2 * 9 .0 0

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

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

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

-

STEN O GRAPH ERS. S E N IO R ....................................
NONMANUFACTURING..................................
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S . .......................................

66
66
6*

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

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

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

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

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

-

T Y P I S T S . . . . . . ......................................................... ...
NONMANUFACTURING. .............................................

350
311

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

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

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

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

2
2

“

T Y P I S T S . C LA SS A . .................................
NONMANUFACTURING........................... ..

222
211

* 0 .0
* 0 .0

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

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

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

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

-

“

T Y P I S T S . C LA SS B ...................................
NONMANUFACTURING. .................. ..

128
100

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

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

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

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

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

F I L E C LE R K S ..................................................
NONMANUFACTURING. ........... ...................

99
99

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

1 * 3 .0 0
1 * 3 .0 0

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

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

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

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

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

SWITCHBOARD O P E R A T O R S .......... .................
N O NM AN UFA C TUR IN G .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

307
296

3 7 .5
3 7 .5

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

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

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

-

-

-

19
“

-

-

-

-

“

“

“

”

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

_

_

-

_

_

_
_

_

_

2
“

~

1
1

3
3

5
5

7
7

19
13

46
38

I ll
88

69
40

36
21

22
8

9
7

21
21

-

<

31
31

10
10

15
13

23
14

54
23

19
8

4
3

2
2

5
5

_

4

5
5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
1

11
11
4

15
15
14

17
17
17

29
29
29

*1
41
41

6

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

6
6

-

“

30
26
21

-

~

9
9
8

2

“

7
7
7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

_

_

_

-

-

-

6
6

-

6

40
40
40

6

~

10
10
10

_

-

2
2
2

-

-

2
2

-

-

48
47

1

_

_

_

-

47
47

1
-

-

“

-

29
27

-

3
3

12
10

2
2

-

*
*

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

-

6
6

33
33

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

-

-

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

“
4
4

“

~

7
7

15

2

_

1
“

-

-

2

7
7

i
i
“

-

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




OF—

130

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

83
63
29

<IN D O LLAR S!

120

1 .6 6 0
33B
1 .3 2 2
*37

M E S S E N G E R S . . . . . . . . . . ..................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S . ...........................

WEEKLY EARNINGS

110

S E C R E T A R IE S ......... .........................................
MANUFACTURING .......................................
NON MANUFACTURING........................... ..
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S . ...........................

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

S TR AIG H T -T IM E

6

36
31

35
30

74
61

20
16

6

**

24
22

6

18
18

22
20

13
11

22
20

14
14

49
47

15
15

6
6

18
18

17
17

28
2*

11
11

1*
11

21
16

25
14

5
1

_

_

-

-

21
21

7
7

6
6

14
14

4
4

6

-

6

1
1

-

1
1

6
5
“

6
6
”

10
7
“

17
6
2

10
7
1

9
7
2

5
5
5

1
1
1

4
4
3

3
3
3

12
12
12

225
225

36
36

7
7

5
1

7
7

1
1

7
5

9
4

1
1

1
1

4
4

50

1
-

_

~

_
-

~

_
-

_

_

_

_

-

-

30
30

-

-

_
-

_

-

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_
_
-

_

_
-

_

-

-

_

-

-

_
-

_

_

-

-

_
-

_

_
-

_
-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

Table A-10. W eekly earnings of office workers, large establishm ents, Miam i, Fla., October 1979— Continued
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

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

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours 1
(standard]

Mean 2

Median 2

NUMBER OF WORKERS

Middle range 2

100
AND
UNDER
110

SWITCHBOARD O PERATORR E C E P T I O N I S T S . . . .....................................

50

4 0 .0

* 1 6 6 .5 0

* 1 6 1 .0 0

ACCOUNTING C LE R K S .....................................
MANUFACTURING.......................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
PU B LIC U T I L I T I E S .............................

1 .4 8 8
198
1 .2 9 0
766

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

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

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

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

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

ACCOUNTING C LF R K S . C LA SS A..............
MANUFACTURING.......................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S .............................

733
87
646
405

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

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

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

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

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

ACCOUNTING C LE R K S . C LA SS B ....................
MANUFACTURING ........................................................
NONMANUFACTURING ...............................................
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S .........................................

755
111
64 4
361

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

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

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

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

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

PAYROLL C LE R K S ..............................................................
NONMANUFACTURING ...............................................

145
119

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

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

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

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

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

KEY ENTRY OPERATORS ...............................................
MANUFACTURING ........................................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
PU B LIC U T I L I T I E S .............................

466
BO
386
98

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

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

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

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

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

KEY ENTRY O PERATORS. CLASS A.........
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S .............................

214
187
48

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

1 8 9 .5 0
1 8 9 . 50
2 5 2 .5 0

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

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

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

“

KEY ENTRY OPFRATO RS. CLASS R .........
M A N U FA C T U R IN G ............. .......................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ........... ..

252
53
199
50

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

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

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

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

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

-

STRAIGHT--TIME

WEEKLY EARNINGS

(IN

D O LLAR SI

OF—

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

200

220

2 40

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

193
192

74
1
73
73

6
6
6

74
1
73
73

6

* 1 4 0 .3 0 —* 1 7 5 .0 0

2
-

-

“

“

-

-

7

3

8

3

11

5

1

2

*

3

1

“

26
6
20

18
3
15
~

65
3
62
”

64
9
55
7

96
23
73
12

96
26
70
5

213
86
127
24

170
35
135
47

72
5
67
33

91
1
90
72

168
168
159

136
136
136

-

-

21

25

29

25

29

”

133
62
71
7

69
21
48
3

22

21

39
2
37

29
1
28
22

60
60
54

101
101

125
125
125

62

108

35

68

-

-

-

-

26
6
20

“

“

“

“

-

_

3
1

13
12

-

34
34
“

32
2
30
“

31
1
30
~

2
2
“

12
12
“

32

20
2
18

“

“

32

16

“

~

-

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




REC EIVIN G

67
23
44
12

57
24
33
5

80
24
56
17

101
14
87

“

39
9
30
7

15
13

11
8

15
14

17
11

9
8

13
13
“

34
18
16
2

42
12
30
4

35
13
22
”

24
24
“

10
10
”

9
9
“

24
22
”

7
1
6

3
3

25
18
7
2

18
10
8
4

18
3
15

44
3
41

-

22
14

101
-

193

-

-

44

50
5
45
19

62
50

108
105

35
35

68
67

12
9

16
14

10
7

12
12

6

2
2

96
23
73
10

54
8
46
9

26
2
24
10

22
1
21
17

33
33
32

13
13

1
1
1

18
11
~

37
26
5

26
20
2

12
12
6

11
10
7

24
24
23

4
4
4

1
1
1

17
6
11

59
12
47
5

28
2
26
7

14
2
12
4

11

9
9
9

9
9
9

-

11
10

-

-

4

13

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6
6

-

-

-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

_

-

-

_

-

-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

4

_
-

-

-

_
-

-

T a b le A-11.

W eekly earnings of professional and technical workers, large establishm ents, M ia m i, Fla., O ctober 1979
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

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

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours 1
(standard)

Mean 2

Median 2

Middle range 2

NUMBER

OF WORKERS R E C E IV IN G

1 AO
AND
UNDER
160

160

1 80

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

• 00

420

440

469

4 80

500

180

2 00

220

240

260

280

300

320

3 43

360

380

403

420

440

460

480

500

520

“

“

~

~

“

2
2

4
2

17
10

18
17

27
22

32
26

52
•9

20
19

•2
41

34
34

14
12

“
~

”

-

2
-

-

~

-

8
6

1«
R

22
20

15
14

34
33

34
34

14
12

~

~

2
2

1
1

COMPUTER SYSTEM S A N A LYSTS
( B U S I N E S S ) . . . . . .......................................
NONNA NUP * CTURI NS................

262
23A

AO. 0 * A 3 0 . 50 * • 2 9 . 0 0
A 3 A . 50
• 3 3 .0 0
AO.O

COMPUTER SYSTEM S A N A LYSTS
(B U S IN E S S ) . C LA S S A..............
N O N N A N U FA C T U R IN S .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 A3
127

A 0 .0
AO.O

A 5 7 . 00
A 6 1 . 50

• 6 3 .0 0
• 6 6 .5 0

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

4 8 6 .0 0
• 8 9 .5 0

COMPUTER SYSTEM S AN A LY ST S
( B U S IN E S S ) . C LA S S B ...........................
NONMANUPACTURINS................ .................

117
107

AO.O
AO.O

3 9 9 .5 0
A 0 2 . 50

• 0 3 .0 0
4 1 1 .5 0

3 6 5 .0 0 3 7 A .5 0 -

• 2 6 .0 0
4 2 6 .0 0

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) . . . .
N O N M AN UFA C TUR IN G ................................

463
AA2

AO.O
AO.O

3 7 6 .5 0
3 7 9 .0 0

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

3 3 3 .5 3 3 3 6 .0 0 -

4 2 6 .0 0
• 2 7 .5 0

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) .
C LA SS A ................ ....................................
NONNANUPACTURINS.................................

177
17A

AO .O
AO.O

A 3 1 . 50
A 3 1 .0 0

• 3 2 .0 0
• 3 2 .0 0

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

4 6 6 .0 0
4 6 6 .0 0

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) .
C LA S S B . . . . . . ........................................
NONNA NUP A CTURI NG.................................
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18B
172
9A

AO.O
AO.O
AO.O

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

3 5 8 .0 0
3 6 0 .5 0
3 8 5 .0 0

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

3 9 1 .0 0
3 9 1 .0 0
• 1 3 .5 0

”

*

COMPUTER O PER ATO R S...................................
NONNANUPACTURING.................................
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S . . . . ............

30B
267
156

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

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

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

2 3 2 .5 0 23A . 002 8 0 .5 0 -

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

2
2
”

12
8
~

A............

96
83

AO.O
AO .O

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

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

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

3 A 0 .5 0
3 5 3 .0 0

-

-

COMPUTER O PER A T O R S . C LA SS B ............
NONMANUPACTURINS. ...............................

131
103

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

2 A 6 . 50
2 5 5 .0 0

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

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

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

-

COMPUTER O PER A T O R S . C LA S S C ............
N O N M AN U PA CTU R IN S..................... ..

81
81

3 8 .5
3 8 .5

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

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

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

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

D R A F T E R S . . . . . . . . . . . . ...............................

159

3 8 .5

2 8 9 .0 0

2 8 3 .0 0

2 7 6 .5 0 -

E L E C T R O N IC S

390

AO .O

3 5 1 .5 0

3 9 7 .0 0

2 5 1 .0 0 -

COMPUTER O PER A T O R S . C LA S S
NONNA N UPACTURIN G ................

T E C H N I C I A N S . . . . . ..............

* 3 9 2 . 0 0 - * A 6 8 .5 3
A 0 3 .0 0 - A 7 0 .5 0

~

~

“
4
4

-

13
8

DOLLARS)

OF—

4
2

14
10

17
17

19
16

18
18

30
29

5
5

R
8

_

“

2
2

_

“

-

-

13
12

19
16

39
36

47
44

54
53

46
45

59
58

43
40

40
39

33
32

36
35

9
9

9
9

6
6

-

2
2

9
9

30
29

22
22

29
29

27
26

34
33

9
9

9
9

8
6
~

15
12

28
25
6

35
34
16

30
29
18

25
25
24

16
16
12

11
10
13

6
6
6

2
2
2

_
_

_

-

-

9
5

“

”

~
“

3
2

6
2

3
3

“
25
23

(IN

~

3
2

“

WEEKLY EARNINGS

“

-

50
31
18

34
30
7

28
27
11

64
62
51

38
34
28

12
12
12

20
20
19

6
6
6

3
3
3

1
1
1

_
_

_
_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
2

-

7
4

13
10

10
9

10
8

23
16

9
9

17
17

4
4

3
3

1
1

_

_

-

-

6
2

21
lo

13
8

26
10

14
13

17
17

ii
ii

15
15

3
3

3
3

2
2

_

_

_

_

2
2

-

7
7

1
1

43
43

3
3

-

_

*

17
17

_

-

6
6

_

-

2
2

-

-

-

2 9 1 .5 0

-

4

3

3

9

5

22

81

7

2

5

2

• A 9 .5 0

~

2

138

12

21

19

“

1

“

“

~

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




STRAIG HT -T IM E

17

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

12

1

-

-

-

-

27

1

~

169

-

-

_

Table A-12. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex,
large establishments, Miami, Fla., October 1979
Average
(mean*)

Occupation, s e x , 3 and industry division

O F F IC E

Weekhr
hour*
(•tandard)

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

Occupation, s e x ,3 and industry division

NONMANUFACTURING.................................
C LE R K S .

Number
of
worker*

Weekly
Weekly
earning*1
hour*1
(*tandard) (standard)

O F F IC E OCCUPATIONS UO MEN— CONTINUEO

257

156

3 8 .5
3 8 .5

3 8 .0

< 18 2 .0 3 F I L E C L E R K S * * * . * . . * . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
2 4 1 .0 3
2 4 8 .0 3 SUITCHROARtl OPERATORS............................

97

3 9 .5

< 142.50
1 4 2 .5 0

301
292

3 7 .5
3 7 .5

1 3 3 . 50
1 3 2 .0 0

50

4 3 .0

1 6 6 .5 0

ACCOUNTING C LE R K S * • • • • • • • • • • * • • • • • •
m a n u f a c t u r i n g .......................................
NONPANUFACTURING*• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

1*193
168

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

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

ACCOUNTINS C LE R K S . C LASS A ..............
MANUFACTURING......... .............. • • • • • • •
NO NN AN UFACTURING .• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
PU B LIC U T I L I T I E S . • • • • • • • • • • • . •

565
75
311

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

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

625
93
532

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

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

2 5 8 .5 0 SWITCHBOARD O PERATORR E C E P T I O N I S T S . . . . ...................................

181

2 3 4 .0 0

ACCOUNTINS

3 9 .0

CLERKS*

CLASS B . . . . . . .

2 8 8 .5 0
NONMANUFACTURING.................................
4 36

3 9 .0

2 6 1 .5 0
125

2 7 6 .5 0

Occupation, s e x .3 and industry division

3 9 .0

(B U S IN E S S )

-

MANUFACTURING.......................................

1*0

2 2 2 .0 3

75

3 9 .0

3 0 9 .5 0

KEY

ENTRY OPERA T O R S .• • • * ......... • • • • • •
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

NONMANUFACTURINS.................................

253

3 9 .5

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) . . . .
N O NM ANUFACTURINS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1B4
46

3 9 .5
3 8 .5

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

3 8 .5

2 4 3 .0 0

KEY ENTRY OPERATORS. CLASS B .........
M A N U F A C T U R IN G ....* • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
NONM ANUFACTURING.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
PU B LIC U T I L I T I E S ......... ..

233
52
181
47

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

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

2 8 3 .5 0
2 8 3 .5 0
2 8 6 . 50

T Y P I S T S ..........................................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

348
309

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

4 0 .0

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

126

PR O FES SIO N AL AND TEC H N IC AL
O CCUPATIO NS - MEN
COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
189

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(B U S IN E S S !* CLASS A . • • • • • • • • • • • .

3 9 .0

< 4 0 0 .5 0
4 0 4 .5 0

326
313

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

138
136

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

130
121
68

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

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

222
185

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

78
67

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

111
85

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

2 4 4 .0 0
2 5 2 .0 0

COMPUTER OPERATORS.

C LA SS C l
25

3 9 .0

2 6 5 .5 0

75

3 9 .0

2 9 7 .0 0

381

40*0

3 5 3 . 50

PRO FESSIO N AL AND T EC H N IC AL
OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN

COMPUTER SYSTEMS AN ALYSTS
( B U S IN E S S !. ...............................................

50

4 0 .0

4 2 2 .5 0

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) . . . .
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

137
129

4 0 .0
40*0

3 5 5 .5 0

51

4 0 .0

3 5 5 .5 0

86

3 9 .0

2 7 1 .5 0

66

______

3 9 .0

2 8 9 .0 0

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( R U S I N E S S ) .

NONNA NUF A C T U R IN G .• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

1 5 6 .0 0

18

4 3 .0
43*0

4 3 2 . 50
4 3 6 .5 0
COMPUTER OPERATORS.................... ..............

106

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




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

NO NN AN UFACTURING .• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
PU B LIC U T I L I T I E S .. * * * * * * * * * * * *

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

211

3 9 .5

40*0
4 0 .0

1 9 5 .5 0

1 7 6 .5 0

66
66
64

NONMANUFACTURINS.................................

3 9 .5
365

91
83

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) .

2 0 1 .5 0

NON"ANUFACTURING.................................
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ............................

Weekly
Weekly
earnings1
hoursF
(rtandard) (standard)

CONTINUED

COMPUTER SYSTEMS A N A LYSTS

2 7 4 .0 0
4 0 .0

Number
of
worker!

PRO FESSIO NAL ANO TECHN ICAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

C LA SS B t

3 9 .5

Average
(mean2)

Average
(mean2)

OCCUPATIONS PEN

ACCOUNTING C LE R K S .....................................

ACCOUNTING

Number
of
woikert

4 3 .0
4 3 .0

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

Table A-13.

Hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom , and powerplant workers, large establishments,

M ia m i, Fla., O cto b er 1979
Hourly earnings 4

NUMBER OF WORKERS R E C E IV IN G
* .0 0 4 .2 0 4 .4 0
AND
UNDER
* .2 3 4 . *3 4 .8 0

4 .8 0

5 .2 0

5 .6 0

6 .0 0

6 . 40 6 .8 0

7 .2 0

7 .6 0

8 .0 0

8 .4 0

8 .8 3

9 .2 0

Median2

5 .2 0

5 .6 0

6 .0 0

6 .4 0

6 .8 0

7 .2 0

7 .6 0

8 . 03

8 .4 0

8 .8 0

9 .2 0

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

12
12

5
5

5
5

“

1
1

12
12

Number

Occupation and industry division
workers

Mean 2

Middle range 2

MAINTENA NCE C A R PEN TERS......................
N O N«ANUFACTURINS............................. .

83
72

* 8 .2 1
8 .3 9

* 7 .2 1
7 .8 3

MAINTENANCE E L E C T R IC IA N S ..................
NONMANUFACTURING.............................
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S .........................

77
69

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

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

1 1 .2 4
1 1 .2 4
1 1 .2 4

-

51

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

MAINTENANCE P A IN T E R S ...........................
NONMANUEACTURINS.............................

61
60

6 .3 6
6 .3 7

* .3 0
* .3 0

4 .0 3 -

1 0 .4 8
1 0 .5 3

36
36

-

6 . 00-

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS (M A C H IN ER Y)
M A N U F A C T U R E S ...................................

180
118

7 .2 9
6 .3 5

7 .0 *
6 . 38

5 .7 8 5 .1 3 -

9 .2 6
7 .1 1

-

2

"

”

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS
(MOTOR V E H IC L E S ) ........................ ..
NONMANUEACTURINS.............................
P U R L IC U T I L I T I E S .........................

279
276
168

9 .0 1
9 .0 A
9 .7 6

9 .* 9
9 . 99
1 0 .4 1

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

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

* 5 . 3 3 —* 1 1 .2 *
5 . 3 3 - 1 1 .2 4

-

32
32

2
2
2

“
-

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




HOURLY EARNINGS

(IN

DOLLARS)

OF —
9 . 6 0 1 3 .0 0 1 0 .4 0 1 0 .8 0 11 . 2 0 H . 6 0
AND
o ver

_

“

STR AIG HT -T IM E

19

1

3

“

-

-

4
1

16
13

-

1
1

1
-

i
i

-

-

5
5

1
_

_
-

3
-

_
_

_
_

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9
9
9

13
11
11

_

_

-

-

5
5

-

-

4

5

1
1

9

33
33
3

28
27
1

1

-

-

“

-

-

2
2

3
3

21
21

9
9

19
19

15
13

7
5

_

12
11
9

10
9
9

10
10
8

15
15

21
21

9

-

-

5

_

-

-

2

-

1
1

-

13
1

40
1

4
9

2
2

2
2

-

-

40
40
36

-

8
8

-

-

7
7

25
25

-

2
2

14
14
14

20
20
20

-

2
2

9
4

10
10

2

-

-

2
2

_

5

2
2
-

8
8
28

_
-

_

“

-

12
12
12

45
45
45

-

11
11
11

Table A-14. Hourly earnings of material m ovem ent and custodial workers, large establishments
M ia m i, Fla., O ctober 1979

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

Number
of
workers

Mean 2

Hourly earnings

N1MRER OF WORKERS R E C E IV IN G

Median2

2 .8 0 3 .0 0
AND
UNOER
3 .0 0 3 .2 0

Middle range 2

4 .0 0

4 .4 0

4 .8 0

5 .2 0

5 .6 0

6 .0 0

6. 40 6 .8 0

7 .2 0

7 .6 0

8 .0 3

8 .4 0

8 .8 0

9 .2 3

3 .4 0

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

4 .0 0

4 .4 0

4 .8 0

5 .2 0

5 .6 0

6 .0 0

6 .4 0

6 . 80

7 .2 0

7 .6 0

8 .0 0

8 .4 3

8 .8 0

9 .2 0

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

2
2

1
“

7
3

4

1

78

“

19
14

38
38

29
29

54
54

50
50

102
99

108
108

16
16

73
73

-

-

3
1

1

“
-

-

1

* 6 .6 4 7 .2 0 -

* 8 .8 5
8 .8 5

TRUCKORIVE RS» MEDIUM TRUCK..............
NORM* NUFA C TU RIN 6.................................

358
358

8 .3 1
8 .3 5

8 .4 6
8 .5 5

6 .8 3 6 .9 0 -

1 0 .2 0
1 0 .2 0

T RU C KO R IVER S. TRAC TOR—T R A I L E R . . . •
NONMANUFACTURING................ ..

282
20*

7 .0 7
7 .7 3

7 .6 7
7 .7 5

5 .3 6 7 .2 0 -

7 .9 0
8 .2 0

R E C E IV E R S ......... ............................................
NONMANUFACTURINS......... .......................

122
115

5 .2 0
5 .2 2

4 .9 5
5 .1 0

3 .9 3 3 .7 8 -

5 .9 0
6 .4 6

-

2
2

9
9

-

AND R E C E IV E R S ......... ................

60

5 .5 1

4 .9 0

3 .7 7 -

7 .8 5

-

-

-

W AREHO USEMEN............................ ................
M A N U FA C T U R IN G .....................................
NONMANUFACTURINS.................................

661
77
58*

8 .2 9
* .1 7
8 .8 3

9 .0 3
* .0 7
9 .4 1

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

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

-

4
4
“

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

23*
197

6 .6 5
7 .1 0

6 .9 0
7 .0 9

6 .9 0 6 .9 0 -

7 .3 7
7 .3 7

-

M A TER IA L HANDLING LAGORERS..................
NONMA NUF A CTURI NG................ ................

391
322

5 .2 1
5 .3 7

4 .7 3
5 .4 7

4 .2 5 4 .2 5 -

5 .9 0
6 .3 4

F O R K L IF T O P E R A T O R S . . . . . ........................
NONM AN UFACTURIN S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

98
87

6 .8 5
7 .2 5

7 .2 5
7 .2 5

6 .9 J6 .9 0 -

7 .5 2
7 .5 2

S H IP P E R S

-

“

*
-

JA N IT O R S . PO R TER S . AND C L E A N E R S . . . .
M A N U F A C T U R IN G ..................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

-

-

-

9 .6 0 1 3 . 0 0

-

-

100
100

-

-

37
37

22
22

45
45

6
6

13
10

39
39

7
7

73
73

_

*

15
14

_

“

-

-

100
100

-

77
”

-

1
1

7
7

3
3

*3
43

83
80

64
64

6
6

_

_

_

_

“

-

-

-

_

_

~
1
“

10
10

18
15

8
7

15
14

10
9

1
1

1
1

13
13

5
5

6
6

4
4

_

_

“

19
19

-

-

"

~

-

8

9

4

8

-

7

2

3

2

-

-

-

8

4

-

-

-

5

-

4
4

14
9
5

16
16

3
3
“

22
22
“

11
9
2

9
5
4

18
6
12

16
2
14

6
6

12
1
11

6
6

16
16

_
-

63
63

73
-

56
-

74
-

238
-

_
-

73

56

74

238

i
i

2
2

2
1

3
1

10

12
“

11
1

2

-

-

-

32
32

44
44

_

_

_

“

114
114

_

“

1
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

4
4

7
7

14
13

16
12

7
5

10
6

46
37

92
44

18
17

19
19

75
75

4
4

1
1

16
16

62
62

-

-

_

_

_

_

—

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

3

1

2

1

-

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

34
34

41
41

12
12

-

-

_

_

5

92

16

~

-

-

-

_

-

_
_

-

-

■*
5*
1 .0 7 9
180
899

4 .0 6
* .0 3
* .0 3
* .0 3

* .1 9
3 .1 5
3 .8 9
3 .1 0

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

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

“
206
3
203

“
336
32
304

5
54
18
36

9
123
23
to o

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




-

“

guards:

M A N U FA C T U R IN G ............. ................ ..

O F—

3 .8 0

* 7 .7 5
8 .1 3

-

D O LLARS)

3 .6 0

* 7 .6 9
8 .0 8

-

(IN

3 .4 0

682
586

-

HOURLY EARNINGS

3 .2 0

TRUCKS R I V E R S . . . .................................
NONMANUFACTURING.................................

-

S T P A IG H T -T IN E

20

3
*2
9
33

6
24
9
15

19
43
30
13

6

5

22
13
9

17
9
8

36
33
3

1

“

“

8

17
1
16

1

37

1

37

8

-

5

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

92

16

-

-

-

-

-




Table A-15. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom,
powerplant. material movement, and custodial workers, by sex,
large establishments, Miami, Fla., October 1979
O c c u p a tio n ,

s e x ,3 and in d u s t r y d iv is io n

Number
of
woikers

Average
(mean2)
hourly
earnings4

O c c u p a tio n ,

s e x , 3 and in d u s t r y d iv is io n

M A TER IAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTOOIAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

MAINTE NANCE t TOOLROOM* AND
POUERPLANT OCCUPATIONS - PEN

R E C E IV E R S ..• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
NON*ANUF A C T U R IN S .• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
76
1 9 .5 9
60
MAINTENANCE

m a in t e n a n c e

MECHANICS (M A C H IN E R Y ! ..

1B0

90

5 .1 9

196

7 .1 1

357
290

5 .3 1
5 .5 1

98

6 .8 5

m a n u f a c t u r i n g .......................................

51

* •0 6

GUARDS * CLASS B .....................................
NONMANUFACTURING. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

319
276

3 .6 5
3 .5 6

9*8

3 .9 3

W A R E H O U S E M E N ........• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
M A N U F A C T U R IN G ....• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
NONMANUFACTURING. ................... • • • • •

6 .3 1 ORDER F I L L E R S . . . . . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
NONNANUEACTURIN6.................................
7 .2 9
6 .3 5 M A TER IAL HANDLING LABO RERS..................
NONMANUEACTURINS.................................

m e c h a n ic s

F O R K L IF T OPERATORS...................... ..
NO NM ANUFACTURING.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
P U B L IC

Average
Number (mean2)
of
hourly
woiken earnings4

U T I L I T I E S . . ........................

16B

9 .7 6
guards:

M ATER IAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTOOIAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN

NONMANUEACTURINS.................................

5A*

7 .6 2
8 .0 2

JA N ITO R S *

TRUCKORIVERS* T R A C T O R - T R A IL E R .. . .
N O N M A N U E A C T U R IN S ......................

316

8 .2 4
8 .2 9

282
20 A

7 .0 7
7 .7 3

See footnotes at end o f tables.

21

PORTERS*

AND C L E A N E R S . . . .

Footnotes

1 Standard h ours r e fle c t the w ork w eek fo 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 stra ig h t-tim e s a la r ie s (e x c lu s iv e o f pay fo r o v e r tim e at
reg u la r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a te s ), and the ea rn in g s c o r r e s p o n d to th ese
w eek ly h o u rs,
2 The m ean is com pu ted fo r ea ch jo b by totalin g the earn in g s o f a ll
w o rk e r s and dividing by the n u m ber o f w o r k e r s .
The m edian d esign ates
p osition — 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 sa m e o r le s s than the rate show n. The m id d le range is d efin ed by two
rates o f pay: a fou rth o f the w o rk e r s ea rn the sa m e o r le s s than the lo w e r
o f th ese ra tes and a fou rth earn the sa m e o r m o r e than the h igh er rate.




3 Earnings data relate only to w o r k e r s w h ose sex id e n tifica tio n was
p ro v id e d by the estab lish m en t.
4 E xclu des p rem iu m pay fo r o v e r t im e and f o r w ork on w eek en d s,
h o lid a y s , and late sh ifts.
5 E stim ates fo r p e r io d s ending p r io r to 1976 rela te to m en o.nly fo r
sk ille d m aintenance and u nskilled plant w o r k e r s . A ll oth e r e stim a te s rela te
to m en and w om en.
6 Data do not m eet pu blica tion c r it e r ia o r data not a v a ila b le.

22

Appendix A.
Scope and Method
of Survey
In each o f the 72 1 a r e a s c u r re n tly su rvey ed , the B u reau obtain s
w a g e s and re la te d b e n e fits data fr o m re p re s e n ta tiv e e sta b lish m e n ts w ithin
s ix b r o a d in d u stry d iv is io n s : M an u fa ctu rin g; tra n sp orta tion , co m m u n ica tio n ,
and o th e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s ; w h o le s a le tra d e; re ta il trad e; fin a n ce , in su ra n ce ,
and r e a l e sta te ; and s e r v i c e s .
G ov ern m en t o p e ra tio n s and the c o n s tr u c tio n
and e x tr a c tiv e in d u s tr ie s are e x clu d e d . E sta blish m en ts having fe w e r than a
p r e s c r i b e d n u m ber o f w o r k e r s a re also ex clu d ed b e c a u se o f in su fficie n t
e m p lo y m e n t in the o c c u p a tio n s stu d ied . A ppendix table 1 sh ow s the num ber
o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts and w o r k e r s e stim a te d to V e w ithin the s c o p e o f this su r v e y ,
as w e ll as the n u m b er a ctu a lly stu d ied.
B u rea u fie ld r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s obtain data by p e r so n a l v is it s at 3 - y ear
in t e r v a ls . In ea ch o f the tw o in terven in g y e a r s , in form a tion on em p loy m en t
and o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s o n ly is c o lle c t e d b y a com bin a tion o f p e r s o n a l v is it,
m a il q u e s tio n n a ir e , and telep h on e in te rv ie w fr o m esta b lish m en ts p a rticip a tin g
in the p r e v io u s s u r v e y .
A sa m p le o f the e sta b lis h m e n ts in the s c o p e o f the s u r v e y is s e le c t e d
f o r study p r io r to ea ch p e r s o n a l v is it s u rv e y .
T h is sa m p le , le s s e sta b ­
lis h m e n ts w h ich go out o f b u s in e s s o r are no lo n g e r w ithin the in d u stria l
s c o p e o f the s u r v e y , is re ta in e d f o r the fo llo w in g two annual s u r v e y s . In
m o s t c a s e s , e s ta b lis h m e n ts new to the a rea are not c o n s id e r e d in the s c o p e
o f the s u r v e y u ntil the s e le c t io n o f a sa m p le fo r a p e r s o n a l v is it s u r v e y .
T h e sa m p lin g p r o c e d u r e s in v olv e d eta iled s tra tifica tio n o f all e s ta b ­
lis h m e n ts w ith in the s c o p e o f an in dividu al a rea su rv ey b y in d u stry and
n u m b er o f e m p lo y e e s .
F r o m th is s tra tifie d u n iv e r se a p r o b a b ility sa m p le
is s e le c t e d , w ith each e s ta b lis h m e n t having a p re d e te rm in e d ch a n ce o f s e ­
le c t io n . T o ob ta in op tim u m a c c u r a c y at m in im u m c o s t, a g r e a te r p r o p o r tio n
o f la r g e than s m a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts is s e le c t e d . When data are c o m b in e d ,
each e s ta b lis h m e n t is w e ig h te d a c c o r d in g to its p r o b a b ility o f s e le c t io n so
that u n b ia sed e s t im a te s a re g e n e r a te d . F o r exam ple, if one out o f fou r
e s ta b lis h m e n ts is s e le c t e d , it is g iv en a w eigh t o f 4 to r e p r e s e n t it s e lf plus
th r e e o t h e r s . An a lte rn a te o f the sa m e o r ig in a l p ro b a b ility is c h o s e n in the
sa m e in d u s t r y -s iz e c la s s if i c a t io n if data a re not av ailab le fr o m the o r ig in a l
s a m p le m e m b e r . If no su ita b le su bstitu te is a v a ila b le, ad dition a l w eigh t is
a s sig n e d to a s a m p le m e m b e r that is s im ila r to the m is s in g unit.
O cc u p a tio n s and e a rn in g s
O cc u p a tio n s s e le c t e d f o r study are c o m m o n to a v a r ie ty o f m a n u fa c ­
tu rin g and n on m a n u fa ctu rin g in d u s tr ie s , and are o f the fo llo w in g ty p e s :
(1)
O ffic e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o fe s s io n a l and te ch n ica l; (3) m a in ten a n ce, to o lr o o m ,

and pow erp lan t; and (4) m a te r ia l m ov em en t and cu s to d ia l. O ccupational
c la s s ific a t io n is b a sed on a u n iform set o f jo b d e s cr ip tio n s design ed to take
accou n t o f in te r e sta b lish m e n t v a ria tion in duties w ithin the sam e jo b .
O ccu p a tion s s e le c te d fo r study are lis te d and d e s c r ib e d in appendix B .
U n less o th e r w is e in d ica ted , the earn in g s data follow in g the jo b
title s are fo r all in d u stries co m b in e d . E a rn in gs data fo r som e o f the
occu p a tio n s lis te d and d e s c r ib e d , o r fo r som e in du stry d iv is io n s within the
s c o p e o f the su r v e y , are not p r e se n te d in the A - s e r i e s tables b eca u se
eith er ( 1 ) em p loy m en t in the occu p a tio n is too sm a ll to p rov id e enough data
to m e r it p re se n ta tio n , o r ( 2 ) th ere is p o s s ib ilit y o f d is c lo s u r e o f individual
esta b lish m en t data. S eparate m e n 's and w o m e n 's earn ings data are not
p r e se n te d w hen the n um ber o f w o r k e r s not id en tified by sex is 20 p e rce n t
o r m o r e o f the m en o r w om en id en tified in an occu p a tio n . E arnings data
not shown s e p a r a te ly fo r in du stry d iv is io n s are included in data fo r all
in d u stries c o m b in e d .
L ik e w is e , fo r occu p a tio n s w ith m o r e than one le v e l,
data a re in clu ded in the o v e r a ll c la s s ific a t io n w hen a su b c la s s ific a tio n is
not show n o r in fo rm a tio n to s u b c la s s ify is not ava ila b le.
O ccu p a tion a l em p loy m en t and ea rn in gs data are shown fo r fu ll-tim e
w o r k e r s , i .e ., th ose h ire d to w o rk a r e g u la r w eek ly sch ed u le. E arnings
data ex clu d e p re m iu m pay fo r o v e r t im e and fo r w ork on w eek en ds, h olida ys,
and la te sh ifts . N on p rod u ction b on u ses are ex clu d ed , but c o s t -o f-liv in g
a llow a n ces and in cen tiv e b on u ses are in clu d ed . W eek ly hours fo r o ffic e
c le r i c a l and p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l occu p a tio n s r e fe r to the standard
w ork w eek (rou n ded to the n e a r e s t h a lf hour) fo r w hich em p loy ees r e c e iv e
r e g u la r s tr a ig h t-tim e s a la r ie s (e x c lu s iv e o f pay fo r o v e rtim e at regu la r
a n d /o r p re m iu m r a te s ). A v e ra g e w e e k ly earn in g s fo r th ese occu pation s are
roun ded to the n e a r e s t h alf d o lla r . V e r tic a l lin e s w ithin the d istribu tion of
w o r k e r s on so m e A -t a b le s in d icate a change in the s iz e o f the c la s s in te rv a ls.
T h e se s u r v e y s m e a s u r e the le v e l o f occu p a tion a l earnings in an a rea
at a p a r tic u la r tim e . C o m p a r is o n s o f in dividu al occu p a tion a l av erag es o v e r
tim e m a y not r e fle c t ex p e cte d w age ch a n g es. The a v e ra g e s fo r individual jo b s
are a ffe c te d by ch a n g es in w ag es and em p loy m en t p a ttern s. F o r exam ple,
p r o p o r tio n s o f w o r k e r s em p loy ed by high - o r lo w -w a g e fir m s m ay change, o r
h ig h -w a g e w o r k e r s m a y advance to b etter jo b s and be re p la c e d by new
w o r k e r s at lo w e r r a te s . Such sh ifts in em p loy m en t cou ld d e c r e a s e an o c c u ­
pation al a v e ra g e even though m o s t e sta b lish m en ts in an a r e a in cr e a s e w ages
du ring the y e a r . C h an ges in earn in g s o f occu p a tion a l g rou p s, shown in table
A - 7, a re b e tte r in d ic a to rs o f w ag e tren d s than are earn in gs changes fo r
in dividu al jo b s w ithin the g ro u p s.
A v e ra g e ea rn in g s r e fle c t c o m p o s ite , area w id e e stim a te s . Industries
staffin g , and thus contribute
a v e ra g e s m a y fa il to r e fle c t
in in dividu al esta b lish m en ts.

1
Included in the 72 areas are 2 studies conducted by the Bureau under contract.
These areas are
and e sta b lish m en ts d iffe r in pay le v e l and jo b
Akron, Ohio and Poughkeepsie-Kingston-Newburgh, N .Y . In addition, the Bureau conducts more limited area
d iffe r e n t ly to the e s tim a te s fo r each jo b . P a y
studies in approximately 100 areas at the request of the Employment Standards Administration of the U. S.
a c c u r a te ly the w age d iffe r e n tia l am ong jo b s
Department of Labor.




A v e ra g e pay le v e ls fo r m en and w om en in s e le c t e d occu p a tion s should
not be a ssu m ed to r e fle c t d iffe r e n c e s in pay o f the s e x e s w ithin in dividu al
esta b lish m en ts.
F a c t o r s w hich m a y con trib u te to d iffe r e n c e s in clu de p r o ­
g r e s s io n w ithin e s ta b lis h e d rate ra n g es (on ly the ra tes paid in cu m bents a r e
c o lle c te d ) and p e r fo r m a n c e of s p e c ific duties w ithin the g e n e r a l su r v e y jo b
d e s cr ip tio n s .
Job d e s c r ip tio n s u sed to c la s s ify e m p lo y e e s in th ese su rv ey s
u su ally a r e m o r e g e n e r a liz e d than th ose u se d in in dividu al esta b lish m en ts
and allow fo r m in o r d iffe r e n c e s am ong e sta b lish m en ts in s p e c ific du ties
p e r fo rm e d .
O ccu p a tion a l em p loy m en t e stim a te s r e p r e s e n t the total in a ll e s t a b ­
lish m en ts w ithin the s c o p e o f the study and not the num ber a ctu a lly su rv ey ed .
B eca u se occu p a tion a l s tru c tu re s am on g e sta b lish m e n ts d iffe r , estim a te s of
occu p a tion a l em p loy m en t obtain ed fr o m the sa m p le o f e sta b lish m en ts studied
s e r v e only to in d ica te the r e la tiv e im p o rta n ce o f the jo b s studied.
T h e se
d iffe r e n c e s in o c cu p a tio n a l stru c tu re do not a ffe c t m a te r ia lly the a c c u r a c y o f
the earn in gs data.

P e r ce n t changes fo r in dividu al a r e a s in the p r o g r a m a r e com pu ted
as fo llo w s :
1. A v era g e earn ings a re com p u ted f o r e a ch o ccu p a tion fo r
the 2 y e a rs being c o m p a re d .
The a v e r a g e s a re d e riv e d
fr o m earn ings in th ose e sta b lish m e n ts w hich a r e in
the su r v e y both y e a r s ; it is a s su m e d that em p loym en t
rem ains unchanged.
2.

Each occu p a tion is a s sig n e d a w eigh t b a sed on its p r o ­
portion ate em p loym en t in the occu p a tion a l grou p in the
ba se y ea r.

3.

T h ese w eigh ts a re u sed to com p u te g rou p a v e r a g e s .
Each o ccu p a tio n 's a v e ra g e ea rn in g s (com p u ted in step 1)
is m u ltip lied by its w eigh t.
The p r o d u cts a r e tota led to
obtain a grou p a v era g e.

4.

The ra tio o f group a v e r a g e s fo r 2 c o n s e c u tiv e y e a r s is
com puted by dividing the a v e r a g e f o r the cu r re n t y e a r by
the a v era g e fo r the e a r lie r y e a r.
T h e r e s u lt— e x p r e s s e d
as a p e rce n t— le s s 100 is the p e r c e n t change.

W age tren ds fo r s e le c t e d occu p a tio n a l grou ps
The p e r ce n t in c r e a s e s p r e s e n te d in ta b le A -7 a r e b a se d on changes
in a v e ra g e h ou rly ea rn in g s o f m en and w om en in esta b lish m en ts re p o rtin g the
tren d job s in both the c u r re n t and p re v io u s y e a r (m a tch ed e sta b lish m e n ts).
The data a r e a d ju sted to r e m o v e the e ffe c ts on a v e r a g e ea rn in g s o f e m p lo y ­
m ent shifts am ong e sta b lish m e n ts and tu rn o v e r o f e sta b lish m e n ts in cluded
in su rv e y s a m p le s.
T h e p e r ce n t in c r e a s e s , h o w e v e r, a r e still a ffe c te d by
fa c to r s oth er than w age in c r e a s e s .
H ir in g s , la y o ffs , and tu r n o v e r m ay a ffe c t
an esta b lish m en t a v e r a g e fo r an occu p a tio n w hen w o r k e r s a r e paid under plans
providin g a ran ge o f w age ra te s fo r in dividu al jo b s .
In p e r io d s o f in c r e a s e d
h irin g , fo r ex a m p le , new e m p lo y e e s m a y en ter at the b o tto m o f the ra n g e,
d e p re ss in g the a v e r a g e w ithout a change in w age ra tes.
The p e r ce n t changes r e la te to w age ch a n ges betw een the in d ica ted
da tes.
When the tim e span b etw een su rv e y s is oth er than 12 m on th s, annual
rates a r e a ls o show n.
(It is a s s u m e d that w ag es in c r e a s e at a con stan t rate
betw een s u r v e y s .)
O ccup ations u sed to com pu te w age tren d s a r e :
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 —
Continued

S e c r e t a r ie s
S te n o g r a p h e rs , s e n io r
S te n o g r a p h e rs , g e n e r a l
T y p is t s , c la 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 essen gers
S w itch b oa rd o p e r a to r s
O rd e r c le r k s , c la s s e s
A and B
A ccou n tin g c le r k s ,
c la s s e s A and B
P a y r o ll c le r k s
K ey en try o p e r a t o r s ,
c la s s e s A and B

C om p u ter o p e r a t o r s ,
c la s s e s A , B , and C

E le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g
C om p u ter sy s te m s an alysts,
c la s s e s A , B , and C
C om p u ter p r o g r a m m e r s ,
c la s s e s A , B , and C




In d u stria l n u rses
R e g is te r e d in d u stria l
nur s e s
S k illed m ain ten an ce
C a rp en ters
E le c t r ic ia n s
P a in ters
M a ch in ists
M e ch a n ics (m a ch in e ry )
M e ch a n ics (m o t o r v e h ic le )
P ip e fitte r s
T o o l and die m a k e rs
U n sk illed plant
J a n ito r s , p o r t e r s , and
c le a n e r s
M a te r ia l handling la b o r e r s

F o r a m o r e detailed d e s c r ip tio n o f the m eth od u sed to com p u te th ese
w age tr e n d s , see "Im p ro v in g A r e a W age S u rv ey I n d e x e s ," M onthly L a b or
R e v ie w , January 1973, pp. 52 -57 .
A v e ra g e pay relation sh ip s within e sta b lish m en ts
R ela tive m e a su re s o f o ccu p a tio n a l pay a r e p r e se n te d in ta ble A - 8
fo r w h ite -c o lla r occu p ation s and in ta ble A - 9 fo r b l u e -c o lla r o ccu p a tio n s.
T h e se r e la tiv e valu es r e fle c t d iffe r e n c e s in pay b etw een o ccu p a tion s w ithin
in div idu al esta b lish m en ts. R ela tiv e pay v a lu es a r e com p u ted by dividing an
esta b lis h m e n t's a v e ra g e earnings fo r an occu p a tio n being c o m p a r e d by the
a v e r a g e fo r another occu pation (d esig n a ted as 100) and m u ltiplyin g the quotient
by 100.
F o r ex a m p le, if ja n itors in a fir m a v e r a g e $4 an hour and fo r k lift
o p e r a t o r s $ 5 , fo r k lift o p e r a to rs have a r e la tiv e pay value of 125 c o m p a re d
w ith ja n ito r s . ($ 5 -f $4 = 1.25, x 100 = 125.) In com b in in g the r e la tiv e s of
the in dividu al estab lish m en ts to a r r iv e at an o v e r a ll a v e r a g e , each e s t a b lis h ­
m ent is co n s id e r e d to have as m any r e la tiv e s as it has w eigh ted w o r k e r s
in the tw o job s being com p a red .
P ay relation sh ip s ba sed on o v e r a ll a v e r a g e s m a y d iffe r c o n s id e r a b ly
b e c a u se of the v aryin g con trib u tion o f h ig h - and lo w -w a g e esta b lish m en ts to
the a v e r a g e s . F o r ex am p le, the o v e r a ll a v e r a g e h o u rly earn in g s fo r fo r k lift
o p e r a t o r s m ay be 50 p ercen t m o r e than the a v e r a g e fo r ja n ito r s b e c a u se the
a v e r a g e fo r fo r k lift o p e ra to rs m a y be s tro n g ly in flu en ced by earn in g s in
h ig h -w a g e estab lish m en ts w hile the a v e r a g e fo r ja n ito r s m a y be s tro n g ly
in flu en ced by earn ings in lo w -w a g e e sta b lis h m e n ts.
In su ch a c a s e , the
in tr a -e s ta b lis h m e n t rela tion sh ip w ill in d ica te a m uch s m a lle r d iffe r e n c e
in ea rn in g s.

Establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions
T abu lations on s e le c te d e sta b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and su p p lem en ta ry
w age p r o v is io n s (B - s e r ie s ta b le s ) a r e not p r e s e n te d in this bu lletin . I n fo r m a ­
tion fo r these tabulations is c o lle c t e d at 3 -y e a r in te r v a ls .
T h e se tabu lation s
on m in im u m en tran ce s a la rie s fo r in e x p e r ie n c e d o ffic e w o r k e r s ; sh ift d i f f e r ­
e n tia ls; sch edu led w eek ly hours and d a y s; paid h o lid a y s ; paid v a c a tio n s ; and
health, in su ra n ce , and p en sion plans a r e p r e s e n te d (in the B - s e r i e s ta b le s )
in p r e v io u s bulletins fo r this a rea .

Appendix table 1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied,
M iam i, Fla.,1 October 1979

I n d u s tr y d i v i s i o n 2

ALL
ALL

IN D U STR Y

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

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

W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts
W it h in sco p e o f s t u d y 4

W it h in sco p e
o f stu d y 3

S tu d ie d

S tudied
Num ber

P e rcen t

ESTA BLISH M EN TS
D IV IS IO N S ---------------------------------

MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------------TRANSPO RTATIO N* COMMUNICATION. AND
OTHER P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 5 ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE 6 --------------------------------------------R E T A IL T R A D E6 -------------------------------------------------F I N A N C E . IN SU R AN C E. AND REAL E S T A T E 6 ----------S E R V IC E S 6 7---------------------------------------------------------

-

1 .2 1 9

188

2 7 1 .5 5 9

100

1 1 3 .5 0 3

-

327
892

77
111

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

23
77

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

50
50
50
50
50

90
141
292
144
225

24
12
26
15
34

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

19
7
24
9
19

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

50

LARGE ES TA BLISHM EN TS
A LL

INDUSTRY

D IV IS IO N S ---------------------------------

MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------------TRA N S PO R T A T IO N . COMMUNICATION. AND
OTHER P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 5 ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE 6 --------------------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE 6 -------------------------------------------------F I N A N C E . IN SU R AN C E. AND REAL E S T A T E 6 ----------SE R V IC E S 6 7 ---------------------------------------------------------

89

46

1 2 5 .8 4 3

100

8 9 .8 9 4

500

18
71

13
33

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

17
83

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

500
500
530
500
500

12
3
16
4
36

10
2
11
3
7

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

32
1
25
2
23

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

-

1 T h e M i a m i S ta n d a rd M e t r o p o lit a n S t a t is t ic a l A r e a , as d e fin e d b y th e O ffic e
o f M a n a g e m e n t and B u d g e t th ro u g h F e b r u a r y 1974, c o n s is ts o f D a d e C o u n ty .
The
" w o r k e r s w it h in s c o p e o f stu d y " e s tim a te s 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 th e s iz e and c o m p o s it io n o f the la b o r fo r c e in c lu d e d in the s u rv e y .
E s t im a t e s
a r e n o t in te n d e d , h o w e v e r, f o r c o m p a r is o n w it h o th e r s t a t is t ic a l s e r ie s to m e a s u r e
e m p lo y m e n t tr e n d s , o r le v e ls s in c e (1) p la n n in g o f w age s u r v e y s r e q u ir e s e s t a b lis h ­
m e n t data c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in a d v an ce o f the p a y r o ll p e r io d stu d ie d , and (2)
s m a l l e s ta b lis h m e n ts a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m the sco p e o f th e s u rv e y .
2 T h e 1972 e d it io n o f the S ta n d a rd I n d u s tr ia l C la s s if i c a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u se d
in c l a s s if y in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n .
A l l g o v e rn m e n t o p e ra t io n s a r e
e x c lu d e d f r o m th e s c o p e o f the s u rv e y .
3 In c lu d e s a l l e s ta b lis h m e n ts w it h to t a l e m p lo y m e n t at o r a bo ve the m in im u m
lim it a t io n .
A l l o u tle ts ( w ith in th e a re a ) o f co m p a n ie s in in d u s t r ie s s u c h as tr a d e ,




fin a n c e , auto r e p a ir s e r v ic e , and m o tio n p ic t u r e th e a t e r s a r e c o n s id e r e d as one
e s ta b lis h m e n t.
4 In clu d e s a l l w o r k e r s in a l l e s ta b lis h m e n ts w it h t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t (w ith in
th e a re a ) at o r abo ve the m in im u m lim it a t io n .
5 A b b r e v ia te d to " p u b lic u t il it i e s " in the A - s e r i e s ta b le s .
T a x ic a b s and
s e r v ic e s in c id e n t a l to w a t e r tr a n s p o r t a t io n a r e e x clu d e d .
M ia m i' s t r a n s it s y s te m
is m u n ic ip a lly o p e ra te d and is e x c lu d e d b y d e fin it io n f r o m the sc o p e o f the study.
6 S e p a ra te d ata f o r th is d iv is io n a r e not p r e s e n te d in the A - s e r i e s ta b le s , but
th e d iv is io n is r e p r e s e n te d in the " a l l in d u s t r ie s " and " n o n m a n u fa c t u r in g " e s tim a te s .
7 H o te ls and m o te ls ; la u n d r ie s and o th e r p e r s o n a l s e r v 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 r k in g ; m o tio n p ic t u r e s ; n o n p r o fit m e m b e r s h ip
o r g a n iz a tio n s ( e x c lu d in g r e lig io u s and c h a r it a b le o r g a n iz a tio n s ) ; and e n g in e e r in g
and a r c h it e c t u r a l s e r v ic e s .

25




Appendix B.
Occupational

The p r im a r y p u rp o s e o f p rep a rin g jo b d e s cr ip tio n s fo r the B u ­
r e a u 's w age s u r v e y s is to a s s is t its fie ld r e p re s e n ta tiv e s in c la s s ify in g
in to a p p ro p r ia te o c cu p a tio n s w o r k e r s who are e m p lo y ed under a v a r ie ty
o f p a y r o ll t it le s and d iffe r e n t w o rk a rran gem en ts fr o m esta b lish m en t to
e sta b lis h m e n t and fr o m a r e a to a r e a . T h is p e r m its grou pin g o ccu p a tion a l
w a g e r a te s r e p r e s e n t in g c o m p a ra b le jo b content. B eca u se of- th is e m ­
p h a s is on in te r e s ta b lis h m e n t and in te r a r e a com p a ra b ility o f o ccu p a tio n a l
con ten t, the B u r e a u 's jo b d e s c r ip tio n s m ay d iffe r sig n ifica n tly fr o m th o se
in u se in in d iv id u a l e sta b lis h m e n ts o r th o se p r e p a r e d fo r oth er p u r p o s e s .
In ap p lyin g th e s e jo b d e s c r ip t io n s , the B u rea u 's fie ld r e p re s e n ta tiv e s
a r e in s tr u c te d to e x clu d e w ork in g s u p e r v is o r s ; a p p re n tice s ; and p a r t t im e , te m p o r a r y , and p r o b a tio n a r y w o r k e r s . H andicapped w o r k e r s w h ose
e a rn in g s a r e r e d u c e d b e c a u s e o f th e ir han dicap are a lso e x clu d ed .
L e a r n e r s , b e g in n e r s , and t r a in e e s , u n less s p e c ific a lly in clu d ed in the
jo b d e s c r ip t io n s , a re e x clu d e d .

Office
SECRETARY

S E C R E T A R Y — Continued

A s s ig n e d as a p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o rm a lly to on e in dividu al. M ain ­
ta in s a c lo s e and h ig h ly r e s p o n s iv e re la tio n s h ip to the d a y -to -d a y a c tiv itie s o f
the s u p e r v is o r . W o r k s fa ir ly in depen den tly r e c e iv in g a m in im u m o f d eta iled
s u p e r v is io n and g u id a n ce. P e r fo r m s v a r ie d c le r i c a l and s e c r e t a r ia l duties
r e q u ir in g a k n ow led ge o f o ffic e rou tin e and understanding o f the o r g a n iz a tio n ,
p r o g r a m s , and p r o c e d u r e s r e la t e d to the w ork o f the s u p e r v is o r .

E x clu s io n s— Continued

E x c lu s io n s . Not a ll p o s itio n s that are title d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s the
a b ove c h a r a c t e r is t ic s . E x a m p le s o f p o s itio n s w hich are e x clu d e d fr o m the
d efin ition a re as fo llo w s :
a. P o s it io n s w h ich do not m eet the "p e r s o n a l" s e c r e t a r y con cep t
d e s c r ib e d a b o v e ;
b . S te n o g r a p h e rs not fu lly tra in ed in s e c r e ta r ia l-ty p e d u ties;
c.

S te n o g r a p h e rs s e r v in g as o ffic e assista n ts to a g rou p
f e s s io n a l, t e c h n ic a l, o r m a n a g e ria l p e r s o n s ;

of p ro­

d. A s s is ta n t -ty p e p o s itio n s w h ich en tail m o r e d ifficu lt o r m o r e
r e s p o n s ib le t e c h n ic a l, a d m in istra tiv e , or s u p e r v is o r y duties
w h ich a re n ot t y p ic a l o f s e c r e t a r ia l w ork , e .g ., A d m in istra tiv e
A s s is ta n t , o r E x e cu tiv e A ssista n t:




e.

P o s itio n s w h ich do not fit any o f the situations lis te d in the
s e c tio n s b e lo w title d " L e v e l o f S u p e r v is o r , " e.g ., s e c r e ta r y to the
p re sid e n t o f a com pany that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ;

f.

T r a in e e s .

C la s s ific a t io n by L e v e l
S e c r e ta r y jo b s w h ich m eet the r e q u ir e d c h a r a c t e r is tic s are m atched
at one o f fiv e le v e ls a c c o rd in g to (a) the le v e l o f the s e c r e t a r y 's su p e r v iso r
w ithin the co m p a n y 's org a n iz a tio n a l stru ctu re and, (b) the le v e l o f the
s e c r e t a r y 's r e s p o n s ib ility . The tabu lation follow in g the explanations o f th ese
tw o fa c to r s in d ica tes the le v e l o f the s e c r e t a r y fo r ea ch com bination o f
the fa c t o r s .
L e v e l o f S e c r e t a r y 's S u p e rv iso r (LS)
LS—1

a. S e c r e ta r y to the s u p e r v is o r o r head o f a s m a ll orga n ization a l
unit ( e .g ., few er than about 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ); o r

S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u e d

S E C R E T A R Y — C on tin u ed

C l a s s i f i c a t i o n b y L e v e l-— C o n tin u e d

C l a s s i f i c a t i o n b y L e v e l— C on tin u e d

L S -2

L S -3

L S -4

b.

S e c r e ta r y to a n o n s u p e r v is o r y sta ff s p e c ia lis t, p r o fe s s io n a l
e m p lo y e e , a d m in istra tiv e o f f ic e r o r a ssista n t, s k ille d tech n icia n
o r e x p e rt. (N O TE : M a n y com p a n ies a ssig n s te n o g r a p h e rs ,
ra th er than s e c r e t a r ie s as d e s c r ib e d ab ove, to this le v e l o f
s u p e r v is o r y o r n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r .)

a.

S e c r e ta r y to an e x e cu tiv e o r m a n a g e r ia l p e r s o n w h ose r e s p o n ­
s ib ility is not equ ivalent to one o f the s p e c ific le v e l situ ations in
the d efin ition fo r L S -3 , but w h ose o rg a n iz a tio n a l unit n o rm a lly
n u m bers at le a s t s e v e r a l d ozen e m p lo y e e s and is u su a lly d ivided
into o r g a n iz a tio n a l seg m en ts w hich are often , in turn, fu rth e r
su b d iv id ed . In som e c o m p a n ie s , this le v e l in clu d es a w ide range
o f o rg a n iz a tio n a l e c h e lo n s ; in o th e r s , on ly one o r two; o r

p o s itio n s . V ice p resid en ts w hose p r im a r y r e s p o n s ib ility is to a ct p e r s o n a lly
on in dividu al c a s e s o r tra n sa ction s (e .g ., a p p rov e o r deny in dividu al loan
o r c r e d it a c tio n s ; a d m in ister in dividu al tr u st a c c o u n ts ; d ir e c t ly s u p e r v is e a
c le r i c a l staff) a re not c o n s id e r e d to be " c o r p o r a t e o f f ic e r s " fo r p u rp o s e s
o f applying the defin ition.
L e v e l o f S e c r e ta r y 's .R esponsibility (L R )
T h is fa c to r evaluates the n ature o f the w o rk re la tio n s h ip betw een
the s e c r e t a r y and the su p e r v is o r , and the extent to w h ich the s e c r e t a r y
is e x p ected to e x e r c is e in itiative and judgm en t.
S e c r e ta r ie s should be
m a tch ed at LR—1 o r LR—2 d e s c r ib e d b elow a c c o r d in g to th eir le v e l o f
re s p o n s ib ility .

b.

S e c r e ta r y to the head o f an in dividu al plant, fa c to r y , e tc ., (o r
ocher eq u ivalen t le v e l o f o ffic ia l) that e m p lo y s , in a ll, fe w e r
than 5, 000 p e r s o n s .

a.

S e c r e ta r y to the ch a irm a n o f the b oa rd o r p r e s id e n t o f a com pa n y
that e m p lo y s , in all, fe w e r than 100 p e r s o n s ; o r

b.

S e c r e ta r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f ic e r (o th e r than ch a irm a n o f the
b o a rd o r p re sid e n t) o f a com pa n y that e m p lo y s , in all, o v e r 100
but fe w e r than 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

a.

A n sw ers telep h on es,
com in g m a il.

c.

S e c r e ta r y to the head (im m e d ia te ly b elow the o f f ic e r le v e l) o v e r
eith e r a m a jo r c o r p o r a te w id e fu n ction al a ctiv ity ( e .g ., m a rk etin 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 tio n s , e tc .) o r a m a jo r
g e o g r a p h ic o r o rg a n iz a tio n a l seg m en t (e .g ., a r e g io n a l h eadquar­
t e r s ; a m a jo r d iv is io n ) o f a com pa n y that e m p lo y s , in all, o v e r
5 ,0 0 0 but fe w e r than 2 5 ,0 0 0 e m p lo y e e s ; o r

b.

A n sw ers telephon e r eq u ests w h ich have stan dard a n sw e r s.
rep ly to req u ests by sending a fo r m le tte r .

c.

R eview s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m em ora n d a , and r e p o r ts p r e p a r e d by
oth ers fo r the s u p e r v is o r ' s sign a tu re to en su re p r o c e d u r a l and
ty p og ra p h ica l a c c u r a c y .

d.

M aintains s u p e r v is o r ' s
instru cted.

e.

T ypes, takes and t r a n s c r ib e s d icta tion , and file s .

d.

S e c r e ta r y to the head o f an individu al plant, fa c to r y , e t c ., (o r
oth er eq u ivalen t le v e l o f o ffic ia l) that e m p lo y s , in all, o v e r
5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

e.

S e c r e ta r y to the head o f a la r g e and im p orta n t o rg a n iz a tio n a l
seg m en t ( e .g ., a m id d le m a n a gem en t s u p e r v is o r o f an o r g a n i­
za tion al seg m en t often in volvin g as m any as s e v e r a l hundred
p e r s o n s ) o f a com p a n y that e m p lo y s , in all, o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

LR—1. P e r fo r m s v a ried s e c r e t a r ia l du ties in cluding o r c o m p a ra b le
to m ost o f the follow in g :
g r e e ts

p e r s o n a l c a lle r s ,

ca le n d a r

and

m a k es

and open s

in ­

M ay

appoin tm en ts as

LR—2. P e r fo r m s duties d e s c r ib e d under LR—1 and, in addition
p e r fo r m s tasks req u irin g g r e a te r ju d g m en t, in itia tiv e , and k n ow l­
edge o f o ffic e functions in clu din g o r co m p a ra b le to m o s t o f the
follow in g:

a.

S e c r e ta r y to the ch a irm a n o f the b oa rd o f p r e s id e n t o f a com pany
that e m p lo y s , in all, o v e r 100 but fe w e r than 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

b.

S e c r e ta r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f ic e r (o th e r than the ch a irm a n o f the
b o a rd o r p r e sid e n t) o f a com p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5 ,0 0 0
but fe w e r than 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

a.

c.

S e c r e ta r y to the head, im m e d ia te ly b e lo w the c o r p o r a t e o ffic e r
le v e l, o f a m a jo r seg m en t o r su b s id ia r y o f a com p a n y that
e m p lo y s , in all, o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

b. A n sw ers req u ests w h ich r e q u ir e a d e ta ile d kn ow led ge o f o f ­
fic e p r o ce d u r e s o r c o lle c t io n o f in fo rm a tio n fr o m file s o r
other o ffic e s .
M ay sig n rou tin e c o r r e s p o n d e n c e in own o r
s u p e r v i s o r 's nam e.

N O T E ; The te r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r " u sed in the above LS d efin ition
r e fe r s to th ose o ffic ia l s w ho have a s ig n ific a n t c o rp o r a t e w id e p olicy m a k in g
r o le with r e g a rd to m a jo r com p a n y a c tiv it ie s . T h e title " v ic e p r e s id e n t, "
though n o r m a lly in d ica tiv e o f this r o le , d o e s not in all c a s e s id en tify such




c.

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S creen s
can be
o ffic e s .

telephon e and p e r s o n a l c a lle r s , d e term in in g w h ich
handled by the s u p e r v is o r ' s su b ord in a tes o r oth er

C om p iles o r a s s is ts in c o m p ilin g p e r io d ic r e p o rts on the b a sis
o f g e n e ra l in stru ction s.

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d.

S ch ed u les ten ta tiv e appointm ents w ithout p r io r c le a r a n c e . A s s e m b le s n e c e s s a r y backgrou n d m a te r ia l fo r sch ed u led m eetin gs.
M akes a rra n g e m e n ts fo r m eetin gs and c o n fe r e n c e s .

S ten ograph er, G e n e r a l. D ictation in v olv es a n o rm a l routine voca bu lary. May
m ain tain file s , keep sim p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r fo r m oth er re la tiv e ly routine
c l e r i c a l ta sk s.

e.

E x pla in s s u p e r v i s o r 's req u irem en ts to other e m p lo y e e s in s u p e r ­
v i s o r ' s unit. (A ls o ty p es, takes dictation , and file s .)

TRA N SC RIBIN G -M AC H IN E T Y P IST

The fo llo w in g ta bu la tion show s the le v e l o f the s e c r e t a r y fo r each
LS and L R com b in a tion .
L evel of se cre ta ry ' s
______s u p e r v is o r ______

P r im a r y duty is to type c o p y o f v o ic e r e c o r d e d dicta tion w hich does
not in volve v a r ie d te c h n ic a l o r s p e c ia liz e d v o ca b u la ry such as that used in
le g a l b r ie fs o r r e p o r ts on s c ie n tific r e s e a r c h . M ay a ls o type fr o m w ritten
cop y . M ay m ain tain file s , k eep s im p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r fo r m other rela tiv e ly
routine c l e r i c a l ta sk s.
(See Stenograph er d efin ition fo r w o rk e rs involved
w ith shorthand d icta tion .)

L e v e l o f s e c r e t a r y 's r e s p o n s ib ility
TY P IST
LR —1

LS—1 ___________________________________
TS—2 __
LS—3 ___________________________________
LS—4 ___________________________________

C la ss
C la ss
C la ss
C la ss

LR—2
E
D
C
B

C la ss
C la ss
C la ss
C la ss

D
C
B
A

ST E N O G R A P H E R
P r im a r y duty is to take dicta tion using shorthand, and to tr a n ­
s c r ib e the d icta tion . M ay a ls o type fr o m w ritten cop y. M ay op era te fr o m a
ste n o g r a p h ic p o o l. M ay o c c a s io n a lly tr a n s c r ib e fr o m v o ic e r e c o r d in g s (if
p r im a r y duty is tr a n s c r ib in g fr o m r e c o r d in g s , see T r a n s c rib in g -M a c h in e
T y p ist).
N O T E : T h is jo b is d istin g u ish ed fr 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 lly w o rk s in a con fid en tia l relation sh ip w ith on ly one m a n ­
a g e r o r e x e cu tiv e and p e r fo r m s m o r e re s p o n s ib le and d is c r e tio n a r y ta sk s
as d e s c r ib e d in the s e c r e t a r y jo b defin ition.

U ses a ty p e w rite r to m ake c o p ie s o f v a r io u s m a te r ia ls o r to m ake
out b ills a fter ca lc u la tio n s have been m ade by another p e rso n . M ay include
typing o f s te n c ils , m a ts, o r s im ila r m a te r ia ls fo r u se in duplicating
p rocesses.
M ay do c l e r i c a l w ork in volvin g little s p e c ia l training, such
as keepin g sim p le r e c o r d s , filin g r e c o r d s and r e p o r ts , o r sortin g and
distrib u tin g in com in g m a il.
C la ss A . P e r fo r m s one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g : Typing m a te ria l
in fin a l fo r m w hen it in v olv es com bin in g m a te r ia l fr 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 ib ility fo r c o r r e c t sp ellin g , sy lla b ica tion , punctuation, e tc., o f
te c h n ic a l o r unusual w o rd s o r fo r e ig n language m a te r ia l; o r planning la y ­
out and typing o f c o m p lic a te d s ta tis tica l ta bles to m aintain u n iform ity and
b a la n ce in sp acin g . M ay type routine fo r m le t te r s , v a ryin g details to suit
c ir c u m s t a n c e s .
C la s s B . P e r fo r m s one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g : C opy typing fr o m
rough o r c le a r d r a fts ; o r routine typing o f fo r m s , in su ra n ce p o lic ie s , e tc .;
o r settin g up s im p le standard ta bu la tion s; o r cop yin g m o r e c o m p le x tables
a lre a d y se t up and sp a ce d p r o p e r ly .
F IL E C L E R K

S ten og ra p h er, S e n io r . D icta tion in v olv es a v a rie d te ch n ica l o r s p e c ia liz e d
v o c a b u la r y su ch as in le g a l b r ie fs o r r e p o rts on s c ie n tific r e s e a r c h . M ay
a ls o s e t up and m ain tain f ile s , k eep r e c o r d s , etc.
OR
P e r fo r m s ste n o g r a p h ic du ties req u irin g sig n ifica n tly g r e a te r in d e ­
p en d en ce and r e s p o n s ib ility than sten og ra p h er, g en era l, as ev id en ced by the
fo llo w in g : W ork r e q u ir e s a high d e g re e o f stenograph ic sp eed and a c c u r a c y ;
a th rough w ork in g k n ow led g e o f g e n e r a l b u sin ess and o ffic e p r o c e d u r e ; and
o f the s p e c ific b u sin e s s o p e r a tio n s , orga n ization , p o lic ie s , p r o c e d u r e s , file s ,
w o rk flo w , etc.
U ses th is kn ow led ge in p e r fo rm in g sten ograph ic du ties and
r e s p o n s ib le c l e r i c a l ta sk s su ch as m aintaining follow u p f i l e s ; a ssem b lin g
m a te r ia l fo r r e p o r t s , m e m o ra n d a , and le tte r s ; com p osin g s im p le le tte r s
fr o m g e n e r a l in s t r u c t io n s ; rea d in g and routing in com in g m a il; and an sw erin g
rou tin e q u e stio n s, etc.




F ile s , c la s s ifi e s , and r e tr ie v e s m a te r ia l in an estab lish ed filin g
sy ste m . M ay p e r fo r m c l e r i c a l and m anual tasks r e q u ire d to m aintain file s .
P o s itio n s a r e c la s s ifie d into le v e ls on the b a s is o f the follow in g d efin ition s.
C la ss A . C la s s ifie s and in dexes file m a te r ia l su ch as c o r r e s p o n d ­
en ce, r e p o r t s , te c h n ic a l d ocu m en ts, e tc ., in an esta b lish ed filin g sy stem
contain in g a n u m ber o f v a r ie d
su b je ct m a tter file s .
M ay a lso file this
m a te ria l. M ay k eep r e c o r d s o f v a r io u s types in con ju n ction with the file s .
M ay lead a s m a ll grou p o f lo w e r le v e l file c le r k s .

C la ss B. S o r ts , c o d e s , and file s u n c la s s ifie d m a te r ia l by sim p le
(s u b je c t m a tter) h eadin gs o r p a rtly c la s s ifie d m a te r ia l by fin e r subheadings.
P r e p a r e s s im p le re la te d in dex and c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e aids. A s requ ested ,
lo c a te s c le a r ly id en tified m a te r ia l in file s and fo r w a rd s m a teria l. M ay
p e r fo r m re la te d c l e r i c a l ta sk s r e q u ire d to m aintain and s e r v ic e file s .

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C la s s C . P e r fo r m s routine filin g o f m a te r ia l that has a lrea d y been
c la s s ifie d o r w h ich is e a s ily c la s s ifie d in a s im p le s e r ia l c la s s ific a tio n
sy stem (e .g ., a lp h a b etica l, c h r o n o lo g ic a l, o r n u m e r ic a l). As re q u e ste d ,
lo c a te s r e a d ily a v a ila b le m a te r ia l in file s and fo r w a r d s m a te r ia l; and m a y
fill out w ith draw al c h a r g e . M ay p e r fo r m sim p le c le r i c a l and m anual tasks
req u ired to m a in tain and s e r v ic e file s .

P o sitio n s
d efin ition s:

are

c la s s ifie d

into

le v e ls

a c c o rd in g

to

the

follow in g

MESSENGER

C la ss A . Handles o r d e r s that in volve m akin g ju dgm en ts such as
ch o o s in g w hich s p e c ific p rod u ct o r m a te r ia l fr o m the e s ta b lis h m e n t's p rod u ct
lin e s w ill sa tisfy the c u s to m e r 's n eed s, o r d e term in in g the p r ic e to be quoted
when p ricin g in volves m o r e than m e r e ly r e fe r r in g to a p r ic e lis t o r m aking
so m e sim p le m a th em a tical c a lcu la tio n s .

P e r fo r m s v a rio u s routine duties su ch as running e r ra n d s , operatin g
m in o r o ffic e m a ch in e s such as s e a le r s o r m a ile r s , opening and distrib u tin g
m a il, and oth er m in o r c le r i c a l w o rk . E x clu d e p o s itio n s that r e q u ire
op era tion o f a m o t o r v e h ic le as a s ig n ific a n t duty.

C lass B . H andles o r d e r s in volvin g item s w hich have r e a d ily id e n ­
tifie d u ses and ap plication s. M ay r e fe r to a c a ta lo g , m a n u fa c tu r e r's m anual,
o r s im ila r docum ent to in su re that p r o p e r item is su pplied o r to v e r ify
p r ic e o f o r d e re d item .

SW ITCHBOARD O P E R A T O R
O p e ra te s a teleph on e sw itch b oa rd o r c o n s o le u sed with a p riv a te
bran ch exch an ge (P B X ) sy ste m to r e la y in com in g , ou tgoin g, and in tra sy stem
c a lls . M ay p r o v id e in fo rm a tio n to c a lle r s , r e c o r d and tra n sm it m e s s a g e s ,
k eep r e c o r d o f c a lls p la ce d and to ll c h a r g e s . B e s id e s op era tin g a telephon e
sw itch b oa rd o r c o n s o le , m a y a lso type o r p e r fo r m routine c le r i c a l w ork
(typing o r rou tin e c le r i c a l w o rk m a y o c c u p y the m a jo r p o rtio n o f the w o r k e r 's
tim e, and is u su a lly p e r fo r m e d w h ile at the sw itch b oa rd o r c o n s o le ). C h ief
o r lead o p e r a t o r s in e sta b lish m e n ts em p loy in g m o r e than one o p e r a to r are
e x clu d ed . F o r an o p e r a to r who a lso acts as a r e c e p tio n is t, see Sw itch board
O p e r a to r -R e c e p tio n is t.
SW ITCHBOARD O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T IO N IS T
A t a s in g le -p o s itio n telep h on e sw itch b o a rd o r c o n s o le , acts both as
an o p e r a to r — s e e S w itch boa rd O p e ra to r— and as a r e c e p tio n is t. R e c e p ­
t io n is t's w o rk in v o lv e s such du ties as g re e tin g v is it o r s ; d e term in in g nature
o f v i s it o r 's b u sin e s s and p ro v id in g a p p ro p ria te in fo rm a tio n ; r e fe r r in g v is ito r
to a p p rop ria te p e r s o n in the o rg a n iz a tio n o r con tactin g that p e r s o n by te le ­
phone and arra n gin g an appointm ent; keep in g a lo g o f v is it o r s .
O RD ER C LE R K
R e c e iv e s w ritte n o r v e r b a l c u s t o m e r s ' p u rch a se o r d e r s fo r m a te r ia l
o r m e r c h a n d is e fr o m c u s to m e r s o r s a le s p e o p le . W o rk ty p ic a lly in v olv es
som e com b in a tion o f the fo llo w in g d u ties: Q uoting p r ic e s ; d eterm in in g
a v a ila b ility o f o r d e r e d item s and su g gestin g su bstitu tes when n e c e s s a r y ;
advisin g ex p ected d e liv e r y date and m eth od o f d e liv e r y ; r e c o r d in g o r d e r and
c u s to m e r in fo rm a tio n on o r d e r sh e e ts ; ch eck in g o r d e r sh eets fo r a c c u r a c y
and ad equ acy o f in fo rm a tio n r e c o r d e d ; a s ce rta in in g c r e d it rating o f c u s to m e r ;
fu rn ish in g c u s to m e r w ith a ck n ow led gem en t o f r e c e ip t o f o r d e r ; fo llo w in g up
to see that o r d e r is d e liv e r e d by the s p e c ifie d date o r to le t c u s to m e r know
o f a d ela y in d e liv e r y ; m a in tain in g o r d e r file ; ch eck in g shipping in v o ice
against o r ig in a l o r d e r .
E x clu d e w o r k e r s paid on a c o m m is s io n b a sis o r w h ose du ties in­
clude any o f the fo llo w in g : R e c e iv in g o r d e r s fo r s e r v ic e s ra th er than fo r
m a te r ia l o r m e r c h a n d is e ; p rov id in g c u s to m e r s with con s u lta tiv e a d vice using
k n ow led ge gain ed fr o m en gin eerin g o r e x te n siv e te c h n ic a l tra in in g ; em pha­
sizin g s e llin g s k ills ; handling m a te r ia l o r m e r c h a n d is e as an in teg ra l p a rt
o f the jo b .




ACCOUNTING CLERK
P e r fo r m s one o r m o r e accou n tin g c l e r i c a l tasks such as p ostin g to
r e g is t e r s and le d g e r s ; r e co n cilin g bank a cco u n ts ; v e rify in g the in ternal con ­
s is te n c y , c o m p le te n e s s, and m a th em a tica l a c c u r a c y o f accou n tin g d ocu m en ts;
assign in g p r e s c r ib e d accounting d is trib u tio n c o d e s ; exam inin g and v e rify in g
fo r c le r i c a l a c c u r a c y v ariou s types o f r e p o r t s , lis t s , c a lc u la tio n s , p ostin g,
e tc .; o r p rep arin g sim p le o r a s sistin g in p rep a rin g m o r e c o m p lica te d jo u rn a l
v o u c h e r s . M ay w ork in eith er a m anual o r autom ated accoun tin g s y s te m .
The w ork r e q u ire s a k n ow led ge o f c le r i c a l m eth od s and o ffic e p r a c ­
tic e s and p r o ce d u r e s w hich r e la te s to the c le r i c a l p r o c e s s in g and r e c o r d in g
o f tra n sa ction s and accounting in fo rm a tio n . With e x p e r ie n c e , the w o r k e r
ty p ic a lly b e c o m e s fa m ilia r with the book k eep in g and accou n tin g te r m s and
p r o c e d u r e s used in-the a ssign ed w o rk , but is not re q u ire d to have a kn ow led ge
o f the fo r m a l p r in cip le s o f book k eepin g and a ccou n tin g.
P o sitio n s are c la s s ifie d
d efin ition s:

into

le v e ls on

the b a sis o f the follow ing-

C lass A . U nder g en era l s u p e r v is io n , p e r fo r m s accou n tin g c le r i c a l
o p e ra tio n s w hich re q u ire the ap p lica tion o f e x p e r ie n c e and ju dgm en t, fo r
ex a m p le, c le r ic a lly p r o c e s s in g c o m p lic a te d o r n on rep etitiv e accoun tin g
tr a n sa ctio n s, se le ctin g am ong a su bsta n tial v a r ie ty o f p r e s c r ib e d accou n tin g
c o d e s and c la s s ific a tio n s , o r tr a c in g tr a n sa ctio n s through p r e v io u s a c ­
counting actions to d eterm in e s o u r c e o f d is c r e p a n c ie s . M ay be a s s is te d by
on e o r m o r e c la s s B accounting c le r k s .
C la ss B . Under c lo s e s u p e r v is io n , fo llo w in g d eta iled in stru ction s
and stan dardized p r o c e d u r e s , p e r fo r m s one o r m o r e routine accou n tin g c l e r ­
ic a l o p e ra tio n s , such as p ostin g to le d g e r s , c a r d s , o r w o rk s h e e ts w h ere
id en tifica tion o f item s and lo c a tio n s o f p o s tin g s are c le a r ly in dicated;
ch eck in g a c c u r a c y and co m p le te n e s s o f sta n d a rd ized and r e p e titiv e r e c o r d s
o r accounting d ocu m en ts; and cod in g d ocu m en ts u sin g a few p r e s c r ib e d
accou n tin g c o d e s .
BO O KK EEPIN G -M ACH IN E O P E R A T O R
O p era tes a bookkeeping m a ch in e (with o r w ithout a ty p e w rite r k ey ­
b oa rd ) to keep a r e c o r d o f b u sin e s s tr a n s a ctio n s .
C la ss A . K eep s a set o f r e c o r d s re q u irin g a k n ow led ge o f and
e x p e r ie n c e in b a s ic bookkeeping p r in c ip le s , and fa m ilia r ity w ith the stru ctu re
o f the p a rticu la r accounting sy ste m u se d . D e te r m in e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s and
d istrib u tion o f debit and c r e d it ite m s to be u sed in each ph ase o f the w ork .
M ay p re p a re con solid a ted r e p o r t s , b a la n ce sh e e ts , and oth er r e c o r d s by hand.

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 tin u ed

K E Y E N T R Y O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u e d

C la ss B.
K eeps a r e c o r d o f one or m o r e phases o r s e c tio n s o f a
se t o f r e c o r d s u su a lly re q u irin g little know ledge o f b a s ic b ook k eepin g.
P h a ses or s e c tio n s in clu d e a cco u n ts p a ya ble, p a y r o ll, c u s t o m e r s ' a ccou n ts
(n ot in cluding a s im p le type o f b illin g d e s c r ib e d under m a ch in e b ille r ), c o s t
d is tr ib u tio n , ex p e n s e d is tr ib u tio n , in v en tory c o n tro l, etc.
M ay c h e c k o r
a s s i s t in p r e p a r a tio n o f t r ia l b a la n ce s and p re p a re c o n tro l sh eets fo r the
a ccou n tin g dep a rtm en t.

N O T E : E x clu d ed a r e o p e r a to r s a b ove c la s s A using the key entry
c o n tr o ls to a c c e s s , re a d , and evaluate the su bsta n ce o f s p e c ific r e c o r d s to
take su bstantive a c tio n s , o r to m ake e n trie s req u irin g a sim ila r le v e l o f
know ledge.

M ACHIN E B IL L E R
P r e p a r e s sta te m e n ts, b i lls , and in v o ice s on a m a ch in e oth er than
an o r d in a r y o r e le c t r o m a t ic ty p e w rite r . M ay a ls o keep r e c o r d s as to b illin g s
o r shipping c h a r g e s o r p e r fo r m other c le r i c a l w ork in cid en ta l to b illin g
o p e r a tio n s .
F o r w age study p u r p o s e s , m a ch in e b ille r s a r e c la s s ifie d by
type o f m a ch in e , as fo llo w s :

C la ss B . W ork is routine and r e p e titiv e . U nder c lo s e su p erv ision
o r follow in g s p e c ific p r o c e d u r e s o r d eta iled in stru ctio n s, w orks fr o m
v a rio u s sta n d a rd ized s o u r c e d ocu m en ts w hich have b een cod ed and req u ire
little o r no s e le c t in g , c o d in g , o r in terp retin g o f data to be entered. R e fe r s
to s u p e r v is o r p r o b le m s a r is in g fr o m e r ro n e o u s it e m s , c o d e s , or m issin g
in form a tion .

Professional and Technical

B illin g -m a c h in e b i lle r . U ses a s p e c ia l billin g m a cn in e (co m b in a tio n
typin g and adding m a ch in e ) to p r e p a r e b ills and in v o ice s fr o m c u s t o m e r s '
p u rc h a s e o r d e r s , in te r n a lly p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , shipping m e m o ra n d a , etc.
U su a lly in v o lv e s a p p lic a tio n o f p r e d e te r m in e d discou n ts and shipping c h a rg e s
and en try o f n e c e s s a r y e x te n s io n s , w hich m ay o r m ay not be com p u ted on
the b illin g m a ch in e , and tota ls w hich a r e a u tom a tica lly a ccu m u la ted by
m a ch in e .
T h e o p e r a tio n u su a lly in v o lv e s a la r g e num ber of, c a r b o n c o p ie s
o f the b ill bein g p r e p a r e d and is often done on a fan fold m a ch in e.

C O M P U T E R SYSTEM S A N A L Y S T , BUSINESS
A n a ly zes b u sin e s s p r o b le m s to form u la te p r o ce d u r e s fo r solving
th em by u se o f e le c tr o n ic data p r o c e s s in g equipm ent. D evelop s a com p lete
d e s c r ip tio n o f a ll s p e c ific a tio n s needed to enable p r o g r a m m e r s to p rep a re
re q u ire d dig ital com p u ter p r o g r a m s . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t of the follow in g :
A n a ly zes s u b je c t -m a tte r op e ra tio n s to be autom ated and id en tifies condition s
and c r it e r ia re q u ire d to a ch ie v e s a tis fa c to r y r e s u lts ; s p e c ifie s num ber and
types o f r e c o r d s , f ile s , and . d ocu m en ts to be u sed ; outlines action s to be
p e r fo r m e d by p e r so n n e l and c o m p u te rs in s u ffic ie n t d etail fo r p resen ta tion
to m anagem ent and fo r p ro g ra m m in g (ty p ic a lly this in v olv es p rep a ra tion of
w o rk and data flo w c h a r ts ); c o o rd in a te s the d ev elop m en t o f te s t p rob lem s and
p a rticip a te s in t r ia l runs of new and r e v is e d s y s te m s ; and recom m en d s
equipm ent changes to obtain m o r e e ffe c tiv e o v e r a ll op era tion s. (N O TE:
W o rk e rs p e r fo rm in g both sy s te m s a n a ly sis and p ro g ra m m in g should be c l a s ­
s ifie d as s y ste m s an alysts if this is the s k ill u sed to d eterm in e th eir pay.)

B o o k k e e p in g -m a c h in e b ille r .
U ses a bookkeeping m a ch in e (w ith or
w ithout a ty p e w r ite r k e y b oa rd ) to p re p a re c u s to m e r s ' b ills as p a rt o f the
a c c o u n ts r e c e iv a b le o p e ra tio n .
G en era lly in v olv es the sim u lta n eou s en try
of f i g u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' le d g e r r e c o r d .
The m ach in e a u tom a tica lly
a c c u m u la te s fig u r e s on a n u m ber of v e r t ic a l colum ns and com p u tes and
u su a lly p rin ts a u to m a tica lly the deb it o r c r e d it ba la n ces. D oes not in v olv e a
k n ow led ge o f b ook k eep in g . W ork s fr o m u n ifo rm and standard types o f sa le s
and c r e d it s lip s .

D oes not in clu d e e m p lo y e e s p r im a r ily r e s p o n s ib le fo r the m a n a ge­
m ent or su p e r v is io n o f oth er e le c tr o n ic data p r o c e s s in g e m p lo y e e s , o r s y s ­
tem s an alysts p r im a r ily c o n c e r n e d with s c ie n tific or en gin eerin g p ro b le m s.

PAYR O LL CLERK
P e r fo r m s the c l e r i c a l tasks n e c e s s a r y to p r o c e s s p a y r o lls and to
m a in tain p a y r o ll r e c o r d s . W ork in v olv es m o s t of the fo llo w in g : P r o c e s s in g
w o r k e r s ' tim e o r p 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 ag e r a t e s , su p p le m e n ta ry b e n e fits , or tax d ed u ction s; editin g p a y r o ll
lis tin g s a g a in st s o u r c e r e c o r d s ; tra cin g and c o r r e c t in g e r r o r s in lis tin g s ;
and a s s is tin g in p r e p a r a tio n o f p e r io d ic su m m a ry p a y ro ll r e p o r t s . In a n onau tom ated p a y r o ll s y s t e m , com p u tes w ag es. W ork m ay r e q u ire a p r a c tic a l
k n ow led ge o f g o v e r n m e n ta l r e g u la tio n s, com pa n y p a y r o ll p o lic y , o r the
c o m p u te r s y s t e m fo r p r o c e s s in g p a y r o lls .

F or

w age

study

p u rp oses,

s y ste m s

an alysts

are

c la s s ifie d

as

f o llo w s :
C la ss A .
W orks in depen den tly o r under on ly g en era l d ir e c tio n on
c o m p le x p r o b le m s in volvin g a ll ph ases o f sy ste m s a n a ly s is.
P ro b le m s a re
c o m p le x b e c a u se o f d iv e r s e s o u r c e s o f input data and m u ltip le -u se r e q u ir e ­
m ents o f output data.
(F o r ex a m p le , d ev e lo p s an in tegrated p rodu ction
sch ed u lin g, in v en tory c o n t r o l, c o s t a n a ly s is , and sa les an alysis r e c o r d in
w h ich e v e r y ite m o f each type is a u tom a tica lly p r o c e s s e d through the fu ll
sy s te m o f r e c o r d s and a p p ro p ria te follow u p a ction s a re initiated by the
c o m p u te r .) C on fers w ith p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d to d eterm in e the data p r o ce s s in g
p r o b le m s and a d v is e s s u b je c t -m a tte r p e r so n n e l on the im p lica tion s of new
o r r e v is e d s y s te m s o f data p r o c e s s in g o p e ra tio n s . M akes recom m en d a tion s,
if n eed ed , f o r a p p ro v a l o f m a jo r sy ste m s in sta lla tion s o r changes and fo r
obtaining equipm ent.

KEY EN TRY O PE R A TO R
O p era tes k e y b o a r d -c o n t r o lle d data en try d e v ice su ch as keypunch
m a ch in e o r k e y -o p e r a te d m a g n etic tape o r disk e n co d e r to tr a n s c r ib e
data into a f o r m su ita b le fo r co m p u te r p r o c e s s in g . W ork r e q u ir e s s k ill in
o p e ra tin g an a lp h a n u m e ric k ey b oa rd and an understanding o f tr a n s c r ib in g
p r o c e d u r e s and r e le v a n t data en try equipm ent.
c la s s ifi e d into le v e ls on the b a sis o f the fo llo w in g

M ay p r o v id e fu n ction al d ir e c tio n to lo w e r le v e l sy stem s analysts
who a r e a s sig n e d to a s s is t.

C la ss A . W ork s r e q u ir e s the a p p lica tion o f e x p e rie n c e and ju d g m en t
in s e le c tin g p r o c e d u r e s to be fo llo w e d and in sea rch in g f o r , in te r p r e tin g ,
s e le c t in g , o r co d in g ite m s to be en tered fr o m a v a r ie ty o f s o u r c e d ocu m en ts.
On o c c a s io n m a y a ls o p e r fo r m routine w o rk as d e s c r ib e d fo r c la s s B.

C la ss B.
W orks indepen den tly or under on ly g en era l d ire ctio n on
p r o b le m s that a re r e la tiv e ly u n co m p lica te d to a n a ly ze, plan, p ro g ra m , and
o p e ra te . P r o b le m s a r e o f lim ite d c o m p le x ity b e c a u se so u r ce s o f input data
a r e h om og en eou s and the output data a r e c lo s e ly related .
(F o r exam ple,

P o s itio n s
d e fin it io n s :

are




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C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , B U SIN E SS— C o n tin u e d

d ev elop s s y s te m s fo r m ain taining d e p o s ito r a ccou n ts in a bank, m aintaining
accoun ts r e c e iv a b le in a r e ta il esta b lish m en t, o r m aintaining in ven tory
accounts in a m an u factu rin g o r w h o le sa le esta b lish m en t.) C o n fe rs with p e r ­
sons co n c e rn e d to d e te rm in e the data p r o c e s s in g p r o b le m s and ad vises
su b je c t-m a tte r p e r so n n e l on the im p lica tio n s o f the data p r o c e s s in g sy stem s
to be applied.
OR
W ork s on a seg m en t o f a c o m p le x data p r o c e s s in g sch em e o r
sy ste m , as d e s c r ib e d fo r c la s s A . W ork s independently on routine a ssig n ­
m ents and r e c e iv e s in stru ctio n and guidance on c o m p le x a ssig n m en ts. W ork
is re v ie w e d fo r a c c u r a c y o f ju dgm en t, c o m p lia n ce with in stru ctio n s, and to
in su re p r o p e r align m en t w ith the o v e r a ll s y s te m .
C la ss C . W ork s u nder im m ed ia te su p e r v is io n , c a r r y in g out analy­
ses as a ssig n ed , u su a lly o f a sin g le a ctiv ity . A ssig n m en ts are d esig n ed to
d ev elop and expand p r a c t ic a l e x p e r ie n c e in the a p plication o f p r o c e d u r e s and
sk ills re q u ire d fo r s y s te m s an alysis w o rk . F o r ex a m p le, m a y a s s is t a h igh er
le v e l s y s te m s analyst by p r e p a rin g the d eta iled s p e c ific a tio n s r e q u ire d by
p r o g r a m m e r s fr o m in fo rm a tio n d e v e lo p e d by the h igh er le v e l an alyst.
CO M PU TER P R O G R A M M E R , BUSINESS
C o n v e rts statem en ts o f b u sin e s s p r o b le m s , ty p ic a lly p r e p a r e d by a
sy ste m s an alyst, into a seq u en ce o f d eta iled in stru ction s w hich are req u ired
to s o lv e the p r o b le m s by au tom atic data p r o c e s s in g equipm ent. W orkin g fr o m
ch arts o r d ia g r a m s , the p r o g r a m m e r d e v e lo p s the p r e c is e in stru ction s w hich ,
when en tered into the c o m p u te r sy ste m in c od ed language, ca u se the m anipu ­
lation o f data to a ch iev e d e s ir e d r e s u lts . W ork in v olv es m o s t o f the
fo llo w in g : A p p lie s k n ow led ge o f co m p u te r c a p a b ilitie s , m a th e m a tics, lo g ic
em p loyed by c o m p u te r s , and p a rticu la r su b je ct m a tte r in volved to analyze
ch arts and d ia g ra m s o f the p r o b le m to be p r o g r a m m e d ; d ev elop s seq u en ce o f
p r o g r a m ste p s; w r ite s d eta iled flo w ch a rts to show o r d e r in w hich data w ill
be p r o c e s s e d ; c o n v e rts th ese ch a rts to c od ed in stru ction s fo r m a ch in e to
fo llo w ; te s ts and c o r r e c t s p r o g r a m s ; p r e p a r e s in stru ction s fo r operatin g
p e r so n n e l during p rod u ction run; a n a ly zes, r e v ie w s , and a lte rs p r o g r a m s to
in cr e a s e op era tin g e ffic ie n c y o r adapt to new re q u ire m e n ts ; m a in tain s r e ­
c o r d s o f p r o g r a m d ev elop m en t and r e v is io n s . (N O TE : W o r k e r s p e r fo rm in g
both sy s te m s a n a lysis and p r o g r a m m in g should be c la s s ifie d as sy ste m s
analysts if this is the s k ill u sed to d e te rm in e th e ir pay.)
D oes not in clu de e m p lo y e e s p r im a r ily r e s p o n s ib le fo r the m a n a ge­
m ent o r s u p e r v is io n o f oth er e le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g e m p lo y e e s , o r p r o ­
g ra m m e r s p r im a r ily c o n c e r n e d with s c ie n t ific a n d /o r en gin eerin g p r o b le m s .
F o r w age study p u r p o s e s , p r o g r a m m e r s are c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s :
C la ss A . W ork s in dependently o r u nder on ly g e n e ra l d ir e c tio n on
c o m p le x p r o b le m s w hich r e q u ire co m p e te n c e in all p h a ses o f p ro g ra m m in g
con cep ts and p r a c t ic e s . W ork in g fr o m d ia g ra m s and ch a rts w hich iden tify
the nature o f d e s ir e d r e s u lts , m a jo r p r o c e s s in g step s to be a c c o m p lis h e d ,
and the re la tio n s h ip s betw een v a riou s steps o f the p r o b le m solvin g rou tin e;
plans the fu ll ran ge o f p r o g r a m m in g a ction s needed to e ffic ie n tly u tiliz e the
com p u ter sy ste m in a ch ievin g d e s ir e d end p r o d u c ts .




C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R , BUSINESS— C o n tin u e d

A t this le v e l, p rogra m m in g is d iffic u lt b e c a u se com p u ter equipm ent
m ust be orga n ized to p rodu ce s e v e r a l in te r r e la te d but d iv e r s e p rod u cts fr o m
n u m erou s and d iv e r s e data elem en ts. A w ide v a r ie ty and ex ten siv e num ber
o f in tern a l p r o c e s s in g action s m u st o c c u r .
T h is r e q u ir e s such a ction s as
develop m en t of com m on operation s w hich can be re u s e d , esta b lish m en t o f
lin kage points betw een o p era tion s, ad ju stm en ts to data w hen p r o g r a m r e ­
q u irem en ts e x ceed com pu ter s to ra g e c a p a city , and su bstantial m anipulation
and reseq u en cin g o f data elem en ts to fo r m a h igh ly in teg ra ted p ro g ra m .
May p rov id e functional 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
a r e a ssig n ed to a s s is t.
C lass B . W orks independently o r under on ly g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n on
r e la tiv e ly sim ple p r o g r a m s , o r on s im p le seg m en ts o f c o m p le x p r o g r a m s .
P r o g r a m s (or segm en ts) u su ally p r o c e s s in fo rm a tio n to p ro d u ce data in two
o r th ree v a ried seq u en ces or fo r m a ts . R e p o r ts and lis tin g s a r e p rod u ced by
refin in g , adapting, a rra y in g , or m aking m in o r ad ditions to o r d eletion s fr o m
input data w hich a re rea d ily a v a ila b le .
W hile n u m erou s r e c o r d s m a y be
p r o c e s s e d , the data have been r e fin e d in p r io r a ctio n s so that the a c c u r a c y
and sequen cin g o f data can be te s te d by using a few routine c h e c k s.
T y p ic a lly , the p r o g r a m d e a l s w ith routine r e co r d k e e p in g o p era tion s.
OR
W orks on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s (as d e s c r ib e d fo r c la s s A ) under c lo s e
d ir e c tio n o f a h igh er 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 ay a s s is t high er
le v e l p r o g r a m m e r by independently p e r fo r m in g le s s d ifficu lt ta sk s a s sig n e d ,
and p e rfo rm in g m o r e d ifficu lt tasks u nder fa ir ly c lo s e d ir e c tio n .
M ay guide o r in stru ct lo w e r le v e l p r o g r a m m e r s .
C lass C. M akes p r a c tic a l a p p lica tion s o f p ro g ra m m in g p r a c tic e s
and con cep ts usu ally lea rn ed i n f o r m a l train in g c o u r s e s . A ssig n m en ts a r e
d esig n ed to d ev elop com p eten ce in the a p p lica tio n o f stan dard p r o c e d u r e s to
rou tin e p ro b le m s. R e c e iv e s c lo s e s u p e r v is io n on new a s p e c ts o f a s s ig n ­
m en ts; and w ork is review ed to v e r ify its a c c u r a c y and c o n fo r m a n c e with
r e q u ire d p r o ce d u re s.
CO M PU TE R O PERA TO R
In a c c o rd a n c e with op era tin g in s tr u c tio n s , m o n ito rs and o p era tes
the c o n t r o l c o n s o le o f a digital c o m p u te r to p r o c e s s data. E x ecu tes runs by
eith e r s e r ia l p r o c e s s in g (p r o c e s s e s one p r o g r a m at a tim e ) o r m u lti­
p r o c e s s in g (p r o c e s s e s two or m o r e p r o g r a m s sim u lta n eou sly ). T he follow in g
duties c h a ra cte riz e the w ork of a c o m p u te r o p e r a to r :
- Studies
needed.

operating

- L oads equipm ent
pa per, e tc.).

in stru ctio n s
with

to

r e q u ir e d

d eterm in e
ite m s

equipm ent

(ta p e s,

cards,

setup
d is k s,

- Sw itches n e c e s s a r y a u x illia r y equ ipm ent into sy ste m .
- Starts and op era tes c o m p u te r.
- R esponds to operating and c o m p u te r output in stru ctio n s.
- R eview s e r r o r m e s s a g e s and m a k es c o r r e c t io n s during op era tion
o r r e fe r s p r o b le m s.
- M aintains operating r e c o r d .

C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u e d

P E R IP H E R A L E Q U IP M E N T O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u e d

M ay t e s t -r u n new o r m o d ifie d p r o g r a m s. May a s s is t in m od ifyin g
sy s te m s or p r o g r a m s . The s c o p e o f this defin ition includes tra in e e s w orkin g
to b e c o m e fu lly q u a lifie d co m p u te r o p e r a to r s , fully q u a lified com p u ter
o p e r a t o r s , and lea d o p e r a t o r s p rovid in g tech n ica l a s sista n ce to lo w e r le v e l
o p e r a t o r s . It e x clu d e s w o r k e r s who m on itor and operate r e m o te te rm in a ls.
C la ss A . In a d dition to w ork a ssign m en ts d e s cr ib e d fo r a c la s s B
o p e r a to r (s e e b e lo w ) the w ork o f a c la s s A o p era tor in volves at le a s t one
o f the fo llo w in g :
- D evia tes fr o m stan dard p r o ce d u r e s to avoid the lo s s o f in fo r ­
m a tion or to c o n s e r v e com p u ter tim e even though the p r o ce d u r e s
a p p lied m a te r ia lly a lter the com pu ter unit's p rod u ction plans.
- T e s ts new p r o g r a m s , a p p lica tion s, and p r o c e d u r e s .
- A d v is e s p r o g r a m m e r s
te c h n iq u e s .

and

su b je ct-m a tte r

ex p erts

on

setup

- A s s is t s in (1) m a in tain in g, m od ifyin g,' and d ev elopin g op eratin g
s y s te m s o r p r o g r a m s ; (2) developin g operating in stru ction s and
tech n iq u es to c o v e r p r o b le m situ ations; and/oj- (3) sw itch in g to
e m e r g e n c y ba cku p p r o c e d u r e s (su ch a ssista n ce r e q u ir e s a w orkin g
k n ow led ge o f p r o g r a m language, com pu ter fe a tu re s, and softw a re
s y s t e m s ).
An

o p e r a to r

at this le v e l ty p ica lly guides

low er le v e l o p e r a to rs .

C la ss B . In a d d ition to esta b lish ed produ ction ru n s, w ork a s s ig n ­
m en ts in clu d e runs in v olv in g new p r o g r a m s , a p p lica tion s, and p r o ce d u r e s
( i . e . , situ ation s w h ich r e q u ir e the op e ra to r to adapt to a v a r ie ty o f p r o b le m s ).
A t this le v e l, the o p e r a to r has the trainin g and ex p e rie n ce to w ork fa ir ly
in depen den tly in c a r r y in g out m o s t assign m en ts. A ssig n m en ts m ay re q u ire
the o p e r a to r to s e le c t fr o m a v a r ie ty o f standard setup and operating
p roced u res.
In resp on d in g to com p u ter output in stru ction s o r e r r o r c o n ­
d itio n s , a p p lies stan dard op era tin g or c o r r e c t iv e p r o c e d u r e s , but m ay
d ev ia te fr o m stan dard p r o c e d u r e s when standard p ro ce d u r e s fa il if d ev ia tion
d oes not m a te r ia lly a lte r the com p u ter u nit's produ ction plans.
R e fe r s the
p r o b le m o r a b o rts the p r o g r a m w hen p r o ce d u r e s applied do' not p r o v id e a
solu tion . M ay guide lo w e r le v e l o p e r a to rs .
C la ss C . W ork a ssig n m en ts a r e lim ited to esta b lish ed p rod u ction
runs ( i . e . , p r o g r a m s w h ich p r e se n t few operating p r o b le m s ). A ssig n m en ts
m a y c o n s is t p r im a r ily o f o n -t h e -jo b trainin g (so m e tim e s argum ented by
c la s s r o o m in stru ctio n ). W hen lea rn in g to run p r o g r a m s , the s u p e r v is o r o r a
h igh er le v e l o p e r a to r p r o v id e s detailed w ritten o r o r a l guidance to the
o p e r a to r b e fo r e and du ring the run. A fter the op era tor has gained e x p e rie n c e
w ith a p r o g r a m , h o w e v e r, the o p e ra to r w ork s fa irly independently in
applying stan dard o p e ra tin g o r c o r r e c t iv e p roced u res in respon din g to
co m p u te r output in stru ctio n s o r e r r o r con d ition s, but r e fe r s p r o b le m s to a
h igh er le v e l o p e r a to r o r the s u p e r v is o r when standard p r o c e d u r e s fa il.
P E R IP H E R A L EQ U IPM EN T O P E R A T O R
O p era tes p e r ip h e r a l equipm ent w hich d i r e c t l y su pports d igital
c o m p u te r o p e r a tio n s . Such equ ipm ent is uniquely and s p e c ific a lly d esign ed
fo r c o m p u te r a p p lic a tio n s , but n eed not be p h y s ica lly o r e le c tr o n ic a lly
c o n n e cte d to a c o m p u te r .
P r in t e r s , p lo tte r s , c a r d r e a d /p u n c h e s , tape
r e a d e r s , tape units o r d r iv e s , d isk units o r d r iv e s , and data d isp la y units
a r e ex a m p les o f su ch equipm ent.




The follow in g duties c h a r a c t e r iz e the w ork o f a p e r ip h e ra l equipm ent
o p e r a to r:
- L oading p rin te rs and p lo tte rs with c o r r e c t pa per; adjusting
c o n tr o ls fo r f o r m s , th ick n e s s, ten sion , printing den sity, and
lo c a tio n ; and unloading hard cop y.
- L ab ellin g tape r e e ls , d is k s, or c a r d d eck s.
- C hecking la b els and m ounting and dism ounting . designated tape
r e e ls or disks on s p e c ifie d units o r d r iv e s .
- Setting co n tro ls w hich regu late op era tion o f the equipm ent.
- O bserv in g panel ligh ts fo r
taking a p p rop ria te action.

w arnings

and e r r o r indications and

- E xam ining ta p e s, c a r d s , or oth er m a te r ia l fo r c r e a s e s , te a r s ,
o r oth er d e fe cts w hich cou ld ca u se p r o c e s s in g p ro b le m s.
T h is c la s s ific a t io n ex clu d es w o rk e r s (1) who m on itor and operate a
c o n tr o l c o n s o le (s e e com p u ter o p e r a to r) o r a rem o te te r m in a l, or (2) w hose
duties a re lim ite d to operatin g d e c o lla t e r s , b u r s te r s , s e p a r a to r s , o r sim ila r
equipm ent.
C O M PU TE R D A T A LIBRARIAN
M aintains lib r a r y o f m ed ia (ta p es, d is k s, c a r d s , c a s s e tte s ) used
fo r au tom atic data p r o c e s s in g a p p lica tion s. The follow in g o r s im ila r duties
c h a r a c t e r iz e the w ork o f a com p u ter data lib r a r ia n : C la ss ify in g , catalogin g,
and storin g m ed ia in a c c o r d a n c e w ith a stan dardized sy ste m ; upon p rop er
r e q u e s ts , re le a s in g m ed ia fo r p r o c e s s in g ; m aintaining r e c o r d s of r e le a s e s
and retu rn s; in sp ectin g retu rn ed m ed ia fo r dam age or e x c e s s iv e w ear to
d eterm in e w hether o r not they need rep la cin g . M ay p e r fo r m m in or rep a irs
to dam aged ta pes.

DRAFTER
C la ss A.
Plans the gra ph ic p resen ta tion o f c o m p le x item s having
d istin ctiv e d esign fea tu res that d iffe r sig n ifica n tly fr o m estab lish ed drafting
p r e ce d e n ts .
W orks in c lo s e su pport with the d esig n o r ig in a to r , and m ay
r e co m m e n d m in o r d esign ch a n ges. A n a ly zes the e ffe c t o f each change on the
details of fo r m , fu n ction , and p o s itio n a l rela tion sh ip s o f com ponents and
p a rts. W orks with a m inim um of s u p e r v is o r y a s s is ta n c e .
C om pleted w ork
is re v ie w e d by design o r ig in a to r fo r c o n s is te n c y w ith p r io r engineering
d eterm in a tion s. M ay eith er p r e p a r e draw in gs o r d ir e c t th eir prep aration by
lo w e r le v e l d r a fte r s .
C la ss B.
P e r fo r m s nonroutine and c o m p le x drafting assign m en ts
that r e q u ire the a p p lica tion of m o s t of the stan d ard ized draw ing techniques
r e g u la r ly u sed.
D uties ty p ic a lly in v olv e such w ork a s :
P re p a re s w orking
draw in gs o f s u b a ss e m b lie s with ir r e g u la r sh a p es, m u ltiple fu n ction s, and
p r e c is e p os 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 itectu ra l
draw in gs fo r con s tr u c tio n o f a building including detail draw ings o f fou n ­
d a tion s, w a ll s e c tio n s , flo o r p la n s, and r o o f.
U ses a ccep ted form u las
and m anuals in m aking n e c e s s a r y com pu tation s to d eterm in e quantities o f
m a te r ia ls to be u sed , loa d c a p a c it ie s , stren g th s, s t r e s s e s , etc. R e c e iv e s
in itia l in stru ctio n s, re q u ire m e n ts , and a d v ice fr o m s u p e r v is o r .
C om pleted
w o r k is ch e ck e d fo r te c h n ic a l adequ acy.

D R A F T E R — C o n tin u e d

E L E C T R O N IC S T E C H N IC IA N — C o n tin u e d

C la s s C . P r e p a r e s d eta il draw in gs o f sin g le units o r p a rts fo r
en gin eerin g, c o n s tr u c tio n , m a n u factu rin g , o r r e p a ir p u r p o s e s . T y p es o f
draw ings p r e p a r e d in clu d e is o m e t r ic p r o je c tio n s (d ep ictin g th ree d im en sion s
in a ccu ra te s c a le j and section ed v iew s to c la r ify p osition in g o f com pon ents
and c on v ey needed in fo rm a tio n . C o n solid a tes d eta ils fr o m a num ber o f
so u r c e s and adjusts o r tr a n s p o s e s s c a le as re q u ire d . Suggested m eth od s o f
ap proach , a p p lica b le p r e c e d e n ts , and a d vice on s o u r c e m a te r ia ls are given
with in itial a s sig n m e n ts . In stru ction s are le s s co m p le te when assign m en ts
r e c u r . W o rk m a y be s p o t-c h e c k e d during p r o g r e s s .

W ork m ay be review ed by s u p e r v is o r (freq u en tly an en g in eer o r
d e s ig n e r ) fo r g en eral com p lia n ce with a ccep ted p r a c t ic e s . M ay p ro v id e
te ch n ica l guidance to low er le v e l te c h n ic ia n s .

D R A F T E R -T R A C E R

C la ss B . A p p lies c o m p r e h e n siv e te ch n ica l kn ow led ge to so lv e c o m ­
p le x p r o b le m s (i.e ., th ose that ty p ic a lly can be so lv e d s o le ly by p r o p e r ly
in terp retin g m a n u fa ctu rers' m anuals o r s im ila r d ocu m en ts) in w ork in g on
e le c t r o n ic equipm ent. W ork in v o lv e s : A fa m ilia r ity with the in te r re la tio n ­
sh ips o f c ir c u its ; and judgm ent in d eterm in in g w ork seq u en ce and in se le ctin g
to o ls and testing in stru m en ts, u su ally le s s c o m p le x than th ose u sed by the
c la s s A tech n icia n .

C o p ie s
cloth o r p a p er
include tr a c in g
la rg e s c a le not

R e c e iv e s tech n ica l guidance, as r e q u ire d , fr o m s u p e r v is o r o r h igh er
le v e l tech n icia n , and w ork is review ed fo r s p e c ific c o m p lia n ce with a ccep ted
p r a c tic e s and w ork assign m en ts. M ay p r o v id e te c h n ic a l guidance to lo w e r
le v e l tech n icia n s.

plans and draw in gs p r e p a r e d by oth ers by p la cin g tra cin g
o v e r d raw in gs and tra cin g with pen o r p e n cil. (D oes not
lim ite d to plans p r im a r ily co n s istin g o f stra ig h t lin es and a
re q u irin g c lo s e d elin ea tion .)
A N D /O R

P r e p a r e s s im p le o r r e p e titiv e draw in gs o f e a s ily v isu a liz e d ite m s.
W ork is c lo s e ly s u p e r v is e d du ring p r o g r e s s .
E L E C TR O N IC S TECHNICIAN
W ork s on v a rio u s types o f e le c tr o n ic equipm ent and re la te d d e v ic e s
by p e r fo rm in g one o r a com b in a tion o f the fo llo w in g : In stallin g, m ain taining,
re p a irin g , o v erh a u lin g , tro u b le s h o o tin g , m od ify in g , c o n s tru ctin g , and testin g .
W ork r e q u ir e s p r a c t ic a l ap p lica tion o f te c h n ic a l kn ow led ge o f e le c tr o n ic s
p r in c ip le s , a b ility to d e te rm in e m a lfu n ctio n s, and sk ill to put equipm ent in
req u ired op era tin g con d ition .
The equ ipm ent— c o n s istin g o f eith er m any d iffe r e n t kinds o f c ir c u its
o r m u ltip le re p e titio n o f the sa m e kind o f c ir c u it — in clu d e s , but is not lim ited
to, the fo llo w in g : (a) E le c t r o n ic tran sm ittin g and r e c e iv in g equipm ent (e .g .,
ra d a r, r a d io , te le v is io n , telep h on e, son a r, navigation al a id s), (b) d ig ita l and
analog c o m p u te r s , and (c ) in d u stria l and m e d ic a l m e a su rin g and co n tro llin g
equipm ent.
T h is c la s s ific a t io n e x clu d e s r e p a ir e r s o f such standard e le c tr o n ic
equipm ent as c o m m o n o ffic e m a ch in es and h ou seh old ra d io and te le v is io n
se ts; p ro d u ctio n a s s e m b le r s and t e s t e r s ; w o r k e r s w h ose p r im a r y duty is
s e r v ic in g e le c t r o n ic te s t in stru m en ts; tech n icia n s who have a d m in istra tiv e
o r s u p e r v is o r y r e s p o n s ib ility ; and d r a fte r s , d e s ig n e r s , and p r o fe s s io n a l
e n g in e e r s.
P o s itio n s a re c la s s ifie d
d efin ition s.

into le v e ls on the b a sis o f the follow in g

C la ss A . A p p lie s advanced te c h n ic a l k n ow led ge to so lv e unusually
c o m p le x p r o b le m s ( i .e ., th ose that ty p ic a lly cannot be so lv e d s o le ly by r e f e r ­
en ce to m a n u fa c tu r e r s ' m anu als o r s im ila r d ocu m en ts) in w ork in g on e le c ­
tr o n ic equ ipm en t. E x a m p les o f such p r o b le m s in clude lo c a tio n and d en sity o f
c ir c u it r y , e le c tr o m a g n e tic ra d ia tion , isola tin g m a lfu n ctio n s, and freq u en t
en gin eerin g ch a n g es. W ork in v o lv e s : A d eta iled u nderstan din g o f the in ter­
rela tion sh ip s o f c ir c u it s ; e x e r c is in g independent ju dgm en t in p e r fo r m in g such
tasks as m akin g c ir c u it a n a ly s e s, ca lcu la tin g w ave fo r m s , tra cin g r e la tio n ­
sh ips in sig n a l flo w ; and r e g u la r ly u sin g c o m p le x test in stru m en ts (e .g ., dual
tr a c e o s c ill o s c o p e s , Q -m e t e r s , d ev ia tion m e t e r s , p u lse g e n e r a t o r s ).




C la ss C . A p p lies w ork in g te c h n ic a l k n ow led ge to p e r fo r m sim p le o r
routine tasks in w orkin g on e le c tr o n ic equipm ent, fo llo w in g d eta iled in s tr u c ­
tions w hich c o v e r v irtu a lly all p r o c e d u r e s . W ork ty p ic a lly in v olv es such
tasks as: A s sis tin g h igh er le v e l tech n icia n s b y p e r fo r m in g such a c tiv itie s as
re p la cin g com pon ents, w irin g c ir c u it s , and taking test re a d in g s; re p a irin g
sim p le e le c tr o n ic equipm ent; and u sin g to o ls and c o m m o n te s t in stru m en ts
(e .g ., m u ltim e te rs , audio sign al g e n e r a t o r s , tube t e s t e r s , o s c ill o s c o p e s ) .
Is not req u ired to be fa m ilia r with the in te r re la tio n s h ip s o f c ir c u it s . T h is
k n ow led ge, h ow ev er, m a y be a cq u ired through a ssign m en ts d esig n ed to
in c r e a s e com p eten ce (in cluding c la s s r o o m train in g) so that w o r k e r can
advance to high er le v e l tech n icia n .
R e c e iv e s tech n ica l guidance, as r e q u ire d , fr o m s u p e r v is o r o r h igh er
le v e l tech n icia n . W ork is ty p ica lly sp ot ch e ck e d , but is given d eta iled r e v ie w
when new o r advanced assign m en ts are in v olv ed .
R E G ISTE R E D INDUSTRIAL NURSE
A r e g is te r e d nurse who g iv es n u rsin g s e r v ic e u nder g e n e r a l m e d ic a l
d ir e c tio n to ill o r in ju red e m p lo y e e s o r oth er p e r s o n s w ho b e c o m e ill o r
su ffe r an accid en t on the p r e m is e s o f a fa c t o r y o r oth er esta b lis h m e n t.
D uties in volve a com bin a tion o f the fo llo w in g : G iving f ir s t aid to the ill o r
in ju red ; attending to subsequent d r e s s in g o f e m p lo y e e s ' in ju r ie s ; k eepin g
r e c o r d s o f patients trea ted ; p rep a rin g a c c id e n t r e p o r ts fo r co m p e n sa tio n o r
oth er p u rp o s e s ; a ssistin g in p h y s ica l ex am in a tion s and health ev alu ation s o f
applican ts and em p lo y e e s ; and planning and c a r r y in g out p r o g r a m s in volvin g
health edu cation , a ccid en t p reven tion , ev alu ation o f plant en v iron m en t, o r
oth er a ctiv itie s affectin g the health, w e lfa r e , and sa fety o f all p e r s o n n e l.
N u rsin g s u p e r v is o r s o r head n u rses in e sta b lis h m e n ts em p loyin g m o r e than
one n urse are exclu ded.

Maintenance, Toolroom, and Powerplant
M AINTENANCE C A R P E N T E R
P e r fo r m s the ca rp en try d u ties n e c e s s a r y to c o n s tr u c t and m a in tain
in good r e p a ir building w oodw ork and equ ipm en t such as b in s, c r ib s , c o u n te r s,
b e n c h e s , p a rtition s, d o o r s , f lo o r s , s t a ir s , c a s in g s , and tr im m a d e o f w ood
in an estab lish m en t. W ork in volves m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : P lann in g and

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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 o n tin u e d

la yin g ou t o f w ork fr o m b lu ep rin ts, draw in gs, m o d e ls , or v erb a l in stru ction s;
u sin g a v a rie ty o f c a r p e n t e r 's h an dtools, porta ble pow er to o ls , and standard
m e a su rin g in stru m en ts; m akin g standard shop com putations relatin g to d i­
m e n sio n s o f w o rk ; and s e le c tin g m a te r ia ls n e ce s s a r y fo r the w ork . In
g e n e r a l, the w o rk o f the m a in ten an ce ca rp en ter req u ires rounded training
and e x p e rie n c e u su a lly a cq u ire d through a f o r m a l a p p ren ticesh ip o r
equ ivalen t train in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

obtain ed fr o m sto ck ; o r d e rin g the p rod u ction o f a re p la ce m e n t part by a
m a ch in e shop o r sending the m a ch in e to a m a ch in e shop fo r m a jo r r e p a ir s ;
p rep a rin g w ritten s p e c ific a tio n s fo r m a jo r r e p a ir s o r fo r the produ ction o f
pa rts o r d e r e d fr o m m a ch in e sh op s; r e a ss e m b lin g m a ch in e s; and m aking all
n e c e s s a r y adjustm ents fo r op e ra tio n . In g en e ra l, the w ork o f a m a ch in ery
m a in ten an ce m e ch a n ic r e q u ir e s rounded training and e x p e rie n c e usu ally
a cq u ire d through a fo r m a l ap p ren ticesh ip o r equ ivalent trainin g and e x p e ri­
e n ce . E x clu d ed fr o m this c la s s ific a t io n are w o r k e r s w h ose p r im a ry duties
in volve setting up o r adjusting m a ch in e s.

M AIN TE N AN C E E L E C T R IC IA N
P e r fo r m s a v a r ie ty o f e le c t r ic a l trad e functions such as the in sta l­
la tion , m a in ten a n ce, o r r e p a ir o f equipm ent fo r the gen eration , d istrib u tion ,
o r u tiliza tio n o f e le c t r ic e n e rg y in an estab lish m en t. W ork in volves m o s t
o f the fo llo w in g ; In stalling o r re p a irin g any o f a variety o f e le c t r ic a l equiprnent such as g e n e r a t o r s , tr a n s fo r m e r s , sw itch boa rds, c o n t r o lle r s , c ir c u it
b r e a k e r s , m o t o r s , heating u n its, conduit sy ste m s , or oth er tra n sm iss io n
equ ipm ent; w ork in g fr o m b lu e p rin ts , d raw in gs, layouts, o r oth er s p e c ifi­
ca tio n s ; lo ca tin g and d ia gn osin g trou ble in the e le c tr ic a l sy stem o r equip­
m en t; w ork in g standard com p u ta tion s relating to load req u irem en ts o f w irin g
o r e le c t r ic a l equ ipm ent; and usin g a v a riety o f e le c tr ic ia n 's handtools and
m e a su rin g and testin g in stru m en ts. In g e n era l, the w ork o f the m aintenance
e le c t r ic ia n r e q u ir e s rounded train in g and e x p e rie n ce usu ally acq u ired through
a fo r m a l a p p re n tice s h ip o r equ ivalent training and e x p e rie n c e .
M AIN TE N AN C E P A IN T E R
P ain ts and r e d e c o r a t e s w a lls, w oodw ork , and fix tu re s o f an esta b ­
lis h m e n t. W ork in v o lv e s the fo llo w in g : K now ledge o f s u r fa c e p e c u lia r itie s
and types o f paint r e q u ire d f o r d ifferen t ap plication s; p rep a rin g su r fa c e
fo r painting by rem o v in g o ld fin ish o r by placing putty o r fille r in nail
h o le s and in t e r s t ic e s ; and applying paint with sp ra y gun o r bru sh . M ay
m ix c o l o r s , o ils , w hite lea d , and oth er paint ingredients to obtain p r o p e r
c o lo r o r c o n s is t e n c y .
In g e n e r a l, the w ork o f the m ain ten an ce painter
r e q u ir e s rounded tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e u su ally acqu ired through a fo r m a l
a p p ren ticesh ip o r eq u ivalen t trainin g and e x p e rie n c e .
M AIN TE N AN C E M ACHINIST
P r o d u c e s r e p la c e m e n t parts and new parts in m aking re p a ir s o f
m e ta l p a rts o f m e c h a n ic a l equipm ent operated in an esta b lish m en t. W ork
in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : In terpretin g w ritten in stru ction s and s p e c i­
fic a t io n s ; planning and la yin g out o f w ork ; using a v a rie ty o f m a ch in is t's
h an dtools and p r e c is io n m e a su rin g in stru m en ts; setting up and operating
stan dard m a ch in e to o ls ; shaping o f m etal parts to c lo s e to le r a n c e s ; m aking
stan dard shop com p u ta tion s rela tin g to d im en sion s o f w ork , toolin g , fe e d s ,
and sp e e d s o f m a ch in in g ; kn ow led ge o f the w orking p r o p e rtie s o f the com m on
m e t a ls ; s e le ctin g stan dard m a te r ia ls , p a rts, and equipm ent req u ired fo r this
w o rk ; and fittin g and a s se m b lin g parts into m ech a n ica l equipm ent. In
g e n e r a l, the m a c h in is t's w o rk n orm a lly re q u ire s a rounded training in
m a c h in e -s h o p p r a c t ic e u su a lly acqu ired through a fo r m a l a p p ren ticesh ip or
eq u ivalen t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .
M A IN TE N AN C E M ECH ANIC (M a ch in ery)
R e p a ir s m a ch in e ry o r m e ch a n ica l equipm ent o f an esta b lish m en t.
W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : Exam ining m a ch in es and m ech a n ica l
equ ipm ent to d ia g n o se s o u r c e o f trou b le; dism antling o r p a rtly dism antlin g
m a ch in e s and p e r fo r m in g r e p a ir s that m a in ly in volve the use o f handtools in
sc r a p in g and fittin g p a rts ; r e p la cin g brok en o r d e fe ctiv e parts with item s




M AIN TEN AN CE MECHANIC (M o to r v e h icle )
R e p a ir s a u tom ob iles, b u se s , m o t o r t r u c k s , and tr a c to r s o f an esta b ­
lish m en t. W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g ; E xam in ing autom otive equip­
m en t to d ia g n ose s o u r c e o f tro u b le ; d is a s s e m b lin g equipm ent and p erform in g
r e p a ir s that in volve the u se o f such handtools as w r e n ch e s , gauges, d r ills ,
o r s p e c ia liz e d equipm ent in d is a s s e m b lin g o r fittin g p a rts; rep lacin g broken
o r d e fe c tiv e pa rts fr o m stock ; grinding and adjusting v a lv e s; rea ssem b lin g
and in sta llin g the v a rio u s a s s e m b lie s in the v e h icle and m aking n e ce s s a r y
ad ju stm en ts; and aligning w h e e ls, adjusting brak es and lig h ts, o r tightening
bod y b o lts . In g e n e ra l, the w ork o f the m o to r v e h ic le m ain ten an ce m ech an ic
r e q u ir e s rounded train in g and e x p e rie n c e u su ally acq u ired through a fo r m a l
a p p ren ticesh ip o r equ ivalent trainin g and e x p e r ie n c e .
T h is c la s s ific a tio n d oes not include m e c h a n ics w h o
t o m e r s ' v e h ic le s in au tom obile r e p a ir sh op s.

rep a ir

cu s­

M AIN TE N AN C E P IP E F IT T E R
In sta lls o r r e p a ir s w a te r, steam , g a s, o r oth er types o f pipe and
p ip efittin g s in an esta b lish m en t. W ork in v olv es m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : Laying
out w o rk and m e a su rin g to lo c a te p osition o f pip e fr o m draw ings o r oth er
w ritten s p e c ific a tio n s ; cutting v a riou s s iz e s o f pip e to c o r r e c t lengths with
c h is e l and h a m m er o r o x y a cety le n e torch o r p ip e -cu ttin g m a ch in es; threading
pipe w ith stock s and d ie s ; bending pipe by h a n d -d riv e n o r p o w e r-d r iv e n
m a ch in e s; a ssem b lin g pipe with cou p lin g s and fa sten in g pipe to h an gers;
m akin g standard shop com pu tation s rela tin g to p r e s s u r e s , flow , and s iz e o f
pipe re q u ire d ; and m aking standard tests to d eterm in e w hether fin ish ed pipes
m e e t s p e c ific a tio n s . In g en e ra l, the w o rk o f the m ain ten an ce p ip efitter
r e q u ir e s rounded trainin g and e x p e rie n c e u su a lly acq u ired through a fo r m a l
a p p ren ticesh ip o r equ ivalent trainin g and e x p e r ie n c e . W o rk e rs p r im a rily
en gaged in in stallin g and re p a ir in g building sanitation o r heating sy stem s
are ex clu d ed .
M AIN TE N AN C E S H E E T -M E T A L W ORKER
F a b r ic a te s , in s ta lls , and m ain tains in good r e p a ir the sh e e t-m e ta l
equ ipm ent and fix tu re s (su ch as m a ch in e gu a rd s, g r e a s e pans, sh elv es,
lo c k e r s , tanks, v e n tila to rs , chu tes, du cts, m eta l roofin g ) o f an establish m en t.
W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : Planning and layin g out all types o f
sh e e t-m e ta l m a in ten an ce w ork fr o m b lu ep rin ts, m o d e ls , o r other s p e c ifi­
c a tio n s ; settin g up and op era tin g all av ailab le types o f sh e e t-m e ta l w orking
m a ch in e s ; using a v a r ie ty o f h an dtools in cutting, bending, form in g , shaping,
fittin g, and a s se m b lin g ; and in stallin g sh e e t-m e ta l a r tic le s as req u ired . In
g e n e r a l, the w o rk o f the m ain ten an ce sh e e t-m e ta l w o r k e r r e q u ire s rounded
train in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su ally acq u ired through a fo r m a l a p pren ticesh ip o r
eq u ivalen t train in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

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T O O L AND DIE M AKER— Continued

In sta lls new m a ch in es o r h eavy equipm ent, and d ism a n tles and
in stalls m a ch in e s o r h eavy equ ipm ent when ch a n ges in the plant layou t are
re q u ire d . W ork in v olv es m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : P lanning and layin g out
w ork ; in terp retin g b lu ep rin ts o r oth er s p e c ific a tio n s ; using a v a rie ty o f handto o ls and r ig g in g ; m akin g standard shop com pu ta tion s rela tin g to s t r e s s e s ,
strength o f m a te r ia ls , and c e n te r s o f g ra v ity ; aligning and ba la n cin g equip­
m en t; s e le c tin g stan dard to o ls , equipm ent, and p a rts to be u sed ; and in stalling
and m ain taining in good o r d e r p o w e r tr a n s m is s io n equ ipm ent such as d r iv e s
and sp eed r e d u c e r s . In g e n e r a l, the m illw r ig h t's w o rk n o rm a lly r e q u ir e s a
rounded trainin g and e x p e r ie n c e in the trad e a cq u ired through a fo r m a l
a p p ren ticesh ip o r equ ivalen t train in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

a llo y s ; se le ctin g ap p rop ria te m a te r ia ls , to o ls , and p r o c e s s e s r e q u ire d to
c o m p le te ta sk s; m aking n e c e s s a r y sh op com p u ta tion s; settin g up and o p e r ­
ating v a rio u s m a ch in e tools and re la te d equ ipm en t; u sin g v a r io u s to o l and
die m a k e r 's handtools and p r e c is io n m e a s u rin g in stru m en ts; w ork in g to v e ry
c lo s e to le r a n c e s ; h ea t-trea tin g m e ta l p a rts and fin ish ed to o ls and d ie s to
a ch iev e req u ired q u a lities; fitting and a s se m b lin g p a rts to p r e s c r ib e d t o le r ­
an ces and a llow a n ces. In g e n era l, the to o l and d ie m a k e r 's w o r k r e q u ir e s
rounded training in m a ch in e -s h o p and to o lr o o m p r a c t ic e u su a lly a cq u ired
through fd rm a l a p p ren ticesh ip o r equ iv alen t t r a i n i n g
and e x p e r ie n c e .

M AIN TEN AN CE TR A D E S H ELPE R
A s s is t s on e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in the sk ille d m a in ten an ce tr a d e s , by
p e r fo r m in g s p e c ific o r g e n e ra l du ties o f le s s e r s k ill, such as k eepin g a
w o rk e r su pplied with m a te r ia ls and t o o ls ; clea n in g w ork in g a rea , m a ch in e,
and equipm ent; a s s is tin g jou rn ey m a n by h olding m a te r ia ls o r to o ls ; and p e r ­
fo rm in g oth e r u n sk illed tasks as d ir e c te d by jo u rn e y m a n . The kind o f w ork
the h elp er is p e rm itte d to p e r fo r m v a r ie s fr o m trad e to tra d e: In som e
tra d es the h e lp e r is con fin ed to supplyin g, liftin g , and h oldin g m a te r ia ls and
to o ls , and clea n in g w ork in g a r e a s ; and in o th e rs he is p e rm itte d to p e r fo r m
s p e c ia liz e d m a ch in e o p e r a tio n s , o r p a rts o f a trad e that are a lso p e r fo r m e d
by w o r k e r s on a fu ll-t im e b a s is .
M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R (T o o lr o o m )
S p e c ia liz e s in op era tin g one o r m o r e than one type o f m a ch in e to o l
( e .g ., jig b o r e r , g rin din g m a ch in e, engine lath e, m illin g m a ch in e) to m a ch in e
m eta l fo r u se in m akin g o r m ain taining ji g s , fix tu r e s , cutting t o o ls , g au ges,
o r m eta l d ie s o r m o ld s u sed in shaping o r fo r m in g m e ta l o r n on m eta llic
m a te r ia l (e .g ., p la s t ic , p la s t e r , r u b b e r, g la s s ). W o rk ty p ic a lly in v o lv e s :
Planning and p e r fo r m in g d iffic u lt m a ch in in g o p e r a tio n s w hich re q u ire c o m ­
p lica ted setups o r a high d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; settin g up m a ch in e to o l o r
to o ls (e .g ., in sta ll cutting to o ls and adjust g u id e s, stop s, w ork in g ta b le s ,
and oth er c o n t r o ls to handle the s iz e o f s to ck to be m a ch in ed ; d eterm in e
p r o p e r fe e d s , s p e e d s, toolin g , and o p e ra tio n se q u e n ce o r s e le c t th ose p r e ­
s c r ib e d in d ra w in g s, b lu ep rin ts, o r la y ou ts); u sin g a v a r ie ty o f p r e c is io n
m e a su rin g in stru m e n ts; m akin g n e c e s s a r y ad ju stm ents d u rin g m a ch in in g
op e ra tio n to a ch iev e r e q u is ite d im en sion s to v e ry c lo s e t o le r a n c e s . M ay
be re q u ire d to s e le c t p r o p e r coola n ts and cutting and lu b rica tin g o ils , to
r e c o g n iz e w hen to o ls need d r e s s in g , and to d r e s s t o o ls . In g e n e r a l, the w ork
o f z. m a c h in e -t o o l o p e r a t o r (to o lr o o m ) at the sk ill le v e l c a lle d fo r in this
c la s s ific a tio n r e q u ir e s ex ten siv e k n ow led ge o f m a c h in e -s h o p and t o o lr o o m
p r a c tic e u su a lly a cq u ire d through c o n s id e r a b le o n -t h e -jo b train in g and
e x p e r ie n c e .

F o r c r o s s -in d u s t r y w age study p u r p o s e s , this c la s s ific a t io n d oes not
in clu de to o l and die m a k e rs who (1) are em p lo y e d in to o l and d ie job b in g
sh ops o r (2) p rod u ce fo rg in g d ies (d ie s in k e r s ).
STATIO N AR Y ENGINEER
O p era tes and m aintains and m a y a lso s u p e r v is e the op e ra tio n o f
sta tion a ry engines and equipm ent (m e c h a n ica l o r e le c t r ic a l) to su pply the
estab lish m en t in w hich em p loyed w ith p o w e r, heat, r e fr ig e r a tio n , o r a ir con d ition in g. W ork in v olv es: O p era tin g and m a in tain in g equ ipm en t such as
steam en gin es, air 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 , tu rb in e s, ventilatin g
and r e frig e ra tin g equipm ent, steam b o ile r s and b o i le r - f e d w a ter pu m ps;
m aking equipm ent r e p a ir s ; and keep in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a tio n o f m a ch in e ry ,
te m p e ra tu re , and fu el con su m ption . M ay a lso s u p e r v is e th ese o p e r a tio n s .
Head o r c h ie f en gin eers in esta b lish m en ts em p loy in g m o r e than one en g in eer
are e x clu d e d .
BO ILER TENDER
F ir e s station a rv b o ile r s to fu rn ish the esta b lis h m e n t in w hich
em p loyed with heat, p o w e r, o r ste a m . F e e d s fu e ls to fir e b y hand o r
o p e r a te s a m e ch a n ica l sto k e r, g a s , o r o il b u r n e r ; and c h e c k s w a ter and
sa fety v a lv e s . M ay clea n , o il, o r a s s is t in r e p a ir in g b o ile r r o o m equ ipm ent.

Material Movement and Custodial
TRU CK DRIVER
D riv e s a tru ck within a c ity o r in d u stria l a r e a to tr a n sp o rt
m a te r ia ls , m e rch a n d ise , equipm ent, o r w o r k e r s b etw een v a r io u s ty pes of
estab lish m en ts such as: M anufacturing p la n ts, fr e ig h t d e p o ts, w a r e h o u s e s ,
w h o le sa le and reta il esta b lish m en ts, o r betw een r e ta il e sta b lis h m e n ts and
c u s t o m e r s ' houses o r p la ce s o f b u s in e s s . M ay a lso loa d o r unload tru ck
with o r w ithout h e lp e r s, m ake m in o r m e c h a n ic a l r e p a ir s , and k e e p tru ck in
good w ork in g o r d e r . S a lesrou te and o v e r - t h e - r o a d d r iv e r s are e x clu d e d .

F o r c r o s s -in d u s t r y w age study p u r p o s e s , this c la s s ific a t io n d o e s not
include m a c h in e -t o o l o p e r a t o r s (to o lr o o m ) em p lo y e d in to o l and d ie job b in g
sh ops.

F o r w age study p u rp o s e s, tr u c k d r iv e r s
rated ca p a city o f tru ck , as fo llo w s ;

T r u c k d r iv e r , ligh t tru ck
(stra ig h t tru ck, under IV2 ton s, u su a lly 4 w h e e ls)
T r u c k d r iv e r , m edium tru ck
(stra ig h t tru ck , IV2 to 4 tons in c lu s iv e , u su a lly 6 w h e e ls)
T r u c k d r iv e r , h eavy tru ck
(stra ig h t tru ck , o v e r 4 to n s , u su a lly 10 w h eels)
T r u c k d r iv e r . t r a c t o r -t r a ile r

TO O L AND DIE M AK ER
C o n stru cts and r e p a ir s ji g s , fix tu r e s , cutting to o ls , g au ges, o r m eted
d ie s o r m o ld s u sed in shaping o r fo rm in g m e ta l o r n on m e ta llic m a te r ia l ( e .g .,
p la s tic, p la s t e r , r u b b e r , g la s s ). W ork ty p ic a lly in v o lv e s ; P lann in g and laying
out w ork a c c o r d in g to m o d e ls , b lu ep rin ts, d ra w in g s, o r oth er w ritten o r o r a l
s p e c ific a tio n s ; u nderstan din g the w ork in g p r o p e r t ie s o f co m m o n m e ta ls and




are c la s s ifie d b y type and

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SHIPPING P A C K E R

P e r fo r m s c l e r i c a l and p h y sica l tasks in con n ection with shipping
g ood s o f the esta b lis h m e n t In w hich em p loyed and r e c e iv in g in com in g
sh ip m en ts.
In p e r fo r m in g d a y -to -d a y , routine ta sk s, fo llo w s esta b lish ed
g u id e lin e s. In handling unusual nonroutine p r o b le m s , r e c e iv e s s p e c ific g u id ­
an ce fr o m s u p e r v is o r o r oth er o ffic ia ls .
M ay d ir e c t and co o rd in a te the
a c tiv it ie s of oth er w o r k e r s en gaged in handling g oods to be shipped o r being
r e c e iv e d .

P r e p a r e s fin ish ed p rod u cts fo r shipm ent o r sto ra g e by placing them
in shipping co n ta in e rs , the s p e c ific op era tion s p e r fo r m e d being dependent
upon the ty p e, s iz e , and num ber o f units to be p a ck ed, the type of contain er
em p loy ed , and m ethod o f shipm ent. W ork re q u ire s the placing of item s in
shipping con ta in ers and m a y in volve one o r m o r e o f the follow in g : K now ledge
o f v a riou s item s o f s to ck in o r d e r to v e r ify content; se le c tio n of ap p rop ria te
type and s iz e o f co n ta in e r; in sertin g e n clo s u re s in con ta in er; using e x c e ls io r
o r oth er m a te r ia l to p reven t brea k a ge or dam age; c lo s in g and sealing c o n ­
ta in er; and applying la b e ls o r en tering identifying data on con tain er. P a ck ers
who a ls o m ake w ooden b ox es or c ra te s a r e exclu ded.

S h ip p ers ty p ic a lly a r e re s p o n s ib le fo r m ost of the fo llo w in g : V e r ­
ify in g that o r d e r s a r e a c c u r a t e ly fille d by com pa rin g it e m s . and quantities
o f g ood s g a th ered fo r sh ipm ent against d ocu m en ts; insuring that shipm ents
a r e p r o p e r ly p a ck a g ed , id en tified with shipping in form a tion , and loa ded into
tr a n sp o rtin g v e h ic le s ; p re p a rin g and keeping r e c o r d s of goods sh ipped, e .g .,
m a n ife s ts , b ills o f ladin g.
R e c e iv e r s ty p ic a lly a r e r e sp o n sib le fo r m ost o f the fo llo w in g :
V e r ify in g the c o r r e c t n e s s o f in com in g shipm ents by com p a rin g item s and
qu an tities unloaded a g a in st b ills o f ladin g, in v o ic e s , m a n ife sts , stora g e
r e c e ip t s , o r oth er r e c o r d s ; ch eck in g fo r dam aged g o o d s ; in su rin g that
g ood s a r e a p p r o p r ia te ly id e n tifie d fo r routing to departm en ts w ithin the
e sta b lis h m e n t; p r e p a rin g and keeping r e c o r d s of goods r e ce iv e d .
F or

w age

study

p u rp oses,

w o rk e rs

a re

c la s s ifie d

as

fo llo w s :

S h ipp er
R e c e iv e r
S h ipp er and r e c e iv e r
W AREHOUSEM AN
A s d ir e c t e d , p e r fo r m s a v a r ie ty o f w arehousing duties w hich re q u ire
an un dersta n din g o f the e sta b lis h m e n t's stora g e plan. W ork in v olv es m o s t
o f the fo llo w in g : V e r ify in g m a te r ia ls (o r m erch a n d ise) against r e ce iv in g
d o c u m e n ts, noting and r e p o rtin g d is c r e p a n c ie s and obviou s d a m a g es; routing
m a te r ia ls to p r e s c r i b e d sto ra g e lo c a tio n s ; sto rin g , stack in g, o r p a lletizin g
m a te r ia ls in a c c o r d a n c e w ith p r e s c r ib e d stora g e m ethod s; re a rra n g in g and
taking in v e n to ry o f s t o r e d m a te r ia ls ; exam ining stored m a te r ia ls and
r e p o rtin g d e te r io r a t io n and d a m ag e; rem ov in g m a te ria l fr o m s to ra g e and
p r e p a rin g it fo r sh ipm en t. M ay op era te hand o r p ow er tru ck s in p e r fo rm in g
w a reh ou sin g d u ties.
E x clu d e w o r k e r s w h ose p r im a ry duties in volve shipping and r e c e i v ­
ing w ork (s e e S h ipp er and R e c e iv e r and Shipping P a c k e r ), o r d e r fillin g
(s e e O rd e r F il le r ) , o r op era tin g pow er tru ck s (s e e P o w e r -T r u c k O p era tor).

M A T E R IA L HANDLING L A B O R E R
A w o rk e r e m p loy ed in a w a re h o u se , m anufacturing plant, s to r e , or
oth er esta b lish m en t w h ose duties in volve one or m o r e of the follow in g :
Loading and unloading v a riou s m a te r ia ls and m erch a n d ise on or fr o m freigh t
c a r s , tr u c k s , o r oth er tra n sp ortin g d e v ic e s ; unpacking, sh elvin g, or placing
m a te r ia ls o r m e rch a n d ise in p r o p e r stora g e lo ca tio n ; and tran sp orting
m a te r ia ls o r m e r c h a n d ise by handtruck, c a r , o r w h eelb a rrow .
L on gsh ore
w o r k e r s , who loa d and unload sh ip s, a r e exclu ded.
P O W E R -T R U C K O P E R A T O R
O pera tes a m anu ally c o n tr o lle d g a s o lin e - o r e le c t r ic -p o w e r e d tru ck
o r tr a c to r to tr a n sp o rt good s and m a te r ia ls o f a ll kinds about a w a reh ou se,
m anu factu ring plant, o r oth er estab lish m en t.
F o r w age study p u r p o s e s , w o rk e r s a re c la s s ifie d by type o f p o w e rtr u ck , as fo llo w s :
F o r k lift o p e ra to r
P o w e r -t r u c k o p e r a to r (oth er than fo r k lift)

GUARD
P r o te c ts p r o p e rty fr o m theft o r dam age, o r p e rso n s fr o m hazards
o r in te r fe r e n c e . D uties in v olv e se rv in g at a fix ed p o s t, m aking rounds on
fo o t o r by m o to r v e h ic le , o r e s c o r tin g p e r so n s o r p ro p e rty . M ay be deputized
to m ake a r r e s t s .
M ay a ls o help v is it o r s and c u s to m e r s by an sw erin g
qu estion s and giving d ir e c tio n s .
G uards em p lo y e d by esta b lish m en ts w hich p ro v id e p r o te c tiv e s e r ­
v ic e s on a co n tra ct b a sis a r e in clu ded in this occu pation .

O RD ER F IL L E R
F ills sh ipping o r tr a n s fe r o r d e r s fo r fin ish ed g ood s fr o m s to re d
m e r c h a n d is e in a c c o r d a n c e w ith sp e cifica tio n s on sa les s lip s , c u s t o m e r s '
o r d e r s , o r oth er in s tru ctio n s . M ay, in addition to fillin g o r d e r s and in d i­
catin g item s fille d o r om itte d , keep r e c o r d s o f outgoing o r d e r s , re q u isitio n
a d dition a l sto ck o r r e p o r t sh o rt su pplies to su p e r v is o r , and p e r fo r m oth er
re la te d du ties.




For

w age

study

purposes,

guards

a re

c la s s ifie d

as

fo llo w s :

C la ss A . E n fo r c e s regu lation s design ed to p reven t b re a ch e s o f
s e c u rity .
E x e r c is e s ju dgm en t and u ses d is c r e tio n in dealing with e m e r ­
g e n c ie s and se c u r ity v iola tion s en cou n tered .
D eterm in es whether fir s t

G U A R D — C o n tin u e d

G U A R D — C on tin u ed

r e sp o n se sh ou ld be to in terv en e d ir e c t ly (ask in g fo r a s s is ta n c e w hen d eem ed
n e c e s s a r y and tim e a llo w s ), to keep situ ation u nder s u r v e illa n c e , o r to r e p o r t
situ ation so that it ca n be handled by a p p ro p r ia te au th ority. D uties r e q u ire
s p e c ia liz e d tra in in g in m eth od s and tech n iq u es o f p r o te c tin g s e c u r ity a r e a s .
C om m on ly , the guard is r e q u ir e d to d em on stra te continuing p h y s ic a l fitn e s s
and p r o fic ie n c y w ith fir e a r m s o r oth er s p e c ia l w eapon s.

q u ire m in im a l trainin g. C om m on ly , the gu a rd is not re q u ire d to d em on stra te
p h y s ic a l fitn ess. M ay be a rm ed , but g e n e r a lly is not r e q u ir e d to d e m o n s tra te
p r o fic ie n c y in the u se o f fir e a r m s o r s p e c ia l w eap on s.

C la ss B.
C a r r ie s out in stru ctio n s p r im a r ily o rie n te d tow a rd in ­
su rin g that e m e r g e n c ie s and s e c u r it y v io la tio n s a r e r e a d ily d is c o v e r e d and
r e p o rte d to a p p ro p r ia te a u th ority.
In terven es d ir e c t ly on ly in situ ations
w h ich re q u ire m in im a l a c tio n to sa fe g u a rd p r o p e r t y o r p e r s o n s . D uties r e ­




JA N ITO R, P O R T E R , OR C LE AN E R
Cleans and keeps in an o r d e r ly c o n d itio n fa c to r y w ork in g a r e a s and
w a s h r o o m s , or p r e m is e s o f an o f f ic e , ap artm en t h ou se, o r c o m m e r c ia l
o r oth er estab lish m en t. D uties in v o lv e a co m b in a tio n o f the fo llo w in g :
S w eepin g, m opping or scru b b in g , and p o lish in g f lo o r s ; r e m o v in g c h ip s , tr a s h ,
and oth er re fu s e ; dusting equipm ent, fu rn itu r e , o r fix tu r e s ; p olish in g m eta l
fix tu re s o r trim m in g s ; providin g su p p lies and m in o r m a in ten an ce s e r v ic e s ;
and clea n in g la v a to r ie s , s h o w e rs , and r e s t r o o m s .
W o r k e rs who s p e c ia liz e
in w indow washing a re exclu ded.

38

Service Contract
Act Surveys
The fo llo w in g a r e a s a r e s u r ­
v e y e d p e r io d ic a lly fo r u se in a d m in ­
is te r in g the S e r v ic e C o n tr a c t A c t
o f 1965. S u rv ey r e s u lts a r e p u b ­
lis h e d in r e le a s e s w h ich a r e a v a ila ­
b le , at no c o s t, w h ile su p p lies la s t
fr o m any o f the BLS r e g io n a l o ffic e s
show n on the b a ck c o v e r .
A la sk a (sta tew id e)
A lban y , Ga.
A lb u q u e rq u e , N. M ex.
A le x a n d r ia —L e e s v ille , La.
A lp en a —Standish—T aw a s C ity, M ich .
Ann A r b o r , M ich .
A s h e v ille , N .C.
A u g u sta, G a.—S .C .
A u stin , T ex .
B a k e r s fie ld , C a lif.
B aton R ou g e, La.
B attle C r e e k , M ich .
B eaum ont—P o r t A r th u r -O r a n g e
and L ake C h a r le s , T e x .—La.
B ilo x i—G u lfp ort and P a s ca g o u la —
M o s s P oin t, M is s .
B ingham ton, N. Y.
B irm in g h a m , A la .
B loom in g ton —V in ce n n e s, Ind.
B r e m e r to n —S h elton, W ash.
B ru n s w ick , Ga.
C e d a r R a p id s, Iowa
C h am paign —Urbana—R antoul, 111.
C h a r le s to n —N orth C h a r le s to n —
W a lte r b o r o , S .C .
C h a r lo tte —G a ston ia , N .C.
C la r k s v ille —H o p k in sv ille , Term .—Ky.
C o lu m b ia —S u m ter, S .C .
C o lu m b u s, G a.—A la .
C o lu m b u s, M is s .
C o n n e cticu t (sta tew id e)
D e ca tu r, 111.
D es M o in e s , Iowa
D othan, A la .
Duluth—S u p e r io r , M inn.—W is.
E l P a s o —A la m o g o r d o —Las C r u c e s ,
T e x .—N. M ex.
E u gene—S p r in g fie ld —M e d fo rd , O reg .




F a y e tte v ille , N.C.
F o r t Lau derdale—H olly w ood
and W est P a lm B ea ch —
B oca Raton, F la.
F o r t Smith, A rk .—Okla.
F o r t Wayne, Ind.
G adsden and A nniston, A la.
G o ld sb o ro , N.C.
G rand Island—H astin gs, N ebr.
Guam, T e r r it o r y o f
H a rrisb u rg —Lebanon, Pa.
K n ox ville, Term.
La C r o s s e —Sparta, W is.
L a re d o , Tex.
Las V egas—Tonopah, Nev.
L ex in g ton -F a y ette, Ky.
L im a, Ohio
L ittle R ock—North L ittle R ock , A rk .
L ora in —E ly ria , Ohio
L ow er E a stern S h ore, Md.—V a.—D el.
M acon, Ga.
M adison, W is.
M aine (statew ide)
M an sfield , Ohio
M cA llen —P h arr—E dinburg
and B row n sv ille—H arlin gen —
San B enito, Tex.
M erid ian , M iss.
M id d lesex , M onm outh, and
O cean C ou n ties, N. J.
M ob ile—P en sa cola —Panam a C ity,
A la .—Fla.
Montana (statew ide)
N a sh ville—D avidson , Tenn.
New B ern —J a ck son v ille, N.C.
New H am pshire (statew id e)
N orth Dakota (statew id e)
N orth ern New Y ork
N orth w est T exas
O rlan do, Fla.
O xnard—Sim i V a lley —V entura, C a lif.
P e o r ia , 111.
P h oen ix, A r iz .
P in e Bluff, Ark.
P u eblo, C olo.
P u e rto R ico
R a leig h —Durham , N.C.
R en o, Nev.

R iv e r s id e —San B ern a rd in o—
O ntario, C a lif.
Salina, Kans.
S alinas—S ea sid e—M on terey , C a lif.
Sandusky, Ohio
Santa B a rb ara—Santa M aria—
L om p oc, C a lif.
Savannah, Ga.
Selm a, A la.
Sh erm an —D en ison , Tex.
S h revep ort, La.
South Dakota (statew id e)
Sou th eastern M a ssa ch u setts
Southern Idaho
Southw est V irg in ia
Spokane, Wash.
S p rin g field , 111.
Stockton, C a lif.
T a co m a , W ash.
Tam pa—St. P e te r s b u r g , Fla.
T opeka, Kans.
T u cson —D ou gla s, A r iz .
T u lsa , Okla.
U pper P en in su la, M ich.
V a lle jo —F a ir fie ld —Napa, C a lif.
V erm on t (statew id e)
V irg in Islands o f the U.S.
W aco and K illeen —T em p le, T ex.
W a terloo—C ed a r F a lls , Iowa
W est V irg in ia (statew id e)
W estern and N orth ern
M as sachus etts
W ich ita F a lls —Law ton—A ltu s,
T e x .—Okla.
Yakim a—R ichland—K ennew ick—
P en dleton , W ash.—O reg.

A LSO A V A IL A B L E —
An annual r e p o rt on s a la rie s fo r
accoun tants, au ditors, c h ie f a cco u n t­
ants, a ttorn ey s, jo b analysts, d i r e c ­
to r s o f p erson n el, bu yers, ch em ists,
e n g in eers, en gin eerin g tech nicians,
d r a fte r s ,
a n d c le r ic a l em p loyees
is availab le.
O rder as BLS B u lle ­
tin 2004, N ational Survey o f P r o ­
fe s s io n a l, A d m in istra tiv e, T ech n ica l
and C le r ic a l Pay, M arch 1978, $2 .40
a cop y, fr o m any of the BLS r e ­
gional sa les o ffic e s shown on the
ba ck c o v e r , o r fr o m the S u perin ­
tendent o f D ocu m en ts, U.S. G o v e rn ­
m ent P rintin g O ffice, Washington,
D .C . 20402.




Area Wage
Surveys
A lis t o f the la te s t b u lletin s a v a ila b le is p resen ted below . B u lletin s
m a y be p u rc h a se d fr o m any o f the BLS re g io n a l o ffic e s shown on the back
c o v e r , o r fr o m the S u perin ten den t o f D ocu m en ts, U.S. G overn m en t P rintin g
O ffic e , W ashington, D .C . 20402. M ake ch eck s payable to Superintendent o f
D o cu m e n ts . A d ir e c t o r y o f o c cu p a tio n a l w age su rv ey s, c o v e r in g the y e a rs
1970 th rough 1977, is a v a ila b le on requ est.

A rea
A k ro n , O hio, D e c . 1978 _______________________________________
A lban y—S ch en ecta d y —T r o y , N. Y ., Sept. 1979_______________
A n ah eim —Santa Ana—G ard en G ro v e ,
C a lif., O ct. 1979______________________________________________
.A tla n ta , G a ., M ay 1979________________________________________
B a ltim o r e , M d ., Aug. 1979___________________________________
B illin g s , M ont., July 1979____________________________________
B irm in g h a m , A la ., M ar. 197 8 ________________________________
B oston , M a s s ., Aug. 1979_____________________________________
B u ffa lo, N .Y ., O ct. 1978 *_____________________________________
C anton, O hio, M ay 1 9 7 8 _______________________________________
C h attan ooga, T e n n .-G a ., Sept. 1979__________________________
C h ic a g o , 111., M ay 1979________________________________________
C in cin n a ti, O hio—K y.—In d ., July 1979 1______________________
C le v e la n d , O hio, Sept. 1979___________________________________
C olu m b u s, O hio, O ct. 1978 1 __________________________________
C o r p u s C h r is ti, T e x ., July 1979 1___________________________
D a ll a s -F o r t W orth, T e x ., O ct. 1978 1________________________
D a ven port—R o c k Island—M olin e, Iowa—111., F eb. 1979______
D ayton, O hio, D e c. 1978 ______________________________________
D aytona B ea ch , F la ., A u g. 1979 1____________________________
D en v er—B o u ld e r, C o lo ., D e c . 1 9 7 8 ___________________________
D e tr o it, M ich ., M ar. 1979 1__________________________________
F r e s n o , C a lif., June 1979____________________________________
G a in e s v ille , F la ., Sept. 1979_________________________________
G ary—H am m ond—E a st C h ic a g o , Ind., O ct. 1979 1____________
G re e n B ay, W is ., July 1979__________________________________
G r e e n s b o r o —W in sto n -S a le m —High P oin t,
N .C ., A ug. 1979_______________________________________________
G r e e n v ille —S p artan bu rg, S .C ., June 1979 1_________________
H a rtfo rd , C on n ., M a r. 1979___________________________________
H ou ston , T e x ., A p r . 1979_____________________________________
H u n tsv ille, A la ., F eb . 1979___________________________________
In d ia n a p olis, Ind., O ct. 1979__________________________________
J a ck son , M is s ., Jan. 1979 1 ___________________________________
J a c k s o n v ille , F la ., D e c. 1978 ________________________________
K an sas C ity, M o .-K a n s ., Sept. 1 9 7 8 _________________________
L o s A n g e le s —Long B ea ch , C a lif., O ct. 1978 1 _______________
L o u is v ille , K y.—Ind., N ov. 1 9 7 8 ______________________________
M em p h is, Ten n.—A r k .—M i s s . , Nov. 1978 ____________________




B u lletin num ber
and p r ic e *
2 0 2 5 -6 3 , $ 1.00
2 0 50 -46, $ 1 .5 0
2 0 50 -48, $ 1 .5 0
20 5 0 -2 0 , $1 .3 0
2 0 50 -42, $ 1 .7 5
20 50 -43, $ 1 .5 0
2 0 25 -15, 80 cen ts
2 0 50 -50, $ 1 .7 5
2 0 25 -71, $ 1 .3 0
20 25 -22, 70 cents
2 0 50 -39, $ 1 .5 0
2 0 50 -21, $ 1.75
2 0 50 -28, $ 2 .0 0
2 0 5 0 -4 7 , $ 1 .7 5
2 0 25 -59, $ 1 .5 0
20 50 -33, $ 1 .7 5
2 0 25 -52, $ 1 .5 0
2 0 50 -10, $ 1 .0 0
2 0 25 -66, $ 1.00
2 0 5 0 -4 1 , $ 1 .5 0
2 0 25 -68, $ 1 .2 0
20 5 0 -7 , $ 1 .5 0
20 5 0 -2 5 , $1 .5 0
2 0 50 -45, $ 1 .5 0
(To be surveyed)
2 0 50 -31, $ 1 .5 0
2 0 50 -49,
2 0 50 -29,
2 0 50 -12,
2 0 50 -15,
20 5 0 -3 ,
20 5 0 -5 4 ,
20 5 0 -9 ,
20 25 -67,
2 0 2 5 -5 3 ,
2 0 25 -61,
2 0 2 5 -6 9 ,
2 0 25 -62,

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

A rea
M iam i, F la ., Oct. 1979_______________________________________
M ilw aukee, W is., A pr. 1979__________________________________
M in n eap olis—St. Paul, M inn.—W is., Jan. 1979_______________
N assau—Suffolk, N. Y., June 1979____________________________
New ark, N .J., Jan. 1979______________________________________
New O rlea n s, L a., O ct. 19 7 9 _________________________________
New Y ork, N .Y .-N .J ., M ay 1979_____________________________
N orfolk —V irg in ia B each—P ortsm ou th , Va.—
N .C ., M ay 1979 1 _____________________________________________
N orfolk —V irg in ia B each—P ortsm ou th and
N ew port News—Ham pton, Va.—N .C ., M ay 1978------------------N orth east P en n sylvan ia, Aug. 1 9 7 9 * ------------------------------------O klahom a C ity, Okla., Aug. 1979____________________________
Omaha, N eb r.—Iowa, Oct. 1979_______________________________
P a te rs o n —C lifton —P a s s a ic , N .J., June 1979________________
P h ila delph ia, P a.—N .J., Nov. 1978 ___________________________
P ittsb u rg h , P a ., Jan. 1979 1 __________________________________
P ortla n d , M aine, D ec. 1 9 7 8 * _________________________________
P ortla n d , O reg .—W ash., M ay 1979____________________________
P ou g h k eep sie, N. Y ., June 1979_______________________________
P ou gh k eep sie—K ingston—Newburgh, N .Y ., June 1979_______
P r o v id e n c e —W arw ick—Paw tucket, R. I.—
M a s s ., June 1979 1 __________________________________________
R ich m on d, V a., June 1979____________________________________
St. L ou is, M o.—111., M ar. 1979 1 _____________________________
S a cra m en to, C a lif., D ec. 1978 ______________________________ Saginaw, M ich ., Nov. 1979 1 __________________________________
Salt Lake City—Ogden, Utah, Nov. 1978 1 ____________________
San A n ton io, T e x ., May 1979_________________________________
San D iego, C a lif., Nov. 19 7 8 _________________________________
San F r a n c is c o —Oakland, C a lif., M ar. 1979___________________
San J ose, C a lif., M ar. 1979__________________________________
Seattle—E v erett, W ash., D ec. 1978___________________________
South Bend, Ind., Aug. 1979 1 _________________________________
T o le d o , O h io -M ic h ., M ay 1979_______________________________
T ren ton , N .J., Sept. 1979_____________________________________
U tica—R om e, N. Y ., July 19 78_________________________________
W ashington, D .C .- M d .- V a ., M ar. 1979______________________
W ich ita, K an s., A p r. 1979____________________________________
W o r c e s te r , M a ss ., A p r. 1979________________________________
Y ork , P a ., F eb. 1979_________________________________________

Bulletin num ber
and p r ic e *
20 50 -55,
2050-8,
2050-1,
2050-36,
2050-5,
20 50 -53,
20 50 -30,

$ 2 .2 5
$1.30
$1.30
$1 .75
$1.30
$ 2 .2 5
$1 .7 5

2050-22, $1 .7 5
2025-21,
20 50 -32,
2050-37,
20 50 -51,
2050-26,
2025-54,
2050-11,
2025-70,
20 50-27,
2050-34,
2050-35,

80 cents
$1.75
$1.50
$ 1.50
$1.50
$1.30
$1.50
$1.20
$1 .7 5
$1.50
$1 .50

20 50 -38, $1 .7 5
2050-24, $1 .50
2050-13, $1.50
2025-75, $1.00
2050-52, $1 .7 5
2 0 2 5 -7 2 ,. $ 1.30
2050-17, $1 .00
2025-73, $1 .00
2050-14, $1.20
2050-19, $1 .10
2025-74, $1 .00
2050-44, $ 1 .7 5
2050-16, $1 .10
2050-40, $1 .5 0
2025-34, $ 1 .0 0
2050 -4, $1.20
2050-18, $1.00
2050-23, $1 .50
20 50 -6, $1 .00

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Phone: 223-6761 (Area Code 617)

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Philadelphia, Pa 19101
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