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CTION
Area Wage Survey
The Omaha, Nebraska—Iowa, Metropolitan Area
October 1966
Bulletin No. 1530-18
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Arthur M
Ross, Commissioner
Area Wage Survey
The Omaha, Nebraska—Iowa, Metropolitan Area
October 1966
Bulletin No. 1530-18
Dec ember 1966
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Arthur M. Ross, Commissioner
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Contents
Preface
Page
The Bureau of La bo r Statistics pro gram of annual
occupational wage su r vey s in metropo litan areas is d e
signed to provide data on occupational earnings, and e s t a b
li s h m en t p r a c t i c e s and su pplem entary wage provisions.
It
y ie lds detailed data by se le c t e d industry divisions for each
of the a r e a s studied, for geographic reg io ns, and for the
United States.
A m a j o r consi deratio n in the p rogram is
the need for g re a t e r insight into (1) the m ovem ent of wages
by occupational ca t e g o r y and skill le ve l, and (2) the s t r u c
ture and le v e l of wages among a re a s and industry divisions.
Tables:
1.
2.
A.
Estab lish m en ts and w o r k e r s within scope of survey and
number stu d ied _________________________________________________________
Indexes of standard weekly s a la r i e s and s t r a i g h t -t i m e
hourly earnings for selec ted occupational groups, and
pe rce nts of change fo r selec ted p e r i o d s ___________________________
Occupational ea r n i n g s :*
A - 1. Office occupations—m en and w o m en __________________________
A - 2. P r o f e s s i o n a l and technical occupations—m e n _______________
A - 3 . O ff ic e, p r o fe s s io n a l, and tec hnical occupations—
m en and wom en c o m b i n e d ____________________________________
A -4.
Maintenance and powerplant occupations____________________
A - 5. Custodial and m a t e r i a l m ov em en t o c c u p a t io n s -------------------
Appendix.
Occupational d e s c r i p t i o n s ________________________________________
E i g h t y - s i x a r e a s cu rren tly are included in the
p r o g r a m . Information on occupational earnings is collected
annually in each a re a . Inform ation on establishment p r a c
tic e s and su pp le m enta ry wage provisi ons is obtained b i e n
nial ly in m o s t of the a r e a s .
This bulle tin pr ese n ts result s of the survey in
Omaha,
N e b r . —Iowa,
in O ctober
1966.
The Standard
M etr opolita n Statist ical A r e a , as defined by the Bureau of
the Budget through A p r i l 1966, con sists of Douglas and
Sarpy Cou nties, N e b r. , and Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
This study was conducted by the B ureau's regional office
in C hicago, 111. , Adolph O. B e r g e r , D ir ector; by M ary E.
Stokes, under the direction of Kenneth Thorsten.
The
study was under the gen er al direction of Woodrow C. Linn,
A s s i s t a n t Reg ional D ir e c t o r for Wa ge s and Industrial
Relation s.
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3
areas.
*NOTE:
S im ila r tabulations are available for other
(See inside back c o v e r . )
Union s c a l e s , indicative of prevailing pay le v e ls in
the Omaha area, are a ls o available for building c o n s t r u c
tion; printing; l o c a l - t r a n s i t operating em p lo y e e s ; and m o
tortr uck d r i v e r s , h e lp e r s , and allied occupations.
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3
5
7
00 o o
At the end of ea ch su rvey , an individual area b u l
letin pr ese n ts su rvey r e s u lt s for each area studied.
A fte r
com p le tion of all of the individual a rea bulletins for a round
of s u r v e y s , a t w o -p a r t s u m m a r y bulletin is issued.
The
f i r s t part brings data for ea ch of the metropolitan a re a s
studied into one bulletin.
The second part presents i n fo r
m ation which has been pro je c ted fr o m individual m e t r o
politan a re a data to r ela te to geographic regions and the
United States.
Introduction________________________________________________________________________
Wage trends for selec ted occupational gro u p s ----------------------------------------------
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Area Wage Survey---The Omaha, Nebr.—Iowa, Metropolitan Area
Introduction
Th is area is 1 of 86 in which the U.S. Department of L a b o r ’ s
Bureau of Labor Statistic s conducts surveys of occupational earnings
and relate d ben ef its on an areawide b a s i s .
Occupational em ploym en t and earnings data are shown for
fu l l - t i m e w o r k e r s , i . e . , those hired to work a reg ular weekly schedule
in the given occupational c la s s ific ation .
Earnings data exclude p r e
m iu m pay for overtim e and for work on week ends, holidays, and
late shifts.
Nonproduction bonuses are excluded, but c o s t - o f -l iv i n g
bonuses and incentive earnings are included.
Where weekly hours are
reporte d, as for office c l e r i c a l occupations, r e fe r e n c e is to the stand
ard workweek (rounded to the n ea re st half hour) for which employees
re c e iv e their regular s t r a ig h t -t im e s a la r i e s (exclusiv e of pay for
o v er tim e at reg ular and /or pr em iu m r ates ). A v e r a g e weekly earnings
for these occupations have been rounded to the n ea re st half dollar.
Th is bulletin pr es e n ts current occupational em ployment and
earnings info rm ation obtained la rgely by m ail fr o m the establishments
visited by Bureau field ec o n om is ts in the last previous survey for
occupations repo rted in that ea r lier study. Personal v isits were made
to nonrespondents and to those respondents reporting unusual changes
since the prev ious su rvey .
In each a re a, data are obtained fr o m rep resenta tiv e e s t a b
lishm ents within six broad industry divisions: Manufacturing; t r a n s
portation, c om m u n ica tio n , and other public utilities; w h ole sale trade;
r etail tra de; finance, in su ra n c e, and real estate; and s e r v i c e s .
Major
industry groups excluded f r o m these studies are government o p e r a
tions and the construction and extractive industries.
Establishm ents
having few er than a p r e s c r i b e d number of workers are omitted because
they tend to furnish insu fficient employment in the occupations studied
to warrant inclusion. Sepa rate tabulations are provided for each of the
broad industry divisio ns which meet publication c r iter ia.
The a vera ge s presented r efle ct c o m p o s ite, areawide e s t i
mates.
Industries and establishm ents differ in pay leve l and job
staffing and, thus, contribute differently to the es tim ates for each job.
The pay relationship obtainable f r o m the a verages m ay fa il to ref lect
accuratel y the wage spread or differential maintained among jobs in
individual e sta blish m en ts. S i m i la r ly , diffe re n ce s in ave rage pay levels
for men and women in any of the selected occupations should not be
a ssum e d to reflec t diffe ren ces in pay treatment of the se xes within
individual e sta blis h m en ts. Other po ssible fa cto rs which may contrib
ute to d iffe ren ces in pay for men and women include: D iffe ren ces in
p r o g r e s s i o n within established rate r an g es, since only the actual rates
paid incumbents are col le cted; and diffe re n ce s in specific duties p e r
fo r m e d , although the w o rkers are approp riately c la s s if i e d within the
s a m e survey job desc ription.
Job description s used in cla ss ifying e m
ployees in these surveys are usually m o r e g en eraliz ed than those used
in individual establishm ents and allow for minor diffe re n ce s among
establis h m en ts in the specific duties p e rfo r m ed .
T h es e su r vey s are conducted on a sample basis because of
the u n n e c e s s a r y cost involved in surveying all es tablis h m en ts.
To
obtain optim um a c c u r a c y at m inim um cost, a gre ater proportion of
la rg e than of s m a l l esta blish m en ts is studied. In combining the data,
how ev er, all es ta b lis h m en ts are given their appropriate weight.
Es
tim a te s based on the esta blis h m en ts studied are presented, th er efo r e,
as relating to all e sta blish m en ts in the industry grouping and are a,
except for those below the m in im u m size studied.
Occupational em ploym en t estim ates rep r es e n t the total in all
establis h m en ts within the scope of the study and not the number a c
tually survey ed .
B ec a u se of d iffe re n ce s in occupational structure
among e sta blish m en ts, the estim ates of occupational employm ent o b
tained fr o m the sam p le of establishm ents studied s e r v e only to indicate
the relative im portan ce of the jobs studied. Th ese d iffe ren ces in o c c u
pational structure do not m a t e r ia lly affect the a ccu racy of the e a r n
ings data.
Occupations and Earnings
The occupations selec ted for study are com mon to a variet y of
manufacturing and nonmanufacturing in du stries, and are of the fo llo w
ing t yp es: ( l ) Off ice c l e r i c a l ; (Z) p r o fes s io n al and technical; (3) m a i n
tenance and powerplant; and (4) custodial and m aterial m o v em en t. O c
cupational c la s s if i c a t i o n is b as e d on a unifo rm set of job de scriptions
desi gn ed to take account of inte resta blishment variation in duties within
the s a m e jo b . The occupations sel ected for study a re listed and d e
s c r ib e d in the appendix. The earnings data following the job titles are
for all in du stries com bin ed. Earnings data for some of the occupations
li s ted and d e s c r i b e d , or for so m e industry divisions within occupations,
a re not p resen ted in the A - s e r i e s tables b ecau se either (l ) em p lo y
ment in the occupation is too sm all to provide enough data to m e r it
presen ta tion , or (Z) there is po ssibilit y of d isclo su re of individual e s
tablishm en t data.
Estab lish m en t P r a c t i c e s and Supplementary Wage P r ov is ion s
Tabulations on sel ected est ablishm ent pra ctices and su pple
m en tary wage provisions ( B - s e r i e s tables) are not presented in this
bulletin.
Information for these tabulations is colle cted biennially in
this area.
T h ese tabulations on m in im u m entrance s a la r i e s for i n e x
perienced women office w o r k e r s ; shift d i f fe r e n ti a l s ; scheduled weekly
hours; paid holidays; paid vacations; and health, insu ra nce, and pension
plans
are presente d (in the B - s e r i e s tables) in previous bulletins
for this area.
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Table 1.
Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied in Omaha, Nebr.—Iowa, 1
by major industry division, 2 October 1966
M in im u m
em ploym en t
in e s t a b lis h
m ents in scope
of study
In d ustry d iv isio n
A ll d iv is io n s _____________________
N u m b er of e sta b lish m e n ts
W ithin scop e
of s tu d y 3
Studied
Studied
N u m ber
P ercen t
377
136
7 8 ,4 0 0
100
5 5 ,8 5 0
50
-
115
262
49
87
3 1 ,0 0 0
4 7 ,4 0 0
40
60
2 3 , 190
3 2 ,6 6 0
50
50
50
50
50
39
56
80
40
47
22
14
23
13
15
1 7 ,7 0 0
4 , 400
1 3 ,1 0 0
7 ,4 0 0
4 , 800
22
6
17
9
6
1 5 ,9 5 0
1, 340
8, 280
5, 100
1 ,9 9 0
___________________
M an u factu rin g--------------------------------------------------------------N on m an u factu rin g------------------------------------------------------T r a n sp o r ta tio n , com m u n ic a tio n , and
other public u tilitie s 5 ___ —-----------------------------W h o le sa le t r a d e 6 _________________________________
R e ta il tra d e 6 ______________________________________
F in a n c e, in su r a n ce , and r e a l e s t a t e 6 _______
S e r v ic e s 6 7_____________ _________________________
W o r k e r s in e sta b lis h m e n ts
W ithin scope of stu d y 4
1 The O m aha Standard M e trop olitan S ta tistic a l A r e a , as defined by the B ureau of the Budget through A p r il 1966, c o n s is t s of D o u g la s and S arp y
C o u n tie s, N e b r . and P ottaw attam ie County, Iow a. The "w o r k e r s within scope of stu d y " estim a te s shown in this table p ro v id e a r e a s o n a b ly a c c u r a te
d e sc r ip tio n of the s iz e and c o m p o sitio n of the labor fo r c e included in the su rv e y . The e stim a te s are not intended, h o w e v e r , to s e r v e as a b a s is of
c o m p a r iso n with other em p loym en t in d exes fo r the a rea to m e a s u r e em p loym en t trend s or le v e ls sin ce (l) planning of w age su r v e y s r e q u ir e s the u se
of e sta b lish m e n t data co m p iled c o n sid e r a b ly in advance of the p a y r o ll p eriod stud ied , and (2) sm a ll esta b lish m en ts are ex clu d ed f r o m the sc o p e of
the su rv e y .
2 The 1957 r e v is e d edition of the Standard In d u strial C la s s ific a tio n M anual and the 1963 Supplem ent w ere u sed in c la s s ify in g e sta b lis h m e n ts
by in du stry d iv isio n .
3 Includes a ll e sta b lish m e n ts with total em p loym en t at or above the m in im u m lim ita tio n .
A ll ou tlets (within the area) of c o m p a n ie s in such
in d u str ie s as tra d e , fin a n c e , auto r ep a ir s e r v ic e , and m otion p ictu re th e a te rs are co n sid ere d as 1 esta b lish m en t.
4 In cludes a ll w o r k e r s in a ll esta b lish m e n ts with total em p loym en t (within the area) at or above the m in im u m lim ita tio n .
5 T a x ic a b s and s e r v ic e s in cid en tal to w ater tra n sp o rta tio n w e r e exclu d ed . O m a h a 's gas and e le c tr ic u tilitie s are m u n ic ip a lly op era ted and a re
exclu ded by d efin ition fr o m the scope of the study.
6 T h is in du stry d iv isio n is re p r e se n te d in e stim a te s fo r " a l l in d u s tr ie s " and "n o n m a n u fa ctu rin g " in the S e r ie s A t a b le s . S e p a r a te p r e se n ta tio n
of data fo r this d iv isio n is not m ad e fo r one or m o r e of the follow in g r e a s o n s : (1) E m p loym en t in the d ivision is too s m a ll to p ro v id e enough data
to m e r it sep a ra te study, (2) the sa m p le w as not d esign ed in itia lly to p e r m it sep a r a te p resen tation , (3) re sp o n se w as in su ffic ie n t or in adequate to
p e r m it sep a ra te p r e se n ta tio n , and (4) th e re is p o s s ib ility of d is c lo s u r e of individual esta b lish m en t data.
7 H o te ls ; p e r so n a l s e r v ic e s ; b u sin e ss s e r v ic e s ; au tom obile r e p a ir sh op s; m otion p ic tu r e s; nonprofit m e m b e r sh ip o r g a n iza tio n s (exclu d in g r e lig io u s
and ch a rita b le o r g a n iza tio n s); and en gin eerin g and a r c h ite c tu r a l s e r v ic e s .
T w o -fifth s of the w o r k e r s within scope of the su rv e y in Om aha w ere em ployed in
m an ufacturin g f i r m s .
The follow in g table p r e se n ts the m a jo r in du stry grou ps and sp e c ific
in d u str ie s as a p erc en t of a ll m an u factu rin g:
Industry grou ps
S p e cific in d u strie s
Food p r o d u c ts_____________________ 46
E le c t r ic a l m a c h in e r y ____________ 17
F a b r ic a te d m e ta l p r o d u c ts _____
5
P rinting and p ub lish ing__________ 5
M eat p rod u c ts---------------------------------- 29
C om m u n ication equipm ent_______ 16
B a k e r y p ro d u c ts----------------------------4
T h is in fo rm a tio n is b a sed on e s tim a te s of total em ploym en t d erive d fr o m u n iv e rse
m a te r ia ls co m p iled p r io r to actu al su rv e y .
P ro p o rtio n s in v ariou s in du stry d iv isio n s m ay
d iffe r fr o m p ro p o rtio n s b a sed on the r e s u lts of the su rv e y as shown in table 1 ab ove.
3
Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
P r e s e n t e d in table 2 a re indexes and percentage s of change
in a verage s a l a r i e s of o ffice c le ric a l w o rkers and industrial n u r s e s ,
and in a vera ge earnings of selected plant worker gro ups. The indexes
a re a m e a s u r e of w a g e s at a given tim e, exp r es s e d as a percent of
w ages during the b a s e perio d (date of the area survey conducted
between July I9 60 and June 1961).
Subtracting 100 fr o m the index
yie ld s the p ercen ta ge change in wa ges f r o m the b ase period to the
date of the index.
The p ercen ta ges of change or i n c r e a s e relate to
wage changes between the indicated da tes.
These e stim ates are
m e a s u r e s of change in a v e r a g e s for the a rea; they are not intended
to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e pay changes in the establishments in the are a.
Method of Computing
in the occupational group. T h ese constant weights r efle ct base year
em plo ym ents w h e re ve r p o s s i b l e .
The average (mean) earnings for
each occupation w e r e m ultiplied by the occupation weight, and the
products for all occupations in the group w ere totaled. The aggregate s
for 2 consecutive y e a r s w e r e related
by
dividing
the
aggregate for
the la ter year by the agg re gate for the e a r li e r y e a r .
The resultant
r ela tiv e, l e s s 100 perc ent, shows the percentage change. The index
is the product of multiplying the b ase y ear relative (100) by the relative
for the next succeeding y ear and continuing to multiply (compound)
each y e a r ’ s relative by the prev ious y e a r ' s index.
A v e r a g e earnings
for the following occupations w ere used in computing the wage trends:
Each of the selec ted key occupations within an occupational
group was a s s ig n e d a weight based on its proportionate em ployment
O ffic e c le r ic a l (m en and w om en):
B ook keep ing-m achin e operators,
class B
C lerks, accounting, classes
A and B
Clerks, f ile , classes
A , B, and C
O ffice clerical (m en and w om en)—
Continued
Secretaries
Electricians
Machinists
M echanics
Stenographers, general
Stenographers, senior
M echanics (autom otive)
Pa inters
Pipefitters
T o o l and die makers
Switchboard operators, classes
A and B
C lerks, order
Clerks, payroll
C om p to m eter operators
Keypunch operators, classes
A and B
O ffic e boys and girls
Table 2.
Skilled m aintenance (m en):
Carpe nters
T ab u latin g-m ach in e operators,
class B
Typists, classes A and B
Unskilled plant (m en):
Industrial nurses (m en and w om en):
Nurses, industrial (registered)
Janitors, porters, and cleaners
Laborers, m aterial handling
Indexes of standard weekly salaries and straight-time hourly earnings for selected occupational groups in Omaha, Nebr. —Iowa,
October 1966 and October 1965, and percents of change for selected periods
Indexes
(October 1960=100)
A ll industries:
Office clerical (men and women) ---------------------------------------------------Industrial nurses (men and w om en )-------------------------------------------------Skilled maintenance ( m e n ) --------------------------------------------------------------Unskilled plant (m e n )------------------------------------------------------------------------Manufacturing:
Office clerical (men and w om en )----------------------------------------------------Industrial nurses (men and w om en )--------------------------------------------------Skilled maintenance ( m e n ) --------------------------------------------------------------Unskilled plant (m e n )-------------------------------------------------------------------------
1
Percents of change 1
October 1966
October 1965
October 1965
to
October 1966
118.9
1 13.7
4 .6
2 .6
(2 3
)
118.6
118.5
(2 )
115.5
114.4
(2 )
2 .6
3 .6
(2 )
1.5
3- . 3
1.8
3 .0
3 .2
2 .6
115.7
111.8
3 .4
1.2
(2 )
120.9
117.6
(2 )
118.2
114.3
(2 )
2 .3
2 .9
(2 )
2 .8
.8
Industry and occupational group
October 1964
to
October 1965
^ A ll changes are increases unless otherwise indicated.
Data do not m eet publication criteria.
3 This decrease largely reflects changes in employment among establishments with different pay levels rather than wage decreases.
October 1963
to
October 1964
October 1962
to
October 1963
October 1961
to
October 1962
2. 2
3 .6
2 .9
4. 1
3 .6
1 .6
2 .6
2 .0
2 .0
1 .6
3 .4
3. 2
(2)
3 .4
2 .6
( 2)
2 .7
4 .4
( 2)
3 .7
2. 1
(2 )
4. 3
3 .7
October 1960
to
October 1961
2 .7
(2 )
4 .4
5 .3
4
For office c le r i c a l w o r ker s and industrial n u r s e s , the wage
trends relate to weekly s a la r ie s for the norm al workw eek, ex clu sive
of earnings at o vertim e p r e m iu m r a tes .
Fo r plant w o rker groups,
they
m e a s u r e changes in ave rage s t ra ig h t -t im e hourly ea rnings,
excluding p r e m iu m pay for over tim e and for work on we ek ends,
holidays, and late shifts.
The perc enta ges are based on data for
s elected key occupations and include m o s t of the n u m er ic a lly important
jobs within each group.
Changes in the labor force can cau se i n c r e a s e s or d e c r e a s e s in the
occupational averages without actual wage c h an g es. It is conceiv able
that even though all establis h m en ts in an a re a gave wage i n c r e a s e s ,
a verage wages may have declined b ec au se lo w e r -p a y i n g e sta blis h m en ts
entered the area or expanded their work f o r c e s .
S i m i la r ly , wa ges
may have remained relatively constant, yet the a v e r a g e s for an area
may have risen conside rably becau se h igh e r-pa yin g esta blish m en ts
entered the area.
Lim ita tio ns of Data
The indexes and percen ta ges of change, as m e a s u r e s of
change in area a v e r a g e s , are influenced by:
(l) general sala ry and
wage changes,
(2) m e r it or other in c r e a s e s in pay rec eiv ed by
individual w o r k er s while in the same jo b, and (3) changes in average
wa ges due to changes in the labor fo r c e resulting fr o m labor turn
o ver , fo rce expansions, fo r c e reductions, and changes in the p r o p o r
tions of w o r k er s employed by establishm ents with different pay l e v e l s .
The use of constant em p lo y m en t we ights el im inate s the effect
of changes in the proportion of w o r k e r s rep r es e n te d in each job
included in the data. The p e rc e n ta ge s of change refle ct only changes
in avera ge pay for stra igh t-tim e h o u r s .
They are not influenced by
changes in standard work s c h ed ules, as such, or by p r e m i u m pay
for o v er tim e .
Data were adjusted where n e c e s s a r y to r e m o v e fr o m
the indexes and percentages of change any significant effect caused
by changes in the scope of the s u r vey .
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A. Occupational Earnings
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y h o u r s an d 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 s s t u d i e d o n a n a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , O m a h a , N e b r . - I o w a , O c t o b e r 1 966)
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)
Number
Sex, occupation, and industry division
of
workers
Number of w orkers receiving straight-tim e weekly earnings of—
T
$
Average
weekly
Mes
( standard)
i
i
i
i
s
$
i
5C
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
~
2
2
“
1
1
“
-
3
l
2
1
8
1
7
6
5
1
1
7
6
1
-
4
3
1
28
27
1
3
1
2
12
1
11
22
22
95
100
$
i
$
s
$
T
l
110
115
120
125
130
135
140
145
115
120
125
13C
135
140
145
over
4
1
3
-
13
3
10
2
6
3
3
1
18
5
13
13
4
4
12
12
8
8
5
2
3
9
4
-
105
Median 2
and
100 —LQ5. - U 0 - .
MEN
$
$
1 1 5 .0 0
1 1 6 .5 0
1 1 3 .5 0
1 2 1 .5 0
1 2 7 .5 0
1 1 8 .5 0 1 0 3 . 0 0 1 1 6 .5 0 1 0 1 . 5 0 - 1 4 0 . 0 0
1 2 6 .5 0
12 0 .0 0 1 0 7 . 0 0 1 3 1 .0 0
1 2 3 .5 0 1 2 1 . 0 0 -
$
$
CLERKS* ACCOUNTING, CLASS A
MANUFACTURING ---------------------NDNMANUFACTURING --------------PUBLIC UTILITIE S3 -----------
95
35
60
28
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B
MANUFACTURING -------------- ------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------
121
42
79
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .C
9 7 .0 0
9 2 .0 0
9 9 .5 0
9 8 .5 0
8 8 .0 0
1 0 2 .5 0
8 6 . 5 0 - 1 1 0 .0 0
8 6 . 0 0 - 9 0 .0 0
9 5 .5 0 1 1 1 .5 0
9
3
6
9
9
CLERKS, ORDER ----------NONMANUFACTURING
47
32
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
9 8 .5 0
9 5 .0 0
1 0 1 .0 0
9 7 .5 0
8 4 .5 0 - 1 0 7 .0 0
8 2 .0 0 - 1 0 5 .0 0
5
5
1
1
CLERKS,
25
4 0 .0
1 1 2 .5 0
56
39
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
1 0 3 .5 0
1 0 2 .0 0
9 9 .5 0
9 9 .5 0
9 3 .0 0 - 1 1 3 .0 0
9 5 .5 0 -1 1 2 .0 0
BILLERS* MACHINE (BILLING
MACHINE I ----------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------
46
45
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
6 5 .0 0
6 4 .5 0
5 8 .5 0
5 8 .0 0
5 3 . 5 0 - 7 4 .0 0
5 3 . 0 0 - 7 3 .5 0
BILLERS* MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
MACHINE I -----------------------------------------
25
3 9 .5
6 3 .5 0
6 4 .0 0
6 1 . 5 0 - 6 8 .5 0
BOWKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS A --------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------
38
32
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
8 5 .0 0
8 3 .5 0
8 2 .5 0
7 7 .5 0
7 3 . 0 0 - 9 9 .0 0
7 2 . 5 0 - 9 9 .0 0
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B --------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------
97
74
4 0 .0
4 0 .G
7 1 .0 0
68 . 5G
7 2 .5 0
7 0 .5 0
6 5 . 5 0 - 7 9 .5 0
6 1 . 0 0 - 7 8 .0 0
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A -------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC UT ILITIE S3 ---------------------------
213
33
180
66
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .5
4 0 .0
9 7 .5 0
1C 1 .0 0
9 7 .0 0
9 9 .5 0
1 0 0 .5 0
1 0 3 .5 0
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B
MANUFACTURING ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------
400
102
298
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
7 6 .0 0
8 0 .0 0
7 4 .5 0
7 4 .5 0
8 2 .0 0
7 3 .5 0
6 4 . 0 0 - 8 7 .0 0
6 8 . 5 0 - 8 8 .5 0
6 3 . 0 0 - 8 5 .5 0
1
1
14
14
34
3
31
63
16
47
CLERKS, FILE , CLASS B
NONMANUFACTURING —
285
267
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
7 2 .5 0
7 2 .5 0
6 8 .5 0
6 8 .5 0
6 2 . 5 0 - 7 7 .5 0
6 2 . 5 0 - 7 8 .0 0
2
2
9
9
31
26
CLERKS, FILE , CLASS C
NONMANUFACTURING -
128
123
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
5 7 .5 0
5 7 .5 0
5 7 .5 0
5 7 .5 0
5 4 . 0 0 - 6 0 .0 0
5 4 . 0 0 - 6 0 .0 0
5
5
32
31
PAYROLL
TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B — --------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------
7
8
7
6
1 1 5 .0 0 1 0 4 . 5 0 - 1 1 8 . 5 0
10
5
7
7
7
2
1
15
14
-
2
-
6
2
2
9
15
15
8
8
-
-
8
2
8
8
2
2
-
7
7
-
2
1
1
-
2
2
-
2
2
-
1
1
-
-
_
-
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
WOMEN
10 0 .0 0
1 0 1 .5 0
9 0 .5 0 9 7 .5 0 9 0 .0 0 9 6 .0 0 -
18
18
2
8 3 .5 0
8 6 .5 0
8 6 .5 0
8 7 .0 0
7 2 . 0 0 - 8 9 .5 0
7 8 . 0 0 - 8 9 .5 0
CLERKS, PAYROLL ----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------
91
43
48
4 0 .C
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
8 8 .5 0
8 9 .5 0
8 7 .5 0
9 1 .0 0
9 5 .0 0
8 9 .5 0
7 3 .5 0 1 0 2 .0 0 7 4 .5 0 1 0 2 .5 0 7 3 .0 0 -1 0 2 .0 0
-
2
9
2
7
7
5
5
60
56
13
12
1
-
1
28
20
1
1
2
1
1
5
5
1
1
11
2
16
16
3
4
1
2
6
2
6
3
1
9
9
-
15
15
1
9
5
4
2
19
1
18
5
20
2
18
7
27
27
8
69
13
56
33
17
7
10
3
9
4
5
2
9
1
8
2
3
7
-
-
3
2
7
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
33
10
23
61
1C
51
34
4
30
47
21
26
39
19
20
9
3
6
42
7
35
8
2
6
7
3
4
7
4
3
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
61
58
59
58
46
41
12
9
12
8
9
8
4
2
1
1
42
42
21
21
6
6
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
-
1
1
4
-
6
5
2
1 0 4 .5 0
1 0 8 .0 0
1 0 4 .0 0
1 0 4 .0 0
4 0 .0
4 0 .C
at e n d o f t a b le .
9
1
13
3
3
45
36
fo o tn o te s
1
1
16
16
CLERKS, ORDER ---MANUFACTURING
S ee
1
8
5
3
4
3
6
5
6
6
11
7
4
1
1
2
2
5
1
4
1
l
7
5
2
18
18
6
1
5
2
2
9
3
6
l
1
9
7
2
17
8
9
1
2
4
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
,
-
6
Table A-l.
Office Occupations—Men and W om en— Continued
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y h o u r s a n d 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 s s t u d i e d o n an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , O m a h a , N e b r . - I o w a , O c t o b e r 1966)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
Number
Sex, occupation, and industry division
WOMEN -
workers
N u m b er o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g str a ig h t - t i m e w e e k ly e a r tlin g s o f—
$
weekly
hours1
(standard)
Mean2
Median 2
Middle range 2
1 61
65
96
4 0 .0
4 0 .C
4 0 .0
$
9 0 .0 0
8 7 .0 0
9 2 .0 0
$
8 8 .5 0
8 7 .0 0
9 7 .5 0
$
$
7 7 .0 0 -1 1 0 .0 0
7 6 .5 0 -1 0 1 .0 0
7 8 .0 0 -1 1 1 .0 0
KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A -------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------
163
30
133
3 9 .5
3 9 .0
40. Q
9 4 .0 0
8 4 .0 0
9 6 .5 0
9 2 .0 0
8 6 .0 0
1 C 7 .0 0
7 9 .0 0 -1 1 1 .5 0
8 0 .5 0 - 8 9 .5 0
7 8 .5 0 -1 1 2 .0 0
KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B -------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------
245
37
20 8
4 0 .0
4 0 .C
4 0 .0
7 1 .0 0
8 0 .0 0
6 9 .5 0
6 9 .5 0
7 5 .0 0
6 8 .5 0
6 4 .0 0 6 9 .0 0 6 3 .5 0 -
7 7 .5 0
9 2 .5 0
7 5 .0 0
OFFICE GIRLS ---------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------
65
55
4 0 .0
4 0 .C
6 9 .0 0
6 7 .5 0
6 4 .0 0
6 2 .5 0
5 3 .5 0 5 3 .5 0 -
7 9 .0 0
7 7 .5 0
SECRETARIES4-----------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIE S3---------------------------
641
294
347
1 31
1 0 0 .5 0
9 7 .5 0
1 0 3 .0 0
1 0 8 .0 0
9 7 .5 0
9 4 .0 0
1 0 1 .5 0
1 0 7 .0 0
9 0 .5 0 -1 0 9 .5 0
9 0 .5 0 -1 0 6 .5 0
8 9 .0 0 -1 1 6 .5 0
9 2 .5 0 -1 2 1 .5 0
SECRETARIES, CLASS A ------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------
84
35
49
4 0 . C 1 1 4 .5 0
3 9 .5 1 0 5 .0 0
4 0 . C 1 2 1 .5 0
1 0 9 .0 0
1 0 4 .0 0
1 2 4 .0 0
9 4 .5 0 -1 3 4 .5 0
9 5 .0 0 -1 0 9 .5 0
9 4 .0 0 -1 4 1 .5 0
SECRETARIES, CLASS B ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------
175
97
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
1 0 2 .0 0
1 0 4 .0 0
1 0 2 .0 0
1 0 3 .5 0
9 2 .0 0 -1 1 0 .0 0
9 4 .0 0 -1 1 6 .5 0
SECRETARIES, CLASS C ------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIE S3---------------------------
274
140
134
49
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
9 9 .0 0
9 7 .5 0
1 0 0 .5 0
1 0 9 .5 0
9 7 .0 0
9 3 .5 0
1 0 2 .5 0
1 1 2 .0 0
9 1 .5 0 -1 0 9 .5 0
9 1 .5 0 -1 0 6 .0 0
9 3 .5 0 -1 1 3 .5 0
9 9 .5 0 -1 2 2 .0 0
SECRETARIES, CLASS D ------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NQNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------
108
41
67
3 9 .5
3 9 .0
3 9 .5
9 0 .0 0
8 7 .0 0
9 1 .5 0
8 8 .5 0
8 4 .5 0
9 1 .0 0
8 0 .5 0 7 8 .5 0 8 4 .0 0 -
9 6 .0 0
9 2 .5 0
9 8 .0 0
STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES3---------------------------
255
56
199
93
4 0 .0
4 0 .C
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
7 9 .0 0
7 8 .5 0
7 9 .0 0
8 2 .0 0
7 7 .0 0
7 6 .5 0
7 7 .5 0
7 9 .5 0
7 2 .0 0 7 2 .0 0 7 1 .5 0 7 3 .5 0 -
8 6 .5 0
8 5 .0 0
8 7 .0 0
8 9 .0 0
STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR --------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIE S3---------------------------
249
1 91
114
4 0 .C
9 8 .5 0
4 0 .0
9 8 .5 0
4 0 . G 1 0 3 .0 0
9 9 .0 0
9 9 .0 0
1 1 1 .5 0
SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B -------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------
101
97
4 0 .5
4 0 .5
6 4 .5 0
6 4 .0 0
SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTION IS T S MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------
128
44
84
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS C ------------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------
32
30
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
fo o tn o te s
5C
U n der
and
S
under
50
55
$
$
60
65
$
70
$
i
75
80
$
%
85
90
$
95
$
100
$
105
115
$
$
$
$
110
120
125
$
$
130
135
*
140
145
and
130
135
140
145
over
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
115
120
125
1
-
9
9
16
11
5
3
2
1
4
1
3
18
9
9
16
5
11
19
12
7
5
3
2
6
6
”
9
3
6
16
1
15
34
10
24
4
1
3
1
1
-
-
1
2
-
27
6
21
17
7
10
16
10
6
7
4
3
3
2
1
_
18
56
_
_
2
16
1
15
-
18
56
-
2
1
1
5
5
_
_
_
-
-
-
_
3
3
_
-
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
-
-
-
-
CONTINUED
COMPTOMETER OPERATORS --------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------n on m anufacturing -------------------------------
See
$
$
at e n d o f t a b l e .
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
-
_
-
_
l
-
-
-
-
“
1
-
_
2
1
1
20
1
19
49
2
47
59
7
52
45
8
37
21
6
15
20
1
19
18
2
16
23
21
5
5
6
4
7
6
6
5
3
2
_
-
1
1
11
6
5
-
12
12
3
44
22
22
3
-
“
_
60
21
39
13
69
17
52
11
66
45
21
10
29
9
20
17
37
11
26
5
35
5
30
16
15
6
9
5
11
2
9
4
7
3
4
3
10
2
8
5
12
3
9
4
_
9
6
3
3
3
-
11
8
3
8
8
-
2
1
1
3
2
1
10
1
9
1
-
-
1
4
4
4
1
3
9
1
8
7
1
6
8
6
33
3
16
13
19
15
33
8
10
8
13
13
9
8
2
1
4
3
1
1
3
3
8
4
6
2
33
5
28
3
23
11
12
17
6
11
11
20
8
12
2
13
3
10
9
1
1
1
-
2
2
4
4
3
1
2
1
£
4
28
10
18
9
8
4
4
-
-
~
“
6
2
1
1
-
l
1
-
3
4
-
-
-
-
-
1
3
-
-
-
-
3
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
“
_
-
_
2
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
“
-
2
6
5
3
2
-
4
1
_
-
1
1
18
14
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
4
-
-
1
-
-
7
3
-
-
_
1
-
-
1
4
-
2
1
_
6
-
-
-
1
1
1
"
1
“
6
4
1
5
27
-
-
-
1
4
-
1
1
4
5
22
74
19
55
20
8
12
-
_
2
139
1 11
28
11
-
-
-
-
79
72
7
-
17
14
3
15
7
8
20
8
12
18
3
15
13
5
8
41
13
28
17
34
17
14
3
-
6
1
11
2
5
5
1
5
3
1
2
2
10
7
1
50
47
43
24
23
23
7
1
6
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
~
1
“
~
“
1
1
6
6
_
_
_
_
2
30
8
8
5
12
2
-
6
5
2
29
12
15
12
26
6
20
7
32
29
13
21
13
2
36
14
6
28
12
-
1
5
5
2
8 7 .5 0 -1 1 1 .5 0
8 6 .0 0 -1 1 3 .0 0
8 7 .0 0 -1 1 5 .0 0
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
-
6
23
22
12
6 0 .0 0
5 9 .5 0
5 6 .0 0 5 6 .0 0 -
7 2 .0 0
7 1 .0 0
7
7
11
11
34
34
17
16
4
4
10
10
3
2
4
4
2
1
3
3
7 5 .5 0
8 0 .0 0
7 3 .0 0
7 3 .5 0
8 1 .5 0
7 1 .5 0
6 4 .0 0 6 9 .0 0 6 2 .0 0 -
8 5 .0 0
8 9 .0 0
8 0 .0 0
_
11
3
8
3
-
-
23
23
15
10
5
19
6
13
14
2
12
12
5
7
10
10
~
7
1
6
5
5
-
“
”
8 8 .0 0
8 7 .5 0
8 4 .5 0
8 4 .0 0
7 8 .5 0 -1 0 0 .0 0
7 8 .0 0 -1 0 1 .0 0
1
1
8
8
6
6
2
1
1
5
.
4
-
“
_
1
1
3
_
1
1
_
11
“
34
12
22
12
_
-
~
46
18
28
8
-
-
-
-
_
-
-
-
-
2
_
_
-
_
2
1
1
-
-
-
-
_
1
1
-
-
-
8
8
-
-
”
5
4
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
_
5
-
-
“
3
3
3
-
~
*
_
_
_
-
-
-
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
*
-
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
_
_
_
-
-
~
~
_
_
7
Table A-l.
Office Occupations—Men and W om en— Continued
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y h o u r s a n d 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 s s t u d i e d o n an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , O m a h a , N e b r . —I o w a , O c t o b e r 1966)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
Sex, occupation, and industry division
WOMEN -
Number
of
workers
Number of w orkers receiving straight-tim e weekly earnings of—
$
Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)
$
$
50
Me;
$
60
55
$
65
$
70
$
75
$
85
$
90
$
95
$
100
$
105
$
110
$
115
$
120
$
125
$
130
$
135
$
140
Middle range 2
145
and
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
7
12
3
9
24
3
21
14
4
10
28
7
21
23
13
10
10
10
11
1
10
12
8
4
3
3
18
18
29
29
25
23
29
14
40
13
22
21
3
2
111
4
107
62
11
51
96
25
5
10
12
84
20
100
105
110
115
120
1
1
-
125
130
135
140
145
over
-
-
-
-
~
■
CONTINUED
TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS*
GENERAL ------------------------------------ ---------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------
Hi
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
$
7 5 .5 0
8 0 .0 0
7 4 .0 0
$
7 4 .0 0
7 7 .0 0
7 2 .0 0
$
$
6 4 .0 0 ~ 8 4 .5 0
7 1 . 0 0 - 9 1 .5 0
6 3 . 0 0 - 8 3 .0 0
TYPISTS. CLASS A ---NONMANUFACTURING
225
178
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
8 3 .0 0
8 3 .5 0
8 1 .0 0
8 0 .5 0
7 1 . 0 0 - 9 4 .0 0
6 9 .0 0 - 1 0 2 .0 0
TYPISTS. CLASS B --------MANUFACTURING --------NONMANUFACTURING —
349
44
305
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
6 3 .5 0
6 3 .5 0
6 3 .5 0
6 2 .5 0
6 4 .5 0
6 2 .0 0
5 7 . 5 0 - 6 8 .0 0
5 8 . 0 0 - 6 9 .0 0
5 7 . 5 0 - 6 8 .0 0
155
44
-
7
1
1
30
9
21
2
2
-
1
3
-
-
1
3
2
1
1
7
3
4
6
6
11
10
2
2
36
36
-
-
5
2
5
1 Standard hours refle ct the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-tim e salaries (exclusive of pay for overtim e at regular and/or prem ium ra tes), and the earnings correspond to
these weekly hours.
2 The m ean in computed for each job by totaling the earnings of all w orkers and dividing by the number of w ork ers.
The median designates position— half of the em ployees surveyed receive more than
the rate shown; half receive le ss than the rate shown.
The middle range is defined by 2 rates of pay; a fourth of the w orkers earn le ss than the lower of these rates and a fourth earn more than the
higher rate.
3 Transportation, com m unication, and other public utilities.
4 May include w orkers other than those presented separately.
Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men
(Average straight-tim e weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis
by industry division, Omaha, Nebr.—Iowa, October 1966)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
Occupation and industry division
Number
of
woikers
Number of w orkers receiving straight-tim e weekly earnings of—
$
Average
weekly
(standard)
Mean2
Median2
$
$
$
$
s
(
$
$
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
115
120
125
85
9Q
95
100
105
110
115
120
125
130
8
-
_
2
1
_
3
25
5
8
8
1
5
5
9
9
24
4
4
4
12
12
1
5
5
1
1
%
$
$
$
%
*
$
$
$
*
130
135
145
140
150
155
160
165
170
175
and
under
Middle range 2
80
HD ACTCUCKl
r 1A
ACC
UKAr
1Onun y tL
jo
58
4 0 .0
$
$
$
$
1 5 0 .0 0 1 4 9 .0 0 1 3 8 . 0 0 - 1 6 5 . 0 0
nDAcTcucki
n ACC
UKAr
1onfc INt ULAbb
59
4 0 .0
1 1 2 .5 0
1 1 0 .0 0
no a c t c u c m
r*i a c c
UKArlbncNf
LLAbb
MANUFACTURING
65
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
9 3 .0 0
9 4 .5 0
9 3 .0 0
9 5 .5 0
1 0 7 .0 0 -1 2 0 .5 0
8 9 .0 0 8 6 .0 0 -
$
$
75
1 0 1 .5 0 4
1 0 3 .0 0 4
and
135
140
145
150
155
160
165
170
175
over
-
12
8
2
4
6
4
6
4
4
3
3
1 Standard hours reflect the w orkweek for which employees receive their regular straight-tim e salaries (exclusive of pay for overtim e at regular and/or prem ium rates), and the earnings
to these weekly hours.
2 For definition of term s, see footnote 2, table A - l .
correspond
8
Table A-3.
Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y h o u r s a n d e a r n in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d ie d o n a n a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , O m a h a , N e b r . —I o w a , O c t o b e r 1 9 6 6 )
Average
Occupation and industry division
of
workers
Weekly
Weekly
hours 1 earnings 1
[standard) (standard)
OFFICE OCCUPATIONS
OFFICE OCCUPATIONS -
BILLER S* MACHINE (B IL L IN G
MACHINE) —— ——— —— — —
NONMANUFACTURING —
— —
51
B IL L E R S , MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
MACHINE) — ------------------------------------------------
25
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS A —— —— — ————— ————
NONMANUFACTURING — — — ——
44
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B ———————————— —
NONMANUFACTURING —— — — —
____ _ ^
—
— —
^„
36
74
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
rnunmuCTCD
nnco
o r5 — — —— —
CUnrJ
UMfc f cK U
rtK flirn
1UK
M
AMI IF A
AT
IP TM£
nMnur
v#Tt
i UM'Tw
MnWHANIlFATTIIR
Wf
-r - n
iu n in A n lu r 1Un 1TliU
—
6 3 .5 0
tr rr vm mri_i UrcKAIUK
noco Am oco#
KfcYrUrMLn
MAMI IPAT Tl
IR TM£
nwiiurMi#
i uiMiiw
“
40*0
7 1 .0 0
6 8 .5 0
n p <p1r r
p RflYC
AND U
r tD
ICo
Ur
VsC
OUT ^ Anil/
lo L
AlDAiy
AAlllC A TTI
lO
TT
Mr
NUNnAliUrAu
1U
K1
Nu — —— ———— —
n odiL 1U
tr U
i i tI t1 iL1
t tv c c 2
rn U
1 1 c o —— —— ———
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
8 1 .0 0
8 3 .5 0
8 0 .0 0
9 0 .0 0
1 0 8 .0 0
1 0 8 .5 0
CLERKS, F I L E , CLASS B — —— - — —
NONMANUFACTURING ————————————
291
272
7 2 .5 0
7 2 .5 0
CLERKS, F I L E , CLASS C ——
—— —— —
NONMANUFACTURING ——— —— ————— ——
128
123
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
57 50
5 7 .5 0
CLERKS, ORDER — — — —
“
~
~
MANUFACTURING ————————— ——— ——
NONMANUFACTURING —— ————— ——— —
92
51
41
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
9 1 .0 0
9 2 .0 0
9 0 .0 0
CLERKS, PAYROLL ——————
— ———
— —
MANUFACTURING ——————————————————
NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T IE S -----------------------------------
116
48
68
0 0
0 0
31
29
*
521
144
377
90
1 0 3 .0 0
1 0 9 .0 0
1 0 1 .0 0
1 0 6 .0 0
^ ■»*
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B ---------------MANUFACTURING — — —---------- — —-- -------NONMANUFACTURING ——————— - —
PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S
33
—
a
A
————
KPYPIIMPH
PPPRATflRCM ACC O
R ———— ——
nt
f rUniun UrCnMl
U o j f ULAoo
MAMiiPArriiPTMr
riAiiur
au I U M no
"
~
AinAIPIArVUf
UAAIIICAU
attiio
t iM
MU
r — —
NUil
1UK 1
————————
308
68
240
94
0 0
0 0
—
—
CPTRPTART
j
Cv AC 1 Af\ 1 PC3
CO
y A k i i i e i r TTUKI
iinf n
r ————————
WANUrAL
Nb
——— ————
kinkiuAkiiic Al*
A m1UK
i n tI J
kir
NUNnANUr
Nu —— — —————————
m ini tr iitti t t i c c 2
rU d L 1L Ul 1 11 1 1 t o
4 0 .0
$
89* 50
8 7 * 50
66
10 1
Ui
1
40*0
167
30
137
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
40.0
fi4 *0 0
9 7 •0 0
251
40.0
4 0 .0
72 •CO
8 0 .0 0
26
20
n .n
4
0
6 8 .0 0
8 5 .5 0
660
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
7?
1 0 0 .5 0
4 0 .0
A ------------- — ——— —
84
35
49
4 0 .0
39 •5
40*0
1 1 4 .5 0
1 0 5 .0 0
1 2 1 .5 0
C C rp C
O T CO
pc 1
. UL
r 1 AOO
ACC D
Q
OCUn
CT1AATM
kinklUAklllC A
AT
I D f lMr
. .——
WUNnAiMUr
t T1IUK1
i b — ———————————
187
39 • 5
1 0 3 .0 0
SECRETARIES* CLASS
M
AM U PAU
A r T( iUKlIvU
lD Twr
nAIlUr
(TUii nAiTur a u i u n i i i b
iUl
i t ti il lt t1tl c
t co *2
366
144
34
4 0 .0
1 1 1 .5 0
CLASS C _____________ —_____
u iAf ci
nrr iATl T1iU
i nK T
H
liU
l fkir
ib
———
k
i n u u n n i cAU
A r 1mUK
o rl Mr
liUnnAliUr
lib
■——
———
l iO
m L jI rb |
rPU
Ui lt 11
1 1 1T T1 ITCpOe 2 _____________ _ _ _____
275
3 9 .5
9 9 .5 0
135
50
39*5
4 0 .0
1 0 1 .0 0
1 1 0 .0 0
SECRETARIES, CLASS D —----------- — ———
M
IPr AT
— —————— —
HA
AMl
l iU
A b Tl
l UIR
nT
l lNH
l b — ——
114
3 9 .5
3 9 .0
3 9 .5
8 8 .5 0
8 7 .0 0
9 0 .0 0
265
56
4 0 .C
4 0 .0
8 0 .5 0
7 8 .5 0
103
40*0
8 5 .0 0
—— ———— ————
SECRETARIES*
NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------STENOGRAPHERS,
GENERAL --------------------------------
MAMIIPATTIIR
—
— — — ————
n
AiiurMis i u k T
l Mft
n o ———
nk
ik
urr Ai rLr luUDKT liIul b
r ———————————————
fki
lU
l iiu
nA
l iiU
PIIRI
r U O Li lrl
I ITTI
PO
C2
U
l 1 1 1T T
1T
IC
Occupation and industry division
Number
of
workers
Weekly
hours 1
(standard)
Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)
CONTINUED
STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR ---------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES2 ----------------------------
251
193
116
$
4 0 . C 9 8 .5 0
4 0 . C 9 8 .5 0
4 0 .0 1 0 3 .0 0
SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B -------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------
101
97
4 0 .5
4 0 .5
6 4 .5 0
6 4 .0 0
SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------
128
44
84
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
7 5 .5 0
8 0 .0 0
7 3 .0 0
TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B ------------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------
84
63
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
1 0 4 .5 0
1 0 5 .0 0
TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS C ------------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------
48
37
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
8 4 .5 0
8 5 .5 0
TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
GENERAL ------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------
156
44
112
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
7 6 .0 0
8 0 .0 0
7 4 .0 0
TYPISTS, CLASS A -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------
226
179
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
8 3 .0 0
8 3 .5 0
TYPISTS, CLASS B -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------
349
44
305
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
6 3 .5 0
6 3 .5 0
6 3 .5 0
214
1 02 * 50
1 0 8 .5 0
m
t1
r
r Ui nbi l 1
4 0 .C
9 3 . 50
4 0 .0
9 2 .5 0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0 1 0 3 .5 0
Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)
OFFICE OCCUPATIONS —
8 2 .0 0
8 0 .0 0
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A ——
MANUFACTURING — -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2-------------------------------
CLERKS • F IL E * CLASS A
NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------
r a acc
LLA5S
aihaiua Aine Arrtin t Air
IrUlinAniUrAb
1UK 1 Ml?
Weekly
hours 1
(standard)
CONTINUED
$
6 9 .0 0
6 9 l0 0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
•4- -4- -4-
_
Average
Number
of
Occupation and industry division
73
PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS A -------------------------
60
4 0 . C 1 4 9 .0 0
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B -------------------------
59
4 0 . C 1 1 2 .5 0
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C ------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------
68
46
4 0 .G
4 0 .C
9 3 .0 0
9 4 .0 0
1 Standard hours reflect the workweek for which em ployees receive their regular straight-tim e salaries (exclusive of pay for overtime at regular an d /o r premium rates), and the earnings
correspond to these weekly hours.
2 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.
3 May include workers other than those presented separately.
9
Table A-4.
Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
( 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 f o r m e n in s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d o n a n a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , O m a h a , N e b r . —I o w a , O c t o b e r 1966)
Number of w orkers receiving straight-tim e hourly earnings of—
Hourly earnings
$
Occupation and industry divisit
$
$
S
$
$
$
$
$
2 .2 0 2 .3 0
Under
i
and
_
2 .2 0 under
2 .4 0
2 .5 0
2 .6 0
2 .7 0
_
_
_
_
________2 .3 0
2 .5 0
2 .6 0
2 .7 0
2 .8 0
2 .4 0
*
2 .8 0
_
$
2 .9 C
_
2 .9 0
3 .0 0
$
*
3 .0 0
3 .1 0
3 .2 0
3 .3 0
_
_
_
_
3 .1 0
3 .2 0
3.3 C
3 .4 0
$
$
$
1
1
$
$
$
3 .4 0
3 .5 0
3 .6 0
_
_
3 .5 0
_
3 .6 0
CARPENTERS, MAINTENANCE -----------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------
106
33
3 .2 2
3 .5 8
2.88
3 .6 3
2 . 8 4 - 3 .6 6
3 . 3 3 - 4 .1 3
ELECTRICIANS, MAINTENANCE ------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------
137
124
3 .5 5
3 .5 5
3 .4 9
3 .5 0
3 .2 2 3 .3 2 -
3 .6 8
3 .6 7
ENGINEERS, STATIONARY ---------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------
144
85
59
3 .2 5
3 .3 8
3 .0 7
3 .2 6
3 .6 3
3 .1 3
2 .7 6 2 .9 5 2 .5 6 -
3 .8 0
3 .8 4
3 .2 8
2
HELPERS, MAINTENANCE TRADES --------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 3----------------------
68
47
44
2 .4 8
2 .4 1
2 .4 3
2 .6 4
2 .3 8
2 .4 5
2 .0 8 2 .0 7 2 .0 7 -
2 .7 6
2 .7 3
2 .7 4
21
19
416
MACHINISTS, MAINTENANCE ----------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------
152
151
3 .4 8
3 .4 8
3 .5 0
3 .4 9
3 .3 3 3 .3 2 -
3 .6 4
3 .6 4
MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE) ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S 3----------------------
235
54
181
166
3.1C
2 .9 7
3 .1 4
3 .1 6
2 .9 7
2 .9 2
2 .9 9
2 .9 8
2 . 8 5 - 3 .6 2
2 . 7 1 - 3 .3 5
2 . 9 1 - 3 .6 3
2 . 9 2 - 3 .6 4
MECHANICS, MAINTENANCE ------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------
246
229
3 .2 0
3 .1 9
3 .1 9
3 .1 9
2 .8 9 2 .9 0 -
3 .5 6
3 .5 6
MILLWRIGHTS -------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------
57
57
3 .6 1
3 .6 1
3 .5 4
3 .5 4
3 .4 9 3 .4 9 -
3 .5 9
3 .5 9
3 .0 3
3 .0 5
3 .2 4
3 .2 5
2 .7 5 2 .7 9 -
3 .3 4
3 .3 4
PIPEFITTERS, MAINTENANCE --------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------
3 .4 8
3 .5 9
3 .4 9
3 .5 4
3 .1 4 3 .3 8 -
3 .5 9
3 .6 8
13
13
SHEET-METAL WORKERS, MAINTENANCE
MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------
3 .5 8
3 .5 8
3 .5 6
3 .5 6
3 . 4 9 - 3 .6 8
3 . 4 9 - 3 .6 8
10
Excludes prem ium pay for overtim e and for work on weekends,
For definition of te r m s, see footnote 2, table A - l .
Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.
A ll w orkers w ere at $2 to $2. 10.
10
10
15
10
2
13
7
2
2
3
3
10
10
14
2
12
2
3 .7 0
1
1
1
11
5
5
24
24
10
10
5
78
14
64
64
31
9
22
22
12
12
13
13
23
23
18
15
25
25
26
26
holidays,
1
66
66
13
10
18
18
27
27
11
11
15
15
31
31
19
19
1C
and late shifts.
34
34
10
26
26
3 .8 0
_
3 .9 0
$
$
3 .9 0 4 . 0 0
_
*
_
4 . PC 4 . 1 0
*
4 .1 0 4 .2 0
_
4 .2 0
4 .3 0
4 .3 0
and
over
13
5
12
10
10
10
3
17
17
11
11
_
28
28
18
16
16
13
13
*
3 .8 0
10
10
2 . 8 4 - 4 . C3
PAINTERS, MAINTENANCE ----------------------
1
2
3
4
1
_
3
FIREMEN, STATIONARY BOILER -----------
OILERS -----------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------
58
$
3 .7 0
18
18
10
Table A-5.
Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
( 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 f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d ie d o n a n a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , O m a h a , N e b r . - I o w a , O c t o b e r 1966)
Hourly earnings ^
N u m b er of w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t -t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s of—
$
$
Mean3
Median3
Middle range3
$
.70
.8 0
.70
80
.90
-
20
20
-
_
-
-
_
-
“
“
.60
O c c u p a tio n 1 and in d u str y d iv isio n
$
S
1 .00
$
1.10
$
1.2C
$
1 .30
S
1.40
1., 0 0 _1_.10
1 .20
1 .30
1 .40
1.50
,. 9 0
S
1 .50
%
1.60
$
1 .70
$
1 .80
$
2 .00
1.. 6 0
1.70
1.80
2 .00
12
7
5
6
6
45
2 .13
2.17
1 .45 -
2 .4 4
-
-
-
-
-
-
JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS
MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES 4--------------------
80 7
2 06
6 01
9C
1 .73
2 .33
1.52
2 .29
1.53
2.51
1.39
2.50
1 .29 1 .9 8 1 .26 2 .1 0 -
2 .2 3
2.69
1 .66
2 .56
18
18
_
-
27
-
12
12
3
_
155
27
4
4
3
~
“
“
~
~
155
“
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
17
17
1
27
27
9
10
8
6
11
3
1
1
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
-
-
_
-
_
-
-
-
5
5
3
3
3
2
1
17
6
11
20
17
3
199
1 67
32
14
12
33
6
14
12
33
6
6
6
_
-
15
14
1
1
-
2.67
3 .02
2 .52
2 .7 4
2 .94
2 .7 3
2 .5 7 2 .6 6 2 .2 4 -
2.86
3 .21
2 .7 8
PACKERS, SHIPPING -----------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------
1 62
135
27
2 .58
2.73
1.84
2 .6 7
2.71
2 .0 3
2 .0 8 2 .6 0 1 .5 8 -
2 .8 C
2.87
2.07
PACKERS, SHIPPING (WOMEN) ------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------
91
72
2 .03
2.13
1.81
1.80
1 .71 1 .7 3 -
1 .95
2 .6 8
RECEIVING CLERKS ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------
77
67
2 .27
2.22
2 .2 5
2.24
1 .93 1 .8 6 -
2 .7 2
2 .3 8
SHIPPING CLERKS ----------------------------------
41
2 .61
2 .52
2 .3 6 -
2 .7 5
SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERKS —
MANUFACTURING --------------------------------
67
45
2 .44
2 .50
2 .48
2 .39
2 .3 1 2 .3 3 -
2 .66
2.69
TRUCKDRIVERS 5 -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIE S4---------------------
1, 308
478
830
192
2.66
2.75
2 .60
3 .15
2 .6 8
2 .6 5
2 .7 0
3 .33
2 .3 5 2 .5 4 2 .1 6 2 .7 9 -
3 . C5
3.1C
3 .04
3.37
TRUCKDRIVERS, LIGHT (UNDER
1 - 1 / 2 TONS) -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------
147
27
1 20
2.23
2.18
2.25
2 .3 3
2 .3 3
2 .3 3
1 .8 5 1 .7 3 1 .8 9 -
2 .51
2 .58
2.44
TRUCKDRIVERS, MEDIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO
AND INCLUDING A TONS) --------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIE S4---------------------
585
148
437
1 20
2.61
3 .01
2 .4 7
3.06
2 .70
3 .21
2 .6 3
3.31
2 .1 3 3 .0 1 2 .1 1 2 .7 5 -
3.2C
3 .2 7
2.76
3 .36
S e e f o o t n o t e s a t e n d o f t a b le .
-
7
5
2
WATCHMEN:
MANUFACTURING -------------------------------
6 16
1 80
436
-
99
26
73
2.64
2.76
2 .61
ORDER FILLERS -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------
-
24
16
8
1 .31 2 .1 6 1 .28 -
2.91
2 .73
2 .9 5
3 .31
over
17
8
9
2 .02
2.51
1 .45
2 .1 6 2 .1 4 2 .5 9 2 .5 8 -
3 .80
32
13
19
1 .96
2.42
1 .81
2.52
2.25
2 .7 7
2 .7 4
3 .60
3 .2 0
391
98
293
2 .51
2.39
2.7G
2 .8 4
$
3 .80
3 .00
GUARDS AND WATCHMEN ------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------
7 22
4 35
287
65
$
3 .6 0
2.80
$
1 .27
1 .27
LABORERS, MATERIAL HANDLING -------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC UT ILITIE S4---------------------
$
3.40
2 .60
.7 6 .7 6 -
1 .85
1 .65
2 .5 6
$
3.20
2 .4 0
$
1 .3 0 1 .2 8 1 .4 9 -
$
3.0C
2 .20
$
1 .15
1 .15
1 .47
1 .42
2 .51
$
2 .80
and
$
1 .04
1 .04
1 .64
1.57
2.01
$
2.60
3 .40
50
50
145
1 21
35
$
2 .40
and
under
ELEVATOR OPERATORS, PASSENGER
(WOMEN) ------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------
JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS
(WOMEN) ------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIE S4---------------------
$
2 .20
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63
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182
152
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104
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232
47
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48
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1
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35
1 15
1
240
102
138
1 38
15
15
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9
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3
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4
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167
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67
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11
Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t-t im e h o u r ly e a rn in g s fo r s e le c te d o ccu p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s is
by in d u str y d iv is io n , O m a h a , N e b r .-I o w a , O c to b e r 1966)
H ourly ea « in * s 2
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O c c u p a tio n 1 and in d u s tr y d iv is io n
M e an 345
M iddle range3
M edian
$
$
$
$
392
125
267
63
2 .9 0
2 .7 5
2 .9 7
3 .3 1
2 .8 8
2 .6 8
3 .0 4
3 .3 5
2 .7 0 2 .6 2 2 .7 7 3 .3 3 -
3 .0 8
2 .8 6
3 .1 0
3 .3 8
TRUCKERS, POWER (FORKLIFT) ---------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------
411
304
107
2 .7 3
2 .7 5
2 .6 8
2 .8 4
2 .9 3
2 .7 6
2 .2 7 2 .2 5 2 .7 1 -
3 .0 9
3 .2 2
2 .9 2
TRUCKERS, POWER (OTHER THAN
FORKLIFT) --------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------
122
28
2 .9 0
2 .5 8
2 .9 4
2 .6 5
2 . 7 3 - 2 .9 8
2 . 6 1 - 2 .7 0
1
2
3
4
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$
$
*
$
$
$
$
$
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1 .0 0
1 .1 0
1 .2 0
1 .3 0
1 .4 0
1 .5 0
1 .6 0
1 .7 0
1 .8 0
2 .0 0
2 .2 0
2 .4 0
2 .6 0
3.0C
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3 .2 0
$
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$
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3 .4 0
3 .6 0
3 .8 0
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1 .1 3
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1 .4 0
1 .5 0
1 .6 0
1 .7 0
1 .8 0
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2 .2 0
2 .4 0
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2 .8 0
3 .0 0
3 .2 0
3 .4 0
3 .6 0
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12
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10
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50
65
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F o r d e fin itio n of t e r m s , se e fo otn ote 2, tab le A - l .
T r a n s p o r ta t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and other pu b lic u tilit ie s .
In c lu d e s a ll d r i v e r s , as d e fin e d , r e g a r d l e s s of s iz e and type of tr u ck o p e ra te d .
*
and
under
.7 0
TRUCKDRIVERS5 - CONTINUED
TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,
TRAILER TYPE) -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ---------------------------
$
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$
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Appendix. Occupational Descriptions
The primary purpose of preparing job descriptions for the Bureau's wage surveys is to assist its field
staff in classifying into appropriate occupations workers who are em ployed under a variety of payroll titles
and different work arrangements from establishment to establishment and from area to area.
This permits
the grouping of occupational wage rates representing comparable job content.
Because of this emphasis on
interestablishment and interarea comparability o f occupational content, the Bureau's job descriptions may
differ significantly from those in use in individual establishments or those prepared for other purposes.
In
applying these job descriptions, the Bureau's field economists are instructed to exclude working supervisors,
apprentices, learners, beginners, trainees, handicapped, part-tim e, temporary, and probationary woikers.
O F F IC E
BILLER, MACHINE
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATOR
Prepares statements, bills, and invoices on a machine other than
an ordinary or electrom atic typewriter. May also keep records as to
billings or shipping charges or perform other clerical work incidental
to billing operations.
For wage study purposes, billers, m achine, are
classified by type o f m achine, as follows:
Operates a bookkeeping machine (Remington Rand, Elliott Fisher,
Sundstrand, Burroughs, National Cash Register, with or without a type
writer keyboard) to keep a record of business transactions.
Class A . Keeps a set of records requiring a knowledge of and
experience in basic bookkeeping principles, and fam iliarity with the
structure of the particular accounting system used. Determines proper
records and distribution of debit and credit items to be used in each
phase of the work. May prepare consolidated reports, balance sheets,
and other records by hand.
Biller, machine (billin g m achine). Uses a special billing m a
chine (M oon Hopkins, Elliott Fisher, Burroughs, etc. , which are
com bination typing and adding machines) to prepare bills and invoices
from customers' purchase orders, internally prepared orders, shipping
memorandums, etc. Usually involves application of predetermined
discounts and shinping; charges, and entrv of necessarv extensions.
which may or may not be computed on the billing m achine, and
totals which are autom atically accumulated by machine. The oper
ation usually involves a large number o f carbon copies o f the bill
being prepared and is often done on a fanfold machine.
Class B. Keeps a record of one or more phases or sections of
a set of records usually requiring little knowledge o f basic book
keeping. Phases or sections include accounts payable, payroll, cus
tomers' accounts (not including a simple type of billing described
under biller, m achine), cost distribution, expense distribution, in
ventory control, etc.
May check or assist in preparation of trial
balances and prepare control sheets for the accounting department.
Biller, machine (bookkeeping machine).
Uses a bookkeeping
machine (Sundstrand, Elliott Fisher, Remington Rand, etc. , which
may or may not have typewriter keyboard) to prepare customers' bills
as part o f the accounts receivable operation. Generally involves the
simultaneous entry o f figures on customers' ledger record. The m a
chine autom atically accumulates figures on a number o f vertical
columns and computes, and usually prints automatically the debit or
credit balances.
Does not involve a knowledge o f bookkeeping.
Works from uniform and standard types of sales and credit slips.
CLERK, ACCOUNTING
Class A . Under general direction o f a bookkeeper or accountant,
has responsibility for keeping one or more sections of a com plete set
of books or records relating to one phase o f an establishment's busi
ness transactions.
Work involves posting and balancing subsidiary
13
14
CLERK, AC CO U N TIN G — Continued
ledger or ledgers such as accounts receivable or accounts payable;
examining and coding invoices or vouchers with proper accounting
distribution; and requires judgment and experience in making proper
assignations and allocations. May assist in preparing, adjusting, and
closing journal entries; and may direct class B accounting clerks.
Class B. Under supervision, performs one or more routine a c
counting operations such as posting simple journal vouchers or accounts
payable vouchers, entering vouchers in voucher registers; reconciling
bank accounts; and posting subsidiary ledgers controlled by general
ledgers, or posting simple cost accounting data.
This job does not
require a knowledge o f accounting and bookkeeping principles but
is found in offices in which the more routine accounting work is
subdivided on a functional basis among several workers.
CLERK, FILE
Class A . In an established filing system containing a number
o f varied subject matter files, classifies and indexes file material
such as correspondence, reports, technical documents, etc.
May
also file this material.
May keep records of various types in con
junction with the files.
May lead a small group of lower level file
clerks.
Class B. Sorts, codes, and files unclassified material by simple
(subject matter) headings or partly classified material by finer sub
headings. Prepares simple related index and cross-reference aids.
As requested, locates clearly identified material in files and forwards
material. May perform related clerical tasks required to maintain
and service files.
Class C . Performs routine filing of material that has already
been classified or which is easily classified in a simple serial classi
fication system ( e .g . , alphabetical, chronological, or num erical).
As requested, locates readily available material in files and forwards
material; and may fill out withdrawal charge.
Performs simple
clerical and manual tasks required to maintain and service files.
CLERK, ORDER— Continued
to make up the order; checking prices and quantities o f items on order
sheet; and distributing order sheets to respective departments to be filled.
May check with credit department to determine credit rating of customer,
acknowledge receipt of orders from customers, follow up orders to see
that they have been filled, keep file o f orders received, and check shipping
invoices with original orders.
CLERK, PAYROLL
Computes wages of company em ployees and enters the necessary
data on the payroll sheets. Duties involve: Calculating workers' earnings
based on time or production records; and posting calculated data on payroll
sheet, showing information such as worker's name, working days, tim e,
rate, deductions for insurance, and total wages due. May make out paychecks and assist paymaster in making up and distributing pay envelopes.
May use a calculating machine.
COMPTOMETER OPERATOR
Primary duty is to operate a Comptometer to perform mathe
m atical computations.
This job is not to be confused with that of statis
tical or other type of clerk, which may involve frequent use of a C om p
tometer but, in which, use of this machine is incidental to performance
of other duties.
DUPLICATING-MACHINE OPERATOR (MIMEOGRAPH OR DITTO)
Under general supervision and with no supervisory responsibilities,
reproduces multiple copies of typewritten or handwritten matter, using a
Mimeograph or Ditto machine.
Makes necessary adjustment such as for
ink and paper feed counter and cylinder speed.
Is not required to prepare
stencil or Ditto master. May keep file of used stencils or Ditto masters.
May sort, collate, and staple com pleted m aterial.
KEYPUNCH OPERATOR
CLERK, ORDER
R eceives customers' orders for material or merchandise by m ail,
phone, or personally. Duties involve any combination of the following:
Quoting prices to customers; making out an order sheet listing the items
Class A . Operates a num erical an d/or alphabetical or com bina
tion keypunch machine to transcribe data from various source docu
ments to keypunch tabulating cards. Performs same tasks as lower
level keypunch operator but, in addition, work requires application
15
KEYPUNCH OPERATOR— Continued
o f coding skills and the making o f some determinations, for exam ple,
locates on the source document the items to be punched; extracts
information from several documents; and searches for and interprets
information on the document to determine information to be punched.
May train inexperienced operators.
Class B.
Under close supervision or following sp ecific procedures
or instructions, transcribes data from source documents to punched
cards.
Operates a numerical and/or alphabetical or combination
keypunch machine to keypunch tabulating cards.
May verify cards.
Working from various standardized source documents, follows specified
sequences which have been coded or prescribed in detail and require
little or no selecting, coding, or interpreting o f data to be punched.
Problems arising from erroneous items or codes, missing information,
etc. , are referred to supervisor.
OFFICE BOY OR GIRL
Performs various routine duties such as running errands, operating
minor o ffice machines such as sealers or mailers, opening and distributing
m ail, and other minor clerical work.
SECRETARY
Assigned as personal secretary, normally to one individual. Main
tains a close and highly responsive relationship to the day-to-day work
activities o f the supervisor. Works fairly independently receiving a m ini
mum o f detailed supervision and guidance. Performs varied clerical and
secretarial duties, usually including most o f the following: (a) Receives
telephone calls, personal callers, and incoming mail, answers routine
inquiries, and routes the technical inquiries to the proper persons; (b)
establishes, maintains, and revises the supervisor's files; (c ) maintains the
supervisor's calendar and makes appointments as instructed; (d) relays
messages from supervisor to subordinates; (e) reviews correspondence, m em
oranda, and reports prepared by others for the supervisor's signature to
assure procedural and typographic accuracy; and (f) performs stenographic
and typing work.
May also perform other clerical and secretarial tasks o f comparable
nature and difficulty.
The work typically requires knowledge o f office
routine and understanding o f the organization, programs, and procedures
related to the work o f the supervisor.
SECRETARY— Continued
Exclusions
Not all positions that are titled "secretary" possess the above
characteristics. Examples o f positions which are excluded from the def
inition are as follows: (a) Positions which do not m eet the "personal"
secretary concept described above; (b) stenographers not fully trained in
secretarial type duties; (c ) stenographers serving as office assistants to a
group o f professional, technical, or managerial persons; (d) secretary posi
tions in which the duties are either substantially more routine or substan
tially more com plex and responsible than those characterized in the def
inition; and(e) assistant type positions which involve more difficult or more
responsible technical, administrative, supervisory, or specialized clerical
duties which are not typical o f secretarial work.
NOTE: The term "corporate officer," used in the level definitions
following, refers to those officials who have a significant corporate-wide
policym aking role with regard to major company activities.
The title
"vice president, " though normally indicative o f this role, does not in all
cases identify such positions. Vice presidents whose primary responsibility
is to act personally on individual cases or transactions (e. g. , approve or
deny individual loan or credit actions; administer individual trust accounts;
directly supervise a clerical staff) are not considered to be "corporate
officers" for purposes o f applying the following level definitions.
Class A
a.
Secretary to the chairman o f the board or president o f a
company that employes, in all, over 100 but fewer than 5,000 persons; or
b.
Secretary to a corporate officer (other than the chairman o f
the board or president) o f a company that employs, in all, over 5, 000 but
fewer than 25,000 persons; or
c.
Secretary to the head (im m ediately below the corporate
officer level) o f a major segment or subsidiary o f a company that employs,
in all, over 25, 000 persons.
Class B
a.
Secretary to the chairman o f the board or president o f a
company that employs, in all, fewer than 100 persons; or
b.
Secretary to a corporate officer (other than chairman o f the
board or president) o f a company that employs, in all, over 100 but fewer
than 5 ,000 persons; or
16
SECRET A R Y — Continued
STENOGRAPHER, GENERAL— C ontinued
c.
Secretary to the head (immediately below the officer level)
over either a major corporate-wide functional activity (e. g. , marketing,
research, operations, industrial relations, etc. ) or a major geographic or
organizational segment (e. g. , a regional headquarters; a major division)
o f a company that employs, in all, over 5,000 but fewer than 25,000
em ployees; or
May maintain files, keep simple records, or perform other relatively routine
clerical tasks. May operate from a stenographic pool. Does not include
transcribing-machine work. (See transcribing-machine operator. )
STENOGRAPHER, SENIOR
Primary duty is to take dictation involving a varied technical or
specialized vocabulary such as in legal briefs or reports on scien tific re
search from one or more persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype or
similar machine; and transcribe dictation.
May also type from written
copy. May also set up and maintain files, keep records, etc.
e.
Secretary to the head o f a large and important organizational
segment (e. g. , a middle management supervisor o f an organizational seg
OR
ment often involving as many as several hundred persons) o f a company
Performs stenographic duties requiring significantly greater inde
that employs, in all, over 25,000 persons.
pendence and responsibility than stenographers, general as evidenced by the
following: Work requires high degree o f stenographic speed and accuracy;
Class C
and a thorough working knowledge o f general business and office procedures
and o f the specific business operations, organization, policies, procedures,
a.
Secretary to an executive or managerial person whose respon
files, workflow, etc. Uses this knowledge in performing stenographic duties
sibility is not equivalent to one o f the specific level situations in the def
and responsible clerical tasks such as, maintaining followup files; assembling
inition for class B, but whose subordinate staff normally numbers at least
material for reports, memorandums, letters, etc. ; composing simple letters
several dozen employees and is usually divided into organizational segments
from general instructions; reading and routing incom ing m ail; and answering
which are often, in turn, further subdivided. In some companies, this level
routine
questions, etc. Does not include transcribing-machine work.
includes a wide range o f organizational echelons; in others, only one or
d.
Secretary to the head o f an individual plant, factory, etc.
(or other equivalent level o f o fficia l) that employs, in all, over 5,000
persons; or
two; or
SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR
b.
Secretary to the head o f an individual plant, factory, etc.
(or other equivalent level o f o fficia l) that employs, in all, fewer than
5,000 persons.
Class D
a.
Secretary to the supervisor or head o f a small organizational
unit (e. g. , fewer than about 25 or 30 persons); or
b.
Secretary to a nonsupervisory staff specialist, professional
em ployee, administrative officer, or assistant, skilled technician or expert.
(NOTE: Many companies assign stenographers, rather than secretaries as
described above, to this level o f supervisory or nonsupervisory worker. )
STENOGRAPHER, GENERAL
Primary duty is to take dictation involving a normal routine vo
cabulary from one or more persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype or
similar m achine; and transcribe dictation. May also type from written copy.
Class A . Operates a single- or m ultiple-position telephone switch
board handling incoming, outgoing, intraplant or office calls. Performs full
telephone information service or handles com plex calls, such as conference,
co lle ct, overseas, or similar calls, either in addition to doing routine work
as described for switchboard operator, class B, or as a fu ll-tim e assignment.
("Full" telephone information service occurs when the establishment has
varied functions that are not readily understandable for telephone informa
tion purposes, e. g. , because o f overlapping or interrelated functions, and
consequently present frequent problems as to which extensions are appro
priate for calls. )
Class B. Operates a single- or m ultiple-position telephone switch
board handling incoming, outgoing, intraplant or office calls. May handle
routine long distance calls and record tolls. May perform lim ited telephone
information service. ('‘Limited" telephone information service occurs if the
functions o f the establishment serviced are readily understandable for tele
phone information purposes, or if the requests are routine, e. g. , giving
ej&ension numbers when sp ecific names are furnished, or if com plex calls
are referred to another operator. )
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SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONIST
In addition to performing duties of operator on a single position
or m onitor-type switchboard, acts as receptionist and may also type or
perform routine clerica l work as part of regular duties. This typing or
clerical work may take the major part of this worker's time while at
switchboard.
TABULATING-M ACHINE OPERATOR— C ontinued
specific instructions. May include simple wiring from diagrams and
some filing woik.
The work typically involves portions o f a woik
unit, for exam ple, individual sorting or collating runs or repetitive
operations.
TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATOR, GENERAL
TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATOR
Class A . Operates a variety of tabulating or electrical account
ing machines, typically including such machines as the tabulator,
calculator, interpreter, collator, and others.
Performs com plete
reporting assignments without close supervision, and performs difficult
wiring as required.
The complete reporting and tabulating assign
ments typically involve a variety of long and com plex reports which
often are o f irregular or nonrecurring type requiring some planning
and sequencing o f steps to be taken. As a more experienced oper
ator, is typically involved in training new operators in machine
operations, or partially trained operators in wiring from diagrams
and operating sequences o f long and com plex reports.
Does not
include working supervisors performing tabulating-machine operations
and d ay -to-d ay supervision of the work and production o f a group o f
tabulating-m achine operators.
Class B. Operates more difficult tabulating or electrical account
ing machines such as the tabulator and calculator, in addition to the
sorter, reproducer, and collator. This work is performed under specific
instructions and may include the performance of some wiring from
diagrams.
The work typically involves, for example, tabulations
involving a repetitive accounting exercise, a complete but small
tabulating study, or parts of a longer and more com plex report. Such
reports and studies are usually of a recurring nature where the pro
cedures are w ell established. May also include the training o f new
em ployees in the basic operation of the machine.
Class C .
Operates simple tabulating or electrical accounting
machines such as the sorter, reproducing punch, collator, etc. , with
Primary duty is to transcribe dictation involving a normal routine
vocabulary from transcribing-machine records. May also type from written
copy and do simple clerical work. Workers transcribing dictation involving
a varied technical or specialized vocabulary such as legal briefs or reports
on scientific research are not included. A worker who takes dictation in
shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine is classified as a stenographer,
general.
TYPIST
Uses a typewriter to make copies of various material or to make
out bills after calculations have been made by another person. May in
clude typing o f stencils, mats, or similar materials for use in duplicating
processes. May do clerical work involving little special training, such
as keeping simple records, filing records and reports, or sorting and dis
tributing incoming m ail.
Class A . Performs one or more of the following: Typing ma
terial in final form when it involves combining material from several
sources or responsibility for correct spelling, syllabication, punctu
ation, etc. , o f technical or unusual words or foreign language ma
terial; and planning layout and typing of com plicated statistical tables
to maintain uniformity and balance in spacing. May type routine
form letters varying details to suit circumstances.
Class B. Performs one or more of the following: Copy typing
from rough or clear drafts; routine typing o f forms, insurance policies,
e t c . ; and setting up simple standard tabulations, or copying more
com plex tables already setup and spaced properly.
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PROFESSIONAL
DRAFTSMAN
AND
TECHNICAL
DRAFTSMAN
Class A . Plans the graphic presentation of com plex items having
distinctive design features that differ significantly from established
drafting precedents. Works in close support with the design originator,
and may recomm end minor design changes. Analyzes the effect of
each change on the details of form, function, and positional relation
ships of components and parts. Works with a minimum of supervisory
assistance. Com pleted work is reviewed by design originator for con
sistency with prior engineering determinations. May either prepare
drawings, or direct their preparation by lower level draftsmen.
Class B. Performs nonroutine and com plex drafting assignments
that require the application of most of the standardized drawing tech
niques regularly used. Duties typically involve such work as: Prepares
working drawings of subassemblies with irregular shapes, multiple
functions, and precise positional relationships between components;
prepares architectural drawings for construction of a building including
detail drawings of foundations, wall sections, floor plans, and roof.
Uses accepted formulas and manuals in making necessary computations
to determine quantities of materials to be used, load capacities,
strengths, stresses, etc.
Receives initial instructions, requirements,
and advice from supervisor. Completed work is checked for technical
adequacy.
Class C. Prepares detail drawings of single units or parts for
engineering, construction, manufacturing, or repair purposes. Types
of drawings prepared include isometric projections (depicting three
dimensions in accurate scale) and sectional views to clarify positioning
of components and convey needed information.
Consolidates details
from a number o f sources and adjusts or transposes scale as required.
MAINTENANCE
Continued
Suggested methods of approach, applicable precedents, and advice on
source materials are given with initial assignments.
Instructions are
less complete when assignments recur.
Work may be spot-checked
during progress.
D RAFTSMAN- TRACER
Copies plans and drawings prepared by others by placing tracing
cloth or paper over drawings and tracing with pen or pencil.
(Does not
include tracing lim ited to plans primarily consisting of straight lines and
a large scale not requiring close delineation.)
and/or
Prepares simple or repetitive drawings of easily visualized items.
is closely supervised during progress.
Work
NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED)
A registered nurse who gives nursing service under general m edical
direction to ill or injured employees or other persons who becom e ill or
suffer an accident on the premises o f a factory or other establishment.
Duties involve a combination of the following: Giving first aid to the ill
or injured; attending to subsequent dressing of em ployees' injuries; keeping
records of patients treated; preparing accident reports for compensation
or other purposes; assisting in physical examinations and health evaluations
of applicants and employees; and planning and carrying out programs
involving health education, accident prevention, evaluation of plant en
vironment, or other activities affecting the health, welfare, and safety
of all personnel.
AND
POWERPLANT
CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE
CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE— Continued
Performs the carpentry duties necessary to construct and maintain
in good repair building woodwork and equipment such as bins, cribs,
counters, benches, partitions, doors, floors, stairs, casings, and trim made
o f wood in an establishment. Work involves most o f the follow ing: Plan
ning and laying out o f work from blueprints, drawings, models, or verbal
instructions; using a variety of carpenter's handtools, portable power tools,
and standard measuring instruments; making standard shop computations
relating to dimensions of work; and selecting materials necessary for the
work.
In general, the work o f the maintenance carpenter requires
rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal ap
prenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
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ELECTRICIAN, MAINTENANCE
HELPER, MAINTENANCE TRADES— Continued
Performs a variety o f electrical trade functions such as the in
stallation, maintenance, or repair of equipment for the generation, dis
tribution, or utilization o f electric energy in an establishment. Work
involves most o f the follow ing; Installing or repairing any o f 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 o f 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, m a
chine, and equipment; assisting journeyman by holding materials or tools;
and performing other unskilled tasks as directed by journeyman. The kind
o f work the helper is permitted to perform varies from trade to trade: In
some trades the helper is confined to supplying, lifting, and holding m a
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-tim e basis.
ENGINEER, STATIONARY
Operates and maintains and may also supervise the operation of
stationary engines and equipment (m echanical or electrical) to supply the
establishment in which em ployed 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 o f operation
of machinery, temperature, and fuel consumption. May also supervise
these operations. Head or ch ief engineers in establishments employing
more than one engineer are excluded.
MACHINE-TOOL OPERATOR, TOOLROOM
Specializes in the operation of one or more types o f machine
tools, such as jig borers, cylindrical or surface grinders, engine lathes,
or m illing machines, in the construction of machine-shop tools, gages,
jigs, fixtures, or dies. Work involves most of the follow ing: Planning
and performing difficult machining operations; processing items requiring
com plicated 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,
m achine-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
em ployed with heat, power, or steam. Feeds fuels to fire by hand or
operates a m echanical 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 sp ecific or general duties of lesser skill, such as keeping
Produces replacem ent parts and new parts in making repairs of
metal parts of m echanical equipment operated in an establishment. Work
involves most o f the follow ing: 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
com m on 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 o f 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 o f the auto
motive m echanic 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 o f an establishment.
MECHANIC, MAINTENANCE
Repairs machinery or m echanical equipment o f an establishment.
Work involves most o f the following; Examining machines and m echanical
equipment to diagnose source of trouble; dismantling or partly dismantling
machines and performing repairs that mainly involve the use o f handtools
in scraping and fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts with items
obtained from stock; ordering the production of a replacem ent part by a
machine shop or sending o f 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 m echanic 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 o f the work; interpreting blueprints or other specifications; using a
variety o f handtools and rigging; making standard shop computations re
lating to stresses, strength of materials, and centers o f gravity; alining
and balancing o f 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 follow ing: Knowledge of surface p ecu li
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 o f pipe and
pipefittings in an establishment. Work involves most o f the follow ing:
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 e x
perience. Workers primarily engaged in installing and repairing building
sanitation or heating systems are exclu ded.
PLUMBER, MAINTENANCE
Keeps the plumbing system o f 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 e x
perience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent
training and experience.
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TOOL AND DIE MAKER— C ontinued
SHEET-METAL WORKER, MAINTENANCE
Fabricates, installs, and maintains in good repair the sheet-m etal
equipment and fixtures (such as machine guards, grease pans, shelves,
lockers, tanks, ventilators, chutes, ducts, metal roofing) o f an establish
ment. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying out all
types of sheet-m etal maintenance work from blueprints, models, or other
specifications; setting up and operating all available types of sheet-m etal
working machines; using a variety o f 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 follow ing: 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 com m on metals and
alloys; setting up and operating o f 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 m achine-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
MOVEMENT
ELEVATOR OPERATOR, PASSENGER
JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER— Continued
Transports passengers between floors o f 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 o f 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 AND WATCHMAN
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.
Watchman.
Makes rounds of premises periodically in protecting
property against fire, theft, and illegal entry.
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 com m ercial
LABORER, MATERIAL HANDLING
(Loader and unloader; handler and stacker; shelver; trucker; stockman
or stock helper; warehouseman or warehouse helper)
A worker em ployed in a warehouse, manufacturing plant, store,
or other establishment whose duties involve one or more o f 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
SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK— Continued
For wage study purposes, workers are classified as follows:
(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 o f 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 o f units to be packed, the type of con
tainer em ployed, and method of shipment. Work requires the placing o f
items in shipping containers and may involve one or more of the follow ing:
Knowledge of various items of stock in order to verify content; selection
of appropriate type and size o f 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.
SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK
Prepares merchandise for shipment, or receives and is responsible
for incoming shipments o f merchandise or other materials. Shipping work
involves: A knowledge o f shipping procedures, practices, routes, available
means of transportation, and rates; and preparing records o f the goods
shipped, making up bills o f lading, posting weight and shipping charges,
and keeping a file o f shipping records. May direct or assist in preparing
the merchandise for shipment.
Receiving work involves: Verifying or
directing others in verifying the correctness o f shipments against bills o f
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.
Receiving clerk
Shipping clerk
Shipping and receiving clerk
TRUCKDRIVER
Drives a truck within a city or industrial area to transport m a
terials, merchandise, equipment, or men between various types o f 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 m echanical 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 o f equipment, as follows: (T ractor-trailer should be rated on the
basis of trailer ca p a city .)
Truckdriver
Truckdriver,
Truckdriver,
Truckdriver,
Truckdriver,
(com bination o f sizes listed separately)
light (under 1 V2 tons)
medium ( 1 Y2 to and including 4 tons)
heavy (over 4 tons, trailer type)
heavy (over 4 tons, other than trailer type)
TRUCKER, POWER
Operates a manually controlled gasoline- or electric-pow ered
truck or tractor to transport goods and materials o f all kinds about a
warehouse, manufacturing plant, or other establishment.
For wage study purposes, workers are classified by type o f truck,
as follows:
Trucker, power (forklift)
Trucker, power (other than forklift)
A v a i l a b l e O n R e q u e s t ----The seventh annual report on salaries for accountants, auditors,
attorneys, chemists, engineers, engineering technicians, draftsmen,
tracers, job analysts, directors of personnel, managers of office
services, buyers, freight rate clerks, and clerical employees.
Order as BLS Bulletin 1535, National Survey of Professional, Ad
ministrative, Technical, and (Clerical Pay, February—March 19&6.
50 cents a copy.
Area Wage Surveys
A l is t of the la t e st availa ble bulletins is pre sen te d be low . A d i r e c t o r y indicating dates of e a r l i e r st ud ie s, and the p r i c e s of the bulletins is
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Bu llet in s m a y be purchased f r o m the Superintendent of D o c u m e n t s , U .S . G o v e r n m e n t Printing O f fi c e , W as hing ton, D . C . , 2 02 0 4,
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Area
Bullet in numb er
and p ri ce
A k r o n , Ohio , June 1966 1___________________________________
A lb a n y —Schen ectady—T r o y , N . Y . , A pr. 1966 1 __________
A lb uque rque , N. M e x . , A p r . 1966 1_______________________
Allentown—B e th l e h e m —E asto n , P a .—N. J . ,
F e b . 1966 1____________________________________________________
A tl anta, G a . , M ay 1966 1 ----------------------------------------------------B a l t i m o r e , M d ., No v. 1965 ________________________________
Be au mont—P or t A r th u r —O r a n g e , T e x . , May 1966 1____
B i r m i n g h a m , A l a . , A p r . 196 6 _____________________________
B o is e City, Idaho, July 1966 1_____________________________
B o st on, M a s s . , Oc t. 1 96 6 ----------------------------------------------------
1465-81,
1465-60,
1 465-64,
30 cents
25 cents
25 cents
1 465-53,
1465-71,
1465-29,
1 465-63,
1 465-56,
153 0 -2 ,
1530-16,
25 cents
30 cents
25 cents
25 cents
20 cents
25 cents
25 cents
B uf falo, N . Y . , D e c . 1965 ___________________________________
Bu rli ng to n, V t ., M a r . 1966 ________________________________
Canton, Ohio , A p r . 1966 1---------------------------------------------------C h a r l e s t o n , W. V a . , A p r . 1966 1 --------------------------------------C h a rlo t te , N . C . , A p r . 1966 1_______________________________
Chattanoo ga, T e n n . - G a . , Sept. 1966 1-----------------------------C h ic a g o , 111., A p r . 1966 1 __________________________________
Cin cinna ti, Ohio—K y .—I n d ., M a r . 1966 1 _________________
C l e v e la n d , Ohio , Sept. 1966 1______________________________
C o lu m b u s , Ohio , O c t. 1965 ________________________________
D a l l a s , T e x . , No v. 1965 ____________________________________
1465-36,
1 465-54,
1 465-58,
1 465-70,
1 465-67,
153 0 -8 ,
1465-68,
1465-57,
15 30-13,
1 465-15,
1465-24,
Da venp ort —Rock Island —M o lin e , Iowa—111.,
Oc t. 1965 _____________________________________________________
Dayton, Ohio, Jan. 1966 1 __________________________________
D e n v e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1965 1 ________________________________
D e s M o i n e s , Iowa, F e b . 1966 1 ___________________________
D e tr o it , M ic h ., Jan. 1 9 6 6 __________________________________
F o r t W orth , T e x . , No v. 196 5 ______________________________
G r e e n B ay, W i s . , Au g. 1966 1---------------------------------------------G r e e n v i l l e , S . C . , M ay 1966 1______________________________
Ho uston, T e x . , June 1966 1 ________________________________
Indianapolis, Ind., D e c . 1965 1____________________________
Ja ckson, M i s s . , F eb. 1966 1_______________________________
J a ck son v il le , F l a . , Jan. 1 9 6 6 _____________________________
K ansa s C it y , M o . - K a n s . , Nov. 1965 1____________________
L aw re n ce —H a v e r h il l , M a s s . —N . H . , June 1966 1 ________
Little Rock—Nort h Little R oc k , A r k . , Aug. 1966 1_____
L os A n g e l e s —Long B e ach and A nah eim —Santa A n a G ard en G r o v e , C a l i f . , M a r . 1 9 6 6 * ______________________
L o u i s v i l l e , K y .—Ind., Fe b. 1 9 6 6 __________________________
Lubbock, T e x . , June 1966 1________________________________
M a n c h e s t e r , N . H . , Aug. 1966 1____________________________
M e m p h i s , T e n n . - A r k . , Jan. 1966 1 _______________________
M ia m i, F l a . , D e c . 1 9 6 5 * ___________________________________
Midland and O d e s s a , T e x . , June 1966 1 _________________
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Milwaukee, W i s ., Apr. 1966______________________________
Minneapolis—St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 1966_________________
Muskegon—Muskegon Heights, Mich., May 1966 1 ______
Newark and Jersey City, N.J., Feb. 1966 1 _____________
New Haven, Conn., Jan. 1966 1 ___________________________
New Orleans, La., Feb. 1 9 66_____________________________
New York, N .Y ., Apr. 1966 1_____________________________
Norfolk—Portsmouth and Newport News—
Hampton, Va., June 1966________________________________
Oklahoma City, Okla., Aug. 1966 1_______________________
14 65 -6 1,
14 65 -3 8,
1465 -72,
14 65 -5 0,
14 65 -3 7,
1465-4 7,
14 65 -8 2,
20
25
25
30
25
20
40
1465 -77,
1530 -6 ,
20 cents
25 cents
25 cents
20 cents
25 cents
25 cents
25 cents
30 cents
30 cents
25 cents
30 cents
25 cents
25 cents
Omaha, Nebr.-Iowa, Oct. 1966___________________________
Paterson—Clifton—P a s s a i c , N.J., May 1966 1 ___________
Philadelphia, Pa.—N.J., Nov. 1 9 6 5 * ______________________
Phoenix, A r i z . , Mar. 1966 1______________________________
Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 1966________________________________
Portland, Maine, Nov. 1966______________________________
Portland, O r e g . - W a s h . , May 1966 1______________________
Providence—Pawtucket—Warwick, R.I.—M a s s . ,
May 1966 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Raleigh, N .C ., Sept. 1966--------------------------------------------------Richmond, Va., Nov. 1965 1 ______________________________
Rockford, 111., May 1966 1 ________________________________
15 30 -1 8,
14 65-7 6,
14 65 -3 5,
14 65 -6 2,
1465 -46,
15 30-1 7,
14 65-7 3,
25
25
35
25
25
20
25
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
14 65 -6 5,
15 30-7 ,
14 65-2 8,
14 65 -6 6,
25
20
30
25
cents
cents
cents
cents
1465-16,
1 465-39,
1 465-33,
1465-48,
1 465-45,
1465-26,
1530-5,
1 465-74,
1465-85,
1 465-31,
20 cents
25 cents
30 cents
25 cents
25 cents
20 cents
25 cents
25 cents
30 cents
30 cents
St. Louis, Mo.—111., Oct. 1965_____________________________
Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 1965__________________________
San Antonio, Tex., June 19 66_____________________________
San Bernardino—Riverside—Ontario, Calif.,
Sept. 1966---------------------------------------------------------------------------San Diego, Calif., Nov. 1 9 65_____________________________
San Francisco—Oakland, Calif., Jan. 1966 1______________
San Jose, Calif., Sept. 1966---------------------------------------------Savannah, Ga., May 1966 1________________________________
Scranton, Pa ., Aug. 1966---------------------------------------------------Seattle—Everett, Wash., Oct. 1965 1______________________
14 65 -2 2,
14 65 -3 2,
14 65-7 8,
25 cents
20 cents
20 cents
15 30 -1 4,
14 65 -21,
14 65-4 3,
1530- 10,
14 65 -6 9,
15 30-3 ,
1465 -9,
25
20
30
20
25
20
30
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
1 465-44,
1465-41,
1 465-27,
1465-80,
1530-1,
25
20
30
25
25
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
1 465-59,
1 465-51,
1465-79,
1530-4,
1 465-42,
1 465-30,
146 5 -8 4,
30
20
25
25
30
25
25
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
Sioux F a lls , S. Dak., Oct. 1966___________________________
South Bend, Ind., Mar. 1966 1_____________________________
Spokane, Wash., June 1 9 66_______________________________
Tampa—St. Petersburg, F l a . , Sept. 1966 1______________
Toledo, Ohio—Mich., Feb. 1966___________________________
Trenton, N.J., Dec. 1965__________________________________
Washington, D .C .—Md.—V a . , Oct. 1966 1--------------------------Waterbury, Conn., Mar. 1 9 6 6 * ___________________________
Waterloo, Iowa, Nov. 1965________________________________
Wichita, Ka ns., Oct. 1966 1----------------------------- -------------------W o rcester, M a s s ., June 1966 1___________________________
York, Pa., Feb. 1966 1-------------------------------------------------------Youngstown—Warren, Ohio, Nov. 1965 1 _________________
15 30 -1 2,
14 65 -5 5,
14 65 -7 5,
1 53 0-9,
1465-4 9,
14 65 -3 4,
1530 -1 5,
14 65 -5 2,
1465-1 8,
1 530-1 1,
14 65-8 3,
14 65 -4 0,
14 65 -2 5,
20
25
20
25
20
20
30
25
20
25
25
25
25
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented.
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