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Area
Wage
Survey
s’New Orleans, Louisiana,
Metropolitan Area, January 1978
Preface
T his b u lletin p r o v id e s re su lts o f a January 1978 su rv ey o f o c c u
pation al ea rn in gs in the New O rle a n s, L ou isia n a , Standard M etrop olitan
S ta tistica l A r e a .
The su rv ey w as m ade as part o f the B u reau o f L a b or
S ta tis tic s ' annual a rea w age su rv ey p r o g r a m . It w as condu cted by the
B u rea u 's reg ion a l o ffic e in D a lla s, T e x ., under the g e n e ra l d ir e c tio n o f
B oyd B. O 'N e a l, A ssista n t R eg ion a l C o m m is s io n e r fo r O p era tion s.
The
su rv ey could not have been a c c o m p lis h e d without the c o o p e ra tio n o f the
m any fir m s w h ose w age and sa la ry data p r o v id e d the b a sis fo r the s ta
tis t ic a l in form a tion in this bu lletin . The B u reau w ish es to e x p r e s s s in c e r e
a p p recia tion fo r the c o o p e ra tio n r e c e iv e d .
be
M a teria l in this pu blica tion is in the p u blic dom ain and m ay
rep ro d u ce d without p e r m is s io n o f the F e d e r a l G overn m en t. P le a s e
cre d it the B ureau o f L a b or S ta tistic s
this pu blication .
and
cite
the nam e and n u m ber o f
Note:
A cu rren t rep ort on o c cu p a tio n a l ea rn in g s and su p p lem en ta ry w age
p r o v is io n s in the New O rlea n s a r e a is a v a ila b le f o r the banking in
du stry (D ecem b er 1976), and on o c cu p a tio n a l ea rn in g s on ly in the m ov in g
and stora g e (January 1978) and laun dry and d ry clean in g (January 1978)
in d u strie s . A lso availab le are lis tin g s o f union w age ra tes f o r the bu ildin g
tr a d e s , printing tr a d e s , lo c a l-t r a n s it op era tin g e m p lo y e e s , lo c a l tr u c k d r iv e r s
and h e lp e r s , and g r o c e r y s t o r e e m p lo y e e s .
F r e e c o p ie s o f th ese a re
ava ila b le fr o m the B u rea u 's r e g io n a l o f f ic e s . (See ba ck c o v e r f o r a d d r e s s e s .)
Area
Wage
Survey
New Orleans, Louisiana,
Metropolitan Area, January 1978
U.S. Department of Labor
Ray Marshall, Secretary
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Julius Shiskin, Commissioner
Contents
Page
Page
April 1978
Bulletin 2025-5
I n t r o d u c t io n ---------------------------------------------------------------------
2
T a b le s :
A.
E a rn in g s , a il e s t a b lis h m e n t s :
A - l . W e e k ly e a r n in g s o f o f f i c e w o r k e r s ___ 3
A - 2 . W e e k ly e a r n in g s o f p r o fe s s io n a l
and t e c h n ic a l w o r k e r s _______________
6
A - 3 . A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a rn in g s o f
o f f i c e , p r o fe s s io n a l, and
te c h n ic a l w o r k e r s , b y s e x __________ 7
A - 4 . H o u rly e a r n in g s o f m a in te n a n ce ,
t o o l r o o m , and p o w e rp la n t
w o r k e r s _______________________________
9
A - 5 . H o u rly e a r n in g s o f m a t e r ia l
m o v e m e n t and c u s to d ia l w o r k e r s __ 10
A - 6. A v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f
m a in te n a n c e , t o o l r o o m , p o w e r p la n t, m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t, and
c u s to d ia l w o r k e r s , b y s e x __________ 12
A - l . P e r c e n t in c r e a s e s in a v e r a g e
h o u r ly e a r n in g s , a d ju sted f o r
e m p lo y m e n t s h ifts , f o r s e le c t e d
o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s __________________ 13
E a rn in g s , la r g e e s t a b lis h m e n t s :
A - 8 . W e e k ly e a r n in g s o f o f f i c e w o r k e r s ___14
A - 9. W e e k ly e a r n in g s o f p r o fe s s io n a l
and te c h n ic a l w o r k e r s _______________ 16
A - 10. A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f
o f f i c e , p r o fe s s io n a l, and
te c h n ic a l w o r k e r s , b y s e x . , __________17
A - l l . H o u rly e a r n in g s o f m a in te n a n ce ,
t o o l r o o m , and p o w e rp la n t
w o r k e r s ________________________________ 18
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, D C. 20402, GPO
Bookstores, or BLS Regional Offices listed on back cover.
T a b le s— C on tin u ed
E a r n in g s , la r g e e s ta b lis h m e n ts —
C on tin u ed
A - 12. H o u rly e a r n in g s o f m a te r ia l
m o v e m e n t and c u s to d ia l
w o r k e r s _______________________________ 19
A - 13. A v e r a g e h o u r ly e a rn in g s of
m a in te n a n ce , t o o lr o o m , p o w e r plan t, m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t, and
c u s to d ia l w o r k e r s , by s e x ____________ 20
A p p e n d ix A .
A p p e n d ix B .
S co p e and m eth od o f
s u r v e y ____ 22
O cc u p a tio n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s _____________25
Introduction
T h is a rea is 1 o f 7 5 in w h ich the U.S. D epartm ent o f L a b o r 's B ureau
o f L a b or S ta tistics con du cts su rv e y s o f occu p a tion a l ea rn in gs and rela ted
b e n e fits. (See lis t o f a rea s on in sid e b a ck c o v e r .) In ea ch a r e a , o ccu p a tion a l
earn in gs data ( A - s e r ie s ta b le s ) are c o lle c t e d annually. In form a tion on e s ta b
lish m en t p r a c t ic e s and su p p lem en ta ry w age ben efits (B - s e r ie s ta b le s ) is
obtain ed e v e r y th ird y e a r . T h is r e p o rt has no B - s e r i e s ta b le s .
E a ch y e a r a fte r a ll in dividu al a r e a w age su rv e y s have been c o m
p leted , tw o su m m a ry b u lletin s are is s u e d . The fir s t b rin g s to g e th e r data
fo r each m e tro p o lita n a r e a su rv e y e d ; the secon d p r e se n ts national and
re g io n a l e s tim a te s , p r o je c t e d fr o m in dividu al m etro p o lita n a re a data, fo r
all Standard M etrop olita n S ta tis tic a l A r e a s in the United S ta tes, exclu din g
A laska and H aw aii.
A m a jo r co n s id e r a tio n in the a r e a w age su rv ey p r o g r a m is the n eed
to d e s c r ib e the le v e l and m ov em en t o f w ages in a v a r ie ty o f la b o r m a rk e ts ,
through the an alysis o f (1) the le v e l and d istrib u tion o f w ag es by occu p a tio n ,
and (2) the m ov em en t o f w ag es by o ccu p a tio n a l c a te g o r y and s k ill le v e l. The
p r o g r a m d ev elop s in fo rm a tio n that m ay be u sed fo r m any p u r p o s e s , including
w age and sa la ry a d m in istra tion , c o lle c t iv e b a rg a in in g , and a s s is ta n c e in
d eterm in in g plant lo c a tio n . S u rvey re su lts a lso are used by the U.S. D ep art
m ent o f L a b o r to m ake w agd d eterm in a tion s under the S e r v ic e C on tract A ct
o f 1965.
A - s e r i e s tables
T ab les A - 1 through A - 6 p r o v id e e s tim a te s o f str a ig h t-tim e w eek ly
o r h ou rly earnings fo r w o rk e r s in o ccu p a tio n s com m on to a v a r ie ty o f
m anu factu ring and n onm anufacturing in d u s tr ie s . F o r the 31 la r g e s t su rv ey
a r e a s , ta bles A -8 through A - 13 p r o v id e s im ila r data fo r esta b lish m en ts
em p loyin g 500 w o rk e r s o r m o r e .
Table A - 7 p ro v id e s p e r ce n t changes in a v era g e h ou rly earn in gs
o f o ffic e c le r ic a l w o r k e r s , e le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g w o r k e r s , in d u stria l
n u r s e s , sk illed m aintenance tra d e s w o r k e r s , and u n sk illed plant w o r k e r s .
W h ere p o s s ib le , data are p re se n te d fo r a ll in d u strie s and fo r m a n u fa c
tu ring and nonm anufacturing se p a r a te ly . Data are not p r e s e n te d fo r s k ille d
m ain ten an ce w o rk e r s in n onm an ufacturin g b e c a u s e the n u m b er o f w o rk e r s
em p lo y e d in this occu p a tion a l g rou p in n onm an ufacturin g is to o s m a ll to
w arrant sep arate presen ta tion .
T h is ta b le p r o v id e s a m e a s u r e o f w age
tren d s a fte r elim in ation o f changes in a v era g e earn in g s ca u se d by e m p lo y
m ent sh ifts am ong estab lish m en ts as w e ll as tu r n o v e r o f esta b lish m en ts
in clu d ed in su rvey sa m p les. F o r fu rth er d e ta ils , see appendix A.
A ppendixes
Appendix A d e s c r ib e s the m eth od s and co n c e p ts u sed in the a rea
w age su rvey p r o g r a m and p r o v id e s in fo rm a tio n on the s c o p e o f the su rv e y .
Appendix B p rov id es jo b d e s c r ip tio n s u sed by B u reau fie ld e c o n o
m ists to c la s s ify w o rk e r s by occu p a tion .
A.
E a rn in g s
Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in New Orleans, La., January 1978
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
'lumber
Average
weekly
workers
(standard) Mean2
O ccu p ation and in d u str y d iv is io n
N u m b e r of w o r k e r s receiving straight-time we e k l y earnings of—
Middle range 2
*
s
$
s
%
*
s
*
s
s
$
S
s
*
*
s
$
$
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
210
22 0
230
240
250
26 0
270
280
290
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
and
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
210
220
23 0
240
250
260
27 0
280
290
300
over
3
3
-
19
19
-
39
2
37
10
4
128
2
126
26
8
105
4
101
8
14
167
8
159
35
29
236
22
214
61
21
215
34
181
60
8
170
38
132
26
16
110
19
91
25
21
144
48
96
19
11
84
28
56
15
9
45
7
38
13
4
54
12
42
18
1
38
14
24
11
2
26
5
21
13
“
32
5
27
11
~
20
1
19
12
4
22
8
14
12
~
21
6
15
15
~
52
19
33
27
”
100
Median2
$
s
s
and
under
300
ALL U O R K E R S
$
39 .5 18 7 . 5 0
40.0 210.00
39 .0 18 3. 00
38 .5 20 2 . 5 0
39 .5 17 6 . 0 0
$
$
$
177.00 1 5 8 . 0 0 - 2 0 7 . 0 0
201.00 1 7 8 . 5 0 - 2 2 3 . 0 0
172.50 1 5 5 . 5 0 - 2 0 2 . 0 0
185.00 1 6 1 . 0 0 - 2 3 9 . 0 0
169.50 1 5 5 . 5 0 - 1 9 5 . 5 0
S E C R E T A R I E S -------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------R E T A I L T R A D E ------------
1.730
282
1.448
417
152
S E C R E T A R I E S . C L A S S A -----N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------
92
66
S E C R E T A R I E S . C L A S S B -----N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -------
281
249
96
39 .0 2 0 4 . 5 0 198.00
39 . 0 2 0 1 . 5 0 196.00
39 .0 20 9 . 5 0 207.00
S E C R E T A R I E S . C L A S S C -----M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -------
379
64
315
83
39 .5
39 .5
39 .5
39.0
4 0 . 0 2 3 6 . 0 0 218.00 1 9 3 . 0 0 - 2 8 0 . 5 0
39 . 5 2 2 1 . 0 0 20 9. 00 1 5 5 . 5 0 - 2 6 3 . 5 0
173.50-224.50
172.50-218.50
172.50-224.50
19 0 . 5 0 175.00 1 6 0 . 0 0 - 2 1 5 . 0 0
21 6 . 0 0 217.00 1 8 6 . 0 0 - 2 3 9 . 0 0
1 8 5. 50 172.50 1 5 8 . 0 0 - 2 0 4 . 5 0
2 0 2 . 5 0 173.50 1 6 1 . 0 0 - 2 4 7 . 0 0
_
-
-
-
-
-
3
3
-
-
15
15
-
-
-
-
4
2
7
7
7
7
ii
2
”
2
2
2
2
9
8
4
4
5
4
5
~
7
5
* 11
4
_
3
3
“
4
4
”
3
3
3
6
6
4
13
11
2
17
14
7
39
37
17
36
31
3
24
24
5
33
29
12
26
26
9
13
13
ii
20
20
7
4
1
“
7
4
5
4
3
2
2
“
5
5
4
3
3
3
18
9
6
-
5
2
3
21
21
21
2
21
1
38
38
7
61
3
58
26
46
5
41
7
41
7
34
10
12
2
10
4
26
6
20
2
21
12
9
1
7
“
7
14
7
7
~
18
12
6
2
~
4
~
4
1
19
4
15
4
3
~
3
2
4
2
2
1
9
2
7
7
6
6
13
13
2
7
7
2
13
12
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
10
10
10
7
7
7
1
14
13
13
8
7
1
7
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
2
2
-
3
3
163.50
163.50
190.00
147.50-198.00
145.50-194.50
155.50-251.00
_
~
17 3 . 5 0 171.00
19 0 . 0 0 185.00
16 6 . 0 0 163.50
1 7 0 . 0 0 165.00
158.00-186.50
172.50-201.00
150.00-179.50
159.50-172.50
-
685
80
605
217
39 .5 1 7 2 . 5 0 163.00 1 4 5 . 0 0 - 1 9 8 . 5 0
4 0 . 0 17 4 . 5 0 163.50 1 5 0 . 0 0 - 1 8 3 . 5 0
39 .5 17 2 . 5 0 163.00 1 4 4 . 0 0 - 1 9 9 . 0 0
38.5 18 6 . 0 0 198.00 1 4 4 . 0 0 - 2 2 2 . 5 0
10
S T E N O G R A P H E R S . G E N E R A L --N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------
480
434
39 . 0 16 3 . 5 0
39 .0 16 3 . 5 0
S T E N O G R A P H E R S . S E N I O R ---N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -------
205
171
58
4 0 . 0 19 4 . 5 0 187.50
40 . 0 19 4 . 0 0 192.00
39 .5 18 5 . 5 0 162.00
TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE TYPISTS
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------
173
173
39 .5
39 .5
131.00-163.50
131.00-163.50
_
T Y P I S T S ------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------R E T A I L T R A D E ------------
887
59
8 28
254
73
38 .5 13 5 . 0 0 127.50 1 1 4 . 5 0 - 1 4 4 * 0 0
4 0 . 0 1 5 8. 00 162.00 1 4 4 . 5 0 - 1 7 4 . 0 0
38 .5 13 3 . 5 0 126.50 1 1 2 . 5 0 - 1 4 2 . 0 0
38 .5 14 9 . 0 0 138.00 1 2 1 . 0 0 - 1 5 4 . 5 0
39 .5 12 7 . 0 0 124.00 1 1 5 . 0 0 - 1 3 0 . 0 0
T Y P I S T S . C L A S S A ----------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------
286
252
38 . 5 1 5 2. 50 143.00
38 . 0 1 5 0 . 5 0 138.00
T Y P I S T S . C L A S S B ----------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------R E T A I L T R A D E ------------
601
576
160
62
39 . 0 12 7 . 0 0 121.00
39 . 0 12 6 . 0 0 121.00
39 .0 13 6 . 0 0 127.50
39 . 5 12 1 . 5 0 120.00
S E C R E T A R I E S . C L A S S D -----N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -------
513
492
154
39 .5 17 8 . 0 0
39.5 17 6. 50
39 . 0 20 4 . 5 0
S E C R E T A R I E S . C L A S S E -----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 ---------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -------
443
138
305
67
39 .0
40.0
39 . 0
38 . 0
S T E N O G R A P H E R S ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -------
W o r k e r s w e r e d is t r ib u t e d as fo llo w s :
_
14 9 . 0 0
14 9. 00
154.50 1 4 0 . 0 0 - 1 8 5 . 0 0
154.50 1 3 8 . 0 0 - 1 9 3 . 0 0
145.50
145.50
165.50-226.00
165.00-226.00
144.00-236.00
~
-
16
16
-
22
22
10
53
53
14
45
45
3
57
57
16
76
75
2
57
57
23
30
29
9
31
31
16
43
28
5
9
8
4
8
50
2
48
7
16
4
12
82
15
67
26
72
27
45
13
57
23
34
4
33
17
16
32
23
9
13
6
7
“
56
6
50
10
-
“
“
~
100
4
96
27
77
19
58
13
56
16
40
7
77
15
62
3
27
2
25
6
50
3
47
34
18
5
13
3
24
1
23
7
94
94
54
~
8
“
“
“
11
6
5
4
6
2
4
4
2
2
1
7
“
“
~
1
1
-
-
-
-
_
“
6
4
4
38
10
-
38
16
74
3
71
27
10
10
9
7
37
37
63
62
81
77
72
53
36
27
47
41
9
9
44
41
6
5
10
9
54
54
_
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
11
9
9
19
19
14
5
5
3
20
13
5
30
21
2
18
16
2
6
6
12
8
2
14
14
2
40
40
~
11
5
4
17
17
19
19
30
30
35
35
22
22
14
14
-
14
14
_
-
-
-
-
22
22
“
~
123
170
24
15
9
3
3
24
15
9
9
27
3
7
5
2
1
1
-
-
123
34
12
170
28
7
185
3
182
28
25
143
10
133
57
17
102
6
96
34
“
50
5
45
26
5
126.50-172*00
124.00-162.50
2
2
54
54
36
36
46
46
35
30
23
18
17
8
15
4
110.00-136.00
110.00-134.50
115.00-143.00
114.50-130.00
121
121
34
12
116
116
27
7
149
146
24
25
97
87
31
16
67
66
13
27
27
24
1
7
1
9
5
"
i
-
-
1
3
~
”
3
-
*
7
7
3
3
~
~
1
1
-
”
1
1
“
2
1
1
1
6
6
6
2
2
2
“
~
"
"
-
“
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
13
~
13
3
27
27
i
i
i
1
~
2
1
6
2
9
9
2
2
12
12
27
27
i
i
1
1
-
1
_
_
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
”
-
'
'
'
6
-
9
3
-
3 at $ 32 0 to $ 3 3 0 ; 3 at $ 3 4 0 to $ 3 5 0 ; 2 at $ 3 5 0 to $ 3 6 0 ; 1 at $ 3 6 0 to $ 3 7 0 ; 1 at $ 3 7 0 to $ 3 8 0 ; and 1 at $3 9 0 to $ 4 0 0 .
See fo o tn o te s at end o f t a b le s .
4
3
1
1
1
7
7
10
2
8
1
-
~
1
1
-
6
6
“
-
-
-
-
*
-
”
~
-
6
~
-
6
6
6
Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in New Orleans, La., January 1978— Continued
^"^eekl^earning^^™
(standard)
Occupation and industry division
Number
of
woriters
N u m b e r of w o r k e r s receiving straight-time we ek ly earnings of—
s
*
Average
weekly
(standard) Mean2
Median2
Middle range 2
*
$
S
s
t
$
*
$
%
$
%
$
s
$
$
s
S
%
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
210
22 0
230
240
250
26 0
270
28Q
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
210
220
23 0
24 0
250
260
27 0
280
29 0 . 3 0 0
215
213
104
92
7
58
54
17
22
21
2
4
4
4
7
2
1
9
9
2
4
4
i
2
2
2
7
7
7
1
1
1
~
-
“
-
-
1
1
1
-
100
290
and
under
300
and
over.
ALL W O R K E R S —
CONTINUED
FI L E C L E R K S --------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------
433
409
44
38 .5
38 . 5
39 . 5
$
$
$
$
11 7 . 0 0 11 0. 00 1 0 6 . 0 0 - 1 2 0 . 0 0
11 6 . 5 0 10 9 . 5 0 1 0 6 . 0 0 - 1 2 0 . 0 0
14 4 . 5 0 12 5. 00 1 2 1 . 0 0 - 1 6 9 . 5 0
FI LE C L E R K S . C L A S S B -------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------
207
183
29
39 .0
38 . 5
39 .5
11 8 . 5 0 11 2 . 5 0
11 8. 00 11 2 . 5 0
12 9 . 5 0 12 2 . 5 0
FI LE C L E R K S . C L A S S C -------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------
212
212
38 .0 1 1 0 . 5 0
38 . 0 1 1 0 . 5 0
M E S S E N G E R S ----------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------
171
170
59
S W I T C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R S --------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------R E T A I L T R A D E --------------------
~
“
-
-
-
~
-
“
“
~
-
-
-
-
-
~
“
“
'
~
-
”
-
-
“
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
1
“
“
-
107.50-121.00
107.50-121.00
121.00-139.00
79
77
~
57
45
7
35
31
14
15
14
1
4
4
4
6
1
8
6
i
2
2
1
-
10 7. 00
10 7. 00
106.00-111.50
106.00-111.50
136
136
47
47
23
23
6
6
~
-
”
“
“
“
”
39 . 0 1 2 3 . 0 0
39 . 0 1 2 3 . 0 0
38 .0 1 4 0 . 0 0
1 1 0. 50
1 1 0. 00
13 9. 00
107.00-137.50
107.00-136.00
123.50-144.00
72
72
12
27
27
1
20
20
6
13
13
11
24
24
16
5
5
4
i
i
i
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
-
-
375
352
85
40.0
40.0
40.0
134.00
131.50
120.50
124.50
12 0. 00
1 0 6. 00
114.00-150.00
111.00-144.00
106.00-130.00
70
70
43
90
90
10
47
47
9
43
43
7
30
28
3
33
29
6
12
8
3
16
9
2
5
“
25
25
2
2
2
“
1
1
~
SWITCHBOARD OPERAT OR -R EC EP TI ON IS TS
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 -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------
321
52
269
40
39 . 5
39 .5
39 .5
38 .5
13 9 . 5 0
16 3 . 0 0
135.00
143.50
1 3 2. 50
15 0. 00
1 3 2. 50
13 5. 50
122.00-150.00
130.00-184.50
120.00-144.00
1 3 3 . 00-150i.50
29
12
1
11
~
79
10
69
85
13
72
23
34
2
32
5
27
1
26
7
8
i
7
13
6
7
5
22
6
16
“
4
4
-
4
4
-
1
1
-
OR DE R C L E R K S -------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------
593
552
40.0 147.50
40.0 145.50
14 0. 00
13 8. 00
128.CO-171.00
127.50-165.50
35
29
26
24
96
96
136
136
65
65
37
37
45
39
80
80
31
26
9
29
20
-
4
“
~
”
-
-
-
OR DE R C L E R K S . C L A S S B -----------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------
531
492
40.0 146.00
40.0 143.50
138.00
138.00
126.50-163.50
126.50-159.00
35
29
26
24
91
91
131
131
65
65
32
32
40
34
40
40
30
26
8
29
20
-
4
~
-
-
~
“
39 . 5 1 6 2 . 0 0 154.00
39 .5 1 7 2 . 0 0 166.00
39 . 5 1 6 0 . 5 0 15 3. 00
39 . 0 1 8 7 . 5 0 199.00
39 . 5 1 4 1 . 0 0 1 3 4. 00
132.00-184.00
140.50-193.00
130.00-180.00
141.50-227*50
120.00-159.00
53
53
8
26
143
4
139
24
59
29 0
11
279
50
113
317
61
256
64
84
208
20
188
19
45
244
52
192
43
43
185
22
163
34
39
187
31
156
22
36
120
36
84
9
14
67
14
53
26
7
133
17
116
82
16
49
16
33
13
3
108
16
92
82
3
92
15
77
70
19
3
16
8
1
25
2
23
21
“
2
1
1
1
“
39.0
39 .5
39.0
39 . 0
39 . 0
159.50-212.00
184.00-224.00
156.0Q-208.00
167.00-237.00
159.00-187.00
-
5
~
5
5
“
1
66
5
61
10
10
94
94
17
14
121
8
113
29
24
97
11
86
17
12
65
15
50
7
10
46
11
35
22
4
55
13
42
9
15
37
11
26
7
2
28
13
15
5
3
88
15
73
70
~
19
3
16
8
1
25
2
23
21
~
2
1
1
1
“
3
3
1
~
1
34
4
30
10
4
39 .5 1 4 9 . 0 0 13 8. 00 1 2 4 . 0 0 - 1 6 5 * 5 0
39 . 5 1 5 5 . 5 0 15 0. 00 1 3 8 . 0 0 - 1 7 2 . 5 0
39 . 5 1 4 8 . 0 0 13 6. 00 1 2 1 . 0 0 - 1 6 1 . 0 0
38 .5 17 5 . 5 0 1 6 9. 00 1 3 4 . 0 0 - 2 1 1 . 5 0
4 0 . 0 1 3 2 . 5 0 12 9. 00 1 2 0 . 0 0 - 1 4 3 . 0 0
53
~
53
8
26
138
4
134
19
59
289
11
278
50
11-2
28 3
57
226
54
80
142
15
127
9
35
150
52
98
26
29
64
14
50
5
15
90
20
70
5
24
55
21
34
2
4
21
3
18
4
3
78
4
74
73
1
12
5
7
6
1
80
3
77
77
“
4
-
-
_
-
"
“
~
“
“
24
24
5
5
16
15
11
5
21
19
16
10
11
11
18
17
9
1
2
2
2
-
2
-
-
-
A C C O U N T I N G C L E R K S -------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S --------------R E T A I L T R A D E --------------------
2.257
325
1.932
587
489
A C C O U N T I N G C L E R K S . C L A S S A -----M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S --------------R E T A I L T R A D E --------------------
794
116
678
245
100
A C C O U N T I N G C L E R K S . C L A S S B -----M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S --------------R E T A I L TR A D E --------------------
1.463
209
1.254
342
389
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE
O P E R A T O R S ---N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------
138
108
1 8 6 . 5 0 178.00
2 0 2 . 0 0 20 0. 00
1 8 4 . 0 0 17 4. 00
2 0 4 . 5 0 20 4. 50
1 7 3 . 0 0 168.00
40.0 145.50
40.0 139.00
14 9. 00
14 8. 00
120.00-164.50
114.00-160.00
29
See fo o tn o te s at end o f t a b le s .
4
“
_
~
-
~
_
_
~
~
_
“
1
1
_
_
-
~
-
-
“
“
“
2
2
”
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
'
"
3
3
7
1
6
6
4
4
4
i
“
i
i
“
"
■
3
1
2
2
“
4
“
4
4
“
i
i
i
“
-
“
~
4
“
4
4
~
“
~
-
-
-
-
-
“
~
“
-
”
“
"
4
Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in New Orleans, La., January 1978— Continued
Weekly earnings
(standard)
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t-t im e w e e k ly e a rn in g s o f—
Average
weekly
O ccu p ation and in d u str y d iv is io n
t
s
100
hours1
Median 2
(standard)
l
t
s
t
f
i
s
s
s
t
110
t
120
t
130
t
140
s
15 0
s
160
s
170
t
180
190
200
210
s
22 0
230
240
250
26 0
s
270
280
290
300
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
210
220
23 0
240
250
260
27 0
280
29 0
300
over
and
under
110
and
ALL W O R K E R S —
CONTINUED
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS CONTINUED
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS*
C L A S S B -------------------------N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------
$
100
76
M A C H I N E B I L L E R S -------------------N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------BILLING-MACHINE
BILLERS
64
4 0 . 0 13 9 . 0 0
4 0 . 0 13 2. 50
114.00107.00-
170.00
160.00
4 0 . 0 1 4 7 . 0 0 144.00 1 2 0 . 0 0 4 0 . 0 14 7 . 0 0 144.00 1 2 0 . 0 0 -
158.50
165.50
40.0
1 4 6. 00
135.50
120.00
144.00 1 2 0 . 0 0 - 1 5 4 . 5 0
P A Y R O L L C L E R K S ------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----NONMANUFACTURING PUBLIC UTILITIES
215
67
148
39
39 .5 17 5. 00 172.50 1 4 5 . 0 0 39 . 5 16 9 . 5 0 167.00 1 4 8 . 0 0 39 . 5 17 7 . 5 0 172.50 1 3 9 . 5 0 38 . 5 2 1 4 . 5 0 227.50 1 7 5 . 5 0 -
KE Y E N T R Y O P E R A T O R S M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----NONMANUFACTURING PUBLIC UTILITIES
R E T A I L T R A D E ----
921
97
824
139
103
39 . 5 14 5 . 0 0 140.00
4 0 . 0 16 6 . 0 0 164 .00
39 .5 14 2 . 5 0 138.00
39 . 0 15 9 . 0 0 158.00
39 . 5 1 3 8. 50 138.00
KEY E N T R Y O P E R A T O R S . C L A S S A ---N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------------
181
157
32
39 . 5 16 9 . 0 0 166.50 1 4 7 . 5 0 - 1 8 4 . 5 0
39 . 5 1 6 2. 00 158.00 1 4 4 . 0 0 178.00
4 0 . 0 1 7 0 . 5 0 161.50 1 5 8 . 0 0 184.50
KEY E N T R Y O P E R A T O R S .
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC UTILITIES
R E T A I L T R A D E ----
740
73
667
107
84
39 .5 13 9 . 0 0
4 0 . 0 1 5 1. 00
39 .5 13 8 . 0 0
38 . 5 1 5 5 . 0 0
4 0 . 0 13 3. 50
*
C L A S S B ----
134.00
150.00
133.50
145.50
130.00
203.50
185.50
206*00
227.50
124.501 5 8 . 0 0 38
143.50184.00 124.501 5 3 . 0 0 38
126.501 7 7 . 5 0 21
4
121.00-152.00
123.00130.00121.00118.00120.00-
1 5 0 . 0 0 38
167.50
1 5 0 . 0 0 38
1 7 0 . 5 0 21
140.00 4
15
15
27
9
9
6
23
2
12
4
2
2
2
21
4
17
-
20
3
17
1
21
11
10
2
18
12
6
3
18
2
16
1
30
12
18
2
16
8
8
-
11
8
3
-
18
1
17
6
6
6
-
21
2
19
15
3
3
2
84
1
83
10
12
176
9
167
5
19
155
14
141
10
20
133
11
122
21
21
125
11
114
15
10
53
12
41
15
2
67
12
55
7
10
33
6
27
9
3
12
7
5
10
6
4
-
24
24
24
3
2
-
2
-
3
1
2
1
-
8
8
-
15
15
1
30
30
5
30
30
10
10
10
2
27
27
2
30
24
9
11
5
-
8
4
-
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
168
9
159
5
19
140
14
126
9
20
103
11
92
16
13
95
11
84
5
8
43
12
31
13
1
40
12
28
5
6
3
23
3
23
23
84
1
83
10
12
W o r k e r s w e r e at $ 3 2 0 to $ 3 3 0 .
S ee fo o tn o te s at end o f t a b le s .
12
12
12
5
1
5
*5
2
2
1
1
2
-
Table A-2. Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers in New Orleans, La., January 1978
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
Occupation and industry division
Number
of
woxkers
Average
weekly
hours1
(standard) Mean2
N u m ber o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s tr a ig h t-tim e w e e k ly e a rn in gs of—
i
Median2
Middle range 2
i
140
U nder
and
S
under
140
150
*
150
*
160
i
170
i
180
i
190
*
200
fi
210
I
220
i
240
$
260
t
28 0
*
300
i
320
i
340
i
360
i
380
i
400
s"
42 0
440
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
and
160
170
180
190
20 0
210
220
240
260
280
300
3 20
340
36 0
380
400
42 0
44 0
over
5
5
9
9
2
2
5
5
16
16
7
6
9
8
11
10
9
9
14
14
6
6
8
7
AL L W O R K E R S
COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(B US IN ES S) ----------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------
101
97
39 . 5 3 5 0 . 5 0
39 . 5 3 4 9 . 0 0
$
$
I...00 3 0 3. 50 -4 02 .5 0
35 1 . 0 0 3 0 3 . 5 0 - 4 0 2 . 5 0
COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(B U S I N E S S ) . C L A S S B --------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------
55
52
39.0 336.00
39.0 335.00
3 4 7. 50
3 4 3. 00
C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R S ( B U S I N E S S ) --N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------
“
296.00-379.50
288.00-380.50
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
3
5
5
2
2
4
4
8
8
5
4
8
7
7
6
7
7
4
4
_
-
-
2
2
197
182
39 . 5 2 7 0 . 0 0 2 7 6 . 0 0 2 2 8 . 5 0 - 3 0 3 . 0 0
3 9 . 5 2 7 0 . 0 0 27 6 . 0 0 2 3 0 . 0 0 - 2 9 7 . 0 0
1
1
1
1
1
1
8
8
4
4
5
2
4
2
15
15
5
5
14
13
14
12
38
38
35
35
18
15
18
16
1
1
3
3
6
6
3
1
1
1
2
2
CO MP UT ER PROG RA MM ER S (BUSINESS).
CL A S S A -----------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------
57
52
39 . 0 3 0 5 . 0 0 2 9 0 . 0 0 2 7 8 . 0 0 - 3 0 7 . 5 0
3 9 . 0 3 0 0 . 5 0 28 4 . 0 0 2 7 6 . 0 0 - 3 0 3 . 5 0
4
4
15
15
17
17
8
6
4
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
COMPUTER P R OG RA MM ER S (BUSINESS).
CL A S S B -----------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------
91
81
39 .5 2 7 6 . 5 0 27 1 . 5 0
40.0 282.00 280.50
237.00-313.50
249.50-316.50
2
2
4
4
1
1
C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R S -------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------------
410
60
358
58
39 . 5 1 9 4 . 5 0
40.0 207.00
39 .5 1 9 2 . 0 0
39 .0 1 9 7 . 5 0
1 9 0. 00
19 6. 00
18 9. 00
18 9. 00
~
~
“
“
~
C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R S . C L A S S A -----N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------
88
76
1
-
-
~
C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B -----N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------------
282
240
47
39 . 5
39 .5
38 .5
.
_
_
“
“
-
-
“
~
-
-
-
-
-
3
3
“
7
2
5
-
-
8
2
3
3
7
2
-
-
“
-
2
2
“
-
~
“
14
10
2
2
-
-
.
_
_
-
-
-
-
5
2
3
1
3
3
3
3
9
8
10
8
15
15
13
13
9
8
14
13
_
-
170.00-216.00
180.00-226.50
160.00-213.00
180.00-230.00
8
2
6
37
1
36
3
20
1
19
2
32
~
32
5
42
6
36
5
67
10
57
18
38
10
28
i
45
4
41
1
36
6
30
8
47
7
40
i
34
9
25
14
4
i
3
~
4
i
3
~
3
1
2
“
-
1
1
-
4 0 . 0 2 2 3 . 0 0 2 1 8. 00
4 0 . 0 2 1 9 . 5 0 21 8 . 0 0
196.00-238.00
195.50-234.00
-
-
_
-
-
-
-
13
13
7
7
9
9
14
9
21
21
11
6
3
3
4
3
2
2
-
-
3
3
1 9 1 . 5 0 1 9 0. 00
1 9 0 . 0 0 18 4. 50
2 0 0 . 5 0 20 1 . 5 0
171.50-212.50
170.00-209.50
175.00-241.03
2
-
30
29
3
15
15
2
14
14
5
35
29
3
47
41
9
31
21
1
36
32
1
21
21
8
26
19
1
23
19
14
1
“
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
540
192
348
4 0 . 0 2 4 5 . 5 0 24 1. 00
40 . 5 2 6 1 . 0 0 25 3 . 0 0
39 .5 2 3 7 . 0 0 22 7 . 5 0
202.00-293.50
224.00-295.50
188.50-287.50
22
22
15
~
15
16
16
16
1
15
6
12
1
11
34
15
19
29
15
14
21
10
11
88
23
65
84
49
35
41
19
22
42
14
28
43
22
21
37
12
25
14
4
10
8
2
6
D R A F T E R S . C L A S S A ------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------
100
50
4 0 . 5 3 2 6 . 5 0 32 8 . 0 0
4 1 . 0 3 1 0 . 0 0 31 6 . 5 0
313.00-354.50
255.00-331.50
14
14
1
1
5
2
21
12
29
12
12
2
D R A F T E R S . C L A S S B -----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ' ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------
281
130
151
40 . 5 2 5 2 . 0 0 24 8 . 5 0
4 1 . 0 2 4 5 . 5 0 24 3. 00
4 0 . 0 2 5 8 . 0 0 25 0 . 0 0
222.00-276.50
212.50-275.50
230.00-287.50
46
16
30
68
33
35
40
18
22
37
12
25
22
10
12
8
8
E L E C T R O N I C S T E C H N I C I A N S ------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------
252
154
40.0
39 . 5
2 8 3 . 0 0 32 2 . 5 0
302.50 322.50
234.00-327.50
277.00-327.00
5
-
18
18
10
7
3
3
123
93
100
39 .5
313.50 325.50
278.50-339.00
-
D R A F T E R S -------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------
ELECTRONICS
T E C H N I C I A N S . C L A S S A:
P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------------
8
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
14
13
1
24
15
9
19
10
9
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
5
-
15
-
3
3
2
2
2
2
9
9
-
25
-
16
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
5
-
_
_
-
-
-
“
-
-
~
10
2
1
56
14
2
-
-
-
-
10
2
1
3
10
2
-
-
-
-
8
8
2
67
-
-
-
-
-
-
nonhanufacturing
ELECTRONICS
TECHNICIANS.
C L A S S 8-
28
4 0 . 0 3 1 0 . 0 0 32 4. 50
272.50-341.00
119
40.0 289.50 322.50
245.00-322.50
-
-
-
See fo o tn o te s at end o f ta b le s .
6
-
-
2
2
9
-
10
11
Table A-3. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex,
in New Orleans, La., January 1978
Average
(mean2)
Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division
OFFICE
Number
of
workers
Weekly
Weekly
hours
earnings1
(standard) (standard)
79
78
39
39.0 12 7 , 0 0
39 . 0 12 6 . 5 0
38 .0 13 4 . 5 0
208
189
40 . 0 16 8 . 5 0
40 . 0 16 6 . 0 0
148
129
40.0
40 . 0
286
246
140
39.5 18 8 . 5 0
39 .5 18 2 . 5 0
3V.0 189 *50
A C CO UN TI NG CLERKSt C L AS S A
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ---------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -------
190
159
92
39.5 2 0 8 . 0 0
39 .5 2 0 3 . 5 0
39 .0 2 0 7 . 0 0
AC COUNTING CLERKSt CLASS 8
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S --------
96
87
48
O R D E R C L E R K S ------NONMANUFACTURINS
ORDER CLERKSt CLASS B
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---A C C O U N T I N G C L E R K S ---NONMANUFACTURINS —
PUBLIC UTILITIES
OFFICE
Sex,3 occupation, and industry division
Weekly
Weekly
earnings1
hours1
(standard) (standard)
OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WO ME N— CONTINUED
O C C U P A T I O N S - MEN
M E S S E N G E R S ------------NONMANUFACTURINS PUBLIC UTILITIES
Average
(mean2)
39 .5
39.5
38.5
17 1 . 0 0
1 6 7. 50
14 9 . 5 0
1 4 4. 50
156.00
O C C U P A T I O N S - WO ME N
Sex, 3 occupation, an d industry division
It 728
282
1 1446
415
152
39.5 18 7 . 5 0
40 . 0 2 1 0 . 0 0
39 .0 18 3 . 0 0
38.5 20 2 . 0 0
39 .5 17 6 . 0 0
SECRETARIESt CLASS A
NONMANUFACTURING —
92
65
4 0 . 0 23 6 . 0 0
39 .5 2 2 1 . 0 0
SECRETARIESt CLASS B
NONMANUFACTURINS —
PUBLIC UTILITIES
281
249
96
39 .0 20 4 . 5 0
39 .0 2 0 1 . 5 0
39 .0 2 0 9 . 5 0
SECRETARIESt CLASS C
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC UTILITIES
378
64
314
82
39.5
39 .5
39 . 5
39 . 0
SE CRETARIESt CLASS D
NONMANUFACTURINS —
PUBLIC UTILITIES
512
491
153
39.5 17 8. 00
39.5 17 6 . 5 0
39 .0 2 0 4 . 0 0
SECRETARIESt CLASS E
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----NONMANUFACTURINS —
PUBLIC UTILITIES
443
138
305
67
39 . 0
40 .0
39 .0
38 .0
684
80
6 04
216
39 .5 17 2 . 5 0
40 . 0 17 4 . 5 0
39 .5 17 2 . 5 0
38.5 18 6 . 0 0
S T E N O G R A P H E R S --------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC UTILITIES
19 0 . 5 0
216.00
18 5 . 0 0
202.00
17 3 . 5 0
19 0 . 0 0
16 6 . 0 0
170.00
$
A
ACCOUNTING CLERKS - CONTINUED
3 9 . 0 16 3 . 5 0
39.0 163.50
ACCOUNTING CLERKSt CLASS A M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------- ------40.0 194.50
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------4 0 . 0 19 4 . 0 0
P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S --------3 9 . 5 18 5 . 5 0
R E T A I L T R A D E --------------
STENOGRAPHERS - CONTINUED
STENOGRAPHERS! GENERAL N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------S T E N O G R A P H E R S ! SE N I O R
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---PUBLIC UT ILITIES —
TR ANSCRIBING-MACHINE TYPISTS
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ----------T Y PI ST S ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC UTILITIES
R E T A I L T R A D E ----
39.5
39.5
817
244
14 9 . 0 0
14 9 . 0 0
38 . 5 1 3 4 . 5 0
40.0 158.00
3 8 . 5 13 2 . 5 0
38.5 146.50
3 9 . 5 12 7 . 0 0
T Y PI ST St C L A S S A NONMANUFACTURINS
38.5
38.0
152.50
150.50
T Y PI ST St C L A S S B --NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC UTILITIES
R E T A I L TR A D E ----
39.0
39.0
39.0
39 . 5
126.00
125.00
132.00
12 1 . 5 0
FI L E C L E R K S -----------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -PUBLIC UTILITIES
38.5
38 . 5
39 . 5
11 6 . 5 0
11 6 . 5 0
14 4 . 5 0
FILE C L E R K S t C L A S S B
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --PUBLIC UTILITIES -
39.0
38 . 5
39.5
11 8 . 5 0
11 8 . 0 0
129.00
FILE C L E R K S t C L A S S C
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---
38.0 110.50
38.0 110.50
M E S S E N G E R S ---------NONMANUFACTURING
39 . 0 1 2 0 . 0 0
3 9 . 0 12 0 . 0 0
SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -R E T A I L T R A O E ----
40.0 134.00
4 0 . 0 13 1 . 5 0
40.0 120.50
SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSM 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 -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------------
39 . 5
39 . 5
39.5
38 . 5
OR DE R C L E R K S -------NONMANUFACTURING
40.0 136.50
40.0 135.00
ORDER C L E R K S t C L A S S B
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----
13 9 . 5 0
163.00
13 5 . 0 0
143.50
40.0 136.00
40.0 135.00
39 . 5 1 5 8 . 5 0
39 . 5 1 6 5 . 0 0
39.5 157.50
39.0 187.00
39 . 5 1 3 9 . 5 0
A C C O U N T I N G C L E R K S ---M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -PUBLIC UTILITIES
R E T A I L T R A D E ----
_____
S ee fo o tn o te s at end o f ta b le s .
Average
(mean2)
Weekly
Weekly
earnings1
hours1
(standard) (standard)
OFFICE O C CU PA TI ON S WOMEN— CONTINUED
ACCOUNTING CLERKSt C
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC UTILITIES
R E T A I L T R A D E ---NONMANUFACTURING
BO OK KE EPING-MACHINE OPERATORSt
C L A S S B -------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------NONMANUF ACTURIN6
BILLING-MACHINE
S E C R E T A R I E S ----------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -•
PUBLIC UTILITIES
R E T A I L TR A D E ----
Number
of
workers
7
BILLERS
6 04
85
519
153
86
3
3 9 . 0 18 0. 00
3 9 . 5 19 1.50
3 9 . 0 17 8. 00
39.0 203.00
38 . 5 17 1. 50
1 1 367
200
1 1167
294
378
39.5
39 . 5
39.5
38 . 5
40.0
1 4 9. 00
15 3 . 5 0
1 4 8. 00
17 8 . 5 0
13 2 . 0 0
128
98
40.0
40.0
1 4 4. 50
13 7. 00
90
66
4 0 . 0 13 6. 50
4 0 . 0 1 2 8. 50
84
67
4 0 . 0 14 2 . 0 0
4 0 . 0 14 1. 00
61
4 0 . 0 13 9. 00
M A N U F A C T U R I N G --NONMANUFACTURINS
191
58
133
39.5
39 . 5
39 . 5
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC UTILITIES
R E T A I L T R A O E ----
912
97
815
136
101
3 9 . 5 14 5 . 0 0
4 0 . 0 1 6 6. 00
3 9 . 5 14 2. 50
3 9 . 0 15 8 . 5 0
3 9 . 5 13 8. 50
KEY E N T R Y O P E R A T O R S t C L A S S A
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------
181
157
32
3 9 . 5 16 9. 00
3 9 . 5 16 2. 00
40.0 170.50
KEY E N T R Y O P E R A T O R S t
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----NONMANUFACTURINS —
PUBLIC UTILITIES
R E T A I L T R A D E ----
731
73
658
104
82
3 9 . 5 13 9. 00
4 0 . 0 15 1. 00
3 9 . 5 13 8.00
39.0 155.00
4 0 . 0 13 3. 50
82
7e
39 . 5 36 1 . 5 0
39 . 5 36 0. 00
16C
J 47
39 . 5 27 2 . 5 0
3 9 . 5 27 2 . 5 0
C L A S S B ----
17 1. 00
16 4. 50
17 3. 50
P R O F E S S I O N A L AND T E C H N I C A L
O C C U P A T I O N S - MEN
COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(B US I N E S S ) -----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R S (B US IA
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------
SS)
—
Table A-3. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex
in New Orleans, La., January 1978— Continued
Sex, 3 o c cu p a tion , and in d u stry d iv is io n
Weekly
hours1
(standard]
Weekly
earnings1
(standard)
P R O F E S S I O N A L AND T E C H N I C A L
O C C U P A T I O N S - HE N— C O N T I N U E D
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUSINESS)
CONTINUED
50
39 . 0
C O MP UT ER PROG RA MM ER S (BUSINESS).
C L A S S B ----------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------
75
67
40.0 276.50
40.0 282.50
269
242
30
39 . 5 1 9 9 . 5 0
39.5 197.00
39.0 192.00
70
58
40.0 229.00
40.0 226.00
CO MPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS A
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ----------CO MPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS B
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ----------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------
172
157
30
$
306.50
39.5 194.00
39.5 193.00
39.0 192.00
Sex, 3 occupation, an d industry division
Weekly
Weekly
earnings1
hours1
(standard) (standard)
P R O F E S S I O N A L AND T E C H N I C A L
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED
I56.00
263.50
250.50
18 7 . 5 0
D R A F T E R S --------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------------
433
182
251
65
40.0
41.0
39.5
38.5
D R A F T E R S . C L A S S A ------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------
100
50
40.5 3 2 6 . 5 0
41.0 3 1 0 . 0 0
D R A F T E R S . C L A S S B ------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------
252
120
132
40.5 2 5 3 . 5 0
41.0 2 4 8 . 5 0
40.0 2 5 8 . 0 0
E L E C T R O N I C S T E C H N I C I A N S ------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------------
236
143
103
40.0 2 8 3 . 5 0
39.5 3 0 0 . 5 0
40.0 3 0 2 . 5 0
E L E C T R O N I C S T E C H N I C I A N S . C L A S S ANONMANUFACTURINS:
P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------------
100
39.5 3 1 3 . 5 0
28
40.0 3 1 0 . 0 0
ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS
TECHNICIANS*
C L A S S B-
108
8
fs6.00
P R O F E S S I O N A L AND T E C H N I C A L
O C C U P A T I O N S - WO M E N
C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R S -------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -------------------
149
116
39.5
39.5
185.00
182.50
C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R S * C L A S S B -----N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -------------------
110
83
39.5
39.0
187.50
184.00
D R A F T E R S --------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -------------------
107
97
38.5
38.5
202.50
201.50
_ J
See fo o tn o te s at end o f t a b le s .
Weekly
Weekly
hours1 earnings1
(standard) (standard)
Number
of
workers
O
O
C O MP UT ER P R OG RA MM ER S (BUSINESS).
C L A S S A -----------------------------
COMPUTER OPERATORS —
NONMANUFACTURINS —
PUBLIC UT ILITIES
Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division
Number
of
workers
P R O F E S S I O N A L AND T E C H N I C A L
O C C U P A T I O N S - ME N — C O N T I N U E D
-
Average
(mean2)
Average
(mean2)
(mean^)
Number
of
workers
Table A-4. Hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, and powerplant workers in New Orleans, La., January 1978
Hourly earnings 4
Occupation and industry division
Number
of
workers
Mean 2 Median2
N u m ber o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t-t im e h o u rly e a rn in g s o f—
Middle range 2
o
CM
o
o
s
s
s
s
*
s
t
3. 80 4.00 4 . 2 0 4. 4 0 4. 6 0 4. 80 5.00
U nder
,
s
and
3.80 UDder
4. 4 0 4 . 6 0 4. 80 5.00 5.20
s
s
s
%
s
%
s
%
5. 2 0 5. 4 0 5. 6 0 5.80 6 .00 6 .20 6. 4 0 6. 6 0 7.00
%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5. 4 0 5. 6 0 5. 80 6. 00 6 ,20 6 .40 6. 60 7. 0 0
%
7.40
-
%
$
$
i ----- s---7 .80 8.20 8.60 9. 00 9.40
-
-
7. 40
7.80
_
-
and
8 .20 8.60 9. 00 9* 40 over
ALL W O R K E R S
M A I N T E N A N C E C A R P E N T E R S --------------N 0 N N A N U F A C T U R I N 6 -------------------
112
71
$
6. 6 5
5.84
$
6. 33
6.10
$
$
5. 92 - 7.77
5. 25 - 6 . 3 3
M A I N T E N A N C E E L E C T R I C I A N S -----------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------------
398
263
135
73
7. 3 9
7. 73
6. 7 3
7. 00
7. 54
7.96
6. 33
6. 74
6. 33 6.656. 02 6. 0 2 -
8.62
8. 8 0
7. 62
7. 93
-
-
-
-
M A I N T E N A N C E P A I N T E R S ----------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------
148
117
5. 59
4. 97
4.97
4.97
4. 50 - 6. 3 3
4.50- 5. 30
9
9
6
6
M A I N T E N A N C E M A C H I N I S T S --------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------
192
172
8. 05
8. 1 5
8.41
8.41
7.58- 3. 8 0
7.96- 8. 80
_
-
MA IN TE NA NC E MECHANICS (MACHINERY) 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 ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------------
927
782
145
103
7. 3 2
7. 5 2
6. 2 4
6. 57
7. 4 5
7.77
6. 0 2
6. 0 2
6. 24 6. 31 6. 02 6. 02 -
8. 54
8. 80
6. 50
7. 26
MAINTENANCE MECHANICS
(M OT OR V E H I C L E S ) --------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------------
902
135
767
423
6. 74
7. 06
6. 69
7. 65
6. 60
7.84
6. 6 0
7. 50
5.485.705.407. 08 -
7.84
8. 48
7.50
8. 70
84
52
7. 7 0
8. 4 3
7.94
8.34
6. 33 - 9.20
7.94- 9.20
M A I N T E N A N C E T R A D E S H E L P E R S ---------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------
206
117
89
6. 29
7. 3 6
4. 89
6. 82
7.67
4.86
4.86- 7.67
7.00- 8. 00
4. 49 - 5.77
10
4
6
15
1
10
11
15
1
10
11
6
S T A T I O N A R Y E N G I N E E R S ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------
258
75
183
6. 3 5
7.39
5. 9 3
6. 33
7.97
6.15
5. 25 - 7.15
6. 28 - 8.66
5. 25 - 6.33
ii
-
12
_
-
4
_
~
ii
-
12
-
4
B O I L E R T E N D E R S ------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------
93
71
5. 9 2
6. 27
5.77
5.77
4. 94 - 7.09
5.74- 7.09
3
2
-
3
6
-
7
4
M A I N T E N A N C E P I P E F I T T E R S ------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------
6
6
4
4
5
5
1
1
-
-
-
3
-
14
12
2
10
9
1
3
3
2
-
19
19
4
4
26
26
12
12
4
4
_
3
-
_
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
2
2
_
-
-
-
-
-
12
12
3
3
~
3
3
16
4
12
37
37
-
13
13
42
4
38
“
24
50
10
40
5
17
84
14
70
16
6
6
“
1
2
3
1
2
7
7
_
-
-
_
-
-
“
_
-
~
4
4
16
2
2
24
16
-
24
24
6
-
-
-
S ee fo o tn o te s at end o f ta b le s .
5
4
9
6
6
17
-
2
-
12
12
28
28
3
3
4
2
9
-
1
-
24
-
_
27
27
26
47
14
33
~
22
20
2
1
38
26
12
9
20
12
8
2
42
28
14
14
50
27
23
17
19
18
1
“
5
5
20
20
2
“
-
4
_
4
1
13
”
“
_
_
-
-
23
15
6
6
5
5
7
4
9
8
35
27
49
49
26
26
30
30
60
52
8
8
12
11
1
1
65
9
56
56
97
79
18
2
19
17
2
2
46
42
4
2
67
60
7
7
81
68
13
13
52
41
ii
ii
117
117
“
227
226
1
1
-
23
10
13
13
34
8
26
18
73
6
67
10
30
8
22
-
28
3
25
-
30
54
2
52
42
141
12
10
2
2
39
39
141
135
171
19
152
152
28
1
4
4
-
4
4
13
12
12
10
-
22
22
1
20
20
4
4
~
45
45
40
40
-
-
-
8
8
13
2
11
_
25
10
15
15
15
7
5
7
-
4
4
-
25
25
3
2
1
25
25
7
5
-
_
_
2
-
-
2
1
1
66
16
50
-
1
28
4
24
_
_
-
-
2
-
~
-
-
-
-
~
-
30
22
-
"
-
80
79
1
-
2
7
2
5
13
1
12
_
20
7
13
12
12
”
15
15
-
-
10
10
-
-
-
20
20
-
-
-
18
18
2
2
6
-
8
~
8
8
~
9
9
2
“
-
-
Table A-5. Hourly earnings of material movement and custodial workers in New Orleans, La., January 1978
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 ou rly earn ings o f—
Hourly earnings
N
Occupation and industry division
%
L
workers
2.60
Mean 2 Median2
Middle range 2
s
*
s
2. 80 3.00 3 .20
s
1 ---- s
s
*
S
$
$
$
S
$
*
3 .90 3.60 3. 80 9 . 0 0 9 .20 9 .90 9. 60 9. 80 5 .00 5 . 2 0 5 . 9 0 5. 8 0
*
6.20
%
6. 6 0
s
1 ------- s
S
7. 00 7. 9 0 7 . 8 0 8 . 2 0 8^6 0
and
under
3.20 3 .90 3 .60 3.80 9 . 0 0 9. 2 0
2.80
3. 00
371
203
9
199
9 .90 9 .60 9. 8 0 5.00 5 .20 5. 9 0
5.80 6.20 6.60
7. 0 0 7. 90
7. 8 0 8 . 2 0 8 . 6 0 9 . 0 0
ALL W O R K E R S
T R U C K O R I V E R S --------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------PU B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------R E T A I L TR A O E ---------------------
2. 5 2 3
370
2* 1 5 3
583
318
$
9. 9 1
5.35
9.83
8.19
3.78
$
9.00
5.90
3.95
8. 52
3.09
$
$
3 . 1 5 - 5.99
5 . 9 0 - 5.96
3 . 0 6 - 6. 72
8 . 9 1 - 8.52
2 . 8 3 - 9. 50
371
72
86
13
73
~
31
71
11
93
1
92
8
12
T R U C K O R I V E R S . L I G H T T R U C K -------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------R E T A I L T R A D E ---------------------
737
691
81
3. 9 5
3. 37
3. 3 9
3.05
3.00
2.76
2 . o 5 — 3.89
2 . 6 5 - 3.75
2 . 6 5 - 3.00
312
312
58
38
29
1
22
20
6
29
29
T R U C K D R I V E R S . M E D I U M T R U C K ------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------R E T A I L T R A D E ---------------------
1.331
119
1. 21 2
913
137
5.38
5. 5 7
5.36
8.22
9.58
9. 50
5.99
9.35
8. 52
9.50
3.755.373. 6 0 8.919.25-
8.91
5.99
8.91
8. 52
5.80
59
18
4
19
121
7
119
5
65
65
271
9.52
5. 90
3. 0 9 -
5.90
-
30
60
T R U C K D R I V E R S . T R A C T O R - T R A I L E R --M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------R E T A I L TR A O E ---------------------
898
71
827
515
237
6.86
5.52
6. 9 7
7. 8 6
5. 9 1
6. 2 0
9. 75
8.51
8. 52
6. 20
5.059.695.508.516.18-
8.52
5.99
8.52
8.52
6. 20
-
1
1
1
S H I P P E R S --------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------
125
81
9.92
9. 9 1
5. 10
5.58
3.929.00-
5.89
5.89
-
R E C E I V E R S ------------------------------N O N K A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------R E T A I L TR AD E ---------------------
210
170
109
9. 9 1
9.19
9.25
9.00
3.85
3.80
3 . 5 0 - 5.50
3.50-* 9.56
3 . 5 0 - 5.50
-
S H I P P E R S AND R E C E I V E R S --------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------
160
125
9. 57
9.70
9.61
9.61
3.953.95-
5.25
5.50
2
2
W A R E H O U S E M E N --------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -------------------
371
71
300
9.55
6.56
9.08
9.17
6. 59
3.89
3 . 2 5 - 5.61
6 . 2 9 - 7.27
3 . 2 5 - 9. 66
36
3. 99
3. 9 2
5. 6 8
3.90
3.86
6.07
3 . 1 9 - 9. 00
3 . 1 8 - 9.00
6 . 0 6 - 6. 10
1Q2
102
TR A O E ---------------------
1.129
1. 09 5
195
S H I P P I N G P A C K E R S ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------
179
105
3. 8 9
3.63
3.90
3.15
3 . 1 0 - 9. 63
2 . 7 5 - 3.90
MA TE R I A L H A N D L I N G L A B O R E R S ---------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------R E T A I L TR A D E ---------------------
1. 05 0
396
709
29
390
3.97
9. 7 5
3. 5 9
9.82
3. 59
3.55
9.62
2.90
9.82
2.90
2.803.692.759.822.65-
FO RK L I F T O P E R A T O R S -------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------R E T A I L TR A O E ---------------------
683
389
299
63
89
5. 2 7
5. 68
9. 79
6. 5 1
5. 3 6
9.98
5.31
9. 00
5. 05
6. 16
9.009. 6 0 3. 9 2 5.056.10-
TRUCKDRIVERS.
H E A V Y T R U C K --------
ORDER F I L L E R S --------------------- ---NONMANUFACTURING
RETAIL
---------------------------------------
59
19
215
2
213
~
38
10
28
2
16
82
6
76
61
61
8
3
11
9
2
~
“
19 0
189
6
190
72
68
39
39
“
98
96
22
12
6
2
“
36
36
~
2
12
12
2
3
2
~
5
78
78
-
57
~
57
3
2
167
16
12
9
9
99
8
8
16
80
4
76
~
36
167
16
10
-
-
-
“
-
-
2
-
11
17
~
11
-
22
~
22
16
“
17
28
9
19
-
61
39
27
-
-
6
6
6
6
10
10
-
91
91
3
2
39
39
99
99
11
99
1
93
2
-
“
99
8
1
-
18
12
6
6
2
-
-
167
_
-
88
~
88
76
12
13
13
21
5
16
-
19
2
-
12
1
1
5
~
5
-
-
18
9
3
3
4
2
2
8
8
7
33
28
15
29
29
11
20
18
16
19
9
9
21
19
15
11
11
1
10
10
“
10
7
1
2
“
25
10
-
6
6
6
6
20
20
-
-
~
10
10
26
16
-
-
36
9
32
36
2
39
22
22
18
23
-
-
22
22
18
23
25
2
23
11
1
10
172
172
39
39
1
85
85
7
182
180
13
237
233
2
3
3
1
1
~
-
_
36
14
14
1
21
2
9
39
39
39
“
12
12
12
58
33
28
5
5
“
25
19
19
“
-
12
12
2
_
101
97
59
30
26
4
4
39
39
39
-
-
-
44
3
3
~
511
511
511
~
-
~
_
-
-
"
“
1
1
_
-
369
369
369
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
63
7
56
130
2
128
_
_
_
-
-
-
92 3
-
-
-
-
-
-
19
19
1
16
56
128
-
-
-
-
923
92 3
-
_
-
-
17
17
13
13
13
13
_
4
-
9
_
_
2
-
18
17
11
13
11
11
12
7
7
_
12
1
-
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
_
_
_
-
2
19
19
12
4
18
18
“
-
_
19
19
-
-
-
_
_
19
1
13
_
5
1
4
5
1
4
39
11
5
6
36
23
13
6
21
21
_
_
“
-
10
10
6
-
~
8
8
2
35
11
1
-
8
4
2
2
161
161
161
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
“
-
~
-
-
39
-
~
“
81
81
7
38
28
2
2
39
33
8
8
-
“
-
12
12
6
6
4
-
52
2
-
_
_
-
16
16
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
9.69
6. 1 9
9.96
9.86
3. 75
298
95
203
169
4
160
55
4
51
31
11
20
16
1
15
10
2
8
56
198
139
19
96
15
12
3
5
4
31
7
29
58
56
2
2
12
12
_
_
_
_
-
-
~
-
-
126
51
2
-
-
-
101
69
8
56
5
51
18
16
~
91
16
25
4
9
-
-
32
12
20
3
8
6. 69
6. 99
6. 10
8.52
6.16
9
10
92
3
39
12
6
6
66
1
65
9
7
2
11
1
65
2
-
26
26
10
-
59
53
1
1
26
10
30
11
19
_
9
22
2
20
"
-
-
See footn otes at end o f t a b le s .
13
13
~
36
70
20
50
_
177
177
-
89
89
10
-
56
-
3
2
2
23
5
18
72
29
98
3
3
40
90
-
-
-
-
90
90
-
96
15
7
44
44
-
-
-
i
i
29
12
12
25
25
-
3
98
12
36
36
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
32
32
-
69
69
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Table A-5. Hourly earnings of material movement and custodial workers in New Orleans, La., January 1978— Continued
Hourly earnings *
O ccu p a tion and in d u stry d iv is io n
of
workers
N um ber o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t-t im e h o u r ly ea rn in gs o f—
1
1
S
1 ---- s---- s
t
s
s
S
i
*
*
%
%
S
*
$
$
$
S
2.60 2.80 3.00 3. 20 3. 4 0 3.60 3.80 4. 00 4 . 2 0 4. 4 0 4. 6 0 4. 80 5 .00 5 .20 5. 40 5 . 8 0 6 . 2 0 6. 6 0 7. 00 7.40 7 .80 8 .20 8.60
Mean 2 Median2
Middle range 2
and
und er
2.80
3. 00
3.20 3. 40
3. 6 0 3. 8 0 4 . 0 0 4. 20
4. 4 0 4. 6 0 4. 8 0 5.00 5 .20 5 .40 5. 8 0 6 . 2 0
>.60 7 . 0 0 7. 40 7.80 8 .20 a .60 9.00
ALL W O R K E R S —
CONTINUED
G U A R D S -----------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------NO NH A NUF AC TU RI N S -------------------
1.680
152
1.528
$
3. 02
4. 7 5
2. 8 5
$
2.65
4. 35
2.65
$
$
2. 65 - 3. 0 0 1211
3. 50 - 6 . 0 5
8
2.65- 2. 7 0 1203
38
64
2
62
83
7
76
79
33
46
21
21
6
G U A R D S . C L A S S B --------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------
1.622
140
1.482
2.94
4. 4 9
2. 79
2.65
4.35
2.65
2. 65 - 2. 8 0
3. 50 - 5. 0 0
2. 65 - 2. 65
1211
8
1203
38
38
64
2
62
83
7
76
79
33
46
21
21
J A N I T O R S . P O R T E R S . AN D C L E A N E R S --M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------R E T A I L T R A D E ---------------------
4. 16 9
241
3.928
77
696
2.93
4. 8 8
2. 81
4. 2 0
2. 8 8
2.65
4.67
2.65
3.90
2.70
2.653. 65 2.653. 07 2. 65 -
2. 8 0 3119
6.24
8
2. 7 5 3111
8
4.88
540
2. 7 5
227
21
206
8
25
168
7
161
4
60
262
3
25 9
20
81
20
61
9
2
47
12
35
2
18
38
See footnotes at end of tables.
11
6
1
5
68
49
19
23
2
21
18
2
16
4
3
1
68
49
19
9
2
2
2
2
21
2
19
13
17
17
7
6
5
1
42
41
1
1
19
10
9
6
1
17
7
10
8
2
6
1
2
2
2
10
2
8
4
2
18
18
“
4
4
-
18
18
4
4
4
4
-
18
2
16
4
12
40
37
3
3
2
-
-
12
12
-
”
9
8
1
6
4
2
12
12
-
-
-
-
-
42
42
~
5
~
5
5
-
_
-
-
-
-
~
-
2
30
17
13
13
4
3
1
1
-
-
Table A-6. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, powerplant, material movement
and custodial workers, by sex, in New Orleans, La., January 1978
S ex, 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n
Number
of
workers
M A I N T E N A N C E * T O OL RO OM , AND
P O U E R P L A N T O C C U P A T I O N S - ME N
M A I N T E N A N C E C A R P E N T E R S --------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------
112
71
M A I N T E N A N C E E L E C T R I C I A N S -----------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------------
398
263
135
73
M A I N T E N A N C E P A I N T E R S ----------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------
198
117
M A I N T E N A N C E M A C H I N I S T S --------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------
192
172
MAIN TE NA NC E MECHANICS (MACHINERY) M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------------
927
782
195
103
M A IN TE NA NC E MECHANICS
(M OT OR V E H I C L E S ) --------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------------
902
135
767
923
M A I N T E N A N C E P I P E F I T T E R S ------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------
89
52
M A I N T E N A N C E T R A D E S H E L P E R S --------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------
206
117
89
S T A T I O N A R Y E N G I N E E R S ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------
258
75
183
B O I L E R T E N D E R S ------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------
93
71
Average
(mean2 )
hourly
earnings4
Sex,
o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n
M A T E R I A L M O V E M E N T AN D C U S T O D I A L
O C C U P A T I O N S - HEN
$
6 . 6 5 T R U C K D R I V E R S --------------------------5. 8 9
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -----------------7.39
P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------7.73
R E T A I L TR A D E --------------------6.73
7.00
T R U C K D R I V E R S , L I S H T TR U C K -------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -----------------5.59
R E T A I L TR A D E --------------------9. 9 7
T R U C K D R I V E R S , M E D I U M T R U C K ------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------8. 0 5
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -----------------8.15
P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------R E T A I L TR A D E --------------------7.32
7.52
T R U C K D R I V E R S , H E A V Y T R U C K -------6.29
6. 5 7
T R U C K D R I V E R S , T R A C T O R - T R A I L E R --M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -----------------6.79
P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------7.06
R E T A I L T R A D E --------------------6.69
7. 6 5
S H I P P E R S -------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -----------------7.70
8.93
R E C E I V E R S ------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -----------------6.29
R E T A I L TR A D E --------------------7.36
9. 8 9
S H I P P E R S AND R E C E I V E R S --------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -----------------6.35
7. 3 9
5 . 9 3 U A R E H O U S E M E N --------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N S ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -----------------5.92
6. 27
OR O E R F I L L E R S -------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -----------------R E T A I L TR A D E ---------------------
See footnotes at end of tables.
12
Number Average
(mean2)
of
woriteis hourly
earnings4
S e x, 3 o c cu p a tion , and in d u s t r y d iv is io n
Number Average
(mean2)
of
wo liters hourly
earnings4
M A T E R I A L M O V E M E N T AN D C U S T O D I A L
OCCUPATIONS - HEN— CO NT IN UE D
2, 50 9
368
2,141
577
318
$
4. 9 0
5. 35
4.82
8. 19
3. 78
7 29
685
81
3. 4 5
3.37
3. 34
1,325
119
1,206
907
137
5. 36
5. 57
5. 34
8.22
4. 5 8
271
4. 5 2
898
71
827
515
237
6. 86
5. 5 2
6. 97
7. 86
5. 91
S H I P P I N G P A C K E R S ----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------
155
91
$
4.05
3.73
M A T E R I A L H A N D L I N G L A B O R E R S ---------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------R E T A I L TR AD E ---------------------
1, 04 5
345
700
29
386
3. 9 7
4.75
3. 5 9
4.82
3. 54
F O R K L I F T O P E R A T O R S -------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------R E T A I L TR A D E ---------------------
683
384
299
63
89
5.27
5. 6 8
4. 7 4
6. 5 1
5. 3 6
G U A R D S ----------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -------------------
1,5 36
149
1,387
3.02
4.71
2. 8 4
G U AR DS , C L A S S B --------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -------------------
1,482
138
1, 34 4
2.93
4.46
2.78
2, 5 3 6
228
2, 3 0 8
68
568
3.05
4. 9 4
2.87
4.23
2.90
144
141
3.02
2.94
331
71
260
J A N I T O R S , P O R T E R S , AN D C L E A N E R S --M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------4.42
R E T A I L TR A D E --------------------4.23
M A T E R I A L M O V E M E N T AN D C U S T O D I A L
4. 27
OCCUPATIONS - UONEN
4. 5 9
4. 7 3 G U A R D S ----------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------4. 7 2
G U AR DS , C L A S S B --------------------6. 56
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------4. 21
140
138
2. 9 6
2. 9 1
941
907
195
4 . 0 2 JA N I T O R S , P O R T E R S , AN D C L E A N E R S --N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------3.99
R E T A I L TR A D E --------------------5. 68
1,6 33
1, 62 0
128
2.73
2.72
2.78
129
80
208
168
102
158
123
4. 9 3
4. 9 3
Table A-7. Percent increases in average hourly earnings, adjusted for employment shifts.
for selected occupational groups in New Orleans, La., for selected periods
I n d u s tr y and o c c u p a tio n a l gro u p 5
J an u ary 1972
to
J a n u a ry 1973
J an u ary 1973
to
J a n u a ry 1974
J a n u a ry 1974
to
J an u ary 1975
J a n u a ry 1975
to
J a n u ary 1976
J a n u a ry 1976
to
J a n u a r y 1977
J a n u a ry 1977
to
J an u ary 1978
A l l in d u s t r ie s :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l _________________________________________
E l e c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g ___________________________
In d u s t r ia l n u r s e s ____________________________________
S k ille d m a in te n a n c e t r a d e s .
____________________
U n s k ille d plant w o r k e r s ___________________ _______
4.8
(6 )
4.7
8.0
5.9
6.9
(6 )
8.6
6.2
5.6
9.1
7.2
(6)
8 .9
11.5
7.8
7.5
(6 )
8 .5
10.6
6.8
7.8
(6 )
10.4
6.9
7.1
10.0
(6 )
10.3
11.5
M a n u fa c tu r in g :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l . ______________________________________
E l e c t r o n ic d ata p r o c e s s in g . . . _____ . . _____ . .
I n d u s tr ia l n u r s e s ____________________________________
S k ille d m a in te n a n c e tra d e s
U n s k ille d plant w o r k e r s ______________________________
6.0
(6 )
5.7
8.5
7.1
7.7
(6 )
8.4
5.8
7.5
C)
()
(6)
10.3
9.8
(6 )
()
(6 )
8 .6
10.1
(6 )
(6 )
(6 )
11.2
11.3
(6 )
( >
(6 )
11.3
10.1
N o n m a n u fa ctu rin g :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l . __________________________ __________
E l e c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g ___________________________
In d u s t r ia l n u r s e s _____ . . _ ______________________
U n s k ille d plan t w o r k e r s ______________________________
4 .4
(‘ )
(6 )
5.8
6.8
(‘ )
(6 )
5.0
8.8
7 .6
(6 )
12.0
7 .9
7 .6
6.7
7.7
(6 )
5.6
6.9
10.1
( 6)
11.8
See fo o tn o te s at end o f ta b le s .
13
(6 )
10.7
Table A-8. Weekly earnings of office workers—large establishments in New Orleans, La., January 1978
Weekly earnings
(standard)
Occupation and industry division
Number
of
woiken
Average
weekly
hours1
(standard
N um ber o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s tr a ig h t-tim e w e e k ly e arn in gs o f—
$
Mean2
Median2
Middle range 2
$
s
100
and
under
110
$
s
%
$
S
$
s
s
%
%
S
%
*
S
s
s
s
$
200
210
220
230
240
25 0
260
27 0
280
30 0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
200
210
220
230
24 0
25 0
26 0
270
28 0
300
60
11
49
14
13
41
9
32
15
2
13
22
2
20
12
1
23
8
15
11
11
3
8
6
19
5
14
11
-
15
1
14
12
4
22
22
12
3
9
9
9
33
3
30
11
9
9
8
"
8
8
1
8
8
1
10
10
5
2
5
-
1
4
4
4
-
~
7
7
7
7
5
4
4
4
2
2
5
2
-
6
5
1
3
3
“
11
8
3
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
5
30
4
29
“
29
3
8
30
8
6
40
2
38
6
13
62
7
55
8
15
62
10
52
13
6
60
9
51
12
14
5
5
9
7
3
11
9
3
2
2
190
3 20
and
320 over
ALL W O R K E R S
S E C R E T A R I E S -------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---PUBLIC UT ILITIES —
R E T A I L T R A D E -------
574
86
48 8
166
106
$
39 . 5 2 0 0 . 0 0
40 .0 2 2 4 . 0 0
39.0 19 6 . 0 0
39.0 227.50
39 .5 17 8 . 5 0
$
19 0. 00
205.50
186.50
23 4 . 5 0
180.00
SECRETARIES. CLASS B N O N h A N U F A C T U R I N G ---PUBLIC UT ILITIES —
90
81
34
39 . 5 2 0 8 . 5 0
40 .0 2 0 8 . 5 0
39 . 5 2 2 5 . 0 0
19 6. 50 1 7 4 . 0 0 - 2 3 4 . 5 0
197.50 175.00-225.50
21 5 . 5 0 1 6 8 . 5 0 - 2 8 7 . 5 0
SECRETARIES, CLASS C N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ---PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S —
78
57
33
SECRETARIES. CLASS D N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---public utilities —
$
$
166.00-225.50
185.00-251.00
162.00-217.00
184.00-272.00
154.50-200.00
-
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
“
-
-
39.0 2 2 1 . 5 0 2 1 2 . 5 0 1 8 5 . 0 0 - 2 6 3 . 5 0
3 9 . 0 2 2 3 . 0 0 21 5 . 0 0 1 8 0 . 5 0 — 2 6 9 . 0 0
38.0 2 4 5 . 5 0 2 6 8 . 5 0 1 9 2 . 0 0 - 2 9 4 . 0 0
_
-
_
~
_
-
i
188
185
82
39.5 19 3. 00 1 8 4 . 5 0 1 5 6 . 5 0 - 2 1 7 . 5 0
39 . 5 1 9 2 . 0 0 18 4. 00 1 5 8 . 0 0 - 2 1 4 . 0 0
39.5 2 2 1 . 5 0 2 1 7 . 5 0 1 8 4 . 5 0 - 2 6 5 . 5 0
_
-
SECRETARIES, CLASS E N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----
170
128
39 . 0
38.5
18 1 . 5 0
175.00
176.50 162.00-194.50
17 3. 00 1 5 7 . 5 0 - 1 8 9 . 0 0
-
S T E N O G R A P H E R S -----------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---PUBLIC UTILITIES —
38 7
34 8
215
39.0 17 8 . 0 0
39.0 17 8 . 5 0
38 . 5 1 8 6 . 0 0
173.50 146.50-204.00
175.00 145.00-208.50
19 8. 00 1 4 4 . 0 0 - 2 2 2 . 5 0
1
1
STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----
268
23 7
38.5
38.5
169.00
175.00
S T E N O G R A P H E R S . SE N I O R
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---PUBLIC UTILITIES —
119
111
56
39 . 5 1 8 4 . 0 0
39.5 1 8 3. 00
39.5 184.50
T Y P I S T S -------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----PUBLIC UTILITIES —
R E T A I L T R A D E -------
31 3
288
141
62
39.0 14 7 . 0 0 1 3 8 . 0 0
39 . 0 1 4 7 . 0 0 13 8. 00
38 . 0 1 6 0 . 5 0 14 8. 00
39.5 13 1 . 0 0 1 2 6 . 0 0
TY PI S T S . C L A S S A -----N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -----
151
135
38 . 5 1 6 5 . 0 0 1 4 8 . 0 0
38 . 5 1 6 6 . 0 0 14 8.00
T Y PI ST S. C L A S S B -----N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S —
162
153
47
39.0
39.0
39.0
FI L E C L E R K S --------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----
-
4
4
4
2
i
i
1
1
1
2
2
“
9
7
2
4
-
2
4
2
4
4
2
26
9
7
2
2
2
2
1
~
4
~
1
1
1
8
4
4
2
2
2
8
8
8
3
3
3
1
1
1
4
10
10
10
7
7
7
2
1
1
“
-
2
-
3
-
1
-
“
i
-
19
19
2
17
17
3
13
13
2
20
20
2
17
17
8
14
14
9
22
22
9
11
3
8
7
4
3
3
2
5
5
2
10
9
9
5
5
5
_
_
4
4
8
8
6
6
20
18
24
22
17
20
11
14
9
3
2
3
1
7
7
3
1
_
-
2
2
21
31
23
1
“
-
-
-
-
-
-
22
22
16
34
33
27
53
49
27
38
28
13
27
20
7
39
30
3
24
23
6
46
43
34
9
8
1
14
13
7
54
54
54
5
5
4
6
4
4
_
1
7
7
7
3
3
3
_
_
-
4
4
1
144.00-207.50
143.00-213.00
1
1
3
3
21
21
25
24
39
35
33
23
13
7
14
9
7
7
40
37
6
5
10
9
54
54
_
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
1
-
-
17 8. 50 1 6 0 . 0 0 — 1 9 5 . 5 0
175.00 158.50-195.50
15 9. 00 1 4 4 . 0 0 - 2 3 6 . 0 0
_
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
9
9
9
14
14
14
5
5
3
14
13
5
25
21
2
17
16
2
6
6
3
3
4
4
6
6
6
2
2
2
_
2
i
i
i
_
-
6
4
4
-
-
5
5
4
-
-
124.00-154.50
123.00-154.50
138.00-194.00
120.00-130.00
12
12
6
1
39
39
11
7
59
56
6
25
57
52
29
17
40
34
22
38
33
26
5
ii
10
8
1
3
2
2
1
1
9
9
3
2
2
1
5
5
3
27
27
27
i
i
i
i
i
i
-
_
_
-
_
-
138.00— 195.50
138.00-206.50
2
2
4
10
10
30
30
33
28
11
6
10
2
2
9
9
2
2
4
4
27
27
i
i
i
i
-
-
-
-
-
6
5
3
-
4
“
13 0. 50
130.50
1 3 9. 00
125.50 118.50-140.00
12 4. 50 1 1 8 . 5 0 - 1 4 0 . 0 0
154.50 115.00-154.50
10
10
6
35
35
10
49
46
2
27
22
3
7
6
1
27
27
24
i
i
5
5
-
-
-
i
i
i
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
“
“
-
“
-
82
81
39.0 124.50
39.0 1 2 4. 00
11 5. 00 1 0 9 . 5 0 - 1 3 1 . 5 0
115.00 109.50-129.00
22
22
28
28
11
11
7
6
4
4
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
-
-
-
-
_
_
-
-
_
_
-
-
FI L E C L E R K S . C L A S S B N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----
65
64
39 . 0 1 2 2 . 5 0 11 2 . 5 0 1 0 9 . 5 0 - 1 2 8 . 5 0
39.0 1 2 2 . 0 0 1 1 2 . 0 0 1 0 8 . 5 0 - 1 2 8 . 5 0
19
19
23
23
8
8
5
1
1
2
2
2
2
_
_
1
1
-
-
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
4
4
4
-
-
-
-
M E S S E N G E R S ---------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----
92
92
38 .5
38.5
34
34
19
19
12
12
ii
ii
3
3
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
_
-
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
"
17 5 . 0 0
17 6. 50
1 2 5 . 0 0 11 4. 00
12 5. 00 1 1 4 . 0 0
106.00-134,00
106.00-134.00
See fo o tn o te s at end o f t a b le s .
14
7
3
3
“
ii
-
_
_
-
_
_
4
4
i
i
“
“
-
-
-
-
-
_
-
~
Table A-8. Weekly earnings of office workers—large establishments in New Orleans, La., January 1978— Continued
Number
Occupation an d industry division
workers
Average
weekly
1
(standard) Mean2
Median2
Middle range 2
N u m b er o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t-t im e w e e k ly e a rn in g s o f—
%
s
s
t
S
S
$
s
s
$
$
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
100
110
130
120
and
under
s
S
%
S
S
*
s
*
%
210
220
230
240
2 50
260
270
280
30 0
320
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
and
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
210
22 0
230
24 0
25 0
260
270
280
300
6
6
9
9
16
16
25
25
10
9
7
4
6
6
7
4
1
-
-
2
2
2
2
1
1
“
“
~
“
1
”
“
~
24
89
5
84
20
58
86
3
63
17
55
64
2
62
12
32
65
8
57
18
21
60
8
52
25
17
61
7
54
14
30
25
7
18
9
8
17
2
15
8
7
101
9
92
80
10
22
5
17
13
3
95
9
86
82
3
72
2
70
70
11
2
9
8
1
17
1
16
16
“
2
1
1
1
"
3
3
~
7
1
6
6
”
-
24
59
2
57
12
44
_
-
1
1
14
14
3
10
20
20
10
8
35
32
20
8
22
20
9
6
15
12
7
4
9
8
4
4
23
18
7
9
14
10
7
2
17
9
5
3
72
70
70
“
11
9
8
1
17
16
16
“
2
1
1
“
3
“
3
2
2
“
-
1
4
4
4
i
1
i
~
88
83
20
57
82
79
17
51
50
48
9
22
45
37
8
13
25
20
5
9
39
34
5
24
10
6
2
4
8
7
4
3
78
74
73
1
8
7
6
i
78
77
77
_
~
-
-
-
-
4
4
4
“
-
-
-
_
320 over
ALL W O R K E R S —
CONTINUED
S W I T C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R S ---------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -------------------
93
84
$
$
$
$
39.5 141.50 13 5.00 1 2 2 . 0 0 - 1 5 2 . 0 0
39 .5 1 3 8 . 0 0 131.00 1 2 1 . 5 0 - 1 4 9 . 0 0
A C C O U N T I N G C L E R K S --------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------R E T A I L T R A D E ---------------------
881
77
804
412
313
39.0 1 7 5. 50 16 8. 00 1 3 4 . 5 0 - 2 1 2 . 5 0
38.5 18 8 . 0 0 184.00 1 5 3 . 0 0 - 2 1 6 . 5 0
39.0 17 4 . 0 0 165.50 1 3 4 . 0 0 - 2 1 1 . 0 0
38 . 5 2 0 3 . 0 0 209.50 1 6 9 . 0 0 - 2 2 7 . 5 0
39 .5 1 4 1 . 5 0 134.00 1 2 0 . 0 0 - 1 6 0 . 0 0
A C C O U N T I N G C L E R K S . C L A S S A ------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------R E T A I L T R A D E ---------------------
283
247
170
60
39.0
39 . 0
39.0
38.5
205.00 208.00
2 0 3 . 0 0 206.00
2 1 6 . 5 0 237.00
17 3 . 0 0 16 7. 50
168.50-237.00
167.50-237.00
1 8 1. 00— 237.00
149.00-199.00
A C C O U N T I N G C L E R K S . C L A S S B ------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------R E T A I L T R A D E ---------------------
598
557
242
253
39.0 16 1. 50 14 9. 00
39 . 0 1 6 1 . 5 0 146.00
38.5 19 3. 50 2 0 9 . 5 0
39 .5 13 4 . 0 0 130.00
126.50-209.50
126.50-209.50
153.00-227.50
116.00— 144*00
24
24
24
59
57
12
44
P A Y R O L L C L E R K S ------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------
73
68
167.50 1 3 4 . 0 0 - 2 2 2 . 0 0
164.50 1 3 3 . 0 0 - 2 2 0 . 5 0
1
1
2
2
12
12
5
4
9
9
2
2
6
6
5
4
2
2
1
1
7
6
1
i
19
17
1
1
KE Y E N T R Y O P E R A T O R S ------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------R E T A I L T R A D E ---------------------
342
305
52
69
39 .5 15 0 . 5 0 138.50 1 2 4 . 5 0 - 1 6 4 . 5 0
39 .5 14 6 . 0 0 135.50 1 2 4 . 5 0 - 1 5 6 . 0 0
38.5 18 6. 50 196.50 1 4 5 . 5 0 - 2 2 7 . 5 0
39 .5 13 7. 50 132.50 1 2 0 . 0 0 - 1 5 4 . 0 0
1
1
~
36
36
2
12
81
80
5
17
54
53
3
12
41
40
7
9
39
30
2
10
17
10
3
2
i6
16
3
4
16
10
1
1
5
3
2
2
1
1
24
24
24
3
1
1
2
KE Y E N T R Y O P E R A T O R S . C L A S S A ----N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------
89
73
17 4. 00 170.50 1 4 9 . 5 0 - 1 8 4 . 0 0
16 4 . 0 0 1 6 4. 50 1 4 7 . 5 0 - 1 7 6 . 5 0
-
-
“
5
5
20
20
10
10
8
8
15
15
15
9
5
3
-
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
“
1
”
~
“
1
1
“
-
KEY E N T R Y O P E R A T O R S . C L A S S B ---N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------R E T A I L T R A D E ---------------------
253
232
54
39 .5 1 4 2 . 0 0 131.00 1 2 4 . 5 0 - 1 5 0 . 0 0
39 .5 14 0 . 5 0 129.50 1 2 4 . 5 0 - 1 4 2 . 5 0
39.5 13 1 . 0 0 12 6. 50 1 2 0 . 0 0 - 1 3 8 . 0 0
1
1
36
36
12
81
80
17
49
48
12
21
20
3
29
20
8
9
2
1
1
1
-
1
1
1
-
2
-
23
23
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
38 .5
38.5
39 .5
39.5
17 4 . 0 0
17 2 . 5 0
24
-
S ee fo o tn o te s at end o f t a b le s .
15
_
_
_
_
_
1
_
-
-
1
-
~
~
i
i
i
~
~
1
-
-
-
2
Table A-9. Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers—large establishments in New Orleans, La., January 1978
"^^Weekl^Tarrdng^^"
(standard)
Occupation and industry division
ALL
COMPUTER
Number
of
workers
Average
weekly
hours1
(standard) Mean2
Median 2
Middle range 2
N u m ber o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t-tim e w e e k ly earn in g s of—
s
%
i
*
s
%
$
$
$
$
160
170
140
210
150
180
190 20 0
220
230
Under
and
t
under
140
200
220
190
210
230
240
180
160
170
150
s
%
S
*
%
$
«
240
26 0
280
300
320
340
360
38 0
42 0
460
260
28 0
300
320
34 0
360
38 0
42 0
46 0
500
8
-
2
2
5
3
3
-
5
WORKERS
SYSTEMS
ANALYSTS
$
$
$
379.50 318.00-408.50
37 9 . 5 0 3 1 7 . 0 0 - 4 0 8 . 5 0
54
51
$
39.5 3 5 8 . 5 0
39 . 5 3 5 6 . 5 0
COMPUTER PR OGR AMME RS { B U S I N E S S ) --NON MA NUFA CTU RI NG ------------------
5V
50
39.5 2 8 2 . 5 0 2 6 9 . 0 0 2 4 5 . 0 0 - 3 2 4 . 5 0
39.5 2 8 6 . 0 0 2 7 0 . 0 0 2 4 9 . 5 0 - 3 2 6 . 0 0
1
1
1
1
1
1
“
-
--------------------------------------
138
129
COMPUTER O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B -----NONMANUFACTURING ------------------
85
80
D R A F T E R S --------------------------------M A NU FA CTUR ING ----------------------
219
70
-------------------
82
ROTfliAnUF ACTTJr T I id
COMPUTER O P E R A T O R S
NON NANUFACTURI NG
DRAFTERS,
S
s
%
CLASS
B
-
3
1
2
2
3
3
1
~
2
2
10
8
9
9
5
5
3
1
6
5
17
16
2
1
2
1
2
1
“
1
-
-
-
-
1
~
“
“
-
-
-
-
3
2
-
-
-
39.0 198.00
39.0 194.00
1 9 5. 50
19 4. 00
1 7 0 . 0 0 — 224 #50
167.00-222*50
6
6
6
6
8
8
13
13
17
16
13
13
11
11
16
16
6
5
13
12
4
38.5
38 . 5
193.50 17 1. 50-230.00
1 9 1. 00 1 7 1 . 0 0 - 2 2 7 . 5 0
“
3
3
4
11
11
14
13
9
9
8
8
7
7
1
1
6
4
5
3
16
16
1
“
-
4
3 9 . 0 2 2 7 . 0 0 22 7 . 5 0 1 7 7 . 5 0 - 2 5 5 . 0 0
40 .0 2 6 8 . 5 0 2 7 3 . 0 0 2 4 3 . 0 0 - 3 0 6 . 5 0
13
15
“
7
*
16
1
8
3
1
12
5
2
“
3
1
44
3
4
4
39
18
9
8
15
11
18
12
7
3
1
5
“
1
7
1
35
8
13
9
2
198.50
196.00
4 0 . 0 2 5 8 . 5 0 25 0 . 0 0
243.00-282.00
“
"
See footnotes at end of tables.
16
—
■
1
1
'
Table A-10. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sexlarge establishments in New Orleans, La., January 1978
Average
(mean*)
Sex,, 3 occupation, and industry division
OFFICE
ACCOUNTING
OCCUPATIONS
Weekly
Weekly
hours1
earnings1
(standard) (standard)
---
158
-
1 41
128
39.0 1 9 3. 00
39.0 1 8 9. 00
39 . 0 1 9 1 . 5 0
ACCOUNTING C L E R K S t C LA SS A
NO NM ANUF AC TU RI NS ---------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------------
102
88
80
39.0 21 3 . 0 0
39 . 0 2 1 0 . 0 0
39.0 21 2 . 5 0
ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CL AS S B
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -------
56
53
48
39 . 0 1 5 6 . 0 0
39.0 15 4. 50
38 . 5 15 6 . 0 0
OFFICE
OCCUPATIONS
Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division
Number
of
workers
Weekly
Weekly
earnings1
houre
’standard) (standard)
572
86
486
164
106
39.5
40.0
39.0
39.0
39 .5
200.00
224.00
19 5. 50
227.00
17 8 . 5 0
Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division
OFFICE OCCUPATIONS
WOMEN— CONTINUED
Number
of
workers
Weekly
Weekly
hours1 earnings1
(standard) (standard)
-
ACCOUNTING CLERKS - CONTINUED
STENOGRAPHERS - CONTINUED
S T E N O G R A P H E R S , s e n i o r ----N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -------
119
111
56
$
39 . 5 1 8 4 . 0 0
39.5 18 3 . 0 0
39 .5 1 8 4 . 5 0
T Y P I S T S ------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------R E T A I L TR A D E ------------
30 5
280
134
62
T Y P I S T S . C L A S S A ----------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------
A C C O U N T I N G C L ER KS . C L A S S 8 ------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------R E T A I L T R A D E ---------------------
542
504
194
24 8
39 . 0
39.0
38 .5
39.5
$
16 2. 00
16 2. 00
20 2 . 5 0
13 4. 00
39.0 14 7. 00
39.0 147.00
38.0 16 1. 00
39 .5 1 3 1 . 0 0
P A Y R O L L C L E R K S ------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------
66
62
38 .5
38 .5
1 7 6. 00
1 7 5. 00
143
127
38.5 16 5 . 5 0
38 .5 1 6 6 . 5 0
KEY E N T R Y O P E R A T O R S -----------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------R E T A I L T R A D E ---------------------
33 3
296
49
67
T Y P I S T S . C L A S S B ----------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s -------
162
153
47
39.0 1 3 0. 50
39 . 0 1 3 0 . 5 0
39.0 13 9. 00
KEY E N T R Y O P E R A T O R S . C L A S S A ---N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------
89
73
FI L E C L E R K S -------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ---------
81
80
39 . 0
39.0
124.00
12 4. 00
244
223
52
FI L E C L E R K S . C L A S S B -----N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------
KEY E N T R Y O P E R A T O R S . C L A S S B ---N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------R E T A I L T R A D E ---------------------
64
63
39.0
39.0
12 2 . 0 0
12 1 . 5 0
12 4 . 5 0
12 4 . 5 0
- U OMEN
S E C R E T A R I E S ----------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----NONMANUFACTURING PUBLIC UT IL IT IE S
R E T A I L T R A D E ----
Average
(mean2)
Average
(mean2)
OFFICE OCCU PA TI ON S WOMEN— CONTINUED
HEN
UTILITIES
CLERKS
n onm an u facturing
PUBLIC
-
Number
of
workers
39.5 150.50
39.5 1 4 6. 00
38.5 187.50
39 .5 13 7. 50
39.5
39 .5
174.00
16 4. 00
39.5 141.50
39 .5 14 0. 00
39.5 131.00
S E C R E T A R I E S . C L A S S B --------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------------
90
81
34
39.5 2 0 8 . 5 0
40.0 208.50
39.5 22 5 . 0 0
messengers
--------------------N O N h A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------
53
53
39 . 0
39.0
SECRETARIES. CLASS C
NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC UTILITIES
77
56
32
39 . 0 2 2 1 . 0 0
39.0 22 2 . 0 0
38 .0 2 4 5 . 0 0
S W I T C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R S ------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------
93
84
39 .5 1 4 1 . 5 0
39.5 13 8. 00
---
50
39.5 282.50
SECRETARIES. CLASS D
NONMANUFACTURING
PUBLIC UTILITIES
187
184
81
39.5 19 2. 50
39 .5 19 1 . 5 0
39.5 2 2 0 . 5 0
39 . 0 19 8. 00
39.0 193.00
39 . 0 18 1 . 5 0
38.5 17 5.00
39.0 17 1. 50
38 . 5 1 7 8 . 0 0
39.0 17 1 . 0 0
38 . 5 2 0 8 . 0 0
39.5 14 1 . 0 0
101
95
170
128
723
60
663
284
30 6
C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R S -------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------
SECRETARIES. CLASS E
NONMANUFACTURING —
A C C O U N T I N G C L E R K S -----------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------R E T A I L T R A D E ------------
C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R S . C L A S S b -----N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------
62
59
39 .0 1 9 5. 00
39.0 192.00
386
347
21 4
39 .0 1 7 8 . 0 0
39.0 17 8. 50
38.5 18 6.00
AC CO UN TI NG CLERKS. CLAS S A
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------R E T A I L TR A D E ------------
181
159
90
58
39.0 200.50
39.0 19 9. 50
39 . 0 2 2 0 . 0 0
38.5 17 2 . 0 0
D R A F T E R S --------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------------
153
70
83
65
39 .5 23 7 . 0 0
40.0 26 8.50
39 .0 21 1 . 0 0
38.5 187.50
267
236
38 .5 17 5 . 0 0
38.5 17 6. 50
76
25 9. 00
S T E N O G R A P H E R S --------NONHANUFACTURING PUBLIC UTILITIES
17
( B US IN ES S)
C L A S S B ------------------
a-
DRAFTERS.
See footnotes at end of tables.
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS
o'
o
S T E N O G R A P H E R S . GE NE RA L
N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------
P R O F E S S I O N A L AND T E C H N I C A L
O C C U P A T I O N S - MEN
Table A-11. Hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, and powerplant workers—
large establishments in New Orleans, La., January 1978
Hourly earnings *
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 l y e a r n i n g s o f—
$
$
$
$
S
s
$
$
s
$
%
$
$
4 .20
4 .40
4.60
4.80
5.00
5
20
5.40
5.60
5.80
6.00
6.20
6.40
6.60
6.80
4.40
4.60
4.80
5.00
5.20
5 . 40
5.60
5.80
6.00
6.20
6.40
6.60
6.80
2
2
-
-
-
2
2
3
3
-
2
2
1
1
2
2
17
11
4
3
11
13
13
13
18
18
1
1
27
25
.
s
S
$
$
$
7.20
7.60
8.00
8 .40
8 .80
9.20
7.60
8.00
8.40
8 .80
9 .20
over
16
8
4
4
27
16
11
11
1
1
79
20
12
44
31
12
2
225
22
22
44
44
3
1
27
21
“
33
14
“
8
8
-
-
-
-
-
8
18
15
8
“
and
under
-c?
3 .80
s
4 .00
and
O
Middle range 2
s
3 .80
o
Median2
%
iO
.p
Mean *
Under
OJ
r*-
workers
o
Number
O ccu p ation and in d u stry d iv is io n
ALL W O R K E R S
M A I N T E N A N C E E L E C T R I C I A N S -----------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------
$
$
169
65
7.91
7.07
8 .13
7.08
7 . 056 . 71-
8.80
7.80
MAINTENANCE ME CHANICS
-
37 7
8.16
8.80
7. 27-
8.80
MAINTENANCE MECHANICS
(M OT OR V E H I C L E S ) --------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------
203
174
7.17
6.99
7.08
7.00
6
6
.
.
4040-
7.75
7.19
86
5.44
4.86
4
.
49-
7.50
3
74
7.74
8.09
7 . 15-
8.66
“
MAINTENANCE
TRADES
(MACHINERY)
H E L P E R S ----------
S T A T I O N A R Y E N G I N E E R S -----------------
See footn otes
$
$
1
1
_
_
-
1
_
5
_
1
4
at en d o f t a b l e s .
11
18
6
-
_
_
1
1
-
11
-
1
-
-
-
-
1
-
4
23
1
-
1
2
1
-
2
1
-
13
-
6
6
10
1
1
_
“
_
-
Table A-12. Hourly earnings of material movement and custodial workers
large establishments in New Orleans, La., January 1978
Hourly earnings 4
O ccu p a tion and in d u stry d iv is io n
of
arkers
Mean2 Median2
$
$
Middle range 2
$
$
$
s
*
2.80
3. 0 0
3.20
3. 40
5. 80 - 8.41
5. 8 0 - 8.41
11
11
1
1
1
1
7. 1 9
7.35
6.72
8.41
5. 96 - 8.41
5. 8 0 - 8.41
-
-
1
1
275
26 0
219
6. 3 2
6.41
6. 01
6. 2 0
6. 20
6. 20
6.18- 6. 2 0
6. 1 8 - 6. 20
6. 18 - 6. 2 0
R E C E I V E R S -------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------R E T A I L T R A D E ---------------------
92
64
82
4.72
4.54
4. 5 3
4.00
4. 0 0
4.00
3 . 7 5 - 5. 9 6
3 . 7 3 - 5. 6 0
3. 75 - 5. 60
-
_
~
M A T E R I A L H A N D L I N G L A B O R E R S ---------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------R E T A I L T R A D E ---------------------
249
226
211
4.36
4. 24
4.19
3.75
3.64
3.55
2. 9 0 - 6.01
2. 90 - 5.81
2. 9 0 - 5. 70
5
5
5
69
69
69
F O R K L I F T O P E R A T O R S -------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -------------------
152
70
6. 47
6. 07
6.16
6.16
6. 1 0 - 6. 7 9
6.10- 6. 16
-
-
G U A R D S ------------------------------------
111
4.77
4.35
4. 3 4 - 4. 53
-
-
3
10
95
4. 29
4.35
4. 20 - 4. 3 5
10
452
394
38
311
3.47
3. 08
4.12
2. 99
2.70
2.70
3.97
2.70
2.702.703. 71 2. 70 -
285
238
T R U C K D R I V E R S . M E D I U M T R U C K ------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------
246
211
T R U C K D R I V E R S . T R A C T O R - T R A I L E R --N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------R E T A I L T R A D E ---------------------
GUARDS.
C L A S S B ---------------------
J A N I T O R S . P O R T E R S . AN D C L E A N E R S --N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------R E T A I L T R A D E ---------------------
6. 87
7.02
3.71
3. 00
4. 5 9
2. 7 5
"
-
1
1
1
3. 80
-
_
2
2
~
~
-
4. 20
3. 60
*
$
S
6. 20 6.60
*
%
5. 0 0 5. 20
5. 4 0 5. 6 0
5 .80
*.4 0 4 . 6 0 4 .80 5 .00 5 . 2 0 5. 40
5. 60 5. 80
6 .20 6. 60 7.00
-
~
4
4
2
_
-
-
2
2
-
4
4
“
“
“
-
i
i
i
i
i
“
-
-
1
1
1
“
2
2
1
5
5
5
5
5
5
16
16
16
9
9
9
15
15
15
25
25
25
2
2
2
14
11
8
13
13
9
-
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
-
-
“
-
4
3
3
-
-
1
“
-
6
6
-
3
3
52
7
-
3
2
52
7
3
10
10
10
7
7
7
2
1
2
1
1
-
-
3
268
268
27
27
244
14
25
22
~
18
4
4
2
13
12
9
2
19
3
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
"
6
6
12
12
12
1
1
1
16
16
16
“
“
“
~
See footnotes at end of tables.
$
%
s
i
"J---- 1 ---7.00 7 .40 7.80 8^20
and
under
6.72
7.56
T R U C K D R I V E R S ---------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------
s
oo
AL L W O R K E R S
N u m b e r of w o r k e r s receiving straight-time hourly earnings of—
%
~s---t
*
*
*
2. 80 3.00 3. 20 3. 40 3.60 3. 80 4. 0 0 4 . 2 0 4. 40 4. 6 0 4. 80
i
2.60
18
3
3
“
-
9
6
2
65
58
27
1
34
34
51
44
26
34
34
~
56
56
56
128
128
128
6
5
5
5
13
11
11
10
7
7
27
24
24
56
56
51
2
2
-
-
66
65
5
2
22
1
-
-
“
_
-
-
-
-
_
-
8
8
7
3
3
3
1
1
1
4
-
-
-
-
_
20
-
2
2
-
-
-
-
2
2
-
-
-
8
8
11
10
8
2
20
13
13
4
i
-
-
-
14
12
1
1
1
-
4
2
1
1
i
6
6
12
-
_
10
.
7 1 **0 7. 8 0 8.20 8.60
3
119
119
-
1
-
-
“
_
~
4
1
_
-
-
-
-
_
"
“
6
*
-
_
-
36
-
9
-
-
-
2
1
1
36
-
_
-
_
-
-
-
_
_
-
-
119
119
41
41
-
-
Table A-13. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, powerplant, material movement,
and custodial workers, by sex—large establishments in New Orleans, La., January 1978
Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division
Number
of
workers
Average
(mean2 )
hourly
earnings4
Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division
Number Average
(mean2)
of
woikeis hourly
earnings4
M A T E R I A L M O V E M E N T AND C U S T O D I A L
O C C U P A T I O N S - MEN
M A I N T E N A N C E * T O O L R O O M , AND
P O U E R P L A N T O C C U P A T I O N S - HEN
169
65
-
377
8.16
T R U C K D R I V E R S . M E D I U M T R U C K ------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------
290
205
MAINTENANCE MECHANICS
( M O T O R V E H I C L E S ) --------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -------------------
20 3
179
7.17
6.99
T R U C K D R I V E R S . T R A C T O R - T R A I L E R --N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S -----------------R E T A I L T R A D E ---------------------
275
260
219
N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------R E T A I L T R A D E ---------------------
90
82
80
M A T E R I A L H A N D L I N G L A B O R E R S --------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------------r e t a i l t r a d e ---------------------
295
222
207
MAINTENANCE
MECHANICS
~
(M A C H I N E R Y )
---------
86
5.44
S T A T I O N A R Y E N G I N E E R S -----------------
79
7. 7 9
MAINTENANCE
TRADES HELPERS
279
232
See footnotes at end of tables.
20
Number Average
(mean2)
of
hourly
woikers
earnings4
M A T E R I A L M O V E M E N T AN D C U S T O D I A L
O C C U P A T I O N S - MEN
$
7. 9 1
7. 0 7
MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS
NONMA NUF AC TUR INS
Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division
$
7. 16 G U A R D S ----------------------------------7.32
GU AR DS , C L A S S B --------------------6.32
6. 91 J A NI TO RS , P O R T E R S , AND C L E A N E R S --6.01
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------9. 75
9 .56
9.55
M A T E R I A L M O V E M E N T AND C U S T O D I A L
O C C U P A T I O N S - WO M E N
9.37
9.25 J A N I T O R S . P O R T E R S . AND C L E A N E R S --9.21
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N S ------------- ------
152
70
$
6. 9 7
6.07
106
9.77
92
9. 30
336
281
33
218
3.67
3.17
9.01
3. 0 9
116
113
2. 87
2.87
Footnotes
1 Standard h ou rs r e fle c t the w orkw eek fo r w hich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e
th e ir r e g u la r s t r a ig h t -tim e s a la r ie s (e x clu siv e o f pay fo r o v e r tim e at
re g u la r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a te s ), and the earn ings c o r r e s p o n d to th ese
w eek ly h ou rs.
2 The m ea n is com p u ted fo r each jo b by totaling the ea rn in gs o f all
w o r k e r s and d ividin g by the n u m ber o f w o r k e r s .
The m edian d esign ates
p o s itio n — h alf o f the w o r k e r s r e c e iv e the sam e o r m o r e and h a lf r e c e iv e
the sa m e o r le s s than the rate shown. The m iddle range is d efin ed by two
ra tes o f pay: a fou rth o f the w o r k e r s earn the sam e o r le s s than the lo w e r
o f th e se ra tes and a fou rth ea rn the sam e o r m o r e than the h igh er rate.
3 E arn in gs data rela te on ly to w o r k e r s w hose sex id en tifica tion was
p ro v id e d by the esta b lish m en t.
4 E x clu d es p r e m iu m pay fo r o v e r tim e and fo r w ork on w eeken ds,
h o lid a y s , and late sh ifts.
E stim a tes fo r p e r io d s ending p r io r to 1976 rela te to m en only fo r
s k ille d m ain ten an ce and u n sk illed plant w o r k e r s . A ll oth er estim a tes relate
to m en and w om en .
6 Data do not m eet p u b lica tion c r it e r ia o r data not av ailable.
21
Appendix A.
Scope and Method
of Survey
In each o f the 75 *1 a rea s c u r r e n tly su r v e y e d , the B u reau obtains
w ages and re la te d b e n e fits data fr o m r e p re s e n ta tiv e esta b lish m en ts w ithin
s ix b roa d in d u stry d iv is io n s : M an u fa ctu rin g; tra n sp o rta tio n , com m u n ica tion ,
and oth er p u b lic u tilitie s ; w h o le s a le tra d e ; r e ta il tra d e ; fin a n ce, in su ra n ce,
and r e a l esta te; and s e r v ic e s . G overn m en t o p e r a tio n s and the co n s tr u c tio n
and e x tr a c tiv e in d u stries are e x clu d ed . E sta b lish m en ts having fe w e r than a
p r e s c r ib e d n um ber o f w o r k e r s are a lso ex clu d ed b e c a u se o f in su fficien t
em p loym en t in the occu p a tio n s stu d ied. A pp endix ta ble 1 show s the num ber
o f esta b lish m en ts and w o r k e r s estim a ted to be w ithin the s c o p e o f this su rv ey ,
as w ell as the n um ber actu ally studied.
B u reau fie ld r e p re s e n ta tiv e s obtain data by p e r s o n a l v is its at 3 - year
in te r v a ls . In each o f the two in terven in g y e a r s , in fo rm a tio n on em p loym en t
and occu p a tion a l earn in g s on ly is c o lle c t e d by a com b in a tion o f p e r s o n a l v isit,
m a il q u e stio n n a ire , and telep h on e in te rv ie w fr o m e sta b lish m en ts p a rticip a tin g
in the p r e v io u s su r v e y .
A sa m p le o f the e sta b lish m en ts in the s c o p e o f the su r v e y is s e le c t e d
fo r study p r io r to each p e r s o n a l v is it su r v e y .
T h is sa m p le, le s s esta b
lish m en ts w h ich go out o f b u sin e s s o r are no lo n g e r w ithin the in d u stria l
sc o p e o f the su r v e y , is reta in ed f o r the fo llo w in g tw o annual s u r v e y s . In
m o s t c a s e s , esta b lish m en ts new to the a r e a are not c o n s id e r e d in the s c o p e
o f the s u r v e y until the s e le c t io n o f a sa m p le fo r a p e r s o n a l v is it su rv e y .
The sa m p lin g p r o c e d u r e s invoLve d eta iled str a tific a tio n o f all esta b
lish m en ts w ithin the s c o p e o f an in dividu al a rea su r v e y b y in du stry and
num ber o f e m p lo y e e s . F r o m this stra tifie d u n iv e r s e a p r o b a b ility sa m ple
is s e le c te d , w ith each e sta b lish m en t having a p r e d e te r m in e d ch a n ce o f s e
le c tio n . T o obtain optim u m a c c u r a c y at m in im u m c o s t, a g r e a te r p r o p o rtio n
o f la rg e than sm a ll esta b lish m en ts is s e le c t e d . W hen data are com b in ed ,
each e sta b lish m en t is w eigh ted a c c o r d in g to its p r o b a b ility o f s e le c t io n so
that u nbiased e stim a te s a re g en era ted . F o r e x a m p le, if one out o f fou r
esta b lish m en ts is s e le c t e d , it is g iven a w eigh t o f 4 to r e p r e s e n t it s e lf plus
th ree o th e r s . An a ltern a te o f the sa m e o r ig in a l p r o b a b ility is c h o s e n in the
sa m e in d u s tr y -s iz e c la s s ific a t io n if data a re not a v a ila b le fr o m the o r ig in a l
sa m p le m e m b e r . If no su itab le su bstitu te is a v a ila b le, additional w eigh t is
assign ed to a sa m p le m e m b e r that is s im ila r to the m is s in g unit.
and pow erp lan t; and (4) m a te r ia l m o v e m e n t and c u s to d ia l. O ccu p a tion a l
c la s s ific a t io n is b a sed on a u n iform se t o f jo b d e s c r ip tio n s d esig n ed to take
accou n t o f in teresta b lish m en t v a ria tio n in du ties w ithin the sa m e jo b .
O ccu p a tion s s e le cte d fo r study are lis te d and d e s c r ib e d in appendix B .
U n less o th erw ise in d icated , the ea rn in g s data fo llo w in g the jo b
title s are fo r all in d u stries c o m b in e d .
E a rn in gs data fo r so m e o f the
occu p a tion s lis te d and d e s c r ib e d , o r fo r so m e in d u stry d iv is io n s w ithin the
s c o p e o f the su rv ey , are not p r e s e n te d in the A - s e r i e s ta b les b e c a u se
e ith er (1) em p loym en t in the occu p a tion is too s m a ll to p r o v id e enough data
to m e r it presen ta tion , o r (2) th ere is p o s s ib ilit y o f d is c lo s u r e o f in dividual
esta b lish m en t data. Separate m e n 's and w o m e n 's earn in g s data are not
p re se n te d when the num ber o f w o r k e r s not id en tified by s e x is 20 p e r ce n t
o r m o r e o f the m en o r w om en id en tified in an o c cu p a tio n . E a rn in gs data
not shown sep a ra tely fo r in du stry d iv is io n s a re in clu ded in data fo r all
in d u stries com b in ed . L ik e w ise , fo r o c cu p a tio n s w ith m o r e than one le v e l,
data are included in the o v e r a ll c la s s ific a t io n w hen a s u b c la s s ific a tio n is
not show n o r in form ation to s u b c la s s ify is not a v a ila b le .
O ccu p ation a l em p loym en t and ea rn in g s data are shown fo r fu ll-tim e
w o r k e r s , i.e ., th ose h ired to w o rk a r e g u la r w eek ly sc h e d u le .
E a rn in gs
data ex clu d e p rem iu m pay fo r o v e r tim e and fo r w o rk on w eek en d s, h olid a y s ,
and la te sh ifts. N on production b on u ses are e x clu d ed , but c o s t - o f - li v i n g
a llow a n ces and in cen tive bon u ses are in clu d ed . W e e k ly h ou rs fo r o ffic e
c le r i c a l and p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l o c cu p a tio n s r e fe r to the standard
w ork w eek (rounded to the n e a r e st h a lf h ou r) fo r w hich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e
r e g u la r stra ig h t-tim e s a la r ie s (e x c lu s iv e o f pay fo r o v e r t im e at re g u la r
a n d /o r p rem iu m r a te s ). A v e ra g e w e e k ly ea rn in g s fo r th e se o c cu p a tio n s are
roun ded to the n e a r e s t half d o lla r . V e r t ic a l lin e s w ithin the d is trib u tio n o f
w o r k e r s on som e A -t a b le s in dicate a ch an ge in the s iz e o f the c la s s in te r v a ls .
T h ese su rv e y s m e a s u re the le v e l o f occu p a tio n a l ea rn in gs in an a rea
at a p a rticu la r tim e. C o m p a ris o n s o f in div idu al o c cu p a tio n a l a v e r a g e s o v e r
tim e m a y not r e fle c t exp ected w age ch a n g e s. The a v e r a g e s fo r in dividu al jo b s
are a ffected by changes in w ages and em p lo y m e n t p a tte rn s.
F o r ex a m p le,
p r o p o rtio n s o f w o r k e r s em p loyed by h igh - o r lo w -w a g e fir m s m a y ch an ge, o r
h ig h -w a g e w o rk e r s m ay advance to b e tte r jo b s and be r e p la c e d by new
w o r k e r s at lo w e r r a te s . Such sh ifts in em p lo y m e n t co u ld d e c r e a s e an o c c u
pation al av erag e even though m o s t e sta b lis h m e n ts in an a r e a in c r e a s e w ages
du ring the y e a r . C hanges in earn in gs o f o c cu p a tio n a l g ro u p s, show n in table
A - 7, are b etter in d ica tors o f w age tre n d s than are ea rn in g s ch a n g es fo r
individu al jo b s w ithin the g rou p s.
O ccu p ation s and earn in gs
O ccu p a tion s s e le c t e d fo r study are co m m o n to a v a r ie ty o f m a n u fa c
turing and nonm an ufacturin g in d u s tr ie s , and a re o f the fo llo w in g ty p e s : (1)
O ffic e c le r i c a l; (2) p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l; (3) m a in ten a n ce, to o lr o o m ,
1
Included in the 75 areas are 5 studies conducted by the Bureau under contract. These areas are
A v e ra g e earn ings r e fle c t c o m p o s ite , area w id e e s tim a te s . In d u stries
Akron, Ohio; Birmingham, A la.; Norfolk—Virginia Beach—Portsmouth and Newport News—Hampton, V a.—N .C .;
and esta b lish m en ts d iffe r in pay le v e l and jo b sta ffin g , and thus con trib u te
Poughkeepsie-'-Kingston—Newburgh, N .Y .; and Utica—Rome, N .Y . In addition, the Bureau conducts more
d iffe r e n tly to the estim a tes fo r each jo b . P a y a v e r a g e s m a y fa il to r e fle c t
limited area studies in approximately 100 areas at the request of the Employment Standards Administration o f
a c c u r a te ly the w age d iffe r e n tia l am ong jo b s in in dividu al e s ta b lis h m e n ts.
the U. S. Department of Labor.
22
A v e ra g e pa y le v e ls f o r m en and w om en in s e le cte d occu p a tio n s should
n ot be a ssu m ed to r e fle c t d iffe r e n c e s in pay o f the s e x e s w ithin in dividu al
e sta b lis h m e n ts .
F a c t o r s w h ich m a y contribute to d iffe r e n c e s in clude p r o
g r e s s io n w ithin e s ta b lis h e d rate ran ges (on ly the rates paid incu m bents a re
c o lle c t e d ) and p e r fo r m a n c e o f s p e c ific duties within the g e n e r a l su rv e y jo b
d e s c r ip t io n s . Job d e s c r ip tio n s u sed to c la s s ify em p lo y e e s in th ese su rv ey s
u s u a lly a r e m o r e g e n e r a liz e d than th ose u sed in in dividual esta b lish m en ts
and a llow fo r m in o r d iffe r e n c e s am ong estab lish m en ts in s p e c ific du ties
pe r fo r m e d .
E le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g
S k illed m ain ten an ce
C om pu ter sy ste m s
a n a lysts, c la s s e s
A , B, and C
C om pu ter p r o g r a m m e r s ,
c la s s e s A , B, and C
C om pu ter o p e r a t o r s ,
c la s s e s A , B, and C
C a rp en ters
E le c t r ic ia n s
P a in ters
M a ch in ists
M ech a n ics (m a ch in ery )
M ech a n ics (m o to r v e h icle )
P ip e fitte r s
T o o l and die m a k ers
O ccu p a tion a l e m p lo y m e n t e stim a tes re p re s e n t the tota l in a ll e s t a b
lis h m e n ts w ithin the s c o p e o f the study and not the num ber a c tu a lly su rv e y e d .
B e c a u se o c cu p a tio n a l s tru c tu re s am ong estab lish m en ts d iffe r , e stim a te s o f
o c cu p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t obtain ed fr o m the sam ple o f e sta b lish m en ts studied
s e r v e on ly to in d ica te the r e la tiv e im p orta n ce o f the jo b s stu d ied. T h ese
d iffe r e n c e s in o c cu p a tio n a l s tru c tu re do not a ffe c t m a te r ia lly the a c c u r a c y o f
the e a rn in g s data.
In d u stria l n u rse s
U n sk illed plant
R e g is te r e d in d u stria l
n u r se s
J a n ito rs, p o r t e r s , and
c le a n e r s
M a te ria l handling la b o r e r s
W age tre n d s f o r s e le c t e d occu p a tio n a l grou ps
The p e r c e n t in c r e a s e s p r e se n te d in ta ble A -7 a re b a sed on changes
in a v e r a g e h o u r ly e a rn in g s o f m en and w om en in esta b lish m en ts rep ortin g the
tren d jo b s in both the c u r re n t and p re v io u s y ea r (m atched e sta b lis h m e n ts).
T h e data a r e ad ju sted to r e m o v e the e ffe c ts on av erag e ea rn in g s o f e m p lo y
m en t sh ifts am ong esta b lis h m e n ts and tu rn ov er o f esta b lish m en ts in clu ded
in s u r v e y s a m p le s .
T he p e r c e n t in c r e a s e s , h ow ev er, a r e s till a ffe c te d by
fa c t o r s oth e r than w age in c r e a s e s . H irin g s, la y o ffs , and tu rn ov er m a y a ffe c t
an e s ta b lis h m e n t a v e r a g e fo r an occu p a tion when w o rk e rs a re paid u nder plans
p r o v id in g a ran ge o f w age ra tes f o r in dividual jo b s . In p e r io d s o f in c r e a s e d
h irin g , f o r e x a m p le , new e m p lo y e e s m a y en ter at the b o tto m o f the range,
d e p r e s s in g the a v e r a g e w ithout a change in w age rates.
The p e r c e n t ch a n g es rela te to w age changes betw een the in d icated
d a te s . W hen the tim e span b etw een su rv ey s is oth er than 12 m on th s, annual
ra te s a r e show n, (it is a s su m e d that w ages in cr e a s e at a constan t rate
b etw een s u r v e y s .)
P e r c e n t changes fo r in dividu al a r e a s in the p r o g r a m a re com puted
as fo llo w s :
1. A v e ra g e ea rn in g s a r e com p u ted fo r each occu p a tion fo r
the 2 y e a r s being c o m p a r e d . The a v e r a g e s a re d eriv ed
fr o m ea rn in g s in th ose esta b lish m en ts w h ich are in
the s u r v e y both y e a r s ; it is a ssu m ed that em p loym en t
rem a in s u nchanged.
2. E a ch occu p a tion is a s sig n e d a w eigh t ba sed on its p r o
p ortion a te em p loy m en t in ihe occu p a tion a l g rou p in the
b a se y e a r .
3. T h ese w eigh ts a re u sed to com pu te g rou p a v e r a g e s.
E ach o c c u p a tio n 's a v e r a g e ea rn in g s (com pu ted in step 1)
is m u ltip lied by its w eigh t. The p ro d u cts a r e totaled to
obtain a grou p a v e r a g e .
4.
The ra tio o f g rou p a v e r a g e s fo r 2 c o n s e cu tiv e y ea rs is
com pu ted b y dividing the a v e ra g e f o r the cu r re n t y ear by
the a v e ra g e fo r the e a r lie r y e a r . The re su lt— e x p re s s e d
as a p e r ce n t— le s s 100 is the p e r c e n t change.
O ccu p a tio n s u se d to com pu te w age tren ds a r e :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l
O ffice c le r i c a l— Continued
S e c r e t a r ie s
S te n o g r a p h e rs , g e n e r a l
S te n o g r a p h e rs , s e n io r
T y p is ts , c la s s e s
A and B
F ile c le r k s , c la s s e s A ,
B, and C
M essen g ers
S w itch b oa rd o p e r a t o r s
O rd e r c le r k s , c la s s e s
A and B
A ccou n tin g c le r k s ,
c la s s e s A and B
B ook k eep in g -m a ch in e
o p e r a to r s , c la s s B
P a y r o ll c le rk s
K ey en try o p e r a t o r s ,
c la s s e s A and B
F o r a m o r e d eta iled d e s c r ip tio n o f the m ethod u sed to com pute these
w age tre n d s, see "Im p ro v in g A r e a W age S u rv ey In d exes, " M onthly L a b or
R e v ie w , January 1973, pp. 5 2 -5 7 .
E sta b lish m en t p r a c t ic e s and su p p lem en ta ry w age p r o v is io n s
T ab u lation s on s e le c te d esta b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and su pplem en tary
w age p r o v is io n s ( B - s e r i e s ta b le s ) a r e not p r e se n te d in this bu lletin . I n fo r
m a tion fo r th ese tabu lation s is c o lle c t e d at 3 -y e a r , in te r v a ls . T h ese tabu
la tion s on m in im u m en tra n ce s a la r ie s f o r in e x p e rie n c e d o ffic e w o r k e r s ; shift
d iffe r e n t ia ls ; sch ed u led w eek ly h o u r s and da ys; paid h o lid a y s ; paid v a ca tion s;
and h ealth, in su r a n ce , and p en sion pla n s a r e p r e se n te d (in the B -s e r ie s ta bles)
in p r e v io u s b u lletin s f o r th is a r e a .
Appendix table 1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied
in New Orleans, La.,1January 1978
In d u stry d iv is io n 2
M in im u m
e m p lo y m e n t
in e s t a b lis h m e n ts in s c o p e
o f study
W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts
N um ber o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts
W ithin s c o p e o f study 4
W ithin s c o p e
o f study J
Studied
Studied
N um ber
P ercen t
ALL E S T A B L I S H M E N T S
_
887
21 6
17 6, 32 2
100
91,187
50
-
162
725
52
164
40 ?195
136,12 7
23
77
23,895
67,292
50
50
50
50
50
110
144
195
112
164
32
22
38
22
50
29 ,9 87
15 ,487
49 ,7 18
16 ,205
24 ,7 30
17
9
28
9
14
20,642
3,283
25,289
6,562
11,516
AL L D I V I S I O N S -----------------------------------------------------------
-
49
43
68 ,0 90
100
61,583
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------------------------------T R A N S P O R T A T I O N ? C O M M U N I C A T I O N ? AND
O T HE R P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 5 --------------------------------------W H O L E S A L E TRAD E 6 --------------------------------------------------------R E T A I L TR AO E
-------------------------------------F I N A N C E ? IN SU R A N C E ? AND RE A L E S T A T E 6 -------S E R V I C E S 6 7-------------------------------------------
50 0
7
42
7
36
14 ,048
54 ,0 42
21
79
1 4 ,0 48
47,535
11
10
18 ,305
27
1 7 ,6 74
18
8
5
15
6
5
26 ,2 07
5,411
4, 11 9
38
8
6
21,431
4,311
4,119
AL 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 T A T I O N ? C O M M U N I C A T I O N ? AND
O T HE R P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 5 --------------------------------------W H O L E S A L E TR AD E 6 ------;---------------------------------------------R E T A I L TR AO E
--------------------------------------------------------------F I N A N C E ? I N S U RA NC E? AND R E AL E S T A T E 6 -------------S E R V I C E S 6 7-----------------------------------------------------------------------LARGE ES TA BL ISHMENTS
-
500
500
500
50 0
50 0
1 Th e N ew O rle a n s Standard M e tro p o lita n S ta tis tic a l A r e a , as d e fin e d by the
O ff ic e o f M an agem en t and B u dget through F e b r u a r y 1974, c o n s is t s o f J e ffe r s o n ,
O r le a n s , St. B e r n a rd , and St. T a m m an y P a r i s h e s .
Th e " w o r k e r s w ithin s c o p e o f
stu dy" e s tim a te s show n in this table p r o v id e a r e a s o n a b ly a c c u r a te d e s c r ip tio n o f
the s iz e and c o m p o s it io n o f the la b o r f o r c e in clu d ed in the s u r v e y . E s tim a te s a re
not in ten ded, h o w e v e r , f o r c o m p a r is o n w ith o th e r e m p lo y m e n t in d exes to m e a s u r e
em p lo y m e n t tren d s o r le v e ls s in c e (1) planning o f w age s u r v e y s r e q u ir e s e s ta b
lis h m e n t d ata c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in advance o f the p a y r o ll p e r io d stu d ied , and
(2) sm a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts a re e x c lu d e d fr o m the s c o p e o f the s u r v e y .
2 Th e 1972 e d itio n o f the Standard In d u stria l C la s s ific a t io n M anual w as
u s e d in c la s s ify in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts b y in d u stry d iv is io n . H o w e v e r , a ll g o v e r n m e n t
o p e r a tio n s a re e x clu d e d fr o m the s c o p e o f the s u r v e y .
3 In clu d es all e sta b lis h m e n ts w ith total e m p lo y m e n t at o r a b ove the m in im u m
lim ita tio n . A ll o u tle ts (w ithin the a rea ) o f c o m p a n ie s in in d u s tr ie s su ch as tr a d e ,
fin a n c e , auto r e p a ir s e r v ic e , and m o tio n p ic tu r e th e a te r s a re c o n s id e r e d as 1
es ta b lis h m e n t.
4 In clu d es all w o r k e r s in all e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith total e m p lo y m e n t (w ith in
the a re a ) at o r above the m in im u m lim ita tion .
5 A b b r e v ia te d to " p u b lic u t ilit ie s " in the A - s e r i e s t a b le s .
T a x ic a b s and
s e r v ic e s in cid e n ta l to w a ter tra n s p o rta tio n are e x c lu d e d .
6 T h is d iv is io n is r e p r e s e n te d in e s tim a te s f o r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " and " n o n
m a n u fa c tu r in g " in the A - s e r i e s ta b le s . S epa ra te p r e s e n ta tio n o f data is not m a d e
f o r one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g r e a s o n s : (1) E m p lo y m e n t is too s m a ll to p r o v id e
enough data to m e r it s e p a r a te study, (2) the s a m p le w as not d e s ig n e d in it ia lly to
p e r m it s e p a r a te p re se n ta tio n , (3) r e s p o n s e w as in s u ffic ie n t o r in adequ ate to p e r m it
s e p a r a te p re s e n ta tio n , and (4) th e r e is p o s s ib ilit y o f d i s c lo s u r e o f in d ivid u al
e s ta b lis h m e n t d ata.
7 H otels and m o t e ls ; la u n d rie s and oth er p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s in e s s s e r
v i c e s ; a u to m o b ile re p a ir , re n ta l, and park in g; m o t io n p ic t u r e s ; n o n p ro fit m e m b e r s h ip
o r g a n iz a tio n s (e xclu d in g r e lig io u s and ch a r ita b le o r g a n iz a t io n s ); and e n g in e e r in g and
a r c h ite c t u r a l s e r v ic e s .
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Appendix B.
Occupational
Descriptions
The p r im a r y p u rp o s e o f p rep a rin g jo b d e s cr ip tio n s fo r the Bu
r e a u 's w age s u r v e y s is to a s s is t its fie ld staff in c la s s ify in g into ap p roria te o c cu p a tio n s w o r k e r s w ho are em p loyed under a v a r ie ty o f p a y r o ll
title s and d iffe r e n t w o r k arra n g em en ts fr o m estab lish m en t to e s ta b lis h
m e n t and fr o m a r e a to a r e a . T h is p e rm its the grouping o f occu p a tion a l
w ag e ra te s r e p re s e n tin g c o m p a ra b le jo b content. B e ca u se o f this e m
p h a sis on in te r e s ta b lis h m e n t and in te r a r e a c o m p a ra b ility o f occu p a tion a l
con ten t, the B u r e a u 's jo b d e s c r ip tio n s m a y d iffe r sig n ifica n tly fr o m th ose
in u se in in div idu al e sta b lish m en ts o r th ose p rep a red fo r oth er pu r
p o s e s . In applying th ese jo b d e s c r ip tio n s , the B u rea u 's fie ld e c o n o m is ts
a re in stru cte d to e x clu d e w ork in g s u p e r v is o r s ; a p p re n tice s ; and p a rttim e , te m p o r a r y , and p r o b a tio n a r y w o r k e r s . H andicapped w o r k e r s w h ose
ea rn in g s are re d u ce d b e c a u s e o f th eir handicap are a lso e x clu d ed .
L e a r n e r s , b e g in n e r s , and tr a in e e s , u n less s p e c ific a lly in cluded in the
jo b d e s c r ip t io n s , a re e x clu d e d .
Office
SECRETARY
S E C R E T A R Y — Continued
A s s ig n e d as a p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o rm a lly to one in dividu al. M ain
tains a c lo s e and h ig h ly r e s p o n s iv e rela tion sh ip to the d a y -to -d a y a c tiv itie s o f
the s u p e r v is o r . W o r k s fa ir ly independently r e ce iv in g a m in im u m o f detailed
s u p e r v is io n and g u id a n ce . P e r fo r m s v aried c le r i c a l and s e c r e t a r ia l duties
r e q u irin g a k n ow led g e o f o f f ic e routine and understanding o f the org a n iz a tio n ,
p r o g r a m s , and p r o c e d u r e s r e la te d to the w ork o f the s u p e r v is o r .
E x clu s io n s— Continued
E x clu s io n s
e.
P o s itio n s w hich do not fit any o f the situ ations listed in the
se c tio n s below titled " L e v e l o f S u p e r v is o r , " e .g ., s e c r e ta r y to the
p re sid e n t o f a com pa n y that e m p lo y s , in all, o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 p e r so n s;
f.
T r a in e e s .
C la s s ific a t io n by L e v e l
Not all p o s itio n s that a r e titled " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s the above c h a r
a c t e r is t ic s .
E x a m p le s o f p o s itio n s w hich are exclu ded fr o m the d efin ition
are as fo llo w s :
a. P o s itio n s w h ich do not m eet the "p e r s o n a l"
d e s c r ib e d a b ove;
se cre ta ry con cept
b.
S te n o g ra p h e rs not fu lly trained in s e c r e ta r ia l-ty p e d u ties;
c.
S ten og ra p h ers s e r v in g as o ffic e assista n ts to a g rou p o f p r o
fe s s io n a l, te c h n ic a l, o r m a n a g eria l p e r s o n s ;
S e c r e ta r y jo b s w hich m e e t the above c h a r a c t e r is t ic s are m atched at
one o f fiv e le v e ls a c c o rd in g to (a) the le v e l o f the s e c r e t a r y 's su p e r v iso r
w ithin the co m p a n y 's org a n iz a tio n a l stru ctu re and, (b) the le v e l o f the
s e c r e t a r y 's r e s p o n s ib ility . The ch a rt fo llo w in g the explanations o f these two
fa c to r s in d icates the le v e l o f the s e c r e t a r y fo r each com bin a tion o f the
fa c t o r s .
L e v e l o f S e c r e t a r y 's S u p e rv iso r (LS)
d. A s s is ta n t -ty p e p o s itio n s w hich entail m o r e d iffic u lt o r m o r e r e
sp o n s ib le te c h n ic a l, a d m in istra tiv e, o r s u p e r v is o r y du ties w hich
are not ty p ic a l o f s e c r e t a r ia l w ork , e .g ., A d m in istra tiv e A s s is t
ant, o r E x e cu tiv e A s sis ta n t;
S e c r e ta r ie s should be m a tch ed at one o f the fou r LS le v e ls d e s c r ib e d
b elow a c c o rd in g to the le v e l o f the s e c r e t a r y 's s u p e r v is o r w ithin the com pany
o rg a n iz a tio n a l s tru c tu re .
LS—1
a.
S e c r e ta r y to the s u p e r v is o r o r head o f a sm a ll orga n ization a l
unit ( e .g ., fe w e r than about 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ); o r
S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u e d
SE C R E T A R Y — Continued
C l a s s i f i c a t i o n b y L e v e l-— C o n tin u e d
C la s s ific a tio n by L evel-— Continued
b. S e c r e ta r y to a n o n s u p e r v is o r y sta ff s p e c ia lis t, p r o fe s s io n a l
e m p lo y e e , a d m in istra tiv e o f f ic e r o r a ssista n t, sk ille d tech n icia n
o r e x p e rt. (N O TE : M a n y co m p a n ie s a ssig n s te n o g r a p h e rs ,
r a th e r than s e c r e t a r ie s as d e s c r ib e d a b ove, to this le v e l o f
s u p e r v is o r y o r n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r .)
L S -2
a.
p o s itio n s . V ice p resid en ts w h ose p r im a r y r e s p o n s ib ility is to act p e r s o n a lly
on individual c a s e s o r tra n sa ction s (e .g ., a p p rov e o r deny in dividu al loan
o r c r e d it action s; ad m in ister individu al tru st a ccou n ts; d ir e c t ly s u p e r v is e a
c le r i c a l staff) are not co n s id e r e d to be " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " fo r p u rp o s e s
o f applying the defin ition .
S e c r e ta r y to an e x e cu tiv e o r m a n a g e r ia l p e r s o n w h ose r e s p o n
s ib ility is not equ ivalen t to one o f the s p e c ific le v e l situ ation s in
the d efin ition fo r L S -3 , but w h ose o rg a n iz a tio n a l unit n o rm a lly
n u m bers at le a s t s e v e r a l d ozen e m p lo y e e s and is u su a lly div id ed
into o rg a n iz a tio n a l segm en ts w h ich are often , in turn, fu rth e r
su b d iv id ed . In so m e co m p a n ie s , this le v e l in clu d es a w ide range
o f o r g a n iz a tio n a l e c h e lo n s ; in o th e r s , on ly one o r tw o; o r
L e v e l o f S e c r e ta r y 's R e s p o n s ib ility (L R )
This fa c to r evaluates the nature o f the w o rk re la tio n s h ip betw een
the s e c r e t a r y and the s u p e r v is o r , and the extent to w hich the s e c r e t a r y is
ex p e cte d to e x e r c is e in itiative and ju d g m en t. S e c r e ta r ie s should be m a tch ed
at LR—1 o r LR—2 d e s c r ib e d below a c c o r d in g to th eir le v e l o f r e s p o n s ib ility .
b. S e c r e ta r y to the head o f an in dividual plant, fa c to r y , e t c ., (o r
oth er equ ivalen t le v e l o f o ffic ia l) that e m p lo y s , in a ll, fe w e r
than 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
L S -3
a. S e c r e ta r y to the ch a irm a n o f the b oa rd o r p r e s id e n t o f a com pa n y
that e m p lo y s , in all, fe w e r than 100 p e r s o n s ; o r
b.
c.
L S -4
L e v e l o f R e s p o n sib ility 1 (LR—1)
S e c r e ta r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f ic e r (oth er than ch a irm a n o f the
b o a rd o r p re sid e n t) o f a com pa n y that e m p lo y s , in all, o v e r 100
but fe w e r than 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
a. A n sw ers telep h on es,
com in g m a il.
S e c r e ta r y to the head (im m e d ia te ly below the o f f ic e r le v e l) o v e r
e ith e r a m a jo r c o r p o r a te w id e fu n ction al a ctiv ity (e .g ., m a rk etin g ,
r e s e a r c h , o p e r a tio n s , in d u stria l r e la tio n s , e tc .) o r a m a jo r
g e o g r a p h ic o r o rg a n iz a tio n a l seg m en t (e .g ., a r e g io n a l h eadq u a r
t e r s ; a m a jo r d iv is io n ) o f a com p a n y that e m p lo y s , in all, o v e r
5, 000 but fe w e r than 2 5 ,0 0 0 e m p lo y e e s ; o r
d.
S e c r e ta r y to the head o f an individu al plant, fa c to r y , e t c ., (o r
oth er equ ivalen t le v e l o f o ffic ia l) that e m p lo y s , in all, o v e r
5, 000 p e r s o n s ; o r
e.
S e c r e ta r y to the head o f a la r g e and im p orta n t o rg a n iz a tio n a l
se g m e n t ( e .g ., a m id d le m a n a gem en t s u p e r v is o r o f an o r g a n i
za tion a l seg m en t often in volvin g as m any as s e v e r a l hundred
p e r s o n s ) o f a com p a n y that e m p lo y s , in all, o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
a.
S e c r e ta r y to the ch a irm a n o f the b oa rd o f p r e s id e n t o f a com pa n y
that e m p lo y s , in all, o v e r 100 but fe w e r than 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
b.
S e c r e ta r y to a c o r p o r a t e o ffic e r (oth er than the ch a irm a n o f the
b o a rd o r p re sid e n t) o f a com pa n y that e m p lo y s , in all, o v e r 5 ,0 0 0
but fe w e r than 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
c.
P e r fo r m s v a ried s e c r e t a r ia l du ties in clu din g o r c o m p a ra b le to m o s t
o f the follow in g :
person al
c a lle r s ,
and open s
in
b.
A n sw ers telephone r e q u e sts w h ich have stan dard a n sw e r s.
rep ly to req u ests by sending a fo r m le t te r .
c.
R ev iew s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o ra n d a , and r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d by
oth ers fo r the s u p e r v is o r 's sign a tu re to en su re p r o c e d u r a l and
ty pogra ph ica l a c c u r a c y .
d. M aintains s u p e r v is o r 's
in stru cted .
e.
T y p es,
c a le n d a r
and m a k es
takes and t r a n s c r ib e s d ic ta tio n ,
appointm ents
M ay
as
and f ile s .
L e v e l o f R e s p o n sib ility 2 (LR—2)
P e r fo r m s duties d e s c r ib e d u nder LR—1 and, in addition p e r fo r m s
ta sk s req u irin g g re a te r judgm ent, in itia tiv e, and k n ow led ge o f o ffic e fu n ction s
in clu din g o r com p a ra b le to m o s t o f the fo llo w in g :
S e c r e ta r y to the head, im m e d ia te ly below the c o r p o r a t e o ffic e r
le v e l, o f a m a jo r seg m en t o r s u b s id ia r y o f a com p a n y that
e m p lo y s , in all, o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
N O T E : The te rm " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r " u sed in the above LS d efin ition
r e fe r s to th ose o ffic ia l s w ho have a s ig n ific a n t c o r p o r a te w id e p olicy m a k in g
r o le w ith r e g a rd to m a jo r com p a n y a c tiv it ie s . The title " v ic e p r e s id e n t, "
though n o r m a lly in d ica tiv e o f this r o le , d o e s not in all c a s e s iden tify such
g r e e ts
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a.
S creen s telephone and p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , d ete rm in in g w hich can
be handled by the s u p e r v is o r 's su b ord in a tes o r oth er o f f i c e s .
b.
A n sw ers req u ests w hich r e q u ir e a d eta iled kn ow led ge o f o f
fic e p r o ce d u r e s o r c o lle c t io n o f in fo rm a tio n fr o m file s o r
oth er o ffic e s . M ay sign rou tin e c o r r e s p o n d e n c e in ow n o r
s u p e r v is o r 's n am e.
c.
C om p iles o r a s s is ts in c o m p ilin g p e r io d ic r e p o r ts on the b a s is
of g en era l in stru ctio n s.
S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u e d
S T E N O G R A P H E R — C o n tin u e d
L e v e l o f R e s p o n s ib ilit y 2 (LR—2)— Continued
o f the s p e c ific b u sin e s s o p e r a tio n s , org a n iz a tion , p o lic ie s , p r o c e d u r e s , file s ,
w o rk flo w , e tc . U s e s this k n ow led ge in p e r fo r m in g sten og ra p h ic duties and
r e s p o n s ib le c le r i c a l tasks such as m ain taining follow u p file s ; assem blin g
m a te r ia l fo r r e p o r t s , m em ora n d a , and le t te r s ; c o m p o s in g sim p le le tte rs
fr o m g e n e ra l in stru ctio n s; readin g and routing in com in g m a il; and answ ering
rou tin e q u e stio n s, e tc .
d.
S ch ed u les ten tative appointm ents w ithout p r io r c le a r a n c e . A s
s e m b le s n e c e s s a r y backgrou n d m a te r ia l for sch ed u led m e e tin g s .
M akes a rra n g e m e n ts fo r m eetin g s and c o n fe r e n c e s .
e.
E x p la in s s u p e r v i s o r 's req u irem en ts to other e m p lo y e e s in su p e r
v i s o r 's unit. (A ls o ty p es, takes d icta tion , and file s .)
TR A N SC RIBIN G -M AC H IN E T Y P IST
The fo llo w in g ta bu la tion show s the le v e l of the s e c r e t a r y f o r ea ch
LS and L R com b in a tion .
L e v e l o f s e c r e t a r y 's
_____ s u p e r v is o r _____
P r im a r y duty is to type c o p y o f v o ic e r e c o r d e d d icta tion w hich does
not in volve v a rie d tech n ica l o r s p e c ia liz e d v o ca b u la ry such as that used in
le g a l b r ie fs o r r e p o r ts on s c ie n tific r e s e a r c h . M ay a lso type fr o m w ritten
c o p y . M ay m ain tain f ile s , k eep sim p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r fo r m oth er re la tiv e ly
rou tin e c le r i c a l ta sk s. (See S ten ograph er d efin ition fo r w o rk e r s in volved
w ith shorthand d icta tion .)
L e v e l o f s e c r e t a r y 's r e s p o n s ib ility
LR—1
LR—2
TY P IST
C la ss
C la ss
C la ss
C la ss
LS—1
L S -2
L S -3
LS—4
E
D
C
B
C la ss
C la ss
C la ss
C la ss
D
C
B
A
U s e s a ty p e w rite r to m ake c o p ie s o f v a riou s m a te r ia ls o r to m ake
out b ills a fter c a lcu la tio n s have been m ade by another p e r s o n . M ay include
typing o f s te n c ils , m a ts , o r s im ila r m a te r ia ls fo r u se in duplicating p r o c
e s s e s . M ay do c le r i c a l w o rk in volvin g little sp e c ia l train in g, such as
keep in g s im p le r e c o r d s , f i l i n g r e c o r d s and r e p o r t s , o r sortin g and
d istrib u tin g in com in g m a il.
ST E N O G R A PH E R
C la ss A . P e r fo r m s one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g : Typing m a te r ia l
in fin a l fo r m w hen it in volves com bin in g m a te r ia l fr o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s ;
o r r e s p o n s ib ility fo r c o r r e c t sp e llin g , s y lla b ica tio n , punctuation, e tc ., of
te c h n ic a l o r unusual w o rd s o r fo r e ig n language m a te r ia l; o r planning la y
out and typing o f c o m p lica te d s ta tis tica l ta b les to m ain tain u n iform ity and
b a la n ce in sp a cin g . M ay type routine fo r m le t te r s , v a ry in g d etails to suit
c ir c u m s t a n c e s .
P r im a r y duty is to take d icta tion using shorthand, and to tr a n s c r ib e
the d ic ta tio n . M ay a lso type fr o m w ritten c o p y . M ay o p e r a te fr o m a sten o
g ra p h ic p o o l. M ay o c c a s io n a lly tr a n s c r ib e fr o m v o ic e r e c o r d in g s (if p r im a r y
duty is tr a n s c r ib in g fr o m r e c o r d in g s , see T r a n s c rib in g -M a c h in e T y p is t).
N O T E : T h is jo b is distin g u ish ed fr o m that o f a s e c r e t a r y in that a
s e c r e t a r y n o r m a lly w o rk s in a con fid en tia l rela tion sh ip w ith on ly one m a n
a g e r o r e x e cu tiv e and p e r fo r m s m o r e r e s p o n s ib le and d is c r e tio n a r y tasks
as d e s c r ib e d in the s e c r e t a r y jo b defin ition .
C la s s B . P e r fo r m s one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g ; C opy typing from
rough o r c le a r d r a fts ; o r rou tin e typing o f f o r m s , in su ra n ce p o lic ie s , e tc .;
o r settin g up s im p le standard tabu lation s; o r cop yin g m o r e c o m p le x tables
a lre a d y s e t up and sp a ced p r o p e r ly .
S ten og ra p h er, G e n e ra l
F IL E C LE R K
D icta tio n in v o lv e s a n o rm a l routine v oca b u la ry. M ay m ain tain f ile s ,
k eep sim p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r fo r m oth er r e la tiv e ly routine c le r i c a l ta sk s .
F il e s , c la s s ifi e s , and r e t r ie v e s m a te r ia l in an estab lish ed filing
s y s te m . M ay p e r fo r m c le r i c a l and m anual ta sk s re q u ire d to m aintain file s .
P o s itio n s are c la s s ifie d into le v e ls on the b a sis o f the follow in g d efin ition s.
S te n o g ra p h e r, S en ior
D icta tion in v o lv e s a v a rie d tech n ica l o r s p e c ia liz e d v o ca b u la r y such
as in le g a l b r ie fs o r r e p o r t s on s c ie n tific r e s e a r c h . M ay a lso s e t up and
m a in ta in f ile s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e tc .
C la ss A . C la s s ifie s and in d ex es file m a te r ia l such as c o r r e s p o n d
e n ce , r e p o r t s , te ch n ica l d ocu m en ts, e tc ., in an e sta b lish ed filin g sy stem
contain in g a num ber o f v a ried su b je ct m a tte r f ile s .
M ay also file this
m a te r ia l. M ay k eep r e c o r d s o f v a riou s types in con ju n ction with the file s .
M ay lead a s m a ll g rou p o f lo w e r le v e l file c le r k s .
OR
C la ss B . S o rts , c o d e s , and file s u n c la s s ifie d m a te r ia l by sim p le
(s u b je c t m a tter) headin gs o r p a rtly c la s s ifie d m a te r ia l by fin e r subheadings.
P r e p a r e s s im p le re la te d index and c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a id s. A s requ ested ,
lo c a t e s c le a r ly id en tified m a te r ia l in file s and fo r w a rd s m a te r ia l. M ay
p e r fo r m re la te d c le r i c a l tasks r e q u ire d to m ain tain and s e r v ic e file s .
P e r fo r m s s te n o g r a p h ic duties req u irin g sig n ifica n tly g r e a te r inde
p en d en ce and r e s p o n s ib ilit y than sten og ra p h er, g en era l, as ev id en ced by the
fo llo w in g : W o r k r e q u ir e s a high d e g re e o f sten og rap h ic sp eed and a c c u r a c y ;
a th orough w o rk in g k n ow led g e o f g en era l b u sin ess and o ffic e p r o c e d u r e ; and
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F I L E C L E R K — C o n tin u e d
O R D E R C L E R K — C on tin u ed
C la ss C . P e r fo r m s routine filin g o f m a te r ia l that has a lrea d y been
c la s s ifie d o r w hich is e a s ily c la s s ifie d in a s im p le s e r ia l c la s s ific a t io n
sy stem ( e .g ., a lp h a b etica l, c h r o n o lo g ic a l, o r n u m e r ic a l). A s re q u e ste d ,
lo c a te s r e a d ily ava ila b le m a te r ia l in file s and fo r w a r d s m a te r ia l; and m a y
f ill out w ith draw al c h a r g e . M ay p e r fo r m s im p le c le r i c a l and m anual tasks
req u ired to m ain tain and s e r v ic e f ile s .
P o sitio n s
d efin ition s:
a re
c la s s ifie d
into
le v e ls
a c c o rd in g
to
the
fo llo w in g
MESSENGER
C la ss A . H andles o r d e r s that in v o lv e m akin g ju d g m en ts such as
ch o o s in g w hich s p e c ific p rod u ct o r m a te r ia l fr o m the e sta b lis h m e n t's p r o d u ct
lin e s w ill sa tisfy the c u s to m e r 's n eed s, o r d e te rm in in g the p r ic e to be quoted
when p r ic in g in v olv es m o r e than m e r e ly r e fe r r in g to a p r ic e lis t o r m akin g
so m e s im p le m a th em a tica l c a lc u la tio n s .
P e r fo r m s v a rio u s routine duties such as running e r ra n d s , op era tin g
m in o r o ffic e m a ch in e s such as s e a le r s o r m a ile r s , opening and d istrib u tin g
m a il, and oth er m in o r c le r i c a l w o rk . E x clu d e p o s itio n s that re q u ire
op e ra tio n o f a m o t o r v e h ic le as a sig n ifica n t duty.
C la ss B . Handles o r d e r s in volvin g ite m s w hich have r e a d ily id e n
tifie d u se s and ap p lica tion s. M ay r e fe r to a c a ta lo g , m a n u fa c tu r e r 's m anu al,
o r s im ila r docum ent to in su re that p r o p e r item is su pplied o r to v e r ify
p r ic e o f o r d e r e d item .
ACCOUNTING CLERK
SW ITCHBOARD O P E R A T O R
P e r fo r m s one o r m o r e accou n tin g c l e r i c a l tasks such as p ostin g to
r e g is t e r s and le d g e r s ; r e co n cilin g bank a cco u n ts ; v e rify in g the in tern a l con
s is te n c y , c o m p le te n e s s , and m a th em a tica l a c c u r a c y o f a ccou n tin g d ocu m en ts;
assign in g p r e s c r ib e d accounting d is tr ib u tio n c o d e s ; exam inin g and v e rify in g
fo r c l e r i c a l a c c u r a c y v ariou s types o f r e p o r t s , lis t s , c a lc u la tio n s , p ostin g ,
e tc .; o r p rep a rin g sim p le o r a s sistin g in p r e p a r in g m o r e c o m p lica te d jo u r n a l
v o u c h e r s . M ay w ork in either a m anu al o r autom ated accou n tin g s y s te m .
O p era tes a teleph on e sw itch b oa rd o r c o n s o le u sed with a p riv a te
bran ch exch an ge (P B X ) sy stem to r e la y in com in g , ou tgoin g, and in tra s y s te m
c a lls . M ay p r o v id e in fo rm a tio n to c a lle r s , r e c o r d and tr a n s m it m e s s a g e s ,
k eep r e c o r d o f c a lls p la ce d and to ll c h a r g e s . B e s id e s op era tin g a telephon e
sw itch b oa rd o r c o n s o le , m a y a lso type o r p e r fo r m routine c l e r i c a l w ork
(typing o r rou tin e c le r i c a l w ork m a y o c cu p y the m a jo r p o rtio n o f the w o r k e r 's
tim e, and is u su a lly p e r fo r m e d w h ile at the sw itch b oa rd o r c o n s o le ). C h ie f
o r lead o p e r a t o r s in esta b lish m en ts em p loyin g m o r e than one o p e r a to r are
e x clu d ed . F o r an o p e r a to r who a lso acts as a r e c e p t io n is t , s e e S w itch board
O p e r a to r -R e c e p tio n is t.
The w ork r e q u ir e s a k n ow led ge o f c l e r i c a l m eth od s and o ffic e p r a c
tic e s and p r o ce d u r e s w hich r e la te s to the c l e r i c a l p r o c e s s in g and r e c o r d in g
o f tra n sa ction s and accounting in fo rm a tio n . W ith e x p e r ie n c e , the w o r k e r
ty p ic a lly b e c o m e s fa m ilia r with the b ook k eep in g and a ccou n tin g te r m s and
p r o c e d u r e s used in the a ssign ed w o rk , but is not r e q u ire d to have a kn ow led ge
o f the fo r m a l p r in cip le s o f book k eep in g and a ccou n tin g .
SW ITCHBOARD O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T IO N IS T
P o sitio n s are c la s s ifie d
d efin ition s:
A t a s in g le -p o s itio n teleph on e sw itch b oa rd o r c o n s o le , acts both as
an o p e r a to r — se e S w itch boa rd O p era tor— and as a r e c e p t io n is t . R e c e p
tio n is t's w o rk in v o lv e s such du ties as g reetin g v is it o r s ; d eterm in in g nature
o f v is it o r 's b u sin e s s and p rov id in g ap p rop ria te in fo rm a tio n ; r e fe r r in g v is ito r
to a p p rop ria te p e r s o n in the org a n iz a tion o r con ta ctin g that p e r s o n by te le
phone and arran gin g an appointm ent; keepin g a lo g o f v is it o r s .
le v e ls on
the b a sis o f the
follow in g
C la ss A . U nder g en era l s u p e r v is io n , p e r fo r m s a ccou n tin g c le r i c a l
o p e ra tio n s w hich r e q u ire the a p p lica tion o f e x p e r ie n c e and ju dgm en t, fo r
ex a m p le, c le r ic a lly p r o c e s s in g c o m p lic a te d o r n on re p e titiv e accoun tin g
tr a n s a ctio n s , s e le ctin g am ong a su bsta n tial v a r ie ty o f p r e s c r ib e d accoun tin g
c o d e s and c la s s ific a tio n s , o r tr a c in g tr a n s a ctio n s through p r e v io u s a c
counting actions to d eterm in e s o u r c e o f d is c r e p a n c ie s . M ay b e a s s is te d by
one o r m o r e c la s s B accounting c le r k s .
O RDER C LE RK
R e c e iv e s w ritten o r v e rb a l c u s t o m e r s ' p u rch a se o r d e r s fo r m a te r ia l
o r m e r c h a n d is e fr o m c u s to m e r s o r s a le s p e o p le . W ork ty p ic a lly in v o lv e s
som e com b in a tion o f the fo llo w in g d u ties: Q uoting p r ic e s ; d eterm in in g
a v a ila b ility o f o r d e r e d item s and su g gestin g su bstitu tes w hen n e c e s s a r y ;
ad visin g e x p ected d e liv e r y date and m ethod o f d e liv e r y ; r e c o r d in g o r d e r and
cu s to m e r in fo rm a tio n on o r d e r sh e e ts ; ch eck in g o r d e r sh eets fo r a c c u r a c y
and ad equ acy o f in fo rm a tio n r e c o r d e d ; a scerta in in g c r e d it rating o f c u s to m e r ;
fu rn ish in g c u s to m e r w ith ack n ow led gem en t o f r e c e ip t o f o r d e r ; fo llo w in g up
to see that o r d e r is d e liv e r e d by the s p e c ifie d date o r to le t c u s to m e r know
o f a d ela y in d e liv e r y ; m ain taining o r d e r file ; ch eck in g shipping in v o ice
against o r ig in a l o r d e r .
C la ss B . U nder c lo s e s u p e r v is io n , fo llo w in g d e ta ile d in stru ction s
and stan dardized p r o c e d u r e s , p e r fo r m s one o r m o r e rou tin e accou n tin g c l e r
ic a l o p e ra tio n s , such as postin g to le d g e r s , c a r d s , o r w o rk s h e e ts w h ere
id e n tifica tio n o f item s and lo c a tio n s o f p o s tin g s are c le a r ly in d icated ;
ch eck in g a c c u r a c y and co m p le te n e s s o f sta n d a rd iz e d and r e p e titiv e r e c o r d s
o r accoun tin g d ocu m en ts; and cod in g d ocu m en ts u sin g a few p r e s c r ib e d
accou n tin g c o d e s .
BO O K K EE PIN G -M A CH IN E O P E R A T O R
O p era tes a bookkeeping m a ch in e (with o r w ithout a ty p e w rite r k e y
boa rd ) to keep a r e c o r d o f b u sin ess tr a n s a c tio n s .
E x clu d e w o r k e r s paid on a c o m m is s io n b a s is o r w h ose du ties in
clude any o f the fo llo w in g : R e c e iv in g o r d e r s fo r s e r v ic e s ra th er than fo r
m a te r ia l o r m e r c h a n d is e ; p rov id in g c u s to m e r s with con s u lta tiv e a d v ice u sin g
k n ow led ge gained fr o m en gin eerin g o r ex ten siv e te c h n ic a l tra in in g ; em pha
sizin g se llin g s k ills ; handling m a te r ia l o r m e r c h a n d is e as an in teg ra l p a rt
o f the jo b .
into
C la ss A . K eep s a set o f r e c o r d s re q u irin g a kn ow led ge o f and
e x p e r ie n c e in b a s ic bookkeeping p r in c ip le s , and fa m ilia r ity w ith the stru c tu re
o f the p a rticu la r accoun tin g sy stem u s e d . D e te r m in e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s and
d is trib u tio n o f debit and c r e d it ite m s to be u se d in each ph ase o f the w o rk .
M ay p r e p a r e con solid a ted r e p o r ts , b a la n ce sh e e ts , and oth er r e c o r d s by hand.
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B O O K K E E P I N G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R — C on tin u ed
K E Y E N T R Y O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u e d
C la s s B . K e e p s a r e c o r d o f one o r m o r e ph ases o r s e ctio n s o f
a s e t o f r e c o r d s u su a lly r e q u irin g little k n ow ledge o f b a s ic bookkeeping,,
P h a s e s o r s e c tio n s in clu d e a ccou n ts payable, p a y ro ll, c u s t o m e r s ' accoun ts
(not in clu din g a sim p le type o f b illin g d e s c r ib e d under m a ch in e b ille r ), c o s t
d is tr ib u tio n , e x p e n s e d is tr ib u tio n , in ven tory c o n tro l, e tc . M ay ch eck o r
a s s is t in p r e p a r a tio n o f triad b a la n ces and p r e p a r e c o n tro l sh eets fo r the
a ccou n tin g d ep a rtm e n t.
C la ss B . W ork is routine and re p e titiv e . U nder c lo s e su p er
v isio n o r fo llo w in g s p e c ific p r o c e d u r e s o r in stru ctio n s, w ork s fr o m variou s
stan dardized s o u r c e d ocu m en ts w hich have been cod ed , and follow s s p e c
ified p r o c e d u r e s w hich have been p r e s c r ib e d in d etail and req u ire little or
no se le ctin g , cod in g, o r in terp retin g o f data to be r e c o r d e d . R e fe r s to
s u p e r v is o r p r o b le m s a risin g fr o m e r ro n e o u s item s o r cod es o r m issin g
in form a tion .
M ACHIN E B IL L E R
Professional and Technical
P r e p a r e s sta te m e n ts, b i lls , and in v o ice s on a m a ch in e oth er than
an o r d in a r y o r e le c t r o m a t ic ty p e w r ite r . M ay also keep r e c o r d s as to b illin g s
o r sh ipping c h a r g e s o r p e r fo r m oth er c le r ic a l w ork in cid en ta l to b illin g
o p e r a t io n s . F o r w ag e study p u r p o s e s , m a ch in e b ille r s are c la s s ifie d by
type o f m a ch in e , as fo llo w s :
C O M PU TE R SYSTEM S A N A L Y S T , BUSINESS
A n a ly zes b u sin e s s p r o b le m s to fo rm u la te p r o ce d u r e s fo r solvin g
them b y u se o f e le c tr o n ic data p r o c e s s in g equipm ent. D evelop s a com p lete
d e s c r ip tio n o f all s p e c ific a tio n s needed to enable p r o g r a m m e r s to p rep a re
r e q u ire d dig ital c o m p u te r p r o g r a m s . W ork in v olv es m o s t o f the fo llo w in g :
A n a ly zes s u b je c t -m a tte r o p e ra tio n s to be autom ated and id en tifies condition s
and c r it e r i a r e q u ire d to a ch ieve s a tis fa c to r y r e s u lts ; s p e c ifie s num ber and
typ es o f r e c o r d s , f ile s , and docum ents to be u sed ; ou tlin es actions to be
p e r fo r m e d by p e r s o n n e l and c o m p u te rs in su ffic ie n t detail fo r p resen ta tion
to m a n a gem en t and fo r p ro g ra m m in g (ty p ic a lly this in v olv es prep aration o f
w ork and data flow c h a r ts ); c o o rd in a te s the d ev elop m en t o f test p rob lem s and
p a rticip a te s in tr ia l runs o f new and r e v is e d s y s te m s ; and recom m en d s
equ ipm ent changes to obtain m o r e e ffe ctiv e o v e r a ll o p e r a tio n s . (NOTE:
W o r k e r s p e r fo r m in g both s y ste m s a n alysis and p ro g ra m m in g should be c la s
s ifie d as s y ste m s an alysts if this is the sk ill u sed to d eterm in e th eir pay.)
B illin g -m a c h in e b i l l e r . U ses a sp e c ia l b illin g m a ch in e (com b in a tion
typing and adding m a ch in e ) to p r e p a r e b ills and in v o ice s fr o m c u s t o m e r s '
p u rc h a s e o r d e r s , in te rn a lly p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , shipping m e m o ra n d a , e tc .
U su a lly in v o lv e s a p p lica tio n o f p r e d e te r m in e d d iscou n ts and shipping ch a rg e s
and en try o f n e c e s s a r y e x te n s io n s , w hich m a y o r m a y not be com pu ted on
the b illin g m a ch in e , and tota ls w hich are au tom atica lly accu m u la ted by
m a ch in e .
The o p e r a tio n u su a lly in v olv es a la rg e num ber o f ca rb on c o p ie s
o f the b ill bein g p r e p a r e d and is often done on a fan fold m a ch in e .
B o o k k e e p in g -m a c h in e b i lle r . U ses a bookkeeping m a ch in e (with o r
w ith ou t a ty p e w rite r k e y b o a rd ) to p re p a re c u s to m e r s ' b ills as p a rt o f the
a ccou n ts r e c e iv a b le o p e r a tio n . G e n e r a lly in v olv es the sim u lta n eou s en try o f
fig u r e s on c u s to m e r s ' le d g e r r e c o r d . The m a ch in e au tom a tica lly accu m u la tes
fig u r e s on a n um ber o f v e r t ic a l colu m n s and com pu tes and u su a lly p rin ts
a u to m a tica lly the d e b it o r c r e d it b a la n ce s. D oes not in v olv e a k n ow ledge
o f b o o k k e e p in g . W o rk s fr o m u n iform and standard types o f sa le s and
c r e d it s lip s .
D oes not in clu d e e m p lo y e e s p r im a r ily r e s p o n s ib le fo r the m an age
m en t o r s u p e r v is io n o f oth er e le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g em p lo y e e s , o r s y s
tem s an alysts p r im a r ily c o n c e rn e d with s c ie n tific o r en gin eerin g p r o b le m s .
P A Y R O L L C LE R K
F or
P e r fo r m s the c l e r i c a l ta sk s n e c e s s a r y to p r o c e s s p a y r o lls and to
m a in ta in p a y r o ll r e c o r d s . W o r k in v olv es m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : P r o c e s s in g
w o r k e r s ' tim e o r p r o d u c tio n r e c o r d s ; adjusting w o r k e r s ' r e c o r d s fo r changes
in w age r a te s , su p p le m e n ta ry b e n e fits, o r tax d ed u ction s; editing p a y r o ll
lis tin g s ag ain st s o u r c e r e c o r d s ; tra cin g and c o r r e c t in g e r r o r s in lis tin g s ;
and a s s is tin g in p r e p a r a tio n o f p e r io d ic su m m ary p a y r o ll r e p o r t s . In a nonau tom ated p a y r o ll s y s te m , co m p u te s w a g e s . W ork m ay r e q u ire a p r a c tic a l
k n ow led g e o f g o v e r n m e n ta l reg u la tio n s, com pa n y p a y r o ll p o lic y , o r the
co m p u te r sy ste m f o r p r o c e s s in g p a y r o lls .
O p e ra te s a k eyp un ch m a ch in e to r e c o r d o r v e r ify alphabetic a n d /o r
n u m e ric data on tabulating c a r d s o r on tape.
are c la s s ifi e d
into le v e ls on
pu rposes,
sy ste m s
analysts
are
c la s s ifie d
as
the b a sis o f the follow in g
M ay p r o v id e functioned
w ho a re assig n ed to a s s is t.
C la ss A . W o r k r e q u ir e s the ap plication o f e x p e rie n c e and ju dgm en t
in s e le c t in g p r o c e d u r e s to be fo llo w e d and in sea rch in g fo r , in terp retin g ,
s e le c t in g , o r cod in g ite m s to be keypunched fr o m a v a riety o f s o u r c e d o cu
m e n ts . On o c c a s io n m a y a ls o p e r fo r m som e routine keypunch w o rk . M ay
tra in in e x p e r ie n c e d keypun ch o p e r a t o r s .
study
C la ss A . W o rk s indepen den tly o r u nder on ly g e n e ra l d ir e c tio n on
c o m p le x p r o b le m s in volvin g all ph ases o f sy stem s a n a ly sis. P r o b le m s are
c o m p le x b e c a u se o f d iv e r s e s o u r c e s o f input data and m u ltip le -u s e r e q u ir e
m ents o f output data.
(F o r ex am p le, d ev elop s an in tegrated prod u ction
sch ed u lin g , in ven tory c o n tr o l, c o s t a n a ly sis, and sa le s an alysis r e c o r d in
w hich e v e r y item o f each type is au tom a tica lly p r o c e s s e d through the full
sy ste m o f r e c o r d s and ap p rop ria te follow u p action s a re initiated by the
c o m p u te r .) C o n fe rs w ith p e r s o n s c o n c e rn e d to d e te rm in e the data p r o c e s s in g
p r o b le m s and a d v is e s s u b je c t -m a tte r p e r s o n n e l on the im p lication s o f new
o r r e v is e d sy ste m s of data p r o c e s s in g o p era tion s. M akes recom m en d a tion s,
if n eeded, fo r a p p rov a l o f m a jo r sy ste m s in stallation s o r changes and fo r
obtain in g equipm ent.
KEY EN TRY O PERA TO R
P o s itio n s
d e fin itio n s :
w age
fo llo w s :
d ir e c tio n to
lo w e r le v e l
sy stem s analysts
C la s s B . W o rk s independently o r u nder on ly g en era l d ir e c tio n on
p r o b le m s that a re r e la tiv e ly u n co m p lica te d to an alyze, plan, p ro g ra m , and
o p e r a te . P r o b le m s a re o f lim ite d c o m p le x ity b e c a u se s o u r c e s o f input data
are h om og en eou s and the output data are c lo s e ly re la te d . (F o r exam ple,
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C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , B U SIN E SS— C o n tin u e d
C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R , B U SIN E SS— C o n tin u e d
d ev e lo p s s y ste m s fo r m ain taining d e p o s ito r a ccou n ts in a bank, m aintaining
accoun ts r e c e iv a b le in a r e ta il esta b lish m en t, o r m ain taining in ven tory
accoun ts in a m a n u factu rin g o r w h o le s a le e sta b lish m en t.) C o n fe rs with p e r
sons c o n c e rn e d to d eterm in e the data p r o c e s s in g p r o b le m s and a d vises
su b je c t-m a tte r p e r so n n e l on the im p lica tio n s o f the data p r o c e s s in g sy stem s
to be applied.
A t this le v e l, p ro g ra m m in g is d iffic u lt b e c a u se com p u ter equ ipm ent
m u st be orga n ized to p rod u ce s e v e r a l in te r re la te d but d iv e r s e p ro d u cts fr o m
n um erou s and d iv e r s e data e le m e n ts . A w id e v a r ie ty and ex te n siv e n um ber
o f in tern a l p r o c e s s in g actions m u s t o c c u r .
T h is r e q u ir e s such action s as
d ev elop m en t o f com m on op era tion s w hich can be re u s e d , esta b lish m en t o f
lin kage points betw een o p e r a tio n s , adju stm en ts to data w hen p r o g r a m r e
q u irem en ts ex ceed com p u ter s to ra g e c a p a city , and su bstantial m a n ipu lation
and reseq u en cin g o f data elem en ts to fo r m a h igh ly in teg ra ted p r o g r a m .
OR
W ork s on a seg m en t o f a c o m p le x data p r o c e s s in g sch em e or
sy ste m , as d e s c r ib e d fo r c la s s A . W ork s in dependently on routine a s sig n
m ents and r e c e iv e s in stru ction and guidan ce on c o m p le x a ssig n m en ts. W ork
is re v ie w e d fo r a c c u r a c y o f ju dgm en t, c o m p lia n c e with in stru ctio n s, and to
in su re p r o p e r align m en t w ith the o v e r a ll s y s te m .
C la ss C . W ork s under im m ed ia te su p e r v is io n , c a r r y in g out analy
se s as a s sig n e d , u su a lly o f a sin g le a ctiv ity . A s sig n m e n ts are d esig n ed to
d ev e lo p and expand p r a c t ic a l e x p e r ie n c e in the ap p lication o f p r o c e d u r e s and
sk ills re q u ire d fo r s y ste m s an alysis w o rk . F o r e x a m p le, m a y a s s is t a h igh er
le v e l s y s te m s analyst by p re p a rin g the d eta iled s p e c ific a tio n s r e q u ire d by
p r o g r a m m e r s fr o m in fo rm a tio n d e v e lo p e d by the h ig h er le v e l an alyst.
M ay p rov id e functional d ir e c tio n to lo w e r le v e l p r o g r a m m e r s w ho
are assign ed to a s s is t.
C la ss B . W ork s independently o r u nder on ly g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n on
r e la tiv e ly sim ple p r o g r a m s , or on sim p le se g m e n ts o f c o m p le x p r o g r a m s .
P r o g r a m s (o r segm en ts) u su ally p r o c e s s in fo rm a tio n to p ro d u ce data in tw o
o r th ree v a ried seq u en ces o r fo r m a t s . R e p o r ts and lis tin g s are p ro d u ce d by
refin in g , adapting, array in g , o r m akin g m in o r ad ditions to o r d e le tio n s fr o m
input data w hich are rea d ily a v a ila b le. W h ile n u m erou s r e c o r d s m a y be
p r o c e s s e d , the data have been re fin e d in p r io r action s s o that the a c c u r a c y
and sequen cin g o f data can be te s te d b y u sin g a f e w rou tin e c h e c k s .
T y p ic a lly , the p r o g r a m d ea ls w ith r o u t i n e r e c o r d k e e p in g o p e r a tio n s .
OR
C O M PU TER P R O G R A M M E R , BUSINESS
C on v erts statem en ts o f b u sin e s s p r o b le m s , ty p ic a lly p r e p a r e d by a
sy ste m s an alyst, into a seq u en ce o f d eta iled in stru ction s w hich are re q u ire d
to so lv e the p r o b le m s by au tom atic data p r o c e s s in g equ ipm ent. W orkin g fr o m
ch a rts o r d ia g r a m s, the p r o g r a m m e r d e v e lo p s the p r e c is e in stru ction s w h ich ,
when en tered into the co m p u te r sy ste m in c od ed language, ca u se the m anipu
lation o f data to a ch ieve d e s ir e d r e s u lts . W ork in v olv es m o s t o f the
fo llo w in g : A p p lie s k n ow led ge o f com p u ter c a p a b ilitie s , m a th e m a tics, lo g ic
em p loyed by c o m p u te r s , and p a rticu la r su b je ct m a tte r in volved to analyze
ch arts and d ia g ra m s o f the p r o b le m to be p r o g r a m m e d ; d e v e lo p s seq u en ce o f
p r o g r a m step s; w r it e s d eta iled flow ch a rts to show o r d e r in w hich data w ill
be p r o c e s s e d ; c o n v e rts th ese ch a rts to c o d e d in stru ction s fo r m a ch in e to
fo llo w ; te s ts and c o r r e c t s p r o g r a m s ; p r e p a r e s in stru ction s fo r operatin g
p e r s o n n e l during p ro d u ction run; a n a ly zes, r e v ie w s , and a lte rs p r o g r a m s to
in c r e a s e op era tin g e ffic ie n c y o r adapt to new re q u ire m e n ts ; m ain tains r e
c o r d s o f p r o g r a m d ev elop m en t and r e v is io n s . (N O TE: W o r k e r s p e r fo r m in g
both s y ste m s a n a lysis and p r o g r a m m in g sh ou ld be c la s s ifie d as sy ste m s
analysts if this is the s k ill u sed to d e te rm in e th e ir pay.)
D oes not in clude e m p lo y e e s p r im a r ily r e s p o n s ib le fo r the m a n a ge
m en t o r s u p e r v is io n o f oth er e le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g e m p lo y e e s , o r p r o
g r a m m e r s p r im a r ily c o n c e rn e d w ith s c ie n t ific a n d /o r en g in eerin g p r o b le m s .
F o r w age study p u r p o s e s , p r o g r a m m e r s are c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s :
C la ss A . W ork s indepen den tly o r u nder on ly g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n on
c o m p le x p r o b le m s w hich r e q u ir e c o m p e te n c e in all p h a ses o f p ro g ra m m in g
con cep ts and p r a c t ic e s . W ork in g fr o m d ia g r a m s and ch a rts w hich id en tify
the nature o f d e s ir e d r e s u lts , m a jo r p r o c e s s in g step s to be a c c o m p lis h e d ,
and the re la tio n s h ip s betw een v a rio u s steps o f the p r o b le m so lv in g rou tin e;
plans the fu ll ran ge o f p ro g ra m m in g a ction s needed to e ffic ie n tly u tiliz e the
com p u ter sy ste m in ach ievin g d e s ir e d end p r o d u c ts .
W orks on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s (as d e s c r ib e d fo r c la s s A) u nder c lo s e
d ir e c tio n o f a h igh er le v e l p r o g r a m m e r o r s u p e r v is o r . M ay a s s is t h ig h er
le v e l p r o g r a m m e r by independently p e r fo r m in g le s s d iffic u lt tasks a ssig n ed ,
and p e r fo rm in g m o r e d ifficu lt tasks under fa ir ly c lo s e d ir e c tio n .
M ay guide o r in stru ct lo w e r le v e l p r o g r a m m e r s .
C la ss C . M akes p r a c tic a l a p p lica tion s o f p r o g r a m m in g p r a c t ic e s
and con cep ts u su ally lea rn ed in fo r m a l train in g c o u r s e s . A s sig n m e n ts are
d esig n ed to develop com p eten ce in the a p p lica tion o f stan dard p r o c e d u r e s to
routine 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 new a s p e c ts o f a s sig n
m e n ts ; and w ork is review ed to v e r ify its a c c u r a c y and c o n fo r m a n c e with
re q u ire d p r o c e d u r e s .
C O M PU TE R O PE R A TO R
M on itors and o p era tes the c o n t r o l c o n s o le o f a d ig ita l c o m p u te r to
p r o c e s s data a cco rd in g to op era tin g in s tru ctio n s , u su a lly p r e p a r e d by a p r o
g r a m m e r . W ork in clu des m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : Studies in stru ction s to
d e te rm in e equipm ent setup and o p e r a tio n s ; lo a d s equ ipm ent with r e q u ire d
item s (tape r e e ls , c a r d s , e tc .); sw itch e s n e c e s s a r y a u x ilia ry equipm ent into
c ir c u it , and starts and o p era tes co m p u te r ; m a k e s adju stm en ts to c o m p u te r to
c o r r e c t operating p ro b le m s and m e e t s p e c ia l c o n d itio n s; r e v ie w s e r r o r s
m a de du ring op era tion and d e te rm in e s c a u se o r r e f e r s p r o b le m to s u p e r v is o r
o r p r o g r a m m e r ; and m aintains o p e ra tin g r e c o r d s .
M ay te s t and a s s is t in
c o r r e c t in g p ro g ra m .
F o r w age
study p u r p o s e s ,
co m p u te r
op era tors
are
c la s s ifie d
as
fo llo w s :
C la ss A . O p era tes in depen den tly, o r u nder on ly g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n ,
a co m p u te r running p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f the fo llo w in g c h a r a c t e r is t ic s ;
New p r o g r a m s are frequ en tly te s te d and in tro d u ce d ; sch ed u lin g re q u ire m e n ts
C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u e d
D R A F T E R — C o n tin u e d
are o f c r it ic a l im p o rta n ce to m in im iz e dow ntim e; the p r o g r a m s are o f
c o m p le x d esig n so that id e n tifica tio n o f e r r o r s o u r ce often r e q u ir e s a w ork in g
k n ow led g e o f the toted p r o g r a m , and alternate p ro g ra m s m a y not be a v a ila b le.
M ay give d ir e c tio n and gu id an ce to lo w e r le v e l o p e r a to r s .
C la ss C . P r e p a r e s d eta il draw in gs o f sin g le units o r parts fo r
en gin eerin g, con s tr u c tio n , m an u factu rin g , o r r e p a ir p u rp o s e s . T ypes o f
draw in gs p re p a re d in clu de is o m e t r ic p r o je c tio n s (d ep ictin g th ree dim en sion s
in a ccu ra te s c a le ) and s e c tio n a l v iew s to c la r ify p osition in g o f com ponents
and co n v e y needed in fo rm a tio n . C o n so lid a te s d eta ils fr o m a num ber of
s o u r c e s and adjusts o r tr a n sp o se s s c a le as re q u ire d . Suggested m ethods of
ap proa ch , ap p lica b le p r e ce d e n ts , and a d vice on s o u r c e m a te ria ls are given
with in itial a ssig n m en ts. In stru ction s are le s s c o m p le te when assignm ents
r e c u r . W ork m a y be s p o t-c h e c k e d during p r o g r e s s .
C la s s B . O p e ra te s in dependently, o r under on ly g e n e ra l d ir e c tio n ,
a c o m p u te r running p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f the follow in g c h a r a c t e r is t ic s :
M o s t o f the p r o g r a m s a re e sta b lis h e d p rod u ction runs, ty p ic a lly run on a
r e g u la r ly r e c u r r in g b a s is ; th e re is little o r no testing o f new p r o g r a m s
r e q u ir e d ; altern a te p r o g r a m s are p rov id ed in c a s e orig in a l p r o g r a m needs
m a jo r change o r can n ot be c o r r e c t e d w ithin a rea son a b ly sh ort tim e . In
c o m m o n e r r o r situ a tion s, d ia g n o se s ca u se and takes c o r r e c t iv e action . T his
u s u a lly in v o lv e s applying p r e v io u s ly p rog ra m m ed c o r r e c t iv e ste p s, o r using
stan dard c o r r e c t io n te ch n iq u e s .
D R A F T E R -T R A C E R
C op ies
cloth o r pa per
in clude tra cin g
la rg e s c a le not
plans and draw in gs p r e p a r e d by o th ers by placing tracin g
o v e r draw in gs and tra cin g w ith pen o r p e n cil. (D oes not
lim ite d to plans p r im a r ily co n s istin g o f straight lin es and a
req u irin g c lo s e d elin ea tion .)
A N D /O R
OR
P r e p a r e s s im p le o r r e p e titiv e draw in gs o f e a s ily v isu a lized item s.
W ork is c lo s e ly s u p e r v is e d during p r o g r e s s .
O p e ra te s u n d er d ir e c t su p e r v isio n a com p u ter running p r o g r a m s o r
seg m en ts o f p r o g r a m s w ith the c h a r a c t e r is t ic s d e s c r ib e d f o r c la s s A . M ay
a s s is t a h ig h e r le v e l o p e r a t o r b y independently p e r fo rm in g le s s d iffic u lt tasks
a s sig n e d , and p e r fo r m in g d iffic u lt tasks follow in g d etailed in stru ction s and
w ith fre q u e n t r e v ie w o f o p e r a tio n s p e r fo r m e d .
ELE C TR O N IC S TECHNICIAN
W ork s on v a riou s types o f e le c tr o n ic equipm ent and related d ev ices
by p e r fo rm in g one o r a com bin a tion o f the follow in g : Installing, m aintaining,
r e p a ir in g , ov erh a u lin g, trou b lesh ootin g , m od ify in g , co n stru ctin g , and testin g.
W ork r e q u ire s p r a c tic a l ap plication o f te ch n ica l k n ow ledge of e le c tr o n ics
p r in c ip le s , a b ility to d eterm in e m a lfu n ctio n s, and sk ill to put equipm ent in
re q u ire d op era tin g con d ition .
C la s s C . W o rk s on routine p r o g r a m s under c lo s e su p e r v is io n . Is
e x p e cte d to d e v e lo p w ork in g k n ow led ge o f the com pu ter equ ipm ent u sed and
a b ility to d e t e c t p r o b le m s in volved in running routine p r o g r a m s . U su a lly has
r e c e iv e d s o m e fo r m a l tra in in g in com p u ter op era tion . M ay a s s is t h igh er
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 .
The equipm ent— c o n s istin g o f eith er m any d iffe r e n t kinds o f circu its
o r m u ltip le rep etition o f the sa m e kind o f c ir c u it— in clu d es, but is not lim ited
to, the fo llo w in g : (a) E le c t r o n ic tran sm ittin g and r e c e iv in g equipm ent (e .g .,
ra d a r, r a d io , te le v is io n , telep h on e, son a r, n avigation al a id s), (b) digital and
analog c o m p u te r s , and (c) in d u stria l and m e d ic a l m e a su rin g and con trollin g
equipm ent.
DRAFTER
C la s s A . P la n s the g ra p h ic p resen ta tion o f c o m p le x item s having
d is tin c tiv e d e s ig n fe a tu r e s that d iffe r sig n ifica n tly fr o m esta b lish ed drafting
p r e c e d e n t s . W o rk s in c lo s e su p p ort with the d esign o r ig in a to r , and m a y
r e c o m m e n d m in o r d e s ig n ch a n g e s. A n a ly zes the e ffe c t o f each change on the
d e ta ils o f fo r m , fu n ction , and p o s itio n a l rela tion sh ip s o f com p on en ts and
p a r t s . W o rk s w ith a m in im u m o f s u p e r v is o r y a s s is ta n c e . C om p leted w ork
is r e v ie w e d by d e s ig n o r ig in a to r fo r c o n s is te n c y with p r io r en gin eerin g
d e te rm in a tio n s . M ay e ith e r p r e p a r e draw in gs o r d ir e c t th eir p re p a ra tio n by
lo w e r le v e l d r a ft e r s .
T h is c la s s ific a t io n ex clu d es r e p a ir e r s o f such standard e le c tr o n ic
equipm ent as com m on o ffic e m a ch in e s and h ou seh old rad io and te le v is io n
s e ts ; p rod u ction a s s e m b le r s and t e s t e r s ; w o r k e r s w h ose p r im a ry duty is
s e r v ic in g e le c tr o n ic te s t in stru m en ts; tech n icia n s who have ad m in istrative
o r s u p e r v is o r y r e s p o n s ib ility ; and d r a fte r s , d e s ig n e r s , and p r o fe s s io n a l
e n g in e e r s.
P o s itio n s are c la s s ifie d
d efin itio n s .
C la s s B . P e r f o r m s n onroutin e and c o m p le x d ra ftin g assign m en ts
that r e q u ir e the a p p lica tio n o f m o s t o f the stan dardized draw in g tech n iq u es
r e g u la r ly u se d . D u ties ty p ic a lly in volve such w o rk as: P r e p a r e s w ork in g
d ra w in g s o f s u b a s s e m b lie s w ith ir r e g u la r sh ap es, m u ltiple fu n ctio n s, and
p r e c i s e p osition ed re la tio n s h ip s betw een com p on en ts; p r e p a r e s a r c h ite ctu r a l
d ra w in g s f o r c o n s tr u c tio n o f a bu ildin g including detail d ra w in g s o f foun
d a tion s, w a ll s e c t io n s , f lo o r p la n s, and r o o f. U ses a c c e p te d fo r m u la s
and m a n u als in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y com pu tation s to d eterm in e qu an tities o f
m a te r ia ls to be u se d , lo a d c a p a c it ie s , stren gth s, s t r e s s e s , e tc . R e c e iv e s
in itia l in s tr u c tio n s , r e q u ir e m e n t s , and ad vice fr o m s u p e r v is o r . C om p leted
w o rk is c h e ck e d f o r te c h n ic a l ad equ acy.
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le v e ls on the b a sis o f the follow in g
C la ss A . A p p lie s advanced te c h n ic a l k n ow led ge to solve unusually
c o m p le x p r o b le m s ( i.e ., th ose that ty p ic a lly cannot be solv ed s o le ly by r e fe r
en ce to m a n u fa c tu r e rs ' m anu als o r s im ila r d ocu m en ts) in w orkin g on e le c
tr o n ic equ ipm ent. E x a m p les o f such p r o b le m s in clude lo c a tio n and d en sity o f
c ir c u it r y , e le c tr o m a g n e tic ra d ia tion , isola tin g m a lfu n ction s, and frequent
en gin eerin g ch a n g es. W ork in v o lv e s : A detailed u nderstanding o f the in ter
re la tio n s h ip s o f c ir c u it s ; e x e r c is in g independent ju dgm en t in p e rfo rm in g such
tasks as m aking c ir c u it a n a ly ses, ca lcu la tin g w ave fo r m s , tracin g rela tion
ships in sign a l flow ; and r e g u la r ly u sin g c o m p le x test in stru m en ts (e .g ., dual
tra ce o s c ill o s c o p e s , Q -m e t e r s , d ev ia tion m e t e r s , p u lse g e n e r a to rs ).
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E L E C T R O N IC S T E C H N IC IA N — C on tin u ed
M A IN T E N A N C E C A R P E N T E R — C o n tin u e d
W ork m a y be rev iew ed by s u p e r v is o r (freq u en tly an en gin eer o r
d e sig n er) fo r g e n e ra l c o m p lia n ce with accep ted p r a c t ic e s . M ay p rov id e
tech n ica l guidance to lo w e r le v e l te ch n icia n s .
layin g out o f w ork from b lu eprin ts, d ra w in g s, m o d e ls , o r v erb a l in stru ctio n s;
using a v ariety o f c a r p e n te r's h an dtools, p o rta b le p ow er to o ls , and standard
m ea su rin g instrum ents; m aking standard shop com pu ta tion s rela tin g to di
m e n sio n s of w ork ; and se le ctin g m a te r ia ls n e c e s s a r y fo r the w o rk .
In
g e n e ra l, the w ork o f the m ain ten an ce c a r p e n te r r e q u ire s rounded trainin g
and e x p erien ce usually acqu ired through a f o r m a l
a p p ren ticesh ip o r
equ ivalent training and e x p e rie n c e .
C la ss B . A p p lies co m p r e h e n siv e tech n ica l k n ow ledge to so lv e c o m
plex p r o b le m s ( i.e ., th ose that ty p ic a lly can be solv ed s o le ly by p r o p e r ly
in terpretin g m a n u fa c tu r e rs ' m anuals o r s im ila r docu m en ts) in w ork in g on
e le c tr o n ic equ ipm ent. W ork in v o lv e s : A fa m ilia rity with the in te r re la tio n
ships o f c ir c u it s ; and ju dgm en t in d eterm in in g w ork seq u en ce and in s e le ctin g
tools and testin g in stru m en ts, u su a lly le s s c o m p le x than those u sed by the
c la s s A tech n icia n .
M AINTENANCE E LE CTRIC IAN
P e r fo r m s a v a riety o f e le c t r ic a l tra d e fu n ction s such as the in sta l
lation , m ain ten an ce, o r r e p a ir o f equ ipm ent fo r the g en era tion , d istrib u tion ,
o r u tilization o f e le c tr ic en ergy in an e sta b lish m en t. W ork in v olv es m o s t
o f the fo llo w in g : Installing o r rep a irin g any o f a v a rie ty o f e le c t r ic a l equ ipm en t such as g e n e r a to rs , tr a n s fo r m e r s , s w itch b o a rd s , c o n t r o lle r s , c ir c u it
b r e a k e r s , m o to r s , heating units, condu it s y s te m s , o r oth er tra n sm iss io n
equipm ent; w orking fr o m b lu ep rin ts, d ra w in g s, layou ts, o r oth er s p e c ifi
c a tio n s ; locating and diagnosing trou b le in the e le c t r ic a l sy stem o r equip
m en t; w orking standard com pu tation s rela tin g to load req u ire m e n ts o f w irin g
o r e le c t r ic a l equipm ent; and using a v a r ie ty o f e le c t r ic ia n 's h an dtools and
m e a su rin g and testin g in stru m en ts. In g e n e r a l, the w o rk o f the m ain ten an ce
e le c tr ic ia n req u ires rounded trainin g and e x p e r ie n c e u su a lly acq u ired through
a fo r m a l ap pren ticesh ip o r equivalent train in g and e x p e r ie n c e .
R e c e iv e s te ch n ica l guidan ce, as r e q u ire d , fr o m s u p e r v is o r o r h igh er
le v e l tech n icia n , and w o rk is rev iew ed fo r s p e c ific c o m p lia n ce with a ccep ted
p r a c tic e s and w o rk a ssig n m en ts. M ay p ro v id e te c h n ic a l guidance to lo w e r
le v e l te c h n ic ia n s .
C la ss C . A p p lies w ork in g tech n ic ad k n ow ledge to p e r fo r m sim p le o r
routine tasks in w ork in g on e le c tr o n ic equipm ent, follow in g detailed in stru c
tions w hich c o v e r v irtu a lly adl p r o c e d u r e s . W ork ty p ica lly in v olv es such
tasks as: A s s is tin g h igh er le v e l tech n icia n s by p e r fo rm in g such a ctiv itie s as
rep la cin g com p on en ts, w irin g c ir c u its , and taking test rea d in g s; rep a irin g
sim p le e le c tr o n ic equipm ent; and using to o ls and com m on test in strum ents
(e .g ., m u ltim e te r s , audio sign al g e n e r a to r s , tube te s t e r s , o s c ill o s c o p e s ).
Is not req u ired to be fa m ilia r with the in te rre la tio n s h ip s ox c ir c u it s . This
k n ow ledge, h ow ev er, m a y be acqu ired through assign m en ts design ed to
in cr e a s e c o m p e te n ce (in clu din g c la s s r o o m training) so that w o r k e r can
advance to h igh er le v e l tech n icia n .
M AINTENANCE PAIN TER
Paints and r e d e co r a te s w a lls , w ood w ork , and fix tu re s o f an esta b
lish m en t. W ork in volves the fo llo w in g : K n ow ledge o f s u r fa c e p e c u lia r itie s
and types of paint req u ired fo r d iffe r e n t a p p lica tio n s ; p rep a rin g su r fa c e
fo r painting by rem ovin g old fin ish o r by p la cin g putty o r fille r in nail
h o le s and in te r s tice s ; and applying paint with sp ra y gun o r bru sh . M ay
m ix c o lo r s , o ils , white lead, and oth er paint in gred ien ts to obtain p r o p e r
c o lo r o r co n s iste n cy . In g en e ra l, the w o rk o f the m a in ten an ce pa in ter
r e q u ire s rounded trainin g and e x p e rie n c e u su a lly acq u ired through a fo r m a l
ap pren ticesh ip o r equivalent trainin g and e x p e r ie n c e .
R e c e iv e s te c h n ic a l guidan ce, as re q u ire d , fr o m s u p e r v is o r o r h igh er
le v e l te ch n icia n . W ork is ty p ic a lly sp ot ch eck ed , but is given d etailed rev iew
when new o r advanced assign m en ts are in volved .
REG ISTER ED INDUSTRIAL NURSE
A r e g is te r e d n urse who g iv e s n ursing s e r v ic e under g en era l m e d ica l
d ir e c tio n to ill o r in ju red em p lo y e e s o r oth er p e rso n s who b e c o m e ill o r
su ffer an a ccid en t on the p r e m is e s o f a fa c to r y o r oth er esta b lish m en t.
D uties in volve a com bin a tion o f the fo llo w in g : G iving fir s t aid to the ill o r
in ju red; attending to subsequent d r e s s in g o f e m p lo y e e s ' in ju rie s ; keepin g
r e c o r d s o f patients trea ted ; p rep a rin g a ccid en t r e p o rts fo r com p en sa tion o r
oth er p u rp o s e s ; a ssistin g in p h y s ica l exam ination s and health evalu ation s o f
applicants and e m p lo y e e s ; and planning and c a r ry in g out p r o g r a m s in volvin g
health edu ca tion , a ccid e n t p reven tion , evalu ation o f plant en viron m en t, o r
oth er a c tiv itie s a ffectin g the health, w e lfa r e , and sa fety o f all p e r so n n e l.
N ursing s u p e r v is o r s o r head n u rses in esta b lish m en ts em p loying m o r e than
one n urse are ex clu d ed .
Maintenance, Toolroom, and Powerplant
M AINTENANCE MACHINIST
P r o d u c e s rep la cem en t p a rts and new p a rts in m aking r e p a ir s o f
m eta l p a rts o f m ech a n ica l equipm ent o p era ted in an esta b lish m en t. W ork
in v olv es m o s t o f the follow in g : In terp retin g w ritten in stru ction s and s p e c i
fic a tio n s ; planning and laying out o f w o rk ; usin g a v a r ie ty o f m a c h in is t's
handtools and p r e c is io n m ea su rin g in stru m en ts; setting up and operatin g
standard m ach in e to o ls ; shaping o f m e ta l p a rts to c lo s e to le r a n c e s ; m aking
standard shop com putations rela tin g to d im e n s io n s o f w o rk , toolin g , fe e d s ,
and sp eed s of m ach in in g; k n ow ledge o f the w ork in g p r o p e r t ie s o f the com m on
m e ta ls ; selectin g standard m a te r ia ls , p a rts , and equipm ent r e q u ire d fo r this
w ork ; and fitting and a ssem b lin g p a rts into m e c h a n ica l equipm ent. In
g e n e ra l, the m a ch in is t's w ork n o rm a lly r e q u ir e s a rounded train in g in
m a ch in e -sh o p p r a c tic e u su ally a cq u ired through a fo r m a l a p p ren ticesh ip o r
equ ivalent training and e x p e rie n c e .
M AINTENANCE MECHANIC (M a ch in ery)
M AINTENANCE C A R P E N T E R
P e r fo r m s the ca r p e n try duties n e c e s s a r y to c o n s tr u c t and m ain tain
in good r e p a ir building w ood w ork and equipm ent such as b in s, crib s , co u n te rs,
b en ch es, p a rtitio n s, d o o r s , f lo o r s , s t a ir s , c a s in g s , and trim m ade o f w ood
in an esta b lish m en t. W ork in v olv es m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : Planning and
R ep a irs m a ch in ery o r m e c h a n ica l equ ipm ent o f an esta b lish m en t.
W ork in volves m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : E xam in in g m a ch in es and m e c h a n ica l
equipm ent to dia gn ose so u r ce o f tr o u b le ; dism a n tlin g o r p a rtly d ism a n tlin g
m a ch in es and p e r fo rm in g re p a ir s that m a in ly in v olv e the u se o f han dtools in
scra p in g and fitting p a rts; rep la cin g b ro k e n o r d e fe c tiv e p a rts with item s
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M A IN T E N A N C E M E C H A N IC (M a c h in e r y )— C o n tin u e d
M IL L W R IG H T
obtain ed fr o m s to ck ; o r d e r in g the p rod u ction o f a re p la ce m e n t p a rt by a
m a ch in e shop o r sen din g the m a ch in e to a m a ch in e shop fo r m a jo r r e p a ir s ;
p r e p a r in g w ritte n s p e c ific a tio n s fo r m a jo r r e p a ir s o r f o r the p r o d u ctio n o f
p a rts o r d e r e d fr o m m a ch in e sh op s; r e a ss e m b lin g m a ch in e s; and m aking all
n e c e s s a r y adju stm en ts fo r o p e r a tio n . In g en era l, the w ork o f a m a ch in e ry
m a in ten a n ce m e c h a n ic r e q u ir e s rounded training and e x p e r ie n c e u su a lly
a cq u ire d th rough a fo r m a l a p p ren ticesh ip o r equivalent train in g and e x p e r i
e n c e . E x clu d ed fr o m this c la s s ific a t io n are w o rk e r s w h ose p r im a r y du ties
in v olv e settin g up o r ad ju sting m a ch in e s.
In stalls new m a ch in e s o r h eavy equipm ent, and dism an tles and
in sta lls m a ch in es o r h eavy equ ipm ent w hen changes in the plant layou t are
re q u ire d . W ork in v olv es m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : P lanning and layin g out
w o rk ; in terp retin g b lu ep rin ts o r oth er s p e c ific a tio n s ; u sin g a v a riety o f handto o ls and r ig g in g ; m akin g standard shop com pu ta tion s relatin g to s t r e s s e s ,
stren gth o f m a te r ia ls , and c e n te r s o f g ra v ity ; aligning and balancing equip
m en t; se le ctin g standard to o ls , equipm ent, and p a rts to be u sed ; and installing
and m ain taining in good o r d e r p ow er tr a n s m is s io n equ ipm ent such as d riv es
and sp eed r e d u c e r s . In g e n e r a l, the m illw r ig h t's w o rk n orm a lly re q u ire s a
rounded trainin g and e x p e r ie n c e in the trad e a cq u ire d through a fo r m a l
a p p ren ticesh ip o r equ ivalent train in g and e x p e r ie n c e .
M A IN TE N AN C E M ECH ANIC (M o to r v eh icle)
R e p a ir s a u to m o b ile s, b u se s , m o to r tr u c k s , and t r a c to r s o f an esta b
lis h m e n t. W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g ; E xam ining a u tom otive equ ip
m en t to d ia g n o se s o u r c e o f tr o u b le ; d is a s se m b lin g equipm ent and p e r fo r m in g
r e p a ir s that in v olv e the u se o f such handtools as w re n ch e s , g a u ges, d r ills ,
o r s p e c ia liz e d equ ipm ent in d is a s s e m b lin g o r fittin g p a rts; r e p la cin g b rok en
o r d e fe c tiv e p a rts fr o m sto ck ; grinding and adjusting v a lv e s; r e a s s e m b lin g
and in sta llin g the v a r io u s a s s e m b lie s in the v e h icle and m aking n e c e s s a r y
a d ju stm en ts; and aligning w h e e ls , adjusting brak es and lig h ts, o r tightening
bod y b o lts . In g e n e r a l, the w o rk o f the m o to r v eh icle m a in ten an ce m e c h a n ic
r e q u ir e s roun ded tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e u su ally acqu ired through a fo r m a l
a p p re n tice s h ip o r eq u iv a len t trainin g and e x p e rie n c e .
T h is c la s s ific a t io n d o e s not include m e ch a n ics w h o
t o m e r s ' v e h ic le s in a u tom ob ile r e p a ir sh ops.
r e p a ir
M AIN TEN AN CE TRA D E S H ELPE R
A s s is t s on e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in the sk ille d m ain ten an ce tra d es, by
p e r fo r m in g s p e c ific o r g en era l du ties o f le s s e r s k ill, such as keeping a
w o r k e r su pplied with m a te r ia ls and to o ls ; clean in g w ork in g area, m a ch in e,
and equipm ent; a s sistin g jou rn ey m a n b y h olding m a te r ia ls o r to o ls; and p e r
fo r m in g oth er u n sk illed tasks as d ir e c te d by jou rn ey m a n . The kind o f w ork
the h elp er is p erm itted to p e r fo r m v a r ie s fr o m trad e to trade: In som e
tra d es the h elp er is con fin ed to supplyin g, liftin g , and h olding m a te r ia ls and
to o ls , and clean in g w ork in g a r e a s ; and in oth ers he is p erm itted to p e r fo rm
s p e c ia liz e d m a ch in e o p e r a tio n s , o r pa rts o f a trad e that are also p e r fo rm e d
b y w o r k e r s on a fu ll-tim e b a s is .
c u s
M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R (T o o lr o o m )
S p e c ia liz e s in op era tin g one o r m o r e than one type o f m a ch in e tool
(e .g ., jig b o r e r , g rin din g m a ch in e, engine lath e, m illin g m a ch in e) to m ach in e
m e ta l fo r u se in m aking o r m ain taining ji g s , fix tu r e s , cutting to o ls , gauges,
o r m eta l d ie s o r m o ld s u sed in shaping o r fo r m in g m e ta l o r n on m etallic
m a te r ia l (e .g ., p la s t ic , p la s t e r , r u b b e r, g la s s ). W o rk ty p ica lly in v o lv e s ;
P lann in g and p e r fo r m in g d iffic u lt m a ch in in g o p e ra tio n s w hich re q u ire c o m
p lica te d setups o r a high d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; settin g up m a ch in e to o l o r
to o ls ( e .g ., in sta ll cutting tools and adju st g u id es, sto p s, w ork in g ta b les,
and oth er c o n tro ls to handle the s iz e o f s to c k to be m a ch in ed; d eterm in e
p r o p e r fe e d s , sp e e d s, toolin g , and o p e r a tio n seq u en ce o r s e le c t th ose p r e
s c r ib e d in d ra w in gs, b lu ep rin ts, o r la y ou ts); usin g a v a rie ty o f p r e c is io n
m e a su rin g in stru m en ts; m akin g n e c e s s a r y ad ju stm ents during m ach in in g
o p e ra tio n to ach ieve re q u is ite d im en sion s to v e ry c lo s e to le r a n c e s . M ay
be re q u ire d to s e le c t p r o p e r coola n ts and cutting and lu b rica tin g o ils , to
r e c o g n iz e when tools need d r e s s in g , and to d r e s s t o o ls . In g en era l, the w ork
o f a m a c h in e -to o l o p e r a to r (to o lr o o m ) at the sk ill le v e l ca lle d fo r in this
c la s s ific a tio n r e q u ir e s ex ten siv e kn ow led ge o f m a c h in e -s h o p and to o lro o m
p r a c t ic e u su a lly a cq u ired through c o n s id e r a b le o n -t h e -jo b training and
e x p e r ie n c e .
M AIN TE N A N C E P IP E F IT T E R
In sta lls o r r e p a ir s w a te r , steam , gas, o r oth er types o f pipe and
p ip efittin g s in an esta b lis h m e n t. W ork in v olv es m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : L ayin g
out w o rk and m e a s u rin g to lo c a t e p osition o f pipe fr o m draw in gs o r oth er
w ritten s p e c ific a t io n s ; cutting v a riou s s iz e s o f pipe to c o r r e c t len gths with
c h is e l and h a m m er o r o x y a ce ty le n e torch o r p ip e-cu ttin g m a ch in e s; th readin g
pip e w ith sto ck s and d ie s ; bending pipe by h a n d -d riven o r p o w e r -d r iv e n
m a c h in e s ; a s se m b lin g pip e w ith cou p lin g s and fasten in g pip e to h a n g ers;
m a k in g stan dard sh op com p u ta tion s .rela tin g to p r e s s u r e s , flow , and s iz e o f
pip e r e q u ir e d ; and m akin g stan dard tests to d eterm in e w hether fin ish ed p ip es
m e e t s p e c ific a t io n s . In g e n e r a l, the w ork o f the m ain ten an ce p ip e fitte r
r e q u ir e s roun ded train in g and e x p e rie n c e u su ally acqu ired through a fo r m a l
a p p re n tice s h ip o r equ iv alen t train in g and e x p e rie n ce . W o r k e rs p r im a r ily
en gaged in in sta llin g and r e p a ir in g building sanitation o r heating s y ste m s
a re ex clu d e d .
M A IN TE N AN C E S H E E T -M E T A L W ORKER
F a b r ic a t e s , in s ta lls , and m aintains in good r e p a ir the sh e e t-m e ta l
equ ipm ent and fix tu r e s (su ch as m a ch in e guards, g re a s e pans, sh e lv e s,
lo c k e r s , tanks, v e n tila to r s , ch u tes, d u cts, m eta l roofin g ) o f an esta b lish m en t.
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : Planning and layin g out all types o f
s h e e t-m e ta l m a in ten a n ce w o rk fr o m b lu ep rin ts, m o d e ls , o r oth er s p e c ifi
c a tio n s ; settin g up and o p e ra tin g all available types of s h e e t-m e ta l w ork in g
m a c h in e s ; u sin g a v a r ie ty o f h an dtools in cutting, bending, fo r m in g , shaping,
fittin g , and a s s e m b lin g ; and in sta llin g sh e e t-m e ta l a r tic le s as re q u ire d . In
g e n e r a l, the w o r k o f the m a in ten an ce sh e e t-m e ta l w o rk e r r e q u ir e s rounded
tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su a lly acq u ired through a fo r m a l a p p ren ticesh ip o r
eq u iv a len t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .
F o r c r o s s -in d u s t r y w age study p u rp o s e s , this c la s s ific a tio n does not
in clude m a c h in e -to o l o p e r a t o r s (to o lr o o m ) em p loy ed in tool and die jobbin g
sh op s.
T O O L AND DIE M AK ER
C on stru cts and r e p a ir s ji g s , fix tu r e s , cutting to o ls , gau ges, o r m etal
d ie s o r m o ld s u sed in shaping o r fo rm in g m e ta l o r n on m e ta llic m a te r ia l (e .g .,
p la s t ic , p la s te r , ru b b er, g la s s ). W ork ty p ic a lly in v o lv e s : Planning and laying
out w o r k a c c o rd in g to m o d e ls , b lu ep rin ts, d ra w in gs, o r oth er w ritten o r o r a l
s p e c ific a tio n s ; understan din g the w ork in g p r o p e r t ie s o f com m on m eta ls and
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T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R — C o n tin u e d
S H IP P E R AN D R E C E IV E R
a llo y s ; s e le ctin g a p p rop ria te m a te r ia ls , to o ls , and p r o c e s s e s re q u ire d to
c o m p le te ta sk s ; m akin g n e c e s s a r y shop com p u ta tion s; settin g up and o p e r
ating v a rio u s m a ch in e to o ls and rela ted equ ipm ent; u sin g v a rio u s to o l and
die m a k e r 's h an dtools and p r e c is io n m e a su rin g in stru m en ts; w ork in g to v e ry
c lo s e t o le r a n c e s ; h e a t-tre a tin g m eta l pa rts and fin ish ed to o ls and d ie s to
a ch ieve r e q u ire d q u a litie s; fittin g and a s se m b lin g p a rts to p r e s c r ib e d t o le r
ances and a llo w a n ce s . In g en e ra l, the to o l and die m a k e r 's w o rk r e q u ir e s
rounded train in g in m a c h in e -s h o p and t o o lr o o m p r a c t ic e u su a lly a cq u ired
through fo r m a l a p p ren ticesh ip o r equ ivalen t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r ie n c e .
P e r fo r m s c le r i c a l and p h y s ic a l ta sk s in con n e ctio n w ith shipping
g oods o f the esta b lish m en t in w h ich em p lo y e d and r e c e iv in g in com in g
sh ip m en ts. In p e r fo rm in g d a y -to -d a y , rou tin e ta sk s , fo llo w s e sta b lis h e d
g u id e lin e s. In handling unusual n on rou tin e p r o b le m s , r e c e iv e s s p e c ific guid
ance fr o m su p e r v iso r o r oth er o f f ic ia l s . M ay d ir e c t and c o o r d in a te the
a c tiv itie s o f oth er w o r k e r s engaged in handling g ?o d s to b e shipped o r being
r e c e iv e d .
Shippers ty p ica lly are r e s p o n s ib le fo r m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : V e r
ifying that o r d e r s are a c c u r a te ly fille d b y c o m p a rin g item s and qu an tities
o f g oods gathered fo r sh ipm ent a gain st d o cu m e n ts; in su rin g that sh ipm ents
are p r o p e r ly packaged, id en tified w ith sh ipping in fo rm a tio n , and loa d ed into
tra n sp ortin g v e h ic le s ; p rep a rin g and k eep in g r e c o r d s o f g ood s sh ipp ed, e .g .,
m a n ife s ts , b ills o f ladin g.
F o r c r o s s -in d u s t r y w age study p u r p o s e s , this c la s s ific a t io n d oes not
in clude to o l and d ie m a k e r s who (1) are em p loyed in to o l and d ie job b in g
shops o r (2) p ro d u ce fo r g in g d ie s (die s in k e r s ).
STATIO N AR Y ENGINEER
R e c e iv e r s ty p ica lly are r e s p o n s ib le f o r m o s t o f the fo llo w in g :
V e r ify in g the c o r r e c t n e s s o f in com in g sh ipm en ts b y co m p a rin g item s and
quantities unloaded against b ills o f la d in g, in v o ic e s , m a n ife s ts , s to ra g e
r e c e ip ts , o r oth er r e c o r d s ; ch eck in g fo r d a m ag ed g o o d s ; in su rin g that
goods are a p p rop ria tely id en tified f o r routing to d ep a rtm en ts w ithin the
esta b lish m en t; p rep a rin g and keep in g r e c o r d s o f g ood s r e c e iv e d .
O p e ra te s and m a in tain s and m a y a lso s u p e r v is e the o p e r a tio n o f
station a ry en gin es and equipm ent (m e ch a n ica l o r e le c t r ic a l) to su pply the
esta b lish m en t in w hich em p loy ed w ith p o w e r, heat, r e fr ig e r a tio n , o r a ir con d ition in g. W ork in v o lv e s ; O pera tin g and m ain taining equ ipm ent such as
steam en g in es, air c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a to r s , m o t o r s , tu rb in es, ventilatin g
and r e fr ig e r a tin g equipm ent, steam b o ile r s and b o i le r -fe d w a ter pum ps;
m aking equ ipm ent r e p a ir s ; and k eepin g a r e c o r d o f o p era tion of m a ch in e ry ,
tem p e ra tu re , and fu el con su m p tion . M ay a lso s u p e r v is e th ese o p e r a tio n s .
Head o r c h ie f e n g in e e rs in esta b lish m en ts em p loyin g m o r e chan on e en g in eer
are e x clu d e d .
F o r w age
study
pu rposes,
w ork ers
are
c la s s ifie d
as
fo llo w s ;
Shipper
R e c e iv e r
Shipper and r e c e iv e r
BO ILER TEN DER
WAREHOUSEMAN
F ir e s sta tion a ry b o ile r s to fu rn ish the e sta b lish m en t in w hich
em p loyed w ith heat, p o w e r, o r stea m . F e e d s fu e ls to fir e b y hand o r
op era tes a m e c h a n ica l sto k e r , g a s, o r o il b u rn er; and c h e c k s w ater and
safety v a lv e s . M ay cle a n , o il, o r a s s is t in re p a ir in g b o ile r r o o m equ ipm ent.
A s d ir e c te d , p e r fo r m s a v a r ie ty o f w a re h o u sin g d u ties w h ich r e q u ire
an understanding o f the e sta b lis h m e n t's sto ra g e p la n . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t
o f the fo llo w in g ; V e rify in g m a te r ia ls (o r m e r c h a n d is e ) a gain st r e c e iv in g
d ocu m en ts, noting and rep ortin g d is c r e p a n c ie s «nd ob v iou s d a m a g e s; routing
m a te r ia ls to p r e s c r ib e d stora g e lo c a t io n s ; s to rin g , sta ck in g, o r p a lle tiz in g
m a te r ia ls in a c c o rd a n c e with p r e s c r ib e d s to ra g e m e th o d s; r e a r ra n g in g and
taking in ven tory o f s t o r e d m a t e r ia ls ; ex am in in g s t o r e d m a te r ia ls and
r e p o rtin g d e te rio ra tio n and d a m age; r e m o v in g m a te r ia l fr o m s to ra g e and
p rep a rin g it fo r sh ipm ent. M ay o p e r a te hand o r p o w e r tru ck s in p e r fo r m in g
w a reh ou sin g d u ties.
Material Movement and Custodial
TRU CK DRIVER
D r iv e s a tru ck w ithin a c ity o r in d u stria l a r e a to tr a n s p o rt
m a te r ia ls , m e r c h a n d is e , equipm ent, o r w o r k e r s betw een v a riou s types o f
estab lish m en ts such as; M an ufacturin g p la n ts, fr e ig h t d ep ots, w a r e h o u se s ,
w h olesa le and r e ta il e sta b lish m en ts, o r betw een r e ta il esta b lish m en ts and
c u s t o m e r s ' h ou ses o r p la ce s o f b u s in e s s . M ay a lso loa d o r unload tru ck
with o r w ithout h e lp e r s , m a ke m in o r m e c h a n ica l r e p a ir s , and k eep tru ck in
good w ork in g o r d e r . S a lesrou te and o v e r -t h e -r o a d d r iv e r s are e x clu d e d .
E xclude w o rk e r s w hose p r im a r y d u ties in v olv e shipping and r e c e i v
ing w o rk (s e e Shipper and R e c e iv e r and Shipping P a c k e r ), o r d e r fillin g
(s e e O rd e r F ille r ), o r operatin g p o w e r tr u c k s (s e e P o w e r -T r u c k O p e r a to r ).
O RDER F IL L E R
F ills shipping o r tr a n s fe r o r d e r s fo r fin ish e d g o o d s fr o m s to re d
m e r c h a n d is e in a c c o rd a n c e with s p e c if nations on sa le s s lip s , c u s t o m e r s '
o r d e r s , o r oth er in stru ctio n s. M ay, in additio to fillin g o r d e r s and indi
catin g item s fille d o r om itted , k e e p r e c o r d s o f /utgoing o r d e r s , re q u isitio n
additional stock o r r e p o r t sh ort su p p lies to s u p e r v is o r , and p e r fo r m oth er
re la te d du ties.
F o r w age study p u r p o s e s , tr u ck d r iv e rs are c la s s ifie d by type and
rated c a p a city o f tru ck , as fo llo w s ;
T r u c k d r iv e r , lig h t tru ck
(stra ig h t tru ck , u nder i Ve ton s, u su a lly 4 w h e e ls)
T r u c k d r iv e r , m ed iu m tru ck
(stra ig h t tru ck , IV2 to 4 tons in clu s iv e , usua ly 6 w h e e ls)
T r u c k d r iv e r , h eavy tru ck
(stra ig h t tru ck , o v e r 4 ton s, u su a lly 10 w h eels)
T r u c k d r iv e r , t r a c t o r -t r a il e r
SHIPPING PACKER
P r e p a r e s fin ish ed p rod u cts f o r sh ipm en t o r sto ra g e b y p la cin g them
in shipping co n ta in ers, the s p e c ific o p e r a tio n s p e r fo r m e d bein g dependent
upon the type, s iz e , and num ber o f units to be p a c ced, the type o f con ta in er
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S H IP P IN G P A C K E R — C o n tin u e d
G U A R D — C o n tin u e d
e m p lo y e d , and m eth od o f shipm ent,, W ork r e q u ire s the p la cin g o f item s in
sh ipping co n ta in e rs and m a y in v olv e one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g : K n ow ledge
o f v a rio u s item s o f s to ck in o r d e r to v e r ify content; se le c tio n o f ap p rop ria te
type and s iz e o f co n ta in e r; in se r tin g e n clo s u re s in con ta in er; u sin g e x c e ls io r
o r o th e r m a te r ia l to p r e v e n t brea k a ge o r dam age; clo s in g and sea lin g con
ta in e r; and applying la b e ls o r en terin g identifying data on c o n ta in e r. P a c k e r s
w ho a lso m a k e w ood en b o x e s o r c ra te s are ex clu d e d .
G uards em p loy ed by esta b lish m en ts w hich p ro v id e p r o te c tiv e s e r
v ic e s on a c o n tr a c t b a sis are in cluded in this o ccu p a tion .
M A T E R IA L HANDLING LA B O R E R
A w o r k e r em p lo y e d in a w a reh ou se, m anu factu ring plant, s t o r e , o r
oth e r e s ta b lis h m e n t w h o s e d u ties in volve one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g :
L oad in g and u n loadin g v a rio u s m a te r ia ls and m e rch a n d ise on o r fr o m fr e ig h t
c a r s , tr u ck s , o r oth er tra n sp o rtin g d e v ic e s ; unpacking, sh elv in g, o r pla cin g
m a te r ia ls o r m e r c h a n d is e in p r o p e r stora g e lo ca tio n ; and tra n sp ortin g
m a te r ia ls o r m e r c h a n d is e by handtruck, c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w . L o n g s h o r e
w o r k e r s , who loa d and u nload sh ip s, are ex clu ded.
P O W E R -T R U C K O P E R A T O R
O p e ra te s a m a n u a lly c o n tr o lle d g a so lin e - o r e le c t r ic p ow ered tru ck
o r t r a c t o r to tr a n s p o r t g ood s and m a te r ia ls o f all kinds about a w a reh ou se,
m a n u fa ctu rin g plant, o r oth er esta b lish m en t.
tr u ck ,
F o r w age study p u r p o s e s , w o rk e r s are c la s s ifie d by type o f p o w e ras fo llo w s :
F o r w age
study
p u rp oses,
guards
are
c la s s ifie d
as
fo llo w s :
C la ss A . E n fo r c e s regu la tion s d esig n ed to p rev en t b re a ch e s of
s e c u r it y . E x e r c is e s ju dgm en t and u ses d is c r e tio n in dealin g with e m e r
g e n c ie s a n d s e c u r ity v iola tion s en cou n tered . D e te rm in e s w hether fir s t
r e s p o n s e should be to in terven e d ir e c t ly (asking fo r a s sista n c e when deem ed
n e c e s s a r y and tim e a llo w s), to k eep situation under su r v e illa n c e , o r to r e p o rt
situ ation so that it can be handled by a p p rop ria te au th ority. D uties req u ire
s p e c ia liz e d train in g in m eth od s and tech n iq u es o f p r o te ctin g se c u rity a rea s.
C om m on ly , the guard is r e q u ire d to d em on stra te continuing p h y sica l fitn ess
and p r o fic ie n c y with fir e a r m s o r oth er s p e cia l w ea p on s.
C la s s B . C a r r ie s out in stru ction s p r im a r ily o rien ted tow ard in
su rin g that e m e r g e n c ie s and s e c u r ity v iola tion s are r e a d ily d is c o v e r e d and
r e p o rte d to a p p rop ria te au th ority. In terven es d ir e c t ly on ly in situations
w hich r e q u ire m in im a l action to sa fegu ard p r o p e rty o r p e r s o n s . D uties r e
q u ire m in im a l tra in in g . C om m on ly , the guard is not req u ired to dem on strate
p h y s ic a l fit n e s s . M ay be arm ed , but g e n e ra lly is not r e q u ire d to dem on strate
p r o fic ie n c y in the u se o f fir e a r m s o r sp e c ia l w ea p on s.
JA N IT O R , P O R T E R , OR C LE A N E R
F o r k lift o p e r a to r
P o w e r -t r u c k o p e r a to r (oth er than fo rk lift)
GUARD
P r o t e c t s p r o p e r t y fr o m th eft o r dam age, o r p e r s o n s fr o m h a za rd s
o r in te r fe r e n c e . D uties in v olv e se rv in g at a fix ed p ost, m aking rounds on
fo o t o r by m o t o r v e h ic le , o r e s c o r tin g p e rso n s o r p r o p e rty . M ay be depu tized
to m a k e a r r e s t s . M ay a ls o h elp v is it o r s and c u s to m e r s by an sw erin g
q u estion s and g ivin g d ir e c t io n s .
C lean s and k eep s in an o r d e r ly con d ition fa c to r y w ork in g areas and
w a s h r o o m s , o r p r e m is e s o f an o ffic e , apartm ent h ou se, o r c o m m e r c ia l
o r oth er esta b lish m en t. D uties in volve a com bin a tion o f the fo llo w in g :
Sw eeping, m op pin g o r scru b b in g , and p olish in g f lo o r s ; r em ov in g ch ip s, trash ,
and oth er r e fu s e ; dusting equipm ent, fu rn itu re, o r fix tu r e s ; p olish in g m eta l
fix tu re s o r tr im m in g s ; p ro v id in g su p p lies and m in o r m ain ten an ce s e r v ic e s ;
and clean in g la v a to r ie s , s h o w e rs , and r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s who s p e c ia liz e
in w indow w ashin g are e x clu d e d .
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Service Contract
Act Surveys
The follow in g a re a s are s u r
v ey ed p e r io d ic a lly fo r use in ad m in
is te r in g the S e r v ic e C on tract A ct
o f 1965. S u rvey re su lts are p u b
lish ed in r e le a s e s w hich are a v a ila
b le , at no c o s t , w hile su p p lies la st
fr o m any o f the BLS re g io n a l o ffic e s
shown on the b a ck c o v e r .
A lask a (statew id e)
A lban y, Ga.
A lex a n d ria —L e e s v il le , La.
Alpena—Standish—T aw as C ity, M ich .
Ann A r b o r , M ich .
A tlan tic C ity, N.J.
A ugusta, G a.—S .C .
A u stin , T ex .
B a k e r s fie ld , C a lif.
Baton R ou g e, La.
B attle C r e e k , M ich .
Beaum ont—P o r t A rth u r—O ra n g e , T e x .
B eaum ont—P o r t A rth u r—O range
and Lake C h a r le s , T e x .—La.
B ilo x i—G u lfp ort and P a s ca g o u la —
M oss P o in t, M iss .
B ingham ton, N .Y .
B irm in g h a m , A la.
B loom in gton —V in ce n n e s, Ind.
B rem e rton—S h elton, W ash.
B ru n sw ick , Ga.
C edar R a p id s, Iow a
Cham paign—Urbana—Rantoul, 111.
C h arleston —N orth C h a rleston —
W a ite r b o r o , S .C .
C h arlotte—G aston ia, N .C.
C h eyenne, W yo.
C la r k s v ille —H o p k in sv ille , Ten n.—Ky.
C olo ra d o S p rin g s, C olo.
C olum bia—S u m ter, S .C .
C olu m bu s, Ga.—A la.
C olu m bu s, M is s .
D eca tu r, 111.
Des M o in e s , Iow a
Duluth—S u p e r io r , M inn.—W is.
E l P a s o —A la m o g o r d o —Las C r u c e s ,
T e x .—N. M ex.
Eugene—S p rin g field —M e d fo rd , O reg .
F a y e tte v ille , N .C.
F o r t L a u d erd a le—H ollyw ood
and W est P a lm B ea ch —
B o c a R aton, F la .
F o r t Sm ith, A rk .—O kla.
F r e d e r ic k —H ager stow n C h a m b ersb u rg , M d.—Pa.
G o ld s b o r o , N .C.
G rand Island—H a stin g s, N ebr.
G uam , T e r r it o r y o f
H a rrisb u rg —L eba n on , P a.
K n o x v ille , Tenn.
L a r e d o , T ex .
L as V e g a s —T on opah , Nev.
L im a , Ohio
L ittle R ock—N orth L ittle R o ck , A rk .
L o g a n sp o r P -P e ru , Ind.
L ora in —E ly r ia , O hio
L o w e r E a stern S h o r e , M d.—V a .—D el.
M a con , Ga.
M a d ison , W is.
M aine (statew id e)
M a n sfie ld , Ohio
M cA lle n —P h a r r—E dinburg
and B r o w n s v ille —H arlingen—
San B e n ito , T ex .
M e rid ia n , M is s .
M id d le s e x , M onm outh, and
O cean C o s ., N.J.
M ob ile—P e n s a co la —P an am a C ity,
A la .—F la .
M ontana (statew id e)
N a sh ville—D av id son , Tenn.
New B ern —J a c k s o n v ille , N .C .
New H a m psh ire (statew id e)
New London—N orw ich , Conn.—R .I.
N orth Dakota (statew id e)
N orth ern New Y o r k
N orth w est T ex as
O rla n d o , F la .
O xnard—S im i V a lle y —V en tu ra, C a lif.
P e o r ia , 111.
P h oen ix , A r iz .
P in e B lu ff, A rk .
P u e b lo , C olo.
P u e rto R ico
R a leigh —D urham , N .C .
R en o, Nev.
S alin a, K ans.
Salinas—Seaside—M on terey , C a lif.
Sandusky, Ohio
Santa B arb ara—Santa M aria—
L o m p o c, C alif.
Savannah, Ga.
S elm a , Ala.
S h rev ep ort, La.
South Dakota (statew ide)
Southern Idaho
Southw est V irg in ia
Spokane, Wash.
S p rin g field , 111.
S tockton, C alif.
T a c o m a , Wash.
Tam pa—St. P e te r s b u r g , F la .
T op ek a , Kans.
T u cson —D ou g la s, A r iz .
T u lsa , Okla.
U pper P en in su la, M ich.
V erm on t (statew ide)
V irg in Islands o f the U.S.
W aco and K illeen —T e m p le , T ex .
W a terloo—C edar F a l ls , Iowa
W est V irg in ia (statew ide)
W ich ita F a lls—Lawton—A ltu s ,
T e x .—O kla.
W ilm in gton, D el.—N.J.—Md.
Y akim a—Richland—K ennew ick—
P en dleton , W ash.—O reg .
ALSO A V A IL A B L E —
An annual re p o rt on s a la r ie s fo r
a ccou n ta n ts, a u d ito rs , c h ie f a cco u n t
ants, a tto r n e y s, jo b a n a ly sts, d i r e c
t o r s o f p e r s o n n e l, b u y e r s , c h e m is ts ,
e n g in e e r s , e n g in eerin g te ch n icia n s ,
d r a ft e r s , a n d c l e r i c a l e m p lo y e e s
is a v a ila b le . O r d e r as BLS B u lle
tin 1980, N ational S u rvey o f P r o
fe s s io n a l, A d m in is tra tiv e , T e c h n ic a l
and C le r ic a l P a y , M a rch 1977, $ 2.40
a c o p y , fr o m any o f the BLS r e
g ion a l sa le s o ffic e s shown on the
b a ck c o v e r , o r fr o m the S u p erin
tendent o f D ocu m en ts, U .S. G o v e r n
m ent P rin tin g O ffic e , W ashington,
D .C . 20402.
Area Wage
Surveys
A lis t o f the la te st bu lletin s a v a ila b le is p resen ted b elow .
B u lletin s
m ay be p u rc h a s e d fr o m any o f the BLS re g io n a l o ffic e s shown on the ba ck
c o v e r , o r fr o m the Superin ten dent of D ocu m en ts, U.S. G overnm ent P rin tin g
O ffic e , W ash in g ton , D .C . 20402.
Make ch eck s payable to Superintendent of
D ocu m en ts. A d ir e c t o r y o f o ccu p a tio n a l w age s u r v e y s , c o v e r in g the y e a rs
1970 th rou gh 197 6, is a v a ila b le on req u est.
A rea
A k r o n , O h io, D e c . 1977________________________________________
Albany—Sch enectady—T r o y , N .Y ., Sept. 1977 -----------------------A n ah eim —Santa Ana—G arden G r o v e ,
C a lif., O ct. 1977______________________________________________
A tlan ta , G a., M ay 1 9 7 7 ------------------------------------------------------------B a ltim o r e , M d ., A u g. 19 7 7 -----------------------------------------------------B illin g s , M o n t., July 1977 1 ----------------------------------------------------B irm in g h a m , A la ., M a r. 1 9 7 7 -------- --------------------------------------B oston , M a s s ., A u g. 1977 ------------------------------------------------------B u ffa lo , N .Y ., O ct. 1977 ---------------------------------------------------------Canton, O h io, M ay 1977 1 --------------------------------------------------------C h attanooga, T enn.—G a ., Sept. 1977 -------------------------------------C h ica g o , 111., M ay 1977 1______________________________________
C in cin n a ti, O hio—K y.—In d ., July 1 9 7 7 1 ---------------------------------C lev ela n d , O h io, Sept. 1977 1 -------------------------------------------------C olu m b u s, O h io, O ct. 1977________________________________ ____
C orpu s C h r is ti, T e x ., July 1977 1 -----------------------------------------D a lla s -F o r t W o rth , T e x . , O ct. 1977__________________________
D avenport—R o c k Islan dr-M olin e, Iowa—111., M ay 1977 1_____
D ayton, O h io, D e c . 1977 1_____________________________________
D aytona B e a ch , F la ., A ug. 1977 1------------------------------------------D enver—B o u ld e r , C o lo ., D e c . 1977 1_________________________
D e tr o it, M ic h ., M a r. 1 9 7 7 ____________________________________
F r e s n o , C a lif., June 1977 ------------------------------------------------------G a in e s v ille , F la ., Sept. 1977 1------------------------------------------------G reen B a y , W is ., July 1 9 7 7 ----------------------------------------------------G re e n s b o r o —W in sto n -S a le m —H igh P oin t,
N .C ., A ug. 1977 1 _____________________________________________
G re e n v ille —S p artan bu rg, S .C ., June 1977 ----------------------------H a r tfo r d , C on n ., M a r. 1 9 7 7 __________________________________
H ou ston , T e x ., A u g. 1977 1 ___________________________________
H u n tsv ille , A la ., F e b . 1978___________________________________
In d ia n a p olis, In d., O ct. 1 9 7 7 ---------------------------------------------------J a ck s o n , M is s ., Jan. 1978____________________________________
J a c k s o n v ille , F la ., D e c . 1977_________________________________
K ansas C ity, M o.—K a n s., Sept. 1 9 7 7 -------------------------------------L o s A n g eles—Long B e a ch , C a lif., O ct. 1977_________________
L o u is v ille , K y.—In d., N ov. 1977 1_____________________________
M e m p h is, Tenn.—A r k .—M iss ., N ov. 1977_____________________
B u lletin num ber
and p r ic e *
19 50 -70, 80 cents
1 9 5 0 -5 2 , 80 cents
19 50-60,
1 9 5 0 -1 7 ,
1 9 5 0 -3 9 ,
1 9 5 0 -4 0 ,
1 9 5 0 -8 ,
1 9 5 0 -5 0 ,
1 9 5 0 -5 8 ,
1 9 5 0 -2 8 ,
1 9 5 0 -4 4 ,
1 9 5 0 -4 1 ,
19 5 0 -4 5 ,
1 9 5 0 -5 3 ,
19 50 -64,
1 9 5 0 -3 5 ,
19 50 -65,
1 9 5 0 -2 6 ,
19 50-71,
1 9 5 0 -4 3 ,
1 9 50 -74,
1 9 5 0 -1 3 ,
1 9 5 0 -3 0 ,
1 9 5 0 -4 6 ,
1 9 5 0 -3 6 ,
$1 .0 0
$ 1 -20
$ 1 .2 0
$1 .0 0
85 cents
$ 1 .2 0
$ 1 .0 0
$ 1 .1 0
70 cen ts
$ 1 .4 0
$ 1 .2 0
$ 1 .4 0
$ 1 .0 0
$ 1 .0 0
$ 1 .2 0
$ 1 .1 0
$1 .1 0
$ 1 .0 0
$1 .40
$ 1 .2 0
70 cents
$1 .0 0
70 cents
1 9 5 0 -4 2 ,
1 9 5 0 -3 3 ,
1 9 5 0 -9 ,
1 9 5 0 -4 8 ,
2 0 2 5 -4 ,
1 9 5 0 -5 6 ,
2 0 2 5 -1 ,
19 50 -67,
1 9 5 0 -5 4 ,
19 50 -61,
19 50 -66,
19 50 -63,
$ 1 .1 0
70 cents
80 cents
$ 1 .4 0
70 cents
$ 1 .0 0
70 cents
70 cents
$ 1 .0 0
$1 .20
$1 .2 0
70 cents
A rea
M ia m i, F la ., O ct. 19 77_______________________________________
M ilw au k ee, W is ., A p r . 1977 _________________________________
M in n eap olis—St. P au l, M inn.—W is ., Jan. 1 9 7 8 1_____________
N assau —Su ffolk, N .Y ., June 1977 ____________________________
N ew ark, N .J ., Jan. 1977 _____________________________________
New O rle a n s , L a ., Jan. 1978_________________________________
New Y o r k , N .Y .—N .J ., M ay 1 9 7 7 ____________________________
N orfolk —V irg in ia B each —P ortsm ou th , Va.—
N .C ., M ay 1977 _____ _________ ______________________________
N orfolk —V irg in ia B e a ch -P o r ts m o u th and
N ew port News—H am pton, Va.—N .C ., M ay 19 77___________
N orth east P en n sylva n ia , Aug. 1977 1________________________
O klahom a C ity, O k la ., Aug. 1977 1 __________________________
O m aha, N e b r .-Io w a , O ct. 1977 1 ____________________________
P aterson —C lifton —P a s s a ic , N .J ., June 1977 ________________
P h ila d elp h ia , Pa.—N .J ., N ov. 1977___________________________
P ittsb u rg h , P a ., Jan. 1978___________________________________
P o rtla n d , M ain e, D e c . 1977__________________________________
P o rtla n d , O re g .—W a sh ., M ay 1977 1_________________________
P ou g h k eep sie, N .Y ., June 1977 _____________________________
P ou gh k eep sie—K ingston—N ew burgh, N .Y ., June 19 7 6 ______
P r o v id e n c e —W arw ick—P a w tu ck et, R .I.—
M a s s ., June 1977 1 __________________________________________
R ich m on d , V a ., June 1977 1 __________________________________
St. L o u is , M o.—111., M a r. 1977 ______________________________
S a cra m en to, C a lif., D e c . 1977 1_____________________________
Saginaw, M ic h ., N ov. 1977____________________________________
Salt Lake City—O gden, Utah, N ov. 1977______________________
San A n ton io, T e x ., M ay 1977 1 _______________________________
San D ieg o, C a lif., N ov. 1977 1________________________________
San F r a n c is c o —O akland, C a lif., M a r. 1977 ________________
San J o s e , C a lif., M ar. 19 77__________________________________
Seattle—E v e re tt, W a sh ., D e c . 1977__________________________
South B end, Ind., A ug. 1977 1 ________________________________
T o le d o , O hio—M ic h ., M ay 1 9 7 7 ______________________________
T ren ton , N .J ., Sept. 19 77____________________________________
U tic a -R o m e , N .Y ., J u l y m ? 1 ______________________________
W ash ington , D .C .—M d.—V a ., M a r. 1977 _____________________
W ich ita , K a n s., A p r . 1977 1 __________________________________
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s ., A p r . 1977 _______________________________
Y o r k , P a ., F eb . 1977 ________________________________________
B ulletin num ber
and p r ic e *
1950-57, $ 1.00
1950-14, $ 1.10
2 0 2 5 -2 ,
$1 .40
1950-27, $ 1.00
19 50 -7, $1 .60
20 2 5 -5 ,
$ 1.00
19 50-31, $ 1.20
19 50-20, 70 cents
19 50-21,
1950-38,
1950-49,
1950-55,
1950-34,
1950-62,
2 0 2 5 -3 ,
1950-69,
1950-32,
1950-25,
19 00 -55,
19 50 -22,
1950-23,
1950-10,
1950-72,
1950-59,
1950-68,
1950-24,
1950-73,
1950-29,
1950-19,
1950-75,
19 50 -51,
1950-18,
1950-47,
1950-37,
1950-11,
1950-16,
1950-15,
19 50 -6,
* Prices are determ ined by the Government Printing O ffice and are subject to change.
1 Data on establishm ent practices and supplementary w age provisions are also presented.
70 cents
$ 1.10
$ 1.10
$ 1.10
70 cents
$ 1.20
$ 1.10
70 cents
$ 1.20
70 cents
55 cents
$ 1.20
$ 1.10
$ 1.20
$ 1.00
70 cents
80 cents
$ 1.10
$ 1.10
$ 1.20
$ 1.00
80 cents
$
1.10
80 cents
70 cents
$ 1.10
$
1.20
$ 1.10
70 cents
$
1.10
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