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Area Wage Survey
The Newark and Jersey City, New Jersey,
M etropolitan Area




February 1966

B u lletin No. 1 4 6 5 - 5 0
A p ril 1966

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Arthur M. Ross, Commissioner

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Preface

Contents
Page

T h e B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s p r o g r a m o f annual
o c c u p a t i o n a l w a g e s u r v e y s in m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s is d e ­
s i g n e d to p r o v i d e data on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s , and e s t a b ­
l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s . It
y i e l d s d e t a i l e d data b y s e l e c t e d i n d u s tr y d i v i s i o n s f o r eac h
o f the a r e a s stu d ie d , f o r e c o n o m i c r e g i o n s , and f o r the
U n ite d State s . A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in the p r o g r a m is the
n e e d f o r g r e a t e r in s ig h t into (1) the m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s by
o c c u p a t i o n a l c a t e g o r y and s k i l l l e v e l , and (2) the s t r u c t u r e
and l e v e l o f w a g e s a m o n g a r e a s and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s .
A t the end o f e a c h s u r v e y , an in d i v i d u a l a r e a
b u l l e t i n p r e s e n t s s u r v e y r e s u l t s f o r e a c h a r e a studied.
A f t e r c o m p l e t i o n o f a l l o f the i n d i v i d u a l a r e a b u lle tin s f o r
a round o f s u r v e y s , a t w o - p a r t s u m m a r y b u l l e t i n is is s u e d .
T h e f i r s t p a r t b r i n g s data f o r e a c h o f the m e t r o p o l i t a n
a r e a s stu d ie d into on e b u l l e ti n . T h e s e c o n d p a r t p r e s e n t s
i n f o r m a t i o n w h i c h has b e e n p r o j e c t e d f r o m i n d i v i d u a l m e t ­
r o p o l i t a n a r e a data to r e l a t e to e c o n o m i c r e g i o n s and the
U n i t e d S tate s.

I n t r o d u c t i o n ___________________________________________________________________________
W a g e tr e n d s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p s _________________________________
Tables:
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E i g h t y - f i v e a r e a s c u r r e n t l y a r e i n c lu d e d in the
p r o g r a m . I n f o r m a t i o n on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s is c o l l e c t e d
an n u ally in e a c h a r e a . I n f o r m a t i o n on e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c ­
t i c e s and s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s is ob ta in e d b i e n ­
n i a l l y in m o s t o f the a r e a s .
T h i s b u l l e ti n p r e s e n t s r e s u l t s o f the s u r v e y in
N e w a r k and J e r s e y C i t y , N . J. , in F e b r u a r y 1966. T h e
Stand ard M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a s , as d e fi n e d by the
B u re a u o f the B u d g e t th ro ugh M a r c h 1965, c o n s i s t o f E s s e x ,
Hudson, M o r r i s , and U n io n C o u n ti e s .
T h is
study w a s
con d u cted by the B u r e a u 's r e g i o n a l o f f i c e in N e w Y o r k ,
N. Y. , H e r b e r t B i e n s t o c k , D i r e c t o r ; b y P h i l i p G o l d s t e i n ,
u n de r the d i r e c t i o n o f H a r o l d A . B a r l e t t a . T h e study w a s
u n d e r the g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o f F r e d e r i c k W. M u e l l e r ,
A s s i s t a n t R e g i o n a l D i r e c t o r f o r W a g e s and I n d u s t r i a l
R elation s.




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E s t a b l i s h m e n t s and w o r k e r s w i th i n s c o p e o f s u r v e y and
n u m b e r s t u d i e d ____________________________________________________________
I n d e x e s o f s ta n d a rd w e e k l y s a l a r i e s and s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y
e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p s , and p e r c e n t s o f
i n c r e a s e f o r s e l e c t e d p e r i o d s ___________________________________________
O ccupation al e a r n in g s :*
A - 1. O f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n and w o m e n ______________________________
A - 2 . P r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n and w o m e n ____
A-3.
O f f i c e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , and t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s —
m e n and w o m e n c o m b i n e d _______________________________________
A - 4 . M a i n t e n a n c e and p o w e r p l a n t o c c u p a t i o n s _______________________
A - 5. C u s t o d i a l and m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t i o n s ________________
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 - l . 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 w o m e n o f f i c e w o r k e r s ______
B - 2 . Sh ift d i f f e r e n t i a l s ____________________________________________________
B - 3 . S c h ed u le d w e e k l y h o u r s ____________________________________________
B - 4 . P a i d h o l i d a y s _________________________________________________________
B - 5 . P a i d v a c a t i o n s ______________
B - 6 . H e a lth , i n s u r a n c e , and p e n s i o n p l a n s ___________________________
B - 7 . H e a l t h i n s u r a n c e b e n e f i t s p r o v i d e d e m p l o y e e s and
t h e i r d e p e n d e n t s ___________________________________________________
B -8. P r o f i t - s h a r i n g p l a n s ________________________________________________

A ppen dixes:
A . C h a n g e s in o c c u p a t i o n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s ___________________________________
B. O c c u p a t i o n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s _________________________________________________

areas.

* N O T E : S i m i l a r ta b u la tio n s
(S e e i n s i d e b a c k c o v e r . )

a r e a v a ila b le fo r other

C u r r e n t r e p o r t s on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s and s u p p l e ­
m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s in the N e w a r k and J e r s e y C i t y
a r e a s a r e a l s o a v a i l a b l e f o r banking ( N o v e m b e r 1964),
c o n t r a c t c l e a n i n g s e r v i c e s (June 1965), flu id m i l k ( O c t o b e r
1 964) , th e m a c h i n e r y i n d u s t r i e s ( M a y 1965), n o n f e r r o u s
f o u n d r i e s (June 1965), p ain ts and v a r n i s h e s ( N o v e m b e r
1 965) , a n d p a p e r b o a r d b o x e s ( N o v e m b e r 1964).
Unio n
s c a le s, in dicative o f p re v a ilin g pay le v e ls , a r e a v a ila b le
f o r b u il d in g c o n s t r u c t i o n , p r i n t i n g , l o c a l - t r a n s i t o p e r a t i n g
e m p l o y e e s , and m o t o r t r u c k d r i v e r s and h e l p e r s .

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Area Wage Survey—
The Newark and Jersey City, N J., Metropolitan Area
Introduction
r e p o r t e d , as f o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l oc c u p a tio n s , r e f e r e n c e is to the w o r k
s c h e d u l e s ( r o u n d e d to the n e a r e s t h a l f hour) f o r w h ic h s t r a i g h t - t i m e
s a l a r i e s a r e p a id ; a v e r a g e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s f o r t h e s e o c c u p a tio n s ha ve
b e e n roun ded to the n e a r e s t h a l f d o l l a r .

T h i s a r e a is 1 o f 85 in w h ic h the U. S. D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r ' s
B u re a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s con du ct s s u r v e y s o f o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n i n g s
and r e l a t e d w a g e b e n e f its on an a r e a w i d e b a s i s .
In this a r e a , data
w e r e o b ta in e d by 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 e c o n o m i s t s to r e p r e ­
s e n ta t i v e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith in s ix b r o a d i n d u s tr y d i v i s i o n s :
M anu­
f a c t u r i n g ; tr a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a ti o n , and o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s ;
w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; fin a n c e, i n s u r a n ce , and r e a l e s t a t e ; and
serv ic e s.
M a j o r in d u s tr y g ro u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m th e s e stu d ie 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 the c o n s t r u c t i o n and e x t r a c t i v e in d u s t r i e s .
E s t a b l i s h m e n t s ha vin g f e w e r than a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s a r e
o m i t t e d b e c a u s e they tend to f u r n i s h i n s u f f i c i e n t e m p l o y m e n t in the
o c c u p a tio n s stu die d to w a r r a n t i n c lu s io n .
S e p a r a t e ta b ula tion s a r e
p r o v i d e d f o r e a c h o f the b r o a d in d u s tr y d i v i s i o n s w h ic h m e e t pub ­
lica tio n c r it e r ia .

The a v e ra g e s p resen ted r e f le c t com posite, area w id e e s t i ­
m ates.
I n d u s t r i e s and e s t a b l i s h m e n t s d i f f e r in pay l e v e l and j o b
s t a f f i n g and, thus, c o n tr i b u t e d i f f e r e n t l y to the e s t i m a t e s f o r each job .
T h e p ay r e l a t i o n s h i p o b ta in a b le f r o m the a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l to r e f l e c t
a c c u r a t e l y the w a g e s p r e a d o r d i f f e r e n t i a l m a i n ta i n e d a m on g jo b s in
i n d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . S i m i l a r l y , d i f f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e p ay l e v e l s
f o r m e n and w o m e n in any o f the s e l e c t e d oc c u p a tio n s should not be
a s s u m e d to r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y t r e a t m e n t o f the s e x e s w ith in
in d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . O th e r p o s s i b l e f a c t o r s w h ic h m a y c o n t r i b ­
ute to d i f f e r e n c e s in pay f o r m e n and w o m e n i n c lu d e : D i f f e r e n c e s in
p r o g r e s s i o n w i th i n e s t a b l i s h e d r a t e r a n g e s , s i n c e on ly the ac tu al r a t e s
p aid in c u m b e n ts a r e c o l l e c t e d ; and d i f f e r e n c e s in s p e c i f i c d uties p e r ­
f o r m e d , although the w o r k e r s a r e a p p r o p r i a t e l y c l a s s i f i e d w ith in the
sam e s u rvey jo b d escrip tio n .
Job d e s c r i p t i o n s used in c l a s s i f y i n g
e m p l o y e e s in th e s e s u r v e y s a r e u s u a lly m o r e g e n e r a l i z e d than th ose
used in in 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 the s p e c i f i c du tie s p e r f o r m e d .

T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e condu cted on a s a m p l e b a s i s b e c a u s e of
the u n n e c e s s a r y c o s t i n v o l v e d in s u r v e y i n g a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
To
ob ta in o p tim u m a c c u r a c y at m i n i m u m cost, a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t i o n of
l a r g e than o f s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s is stu die d. In c o m b i n i n g the data,
h o w e v e r , a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e g i v e n t h e i r a p p r o p r i a t e w e i g h t. E s ­
t i m a t e s b a s e d on the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s stu d ie d a r e p r e s e n t e d , t h e r e f o r e ,
as r e l a t i n g to a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in the in d u s tr y g ro u p in g and a r e a ,
e x c e p t f o r th ose b e l o w the m i n i m u m s i z e stu died.
O c c u p ation s

O c c u p a ti 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 to tal in
a l l 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 the study and not the nu m b er
actually su rvey ed .
B e c a u s e o f d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a tio n a l s tr u c tu r e
a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , the e s t i m a t e s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t o b ­
tain e d f r o m the s a m p l e o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s stu d ied s e r v e on ly to i n d ic a te
the r e l a t i v e i m p o r t a n c e o f the j o b s stu d ied .
T h e s e d i f f e r e n c e s in
o c c u p a t i o n a l s t r u c t u r e do not m a t e r i a l l y a f f e c t the a c c u r a c y o f the
e a r n i n g s data.

and E a r n in g s *3

The o c c u p a tio n s s e l e c t e d f o r study 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 tu r i n g and n o n m a n u fa c t u rin g i n d u s t r i e s ,
and a r e o f the
follo w in g typ es:
( l ) 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 te n a n c e and p o w e r p l a n t ; and (4) c u s t o d i a l and m a t e r i a l m o v e ­
m e n t.
O c c u p a tio n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n is b a s e d on a u n i f o r m s e t o f jo b
d e s c r i p t i o n s d e s i g n e d to ta ke ac c ou 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 duties w ith in the s a m e j o b .
T h e oc c u p a tio n s s e l e c t e d f o r study
a r e l i s t e d and d e s c r i b e d in ap p e n d ix B.
E a r n i n g s data f o r s o m e of
the oc c u p a tio n s l i s t e d and d e s c r i b e d a r e not p r e s e n t e d in the A - s e r i e s
t a b le s b e c a u s e e i t h e r ( l ) e m p l o y m e n t in the o c c u p a ti o n is to o s m a l l
to p r o v i d e eno ugh data to m e r i t p r e s e n t a t i o n , o r (2) t h e r e is p o s s i ­
b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f in d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t data .

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
I n f o r m a t i o n is p r e s e n t e d (i n the B - s e r i e s ta b l e 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 as they
r e l a t e to p lant and o f f i c e w o r k e r s .
A d m i n i s t r a t i v e , e x e c u t i v e , and
p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p l o y e e s , and f o r c e - a c c o u n t c o n s t r u c t i o n w o r k e r s who
a r e u t i l i z e d as a s e p a r a t e w o r k f o r c e a r e e x c lu d e d .
"P lan t w o rk e rs "
in clud e w o r k i n g f o r e m e n and a l l n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r s (in c lu d in g
l e a d m e n and t r a i n e e s ) e n g a g e d in n o n o f f i c e fu n c tio n s .
"O ffice w o rk ­
e r s " in c lu d e w o r k i n g s u p e r v i s o r s and n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r s p e r ­
f o r m i n g c l e r i c a l o r r e l a t e d fu n c tio n s . C a f e t e r i a w o r k e r s and r o u t e m e n
a r e e x c l u d e d in m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s , but in clu d ed in nonm anu­
factu rin g in du stries.

O c c u p a tio n a l e m p l o y m e n t and e a r n i n g s data a r e shown f o r
f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s , i. e . , th os e h i r e d to w o r k a r e g u l a r w e e k l y s c hed ule
in the g i v e n o c c u p a ti o n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
E a r n i n g s data e x c l u d e p r e ­
m i u m p ay f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , and
l a te s h if ts .
N o n p r o d u c ti o n bon u s es a r e e x c lu d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g
bon u s es and i n c e n t i v e e a r n i n g s a r e in c lu d e d . W h e r e w e e k l y h o u rs a r e




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M i n i m u m e n tr a n c e s a l a r i e s ( t a b l e B - l ) r e l a t e on ly to the e s ­
tablishm ents v is ite d .
T h e y a r e p r e s e n t e d in t e r m s o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
w it h f o r m a l m i n i m u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r y p o l i c i e s .
Sh if t d i f f e r e n t i a l data ( t a b l e B - Z ) a r e l i m i t e d to p lan t w o r k e r s
in m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s .
T h i s i n f o r m a t i o n is p r e s e n t e d both in
t e r m s o f (1) e s t a b l i s h m e n t p o l i c y , 1 p r e s e n t e d in t e r m s o f t o ta l plant
w o r k e r e m p l o y m e n t , and (2) e f f e c t i v e p r a c t i c e , p r e s e n t e d in t e r m s o f
w o r k e r s a c t u a l l y e m p l o y e d on the s p e c i f i e d s h ift at the t i m e o f the
survey.
In e s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v in g v a r i e d d i f f e r e n t i a l s , the am ou nt
a p p lyin g to a m a j o r i t y w a s u s e d o r , i f no am ou nt a p p lie d to a m a j o r i t y ,
the c l a s s i f i c a t i o n " o t h e r " w a s used . In e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in w h ic h s o m e
l a t e - s h i f t h o u rs a r e p aid at n o r m a l r a t e s , a d i f f e r e n t i a l w a s r e c o r d e d
on ly i f it a p p lie d to a m a j o r i t y o f the s h if t h o u rs.
T h e s c h e d u le d w e e k l y h o u r s ( t a b l e B - 3 ) of a m a j o r i t y o f the
f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s in an e s t a b l i s h m e n t a r e ta b ula te d as a p p ly in g to
a l l o f the plant o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s o f that e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
Paid ho lid ays;
p aid v a c a t i o n s ; he alt h, i n s u r a n c e , and p e n s i o n p la n s ; and p r o f i t - s h a r i n g
plans ( t a b l e s B - 4 th ro u gh B - 8 ) a r e t r e a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l l y on the b a s is
that th e s e a r e a p p l i c a b l e to a l l p la nt o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s i f a m a j o r i t y
o f such w o r k e r s a r e e l i g i b l e o r m a y e v e n t u a l l y q u a lify f o r the p r a c ­
t i c e s l i s t e d . Sums o f i n d i v i d u a l i t e m s in t a b l e s B - 2 th ro u gh B - 8 m a y
not eq u a l to ta ls b e c a u s e o f roun din g.
D a ta on p aid h o l i d a y s ( t a b l e B - 4 ) a r e l i m i t e d to data on h o l i ­
d ay s g r a n t e d an nuall y on a f o r m a l b a s i s ; i. e. , ( l ) a r e p r o v i d e d f o r
in w r i t t e n f o r m , o r (2) h a v e b e e n e s t a b l i s h e d by c u s t o m .
H olidays
o r d i n a r i l y g r a n t e d a r e i n c lu d e d e v e n though th ey m a y f a l l on a n o n ­
w o r k d a y , e v e n i f the w o r k e r is not g r a n t e d an oth er d a y o f f .
The f i r s t
p a r t o f the p aid h o l i d a y s ta b l e p r e s e n t s the n u m b e r of w h o l e and h a lf
holidays actually g ran ted.
T h e s e c o n d p a r t c o m b i n e s w h o l e and h a lf
h o lid a y s to s h o w t o ta l h o l i d a y t i m e .
T h e s u m m a r y o f v a c a t i o n p la ns ( t a b l e B - 5 ) is l i m i t e d to
fo r m a l p o lic ie s , excluding in fo r m a l a r ra n g em e n ts w h er e b y tim e off
w ith pay is g r a n t e d at the d i s c r e t i o n o f the e m p l o y e r .
E stim ates
e x c l u d e v a c a t i o n - s a v i n g s p lan s and th o s e w h i c h o f f e r " e x t e n d e d " o r
" s a b b a t i c a l " b e n e f i t s b e yo n d b a s i c plans to w o r k e r s w ith q u a l i fy i n g
le n g th s o f s e r v i c e .
T y p i c a l o f such e x c l u s i o n s a r e p lans in the s te e l,
a lu m inu m , and c a n i n d u s t r i e s . S e p a r a t e e s t i m a t e s a r e p r o v i d e d a c ­
c o r d i n g to e m p l o y e r p r a c t i c e in c o m p u tin g v a c a t i o n p a y m e n t s , such as
t i m e p a y m e n t s , p e r c e n t o f annual e a r n i n g s , o r fl a t- s u m am oun ts. H o w ­
e v e r , in the tab u la tio n s o f v a c a t i o n pay, p a y m e n t s not on a t i m e b a s is
w e r e c o n v e r t e d to a t i m e b a s i s ; f o r e x a m p l e , a p a y m e n t o f 2 p e r c e n t
o f annual e a r n i n g s w as c o n s i d e r e d as the e q u i v a l e n t o f 1 w e e k ' s p ay.
D a ta a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r a l l health, in s u r a n c e , and p e n s i o n
plans ( t a b l e s B - 6 and B - 7 ) f o r w h ic h at l e a s t a p a r t o f the c o s t is
b o r n e by the e m p l o y e r , e x c e p t i n g o n ly l e g a l r e q u i r e m e n t s such as

* An establishment was considered as having
conditions: (1 ) Operated late shifts at the tim e o f the
late shifts. A n establishment was considered as having
shifts during the 12 months prior to the survey, or (2 )
late shifts.




a p o licy i f it m et either o f the fo llow in g
survey, or (2 ) had form al provisions covering
form al provisions if it (1 ) had operated late
had provisions in written form for operating

w o r k m e n ' s c o m p e n s a t i o n , s o c i a l s e c u r i t y , and r a i l r o a d r e t i r e m e n t .
Such plans in c lu d e th os e u n d e r w r i t t e n by a c o m m e r c i a l i n s u r a n c e
c o m p a n y and th os e p r o v i d e d th ro u gh a union fund o r paid d i r e c t l y by
the e m p l o y e r out o f c u r r e n t o p e r a t i n g funds o r f r o m a fund s e t a s i d e
f o r this p u r p o s e .
D e a t h b e n e f i t s a r e in c lu d e d as a f o r m o f l i f e i n ­
surance.
S e l e c t e d healt h i n s u r a n c e b e n e f i t s p r o v i d e d e m p l o y e e s and
d e p e n d e n ts a r e a l s o p r e s e n t e d .
S ic k n e s s and a c c i d e n t i n s u r a n c e is l i m i t e d to that ty p e o f
i n s u r a n c e un der w h ich p r e d e t e r m i n e d c a s h p a y m e n t s a r e m a d e d i r e c t l y
to the in s u r e d on a w e e k l y o r m o n t h l y b a s i s d u r i n g i l l n e s s o r a c c i d e n t
d isab ility.
I n f o r m a t i o n is p r e s e n t e d f o r a l l such plans to w h ic h the
e m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t e s . H o w e v e r , in N e w Y o r k and N e w J e r s e y , w h ich
h a ve e n a c te d t e m p o r a r y d i s a b i l i t y i n s u r a n c e l a w s w h ic h r e q u i r e e m ­
p l o y e r c o n tr i b u t i o n s , *23 plans a r e i n c lu d e d o n ly i f the e m p l o y e r ( l ) c o n ­
t r i b u te s m o r e than is l e g a l l y r e q u i r e d , o r (2) p r o v i d e s the e m p l o y e e
w ith b e n e f i t s w h ich e x c e e d the r e q u i r e m e n t s o f the la w .
T a b u la tio n s
o f p aid s i c k l e a v e plans a r e l i m i t e d to f o r m a l p l a n s 3 w h ich p r o v i d e
f u l l p a y o r a p r o p o r t i o n o f the w o r k e r ' s p ay d u r i n g a b s e n c e f r o m w o r k
because of illn ess.
S e p a r a t e ta b u la tion s a r e p r e s e n t e d a c c o r d i n g to
( l ) p lans w h i c h p r o v i d e f u l l p a y and no w a i t i n g p e r i o d , and (2) plans
w h ic h p r o v i d e e i t h e r p a r t i a l pay o r a w a i t i n g p e r i o d .
In a d d itio n
to the p r e s e n t a t i o n o f the p r o p o r t i o n s o f w o r k e r s who a r e p r o v i d e d
s i c k n e s s and a c c i d e n t i n s u r a n c e o r p aid s i c k l e a v e , an un du plicated
t o ta l is shown o f w o r k e r s who r e c e i v e e i t h e r o r both ty p e s o f b e n e f i t s .
C a t a s t r o p h e i n s u r a n c e , s o m e t i m e s r e f e r r e d to as e xte n d e d
m e d i c a l in s u r a n c e , i n c lu d e s th os e plans w h ic h a r e d e s i g n e d to p r o t e c t
e m p l o y e e s in c a s e o f s i c k n e s s and i n j u r y i n v o l v i n g e x p e n s e s beyond
the n o r m a l c o v e r a g e o f h o s p i t a l i z a t i o n , m e d i c a l , and s u r g i c a l p la n s .
M e d i c a l i n s u r a n c e r e f e r s to plans p r o v i d i n g f o r c o m p l e t e o r p a r t i a l
payment of d octo rs' fees.
Such plans m a y b e u n d e r w r i t t e n by c o m ­
m e r c i a l i n s u r a n c e c o m p a n i e s o r n o n p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n s o r th ey m a y
be s e l f - i n s u r e d .
T a b u la tio n s o f r e t i r e m e n t p e n s i o n p lans a r e l i m i t e d
to th os e plans that p r o v i d e m o n t h l y p a y m e n t s f o r the r e m a i n d e r of
the w o r k e r ' s l i f e .
P r o f i t - s h a r i n g p lans ( t a b l e B - 8 ) a r e l i m i t e d to f o r m a l plans
w ith d e f i n i t e f o r m u l a s f o r c o m p u tin g p r o f i t s h a r e s to be d i s t r i b u t e d
a m o n g e m p l o y e e s and w h o s e f o r m u l a s w e r e c o m m u n i c a t e d to e m ­
p l o y e e s in a d v a n c e o f the d e t e r m i n a t i o n o f p r o f i t s . D a ta a r e p r e s e n t e d
a c c o r d i n g to p r o v i s i o n s f o r d i s t r i b u t i n g p r o f i t s h a r e s to e m p l o y e e s ;
( l ) C u r r e n t o r c a s h d i s t r i b u t i o n o f p r o f i t s h a r e s w ith in a s h o r t p e r i o d
a f t e r d e t e r m i n a t i o n o f p r o f i t s ; (2) d e f e r r e d d i s t r i b u t i o n o f p r o f i t s h a r e s
a f t e r a s p e c i f i e d n u m b e r o f y e a r s o r at r e t i r e m e n t ; (3) c o m b i n a t i o n
c u r r e n t and d e f e r r e d p l a n s ; and (4) e l e c t i v e d i s t r i b u t i o n p lans, un der
w h i c h e a c h p a r t i c i p a n t is r e q u i r e d to s e l e c t w h e t h e r to take his s h a r e
o f the c u r r e n t y e a r ' s p r o f i t in cas h, h a ve it d e f e r r e d , o r p a r t in c a s h
and p a r t d e f e r r e d .

2 Th e temporary disability laws in California and Rhode Island do not require em ployer
contributions.
3 A n establishment was considered as having a form al plan if it established at least the
minimum number o f days o f sick lea ve available to each em ployee.
Such a plan need not be
w ritten, but informal sick lea ve allowances, determ ined on an individual basis, were excluded.

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T a b le 1.

E s ta b lis h m e n ts and w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s u r v e y and n u m b er stu d ied in N e w a r k and J e r s e y C ity , N .J ., 1 b y m a jo r in d u s tr y d iv is io n , 2 F e b r u a r y 1966
W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts

N u m b e r o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts

In d u s tr y d iv is io n

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

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

Studied
T o ta l4

Stu d ied

P la n t
N u m ber

A l l d iv is io n s __________________________________________
M a n u fa c tu r in g _______________________________ _______
N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g ___________________________________
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and
o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s 5_________________________
W h o le s a le t r a d e _________________________________
R e t a i l t r a d e _______________________________________
F in a n c e , in s u ra n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e ________
S e r v ic e s 7 _________________________________________

100
-

100
50

100
50
50

O ffic e

P ercen t

T o ta l4

1, 285

287

443, 800

100

2 7 6 ,4 0 0

8 3 ,4 0 0

2 3 9,300

621
664

125
162

24 9 ,1 0 0
1 9 4 ,700

56
44

180,200
9 6 ,2 0 0

3 2 ,6 0 0
5 0 ,8 0 0

117,080
, 220

90
205
79
105
185

27
38
27
30
40

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

13

3 4 ,5 0 0
13, 100
2 8 ,0 0 0
6400

9 ,9 0 0
, 500
3 ,4 0 0
2 5 ,2 0 0
5 ,8 0 0

43, 680
, 330
2 5 ,7 5 0
22, 300
, 160

6
8
8

20,200

9

1

6

122
8

22

T h e N e w a r k and J e r s e y C it y S tan d ard M e t r o p o lit a n S t a t is t ic a l A r e a s , as d e fin e d b y the B u re a u o f the B u d g et th ro u g h M a r c h 1965, c o n s is t o f E s s e x , H u dson , M o r r i s , and U n ion C o u n tie s .
T h e " w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s tu d y " e s tim a te s show n in th is ta b le p r o v id e a r e a s o n a b ly a c c u r a t e d e s c r ip t io n o f th e s iz e and c o m p o s itio n o f th e la b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in th e s u r v e y . T h e e s tim a te s
a r e n ot in ten d ed , h o w e v e r , to s e r v e a s a b a s is o f c o m p a r is o n w ith o th e r e m p lo y m e n t in d e x e s fo r th e a r e a to m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t tr e n d s o r le v e ls s in c e (1 ) p la n n in g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u ir e s
the u s e o f e s ta b lis h m e n t d a ta c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in a d v a n c e o f the p a y r o ll p e r io d s tu d ie d , 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 f r o m the s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y .
T h e 1957 r e v is e d e d itio n o f the S ta n d a rd In d u s tr ia l C la s s ific a t io n M a n u a l and th e 1963 S u p p lem en t w e r e u s e d in c l a s s if y in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts b y in d u s try d iv is io n .
In c lu d e s a l l e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith to t a l e m p lo y m e n t a t o r a b o v e the m in im u m lim it a t io n . A l l o u tle ts (w ith in th e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in such in d u s tr ie s as t r a d e , fin a n c e , auto r e p a ir s e r v i c e ,
and m o tio n p ic t u 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.
In c lu d e s e x e c u t iv e , p r o fe s s io n a l, and o th e r w o r k e r s e x c lu d e d fr o m the s e p a r a te p la n t and o f f i c e c a t e g o r ie s .
T a x ic a b s and s e r v i c e s in c id e n ta l to w a t e r t r a n s p o r ta tio n w e r e exc lu d e d .
E s t im a t e r e la t e s to r e a l e s ta te e s ta b lis h m e n ts o n ly . W o r k e r s fr o m the e n t ir e in d u s try d iv is io n a r e r e p r e s e n t e d in the S e r ie s A ta b le s , but f r o m the r e a l e s ta te p o r tio n o n ly in " a l l in d u s tr y "
e s t im a t e s in the S e r ie s B t a b le s .
H otels.; p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u to m o b ile r e p a ir sh ops; m o tio n p ic t u r e s ; n o n p r o fit m e m b e r s h ip o r g a n iz a t io n s (e x c lu d in g r e lig io u s and c h a r it a b le o r g a n iz a t io n s ); and e n g in e e r in g
and a r c h it e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .

2
3

4
5
6

7




O v e r o n e - h a lf o f th e e m p lo y e e s w ith in s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y in the N e w a r k and J e r s e y
C it y a r e a w e r e e m p lo y e d in m a n u fa c tu rin g f i r m s . T h e fo llo w in g ta b le p r e s e n t s th e m a jo r
in d u s tr y g r o u p s and s p e c ific in d u s tr ie s as a p e r c e n t o f a l l m a n u fa c tu rin g :
In d u s try g ro u p
E l e c t r i c a l m a c h in e r y ____________ 23
C h e m ic a ls __________________________ 14
F o o d p r o d u c ts _____________________ 10
M a c h in e r y (e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l ) __ 9
F a b r ic a t e d m e t a l p r o d u c t s _________ 6
T r a n s p o r t a t io n e q u ip m e n t__________ 6

S p e c ific in d u s tr ie s
C o m m u n ic a tio n e q u ip m e n t_______
D r u g s ________________________________
E l e c t r i c lig h tin g and w ir in g
e q u ip m e n t________________________
E le c t r o n ic c o m p o n e n ts and
a c c e s s o r i e s ______________________
M o t o r v e h ic le s and e q u ip m e n t.-

8
6
4
4
4

T h is in fo r m a tio n is b a s e d on e s t im a t e s o f to t a l e m p lo y m e n t d e r iv e d f r o m u n iv e r s e
m a t e r ia ls c o m p ile d p r i o r to a c tu a l s u r v e y . P r o p o r t io n s in v a r io u s in d u s tr y d iv is io n s m a y
d i f f e r f r o m p r o p o r t io n s b a s e d on the r e s u lt s o f the s u r v e y as sh ow n in ta b le 1 a b o v e .

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Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
P r e s e n t e d in ta b le 2 a r e i n d e x e s and p e r c e n t a g e s of change in
a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s of o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s and i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s , and
in a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s of s e l e c t e d p la nt w o r k e r g ro u p s .
F o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s and i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s , the p e r ­
c e n t a g e s of chrange r e l a t e to a v e r a g e w e e k l y s a l a r i e s f o r n o r m a l hours
of w o r k , that i s , the s tan da rd w o r k s c h e d u le f o r wh ich s t r a i g h t - t i m e
s a l a r i e s a r e paid.
F o r pla nt w o r k e r g r o u p s , th ey m e a s u r e c han ges
in a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s , e x c lu d in g p r e m i u m p a y f o r
o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , and la te s h if ts .
The
p e r c e n t a g e s a r e b a s e d on data f o r s e l e c t e d k e y o c c u p a tio n s and i n ­
clude m o s t of the n u m e r i c a l l y i m p o r t a n t j o b s w ith in e ach group .
O ffice c lerica l (m en and wom en):
Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B
Clerks, accounting, classes A and B
Clerks, file , classes A , B, and C
Clerks, order
Cleiks, payroll
Com ptom eter operators
Keypunch operators, classes A and B
O ffice boys and girls
Stenographers, general
Stenographers, senior
Switchboard operators, classes A and B
Tabulating-m achine operators, class B
Typists, classes A and B

Industrial nurses (m en and women):
Nurses, industrial (registered)
Skilled maintenance (m en):
Carpe nters
Electricians
Machinists
Mechanics
Mechanics (autom otive)
Painters
Pipefitters
T o o l and die makers
Unskilled plant (m en):
Janitors, porters, and cleaners
Laborers, material handling

NOTE: Secretaries, included in the list o f jobs in a ll previous years,
excluded because o f a change in the description this year.

are

A v e r a g e w e e k ly s a la r ie s o r a v e r a g e h o u rly earnings w e r e
c o m p u te d f o r eac h of the s e l e c t e d o c c u p a tio n s .
The a v e ra g e s a la r ie s
o r h o u r l y e a r n i n g s w e r e then m u l t i p l i e d b y e m p l o y m e n t in each of

T a ble 2.

the jo b s d u r in g the p e r i o d s u r v e y e d in 1961. T h e s e w e i g h t e d e a r n i n g s
f o r in d i v i d u a l oc c u p a tio n s w e r e then t o t a l e d to ob ta in an a g g r e g a t e f o r
eac h o c c u p a ti o n a l g ro u p . F i n a l l y , the r a t i o ( e x p r e s s e d as a p e r c e n t a g e )
o f the g ro u p a g g r e g a t e f o r the one y e a r to the a g g r e g a t e f o r the ot h e r
y e a r w a s c o m p u te d and the d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n the r e s u l t and 100 is
the p e r c e n t a g e of c han ge f r o m the one p e r i o d to the oth e r.
The
i n d e x e s w e r e c o m p u te d b y m u l t i p l y i n g the r a t i o s f o r each group
a g g r e g a t e f o r e ach p e r i o d a f t e r the b a s e y e a r (1961).
T h e i n d e x e s and p e r c e n t a g e s of c han ge m e a s u r e , p r i n c i p a l l y ,
the e f f e c t s of (1) g e n e r a l s a l a r y and w a g e c h a n g e s ; (2 ) m e r i t o r oth e r
i n c r e a s e s in p a y r e c e i v e d b y i n d i v i d u a l w o r k e r s w h i l e in the s a m e job;
and (3 ) ch an ge s in a v e r a g e w a g e s due to c h a n g e s in the l a b o r f o r c e r e ­
sulting f r o m l a b o r t u r n o v e r , f o r c e e x p a n s i o n s , f o r c e r e d u c ti o n s , and
ch an ge s in the p r o p o r t i o n s of w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d b y e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith
d iffe re n t pay le v e ls .
C h an ge s in the l a b o r f o r c e can c a u s e i n c r e a s e s
o r d e c r e a s e s in the o c c u p a t i o n a l a v e r a g e s w ith out a c tu a l w a g e chan ges.
F o r e x a m p l e , a f o r c e e x p a n s io n m i g h t i n c r e a s e the p r o p o r t i o n o f l o w e r
p aid w o r k e r s in a s p e c i f i c o c c u p a tio n and l o w e r the a v e r a g e , w h e r e a s
a r e d u c t i o n in the p r o p o r t i o n of l o w e r p aid w o r k e r s w o u ld h a v e the
o p p o s i te e f f e c t . S i m i l a r l y , the m o v e m e n t of a h i g h - p a y i n g e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n t out o f an a r e a c ould c a u s e the a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s to d rop , e v en
though no change in r a t e s o c c u r r e d in o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in the a r e a .
Data a r e a d ju s te d w h e r e n e c e s s a r y to r e m o v e f r o m the i n d e x e s and
p e r c e n t a g e s of change any s i g n i f i c a n t e f f e c t c a u s e d b y chan ges in
s c o p e of the s u r v e y .
T h e us e of c on stant e m p l o y m e n t w e i g h t s e l i m i n a t e s the e f f e c t
o f c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r t i o n o f w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d in eac h j o b i n ­
c lu d e d in the data.
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s of change r e f l e c t o n ly c han ges in
a v e r a g e p a y f o r s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r s.
T h e y a r e not in f l u e n c e d b y
ch an ge s in sta n d a rd w o r k s c h e d u l e s , as such, o r b y p r e m i u m p a y
for o vertim e.

Indexes o f standard w eek ly salaries and straight-tim e hourly earnings for selected occupational groups in Newark and Jersey C ity, N . J. ,
February 1966 and February 1965, and percents o f increase for selected periods
Indexes
(February 1961=100)

Industry and occupational group
February 1966

February 1965

Percents o f increase
February 1965
to
February 1966

February 1964
to
February 1965

February 1963
to
February 1964

February 1962
to
February 1963

February 1961
to
February 1962

February 1960
to
February 1961

A l l industries:
O ffic e clerica l (m en and w o m e n )-----Industrial nurses (m en and w o m e n )---S killed maintenance (m e n )--------------Unskilled plant ( m e n ) ----------------------

116.2
123.0
116.0
113.8

112.4
117. 3
112.5
113.0

3. 3
4. 9
3. 1
.7

2.8
3.2
2.6
3.7

1.8
2.8
3. 7
2.8

3. 1
6 .0
3.1
4 .0

4. 2
4 .2
2 .6
1.9

2.8
3.8
3.4
4.2

Manufacturing:
O ffic e c le ric a l (m en and w o m e n )-----Industrial nurses (m en and w o m e n )---S killed maintenance (m e n )--------------U nskilled plant ( m e n ) ----------------------

117. 1
122.9
114.8
113.4

112. 3
116.2
112. 1
111.6

4. 3
5.8
2 .5
1. 6

2.9
2.8
2.4
2.7

2.3
1.9
4 .0
3. 6

3.0
7.0
2.9
3.3

3 .5
3.6
2. 3
1.6

2.8
4.3
3.5
4 .4




5

A. Occupational Earnings
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women
(A v e r a g e s tra ig h t-tim e w e e k ly hours and earn in gs fo r s e le c te d occupations studied on an a r e a basis
b y in d u stry d iv is io n , N ew a rk and J e r s e y C ity , N. J. , F e b ru a ry 1966)
N um ber o f w o rk e rs r e c e iv in g s tr a ig h t-tim e w e e k ly earn in gs o f—

Sex, occupation, and indu stry d iv is io n

t

Average
weekly

of
workers

( standard)

Under
M ean*

Median *

Middle range 2

$
55

S

i

6C

65

$
7C

$

$

s

75

80

85

$
90

$
95

$

$
100

105

$

$

110

115

$
120

$
130

$

$

14C

15C

$

$
lfcC

17c

and
under

$

55

60

180
and

75

65

7C

8C

2

5

1

2

-

-

-

~

2

5

i

2

~

-

-

-

2

5
“

1

1

8
~
8

6
6

3

2

3

85

9G

95

100

10 5

110

115

120

1 30

140

150

160

170

ie c

over

MEN
5C

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A MANUFACTURING----------------------NONMANUFACTUR I N G ----------------PUBLIC U TI LI TIE S3------------FINANCE4------------------------------SERVICES ----------------------------CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B MANUFACTURING-----------------------NONMANUFACTURING------------------

4 0 .0

$
9 3 . 5C

e

BILLERS. MACHINE (BILLING
MACHINE) --------------------------------------

$
$
9 1 .0 0 -1 0 1 .0 0

348
146
202
30
57
52

38 .5
39.5
3 8 .0
3 7 .U
3 7 .U
3 8 .0

1 1 5 .UC
119 .5 0
1 1 1 .50
1 1 2 .5 0
9 8 . UC
117.00

114 .5 0
118 .0 0
110.00
116 .5 0
ICC.CO
117.00

1 0 3 .0 0 -1 2 8 .5 0
1 0 6 .5 0 - 1 3 5 .5u
1 0 1 .C O -1 2 4 .50
9 4 .5 9 -1 3 6 .0 0
9 1 .5 0 -1 0 9 .0 0
107.C C -1 2 3 .5 G

_
-

168
72
96

39 .0
3 9 .5
38.5

11.7.5c
9 9 .0 0
113.50

1C 7 .5 0
1 (1 .5 0
1 2 1.00

9 2 .U O -1 3 1 .5 c
9 1 .5 0 -1 C 7 .5 0
9 6 .U O -1 3 6 .5 t

-

cO
-t'

c

$

8

-

-

-

i
1

2
~

2

1
1
~
-

7
2
5

1

22

7

-

7

-

-

5

*

-

14
2
12
6
4
2

10
3
7
2
5
-

35
18
17
1
11
5

29
7
22
2
8
2

53
18
35
2
8
10

25
14
11
1
3
3

35
18
17
5
2
lc

58
16
42
3
3
12

36
21
15
8
4
i

27
22
5

5
5

19
17
2

7
2
5

14
14
-

21
18
3

6
6

16
5
ii

7
3
4

44
44

CLASS B --------------

58

33 .5

7 4 .0 0

75.50

6 9 .0 c - 79.01

-

12

2

-

12

24

-

2

2

1

1

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

305
115
1 S i.
136

3 8 .5
37 .5
3 9 .0
39.0

9 8 .0 0
9 7 . 5o
9 9 .5 0 1GC.GO
9 7 .0 0
9 7 .0 0
9 7 . cO
9 7 .0 0

8 4 .5 0 -1 0 5 .5 0
9 o .o O -1 1 5 .U o
e 4 .5 C -1 C 4 .0 C
8 4 .5 0 -1 0 4 .0 0

_
-

_
-

6

_
-

6
6
-

3
1
2

66
15
51
51

20
1
19
19

24
16
8
8

55
13
42
42

49
24
25
25

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

7u

38 .0

111.50

S 6 .0 C -1 2 6 .e e

-

5

-

14

OFFICE BOYS ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING----------------------NONMANUFACTUR I N G -----------------PUBL IC U TI L IT IE S3------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------F INANCE4------------------------------SERVICES ------------------------------

522
200
322
65
85
110
56

37.5
3 8 .5
37.5
38 .5
3 7 .o
3 7 .C
37.5

6 7 . CO
7 c . 50
6 5 .0 0
7 4 .0 0
6 2 .0 0
6 3 . iju
6 2 .0 0

7
5
2
1
1

14
1U
4
3
1

4

TABULATING—MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS A ---------------------------------------MANUFACTURING-----------------------NCNMANUFACTLRING -----------------F INANCE 4--------------------------------

259
122
137
1U5

38.5
39.-.
3 8. t.
37 .5

116 .5 0
1 1 3 .5 c
1 1 9 .5 c
1 1 6 .0 0

1 )7 .0 0
1 1 2 .5 c
1 1 7 .5 c
1 ) 7 . 3J

9

16
lc

TAEULAT INC—MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS 3 ---------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------NOFMANUFACTURING-----------------F INANCE4--------------------------------

359
126
233
1 J3

3 8 . i 1 0 1.00
39.«. l(,3 .n o
37.,. 1 j O . cc
3 7 .U 9 3 .0 0

1v 2 .5 0
103.0C
1 '2 .5 0
8 9 .0 0

TAEULATING-MACFINE OPERATORS,
CLASS C ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTUR I N G -------------------

166
122

37 .5

179
1 11
68
4;>

3 8 .5
39 . u

CLERKS,

CLERKS,

FILE,

38 .1 0

1 1 1 .0 0

6 7 .0 0
71. JC
6 5 .0 0
71 .5 0
6 6 .0 0
6 3 . J-j
6 3 . UG

6 0 .0 0 6 3 . JC5 8 . 5C6 2 .0 0 5 6 .5 0 5 S .5 C 5 8 .0C -

7 4 .uu
7 8 .0 0
7 1 .5 0
9 2 .5 0
7 1 .00
7 0 .OC
6 9 .0 0

32
6
24

lo o

6
-

-

-

-

-

4

99
41
58
7

85
27
58
8
21
14
12

97
32
65
14
24
2c
7

54
42
12

18
15
3
3
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

i

5

"

-

5

3

18

l

7

7

1

3

2

-

-

10

2

35

12
4
8
7

6

3

i
5
~

-

2
-

-

3
~

2
“

“

_

_

-

-

-

1

4
4

9
9

2

13
8
5
5

28
24
4
2

21
14
7
7

25
3
22
11

46
2
44
43

43
35
5

17
18
15

35
9
26
~

52
17
35
12

44
23
22
1i

18
12
7

30
7
23

13
6
7

5
4

_

~

“

~

~

4
5
5

8 8 .5 0 —112.50
S 5 .C C -1 1 2 .5 o
8 7 . . ; j- 1 1 2 . e e
8 4 .C o - 1 0 6 .50

_

_

_

~

-

_
~

5
4
i
i

16
1
15
12

29
5
4
16

60
14
46
27

16
8

-

8

37
26
ii
1C

8
8

3C

40
38

5
3

22
11

26
8

ii
9

7
3

7
4

i
i

4
4

24
18

14
12
2

32
21
11

9

7

-

-

-

60
35
25
25

4
4

-

9
8

7

18
15
3
3

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

-

-

-

~

7 5 .0 0
7 4 .5 c
8 5 .5 ,,
74«0U

-

-

2
3
-

_

8t .5 c
7 8 .0 0
8 4 .5 c
84.5C

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

_

_

5
5

_

7 0 .5 0 - 8 9 .0 0
6 9 • G0 — 8 6 . 5 b

-

-

-

-

7 3 . tC

1

_
-

1C
9
i

_

8 J .r o

3

-

~

80 .0 0
7 7 . 5(.

3

31
13
18
18

_

“

e
-

2

-

-

19
3
16
15

-

_

-

_
-

-

-

-

6

-

7
6
i

2
i
i

1 0 5 .C C -1 2 5 .0 0
1 0 2 .0 3 - 1 2 4 .5u
1 1 1 .5 0 - 1 3 1 . C j
1 1 1 .0 J -1 2 2 .U U

26
11

1

-

_
-

6
4
2
2

~

7

1

-

E

-

19
81
14
20
24
22

5 16

-

i

4

2

6

5

8

_

6

4

8

4
i

_

_

-

-

3

-

-

_
-

~

1

_

.

_

.

.

_

4

WOMEN
BILLERS, MACHINE (3ILLING
MACHINE) -----------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------PU3L IC UT IL I T IE S3------

See footn otes at end o f table.




38.5'
3 3.5

8 9 .0 1
8 7 .0 j
9 4 .5 3
94.5 .,

1
1
-

6

1

-

i

1

1

i

2

1

1
1

i

2
2

1

1

_

_

-

_

_

_

~

“

~

~

~

~

6
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and W omen— Continued
(A v e r a g e s tra ig h t-tim e w e e k ly hours and earn in gs fo r s e le c te d occupations studied on an a r e a b asis
by in d u stry d iv is io n , N e w a rk and J e r s e y C ity , N . J. , F e b r u a r y 1966)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
Number
Sex, occupation, and in d u stry d iv is io n

WOMEN -

workers

N u m b er o f w o rk e rs re c e iv in g s tr a ig h t-tim e w e e k ly earn in g s o f—
S

( standard)

Mem*

Median 2

Middle range 2

U nder
$
and
55
under

*
6C

t

$

$

$

$

*

*

t

t

$

$

1

s

I

$

$

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

130

140

150

160

170

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

-

6u

65

7C

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

19
15
4
2

5C
4
46
13

20
1
19
6

22
1
21
9

45
26
19
1C

23
23

19
16
3

51
51
-

7
-

2
2

2
1
1

1

7

7

7

55
37
18
7

31
12
19
17

10
4
6

4
2
2

“

1
6
~

25
14
11
6

_

7

44
2
42
20

8

2
5
”

5
5
-

_

_

CONTINUED

SILLERS. MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
M AC H IN E! --------------------------------------MANUFACTUR I N G ------------------------NONMANUFACTLRING ------------------RETAIL TRA DE ----------------------

2 82
117
165
63

38.0
28.5
3 8 .U
3 8 .0

$
7 4 .5 0
8 0 . 5U
70 .0 0
6 4 .5 0

$
7 6 .CO
8 8 .0 0
6 9 .0 0
6 6 .0 0

$
6 3 . OC7 6.GG**
6 2 .uO—
5 5 . CL-

$
8 8 . 5G
9 2 .5 0
7 9 .5 0
7 6 .Cu

BOCKKEFP ING-MACFINE OPERATORS
CLASS A ----------------------------------------MANUFACTUR I N G ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------

199
76
123
55

3 7 .L
36 .5
37.5
3 8 .5

8 9 .0 0
9 2 . OC
8 7 .CC
8 9 . OC

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

8 3 .5 0 SC .O u8 1 .5 0 8 3 .5 0 -

9 6 .0 0
9 5 .5 0
96 • C6
9 7 . 5U

_

BHOKKEEP ING—MACHINE OPERATORS
CLASS a ---------------------------------------m a n u f a c t u r i n g ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING-----------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------F 1NANCE4--------------------------------

340
125
215
79
64

3 8 .0
3 9 .5
37.5
38 .5
3 6 .5

8 3 .0 0
8 4 . uo
8 2 .ut
8 3 .5 0
7 5 .OG

8 3 .5 0
8 6 . 5«)
8 3 .0 0
8 4 .0 0
7 8 .0 0

7 4 . uC7 6 .5 0 7 2 .5 0 76 . 5C—
6 7 .0 0 -

9 5.0C
9 4 .5 3
9 5 .5 0
9 6 . 5C
8 4 .0 0

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A MANUFACTURING-----------------------NONMANUFACTLRING-----------------F INANCE4--------------------------------

624
373
251
118

3 8 .u 1u 2 • 50 1L 1 .5 0
3 8 .5 lu 5 •50 1C5.0U
37 .5
9 3 .0 0
9 8 .5 0
8 5 . 5C
8 6 .0 0
3 6 .5

9 0 . OC- 1 1 5 .CU
9 4 .5 0 - 1 1 6 .5C
8 5 . uO- l c e . o o
7 fc. 5C- 9 2 . CO

20
2
18
6 16

_

"

”

5
5
5

15
2
13
3
3

14
2
12
4

28
15
13
1C

28
7
21
13
8

29
16
13
6
4

70
18
52
23
19

20
11
9
4
3

47
26
21
8
7

47
15
32
11
1

27

-

_
-

3
3

3
3
3

16
5
11
7

32
5
27
25

25
6
19
15

81
36
45
31

75
47
28
14

56
42
14
2

75
47
28
7

41
22
19
6

65
57
8
i

49
45
4

202

156
56
140

181
79
1U2
~
14
34
21

212
87
125
10
20
26
7

118
58
60
16
8
2
8

55
30
25
10

37
14
23
12

99
41
58
12
20
13

23
4
19
2
6
2

27
7
20
3
4
4

31
2
29
17

22
15
7
4

25
3
22
18

13
2
11
8

15
2
13

19
12
7
-

16
5
ii
i

9
6
3
“

46
19
27
6
2

62
39
23
10
2

24
14
1C
1C

16

3
-

i
i

1

13
4
9
3
2

2
1
1
1

_
-

2
2
2

1
1

-

4
4

33

16
4
12
11

7
5

9
7

2
-

2
-

107
92
15

68
59
9
1

-

3

7 1 .OC- 8 9 . CC
7 4 .5 0 - 8 9 . 5C
6 5 . 5C- 8 8 .5 6
8 2 . CO—1 0 1 .5L
7 3 . uO- 9 9 .5 0
6 8 .C C - 8 2 .Ou
6 8 .5 0 - 7 9 . r u

6
i
5
2
3

288
52

3 8 .u

82.01'

3 9 ..

9 4 . 5 a:

236
148

3 3.U
37. G

7 9 . uO
7 4 .0 0

7 7 .5 0
9 9 .0 0
7 4 .5 0
7 1 .GO

6 9 .0 0 - 9 4 .(,C
8 2 . UC- LC6.OU
6 7 . 5C- 8 5 . LL
6 6 . G g - 7 5 .5 0

-

773

3 7 .5
3 9 .v.
37 .5
37. -

79

38 .5

6 7 .0 0
7 6 . JC
6 5 .0 0
6 3 .5 0
70 . UO

6 5 . cO
8G .50
6 4 . JU
6 3 . Ci68.0C

7 2 .5 6 59. 505 9 .OU6 0 . OC-

73 .6 0
8 4 .5 0
6 9 .5 .
6 7 .5 0
7 5 .00

20

653
491

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS C -------------MANUFACTUR I N G -----------------------NUNMANUFACTURING-----------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 3-------------F INANCE4--------------------------------

533
142
391
4 •
253

3B.o
3 8 .5

65 • 50
6 6 . Ou
6 5 .5 6
68• 5U
66.DC

6 5 . UU
6 6 .0 0
6 5 .0 0
6 7 .0 0
6 5 .5 0

6 1 . g U6 1 .5 0 6 1 .,2 6 2 . 5 L' —
6 i.r o -

6 9 .5 6
71 .0 0
6 9 . 5C
7 1 .CC
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19

CLERKS, ORDER -----------------------------MANUFACTUR I N G -----------------------NUNMANUFACTURING -----------------WHOLFSALE TRADE ---------------

3 72
164
2L8
154

38 .-

76.00
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75 .5 0
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7 4 . OC
7 8 . 5g
7 3.0 0

6 6 . cC - 8 7 .5 c
6 5. 506 6 .C C - 37 .0 0
6 7 .UJ- 8 4 .5 0

CLERKS, PAYROLL-------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -----------------F INANCE4-------------------------------SE RVI CE S--------------------=---------

75u
4 8*5
265

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CLERKS, FILE, CLASS B -------------MANUFACTURING-----------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------FINANCE4-------------------------------SERVICES ------------------------------

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8 9 .5 .
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92.C-J
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CLERKS, FILE, CLASS A -------------MANUFACTURING-----------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -----------------FINANCE4--------------------------------

8 2 .5 J - 168 .5 6
8 6 . 5u—1 1 0 .5v
7 7 . t u - 1 1.1.00

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51
23
28
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33

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29

51
3
48
35

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i
159
139
20

199
18
181
162
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157
4
153
122
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72
11
61

32
17
65
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47

162
37
125
15
75

146
42
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15
63

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14
42
4
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35
35
35

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36
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20

56

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50
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16
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39
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169
9
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29
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8 9 .0 0
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CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B —
MANUFACTUR I N G -----------------------NONMANUFACTUR I N G -----------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------R ETA IL TRADE---------------------F INANCE4-------------------------------SERVICES ------------------------------




$
55

weekly

7

-

3

3

10
1

7

9
3

9
24
20
74
47
27
9
15

3

1

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26
34
22
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19
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5

40
33
7
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38
26
12
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19
2
17
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2
2

32
3
29
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2

15
6
9
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8
-

8

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2

7
2

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4

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3

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-

-

-

3

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3

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-

-

37
30
7

23
12
11

17
10

6
6

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-

-

7

-

-

3

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-

-

5

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3

2

7

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49
45
4
1

35
20
15
3

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5

3

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9

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7
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
(A v e r a g e s tra ig h t-tim e w e e k ly hours and earn in gs fo r s e le c te d occupations studied on an a re a b asis
by indu stry d iv is io n , N ew a rk and J e r s e y C ity , N. J. , F e b ru a ry 1966)
N u m ber o f w o rk e rs r e c e iv in g s tra ig h t-tim e w e e k ly earn in gs o f—

Sex, occupation, and indu stry d iv is io n

WOMEN -

Number
of
workers

$
weekly
(standard)

$

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$
$
$
$
115
110
120
13C

$
14C

65

7C

75

80

85

90

95

ICO

11 5

65

7C

75

6C

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

130

1€
4
14
i

26
16
10
5

57
35
22
16

44
13
31
16

68
32
36
21

55
25
3C
10

66
25
41
17

31
8
23
6

46
26
20
13

22
3
15
It

6
4
2

18
14
4
"

12
3
9
3

7
3
4
4

2C
6
14
14
“

36
10
26

115
44
75
1
35
28

291
216
75
4
44
15

69
26
43

75
49
26
ii
10
1

10
4
6
4

•ie
n
7
7

16
3
13
13

28
5

97
51
46
8
31
5

46
14
32
31

16
1C

63
23
6G
44
12

126
18
10 6
3
i
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227
30
197
65
12
85

23t
28
202
27
4C
55

131
32
99
36
8
45

13 7
67
7C
23
8
31

115
53
62
28
2
26

10 9
60
49
19
14
11

33
10
23
9
3
10

28
9
19
2
11
6

40
40
28
11
1

4
2
2

4
4
-

2
1
1

2

-

1

61
6C
2
46

23
16
1
14

3e
36
1
32

8
7

9
5

-

2
2

2
2

3

5

56
6
50
*
~
5
33
12

131
56
75
1
9
2
3S
24

14C
56
84
5
9
6
43
21

378
145
233
9
40
5
98
81

479
232
247
10
25
23
93
96

453
2G5
248
33
51
8
118
38

520
260
260
37
40
11
93
79

487
258
229
26
14
3
108
78

467
2 84
183
30
6
25
55
67

399
186
213
45
9
6
72
81

634
389
245
76
33
17
31
88

335
179
16t
36
41
13
14
56

230
124
106
24
16
2
8
56

72
32
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1C
5

4
10
“

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10
4
4
2

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3

1

3

12

10
9

-

-

~
-

3
2

1

3

12
5

i

-

-

17
14
3
2

37
21
16
14

27
12
15
2

31
e
23
14

87
47
40
17

22
27
6
*

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

13
6
7

7
7

8
i
7

39
21
18

38
15
23
1

7

7

7

18

8
14

78
20
58
i
12
32
9

76
26
50
5

-

39
10
29
1
1
22
2

56
10
46
10
1
20
8

85
24
61
5
3
51

104
48
56
28
2
9
10

47
14

129
3a
91
2
6
4
57

171
70
101
7
16
12
58
8

232
120
112
26
18
6
50
12

216
124
52
17
5

2.2
161
41
18
4
8
9

144
107
37
20

Under
and
$
under
55
6C

$

$

$

i

61

55

15C

16C

1 7C

180

16.

170

1sc

over

and
14C

15.

CONTINUED
$
8 7 . OG
86.50
87.00
85.50

$
87.00
86.00
87.50
84. 5U

$
7 6 . 5C74 .5 0 7 7 .5 0 7 6 .5 0 -

$
9 8 . CC
99.0')
97.50
97.00

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS -------------------------MANUFACTURING-----------------------------------NUNMANUFACTURING -----------------------------RETAIL TRADE----------------------------------

A 74
209
265
122

37.5
38. 5
37.0
37.0

KEYPUNCH OPERA TORS, CLASS A ------------MANUFACTURING-----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3------------------------FINANCE4-------------------------------------------SERVICES ------------------------------------------

891
461
43C
79
228
76

8 3 . CO- 9 7 . CC
38.0
89.50
88.00
88.50
38.5
89.50
8 5 . 5 0 - 97.oO
8 7.50
8 0 . CO- 97.50
37.0
e9.0G
37.0 l o 8 . 50 1C7.50 1C3.CG-115.5C
84.0G
7 7 . 5 0 - 92.50
37.0
85.00
7 9 . C J - , 87.50
36.5
83.00
8 2 . 5C

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS. CLASS B ------------MANUFACTUR I N G -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUELIC U T I L I T I E S 3-------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------F INANCE4--------------------------------------------

1,217
337
88C
240
113
413

OFFICE G I R L S -------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -----------------------------FINANCE4-------------------------------------------SERVICES -----------------------------------------

-

5
i
4
4

_
~
-

-

-

-

37.5
3 9 .u
37.0
36.3
38. >
37.L

7 7 .DC
8 1 . OC
7 5 . 5C
8 1 . OC
82.50
7 2 . OC

75.00
83.00
73.00
78.50
77.50
71.00

6 6 .0 0 7 2 . 5C67. 5C6 9 . 5C72.006 5 . CC-

86.50
9 0 . LC
83.50
90.00
96.03
78.00

1
1
~
“

3C
22
5
2

25 2
229
97
1C 6

38 .0
38.0
37.5
38.5

67.00
66 • 50
59.50
7 1 .OC

66.50
66 • CO
58.50
70.50

59.f t 5 9 .CC5 6 . 5C6 7 . 5C-

74.50
7 3 . 5C
60.50
77.00

3
2
2
“

77
73
69
2

29
26
22

SECRETARIES7 8-------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING-----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-----------------------------PUBL IC UT IL IT IE S3------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE---------------------------RETAIL TRADE---------------------------------F INANCE4-------------------------------------------SERV ICE S------------------------------------------

4,929
2,435
2,494
356
3 36
136
838
828

38.u
39.0
37.5
37.5
38.5
38.5
37.0
38.0

4
4
-

14
14

SECRETARIES, CLASS A8----------------------MANUFACTUR I N G -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------SERV ICE S------------------------------------------

333
166
167
62

38.0 124.00
39.0 124.Do
37.5 124.50
36.5 116.50

124.50
125.50
12 2. 5C
117.50

110.00-138.50
1C5.5C-137.5C
111.00-142.00
1L7.5C-127.5G

SECRETAR IES, CLASS B8----------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-----------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 3-------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------FINANCE4-------------------------------------------SE RV IC ES ------------------------------------------

811
306
505
8U
71
242
74

38.0
38.5
37.5
37.5
38.fl
37.0
37.5

118.00
126.00
115.50
124.50
160.50
1C 7.50
120.00

1C4.C0-137.5C
105.5C-139.5C
1 0 3 .0 0 -1 3 4 .CO
117.0C-138.CC
125.0J-164.00
58.CC-117.OC
101.50-158.00

SECRETARIES, CLASS C8-----------------------MANUFACTURING-----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 3-------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------RETAIL TRADE ---------------------------------F INANCE4-------------------------------------------SE RVICES ------------------- r---------------------

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2 , CC6
1,115
691
194
120
57
368
152

95.00 -12 2.5 0
109.50 10 8.00
98.CC-123.5C
110.50 110.00
93.00-1 21 .00
108.00 l o 5 . 5 u
118.00 118.00 1L4.CC-129.00
113.50 1 0 4 . 5u
9 5 .0 0- 13 3. 00
103.50 1C 5.00
51.5C-120.CC
85.00-1 09 .50
99.50
99.00
l l l . O t 109.00
53.50-1 25 .50

120. OC
122.00
1 1 8 . 5C
126.00
142.50
107.00
126.00

38.0 109.50 1L 9.00
5 7 . 5 0 - 1 2 2 . 5C
39.0 112.50 113.00 1U2.5 0 - 1 2 3 .Ou
37.5 106.OC 1C3.C0
52.5C-12o.5C
37.0 114.50 115.50 103.00-124.50
38.5 110.50 104.00
55.50-1 32 .50
84.50-1 11 .50
39.0
94.00
94.50
88 .50-104.50
95.00
96.50
37.0
37.5 122.50 125.50 1 0 1 . 0 0 - i 4 2 . 00

_

~

_

2

-

1
3

-

-

-

-

-

a

6
-

-

-

8
-

3

6

8

-

-

-

~
-

-

-

18
-

16

4

3

3
3

-

-

-

4

2
14

2

23
10
13
1
2

33

1C

5
4
6
18

-

*

~

22

156
87
109
19
18

3
65
4

-

4C

4

1

63
6

2

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3
2
6
6

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15
3
12
6
1
5

ii
4
7
*
-

8
17

SO
16
74
8
38
~
8
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31
12
19
5

12
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4
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15
5
14
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9
2
7

A

~

”

94
51
43
13
9
5

77
55
2~2
1C
3
3

32
1C
22
5
2
8

6
i
5

2
3
-

~

-

4

7

56
5
51
1
38
1
11

337
253
84
46
6
6

142
66

ICE
51
54

13
8
5
3
2

7

1
27

19

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2
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1

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76
20
28

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6
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36

7

7
1

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7
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7

8
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
(A v e r a g e s tra ig h t-tim e w e e k ly hours and earn in gs fo r s e le c te d occupations studied on an a re a basis
by in d u stry d iv is io n , N ew a rk and J e r s e y C ity , N. J. , F e b ru a ry 1966)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

Sex,

o c c u p a t io n ,

WOMEN SEC* ETAR IES

and

in d u s t ry

d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

N u m b e r of w o r k e r s re ce iv in g s t r a i g h t -t i m e we e kl y earni ng
$

Mean2

Median ^

Middle range ^

$

55
Under
and
$
under
55
6u

S

$

$

$

$

$

s

$

$

$

$

$

$

to

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

130

14G

150

160

65

70

75

8w

85

90

95

ICO

105

110

115

120

130

14C

150

16C

17C

8
8
7
~

2
2
2

25
25
12
10

97
46
51
6
21
22

81
39
42
4
17
21

202
84
118
7
31
20
59

251
144
107
2
8
27
68

194
93
101
13
28
30
29

182
104
78
10
6
n
50

143
84
59
4
7
3
44

166
S6
70
2
1
23
44

110
39
71
20
2
8
41

84
36
48
i
15
3
29

57
24
33
4
1
28

14
6
8
8

12
3
9
9

e
8
_
-

79
4
75
23
~
52

148
23
125
52
73

185
76
1C9
27
6
76

283
117
166
13
21
80

2 54
114
14C
23
11
78

282
145
137
24
6
54

171
89
82
39
17
11

158
97
61
8
~
7

124
74
50
ii
ii
3

69
49
2b
4

25
2
23
15

16
7
9
3

1
1
1

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-

-

-

63
23
40
35
1

8
~
8
8

2
1
1
1

32
3
29
1
28

43
8
35
4
31

72
30
42
7
30

141
68
73
13
37

100
51
49
2
29

64
26
38
7
26

185
152
33
15
12

112
76
26
5
4

55
44
li
4
2

30
13
17
1

28
6
22
1

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2
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1
1
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1

4
1
3

1C

24
14
1C

22
4
18

37
17
20

13
8
5

23
10
13

2
2

18
15
3

3
3

2
1
1

_

-

*

-

_
-

_
-

10

1
1

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CONTINUED
CONTINUED
$
$
9 9 . Co
1LU.5L
9 9.5j
loC'.UL
lo 0 .5 c
9 8 . 5C
l u 4 . 5 u 1 0 4 . Ou
96.50
98 .C G
9 3 . UU
9 2 . 5u
l u 4 . G 0 1 0 2 . 5G

$
$
9C.UO-111.5C
9 1.00 -11 0.5 0
8B.5G -112.5C
9 7.5J-117.00
68.CC-1U 6.0L
8 2.0 C -iO 2 .U 0
S C .5 0 -11 5 .5 0

-

84.50
87.50
8 1 . 5l
85.5c
8 4 . 5G
75.50

7 6 .0 0 - 94.50
7 9 .5 0 - 97.50
7 2 . 5C- 91.5c
69.5C -1L0 .C C
7 8 . J O - 93.51
6 8 .5 3 - 82.50

-

38.5
3 9. J
38.0
39 .. ;
37.o

96.50
9 8 . CC
9 8 . 5U 1 0 2 .0 0
9 3 . 5C
91.00
96.00
9 7 .5 0
86.00
85.01.

8 7 .U J-lo 5 .5 0
91.00 -1C 6 .5 C
8 2 .C C -U 3 .5 0
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7 7 . 5 0 - 9 4 . CU

-

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159
7L
89

3 8 .t
3b.o
38.5

9 3 . Of.
9 5 . Of
9 1 . 5u

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_
-

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B8 ------MANUEACTUR I N G -------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3------------------------------R E T A I L T R A D E -----------------------------------------F INANCE4 ------------------------------------------------------

432
iC9
323
65
92
94

39. i;
3o.5
39.0
39.5
39.«.
3 7. 5

7 C .5 C - 98.50
82.06
8 0 . OG
9 1 . UO
8 2.00 -1L 2 .C 0
92.00
7 9 . oO
77.50
6 5 . C O - 9 3 . 5C
1 0 6 . UC l c 4 . C t 1 C 2 . u u - 1 11 .Ou
68.50
64.50
6 2 . CC” 7 7 .CC
77.5c
7 3 . 5 0 - 7 9 . 5u
77.00

18

14
14
2
3

53
4
49
44

18
3
15
9
4

37
4
33
9
24

76
9
67
1
4
44

42
19
23
1
7
4

29
12
17
~
9
8

20
10
10
2
2

26
17
9
i
i
4

52
11
41
39
1
1

18
12
6
6

23
4
19
19

5
3
2
2

Sw i t c h e c a r c u p e r a t o r - r e c e p t i c n i s t s
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTLRING -----------------------------------P U B L IC UT IL I T I E S 3------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------1------------------------------------------

789
442
347
82
153
67

38.5
38.5
38.0
39 .
38.5
37.5

-

i
i

54
45
9
7
“

84
3e
46
15
13

103
65
38
7
19
6

119
67
52
22
20
8

175
94
81
12
37
17

123
52
71
20
30
20

61
20
41
15
23

42
36
6
5
1

13
12
1
1

6
5
1

-

i

TA B U L A ! INC— MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS A ------------------------------------------------------------------

75

38.5

5

29

20

T A BUL AT IN G -M A C H IN E OPERATORS,
CLASS B ----------------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTUP I N G --------------------------------------------

79
56

3 9 .u
3 9. 5

95.50
95.50

95.00
96.10

84.CC-1C6.5C
8 9.00 -lu 6.li 0

3

15
12

6

”

5

8

T A E U L A T IN G -M A C H IN F OPERATORS,
CLASS C ----------------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTUR I N G --------------------------------------------

207
63

3 6. 5
38.5

7 8 . CO
81.50

7 9 . CG
86.00

7 f .C C - 86.no
7 5 . C O - 8 8 . UG

_

_

6

~

~

5

1
1

2
2

TR A NS C R IB IN G- MA C HI NE OPERATORS,
GENERAL ----------------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTUR I N G -------------------------------------------N O NM A N UF A C T UR IN G -----------------------------------F INANCE4 -------------------------------------------------------

3 75
98
277
212

37.5
3 9. C
37.0
37.0

77.00
7 9 . uu
76.50
75.50

7 6 . 5C
76.50
75.50
75.01

6 9 .5C7 3 .5C66.506 6 .5C-

3

20
2C
12

SECRETAR I E S , CLASS D° ---------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NGNMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------PU B L IC UT IL I T I E S 3 ------------------------------WHOLESALE T R A D E ---------------------------------F INAN CE 4 ------------------------------------------------------SERV ICES ----------------------------------------------------

1,637
79 E
839
59
112
193
472

3 8.’
38*5
37.5
38.0
39. j
3 6. 5
37.5

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ----------------------------MANUEACTUR I N G --------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------P UB LIC U T I L I T I E S 3-------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------------F INANCE4 -------------------------------------------------------

1,869
82 L
1,0 49
27b
73
445

3 8 . r.
39.0
37.5
3 6. 5
38.5
37.5

8 5 . OG
88.00
83.00
8 6 . JO
85.50
7 5 . OU

STENOGRAPHERS, S E N I O R ------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------P UB LIC U T I L I T I E S 3------------------------------FI N A N C E 4-------------------------------------------------------

875
48o
356
6U
2L8

SWIT CHBCARD OPERATO RS, CLASS A8 ------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------------N O NM A N UF A C T UR IN G ------------------------------------

89.50
84.06
84.50
88.51
8 4 . 5C
8 3 . Cu

92.5c
9 5 . OG
9 1 . Go

8 6 . OL
85.50
8 6 . 5f
9 0 . CO
87.00
8 7 . Ou

1 0 7 . UC 1 0 6 . 0 0

7 fc.OO77.00 7 9.CG8 3 .U J79.507 e.50 -

9 2 . 5C
9 2 . Of
9 2 . 5C.
95.50
9 3 . GO
9 2 . CU

i
i
-

_

18
4
_
-

ii
n
-

u
_

~

-

-

-

“

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

8 4 . 5G
84.50
84.50
82.50

_

_

_

-

_

_

3

8

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

~

-

-

-

-

4
4

4
4

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

10

5

4

2

-

-

n

1
1

2
1

_

1

_

-

3

_

3

~

2

20
12

2
1

15
14

46
7

23
4

37
4

30
7

62
33

_

_

_

“

“

“

76
6
70
57

7C
28
42
35

64
22
42
37

57
21
36
32

42
13
29
18

17

16

-

-

17
b

16
8

10
8
2
2

~

3
See footn otes at end o f tab le




of—

t

J

2

“

_

9
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women---Continued
(A v e r a g e

s t r a ig h t -t im e
by

w e e k ly h o u r s

in d u s try

and

d iv is io n ,

e a rn in g s

N ew ark

fo r

s e le c t e d

and J e rs e y

C ity ,

Weekly earnings1
(standard)
of
workers

WOMEN -

Mean234
78
56

(standard)

Middle range c

38.•:
39.u
37.5
38.5
38.5
37.;.
38. L

$
79.5 C.
86.50
74.50
84.00
73.00
70.50
90.00

$
8c . 50
8 7 . Ou
73.00
76.50
72.50
7c. 50
8 9 . Uo

$
7 1 .0C8 2 . CC6 7 . CC7 2 . 5C6 6 . oC6 5 .Co83 .0 0 -

$
e8.5c
91.50
81.50
9 3 . CO
80. L0
7 6 . 5C
96.50

T Y P I S T S , CLASS B ------------MANUFACTURING ------------NCNMANUFACTURING —
P U B LIC U T I L I T I E S 3
RPULESALE TRADE R E T A I L T R A D E ---------F IN A N C E 4 ----------------------S E R V I C E S --------------------

2,577
873
1 , 7C4
244
15C
113
1,037
120

3 8. 0
39. t
37.5
38.5
38. v.
39.5
36.5
37.5

7 1. Uo
76.5o
6 8 . 5C
79. Uu
67.0*.
71.GO
65 • OG
75.50

69.50
75.5o
6 7 . Co
77.50
6 4 . Co
70.50
64.50
74.50

63 .5 0 6 9 .0 0 6 2 . CC69 .0 0 6L.C0 6 6 .5 0 6 1 . 5u7 1 .0 0 -

78. CL
83.00
73.5C
89.50
74. a
76. CG
69.00
79. 50

th e

1

S tan d ard

2

The

h ig h e r
3

h o u rs

m ean

rate

is

r e fle c t

th e

co m p u ted

show n;

h a lf

T ra n s p o rta tio n ,
F in a n c e ,

5

A ll

6

W o rk ers

w o rk w e e k

fo r

re c e iv e

each
le s s

fo r

jo b

by

th a n

c o m m u n ic a t io n ,

in s u r a n c e ,

w o rk e rs

w ere

w ere

7

M ay

8

D e s c r ip tio n

$

$

$

*

$

$

$

t

$

s

65

70

75

80

85

9C

95

ICC

105

110

115

120

60

65

70

75

ec

85

90

95

ICC

1C 5

110

115

120

130

2
2
2

21
6
15
10
5

126
6
12C
~
12
lo 8
“

145
17
132
19
112
”

150
11
175
4G
25
114
-

155
59
56
8
15
65
8

188
93
5o
6
14
41
29

245
2C3
46
i
8
23
14

119
86
33
15
~
3
15

59
36
23
~
1
1
21

12
5
7
4
-

38
28
1C
6
i
3

7
3
4
i
2
1

3
2
1
1
-

7
3
4
2
i

-

i

57
57
1
1
55

165
3v
135
47
5
87

577
62
515
5
60
12
434
4

532
157
375
73
8
37
238
15

428
165
263
31
34
27
127
44

308
165
143
28
6
18
64
27

152
118
74
27
18

87
50
37
23
~

55
23
32
27
1
2

29
21
8
7
1

4
2
2

_
-

20
19
1

2
2

1

-

1

2

23

117
dl
56
23
10
5
5

3

13

9

and
unde

th e

w h ic h

e m p lo y e e s

t o t a lin g
rate

th e

re c e iv e

e a rn in g s

show n.

The

of

t h e ir
a ll

m id d le

r e g u la r

w o rk e rs

ra n g e

is

and

s tr a ig h t -t im e
d iv id in g

d e fin e d

by

Z

by

s a la rie s
th e

rates

in c lu d e

at

w o rk e rs
fo r

and
$ 50

re a l
to

d is trib u te d
th is




o th er

and

o th er

p u b lic

pay;

u t ilit ie s .

e s ta te .
$ 55.

as

fo llo w s ;

th a n

o c c u p a t io n

th o se
has

8

at

$45

to

p resen ted

been

r e v is e d

$50;

and

8

at

$50

to

$55.

s e p a r a t e ly .
s in c e

th e

la s t

su rvey

in

t h is

a re a.

See

and

num ber

of

rate.

4

b a s is

CONTINUED

1,325
5o3
762
84
1c 6
476
95

th e

on an a re a

1966)

60

$
55

T Y P I S T S , CLASS A ------------MANUFACTURING ------------NCNMANUFACTURING —
P U B LIC U T I L I T I E S 3
RFCSL ESALE TRADE F INANCE4 ----------------------SER VICES --------------------

th a n

i

$

*
55

weekly
Median 2

s tu d ie d

F e b ru a ry

N u m b e r of wo rke rs re ce ivi ng s t r a i g h t -t i m e we ekly earning
$

Sex, occupation, and i nd us try div ision

o c c u p a t io n s
N . J. ,

a p p e n d ix

A .

a

of

th e

3

e a rn in g s

w o rk e rs.

fo u r th

of

th e

3
2

2

1

co rresp on d
The

m e d ia n

w o rk e rs

3

to

th e se

w e e k ly

d e s ig n a te s

earn

le s s

th a n

h o u rs.

p o s it io n — h a lf
th e

lo w e r

of

of

th e

th ese

e m p lo y e e s
rates

and

a

su rv ey ed
fo u r th

re c e iv e

earn

m o re

m o re
th an

10
Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men and Women
(A v e r a g e s tr a i g h t- ti m e we e kl y ho urs and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis
by i nd u s try div is io n , N e w a r k and J e r s e y C i t y , N . J . , F e b r u a r y 1966)
N u m b e r of w o r k e r s re c e iv i n g s t r a i g h t -t i m e w e e kl y earnin gs of—

Sex, occupation, and in d u s tr y div is io n

of
workers

weekly
(standard)

M ean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

$

$

S

s

s

t

$

$

$

S

t

$

$

$

t

»

$

$

t

$

90
U n de r
and
$
under
9c

95

IC o

105

n o

115

120

125

130

135

140

145

1 50

155

1 60

170

1 80

19C

200

210

95

ICC

105

lie

115

120

125

130

135

140

145

1 50

155

16 0

1 70

1 8c

1 90

2C0

210

220

-

-

-

-

1
1

1
1

4
4

4
3

16
14
2

33
22
11

90
26
64

86
74
12

63
63

2 11
12 0
91

60
53
7

1 23
36
67

26
15
13
7

7
2
5
5

11

64

1

112
60
52

120
53
67

1 00
55
45

1

DRAFTSMEN* CLASS A3 ------MANUFACTUR I N G ------------NONMANUFACTLRING —
P U E L IC U T I L I T I E S 4
SERV ICES --------------------

734
434
3CL
52
20"

$
33.5 1 6 4 . 5 0
3 5 . C 1 6 1 .5 0
38 .0 1 6 9 . 0 0
3 7.3 1 8 1 .0 0
3 8.5 1 6 4 .0 0

$
1 6 3 . GO
1 60 .5 0
1 6 7 . 5u
1 8 4 . JO
1 6 6.00

$
$
152.G C-176.LC
152.5C-17C.CU
l E o . 0 0 - 1 8 6 . 5C
1 6 3 . J O - 1 9 9 . 50
148.C C -178.5U

ORAFTSMEN, CL ASS B3 ------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------NORMANUFACT URING —

9 u7
551
3 56

3 3 . 5 1 4 3 . 0U 1 4 4 . 5 0
3 9 . v* 1 4 0 . 5 0 1 4 1 . 0 0
3 8 .0 1 4 7 .0 0 1 4 8.00

1 3 0 . 5 0 - 1 5 5 . CG
128 .C C -1 5 3 .5 L
14G .U C-157.uC

_
-

2
2

1

-

-

-

CRAFTSMEN, CLASS C3 ------MANUFACTURING ------------NCNMANUFAC TL RIN G —

511
339
17 2

3 8 .5 11U.5C
3 9.0 l j8 .0 C
3 8 . v. 1 1 5 . 0 0

lu7.C U
lv 4 .0 J
1 2 C .5 J

IC C .5 0 - 1 2 3 .5 0
1 0 6 .0 0 -1 1 7 .5 0
U 3 .5 C -1 2 8 .5 C

21
9
12

53
3u
23

42
40

256
202
56

3 9 . C- 1 1 7 . 5 0
3 9 . 5 1 1 8 . 0U
36.6 1 1 6 .0 0

u e . 00 1 C 5 . C C - 1 2 8 . 5 0
1 1 8 .0 0 1 0 5 . 5 C -129.C 0
1 1 6 . 5 ) 1 C 4 . 5 0 - 1 2 7 . GU

9
8

13
13

4
1
2

-

-

1
22
2
1

13
3
10

3
2
1

15
4

1 27
11 8
9

3-3
23
10

15
11

24
24

130
124
6

65
35

-

31
27
4

30

69
43
26

3C
24
6

47
24
23

43
16
27

40

15
25

42
21
21

29
16
13

3
3

25
18

44

23
18

32
25

17
12

15
15

6

35

5

5

7

5

n

~

n

69

5

48

"

90
47
43

88
40
48

4C
31
9

4

_

1

4

1

4

2
2

-

-

-

~

4

*

7
-

7
7
-

1

WOMEN

NURSES, INCUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) ----MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------- 1
4
3
2

1
2
3
4

i

39
28
11

4

7

3

9
9

3

-

Standard ho urs re fle ct the w o rk w e e k for w hi ch employ ees re ce ive th e ir r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t -t i m e s a la ri es and the earnin gs co rr e s p o n d to these w e e kl y h o ur s.
F o r definition of t e r m s , see footnote 2, table A - l .
D e s c r i p t io n fo r this occupation has been re v i s e d since the last s u rv e y in this a re a .
See appendix A .
Tr a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m un ic a ti on , and other public ut ili ti es.




-

-

-

11

Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined
(A v e r a g e s tr a ig h t-tim e w e e k ly hours and earn in gs fo r s e le c te d occupations studied on an a re a b a sis
by in d u stry d iv is io n , N e w a rk and J e r s e y C ity , N. J. , F e b ru a ry 1966)
Average

O cc upa tio n and i n d u s t r y d iv i s i o n

of
workers

Weekly
earnings 1
[standard) (standard)
Weekly

Average

Occ upa tio n and i n d u s tr y d iv i s i o n

Weekly
(standard)

O FFICE OCCUPATIONS

O FFICE OCCUPATIONS

Number
of

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

O FFIC E OCCUPATIONS -

- CONTINUED
$
86. GO
86 . o C
86.00
87.50
7 5 . UU

39.0
38. 5
3 5. C
39.5

$
8 3 . CO
7 9 . 5G
8 7 . CU
8 8 .0 0

CLERKS, ORDER ----------------------------------------------MANUFACTUR I N G ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------------------R E T A IL T R A D E ---------------------------------------

677
279
398
34L
51

38.5
3 B.0
38.5
39.0
38.0

282
117
165
63

38.2
36.5
38.u
3 9.u

7 4 . 5U
80.50
7 0 . DC
64.50

CLERKS, P A Y R O L L -------------------------------------------------MANUFACTUR I N G ----------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBL IC UT I L I T I E S ----------------------------F INANCE3 -------------------------------------------------SERV ICES ------------------------------------------------

82U
527
293
3J
92
84

9 7 .uu
38. .
99.50
?8.5
37.5
9 3 . UU
J6. 5 1o4.IJU
37.5
88.50
92 . OC
38.0

BOCK KE EPIN G-MA CHI NE OPERATORS,
CLASS A -------------------------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------WHOLESALE T R A D E ------------------------------------

199
76
123
55

37.i
36.5
3 7. 5
38.5

8 9 . On
9 2 . 00
87.00
89.00

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS ----------------------------MANUFACTUR I N G ----------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------R E T A I L TRAOE ---------------------------------------

479
2 11
268
12 2

37.5
38.5
3 7 .U
37. o

8 7 . DC
86.50
8 7 . CO
8 5 . 5c

BOCK KE EPIN G-MA CHI NE OPERATORS,
CLASS e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MANUFACTUR I N G ----------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------InHOLE SALE T R A D E -----------------------------------F INANCE3 ---------------------------------------------------------

346
125
221
85
64

38.0
3 8.5
37.5
38.5
36.5

8 3 . UG
8 4 . oU
82.00
83.0(5
7 5 . CO

DUPL ICAT INC -M A C HI N E CPERATCRS
IMIMECGRAPK OR D I T T O ) ---------------------------

64

39.0

78.50

C LER KS, AC CO UN TIN G, CLASS A -----------------MANUFACTUR I N G ----------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------P UB LIC U T I L I T I E S ---------------------------------WHOLESALE T R A D E -----------------------------------F INANCE 3--------------------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S -------------------------------------------------------

972
519
453
44
98
175
10 1

38.5
39.0
37.5
37.5
38.5
3 7.2
3 8 . ’;

1 0 7 . DC
1 0 9 . 5a
lu 4 .0 0
116.50
118.5b
8 9 . 5 ':
1 1 2 .0 0

KEYPUNCH OPE RATORS, CLASS A --------------MANUFACTUR I N G ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------PUBL I C UT IL I T I E S ---------------------------------F INANCE 3---------------------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S -------------------------------------------------------

892
461
431
80
228
76

38 .1
38.5
37.
37.'
37.6
36.5

89.50
89.50
89.00
1 j8.5 u
84. UU
8 2 . 5C

C LER KS, A C CO UN TI N G, CLASS B -----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING - - ---------------------------------P U B L IC U1 IL I T I E S ---------------------------------WHOLESALE T R A D E -----------------------------------R E T A I L TRADE -------------------------------------------F INANCE 3--------------------------------------------------------SER VI CES -------------------------------------------------------

1 ,461
519
94 2
4(2
81
135
225
99

37.5
39. (
3 7 .0
3 7.
3 7. 0
3 8 .t
36.5
3 7 .C

8 4 . 5u
84.50
84.00
89.50
9 3 . 5C
84.50
7 6 ,(*G
73.50

KEYPUNCH O P E R A TO R S , C L A S S B --------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING — ---------------------------------PUEL IC UT I L I T I E S ---------------------------------.H OL E SAL E T R A D E -----------------------------------F IN AN C E 3---------------------------------------------------------

1 ,224
342
882
241
113
414

37.5
35. \
37.’
3 6 .i
38.t
3 7 . v.

7 7 .OC
81. uC
7 5 . 5U
8 1 . OC
82.50
7 2 . Uu

O F F I C E BOYS AND G IR L S -----------------------------------MANUFACTUR I N G ----------------------------------------------NJNMANUFAC T U R I N G --------------------------------------P U B LI C UT I L I T I E S 2 ---------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------------------------F INANC E 3--------------------------------------------------•
SERVICES -------------------------------------------------------

774
223
551
80
87
2U7
162

38.0
38.5
37.5
38.5
37.3 7 .i
3 8.U

67 .00
70.50
65.50
75.0b
6 1 . 5U
6 1 . 5u
68.00

C LER KS, F I L E , CLASS A ---------------------------------MANUFACTUR I N G ----------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------F I N A N C E 3----------------------------------------------------------

298
52
246
148

38.0
39.0
38.>
37.0

8 2 . 5c
94.50
80.00
7 4 . OL

CL ER K S, F I L E , CLASS B ---------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ---------------------------------WHOLESALE T R A D E -----------------------------------F I N A N C E 3---------------------------------------------------------SER VI CES -------------------------------------------------------

831
157
6 74
25
55
495
81

37.5
39.6
37.5
38.5
38.0
3 7 . .38.5

67.50
77.50
65.50
8 8 .0 0
6 4 . 5u
63.50
70.50

CL ER K S, F I L E , CLASS C ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ---------------------------------F I N A N C E 3---------------------------------------------------------

541
142
399
4C
261

38. v
38.5
37.5
3 8. L
37 ,C

6 5 . 5u
66 .Uu
65.50
68.50
66 .Ov/

B I L L E R S , MACHINE ( B I L L I N G
MACHINE ) ----------------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING — ---------------------------------PUBL IC UT IL I T I E S ----------------------------------

229
117
112
87

B I L L E R S , MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
MA CH INE ) -----------------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------R E T A I L TRADE --------------------------------------------

See footn otes at end o f table.




Oc c up a tio n and i n d u s tr y d iv i s i o n

1U9.5C
1 lo • 5u
108.56
118.50
113.50
103.50
9 9 . 5C

SECR ETAR I E S 4 5 ------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTUR I N G ----------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------P U B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ---------------------------------WHOLESALE T R A O E -----------------------------------R E T A I L T R A D E -------------------------------------------F IN ANC E 3---------------------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S -------------------------------------------------------

4 ,9 49
2 ,4 4 7
2 ,5 C 2
364
336
136
836
828

38. u
39 .0
37.5
37.5
38.5
36.5
37.0
38. J

1 1 1 .0 0

SECRETAR I E S , CLASS A 5 ------------------------------MANUFACTUR I N G ----------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------PU B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2 ---------------------------------SER V IC ES -------------------------------------------------------

335
166
169
25
62

38.6
39. u
37.5
3 7 .U
36.5

124.5o
124.00
125.00
156.00
116.50

SECRETARIES4 5 -

Number
of

Weekly
(standard)

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

CONTINUED

CONTINU ED

SECRETAR I E S , CLASS 8 *------------------------------MANUFACTUR I N G ----------------------------------------------NQNMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2---------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------------------F I NAN CE 3--------------------------------------------------------SER V IC ES ------------------------------------------------------

816
306
510
85
71
242
74

38.0
38.5
37.5
37.5
3 6.37.0
3 7.5

$
1 2 0 .0 0
1 2 2 . OC
1 1 9 . OU
1 2 7 .0 u
1 4 2 .5 0
1 0 7 .0 0
1 2 6 . Ou

S E C R E T A R I E S , CLASS C 5 ------------------------------MANUFACTUR I N G ----------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------P U B L I C UT IL I T I E S ---------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------------------R E T A I L T R A D E -------------------------------------------F I N A N C E 3--------------------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S -------------------------------------------------------

2 , 0C6
1 ,1 1 5
891
194
12U
57
368
152

38.0
39.0
3 7. 5
37.0
38.5
39.0
37.0
37.5

1 0 9 .5 0
1 1 2 . 5C
1C 6. Go
1 1 4 .5 0
llc .5 u
94.50
95.00
1 2 2 .5 0

S E C R E T A R I E S , CLASS D 5------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------------------N CNMANUF ACT URI NG --------------------------------------PUBL I C U T IL I T I E S 2 --------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------------------F IN A N C E 3 --------------------------------------------------------SER V IC ES -------------------------------------------------------

1 ,641
801
840
60
112
183
472

38.0
38.5
3 7. 5
3 8. 0
39.0
36.5
37.5

11IU.50
1u u . O f
l O u •5u
1 0 4 .0 0
98.00
9 2 . 5u
104.OU

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------PUBL I C UT I L I T I E S ---------------------------------WHOLESALE T R A D E -----------------------------------F I N A N C E 3 ---------------------------------------------------------

1,886
822
1 ,0 6 4
293
73
445

38.1
39.1.
3 7. 5
3 7.C
38.5
3 7. 5

85.50
88.00
8 3 .0 0
8 7 .5 0
85.50
75.00

S T EN OGR AP HE RS, S E N I O R ---------------------------------MANUFACTUR I N G ----------------------------------------------NONMANUFACT URI NG --------------------------------------PUBL IC UT IL I T I E S ---------------------------------F IN A N C E 3----------------------------------------------------------

880
485
355
60
208

38.5
39.0
3 8 .v
3 9 .U
37. J

96.50
9 9 . Ou
93.50
96.00
85.00

SWITCHBOARD OPERATO RS, CLASS A 5---------MANUFACTUR I N G ----------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------

159
7u

89

38. o
38 .0
38.5

9 3 . OU
9 5 . OU
9 1 .5 0

SWITCHEOARC OPERATORS, CLASS B 5 ---------MANUFACTUR I N G ----------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ---------------------------------R E T A I L TRADE -------------------------------------------F IN ANC E 3 ----------------------------------------------------------

436
1U5
327
70
52
94

39.0
38.5
39.0
39.5
39.0
37.5

8 2 . 5u
91.00
79.50
lo 6 .0 0
68.50
77.50

S W IT C H 80 ARC O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I C N I S T S MANUFACTUR I N G ----------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------------------S E R V I C E S -------------------------------------------------------

751
442
349
82
155
67

38.5
38.5
3 8 . (j
39.0
38.5
37.5

84.50
8 4 . OC
84.50
8 8 . 5u
85.00
83.00

12
Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly h ou rs and e a rn in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c cu p a tio n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is
by in d u s try d iv is io n , N e w a r k and J e r s e y C it y , N . J. , F e b r u a r y 1966)
Average

Average
Number
of
workers

O c c u p a t io n and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

OFFICE

OC C U P A TI O N S

-

W eekly
W eekly
hours 1 earnings 1
[standard) (standard)

C O N T IN U E D

OFFICE

T A E U L A T I N G - M A C H I N E OP E R A T O R S ,
CLASS A ----------------------------------------------------------------------MA NUF AC TU RIN G ------------------------------------------------NO NMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------F I N A N C E 3------------------------------------------------------------

334
178
156
121

$
3 8. 5 1 1 4 . 5L
39. J 1 11.5C
3 7.5 1 18 .0 0
3 7 . 5 1 1 5 . OC

T A E U L A T I N G - M A C H I N E O PE R AT O R S,
CLAS S B -------------------------------------------------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----------------------------------------NO NMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------F I N A N C E 3----------------------------------------------------

438
184
254
117

3 8 . 0 ICO.CO
3 9 . 0 1 0 0 . 5U
3 7 . t.
9 9 . 5C
37.0
92.00

T A E U L A T I N G - M A C H I N E O PE R AT O R S,
CLASS C -------------------------------------------------------------M A NUF AC TUR ING -----------------------------------------NCNMAN UFAC TURIN G ----------------------------------F I N A N C E 3 ----------------------------------------------------

1

S tan d ard

h o u rs

2

T ra n s p o rta tio n ,

3

F in a n c e ,

4

M a y

5

D e s c r ip tio n

r e fle c t

and

w o rk e rs
fo r

th e

th is

re a l

o th e r

3 73
107
266
71

w o rk w e e k

c o m m u n ic a t io n ,

in s u ra n c e ,

in c lu d e

O c c u p a tio n

fo r

an d

37 . 0
38.5
36.5
37.5

w h ic h

o th e r

79.00
84.00
77.00
7 5 . OC

in d u s t ry

OC C U P A T IO N S

-

d iv is io n

Average

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

375
98
277
212

37.5
39.0
3 7.0
3 7.0

T Y P I S T S , CLASS A ----------------------------------------MA NU FA CT U RI NG -----------------------------------------NONMANLFAC T U R I N G --------------------------------P U B L I C UT I L I T I E S 2---------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------------F I N A N C E 3---------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S --------------------------------------------------

1,3 31
5 66
765
86
107
476
95

38 . 0
39. J
37.5
39 . 0
38.5
37.L
38.0

7 9 . 5C
86.50
7 5 . OC
8 4 . 5C
73. OLS
70.5 C
90.00

T Y P I S T S , CL ASS B ----------------------------------------MANU FA CT URI NG ----------------------------------------NCNMA NUF AC TU RING --------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 2---------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------------R E T A I L TRADE -------------------------------------F IN ANCE3---------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S -------------------------------------------------

2 ,6 •- 4
891
1 ,713
252
151
113
1 ,037
120

38..;
39.0
37.5
38.5
3 8 . (r
39.5
36.5
37.5

71.00
76.50
68.50
79.00
67.00
71.00
65.00
75.50

t h e ir

re g u la r

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

W eekly
earnings 1
(standard)

PR O F ES S IO N A L AND T E C H N I C A L
O C C UP A T IO N S
$
77.00
7 9 . OC
7 6 . 5L
75.50

re c e iv e

Number
of
workers

O c c u p a t io n and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

C O N TI N U ED

T R A N S C R I B I N G - M A C H I N E OPE R AT O RS ,
GENERAL ---------------------------------------------------------------M A NUF AC TU RIN G -----------------------------------------NCNMAN UFACTU RING --------------------------------F I N A N C E 3----------------------------------------------------

e m p lo y e e s

p u b lic

and

Number
of
workers

s t r a ig h t -t im e

s a la r ie s

and

th e

e a rn in g s

D RA FTS ME N, C L A S S A 5------------------------------------------MA NU F A C TU RI NG ------------------------------------------------NO NMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 2----------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------------

74 8
442
306
52
2C6

38.5
39.0
38.5
37.0
38.5

1 64.00
1 61 .0 0
1 68.50
181.00
1 63 .5 0

DR AFT SM EN , C L A S S B5 -------------------------------------M ANUFACTUR I N G ------------------------------------------------NCNMA NUF AC TU RING -----------------------------------

921
553
368

38.5
3 9.0
3 8.0

1 4 3 . UO
1 40 .5 0
1 46.50

D RA FTS ME N, CL AS S C 5 -------------------------------------MA NUF AC TU RIN G ------------------------------------------NONMAN UFA CT URIN G ----------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 2 ------------------------------S E R V IC E S -------------------------------------------------

536
348
188
26
156

3 8 .5 1 10.50
39.0 1 08.00
38. u 1 15.00
3 8.0 1 23 .0 0
3 8 .0 1 13 .0 0

N U RS E S, I N C U S T R I A L ( R E G I S T E R E D ) -----MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----------------------------------------NO NMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

265
209
56

3 9 . C 1 17.50
39.5 1 1 8 .0 0
3 8 .0 1 16 .0 0

co rre sp o n d

to

th ese

w e e k ly

h o u rs.

u t ilit ie s .

estate.
th an

o c c u p a t io n

th o se
h as

p resen ted

been

r e v is e d

s e p a ra t e ly .
s in c e

th e

la s t

su rv e y

in

th is

a re a .

See

a p p e n d ix A .

Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
(A v e ra g e

s t r a ig h t -t im e
by

h o u r ly

in d u s try

e a rn in g s

d iv is io n ,

fo r

N e w a rk

m en

in

and

s e le c t e d

J e rse y

and

in d u s try

$
2 .1 0
M ea n 2

Median

^

Middle range 2

2 .2 c

$

$

$

$

C A R P E N T E R S , MA IN TEN A N C E —
M A NUF AC TUR ING ---------------------NQ NMA NUFACTURING -------------P U B L I C UT I L I T I E S 4--------

442
340
102
59

3 .38
3 .3 2
3 .5 8
2 .9 8

3 .3 1
3 .3 4
2 .9 8
2 .95

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

3 .67
3 .6 2
4 .73
2 .9 9

E L E C T R I C I A N S , MAINTENA NC E
MA NU F A C TU RI NG ---------------------NONMAN UFAC TUR ING -------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 4--------

1 ,L86
938
148
86

3 .5 2
3 .4 8
3. 76
3 .6 5

3 .47
3 .4 6
3 .7 8
3 .8 5

3 .2 7 3 .2 8 3 .2 c 3 .1 5 -

3.71
3 .65
4*16
4 .1 5

fo o tn o t e s

at




end

o f t a b le .

s tu d ie d

F e b ru a ry

on

an

a re a

b a s is

1966)

$
$
2. 4 1 2 .50

S
*
t
2 . 6C 2 . 7C 2 . 8 0

$
$
2 . 90 3 . 0 0

$
3 .1 0

$
3 .2 0

$
3 .4 0

t

$

*

t

t

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

4 . CO 4 . 2 0

4 .4 C

4.6C

4 .80

5 .00

5 .20

2 .50

2 •6C

2. 7C 2 . EC 2 . 9 C

3 .00

3 .1 0

3 .2 0

3 .4 0

3 .6 C

3 .8 0

4 .0 C

4 .2 0

4 .6 C

4 .8 G

5 •CC

5.2C over

i
-

3

-

-

5

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

3
3

_

-

_

5

_

_

■-

89
86
3
-

-

-

-

*

263
26C
3

22u
210
10

S

$

and
u nd e r

$
2 .10

See

$
$
2 •2C 2 . 3 C

d iv is io n

workers

N . J. ,

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

Hourly earnings 1
Number
O c c u p a tio n

o c c u p a t io n s

C ity ,

and
2 .3 L

2 . 4L

-

“
-

-

~

'

-

~

4
“

-

-

-

-

-

4

i
~

-

8
8

1

-

-

l
-

1

-

i

-

-

8
e
-

98
55
43
40

30
29
1
1

17
13
4
4

10 1
96

44
44

5

-

“

13
1
12
11

29
29

10
10

49
49

-

-

39
24
15
14

55
36
19
16

295
267
28
8

-

-

5

-

17
6

42

ii
i

42
42

-

4 .40

15
15

“

_

-

_

21
3 21

-

-

1
1

_

-

-

-

47
31
16

*

"

“

“

2
_

2
~

13
Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations— Continued
(A v e r a g e s tra ig h t-tim e h ou rly earn in gs fo r m en in s e le c te d occupations studied on an a re a b asis
by in d u stry d iv is io n , N e w a rk and J e r s e y C ity , N. J. , F e b ru a ry 1966)
Hourly eamings

N um be r of w o r k e r s re ce iv in g s t r a i g h t -t i m e h o u r l y earnings of --

1
$

Number
O c c u p a tio n

and

in d u s t ry

d iv is io n

workers

M ean24
3 Median

^

Middle range ^

U n de r 2 , 1 0
*
and
2 . I t under
2 .2 C

$

$

$

$

ENGINEERS* STA TIO NA RY --------------------------------MANUFACTUR I N G ----------------------------------------------N ON MA N UF A C TU RI N G--------------------------------------P UB LIC U T I L I T I E S 4---------------------------------

4S7
313
1 84
86

3.7 8
3 .7 7
3 .7 9
3 .6 7

3 .63
3 .54
3 .7 0
3 .6 7

3 .3 4 3 .3 3 3 .4 5 3 .5 3 -

4 .3 2
4 .0 3
4 .35
4.34

FIREME N, STA TIO NA RY BOILE R -------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------PU B L IC U T I L I T I E S 4---------------------------------

418
315
59
27

3 .04
3 .C 3
3 .0 7
3 .0 9

2 .8 9
2 .5 0
2 .8 3
2 .58

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

3 .17
3 .1 6
3 .4 8
3 .4 3

HEL PE RS , MAINTENANCE TRADES ----------------MANUFACTUR I N G ---------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------

426
24C
166

2 .7 6
2 .72
2.8 1

2 .80
2 .7 1
2 .5 1

2 . 5 7 - 2 .5 6
2 . 5 3 - 2 .5 3
2 . 7 4 - 2 .96

4
4

MA CH INE-TOOL OPERATORS, TOCLROCM —
MANUFACTUR I N G ----------------------------------------------

344
323

3 .5 6
3 .6 u

3 .6 6
3 .6 9

3 .3 5 3 .3 7 -

3 .65
3 .6 5

_

M A C H I N I S T S , M A I N T E N A N C E ---------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------

1 ,4 7 1
1 ,3 7 9
92

3 .4 9
3 .48
3 .6 8

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

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

3 .6 7
3 .6 3
4 .1 3

MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(M A IN T E N A N C E ) ---------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ---------------------------------------------N ON MA N UF A C TU R IN G--------------------------------------P UB LIC U T I L I T I E S 4---------------------------------WHOLESALE TRAOE ------------------------------------

1,337
282
1 ,0 5 5
945
69

3 .2 6
3 .2 6
3 .2 6
3 .2 6
3 .3 9

3 .2 3
3.34
3 .2 2
3.20
3 .59

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

2

MECHANICS, M A I N T E N A N C E ------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------------------------------

1 ,1 7 6
1 ,0 2 0

3 .3 7
3 .34

3 .3 7
3 .36

3 .1 1 3 .U 9 -

3 .5 3
3 .48

_

M I L L W R I G H T S -----------------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------------------------------

3C5
302

3.49
3 .4 9

3 .5 4
3 .5 4

3 .3 0 3 .3 0 -

3 .6 3
3 .63

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

26C
242

2 .8 4
2 .7 9

2 .75
2 .7 4

2 . 4 0 - 2 .5 5
2 . 3 5 - 2 . 5u

16
14

P A IN T E R S , MAINTENANCE --------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------P U B LIC U T I L I T I E S 4---------------------------------

325
2 72
57
27

3 .3 2
3 .2 2
3 .7 9
3 .36

3.23
3 .2 1
4 .03
3.19

3 . U 4 - 3 .5 5
3 . 0 4 - 3.4 C
2 . 9 8 - 4 .6 2
2 . 6 0 - 4 .C S

P I P E F I T T E R S , MAINTENANCE -------------------------MANUFACTUR I N G -----------------------------------------------

ess
799

3 .5 2
3 .4 6

3 .4 3
3 .3 9

3 .3 2 3 .3 1 -

PLUMBERS, MAINTENANCE ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING:
PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 4----------------------------------

82

3 .3 4

3 .07

3 .0 2 -

3 .1 6

39

3 .0 1

3 .0 4

2 .5 9 -

3 .08

S H E E T - M E TA L WORKERS, MAINTENANCE - M A N U F A C T U R IN G -----------------------------------------------

181
161

3 .4 i
3 .4 2

3 .3 7
3 .39

3 .2 7 3 .3 1 -

3 .6 0
3 .6 2

TOOL ANC C I E MAKERS --------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------S E R V I C E S -------------------------------------------------------

1 ,5 7 2
1,2 92
280
268

3 .5 9
3 .59
3.57
3 .5 8

3 .6 2
3 .59
3 .67
3 .67

3 . 3 6 - 3 .7 5
3 . 3 5 - 3 .8 1
3 . 5 0 - 3. 75
3 . 5 4 - 3 .76

3 .6 5
3 .63

1

1

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2

F o r

W o rk ers

p re m iu m

4

T ra n s p o rta tio n ,

d e fin itio n
w ere

of

pay

fo r

term s,

d is tr ib u t e d

o v e r t im e

see

fo o tn o te

as

fo llo w s :

c o m m u n ic a t io n ,




and

and
2,
8

fo r

w o rk

t a b le
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on

w eek en d s,

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$
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$
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$

$
3 .00

$
3 .4 0

$
3 .6 0

$
3 .8 0

$
4 .0 0

$
4 .2 0

$

$

$

$

3 .10

$
3 .2 0

$

2 .3 0

4 .4 C

4 .6 C

4 .8 0

5 .00

5.20

2 .3 C

2 .40

2 .5 C

2 .6 C

2 . 70 2 ec 2 9C 3 . CO 3 . 1 0

3 .2 0

3 .4 0

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3 .8 0

4 .0 0

4 .20

4 .4 0

4 .60

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5 .C C

5 .2 C ov er

11
8
3
3

99
87
12
1

67
52
15
-

71
20
51
33

37
37

12
8
4
-

62
17
45
32

6

16

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6
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18
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55
5
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46
44
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54
54

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p u b lic

to

$ 5 .4 0 ;

u t ilit ie s .

11

5
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16
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16
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19
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15
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31
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9
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6

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41
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66
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44
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48
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-

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10
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26
24

28
28

153
153

23
17

392
368

225
218

118
52

57
9

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4
3

4
4

2
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94
91

97
97

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28
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13
13

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15
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74
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43
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9

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3
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16
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4
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23
5
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9
2
7
7

1
1

6
6

11
6
5
3

31
29
2
2

55
55
-

33
29
4
2

4
4

43
43

ii
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23
22

335
333

152
152

220
215

48
i

19
-

_

_

_

-

-

-

28
16

-

2

ii

39

13

2

-

-

-

-

3

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-

12

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n

24

4

15
15

22
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2
2

67
60

29
25

44
44

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_

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-

-

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i
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14
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4
4

26
18
8

146
140
6
6

283
265
18
12

275
231
44
38

457
299
158
158

234
214
20
20

9
9

4
4

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2

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-

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8

-

8

-

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10
10

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-

-

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-

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2

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45

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4
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40
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153

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33

20
20

-

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30

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12
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76
76

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12
12

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to

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8
2

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-

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_

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3
26
12

-

-

_

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'

-

-

3
2

6
_

-

-

_

-

-

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1

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s
$
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1
1

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14
Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
(A v e r a g e s tra ig h t-tim e h ou rly earn in gs fo r s e le c te d occupations studied on an a re a b asis
by in d u stry d iv is io n , N e w a rk and J e r s e y C ity , N. J. , F e b ru a ry 1966)
N u m b e r of w o r k e r s re ce iv in g s t r a i g h t -t i m e h o u r l y earn in gs of—

Hourly earnings

$
1 .20

Number
O c c u p a t io n 1 and in d u s tr y div is io n

workers

Mean3

Median3

Middle range3

$
1 .2 0

$
$
$
1 .3 0 1.4 G 1 .5 0

$
2 .3 0

t
2 .4 0

t
2 .60

$
2.80

$
3 .20

$

3 .0 0

.40

3 .60

.8 0

$
$
4 .0 C 4 .2 0

1• 7C 1. 8C 1 . 5C 2 . GO 2 . ID 2 . 2 0

2 .30

2 .4 0

2.6C

2 .8 0

3 .00

3 .20

3 .4 0

3.6C

3 .80

.0 0

4 . 2 0 ov e r

_
~

_
—

-

1 .4 C

12
12
12

18
18
16

2
2
-

4
4
2

5
5
5

3
3

72 4
16
70 8

582
1
581

291
32
257

60
5
55

233
6
22 7

1C

2

$
1.54
1 .5 2
1 .4 6

$
1 .4 5
1 .39
1 .3 8

$
$
1 .3 2 - I.E2
1 . 3 2 - 1.81
1 . 2 1 - 1 .7 7

GUARDS ANC WA TC HM EN --------------------------------------MANUEACTUR I N G ----------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ---------------------------------------

3 ,482
83 J
2, 652

1 .7 7
2.42
1 .57

1 .5 1
2 .49
1 .4 3

1 .3 62 .1 2 1 .3 3-

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

“

42C
420

GUARDS:
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------------------------

517

2.63

2 .6 4

2 .4 8 -

2 .6 7

-

-

-

_
-

-

1 .50

-

1.6 C

3

-

1
1

u
u
n
84
68
16

1C

115
36
79

-

3
3

2

41
27
14

123
46
77

93
78
15

87
78
9

142
108
34

206
134
72

159
92
67

114
101
13

5
1
4

4
4

-

6

14

53

14

ice

134

70

95

i

-

-

-

-

WATCHMEN:
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------------------------

313

2 .0 8

2 .U 7

1 .8 5-

2 .2 2

-

-

16

1

22

3

6

58

36

21

32

25

64

-

J A N I T O R S , PO RT ER S, AND CLFANERS ------MANUFACTUP I N G ----------------------------------------------N ON M A N U FA C TU R IN G --------------------------------------P U E L IC U T I L I T I E S 4 ---------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------------------R E T A I L TRADE -------------------------------------------F INANCE5---------------------------------------------------------SERV ICES -------------------------------------------------------

5 ,<*$1
2,4 63
3,G32
4ul
178
344
325
1,7 8c

2 .0 2
2 .36
1 .7 4
2 .4 3
2 .1 5
1 .6 7
1 .8 8
1 .5 3

2 .0u
2 .40
1 .67
2.55
2 .22
1 .6 4
1 .7 9
1 .5 4

1 .60—
2 .1 1 1 .4 7 2 .4 3 2 .0 4 1 .4 7 1 .7 4 1 .3 g -

2 .4 8
2.6 2
2 .0 2
2 .6 6
2 .3 7
1.5t
2 .01
1 .6 5

93
93
6
87

414
10
4u4
35
369

lu l
19
82
1C
72

252
4s/
252
50
202

450
32
458
11
51
5
251

395
79
316
~
19
47
16
234

457
57
40U
30
18
37
153
162

247
1C2
145
21
1
21
35
67

257
163
94
i
37
34
22

250
104
146
17
19
31
36
43

247
160
87
4
31
6
18
28

157
68
89
2
9
2
30
46

478
406
72
6
56

766
533
233
174
1C

J A M TO R S, PO RT ER S, AND CLEANERS
(WOMEN) -------------------------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTUPING --------------------------------------SERV ICES -------------------------------------------------------

886
208
676
416

1 .7
1 .9 9
1 .6 1
1 . 5u

1 .6 7
2 .39
1.60
1 .5 5

1 . 5 3 - 1.56
1 . 7 G - 2 .3 0
1 . 5 2 - 1.64
1 . 4 6 - 1 .6 3

30
30
3u

102
25
77
61

5
5
-

27
2
25
23

2tS
9
20G
162

1C 2
17
85
62

58
15
43
7

in
5
1C6
8

38
13
25
23

81
2U
61
6

23
14
9
9

43
37
6
6

35
35
-

14
8
6
i

LAEOP.ERS, MAT ERIA L H A N D L I N G -----------------MANUFACTUR I N G ----------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------P U E L IC UT I L I T I E S 4 --------------------------------WHOLESALE T R A D E -----------------------------------R E T A I L TRAOE --------------------------------------------

7 , 7 67
3 ,3 4 5
4,422
3,294
631
449

2 .79
2.75
2 .83
2 .9 6
2 .35
° .5 5

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

2 . 5 C - 3 .C ?
2 . 1 7 - 3 .0 5
2 . 6 1 - 3 .u 7
2 . 8 7 - 3•i 5
2 . 0 1 - 2 .e 2
1 . 9 U - 3 .0 2

_
-

18
18

31
12
19

53
34
19

123
39
84

114
49
65

161
136
25

14 C
10U
40

5C
48
2

326
270
56

247
217
30

133
97
36

137
117
20

-

18

19

19

58
26

62
3

11
14

22
14

2

48
8

22
6

32
2

ORDER
F I L L E R S ---------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------------------R E T A I L TRADE --------------------------------------------

1 ,7 12
575
1 ,1 3 7
676
398

2 .7 3
2 .7 2
2 .74
2 .59
3. J5

2 .65
2 .8u
2 .68
2.64
3 .U 9

2 . 5 7 - 3 .17
2 . 3 7 - 3.1 C
2 . 6 1 - 2.0 6
2 . 5 6 - 2 .6 8
3 . 1 4 - 3 .1 6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

e
5
1
1

35
3
32
2C
i

64
50
14
7
-

17
10
7
2

9
3
6
-

37
18
19
14
4

PACKEPS, S H I P P I N G -------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------

891
8 77
64

2 .3 8
2 .37
2 .2 6

2.35
2 .3 6
2 .34

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

-

PACKERS, SH IP P IN G ( W O M E N ) ----------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------------------------

e6
64

1 .9 9
2*09

L •86
1 .8 8

1 .7 7 1 .8 1 -

-

-

_

-

-

-

R EC £ IV INC C L E R K S ----------------------------------------------M ANUFACTUR I N G ----------------------------------------------N O M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------WHOLESALE T R A D E -----------------------------------R E T A I L TRADF --------------------------------------------

529
352
177
56
it i

2 .6 3
2.6<
2 .6 5
2 .6 7
2 .5 7

2 .6 8
2.65
2 .7 5
2.71
2 .63

2 . 3 3 - 2 .5 7
2 . 3 6 - 2 .e 6
2 . 2 5 - 3 .12
2 . 5 6 - 2 .9 2
2 . 1 3 - 3 .16

-

-

-

S HI P P IN G C L F R K S ------------------------------------------------M ANUFACTUR I N G ----------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ---------------------------------------

423
340
83

2 .8 1
2 .78
2 .94

2.83
2.8-‘
3 .1 1

2 .5 5 2 .5 1 2 .7 6 -

See footn otes at end o f tab le.




$

and

1 .3 0

fci
59
51

3.1 1
3 .0 5
3 .1 5

t

$
2 .2 0

and
under

ELEVATOR OPE RATORS, PASSENGER
( WOMEN) -------------------------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------R E T A I L TRACE --------------------------------------------

2 .1 4
2 .4 5

t

$
$
2 .0 0 2 .1 0

$
t
$
$
1. 6C 1. 7C 1 . ec 1 . 9 0

22

6

-

-

-

-

-

118
118

16
16

-

72
72

_
-

_
-

_
-

856 1870
492
322
364 1548
209 1238
77
199
66
110

1876
185
1691
1559
129

23 8
39
199
192
7

3
3
“

34
34
-

-

643
643
-

15
1

714
508
206
96
85
5

8
6
2
2

6U
59
1
1

223
85
138
137
“

514
40
4 74
444
-

59
48
11
-

521
136
385
37
348

114
75
39
39

15
15

12
12

-

-

-

51
48
3

74
56
18

73
60
13

104
99
5

108
1G6
2

71
71

30
30

1
1

6
6

-

12
12

_
-

2
8

645
4e4
161
135
25
1

8
8

-

-

~

-

-

60
6j
-

6
6
“

12
10
2

57
56
1

5C
36
14

61
61

43
40
3

26
23
3

9
-

1
~

1

15
13

27
23

4
3

7
3

3
3

2
-

1
~
1
-

23
5
18

-

-

2
2
~
2

18

E
3
5
i
4

16
13
3
2
1

35
32
3
1
2

14
4
10
10

22
17
5
3
2

30
22
8
8

79
69
1C
7
3

83
54
29
26
3

97
75
22
16
*

84
40
44
2
41

_

-

_

_

7

-

10
10

19
19

11
11

17
17

61
61

70
51
19

81
69
12

92
67
25

"

~
-

-

-

'

-

2

'

-

7

"

-

'

-

49

16
8
£
7
~

-

~

-

-

-

1
1
-

*

-

-

13
13
-

5
5
-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

8
5
3

9
5
4

12
6
6
-

_
-

2

-

-

3

4

20
5
15

13
12
1

22
18
4

1
1

-

-

7
7

2

-

2
2
-

-

-

_

_

-

*
-

-

~

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15
Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations— Continued
(A v e r a g e s tra ig h t-tim e hourly earn in gs fo r s e le c te d occupations studied on an a re a b asis
b y in du stry d iv is io n , N e w a rk and J e r s e y C ity, N. J. , F e b ru a ry 1966)
N u m b e r of w o r k e r s re ce iv in g s t r a i g h t -t i m e h o u rl y earnin gs of—

Hourly earnings 2

O c c u p a t io n 1 and i nd u st ry div is ion

Number
of
workers

s

Mean3

Median3

Middle range3

U n d e r 1 *20
*
and
1 .2 0 under
1 .3 0

S H IP P IN G ANC R E C E IV IN G C L E R K S ------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

312
204
1U8

$
2 .66
2 .6 3
2 .7 2

$
2 .6 8
2 .6 4
2 .7 3

$
$
2 . 2 6 - 2 .8 9
2 . 2 5 - 2 .89
2 . 2 8 - 2 .8 8

TRUCK CRIVfcRS6 ------------------------------------------------MANUFACTUR I N G -----------------------------------------NQNMANUFACTLRING --------------------------------PUBL IC U T I L I T I E S 4---------------------------WHOLESALE T R A D E ------------------------------R E T A I L T R A D E --------------------------------------SER VI CES -------------------------------------------------

1C,296
2 ,6 91
7 ,6 09
5 ,7 4 4
1,499
29C
71

3 .3 0
3 .6 5
3.18
3 .2 7
2 .9 0
2 .87
2 .7 1

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

3 .1 4 - 3.3e
2 . 9 9 - 4 .46
3 . 1 5 - 3 .3 5
3 . 2 3 - 3 .3 5
2 . 8 1 - 3 .C 9
2 . 2 6 - 3 .36
2 . 3 9 - 3 .C 6

TR UC KC R IV ER S. L IG H T I UNDER
1 -1 / 2 TON S) ----------------------------------------------MANUFACTUR I N G ----------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTUR I N G --------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -------------------------------

516
136
382
174

2 .5 6
2.65
2 .53
2 .2 3

2.67
2 .85
2.32
2.07

2 . C 6 - 3 .2 1
2 . 2 3 - 2 .95
2 . 1 . 3 - 3 .2 4
2 . 0 1 - 2 .23

TR UC KC R IV ER S, MEDIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2 TC
ANC INCLUDING 4 TONS) --------------------MANUFACTUR I N G -----------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PU BLI C U T I L I T I E S 4----------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ------------------------------R E T A I L TRADE ---------------------------------------

3 ,7 2 6
1 ,1 1 4
2 ,6 1 2
1 ,6 3 2
839
95

3 .3 2
3 .9 2
3 .0 6
3 .21
2 .8 6
2.29

3 .18
4 .7 0
3 .14
3 .2 1
2 .87
2 .34

2 . 9 2 - 3 .2 E
3 . 2U- 4 .75
2 . 8 9 - 2 .2 3
3 . 1 5 - 3 .2 5
2 . 8 3 - 2.94
2 . 2 0 - 2 .4 9

T RUC KCR IV ERS , HEAVY (CVER 4 TCN
T R A IL ER T Y P E ) -----------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -----------------------------------------NO NM A N UF A C TU RI N G ---------------------------------P UB LIC U T I L I T I E S 4----------------------------WHOLESALE T R A D E -------------------------------

4,132
775
3,357
2 ,9 6 1
265

3.39
3 .5 4
3 .3 5
3 .34
3 .5 3

3 .3 5
3 .35
3 .36
3 .35
3 .63

3 .2 2 3 .1 2 3 .3 3 3 .3 3 3 .2 4 -

3 .3 9
3 .7 5
3 .3 8
3.28
3.66

TRUCKDR IV E R S , HEAVY (OVER 4 TCN
OTHER THAN TRA ILER T Y P E ) ------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------P U B LIC U T I L I T I E S 4-----------------------------

1 ,3C 5
161
1 ,1 4 4
894

3 .1 4
2 .9 1
3 .18
3.23

3 .24
2 .8 9
3 .2 5
3 .25

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

3.28
3 .3 0
3 .2 8
3 .2 8

TR LC KE R S, POWER ( F O R K L I F T ) ---------------MANUFACTUR I N G -----------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTUR I N G ----------------------------------PU B LIC U T I L I T I E S 4----------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------

2,740
1 ,5 3 7
1 ,2 0 3
871
141

2 .9 6
2 .84
3 .1 1
3 .1 5
3 .07

2 .99
2 .8 5
3 .1 1
3.1 9
3 .1 4

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

3.16
2.58
3 .2 2
3 .2 7
3.17

TR L C KE RS , PCWER (CTH ER THAN
FORKL I FT ) ---------------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------------------------------ 1
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

2 54
246

2.5r
2 .51

2 .52
2 .5 3

2 .3 5 2 .3 6 -

2 .6 u
2.59

1 .5 C

S
s
s
$
1 . 6G 1. 7C 1 • EC 1 .9 C

$

s

2 .2 0

2 .30

S
2 .4 0

2 .6 0

$

s
$
2 •Si) 3 . 0 0

S
3 .2 0

3 .4 C

J
3.6 (

3 •8 l

*
4 . CL

2 •CU 2 . 10 2 .2 0

2 .3 0

2 .4 0

2.6C

2 .8 -

3 . JO

3 .2 0

2.4 C

3 . 6u

3 .e t

4 .0 0

4 . 2 J over

75
37
38

47
42
5

7
7
*

23
19
4

14
4

-

u

e

%

$

s

4 .2 C

and
1 .4 L

1 . SC 1.6 C

4

-

1 .7 C

11

-

4

11

-

1C

4

~
_

-

“
11

1. EC 1 .9 0

35
16

19
15

~
18

42
10
32

25
5
2

31

31
25

37
6
31
7

22
2
~

13
6
7

19
9
10

20
20
-

69
48
21

1
1
-

26
14
12

120
26
94
2
72
18
2

86
28
58
7

98
37
61
2
36
23

75
33
42

2C2
119
83
1
44
34
4

86
10
76
72

11
1C

16

4

_

-

16
16

1C
1C

22

4

-

-

22

34
16
18

22
“

18

_

_

4
_

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

1

1

2

_

-

-

1

1

2

-

_

_

_

12

_

-

-

-

12

-

-

33

6
12

51
18

~

22
18
2

8

48
21
27
4

73
73

8113
97
7u6
20
686

84 2 1020
4
130
890
83e
727
881
9b

30

68
38
3\.
4
13
11

16
16
-

3
1
2
-

100
96

175 3164
193
163
12 2971
2 2779
10
71

-

33

11
1
10

8

7
2
5

22

8

“

“

9

64
15
49

29
17
12

98
64
34

28
21

-

-

10

5

9

i

4

4
-

10
10
-

5
-

260 103 J 1130 5339
104
19 7
376
315
533 4563
715
156
25
799 4666
55
166
75
686
113
122
11
5
15
4
21

22
10
12

13
11
2

24
2
22

44

56
56

33

30

123
122

140
140

189
189

~

3

I

-

-

~

-

53

9

~

_

_

_

5

_

_

38
38

108 at $ 5 to $ 5 . 2 0 ;

_

40
4U

112
112

-

4
-

20
3
17
11

72
14
58

43
43

22
22

-

-

208
189
15

663
525
138
56
8

19

Data li m it e d to m e n w o r k e r s except w he re ot her w ise indicated.
Ex clu d es p r e m i u m pay fo r o v e rt i m e and for w o r k on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
F o r definition of t e r m s , see footnote 2, table A - 1.
T r a n s p o rt a ti o n , co m m un ic a ti on , and other public ut ili ti es.
Fin a n ce , i ns ur an ce, and re al estate.
Includes all d r i v e r s re g a rd l e s s of size and type of t r u c k operated.
W o r k e r s we re dis tribute d as follows:
108 at $ 4 . 2 0 to $ 4 . 4 0 ; 12 at $ 4 . 4 0 to $ 4 . 6 0 ; 531 at $ 4 . 6 0 to $ 4 . 8 0 ;
W o r k e rs we re dist ribu te d as follows:
531 at $ 4 . 6 0 to $ 4 . 8 0 ; 1 at $ 5 to $ 5 . 2 0 ; and 28 at $ 5 . 2 0 and o v e r.
A l l w o r k e r s we re at $ 5 to $ 5. 20.




$
s
2 .00 2 .10

25
25

12
9

and 28 at $ 5 . 2 0 and ov e r.

751
6'J
69 1
483
1C7

19
19

126
2
124
11

1C 2 E
50
978
894

361

17 l
151
18c
1!

E

376
192
184

152
151
1

-

~

~

11

_

_

-

-

2
2

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

204
24
1 EC
i eo
~

334
150
184
164

-

73

1

_

_

-

-

-

145
145

_

-

_

-

~

_

_

-

*

i
i
“

350
66
324
317

15

-

_

15
15

-

-

7

~

~

~

_

_

2
2

-

124
S lu
124 7 7a7
23

ie4

“

11
11

3
3

~

i
i

-

s5eC
56C

-

1C
107
l o 9 107
"

_

23

-

23

16 C
160

-

-

-

-

“

”

_

_

16
B. Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions
Table B-l. Minimum Entrance Salaries for Women Office Workers
( D i s t r i b u t i o n of e s t a b l i s h m e n t s stu di e d i n a l l i n d u s t r i e s and i n i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y m i n i m u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r y f o r s e le c t e d c a t e g o r i e s
of i n e x p e r i e n c e d w o m e n of fi ce w o r k e r s , N e w a r k and J e r s e y C i t y , N . J . , F e b r u a r y 1966)
Other inexperienced cle ric a l w o rk e rs 1

Inex pe rie nced typists
Manufacturing
M in im u m w eekly s tra ig h t-tim e sa la ry 1

Nonmanufacturing

Manufacturing

B a s e d on s t a n d a r d w e e k l y h o u r s 3 of—
industries

ind u stries
A ll
s ch e d u l e s

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s st u d i e d ----------------------------------------

287

125

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i n g a s p e c if ie d
m i n i m u m ---------------------------------------------------------------------

138

A ll
s c he d ul es

35

37 %

38%

40

XXX

XXX

XXX

XXX

162

61

4

12

6

36

77

$ 47. 50---------------------------$ 5 0 . 0 0 ---------------------------$ 52. 50 --------------------------$ 5 5 . 0 0 --------------------------$ 5 7 . 5 0 --------------------------$ 60. 00 --------------------------$ 62. 50---------------------------$ 65. 00 _______________
$ 6 7 . 5 0 _______________
$ 7 0 . 0 0 _______________
$ 7 2 . 5 0 ---------------------------$ 75. 00 ---------------------------$ 77. 50 --------------------------$ 8 0 . 0 0 ---------------------------$ 82. 50---------------------------$ 85. 00---------------------------$ 8 7 . 5 0 ---------------------------$ 90. 00---------------------------$ 92. 50-------------- ----------

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

1
6
4
21
8
24
9
22
5
6
4
10
4
4
2
2
3
3

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i n g no s p e c if ie d
m i n i m u m -------------------------------------------------------------------E s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h i c h did not e m p l o y
w o r k e r s i n t h i s c a t e g o r y ---------------------------------

$ 45. 00
$ 47.50
$ 50. 00
$ 52.50
$ 55.00
$ 57. 50
$ 60. 00
$ 62. 50
$ 65. 00
$ 67.50
$ 70.00
$ 72. 50
$ 7 5 .0 0
$ 77.50
$ 80. 00
$ 82. 50
$ 85.00
$ 87. 50
$ 90. 00

and
and
and
and
a nd
a nd
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under

35

A ll
sc h e d u l e s

37 V2

38%

40

XXX

XXX

XXX

XXX

287

125

12

22

4

31

146

62

_

-

3
1
5

-

1
-

1

-

-

-

12
7
9
3
6
1
4
2
4
1
3
1

1
1

3
2
3
1

1
1
1

-

2

5
1
1
1
1

1
12
7
25
6
25
14
14
7
11
3
5
3
5
2
4
2

.

_

-

1
1

-

-

-

-

1

3
1
6
3
4
1
2
1
1

-

-

2

-

1
1

-

-

-

-

1
-

1
1
-

-

-

-

4
3
2
1
1
2
2

1
5
4
14
8
17
3
9
3
1
2
6
1
1
1
1

31

XXX

XXX

XXX

XXX

31

XXX

XXX

XXX

XXX

77

33

33

XXX

XXX

XXX

XXX

54

XXX

XXX

XXX

XXX

64

30

-

-

7

1

1

-

4

-

-

-

-

-

7
6
13
2
5
2
4
4
3
2
1
2
2

1
1
1

3
2
3
1
1

2

4
4
6

-

62

87

-

i

-

2
2
1
2

3
6
1
6
1
4

-

2
1

-

1

-

-

2
1
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

T h e s e s a l a r i e s r e l a t e to f o r m a l l y e s t a b l is h e d m i n i m u m s ta r t i n g ( h i r i n g ) 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 th a t a r e p a i d f o r
E x c l u d e s w o r k e r s i n s u b c l e r i c a l j o b s s u c h as m e s s e n g e r o r of fi ce g i r l .
D a t a a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r a l l s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k s c o m b i n e d , and f o r the m o s t c o m m o n s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k s r e p o r t e d .




Nonm anufacturing

B a s e d o n s t a n d a r d w e e k l y h o u r s 3 of—

35

37Vz

38%

40

XXX

XXX

XXX

XXX

5

12

6

-

_

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

35

37 V2

38%

162

XXX

XXX

XXX

XXX

34

84

14

24

4

34

-

1
9
6
20
6
13
7
5
4
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
1

1

_

-

-

-

-

-

1

1
3
8
2
4
2
2
1
1

1

6
2
7
1
3
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

-

-

-

1
-

1
-

-

-

-

-

6
4
3
1
3
1
4
2
3
3
1

XXX

XX X

XXX

XXX

XXX

XX X

XXX

XXX

-

1
-

1

standard w o rkw e e ks .

A ll
schedules

-

2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1

-

-

1
1
1
-

40

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

44

XXX

XXX

XXX

XXX

34

XXX

XXX

XXX

XXX

-




T able B-2. Shift D ifferentials
(S hift d iffe re n tia ls o f m anufacturing plant w o r k e r s by type and amount o f d iffe re n tia l,
N e w a rk and J e r s e y C ity , N. J. , F e b ru a ry 1966)
P e r c e n t o f m anufacturing plant w o r k e r s —
In e s t a b lis h m e n ts h a v in g f o r m a l
p r o v is io n s 1 f o r —

S h ift d i f f e r e n t i a l

T o t a l _________

_________________________________

_____

A c t u a lly w o r k in g on—

S e c o n d s h ift
w ork

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

8 1 .4

7 2 .7

15. 6

S e c o n d s h ift

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

5. 3

81. 1

72. 7

15. 5

5. 3

39. 1

35. 8

7. 8

3 .9

_

1 .0
.3

.3
2. 5
.7
10. 0
4. 0
2. 3
2. 1
2. 7
2. 3
.4
3. 2
2 .9
1. 1
1 .3

38. 7

34. 5

7. 0

1. 2

4 p e r c e n t _______________________________________
5 p e r c e n t ____________________________ _________
6 p e r c e n t _______________________________________
7 p e r c e n t _______________________________________
8 p e r c e n t _______________________________________
10 p e r c e n t ______________________________________
12 p e r c e n t ______________________________________
15 p e r c e n t ______________________________________

.4
6. 5
1 .4
.9
29. 5

.4
1 .4

. 1
1 .3

_
. 1

O th e r f o r m a l p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l __________________

3. 3

W ith s h ift p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l _________________________
U n ifo r m c e n ts (p e r h o u r ) _______________________
U n d e r 5 c e n t s _________________________________
5 c e n t s __________________________________________
6 c e n t s __________________________________________
7 c e n t s __________________________________________
7 V2 c e n t s _______________________________ _____
8 c e n t s __________________________________________
9 c e n t s -----------------------------------------------------10 c e n t s _________________________________________
11 c e n t s ----------------------------------------------------12 c e n t s _________________________________________
_________________
I 2 V2 c e n t s __________________
13 c e n t s _________________________________________
14 c e n t s _________________________________________
1 5 c e n t s _____ _________________________________
16 c e n t s _________________________________________
17 c e n t s _________________________________________
17V2 c e n t s ------------------------------------------------18 c e n ts - _____________________ _________________
19 c e n t s ----------------------------------------------------22 c e n ts and o v e r - __________________________
U n ifo r m p e r c e n t a g e _________

__________________

W ith no s h ift p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l _____

_________

__

6. 5
.6
3. 2
1 .8
4. 6
1 .7
10. 3
1. 1
1 .6
.9
1 .3
1. 3
2. 7
-

-

-

.3

-

29. 2
1 .7
1 .8
2. 3

_
1 .5
. 1
.4
. 5
1. 1
.3
1 .8
. 1
. 1
.3
.4
.3
. 5
-

.2
( 2)

. 5
.2
4 .9

( 2)
.4
( 2)
.9
. 8
.4
. 1
.4
. 1
. 3
. 3
. 1
. 1

-

-

1 .0
. 1

-

( 2)

.7

. 2

. 1
'

1 Inclu des esta b lish m en ts cu rre n tly o p era tin g la te sh ifts, and esta b lish m en ts w ith fo r m a l p ro v is io n s c o v e r in g late shifts
even though they w e re not c u rr e n tly op era tin g la te sh ifts.
2 L e s s than 0.0 5 p ercen t.

18
T able B-3. Scheduled W eekly H ours
( P e r c e n t d is t r ib u t io n o f p la n t and o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a l l in d u s tr ie s and in in d u s tr y d iv is io n s b y s c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u rs
o f f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s , N e w a r k and J e r s e y C it y , N . J. , F e b r u a r y 1966)
P la n t w o r k e r s
W e e k ly h o u rs

A l l w o r k e r s ____________

______________________________

U n d e r 35 h o u r s ________________________________________
35 h o u rs ____ ___________ ____________________________
36 h o u r s ________________________________________________
36V* h o u r s ________________ ___________________________
O v e r 3 6 V4 and u n d er 37V2 h o u r s ___________________
3 7 V2 h o u r s _____________________________________________
O v e r 37V2 and u n d e r 383/4 h o u r s -----------------------383/4 h o u r s ______________________________________ ___
O v e r 383/4 and u n d er 40 h o u r s ---------------------------40 h o u r s ________________________________ _________ __
O v e r 40 and u n d er 48 h o u r s ________________________
48 h o u r s _______________________ ______ ____ _______
O v e r 48 h o u r s __________________________________________

All
!
industries

Manufacturing

100

100

6
1
4

8
1
5

-

(4)
83
1
3
1

Public 2
utilities

100

( 4)
-

-

-

<;>
(4)

-

79
2
2
1

99
-

1 In c lu d e s d a ta f o r r e a l e s t a t e in a d d itio n to th o s e in d u s tr y d iv is io n s
2 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o t h e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s .
3 F in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e .
4 L e s s th an 0. 5 p e r c e n t.




O f f ic e w o r k e r s

Wholesale
trade

Retail trade

Services

100

100

100

-

-

-

1
4

9

88
7
-

87
4

-

sh ow n s e p a r a t e ly .

All
industries

100

77

( 4)
17
1
5
2
30
1
8
1
34

18

(!)
( 4)

5
-

Manufacturing

100

1
9
-

1
1
20
2
18
3
44
1
-

Public
utilities1
2

Wholesale
trade

Retail trade

Finance3

100

100

100

100

100

42
-

14
1
4
28
6
47
-

11

16
3
13
6
52
1
8
-

29

2
56
-

25
65
-

Services

-

1
35
8
28
(4)

19
Table B-4. Paid Holidays
(P e r c e n t d is t r ib u t io n o f p la n t and o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a ll in d u s tr ie s and in in d u s tr y d iv is io n s b y n u m b e r o f p a id h o lid a y s
p r o v id e d an n u a lly, N e w a r k and J e r s e y C ity , N . J. , F e b r u a r y 1966)
P la n t v/ o rk e rs

O f f ic e w o r k e r s

Ite m
All
1
industries

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

-----------

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

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

W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g
p a id h o lid a y s ___ _ —
-------- ------- -----------W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g
no p a id h o lid a y s ____________________ ----------------

Manufacturing

Public 2
utilities

Wholesale
trade

Retail trade

Services

All
industries

Manufacturing

Public
utilities2

Wholesale
trade

Retail trade

Finance 3

Services

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

98

100

100

100

96

83

99

100

100

100

100

100

99

4

17

(4 )

7

(4 )

(4 )

-

-

2

2

1

(4 )
(4 )

1

(4 )

7

7

1

1

(4 )
14
5

(4 )

3

(4 )
17
3
4

3

“
26
4
5

1

-

4

(4)

17
1

26
3

35

24

3

6

-

-

-

7
4
3

9

4
11

12
2

-

6

14
2
1
7

4

-

1

“

1

2
1
1

-

1

33

-

3

3

-

-

2

(4 )

N u m b e r o f d ays
L e s s than 6 h o lid a y s __________________________________
6 h o lid a y s -------------------- -------------------------- ---------------6 h o lid a y s plu s 1 h a lf d a y -------------------- -----------6 h o lid a y s plu s 2 o r 4 h a lf d a y s ____________________
h o lid a y s
___ ________
____ ___ _____
h o lid a y s plus 1 h a lf d a y ____________________________
h o lid a y s plu s 2 o r 5 h a lf d a y s ____________________
h o lid a y s --------------------------- ------------------h o lid a y s plus 1 h a lf d a y --- -----------— .. h o lid a y s plus 2 h a lf d a y s __________________________
h o lid a y s plus 3 , 5, o r 6 h a lf d a y s ------------------9 h o lid a y s _______________________________________________
9 h o lid a y s plu s 1 h a lf d a y -------- -------- ------- ---9 h o lid a y s plus 2 , 3 , o r 5 h a lf d a y s ------------------1 0 h o lid a y s ______ _____________________________________
1 0 h o lid a y s plu s 1 h a lf d a y --------------------------------1 0 h o lid a y s plus 2 h a lf d a y s _________________________
1 1 h o lid a y s ______________________________________________
11 h o lid a y s plu s 1 h a lf d a y --------------------------------11 h o lid a y s plu s 2 o r 3 h a lf d a y s -----------------------1 2 h o lid a y s ----------------------------------------------------------1 2 h o lid a y s plu s 2 o r 3 h a lf d a y s --------- -----------1 3 h o lid a y s ----------------------------------------------------------1 3 h o lid a y s plus 2 h a lf d a y s -------------------------------1 4 h o lid a y s -----------------------------------------------------------

7
7
7
8
8
8
8

2

5

1

-

-

4
18
-

-

-

-

"

11

5

6

-

15
1
1
20
3
7

38

39

1

1

(4 )
20

-

-

2

1
4
1

31

-

-

17
1
4

22

15

1

-

6

9
1

( 4)

3

9

5

2

8

8
1
5
2
12

5
7

6

6
17
7
2

1

-

1
2
4

4

7

( 4)

-

1
7
1
1

1

-

6

2

36

8

-

1

-

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3

( 4)

3

1

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19

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17

3
5

1

6
6
-

10
2

25
2

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1

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1
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11

1

52
3
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-

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1

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2

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7
7

6
8

7
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5

6
12

11
1
2
1
4
2

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22

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-

63
2

25

2

\

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T o t a l h o lid a y t im e 5
14 Hay ^

„
,..
m o r e ____________________________________
o r e -------------------------------------------------m o r e ---- ---------------------------------------o r e -------------------------------------------------m o r e ----------------------------------------------o r e _______________________________________
IOV 2 d a y s o r m o r e ____________________________________
1 0 d a y s o r m o r e _______________________________________
9 V2 d a y s o r m o r e _____________________________________
9 d a y s o r m o r e ---------------------------------------------------l/z d a y s o r m o r e _____________________________________
8 d a y s o r m o r e ---------------------------------------------------7 V2 d a y s o r m o r e _____________________________________
7 d a ys o r m o r e ________________________________________
6 V2 d a y s o r m o r e -----------------------------------------------6 d a y s o r m o r e ---------------------------------------------------5 d a y s o r m o r e ---------------------------------------------------4 d a y s o r m o r e ---------------------------------------------------I 3 V2 d a y s o r
13 days o r m
1 2 V2 d a y s o r
12 days o r m
1 1 V2 d a y s o r
1 1 days o r m

8

1
2
3
4
5
no h alf

( 4)

-

2

1

1

2

2

2

2

3
10
11
17
18
28
29
53
56
77
78
93
94
98
98
98

-

3

2

6
6
13
14
28
30
61
64
85
85
96
97

38
38
45
45
47
47
62
62
93
93
98
98

15
15
34
41
53
55
72
73
81

99

100
100
100

100
100
100

100
100

89
95
95

3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
6
13
36
36
74
74
92
96
96

6
11
11
11
12
12

21
21
37
37
76
77
83
83
83

1

-

1

1

1

1

3

2

3

3

3
5
5
14
16
36

29
33

41
45
56
58
78
79
90

39
69
72

91
98
98

89
90
98
98

99
99
99

100
100
100

3
37
37

42
42
51
55
93
93
98
98
99
99

100
100
100

3
3
4
4

7
7

2
2
4
4
67
75

7

7

88

19
22
23
51
55
81

9
21
21

95
97
97
98

86
100
100
100
100
100

21
22
30
34
87
87
99
99

100

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100

25
52
52
52
55
56
70
70
81
87
92
92
99
99
99

Includes data fo r re a l estate in addition to those indu stry d ivision s shown sep ara tely.
T ran sporta tion , com m unication, and oth er public u tilitie s .
Finance, insurance, and re a l estate.
L e s s than 0. 5 percen t.
A ll com binations o f fu ll and h alf days that add to the sam e amount a re com bined; fo r exam ple, the proportion o f w ork ers re c e iv in g a total o f 7 days includes those with 7 fu ll days and
days, 6 fu ll days and 2. h alf days, 5 fu ll days and 4 h alf days, and so on.
P ro p o rtio n s w ere then cumulated.




20
T ab le B-5.

Paid V a c a tio n s1

( P e r c e n t d is t r ib u t io n o f p la n t and o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a ll in d u s tr ie s and in in d u s tr y d iv is io n s b y v a c a tio n p a y
p r o v is io n s , N e w a r k and J e r s e y C it y , N .J ., F e b r u a r y 1966)
P la n t w o r k e r s
V a c a tio n p o lic y

A l l w o r k e r s ____________________________________________

O f f ic e w o r k e r s

Manufacturing

Public 3
utilities

Wholesale
trade

Retail trade

100

100

100

100

99
91

100
88
12
1

100
100

-

-

1

“

22
7

28
23
5

( 5)

( 5)

All
industries c

Manufacturing

Public ,
utilities 3

Wholesale
trade

Retail trade

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

99

98

100
100

100
100

100
100

100
100

100
100

1

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

1

62

61
25

9
51

4
63

7

1

30
40
18

9
49

8
5

-

-

8

6

12
1

9
9
83
-

.

11

Services

AU

industries

100

100

95
90
5
-

100
100
-

92
92
-

■

5

■

8

( 5)
41
24

29
23
4

9
65

22

2

7

Finance

Services

M eth o d o f p a y m e n t

W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g
paid v a c a t io n s ________________________________________
L e n g t h - o f - t im e p a y m e n t ________________________
P e r c e n t a g e p a y m e n t______________________________
F la t - s u m p a y m e n t ________________________________
O t h e r ________________________________________________
W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g
no paid v a c a t io n s ____________________________________

8
( 5)
-

A m o u n t o f v a c a tio n p a y 6

A f t e r 6 m on th s o f s e r v i c e
U n d e r 1 w e e k ___________________________________________
1 w e e k ------------------- ---------------------------------------------O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s ______ ___________________ _
2 w e e k s _________________________________________________

29

9

-

13
54
13
5

17

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

1 w e e k ___________________________________________________
O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s ---------------------------------2 w e e k s _________________________________________________
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s __________________________
3 w e e k s -------------------- ---------------------------------------O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s __________________________
4 w e e k s _________________________________________________

62
3
28

2
4

1

72
5

21
1
1

34
37
5
23

41
9
45

38
60

-

2

-

-

-

-

1

“

“

-

60
28
4
-

8
1

11

90

( 5)
87

1

( 5)

87
-

0

( 5)

1
1

"

"

1
2

2

1

1

7
92

-

95

3
93

99

1

( 5)

-

-

29
_
67
4
-

-

-

-

100
-

85
4
_
-

"

-

A fte r 2 y e a rs o f s e r v ic e

1 w e e k ___________________________________________________

25

O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s ---------------------------------2 w e e k s _________________________________________________
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s __________________________
3 w e e k s __________________ _____________________________
4 w e e k s _________________________________________________
O v e r 4 w e e k s ___________________________________________

22
46

2

28
33
36

26
45
5
23

23

-

-

1

1
1
1

"

'

"

( 5)

4

1
71

-

_
96

2
1
-

36
52
4
-

"

( 5)
-

( 5)

1
1

~

_
-

.
_

4
-

99

86

1
-

9

( 5)
-

-

-

95
4

-

A ft e r 3 y e a rs o f s e r v ic e

1 w e e k ___________________________________________________

5

6

O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s ---------------------------------2 w e e k s _________________________________________________
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s ---------------------------------3 w e e k s _________________________________________________
4 w e e k s _________________________________________________
O v e r 4 w e e k s --------- ------------------------------------------

21

31
55
3
4

S e e fo o tn o te s




at end o f ta b le .

64
3

6
i

1

-

71
5
23
-

_

7
7
81

96

-

2
1

-

-

-

10
-

1
1

78
4

94
3

-

1
( 5)

1
3
91
2
2

1

( 5)
99

-

1
-

-

-

1

95
4

96
4

3

( 5)

94

-

-

1

_
89
9

-

21
T able B-5.

Paid V a c a tio n s1----Continued

(P e r c e n t d is t r ib u t io n o f plan t and o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a ll in d u s tr ie s and in in d u s tr y d iv is io n s b y v a c a tio n p a y
p r o v is io n s , N e w a r k and J e r s e y C it y , N .J ., F e b r u a r y 1966)

P lan t w o rk e rs
V a catio n p o lic y

All
industries 2

Manufacturing

Public 3
utilities

Wholesale
trade

O ffice w o r k e r s
Retail trade

Services

All
industries

Manufacturing

Public .
utilities3

Wholesale
trade

Retail trade

Finance4

Services

Am ount of v ac atio n pay 6— C ontinued
A fte r 4 y e a r s of s e r v ic e
1 w e e k ____________________ ________ __________
O ver 1 and under 2 w e e k s ______________________
2 w e e k s _________________________________________
O ver 2 and un der 3 w e e k s ______________________
3 w e e k s _________________________________________
4 w e e k s _________________________________________
O ver 4 w e e k s__________________________ _______

4
17
68
3
6
1

6
26
61
3
4
1

71
5
23
*

4
7
84
*

.
96
2
1
-

7
81
4
-

(5)

(5)

i

(5)

94
3
1
(5)

3
91
2
2
1

97
_
3
-

(5)
1
87
1
8
1
1

_
95
5
-

(!)

i

_
95
1
3
*

(5)

_
95
4
(5)

_
96
4
_

91
9
_

-

-

-

.
48
37
15
-

_
_
71
12
17
-

A fter 5 y e a r s of s e r v ic e
1 w eek _____________
________________________
O ver 1 and under 2 w e e k s ______________________
2 w e e k s _______________________________________
O ver 2 and under 3 w eek s --------------------------3 w e e k s ___________________ ________ _________
4 w e e k s ______________ _________________________
O ver 4 w e e k s___________ ______________________

_

_

_

1
2
74
7
13
3
“

1
4
78
8
6
4
"

_
64
5
31
“

_
77
(5)
18
-

_
62
10
28
-

2
70
5
15
~

(?)
(5)
73
13
12
1
(5)

(5)
25
8
61
1
3
2

1
24
10
57
2
4
2

_
19
5
75
-

_
31
3
56
4

_
17
83
-

_
49
4
38
1
-

(5)
16
3
73
2
4
1

(?)
(5)
16
4
73
2
3
2

17
_
81
3
-

27
8
45
1
18

31
69
-

11
4
80
4
-

(5)
20
9
64
1
3
2

1
19
11
61
2
4
2

_
19
5
75
-

_
24
11
45
15
-

_
17
83
-

_
34
2
55
1
-

(?)
(5)
13
5
74
3
4
1

(5)
14
4
75
2
3
2

_
15
82
3
-

.
22
14
42
1
21
-

_
31
69
*

7
8
79
6
-

(5)
12
1
73
5
6

1
14
1
72
5
4

(5)
8

4

77
23
-

_
59
22
19
_
*

A fter 10 y e a r s of s e r v ic e
1 w eek _______ ______________________________ _
O ver 1 and under 2 w e e k s ______________________
2 w e e k s __________________________________ _____
O ver 2 and under 3 w e e k s ______________________
3 w e e k s _________________________________________
O ver 3 and under 4 w e e k s ______________________
4 w e e k s ______________________________ ________
O ver 4 w e e k s______ _________________________

_

_

_

_

_
17
_
67
15
-

A fter 12 y e a r s of s e r v ic e
1 w eek__________________________________________
O ver 1 and under 2 w e e k s ______________________
2 w e e k s _________________________________________
O ver 2 and under 3 w e e k s ______________________
3 w e e k s __________ __________ _________ ___
O v er 3 and un der 4 w e e k s ______________________
4 w e e k s ____ _______ ________________________
O ver 4 w e e k s .. _____ — _______________ ___

_

_
16
1
68
15
-

A fte r 15 y e a r s of s e r v ic e
j w eek __________________________________________
2 w e e k s ------------ ---------------------------- --------O ver 2 and un der 3 w e e k s ______________________
3 w e e k s _________________________________________
O ver 3 and under 4 w e e k s ______________________
4 w e e k s -------------------- -------------------------------O ver 4 w e e k s___________________________________

S e e fo o tn o te s

at end o f ta b le .




2

3

_
-

5
91
4

_
6
3
69
(5)
18

_
16
-

59
10
15

_
20
-

68
4
1

(5)
7
(5)
75
11
5

2

-

_
-

84
1
4

93

2

3

-

-

_
14
1
61
12

11

_
19

_
(5)

_
12

-

-

-

49
22
10

63
34

73
15

2

22
T ab le B-5.

Paid V a c a tio n s1----Continued

(P e r c e n t d is t r ib u t io n o f p lan t and o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a ll in d u s tr ie s and in in d u s tr y d iv is io n s b y v a c a tio n p a y
p r o v is io n s , N e w a r k and J e r s e y C it y , N .J ., F e b r u a r y 1966)
P la n t w o r k e r s
V a c a tio n p o lic y

AU
industries c

Manufacturing

Public 3
utilities

Wholesale
trade

O f f ic e w o r k e r s
Retail trade

Services

AU
industries

Manufacturing

Public
utUities 3

Wholesale
trade

Retail trade

Finance4

Servioes

A m o u n t o f v a c a tio n p ay 6— C o n tin u ed

A f t e r 20 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e

1 w e e k ___________________________________________________
2 w e e k s _________________________________________________
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s __________ ______________
3 w e e k s ____________ ___________________ _______ ____
O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s __________________________
4 w e e k s ______________ ______________ ________ ______
O v e r 4 w e e k s ____ __________
_________________ __

n

i

ii
i
43
3
36
5

12
1
47
4
29
7

( 5)
11
1
27
2
53
6

1
12
1
28
1
50
8

( 5)
11
1
27
2
53
6

1
12
1
28
1
50
8

26
5
69

6
3
55
22
10

16
16
67

6
3
44
i
32
10

16
16
67

6
3
44
1
32
10

20
61
11
1

( 5)
6
( 5)
42
1
47
4

( 5)
8
48
2
39
4

4
49
_
44
3

14
1
43
27
15

12
48
30
10

19
-

( 5)

9
72

33
2
64

-

-

14
1
29
1
40
15

19
9
72

( 5)

14
1
29
1
40
15

19

( 5)

12

9

9

14

-

-

72

63
29

62
12

A f t e r 25 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e

1 w e e k ___________________________________________________
2 w e e k s ------------- ------------------ -------------------------O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s __________________________
3 w e e k s _________________________________ — - -------O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s ______________ __________
4 w e e k s _________________________________________________
O ver 4 w eeks.
— _______________________ ___ __

10
5
85
-

( 5)
6

-

20
47
22
4

( 5)
17
i
71
5

( 5)
8
23
i
64
4

16

20

( 5)
6

( 5)
8

-

-

-

-

16

47

-

67

22

24
1
63

12

-

( 5)
17
1
64
12

82

4

3

4
14
79
3

9
87
4

12
14
62
12

A f t e r 30 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e

1 w e e k ___________________________________________________
2 w e e k s _________________________________________________
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s __________________________
3 w e e k s _________________________________________________
O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s _____ __________ ______
4 w eeks
__________ ____________ __________________ O v e r 4 w e e k s __________________________________________

10
5
85

4

4

-

-

-

1 In clu des b a s ic p lan s only. E x c lu d e s p lan s su ch a s v a c a tio n - sa v in g s and th o se p lan s w hich o ffe r "e x te n d e d " o r " s a b b a t ic a l" b e n e fits beyond b a s ic p lan s to w o r k e r s w ith q u alifyin g len gth s
of s e r v ic e . T y p ic a l of su ch e x c lu sio n s a r e p lan s in the s t e e l, alu m in u m , and can in d u str ie s.
2 In c lu d es d ata fo r r e a l e sta te in add ition to th o se in d u stry d iv isio n s shown se p a r a t e ly .
3 T r a n sp o rta tio n , co m m u n icatio n , and oth er public u t ilit ie s .
4 F in a n c e , in su ra n c e , and r e a l e sta te .
5 L e s s than 0.5 p ercen t.
6 In clu d es p ay m en ts oth er than "len g th of t i m e ," su ch a s p e rc e n ta g e of annual e a rn in g s o r fla t- s u m p ay m e n ts, co n v erted to an eq u iv alen t tim e b a s i s ; fo r e x a m p le , a p aym ent of 2 p e rce n t
of annual e a rn in g s w as co n sid e re d a s 1 w e e k 's pay. P e r io d s of s e r v ic e w ere a r b it r a r ily ch o sen and do not n e c e s s a r ily r e fle c t the in d iv id u al p r o v isio n s fo r p r o g r e s s io n s . F o r e x a m p le , the
ch an g es in p ro p o rtio n s in d icated at 10 y e a r s ' s e r v ic e in clu de ch an ges in p r o v isio n s o c c u r r in g betw een 5 and 10 y e a r s . E s t im a te s a r e cu m u lativ e . T h u s, the p ro p o rtio n re c e iv in g 3 w e e k s' pay
o r m o re a fte r 5 y e a r s in c lu d es th o se who re c e iv e 3 w e e k s' pay o r m o re a fte r few er y e a r s of s e r v ic e .




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Table B-6. Health, Insurance, and Pension Plans
(P e rc e n t of plant and o ffic e w o rk e rs in a ll in d u str ie s and in in d u stry d iv isio n s em ployed in e sta b lis h m e n ts p rovidin g
h ealth , in su r a n c e , or p en sion b e n e fits, 1 N ew ark and J e r s e y C ity , N . J . , F e b r u a r y 1966)123456
P lan t w o rk e rs
Type of ben efit

O ffice w o rk e rs
Manufacturing

Public ,
utilities 3

Wholesale
trade

Retail trade

Finance 4

Services

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

97

97

99

96

87

100

93

70

53

60

44

65

65

88

84

93

66

87

81

36

39

61

50

73

76

Services

100

100

94

84

80

51

67

48

55

64

71

74

72

54

86

57

33

39

49

62

33

50

38

47

31

62

53

48

81

26

3

9

6

13

20

36

2

6

1

-

100
100
77
55
83

91
83
60
34
78
5

82
82
46
11
69

77
67
46
19
36
8

96
95
74
68
86
1

98
96
69
60
84
1

100
100
74
69
81

94
91
69
57
66
(6)

85
85
58
31
76
3

96
96
88
87
99

87
87
57
65
76
3

Manufacturing

_______

100

100

L ife in s u r a n c e ______________________________
A c cid en tal death and d ism e m b e rm e n t
in su r a n c e __________________________________
S ic k n e ss and ac cid en t in su ra n c e or
sic k le a v e o r b o th 5_______ ______ ___- __

95

98

57

59

68

68

S ic k n e ss and ac cid en t in su r a n c e _________
S ic k le a v e (fu ll pay and no
w aiting p e rio d )__________________________
S ick le a v e ( p a r t ia l pay or
w aiting p eriod) ________________________

54

61

42

17

7

27

11

10

H o sp ita liz a tio n in su r a n c e ___________________
S u r g ic a l in su r a n c e __________________________
M ed ica l in su ra n c e __ _______________________
C a ta stro p h e in su r a n c e ______________________
R e tire m e n t p en sion ____ ___________________
No h e alth , in su ra n c e , or p en sion p lan ______

96
94
71
33
77
1

99
98
77
33
82

A ll w o r k e r s ___________________________

3

All
industries

All
industries c

Wholesale
trade

Retail trade

100

100

'99

Public
utilities

W o rk ers in e sta b lish m e n ts p rovidin g:

1 In clu des th o se p lan s fo r which at le a s t a p a rt of the c o s t is bo rn e by the e m p lo y e r, ex cep t th o se le g a lly r e q u ir e d , su ch a s w o rk m e n 's co m p en satio n , s o c ia l s e c u r ity , and r a ilr o a d re tire m e n t.
2 In clu des d ata fo r r e a l e sta te in add ition to th ose in d u stry d iv isio n s shown se p a r a t e ly .
3 T ra n sp o rta tio n , com m u n ication , and oth er p ublic u tilitie s.
4 F in a n c e , in su ra n c e , and r e a l e sta te .
5 U nduplicated to tal of w o rk e rs re c e iv in g sic k le a v e o r s ic k n e s s and ac cid en t in su r a n c e shown s e p a r a t e ly below . S ic k le a v e p lan s a r e lim ite d to th o se which d efin itely e sta b lis h
at le a s t
the m in im um n um ber of d a y s ' pay that can be ex p ected by each em ploy ee. In fo rm al sic k le a v e allo w an c es d e term in ed on an in d iv id u al b a s i s a r e exclu d ed.
6 L e s s than 0.5 p ercen t.




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T ab le B-7.

H ealth Insurance Benefits P rovided Em ployees and T h eir D ependents

( P e r c e n t o f p la n t and o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a ll in d u s tr ie s and in in d u s tr y d iv is io n s e m p lo y e d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g h e a lth in s u r a n c e b e n e fits
c o v e r in g e m p lo y e e s and t h e ir d e p e n d e n ts , N e w a r k and J e r s e y C it y , N . J . , F e b r u a r y 1966)

P lan t w o r k e r s
Type of b e n e fit, c o v e r a g e , and fin an cin g 12

A ll w o r k e r s _____________________________________
W o rk ers in e sta b lis h m e n ts p rovidin g:
H o sp ita liz a tio n in su r a n c e ___________________
C o v erin g em p lo y e e s o n ly ________________
E m p lo y er fin an c e d ____________________
Jo in tly fin a n c e d _______________________
C o v e rin g e m p lo y e e s and th eir
d e p e n d e n ts______________________________
E m p lo y e r fin an c e d ____________________
Jo in tly fin an c e d _______________________
E m p lo y e r fin an ced fo r e m p lo y e e s;
jo in tly fin an ced fo r d e p e n d e n ts. __ .

AU
industries

2

Manufacturing

Public
utilities

3

O ffice w o r k e r s

Wholesale
trade

Retail trade

Services

All
industries

Manufacturing

Public

Wholesale
trade

Retail trade

Finance4

Services

utilities 3

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

96
16
13
4

99
13
13
-

100
22
10
13

91
7
5
2

82
24
10
14

77
31
24
7

96
15
11
4

98
7
7
-

100
26
5
20

94
13
10
3

85
23
8
15

96
21
19
3

87
6
6
-

79
56
22

86
60
24

78
49
29

84
69
12

58
54
4

46
23
23

81
35
43

90
46
39

74
34
41

80
65
12

62
42
20

75
16
55

81
15
61

2

3

3

'

-

3

5

3

-

4

5

S u r g ic a l in su r a n c e ___________________________
C o v e rin g e m p lo y e e s o n ly ________________
E m p lo y e r fin an c e d ____________________
Jo in tly fin an c e d _______________________
C o v e rin g e m p lo y e e s and th eir
d e p e n d e n ts______ ______________________
E m p lo y e r fin an c e d --------------------------Jo in tly fin an c e d _______________ _______
E m p lo y e r fin an ced fo r e m p lo y e e s;
jo in tly fin an ced fo r d e p en d en ts______

94
16
12
4

98
13
13
-

100
22
10
13

83
7
5
2

82
24
10
14

67
29
22
7

95
15
11
4

96
8
8
-

100
26
5
20

91
13
10
3

85
23
8
15

96
21
19
3

87
6
6
-

78
53
22

85
57
25

78
49
29

77
62
12

58
54
4

39
19
20

80
36
41

88
45
39

74
34
41

78
63
12

62
42
20

75
23
48

81
15
61

2

3

3

-

*

3

5

( 5)

3

-

4

5

M ed ica l in s u r a n c e -----------------------------------C o v erin g e m p lo y e e s o n ly ________________
E m p lo y e r fin an c e d ____________________
Jo in tly fin an c e d _______________ _______
C o v e rin g e m p lo y e e s and th eir
d e p e n d e n ts---------- --------------------------E m p loy er fin an c e d ____________________
Jo in tly fin a n c e d _____ ________________
E m p lo y er fin an ced fo r e m p lo y e e s;
jo in tly fin an ced fo r d e p en d en ts______

71
10
8
1

77

77

8
8
-

8
8
-

60
2
2

46
19
8
11

46
22
22
-

74
9

74
2
2
-

69
6
3
3

58
17

1

69
2
2
-

10

88
20
17
3

57
5
5
-

61
41
19

69
46
22

70
41
29

58
47
9

27
27
1

25
16
8

66
28
35

67
31
32

71
31
41

63
50
11

41
26
15

69
20
45

13
34

3

-

4

5

69
4
3
1

57
6

31
1
1

65
4
4

3

-

87
19
12
7

65
64

51
32
19

30
17
13

68
21
43

61
32
23

4

6

C a ta stro p h e in su r a n c e _______________________
C o v erin g em p lo y e e s o n ly ________________
E m p lo y er fin a n c e d ____________________
Jo in tly fin an c e d _______________________
C o v erin g e m p lo y e e s and th eir
d e p e n d e n ts______ ______________________
E m p lo y er fin an c ed ____________________
Jo in tly fin an c e d _______________________
E m p lo y e r fin an ced fo r e m p lo y e e s;
jo in tly fin an ced fo r d ep en d en ts______

(5)

(5)

1

1

33

33
6
6
-

55

27
18
8

27
15

1

5
5

(5)

7

3

-

"

3

3

6
4
2

34
7
5
2

11
4
4
-

19
-

68
9
7
3

60
5

27
20
7

7

11

49
48
1

19
10
7

59
30
26

55
28
24

1

( 5)

2

3

3

(5)

4
4

5

"

(5)

(5)

i
( 5)

3

7

52

-

1 In c lu d e s p la n s f o r w h ic h at le a s t a p a r t o f the c o s t is b o rn e b y th e e m p lo y e r .
S e e fo o tn o te 1, ta b le B - 6 .
A n e s ta b lis h m e n t w a s c o n s id e r e d as p r o v id in g b e n e fits to e m p lo y e e s f o r th e ir
d e p e n d e n ts i f such c o v e r a g e w a s a v a ila b le to at le a s t a m a j o r i t y o f th o s e e m p lo y e e s o n e w o u ld u s u a lly e x p e c t to h a v e d e p e n d e n ts , e . g . , m a r r ie d m e n , e v e n though th e y w e r e l e s s than a m a jo r it y
o f a ll p la n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s .
T h e e m p lo y e r b e a r s th e e n t ir e c o s t o f " e m p l o y e r fin a n c e d " p la n s .
T h e e m p lo y e r and e m p lo y e e s h a r e th e c o s t o f " j o i n t l y fin a n c e d " p la n s.
2 In c lu d e s d a ta f o r r e a l e s ta te in a d d itio n to th o s e in d u s tr y d iv is io n s sh ow n s e p a r a t e ly .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s .
4 F in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s ta te .
5 L e s s than 0.5 p e r c e n t.




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T able B-8.

Profit-Sharing Plans

(P e r c e n t o f p lan t and o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a ll in d u s tr ie s and in in d u s tr y d iv is io n s e m p lo y e d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g p r o f it - s h a r in g p la n s , 1
b y ty p e o f p lan , N e w a r k and J e r s e y C it y , N .J ., F e b r u a r y 1966)
P la n t w o r k e r s

O ffic e w o r k e r s

T y p e o f plan
All
2
industries

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

100

W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g
p r o fit - s h a r in g p la n s ________________________________

Manufacturing

Public 3
utilities

Wholesale

100

100

Retail trade

Services

All
industries

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100
17

Manufacturing

Public
utilities 3

Wholesale
trade

Retail trade

Finance4

Services

7

6

5

10

19

6

10

6

2

12

32

14

P la n s p r o v id in g f o r c u r r e n t
d is t r ib u t io n ______________________________________

2

2

.

4

-

-

1

1

-

5

-

-

( 5)

P la n s p r o v id in g f o r d e f e r r e d
d is t r ib u t io n ______________________________________

5

3

5

6

19

1

6

2

2

7

32

10

8

P la n s p r o v id in g f o r both c u r r e n t
and d e f e r r e d d is t r ib u t io n _____________________

1

1

-

-

-

4

3

3

-

-

3

4

P la n s p r o v id in g f o r e m p lo y e e 's c h o ic e
o f m e th o d o f d is t r ib u t io n ____________________

-

-

-

-

-

-

( 5)

-

-

-

-

-

5

W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g no
p r o fit - s h a r in g p la n s ____________________________

93

94

95

90

81

94

94

98

88

68

86

83

90

1 T h e s tu d y w a s li m it e d to f o r m a l p la n s (1 ) h a v in g e s ta b lis h e d f o r m u la s f o r the a llo c a t io n o f p r o f i t s h a re s a m o n g e m p lo y e e s ; (2 ) w h o s e f o r m u la s w e r e c o m m u n ic a te d to the e m p lo y e e s in
a d v a n c e of the d e t e r m i n a t i o n o f p r o f i t s ; (3 ) th a t r e p r e s e n t a c o m m i t m e n t b y the c o m p a n y to m a k e p e r i o d i c c o n t r ib u t io n s b a s e d on p r o f it s ; and (4 ) in w h ic h e l i g i b i l i t y e x te n d s to a m a j o r i t y of the
p la n t o r o f fic e w o r k e r s .

2 Includes data fo r re a l estate in addition to those indu stry d ivis ion s shown sep ara tely.
3
4
5

T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , and o t h e r p u b lic u t il i t i e s .
F in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s ta te .
L e s s th a n 0 .5 p e r c e n t .







Appendix A. Changes in Occupational Descriptions

o f a s in g le c a t e g o r y , c la r ify in g th e c r it e r ia o f ty p es o f c a lls h an d le d an d
ty p e s o f in fo rm a tio n p r o v id e d .
T h e c o m b in a tio n o f c la ss A an d c la ss B
d a ta , w here both are p u b lish e d , is c o m p a r a b le to the s in g le d e sig n a tio n ,
i f p r e v io u sly p u b lish e d .

S in c e th e B u re au 's la s t su rv e y , o c c u p a tio n a l d e sc rip tio n s for d r a fts­
m a n , s e c r e ta r y , an d sw itc h b o a rd o p e ra to r w ere r e v is e d in ord er to o b ta in
s a la r y in fo r m a tio n for m o re s p e c i f i c c a te g o r ie s .
S e c re ta ry .
T h e r e v is e d d e sc rip tio n s for s e c r e ta r y (c la s s e s A , B,
C , an d D ) c la s s ify th e se w ork ers a c c o r d in g to le v e ls o f r e s p o n sib ility . T h e
size o f th e o r g a n iz a tio n an d th e s c o p e o f the su p e rv iso r's p o sitio n are c o n ­
s id e r e d in d istin g u ish in g th e se l e v e ls . D a ta p u b lish e d u n der th e c o m p o site
t it le o f s e c r e ta r y are not c o m p a r a b le to d a ta p re v io u sly p u b lish e d .
S w itc h b o a rd o p e r a to r .
T h e r e v is e d d e sc rip tio n for sw itc h b o a rd
o p e r a to r arra n g e s th e se w orkers in to tw o d e fin e d c la s s e s (A an d B) in ste a d




27

D ra ftsm a n .
T h e r e v is e d d e sc rip tio n s for d ra ftsm a n (c la s s e s A , B,
a n d C ; an d d r a fts m a n - t r a c e r ) r e p la c e the p re v io u s d e sig n a tio n s for d rafts­
m a n (le a d e r , se n io r, an d ju n io r; an d t r a c e r ) an d e m p h asize the d istin c tio n
b e tw e e n d ra ftin g a n d d e sig n s k ills . T h e re fo re , d a ta p re se n te d for any o f
th e se o c c u p a tio n s are n ot c o m p a r a b le to d a ta p re v io u sly p u b lish e d .
T h e r e v is e d o c c u p a tio n a l d e sc rip tio n s are in c lu d e d in a p p e n d ix B.




Appendix B. Occupational Descriptions

T h e p r im a ry p u rpose o f p r e p a r in g jo b d e sc rip tio n s fo r the B u re a u 's w a g e su rv ey s is to a s s is t its f ie ld
s t a f f in c la s s ify in g in to a p p ro p ria te o c c u p a tio n s w ork ers w ho are e m p lo y e d u n d er a v a r ie ty o f p a y r o ll t it le s
an d d iffe r e n t w ork a r ra n g e m e n ts from e s ta b lis h m e n t to e s ta b lis h m e n t an d from a r e a to a r e a .
T h is p e r m its
the g ro u p in g o f o c c u p a tio n a l w a g e ra te s re p re se n tin g c o m p a r a b le jo b c o n te n t.
B e c a u se o f th is e m p h a sis on
in te r e s ta b lis h m e n t an d in te r a r e a c o m p a r a b ility o f o c c u p a tio n a l c o n te n t, the B u re a u 's jo b d e sc rip tio n s m a y
d iffe r s ig n ific a n t ly from those in use in in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n ts or th ose p r e p a r e d fo r o th e r p u rp o se s.
In
a p p ly in g th ese jo b d e sc rip tio n s, the B u r e a u 's f ie l d e c o n o m is ts are in stru c te d to e x c lu d e w o rk in g su p e rv iso rs,
a p p r e n tic e s , le a r n e r s , b e g in n e r s, t r a in e e s , h a n d ic a p p e d , p a r t - t i m e , te m p o ra ry , an d p ro b a tio n a ry w ork ers.

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P re p a re s s ta te m e n t s , b i ll s , an d in v o ic e s on a m a c h in e o th e r th an
an o rd in a ry or e l e c t r o m a t ic ty p e w rite r.
M a y a ls o k e e p re c o rd s a s to
b illin g s o r sh ip p in g c h a r g e s or p e rfo rm o th e r c l e r i c a l w ork in c id e n t a l
to b i ll i n g o p e r a tio n s.
F o r w a g e stud y p u rp o se s, b ille r s , m a c h in e , are
c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f m a c h in e , as fo llo w s:

O p e ra te s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e (R e m in g to n R a n d , E llio t t F ish e r,
Su n d stra n d , Burrou gh s, N a t io n a l C ash R e g is te r , w ith o r w ith o u t a ty p e ­
w rite r k e y b o a r d ) to k e e p a re c o r d o f b u sin e ss tra n sa c tio n s.
C la s s A .
K e e p s a s e t o f re c o rd s re q u irin g a k n o w le d g e o f an d
e x p e r ie n c e in b a s ic b o o k k e e p in g p r in c ip le s , an d f a m ilia r it y w ith the
stru ctu re o f the p a r t ic u la r a c c o u n tin g sy ste m u se d . D e te rm in e s p ro p e r
re c o rd s an d d istrib u tio n o f d e b it an d c r e d it ite m s to be u se d in e a c h
p h ase o f the w ork . M a y p r e p a re c o n s o lid a te d re p o rts, b a la n c e sh e e ts,
an d o th e r re c o rd s b y h an d .

B ille r , m a c h in e ( b illin g m a c h in e ).
U se s a s p e c ia l b ill i n g m a ­
ch in e (M o o n H o p k in s, E llio t t F ish e r , B urrough s, e t c . , w h ic h are
c o m b in a tio n ty p in g an d a d d in g m a c h in e s) to p re p a re b ills an d in v o ic e s
fro m c u sto m e rs' p u rc h a se o rd e rs, in te rn a lly p r e p a r e d o rd e rs, sh ip p in g
m em o ran d u m s, e tc .
U s u a lly in v o lv e s a p p lic a t io n o f p r e d e te r m in e d
d isc o u n ts an d sh ip p in g c h a r g e s, an d en try o f n e c e ssa ry e x te n s io n s ,
w h ich m a y or m a y n ot be c o m p u te d on the b illin g m a c h in e , an d
t o ta ls w h ich are a u t o m a t ic a lly a c c u m u la t e d by m a c h in e . T h e o p e r­
a tio n u s u a lly in v o lv e s a la r g e n u m b e r o f c a rb o n c o p ie s o f the b ill
b e in g p r e p a r e d an d is o fte n done on a fa n fo ld m a c h in e .

C la s s B.
K e e p s a re c o rd o f on e or m o re p h ase s or se c tio n s o f
a s e t o f re c o rd s u s u a lly re q u irin g l it t le k n o w le d g e o f b a s ic b o o k ­
k e e p in g . P h a se s o r s e c tio n s in c lu d e a c c o u n ts p a y a b le , p a y r o ll, c u s ­
to m e rs' a c c o u n ts (n o t in c lu d in g a sim p le typ e o f b illin g d e sc rib e d
u n d er b i ll e r , m a c h in e ), c o s t d istrib u tio n , e x p e n se d istrib u tio n , in ­
v e n to ry c o n tr o l, e t c .
M a y c h e c k or a ssist in p r e p a r a tio n o f tr ia l
b a la n c e s an d p re p a re c o n tro l sh e e ts fo r the a c c o u n tin g d e p a rtm e n t.

B ille r , m a c h in e (b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ).
U se s a b o o k k e e p in g
m a c h in e (S u n d stra n d , E llio t t F ish e r , R e m in g to n R a n d , e t c . , w h ich
m a y or m a y n o t h a v e ty p e w rite r k e y b o a r d ) to p re p a re c u sto m e rs' b i ll s
as p a r t o f th e a c c o u n ts r e c e iv a b le o p e r a tio n . G e n e r a lly in v o lv e s the
sim u lta n e o u s e n try o f fig u re s on c u sto m e rs' le d g e r re c o r d . T h e m a ­
ch in e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c c u m u la t e s fig u re s on a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l
c o lu m n s an d c o m p u te s , an d u s u a lly p rin ts a u t o m a t ic a lly the d e b it or
c r e d it b a l a n c e s .
D o e s n ot in v o lv e a k n o w le d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g .
W orks fro m u n ifo rm an d sta n d ard ty p e s o f s a le s an d c r e d it slip s .




C L E R K , A C C O U N T IN G
C la s s A . U n d e r g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n o f a b o o k k e e p e r or a c c o u n ta n t,
h a s re s p o n s ib ility fo r k e e p in g one or m ore se c tio n s o f a c o m p le te se t
o f b o o k s or re c o rd s r e la tin g to one p h ase o f an e s ta b lis h m e n t's b u s i­
n ess tra n s a c tio n s .
W ork in v o lv e s p o stin g an d b a la n c in g su b sid ia ry
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C LER K , A C C O U N T IN G — C ontinued
l e d g e r o r le d g e r s su ch a s a c c o u n ts r e c e iv a b le or a c c o u n ts p a y a b le ;
e x a m in in g an d c o d in g in v o ic e s or v o u c h e rs w ith p ro p e r a c c o u n tin g
d istr ib u tio n ; a n d re q u ir e s ju d g m e n t an d e x p e r ie n c e in m a k in g p ro p e r
a ss ig n a tio n s an d a l l o c a t io n s .
M a y a s s is t in p r e p a r in g , a d ju s t in g , an d
c lo s in g jo u rn a l e n tr ie s ; an d m a y d ir e c t c la s s B a c c o u n tin g c le r k s.
C la s s B.
U n d e r su p e r v isio n , p e rfo rm s one or m o re ro u tin e a c ­
c o u n tin g o p e r a tio n s su ch as p o stin g s im p le jo u rn a l v o u c h e rs o r a c c o u n ts
p a y a b le v o u c h e rs, e n te r in g v o u c h e rs in v o u c h e r re g is te rs ; r e c o n c ilin g
b an k a c c o u n ts ; an d p o stin g su b sid ia ry le d g e r s c o n tr o lle d b y g e n e r a l
le d g e r s , or p o stin g sim p le c o s t a c c o u n tin g d a ta .
T h is jo b d o e s n ot
re q u ire a k n o w le d g e o f a c c o u n tin g an d b o o k k e e p in g p r in c ip le s b u t
is fou n d in o f f ic e s in w h ich the m o re ro u tin e a c c o u n tin g w ork is
s u b d iv id e d on a fu n c tio n a l b a s is a m o n g s e v e r a l w o rk e rs.
C L E R K , FILE
C la s s A .
In an e s ta b lis h e d f ilin g sy ste m c o n ta in in g a n u m b e r
o f v a r ie d s u b je c t m a t t e r f il e s , c l a s s i f i e s an d in d e x e s f ile m a t e r i a l
su ch as c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , re p o rts, t e c h n ic a l d o c u m e n ts, e t c .
M ay
a ls o f il e th is m a t e r i a l. M a y k e e p re c o rd s o f v a rio u s ty p e s in c o n ­
ju n c tio n w ith the f i l e s . M a y l e a d a s m a ll group o f lo w e r l e v e l f ile
c le r k s .
C la s s B.
S o r ts, c o d e s , an d f il e s u n c la s s ifie d m a t e r i a l by sim p le
( s u b je c t m a tt e r ) h e a d in g s or p a rtly c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y fin e r su b ­
h e a d in g s .
P r e p a r e s s im p le r e la t e d in d e x an d c r o s s - r e fe r e n c e a id s .
A s r e q u e ste d , l o c a t e s c l e a r ly id e n tif ie d m a t e r ia l in f il e s an d forw ard s
m a te r ia l.
M a y p e rfo rm r e la t e d c l e r i c a l ta sk s re q u ire d to m a in t a in
a n d s e r v ic e f i l e s .
C la s s C .
P e rfo rm s ro u tin e f ilin g o f m a t e r i a l th a t h a s a lr e a d y
b e e n c l a s s i f i e d o r w h ic h is e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s im p le s e r ia l c l a s s i ­
f ic a t i o n sy ste m ( e . g . , a l p h a b e t i c a l , c h r o n o lo g ic a l, or n u m e r ic a l).
A s r e q u e st e d , l o c a t e s r e a d ily a v a i l a b l e m a t e r ia l in f il e s an d forw ard s
m a t e r i a l; an d m a y f i l l o u t w ith d ra w a l c h a r g e .
P e rfo rm s s im p le
c l e r i c a l a n d m a n u a l ta sk s re q u ire d to m a in t a in an d se r v ic e f il e s .

C LER K , O RDER— C ontinued
to m a k e u p the o rd e r; c h e c k in g p r ic e s an d q u a n titie s o f ite m s on ord er
sh e e t; a n d d istr ib u tin g o rd e r sh e e ts to r e s p e c t iv e d e p a rtm e n ts to b e f il l e d .
M a y c h e c k w ith c r e d it d e p a r tm e n t to d e te r m in e c r e d it ra tin g o f c u sto m e r,
a c k n o w le d g e r e c e ip t o f o rd e rs fro m c u s to m e rs , fo llo w up ord ers to see
t h a t th e y h a v e b e e n f i l l e d , k e e p f il e o f o rd ers r e c e iv e d , an d c h e c k sh ip p in g
in v o ic e s w ith o r ig in a l o rd e rs.

C LER K , PA YRO LL
C o m p u te s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p lo y e e s an d e n te rs the n e c e s s a ry
d a ta on the p a y r o ll s h e e ts. D u tie s in v o lv e : C a l c u l a t i n g w ork ers' e a r n in g s
b a s e d on t im e or p r o d u c tio n re c o rd s; an d p o stin g c a l c u l a t e d d a ta o n p a y r o ll
sh e e t, sh o w in g in fo r m a tio n su ch a s w o rk e r's n a m e , w o rk in g d a y s, t im e ,
r a t e , d e d u c tio n s fo r in su ra n c e , an d t o ta l w a g e s d u e . M a y m a k e o u t p a y c h e c k s an d a s s is t p a y m a s t e r in m a k in g up an d d istrib u tin g p a y e n v e lo p e s .
M a y use a c a l c u l a t i n g m a c h in e .
CO M PTO M ETER O PERATO R

m a tic a l
t i c a l or
t o m e te r
o f o th e r

P r im a r y d u ty is to o p e r a te a C o m p to m e t e r to p e rfo rm m a t h e ­
c o m p u ta tio n s .
T h is jo b is n o t to b e c o n fu se d w ith th a t o f s t a t is ­
o th e r ty p e o f c le r k , w h ich m a y in v o lv e fre q u e n t use o f a C o m p ­
b u t, in w h ic h , use o f th is m a c h in e is in c id e n t a l to p e r fo r m a n c e
d u tie s .

D U P L IC A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R (M IM E O G R A P H O R D IT T O )
U n d e r g e n e r a l su p e r v isio n an d w ith no su p e rv iso ry r e s p o n s ib ilitie s ,
re p ro d u c e s m u lt ip le c o p ie s o f ty p e w ritte n or h an d w ritte n m a tt e r , u sin g a
M im e o g r a p h or D it to m a c h in e .
M a k e s n e c e ssa ry a d ju s tm e n t such as for
ink an d p a p e r f e e d c o u n te r an d c y lin d e r s p e e d .
Is n o t re q u ir e d to p re p are
s te n c il or D itto m a s t e r .
M a y k e e p f ile o f u se d s te n c ils or D itto m a ste r s .
M a y so rt, c o l l a t e , an d s ta p le c o m p le t e d m a t e r i a l.

KEYPU NCH O PERA TO R
CLERK,

ORDER

R e c e i v e s c u sto m e rs' o rd ers fo r m a t e r ia l or m e rc h a n d ise b y m a i l ,
p h o n e , or p e r s o n a lly .
D u tie s in v o lv e an y c o m b in a tio n o f the fo llo w in g :
Q u o tin g p r ic e s to c u sto m e rs; m a k in g o u t an o rd e r s h e e t lis tin g the ite m s




C la s s A . O p e ra te s a n u m e r ic a l a n d / o r a lp h a b e t ic a l or c o m b in a ­
tio n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to tra n sc rib e d a ta fro m v a rio u s so u rce d o c u ­
m e n ts to k e y p u n c h ta b u la t in g c a r d s .
P e rfo rm s sa m e task s a s lo w e r
l e v e l k e y p u n c h o p e r a to r b u t, in a d d itio n , w ork re q u ire s a p p lic a t io n

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KEYPUNCH OPERATOR— Continued
o f c o d in g s k ills an d the m a k in g o f s o m e d e te r m in a tio n s , for e x a m p l e ,
lo c a t e s on th e so u rc e d o c u m e n t th e ite m s to be p u n c h e d ; e x tr a c ts
in fo r m a tio n fro m s e v e r a l d o c u m e n ts; an d se a r c h e s for an d in te rp re ts
in fo r m a tio n on th e d o c u m e n t to d e te r m in e in fo rm a tio n to b e pu n ch ed .
M a y tra in in e x p e r ie n c e d o p e rato rs.
C lass B.
U n der c lo se su p e r v isio n or fo llo w in g s p e c i f i c p ro c e d u re s
or in stru c tio n s, tra n sc rib e s d a ta from so u rce d o c u m e n ts to p u n c h e d
c ard s.
O p e ra te s a n u m e r ic a l a n d /o r a lp h a b e t ic a l or c o m b in a tio n
k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to k e y p u n c h t a b u la t in g card s.
M ay v e rify c ard s.
W orkin g from v a rio u s sta n d a r d iz e d so u rce d o c u m e n ts, follow s s p e c if ie d
s e q u e n c e s w h ic h h av e b e e n c o d e d or p r e sc r ib e d in d e ta il an d re q u ire
l i t t l e or no s e le c t in g , c o d in g , or in te rp re tin g o f d a ta to be p u n ch e d .
P ro b le m s a r isin g from erron eou s ite m s or c o d e s, m issin g in fo rm a tio n ,
e tc . , are re fe rr e d to su p e rv iso r.

O FFIC E BO Y O R G IR L
P erfo rm s v a rio u s ro u tin e d u tie s su ch as ru nn in g e rran d s, o p e r a tin g
m in o r o f f ic e m a c h in e s su ch as s e a le r s or m a ile r s , o p e n in g an d d istrib u tin g
m a il , an d o th er m in o r c l e r i c a l w ork.

SEC R ET A R Y
A ssig n e d as p e rso n a l s e c r e ta r y , n o rm a lly to on e in d iv id u a l. M a in ­
tain s a c lo se an d h ig h ly re sp o n siv e re la tio n sh ip to the d a y - t o - d a y w ork
a c t iv it ie s o f the su p e rv iso r. Works fa irly in d e p e n d e n tly r e c e iv in g a m in i­
m u m o f d e t a i l e d su p e rv isio n an d g u id a n c e . Perform s v a rie d c l e r i c a l an d
s e c r e t a r ia l d u tie s, u su a lly in c lu d in g m ost o f the fo llo w in g : (a ) R e c e iv e s
te le p h o n e c a lls , p e rso n a l c a lle r s , an d in c o m in g m a il , answ ers ro u tin e
in q u irie s, an d ro u tes the t e c h n ic a l in q u irie s to the proper p e rso n s; (b)
e s ta b lis h e s , m a in t a in s , an d re v ise s the su p e rv iso r's file s ; (c ) m a in ta in s the
su p e r v iso r's c a le n d a r an d m a k e s a p p o in tm e n ts as in stru c te d ; (d ) r e la y s
m e s s a g e s from su p e rv iso r to su b o rd in a te s; (e ) re v ie w s c o rre sp o n d e n c e , m e m ­
o r a n d a , an d rep orts p re p a r e d by oth ers for the su p e rv iso r's s ig n a tu re to
assu re p r o c e d u ra l an d ty p o g r a p h ic a c c u r a c y ; an d (f) p e rfo rm s ste n o g ra p h ic
an d ty p in g w ork.
M ay a ls o p e rfo rm o th er c l e r i c a l an d s e c r e t a r ia l task s o f c o m p a r a b le
n ature a n d d iffic u lt y .
T h e w ork t y p ic a lly re q u ire s k n o w le d g e o f o f f ic e
ro u tin e an d u n d e rstan d in g o f the o r g a n iz a tio n , p r o g r a m s, an d p ro c e d u re s
r e la te d to the w ork o f the su p e rv iso r.




S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u e d
E x c lu sio n s
N ot a ll p o sitio n s th a t are t it l e d " s e c r e t a r y " p ossess th e ab o v e
c h a r a c te r is t ic s .
E x a m p le s o f p o sitio n s w h ich are e x c lu d e d from the d e f­
in itio n are as fo llo w s:
( a ) P o sition s w h ich do not m e e t the " p e r s o n a l"
s e c r e ta r y c o n c e p t d e s c r ib e d a b o v e ; (b ) ste n o g ra p h e rs not fu lly tra in e d in
s e c r e t a r ia l ty p e d u tie s; ( c ) ste n o g ra p h e rs se rv in g as o f f ic e assista n ts to a
group o f p r o fe s s io n a l, t e c h n i c a l , or m a n a g e r ia l p erso n s; (d) s e c r e ta r y p o si­
tio n s in w h ich th e d u ties are e ith e r s u b s ta n tia lly m o re ro u tin e or su b sta n ­
t ia l l y m o re c o m p le x an d re sp o n sib le th an th ose c h a r a c te r iz e d in the d e f­
in itio n ; a n d ( e ) a ssista n t ty p e p o sitio n s w h ich in v o lv e m o re d if fic u lt or m o re
re sp o n sib le t e c h n ic a l, a d m in is t r a t iv e , su p e rv iso ry , or s p e c ia liz e d c l e r i c a l
d u tie s w h ic h are not t y p ic a l o f s e c r e t a r ia l w ork.
N O T E : T h e te rm " c o r p o r a te o f f ic e r ," u sed in th e le v e l d e fin itio n s
fo llo w in g , re fe rs to th o se o f f ic i a l s w ho h av e a s ig n ific a n t c o rp o ra te - w id e
p o lic y m a k in g ro le w ith r e g a r d to m a jo r c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s .
The t it le
" v i c e p r e sid e n t, " th ou gh n o rm a lly in d ic a tiv e o f this r o le , does not in a ll
c a s e s id e n tify su c h p o sitio n s. V ic e p re sid e n ts w hose p rim a ry re sp o n sib ility
is to a c t p e r so n a lly on in d iv id u a l c a se s or tra n sa c tio n s (e . g. , ap p ro v e or
den y in d iv id u a l lo a n or c r e d it a c tio n s; a d m in iste r in d iv id u a l trust a c c o u n ts;
d ir e c tly su p e r v ise a c l e r i c a l s t a ff ) are not c o n sid e re d to b e "c o r p o r a te
o f f ic e r s " for p u rp oses o f a p p ly in g the fo llo w in g l e v e l d e fin itio n s .
C la ss A
a.
S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a irm a n o f
c o m p a n y th a t e m p lo y e s , in a l l , o v e r 100 but

the b o ard or p re sid e n t o f a
few er than 5 ,0 0 0 p e rso n s; or

b.
S e c r e t a r y to a c o rp o ra te o ffic e r (oth er th an the c h a irm a n o f
th e b o ard or p re sid e n t) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p lo y s, in a l l , o v e r 5, 0 0 0 but
few er th an 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e rso n s; or
c.
S e c r e ta r y to th e h e a d ( im m e d ia t e ly b e lo w th e co rp o ra te
o f f ic e r le v e l ) o f a m a jo r s e g m e n t or su b sid ia ry o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p lo y s,
in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e rso n s.
C lass B
a.
S e c r e ta r y to th e c h a irm a n o f
the b o ard or p re sid e n t o f a
c o m p a n y th a t e m p lo y s , in a l l , few er th an 100 p erso n s; or
b.
S e c r e t a r y to a c o rp o ra te o f f ic e r (oth er th an c h a irm a n o f the
b o a rd or p r e sid e n t) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p lo y s , in a l l , o v e r 100 but few er
th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e rso n s; or

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ST E N O G R A P H E R , GENERAL— C o n tin u e d

c.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d (im m e d ia t e ly b e lo w the o f f ic e r le v e l )
o v e r e ith e r a m a jo r c o r p o r a te - w id e fu n c tio n a l a c t iv ity (e . g. , m a r k e t in g ,
r e s e a r c h , o p e r a tio n s, in d u str ia l r e la tio n s , e tc . ) or a m a jo r g e o g r a p h ic or
o r g a n iz a tio n a l s e g m e n t (e . g . , a r e g io n a l h e a d q u a rte rs; a m a jo r d iv isio n )
o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p lo y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 but fe w e r th a n 2 5 ,0 0 0
e m p lo y e e s ; or

M ay m a in t a in f il e s , k e e p s im p le re c o r d s , or p e rfo rm oth er r e la t iv e ly ro u tin e
c l e r i c a l ta sk s. M a y o p e r a te from a s te n o g ra p h ic p o o l. D oes not in c lu d e
t r a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e w ork . (S e e tr a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e o p e ra to r. )

d.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t, fa c to r y , e tc .
(or o th er e q u iv a le n t le v e l o f o f f i c i a l ) th a t e m p lo y s, in a l l , o v e r 5 ,0 0 0
p e rso n s; or
e.
S e c r e ta r y to the h e a d o f a la r g e an d im p o rta n t o r g a n iz a tio n a l
s e g m e n t (e . g . , a m id d le m a n a g e m e n t su p e rv iso r o f a n o r g a n iz a tio n a l s e g ­
m e n t o fte n in v o lv in g as m a n y as s e v e r a l h un dred perso n s) o f a c o m p a n y
th a t e m p lo y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e rso n s.
C lass C
a.
S e c r e t a r y to a n e x e c u tiv e or m a n a g e r ia l p erso n w h ose re sp o n ­
s ib ilit y is n ot e q u iv a le n t to o n e o f th e s p e c i f i c l e v e l situ a tio n s in th e d e f­
in itio n for c la s s B, b u t w h ose su b o rd in a te s t a f f n o rm a lly n u m b ers a t le a s t
s e v e r a l d ozen e m p lo y e e s an d is u su a lly d iv id e d in to o r g a n iz a tio n a l se g m e n ts
w h ic h are o fte n , in tu rn , fu rth er su b d iv id e d . In so m e c o m p a n ie s , th is l e v e l
in c lu d e s a w id e ra n g e o f o r g a n iz a tio n a l e c h e lo n s; in o th e rs, o n ly o n e or
tw o ; or
b.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t, fa c to r y , e tc .
(or o th e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l o f o f f i c i a l ) th a t e m p lo y s, in a l l , fe w e r th a n
5 , 0 0 0 p e rso n s.
C lass D
a.
S e c r e t a r y to th e su p e rv iso r or h e a d o f a s m a l l o r g a n iz a tio n a l
u n it (e . g. , fe w e r th a n a b o u t 25 or 3 0 p e rso n s); or
b.
S e c r e t a r y to a n on su p erv iso ry s t a f f s p e c i a l i s t , p r o fe ssio n a l
e m p lo y e e , a d m in is t r a t iv e o f f ic e r , or a s s is ta n t, s k ille d t e c h n ic ia n or e x p e r t.
(N O T E : M an y c o m p a n ie s a s s ig n ste n o g ra p h e rs, ra th e r th a n s e c r e t a r ie s as
d e s c r ib e d a b o v e , to th is le v e l o f su p e rv iso ry or n on su perv isory w o rk er. )
STEN O G RA PH ER,

G EN ERA L

P rim ary duty is to t a k e d ic ta tio n in v o lv in g a n o rm a l ro u tin e v o ­
c a b u la ry from o n e or m o re person s e ith e r in sh o rth an d o r b y S te n o ty p e or
s im ila r m a c h in e ; a n d tra n sc rib e d ic ta tio n . M ay a lso ty p e from w ritte n c o p y .




ST E N O G R A P H E R ,

SE N IO R

P rim ary duty is to t a k e d ic ta tio n in v o lv in g a v a rie d t e c h n ic a l or
s p e c ia liz e d v o c a b u la r y su c h as in l e g a l b riefc or rep o rts on s c ie n t if i c r e ­
s e a r c h fro m o n e or m o re person s e ith e r in sh o rth an d or by S te n o ty p e or
s i m i la r m a c h in e ; an d tra n sc rib e d ic ta tio n .
M ay a ls o ty p e from w ritte n
c o p y . M a y a ls o s e t u p a n d m a in t a in f ile s , k e e p re c o r d s, e tc .
OR
P erfo rm s ste n o g r a p h ic d u tie s re q u ir in g s ig n ific a n t ly g r e a te r in d e ­
p e n d e n c e an d r e s p o n s ib ility th a n ste n o g ra p h e r s, g e n e r a l as e v id e n c e d b y the
fo llo w in g : W ork re q u ir e s h igh d e g r e e o f ste n o g r a p h ic s p e e d an d a c c u r a c y ;
an d a th o ro u gh w o rk in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u sin e ss an d o f f ic e p ro c e d u re s
an d o f th e s p e c i f i c b u sin e ss o p e r a t io n s, o r g a n iz a tio n , p o lic ie s , p ro c e d u re s,
f ile s , w o rk flo w , e tc . U ses th is k n o w le d g e in p e r fo r m in g s te n o g ra p h ic d u ties
a n d r e sp o n sib le c l e r i c a l task s su c h a s , m a in t a in in g fo llo w u p file s ; a s s e m b lin g
m a t e r i a l for re p o rts, m e m o r a n d u m s, le tt e r s , e tc . ; c o m p o sin g s im p le le tte rs
from g e n e r a l in stru c tio n s; r e a d in g a n d ro u tin g in c o m in g m a i l ; an d an sw e rin g
ro u tin e q u e stio n s, e t c . D oes n ot in c lu d e tr a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e w ork .
SW IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R
C la ss A . O p e ra te s a s i n g l e - or m u lt ip le - p o s it io n te le p h o n e sw itc h ­
b o a rd h a n d lin g in c o m in g , o u tg o in g , in tr a p la n t or o f f ic e c a l l s . P erfo rm s fu ll
te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n s e r v ic e or h a n d le s c o m p le x c a l l s , su c h as c o n fe r e n c e ,
c o l l e c t , o v e r se a s , or s i m i la r c a l l s , e ith e r in a d d itio n to d o in g ro u tin e w ork
as d e s c r ib e d for sw itc h b o a rd o p e r a to r , c la s s B, or as a f u l l - t i m e a ssig n m e n t.
( " F u l l " t e le p h o n e in fo rm a tio n s e r v ic e o c c u rs w h en th e e sta b lish m e n t has
v a r ie d fu n c tio n s th a t a r e not r e a d ily u n d e rsta n d a b le for te le p h o n e in fo r m a ­
tio n p u rp o se s, e . g . , b e c a u s e o f o v e r la p p in g or in te r r e la t e d fu n c tio n s, an d
c o n se q u e n tly p re se n t fre q u e n t p r o b le m s as to w h ich e x te n sio n s are a p p ro ­
p r ia te for c a l l s . )
C la ss B. C>perates a s i n g l e - or m u lt ip le - p o s it io n te le p h o n e sw itc h ­
b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g , o u tg o in g , in tr a p la n t or o f f ic e c a l l s . M a y h a n d le
ro u tin e lo n g d is ta n c e c a l l s a n d r e c o r d t o lls . M a y p e rfo rm lim it e d te le p h o n e
in fo rm a tio n s e r v ic e . ( " L i m i t e d " te le p h o n e in fo rm a tio n s e r v ic e o c c u rs i f the
fu n c tio n s o f th e e s ta b lis h m e n t s e r v ic e d are r e a d ily u n d e rsta n d a b le for t e l e ­
ph on e in fo r m a tio n p u rp o se s, or i f th e re q u e sts a r e ro u tin e , e. g. , g iv in g
e x te n sio n n u m b ers w h en s p e c i f i c n a m e s are fu rn ish e d , or i f c o m p le x c a lls
are r e fe r r e d to an o th e r o p e r a to r. )

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SW ITCHBOARD O PERA TO R -R EC EPTIO N IST

In a d d itio n to p e r fo r m in g d u tie s o f o p e r a to r on a sin g le p o sitio n
or m o n ito r - ty p e sw itc h b o a rd , a c t s as r e c e p t io n is t an d m a y a ls o ty p e or
p e rfo rm ro u tin e c l e r i c a l w ork as p a rt o f r e g u la r d u tie s .
T h is ty p in g or
c l e r i c a l w ork m a y ta k e the m a jo r p a r t o f th is w o rk e r's tim e w h ile a t
sw itc h b o a rd .

TA BU LATIN G -M ACH IN E OPERATOR— C ontinued

s p e c i f i c in stru c tio n s. M a y in c lu d e sim p le w irin g fro m d ia g ra m s an d
so m e f ilin g w ork .
T h e w ork t y p ic a lly in v o lv e s p o rtio n s o f a w ork
u n it, fo r e x a m p l e , in d iv id u a l so rtin g or c o l l a t i n g runs or r e p e titiv e
o p e r a tio n s.

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

C la s s A . O p e ra te s a v a r ie ty o f ta b u la tin g or e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t ­
in g m a c h in e s, t y p ic a l ly in c lu d in g such m a c h in e s as the t a b u la t o r ,
c a lc u la t o r ,
in te rp re te r , c o lla t o r , an d o th e rs.
P e rfo rm s c o m p le t e
re p o rtin g a ssig n m e n ts w ith o u t c lo s e su p e rv isio n , an d p e rfo rm s d if fic u lt
w irin g as re q u ir e d .
T h e c o m p le t e re p o rtin g an d ta b u la t in g a s s ig n ­
m e n ts t y p ic a lly in v o lv e a v a r ie ty o f lo n g an d c o m p le x rep o rts w h ich
o fte n are o f ir r e g u la r or n o n re cu rrin g ty p e re q u ir in g so m e p la n n in g
an d s e q u e n c in g o f ste p s to be ta k e n .
A s a m o re e x p e r ie n c e d o p e r­
a to r , is t y p ic a l ly in v o lv e d in tra in in g new o p e r a to rs in m a c h in e
o p e r a tio n s, or p a r t ia lly tra in e d o p e rato rs in w irin g fro m d ia g r a m s
an d o p e r a tin g se q u e n c e s o f lo n g a n d c o m p le x re p o rts.
D o e s n ot
in c lu d e w o rk in g su p e rv iso rs p e r fo r m in g ta b u la t in g - m a c h in e o p e r a tio n s
an d d a y - t o - d a y su p e rv isio n o f the w ork an d p ro d u c tio n o f a group o f
t a b u la t in g - m a c h in e o p e r a to rs.

C la s s B . O p e ra te s m ore d if fic u lt t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t ­
in g m a c h in e s such as the ta b u la t o r an d c a l c u la t o r , in a d d itio n to the
so rte r, re p ro d u c e r , an d c o lla t o r . T h is w ork is p e r fo r m e d u n d er s p e c if ic
in stru ctio n s an d m a y in c lu d e the p e r fo r m a n c e o f so m e w irin g fro m
d ia g r a m s .
T h e w ork t y p ic a lly in v o lv e s, fo r e x a m p l e , ta b u la tio n s
in v o lv in g a r e p e titiv e a c c o u n tin g e x e r c is e , a c o m p le t e b u t s m a ll
t a b u la t in g stu d y , or p a rts o f a lo n g e r an d m o re c o m p le x re p o rt. S u c h
re p o rts an d stu d ie s are u s u a lly o f a re c u rrin g n atu re w here the p r o ­
c e d u re s are w e ll e s ta b lis h e d .
M a y a ls o in c lu d e the tra in in g o f new
e m p lo y e e s in the b a s ic o p e r a tio n o f the m a c h in e .

C la s s C .
O p e ra te s s im p le t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n tin g
m a c h in e s such a s the so rte r, re p ro d u c in g p u n c h , c o lla t o r , e t c . , w ith




P rim a ry duty is to tra n sc rib e d ic ta tio n in v o lv in g a n o rm a l routin e
v o c a b u la r y fro m t r a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e re c o rd s. M a y a lso ty p e fro m w ritte n
c o p y an d do sim p le c l e r i c a l w ork . W orkers tra n sc rib in g d ic ta tio n in v o lv in g
a v a r ie d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c ia liz e d v o c a b u la r y such as l e g a l b rie fs or rep orts
on s c ie n t if ic re se a r c h are n o t in c lu d e d . A w ork er w ho t a k e s d ic ta tio n in
sh o rth an d o r b y S te n o ty p e or s i m i la r m a c h in e is c l a s s i f i e d a s a ste n o g ra p h e r,
g e n e r a l.

T Y P IS T
U se s a ty p e w rite r to m a k e c o p ie s o f v a rio u s m a t e r ia l o r to m a k e
o u t b i ll s a f t e r c a lc u la t io n s h a v e b e e n m a d e b y a n o th er p e rso n . M a y in ­
c lu d e ty p in g o f s te n c ils , m a ts , o r s im ila r m a t e r ia ls fo r use in d u p lic a tin g
p r o c e ss e s .
M a y do c l e r i c a l w ork in v o lv in g l it t le s p e c ia l tr a in in g , such
a s k e e p in g s im p le re c o r d s, f il i n g re c o rd s an d re p o rts, or so rtin g an d d is ­
trib u tin g in c o m in g m a i l .

C la s s A .
P e rfo rm s on e or m o re o f the fo llo w in g : T y p in g m a ­
t e r i a l in f in a l fo rm w h en it in v o lv e s c o m b in in g m a t e r ia l fro m s e v e ra l
so u r c e s or r e sp o n sib ility fo r c o r r e c t s p e llin g , s y lla b ic a t io n , p u n c tu ­
a tio n , e t c . , o f t e c h n ic a l o r u n u su a l w ords or fo r e ig n la n g u a g e m a ­
t e r i a l ; an d p la n n in g la y o u t an d ty p in g o f c o m p lic a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l ta b le s
to m a in t a in u n ifo rm ity an d b a la n c e in s p a c in g .
M a y ty p e ro u tin e
fo rm le tte r s v a ry in g d e t a ils to s u it c ir c u m s t a n c e s.

C la s s B.
P e rfo rm s on e or m o re o f the fo llo w in g : C o p y ty p in g
fro m ro ugh or c l e a r d rafts; ro u tin e ty p in g o f fo rm s, in su ran c e p o l i c i e s ,
e t c . ; an d se ttin g up sim p le sta n d a rd t a b u la tio n s, or c o p y in g m ore
c o m p le x t a b le s a lr e a d y se tu p an d s p a c e d p ro p e rly .

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PROFESSIONAL

ND

TECHNICAL

D R A FT SM A N

D R A FTSM A N
C la s s A . P la n s the g r a p h ic p r e se n ta tio n o f c o m p le x ite m s h a v in g
d is tin c tiv e d e sig n fe a tu r e s t h a t d iffe r s ig n ific a n t ly fro m e s ta b lis h e d
d r a ftin g p r e c e d e n ts . W orks in c lo s e supp ort w ith the d e sig n o r ig in a to r ,
an d m a y r e c o m m e n d m in o r d e sig n c h a n g e s .
A n a ly z e s the e f f e c t o f
e a c h c h a n g e on the d e t a ils o f fo rm , fu n c tio n , an d p o s itio n a l r e la t io n ­
sh ip s o f c o m p o n e n ts an d p a rts. W orks w ith a m in im u m o f su p e rv iso ry
a s s is ta n c e . C o m p le t e d w ork is re v ie w e d by d e sig n o r ig in a to r fo r c o n ­
siste n c y w ith p rio r e n g in e e r in g d e te r m in a tio n s.
M a y e ith e r p re p are
d ra w in g s, or d ir e c t th e ir p r e p a r a tio n by lo w e r le v e l d r a ftsm e n .
C la s s B.
P e rfo rm s n on ro u tin e an d c o m p le x d r a ftin g a ssig n m e n ts
th a t re q u ire the a p p lic a t io n o f m o st o f the sta n d ard ize d d raw in g t e c h ­
n iq u e s r e g u la r ly u se d . D u tie s t y p ic a l ly in v o lv e su ch w ork a s: P re p a re s
w o rk in g d raw in g s o f s u b a s s e m b lie s w ith irr e g u la r s h a p e s, m u ltip le
fu n c tio n s, an d p r e c is e p o s itio n a l re la tio n sh ip s b e tw e e n c o m p o n e n ts;
p r e p a r e s a r c h it e c t u r a l d raw in g s fo r c o n stru c tio n o f a b u ild in g in c lu d in g
d e t a i l d raw in g s o f fo u n d a tio n s, w a ll s e c tio n s, flo o r p la n s, an d ro o f.
U se s a c c e p t e d fo r m u la s an d m a n u a ls in m a k in g n e c e ssa ry c o m p u ta tio n s
to d e te r m in e q u a n tit ie s o f m a t e r ia ls to be u se d , lo a d c a p a c i t i e s ,
stre n g th s, s tr e sse s, e t c .
R e c e iv e s i n it ia l in stru c tio n s, r e q u ir e m e n ts,
an d a d v ic e fro m su p e rv iso r.
C o m p le t e d w ork is c h e c k e d fo r t e c h n ic a l
ad eq u acy .
C la s s C .
P r e p a r e s d e t a il d raw in g s o f s in g le u n its or p a rts fo r
e n g in e e r in g , c o n str u c tio n , m a n u fa c tu r in g , or r e p a ir p u rp o se s. T y p e s
o f d raw in g s p r e p a r e d in c lu d e is o m e tr ic p r o je c tio n s ( d e p ic t in g th ree
d im e n sio n s in a c c u r a t e s c a l e ) an d s e c tio n a l v ie w s to c la r if y p o s itio n in g
o f c o m p o n e n ts a n d c o n v e y n e e d e d in fo rm a tio n .
C o n s o lid a te s d e t a ils
fro m a n u m b e r o f so u r c e s an d a d ju sts o r tran sp o se s s c a le as re q u ire d .

MAINTENANCE

C o n tin u e d

S u g g e s te d m e th o d s o f a p p r o a c h , a p p lic a b le p r e c e d e n ts , an d a d v ic e on
so u rce m a t e r i a ls are g iv e n w ith in it ia l a ssig n m e n ts.
In stru ctio n s are
le s s c o m p le t e w h en a ssig n m e n ts re c u r .
Work m a y be s p o t - c h e c k e d
d u rin g p r o g r e ss.
D R A F T SM A N -T R A C E R
C o p ie s p la n s an d d raw in g s p r e p a r e d by o th ers by p la c in g tra c in g
c lo th o r p a p e r o v e r d raw in g s a n d t r a c in g w ith p e n or p e n c il.
(D o e s n ot
in c lu d e tr a c in g l i m i t e d to p la n s p r im a r ily c o n sistin g o f s tr a ig h t lin e s an d
a la r g e s c a le n o t re q u ir in g c lo s e d e l i n e a t i o n .)
a n d /o r
P re p a re s s im p le or r e p e t itiv e d raw in g s o f e a s ily v is u a liz e d ite m s .
is c lo s e ly su p e r v ise d d u rin g p ro g re ss.
N U R SE,

W ork

IN D U S T R IA L (R E G IS T E R E D )

A r e g is t e r e d nurse-w ho g iv e s n u rsin g s e r v ic e u n d e r g e n e r a l m e d i c a l
d ir e c t io n to i l l o r in ju re d e m p lo y e e s or o th e r p e rso n s w ho b e c o m e i l l or
su ffe r a n a c c id e n t on the p r e m is e s o f a fa c to r y or o th e r e s ta b lis h m e n t .
D u tie s in v o lv e a c o m b in a tio n o f the fo llo w in g : G iv in g fir st a id to the i l l
o r in ju r e d ; a tte n d in g to su b se q u e n t d ressin g o f e m p lo y e e s ' in ju r ie s; k e e p in g
re c o rd s o f p a tie n ts t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r in g a c c i d e n t re p o rts for c o m p e n s a tio n
or o th e r p u rp o se s; a s s is tin g in p h y s ic a l e x a m in a tio n s an d h e a lth e v a lu a tio n s
o f a p p lic a n ts an d e m p lo y e e s ; an d p la n n in g an d c a rry in g o u t p r o g r a m s
in v o lv in g h e a lth e d u c a t io n , a c c id e n t p r e v e n tio n , e v a lu a tio n o f p la n t e n ­
v iro n m e n t, o r o th e r a c t i v i t i e s a f f e c t in g th e h e a lth , w e lf a r e , an d s a fe ty
o f a l l p e r so n n e l.

AND

POWERPLANT

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

CARPENTER,

P e rfo rm s the c a r p e n tr y d u tie s n e c e ssa ry to c o n str u c t an d m a in t a in
in g o o d r e p a ir b u ild in g w oodw ork an d e q u ip m e n t such a s b in s, c rib s,
c o u n te r s, b e n c h e s , p a r t it io n s , d oo rs, flo o rs, s ta ir s , c a s in g s , an d trim m a d e
o f w o o d in a n e s ta b lis h m e n t . Work in v o lv e s m o st o f the f o llo w in g : P la n ­
n in g an d la y in g o u t o f w ork fro m b lu e p rin ts, d raw in g s, m o d e ls , o r v e r b a l
in stru c tio n s; u sin g a v a r ie ty o f c a r p e n te r 's h a n d to o ls, p o r ta b le p o w e r t o o ls ,

an d sta n d a rd m e a s u r in g in stru m e n ts; m a k in g sta n d a rd shop c o m p u ta tio n s
r e la t in g to d im e n sio n s o f w ork ; an d s e le c t in g m a t e r ia ls n e c e ssa ry fo r the
w o rk .
In g e n e r a l, the w ork o f the m a in te n a n c e c a r p e n te r re q u ire s
ro u n d e d tr a in in g a n d e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d through a fo r m a l a p ­
p r e n tic e s h ip or e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g an d e x p e r ie n c e .




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

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ELEC TR IC IA N , M AINTENANCE

HELPER, M AINTENANCE TRA DES— C ontinued

Performs a variety of electrical trade functions such as the in­
stallation, maintenance, or repair of equipment for the generation, dis­
tribution, or utilization of electric energy in an establishment. Work
involves most of the following: Installing or repairing any of a variety of
electrical equipment such as generators, transformers, switchboards, con­
trollers, circuit breakers, motors, heating units, conduit systems, or other
transmission equipment; working from blueprints, drawings, layouts, or
other specifications; locating and diagnosing trouble in the electrical
system or equipment; working standard computations relating to load
requirements of wiring or electrical equipment; and using a variety of
electrician's handtools and measuring and testing instruments. In general,
the work of the maintenance electrician requires rounded training and
experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent
training and experience.

a worker supplied with materials and tools; cleaning working area, ma­
chine, and equipment; assisting journeyman by holding materials or tools;
and performing other unskilled tasks as directed by journeyman. The kind
of work the helper is permitted to perform varies from trade to trade: In
some trades the helper is confined to supplying, lifting, and holding ma­
terials and tools and cleaning working areas; and in others he is permitted
to perform specialized machine operations, or parts of a trade that are
also performed by workers on a full-time basis.

ENGINEER, STATIONARY
Operates and maintains and may also supervise the operation of
stationary engines and equipment (mechanical or electrical) to supply the
establishment in which employed with power, heat, refrigeration, or
air-conditioning. Work involves: Operating and maintaining equipment
such as steam engines, air compressors, generators, motors, turbines,
ventilating and refrigerating equipment, steam boilers and boiler-fed
water pumps; making equipment repairs; and keeping a record of operation
of machinery, temperature, and fuel consumption. May also supervise
these operations. Head or chief engineers in establishments employing
more than one engineer are excluded.

MACHINE-TOOL OPERATOR, TOOLROOM
Specializes in the operation of one or more types of machine
tools, such as jig borers, cylindrical or surface grinders, engine lathes,
or milling machines, in the construction of machine-shop tools, gages,
jigs, fixtures, or dies. Work involves most of the following: Planning
and performing difficult machining operations; processing items requiring
complicated setups or a high degree of accuracy; using a variety of pre­
cision measuring instruments; selecting feeds, speeds, tooling, and oper­
ation sequence; and making necessary adjustments during operation to
achieve requisite tolerances or dimensions. May be required to recognize
when tools need dressing, to dress tools, and to select proper coolants
and cutting and lubricating oils. For cross-industry wage study purposes,
machine-tool operators, toolroom, in tool and die jobbing shops are ex­
cluded from this classification.
MACHINIST, MAINTENANCE

FIREMAN, STATIONARY BOILER
Fires stationary boilers to furnish the establishment in which
employed with heat, power, or steam. Feeds fuels to fire by hand or
operates a mechanical stoker, or gas or oil burner; and checks water
and safety valves. May clean, oil, or assist in repairing boilerroom
equipment.
HELPER, MAINTENANCE TRADES
Assists one or more workers in the skilled maintenance trades,
by performing specific or general duties of lesser skill, such as keeping




Produces replacement parts and new parts in making repairs of
metal parts of mechanical equipment operated in an establishment. Work
involves most of the following: Interpreting written instructions and speci­
fications; planning and laying out of work; using a variety of machinist's
handtools and precision measuring instruments; setting up and operating
standard machine tools; shaping of metal parts to close tolerances; making
standard shop computations relating to dimensions of work, tooling, feeds,
and speeds of machining; knowledge of the working properties of the
common metals; selecting standard materials, parts, and equipment re­
quired for his work; and fitting and assembling parts into mechanical
equipment. In general, the machinist's work normally requires a rounded
training in machine-shop practice usually acquired through a formal ap­
prenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

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MECHANIC, AUTOMOTIVE (MAINTENANCE)

OILER

Repairs automobiles, buses, motortrucks, and tractors of an es­
tablishment. Work involves most of the following: Examining automotive
equipment to diagnose source of trouble; disassembling equipment and
performing repairs that involve the use of such handtools as wrenches,
gages, drills, or specialized equipment in disassembling or fitting parts;
replacing broken or defective parts from stock; grinding and adjusting
valves; reassembling and installing the various assemblies in the vehicle
and making necessary adjustments; and alining wheels, adjusting brakes
and lights, or tightening body bolts. In general, the work of the auto­
motive mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually acquired
through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

Lubricates, with oil or grease, the moving parts or wearing sur­
faces of mechanical equipment of an establishment.

MECHANIC, MAINTENANCE
Repairs machinery or mechanical equipment of an establishment.
Work involves most of the following: Examining machines and mechanical
equipment to diagnose source of trouble; dismantling or partly dismantling
machines and performing repairs that mainly involve the use of handtools
in scraping and fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts with items
obtained from stock; ordering the production of a replacement part by a
machine shop or sending of the machine to a machine shop for major
repairs; preparing written specifications for major repairs or for the pro­
duction of parts ordered from machine shop; reassembling machines; and
making all necessary adjustments for operation. In general, the work of
a maintenance mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually
acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and ex­
perience. Excluded from this classification are workers whose primary
duties involve setting up or adjusting machines.
MILLWRIGHT
Installs new machines or heavy equipment, and dismantles and
installs machines or heavy equipment when changes in the plant layout
are required. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying
out of the work; interpreting blueprints or other specifications; using a
variety of handtools and rigging; making standard shop computations re­
lating to stresses, strength of materials, and centers of gravity; alining
and balancing of equipment; selecting standard tools, equipment, and
parts to be used; and installing and maintaining in good order power
transmission equipment such as drives and speed reducers. In general,
the millwright's work normally requires a rounded training and experience
in the trade acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent train­
ing and experience.




PAINTER, MAINTENANCE
Paints and redecorates walls, woodwork, and fixtures of an es­
tablishment. Work involves the following: Knowledge of surface peculi­
arities and types of paint required for different applications; preparing
surface for painting by removing old finish or by placing putty or filler
in nail holes and interstices; and applying paint with spray gun or brush.
May mix colors, oils, white lead, and other paint ingredients to obtain
proper color or consistency. In general, the work of the maintenance
painter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through
a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
PIPEFITTER, MAINTENANCE
Installs or repairs water, steam, gas, or other types of pipe and
pipefittings in an establishment. Work involves most of the following;
Laying out of work and measuring to locate position of pipe from drawings
or other written specifications; cutting various sizes of pipe to correct
lengths with chisel and hammer or oxyacetylene torch or pipe-cutting
machine; threading pipe with stocks and dies; bending pipe by hand-driven
or power-driven machines; assembling pipe with couplings and fastening
pipe to hangers; making standard shop computations relating to pressures,
flow, and size of pipe required; and making standard tests to determine
whether finished pipes meet specifications. In general, the work of the
maintenance pipefitter requires rounded training and experience usually
acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and ex­
perience. Workers primarily engaged in installing and repairing building
sanitation or heating systems are excluded.
PLUMBER, MAINTENANCE
Keeps the plumbing system of an establishment in good order.
Work involves: Knowledge of sanitary codes regarding installation of vents
and traps in plumbing system; installing or repairing pipes and fixtures;
and opening clogged drains with a plunger or plumber's snake. In general,
the work of the maintenance plumber requires rounded training and ex­
perience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent
training and experience.

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TOOL AND DIE M A K ER— C ontinued

SH EET-M ETA L W ORKER, M AINTENANCE

Fabricates, installs, and maintains in good repair the sheet-metal
equipment and fixtures (such as machine guards, grease pans, shelves,
lockers, tanks, ventilators, chutes, ducts, metal roofing) of an establish­
ment. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying out all
types of sheet-metal maintenance work from blueprints, models, or other
specifications; setting up and operating all available types of sheet-metal­
working machines; using a variety of handtools in cutting, bending, form­
ing, shaping, fitting, and assembling; and installing sheet-metal articles
as required. In general, the work of the maintenance sheet-metal worker
requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal
apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
TOOL AND DIE MAKER

volves most of the following: Planning and laying out of work from models,
blueprints, drawings, or other oral and written specifications; using a
variety of tool and die maker's handtools and precision measuring instru­
ments, understanding of the working properties of common metals and
alloys; setting up and operating of machine tools and related equipment;
making necessary shop computations relating to dimensions of work, speeds,
feeds, and tooling of machines; heattreating of metal parts during fabri­
cation as well as of finished tools and dies to achieve required qualities;
working to close tolerances; fitting and assembling of parts to prescribed
tolerances and allowances; and selecting appropriate materials, tools, and
processes. In general, the tool and die maker's work requires a rounded
training in machine-shop and toolroom practice usually acquired through
a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

(Die maker; jig maker; tool maker; fixture maker; gage maker)
Constructs and repairs machine-shop tools, gages, jigs, fixtures
or dies for forgings, punching, and other metal-forming work. Work in­
CUSTODIAL

AND

For cross-industry wage study purposes, tool and die makers in
tool and die jobbing shops are excluded from this classification.
MATERIAL

MOVE ME NT

ELEVATOR OPERATOR, PASSENGER

JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER—Continued

Transports passengers between floors of an office building, apart­
ment house, department store, hotel, or similar establishment. Workers
who operate elevators in conjunction with other duties such as those of
starters and janitors are excluded.

or other establishment. Duties involve a combination of the following:
Sweeping, mopping or scrubbing, and polishing floors; removing chips,
trash, and other refuse; dusting equipment, furniture, or fixtures; polishing
metal fixtures or trimmings; providing supplies and minor maintenance
services; and cleaning lavatories, showers, and restrooms. Workers who
specialize in window washing are excluded.

GUARD
Performs routine police duties, either at fixed post or on tour,
maintaining order, using arms or force where necessary. Includes gatemen who are stationed at gate and check on identity of employees and
other persons entering.
JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER
(Sweeper; charwoman; janitress)
Cleans and keeps in an orderly condition factory working areas
and washrooms, or premises of an office, apartment house, or commercial




LABORER, MATERIAL HANDLING
(Loader and unloader; handler and stacker; shelver; trucker; stockman
or stock helper; warehouseman or warehouse helper)
A worker employed in a warehouse, manufacturing plant, store,
or other establishment whose duties involve one or more of the following:
Loading and unloading various materials and merchandise on or from freight
cars, trucks, or other transporting devices; unpacking, shelving, or placing
materials or merchandise in proper storage location; and transporting ma­
terials or merchandise by handtruck, car, or wheelbarrow. Longshoremen,
who load and unload ships are excluded.

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ORDER FILLER
(Order picker; stock selector; warehouse stockman)
Fills shipping or transfer orders for finished goods from stored
merchandise in accordance with specifications on sales slips, customers'
orders, or other instructions. May, in addition to filling orders and in­
dicating items filled or omitted, keep records of outgoing orders, requi­
sition additional stock or report short supplies to supervisor, and perform
other related duties.
PACKER, SHIPPING
Prepares finished products for shipment or storage by placing them
in shipping containers, the specific operations performed being dependent
upon the type, size, and number of units to be packed, the type of con­
tainer employed, and method of shipment. Work requires the placing of
items in shipping containers and may involve one or more of the following:
Knowledge of various items of stock in order to verify content; selection
of appropriate type and size of container; inserting enclosures in container;
using excelsior or other material to prevent breakage or damage; closing
and sealing container; and applying labels or entering identifying data on
container. Packers who also make wooden boxes or crates are excluded.

TRUCKD RIVER
Drives a truck within a city or industrial area to transport ma­
terials, merchandise, equipment, or men between various types of es­
tablishments such as: Manufacturing plants, freight depots, warehouses,
wholesale and retail establishments, or between retail establishments and
customers' houses or places of business. May also load or unload truck
with or without helpers, make minor mechanical repairs, and keep truck
in good working order. Driver-salesmen and over-the-road drivers are
excluded.
For wage study purposes, truckdrivers are classified by size and
type of equipment, as follows: (Tractor-trailer should be rated on the
basis of trailer capacity.)
Truckdriver (combination of sizes listed separately)
Tmckdriver, light (under 1V2 tons)
Tmckdriver, medium (lVz to and including 4 tons)
Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, trailer type)
Tmckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, other than trailer type)

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK

TRUCKER, POWER

Prepares merchandise for shipment, or receives and is responsible
for incoming shipments of merchandise or other materials. Shipping work
involves: A knowledge of shipping procedures, practices, routes, available
means of transportation, and rates; and preparing records of the goods
shipped, making up bills of lading, posting weight and shipping charges,
and keeping a file of shipping records. May direct or assist in preparing
the merchandise for shipment. Receiving work involves: Verifying or
directing others in verifying the correctness of shipments against bills of
lading, invoices, or other records; checking for shortages and rejecting
damaged goods; routing merchandise or materials to proper departments;
and maintaining necessary records and files.

Operates a manually controlled gasoline- or electric-powered
truck or tractor to transport goods and materials of all kinds about a
warehouse, manufacturing plant, or other establishment.
For wage study purposes, workers are classified by type of truck,
as follows:
Trucker, power (forklift)
Trucker, power (other than forklift)

For wage study purposes, workers are classified as follows:
WATCHMAN
Receiving clerk
Shipping clerk
Shipping and receiving clerk




Makes rounds of premises periodically in protecting property
against fire, theft, and illegal entry.




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Area Wage Surveys*
A lis t o f the la te s t a v a ila b le b u lletin s is p re s e n te d b elow .
A d ir e c to r y in d icatin g dates o f e a r lie r studies, and the p r ic e s o f the b u lletins is
a v a ila b le on req u est.
B u lletin s m a y b e purch ased fr o m the Superintendent o f Docum ents, U. S. G overn m en t P rin tin g O ffic e , W ashington, D. C. , 20402,
o r fr o m any o f the B LS re g io n a l s ales o ffic e s shown on the in sid e fro n t c o v e r .
B u lletin num ber
and p ric e

A rea

A rea

B u lletin number
and p ric e

A k ron , Ohio, June 1965____________________________________
Albany—Schenectady—T r o y , N. Y. , A p r. 1965___________
Albuqu erqu e, N. M ex. , A p r. 1965______________________
A llen tow n —B eth leh em —E aston, P a . —N . J . , F eb . 1965__
Atlanta, Ga. , M ay 1965____________________________________
B a ltim o re , Md. , N ov. 1965______________________________
Beaum ont—P o r t A rth u r, T e x . , M ay 1965________________
B irm in gh am , A l a . , A p r. 19651__________________________
B o is e C ity , Idaho, July 1965_____________________________
Boston, M a s s ., O ct. 19651 ______________________________

1430-78,
1430-52,
1430-62,
1430-48,
1430-74,
1465-29,
1430-66,
1430-60,
1465-1,
1465-12,

25
25
20
20
25
25
20
25
20
30

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

M ilw au k ee, W is ., A p r . 1965 1----------------------------------M in n ea polis—St. P aul, M in n ., Jan. 1966_______________
M uskegon—M uskegon H eigh ts, M ich . , M ay 1965_______
N ew a rk and J e r s e y C ity, N. J. , F eb . 1966 1____________
N ew Haven, C on n ., Jan. 1966 1 __________________________
N ew O rlea n s , L a . , F eb . 1966____________________________
N ew Y o rk , N. Y . , A p r . 1965 1 ____________________________
N o r fo lk —P ortsm o u th and N ew p o rt N ew s—
Hampton, V a. , June 1965 1 -------------------------------------O klahom a C ity, Okla. , Aug. 1965_______________________

1430-58,
1465-38,
1430-68,
1465-50,
1465-37,
1465-47,
1430-80,

25cents
25cents
20cents
30cents
25cents
20cents
40cents

1430-77,
1465-5,

25cents
20cents

B u ffa lo, N. Y. , D ec. 1965_________________________________
B u rlin gton, V t. , M a r. 1965 * _____________________________
Canton, Ohio, A p r . 1965__________________________________
C h a rle sto n , W. V a. , A p r . 1965__________________________
C h a rlo tte, N. C. , A p r. 1965______________________________
Chattanooga, Tenn. —Ga. , Sept. 1965____________________
C h icago, 111., A p r . 1965 1 ----------------------------------------C in cin n ati, Ohio—K y. , M a r. 1965________________________
C lev e la n d , Ohio, Sept. 1965______________________________
Colum bus, Ohio, O ct. 1965_______________________________
D a lla s , T e x . , N ov. 1965__________________________________

1465-36,
1430-51,
1430-59,
1430-65,
1430-61,
1465-7,
1430-72,
1430-55,
1465-8,
1465-15,
1465-24,

25
25
20
20
25
20
30
25
25
25
25

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

1465-13,
1430-71,
1465-35,
1430-56,
1465-46,
1465-23,
1430-70,

25cents
25cents
35cents
20cents
25cents
25cents
25cents

D aven p ort—R ock Island—M olin e, Iow a—111.,
O ct. 1965 ___________________________________________________
Dayton, Ohio, Jan. 19661_________________________________
D e n v e r, C o lo ., D ec. 1965 1 ______________________________
Des M oin es, Iowa, F eb . 19661___________________________
D e tro it, M ic h ., Jan. 1966________________________________
F o r t W orth, T e x . , N ov. 1965_____________________________
G ree n B ay, W is. , Aug. 1965_____________________________
G r e e n v ille , S. C. , M ay 1965______________________________
Houston, T e x . , June 1965_________________________________
Indian apolis, Ind. , D ec. 1965 1___________________________

Omaha, N e b r . —Iow a, O ct. 1965 1 ________________________
P a te rs o n —C lifto n r-P a s s a ic, N. J. , M ay 1965--------------P h ilad elp h ia, P a . —N . J . , N ov. 1965 1____________________
Phoen ix, A r iz . , M a r. 1965_______________________________
P ittsb u rgh , P a . , Jan. 1966_______________________________
P o rtla n d , M ain e, N ov. 19651-----------------------------------P o rtla n d , O re g . —Wash. , M ay 1965----------------------------P ro v id e n c e —Paw tu cket, R. I . —M a s s .,
M ay 1965 1 --------------------------------------------------------------R a le igh , N. C . , Sept. 1965 1______________________________
R ichm ond, V a. , N ov. 1965 1 -------------------------------------R o c k fo rd , 111. , M ay 1965----------------------------------------- --

1430-67,
1465-10,
1465-28,
1430-63,

30cents
25cents
30cents
20cents

1465-16,
1465-39,
1465-33,
1465-48,
1465-45,
1465-26,
1465-4,
1430-69,
1430-82,
1465-31,

20
25
30
25
25
20
20
20
25
30

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

St. L o u is, M o. —111. , Oct. 1965---------------------------------Salt Lak e C ity , Utah, D ec. 1965-------------------------------San Antonio, T e x . , June 19651___________________________
San B ern a rd in o—R iv e r s id e —O n tario, C a lif. ,
Sept. 1 9 65 *------------------------------------------------------------San D iego , C a lif . , N ov. 1965_____________________________
San F r a n c is c o —Oakland, C a lif . , Jan. 1966 * ____________
San Jose, C a l i f . , Sept. 1965 1 ----------------------------------Savannah, Ga. , M ay 1965-----------------------------------------Scranton, P a . , Aug. 1965 1---------------------------------------S eattle—E v e r e tt, W a sh ., Oct. 1965 1--------------------------

1465-22,
1465-32,
1430-81,

25cents
20cents
25cents

1465- 20,
1465-21,
1465-43,
1465-19.
1430-64,
1465-3,
1465-9,

30cents
20cents
30cents
25cents
20cents
25cents
30cents

1465-44,
1465-41,
1465-27,
1430-75,
1465-6,

25
20
30
20
20

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

1430-57,
1430-42,
1430-73,
1465-2,
1465-42,
1465-30,

30
25
20
20
30
25

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

Sioux F a lls , S. D a k ., O ct. 19651 -----------------------------South Bend, In d ., M a r. 1965---------------- --------------------Spokane, W a sh ., June 1965 1______________________________
T o le d o , Ohio—M ic h ., Feb^_1966___________________________
T ren ton , N . J. , D ec. 1965________________________________
W ashington, D. C . —M d .—V a. , Oct. 1965________________
W a terb u ry, C on n ., M a r. 1966 1__________________________
W a te rlo o , Iow a, N ov. 1965_______________________________
W ich ita, K ans. , Oct. 1965________________________________
W o r c e s te r , M a s s ., June 1965____________________________
Y o rk , P a . , F eb . 19661____________________________________
Youngstown—W a rre n , Ohio, N ov. 1965 1 ________________

1465-17,
1430-54,
1430-79,
1465-49,
1465-34,
1465-14,
1430-49,
1465-18,
1465-11,
1430-76,
1465-40,
1465-25,

25cents
20cents
25cents
20cents
20cents
25cents
20cents
20cents
20cents
25cents
25cents
25cents

Jackson, M is s . , F eb . 1966 1______________________________
J a c k s o n v ille , F l a . , Jan. 1966____________________________
K ansas C ity, M o . - K a n s . , N ov. 19651 __________________
L a w re n c e —H a v e rh ill, M a s s .—N. H. ,June 1965___________
L it t le Rock—N orth L it t le Rock, A rk . , Aug. 1965_______
L o s A n g e le s —L on g B each, C a lif. ,
M a r. 1965 1------------------------------------------------------------L o u is v ille , K y . —Ind. , F eb . 1 9 65 *_______________________
Lubbock, T e x . , June 1965________________________________
M an ch ester, N. H. , Aug. 1965____________________________
M em p h is, Tenn.—A r k ., Jan. 1966 1______________________
M ia m i, F l a . , D ec. 1965 1_________________________________
M idland and O dessa, T c x --------------------------------------- ------- -------------

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(N o t previously surveyed)

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1 Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented.
* Bulletins dated before July 1965 were entitled "Occupational Wage Surveys."