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Area Wage Survey
New York, New York-New Jersey,
Metropolitan Area, May 1976
Bulletin 1900-48
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics




Preface
T h is b u lle t in p r o v i d e s r e s u l t s o f a M a y 1976 s u r v e y o f
o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s in th e N ew Y o r k , N ew Y o r k —N ew J e r s e y ,
S ta n d a rd M e t r o p o lit a n S t a t is t ic a l A r e a ( B r o n x , K in g s , N ew Y o r k ,
P u tn a m , Q u e e n s , R ic h m o n d , R o c k la n d , and W e s t c h e s t e r C o u n t ie s ,
N .Y .; a nd B e r g e n C o u n ty , N .J .) .
The su rv e y w as m ad e as p a rt
o f th e B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s ' a n n u a l a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o ­
g r a m , w h ic h i s d e s ig n e d t o y ie ld d a ta f o r in d iv id u a l m e t r o p o l it a n
a r e a s a s w e l l a s n a t io n a l and r e g io n a l e s t im a t e s f o r a ll S ta n d a rd
M e t r o p o lit a n S t a t is t ic a l A r e a s in th e U n ited S ta te s , e x c lu d in g
A la s k a and H a w a ii.

A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in th e a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m
i s th e n e e d t o d e s c r i b e th e l e v e l and m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s in a
v a r i e t y o f l a b o r m a r k e t s , th r o u g h th e a n a ly s is o f ( 1 ) th e l e v e l
and d is t r ib u t io n o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a t io n , an d ( 2 ) th e m o v e m e n t
o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a t io n a l c a t e g o r y and s k ill l e v e l .
The program
d e v e l o p s in f o r m a t io n th a t m a y b e u s e d f o r m a n y p u r p o s e s , i n ­
c lu d in g w a g e and s a la r y a d m in is t r a t io n , c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a in in g ,
and a s s i s t a n c e in d e t e r m i n in g p la n t lo c a t io n .
S u r v e y r e s u l t s a ls o
a r e u s e d b y th e U .S . D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r t o m a k e w a g e d e t e r ­
m in a t io n s u n d e r th e S e r v i c e C o n t r a c t A c t o f 1 9 6 5.
C u r r e n t ly , 84 a r e a s a r e in c lu d e d in th e p r o g r a m .
(S ee
l i s t o f a r e a s on in s i d e b a c k c o v e r . )
In e a c h a r e a , o c c u p a t io n a l
e a r n in g s d a ta a r e c o l l e c t e d a n n u a lly .
I n fo r m a t io n on e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n t p r a c t i c e s an d s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e b e n e f it s i s o b ta in e d e v e r y
t h ir d y e a r .




E a c h y e a r a ft e r a ll in d iv id u a l a r e a w a g e s u r v e y s h a v e
b e e n c o m p l e t e d , tw o s u m m a r y b u lle t in s a r e i s s u e d .
The fir s t
b r in g s t o g e t h e r d a ta f o r e a c h m e t r o p o l it a n a r e a s u r v e y e d ; th e
s e c o n d p r e s e n t s n a t io n a l and r e g i o n a l e s t i m a t e s , p r o j e c t e d f r o m
in d iv id u a l m e t r o p o l it a n a r e a d a ta .

T h e N ew Y o r k s u r v e y w a s c o n d u c t e d b y th e B u r e a u 's
r e g io n a l o f f i c e in N ew Y o r k , N .Y ., u n d e r th e g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n
o f A n th o n y J. F e r r a r a , A s s is t a n t R e g io n a l C o m m i s s i o n e r f o r
O p e r a t io n s . T h e s u r v e y c o u ld n o t h a v e b e e n a c c o m p l i s h e d w ith o u t
th e c o o p e r a t i o n o f th e m a n y f i r m s w h o s e w a g e and s a la r y d a ta
p r o v id e d th e b a s i s f o r th e s t a t i s t i c a l in f o r m a t io n in t h is b u lle t in .
T h e B u r e a u w is h e s t o e x p r e s s s i n c e r e a p p r e c ia t io n f o r th e
c o o p e r a tio n r e c e iv e d .

Note:
R e p o r t s o n o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s and s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e
p r o v i s i o n s in th e N e w Y o r k a r e a a r e a v a ila b le f o r th e w o m e n 's and
m i s s e s ' d r e s s e s (A u g u s t 1 9 7 4 ), m a c h in e r y (J a n u a r y 1 9 7 5 ), n o n f e r r o u s f o u n d r ie s (M a y 1 9 7 5 ), c a n d y and o t h e r c o n f e c t i o n e r y p r o ­
d u c t s (A u g u s t 1 9 7 5 ), and e l e c t r i c a l a p p lia n c e r e p a i r (N o v e m b e r
1975) i n d u s t r i e s .
A l s o a v a ila b le a r e lis t i n g s o f u n io n w a g e r a t e s
f o r b u ild in g t r a d e s , p r in t in g t r a d e s , l o c a l - t r a n s i t o p e r a t in g e m ­
p lo y e e s ,
l o c a l t r u c k d r i v e r s and h e l p e r s , and g r o c e r y
sto re
e m p lo y e e s .

Bulletin 1900-48

A rea W age Survey:

November 1976

N ew York, N ew Y o rk -N e w Jersey,
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, W. J. Usery, Jr., Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, Julius Shiskin, Commissioner

Metropolitan Area
M ay 1976

Contents

Page

Page

I n t r o d u c t i o n __________________________________________

2

T a b le s — C o n tin u e d
A.

T a b le s :
A.

E a r n in g 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 rk e rs _______________________________
A - l a . 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 — a r g e e s t a b lis h m e n t s -----l
A -2 .
W e e k ly e a r n in g s o f p r o f e s s i o n a l
and t e c h n ic a l w o r k e r s ______________

3
7
10

A -2 a .

W e e k ly e a r n in g s o f p r o fe s s io n a l
a n d t e c h n i c a l w o r k e r s —l a r g e
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s __________________________

A -3 .

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 f e s s i o n a l , and t e c h n ic a l
w o r k e r s , b y s e x _____________________ 1 4
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 f e s s i.o n a l, and t e c h n ic a l
w o r k e r s , b y s e x —l a r g e
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ________________________1 7
H o u r ly e a r n in g s o f m a in t e n a n c e ,
t o o l r o o m , and p o w e r p la n t
w o r k e r s _______________________________ 1 9
H o u r ly e a r n in g s o f m a in t e n a n c e ,
t o o l r o o m , and p o w e r p la n t
w o r k e r s —l a r g e e s t a b lis h m e n t s ------ 2 1
H o u r ly 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 t o d ia l
w o r k e r s ________________________________2 2

A -3 a .

A -4 .

A -4 a .

A -5 .




12

E a r n in g s — C o n tin u e d
A - 5 a . H o u r ly 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 t o d ia l
w o r k e r s—la r g e
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ______________________ 24
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 t e 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 t o d ia l
w o r k e r s , b y s e x ____________________ 26
A - 6 a. A v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f
m a in t e 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 t o d ia l
w o r k e r s , b y s e x —l a r g e
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s _______________________28
A -7 .
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 f o r s e l e c t e d
o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s , a d ju s te d
f o r e m p lo y m e n t s h if t s _______________ 2 9

A p p e n d ix A .
A p p e n d ix B .

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Introduction
T h is
area
i s 1 o f 84 i n w h i c h t h e U . S .
D e p artm en t of L a b o r 's B u reau of L a b o r S ta tistics
co n d u cts s u r v e y s of o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s and r e ­
la ted b e n e fits.
In t h is a r e a , d a t a w e r e o b t a in e d b y
a c o m b in a tio n of p e r s o n a l v is it, m a il q u e s tio n n a ir e ,
and telep h o n e in te rv ie w .
R ep resen ta tive e s ta b lis h ­
m e n ts w ith in s ix b ro a d in d u s try d iv is io n s w e r e c o n ­
tacted :
M an u factu rin g; tra n sp o rta tio n , c o m m u n ic a ­
tion ,
and
oth er
p u b lic u tilitie s ; w h o le s a le tr a d e ;
r e ta il tra d e; fin a n ce,
in su ran ce;
and r e a l e sta te ;
and s e rv ic e s .
M a jo r in d u stry g ro u p s e x c lu d e d fr o m
th ese
stu dies
a r e g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t io n s and the
c o n s tr u c tio n and e x t r a c t iv e in d u s tr ie s .
E sta b lish ­
m e n ts h avin g f e w e r than a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r of
w o r k e r s a r e o m itte d b e c a u s e of in s u ffic ie n t e m p lo y ­
m e n t in th e o c c u p a t io n s stu d ie d .
S ep a ra te ta b u la ­
t i o n s a r e p r o v i d e d f o r e a c h of the b r o a d i n d u s t r y
d iv is io n s w h ich m e e t p u b lica tio n c r it e r ia .

( c ) m a i n t e n a n c e , t o o l r o o m , a n d p o w e r p l a n t , a n d (d)
m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t and c u s to d ia l.
In th e 31 l a r g e s t
survey
areas,
tab les
A - l a through A - 6 a p ro vid e
s i m i l a r d a t a f o r e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g 500 w o r k ­
e rs or m ore.
T a b l e A - 7 p r o v i d e s p e r c e n t c h a n g e s in a v ­
e r a g e h o u rly e a rn in g s of office c le r ic a l w o r k e r s ,
e le c tro n ic
data p r o c e s s i n g
w o r k e r s , in d u strial
n urses,
sk ille d m a in ten a n ce tra d e s w o r k e r s ,
and
u n s k ille d p la n t w o r k e r s .
W h e re p o s s ib le , d ata a re
presen ted
fo r
a ll
in d u strie s,
m a n u fa ctu rin g ,
and
n o n m a n u factu rin g.
T h is ta b le p r o v id e s a m e a s u r e of
w a g e t r e n d s a f t e r e li m i n a t i o n of c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e
e a rn in g s c a u se d by e m p lo y m e n t sh ifts am on g e s t a b ­
li s h m e n t s a s w e l l a s t u r n o v e r of e s t a b li s h m e n t s i n ­
c lu d e d in s u r v e y s a m p l e s .
F o r fu rth e r d eta ils,
see
a p p e n d ix A .
A p p en d ix es

A - s e r i e s tab les
A p p e n d ix A d e s c r i b e s the m e th o d s a n d c o n ­
c e p t s u s e d in the a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m and
p r o v i d e s i n f o r m a t i o n on th e s c o p e o f t h e s u r v e y .

T a b le s A - 1 th ro u gh A -6 p ro vid e e s tim a te s
of s tr a ig h t-tim e w e e k ly o r h o u rly e a rn in g s fo r w o r k ­
e r s in o c c u p a t i o n s c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y of m a n u ­
fa c t u r in g and n o n m a n u fa ctu rin g in d u s tr ie s .
O ccupa­
t i o n s w e r e s e l e c t e d f r o m the f o l l o w i n g c a t e g o r i e s :
( a ) O f f i c e c l e r i c a l , (b) p r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n i c a l ,

A p p e n d ix B p r o v id e s job d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d
b y B u r e a u f i e ld e c o n o m i s t s to c l a s s i f y w o r k e r s b y
o ccu p atio n .

2

A. Earnings
Table A-1. W e e kly earnings of office w orkers in N e w Y ork, N .Y .—N .J ., M a y 1976
W eek ly earnings
(standard)

Occupation and industry division

Number
of
workeR

1

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 w eek ly e a rn in g s
$

A vera ge
w eek ly
Ho u r 1
(standard

M ean *

M edian *

M iddle ranged

S

$

$

90

S

s

4

S

i

S

s

%

$

o f—

%

S

s

$

S

S

$

100

no

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

240

260

280

300

320
-

340

Unde
r and
S
under
90
100

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

240

260

280

30Q

320

340 o v e r

3

13

37
26
11
-

22b
5=
171
10
38
7
83
33

546 1402 2 37 2 3 54 2
407
773
983
112
434
995 1599 2 55 9
48
105
252
19
221
15o
55
392
104
109
185
75
409
179
7b2 1309
284
421
402
106

42 4 6
1295
2951
266
396
161
1553
575

5 26 4
1742
352 2
337
428
193
2097
467

422 3 228 3
807
1427
2796 1481
413
517
159
252
14
51
707
1605
188
371

1515
636
879
331
104
7
369
68

741
299
442
102
155
1
171
13

308
145
163
69
21
1
68
4

320
147
173
17
26

46
15
31
7
4
7
13

11
2
9
1
2
6

64
4
60
13
1
6
27
13

131
71
60
3
4
19
27
7

614
302
312
45
14
10
170
73

426
243
183
52
30
6
87
8

284
115
169
59
15
1
82
12

180
72
108
48
11
1

226
79
147
15
22

44
4

91
19

215
54
161
3
7
15
29
107

432
127
305
18
32
19
154
82

798
337
461
31
52
35
296
47

892
266
626
30
41
38
471
46

1225 1241 234 6 1701 1096
396
356
314
631
603
869
845 1715 1098
782
68
54
146
188
127
164
145
315
106
103
54
54
82
4
22
459
397
47u 1077
685
89
157
95
87
161

679
178
501
198
45
1
223
34

312
84
228
35
129

102
49
53
21
8

66
40
26
2
4

-

-

-

63
1

24

20

-

-

266
154
112
63
17

110
65
45
8'
11

13
11
2

-

and

ALL WORKERS
$

$

$

$

SECRETARIES -------------------MANUFACTURING --------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U TILITIE S
WHOLESALE TRADE —
RETAIL TRADE --------FINANCE -------------------SERVICES ------------------

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

3 6 .0
3 6 .0
3 6 .0
36*0
36 •0
3 6 .5
3 6 .0
3 5 .5

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

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

SECRETARIES* CLASS A
MANUFACTURING ----------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U TILITIE S
WHOLESALE TRADE —
RETAIL TRADE
F IN AN CE-------------------SERVICES ------------------

3 ,6 8 1
1 ,6 5 0
2 ,0 3 1
315
286
107
1 ,0 2 2
301

3 6 .0
3 5 .5
3 6 .5
3 6 .0
3 6 .0
3 7 .0
37 • 0
3 5 .5

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

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

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

SECRETARIES. CLASS B
MANUFACTURING ----------NONMANUFACTURING ----PUBLIC U TILITIE S WHOLESALE TRADE —
RETAIL TRADE --------FINANCE --------------------

1 1 ,2 2 3
3 ,4 8 1
7 ,7 4 2
924
1 ,1 5 2
350
4 ,4 0 5
911

3 6 .0
3 6 .0
36 • 0
36* 0
3 6 .0
3 6 .5
36*0
3 5 .5

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

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

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

SERVICES -----------

1 2 ,6 3 0
4 ,2 2 4
8 ,4 0 6
1 ,6 2 3
927
167
4 ,9 1 5
774

36 • 0
3 6 .5
3 6 .0
3 6 .0
3 6 .5
3 7 .0
3 5 .5
3 5 .5

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

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

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

SECRETARIES. CLASS D
MANUFACTURING ------—
NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U TILITIE S WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE --------FINANCE -------------------SERVICES ------------------

1 8 ,8 8 6
4 ,7 2 2
1 4 ,1 6 4
1 ,3 3 0
2 ,0 6 2
758
7 ,3 5 6
2 ,6 5 8

3 5 .5
36 • 0
3 5 .5
3 6 .0
3 5 .5
3 6 .0
3 5 .5
3 5 .5

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

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

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

STENOGRAPHERS. GENERAL
MANUFACTURING ----------NONMANUFACTURING ----PUBLIC U TILITIE S WHOLESALE TRADE —
FINANCE -------------------SERVICES ------------------

2 ,3 6 7
489
1 .8 7 8
139
350
1 .0 9 0
237

36 •0
3 6 .5
3 6 .0
3 7 .5
3 7 .0
3 5 .5
3 6 .0

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

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

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

SERVICES ----------------SECRETARIES. CLASS C
MANUFACTURING -----------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U TILITIE S WHOLESALE TRADE ~
RETAIL TRADE ---------F IN A N C E

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

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3
-

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3

-

.

.

-

.

-

-

-

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1
3
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-

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-

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.

-

-

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8
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33
6
27

9
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1

1
5

-

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4

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1

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3

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6
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“

-

-

51
9
42

-

-

-

-

37
23
14
7

-

-

-

-

-

3

-

-

-

-

1
6

-

-

-

-

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3

10
4
6
-

36
25
11
-

-

3

1
5
-

11
-

-

•
-

.
-

-

-

-

3

•
-

-

-

27
27
4
22

1

3

147
23
124

8

4

1
2
9

14
6
69
31

22

178
26
152
3
38
5
73
33

448
66
362
11
54
64
149
84

221
25
196
4
18
133
16

281
5
276
2

49
195
18

31
1
30
6
24

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-

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.

2
-

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




-

11

68
36
32
3
-

14
10
5
409
68
341
31
30
20
194
66

-

542 1041 1501
176
524
359
366
682
977
65
136
113
36
87
66
15
29
23
176
411
639
74
69
86

1209 1829 2 68 2 26 8 4 2811
637
361
691
738
790
848 1192 1991 1946 2021
44
71
184
134
157
135
185
342
298
288
71
80
141
108
120
336
558 1097
982 1135
307
253
227
424
321
421
86
335
9
51
240
31

•♦07
153
254
5
36
175
32

319
97
222

6
75
116
19

210
43
167
8
30
98
30

149
13
136
7
13
40
66

49 2 6 4830 4 0 8 7 635 2
1346 1422 1304 1920
3580 34 0 8 2 7 8 3 44 3 2
319
277
317
793
359
545
452
673
139
105
113
163
24 2 6 1908 1621 23 0 4
365
498
328
499
228
49
179
4
58
13
101
3

208
105
103
7
7
18
63
8

488
263
225
25
44
12
81
63

742
329
413
43
67
15
234
54

1637 1669 1526 2181 1188
455
668
535
717
329
1182 1001
991 1464
859
172
126
384
136
274
96
161
194
113
72
14
13
22
3
11
792
681
611
736
483
91
77
128
80
22
217 3
463
1710
112
201
40
1136
221

1635
278
1357
125
246
58
667
261

54
1
53
18
14
9
12

91
23
68
24
4
28
12

1039 1242
195
216
844 1026
238
76
120
120
45
20
477
410
151
213
41
2

39
3
2

34

41
20
21
21
-

305
104
201
96
27

-

-

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19

-

3
3

2

-

-

-

26

-

-

-

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-

18
18

.

•

-

-

-

70
a

12
20

538
112
426
73
10
6
203
134

232
46
186
84
12

119
36
83
18
12

-

-

70
20

47
6

69
15
54
25
29
-

35
5
30
5
25
-

1
1
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

.
-

•
-

-

-

-

T ab le A-1. W e e k ly earnings of office w orkers in N e w Y o rk, N .Y .—N .J ., M a y 1 9 7 6 — C ontinued
W eek ly earnings
(standard)

O ccu p a tion and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

Number
of
workeis

A v era g e
w e e k ly
h ou rs 1
(standard)

1

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 w e e k ly e a rn in g s o f—
S

M ean

*

M edian

*

M iddle ran ge*

S

90
U nder
and
S
under
90
100

s

S

100

110

S

$
120

130

*
140

$
150

s

$
160

170

S

S

S

180

190

200

S
210

S

S

S

220

240

260

S
280

S
300

S
320

34'
and

no

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200 - 2 1 0

220

240

260.

•
-

-

-

36
36
3
14
19

74
74
9
47
16

211
8
203
6
26
75
96

539
16
523
3
65
204
250

483
65
418
74
28
169
141

770
143
627
33
93
280
219

885
155
730
44
98
302
273

822
179
643
38
98
245
251

754
227
527
16
98
241
170

408
147
261
26
56
46
123

321
81
240
81
22
91
43

521
192
329
91
49
151
34

156
21
135
102
12
3
18

66
12
54
24
13
11
6

9
9
3
6

4
4
4
-

-

—
-

200

300

?2 0

340 o v e r

ALL WORKERS—
CONTINUED

STENOGRAPHERS* SENIOR ----------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------PUBLIC U TILITIE S ----------------WHOLESALE TRADE -------------------FINANCE — -------------------------------SERVICES ----------------------------------

6 ,0 5 9
1 ,2 4 6
4 ,8 1 3
557
658
1 .8 7 9
1 ,6 6 7

36 •0
3 6 .5
3 5 .5
3 6 .5
3 7 .0
3 5 .5
3 5 .5

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

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

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE TYPISTS ■
MANUFACTURING -----—
NONMANUFACTURING -----------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------FINANCE -----------------------------------

1 ,2 2 0
334
886
127
529

3 6 .0
3 6 .0
36 •0
3 5 .5
3 5 .5

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

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

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

-

-

•
-

50
36
14
14

91
74
17
3
10

125
62
63
1
54

223
35
186
4
81

217
70
147
46
93

199
26
173
28
111

148
11
137
31
65

93
16
77
7
67

31
3
28
4
13

20
20
12

9
9
3
1

7
1
6
4

7
•
7
•
4

•
-

-

-

_
-

-

T Y P IST S. CLASS A -------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------PUBLIC U TILITIE S --------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------— —
RETAIL TRADE -----------------------FINANCE ---------------------------------SERVICES --------------------------------

4 ,4 9 4
576
3 ,9 1 8
427
159
109
2 ,5 5 0
673

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

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

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

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

*

*

12
12
1
10
1

109
1
108
2
95
11

413
19
394
16
7
347
24

S88
56
532
6
18
30
463
15

798
89
709
9
52
12
549
87

617
108
509
30
34
12
375
58

506
80
426
48
7
27
286
56

458
81
377
24
5
7
204
137

255
29
226
36
6
5
101
76

199
46
153
45

186
9
177
101
8
1
22
45

79
30
49
3
9
37

42
19
23
4
1
3
15

197
3
194
119
6
46
23

10
1
9
6
3

22
2
20
•
20

2
2
•
-

*

1
1
-

TY PIST S. CLASS 0 ----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------PUBLIC U TILITIE S -----------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -------------------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------------------

9 ,1 4 7
941
8 ,2 0 6
784
390
216
5 ,6 2 6
1 ,1 9 0

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

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

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

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

41
1
40
-

205 1106 1630 1804 1501 1072
157
124
99
68
178
165
137
928 1473 1639 1377
973
24
75
115
224
11
30
86
13
25
61
7
80
54
27
18
27
57
10
609
77
709 1188 1142
913
176
136
19
168
136
310

725
35
690
93
24
17
426
130

395
21
374
40
31
1
242
60

266
37
229
31
58
5
128
7

169
2
167
57
3

72
1
71
12

41
1
40
22

39
9
30
29

12
12
12

9
9
9

-

-

•
-

•

105
2

59
-

12
6

1
*

•
-

-

-

-

•
-

-

716
624
431
119

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

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

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

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

*

“

“

21
13
13

81
80
80
*

135
135
101
33

80
69
59
8

90
79
63
11

95
75
29
44

26
24
21
1

31
18
15
1

49
41
19
21

40
28
13

22
22
10

24
22
4

15
13
4

2
2
-

5
3
-

•

•
-

-

FILE CLERKS, CLASS B ----------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------- -------- — -------PUBLIC U TILITIE S --------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------------------FINANCE — -----------------------------------------SERVICES --------------------------------------------

1 ,9 4 2
257
1 ,6 8 5
115
100
1 ,2 1 8
223

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

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

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

1 2 0 .0 0 - 1 5 0 .0 0
1 2 1 .0 0 - 1 5 7 .5 0
1 1 9 .0 0 - 1 4 8 .5 0
1 6 0 .0 0 - 2 1 1 .5 0
1 3 0 .0 0 - 1 4 1 .5 0
l i e . 0 0 -1 4 5 . 0 0
l f t . 0 0 - 1 4 8 .5 0

-

15
10
5
5
-

175
15
160
2
105
51

333
22
311
1
277
33

302
53
249
2
3
222
14

359
25
334
6
44
230
46

262
25
237
4
40
162
30

233
56
177
15
119
33

75
14
61
5
1
45
10

79
10
69
17
46
6

17
5
12
3
5
4

10
2
8
7
1

22
2
20
17
1
2

23
1
22
20
2
-

14
12
2
1
1
-

23
5
18
18
•

•
.
_

•
•
•
-

•
•
•
.
-

FILE CLERKS, CLASS C ~
MANUFACTURING ----------NONMANUFACTURING ---PUBLIC U TILITIE S •
WHOLESALE TRADE RETAIL TRADE --------FINANCE ------------------SERVICES -----------------

3 ,8 4 3
541
3 ,3 0 2
200
332
164
2 ,1 3 7
469

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

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

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

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

498
59
439
1
27
397
14

776
113
663
11
8
42
518
84

688
111
577
6
49
6
418
98

578
112
466.
4
25
8
3*7
82

434
49
385
•
68
27
147
143

354
32
322
20
117
17
143
25

102
4
98
5
36
12
24
21

196
34
162
24
3
16
117
2

74
17
57
30
2
25

15
3
12
9
2
1

49
4
45
19
25
1

72
72
68

1
1
-

5
1
4
4

•
_

•
-

_
-

•

-

.

•

-

-

•

_

_

FILE CLERKS, CLASS A -------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------FINANCE ------------------------------------------SERVICES -----------------------------------------

-

40

1
1
-

60
43
17
2
15

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




4

5
38
65

4

.

•

•
•
•

•
-

•

T ab le A-1. W e e kly earnings of o ffice w orkers in N e w York, N .Y .—N .J ., M a y 1 97 6 — C ontinued
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

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 w e ekly ea rn in gs o f—
S

Average
weekly

S

S

s

S

$

$

of
workers

s

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

$

S

S

S

(standard]

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

240

260

280

300

320

100

O ccu p ation and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

no

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220 . 240

260

28Q

300

320

340 o v e r

508 1010
186
120
388
824
8
21
29
78
24
4
248
537
99
164

831
204
627
33
55
26
386
127

584
195
389
31
41
17
211
89

452
167
285
34
39
17
183
12

398
78
320
35
55
4
143
83

234
64
170
39
14
79
38

134
12
122
45
2
3
72
-

148
31
117
25
3
42
47

52
1
51
31
6
2
6
6

169
2
167
149
6
12
-

20
20
8
12
-

13
1
12
12
•
-

13
13
13
•
•
-

•
.
•

•
•
.
•
•
.

•

•
•
-

•
•
-

90
Mean 2

Median 2

Middle range2

340

and
under

S
90

ALL WORKERS—
CONTINUED

MESSENGERS-------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------PUBLIC U TILITIE S --------------------------WHOLESALE TR AD E--------— ---------------RETAIL TR AD E-------------------- -------- -----FINANCE ---------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ------------------------------------- ------

4 ,9 4 2
1 ,0 8 5
3 ,8 5 7
488
359
105
2 ,1 2 0
785

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

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

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

57
4
53
18
34
1

319
20
299
4
13
8
155
119

-

-

-

-

-

-

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS-------------------- -----MANUFACTURING ---------------- --------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------- ---------- -----PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------ ■
-------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------------FINANCE ---------------------------------------------SERVICES --------------------------------------------

3 ,4 0 4
455
2 ,9 4 9
366
261
271
793
1 ,2 5 8

3 6 .0
3 6 .0
3 6 .0
3 6 .5
3 6 .0
3 7 .0
3 5 .S
3 5 .5

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

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

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

•
-

16
16
2
2
12

32
4
28
11
17

40
40
12
3
25

204
21
183
“
2
47
34
100

261
43
218
4
15
46
57
96

417
34
383
29
66
39
95
154

801
62
739
31
20
50
127
511

468
85
383
50
26
23
178
106

276
76
200
48
20
23
55
54

380
52
328
16
54
12
109
137

213
18
195
58
12
3
84
38

95
20
75
37
10
26
2

53
14
39
25
8
2
4

104
9
95
56
11
1
25
2

33
13
20
11
9
-

10
3
7
1
6
•

1
1
•
-

•
•
•

•
•
-

•
•

-

-

-

-

-

-

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUF ACTURING------------------------------WHOLESALE TR AD E------------------ — -----FINANCE — — — — — — — —
SERVICES --------------------------------------------

2 ,4 5 0
869
1 ,5 3 1
648
380
406

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

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

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

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

-

10
10
10

9
7
2
2
*

92
18
74
45
26

186
106
80
7
32
34

338
196
142
73
11
43

407
103
304
58
112
100

484
130
354
202
43
81

286
129
157
118
28
1

320
108
212
42
60
97

66
8
58
35
16
1

83
22
61
18
18
13

69
30
39
39
-

55
9
46
25
13
*

34
3
31
31
*

11
•
11
•
-

•
-

-

•
-

•
-

-

-

ORDER CLERKS ---------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------------

1 ,7 9 5
793
1 ,0 0 2
888

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

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

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

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

6
6
-

15
1
14
5

23
3
20
20

41
21
20
10

159
73
86
76

209
111
98
90

286
189
97
77

336
254
82
67

227
56
171
149

134
20
114
102

93
25
68
66

106
5
103
103

29
13
16
16

24
18
6
6

13
1
12
12

36
3
33
33

•
-

3
•
3
3

26
26
26

1
1
1

26
26
26

ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS A --------—
MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------PUBLIC U TILITIE S --------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------------FINANCE — — — — — — — — —
SERVICES --------------------------------------------

7 ,3 3 4
1 ,7 4 3
5 ,5 9 1
1 ,0 1 8
1 ,0 3 8
411
2 ,2 3 2
892

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

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

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

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

-

-

2
2
-

25
5
20
9
1
10

78
33
45
1
39
5
“

134
65
69
4
18
40
7

415
130
285
4
94
59
96
32

579
159
420
10
102
54
183
71

755
ISO
575
33
85
47
238
172

829
226
603
15
201
59
268
60

777
177
600
64
114
58
242
122

718
217
SOI
35
69
34
257
106

615
159
456
54
97
19
175
111

4 4 5 1036
89
158
356
878
37
226
84
92
13
2
141
472
81
86

412
85
327
197
18
•
84
28

294
35
259
213
11
29
6

146
17
129
105
23
1
*

68
6
62
20
42
*

6
6
6
*

•
•
*

ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS B ---------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------ -------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------------------RETAIL TR AD E-------------------- ------ -------FINANCE ---------------------------------------------SERVICES --------------------------------------------

7 ,2 2 9
1 ,7 4 4
5 ,4 8 5
1 ,1 9 5
1 ,0 0 1
444
2 ,0 3 1
814

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

16O .5 0
1 5 5 .5 0
1 6 2 .0 0
1 8 7 .0 0
1 5 7 .5 0
1 4 7 .5 0
1 5 4 .5 0
1 5 8 .0 0

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

1 3 8 . 0 0 - 1 8 0 . OC
1 3 5 .0 0 - 1 7 2 . f>0
1 4 0 . 0 0 - 1 8 1 . 5P
1 5 7 .0 0 - 2 1 1 .5 0
1 4 0 .0 0 - 1 7 0 .0 0
1 2 8 .5 0 - 1 5 7 .0 0
1 3 5 .0 0 - 1 7 3 .0 0
1 4 0 .0 0 - 1 7 4 .0 0

.
-

-

55
27
28
18
10

230
95
135
6
17
84
28

189
76
113
3
27
22
58
3

633
131
502
84
84
78
196
60

881
241
640
59
106
76
300
99

880
188
692
102
161
74
223
132

908
256
652
56
134
72
278
112

920
260
660
66
221
26
253
94

678
111
567
51
127
25
252
112

600
146
454
87
68
12
229
58

459
101
358
189
17
17
87
48

293
27
266
178
26
6
5
51

279
43
236
187
10
11
23
5

97
22
75
63
2
7
1
2

88
14
74
37
12
1
24
*

24
3
21
21
*

15
3
12
12
*

•
*

.
*

-

394
312

3 5 .5
3 5 .5

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

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

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

-

-

-

-

4
4

28
10

6
6

11
9

42
38

48
47

51
22

53
33

72
72

3
3

52
44

24
24

-

-

-

-

-

b o o k k e e p in g - m a ch in e

-

-

-

-

o perato rs.

CLASS A -----------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

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




5

T ab le A-1. W e e kly earnings of o ffic e w orkers in N e w Y ork, N .Y .—N .J ., M a y 1 9 7 6 — C ontinued
W eek ly earnings 1
(standard)
Number
O c c u p a tio n

and

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

ALL

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 w e e k ly ea rn in gs o f—
S

A venge
w eek ly
h ou rs1
(standard)

M ean 2

M e d ia n 2

M iddle r a n g e2

90
U nder
and
S
under
90
100

S

S

S
100

110

s
120

S

$
130

140

S
150

S
160

T

s
170

180

S
190

S
200

S
210

s
220

S
240

$
260

S
280

S
300

S
320

340
and

no

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

47
15
32

34
28
6

121
59
62

101
40
61

67
39
28

152
70
82

46
36
10

47
24
23

11
1
10

6
1
5

37
17
15

24
13
*

62
57
39

38
32
30

57
12
10

10
10
10

13
10
10

36
36
36

210

220

240

260

280

300

320

340 o v e r

W O RK ERS—

• C O N T IN U E D
B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H I N E

N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G
B IL L IN G -M A C H IN E

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

B IL L E R S

N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G
W H OLESALE

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

TRADE

B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H I N E

—
B IL L E R S

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

N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G
KEYPUNCH

OPERATORS.

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

CLASS
-------

U T IL IT IE S

W H OLESALE
F IN A N C E

TRADE

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

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

S E R V IC E S
KEYPUNCH

A

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

N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G
P U B L IC

--------------------------------—

OPERATORS.

CLASS

B

M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G —
P U 8L IC

U T IL IT IE S

W H OLESALE
R E T A IL

TRADE

S E R V IC E S

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

T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H I N E
CLASS

A

F IN A N C E

B

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

--------

T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H I N E

F IN A N C E

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

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

T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H I N E

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

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

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

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

386
290
251

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

2
2

1
1
*

10
10
10

51
51
51

-

6

-

-

l

-

6

9

•

12
12
12

12
12
12

13
13
12

11
5
4
64

-

-

57

4

-

25

5

10

-

5
2
3

26
6
20

49
19
30

69
44
25

38
12
26

45
5
40

23
5
18

17
7
10

40
22
18

4
1
3

101
53
48
15
22
3

185
55
130
12
72
42

474
106
368
3
62
241
56

609
41
566
6
91
402
59

657
60
597
5
81
421
79

540
109
431
14
36
295
66

324
82
242
9
22
193
7

188
85
103
3
7
57
32

185
80
105
15
25
39
10

157
75
82
26
8
12
35

425
78
347
3
43
23
179
99

556
115
441
7
31
48
206
149

669
104
565
16
105
97
275
72

770
151
619
39
104
90
241
145

601
87
514
78
108
96
162
70

546
180
366
103
82
35
112
34

236
45
191
57
91
6
17
20

201
83
118
63
52

30
3
27

3

233
10
223
181
25
5
11
1

-

-

10

184

3 5 .5

1 4 7 .5 0

1 5 0 .0 0

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

-

-

-

17

398
170
228

3 5 .5
3 5 .5
3 5 .5

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

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

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

-

.

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3 ,6 6 7
777
2 ,8 9 0
188
434
1 ,7 6 5
412

3 6 .0
3 6 .5
3 6 .0
3 8 .0
3 6 .5
36 • 0
3 6 .0

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

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

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

-

6
1
5
-

4 ,6 6 3
1 ,0 5 3
3 ,6 1 0
552
692
447
1 ,2 5 2
667

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

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

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

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

208
191
185

3 5 .5
3 5 .5
3 5 .5

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

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

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

360
342
285

3 5 .5
3 5 .5
3 5 .5

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

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

1 5 4 .5 0 - 1 7 6 .0 0
1 5 4 . 5 0 - 1 7 5 . CO
1 5 6 .0 0 - 1 7 5 .0 0

156
111

3 5 .5
3 5 .5

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

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

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

-

-

-

-

3
3
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

•

34
20
14

112
60
52

203
102
101

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

17

2
26
48
25

-

-

-

14

35

_

-

“

-

-

-

5
5

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

*

-

-

-

-

-

*

*

*

*

*

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

47
20
27

4
3
1

6
3
3

1
1
-

9
5
4

14
14
-

i

164
11
153
66
62
11
12

60
14
46
39
1

10
2
8

4
4

-

-

-

-

-

•

-

18
-

18
5
12

•

-

*

*

i

-

•

-

8

4

-

-

-

•

-

-

-

-

-

6

-

-

-

-

-

18
10
8

10
4
6

-

-

-

-

-

1
1
-

_

-

-

-

-

6
2

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

“

*

*

•

25
2

_
-

-

*

“

•

12
12
12

4

-

3

21
21
20

34
32
32

28
28
26

23
23
23

22
21
19

26
18
18

29
28
28

3
3
3

8
8

2
2

”

•

11
7
1

16
16
10

31
31
28

50
50
47

96
89
82

60
60
57

14
12
12

7
7
7

20
19
3

1
1
1

2
2
1

38
38
36

2
2

12
12

30
30

54
19

15
15

10
6

7
3

3
2

19
19

1
1

-

-

•
-

*

_

4

•

-

-

*

“

•

_

-

_

-

*

*

3
1
1

1

1

-

-

-

i
-

*

*

*

-

OPERATORS.

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

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

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

$

658
320
338

OPERATORS.

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

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

CLASS

------—

TRADE

F IN A N C E

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

OPERATORS*

C L A S S B ---------------- ----------M A N U F A C T U R IN G

OPERATORS.

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

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




6

3
2

_

1

2

1

-

-

-

-

*

*

*

.

Table A-1a.

W eekly earnings of o ffice w o rk e rs —large establishm ents in N e w Y ork, N .Y .—N .J ., M a y 1976
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 w e e k ly e a rn in g s o f —-

O ccu p a tion and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

A verage
w eek ly
hours 1
(standard]

Number
of
w orken

$
80
M ean ^

M edian ^

M iddle ranged

s

%

90

100

i

%

S

no

120

*

130

$

5

140

150

s

S

160

170

i

180

$

190

200

S

*

210

220

s

%
240

260

S
280

1

S

300

320

and
under

---------

340
and

90

100

no

120

130

140

150

180

190

13

31
23
8
“
8
-

144
31
113
1
2
6
71
33

382
80
302
3
3
62
157
72

794 1317 208 9 275 2
175
347
630
871
619
970 1459 1881
56
191
40
237
34
15
23
28
76
96
156
145
561
343
859 1214
242
137
225
251

3223
1076
214 7
243
38
133
1542
191

160

170

200

210

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

3182 297 5 2 71 9 408 6 2808
998 1092
997 1436 1079
218 4 1863 17 2 ? 2650 1729
264
207
230
591
423
35
73
119
50
105
84
99
83
123
45
1675 1381 1253 1676 1052
126
106
123
141
104

1556
673
883
233
83
14
523
30

1142
524
618
271
59
3
271
14

548
279
269
101
38
1
127
2

225
131
94
50
18
1
21
4

253
147
106
15
15
75
1

ALL WORKERS

SECRETARIES ------------------------------------------------------— —
MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------- - - - - NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------— —
PUBLIC U TILITIE S --------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ------------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------------- — — —
FINANCE ------------------------------------ - - - - SERVICES ----------------------------------

3 0 ,2 3 9
1 0 ,5 9 3
1 9 ,6 4 6
3 ,1 5 6
744
1 ,1 3 0
1 2 ,8 1 4
1 .8 0 2

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

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

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

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

-

-

9
1
3
5
-

SECRETARIES, CLASS A --------------—
MANUFACTURING ---------------------------- — —
NONMANUFACTURING ---------- ----------——
PUBLIC U TILITIE S ----------------FINANCE ----------------------------------------------

2 .0 6 7
1 ,1 6 1
906
274
404

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

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

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

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

-

-

-

.
-

SECRETARIES. CLASS R --------------- ______
MANUFACTURING -------------- ------------- — —
n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g ------------ --------PUBLIC U TILITIE S ----------------WHOLESALE TRAOE ------------------- — —
RETAIL TRADE -------------------------- — - —
FINANCE -----------------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------- —

6 ,3 7 7
2 ,0 7 3
4 ,3 0 4
707
273
304
2 ,6 5 6
364

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

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

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

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

.
-

•
“

-

.

SECRETARIES, CLASS C --------------- ______
MANUFACTURING ---------------- ----------- — - NONMANUFACTURING ---------- ----------- —— PUBLIC U TILITIE S ----------------- — —
WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------- - - - RETAIL TRADE -------------------------- —-----FINANCE ------------------------------------ -----—
SERVICES ------------------------------------------------ —

9 ,9 1 2
3 ,5 8 0
6 ,3 3 2
1 ,3 9 9
340
152
3 ,9 1 6
525

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

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

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

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

.
-

.
-

3
3
3
-

SECRETARIES, CLASS D --------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------- — — —
NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------ - - - - PUBLIC U TILITIE S ----------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------------- ——
FINANCE ------------------------------------SERVICES -----------------------------------—

1 1 .0 6 2
3 ,0 0 6
8 ,0 5 6
776
552
5 ,8 3 8
823

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

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

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

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

•

-

1 ,3 3 5
280
1 ,0 5 5
133
80S

36 •0
3 6 .0
3 6 .0
3 7 .5
3 5 .0

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

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

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

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ---------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------PUBLIC U TILITIE S -----------------FINANCE ------------------------------------ —
STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR -----------------m a n u f a c t u r in g ---------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------PUBLIC U TILITIE S ------------------------FINANCE --------------------------------------------------- —

3 ,3 1 7
975
2 ,3 4 2
374
1 ,2 8 9

* W o r k e r s w e r e d is trib u te d as fo llo w s :

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

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

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

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

-

4

*

*

-

-

-

-

“

-

10
4
6
5

•

.

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6
1
b
i
4
“

1
1
-

7
3
4
1
3

-

-

“

-

-

-

-

-

10
1
9
7

11
2
9
1
6

31
1
30
15

47
21
26
3
7

58
29
29
4
11

137
31
106
14
6
19
23
44

305
69
236
17
10
27
152
30

490
152
338
24
7
27
260
20

608
183
425
42
12
53
268
50

748
246
502
111
21
19
284
67

997
346
651
125
22
29
415
60

*

8
8
6

4
1
3
1

18
6
12
3

2

2

*

3
4

2

73
9
64
3
5
12
13
31

118
14
104
4
14
2
53
31

241
55
186
11
11
18
83
63

397
131
266
51
23
13
112
67

"
38
9
29
-

1

2
6
20

30
22
8
8
*

128
24
104
1
4
64
33

322
60
262
3
51
149
52

637 1023 1552 1778 1800
138
255
442
523
573
499
768 1110 1255 1227
36
42
137
101
111
59
71
68
120
96
474
727
290
901
960
106
177
126
93
140

20
20
20

146

219
5
214
2
195

285
69
216
9
190

236
80
156
5
131

148
47
101

26
26
3
14

74
74
9
47

160
2
158

347
16
331
3
160

358
52
306
74
167

2

144
117

6

75

34 at $ 34 0 to $ 3 6 0 ; 1 at $ 360 to $ 3 8 0 ; 10 at $ 40 0 to $4 2 0 ; and 10 at $ 44 0 to $4 6 0 .

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




-

7

277
156
121
45
54

235
101
134
59
64

129
58
71
48
8

164
79
85
15
*55

690 1264
234
377
456
887
60
120
16
30
47
80
287
609
46
48

1087
396
691
108
51

790
278
512
101
63
4
323
21

565
169
396
179
40
1
170
6

199
76
121
34
23
63
1

72
49
23
8
13
-

61
40
21
1
20
-

268
102
166
86
16
64

210
154
56
47
7
•
2

79
65
14
8
6
-

11
11
-

-

-

18
18
“

-

-

-

•
-

•
•
-

-

-

_

-

-

-

3
3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

22
445
65

547
97
450
37
14
383
12

620
131
489
119
9
346
9

253
96
157
41
•
113

30

6

41

6

2

20

24
24
*

4
3
1

21
21
-

40
15
25
25
-

202
116
86
19
38

216

221
162
59
34

78

12

368
78
290
33
221

442
120
322
44
210

415
170
245
23
146

399
149
250
15
178

6

361
217
144
45
76

845
216
629
70
26
484
39

21
1
20
18
2

6

350
233
117
31
45

1338
352
986
77
34
829
34

28
22

278
184
94
17
43

1214 1391 1293 1829 1064
514
382
593
651
300
779 1178
798
832
764
114
104
335
160
243
15
25
51
79
49
9
13
13
8
22
579
618
678
449
570
65
41
64
32
15

104
21
83
8
59

7

116
79
37
6
13

77
139
77
30

-

2

61
21
40
18
3

-

-

96
35
61
1
60
“

65
20
45
45
-

10

1
1
-

.

3

10

3
3
3

-

-

5
5
5

22
12
10

-

-

2

3
3

-

•
•

-

-

-

-

•

•
-

-

Table A-1a.

W eekly earnings of o ffice w o rke rs —large establishm ents in N e w York, N .Y . —N .J ., M a y 1 97 6 — Continued
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)
Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

N um ber o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g straigh t -tim e w e e k ly ea rn in gs o f—
$

%
80

$

i

$

*

4

1

*

i

S

$

i

S

$

S

S

T ----

s

Meant

Median 2

Middle range2

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

160

190

200

210

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

90

O ccu p a tion and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

100

n o

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

over

-

-

-

14
14
14

12
Y

72
56
41

95
77
64

91

54
43
35

43
27
19

18
15
8

3
3
2

5
5
1

6
5
4

4
4
4

•

-

-

•

•
•

5

50
43
39

-

-

-

-

-

109
1
108
-

316
19
297
277
9

531
d 6
475
6
418
15

650
82
568
9
493
45

465
53
412
30
343
21

338
43
295
46
214

178
29
149
38
101
5

146
32
114
45
38
26

130
9
121
101

52
30
22
3
9

35
19
16
4

131
3
128
119

5
1
4
-

2
2
_
-

6
3

-

10

3
9

2
2
-

11

239
43
196
22
147
18

-

-

847
79
768

591
94
497
41

453
66
387
45

242
31
211
40

106
21
85
26

83
34
49

15
1
14
12

22
1
21
21

39
9
30
29

9
-

8

51
2
49
34

12
•

17

877
71
806
40

12
1?

9
9

695
41

396
51

291
41

138
25

38
20

28
7

13
2

2

_

1

and
under

and

ALL W O R K E R S —
CONTINUED

467
371
298

35.5
35.5
35.5

$
160.00
160.00
158.50

$
157.50
156.50
156.50

$
$
143.5C-172.50
140.50-172.50
140.00-169.00

3,342
425
2,917
423
2,164
191

36.0
36.5
35.5
36.5
35.5
35.5

159.00
168.00
157.50
204.50
148.00
166.00

150.00
160.00
150.00
207.00
145.00
157.00

137.00-174.00
1 4 2 . 5 0 - 1 8 8 . Of
136.00-170.50

T Y P I S T 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 ----------

4,053
519
3,534
353

36.0
36.0
36.0
38.0

139.00
140.00
139.00
172.00

135.00
139.50
1 3 5 . CO
163.00

F I N A N C E -----------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------

2,784
238

35.5
35.5

134.50
147.50

-----

567
506
375

35.5
35.5
35.0

F I L E C L E R K S , C L A S S 8 ---- ------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 ------- --------------F I N A N C E ------------------------ —

1,195
202
993
827

•
F I L E C L E R K 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 ----------------------R E T A I L T R A D E ---------------------- - - - - F I N A N C E ---------------------------------

transcribing- machine typists
nonmanufacturing ------------FINANCE

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

70
62

-

-

-

-

-

-

12
-

-

10
1

95

-

124.00-150.00
123.00-155.00
124.00-150.00
141.00-197.50

1
1
-

33
19
14
-

133
36
95
12

539
52

132.00
150.00

123.00-144.00
135.00-159.50

-

12

64
5

427
20

679
26

-

-

-

-

158.50
155.50
146.00

148.50
144.00
141.00

133.50-174.00
133.50-164.50
130.00-156.00

•
-

•
-

-

*

*

14
13
13

80
80
80

123
123
89

72
69
59

86
7b
63

42
36
27

22
20
17

23
10
7

14
6
4

29
17
2

18
18
6

24
22
4

IS
13
4

35.5
35.5
35.5
35.5

138.50
151.00
136.00
131.00

134.50
150.00
131.50
130.00

119.00-151.00
129.50-160.00
118.00-147.00
116.50-142.00

-

92
15
77

214

11
173
153

20
194
171

164
25
139

41
14
27
21

12
5
7
4

10
2

13
12
1

1

14
2
12
2

7
1
6

120

159
55
104
84

38
10
28

70

221
22
199
189

184

*

4
3
1
1

“

-

1,434
149
1,285
128
934

35.5
35.5
35.5

123.00
130.50
122.00
136.00
117.00

110.00-140.00
119.00-164.00
109.00-139.00
109.50-153.00
107.00-127.00

1
1
-

24
10
14

263
32
231
8
206

168
23
145
27
97

98
15
83
17
46

37
1
36
12
19

57
17
40
16
9

1
1
-

1
1
-

2
25

15
3
12
2
1

72

-

291
23
268
6
247

20

*

325
5
320
33
271

61
17
44

36.0
35.5

130.00
136.50
129.50
136.50
119.50

*

-

-

-

M E S S E N G 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 ---------F I N A N C E -----------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------- --- ------

2,844
759

132.00
133.00
132.00
177.50
122.00
119.50

125.00
130.00
123.50
185.50
119.50
116.50

113.50-143.00
116.00-146.00
111.50-141.00
149.00-207.00
110.00-131.00
105.00-126.00

10
4

298
56
242
8
188
36

685
152
533
21
434

516
148
368
13
299

62
12
50
42
5

30
11
19
14
3

39
1
38
24

132
2
130
130

32

113
52
61
15
35
3

112
59
53
32
18

55

375
127
248
31
177
19

303
122
181

370
1,402
194

36.0
36.0
36.0
36.0
36.0
35.5

*

-

2

S W I T C H B O A R D 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 ------------- —
R E T A I L T R A D E ------------ --------F I N A N C E ------------------ -------------- —
S E R V I C E S ------------------------------ —

1,573
317
1,256
251
165
439
355

36.0
36.0
36.0
36.5
37.5
35.5
35.0

167.50
176.50
165.50
194.50
146.50
162.50
151.50

162.00
173.00
160.00
194.00
148.00

148.50-182.50
156.00-189.50
147.00-179.00
167.00-228.50
129.00-164.00

25

18

62
5
57

129
23
106

291
31

275
63

112
52

212
24

162.00
152.50

146.00-176.00
140.50-158.50

260
17
26
52
159

156
42
114
32
21
53

402
258

36.0
36.0

157.00
160.50

1 5 2 .0 0

138.00-177.50
137.50-179.00

46
20

49
31

TYPISTS.

CLASS

A

-----------------manufacturing -----------------nonmanufacturing ------------P U B L I C utilities ---------F I N A N C E ------------------------ — —
S E R V I C E S -----------------------

F I L E 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 G ------------- —
F I N A N C E ------------------------ —

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

S ee fo o tn o te s

— —

—
—
—

____

2,085

164.00

176.50-250.50
134.00-159.00
144.50-194.00

-

6
-

13
149
12
137
-

5

97

1

30

_
-

2
2
-

.

12
-

487
7

21
135
10

-

-

-

4

2

11

11

-

-

-

24
31
47

178
23
155
23
22
71
35

59
27

64
28

3
2

-

-

25

18

14

7

18
26
13

11

17
14

32
23

10

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




11

8

21
119
46

11

8

10
7

-

-

20
1

72
4

6
6

-

.
-

60
16
3
27

104
18
86
27
3
43

58
20
38
15

49
14
35
25

7

11

50
48

24
16

•

•
-

-

-

-

-

•

-

•
-

•

•

•

•

-

-

-

-

-

5
3

-

•

-

-

-

-

-

-

22
5
17

-

-

•

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

-

-

-

-

-

•
-

9
1
8
8
-

11
11
-

-

-

78
69

31
13
18

9

_

-

•

-

•

-

-

•

•

-

-

-

-

.

11
•
-

4
3

-

•

•
-

-

•
-

.

•
-

-

-

"

-

_
•
•
•

•
•

•
•
•
•

-

-

-

1
1

56

2

11

-

1
2

•

-

12

2

-

2

-

-

-

11

14
13

5
5

7
6

10

7

-

-

15

8

.

-

.
•
•

-

1
1

•
•
-

1
1

•
•

Table A-1a.

W eekly earnings of o ffice w o rk e rs —large establishm ents in N e w Y o rk, N .Y .—N .J ., M a y 1 9 7 6 — Continued
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 w e e k ly earn in gs o f—

O ccu p ation and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

of
workers

1 --------1 -------- S
$
100
80
90
n o

weekly
(standard]

Mean 2

Median 2

Middle range2

S

S

$

1

S

s

S

$

S

S

I

S

S

S

1 -------

*

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

240

260

280

300

320

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

240

260

280

300

320

340 o v e r

158
64
94
77
9
2

175
35
140
124
5
6

25
17
8
6
•
1

340

and
under

n o

90

100

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

-

-

2
2
-

6
5
1
1
-

24
20
4
1
3

57
17
40
40
-

137
28
109
4
11
74
17

223
48
175
3
36
94
39

290
79
211
12
26
132
40

422
127
295
15
35
199
42

341
106
235
27
41
142
19

324
107
217
16
19
147
29

259
103
156
21
8
98
23

198
60
138
12
6
86
30

276
101
175
80
2
81

120

ALL WORKERS-CONTINUED
$
$
1 9 4 .5 0 1 8 8 .5 0
1 9 7 .0 0 1 9 3 .0 0
1 9 3 .0 0 1 8 6 .5 0
2 3 5 .0 0 2 4 1 .0 0
1 7 5 .0 0 1 7 5 .0 0
1 8 2 .5 0 1 8 1 .0 0
1 8 4 .0 0 1 7 9 .5 0

ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS A ---------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------n o n m an u f ac tu r in g ------------------------------PUBLIC U TILITIE S --------------------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------------FINANCE ---------------------------------------------SERVICES --------------------------------------------

2 ,9 2 3
925
1 ,9 9 8
398
184
1 ,1 1 2
258

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

ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS B ------------—
MANUFACTURING------------ r — ~ — -------NONMANUFACTURING------------ ------------------PUBLIC U TILITIE S --------------------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------------FINANCE ---------------------------------------------SERVICES --------------------------------------------

2 ,8 0 5
834
1 ,9 7 1
510
220
838
359

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

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

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

-

33
27
6
6
-

50
28
22
1
19
2

84
42
42
3
6
29
2

161
31
130
6
32
77
14

333
91
242
7
40
142
47

317
83
234
16
35
109
63

340
100
240
16
31
129
58

329
93
23b
23
26
124
57

289
87
202
29
19
95
54

192
68
124
14
6
72
28

205
79
126
84
5
30
6

151
27
124
90
6
5
21

199
36
163
153
5
b

70
22
48
38
7
1
2

31
14
17
16
1

6
3
3
3
-

15
3
12
12
•
-

-

-

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS.
CLASS B -----------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------- -----------------—

127
114

3 5 .5
3 5 .5

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

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

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

-

2
2

8
7

8
6

5
5

18
18

18
17

2b
25

17
17

7
7

2
2

3
2

3
2

2
2

1
-

2
2

-

PAYROLL CLERKS -----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

188
124

3 5 .5
3 5 .5

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

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

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

-

.

_

.

b
3

19
13

26
20

n
11

19
16

25
20

14
13

15
10

11
8

3
3

10
3

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A — — —
MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------PUBLIC U TILITIE S --------------------------FINANCE ----------------------------------------------

2 ,2 5 8
574
1 ,6 8 4
143
1 ,3 0 1

3 6 .5
3 6 .5
3 6 .0
3 8 .5
36. C

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

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

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

.
-

-

3
3
-

1
1
-

81
51
30
22

121
37
84
72

269
50
219
3
182

338
28
310
4
283

456
53
403
5
357

321
76
245
8
199

231
73
158
9
128

131
66
65
3
46

105
68
37
1
11

74
41
33
26
1

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B -------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------PUBLIC U TILITIE S --------------------------RETAIL TRADE — — — ---------------F IN AN CE------------------ -----------------------—
StRVICES -------------------------------------- —

2 ,2 2 9
451
1 ,7 7 8
459
387
736
131

3 6 .5
36. v
3b. 5
3 6 .5
3 7 .0
3 6 .0
3 5 .5

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

1 5 7 .0 0
1 6 3 .0 0
15S .5C
1 9 4 .5 0
1 5 3 .0 0
1 4 5 .0 0
1 5 3 .5 0

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

*

3
2
1
1

24
6
18
15
3

118
64
54
12
38
3

117
11
106
3
17
80
6

261
17
244
5
35
181
19

331
58
273
7
89
153
19

329
4*
280
24
79
127
44

292
57
235
39
94
81
20

265
66
199
84
31
b9
9

104
35
69
48
6
b
3

136
58
78
63
3

197
10
187
161
5
1

TARULATING-MACHINE OPERATOKS,
CLASS A -----------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTUkING ----------- -------------- —
FINANCE ----------------------------------------------

200
190
184

3 5 .5
3 5 .5
3 5 .5

1 9 6 . O'J 1 9 2 .0 0
1 9 3 .0 0 1 9 0 .0 0
1 9 3 .5 0 1 9 0 .5 0

1 7 4 .5 0 - 2 1 4 .0 0
1 7 3 .5 0 - 2 1 1 .0 0
1 7 4 .0 C -2 1 1 .5 O

-

-

-

-

*

-

12
12
12

3
3
2

21
21
20

34
32
32

28
26
26

23
23
23

T A B U L » T I n G - M A C h INE o p e r a t o r s ,
CLASS B ---------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING------------ --— -----FIN A N C E ---------------------------- — —

289
282
249

3 5 .5
3 5 .5
3 5 .5

1 6 9 . 0C 1 6 6 .0 0
1 6 7 .0 0 1 6 6 .0 0
16<». SO 1 6 5 .0 0

1 5 5 .5 0 - 1 7 4 .0 0
1 5 4 .5 0 - 1 7 4 .0 0
15 h . 5 0 - 1 7 8 .5 0

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

1
1
1

10
10
10

31
31
28

49
49
47

86
86
82

60
60
57

14
12
12

113
102

3 5 .5
3 5 .5

1 5 ^ .0 0 1 4 7 .0 ) 1 3 2 . 0 0 - 1 5 9 . Op
15 2 . 0 0 1 4 5 .0 0 1 3 2 . 0 0 - 1 6 3 . 0 0

-

*
-

-

1
1

11
11

30
30

19
16

15
15

10
6

S
1

3
2

TABULATING-MACHINE
m m

anuf a

See

c t u

* I»\*o

fo o t n o t e s

-

•
•
•
•
-

-

-

.
•
•
-

-

•
-

-

5
-

•
-

•
-

•
-

4
l

5
3

1
-

5
-

14

i
-

67
11
56
45
-

54
14
40
39
-

2
2
-

4
4
-

-

•
-

•
-

17
3
14
2
-

8
6
5
1
-

16
10
6
•
2
-

10
4
6
•
-

1
1

-

•
•
•
-

•
•
-

22
21
19

19
16
18

29
28
28

3
3
3

3
1
1

7
7
7

20
19
3

1
1
1

2
2
1

2
2
-

1
-

-

15
15

1
1

*

3
2

-

-

-

•
-

->
•
-

-

-

-•
-

-

-

-

1
-

1
-

i
-

2

1

-

-

•

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

-

OPERATORS,

CLASS C -----------------------------------------------------NO

-

n

6
6
.

at end o f t a b l e s .




9

T ab le A -2 . W e e kly earnings of professional and technical w orkers in N e w Y ork, N .Y .—N .J ., M a y 1976
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

Occupation and industry division

workers

Average
weekly
hours**
(standard)

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 w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f—
$

Mean *

Median *

Middle range*

S

S

$

$

$

$

4

S

S

$

S

S

S

S

S

$

S

$
440

1 -----480

o
00
4*

Number

over

130

140

150

160

170

180

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

140

150

160

170

180

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

ja p

400.

440

1

14

1

120
U nder
and
S
u nd er
120
130

14

39
2
37

14

37

105
19
86
3
3
67

176
43
133
2
4
113
1

203
44
159
7
8
101
24

184
54
130
12
8
59
39

453
156
297
32
15
153
80

300 *2 4 5
141
102
159
143
22
40
13
20
62
100
41
1
173
178
27
7
146 **171
56
44
*
*

and

ALL WORKERS
COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(B U SIN E SS). CLASS A ---------MANUFACTURING ---------- --------

1 ,7 2 0
561
1 ,1 5 9
118
71
707
186

3 5 .5 4 1 5 .5 0
3 6 .0 4 3 1 .0 0
3 5 .5 4 0 8 .0 0
3 7 .0 4 3 8 .5 0
3 6 .5 4 4 3 .0 0
3 5 .0 4 0 0 .0 0
3 5 .5 4 1 6 .5 0

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

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

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(B U SIN E SS), CLASS B ----------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------RETAIL TRADE -------------- --------------FINANCE ---------------------------------------SERVICES --------------------------------------

2 ,0 1 9
429
1 ,5 9 0
69
995
82

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

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

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

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(B U SIN E SS). CLASS C — ------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

548
126
422

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

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

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

2 7 9 .0 0 - 3 4 5 .5 0
2 9 9 .0 0 - 3 6 0 .5 0
2 6 9 . 0 0 - 3 3 8 . o0

1 ,7 0 6
370
1 ,3 3 6
137
121
793
254

3 6 .0
3 7 .0
3 5 .5
3 7 .0
36. C
3 5 .5
3 5 .5

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

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

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

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BU SIN E SS),
CLASS B ------------------------ -----------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U TILITIE S --------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------------FINANCE ---------------------------------------SERVICES --------------------------------------

1 ,9 2 4
313
1 ,6 1 1
438
169
675
286

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

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

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

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

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (B U SIN E SS),
CLASS C ------------------------------------------------m a n u f a c t u r in g -------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------FINANCE ---------------------------------------SERVICES --------------------------------------

896
57
839
534
68

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

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

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

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

1 ,8 1 8
438
1 ,3 8 0
184
101
799
263

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

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

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

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

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

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

PUBLIC U TILITIE S — —
WHOLESALE TRADE ---------FINANCE -------------- -------- —
SERVICES ------------------

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (B U SIN E SS),
CLASS A ------------------------------------------------m a n u f a c t u r in g --------------------------------

NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------PUBLIC U TILITIE S --------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------------FINANCE ----------------------------------------

COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS A -------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s --------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------------SERVICES --------------------------------------

*
W o r k e r s w e r e d is trib u te d as f o llo w s :
** W o r k e r s w e r e d is trib u te d as fo llo w s :

1

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

”

”

_
“

“

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

5
5

2
1
1

3
3

“

20
20
“

16
16
11
3

24
24
23
1

19

5
2
3
*
2

•
*

*

_

*

”

5

1

-

-

-

5
4
1

1
1

-

-

-

.
-

-

*

•

5
5
5
*

-

”

“

“

_
*

-

-

19
14
5
~

13
13
-

"

44
6
38
2
21
7

61
8
53
4
46
1

74
13
61
13
33
1

157
37
120
19
73
6

207
56
151
12
99
21

205
73
132
in
68
9

271
102
169
6
103
32

264
55
209
3
187
3

382
45
337
264
2

45
2
43

42
1
41

55
10
45

56
18
38

76
12
64

115
25
90

68
23
45

43
10
33

23
7
16

18
17
1

-

*

2

14

2
2
*

14
1
13
~

50
7
43
3
1
35
1

106
26
80
1
8
70
*

167
49
138
19
7
109
1

275
70
205
32
21
138
13

300
51
249
18
11
114
97

318
60
258
24
21
154
51

210
37
173
13
25
61
69

132
32
100
10
7
73
8

79
21
58
11
10
26
11

25
15
10
10
*

5
2
3
3
“

129
28
101
2
10
87
1

246
42
204
4
9
95
87

300
44
256
41
62
102
45

289
52
237
39
18
98
74

259
33
226
39
32
109
41

187
20
167
23
22
91
24

146
32
114
43
2
55
8

80
17
63
32
10
17
4

86
24
62
56
2
1
2

65
8
57
57
*

103
103
101
2
*

1
1
1
-

94
14
60
72
2

163
9
154
81
41

236
7
229
163
15

131
7
124
92
*

61
6
55
42
“

68
12
56
41
”

53
1
52
b
4

6
6

38
1
37
-

_

_

-

”

-

*

*

101
27
74
1
2
66
3

269
77
192
3
13
121
44

437
141
296
16
26
169
79

347
83
264
29
13
144
69

278
33
245
22
11
158
51

133
15
116
36
6
63
12

68
15
53
6
11
31
5

57
15
42
28
3
11
*

74
16
56
41
17
*

14
6
8
2
6

9
8
1
1

2
2
2
-

3

20

154 at $ 4 8 0 to $ 5 2 0 ; 67 at $ 520 to $ 5 6 0 ; 23 at $ 5 6 0 to $ 6 0 0 ; and 1 at $ 6 0 0 to $ 6 4 0 .
167 at $ 4 8 0 to $ 5 2 0 ; and 4 at $ 520 to $ 5 6 0 .

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




.

-

_

*

3
3

-

-

.
“
-

-

-

10

.
*

“

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

T a b le A -2 . W e e kly earnings of professional and technical w orkers in N e w York, N .Y .—N .J ., M a y 1 97 6 — Continued
W eek ly earnings
(standard)
Number

Occupation and industry division
workeis

A vera ge
w eek ly
Ho u r 1
(standard]

1

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 w e e k ly ea rn in gs of---S

S
120

M ean

i

M edian

*

M iddle ranged

U nder and
$
under
120
130

$
130

$

£

140

150

$

$

160

170

£

$

$

180

200

220

£
240

£
260

S
280

I

$

300

320

*
340

£
360

£

£

380

400

£

440

480
and

140

150

160

170

180

200

220

2**0

260

280

300

32 o

340

360

13
2
11

56
12
44

113
21
92
5
34
5
34
14

355
43
312
9
22
13
181
87

632
169
463
50
94
21
232
66

739
103
636
248
103
9
202
74

369
84
285
78
55
10
104
38

245
83
162
27
17
6
93
19

95
43
52
6
9

129
26
103
43
50

27
5
22
5
2

6
4
2

8
6
2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

33
4

10

15

-

-

-

-

-

-

92
24
68
34
24
2

140
24
116
34
44
30

157
9
148
33
98
6

90
4
86

30
1
29

26

23

8

26

-

-

-

8
8

27
4

26

17

23
4
19

16
14
2

73
42
31
5

174
70
104
4

192
42
150
1

159
42
117
5

166
26
140
22

129
93
36
3

184
96
88
2

153
38
115
2

182
39
143
26

67
19
48
13

74
9
65
6

28
9
19
4

204
31
173

133
7
126

2
2

1

4

-

1

4

380 ... »8.0

440

480

over

ALL WORKERS—
CONTINUED
2 ,7 8 7
601
2 ,1 8 6
471
396
69
937
313

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

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

$
$
$
2 0 6 .5 0 1 8 5 .0 0 - 2 2 8 .0 0
2 1 0 .0 0 1 9 0 .0 0 - 2 4 8 .0 0
2 0 5 .5 3 1 8 4 .0 0 - 2 2 5 .0 0
2 1 4 .5 0 2 1 2 .0 0 - 2 2 5 .0 0
2 1 0 .0 0 1 9 3 .0 0 - 2 2 9 .5 0
19**.00 1 7 4 .5 0 - 2 1 7 .0 0
1 9 9 .5 0 1 7 6 .5 0 - 2 2 4 .0 0
1 9 0 .5 0 1 7 9 .0 0 - 2 1 2 .0 0

COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS C
MANUFACTURING --------NONMANUFACTURING
WHOLESALE TRADE -------FINANCE ---------SERVICES --------------

860
98
762
149
398
106

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

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

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

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

DRAFTERS, CLASS A -----MANUFACTURING -------NONMANUFACTURING PUBLIC U TILITIE S

960
331
629
56

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

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

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

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

DRAFTERS, CLASS B
MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U TILITIES

961
358
603
56

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

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

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

DRAFTERS, CLASS C
MANUFACTURING —
NONMANUFACTURING —

697
210
487

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

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

DRAFTER-TRACERS -------------------- ----NONMANUFACTURING

241
218

3 7 .5
3 7 .5

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

COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS 8
MANUFACTURING --------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------PUBLIC U TILITIE S -----------WHOLESALE TRADE ----RETAIL TRADE ----FINANCE ----------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8
3

6
5
25
8

12
1
11

59
14
45

-

“

-

20
1

4
1

17
27

65
4
61
1
37
18

137
17
120
35
65
17

.

•

-

-

-

-

.

21
-

21

-

-

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

.

-

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

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

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

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

19
19
•

-

14
14

7
7

.

-

-

-

41
16
25

8
8
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

28
12
16

*

*
“

*

“

-

4

-

1
1

-

-

-

4

8
4
4

33
28
5

78
61
17

44
39
5

68
25
43

116
12
104

16
16

16
5

17
15

34
27

21
20

50
50

63
63

.

.

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

8
8

13
13

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

“

-

*

42
31
11
1

35
24
11
11

105
78
27
27

55
32
23
23

134
26
108
108

-

-

-

-

-

5

39

12

21

3

*

*

.

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS --------MANUFACTURING —
NONMANUFACTURING-----------------------------PUBLIC U TILITIE S --------------------------

2 ,1 8 9
221
1 ,9 6 8
1 ,8 7 3

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

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

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

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

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS, CLASS A-

394

3 9 .5

3 1 1 .0 0

3 2 6 .0 0

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

-

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS, CLASS B-

1 ,7 5 1

4 0 .0

3 0 0 .0 0

3 0 9 .5 0

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

-

-

-

-

-

a

12

27

18

50

43

REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL NURSES — —
MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING---------------- ------ ------PUBLIC U TILITIE S -------------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------------

477
222
255
55

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

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

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

1

-

-

•

_

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

39
22
17

42
2
40

1

6

11

117
73
44
10
18
16

75
30
45
10

-

57
16
41
4
13
24

56

121

-

-

-

-

-

11

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




-

11

20

5

27

-

2

_

-

-

-

-

-

•

-

-

-

16
12
4
3

-

-

-

-

94
25
69
14

26
18
8

13
10
3
2

13
12
1

14
13
1

26

12

7

2

-

•

•

•

•

12

7

2

•

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

•

26

1
-

1

-

-

-

_

-

3
3

-

-

•

-

-

_

-

-

1
77 1515
4
3
73 1512
73 1427

70
2
68
68

_

.

_

133
133

2
2

-

•

-

-

-

-

11

103

70

131

2

-

-

-

-

113

66

1412

2

-

-

-

-

-

54
30
24
12
2
7

63
25
38
19

16
11

•

5
5

1
1

1
1

•

-

16

-

6
6

5

•

-

-

133

2

-

•
•

•

-

-

-

.

•

.

Table A -2 a . W e e k ly earnings of professional and technical w o rk e rs —large establishm ents
in N e w Y o rk, N .Y .—N .J ., M a y 1976
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)
Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard]

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 w e e k ly ea rn in gs of—
i

llu

s

S

%

*

»

S

i

$

i

3

S

t

$

4

ALL

Mean *

Median *

Middle range *

120

13o

140

150

160

170

160

200

220

240

260

2d0

300

320

340

120

O ccu p a tion and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

130

140

150

160

170

180.

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

-

-

-

-

-

-

156
31
125

-

-

440

480

380

400

440

480

over

161

140
52
88

313
102
211

215
113
102

32
151

40
58

and
under

$

37.0
35.C

$
416.50
438.00
406.50
436.00
405.50

438.50
397.50
441.00
390.00

$
$
367.50-456.00
398.00-469.a0
360.0C-440.50
407.50-962.no
35S.50-436.50

1,769

35.5

387.00

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 --------------------F I N A N C E ----------------------------- —

1,378
69
869

35.5
37.0
35.5

393.00
318.50
385.00

3 6 6 . CO
364.50
3 9 6 . OP
313.00
391.50

344.00-427.00
337.00-388.00
347.00-437.50
295.00-341.50
349.00-414.50

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
( B U S I N E S S ) , C L A S S C ----------------- —
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------ ----- —

479
367

36.0
35.5

317.00
308.50

329.00
317.00

288.00-348.50
279.00-338.50

-

1,250
321
929
99
712

36.0
37.0
36.0
37.5
35.5

333.00

330.00

300.00-363.50

338.50
331.50
345.50
328.50

330.00
329.50
345.50
327.00

301.00-365.00
300.00-361.50
317.50-372.50
298.00-358.00

-

1,329
204
1,125
616
66

36 •0
36.0
35.5
35.5
36.0

297.00
289.50
298.50
267.50
288.00

287.00
276.50
288.00
269.00
282.50

733
54
679
487

35.5
37.0
35.5

244.50
242.00
245.00
231.00

237.00
236.00

C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S A -----M A N U F A C T U R 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 --------------F I N A N C E ------------- ------------- -

1,236

36.5
37.5

880
139
632

C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B -----M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------- ------- -----N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---- ------- ------ —

1,291
911
880
117
654

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
( B U S I N E S S ) . C L A S S B -----------------

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS
(BUSINESS).
C L A S S A -----------------------------------m a n u f a c t u r in g ----------------------- —
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------ —
P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S --------------- —

—

F I N A N C E ---------- ------- -------- COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS
(BUSINFSS),
C L A S S 8 -----------------------------------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 ------------------ —
F I N A N C E ----------------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS
(BUSINESS).
CLASS 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 -----------------F I N A N C E -----------------------------

—
—
—
—

36*0
36.0
35.5

35.5

4 1 l.nc

and

237.00
230.50

-

-

9
-

12
-

*

•

-

*

1

9

12

-

-

3

-

13

34

63
13

3
-

-

7
2
1

28

142
30
112
19
73

164
56
108

21

50
13
28

30
28

42
41

27
24

48
37

156
39

-

-

-

-

“

*

*

-

-

-

-

*

*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

*

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

1

*

9
-

12

77

-

4

1

73
3
57

4

212

173**178

337
-

146
-

171
-

73

95
117
6
83

223
36
187
3
167

382

70
112
10
58

264

56

44

76
64

111
86

68
45

43
33

14
7

18

-

-

-

-

210
57
153
17
125

193

222

115
30
85
8
73

61
19
42
8
26

5

43
179
24
135

138
33
105

15

50
143

15

2

*

3
3

118
32
86
55
8

70
17
53
17

65
8
57

101

4

5
60
1
2

6

38
1
37

2
-

8
-

2

8
1
7

40
7
33
3
25

82
26
56
50

117
5
104

177
34
143
92
11

205
43
162
98
15

180
23
157
109
13

125
16
109
69

*

117
20
97
79
5

1

12

15
106

“

*

“

254.00-332.00
255.00-326.00
253.50-335.50
233.00-297.50
269.00-315.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14
14
14

91
6
85
82

~

*

*

*

*

*

*

212.50-269.00
203.00-284.50
214.00-269.00
208.00-250.00

-

-

-

4

1
-

14
-

-

1

14

*

4
4

~

11

11
11
11

80
12
68
62

104
9
95
76

169
6
163
143

128
7
121
92

61
6
55
42

68
12
56
41

49
1
48
5

“

223.00-279.50

•

-

-

_

-

-

5

83

-

-

-

22

-

-

-

-

2

-

3
-

61
-

*

2

56

90

235
59
176
26
124

170
30
140
15
107

7
52

57
15
42
5
31

57
15
42
28

*

260
98
162
15
135

89

218.00-267.50

185
70
115

7

503
74
429

38
182

189
64
125

84
43
41

57
2
55

25
5

13
82

296
58
238
19
166

220

9
46

131
28
103

142

92

91

33

62
52

120
111

86

44

98

30
29
26

26
26
17

23
23
19

216.00
223.50
214.50

682

35.5

211.00

214.50
217.50
214.50
194.50
204.50

194.00-234.50
195.00-253.50
194.00-229.50
175.00-218.50
186.50-235.00

526
482
344

36.5
36.0
36.0

186.50
187.50

183.00
183.00
183.00

223.50-280.00
253.50-349.00
221.00-272.50

*

*
-

-

_

55

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

5

34
7
27

-

-

-

3

19

29

159.50-211.50
159.50-211.50

2

11
10

15
14

159.50-201.00

2

4

12

46
45
26

61

2

52
45

42
34
24

127 at $ 480 to $ 520; 56 at $ 520 to $ 560; 23 at $ 560 to $ 600 ; and 1 at $ 600 to $ 640.
174 at $ 4 8 0 to $ 520; and 4 at $ 5 2 0 to $ 5 6 0 .

12

2

82
27

119
21

182

3
-

2

*207
88

140
7
101

3
-

21

108

-

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




-

1
-

*

36.0
37.0
36.0

W o r k e r s w e r e d is trib u te d as fo llo w s :
W o r k e r s w e r e d is trib u te d as f o llo w s :

*

-

-

-

1,611
340
1,271

185.50

-

-

-

36.0
37.0
36.0

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

-

-

-

244.50
237.00
249.50
319.50
243.50

356

-

-

-

-

-

255.00
251.50
256.50
299.00
249.00

---------- ------ ------ ------ —

COMPUTER OPERATORS,
NONMANUFACTURING
F R A N C E

*
**

400

WORKERS

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
( B U S I N E S 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 --------------F I N A N C E ----------------------------- —

FINANCE

1 -----

S

380

360

o

2

12
61

65

12
59

1

-

101

98

*

1
-

-

1

-

*

~

*

*

-

“

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

74

12

9

-

-

-

16
58
41

6
6
-

8
1
-

-

-

-

-

11

17

6

1

-

-

-

6
6
-

_

-

-

-

-

-

20

4
4
-

-

-

-

-

-

lu

15

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
2

-

-

•

-

-

-

-

-

15
74

6

-

-

Table A -2 a . W e e k ly earnings of professional and technical w o rke rs —large establishm ents
in N e w Y ork, N .Y .—N .J ., M a y 1 97 6 — Continued
W eek ly earnings
(standard)
Number

O ccu p ation and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

1

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 w e e k ly earn in gs of ----S

w eek ly
hours1
(standard'

S

no
M ean

*

M edian

*

M iddle ranged

S

$

5

120

130

140

S

$
150

160

S

170

S

S

180

200

t

220

$
240

S
260

S
280

S
300

S
320

S
340

5

360

S

5

380

400

S

440

and
u nd er

480
and

120

130

140

-

-

-

150 . 160

170

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

440

480

over

8
6
2

180

43
21
2?
3

78
24
54
4

58
7
51
1

44
10
34
5

53
16
37
22

52
25
27
14

22
18
4
-

13
10
3
2

13
12
1
-

16
12
4
3

3
3
•
-

•
-

17
7
10
6

15
9
6
4

1
1
-

2
2
-

•
-

1
1
-

2
2
-

-

-

-

-

1
1

4
4

.

•

•

-

-

ALL WORKERS"
CONTINUED
DRAFTERS. CLASS A ------MANUFACTURING --------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U TILITIE S

403
164
239
54

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

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

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

DRAFTERS. CLASS B ------MANUFACTURING ----------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------PUBLIC U TILITIE S --------------

263
128
135
56

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

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

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

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

.
-

DRAFTERS. CLASS C --------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------

323
308

3 6 .0
3 6 .0

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

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

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

•

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS --------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------PUBLIC U TILITIE S

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

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

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

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

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

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS. CLASS A -

393

3 9 .5

3 1 1 .0 0

3 2 6 .0 0

REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL NURSES -----------MANUFACTURING---------------- -------- --— -----NONMANUFACTURING — --------------------------PUBLIC U TILITIE S ----- -------------- -----RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------------

387
147
240
55
52
116

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

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

-

.
-

-

*

“

1
*

4
4

4
4

-

.

_

-

-

-

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

-

-

2 1 5 .5 0 - 2 7 1 .5 0
2 3 5 .5 0 - 2 8 4 .5 0
2 0 3 .5 0 - 2 6 2 .5 0
2 3 7 .5 0 - 2 9 3 .0 0
19<*.0 0 - 2 2 5 .0 0
1 9 5 .0 0 - 2 5 3 .5 0

1
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

_

-

4
4
-

3
3
*

48
30
18
3

53
39
14
2

37
7
30
2

50
16
34
26

30
16
14
13

5
5

19
16

5
4

24
23

58
55

114
113

83
78

-

-

_

•

-

-

-

1
-

9
1
1

27
11
11

89
27
27

55
23
23

133
107
107

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

13

-

.

-

76 1512
72 1509
72 1425

70
68
68

131
131
131

2
2
2

-

•
-

-

131

2

-

-

-

-

1
1

1
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

39

12

21

11

102

70

38
2
36

4b
11
37
4
9
24

66
27
39
10
18
11

75
30
45
10
5
27

54
30
24
12
2
7

61
23
38
19

14
11
3

6
6

-

5
5

-

•

-

-

-

-

-

-

17
17

-

-

-

-

-

-

6
11

11
20

-

1
1

-

-

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




-

16

-

-

-

-

-

Table A -3 . A verage w ee k ly earnings of office, professional, and technical w orkers, by sex,

in New York, N .Y .-N .J ., May 1976
A venge
(m e a n 2 )

A venge
(m e a n 2 )

S ex,

3 o c c u p a tio n ,

and in d u stry d iv is io n

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS -

Number
of
w o ik e n

W eek ly
hours
(standard)

*

W eek ly
earnings 1
(standard)

Sex, 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv is io n

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS
WOMEN— CONTINUED

HEN

Number
of
w o ik en

W eek ly
hours 1
[standard)

A venge
(m ea n 2 )

W eek ly
earnings1
(standard)

1T r 1g 1 j

1 86 *50

|

l,L A g j

in

3 5 .0

«, «

-.r-

r-

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

v

LA ^j j

W eek ly
earnings 1
(standard)

566
3 ,8 2 3

A

1 ,6 4 9
2 ,0 2 6

147.501
106
1 ,0 2 1
2 301 0
4 4 .0

f 6 i so
1 6 6 .5 0
1 6 0 .5 0

fk

$
«) l L K u I A i i I l j s

W eekly
hours 1
standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOMEN— CONTINUED

SECRETARIES:

FILE CLERKS, CLASS B»

Sex, 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv is io n

Number
of
w oik en

157

3 6 .5 2 5 8 .5 0
36 •0
2 5 0 .0 0
3 7 .0 2 2 2 .5 0

181
148

3 6 .0

3 ,6 9 6
840

3 6 .0
3 6 .0

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

1 1 ,1 2 4
3 ,3 9 6

3 6 .0
3 6 .0

3 5 .5

130*00
133 *00

1 ,1 5 2

3 6 .0

1A it 1K A U t

"

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

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

347
1 « 344

K t

2 3 6 .0 0

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

9 ,0 4 3
923
8 ,1 2 0
752
Ft c. i a a u>

331
2 62

-> r.

3 5 .5

3 5 .5
3 5 -5

1 5 8 .5 0
1 56 * 50
1 5 0 .5 0

i , t n L/1*

3 6 .0

636
550

2 1 6 .0 0

1 2 ,4 2 7

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

2 0 7 .0 0
r IL L

2 ,1 5 0

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

1 ,1 8 6
907

a

3 8 .5

3 6 .0
3 6 .5

36 • 0 2 0 4 .5 0 ,
1 9 5 .0 0
36 * 0 2 0 6 .0 0

C L u K IV j y

uL Aj j

□

1 3 5 .5 0

*

1 *5 1 6

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

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

.A ^ A .n .T t n

r-

n

283
1 ,4 4 3

106

3 6 .0

3 6 .0

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS A

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

132
, „

j LL K L 1A K 1L j i

w L A jj

U

14* 060
” 1 » 326
WTt U L L u m l l

^

r_ „

i IL l

L L tn lV j y

LL Aj g

L

KL 1 A iL

N nU Luj A Ll
KC I A 1 L

69c.

134
349
1 ,0 8 9
237

37^5 2 0 0 .0 0
3 7 .0 1 7 0 .5 0

3 ,3 3 9
441

3 6 .0

1 6 6 . Ou

6 ,0 2 1
1 .2 3 6
4 ,7 8 5

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

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




3 6 .0

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

353
261

3 6 .0

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTS-

"

j

L Ii 1 U n

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

1 ,6 6 7

2 ,4 5 0

3 6 .5

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

a t en d o f t a b l e s .

14

527

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

1 5 5 .5 0

1 ,5 8 1
, r- .

1 ,2 0 9

36 • S 1 8 6 .0 0
2 0 5 .0 0

FINANCE
S ee fo o tn o te s

i
1 1 j.O U

160 *"0
1 6 1 .5 0

IK A U t

1 K A U t,

1 2 3 .5 0

334
471

u I C .I ,U u K A » n C K jt

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

1 2 7 .5 0

1 K m UL.

.-,6 0 0

2 0 1 .5 0

4 6 ,8 0 1
1 4 ,5 5 7

1 2 2 .0 0

297

1KAUl

1 7 7 .5 0

W
OMEN

1 2 5 .5 0

"

1 8 5 . 0U

WHOLESALE TRADE
-

"

451

b t K V iV /t j

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS

3 5 .5

3 6 .5

773

202*00
ti!
l u v . 00

3 5 .5

-

16U 50

1 5 3 .5 0

Table A -3 . A verage w ee k ly earnings of o ffice, professional, and technical w orkers, by sex.

in New York, N.Y.—N.J., May 1976— Continued
A verage
(m e a n 2 )

A v era g e
(m e a n 2 )

S ex,

3

o c c u p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv is io n

Number
of
w o ik e n

W eek ly
hours *
(standard]

W eek ly
earnings 1
(standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOMEN— CONTINUED

S ex, 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s try d iv is io n

Number
of
w o ik e n

W eek ly
h ou rs1
(standard)

W eek ly
earnings1
(standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOMEN— CONTINUED

A vera ge
(m e a n 2 )

S ex, 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

W eekly
hours 1
(standard)

W eek ly
earnings 1
(standard)

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

$

267
257
TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
1 9 1 .0 0
1 8 4 .0 0
1 9 4 .0 0
2 3 9 .5 0

1 .3 8 2
611

3 5 .5

121

3 5 .5

$
1 6 8 .0 0
1 6 8 .0 0

NUI NNA NU r A t I UK 1 N O
Wl l U L L o A L L

361

1H AU L

2 1 7 .5 0

1 5 1 .5 0
834

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL

3 5 .5

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

r

I t 399

<30 . U

1 5 7 .5 0
3 6 .5
N E 1A 1 L

599

1KAUL

2 8 5 .5 0

1 6 7 .0 0
WA w

1 i" * U C

LLAj j

870
330

D

1 4 9 .0 0

®

3 8 .0
3 9 .0

, ««

UKA' 1t n u |

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

30 5

J j •5

690

3 5 .5

156*00

(BU SIN E SS), CLASS B

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

it4 2 3

3 5 .5

3 7 8 .0 0
M A N U r A L 1 U K i l ’i u

Jb «

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BU SIN E SS),

U K A P ILK "IK AL LK j

1 ,2 2 3
253

1 5 2 .0 0

1

" “

"

338 00

1 6 8 .5 0

336 ^50

1 5 2 .0 0

J* J

3 6 .5

90

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

3 6 .0

3 6 1 .0 0
1 1770
L L L U 1K U liiU b

1L v 'i n i L l AN

LLA j j

A

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BU SIN E SS),
3 5 .5
181
3 .5 5 5
731

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS. CLASS B -

1 7 7 .0 0

3 6 .0
3 6 .5

N U W JiA N U r A L 1 U n l r i u

4 0 .0

3 0 1 .0 0

3 6 .5

3 6 1 .5 0

3 6 .5

3 4 3 .5 0

1,220

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

38* 0
(BU SIN E SS), CLASS Bt
1 ,7 3 4
407

3 6 .0
3 6 .0

623

165.001
169.001

3 5 .5

76

2 3 9 .5 0
L v H r U 1b K

r K yU nA M H Lni

( DUu IIi l j o 1 t

CLASS At

1.012
NONHANUFACTURING
WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL

T RA DE

S ee fo o tn o te s

3 ,4 0 5
505
662
445
1 .1 4 4
649

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

1167 6

1 5 0 .5 0
1 5 5 .0 0
1 8 5 .5 0
1 6 5 .0 0
1 5 0 .0 0
1 4 6 .0 0
1 4 1 . 001

2 4 8 .5 0 !
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BU SIN E SS),

152

35*5

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




3 6 .5

15

Table A -3 .

A verage w ee k ly earnings of office, professional, and tech n ical w orkers, by sex

in N e w Y o rk, N .Y .—N .J ., M a y 1 9 7 6 — Continued
A verage
(m e a n * )

A vera ge
(m e a n * )

S ex, 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv is io n

Number
of
woikers

W eek ly
hours 1
(standard)

W eek ly
e arn in gs 1
(standard)

Sex, 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv is io n

Number
of
woikexs

W eek ly
hours 1
(standard)

W eek ly
earnings *
(standard)

S ex, 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv is io n

of
workers

W eekly
(standard)

W eek ly
earnings 1
(standard)

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN— CONTINUED

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN— CONTINUED

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN— CONTINUED

A vera ge
(m e a n * )

Number

$

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BU SIN E SS).
i. i J

J '"

*"

165

3 5 .5
3 5 .5

*68

2 1 A .0 0

| 37 J U
L J 1* s o

3 6 .0

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

U K A rItH oi v LAj j

d

2 3 6 .0 0
C^ ^
-

2 1 0 .5 0
2 1 0 .0 0
35 • 5 2 1 1 * 0 0

56

TINANCC

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




16

2 0 9 .0 0

Table A -3 a . A verage w e e k ly earnings of office, professional, and technical w o rke rs , by s e x -

large establishments in New York, N.Y.—N.J., May 1976
A vera ge
(m e a n 2 )

A v era g e
(m e a n 2 )

Sex, 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv is io n

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS -

Number
of
woricen

W eek ly
heu n 1
(standard]

W eek ly
earn in gs 1
(standard)

MEN
$
1 3 2 .0 0
578

l-J j. j O

1<231

3 6 .0

S ex, 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv is io n

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS
WOMEN— CONTINUED

Number
of
w oik en

W eek ly
hours 1
(standard)

A verage
(m e a n 2 )

S ex, 3 o c cu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n

W eek ly
earnings 1
(standard)

r

Number
of
workers

W eekly
hours *
[standard)

W eek ly
earnings 1
(standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOMEN— CONTINUED
r

SECRETARIES -

CONTINUED

1 ,5 1 7

1 6 3 .0 0

36*0

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

3 6 .5

825

3 6 .5

610

3 7 ,0

629

3 6 .5

144

3 6 .0

485

3 6 .5

1 8 2 .5 0

3 6 .0

1 8 3 .5 0

8 ,0 2 3

3 6 .0
3 5 .5

3 5 .5

2 ,9 8 1

3 5 .5

772

198
750
184

3 6 .0

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

3 5 .5

1 6 7 .5 0

3 5 .C
3 5 .5

1 8 4 .5 0

1 ,2 1 4

1 9 7 .0 0

552

1 9 7 .5 0

5 ,8 3 4

1 9 6 .5 0

798

1 8 5 .5 0

1 ,3 1 0
262

3 6 .0

1 7 2 .0 0

1 ,0 4 8

3 6 .0

1 5 2 .5 0

128

3 7 .5

2 0 2 .5 0

804

3 5 .0

1 4 5 .0 0

3 ,2 8 9

3 6 .0
3 6 .0

1 7 8 .5 0

688

3 6 .0

1 8 0 .0 0

1 9 5 .0 0

205

35*0

1 8 2 .0 0

3 6 .5

1 9 0 .0 0

3 5 .0

1 6 8 .0 0

108

3 5 .5

1 5 9 .0 0

104

3 5 .5

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

1 7 2 .0 0

JO « J

1 6 6 .0 0

1 6 4 .0 0

^/f.

.

a c c o u n t in g

clerk s* class

a — —

—

^

_

36 •5
678
1 9 1 .5 0
1 7 6 .0 0

965

t a b u l a t i n g - m a ch in e

operato rs*

102

3 5 .5

360
1 ,2 8 7

2 0 0 .5 0

456
368

W EN
OM

__

3 6 •0
3 5 .5

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

3 ,1 3 4

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

1 5 8 .5 0

2 2 5 .5 0

741

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

3 5 .5

2 0 9 .5 0

1 9 ,5 7 3

3 5 .5

296

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS -

ACCOUNTING CLERKS, CLASS B - - - - - - - -

284

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE o p e r a t o r s .
3 5 .5

157^50

2 ,1 3 4

3 5 .5

1 4 8 .0 0

185

3 5 .5

1 6 5 .5 0

3 ,9 9 3

3 6 .0

1 3 9 .0 0

504

3 6 .0

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

3 ,4 8 9

3 6 .0

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

347

3 8 .0

1 7 1 .5 0

3 6 .C

2 7 * ..5 0

127

3 6 .5

1 3 1 .0 0

1 ,2 7 0

3 6 .0
3 5 .5

2 9 1 .0 0

2 ,7 5 2

3 5 .5

2 7 6 .0 0

234

3 5 .5

1 4 7 .5 0

2 ,0 5 2

3 6 .0
3 6 .0

2 3 6 .0 0

3 5 .5

1 5 6 .0 0

1 ,6 3 4

2 4 0 .5 0

507
452

3 5 .5

1 5 2 .5 0

420

2 3 4 .0 0

351

3 5 .0

1 4 5 .5 0

33 •C

1 ,1 2 8

2 ,8 5 6

2 5 4 .5 0

1*072

3 5 .5

1 3 5 .0 0

3 6 .0

2 0 7 .5 0

3 5 .5

2 3 3 .0 0
1 8 5 .0 0
2 0 4 . 50

1 ,7 7 5
2 ,0 6 1

3 6 .0

1 ,1 6 0
901
271
• X1 * 1 .^ L
_

403
300
2 ,3 1 5

K t 1A IL

1K A U t

303

f IL
L L L IX JL m j A
L K »
L j

3 5 .5
l/L A j j L

9 ,7 0 9
3 ,4 0 1

2 0 9 .5 0

798
i ILL ILL.'*'u L m j
y L

3 6 .0

3 5 .5

3 6 •0

125

1 3 0 .5 0

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - M
EN

1 ,3 2 7

L

2 1 2 .0 0
1 ,2 0 4

3 6 . U
1 ,3 8 8

3 6 •S

TABULATING-MACHIn E OPERATORS,

2 1 3 .5 0

3 6 .0
3 6 .5

1
*

2 3 3 .0 0

j LL l1 A 1 u
h
n jv

o uiij
rA

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS

2 2 0 .0 0
884

3 5 .5

1 2 0 .0 0

764

3 5 .5

1 3 3 .5 0

3 7 9 .5 0

568

2 1 4 .5 0
3 ,9 0 7

3 5 .5

2 0 7 .5 0

3 5 .5

1 1 6 .5 0

4 0 5 .5 0




4 1 6 .0 0

n L J ^ t '> w L ’' J

1 8 6 .5 0

S ee fo o t n o t e s

994

4 3 8 .0 0

1 8 9 .0 0

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

17

Table A -3 a . A verage w e e k ly earnings of office, professional, and technical w o rkers, by s e x -

large establishments in New York, N .Y.—N.J., May 1976— Continued
A venge
(m ea n 2 )

A venge'
(m e a n 2 )

S ex, 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s try d iv is io n

p r o f e s s io n a l

OCCUPATIONS -

and

Number
of
w ozken

Weeklv
hours*
(standard)

W eek ly
earnings *
(standard)

Sex, 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv is io n

3 6 .0

641
70

3 6 .0
3 7 .5

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

riNANCE
..

.

—

a#.r>

a

1 .1 3 6
J t f

-w

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (B U SIN E SS),
CLASS A : _

36 5
3 6 . 5 1 8 5 .5 0
3 6 . 0 1 8 6 .0 0

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (B U SIN E SS),
CLASS B
NONMANUFACTURING

3 9 .0
3 6 .5

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

3 8 .5

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

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

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

1 .9 9 6
1 ,8 4 2
1 ,7 6 4

j

A

40 • 0

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

1 ,5 8 6

4 0 .0

3 0 5 .0 0

2 1 4 .5 0

1 JT*

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

r

2 4 8 .0 0
2 5 4 .0 0
L L t l, I K U ), i L J

1L v i i i i l v i A l i J T

vU

j

M

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS. CLASS B See fo o tn o te s at end o f t a b le s .




36 #5
3 5 . 5 2 1 0 .5 0
3 6 .0 1 9 6 .5 0

162
147
87

1l Ko y «LA j

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (B U SIN E SS),
3 5 .5
3 5 .5
3 5 .5

W eek ly
earnings 1
(standard)

18

105

3 6 .5

3 4 3 .5 0

259

3 5 .5

3 0 1 .5 0

225

3 5 .5

2 4 1 .5 0

145

2 6 8 .5 0

UKAr

500
475
342

606
65

115
116

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

480

W eekly
hours *
(standard)

$

157
209

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

1*02 1
156

of
workers

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(BU SIN E SS)* CLASS BJ
3 6 .0

408
366
269

rU O Llv U 11L 1 1 1 Lo
"
K t t A X » 11v^ 1/ C.
FINANCE ----------------------------------------------

3 2 1 .0 0

1K A U L

S ex, 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s try d iv is io n

989

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUSINESS)*

-V , ,

W eek ly
earnings*
(standard)

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - inOMEN
f

$
3 6 7 .0 0

NONMANUFACTURING:

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUSINESS)*
CLASS 0

W eek ly
hours 1
(standard)

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

t e c h n ic a l

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(BU SIN E SS)« CLASS Bl

rTC I A l l .

of
workers

MEN— CONTINUED

320

A venge
(m e a n 2 )

Number

Number

3 5 .5 2 2 3 .0 0

137

3 7 .0 2 5 8 .5 0
2 3 4 .0 0
3 8 . 0 2 6 2 .0 0
3 8 .0 2 0 9 .5 0
3 j.O 2 2 9 .0 0

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (B U SIN E SS),
NONMANUFACTURING

COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS 8 ------------------

.....

.....

n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g

PUBLIC U TILITIE S —

—

—

55
52

Table A -4 . H ourly earnings of m a in ten a n c e , toolroom , and p o w e rp la n t w orkers
in N e w Y ork, N .Y .—N .J ., M a y 1976
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 of—

Hourly earnings 4
Number
of
workers

O ccu p ation and in d u stry d iv is io n

1
3 .6 0
M ean 2

M edian 2

$

3 .8 0

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

< * .6 0

4 .8 0

5 .0 0

5 .2 0

5 .4 0

5 .6 0

5 .8 0

6 .0 0

6 .2 0

6 .4 0

6 .6 0

6 .8 0

7 .2 0 7 .6 0

M A IN T E N A N C E

4 .0 0

4 ,2 0

4 .4 0

4 .6 0

4 .8 0

5 ,0 0

5 .2 0

5 .4 0

5 .6 0

5 .8 0

6 .0 0

6 .2 0

6 .4

6 .6 0

6 .8 0

7 .2 0

—

—

P U B L IC

U T IL IT IE S

R E T A IL

$
6 .6 1

721
165

$
6 .6 5
6 .1 7

6 .2 0

$
5 .6 5 5 .6 8 -

$
7 .7 0
6 .5 3

556

CARPEN TERS

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

6 .7 9

6 .6 3

5 .6 5 -

7 .7 3

76

TRADE

-

S E R V IC E S

and

under
3 .8 0

*

1
1
1

6
5
1
1

1

17

1
“
1

17
“
3

7 .60

8 ,0 0

46
11
35
•

8.4

0

8 .8 0

over

11
4
7
3

45
7
38
1

11
4
7
1
1

62
11
51
4

4

10
9
1

37

5

36
32
4

30
30
-

70
24
46
1
45

47

5
4
1
1
*

161
57
104

35
16
19

25
18
7

12
1
11
11
*

52
3
49
5
13
31

47
24
23
23
-

54
32
22

79
71
8

-

48
31
17
5
6
6
“

47
8
39
20
10
9

35
6
29
5
•
24
-

58
5
53
6
29
18

33
-

48
41
7
“
2
5
-

94
80
14
1
5
8
-

79
42
37
32
2
1
2

127
55
72
39
1
32
-

56
7
49
7
1
41
-

129
66
63
19
•
22
18

118
72
46
37
5
4
-

27
•
27
9
18
•

32
32
2
27
•
3

* 78
8
70
.

—

9 .0 0

5 .6 5 -

7 .5 9

5 .6 4

5 .2 9

5 .0 0 -

6 .0 8

*

*

*

*

14

6 .6 7

6 .6 9

7 .8 3
7 .6 4

7 .1 1

5 .6 5 -

-

-

6 .9 0

-

6
5
1

.

6 .5 1

5 .6 3 5 .5 1 -

-

46
45
1

195

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

8 .0 0 -

7 .0 3

1 ,3 7 5
804

-------

6 .6 3

8 • 68

571

E L E C T R IC IA N S

6 .8 4
8 .0 8
6 .7 5

168

-------

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

7 .5 6

7 .5 2

-

-

-

1

-

1
-

4
-

-

4
100

1
16

1
6

20
2

2
6
-

102
72
30
19
7
4

•
-

-

1
1

35
14
21

74
7
67

1
1

1
1
-

97
5
92

64
5
59

9
5
4

•
*

*

*

21

67

*

*

92

1
58

4

12
8
4
4
*

22
6
16
16
-

19
6
13
6
2
5

36
10
26
3
23

14
3
11
8
3

29
22
7
7

13
13
13

42
2
40
20
13

54
6
48
4
44

21
18
3
2

33
•
33
11
-

14
•
14
2
-

9
8
1
-

•

-

21
21

21
21

•
*

16
16

6
6

29
29

37
36

80
80

14
14

35
35

83
74

116
116

23
20

7
6

10
4

185
80

209
47

+101
81

33
23
10

104
104
-

75
29
46
8

12
3
9
8

184
174
10
6

165
157
8
1

79
67
12
12

102
74
28
15

102
99
3
2

337
306
31
26

177
53
124
81

67
•
67
66

69
10
59
59

18
5
13
7

1
1

"

31
28
3
3

104
97
7

"

53
44
9
5

*

9
5
4
1
*

24
4
20
“

25
25
-

12
9
3
-

33
1
32
25

8
1
7
6
*

12
12

103
36
67
61
*

120
27
93

155

*

87
26
61
44
8

10

122
121
*

37
5
32
30
-

251
29
222
192
28

885
42
843
833
-

198
27
171
169
2

256
47
209
209
-

208
14
194
85
109

42
4
38
38
-

14
14

23
23

5
5

*

1
1

4
4

16
16

1
1

8
8

31
24

68
62

40
40

8
8

2
-

71
71

-

3
-

-

-

2
2

-

-

.

•

•

.

*

*

*

*

6
6

28
20

36
35

2
2

•

*

3
3

-

14
14

1
-

12
-

-

.

8
8

4
4

1
1

1
1

6
6

22
22

8
8

7
7

-

36
36

-

-

-

27
9
18
17

92

98
46
52
48

39
24
15

23
-

_
-

20
18
2
2

•

•

_
•

•
•

6 .2 8

6 .3 2 -

6 .8 9

7 .8 3

P U B L IC

U T IL IT IE S

6 .7 4 -

TRADE

69

7 .7 3

8 .6 8

6 .6 5 -

8 .7 3

--------—

149

6 .9 8

7 .1 1

6 .3 2 -

7 .5 9

154

5 .6 0

5 .1 6

5 .0 2 -

1

8 .3 9

R E T A IL

5 .3 8

F IN A N C E
S E R V IC E S

—

600

5 .9 4

5 .6 7

126
474

6 .1 8

-------

5 .8 8

6 .1 8
5 .1 9

P A IN T E R S

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

U T IL IT IE S

71

----------

6 .7 7

7 .1 1

5 .0 0 5 .1 9 -

7 .1 1
7 .6 4

5 .0 0 5 .7 9 -

7 .1 1
7 .1 1

— ----------

F IN A N C E

88

7 .0 6

7 .3 8

6 .6 7 -

7 .4 8

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

270

4 .9 0

5 .0 0

4 .3 8 -

5 .1 1

993

7 .3 9
6 .9 1

7 .6 8

6 .3 5 -

8 .5 2

-

5 .8 7 -

8 .3 8

*

~

-

6 • 66

7 .0 5

6
6
-

2
2
-

16
16
-

’

'

'

-

7
7

-

7
7

*

“

"

"
-

S E R V IC E S

M A IN T E N A N C E M A C H IN IS T S
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------M A IN T E N A N C E

0

151

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

P U B L IC

I
6 .8 0

159

F IN A N C E

M A IN T E N A N C E

I
8 .4 0

W ORKERS

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

M A IN T E N A N C E

$
8 .0 0

and

M id d le range 2
3 .6 0
____

ALL

I

M E C H A N IC S

686

(M A C H I N E R Y )

--------

n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g

P U B L IC

U T IL IT IE S

M A IN T E N A N C E

1 ,7 7 2
1 ,3 3 3
439

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

6 .3 3

6 .3 6

5 .7 7 -

6 .1 0

6 .1 8

5 .6 1 -

6 .9 6

7 .0 3
7 .3 4

7 .6 9

6 .3 3 -

7 .7 6

7 .6 9

7 .1 5 -

7 .8 6

*
32
32
-

3
3
-

-

70
-

81
11
70
41
27 **
2
-

69
52
17
13
4

M E C H A N IC S

(M O T O R

299

2 ,5 0 7
—

M A IN T E N A N C E

TRADE

M A IN T E N A N C E

7 .7 7

6 .0 3 -

7 .7 7

S H E E T -M E T A L

7 .6 6

7 .1 8 -

7 .6 7

7 .6 0

8 .6 5

7 .0 2 -

8 .5 1

295
277

6 .5 3
6 .5 1

6 .5 0
6 .5 3

6 .2 3 6 .1 8 -

7 .6 3
7 .7 7

104

W ORKERS

7 .6 3

7 .4 1

162

— ----------—

7 .2 8

1 ,8 2 2
—

P IP E F IT T E R S

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

6 .5 6 -

6 .6 6

2 ,1 7 2

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

U T IL IT IE S

W H OLESALE

7 .3 0

6 .7 3

6 .9 4

6 .7 8

62

N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G
P U B L IC

7 .2 0

335

V E H IC L E S )

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

6 .7 5

6 .7 8

6 .5 0 6 .5 3 -

7 .7 7
6 .7 8

*

M A N U F A C T U R IN G
M IL L W R IG H T S

107
107

—

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

TRADES

402
132
27 0
198

HELPERS

M A N U F A C T U R IN G
N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G
P U B L IC

--------

U T IL IT IE S

*

W ork ers

w ere

d is tr ib u te d

as

fo llo w s :

**

W ork ers

w ere

d is tr ib u te d

as

fo llo w s :

t

W ork ers

w ere

d is t r ib u t e d

as

fo llo w s :

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

7 .0 0 -

7 .7 2

-

28
28
-

-

_

-

*

*

-

_

_

-

-

*

“

*

*

-

•

.

6 .5 3

5 .9 6 -

7 .8 5

-

6 .5 3

5 .9 6 -

7 .8 5

*

*

*

“

5 .9 8

9
8
1
1

8
8
-

14
14
-

4
4
-

4

5 .5 3

5 .7 5
5 .9 8

5 .5 4 -

5 .7 2

5 .7 5

5 .5 8 -

5 .9 3

5.88

5.75

5 .6 7 -

5 .9 3

4 .1 5 -

6 .1 5

2
2

*

4

•

-

-

*

6
6

-

*

6
6

22
1
21
3

7
7
3

1
1
1

21
21
2

60 to $ 10; 2 at $ 10 to $ 1 0 .4 0 ; and 8 at $ 1 0 .4 0 to $ 1 0 .8 0 .
12 at $ 8 .8 0 to $ 9 .2 0 ; and 1 at $ 1 2 .6 0 to $ 1 3 .
32 at $ 8 .8 0 to $ 9 .2 0 ; and 69 at $ 9 .2 0 to $ 9 .6 0 .

See footnotes at end of tables.




.

_

19

-

•

92
85

33

-

23
23

33

.

13
13
13

*

T able A -4 .

H ourly earnings of m a in ten a n c e , toolroom , and p o w e rp la n t w orkers

in N e w Y o rk, N .Y .—N .J ., M a y 1 9 7 6 — Continued
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 r ly e a rn in g s o f—

Hourly earnings

workers

Mea n 2

Median*

Middle range *

$
3.6 0

!

3 .8 0

«

S

$

5

$

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

4 .6 0

4 .8 0

4 .6 0

4 .8 0

5 .0 0

I

S

$

S

S

S

S

S

S

5 .2 0

5 .4 0

5 .6 0

5 .8 0

6.00 6.20

6 .4 0

6 .6 0

6« 8 0

7 .2 0

7 .6 0

5 .2 0

5 .4 0

5*60

5 .8 0

6.00 6.20 6 f 4 Q

6 .6 0

6 .8 0

-7 .2 0

15

25

83

44

53

91

77

127

19

15

25

83

44

53

91

77

127

19

24

34

42

17

41

20

100

$

.00

.00

$

1“
8. 00

" 5 -----------T -------8 .4 0

8 .8 0

and
under
3 .8 0

4 .0 0

.20

4 .4 0

-

-

-

7.60 8.00

8 .4 0

CD

of

$

Q
D
O

O ccu p ation and in d u stry d iv is io n

$
3 .6 0

over

ALL WORKERS—
CONTINUED
T O O L A N D D I E M A K E R S ------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------------------------

789

S
6 .4 5

$
6 .3 9

$
5 .8 9 -

$
6 .9 3

-

.

789

6 .4 5

6 .3 9

5 .8 9 -

6 .9 3

-

-

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

1 .1 7 3

7 .0 9

7 .0 5

6 .5 3 -

7 .8 9

-

-

“

10
10

*

223

7 .4 8

7 .9 3

6 .8 1 -

8 .2 8

-

-

-

-

-

-

42
-

950

6 .9 9

6 .9 3

6 .5 3 -

7 .8 8

-

-

-

14

14

-

42

21

12
1
11

O. OV"
6 .2 8

5 .9 9

4 .8 2 -

7 .0 5

-

-

-

14

14

-

42

21

11

302
107

6 .2 6

5 .9 1

-

-

-

-

4

3

43

27

-

-

-

-

-

-

23

5 .9 1

5 .3 3 -

7 .9 3

-

-

4

-

2
1

-

6 .6 1

2

2

195

22
21
1

6

5 .6 3

7 .0 8
6 .2 3

2

5 .6 3

5 .3 3 5 .4 4 -

43

4

LJ J

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

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 ---------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------

*
**

W o r k e r s w e r e d is trib u te d as fo llo w s :
W o r k e r s w e r e at $ 9 .2 0 to $ 9 .6 0 .

14

14

57

185

71

57

-

21
-

4

20

21

4

-

6

15

3

77
-

13

38

17

35

5

97

77

154

-

26

15

22

2

40

25

10
10

74

-

23

14

-

17

-

60

-

6

31

12
59

21
21
233

65
65

88

*

-

40

98

37

53

21

15

196

35

19

83

137

24 at $ 8 .8 0 to $ 9 .2 0 ; and 23 at $ 9 .6 0 to $ 1 0 .

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




100
100

f « oo

312

-

J 'Jim
SERVICES

2
2

2 0

4

20

4
3
3

-

-

-

10

9
17

* 4 7

J•

28

8

3

4

2

14

24

30

-

•

-

-

-

* * 30

T ab le A -4 a .

Hourly earnings of m ain ten an ce, toolroom , and p o w e rp la n t w o rk e rs —large establishm ents

in ‘N e w Y ork, N . Y . - N . J . , M a y 1976
Hourly earnings *
N

l

$
3 .6 0

O ccup ation and in d u stry d iv isio n
workers

Mean 2 Median2

Middle range 2

U nder
3 . 60

MAINTENANCE CARPENTERS ----MANUFACTURING -----------------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U TILITIE S
RETAIL TRAOE --------------

505
125
380
76
150

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

MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS
MANUFACTURING ---------------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U TILITIE S ----RETAIL TRADE -------------FINANCE ------------------ ------

989
999
990
195
69
109

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

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

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

MAINTENANCE PAINTERS
MANUFACTURING ---------- NONMANUFACTURING ------- PUBLIC U TILITIE S —
FINANCE — ---------- ----------

363
91
272
71
58

6 .3 0
6 .6 9
6 .1 9
6 .7 7
6 .8 9

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

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

MAINTENANCE MACHINISTS —
MANUFACTURING -----------

751
950

7 .8 8
7 .9 5

8 .3 7
6 .7 8

817
919
398
299

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

6 .6 6
6 .3 3
7 .9 9
7 .9 9

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

S
4 .2 0

$
4 .4 0

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 ou rly ea rn in gs of—
5
S
$
s
$
S
$
$
$
$
4 . 60 4 . 8 0 5 .0 0 5 .2 0 5 .4 0 5 .6 0 5 .8 0 6 .0 0 6 .2 0 6 .4 0 6 .6 C

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

4 .6 0

4 . 80 5 .0 0

%

5 .2 0

6 .6 6 - 8 .6 7
6 .4 9 - 8 .4 8

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS (MACHINERY)
MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------PUBLIC U TILITIE S ------------------------

$
4 .0 0

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS
(MOTOR VEHICLES) --------------------------- ----MANUFACTURING —
NONMANUFACTURING ---------------PUBLIC U TILITIE S

$
6 .7 7
6 .9 1
7 .0 3
6 .6 3
8 .6 8

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

$
8 .0 0
6 .7 8
8 .6 8
6 .8 9
9 .0 0
8 .0 1
8 .0 1
8 .0 7
8 .3 9
8 .7 3
7 .5 9

-

1
1
1

1
1
1

-

-

*
_
-

6 .2 0

6 .4 0

6 .6 0

6 .8 0 .7 .2 0

'. 6 0

8 .0 0

8 .4 0

8 .8 0

over

29
29
2
27

* 78
8
70
70

2
1
1
-

20
2
18
5
13

26
3
23
23
-

48
31
17
5
6

47
8
39
20
-

35
6
29
5
-

49
5
44
6
-

13
11
2
-

27
27
9
18

.
-

1
1

-

3
2
1

b
2
4

8
3
-

105
1
104

3
2
1

32
30
2

45
42
3

43
18
25

-

1

-

1

4
*

-

1
*

-

2
1

2

31
24
7
2
5

73
59
14
1

-

25
14
11
19
1

8

79
42
37
32
2
1

117
45
72
39
1
3?

56
7
49
7
1
<*1

96
66
30
19
7

118
72
46
37
5
4

“

1
1
-

26

1
1
-

1
1
“

47
5
42
-

6
2
4
4
“

16
16
16
-

14
6
8
6
2

13
10
3
3

14
3
11
8
3

29
22
7
7

13
13
13

40
40
20
13

24
6
18
4
14

21
18
3
2

29
29
11
-

6

*

1
1

25
24
1
•
1

22
21

10
10

9
9

30
30

60
57

113
113

3
-

7
6

10
4

185
80

102
99
3
2

45
14
31
26

136
12
124
81

67
67
66

69
10
59
59

14
1
13
7

*

85
85
65

38
38
38

-

21
21
-

5
21
-

-

4
-

9
5
4
“
*

15
15
1

6

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

*

“

2

“

1
1
“

3
3
-

4

5
5

68
58
10
6

13
10
3
1

62
50
12
12

60
44
16
15

74
73
1

4
i
3
*

1
1

4
4
“

2

1
1
1

<8
♦
27
21
11

116
9
107
107

32
5
27
26

136
2
134
13?

179
179
179

179
24
155
153

256
47
209
209

71
71

-

-

1

12
-

1
1
*

*

3
3
*

-

.
“

*

1
1

.
“

1
1

2
2

16
16

1
1

8
8

31
24

be
62

40
40

3
A

2

-

2

-

“

*

3
3

-

-

_

”

-

b
b

28
20

Jo
35

?
2

_

*

_
"

_

2

.

4
4

.

-

*

b
6

2
2

4
4

1
1

1
1

6
6

22
22

-

7
7

-

-

-

-

-

1
1
1

21
21
2

18
18
17

48
48
41

40
40
36

is
15
-

23
23
23

_

-

7
7
3

.

-

22
21
3

-

-

_

.

-

-

-

*

1
1

5
5

19
19

13
13

20
20

16
lb

4
4

32

*

~

32

-

21

1
1

14
2
12

22
21
1
1

2
2
1

5
-

*

37
6
31
10
2

11
3

*

28
4
24
11
1

9
4

-

28
28

12

10

10

-

6 .5 3
6 .6 6

6 .4 1 6 .4 9 -

7 .7 7
7 .7 7

.
*

MAINTENANCE SHEET-METAL WORKERS
MANUFACTURING —

109
82

6 .9 9
6 .7 5

6 .7 8
6 .7 8

6 .5 0 6 .5 3 -

7 .7 7
6 .7 8

“

_

91
91

6 .7 9
6 .7 9

6 .5 3
6 .5 3

6 .3 5 6 .3 5 -

7 .8 5
7 .8 5

-

.

.

*

*

*

“

MAINTENANCE TRADES HELPERS
NONMANUFACTURING
PUBLIC U TILITIE S -----

235
208
190

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

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

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

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

4
1
1

1

-

-

-

-

-

TOOL AND DIE MAKERS —
MANUFACTURING ----------

283
283

6 .8 9
6 .8 9

6 .9 1
6 .9 1

6 .1 1 6 .1 1 -

7 .8 5
7 .8 5

-

_

STATIONARY ENGINEERS MANUFACTURING ---------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U TILITIE S
FINANCE

761
133
628
293
179

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

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

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

7 .8 8
8 .2 8
7 .8 8
7 .8 8
7 .7 1

78

6 .0 6

5 .9 3

5 . 4 8 - 6 .9 9

*

13
*

-

-

-

_

-

*
*

2

2

*

*

-

-

-

14

-

-

-

14

14
14

-

-

-

*

-

“
*

2

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

3

21

63 a t $ 8 . 8 0 t o $ 9 . 2 0 ; 5 a t $ 9 . 6 0 t o $ 1 0 ; 2 a t $ 10 t o $ 1 0 . 4 0 ; a n d 8 a t $ 1 0 . 4 0 t o $ 1 0 . 8 0 .
2 0 a t $ 8 . 8 0 t o $ 9 . 2 0 ; a n d 6 9 at $ 9 . 2 0 to $ 9 . 6 0 .

$9.20.

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

21

“
8

1H

_
-

18
14
3b
36

9
8
1
-

207***89
45
69

12
3
9
8

4
4
*

“

14
14
2
-

51
11
40
8

15
10

5
5
*

13
*

79
64
9 **5 1
70
13
*♦
1
27
13
2
-

lb
13
3
3

3
3
*

2
2

5

_
*
“

6 .8 3
6 .8 5




6 .0 0

5
4
1
-

299
239

as f o llo w s :
$ 10.
as fo llo w s :

5 .8 0

40
11
29
3

MAINTENANCE PIPEFITTERS
MANUFACTURING -----------

d is trib u te d
at $ 9 .6 0 to
d is trib u te d
at $ 8 .8 0 to

5 .6 0

6
4
2
1
1

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

w ere
w ere
w ere
w ere

5 .4 0

45
7
38
1

7 .6 6
7 .7 7
7 .5 9
7 .6 7

W orkers
W orkers
W orkers
W orkers

------- ■$------- “5-----e . o c 8 .4 0 8 .8 0

3
3
3

7 .9 8
7 .1 1
7 .5 3
7 .6 1

*
**
***
t

I
7 .6 0

1
•
1
1

1*106
127
979
991

BOILER TENDERS----------------------------

i
7 .2 0

3
3
3

1

•
*

MILLWRIGHTS -------------MANUFACTURING —

S
6 .8 0

and
unde r
3 .8 0

ALL WORKERS

S
3 .8 0

_

-

_

-

-

_
.

-

_

-

-

-

13
13
13

-

-

7
7

74
74

16
16

16
16

60

-

142

58

206
35
171
137
34

30
29
1
1

19
•
19
6
8

75
1 15
60

1

a
a

30
30
19
1

6

3

-

-

-

5

8

137
24
88

50
29
21
8

10

*

-

4

10

T ab le A -5 . Hourly earnings of m a te ria l m ovem ent and custodial w orkers
in N e w York, N .Y .—N .J ., M a y 1976
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f—

Hourly earnings 4

5
*----- S----1----- S------$----- $----- 5----- 5----- S----- !----- 1----- 5----- 1---- 1
2 .2 0 2 .4 0 2 . 6 0 2 . 8 0 3 .0 0 3 .2 0 3 .4 0 3 . 6 0 3 . 6 0 4 . 0 0 4 . 2 0 4 . 4 0 4 . 6 0 4 . 8 0 5 . 2 0

O ccu p ation and in du stry d iv is io n
M ean

1
i
5 .6 0 6 .0 0

I
$
6 .4 0 6 .8 0

1
7 .2 0

J
7 .6 0

5
s
8 . 0 0 8 .4 0

2
under
2 .4 0

2 .6 0

2 .8 0

3 .0 0

3 .2 0

3 .4 0

3 ,6 0

3 .8 0

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

4 .6 0

4 .8 0

5 .2 0

7 .3 2

*

1

2

5

33

146

173

263

61

240

190

126

181

1464

314

1520

1152

6 . 6 8 - 7 .7 8

-

-

9

12

16

52

325

95

137
854

463

5 .6 Q 6 . 0 0

6 .4 0

6 .8 0

7 .2 0

7 .6 0

8.0 0

8 .4 0

over

634 3 0 5 7

686

1903

898

266

153

407

1627

ALL WORKERS

$

$

TRUCKDRIVERS ----------------------------------------------

1 3 ,3 1 5

6 ,4 4

6 .8 9

PUBLIC U TILITIE S ---------------------------

4 i 927

6 .9 5

6 .9 8

$

5 .7 0 -

$

Ju
-

71
■ l MIL 1HM
'L
UC

1®

1
35
Jvj

1

.

1

C .0 3

jj

1
1 JJ

1

2

1

^J

.

n

#1

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY TRUCK
%1HmILL**/
'

1
*

1
1

^ t9
*n

2

116

1

25
55

57

1

879

70

i JJ

1
1 ,7 4 3
1j J

8

1631

100

223

222

1

-ITT
Art

I t 723
416

1077

85

12

349
478
471

27

222

TRUCK0RIVERS. HEAVY TRUCK
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36

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35

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44

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76

12

51

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6

7

56
47

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in N e w Y ork, N .Y .—N .J ., M a y 1 9 7 6 — Continued
Hourly earnings

4

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

$
Mean 2

Median2

Middle range 2

S

S

S

2.20

2.40

2.60

2.80

S
3.00

2.40

O ccup ation and in d u stry d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

2.60

2.80

3.00

51
51

81
81

6
6

146
146

*

“

-

-

146
146

91
90

170
170

-

1

$

$

$

i

$

$

$

S

3.60

3.80

4.00

4.20

4.40

4.60

4.80

I
5.20

4.20

4.40

4.60

4.80

5.20

295
158
137
119

232
43
189
187

193
28
165
155

118
24
94
93

128
24
104
99

191
65
126
99
27

310
117
193
161
32

125
93
32
10
9

150
113
37
27

20

109
56
53
28
25

217
180
37

177
131
46

75
10
65

231
170
61

91
3
88

104
1
103

3.20

$
3.40

3.20

3.40

3.60

170
166
4

125
107
18
16

136
27
109
87

194
88
106
81

372
298
74
27
47

212
137
75

265
245

60
15

-

-

234
200
34
33
1

115
99
16

230
189
41

165
113
52

85
40
45

$
5.60

S

S

6.00

6.4(1

5.60

6.00

6.40

358
181
177
159

307
49
258
239

1672
522
1150
922

284
284
225

270

180
148
32

490
466
24

28

91

4
20

28
13
15

91

7
25

126
21
105
94
11

311
158
153
9
67
64

599
323
276
102
12
139

1055
26
1029
229
704
96

1022
783
239

165
87
78

199
166
33
30

781
287
494
12
467

86
-

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S
6.80 7.20 7.60 8.00

and
under

S

8.40

and
o
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7.20

7.60

358

50

8.00

8.40

-

-

-

•
-

•

ALL WORKERSCONTINUED
$
5.14
4.34
5.53
5.48

$
5.74
4.08
5.78
5.78

$
4.073.154.614.56-

$
5.83
5.83
6.37
6.37

4.19
4.09
4.45
4.61
4.28

4.00
3.67
4,24
4.24
4.16

3.243.143.73-

5.07
5.00
5.28

4.003.57-

5.72
4.80

*

1

171
119
52
12
5

5.49
4.99
5.83

4.493.675.28-

6.63
6.15
6.78

38
34
4

75
37
38

189
96
93

4.55

5.83
5.48
5.83
6.78
5.83
4.58

6.635.783.57-

6.91
5.83
5.56

5.50
5.07
6.01
6.96
5.59

5.84
5.38
5.88
6.94
5.88

4.603.905.886.895.46-

6.33
5.84
6.89
7.54
5.88

17,700
779
16,921
164
632
3,663
12,418

3.61
5.02
3.54
5.16
3.51
4.82
3.14

3.50
5.09
3.25

2.674.462.63-

4.28
5.73
4.28

551

ORDER FILLERS -----------------MANUFACTURING ----------NONMANUFACTURING ----WHOLESALE TRAOE —

5.176

SHIPPING PACKERS ----------MANUFACTURING ----------NONMANUFACTURING —
WHOLESALE TRADE ---------RETAIL TRADE -----------------

3,605
2,628

MATERIAL HANDLING LABORERS
MANUFACTURING
NONMANUFACTURING ---------PUBLIC U TILITIE S WHOLESALE TRADE —
RETAIL TRADE ---------

6,577
2,701
3,876
1,760
1,099
930

FORKLIFT OPERATORS
MANUFACTURING --------NONMANUFACTURING - PUBLIC U TILITIE S
WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------

2,536
1,388
1,148
303
752

GUARDS ANO WATCHMEN —
MANUFACTURING
NONMANUFACTURING
PUBLIC U TILITIES
RETAIL TRAOE ------FINANCE -----------SERVICES —
GUARDS«
MANUFACTURING ------------------------

1.701
3,475
2,937

977
665
264

6.60
5.84

5.51
3.40
4.93

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

26

77

16

37

_

-

-

-

.
-

7
5
2

44
42
2

20

-

-

10

9
43

11
33

2
33

20
26

10
55

60

73

50
53

40
40

59
45
14

68
60
8

185
185

41
34
7

14
9
5

144
71
73

78
67
11

*

*

*

2

2

*

14

8

*

7

5

69

7

74

-

1216
27
1189
16

2966
2
2964

899
8
891

2490
17
2473
35
2438

8
49
136
901

392
37
355
103
212
40

1885
16
1869
42
227
1600

1531
16
1515
3
16
349
1147

11
15
274
147

402
33
369
9
23
302
35

1083
215
868
17
23
734
92

1116
96

5
15

332
22
310
6
43
124
133

474
25
449

-

467
14
453
3
100
26
320

1114
20
1094

-

698
11
687
5
84
2
596

1020
23
4
959
24

17

6

14

17

20

5

7

13

17

28

153

60

2.90

4.663.004.262.40-

6.02
3.92
5.20
3.65

5.13

5.16

4.60-

5.90

228

4.76

4.82

3.93-

5.38

25

-

-

-

5

-

5

-

32

9

3

8

5

62

36

52,141
3,215
48,926
1,749
529
1,832
10,873
33,943

4.68
4.29

5.15
4.18
5.15
5.08
3.85
3.65
4.93
5.18

4.493.254.605.083.32-

5.18
5.51
5.18
5.52
4.05

1038
99
939
2
-

1943
109
1834

746
245

916
198
718

1093
132
961
37

1855
280
1575
32
102

1963
20
1943
34

32996
225
32771
1082
-

2170
648
1522
171
4

13

75
17
1742

799
86
713
14
23
114

1209
199

4.14
5.18
5.18

1465
208
1257
3
67
154
132

769
143
626

3.004.605.13-

1522
86
1436
5
29
132
6
1264

41
5718
25930

25
737
585

-

-

1173

2944

63
828

2

2

8

-

272

-

-

81
126
32

86
-

272

-

358
235

-

-

50
50
144
144

-

_

-

.

-

-

-

386

570
558

694
48
646
596

•

-

90
1

-

630
60

-

200
186
185

-

12

50

1

322
290
32

179
-

124
•

179
137

124
124

-

-

88
-

-

-

88

-

-

-

88

-

•
•
-

-

-

-

.
-

-

-

65

32

-

-

-

298
72
226
32
1
181

135
21
114
38

137
96
41
4

55
27
28

7
2
5

3
2
1

76

27

28

5

1

-

•
•

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-

-

-

-

-

*

*

72

19

91

-

-

-

-

-

27

2

2

-

-

•

•

•

•

•

-

-

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

JANITORS* PORTERS* AND CLEANERS
MANUFACTURING ---------------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U TILITIE S
WHOLESALE TRADE RETAIL TRAOE
FINANCE —
SERVICES ---------

4.70
5.22
3.81
3.64
4.85
4.70

924

-

501

32
229
7
233

901

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




23

53

11
34

646
197
449
3
13

105
72
396

133
79
461

172
146
115

-

122
236
115
451

262
864
315

243
319

1010
22
1
65
893
29

20
54
1622
213

365
79
286
137
1
3
89
56

2

5

322
175
147
97
22

189
84
105
97

-

8
1
7
1
6

11
8
9

8

-

•

-

126
1
125

-

•

-

•

-

125

1

-

1
1

-

-

-

-

T able A -5 a .

Hourly earnings of m a te ria l m ovem ent and custodial w o rk e rs —large establishm ents

in N e w Y o rk, N .Y .—N .J ., M a y 1976
Hourly earnings

4

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

j
2 .2 0

O ccu p ation and in du stry d iv is io n

5

s

$

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

under
2 ,4Q 2 . 6 Q 2 . 8 0

$

i

?

5

3 .0 0

3 .2 0

3 .4 0

3 .6 0 3 . 8 0

3«QQ 3 .2 0

3»4Q 3 ,6 0

$

3 ,8 0

I

5

4 .0 0

I

$

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 * 2 0 4 .4 Q

s

4 .8 0

4 . 4 0 4 .6 0

5 .2 0

5 .6 0 6 .0 0

5

S

$

$

S

S

6 .4 0

6 .8 0

7 .2 0

7 .6 0 8 .0 0

4 .6 0

4 .8 0

5 .2 0

5 .6 0

6 .0 0

6 .4 0

6 .8 0

7 .2 0

67
8
59
52

484
33
451
325

166
36
130
95

183
18
165
137

315
23
292
184

340
105
235
135

1977
723
1254

5

5
8.4 Q

7 .6 0 8 . 0 0

8 .4 0

over

24
22
2

18
17
1

202
*202
-

-

-

-

4
2

1
1

-

ALL WORKERS

T R U C K D 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 ----------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -------------------T R U C K D 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 G ----------------------TRUCKDRIVERS.

MEDIUM

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

—

TRUCK
—

---------

—

TRUCKDRIVERS. HE4VY TRUCK
( T R A I L E R ) ----------------------------------

$
6.037.115.765.99-

4,210
1.213
2,997
2,490

$
6.58
7.17
6.34
6.47

$
6.98
7.11
6.96
6.98

320
300

5.54
5.51

5.99
5.99

5.145.14-

1,852

6.71

6.98

1.568

483

o.93

7.23

$
7.11
7.11
6.98
6.98

*

6.256.766.25-

6.98
8.55
6.98

.

-

.

6.83-

7.23

*

*

*

-

_

_

-

9
9

7
6

2
2

7
7

11
7

37
35

28
28

133
133

12
11

14
14

17
8

9
9

-

-

_

-

-

2

4

1

246
16
230

21
12
9

23
8
IS

180
2
178

132
76
56

1095
17
1078

2
”
2

“

146
* **146
“

*

11
-

"

•

1

1

*

1

“

1

10

25

12

14

52

50

308

-

-

-

-

7

12
1

10
2

1

1
1

14
6

13
6

5
3

26
26

2
2

28
28

-

-

-

-

21
16
9

22
22
20

26
16
12

13
12
8

7
7
6

84
11
11

19
19
19

4
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
1

4
4

-

-

-

-

*

1
”

2
1

•

“

10
1

1
1
1

2
1
1

7
6
6

14
13

9
9
9

17
9
8

17
10
10

26
22
20

30
27
26

2
2

2
1

6
6

4
4

1

11
7

7
3

8
6

20
4

5
1

47
5

-

-

-

-

7
7

3
3

2
2

*

1
1

18
3

1
1

10
8

24
23

6
6

19
5

10
10

19
17

153
21

45
45

46
46

56
56

2
2

-

1
1

6

11

3

6

2

5

4

5

21
3

1
1

45
43

16
11

25
19

240
240

255
255

2

123
123

-

-

-

-

33
24
9

47
21
26
25

177
153
24
20

13
-

18
.

1

-

144
144

.

-

•

9

32
5
27
10

13
11

18
15

1
1

-

-

-

-

-

189
45
144

518
60
458

566
48
518

201
200
1

•

_

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

*

*

R E C E I V I N G C L E R K 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 --------------------------

322
202

5.13
4.64
4.59

4.284.21-

6.61
5.45

-

-

-

-

180

5.29
4.90
4.88

4.08-

5.48

*

*

1
1
1

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

128
52

4.75
4.72

4.65
4.25

4.133.52-

5.15
5.06

1
1

-

-

W A R E H O U S E M E N ---------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------

416
250

5.41

4.984.82-

6.01
6.33

-

-

5 .5 5

5.52
5.91

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

779
698

5.87
6.12

5.96
6.05

5.775.96-

6.37
6.37

3

6

*

“

S H I P P I N G P A C K 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 ----------------------R E T A I L T R A D E --------------------------

662
430
232
205

5.27
5.64
4.58
4.52

5.52
5.52
4.45
4.31

4.284.674.C53.99-

5.85
7.33
5.12
5.12

2
2
-

4

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

2,897
957

6.16
5.48
6.63

4.594.2c4.71-

6.89
6.92
6.89

6
2

1.940

5.65
5.41
5.77

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

878

4.64

4.61

3.81-

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 G -----------------------

770
636
134

5.73
5.61
6.28

5.84
5.67
6.53

G U A R D S A N D W A T C H 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 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 -------------------------FINANCE

7,202
657
6,545
148
535
2,651

3.89

*

13

2

"
14
9

-

*

*

1

*

*

1
1

13

16
5
11
11

15

31

11
11

33
16
17
17

27
27

48
16
32
32

47

44

59

11
36

7
37

33
26

66
10
56

166
105
61

78
3
75

54
1
53

157
93
64

348
197
151

135
26
109

2

5

“

20
19
1
1

86

34

55

34

52

18
16

27

4

45
19
26

28

43
18
25

5.56

4

26

52

16

28

25

33

33

26

55

60

73

53

64

139

96

32

12

50

5.495.125.79-

6.53
6.53
6.92

-

-

-

6
6

7

28
28

3
3

5
5

26
22

12
8

*

*

1

*

*

4

4

21

30

42

-

-

-

3.90
5.14
3.51
5.59

2.734.822.554.84-

5.01
5.95
4.81
6.04

110
14
96
6

137
8
129

203
5
198

231
16
215

356
16
340

371
17
354

344

27
28

5

1

33

30
89

11
15

137
96
41
4

3

3

287
72
215
32
1

7
2

*
80
118

620
75
545
23
4
497

55

3

930
209
721
16
23
624

130
16
114
38

3.92
5.31

281
4
277
“
75

328
14
314

3.004.34-

520
4
516
63

486
17
469

3 .3 3

268
10
258
-

170

76

27

28

5

1

2

•

*

279
254
25

•

”

27
24
3

218
188

*

79
75
4

42

-

3
3

21

-

8
8

a

-

5
5

4.89

*

3
1
1

*
1398
1398
15

5

160 at $ 8 . 4 0 to $ 8 .8 0 ; 19 at $ 8.80 to $ 9 . 2 0 ;

35

2

4
9
9

3
96
13

41

4

4

38
169

16
279

230

33
311
9
11
282

18 at $ 9 . 2 0 to $ 9 .6 0 ; 3 at $ 9 . 6 0 to $ 10; 1 at $ 10 to $ 10.40; and 1 at $ 10.40 to $ 10.80.

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




11
11

5
5

-

*

1
1

6.35
7.11

S ee fo o t n o t e s

4
3

-

5.99
5.99

4.255.71-

*
W o r k e r s w e r e d is trib u te d as fo llo w s :
** W o r k e r s w e r e at $ 8 .4 0 to $ 8 .8 0 .

1217

328
9
319
308

3
3

-

5.32
6.32

3.50
4.87

12

27
4
23
16

5
5

-

5.45
6.21

5.22
3.76
5.37

18
4
14

5

-

132
77

TRADE

21
6
15
9

4
1
3

5

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

RETAIL

10
1
9

3
3

1
1

-

“

11

6
1
5

1

-

24

2

*

-

Table A -5a. Hourly earnings of m aterial movement and custodial workers—large establishments

in New York, N.Y.—N.J., May 1976— Continued
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a i g h t -t im e h o u r ly e a rn in g s o f —

Hourly eanungs 4

s
i
S
2 .2 0 2 . AO 2 .6 0 2 .8 0
$

O ccu p a tion and in d u s tr y d iv is io n
w orkers

Mean 2

Median2

Middle range t

3 .0 0

S
i
3 .2 0 3 . A0 3 .6 0

3 .8 0 A . 00 A .20 4 .4 0 A . 60

3 .2 0

3 . A0 3 .6 0 3 .8 0

A .20 4 .4 0 A . 60 <♦•80

$

$

$

S

s

$

s

S
S
9 . 80 5 .2 0

s
S--------"5-----$
*
1
"J
S
5 .6 0 6 .0 0 6 . A0 6 .8 0 7 .2 0 7 .6 0 8 .0 0 8 . A0

and
u n d er

and

o

in

3 .0 0

rv
j

2 .8 0

©
©

2 . A0 2 .6 0

5 .6 0

6 .0 0 6 .4 0

6 .8 0

8 .0 0 8 .9 0

over

*

7»2<? 7 .6 0

*

•

-

1
1
1

.
-

-

-

ALL WORKERS—
CONTINUED
guards

and watchmen — continued

GUARDS!
MANUFACTURING-------------- — -----------— —

$

$

$

515

5 .2 3

5 .1 6

A . 9 0 - 5 .9 5

$

JANITORS. PORTERS. AND CLEANERS ----- 2 2 ,8 3 9
MANUFACTURING----- ---------------------------- 1 ,1 0 6
NONMANUFACTURING----------- — ------------- 2 1 ,7 3 3
1 ,7 2 9
PUBLIC UTILITIES ------------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------------1 ,1 AO
2 ,6 0 8
FINANCE ----------------------------------------------SERVICES
1 6 ,2 3 3

A . 92
9 .8 3
A . 92
5.2A
3 .7 3
A . 60
5 .0 3

5 .1 7
A . 77
5 .1 7
5 .0 8
3 .7 5
8 .5 2
5 .1 8

5 .0 8 A .0 1 5 .0 8 5 .0 8 3 .0 0 A . 1A—
5 .1 5 -

5 .1 8
5 .5 6
5 .1 8
5 .5 2
A . 19
5 .0 0
5 .1 8

4

-

171
16
155
A

210
15
195
39

17

4

1A

11

8

2

7

13

17

297
25
272
59

313
25
288

17A
33
1A1
3
52
28
57

161
21
1A0

172
A1
131
2
70
95
1A

300
20
280
1
15A
12A
1

583
78
505
37
177
50
2A0

959
30
929
32
89
779
29

A67
A3
A2A
1A
108
152
1A8

563
195
368
22
65
266
1A

-

172

-

•

6

7

151

156

207

107

See footnotes at end o f tables.




25

-

A1
72
27

153

60

72

1A

91

-

336 16703
96
20
316 16657
3A
1082
39
32
577
198
52 1A959

622
267
355
171
17
116
50

210
7
203
133
3
55
12

281
138
1A3
95
11
8
9

189
89
105
97
8

1
1

28

•

•

126
1
125
-

125

-




Table A -6 . Average hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom,
powerplant, m aterial movement, and custodial workers.

by sex, in New York, N.Y.—N.J., May 1976
Number

Number

Sex,

3

occupation, and industry division

of
woikere

Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division

of
workers

earnings

MAINTENANCE. TOOLROOM. AND
POWERPLANT OCCUPATIONS - M
EN

Average
(m ean2 )
hourly
earnings 4

MAINTENANCE. TOOLROOM, AND
POWERPLANT OCCUPATIONS MEN— CONTINUED

$

$

165
556
76

6 .7 9

168

5 .6 4

1 .3 7 5

6 .6 7

6 .8 4
JJ t

6 .6 1
OCCUPATIONS TRUCKORIVERS
n A l N |L r i A H v t

M
EN
13.3 0 1

6 .4 4

^*013

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

6 9^

. A i f . 1LK j

i -f-f

-» n w

*

270

<

o o

!• ■ * ?

1.7 7 0
1 .3 3 3

6 .3 3

9Q

708

^"*37
MAINTENANCE MECHANICS (MACHINERY) -

3 0^9
1,741
MAINTENANCE MECHANICS
335

6 .6 9
6 .8 3
,

I * !" ?
1

'102

7 .0 3
6 .1 9

1 i.n U t

TRUCKORIVERS* HEAVY TRUCK
1*050
|H AU L

1 .0 4 7

6 .6 8
, _.

r //

789

6*45

5 .5 2

RECEIVING CLERKS

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

968

5 .1 8

J fc

'"*70
See fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .

26




Table A -6 . Average hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom,
powerplant, m aterial m ovem ent, and custodial workers.

by sex, in New York, N.Y.—N.J., May 1976— Continued
Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division

m a te r ia l

movement

Number
of
woikers

(

3

Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division

hourly
earnings4

Average
(m ean ^ )
hourly
earnings 4

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

and c u s to d ia l

OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

GUARDS:

261
WAREHOUSEMEN -----------------------------

Number
of
workers

1 ,9 1 8
623

4 .9 4
4 .1 8

P-/ /
V

s l6 7
watchmen :^

228

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

$

JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS ---

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

33*215

4 .5 6

1*599
1 ,6 8 3
7 .9 0 6
1 8 ,6 1 3

4 .9 0
4 .4 9

nANU' At 1U K 1ri j * ” “ " " * * * *
(

4*53
585
KL 1H1 L
~
b

1 r MU L
\

OCCUPATIONS nAriUr A t 1U K 1 INu

3 ,7 1 5
1 ,7 6 0
1 ,0 9 9
H L 1A I L

1H A U L

W EN
OM

*

5*89

UKULH

r 1L L t K o

“

i nft

/
4 .2 8

5 .8 4

"J

-i/i

4 .0 0
1*148

6 .0 1

2 0
JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS ---

K L 1A I L

1H A U L

S c N V i’r r 5
lU . r

See footn otes at end of tables.

27

■ -0
a /
3 .3a i

10*893

4 .8 9

l a , 330

6 * OS
* ^

""""

Table A -6a. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, powerplant,
m aterial movement, and custodial workers, by sex—large establishments

in New York, N.Y.—N.J., May 1976— Continued
Sex,

3

occupation, and industry division

Number
of
workers

Average
(m ean2 )
hourly
earnings4

MAINTENANCE, TOOLROOM, AND
POWERPLANT OCCUPATIONS - M
EN
505
125
380

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

Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division

Number
of

A verage
[m ean2 )
hourly
earnings4

MAINTENANCE, TOOLROOM, AND
POWERPLANT OCCUPATIONS MEN— CONTINUED

Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division

Average
mean2 )
hourly
earnings4

MATERIAL MOVEMENT ANO CUSTODIAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED
$

_

$
-‘ A l

L l

f * no
K tT A IL

I 'L l A 1U

Number
of

*/

/

1 H AU L

Q

1 H AU L
111

984
494
490

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

104
, A X ri 1 L j
m a n u f a c t u r in g ------- -— ---------------------------------

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS (MACHINERY) -

6 30
6 .6 4

7 .8 8
7 .4 5

815
419

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

, m,

.

7^22

363
91
272
71
58
751
450

H AX N | L■'I A •,L L

6^0
243
174

299

6 .7 7

r-

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL
OCCUPATIONS - M
EN
4 ,1 9 6
1 ,2 1 3
2 ,9 8 3
2 ,4 7 6

1 K U L n U i' X VL.1'3

6 .0 4

NONMANUFACTURING

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

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

288

S .5 5
5 .5 1

284
1 ,5 6 6

6 .5 8

646

2 v 560
GUARDS!
JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS

504
-------

m anufacturing

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS
1 ,1 0 6
127
979
941

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

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY TRUCK
483

Ml

, * rtl_

MAINTENANCE SHEET-MFTAL WORKERS -----




_

6 .9 3

129

5 .4 8

^

4*80
5 .2 2

1 2 ,5 1 4
933
1 1 ,5 8 1
1 ,5 7 4

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

RETAIL TRADE
1 ,3 5 6
7 ,6 0 0
MATERIAL MOVEMENT ANO CUSTODIAL

104
4 .8 3
6»79

___

..

234

247

->•73 ORDER F IL L E R S ----------5 .9 1

5 .4 1 JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS ----5 .5 5

1 '3

*

1 0 ,2 9 2
1 0 ,1 5 2

5 .7 5

139

41:

1 ,2 5 2

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

28

4 .9 7

Table A-7. Percent increases in average hourly earnings for selected
occupational groups, adjusted for employment shifts,
in New York, N.Y.—N.J., May 1975 to May 1976
Industry and occupational group
(men and wom en com bined)

May 1975 to May 1976

A ll Industries:
6.3

Industrial nurses

____

___ __

__ _____

6.8
6. 7
7. 9
10.6

__ _ _ _ _ _ _

M anufacturing:
7.3
6.4
8.2
7.8
7.2

E le ctro n ic data pro ce ssin g
Skilled m aintenance trades
Unskilled plant w o rk e rs .. _
Nonmanufacturing:

6.0
6 .9

5.4
Skilled m aintenance trades
1 1.0

*

Data do not m eet publication cr ite r ia .

Footnotes
1 Standard hours re fle ct the w orkweek fo r which em ployees re ce iv e their regular straigh t-tim e sa la ries (e xclu sive o f pay fo r o v ertim e at regular a n d /o r prem ium r a tes), and the earnings corresp on d
to these w eekly hours.
2 The m ean is com puted fo r each jo b by totaling the earnings of all w o rk e rs and dividing by the num ber o f w o rk e rs . The m edian designates position— half o f the em ployees surveyed r e c e iv e m ore
and half r e c e iv e le s s than the rate shown. The m iddle range is defined by 2 rates o f pay; a fourth of the w o rk e rs earn le s s than the low er o f these rates and a fourth earn m ore than the higher rate.
3 Earnings data relate only to w ork ers whose sex identification was provided by the establishm ent.
4 Excludes prem ium pay for overtim e and fo r work on w eekends, holidays, and late shifts.




29




Appendix A
A r e a w a g e and r e l a t e d b e n e f i t s d a t a a r e o b t a i n e d b y p e r s o n a l v i s i t s
o f B u r e a u f i e l d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s at 3 - y e a r i n t e r v a l s . 1 In e a c h o f th e i n t e r ­
v e n i n g y e a r s , i n f o r m a t i o n o n e m p l o y m e n t and o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s i s c o l ­
l e c t e d b y a c o m b i n a t i o n o f p e r s o n a l v i s i t , m a i l q u e s t i o n n a i r e , and t e l e p h o n e
i n t e r v i e w f r o m e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p a r t i c i p a t i n g in th e p r e v i o u s s u r v e y .
In e a c h o f th e 84 2 a r e a s c u r r e n t l y s u r v e y e d , da ta a r e o b t a i n e d f r o m
r e p r e s e n t a t i v e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith in s i x b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s :
M anufac­
t u r i n g ; t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t i o n , and o t h e r p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s ; w h o l e s a l e
t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a pd r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e r v i c e s .
M a jor
i n d u s t r y g r o u p s e x c l u d e d f r o m t h e s e s t u d i e s a r e g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t i o n s and
th e c o n s t r u c t i o n and e x t r a c t i v e i n d u s t r i e s .
E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v in g f e w e r than
a p r e s c r ib e d n u m ber o f w o r k e r s a re om itted b e ca u se o f in su fficien t e m p lo y ­
m e n t in th e o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d ie d .
Sep arate tabu lation s a re p r o v id e d f o r e a ch
o f th e b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w h i c h m e e t p u b l i c a t i o n c r i t e r i a .
T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e c o n d u c te d on a s a m p le b a s i s .
The sa m p lin g
p r o c e d u r e s i n v o l v e d e t a i l e d s t r a t i f i c a t i o n o f a ll e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith in the
s c o p e o f an i n d i v i d u a l a r e a s u r v e y b y i n d u s t r y and n u m b e r o f e m p l o y e e s .
F r o m t h i s s t r a t i f i e d u n i v e r s e a p r o b a b i l i t y s a m p l e i s s e l e c t e d , w ith e a c h
e s t a b l i s h m e n t h a v in g a p r e d e t e r m i n e d c h a n c e o f s e l e c t i o n . T o o b t a in o p t i m u m
a c c u r a c y at m i n i m u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t i o n o f l a r g e than s m a l l e s t a b ­
lish m e n ts is
selected .
W h en da t a a r e c o m b i n e d , e a c h e s t a b l i s h m e n t i s
w e i g h t e d a c c o r d i n g t o it s p r o b a b i l i t y o f s e l e c t i o n , s o th at u n b i a s e d e s t i m a t e s
are generated.
F o r e x a m p l e , i f o n e out o f f o u r e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i s s e l e c t e d ,
it i s g i v e n a w e i g h t o f f o u r to r e p r e s e n t i t s e l f p l u s t h r e e o t h e r s .
An alternate
o f th e s a m e o r i g i n a l p r o b a b i l i t y i s c h o s e n in the s a m e i n d u s t r y - s i z e c l a s s i ­
f i c a t i o n i f d a t a a r e n o t a v a i l a b l e f r o m th e o r i g i n a l s a m p l e m e m b e r .
If no
s u i t a b l e s u b s t i t u t e i s a v a i l a b l e , a d d i t i o n a l w e i g h t i s a s s i g n e d to a s a m p l e
m e m b e r th a t i s s i m i l a r t o t h e m i s s i n g unit .
O c c u p a t i o n s and e a r n i n g s
O c c u p a t i o n s s e l e c t e d f o r s tu dy a r e c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y o f m a n u f a c ­
t u r i n g and n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s , and a r e o f the f o l l o w i n g t y p e s :
(1) O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n i c a l ; (3) m a i n t e n a n c e , t o o l r o o m ,
and p o w e r p l a n t ; and (4) 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 ccupational
c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i s b a s e d o n a u n i f o r m s e t o f j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s d e s i g n e d t o ta ke
a c c o u n t o f i n t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t v a r i a t i o n in d u t i e s w ith in the s a m e j o b .
O ccu­
p a t i o n s s e l e c t e d f o r s tu d y a r e l i s t e d a nd d e s c r i b e d in a p p e n d i x B .
U nless
o t h e r w i s e i n d i c a t e d , th e e a r n i n g s d a t a f o l l o w i n g th e j o b t i t l e s a r e f o r a l l
in du stries co m b in e d .
E a r n i n g s da ta f o r s o m e o f the o c c u p a t i o n s l i s t e d and
1 Personal visits were on a 2-year cy cle before July 1972.
^ Included in the 84 areas are 14 studies conducted by the Bureau under contract. These areas are
Akron, Ohio; Austin, T e x .; Binghamton, N .Y . — a .; Birmingham, A la .; Fort Lauderdale—
P
Hollywood and West
Palm Beach—
Boca Raton, F la.; Lexington—
Fayette, K y .; Melbourne—Titusville—Cocoa, Fla.; Norfolk-Virginia
Beach—
Portsmouth and Newport News—
Hampton, Va. — C .; Poughkeepsie—
N.
Kingston—
Newburgh, N .Y .; Raleigh—
Durham, N .C .; Stamford, Conn.; Syracuse, N .Y .; Utica—
Rome, N .Y .; and Westchester County, N .Y .
In
addition, the Bureau conducts more limited area studies in approximately 100 areas at the request of the
Employment Standards Administration of the U. S. Department o f Labor.




31

d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w ith in th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y , a r e
n o t p r e s e n t e d in th e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s , b e c a u s e e i t h e r (1) e m p l o y m e n t in th e
o c c u p a t i o n i s t o o s m a l l t o p r o v i d e e n o u g h da ta t o m e r i t p r e s e n t a t i o n , o r
(2) t h e r e i s p o s s i b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t da ta .
Sepa­
r a t e m e n ' s and w o m e n ' s e a r n i n g s data a r e not p r e s e n t e d w h e n the n u m b e r o f
w o r k e r s n o t i d e n t i f i e d b y s e x i s 20 p e r c e n t o r m o r e o f the m e n o r w o m e n
i d e n t i f i e d in an o c c u p a t i o n .
E a r n i n g s da ta n o t s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y f o r i n d u s t r y
d i v i s i o n s a r e i n c l u d e d in data f o r a ll i n d u s t r i e s c o m b i n e d .
L ik ew ise,
d a t a a r e i n c l u d e d in the o v e r a l l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n w h e n a s u b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f
e l e c t r o n i c s t e c h n ic ia n s , s e c r e t a r i e s , o r t r u c k d r i v e r s is not shown o r i n f o r ­
m a tio n to s u b c la s s if y is not a v a ila b le .
O c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t and e a r n i n g s da t a a r e s h o w n f o r f u l l - t i m e
w o r k e r s , i . e . , th o s e h ir e d to w o r k a r e g u la r w e e k ly s ch e d u le .
E a r n i n g s data
e x c l u d e p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , and
la te s h i f t s . N o n p r o d u c t i o n b o n u s e s a r e e x c l u d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a l l o w a n c e s
and i n c e n t i v e b o n u s e s a r e i n c l u d e d .
W e e k l y h o u r s f o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l and
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 r e f e r to th e s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k
( r o u n d e d to th e n e a r e s t h a l f h o u r ) f o r w h i c h e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e r e g u l a r
s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e o f p a y f o r o v e r t i m e at r e g u l a r a n d / o r
p rem iu m rates).
A v e r a g e w eek ly earn ings fo r these occu pations are rounded
to th e n e a r e s t h a l f d o l l a r .
T h e s e s u r v e y s m e a s u r e the l e v e l o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s in an a r e a
at a p a r t i c u l a r t i m e .
C o m p a r is o n s o f in d ivid u al o c c u p a t io n a l a v e r a g e s o v e r
t i m e m a y n ot r e f l e c t e x p e c t e d w a g e c h a n g e s . T h e a v e r a g e s f o r i n d i v i d u a l j o b s
a r e a f f e c t e d b y c h a n g e s in w a g e s and e m p l o y m e n t p a t t e r n s .
F o r exa m ple,
p r o p o r tio n s o f w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d by h igh- o r lo w -w a g e f ir m s m a y change, o r
h i g h - w a g e w o r k e r s m a y a d v a n c e t o b e t t e r j o b s and b e r e p l a c e d b y n e w
w o r k e r s at l o w e r r a t e s .
Such s h if t s in e m p l o y m e n t c o u l d d e c r e a s e an o c c u ­
p a t i o n a l a v e r a g e e v e n t h o u g h m o s t e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in an a r e a i n c r e a s e w a g e s
d u r i n g the y e a r .
C h a n g e s in e a r n i n g s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p s , s h o w n in t a b l e
A - 7 , a r e b e t t e r i n d i c a t o r s o f w a g e t r e n d s tha n a r e e a r n i n g s c h a n g e s f o r
i n d i v i d u a l j o b s w it h in th e g r o u p s .
A v e ra g e earn ings r e fle c t co m p o s ite , a reaw ide estim a te s.
Industries
and e s t a b l i s h m e n t s d i f f e r in p a y l e v e l and j o b s t a f f i n g , and th u s c o n t r i b u t e
d i f f e r e n t l y t o th e e s t i m a t e s f o r e a c h j o b .
P a y a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l to r e f l e c t
a c c u r a t e l y th e w a g e d i f f e r e n t i a l a m o n g j o b s in i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
A v e r a g e p a y l e v e l s f o r m e n and w o m e n in s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s h o u ld
n o t b e a s s u m e d to r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y o f th e s e x e s w ith in i n d i v i d u a l
establish m en ts.
F a c t o r s w hich m a y co n trib u te to d i f f e r e n c e s in clu d e p r o ­
g r e s s i o n w it h in e s t a b l i s h e d r a t e r a n g e s ( o n l y the r a t e s p a i d i n c u m b e n t s a r e
c o l l e c t e d ) and p e r f o r m a n c e o f s p e c i f i c d u t i e s w it h in th e g e n e r a l s u r v e y j o b
d escriptions.
J o b d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d to c l a s s i f y e m p l o y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s
u s u a l l y a r e m o r e g e n e r a l i z e d than t h o s e u s e d in i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
and a l l o w f o r m i n o r d i f f e r e n c e s a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in s p e c i f i c d u t ie s
p erform ed .

O c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t e s t i m a t e s r e p r e s e n t the t o t a l in a l l e s t a b ­
l i s h m e n t s w it h in t h e s c o p e o f th e s t u d y and n o t th e n u m b e r a c t u a l l y s u r v e y e d .
B eca u se occu p a tion a l stru ctu res am ong establish m en ts d iffe r, estim a tes of
o c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t o b t a i n e d f r o m th e s a m p l e o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d ie d
s e r v e o n l y t o i n d i c a t e t h e r e l a t i v e i m p o r t a n c e o f th e j o b s s t u d ie d .
These
d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t i o n a l s t r u c t u r e d o not a f f e c t m a t e r i a l l y th e a c c u r a c y o f
the e a rn in g s data.

Wage tren d s fo r s e le cte d occu pa tion a l groups

T h e p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s p r e s e n t e d in t a b l e A - 7 a r e b a s e d o n c h a n g e s
in a v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r e s t a b l i s h m e n t s r e p o r t i n g th e t r e n d j o b s in b o t h
th e c u r r e n t a nd p r e v i o u s y e a r ( m a t c h e d e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ) .
T h e da t a a r e
a d ju s te d to r e m o v e the e f fe c t s on a v e r a g e e a r n in g s o f e m p lo y m e n t shifts
a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s and t u r n o v e r o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i n c l u d e d in s u r v e y
sa m p les.
The p e r ce n t in c r e a s e s , h o w e v e r, a re still a ffected b y fa c to r s
o t h e r th a n w a g e i n c r e a s e s .
H i r i n g s , l a y o f f s , and t u r n o v e r m a y a f f e c t an
e s t a b l i s h m e n t a v e r a g e f o r an o c c u p a t i o n w h e n w o r k e r s a r e p a i d u n d e r p l a n s
p r o v id in g a ran ge o f w age r a te s f o r in divid ual jo b s .
In p e r i o d s o f i n c r e a s e d
h i r i n g , f o r e x a m p l e , n e w e m p l o y e e s e n t e r at th e b o t t o m o f th e r a n g e ,
d e p r e s s i n g th e a v e r a g e w it h o u t a c h a n g e in w a g e r a t e s .

E l e c t r o n i c da t a p r o c e s s i n g
( m e n and w o m e n ) :

S killed m a in te n a n ce (m en
and w o m e n ) :

C om puter system s
an a lysts, c la s s e s
A , B , and C
C om puter p r o g ra m m e rs ,
c l a s s e s A , B , and C
Com puter op erators,
c l a s s e s A , B , and C

C arpen ters
E lectricia n s
P ain ters
M a ch in ists
M e ch a n ics (m ach inery)
M ech a n ics (m otor veh icle)
P ip efitters
T o o l and d ie m a k e r s

I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ( m e n and
w om en ):
R e g is t e r e d in du strial
nurses

U n s k i l l e d pla n t ( m e n and
w o m e n ):
J a n i t o r s , p o r t e r s , and
clea n ers
M a t e r i a l h a n d lin g l a b o r e r s

P e r c e n t ch a n g es f o r in divid ua l a r e a s
as fo llo w s:

in th e p r o g r a m

are

O ccu p a tio n s u se d to co m p u te w age tr e n d s a r e :

O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ( m e n and
w om en ):

T h e se w eigh ts a r e u se d to com p u te g rou p a v e r a g e s .
Each o ccu p a tio n 's a v e ra g e (m ean) ea rn in gs is m u ltiplied
by its w eight.
T h e p r o d u c t s a r e t o t a l e d t o o b t a in a
group avera ge.

3.

The ra tio o f g r o u p a v e r a g e s f o r 2 c o n s e c u t iv e y e a r s is
c o m p u t e d b y d i v i d i n g th e a v e r a g e f o r th e c u r r e n t y e a r
b y th e a v e r a g e f o r th e e a r l i e r y e a r .
The result—
e x p r e s s e d a s a p e r c e n t — l e s s 100 i s th e p e r c e n t c h a n g e .

F o r a m o r e d e t a i l e d d e s c r i p t i o n o f th e m e t h o d u s e d t o c o m p u t e t h e s e
w a g e t r e n d s , s e e " I m p r o v in g A r e a W age S u rv e y In d e x e s , " M on th ly L a b o r
R e v i e w , J a nu a ry 1973, pp . 5 2 - 5 7 .

O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ( m e n and
w o m e n )— C o n t in u e d

S ecreta ries
Stenographers, general
S ten ograp h ers, sen ior
T y p i s t s , c l a s s e s A and B
File c le r k s , c la s s e s A ,
B , and C
M essengers
Sw itchboard o p e r a t o r s
O rder clerk s

E a c h o c c u p a t i o n i s a s s i g n e d a w e i g h t b a s e d on it s p r o ­
p o r t i o n a t e e m p l o y m e n t in- t h e o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p in the
base year.

2.
T h e p e r c e n t c h a n g e s r e l a t e t o w a g e c h a n g e s b e t w e e n th e i n d i c a t e d
dates.
W h e n th e t i m e s p a n b e t w e e n s u r v e y s i s o t h e r th an 12 m o n t h s , a nn ua l
ra te s a re shown.
(It i s a s s u m e d th at w a g e s i n c r e a s e at a c o n s t a n t r a t e
betw een s u rv e y s.)

1.

com puted

A ccou n tin g c le r k s ,
c l a s s e s A and B
B ook k eep in g-m a ch in e
o p e ra to rs, cla ss B
P a y ro ll clerk s
Keypunch o p e r a to r s ,
c l a s s e s A and B
T a b u l a t i n g - m a c hin e
o p e ra to rs, cla ss B

E s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s a nd s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s




T a b u l a t i o n s on s e l e c t e d e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p l e m e n t a r y
w a g e p r o v i s i o n s ( B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) a r e n o t p r e s e n t e d in t h i s b u l l e t i n .
In for­
m a t i o n f o r t h e s e t a b u l a t i o n s i s c o l l e c t e d at 3 - y e a r i n t e r v a l s . 1
T h e se tabu­
l a t i o n s on m i n i m u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r i n e x p e r i e n c e d o f f i c e w o r k e r s ; s h if t
d i f f e r e n t i a l s ; s c h e d u l e d w e e k l y h o u r s and d a y s ; p a i d h o l i d a y s ; p a i d v a c a t i o n s ;
a nd h e a lt h , i n s u r a n c e , and p e n s i o n p l a n s a r e p r e s e n t e d (in th e B - s e r i e s t a b l e s )
in p r e v io u s b u lle tin s f o r th is a r e a .
1 Personal visits were on a 2-year cy cle before July 1972.

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Appendix table 1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied
in New York, N .Y .-N .J .,1 May 1976
Industry d iv is io n 2

M inim um
em p lo ym e n t
in e s t a b lis h m ents in s c o p e
o f study

N um ber o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts

W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts
W ithin s c o p e o f study 4

W ithin s c o p e
o f study 5

Studied

Studied
N um ber

P ercent

ALL ESTABLISHMENTS
ALL

DIVISIONS

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

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

-------------------— ---------- -----------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------— ----------------------------TRANSPORT AT ION* COMMUNICATION, AND
OTHER PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 5 ---------------------------------------WHOLESALE tra oe
-------------------------------------------------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------------------------------------------------FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE6 -------------SERVICES7 -----------------------------------------------------------------------

-

5,332

757

1,470*052

100

7 07 ,657

100

1,439
3,893

205
552

36 7 ,2 2 5
1,102,827

25
75

136 ,960
5 7 0 ,6 9 7

100

249
1,008
349

SO
50

1,405

82
107
94
98
171

2 1 2 ,925
128,641
1 67 ,149
3 49 ,569
24 4 ,5 4 3

14
9

100

24
17

179,749
31,988
113,701
178 ,750
66,509

-

50

8«2

11

LARGE ESTABLISHMENTS
ALL D I V I S I O N S -------------- -------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------------------------TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATION, AND
OTHER PUBLIC U TI LI TI E S5 --------------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -------------------------------------------------------RETAIL TRADE
--------------------------------------------------------------FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE6 -------------SERVICES7 -----------------------------------------------------------------------

4 63

257

7 87 ,940

100

61 6 ,4 2 7

500
-

127
336

73
184

154,554
63 3 ,3 8 6

20

110 ,484
5 0 5 ,943

500
500
500
500
500

96
18
67

42
15
50
41
36

174 ,112
18,751
117,649
24 0 ,8 6 5
82,009

-

122
83

80

22
2

171,462

15
31

104 ,668
168 ,532
44,591

10

16,600

1 Th e N ew Y o rk Standard M e tro p o lita n S t a tis tic a l A r e a , as d e fin e d b y the O ffic e o f M an agem en t and Budget throu gh F e b r u a r y 1974, c o n s is t s o f B ron x , K in gs,
N ew Y o r k , Putnam , Q ueens, R ich m o n d , R o ck la n d , and W e s t c h e s te r C o u n tie s, N .Y .; and B e rg e n C ounty, N .J . The " w o r k e r s w ithin s c o p e o f stu d y " e s tim a te s show n in
this table p r o v id e a re 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 e d in the s u r v e y . E s tim a te s a r e not intended, h o w e v e r , fo r
c o m p a r is o n with o th e r e m p lo y m e n t in d e xe s to m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t tre n 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 data c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly
in adva n ce o f the p a y r o ll p e r io d stu died, and (2) s m a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts a r e 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 The 1967 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 s tr y d iv is io n .
3 In clu d e s a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith to ta l e m p lo y m e n t at o r a b o v e the m in im u m lim ita tio n . A l l ou tlets (w ithin the a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in in d u s tr ie s such as tra d e,
fin a n ce, auto r e p a ir s e r v ic e , and m o tio n p ic tu r e th e a te r s a r e c o n s id e r e d as 1 e s ta b lis h m e n t.
4 In clu d es a ll w o r k e r s in a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith total e m p lo y m e n t (w ithin the a r e a ) at o r a b o v e the m in im u m lim ita tio n .
5 A b b r e v ia te d to "p u b lic u t i li t ie s " in the A - s e r i e s ta b le s .
T a x ic a b s and s e r v ic e s in cid e n ta l to w a te r tr a n s p o r ta tio n a r e e x c lu d e d .
The g o v e r n m e n ta lly o p era ted
p o r tio n o f N ew Y o r k 's tr a n s it s y s t e m is e x clu d e d b y d e fin itio n f r o m the s c o p e o f the study.
6 A b b r e v ia te d to " fin a n c e " in the A - s e r i e s t a b le s .
7 H otels and m o t e ls ; la u n d r ie s and o th e r p e r s o n a l s e r v ic e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v ic e s ; a u to m o b ile r e p a ir , r e n ta l, and p a rk in g ; m o tio 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 x clu d in g r e lig io u s and c h a r ita b le o r g a n iz a tio n s ); and e n g in e e rin g and a r c h ite c t u r a l s e r v ic e s .




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Appendix B.

Occupational Descriptions

T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r i n g j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r th e B u r e a u ' s w a g e s u r v e y s i s t o a s s i s t
i t s f i e l d s t a f f in c l a s s i f y i n g in to a p p r o p r i a t e o c c u p a t i o n s w o r k e r s w h o a r e e m p l o y e d u n d e r a v a r i e t y o f
p a y r o l l t i t l e s and d i f f e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b l i s h m e n t t o e s t a b l i s h m e n t and f r o m a r e a to
area.
T h i s p e r m i t s th e g r o u p i n g o f o c c u p a t i o n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p a r a b l e j o b c o n t e n t .
B e c a u s e o f t h is e m p h a s i s o n i n t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t and i n t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b i l i t y o f o c c u p a t i o n a l c o n t e n t , the
B u r e a u ' s j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m t h o s e in u s e in i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s o r t h o s e
p r e p a re d fo r other p u r p o s e s .
In a p p ly in g t h e s e j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s , th e B u r e a u ' s f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s a r e
i n s t r u c t e d t o e x c l u d e w o r k i n g s u p e r v i s o r s ; a p p r e n t i c e s ; l e a r n e r s ; b e g i n n e r s ; t r a i n e e s ; and h a n d i c a p p e d ,
p a r t - t i m e , t e m p o r a r y , and p r o b a t i o n a r y w o r k e r s .

OFFICE
SECRETARY

S E C R E T A R Y — Continued

A s s i g n e d a s p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a l l y to on e i n d i v i d u a l .
M ain ­
t a i n s a c l o s e and h i g h l y r e s p o n s i v e r e l a t i o n s h i p t o th e d a y - t o - d a y w o r k o f the
su p ervisor.
W o rk s fa i r ly independently r e c e iv in g a m in im u m o f deta iled
s u p e r v i s i o n and g u i d a n c e .
P e r f o r m s v a r i e d c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r i a l d u t i e s ,
u s u a l l y i n c l u d i n g m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :

M ay a ls o p e r f o r m o th e r c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r i a l ta sk s o f c o m p a r a b l e
n a t u r e and d i f f i c u l t y .
T h e w o r k ty p ic a lly r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f i c e rou tin e
and u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f th e o r g a n i z a t i o n , p r o g r a m s , and p r o c e d u r e s r e l a t e d to
t h e w o r k o f th e s u p e r v i s o r .
E xclu sion s

a . R e c e i v e s t e l e p h o n e c a l l s , p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , and i n c o m i n g m a i l ,
a n s w e r s r o u t i n e i n q u i r i e s , and r o u t e s t e c h n i c a l i n q u i r i e s t o th e p r o p e r
persons;
b.

E stablish es,

c.
in stru cted ;
d.

m a in ta in s,

M a i n t a i n s th e
R ela ys m e s s a g e s

from

and r e v i s e s th e
s u p e r v is o r 's

s u p e rv is o r's

files;

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s u p e r v i s o r to

a. P o s it io n s
d s ri
a p p o i n t m e n te s cas b e d a b o v e ;
b.

subord inates;

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

P erform s




Not a l l p o s i t i o n s th at a r e t i t l e d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s the a b o v e c h a r ­
a cteristics.
E x a m p l e s o f p o s i t i o n s w h i c h a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m the d e f i n i t i o n a r e
as follow s:

s t e n o g r a p h i c and t y p i n g w o r k .

sional,

w hich

do

not

m eet

th e

"p erson a l"

S t e n o g r a p h e r s n o t f u l l y t r a i n e d in s e c r e t a r i a l - t y p e

c. Stenograp hers servin g as o ffic e
tech n ical, or m a n a g e ria l p e r so n s ;

duties;

a s s i s t a n t s to a g ro u p o f p r o f e s ­

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

B e g i n n i n g w ith c a l e n d a r y e a r 1976 s u r v e y s , th e B u r e a u h a s g r o u p e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d in i t s
a r e a w a g e s u r v e y s in to j o b f a m i l i e s in o r d e r t o p r e s e n t i n f o r m a t i o n o n r e l a t e d o c c u p a t i o n s in s e q u e n c e .
J o b f a m i l i e s h a v e n o t b e e n t i t l e d , h o w e v e r , s i n c e d o i n g s o m i g h t h a v e a d d e d e x t r a n e o u s e l e m e n t s t o th e
jo b m atching p r o c e s s .
The B u rea u has a ls o r e v is e d s e v e r a l o ccu p a tio n a l title s .
w o r d o r d e r and a r e m o r e d e s c r i p t i v e o f th e s u r v e y j o b s .

34

secretary concept

The title s m o r e n e a r ly r e f l e c t usual

S E C R E T A R Y — Continued

SEC R E T A R Y— Continued

E x c l u s io n s — Continued

C lass

C

e.
A s s is ta n t -ty p e p o s itio n s w hich
re s p o n s ib le te ch n ica l, a dm in istra tive, s u p e r v is o r y ,
d u ties w hich a re not t y p ic a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o r k .

in v olv e m o r e difficult o r m o r e
1. S e c r e t a r y to an e x e c u t i v e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o s e r e s p o n ­
or specialized c le r ic a l
s i b i l i t y i s n ot e q u i v a l e n t t o o n e o f the s p e c i f i c l e v e l s i t u a t i o n s in th e d e f i n i t i o n
f o r c l a s s B , but w h o s e o r g a n i z a t i o n a l unit n o r m a l l y n u m b e r s at l e a s t s e v e r a l
d o z e n e m p l o y e e s and i s u s u a l l y d i v i d e d in t o o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t s w h i c h a r e
o f t e n , in t u r n , f u r t h e r s u b d i v i d e d .
In s o m e c o m p a n i e s , t h i s l e v e l i n c l u d e s a
N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d in the l e v e l d e f i n i t i o n s
w i d e r a n g e o f o r g a n i z a t i o n a l e c h e l o n s ; in o t h e r s , o n l y o n e o r t w o ; ojr
fo llo w in g , r e f e r s to th o s e o f f i c i a l s who have a s ig n ific a n t c o r p o r a t e w i d e
2 . S e c r e t a r y t o th e h e a d o f an i n d i v i d u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r
p o l i c y m a k i n g r o l e w ith r e g a r d to m a j o r c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s .
The title " v ic e
o t h e r e q u i v a l e n t l e v e l o f o f f i c i a l ) that e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r than 5 , 0 0 0
p r e s i d e n t , " th o u g h n o r m a l l y i n d i c a t i v e o f t h is r o l e , d o e s n o t in a l l c a s e s
iden tify such p o s it io n s .
V i c e p r e s i d e n t s w h o s e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s to
persons.
act p e r s o n a l l y on in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t io n s ( e .g ., a p p r o v e o r deny
i n d i v i d u a l lo a n o r c r e d i t a c t i o n s ; a d m i n i s t e r i n d i v i d u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d i r e c t l y
C lass D
s u p e r v i s e a c l e r i c a l s t a f f) a r e n o t c o n s i d e r e d t o b e " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r
1. S e c r e t a r y to th e s u p e r v i s o r o r h e ad o f a s m a l l o r g a n i z a t i o n a l unit
p u r p o s e s o f a p p l y i n g th e f o l l o w i n g l e v e l d e f i n i t i o n s .
( e . g . , f e w e r th an a b o u t 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; cm
C la ss A
1. S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a i r m a n o f the b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y
th at e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 100 b ut f e w e r th an 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

2. S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e r v i s o r y s t a f f s p e c i a l i s t , p r o f e s s i o n a l
e m p lo y e e , a d m in istra tiv e o f f i c e r , o r a ssista n t, sk illed techn ician, o r e x p e rt.
(N O TE :
M a n y c o m p a n i e s a s s i g n s t e n o g r a p h e r s , r a t h e r th an s e c r e t a r i e s a s
d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , to this l e v e l o f s u p e r v i s o r y o r n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r . )
STENOGRAPHER

2. S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o t h e r th an th e c h a i r m a n o f the
b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t ) o f a c o m p a n y that e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 but f e w e r
th an 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
3. S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d , i m m e d i a t e l y b e l o w the c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r
l e v e l , o f a m a j o r s e g m e n t o r s u b s i d i a r y o f a c o m p a n y that e m p l o y s , in a l l ,
o v e r 25 ,00 0 p e r so n s.

C la ss

B

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d i c t a t i o n u s i n g s h o r t h a n d , and t o t r a n s c r i b e
th e d i c t a t i o n .
M ay a ls o type f r o m w ritten c o p y .
May operate fro m a steno­
graphic p ool.
M ay o c c a s i o n a l l y t r a n s c r i b e f r o m v o i c e r e c o r d i n g s (if p r i m a r y
duty i s t r a n s c r i b i n g f r o m r e c o r d i n g s ,
see T r a n scrib in g -M a ch in e Typist).
N O T E : T h i s j o b i s d i s t i n g u i s h e d f r o m th at o f a s e c r e t a r y in th at a
s e c r e t a r y n o r m a l l y w o r k s in a c o n f i d e n t i a l r e l a t i o n s h i p w ith o n l y o n e m a n a g e r
o r e x e c u t i v e and p e r f o r m s m o r e
r e s p o n s i b l e and d i s c r e t i o n a r y t a s k s as
d e s c r i b e d in th e s e c r e t a r y j o b d e f i n i t i o n .

1. S e c r e t a r y t o th e c h a i r m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y
that e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r than 100 p e r s o n s ; o r
2. S e c r e t a r y t o a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o t h e r than the c h a i r m a n o f the
b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t ) o f a c o m p a n y that e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 100 but f e w e r
th an 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
3. S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d , i m m e d i a t e l y b e l o w th e o f f i c e r l e v e l , o v e r
eith e r a m a j o r c o r p o r a tio n w id e fun ction al a ctivity ( e .g ., m a rk e tin g , r e s e a r c h ,
o p e ra tio n s, in du stria l re la tio n s , etc.) o r a m a jo r g eograp h ic o r o rga n iza tion a l
s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a r e g i o n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ; a m a j o r d i v i s i o n ) o f a c o m p a n y that
e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 but f e w e r than 2 5 , 0 0 0 e m p l o y e e s ; o r
4 . S e c r e t a r y t o th e h e a d o f an i n d i v i d u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r
o t h e r e q u i v a l e n t l e v e l o f o f f i c i a l ) th at e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
5. S e c r e t a r y t o th e h e a d o f a l a r g e and i m p o r t a n t o r g a n i z a t i o n a l
s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a m i d d l e m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r o f an o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t
o f t e n i n v o l v i n g a s m a n y a s s e v e r a l h u n d r e d p e r s o n s ) o r a, c o m p a n y that
e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .




Stenographer, G eneral

keep

D ictation in v o lv e s a n o r m a l routine v o c a b u la r y .
M ay m ain tain f i l e s ,
s im p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m oth dr r e la t iv e ly rou tin e c l e r i c a l ta s k s .
S te n ograp h er, Sen ior

D ictation in v o lv e s a v a r ie d te c h n ic a l o r s p e c ia liz e d v o c a b u la r y such
a s in l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h .
M a y a l s o s e t up and
m aintain fi l e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , etc .
OR
P e r f o r m s ste n o g r a p h ic d u ties r e q u ir in g sign ific a n tly g r e a t e r in d e ­
p e n d e n c e a n d r e s p o n s i b i l i t y th a n s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l , a s e v i d e n c e d b y th e
follow in g:
W o r k r e q u i r e s a h ig h d e g r e e o f s t e n o g r a p h i c s p e e d and a c c u r a c y ;
a t h o r o u g h w o r k i n g k n o w l e d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s i n e s s and o f f i c e p r o c e d u r e ; and
o f th e s p e c i f i c b u s i n e s s o p e r a t i o n s , o r g a n i z a t i o n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s ,
w ork flow , etc.
U s e s t h i s k n o w l e d g e in p e r f o r m i n g s t e n o g r a p h i c d u t i e s and
r e s p o n s ib le c l e r i c a l ta sk s such as m a in ta in in g fo llo w u p f ile s ; a s s e m b lin g
m a t e r i a l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , and l e t t e r s ; c o m p o s i n g s i m p l e l e t t e r s
f r o m g e n e r a l i n s t r u c t i o n s ; r e a d i n g and r o u t i n g i n c o m i n g m a i l ; and a n s w e r i n g
rou tin e q u e s t io n s , e tc .

T R A N S C R I B I N G -M A C H IN E T Y P I S T

S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R

P r i m a r y du ty i s to t r a n s c r i b e d i c t a t i o n i n v o l v i n g a n o r m a l ro u tin e
vocabu lary from tran scrib in g -m a ch in e r e c o r d s .
M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r i t t e n
c o p y and d o s i m p l e c l e r i c a l w o r k .
W o r k e r s t r a n s c r ib in g d icta tion in volvin g
a v a r ie d te c h n ic a l o r .s p e c ia liz e d v o c a b u la r y such as legal b r ie f s o r r e p o r t s
on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h a r e not i n c l u d e d .
A w o r k e r w ho t a k e s d i c t a t i o n in
shorthand o r by Stenotype o r s i m i l a r m a ch in e is c l a s s i f i e d as a s te n o g ra p h e r.

O p e r a t e s a t e l e p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e u s e d w ith a p r i v a t e
b r a n c h e x c h a n g e ( P B X ) s y s t e m t o r e l a y i n c o m i n g , o u t g o i n g , and i n t r a s y s t e m
ca lls.
M a y p r o v i d e i n f o r m a t i o n to c a l l e r s , r e c o r d and t r a n s m i t m e s s a g e s ,
k e e p r e c o r d o f c a l l s p l a c e d and t o l l c h a r g e s .
B e s id e s op eratin g a telephon e
s w i t c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e , m a y a l s o t y p e o r p e r f o r m r o u t in e c l e r i c a l w o r k
(ty p in g o r r o u t i n e c l e r i c a l w o r k m a y o c c u p y th e m a j o r p o r t i o n o f th e w o r k e r ' s
t i m e , and i s u s u a l l y p e r f o r m e d w h i l e at th e s w i t c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e ) .
C h ief
o r le a d o p e r a t o r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g m o r e tha n on e o p e r a t o r a r e
exclu ded .
F o r an o p e r a t o r w h o a l s o a c t s a s a r e c e p t i o n i s t , s e e S w i t c h b o a r d
O p era tor-R ecep tion ist.

T Y P IS T
U s e s a t y p e w r i t e r ' t o m a k e c o p i e s o f v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s o r to m a k e
ou t b i l l s a f t e r c a l c u l a t i o n s h av e b e e n m a d e by a n o t h e r p e r s o n .
May in clu d e
ty p in g o f s t e n c i l s , m a t s , o r s i m i l a r m a t e r i a l s f o r u s e in d u p l i c a t i n g p r o ­
cesses.
M a y d o c l e r i c a l w o r k i n v o l v i n g lit tle s p e c i a l t r a i n i n g ,
s u c h as
k e e p i n g s i m p l e 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 s o r t i n g and d i s t r i b u t i n g
in co m in g m a il.
C lass A .
P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
T y p in g m a t e r i a l
in f i n a l f o r m w h e n it i n v o l v e s c o m b i n i n g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s ; o r
r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r c o r r e c t s p e l l i n g , s y l l a b i c a t i o n , p u n c tu a t io n , e t c . , o f t e c h ­
n i c a l o r u n u su a l w o r d s o r f o r e i g n la n g u a g e m a t e r i a l ; o r p la n n in g la y o u t and
ty p in g o f c o m p l i c a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s to m a i n t a i n u n i f o r m i t y and b a l a n c e in
s p a c i n g . M a y ty p e r o u t in e f o r m l e t t e r s , v a r y i n g d e t a i l s t o suit c i r c u m s t a n c e s .
C la ss
rough o r c l e a r
o r s e tt in g up
a l r e a d y s e t up

B.
P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f the f o l l o w i n g : C o p y t y p in g f r o m
d r a f t s ; o r r o u t i n e t y p in g o f f o r m s , i n s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c . ;
sim p le standard tabu lation s; o r cop yin g m o r e c o m p le x tables
and s p a c e d p r o p e r l y .

FIL E C L E R K
F i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s , and r e t r i e v e s m a t e r i a l in an e s t a b l i s h e d f ilin g
system .
M a y p e r f o r m c l e r i c a l and m a n u a l t a s k s r e q u i r e d to m a i n t a i n f i l e s .
P o s i t i o n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d in to l e v e l s on the b a s i s o f th e f o l l o w i n g d e f i n i t i o n s .
C l a s s A . C l a s s i f i e s and i n d e x e s f i l e m a t e r i a l s u c h as c o r r e s p o n d ­
e n c e , r e p o r t s , t e c h n i c a l d o c u m e n t s , e t c . , in an e s t a b l i s h e d f i l i n g s y s t e m
con tain ing a n u m ber o f v a r ie d s u b je ct m a tte r f i l e s .
M a y a l s o f i l e th is
m aterial.
M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r i o u s t y p e s in c o n j u n c t i o n w ith the f i l e s .
M a y le a d a s m a l l g r o u p o f l o w e r l e v e l f i l e c l e r k s .
C l a s s B.
S o r t s , c o d e s , and f i l e s u n c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l by s i m p l e
(su b je ct m a t te r ) h ead ings o r p a rtly c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r ia l by fin er subh eadin gs.
P r e p a r e s s i m p l e r e l a t e d i n d e x and c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a i d s .
A s requested,
l o c a t e s c l e a r l y i d e n t i f i e d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s and f o r w a r d s m a t e r i a l .
May
perform
related c l e r i c a l tasks
r e q u i r e d t o m a i n t a i n and s e r v i c e f i l e s .
C la s s C.
P e r f o r m s r o u t in e f i l i n g o f m a t e r i a l that has a l r e a d y b e e n
c l a s s i f i e d o r w h i c h i s e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s i m p l e s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n
system
(e .g ., a lph abetical, c h r o n o lo g ic a l, o r n u m e r ic a l).
A s requested,
l o c a t e s r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s and f o r w a r d s m a t e r i a l ; and m a y
f i l l out w i t h d r a w a l c h a r g e .
M a y p e r f o r m s i m p l e c l e r i c a l and m a n u a l t a s k s
r e q u i r e d to m a i n t a i n and s e r v i c e f i l e s .
MESSENGER
P e r f o r m s v a r i o u s r o u t i n e d u t i e s s u c h a s r u n n in g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t i n g
m i n o r o f f i c e m a c h i n e s s uch a s s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , o p e n in g and d i s t r i b u t i n g
m a i l , and o t h e r m i n o r c l e r i c a l w o r k . E x c l u d e p o s i t i o n s that r e q u i r e o p e r a t i o n
o f a m o t o r v e h i c l e a s a s i g n i f i c a n t d u ty .




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a r r a n g i n g an

s i n g l e - p o s i t i o n t e l e p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e , a c t s both as
s e e S w i t c h b o a r d O p e r a t o r — and a s a r e c e p t i o n i s t . R e c e p t i o n i s t ' s
s u c h d u t ie s a s g r e e t i n g v i s i t o r s ; d e t e r m i n in jg n a t u r e o f v i s i t o r ' s
p r o v i d i n g a p p r o p r i a t e i n f o r m a t i o n ; r e f e r r i n g v i s i t o r to a p p r o ­
in the o r g a n i z a t i o n o r c o n t a c t i n g that p e r s o n by t e l e p h o n e and
appointm en t; k eep in g a log o f v i s i t o r s .

ORDER CLERK
R e c e i v e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s f o r m a t e r i a l o r m e r c h a n d is e by m a il ,
phone, o r p e r so n a lly .
D u t ie s i n v o l v e any c o m b i n a t i o n o f the f o l l o w i n g :
Q u o t in g p r i c e s to c u s t o m e r s ; m a k i n g ou t an o r d e r s h e e t l is t i n g the i t e m s to
m a k e up th e o r d e r ; c h e c k i n g p r i c e s and q u a n t i t i e s o f i t e m s on o r d e r s h e e t ;
and d i s t r i b u t i n g o r d e r s h e e t s to r e s p e c t i v e d e p a r t m e n t s to be f i l l e d .
May
c h e c k w ith c r e d i t d e p a r t m e n t to d e t e r m i n e c r e d i t r a t i n g o f c u s t o m e r , a c k n o w l ­
e d g e r e c e i p t o f o r d e r s f r o m c u s t o m e r s , f o l l o w up o r d e r s to s e e that t h e y
h a v e b e e n f i l l e d , k e e p f i l e o f o r d e r s r e c e i v e d , and c h e c k s h ip p in g i n v o i c e s
w ith o r i g i n a l o r d e r s .
ACCOUNTING C L E R K
P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e a c c o u n t i n g c l e r i c a l t a s k s s u c h as p o s t i n g to
r e g i s t e r s and l e d g e r s ; r e c o n c i l i n g bank a c c o u n t s ; v e r i f y i n g the i n t e r n a l c o n ­
s i s t e n c y , c o m p l e t e n e s s , and m a t h e m a t i c a l a c c u r a c y o f a c c o u n t i n g d o c u m e n t s ;
a s s i g n i n g p r e s c r i b e d a c c o u n t i n g d i s t r i b u t i o n c o d e s ; e x a m i n i n g and v e r i f y i n g
fo r c l e r i c a l a c c u r a c y v a rio u s types of r e p o r ts , lis ts , ca lcu la tio n s, posting,
e tc .; o r p r e p a rin g s im p le o r a s s is t in g in 'p r e p a r in g m o r e c o m p lic a t e d jo u rn a l
vouchers.
M a y w o r k in e i t h e r a m a n u a l o r a u t o m a t e d a c c o u n t i n g s y s t e m .
T h e w o r k r e q u i r e s a k n o w l e d g e o f c l e r i c a l m e t h o d s and o f f i c e p r a c ­
t i c e s and p r o c e d u r e s w h i c h r e l a t e s to the c l e r i c a l p r o c e s s i n g and r e c o r d i n g
o f t r a n s a c t i o n s and a c c o u n t i n g i n f o r m a t i o n .
With e x p e r i e n c e , the w o r k e r
t y p i c a l l y b e c o m e s f a m i l i a r w ith th e b o o k k e e p i n g and a c c o u n t i n g t e r m s and
p r o c e d u r e s u s e d in th e a s s i g n e d w o r k , but i s not r e q u i r e d to h av e a k n o w l e d g e
o f the f o r m a l p r i n c i p l e s o f b o o k k e e p i n g and a c c o u n t i n g .
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C lass A.
Under g e n e r a l s u p e r v is io n , p e r fo r m s accou nting c l e r i c a l
o p e r a t i o n s w h i c h r e q u i r e th e a p p l i c a t i o n o f e x p e r i e n c e and j u d g m e n t , f o r
e x a m p le , c l e r i c a l l y p r o c e s s i n g c o m p lic a t e d o r n on rep etitiv e accou nting t r a n s ­
a ction s, s e le c t in g am on g a su bstan tial v a rie ty of p r e s c r i b e d a ccou nting c o d e s
and c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s , o r t r a c i n g t r a n s a c t i o n s
th ro u g h p r e v i o u s a c c o u n t i n g
a c t i o n s to d e t e r m i n e s o u r c e o f d i s c r e p a n c i e s .
M a y b e a s s i s t e d by o n e o r
m o r e c la s s B a ccou nting c l e r k s .

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KEYPUNCH O PERA TO R

C lass B .
Under c l o s e s u p e r v is io n , fo llo w in g d e ta iled in str u c tio n s
and s t a n d a r d i z e d p r o c e d u r e s , p e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e r o u t i n e a c c o u n t i n g c l e r ­
i c a l o p e r a t i o n s , s u c h as p o s t i n g to l e d g e r s , c a r d s , o r w o r k s h e e t s w h e r e
i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f i t e m s and l o c a t i o n s o f p o s t i n g s a r e c l e a r l y i n d i c a t e d ; c h e c k i n g
a c c u r a c y and c o m p l e t e n e s s o f s t a n d a r d i z e d and r e p e t i t i v e r e c o r d s o r
a c c o u n t i n g d o c u m e n t s ; and c o d i n g
d o c u m e n t s u sin g a few p r e s c r i b e d
accou nting c o d e s .

O p e r a t e s a k eypun ch m a c h in e to r e c o r d o r v e r i f y alphabetic a n d / o r
n u m e r i c da ta o n t a b u l a t i n g c a r d s o r o n t a p e .

B O O K K E E PIN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R
O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p i n g m a c h i n e (w it h o r w ith o u t a t y p e w r i t e r k e y ­
b o a rd ) to k eep a r e c o r d o f b u s in e s s tr a n s a c tio n s .
C l a s s A . K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u i r i n g a k n o w l e d g e o f and
e x p e r i e n c e in b a s i c b o o k k e e p i n g p r i n c i p l e s , and f a m i l i a r i t y w ith th e s t r u c t u r e
o f the p a r t i c u l a r a c c o u n t i n g s y s t e m u s e d .
D e t e r m i n e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s and
d i s t r i b u t i o n o f d e b i t and c r e d i t i t e m s to b e u s e d in e a c h p h a s e o f th e w o r k .
M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o l i d a t e d r e p o r t s , b a l a n c e s h e e t s , and o t h e r r e c o r d s b y hand.
C lass B .
K e e p s a r e c o r d o f one o r m o r e p h a se s o r s e c tio n s o f a
s e t o f r e c o r d s u s u a l l y r e q u i r i n g lit t l e k n o w l e d g e o f b a s i c b o o k k e e p i n g . P h a s e s
o r s e c t i o n s i n c l u d e a c c o u n t s p a y a b l e , p a y r o l l , c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n t s (not
in clu d in g a s im p le type o f b illin g d e s c r i b e d u nder m a c h in e b i l l e r ) , c o s t d i s ­
trib ution, e x p e n se distrib u tion , in v en tory c o n tr o l, etc.
May ch e ck o r a s s is t
in p r e p a r a t i o n o f t r i a l b a l a n c e s and p r e p a r e c o n t r o l s h e e t s f o r th e a c c o u n t i n g
departm ent.
MACH IN E B IL L E R
P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , and i n v o i c e s o n a m a c h i n e o t h e r th an an
o rd in a ry o r e le c tr o m a tic ty pew riter.
M a y a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s a s to b i l l i n g s
o r s h ip p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o t h e r c l e r i c a l w o r k i n c i d e n t a l t o b i l l i n g
operation s.
F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , m a c h i n e b i l l e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e
o f m a c h in e , as f o llo w s :
B illin g-m a ch in e b i l l e r .
U ses a s p e c ia l b illin g m a ch in e (com b in a tio n
t y p i n g and a d d in g m a c h i n e ) t o p r e p a r e b i l l s and i n v o i c e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s '
p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , i n t e r n a l l y p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , s h ip p in g m e m o r a n d u m s , e t c .
U s u a l l y i n v o l v e s a p p l i c a t i o n o f p r e d e t e r m i n e d d i s c o u n t s and s h ip p in g c h a r g e s
and e n t r y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s i o n s , w h i c h m a y o r m a y not b e c o m p u t e d on
th e b i l l i n g m a c h i n e ,
and t o t a l s w h i c h a r e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c c u m u l a t e d b y
m ach in e.
The o p e r a tio n u su ally in v o lv e s a la r g e n u m ber o f c a r b o n c o p ie s
o f the b i l l b e i n g p r e p a r e d and i s o f t e n d o n e o n a f a n f o l d m a c h i n e .
B ook k eep in g-m a ch in e b ille r .
U s e s a b o o k k e e p i n g m a c h i n e (w it h o r
w it h o u t a t y p e w r i t e r k e y b o a r d ) to p r e p a r e c u s t o m e r s ' b i l l s a s p a r t o f th e
accou nts r e ce iv a b le operation .
G e n e r a l l y i n v o l v e s th e s i m u l t a n e o u s e n t r y o f
fig u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' le d g e r r e c o r d . The m a c h in e a u to m a tica lly a c c u m u la te s
f i g u r e s o n a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o l u m n s and c o m p u t e s and u s u a l l y p r i n t s a u t o ­
m a t i c a l l y th e d e b i t o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s .
D o e s not in v o lv e a k n ow led ge o f b o o k ­
k eepin g.
W o r k s f r o m u n i f o r m and s t a n d a r d t y p e s o f s a l e s and c r e d i t s l i p s .
PA Y R O LL CLERK
C o m p u t e s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p l o y e e s and e n t e r s th e n e c e s s a r y
d a t a on th e p a y r o l l s h e e t s .
D uties in v o lv e :
C alcu latin g w o r k e r s ' e a rn in g s
b a s e d o n t i m e o r p r o d u c t i o n r e c o r d s ; and p o s t i n g c a l c u l a t e d d a t a o n p a y r o l l
sheet, show in g in fo r m a t io n su ch as w o r k e r 's n a m e , w ork in g d a y s , t i m e , ra te ,
d e d u c t i o n s f o r i n s u r a n c e , and t o t a l w a g e s d u e .
M a y m a k e o u t p a y c h e c k s and
a s s i s t p a y m a s t e r in m a k i n g up and d i s t r i b u t i n g p a y e n v e l o p e s .
M ay use a
ca lcu latin g m a ch in e .




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C lass A.
W o r k r e q u i r e s th e a p p l i c a t i o n o f e x p e r i e n c e and ju d g m e n t
in s e l e c t i n g p r o c e d u r e s to b e f o l l o w e d and in s e a r c h i n g f o r , i n t e r p r e t i n g ,
s e l e c t i n g , o r c o d i n g i t e m s to b e k e y p u n c h e d f r o m a v a r i e t y o f s o u r c e d o c u ­
m ents.
On o c c a s i o n m a y a l s o p e r f o r m s o m e r o u t i n e k e y p u n c h w o r k .
May
train in e x p e rie n ce d keypunch o p e r a t o r s .
C la ss B .
W o r k i s r o u t i n e and r e p e t i t i v e .
Under c lo s e s u p e rv isio n
o r fo llo w in g s p e c if ic p r o c e d u r e s o r in s t r u c tio n s , w o r k s f r o m v a rio u s stan­
d a r d i z e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s w h i c h h a v e b e e n c o d e d , and f o l l o w s s p e c i f i e d
p r o c e d u r e s w h i c h h a v e b e e n p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a i l and r e q u i r e lit t l e o r n o
s e l e c t i n g , c o d i n g , o r i n t e r p r e t i n g o f da t a t o b e r e c o r d e d . R e f e r s to s u p e r v i s o r
p r o b le m s a risin g fr o m e r r o n e o u s ite m s o r c o d e s o r m iss in g in form ation .

T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R

O p e r a t e s o n e o r a v a r i e t y o f m a c h i n e s s u c h a s th e t a b u l a t o r , c a l c u ­
la to r, c o lla t o r , in te r p r e te r , s o r t e r , re p ro d u cin g punch, e tc.
E xcluded fro m
th is definition a re w ork in g s u p e r v is o r s .
A ls o exclu ded are o p e r a t o r s of
e l e c t r o n i c d i g i t a l c o m p u t e r s , e v e n th o u g h t h e y m a y a l s o o p e r a t e e l e c t r i c
accou nting m a ch in e equipm ent.
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C la ss A .
P e r f o r m s c o m p l e t e r e p o r t i n g and ta b u la tin g a s s i g n m e n t s
in clu d in g d e v is in g d iffic u lt c o n t r o l p a n el w irin g u nder g e n e r a l s u p e r v is io n .
A s s i g n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e a v a r i e t y o f l o n g and c o m p l e x r e p o r t s w h i c h
o f t e n a r e i r r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r i n g , r e q u i r i n g s o m e p la n n in g o f th e n a t u r e
and s e q u e n c i n g o f o p e r a t i o n s , and th e u s e o f a v a r i e t y o f m a c h i n e s .
Is
t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e d in t r a i n i n g n e w o p e r a t o r s in m a c h i n e o p e r a t i o n s o r t r a i n i n g
l o w e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r s in w i r i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s and in the o p e r a t i n g s e q u e n c e s
o f l o n g and c o m p l e x r e p o r t s .
D o e s n o t i n c l u d e p o s i t i o n s in w h i c h w i r i n g
r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s l i m i t e d t o s e l e c t i o n and i n s e r t i o n o f p r e w i r e d b o a r d s .
C la ss B .
P e r f o r m s w o r k a c c o r d i n g t o e s t a b l i s h e d p r o c e d u r e s and
under s p e cific in stru ction s.
A s s i g n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e c o m p l e t e but r o u ­
t i n e and r e c u r r i n g r e p o r t s o r p a r t s o f l a r g e r a.*i m o r e c o m p l e x r e p o r t s .
O p e r a t e s m o r e d iffic u l t tabu latin g o r e l e c t r i c a l a cco u n tin g m a c h in e s su ch as
t h e t a b u l a t o r and c a l c u l a t o r , in a d d i t i o n to th e s i m p l e r m a c h i n e s u s e d b y
cla ss C o p erators.
M a y b e r e q u i r e d to d o s o m e w i r i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s .
C la ss C .
U n d e r s p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t i o n s , o p e r a t e s s i m p l e t a b u la t in g
o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t i n g m a c h i n e s s u c h as th e s o r t e r , i n t e r p r e t e r , r e p r o d u c i n g
punch, c o lla t o r , etc.
A s s i g n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e p o r t i o n s o f a w o r k unit ,
fo r e x a m p le , in divid ual so rtin g o r co lla tin g runs, o r re p e titiv e o p e r a tio n s .
M ay p e r fo rm
s i m p l e w i r i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s , and d o s o m e f i l i n g w o r k .

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A n a l y z e s b u s in e s s p r o b l e m s to fo r m u la te p r o c e d u r e s f o r so lvin g
t h e m b y u s e o f e l e c t r o n i c da t a p r o c e s s i n g e q u i p m e n t .
D evelop s a co m p le te
d e s c r i p t i o n o f a l l s p e c i f i c a t i o n s n e e d e d to e n a b l e p r o g r a m m e r s t o p r e p a r e
r e q u ir e d dig ita l c o m p u te r p r o g r a m s .
W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g ;
A n a l y z e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r o p e r a t i o n s to b e a u t o m a t e d and i d e n t i f i e s c o n d i t i o n s
a nd c r i t e r i a r e q u i r e d t o a c h i e v e s a t i s f a c t o r y r e s u l t s ; s p e c i f i e s n u m b e r and
t y p e s o f r e c o r d s , f i l e s , and d o c u m e n t s t o b e u s e d ; o u t l i n e s a c t i o n s t o be
p e r f o r m e d b y p e r s o n n e l a nd c o m p u t e r s in s u f f i c i e n t d e t a i l f o r p r e s e n t a t i o n
t o m a n a g e m e n t and f o r p r o g r a m m i n g ( t y p i c a l l y t h i s i n v o l v e s p r e p a r a t i o n o f
w o r k and da ta f l o w c h a r t s ) ; c o o r d i n a t e s th e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t e s t p r o b l e m s and
p a r t i c i p a t e s in t r i a l r u n s o f n e w and r e v i s e d s y s t e m s ; and r e c o m m e n d s e q u i p ­
m e n t ch a n g e s to obtain m o r e e f fe c t iv e o v e r a l l o p e r a t i o n s .
(N O TE :
W orkers
p e r f o r m i n g b o th s y s t e m s a n a l y s i s and p r o g r a m m i n g s h o u ld b e c l a s s i f i e d a s
s y s t e m s a n a l y s t s i f t h i s i s the s k i l l u s e d to d e t e f m i n e t h e i r p a y . )

C lass C.
W o r k s u n d e r i m m e d i a t e s u p e r v i s i o n , c a r r y i n g ou t a n a l y ­
s e s as a s sig n e d , u su ally o f a single a ctiv ity .
A s s i g n m e n t s a r e d e s i g n e d to
d e v e l o p and e x p a n d p r a c t i c a l e x p e r i e n c e in th e a p p l i c a t i o n o f p r o c e d u r e s and
sk ills re q u ire d fo r s y s te m s analysis w ork .
F o r e x a m p le , m a y a s s i s t a h igher
l e v e l s y s t e m s a n a l y s t b y p r e p a r i n g th e d e t a i l e d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s r e q u i r e d b y
program m ers
from
i n f o r m a t i o n d e v e l o p e d b y th e h i g h e r l e v e l a n a l y s t .
C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R , BU SIN E SS
C o n v e rts statem ents o f b u sin e ss p r o b le m s , ty p ica lly p r e p a r e d by a
s y s t e m s a n a l y s t , in to a s e q u e n c e o f d e t a i l e d i n s t r u c t i o n s w h i c h a r e r e q u i r e d
t o s o l v e th e p r o b l e m s b y a u t o m a t i c da ta p r o c e s s i n g e q u i p m e n t .
W orking fr o m
c h a r t s o r d i a g r a m s , th e p r o g r a m m e r d e v e l o p s th e p r e c i s e i n s t r u c t i o n s w h i c h ,
w h e n e n t e r e d in to the c o m p u t e r s y s t e m in c o d e d l a n g u a g e , c a u s e th e m a n i p u ­
l a t i o n o f da ta t o a c h i e v e d e s i r e d r e s u l t s .
W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
A p p lie s k n ow led g e o f c o m p u te r c a p a b ilit ie s , m a t h e m a t ic s , lo g ic e m p lo y e d by
c o m p u t e r s , and p a r t i c u l a r s u b j e c t m a t t e r i n v o l v e d to a n a l y z e c h a r t s and
d i a g r a m s o f th e p r o b l e m to b e p r o g r a m m e d ; d e v e l o p s s e q u e n c e o f p r o g r a m
s t e p s ; w r i t e s d e t a i l e d f l o w c h a r t s to s h o w o r d e r in w h i c h da ta w i l l b e
p r o c e s s e d ; c o n v e r t s th e se c h a r ts to c o d e d in s t r u c tio n s f o r m a ch in e to fo llo w ;
t e s t s 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 i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r o p e r a t i n g p e r s o n n e l
d u r i n g p r o d u c t i o n ru n ; a n a l y z e s , r e v i e w s , and a l t e r s p r o g r a m s to i n c r e a s e
o p e r a t in g e f f i c i e n c y o r adapt to new r e q u i r e m e n t s ; m a in ta in s r e c o r d s o f
program
d e v e l o p m e n t and r e v i s i o n s .
(N O TE :
W o r k e r s p e r f o r m i n g b oth
s y s t e m s a n a l y s i s and p r o g r a m m i n g s h o u ld b e c l a s s i f i e d a s s y s t e m s a n a l y s t s
if th is i s th e s k i l l u s e d to d e t e r m i n e t h e i r pa y.)

D o e s n o t i n c l u d e e m p l o y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r the m a n a g e ­
m e n t o r s u p e r v i s i o n o f o t h e r e l e c t r o n i c da ta p r o c e s s i n g e m p l o y e e s , o r s y s ­
t e m s a n a l y s t s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w ith s c i e n t i f i c o r e n g i n e e r i n g p r o b l e m s .
F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , s y s t e m s a n a l y s t s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a s f o l l o w s :
C lass A .
W o r k s i n d e p e n d e n t l y o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on
c o m p l e x p r o b le m s in volvin g a ll p h a ses o f s y s te m a n a ly sis .
P r o b le m s are
c o m p l e x b e c a u s e o f d i v e r s e s o u r c e s o f input da ta and m u l t i p l e - u s e r e q u i r e ­
m e n t s o f ou tpu t d a t a .
( F o r e x a m p l e , d e v e l o p s an i n t e g r a t e d p r o d u c t i o n s c h e d ­
u l i n g , i n v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , c o s t a n a l y s i s , and s a l e s a n a l y s i s r e c o r d in w h i c h
e v e r y i t e m o f e a c h t y p e i s a u t o m a t i c a l l y p r o c e s s e d t h r o u g h th e f u l l s y s t e m
o f r e c o r d s and a p p r o p r i a t e f o l l o w u p a c t i o n s a r e in i t i a t e d b y th e c o m p u t e r . )
C o n f e r s w it h p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d t o d e t e r m i n e th e da t a p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s
and a d v i s e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l o n th e i m p l i c a t i o n s o f n e w o r r e v i s e d
s y s t e m s o f data p r o c e s s i n g o p e r a t i o n s .
M akes recom m en d a tion s, if needed,
f o r a p p r o v a l o f m a j o r s y s t e m s i n s t a l l a t i o n s o r c h a n g e s and f o r o b t a i n i n g
equipm ent.

D o e s n o t i n c l u d e e m p l o y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r the m a n a g e ­
m en t o r s u p e r v is io n o f o th er e le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s i n g e m p lo y e e s , o r p r o ­
g r a m m e r s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w ith s c i e n t i f i c a n d / o r e n g i n e e r i n g p r o b l e m s .
For

M ay p r o v id e fun ction al
w h o a r e a s s i g n e d to a s s i s t .

d irection

to

low er

level system s

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

program m ers

are cla ssified

as f o llo w s :

C l a s s A . W o r k s i n d e p e n d e n t l y o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on
c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s w h i c h r e q u i r e c o m p e t e n c e in a l l p h a s e s o f p r o g r a m m i n g
c o n c e p t s and p r a c t i c e s .
W o r k i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s and c h a r t s w h i c h i d e n t i f y
the nature o f d e s i r e d r e s u l t s , m a j o r p r o c e s s i n g step s to be a c c o m p l i s h e d ,
and th e r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e t w e e n v a r i o u s s t e p s o f th e p r o b l e m s o l v i n g r o u t i n e ;
p l a n s th e f u l l r a n g e o f p r o g r a m m i n g a c t i o n s n e e d e d to e f f i c i e n t l y u t i l i z e th e
c o m p u t e r s y s t e m in a c h i e v i n g d e s i r e d end p r o d u c t s .

C lass B .
W o r k s i n d e p e n d e n t l y o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on
p r o b l e m s that a r e r e l a t i v e l y u n c o m p l i c a t e d t o a n a l y z e , p la n , p r o g r a m , and
operate.
P r o b l e m s a r e o f l i m i t e d c o m p l e x i t y b e c a u s e s o u r c e s o f in pu t data
a r e h o m o g e n e o u s and th e ou tp ut d a t a a r e c l o s e l y r e l a t e d .
(F o r exam ple,
d e v e l o p s s y s t e m s f o r m a i n t a i n i n g d e p o s i t o r a c c o u n t s in a b a n k , m a i n t a i n i n g
accounts
r e c e i v a b l e in a r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t , o r m a in t a i n i n g i n v e n t o r y
a c c o u n t s in a m a n u f a c t u r i n g o r w h o l e s a l e e s t a b l i s h m e n t . )
C o n f e r s w ith p e r ­
s o n s c o n c e r n e d to d e t e r m i n e th e d a t a p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s and a d v i s e s
s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l o n th e i m p l i c a t i o n s o f th e data p r o c e s s i n g s y s t e m s
to be applied.

At th is le v e l, p r o g r a m m i n g is d ifficu lt b e c a u s e c o m p u te r equip m en t
m u s t be o r g a n i z e d t o p r o d u c e s e v e r a l i n t e r r e l a t e d but d i v e r s e p r o d u c t s f r o m
n u m e r o u s and d i v e r s e da t a e l e m e n t s .
A w i d e v a r i e t y and e x t e n s i v e n u m b e r
o f in tern al p r o c e s s in g a ction s m u st o c c u r .
T h i s r e q u i r e s s u c h a c t i o n s as
d e v e l o p m e n t o f c o m m o n o p e r a t i o n s w h i c h c a n be r e u s e d , e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f
l i n k a g e p o i n t s b e t w e e n o p e r a t i o n s , a d j u s t m e n t s to d a t a w h e n p r o g r a m r e q u i r e ­
m e n t s e x c e e d c o m p u t e r s t o r a g e c a p a c i t y , and s u b s t a n t i a l m a n i p u l a t i o n and
r e s e q u e n cin g o f data e l e m e n t s to f o r m a h ighly in te g ra te d p r o g r a m .

OR
W o r k s o n a s e g m e n t o f a c o m p l e x da t a p r o c e s s i n g s c h e m e o r s y s t e m ,
as d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A .
W o r k s i n d e p e n d e n t l y o n r o u t in e a s s i g n m e n t s and
r e c e i v e s i n s t r u c t i o n and g u i d a n c e o n c o m p l e x a s s i g n m e n t s .
W ork is re v ie w e d
f o r a c c u r a c y o f j u d g m e n t , c o m p l i a n c e w ith i n s t r u c t i o n s , and t o i n s u r e p r o p e r
a l i g n m e n t w it h th e o v e r a l l s y s t e m .




wage

analysts

M a y p r o v i d e f u n c t i o n a l d i r e c t i o n to l o w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r s w h o a r e
a s s i g n e d to a s s i s t .

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C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R ---- C o n tin u e d

C lass B .
W o r k s i n d e p e n d e n t l y o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on
r e la t iv e ly sim p le p r o g r a m s , o r on s im p le s e g m e n ts o f c o m p l e x p r o g r a m s .
P r o g r a m s ( o r s e g m e n t s ) u s u a l l y p r o c e s s i n f o r m a t i o n t o p r o d u c e da t a in t w o
o r three varied sequ en ces or form a ts.
R e p o r t s and l i s t i n g s a r e p r o d u c e d b y
r e f i n i n g , a d a p tin g , a r r a y i n g , o r m a k i n g m i n o r a d d i t i o n s t o o r d e l e t i o n s f r o m
input- da ta w h i c h a r e r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e .
W h ile n u m e r o u s r e c o r d s m a y b e
p r o c e s s e d , the d a t a h a v e b e e n r e f i n e d in p r i o r a c t i o n s s o that th e a c c u r a c y
and s e q u e n c i n g o f d a t a c a n b e t e s t e d b y u s in g a f e w r o u t i n e c h e c k s . T y p i c a l l y ,
the p r o g r a m d e a l s w ith r q u tin e r e c o r d k e e p i n g o p e r a t i o n s .

m a j o r c h a n g e o r c a n n o t b e c o r r e c t e d w ith in a r e a s o n a b l y s h o r t t i m e .
In
c o m m o n e r r o r s i t u a t i o n s , d i a g n o s e s c a u s e and t a k e s c o r r e c t i v e a c t i o n .
T h is
u s u a l l y i n v o l v e s a p p ly in g p r e v i o u s l y p r o g r a m m e d c o r r e c t i v e s t e p s , o r u s in g
standard c o r r e c t i o n tech n iq u es.

OR
W o r k s o n c o m p l e x p r o g r a m s ( a s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A) u n d e r c l o s e
d ir e c tio n o f a h igher 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 i s t higher
le v e l p r o g r a m m e r by in depen den tly p e r fo r m in g l e s s d ifficu lt ta sk s a s sig n e d ,
and p e r f o r m i n g m o r e d i f f i c u l t t a s k s u n d e r f a i r l y c l o s e d i r e c t i o n .
M ay guide o r in st r u c t lo w e r le v e l p r o g r a m m e r s .
C lass C .
M akes p r a c tic a l a pp lication s o f p r o g r a m m in g p r a c tic e s
and c o n c e p t s u s u a l l y l e a r n e d in f o r m a l t r a i n i n g c o u r s e s .
A ssign m en ts are
d e s i g n e d t o d e v e l o p c o m p e t e n c e in the a p p l i c a t i o n o f s t a n d a r d p r o c e d u r e s to
rou tin e p r o b l e m s . R e c e i v e s c l o s e s u p e r v is io n on new a s p e c t s o f a s s ig n m e n t s ;
and w o r k i s r e v i e w e d t o v e r i f y i t s a c c u r a c y and c o n f o r m a n c e w ith r e q u i r e d
procedures.

COMPUTER OPERATOR
M o n i t o r s and o p e r a t e s the c o n t r o l c o n s o l e o f a d i g i t a l c o m p u t e r to
p r o c e s s da ta a c c o r d i n g t o o p e r a t i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s , u s u a l l y p r e p a r e d b y a p r o ­
gram m er.
W o r k includes m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : S t u d ie s i n s t r u c t i o n s to
d e t e r m i n e e q u i p m e n t s e tu p and o p e r a t i o n s ; l o a d s e q u i p m e n t w ith r e q u i r e d
i t e m s (ta p e r e e l s , c a r d s , e t c . ) ; s w i t c h e s n e c e s s a r y a u x i l i a r y e q u i p m e n t in to
c i r c u i t , and s t a r t s and o p e r a t e s c o m p u t e r ; m a k e s a d j u s t m e n t s to c o m p u t e r to
c o r r e c t o p e r a t i n g p r o b l e m s and m e e t s p e c i a l c o n d i t i o n s ; r e v i e w s e r r o r s m a d e
d u r i n g o p e r a t i o n and d e t e r m i n e s c a u s e o r r e f e r s p r o b l e m to s u p e r v i s o r o r
p r o g r a m m e r ; and m a i n t a i n s o p e r a t i n g r e c o r d s .
M a y t e s t and a s s i s t in
co rre ctin g p rogra m .
For

wage

s tu d y

purposes,

com pu ter

operators

are

cla ssified

as

follow s:
C lass A.
O p e r a t e s in depen den tly, o r under on ly g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n ,
a c o m p u t e r ru n n in g p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s :
N e w p r o g r a m s a r e f r e q u e n t l y t e s t e d and i n t r o d u c e d ; s c h e d u l i n g r e q u i r e m e n t s
a r e o f c r i t i c a l i m p o r t a n c e to m i n i m i z e d o w n t i m e ; the p r o g r a m s a r e o f
c o m p l e x d e s i g n s o th at i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f e r r o r s o u r c e o f t e n r e q u i r e s a w o r k i n g
k n o w l e d g e o f the t o t a l p r o g r a m , and a l t e r n a t e p r o g r a m s m a y not b e a v a i l a b l e .
M a y g i v e d i r e c t i o n and g u i d a n c e t o l o w e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r s .
C lass B .
O p e r a t e s in depen den tly , o r under on ly g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n ,
a c o m p u t e r ru n n in g p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s :
M o s t o f th e p r o g r a m s a r e e s t a b l i s h e d p r o d u c t i o n r u n s , t y p i c a l l y run o n a
r e g u l a r l y r e c u r r i n g b a s i s ; t h e r e i s l it t le o r n o t e s t i n g o f n e w p r o g r a m s
r e q u i r e d ; a l t e r n a t e p r o g r a m s a r e p r o v i d e d in c a s e o r i g i n a l p r o g r a m n e e d s




OR
O p e r a t e s u n d e r d i r e c t s u p e r v i s i o n a c o m p u t e r ru n n in g p r o g r a m s o r
s e g m e n t s o f p r o g r a m s w ith th e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A .
May
a s s i s t a h ig h er le v e l o p e r a t o r by in depen den tly p e r fo r m in g l e s s d ifficu lt ta sk s
a s s i g n e d , and p e r f o r m i n g d i f f i c u l t t a s k s f o l l o w i n g d e t a i l e d i n s t r u c t i o n s and
w ith f r e q u e n t r e v i e w o f o p e r a t i o n s p e r f o r m e d .

expected
a b ility to
received
operator

C lass C .
W ork s on rou tin e p r o g r a m s under c l o s e s u p e r v is io n .
Is
t o d e v e l o p w o r k i n g k n o w l e d g e o f th e c o m p u t e r e q u i p m e n t u s e d and
d e t e c t p r o b l e m s i n v o l v e d in r u n n in g r o u t i n e p r o g r a m s .
U s u a l l y h as
s o m e f o r m a l t r a i n i n g in c o m p u t e r o p e r a t i o n . M a y a s s i s t h i g h e r l e v e l
on c o m p l e x p r o g r a m s .

DRAFTER
C lass A .
P l a n s th e g r a p h i c p r e s e n t a t i o n o f c o m p l e x i t e m s h a v in g
d i s t i n c t i v e d e s i g n f e a t u r e s th at d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m e s t a b l i s h e d d r a f t i n g
precedents.
W o r k s in c l o s e s u p p o r t w ith the d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r , and m a y
re c o m m e n d m in o r design ch a n ge s.
A n a l y z e s the e f f e c t o f e a c h c h a n g e o n the
d e t a i l s o f f o r m , f u n c t i o n , and p o s i t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c o m p o n e n t s and p a r t s .
W o r k s w ith a m i n i m u m o f s u p e r v i s o r y a s s i s t a n c e .
C om p le te d w o rk is
r e v i e w e d b y d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r f o r c o n s i s t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g i n e e r i n g d e t e r ­
m inations.
M ay either p r e p a r e draw in g s o r d ir e c t th e ir pre p a ra tio n by lo w e r
le v e l d rafters.

C lass B .
P e r f o r m s n o n r o u t i n e and c o m p l e x d r a f t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s
th at r e q u i r e th e a p p l i c a t i o n o f m o s t o f the s t a n d a r d i z e d d r a w i n g t e c h n i q u e s
reg u la rly used.
D uties t y p ic a lly in v o lv e such w o r k a s :
P r e p a r e s w orkin g
d r a w i n g s o f s u b a s s e m b l i e s w ith i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s , m u l t i p l e f u n c t i o n s , and
p r e c is e p o sitio n a l rela tion sh ip s betw een com p on en ts; p r e p a r e s a rch ite ctu r a l
d r a w i n g s f o r c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a b u i l d i n g in c l u d i n g d e t a i l d r a w i n g s o f f o u n ­
d a t i o n s , w a l l s e c t i o n s , f l o o r p l a n s , and r o o f .
U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u l a s and
m a n u a l s in m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y c o m p u t a t i o n s to d e t e r m i n e q u a n t i t i e s o f
m a t e r i a l s to b e u s e d , l o a d c a p a c i t i e s , s t r e n g t h s , s t r e s s e s , e t c .
R eceiv es
i n i t i a l i n s t r u c t i o n s , r e q u i r e m e n t s , and a d v i c e f r o m s u p e r v i s o r .
C om pleted
w ork is ch ecked fo r tech n ica l adequacy.

C lass C .
P r e p a r e s d e t a i l d r a w i n g s o f s i n g l e u nits o r p a r t s f o r
en gin eerin g, co n stru ctio n , m an ufactu rin g, o r re p a ir p u rp o s e s .
Types of
draw in g s p r e p a r e d in clud e i s o m e t r i c p r o je c t io n s (depictin g th ree d im e n s io n s
in a c c u r a t e s c a l e ) and s e c t i o n a l v i e w s t o c l a r i f y p o s i t i o n i n g o f c o m p o n e n t s
and c o n v e y n e e d e d i n f o r m a t i o n .
C on solid a tes details fr o m a n um ber o f
s o u r c e s and a d j u s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a l e a s r e q u i r e d .
S u ggested m eth o d s o f
a p p r o a c h , a p p l i c a b l e p r e c e d e n t s , and a d v i c e on s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g i v e n
w ith i n i t i a l a s s i g n m e n t s .
In stru c tio n s a r e l e s s c o m p le t e when a ssig n m e n ts
recur.
W o rk m a y be s p o t - c h e c k e d du rin g p r o g r e s s .

D R A F T E R -T R A C E R

E L E C T R O N IC S T E C H N IC IA N — C o n tin u e d

C o p i e s p l a n s and d r a w i n g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s b y p l a c i n g t r a c i n g
c l o t h o r p a p e r o v e r d r a w i n g s and t r a c i n g w ith p e n o r p e n c i l .
(D o e s not
i n c l u d e t r a c i n g l i m i t e d to p l a n s p r i m a r i l y c o n s i s t i n g o f s t r a i g h t l i n e s and a
la r g e s c a l e not r e q u ir in g c l o s e d e lin e a tio n .)

W o r k m a y b e r e v i e w e d b y s u p e r v i s o r ( f r e q u e n t l y an e n g i n e e r o r
d e s i g n e r ) f o r g e n e r a l c o m p l i a n c e w ith a c c e p t e d p r a c t i c e s .
May provide
t e c h n i c a l g u i d a n c e to l o w e r l e v e l t e c h n i c i a n s .

A N D /O R

W ork is

P r e p a r e s s im p le o r re p e titiv e d raw in gs
c l o s e l y s u p e r v is e d du rin g p r o g r e s s .

of ea sily visu alized ite m s.

E L E C T R O N IC S TECHNICIAN
W o r k s on v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e l e c t r o n i c e q u i p m e n t and r e l a t e d d e v i c e s
b y p e r f o r m i n g o n e o r a c o m b i n a t i o n o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
Installing, m aintaining,
r e p a i r i n g , o v e r h a u l i n g , t r o u b l e s h o o t i n g , m o d i f y i n g , c o n s t r u c t i n g , and t e s t i n g .
W ork r e q u ir e s p r a c t ic a l a pplication o f te c h n ic a l know ledge o f e le c t r o n i c s
p r i n c i p l e s , a b i l i t y t o d e t e r m i n e m a l f u n c t i o n s , and s k i l l to put e q u i p m e n t in
r e q u ir e d o peratin g con dition.
T h e e q u i p m e n t — c o n s i s t i n g o f e i t h e r m a n y d i f f e r e n t k in d s o f c i r c u i t s
o r m u l t i p l e r e p e t i t i o n o f th e s a m e k in d o f c i r c u i t — i n c l u d e s , but i s n o t l i m i t e d
t o , th e f o l l o w i n g :
(a) E l e c t r o n i c t r a n s m i t t i n g and r e c e i v i n g e q u i p m e n t ( e . g . ,
r a d a r , r a d i o , t e l e v i s i o n , t e l e p h o n e , s o n a r , n a v i g a t i o n a l a i d s ) , (b) d i g i t a l and
a n a l o g c o m p u t e r s , and ( c ) i n d u s t r i a l and m e d i c a l m e a s u r i n g and c o n t r o l l i n g
equipm en t.
T h is c la s s if i c a t io n e x c lu d e s r e p a i r e r s o f such standard e le c t r o n ic
e q u i p m e n t a s c o m m o n o f f i c e m a c h i n e s and h o u s e h o l d r a d i o and t e l e v i s i o n
s e t s ; p r o d u c t i o n a s s e m b l e r s a nd t e s t e r s ; w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y du ty i s
s e r v i c i n g e l e c t r o n i c t e s t in s t r u m e n t s ; t e c h n ic ia n s who have a d m in is t r a t iv e
o r s u p e r v i s o r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y ; and d r a f t e r s , d e s i g n e r s , and p r o f e s s i o n a l
en gin eers.
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C l a s s B . A p p l i e s c o m p r e h e n s i v e t e c h n i c a l k n o w l e d g e to s o l v e c o m ­
p l e x p r o b l e m s ( i . e . , t h o s e that t y p i c a l l y c a n b e s o l v e d s o l e l y b y p r o p e r l y
i n t e r p r e t i n g m a n u f a c t u r e r s ' m a n u a l s o r s i m i l a r d o c u m e n t s ) in w o r k i n g on
e le c t r o n ic equip m en t.
W ork in volves:
A f a m i l i a r i t y w ith the i n t e r r e l a t i o n ­
s h i p s o f c i r c u i t s ; and j u d g m e n t in d e t e r m i n i n g w o r k s e q u e n c e and in s e l e c t i n g
t o o l s and t e s t i n g i n s t r u m e n t s , u s u a l l y l e s s c o m p l e x than t h o s e u s e d b y th e
c la s s A techn ician.
R e c e i v e s te c h n ic a l g u ida n ce, as r e q u ir e d , f r o m s u p e r v is o r o r higher
l e v e l t e c h n i c i a n , and w o r k i s r e v i e w e d f o r s p e c i f i c c o m p l i a n c e w ith a c c e p t e d
p r a c t i c e s and w o r k a s s i g n m e n t s .
M a y p r o v i d e t e c h n i c a l g u i d a n c e to l o w e r
le v e l tech n icia n s.
C la s s C . A p p lie s w o rk in g te c h n ic a l kn ow led ge to p e r f o r m s im p le or
r o u t i n e t a s k s in w o r k i n g o n e l e c t r o n i c e q u i p m e n t , f o l l o w i n g d e t a i l e d i n s t r u c ­
t i o n s w h i c h c o v e r v i r t u a l l y a ll p r o c e d u r e s .
W ork ty p ica lly in volves such
tasks as:
A s s i s t i n g h ig h e r le v e l t e c h n ic ia n s b y p e r f o r m i n g such a c t i v it ie s as
r e p l a c i n g c o m p o n e n t s , w i r i n g c i r c u i t s , and t a k i n g t e s t r e a d i n g s ; r e p a i r i n g
s i m p l e e l e c t r o n i c e q u i p m e n t ; and u s i n g t o o l s and c o m m o n t e s t i n s t r u m e n t s
( e . g . , m u l t i m e t e r s , a u d io s i g n a l g e n e r a t o r s , t u b e t e s t e r s , o s c i l l o s c o p e s ) .
I s n o t r e q u i r e d t o b e f a m i l i a r w ith th e i n t e r r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c i r c u i t s .
This
k n o w l e d g e , h o w e v e r , m a y b e a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a s s i g n m e n t s d e s i g n e d to
i n c r e a s e c o m p e t e n c e (inclu din g c l a s s r o o m
trainin g)
s o that w o r k e r c a n
advan ce to h ig h er le v e l tech n icia n .
R e c e i v e s t e c h n ic a l gu ida n ce, as r e q u ir e d , f r o m s u p e r v is o r o r h igher
le v e l tech n icia n .
W o r k i s t y p i c a l l y spot c h e c k e d , but is g iv e n d e t a ile d r e v i e w
when n ew o r advanced a ssign m e n ts are in volved .
R E G IS T E R E D IN D U S T R IA L NURSE

o f th e f o l l o w i n g

C la ss A.
A p p lie s a d v a n ce d t e c h n ic a l k n o w le d g e to s o lv e unu su ally
c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s ( i . e . , t h o s e th at t y p i c a l l y c a n n o t b e s o l v e d s o l e l y b y r e f e r ­
e n c e t o m a n u f a c t u r e r s ' m a n u a l s o r s i m i l a r d o c u m e n t s ) in w o r k i n g o n e l e c ­
tr o n ic equipm en t.
E x a m p l e s o f s u c h p r o b l e m s i n c l u d e l o c a t i o n and d e n s i t y o f
c i r c u i t r y , e l e c t r o m a g n e t i c r a d i a t i o n , i s o l a t i n g m a l f u n c t i o n s , and f r e q u e n t
en gin eerin g ch a n ges.
W ork in volves:
A d e t a i l e d u n d e r s ta n d in g o f th e i n t e r ­
r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c i r c u i t s ; e x e r c i s i n g i n d e p e n d e n t j u d g m e n t in p e r f o r m i n g s u c h
ta sk s as m akin g c i r c u i t a n a ly s e s , ca lcu la tin g w ave f o r m s , tr a c in g r e la t io n ­
s h i p s in s i g n a l f l o w ; and r e g u l a r l y u s i n g c o m p l e x t e s t i n s t r u m e n t s ( e . g . , d u a l
tr a c e o s c i l l o s c o p e s , Q - m e t e r s , d ev iation m e t e r s , pu lse g e n e r a to r s ).

A r e g is t e r e d n u rse who g iv e s n u rsin g s e r v ic e under g e n e ra l m e d ic a l
d i r e c t i o n to i l l o r in ju r e d e m p l o y e e s o r o th e r p e r s o n s who b e c o m e - i l l o r
s u f f e r an a c c i d e n t o n th e p r e m i s e s o f a f a c t o r y o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
D u t i e s i n v o l v e a c o m b i n a t i o n o f th e f o l l o w i n g : G i v i n g f i r s t a id to th e i l l o r
i n j u r e d ; a t t e n d in g t o s u b s e q u e n t d r e s s i n g o f e m p l o y e e s ' i n j u r i e s ; k e e p i n g
r e c o r d s o f patients tr e a t e d ; p r e p a r in g a c c id e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t io n o r
o t h e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t i n g in p h y s i c a l e x a m i n a t i o n s and h e a lt h e v a l u a t i o n s o f
a p p l i c a n t s and e m p l o y e e s ; and p l a n n i n g and c a r r y i n g ou t p r o g r a m s i n v o l v i n g
h e a lt h e d u c a t i o n , a c c i d e n t p r e v e n t i o n , e v a l u a t i o n o f p la n t e n v i r o n m e n t , o r
o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s a f f e c t i n g th e h e a l t h , w e l f a r e , and s a f e t y o f a l l p e r s o n n e l .
N u r s i n g s u p e r v i s o r s o r h e a d n u r s e s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g m o r e than
one n u rse a re e x clu d e d .

MAINTENANCE, TOOLROOM, AND POWERPLANT
M A IN T E N A N C E C A R P E N T E R

M A IN T E N A N C E C A R P E N T E R — C on tin u ed

P e r f o r m s t h e c a r p e n t r y d u t i e s n e c e s s a r y t o c o n s t r u c t and m a i n t a i n
in g o o d r e p a i r b u i l d i n g w o o d w o r k and e q u i p m e n t s u c h a s b i n s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s ,
b e n c h e s , p a r t i t i o n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s , c a s i n g s , and t r i m m a d e o f w o o d
in an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
P l a n n i n g and
layin g out o f w o r k f r o m b lu e p rin ts , d r a w in g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l in s t r u c tio n s ;

u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f c a r p e n t e r ' s h a n d t o o l s , p o r t a b l e p o w e r t o o l s , and s t a n d a r d
m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n ts ; m a k in g sta n d a rd sh op c o m p u ta tio n s re la tin g to d i m e n ­
s i o n s o f w o r k ; and s e l e c t i n g m a t e r i a l s - n e c e s s a r y f o r th e w o r k .
In g e n e r a l ,
the w o r k o f the m a i n t e n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a nd e x p e r i ­
e n ce u su a lly a c q u ir e d through a f o r m a l a p p r e n tic e s h ip o r equivalent trainin g
and e x p e r i e n c e .




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M A IN T E N A N C E M E C H A N IC ( M o t o r v e h ic le )

P e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e f u n c t i o n s s u c h a s the i n s t a l ­
l a t i o n , m a i n t e n a n c e , o r r e p a i r o f e q u i p m e n t f o r th e g e n e r a t i o n , d i s t r i b u t i o n ,
o r u t i l i z a t i o n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W ork in v o lv e s m o s t
o f th e f o l l o w i n g : I n s t a l l i n g o r r e p a i r i n g any o f a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l e q u i p ­
m ent such as g e n e r a to r s , t r a n s fo r m e r s , s w itc h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c ir c u it
b r e a k e r s , m o t o r s , h e a t in g u n it s , c o n d u i t s y s t e m s , o r o t h e r t r a n s m i s s i o n
equ ip m en t; w o rk in g f r o m b lu e p rin ts , d r a w in g s , la y ou ts, o r oth er s p e c i f i ­
c a t i o n s ; l o c a t i n g and d i a g n o s i n g t r o u b l e in the e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r e q u i p ­
m e n t ; w o r k i n g s t a n d a r d c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g to l o a d r e q u i r e m e n t s o f w i r i n g
o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u i p m e n t ; and u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n ' s h a n d t o o l s and
m e a s u r i n g and t e s t i n g i n s t r u m e n t s .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a i n t e n a n c e
e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h
a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e .

R e p a i r s a u t o m o b i l e s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , and t r a c t o r s o f an e s t a b ­
l i s h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : E x a m i n i n g a u t o m o t i v e e q u i p ­
m e n t to d i a g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ; d i s a s s e m b l i n g e q u i p m e n t and p e r f o r m i n g
r e p a i r s th at i n v o l v e th e u s e o f s u c h h a n d t o o l s a s w r e n c h e s , g a u g e s , d r i l l s ,
o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u i p m e n t in d i s a s s e m b l i n g o r fitt in g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g b r o k e n
o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g r i n d i n g and a d j u s t i n g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g and
i n s t a l l i n g th e v a r i o u s a s s e m b l i e s in the v e h i c l e and m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y a d j u s t ­
m e n t s ; and a li g n i n g w h e e l s , a d j u s t i n g b r a k e s and l i g h t s , o r t i g h t e n in g b o d y
bolts.
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m o t o r v e h i c l e m a i n t e n a n c e m e c h a n i c
r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e .
T h i s c l a s s i f i c a t i o n d o e s n ot i n c l u d e m e c h a n i c s w h o r e p a i r c u s t o m e r s '
v e h i c l e s in a u t o m o b i l e r e p a i r s h o p s .

M AIN TEN AN CE PA IN TE R

M AIN TEN AN CE P IP E F IT T E R

P a i n t s and r e d e c o r a t e s w a l l s , w o o d w o r k , and f i x t u r e s o f an e s t a b ­
lish m en t.
W o r k i n v o l v e s the f o l l o w i n g : K n o w l e d g e o f s u r f a c e p e c u l i a r i t i e s
and t y p e s o f p a in t r e q u i r e d f o r d i f f e r e n t a p p l i c a t i o n s ; p r e p a r i n g s u r f a c e f o r
p a i n t i n g b y r e m o v i n g o l d f i n i s h o r b y p l a c i n g pu tty o r f i l l e r in n a i l h o l e s and
i n t e r s t i c e s ; and a p p l y i n g pain t w ith s p r a y gun o r b r u s h .
May m ix c o lo r s ,
o i l s , w h i t e l e a d , and o t h e r p a in t i n g r e d i e n t s to o b t a in p r o p e r c o l o r o r
c o n s i s t e n c y . In g e n e r a l , the w o r k o f th e m a i n t e n a n c e p a i n t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d
t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r
e q u i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e .

I n s t a l l s o r r e p a i r s w a t e r , s t e a m , g a s , o r o t h e r t y p e s o f p ip e and
p i p e f i t t i n g s in . a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
Laying
o u t w o r k and m e a s u r i n g to l o c a t e p o s i t i o n o f p ip e f r o m d r a w i n g s o r o t h e r
w r i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; cu tt in g v a r i o u s s i z e s o f p ip e t o c o r r e c t le n g t h s w ith
c h i s e l and h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y l e n e t o r c h o r p i p e - c u t t i n g m a c h i n e s ; t h r e a d i n g
p i p e w ith s t o c k s and d i e s ; b e n d in g p ip e b y h a n d - d r i v e n o r p o w e r - d r i v e n
m a c h i n e s ; a s s e m b l i n g p ip e w ith c o u p l i n g s and f a s t e n i n g p ip e to h a n g e r s ;
m a k i n g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g to p r e s s u r e s , f l o w , and s i z e o f
p i p e r e q u i r e d ; and m a k i n g s t a n d a r d t e s t s t o d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r f i n i s h e d p i p e s
m eet sp ecifica tion s.
In g e n e r a l , the w o r k o f the m a i n t e n a n c e p i p e f i t t e r
r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e .
W orkers p rim a rily
e n g a g e d in i n s t a l l i n g and r e p a i r i n g b u i l d i n g s a n it a t io n o r h e a t in g s y s t e m s
are ex clu d ed .

M A IN T E N A N C E M ACH INIST
P r o d u c e s r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t s and n e w p a r t s in m a k i n g r e p a i r s o f
m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n i c a l e q u i p m e n t o p e r a t e d in an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W ork
i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : I n t e r p r e t i n g w r i t t e n i n s t r u c t i o n s and s p e c i ­
f i c a t i o n s ; p la n n in g and la y i n g out o f w o r k ; u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f m a c h i n i s t ' s
h a n d t o o l s and p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t in g up and o p e r a t i n g
s t a n d a r d m a c h i n e t o o l s ; s h a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s t o c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k i n g
stan dard shop co m p u ta tio n s re la tin g to d im e n s io n s o f w o r k , to o lin g , f e e d s ,
a nd s p e e d s o f m a c h i n i n g ; k n o w l e d g e o f th e w o r k i n g p r o p e r t i e s o f th e c o m m o n
m e t a l s ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d a r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , and e q u i p m e n t r e q u i r e d f o r th is
w o r k ; and f it t in g and a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s in to m e c h a n i c a l e q u i p m e n t . In g e n e r a l ,
th e m a c h i n i s t ' s w o r k n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g in m a c h i n e - s h o p
p r a c t i c e u su a lly a c q u ir e d th rou gh a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q uiva lent
t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e .

M A IN TEN AN CE S H E E T -M E T A L W ORKER
F a b r i c a t e s , i n s t a l l s , and m a i n t a i n s in g o o d r e p a i r the s h e e t - m e t a l
e q u i p m e n t and f i x t u r e s ( s u c h a s m a c h i n e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e l v e s ,
l o c k e r s , t a n k s , v e n t i l a t o r s , c h u t e s , d u c t s , m e t a l r o o f i n g ) o f an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g : P la n n in g and l a y in g out a l l t y p e s o f
s h e e t -m e t a l m a in te n a n ce w o rk f r o m b lu e p rin ts, m o d e ls , o r oth er s p e c i f i ­
c a t i o n s ; s e t t i n g up and o p e r a t i n g a l l a v a i l a b l e t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k i n g
m a c h i n e s ; u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f h a n d t o o l s in c u t t i n g , b e n d i n g , f o r m i n g , s h a p in g ,
f i t t i n g , and a s s e m b l i n g ; and i n s t a l l i n g s h e e t - m e t a l a r t i c l e s as r e q u i r e d .
In
g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a i n t e n a n c e s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d
t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r
e q u i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e .

M A IN T E N A N C E M ECH AN IC (M achin ery)
R e p a i r s m a c h i n e r y o r m e c h a n i c a l e q u i p m e n t o f an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : E x a m i n i n g m a c h i n e s and m e c h a n i c a l
eq u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f tr o u b le ; d is m a n tlin g o r p a rtly d is m a n tlin g
m a c h i n e s and p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s that m a i n l y i n v o l v e th e u s e o f h a n d t o o l s in
s c r a p i n g and f it t in g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s w ith i t e m s
o b t a i n e d f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r i n g th e p r o d u c t i o n o f a r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t b y a
m a c h i n e s h o p o r s e n d i n g the m a c h i n e to a m a c h i n e s h o p f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s ;
p r e p a r i n g w r i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s o r f o r th e p r o d u c t i o n o f
p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h i n e s h o p s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h i n e s ; and m a k i n g a l l
n e c e s s a r y adjustm ents fo r o p eration .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f a m a c h i n e r y
m a in ten ance m e c h a n ic
req u ires
r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y
a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i ­
ence.
E x c l u d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y d u t i e s
i n v o l v e s e t t i n g up o r a d j u s t i n g m a c h i n e s .




M ILLW RIG H T
I n s t a l l s n e w m a c h i n e s o r h e a v y e q u i p m e n t , and d i s m a n t l e s and
i n s t a l l s m a c h i n e s o r h e a v y e q u i p m e n t w h e n c h a n g e s i n th e plant l a y o u t a r e
req u ired .
W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
P la n n in g and la y i n g ou t
w o r k ; in te r p r e tin g b lu ep rin ts o r oth e r s p e c if ic a t io n s ; usin g a v a r ie t y o f handt o o l s and r i g g i n g ; m a k i n g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o s t r e s s e s ,
s t r e n g t h o f m a t e r i a l s , and c e n t e r s o f g r a v i t y ; a li g n i n g and b a l a n c i n g e q u i p ­
m e n t ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d a r d t o o l s , e q u i p m e n t , and p a r t s t o b e u s e d ; and i n s t a l l i n g
and m a i n t a i n i n g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u i p m e n t s u c h as d r i v e s
and s p e e d r e d u c e r s .
In g e n e r a l , th e m i l l w r i g h t ' s w o r k n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a
r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e in th e t r a d e a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e .

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T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R

A s s i s t s o n e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in th e s k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e t r a d e s , b y
p e r f o r m i n g s p e c i f i c o r g e n e r a l d u t i e s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , s u c h as k e e p i n g a
w o r k e r s u p p l i e d w ith m a t e r i a l s and t o o l s ; c l e a n i n g w o r k i n g a r e a , m a c h i n e ,
and e q u i p m e n t ; a s s i s t i n g j o u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s o r t o o l s ; and p e r ­
f o r m i n g o t h e r u n s k i l l e d t a s k s as d i r e c t e d b y j o u r n e y m a n .
T h e kin d o f w o r k
the h e l p e r i s p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m v a r i e s f r o m t r a d e to t r a d e :
In s o m e
t r a d e s th e h e l p e r i s c o n f i n e d to s u p p l y i n g , l i f t i n g , and h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s and
t o o l s , and c l e a n i n g w o r k i n g a r e a s ; and in o t h e r s he i s p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m
s p e c i a l i z e d m a c h i n e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e th at a r e a l s o p e r f o r m e d
b y w o r k e r s on a f u l l - t i m e b a s i s .

C o n s t r u c t s and r e p a i r s j i g s , f i x t u r e s , cu t t in g t o o l s , g a u g e s , o r m e t a l
d i e s o r m o l d s u s e d in s h a p in g o r f o r m i n g m e t a l o r n o n m e t a l l i c m a t e r i a l ( e . g . ,
p l a s t i c , p l a s t e r , r u b b e r , g l a s s ) . W o r k t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e s : P l a n n i n g and l a y in g
o u t w o r k a c c o r d i n g to m o d e l s , b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , o r o t h e r w r i t t e n o r o r a l
s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u n d e r s t a n d i n g the w o r k i n g p r o p e r t i e s o f c o m m o n m e t a l s and
a l l o y s ; s e l e c t i n g a p p r o p r i a t e m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , and p r o c e s s e s r e q u i r e d to
c o m p l e t e t a s k s ; m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s ; s e tt in g up and o p e r a t i n g
v a r i o u s m a c h i n e t o o l s and r e l a t e d e q u i p m e n t ; u s i n g v a r i o u s t o o l and d ie
m a k e r ' s h a n d t o o l s and p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; w o r k i n g to v e r y
c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; h e a t - t r e a t i n g m e t a l p a r t s and f i n i s h e d t o o l s and d i e s to
a c h i e v e r e q u i r e d q u a l i t i e s ; f itt in g and a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s to p r e s c r i b e d t o l e r ­
a n c e s and a l l o w a n c e s .
In g e n e r a l , the t o o l and d ie m a k e r ' s w o r k r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g in m a c h i n e - s h o p and t o o l r o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d
t h r o u g h f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e .

M A C H IN E -TO O L O PE R A T O R (T oolroom )
S p e c i a l i z e s in o p e r a t i n g o n e o r m o r e th an o n e ty p e o f m a c h i n e t o o l
( e . g . , j i g b o r e r , g r i n d i n g m a c h i n e , e n g in e l a t h e , m i l l i n g m a c h i n e ) t o m a c h i n e
m e t a l f o r u s e in m a k i n g o r m a i n t a i n i n g j i g s , f i x t u r e s , cu tt in g t o o l s , g a u g e s ,
o r m e t a l d i e s o r m o l d s u s e d in s h a p in g o r f o r m i n g m e t a l o r n o n m e t a l l i c
m a te ria l (e .g ., p la stic, p la ster, rubber, gla ss).
W ork typically in v olv es:
P la n n in g and p e r f o r m i n g d i f f i c u l t m a c h i n i n g o p e r a t i o n s w h i c h r e q u i r e c o m ­
p l i c a t e d s e t u p s o r a h ig h d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; s e tt in g up m a c h i n e t o o l o r
t o o l s ( e . g . , i n s t a l l c u t t in g t o o l s and a d j u s t g u i d e s , s t o p s , w o r k i n g t a b l e s ,
and o t h e r c o n t r o l s to h a n d le the s i z e o f s t o c k to be m a c h i n e d ; d e t e r m i n e
p r o p e r f e e d s , s p e e d s , t o o l i n g , and o p e r a t i o n s e q u e n c e o r s e l e c t t h o s e p r e ­
s c r i b e d in d r a w i n g s , b l u e p r i n t s , o r l a y o u t s ) ; u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f p r e c i s i o n
m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n ts ; m ak in g n e c e s s a r y ad ju stm en ts du rin g m a ch in in g
o p e r a t i o n to a c h i e v e r e q u i s i t e d i m e n s i o n s to v e r y c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s .
M ay be
r e q u i r e d t o s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o l a n t s and c u tt in g and l u b r i c a t i n g o i l s , to
r e c o g n i z e w h e n t o o l s n e e d d r e s s i n g , and t o d r e s s t o o l s .
In g e n e r a l , the w o r k
o f a m a c h i n e - t o o l o p e r a t o r ( t o o l r o o m ) at the s k i l l l e v e l c a l l e d f o r in th is
c l a s s i f i c a t i o n r e q u i r e s e x t e n s i v e k n o w l e d g e o f m a c h i n e - s h o p and t o o l r o o m
p ractice
u su ally a cq u ir e d through c o n s id e r a b le o n - t h e - jo b trainin g a n d
ex p erien ce.

include
shops.

F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n d o e s not
i n c l u d e t o o l and d ie m a k e r s w h o (1) a r e e m p l o y e d in t o o l and d ie j o b b i n g
s h o p s o r (2) p r o d u c e f o r g i n g d i e s ( d ie s i n k e r s ) .
S T A T IO N A R Y ENGIN EER
O p e r a t e s and m a i n t a i n s and m a y a l s o s u p e r v i s e the o p e r a t i o n o f
s t a t i o n a r y e n g i n e s and e q u i p m e n t ( m e c h a n i c a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) to s u p p ly the
e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h i c h e m p l o y e d w ith p o w e r , h e a t , r e f r i g e r a t i o n , o r a i r con ditionin g.
W ork in v olv es:
O p e r a t i n g and m a i n t a i n i n g e q u i p m e n t s u c h as
s te a m e n g in e s , a ir c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , tu rb in e s, ventilating
and r e f r i g e r a t i n g e q u i p m e n t , s t e a m b o i l e r s and b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ;
m a k i n g e q u i p m e n t r e p a i r s ; and k e e p i n g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t i o n o f m a c h i n e r y ,
t e m p e r a t u r e , and f u e l c o n s u m p t i o n .
May a ls o s u p e r v is e th ese o p e r a tio n s.
H e ad o r c h i e f e n g i n e e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g m o r e than o n e e n g i n e e r
are ex clu d ed .
BOILER TEN DER
F ires
s t a t i o n a r y b o i l e r s t o f u r n i s h th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h i c h
e m p l o y e d w ith h e a t , p o w e r , o r
steam .
F e e d s f u e l s t o f i r e b y hand o r
o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n i c a l s t o k e r , g a s , o r o i l b u r n e r ; and c h e c k s w a t e r and
sa fety v a lv e s .
M a y c l e a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a i r i n g b o i l e r r o o m e q u i p m e n t .

F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , th is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n d o e s not
m a c h i n e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s ( t o o l r o o m ) e m p l o y e d in t o o l and die j o b b i n g

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL
T R U C K D R I V E R — C o n t in u e d

TRU CK DR IVER
D r i v e s a t r u c k w ith in a c i t y o r i n d u s t r i a l a r e a to t r a n s p o r t m a t e ­
r 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 va rio u s ty pes o f e s ta b ­
lish m e n ts such a s:
M a n ufactu ring plan ts, fre ig h t d e p o ts , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o l e ­
s a l e and r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , o r b e t w e e n r e t a i l
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s and
c u s t o m e r s ' h o u s e s o r p l a c e s o f b u s i n e s s . M a y a l s o l o a d o r u n lo a d t r u c k w ith
o r w it h o u t h e l p e r s , m a k e m i n o r m e c h a n i c a l r e p a i r s , and k e e p t r u c k in g o o d
working
order.
S a l e s - r o u t e and o v e r - t h e - r o a d d r i v e r s a r e e x c l u d e d .
F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r i v e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e and
type o f eq u ip m e n t, as f o l l o w s :
( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r s h o u ld be r a t e d on the b a s i s
o f tr a ile r cap acity.)




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T ru ck d river,
T ru ck d river,
T ru ck d river,
T ru ck d river,

lig h t t r u c k ( u n d e r 1 V2 t o n s )
m e d i u m t r u c k ( 1 V2 t o and i n c l u d i n g 4 t o n s )
h eavy tr u ck (tr a ile r ) ( o v e r 4 tons)
h e a v y t r u c k ( o t h e r th an t r a i l e r ) ( o v e r 4 t o n s )

SH IPFING A N D R E C E IV IN G C L E R K
P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d i s e f o r s h i p m e n t , o r r e c e i v e s and i s r e s p o n s i b l e
fo r in c o m in g shipm ents o f m e r c h a n d is e o r o th er m a t e r ia ls .
Sh ipp in g w o r k
i n v o l v e s : A k n o w l e d g e o f s h ip p in g p r o c e d u r e s , p r a c t i c e s , r o u t e s , a v a i l a b l e
m e a n s o f t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , and r a t e s ; and p r e p a r i n g r e c o r d s o f the g o o d s

S H IP P IN G A N D R E C E IV IN G C L E R K — C o n tin u e d

S H IP P IN G P A C K E R — C o n tin u e d

s h i p p e d , m a k i n g up b i l l s o f l a d i n g , p o s t i n g w e i g h t and s h ip p in g c h a r g e s , and
k e e p i n g a f i l e o f s h ip p in g r e c o r d s .
M a y d i r e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g the
m e r c h a n d is e fo r shipm ent.
R eceiv in g w ork in v o lv e s :
V erifyin g or d irectin g
o t h e r s in v e r i f y i n g the c o r r e c t n e s s o f s h i p m e n t s a g a i n s t b i l l s o f l a d i n g ,
i n v o i c e s , o r o t h e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k i n g f o r s h o r t a g e s and r e j e c t i n g d a m a g e d
g o o d s ; r o u t i n g m e r c h a n d i s e o r m a t e r i a l s t o p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; and m a i n ­
t a in in g n e c e s s a r y r e c o r d s and f i l e s .

s h ip p in g c o n t a i n e r s and m a y i n v o l v e o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o l l o w i n g : K n o w l e d g e
o f v a r i o u s i t e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r to v e r i f y c o n t e n t ; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r i a t e
ty p e and s i z e o f c o n t a i n e r ; i n s e r t i n g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a i n e r ; u s i n g e x c e l s i o r
o r o t h e r m a t e r i a l t o p r e v e n t b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c l o s i n g and s e a l i n g c o n ­
t a i n e r ; and a p p ly in g l a b e l s o r e n t e r i n g i d e n t i f y i n g da t a on c o n t a i n e r .
Packers
who a lso m ak e w ooden b o x e s o r c r a t e s a re exclu ded .
M A T E R I A L HANDLING L A B O R E R

F o r wage

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

w orkers

are cla ssifie d as follow s:
A w o r k e r e m p l o y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r i n g p la n t, s t o r e , o r
o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t w h o s e d u t i e s i n v o l v e o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
L o a d i n g and u n lo a d in g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s and m e r c h a n d i s e o n o r f r o m f r e i g h t
c a r s , tr u c k s , o r oth er tr a n sp o rtin g d e v ic e s ; unpacking, shelving, o r p lacing
m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d i s e in p r o p e r
s t o r a g e l o c a t i o n ; and t r a n s p o r t i n g
m a te r ia ls o r m e r c h a n d is e by handtruck, c a r , or w h eelba rrow .
Longshore
w o r k e r s , w h o l o a d and u n lo a d s h i p s , a r e e x c l u d e d .

S h ip p in g c l e r k
R eceiv ing cle rk
S h ip p in g and r e c e i v i n g c l e r k
WAREHOUSEMAN
A s d i r e c t e d , p e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f w a r e h o u s i n g d u t ie s w h i c h r e q u i r e
an u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f the e s t a b l i s h m e n t ' s s t o r a g e p l a n .
W ork in volves m o s t
o f th e f o l l o w i n g : V e r i f y i n g m a t e r i a l s ( o r m e r c h a n d i s e ) a g a i n s t r e c e i v i n g
d o c u m e n t s , n o t in g and r e p o r t i n g d i s c r e p a n c i e s and o b v i o u s d a m a g e s ; r o u t in g
m a t e r i a l s to p r e s c r i b e d s t o r a g e l o c a t i o n s ; s t o r i n g , s t a c k i n g , o r p a l l e t i z i n g
m a t e r i a l s in a c c o r d a n c e w ith p r e s c r i b e d s t o r a g e m e t h o d s ; r e a r r a n g i n g and
t a k i n g i n v e n t o r y o f s t o r e d m a t e r i a l s ; e x a m i n i n g s t o r e d m a t e r i a l s and
r e p o r t i n g d e t e r i o r a t i o n and d a m a g e ; r e m o v i n g m a t e r i a l f r o m s t o r a g e and
p r e p a r i n g it f o r s h i p m e n t .
M a y o p e r a t e hand o r p o w e r t r u c k s in p e r f o r m i n g
w a re h o u sin g du ties.
E x c l u d e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y d u tie s i n v o l v e s h ip p in g and r e c e i v ­
in g w o r k ( s e e S h ip p in g and R e c e i v i n g C l e r k and S h ip p in g P a c k e r ) , o r d e r f i l l i n g
(see O rd e r F ille r ), o r operating p o w e r truck s (see P o w e r - T r u c k O p era tor).

O p e ra te s a m an ually c o n tr o lle d g a s o lin e - o r e le c t r i c - p o w e r e d truck
o r t r a c t o r t o t r a n s p o r t g o o d s and m a t e r i a l s o f a l l k in d s ab out a w a r e h o u s e ,
m a n u f a c t u r i n g p la n t, o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
truck,

F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s
as f o llo w s :

a r e c l a s s i f i e d by type o f p o w e r -

F ork lift o p erator
P o w e r - t r u c k o p e r a t o r ( o t h e r th an f o r k l i f t )
GUARD AND W ATCHMAN
G uard.
P e r f o r m s r o u t i n e p o l i c e d u t i e s , e i t h e r at f i x e d p o s t o r on
to u r , m ain tain in g o r d e r , using a r m s o r f o r c e w h e r e n e c e s s a r y .
In clu d es
g u a r d s w h o a r e s t a t i o n e d at g a te and c h e c k o n i d e n t i t y o f e m p l o y e e s and
oth er p e r so n s e n te rin g .

ORDER FIL L E R
F i l l s s h ip p in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r f i n i s h e d g o o d s f r o m s t o r e d
m e r c h a n d i s e in a c c o r d a n c e w ith s p e c i f i c a t i o n s o n s a l e s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s '
o r d e r s , o r other in stru ction s.
M a y , in a d d it io n to f i l l i n g o r d e r s and i n d i ­
cating it e m s fille d o r om itte d , k eep r e c o r d s o f ou tgoin g o r d e r s , re q u isitio n
a d d i t i o n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p l i e s t o s u p e r v i s o r , and p e r f o r m o t h e r
re la te d du ties.
SH IPPING P A C K E R
P r e p a r e s fin ish ed p r o d u c ts f o r shipm ent o r sto ra g e by p la cin g them
in s h ip p in g c o n t a i n e r s , the s p e c i f i c o p e r a t i o n s p e r f o r m e d b e in g d e p e n d e n t
u po n th e t y p e , s i z e , and n u m b e r o f u nits to b e p a c k e d , the t y p e o f c o n t a i n e r
e m p l o y e d , and m e t h o d o f s h i p m e n t .
W o r k r e q u i r e s the p l a c i n g o f i t e m s in




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W atchm an.
M akes rounds of p r e m is e s
p r o p e r t y a g a in s t f i r e , t h e f t , and i l l e g a l e n t r y .
JANITOR,

p e riod ica lly

in

protectin g

P O R T E R , OR C L E A N E R

C l e a n s and k e e p s in an o r d e r l y c o n d i t i o n f a c t o r y w o r k i n g a r e a s and
w a s h r o o m s , o r p r e m i s e s o f an o f f i c e , a p a r t m e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l
o r oth er e sta b lish m en t.
D u t ie s i n v o l v e a c o m b i n a t i o n o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
S w e e p i n g , m o p p i n g o r s c r u b b i n g , and p o l i s h i n g f l o o r s ; r e m o v i n g c h i p s , t r a s h ,
and o t h e r r e f u s e ; d u s t in g e q u i p m e n t , f u r n i t u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o l i s h i n g m e t a l
f i x t u r e s o r t r i m m i n g s ; p r o v i d i n g s u p p l i e s and m i n o r m a i n t e n a n c e s e r v i c e s ;
and c l e a n i n g l a v a t o r i e s , s h o w e r s , 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 i n d o w w a s h i n g a r e e x c l u d e d .

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C o lu m b u s , M is s .
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M a r tin s b u r g , W. V a.
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G re a t F a lls , M ont.
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L o w e r E a s te r n S h o r e , M d.—V a.—D el.
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M a co n , Ga.
M a d iso n , W is.
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M a rq u e tte , E s c a n a b a , Sault Ste. M a r ie , M ich .
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M e r id ia n , M is s .
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M o n tg o m e r y , A la .
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F la .

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P e o r ia , III.
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P e n d le to n , W ash.— re g .
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San B e r n a rd in o —O n ta rio, C a lif.
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Savannah, Ga.
S e lm a , A la .
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S tock ton , C a lif.
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W aco and K ille e n —T e m p le , T ex .
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c l e r i c a l e m p lo y e e s is a v a ila b le .
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A rea
A k ro n , O h io, D e c . 1975______________________________________________
A lb a n y -S ch e n e cta d y —T r o y , N .Y ., Sept. 1975*______________________
A n ah eim —
Santa A n a -G a r d e n G ro v e , C a lif., O ct. 1975*___________
A tlan ta, G a., M ay 1976______________________________________________
A u s tin , T e x ., D e c . 1 9 7 5 * ____________________________________________
B a lt im o r e , M d ., A u g. 1 9 7 5 * ________________________________________
B illin g s , M o n t., Ju ly 1976___________________________________________
B in gh am ton , N .Y r -P a ., J u ly 1975 __________________________________
B irm in g h a m , A la ., M a r . 1976*______________________________________
B o s to n , M a s s ., A u g. 1 9 7 5 *__________________________________________
B u ffa lo , N .Y ., O ct. 1 9 7 5 * ____________________________________________
C anton, O h io, M ay 1 9 7 6 _______________________ ______________________
C h atta nooga, T e n n ^ G a ., Sept. 1 9 7 5 * _______________________________
C h ic a g o , 111., M ay 1976______________________________________________
C in cin n ati, O hio— y.—Ind., M a r . 197 6______________________________
K
C le v e la n d , O h io, Sept. 197 5__________________________________ _______
C o lu m b u s, O h io, O ct. 1 9 7 5 * ________________________________________
C o rp u s C h r is t i, T e x ., J u ly 1976____________________________________
D a ll a s - F o r t W orth , T e x ., O c t . 1 9 7 5 * ______________________________
D a v e n p o r t -R o c k Island— o lin e , I o w a -I ll., F e b . 197 6____________
M
D ayton, O h io, D e c . 1975______________________________________________
D aytona B e a ch , F l a ., A u g. 1 9 7 6 ____________________________________
D en ver—B o u ld e r , C o lo ., D e c . 197 5_________________________________
D e tr o it, M ic h ., M a r . 1976*__________________________________________
F o r t L a u d e r d a le — o lly w o o d and W e s t P a lm Beach—
H
B o c a R a ton , F la ., A p r . 197 6_____________________ ________________
F r e s n o , C a lif ., June 1 9 7 6 ____ __ ______ ____________________ _______
G a in e s v ille , F l a ., Sept. 1975________________________________________
G re e n B a y, W is ., J u ly 19761________________________________________
G r e e n s b o r o -W in s t o n -S a le m — igh P o in t, N .C ., A u g. 19761_________
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G r e e n v ille — pa rtan bu rg, S .C ., June 1 9 7 6 * _________________________
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H a r tfo r d , C on n ., M a r . 19 7 6 _________________________________________
H ouston, T e x ., A p r . 19 7 6 ____________________________________________
H u n ts v ille , A la ., F e b . 1976 _________________________________________
In d ia n a p o lis, Ind., O c t . 1 9 7 5 * _______________________________________
J a c k s o n , M is s ., F e b . 1976___________________________________________
J a c k s o n v ille , F l a ., D e c . 1975_______________________________________
K a n sa s C ity, M o .— a n s ., Sept. 197 5________________________________
K
L e x in g t o n -F a y e tt e , K y ., N ov. 1 9 7 5 * _______ ________________________
L o s A n g e le s — on g B e a ch , C a lif ., O ct. 1 9 7 5 * _____________________
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L o u is v ille , K y .—
Ind., N o v . 19 7 5 _____________________________________
M e lb o u r n e -T it u s v ille — o c o a , F la ., A u g. 1 97 5______________________
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M e m p h is , T en n,— rk «— is s ., N o v. 1975___________________________
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1 9 0 0 -3 9 ,
1 8 5 0 -5 0 ,
1 9 0 0 -1 1 ,
1 8 5 0 -5 8 ,
1 8 5 0 -6 9 ,
1 9 0 0 -2 8 ,
1 8 5 0 -6 7 ,
1 9 0 0 -3 2 ,
1 9 0 0 -7 ,
1 8 5 0 -6 4 ,
1 8 5 0 -7 8 ,
1 9 0 0 -4 1 ,
1 8 5 0 -5 9 ,
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65 ce n ts
85 ce n ts
55 cen ts
85 cen ts
55 ce n ts
95 cen ts
55 cen ts
45 ce n ts
80 cen ts
75 ce n ts
$ 1 .1 5
45 ce n ts
65 ce n ts
45 ce n ts

A rea
M ia m i, F la ., O ct. 1975______________________________________________
M ilw a u k ee, W is ., A p r . 1 97 6________________________________________
M in n e a p o lis—
St. P a u l, M inn.— is ., Jan . 1976_____________________
W
N a s s a u -S u ffo lk , N .Y ., June 1976___________________________________
N ew ark , N .J ., Jan . 197 6_____________________________________________
N ew O r le a n s , L a ., Jan . 19 7 6 _______________________________________
N ew Y o r k , N .Y ^ N .J ., M ay 1976____________________________________
N o rfo lk — ir g in ia B e a c h -P o r t s m o u t h , V a .— .C ., M a y 1 9 7 6 * _____
V
N
N o rfo lk — ir g in ia B e a ch — o r ts m o u th and N ew p ort N ew s—
V
P
H am pton, V a.—N .C ., M ay 1 9 7 6 * __________________________________
N o rth e a s t P en n sy lv a n ia , A u g. 1 9 7 6 ________________________________
O k la h o m a C ity , O k la ., A u g. 1976 ____________________ _____________
O m aha, N e b r ,-I o w a , O ct. 1975______________________________________
P a t e r s o n - C l i ft o n - P a s s a i c , N .J ., June 1976_______________________
P h ila d e lp h ia , P a ,— .J ., N ov . 197 5_________________________________
N
P itts b u r g h , P a ., Jan . 1 9 7 6 * ________________________________________
P o r tla n d , M ain e, N o v . 1975_________________________________________
P o r tla n d , O r e g ,— a sh ., M ay 197 5___________________ ______________
W
P o u g h k e e p s ie , N .Y ., June 1 9 7 5 * ___________________________________
P o u g h k e e p s ie -K in g s to n -N e w b u r g h , N .Y ., June 19 7 5 *____________
P r o v id e n c e -W a r w ic k —P a w tu ck et, R . 1 ,-M a s s ., June 1976________
R a le ig h -D u rh a m , N .C ., F e b . 197 6_________________________________
R ich m o n d , V a ., June 1976___________________________________________
St. L o u is , M o ,- I ll ., M a r . 1 9 7 6 * ____________________________________
S a cra m e n to , C a lif., D e c . 197 5______________________________________
Saginaw , M ic h ., N ov. 197 5_____________________________________ _
Salt L a ke C ity— gden, U tah, N ov. 1 9 7 5 *_________ _
O
San A n to n io , T e x ., M ay 197 6_______________________________________
San D ie g o , C a lif., N o v . 1975________________________________________
San F r a n c i s c o — akland, C a lif., M a r . 197 6________________________
O
San J o s e , C a lif., M a r . 1976_________________________________________
S eattle— v e re tt, W a s h ., Ja n . 1 97 6___________________________ _
E
South Ben d, Ind., M a r . 19 7 6 ________________________________________
S ta m fo rd , C o n n ., M ay 197 6*________________________________________
S y r a c u s e , N .Y ., J u ly 1 9 7 6 __________________________________________
T o le d o , O h io -M ic h ., M ay 1976__ __________________________________
T re n to n , N .J ., Sept. 1 9 7 5 * __________________________________________
U t ic a -R o m e , N .Y ., J u ly 1 9 7 5 * ______________________________________
W ashington, D .C ^ M d ^ V a ., M a r . 1 9 7 6 _ __________________________
W e s t c h e s te r C ou nty, N .Y ., M ay 1976____ ;_________________________
W ich ita , K a n s ., A p r . 1976___________________________________________
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s ., A p r . 1 9 7 6 ______________________________________
Y o r k , P a ., F e b . 197 6________________________________________________

Bulletin number
and p rice *
185 0 -7 6 ,
190 0 -2 2 ,
1 90 0-3 ,
1 9 0 0 -3 5 ,
190 0 -1 0 ,
19 0 0 -2 ,
1 9 0 0 -4 8 ,
1 9 0 0 -2 7 ,

95 cen ts
85 cen ts
95 cents
85 cen ts
85 cen ts
75 cen ts
$ 1 .0 5
85 cents

1 9 0 0 -3 3 ,
1 9 0 0 -4 3 ,
1 9 0 0 -4 2 ,
185 0 -5 6 ,
190 0-3 8,
185 0 -6 5 ,
19 0 0 -1 ,
1850-72 ,
1 85 0-4 0,
1 85 0-7 0,
185 0 -6 8 ,
1 9 0 0 -3 1 ,
19 0 0 -1 8 ,
1 9 0 0 -3 4 ,
190 0 -1 9 ,
1 8 5 0 -8 7 ,
1 8 5 0 -7 1 ,
1 8 5 0 -7 4 ,
1 9 0 0 -2 3 ,
185 0 -7 7 ,
1 90 0-9 ,
1 9 0 0 -1 3 ,
19 0 0 -6 ,
1 90 0-5 ,
190 0 -4 0 ,
1 9 0 0 -4 4 ,
1 9 0 0 -2 4 ,
185 0 -6 0 ,
185 0 -4 8 ,
1 90 0-1 2,
19 0 0 -4 6 ,
1 9 0 0 -2 1 ,
1 90 0-1 6,
1 9 0 0 -4 ,

85 cen ts
65 cen ts
55 cen ts
$ 1 .1 0
55 cen ts
85 cen ts
$ 1 .1 5
45 cen ts
75 cen ts
65 cen ts
75 cen ts
75 cen ts
55 cen ts
65 cen ts
$ 1 .2 5
45 cen ts
35 cen ts
75 ce n ts
65 cen ts
45 cen ts
95 cen ts
75 cen ts
65 cen ts
55 cen ts
85 cen ts
55 cen ts
55 cents
$ 1 .2 0
80 cen ts
85 cents
55 cen ts
55 cen ts
55 cents
55 cen ts

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R e g io n I

R e g io n II

R e g io n IV

R e g io n I I I

1 60 3 J F K F e d e ra l B u ild in g
G o v e r n m e n t C e n te r
B o s to n , M a s s . 0 2 2 0 3
P h o n e : 2 2 3 -6 7 6 1 (A re a C o d e 6 1 7 )

S u ite 3 4 0 0
1 5 1 5 B ro a d w a y
N e w Y o rk , N .Y . 1 0 0 3 6
P h o n e : 9 7 1 -5 4 0 5 (A re a C o d e 2 1 2 )

3 5 3 5 M a rk e t S tre e t,
P .O . B o x 1 3 3 0 9
P h ila d e lp h ia , Pa. 19101
P h o n e : 5 9 6 -1 1 5 4 (A re a C o d e 21 5 )

S u ite 5 4 0
1371 P e a c h tre e S t., N .E .
A t la n ta , G a . 3 0 3 0 9
P h o n e : 5 2 6 -5 4 1 8 (A re a C o d e 4 0 4 )

C o n n e c t ic u t
M a in e
M a s s a c h u s e tts
N e w H a m p s h ir e
R h o d e I s la n d
V e rm o n t

N e w J e rs e y
N e w Y o rk
P u e rto R ic o
V ir g in Is la n d s

D e la w a re
D is t r ic t o f C o lu m b ia
M a ry la n d
P e n n s y lv a n ia
V ir g in ia
W e s t V ir g in ia

A la b a m a
F lo rid a
G e o r g ia
K e n tu c k y
M is s is s ip p i
N o rth C a r o lin a
S o u th C a r o lin a
Tennessee

R e g io n V
9 th F lo o r , 2 3 0 S . D e a rb o rn S t.
C h ic a g o , III. 6 0 6 0 4
P h o n e : 3 5 3 -1 8 8 0 (A re a C o d e 3 1 2 )
I llin o is
In d ia n a
M ic h ig a n
M in n e s o ta
O h io
W is c o n s in




R e g io n V I

R e g io n s V I I a n d V I I I

R e g io n s IX a n d X

S e c o n d F lo o r
5 5 5 G r iff in S q u a re B u ild in g
D a lla s , T e x. 7 5 2 0 2
P h o n e : 7 4 9 -3 5 1 6 (A re a C o d e 2 1 4 )

F e d e ra l O ffic e B u ild in g
911 W a ln u t S t., 1 5 th F lo o r
K a n s a s C ity , M o . 6 4 1 0 6
P h o n e : 3 7 4 -2 4 8 1 (A re a C o d e 8 1 6 )

4 5 0 G o ld e n G a te A v e .
B ox 36017
S a n F r a n c is c o , C a lif . 9 4 1 0 2
P h o n e : 5 5 6 -4 6 7 8 (A re a C o d e 4 1 5 )

A rk a n s a s
L o u is ia n a
N e w M e x ic o
O k la h o m a
T exas

V II
Io w a
K ansas
M is s o u r i
N e b ra s k a

IX
A r iz o n a
C a lif o r n ia
H a w a ii
N evada

V III
C o lo r a d o
M o n ta n a
N o rth D a k o ta
S o u th D a k o ta
U ta h
W y o m in g

X
A la s k a
Id a h o
O re g o n
W a s h in g t o n