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AREA WAGE SURVEY
N e w O rle a n s , L o u is ia n a , M e tr o p o lita n A re a ,
J a n u a ry 1 9 7 4
Bulletin 1795-15




Dayton & Montgomery Co,
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P ublic Library

DEC181974
DOCUMENT COLLECTS :
U S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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Bureau of Labor Statistics




ANNOUNCEMENT
Beginning with the 1795 series, Area Wage Surveys will be
issued as bulletins (for sale) only every third year. These bulletins
will contain information on establishment practices and supplementary
benefits as well as earnings. In the interim years, supplements
containing data on earnings only will be issued free. Supplements can
be obtained from BLS Regional Offices listed on the back cover of
this publication.

Preface
This bulletin provides results of a January 1974 survey of occupational earnings and
supplementary wage benefits in the New Orleans, Louisiana, Standard Metropolitan Statistical
Area (Jefferson, Orleans, St. Bernard, and St. Tammany Parishes). The survey was made
as part of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' annual area wage survey program. The program
is designed to yield data for individual metropolitan areas, as well as national and regional
estimates for all Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States, excluding
Alaska and Hawaii.
A major consideration in the area wage survey program is the need to describe
level and movement of wages in a variety of labor markets, through the analysis of (1) the
level and distribution of wages by occupation, and (2) the movement of wages by occupational
category and skill level. The program develops information that may be used for many
purposes, including wage and salary administration, collective bargaining, and assistance in
determining plant location. Survey results also are used by the U.S. Department of Labor
to make .wage determinations under the Service Contract Act of 1965.
Currently, 94 areas are included in the program. (See list of areas on inside back
cover.) In each area, occupational earnings data are collected annually. Information on
establishment practices and supplementary wage benefits, collected every second year in the
past, is now obtained every third year. Results of the next two annual surveys, providing
earnings data only, will be issued as free supplements to this bulletin. The supplements may
be obtained from the Bureau's regional offices. (See back cover for addresses.)
Each year after all individual area wage surveys have been completed, two summary
bulletins are issued. The first brings together data for each metropolitan area surveyed.
The second summary bulletin presents national and regional estimates, projected from
individual metropolitan area data.
The New Orleans survey was conducted by the Bureau's regional office in Dallas,
T ex., under the general direction of Boyd B. O'Neal, Associate Assistant Regional Director
for Operations. The survey could not have been accomplished without the cooperation of the
many firm s whose wage and salary data provided the basis for the statistical information in
this bulletin. The Bureau wishes to express sincere appreciation for the cooperation received.

Note:
Current reports on occupational earnings and supplementary wage provisions
are available for the laundry and dry cleaning (January 1974) and moving and storage
(January 1974) industries.
Also available for the New Orleans area are listings of union
wage rates for building trades, printing trades, local-transit operating employees, local
truckdrivers and helpers, and grocery store employees. Free copies of these are available
from the Bureau's regional offices. (See back cover for addresses.)

AREA W AGE SURVEY

B u lle tin 1795-15
U.S. D E P A R T M E N T OF LABOR, Peter J. Brennan, Secretary

June 1974

B U R E A U O F L A B O R S T A T IS T IC S , Julius Shiskin, Commissioner

N ew Orleans, Louisiana, M etropolitan A rea, January 1974
C O N TEN TS
Page
2 Introduction

T ables:
A.

Earnings:
A - 1.
Weekly earnings of office workers
A -2 .
Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers
A -3 .
Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex
Hourly earnings of maintenance and powerplant workers
A -4 .
A -5 .
Hourly earnings of custodial and material movement workers
A - 6.
Average hourly earnings of maintenance, powerplant, custodial, and material movement workers, by sex
A - 7.
Indexes of earnings for selected occupational groups and percents of change for selected periods
Percents of increase in average hourly earnings for selected occupational groups, adjusted for employment shifts
A -8 .

B.

Estab
Establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions:
B -1 .
Minimum entrance salaries for inexperienced typists and clerks
Late-shift pay provisions for manufacturing plant workers
B -2 .
Scheduled weekly hours and days of first-shift workers
B -3 .
B -4 .
Annual paid holidays
B -4a. Identification of major paid holidays
B -5 .
Paid vacation provisions
B -6 .
Health, insurance, and pension plan provisions

3
6
7
9
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
23

25 Appendix A. Scope and method of survey
29 Appendix B. Occupational descriptions




F o r sa le b y th e S u p e r i n t e n d e n 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 ic e , W a s h in g to n , D C . 2 0 4 0 2 , G P O B o o k s t o r e s , o r
B L S R e g io n a l O f f ic e s lis t e d o n b a c k c o v e r . P r ic e 7 0 c e n ts . M a k e c h e c k s p a y a b le t o S u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f D o c u m e n t s .

1

Introduction
This area is 1 of 94 in which the U.S. Department of Labor's
Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts surveys of occupational earnings and
related benefits on an areawide basis. In this area, data were obtained
by personal visits of Bureau field economists to representative estab­
lishments within six broad industry divisions: Manufacturing; transpor­
tation, communication, and other public utilities; wholesale trade; retail
trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. Major industry
groups excluded from these studies are government operations and the
construction and extractive industries. Establishments having fewer than
a prescribed number of workers are omitted because of insufficient
employment in the occupations studied. Separate tabulations are provided
for each of the broad industry divisions which meet publication criteria.

plant workers.
The first of these, table A -7 , m easures changes in
average earnings of the four occupational groups over tim e.
Where
possible, data are presented for all industries and manufacturing.
Table A -8 presents another measure of wage movements. The percents
of change reported for the occupational groups are computed to eliminate
changes in average earnings caused by employment shifts among estab­
lishments as well as turnover of establishments included in survey
samples. Where possible, data also are presented for nonmanufacturing.
Appendix A discusses more fully differences between these tables.
B -se r ie s tables
The B -se r ie s tables present information on minimum entrance
salaries for office w orkers; late-shift pay provisions and practices for
plant workers in manufacturing; and data separately for plant and office
workers on scheduled weekly hours and days of first-sh ift workers; paid
holidays; paid vacations; and health, insurance, and pension plans.

A -s e r ie s tables
Tables A - 1 through A -6 provide estimates of straight-time
hourly or weekly earnings for workers in occupations common to a
variety of manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries. Occupations
were selected from the following categories: (a) Office clerical, (b) pro­
fessional and technical, (c) maintenance and powerplant, and (d) custodial
and material movement. In the 22 largest survey areas, tables A - l a
through A -6 a provide similar data for establishments employing 500
workers or m ore.

Appendixes
This bulletin has two appendixes. Appendix A describes the
methods and concepts used in the area wage survey program and provides
information on the scope of the area survey. It also provides infor­
mation on labor-management agreement coverage. Appendix B provides
job descriptions used by Bureau field economists to classify workers in
occupations for which straight-time earnings information is presented.

Following the occupational wage tables are two tables providing
indexes and percents of change in average earnings of office clerical
workers, industrial nurses, skilled maintenance workers, and unskilled




2

A. Earnings
Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in New Orleans, La., January 1974
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)______

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y e a r n in g s o f —

t

O c c u p a t io n a n d in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n

60

and

(standard)

under
70

i

%

70

*

80

—

—

80

90

t

90

100

—

100

I

110

i

120

I

130

»

i

140

—

—

—

—

—

110

120

130

140

150

,

I

150

160

$

170

s

180

i

190

*

2C0

i

210

i

I

220

230

i

240

$
40.0 105.00
40.0 105.00

$

$

95.00
94.50

90 .5 0- 11 0. 00
90 .0 0- 10 9. 50

95.00
95.00

91.0091.00-

27
25

20

38.5
38.5

BOOKKE EP IN G- MA CH IN E CPERAT0RS,
CLASS A ------------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

97.00
97. OC

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

and

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

250

260

over

20
20

103.50
103.50

39.0 120.50 116.00 107.50-128.00
39.0 114.50 109.50 107.00-119.00

BO CK KE EP IN G- MA CH IN E OPERATORS,
CLASS B ------------------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

161
28
133

39.5
98.00
99.00 8 3 . 5 0 39.0 110.50 112.50 1 0 1 . 0 0 39.5
95.50
8 2 .5 0 97.00

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

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A -------MANU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UT ILITIES --------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

634
83
551
235
84

39.0
39.5
39.0
38.5
40.0

143.00
161.50
140.50
154.00
133.00

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

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B -------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N C NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S --------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------SERVICES -------------------------

958
147
811
258
227
80

39.0
40.0
39.0
38.0
39.5
40.0

110.50 107.50 9 3 . 0 0 114.00 1 1 0 . 0 0 1 0 0 . 0 0 1 1 0 . CO 106.50
9 1 .5 0 127.00 124.50 1 0 8 . 0 0 8 7 .0 0 99.00
102.50
107.50 105.00 1 0 1 . 0 0 -

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS A --------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

35
33

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS B --------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

197
185

39.0 1 1 0 . 0 0
38.5 1 1 0 . 0 0
38.5
38.5

91.50
92 .CC

139.00
156.00
136.00
161.00
137.00

34
2
32

41
8

33

12
7
5

10
2
8

174.00

11

1 4 7 .0 0

2

23

20

199
38
161
46
35
35

107
15
92
36
16
15

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

88.50
88.50

8 3 .0 0 8 3 .0 0 -

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

250
247

38.5
38.5

83.00
83.CC

81.50
81.50

7 5 .5 0 7 5 .0 0 -

CLERKS, ORDER -----------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

332
49
283
58

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

113.50
1 2 0 .0 0
112.50
137.00

1 1 1 .0 0

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

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

CLERKS, PAYROLL ---------------------MANU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------- -------RETAIL TRACE --------------------

200
76
124
46

39.5
40.0
39.0
39.0

129.00 123.50 1 0 8 . 0 0 129.50 123.00 1 0 2 . 5 0 128.50 124.50 1 0 9 . 5 0 9 6 .0 0 1 1 1 . 0 0 109.00

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

KE YPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A -------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S --------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------SERVICES -------------------------

298
30
268
53
29
28

39.0
40.0
39.0
39.0
40.0
40.0

122.50
144.50
1 2 0 .0 0
141.50
120.50
133.00

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

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

9 2 .5 0
9 1 .5 0

88

2

41
1

5

156
10
146
18
64

133
27
106
11
48

8

8

2

16
16

2

86

141
30
111
35
41
6

2

32
30
93
93

75
75

—

45
44

36
8
28

32
2

33
7

20
14

29
10
19
15

34
10
24

5

55
13
42
10
24
10

8

14
3

29
3
26

46
7
39
8
10

S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .

3

2

84
21
63
14
18

42
13
29
15

-

75
68
I

10

82
4
78
76
2
1
1

1

45
8
37
26

1
l

1
-

1
1
-

—

1

1
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

—

1-

—

-

-

—

—

2

-21

-

-

-

2
-

- 21
- 20

1
1

42
5

6

6
-

64
32
9
12
55
20
25
9
1 1 5
4
4
7
7

1

-

-

12
5
7

131.50-

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS C --------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------




29
4
25

1 1 9 .0 0 -

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

117.00
149.00
1 1 2 .0 0
136.00
126.50
129.00

23

117
2
115
34

9 6 .0 0 9 6 .0 0 -

123.00
108.50
126.00

23

38
14

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

99.50

1 0 0 .0 0

2

260

—

BILLERS, MACHINE IBCGKKEEPIN6
N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

I

—

$

20

250

—

MEN AND MOHEN C O MB IN ED
BILLERS, MACHINE I BILLING
MACHINE) ---------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------

I

12

29

2

10

6

1

10
3

19
1

16
10
-

-

21
5
16
3

1

2
-

2

2
2

-

—

6
6

-

—

1

—
-

6
5
1

4
i
3

1

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

1
i
-

1
1
—

-

-

-

-

—

-

-

-

—

-

-

1

2

7

-

1

-

-

-

12
1
-

-

-

-

2
-

6
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table A-1. W eekly earnings of office workers in N ew Orleans, La., January 1974— Continued
Weekly earnings
(standard)
Number

O c c u p a t io n a n d in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n
workers

*

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s o f ---i

Avpragtf
weekly
hours1
(standard]

Median

£

Middle ranged

$

%

60
and
under

70

70

t

80

90

80

90

87
6
81

$

S
100

110

100

110

8

*
120

130

120

130

140

246
15
231
17
35

94
7
87
22
6

54
11
43
2
-

30
5
25
10
1

$

t

6

$

t

»

S

i

*

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

4

22
1
21
21

3
3

1
1

3
3

1
1

—

-

32
6
26
22

13
5
8
6

22
11
11
7
3
-

-

HEN AND WO ME N C O M B I N E D CO NTINUED
$
107.00
118.50
105.50
125.00
96.50

$
$
$
104.50 96 .5 0- 11 5. 00
110.50 99.00- 12 7. 00
104.00 96.5 0- 11 3. 50
117.00 104.50-150.50
100.50 89 .5 0- 10 4. 50

KE YPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B ------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UT ILITIES -------------RETAIL TRACE -------------------

6T1
64
60T
86
81

39.5
40.0
39.5
38.5
40.0

MESSENGERS ICFFICE BOYS AND GIRLS!N C NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UT ILITIES --------------

209
196
T1

39.0
91.50
90.00
38.5
91.50
89.00
38.0 IC O.50 103.00

SECRETARIES -------------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------N C NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UT ILITIES -------------RETAIL TRACE ------------------SERVICES ------------------------

1,385
220
1,165
314
133
157

39.0
40.0
39.0
38.0
39.5
40.0

146.00
155.50
144.00
159.50
133.CO
137.50

139.00
151.50
137.50
153.50
129.00
135.50

125.00-165.50
127.50-174.00
125.00-164.50
131.50-185.00
118.00-148.00
115.00-158.50

SECRETARIES, CLASS A ------------MANUFA CT UR IN G -------------------N C N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUELIC UTIL IT IE S --------------

159
33
126
29

39.5
42.5
39.0
37.0

161.00
190.00
153.50
186.00

161.00
175.00
152.00
188.00

136.00-186.50
163.00-212.50
128.00-179.00
173.00-202.00

SECRETARIES, CLASS B ------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------NC NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S -------------SERVICES ------------------------

351
36
315
112
30

39.0
39.5
38.5
38.0
40.0

148.50
164.00
147.00
153.50
143.00

141.00
152.00
140.50
143.00
134.50

126.50-167.50
118.50-224.00
127.50-164.50
128.00-182.50
126.50-166.00

SECRETARIES, CLASS C ------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------NC NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S -------------RETAIL TRACE ------------------SE RVICES ------------------------

466
05
381
81
45
58

39.5
40.0
39.5
39.0
39.5
40.0

146.00
154.00
144.00
169.CO
132.50
144.00

138.00
153.00
135.50
169.00
133.50
139.50

126.50-166.00
135.00-165.00
125.50-166.00
151.50-189.00
125.00-149.50
129.50-159.50

SECRETARIES, CLASS C ------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G -------------------N C NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S -------------RE TAIL TRADE ------------------SE RVICES ------------------------

407
66
341
92
46
48

39.0
39.5
39.0
38.5
39.5
40.0

137.50
136.00
137.50
150.00
124.50
127.00

134.00
133.00
134.00
142.50
125.00
115.00

119.00-152.50
121.00-151.00
118.00-155.00
130.50-171.00
111.00-136.00
109.50-148.50

ST EN OGRAPHERS, GENERAL ------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G -------------------N C NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUELIC UTIL IT IE S -------------SERVICES ------------------------

802
41
761
259
71

39.0
39.0
39.0
38.0
40.0

115.00
115.50
115.00
127.00
114.50

112.00 98.00- 12 6. 00
112.50 102.00-125.50
112.00 97.50- 12 6. 50
119.00 105.00-144.00
117.50
85.00-133.00

ST EN OG RA PH ER S, SENIOR -------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------N C NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S --------------

312
72
240
85

39.0
40.0
39.0
38.0

139.50
165.00
132.00
126.50

134.00
163.00
130.50
122.00

SW IT CH BC AR C CPERATCRS, CLASS A --N C NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S --------------

98
84
41

80.00- 10 3. 50
80 .0 0- 10 4. 00
90.50- 11 0. 00

-

8

-

-

-

1

21

118
11
107
10
17

1

50
48
9

53
53
8

35
30
9

40
35
28

13
13
12

12
12
-

3
3
3

2
2
2

_

10

21
1
20

70
5
65
9
9
17

156
26
130
14
23
24

235
28
207
48
29
19

222
32
190
40
16
26

155
13
142
38
17
14

115
35
80
19
12
16

124
21
103
26
6
14

74
11
63
24
4
15

88
9
79
38

28
10
18
14

4

-

-

-

2

“

-

-

26
1
25
-

5
5
“

15

17

24
8
16
2

12
4
8
4

15

15
1

10
10
2

15
10

5
3
2
-

13
5
8
8

-

39
12
27
4
“

64

54
1
53
16

56
1
55
17

25
4
21
6
6

18
1
17

18
1
17

24

3

10

8

-

4

10
10
-

4

33
4
29
7
2
3

102
11
91
11
12

15

29
7
22
1
8
6

43
5
38
4
8
13

58
9
49
3
8
17

64
15
49
15
14
1

66
15
51
18
6
1

60
5
55
18

64

-

8

-

-

-

-

-

-

10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

4

-

-

-

4
-

7
1
6

7

“

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

6

-

-

“

-

8
8

-

-

-

-

-

7
7
7

-

7
1
16
16
4
i

2

62
31
6

2

-

_

-

-

-

-

2
-

-

~

-

3
133
8
125
21
-

136
12
124
32
14

172
4
168
59
8

77
11
66
21
7

7
7
5

15
15
8

61
9
52
24

46
43
12

10
8
5

2
-

7
-

7
-

-

-

-

“

102
102
26
18

119.50-149.50
136.50-210.50
118.50-145.00
115.50-135.00

-

-

*

38.0 116.50 114.00 103.50-125.50
37.5 116.00 110.00 103.50-125.50
36.0 122.00 122.00 10 8.00-136.00

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

_

S ee fo o t n o t e s a t end o f t a b le s .




10
6

4

-

-

4
4

4

86
16
7C
e

i

4

13
“

-

-

-

-

-

6

1
1
-

3
1
2

2

-

2

5
1
4

3
1
2

4

.

-

4

2

4
4

-

3
3
15
6
9
7

2

37
6
31
10
1

7

2

4

6

-

43
17
26
9
7
9

49
12
37
15
4

23
4
19
9

29
10
19

33

21

-

2

19
7

12
3
9
6
1

-

9
5
4
1
10
5
5
4
-

-

24
12
-

2

_

6
-

2

2

4
-

6

2

33
7
2
4

39
1
38
14
1

47
2
45
34
4

8
1
7
3
4

1

3

4

14

2

_

62
25
15

1
1

3
3

4
4

14
14

2

-

49
4
45
15

57
13
44
16

48
5
43
5

13

13
10
3
3

24
6
18
-

_

1
1
1

5
4
1
1

19
19
*

25
19
12

10
9
9

_

2

2

2
1

1

2

-

2

11
7
2
2
2

2

4

-

“

2

-

-

Table A-1. W eekly earnings of office workers in N ew Orleans, La., January 1974— Continued
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)
Number

O c c u p a tio n a n d in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n

of
workers

HEN AND WOMEN COMBINED —
CONTINUED

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y e a r n in g s o f —

1

Average
weekly
[standard)

Mean ^

Median ^

Middle ranged

60

and
under

i

70

*

i

80

—

—

—

70

80

90

-

51
51
40
4

100

i

110

i

120

*

130

5

140

1

150

»

160

i

170

*

180

t

190

»

200

*

210

i

220

*

230

*

240

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

100

IIP

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

250

102
102
21
73

56
54
8
27

22
21
4
-

28
28
2
-

4
4
2
-

6
6

4
4
2

83
2
81

10
8
2

-

-

-

-

-

-

21
9

57
9
48
13
3
8

8
1
7

-

50
9
41
21
6
12

21
10
11
2

-

33
10
23
8
6

1
1

-

11
2
9
-

-

1

1

2

1

5

3

4

3

1

4

“

1

27
4
23

-

_

-

-

-

-

7
7

*

*

250

260

—

and

260 o v e r

,

$
81 .0 081.0076 .0 082.00-

$
99.00
99.00
88.50
91.00

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B ---NCNMANUF AC TU RI NG ----------------------------------------RETAIL TRACE -------------------SERVICES ------------------------

273
270
79
106

40.0
40.0
39.5
40.0

90.50
90.50
84.00
85.00

SWITCHBOARD OP ER AT OR -RECEPTIONISTSMANUFACTURING --------------------NO NM ANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES ----------------------------------RETAIL TRADE ---------------------------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------------------------------

280
58
222
36
39
35

39.5
40.0
39.5
39.0
40.0
40.0

103.00
118.00
99.00
106.50
92.00
101.50

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

25

TR ANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
GENERAL ----------------------------------------------------------------------NC NMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------

128
128

38.0
38.0

90.5 0- 10 7. 50
90.50- 10 7. 50

9
9

TYPISTS, CLASS A ------------------------------------------------MA NUFACTURING ------------------------------------------------NC NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------------------------------

311
43
268

38.0 116.50 109.00 95.00- 12 7. 00
40.0 153.50 145.00 121.00-200.00
38.0 110.50 107.00 94 .0 0- 12 1. 00

TYPISTS, CLASS B ------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------------NC NM ANUFACTURING ----------------PUBLIC UT ILITIES --------------RETAIL TRACE -------------------SERVICES ------------------------

825
31
794
231
154
62

38.5
98.50
89.50
99.00
40.0
97.50
38.5
98.50
89.50
38.0 120.50 102.50
40.0
89.00
82.50
40.0
92.50
92.00

$! 6 . 5 o

86.50
80.00
84.00

101.50
87 .5 0- 11 6. 50
114.50 101.00-141.00
86.50-114.00
99.50
104.50 102.00-114.00
89.50
84.50-101.00
102.50 90 .0 0- 11 0. 00

-

*
-

-

-

-

39.0 143.00 142.50 127.50-162.50
97.50 101.50
97.50 101.50

83.00-102.00
91 .5 0- 10 7. 00
83.00-101.50
94 .0 0- 12 0. 00
77.00- 97.00
84.50- 97.50

_

-

2
6
6
-

•

-

“

-

-

-

•

“

*

-

9
9

12
12

27
27

52
52

15
15

*

4
4

-

_

-

20

-

-

-

20

82
2
80

64
5
59

43
3
40

29
8
21

21
3
18

8
1
7

63
63
4
32
-

339
7
332
37
60
23

171
11
160
53
8
28

117
10
107
70
4
5

32
3
29
10
11
5

30

16

7

32

-

•

30
12
11
1

16
12
4

7
1
6

32
32

-

-

18
18
18

S ee fo o t n o t e s a t en d o f t a b le s .




i

90

5

10
10

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table A -2. W eekly earnings of professional and technical workers in New Orleans, La., January 1974
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)______

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

Average
weekly

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

i

80
and
under

(standard]

90

»

90

*

100

_

_

100

110

»

110
_

120

»

»

120

130

_

_

130

140

*

140
_

1

150
_

i

160
_

150

160

5
5

3

39

*

170
_

170

180

$
190

*

200

i

*

210

220

*

i

230

240

s

*

250

180

*

260

_

*

270

280

,

190

2QQ

210

220

230

240

250

260

270

280

over

MEN AN0 WOMEN CO MB I N E D
$

$

COMP UT ER OPERATORS, CLASS A ---N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------------

103
93

39.5 188.00 183.50 1 7 2 .5 0 39.5 189.00 185.00 1 7 2 .0 0 -

C O MP UT ER OPERATORS, CLASS B ---MA NU FA CT UR IN G ----------------N G NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------SERVICES ---------------------

230
30

39.5
4 0.5
39.5
4 0.0

CO MPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS C ---N C N M A N UF AC TU RI NG --------------

120

200

60
97

COMP UT ER PROGRAMMERS,
BUSINESS, CLASS A --------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------------

$

205.00
209.00

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

157.00
171.00
155.50
160.50

39.5 125.50 124.50 1 0 9 .0 0 39.5 123.00 1 2 0 .0 0 1 0 3 .0 0 -

148.00
145.50

142.50
157.00
140.50
148.00

141.00
152.50
139.00
153.00

26
6

22

18

46
4
42
11

38
4
34
3
18
14

6

33
6

9
9

27
23

36
3
33
19

28

8

16

2
2

3

12

6

1

22

7
5

8

4 0.0 243.50 234.00 216.50-267.00
39.0 236.50 233.50 206.00-252.00

COMP UT ER PROGRAMMERS,
BUSINESS, CLASS B --------------N C NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------------

129

39.0 184.50 179.50 1 6 5 .0 0 -

198.00

14

107

39.0 183.50 180.00 1 6 5. 00 -

198.00

12

COMP UT ER PROGRAMMERS,
BUSINESS, CLASS C --------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------------

39.5 173.00 183.50 1 4 0 .0 0 39.5 173.00 183.50 1 4 0 .0 0 -

198.50
198.50

C O MP UT ER SY ST EM S ANALYSTS,
BUSINESS, CLASS B --------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------SERVICES ---------------------

39.5 2 48 .OC 244.50 2 3 1 .5 0 39.5 248.50 244.00 2 2 7 .5 0 40.0 262.00 264.00 2 4 1 .5 0 -

279.00
280.50
289.50

DR AFTSMEN, CLASS A ---------------

2 0 4 .5 0 -

234.00

2 **13
2
13
1

10

25
13

14

12

DR AFTSMEN, CLASS B --------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G ----------------N C NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------

145

40.0 181.00 181.00 1 6 4 .0 0 4 0.0 192.50 191.50 1 7 9 .0 0 40.0 171.00 170.50 1 6 0 .0 0 -

197.00
208.00
185.50

24

77

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C --------------NC NM A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------

62
48

40.0 132.50 133.00 1 1 4 .5 0 40.0 129.00 131.50 1 1 4 .0 0 -

145.50
139.50

2
2

151

40.0 195.00 188.50 1 7 3 .0 0 4 0.0 195.50 188.00 1 8 0 .0 0 -

223.50
222.00

15
7

68

EL EC TR ON IC S TE CH NI CI AN S
M A NU FA CT UR IN G -------

101

50
35

NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED)
M A N U FA CT UR IN G -----------------

*
**
S ee

W ork ers
W ork ers
fo o tn o te s

w ere
w ere

d is tr ib u te d
d is tr ib u te d

as
as

fo llo w s :
fo llo w s :

4 0.5 174.00 174.50 1 6 1 .5 0 - 191.50
41.0 174.00 175.00 161.00-194.00

1 at $ 2 8 0 t o $ 2 9 0 ; 4
7 at $ 2 8 0 t o $ 2 9 0 ; 4

at $ 2 9 0 t o $ 3 0 0 ;
at $ 2 9 0 t o $ 3 0 0 ;

6

3

1 at $ 3 0 0 t o $ 3 2 0 ; a n d 5 at $ 3 2 0 t o $ 3 4 0 .
a n d 2 at $ 3 0 0 t o $ 3 2 0 .

at e n d o f t a b le s .




19
13

6

43
41

11

Table A -3 . Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex
in New Orleans, La., January 1974
Average

S e x , o c c u p a t io n , an d in d u s t r y d iv is io n

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS -

Number
of
workers

Weekly
hours 1
|standard)

HEN

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

CLERKS, ACCOUNTINC, CLASS A -------------HANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NCNHANUFACTURING-------------------------------PUBLIC UTI LIT IE S --------------------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------------

251
63
208
133
25

39.0
39.0
39.0
39.0
60.0

$
153.50
170.50
150.50
156.50
163.50

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B -------------NONHANUFACTURING------------------------- -----PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------------------RETAIL TRACE ------------------------------------

130
108
56
26

39.0
39.0
38.0
60.0

115.50
115.50
123.00
113.50

CLERKS, ORDER --------------------------------------------NONHANUFACTURING --------------------------------

111
89

60.0
60.0

160.00
161.50

PAYROLL -----------------------------------------

25

39.5

176.00

HESSENGERS (OFFICE BOYS) --------------------NONHANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC UTIL ITIES ----------------------------

129
118
56

39.0
39.0
38.0

95.00
95.50
99.00

BILLERS, HACHIKE (BILLING
HACHINE) -----------------------------------------------------NONHANUFACTURING --------------------------------

85
81

60.0
60.0

102.00
101.50

BILLERS, HACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
HACHINE) -----------------------------------------------------NONHANUFACTURING --------------------------------

65
65

38.5
38.5

97.00
97.00

BOOKKEEPING-HACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS A -------------------------------------------------------NCNHANUFACTURING --------------------------------

51
62

39.0
39.0

118.50
112.50

BOOKKEEPING-HACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B -------------------------------------------------------HANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONHANUFACTURING --------------------------------

151
27
126

39.5
39.0
39.5

9 7 . 5C
110.50
96.50

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A --------------HANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONHANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC UT ILITIES ---------------------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------------

3 83
60
363
102
59

39.0
39.5
39.0
38.0
60.0

136.00
152.00
136.50
1 5 1 . CC
129.00

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B -------------HANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NCNHANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC UTIL ITIES ---------------------------RETAIL TRACE -----------------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------------------

828
125
703
206
201
76

39.0
39.5
39.0
38.5
39.5
60.0

109.50
113.50
1 0 9 . CC
1 2 8 . CO
1 0 1 . OC
107.50

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

35
33

39.0
38.5

110.00
110.00

CLERKS, F IL E , CLASS B ---------------------------NCNHANUFACTURING --------------------------------

189
178

38.5
38.5

91.50
91.50

CLERKS,

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS -

Average

S ex,

o c c u p a t io n , a n d in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

CLERKS, F IL E , CLASS C ---------------------------NCNHANUFACTURING --------------------------------

Average

S ex,

o c c u p a t io n , an d in d u s t r y d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

Weekly
standard)

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS
WOMEN— CONTINUED

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOHEN— CONTINUED
250
267

CLERKS, ORDER ----------HANUFACTURING ---NONHANUFACTURING
RETAIL TRACE -

221

38.5
38.5

$
8 3 . CO
83.00

SECRETARIES

-

CONTINUED
6 06
66
360
91
66
68

39.0
39.5
39.0
38.5
39.5
60.0

$
137.00
136.00
137.50
169.50
1 2 6 . 5C
127.00

801
61
760
258
71

39.0
39.0
39.0
38.0
60.0

115.00
115.50
115.00
127.00
116.50

312
72
260
85

39.0
60.0
39.0
38.0

139.50
165.00
1 3 2 . CO
1 2 6 . 5C

98
86
61

38.0
37.5
36.0

116.50
1 1 6 . CC
1 2 2 . CO

NCNHANUFACTURING
RETAIL TRADE —
SERVICES ------------

273
270
79
106

60.0
6 0.0
39.5
60.0

90.50
9 0 . 5C
84.00
85.00

HANUFACTURING --------NCNHANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RETAIL TRACE ------SERVICES ----------------

280
58
222
36
39
35

39.5
60.0
39.5
39.0
60.0
60.0

1 0 3 . CC
1 1 8 . CO
99.00
106.50
9 2 . CC
101.50

128
128

38.0
38.0

97.50
97.50

306
36
268

38.0
60.0
38.0

1 1 6 . CO
1 5 6 . CC
11C.5C

806
31
775
212
156
62

38.5
6 0.0
38.5
38.0
60.0
60.0

95.00
97.50
95.00
UC .O C
89.00
92.50

96
90

39.5
39.5

189.00
1 8 9 . 5C

SECRETARIES, CLASS C
HANUFACTURING -----------NCNHANUFACTURING ----PUBLIC UTILITIES RETAIL TRACE ---------SERVICES ------------------

27
196
38

6 0.0
6 0.0
6 0.0
6 0.0

I C C . 00
109.00
99.00
106.00

CLERKS, PAYROLL ------HANUFACTURING ---NONHANUFACTURING
RETAIL TRADE -

175
59
116
68

39.5
6 0.0
39.0
39.0

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A
HANUFACTURING ---------------------NCNHANUFACTURING ---------------PUBLIC UTIL ITIES ----------RETAIL TRACE -------------------SERVICES -----------------------------

282
26
256
61
29
28

39.0
60.0
39.0
39.0
60.0
60.0

122.50
1 2 2 . OC STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL —
HANUFACTURING ---------------1 2 3 . OC
NCNHANUFACTURING ---------111 .CO
PUBLIC UTIL ITIES —
SERVICES ----------------------1 1 8 . OC
166.00
1 1 5 . 5 0 STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR —
HANUFACTURING -------------1 2 0 . CO
NONHANUFACTURING -------1 2 0 . 5C
PUBLIC UTILITIES —
133.00

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B —
HANUFACTURING -------------------------NCNHANUFACTURING -------------------PUBLIC UTIL ITIES ---------------RETAIL TRACE ------------------------

66 7
66
603
85
81

39.5
60.0
39.5
38.5
6 0.0

107.00
118.50
105.50
1 2 5 . CO
96.50

HESSENGERS (OFFICE GIRLS) ------------------NCNHANUFACTURING --------------------------------

80
78

38.5
38.5

86.00
86.00

SECRETARIES ------------------------------------------------HANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNHANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC UTI LIT IE S ---------------------------RETAIL T R A D E -----------------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------------------

1 ,3 8 1
2 20
1 , 161
311
133
157

3 9.0
6 0.0
39.0
38.0
39.5
60.0

165.50
155.50
1 6 3 . 5C
1 5 9 . CO
133.00
137.50

SECRETARIES, CLASS A ------------HANUFACTURING -------------------------NCNHANUFACTURING -------------------PUBLIC UTI LIT IE S ---------------

159
33
126
29

39.5
62.5
39.0
37.0

161.00
190.00
1 5 3 . 5C
186.00

SECRETARIES, CLASS B
HANUFACTURING ----------NONHANUFACTURING ---PUBLIC UTI LIT IE S •
SERVICES ------------------

350
36
316

39.0
39.5
38.5
38.0
6 0.0

168.50
166.00
166.50
153.50
163.00

SECRETARIES, CLASS C ----------HANUFACTURING -----------------------NCNHANUFACTURING -----------------PUBLIC UTIL ITIES ------------RETAIL TRACE ---------------------SERVICES -------------------------------

666

39.5
6 0.0
39.5
39.0
39.5
6 0.0

165.50
156.00
163.50
167.50
1 3 2 . 5C
166.00

WOMEN

112
30

85
379
79
65
58

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS,
NCNHANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC UTILITIES

7

CLASS A -----

CLASS B --------

GENERAL ------------------------------------------------NCNHANUFACTURING -------------------------

HANUFACTURING ----NONHANUFACTURING
TYPISTS, CLASS B -------------HANUFACTURING -------------NCNHANUFACTURING -------PUBLIC UTIL ITIES —
RETAIL TRADE -----------SERVICES --------------------PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN

NCNHANUFACTURING

S e e fo o t n o t e at en d o f t a b le s .




Number
of
workers

Table A -3 . Average w eekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex,
in N ew Orleans, La., January 1974— Continued
Average

Average
Number
of
workers

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

PROFES SI ON AL ANO TECHNICAL
OC CUPATIONS - ME N — CONT IN UE D

SERVICES

o c c u p a t io n , an d in d u s t r y d iv is io n

202

----------------------------------------------------------

55

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

Weekly
earnings *
(standard)

60.0 168.50

N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG

$

------------------

63

CO MPUTER PROGRAMMERS,
BUSINESS. CLASS A -------------------------------------------N C NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------------------------------

61
69

60.0 266.00
39.5 239.00

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS A

CO MPUTER PROGRAMMERS,
BUSINESS, CLASS B -------------------

108

39.5 185.50

N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------------------------------

o c c u p a tio n ,

and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

fo o tn o te

47
26

39.5 250.00
60.0 261.00

--------------------------------------------

169

220.50

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS 8 -------------------------------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ---------------------

161
66

at e n d o f t a b l e s .




8

Weekly
hours1
(standard)

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

--------------------------------------------

62

$
60.0 132.50
129.00

ELECTRONICS TE CHNICIANS ------------MANUFA CT UR IN G — ---------------------------------------------

150
101

60.0 196.50
60.0 195.50

-------------------

28

60.0 161.50

INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) ---

50

60.5 1T6.00
61.0 176.00

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C

PR OF ESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OC CUPATIONS - WOMEN
C O MP UT ER OPERATORS, CLASS B

See

Number
of
workers

39.5 170.00

39.5 126.00| CO MPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS,

108

Average

S ex,

PROFES SI ON AL ANO TE CH NI CA L
OC CUPATIONS - ME N — C O NT IN UE D

39.5 142.50! COMP UT ER PROGRAMMERS*

-------------------

CO MPUTER O P E R A T O R S • CLASS C

Number
of
workers

PR OF ES SI ON AL ANO TECHNICAL
OC CUPATIONS - ME N— CO NT IN UE D

-------------------

CO MPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS B

S ex,

*

o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

o
o

S ex,

60.0 181.00
60.0 192.00
60.0

NURSES*

55

Table A -4 . Hourly earnings of maintenance and powerplant workers in New Orleans, La., January 1974
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f—

Hourly earnings*

O c c u p a t io n a n d in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n

Number
of
Mean 2

Median2

Middle range 2

S
S
I
I
i
S
I
*
I
i
*
*
i
T
1 ------- S------- 1------- i ------- i ------- 5------- i ------- i
3.10 3.20 3.30 3.40 3.50 3.60 3.70 3.80 3.90 4.00 4. 10 4.20 4.40 4.60 4.80 5.00 5.20 5.40 5. 60 5.80 6.00
tt j
Under 3.00
t 1
and
and
3.00 under
6.00
80
5.40
5.60
5.
over
5.00 5.?0
3.10 3.20 3.30 3.40 3.50 3.60 3.70 3.80 3.90 4.00 4.10 4.20 4.40 4.60

MEN AND WOMEN COMBINED
CARPENTERS, MAINTENANCE ----------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

$

$

$

$

145

5.01

4 .7 9

4 .3 3 -

5.29

42
103

5.05
5.00

5.25
4 .7 6

5 .2 1 4 .2 2 -

5.30
5.29

100
100

4.2 2

4.42
4.42

3 .8 2 3 .8 2 -

4.6 0
4.60

*

HELPERS, MAINTENANCE TRAOES -------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC UT ILITIES ---------------------------

366

3.62

3.82

3 .2 9 -

4.51

174
192
169

4.21
3.46

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

4 .8 3
3.70

3.52

4.55
3.47
3.49

MACHINISTS, MAINTENANCE ----------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

241
222

4.9 9
4.9 7

5.26
5.23

4 .4 6 4 .4 4 -

5.45
5.45

667
126
541

4.9
4 .6
5.0
5.1

5.08
4.64
5.18

4
3
4
4

5.45
5.29

MILLWRIGHTS ---------- --------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------

117
65

4 .2 6 -

4.48
4 .6 9

82

5.16

5.24

4 .7 9 -

72

5.22

5.26

5 .0 8 -

PAI NTERS, MAINTENANCE ---------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------------------

121

4 .5 4

48

5.02

4 .7 3
5.04

4 .7 5 -

PIPEFITTERS, MAINTENANCE --------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------SHEET-METAL WORKERS, MAINTENANCE —

3 .7 0 -

5.09

20
20

_

34
12
**22
8
“

5.29

5.4
5.4
4.7
5.3

-

5
6
9
4

-

5.42
5.43

-

5.05
5.44

-

18
8
10
10
“
4
4
-

-

20
18
2

51
13
38

51
14
37

16
8
8

45
32
13

112
99
13

22
19
3

24
20
4

5
4
1

2

19

5

2

2

26

2
2

19
11
8

5
5
“

2
2

2
2

26
2
2

24
20
4
4

2
2
•
-

4
4
4

44
8
36
35

18
18
-

48
16
32
12
20

3
3
3

34
24
10
8

20
9
11
11
*

9
8
1
1
*

4
3
1
1

“

6
6

16
16

_
*

18
18

4
4

”

“

4
4

28
28

16
16

8
8

*

-

-

“

*

*

15
15
15

34
2
32
31

12
12
12

-

45
42
3
3

24
24
24

.
*

8
2
6

6
6
6

21
13
8
8

26
26

60
60

-

1
1

-

-

*

-

-

*

*

*

“

24
24

7
7

8
8

44
42

12
10

_

“

10
10

*

7
7

47
44

42
30

13
13

24
24

4
-

4 .2 3

4.44

3 .6 3 -

4.7 6

4

59

4.01

3.69

3 .6 1 -

4.73

4

145

5.13

5.42

4 .7 5 -

lie

5.20

5.44

4 .7 8 -

5.49
5.49

41

4 .6 3

4.74

4 .2 6 -

4.7 8

_

-

3
3

*

•

”

*

*

-

-

-

3
2
1
1

9
9
9
~

4
4
“

26
4
22
18
4

9
9
9
-

31
25
6
6
-

24
24
17
7

20
2
18
9
1

60
18
42
19
7

32
2
30
18
-

32
7
25
2
9

61
3
58
32
-

44
14
30
28
“

159
159
155
*

52
40
12
12
*

4
4
“

-

2
2
-

32
32
-

1
1

13
13
-

12
12
-

93
93
-

18
12
6

7

112
94
18
17

136
87
49
7

92
77
15
14

7

42
2
2

6
6
6

360
354
6
6

9
9
*

7

7
6

-

“

.
-

-

-

“

-

4
4

-

-

-

-

18
8

-

8
8

28
28

20
20

_
“

*

4
4

-

7
7
7

1
1
1

-

2
2
2

2
2
-

-

_
-

2
2
-

4
-

15
15

2
2

10
10
*

-

9

“

4

1
1
“

“

5
*

4
4

-

_

-

-

1
-

56
54

_

-

16
16
—

8

2

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

'

-

-

17
17
17
-

-

7

-

4
4

•
4

'

8 a t $ 6 to $ 6 .2 0 ; 7 a t $ 7 to $ 7 .2 0 ; a n d 6 a t $ 7 .4 0 to $ 7 .6 0 .
2 at $ 2 to $ 2 .1 0 ; 2 a t $ 2 .2 0 to $ 2 .3 0 ; 6 a t $ 2 .5 0 to $ 2 .6 0 ; 8 a t $ 2 .6 0
4 3 a t $ 6 .4 0 to $ 6 .6 0 ; 28 at $ 6 .6 0 t o $ 6 .8 0 ; a n d 5 a t $ 7 .2 0 to $ 7 .4 0 .

S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .




33
19
14

1
1

•

-

73

*
W o r k e r s w e r e d is t r ib u t e d a s f o llo w s :
**
W o r k e r s w e r e d is t r ib u t e d a s f o llo w s :
* * * W o r k e r s w e r e d is tr ib u te d a s fo llo w s :

3
2
1

19
6
13
13

FIREMEN, STATIONARY BOILER ----------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

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

3
3

33
2
31
29

-

4 .7 5
4.79

22
20
2

10
10
10

5.01

0
2
5
5

2
2

*

5.73

3 .5 5 -

.8
.8
.6
.8

6
6
-

_
“

3 .7 0 -

4 .7 2

4
4
4
4

4
4
-

_
*

5.03

4 .2 8

837

-

8
8

4.3 6
4.72

4.59

43
119

954

*21
21

1
1

5.55

MECHANICS, MAINTENANCE ------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC UTI LIT IE S ----------------------------

4
2
2

■ ”

4 .0 6 4 .7 8 -

5.30
4.63

*

-

5.05

4 .0 4 -

6
5
1

-

4 .7 7

5.09

5.23
4.33

40
27
13

8

4.6 3

4 .2 1

*

1

295
106

426
29

1
1
-

20

ENGINEERS, STATIONARY --------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------------------

-

34
•
34

2
2

5.47
5.08

0
7
3
9

1
1

-

5.46

4 .6 2 4 .7 2 -

.3
.9
.4
.7

7
1
6

-

4 .7 1 -

5.40
4 .8 2

8
7
5
9

10
10

2
2

5.08

MECHANICS, AUTCMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE) ------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------------------RETAIL TRACE ------------------------------------

1
1

-

5.02

3.70

-

-

5.11
4.8 4

4.2 2

6
6
-

1
1

278
145

5.04

5
5

1
1

423

3 .6 9 -

4
4

2
2

ELECTRICIANS, MAINTENANCE ------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING — --------------------------

189

-

-

9

2
2

4

31
11
20
20

-

36
12

-

23

1

12
3
9

40

*
6
6

'

to

$ 2 .7 0 ; and 4 at

$ 2 .7 0

to

$ 2 .8 0 .

-

17 ***76
1
75
17
17
75
“
*
5
5

7
7

20
20

6
6

1

Table A -5 . Hourly earnings of custodial and material movement workers in N ew Orleans, La., January 1974
Num ber of w orker

Hourly earnings3
---------- 1 ---------- 1 ---------- 1 ---------- 1 ---------- 1
1 .9 0 2 .0 0
2.1 0
1.60
1.70 1.8 0

Number

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

Mean 2

Medi an2

Middle range 2

receivin g

str a ig h t-tim e h o u rly earn in gs

i

o f -----

1
2 .4 0

l
2.6 0

t

I

2.2 0

2 .8 0

3 .0 0

1
3.20

3 .4 0

t
3 .6 0

t
3 . 80

t
4 .0 0

$
4.2 0

t
4.4 0

4 .6 0

2.6 0

2.8 0

3 .0 0

3 .2 0

3.4 0

3.6 0

3 .6Q

4.00

4 .2 0

4.4 0

4.6 0

-

18
18

6

-

6

t

$
4 .8 0

*
5 . 00

t
5 .2 0

*
5.4 0

4.8 0

5 .0 0

JL« 2 0

5 ,4 0

over

-

5

-

-

-

5

-

-

-

and

and

under
\ l.7 0

1 .8 0

1.90

563

430

9
554

12
418

2 .0 0

2.1 0

2.20

2 .4 0

758
9

598
-

68
-

44

749

598

68

ME N AND WO ME N C O M B I N E D
GU AR DS AND W A T C H M E N -----------------MA N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N O N M A N U E A C T U R I N G -----------------

$
1.99

$
1.94

$

$

2,73 0

1 .8 1 -

128
2,6 0 2

2.93
1.95

2.65
1.94

2 .3 3 1 .8 1 -

2.04
3.77

63
-

2.03

63

GUARDS
M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------JANITORS, PCRTERS, AND CL EANERS --M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------- —
PU BL IC UT IL IT IE S --------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------SERVICES -------------------------

96

3 .1 3

2.67

2 .6 1 -

4.26

3 ,34 6

2 .2 0
3.37
2 .0 6

2.0 0

2.98
2 .0 0

2.80
1.88
1.96

1
2
1
2
1

372
2,9 7 2
80

3.38
1.96

.8
.8
.7
.5
.7

1
0
9
8
5

2
42

5

19
9

47
46

4

10

1

1

-

-

12

-

-

-

2

5

44

-

-

2.30
3.92

310
-

468
-

454

255
-

301

78

29

2.20
3.42
2.14

310
-

468
-

460
-

13
65
18

63
19
44

158

162

186

255
4
98

360
41
319

141

8
446
-

460
-

2
299
67
206

4
81

112
15
42

174

36

21

178

104

76
52
24

17

8
16

1.7 9 -

2.17

152

306

155

83
366

LABORERS, MA TERIAL HA NO L I N G -------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --- -------------PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S --------------RE TA IL TRADE --------------------

1 ,67 2
426

2.6 7
3.25

2.39

2 .0 5 2 .9 0 -

40
-

172
-

90
19

27
-

197
-

138

3.26

3.27
3.67

7

33

74
19

1 ,24 6
88
581

2.4 7
4 .2 8
2.4 8

2.19
4.82
2.25

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

2.86
4.86
3.03

40
-

172
-

71
-

27
-

197
-

131
-

145
-

55
-

*

131

29

13

50

50

61

22

15
89
63

ORDER
FI LL ER S -----------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

773
741
237

2.7 3
2.6 9

2.51

-

9
9

33
33

40
40

73
73

83
83

114
110

80
80

28
28

3.55

3.64
3.60
3.86

-

2.47
3.76

2 .1 5 2 .1 4 -

-

“

22

7

86
86
9

PACKERS, S H IP PI NG -------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------RETAIL TRACE --------------------

294
124

2.5 4

2.43

1 .9 4 -

3.22

18
8

34
4

12
-

37
-

10
4

17
-

10
-

14
-

20
-

170
61

2.08
2.33

3 .1 2 1 .8 6 2 .1 3 -

3.22
3.27

17

2 .9 4
2.24
2 .4 7

2.61
2.58

10
1

30
3

12

37
5

6
6

17
17

10
10

14

20

2.87
3.58
2.76

2 .5 7 2 .8 8 2 .5 4 -

3.79
3.79

-

-

-

10
-

1
-

11

36

27

-

-

-

6

18
8

3.81

-

-

10

2.77

2 .6 1 -

3.97

-

~

-

*

*

1
1

11
3

30
17

27
27

10
3

-

-

_

.

-

.

-

2

2

952
1 ,64 8

RECE IV IN G CL ER KS --------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------RE TA IL TRACE --------------------

2.02

3 .6 3 -

-

12
5
5

191
42

3.14
3.41

149
89

3 .0 7
3.19

SHIP PI NG C L ER KS ---------------------MA N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------RETAIL TRACE --------------------

102

3.81
4.1 1

4.0 1

3 .0 8 -

4.15

31

3.79

5.1 3

71

3.68

4 .0 2

3 .1 0 3 .0 6 -

4.12

-

-

33

3.7 8

4.1 3

3 .7 5 -

4.17

-

-

-

SH IPPING AND RECE IV IN G CLERKS ----NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------

142
114

3.29

3.37

2 .7 7 -

3.8 6

-

-

9

.

3.21

3.16

2 .7 1 -

3.8 8

“

-

9

3,22 9

3.9 3
3.6 7

3.52

2 .4 7 -

6.31

40

43

3.92

3 .0 5 -

4.31

-

-

3.9 7

3.33

2 .3 6 -

6.32

40
-

43
-

TRUCKD RI VE RS
------------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N C NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S --------------RETAIL TRACE -------------------SE RVICES -------------------------

431
2,7 9 8

*

A ll w o r k e r s

w ere

at

$ 6 .2 0

to

“

58

11

18

8
50

2
-V
2

-

-

-

4

-

-

18

6

-

5

-

-

-

135
28

77

43
16

39

86

2
-

-

.

-

-

-

-

27
10

22
6

8
-

1
-

3

2
2

-

12
12
-

-

78

3
-

.

17

57
56

-

—

-

17

16

2

105

63
34

15
8

50

4

29
3

7
7

50
-

4
4
-

-

4
-

107

53
24

5
2
96

5
5
14

3

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

-

-

_

2

-

_

204
148

12
10

56
25

2
-

1

2

87

26

-

-

16
12

-

6

97

88

18

_

95
95

88
88

-

-

*

2
2

2

12
20

74
74

_

-

-

-

9
-

20
-

18
87
-

-

-

2
-

-

-

-

7

8
-

12

10

8

A

8

3

”

*

2

15

8

4
A
4

-

8

2
15

2

3

15
11
A

17

4

10

15

-

4
4

11
4

6

38

2

-

2

10

8
7

7

4

38
20

_

8

14

7

*

“

16

42

11

196

168

266

236

131

172

98

223

62

66

107

104

19

-

18

-

33

168
-

157

203

67
105

19
79

15
208

28

30
36

27
80

95
9

16

178

-

11
-

3
128

34

42

17
249
-

161
4

-

-

9

100

80

-

36

712

2.4 3

2 .2 4

2 .0 6 -

2.82

40

10

1

158

83

101
611

2.82
2.36

2.77
2 .2 0

2 .2 9 2 .0 5 -

-

-

-

-

18

-

40

35

10

1

140

83

29

3 .3 7

3.16

2 .5 8 -

3.22
2.72
4.34

-

-

-

-

124

1.90

1.77

1 .6 8 -

2.05

40

34

8

1

22

$ 6 .4 0 .

10

6

5

44

42

14

16

183

13
34

11
11

4

21

28

16

8

“

2
14

26

30

*

8

86

48

72

65

48

15

33

8
78

9

39

13
35

11

48

4

24

-

9

-

6

-

33
1

3
62

77

9
1

2

1

2

-

4
4
-

1

2
-

9

2

9

8
8

_

97

*890

97

890

97

890

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

45
44
24

-

4
4

_

_

3
1
1

4

-

-

3

i

-

-

3

2
9

2

-

89

-

21

52
54

-

~

*

*

-

9

9

11

-

-

*

8

-

-

_

-

2

-

-

-

1

-

“

-

4
29
29

34

-

1

1
24

“

-

-

13

-

-

40

-

-

“

6.36

-

-

4

4

4
4

16

3.45
2.8 3

_
-

i
-

4

7

-

2

_
-

14

2 .0 8 2 .0 8 -

•

-

l

21

4 .8 9 -

-

-

i

2

2.30
2.39

-

2

1

_

6 .3 3

2

4

9

2.51

-

1
1

*

5.48
2.7 6

—
-

4

.

3

-

9
9

*

2
2

-

-

-

2

-

-

_

*

4

52
•

-

-

*

*

•

52
52

67
5
62
1
43

-

S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .




5

18

-

184

35

3

17

11
-

-

543

1,32 2

TR UCKDRIVERS, LIGHT (UNDER
1-1/2 TONS) -----------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --- *------------PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S --------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

122

17

-

-

-

-

-

Table A -5. Hourly earnings of custodial and material movement workers in N ew Orleans, La., January 1974— Continued
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f—

Hourly earnings3

1 ----- 1--- s---- 1---- 1---- 1

Number
of

O c c u p a t io n a n d in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n

1.60

Mean 2

M edian2

Middle range 2

and
u nder

-------1------- 1----- S------ 1------- 1------- 1------ 1------- i------- $

1.70 1.80 1.90 2.00 2.10
_

_

_

_

2.20 2.40

2.60 2.80 3.00 3.20 3.40 3.60

3.80

»------- *------ i------- %------ $------- $------ 1—

4.00 4.20 4.40 4.60

4.80 5.00

5.20 5.40

_

and

1.70 1.80 1.90 2.00 2.10 2.20 2.40 2.60 2.80 3.00 3.20 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00 4.20 4.40 4.60 4.80 5 . PC 5.20 5.40 over

MEN AN D WOMEN COMB IN ED—
C O NT IN UE D
TRUCKD RI VE RS - CO NTINUED
TRUCKCRIVERS, MEDIUM (1-1/2 TO
AND INCLUOIAG 4 TONS) ----------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

1,326
118
1,208
216

$
4.08
3.68
4.12
2.97

$
3.56
3.95
3.52
3.22

$
2.633.092.572.22-

$
6.32
4.06
6.32
3.29

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,
TRAILER TYPE) --------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UT ILITIES ---------------

680
111
569
443

4.89
3.91
5.08
5.45

4.85
3.66
6.30
6.32

3.583.083.593.59-

6.34
4.84
6.35
6.36

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (CVER 4 TONS,
CTHER THAN TRAILER TYPE) --------

265

2.84

2.57

2.26- 3.08

-

-

-

10

10

-

80

45

42

7

7

-

3

4

-

-

TRUCKERS, POWER (FORKLIFT) --------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PU8LIC UTILITIES --------------RETAIL TRACE --------------------

882
634
248
48
78

3.59
3.69
3.33
4.27
3.68

3.51
3.52
3.10
3.57
3.91

3.083.292.693.543.73-

-

_
-

_

_
-

1

3
2
1

63
22
41

16
3
13

41
26
15

9
1
8

122
74
48

48
48

230
196
34
34

33
1
32

43
2
41

36
36

TRUCKERS, POWER (CTHER THAN
FORKLIFT) ---------------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

56
32

3.80
3.57

3.99
3.49

3.47- 4.15
3.42- 3.96

WAREHOUSEMEN -------------------------NONMANUF AC TU RI NG -----------------

140
83

3.43
2.94

3.38
2.59

2.50- 4.29
2.43- 3.29

*

A ll w o r k e r s

S ee fo o tn o te s

w ere
at

at

$ 6 .2 0

to

4.23
4.30
3.78
5.88
3.95

_
-

8
8

32
•
32

•
-

*

28
28
20

100
9
91
14

_

68
4
64
3

_

121
121
9

24

1

35

1
“

*

-

-

-

-

1
1

$ 6 .4 0 .

end o f t a b le s .




85
85
31

11

1

*

5

-

24
3

35
7

79
18
61
17

79
4
75
75

69
4
65
1

29
8
21
21

48
26
22
22

27
27

38
36
2

4
4

118
118
118

29
26
3
“

14

78
78

14

-

-

2
2

12
12

-

“

7
7

6
*

3
3

12
1C

3
1

9
2

_

_

-

-

-

"

“

57

-

-

-

ICO
ICO

Ill
111

8
8

2

-

4

-

-

2
2

-

-

-

71 *394
*
*
394
71

_

45
45
-

.
•
*

26 *292
26 292
26
292

-

-

-

_
-

-

12
-

12
12

26
2

_

_

-

-

-

-

*

-

-

-

2
-

12
2

21
10

14
2

8
-

-

-

-

-

-

4
4

"

44
44

-

41

“

"

4
4
-

-

26

4

16
14
2

“

-

“

-

-

_
-

12
*12

Table A-6. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, powerplant, custodial, and materjal
movement workers, by sex, in New Orleans, La., January 1974
Sex, occupation, and industry division

Number
of
workers

A ven lf ,
‘“ “ f ’
hourl7 ,
earningsJ

M A IN TE NA NC E AND POWE RP LA NT
O C CU PA TI ON S - MEN

Sex, occupation, and industry division

(m ean 2 )
hourly
earnings3

CA RPENTERS. MA IN TE NA NC E ---------MANUFA CT UR IN G -----------------N C NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------

145
42
103

EL ECTRICIANS, MAIN TE NA NC E ------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----------------N C N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ---------------

423
278
145

5.02
5.11
4.84

ENGINEERS, ST AT IO NA RY -----------MANUFA CT UR IN G -----------------N C NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------SERVICES ----------------------

295
106
189
43
119

4.63
5.09
4.36
4.72
4.28

FIREMEN, ST AT IO NA RY 6CILER -----MANUFA CT UR IN G ------------------

100
100

4.22
4.22

HELPERS, MA IN TE NA NC E TRADES ----MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----------------N C NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------------PUBLIC UT ILITIES ------------

366
174
192
169

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

241
222

MECHANICS, AUTCMCTIVE
(MAINTENANCE) -------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----------------NC NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S -----------RETAIL TRACE -----------------

667
126
541
426
29

MECHANICS, MA IN TE NA NC E ----------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----------------N C NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------PUBLIC UT ILITIES ------------

954
837
117
65

MI LL WR IG HT S -----------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ------------------

82
72

PAINTERS, MA IN TE NA NC E -----------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----------------N C NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------SERVICES ----------------------

121
48
73
59

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

145
118

SHEET-METAL WORKERS, MAINTE NA NC E

41

GUARDS AND WATC HM EN --------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------N C NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------------GUARDS
MA NU FACTURING
JANITGRS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS
MA NU FA CT UR IN G ----------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------PUBLIC UTILITIES ----------RETAIL TRADE ---------------SERVICES ---------------------

LABORERS, MATERIAL HAND LI NG
MANUFA CT UR IN G -----------N C N M A N UF AC TU RI NG --------PUBLIC UTILITIES -----3.82
RETAIL TRACE ----------4.21
3.46
F I L L E R S -----3.52 C R D E R
N C NM AN UF AC TU RI NG
RETAIL TRACE -4.99
4.97
PACKERS, SHIPPING —
MANUFA CT UR IN G --NCNM AN UF AC TU RI NG
4.98
RETAIL TRACE -4.67
5.05
5.19 RE CEIVING CLERKS ----------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ----------4.21
N C NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------RETAIL TRACE ---------4.80
4.82
4.65 SH IPPING CLERKS --------------MANUFA CT UR IN G -------------4.85
NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------RETAIL TRACE -----------5.16
5.22
SHIPPING AND RE CEIVING CLERKS
NCNM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------4.54
5.02
--------4.23 TRUCKDRIVERS
MA NU FACTURING ----4.01
NCNM AN UF AC TU RI NG —
PUBLIC UTILITIES
5.13
RETAIL TRADE ---5.20
SERVICES --------4.63

See footnotes at end of tables.

12

Sex, occupation, and industry division

Number
of

(m ean 2 )
hourly
earnings3

CU STODIAL AND M A TE RI AL MOVEMENT
DCCUPAT 1 0 VS-MEN — C O NT IN UE D

CU STODIAL AND MA TERIAL MOVEMENT
O C CU PA TI ON S— MEN
$
5.01
5.05
5.00




Number
of
woikere

2,697
128
2,569

1.99
2.93
1.95

TRUCKD RI VE RS

- CONTINUED

TR UC KD RI VE RS , LIGHT (UNDER
1-1/2 TONS) -----------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N C NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S --------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

710
101
609
29
124

$
2.42
2.82
2.36
3.37
1.90

TR UC KDRIVERS, ME OI UM (1-1/2 TO
AND INCLUDING 4 TONS) ----------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N C NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

1,321
118
1,203
216

4.08
3.68
4.12
2.97

TR UC KD RI VE RS , HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,
TRAILER TYPE) --------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------NC NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ---------------

680
111
569
443

4.89
3.91
5.08
5.45

96

3.13

2,605
348
2,257
58
810
1,150

2.27
3.40
2.10
3.00
2.01
2.09

1,670
426
1,244
68
579

2.67
3.25
2.47
4.28
2.48

725
693
237

2.74
2.70
3.55

223
94
129
40

2.59
3.18
2.15
2.64

191
42
149
89

3.14
3.41
3.07
3.19

102
31
71
33

3.81
4.11
3.68
3.78

WA RE HO US EM EN -------------------------N C N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ------------------

142
114

3.29
3.21

CUST OD IA L AND MATE RI AL MOVEMENT
OC C U P A T I O N S — WOMEN

3,222
431
2,791
1,317
543
182

3.93
3.67
3.97
5.49
2.76
2.50

TR UCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,
OTHER THAN TRAILER TYPE) --------

265

2.84

TRUCKERS, PCWER (FORKLIFT) --------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N C N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S --------------RETAIL TRACE --------------------

880
632
248
48
78

3.59
3.70
3.33
4.27
3*68

TRUCKERS, PCWER (OTHER THAN
FORKLIFT) ---------------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

56
32

3.80
3.57

140
83

3.43
2.94

JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CL EANERS --NCNM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------RETAIL TRACE -------------------SERVICES -------------------------

739
715
142
498

1.97
1.94
1.93
1.87

PACKERS, SH IPPING --------------------

71

2.38

Table A-7. Indexes of earnings for selected occupational groups in New Orleans, La.,
January 1973 and January 1974, and percents of change** for selected periods
A ll in d u s t r ie s
W e e k ly e a r n in g s
P e r io d

O ffic e
c le r ic a l
(m e n and
w om en)

In d u s tr ia l
n u rses
(m e n an d
w om en)

M a n u fa c tu r in g

H o u r ly e a r n in g s
S k ille d
m a in te n a n c e
tra d e s
(m e n )

U n s k ille d
p la n t
w ork ers
(m e n )

W e e k ly e a r n in g s
O ffic e
c le r ic a l
(m e n and
w om en)

H o u r ly e a r n in g s

I n d u s t r ia l
n u rses
(m e n and
w om en)

S k ille d
m a in te n a n c e
tra d e s
(m e n )

U n s k ille d
p la n t
w orkers
(m e n )

In d e x e s (F e b r u a r y 1967= 100)
J a n u a r y 1 9 7 3 ____________________________________________
J a n u a r y 1 9 7 4 ___ ________________________________________

1 3 2 .8
1 3 8 .2

1 3 9 .5
1 5 3 .2

1 3 9 .6
1 5 0 .9

1 3 3 .9
1 3 8 .5

1 2 8 .9
1 3 6 .9

1 3 5 .1
1 4 9 .3

1 3 8 .8
1 4 9 .2

1 4 2 .4
1 6 2 .1

P ercen ts o f ch a n ge*
F e b r u a r y I 9 6 0 to M a r c h 1961:
1 3 - m o n t h i n c r e a s e ________________________________
A n n u a l r a t e o f i n c r e a s e __________________________

2 .5
2 .3

9 .9
9 .1

5 .7
5 .3

4 .4
4 .1

4 .3
4 .0

1 2 .0
1 1 .0

5 .2
4 .8

8 .6
7 .9

M a r c h 1961 to F e b r u a r y 1962:
1 1 -m on th in c r e a s e
A n nual ra te o f in c r e a s e

3 .4
3 .7

1 .5
1 .6

3 .5
3 .8

2 .0
2 .2

2 .8
3 .1

.5
.6

3 .4
3 .7

.8
.9

F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 2 t o F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 3 __________________
F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 3 t o F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 4 __________________
F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 4 to F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 5 _ _ _
F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 5 t o F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 6 __________________
F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 6 t o F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 7 __________________
F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 7 t o F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 8 __________________
F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 8 t o F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 9 __________________
F e b r u a r y 1969 to J a n u a r y 1970:
1 1 - m o n t h i n c r e a s e ________________________________
A nnual ra te o f in c r e a s e

4 .5
4 .1
2 .5
4 .4
5 .3
5 .8
5 .3

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

4 .2
3 .4
2 .5
3 .8
4 .5
4 .3
6 .7

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

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

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

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

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

3 .8
4 .2

5 .8
6 .3

5 .2
5 .7

4 .7
5 .1

4 .7
5 .1

6 .6
7 .2

5 .7
6 .2

8 .0
8 .8

Jan u ary
Jan u ary
Jan u ary
J an u ary

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

5 .1
5 .6
4 .6
9 .8

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

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

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

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

4 .0
5 .0
8 .3
7 .5

3 .5
7 .6
4 .2
1 3 .8

1970
197 1
1972
1973

to
to
to
to

Jan u ary
Jan u ary
Jan u ary
Jan u ary

1 9 7 1 ______________________
1 9 7 2 ______________________
1973
1 9 7 4 __ ___________________

*
A ll c h a n g e s a r e i n c r e a s e s u n le s s o t h e r w is e in d ic a t e d .
**
T h i s d e c r e a s e r e f l e c t s c h a n g e s in e m p l o y m e n t a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h d i f f e r e n t p a y l e v e l s , r a t h e r th a n s a l a r y d e c r e a s e s .
* * * In a d d i t i o n t o g e n e r a l w a g e i n c r e a s e s , t h is i n c r e a s e r e f l e c t s a m e n d m e n t s t o th e F a i r L a b o r S t a n d a r d s A c t a n d c h a n g e s in e m p l o y m e n t
b e tw e e n h ig h - and lo w - w a g e e s t a b lis h m e n t s .




13




Table A-8. Percents of increase in average hourly earnings
for selected occupational groups, adjusted for employment
shifts, in New Orleans, La., January 1973 to January 1974
J a n u a ry 1972
to
J a n u a ry 1973

In d u s try and o c c u p a tio n a l
grou p

A ll in d u s tr ie s :
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) ____
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) __________
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e t r a d e s ( m e n ) ___ __
U n s k i l l e d p la n t w o r k e r s ( m e n ) _______

__
____

M a n u fa c t u r in g :
O f f ic e c l e r i c a l (m e n an d w o m e n ) -----TnH l i s t r i a l n n r s p s (m t»n a n d w o m f» n )
..
S k ille d m a in t e n a n c e t r a d e s (m e n )
__________
U n s k i l l e d p la n t w o r k e r s ( m e n ) . . _________ __
N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g :
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l (m e n a n d w o m e n ) _____________
_ _
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) _________ _______
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e t r a d e s ( m e n ) ____________
U n s k i l l e d p la n t w o r k e r s ( m e n ) _____________________—

*

J a n u a ry 1973
to
J a n u a ry 1974

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

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

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

7 .7
8 .4
5 .8
7 .5

4 .4
*
*

6 .8
*
*

5 .8

5 .0

D a ta d o n ot m e e t p u b lic a t io n c r i t e r i a .

NOTE:
T a b l e A - 8 p r o v i d e s p e r c e n t s o f c h a n g e in a v e r a g e h o u r l y 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 , a d ju s t e d t o e x c l u d e t h e e f f e c t o f e m p l o y m e n t s h i f t s .
T h e n ew m eth od
f o r c o m p u t i n g w a g e t r e n d s i s b a s e d o n c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
r e p o r t i n g t h e i n d e x j o b s in b o t h t h e c u r r e n t a n d p r e v i o u s y e a r ( m a t c h e d e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ) ,
h o l d i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t e m p l o y m e n t in t h e j o b s c o n s t a n t .
T h e n e w w a g e t r e n d s a r e n o t lin k e d to th e c u r r e n t in d e x e s b e c a u s e th e n e w w a g e t r e n d s
m e a s u r e c h a n g e s in m a t c h e d e s t a b l i s h m e n t a v e r a g e s w h e r e a s t h e c u r r e n t i n d e x e s m e a s u r e
c h a n g e s in a r e a a v e r a g e s .
O th e r c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f th e n e w w a g e t r e n d s w h ic h d i f f e r f r o m
th e c u r r e n t o n e s in c lu d e (1 ) e a r n in g s d a ta o f o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s an d in d u s t r ia l n u r s e s
a r e c o n v e r t e d t o an h o u r ly b a s i s , an d (2 ) t r e n d e s t im a t e s a r e p r o v id e d f o r n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g
e s ta b lis h m e n ts .
F o r a m o r e d e t a ile d d e s c r i p t i o n o f th e n e w m e th o d u s e d to c o m p u te a r e a w a g e s u r v e y
i n d e x e s , s e e " I m p r o v i n g A r e a W a g e S u r v e y I n d e x e s , " M o n t h ly L a b o r R e v i e w , J a n u a r y 1 9 7 3 .
pp. 5 2 -5 7 .

14

B. Establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions
Table B-1. Minimum entrance salaries for inexperienced typists and clerks in New Orleans, La., January 1974
In e x p e r ie n c e d t y p is ts
M a n u fa ctu rin g
M in im u m w e e k ly s t r a ig h t -t im e s a l a r y 4

O th er in e x p e r ie n c e d c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s !
M a n u fa ctu rin g

N on m a n u fa ctu rin g

B a s e d on sta n d a rd w e e k ly h o u r s 6 o f
in d u s t r ie s

in d u s t r ie s
A ll
s c h e d u le s

E sta h li shm ftnts stu d ied

E s ta b lis h m e n t s h a vin g a s p e c i f ie d m in im u m
$ 6 2 .5 0 and u n d er $ 6 5 .0 0
$ 6 5 .0 0 and u n d er $ 6 7 .5 0 .
$ 6 7 .5 0 and u n d er $ 7 0 .0 0 _
_
$ 7 0.0 0 and u n d er $ 7 2 .5 0 .
$ 7 2.5 0 and u n d er $ 7 5 .0 0 .
_________
$ 7 5 .0 0 and u n d er $ 7 7 .5 0 .
$ 7 7 .5 0 and u n d er $ 8 0 .0 0 .
_
__
_
$ 8 0 .0 0 and u n d er $ 8 2 .5 0
_
__
__
$ 8 2 .5 0 and u n d er $ 8 5 .0 0 .
_ _ _ _ _
$ 8 5 .0 0 and u n d er $ 87.5 0
$ 8 7 .5 0 and u n d er $ 9 0 . 0 0 .
.
.
. . . .
$ 9 0 .0 0 and u n d er $ 9 2 .5 0 __
$ 9 2 .5 0 and u n d er $ 9 5 .0 0 _
__
___
$ 9 5 .0 0 and u n d er $ 9 7 .5 0 —
______________ _
_
__
$ 9 7 .5 0 and u n d er $ 1 0 0 .0 0 .
..............
__
_ _
_ —
$ 100 .00 and u n d er $ 1 0 2 .5 0 __
$ 102.50 and u n d er $ 1 0 5 .0 0 ..
____
___________ _
$ 105.00 and u n d er $ 107.50
..
..
____ ___
$ 107 .50 and u n d er $ 1 1 0 .0 0 __
$ 110 .00 and u n d er $ 1 1 2 .5 0 .
$ 112 .50 and u n d er $ 1 1 5 .0 0 .
—
$ 115 .00 and o v e r .
__ _ __
E s ta b lis h m e n t s h a vin g n o s p e c i fie d m in im u m —______ ___ ____
E s ta b lis h m e n t s w h ic h did n ot e m p lo y w o r k e r s
in th is c a t e g o r y _
D ata n ot a v a ila b le _

__

_____

___

__

40

A ll
s c h e d u le s

37*4

40

A ll
s c h e d u le s

40

A ll
s c h e d u le s

3 7 '/2

40

205

52

XXX

153

XXX

XXX

205

52

XXX

153

XXX

XXX

66

11

9

55

12

39

103

20

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83

16

61

4

4

_

1

1
1
1

5
4
.

1
12

4

_

_

1

-

_

7

1
1

1
1

.
-

.
-

2

2

3
5
4
5

-

-

1
1

1

1
2
2

-

-

1

4

-

6
1
1
2
10

4

1
6
5

1
1
2
8

_

-

1

1

.
7

-

3
5
3
4

2
1
1
1
-

1

1
2
1

4
-

-

4

1
1

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

2
1
1

2
1

1
1

-

-

-

3

1

1

1
2

-

23

8

XXX

115

33

XXX

1

1

XXX

1
4

1

-

1
1

1
1

-

4
-

1
4
-

1
1

1
11
8
4
3
5
13

2

1
1
1

6

5
5
-

2

2

2

-

2

-

-

2
2

2
1

5

-

-

5

-

3

1

XXX

28

11

XXX

XXX

73

21

XXX

XXX

82

1

3
-

1
1
2
1
-

1
1

2
1
11
1
3

2
5
.

2
1
3

1

1

3

XXX

17

XXX

XXX

XXX

52

XXX

XXX

XXX

1

XXX

XXX

1

"

1
9
7
3

4

1
-

1
1

2

4

_

2
1
1
1

2

-

-

-

_

_
.

-

-

2
2

2
1
6

XXX

15

-

4

-

15

See footnotes at end of tables.

2
6
6

_

3
-

1
1

1

9
4
4
5
17

_

9
4

1

'




N on m a n u fa ctu rin g

B a se d on 'stan d ard w e e k ly h o u r s 6 o f

-

1
•

1

.

1




Table B-2. Late-shift pay provisions for manufacturing plant workers
in New Orleans, La., January 1974
(A l^ ^ la n t ^ o r k e r ^ s ^ in jn c ia n u fe c t u r in g ^ ^ O ^ ^ e r c e n t )^
P e r c e n t o f m a n u fa c tu r in g p la n t w o r k e r s —

L a te * s h ift p a y p r o v is io n

In e s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i n g p r o v i s i o n s 7
f o r la t e s h ift s
T h ir d o r o th e r
s h ift

S e c o n d s h ift

T o ta l

8 4 .5

_

N o p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l f o r w o r k o n l a t e s h i f t ______
P a y d i f f e r e n t i a l f o r w o r k o n l a t e s h if t

7 0 .5

-

6 .9

A c t u a ll y w o r k in g o n la t e s h ift s

S e c o n d s h ift

1 4 .7

1.1

T h ir d o r o th e r
s h ift

6 .0

-

7 7 .7

7 0 .5

1 3 .5

6 .0

7 5 .5

6 7 .1

1 3 .0

5 .6

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

.6

.7

.2
“
“
.3
.4
.3
.3
1 .7

T y p e and a m ou n t o f d iffe r e n tia l:
U n i f o r m c e n t s ( p e r h o u r ) ___________________
5 c e n t s ------------------------------------------------------------6 c e n t s --------------- -------------- -------------------------8 c e n t s ______________ _________________________
9 c e n t s ------------------------------------------------------------10 r p n t c
.........
12 c e n t s _______ ______________ ____________ __
1 2 l/z c e n t s
—
— _ ------------------13 c e n t s —— ———___ ________________________
14 c e n t s -------------------- -------------- ----15 c e n t s ________ ______________________________
16 c e n t s -----------------------------------------------------------19 c e n t s . — —
--------------------- -----------20 c e n ts _
. . . .
— -----------------2 3 c e n t s ------------- — _ -----2 4 c e n t s ------------------------ —
-----------------------25 c e n t s ---------------- ------ — --------- ------ —
30 c e n t s . —— ___ _____________ ______________
40 ce n ts —
_ U n ifo r m p e r c e n ta e e
5 percen t
10 p e r c e n t

..

_

_

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

"

1 .4
.9
1.1
5 .5
.7
.8
1 .7
.2

1 .1
.2

.1
.1

.1

-

.2
.5
.2

.6

.6

-

-

.6

.6

-

-

'

"

F u l l d a y 's p a y f o r r e d u c e d h o u r s ____

.8

2 .0

.3

.2

O t h e r f o r m a l p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l _____________

.8

.8

.2

.2

See footnote at end of tables.

16

Table B-3. Scheduled w eekly hours and days of first-shift workers in New Orleans, La., January 1974
P e r c e n t o f p la n t w o r k e r s
W e e k ly h o u r s a n d d a y s

A l l w o r k e r s ________

___

________ ______________

3 0 h o u r s — 5 d a y s ______________________________ ________
35 h o u r s — 5 d a y s _______________________________________
3 5 V* h o u r s — 5 d a y s _____ ______________________________
3 6 h o u r s — 5 d a y s ........ ........... ............ .....................................
3 6 7 * h o u r 8— 5 d a y s _________ ____ _________ __________
37 h o u r s — 5 d a y s ___________________________ ___________
3 7 1/* h o u r s — 5 d a y s ____________________________________
3 8 h o u r s — 5 d a y s _______________________________________
3 8 % h o u r s — 5 d a y s _____ _________________________ _____
3 9 h o u r s — 5 7 a d a y s . ____ _______________ _______________
4 0 h o u r s __________________________________________________
4 d a y s ______________ ______ ___________________________
4 7 2 d a y s ______________________________________________
5 d a y s _______ _________________________________________
6 d a y s ___________ ____________________ _______________ _
4 2 h o u r s — 6 d a y s _____ ___________ _____________________
4 2 72 h o u r s — 5 d a y s ........ .......... .......... .......... ............ ...........
4 3 h o u r s — 5 x!z d a y s ........ .........................................................
4 4 h o u r s __________________________________________________
5 d a y s ______________ ____ _____________________________
5 % d a y s ____ _________________________________________
4 5 h o u r s __________________________________________________
5 days
5 7 2 d a y s ................................ ................... ..............................
4 7 72 h o u r s — 5 d a y s . ______ __________________ ____ ____
4 8 h o u r s ________ ______________________________ __________
5 days. _
5 '/ j d a y s ........ ...........................................................................
6 d a y s ____ _______________ _____ _____________ ________
5 0 h o u r s ..................................................... ...................................
5 d a y s ______________ _____ ________ __________ ________
5 V2 d a y s .......................................... ........................................
5 6 h o u r s __________ ____ ________ _______ ________ ______
6 d a y s _______________________________ _________________
7 d a y s ____________________ ________________ _________

See

fo o tn o te

A ll
in d u s t r ie s

100

M anu­
fa c t u r in g

100

P u b lic
u t ilit ie s

100

P e r c e n t o f o ffic e w o rk e rs
R e ta il
tra d e

100

100

5
5
4

-

2
2
-

-

2

-

66
1
"
65
1
27
27
~

1
10

1

65
(’ )
64

1
(’ )

1
-

12
12

1

(’ )
-

90
-

90
-

4
4
6
-

(’ >

9
1
1
1
1
1
1

1

2
2
-

-

-

7
4
42
"
40
2
2
5
5

M anu­
fa c t u r in g

P u b lic
u t ilit ie s

100

100

100

-

3

-

-

1

28

12

44

-

-

R e ta il
tra d e

S e r v ic e s

100

100

-

81
81
-

-

1

(’ )
3

(’ )
63
1
62
24
24
-

(’ )
60
(’ )
60
1
(?)
(? )
(’ )
4
4
(*>

n

(’ )
-

44
-

44
(’ )
-

-

16
2
-

(’ )
-

1
70
-

97

70
3
6
4
1
-

1
-

97
-

1
1
-

27
2
24
“
-

12
-

-

5

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

-

-

-

-

-

at end o f t a b le s .




A ll
in d u s t r ie s

1

(’ )

2
2
1

S e r v ic e s

17

(’ )

2

-

9
-

(’ )
-

1
-

1
1
-

Table B-4. Annual paid holidays in New Orleans, La., January 1974
P e r c e n t o f p la n t w o r k e r s
Ite m

A ll w o r k e r s

A ll
in d u s tr ie s

.

... ....

W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d i n g
p a i d h o l i d a y s ____
___ —
W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d i n g
n o p a i d h o l i d a y s — ______
__

M anu­
fa c tu r in g

P e r c e n t o f o ffic e w o r k e r s

P u b lic
u t ilit ie s

R e t a il
tra d e

S e r v ic e s

A ll
in d u s t r ie s

M anu­
fa c t u r in g

P u b lic
u t ilit ie s

R e t a il
tra d e

S e r v ic e s

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

__

90

93

97

92

66

99

100

100

96

96

____

10

7

3

8

34

1

-

-

4

4

1 h o l i d a y —- _______
____
____
___________
3 h o l i d a y s ____________
_ __ ______
4 h o l i d a y s _______
_ ______
.
_
____
5 h o l i d a y s ___________
___
_
______ __________
6 h o l i d a y s ___ — ___ ___ __
_
________
6 h o l i d a y s p l u s 1 h a l f d a y ____ ______—_______________
6 h o l i d a y s p l u s 2 h a l f d a y s — __________ ___________
6 h o l i d a y s p lu s 3 h a l f d a y s
6 h o l i d a y s p l u s 4 h a l f d a y s — __
_
__________
7 h o l i d a y s ___________ ___
__
_
7 h o lid a y s p lu s 1 h a lf d a y .
_ __
7 h o lid a y s p lu s 2 h a lf d a y s _
_
____ _
7 h o l i d a y s p l u s 3 h a l f d a y s ------------------------_____________
7 h o l i d a y s p lu s 4 h a l f d a y s
—
8 h o l i d a y s __________
__
8 h o l i d a y s p lu s 1 h a l f d a y
__
__________ _
8 h o lid a y s p lu s 2 h a lf d a y s —
_ _
8 h o l i d a y s p l u s 4 h a l f d a y s — __
_____ ______
9 h o l i d a y s _______
9 h o l i d a y s p l u s 1 h a l f d a y __
____
_____ —
10 h o l i d a y s _____
_
_
— _
-----10 h o l i d a y s p l u s 2 h a l f d a y s .
_
_ _
_
_
________
_
__________ ____ _
11 h o l i d a y s ___
11 h o l i d a y s p lu s 2 h a l f d a y s _____
___
____
12 h o l i d a y s ________
— _
_ _ ------------ ------13 h o l i d a y s --------------- —
----------—

3
1
1
3
39

_

_

-

-

9
3
-

_

_

N u m b e r o f d a y s 10

2

(9 )
17
6
1
1
1
1

40
6
6
1
20
12
1
2
2

1
2
3
9
9
28
29
33
34
44
44
83
86
87
88
90

2
4
5
18
18
39
39
44
44
50
50
90
93
93
93
93

-

1
(’ ) '
8
1
1
(9 )
4
(9 )
3

13
-

5
58
-

_
4
1
28
-

(’ )
57
5
-

1
8
1
7
-

-

-

_

_

.

5
5
80
80
84
84
84
84
97
97
97
97
97

-

2
7
7
8
10
13
13
32
32
61
62
66
66
66

(9 >
4
(9 )
18

19
1
3
(’ )
1
5
2
-

_
(9 )

1
35
1
3
(’ )

1
5
1
2

_

_

_
_

_
_
_

1
43
1

4

_
_
_
_
-

-

3

1

_
6
8
5

_
_
_

4

-

6
4

-

1

4
2

3

5
1

17
1
4
1
2
1
1
2

18
13
1
1
13

2
4
7
12
13
39
44
52
54
62
63
98
98
99
99
99

13
14
14
27
27
46
46
52
52
56
57
99
100
100
100
100

(’ )
15
7

43

_
_
3
60
5
5
(9 )
3
_
3
-

-

17
-

-

-

-

3
5
-

2

_
3
3
15
1
_
_
8
_
1
_
(9 )
17
12
27
7
2
(’ )

T o t a l h o l i d a y t i m e 11
13 d a y s ___________ __________
12 d a y s o r m o r e —
__ __
11 d a y s o r m o r e __
_
—
10 d a y s o r m o r e —
9 V2 d a y s o r m o r e _____
9 d a y s o r m o r e ________
8 V2 d a y s o r m o r e __ ____
8 d a y s o r m o r e __________
7 V2 d a y s o r m o r e ___
__
7 d a y s o r m o r e ____
6 V2 d a y s o r m o r e ___
_
6 d a y s o r m o r e __________
5 days o r m o r e .—
__
—
4 d a y s o r m o r e - __ ________
3 d a y s o r m o r e ____
1 day o r m o re — —

_
— --------------—
__ ___________
__ ___ __ _ __
_
__
— —
_
__ ____ _ .
_____ __
__
_
_____
.
.
_
____
__ __________
____

_

_
_______

---------____ _

-

7
7
8
8
17
17
75
81
81
84
92

S ee fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b l e s .




18

_
2
7
17
17
83
89
94
97
97
97
100
10 0
10 0
10 0
100

_
_
17
17
20
20
27
33
93
96
96
96
96

(9 )
2
9
9
47
47
66
66
74
74
89
92
96
96
96

Table B-4a. Identification of major paid holidays in New Orleans, La., January 1974
P e r c e n t o f p la n t w o r k e r s
H o l i d a y 10

A ll w o r k e r s

N ew Y e a r 's D a y
W a s h i n g t o n 's B i r t h d a y ________________________________
M a r d i G r a s ( S h r o v e T u e s d a y ) ___
G ood F r id a y
G o o d F r i d a y , h a l f d a y .________________________________
M e m o r i a l D a y ___________________________________________
F o u r t h o f J u l y ___________________________________________
L a b o r D a y ______
V e te ra n s D ay
A ll S a in t s 1 D a y
______
____________
__________
A ll S a in t s ' D a y , h a lf day__
T h a n k s g i v i n g D a y _______________________________________
D a y a f t e r T h a n k s g i v i n g ________
C h r is t m a s E v e
C h r i s t m a s E v e , h a l f d a y ____
C h r is t m a s D ay
A ll w o r k in g d a y s b e tw e e n C h r is t m a s D ay
a n d N e w Y e a r ' s E v e 12
N ew Y e a r 's E v e
N e w Y e a r ' s E v e , h a l f d a y ___
F l o a t i n g h o l i d a y , 1 d a y 13____________________________
F l o a t i n g h o l i d a y , 3 d a y s 13__
E m p l o y e e ' s b i r t h d a y __________________________________

P e r c e n t o f o ffic e w o rk e rs

A ll
in d u s t r ie s

M anu­
fa c tu r in g

P u b lic
u tilitie s

R e t a il
tra d e

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

85

93

97
39
57
62
1
55
97
97
35
10

81

56
2
56
17
2
22
66
62

99
11
88
35
12
27
99
98
18
12
11
99
12
10
20
97

99
1
90
49

96

92
2
89
51

23
2
99
20
36
1
99

100
38
61
67
16
71
10 0
10 0
65
12
20
100
3
3
45
93

1
4
16
4

10
17
1
11

2
41
1

5

-

77
29
1
17
87
85
7
11
2
88
10
15

90
43

6
90
1
6

5
1

2
8

-

17
93
91
6
19
-

93
23
30
1
93
2
10
1
2
-

1

-

75
1
-

2
81
79
1

2
9

-

-

97
5
15
19
97

84

66
7
5
1
66

-

-

-

(’ )

-

4
1
92

6
18

-

5
1

2

1
-

-

7

-

40

7

3

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




S e r v ic e s

19

A ll
in d u s t r ie s

3
9

M anu­
fa c t u r in g

-

27
99
99

7

-

P u b lic
u tilitie s

-

-

22

R e t a il
tra d e

-

93

3
5
1
96
94
-

3
(*>

96
1
2
5
96

S e r v ic e s

2
38
96
90
12
10
-

93
34

7
12
96

-

-

5
-

12
16

17
1

11

7
-

ta b le B-5. Paid vacation provisions in New Orleans, La., January 1974
P e rce n t o f o ffic e w o rk e rs

P e r c e n t o f p la n t w o r k e r s
V a c a t io n p o lic y

A l l w o r k e r s ____ _________________________ ________

A ll
in d u s t r ie s

M anu­
fa c t u r in g

P u b lic
u tilitie s

A ll
in d u s t r ie s

M anu­
fa c t u r in g

P u b lic
u t ilit ie s

R e ta il
tra d e

S e r v ic e s

R e t a il
tra d e

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

10 0

100

100

97
94
3

99
94
6

97
97
"

100
96
4

84
84
*

99
99
1

100
97
3

10 0
100
-

10 0
97
3

99
99
-

16

( 9)

-

-

~

-

1
24
-

19
9

1

-

S e r v ic e s

M e th o d o f p a y m e n t
W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d i n g
p a i d v a c a t i o n s ___________ ___________________________
L e n g t h - o f - t i m e p a y m e n t _____ ___________________
P e r c e n t a g e p a y m e n t ______________________________
W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d i n g
n o p a i d v a c a t i o n s ____________________________________

3

(9)

3

( 9)

A m o u n t o f v a c a t i o n p a y 14
A fte r 6 m on th s o f s e r v ic e
U n d e r 1 w e e k __________________________________________
1 w e e k ____________________________________________________
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s __________________________
2 w e e k s ___________________________________________________

4
27
( 9)
1

6
27
-

-

-

2
25
-

17
1

2

-

39
58
-

4
55
38
3

67
17

-

-

36
( 9)

2
45
6
2

3
51
14
-

60
2
8

-

A fte r 1 y e a r o f s e r v ic e
U n d e r 1 w e e k .......... ............ ........... ........... ...........................
1 w e e k ____ _______________________________________________
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s __________________________
2 w e e k s _______________________________________________
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s
____
3 w e e k s , _____ _
_
__________

-

-

(’ )
22
76
i

-

-

35
62
-

17
83
-

3
49
47
1

32
58
10

-

( 9)

2

-

-

-

30
-

3
-

28
-

65
-

97
-

72
1

5

-

-

14
1
72
10
3

28
-

1
-

22
-

8
-

55
11
6

98
1
-

77
1
-

-

-

78
8
3
2

2
61
1
31
i
i

3
72
2
18
2

39
2
53
1
2

66
5
26
3

27
1
65
2
3

43
2
49
1
5

6
-

26
-

26
-

8
-

86
5
-

71
3
-

52
-

88
2
2

-

-

"

40
2
52
1
5

6
86
5
-

24
-

26
-

8
-

28
-

1
-

19
-

8
-

73
3
-

52
6

88
2
2

55
11
6

98
1
-

80
1
-

78
8
3

-

-

-

( 9)

(* )

-

*

-

2

6
76
-

6
75
5
11

14
66
10
10
“

2

1
61
-

1
85
1
13
"

7
80
4
9
“

70
9
17

( 9)

A fte r 2 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1
O
2
O
3

w e e k ____________________________________________________
v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s __________________________
w e e k s ___________________________________________________
v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s __________________________
w e e k s ___________________________________________________

16
-

32
-

81
-

65
3

34
2
41
(9)
6

10
(9)
88
1
1

A fte r 3 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1
O
2
O
3
4

w e e k ____________________________________________________
v e r a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s _____________________________
w e e k s ___________________________________________________
v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s _________________ ________
w e e k s ___________________________________________________
w e e k s ___________________________________________________

(’ )

6
( 9)

(’ )

*

A fte r 4 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1
O
2
O
3
4

w e e k ______________________________ ____________________
v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s __________________________
w e e k s ___________________________________________________
v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s __________________________
w e e k s __________________________ ____________________ —
w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

26
1
66
2
3
(9)

A fte r 5 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1
2
O
3
4

w e e k ____________________________________________________
w e e k s ______________________________________________ ____
v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s _____ ____ ________________
w e e k s ________________________ _________________________
w e e k s ________________________________________________ —

10
70
4
13
( 9)

17
1

"

S e e fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .




20

15
58
2
9
( 9)

76
4
18
1

35
3

2

2

Table B -5. Paid vacation provisions in| New Orleans, La., January 1974— Continued
P e r c e n t o f p la n t w o r k e r s
V a c a tio n p o lic y

;

A ll
in d u s tr ie s

M anu­
fa c t u r in g

P u b lic
u t ilit ie s

P e r c e n t o f o ffic e w o rk e rs
R e ta il
tra d e

S e r v ic e s

A ll
in d u s t r ie s

M anu­
fa c t u r in g

P u b lic
u t ilit ie s

R e ta il
tra d e

i
12
1
86
-

4
3
51
1
39
2

S e r v ic e s

A m o u n t o f v a c a t i o n p a y 14— C o n t in u e d
A f t e r 10 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w e e k _____________________ ______________________________
______ _________________
O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s
2 w e e k s ___________________________________________________
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s _________________ _________
3 w eeks
____ _____________________________________________
O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w eek s
4 w e e k s ___________________________________________________
5 w e e k s ___________ ________________________ ______________

7
i
32
11
41
(’ )
5
(’ )

3
-

6
-

25
27
31
1
12
1

3
5
83
*

8
4
44
3
39
1
-

15
32
35
2
-

i
(’ )
33
4
56
1
3
-

i
10
26
41
11
10
*

-

2
25
61
12
“

A f t e r 12 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w e e k _________________________ __________________________
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s ______ _______ ____________
2 w e e k s ______ ____________________________________________
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s
__
__
_________
3 w e e k s .................. ............ ........ ..................... ..............................
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s ___________________________
4 w e e k s _____ _____________________________________________
5 w e e k s ___________________________________ _____________

7
1
29
11
42
(’ )
7
(’ )

3
-

6
-

18
27
36
1
13
1

3
5
83
-

8
4
44
3
37
-

32
-

4

2

(’ )
33
4
54
1
6

-

-

3
-

6
-

13
60
2
20
1
1

3
5
60
-

8
4
44
3
33
-

29
-

23
-

8
-

8
-

*

15
-

35
-

1

1
10
26
31
11
21

4
3
51
1
37
-

24
-

4

12

-

*

*

1
-

1
-

8
-

9
1
77
-

4
3
50
1
33
-

22
-

12
-

9
-

15
-

-

-

-

1
-

1
-

8
-

9
1
11
75
3
-

4
3
49
1
13
29
1
-

33
42
.
-

-

-

*

1
-

1
-

8
34
22
-

3
1
18
33
-

4
3
49
1
13
29
-

34
1

44
1

1
-

“

“

-

1
12
1
86
-

2
-

62
-

A f t e r 15 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w e e k ___ _ _________________________________ ________
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s ...... ........ .................................
2 w eeks
______ ___
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s ___________________________
3 w eeks
_______ ________________________________________
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s ____ _____ __ _____________
4 w e e k s ___________________________________________________
5 w eeks
6 w e e k s _________________________________________________
____________
O v e r 6 w e e k s ________ _

7
1
25
2
47
1
14
(? )
(’ >

15
-

32
-

1
(’ )
25
(*>
57
1
14
(’ )
(’ )

44
2
42
2
(’ )

“

2
-

60
-

A fte r 20 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k ___ _________________________ _______ _____________
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s _____ ____ ________________
2 w e e k s ___________________________________________________
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s ___________________________
3 w e e k s ___________________________________________________
4 w e e k s _______ ____ _____________________________
______
5 w e e k s ________________________ ____ _____________________
6 w e e k s ____ ____________________________ _________________
O v e r 6 w e e k s ____________________________________________

7
1
24
2
31
24
7

6
-

(*>
(’ )

3
13
47
21
14
1
1

7
1
24
2
30
17
-

3
-

6
-

13
44
14
-

3
5
10
29
-

8
4
42
3
21
21
-

24
1
1

36
9

1
-

"

'

3
5
10
60
14
-

8
4
42
3
21
21
1
-

15
29
31
10
-

1
(’ )
20
(’ )
29
42
7
(’ )

35
26
30
(’ )

“

*

2
22
-

A ft e r 25 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k ____ __________________________________________ _____
O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s
_____ __________________
2 w e e k s _____________________________ _____________________
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s .................................................
3 w e e k s _____________________________________ _______ ____
4 w e e k s ____ ________________________________ ____________
O v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s ____________ ______________
5 w e e k s ...................... .......................... ................. .......................
6 w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------------------------O v e r 6 w e e k s _________ __________ _______________________

15
2
(’ )

S e e fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .




21

15
29
31
3
6
-

1
(* )
18
(’ >
29
30
1
18
1
“

2
22
33
39
.
3
“

Table B-5. Paid vacation provisions ip New Orleans, La., January 1974— Continued
P e r c e n t o f p la n t w o r k e r s
V a c a t io n p o lic y

A ll
in d u s t r ie s

M anu­
fa c tu r in g

P u b lic
u tilitie s

P e r c e n t o f o ffic e w o rk e rs

R e ta il
tra d e

S e r v ic e s

A ll
in d u s t r ie s

M anu­
fa c t u r in g

P u b lic
u t ilitie s

R e ta il
tra d e

S e r v i c e s '*

A m o u n t o f v a c a t i o n p a y 14— C o n t i n u e d
A ft e r 30 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1
O
2
O
3
4
5
6
O

w e e k ____________________________________________________
v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s __________________________
w e e k s ______________ ____________________________________
v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s __________________________
w e e k s ___________________________________________________
w e e k s ___________________________________________________
w e e k s __________________________________ ________________
w e e k s ________________________________ ________________
v e r 6 w e e k s ____________________________________________

7
1
24
2
30
16
13
4
(* )

3

6

-

-

13
-

3
5
10
26
39
9

8
4
42
3
21
21
1

-

-

6

8
4
42
3
21
21

44
14
20
5
1

15
-

29
31
3
6
-

i
(’ )
18
(* )
29
28
20
2
-

i

i

-

-

8
-

3
1
18
53
44
1

34
21
30
6
-

-

4
3
49
1
13
29
-

2
-

22
33
39
3

1

-

-

*

M a x im u m v a c a t io n a v a ila b le
1 w e e k ____ _______________________________________________
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s __________________________
2 w e e k s ___________________________________________________
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s __________________________
3 w e e k s __________________________________________________
4 w e e k s ___________________________________________________
5 w e e k s ________________________________ ________________
6 w e e k s ___________________________________________________
O v e r 6 w e e k s ____________________________________________

S ee

fo o tn o te s

7
1
24
2
30
16
13
4
(’ >

3
-

-

13

3
5
10
26
39
9

-

44
14
20
5

-

1

1

at en d o f t a b le s .




22

15
-

29
31
3
6
-

1

1

(’ )
18

-

-

8

3
1
18
33
44
1

(’ )
29
28
19
2
1

-

34
21
30
6

1

4
3
49
1
13
29

2
-

22
• -

-

33
39
3

1

-

•

Table B-6. Health, insurance, and pension plan provisions in New Orleans, La., January 1974
P e r c e n t o f p la n t w o r k e r s
T y p e o f b e n e fit and
f i n a n c i n g 15

A l l w o r k e r s ------------------------------------------------------------

W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d i n g at
l e a s t 1 o f t h e b e n e f i t s s h o w n b e l o w __ _________
L i f e i n s u r a n c e ________________________________
__
N o n c o n t r i b u t o r y p l a n s ________________________
A c c id e n t a l d ea th and d is m e m b e r m e n t
i n s u r a n c e _________________ - _______________________
N o n c o n t r i b u t o r y p l a n s ____________________ _
S ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e o r
s i c k l e a v e o r b o t h 16__________________________ _
S i c k n e s s a n d a c c i d e n t i n s u r a n c e _ __
N o n c o n t r i b u t o r y p l a n s __ _________________
S ic k l e a v e ( f u l l p a y a n d n o
w a it i n g p e r i o d ) — _______________ __________
S ic k l e a v e ( p a r t i a l p a y o r
w a it i n g p e r i o d ) _ ___ ________________
L o n g - t e r m d is a b ilit y in s u r a n c e
____________
N o n c o n t r i b u t o r y p l a n s _ __________________
H o s p i t a l i z a t i o n i n s u r a n c e ______________________
N o n c o n t r i b u t o r y p l a n s ______ ____________
S u r g i c a l i n s u r a n c e ___________________________
N o n c o n t r i b u t o r y p l a n s ________________________
M e d i c a l i n s u r a n c e ________________________________
N o n c o n t r i b u t o r y p l a n s ____________________ _
M a j o r m e d i c a l i n s u r a n c e _______________________
N o n c o n t r i b u t o r y p l a n s --------------------------D e n t a l i n s u r a n c e ___________________________________
___
_ _
N o n c o n t r ib u t o r y p la n s
R e t i r e m e n t p e n s i o n ___________________________ _
N o n c o n t r i b u t o r y p l a n s ________________________

A ll
in d u s tr ie s

M anu­
fa c t u r in g

P e rce n t o f o ffic e w o rk e rs

P u b lic
u tilitie s

R e t a il
tra d e

S e r v ic e s

A ll
in d u s t r ie s

100

P u b lic
u t ilit ie s

100

100

99

98

94
64

97
54
89
48

100

100

100

100

100

92

93

97

93

83

87
46

90
46

97
79

81
22

80
53

67
34

75
36

72
54

60
19

60
44

77
50

71

81

58

71

57

78

87

50
24

75
37

33
21

39
10

31
24

40
17

61
22

R e t a il
tra d e

S e r v ic e s

100

100

100

94

97

93
80

74
17

96
46

79
65

58
17

72
30

72

86

75

21
9

57
17

32
11

24

8

10

36

39

44

47

25

44

56

13

2

32

22

9

14

2

34

31

10

19
12
80
40
81
41
79
39
75
34
3
3
59
45

17
14
86
48
88
51
87
50
84

32
32
97
76
97
76
92
71
88
68
20
20
73
54

13
65
16
65
16
62
16
63
12

6
4
77
40
77
40
77
40
64
27

43
32
95
57
95
57
94
56
92
53
4
3
80
69

36
31
96
53
96
53
96
53
85
41
6
6
90
81

51
51
100
81
100
81
100
81
100
81
4
4
74
62

26

18
14
95
50
95
50
95
50
85
40
-

47

2
2
78
73

-

48
20

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




M anu­
fa c t u r in g

23

-

14
9

78
7
78
7
73
7
76
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48
20

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Footnotes
A ll of these standard footnotes may not apply to this bulletin.

1 Standard hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-tim e salaries (exclusive of pay for overtime
at regular and/or prem ium rates), and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours.
2 The mean is computed for each job by totaling the earnings of all workers and dividing by the number of w orkers.
The median
designates position— half of the em ployees surveyed receive m ore and half receive le ss than the rate shown. The middle range is defined
by 2 rates of pay; a fourth of the workers earn le ss than the lower of these rates and a fourth earn m ore than the higher rate.
3 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
4 These salaries relate to form ally established minimum starting (hiring) regular straight-tim e salaries that are paid for standard
workweeks.
5 Excludes workers in subclerical jobs such as m essenger.
6 Data are presented for all standard workweeks combined, and for the m ost common standard workweeks reported.
7 Includes all plant workers in establishments currently operating late sh ifts, and establishments whose form al provisions cover late
shifts, even though the establishments were not currently operating late shifts.
8 L ess than 0.05 percent.
9 L ess than 0.5 percent.
10 For purposes of this study, pay for a Sunday in D ecem ber, negotiated in the automobile industry, is not treated as a paid holiday.
11 A ll combinations of full and half days that add to the same amount are combined; for exam ple, the proportion of workers receiving
a total of 9 days includes those with 9 full days and no half days, 8 full days and 2 half days, 7 full days and 4 half days, and so on.
Proportions then were cumulated.
12 These days are provided as part of a Christmas—New Y ea r holiday period which typically begins with Christm as Eve and ends with
New Y e a r 's Day. Such a holiday period is common in the automobile, aerospace, and farm implement industries.
13 "F lo a tin g " holidays vary from year to year according to em ployer or employee choice.
14 Includes payments other than "length of t i m e ," such as percentage of annual earnings or fla t-su m paym ents, converted to an
equivalent tim e b a sis; for exam ple, 2 percent of annual earnings was considered as 1 w eek's pay. Periods of service are chosen arbitrarily
and do not n ecessa rily reflect individual provisions for progression; for exam ple, changes in proportions at 10 years include changes between
5 and 10 y e a rs. Estim ates are cumulative. Thus, the proportion eligible for at least 3 w eeks' pay after 10 years includes those eligible for
at least 3 w eeks' pay after fewer years of service.
15 Estim ates listed after type of benefit are for all plans for which at least a part of the cost is borne by the em ployer. "Noncontributory
plan s" include only those financed entirely by the em ployer.
Excluded are legally required plans, such as workm en's compensation, social
security, and railroad retirem ent.
16 Unduplicated total of workers receiving sick leave or sickness and accident insurance shown separately below. Sick leave plans are
lim ited to those which definitely establish at least the minimum number of days' pay that each employee can expect.
Informal sick leave
allowances determined on an individual basis are excluded.




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Appendix A
A v e r a g e p a y l e v e l s f o r m e n a n d w o m e n in s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s h o u ld n o t b e a s s u m e d
t o r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s i n p a y o f t h e s e x e s w it h i n i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
F a c t o r s w h ic h m a y
c o n t r i b u t e t o d i f f e r e n c e s i n c l u d e p r o g r e s s i o n w it h i n 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 t h e r a t e s
p a i d in c u m b e n t s a r e c o l l e c t e d , a n d p e r f o r m a n c e o f s p e c i f i c d u t i e s w it h i n t h e g e n e r a l s u r v e y j o b
d e sc r ip tio n s.
J o b d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d t o c l a s s i f y e m p l o y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s u s u a l l y a r e m o r e
g e n e r a l i z e d th a n 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 a n d a l l o w f o r m i n o r d i f f e r e n c e s a m o n g
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in s p e c i f i c d u t i e s p e r f o r m e d .

A r e a w a g e a n d r e l a t e d b e n e f i t s d a ta a r e o b t a i n e d b y p e r s o n a l v i s i t s o f B u r e a u f i e l d
r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s a t 3 - y e a r i n t e r v a l s . 1 In e a c h o f t h e i n t e r v e n i n g y e a r s , i n f o r m a t i o n o n e m p l o y m e n t
a n d o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s is c o ll e c t e d b y a c o m b in a t io n o f p e r s o n a l v is it an d m a il q u e s t io n n a ir e
f r o m e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p a r t i c i p a t i n g in t h e p r e v i o u s s u r v e y .
In e a c h o f t h e 9 4 2 a r e a s c u r r e n t l y s u r v e y e d , d a 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 i n 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 th e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s ; w h o le s a le t r a d e ; r e t a il t r a d e ; f in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ; and
s e r v ic e s .
M a jo r in d u s tr y g r o u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m th e s e s tu d ie s a r e g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t io n s a n d th e
c o n s tr u ctio n and e x tr a c tiv e in d u s tr ie s .
E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i n g f e w e r th a n 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 o f i n s u f f i c i e n t e m p l o y m e n t in t h e o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d .
S e p a ra te
t a b u la t io n s a r e p r o v id e d f o r e a c h o f th e b r o a d in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n s w h ic h m e e t p u b lic a t io n c r i t e r i a .

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 t h e t o t a l i n a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h i n th e
s c o p e o f th e s t u d y a n d n o t t h e n u m b e r a c t u a l l y s u r v e y e d .
B e c a u s e o c c u p a tio n a l s tr u c tu re s a m o n g
e s t a b lis h m e n t s
d iffe r , e s tim a te s
o f o c c u p a tio n a l
e m p lo y m e n t o b ta in e d f r o m
th e s a m p le 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 t o i n d i c a t e th e r e l a t i v e i m p o r t a n c e o f t h e j o b s s t u d i e d .
T hese
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 a f f e c t m a t e r i a l l y t h e a c c u r a c y o f t h e e a r n i n g s d a t a .

T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e c o n d u c te d on a s a m p le b a s i s .
T h e s a m p lin g p r o c e d u r e s in v o lv e
d e t a i l e d s t r a t i f i c a t i o n o f a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h i n t h e s c o p e o f an i n d i v i d u a l a r e a s u r v e y b y
in d u s t r y a n d n u m b e r o f e m p l o y e e s . F r o m th is s t r a t i f i e d u n iv e r s e a p r o b a b ili t y s a m p le i s s e l e c t e d ,
w it h e a c h e s t a b l i s h m e n t h a v i n g a p r e d e t e r m i n e d c h a n c e o f s e l e c t i o n .
T o o b t a in o p t i m u m a c c u r a c y
a t m i n i m u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t i o n o f l a r g e th a n s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i s s e l e c t e d .
W hen
d a ta a r e c o m b in e d , e a c h e s t a b lis h m e n t is w e ig h t e d a c c o r d i n g t o it s p r o b a b ili t y o f s e l e c t i o n , s o
th a t u n b ia s e d e s t im a t e s a r e g e n e r a t e d . F o r e x a m p le , i f o n e out o f fo u r e s t a b lis h m e n t s is s e l e c t e d ,
it i s g i v e n a w e ig h t o f f o u r t o r e p r e s e n t i t s e l f p l u s t h r e e o t h e r s .
A n a lt e r n a t e o f th e s a m e
o r i g i n a l p r o b a b i l i t y i s c h o s e n in t h e s a m e i n d u s t r y - s i z e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i f d a t a a r e n o t a v a i l a b l e
f o r th e o r ig in a l s a m p le m e m b e r .
I f n o s u it a b le s u b s titu te is a v a i la b l e , a d d it io n a l w e ig h t is
a s s i g n e d t o a s a m p l e m e m b e r th a t i s s i m i l a r t o t h e m i s s i n g u n it .
O c c u p a t io n s

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W age

tren d s

fo r

s e le c te d

o c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p s

I n d e x e s in ta b le A - 7 m e a s u r e w a g e s a t a g iv e n t im e , e x p r e s s e d a s a p e r c e n t o f w a g e s
d u r i n g th e b a s e p e r i o d .
S u b t r a c t i n g 1 0 0 f r o m t h e i n d e x y i e l d s t h e p e r c e n t c h a n g e in w a g e s f r o m
th e b a s e p e r io d to th e d a te o f th e in d e x .
T h e p e r c e n t s o f c h a n g e o r i n c r e a s e in t a b l e s A - 7
a n d A - 8 r e la t e to w a g e c h a n g e s b e t w e e n th e in d ic a t e d d a t e s .
A nnual ra te s o f in c r e a s e , w h ere
s h o w n , r e f l e c t th e a m o u n t o f i n c r e a s e f o r 12 m o n t h s w h e n t h e t i m e s p a n b e t w e e n s u r v e y s w a s
o t h e r th a n 12 m o n t h s .
T h e s e c o m p u t a t io n s a r e b a s e d o n th e a s s u m p t io n th a t w a g e s i n c r e a s e d a t
a co n sta n t ra te b e tw e e n s u r v e y s .

E a r n in g s
P e r c e n t s o f c h a n g e r e p o r t e d in t a b le s A - 7 a n d A - 8 r e f l e c t tw o d if f e r e n t m e a s u r e s o f
w age m ov em en t.
T a b l e A - 7 p r o v i d e s p e r c e n t s o f c h a n g e in a v e r a g e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s o f o f f i c e
c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d in d u s t r ia l n u r s e s a n d a v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f s k il le d m a in te n a n c e an d
u n s k i l l e d p l a n t w o r k e r s in t h e a r e a .
T a b l e A - 8 p r o v i d e s p e r c e n t s o f c h a n g e in a v e r a g e h o u r l y
e a r n i n g s f o r th e s a m e o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p s , a d j u s t e d t o e x c l u d e t h e e f f e c t o f e m p l o y m e n t s h i f t s .
T h e m e t h o d u s e d t o c o m p u t e w a g e t r e n d s in t a b l e A - 8 i s b a s e d o n c h a n g e s i n a v e r a g e h o u r l y
e a r n i n g s f o r e s t a b l i s h m e n t s r e p o r t i n g i n d e x j o b s in b o t h t h e c u r r e n t a n d p r e v i o u s y e a r ( m a t c h e d
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ) ; e s t a b l i s h m e n t e m p l o y m e n t in t h e j o b s w a s h e l d c o n s t a n t .
D a ta f o r th e m a t c h e d
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e w e i g h t e d t o r e p r e s e n t a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s r e p o r t i n g t h e j o b in t h e p r e v i o u s y e a r .

O c c u p a t io n s s e l e c t e d f o r s tu d y a r e c o m m o n t o a v a r i e t y o f m a n u fa c t u r in g a n d n o n ­
m a n u fa c t u r in g in d u s t r i e s , a n d a r e o f th e fo ll o w in 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 a n d
t e c h n i c a l ; (3 ) m a i n t e n a n c e a n d p o w e r p l a n t ; a n d ( 4 ) c u s t o d i a l a n d m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t .
O c c u p a t io n a l
c la s s if ic a t i o n i s b a s e d on a u n ifo 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 ig n e d t o ta k e a c c o u n t o f in 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 i e s w it h i n t h e s a m e j o b .
O c c u p a tio n s s e le c t e d f o r stu d y a r e lis t e d
a n d d e s c r i b e d in a p p e n d i x B .
U n l e s s o t h e r w i s e i n d i c a t e d , t h e e a r n i n g s d a ta f o l l o w i n g t h e j o b
t it le s a r e f o r a ll in d u s t r ie s c o m b in e d .
E a r n i n g s d a ta f o r s o m e o f t h e o c c u p a t i o n s l i s t e d a n d
d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w it h i n o c c u p a t i o n s , a r e n o t p r e s e n t e d in t h e A - s e r i e s
t a b l e s , b e c a u s e e i t h e r ( 1 ) e m p l o y m e n t in t h e o c c u p a t i o n i s t o o s m a l l t o p r o v i d e e n o u g h d a t a t o
m e r it 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 in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t d a ta .
E a r n i n g s d a t a n o t s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y f o r i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s a r e i n c l u d e d in a l l i n d u s t r i e s c o m b i n e d
d a ta , w h e re sh ow n .
L ik e w is e ,
d a t a a r e i n c l u d e d in t h e o v e r a l l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n w h e n a s u b ­
c la s s ific a t io n o f e le c t r o n ic s te c h n ic ia n s , s e c r e t a r ie s , o r tr u c k d r iv e r s is n ot sh ow n o r in fo r m a tio n
t o s u b c la s s ify is n o t a v a ila b le .

M eth od
O ffic e

c o m p u t in g

w age

tren d s.

O c c u p a t io n s

c le r i c a l (m e n an d w o m e n ):

B o o k k e e p in g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s ,
c la s s B
C le r k s , a c c o u n t in g , c l a s s e s A and B
C le r k s , fil e , c la s s e s A , B , and C
C le r k s , o r d e r
C le r k s , p a y r o ll
K eyp u n ch o p e r a to r s , c la s s e s A and B
M e s s e n g e r s (o ffic e b o y s and g ir ls )
S e c r e t a r ie s
S ten og ra p h ers, g en era l
S te n o g r a p h e r s , s e n io r
S w itc h b o a r d o p e r a t o r s ,
c la s s e s A and B
T a b u la t in g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s ,
c la s s B
T y p is ts , c la s s e s A and B

O c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t a n d e a r n i n g s d a ta a r e s h o w n f o r f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s , i . e . , t h o s e
h ir e d to w o rk a r e g u la r w e e k ly s c h e d u le .
E a r n i n g s d a 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 a n d
f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o li d a y s , a n d la te s h ift s .
N o n p r o d u c t io n b o n u s e s a r e e x c l u d e d , b u t c o s t o f - l i v i n g a ll o w a n c e s an d in c e n t i v e b o n u s e s a r e in c lu d e d .
W e e k ly h o u r s f o r o f f ic e c l e r i c a l and
p r o f e s s io n a l an d t e c h n ic a l o c c u p a t io n s r e f e r t o th e s ta n d a r d w o r k w e e k (r o u n d e d t o th e n e a r e s t
h a lf h o u r ) f o r w h ic h e m p lo y e e s r e c e i v e r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e o f p a y f o r
o v e r t i m e at r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) . A v e r a g e w e e k l y e a r n in g s f o r t h e s e o c c u p a t io n s a r e
r o u n d e d t o th e n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r .
T h e s e s u r v e y s m e a s u r e t h e l e v e l o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s in a n a r e a a t a p a r t i c u l a r t i m e .
C o m p a r is o n s o f in d iv id u a l o c c u p a t io n a l a v e r a g e s o v e r t im e m a y n o t r e f l e c t e x p e c t e d w a g e c h a n g e s .
T h e a v e r a g e s f o r i n d i v i d u a l j o b s a r e a f f e c t e d b y c h a n g e s in w a g e s a n d e m p l o y m e n t p a t t e r n s .
F or
e x a m p le , p r o p o r t io n s o f w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d b y h ig h - o r lo w -w a g e f ir m s m a y c h a n g e , o r h ig h -w a g e
w o r k e r s m a y a d v a n c e to b e tte r jo b s an d b e r e p la c e d b y n ew w o r k e r s at lo w e r r a t e s .
S u ch
s h i f t s in e m p l o y m e n t c o u l d d e c r e a s e an o c c u p a t i o n a l a v e r a g e e v e n t h o u g h m o s t e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in
an a r e a i n c r e a s e w a g e s d u r in g th e y e a r .
T r e n d s in e a r n i n g s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p s , s h o w n in
t a b l e s A - 7 a n d A - 8 , a r e b e t t e r i n d i c a t o r s o f w a g e t r e n d s th a n i n d i v i d u a l j o b s w it h i n t h e g r o u p s .
A v e r a g e e a r n in g s r e f le c t c o m p o s it e , a r e a w id e e s t im a t e s .
I n d u s t r ie s a n d e s t a b lis h m e n t s
d i f f e r in p a y l e v e l a n d j o b s t a f f i n g , a n d t h 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 t h e e s t i m a t e s f o r e a c h j o b .
P a y a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l t o r e f l e c t a c c u r a t e l y t h e w a g e d i f f e r e n t i a l a m o n g j o b s in i n d i v i d u a l
e s ta b lis h m e n ts .

1 Personal visits were on a 2-y ea r c y c le before July 1972.
2 Included in the 94 areas are 8 studies conducted by the Bureau under contract. These areas are Austin, T e x .; Binghamton, N .Y . —
P a .; Durham, N. C .; Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood and West Palm Beach, F la .; Huntsville, A l a .; Lexington, K y .; Melbourne—Titusville—C ocoa,
F la .; and Poughkeepsie—Kingston—Newburgh, N. Y.
In addition, the Bureau conducts more lim ited area studies in approximately 70 areas
at the request o f the Employment Standards Administration of die U. S. Department o f Labor.




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are:

In d u s tr ia l n u r s e s (m e n a n d w o m e n ):
N u rses,

in d u s t r ia l (r e g is t e r e d )

S k ille d m a in t e n a n c e ( m e n ) :
C a rp en ters
E le c tr ic ia n s
M a c h in is ts
M e c h a n ic s
M e c h a n ic s (a u t o m o t iv e )
P a in te r s
P ip e fitte r s
T o o l a n d d ie m a k e r s
U n s k i l l e d p la n t ( m e n ) :
J a n ito r s , p o r t e r s , and c le a n e r s
L a b o r e r s , m a t e r i a l h a n d lin g
are

co m p u te d

as

fo llo w s :

1.
E a c h o c c u p a t i o n i s a s s i g n e d a w e i g h t b a s e d o n i t s p r o p o r t i o n a t e e m p l o y m e n t in th e
s e l e c t e d g r o u p o f o c c u p a t i o n s in t h e b a s e y e a r .
2.
T h e s e w e ig h t s a r e u s e d to c o m p u t e g r o u p a v e r a g e s .
E a ch o c c u p a tio n s a v e ra g e
(m e a n ) e a r n in g s is m u lt i p l ie d b y it s w e ig h t .
T h e p r o d u c t s a r e t o t a le d to o b t a in a g r o u p a v e r a g e .
3.
T h e r a t i o o f g r o u p a v e r a g e s f o r 2 c o n s e c u t i v e y e a r s i s c o m p u t e d b y d i v i d i n g th e
a v e r a g e f o r th e c u r r e n t y e a r b y th e a v e r a g e f o r th e e a r l i e r y e a r .
T he r e s u lts — e x p r e s s e d a s a
p e r c e n t — le s s 100 i s th e p e r c e n t c h a n g e .
4.
T h e c u r r e n t y e a r 's in d e x is o b t a in e d b y m u lt ip ly in g th e p r e v io u s y e a r 's in d e x b y th e
r a t i o o f th e c u r r e n t y e a r ' s g r o u p a v e r a g e t o t h e p r e v i o u s y e a r ' s g r o u p a v e r a g e .

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L i m i t a t i o n s o f d a t a . I n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t s o f c h a n g e in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a s p r e s e n t e d in
t a b le A - 7 , a r e in f lu e n c e d b y (1 ) g e n e r a l s a la r y a n d w a g e c h a n g e s , (2 ) m e r it o r o t h e r p a y in c r e a s e s
r e c e i v e d in t h e s a m e j o b , ( 3 ) c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e w a g e s d u e t o 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
or
r e d u c tio n s ,
and
(4 ) c h a n g e s
r e s u lt in g
w h en ' e s ta b lis h m e n ts e n te r an d le a v e
th e a r e a .
O c c u p a t i o n a l a v e r a g e s c a n i n c r e a s e o r d e c r e a s e w it h o u t a n y a c t u a l c h a n g e in w a g e s . F o r e x a m p l e ,
e v e n th o u g h a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s g iv e w a g e in c r e a s e s , a v e r a g e w a g e s m a y d e c lin e b e c a u s e lo w e r p a y in g e s t a b lis h m e n t s e n t e r t h e a r e a o r e x p a n d t h e i r w o r k f o r c e s .
S im ila r ly , w a g e s m a y r e m a in
r e la t iv e ly c o n s t a n t , y e t a v e r a g e s r is e b e c a u s e h ig h e r -p a y in g e s t a b lis h m e n t s e n t e r th e a r e a o r
ex p a n d th e ir w o r k fo r c e .
A s m e n t i o n e d , d a t a in t a b l e A - 8 a r e a d j u s t e d t o r e m o v e s o m e o f t h e
l i m i t a t i o n s t o t h e i n f o r m a t i o n in t a b l e A - 7 , p a r t i c u l a r l y c h a n g e s r e s u l t i n g f r o m f o r c e e x p a n s i o n s
o r r e d u c t i o n s a n d f r o m t h e a d d i t i o n o r d e l e t i o n o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in t h e s u r v e y s a m p l e .
E s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s a n d s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v is io n s
T h e B - s e r i e s t a b le s p r o v id e in fo r m a t io n on e s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s a n d s u p p le m e n ta r y
w a g e p r o v i s i o n s f o r p la n t a n d o f f i c e w o r k e r s .
" P la n t w o r k e r s " in c lu d e w o r k in g fo r e m e n a n d a ll
n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r s ( i n c l u d i n g l e a d m e n a n d t r a i n e e s ) e n g a g e d in n o n o f f i c e f u n c t i o n s . C a f e t e r i a
w o r k e r s and
r o u t e m e n a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m m a n u f a c t u r i n g , b u t i n c l u d e d in n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g
in d u s t r ie s . " O f f ic e w o r k e r s " in c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v is o r s a n d n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r s p e r fo r m in g
c l e r i c a l o r r e la t e d fu n c t io n s . A d m in is t r a t iv e , e x e c u t iv e , a n d p r o f e s s io n a l e m p lo y e e s a r e e x c lu d e d .
M in im u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s r e la t e o n ly t o th e e s t a b lis h m e n t s v i s i t e d .
(S e e t a b le B - l . )
B e c a u s e o f th e o p t im u m s a m p lin g t e c h n iq u e s u s e d an d th e p r o b a b ili t y th a t l a r g e
e s t a b lis h m e n t s a r e m o r e li k e ly th a n s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s t o h a v e f o r m a l e n tr a n c e r a t e s a b o v e th e
s u b c l e r i c a l l e v e l , t h e t a b l e i s m o r e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f p o l i c i e s in m e d i u m a n d l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
S h if t d i f f e r e n t i a l d a ta a r e l i m i t e d t o p la n t w o r k e r s in m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s .
(S e e
t a b le B - 2 . )
T h i s i n f o r m a t i o n i s p r e s e n t e d in t e r m s o f ( 1 ) e s t a b l i s h m e n t p o l i c y 3 f o r t o t a l plaint
w o r k e r e m p l o y m e n t , a n d ( 2 ) e f f e c t i v e p r a c t i c e f o r w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d o n t h e s p e c i f i e d s h i f t at t h e
t im e o f th e s u r v e y .
In e s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i n g v a r i e d d i f f e r e n t i a l s , t h e a m o u n t a p p l y i n g t o a
m a jo r it y is u s e d ; i f n o a m o u n t a p p lie s t o a m a jo r it y , th e c la s s if ic a t i o n " o t h e r " is u s e d .
In
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i n g s o m e l a t e - s h i f t h o u r s p a i d a t n o r m a l r a t e s , a d i f f e r e n c e i s r e c o r d e d o n ly
i f it a p p l i e s t o a m a j o r i t y o f t h e s h i f t h o u r s .
A s e c o n d ( e v e n i n g ) s h if t e n d s w o r k a t o r n e a r
m id n ig h t .
A t h i r d ( n ig h t ) s h i f t s t a r t s w o r k at o r n e a r m i d n i g h t .
T h e s c h e d u l e d w e e k l y h o u r s a n d d a y s o f a m a j o r i t y o f t h e f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s in a n
e s t a b l i s h m e n t a r e t a b u l a t e d a s a p p l y i n g t o a l l p la n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s o f th a t e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
(S e e
t a b le B - 3 . )
S c h e d u le d w e e k l y h o u r s a n d d a y s a r e t h o s e w h ic h a m a jo r i t y o f f u l l - t i m e e m p lo y e e s
a r e e x p e c te d to w o rk fo r s tr a ig h t-tim e o r o v e r tim e r a te 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 ; a n d h e a l t h , i n s u r a n c e , a n d p e n s i o n p la n s a r e t r e a t e d
s t a t i s t i c a l l y a s a p p l y i n g t o a l l p la n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s i f a m a j o r i t y o f s u c h w o r k e r s a r e e l i g i b l e
o r m a y e v e n tu a lly q u a lify f o r th e p r a c t ic e s lis t e d .
(S ee t a b le s B -4 th ro u g h B - 6 .)
Sum s of
in d iv id u a l i t e m s in t a b le s B - 2 th r o u g h B - 5 m a y n o t e q u a l t o t a ls b e c a u s e o f r o u n d in g .

T h e s u m m a r y o f v a c a t i o n p la n s i s a s t a t i s t i c a l m e a s u r e o f v a c a t i o n p r o v i s i o n s r a t h e r t h a n
a m e a s u r e o f th e p r o p o r t i o n o f w o r k e r s a c t u a lly r e c e iv in g s p e c i f i c b e n e f it s .
(S e e t a b le B - 5 .)
P r o v i s i o n s a p p l y t o a l l p la n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t r e g a r d l e s s o f l e n g t h o f s e r v i c e .
P a y m e n ts on o th e r th a n a t im e b a s is a r e c o n v e r t e d t o a t im e p e r io d ; f o r e x a m p le , 2 p e r c e n t o f
a n n u a l e a r n i n g s a r e c o n s i d e r e d e q u i v a l e n t t o 1 w e e k 's p a y .
O n ly b a s i c p l a n s a r e i n c l u d e d .
E s t im a t e s e x c lu d e v a c a t io n b o n u s e s , v a c a t io n -s a v in g s p la n s , an d " e x t e n d e d " o r " s a b b a t ic a l "
b e n e fit s b e y o n d b a s ic p la n s .
S u c h p r o v i s i o n s a r e t y p i c a l in t h e s t e e l ,
a lu m in u m ,
and ca n
in d u s tr ie s .

H e a lth , in s u r a n c e , a n d p e n s io n p la n s f o r w h ic h th e e m p l o y e r p a y s at le a s t a p a r t o f
th e c o s t in c lu d e
t h o s e (1 ) u n d e r w r it t e n
b y a c o m m e r c ia l in s u r a n c e c o m p a n y
o r n o n p r o fit
o r g a n i z a t i o n , ( 2 ) p r o v i d e d t h r o u g h a u n io n f u n d , o r ( 3 ) p a i d d i r e c t l y b y t h e e m p l o y e r o u t o f
c u r r e n t o p e r a t in g
fu n d s o r
fr o m
a fu n d s e t a s i d e
f o r th is p u r p o s e .
(S ee t a b le B - 6 . )
An
e s t a b l i s h m e n t i s c o n s i d e r e d t o h a v e s u c h a p la n i f t h e m a j o r i t y o f e m p l o y e e s a r e c o v e r e d e v e n
t h o u g h l e s s th a n a m a j o r i t y p a r t i c i p a t e u n d e r t h e p la n b e c a u s e e m p l o y e e s a r e r e q u i r e d t o
c o n t r i b u t e t o w a r d t h e c o s t . E x c l u d e d a r e l e g a l l y r e q u i r e d p l a n s , s u c h a s w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n s a t i o n ,
s o c ia l s e c u r it y , and r a ilr o a d r e tir e m e n t.

S ic k n e s s a n d a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e i s l i m it e d t o th a t t y p e o f in s u r a n c e u n d e r w h ic h p r e ­
d e t e r m i n e d c a s h p a y m e n t s a r e m a d e d i r e c t l y t o t h e i n s u r e d d u r in g t e m p o r a r y i l l n e s s o r a c c i d e n t
d is a b ility .
I n fo r m a t io n i s p r e s e n t e d f o r a ll s u c h
p la n s t o w h i c h t h e
e m p lo y e r c o n tr ib u te s .
H o w e v e r , in N e w Y o r k a n d N e w J e r s e y , w h i c h h a v e e n a c t e d t e m p o r a r y d i s a b i l i t y i n s u r a n c e la w s
r e q u ir i n g e m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s ,4 p la n s a r e in c l u d e d o n ly i f th e e m p l o y e r (1 ) c o n t r ib u t e s m o r e
t h a n i s l e g a l l y r e q u i r e d , o r (2 ) p r o v i d e s t h e e m p l o y e e w it h b e n e f i t s w h i c h e x c e e d t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s
o f t h e la w .
T a b u la t io n s o f p a id s i c k le a v e p la n s a r e l i m it e d t o f o r m a l p l a n s 5 w h ic h p r o v id e f u ll
p a y o r a p r o p o r t i o n o f th e w o r k e r 's p a y d u r in g a b s e n c e f r o m w o r k b e c a u s e o f i l l n e s s . S e p a r a t e
t a b u l a t i o n s a r e p r e s e n t e d a c c o r d i n g t o ( 1 ) p la n s w h i c h p r o v i d e f u l l p a y a n d n o w a i t i n g p e r i o d ,
an d (2 ) p la n s w h ic h p r o v id e e it h e r p a r t ia l p a y o r a w a itin g p e r i o d .
In a d d i t i o n t o t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n
o f p r o p o r t i o n s o f w o r k e r s p r o v i d e d s i c k n e s s a n d a c c i d e n t i n s u r a n c e o r p a i d s i c k l e a v e , an
u n d u p lic a t e d t o t a l is s h o w n o f w o r k e r s w h o r e c e i v e e it h e r o r b o t h t y p e s o f b e n e f it s .
L o n g t e r m d i s a b i l i t y i n s u r a n c e p la in s p r o v i d e p a y m e n t s t o t o t a l l y d i s a b l e d e m p l o y e e s u p o n
th e e x p ir a t i o n o f t h e i r p a id s i c k le a v e a n d /o r s ic k n e s s a n d a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e , o r a f t e r a
p r e d e te r m in e d p e r io d o f d is a b ility (ty p ic a lly 6 m o n th s ).
P a y m e n t s a r e m a d e u n til th e e n d o f th e
d is a b ility , a m a x im u m a g e , o r e lig ib ilit y f o r r e tir e m e n t b e n e fits .
F u ll o r p a r tia l p a y m e n ts a re
a l m o s t a l w a y s r e d u c e d b y s o c i a l s e c u r i t y , w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n s a t i o n , a n d p r i v a t e p e n s i o n s b e n e f i t s
p a y a b le t o th e d is a b le d e m p lo y e e .

D a t a o n p a i d h o l i d a y s a r e l i m i t e d t o h o l i d a y s g r a n t e d a n n u a ll y on a f o r m a l b a s i s , w h i c h ( 1 )
a r e p r o v i d e d f o r in w r i t t e n f o r m , o r ( 2 ) a r e e s t a b l i s h e d b y c u s t o m .
(S e e ta b le B - 4 .)
H o lid a y s
o r d in a r il y g r a n te d a r e in c lu d e d e v e n th o u g h th e y m a y f a ll on a n o n w o r k d a y an d th e w o r k e r is n ot
g r a n te d a n o th e r day o ff.
T h e f i r s t p a r t o f th e p a id h o li d a y s t a b le p r e s e n t s th e n u m b e r o f w h o le
a n d h a lf h o li d a y s a c t u a ll y g r a n t e d .
T h e s e c o n d p a r t c o m b in e s w h o le a n d h a lf h o li d a y s t o sh o w
to ta l h o lid a y tim e .
T a b le B - 4 a
r e p o r t s th e in c i d e n c e o f th e m o s t c o m m o n p a id h o li d a y s .

M a jo r m e d i c a l in s u r a n c e p la n s p r o t e c t e m p lo y e e s f r o m s ic k n e s s a n d in ju r y e x p e n s e s
b e y o n d th e c o v e r a g e o f b a s i c h o s p i t a liz a t io n , m e d i c a l , an d s u r g ic a l p la n s .
T y p ic a l fe a tu r e s o f
m a j o r m e d i c a l p la n s a r e (1 ) a " d e d u c t i b l e " ( e . g . , $ 5 0 ) p a id b y th e in s u r e d b e f o r e b e n e fit s
b e g in ; (2 ) a c o in s u r a n c e f e a t u r e r e q u ir in g th e in s u r e d t o p a y a p o r t io n (e .g . 20 p e r c e n t ) o f
c e r t a i n e x p e n s e s ; a n d (3 ) s t a t e d d o l l a r m a x i m u m b e n e f i t s ( e . g . , $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 a y e a r ) .
M e d ic a l
in s u r a n c e p r o v id e s c o m p le te o r p a r tia l p a y m e n t o f d o c t o r s ' fe e s .
D e n ta l in s u r a n c e u s u a lly c o v e r s
fillin g s , e x tr a c tio n s , and X - r a y s .
E x c l u d e d a r e p la n s w h ic h c o v e r o n ly o r a l s u r g e r y o r a c c id e n t
dam age.
R e t i r e m e n t p e n s i o n p la n s p r o v i d e p a y m e n t s f o r t h e r e m a i n d e r o f t h e w o r k e r ' s l i f e .

3 A n establishment was considered as having a p o licy if it m et either o f the follow in g conditions: (1) Operated late shifts at the tim e
o f the survey, or (2) had form al provisions covering late shifts. An establishment was considered as having form al provisions if it (1) had
operated late shifts during the 12 months before the survey, or (2 ) had provisions in written form to operate late shifts.

4 The temporary disability laws in California and Rhode Island do not require em ployer contributions.
5 A n establishment is considered as having a form al plan if it established at least the m inim um number o f days sick leave available
to each em ployee.
Such a plan need not be written; but informal sick leave allowances, determined on an individual basis, are excluded.




Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied in New Orleans, La.,1
by major industry division,2 January 1974
N u m b e r o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts

In d u s try d iv is io n

M in im u m
e m p lo y m e n t
in e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n t s in s c o p e
o f stu d y

W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
W i t h in s c o p e o f s t u d y

W i t h in s c o p e
o f stu d y 3

S t u d ie d
T o t a l4

S t u d ie d

P la n t
N um ber

A l l d i v i s i o n s _______________________________________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ___________________________________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ________________ ____ _________ _______
T r a n s p o r ta tio n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and
o t h e r p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s 5______________ ___ ____
W h o l e s a l e t r a d e ____________________________________
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 , a n d r e a l e s t a t e _________
S e r v i c e s 8_____________________________________________

O ffic e

P ercen t

T o ta l4

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841

205

163, 923

100

1 0 7 ,8 4 7

2 5 ,9 2 6

8 8 ,4 8 0

50

166
675

52
153

4 6 , 301
1 1 7 ,6 2 2

28
72

3 7 ,4 0 2
7 0 ,4 4 5

3 ,3 5 9
2 2 ,5 6 7

2 8 ,3 6 4
6 0 , 116

50
50
50
50
50

117
138
190
91
139

31

3 0 ,2 1 5
1 4 ,6 6 7
3 9 , 909
1 2 ,8 1 3
2 0 ,0 1 8

19
9
24

1 2 ,9 4 3

5 ,9 8 6

( 6)
3 1 , 99 2

(‘ )
3 ,8 3 6

8
12

( 7)
1 5 ,3 9 0

( 6)
1 ,9 3 7

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

21
36
18
47

1 T h e N e w O r le a n s S ta n d a r d M e t r o p o lit a n S t a t is t ic a l A r e a , a s d e f in e d b y th e O f f ic e o f M a n a g e m e n t a n d B u d g e t t h r o u g h N o v e m b e r 1 9 7 2 , c o n s is t s o f J e f f e r s o n , O r le a n s , S t. B e r n a r d , a n d
S t. T a m m a n y P a r i s h e s .
T h e " w o r k e r s w it h i n s c o p e o f s t u d y " e s t i m a t e s s h o w n in t h i s t a b l e p r o v i d e a r e a s o n a b l y a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e s i z e a n d c o m p o s i t i o n o f t h e l a b o r f o r c e i n c l u d e d in
th e s u r v e y .
E s t i m a t e s a r e n o t i n t e n d e d , h o w e v e r , f o r c o m p a r i s o n w it h o t h e r e m p l o y m e n t i n d e x e s t o m e a s u r e e m p l o y m e n t t r e n d s o r l e v e l s s i n c e (1 ) p la n n in g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s e s t a b l i s h m e n t
d a t a c o m p i l e d c o n s i d e r a b l y in a d v a n c e o f t h e p a y r o l l p e r i o d s t u d i e d , a n d (2 ) s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m t h e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1967 e d itio n o f th e S ta n d a r d I n d u s tr ia l C la s s if ic a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d to c l a s s i f y e s ta b lis h m e n t s b y in d u s tr y d iv i s i o n .
3 I n c l u d e s a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t a t o r a b o v e t h e m i n i m u m l i m i t a t i o n . A l l o u t l e t s ( w it h i n t h e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n i e s in i n d u s t r i e s s u c h a s t r a d e , f i n a n c e , a u t o r e p a i r s e r v i c e ,
an d m o t io n p ic t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s id e r e d a s 1 e s t a b lis h m e n t .
4 I n c l u d e s e x e c u t i v e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , a n d o t h e r w o r k e r s e x c l u d e d f r o m t h e s e p a r a t e p la n t a n d o f f i c e c a t e g o r i e s .
5 A b b r e v i a t e d t o " p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s " in t h e A - a n d B - s e r i e s t a b l e s . T a x i c a b s a n d s e r v i c e s i n c i d e n t a l t o w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n w e r e e x c l u d e d .
6 T h i s d i v i s i o n is r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " a n d " n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g " in t h e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s , a n d f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " in t h e B - s e r i e s t a b l e s . S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f
d a ta is n ot m a d e f o r o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o llo w in g r e a s o n s :
( 1 ) E m p l o y m e n t i s t o o s m a l l t o p r o v i d e e n o u g h d a ta t o m e r i t s e p a r a t e s t u d y , ( 2 ) t h e s a m p l e w a s n o t d e s i g n e d i n i t i a l l y
to p e r m it
s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , ( 3 ) r e s p o n s e w a s i n s u f f i c i e n t o r in a d e q u a t e t o p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , a n d (4 ) 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 d a t a .
7 W o r k e r s f r o m t h is e n t i r e d i v i s i o n a r e r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " a n d " n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g " in t h e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s , b u t f r o m t h e r e a l e s t a t e p o r t i o n o n l y in e s t i m a t e s
f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " in t h e B - s e r i e s t a b l e s .
S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f d a t a ( f o r t h i s d i v i s i o n ) i s n o t m a d e f o r o n e o r m o r e o f t h e r e a s o n s g i v e n in f o o t n o t e
6.
8 H o t e ls a n d m o t e l s ; la u n d r ie s a n d o t h e r p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u t o m o b il e r e p a i r , r e n t a l, a n d p a r k in g ; m o t io n p i c t u r e s ; n o n p r o fit m e m b e r s h ip
o r g a n iz a t io n s (e x c lu d in g
r e lig io u s a n d c h a r it a b le o r g a n iz a t io n s ); an d e n g in e e r in g a n d a r c h it e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .

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T h e f o l l o w i n g t a b u l a t i o n s h o w s t h e p e r c e n t o f p la n t a n d o f f i c e w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d in
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in w h ic h a c o n t r a c t o r c o n t r a c t s c o v e r e d a m a j o r i t y o f th e w o r k e r s in th e
r e s p e c t i v e c a t e g o r i e s , N ew O r le a n s , L a ., J a n u a ry 1974:

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O v e r o n e - f o u r t h o f t h e w o r k e r s w it h i n s c o p e o f t h e s u r v e y in t h e N e w O r l e a n s a r e a
w e r e e m p l o y e d in m a n u f a c t u r i n g f i r m s .
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an d s p e c i f ic in d u s t r ie s a s a p e r c e n t o f a ll m a n u fa c tu r in g :
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w o r k e r s if a m a jo r it y o f s u ch w o r k e r s a r e c o v e r e d b y a la b o r -m a n a g e m e n t a g re e m e n t.
T h e r e f o r e , a l l o t h e r p la n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s a r e e m p l o y e d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s th a t e i t h e r d o
n o t h a v e l a b o r - m a n a g e m e n t c o n t r a c t s in e f f e c t , o r h a v e c o n t r a c t s th a t a p p l y t o f e w e r th a n
h a l f o f t h e i r p la n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s .
E s t im a t e s a r e n ot n e c e s s a r i l y r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f th e
e x t e n t t o w h ic h a l l w o r k e r s in th e a r e a m a y b e c o v e r e d b y t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f l a b o r - m a n a g e m e n t
a g r e e m e n t s , b e c a u s e s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e e x c l u d e d a n d t h e i n d u s t r i a l s c o p e o f th e
s u r v e y is l i m i t e d .

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m a t e r ia ls c o m p ile d b e fo r e a c tu a l s u r v e y .
P r o p o r t i o n s in v a r i o u s i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s m a y
d i f f e r f r o m p r o p o r t i o n s b a s e d o n t h e r e s u l t s o f th e s u r v e y a s s h o w n in t h e a p p e n d i x t a b l e .




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Appendix B. Occupational Descriptions
T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r i n g j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r t h e B u r e a u 's w a g e s u r v e y s i s t o a s s i s t i t s f i e l d s t a f f in c l a s s i f y i n g in t o a p p r o p r i a t e
o c c u p a t io n s w o r k e r s w h o a r e e m p lo y e d u n d e r a v a r ie t y o f p a y r o ll t it l e s an d d if f e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b lis h m e n t to e s ta b lis h m e n t and
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a r e a to a r e a .
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B e c a u s e o f th is e m p h a s is on
i n t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t a n d i n t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b i l i t y o f o c c u p a t i o n a l c o n t e n t , t h e B u r e a u 's j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m t h o s e in u s e in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s o r t h o s e p r e p a r e d f o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s .
In a p p l y in g t h e s e j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s , t h e B u r e a u 's f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s a r e i n s t r u c t e d
to e x c l u d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s ; a p p r e n t i c e s ; l e a r n e r s ; b e g i n n e r s ; t r a i n e e s ; an d h a n d ic a p p e d , p a r t - t i m e , t e m p o r a r y , an d p r o b a t io n a r y w o r k e r s .

OFFICE

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M A C H IN E

P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , a n d i n v o i c e s o n a m a c h i n e o t h e r th a n a n o r d i n a r y o r e l e c t r o m a tic ty p e w r ite r .
M a y a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s a s t o b i l l i n g s o r s h ip p i n g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o t h e r
c l e r i c a l w o r k in c id e n ta l t o b illin g o p e r a t io n s . F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a c h in e , a r e
c la s s ifie d b y ty p e o f m a c h in e , a s fo llo w s :
B il le r , m a c h in e (b illin g m a c h in e ) .
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an d a d d in g m a c h in e ) to p r e p a r e b i l l s an d i n v o i c e s f r o m
n a l l y p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , s h ip p i n g m e m o r a n d u m s , e t c .
d e t e r m i n e d d i s c o u n t s a n d s h ip p i n g c h a r g e s a n d e n t r y o f
m a y n ot b e c o m p u te d on th e b illin g m a c h in e , and t o t a ls
b y m a c h in e . T h e o p e r a t io n u s u a lly in v o lv e s a la r g e n u m
p r e p a r e d and is o ft e n d o n e on a fa n fo ld m a c h in e .

b i l l i n g m a c h i n e ( c o m b i n a t i o n t y p in g
c u s t o m e r s ' p u rch a se o r d e r s , in t e r ­
U s u a lly in v o lv e s a p p l ic a t io n o f p r e ­
n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s i o n s , w h ic h m a y o r
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b e r o f c a r b o n c o p i e s o f th e b i l l b e in g

B i l l e r , m a c h in e (b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ) .
U s e s a b o o k k e e p i n g m a c h i n e (w it h o r w it h o u t
a t y p e w r i t e r k e y b o a r d ) t o p r e p a r e c u s t o m e r s ' b i l l s a s p a r t o f th e a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o p e r a ­
t io n . G e n e r a ll y in v o lv e s th e s im u lt a n e o u s e n t r y o f f ig u r e s o n c u s t o m e r s ' l e d g e r r e c o r d . T h e
m a c h in e a u t o m a t ic a lly a c c u m u la t e s f ig u r e s o n a n u m b e r o f v e r t ic a l c o lu m n s and c o m p u te s
an d u s u a lly p r in t s a u t o m a t i c a lly th e d e b it o r c r e d i t b a la n c e s .
D o e s n o t in v o lv e a k n o w l­
e d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g .
W o r k s f r o m u n ifo r m and s ta n d a r d ty p e s o f s a le s and c r e d it s lip s .
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P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e a c c o u n t in g c l e r i c a l t a s k s s u c h a s p o s t in g t o r e g i s t e r s and l e d g e r s ;
r e c o n c i l i n g b a n k a c c o u n t s ; v e r i f y in g th e in t e r n a l c o n s i s t e n c y , c o m p l e t e n e s s , an d m a t h e m a t ic a l
a c c u r a c y o f a c c o u n t in g d o c u m e n t s ; a s s ig n in g p r e s c r i b e d a c c o u n t in g d is t r ib u t io n c o d e s ; e x a m in in g
and v e r ify in g fo r c le r i c a l a c c u r a c y v a r io u s ty p e s o f r e p o r t s , li s t s , c a lc u la tio n s , p o s tin g , e t c .;
o r p r e p a r i n g s i m p l e o r a s s i s t i n g in p r e p a r i n g m o r e c o m p l i c a t e d j o u r n a l v o u c h e r s .
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a n d p r o c e d u r e s u s e d in t h e a s s i g n e d w o r k ,
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C la s s A .
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n i c a l d o c u m e n t s , e t c . , in a n e s t a b l i s h e d f i l i n g s y s t e m c o n t a i n i n g a n u m b e r o f v a r i e d s u b j e c t
m a t t e r f i l e s . M a y a l s o f i l e t h is m a t e r i a l . M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r i o u s t y p e s in c o n j u n c t i o n
w ith t h e f i l e s .
M a y le a d a s m a ll g r o u p o f lo w e r le v e l f il e c l e r k s .

C la s s B .
K e e p s a r e c o r d o f o n e o r m o r e p h a s e s o r s e c t io n s o f a s e t o f r e c o r d s u s u a lly
r e q u ir in g lit t le k n o w le d g e o f b a s ic b o o k k e e p in g . P h a s e s o r s e c t io n s in c lu d e a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ,
p a y r o l l , c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n t s (n o t i n c l u d i n g a s i m p l e t y p e o f b i l l i n g d e s c r i b e d u n d e r b i l l e r ,
m a c h in e ) , c o s t d is t r ib u t io n , e x p e n s e d is t r ib u t io n , in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , e t c . M a y c h e c k o r a s s i s t
i n p r e p a r a t i o n o f t r i a l b a l a n c e s a n d p r e p a r e c o n t r o l s h e e t s f o r th e a c c o u n t i n g d e p a r t m e n t .

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F i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s , a n d r e t r i e v e s m a t e r i a l in a n e s t a b l i s h e d f i l i n g s y s t e m . M a y p e r f o r m
c l e r i c a l a n d m a n u a l t a s k s r e q u i r e d t o m a i n t a i n f i l e s . P o s i t i o n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d in t o l e v e l s o n th e
b a s is o f th e fo llo w in g d e f in it io n s .

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

C la s s A .
K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u i r i n g a k n o w l e d g e o f a n d e x p e r i e n c e in b a s i c
b o o k k e e p i n g p r i n c i p l e s , a n d f a m i l i a r i t y w it h t h e s t r u c t u r e o f t h e p a r t i c u l a r a c c o u n t i n g s y s t e m
u s e d . D e t e r m i n e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s a n d d i s t r i b u t i o n o f d e b i t a n d c r e d i t i t e m s t o b e u s e d in e a c h
p h a se o f th e w o r k .
M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o lid a t e d r e p o r t s , b a la n c e s h e e t s , and o t h e r r e c o r d s
by hand.

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C la s s B .
U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v is io n , f o ll o w in g d e t a ile d in s t r u c t io n s an d s ta n d a r d iz e d p r o ­
c e d u r e s , p e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e r o u t in e a c c o u n t in g c l e r i c a l o p e r a t io n s , s u c h a s p o s t in g to
le d g e r s , c a r d s , o r w o r k s h e e t s w h e r e id e n t ific a t io n o f ite m s and lo c a t io n s o f p o s tin g s a r e
c le a r l y in d ic a t e d : c h e c k in g a c c u r a c y and c o m p le t e n e s s o f s ta n d a r d iz e d and r e p e t it iv e r e c o r d s
o r a c c o u n t in g d o c u m e n t s ; and c o d in g d o c u m e n t s u s in g a fe w p r e s c r i b e d a c c o u n tin g c o d e s .

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O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e
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C la s s A .
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r e q u ir e th e a p p lic a t io n o f e x p e r ie n c e an d ju d g m e n t, f o r e x a m p le , c l e r i c a l l y p r o c e s s in g c o m ­
p lic a t e d o r n o n r e p e t it iv e a c c o u n tin g t r a n s a c t io n s , s e le c t in g a m o n g a su b sta n tia l v a r ie t y o f
p r e s c r i b e d a c c o u n t in g c o d e s and c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s , o r t r a c in g t r a n s a c t io n s th r o u g h p r e v io u s
a c c o u n tin g a c t io n s to d e t e r m in e s o u r c e o f d i s c r e p a n c i e s .
M ay be a s siste d by one o r m o r e
c l a s s B a c c o u n t in g c l e r k s .

C la s s C .
P e r f o r m s r o u t i n e f i l i n g o f m a t e r i a l t h a t h a s a l r e a d y b e e n c l a s s i f i e d o r w h ic h
i s e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s i m p l e s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s y s t e m ( e . g . , a l p h a b e t i c a l , c h r o n o l o g i c a l ,
o r n u m e r i c a l ) . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s m a ­
t e r i a l ; a n d m a y f i l l o u t w it h d r a w a l c h a r g e . M a y p e r f o r m s i m p l e c l e r i c a l a n d m a n u a l t a s k s
r e q u i r e d t o m a in t a i n a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .
CLERK , ORDER
R e c e iv e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s fo r m a t e r ia l o r m e r c h a n d is e by m a il, p h o n e , o r p e r s o n a lly .
D u t ie s i n v o l v e a n y c o m b i n a t i o n o f th e f o l l o w i n g : Q u o t in g p r i c e s t o c u s t o m e r s ; m a k i n g o u t a n o r d e r
s h e e t li s t i n g th e it e m s to m a k e u p th e o r d e r ; c h e c k in g p r i c e s and q u a n titie s o f it e m s on o r d e r
s h e e t ; a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g o r d e r s h e e t s t o r e s p e c t i v e d e p a r t m e n t s t o b e f i l l e d . M a y c h e c k w it h c r e d i t
d e p a r t m e n t t o d e t e r m i n e c r e d i t r a t in g o ( c u s t o m e r , a c k n o w l e d g e r e c e i p t o f o r d e r s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ,
f o l l o w u p o r d e r s t o s e e th a t t h e y h a v e b e e n f i l l e d , k e e p f i l e o f o r d e r s r e c e i v e d , a n d c h e c k s h ip p i n g
i n v o i c e s w it h o r i g i n a l o r d e r s .
CLERK,

sy stem .
c le r i c a l m e th o d s and o ffic e p r a c t ic e s and p r o c e d u r e s
r e c o r d i n g o f t r a n s a c t io n s an d a c c o u n t in g in fo r m a t io n .
e s f a m i l i a r w it h t h e b o o k k e e p i n g a n d a c c o u n t i n g t e r m s
bu t is n ot r e q u ir e d t o h a v e a k n o w le d g e o f th e f o r m a l

PAYROLL

C o m p u t e s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p l o y e e s a n d e n t e r s t h e n e c e s s a r y d a t a o n th e p a y r o l l
s h e e t s . D u t ie s i n v o l v e : C a l c u l a t i n g w o r k e r s ' e a r n i n g s b a s e d o n t i m e o r p r o d u c t i o n r e c o r d s ; a n d
p o s t i n g c a l c u l a t e d d a t a o n p a y r o l l s h e e t , s h o w in g i n f o r m a t i o n s u c h a s w o r k e r ' s n a m e , w o r k i n g
d a y s , t im e , r a te , d e d u c tio n s f o r in s u r a n c e , and to ta l w a g e s d u e . M a y m a k e ou t p a y c h e c k s and
a s s i s t p a y m a s t e r in m a k i n g u p a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g p a y e n v e l o p e s .
M a y u s e a c a lc u la t in g m a c h in e .

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t h o s e o f f i c i a l s w h o h a v e a s i g n i f i c a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o l i c y m a k i n g r o l e w it h r e g a r d t o m a j o r
c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s . T h e t it l e " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , " th o u g h n o r m a ll y in d ic a t i v e o f th is r o l e , d o e s n o t
in a l l c a s e s i d e n t i f y s u c h p o s i t i o n s . V i c e p r e s i d e n t s w h o s e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s t o a c t p e r ­
s o n a lly o n in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t io n s ( e . g . , a p p r o v e o r d e n y in d iv id u a l lo a n o r c r e d i t a c t io n s ;
a d m in is t e r in d iv id u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d i r e c t l y s u p e r v is e a c l e r i c a l s t a ff) a r e n o t c o n s i d e r e d t o b e
" c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s o f a p p ly in g th e f o ll o w in g le v e l d e f i n i t i o n s .

d e fin itio n s .

C la s s A .
W o r k r e q u i r e s t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f e x p e r i e n c e a n d j u d g m e n t in s e l e c t i n g p r o c e ­
d u r e s t o b e f o l l o w e d a n d in s e a r c h i n g f o r , i n t e r p r e t i n g , s e l e c t i n g , o r c o d i n g i t e m s t o b e
k e y p u n c h e d f r o m a v a r i e t y o f s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s . O n o c c a s iQ n m a y a l s o p e r f o r m s o m e r o u tin e
key pu n ch w o rk .
M a y t r a in in e x p e r ie n c e d k e y p u n c h o p e r a t o r s .

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a ll,
C la s s B .
W o r k is r o u tin e a n d r e p e t it iv e . U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v is io n o r fo llo w in g s p e c i f ic
p r o c e d u r e s o r i n s t r u c t i o n s , w o r k s f r o m v a r i o u s s t a n d a r d iz e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s w h ic h h a v e
b e e n c o d e d , a n d f o l l o w s s p e c i f i e d p r o c e d u r e s w h i c h h a v e b e e n p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a i l a n d r e q u i r e
lit t le o r n o s e le c t in g , c o d in g , o r in t e r p r e t in g o f d a ta to b e r e c o r d e d . R e f e r s to s u p e r v is o r
p r o b le m s a r is in g fr o m e r r o n e o u s it e m s o r c o d e s o r m is s in g in fo r m a t io n .

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1.
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o v e r 1 0 0 b u t f e w e r th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r *1

p r e s id e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p lo y s ,

in

2.
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o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 b u t f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
3.
S e c r e t a r y t o th e h e a d , im m e d ia t e ly b e lo w th e c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r l e v e l ,
s e g m e n t o r s u b s i d i a r y o f a c o m p a n y t h a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
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1.
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f e w e r t h a n 100 p e r s o n s ; o r

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P e r f o r m s v a r i o u s r o u t i n e d u t i e s s u c h a s r u n n in g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t i n g m i n o r o f f i c e m a ­
c h in e s s u c h a s s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , o p e n in g a n d d is t r ib u t in g m a i l , a n d o t h e r m in o r c l e r i c a l w o r k .
E x c lu d e p o s i t io n s th a t r e q u ir e o p e r a t io n o f a m o t o r v e h i c l e a s a s ig n i f ic a n t d u ty .

a ll,

SECRETARY

3.
S e c r e t a r y t o th e h e a d , im m e d ia t e l y b e lo w th e o f f i c e r l e v e l , o v e r e it h e r a m a j o r
c o r p o r a t e - w i d e fu n c t io n a l a c t iv it y ( e . g . , m a r k e t i n g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t io n s , in d u s t r ia l r e l a ­
t i o n s , e t c . ) or a m a j o r g e o g r a p h i c o r o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a r e g i o n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ;
a m a j o r d iv i s i o n ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p lo y s , in a ll , o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 b u t f e w e r th a n 2 5 ,0 0 0
e m p lo y e e s ; o r

2.
S e c r e t a r y t o a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r (o t h e r th a n th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d
o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 100 b u t f e w e r t h a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

A s s i g n e d a s p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a l l y t o o n e i n d i v i d u a l . M a in t a i n s a c l o s e a n d h i g h l y
r e s p o n s iv e r e la t io n s h ip to th e d a y - t o - d a y w o r k o f th e s u p e r v is o r . W o rk s fa ir l y in d e p e n d e n tly r e ­
c e iv in g a m in im u m o f d e t a ile d s u p e r v is io n a n d g u id a n c e . P e r f o r m s v a r ie d c l e r i c a l an d s e c r e t a r ia l
d u t ie s , u s u a lly in c lu d in g m o s t o f th e f o ll o w in g :

a.
R e c e iv e s te le p h o n e c a l l s ,
p e r s o n a l c a ll e r s , an d in c o m in g
in q u i r e s , a n d r o u t e s t e c h n ic a l in q u i r ie s to th e p r o p e r p e r s o n s ;
b.

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o f o f f i c i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

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in s tru cte d ;
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S e c r e t a r y t o an e x e c u t i v e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o s e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s n ot e q u iv a le n t
t o o n e o f t h e s p e c i f i c l e v e l s i t u a t i o n s in t h e d e f i n i t i o n f o r c l a s s B , b u t w h o s e o r g a n i z a t i o n a l
u n it n o r m a l l y n u m b e r s a t l e a s t s e v e r a l d o z e n e m p l o y e e s a n d i s u s u a l l y d i v i d e d in t o o r g a n i z a ­
t i o n a l s e g m e n t s w h i c h a r e o f t e n , in t u r n , f u r t h e r s u b d i v i d e d . In s o m e c o m p a n i e s , t h i s l e v e l
i n c l u d e s a w i d e r a n g e o f o r g a n i z a t i o n a l e c h e l o n s ; in o t h e r s , o n l y o n e o r t w o ; or

s u b o rd in a te s;

e.
R e v ie w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o r a n d u m s , and r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d
s u p e r v i s o r 's s i g n a t u r e t o a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l a n d t y p o g r a p h i c a c c u r a c y ;
f.

o t h e r e q u iv a le n t le v e l

5.
S e c r e t a r y t o th e h e a d o f a la r g e and im p o r t a n t o r g a n iz a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e .g ., a m id d le
m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r o f an o r g a n i z a t io n a l s e g m e n t o ft e n in v o lv in g a s m a n y a s s e v e r a l
h u n d r e d p e r s o n s ) o r a c o m p a n y t h a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

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o f o f f i c i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

w ork.

C la s s

M ay a ls o p e r fo r m o th e r c le r i c a l and s e c r e t a r ia l ta s k s o f c o m p a r a b le n a tu re and d iffic u lty .
T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f i c e r o u t in e a n d u n d e r s ta n d in g o f th e o r g a n i z a t io n ,
p r o g r a m s , an d p r o c e d u r e s r e la t e d to th e w o r k o f th e s u p e r v is o r .

c h a r a c t e r is t ic s .

o t h e r e q u iv a le n t le v e l

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1.
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a b o u t 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; o r

of a

s m a l l o r g a n i z a t i o n a l u n it ( e . g . ,

fe w e r

th a n

2.
S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e r v is o r y s ta ff s p e c ia lis t , p r o fe s s io n a l e m p lo y e e , a d m in is tr a ­
t iv e o f f i c e r , o r a s s is t a n t , s k ille d t e c h n ic ia n o r e x p e r t .
(N O T E :
M a n y c o m p a n ie s a s s ig n
s t e n o g r a p h e r s , r a t h e r th a n s e c r e t a r i e s a s d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , t o t h i s l e v e l o f s u p e r v i s o r y o r
n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r .)

E x c lu sio n s
N ot a ll p o s it io n s th a t a r e t it le d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s th e a b o v e
o f p o s i t io n s w h ic h a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m th e d e f in it i o n a r e a s f o l l o w s :

e tc . (o r

E x a m p le s

STENOGRAPHER
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P o s itio n s

w h ic h

b.

S te n o g ra p h e rs

c.
S te n o g ra p h e rs
m a n a g e ria l p e r so n s ;

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above;

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o f p r o fe s s io n a l, te c h n ic a l,

or

d.
S e c r e t a r y p o s i t i o n s in w h ic h t h e d u t i e s a r e e i t h e r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e r o u t i n e
s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e c o m p l e x a n d r e s p o n s i b l e t h a n t h o s e c h a r a c t e r i z e d in t h e d e f i n i t i o n ;

or

P r i m a r y d u ty is to ta k e d ic t a t io n u s in g s h o r t h a n d , an d to t r a n s c r i b e th e d ic t a t io n . M a y
a ls o ty p e f r o m w r itte n c o p y . M a y o p e r a t e f r o m a s te n o g r a p h ic p o o l. M a y o c c a s io n a ll y t r a n s c r ib e
f r o m v o i c e r e c o r d in g s ( if p r im a r y d u ty is t r a n s c r ib in g f r o m r e c o r d i n g s , s e e T r a n s c r ib in g - M a c h in e
O p e r a t o r , G e n e r a l).
N O T E : T h i s j o b i s d i s t i n g u i s h e d f r o m t h a t o f a s e c r e t a r y in t h a t a s e c r e t a r y n o r m a l l y
w o r k s in a c o n f i d e n t i a l r e l a t i o n s h i p w it h o n l y o n e m a n a g e r o r e x e c u t i v e a n d p e r f o r m s m o r e
r e s p o n s i b l e an d d i s c r e t i o n a r y t a s k s a s d e s c r i b e d in th e s e c r e t a r y j o b d e fin it i o n .
S ten ogra p h er,

e.
A s s i s t a n t ty p e p o s i t io n s w h ic h in v o lv e m o r e d if f ic u l t o r m o r e
n ic a l , a d m in is t r a t iv e , s u p e r v i s o r y , o r s p e c i a l i z e d c l e r i c a l d u tie s w h ic h

r e s p o n s ib le te c h ­
a r e n ot ty p ic a l o f
or

s e c r e t a r ia l w o rk .




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G en eral

D ic t a t io n in v o lv e s a n o r m a l r o u t in e v o c a b u l a r y . M a y m a in t a in f i l e s ,
p e r f o r m o th e r r e la t iv e ly r o u tin e c l e r i c a l t a s k s .

k e e p s im p le r e c o r d s ,

S T E N O G R A P H E R — C o n tin u e d
S te n o g ra p h e r,

or

T A B U L A T I N G - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R ( E l e c t r i c A c c o u n t i n g M a c h in e O p e r a t o r ) — C o n t in u e d

S e n io r

P o s i t i o n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d in t o l e v e l s o n t h e b a s i s o f t h e f o l l o w i n g d e f i n i t i o n s .

D i c t a t i o n i n v o l v e s a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y s u c h a s in l e g a l b r i e f s
r e p o r ts on s c ie n tific r e s e a r c h .
M a y a ls o s e t up an d m a in ta in f i l e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e t c .
OR

P e r f o r m s s t e n o g r a p h ic d u tie s r e q u ir i n g s ig n i f ic a n t ly g r e a t e r in d e p e n d e n c e an d r e s p o n ­
s ib il it y th a n s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l, a s e v id e n c e d b y th e f o llo w in g :
W o r k r e q u i r e s a h ig h
d e g r e e o f s te n o g r a p h ic s p e e d and a c c u r a c y ; a th o r o u g h w o r k in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s in e s s
an d o f f i c e p r o c e d u r e ; an d o f th e s p e c i f i c b u s in e s s o p e r a t io n s , o r g a n iz a t io n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e ­
d u r e s , f il e s , w o r k flo w , e tc .
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m e m o r a n d u m s , and le t t e r s ; c o m p o s in g s im p le le t t e r s fr o m g e n e r a l in s t r u c t io n s ; r e a d in g and
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o u t g o i n g , i n t r a p l a n t o r o f f i c e c a l l s . P e r f o r m s f u l l t e l e p h o n e i n f o r m a t i o n s e r v i c e o r h a n d le s
c o m p l e x c a l l s , s u c h a s c o n f e r e n c e , c o l l e c t , o v e r s e a s , o r s i m i l a r c a l l s , e i t h e r in a d d i t i o n t o
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a s s i g n m e n t . ( " F u l l " t e l e p h o n e i n f o r m a t i o n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w h e n th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t h a s v a r i e d
fu n c t io n s th a t a r e n o t r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r t e le p h o n e in f o r m a t i o n p u r p o s e s , e . g . , b e c a u s e
o f o v e r la p p in g o r in t e r r e la t e d fu n c t io n s , an d c o n s e q u e n t ly p r e s e n t fr e q u e n t p r o b le m s a s to
w h ic h e x t e n s i o n s a r e a p p r o p r i a t e f o r c a l l s . )
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o u t g o i n g , i n t r a p l a n t o r o f f i c e c a l l s . M a y h a n d le r o u t i n e l o n g d i s t a n c e c a l l s a n d r e c o r d t o l l s .
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o c c u r s i f th e fu n c t io n s o f th e e s t a b lis h m e n t s e r v i c e d a r e r e a d ily u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r t e le p h o n e
in fo r m a t i o n p u r p o s e s , o r i f th e r e q u e s t s a r e r o u t in e , e .g . , g iv in g e x t e n s io n n u m b e r s w h en
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b o a r d , a c t s a s r e c e p t i o n i s t an d m a y a ls o ty p e o r p e r f o r m r o u tin e c l e r i c a l w o r k a s p a r t o f r e g u l a r
d u t ie s .
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p r e t e r , s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c i n g p u n c h , e t c . E x c l u d e d f r o m t h is d e f i n i t i o n a r e w o r k i n g s u p e r v i s o r s .
A l s o e x c lu d e d a r e o p e r a t o r s o f e l e c t r o n i c d ig it a l c o m p u t e r s , e v e n th o u g h t h e y m a y a ls o o p e r a t e
E A M e q u ip m e n t.

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d iffic u lt c o n t r o l p a n e l w ir in g u n d e r g e n e r a l s u p e r v is io n .
A s s ig n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y in v o lv e a
v a r i e t y o f l o n g a n d c o m p l e x r e p o r t s w h ic h o f t e n a r e i r r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r i n g , r e q u i r i n g
s o m e p la n n in g o f t h e n a t u r e a n d s e q u e n c i n g o f o p e r a t i o n s , a n d t h e u s e o f a v a r i e t y o f m a ­
c h in e s .
I s t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e d in t r a i n i n g n e w o p e r a t o r s in m a c h i n e o p e r a t i o n s o r t r a i n i n g
l o w e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r s in w i r i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d i n t h e o p e r a t i n g s e q u e n c e s o f l o n g a n d
c o m p le x r e p o r t s .
D o e s n o t i n c l u d e p o s i t i o n s in w h ic h w i r i n g r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s l i m i t e d t o
s e le c t io n and in s e r tio n o f p r e w ir e d b o a r d s .
C la s s B .
P e r f o r m s w o r k a c c o r d in g to e s t a b lis h e d p r o c e d u r e s and u n d e r s p e c if ic in ­
s t r u c t io n s . A s s i g n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y in v o lv e c o m p le t e bu t r o u tin e an d r e c u r r i n g r e p o r t s o r p a r t s
o f la r g e r and m o r e c o m p le x r e p o r t s .
O p e r a t e s m o r e d i f f i c u l t t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c ­
c o u n t i n g m a c h i n e s s u c h a s t h e t a b u l a t o r a n d c a l c u l a t o r , in a d d i t i o n t o t h e s i m p l e r m a c h i n e s
u s e d b y c la s s C o p e r a t o r s . M a y b e r e q u ir e d to d o s o m e w ir in g fr o m d ia g r a m s . M a y t r a in
n e w e m p l o y e e s in b a s i c m a c h i n e o p e r a t i o n s .
C la s s C .
U n d e r s p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t i o n s , o p e r a t e s s i m p l e t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t i n g
m a c h in e s s u c h a s th e s o r t e r , in t e r p r e t e r , r e p r o d u c in g p u n ch , c o l l a t o r , e t c .
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t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e p o r t i o n s o f a w o r k u n it , f o r e x a m p l e , in d iv id u a l s o r t i n g o r c o l l a t i n g r u n s ,
o r r e p e t it iv e o p e r a t i o n s . M a y p e r f o r m s im p le w ir i n g f r o m d ia g r a m s , and d o s o m e filin g w o r k .
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tr a n s c r ib in g -m a c h in e r e c o r d s .
M a y a ls o ty p e fr o m w r itte n c o p y and d o s im p le c le r i c a l w o r k .
W o r k e r s t r a n s c r ib in g d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r ie d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c ia liz e d v o c a b u la r y su ch as
le g a l b r ie f s o r r e p o r t s on s c ie n t if ic r e s e a r c h a r e n ot in c lu d e d .
A w o r k e r w h o t a k e s d ic t a t io n
in s h o r t h a n d o r b y S t e n o t y p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h i n e i s c l a s s i f i e d a s a s t e n o g r a p h e r .
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U s e s a t y p e w r ite r to m a k e c o p ie s o f v a r io u s m
t io n s h a v e b e e n m a d e b y a n o th e r p e r s o n . M a y in c lu d e
r i a l s f o r u s e in d u p l i c a t i n g p r o c e s s e s . M a y d o c l e r i c a l
a s k e e p in g s im p le r e c o r d s , fil in g r e c o r d s a n d r e p o r t s ,

a t e r ia ls o r to m a k e out b ills a fte r c a lc u la ­
t y p in g o f s t e n c i l s , m a t s , o r s i m i l a r m a t e ­
w o r k in v o lv in g li t t le s p e c i a l t r a in in g , su ch
o r s o r t i n g a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g in c o m i n g m a i l .

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it i n v o l v e s c o m b i n i n g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s : o r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r c o r r e c t s p e l l i n g ,
s y l l a b i c a t i o n , p u n c t u a t io n , e t c . , o f t e c h n i c a l o r u n u s u a l w o r d s o r f o r e i g n la n g u a g e m a t e ­
r i a l ; o r p la n n in g l a y o u t a n d t y p in g o f c o m p l i c a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s t o m a i n t a i n u n i f o r m i t y
a n d b a l a n c e in s p a c i n g . M a y t y p e r o u t i n e f o r m l e t t e r s , v a r y i n g d e t a i l s t o s u it c i r c u m s t a n c e s .
C la s s B .
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t a b u la t io n s ; o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p l e x t a b le s a lr e a d y s e t up an d s p a c e d p r o p e r l y .

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t o o p e r a t i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s , u s u a l l y p r e p a r e d b y a p r o g r a m m e r . W o r k i n c l u d e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
S t u d i e s i n s t r u c t i o n s t o d e t e r m i n e e q u i p m e n t s e t u p a n d o p e r a t i o n s ; l o a d s e q u i p m e n t w it h r e q u i r e d
it e m s (ta p e r e e l s , c a r d s , e t c . ) ; s w it c h e s n e c e s s a r y a u x i lia r y e q u ip m e n t in to c i r c u i t , an d s t a r t s
a n d o p e r a t e s c o m p u t e r ; m a k e s a d ju s t m e n t s t o c o m p u t e r t o c o r r e c t o p e r a t i n g p r o b l e m s a n d m e e t
s p e c i a l c o n d i t i o n s ; r e v i e w s e r r o r s m a d e d u r in g o p e r a t i o n a n d d e t e r m i n e s c a u s e o r r e f e r s p r o b l e m
t o s u p e r v i s o r o r p r o g r a m m e r ; a n d m a in t a i n s o p e r a t i n g r e c o r d s . M a y t e s t a n d a s s i s t in c o r r e c t i n g
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p r o g r a m s w it h m o s t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s :
N ew p r o g r a m s a r e fr e q u e n tly t e s t e d
an d in t r o d u c e d ; s c h e d u lin g r e q u ir e m e n t s a r e o f c r i t i c a l im p o r t a n c e to m in i m iz e d o w n t im e ;
t h e p r o g r a m s a r e o f c o m p l e x d e s i g n s o th a t i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f e r r o r s o u r c e o f t e n r e q u i r e s a
w o r k in g k n o w le d g e o f th e to ta l p r o g r a m , an d a lt e r n a t e p r o g r a m s m a y n o t b e a v a i la b l e . M a y
g iv e d ir e c t io n and g u id a n c e to lo w e r le v e l o p e r a t o r s .
C la s s B .
O p e r a t e s i n d e p e n d e n t l y , o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n , a c o m p u t e r r u n n in g
p r o g r a m s w it h m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s : M o s t o f t h e p r o g r a m s a r e e s t a b l i s h e d
p r o d u c t i o n r u n s , t y p i c a l l y ru n o n a r e g u l a r l y r e c u r r i n g b a s i s ; t h e r e i s l i t t l e o r n o t e s t i n g




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m a j o r c h a n g e o r c a n n o t b e c o r r e c t e d w it h in a r e a s o n a b l e t i m e .
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t i o n s , d i a g n o s e s c a u s e a n d t a k e s c o r r e c t i v e a c t i o n . T h i s u s u a l l y i n v o l v e s a p p l y in g p r e v i o u s l y
p r o g r a m m e d c o r r e c t i v e s t e p s , o r u s in g s ta n d a r d c o r r e c t i o n t e c h n iq u e s .
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O p e r a t e s u n d e r d i r e c t s u p e r v i s i o n a c o m p u t e r r u n n in g p r o g r a m s o r s e g m e n t s o f p r o g r a m s
w ith t h e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A . M a y a s s i s t a h i g h e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r b y i n d e ­
p e n d e n tly p e r fo r m in g le s s d iffic u lt ta s k s a s s ig n e d , and p e r fo r m in g d iffic u lt ta s k s fo llo w in g
d e t a i l e d i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d w it h f r e q u e n t r e v i e w o f o p e r a t i o n s p e r f o r m e d .
C la s s C .
W o r k s o n r o u t in e p r o g r a m s u n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v is io n .
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w o r k i n g k n o w l e d g e o f t h e c o m p u t e r e q u i p m e n t u s e d a n d a b i l i t y t o d e t e c t p r o b l e m s i n v o l v e d in
r u n n in g r o u t i n e p r o g r a m s . U s u a l l y h a s r e c e i v e d s o m e f o r m a l t r a i n i n g in c o m p u t e r o p e r a t i o n .
M a y a s s i s t h ig h e r le v e l o p e r a t o r on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s .
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s e q u e n c e o f d e t a ile d in s t r u c t io n s w h ic h a r e r e q u i r e d t o s o l v e th e p r o b le m s b y a u t o m a t ic d a ta p r o c ­
e s s i n g e q u i p m e n t . W o r k in g f r o m c h a r t s o r d i a g r a m s , t h e p r o g r a m m e r d e v e l o p s t h e p r e c i s e i n ­
s t r u c t i o n s w h i c h , w h e n e n t e r e d in t o t h e c o m p u t e r s y s t e m in c o d e d l a n g u a g e , c a u s e t h e m a n i p u l a t i o n

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o f d a ta t o a c h ie v e d e s i r e d r e s u lt s .
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c o m p u t e r c a p a b i l i t i e s , m a t h e m a t i c s , l o g i c e m p lo y e d b y c o m p u t e r s , and p a r t ic u la r s u b je c t m a t t e r
in v o lv e d t o a n a ly z e c h a r t s a n d d ia g r a m s o f th e p r o b le m t o b e p r o g r a m m e d ; d e v e lo p s s e q u e n c e
o f p r o g r a m s t e p s ; w r i t e s d e t a i l e d f l o w c h a r t s t o s h o w o r d e r in w h i c h d a t a w i l l b e p r o c e s s e d ;
c o n v e r t s t h e s e c h a r t s t o c o d e d in s t r u c t io n s f o r m a c h in e t o fo ll o w ; t e s t s a n d c o r r e c t s p r o g r a m s ;
p r e p a r e s i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r o p e r a t i n g p e r s o n n e l d u r in g p r o d u c t i o n r u n ; a n a l y z e s , r e v i e w s , a n d a l t e r s
p r o g r a m s t o i n c r e a s e o p e r a t in g e f f i c i e n c y o r a d a p t t o n e w r e q u ir e m e n t s ; m a in t a in s r e c o r d s o f
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e v e r y it e m o f e a c h ty p e is a u t o m a t ic a lly p r o c e s s e d th r o u g h th e fu ll s y s t e m o f r e c o r d s and
a p p r o p r i a t e f o l l o w u p a c t i o n s a r e i n i t i a t e d b y t h e c o m p u t e r . ) C o n f e r s w it h p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d t o
d e t e r m in e th e d a ta p r o c e s s i n g p r o b le m s an d a d v is e s s u b je c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l o n th e i m p li c a ­
t io n s o f n e w o r r e v i s e d s y s t e m s o f d a ta p r o c e s s in g o p e r a t io n s . M a k e s r e c o m m e n d a t io n s , i f
n e e d e d , f o r a p p r o v a l o f m a j o r s y s t e m s in s t a ll a t io n s o r c h a n g e s a n d f o r o b t a in in g e q u ip m e n t.
M a y p r o v id e
a s s is t.

D o e s n o t in c lu d e e m p lo y e e s p r im a r il y r e s p o n s ib le f o r th e m a n a g e m e n t o r s u p e r v is io n o f
o t h e r e l e c t r o n i c d a t a p r o c e s s i n g e m p l o y e e s , o r p r o g r a m m e r s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w it h s c i e n t i f i c
a n d /o r e n g in e e r in g p r o b le m s .
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r e q u i r e c o m p e t e n c e in a l l p h a s e s o f p r o g r a m m i n g c o n c e p t s a n d p r a c t i c e s . W o r k i n g f r o m d i a ­
g r a m s a n d c h a r t s w h ic h id e n t ify th e n a t u r e o f d e s i r e d r e s u l t s , m a jo r p r o c e s s i n g s t e p s t o b e
a c c o m p lis h e d , an d th e r e la t io n s h ip s b e tw e e n v a r i o u s s te p s o f th e p r o b le m s o lv in g r o u tin e ;
p la n s th e f u ll r a n g e o f p r o g r a m m in g a c t io n s n e e d e d t o e f f i c i e n t l y u t il iz e th e c o m p u t e r s y s t e m
in a c h ie v in g d e s i r e d e n d p r o d u c t s .

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o f o t h e r e l e c t r o n i c d a t a p r o c e s s i n g e m p l o y e e s , o r s y s t e m s a n a l y s t s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w it h
s c ie n t if i c o r e n g in e e r in g p r o b le m s .
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m a n u fa c t u r in g , o r r e p a ir p u r p o s e s . T y p e s o f d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d in c lu d e is o m e t r ic p r o je c t io n s
(d e p ic t in g t h r e e d im e n s io n s in a c c u r a t e s c a le ) a n d s e c t io n a l v i e w s to c l a r i f y p o s i t io n in g o f
c o m p o n e n t s an d c o n v e y n e e d e d in fo r m a t io n . C o n s o lid a t e s d e t a ils f r o m a n u m b e r o f s o u r c e s
a n d a d ju s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a l e a s r e q u ir e d .
S u g g e s te d m e t h o d s o f a p p r o a c h , a p p lic a b le
p r e c e d e n t s , a n d a d v i c e o n s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g i v e n w it h i n i t i a l a s s i g n m e n t s . I n s t r u c t i o n s
a r e le s s c o m p le te w h en a s s ig n m e n ts r e c u r .
W o r k m a y b e s p o t - c h e c k e d d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
DRAFTSM AN- TRACER
C o p ie s p la n s a n d d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s b y p la c in g t r a c i n g c lo t h o r p a p e r o v e r
d r a w i n g s a n d t r a c i n g w it h p e n o r p e n c i l .
(D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a c in g l i m it e d to p la n s p r i m a r i l y
c o n s is t in g o f s t r a ig h t lin e s an d a la r g e s c a le n o t r e q u ir in g c l o s e d e lin e a t io n .)
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P r o b le m s a r e c o m p le x b e c a u s e o f d iv e r s e s o u r c e s o f
in p u t d a t a a n d m u l t i p l e - u s e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f o u tp u t d a t a . ( F o r e x a m p l e , d e v e l o p s a n i n t e g r a t e d
p r o d u c t i o n s c h e d u l i n g , i n v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , c o s t a n a l y s i s , a n d s a l e s a n a l y s i s r e c o r d in w h i c h




w ho

C la s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n r o u t in e a n d c o m p l e x d r a ft in g a s s i g n m e n t s th a t r e q u ir e th e a p p l i­
c a t io n o f m o s t o f th e s t a n d a r d iz e d d r a w in g t e c h n iq u e s r e g u l a r l y u s e d .
D u t ie s t y p i c a l l y i n ­
v o lv e su ch w ork a s:
P r e p a r e s w o r k i n g d r a w i n g s o f s u b a s s e m b l i e s w it h i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s ,
m u ltip le fu n c t io n s , an d p r e c is e p o s it io n a l r e la t io n s h ip s b e tw e e n c o m p o n e n ts ; p r e p a r e s a r c h i­
t e c t u r a l d r a w in g s f o r c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a b u ild in g in c lu d in g d e t a il d r a w in g s o f fo u n d a t io n s , w a ll
s e c t i o n s , f l o o r p l a n s , a n d r o o f . U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u l a s a n d m a n u a l s in m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y
c o m p u t a t io n s to d e t e r m in e q u a n t it ie s o f m a t e r i a l s to b e u s e d , lo a d c a p a c i t i e s , s t r e n g t h s ,
s tr e s s e s , e tc.
R e c e iv e s in it ia l in s t r u c t io n s , r e q u ir e m e n t s , an d a d v ic e f r o m
s u p e r v is o r .
C o m p le t e d w o r k is c h e c k e d f o r t e c h n ic a l a d e q u a c y .

le v e l p r o g r a m m e r s .

A n a ly z e s b u s in e s s p r o b le m s t o f o r m u la t e p r o c e d u r e s f o r s o lv in g t h e m b y u s e o f e le c t r o n i c
d a ta p r o c e s s i n g e q u ip m e n t .
D e v e lo p s a c o m p le t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f a l l s p e c i f i c a t i o n s n e e d e d t o e n a b le
p rogram m ers
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p rogram s.
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in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e
fo llo w in g :
A n a ly z e s s u b je c t - m a t t e r o p e r a t io n s t o b e a u to m a te d and id e n t ifie s c o n d it io n s an d
c r i t e r i a r e q u ir e d t o a c h ie v e s a t is f a c t o r y r e s u lt s ; s p e c i f ie s n u m b e r and ty p e s o f r e c o r d s , f i l e s , an d
d o c u m e n t s t o b e u s e d ; o u t l i n e s a c t i o n s t o b e p e r f o r m e d b y p e r s o n n e l a n d c o m p u t e r s in s u f f i c i e n t
d e t a il f o r p r e s e n t a t io n t o m a n a g e m e n t a n d f o r p r o g r a m m in g (t y p ic a lly th is in v o lv e s p r e p a r a t io n o f
w o r k a n d d a t a f l o w c h a r t s ) ; c o o r d i n a t e s t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t e s t p r o b l e m s a n d p a r t i c i p a t e s in t r i a l
r u n s o f n e w a n d r e v i s e d s y s t e m s ; a n d r e c o m m e n d s e q u ip m e n t c h a n g e s t o o b ta in m o r e e f f e c t i v e
o v e r a ll o p e r a tio n s .
(N O T E : W o r k e r s p e r f o r m i n g b o th s y s t e m s a n a ly s i s a n d p r o g r a m m in g s h o u ld
b e c l a s s i f i e d a s s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s i f th is i s th e s k il l u s e d t o d e t e r m in e t h e ir p a y .)

stu d y p u r p o s e s ,

a n a ly s t s

C la s s A .
P la n s th e g r a p h ic p r e s e n t a t i o n o f c o m p l e x it e m s h a v in g d is t in c t iv e d e s i g n
f e a t u r e s t h a t d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m e s t a b l i s h e d d r a f t i n g p r e c e d e n t s . W o r k s in c l o s e s u p ­
p o r t w it h t h e d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r , a n d m a y r e c o m m e n d m i n o r d e s i g n c h a n g e s .
A n a ly z e s th e
e f f e c t o f e a c h c h a n g e o n th e d e t a ils o f f o r m , fu n c t io n , an d p o s it io n a l r e la t io n s h ip s o f c o m ­
p o n e n ts and p a r t s .
W o r k s w it h a m i n i m u m o f s u p e r v i s o r y a s s i s t a n c e .
C o m p le t e d w o r k is
r e v i e w e d b y d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r f o r c o n s i s t e n c y w it h p r i o r e n g i n e e r i n g d e t e r m i n a t i o n s .
M ay
e it h e r p r e p a r e d r a w in g s , o r d ir e c t t h e ir p r e p a r a t io n b y lo w e r le v e l d r a ft s m e n .

C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , B U S IN E S S

w age

system s

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C la s s C .
M a k e s p r a c t ic a l a p p lic a t io n s o f p r o g r a m m in g p r a c t ic e s a n d c o n c e p t s u s u a lly
l e a r n e d in f o r m a l t r a i n i n g c o u r s e s .
A s s i g n m e n t s a r e d e s i g n e d t o d e v e l o p c o m p e t e n c e in t h e
a p p lic a t io n o f s ta n d a r d p r o c e d u r e s t o r o u tin e p r o b le m s .
R e c e iv e s c lo s e s u p e r v is io n on n ew
a s p e c t s o f a s s i g n m e n t s ; a n d w o r k i s r e v i e w e d t o v e r i f y i t s a c c u r a c y a n d c o n f o r m a n c e w it h
r e q u ir e d p r o c e d u r e s .

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le v e l

C la s s C . W o r k s u n d e r im m e d ia t e s u p e r v is io n , c a r r y in g ou t a n a ly s e s a s a s s ig n e d , u s u a lly
o f a s in g le a c t iv it y .
A s s ig n m e n ts a r e d e s ig n e d to d e v e lo p and ex p a n d p r a c t ic a l e x p e r ie n c e '
in t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f p r o c e d u r e s a n d s k i l l s r e q u i r e d f o r s y s t e m s a n a l y s i s w o r k . F o r e x a m p l e ,
m a y a s s i s t a h ig h e r le v e l s y s t e m s a n a ly s t b y p r e p a r in g th e d e t a ile d s p e c if ic a t io n s r e q u ir e d
b y p r o g r a m m e r s f r o m in fo r m a t io n d e v e lo p e d b y th e h ig h e r l e v e l a n a ly s t.

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W o r k s on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s (a s d e s c r i b e d f o r c la s s A ) u n d e r c l o s e d ir e c t io n o f a h ig h e r
le v e l p r o g r a m m e r o r s u p e r v is o r .
M a y a s s i s t h ig h e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r b y in d e p e n d e n tly p e r ­
fo r m in g l e s s d iffic u lt ta s k s a s s ig n e d , a n d p e r f o r m in g m o r e d iffic u lt ta s k s u n d e r f a ir l y c lo s e
d ir e c tio n .
g u id e

to

a s sig n e d to a s s is t.

C la s s B .
W o r k s in d e p e n d e n t ly o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n on r e l a t i v e l y s im p le
p r o g r a m s ^ o r on s im p le s e g m e n t s o f c o m p le x p r o g r a m s .
P r o g r a m s ( o r s e g m e n t s ) u s u a lly
p r o c e s s i n f o r m a t i o n t o p r o d u c e d a t a in t w o o r t h r e e v a r i e d s e q u e n c e s o r f o r m a t s .
R ep orts
a n d li s t i n g s a r e p r o d u c e d b y r e f in i n g , a d a p tin g , a r r a y i n g , o r m a k in g m i n o r a d d it io n s t o o r
d e l e t i o n s f r o m in p u t d a ta w h i c h a r e r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e .
W h ile n u m e r o u s r e c o r d s m a y b e
p r o c e s s e d , t h e d a t a h a v e b e e n r e f i n e d in p r i o r a c t i o n s s o t h a t t h e a c c u r a c y a n d s e q u e n c i n g
o f d a ta c a n b e t e s t e d b y u s in g a fe w r o u tin e c h e c k s .
T y p i c a l l y , t h e p r o g r a m d e a l s w it h
r o u tin e r e c o r d - k e e p i n g t y p e o p e r a t io n s .

M ay

d ir e c t io n

W o rk s o n a s e g m e n t o f a c o m p le x d a ta p r o c e s s in g s c h e m e o r s y s t e m , a s d e s c r i b e d f o r
c l a s s A . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n t l y o n r o u t i n e a s s i g n m e n t s a n d r e c e i v e s i n s t r u c t i o n a n d g u i d a n c e
on c o m p le x a s sig n m e n ts .
W o r k i s r e v i e w e d f o r a c c u r a c y o f j u d g m e n t , c o m p l i a n c e w it h
i n s t r u c t i o n s , a n d t o i n s u r e p r o p e r a l i g n m e n t w it h t h e o v e r a l l s y s t e m .

A t th is l e v e l , p r o g r a m m in g is d if f ic u l t b e c a u s e c o m p u t e r e q u ip m e n t m u s t b e o r g a n i z e d to
p r o d u c e s e v e r a l in t e r r e l a t e d b u t d iv e r s e p r o d u c t s f r o m n u m e r o u s an d d iv e r s e d a ta e le m e n t s .
A w id e v a r i e t y a n d e x t e n s iv e n u m b e r o f in t e r n a l p r o c e s s i n g a c t io n s m u s t o c c u r . T h is r e q u ir e s
s u ch a c t io n s a s d e v e lo p m e n t o f c o m m o n o p e r a t io n s w h ic h c a n b e r e u s e d , e s t a b lis h m e n t o f
lin k a g e p o in t s b e t w e e n o p e r a t io n s , a d ju s t m e n t s t o d a ta w h e n p r o g r a m r e q u ir e m e n t s e x c e e d
c o m p u t e r s t o r a g e c a p a c i t y , a n d s u b s t a n t ia l m a n ip u la t io n a n d r e s e q u e n c in g o f d a ta e le m e n t s
t o f o r m a h ig h ly in t e g r a t e d p r o g r a m .
M a y p r o v id e fu n c t io n a l d ir e c t io n t o lo w e r

fu n c t io n a l

C la e s B .
W o r k s in d e p e n d e n t ly o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o n p r o b l e m s th a t a r e
r e l a t i v e l y u n c o m p lic a t e d to a n a ly z e , p la n , p r o g r a m , a n d o p e r a t e . P r o b l e m s a r e o f li m it e d
c o m p l e x i t y b e c a u s e s o u r c e s o f in p u t d a t a a r e h o m o g e n e o u s a n d t h e o u t p u t d a t a a r e c l o s e l y
r e la te d .
( F o r e x a m p le , d e v e lo p s s y s t e m s - f o r m a in t a in in g d e p o s i t o r a c c o u n t s in a b a n k ,
m a in t a in in g a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e in a r e t a il e s t a b lis h m e n t , o r m a in t a in in g in v e n t o r y a c c o u n t s
in a m a n u f a c t u r i n g o r w h o l e s a l e e s t a b l i s h m e n t . ) C o n f e r s w it h p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d t o d e t e r m i n e
th e d a ta p r o c e s s i n g p r o b le m s a n d a d v is e s s u b je c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l o n th e im p lic a t io n s o f th e
d a ta p r o c e s s in g s y s t e m s to b e a p p lie d .

W o r k s o n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t a n d r e la t e d d e v i c e s b y p e r f o r m in g o n e
o r a c o m b in a t io n o f th e fo llo w in g : In s ta llin g , m a in ta in in g , r e p a ir in g , o v e r h a u lin g , t r o u b le s h o o t in g ,
m o d ify in g , c o n s t r u c t in g , an d t e s t in g . W o r k r e q u ir e s p r a c t ic a l a p p lic a t io n o f t e c h n ic a l k n o w le d g e
o f e l e c t r o n i c s p r i n c i p l e s , a b i l i t y t o d e t e r m i n e m a l f u n c t i o n s , a n d s k i l l t o p u t e q u i p m e n t in r e q u i r e d
o p e r a t in g c o n d it io n .

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T h e e q u ip m e n t— c o n s is t in g o f e it h e r m a n y d if f e r e n t k in d s o f c i r c u i t s o r m u lt ip le r e p e t it io n
o f th e s a m e k in d o f c i r c u i t — in c l u d e s , b u t i s n o t l i m it e d t o , th e f o ll o w in g : (a ) E l e c t r o n i c t r a n s ­
m it t i n g a n d r e c e i v i n g e q u ip m e n t ( e . g . , r a d a r , r a d io , t e l e v i s i o n , t e le p h o n e , s o n a r , n a v ig a t io n a l
a i d s ) , (b ) d ig i t a l a n d a n a lo g c o m p u t e r s , an d ( c ) in d u s t r ia l a n d m e d i c a l m e a s u r in g a n d c o n t r o ll in g
e q u ip m e n t .

R e c e iv e s t e c h n ic a l g u id a n c e , a s r e q u ir e d , fr o m s u p e r v is o r o r h ig h e r le v e l te c h n ic ia n ,
a n d w o r k i s r e v i e w e d f o r s p e c i f i c c o m p l i a n c e w it h a c c e p t e d p r a c t i c e s a n d w o r k a s s i g n m e n t s .
M a y p r o v id e t e c h n ic a l g u id a n c e to lo w e r le v e l t e c h n ic ia n s .
C la s s C .
A p p l i e s w o r k i n g t e c h n i c a l k n o w l e d g e t o p e r f o r m s i m p l e o r r o u t i n e t a s k s in
w o r k i n g o n e l e c t r o n i c e q u i p m e n t , f o l l o w i n g d e t a i l e d i n s t r u c t i o n s w h ic h c o v e r v i r t u a l l y a l l
procedu res.
W ork ty p ic a lly in v o lv e s s u ch ta s k s a s :
A s s is t in g h ig h e r le v e l t e c h n ic ia n s b y
p e r f o r m i n g s u c h a c t i v i t i e s a s r e p la c in g c o m p o n e n t s , w ir i n g c i r c u i t s , an d ta k in g t e s t r e a d in g s ;
r e p a i r i n g s i m p l e e l e c t r o n i c e q u i p m e n t ; a n d u s i n g t o o l s a n d c o m m o n t e s t in s t r u m e n t s ( e . g . ,
m u l t i m e t e r s , a u d io s i g n a l g e n e r a t o r s , t u b e t e s t e r s , o s c i l l o s c o p e s ) .
Is n o t r e q u i r e d t o b e
f a m i l i a r w it h t h e i n t e r r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c i r c u i t s . T h i s k n o w l e d g e , h o w e v e r , m a y b e a c q u i r e d
t h r o u g h a s s i g n m e n t s d e s i g n e d t o i n c r e a s e c o m p e t e n c e ( in c lu d in g c l a s s r o o m tr a in in g ) s o th a t
w o r k e r c a n a d v a n c e t o h ig h e r le v e l t e c h n ic ia n .

T h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n e x c l u d e s r e p a ir m e n o f s u c h s t a n d a r d e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t a s c o m m o n
o f f i c e m a c h in e s a n d h o u s e h o ld r a d io an d t e le v is io n s e t s ; p r o d u c t io n a s s e m b l e r s and t e s t e r s ; w o r k ­
e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y d u ty is s e r v ic i n g e l e c t r o n i c t e s t in s t r u m e n t s ; t e c h n ic ia n s w h o h a v e a d m in is ­
tr a tiv e o r s u p e r v is o r y r e s p o n s ib ility ; and d r a fts m e n ,
d e s i g n e r s , and p r o fe s s io n a l e n g in e e r s .
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d e fin itio n s .

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A p p l ie s a d v a n c e d t e c h n ic a l k n o w le d g e to s o l v e u n u s u a lly c o m p l e x p r o b le m s
( i . e . , t h o s e th a t t y p i c a l l y c a n n o t b e s o lv e d s o l e l y b y r e f e r e n c e to m a n u f a c t u r e r s ' m a n u a ls o r
s i m i l a r d o c u m e n t s ) in w o r k in g o n e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t . E x a m p le s o f s u c h p r o b l e m s in c lu d e
lo c a t io n and d e n s it y o f c ir c u i t r y , e le c t r o - m a g n e t ic r a d ia t io n , is o la t in g m a lfu n c t io n s , and
fr e q u e n t e n g in e e r in g c h a n g e s . W o r k i n v o lv e s : A d e t a ile d u n d e r s ta n d in g o f th e in t e r r e l a t i o n ­
s h ip s o f c i r c u i t s ; e x e r c i s i n g in d e p e n d e n t ju d g m e n t in p e r f o r m i n g s u c h t a s k s a s m a k in g c i r c u i t
a n a l y s e s , c a l c u l a t i n g w a v e f o r m s , t r a c i n g r e l a t i o n s h i p s in s i g n a l f l o w ; a n d r e g u l a r l y u s i n g
c o m p l e x t e s t in s t r u m e n t s ( e . g . , d u a l t r a c e o s c i l l o s c o p e s , Q - m e t e r s , d e v ia t io n m e t e r s , p u ls e
g e n e ra to rs ).
W o rk m a y b e r e v ie w e d b y s u p e r v is o r (fr e q u e n tly an e n g in e e r o r d e s ig n e r ) f o r g e n e r a l
c o m p l i a n c e w it h a c c e p t e d p r a c t i c e s . M a y p r o v i d e t e c h n i c a l g u i d a n c e t o l o w e r l e v e l t e c h n i c i a n s .
C la s s B .
A p p lie s c o m p r e h e n s iv e t e c h n ic a l k n o w le d g e t o s o lv e c o m p le x p r o b le m s ( i .e .,
t h o s e th a t t y p i c a l l y c a n b e s o lv e d s o l e l y b y p r o p e r l y in t e r p r e t in g m a n u f a c t u r e r s ' m a n u a ls o r
s i m i l a r d o c u m e n t s ) in w o r k in g o n e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t . W o r k in v o lv e s :
A f a m i l i a r i t y w ith
t h e i n t e r r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c i r c u i t s ; a n d j u d g m e n t in d e t e r m i n i n g w o r k s e q u e n c e a n d i n s e l e c t i n g
t o o ls a n d t e s t in g in s t r u m e n t s , u s u a lly l e s s c o m p le x th a n th o s e u s e d b y th e c la s s A te c h n ic ia n .

R e c e iv e s t e c h n ic a l g u id a n c e , a s r e q u ir e d , f r o m s u p e r v is o r o r h ig h e r le v e l te c h n ic ia n .
W o r k is t y p ic a lly s p o t c h e c k e d , but is g iv e n d e t a ile d r e v ie w w h en n e w o r a d v a n c e d a s s ig n m e n ts
a r e in v o lv e d .

N U RSE,

IN D U S T R IA L

(R e g is te r e d )

A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w h o g iv e s n u r s in g s e r v ic e u n d e r g e n e r a l m e d ic a l d ir e c t io n to il l o r
in ju r e d e m p lo y e e s o r o th e r p e r s o n s w h o b e c o m e i l l o r s u ffe r an a c c id e n t o n th e p r e m is e s o f a
f a c t o r y o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . D u t ie s i n v o l v e a c o m b i n a t i o n o f t h e f o l l o w i n g :
G i v in g f i r s t a id
t o t h e i l l o r i n j u r e d ; a t t e n d in g t o s u b s e q u e n t d r e s s i n g o f e m p l o y e e s ' i n j u r i e s ; k e e p i n g r e c o r d s
o f p a t i e n t s t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r i n g a c c i d e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t i o n o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t i n g in
p h y s i c a l e x a m i n a t i o n s a n d h e a l t h e v a l u a t i o n s o f a p p l i c a n t s a n d e m p l o y e e s ; a n d p la n n in g a n d c a r r y ­
i n g - o u t p r o g r a m s i n v o l v i n g h e a l t h e d u c a t i o n , a c c i d e n t p r e v e n t i o n , e v a l u a t i o n o f p la n t e n v i r o n m e n t ,
o r o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s a f f e c t in g th e h e a lth , w e l f a r e , a n d s a fe t y o f a ll p e r s o n n e l . N u r s in g s u p e r v is o r s
o r h e a d n u r s e s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y i n g m o r e th a n o n e n u r s e a r e e x c lu d e d .

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT
CARPENTER,

F IR E M A N ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

P e r f o r m s t h e c a r p e n t r y d u t i e s n e c e s s a r y t o c o n s t r u c t a n d m a i n t a i n in g o o d r e p a i r b u i l d ­
in g w o o d w o r k a n d e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s b in s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t it io n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s ,
s t a i r s , c a s i n g s , a n d t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g :
P la n n in g a n d la y in g o u t o f w o r k f r o m b lu e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l i n s t r u c t io n s ; u s in g a
v a r i e t y o f c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d t o o l s , p o r t a b l e p o w e r t o o l s , a n d s t a n d a r d m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; m a k ­
in g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e la t i n g t o d im e n s io n s o f w o r k ; a n d s e le c t in g m a t e r i a l s n e c e s s a r y
f o r th e w o r k .
In g e n e r a l , t h e w o r k o f t h e m a i n t e n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d
e x p e r i e n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

E L E C T R IC IA N , M A IN T E N A N C E
P e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e f u n c tio n s s u c h a s th e in s t a lla t io n , m a in t e n a n c e , o r
r e p a i r o f e q u i p m e n t f o r t h e g e n e r a t i o n , d i s t r i b u t i o n , o r u t i l i z a t i o n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in a n e s t a b ­
li s h m e n t . W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : I n s t a llin g o r r e p a ir in g a n y o f a v a r i e t y o f e l e c ­
t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w it c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c i r c u i t b r e a k e r s ,
m o t o r s , h e a t in g u n it s , c o n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o t h e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t ; w o r k in g f r o m b l u e ­
p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , l a y o u t s , o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; l o c a t i n g a n d d i a g n o s i n g t r o u b l e in t h e e l e c t r i c a l
s y s t e m o r e q u ip m e n t ; w o r k in g s ta n d a r d c o m p u t a t io n s r e la t i n g to lo a d r e q u ir e m e n t s o f w ir i n g o r
e l e c t r i c a l e q u i p m e n t ; a n d u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n 's h a n d t o o l s a n d m e a s u r i n g a n d t e s t i n g
in s tr u m e n ts .
In g e n e r a l , t h e w o r k o f t h e m a i n t e n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d
e x p e r i e n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

E N G IN E E R , S T A T IO N A R Y
O p e r a t e s an d m a in ta in s and m a y a ls o s u p e r v is e th e o p e r a t io n o f s t a t io n a r y e n g in e s an d
e q u i p m e n t ( m e c h a n i c a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) t o s u p p l y t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h i c h e m p l o y e d w it h p o w e r ,
h ea t, r e fr ig e r a t io n , o r a ir -c o n d itio n in g .
W ork in v o lv e s :
O p e r a t in g an d m a in t a in in g e q u ip m e n t
s u c h a s s te a m e n g in e s , a ir c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b in e s , v e n tila tin g an d r e f r i g ­
e r a t in g e q u ip m e n t , s t e a m b o i l e r s a n d b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ; m a k in g e q u ip m e n t r e p a i r s ; an d
k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t io n o f m a c h in e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , a n d fu e l c o n s u m p t io n . M a y a ls o s u ­
p e r v is e th e s e o p e r a tio n s .
H e a d o r c h i e f e n g i n e e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g m o r e t h a n o n e
e n g in e e r a r e e x c lu d e d .




S T A T IO N A R Y

B O IL E R

F i r e s s t a t i o n a r y b o i l e r s t o f u r n i s h t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p l o y e d w it h h e a t , p o w e r ,
o r s t e a m . F e e d s fu e ls to f i r e b y h a n d o r o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n ic a l s t o k e r , g a s , o r o il b u r n e r ; and
c h e c k s w a te r and s a fe ty v a lv e s .
M a y c l e a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a i r i n g b o i l e r r o o m e q u i p m e n t .

HELPER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

TRADES

A s s i s t s o n e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in th e s k il le d m a in t e n a n c e t r a d e s , b y p e r f o r m in g s p e c i f i c
o r g e n e r a l d u t i e s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , s u c h a s k e e p i n g a w o r k e r s u p p l i e d w it h m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s ;
c le a n i n g w o r k in g a r e a , m a c h in e , a n d e q u ip m e n t; a s s i s t i n g jo u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r ia l s o r
t o o l s ; an d p e r f o r m in g o t h e r u n s k ille d ta s k s a s d ir e c t e d b y jo u r n e y m a n .
T h e k in d o f w o r k th e
h e l p e r i s p e r m i t t e d t o p e r f o r m v a r i e s f r o m t r a d e t o t r a d e : In s o m e t r a d e s t h e h e l p e r i s c o n f i n e d
t o s u p p l y i n g , l i f t i n g , a n d h o l d i n g m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s , a n d c l e a n i n g w o r k i n g a r e a s ; a n d in o t h e r s
h e is p e r m itte d to p e r fo r m
s p e c i a l i z e d m a c h in e o p e r a t io n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e th a t a r e a ls o
p e r fo r m e d b y w o r k e r s on a fu ll-t im e b a s is .

M A C H I N E -T O O L

OPERATOR,

TOOLROOM

S p e c i a l i z e s in t h e o p e r a t i o n o f o n e o r m o r e t y p e s o f m a c h i n e t o o l s , s u c h a s j i g b o r e r s ,
c y lin d r ic a l o r s u r fa c e g r in d e r s ,
e n g i n e l a t h e s , o r m i l l i n g m a c h i n e s , in t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f
m a c h i n e - s h o p t o o l s , g a u g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s , o r d i e s . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : P la n n in g
a n d p e r f o r m in g d iffic u lt m a c h in in g o p e r a t io n s ; p r o c e s s in g it e m s r e q u ir in g c o m p lic a t e d s e tu p s o r
a h ig h d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; s e l e c t i n g f e e d s ,
s p e e d s , t o o l i n g , a n d o p e r a t i o n s e q u e n c e ; a n d m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y a d j u s t m e n t s d u r in g o p e r a t i o n
to a c h ie v e r e q u is it e t o le r a n c e s o r d im e n s io n s .
M a y b e r e q u ir e d to r e c o g n iz e w hen to o ls n eed
d r e s s i n g , t o d r e s s t o o l s , a n d t o s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o l a n t s a n d c u t t in g a n d l u b r i c a t i n g o i l s .
For
c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , m a c h i n e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s , t o o l r o o m , in t o o l a n d d i e j o b b i n g
s h o p s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th is c la s s if ic a t i o n .

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M A C H IN IS T , M A IN T E N A N C E
P r o d u c e s r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t s a n d n e w p a r t s in m a k i n g r e p a i r s o f m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n i c a l
e q u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d in a n e s t a b lis h m e n t . W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : I n t e r p r e t in g w r it t e n
i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; p la n n i n g a n d l a y i n g o u t o f w o r k ; u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f m a c h i n i s t ' s

M A C H IN IS T , M A IN T E N A N C E — C on tin u ed

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

h a n d t o o ls a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t in g up a n d o p e r a t in g s t a n d a r d m a c h in e t o o l s ;
s h a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s t o c l o s e t o le r a n c e s ; m a k in g s ta n d a r d s h o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g t o d im e n ­
s io n s o f w o r k , t o o li n g , f e e d s , a n d s p e e d s o f m a c h in in g ; k n o w le d g e o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s o f
th e c o m m o n m e t a l s ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d a r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , a n d e q u ip m e n t r e q u ir e d f o r h is w o r k ;
a n d f it t in g a n d a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s in t o m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t .
In g e n e r a l , t h e m a c h i n i s t ' s w o r k
n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g in m a c h i n e - s h o p p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g , and e x p e r ie n c e .

P a in t s a n d r e d e c o r a t e s w a l l s , w o o d w o r k , a n d f ix t u r e s o f a n e s t a b lis h m e n t . W o r k in v o lv e s
th e f o l l o w i n g : K n o w le d g e o f s u r f a c e p e c u l i a r i t i e s an d t y p e s o f p a in t r e q u i r e d f o r d if f e r e n t a p p l ic a ­
t i o n s ; p r e p a r i n g s u r f a c e f o r p a i n t i n g b y r e m o v i n g o l d f i n i s h o r b y p l a c i n g p u t t y o r f i l l e r in n a i l
h o l e s a n d i n t e r s t i c e s ; a n d a p p l y i n g p a in t w it h s p r a y g u n o r b r u s h . M a y m i x c o l o r s , o i l s , w h it e
l e a d , a n d o t h e r p a in t i n g r e d i e n t s t o o b t a i n p r o p e r c o l o r o r c o n s i s t e n c y . In g e n e r a l , t h e w o r k o f t h e
m a in t e n a n c e p a in t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g an d e x p e r ie n c e .
P IP E F IT T E R ,

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v o l v e s m o s t o f t h e j ^ l j ^ w i n g : E x a m in in g a u t o m o t iv e e q u ip m e n t t o d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ; d i s ­
a s s e m b l i n g e q u ip m e n t a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t in v o lv e th e u s e o f s u c h h a n d t o o ls a s w r e n c h e s ,
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d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g r in d in g a n d a d ju s t in g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g a n d in s t a ll in g th e v a r i o u s
a s s e m b l i e s in t h e v e h i c l e a n d m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s ; a n d a l i g n i n g w h e e l s , a d ju s t i n g b r a k e s
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p o s i t io n o f p ip e f r o m d r a w in g s o r o t h e r w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; c u ttin g v a r i o u s s i z e s o f p ip e to
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p r e s s u r e s , flo w , an d s iz e o f p ip e r e q u ir e d ; an d m a k in g s ta n d a r d t e s t s t o d e t e r m in e w h e th e r f in ­
is h e d p ip e s m e e t s p e c i f ic a t io n s .
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d i s m a n t l i n g o r p a r t l y d i s m a n t l i n g m a c h i n e s a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t m a i n l y i n v o l v e t h e u s e
o f h a n d t o o l s in s c r a p i n g a n d f i t t i n g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s w it h i t e m s o b t a i n e d
f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r i n g t h e p r o d u c t i o n o f a r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t b y a m a c h i n e s h o p o r s e n d i n g o f th e
m a c h in e to a m a c h in e s h o p f o r m a j o r r e p a ir s ; p r e p a r in g w r it t e n s p e c if ic a t io n s f o r m a jo r r e p a ir s
o r f o r th e p r o d u c t io n o f p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h in e s h o p ; r e a s s e m b lin g m a c h in e s ; and m a k in g
a l l n e c e s s a r y a d j u s t m e n t s f o r o p e r a t i o n . In g e n e r a l , t h e w o r k o f a m a i n t e n a n c e m e c h a n i c r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t
tr a in in g a n d e x p e r ie n c e .
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in v o lv e s e t t in g u p o r a d ju s t in g m a c h in e s .

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e q u i p m e n t w h e n c h a n g e s in t h e p la n t l a y o u t a r e r e q u i r e d . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g :
P la n n i n g a n d l a y i n g o u t o f t h e w o r k ; i n t e r p r e t i n g b l u e p r i n t s o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u s i n g a v a r i e t y
o f h a n d to o ls a n d r ig g in g ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e la t i n g t o s t r e s s e s , s t r e n g t h o f
m a t e r i a l s , a n d c e n t e r s o f g r a v it y ; a lig n in g a n d b a la n c in g o f e q u ip m e n t ; s e le c t in g s ta n d a r d t o o l s ,
e q u ip m e n t , a n d p a r t s t o b e u s e d ; a n d in s t a ll in g a n d m a in t a in in g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r t r a n s m i s s i o n
e q u i p m e n t s u c h a s d r i v e s a n d s p e e d r e d u c e r s . In g e n e r a l , t h e m i l l w r i g h t 's w o r k n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s
a r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e in t h e t r a d e a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r
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p u n c h in g , a n d o t h e r m e t a l - f o r m i n g w o r k .
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la y in g o u t o f w o r k f r o m m o d e l s , b lu e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , o r o t h e r o r a l a n d w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;
u s in g a v a r i e t y o f t o o l a n d d ie m a k e r 's h a n d t o o ls a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; u n d e r ­
s ta n d in g o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s o f c o m m o n m e t a ls a n d a l l o y s ; s e t t in g up a n d o p e r a t in g o f
m a c h in e t o o l s a n d r e la t e d e q u ip m e n t; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e la t in g t o d im e n s io n s
o f w o r k , s p e e d s , f e e d s , a n d t o o li n g o f m a c h in e s ; h e a t - t r e a t in g o f m e t a l p a r t s d u r in g f a b r ic a t i o n
a s w e ll a s o f fin is h e d t o o ls a n d d ie s to a c h ie v e r e q u ir e d q u a lit ie s ; w o r k in g t o c lo s e t o le r a n c e s ;
fit t in g a n d a s s e m b l in g o f p a r t s to p r e s c r i b e d t o l e r a n c e s a n d a ll o w a n c e s ; a n d s e le c t in g a p p r o p r ia t e
m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , a n d p r o c e s s e s . In g e n e r a l , t h e t o o l a n d d i e m a k e r ' s w o r k r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d
t r a i n i n g in m a c h i n e - s h o p a n d t o o l r o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p
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(s u c h a s m a c h in e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e lv e s , lo c k e r s , ta n k s , v e n t ila t o r s , c h u t e s , d u c t s , m e t a l
r o o fin g ) o f an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo ll o w in g :
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t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l m a in t e n a n c e w o r k f r o m b lu e p r in t s , m o d e l s , o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; s e t t in g
up a n d o p e r a t in g a ll a v a i la b l e t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k in g m a c h in e s ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f h a n d to o ls
in c u t t i n g , b e n d i n g , f o r m i n g , s h a p i n g , f i t t i n g , a n d a s s e m b l i n g ; a n d i n s t a l l i n g s h e e t - m e t a l a r t i c l e s
a s r e q u ir e d .
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t r a in in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g
and e x p e r ie n c e .

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u s in g a r m s o r f o r c e w h e r e n e c e s s a r y . I n c lu d e s g a t e m e n w h o a r e s t a t io n e d at g a te an d c h e c k
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p r e m i s e s o f a n o f f i c e , a p a r t m e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l o r o t h e r e s t a b lis h m e n t . D u tie s in v o lv e
a c o m b in a tio n o f th e fo llo w in g : S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b in g , and p o lis h in g f lo o r s ; r e m o v in g
c h i p s , t r a s h , a n d o t h e r r e f u s e ; d u s t in g e q u ip m e n t , fu r n it u r e , o r f ix t u r e s ; p o lis h in g m e t a l f i x ­
t u r e s o r t r im m in g s ; p r o v id in g s u p p lie s an d m in o r m a in te n a n c e s e r v ic e s ; an d c le a n in g la v a t o r ie s ,
s h o w e r s , a n d r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w h o s p e c i a l i z e in w i n d o w w a s h i n g a r e e x c l u d e d .




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w h o s e d u t ie s in v o lv e o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o l l o w i n g : L o a d in g a n d u n lo a d in g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s an d
m e r c h a n d is e o n o r f r o m f r e ig h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o t h e r t r a n s p o r t i n g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k in g , s h e lv in g ,
o r p l a c i n g m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d i s e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e l o c a t i o n ; a n d t r a n s p o r t i n g m a t e r i a l s o r
m e r c h a n d is e b y h a n d t r u c k , c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w . L o n g s h o r e m e n , w h o lo a d a n d u n lo a d s h ip s a r e
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a n c e w it h s p e c i f i c a t i o n s o n s a l e s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s , o r o t h e r i n s t r u c t i o n s . M a y , in a d d i t i o n
t o f illin g o r d e r s a n d in d ic a t in g it e m s f il le d o r o m it t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u tg o in g o r d e r s , r e q u i­
s it io n a d d itio n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p lie s to s u p e r v is o r , a n d p e r f o r m o t h e r r e la t e d d u t ie s .

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P r e p a r e s f i n i s h e d p r o d u c t s f o r s h i p m e n t o r s t o r a g e b y p l a c i n g t h e m in s h i p p i n g c o n ­
t a i n e r s , t h e s p e c i f i c o p e r a t i o n s p e r f o r m e d b e i n g d e p e n d e n t u p o n th e t y p e , s i z e , a n d n u m b e r
o f u n it s t o b e p a c k e d , t h e t y p e o f c o n t a i n e r e m p l o y e d , a n d m e t h o d o f s h i p m e n t . W o r k r e q u i r e s
t h e p l a c i n g o f i t e m s i n s h ip p i n g c o n t a i n e r s a n d m a y i n v o l v e o n e o r m o r e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g ;
K n o w l e d g e o f v a r i o u s i t e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r t o v e r i f y c o n t e n t ; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r i a t e t y p e
a n d s i z e o f c o n t a i n e r ; i n s e r t i n g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a i n e r ; u s i n g e x c e l s i o r o r o t h e r m a t e r i a l t o
p r e v e n t b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c l o s i n g a n d s e a lin g c o n t a in e r ; an d a p p ly in g la b e l s o r e n t e r in g
id e n tify in g d a ta on c o n t a in e r .
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F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r iv e r s a r e c la s s if ie d by s iz e and ty p e
( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r s h o u ld b e r a t e d o n th e b a s is o f t r a i l e r c a p a c it y .)
T r u c k d r iv e r (c o m b in a t io n o f s iz e s lis t e d s e p a r a t e ly )
T r u c k d r i v e r , l i g h t ( u n d e r 1 V2 t o n s )
T r u c k d r iv e r , m e d iu m (I V 2 to and in c lu d in g 4 to n s )
T r u c k d r iv e r , h e a v y (o v e r 4 to n s , t r a il e r ty p e)
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , o t h e r th a n t r a i l e r t y p e )

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m e n t s o f m e r c h a n d i s e o r o t h e r m a t e r i a l s . S h ip p i n g w o r k i n v o l v e s : A k n o w l e d g e o f s h ip p i n g p r o ­
c e d u r e s , p r a c t i c e s , r o u t e s , a v a i l a b l e m e a n s o f t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , a n d r a t e s ; a n d 'p r e p a r i n g r e c o r d s
o f t h e g o o d s s h i p p e d , m a k i n g u p b i l l s o f l a d i n g , p o s t i n g w e i g h t a n d s h ip p i n g c h a r g e s , a n d k e e p i n g
a f il e o f s h ip p in g r e c o r d s .
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a g a in s t b il ls o f la d in g , i n v o i c e s , o r o t h e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k i n g f o r s h o r t a g e s an d r e je c t i n g d a m ­
a g e d g o o d s ; r o u tin g m e r c h a n d is e o r m a t e r i a l s to p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; a n d m a in ta in in g n e c e s s a r y
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O p e r a t e s a m a n u a lly c o n t r o lle d g a s o lin e - o r e le c t r i c - p o w e r e d tr u c k o r t r a c t o r to t r a n s p o r t
g o o d s a n d m a t e r i a l s o f a l l k i n d s a b o u t a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r i n g p la n t , o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f t r u c k ,

as fo llo w s :

T r u c k e r , p o w e r (fo r k lift)
T r u c k e r , p o w e r ( o t h e r th a n f o r k l i f t )

W AREH O U SEM AN

R e c e iv in g c le r k
S h ip p i n g c l e r k
S h ip p i n g a n d r e c e i v i n g c l e r k
T R U C K D R IV E R
D r i v e s a t r u c k w it h i n a c i t y o r i n d u s t r i a l a r e a t o t r a n s p o r t m a t e r i a l s , m e r c h a n d i s e ,
e q u ip m e n t , o r m e n b e tw e e n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s s u c h a s : M a n u fa c tu r in g p la n t s , f r e ig h t
d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o le s a le and r e t a il e s t a b lis h m e n t s , o r b e tw e e n r e t a il e s t a b lis h m e n t s an d
c u s t o m e r s ' h o u s e s o r p l a c e s o f b u s i n e s s . M a y a l s o l o a d o r u n lo a d t r u c k w it h o r w it h o u t h e l p e r s ,
m a k e m in o r m e c h a n ic a l r e p a i r s , an d k e e p t r u c k in g o o d w o r k in g o r d e r .
D r iv e r - s a l e s m e n and
o v e r -t h e -r o a d d r iv e r s a r e e x clu d e d .




o f e q u ip m e n t, a s

35

A s d i r e c t e d , p e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f w a r e h o u s i n g d u t i e s w h ic h r e q u i r e an u n d e r s t a n d in g
o f t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t 's s t o r a g e p l a n .
W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o ll o w in g : V e r ify in g m a t e r ia ls
( o r m e r c h a n d i s e ) a g a i n s t r e c e i v i n g d o c u m e n t s , n o t in g a n d r e p o r t i n g d i s c r e p a n c i e s a n d o b v i o u s
d a m a g e s ; r o u t in g m a t e r i a l s t o p r e s c r i b e d s t o r a g e lo c a t i o n s ; s t o r in g , s t a c k in g , o r p a lle t iz in g
m a t e r i a l s in a c c o r d a n c e w it h p r e s c r i b e d s t o r a g e m e t h o d s ; r e a r r a n g i n g a n d t a k in g i n v e n t o r y o f
s t o r e d m a t e r i a l s ; e x a m in in g s t o r e d m a t e r i a l s an d r e p o r t in g d e t e r io r a t io n an d d a m a g e ; r e m o v in g
m a te r ia l fr o m
s t o r a g e a n d p r e p a r i n g it f o r s h i p m e n t .
M a y o p e r a t e h a n d o r p o w e r t r u c k s in
p e r fo r m in g w a r e h o u s in g d u tie s .
E x c l u d e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y 'd u t i e s i n v o l v e s h ip p i n g a n d r e c e i v i n g w o r k ( s e e s h ip p i n g
a n d r e c e i v i n g c l e r k an d p a c k e r , s h ip p in g ), o r d e r fil lin g (s e e o r d e r f i l l e r ) , o r o p e r a t in g p o w e r
tr u c k s (s e e tr u c k e r , p o w e r ).

Available On Request
The following areas are surveyed periodically for use in administering the Service Contract Act of 1965.
available at no cost while supplies last from any of the BLS regional offices shown on the back cover.
Abilene, Tex.
Alamogordo—Las Cruces, N. Mex.
Alaska
Albany, Ga.
Alexandria, La.
Atlantic City, N.J.
Augusta, Ga.—S.C.
Baton Rouge, La.
Billings, Mont.
Bremerton, Wash.
Bridgeport, Norwalk, and Stamford, Conn.
Brunswick, Ga.
Cape Cod, Mass.
•Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Champaign^Urbana, 111.
Charleston, S.C.
Cheyenne, Wyo.
Clarksville, Tenn., and Hopkinsville, Ky.
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Columbia, S.C.

Copies of public releases are or will be

Grand Island-Hastings, Nebr.
Great Falls, Mont.
Laredo, Tex.
Las Vegas, Nev.
Logansport—Peru, IndLower Eastern Shore, Md.—Va.—Del.
McAllen—Pharr—Edinburg and Brownsville—
Harlingen—San Benito, Tex.
Macon, Ga.
Marquette, Escanaba, and Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
Meridian, Miss.
Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and
Somerset Cos., N.J.
Mobile, Ala., and Pensacola, Fla.
New Bern—Jacksonville, N.C.
Norwich—Groton^New London, Conn.
Oxnard—Simi Valley—Ventura, Calif.
Panama City, Fla.
Pine Bluff, Ark.
Reno, Nev.

C o lu m b u s , G a .—A la .

S a lin a , K a n s .

Columbus, Miss.
Corpus Christi, Tex.
Dothan, Ala.
Duluth—Superior, Minn.—Wis.
Fayetteville, N.C.
Fitchburg—Leominster, Mass.
Fort Smith, Ark.—Okla.
Frederick—Hager stown—Chamber sburg—
Martinsburg, Md.—Pa.—W. Va.
Fresno, Calif.
Gadsden—Anniston, Ala.
Goldsboro, N.C.
Grand Forks, N. Dak.

Sacramento, Calif.
San Angelo, Tex.
Santa Barbara—Santa Maria—
Lompoc, Calif.
Selma, Ala.
Sherman—Denison, Tex.
Shreveport, La.
Springfield—Chicopee—Holyoke, Mas s ^Conn.
Tacoma, Wash.
Tucson, Ariz.
Vallejo—Fairfield—Napa, Calif.
Waco and Killeen—Temple, Tex.
Wilmington, Del.—N.J.—Md.

Reports for the following surveys conducted in the prior year but since discontinued are also available:
Amarillo, Tex.
Bakersfield, Calif.
Biloxi—Gulfport—Pascagoula, Miss.
Crane, Ind.
El Paso, Tex.
Eugene—Springfield, Oreg.
Fargo—Moorhead, N. Dak.—Minn.
Greensboro—Winston Salem—High Point, N.C.
Harrisburg, Pa.
Knoxville, Tenn.
* Expanded to an area wage survey in fiscal year 1974.

Melbourne—Titusville—Cocoa, Fla. (Brevard Co.)*
Montgomery, Ala.
Nashville, Tenn.
Northeastern Maine
Ogden, Utah
Orlando, Fla.
Portsmouth, N.H.—Maine—Mass.
Pueblo, Colo.
Topeka, Kans.
Yuma, Ariz.
See inside back cover.

The fourteenth annual report on salaries for accountants, auditors, chief accountants, attorneys, job analysts, directors of personnel, buyers, chemists, engineers,
engineering technicians, draftsmen, and clerical employees. Order as BLS Bulletin 1804, National Survey of Professional, Administrative, Technical, and
Clerical Pay, March 1973, $1.05 a copy, from any of the BLS regional sales offices shown on the back cover, or from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 20402.




Area Wage Surveys
A list of the latest available bulletins or bulletin supplements is presented below. A directory of area wage studies including more limited studies
conducted at the request of the Employment Standards Administration of the Department of Labor is available on request. Bulletins may be purchased from any
of the BLS regional offices shown on the back cover, or from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 20402.
Bulletin supplements may be obtained, without cost, only from BLS regional offices.
Area

Bulletin number
and price

Akron, Ohio, Dec. 1973 1____________________________________ 1795-10,
Albany—Schenectady-Troy, N.Y., Mar. 1973 1 _______________ 1775-62,
Albuquerque, N. Mex., Mar. 1973____________________________ 1775-52,
Allentown—Bethlehemr-Easton, Pa.—N.J., May 1973__________ 1775-90,
Atlanta, Ga., May 1973______________________________ ________ 1775-79,
Austin, Tex., Dec. 1973_________________ ___________________ Suppl.
Baltimore, Md., Aug, 197 3___ ,_______________________________ Suppl.
Beaumont—Port Arthur—Orange, Tex., May 1973 1 __________ 1775-82,
Binghamton, N.Y.—Pa., July 1973 1__________________________ 1795-1,
Birmingham, Ala., Mar. 1973 1______ ________________________ 1775-65,
Boise City, Idaho, Nov. 1973________________ ________________ Suppl.
Boston, Mass., Aug. 1973____________________________________ Suppl.
Buffalo, N.Y., Oct. 1973_____________________________________ Suppl.
Burlington, V t., Dec. 1973___________________________________ Suppl.
Canton, Ohio, May 1973______________________________________ 1775-73,
Charleston, W . V a., Mar. 1973__-___________________ ________ 1775-74,
Charlotte, N.C., Jan. 1974___________________________________Suppl.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-Ga,, Sept. 1973_________________________ Suppl.
Chicago, 111., May 1973______________________________________ 1775-88,
Cincinnati, Ohio—Ky.—Ind., Feb. 1973________________________ 1775-53,
Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 197 3__________________________________ Suppl.
Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 1973___________________________________ Suppl.
Dallas, Tex., Oct. 197 3______________________________________ Suppl.
Davenport—Rock Island—Moline, Iowa—111., Feb. 1974 1_____ _ 1795-14,
Dayton, Ohio, Dec. 1973_____________________________________ Suppl.
Denver, Colo., Dec. 1973__________________ _________________ Suppl.
Des Moines, Iowa, May 1973__________ ________ ______________ 1775-72,
Detroit, Mich., Mar. 1973 1__________________________________ 1775-89,
Durham, N.C., Dec. 1973 1___________________________________ 1795-9,
Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood and West Palm
Beach, Fla., Apr. 1973_____________________________ ________ 1775-64,
Fort Worth, Tex., Oct. 1973___ _____________________________ Suppl.
Green Bay, W is., July 1973____ _______ _____________________ Suppl.
Greenville, S.C., May 1973 1 _____________ ___________________ 1775-86,
Houston, Tex., Apr. 1973____________________________________ 1775-71,
Huntsville, Ala., Feb. 1974 1____________________ ____________ 1795-13,
Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 197 3_____________ ____________________ Suppl.
Jackson, M iss., Jan. 1974 1_____________________________ ____ 1795-12,
Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 1973 1 ___________________________ .__ 1795-8,
Kansas City, Mo.—Kans., Sept. 1973 1________________________ 1795-4,
Lawrence—Haverhill, Mass.—N.H., June 1973________________ 1775-93,
Lexington, Ky., Nov. 197 3________________________________ ___Suppl.
Little Rock—North Little Rock, Ark., July 197 3______________ Suppl.
Los Angeles—Long Beach and Anaheim—Santa AnaGarden Grove, Calif., Oct. 197 3____ -_________________ ____ Suppl.
Louisville, Ky.—Ind., Nov. 197 3______________________________ Suppl.
Lubbock, Tex., Mar. 1974___________________________________ Suppl.
Manchester, N.H., July 197 3________________________________ Suppl.
Melbourne—Titusville—Cocoa, Fla.,
Aug. 1973 1__________________________________________________ 1795-2,
a ta o n e s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s
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Area
Memphis, Tenn—Ark., Nov. 1973 1__________________________
Miami, Fla., Nov. 1973______________________________________
Midland and Odessa, Tex., Jan. 1974_________ ______________
Milwaukee, W is., May 1973____ _________ ____________________
Minneapolis—St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 1974_____________________
Muskegon—Muskegon Heights, Mich., June 1973_____ ____ ___
Newark and Jersey City, N.J., Jan. 1974__________ -________
New Haven, Conn., Jan. 1974_____________________________ ___
New Orleans, L a., Jan. 1974 1___ _____________ ______________
New York, N.Y., Apr. 1973__________________________________
Norfolk—Virginia Beachr-Portsmouth and
Newport News—Hampton, V a., Jan. 1973 1 _________________
Oklahoma City, Okla., July 1973_________________________ ___
Omaha, Nebr.—Iowa, Sept. 197 3________________ ______________
Paterson—Clifton—Passaic, N.J., June 1973___________ ______
Philadelphia, Pa.—N.J., Nov. 1972_________ __________________
Phoenix, A riz., June 197 3___________________________________
Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 1973 1_________________________________
Portland, Maine, Nov. 1973 1______
Portland, Oreg.—Wash., May 1973 —
Poughkeepsie—Kingston—Newburgh, N.Y., June 1973__ ______
Providence—Warwick—Pawtucket, R.I.—Mass.,
May 1973____________________________________________________
Raleigh, N.G., Dec. 1973 1________________ ___________________
Richmond, Va., Mar. 1973___ ____________________________ ___
Riverside—San Bernardino—Ontario, Calif.,
Rockford, 111., June 1973____________________________________
St. Louis, Mo.—111., Mar. 1973 1 ___ ____________ _____________
Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 197 3____________________________
San Antonio, Tex., May 1973________________________________
San Diego, Calif., Nov. 1973_________________________________
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif., Mar. 1973__________________
San Jose, Calif., Mar. 1973__ _______________________________
Savannah, Ga., May 1973____________________________________
Scranton, Pa., July 1973 1______________________________ ____
Seattle—Everett, Wash., Jan. 1973___________________________
Sioux Falls, S. Dak., Dec. 1973________________ _________ ____
South Bend, Ind., Mar. 1973_________________________________
Spokane, Wash., June ’ 973__________________________________
Tampa—St. Petersburg, Fla., Aug. 1973_____________________
Toledo, Ohio-Mich., Apr. 1973__________ ___________________
T rent on, N.J., Sept. 1973____________________________________
Washington, D.C.—Md.—Va., Mar. 1973—____________________
Waterbury, Conn., Mar. 1973______ _______________ _______
Waterloo, Iowa, Nov. 1973 1 _______________ ______________ __
Wichita, Kans., Apr. 1973____________ ______________ ________
Worcester, Mass., May 1973.
York, Pa., Feb. 1973 —
Youngstown—Warren, Ohio, Nov. 197 3_____

Bulletin number
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1775-91,
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1775-94,

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1775-45,
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1775-87,
1775-85,

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1775-69,
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1775-66,
1775-77,
1795-3,
1775-56,
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1775-54,
1775-95,
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1775-63,
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1775-58,
1795-5,
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