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Area Wage Survey

The Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Metropolitan Area
April

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1969

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS REGIONAL OFFICES

Region II
Region I
341 Ninth Ave.
1603-B Federal Building
New York, N.Y. 10001
Government Center
Phone: 971-5405 (Area Code 212)
Boston, Mass. 02203
Phone: 223-6762 (Area Code 617)

Region III
406 Penn Square Building
1317 Filbert St.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
Phone: 597-7796 (Area Code 215)

Region IV
Suite 540
1371 Peachtree St. NE.
Atlanta, Ga. 30309
Phone: 526-5418 (Area Code 404)

Region VI
Region V
Federal Office Building
219 South Dearborn St.
911 Walnut S t ., 10th Floor
Chicago, 111. 60604
Kansas City, Mo. 64106
Phone: 353-7230 (Area Code 312)
Phone: 374-2481 (Area Code 816)

Region VII
337 Mayflower Building
411 North Akard St.
Dallas, Tex. 75201
Phone: 749-3516 (Area Code 214)

Region VIII
450 Golden Gate Ave.
Box 36017
San Francisco, Calif. 94102
Phone: 556-4678 (Area Code 415)




Area Wage Survey
The Milwaukee, W isconsin, M etropolitan Area




April 1969

B u lletin No. 1 6 2 5 -6 6
J u ly 1 9 6 9

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
George P. Shultz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Geoffrey H. Moore, Commissioner

For sole by the Superintendent of Docum ents, U.S. G overnm ent Printing Office, W a sh in g to n , D.C.., 2 0 4 0 2 - Price 35 cents




P reface

The B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s p r o g r a m of annual o c c u p a ­
tio nal w a ge s u r v e y s in m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s i s d e s i g n e d to p ro v id e d a t a
on o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n i n g s , and e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p l e m e n ­
t a r y w a ge p r o v i s i o n s . It y i e l d s d e t a il e d d a t a by s e l e c t e d i n d u s tr y
d i v i s i o n f o r e a c h of the a r e a s stu d ied , f o r g e o g r a p h i c r e g i o n s , and fo r
the U nited S t a t e s . A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in the p r o g r a m i s the need
f o r g r e a t e r i n s ig h t into (1) the m o v e m e n t of w a g e s by o c c u p a t io n a l
c a t e g o r y and s k i l l l e v e l , and (Z) the s t r u c t u r e and l e v e l of w a g e s
am on g a r e a s and i n d u s tr y d i v i s i o n s .

m e t r o p o l it a n a r e a s stu d ie d into one b u lle tin .
The se c o n d p a r t p r e ­
s e n t s i n f o r m a t io n which h a s b een p r o j e c t e d f r o m in d iv id u a l m e t r o ­
p o lita n a r e a d a t a to r e l a t e to g e o g r a p h i c r e g io n s and the U nited S t a t e s .
Ninety a r e a s c u r r e n t l y a r e in c lu d e d in the p r o g r a m . In e a c h
a r e a , in f o r m a t io n on o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n i n g s i s c o l l e c t e d ann u ally and on
e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a ge p r o v i s i o n s b ie n n ia lly .
T h is b u lle tin p r e s e n t s r e s u l t s of the s u r v e y in M ilw au ke e,
W i s . , in A p r i l 1969.
The S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o lit a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s
d e fin ed by the B u r e a u of the B u d g e t th ro u gh J a n u a r y 1968, c o n s i s t s
of M ilw a u k e e, O z a u k ee , W ashington, and W au k esh a C o u n t ie s .
T h is
study w a s co n d ucte d by the B u r e a u ' s r e g io n a l office in C h ic a g o , 111.,
u n d er the g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n of Woodrow C . Linn , A s s i s t a n t R e g io n a l
D i r e c t o r f o r O p e r a t io n s .

At the end of e a c h s u r v e y , an in d iv id u a l a r e a b u lle tin p r e s e n t s
s u r v e y r e s u l t s f o r e a c h a r e a s t u d ie d . A ft e r c o m p l e ti o n of a ll of the
in d iv id u a l a r e a b u lle tin s f o r a round of s u r v e y s , a t w o - p a r t s u m ­
m a r y b u lle tin i s i s s u e d .
The f i r s t p a r t b r i n g s d a t a f o r e a c h of the

Contents
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Wage t r e n d s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s
T a b le s :
1.
Z.

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s and w o r k e r s within s c o p e of s u r v e y and n u m b e r st u d i e d ______________________________________________________________________
In d e x e s of s t a n d a r d w e e k ly s a l a r i e s and s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s , and
p e r c e n t s of i n c r e a s e f o r s e l e c t e d p e r i o d s _____________________________________________________________________________________________________




NOTE:

S i m i l a r t a b u l a t io n s a r e a v a i l a b l e f o r o th e r a r e a s .

(S e e i n s id e b a c k c o v e r . )

A c u r r e n t r e p o r t on o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n i n g s and s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s in the M ilw au ke e
a r e a i s a l s o a v a i l a b l e f o r c o n t r a c t c l e a n i n g s e r v i c e s ( J u l y 1968); and on e a r n i n g s only f o r s e l e c t e d food
s e r v i c e o c c u p a t io n s ( A p r il 1969).
Union s c a l e s , in d ic a t i v e of p r e v a i l i n g p ay l e v e l s , a r e a v a i l a b l e f o r
b u ild in g c o n s tr u c ti o n ; p rin tin g; l o c a l - t r a n s i t o p e r a t i n g e m p l o y e e s ; and m o t o r t r u c k d r i v e r s , h e l p e r s , and
a l li e d o c c u p a t io n s .

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T a b l e s — C ontinued
O c c u p a tio n a l e a r n i n g s :
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O ffice o c c u p a t io n s —m e n and w o m e n ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- l a . O ffice o c c u p a t io n s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s —m e n and w o m e n -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2.
P r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t io n s —m e n and w o m e n _______________________________________________________________________________
- 2 a . P r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t io n s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s —m e n and w o m e n -------------------------------------------------------------------------3.
O ffic e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , and t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t io n s —m e n and w o m en c o m b i n e d ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 a . O ffic e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , and t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t io n s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s —m e n and w o m en c o m b i n e d __________________________________
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M a in te n a n ce and p o w e rp la n t o c c u p a t i o n s ________________________________________________________________________________________________
- 4 a . M a in te n a n ce and p o w e rp la n t o c c u p a t io n s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5.
C u s t o d i a l and m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t i o n s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 a . C u s t o d i a l and m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t io n s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Area Wage Survey---The Milwaukee, Wis., Metropolitan Area
Introduction
to m e r i t p r e s e n t a t i o n , or (2) t h e r e
in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a ta .

T h i s a r e a i s 1 of 90 in whic h the U .S. D e p a r t m e n t of L a b o r ' s
B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s co n d u cts s u r v e y s of o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n i n g s
and r e l a t e d b e n e f i t s on an a r e a w i d e b a s i s . 1

is

p o ssib ility

of d i s c l o s u r e of

O c c u p a tio n a l em p lo y m e n t and e a r n i n g s d a t a a r e shown f o r
f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s , i . e . , t h o s e h i r e d to w o rk a r e g u l a r w e e k l y sc h e d u le
in the g iv e n o c c u p a t io n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n . E a r n i n g s d a t a e x c lu d e p r e ­
m i u m p ay f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , and la te
s h i f t s . N o n p r o d u ctio n b o n u s e s a r e e x c l u d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a l lo w ­
a n c e s and in c en tiv e e a r n i n g s a r e in c lu de d. W here w e e k ly h o u r s a r e
r e p o r t e d , a s f o r o f fic e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a t io n s , r e f e r e n c e i s to the s t a n d ­
a r d w o rk w e e k (roun ded to the n e a r e s t h a l f hour) f o r which e m p l o y e e s
r e c e i v e t h e ir r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e of p ay fo r
o v e r t i m e at r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) . A v e r a g e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s
fo r t h e s e o c c u p a t io n s h a v e b e e n ro u n d e d to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o l l a r .

T h i s b u lle tin p r e s e n t s c u r r e n t o c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t and
e a r n i n g s i n f o r m a t io n o b ta in e d l a r g e l y b y m a i l f r o m the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
v i s i t e d b y B u r e a u f ie l d e c o n o m i s t s in the l a s t p r e v i o u s s u r v e y f o r
o c c u p a t io n s r e p o r t e d in that e a r l i e r study. P e r s o n a l v i s i t s w e r e m a d e
to n o n r e sp o n d e n t s and to t h o s e r e s p o n d e n t s r e p o r t i n g u n u su a l c h a n g e s
s i n c e the p r e v i o u s s u r v e y .
In e a c h a r e a , d a t a a r e ob ta in e d f r o m r e p r e s e n t a t i v e e s t a b ­
l i s h m e n t s within s i x b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s : M a n u f a c t u rin g ; t r a n s ­
p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n i c a t i o n , and other p u b lic u t i l i t i e s ; w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ;
r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e r v i c e s .
M ajor
in d u s t r y g r o u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m t h e s e s t u d i e s a r e g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a ­
tio n s and the c o n s t r u c t i o n and e x t r a c t i v e i n d u s t r i e s . E s t a b l i s h m e n t s
h avin g f e w e r than a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r of w o r k e r s a r e o m it t e d b e c a u s e
th ey ten d to f u r n i s h in s u f f ic ie n t em p lo y m e n t in the o c c u p a t io n s stu d ie d
to w a r r a n t i n c lu sio n . S e p a r a t e t a b u l a t io n s a r e p r o v i d e d f o r e a c h of
the b r o a d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w hich m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a -

The a v e r a g e s p r e s e n t e d r e f l e c t c o m p o s i t e , a r e a w id e e s t i ­
m a t e s . I n d u s t r i e s and e s t a b l i s h m e n t s d i f f e r in p a y l e v e l and jo b
st a f f in g and , t h u s, co n trib u te d i f f e r e n t l y to the e s t i m a t e s f o r e a c h jo b.
The p a y r e l a t i o n s h i p ob ta in a b le f r o m the a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l to r e f l e c t
a c c u r a t e l y the w a g e s p r e a d o r d i f f e r e n t i a l m a i n t a i n e d a m o n g j o b s in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . S i m i l a r l y , d i f f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e p a y l e v e l s
f o r m e n and w o m e n in any of the s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s sh ou ld not be
a s s u m e d to r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y t r e a t m e n t of the s e x e s within
in d iv id ual e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . O ther p o s s i b l e f a c t o r s which m a y c o n t r i b ­
ute to d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y fo r m e n and w o m en in clu de : D i f f e r e n c e s in
p r o g r e s s i o n within e s t a b l i s h e d r a t e r a n g e s , s i n c e only the a c t u a l r a t e s
p a i d in c u m b e n ts a r e c o ll e c t e d ; and d i f f e r e n c e s in s p e c i f i c d u t ie s p e r ­
f o r m e d , although the w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a p p r o p r i a t e l y within the
s a m e s u r v e y jo b d e s c r i p t i o n . J o b d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e m ­
p l o y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s a r e u s u a l l y m o r e g e n e r a l i z e d than t h o s e u s e d
in in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s and a llo w f o r m i n o r d i f f e r e n c e s a m o n g
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in the s p e c i f i c d u t ie s p e r f o r m e d .

T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e co nd ucted on a s a m p l e b a s i s b e c a u s e of
the u n n e c e s s a r y c o st in vo lv ed in s u r v e y in g a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
To
o b ta in o p t im u m a c c u r a c y a t m i n im u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t io n of
l a r g e than of s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i s stu d ie d . In co m b in in g the d a t a ,
h o w e v e r , a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e g iv e n t h e ir a p p r o p r i a t e w e ig h t. E s ­
t i m a t e s b a s e d on the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d ie d a r e p r e s e n t e d , t h e r e f o r e ,
a s r e la t i n g to a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in the i n d u s t r y g ro u p in g and a r e a ,
e x c e p t f o r t h o s e b elow the m in im u m s i z e stu d ied .
O c c u p a tio n s and E a r n i n g s
T h e o c c u p a t io n s s e l e c t e d f o r stu d y a r e c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y
of m a n u f a c t u r i n g and n o n m a n u fa c t u rin g i n d u s t r i e s , and a r e of the f o l ­
lowing t y p e s :
(1) O ffice c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n i c a l ; (3)
m a in t e n a n c e and p ow e rp la n t; and (4) c u s t o d ia l and m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t.
O c c u p a tio n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i s b a s e d on a u n i f o r m s e t of jo b d e s c r i p ­
tio n s d e s i g n e d to t a k e a cc o u n t of i n t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t v a r i a t i o n in d u t ie s
within the s a m e jo b . The o c c u p a t io n s s e l e c t e d f o r stu d y a r e l i s t e d
and d e s c r i b e d in the a p p en d ix . The e a r n i n g s d a t a follow in g the jo b
t i t l e s a r e fo r a l l i n d u s t r i e s co m b in e d . E a r n i n g s d a t a f o r s o m e of the
o c c u p a t io n s l i s t e d and d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s within
o c c u p a t io n s , a r e not p r e s e n t e d in the A - s e r i e s t a b l e s b e c a u s e e it h e r
(1) e m p lo y m e n t in the o c c u p a t io n i s too s m a l l to p r o v i d e enough data

O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t e s t i m a t e s r e p r e s e n t the t o t a l in a l l
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s within the s c o p e of the stu d y and not the n u m b e r a c t u ­
a l l y s u r v e y e d . B e c a u s e of d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t io n a l s t r u c t u r e a m o n g
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , the e s t im a t e s of occup ational e m p lo y m e n t o b ta in e d f ro m
the s a m p l e of e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d ie d s e r v e on ly to in d ic a t e the r e l a t i v e
i m p o r t a n c e of the j o b s stu d ie d . T h e s e d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t io n a l
s t r u c t u r e do not a f f e c t m a t e r i a l l y the a c c u r a c y of the e a r n i n g s da ta .
E s t a b l i s h m e n t P r a c t i c e s and S u p p le m e n t a r y W age P r o v i s i o n s

T a b u l a t i o n s on s e l e c t e d e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p l e ­
m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s ( B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) a r e not p r e s e n t e d in t h is
bu lle tin . I n f o r m a ti o n f o r t h e s e t a b u l a t io n s i s c o ll e c t e d b ie n n ia lly .
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Included in the 90 areas are four studies conducted under contract with the New York StateT h e s e t a b u l a t io n s on m i n im u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r i n e x p e r ie n c e d
Department of Labor. These areas are Binghamton (New York portion only); Rochester (office occu­
w o m en o f f ic e w o r k e r s ; sh ift d i f f e r e n t i a l s ; sc h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s ; p aid
pations only); Syracuse; and U tica—Rome. In addition, the Bureau conducts more lim ited area studies
h o li d a y s ; p a id v a c a t i o n s ; and h e a lt h , i n s u r a n c e , and p e n s i o n p la n s a r e
in 91 areas at the request of the Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions of the U .S. De­
partment of Labor.
p r e s e n t e d (in the B - s e r i e s t a b le s ) in p r e v i o u s b u ll e ti n s f o r .this a r e a .




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T a b le 1.

E s t a b lis h m e n t s and W o rk ers Within S co p e of S u rv e y and N u m b er S tu d ied in M ilw auk ee, W is. ,
by M a jo r In d u str y D iv isio n , 2 A p r il 1969
M in im u m
e m p lo y m e n t
in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in s c o p e
o f stu d y

In d u stry d iv isio n

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 t a b l i s h m e n t s
W ith in .s c o p e o f s t u d y 4

W ith in s c o p e
of stu d y 3

S tu d ie d

S tu d ie d
N um ber

P ercen t

A ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts
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M a n u f a c t u r i n g _________________________________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ____________________________________
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , an d
o t h e r p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s 5 ____
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W h o l e s a l e t r a d e 6 ______
- __________________
R e t a i l t r a d e 6 ______________________________________
F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e 8 _______
S e r v i c e s 6 7 - - ___ _________________ —

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M a n u f a c t u r i n g _________________________________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ___________________ ______ ______
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , an d
o t h e r p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s 5 __
- _
W h o l e s a l e t r a d e 6 _________________________________
R e t a i l t r a d e 6 ___
____ ____
- __
F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e 6 _______
S e r v i c e s 6 7 ------------------------------------------------------

500

68

A l l d i v i s i o n s ______

_ __ ___ _______________

226

2 8 6 , 500

no

188, 500
98, 000

116
21

22,
10,
38,
13,
12,

100
66

191, 270
1 2 9 ,6 4 0
6 1 ,6 3 0

34

700
200
900
900
300

14
5
4

83

1 7 7 ,2 0 0

100

1 6 5 , 130

54
29

128, 300
48, 900

72
28

116, 720
48, 410

7

18,
3,
27,
7,
4,

4

370
140
380
780
960

L a r g e e s ta b lis h m e n ts
A ll d iv isio n s

__. . _________

-

30

500
500
500
500
500

16

15

4

4

6
3

1

6
3

1

15,
1,
25,
5,

500
600
600
500
700

15,
1,
25,
5,

9

1

15

3
(8)

480
660
070
510

690

1 The M ilw auk ee S ta n d a rd M e tro p o lita n S t a t is t ic a l A r e a , a s d efin ed b y the B u r e a u of the B u d get th ro u gh J a n u a r y 1968, c o n s i s t s o f M ilw auk ee,
O zau k ee, W ashin gton , and W au k esh a C o u n tie s.
The " w o r k e r s w ithin sc o p e o f stu d y " e s t im a t e s shown in th is ta b le p ro v id e a r e a so n a b ly a c c u r a te
d e s c r ip tio n of the s iz e and c o m p o sitio n o f the la b o r fo r c e in c lu d ed in the su r v e y . The e s t im a t e s a r e not in ten ded, h o w ev er, to s e r v e a s a b a s i s of
c o m p a r is o n w ith o th er em p loy m en t in d e x e s fo r the a r e a to m e a s u r e em p loy m en t tr e n d s o r le v e ls sin c e (1) p lan n in g o f w age s u r v e y s r e q u ir e s the u se
o f e st a b lis h m e n t d a ta c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in ad v a n c e o f the p a y r o ll p e r io d stu d ied , and (2) s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s a r e ex clu d ed fr o m the sc o p e of
the s u r v e y .
2 The 1967 ed itio n of the S ta n d a rd In d u str ia l C la s s if ic a t io n M an u al w as u se d in c l a s s if y in g e s t a b lis h m e n t s by in d u str y d iv isio n .
3 In c lu d e s a ll e st a b lis h m e n t s w ith to ta l em p lo y m en t at o r ab o v e the m in im u m lim ita tio n .
A ll o u tle ts (w ithin the a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in su ch
in d u s t r ie s a s t r 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 tu r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n sid e r e d a s 1 e sta b lis h m e n t.
4 In c lu d e s a ll w o r k e r s in a ll e st a b lis h m e n t s w ith to ta l em ploy m en t (w ithin the a r e a ) at o r ab o v e the m in im u m lim ita tio n .
5 T a x ic a b s and s e r v i c e s in c id e n ta l to w a te r tr a n s p o r t a t io n w e re ex clu d ed .
6 T h is in d u str y d iv isio n i s r e p r e s e n te d in e s t im a t e s fo r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " and "n o n m a n u fa c tu rin g " in the S e r i e s A t a b le s . S e p a r a te p r e se n ta tio n
of d a ta fo r th is d iv is io n i s not m a d e fo r one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g r e a s o n s : (1) E m p lo y m en t in the d iv isio n i s too s m a ll to p ro v id e enough d ata
to m e r it s e p a r a t e stu d y , (2) the sa m p le w a s not d e sig n e d in it ia lly to p e r m it s e p a r a t e p r e se n ta tio n , (3) r e s p o n s e w as in su ffic ie n t o r in ad eq u a te to
p e r m it s e p a r a t e p r e se n ta tio n , and (4) th e r e i s p o s s ib ility o f d is c lo s u r e o f in d iv id u al e sta b lis h m e n t d a ta .
7 H o te ls and m o t e ls ; la u n d r ie s and o th er p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v i c e s ; au to m o b ile r e p a ir , r e n ta l, and p ark in g ; m o tio n p ic t u r e s ; n o n pro fit
m e m b e r sh ip o r g a n iz a t io n s (e x clu d in g r e lig io u s and c h a r ita b le o r g a n iz a tio n s); and e n g in e e rin g and a r c h it e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .
8 L e s s than 0. 5 p e rc e n t.

A bout tw o -th ird s o f the w o r k e r s w ithin sc o p e o f the s u r v e y i n the M ilw auk ee a r e a w e re em p lo y ed in m a n u fa c tu rin g f i r m s .
fo llo w in g p r e s e n t s the m a jo r in d u str y g ro u p s and s p e c if ic in d u s t r ie s a s a p e r c e n t o f a ll m a n u fa c tu rin g :
In d u stry g ro u p s
M ac h in ery , ex ce p t e le c t r i c a l ___________________________ 28
E le c t r i c a l eq u ip m en t and s u p p l i e s ______________________ 15
F o o d and k in d red p r o d u c t s -------------------------------------9
P r im a r y m e ta l i n d u s t r i e s _____ ________________________ 9
T r a n s p o r t a tio n e q u ip m e n t_____________________________
9
F a b r i c a t e d m e ta l p r o d u c t s _____________________________ 8
P rin tin g and p u b lish in g _________________________________ 5

The

S p e c ific in d u s t r ie s
E le c t r ic a l in d u s t r ia l a p p a r a t u s __________________________
M o to r v e h ic le s and eq u ip m en t____________________________
C o n str u c tio n and r e la t e d m a c h in e r y _____________________
E n g in e s and t u r b in e s _____________________________________
F a r m m a c h in e r y _________________

9
8
7
7
7

T h is in fo rm a tio n i s b a s e d on e s t im a t e s o f to ta l em p loy m en t d e r iv e d fr o m u n iv e r se m a t e r ia ls c o m p ile d p r io r to a c tu a l su r v e y .
P r o p o r tio n s in v a r io u s in d u str y d iv isio n s m a y d iffe r fr o m p ro p o r tio n s b a s e d on the r e s u lt s o f the su r v e y a s show n in ta b le 1 ab o v e.

Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
F o r o f fic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s and i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s , the w age
t r e n d s r e l a t e to r e g u l a r w e e k ly s a l a r i e s f o r the n o r m a l w o rk w eek ,
e x c l u s i v e of e a r n i n g s f o r o v e r t i m e .
F o r plant w o r k e r g r o u p s , they
m e a s u r e c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n i n g s , exc lud in g
p r e m i u m pay f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o rk on w e e k e n d s , h o li d a y s , and
la te s h i f t s .
The p e r c e n t a g e s a r e b a s e d on data f o r s e l e c t e d key o c c u ­
p a tio n s and in clu de m o s t of the n u m e r i c a l l y im p o r t a n t j o b s within
e a c h gro u p .

P r e s e n t e d in ta b le 2 a r e i n d e x e s and p e r c e n t a g e s of ch an ge
in a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s of o ffic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s and i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ,
and in a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s of s e l e c t e d plant w o r k e r g r o u p s .
The in d e x e s
a r e a m e a s u r e of w a g e s a t a g iv e n t im e , e x p r e s s e d a s a p e r c e n t of
w a g e s d u rin g the b a s e p e r i o d (date of the a r e a s u r v e y co n d ucte d
b e tw een J u l y I960 and J u n e 1961).
S u b tr a c t in g 100 f r o m the index
y i e l d s the p e r c e n t a g e c h a n ge in w a g e s f r o m the b a s e p e r i o d to the
d ate of the in d ex.
The p e r c e n t a g e s of ch a n ge o r i n c r e a s e r e l a t e to
w a ge c h a n g e s b etw een the in d ic a t e d d a t e s .
These estim ate s a re
m e a s u r e s of ch an ge in a v e r a g e s f o r the a r e a ; they a r e not intended
to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e pay c h a n g e s in the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in the a r e a .

L i m i t a t i o n s of D ata

Method of C om p uting
The i n d e x e s and p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n g e , a s m e a s u r e s of
ch a n ge in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e in flu e n c ed by: (1) g e n e r a l s a l a r y and
w age c h a n g e s , (2) m e r i t o r o th e r i n c r e a s e s in p ay r e c e i v e d by i n d i ­
v id u a l w o r k e r s while in the s a m e jo b , and (3) c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e
w a g e s due to c h a n g e s in the l a b o r f o r c e r e s u l t i n g f r o m l a b o r t u r n ­
o v e r , f o r c e e x p a n s i o n s , f o r c e r e d u c t io n s , and c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r ­
t io n s of w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d by e s t a b l i s h m e n t s with d if f e r e n t pay l e v e l s .
C h a n g e s in the l a b o r f o r c e c a n c a u s e i n c r e a s e s o r d e c r e a s e s in the
o c c u p a t io n a l a v e r a g e s without a c t u a l w age c h a n g e s . It i s c o n c e i v a b le
that ev en though a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in a n a r e a g a v e w age i n c r e a s e s ,
a v e r a g e w a g e s m a y have d e c lin e d b e c a u s e l o w e r - p a y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
e n t e r e d the a r e a o r exp a n d ed t h e ir w o r k f o r c e s .
Sim ilarly , w ages
m a y have r e m a i n e d r e l a t i v e l y c o n s ta n t , y e t the a v e r a g e s f o r a n a r e a
m a y have r i s e n c o n s i d e r a b l y b e c a u s e h i g h e r - p a y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
e n t e r e d the a r e a .

E a c h of the s e l e c t e d k ey o c c u p a t io n s within a n o c c u p a t io n a l
g ro u p w a s a s s i g n e d a weight b a s e d on i t s p r o p o r t io n a t e e m p lo y m e n t
in the o c c u p a t io n a l g ro u p .
T h e s e c o n s ta n t w e ig h ts r e f l e c t b a s e y e a r
e m p l o y m e n ts w h e r e v e r p o s s i b l e .
The a v e r a g e (m ean ) e a r n i n g s f o r
e a c h o c c u p a t io n w e r e m u l t i p li e d by the o c c u p a t io n a l w eight, and the
p r o d u c t s f o r a l l o c c u p a t io n s in the g r o u p w e r e to t a le d . The a g g r e g a t e s
f o r 2 c o n s e c u t iv e y e a r s w e r e r e l a t e d by dividin g the a g g r e g a t e f o r
the l a t e r y e a r by the a g g r e g a t e f o r the e a r l i e r y e a r .
The r e s u lt a n t
r e l a t i v e , l e s s 100 p e r c e n t , sh ow s the p e r c e n t a g e ch a n g e . . The index
i s the p ro d u c t of m u ltip ly in g the b a s e y e a r r e l a t i v e (100) by the r e l a t i v e
f o r the next s u c c e e d i n g y e a r and continuing to m u l ti p ly (compound)
e a c h y e a r ' s r e l a t i v e by the p r e v i o u s y e a r ' s in d ex. A v e r a g e e a r n i n g s
f o r the follow ing o c c u p a t io n s w e r e u s e d in co m p u tin g the w a ge t r e n d s :
Office clerical (men and women): Office clerical (men and women)— SKiuea maintenance (men;:
Carpenters
Bookkeeping-machine
Continued
operators, class B
Secretaries
Electricians
Clerks, accounting, classes
Machinists
Stenographers, general
A and B
Stenographers, senior
Mechanics
Cleiks, file, classes
Switchboard operators, classes
Mechanics (automotive)
A, B, and C
A and B
Painters
Clerics, order
Tabulating-machine operators,
Pipefitters
Tool and die makers
Clerics, payroll
class B
Comptometer operators
Typists, classes A and B
Keypunch operators, classes
Unskilled plant (men):
Industrial nurses (men and women):
A and B
Janitors, porters, and cleaners
Nurses, industrial (registered)
Office boys and girls
Laborers, m aterial handling




The u s e of c o n s ta n t e m p lo y m e n t w e ig h ts e l i m i n a t e s the effe c t
of c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r t io n of w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d in e a c h jo b i n ­
clu d e d in the d a t a .
The p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n ge r e f l e c t only c h a n g e s
in a v e r a g e p ay fo r s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r s .
They a r e not in flu e n c ed by
c h a n g e s in s t a n d a r d w o rk s c h e d u l e s , a s su ch , o r by p r e m i u m pay
for o v ertim e.
Where n e c e s s a r y , data w e r e a d j u s t e d to r e m o v e f r o m
the i n d e x e s and p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n ge any s i g n if i c a n t e f f e c t c a u s e d
by c h a n g e s in the s c o p e of the s u r v e y .

3

4

T a b l e 2.

I n d e x e s of S t a n d a r d W eekly S a l a r i e s and S t r a i g h t - T i m e H o u rly E a r n i n g s f o r S e l e c t e d O c c u p a tio n a l G r o u p s
in M ilw a u k e e , W is. , A p r i l 1969 and A p r i l 1968, and P e r c e n t s of I n c r e a s e f o r S e l e c t e d P e r i o d s
In d e x e s
( A p r il 1961 = 100)

P e r c e n t s of i n c r e a s e
A p r i l 1968
to
A p r i l 1969

I n d u s t r y and o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p
A p r i l 1969

A p r i l 1968

A ll i n d u s t r i e s :
O ffice c l e r i c a l (m e n and w o m e n )____
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n and women) __
S k il l e d m a i n t e n a n c e ( m e n ) _________
U n s k il l e d plant (m e n )______________ _

1 3 1 .6
1 4 7 .9
136. 6
136. 7

125.
135.
129.
128.

M a n u fa c t u rin g :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m e n and w o m e n )____
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n and women) __
S k il l e d m a i n t e n a n c e ( m e n ) ________ _
U n s k il l e d plant (m e n )____
__ ____

128. 7
1 4 7 .9
135. 8
134. 2

122. 6
136. 7
128. 3
125. 8

0
1
4
2

A p r i l 1967
to
A p r i l 1968

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

4.
6.
6.
5.

8
7
2
0

5. 0

4.
8.
6.
4.

8
0
1
4

8. 2

5. 8
6. 7

A p r i l 1966
to
A p r i l 1967

A p r i l 1965
to
A p r i l 1966

A p r i l 1964
to
A p r i l 1965

5. 0

1 .6

8. 2

3. 3
3. 4
3. 1

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

5. 0
7. 0
3. 3

1 .7

2. 1

8. 7

2. 8

5. 2
4. 0

3. 3
3. 5

1.4
2. 5
1. 3

A p r i l 1963
to
A p r i l 1964

A p r i l 1962
to
A p r i l 1963

A ll i n d u s t r i e s :
O ffice c l e r i c a l (m e n and w o m e n )_____ ________________ _______________________________
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n and women) —
S k ille d m a i n t e n a n c e ( m e n ) ---------------- _. _____________ ________ ..._____________________
—
—
U n s k il l e d plan t (m e n )_________________ —

2. 7
3. 4
2. 7
2. 6

3 .4
3. 6
3 .9
3. 8

2. 3
4. 3
2. 6
2. 4

3.
5.
3.
3.

1
0
5
6

M a n u fa c t u rin g :
O ffice c l e r i c a l (m en and w o m e n )------I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n and w o m e n ) __
S k il l e d m a in t e n a n c e ( m e n ) ___________
U n s k il l e d plant (m e n )_________________

3.
3.
2.
3.

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

2.
4.
2.
2.

4.
5.
3.
3.

0
0
6
5




___________
—

0
4
4
4

A p r i l 1961
to
A p r i l 1962

5
3
1
3

A p r i l I9 60
to
A p r i l 1961

5

A. Occupational Earnings
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w eekly h o u rs and e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , M ilw au k e e, W is ., A p r il 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
Number

S e x , o c cu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n

Average
weekly
hours1
( standard)

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

t
60

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

$
65

$
70

$
75

$
80

*

$

%

85

90

95

$
100

t
105

$
n o

$
115

$

t
12 0

1 25

$
130

$
1 35

t
1 40

$
150

$

i

16 0

17 0

and
u n d er

180

and

65

70

-

~

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

1 25

130

1 35

1 40

1 50

160

17 0

180

over

-

-

-

l
1

12
3
9

3
1
2

7
2
5

2
2
-

25
18
7

36
24
12

15
6
9

22
7
15

15
13
2

48
31
17

79
71
8

36
25
11

19
15
4

12
11
1

MEN
C L E R K S , A C C O U N T IN G , C L A S S A ------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------CLERKS,

A C C O U N T IN G ,

CLASS

332
229
103

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

$
1 43.00
14 7 .0 0
1 3 3.50

$
1 4 5.00
1 5 1.00
132 .5 0

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

-

B -------------

62

3 9.5

1 2 0.50

1 2 0 .0 0

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

-

-

-

2

-

-

2

2

4

11

-

11

5

4

6

8

5

2

-

-

-

C L E R K S , OR DER -----------------------------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G ------------------------------------

129
109

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 37.50
1 3 6.00

1 4 1.50
1 3 9.00

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

-

-

_

-

_

1
1

_

10
10

11
11

_

7
7

2
2

15
10

2
2

7
7

6
6

18
10

16
14

22
19

9
9

3
1

8
2
6

_
_

1
1

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

i

2

~

""

“

O F F IC E B O Y S ---------------------------------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------

153
55
98

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

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

82.0 0
74 .5 0
89.5 0

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

1
1

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

93
66

3 9 .5
3 9.5

123.50
1 2 5.50

1 1 9 .0 0
1 2 4.00

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

B I L L E R S , M A C H IN E ( B I L L I N G
M A C H IN E ) ------------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------

in
82

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

96 .0 0
95.5 0

94.0 0
100.00

B I L L E R S , M A C H IN E ( B O O K K E E P IN G
M A C H IN E ) --------------------------------------------------

54

101.00

108 .0 0

-

-

_
-

31
18
13

28
10
18

11
5
6

16
8
8

9
4
5

5
2
3

9
l
8

30
l
29

4
2
2

_

_

_

_

_

1

5
3

1
1

8
6

14
4

7
7

14
8

6
6

4
4

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

“

5
5

5
5

”

7
6

33
24

8
~

3
l

12
10

5
4

27
25

3
~

i
i

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

-

1

6

6

3

5

2

-

-

8

-

10

-

_
-

_
-

_

9
9

_

1
1

12
12
”

51
14
37

10
5
5

21
12
9

11
11

”

18
11
7

23
14
9

84
17
67

16
10
6

33
11
22

13
4
9

9
9
-

2

_
-

4
i
3

17
13
4

38
21
17

55
26
29
10

34
24
10

“

16
10
6
-

_

_

*

-

6
4

7
7

6
6

10
10

i
“

i
i

“

~

“

13

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
1
“

_

_

_

_

~

-

-

~

1

O

o

WOMEN

B O O K K E E P in G —M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R S ,
C L A S S A ----------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------

152
63
89

4 0 .0
3 9.5
4 0 .0

104.50
1 05.00
1 0 4 .0 0

1 0 2.00
105 .5 0
9 9 .5 0

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

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

241
93
148

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

91.0 0
96.5 0
87 .5 0

88.5 0
9 2 .0 0
87.5 0

8 4 .0 0 - 9 7 .5 0
8 4 .0 0 -1 0 6 .5 0
8 4 .5 0 - 95.0 0

1
1

4
i
3

18
18

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T IN G , C L A S S A ------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G --------------- -------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------

483
280
203
36

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

1 2 2.00
122.00
1 2 2.00
1 2 9.00

1 2 3.00
1 2 2.00
1 2 4 .5 0
13 6 .0 0

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

_
*

_
-

_

_

-

-

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T IN G , C L A S S B ------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------

1,2 6 2
494
768

3 9.5
3 9.5
3 9.5

95.0 0
97.0 0
93.5 0

92.5 0
9 4 .0 0
92.0 0

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

-

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

135
67

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

98.0 0
1 0 8.50

92.0 0
109 .0 0

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

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S B -------------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------

521
207
314
51

39 .5
4 0 .0
3 9.0
4 0 .0

81.0 0
8 5 .0 0
78 .0 0
91.5 0

80.0 0
8 4 .0 0
76 .5 0
90.0 0

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

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S C ------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------

160
56
104

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

72 .0 0
7 1 .0 0
7 2 .5 0

7 2 .0 0
7 2 .5 0
71.0 0

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

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




”

-

-

-

11
2
9

20
1
19

~

6
6
~

10
5
5

i
i
~

45
25
20

-

50
35
15
1

~

1
1

1

2
2

2
2
~

1
l
“

_

_

-

-

2
2

1
1

62
19
43
4

72
62
10

-

28
7
21
14

31
22
9
2

20
8
12
1

5
2
3

10
7
3

1
1

-

1

_

“

34
9
25

66
12
54

93
21
72

147
75
72

215
88
12 7

126
56
70

131
52
79

1 02
60
42

66
18
48

117
29
88

80
12
68

30
26
4

4
3

27
25
2

5
-

21
1

1
1

36
4

13
12

10
9

4
2

6
6

6

-

_
-

3
3

13
9

8
8

8
6

88.50
92.5 0
84 .5 0
9 4 .5 0

23
2
21
-

83
14
69
“

90
31
59

62
30
32
4

94
34
60
9

57
33
24
13

54
26
28
14

18
15
3
i

8
6
2
“

10
6
4
1

14
2
12
9

4
4

4
4

_

_

-

-

-

-

76.5 0
76.5 0
7 7 .0 0

31
10
21

34
7
27

42
21
21

40
18
22

9

_

_

9

“

8
8

_

_

4
4

6

i

-

~

~

_

_

~

*

8
4
4
3

2
2

1

~

“

~

“

-

-

-

l

-

“

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , M ilw au k e e, W is. , A p r il 1969)
N u m b er o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly e a r n in g s of—
Number
Se x , o c c u p a tio n , a nd i n d u s t r y d iv i s i o n

WOMEN -

woikers

weekly
hours1
(standard)

Median 2

Middle range 2

$

t

i

t

$

t

S

$

*

$

$

$

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

1 20

125

1 30

13 5

14 0

150

16 0

170

1 ----180

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

1 15

120

125

130

1 35

14 0

150

160

170

180

over

2

68
68

76
3
73

79
36
43

72
9
63

72
30
42

47
17
30

32
17
15

41
8
33

15
13
2

18
5
13

10
10
-

9
9
-

10
8
2

13
7
6

2
1
1

1
1
~

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

30
19
11
3

62
37
25
6

49
44
5
3

54
45
9
2

54
36
18
1

27
16
11
-

46
31
15
1

41
34
7
5

71
30
41
13

17
6
ii
4

20
14
6
-

15
11
4
2

21
8
13
10

38
37
1
“

14
12
2
-

2
i
i
1

1
1

1

20
16
4
“

_

-

1
1

27

57
23
34

50
20
30

42
5
37

47
20
27

32
9
23

16
8
8

30
12
18

14
5
9

5
3
2

4
2
2

5
1
4

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

2
2
“

36
9
27

49
15
34
1

53
28
25

105
56
49
23

91
73
18
3

82
33
49
2

60
31
29
7

23
12
11
5

56
16
40
-

5
3
2
-

13
7
6
1

1
1

t

i

i

an d
under

an d

C O N T IN U E D

C L E R K S , O R D ER --------------------------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G -------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G --------------------------

567
174
393

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

87.0 0
9 6 .5 0
8 2 .5 0

8 4 .0 0
9 3 .0 0
81 .0 0

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

C L E R K S , P A Y R O L L ---------------------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G -------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 ----------------------

584
399
185
51

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

1 0 5.50
1 0 5.50
1 0 5.50
111.50

1 0 4.00
1 0 0 .5 0
10 8 .0 0
1 1 7.00

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

CO M PTO M ETER O P E R A T O R S ---------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G -------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G --------------------------

331
110
221

3 9 .0
4 0 .0
3 8.5

90.0 0
93.5 0
88.5 0

89 .0 0
9 2 .0 0
8 7 .5 0

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

_

K EY P U N C H O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S A ---------M A N U FA C T U R IN G -------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3 -----------------------

593
298
295
42

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

103 .0 0
103.50
102.00
1 0 2.50

102 .0 0
1 0 2 .0 0
1 0 2.00
99.5 0

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

_

K EY P U N C H O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B ---------M A N U FA C T U R IN G --------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G --------------------------

846
443
403

39 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5

88.0 0
91.5 0
8 4 .0 0

85 .0 0
87.0 0
8 3 .0 0

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

93.0 0
95 .0 0
90.0 0

_
-

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

171
71
102

3 9.0
4 0 .0
3 8 .5

76 .5 0
80.0 0
7 4 .0 0

7 3 .5 0
77.5 0
7 2 .5 0

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

81.50
87.5 0
7 8 .5 0

17
8
9

S E C R E T A R I E S 4 ------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G --------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G --------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3----------------------

2 ,348
1 ,5 0 6
842
168

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

1 2 1 .5 0
123.50
117.00
135.00

121.00
1 2 3 .0 0
116 .5 0
1 3 2 .0 0

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

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S A --------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G --------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ---------------------------

297
193
104

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

1 3 6.50
140.00
1 3 1.00

138.00
1 4 2.00
128 .5 0

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

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S B -------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G --------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ---------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3 -----------------------

630
382
248
39

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

1 2 5 .5 0
131.50
116.00
1 4 1.00

1 2 8 .5 0
132.00
1 1 6 .0 0
1 4 6 .0 0

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

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S C . --------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G --------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3 ----------------------

975
658
317
55

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

1 1 9.50
1 2 1.00
1 1 7.00
134 .0 0

118 .5 0
1 1 9.00
11 6 .5 0
1 3 1 .5 0

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

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S O -------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G --------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------

429
273
156

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

1 0 9.00
107.00
1 1 2.50

1 0 7.00
1 0 5.00
113.00

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

_

_

-

-

S T E N O G R A P H E R S , G E N E R A L --------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G --------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G --------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3 -----------------------

998
633
365
150

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

95.0 0
9 4 .5 0
96.0 0
108.00

91.5 0
9 1 .50
9 2 .0 0
1 0 8.00

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

_
-

11
1
10

S T E N O G R A P H E R S , S E N IO R ----------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G --------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G --------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3 -----------------------

1 ,0 5 2
795
257
33

3 9.5
4 0 .0
39 .5
4 0 .0

111.00
1 1 2.50
1 0 6.50
122.50

1 0 6.00
1 0 5 .5 0
106.50
1 1 8 .0 0

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

-

-

-

-

-

~

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




$

$
70

$
60

Mean2

*
65 '

$

2
1

_

27

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3
3

2
2

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
1
-

14
14
-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

i
i
-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

14
9
5
~

33
5
28

81
35
46

133
54
79

181
96
85

147
82
65

95
60
35

59
23
36

29
23
6

15
12
3

10
3
7

15
9
6

5
4
i

8
2
6

19
19
-

40
10
30

41
15
26

24
6
18

26
ii
15

8
8
-

2
2
-

4
4
-

2
1
1

3
l
2

1
1
-

5
4
i

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5
2
3
“

4
i
3
~

19
7
12

88
19
69
“

86
43
43

176
79
97
2

171
112
59
9

171
11 4
57
3

189
1 32
67
4

228
15 5
73
6

248
151
97
37

214
161
53
9

220
158
62
34

119
98
21
8

208
1 47
61
26

107
67
40
13

52
35
17
5

21
ll
10
8

22
14

5
5

2
2

21
8
13

8
7
1

2
1
1

16
9
7

14
11
3

12
6
6

34
16
18

23
14
9

16
14
2

63
58
5

35
25
10

16
10
6

12
5
7

16
9
7

49
3
46

12

31
5
26
1

29
13
16
4

20
3
17

15
13
2
i

52
27
25
2

62
40
22
1

64
49
15
1

95
89
6
1

45
38
7
~

99
69
30
15

32
19
13
7

13
6
7
3

6
3
3
2

4
3
1
1

10
1
9

8
4
4

24
8
16

59
23
36

78
50
28

95
69
26

1 22
93
29
1

135
97
38
2

1 40
93
47
21

96
83
13
3

44
29
15
3

57
45
12
8

39
16
23
10

40
23
17
5

23
19
4
2

3
3

2
2

-

-

-

-

55
42
13

52
41
11

35
17
18

27
20
7

34
12
22

19
13
6

58
26
32

1
1

7
4
3

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

33

31
11
20
15

37
18
19
17

18

11
4
7

1

_

_

-

2
2

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

8

37
16
21
15

10 6

66

55

52
14

62
39
23

66
44
22
2

-

_

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

"

1

1

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
2

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

5
2
3

1
1

5
4
i

26
12
14

43
35
8

61
43

37
28
9

86
58
28

1 71
111
60

14 2
87

82
60

8

12

173
120
53
23

11

91
61
30
17

9
3
6
-

37
24
13

77
47
30

106

124
104
20

150
1 25
25

-

12

-

-

-

-

-

2
2
-

55

-

86
20

IB

22

1

19
14

51

-

11

8

7
II
11
37
25
12

1

-

35
30

5

-

a
4

_

7

5

1

-

-

-

-

27
25

32

107
10 3

44
44

_

_

_

-

4
3

-

-

2
-

17
15

7

-

~

-

7

Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , M ilw au k ee, W is. , A p r il 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

S e x , o ccu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours1
fstandard)

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s re c e iv in g s t r a ig h t -tim e w ee k ly e a r n in g s of—
$
60

M ean*

Median 2

Middle range 2

65

70

75

80

1
85

90

t
95

(
100

S
105

t
110

$
1 15

120

$
125

$
130

$
1 35

t

t
140

150

$
160

$
170

and
u n d er
65

WOMEN -

$

t

t

1 80

and
70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

125

130

1 35

140

150

1
1

1
1

4
4

16
11

14
11

14
12

18
9

11
9

9
7

11
10

5
4

4
4

4
4

2
2

4
3

160

170

180

over

-

~

-

C O N T IN U E D

SW IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S A -----M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------------

118
92

3 9.5
3 9.5

$
104 .5 0
105.50

$
102.50
103 .5 0

SW IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B ------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------

129
120

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

7 8 .5 0
77.5 0

SW IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N I S T S M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------

471
2 AO
231

3 9.5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0

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

81
57

T R A N S C R IB IN G - M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R S ,
G E N E R A L -------------------------------------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G ---------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------T Y P I S T S , C L A S S A ----------------------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G ---------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------

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

-

7 3 .5 0
7 1 .00

6 8 .0 0 6 7 .5 0 -

8 8 .0 0
8 6 .0 0

-

59
59

9
9

12
12

10
9

12
8

5
5

8
7

7
4

3
3

1
1

2
2

i
i

91.5 0
96.5 0
86.0 0

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

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

17
17

21
21

28
28

11
2
9

63
6
57

51
45
6

91
78
13

54
29
25

74
47
27

18
7
11

14
5
9

14
12
2

8
4
4

2
2
-

5
3
2

_
-

-

-

_
-

-

-

-

3 9.5
3 9.5

1 03.50
99.5 0

102 .5 0
1 0 1 .0 0

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

-

-

-

-

-

18
18

4
4

29
26

i

5
3

-

7
1

1
-

2
2

1
-

-

-

3
2

4

-

2
-

4

-

344
158
186

3 9.5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0

9 3 .0 0
99.5 0
8 7 .5 0

9 0 .5 0
102.00
85.5 0

8 1 .5 0 -1 0 3 .5 0
8 7 .5 0 -1 1 0 .0 0
7 9 .5 0 - 96.5 0

1
1
-

4
4
-

18
8
10

47
6
41

54
15
39

47
12
35

16
5
u

27
14
13

64
37
27

22
18
4

7
6
i

19
18
l

10
6
4

3
3
-

2
2
-

1
1
-

748
520
228

3 9.5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0

99.0 0
102.00
92 .0 0

9 4 .0 0
97.0 0
8 9 .5 0

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

8
8

19
8
n

38
26
12

107
65
42

118
72
46

100
66
34

90
62
28

54
44
10

41
35
6

22
13
9

23
14
9

30
24
6

19
17

39
35

2

4

11
10
1

40

8 1 .5 0
7 8 .5 0

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

26
57

289
149
140
8

90

84 .0 0
79.0 0
85 .0 0

307
117
190

139

17

18
11

16

39 .5
4 0 .0

K

nUI AU 1U1' 11,I j

8 9 .5 0
8 3 .5 0
89 .5 0

_

_
*

93
46

30
30

10

-

-

-

_
*

-

1
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
1
-

1
1

-

28
28
-

1
l
-

~

-

_
-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

11

1 S ta n d a r d h o u rs r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k f o r w hich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s (e x c lu s iv e o f pay fo r o v e r t im e at r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and the e a r n in g s c o r r e sp o n d
to th e se w ee k ly h o u r s .
2 Th e m e a n i s co m p u te d fo r e a c h jo b by to ta lin g the e a r n in g s o f a ll w o r k e r s and d iv id in g by the n u m b er of w o r k e r s .
Th e m e d ia n d e s ig n a t e s p o sitio n — h a lf o f the e m p lo y e e s su r v e y e d r e c e iv e m o re
th an the r a t e show n; h a lf r e c e iv e l e s s th an the ra te show n.
T h e m id d le ra n g e i s d e fin e d by 2 r a t e s o f pay ; a fo u rth o f the w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s th an the lo w e r o f th e se r a t e s and a fo u rth e a r n m o r e than
the h ig h e r r a te .
* T r a n s p o r t a t io n , co m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .
4 M ay in clu d e w o r k e r s o th er th an th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .




8

Table A-la. Office Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts em p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o re
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , M ilw a u k e e, W is. , A p r il 1969)
Weekly earnings1
( standard)
S e x , o ccupation, and in d u str y d iv isio n

Number
of
workers

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

Average
weekly
(standard)

%

60
Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

%

65

I

70

75

S
80

%

t
85

90

t
95

%

$
100

105

$
HO

S
115

S

$
120

125

t
130

$
135

$
140

t

i
150

160

and
u n d er
65

70.

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

$
170

180

-

and

110

115

120

125

130

135

140

150

160

170

180

over

10
6

14
7

8
6

38
30

37
31

14
11

8
5

7
6

i
i

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

~

"

“

“

“

“

4
4

6
4

7
7

6
6

10
10

1

1

2

MEN
163
126

4 0.0
4 0 .0

$
145.50
1 4 5.50

$
146.00
147 .0 0

$
$
1 3 1 .5 0 -1 5 7 .5 0
1 3 1 .0 0 -1 5 7 .5 0

-

-

-

-

-

-

O F F IC E BOYS --------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------

93
53

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

86.5 0
79 .0 0

83.5 0
7 4 .0 0

7 2 .0 0 -1 0 2 .0 0
6 8 .5 0 - 8 5.50

i
i

19
18

10
10

TABULATING-MACHINE OPCRATURS,
CL AS S B --------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------

80
65

39 .5
3 9.5

1 2 5.50
125.50

123 .0 0
124 .0 0

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

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CL AS S B ----------------------------------------

60

4 0 .0

9 4 .0 0

8 8 .0 0

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

i

2

9

10

6

3

2

3

5

i

6

3

i

2

1

C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, C LA SS A —
MANUFACTURING ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------

239
144
95

39.5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0

1 22.50
122.00
1 2 3.50

1 2 3 .0 0
1 2 1 .5 0
1 2 6.00

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

-

-

-

3

-

-

-

3

6
2
4

13
8
5

11
8
3

19
15
4

25
17
8

23
14
9

34
25
9

29
13
16

33
23
10

12
4
8

11
2
9

14
8
6

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

3 9 .5
3 9 .5
3 9.5

9 7 .5 0
98.5 0
97.0 0

94.5 0
9 3 .5 0
95.0 0

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

107
51
56

96
41
55

62
30
32

48
21
27

44
23
21

45
13
32

95
25
70

56
8
48

14
13

4

23
22

NONMANUFACTURING -------------------

707
291
416

i

3

I

5
2
3

9
7
2

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S A --------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------

64
58

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 0 7 .0 0
1 05.50

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

5
5

3
1

_

1

_

C L E R K S , F I L E , C LA SS B --------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------PUBt IC U T I L I T I E S 3 ---------------

307
188
119
29

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

84 .0 0
86 .0 0
80.5 0
86.5 0

C L A S S C ---------------

54

3 9.5

C L E R K S , ORDER ------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------

271
71

C L E R K S , PAYROLL --------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3 ---------------

C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, C L A S S A
MANUFACTURING --------------------

_

_

9
5

12
6

_

_

3
3

1
1

1
1

2
2

8
8

12
9

7
4

3
2

4
i

15
1

4
2

_

8
2

_

~

i

5
3

i
i

8
6

8
4

6
6

8
8

6
6

WOMEN

5

-

_
-

-

“

-

_
-

10
5
5

31
12
19

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

_

_

-

1
1

i
i

4
4

13
12

10
9

2
2

6
6

5
5

3
3

10
9

82.5 0
84 .0 0
8 1 .0 0
86.5 0

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

9 0 .0 0
93.0 0
87 .5 0
9 0 .0 0

5

43
31
12

46
30
16
4

53
31
22
7

53
30
23
12

27
21
6
4

17
15
2
~

8
6
2

10
6
4
i

6
2
4

4
4

4
4

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

3

31
6
25

74.5 0

7 3 .0 0

6 9 .5 0 -

7 7 .5 0

-

15

21

11

3

-

-

-

4

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

87 .0 0
10 1 .0 0

83 .5 0
1 0 2 .5 0

7 3 .0 0 - 95.5 0
8 8 .0 0 -1 1 3 .0 0

i

27
-

68
3

27
3

19
7

33
8

28
6

11
5

ii
8

13
11

9
5

8
8

i
1

5
3

7
1

2

1
l

265
184
81
26

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

10 5 .5 0
1 0 7.50
1 01.00
1 05.00

10 0 .0 0
1 0 0 .5 0
9 9 .5 0
1 1 1.50

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

i
i
-

1
1

13

15

9

10

4
-

5

34
21
13
5

23
19
4
2

23
18
5
1

24
14
10
1

12
5
7
-

15
9
6
i

14
7
7
5

15
10
5
3

6
5
4

15
14
1
-

14
11
3
i

9
8
1
*

9
8

-

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS --------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------

189
54
135

3 8.5
4 0 .0
3 8 .0

9 3 .0 0
1 0 0.00
9 0 .0 0

91.5 0
1 0 1.00
89.0 0

8 0 .5 0 -1 0 5 .5 0
8 6 .0 0 -1 1 0 .0 0
7 9 .0 0 - 99.5 0

_
-

_
-

18

-

2B
7

18

21

18
6
12

25
3
22

21
6
15

21
5
16

8
2
6

26
12
14

8
5
3

5
3
2

4
2
2

5
i
4

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, C L A S S A —
MANUFACTURING ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------

454
245
209

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9.5

1 0 4 .0 0
1 0 4.00
104.50

104 .0 0
1 0 3 .0 0
106 .5 0

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

_
-

-

-

9
9

46
25
21

60
36
24

62
52
10

66
33
33

53
26
27

55
15
40

5
3
2

u

"

40
13
27

19
12

-

22
8
14

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, C L A S S B ---MANUFACTURING ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------

530
341
189

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9.5

91.0 0
93.5 0
8 6 .0 0

8 6 .0 0
88.5 0
8 1 .5 0

7 9 .0 0 - 9 7 .0 0
8 1 .5 0 -1 0 1 .0 0
7 7 .0 0 - 90.5 0

-

43
29
14

97
36
61

98
61
37

80
60
20

55
42
13

26
20
6

29
23
6

15
12
3

10
3
7

15
9
6

5
4

8
2
6

19
19

-

14
5
9

O F F IC E G I R L S --------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------

99
58

3 9 .0
3 9.5

79 .5 0
80.0 0

76.5 0
7 5 .5 0

7 2 .0 0 7 0 .0 0 -

4
4

10
10

30
15

22
6

15
8

3
3

1
1

4
4

i
i

3
1

1

5
4

CLERKS,

FILE,

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




83.0 0
8 7 .0 0

~

2

~

-

57

16
41

2

i

4
3

1
1

1

i

-

-

1

_

-

_

i

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

"

*

2

1
1
-

-

-

-

-

*

1

-

i

1

7

n

i

l

i

14
12
2

-

-

1
1
1

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

2
2

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

~

-

1

2
2

_

_

-

l

3
3

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
1
-

14
14

-

-

7
4

-

-

-

1

_

_

~

1

~

-

-

-

-

9

Table A-la. Office Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts em p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o re
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , M ilw a u k e e, W is. , A p r il 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

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

Average
weekly
hours1

S e x , o cc u p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n

60

(standard)

75

80

85

90

95

100

1 05

110

115

120

125

130

1 35

70

140

150

160

—

-

—

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

125

130

135

160

150

160

170

5
2
3

4
l
3

10
7
3

32
19
13

40
17
23

74
41
33

106
77
29

106
74
32

1 42
11 1
31

154
116
38

158
124
34

150
126
24

165
112
53

114
96
18

166
122
44

85
62
23

47
33
14

2

2

5

1

2

6
6

6
4

10
8

14
14

38
35

170

180

and
over

180

CONTINUED

1,598
1,165
43 3

39.5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0

$
1 2 5 .0 0
125.50
1 22.50

1 2 4 .0 0
1 2 5 .0 0
12 1 .5 0

1 1 1 .0 0 - 1 3 7.50
1 1 2 .5 0 -1 3 7 .5 0
1 0 5 .0 0 1 3 7.00

SECRETARIES, CLASS A
MANUFACTURING ----------

156
115

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

143 .5 0
1 4 7 .0 0

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

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

SECRETA RIES, CLASS B —
MANUFACTURING -------------NONMANUFACTURING --------

358
288
70

3 9.5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0

135.50
134.00
143.00

1 3 6 .0 0
13 4 .5 0
1 4 4 .5 0

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

SECRETARIES, CLASS C
MANUFACTURING ---------NONMANUFACTURING —
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3 -

790
594
196
34

39.5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
4 0 .0

121.00
1 2 1.50
1 19.00
1 4 1 .0 0

1 1 9 .0 0
1 1 6 .5 0
14 0 .5 0

1 0 9 .5 0 1 29.50
1 1 1 .0 0 -1 2 9 .0 0
1 0 3 .5 0 1 3 3 .0 0
1 3 4 .5 0 1 4 9 .0 0

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S D ----------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

277
168
109

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

1 1 3.00
1 10.50
117 .5 0

1 1 3 .5 0
109 .0 0
121 .0 0

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

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ----------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------

699
455
244
141

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9.5
4 0 .0

9 7 .5 0
97 .0 0
99.0 0
1 0 7 .5 0

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

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

STENOGRAPHERS,

729
600
129

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

113.00
1 1 5.50
1 0 1 .5 0

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

105
90

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

10 5 .5 0
1 0 6 .0 0

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

S E C R E T A R I E S 4 -------------MANUFACTURING —
NONMANUEACTURING

senio r
m a n u f a c t u r i n g --------

NONMANUFACTURING —
SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, C LA SS A ------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

1 2 0 .0 0

-

2

1

4

1

2

1

22
20

13
9

2
2
“

3
3
-

_

“

5
5
“

5
3
2

4
3
1

8
7
1

23
19
4

26
24
2

41
35
6

54
50
4

44
37
7

89
69
20

31
19
12

13
6
7

6
3
3

4
3
l

32
23
9
5

23
19
4
2

3
3
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

~
-

-

2
1
1

8
4
4

19
7
12

42
21
21

60
43
17

74
55
19

105
88
17

104
80
24
2

102
88
14
1

83
74
9
3

43
28
15
3

55
44
ii
8

33
14
19
10

5
2
3

; 1
1
-

4
4
-

16
12
4

14
10
4

19
14
5

38
30
8

24
15
9

26
15
11

22
15
7

24
6
18

19
13
6

58
26
32

l
1
-

6
4
2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

27
18
9
-

49
27
22
-

94
68
26
8

93
65
28
12

111
73
38
22

61
49
12
10

75
56
19
17

33
19
14
8

35
16
19
15

25
11
14
10

28
9
19
17

18
7
11
11

9
4
5
5

35
30
5
5

1

-

-

9 4 .5 0 131 .0 0
9 8 .0 0 -1 3 5 .0 0
8 7 .5 0 11 4 .5 0

2
2
-

9
3
6

34
23
11

71
41
30

72
59
13

56
40
16

77
68
9

63
54
9

38
34
4

44
38
6

48
42
6

29
22
7

26
25
l

24
17
7

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

1
l

l
l

4
4

12
9

14
12

9
9

10
9

9
7

11
10

5
4

4
4

4
4

2
2

9

-

3
1
2
-

1 0 7 .0 0
103.50
113.50
1 2 1.50

4 0 .0

88 .0 0

87.5 0

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

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

99.0 0
99 .5 0

9 5 .5 0
9 5 .5 0

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

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
GENERAL ------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------

156
97

3 9 .5
4 0 .0

9 4 .0 0
9 8 .5 0

89.0 0
1 0 0.00

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

T Y P I S T S , C LA SS A —
MANUFACTURING ---NONMANUFACTURING

553
469
84

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

10 1 .5 0
102.50
9 6 .0 0

9 5 .5 0
9 6 .5 0
90.0 0

8 6 .0 0 -1 1 7 .5 0
8 6 .5 0 1 1 9.50
8 3 .5 0 113.00

T Y P I S T S , C LA SS B —
MANUFACTURING —
NONMANUEACTURING

772
502
270

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

83 .0 0
84.0 0
81.5 0

81.0 0
8 1 .0 0
80.5 0

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

8 8 .5 0
8 9 .0 0
87.00

5
3
2

1
1

7

15
11

5

3

7
6

11
8
7

18
16

9
9

26
11

23
11

8
3

4
4

7
4

2

13
8
5

28
26
2

80
62
18

83
67
16

66
60
6

158
97
61

154
111
43

153
92
61

100
65
35

58
41
17

-

2
45

22
23

21
6

12
9
50
44
6

2
2

2
2
-

-

1
1

~

-

-

"

92
88
4

44
44
-

-

*

. -

-

-

-

~

7
4
3

15
15

7
4

11
7

40
34
6

26
26
-

18
14
4

21
10
11

4
4

3
3

4
4

2
2

4
3

7
6

8
7

5
5

3
3

2
2

18
13
5

19
14
5

30
24
6

19
17
2

39
35
4

1
1

1
1

11
10
1

28
28
-

S ta n d a rd h o u rs r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k 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 l a r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e of p a y fo r o v e r t im e at r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and the
w ee k ly h o u r s .
F o r d e fin itio n of t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - 1.
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .
M ay in clu d e w o r k e r s o th e r th an th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .




11
8

19
14
5

-

74
63

CLASS B

5

-

21
11
10

-

53

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS,

SWITCHBOARD (1PERAT0R-RECEPT I 0 N I S T S MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

1
to th e se
2
3
4

70

u n der
65

WOMEN -

65

1
1
-

~

*

e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d

10
Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men and Women
( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , M ilw a u k e e, W i s . , A p r il 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

S e x , "o ccu p a tio n , and in d u s try d iv isio n

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t i m e w ee k ly e a r n in g s of—
80

Median 2

Middle range 2

and
u n d er
85

D RAFTSM EN, C LA S S
M A N U F A C T U R IN G

581
570

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

$
$
1 7 1 .0 0 16 4 .0 0
1 7 0 .5 0 1 6 3 .5 0

$
$
1 5 3 .5 0 1 5 3 .5 0 -

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

DR AFTSM EN, C LA S S B
M A N U F A C T U R IN G —

535
490

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

1 4 3 .5 0
14 2 .5 0

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

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

D RAFTSM EN, C LA S S C
M A N U F A C T U R IN G —

393
371

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

11 8 .5 0
1 1 9 .0 0

11 5 .5 0
11 6 .5 0

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

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

D R A F T SM E N -T R A C E R S M A N U F A C T U R IN G - -

150
148

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

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

D R A F T S M E N , C L A S S C -------------------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G ------------------------------------

52
52

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

1 0 4 .0 0
10 4 .0 0

10 1 .5 0 1 0 1 .5 0 -

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

N U R S E S , I N D U S T R IA L ( R E G I S T E R E D ) ----M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------------------------

177
158

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

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

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

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

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

85

90

95

100

_

_

_

_

90

95

100

105

105

_

110

115

_

110

120

_
115

_
120

23
23
20
18

17
16

36
31

30
30

23

35
35

1
1

2
2

21

53
46

125

$ " ' t---- 1----i----1----i---- I----1---- $----1--- i —
130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

over

88
88

119
118

133
132

71
70

39
37

27
25

41
41

108
105

113

40
30

_
125

130

131
124

24
23

111

22
21

75
75

62
58
10
10

WOMEN

31
31

10
9

5
4

3
3

7
7

2
2

2
2

1
1

1
1

1
1

5
5

14
14

11
10

54
47

33
29

27
22

1
1

1
1

8
8

6
6

2

l

2

1

S ta n d a r d h o u rs r e f le c t th e w o rk w ee k f o r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s (e x c lu s iv e o f p a y f o r o v e r t im e a t r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and the e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d
to th e se w e e k ly h o u r s .
F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - l .




11
Table A-2a. Professional and Technical Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women
( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t- tim e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts e m p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e ,
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , M ilw a u k e e, W is ., A p r il 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

Sex , occu pa tion, and in d u stry d iv isio n

Number
of

Average
weekly
hours1
’standard)

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

$

»
80
M ean2

Median 2

Middle range2

85

S
90

$
95

$
100

and
under
85

t
10 5

no

1

$
115

%

t
120

125

*

130

t

S
1 *0

150

$
160

$
170

1 ------ t

$

S
180

190

200

210

1 ---220

230

and
90

95

100

105

no

115

120

125

130

1 *0

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

over

1
1

18
18

63
63

102
101

100
99

61
60

32
30

22
20

17
17

7
7

15
12

22
21

9
5

*

2

1

3

“

-

-

-

HEN
$
$
1 7 1.00 1 6 4 .0 0
170.50 1 6 3 .5 0

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

*0 .0
*0 .0

1* 6 . 0 0

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

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

•

1 *2 .5 0

256
236

*0 .0
*0 .0

1 1 8 .5 0
1 19.50

1 1 4 .0 0
115 .0 0

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

-

73
73

*0 .0
*0 .0

1 0 3.50
1 0 3.50

100 .5 0
1 0 0 .5 0

156
139

*0 .0
*0 .0

1* 1 . 0 0

1 *0 .5 0

13 8 .5 0
13 8 .0 0

DRAFTSMEN, CL AS S A ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

*6 0
4*9

*0 .0
*0 .0

DRAFTSMEN, CL AS S 8 ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

361
322

DRAFTSMEN, CL AS S C ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------DRAFTSMEN-TRACERS -------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

_

_

_

l

~

-

-

i

5
5

17
17

2*
23

38
38

93
90

66
63

*1
*1

25
15

17

“

*
*

3
1

16
15

35
30

31
2*

*7
*5

39
37

15
15

11
11

25
25

8
8

11
10

*
*

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

3
3

7
7

15
15

11
11

10
10

7
7

6
6

5
5

*
*

2
2

1
1

-

-

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

_

3
2

5

1
1

*
*

13
13

11
10

*8

*

*3

28
2*

26
21

8

10

6

8

2
2

3
3

2
2

-

2
2

-

-

_

-

8
8

6
6

2
2

1
1

*
-

-

*
-

-

WOMEN

N U R S E S , IN DUSTR IAL ( R E G I S T E R E D ) ----MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o r k w e e k f o r w h i c h e m p l o y e e s
to t h e s e w e e k l y h o u r s .
2 F o r d e f i n it i o n o f t e r m s , ste e f o o tn o te 2 , t a b l e A - 1.




re c e iv e their

regular

straigh t-tim e s a la r ie s

(exclu siv e of pay for o v ertim e

at r e g u l a r

an d/or prem ium

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

earnings

correspond

12

Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , M ilw au k e e, W is ., A p r il 1969)
Average

O ccu pa ti on and in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n

Number
of
workers

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

Average

O cc u pa ti on and in d u s tr y d iv i s i o n

Number
of
workers

Weekly
hours 1
[standard)

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - -CONTINUED

B I L L E R S , MACHINE (B I L LI N G
MACHINE) ----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2 --------

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS -----------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------

333

110

223

39.0
40.0
38.5

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A ------MANUFACTURING -------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2 ------------------

59 3
29 8
29 5
42

3 9.5 103.00
4 0 .0 103.50
3 9 . 5 102.00
4 0 .0 102.50

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B ------MANUFACTURING -------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------

848
445
403

39.5
40.0
39.5

91.50
84.00

OFFICE BOYS AND G IR LS -----------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

326
12 6

200

39.0
40.0
39.0

80.50
79.50
81.50

SECRETARIES3 ---------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2 ----------------------

2,359
1 ,515
844
17 0

39.5
40.0
39.0
40.0

121.50
123.50
117.00
135.00

SECRETARIES, CLASS A -------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

29 9
195
10 4

39.5
40.0
39.0

SECRETARIES, CLASS B -------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2----------------------

635
387
24 8

39.5
40.0
39.0

SECRETARIES, CLASS C -------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2 ----------------------

979
660
319
57

3 9 . 5 120.00
4 0 . 0 121.00
39.0 117.50
40.0 135.00

SECRETARIES, CLASS D -------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

429
273
15 6

39.5
39.5
39.5

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL -------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2----------------------

999
633
366
151

95.00
39.5
40.0
94.50
96.00
39.5
4 0.0 108.00

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR ---------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2----------------------

1,052
79 5
257
33

117
88
47

152
63
89

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------

243
94
149

O

54

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS A ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------

o

B I L L E R S , MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
MACHINE) -----------------------------------

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

4 0 .0
3 9.5
4 0 .0

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

98.0 0
9 8 .0 0
113.50

101.00

104 .5 0
1 0 5 .0 0
104 .0 0

9 1 .0 0
96.5 0
8 7 .5 0

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A --MANUFACTURING ----------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2--------------

B15
509
306
50

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

130.50
133.50
126.00
1 34.50

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B --MANUFACTURING ----------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------

1 ,3 2 4
528
796

3 9 .5
3 9.5
3 9.5

96.0 0
9 8 .5 0
94.5 0

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

135
67

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

98.0 0
108.50

CLERKS, F I L E , CLASS B -------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2 --------------

534
214
320
51

39.5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
4 0 .0

81.50
86 .0 0
78.0 0
91.5 0

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

160
56
104

3 9.0
4 0 .0
3 8.5

72.0 0
71 .0 0
7 2 .5 0

CLERKS, ORDER ---------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------

696
283
413

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

9 6 .5 0
112.00
8 6 .0 0

CLERKS, PAYROLL -----------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2 --------------

632
436
196
60

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9.5
4 0 .0

107.50
107.00
108.00
1 1 7.00

Average

O ccu pa ti on and in d u s tr y di v i si o n

Number
of

Weekly
hours l
(standard)

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

$
90.50
93.50
89.00

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS A -----MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

119
92

39.5
39.5

$
105.00
105.50

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B -----NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

120

129

40.0
40.0

78.50
77.50

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSMANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

471
240
231

39.5
40.0
39.0

91.50
96.50

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B ------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

174
90
84

39.5
39.5
39.5

106.00

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS C -------------------------------------------------------

66

40.0

98.50

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
GENERAL ------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

344
158
186

93.00
99.50
87.50

137.00
140.00
131.00

T Y P I S T S , CLASS A ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

751
52 2
22 9

39.5
40.0
39.0
39.5
40.0
39.0

99.00
102.50
92.00

125.50
131.50
116.00

T Y P I S T S , CLASS B ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------ -----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2----------------------

1,332
656
676
95

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

81.50
84.00
79.00
85.00

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS A ---------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

581
570

40.0
40.0

171.00
170.50

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B ---------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

552
5 06

40.0
40.0

146.00
143.50

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C ---------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

44 5
423

40.0
40.0

117.50
118.00

DRAFTSMEN-TRACERS ----------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

173
169

40.0
40.0

100.50

NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) ----MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

178
1 59

40.0
40.0

139.00
139.00

88.00

109.00
107.00
112.50

1 1 1 .0 0

112.50
106.50
122.50

86.00

114.50

122.00

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS

101.00

1 S ta n d a rd h o u rs r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k 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 l a r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e o f p a y fo r o v e r t im e at r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and the e a r n in g s
c o r r e s p o n d to th e se w ee k ly h o u r s .
2 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .
3 M ay in clu d e w o r k e r s o th e r th an th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .




13
Table A-3a. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women Combined
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts em p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o re
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , M ilw au k e e, W is. , A p r il 1969)
Average

Average

O ccu p a tio n and in d u s try d iv isio n

Number
of
worker,

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

OF FI CE OC CUPATIONS
9 5 .0 0

270
132

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9.5

1 3 2 .0 0
133.00
130.00

741
3 19
422

3 9 .5
3 9.5
3 9 .5

9 8 .5 0
10 0 .5 0
97.5 0

64
58

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 0 7.00
1 0 5.50

314
195
119
29

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

84.5 0
87.0 0
80 .5 0
86.5 0

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED
$

3 9.5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0

83.0 0
7 9 .5 0
87.5 0

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B -------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

108
80

SECRETARIES3 ---------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

1 ,6 0 4
1 ,1 6 9
435

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

1 2 5.00
1 2 5 .5 0
123.00

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS C --------------------------------------------------

51
156
97

39.5
40.0

94.00
98.50

39.5
39.5

121.00

123.00
103.50

SECRETARIES, CLASS A -------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

158
117

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

143.50
147 .0 0

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
GENERAL -------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

SECRETARIES, CLASS B -------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

358
288
70

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

1 3 5 .5 0
134.00
143 .0 0

T Y P I S T S , CLASS A ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

55 6
471
85

40.0
40.0
39.5

102.00

SECRETARIES, CLASS C
MANUFACTURING --------NONMANUFACTURING --PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2

794
596
198
36

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9.0
4 0 .0

121 .0 0
121.50
119.00
1 4 2.00

T Y P I S T S , CLASS 8 ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

77 2
50 2
270

40.0
40.0
39.5

83.00
84.00
81.50

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS A ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

460
449

40.0
40.0

171.00
170.50

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B ------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

369
329

40.0
40 .0

146.00
142.50

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

27 2
25 2

40.0
40 .0

119.00
119.50

88.0 0

DRAFTSMEN-TRACERS --------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

94
94

40.0
40.0

101.50
101.50

99 j 0
99.5 0

NURSES, INDUSTRIAL ( REGISTERED ) ----MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

157
140

40.0
40.0

140.50
141.00

7 4 .5 0

CLERKS, ORDER ---MANUFACTURING

97.0 0
1 1 8.50

SECRETARIES, CLASS D --------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

277
168
109

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

113.00
1 1 0.50
1 1 7.50

CLERKS, PAYROLL ---------MANUFACTURING -------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2

3 02
211

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9.5
4 0 .0

109.00
1 1 0.50
1 0 6 .5 0
1 1 5.50

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL --------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2 ----------------------

700
455
245
142

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
39.5
4 0 .0

9 8 .0 0
9 7 .0 0
99.5 0
1 0 7.50

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS
MANUFACTURING ------NONMANUFACTURING —

189

54
13 5

3 8.5
4 0 .0
3 8 .0

93 .0 0
100 .0 0
90.0 0

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR ---------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

729
600
129

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

113.00
1 1 5 .5 0
1 0 1 .5 0

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A
MANUFACTURING ----------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------

454
245
209

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

104 .0 0
104.00
1 0 4 .5 0

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS A -----MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

106
90

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 05.50
106 .0 0

532
343

S w i t c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s b ------

53

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B -----------MANUFACTURING — -------------------------NONMANUFACTURING

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

91.0 0
93.5 0
86.0 0

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

74
63

O
o

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

34

Weekly
Weekly
hours 1 earnings 1
[standard) (standard)

192
11 1
81

54

91

Number
of
workers

OFFICE BOYS AND GI RLS -----------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

319
109

CLERKS, F I L E , CLASS C

Average

O ccu pat ion and in d u s tr y di v i si o n

o

CLERKS, F I L E , CLASS B
MANUFACTURING -------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2

Weekly
Weekly
hours 1 earnings 1
standard) (standard)

O

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B
MANUFACTURING -----------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------

o

<,02

O

61

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A
MANUFACTURING -----------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------

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

Number
of

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED
•4-

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B ---------------------------------------------

O ccu p a tio n and in d u s try d iv isio n

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

103.00
96.50

PROFES SI ON AL AND TECHNICAL
OC CU PA TI ON S

1 S ta n d a rd h o u rs r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k f o r w hich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s t r a ig h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s (e x c lu s iv e o f p a y fo r o v e r t im e at r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and the e a r n in g s
c o r r e s p o n d to th e se w ee k ly h o u r s .
2 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .
3 M ay in clu d e w o r k e r s o th e r th an th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .




14
Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r m e n in s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , M ilw a u k e e, W is. , A p r il 1969)
Hourly earnings 1
Number

O ccu p a tio n and in d u s tr y d iv isio n

CA RPENTERSt MAINTE NA NC E ------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------PU BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3---------------

workers

M ean2

$

Median 2

$

233
162
71
40

4.03
4 .00
4.08
3.71

3.97
3.97
3.79
3.29

1,032
850

4.47
4.42

4 .50
4.36

ENGINEERS, ST AT IO NA RY --------------. M A N U FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

17 6
128

3.81
3.93

FIREMEN, ST AT IO NA RY BOILER --------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------

461
329
132

3.33
3.60

HELPERS, MAINTE NA NC E TRADES -------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------PU BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3---------------

Middle range2

$

3 .383.5 9 3 .2 6 3 .2 5 -

i

t

*

2.70

2.80 2.90

N um ber o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s of—
$
$
$
*
t
$
t
t
$
$
$
*
3.00 3 .1 0 3.20 3.3 0 3.40 3.50 3 .60 3.70 3.80 4 .0 0 4 .2 0 4 .4 0 4 .6 0 4 .8 0

t

S

i

5.00 5 .2 0

5.40

5.60

5.80

3 .10 3 .20 3.30

5.20

5.40

5.60 5.80

6.00

13
13
-

-

_

_

-

-

_

_

S

*

and
2 . 7 0 u n d er

$

2.80 2 .90

3.00

$

4.46
4.44
5.41
4.34

39
9
30

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4 .1 0 - 4.69
4 .0 5 - 4.67

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

3.77
3.87

3 .5 3 - 4 .13
3 .5 9 - 4 .18

5
-

-

-

_

8

-

-

-

-

“

~

3 .0 6 - 3.85
3 .2 5 - 4 .05
2 .1 9 - 3.1 4

69

2.66

3.32
3.51
2.49

22
6

1
1

20
20

6
1

62
30
32

44
43

354
186
168
13 9

3.34
3.21
3.48
3.60

3.33
3.17
3.58
3.62

3 .133 .093 .413 .4 6 -

3.61
3.27
3.67
3.68

13
4
9

68
68

35
34

MACHIN E- TO OL OP ERATORS, T O OL RO OM —
MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

885
882

4.25
4 .25

4.35
4 .36

3 .8 9 - 4.59
3 .8 9 - 4.59

MACHINISTS, MA IN TE NA NC E ------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

686

4.41
4.41

4 .44
4.43

4 .1 0 - 4.92
4 .1 0 - 4.93

EL EC TRICIANS. M A I N T E N A N C E ---------- :
M A N U FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

660

2
46 7

16

*

5

15
14

23

22

3.70 3 .80 4 .0 0 4 .2 0 4 .4 0 4 .6 0 4 .8 0

4
4
-

7
4
3
-

9
-

2
2

8
1

18
16

19
19

28
24
4
4

8

3
5
5

38
31
7

5.0 0

1

6

7
7
164
48

61
54

-

1
1

171
171

101
97

203
179

6

2
2

17
14

19
19

10
5

30
17

16
15

29
28

4
3

22
20

3

1

4
4

34
31
3

12
12

17
17

3

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

3

47
43
4

7
7

-

58
58
-

_

-

19
19
-

_

-

40
39

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7
5

63

9

23

63
63

7
7

13
13

-

3
3

1
1

1
1

_

_

_

1

1

1

~

8

“

_

_

_

10
10

_
“

1
1

5
5

5
5

19
19

50
50

60
57

120
120

119
119

74
74

210
210

180
180

27
27

_

-

“

-

“

_
“

2
2

7
7

23
23

18
18

8
8

21

—

_
“

69
67

120
120

68
68

29
28

76
61

245
245

_

_

_

_

_

“

-

-

-

-

~
*

-

_
-

4
4
-

-

-

-

38
38

1,240
1,177
63

3.90
3.90
4.0 7

3.96
3.93
4.22

3 .4 5 - 4 .40
3 .4 5 - 4 .40
3 .6 3 - 4.59

_
-

_
-

MI LL WR IG HT S ----- --------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

399
395

4.23
4.23

4 .16
4.16

3 .9 5 - 4.49
3 .9 5 - 4 .59

-

_

“

OILERS — ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------

368
368

3.58
3.58

3.56
3.56

3 .3 0 - 3.97
3 .3 0 - 3.97

1
1

PAINTERS, MA IN TE NA NC E --------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

126
94

4.27
4 .24

4.16
4.15

4 .0 2 - 4.68
4 .0 3 - 4.56

PIPEFITTERS, MA IN TE NA NC E ----------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG
PU BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3---------------

343
297

4.26
4.35

4.23
4.40

3 .9 1 - 4.49
4 .0 1 - 4.61

_

_

30

3.98

4.21

3 .5 9 - 4.27

SH EET-METAL WORKERS, MA IN TE NA NC E —
MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

138
134

4.30
4.2 9

4.31
4.31

4 .0 6 - 4.42
4 .0 6 - 4.41

1,339
1,339

4.51
4.51

4.62
4.62

4 .2 7 - 4.75
4 .2 7 - 4.75

*

*

5
5

2
2

10
10

-

_

-

-

*

_

-

_

-

“

4
4

8

E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e and f o r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and la t e s h i f t s .
F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2 , ta b le A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .
W o rk e rs w e re d is tr ib u te d a s fo llo w s : 4 a t $ 1 . 9 0 to $ 2 ; 24 a t $ 2 to $ 2 . 1 0 ; 6 a t $ 2 . 1 0 to $ 2 . 2 0 ;

1
1

25

10

15

26

12

8
2
6

13

3 18
65
2 53
2 45

82
82

61
60

49
49
-

249
246
3

4
4

31
31

53
53

99
99

9
9

12
12

61
61

72
72

128

96
92
4

60
48

7
7

i
i

20
20

32
32

70
70

-

91
91
“

11 7
1 17
~

6
6

-

9
9

11
11

25
25
7

-

12

118

1

82

6
6

52
35
17

195
193

100

2

87
13

32
32

59
55

64
64

8

1
1

3
3

4
i

7
4

2
1

48
42

10

-

8

i
i

6
6

1
1

26
17

16
13

9
7

27
27

63
63

9

3

2

-

-

-

3
3

2
2

5
5

6
6

34
34

*

1
1

12 at $ 2 . 2 0 to $ 2 . 3 0 ;

6

-

5
3

6

1

15

10

-

-

-

~

_
-

_

-

_
_

10

59
46
13
13

34
13

16

137
13 6

1

4
4

2

8
120

14
14

6
8

2
1

-

21

“

14

11

55
54

-

MECHANICS, MA INTENANCE -------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------

80
77

30
29

-

-

~

47
43

-

37
34

-

4.18
4 .17
4.18
4.18

-

-

26
18

1

3 .783.8 4 3.7 7 3.7 8 -

-

20
20

-

4.10
4.03
4.12
4.12

-

10
10

-

22
1

-

18
18
-

16
16

-

-

4 .04
4.08
4.0 3
4 .04




1

24
24

3.60

56
9
47
47

714
192
5 22
499

1
2
3
4

1
1

-

3.40 3 .50

16
7
9
-

MECHANICS, AU TOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE! -----------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S3 ---------------

TOOL AND DIE MAKERS -----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------•-------

$

t

-

_

~

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

"

_

33
31

_
-

13
13
-

_

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

_

_

_
-

2
2

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

34
34

-

-

-

30

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

7

1

-

-

27
13

70
70

42
40

_

_

_

-

-

-

39
39

-

14

-

2

-

-

-

14
14

40
40

41
40

12

15

14
14

-

-

8
8

28
28

185
185

207
20 7

167
167

5 34
534

155
155

18
18

5

_

20

_

12 a t $ 2 . 3 0 to $ 2 . 4 0 ; and 9 a t $ 2 . 4 0 to $ 2 . 5 0 .

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

15
Table A-4a. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations—Large Establishments
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r m e n in s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d in e s t a b lis h m e n t s em p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , M ilw a u k e e, W is. , A p r il 1969)
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s of—

H ourly earn in gs 1

O ccu p a tio n and in d u s tr y d iv isio n

Number
of
workers

M e a n 2 , M e d ian 2

M iddle r a n g e 2

189
128
61
39

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

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

$
3.4 6 3 .7 2 3 .2 7 3.2 5 -

EL ECTRICIANS, M A I N TE NA NC E ---------M A N U FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

916
764

4 .5 0
4 .4 4

4 .5 2
4 .3 9

4 . 1 4 - 4 .6 9
4 . 1 1 - 4 .6 5

-

-

ENGINEERS, ST AT IO NA RY --------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

98
86

4 .0 2
4 .0 1

4 .0 3
4 .0 4

3 .7 4 - 4 .4 4
3 . 7 3 - 4 .4 3

FIREMEN, STATIO NA RY BOILER --------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

240
224

3 .6 9
3 .6 9

3 .6 4
3 .6 5

3.3 5 3.3 5 -

HELPERS, MA IN TE NA NC E TR AD ES -------M A N U FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

226
101

3 .4 3
3 .2 4

3 .4 6
3 .2 3

3.2 5 3.0 4 -

MA CH IN E- TO OL OPERATORS, TOOL RO OM —
MANUFA CT UR IN G ---------------------

756
753

4 .2 8
4 .2 8

MACHINISTS, MAINTE NA NC E ------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

612
586

MECHANICS, AUTOMO TI VE
(MAINTENANCE) ----------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------- .------------

14
14
-

-

-

-

-

10
10

_

_

-

-

6
1

4
4

8
8

13
13

12
12

-

-

~

**

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

4 .0 7
4 .0 7

2
2

6
6

1
1

11
11

3 .6 4
3 .4 2

4
4

8
7

1
1

4 .4 1
4 .4 2

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

_

-

-

4 .4 8
4 .4 9

4 .6 2
4 .6 2

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

247
105

4 .0 5
4 .3 0

3 .8 6
4 .0 9

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

MECHANICS, MA IN TE NA NC E -------------MANU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

818
780

4 .1 2
4 .1 0

4 .0 9
4 .0 8

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

_

M I LL WR IG HT S --------------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

388
384

4 .2 5
4 .2 5

4 .1 8
4 .1 8

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

_

-

_

-

OILERS --------------------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ---------------------

323
323

3 .5 9
3 .5 9

3 .5 6
3 .5 6

3 .3 3 3.3 3 -

3 .9 5
3 .9 5

1
1

5
5

2
2

8
8

PAINTERS, MA INTENANCE --------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

120
91

4 .2 9
4 .2 8

4 .1 6
4 .1 5

4.0 4 4 .0 4 -

4 .6 0
4 .5 7

_

-

_

-

PIPEFITTERS, MA IN TE NA NC E ----------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NONMANUFACTURING:
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3---------------

313
283

4 .3 4
4 .3 8

4 .2 9
4 .4 1

4.0 0 4 .0 3 -

4 .6 1
4 .6 2

-

30

3 .9 8

4 .2 1

3 . 5 9 - 4 .2 7

SH EE T- ME TA L WORKERS, MA IN TE NA NC E —
MANUFA CT UR IN G ---------------------

138
134

4 .3 0
4 .2 9

4 .3 1
4 .3 1

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

TOOL AND DIE MAKERS ----------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ---------------------

904
904

4 .5 8
4 .5 8

4 .7 1
4 .7 1

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

E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e a n d f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s ,
F o r d e f in it io n o f t e r m s , see fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .




-

31
9
22
22

“

-

*

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

10
10

-

-

_

-

-

”
_

_

-

-

-

_

-

“

h o lid a y s ,

_
-

-

~i------ 1 ------ * ------ ~i------ S
$
3 .8 0 4 .0 0 4 .2 0 4 .4 0 4 .6 0 4 .8 0

3 . 50 3 . 6 0 3 . 70 3 . 8 0

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

4
4

3
1
2
~

3
2
1

9
9

14
14

2
2

14
14

-

19
19

24
23

21
20

13
11
2
2

12
12
-

25
23

27
26

-

1
1

19
19

25
22

13
10

56
9

1
1

5
5

2
2

13
13

7
7

41
40

164
164

98
94

196
172

164
48

60
54

22
17

9
8

18
17

3
2

22
20

3
1

4
4

9
9

17
17

3
-

49
49

38
34

7
7

-

-

*

7
5

63

9
2

11
10

5
5

12
12

39
39

51
48

103
103

75
75

74
74

169
169

7
7

7
7

_

8
8

9
1

62
60

99
99

68
68

“

5 .4 0

5 .6 0

~

18
18
-

-

-

70
67

11
_

6 .0 0

_

-

-

27
23

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

180
180

27
27

3
3

1
1

1
1

_

•

-

-

29
28

76
61

245
245

_

-

-

-

_

15
10

6

33
31

_

-

4
4

2
1

2
2

2
2

104
*

21
8

56
47

2

-

-

-

~

~

6
6

25
25

48
48

18
16

42
42

26
24

16
16

41
41

242
240

52
35

187
185

100
87

-

_

-

-

-

6
6

_

7
7

1
1

4
4

31
31

53
53

97
97

32
32

59
55

64
64

27
27

ii
ii

25
25

8
8

32
32

70
70

9
9

12
12

61
61

52
52

4
4

-

3
3

1
1

3
3

1

4
1

7
4

2
1

48
42

10
5

8
7

_

_
~

-

1
1

3
3

1
1

26
17

10
7

9
7

27
27

58
58

27
13

70
70

42
40

9

3

2

-

-

14

-

2

_

3
3

2
2

14
14

40
40

41
40

15
12

6
6

19
19

19
19

69
69

103
103

116
116

-

-

$
$
$
5 .4 0 5 .6 0 5 .8 0

_

_

s h ifts .

-

38
31
7
6

1
1

a n d la t e

5 .2 0

8
3
5
5

-

“

5 .0 0

25
21
4
4

_

_
“

$
$
5 .0 0 5 .2 0

b
00
in

CARPENTERS, MA IN TE NA NC E ------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PU BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3---------------

$
$
$
*
3 . 4 0 3 . 5 0 3 . 60 3 . 7 0

o
o

$
4 .4 9
4 .4 7
5 .4 2
4 .3 3

T
S
t
i —
»
$
$
2 . 7 0 2 . 8 0 2 . 9 0 3 . 0 0 3 . 1 0 3 . 20 3 . 3 0
U n der
and
$
2 . 7 0 in d e r
2 .8 0 2 .9 0 3 .0 0 3 .1 0 3 .2 0 3 . 30 3 .4 0

13
13
-

“

“

J

_

_

_

_

-

-

~

-

-

_

_

2
-

_

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

_

-

34
34

1
-

28
20

_

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

39
39

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14
14

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

8
8

-

-

455
455

99
99

18
18

_

_

_

_

16

Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , M ilw a u k e e, W is ., A p r il 1969)
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s of—

H ourly e arnings

O c c u p a tio n 1 and in d u s try d iv isio n

of
workers

Mean3

Median3

Middle range3

%
*
U nder 1 .6 0 1 .7 0
t
and
i . 60 under

*
1 .8 0

$
1 .9 0

S
2 .0 0

»
2 .10

t
2 .2 0

S
2 30

$
2 .4 0

*
2 .5 0

$
2 .6 0

$
2 .7 0

$
2 .8 0

*
2 .9 0

$
3 .0 0

t
3 .2 0

t
3 .4 0

S
3 .6 0

S
3 .8 0

$
4 .0 0

$
4 .2 0

$
4 .4 0

1 .7 0

1 .8 0

1 .9 0

2 .0 0

2 .1 0

2 .2 0

2 .3 0

2 40

2 .5 0

2 .6 0

2 .7 0

2 .8 0

2 .9 0

3 .0 0

3 .2 0

3 .4 0

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

over

429
4

149
8

42
10

16
16

13
10

14
14

34
25

27
22

24
24

41
41

17
17

20
19

16
15

60
55

66
58

125
120

55
55

—

—
”

—
“

—

-

-

10

16

10

-

16

4

11

28

10

17

6

39

43

70

55

-

-

-

-

GUARDS AN D WATC HM EN -------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ------------------

1 ,1 5 3
513

$
2 .3 4
2 .9 8

$
1 .9 0
3 .0 7

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

5

—
“

GUARDS:
MANUFA CT UR IN G ------------------

335

3 .0 5

3 .2 0

2 .6 6 -

-

-

WATCHMEN:
MA NU FACTURING ------------------

3 .5 5

and

178

2 .8 5

2 .9 2

2.4 5 -

3 .4 6

-

-

4

8

-

-

14

9

18

13

13

7

2

9

16

15

50

-

-

-

-

-

2 ,5 8 4
1 ,6 8 7
897
75

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

2 .6 0
2 .8 4
1.8 0
3 .0 4

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

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

19
19

242
32
210
“

226
226
“

92
10
82
“

28
4
24
“

155
26
129
“

45
21
24
~

38
22
16

95
74
21
“

174
168
6
~

177
150
27
5

157
147
10
5

15 8
14 2
16
11

152
131
21
5

234
223
11
10

259
248
11
6

236
220
16
15

92
69
23
13

5
~
5
5

_
-

_
-

“

-

827
260
567
147

2 .0 9
2 .6 6
1.8 3
2 .1 2

2 .0 0
2 .7 8
1.7 7
2 .1 1

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

29
29
-

11 8
2
11 6
~

212
3
209
-

31
1
30
-

25
20
5

77
4
73
64

79
1
78
77

11
6
5
“

48
47
1
-

27
20
7

8
4
4
-

20
18
2
-

10
6
4
4

61
58
3
1

12
11
l
1

21
21

38
38

_

_

_

-

~

~
~

-

-

“

“

-

“

-

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

3.0 8
2 .9 6
3 .9 1
3 .9 4

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

_
-

22
22

20
1
19

15
13
2

112
110
2

17
11
6

15
1
14

18
18

40
4
36

83
47
36

87
32
55

440
435
5

495
453
42

202
197
5

334
308
26

318
265
53
39

605
503
102
100

287
235
52
“

184
134
50
“

827
197
630
614

9
9

1
1

PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S4------------

4 ,1 3 1
2 ,9 5 6
1 ,1 7 5
753

_
-

ORDER
FILLERS -------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G -----------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG --------------

821
328
493

3 .3 8
3.3 1
3 .4 3

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

3 .2 2 3 .1 8 3 .3 2 -

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

-

_
-

2
2

i
i

i
i

i
i

6
6

7
1
6

6
6

8
i
7

28
15
13

6
6

6
2
4

39
5
34

ii
4
7

70
60
10

172
103
69

15 1
95
56

277
42
235

10
10

18
18

1
1

-

PACKERS, SHIPPING ----------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------------

953
816
137

3 .1 5
3 .2 4
2 .6 5

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

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

_
-

_
-

-

10
2
8

i
i

17
17

_
-

_
-

25
7
18

54
29
25

29
29

13
1
12

78
59
19

22
20
2

49
42
7

113
11 3

204
203
1

241
216
25

47
45
2

24
24
-

8
8
-

18
18

_
-

-

PACKERS, SHIPPING (WOMEN) ------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------

388
176

2 .3 2
2 .4 6

2 .3 9
2 .4 2

1 .9 6 2 .1 6 -

2 .5 5
2 .9 3

_

27
22

27
2

33
1

16
2

31
10

20
12

4

42
35

39
23

99
21

1
1

2
2

1
1

3
3

33
31

-

10
10

-

_

-

_

_

“

-

-

-

RECE IV IN G CLERKS -----------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G -----------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG --------------

333
239
94

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

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

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

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

_
-

-

_
-

1
1

6
6

_
“

12
9
3

2
2

5
4
i

3
3

5
3
2

23
21
2

7
7

57
47
10

75
51
24

23
20
3

66
64
2

43
11
32

3
~
3

2
2

_
-

-

*

S H IP PI NG CLERKS ------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------

254
234

3 .4 1
3.4 1

3 .5 2
3 .5 2

3 .1 6 3 .1 9 -

3 .7 5
3 .7 4

-

-

-

_

-

-

10
10

i
i

_

_

-

“

29
21

18
17

44
43

34
31

78
78

25
20

_

-

2
2

-

-

9
9

4
2

SHIPPING AND RECE IV IN G CL ERKS -MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG --------------

198
104
94

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

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

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

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

13
10
3

2
2

17
12
5

4
4
~

21
21
~

68
22
46

24
14
10

18
8
10

15
10
5

10

-

2
2

1

-

1
1

2

-

_
-

-

-

1

10

-

T R U C K O R I V E R S 5 ---------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4------------

3 ,3 1 3
897
2 ,4 1 6
1 ,6 5 3

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

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

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

64
46
18

31
26
5

26
26

-

169
86
83
27

137
11 9
18
11

223
95
128
64

361
100
26 1
4

509
94
415
189

1506
54
1452
1358

207
204
3
“

31
29
2

TRUCKORIVERS, LIGHT (UNDER
1-1/2 TONS) -------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ------------------

141
113

3 .1 3
3 .3 0

3 .2 4
3 .2 6

2 .8 2 3 .2 1 -

1
1

11
11

16
11

_

2
2

55
53

16
16

i
1

18
18

_

_

”

JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CL EANERS ■
MANUFA CT UR IN G -----------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4-----------JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEA NE RS
(WOMEN) --------------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 4-----------LABORERS, MATERIAL H A ND LI NG ----MANUFA CT UR IN G -----------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------

TRUCKORIVERS, ME DIUM 11-1/2 TO
AND INCLUDING A TONS) -------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -------------PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S4 -----------S e e fo o tn o te s at end o f ta b le ,




730
233
497
212

3 .6 0
3.4 1
3 .6 9
3.8 1

3 .6 6
3 .3 8
3 .6 9
3 .9 6

“

“

*

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

3 .3 5
3 .5 4

_

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

_

_

_

-

-

-

_
_

_

_

21

4

-

-

21

4

21

_

_

_

_

4

-

-

-

4

2
2

_

21
15
6

_

_

18

-

3

2
1
1

_
-

15
23

-

-

38
20
18

1
1
~

-

13
13

65
41
24

39
28
11
11

~

-

44
30
14
14

237
48
189
4

174
10
164
92

_

_

_
-

-

-

_
-

_

“

68

.

-

-

68
68

-

29
27
2

-

-

17

Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations— Continued
( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , M ilw a u k e e, W is ., A p r il 1969)
Hourly earnings2

O c c u p a tio n 1 and in d u s tr y d iv isio n

Number
of
woriters

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s of —
TT
U n^der

Mean3

Median3

Middle range3

%

$

$

$

%

$

$

t

*

1 .8 0

1 .9 0

2 .0 0

2 .1 0

t
i
t
2 .3 0 2 . A0 2 .5 0

$

1 .7 0

2 .2 0

*

1 -6 0

2 .6 0

2 .7 0

2 .8 0

2 .9 0

3 .0 0

t
3 .2 0

1 .8 0

1 .9 0

2 .0 0

2 .1 0

2 .2 0

2 .3 0

2 . A0 2 .5 0

2 .7 0

2 .8 0 2 .9 0

3 .0 0

3 .2 0

3 . A0 3 . 6 0

T R U C K D R IV E R S ,

-

-

-

'

-

-

A

23
23

(O V E R A T O N S .

HEAVY

1 ,3 6 3
220
1 , 1A3
86A

$

3 .9 3
3 .6 1

$

A . 02
3 .6 8

$

$

3 . 9 1 - A . 06
3 . A 0- 3 .9 3

-

1

-

A . 02

4 .0 4

4.0 2 -

3 .6 0

3 .6 Z

3 . A 1 - A . 02

3 .3 9

3 .0 5 -

3 .7 9

1A

11

35

3 .6 9

3.0 9 -

3 .8 7

1A

11

21

1
1

-

r U H L I,

8

1 r UHm L 1 r 1 |

1 ,9 9 5
1 ,7 1 3
282

3 3
3 .A 1

POWER

(O T H E R

A . 00 A . 20 A . A0 o v er

72
72

152

101
10 1

15

53

21A

362

8

1A

23

3 .0 6
3 .0 5

2 .8 1 2 .8 1 -

3 .A 3
3 .A A

16

26

IA

38
38

29
29

D a ta lim it e d to m e n w o r k e r s e x c e p t w h ere o th e r w ise in d ic a te d .
E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m pay f o r o v e r t im e and f o r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and la te s h if t s .
F o r d e fin itio n of t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , co m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .
I n c lu d e s a ll d r i v e r s , a s d e fin e d , r e g a r d l e s s o f s i z e and typ e o f tr u c k o p e r a te d .

Table A-5a. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations—Large Establishments
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s f o r - s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts e m p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o re
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , M ilw a u k e e, W is ., A p r il 1969)

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




A7
39

71
51

5

307
66

5

87

777

A0
35

1

5

56

52

A02
402

76

A16

60

3 fU

23

84
67
_|7

28

12

64

1
1

2
-

60

THAN
2A3
232

1
2
3
4
5

27
27

65
59

7
TRU CKERS,

3 .8 0

4 .0 7

1A

y

t
t
t
A . 00 A . 20 A .A 0

and
2 .6 0

(O V E R A T O N S ,
261

1

t
3 .8 0

C O N T IN U E D
HEAVY

M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G — — ——— ——— —
P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 4 ------------------------------T R U C K D R IV E R S ,

t
$
3 . A0 3 . 6 0

i
and
1 . 6 0 u n d er
1 .7 0

T R U C K D R IV E R S 5 -

i

1A
1A

18

Table A-5a. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations—Large Establishments— Continued
( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts em p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o re
by in d u s tr y d iv isio n , M ilw au k ee, W is. , A p r il 1969)
H ourly ea m in gs ^

O c c u p a tio n 1 and in d u s try d iv isio n

N um ber
of
workers

*
1 .6 0
M e an 3

M e d ia n 3

M iddle ran ge 3

t
t
S
♦
$
1 .7 0 1 . 8 0 1 . 9 0 .2 .0 0 2 . 1 0

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s of—
$
$
*
$
*
$
$
$
t
$
$
2 .2 0 2 .3 0 2 .4 0 2 .5 0 2 .6 0 2 .7 0 2 .8 0 2 .9 0 3 .0 0 3 .1 0 3 .2 0

$
3 .3 0

t
3 .4 0

*
3 .6 0

$
$
3 .8 0 4 . 0 0

S
4 .2 0

3 .4 0

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

4 .0 0 4 .2 0

over

and
u n der

and

1 .7 0

1 .8 0

1 .9 0

2 .0 0

2 .1 0

2 .2 0 2 .3 0

2 .4 0

2 .5 0

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

2 .9 0 3 .0 0

3 .1 0

3 .2 0 3 .3 0

1,342
1,188
154
54

$
2.85
2.88
2.62
3.01

$
2.90
2.92
2.68
2.94

$
2.572.602. 18 2.74-

$
3.15
3.16
2.99
3.32

2
2

8
8

7
7

6
2
4

21
8
13

24
18
6

7
3
4

26
17
9

154
149
5

108
96
12
4

125
116
9
5

50
36
14
11

138
121
17
5

163
156
7
6

90
86
4
1

145
144
1
1

123
115
8
7

67
61
6
6

78
60
18
8

_
-

_
-

_
“

_
-

JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEA NE RS
(WOMEN) -------------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ----------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4-----------

+ 51
183
268
147

2.34
2.81
2.01
2.12

2.16
2.86
2.06
2.11

2. 01 2. 63 1. 77 2.06-

2.83
3.12
2.15
2.16

20
2
18
~

70
3
67
-

7
7
~

6
5
1
~

74
3
71
64

79
1
78
77

7
3
4
-

3
2
1
-

27
20
7
“

8
4
4
-

14
12
2
~

7
3
4
4

61
58
3
1

12
11
1
1

8
8

13
13

24
24

11
11

_
-

_
-

.

_
-

.
-

LABORERS, MATERIAL H A ND LI NG --MANUFA CT UR IN G ----------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------

2,274
1,893
381

3.01
3.05
2.82

2.93
2.95
2,74

2.71- 3.32
2. 74 - 3.34
2. 4 5 - 3.10

1
1

11
1
10

1
1

2
2

7
1
6

5
5

18
18

36
36

36
36

68
13
55

350
345
5

329
287
42

167
162
5

309
283
26

171
131
40

104
91
13

79
78
1

78
77
1

247
235
12

57
7
50

188
172
16

9
9
-

i
i
-

ORDER
FILLERS ------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ----------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------

597
217
380

3.47
3.28
3.58

3.57
3.29
3.70

3. 25 - 3.72
3. 15 - 3.50
3.56- 3.76

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

_
-

_
-

1
1

-

1
1

8
7
1

6
6

5
2
3

39
5
34

11
4
7

27
25
2

23
22
1

54
50
4

16
15
1

140
84
56

237
2
235

10
10

18
18

i
i

PACKERS, SHIPPING ---------------MANUFA CT UR IN G -----------------

436
401

3.40
3.41

3.50
3.48

3.15- 3.59
3. 15 - 3.60

_

-

2
2

1
“

4

_

-

-

-

2
2

1
1

6
6

14
12

34
34

30
30

28
28

37
36

7
7

173
148

47
45

24
24

8
8

18
18

RECEIVING CLERKS --------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

234
169
65

3.38
3.35
3.47

3.44
3.37
3.81

3. 11 - 3.69
3. 1 3 - 3.64
3.06- 3.87

_
-

_
~

_
-

_
“

i
1

_

_
-

3
~
3

2
2

3
2
L

3
3

5
3
2

13
11
2

7
7

21
14
7

14
ii
3

30
28
2

11
10
1

23
20
3

52
50
2

43
u
32

3
3

_
-

SHIPPING CLERKS ---------------------MA NU FACTURING ---------------------

110
100

3.45
3.43

3.53
3.51

3.23- 3.76
3.20- 3.74

-

_
“

_

“

_
~

-

1
1

“

”

_

_
“

2
2

-

13
13

4
3

6
6

7
6

17
17

16
13

23
23

19
14

_
*

2
2

SHIPPING AND RE CEIVING CL ER KS ----MANUFA CT UR IN G ---------------------

84
57

3.33
3.29

3.35
3.32

2. 93 - 3.67
2.95- 3.58

-

-

*

_

-

-

-

1
1

-

4
i

2

2

12
12

1
1

3
3

4
4

6
4

14
14

6
4

13
3

15
10

1

-

*

TRUCK DRI VER S5 ----------------------------------------

548
291
257
62

3.66
3.55
3.79
3.34

3.80
3.63
3.86
3.31

3. 4 3 3. 28 3.733.16-

1
1

6
6

1
1

20
20

—

~

~

20
19
1
~

37
10
27
27

21
17
4
4

18
11
7
7

65
51
14
14

80
55
25
4

174
94
80
6

95
1
94
“

8
3
5
~

3
3

1
1

7
7

12
11
1

31
8
23
23

12
8
4
4

13
6
7
7

34
20
14
14

15
11
4
4

16
10
6
6

-

2
2
“

l
1

_
-

4
4

5
5

2
2

3
3

5
5

9
9

63
43
20

140
66
74

95
1
94

6
3
3

24
16
8

93
91
2

82
70
12

140
127
13

210
200
10

372
372
~

76
16
60

388
320
68

3
3
“

~

20
20

34
29

6
6

12
9

_

65
64

2
-

-

1
l

-

JANITORS, PORTERS, ANO CL EANERS --MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UT I L I T I E S 4---------------

MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4---------------

3.96
3.92
4.04
3.47

TR UCKDRIVERS, MEDIUM (1-1/2 TO
AND INCLUDING 4 TONS) ----------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------PU BLIC UT I L I T I E S 4---------------

146
85
61
58

3.36
3.35
3.38
3.35

3.36
3.38
3.34
3.34

3.143.103.163.16-

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,
TRAILER TYPE) --------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

334
143
191

3.84
3.72
3.93

3.90
3.80
4.00

3. 78 - 4.02
3. 6 3 - 3.95
3.84- 4.05

TRUCKERS, POWER (FORKLIFT) --------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

1,669
1,435
234

3.36
3.37
3.30

3.40
3.40
3.63

3.12- 3.69
3.15- 3.58
2. 78 - 3.82

TRUCKERS, POWER (OTHER THAN
FORKLIFT) ---------------------------MA NUFACTURING ---------------------

214
203

3.09
3.08

3.04
3.03

2. 80 - 3.47
2. 78 - 3.47

1
2
3
4
5

3.55
3.61
3.48
3.47

-

_

_
-

~

~~

_

_

~

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

~

"

_
-

_
-

2
2

-

“

~

_

~

“

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
1

-

_

_

_

-

-

6

14

11

“

~

“

6

14

11

“

_

~

_

-

D ata lim ite d to m e n w o r k e r s e x c e p t w h ere o th e r w ise in d ic a te d .
E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m pay fo r o v e r t im e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and la te s h i f t s .
F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e , fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic atio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .
In c lu d e s a ll d r i v e r s , a s d e fin e d , r e g a r d l e s s o f s i z e and typ e o f tr u c k o p e r a te d .




“

“

_

_

-

-

24
3
21

36
36

16
16

50
50

~

140
131
9

26
26

11
11

21
21

_
-

Appendix.

Occupational Descriptions

T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r i n g jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r th e B u r e a u 's w a g e s u r v e y s i s to a s s i s t i t s f ie ld s t a f f in c l a s s i f y i n g in to a p p r o p r i a t e
o c c u p a t io n s w o r k e r s w ho a r e e m p lo y e d u n d e r a v a r i e t y o f p a y r o l l t i t l e s a n d d if f e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b li s h m e n t to e s t a b li s h m e n t an d
f r o m a r e a to a r e a .
T h is p e r m i t s th e g r o u p in g o f o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p a r a b l e jo b c o n te n t.
B e c a u s e o f t h is e m p h a s i s on
i n t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t a n d i n t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b i l i t y o f o c c u p a t io n a l c o n te n t, th e B u r e a u 's jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d if f e r s i g n i f ic a n t l y f r o m th o s e in u s e in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s o r t h o s e p r e p a r e d f o r o th e r p u r p o s e s .
In a p p ly in g t h e s e jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s , th e B u r e a u 's fie ld e c o n o m is t s a r e in s t r u c t e d
to e x c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s ; a p p r e n t i c e s ; l e a r n e r s ; b e g in n e r s ; t r a i n e e s ; a n d h a n d ic a p p e d , p a r t - t i m e , t e m p o r a r y , a n d p r o b a t i o n a r y w o r k e r s .

OFFICE
B IL L E R ,

M A C H IN E

CLERK,

P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , a n d in v o i c e s on a m a c h in e o th e r th a n a n o r d in a r y o r e l e c t r o m a t i c t y p e w r it e r .
M a y a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s a s to b i l l i n g s o r sh ip p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o th e r
c l e r i c a l w o r k in c id e n t a l to b il lin g o p e r a t i o n s . F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a c h in e , a r e
c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f m a c h in e , a s f o ll o w s :
B i l l e r , m a c h in e ( b il lin g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a s p e c i a l b il lin g m a c h in e (M o o n H o p k in s, E l l i o t t
F i s h e r , B u r r o u g h s , e t c . , w h ich a r e c o m b in a t io n ty p in g a n d a d d in g m a c h in e s ) to p r e p a r e b i l l s
a n d i n v o i c e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , in t e r n a l ly p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , s h ip p in g m e m o ­
r a n d u m s , e t c . U s u a ll y in v o l v e s a p p lic a t i o n o f p r e d e t e r m in e d d is c o u n t s a n d s h ip p in g c h a r g e s ,
a n d e n t r y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s i o n s , w h ich m a y o r m a y n o t b e c o m p u te d on th e b il lin g m a c h in e ,
a n d t o t a l s w h ich a r e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c c u m u l a t e d b y m a c h in e . T h e o p e r a t io n u s u a l l y in v o lv e s
a l a r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p i e s o f th e b i l l b e in g p r e p a r e d a n d i s o fte n d o n e on a fa n f o ld
m a c h in e .

O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ( R e m in g to n R a n d , E l l i o t t F i s h e r , S u n d s t r a n d , B u r r o u g h s ,
-ration al C a s h R e g i s t e r , w ith o r w ith o u t a t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a r d ) to k e e p a r e c o r d o f b u s i n e s s
r a n s a c t io n s .

C l a s s C . P e r f o r m s r o u tin e f il in g o f m a t e r i a l th a t h a s a l r e a d y b e e n c l a s s i f i e d o r w h ich
i s e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s i m p le s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s y s t e m ( e . g . , a lp h a b e t ic a l, c h r o n o lo g ic a l,
o r n u m e r i c a l ) . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s an d f o r w a r d s m a ­
t e r i a l ; a n d m a y f i l l o u t w ith d r a w a l c h a r g e . P e r f o r m s s i m p le c l e r i c a l a n d m a n u a l t a s k s r e ­
q u i r e d to m a in t a in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .
CLERK,

CLERK,

C l a s s A . U n d e r g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o f a b o o k k e e p e r o r a c c o u n t a n t, h a s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r
k e e p in g o n e o r m o r e s e c t i o n s o f a c o m p le t e s e t o f b o o k s o r r e c o r d s r e la t in g to one p h a s e
o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t 's b u s i n e s s t r a n s a c t i o n s . W o rk in v o l v e s p o s tin g a n d b a l a n c in g s u b s i d i a r y
le d g e r o r l e d g e r s su c h a s a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ; e x a m in in g a n d c o d in g
in v o i c e s o r v o u c h e r s w ith p r o p e r a c c o u n t in g d is t r i b u t i o n ; an d r e q u i r e s ju d g m e n t an d e x p e r i ­
e n c e in m a k in g p r o p e r a s s i g n a t i o n s a n d a l l o c a t i o n s . M a y a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g , a d ju s t i n g , a n d
c l o s i n g jo u r n a l e n t r i e s ; a n d m a y d i r e c t c l a s s B a c c o u n t in g c l e r k s .

CO M PTO M ETER O PERATOR
P r i m a r y d u ty i s to o p e r a t e a C o m p t o m e t e r to p e r f o r m m a t h e m a t ic a l c o m p u t a t i o n s . T h is
jo b i s n o t to b e c o n f u s e d w ith th a t o f s t a t i s t i c a l o r o th e r ty p e o f c l e r k , w h ich m a y in v o lv e f r e ­
q u e n t u s e o f a C o m p t o m e t e r b u t, in w h ic h , u s e o f t h is m a c h in e i s in c id e n ta l to p e r f o r m a n c e of
o th e r d u t ie s .
KEYPUNCH O PERATOR
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a n u m e r ic a l a n d / o r a lp h a b e t ic a l o r c o m b in a t io n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to
t r a n s c r i b e d a t a f r o m v a r i o u s s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to k e y p u n c h t a b u la t in g c a r d s . P e r f o r m s s a m e
t a s k s a s lo w e r le v e l k e y p u n c h o p e r a t o r b u t, in a d d it io n , w o rk r e q u i r e s a p p lic a t i o n of c o d in g
s k i l l s a n d th e m a k in g o f s o m e d e t e r m in a t i o n s , f o r e x a m p le , l o c a t e s on th e s o u r c e d o c u m e n t
th e i t e m s to b e p u n c h e d ; e x t r a c t s in fo r m a t io n f r o m s e v e r a l d o c u m e n t s ; a n d s e a r c h e s f o r an d
i n t e r p r e t s in f o r m a t io n on th e d o c u m e n t to d e t e r m in e in fo r m a tio n to b e p u n c h e d .
M ay tra in
i n e x p e r ie n c e d o p e r a t o r s .

C l a s s B . U n d e r s u p e r v i s i o n , p e r f o r m s one o r m o r e r o u tin e a c c o u n t in g o p e r a t io n s su c h
a s p o s t in g s i m p le jo u r n a l v o u c h e r s o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b le v o u c h e r s , e n t e r in g v o u c h e r s in
v o u c h e r r e g i s t e r s ; r e c o n c il in g b a n k a c c o u n t s ; a n d p o s tin g s u b s i d i a r y l e d g e r s c o n t r o l le d by
g e n e r a l l e d g e r s , o r p o s t in g s i m p l e c o s t a c c o u n t in g d a t a . T h is jo b d o e s n o t r e q u ir e a k n o w l­
e d g e o f a c c o u n t in g a n d b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s b u t i s fo u n d in o f f i c e s in w h ich th e m o r e r o u tin e
a c c o u n t in g w o r k i s su b d iv id e d on a fu n c tio n a l b a s i s a m o n g s e v e r a l w o r k e r s .




PAYRO LL

C o m p u t e s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p l o y e e s a n d e n t e r s th e n e c e s s a r y d a t a on th e p a y r o l l
s h e e t s . D u t ie s in v o lv e : C a lc u la t i n g w o r k e r s ' e a r n i n g s b a s e d on tim e o r p r o d u c tio n r e c o r d s ; an d
p o s tin g c a lc u la t e d d a t a on p a y r o l l s h e e t , sh o w in g in f o r m a t io n su c h a s w o r k e r 's n a m e , w o rk in g
d a y s , t i m e , r a t e , d e d u c tio n s f o r i n s u r a n c e , a n d t o t a l w a g e s d u e . M a y m a k e o u t p a y c h e c k s an d
a s s i s t p a y m a s t e r in m a k in g u p a n d d is t r i b u t i n g p a y e n v e l o p e s .
M a y u s e a c a lc u la t i n g m a c h in e .

C l a s s B . K e e p s a r e c o r d o f one o r m o r e p h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s o f a s e t o f r e c o r d s u s u a l l y
r e q u ir i n g li t t l e k n o w le d g e o f b a s i c b o o k k e e p in g . P h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s in c lu d e a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ,
p a y r o l l , c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n t s (n o t in c lu d in g a s i m p le ty p e o f b il lin g d e s c r i b e d u n d e r b i l l e r ,
m a c h in e ) , c o s t d is t r i b u t i o n , e x p e n s e d is t r i b u t i o n , in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , e t c . M a y c h e c k o r a s s i s t
in p r e p a r a t i o n o f t r i a l b a l a n c e s a n d p r e p a r e c o n t r o l s h e e t s f o r th e a c c o u n t in g d e p a r t m e n t .
A C C O U N T IN G

O RDER

R e c e i v e s c u s t c m e r s ' o r d e r s f o r m a t e r i a l o r m e r c h a n d i s e b y m a i l , p h o n e , o r p e r s o n a l ly .
D u t ie s in v o lv e a n y c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o ll o w i n g : Q u o tin g p r i c e s to c u s t o m e r s ; m a k in g o ut a n o r d e r
s h e e t li s t i n g th e i t e m s to m a k e u p th e o r d e r ; c h e c k in g p r i c e s a n d q u a n t i t ie s o f i t e m s on o r d e r
s h e e t ; a n d d is t r i b u t i n g o r d e r s h e e t s to r e s p e c t i v e d e p a r t m e n t s to b e f i l l e d . M a y c h e c k w ith c r e d i t
d e p a r t m e n t to d e t e r m in e c r e d i t r a t i n g o f c u s t o m e r , a c k n o w le d g e r e c e i p t o f o r d e r s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ,
fo llo w u p o r d e r s to s e e th a t th e y h a v e b e e n f i l l e d , k e e p f i l e o f o r d e r s r e c e i v e d , an d c h e c k sh ip p in g
in v o i c e s w ith o r i g i n a l o r d e r s .

C la ss A.
K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u ir i n g a k n o w le d g e o f an d e x p e r i e n c e in b a s i c
b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s , a n d f a m i l i a r i t y w ith th e s t r u c t u r e o f th e p a r t i c u l a r a c c o u n t in g s y s t e m
u s e d . D e t e r m i n e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s a n d d is t r i b u t i o n o f d e b it a n d c r e d i t i t e m s to b e u s e d in e a c h
p h a s e o f th e w o r k .
M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o l id a t e d r e p o r t s , b a l a n c e s h e e t s , a n d o th e r r e c o r d s
b y h and.

,E R K ,

f il in g s y s t e m c o n ta in in g a n u m b e r o f v a r ie d s u b je c t m a t t e r
m a t e r i a l su c h a s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , r e p o r t s , te c h n ic a l d o c u ­
m a t e r i a l . M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r i o u s t y p e s in c o n ju n c tio n
a l l g r o u p o f lo w e r l e v e l f i l e c l e r k s .

C l a s s B . S o r t s , c o d e s , an d f i l e s u n c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y s i m p le ( s u b je c t m a t t e r ) h e a d ­
in g s o r p a r t ly c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y f in e r s u b h e a d in g s . P r e p a r e s s i m p le r e l a t e d in d e x a n d
c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a i d s . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s c l e a r l y id e n t ifie d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s
m a te r ia l.
M a y p e r f o r m r e l a t e d c l e r i c a l t a s k s r e q u ir e d to m a in t a in an d s e r v i c e f i l e s .

B i l l e r , m a c h in e ( b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ( S u n d s t r a n d , E l l i o t t
F i s h e r , R e m in g to n R a n d , e t c . , w h ich m a y o r m a y n o t h a v e t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a r d ) to p r e p a r e
c u s t o m e r s ' b i l l s a s p a r t o f th e a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o p e r a t io n . G e n e r a ll y in v o l v e s th e s i m u l t a ­
n e o u s e n t r y o f f i g u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' l e d g e r r e c o r d . T h e m a c h in e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c c u m u l a t e s
f i g u r e s on a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o lu m n s a n d c o m p u t e s , a n d u s u a l l y p r in t s a u t o m a t i c a l l y the
d e b i t o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s . D o e s n o t in v o lv e a k n o w le d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g . W o rk s f r o m u n if o r m
a n d s t a n d a r d t y p e s o f s a l e s an d c r e d i t s l i p s .
B O O K K E E P IN G - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R

F IL E

C l a s s A . In an e s t a b l i s h e d
f i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s a n d in d e x e s f i l e
m e n t s , e t c . M a y a l s o f i l e t h is
w ith th e f i l e s .
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K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u e d
C la ss B.
U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n o r fo llo w in g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r i n s t r u c t i o n s ,
t r a n s c r i b e s d a t a f r o m s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to p u n c h e d c a r d s .
O p e r a te s a n u m e r ic a l a n d /o r
a l p h a b e t i c a l o r c o m b in a t io n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to k e y p u n c h ta b u la t in g c a r d s . M a y v e r i f y c a r d s .
W o rk in g f r o m v a r i o u s s t a n d a r d i z e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s , f o ll o w s s p e c i f i e d s e q u e n c e s w h ich h a v e
b e e n c o d e d o r p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a i l a n d r e q u i r e li t t l e o r no s e l e c t i n g , c o d in g , o r in t e r p r e t in g
o f d a t a to b e p u n c h e d . P r o b l e m s a r i s i n g f r o m e r r o n e o u s i t e m s o r c o d e s , m i s s i n g in f o r m a t io n ,
e t c ., a r e r e f e r r e d to s u p e r v i s o r .

S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u e d
d . S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l
o f o f f ic i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
e.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a l a r g e a n d im p o r t a n t o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a m id d le
m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r o f an o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t o fte n in v o lv in g a s m a n y a s s e v e r a l h u n d re d
p e r s o n s ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
C la ss C

O F F IC E BO Y OR G IR L
P e r f o r m s v a r i o u s r o u t in e d u t ie s su c h a s ru n n in g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t in g m in o r o f f ic e m a ­
c h in e s su c h a s s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , o p e n in g a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g m a i l , a n d o th e r m in o r c l e r i c a l w o rk .

a.
S e c r e t a r y to a n e x e c u t i v e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o s e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s n o t e q u iv a le n t
to o n e o f th e s p e c i f i c l e v e l s i t u a t io n s in th e d e fin itio n f o r c l a s s B , b u t w h o se s u b o r d in a t e s t a f f
n o r m a l l y n u m b e r s a t l e a s t s e v e r a l d o z e n e m p lo y e e s , a n d i s u s u a l l y d iv id e d in to o r g a n i z a t io n a l
s e g m e n t s w h ich a r e o fte n , in t u r n , f u r t h e r s u b d iv id e d . In s o m e c o m p a n i e s , t h is l e v e l in c lu d e s a
w id e r a n g e o f o r g a n i z a t i o n a l e c h e lo n s ; in o t h e r s , o n ly one o r tw o ; o r

SEC R ET A R Y
b.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l of
o f f ic i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r th a n 5 , 000 p e r s o n s .

A s s i g n e d a s p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a l ly to one in d iv id u a l. M a in t a in s a c l o s e a n d h ig h ly
r e s p o n s i v e r e l a t i o n s h i p to th e d a y - t o - d a y w o r k a c t i v i t i e s o f th e s u p e r v i s o r . W o rk s f a i r l y in d e ­
p e n d e n tly r e c e i v i n g a m in im u m o f d e t a ile d s u p e r v i s i o n a n d g u id a n c e .
P e r f o r m s v a r ie d c l e r i c a l
a n d s e c r e t a r i a l d u t i e s , u s u a l l y in c lu d in g m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : (a ) R e c e i v e s te le p h o n e c a l l s ,
p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , a n d in c o m in g m a i l , a n s w e r s r o u t in e i n q u i r i e s , a n d r o u t e s th e te c h n ic a l i n q u ir i e s
to th e p r o p e r p e r s o n s ; (b) e s t a b l i s h e s , m a i n t a i n s , a n d r e v i s e s th e s u p e r v i s o r 's f i l e s ; (c ) m a in t a in s
th e s u p e r v i s o r 's c a l e n d a r a n d m a k e s a p p o in tm e n t s a s i n s t r u c t e d ; (d) r e l a y s m e s s a g e s f r o m s u p e r ­
v i s o r to s u b o r d i n a t e s ; (e) r e v i e w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o r a n d a , a n d r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s
f o r th e s u p e r v i s o r ' s s i g n a t u r e to a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l a n d t y p o g r a p h ic a c c u r a c y ; a n d (f) p e r f o r m s
s t e n o g r a p h ic a n d ty p in g w o rk .

a.
S e c r e t a r y to th e s u p e r v i s o r o r h e a d o f a s m a l l o r g a n i z a t i o n a l u n it ( e . g . , fe w e r th a n
a b o u t 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; o r

M a y a l s o p e r f o r m o th e r c l e r i c a l an d s e c r e t a r i a l t a s k s o f c o m p a r a b l e n a tu r e a n d d if f i c u l t y .
T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f ic e r o u t in e a n d u n d e r s t a n d in g o f th e o r g a n i z a t io n ,
p r o g r a m s , an d p r o c e d u r e s r e l a t e d to th e w o r k o f th e s u p e r v i s o r .

STEN O G R A PH ER ,

E x c lu sio n s
N o t a l l p o s it i o n s th a t a r e t i t le d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s th e a b o v e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . E x a m p l e s
o f p o s it i o n s w h ich a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th e d e f in itio n a r e a s f o ll o w s : (a) P o s i t i o n s w h ich d o no t m e e t
th e " p e r s o n a l " s e c r e t a r y c o n c e p t d e s c r i b e d a b o v e ; (b) s t e n o g r a p h e r s n o t f u l ly t r a i n e d in s e c r e t a r i a l
ty p e d u t i e s ; (c) s t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v i n g a s o f f ic e a s s i s t a n t s to a g r o u p o f p r o f e s s i o n a l , t e c h n ic a l,
o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n s ; (d) s e c r e t a r y p o s it i o n s in w h ich th e d u t ie s a r e e i t h e r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e
r o u t in e o r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e c o m p le x a n d r e s p o n s i b l e th a n t h o s e c h a r a c t e r i z e d in th e d e f in itio n ;
a n d (e) a s s i s t a n t ty p e p o s it i o n s w h ich in v o lv e m o r e d if f i c u l t o r m o r e r e s p o n s i b l e t e c h n ic a l, a d m in ­
i s t r a t i v e , s u p e r v i s o r y , o r s p e c i a l i z e d c l e r i c a l d u t ie s w h ich a r e not t y p ic a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o rk .
N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d in th e le v e l d e f in i t io n s fo llo w in g , r e f e r s to
th o s e o f f i c i a l s w ho h a v e a s i g n i f i c a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o lic y m a k in g r o le w ith r e g a r d to m a jo r
c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s . T h e t i t le " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , " th o u g h n o r m a l ly in d ic a t iv e o f t h is r o l e , d o e s not
in a l l c a s e s id e n tify su c h p o s i t i o n s . V ic e p r e s i d e n t s w h o s e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s to a c t p e r ­
s o n a l ly on in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t i o n s ( e . g . , a p p r o v e o r d e n y in d iv id u a l lo a n o r c r e d i t a c t i o n s ;
a d m i n i s t e r in d iv id u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d i r e c t l y s u p e r v i s e a c l e r i c a l s t a f f ) a r e no t c o n s i d e r e d to be
" c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s o f a p p ly in g th e f o llo w in g l e v e l d e f i n i t i o n s .
C la ss A
over

a.
S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l ,
100 b u t fe w e r th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

b . S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o t h e r th a n th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t )
o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 b u t f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
c.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d ( im m e d i a t e l y b e lo w th e c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r le v e l) o f a m a jo r s e g ­
m e n t o r s u b s i d i a r y o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a i l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
C la ss
a.
fe w e r th a n

B

S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l ,
100 p e r s o n s ; o r

b . S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o t h e r th a n c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t ) of
a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 100 b u t f e w e r th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
c.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d ( im m e d i a t e l y b e lo w th e o f f i c e r le v e l) o v e r e i t h e r a m a jo r
c o r p o r a t e - w i d e fu n c tio n a l a c t i v i t y ( e . g . , m a r k e t i n g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t i o n s , i n d u s t r i a l r e l a t i o n s , e t c .)
o r a m a jo r g e o g r a p h ic o r o r g a n i z a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a r e g io n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ; a m a jo r d iv is io n )
o F a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5, 0 0 0 b u t f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 0 0 e m p l o y e e s ; o r




C la ss D

b . S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e r v i s o r y s t a f f s p e c i a l i s t , p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p l o y e e , a d m i n i s t r a t i v e
o f f i c e r , o r a s s i s t a n t , s k i l l e d t e c h n ic ia n o r e x p e r t . (N O T E : M a n y c o m p a n ie s a s s i g n s t e n o g r a p h e r s ,
r a t h e r th a n s e c r e t a r i e s a s d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , to t h is l e v e l o f s u p e r v i s o r y o r n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r .)

GENERAL

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u t in e v o c a b u la r y f r o m one o r m o r e
p e r s o n s e i t h e r in s h o r t h a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n . M a y
a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it te n c o p y . M a y m a in t a in f i l e s , k e e p s i m p l e r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o th e r r e l a t i v e l y
r o u tin e c l e r i c a l t a s k s .
M a y o p e r a t e f r o m a s t e n o g r a p h ic p o o l.
D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g m a c h in e w o r k .
(S e e t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r . )
STEN O G R A PH ER ,

S E N IO R

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d te c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u la r y
su c h a s in l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h f r o m o n e o r m o r e p e r s o n s e i t h e r in s h o r t ­
h an d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n . M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it te n
copy.
M a y a l s o s e t u p a n d m a in t a in f i l e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e t c .
OR
P e r f o r m s s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t ie s r e q u ir i n g s i g n i f i c a n t l y g r e a t e r in d e p e n d e n c e a n d r e s p o n s i ­
b il it y th a n s t e n o g r a p h e r s , g e n e r a l a s e v id e n c e d b y th e f o llo w in g : W ork r e q u i r e s h ig h d e g r e e of
s t e n o g r a p h ic s p e e d a n d a c c u r a c y ; a n d a th o ro u g h w o r k in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s i n e s s a n d o ffic e
p r o c e d u r e s a n d o f th e s p e c i f i c b u s i n e s s o p e r a t i o n s , o r g a n i z a t io n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s ,
w o rk flo w , e t c .
U s e s t h is k n o w le d g e in p e r f o r m i n g s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t ie s a n d r e s p o n s i b l e c l e r i c a l
t a s k s su c h a s , m a in ta in in g fo llo w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b l i n g m a t e r i a l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , l e t t e r s ,
e t c .; c o m p o s in g s i m p le l e t t e r s f r o m g e n e r a l i n s t r u c t i o n s ; r e a d i n g a n d r o u t in g in c o m in g m a i l ; a n d
a n s w e r in g r o u t in e q u e s t i o n s , e t c .
D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e w o rk .
S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a s i n g l e - o r m u l t i p l e - p o s i t i o n te le p h o n e s w i tc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , in t r a p l a n t o r o f f ic e c a l l s .
P e r f o r m s f u l l te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e o r h a n d le s
c o m p le x c a l l s , su c h a s c o n f e r e n c e , c o l l e c t , o v e r s e a s , o r s i m i l a r c a l l s , e i t h e r in a d d it io n to d o in g
r o u tin e w o r k a s d e s c r i b e d f o r s w i t c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r , c l a s s B , o r a s a f u l l - t i m e a s s i g n m e n t .
( " F u l l " te le p h o n e in f o r m a tio n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w h en th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t h a s v a r ie d fu n c tio n s th a t a r e
n o t r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n p u r p o s e s , e . g . , b e c a u s e o f o v e r l a p p i n g o r
in t e r r e l a t e d f u n c t io n s , a n d c o n s e q u e n t ly p r e s e n t f r e q u e n t p r o b l e m s a s to w h ich e x t e n s io n s a r e
a p p r o p r ia te fo r c a ll s .)
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s a s i n g l e - o r m u l t i p l e - p o s i t i o n te le p h o n e s w i tc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , i n t r a p l a n t o r o f f ic e c a l l s . M a y h a n d le r o u t in e lo n g d i s t a n c e c a l l s a n d r e c o r d t o l l s . M ay
p e r f o r m li m it e d te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e . ( " L i m i t e d " te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e o c c u r s
i f th e fu n c tio n s o f th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e r v i c e d a r e r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n
p u r p o s e s , o r i f th e r e q u e s t s a r e r o u t in e , e . g . , g iv in g e x t e n s io n n u m b e r s w h en s p e c i f i c n a m e s a r e
f u r n is h e d , o r i f c o m p le x c a l l s a r e r e f e r r e d to a n o th e r o p e r a t o r .)

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T A B U L A T I N G - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u e d

S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N I S T
In a d d it io n to p e r f o r m i n g d u t ie s o f o p e r a t o r on a s i n g l e - p o s i t i o n o r m o n i t o r - t y p e s w i t c h ­
b o a r d , a c t s a s r e c e p t i o n i s t a n d m a y a l s o ty p e o r p e r f o r m r o u t in e c l e r i c a l w o r k a s p a r t o f r e g u l a r
d u tie s.
T h is ty p in g o r c l e r i c a l w o rk m a y ta k e th e m a jo r p a r t o f t h is w o r k e r 's tim e w h ile at
s w it c h b o a r d .

C l a s s C . O p e r a t e s s i m p le t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h in e s su c h a s th e
s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c in g p u n ch , c o l l a t o r , e t c . , w ith s p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t i o n s . M a y in c lu d e s i m p le
w ir i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d s o m e f il in g w o r k . T h e w o r k t y p ic a ll y in v o lv e s p o r t io n s o f a w o rk
u n it, f o r e x a m p le , in d iv id u a l s o r t in g o r c o ll a t in g r u n s o r r e p e t it i v e o p e r a t io n s .
T R A N S C R I B I N G -M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R ,

G ENERAL

T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a v a r i e t y o f t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h in e s , t y p ic a ll y
in c lu d in g su c h m a c h in e s a s th e t a b u l a t o r , c a l c u l a t o r , i n t e r p r e t e r , c o l l a t o r , a n d o t h e r s .
P e r f o r m s c o m p le t e r e p o r t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s w ith o u t c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n , an d p e r f o r m s d if f i c u l t
w ir i n g a s r e q u i r e d .
T h e c o m p le te r e p o r t i n g a n d t a b u la t in g a s s i g n m e n t s t y p ic a ll y in v o lv e a
v a r i e t y o f lo n g a n d c o m p le x r e p o r t s w h ic h o fte n a r e of i r r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r in g ty p e r e ­
q u i r in g s o m e p la n n in g a n d s e q u e n c in g o f s t e p s to b e ta k e n . A s a m o r e e x p e r i e n c e d o p e r a t o r ,
i s t y p i c a l l y in v o lv e d in tr a i n in g new o p e r a t o r s in m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t i a l l y t r a i n e d
o p e r a t o r s in w ir in g f r o m d i a g r a m s an d o p e r a t in g s e q u e n c e s o f lo n g a n d c o m p le x r e p o r t s .
D o e s not in c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s p e r f o r m i n g t a b u l a t in g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t io n s a n d d a y - t o d a y s u p e r v i s i o n o f th e w o r k an d p r o d u c tio n of a g r o u p o f ta b u l a t in g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s .
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s m o r e d if f i c u l t t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h in e s s u c h a s th e
t a b u l a t o r an d c a l c u l a t o r , in a d d it io n to th e s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c e r , an d c o l l a t o r .
T h is w o r k i s
p e r f o r m e d u n d e r s p e c i f i c in s t r u c t i o n s a n d m a y in c lu d e th e p e r f o r m a n c e o f s o m e w ir in g f r o m
d i a g r a m s . T h e w o rk t y p ic a ll y i n v o l v e s , f o r e x a m p le , t a b u l a t io n s in v o lv in g a r e p e t it i v e
a c c o u n t in g e x e r c i s e , a c o m p le te b u t s m a l l t a b u la t in g s t u d y , o r p a r t s o f a lo n g e r a n d m o r e
c o m p le x r e p o r t . S u c h r e p o r t s an d s t u d i e s a r e u s u a l ly o f a r e c u r r i n g n a tu r e w h e r e th e p r o ­
c e d u r e s a r e w e ll e s ta b lish e d .
M a y a l s o in c lu d e th e tr a i n in g o f new e m p l o y e e s in th e b a s i c
o p e r a t io n o f th e m a c h in e .

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u t in e v o c a b u la r y f r o m
tr a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e r e c o r d s .
M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it t e n c o p y a n d do s i m p l e c l e r i c a l w o r k .
W o r k e r s t r a n s c r i b i n g d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u la r y su c h a s le g a l
b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h a r e not in c lu d e d . A w o r k e r w ho t a k e s d ic t a t io n in s h o r t ­
h an d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e i s c l a s s i f i e d a s a s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l .
T Y P IS T
U s e s a t y p e w r it e r to m a k e c o p i e s o f v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l o r to m a k e o ut b i l l s a f t e r c a l c u l a ­
t io n s h a v e b e e n m a d e b y a n o th e r p e r s o n . M a y in c lu d e ty p in g o f s t e n c i l s , m a t s , o r s i m i l a r m a t e ­
r i a l s f o r u s e in d u p lic a t in g p r o c e s s e s . M a y do c l e r i c a l w o r k in v o lv in g li t t l e s p e c i a l t r a i n in g , su c h
a s k e e p in g s i m p l e r e c o r d s , f il in g r e c o r d s a n d r e p o r t s , o r s o r t i n g a n d d is t r i b u t i n g in c o m in g m a il .
C l a s s A . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g : T y p in g m a t e r i a l in f in a l f o r m w h en it
in v o l v e s c o m b in in g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s o r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r c o r r e c t s p e l li n g ,
s y l l a b i c a t i o n , p u n c tu a tio n , e t c ., o f te c h n ic a l o r u n u s u a l w o r d s o r f o r e i g n la n g u a g e m a t e r i a l ;
a n d p la n n in g la y o u t a n d ty p in g o f c o m p lic a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s to m a in t a in u n ifo r m it y an d
b a l a n c e in s p a c in g .
M a y ty p e r o u t in e f o r m l e t t e r s v a r y in g d e t a i l s to s u it c i r c u m s t a n c e s .
C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g : C o p y ty p in g f r o m r o u g h o r c l e a r d r a f t s ;
r o u t in e ty p in g o f f o r m s , in s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c .; a n d s e t t in g up s i m p le s t a n d a r d t a b u l a t io n s ,
o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p le x t a b l e s a l r e a d y s e tu p a n d s p a c e d p r o p e r l y .

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
D R A F T S M A N — C o n tin u e d

D RA FT SM A N
C l a s s A . P l a n s th e g r a p h i c p r e s e n t a t i o n o f c o m p le x i t e m s h a v in g d is t i n c t i v e d e s ig n
f e a t u r e s th a t d if f e r s i g n i f ic a n t l y f r o m e s t a b l i s h e d d r a f t in g p r e c e d e n t s . W o rk s in c l o s e s u p ­
p o r t w ith th e d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r , a n d m a y r e c o m m e n d m in o r d e s ig n c h a n g e s . A n a l y z e s th e
e f f e c t o f e a c h c h a n g e o n th e d e t a i l s o f f o r m , fu n c tio n , a n d p o s it i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c o m ­
p o n e n ts a n d p a r t s .
W o rk s w ith a m in im u m o f s u p e r v i s o r y a s s i s t a n c e .
C o m p le te d w o r k i s
r e v ie w e d b y d e s ig n o r ig in a t o r f o r c o n s is t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g in e e r in g d e t e r m in a t i o n s .
M ay
e i t h e r p r e p a r e d r a w in g s , o r d i r e c t t h e ir p r e p a r a t i o n b y lo w e r l e v e l d r a f t s m e n .
C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n ro u tin e a n d c o m p le x d r a f t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s th a t r e q u i r e th e a p p l i ­
c a t io n o f m o s t o f th e s t a n d a r d iz e d d r a w in g te c h n iq u e s r e g u l a r l y u s e d .
D u tie s t y p ic a ll y in ­
v o lv e su c h w o r k a s :
P r e p a r e s w o r k in g d r a w in g s o f s u b a s s e m b l i e s w ith i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s ,
m u lt ip le f u n c t io n s , a n d p r e c i s e p o s it i o n a l r e l a t io n s h ip s b e tw e e n c o m p o n e n t s ; p r e p a r e s a r c h i ­
t e c t u r a l d r a w in g s f o r c o n s t r u c t io n o f a b u ild in g in c lu d in g d e t a il d r a w in g s o f fo u n d a t io n s , w a ll
s e c t i o n s , f lo o r p l a n s , a n d r o o f . U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u l a s a n d m a n u a l s in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y
c o m p u ta tio n s to d e t e r m in e q u a n t i t ie s o f m a t e r i a l s to b e u s e d , lo a d c a p a c i t i e s , s t r e n g t h s ,
s t r e s s e s , e t c . R e c e i v e s in it i a l i n s t r u c t i o n s , r e q u i r e m e n t s , a n d a d v ic e f r o m s u p e r v i s o r .
C o m p le te d w o rk i s c h e c k e d f o r t e c h n ic a l a d e q u a c y .

C l a s s C . P r e p a r e s d e t a il d r a w in g s o f s i n g l e u n its o r p a r t s f o r e n g in e e r in g , c o n s t r u c t io n ,
m a n u f a c t u r i n g , o r r e p a i r p u r p o s e s . T y p e s o f d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d in c lu d e i s o m e t r i c p r o j e c t i o n s
( d e p ic t in g t h r e e d im e n s io n s in a c c u r a t e s c a l e ) a n d s e c t i o n a l v ie w s to c l a r i f y p o s it io n in g o f

c o m p o n e n t s an d c o n v e y n e e d e d in f o r m a t io n . C o n s o lid a t e s d e t a i l s f r o m a n u m b e r o f s o u r c e s
an d a d j u s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a l e a s r e q u ir e d . S u g g e s t e d m e th o d s o f a p p r o a c h , a p p lic a b le
p r e c e d e n t s , an d a d v ic e on s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g iv e n w ith i n it i a l a s s i g n m e n t s .
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a r e l e s s c o m p le te w h en a s s i g n m e n t s r e c u r .
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C o p i e s p la n s a n d d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s by' p l a c in g t r a c i n g c lo th o r p a p e r o v e r
d r a w in g s a n d t r a c i n g w ith p e n o r p e n c i l.
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c o n s i s t i n g o f s t r a i g h t l i n e s an d a l a r g e s c a l e no t r e q u ir i n g c l o s e d e lin e a tio n .)
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P r e p a r e s s i m p l e o r r e p e t it i v e d r a w in g s o f e a s i l y v i s u a l i z e d i t e m s .
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N U R S E , IN D U S T R IA L (R E G IS T E R E D )
A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w h o g i v e s n u r s i n g s e r v i c e u n d e r g e n e r a l m e d i c a l d ir e c t i o n to il l o r
in ju r e d e m p l o y e e s o r o th e r p e r s o n s w ho b e c o m e i l l o r s u f f e r a n a c c id e n t on th e p r e m i s e s o f a
f a c t o r y o r o th e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . D u tie s in v o lv e a c o m b in a t io n o f th e fo llo w in g : G iv in g f i r s t a id
to th e i l l o r in ju r e d ; a tte n d in g to s u b s e q u e n t d r e s s i n g o f e m p l o y e e s * i n ju r i e s ; k e e p in g r e c o r d s
o f p a t i e n t s t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r i n g a c c id e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t io n o r o th e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t i n g in
p h y s ic a l e x a m i n a t io n s a n d h e a lth e v a l u a t io n s o f a p p lic a n t s a n d e m p l o y e e s ; a n d p la n n in g an d c a r r y ­
in g o ut p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g h e a lt h e d u c a tio n , a c c id e n t p r e v e n t io n , e v a lu a t io n o f p la n t e n v ir o n m e n t ,
o r o th e r a c t i v i t i e s a f f e c t i n g th e h e a lt h , w e l f a r e , a n d s a f e t y o f a l l p e r s o n n e l .

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT
CARPENTER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n t r y d u t ie s n e c e s s a r y to c o n s t r u c t a n d m a in t a in in g o o d r e p a i r b u ild in g
w o o d w o rk a n d e q u ip m e n t su c h a s b in s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t i t i o n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s ,
c a s i n g s , a n d t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in a n e s t a b li s h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : P l a n ­
n in g a n d la y in g o ut o f w o r k f r o m b lu e p r i n t s , d r a w in g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l in s t r u c t i o n s u s in g a
v a r i e t y o f c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d t o o ls , p o r t a b l e p o w e r t o o l s , a n d s t a n d a r d m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ;




CARPENTER,

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

m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e l a t i n g to d im e n s io n s o f w o r k ; a n d s e l e c t i n g m a t e r i a l s n e c e s ­
s a r y f o r th e w o r k . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n ­
in g an d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in g an d
e x p e rie n c e .

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E L E C T R I C I A N , M A IN T E N A N C E

M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M A IN T E N A N C E )— C o n tin u e d

P e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e f u n c tio n s . s u c h a s th e in s t a l l a t i o n , m a in t e n a n c e ,
o r r e p a i r o f e q u ip m e n t f o r th e g e n e r a t io n , d is t r i b u t i o n , o r u t il iz a t i o n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in a n
e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : I n s t a ll in g o r r e p a i r i n g a n y o f a v a r i e t y o f
e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t su c h a s g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w i t c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c i r c u i t b r e a k ­
e r s , m o t o r s , h e a tin g u n i t s , c o n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o th e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t ; w o r k in g f r o m
b lu e p r i n t s , d r a w in g s , la y o u t s , o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; lo c a t i n g a n d d ia g n o s in g t r o u b le in th e
e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r e q u ip m e n t; w o r k in g s t a n d a r d c o m p u ta tio n s r e l a t i n g to lo a d r e q u i r e m e n t s o f
w ir i n g o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t ; a n d u s in g a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n 's h a n d to o ls a n d m e a s u r i n g a n d
t e s t i n g i n s t r u m e n t s . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n ­
in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d
e x p e rie n c e .

th e v a r i o u s a s s e m b l i e s in th e v e h i c le a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s ; a n d a lin in g w h e e ls ,
a d ju s t i n g b r a k e s a n d l i g h t s , o r t ig h te n in g b o d y b o l t s .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e a u t o m o tiv e
m e c h a n ic r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n ­
t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

E N G I N E E R , S T A T IO N A R Y
O p e r a t e s a n d m a in t a in s a n d m a y a l s o s u p e r v i s e th e o p e r a t io n o f s t a t i o n a r y e n g in e s a n d
e q u ip m e n t (m e c h a n ic a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) to su p p ly th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith p o w e r ,
h e a t , r e f r i g e r a t i o n , o r a ir - c o n d it io n i n g .
W o rk in v o l v e s :
O p e r a t in g a n d m a in t a in in g e q u ip m e n t
s u c h a s s t e a m e n g in e s , a i r c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b i n e s , v e n t il a t in g a n d r e f r i g ­
e r a t i n g e q u ip m e n t , s t e a m b o i l e r s a n d b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ; m a k in g e q u ip m e n t r e p a i r s ; a n d
k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t io n o f m a c h in e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , a n d f u e l c o n s u m p tio n . M a y a l s o s u ­
p e r v is e th e se o p e r a tio n s .
H e a d o r c h ie f e n g i n e e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e th a n one
e n g in e e r a r e e x c l u d e d .
F IR E M A N ,

ST A T IO N A R Y B O IL E R

F i r e s s t a t i o n a r y b o i l e r s to f u r n is h th e e s t a b li s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith h e a t , p o w e r ,
o r s t e a m . F e e d s f u e l s to f i r e b y .hand o r o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n ic a l s t o k e r , o r g a s o r o il b u r n e r ;
a n d c h e c k s w a t e r a n d s a f e t y v a l v e s . M a y c l e a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a i r i n g b o i l e r r o o m e q u ip m e n t .
H ELPER,

M A IN T E N A N C E T R A D E S

A s s i s t s o n e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in th e s k i l l e d m a in te n a n c e t r a d e s , b y p e r f o r m i n g s p e c i f i c
o r g e n e r a l d u t ie s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , s u c h a s k e e p in g a w o r k e r s u p p li e d w ith m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s ;
c le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a , m a c h in e , a n d e q u ip m e n t ; a s s i s t i n g jo u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s o r
t o o l s ; a n d p e r f o r m i n g o th e r u n s k ill e d t a s k s a s d i r e c t e d b y jo u r n e y m a n .
T h e k in d o f w o r k th e
h e l p e r i s p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m v a r i e s f r o m t r a d e to t r a d e :
In s o m e t r a d e s th e h e l p e r i s c o n ­
fin e d to s u p p ly in g , l i f t in g , a n d h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s a n d c le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a s ; a n d in
o t h e r s h e i s p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m s p e c i a l i z e d m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e th a t a r e
a ls o p e r fo r m e d b y w o r k e r s on a fu ll- tim e b a s i s .
M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R ,

TO O LRO O M

S p e c i a l i z e s in th e o p e r a t io n o f o n e o r m o r e t y p e s o f m a c h in e t o o l s , su c h a s j i g b o r e r s ,
c y l i n d r i c a l o r s u r f a c e g r i n d e r s , e n g in e l a t h e s , o r m i ll in g m a c h i n e s , in th e c o n s t r u c t io n o f
m a c h in e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s , o r d i e s . W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : P l a n ­
n in g a n d p e r f o r m i n g d if f ic u lt m a c h in in g o p e r a t i o n s ; p r o c e s s i n g i t e m s r e q u i r i n g c o m p lic a t e d s e t u p s
o r a h ig h d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e l e c t i n g f e e d s ,
s p e e d s , t o o l in g , a n d o p e r a t io n s e q u e n c e ; a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s d u r in g o p e r a t io n to
a c h ie v e r e q u i s i t e t o l e r a n c e s o r d im e n s io n s . M a y b e r e q u i r e d to r e c o g n i z e w h en t o o l s n e e d d r e s s ­
in g , to d r e s s t o o l s , a n d to s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o la n t s a n d c u ttin g a n d l u b r ic a t i n g o i l s . F o r c r o s s ­
in d u s t r y w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , m a c h in e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s , t o o l r o o m , in t o o l a n d d ie jo b b in g s h o p s
a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
M A C H IN IS T , M A I N T E N A N C E
P r o d u c e s r e p la c e m e n t p a r t s a n d new p a r t s in m a k in g r e p a i r s o f m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n ­
i c a l e q u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d in a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : I n t e r p r e t i n g
w r it t e n i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; p la n n in g a n d la y in g o ut o f w o r k ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f m a ­
c h i n i s t s h a n d to o ls a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t in g u p a n d o p e r a t in g s t a n d a r d m a c h in e
t o o l s ; s h a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e l a t i n g to
d im e n s io n s o f w o r k , t o o l in g , f e e d s , a n d s p e e d s o f m a c h in in g ; k n o w le d g e o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s
o f th e c o m m o n m e t a l s ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d a r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , a n d e q u ip m e n t r e q u ir e d f o r h i s w o r k ;
a n d fit t in g a n d a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s in to m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t . In g e n e r a l , th e m a c h i n i s t 's w o rk
n o r m a l ly r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d t r a i n in g in m a c h in e - s h o p p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M A IN T E N A N C E )
R e p a i r s a u t o m o b i le s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , a n d t r a c t o r s o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk in ­
v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : E x a m in in g a u t o m o tiv e e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ;
d i s a s s e m b l i n g e q u ip m e n t a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t in v o lv e th e u s e o f s u c h h a n d to o ls a s
w r e n c h e s , g a g e s , d r i l l s , o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u ip m e n t in d i s a s s e m b l i n g o r f it t in g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g
b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g r in d in g a n d a d ju s t i n g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g a n d i n s t a l lin g




M E C H A N IC , M A IN T E N A N C E
R e p a i r s m a c h in e r y o r m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t
o f th e fo llo w in g : E x a m in in g m a c h in e s a n d m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ;
d is m a n t l in g o r p a r t l y d is m a n t l in g m a c h in e s a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t m a in ly in v o lv e th e u s e
o f h a n d to o ls in s c r a p i n g a n d f it t in g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s w ith i t e m s o b ta in e d
f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r in g th e p r o d u c tio n o f a r e p la c e m e n t p a r t b y a m a c h in e sh o p o r se n d in g o f th e
m a c h in e to a m a c h in e sh o p f o r m a jo r r e p a i r s ; p r e p a r i n g w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s f o r m a jo r r e p a i r s
o r f o r th e p r o d u c tio n o f p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h in e sh o p ; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h in e s ; a n d m a k in g
a l l n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s f o r o p e r a t io n .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f a m a in te n a n c e m e c h a n ic r e ­
q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r
e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . E x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y
d u t ie s in v o lv e s e t t in g up o r a d ju s t i n g m a c h in e s .
M IL L W R IG H T
I n s t a l l s new m a c h in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t , a n d d i s m a n t l e s a n d i n s t a l l s m a c h in e s o r
h e a v y e q u ip m e n t w h en c h a n g e s in th e p la n t la y o u t a r e r e q u i r e d . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o l ­
lo w in g : P la n n in g a n d la y in g o ut o f th e w o r k ; in t e r p r e t in g b lu e p r in t s o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u s in g
a v a r i e t y o f h a n d to o ls a n d r i g g i n g ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to s t r e s s e s ,
s t r e n g t h o f m a t e r i a l s , a n d c e n t e r s o f g r a v i t y ; a li n in g a n d b a l a n c in g o f e q u ip m e n t ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d ­
a r d t o o l s , e q u ip m e n t , a n d p a r t s to b e u s e d ; a n d in s t a l l i n g a n d m a in ta in in g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r
t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t su c h a s d r i v e s a n d s p e e d r e d u c e r s .
In g e n e r a l , th e m i l l w r i g h t 's w o rk
n o r m a l ly r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e in th e t r a d e a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
O IL E R
L u b r i c a t e s , w ith o il o r g r e a s e ,
e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t .
P A IN T E R ,

th e

m o v in g p a r t s

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

o f m e c h a n ic a l

M A IN T E N A N C E

P a i n t s a n d r e d e c o r a t e s w a l l s , w o o d w o rk , a n d f i x t u r e s o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t .
W o rk in ­
v o lv e s th e f o llo w in g : K n o w le d g e o f s u r f a c e p e c u l i a r i t i e s a n d t y p e s o f p a in t r e q u ir e d fo r d if f e r e n t
a p p l i c a t i o n s ; p r e p a r i n g s u r f a c e f o r p a in tin g b y r e m o v in g o ld f in is h o r b y p l a c in g p u tty o r f i l l e r
in n a il h o le s a n d i n t e r s t i c e s ; a n d a p p ly in g p a in t w ith s p r a y gu n o r b r u s h . M a y m i x c o l o r s , o i l s ,
w h ite le a d , a n d o th e r p a in t in g r e d ie n t s to o b ta in p r o p e r c o lo r o r c o n s i s t e n c y .
In g e n e r a l , th e
w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p a i n t e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th ro u g h
a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
P IP E F IT T E R ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

I n s t a l l s o r r e p a i r s w a t e r , s t e a m , g a s , o r o th e r t y p e s o f p ip e a n d p i p e f it t in g s in a n
e sta b lish m e n t.
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g :
L a y i n g o u t o f w o r k a n d m e a s u r i n g to l o ­
c a t e p o s it i o n o f p ip e f r o m d r a w in g s o r o th e r w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; c u ttin g v a r i o u s s i z e s o f p ip e
to c o r r e c t le n g th s w ith c h i s e l a n d h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y l e n e t o r c h o r p i p e - c u t t in g m a c h in e ; t h r e a d ­
in g p ip e w ith s t o c k s a n d d i e s ; b e n d in g p ip e b y h a n d - d r iv e n o r p o w e r - d r iv e n m a c h in e s ; a s s e m b l i n g
p ip e w ith c o u p lin g s a n d f a s t e n i n g p ip e to h a n g e r s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g
to p r e s s u r e s , flo w , a n d s i z e o f p ip e r e q u i r e d ; a n d m a k in g s t a n d a r d t e s t s to d e t e r m in e w h e th e r
f in is h e d p i p e s m e e t s p e c i f i c a t i o n s .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p i p e f it t e r r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . W o r k e r s p r i m a r i l y e n g a g e d in i n s t a l l i n g a n d r e p a i r i n g b u ild in g s a n i t a ­
tio n o r h featin g s y s t e m s a r e e x c l u d e d .
PLU M BER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

K e e p s th e p lu m b in g s y s t e m o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t in g o o d o r d e r . W o rk in v o l v e s : K n o w le d g e
o f s a n i t a r y c o d e s r e g a r d i n g in s t a l l a t i o n o f v e n ts a n d t r a p s in p lu m b in g s y s t e m ; i n s t a l lin g o r r e ­
p a i r i n g p i p e s a n d f i x t u r e s ; a n d o p e n in g c lo g g e d d r a i n s w ith a p lu n g e r o r p l u m b e r 's s n a k e . In
g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p lu m b e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly
a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
S H E E T -M E T A L W O RKER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

F a b r i c a t e s , i n s t a l l s , a n d m a in t a in s in g o o d r e p a i r th e s h e e t - m e t a l e q u ip m e n t an d f i x ­
t u r e s ( s u c h a s m a c h in e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e l v e s , l o c k e r s , t a n k s , v e n t i l a t o r s , c h u t e s , d u c t s ,
m e t a l r o o fin g ) o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t .
W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : P la n n in g a n d la y in g
o ut a l l t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l m a in te n a n c e w o r k f r o m b l u e p r i n t s , m o d e l s , o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;
s e t t in g u p a n d o p e r a t in g a l l a v a i l a b l e t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k in g m a c h in e s ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f

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S H E E T - M E T A L W O R K E R , M A I N T E N A N C E — C o n tin u e d

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

h a n d to o ls in c u ttin g , b e n d in g , f o r m i n g , s h a p in g , f it t in g , a n d a s s e m b l i n g ; a n d i n s t a l lin g s h e e t m e t a l a r t i c l e s a s r e q u i r e d . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t
t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

u s in g a v a r i e t y o f to o l a n d d ie m a k e r 's h a n d to o ls a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; u n d e r ­
s t a n d in g o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s o f c o m m o n m e t a l s a n d a l l o y s ; s e t t in g u p a n d o p e r a t in g of
m a c h in e t o o l s a n d r e l a t e d e q u ip m e n t ; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e l a t i n g to d im e n s io n s
o f w o r k , s p e e d s , f e e d s , a n d to o lin g o f m a c h in e s ; h e a t - t r e a t i n g o f m e t a l p a r t s d u r in g f a b r i c a t i o n
a s w e l l a s o f f in is h e d t o o l s a n d d i e s to a c h ie v e r e q u i r e d q u a l i t i e s ; w o r k in g to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ;
f it t in g a n d a s s e m b l i n g o f p a r t s to p r e s c r i b e d t o l e r a n c e s a n d a ll o w a n c e s ; a n d s e l e c t i n g a p p r o p r i a t e
m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , a n d p r o c e s s e s . In g e n e r a l , th e to o l a n d d ie m a k e r 's w o r k r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d
t r a i n in g in m a c h in e - s h o p a n d t o o l r o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip
o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R
(D ie m a k e r ; j i g m a k e r ; t o o l m a k e r ; f i x t u r e m a k e r ; g a g e m a k e r )
C o n s t r u c t s a n d r e p a i r s m a c h in e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s o r d i e s f o r f o r g i n g s ,
p u n c h in g , a n d o th e r m e t a l - f o r m i n g w o r k .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : P la n n in g an d
la y in g o u t o f w o r k f r o m m o d e l s , b lu e p r i n t s , d r a w in g s , o r o th e r o r a l a n d w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;

F o r c r o s s - in d u s t r y w a ge stu d y p u r p o s e s ,
s h o p s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h i s c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .

to o l an d

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

CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
G U A RD AND W ATCHM AN

S H IP P IN G A N D R E C E IV IN G C L E R K

G u a r d . P e r f o r m s r o u t in e p o l ic e d u t ie s , e i t h e r a t f ix e d p o s t o r on t o u r , m a in ta in in g
o r d e r , u s in g a r m s o r f o r c e w h e r e n e c e s s a r y .
I n c lu d e s g a te m e n w ho a r e s t a t io n e d a t g a te a n d
c h e c k o n id e n tity o f e m p l o y e e s a n d o th e r p e r s o n s e n t e r in g .

P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d i s e f o r s h ip m e n t, o r r e c e i v e s a n d i s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r in c o m in g s h i p ­
m e n t s o f m e r c h a n d i s e o r o th e r m a t e r i a l s . S h ip p in g w o r k in v o l v e s ; A k n o w le d g e o f sh ip p in g
p r o c e d u r e s , p r a c t i c e s , r o u t e s , a v a ila b le m e a n s of tr a n s p o r t a t io n , and r a t e ; an d p r e p a r in g r e c ­
o r d s o f th e g o o d s s h i p p e d , m a k in g u p b i l l s o f l a d i n g , p o s t in g w e ig h t a n d sh ip p in g c h a r g e s , a n d
k e e p in g a f i l e o f sh ip p in g r e c o r d s . M a y d i r e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g th e m e r c h a n d is e f o r s h i p ­
m e n t. R e c e iv in g w o r k in v o l v e s : V e r if y i n g o r d ir e c t i n g o t h e r s in v e r i f y in g th e c o r r e c t n e s s o f
s h i p m e n t s a g a i n s t b i l l s o f la d i n g , i n v o i c e s , o r o th e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k in g f o r s h o r t a g e s a n d r e je c t i n g
d a m a g e d g o o d s ; r o u t in g m e r c h a n d is e o r m a t e r i a l s to p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; a n d m a in ta in in g n e c e s ­
s a r y r e c o r d s and f ile s .

th e ft,

W a tc h m a n . M a k e s ro u n d s o f p r e m i s e s p e r i o d i c a l l y in p r o t e c t in g p r o p e r t y a g a i n s t f i r e ,
a n d i l l e g a l e n tr y .

JA N IT O R ,

PO RTER,

OR CLEA N ER

(S w e e p e r; ch arw o m an ; ja n i t r e s s )
F o r w a ge stu d y p u r p o s e s ,
C l e a n s a n d k e e p s in a n o r d e r l y c o n d itio n f a c t o r y w o r k in g a r e a s a n d w a s h r o o m s , o r
p r e m i s e s o f a n o f f i c e , a p a r t m e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l o r o th e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . D u t i e s in v o lv e
a c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o llo w in g : S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b in g , a n d p o lis h in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v in g
c h ip s , t r a s h , an d o th e r r e f u s e ; d u s tin g e q u ip m e n t , f u r n it u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o l is h i n g m e t a l f i x t u r e s
o r t r i m m i n g s ; p r o v id in g s u p p li e s a n d m in o r m a in te n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; a n d c le a n in g l a v a t o r i e s , s h o w ­
e r s , a n d r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w ho s p e c i a l i z e in w in d o w w a s h in g a r e e x c l u d e d .
LABO RER,

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

A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r i n g p la n t, s t o r e , o r o th e r e s t a b li s h m e n t
w h o s e d u t ie s in v o lv e o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g : L o a d in g a n d u n lo a d in g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s an d
m e r c h a n d is e on o r f r o m f r e ig h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o th e r t r a n s p o r t i n g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k in g , s h e lv in g ,
o r p l a c in g m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d is e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e lo c a t i o n ; a n d t r a n s p o r t i n g m a t e r i a l s o r
m e r c h a n d is e b y h a n d tr u c k , c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w . L o n g s h o r e m e n , w h o lo a d a n d u n lo a d s h i p s a r e
e x c lu d e d .

R e c e iv in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g a n d r e c e i v i n g c l e r k

D r i v e s a t r u c k w ith in a c it y o r in d u s t r i a l a r e a to t r a n s p o r t m a t e r i a l s , m e r c h a n d i s e ,
e q u ip m e n t , o r m e n b e tw e e n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s u c h a s : M a n u fa c tu r in g p l a n t s , f r e ig h t
d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o l e s a le a n d r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , o r b e tw e e n r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s an d
c u s t o m e r s * h o u s e s o r p l a c e s o f b u s i n e s s . M a y a l s o lo a d o r u n lo a d t r u c k w ith o r w ith o u t h e l p e r s ,
m a k e m in o r m e c h a n ic a l r e p a i r s , a n d k e e p t r u c k in g o o d w o r k in g o r d e r .
D r i v e r - s a l e s m e n an d
o v e r - th e - r o a d d r iv e r s a r e e x c lu d e d .
F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r i v e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e a n d ty p e o f e q u ip m e n t ,
a s f o ll o w s :
( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r sh o u ld b e r a t e d on th e b a s i s o f t r a i l e r c a p a c it y .)

F IL L E R

(O r d e r p i c k e r ; s t o c k s e l e c t o r ; w a r e h o u s e

st o c k m a n )

F i l l s s h ip p in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r f in is h e d g o o d s f r o m s t o r e d m e r c h a n d is e in a c c o r d ­
a n c e w ith s p e c i f i c a t i o n s on s a l e s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s * o r d e r s , o r o th e r in s t r u c t i o n s . M a y , in a d d it io n
to f il li n g o r d e r s a n d in d ic a tin g it e m s f i l l e d o r o m i t t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u tg o in g o r d e r s , r e q u i ­
s i t i o n a d d it io n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p l i e s to s u p e r v i s o r , a n d p e r f o r m o th e r r e l a t e d d u t ie s .

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

TRUCKER,
PACKER,

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

T R U C K D R IV E R

( L o a d e r a n d u n lo a d e r ; h a n d le r a n d s t a c k e r ; s h e l v e r ; t r u c k e r ; s t o c k m a n o r s t o c k h e l p e r ; w a r e ­
h o u s e m a n o r w a r e h o u s e h e lp e r )

O RDER,

w o rk ers a re

POW ER

SH IP P IN G

P r e p a r e s f in is h e d p r o d u c t s f o r s h ip m e n t o r s t o r a g e b y p l a c in g th e m in s h ip p in g c o n ­
t a i n e r s , th e s p e c i f i c o p e r a t io n s p e r f o r m e d b e in g d e p e n d e n t u po n th e t y p e , s i z e , a n d n u m b e r o f
u n its to b e p a c k e d , th e ty p e o f c o n t a in e r e m p lo y e d , a n d m e th o d o f s h ip m e n t. W o rk r e q u i r e s th e
p l a c in g o f i t e m s in sh ip p in g c o n t a i n e r s a n d m a y in v o lv e o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g : K n o w l­
e d g e o f v a r i o u s i t e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r to v e r i f y c o n te n t; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r i a t e ty p e a n d s i z e
o f c o n t a i n e r ; in s e r t i n g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a i n e r ; u s in g e x c e l s i o r o r o th e r m a t e r i a l to p r e v e n t
b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c l o s in g a n d s e a l i n g c o n t a i n e r ; a n d a p p ly in g l a b e l s o r e n t e r in g id e n tify in g
d a ta o n c o n t a i n e r . P a c k e r s w h o a l s o m a k e w o o d e n b o x e s o r c r a t e s a r e e x c lu d e d .




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

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

F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f t r u c k , a s f o llo w s :
T ru ck er,
T ru ck er,

p o w e r ( f o r k lif t)
p o w e r ( o th e r th a n f o r k l if t )




A v a i l a b l e O n R e q u e s t ----T h e n in th a n n u a l r e p o r t on s a l a r i e s f o r a c c o u n t a n t s , a u d i t o r s , a t ­
to rn ey s, c h e m ists, e n g in e e rs, engineering tech nicians, d ra ftsm e n ,
t r a c e r s , job a n a l y s t s , d i r e c t o r s of p e r s o n n e l , m a n a g e r s of office
s e r v i c e s , b u y e r s , and c l e r i c a l e m p l o y e e s .
O r d e r a s B L S B u lle tin 1617, N a tio n a l S u r v e y of P r o f e s s i o n a l , A d ­
m in is t r a t iv e , T ec h n ic a l, and C l e r i c a l P a y , Ju n e 1968. Sev en ty -fiv e
ce n ts a copy.

Area Wage Surveys
A l is t of the l a te st av a ila b le bulletins i s p re s e n te d below. A d ire c t o ry of a r e a wage stu dies including m o re lim ited stu dies conducted at the
re q u e s t of the Wage and Hour and Public C o n tra c ts D iv isio ns of the D epartm ent of L a b o r is a v a ila b le on re q u est. Bulletins m a y be p u rc h a se d fro m
the Superintendent of D ocum ents, U . S . Government Printing Office, Washington, D . C . , 20402, or f ro m any of the B L S regional s a l e s offices shown on
the insid e front c o v e r .
A re a
Akron, Ohio, J u ly 1 9 6 8 -----------------------------------------Albany—Schenectady—T roy , N. Y. , M a r . 1969 1---------Albuquerque, N. Mex. , A p r. 1968 1 __________________
Allentown—Bethlehem —E a s to n , P a . —N. J . ,
A tlanta, G a . , May 1968 1---------------------------------------B a l t im o r e , Md. , Sept. 1968 1 --------------------------------Beaum ont—P o rt A rthu r—O range, T e x . , May 1968 1 ___
Binghamton, N. Y. , J u ly 1 9 6 8 * ________________________
B irm in g h a m , A l a . , A p r. 1969 1_______________________
B o is e City, Idaho, J u ly 1 9 6 8 *---------------------------------Boston, M a s s . , Sept. 1968 * __________________________
Buffalo, N. Y. , Nov. 1968 1____________________________
Burlington, Vt. , M ar. 1969 1----------------------------------Canton, Ohio, June 1 9 6 8 * _____________________________
C h a rlesto n , W. Va. , A pr. 1968 1---------------------------C harlotte, N. C. , M a r . 1969----------------------------------Chattanooga, T e n n .—Ga. , Sept. 1968 1 ________________
C hicago, 111., A p r. 1 9 6 8 ---------------------------------------Cincinnati, Ohio—Ky. —Ind. , M ar. 1969 1------------------Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 1 9 6 8 * _________________________
Colum bus, Ohio, Oct. 1968 1 --------------------------------D a l la s , T e x . , Nov. 1968 1------------------- -------------------Davenport—Rock Island—Moline, Iowa—111. ,
Oct. 1 9 6 8 ____________________________________________
Dayton, Ohio, J a n . 1969 1--------------------------------------Denver, C o l o . , Dec. 1968____________________________
Des Moines, Iowa, M a r . 1969--------------------------------D etroit, M ic h ., Ja n . 1969 1___________________________
F o r t Worth, T e x . , Nov. 1968 1________________________
G reen Bay, Wis. , Ju ly 1968 1_________-_______________
G reen ville , S . C . , May 1 9 6 8 * _________________________
Houston, T e x . , June 1968 1___________________________
In dianapolis, In d., Dec. 1968 1________________________
J a c k s o n , M i s s . , F e b . 1969 1__________________________
Ja c k so n v ille , F l a . , J a n . 1969 1________________________
K a n s a s City, M o .—K ans. , Sept. 1968 1--------------------L a w re n c e —H averhill, M a s s . —N .H . , June 1 9 6 8 * --------Little Rock—North Little Rock, A r k . , Ju ly 1968 1_____
L o s A n ge les—Long B each and Anaheim—Santa A n a G ard en Grove, C a l i f . , M ar. 1 96 8___________________
L o u isv ille , K y . —Ind. , Nov. 1 96 8______________________
Lubbock, Tex. , M a r. 19 69 ____________________________
M an ch ester, N. H. , July 1968 1_______________________
M em phis, T e n n .—A rk . , Nov. 196 8____________________
M iam i, F l a . , Dec. 1968 1_____________________________
Midland and O d e ss a , T e x . , M ar. 196 9________________
Milwaukee, W is ., A pr. 1969----------------------------------l

Bulletin number
and p ric e
1575-84,
1625-56,
1575-58,

35 cents
35 cents
30 cents

1575-86,
1575-71,
1625-8,
1575-75,
1625-3,
1625-65,
1625-b,
1625-15,
1625-35,
1625-54,
1575-65,
1575-63,
1625-61,
1625-14,
1575-81,
1625-63,
1625-19,
1625-24,
1625-28,

40
35
50
30
35
35
35
50
50
35
30
30
30
35
50
45
50
35
50

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

1625-16,
1625-42,
1625-39,
1625-62,
1625-58,
1625-27,
1625-7,
1575-66,
1575-82,
1625-40,
1625-45,
1625-37,
1625-17,
1575-74,
1625-11,

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

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

1575-64,
1625-33,
1625-53,
1625-4,
1625-30,
1625-29,
1625-49,
1625-66,

30
30
30
35
30
35
25
35

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
ce n ts
cents

Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented.




A re a
M in neap olis-St. Paul, M inn., Ja n . 1969_____________
Muskegon—Muskegon Heights, M ich ., May 1 9 6 8 * ------N ew ark and J e r s e y City, N. J . , J a n . 1 9 69_____________
New Haven, C on n ., J a n . 1969 ________________________
New O rle a n s, L a . , F e b . 1969 1________________________
New York, N. Y . , Apr. 1 9 6 8 __________________________
Norfolk—P o rtsm o u th and Newport News—
Hampton, Va. , June 1 9 6 8 ------------------------------------Oklahoma City, Okla. , Ju ly 1 9 68---------------------------Omaha, N e b r . —Iowa, Oct. 1968 1 ______________________
P a t e r s o n —Clifton—P a s s a i c , N. J . , May 1 9 6 8 * _________
Philadelphia, P a . —N. J . , Nov. 1968___________________
Phoenix, A r iz . , M a r . 1969------------------------------------Pittsbu rgh, P a . , Ja n . 1969------------------------------------Portland, Maine, Nov. 1 9 6 8 __________________________
Portland, O reg. —Wash. , May 1968 1__________________
Providence—Pawtucket—Warwick, R. I . —M a s s . ,
May 1 9 6 8 ----------------------------------------------------------Raleigh, N. C. , Aug. 1968 1 ___________________________
Richmond, V a . , M ar. 1969------------------------------------R o c h e st e r , N.Y. (office occupations only), J u ly 1968 l-_
Rockford, 111., May 1 9 6 8 * ____________________________
St. L o u is , M o .—111. , M ar. 1969 1---------------------------Salt La k e City, Utah, Dec. 1 968 ______________________
San Antonio, T ex. , June 1968_________________________
San B e rn ardin o—R i v e r s i d e —Ontario, C alif. ,
San Diego, C a l i f . , Nov. 1968_________________________
San F r a n c i s c o —Oakland, C a l i f . , Oct. 1968____________
San J o s e , C a l i f . , Sept. 1 9 6 8 __________________________
Savannah, Ga. , May 1968 1 ___________________________
Scranton, P a . , J u ly 1968 1____________________________
S eattle—E v e r e t t, W a sh ., Nov. 1968 1__________________
Sioux F a l l s , S. Dak. , Oct. 1968 1 ____________________
South Bend, Ind. , M ar. 1969 __________________________
Spokane, W a sh ., June 1 96 8___________________________
S y r a c u s e , N. Y. , Ju ly 1968 1 ----------------------------------T am pa—St. P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , Aug. 1 9 6 8 _____________
Toledo, Ohio—Mich. , F e b . 1969 1 _____________________
Trenton, N. J . , Oct. 1 9 6 8 * ___________________________
Utica—R o m e, N. Y. , Ju ly 1968 1 ------------------------------Washington, D. C. —Md. —Va. , Sept. 1 9 68 _____________
Waterbury, C on n ., M a r . 1969 ________________________
W aterloo, Iowa, Nov. 1968 1___________________________
Wichita, K a n s . , Dec. 1968 ____________________________
W o rc e ste r, M a s s . , June 1968 1 ______________________ i.
York, Pa. , F e b . 1 96 9_________________________________
Youngstown—W arren, Ohio, Nov. 1 9 6 8 ___________ ____

Bulletin number
and pric e
1625-47,
1575-60,
1625-46,
1625-38,
1625-51,
1575-78,

35
30
40
30
35
50

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

1575-85,
1625-9,
1625-26,
1575-83,
1625-48,
1625-60,
1625-59,
1625-20,
1575-80,

30
30
35
40
50
30
35
30
40

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

1575-61,
1625-13,
1625-69,
1625-2,
1575-70,
1625-64,
1625-36,
1575-69,

30
35
30
35
30
50
30
30

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

1625-25,
1625-32,
1625-44,
1625-21,
1575-73,
1625-12,
1625-43,
1625-23,
1625-55,
1575-79,
1625-5,
1625-10,
1625-57,
1625-18,
1625-1,
1625-22,
1625-50,
1625-31,
1625-41,
1575-76,
1625-52,
1625-34,

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

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

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