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A rea Wage S urvey
The New Orleans, Louisiana, Metropolitan Area
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February 1966
Bulletin No. 14 6 5 -4 7
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Area Wage Survey
The New Orleans, Louisiana, Metropolitan Area
February 1966
Bulletin No. 1465-47
M arch 1966
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Arthur M. Ross, Commissioner
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 2 0 402 - Price 20 cents
Preface
Contents
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T h e B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s p r o g r a m o f annual
o c c u p a t i o n a l w a g e 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 r o v i d e d a t a o n o c c u p a t i o 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 g e p r o v i s i o n s .
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y i e l d s d e t a i l e d da t a b y s e l e c t e d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s f o r e a c h
o f the a r e a s s t u d i e d , f o r e c o n o m i c r e g i o n s , and f o r the
U n it e d 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 i n th e p r o g r a m i s
the n e e d f o r g r e a t e r i n s i g h t in t o (1) th e m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s
b y o c c u p a t i o n a l c a t e g o r y and s k i l l l e v e l , and (Z) th e s t r u c
t u r e and l e v e l o f w a g e s a m o n g a r e a s and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s .
At th e e n d o f e a c h s u r v e y , an i n d i v i d u a l a r e a b u l
le 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 stu died .
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c o m p l e t i o n o f a ll o f the i n d i v i d u a l a r e a b u l l e t i n s f o r a r o u n d
o f s u rv e y s , a tw o -p a r t s u m m a ry bulletin is is 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 o f the m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s
s t u d i e d in t o o n e b u l l e t i n .
The s e c o n d p a rt p r e s e n t s i n f o r
m a t io n w h ich has b e e n 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 l i t a n a r e a d a t a to r e l a t e to e c o n o m i c r e g i o n s and the
U n it e d S t a t e s .
I n t r o d u c t i o n __________________________________________________________________________
W a g e t r e n d s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p s _______________________________
T a b les:
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E s t a b l i s h m e n t s and w o r k e r s w it h i n s c o p e o f s u r v e y and
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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 i o n a l g r o u p s , and p e r c e n t s o f
c h a n g e f o r s e l e c t e d p e r i o d s ____________________________________________
O ccupational ea rn in g s:*
A - 1. O f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n and w o m e n ____________________________
A -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 i o n s —
m e n and w o m e n __________________________________________________
A -3 .
O f f i c 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 i o n s —
m e n and w o m e n c o m b i n e d _____________________________________
A -4 .
M a i n t e n a n c e and p o w e r p l a n t o c c u p a t i o n s _____________________
A - 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 _____________
A ppendix.
O c c u p a t i o n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s __________________________________________
E i g h t y - f i v e a r e a s c u r r e n t l y a r e i n c l u d e d in the
p r o g r a m . In fo rm a tio n on o ccu p a tio n a l ea rn in g s is c o lle c t e d
a n n u a lly in e a c h a r e a .
I n fo r m a tio n on e s ta b lis 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 i s o b t a i n e d b i e n
n i a l l y i n m o s t o f the a r e a s .
T h i s b u l l e t i n p r e s e n t s r e s u l t s o f th e s u r v e y in
N e w O r l e a n s , L a . , in F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 6 .
The Standard M e t
r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , as d e f i n e d b y the B u r e a u o f the
B u d g e t t h r o u g h M a r c h 1965, c o n s i s t s o f J e f f e r s o n , O r l e a n s ,
St. B e r n a r d , and St. T a m m a n y P a r i s h e s .
T h i s s tu d y w a s
c o n d u c t e d b y the B u r e a u ' s r e g i o n a l o f f i c e in A t la n t a , G a . ,
B ru n sw ick A. Bagdon, D ir e c t o r ; by R o b e rt F. M cN eely ,
u n d e r th e d i r e c t i o n o f J a m e s D. G a r l a n d .
T h e s tu d y w a s
u n d e r the g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o f D o n a l d M . C r u s e , A s s i s t a n t
R egion al D ir e c t o r fo r
W a g e s and I n d u s t r i a l R e l a t i o n s .
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p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r a c t i c e s i n th e N e w O r l e a n s 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 n e 1965).
U n io n s c a l e s , i n d i c a t i v e o f p r e v a i l i n g p a y l e v e l s ,
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a v a ila b le f o r b uildin g c o n s t r u c t io n , prin tin g, l o c a l - t r a n s i t
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Area Wage Survey---The New Orleans, La., Metropolitan Area
Introduction
O c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t and e a r n i n g s da ta a r e s h o w n f o r
f u ll- t i m e w o r k e r s , i .e ., th ose h ir e d to w o r k a r e g u la r w e e k ly sch ed u le
in the g i v e n o c c u p a t i o 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 da ta e x c l u d e p r e
m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , and
la te s h i f t s .
N o n p r o d u c t i o n b o n u s e s a r e e x c l u d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g
b o n u s e s and i n c e n t i v e e a r n i n g s a r e i n c l u d e d .
W here w eek ly h ours are
r e p o r t e d , a s f o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s , r e f e r e n c e i s to the w o r k
s c h e d u l e s ( r o u n d e d t o the n e a r e s t h a l f h o u r ) f o r w h i c h s t r a i g h t - t i m e
s a la r ie s a r e paid; a v e r a g e w e e k ly e a rn in g s f o r th ese o c c u p a t io n s have
b e e n r o u n d e d t o the n e a r e s t h a l f d o l l a r .
T h i s a r e a i s 1 o f 85 in w h i c h th e U.S. D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r ' s
B u reau of L a b o r S ta tistics con d u cts s u r v e y s of o ccu p a tio n a l earn ings
and r e l a t e d w a g e b e n e f i t s on an a r e a w i d e b a s i s .
T h i s b u l l e t i n p r e s e n t s c u r r e n t o c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t and
e a r n i n g s i n f o r m a t i o n o b t a i n e d l a r g e l y b y m a i l f r o m th e 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 i e 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 i o n s r e p o r t e d in that e a r l i e r s tu d y .
P e r so n a l visits w e re made
to n o n r e s p o n d e n t s and t o 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 s u 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 .
The a v era g es p r esen ted r e f l e c t c o m p o s i t e , a r e a w id e estim ates.
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 j o b s t a f f i n g and ,
th u s , c o n t r i b u t e d i f f e r e n t l y t o th e e s t i m a t e s f o r e a c h j o b .
The pay
r e l a t i o n s h i p o b t a i n a b l e 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 i n d i v i d 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 a n y o f the s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s h o u l d n o t b e a s s u m e d to
r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y t r e a t m e n t o f the s e x e s w it h i n i n d i v i d u a l e s
ta b lish m en ts.
O t h e r p o s s i b l e f a c t o r s w h i c h m a y c o n t r i b u t e to d i f f e r
e n c e s in p a y f o r m e n and w o m e n i n c l u d e : D i f f e r e n c e s in p r o g r e s s i o n
w it h in 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 o n l y the a c t u a l r a t e s p a i d i n
c u m b e n t s a r e c o l l 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 i e s p e r f o r m e d ,
a lt h o u g h the w o r k e r s a r e a p p r o p r i a t e l y c l a s s i f i e d w it h in the s a m e
s u r v e y j o 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
i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s and a l l o w f o r m i n o r d i f f e r e n c e s a m o n g e s
t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e s p e c i f i c d u t i e s p e r f o r m e d .
In e a c h a r e a , da ta a r e o b t a i n 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 w it h in 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 r i n g ; t r a n s
p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t i o n , and o t h e r p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s ; w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ;
r e t a i l t r a d e ; f i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e r v i c e s .
M a jor
in du stry g rou p s ex clu d e d f r o m th ese studies a re g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a
t i o 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 sta b lish m en ts
h a v in g f e w e r th an a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s a r e o m i t t e d b e c a u s e
t h e y te n d to f u r n i s h i n s u f f i c i e n t e m p l o y m e n t in the o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d
to w a r r a n t i n c l u s i o n . S e p a r a t e t a b u l a t i o n s a r e p r o v i d e d f o r e a c h o f the
b r o a d in du stry d iv is io n s w h ich m e e t p u b lica tion c r it e r ia .
T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e c o n d u c t e d on a s a m p l e b a s i s b e c a u s e o f
the u n n e c e s s a r y c o s t i n v o l v e d in s u r v e y i n g a ll e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
To
o b t a in o p t i m u m a c c u r a c y at m i n i m u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t i o n o f
l a r g e th an o f s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s is s t u d i e d . In c o m b i n i n g the da ta,
h o w e v e r , a ll e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e g i v e n t h e i r a p p r o p r i a t e w e i g 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 i e d a r e p r e s e n t e d , t h e r e f o r e ,
as r e l a t i n g to a ll e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e i n d u s t r y g r o u p i n g and a r e a ,
e x c e p t f o r t h o s e b e l o w the m i n i m u m s i z e s t u d i e d .
O ccupations
O c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t e s t i m a t e s r e p r e s e n t the t o t a l in a ll
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h in the s c o p e o f the s t u d y and n o t the n u m b e r a c t u a l l y
surveyed.
B e c a u s e o f d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t i o n a l s t r u c t u r e a m o n g e s
t a b l i s h m e n t s , the e s t i m a t e s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t o b t a i n e d f r o m
the s a m p l e o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d i e d s e r v e o n l y to i n d i c a t e the r e l a t i v e
i m p o r t a n c e o f the j o b s s t u d i e 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 i o n a l
s t r u c t u r e d o n o t m a t e r i a l l y a f f e c t the a c c u r a c y o f the e a r n i n g s data.
and E a r n i n g s
T h e o c c u p a t i o n s s e l e c t e d f o r s t u d y a r e c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y
o f m a n u f a c t u r i n g and n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s , and a r e o f the
f o l l o w i n g t y p e s : (1) O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n i c a l ;
(3) m a i n t e n a n c e and p o w e r p l a n t ; and (4) c u s t o d i a l and m a t e r i a l m o v e
m ent.
O c c u p a t i o n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n is b a s e d o n a u n i f o r m s e t o f j o b
d e s c r i p t i o n s d e s i g n e d t o ta k e a c c o u n t o f 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 w i t h i n the s a m e j o b .
The o c c u p a t io n s s e l e c t e d f o r study
a r e l i s t e d and d e s c r i b e d in th e a p p e n d i x .
E a r n i n g s data f o r s o m e o f
the o c c u p a t i o n s l i s t e d and d e s c r i b e d a r e n o t 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 i t h e r (1) e m p l o y m e n t in the o c c u p a t i o n i s t o o s m a l l
to p r o v i d e e n o u g h da ta to m e r i t p r e s e n t a t i o n , o r (2) t h e r e i s p o s s i
b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t da ta .
E stablish m en t P r a c tic e s
and S u p p le m e n ta 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 o n 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 n o t p r e s e n t e d in th is
bulletin.
I n f o r m a t i o n f o r t h e s e t a b u l a t i o n s i s c o l l e c t e d b i e n n i a l l y in
th is a r e a .
T h e s e tabu lation s on m i n im u m
entran ce ' sa la rie s fo r
i n e x p e r i e n c e d w o m e n o f f i c e w o r k e r s ; s h if t d i f f e r e n t i a l s ; s c h e d u l e d
w e e k l y h o u r s ; p a i d h o l i d a y s ; p a i d v a c a t i o n s ; and h e a l t h , i n s u r a n c e ,
and p e n s i o n p l a n s ; a r e p r e s e n t e d (in th e B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) in p r e v i o u s
b u l l e t i n s f o r th is a r e a .
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1 Th e N ew O rle a n s Standard M e tro p o lita n S t a tis tic a l A r e a , as d e fin e d b y the B u rea u o f the B u dget th rou gh M a r c h 1965, c o n s i s t s o f J e ffe r s o n ,
O r le a n s , St. B e r n a r d , and St. T a m m a n y P a r is h e s . Th e " w o r k e r s w ithin s c o p e o f s tu d y" e s t im a t e s show n in this ta b le p r o v id e a r e a s o n a b ly a c c u r a t e
d e s c r ip t io n o f the s i z e and c o m p o s it io n o f the la b o r f o r c e in clu d e d in the s u r v e y .
Th e e s t im a t e s a r e not in te n d ed , h o w e v e r , to s e r v e as a b a s is o f
c o m p a r is o n w ith o th e r e m p lo y m e n t in d e x e s fo r the a r e a to m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t tr e n d s o r le v e ls s in c e (1) planning o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u ir e s the u se
o f e s ta b lis h m e n t data c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in ad va n ce o f the p a y r o ll p e r io d stu d ie d , and (2) s m a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts a r e ex c lu d e d f r o m the s c o p e o f
the s u r v e y .
2 Th e 1957 r e v is e d e d itio n o f the Standard I n d u s tria l C l a s s i fi c a t io n M anual and the 1963 Su p plem en t w e r e u s e d in c la s s if y in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts
b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n .
3 In clu d e s a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith total e m p lo y m e n t at o r a b o v e the m in im u m lim ita tio n .
A ll o u tle ts (w ith in the area ) o f c o m p a n ie s in such
in d u s t r ie s as 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 th e a te r s a r e c o n s id e r e d as 1 e s ta b lis h m e n t.
4 In clu d e s a ll w o r k e r s in a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith to ta l e m p lo y m e n t (w ith in the a rea ) at o r a b 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 ic e s in c id e n ta l to w a te r t r a n s p o r ta tio n w e r e e x c lu d e d .
6 T h is in d u s tr y d iv is io n is r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t im a t e s f o r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " and "n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g " in the S e r ie s A ta b le s .
S ep a ra te p r e s e n ta tio n
o f data f o r this d iv is io n is not m ad e f o 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 e n t in the d iv is io n is to o s m a ll to p r o v id e enough data
to m e r it s e p a r a te study, (2) the s a m p le w as not d e s ig n e d in it ia lly to p e r m it s e p a r a te p r e s e n ta tio n , (3) r e s p o n s e w as in s u ffic ie n t o r inadequ ate to
p e r m it s e p a r a te p r e s e n ta tio n , and (4) th e r e is p o s s ib ilit y o f d i s c lo s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n t data.
7 H o te ls ; 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 ic e s ; a u to m o b ile r e p a ir sh o p s ; m o tio n p ic tu r e s ; n o n p ro fit m e m b e r s h ip o r g a n iz a t io n s (e x c lu d in g r e lig io u s
and c h a r ita b le o r g a n iz a t io n s ); and e n g in e e r in g and a r c h ite c t u r a l s e r v ic e s .
O v e r o n e -t h ir d o f the e m p lo y e e s w ith in s c o p e o f the s u r v e y in the N ew O rle a n s a r e a
w e r e e m p lo y e d in m a n u fa ctu rin g f ir m s .
Th e fo llo w in g ta b le p r e s e n t s the m a jo r in d u s try
g r o u p s and s p e c ific in d u s tr ie s as a p e r c e n t o f a ll m a n u fa ctu rin g :
In d u stry g r o u p
S p e c ific in d u s tr ie s
F o o d p r o d u c t s _____________________ 21
O rd n a n ce and a c c e s s o r i e s ______18
T r a n s p o r t a t io n e q u ip m e n t ______16
P r im a r y m e t a l s _________________ 7
S to n e , c la y , and g la s s
p r o d u c ts ________________________
7
A m m u n itio n -------- :________________ 18
Ship and b o a t bu ild in g and
r e p a i r in g _______________________ 16
P r im a r y sm e ltin g and r e fin in g
o f n o n fe r r o u s m e t a ls _______
6
M e n 's and b o y s ' f u r n is h in g s ____ 4
M e ta l c a n s _______________________
3
F a b r ic a t e d m e ta l p r o d u c t s _____
5
T h is in fo r m a tio n is b a s e d on e s t im a t e s o f to ta l e m p lo y m e n t d e r iv e d f r o m u n iv e r s e
m a t e r ia ls c o m p ile d p r io r to a ctu a l s u r v e y .
P r o p o r t io n s in v a r io u s in d u s tr y d iv is io n s m a y
d iff e r f r o m p r o p o r tio n s b a s e d on the r e s u lts o f the s u r v e y as show n in ta b le 1. a b o v e .
3
W age Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
P r e s e n t e d in t a b l e 2 a r e i n d e x e s and p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e in
a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s o f o f f i c 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 o f s e l e c t e d p la n t w o r k e r g r o u p s .
F o r o f f i c 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 p e r
ce n ta g e s of ch a n ge r e la t e to a v e r a g e w e e k l y s a l a r i e s f o r n o r m a l h o u r s
o f w o r k , that i s , the s t a n d a r d w o r k s c h e d u l e f o r w h i c h s t r a i g h t - t i m e
s a la r ie s a re paid.
F o r p la n t w o r k e r g r o u p s , t h e y 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 r l y e a r n i n g s , e x c l u d i n g p r e m i u m p a y f o r
o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , and la te s h i f t s .
The
p e r c e n t a g e s a r e b a s e d on d a t a f o r s e l e c t e d k e y o c c u p a t i o n s and i n
c l u d e m o s t o f the n u m e r i c a l l y i m p o r t a n t j o b s w ith in e a c h g r o u p .
Office clerical (men and women):
Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B
Clerks, accounting, classes A and B
Clerks, file, classes A , B, and C
Clerks, order
Clerks, payroll
Comptometer operators
Keypunch operators, classes A and B
Office boys and girls
Secretaries
Stenographers, general
Stenographers, senior
Switchboard operators, classes A and B
Tabulating-machine operators, class B
Typists, classes A and B
A v e ra g e w eekly
c o m p u t e d f o r e a c h o f the
o r h ou rly ea rn in gs w e r e
the j o b s d u r i n g the p e r i o d
Industrial nurses (men and women):
Nurses, industrial (registered)
Skilled maintenance (men):
Carpenters
Electricians
Machinists
Me chanics
Mechanics (automotive)
Painters
Pipefitters
Tool and die makers
Unskilled plant (men):
Janitors, porters, and cleaners
Laborers, material handling
s a la rie s o r a v e ra g e h o u rly earn ings w e re
se le cte d occu p ation s.
The a v e ra g e s a la r ie s
th en m u l t i p l i e d b y e m p l o y m e n t in e a c h o f
s u r v e y e d in 1961.
T h e s e w eigh ted earn ings
Table 2.
f o r i n d i v i d u a l o c c u p a t i o n s w e r e th e n t o t a l e d t o o b t a i n an a g g r e g a t e f o r
e a c h o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p . F i n a l l y , the r a t i o ( e x p r e s s e d a s a p e r c e n t a g e )
o f the g r o u p a g g r e g a t e f o r th e o n e y e a r t o the a g g r e g a t e f o r the o t h e r
y e a r w a s c o m p u t e d and the d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n the r e s u l t and 100 is
the p e r c e n t a g e o f c h a n g e f r o m the o n e p e r i o d to th e o t h e r .
The
i n d e x e s w e r e c o m p u t e d b y m u l t i p l y i n g the r a t i o s f o r e a c h g r o u p
a g g r e g a t e f o r e a c h p e r i o d a f t e r th e b a s e y e a r ( 1 9 6 1 ) .
T h e i n d e x e s and p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e m e a s u r e , p r i n c i p a l l y ,
the e f f e c t s o f (1) g e n e r a l s a l a r y and w a g e c h a n g e s ; (2) m e r i t o r o t h e r
i n c r e a s e s in p a y r e c e i v e d b y i n d i v i d u a l w o r k e r s w h i l e in the s a m e j o b ;
and (3) c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e w a g e s du e t o c h a n g e s in th e l a b o r f o r c e r e
s u lt in 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 i o n s , and
c h a n g e s in th e p r o p o r t i o n s o f w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d b y e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith
diffe re n t pay le v e ls .
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 i o n a l a v e r a g e s w it h o u t a c t u a l w a g e c h a n g e s .
F o r e x a m p l e , a f o r c e e x p a n s i o n m i g h t i n c r e a s e the p r o p o r t i o n o f l o w e r
p a i d w o r k e r s in a s p e c i f i c o c c u p a t i o n and l o w e r th e a v e r a g e , w h e r e a s
a r e d u c t i o n in the p r o p o r t i o n o f l o w e r p a i d w o r k e r s w o u l d h a v e the
o p p o s i t e e f f e c t . S i m i l a r l y , the m o v e m e n t o f a h i g h - p a y i n g e s t a b l i s h
m e n t ou t o f an a r e a c o u l d c a u s e the a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s to d r o p , e v e n
th o u gh n o c h a n g e in r a t e s o c c u r r e d in o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in the a r e a .
D a ta a r e a d j u s t e d w h e r e n e c e s s a r y t o r e m o v e f r o m th e i n d e x e s and
p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e a n y s i g n i f i c a n t e f f e c t c a u s e d b y c h a n g e s in
s c o p e o f the s u r v e y .
T h e u s e o f c o n s t a n t e m p l o y m e n t w e i g h t s e l i m i n a t e s the e f f e c t
o f c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r t i o n o f w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d in e a c h j o b i n
c l u d e d in the da ta .
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e r e f l e c t o n l y c h a n g e s in
a verage pay fo r stra ig h t-tim e h ours.
T h e y a r e n ot i n f l u e n c e d b y
c h a n g e s in s t a n d a r d w o r k s c h e d u l e s , a s s u c h , o r b y p r e m i u m p a y
for ov ertim e.
Indexes of standard weekly salaries and straight-time hourly earnings for selected occupational groups in New Orleans, La. ,
February 1966 and February 1965, and percents o f change1 for selected periods
Indexes
(March 1961=1001
Industry and occupational group
February 1966
February 1965
Percents o f change1
February 1965
to
February 1966
February 1964
to
February 1965
February 1963
to
February 1964
February 1962
to
February 1963
March 1961
to
February 1962
February 1960
to
March 1961
A ll industries:
O ffice clerical (men and w o m e n )-------Industrial nurses (m en and w om en )-----Skilled maintenance (m en)------------------Unskilled plant (m e n )--------------------------
120.4
108.5
118.6
121.8
115. 3
105.0
114. 3
117.9
4 .4
3.3
3.8
3. 3
2 .5
0
2.5
6.3
4. 1
2 .0
3 .4
4. 2
4 .5
1. 5
4 .2
4 .3
3 .4
1.5
3. 5
2 .0
2. 5
9 .9
5. 7
4. 4
Manufacturing:
Office clerical (men and w o m e n )-------Industrial nurses ( men and w om en )-----Skilled maintenance ( m e n ) ----------------Unskilled plant (m e n ) --------------------------
121. 2
104.7
116.4
116.8
117. 1
102.8
113. 1
112.8
3.5
1.8
2.9
3.6
3 .7
.9
1.9
7.2
4. 3
2. 3
2.9
1. 1
5.2
2—. 9
4.3
3.2
2.8
.5
3. 4
.8
4. 3
12.0
5. 2
8 .6
A ll changes are increases unless otherwise indicated.
This decrease reflects changes in employment among establishments with different pay levels, rather than salary decreases.
4
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 im e w e e k ly h o u r s and ea rn in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is
b y in d u stry d iv is io n , N ew O r le a n s , L a . , F e b r u a r y 1966)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
Number
of
workers
Average
weekly
hours1
’standard)
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s re c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t im e w e e k l y ea rni ngs of-—
$
%
$
$
s
t
$
$
$
$
$
*
t
*
*
1
t
$
$
*
i
45
5C
56
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
ICO
105
11U
115
120
125
130
13 5
140
45
Sex, oc c up a t io n, and ind ust ry di v is i o n
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
140
over
12
-
10
-
-
7
8
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
-
-
2
2
2
1
1
18
18
11
-
-
-
“
-
1
37
2
35
10
13
15
4
ii
8
i
21
11
10
7
i
18
3
15
14
1
19
12
7
5
-
43
13
30
27
1
13
6
7
3
4
26
9
17
2
ii
7
3
4
3
1
8
7
1
-
13
4
9
5
2
13
9
4
2
1
2
11
2
9
5
36
1
35
ii
10
2
8
6
2D
5
15
12
33
8
25
14
14
5
9
9
14
4
10
8
_
5
5
_
i
-
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11
3
8
-
9
-
9
9
2
2
9
9
4
14
8
23
23
_
17
14
3D
30
16
16
1C
10
6
6
23
22
i
-
_
10
2
2
1
2
i
8
7
1C
10
1
“
40
Mean2
Median 2
Middle range 2
and
under
MEN
BGOKKEEOING-MACMNE OPERATORS,
CLASS 9 ----------------------------------------------------
45
4D.0
8 2 . or
$
8 5 . 5U
$
$
6 5 .0 0 - 93.50
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A ----------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTUR INC, - - -----------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------RETAIL T RAD E---------------------------------
257
84
173
98
38
39.5
39*5
39. 5
39.0
41.5
108.50
117.00
104.50
106.50
1U8.5P
11 3 .5 0
117.00
l !. 4 . 5 f
1 - 8 .00
112.50
93.5 0-12 1.5 0
134 .50 -1 29 .50
9 1 . 5 0 —1 1 8 . 5 0
9 4 .5 1-11 7.5 0
9 2 .5 0-12 7.5 0
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B ----------MANUFACTURING---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------PUBLIC UTIL IT IFS3------------------------
184
44
14C
73
39.5
40. ?
39.5
39.0
81.50
90.00
7 9 . OC
7 7 . 5C
80.5 0
89.50
77.50
7 9 . CO
6 8 .5 0 - 91.59
8 1 . 0 9 — 0 4 . DC
1
6 7 .0 0 - 86.50
6 8 . 5 0 - 8 6 . OC
_
-
_
-
CLERKS, ORDER ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------
151
137
40.0
40.0
86.50
88.50
6 8 . ( ’0
8 8 .5"
74.5 0-10 0.0 0
7 5 . 0 0 - 9 9 . OC
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
4
4
CLEPKS, PAYROLL -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING----------------------------------
54
38
39.5 1C5.50 1 06 .00
4 0 . 0 1 1 4 . 5C 1 1 0 . 0 0
8 9.5 0-11 9.0 0
1 0 5 . 0 0 — 2 9 . OC
1
_
_
_
_
i
OFFICE BOYS --------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------PUBLIC UTIL I T I F S 3-----------------------TABULATING-MACMNE OPERATORS,
CLASS A ---------------------------------------------------
$
44
39.0
40.0
39.0
38.5
6 0 . CC
62.09
59.50
6 7.CC
5 7.0 0
5 7 . O'.)
57.00
61.50
3C
40.5
1 1 5.Cu
120.50
143
31
11 2
5 3 . OC5 3.0 05 2.5 05 5.0 0-
63.00
72.50
62.50
70.00
1
6
-
-
1
6
~
~
_
_
-
52
13
3°
u
34
8
26
9
25
1
24
8
7
1
6
6
2
?
5
5
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
3
_
1C
_
_
-
-
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
5
3
7
7
4
4
14
14
14
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
-
_
-
-
12
10
10
10
5
12
12
9
6
6
-
6
6
6
11
2
-
5
2
4
63
46
3 9.C
38.5
94.50
91.50
94.00
92.00
83.0 0-10 5.0 0
86.CU -13U .50
TYPISTS, CLASS B ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------PUBLIC U T I L IT I ES 3------------------------
39
3C
35
38.0
3 8.C
37.5
80. 0 1'
8 C.CC
82.50
63.50
63.50
70.00
5 7 . 0 0 —1 1 1 . 0 0
5 7 . 0 0 - 1 1 1 . CO
5 8 . 0 0 — 1 1 . 5C
1
BILLERS, MACHINE (BILLING
MACHINE) ------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING----------------------------
37
26
39.5
39.0
7 6 . UC
72.50
68.50
67.00
64. 306 3 .5 0-
BILLERS, MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
MACHINE) ------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING---------------------------RETAIL T R A D E --------------------------------
56
56
46
39.5
39.5
39. *
»
66.50
66.59
6 6 . Cl
6 4.
;
64.00
62.50
5 8 . 5 1 - 7 5 . Cl
5 8 .5 0 - 75.00
5 7 . 5C - 9 " . 50
_
_
-
-
4
4
4
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS A --------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING---------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ---------------------------
78
33
45
39.5
39.5
39.5
6 8 . Cl
8^.50
9 1 . CD
84*50
93.00
9.;. 5 3 - 9 7 . C 3
93.0*7 6 . 5C— 5 . 5
1
_
_
_
_
8 2. ? ? -
-
-
-
88.00
~
~
~
153
39.5
4C.0
39.5
39.5
6 9 . ( i>
73.50
6 8 . )0
67.00
h 7 .t a
7 2 .5 0
65.5-'
67.53
~
-
-
-
1
i
i
-
i
-
_
-
6
4
2
i
5
5
_
-
4
4
1
1
4
5
6
_
1
_
-
-
_
_
~
-
7
7
-
2
2
“
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
_
_
_
_
_
7
7
2
2
9 9 .0 0-12 7.5 0
TAPUL ATING—
MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B ---------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING----------------------------
9
i
-
7
-
1
1
-
8
17
15
9
3
3
3
6
4
3
-
5
4
i
-
-
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
L.
12
12
12
-
-
4
4
3
3
2
“
-
-
3
3
2
2
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
1
16
15
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
W
OMEN
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B --------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------RETAIL T RA D E -------------------------------
See fo o t n o t e s at end o f ta b le .
29
124
40
6 1.5 06 5 .5 0 -
37.50
74.00
7 9 . CC
84.00
6
7 0 . CC
5 9 .0 9 - 81.50
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_
3
_
-
3
3
-
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15
15
15
-
-
9
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22
42
7
35
8
22
-
2
9
24
4
20
1
1
16
ii
8
8
2
21
2
9
i
19
14
4
1
1
1
5
12
4
3
i
3
3
-
12
—
—
—
-
1
1
12
5
0
3
7
~
-
-
-
.
22
10
-
2
~
—
-
—
-
-
-
—
—
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
5
Table A -l.
Office Occupations— M en and W o m e n ----- Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t -t im e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a rn in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is
by in d u stry d iv is io n , N ew O r le a n s , L a . , F e b r u a r y 1966)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
Sex, occ up a tio n, and in dus tr y d iv is io n
Number
of
workers
Nu m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c eiving s t r a i g h t - t im
$
weekly
hours1
( standard)
$
4*.
Me an 2
Median ^
$
45
5C
6?
S
65
$
70
$
75
85
90
ekly earning s o f —
s
$
$
S
80
95
$
$
LCD
1
5
$
i
115
i n
t
%
12
J 25
S
13
b
1? c
and
under
Middle range ^
140
and
45
WOMFN -
S
$
55
50
-
-
-
-
9
65
1
-
2
-
-
55
6
75
7
80
85
90
17
7
ii
2
9
4
95
10U
105
24
7
17
7
115
120
125
3
2
1
I
16
10
6
3
1
-
2
2
-
lie
). 3-
] 35
ov e r
I 4
CONTINUED
3 9 .0 0
$
$
8 6 . CO—1 0 1 . OC
3 3 . 0 3 - 1 1 6 . OC
8 6 .0 0 - 9 8 .5 0
9 3 . 0 0 —1 0 0 . 5 0
7 5 . 7 0 —1 2 6 . 5 0
-
7 1 .9 0
6 3 .5 0 -
8 2 .5 9
-
6 7 .0 0 - 8 8 .5 0
6 3 .0 0 — 8 2 .0 0
-
7 2 .5 0
7 3 .5 0
7 0 .0 0
7 3 .5 0
6 6 .5 0 -
8 1 .0 0
7 5 .5 0
7 1 .0 0
6 9.50,
6 8 .5 0
6 6 .5 0 6 6 . CO-
8 0 .5 0
7 4 .0 ?
3 8 .5
6 3 .5 0
9 0 .0
3 8 .5
8 8 .5 0
5 9 .5 0
5 8 .5 0
9 9 .0 0
5 3 .5C3 5 .5 9 -
6 7 . CO
9 3 .5 0
5 6 .5 0
5 3 .9 0 — 6 2 .5 3
5 7 .0 0 5 5 .5C-
$
9 3 .0 0
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A -------------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L IT I ES 3 --------------------------RETAIL T RAO E ------------------------------------
219
98
171
9 1 .0
9 7 .0 0
9 5 .0 0
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B -------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-------------------------------RETAIL T RAO E------------------------------------
588
3 8 .5
7 2 . CO
73
515
103
9 0 .0
78. 5
9 0 .5
7 6 .5 0
7 1 .5 0
CLERKS, FIL E, CLASS A --------------------------NONMANUFACTURING--------------------------------
102
86
3 8 .5
3 8 .0
CLERKS, FILE, CLASS B --------------------------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------------
191
26
93
30
165
CLERKS, ORDER -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------
125
CLERKS, PAYROLL ---------------------------------------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-------------------------------RETAIL TRAOE ------------------------------------
100
31
137
3 9 .0
4 0 .0
3 8 .5
3 7 .5
9 0 .0
5 0 .C
9 7 . CO
9 2 .0 0
7 0 .5 0
6 8 . 5C
$
9 2 .5 0
9 8 .0 0
9 1 .5 0
9 6 .5 0
6 5 .5 0
6 4 .5 0
8 6 .5 0
8 6 .0 0
-
5
2
i
4
1
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~
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-
8
3
36
36
2
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23
3
10
21
5
6
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7
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3
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8
3
18
3
12
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1
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3
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3
1
3
6
4
3
3
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21
9
8
6
2
2
14
14
-
“
-
-
-
-
72
36
31
12
12
12
26
24
7
7
8
8
17
9
8
19
14
24
14
n
30
3C
“
7 0 .0 0
6 9 .5 0
6 9 .0 0
16
23
-
7
16
13
7 2 .5 9 -
9 8 .0 9
-
9 6 . 0 0 - 1 1 0 . 5C
7 3 .5 0 — 8 5 .0 0
7 1 .5 0 - 8 9 .0 0
-
-
_
-
_
-
3
8 5 . 5 - 1 - 1 1 4 . 0C
9 7 .0 9 -1 1 9 .5 0
65C
169
8 3 .0 0 -1 0 7 .G C
6
-
ii
10
12
1
9 2 .5 0
l-'6 .0 0
66
897
3 9 .0
321
576
9 0 .0
3 8 .5
217
53
3 8 .0
3 9 .5
1 0 5 .5 0
8 9 .5 0
8 0 .0 0
9 1 .0 0
7 5 .0 0
7 5 .5 0
6 7 . CC
8 8 .0 0
7
9
6
6
7
2
9
9
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6 7 .0 0
7
7 3>.5n_
6 0 .5 0 -
6 9 .5 0
_
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5 8 .5C-
6 7 .5 0
-
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5 3 .OC-
6 2 .0 0
_
6 2 .0 0
-
6
6
6 6 .5 C -
91
.
5r
8 1 . 5*1—1 0 3 . 0 0
5 4 .5 0 6 5 .CO-
8 2 .5 1
8 4 .0 0
6 2 .5 3 -
6 9 .5 0
_
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5
-
-
_
-
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5
3
7
1
1
19
19
7
3
6
i
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7
2'
42
15
25
19
11
16
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-
7
20
3
i
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16
-
5
15
5
1
24
1
18
4
8
3
15
1
1
55
5
50
22
2
7
6
4
4
-
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25
2
3
2
23
8
ii
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-
16
15
1
8
2?
9
16
16
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19
37
20
6
14
10
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i
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21
10
11
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-
-
-
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19
37
-
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4
4
12
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i
~
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2
~
~
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1
-
-
i
“
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-
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1
1
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89
38
7
41
7
24
31
6
36
6
65
9
1' 2
12
90
-
-
3
6
5
1-0
10
i i
19
14 3
167
96
-
13
149
16
]9
55
23
45
63
52
44
4
? 1
122
49
53
8
79
n
-
84
29
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30
8
5
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2
7
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61
26
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4
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6
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7 6 . 5C
9 1 .0 9
9 2 . 0 0 —1 2 1 • 5G
8 :.0 ''-1 C 4 .0 2
-
5
31
-
23
9 7 .0 0
1 0 9 .0 0
-
7
36
-
3
9 5 . 5C
-
3
3
1
72
-
45
45
11
9 9 .0 0
1 0 8 .0 1
-
-
6
3 9 .0
3 8 .5
4 0 .n
“
-
_
i i
11
8
3 9 .5
4 3 .0
“
-
5
5
5
959
309
1
-
1
i
17
17
9
SECRETARIES ------------------------------------------------MANUFACTUR I N G -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 3 --------------------------RETAIL T RA DE------------------------------------
-
3
2
-
5 3 .0 0 -
-
9
9
7
7
5 8 .0 0
1
14
14
-
5 8 . CO
-
41
41
-
6 3 .0 0
-
ii
,
12
12
-
5 8 . OC
5 8 .0 0
”
-
12
-
8 0 .5 0
7 9 .0 0
7 8 .0 0
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
_
2
22
_
9 3 .5 3
90. Q
-
_
6 2 . 5C-
51
50
-
-
6 5 .5 0 6 5 .5 0 6 0 .5 0 -
29
-
8
61
15
9
5
OFFICE G I R L S ----------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING--------------------------------
-
2
45
17
5
4 0 .0
38. 5
-
19
57
-
6 1 .5 0 -
-
7
86
15
-
6 5 .5 0
8 5 .0 0
6 5 .0 0
-
1116
11
-
7 0 .0 0
8 2 .0 0
6 6 . OC
6 2 .5 0
4
37
7
7
3 9 .0
-
6
18
-
17C
93
127
-
6
-
”
?
2
-
KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B -------------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------RETAIL T RA DE------------------------------------
-
"
11
6
5
-
1 0 1 .5 0
7 8 . OC
7 8 . 5G
-
2
89
5
84
9 2 . OC
9 0 .0
3 9 .0
3 9 .0
-
1
69
8 4 . 5C
93. 0n
56
198
32
-
6
47
6 8 .5 0 -
0
0
0
0
-
“
76
6 8 .0 0 7 0 .5 9 -
8 2 .5
K 1 .5
7 5 .5
7 5 .0
-
4
93
7 9 .5 0
8 4 . 5C
4
-
?
7 5 .0 0
8 3 .5 0
7 6 . GO
3 S .C
“
4
-
126
8 0 . OC
209
i
6
-
1
1C
ii
-
43
ii
7 8 .5 0
8 1 . CO
7 7 . OC
KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A -------------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-------------------------------PUBLIC U TI LIT IE S 3 ---------------------------
23
4
19
14
1
18
-
2
3 9 .0
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
3 9 .0
ii
i
51
9
J
2
-
1
9 0 .0
3 8 .5
3 9 .5
161
154
65
4
1
4 5
-
42
18
2
68
COMPTOMETER OPERATORS --------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-------------------------------RETAIL TRAD E ------------------------------------
See fo o tn o te s at end o f ta b le,
-
168
7 3 . CO
7 1 .5 0
6 8 .5 0
STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ------------------------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC UT I L IT I E S 3 --------------------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------------
15
4
~
1
121
18
67
19
81
79
?9
1)3
18
3
48
42
34
45
16
5
12
7
12
6
64
39
54
32
46
43
43
25
22
3
1
1
1
32
11
9
1
55
27
28
14
~
33
?6
7
7
~
~
72
65
46
26
32
? 3
13
6
17
4
4
l
-
~
38
12
26
16
27
18
9
1
-
15
3
i
12
2
9
2
-
7
6
~
-
-
~
-
-
-
6
Table A -l.
Office Occupations—M en and W o m e n — Continued
(A v e r a g e st r a i g h t - t im e w e e k l y h ou r s and ea rn in gs f o r s e l e c t e d o cc u p a t io n s studied on an a r e a b a s is
by ind ustry d i v is i o n , New O r l e a n s , L a. , F e b r u a r y 1966)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
Sex, oc c up a tio n,
and in dus tr y d iv is io n
Number
of
workers
Average
weekly
hours1
standard)
N u m b er o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s tr a ig h t -t i m e w e e k l y ea rn in gs o f ---$
$
40
Mean1
2
Median 2
Middle range 2
$
s
45
5G
55
65
s
70
*
75
i
80
85
t
90
t
95
t
t
i
100
105
11 0
U5
$
120
S
$
125
130
$
135
140
and
45
W
OMEN -
60
and
under
50
55
60
-
-
-
~
_
_
-
4
65
70
75
8
12
3C
-
-
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
115
30
4
26
16
35
35
29
23
4
64
39
25
7
34
33
27
16
1
1
15
5
1
7
4
_
_
1
8
7
7
2
2
2
:.20
125
130
135
140
4
1
1
-
-
4
4
3
3
3
-
—
-
-
-
-
_
_
_
_
over
CONTINUED
$
$
92.50
94.50
99.00 101.50
88. 0C
86.50
88,5 r
86.50
$
$
82.0 0-10 3.5 0
96.0 0-10 6.0 0
7 5 .5 0 - 99.50
7 8 .5 0 - 94.50
77.00
75.50
7 7 . 50
73.00
6 7 .0 0 - 90.00
6 6 . CO- 9 0 . 5 0
41.5
41.5
39.0
63.50
62.00
8 7 .5 0
62.50
61.50
9 7 . 5G
5 2 .0 0 - 70.50
5 1 . 5 0 - 6 9 . 5C
70.5 0-10 2.5 0
39.5
40.0
39.5
68.50
75.00
6 4 . CO
67.00
72.00
65.50
6 0*00- 73.00
6 4 .5 0 - 85.00
5 8 .0 0 - 68.50
-
*
*
-
STENOGRAPHERS, S E N IO R --------------------------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-------------------------------PUBLIC U TI LIT IE S 3 ---------------------------
338
140
198
103
39.0
40.0
38.5
38.0
SWITCHeOARC OPERATORS, CLASS A --------
50
4C
38.5
SWITCHBCARC OPERATORS, CLASS B -------NONMANUFACTURING - - --------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES ---------------------------
230
219
25
SWITCH BO ARC OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSMANUFACTUR I N G -------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------------
21C
91
119
#^
8
~
12
6
4
ii
19
40
2
6
10
28
13
12
11
30
18
5
3
10
8
10
2
2
-
8
8
46
46
-
27
27
-
28
28
-
27
26
5
5
5
e
4
4
32
10
22
28
1C
18
“
1
1
17
17
41
41
1
58
11
47
6
8
-
-
%
17
16
4
34
25
9
12
11
-
9
5
-
2
2
1
-
2
2
9
7
2
4
4
-
3
3
-
25
19
38
20
1
8
2
8
43
~
8
6
6
_
_
-
5
5
7
7
-
6
2
-
-
-
4
26
4
-
14
4
i
i
~
-
_
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
_
-
-
_
-
-
-
TRANSCRIPING-MACHINE GPERATORS,
i Jt.
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
TYPISTSt CLASS A -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U TI LIT IE S 3 ---------------------------
300
164
32
3 9.C
38.5
38.5
8 0 . 5C
*
71.00
7 5 . CO
79.50
71.00
6 9 . 5C
7 0 . 0 0 - 9 2 . On
6 4 .0 0 - 75.50
6 4 .5 0 - 86.00
TYPISTS,
45 9
40
419
83
146
39.5
41.5
39.5
38.5
41.0
6 6 . 5C
64.no
71.50
63.50
6 3 .5 0
6 6 . CO
75.00
_
9
64
90
88
10
58
37
33
52
18
3
_
_
_
_
_
5 7 .0 0 - 74.00
5 8 . 5 0 - 7 2 . 5C
5 5 . C C - 7 4 . 0U
-
9
-
60
4
35
90
23
19
78
53
8
10
2
-
-
-
-
-
12
32
14
46
22
8
32
4
13
u
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CLASS B --------------------------------------
NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC UT 1L ITIES 3 ----------------------------
66.0 0
69.50
65.00
5 7 .5 0-
-
28
28
9
30
25
8
35
52
51
3
7
1
1
3
-
7
7
7
-
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
17
1 Standard h o ur s r e f l e c t the w o r k w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e th eir r e g u l a r st r a i g h t - t im e s a l a r i e s and the ea rn in gs c o r r e s p o n d to t he se w e e k l y ho ur s.
2 T he m e a n is co m p u t ed f o r e a ch j ob by totaling the ea rnings o f a ll w o r k e r s and dividing b y the nu m b e r o f w o r k e r s .
T h e m e d i a n de s ig n a t e s po s it io n— ha lf o f the e m p l o y e e s
than the rate shown; half r e c e i v e l e s s than the rate shown. T he m id dl e ra ng e is de fi ned by 2 ra t e s o f pay; a fou rt h o f the w o r k e r s
hi ghe r rate.
3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , and ot her pu bl ic u til i ti es.
-
surveyed receiv e m ore
e a rn le s s than the lo w e r o f t he se ra t es and a fou rt h e a r n m o r e than the
7
Table A -2 .
Professional and Technical Occupations—Men and W o m e n
(A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t im e we ekl y ho ur s and ea rn in gs f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s studied on an a r e a b as is
by in du str y di v is io n, New O r l e a n s , La. , F e b r u a r y 1966)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
Sex, occ up a tio n, and indu str y d iv is io n
of
workers
( standard)
N u m b er o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g st r a i g h t - t im e w e ek ly ea rn in gs of—
£
Average
weekly
T
T ,
Under
M ean1
2
Median 2
Middle range 2
S
$
80
and
unde r
83
__________ 85
I
£
85
£
90
_
_
9<
95
_
95
£
li?C
_
$
1 C5
_
£
1 10
_
_
£
£
115
120
_
£
_
£
13C
_
135
£
140
_
_
_
135
125
£
140
145
29
10
e
7
7
5
6
2
2
5
8
6
9
24
5
2
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
I t -,
10 5
11C
115
120
125
130
7
7
6
5
36
36
26
24
17
17
ii
i’
6
2
11
9
2
4
11
9
2
4
1
1
2
2
2
2
i
i
6
6
_
$
15"
_
150
I
$
155 160165
1 7«.
_
155
-
l
175
-
160 16517;
and
17c
over
4
8
£
145
4
2
£
HEN
$
$
131.50 130.50
$
$
1 15.5C -144.5G
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
211
127
rr
41.0
40.5
1 0 0 . GO
99.50
8 9 . G O - 1 1 2 . 50
-
-
-
i
i
-
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B
-
-
-
-
5
18
15
8
13
18
S
9
4
16
2
4
5
' <3* r
3
23
18
5
5
t
16
15
n
10
3
WOMEN
NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED )
-------
53
40.0
39*^
1
2
108.00
I f 6 . 50
9 5.5C -117.5t
7
2
2
1
4
6
6
1
3
6
-
3
i
-
1
«
;
4
-
2
6
4
7
l
Standard ho ur s r e f l e c t the w o rk w e e k f o r w hi ch e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e their re g u l a r st r a i g h t - t im e s a la r i e s and the ea rn in gs c o r r e s p o n d to t hes e w ee kl y h ou r s.
F o r def inition o f t e r m s , se e footnote 2, ta ble A - l .
Table A -3.
Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and W om e n Combined
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t -t im e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a rn in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is
b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , N ew O r le a n s , L a . , F e b r u a r y 1966)
Average
O cc u pa t io n and in dus tr y di v is i o n
Number
of
workers
Weekly
earnings 1
[standard) (standard)
Weekly
5C
32
39.5
39. n
BILLERS* MACHINE ( BCOKKEEP ING
MACHINEI ----------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------------
56
56
46
3 9 .5
39 .5
3 9 .0
BOCKKEEPING-MACFINE OPERATORS*
MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTUR I N G -------------------------------BOOKKEEP INC—MACHINE OPERATORS*
CLASS B ------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTUR I N G -------------------------------------NCNM ANUF ACTURING-------------------------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------------
83
33
50
3 9 .5
39 .5
3 9 .5
$
7 9 . DC
7 9 . 5C
6 6 .5 0
KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A -------------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------------NONMANUFACTUR I N G -------------------------------PUBLIC UTIL ITIES 2 ---------------------------
212
39.5
84.50
4C.5 1 0 0 . 0 C
78.00
39.0
39.0
78.50
KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B -------------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-------------------------------RETAIL T RA D E------------------------------------
172
44
128
3C
66
66.5O0
. C
88.00
8 7 .5 0
8 8 .5 0
7 2 .UO
7 9 . CO
7 0 . CO
6 7 .5 0
476
132
344
141
3 9 .5 1 0 1 .5 0
4 0 .0 11C.C-’
39.0
9 8 .5 0
38.5 1 03 .50
4 1 .5
CLERKS. ACCOUNTING, CLASS B -------------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC UTIL ITIES 2 --------------------------RETAIL T RA D E------------------------------------
772
117
655
255
1C8
3 9 .0
102.00
4 C .5
7 4 .5 0
8 1 .5 0
7 3 .0 0
7 7 .0 0
7 2 .CO
38.5
38.0
38.5
38.0
7 6 .0 0
7 1 . 5(
CLERKS, FILE, CLASS B --------------------------NONMANUFACTURING--------------------------------
112
94
2C6
167
38. 5
3 8 .5
6 5 .5 0
5 9 .5 0
CLERKS, OROER ---------------MANUFACTUR I N G ---------NONMANUFACTUR ING —
288
26
62
40. €
3 9 .5
4 - '. '
8 0 .0 0
8 9 .0 0
79 .0 0
116
26
32
39.5
4 0 .9
39. n
37.5
4 0 .C
8 6 .5 0
9 1 .5 0
8 1 .5 0
8 3 .5 f
7 6 .5 0
CLERKS, PAYROLL -----------MANUFACTUR I N G ---------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC UTIL ITIES 2
RETAIL TRADE --------
2
222
106
63
149
32
OFFICE BOYS AND GIRLS-----------------------------MANUFACTUR I N G -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC UTI LIT IE S 2 ---------------------------
194
32
162
55
SECRETARIES ------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING-------------------------------PUBLIC UTI LIT IE S 2 --------------------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------------
957
3C5
652
166
STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL------------------------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC UTIL ITIES 2 --------------------------RETAIL T RAD E ------------------------------------
3 9 . li
4 0 .0
38.5
40.0
39.9
70.00
B2 .5C
6 6 . CO
62.50
Q9 . C
38.5
59.50
6 2 . OC
5 9 . OG
67.50
66
39.5
40.0
39.0
38.5
40.0
99.00
108.00
95.00
1 0 5 . 5C
89.50
904
321
583
224
53
39.0
40.0
38.5
3 8.0
39.5
80.50
91 . n r
74.50
76.50
67.00
34 0
14f
92.50
99.00
4 0 .0
105
39.0
40.0
38.5
38.0
SWITCHBCARC OPERATORS, CLASS A -------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------
50
40
38.5
38.0
77.00
75.50
SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B -------NCNMANUFACTURING - - --------------------------PUBLIC UTIL I T I E S --------------------------RETAIL T RA O E------------------------------------
238
227
33
69
41.5
41.5
39.5
39.5
63.50
62.50
84.50
59.00
STENOGRAPHERS, S E N IO R --------------------------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC UTI LIT IE S 2 ---------------------------
O cc u p a t io n and in du str y di v is i on
OFFICE OCCUPATIONS
39.5
39.5
39.0
39.0
CLERKS* ACCOUNTING, CLASS A -------------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC UTIL ITIES 2 --------------------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------------
4 >•C
$
73.50
72.00
8 5 . OC
68.50
CONTINUED
163
156
26
65
39.5
4 0 .0
39 .5
39.5
68
Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)
Weekly
COMPTOMETER OPERATORS --------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-------------------------------PUBLIC UTIL ITIES 2 --------------------------RETAIL T RAD E ------------------------------------
198
43
155
41
CLERKS, FIL E, CLASS A --------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------------
[standard)
O cc up a tio n and in dus tr y d i v is i o n
OFFICE OCCUPATIONS -
OFFICE OCCUPATIONS
BILLERS, MACHINE (BILLING
MACHINEI ----------------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------------
Average
Average
Number
of
workers
200
-
Weekly
hours 1
(standard)
Weekly
earnings
(standard)
CONTINUED
91
119
26
39.5
4 0.0
39.5
41.5
$
68.50
75.00
64.00
67.00
T AEUL AT ING—
MACH INE OPERATORS,
CLASS A -------------------------------------------------------
4C
4C.5
111.50
T ABULATING—
MAC FINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B ------------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTUR I N G --------------------------------
94
71
38.5
38.5
90.50
85.50
TAEULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS C -------------------------------------------------------
SWITCHBOARC OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSMANUFACTUR I N G -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------RETAIL T R A D E ------------------------------------
210
28
37.5
76.50
TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
GENERAL-------------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------
117
102
38.5
38.5
71.00
71.50
TYPISTS, CLASS A -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING-------------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 2 ---------------------------
325
160
165
33
39.5
40.5
38.5
38.0
81.50
92.00
7 1 . CO
74.50
TYPISTS , CLASS B -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING-------------------------------PUBLIC UT I L IT I E S 2 --------------------------RETAIL T RA D E ------------------------------------
4 98
40
45 8
118
146
39.5
41.5
39.5
38.5
41.0
67.50
72.00
67.00
73.50
65.00
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING--------------------------------------
216
186
41.0
41.5
131.50
129.00
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING--------------------------------
130
74
56
40.5
41.0
40.0
93.50
1C8.50
NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED I -----MANUFACTURING-------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------
53
28
25
4 0.0
41.0
39.5
PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS
88.0 0
89.00
Standard hours r e fle c t the w orkweek fo r which em ployees re ce ive their regular straigh t-tim e salaries and the earnings co rre sp o n d to these w eekly hours
Transportation, com m unication, and other public u tilities.
Number
of
workers
100.00
108.00
1 1 2.00
103.00
9
Table A -4.
Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t -t im e h o u r ly ea rn in g s f o r m e n in s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ied on an a re a b a s is
b y in d u str y d iv is io n , N ew O r le a n s , L a . , F e b r u a r y 1966)
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 i g h t - t im e ho ur ly ea rni ngs of—
Hourly earnings 1
1 • 8u
O cc up a tio n and in du st r y di v is i on
Under
$
and
under
___________ 1 . 9 *
3 .1 7
3 . or
3 .3 5
CARPENTERS. MAINTENANCE----------------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------
3.1 5
3.8 2
1.9<
2 « r <l
?.f.
2 . U
2.1 *
2.2 *
2* 3
-
-
-
2. 4<
-
2 .2 i
2.3-
2,4
2 .5
2.5 b
2.6.
2 .6 0
2.7 l
2 .7 0
2 .8 0
2.90
-
-
-
2 . 8( i
2 .9 )
3 . 0 f*
345
2 5?
93
3.3 C
3.3 6
3 .1 3
3 .3 9
3.5 2
3.3 4
3 . 0 7 - 3 . 58
3 . 9 8 — 3 . 58
3 .- '4 — 3 .5 1
ENGINFERS, STATIONARY ---------------------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING-------------------------RETAIL T R A D E ------------------------------
22 9
92
137
27
2.8 0
3 .0 9
2.6 2
2.9 9
3 .0 0
3 .1 4
2.6 2
3 .C 8
2 . 3 1 - 3 .2 1
3 . 0 4 - 3 .3 9
2 .2 4 - 3.0 4
2 . 8 9 - 3 .2 3
FIREMEN, STATIONARY BOILER ----------MANUFACTURING--------------------------------
1C2
81
2.5 7
2.8 4
2 .6 8
3 .U 4
2 .0 5 2 .2 6 -
3 .1 9
3 .3 5
HELPERS, MAINTENANCE TRADES -------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------NONMANUFACTUR I N G -------------------------PUBLIC UTI LIT IE S 5 ---------------------
328
2.43
2.5 8
2.2 3
2 .2 8
2.5 2
2 .6 3
138
117
2 .2 2
2 .0 6 2 .4 9 1 .9 5 /•• '2 -
2 .8 5
2.9 3
2.4 9
2 .4 9
MACHINISTS. MAINTENANCE ----------------MANUFACTURING--------------------------------
227
216
3.2 9
3.3 0
3.4 9
3 .5 1
3 .0 2 3 .0 3 -
3 .5 6
3 .5 6
MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE)-----------------------------------MANUFACTUR I N G -------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING - - --------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ---------------------
5C0
14 3
357
303
2 .9 C
2.6 3
3 .0 1
3 .1 0
2 .9 9
2 .4 8
3 .1 8
3.3 1
2 .4 3 2 .2 8 2 .6 2 2 .8 6 -
3.3 9
3.1 3
3 .5 ?
3 .5 2
3 .1 2
3 .1 5
2.91
3.3 3
3 .3 8
2.8 3
2 .7 8 2 .8 3 2 .7 3 -
3 .5 4
3 .5 5
3.3 5
MILLWRIGHTS------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING--------------------------------
3.5 2
3 .5 3
3.5 4
3.5 4
3 .4 9 3 .5 1 -
3 .5 8
3.5 8
OILERS -----------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------
2 .5 7
2.71
2 .6 8
2.8 0
2 . 3 7 - 2 .8 4
2 .6 1 - 2 .8 6
MECHANICS, MAINTENANCE------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------
61
C
538
72
2. 21
PAINTERS, MAINTENANCE --------------------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING--------------------------
151
82
69
2 .9 9
3.2 2
2.7 2
3 .1 5
3 .2 0
2 .7 6
2 .7 3 3 .0 8 2 .1 9 -
PIPEFITTERS, MAINTENANCE--------------MANUFACTUR I N G ---------------------------------
IC7
85
3.3 7
3.3 6
3.5 1
3 .5 4
1
2
3
4
5
MAINTENANCE
3 .2 0
3.3«
3.3C
3.40
3 . At
3.5
3.50
3.6«.
3. 6
31
13
*1 P
3 .3 8
3.5 6
3.3 3
33
l
3.7-''
3 . 71
!
1' 5
E x cl u d es p r e m i u m pay f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , ho lid a y s, and late shifts.
F o r def inition o f t e r m s , se e footn ot e 2, table A - l .
W o r k e r s w e r e di st r ib ut e d as fo l lo w s : 8 at $1 to $ 1 . 1 0 ; 2 at $ 1 . 1 0 to $ 1 . 2 0 ; 2 at $ 1 . 2 0 to $ 1 . 3 0 ; and 7 at $ 1 . 4 0 to $ 1 . 5 0 .
W o r k e r s w e r e di st r ib ut ed as f o l lo w s : 1 at $ 1 . 2 0 to $ 1 . 3 0 ; 1 at $ 1 . 3 0 to $ 1 . 4 0 ; 4 at $ 1 . 6 0 to $ 1 . 7 0 ; and 12 at $ 1 . 7 0 to $ 1 . 8 0 .
T ra n sp or t a t i on , c o m m u n i c a t io n , and o th e r pu bl ic ut il iti es.
3 . 1 p
2.?G
-
1
3 . 3 3 - 3.61
3 .3 3 - 3.6 7
SHEET-METAL WORKERS,
3.1 0
-
$
$
2 . 7 3 - 3 .4 U
2 .9 6 - 3 .4
2 . 3 2 - 3 .8 9
2 .7 9 - 3 .8 6
ELECTRICIANS. MAINTENANCE -----------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING--------------------------
19r
3.CC
-
3.8
5.9
3 .8 :
and
3.9
over
10
Table A -5.
Custodial and Material M ovem ent Occupations
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u r ly e a rn in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is
b y in d u str y d iv is io n , N ew O r le a n s , L a ., F e b r u a r y 1966)
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 i g h t - t im e h o u r ly ea rn in gs o f—
Hourly ea rnings2
$
$
$
• 7C
. 8C
.90
.70
.90
1.0 0
1 .1 0
$
1.3 6
1 .3 2
10
10
“
36
36
“
■
1 .2 8
1 .2 7
1 .2 5
26
26
-
12
12
_
-
_
_
-
-
~
-
-
-
4
4
-
3
3
5
5
5
5
24
24
267
267
330
2
328
55
95
95
-
105
1 05
9C
67
67
-
71
71
82
82
74
755
29
726
l
386
11
11
11
222
12
210
175
13
7
6
6
118
21
97
31
45
1C
35
• 50
M ean 3
Median 3
Middle range 3
1 C3
98
$
1 .0 6
1.04
$
ELEVATOR OPERATORS, PASSENGER ----NONMANUFACTURING-------------------------ELEVATOR OPERATORS, PASSENGER
(WOMEN!-------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------RETAIL TRAO E -------------------------------
I 1C
1C5
46
1 .0 5
1.C 4
1.27
1 .22
1.22
.6 1 .6 0 -
1.2 5
1 . 22-
GUARDS AND WATCEMEN--------------------------MANUFACTUR I N G --------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------
894
55
835
1 .5 1
2.3 3
1 .4 6
1.3 4
2.2 9
1 .3 3
1 . 2 7 - 1 .4 6
1 .5 8 - 2 .9 ?
1 . 2 6 - 1 .4 0
GUARCS
MANUFACTURING--------------------------------JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS •
MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTUR I N G -------------------------PUBLIC UT IL IT IE S 4---------------------RETAIL TRAOE -----------------------------JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS
(WCMENI --------------------------------------------------
.7 4 .74 -
31
2 .7 5
2 .8 8
1.2 8
1. 21 -
41 8
1 ,7 6 2
84
7e4
2.01
2 .1 2
1 .2 9
1 .7 7
1.2 6
1.7 3
1 .2 4
1 .6 8 1 .1 6 1 .6 2 1 .1 3 -
525
1 .20
1 .1 8
1.5 3
1.16
1 .2 5
30
495
197
LABORERS, MATERIAL HANDLING--------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING - - ---------------------PUBL IC UT IL I T I E S ---------------------RETAIL T RA D E ------------•
------------------
1,713
648
1 ,C65
237
349
1.96
1 .7 1
1.96
1 .6 5
ORDER
F I L L E R S ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------RETAIL T RA O E ------------------------------
669
89
58"
1 C1
1 .7 1
1.7 9
1 .7 C
7.22
PACKERS, S H I P P I N G ------------------------------MANUFACTURING--------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------RETAIL T RA DE ------------------------------
240
n r
13"
41
RECEIVING CLERKS --------------------------------MANUFACTURING--------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------RFTAIL T RAO E ------------------------------
1 89
28
161
70
SHIPPING C L ER K S ----------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------
1C3
47
56
SHIPDING ANC RECEIVING CLERKS —
MANUFACTUR I N G -------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------
114
41
73
1. 8C
1.20
1.6 5
2 .4 ?
1.3 8
1.7 9
1.2 5
1 .C 5 - 1 .2 6
s
1.4 0
$
$
1 . 50 1 . 6 0
$
*
i
1. 8C 1 . 90 2 . 0 0
$
1 .70
1.2 C
1 .3 C
1.5 0
1. 60 1 . 7 0
1.80
1. 9C 2 . 00 2 . 2 0
2 .4 0
~
27
27
E
8
_
~
_
-
_
6
6
6
48
48
34
-
1 .9 6
2 .7 5
1.88
1 .8 1
1 .6 U - 2 .4 ?
•. 7 1 - 2 .9 2
’
1 .5 8 - 2.2 7
1 . 6 3 - 2.1 8
2.4 8
2 .5 8
?.40
2 .4 9
7.6 4
2.2 8
1 .4 C
12
1C
5
5
4
2
2
8
8
5
7 .1 2
2.4 9
54
54
36
16
20
4
4
181
23
158
5
113
25
88
6
73
21
48
9
39
7
16
2
_
-
_
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
_
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
242
242
3
1
7
7
3
2
2
-
6
—
6
-
261
1 70
51
1
38
313
11
3 02
109
81
6
75
31
36
146
7
139
91
4
32
2
30
1
21
-
94
61
78
18
60
128
74
74
-
-
:
“
“
_
_
_
_
_
_
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
:
7
4
-
21
94
40
7
1
6
1C
1C
-
1
-
-
71
25
46
13
21
134
59
75
36
5
8
4
4
1
3
27
1C
17
1
_
-
_
-
5
2
3
1
61
53
8
-
128
26
2
24
6
16
16
6
6
6
-
27
2
25
3
17
2
15
11
11
1. 88-
1.66
> .79
1.5 4
1.42
1.8 6
2 .-1
1 .9 4 -
2 .6 1
2.6 7
1 . 9 6 - 2 .5 6
3. 2c
$
t
3.4 0
'..60 2 .8 C
3.0 0
3 .2 0
3 .4 0
over
20
9
6
6
~
4
4
~
_
-
11
4
9
6
4
-
33
-
-
_
—
_
—
3
3
1
5
1
2. 12- 2.7 3
2 . 4 3 - 7.8 4
2 . 1 2 - 2.5 5
2.2 6
7 .3 9
2.18
_
-
28
_
-
1 .4 5 1 .4 6 1 .4 4 2 .'>7 -
7 .0 1
?.44
l • 94
39
-
1.6 4
1 .5 8
1.6 5
2 .3 2
1 .3 6 - 1 .9 ?
1 . 3 7 - 2.0 2
’ . 3 6 - 1 .7 9
1 .3 2 - 1.4 9
17
_
-
1 .5 6
1 .7 0
1.5C
1 .5 4
1 .8 9
1 .4 7
1 .3 7
55
_
-
-
1 .4 2 - 2. ? ?
1 .3 8 - 2.2 9
1 . 4 3 - 2. C 6
1 . 6 3 - 2.1 3
1 .4 2 - 2 .0 3
2 .0 2
2 .1 7
1.8 5
2.3 6
-
2
-
1 .0 5 - 1.2 5
1 . 7 2 - 1 .2 3
1 .66
2.10
*
3 .0 C
!.4 0
and
5
5
-
1 .2 6 -
1 .10
1.7 5
$
2 .8 G
1
1
$
1
“
1.3 5
1 .5 3
s
2 .6 0
l
$
$
$
1. 1C 1 . 2 c 1 . 3 0
and
under
2 . 2 9 - 3 .1 5
1.43
NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------RETAIL T RA O E-------------------------------
$
2 , 1 ec
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------------------
S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f ta b le .
1 .22
1 .21
*
O
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s
Number
of
workers
• 6C
.60
O cc u pa t io n 1 and in du str y d i v is i o n
*
1 .0 0
O
D
O
$
-
5
6
75
33
4
4
3
3
42
19
_
_
_
_
_
_
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
~
-
1
1
?
2
-
-
11
3
10
10
20
-
20
15
2
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
9
9
_
3
5
14
4
-
10
_
20
3
17
184
67
117
8
1
-
19
6
13
6
61
52
9
7
2
2
2
1
1
~
246
147
99
52
47
274
135
139
82
20
62
39
9
6
21
5
16
11
20
3
21
21
7
25
25
1
1
-
_
-
16
16
“
2
2
2
12
14
14
33
9
6
12
8
-
4
2
2
“
8
4
82
10
72
57
55
5
2
3
-
90
82
8
8
~
12
102
14
14
“
1
54
54
55
29
30
6
“
31
23
8
-
30
1C
2C
16
11
5
_
10
10
3
-
20
4
7
6
6
3
3
51
51
51
-
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
2
2
12
12
“
“
_
*
_
-
-
-
_
_
14
14
*
-
30
1
29
11
6
3
3
10
9
1
25
10
15
12
12
-
8
8
"
15
5
10
15
1C
5
11
3
8
*
“
-
_
-
-
3
3
_
-
_
-
—
-
“
-
*
4
1
1
9
1
4
-
8
-
_
-
-
-
3
3
11
Table A -5.
Custodial and Material Movement Occupations— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t -t im e h o u r ly ea rn in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ied on an a re a b a s is
b y in d u stry d iv is io n , N ew O r le a n s , L a ., F e b r u a r y 1966)
Hourly ea mings 2
N um ber of w o rk e rs
$
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1.0 C
1 .1 )
-
-
$
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M ean14 M edian 3
3
2
Middle range3
$
2 .1 8
2 .0 7
$
2 .1 4
$
1 .6 5 1 .7 3 -
$
$
2 .4 5
2 .1 2
S
r e c e iv in g
s t r a ig h t - t im e
h o u r l y e a r n i n g s o f ----
s
$
1. 40 1 . 5 0
$
1 .6 0
S
S
1. 1C 1 . 2 0
$
1.3 3
1.7 0
1 .8 0
s
1 .9 0
1. 20 1 .3 C
1 .4 0
i . 5C 1 . 6 0
1 .7 0
1.8 0
1.9 0
2
413
59
354
6
14
168
48
120
3
35
19
7
12
4
i
21
21
-
S
S
$
2.0 0
S
$
2 . 20 2 . 4 0
s
2.6C-
$
$
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over
and
under
.6 0
TRUCK C°IVERS5
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s
l.o *
-
O c c u p a t io n 1 an d in d u s t r y d iv is io n
Number
of
workers
2 .2 0
.i n 2 .2 0
2 .4 0
2 •60
2.8 C
3 .0 0
3.2C
3 .4 C
4 40
316
124
4
512
49
463
357
34
82
6
76
3
52
46
20
26
6
13
60
60
”
2
2
~
546
38
5<8
508
_
893
2 .8 5
3 .3 1
2 .2 6 -
2C
_
7A
334
ry
TRUCKCRIVERS. MEDIUM I 1 - 1 / 2
1 .8 1 !
1 .6 6
l.7 f
1 .5 8
1 .3 8
1 .4 6 1 .3 5 1 .3 3
T"*"o 7
1 .7 7
1 .6 3 -
2 .5 6
39
1.7 0
’ 0
1 .5 3 -
2 .3 0
2 .2 2 -
3 .3 2
2 .2 4 -
2 .3 0
Z .Z
j
2 .1 7
2 .1 7
2 .1 3
2 .2 7
2 .0 0 -
35
14
25
“
17
42
11
145
69
76
6
33
7
16
2i
s
~
7
”
16
9
ICC
12
88
35
26
11
15
1
45
19
26
8
30
30
~
23
6
17
~
4
4
_
-
88
12
76
15
2
13
3
11
2
9
6
15
6
13
13
4
4
-
136
12
124
91
42
49
6
24
373
49
324
14
127
42
85
i
34
15
7
8
1
21
21
59
59
-
200
46
154
130
24
15
4
n
6
15
13
6
6
~
36
36
-
_
-
295
295
7
13
3
1C
1C
5
5
_
9
8
in
10
17
17
232
40
-
8
1
7
4
4
-
2
2
-
“
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251
38
213
23 3
1
64
64
_
_
_
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-
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-
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-
-
1 .7 5 -
~
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_
2 .2 8
2 .6 3
2 .6 6
C ..7 0
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8
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2 .7 5
644
310
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67
27
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28
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25
23
2
34
13
21
21
13
8
13
5
9
2
-
-
-
-
295
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-
-
-
2 3?
225
40
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226
65
16
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-
-
28
3
2
1
108
37
21
48
24
24
52
42
i«
142
135
7
44
44
-
-
-
I
21
176
96
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71
9
24
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19
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HEAVY (OVER A TONS,
T -rt
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2
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2 .2 3
2
57
2 .3 6
2 .1 2 -
2 . A2
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2 .4 8
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2 .4 4
86
1
2
3
4
5
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2 .3 1
2 .2 5
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3 .3 3
1 .7 5
545
430
TRUCKERS,
241
25
212
3 .3 4
i1n2n0
TRUCKCRIVERS. HEAVY (OVER A TONS,
TRAILER T Y P E ) ----------------------------------------
-
3
24
2
_
-
2 .0 8
2 .0 4
2 .4 2
TO
,
TRUCKDRIVERS,
1 .5 8
24
7
3 .3 6
TRUCKCRIVERS, LIGHT (UNDER
MANUFACTURING-----------------------------------------
7
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2 , 785
73 8
-
-
POKER (OTHER THAN
D a t a li m it e d to m e n w o r k e r s e x c e p t w h e r e o t h e r w is e in d ic a t e d .
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 an d fo r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s ,
F o r d e f in it io n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2 , t a 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 .
In c lu d e s a l l d r i v e r s r e g a r d l e s s o f s iz e a n d ty p e o f t r u c k o p e r a t e d .
and
la t e
s h ifts .
_
-
Appendix. Occupational Descriptions
The prim ary purpose of preparing job descriptions for the B ureau's wage surveys is to assist its field
staff in classifying into appropriate occupations workers who are em ployed under a variety of payroll titles
and different work arrangem ents from establishm ent to establishm ent and from area to area. This perm its
the grouping of occupational wage rates representing com parable job co ntent. Because of this em phasis on
interestablishm ent and interarea co m p arab ility of occupational co ntent, the Bureau's job descriptions m ay
differ significantly from those in use in individual establishm ents or those prepared for other purposes. In
applying these job descriptions, the B ureau's field econom ists are instructed to exclude w orking supervisors,
apprentices, learners, beginners, trainees, handicapped, p a rt-tim e , tem porary, and probationary workers.
OFFICE
BILLER, MACHINE
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATOR
Prepares statem ents, bills, and invoices on a m achine other than
an ordinary or ele c tro m a tic typew riter. M ay also keep records as to
billings or shipping charges or perform other clerical work incidental
to b illin g operations. For wage study purposes, billers, m ach in e, are
classified by type of m achine, as follows:
B iller, m achine (billing m ach in e). Uses a special b illin g m a
chine (M oon H opkins, E lliott Fisher, Burroughs, e tc . , w hich are
co m bination typing and adding m achines) to prepare bills and invoices
from custom ers' purchase orders, internally prepared orders, shipping
m em orandum s, e tc . U sually involves ap plication of p redeterm ined
discounts and shipping charges, and entry of necessary extensions,
w hich m ay or m ay not be com puted on the billing m ach in e, and
totals w hich are au to m atically accum u lated by m achine. The oper
ation usually involves a large num ber of carbon copies of the bill
being prepared and is often done on a fanfold m achine.
B iller, m achine (bookkeeping m ach in e). Uses a bookkeeping
m achine (Sundstrand, E lliott Fisher, R em ington R and, e tc . , w hich
m ay or m ay not have typew riter keyboard) to prepare custom ers' bills
as p art of the accounts receivable operation. G enerally involves the
sim ultaneous entry of figures on custom ers' ledger record. The m a
chine au to m atic ally accum ulates figures on a num ber of v ertical
colum ns and com putes, and usually prints au to m atically the d ebit or
cred it balances. Does not involve a know ledge of bookkeeping.
Works from uniform and standard types of sales and cred it slips.
O perates a bookkeeping m achine (R em ington Rand, E lliott Fisher,
Sundstrand, Burroughs, N ational Cash R egister, w ith or w ithout a ty p e
w riter keyboard) to keep a record of business transactions.
Class A . Keeps a set of records requiring a know ledge of and
experience in basic bookkeeping principles, and fam iliarity w ith the
structure of the p a rticu lar accounting system used. D eterm ines proper
records and distribution of d ebit and cred it item s to be used in each
phase of the work. M ay prepare consolidated reports, balance sheets,
and other records by hand.
Class B. Keeps a record of one or m ore phases or sections of
a set of records usually requiring little know ledge of basic book
keeping. Phases or sections include accounts payable, payroll, cus
tom ers' accounts (not including a sim ple type of billing described
under b ille r, m achine), cost distribution, expense distribution, in
ventory control, e tc . M ay check or assist in preparation of trial
balances and prepare control sheets for the accounting departm ent.
CLERK, ACCOUNTING
Class A . U nder general d irection of a bookkeeper or accountant,
has responsibility for keeping one or m ore sections of a com plete set
of books or records relatin g to one phase of an establishm ent's busi
ness transactions. Work involves posting and balancing subsidiary
12
13
CLERK, ACCOUNTING— C ontinued
ledger or ledgers such as accounts receivable or accounts payable;
exam ining and coding invoices or vouchers w ith proper accounting
distribution; and requires judgm ent and experience in m aking proper
assignations and allocations. M ay assist in preparing, adjusting, and
closing journal entries; and m ay direct class B accounting clerks.
Class B. U nder supervision, perform s one or more routine a c
counting operations such as posting sim ple journal vouchers or accounts
payable vouchers, entering vouchers in voucher registers; reconciling
bank accounts; and posting subsidiary ledgers controlled by general
ledgers, or posting sim ple cost accounting d ata. This job does not
require a know ledge of accounting and bookkeeping principles but
is found in offices in w hich the m ore routine accounting work is
subdivided on a functional basis am ong several workers.
CLERK, FILE
Class A . In an established filing system containing a num ber
of varied subject m a tter files, classifies and indexes file m aterial
such as correspondence, reports, technical docum ents, e tc . M ay
also file this m a te ria l. M ay keep records of various types in con
junctio n w ith the files. M ay lead a sm all group of low er lev el file
clerks.
Class B. Sorts, codes, and files unclassified m aterial by sim ple
(subject m atter) headings or partly classified m aterial by finer sub
headings. Prepares sim ple related index and cross-reference aids.
As requested, locates clearly identified m aterial in files and forwards
m a te ria l. M ay perform related cle ric al tasks required to m a in tain
and service files.
Class C . Perform s routine filing of m a terial th a t has already
been classified or w hich is easily classified in a sim ple serial classi
ficatio n system ( e .g . , alp h ab etical, chronological, or num erical).
As requested, locates readily av ailable m a terial in files and forwards
m aterial; and m ay fill out w ithdraw al charge. Performs sim ple
c le ric al and m anual tasks required to m ain tain and service files.
CLERK, ORDER
R eceives custom ers' orders for m aterial or m erchandise by m a il,
phone, or personally. D uties involve any com bination of the follow ing:
Q uoting prices to custom ers; m aking out an order sheet listing the item s
CLERK, ORDER— C ontinued
to m ake up the order; checking prices and quantities of item s on order
sheet; and distributing order sheets to respective departm ents to be filled .
M ay check w ith cred it departm ent to determ ine cred it rating of custom er,
acknow ledge rece ip t of orders from custom ers, follow up orders to see
th a t they have been filled , keep file of orders received, and check shipping
invoices w ith original orders.
CLERK, PAYROLL
C om putes w ages of com pany em ployees and enters the necessary
data on the payroll sheets. D uties involve: C alculating workers' earnings
based on tim e or production records; and posting ca lcu lated data on payroll
sheet, showing inform ation such as w orker's nam e, working days, tim e,
rate, deductions for insurance, and total w ages due. M ay m ake out paychecks and assist paym aster in m aking up and distributing pay envelopes.
M ay use a calcu latin g m achine.
COMPTOMETER OPERATOR
Prim ary duty is to operate a C om ptom eter to perform m a th e
m a tical com putations. This job is not to be confused w ith th a t of statis
tic a l or other type of clerk, w hich m ay involve frequent use of a C om p
to m eter but, in w hich, use of this m achine is incidental to perform ance
of other duties.
DUPLICATING-MACHINE OPERATOR (MIMEOGRAPH OR DITTO)
U nder general supervision and w ith no supervisory responsibilities,
reproduces m ultip le copies of typew ritten or handw ritten m a tter, using a
M im eograph or D itto m achine. M akes necessary adjustm ent such as for
ink and paper feed counter and cylinder speed. Is not required to prepare
stencil or D itto m aster. M ay keep file of used stencils or D itto m asters.
M ay sort, co lla te , and staple com pleted m a terial.
KEYPUNCH OPERATOR
Class A . O perates a num erical an d /o r alp h ab etical or com bina
tion keypunch m achine to transcribe data from various source docu
m ents to keypunch tab ulating cards. Perform s sam e tasks as low er
lev el keypunch operator but, in addition, work requires application
14
KEYPUNCH OPERATOR— C ontinued
STENOGRAPHER, SENIOR
of coding skills and the m aking of some determ inations, for ex am p le,
locates on the source docum ent the item s to be punched; extracts
inform ation from several docum ents; and searches for and interprets
inform ation on the docum ent to determ ine inform ation to be punched.
M ay train inexperienced operators.
Prim ary duty is to take dictation involving a varied tech n ical
or specialized vocabulary such as in leg al briefs or reports on scientific
research from one or m ore persons eith er in shorthand or by Stenotype
or sim ilar m achine; and transcribe dictation. M ay also type from w ritten
copy. May also set up and m ain tain files, keeo records, etc .
Class B. U nder close supervision or follow ing specific procedures
or instructions, transcribes data from source docum ents to punched
cards. O perates a num erical an d /o r alp habetical or com bination
keypunch m achine to keypunch tab ulating cards. M ay verify cards.
W orking from various standardized source docum ents, follows specified
sequences w hich have been coded or prescribed in detail and require
little or no selecting, coding, or interpreting of data to be punched.
Problem s arising from erroneous item s or codes, m issing inform ation,
e tc . , are referred to supervisor.
OR
OFFICE BOY OR GIRL
Perform s various routine duties such as running errands, operating
m inor office m achines such as sealers or m ailers, opening and distributing
m a il, and other m inor cle ric al work.
Perform s stenographic duties requiring significantly g reater inde
pendence and responsibility than stenographers, general as ev idenced by
the follow ing: Work requires high degree of stenographic speed and accu
racy; and a thorough working know ledge of general business and office
procedures and of the specific business operations, organization, policies,
procedures, files, workflow, e tc . Uses this know ledge in perform ing
stenographic duties and responsible c le ric al tasks such as, m aintainin g
follow up files; assem bling m a terial for report;, m em orandum s, letters,
e tc . ; com posing sim ple letters from general instructions; reading and
routing incom ing m ail; and answ ering routine questions, e tc . Does not
include transcribing-m achine w ork.
SECRETARY
SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR
Perform s secretarial and cle ric al duties for a superior in an ad
m inistrative or ex ecutiv e position. D uties include m aking appointm ents
for superior; receiving people com ing into office; answ ering and m aking
phone calls; handling personal and im portant or confidential m a il, and
w riting routine correspondence on own in itiativ e; and taking d ictatio n
(w here transcribing m achine is not used) eith er in shorthand or by
Stenotype or sim ilar m achine, and transcribing dictation or the recorded
inform ation reproduced on a transcribing m achine. M ay prepare special
reports or m em orandum s for inform ation of superior.
Class A . O perates a single- or m ultip le-p o sitio n telephone
sw itchboard handling incom ing, outgoing, intraplant or office calls. P er
forms full telephone inform ation service or handles com plex calls, such
as conference, c o llect, overseas, or sim ilar calls, eith e r in addition to
doing routine work as described for sw itchboard operator, class B, or as a
fu ll-tim e assignm ent. ("F ull" telephone inform ation service occurs when
the establishm ent has varied functions th at are not read ily understandable
for telephone inform ation purposes, e .g . , because of overlapping or
in terrelated functions, and consequently present frequent problem s as to
w hich extensions are appropriate for c a lls .)
STENOGRAPHER, GENERAL
P rim ary duty is to take d ictation involving a norm al routine
vocabulary from one or m ore persons eith er in shorthand or by Stenotype
or sim ilar m achine; and transcribe dictation. M ay also type from w ritten
copy. M ay m a in tain files, keep sim ple records, or perform other re la
tively routine cle ric al tasks. M ay operate from a stenographic pool.
Does not include transcribing -m achin e w ork. (See transcribing -m achin e
o p e ra to r.)
Class B. O perates a single- or m u ltip le-position telephone
sw itchboard handling incom ing, outgoing, intrap'.ant or office calls. M ay
handle routine long distance calls and record toils. M ay perform lim ite d
telephone inform ation service. ("L im ited" telephone inform ation service
occurs if the functions of the establishm ent serviced are readily under
standable for telephone inform ation purposes, or if the requests are routine,
e . g . , giving extension num bers w hen specific nam es are furnished, or
if com plex calls are referred to another o p erato r.)
15
S W IT C H B O A R D
O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T IO N IS T
In addition to perform ing duties of operator on a single position
or m on itor-ty pe sw itchboard, acts as receptionist and m ay also type or
perform routine c le ric a l work as part of regular duties. This typing or
c le ric al work m ay take the m ajor p art of this w orker's tim e w hile at
sw itchboard.
T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R — C ontinued
specific instructions. M ay include sim ple w iring from diagram s and
some filing work. The work typ ically involves portions of a work
un it, for ex am p le, individual sorting or co llating runs or repetitive
operations.
TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATOR, GENERAL
TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATOR
Class A . O perates a v ariety of tab ulating or e le c tric a l accoun t
ing m achines, ty p ic ally including such m achines as the tab ulator,
ca lcu lato r, in terp reter, co llator, and others. Perform s com plete
reporting assignm ents w ithout close supervision, and perform s difficult
w iring as required. The com plete reporting and tabulating assign
m ents ty p ically involve a variety of long and com plex reports w hich
often are of irregular or nonrecurring type requiring some planning
and sequencing of steps to be taken. As a m ore experienced oper
ator, is ty p ically involved in training new operators in m achine
operations, or p artially trained operators in w iring from diagram s
and operating sequences of long and com plex reports. Does not
include working supervisors perform ing tab u latin g -m ach in e operations
and d ay -to -d ay supervision of the work and production of a group of
tab u latin g -m ach in e operators.
Class B. O perates m ore difficult tab ulating or e le c tric a l accoun t
ing m achines such as the tab ulator and calcu lato r, in ad dition to the
sorter, reproducer, and co llator. This work is perform ed under specific
instructions and m ay include the perform ance of some w iring from
diagram s. The work typically involves, for ex am p le, tabulations
involving a rep etitive accounting exercise, a com plete but sm all
tab ulating study, or parts of a longer and m ore com plex report. Such
reports and studies are usually of a recurring nature where the pro
cedures are w ell established. M ay also include the training of new
em ployees in the basic operation of the m ach in e.
Class C . O perates sim ple tab ulating or ele c tric a l accounting
m achines such as the sorter, reproducing punch, co llator, e tc . , w ith
Prim ary duty is to transcribe d ictatio n involving a norm al routine
vocabulary from transcribing-m achine records. M ay also type from w ritten
copy and do sim ple cle ric al work. W orkers transcribing dictation involving
a varied tech n ical or specialized vocabulary such as leg al briefs or reports
on scientific research are not included. A w orker who takes dictation in
shorthand or by Stenotype or sim ilar m achine is classified as a stenographer,
general.
TYPIST
Uses a typew riter to m ake copies of various m a terial or to m ake
out bills after calculatio ns have been m ade by another person. M ay in
clude typing of stencils, m ats, or sim ilar m aterials for use in duplicating
processes. M ay do c le ric a l work involving little special training, such
as keeping sim ple records, filing records and reports, or sorting and dis
tributing incom ing m a il.
Class A . Perform s one or m ore of the follow ing; Typing m a
te ria l in final form w hen it involves com bining m a terial from several
sources or responsibility for co rrect spelling, syllabication, punctu
ation, e tc . , of tech n ical or unusual words or foreign language m a
terial; and planning layout and typing of co m p licated statistical tables
to m ain tain uniform ity and balance in spacing. M ay type routine
form letters varying details to suit circum stances.
Class B. Perform s one or m ore of the follow ing: Copy typing
from rough or c le ar drafts; routine typing of form s, insurance policies,
e t c . ; and setting up sim ple standard tabulations, or copying m ore
com plex tables already setup and spaced properly.
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ND
TECHNICAL
DRAFTSMAN C ontinued
DRAFTSMAN
Class A. Plans the graphic presentation of com plex item s having
distinctive design features th a t differ significantly from established
drafting precedents. Works in close support w ith the design originator,
and m ay recom m end m inor design changes. Analyzes the effect of
each change on the details of form , function, and positional relatio n
ships of com ponents and parts. Works w ith a m inim um of supervisory
assistance. C om pleted work is review ed by design originator for con
sistency w ith prior engineering determ inations. M ay eith er prepare
draw ings, or d irect th eir preparation by low er lev el draftsm en.
Class B. Perform s nonroutine and com plex drafting assignm ents
th a t require the ap p licatio n of m ost of the standardized draw ing te c h
niques regularly used. D uties ty p ically involve such work as: Prepares
w orking drawings of subassem blies w ith irregular shapes, m ultiple
functions, and precise positional relationships betw een com ponents;
prepares arch itectu ral drawings for construction of a building including
d etail drawings of foundations, w all sections, floor plans, and roof.
Uses accep ted form ulas and m anuals in m aking necessary com putations
to determ ine quantities of m aterials to be used, load cap acities,
strengths, stresses, e tc . R eceives in itia l instructions, requirem ents,
and advice from supervisor. C om pleted work is checked for tech n ical
adequacy.
Class C. Prepares detail drawings of single units or parts for
engineering, construction, m anufacturing, or repair purposes. Types
of drawings prepared include isom etric projections (depicting three
dim ensions in accurate scale) and sectional views to clarify positioning
of com ponents and convey needed inform ation. C onsolidates details
from a num ber of sources and adjusts or transposes scale as required.
MAINTENANCE
Suggested m ethods of approach, applicable precedents, and advice on
source m aterials are given w ith in itial assignm ents. Instructions are
less com plete w hen assignm ents recur. Work m ay be spot-checked
during progress.
DRAFTSM AN-TRACER
C opies plans and drawings prepared by others by placing tracing
cloth or paper over drawings and tracing w ith pen or p encil. (Does not
include tracing lim ite d to plans prim arily consisting of straight lines and
a large scale not requiring close d e lin eatio n .)
an d /o r
Prepares sim ple or rep etitiv e drawings of easily visualized item s. Work
is closely supervised during progress.
NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED)
A registered nurse-who gives nursing service under general m ed ical
directio n to ill or injured em ployees or other persons who becom e ill or
suffer an accid en t on the prem ises of a factory or other establishm ent.
D uties involve a com bination of the follow ing: (jiving first aid to the ill
or injured; attending to subsequent dressing of em ployees' injuries; keeping
records of patients treated; preparing accid en t reports for com pensation
or other purposes; assisting in physical exam inaticns and h ealth evaluations
of applicants and em ployees; and planning and carrying out program s
involving h ealth ed u catio n, acciden t prevention, ev aluatio n of p lant en
vironm ent, or other activ ities affecting the h e alth , w elfare, and safety
of all personnel.
AND
POWERPLANT
CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE
CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE— C ontinued
Perform s the carpentry duties necessary to construct and m ain tain
in good repair building woodwork and equipm ent such as bins, cribs,
counters, benches, partitio ns, doors, floors, stairs, casings, and trim m ade
of wood in an establishm ent. Work involves m ost of the follow ing: P lan
ning and laying out of work from blueprints, draw ings, m odels, or verbal
instructions; using a variety of carp enter's handtools, portable pow er tools,
and standard m easuring instrum ents; m aking standard shop com putations
relatin g to dim ensions of work; and selecting m aterials necessary for the
work. In g eneral, the work of the m aintenance carp enter requires
rounded training and experience usually acquired through a form al ap
prenticeship or eq u iv alen t training and experience.
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ELECTRICIAN, MAINTENANCE
HELPER, MAINTENANCE TRADES— C ontinued
Perform s a variety of ele c tric a l trade functions such as the in
stallatio n , m ain ten an ce, or repair of equipm ent for the generation, dis
tribution, or utilization of e le c tric energy in an establishm ent. Work
involves m ost of the follow ing: Installing or repairing any of a variety of
e le c tric a l eq uipm ent such as generators, transform ers, sw itchboards, con
trollers, circu it breakers, m otors, h eating units, conduit system s, or other
transm ission equipm ent; w orking from blueprints, drawings, layouts, or
other specifications; locatin g and diagnosing trouble in the ele c tric a l
system or equipm ent; working standard com putations relating to load
requirem ents of w iring or e le c tric a l equipm ent; and using a variety of
e le c tric ia n 's handtools and m easuring and testing instrum ents. In general,
the work of the m aintenance ele c tric ia n requires rounded training and
experience usually acquired through a form al apprenticeship or eq uivalent
training and ex perience.
a w orker supplied w ith m aterials and tools; cleaning working area, m a
ch ine, and equipm ent; assisting journeym an by holding m aterials or tools;
and perform ing other unskilled tasks as directed by journeym an. The kind
of work the h elp er is p erm itted to perform varies from trade to trade: In
some trades the h elp er is confined to supplying, liftin g , and holding m a
terials and tools and cleaning working areas; and in others he is perm itted
to perform specialized m achine operations, or parts of a trade th at are
also perform ed by workers on a fu ll-tim e basis.
ENGINEER, STATIONARY
O perates and m aintains and m ay also supervise the operation of
stationary engines and equipm ent (m echanical or electrical) to supply the
establishm ent in w hich em ployed w ith pow er, h e a t, refrigeration, or
air-con ditioning . Work involves: O perating and m aintaining equipm ent
such as steam engines, air compressors, generators, m otors, turbines,
v en tilatin g and refrigerating equipm ent, steam boilers and b o iler-fed
w ater pum ps;, m aking equipm ent repairs; and keeping a record of operation
of m achinery, tem p eratu re, and fuel consum ption. May also supervise
these operations. H ead or chief engineers in establishm ents em ploying
m ore than one engineer are excluded.
FIREMAN, STATIONARY BOILER
Fires stationary boilers to furnish the establishm ent in w hich
em ployed w ith h e a t, pow er, or steam . Feeds fuels to fire by hand or
operates a m ech an ical stoker, or gas or oil burner; and checks w ater
and safety valves. M ay clean , o il, or assist in repairing boilerroom
equipm ent.
HELPER, MAINTENANCE TRADES
Assists one or m ore workers in the skilled m aintenance trades,
by perform ing specific or general duties of lesser skill, such as keeping
MACHINE-TOOL OPERATOR, TOOLROOM
Specializes in the operation of one or m ore types of m achine
tools, such as jig borers, cy lindrical or surface grinders, engine lathes,
or m illing m achines, in the construction of m achine-shop tools, gages,
jigs, fixtures, or dies. Work involves m ost of the follow ing: Planning
and perform ing d ifficult m achining operations; processing item s requiring
co m p licated setups or a high degree of accuracy; using a variety of pre
cision m easuring instrum ents; selecting feeds, speeds, tooling, and oper
ation sequence; and m aking necessary adjustm ents during operation to
achieve requisite tolerances or dim ensions. M ay be required to recognize
when tools need dressing, to dress tools, and to select proper coolants
and cutting and lubricating oils. For cross-industry wage study purposes,
m ach in e-to o l operators, toolroom , in tool and die jobbing shops are ex
cluded from this classificatio n.
M ACHINIST, MAINTENANCE
Produces rep lacem en t parts and new parts in m aking repairs of
m etal parts of m echan ical equipm ent operated in an establishm ent. Work
involves m ost of the follow ing: Interpreting w ritten instructions and speci
fications; planning and laying out of work; using a variety of m achinist's
handtools and precision m easuring instrum ents; setting up and operating
standard m achine tools; shaping of m etal parts to close tolerances; m aking
standard shop com putations relatin g to dim ensions of work, tooling, feeds,
and speeds of m achining; know ledge of the working properties of the
com m on m etals; selecting standard m aterials, parts, and equipm ent re
quired for his work; and fitting and assem bling parts into m echanical
equipm ent. In general, the m achinist's work norm ally requires a rounded
training in m achine-shop p ractice usually acquired through a form al ap
prenticeship or eq uivalent training and experience.
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MECHANIC, AUTOMOTIVE (MAINTENANCE)
OILER
R epairs autom obiles, buses, m otortrucks, and tractors of an es
tab lishm ent. Work involves m ost of the follow ing: Exam ining autom otive
eq uipm ent to diagnose source of trouble; disassem bling eq uipm ent and
perform ing repairs th a t involve the use of such handtools as w renches,
gages, drills, or specialized equipm ent in disassem bling or fitting parts;
replacing broken or defective parts from stock; grinding and adjusting
valves; reassem bling and installing the various assem blies in the vehicle
and m aking necessary adjustm ents; and alining w heels, adjusting brakes
and lights, or tightening body bolts. In general, the work of the au to
m otive m ech an ic requires rounded training and experience usually acquired
through a form al apprenticeship or eq uivalent training and ex perience.
L ubricates, w ith oil or grease, the m oving parts or w earing sur
faces of m ech an ical equipm ent of an establishm ent.
MECHANIC, MAINTENANCE
R epairs m achinery or m ech an ical equipm ent of an establishm ent.
Work involves m ost of the follow ing: Exam ining m achines and m ech an ical
eq uipm ent to diagnose source of trouble; dism antling or partly dism antling
m achines and perform ing repairs th a t m ainly involve the use of handtools
in scraping and fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts w ith item s
obtained from stock; ordering the production of a rep lacem en t part by a
m achine shop or sending of the m achine to a m achine shop for m ajor
repairs; preparing w ritten specifications for m ajor repairs or for the pro
duction of parts ordered from m achine shop; reassem bling m achines; and
m aking all necessary adjustm ents for operation. In g eneral, the work of
a m aintenance m echan ic requires rounded training and experience usually
acquired through a form al apprenticeship or eq uivalent training and ex
p erien ce. Excluded from this classification are workers whose prim ary
duties involve setting up or adjusting m achines.
MILLWRIGHT
Installs new m achines or heavy equipm ent, and dism antles and
installs m achines or heavy equipm ent w hen changes in the p lan t lay out
are required. Work involves m ost of the follow ing; Planning and laying
out of the work; interpreting blueprints or other specifications; using a
variety of handtools and rigging; m aking standard shop com putations re
latin g to stresses, strength of m aterials, and centers of gravity; alining
and balancin g of equipm ent; selecting standard tools, eq uipm ent, and
parts to be used; and installing and m aintainin g in good order pow er
transm ission eq uipm ent such as drives and speed reducers. In general,
the m illw rig ht's work norm ally requires a rounded training and experience
in the trade acquired through a form al apprenticeship or eq u iv alen t tra in
ing and ex perience.
PAINTER, MAINTENANCE
Paints and redecorates w alls, woodwork, and fixtures of an es
tablishm ent. Work involves the follow ing: Knowledge of surface p e cu li
arities and types of p ain t required for different applications; preparing
surface for painting by rem oving old finish or by placing putty or filler
in n ail holes and interstices; and applying p ain t w ith spray gun or brush.
M ay m ix colors, oils, w hite lead , and other p ain t ingredients to obtain
proper color or consistency. In general, the work of the m aintenance
p ain ter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through
a form al apprenticeship or eq uivalent training and experience.
PIPEFITTER, MAINTENANCE
Installs or repairs w ater, steam , gas, or other types of pipe and
pipefittings in an establishm ent. Work involves m ost of the follow ing:
Laying out of work and m easuring to locate position of pipe from drawings
or other w ritten specifications; cutting various sizes of pipe to correct
lengths w ith chisel and h am m er or oxyacetylene torch or p ip e -c u ttin g
m achine; threading pipe w ith stocks and dies; bending pipe by hand-driven
or pow er-driven m achines; assem bling pipe w ith couplings and fastening
pipe to hangers; m aking standard shop com putations relatin g to pressures,
flow , and size of pipe required; and m aking standard tests to determ ine
w hether finished pipes m e et specifications. In general, the work of the
m aintenance p ip efitter requires rounded training and experience usually
acquired through a form al apprenticeship or eq u iv alen t training and ex
perien ce. W orkers prim arily engaged in installing and repairing building
sanitation or h eating systems are ex cluded.
PLUMBER, MAINTENANCE
Keeps the plum bing system of an establishm ent in good order.
Work involves: Knowledge of sanitary codes regarding installation of vents
and traps in plum bing system ; installing or repairing pipes and fixtures;
and opening clogged drains w ith a plunger or plum ber's snake. In general,
the work of the m aintenance plum ber requires rounded training and e x
perience usually acquired through a form al apprenticeship or eq uivalent
training and experience.
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TOOL AND DIE MAKER— C ontinued
SHEET-METAL WORKER, MAINTENANCE
F abricates, installs, and m aintains in good repair the sh eet-m e tal
equipm ent and fixtures (such as m achine guards, grease pans, shelves,
lockers, tanks, ventilators, chutes, ducts, m etal roofing) of an establish
m ent. Work involves m ost of the follow ing: Planning and laying out all
tvpes of sh eet-m e tal m aintenance work from blueprints, m odels, or other
specifications; setting up and operating all av ailable types of sh e e t-m e ta lw orking m achines; using a variety of handtools in cu tting, bending, form
ing, shaping, fittin g , and assem bling; and installing sh eet-m e tal articles
as required. In g eneral, the work of the m aintenance sh eet-m e tal w orker
requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a form al
apprenticeship or eq u iv alen t training and experience.
TOOL AND DIE MAKER
(Die m aker; jig m aker; tool m aker; fixture m aker; gage m aker)
Constructs and repairs m achine-shop tools, gages, jigs, fixtures
or dies for forgings, punching, and other m etal-fo rm in g work. Work inCUSTODIAL
AND
volves m ost of the follow ing: Planning and laying out of work from m odels,
blueprints, draw ings, or other oral and w ritten specifications; using a
variety of tool and die m aker's handtools and precision m easuring instru
m ents, understanding of the w orking properties of com m on m etals and
alloys; setting up and operating of m achine tools and related equipm ent;
m aking necessary shop com putations relating to dim ensions of work, speeds,
feeds, and tooling of m achines; h eattreatin g of m etal parts during fabri
catio n as w ell as of finished tools and dies to achieve required qualities;
working to close tolerances; fitting and assem bling of parts to prescribed
tolerances and allow ances; and selecting appropriate m aterials, tools, and
processes. In g eneral, the tool and die m aker's work requires a rounded
training in m achine-shop and toolroom p ractice usually acquired through
a form al apprenticeship or eq uivalent training and experience.
For cross-industry wage study purposes, tool and die m akers in
tool and die jobbing shops are excluded from this classification.
MATERIAL
MOVEMENT
ELEVATOR OPERATOR, PASSENGER
JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER— C ontinued
Transports passengers betw een floors of an office building, ap art
m ent house, departm en t store, hotel, or sim ilar establishm ent. W orkers
who operate elevators in conjunction w ith other duties such as those of
starters and janitors are excluded.
or other establishm ent. D uties involve a com bination of the following;
Sw eeping, m opping or scrubbing, and polishing floors; rem oving chips,
trash, and other refuse; dusting eq uipm ent, furniture, or fixtures; polishing
m etal fixtures or trim m ings; providing supplies and m inor m aintenance
services; and cleaning lav atories, showers, and restroom s. Workers who
specialize in window washing are ex cluded.
GUARD
Perform s routine police duties, eith er a t fixed post or on tour,
m aintainin g order, using arm s or force where necessary. Includes g a tem en who are stationed a t gate and check on identity of em ployees and
other persons en terin g .
JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER
(Sw eeper; charw om an; janitress)
C leans and keeps in an orderly condition factory working areas
and washroom s, or prem ises of an office, ap artm ent house, or co m m ercial
LABORER, MATERIAL HANDLING
(Loader and unloader; handler and stacker; shelver; trucker; stockm an
or stock helper; w arehousem an or warehouse helper)
A w orker em ployed in a w arehouse, m anufacturing plant, store,
or other establishm ent whose duties involve one or m ore of the follow ing:
Loading and unloading various m aterials and m erchandise on or from freight
cars, trucks, or other transporting devices; unpacking, shelving, or placing
m aterials or m erchandise in proper storage location; and transporting m a
terials or m erchandise by handtruck, car, or w heelbarrow . Longshorem en,
who load and unload ships are excluded.
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ORDER FILLER
(O rder picker; stock selector; warehouse stockm an)
F ills shipping or transfer orders for finished goods from stored
m erchandise in accordance w ith specifications on sales slips, custom ers'
orders, or other instructions. M ay, in addition to filling orders and in
dicating item s filled or om itted , keep records of outgoing orders, requi
sition ad ditional stock or report short supplies to supervisor, and perform
other related duties.
PACKER, SHIPPING
Prepares finished products for shipm ent or storage by placing them
in shipping containers, the specific operations perform ed being dependent
upon the type, size, and num ber of units to be packed, the type of con
tain er em ployed, and m ethod of shipm ent. Work requires the p lacing of
item s in shipping containers and m ay involve one or m ore of the follow ing:
K nowledge of various item s of stock in order to verify content; selection
of appropriate type and size of container; inserting enclosures in container;
using ex celsior or other m aterial to prevent breakage or dam age; closing
and sealing container; and applying labels or entering identifying data on
co ntainer. Packers who also m ake wooden boxes or crates are excluded.
TRUCKD RIVER
D rives a truck w ithin a city or industrial area to transport m a
terials, m erchandise, eq uipm ent, or m en betw een various types of es
tablishm ents such as: M anufacturing plants, freight depots, w arehouses,
w holesale and retail establishm ents, or betw een retail establishm ents and
custom ers' houses or places of business. M ay also load or unload truck
w ith or w ithout helpers, m ake m inor m ech an ical repairs, and keep truck
in good working order. D river-salesm en and o v er-th e-ro ad drivers are
excluded.
For w age study purposes, truckdrivers are classified by size and
type of eq uipm ent, as follows: (T ra cto r-tra iler should be rated on the
basis of tra ile r c a p a c ity .)
T ruckdriver (com bination of sizes listed separately)
T ruckdriver, lig h t (under 1 V 2 tons)
T ruckdriver, m edium (lVz to and including 4 tons)
T ruckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, tra ile r type)
T ruckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, other than tra ile r type)
SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK
TRUCKER, POWER
Prepares m erchandise for shipm ent, or receives and is responsible
for incom ing shipm ents of m erchandise or other m aterials. Shipping work
involves: A know ledge of shipping procedures, practices, routes, av ailable
m eans of transportation, and rates; and preparing records of the goods
shipped, m aking up bills of lading, posting w eight and shipping charges,
and keeping a file of shipping records. M ay d irect or assist in preparing
the m erchandise for shipm ent. R eceiving work involves: V erifying or
directing others in verifying the correctness of shipm ents against bills of
lad ing, invoices, or other records; checking for shortages and rejectin g
dam aged goods; routing m erchandise or m aterials to proper departm ents;
and m aintainin g necessary records and files.
O perates a m anually controlled gasoline- or electric-p o w ered
truck or tracto r to transport goods and m aterials of all kinds about a
w arehouse, m anufacturing plan t, or other establishm ent.
For wage study purposes, workers are classified as follows:
R eceiving clerk
Shipping clerk
Shipping and receiving clerk
For wage study purposes, workers are classified by type of truck,
as follows:
T rucker, pow er (forklift)
T rucker, pow er (other than forklift)
WATCHMAN
M akes rounds of prem ises p eriod ically in protecting property
against fire, th e ft, and illeg al entry.
Area Wage Surveys*
A l i s t o f the la t e s t a v a ila b le b u lle tin s i s p r e s e n t e d b e lo w .
A d i r e c t o r y in d ica t in g da te s o f e a r l i e r s tu d ie s , and the p r i c e s o f the b u ll e tin s is
a v a ila b le o n r e q u e s t .
B u lle tin s m a y b e p u r c h a s e d f r o m the Su perin te n den t o f D o c u m e n t s , U. S. G o v e r n m e n t P r in t in g O f f i c e , W ashin gton, D. C. , 20402,
o r f r o m any o f the BL S r e g i o n a l s a l e s o f f i c e s shown on the in s i d e f r o n t c o v e r .
Area
B u lle tin n u m b e r
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A rea
B u lle tin n u m b e r
and p r i c e
A k r o n , Ohio, June 1965____________________________________
A lb a ny— c h e n e c t a d y —T r o y , N. Y. , A p r . 1965___________
S
A lb u q u e r q u e , N. M e x . , A p r . 1 9 6 5 _______________________
A lle n to w n —B e t h le h e m — a s to n , P a . —N . J . , F e b . 1 9 6 5 _
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Atlant a, Ga. , M a y 1965____________________________________
B a l t i m o r e , Md. , N o v. 1 9 6 5 ______________________________
B e a u m o n t—P o r t A r t h u r , T e x . , M a y 1 9 6 5 _______________
B i r m i n g h a m , A l a . , A p r . 1 9 6 5 1__________________________
B o i s e Cit y, Idaho, July 1 9 6 5 ______________________________
B o s to n , M a s s . , O ct. 1965 1 ______________________________
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1 4 3 0 -5 2 ,
1 4 3 0 -6 2 ,
1 4 3 0 -4 8 ,
1 4 3 0 -7 4 ,
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M ilw a u k e e , W i s . , A p r . 1965 * ____________________________
M in n e a p o lis —
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M u sk e g o n —M u s k e g o n H e ig hts, M i c h . , M a y 1965_________
N e w a r k and J e r s e y Cit y, N. J. , F e b . 1965_______________
New Haven, C o n n . , Jan. 1966 1 __________________________
New O r l e a n s , L a . , F e b . 1 9 6 6 ____________________________
New Y o r k , N. Y. , A p r . 1965 1 _____________________________
N o r f o lk —P o r t s m o u t h and N e w p o r t N e w s —
H am pt on, V a . , June 1965 1 ______________________________
O k la h o m a Cit y, Okla. , Aug. 1 9 6 5 _______________________
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B u ffa lo , N. Y. , D e c . 1965_________________________________
B u rlin g to n , Vt. , M a r . 1 9 6 5 * _____________________________
Cant on, Ohio, A p r . 1 9 6 5 __________________________________
C h a r l e s t o n , W. V a . , A p r . 1965__________________________
C h a r lo t t e , N. C. , A p r . 1965______________________________
Chatta n ooga , Tenn. —
Ga. , Sept. 1 9 6 5 ____________________
C h i c a g o , 111., A p r . 1965 1 ------------------------------------------------C in cin n a ti, Ohio—
Ky. , M a r . 1965________________________
C le v e la n d , Ohio, Sept. 1965______________________________
C o lu m b u s , O hio, O ct . 1965_______________________________
D a lla s , T e x . , N o v. 1 9 6 5 __________________________________
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1 4 6 5-8 ,
1465-15,
1 4 6 5 -2 4 ,
25
25
20
20
25
20
30
25
25
25
25
cen ts
c e n ts
c e n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
1 4 6 5 -1 3 ,
1 4 3 0 -7 1 ,
1 4 6 5 -3 5 ,
1 4 3 0 -5 6 ,
1465-46,
1 4 6 5 -2 3 ,
1 4 3 0 -7 0 ,
25 ce n ts
25 ce n ts
35ce n ts
20ce n ts
25ce nts
25 ce n ts
25 ce n ts
D a v e n p o rt—R o c k Island—M o lin e , Iowa—
111.,
O ct. 1965 ___________________________________________________
Dayton, Ohio, Jan. 1966 1_________________________________
D e n v e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1965 1 _______________________________
D e s M o in e s , Iowa, F e b . 1965_____________________________
D e t r o it , M ich . , Jan. 1 9 6 6 ________________________________
F o r t W orth, T e x . , N o v. 1965_____________________________
G r e e n Bay, W is . , Aug. 1965______________________________
G r e e n v i l l e , S. C. , M a y 1965---------------------------------------------H ousto n , T e x . , June 1965_________________________________
In d ia n a p o lis , Ind. , D e c . 1 9 6 5 1___________________________
O m aha, N e b r . —
Iowa, O ct. 1965 1 ________________________
P a t e r s o n — l i f t o r r - P a s s a i c , N. J. , M ay 1 9 6 5 ____________
C
P h ila d e lp h ia , P a . — . J . , N o v. 1965 1____________________
N
P h o e n ix , A r i z . , M a r . 1965_______________________________
P it ts b u r g h , Pa. , Jan. 1966_______________________________
P o r tla n d , M a in e , Nov. 1965 1-------------------------------------------P o r tla n d , O r e g . —Wash. , May 1965______________________
P r o v i d e n c e —P a w t u ck e t , R. I . — a s s . ,
M
May 1965 1 _________________________________________________
R a le ig h , N. C. , Sept. 1965 1----------------------------------------------R ic h m o n d , V a . , N o v. 1965 1 --------------------------------------------R o c k f o r d , 111., M a y 1965__________________________________
1 4 3 0 -6 7 ,
1 4 6 5 -1 0 ,
1 4 6 5 -2 8 ,
1 4 3 0 -6 3 ,
30 ce n ts
25 ce n ts
30 ce n ts
20 ce n ts
1 4 6 5 -1 6 ,
1465-39,
1 4 6 5 -3 3 ,
1 4 3 0 -4 7 ,
1 4 6 5 -4 5 ,
1 4 6 5 -2 6 ,
1 4 6 5 -4 ,
1 4 3 0 -6 9 ,
1 4 3 0 -8 2 ,
1 4 6 5 -3 1 ,
20
25
30
20
25
20
20
20
25
30
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
c e n ts
c e n ts
c e n ts
ce n ts
cen ts
St. L o u i s , M o . —111. , O ct. 1965___________________________
Salt Lake C ity, Utah, D e c . 1965_________________________
San A n to n io , T e x . , June 1965 1----------------------------------------San B e r n a r d i n o —R i v e r s id e — n t a rio , C a lif . ,
O
Sept. 1965 1________________________________________________
San D ie g o , C a l i f . , Nov. 1 9 6 5 _____________________________
San F r a n c i s c o —Oakland , C a l i f . , Jan. 1 9 6 6 1______________
San J o s e , C a l i f . , Sept. 1965 1 -----------------------------------------Savannah, Ga. , May 1 9 6 5 --------------------------------------------------S cra n to n , P a . , Aug. 1965 1-----------------------------------------------Seattle—E v e r e t t , W a s h . , O ct. 1965 1-------------------------____
1 4 6 5 -2 2 ,
1 4 6 5 -3 2 ,
1 4 3 0 -8 1 ,
25 ce n ts
20 cents
25 ce n ts
1 4 6 5 -2 0 ,
1 4 6 5 -2 1 ,
1 4 6 5 -4 3 ,
1 4 6 5 -1 9 .
1 4 3 0 -6 4 ,
1 4 6 5 -3 ,
1 4 6 5-9 ,
30ce n ts
20ce n ts
30cen ts
25 ce n ts
20ce n ts
25 cen ts
30ce n ts
1 4 6 5-4 4 ,
1 4 6 5 -4 1 ,
1 4 6 5 -2 7 ,
1 4 3 0 -7 5 ,
1 4 6 5 -6 ,
25
20
30
20
20
ce nts
ce n ts
ce n ts
c e n ts
c e n ts
S io u x F a l l s , S. D a k . , O ct. 1 9 6 5 1 _______________________
South Bend, I n d . , M a r . 1965______________________________
Spokane, W a s h . , June 1 9 6 5 * ______________________________
T o l e d o , O hio, F e b . 1 9 6 5 * ________________________________
T r e n t o n , N. J. , D e c . 1 9 6 5 _________ _______________________
W ash in gton, D. C . —Md. —
Va. , O ct. 1 9 6 5 ________________
W a t e r b u r y , Con n. , M a r . 1965____________________________
W a t e r l o o , Iowa, N o v. 1 9 6 5 _______________________________
W ic hit a , K a n s . , O ct. 1965------------------------------------------------W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , June 1 9 6 5 ____________________________
Y o r k , P a . , F e b . 1 9 6 6 1____________________________________
Y o u n gs to w n —W a r r e n , Ohio, Nov. 1965 1 ________________
1 4 6 5 -1 7 ,
1 4 3 0-5 4 ,
1 4 3 0 -7 9 ,
1 4 3 0 -5 0 ,
1 4 6 5-3 4 ,
1 4 6 5 -1 4 ,
1 4 3 0 -4 9 ,
1 4 6 5 -1 8 ,
1 4 6 5 -1 1 ,
1430-76,
1465-40,
1 4 6 5 -2 5 ,
25ce n ts
20ce n ts
25 ce n ts
25 ce n ts
20cen ts
25 ce n ts
20ce n ts
20ce n ts
20ce n ts
25 ce n ts
25ce n ts
25 ce n ts
J a c k s o n , M i s s . , F e b . 1966 1______________________________
J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . , Jan. 1 9 6 6 ____________________________
K a n s a s Cit y, M o . - K a n s . , N o v. 1965 1 __________________
L a w r e n c e —H a v e r h il l, M a s s . —N . H . , June 1965_________
L it tle R o c k — o rth L ittle R o c k , A r k . , Aug. 1965_______
N
L o s A n g e l e s —L o n g B e a c h , C a lif . ,
M a r . 1965 1-------------------------------------------------------------------------L o u i s v i l l e , K y . —I n d ., F e b . 1965 1_______________________
L u b b o c k , T e x . , June 1 9 6 5 ________________________________
M a n c h e s t e r , N. H. , Aug. 1965____________________________
M e m p h i s , T e n n . — r k . , Jan. 1966 1______________________
A
M ia m i, F l a . , D e c . 1 9 6 5 1_________________________________
M id la n d and O d e s s a , T e x --------- —_—----------- -----------------------
1 4 3 0 -5 7 , 30 c e n ts
1 4 3 0 -4 2 , 25 ce n ts
1 4 3 0 -7 3 , 20 ce n ts
1 4 6 5 -2 ,
20 c e n ts
1 4 6 5 - 4 2 , 30 cen ts
1 4 6 5 -3 0 , 25 ce n ts
(Not previously surveyed)
Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented.
* Bulletins dated before July 1965 were entitled "Occupational Wage Surveys."
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