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u - 3 ’ - .... AREA WAGE SURVEY Omaha, Nebraska—Iowa, M etropolitan, Area October 1975 Bulletin 1850-56 Iowa FEB Id 1376 POTTAWATTAMIE Daytpn & Montgomery Co Public FEB 2 1976 Lib/wy U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR . . B u r e a u of Labor Statistics Preface T h is b u lle tin p r o v id e s r e s u lt s o f an O c t o b e r 1975 s u r v e y o f o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s in th e O m a h a , N e b r a s k a — w a , S ta n d a rd M e t r o p o lit a n S t a t is t ic a l A r e a (D o u g la s and S a rp y Io C o u n t ie s , N e b r .; and P o tta w a tta m ie C ou n ty , Io w a ). T h e s u r v e y w a s m a d e a s p a r t o f the B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t is t ic s ' ann ual a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m . T h e p r o g r a m is d e s ig n e d to y ie ld data f o r in d iv id u a l m e t r o p o lit a n a r e a s , a s w e l l a s n a t io n a l and r e g io n a l e s t im a t e s f o r a ll S ta n d a rd M e t r o p o lit a n S t a tis tic a l A r e a s in th e U n ited S t a t e s , e x c lu d in g A la s k a and H a w a ii. A m a j o r c o n s id e r a t io n in the a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m is the n e e d to d e s c r i b e th e l e v e l and m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s in a v a r ie t y o f la b o r m a r k e t s , th r o u g h th e a n a ly s is o f (1 ) th e l e v e l and d is t r ib u t io n o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a t io n , and (2) th e m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a t io n a l c a t e g o r y and s k ill l e v e l . The p r o g r a m d e v e lo p s in f o r m a t io n th at m a y b e u s e d f o r m a n y p u r p o s e s , in c lu d in g w a g e and s a la r y a d m in is t r a t io n , c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a in in g , and a s s i s t a n c e in d e t e r m in in g p la n t lo c a t io n . S u rv e y r e s u lt s a ls o a r e u s e d b y th e U .S . D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r to m a k e w a g e d e t e r m in a t io n s u n d e r th e S e r v ic e C o n t r a c t A c t o f 1965. C u r r e n t ly , 83 a r e a s a r e in c lu d e d in the p r o g r a m . (S e e l i s t o f a r e a s o n in s id e b a c k c o v e r .) In e a c h a r e a , o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s d a ta a r e c o l l e c t e d a n n u a lly . I n fo r m a t io n on e s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le m e n ta r y w a g e b e n e f it s i s o b ta in e d e v e r y th ir d y e a r . E a c h y e a r a ft e r a ll in d iv id u a l a r e a w a g e s u r v e y s h a v e b e e n c o m p l e t e d , tw o s u m m a r y b u lle tin s a r e i s s u e d . T h e f i r s t b r in g s t o g e t h e r d a ta f o r e a c h m e t r o p o l it a n a r e a s u r v e y e d . T h e s e c o n d s u m m a r y b u lle tin p r e s e n t s n a tio n a l and r e g i o n a l e s t i m a t e s , p r o je c t e d f r o m in d iv id u a l m e t r o p o lit a n a r e a d a ta . T h e O m a h a s u r v e y w a s c o n d u c te d b y the B u r e a u 's r e g io n a l o f f i c e in K a n s a s C ity , M o ., u n d e r the g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n o f E d w a rd C h a ik e n , A s s is t a n t R e g io n a l C o m m i s s i o n e r f o r O p e r a t io n s . T h e s u r v e y co u ld not have b e e n a c c o m p lis h e d w ith o u t the c o o p e r a t io n o f the m a n y f i r m s w h o s e w a g e and s a la r y d a ta p r o v id e d the b a s is f o r the s t a t is t ic a l in fo r m a t io n in th is b u lle tin . T h e B u r e a u w is h e s to e x p r e s s s i n c e r e a p p r e c ia t io n f o r the c o o p e r a t io n r e c e i v e d . Note: A c u r r e n t r e p o r t on o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s and s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s in the O m a h a a r e a is a v a ila b le fo r the la u n d r y and d r y c le a n in g in d u s t r y . A l s o a v a ila b le a r e lis t i n g s o f u n ion w a g e r a te s f o r b u ild in g t r a d e s , p r in t in g t r a d e s , l o c a l - t r a n s i t o p e r a t in g e m p l o y e e s , l o c a l t r u c k d r iv e r s and h e lp e r s , and g r o c e r y s t o r e e m p l o y e e s . F r e e c o p ie s o f t h e s e a r e a v a ila b le f r o m th e B u r e a u 's r e g io n a l o f f i c e s . (S e e b a c k c o v e r f o r a d d r e s s e s . ) AREA WAGE SURVEY Bulletin 1 850-56 December 1975 U.S. D E P A R T M E N T OF LA B O R , John T . Dunlop, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, Julius Shiskin, Commissioner Omaha, Nebraska—Iowa, Metropolitan Area, October 1975 CONTENTS Page 2 I n tr o d u c t io n _ A p p e n d ix A . A p p e n d ix B . S c o p e and m e t h o d o f s u r v e y --------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------O c c u p a t io n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D .C . 20402, GPO Bookstores, or BLS Regional Offices listed on back cover. Price $1. 10. Make checks payable to Superintendent of Documents. O 'U l O O ^ E a r n in g s : A - l . W e e k ly e a r n in g s o f o f f i c e w o r k e r s _______________________________________________________________________________________ A - 2 . W e e k ly e a r n in g s o f p r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n ic a l w o r k e r s ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A - 3 . A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f o f f i c e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , and t e c h n ic a l w o r k e r s , b y s e x --------------------------------------------— A - 4 . H o u r ly e a r n in g s o f m a in te n a n ce and p o w e r p la n t w o r k e r s -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A - 5 . H o u r ly e a r n in g s o f c u s t o d ia l and m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t w o r k e r s ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------A - 6 . A v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f m a in te n a n c e , p o w e r p la n t , c u s t o d ia l, and m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t w o r k e r s , b y s e x A - 7 . P e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s in a v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s , a d ju s te d f o r e m p lo y m e n t s h if t s .. 1 O O A. W T a b le s : 11 13 Introduction and m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t. In th e 31 l a r g e s t s u r v e y a r e a s , t a b le s A - la th ro u g h A - 6 a p r o v id e s i m i l a r d a ta f o r e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 500 w ork ers or m ore. T h is a r e a i s 1 o f 83 in w h ich th e U .S. D e p a r tm e n t o f L a b o r 's B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t is t ic s c o n d u c ts s u r v e y s o f o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s and r e la t e d b e n e f it s on an a r e a w id e b a s i s . In th is a r e a , d a ta w e r e o b t a in e d b y a c o m b in a t io n o f p e r s o n a l v i s i t , m a il q u e s t io n n a ir e , and te le p h o n e in t e r v ie w . R e p r e s e n t a t iv e e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith in s ix b r o a d in d u s t r y d iv is io n s w e r e c o n t a c t e d : M a n u fa c tu r in g ; t r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , and o th e r o th e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s ; w h o le s a le t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e r v i c e s . M a jo r in d u s t r y g r o u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m t h e s e s tu d ie s a r e g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t io n s and the c o n s t r u c t io n and e x t r a c t iv e i n d u s t r ie s . E s t a b lis h m e n t s h av in g f e w e r than a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s a re o m itt e d b e c a u s e o f in s u ffic ie n t e m p lo y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t io n s s tu d ie d . S e p a r a te ta b u la tio n s a r e p r o v id e d f o r e a c h o f th e b r o a d in d u s t r y d iv is io n s w h ic h m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a . F o llo w in g th e o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e t a b le s is t a b le A - 7 w h ic h p r o v id e s p e r c e n t c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e e a r n in g s o f o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s , e l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g w o r k e r s , in d u s t r ia l n u r s e s , s k ille d m a in te n a n ce w o r k e r s , and u n s k ille d plaint w o r k e r s . T h is m e a s u r e o f w a g e tr e n d s e lim in a t e s c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e e a r n in g s c a u s e d b y e m p l o y m e n t s h ifts a m on g e s t a b lis h m e n t s as w e ll as t u r n o v e r o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s in c lu d e d in s u r v e y s a m p le s . W h e r e p o s s i b l e , d a ta a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r a ll in d u s t r ie s , m a n u fa c tu r in g , and n o n m a n u fa c t u r in g . A p p e p d ix A d i s c u s s e s th is w a ge tr e n d m e a s u r e . A - s e r i e s t a b le s A p p e n d ix e s T a b le s A - 1 th r o u g h A - 6 p r o v id e e s t im a t e s o f s t r a ig h t -t im e h o u r ly o r w e e k ly e a r n in g s f o r w o r k e r s in o c c u p a t io n s c o m m o n t o a v a r ie t y o f m a n u fa c tu r in g and n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g in d u s t r ie s . O c c u p a tio n s w e r e s e l e c t e d f r o m th e f o llo w in g c a t e g o r i e s : (a ) O f fic e c l e r i c a l , (b ) p r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n i c a l , ( c ) m a in te n a n c e and p o w e r p i ant, and (d ) c u s t o d ia l T h is b u lle tin h a s tw o a p p e n d ix e s . A p p e n d ix A d e s c r i b e s th e m e th o d s and c o n c e p t s u s e d in th e a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m and p r o v id e s in fo r m a tio n on th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y . A p p e n d ix B p r o v i d e s jo b d e s c r ip t io n s u s e d b y B u r e a u f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s t o c l a s s i f y w o r k e r s in o c c u p a t io n s f o r w h ich s t r a ig h t - t im e e a r n in g s in fo r m a t io n i s p r e s e n t e d . A. Earnings Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in Omaha, Nebr.—Iowa, October 1975 Weekly earnings 1 (standard) N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a i g h t - t im e w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f— S $ t A verage w eekly hours1 (standard) S $ S S S $ $ $ S r$ $ 5 90 95 100 1 05 no 1 15 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 2 00 220 2 40 2 60 T -----280 90 95 100 105 no 1 15 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 2 00 2 20 2 40 2 60 2 80 over * “ - * - - 22 21 6 1 10 5 17 11 5 5 1 1 “ 2 2 1 1 * 4 * 8 8 " 7 7 ” 18 5 13 * 30 9 21 * 63 16 47 a 33 6 27 2 48 12 36 6 52 23 29 4 52 7 45 10 30 6 24 13 81 10 71 57 44 20 24 8 25 9 16 13 28 28 25 19 6 13 13 13 13 28 28 26 26 99 99 22 1 21 24 3 21 71 24 47 66 18 48 49 3 46 25 21 7 14 17 5 12 65 6 59 8 8 - - 6 3 3 - 21 28 5 23 9 8 5 3 10 9 3 3 10 6 4 3 1 1 _ - 3 3 - 30 30 2 2 2 2 3 1 80 Mean * Median * Middle ranged S S 85 85 O c c u p a t ib n and in d u s t r y d i v is i o n Number of i nd der and ALL WORKERS BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS. CLASS B ---------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------- 66 43 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 $ 1 2 5 .5 0 1 2 1 .0 0 $ 1 2 2 .5 0 1 1 5 .0 0 $ $ 1 1 2 .0 0 -1 3 6 .0 0 1 1 2 .0 0 -1 3 0 .0 0 CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A — MANUFACTURING ---------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ----------------- 546 1 29 417 159 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 1 7 4 .0 0 1 7 3 .0 0 1 7 4 .0 0 2 0 6 .5 0 1 7 0 .0 0 1 6 2 .0 0 1 7 1 .5 0 1 9 9 .5 0 1 4 ? .5 0 -1 9 9 .5 0 1 4 5 .5 0 -2 0 0 .0 0 1 4 0 .0 0 -1 9 9 .5 0 1 8 9 .5 0 -2 3 9 .5 0 . - CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B — MANUFACTURING ---------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------- 575 89 486 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 1 3 6 .5 0 1 5 2 .5 0 1 3 3 .5 0 1 2 8 .0 0 1 3 5 .0 0 1 2 7 .0 0 1 0 P .0 0 - 1 6 0 .5 0 1 2 2 .5 0 -1 7 7 .5 0 1 0 P .0 0 - 1 5 7 .5 0 - 7 2 5 CLERKS, F I L E , CLASS B ----------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------- 247 231 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 1 1 6 .5 0 1 1 6 .5 0 1 0 2 .0 0 1 0 0 .0 0 9 1 .0 0 -1 1 7 .0 0 9 0 .5 0 -1 1 5 ,0 0 4 4 48 48 49 44 14 13 42 42 15 14 CLERKS, F I L E , CLASS C ----------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------- 1 38 1 34 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 9 6 .5 0 9 5 .0 0 9 5 .5 0 9 2 .5 0 8 6 .5 0 - 9 6 .0 0 8 6 .5 0 - 9 6 .0 0 27 27 21 21 20 20 45 45 8 8 1 1 CLERKS, OR0ER ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------- 85 64 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 1 4 9 .5 0 1 5 0 .5 0 1 5 3 .0 0 1 5 3 .0 0 1 3 7 .0 0 -1 5 4 .0 0 1 4 8 .0 0 -1 5 3 .5 0 . - - - • * 1 1 CLERKS, PAYROLL -----------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ----------------- 1 18 38 80 43 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 1 8 6 .5 0 1 7 2 .5 0 1 9 3 .5 0 2 2 9 .5 0 1 7 6 .0 0 1 7 6 .0 0 1 7 5 .0 0 2 5 3 .0 0 1 5 0 .0 0 -2 2 2 .5 0 1 4 8 .0 0 -1 9 7 .0 0 1 5 4 .5 0 -2 5 3 .0 0 1 9 9 .5 0 -2 6 2 .5 0 _ - - • - 1 • 1 KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A — MANUFACTURING ---------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------- 326 51 275 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 1 5 4 .0 0 1 5 1 .0 0 1 5 4 .5 0 1 4 1 .0 0 1 5 2 .0 0 1 3 6 .0 0 1 2 4 .0 0 -1 6 6 .5 0 1 4 1 .5 0 -1 5 9 .5 0 1 2 2 .0 0 -1 7 2 .5 0 . - . - - “ 1 1 KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B — MANUFACTURING ---------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------- 246 48 1 98 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 1 3 2 .5 0 1 2 6 .5 0 1 3 4 .0 0 1 3 4 .0 0 1 2 5 .5 0 1 3 5 .5 0 1 1 5 .5 0 -1 4 2 .0 0 1 1 5 .0 0 -1 3 2 .0 0 1 1 6 .0 0 -1 4 2 .0 0 3 10 - 10 3 1 2 - 3 8 MESSENGERS -----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ---------- ------ 1 74 170 31 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 4 0 .0 1 1 1 .5 0 1 1 1 .0 0 1 8 7 .0 0 9 2 .0 0 9 2 .0 0 2 0 9 .0 0 8 9 .5 0 -1 0 4 .5 0 8 9 .5 0 -1 0 4 .0 0 1 6 8 .5 0 -2 1 3 .5 0 26 26 22 22 15 15 - 55 55 2 S E C R E T A R IE S --------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ----------------- 1 ,0 0 6 305 701 2 11 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 1 7 0 .0 0 1 6 6 .5 0 1 7 1 .5 0 2 0 0 .0 0 1 6 0 .5 0 1 5 5 .5 0 1 6 3 .5 0 2 0 0 .0 0 1 4 0 .5 0 -1 9 1 .0 0 1 3 2 .0 0 -1 9 1 .0 0 1 4 4 .0 0 -1 9 0 .5 0 1 6 3 .5 0 -2 3 2 .5 0 • - - SECRETARIES. CLASS A --------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------- 81 39 42 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 2 0 7 .0 0 1 8 7 .5 0 2 2 5 .5 0 2 0 0 .0 0 1 6 3 .0 0 2 2 8 .0 0 1 6 1 .0 0 -2 3 6 .0 0 1 5 9 .0 0 -2 1 1 .5 0 1 9 5 .0 0 -2 5 2 .5 0 SECRETARIES. CLASS B --------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ----------------- 338 94 244 67 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 1 8 3 .0 0 1 6 3 .0 0 1 9 0 .5 0 2 3 1 .5 0 1 7 5 .0 0 1 5 4 .5 0 1 7 9 .5 0 2 3 3 .5 0 1 5 4 .0 0 -2 1 0 .0 0 1 3 9 .5 0 -1 8 0 .0 0 1 6 3 .5 0 -2 2 7 .5 0 2 1 6 .0 0 -2 5 0 .0 0 . - SECRETARIES, CLASS C -------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ---------------- 368 9S 273 72 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 3 9 .0 4 0 .0 1 6 1 .0 0 1 6 9 .5 0 1 5 8 .0 0 1 9 5 .0 0 1 5 2 .0 0 1 5 0 .0 0 1 5 3 .0 0 1 9 7 .5 0 1 3 5 .0 0 -1 7 7 .0 0 1 3 2 .0 0 -2 0 6 .5 0 1 3 6 .0 0 -1 7 5 .5 0 1 7 2 .5 0 -2 1 6 .5 0 - * - 8‘ 8 6 h - - - - - . - * - - - - “ * 3 1 - 12 8 10 3 15 15 25 23 7 6 5 3 6 4 1 - * * - - - - - 3 3 2 2 - 3 2 1 6 2 4 4 2 2 1 11 3 8 - 7 4 3 1 15 15 2 14 9 5 4 2 2 - 15 4 11 8 4 4 • 2 2 - - i6 16 16 13 2 11 11 15 15 18 18 4 4 26 1 25 45 45 45 5 40 30 17 13 35 IS 20 34 9 25 8 2 6 7 2 5 1 54 3 9 16 1 15 32 13 19 33 12 21 42 15 27 47 3 44 20 3 17 3 4 4 9 9 3 4 4 9 - 13 12 3 3 4 2 - - 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 3 3 “ - - - - 1 1 1 _ - _ * 3 3 3 5 4 4 9 9 9 5 13 5 13 15 5 10 27 8 19 90 49 41 97 41 S6 8 117 25 92 19 126 37 89 22 1 09 35 74 12 95 17 78 25 52 5 47 12 32 14 18 5 11 10 1 10 10 1 * 5 2 3 • 3 - - - 3 - . . _ - “ _ 1 8 - . - . - - - “ - - 6 5 1 4 12 - - - 4 12 5 5 - 1 - _ _ . - - - - 54 3 • - • - 3 - - - 7 7 7 - * . - 82 28 54 32 65 17 48 36 52 10 42 31 21 10 11 7 8 4 4 2 8 2 6 10 5 5 13 8 5 10 10 5 1 4 5 1 4 • - 3 11 5 6 20 11 9 31 9 22 30 15 15 38 9 29 1 54 11 43 4 27 2 25 2 15 8 7 1 31 10 21 10 29 15 2 13 46 18 28 50 21 29 44 6 38 53 11 42 7 32 7 25 6 23 1 22 14 16 3 13 7 6 31 4 27 22 9 13 13 1 5 3 21 - 29 20 - 32 1 31 26 4 3 1 * 6 • 6 3 10 9 1 1 3 3 . - * Weekly earnings (standard)' Number O cc u p a tio n a n d in d u s t r y d i v is i o n workeis Average w eekly Ho u r 1 (standard] 1 N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a i g h t - t im e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s o f— s s 80 M ean * M edian * M iddle range* and under 85 85 S S S 90 95 S S 100 105 S 110 S S 115 ia o $ t S 130 1 *0 4 IS O 16o S 1 70 S S 18o - 9Q 95 S - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100 1 05 lip 1 15 120 130 1*0 15Q 160 170 180 1 90 200 2 20 7 1 6 33 26 7 27 9 18 39 10 29 32 1 31 29 9 20 13 3 10 - 3 3 8 * 10 9 1 23 6 17 4 22 11 11 1 25 2 23 6 19 3 16 5 3 7 1 * - * 19 5 1* 1 - 4 4 16 12 5 * 21 19 8 8 260 28o - 200 - - S S S 1 90 - - and 2 40 260 2B0 over 2 20 2*0 ALL WORKERS— CONTINUED 'SECRETARIES - CONTINUED SECRETARIES. CLASS 0 ------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------- 219 77 1 *2 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 * 0 .0 $ 1 5 2 .0 0 1 5 6 .0 0 1 * 9 .5 0 $ 1 * 7 .5 0 1 * 2 .5 0 1 5 0 .0 0 $ $ 1 3 1 .0 0 -1 6 2 .5 0 1 2 4 .0 0 -1 7 5 .0 0 1 3 9 .5 0 -1 6 0 .0 0 STENOGRAPHERS. GENERAL ------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S --------------------------- 1 56 30 1 26 30 * 0 .0 * 1 .0 * 0 .0 * 0 .0 1 * 2 .5 0 1 3 9 .0 0 1 * 3 .0 0 1 6 1 .0 0 1 * 0 .0 0 1 3 2 .0 0 1 * 1 .0 0 1 5 5 .0 0 1 2 1 .0 0 -1 5 7 .0 0 1 2 8 .5 0 -1 5 * .5 0 1 2 0 .0 0 -1 5 7 .0 0 1 * 0 .0 0 -1 9 9 .5 0 STENOGRAPHERS. SENIOR --------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------- 1 *7 1 02 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 1 9 1 .5 0 1 9 6 .5 0 1 9 1 .5 0 2 3 * .5 0 1 5 5 .0 0 -2 3 6 .5 0 1 5 5 .0 0 -2 3 9 .5 0 SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS --------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------- 79 71 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 1 2 2 .0 0 1 2 1 .0 0 1 0 0 .0 0 9 6 .5 0 9 0 .0 0 -1 * 2 .5 0 9 0 .0 0 -1 3 7 .0 0 9 9 4 4 19 19 7 7 4 3 2 1 2 2 4 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSMANUF A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------- 206 50 1 56 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 * 0 .0 1 2 3 .0 0 1 2 3 .5 0 1 2 3 .0 0 1 2 3 .0 0 1 2 3 .0 0 1 2 * .5 0 1 0 5 .5 0 -1 3 7 .0 0 1 1 0 .0 0 -1 2 8 .5 0 1 0 3 .5 0 -1 * 0 .0 0 5 _ 2 - 2 23 2 21 24 - 18 5 13 24 16 14 2 8 1 7 39 17 22 22 3 19 31 2 29 7 3 * TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS, GENERAL -------------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------- 1 *0 1 38 3 8 .5 3 8 .5 1 3 3 .5 0 1 3 2 .5 0 1 3 2 .5 0 1 3 2 .5 0 1 2 1 .0 0 -1 * * .0 0 1 2 1 .0 0 -1 * 3 .0 0 13 13 - 2 2 5 5 7 7 35 35 35 35 20 20 T Y P IS T S . CLASS A -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------- 269 25 2** 3 9 .0 * 1 .0 3 9 .0 1 2 7 .5 0 1 3 * .5 0 1 2 7 .0 0 1 2 * .0 0 1 2 2 .0 0 1 2 * .0 0 l l O . 0 0 -1 3 5 .0 0 1 0 8 .0 0 -1 3 5 .0 0 l l O . 0 0 -1 3 5 .0 0 1 15 11 * 7 43 3 40 11 2 9 31 1 30 44 4 *0 53 5 *8 1* 1* - - 7 7 T Y P IS T S , CLASS B -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------- --------------------- 279 256 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 1 1 6 .0 0 1 1 * .5 0 1 0 7 .0 0 1 0 5 .5 0 1 0 0 .0 0 -1 2 6 .5 0 9 9 .0 0 -1 2 6 .5 0 * 4 13 13 36 36 16 15 41 41 46 *5 19 13 6 1 35 34 19 19 11 11 S e e fo o t n o t e s a t en d o f t a b l e s . - - - - 1 1 9 - - - - - - - - * * 1 1 9 • - - 2 • 3 _ - - - • - - - - 3 - - - * 2 2 - 26 2 24 - * * * - 5 . 5 • - - - - 1 15 - - - - _ - “ 6 6 - - 1 * * • 1 1 , - - - - • - - - 3 3 7 7 1 1 1 - - - 1 * * • 2 1 7 2 16 8 - 31 29 23 22 1 1 . - 2 2 3 2 • 8 8 • • - 1 1 - - * - - 3 3 • • 1 1 1 _ 1 - - - 1 - - - 2 3 2 1 1 * * ” 1 1 • 15 15 2 2 4 4 1 - 1 - - - - - 8 10 1 9 3 • 3 2 2 - _ 6 - - 8 9 2 7 - 10 7 11 5 5 5 7 7 - . 8 1 _ • . • - 6 1 1 * - - . - • • Weekly earnings (standard) O c c u p a t io n and in d u s t r y d i v is i o n Number of workers Average weekly hours1 (standard) 1 N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a i g h t - t im e w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f — $ Mean 2 Median 2 Middle range2 S 130 U n d er and S under 130 140 I s S i S S S S S s S $ S % s $ 1 --------1 ------3<»0 320 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 2 10 2 20 2 30 240 250 260 2 70 280 290 300 150 160 170 180 190 2 00 2 10 2 20 2 30 2 40 250 260 2 70 2 80 2 90 300 320 - 1 1 2 2 8 8 5 4 3 3 2 1 4 4 3 2 3 3 8 8 1 1 7 - 4 4 1 1 - 1 1 • - - - - 25 22 1 6 5 2 12 10 1 6 5 3 7 5 2 3 1 1 1 1 _ - - - • - - - 19 19 19 - - 1 1 1 . - 2 2 1 - - - - 21 6 _ 2 2 . . • - - - - - - 15 15 - - ' - - - 4 4 4 4 - 21 21 5 3 3 1 19 3 10 6 12 4 4 3 5 5 1 1 9 9 4 4 3 3 30 20 13 13 23 23 16 12 21 17 14 12 8 7 40 39 8 7 36 36 9 9 3 3 5 5 4 4 12 11 8 7 8 7 3 1 • - 2 2 7 7 4 4 6 6 4 4 3 3 - - - - 1 1 - - and 340 o v e r ALL WORKERS COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS A --------------NONMANUFACTURING-------------------------------- 53 A3 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 $ $ 2 2 2 . 0 0 '2 2 8 . 5 0 2 1 5 .5 0 2 1 3 .0 0 $ $ 1 8 2 .0 0 -2 5 8 .0 0 1 7 9 .0 0 -2 4 0 .5 0 COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS B ------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------- -------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ------------------------------------ 1 29 105 36 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 1 8 3 .5 0 1 8 8 .0 0 2 3 7 .0 0 1 6 7 .0 0 1 6 7 .0 0 2 8 2 .5 0 1 5 0 .5 0 -2 0 2 .0 0 1 5 1 .5 0 -2 0 5 .5 0 1 8 8 .5 0 -2 8 2 .5 0 10 10 - 17 9 - - - 18 15 5 COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS C ------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------- 81 64 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 1 6 7 .5 0 1 6 8 .5 0 1 5 8 .5 0 1 5 0 .0 0 1 3 1 .0 0 -1 6 5 .5 0 1 3 0 .5 0 -1 8 2 .0 0 *14 14 17 17 - 12 10 COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS, B U SIN ESS, CLASS A ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------- 101 68 3 9 .0 3 8 .5 2 6 1 .0 0 260*50 2 5 7 .5 0 2 5 3 .0 0 2 2 5 .5 0 -2 7 6 .0 0 2 2 3 . 0 0 - 2 9 5 . SO • - • - - - - - • - - - - - COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS, B U SIN ESS, CLASS B ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------- 270 247 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 2 5 0 .5 0 2 5 1 .5 0 2 5 3 .0 0 2 5 3 .0 0 2 1 5 .0 0 -2 8 3 .0 0 2 1 4 .0 0 -2 8 3 .0 0 - - - - - - 4 4 2 2 2 2 8 8 30 30 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS, B U SIN ESS, CLASS B ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------- 60 53 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 2 7 1 .0 0 2 6 9 .0 0 2 8 3 .0 0 2 7 8 .5 0 2 5 5 .0 0 -2 9 2 .0 0 2 5 5 .5 0 -2 9 1 .0 0 - - - - - 3 3 - 2 2 3 3 1 - 2 2 - - - - - 3 2 6 6 DRAFTERS, CLASS A ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------- 154 132 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 2 3 6 .5 0 2 3 9 .5 0 2 3 1 .0 0 2 3 1 .5 0 2 1 5 .0 0 -2 5 7 .5 0 2 1 5 .0 0 -2 5 9 .0 0 . - . 1 - - - 1 - 5 4 5 4 9 8 13 12 17 14 15 14 28 23 19 12 15 15 DRAFTERS, CLASS B ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING------------------------ -------- 190 28 1 62 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 1 9 2 .5 0 1 9 7 .5 0 1 9 1 .5 0 1 8 6 .0 0 1 9 3 .5 0 1 8 5 .0 0 1 6 9 .5 0 -2 0 8 .0 0 1 7 4 .0 0 -2 2 5 .0 0 1 6 9 .0 0 -2 0 8 .0 0 - 6 2 4 5 1 4 9 1 8 31 5 26 22 4 18 19 4 15 26 7 3 4 8 1 7 3 2 1 15 4 11 9 1 8 • • - - 1 7 0 .5 0 1*A AA ro 17 101 ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS -------- — ----------ELECTRONICS TECHN ICIANS, * CLASS A - W o r k e r s w e r e d i s t r ib u t e d as f o l l o w s : S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b l e s . - - - - 2 * * 85 4 0 .0 2 5 9 .0 0 2 6 2 .0 0 2 3 0 .0 0 -2 9 8 .5 0 - 48 4 0 .0 2 7 7 .0 0 2 9 8 .5 0 2 6 2 .0 0 -2 9 8 .5 0 * 1 at $ 11 0 to $ 12 0; and 13 at $120 to $ 1 3 0 . - - 28 - 28 - - 26 - 1 1 - i - 1 1 3 6 3 2 4 1 - 17 11 2 6 25 - 2 - • * * " • 1 * 2 4 1 - - 11 2 - 25 - 2 - Table A-3. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex, in Omaha, Nebr.—Iowa, October 1975 S e x . o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s t r y d i v is i o n OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - Number of woiken Average __________________ Weekly Weekly hour* * earnings1 (standard) (standard) MEN Average (mean1) S e x . o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s t r y d i v is i o n Number of woiken Average (mean1) S ex , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u a t r y d i v is i o n Weekly Weekly hours1 earnings1 (standard) (standard) OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOMEN— CONTINUED 4 0 . J 2 0 7 .5 0 *0*0 70 9 4 6 :6 161 01 1 6 2 .0 0 CUHrU1tH U r tK A 1UKby .. 42 OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - -.rv r- b tvK L 1AK I t b 1 LLAb j t) WOMEN 1 8 2 .5 0 1 6 3 .0 0 v LA j j _ 90 79 32 U __ n 70 54 COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS. 3 9 #5 1 9 5 .0 0 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 1 7 1 .0 0 1 7 3 .5 0 98 .^ ^ CLASS 0 ma 43 vLA bb ^ NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------- 39:? 1 6 2 .5 0 1 5 9 .0 0 1 6 3 .0 0 no • . " 7 0 *0 3 9 ^ 1 3 1 .5 0 225 1IN v f 3 9 .0 1 1 6 .0 0 1 37 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 ^« 1 2 1 .0 0 424 89 335 450 L L tK rb y $ 43 34 1 7 0 .0 0 .. 1 6 6 .5 0 2 07 36 Weekly Weekly hours 1 earnings 1 (standard) (standard) PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS - MEN CLERKS. ACCOUNTING. CLASS A l 37 Number of 9 6 .0 0 -M « jy . d COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS, 55 . ._ _ ___ _ _ DRAFTERS* class ^ 77*52 «. 1 .0 0 39 0 CLtKKby r I L t t LLAbb V “ '* * * / 125 29 4 0 .6 ,/ - r3 9 • 3 1 9 0 .0 0 3 9 . 5 1 9 4 .5 0 98 LL LKr\b f 63 4 6 :6 . . . 85 4 0 .0 2 7 7 .0 0 1 2 3 .0 0 1 2 3 .0 0 1 2 3 .0 0 49 -- 96 ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS ELECTRONICS TECHN ICIANS. CLASS A - ^ r- 4 0 .0 3 21 r- 75 1 5 1 .5 0 b 27 70 0 UKULK 1 4 2 .5 0 39 0 PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS, 140 l>tTr UNtn Ur tKA 1UKby ULAbb O '■*40 47 1 93 30 1 3 3 * 5C -.rv r- 3 9 :5 _ 1 3 2 .0 0 9 0 0( r. 1 2 7 .5 0 .4 4 J *0 '*'’ 9 '"O 3 9 .5 1 1 6 .0 0 NOTE: E a r n in g s da ta in ta b le A - 3 r e la t e o n ly t o w o r k e r s w h o s e s e x id e n t if ic a t io n w a s p r o v id e d b y the e s t a b lis h m e n t , to a ll w o r k e r s in an o c c u p a t io n . (S ee a p p e n d ix A f o r p u b lic a t io n c r i t e r i a .) See fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b le s . E a r n in g s da ta in t a b le s A - l and A - 2 , on th e o t h e r h a n d , r e la t e N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a i g h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f --- Hourly earnings3 S O c c u p a tio n and in d u s t r y d i v is i o n 2 .8 0 oi workers Mean2 Median2 Middle range 2 $ 3*00 $ 3 .2 0 3 .4 0 S 3 .6 0 * s 3 . 80 4 .0 0 S 4 .2 0 s % % % 4 .4 0 4 . 60 4 .8 0 i 5 .0 0 5 .2 0 5 .4 0 S $ 5 .6 0 $ 6 .0 0 s 6 .4 0 $ 6 .8 0 4 7 .2 0 % 7 .6 0 ------- ~s------- 1 -----8 .0 0 8 .4 0 8 .8 0 , and und er 3 .0 0 J .2 0 3 .4 0 1 .6 0 3 .8 0 - • “ 1 1 - - • - - “ * “ 00 4 .2 0 4 .4 0 4 .6 0 4 . 80 5 .0 0 5 .2 0 5 .4 0 5 ,6 ? 6 .0 0 6 .4 0 6 .8 0 7 t ?Q 7 ,6 0 8 .0 0 8 .4 0 8 .8 0 over 1 1 *6 6 ALL WORKERS CARPENTERS. MAINTENANCE -----------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------- 55 32 $ 6 .4 6 6 .7 0 $ 6 .1 9 6 .2 1 $ $ 5 . 6 8 - 7 .1 6 4 .7 2 - 8 .3 6 E L ECT RICIAN S. MAINTENANCE ------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------- 1 13 85 28 6 .5 7 6 .2 6 7 .5 3 6 .2 9 6 .0 6 6 .6 1 5 .8 9 5 .8 1 6 .2 9 - 7 .0 9 6 .8 9 9 .4 f l * ENGINEERS. STATIONARY ---------------------------MANUFACTURING — - — ------------------------— NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------- 181 85 96 5 .3 3 5 .5 9 5 .1 0 5 .1 7 5 .1 7 5 .1 3 4 .5 0 “ 5 .1 7 4 .4 3 - 6 .5 o 6 .9 9 6 .0 3 “ * 3 3 4 4 10 10 HELPERS. MAINTENANCE TRADES --------------- 65 4 .9 7 5 .0 5 4 .7 1 - 5 . So • - 2 2 NONMANUFACTURING — --------------------------- 34 5 .1 0 5 .5 0 4 .0 7 - 5 .5 o * - M ACHINISTS. MAINTENANCE -----------------------MANUr At* 1UK 1 NO 91 6 .1 6 0 .1 J 5 .9 3 5 .5 2 - 7 .0 9 . _ . • • - 6 .3 6 5 .6 6 6 .4 8 6 .4 6 6 .8 5 5 .7 4 7 .0 8 7 .0 8 5 .2 8 5 .0 0 5 .2 8 5 .2 8 - 7 .3 fl 6 .0 3 7 .3 8 7 .3 8 * * MECHANICS. MAINTENANCE -------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------- 392 373 5 .5 3 5 .4 4 5 .1 7 5 .0 4 4 .5 9 4 .5 6 - 6 .4 2 6 .0 4 . PAIN TERS. MAINTENANCE ---------------------------- 30 5 .6 4 5 .9 3 4 .8 3 - 6 .9 9 2 2 1 1 - - 1 1 1 1 “ 1 1 1 * 4 2 2 18 15 3 1 - 8 1 1 - - - 8 1 _ - • - * - * 2 - * 1 1 1 * 2 2 2 . - - - - * * * • * - 1 - 1 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 1 9 1 10 8 4 - 4 - 1 - 4 4 2 2 4 3 1 4 4 * 2 2 - 2 1 1 32 31 1 11 7 4 19 12 7 14 14 - 7 7 - 3 3 - 4 1 11 1 10 8 8 6 6 27 24 3 6 6 32 16 16 - 4 4 24 4 20 17 17 - 6 5 1 - . - - . - * “ - . 4 - 21 3 21 - 1 - - - - - 2 - 5 2 - 5 4 1 1 - • • - • - - “ - 4 4 ~ 9 1 8 8 - - 21 - “ 28 28 18 6 1 0 2 2 at $ 9 .2 0 to $ 9 .6 0 ; and 6 at $ 1 0 .4 0 to $ 1 0 .8 0 . 4 - - - 21 21 4 14 4 10 10 62 3 59 49 99 3 96 96 1 - 12 6 6 6 8 8 - * 75 75 75 - 6 6 - 1 1 66 66 8 8 8 8 21 21 53 42 33 25 * - - “ 2 2 1 10 - - 1 in in 19 19 36 36 30 30 - - 1 7 1 - 8 • ** 8 5 10 6 4 4 6 6 - _ 2 8 H 1 r t r i l l tK j t Mm IN 1LNAPJLL " S e e fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b l e s . 1 1 C 308 45 263 253 W o r k e r s w e r e at $ 9 .6 0 to $ 1 0 . W o r k e r s w e r e d i s t r ib u t e d a s f o l l o w s : 4 3 * ^ MECHANICS. AUTOMOTIVE (MAINTENANCE) -------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ---------------------------- * ** 2 1 1 1 . - Hourly earnings3 O cc u p a tio n and in d u s tr y d i v is i o n N u m b er o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t -t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f— $ 2 .0 0 of workers Mean 2 Median2 Middle range 2 £ 2 .2 0 £ 2 .4 C I 2 .6 0 s 2 .8 0 $ 3 . 00 £ S 3 . 20 3 . 40 $ 3 .6 0 $ S S 3 . 80 4 . 00 4 .2 0 S 4 .4 0 4 .6 0 $ 4 .8 0 S 5 .0 0 S 1 5 . 2 0 5 .4 0 2 .4 0 2 .6 0 2 .8 0 3 ,0 0 3 . 20 3 t 40 3 . 60 3 .8 0 00 4 . 20 4 40 4 .6 0 4 .8 0 5 .0 0 5 .2 0 5 ,4 f l “ i r 5 . 60 1 --------1 -------- $ £ 6 . 0 0 6 . 4 0 6 . 8 0 7 .2 0 and under 2 .2 Q 5 .6 0 6 , Oft 6 . 4 0 6 .8 0 7 .2 0 7 .6 0 ALL WORKERS GUARDS AND WATCHMENS MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------- 46 $ 4 .1 3 $ 3 .9 3 $ 3 .4 6 - $ 5 .5 7 6 2 1 1 ~ 6 5 2 8 1 “ - - “ 3 3 8 * - JANITORS* PORTERS* AND CLEANERS -----MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ---------------------------- 2 ,1 2 5 2 40 1 ,8 8 5 157 2 .7 6 4 .0 3 2 .5 9 4 .3 5 2 .3 5 4 .1 9 2 .2 5 4 .1 8 2 .2 0 3 .0 7 2 .1 5 3 .5 1 - 2 .9 7 4 .8 7 2 .7 5 5 .2 6 5 14 6 21 17 604 - 234 10 224 - 91 3 88 - 206 8 198 - 69 28 41 15 44 13 31 9 44 10 34 24 23 13 10 10 11 8 3 1 30 10 20 20 41 39 2 * 11 1 10 1 23 18 5 4 36 17 19 19 47 16 31 3 56 7 49 49 2 2 2 16 16 6 6 - • - - - - - - - - - LABORERS, MATERIAL HANDLING --------------MANUFACTURING ------- -----------— ------ -------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------- 662 <♦49 213 4 .5 2 4 .5 4 4 .4 6 4 .5 1 4 .5 7 3 .8 0 4 .0 0 4 .1 4 3 .2 0 - 4 .9 5 4 .7 6 6 .2 3 . - 6 11 15 7 - - 6 4 - 9 5 4 42 41 1 2 1 1 33 19 14 - 15 32 31 1 - 11 95 94 1 - 6 88 64 24 15 15 - 60 51 9 39 - 76 74 2 8 - 42 31 11 4 - 47 11 36 6 - 25 12 13 8 39 - ORDER FILLERS ---------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------- 372 1 12 2 60 4 .7 3 5 .1 5 4 .5 5 4 .5 7 4 .7 5 4 .2 6 3 .7 7 4 .6 8 3 .6 0 - 5 .5 8 5 .4 6 5 .5 8 - - 2 3 - _ 34 - 72 3 12 13 2 3 - 34 - 72 3 12 13 6 3 3 19 17 2 3 1 2 16 8 8 62 16 46 16 6 10 9 3 6 - “ 53 53 - - - 49 5 44 PACKERS* SHIPPING ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------— -------NONMANUFACTURING --------- -------- ------------- 243 161 82 4 .2 2 4 .3 5 3 .9 7 3 .8 5 5 .0 5 3 .7 7 2 .9 5 2 .7 5 3 .5 5 - 5 .2 5 5 .6 2 5 .2 5 11 11 - 3 2 1 25 24 1 10 4 6 12 12 1 1 19 - 1 1 _ 22 - 7 7 43 43 - _ - _ - 44 44 - - 19 1 1 . - * 24 24 12 12 “ 8 8 - - - 22 - - - - - - RECEIVING CLERKS --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING------------ -----------— — 72 56 4 .6 9 4 .6 0 4 .7 2 4 .3 5 3 .6 9 3 .5 4 - 5 .4 6 5 .4 6 - - . 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 3 7 7 7 7 3 5 1 - 12 12 1 1 - - SHIPPING CLERKS ----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------- 89 66 4 .1 3 4 .1 2 3 .8 8 3 .6 3 3 .5 0 3 .1 5 - 4 .5 6 4 .50 - - 5 5 _ 1 1 12 12 13 12 12 6 1 1 3 3 . - 5 5 SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERKS ---------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------- 91 29 62 5 .0 1 4 .6 3 5 .1 9 6 .0 1 4 .2 2 6 .2 8 3 .5 6 - 6 .2 8 3 .6 5 - 5 .5 ? 3 .2 5 - 6 .4 ? - _ - - 13 1 1 - - • • * - 13 31 7 24 4 * 9 8 1 12 - . - 12 4 - TRUCKORIVERS -----------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING------— ------------------- -PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ---------------------------- 1 ,4 4 7 435 1 ,0 1 2 4 11 5 .7 3 5 .0 5 6 .0 2 7 .0 4 6 .4 0 5 .0 2 6 .5 5 7 .1 1 4 . 9 8 - 7 .1 1 4 .6 0 - 5 .4 7 5 . 8 9 - 7 .1 1 7 . 1 1 - 7 .1 1 - 18 40 10 49 5 44 364 27 TRUCKORIVERS, LIGHT (UNDER 1 - 1 / 2 TONS) -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING - — -----— — ------------ 169 168 3 .4 6 3 .4 6 3 .2 3 3 .2 3 2 .4 5 2 .4 5 - 3 .7 7 3 .7 7 TRUCKORIVERS, MEDIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO AND INCLUDING A TONS) --------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ---------------------------- 436 91 345 163 5 .8 9 4 .6 1 6 .2 2 6 .9 2 6 .4 0 4 .5 0 6 .4 0 7 .1 1 4 .9 4 4 .1 3 5 .6 8 7 .1 1 - 7 .1 1 5 .2 9 7 .1 1 7 .1 1 TRUCKORIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS, TRAILER TYPE) --------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ---------------------------- 613 138 475 2 30 6 .3 3 4 .8 8 6 .7 5 7 .1 2 6 .5 5 4 .9 8 6 .5 5 7 .1 1 6 .3 4 4 .6 0 6 .4 5 7 .1 1 - 7 .1 1 4 .9 8 7 .1 1 7 .1 1 TRUCKORIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS, OTHER THAN TRAILER TYPE) --------------- 227 5 .5 1 5 .4 7 5 .2 7 - 5 .4 7 TRUCKERS, POWER (FO RK LIFT) ----------------MANUFACTURING------— -------- ------ — - — NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------- 534 343 191 5 .3 5 5 .0 9 5 .8 1 5 .7 4 4 .7 1 6 .1 8 4 .5 7 4 .3 2 5 .8 1 - 6 .1 8 6 .1 4 6 .1 8 WAREHOUSEMEN -----------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------- 637 124 5 .9 0 4 .9 4 6 .1 3 5 .0 5 6 .1 3 4 .1 6 - 6 .1 3 5 .6 2 - 5 14 - - - - - - 18 40 10 18 18 40 40 10 10 - - - 7 - - - - - - - 2 1 1 7 1 6 _ - 23 1 22 37 5 - - 37 5 _ “ _ - - - - - 11 11 27 27 12 1 11 10 10 - - - • 5 - - 2 2 6 6 4 1 7 6 _ - - - 8 6 4 1 1 6 2 13 12 7 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 . 2 2 4 4 • - 1 - 1 1 - - 4 4 * - “ - 1 - - - - - 8 6 2 24 22 2 40 37 3 29 27 2 19 15 100 76 24 4 53 53 49 48 1 “ 1 38 120 18 * 26 25 25 363 - - - 26 16 - 363 * 364 364 27 27 * _ 4 4 2 2 1 1 - - 44 44 5 - ~ - - 6 6 _ 20 18 2 2 2 - 10 9 1 - * . 1 23 21 2 - _ 12 10 2 3 3 - 1 1 18 15 3 25 5 20 4 1 1 - - 18 18 31 30 1 * 19 1 18 * 74 70 4 19 19 7 7 3 3 - - - 16 _ - - 16 16 - 112 112 “ 143 1 43 14} - 203 27 “ 10 3 3 227 - - - 10 - 227 203 203 27 27 6 - “ - - * * - - 2 - - 1 - _ “ * 2 - 5 5 7 2 5 10 10 1 3 2 5 5 14 - 1 33 11 116 - 22 24 - - 30 30 “ 6 6 * 1 1 * 51 47 4 22 22 ” 80 68 12 3 1 2 25 25 - 11 10 1 4 2 2 18 1 17 1 93 60 1 33 66 68 8 - - 6 6 3 18 17 5 5 6 6 8 8 - 25 25 13 13 26 26 517 8 3 - - - _ * - - Table A-6. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, powerplant, custodial, and material movement workers, by sex, in Omaha, Nebr.—Iowa, October 1975 Sex, occupation, and industry division Number of workers A verage (m ean2 ) Sex, occupation, and industry division earnings3 M A I N T E N A N C E AND P O W E R P L A N T O C CU PA TI ON S - MEN Number of workers Average (m ean 2 ) hourly earnings3 CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED 55 32 11 3 85 $ 6.46 $ 6.57 4* 14 7. j.3 t lr v ir iL tK o t j 1 fl 1 iU W ^ K T 181 **** _ __ 96 silo 65 31 4.97 4.83 89 6. 1J 1.419 5.05 1 list. I L 1' 1W A 1, 1 1 M M1. *. TRUCKDRIVERS. MECHANICS. AUTOMOTIVE (UNDER 3.46 TRUCKDRIVERS. 305 42 263 LIGHT MEDIUM (1-1/2 TO 6.48 6.20 15 5 TRUCKDRIVERS. 362 r A lr ilw K if 30 n ^ ll. 1 HEAVY (O V E R 4 T O N S , 5.44 w -n -. 5.64 P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------------------------TRUCKDRIVERS* HEAVY 229 6.75 7.12 (O V E R 4 T O N S * C U ST OD IA L AND MATE RI AL MOVEMENT O C CU PA TI ON S - MEN W A R E H O U S E M E N ------------- ----------------- — — JANITORS. PORTERS. AND CL EANERS -------- 629 5.92 4.96 -------- 506 2.68 ----------------------------------------------- 108 4.15 1.598 OCCUPATIONS JANITORS, PORTERS. - WOMEN AND C L E A N E R S 4.53 85 ^*79 PACKERS, SHIPPING ^*50 NOTE: E a rn in g s data in t a b le A - 6 r e la t e o n ly to w o r k e r s w h o s e s e x id e n t if ic a t io n w a s p r o v id e d b y the e s t a b lis h m e n t . E a rn in g s data in t a b le s A - 4 and A -5 , on th e o t h e r h a n d, r e la t e to a ll w o r k e r s in an o c c u p a t io n . (S e e a p p e n d ix A fo r p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a .) Table A-7. Percent increases in average hourly earnings for selected occupational groups, adjusted for employment shifts, in Omaha, Nebr.—Iowa, for selected periods I n d u s try and o c c u p a t io n a l g ro u p S e p t e m b e r 1972 to S e p t e m b e r 1973 A l l in d u s t r ie s : O ffi c e c l e r i c a l (m en and w o m e n )__________________ E l e c t r o n i c d a ta p r o c e s s i n g (m e n and w o m e n ) -----I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m e n and w o m e n ) ________________ S k ille d m a in t e n a n c e t r a d e s ( m e n ) ________________ _ U n s k ille d pla n t w o r k e r s (m e n ) ______________________ 6 .2 * ** 6 .4 5 .6 M a n u fa c t u r in g : O ffi c e c l e r i c a l (m e n and w o m e n )___________________ E l e c t r o n i c da ta p r o c e s s i n g (m en and w o m e n ) ____ I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m e n and w o m e n ) ________________ S k ille d m a in t e n a n c e t r a d e s (m e n ) ___________________ U n s k ille d p la n t w o r k e r s ( m e n ) ______________________ S e p te m b e r 1973 t o O c t o b e r 1974 13-m o n th in c r e a s e * ** 7 .0 6 .9 N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g : O f f i c e c l e r i c a l (m e n and w o m e n )__________________ E l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g (m e n and w o m e n ) ____ I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m e n and w o m e n ) ________________ S k ille d m a in te n a n c e t r a d e s ( m e n ) ---------------------------U n s k ille d p la n t w o r k e r s ( m e n ) ______________________ * ** A n n u a l r a te o f in c r e a s e O c t o b e r 1974 to O c t o b e r 1975 10.4 9.9 ** 12.6 7.5 9.6 9.1 ** 8 .8 9 .6 ** 11.6 6 .9 9.1 9 .6 ** ** ** ** ** ** 10.8 8.3 9 .9 7 .6 ** ** ** 10.0 8 .8 6 .0 ♦ ** ’S'* 10.4 10.7 ** ** 4 .9 6 .9 9 .6 9 .8 ** ** 6 .4 8 .6 9 .4 ** ** 1 0.0 D ata n ot a v a ila b le . D ata d o n ot m e e t p u b lic a t io n c r i t e r i a . N O T E : T h e p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s p r e s e n t e d in t h is t a b le a re b a s e d on c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r e s t a b lis h m e n t s r e p o r t in g th e t r e n d j o b s in b o th th e c u r r e n t and p r e v io u s y e a r (m a t c h e d e s t a b lis h m e n t s ). T h e y a r e not a ffe c t e d b y ch a n g e s in a v e r a g e e a r n in g s r e s u lt in g f r o m e m p lo y m e n t s h ifts a m on g e s t a b lis h m e n t s o r t u r n o v e r o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s in c lu d e d in s u r v e y s a m p l e s . T h e p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s , h o w e v e r , a r e s t i ll a ffe c t e d b y f a c t o r s o t h e r than w a g e i n c r e a s e s . H ir in g s , la y o f f s , and t u r n o v e r m a y a ffe c t an e s t a b lis h m e n t a v e r a g e f o r an o c c u p a t io n w hen w o r k e r s a r e p a id u n d er p la n s p r o v id in g a ra n g e o f w a g e r a t e s f o r in d iv id u a l j o b s . In p e r io d s o f i n c r e a s e d h i r in g , f o r e x a m p le , n ew e m p l o y e e s e n t e r at th e b o t t o m o f t h e -r a n g e , d e p r e s s in g th e a v e r a g e w ith ou t a ch a n g e in w a g e r a t e s . T h e s e w age tr e n d s a r e not lin k e d to the w a g e in d e x e s p r e v io u s l y p u b lis h e d f o r th is a r e a b e c a u s e th e w ag e in d e x e s m e a s u r e d ch a n g e s in a r e a a v e r a g e s , w h e r e a s th e s e w ag e tr e n d s m e a s u r e ch a n g e s in m a tc h e d e s t a b lis h m e n t a v e r a g e s . O th e r c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f t h e s e w ag e t r e n d s w h ic h d i f f e r f r o m the d is c o n t in u e d in d e x e s in clu d e (1) e a r n in g s da ta o f o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s and in d u s t r ia l n u r s e s a r e c o n v e r t e d t o an h o u r ly b a s i s , (2) t r e n d e s t im a t e s a r e p r o v id e d f o r n o n m a n u fa ctu r in g e s t a b l is h m e n t s , w h e re p o s s i b l e , and (3) tre n d e s t im a t e s a r e p r o v id e d f o r e l e c t r o n i c da ta p r o c e s s i n g j o b s . F o r a m o r e d e t a ile d d e s c r i p t i o n o f th e m e t h o d u s e d t o co m p u te t h e s e w a g e t r e n d s , s e e " I m p r o v in g A r e a W a g e S u r v e y I n d e x e s , " M o n th ly L a b o r R e v ie w , J a n u a ry 1 973, pp . 5 2 - 5 7 . Footnotes 1 S ta n d a rd h o u r s r e f l e c t t o th e s e w e e k ly h o u r s . 2 The m ean is com p u ted and h a lf r e c e i v e l e s s than th e 3 E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y th e w o r k w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e t h e ir r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t im e s a la r i e s (e x c lu s iv e o f p a y f o r o v e r t im e at r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and th e e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d f o r e a c h jo b b y t o ta lin g the e a r n in g s o f a ll w o r k e r s and d iv id in g b y th e n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s . T h e m e d ia n d e s ig n a t e s p o s it i o n — h a lf o f th e e m p l o y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e i v e m o r e r a te sh ow n . T h e m id d le ra n g e is d e fin e d b y 2 r a t e s o f p a y ; a fo u r th o f th e w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s than the l o w e r o f t h e s e r a t e s and a fo u r t h e a r n m o r e than the h ig h e r ra t e . f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s , a n d 'la t e s h ift s . Appendix A A r e a w a g e and r e l a t e d b e n e fit s d a ta a r e o b ta in e d b y p e r s o n a l v is i t s o f B u r e a u f i e l d r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s at 3 - y e a r i n t e r v a l s . 12 In e a c h o f th e in te r v e n in g y e a r s , in fo r m a t io n on e m p lo y m e n t and o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s i s c o l l e c t e d b y a c o m b in a t io n o f p e r s o n a l v is i t ; m a il q u e s t io n n a ir e , and te le p h o n e in t e r v ie w f r o m e s t a b lis h m e n t s p a r t i c i p a t in g in th e p r e v io u s s u r v e y . In e a c h o f th e 8 3 1 a r e a s c u r r e n t l y s u r v e y e d , d a ta a r e o b ta in e d f r o m r e p r e s e n t a t i v e e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith in s i x b r o a d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s : M a n u fa ctu r in g ; t r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , and o t h e r p u b lic u t il it i e s ; w h o le s a l e t r a d e ; r e t a il t r a d e ; fi n a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e r v i c e s . M a jo r in d u s t r y g r o u p s e x c l u d e d f r o m t h e s e s t u d ie s a r e g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t io n s and th e c o n s t r u c t i o n and e x t r a c t iv e in d u s t r ie s . E s t a b lis h m e n t s h a v in g f e w e r than a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s a r e o m it t e d b e c a u s e o f in s u ff ic i e n t e m p lo y m e n t in t h e o c c u p a t io n s stu d ie d . S e p a ra te ta b u la tio n s a r e p r o v id e d f o r e a c h o f th e b r o a d in d u s t r y d i v is i o n s w h ic h m e e t p u b lic a t io n c r i t e r i a . T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e c o n d u c t e d on a s a m p le b a s i s . T h e s a m p lin g p r o c e d u r e s in v o lv e d e t a ile d s t r a t i fic a t i o n o f a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith in th e s c o p e o f an in d iv id u a l a r e a s u r v e y b y in d u s t r y and n u m b e r o f e m p l o y e e s . F r o m t h is s t r a t i f ie d u n i v e r s e a p r o b a b ilit y s a m p le is s e l e c t e d , w ith e a c h e s t a b lis h m e n t h a v in g a p r e d e t e r m i n e d c h a n c e o f s e l e c t i o n . T o o b ta in o p tim u m a c c u r a c y at m in im u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t io n o f la r g e th a n s m a ll e s t a b l is h m e n t s i s s e l e c t e d . W hen data a r e c o m b in e d , e a c h e s t a b lis h m e n t i s w e ig h t e d a c c o r d i n g t o i t s p r o b a b il it y o f s e l e c t i o n , s o that u n b ia s e d e s t im a t e s a r e g e n e r a t e d . F or e x a m p le , i f o n e out o f f o u r e s t a b l is h m e n t s i s s e l e c t e d , it i s g iv e n a w e ig h t o f fo u r t o r e p r e s e n t i t s e l f p lu s t h r e e o t h e r s . An a lt e r n a t e o f th e s a m e o r i g in a l p r o b a b ilit y i s ch o s e n in th e s a m e in d u s t r y - s i z e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i f da ta a r e n o t a v a ila b le f o r th e o r i g in a l sa m p le m e m b e r . If n o s u ita b le s u b s titu te is a v a il a b l e , a d d it io n a l w e ig h t i s a s s i g n e d t o a s a m p le m e m b e r that i s s i m il a r t o th e m is s in g unit. O c c u p a t io n s a n d E a r n in g s O c c u p a t io n s s e l e c t e d f o r stu d y a r e c o m m o n t o a v a r ie t y o f m a n u fa ctu rin g and n o n m a n u fa ctu r in g i n d u s t r ie s , and a r e o f th e fo l lo w i n g t y p e s : (1 ) O ffi c e c l e r i c a l ; (2 ) p r o f e s s io n a l and t e c h n i c a l; (3 ) m a in t e n a n c e and p o w e r p la n t ; and (4 ) c u s t o d i a l and m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t . O c c u p a t io n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i s b a s e d on a u n i fo r m s e t o f j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s d e s ig n e d t o ta k e a cco u n t o f in t e r e s t a b lis h m e n t v a r ia t io n in d u tie s w ith in th e s a m e j o b . O c c u p a t io n s s e l e c t e d f o r stud y a r e li s t e d and d e s c r i b e d in a p p e n d ix B . U n le s s o t h e r w i s e in d ic a t e d , th e e a r n in g s d a ta fo llo w in g th e j o b t it l e s a r e fo r a ll in d u s t r ie s c o m b in e d . E a r n in g s d a ta f o r s o m e o f th e o c c u p a t io n s l i s t e d and d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e in d u s t r y d iv is io n s w ith in o c c u p a t io n s , a r e n o t p r e s e n t e d in th e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s , b e c a u s e e it h e r (1 ) e m p lo y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t io n i s t o o s m a ll t o p r o v id e e n o u g h d a ta t o m e r i t p r e s e n t a t io n , o r (2 ) t h e r e i s p o s s ib i li t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t d a ta . S e p a r a t e m e n 's and w o m e n 's e a r n in g s da ta a re n ot p r e s e n t e d w h en th e n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s n o t id e n t if ie d b y s e x i s 2 0 p e r c e n t o r m o r e o f th e m en o r w o m e n id e n t if ie d in an o c c u p a t io n . E a r n in g s d a ta n o t sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y f o r in d u s tr y d iv is io n s a r e in c lu d e d in a ll in d u s t r ie s c o m b in e d d a ta , w h e r e sh ow n . L ik e w i s e , d a ta a r e in c lu d e d in th e o v e r a ll c l a s s i f ic a t i o n w h en a s u b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f e l e c t r o n i c s t e c h n i c i a n s , s e c r e t a r i e s , o r t r u c k d r iv e r s i s not sh ow n o r in fo r m a t io n t o s u b c l a s s i f y i s n ot a v a ila b le . O c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t a n d e a r n in g s da ta a re sh ow n fo r f u l l- t im e w o r k e r s , i . e . , t h o s e h i r e d t o w o r k a r e g u l a r w e e k ly s c h e d u le . E a r n in g s da ta e x c lu d e p r e m iu m pay f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l id a y s , and la t e s h ift s . N o n p r o d u c t io n b o n u s e s a re e x c lu d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a llo w a n c e s and in c e n t iv e b o n u s e s a r e in c lu d e d . W e e k ly h o u r s f o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l and p r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t io n s r e f e r t o th e s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k (r o u n d e d t o th e n e a r e s t h a lf h o u r ) f o r w h ic h e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t im e s a l a r i e s (e x c l u s i v e o f p a y f o r o v e r t i m e at r e g u la r a n d / o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) . A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s f o r t h e s e o c c u p a t io n s a r e r o u n d e d t o th e n e a r e s t h a lf d o l la r . T h e s e s u r v e y s m e a s u r e th e l e v e l o f o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s in an a r e a at a p a r t i c u l a r t im e . C o m p a r is o n s o f in d iv id u a l o c c u p a t io n a l a v e r a g e s o v e r t im e m a y n ot r e f le c t e x p e c t e d w a g e c h a n g e s . T h e a v e r a g e s f o r in d iv id u a l j o b s a r e a ff e c t e d b y c h a n g e s in w a g e s and e m p lo y m e n t p a t t e r n s . F or e x a m p le , p r o p o r t io n s o f w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d b y h i g h - o r lo w - w a g e f i r m s m a y c h a n g e , o r h ig h - w a g e w o r k e r s m a y a d v a n c e t o b e t t e r j o b s a n d b e r e p la c e d b y n ew w o r k e r s at lo w e r r a t e s . S u ch s h ift s in e m p lo y m e n t c o u ld d e c r e a s e a n o c c u p a t io n a l a v e r a g e e v e n th ou g h m o s t e s t a b lis h m e n t s in an a r e a in c r e a s e w a g e s d u r in g th e y e a r . T r e n d s in e a r n in g s o f o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p q , sh ow n in t a b le A - 7 , a r e b e t t e r in d ic a t o r s o f w a g e t r e n d s than in d iv id u a l j o b s w ith in th e g r o u p s . A v e r a g e e a r n in g s r e f le c t c o m p o s i t e , a r e a w id e e s t i m a t e s . I n d u s t r ie s and e s t a b lis h m e n t s d iff e r in p a y le v e l and j o b s t a ffin g , and th u s c o n t r ib u t e d iff e r e n t ly t o th e e s t im a t e s f o r e a c h jo b . P ay a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l t o r e f l e c t a c c u r a t e l y th e w a g e d i ff e r e n t ia l a m on g j o b s in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s . A v e r a g e p a y l e v e l s f o r m e n and w o m e n in s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s sh ou ld n ot b e a s s u m e d t o r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y o f th e s e x e s w ith in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s . F a c t o r s w h ic h m a y c o n tr ib u te t o d i f f e r e n c e s in c lu d e p r o g r e s s i o n w ith in e s t a b l is h e d r a t e r a n g e s , s in c e o n ly th e r a t e s p a id in cu m b en ts a r e c o l l e c t e d , and p e r f o r m a n c e o f s p e c i f i c d u tie s w ith in th e g e n e r a l s u r v e y jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s . J ob d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d t o c l a s s i f y e m p l o y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s u s u a lly a r e m o r e g e n e r a liz e d than t h o s e u s e d in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s and a llo w f o r m in o r d i f f e r e n c e s a m on g e s t a b lis h m e n t s in s p e c i f ic d u tie s p e r f o r m e d . O c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t e s t i m a t e s r e p r e s e n t th e t o t a l in a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith in th e s c o p e o f th e stu d y and n ot th e n u m b e r a ct u a lly s u r v e y e d . B e c a u s e o c c u p a t io n a l s t r u c t u r e s a m on g e s t a b lis h m e n t s d i f f e r , e s t i m a t e s o f o c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t o b ta in e d f r o m th e s a m p le o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s stu d ied s e r v e o n ly t o in d ic a t e th e r e l a t i v e im p o r t a n c e o f th e j o b s s tu d ie d . T h e s e d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t io n a l s t r u c t u r e d o n ot a ffe c t m a t e r ia ll y th e a c c u r a c y o f the e a r n in g s da ta . W a g e t r e n d s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s The A nnual ra te s sp an b e t w e e n i n c r e a s e d at p e r c e n t s o f ch a n g e in t a b le A - 7 r e la t e t o w a g e c h a n g e s b e tw e e n th e in d ic a t e d d a tes. o f i n c r e a s e , w h e r e sh o w n , r e f l e c t th e a m ou n t o f in c r e a s e f o r 12 m on th s w hen th e t im e s u r v e y s w a s o t h e r than 12 m o n t h s . A n nual r a t e s a r e b a s e d on th e a ssu m p tio n that w a g es a co n s t a n t r a t e b e t w e e n s u r v e y s . O c c u p a t io n s u s e d t o co m p u t e w a g e t r e n d s a r e : O ffi c e c l e r i c a l (m e n and w o m e n ): B o o k k e e p in g - m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s , c la s s B C l e r k s , a c c o u n tin g , c l a s s e s A and B C l e r k s , f i l e , c l a s s e s A , B , and C C le rk s , o rd e r C le r k s , p a y ro ll K e y p u n ch o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s e s A and B M essen gers S e c r e t a r ie s S ten og ra p h ers, g e n e ra l S te n o g ra p h e rs, s e n io r S w it c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r s T a b u la t in g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s , c la s s B T y p i s t s , c l a s s e s A and B E l e c t r o n i c d a ta p r o c e s s i n g (m e n and w o m e n ): C o m p u t e r o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s e s A , B , and C C om p u ter p r o g r a m m e r s , c la s s e s A , B , and C E l e c t r o n i c da ta p r o c e s s i n g (m en and w o m e n )— C o n tin u e d C o m p u t e r s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s , c l a s s e s A , B , and C I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m en and w o m e n ): N u r s e s , in d u s t r ia l ( r e g i s t e r e d ) S k ille d m a in t e n a n c e (m e n ): C a rp en ters E le ct ricia n s M a c h in is t s M e c h a n ic s M e c h a n ic s (a u t o m o t iv e ) P a in t e r s P ip e fit t e r s T o o l and d ie m a k e r s U n s k ille d p la n t (m e n ): J a n i t o r s , p o r t e r s , and c l e a n e r s L a b o r e r s , m a t e r ia l h a n d lin g P e r c e n t c h a n g e s f o r in d iv id u a l a r e a s in th e p r o g r a m a r e c o m p u t e d a s f o l lo w s : 1. E a c h o c c u p a t io n i s a s s ig n e d a w e ig h t b a s e d on i t s p r o p o r t io n a t e e m p lo y m e n t in th e s e l e c t e d g r o u p o f o c c u p a t io n s in th e b a s e y e a r . 2. T h e s e w e ig h t s a r e u s e d t o c o m p u t e g r o u p a v e r a g e s . E a c h o c c u p a t io n 's a v e r a g e (m ea n ) e a r n in g s i s m u lt ip lie d b y it s w e ig h t. T h e p r o d u c t s a r e t o t a le d t o o b ta in a g r o u p a v e r a g e . 3. T h e r a t io o f g r o u p a v e r a g e s f o r 2 c o n s e c u t i v e y e a r s i s c o m p u t e d b y d iv id in g the a v e r a g e f o r th e c u r r e n t y e a r b y th e a v e r a g e f o r th e e a r l i e r y e a r . T h e r e s u lt s — e x p r e s s e d as a p e r c e n t — l e s s 100 i s th e p e r c e n t ch a n g e. E s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v is i o n s 1 Peisonal visits were on a 2 -y e a r c y c le before July 1972. 2 Included in die 83 areas are 13 studies conducted by the Bureau under contract. These areas are Akion, Ohio; Austin, Tex. ; Binghamton, N. Y . —Pa. ; Birmingham, A l a . ; Fort Lauderdale—H ollyw ood and West Palm Beach—Boca Raton, F la .; Lexington—Fayette, Ky. ; M elbourne—T itu s v ille C oco a , F la .; N orfolk—V irginia Beach—Portsmouth and Newport News—Hampton, Va. —N. C . ; Poughkeepsie—Kingston—Newburgh, M Y . ; R aleigh— Durham, N .C .; Syracuse, N . Y . ; U tica—R o m e , N. Y . ; and W estchester County, N .Y . In addition, the Bureau conducts more lim ited area studies in approxim ately 70 areas at the request o f the Em ploym ent Standards Administration o f the U. S. Department o f Labor. T a b u la t io n s on s e l e c t e d e s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v is i o n s ( B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) a r e not p r e s e n t e d in t h is b u lle t in . I n fo r m a t io n f o r th e se , ta b u la t io n s i s c o l l e c t e d at 3 - y e a r i n t e r v a l s . 1 T h e s e t a b u la t io n s on m in im u m e n t r a n c e s a la r i e s f o r in e x p e r i e n c e d o f f i c e w o r k e r s ; sh ift d i f f e r e n t ia l s ; s c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s and d a y s ; p a id h o l id a y s ; p a id v a c a t i o n s ; and h e a lth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n s io n p la n s a r e p r e s e n t e d (in th e B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) in p r e v io u s b u lle t in s f o r t h is a re a . Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied in Omaha, Nebr.—Iow a,1 October 1975 In d u s tr y d i v is i o n 2 M in im u m e m p lo y m e n t in e s t a b l is h m e n ts in s c o p e o f stu d y W o r k e r s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s W ith in s c o p e o f s t u d y 4 W ith in s c o p e o f stu d y * S tu d ied Stu died N u m ber P ercen t 543 161 9 4 ,0 8 1 100 5 6 .8 0 5 50 “ 140 4 03 56 105 2 7 ,2 0 7 6 6 ,8 7 4 29 71 1 8 ,7 9 9 3 8 ,0 0 6 50 50 50 50 50 56 60 145 63 79 22 13 28 16 26 1 7 ,2 0 7 5 ,7 6 7 2 2 ,6 1 4 1 2 ,3 6 0 8 ,9 2 6 18 06 24 13 10 1 4 ,3 4 2 1, 808 10, 827 7 ,4 8 0 3 , 549 A l l d i v i s i o n s ___________________________________ M a n u fa c t u r in g ___________________________________ ___ N o n m a n u f a c t u r in g ________________________________ — T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , and o t h e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s 5 ________________ __ W h o le s a le t r a d e 6 _________ __________________ R e t a il t r a d e 6_____________________________________ F in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e b _______ S e r v i c e s 6 7 ______ ______________________________ N u m b e r o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s 1 T h e O m ah a S ta n da rd M e t r o p o lit a n S t a t is t ic a l A r e a , a s d e fin e d b y th e O f f i c e o f M a n a g em en t and B u d get th r o u g h F e b r u a r y 1 9 7 4 , c o n s i s t s o f D o u g la s and S a rp y C o u n t ie s , N e b r . ; and P o tta w a tta m ie C o u n ty , I o w a . T h e " w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s t u d y 1 s t i m a t e s sh ow n in t h is t a b le p r o v id e 'e a r e a s o n a b ly a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f the s iz e and c o m p o s i t i o n o f th e la b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in the s u r v e y . E s t im a t e s a r e n o t in te n d e d , h o w e v e r , f o r c o m p a r is o n w ith o t h e r e m p lo y m e n t in d e x e s t o m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t t r e n d s o r l e v e l s s in c e (1 ) p la n n in g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s e s t a b lis h m e n t da ta c o m p il e d c o n s id e r a b l y in a d v a n c e o f th e p a y r o l l p e r io d s t u d ie d , and (2 ) s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y . 2 T h e 1967 e d it io n o f th e S ta n d a rd I n d u s t r ia l C l a s s if ic a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d in c l a s s i fy in g e s t a b lis h m e n t s b y in d u s t r y d i v is i o n . 3 I n c lu d e s a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t at o r a b o v e th e m in im u m lim it a t io n . A l l o u tle ts (w ith in th e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n i e s in in d u s t r ie s su ch a s t r a d e , fin a n c e , a uto r e p a i r s e r v i c e , and m o t io n p ic t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s id e r e d a s 1 e s t a b lis h m e n t . 4 I n c lu d e s a ll w o r k e r s in a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t (w ith in th e a r e a ) at o r a b o v e th e m in im u m li m it a t io n . 5 A b b r e v ia t e d to " p u b lic u t i l i t i e s " in th e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s . T a x i c a b s and s e r v i c e s in c id e n t a l to w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t io n w e r e e x c lu d e d . O m a h a 's g a s , e l e c t r i c u t il it i e s , and l o c a l - t r a n s i t s y s t e m s a r e m u n ic ip a lly o p e r a t e d and a r e e x c lu d e d b y d e fin it io n f r o m the s c o p e o f th e stu d y . 6 T h is d i v is i o n i s r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r ie s " and " n o n m a n u fa c t u r in g 1 in th e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s . * S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n o f da ta i s n ot m a d e f o r on e o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g r e a s o n s : (1 ) E m p lo y m e n t i s t o o s m a ll t o p r o v id e en ou g h da ta t o m e r i t s e p a r a t e s tu d y , (2) th e s a m p le w a s n ot d e s ig n e d in it ia lly t o p e r m it s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n , (3 ) r e s p o n s e w a s in s u ff ic i e n t o r in a d eq u a te t o p e r m it s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n , and (4 ) t h e r e i s p o s s i b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t d a ta . 7 H o t e ls and m o t e ls ; la u n d r ie s and o t h e r p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u t o m o b ile r e p a i r , r e n t a l, a n d p a r k in g ; m o t io n p i c t u r e s ; n o n p r o fit m e m b e r s h i p o r g a n iz a t io n s (e x c lu d in g r e l ig i o u s and c h a r it a b le o r g a n iz a t io n s ); and e n g in e e r in g and a r c h i t e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s . Appendix B. Occupational Descriptions T h e p r im a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r in g jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r th e B u r e a u 's w a g e s u r v e y s is t o a s s i s t its f i e l d s t a ff in c l a s s i f y in g in to a p p r o p r ia t e o c c u p a t io n s w o r k e r s w h o a r e e m p lo y e d u n d e r a v a r ie t y o f p a y r o l l t it l e s and d iffe r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b lis h m e n t t o e s t a b lis h m e n t and fr o m a re a to a rea . T h is p e r m it s th e g ro u p in g o f o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t in g c o m p a r a b le j o b c o n t e n t . B e c a u s e o f t h is e m p h a s is on in t e r e s t a b l is h m e n t and in t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b il it y o f o c c u p a t io n a l c o n t e n t , th e B u r e a tr 's j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d i f f e r s ig n ific a n t ly f r o m t h o s e in u se in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s o r th o s e p r e p a r e d fo r o t h e r p u r p o s e s . In a p p ly in g t h e s e j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s , th e B u r e a u 's f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s a r e in s t r u c t e d t o e x c l u d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s ; a p p r e n t ic e s ; le a r n e r s ; b e g i n n e r s ; t r a in e e s ; and h a n d ic a p p e d , p a r t - t i m e , t e m p o r a r y , and p r o b a t io n a r y w o r k e r s . OFFICE B I L L E R , M A C H IN E C L E R K S , A C C O U N T IN G P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , and in v o i c e s on a m a c h in e o t h e r than an o r d in a r y o r e le c t r o m a t ic t y p e w r i t e r . M a y a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s as t o b il li n g s o r sh ip p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o t h e r c l e r i c a l w o rk in c id e n t a l t o b il li n g o p e r a t i o n s . F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a c h in e , a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f m a c h in e , as f o l l o w s : P e r f o r m s on e o r m o r e a cco u n tin g c l e r i c a l t a s k s s u c h as p o s t in g t o r e g i s t e r s and le d g e r s ; r e c o n c i li n g bank a c c o u n ts ; v e r i fy in g th e in t e r n a l c o n s is t e n c y , c o m p le t e n e s s , and m a th e m a t ic a l a c c u r a c y o f a c c o u n tin g d o c u m e n t s ; a s s ig n in g p r e s c r i b e d a c c o u n tin g d is t r ib u t io n c o d e s ; e x a m in in g and v e r ify in g fo r c l e r i c a l a c c u r a c y v a r io u s t y p e s o f r e p o r t s , l i s t s , c a lc u la t io n s , p o s t in g , e t c . ; o r p r e p a r in g s im p le o r a s s is t in g in p r e p a r in g m o r e c o m p li c a t e d j o u r n a l v o u c h e r s . M a y w o r k in e it h e r a m a n u a l o r a u tom a ted a c c o u n tin g s y s t e m . B i l l e r , m a c h in e (b illin g m a c h in e ). U s e s a s p e c i a l b illin g m a ch in e (c o m b in a t io n ty p in g and a d d in g m a c h in e ) t o p r e p a r e b i l l s and in v o i c e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , in te r n a lly p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , s h ip p in g m e m o r a n d u m s , e t c . U s u a lly in v o lv e s a p p lic a t io n o f p r e d e t e r m in e d d i s c o u n t s and sh ip p in g c h a r g e s and e n t r y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s io n s , w h ic h m a y o r m a y not be co m p u t e d on th e b illin g m a c h in e , and t o t a l s w h ic h a r e a u t o m a t ic a lly a c c u m u la te d b y m a c h in e . T h e o p e r a t io n u s u a lly in v o lv e s a la r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p i e s o f th e b i l l b e in g p r e p a r e d and is often done on a fa n fo ld m a c h in e . B i l l e r f m a c h in e (b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a ch in e (w ith o r w ith ou t a t y p e w r i t e r k e y b o a r d ) t o p r e p a r e c u s t o m e r s ' b i l l s as p a rt o f the a c c o u n ts r e c e iv a b l e o p e r a t io n . G e n e r a lly i n v o l v e s th e s im u lt a n e o u s e n t r y o f fi g u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' le d g e r r e c o r d . T h e m a ch in e a u t o m a t ic a lly a c c u m u la t e s fi g u r e s on a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o lu m n s and c o m p u t e s and u s u a lly p r in ts a u t o m a t ic a lly th e d e b it o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s . D o e s n ot in v o lv e a k n o w le d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g . W o r k s fr o m u n ifo r m and s t a n d a r d t y p e s o f s a le s and c r e d i t s l ip s . T h e w o r k r e q u i r e s a k n o w le d g e o f c l e r i c a l m e t h o d s and o f f i c e p r a c t i c e s and p r o c e d u r e s w h ic h r e l a t e s t o th e c l e r i c a l p r o c e s s in g and r e c o r d in g o f t r a n s a c t i o n s and a cco u n tin g in fo r m a t io n . W ith e x p e r i e n c e , the w o r k e r t y p i c a ll y b e c o m e s f a m il ia r w ith th e b o o k k e e p in g and a cco u n tin g t e r m s and p r o c e d u r e s u s e d in th e a s s ig n e d w o r k , but i s n ot r e q u i r e d t o h a v e a k n o w le d g e o f the f o r m a l p r in c ip le s o f b o o k k e e p in g and a c c o u n tin g . P o s it i o n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d in to l e v e l s on th e b a s is o f th e fo llo w in g d e fin it io n s . C la s s A . U n d e r g e n e r a l s u p e r v is io n , p e r f o r m s a cc o u n tin g c l e r i c a l o p e r a t io n s w h ic h r e q u ir e th e a p p lic a t io n o f e x p e r ie n c e and ju d g m e n t , f o r e x a m p le , c l e r i c a l l y p r o c e s s in g c o m p lic a t e d o r n o n r e p e t it iv e a c c o u n tin g t reins a c t io n s , s e le c t in g a m on g a s u b s t a n t ia l v a r ie t y o f p r e s c r i b e d a cco u n tin g c o d e s and c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s , o r t r a c i n g t r a n s a c t i o n s th o u g h p r e v io u s a cco u n tin g a c t io n s t o d e te r m in e s o u r c e o f d i s c r e p a n c i e s . M a y b e a s s i s t e d b y on e o r m o r e c l a s s B a cco u n tin g c l e r k s . B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e (w ith o r w ith ou t a t y p e w r i t e r k e y b o a r d ) t o k e e p a r e c o r d o f b u s in e s s t r a n s a c t i o n s . C l a s s A . K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u ir in g a k n o w le d g e o f and e x p e r ie n c e in b a s i c b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s , and f a m il ia r i t y w ith th e s t r u c t u r e o f th e p a r t i c u l a r a cco u n tin g s y s t e m u s e d . D e t e r m in e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s and d is t r ib u t io n o f d e b it and c r e d i t it e m s t o b e u s e d in e a ch p h a s e o f th e w o r k . M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o li d a t e d r e p o r t s , b a la n c e s h e e t s , and o t h e r r e c o r d s b y hand. C la s s B . K e e p s a r e c o r d o f on e o r m o r e p h a s e s o r s e c t io n s o f a s e t o f r e c o r d s u su a lly r e q u ir in g li t t le k n o w le d g e o f b a s i c b o o k k e e p in g . P h a s e s o r s e c t io n s in clu d e a c c o u n ts p a y a b le , p a y r o l l , c u s t o m e r s * a c c o u n t s (n ot in c lu d in g a s im p le ty p e o f b illin g d e s c r i b e d u n d er b i l l e r , m a c h in e ), c o s t d i s t r ib u t io n , e x p e n s e d i s t r ib u t io n , in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , e t c . M a y c h e c k o r a s s is t in p r e p a r a t io n o f t r i a l b a l a n c e s and p r e p a r e c o n t r o l s h e e t s f o r th e a cco u n tin g d e p a r tm e n t. C la s s B . U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v is io n , fo llo w in g d e t a ile d in s t r u c t io n s and s t a n d a r d iz e d p r o c e d u r e s , p e r f o r m s on e o r m o r e r o u tin e a cco u n tin g c l e r i c a l o p e r a t i o n s , s u c h as p o s tin g t o le d g e r s , c a r d s , o r w o r k s h e e t s w h e r e id e n t if ic a t io n o f it e m s and lo c a t i o n s o f p o s t in g s a r e c l e a r l y in d ic a t e d ; ch e c k in g a c c u r a c y and c o m p le t e n e s s o f s t a n d a r d iz e d and r e p e t it iv e r e c o r d s o r a c c o u n tin g d o c u m e n t s ; and co d in g d o c u m e n t s u sin g a fe w p r e s c r i b e d a c c o u n tin g c o d e s . 0 C L E R K , F IL E F i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s , and r e t r i e v e s m a t e r ia l in an e s t a b l is h e d filin g s y s t e m . M ay p e r f o r m c l e r i c a l and m a n u a l t a s k s r e q u i r e d t o m a in ta in f i l e s . P o s it i o n s a re c l a s s i f i e d in to l e v e l s on the b a s is o f th e fo llo w in g d e fin it io n s . C la s s A . C l a s s i f i e s and d o c u m e n t s , e t c . , in an e s t a b l is h e d M a y a ls o f i le t h is m a t e r ia l. M ay le a d a s m a ll g r o u p o f lo w e r le v e l in d e x e s f i l e m a t e r ia l s u c h as c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , r e p o r t s , t e c h n ic a l filin g s y s t e m c o n ta in in g a n u m b e r o f v a r ie d s u b je c t m a tt e r f i le s . k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r io u s t y p e s in c o n ju n c t io n w ith the f i le s . M ay fi le c l e r k s . S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u ed G la s ■ B . S o r t s , c o d e s , and f i l e s u n c la s s i fi e d m a t e r ia l b y s im p le (s u b je c t m a t t e r ) h ea d in g s o r p a r t ly c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r ia l b y fi n e r su b h e a d in g s . P r e p a r e s s im p le r e la t e d in d e x and c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a id s. A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s c l e a r l y id e n t if ie d m a t e r ia l in f i l e s and fo r w a r d s m a t e r ia l. M a y p e r f o r m r e la t e d c l e r i c a l t a s k s r e q u i r e d t o m a in ta in and s e r v i c e f i l e s . C l a s s C . P e r f o r m s ro u tin e filin g o f m a t e r ia l that h a s a lr e a d y b e e n c l a s s i f i e d o r w h ic h is e a s il y c l a s s i f i e d in a s im p le s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s y s t e m ( e . g . , a lp h a b e t ic a l, c h r o n o l o g i c a l , o r n u m e r ic a l) . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s r e a d ily a v a ila b le m a t e r ia l in f i l e s and fo r w a r d s m a t e r ia l; and m a y f i l l out w ith d ra w a l c h a r g e . M a y p e r f o r m s im p le c l e r i c a l and m a n u a l t a s k s r e q u i r e d t o m a in ta in and s e r v i c e f i le s . C LE R K , ORDER E x c lu s io n s N ot a ll p o s it io n s that a r e t it le d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s th e a b o v e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . p o s it i o n s w h ich a re e x c lu d e d f r o m th e d e f in it io n a r e as f o l l o w s : a. P o s it io n s w h ic h d o n ot m e e t th e " p e r s o n a l " b. S t e n o g r a p h e r s n ot fu lly t r a in e d in s e c r e t a r i a l t y p e d u tie s ; c. S ten og ra p h ers m a n a g e r ia l p e r s o n s ; s e r v in g as o ff ic e s e c r e ta r y con cep t d e s c r ib e d a bove; a s s is t a n t s to a grou p o f p r o fe s s io n a l, d. S e c r e t a r y p o s it io n s in w h ic h th e d u tie s a r e e it h e r s u b s t a n t ia lly m o r e s ta n tia lly m o r e c o m p le x and r e s p o n s i b le than t h o s e c h a r a c t e r i z e d in th e d e fin it io n ; R e c e iv e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s f o r m a t e r ia l o r m e r c h a n d is e b y m a il , p h o n e , o r p e r s o n a ll y . D u ties in v o lv e any c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o l lo w i n g : Q u otin g p r i c e s t o c u s t o m e r s ; m a k in g out an o r d e r sh e e t lis t in g th e it e m s t o m a k e up th e o r d e r ; c h e c k in g p r i c e s and q u a n titie s o f it e m s on o r d e r sh e e t; and d is tr ib u tin g o r d e r s h e e t s t o r e s p e c t i v e d e p a r t m e n t s t o b e fi l l e d . M a y c h e c k w ith c r e d i t d e p a r tm e n t t o d e t e r m in e c r e d i t ra tin g o f c u s t o m e r , a c k n o w le d g e r e c e ip t o f o r d e r s f r o m c u s t o m e r s , fo l lo w up o r d e r s t o s e e that th e y h a v e b e e n f i l l e d , k e e p f i l e o f o r d e r s r e c e i v e d , and c h e c k sh ip p in g in v o i c e s w ith o r ig in a l o r d e r s . CLERK, PAYROLL C o m p u te s w a g e s o f co m p a n y e m p l o y e e s and e n t e r s th e n e c e s s a r y da ta on th e p a y r o l l s h e e t s . D u ties in v o lv e : C a lc u la t in g w o r k e r s ' e a r n in g s b a s e d on t im e o r p r o d u c t io n r e c o r d s ; and p o s t in g c a lc u la t e d da ta on p a y r o l l s h e e t , sh ow in g in fo r m a t io n su c h as w o r k e r 's n a m e , w d r k in g d a y s , t im e , r a t e , d e d u c tio n s f o r in s u r a n c e , and t o t a l w a g e s d u e. M a y m a k e ou t p a y c h e c k s and a s s i s t p a y m a s t e r in m a k in g up and d is t r ib u t in g p a y e n v e lo p e s . M a y u s e a c a lc u la t in g m a c h in e . KEYPU NCH O P E R A T O R O p e r a t e s a k e y p u n ch m a c h in e t o r e c o r d o r v e r i f y a lp h a b e t ic a n d /o r n u m e r i c da ta on ta b u la tin g c a r d s o r on ta p e . P o s it i o n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d in to l e v e l s on th e b a s is o f th e fo llo w in g d e fin it io n s . C l a s s A . W o r k r e q u i r e s th e a p p lic a t io n o f e x p e r ie n c e and ju d g m e n t ,in s e le c t in g p r o c e d u r e s t o b e fo llo w e d and in s e a r c h in g f o r , in t e r p r e t in g , s e l e c t i n g , o r c o d in g it e m s t o b e k e y p u n ch e d f r o m a v a r ie t y o f s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s . On o c c a s io n m a y a ls o p e r f o r m s o m e ro u tin e k e y p u n ch w o r k . M a y t r a in in e x p e r ie n c e d k e y p u n ch o p e r a t o r s . C l a s s B . W o r k i s r o u tin e and r e p e t it i v e . U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v is io n o r fo llo w in g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r in s t r u c t io n s , w o r k s f r o m v a r io u s s t a n d a r d iz e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n ts w h ic h h a v e b e e n c o d e d , and fo llo w s s p e c i f ie d p r o c e d u r e s w h ic h h a v e b e e n p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a il and r e q u ir e li t t le o r n o s e l e c t i n g , c o d in g , o r in te r p r e t in g o f da ta t o b e r e c o r d e d . R e f e r s t o s u p e r v is o r p r o b l e m s a r is in g f r o m e r r o n e o u s it e m s o r c o d e s o r m is s in g in fo r m a t io n . M E SSE N G E R E x a m p le s o f t e c h n ic a l, or r o u t in e o r s u b e. A s s is ta n t ty p e p o s it io n s w h ic h in v o lv e m o r e d i ff ic u l t o r m o r e r e s p o n s i b le t e c h n i c a l, a d m in is t r a t iv e , s u p e r v is o r y , o r s p e c i a l iz e d c l e r i c a l d u tie s w h ic h a r e n ot t y p i c a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w ork . N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d in th e l e v e l d e f in it io n s f o l lo w i n g , r e f e r s t o t h o s e o f f i c i a l s w h o h a ve a s ig n ific a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o l ic y m a k i n g r o l e w ith r e g a r d t o m a jo r c o m p a n y a c t iv i t ie s . The t it le " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , " th ou g h n o r m a ll y in d ic a t iv e o f t h is r o l e , d o e s n ot in a ll c a s e s id e n t ify s u c h p o s it i o n s . V i c e p r e s id e n t s w h o s e p r im a r y r e s p o n s i b il it y i s t o a ct p e r s o n a ll y on in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t io n s ( e . g . , a p p r o v e o r d e n y in d iv id u a l lo a n o r c r e d i t a c t io n s ; a d m in is t e r in d iv id u a l t r u s t a c c o u n ts ; d i r e c t ly s u p e r v is e a c l e r i c a l s t a ff) a r e n ot c o n s i d e r e d to b e " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s o f a pply in g th e fo llo w in g l e v e l d e f in i t io n s . C la s s A 1. S e c r e t a r y t o the ch a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , o v e r 100 but ie w e r than 5, 000 p e r s o n s ; o r in a ll , 2. S e c r e t a r y t o a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r (o t h e r than th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t ) o f a c o m p a n y that e m p l o y s , in a ll, o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 but f e w e r than 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r 3. S e c r e t a r y t o the h e a d , im m e d ia t e ly b e lo w th e c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r l e v e l , o f a m a jo r o r s u b s id ia r y o f a c o m p a n y that e m p l o y s , in a ll , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s . segm ent C la s s B 1. S e c r e t a r y t o the c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y that e m p l o y s , fe w e r than 100 p e r s o n s ; o r in a ll, 2. S e c r e t a r y t o a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r (o t h e r th a n th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a ll, o v e r 100 but f e w e r th a n 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r 3. S e c r e t a r y t o the h e a d , im m e d ia t e ly b e lo w th e o f f i c e r l e v e l , o v e r e it h e r a m a jo r c o r p o r a t e w id e fu n c t io n a l a c t iv it y ( e . g . , m a r k e t in g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t i o n s , in d u s t r ia l r e l a t i o n s , e t c . ) o r a m a jo r g e o g r a p h ic o r o r g a n iz a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a r e g i o n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ; a m a j o r d i v is i o n ) o f a co m p a n y that e m p l o y s , in a ll, o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 but fe w e r than 2 5 , 0 0 0 e m p l o y e e s ; o r P e r f o r m s v a r io u s r o u tin e d u tie s s u c h as run ning e r r a n d s , o p e r a t in g m in o r o f f i c e m a c h in e s su c h as s e a le r s o r m a i l e r s , op en in g and d is t r ib u t in g m a il , and o t h e r m in o r c l e r i c a l w o r k . E x c lu d e p o s it io n s that r e q u i r e o p e r a t io n o f a m o t o r v e h i c l e as a s ig n ific a n t duty. 4. S e c r e t a r y t o the h e a d o f an in d iv id u a l p la n t, o f f i c i a l ) that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r SECRETARY 5. S e c r e t a r y t o th e h ea d o f a la r g e and im p o r t a n t o r g a n iz a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a m id d le m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v is o r o f an o r g a n iz a t io n a l s e g m e n t o fte n in v o lv in g as m a n y as s e v e r a l h u n d re d p e r s o n s ) o r a co m p a n y that e m p l o y s , in a ll , o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s . A s s ig n e d as p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a ll y t o on e in d iv id u a l. M a in ta in s a c l o s e and h ig h ly r e s p o n s iv e r e la t io n s h ip t o th e d a y - t o - d a y w o r k o f th e s u p e r v is o r . W o r k s f a ir ly in d e p e n d e n tly r e c e iv in g a m in im u m o f d e t a ile d s u p e r v is io n and g u id a n c e . P e r f o r m s v a r ie d c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r i a l d u tie s , u su a lly in c lu d in g m o s t o f th e f o l lo w i n g : a. R e c e iv e s t e le p h o n e c a l l s , p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , and in c o m in g m a il , a n s w e r s r o u tin e in q u i r e s , and ro u t e s t e c h n ic a l in q u i r i e s t o th e p r o p e r p e r s o n s ; b. E s t a b li s h e s , c. M a in ta in s th e s u p e r v i s o r 's c a le n d a r and m a k e s a p p o in tm e n ts as in s t r u c t e d ; m a in t a in s , and r e v i s e s th e s u p e r v i s o r 's d. R e la y s m e s s a g e s f r o m P e r fo r m s s u p e r v is o r t o s u b o r d in a t e s ; s t e n o g r a p h ic and ty p in g w o r k . M a y a ls o p e r f o r m o t h e r c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r i a l t a s k s o f c o m p a r a b le n a tu re and d iff ic u lt y . T h e w o r k t y p i c a ll y r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f i c e r o u t in e and u n d e rs ta n d in g o f the o r g a n iz a t io n , p r o g r a m s , and p r o c e d u r e s r e la t e d t o th e w o r k o f th e s u p e r v is o r . etc. ( o r o t h e r e q u iv a le n t le v e l o f C la s s C 1. S e c r e t a r y t o an e x e c u t iv e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o s e r e s p o n s i b il it y i s n o t e q u iv a le n t t o on e o f the s p e c i f i c le v e l s itu a tio n s in th e d e fin it io n f o r c l a s s B , but w h o s e o r g a n iz a t io n a l unit n o r m a ll y n u m b e r s at le a s t s e v e r a l d o z e n e m p l o y e e s and i s u s u a lly d iv id e d in to o r g a n iz a t io n a l s e g m e n t s w h ic h a r e o fte n , in t u r n , fu r t h e r s u b d iv id e d . In s o m e c o m p a n i e s , t h is le v e l in c lu d e s a w id e ra n g e o f o r g a n iz a t io n a l e c h e l o n s ; in o t h e r s , on ly on e o r t w o ; o r file s ; e. R e v ie w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o r a n d u m s , and r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s f o r th e s u p e r v i s o r 's s ig n a t u r e t o a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l and t y p o g r a p h ic a c c u r a c y ; f. fa c t o r y , 2. S e c r e t a r y t o th e h e a d o f an in d iv id u a l p la n t , o f f i c i a l ) that e m p lo y s , in a ll , fe w e r than 5 .0 0 0 p e r s o n s . fa cto r y , etc. (o r o t h e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l o f C la s s D 1. S e c r e t a r y t o the abou t 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; o r s u p e r v is o r or head of a s m a ll o r g a n iz a t io n a l unit (e .g ., fe w e r than 2. S e c r e t a r y t o a n o n s u p e r v i s o r y s t a ff s p e c i a l i s t , p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p l o y e e , a d m in is t r a t iv e o f f i c e r , o r a s s is t a n t , s k il le d t e c h n ic ia n o r e x p e r t . (N O T E : M a n y c o m p a n ie s a s s ig n s t e n o g r a p h e r s , r a t h e r than s e c r e t a r ie s as d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , t o t h is l e v e l o f s u p e r v is o r y o r n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r . ) STEN O G RAPH ER T A B U L A T I N G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R ( E l e c t r i c A c c o u n t in g M a c h in e O p e r a t o r ) P r i m a r y du ty i s t o ta k e d ic t a t io n u s in g sh o r th a n d , and t o t r a n s c r i b e th e d ic t a t io n . M a y a ls o t y p e f r o m w r itte n c o p y . M a y o p e r a t e f r o m a s t e n o g r a p h ic p o o l. M a y o c c a s io n a ll y t r a n s c r i b e f r o m v o ic e r e c o r d in g s ( i f p r i m a r y du ty is t r a n s c r i b i n g f r o m r e c o r d in g s , ' see T r a n s c r ib in g - M a c h i n e O p e r a t o r , G e n e r a l) . O p e r a t e s on e o r a v a r ie t y o f m a c h in e s s u c h as th e t a b u la t o r , c a l c u l a t o r , c o l l a t o r , in t e r p r e t e r , s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c in g p u n ch , e t c . E x c lu d e d f r o m t h is d e fin it io n a r e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s . A l s o e x c lu d e d a r e o p e r a t o r s o f e l e c t r o n i c d ig it a l c o m p u t e r s , e v e n th ou g h t h e y m a y a ls o o p e r a t e E A M e q u ip m en t. N O T E : T h is j o b i s d is t in g u is h e d f r o m that o f a s e c r e t a r y in that a s e c r e t a r y n o r m a ll y w o r k s in a c o n f id e n t ia l r e la t io n s h ip w ith o n ly on e m a n a g e r o r e x e c u t iv e and p e r fo r m s m o r e r e s p o n s i b le and d i s c r e t i o n a r y t a s k s as d e s c r i b e d in th e s e c r e t a r y j o b d e fin it io n . C la s s A . P e r f o r m s c o m p le t e r e p o r t in g and ta b u la tin g a s s ig n m e n t s in c lu d in g d e v is in g d iffic u lt c o n t r o l p a n e l w ir in g u n d e r g e n e r a l s u p e r v is io n . A s s ig n m e n t s t y p i c a ll y in v o lv e a v a r ie t y o f lo n g and c o m p le x r e p o r t s w h ic h o fte n a r e i r r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r in g , r e q u ir in g s o m e p la n n in g o f th e n a tu re and s e q u e n c in g o f o p e r a t i o n s , and th e u s e o f a v a r ie t y o f m a c h in e s . Is t y p i c a ll y in v o lv e d in tra in in g new o p e r a t o r s in m a c h in e o p e r a t io n s o r t r a in in g l o w e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r s in w ir in g f r o m d ia g r a m s and in th e o p e r a t in g s e q u e n c e s o f lo n g and c o m p le x r e p o r t s . D o e s n ot in c lu d e p o s it io n s in w h ic h w ir in g r e s p o n s i b il it y i s li m it e d t o s e l e c t i o n and in s e r t i o n o f p r e w ir e d b o a r d s . S ten og ra p h er, G e n e ra l D ic ta tio n in v o l v e s a n o r m a l r o u t in e v o c a b u l a r y . o r p e r f o r m o t h e r r e l a t i v e ly r o u t in e c l e r i c a l t a s k s . M a y m a in ta in file s , k e e p s im p le r e c o r d s , S t e n o g r a p h e r . S e n io r D ic ta tio n in v o l v e s a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l , o r s p e c i a l iz e d v o c a b u la r y su ch as in l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h . M a y a l s o s e t up and m a in ta in f i l e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e t c . OR P e r f o r m s s t e n o g r a p h ic d u tie s r e q u ir in g s ig n ific a n t ly g r e a t e r in d e p e n d e n ce and r e s p o n s i b il it y th a n s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l, as e v id e n c e d b y th e fo llo w in g : W o r k r e q u i r e s a high d e g r e e o f s t e n o g r a p h ic s p e e d and a c c u r a c y ; a t h o r o u g h w o r k in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s in e s s and o f f i c e p r o c e d u r e ; and o f th e s p e c i f i c b u s in e s s o p e r a t i o n s , o r g a n is a t i o n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s , w o r k f lo w , e t c . U s e s t h is k n o w le d g e in p e r f o r m i n g s t e n o g r a p h ic d u tie s a n d r e s p o n s i b le c l e r i c a l t a s k s su ch as m a in ta in in g fo llo w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b li n g m a t e r ia l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , and l e t t e r s ; c o m p o s in g s im p le le t t e r s f r o m g e n e r a l i n s t r u c t io n s ; r e a d in g and ro u t in g in c o m in g m a il; and a n s w e rin g rou tin e q u e s t io n s , e t c . S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R O p e r a t e s a t e le p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d o r c o n s o le u s e d w ith a p r iv a t e b r a n c h e x c h a n g e (P B X ) s y s t e m t o r e l a y in c o m in g , o u t g o in g , and i n t r a - s y s t e m c a l l s . M ay p r o v id e in fo r m a t io n t o c a l l e r s , r e c o r d and t r a n s m i t m e s s a g e s , k e e p r e c o r d o f c a l l s p l a c e d and t o l l c h a r g e s . B e s id e s o p e r a t in g a t e le p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e , m a y a l s o ty p e o r p e r f o r m ro u tin e c l e r i c a l w o r k (ty p in g o r r o u tin e c l e r i c a l w o r k m a y o c c u p y th e m a j o r p o r t io n o f th e w o r k e r 's t im e , and is u su a lly p e r f o r m e d w h ile at th e s w it c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e ) . C h ie f o r le a d o p e r a t o r s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e than one o p e r a t o r a r e e x c l u d e d . F o r an o p e r a t o r w h o a ls o a c t s as a r e c e p t i o n is t , see S w it c h b o a r d O p e r a t o r R e c e p t io n is t , S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T I O N I S T At a s i n g l e - p o s i t i o n t e le p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e , a c ts b oth as an o p e r a t o r — s e e S w it c h b o a r d O p e r a t o r — and as a r e c e p t i o n is t . R e c e p t i o n i s t 's w o r k in v o lv e s su c h d u ties as g r e e t in g v i s i t o r s ; d e t e r m in in g n a t u r e o f v i s i t o r 's b u s in e s s and p r o v id in g a p p r o p r ia t e in fo r m a t io n ; r e f e r r i n g v i s i t o r to a p p r o p r ia t e p e r s o n in th e o r g a n is a t i o n , o r c o n t a c t in g th a t p e r s o n b y te le p h o n e and a r r a n g in g an a p p o in tm e n t; k e e p in g a lo g o f v i s i t o r s . P o s it io n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d in to le v e l s on th e b a s is o f th e fo llo w in g d e f in it io n s . C la s s B . P e r f o r m s w o r k a c c o r d i n g t o e s t a b l is h e d p r o c e d u r e s and u n d er s p e c i f i c in s t r u c t io n s . A s s ig n m e n t s t y p i c a ll y in v o lv e c o m p le t e bu t ro u tin e and r e c u r r in g r e p o r t s o r p a r t s o f la r g e r and m o r e c o m p le x r e p o r t s . O p e r a t e s m o r e d i ff ic u l t t a b u la tin g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n tin g m a c h in e s s u c h as th e t a b u la t o r and c a l c u l a t o r , in a d d itio n t o th e s i m p l e r m a c h in e s u s e d b y c l a s s C o p e r a t o r s . M ay b e r e q u i r e d t o d o s o m e w ir in g f r o m d i a g r a m s . M a y t r a in n e w e m p l o y e e s in b a s i c m a c h in e o p e r a t io n s . C l a s s C . U n d e r s p e c i f i c in s t r u c t io n s , o p e r a t e s s im p le ta b u la tin g o r e l e c t r i c a l a cco u n tin g m a c h in e s s u c h as th e s o r t e r , i n t e r p r e t e r , r e p r o d u c in g p u n ch , c o l l a t o r , e t c . A s s ig n m e n t s t y p ic a lly in v o lv e p o r t io n s o f a w o r k u n it, f o r e x a m p le , in d iv id u a l s o r t in g o r c o lla t in g r u n s , o r r e p e t it iv e o p e r a tio n s . M a y p e r f o r m s im p le w ir in g f r o m d i a g r a m s , and d o s o m e filin g w o r k . T R A N S C R IB IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R , G E N E R A L P r i m a r y duty is t o t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u t in e v o c a b u la r y f r o m t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h in e r e c o r d s . M a y a ls o ty p e f r o m w r it te n c o p y and d o s im p le c l e r i c a l w o r k . W o r k e r s t r a n s c r i b i n g d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y su c h as le g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h a r e n ot in c lu d e d . A w o r k e r w h o t a k e s d ic t a t io n in sh o r th a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e i s c l a s s i f i e d as a s t e n o g r a p h e r . T Y P IS T U s e s a t y p e w r i t e r t o m a k e c o p i e s o f v a r io u s m a t e r ia ls o r t o m a k e out b il ls a ft e r c a lc u la t io n s h a v e b e e n m a d e b y a n o th e r p e r s o n . M ay in c lu d e ty p in g o f s t e n c i l s , m a t s , o r s i m il a r m a t e r ia ls f o r u s e in d u p lic a tin g p r o c e s s e s . M a y d o c l e r i c a l w o r k in v o lv in g li t t le s p e c i a l t r a in in g , s u c h as k e e p in g s im p le r e c o r d s , filin g r e c o r d s and r e p o r t s , o r s o r t in g and d i s t r ib u t in g in c o m in g m a il. C la s s A . P e r f o r m s on e o r m o r e o f th e fo l lo w i n g : T y p in g m a t e r ia l in fin a l f o r m w hen it in v o l v e s c o m b in in g m a t e r ia l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s ; o r r e s p o n s i b il it y f o r c o r r e c t s p e llin g , s y lla b ic a t io n , p u n ctu a tio n , e t c . , o f t e c h n i c a l o r u n u su al w o r d s o r f o r e ig n la n g u a g e m a t e r ia l; o r p la n n in g la y o u t and ty p in g o f c o m p li c a t e d s t a t is t i c a l t a b le s t o m a in ta in u n ifo r m it y and b a la n c e in s p a c in g . M a y ty p e rou tin e f o r m l e t t e r s , v a r y in g d e t a ils t o su it c i r c u m s t a n c e s . C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s on e o r m o r e o f th e fo l lo w i n g : C o p y ty p in g f r o m ro u g h o r c l e a r d r a ft s ; o r r o u tin e ty p in g o f f o r m s , in s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c ; o r s e ttin g up s im p le s ta n d a rd ta b u la t io n s ; o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p le x t a b le s a lr e a d y s e t up and s p a c e d p r o p e r ly . PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL COM PU TER OPERATO R C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u e d M o n it o r s and o p e r a t e s th e c o n t r o l c o n s o l e o f a d ig it a l c o m p u t e r t o p r o c e s s da ta c c c o r d i n g t o o p e r a t in g in s t r u c t io n s , u s u a lly p r e p a r e d b y a p r o g r a m m e r . W o r k in c lu d e s m o s t o f th e f o l lo w i n g : S tu d ie s in s t r u c t io n s t o d e t e r m in e e q u ip m e n t se tu p and o p e r a t io n s ; lo a d s eq u ip m e n t w ith r e q u i r e d it e m s (ta p e r e e l s , c a r d s , e t c . ) ; s w i t c h e s n e c e s s a r y a u x ilia r y eq u ip m en t in to c i r c u i t , and s t a r t s and o p e r a t e s c o m p u t e r ; m a k e s a d ju s t m e n t s t o c o m p u t e r t o c o r r e c t o p e r a t in g p r o b l e m s and m e e t s p e c i a l c o n d it i o n s ; r e v i e w s e r r o r s m a d e d u rin g o p e r a t io n and d e t e r m in e s ca u s e o r r e f e r s p r o b l e m t o s u p e r v is o r o r p r o g r a m m e r ; and m a in t a in s o p e r a t in g r e c o r d s . M a y t e s t and a s s i s t in c o r r e c t i n g p rogra m . C la s s_ _ B . O p e r a t e s in d e p e n d e n t ly , o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n , a c o m p u t e r run ning p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s : M o s t o f th e p r o g r a m s a r e e s t a b lis h e d p r o d u c t io n r u n s , t y p i c a ll y run on a r e g u l a r ly r e c u r r in g b a s i s ; t h e r e i s li t t le o r n o t e s t in g o f n ew p r o g r a m s r e q u i r e d ; a lt e r n a t e p r o g r a m s a r e p r o v id e d in c a s e o r i g in a l p r o g r a m n e e d s m a jo r ch a n g e o r ca n n ot b e c o r r e c t e d w ith in a r e a s o n a b ly t im e . In c o m m o n e r r o r s it u a t io n s , d i a g n o s e s c a u s e and ta k e s c o r r e c t i v e a c t io n . T h is u s u a lly in v o l v e s a p p ly in g p r e v io u s l y p r o g r a m m e d c o r r e c t i v e s t e p s , o r u sin g s ta n d a rd c o r r e c t i o n t e c h n iq u e s . OR F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , com p u ter o p e ra to rs a r e c l a s s i f i e d as fo llo w s : C la s s A . O p e r a t e s in d e p e n d e n t ly , o r u n d e r on ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t io n , a c o m p u t e r run ning p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s : N ew p r o g r a m s a re fr e q u e n t ly t e s t e d and in t r o d u c e d ; s c h e d u lin g r e q u i r e m e n t s a r e o f c r i t i c a l im p o r t a n c e t o m in im iz e d o w n tim e ; th e p r o g r a m s a r e o f c o m p le x d e s ig n s o that id e n t if ic a t i o n o f e r r o r s o u r c e often r e q u i r e s a w o r k in g k n o w le d g e o f the t o t a l p r o g r a m , and a lt e r n a t e p r o g r a m s m a y n ot b e a v a ila b le . M a y g iv e d ir e c t io n and g u id a n c e t o lo w e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r s . O p e r a t e s u n d e r d i r e c t s u p e r v is io n a c o m p u t e r ru n n in g p r o g r a m s o r s e g m e n t s o f p r o g r a m s w ith th e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A . M a y a s s i s t a h ig h e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r b y in d e p e n d e n tly p e r f o r m i n g l e s s d i ff ic u l t t a s k s a s s ig n e d , and p e r fo r m i n g d i ff ic u l t t a s k s fo llo w in g d e t a ile d in s t r u c t io n s and w ith fr e q u e n t r e v ie w o f o p e r a t i o n s p e r f o r m e d . C l a s s C . W o r k s on r o u tin e p r o g r a m s u n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v is io n . Is e x p e c t e d t o d e v e lo p w o rk in g k n o w le d g e o f th e c o m p u t e r e q u ip m e n t u s e d and a b ilit y t o d e t e c t p r o b l e m s in v o lv e d in run ning rou tin e p r o g r a m s . U s u a lly h a s r e c e i v e d s o m e f o r m a l t r a in in g in c o m p u t e r o p e r a t io n . M ay a s s i s t h ig h e r le v e l o p e r a t o r on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s . C o n v e r t s s t a t e m e n t s o f b u s in e s s p r o b l e m s , t y p i c a ll y p r e p a r e d b y a s y s t e m s a n a ly s t , in to a s e q u e n c e o f d e t a il e d in s t r u c t io n s w h ic h a r e r e q u i r e d t o s o l v e th e p r o b l e m s b y a u t o m a t ic da ta p r o c e s s i n g eq u ip m e n t. W o r k in g f r o m c h a r t s o r d i a g r a m s , th e p r o g r a m m e r d e v e l o p s th e p r e c i s e in s t r u c t io n s w h ic h , w h en e n t e r e d in to th e c o m p u t e r s y s t e m in c o d e d la n g u a g e , c a u s e th e m a n ip u la t io n o f d a ta t o a c h ie v e d e s ir e d r e s u lt s . W o r k in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l lo w i n g : A p p lie s k n o w le d g e o f c o m p u t e r c a p a b il it i e s , m a t h e m a t ic s , l o g i c e m p l o y e d b y c o m p u t e r s , and p a r t i c u l a r s u b je c t m a t t e r in v o l v e d t o a n a ly z e c h a r t s and d ia g r a m s o f th e p r o b l e m t o b e p r o g r a m m e d ; d e v e lo p s s e q u e n c e o f p r o g r a m s t e p s ; w r i t e s d e t a ile d fl o w c h a r t s t o sh o w o r d e r in w h ic h d a ta w i l l b e p r o c e s s e d ; c o n v e r t s t h e s e c h a r t s t o c o d e d in s t r u c t io n s f o r m a c h in e t o f o l lo w ; t e s t s and c o r r e c t s p r o g r a m s ; p r e p a r e s in s t r u c t io n s f o r o p e r a t in g p e r s o n n e l d u rin g p r o d u c t io n ru n ; a n a l y z e s , r e v i e w s , and a lt e r s p r o g r a m s t o i n c r e a s e o p e r a t in g e f f i c i e n c y o r adapt t o n ew r e q u i r e m e n t s ; m a in t a in s r e c o r d s o f p r o g r a m d e v e lo p m e n t and r e v i s i o n s . (N O T E : W o r k e r s p e r fo r m i n g b o t h s y s t e m s a n a ly s is and p r o g r a m m i n g s h o u ld b e c l a s s i f i e d a s s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s i f t h is is th e s k il l u s e d t o d e t e r m in e t h e i r p a y .) D o e s n o t in c lu d e e m p l o y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b le f o r th e m a n a g e m e n t o r s u p e r v is io n o f o t h e r e l e c t r o n i c d a ta p r o c e s s i n g e m p l o y e e s , o r p r o g r a m m e r s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w it h s c i e n t i f i c a n d / o r e n g in e e r in g p r o b l e m s . F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , p r o g r a m m e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d as f o l lo w s : C l a s s A . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t io n on c o m p le x p r o b l e m s w h ic h r e q u ir e c o m p e t e n c e in a ll p h a s e s o f p r o g r a m m i n g c o n c e p t s and p r a c t i c e s . W o r k in g f r o m d ia g r a m s and c h a r t s w h ic h id e n t ify th e n a tu r e o f d e s i r e d r e s u l t s , m a jo r p r o c e s s i n g s te p s t o b e a c c o m p li s h e d , and th e r e la t io n s h ip s b e t w e e n v a r io u s s t e p s o f th e p r o b l e m s o lv in g r o u t in e ; p la n s th e fu ll ra n g e o f p r o g r a m m in g a c t io n s n e e d e d t o e f f i c i e n t l y u t il iz e th e c o m p u t e r s y s t e m in a c h ie v in g d e s i r e d en d p r o d u c t s . A t t h is l e v e l , p r o g r a m m i n g i s d i ff ic u l t b e c a u s e c o m p u t e r e q u ip m e n t m u s t b e o r g a n iz e d t o p r o d u c e s e v e r a l in t e r r e l a t e d b u t d i v e r s e p r o d u c t s f r o m n u m e r o u s and d i v e r s e da ta e le m e n t s . A w id e v a r ie t y and e x t e n s iv e n u m b e r o f in t e r n a l p r o c e s s i n g a c t io n s m u s t o c c u r . T h is r e q u i r e s s u c h a c t io n s as d e v e lo p m e n t o f c o m m o n o p e r a t i o n s w h ic h c a n b e r e u s e d , e s t a b lis h m e n t o f lin k a g e p o in t s b e t w e e n o p e r a t i o n s , a d ju s t m e n t s t o da ta w h en p r o g r a m r e q u i r e m e n t s e x c e e d c o m p u t e r s t o r a g e c a p a c i t y , and s u b s ta n tia l m a n ip u la t io n and r e s e q u e n c in g o f d a ta e le m e n t s t o f o r m a h ig h ly in t e g r a t e d p r o g r a m . M ay p r o v id e fu n c t io n a l d i r e c t io n t o lo w e r l e v e l progra m m ers w h o a re s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a s fo l lo w s : C la s s A . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t io n on c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s in v o lv in g a ll p h a s e s o f s y s t e m a n a ly s is . P r o b le m s a r e c o m p l e x b e c a u s e o f d i v e r s e s o u r c e s o f in p u t d a ta and m u lt i p l e - u s e r e q u ir e m e n t s o f output d a ta . ( F o r e x a m p le , d e v e l o p s an in t e g r a t e d p r o d u c t io n s c h e d u lin g , in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l, c o s t a n a ly s is , and s a l e s a n a l y s is r e c o r d in w h ic h e v e r y it e m o f e a c h t y p e is a u t o m a t ic a lly p r o c e s s e d t h ro u g h th e fu ll s y s t e m o f r e c o r d s and a p p r o p r ia t e fo llo w u p a c t io n s a r e in it ia t e d b y th e c o m p u t e r .) C o n f e r s w ith p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d t o d e t e r m in e th e d a ta p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s and a d v is e s s u b je c t -m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l on th e im p li c a t io n s o f n e w o r r e v i s e d s y s t e m s o f d a ta p r o c e s s i n g o p e r a t i o n s . M a k es r e c o m m e n d a t io n s , i f n e e d e d , f o r a p p r o v a l o f m a jo r s y s t e m s in s t a l la t io n s o r c h a n g e s and f o r ob ta in in g e q u ip m e n t. M a y p r o v id e fu n c t io n a l d i r e c t io n t o l o w e r l e v e l s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s w h o a r e a s s i g n e d t o a s s i s t . C la s s B . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t io n on p r o b l e m s th a t a r e r e l a t i v e ly u n c o m p lic a t e d t o a n a ly z e , p la n , p r o g r a m , and o p e r a t e . P r o b l e m s a r e o f li m it e d c o m p l e x i t y b e c a u s e s o u r c e s o f input d a ta a r e h o m o g e n e o u s and t h e ou tpu t d a ta a r e c l o s e l y r e l a t e d . ( F o r e x a m p le , d e v e l o p s s y s t e m s f o r m a in ta in in g d e p o s i t o r a c c o u n ts in a b a n k , m a in ta in in g a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e in a r e t a il e s t a b lis h m e n t , o r m a in ta in in g in v e n t o r y a c c o u n t s in a m a n u fa c t u r in g o r w h o le s a l e e s t a b l is h m e n t .) C o n f e r s w ith p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d t o d e t e r m in e th e d a ta p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s a n d a d v is e s s u b j e c t m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l on th e im p lic a t io n s o f th e d a ta p r o c e s s i n g s y s t e m s t o b e a p p lie d . OR W o r k s pn a s e g m e n t o f a c o m p le x d a ta p r o c e s s i n g s c h e m e o r s y s t e m , as d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly on r o u tin e a s s ig n m e n t s and r e c e i v e s in s t r u c t io n and g u id a n c e on c o m p le x a s s ig n m e n t s . W o r k is r e v ie w e d f o r a c c u r a c y o f ju d g m e n t , c o m p li a n c e w ith i n s t r u c t io n s , a n d t o in s u r e p r o p e r a lig n m e n t w ith th e o v e r a l l s y s t e m . C la s s C . W o r k s u n d e r im m e d ia t e s u p e r v i s i o n , c a r r y i n g ou t a n a l y s e s a s a s s i g n e d , u s u a lly o f a s in g le a c t iv it y . A s s ig n m e n t s a r e d e s ig n e d t o d e v e l o p and e x p a n d p r a c t i c a l e x p e r i e n c e in th e a p p lic a t io n o f p r o c e d u r e s and s k il ls r e q u i r e d f o r s y s t e m s a n a ly s is w o r k . F o r e x a m p le , m a y a s s i s t a h ig h e r l e v e l s y s t e m s a n a ly st b y p r e p a r in g th e d e t a il e d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s r e q u i r e d b y p r o g r a m m e r s f r o m in fo r m a t io n d e v e lo p e d b y th e h ig h e r l e v e l a n a ly s t . a s s ig n e d t o a s s is t. C l a s s B . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n t ly o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t io n on r e l a t i v e ly S im p le p r o g r a m s , o r on s im p le s e g m e n t s o f c o m p le x p r o g r a m s . P r o g r a m s ( o r s e g m e n t s ) u s u a lly p r o c e s s in fo r m a t io n t o p r o d u c e d a ta in tw o o r t h r e e v a r i e d s e q u e n c e s o r f o r m a t s . R e p o r t s and li s t i n g s a r e p r o d u c e d b y r e f in in g , a d a p tin g , a r r a y in g , o r m a k in g m in o r a d d itio n s t o o r d e l e t io n s f r o m in pu t d a ta w h ic h a r e r e a d ily a v a ila b le . W h ile n u m e r o u s r e c o r d s m a y b e p r o c e s s e d , th e d a ta h a v e b e e n r e f in e d in p r i o r a c t io n s s o th a t t h e a c c u r a c y and s e q u e n c in g o f d a ta ca n b e t e s t e d b y u s in g a fe w r o u t in e c h e c k s . T y p ic a l ly , t h e p r o g r a m d e a ls w ith r o u tin e r e c o r d - k e e p i n g t y p e o p e r a t i o n s . OR W o r k s on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s (a s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A ) u n d e r c l o s e d i r e c t io n o f a h ig h e r le v e l p r o g r a m m e r o r s u p e r v is o r . M a y a s s i s t h ig h e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r b y in d e p e n d e n t ly p e r fo r m i n g l e s s d iff ic u lt t a s k s a s s i g n e d , and p e r f o r m i n g m o r e d i ff ic u l t t a s k s u n d e r f a i r l y d o s e d i r e c t io n . M a y g u id e o r in s t r u c t lo w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r s . C l a s s C . M a k e s p r a c t i c a l a p p lic a t io n s o f p r o g r a m m i n g p r a c t i c e s and c o n c e p t s u s u a lly le a r n e d in f o r m a l t r a in in g c o u r s e s . A s s ig n m e n t s a r e d e s ig n e d t o d e v e lo p c o m p e t e n c e in th e a p p lic a t io n o f s t a n d a rd p r o c e d u r e s t o r o u t in e p r o b l e m s . R e c e i v e s c l o s e s u p e r v is io n on n e w a s p e c t s o f a s s ig n m e n t s ; and w o r k i s r e v i e w e d t o v e r i f y it s a c c u r a c y and c o n f o r m a n c e w ith r e q u i r e d p r o c e d u r e s . C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , BU SIN ESS A n a ly z e s b u s in e s s p r o b l e m s t o fo r m u la t e p r o c e d u r e s f o r s o lv in g t h e m b y u s e o f e l e c t r o n i c da ta p r o c e s s i n g e q u ip m e n t . D e v e lo p s a c o m p le t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f a ll s p e c i f ic a t i o n s n e e d e d t o e n a b le p r o g r a m m e r s t o p r e p a r e r e q u i r e d d ig it a l c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m s . W o r k in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l lo w i n g : A n a ly z e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r o p e r a t i o n s t o b e a u to m a te d and id e n t if ie s c o n d it io n s and c r i t e r i a r e q u i r e d t o a c h ie v e s a t i s f a c t o r y r e s u lt s ; s p e c i f i e s n u m b e r and t y p e s o f r e c o r d s , f i l e s , and d o c u m e n t s t o b e u s e d ; o u t lin e s a c t io n s t o b e p e r f o r m e d b y p e r s o n n e l and c o m p u t e r s in s u f fic ie n t d e t a il f o r p r e s e n t a t io n t o m a n a g e m e n t and f o r p r o g r a m m i n g (t y p ic a lly t h is in v o l v e s p r e p a r a t io n o f w o r k and d a ta fl o w c h a r t s ) ; c o o r d i n a t e s th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f t e s t p r o b l e m s and p a r t i c i p a t e s in t r i a l ru n s o f n e w and r e v i s e d s y s t e m s ; sn d r e c o m m e n d s e q u ip m e n t c h a n g e s t o o b ta in m o r e e f f e c t i v e o v e r a l l o p e r a t i o n s . (N O T E : W ork ers p e r fo r m i n g b o t h s y s t e m s a n a ly s is and p r o g r a m m i n g sh o u ld b e c l a s s i f i e d a s s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s i f t h is i s th e s k ill u s e d t o d e t e r m in e t h e i r p a y .) D o e s n o t in c lu d e e m p l o y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b le f o r th e m a n a g e m e n t o r s u p e r v is io n o f o t h e r e l e c t r o n i c d a ta p r o c e s s i n g e m p l o y e e s , o r s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w ith s c i e n t i f i c o r e n g in e e r in g p r o b l e m s . F o r w a g e study p u r p o s e s , DRAFTER C la s s A . P la n s th e g r a p h ic p r e s e n t a t io n o f c o m p le x it e m s h a v in g d i s t i n c t iv e d e s ig n fe a t u r e s th a t d i f f e r s ig n ific a n t ly f r o m e s t a b l is h e d d r a ft in g p r e c e d e n t s . W o r k s in c l o s e s u p p o r t w it h th e d e s ig n o r i g i n a t o r , and m a y r e c o m m e n d m in o r d e s ig n c h a n g e s . A n a ly z e s th e e f f e c t o f e a c h c h a n g e on th e d e t a ils o f f o r m , fu n c t io n , and p o s it i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c o m p o n e n t s a n d p a r t s . W o r k s w ith a m in im u m o f s u p e r v is o r y a s s i s t a n c e . C o m p le t e d w o r k i s r e v i e w e d b y d e s ig n o r i g i n a t o r f o r c o n s is t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g in e e r in g d e t e r m in a t io n s . M a y eith e T p r e p a r e d r a w in g s , o r d i r e c t t h e ir p r e p a r a t io n b y lo w e r l e v e l d r a f t e r s . C la s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n r o u tin e a n d c o m p l e x d r a ft in g a s s ig n m e n t s th a t r e q u i r e th e a p p lic a t io n o f m o s t o f the s t a n d a r d iz e d d r a w in g t e c h n iq u e s r e g u l a r ly u s e d . D u tie s t y p i c a ll y in v o l v e s u c h w o r k a s : P r e p a r e s w o rk in g d r a w in g s o f s u b a s s e m b li e s w ith i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s , m u lt ip le fu n c t io n s , and p r e c i s e p o s it i o n a l r e la t io n s h ip s b e tw e e n c o m p o n e n t s ; p r e p a r e s a r c h i t e c t u r a l d r a w in g s f o r c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a b u ild in g in clu d in g d e t a il d r a w in g s o f fo u n d a tio n s , w a l l s e c t i o n s , f l o o r p l a n s , and r o o f . U s e s a c c e p t e d fo r m u la s and m a n u a ls in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y c o m p u t a t io n s t o d e t e r m in e q u a n t it ie s o f m a t e r i a l s t o b e u s e d , lo a d c a p a c i t ie s , s t r e n g t h s , s t r e s s e s , e t c . R e c e i v e s in it ia l in s t r u c t i o n s , r e q u i r e m e n t s , and a d v ic e f r o m s u p e r v is o r . C o m p le t e d w o r k i s c h e c k e d f o r t e c h n i c a l a d e q u a c y . C la s s C . P r e p a r e s d e t a il d r a w in g s o f s i n g le u n its o r p a r t s f o r e n g in e e r in g , c o n s t r u c t i o n , m a n u fa c t u r in g , o r r e p a i r p u r p o s e s . T y p e s o f d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d in c lu d e i s o m e t r i c ’ p r o j e c t i o n s (d e p ic t in g t h r e e d im e n s io n s in a c c u r a t e s c a l e ) a n d s e c t i o n a l v ie w s t o c l a r i f y p o s it i o n in g o f c o m p o n e n t s and c o n v e y n e e d e d in fo r m a t io n . C o n s o li d a t e s d e t a ils f r o m a n u m b e r o f s o u r c e s and a d ju s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a l e as r e q u ir e d . S u g g e s t e d m e t h o d s o f a p p r o a c h , a p p lic a b le p r e c e d e n t s , and a d v ic e on s o u r c e m a t e r ia ls a r e g iv e n w ith in it ia l a s s i g n m e n t s . I n s t r u c t io n s a r e l e s s c o m p le t e w h en a s s ig n m e n t s recu r. W o r k m a y b e s p o t - c h e c k e d d u rin g p r o g r e s s . D R A F T E R -T R A C E R C o p ie s p la n s and d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s b y p l a c in g t r a c i n g c lo t h o r p a p e r o v e r d r a w in g s and t r a c i n g w ith p en o r p e n c il . (D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a c i n g li m it e d t o p la n s p r i m a r i l y c o n s is t i n g o f s t r a ig h t lin e s and a la r g e s c a l e n o t r e q u ir in g c l o s e d e l in e a t i o n .) A N D /O R P r e p a r e s s im p le o r r e p e t it iv e d r a w in g s o f e a s i l y v i s u a l i z e d i t e m s . d u r in g p r o g r e s s . W ork is c lo s e ly s u p e r v is e d W o r k s on c o m b in a t io n o f the c o n s t r u c t i n g , and p r i n c i p l e s , a b ilit y v a r io u s t y p e s o f e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t and r e l a t e d d e v i c e s b y p e r fo r m i n g on e o r a fo l lo w i n g : I n s t a llin g , m a in t a in in g , r e p a i r i n g , o v e r h a u lin g , t r o u b le s h o o t in g , m o d ify in g , te s tin g . W o r k r e q u i r e s p r a c t i c a l a p p lic a tio n o f t e c h n i c a l k n o w le d g e o f e .le c t r o n ic s t o d e t e r m in e m a lfu n c t io n s , and s k ill t o put e q u ip m e n t in r e q u ir e d o p e r a t in g c o n d it io n . C la s s B . A p p lie s c o m p r e h e n s iv e t e c h n i c a l k n o w le d g e t o s o lv e c o m p le x p r o b le m s ( i . e . , t h o se t h a t . t y p i c a ll y ca n b e s o l v e d s o l e ly b y p r o p e r ly in t e r p r e t in g m a n u fa c t u r e r s ' m a n u a ls o r s i m il a r d o c u m e n t s ) in w o r k in g on e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t. W o r k in v o l v e s : A f a m il ia r i t y w ith the i n t e r r e l a t i o n s h ip s o f c i r c u i t s ; and ju d g m e n t in d e t e r m in in g w o r k s e q u e n c e and in s e le c t in g t o o ls and t e s t in g in s t r u m e n t s , u s u a lly l e s s c o m p le x than t h o s e u s e d b y th e c l a s s A t e c h n ic ia n . T h e e q u ip m e n t— c o n s is t i n g o f e it h e r m a n y d iffe r e n t k in d s o f c i r c u it s o r m u lt ip le r e p e t it io n o f th e s a m e k in d o f c i r c u i t — in c lu d e s , but is n o t li m it e d t o , th e fo llo w in g : (a) E l e c t r o n i c t r a n s m it t in g and r e c e iv in g e q u ip m e n t ( e . g . , r a d a r , r a d i o , t e le v i s io n , t e le p h o n e , s o n a r , n a v ig a t io n a l a id s ), (b ) d ig it a l and a n a log c o m p u t e r s , and ( c ) in d u s t r ia l and m e d i c a l m e a s u r in g and c o n t r o ll in g e q u ip m e n t. R e c e iv e s t e c h n i c a l g u id a n c e , as r e q u i r e d , f r o m s u p e r v is o r o r h ig h e r le v e l t e c h n ic ia n , and w o r k i s r e v i e w e d f o r s p e c i f i c c o m p li a n c e w ith a c c e p t e d p r a c t i c e s and w o r k a s s ig n m e n t s . M a y p r o v id e t e c h n i c a l g u id a n c e t o l o w e r l e v e l t e c h n ic ia n s . T h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n e x c l u d e s r e p a i r e r s o f su c h sta n d a rd e l e c t r o n i c eq u ip m en t as c o m m o n o f f i c e m a c h in e s and h o u s e h o ld r a d i o and t e le v i s io n s e t s ; p r o d u c t io n a s s e m b le r s and t e s t e r s ; w o r k e r s w h o s e p r im a r y du ty is s e r v i c i n g e l e c t r o n i c t e s t in s t r u m e n t s ; t e c h n ic ia n s w ho h a ve a d m in is t r a t iv e o r s u p e r v i s o r y r e s p o n s i b il it y ; and d r a f t e r s , d e s i g n e r s , and p r o fe s s io n a l e n g in e e r s . C l a s s C . A p p lie s w o r k in g t e c h n i c a l k n o w le d g e t o p e r f o r m s im p le o r rou tin e t a s k s in w o rk in g on e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t , fo llo w in g d e t a ile d in s t r u c t io n s w h ic h c o v e r v ir t u a l ly a ll p r o c e d u r e s . W ork t y p i c a ll y in v o l v e s s u c h t a s k s a s: A s s is t i n g h ig h e r le v e l t e c h n ic ia n s b y p e r fo r m in g su c h a c t iv i t ie s as r e p la c i n g c o m p o n e n t s , w ir in g c i r c u i t s , and ta k in g t e s t r e a d in g s ; r e p a ir in g sim ple? e le c t r o n i c eq u ip m e n t; and u sin g t o o l s and c o m m o n t e s t in s t r u m e n t s ( e . g . , m u lt i m e t e r s , a u d io s ig n a l g e n e r a t o r s , tu b e t e s t e r s , o s c i l l o s c o p e s ) . Is n ot r e q u i r e d t o b e f a m il ia r w ith th e in t e r r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c i r c u i t s . T h is k n o w le d g e , h o w e v e r , m a y b e a c q u ir e d t h ro u g h a s s ig n m e n t s d e s ig n e d t o in c r e a s e c o m p e t e n c e (in clu d in g c l a s s r o o m t r a in in g ) s o that w o r k e r ca n a d v a n c e t o h ig h e r l e v e l t e c h n ic ia n . P o s it i o n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d in to l e v e l s on th e b a s is o f th e fo llo w in g d e fin it io n s . R e c e i v e s t e c h n i c a l g u id a n c e , a s r e q u ir e d , f r o m s u p e r v is o r o r h ig h e r le v e l t e c h n ic ia n . W ork is t y p i c a ll y sp o t c h e c k e d , but is g iv e n d e t a ile d r e v ie w w h en n ew o r a d v a n c e d a s s ig n m e n t s a r e in v o lv e d . C l a s s A . A p p lie s a d v a n c e d t e c h n i c a l k n o w le d g e t o s o lv e u n u su a lly c o m p le x p r o b l e m s ( i . e . , t h o s e that t y p i c a ll y ca n n o t b e s o l v e d s o l e l y b y r e f e r e n c e t o m a n u fa c t u r e r s ' m a n u a ls o r s i m il a r d o c u m e n t s ) in w o r k in g on e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t . E x a m p le s o f s u c h p r o b le m s in c lu d e lo c a t io n and d e n s it y o f c i r c u i t r y , e l e c t r o - m a g n e t i c r a d ia t io n , is o la t in g m a lfu n c t io n s , and fr e q u e n t e n g in e e r in g ch a n g e s. W o r k in v o l v e s : A d e t a ile d u n d e rs ta n d in g o f th e in t e r r e la t io n s h ip s o f c i r c u i t s ; e x e r c i s i n g in d e p e n d e n t ju d g m e n t in p e r f o r m i n g s u c h t a s k s as m a k in g c i r c u it a n a ly s e s , c a lc u la t in g w a v e f o r m s , t r a c i n g r e la t io n s h ip s in s ig n a l flo w ; and r e g u l a r ly usin g c o m p le x t e s t in s tr u m e n ts ( e . g . , du al t r a c e o s c i l l o s c o p e s , Q - m e t e r s , d e v ia t io n m e t e r s , p u ls e g e n e r a t o r s ) . W ork m a y be re v ie w e d by c o m p li a n c e w ith a c c e p t e d p r a c t i c e s . s u p e r v i s o r (fr e q u e n t ly an e n g in e e r o r d e s ig n e r ) M a y p r o v id e t e c h n ic a l g u id a n c e t o lo w e r l e v e l fo r g e n e r a l t e c h n ic ia n s . N U R S E , IN D U S T R IA L ( R e g i s t e r e d ) A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w h o g iv e s n u r s in g s e r v i c e u n d e r g e n e r a l m e d i c a l d ir e c t io n t o i l l o r in ju r e d e m p l o y e e s o r o t h e r p e r s o n s w h o b e c o m e i l l o r s u f fe r an a c c id e n t on th e p r e m is e s o f a f a c t o r y o r o t h e r e s t a b lis h m e n t . D u tie s in v o lv e a c o m b in a t io n o f th e fo l lo w i n g : G iv in g f i r s t a id t o th e i l l o r in ju r e d ; a tten d in g t o s u b s e q u e n t d r e s s i n g o f e m p l o y e e s ' in ju r ie s ; k e e p in g r e c o r d s o f p a tie n ts t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r in g a ccid e r it r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t io n o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s is t in g in p h y s ic a l e x a m in a tio n s and h e a lth e v a lu a tio n s o f a p p lic a n ts and e m p l o y e e s ; and p la n n in g and c a r r y i n g out p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g h ea lth e d u c a t io n , a c c id e n t p r e v e n t io n , e v a lu a tio n o f pla n t e n v ir o n m e n t , o r o t h e r a c t iv i t ie s a ffe c t in g th e h ea lth , w e l f a r e , and s a fe t y o f a ll p e r s o n n e l . N u rsin g s u p e r v is o r s o r h e a d n u r s e s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e than on e n u r s e a r e e x c lu d e d . MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT B O IL E R T E N D E R H E L P E R , M A IN T E N A N C E T R A D E S F i r e s s t a t io n a r y b o i l e r s t o fu r n is h th e e s t a b lis h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith h e a t, p o w e r , o r stea m . F e e d s fu e ls t o f i r e b y h and o r o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n ic a l s t o k e r , g a s , Or o il b u r n e r ; and c h e c k s w a t e r and s a fe t y v a l v e s . M a y c l e a n , o i l , o r a s s is t in r e p a ir in g b o i l e r r o o m e q u ip m e n t. A s s is t s on e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in th e s k il le d m a in te n a n c e t r a d e s , b y p e r fo r m in g s p e c i f i c o r g e n e r a l d u tie s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , s u c h as k e e p in g a w o r k e r s u p p lie d w ith m a t e r ia ls and t o o l s ; cle a n in g w o r k in g a r e a , m a c h in e , and e q u ip m e n t; a s s is t in g jo u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r ia ls o r t o o l s ; and p e r fo r m i n g o t h e r u n s k ille d t a s k s as d i r e c t e d b y jo u r n e y m a n . T h e k in d o f w o r k the h e lp e r i s p e r m it t e d to p e r fo r m v a r ie s fr o m tra d e to tra d e : In s o m e t r a d e s the h e l p e r i s c o n f in e d to s u p p ly in g , lift in g , and h o ld in g m a t e r ia ls and t o o l s , and c le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a s ; and in o t h e r s he is p e r m it t e d t o p e r f o r m s p e c i a l i z e d m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e that a r e a ls o p e r f o r m e d by w o r k e r s on a f u l l - t i m e b a s is . C A R P E N T E R , M A IN T E N A N C E P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n t r y d u tie s n e c e s s a r y t o c o n s t r u c t and m a in ta in in g o o d r e p a i r b u ild in g w o o d w o r k and e q u ip m e n t s u c h as b in s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t it io n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s , c a s i n g s , and t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo l lo w i n g : P la n n in g and la y in g out o f w o r k f r o m b lu e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l in s t r u c t io n s ; u sin g a v a r ie t y o f c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d t o o ls , p o r t a b le p o w e r t o o l s , and sta n d a rd m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; m a k in g sta n d a rd s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e la t in g t o d im e n s io n s o f w o r k ; and s e le c t in g m a t e r ia ls n e c e s s a r y f o r th e w o r k . In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u ir e s r o u n d e d tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . E L E C T R I C I A N , M A IN T E N A N C E P e r f o r m s a v a r ie t y o f e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e fu n c tio n s s u c h as th e in s t a lla t io n , m a in t e n a n c e , o r r e p a i r o f e q u ip m e n t f o r th e g e n e r a t io n , d i s t r ib u t io n , o r u tiliz a t io n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W o r k in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l lo w i n g : I n s t a llin g o r r e p a ir in g any o f a v a r ie t y o f e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t s u c h as g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w i t c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c i r c u i t b r e a k e r s , m o t o r s , h ea tin g u n its , c o n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o t h e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t ; w o rk in g f r o m b lu e p r in ts , d r a w in g s , la y o u t s , o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; lo c a t in g and d ia g n o s in g t r o u b le in the e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r eq u ip m e n t; w o rk in g s t a n d a r d c o m p u t a t io n s r e la t in g t o lo a d r e q u ir e m e n t s o f w ir in g o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t; and u sin g a v a r ie t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n 's h a n d t o o ls and m e a s u r i n g and te s tin g in s t r u m e n t s . In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d t h ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . E N G IN E E R , S T A T IO N A R Y O p e r a t e s and m a in t a in s and m a y a ls o s u p e r v is e th e o p e r a t io n o f s t a t io n a r y e n g in e s and e q u ip m e n t ( m e c h a n i c a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) t o s u p p ly th e e s t a b lis h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith p o w e r , h e a t , r e f r i g e r a t i o n , o r a i r - c o n d it i o n in g . W o r k in v o l v e s : O p e r a tin g and m a in ta in in g e q u ip m e n t s u c h as s t e a m e n g in e s , a ir c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b in e s , v e n tila tin g and r e f r i g e r a t i n g e q u ip m e n t, s t e a m b o i l e r s and b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ; m a k in g eq u ip m en t r e p a i r s ; and k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t io n o f m a c h in e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , and fu e l c o n s u m p t io n . M a y a ls o s u p e r v is e t h e s e o p e r a t io n s . H ea d o r c h i e f e n g in e e r s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e than one e n g in e e r a r e e x c lu d e d . M A C H I N E -T O O L O P E R A T O R , T O O L R O O M S p e c ia li z e s in o p e r a t in g on e o r m o r e t h e m on e ty p e o f m a c h in e t o o l ( e . g . , j i g b o r e r , g r in d in g m a c h in e , e n g in e la t h e , m il li n g m a c h in e ) t o m a c h in e m e t a l f o r u se in m a k in g o r m a in ta in in g j i g s , f i x t u r e s , cu ttin g t o o l s , g a u g e s , o r m e t a l d ie s o r m o ld s u s e d in sh a p in g o r fo r m in g m e t a l o r n o n m e t a llic m a t e r ia l ( e . g . , p l a s t i c , p l a s t e r , r u b b e r , g l a s s ) . W o rk t y p i c a ll y i n v o l v e s : P la n n in g and p e r fo r m in g d i ff ic u l t m a c h in in g o p e r a t io n s w h ic h r e q u ir e c o m p li c a t e d se tu p s o r a h igh d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; settin g up m a c h in e t o o l o r t o o l s ( e . g . , in s t a l l cu ttin g t o o l s and a d ju st g u id e s , s t o p s , w o rk in g t a b l e s , and o t h e r c o n t r o ls t o h a n d le th e s i z e o f s t o c k t o b e m a c h in e d ; d e t e r m in e p r o p e r f e e d s , s p e e d s , t o o li n g , and o p e r a t io n s e q u e n c e o r s e l e c t t h o s e p r e s c r i b e d in d r a w in g s , b lu e p r in t s , o r la y o u t s ); u sin g v a r ie t y o f p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s tm e n ts d u rin g m a c h in in g o p e r a t io n t o a c h ie v e r e q u is it e d i m e n s io n s t o v e r y c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s . M a y b e r e q u i r e d t o s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o la n ts and cu ttin g and lu b r ic a t in g o i l s , t o r e c o g n iz e w hen t o o ls n e e d d r e s s i n g , and t o d r e s s t o o l s . In g e n e r a l, th e w o rk o f a m a c h i n e - t o o l o p e r a t o r , t o o l r o o m , at th e s k il l l e v e l c a ll e d f o r in t h is c l a s s i f ic a t i o n r e q u i r e s e x t e n s iv e k n o w le d g e o f m a c h in e -s h o p and t o o l r o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th rou g h c o n s id e r a b l e o n - t h e - jo b t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , th is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n o p e r a t o r s , t o o l r o o m , e m p lo y e d in t o o l - a n d - d i e jo b b in g s h o p s . d o e s not in c lu d e m a c h in e -t o o l M A C H IN IS T , M A IN T E N A N C E P r o d u c e s r e p la c e m e n t p a r t s and n ew p a r t s in m a k in g r e p a i r s o f m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d in an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f the f o l lo w i n g : in te r p r e t in g w ritte n in s t r u c t io n s and s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; p la n n in g and la y in g out o f w o r k ; u sin g a v a r ie t y o f m a c h in is t 's h a n d to o ls and p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; se ttin g up and o p e r a t in g s ta n d a rd m a c h in e t o o ls ; sh a p in g o f m e t a l p a rts t o c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g s ta n d a rd sh o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e la t in g t o d im e n s io n s o f w o r k , t o o li n g , f e e d s , and s p e e d s o f m a c h in in g ; k n o w le d g e o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s o f th e c o m m o n m e t a l s ; s e le c t in g s ta n d a rd m a t e r ia ls , p a r t s , and e q u ip m e n t r e q u i r e d f o r t h is w o r k ; and fit t in g and a s s e m b lin g p a r t s in to m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t. In g e n e r a l, th e m a c h in is t 's w o r k n o r m a ll y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d tr a in in g in m a c h in e -s h o p p r a c t i c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . P a in ts and r e d e c o r a t e s w a l ls , w o o d w o r k , and f i x t u r e s o f an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s th e f o l lo w i n g ; K n o w le d g e o f s u r fa c e p e c u li a r it i e s and t y p e s o f p a in t r e q u i r e d f o r d i ff e r e n t a p p lic a t io n s ; p r e p a r in g s u r fa c e f o r p a in tin g b y r e m o v in g o ld fi n is h o r b y p la c in g pu tty o r f i l l e r in n a il h o l e s and i n t e r s t i c e s ; and a p p ly in g paint w ith s p r a y gun o r b r u s h . M a y m ix c o l o r s , o i l s , w h ite le a d , and o t h e r p a in t in g r e d ie n t s t o o b ta in p r o p e r c o l o r o r c o n s i s t e n c y . In g e n e r a l, the w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e p a in t e r r e q u ir e s r o u n d e d tr a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M a in t e n a n c e ) P I P E F I T T E R , M A IN T E N A N C E R e p a ir s a u t o m o b i le s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , and t r a c t o r s o f an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W o r k in v o lv e s m o a t o f th e fo l lo w i n g ; E x a m in in g a u to m o tiv e e q u ip m e n t t o d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ; d is a s s e m b lin g eq u ip m en t and p e r fo r m i n g r e p a i r s that in v o lv e th e u s e o f s u c h h a n d t o o ls as w r e n c h e s , g a u g e s , d r i l l s , o r s p e c i a l iz e d e q u ip m e n t in d i s a s s e m b li n g o r fit t in g p a r t s ; r e p la c in g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g rin d in g and a d ju stin g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b l in g and in s t a llin g th e v a r io u s a s s e m b li e s in th e v e h ic le and m a k in g n e c e o s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s ; and a lig n in g w h e e ls , a d ju stin g b r a k e s and li g h t s , o r tig h te n in g b o d y b o lt s . In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f th e a u to m o tiv e m e ch a n ic- r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d t h ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . T h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n d o e s n o t in c lu d e m e c h a n i c s w h o r e p a i r c u s t o m e r s ' v e h i c l e s in a u to m o b ile r e p a i r sh op s. M E C H A N IC , M A IN T E N A N C E R e p a ir s m a c h in e r y o r m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t o f an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W o r k in v o l v e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g ; E x a m in in g m a c h in e s and m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t t o d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ; d is m a n tlin g o r p a r t ly d is m a n t lin g m a c h in e s and p e r fo r m i n g r e p a i r s that m a in ly in v o lv e the u s e o f , h a n d t o o ls in s c r a p in g and fit t in g p a r t s ; r e p la c in g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s w ith it e m s o b ta in e d f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r in g the p r o d u c t io n o f a r e p la c e m e n t p a r t b y a m a c h in e s h o p o r se n d in g o f th e m a c h in e t o a m a c h in e sh op f o r m a jo r r e p a i r s ; p r e p a r in g w r it te n s p e c i f ic a t i o n s f o r m a jo r r e p a i r s o r f o r th e p r o d u c t io n o f p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h in e s h o p s ; r e a s s e m b l in g m a c h in e s ; and m a k in g a ll n e c e s s a r y a d ju s tm e n ts fo r o p e r a tio n . In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f a m a in te n a n c e m e c h a n ic r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su a lly a c q u ir e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . E x c lu d e d f r o m th is c l a s s i f ic a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r im a r y d u tie s in v o lv e se ttin g up o r a d ju stin g m a c h in e s . M IL L W R IG H T I n s t a lls n e w m a c h in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t, and d is m a n t le s and in s t a l ls m a c h in e s o r h ea v y eq u ip m en t w h en c h a n g e s in th e p la n t la y o u t a r e r e q u i r e d . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e fo l lo w i n g : P la n n in g and la y in g out o f th e w o r k ; in te r p r e t in g b lu e p r in ts o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u s in g a v a r ie t y o f h a n d to o ls and r ig g in g ; m a k in g st a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e la t in g t o s t r e s s e s , s t r e n g t h o f m a t e r ia ls , and c e n t e r s o f g r a v i t y ; a lig n in g and b a la n c in g o f e q u ip m e n t; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d a r d t o o l s , e q u ip m e n t , and p a r t s t o b e u s e d ; and in s t a llin g and m a in ta in in g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t s u c h as d r iv e s and s p e e d r e d u c e r s . In g e n e r a l,.t h e m il lw r ig h t 's w o r k n o r m a ll y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e in th e t r a d e a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . I n s ta lls o r r e p a i r s w a t e r , s t e a m , g a s , o r o t h e r t y p e s o f p ip e and p i p e f it t in g s in an e s t a b l is h m e n t , W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo l lo w i n g ; L a y in g ou t o f w o r k and m e a s u r in g t o l o c a t e p o s it i o n o f p ip e f r o m d r a w in g s o r o t h e r w r itte n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; c u ttin g v a r io u s s i z e s o f p ip e t o c o r r e c t le n g th s W ith c h i s e l and h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y le n e t o r c h o r p ip e - c u t t in g m a c h in e s ; th r e a d in g p ip e w ith s t o c k s and d i e s ; b e n d in g p ip e b y h a n d -d r iv e n o r p o w e r - d r i v e n m a c h in e s ; a s s e m b lin g p ip e w ith c o u p lin g s and fa s t e n in g p ip e t o h a n g e r s ; m a k in g s ta n d a rd s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e la t in g t o p r e s s u r e s , f l o w , and s i z e o f p ip e r e q u ir e d ; and m a k in g s ta n d a rd t e s t s t o d e t e r m in e w h e t h e r fin is h e d p ip e s m e e t s p e c i f i c a t i o n s . In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n ce p i p e f it t e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . W o r k e r s p r im a r ily e n g a g e d in in s ta llin g and r e p a ir in g b u ild in g s a n ita tio n o r h e a tin g s y s t e m s a r e e x c l u d e d . S H E E T -M E T A L W O R K E R , M A IN T E N A N C E F a b r i c a t e s , in s t a l ls , and m a in ta in s in g o o d r e p a i r th e s h e e t - m e t a l e q u ip m e n t and fi x t u r e s (s u c h as m a c h in e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e l v e s , l o c k e r s , t a n k s , v e n t il a t o r s , c h u t e s , d u c t s , m e t a l r o o f in g ) o f an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o l lo w i n g : P la n n in g and la y in g out a ll t y p e s o f s h e e t m e t a l m a in te n a n ce w o r k f r o m b lu e p r in t s , m o d e l s , o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; s e ttin g up and o p e r a t in g a ll a v a ila b le t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l w o rk in g m a c h in e s ; u sin g a v a r ie t y o f h a n d to o ls in c u t t in g , b e n d in g , f o r m in g , sh a p in g , fit t in g , and a s s e m b lin g ; and in s t a llin g s h e e t - m e t a l a r t i c l e s as r e q u i r e d . In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f the m a in te n a n ce s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . T O O L A N D DIE M A K E R C o n s t r u c t s and r e p a i r s j i g s , f i x t u r e s , cu ttin g t o o l s , g a u g e s , o r m e t a l d ie s o r m o ld s u s e d in sh a p in g o r fo r m in g m e t a l o r n o n - m e t a ll ic m a t e r ia l ( e . g . , p l a s t i c , p l a s t e r , r u b b e r , g l a s s ) . W ork t y p i c a ll y i n v o l v e s : P la n n in g and la y in g out w o r k a c c o r d i n g t o m o d e l s , b lu e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , o r o t h e r w r it te n o r o r a l s p e c i fic a t i o n s ; u n d e rsta n d in g th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s o f c o m m o n m e t a ls and a ll o y s ; s e le c t in g a p p r o p r ia t e m a t e r ia ls , t o o l s , and p r o c e s s e s r e q u i r e d t o c o m p le t e t a s k ; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y sh o p co m p u ta tio n ; settin g up and o p e r a tin g v a r io u s m a c h in e t o o l s and r e l a t e d e q u ip m e n t ; u s in g v a r io u s t o o l and d ie m a k e r 's h a n d to o ls and p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; w o r k in g t o v e r y c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; h e a t -t r e a t in g m e t a l p a r t s and fin is h e d t o o l s and d i e s t o a c h ie v e r e q u i r e d q u a l it i e s ; fit t in g and a s s e m b lin g p a rts t o p r e s c r i b e d t o le r a n c e s and a ll o w a n c e s . In g e n e r a l, t o o l and d ie m a k e r 's w o r k r e q u i r e s rou n d ed t r a in in g in m a c h in e -s h o p and t o o l r o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d t h r o u g h f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tra in in g and e x p e r i e n c e . F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , th is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n d o e s n ot in c lu d e t o o l and d ie m a k e r s w h o (1 ) a r e e m p lo y e d in t o o l a n d d ie jo b b in g s h o p s o r (2 ) p r o d u c e fo r g in g d i e s (d ie s i n k e r s ). CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT G U A R D AN D W A T C H M E N L A B O R E R , M A T E R IA L H A N D LIN G G uard. P e r f o r m s r o u t in e p o l i c e d u tie s , e it h e r at f i x e d p o s t o r on t o u r , m a in ta in in g o r d e r , u sin g , a r m s o r f o r c e w h e r e n e c e s s a r y . I n c lu d e s g u a r d s w ho a r e s t a t io n e d at g a te a n d c h e c k on id e n tity o f e m p l o y e e s and o t h e r p e r s o n s e n t e r in g . A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u fa c t u r in g p la n t , s t o r e , o r o t h e r e s t a b lis h m e n t w h o s e d u tie s in v o lv e on e o r m o r e o f th e fo l lo w i n g ; L o a d in g a n d u n lo a d in g v a r io u s m a t e r ia ls and m e r c h a n d is e on o r f r o m fr e ig h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o t h e r t r a n s p o r t i n g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k in g , s h e lv in g , o r p la c in g m a t e r ia ls o r m e r c h a n d is e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e lo c a t i o n ; and t r a n s p o r t i n g m a t e r ia ls o r m e r c h a n d is e b y h a n d tr u c k , c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w . L o n g s h o r e w o r k e r s , w h o lo a d a n d u n loa d s h ip s a r e e x c l u d e d . W a tch m a n . and il le g a l e n t r y . M a k e s ro u n d s o f p r e m i s e s p e r i o d i c a l l y in p r o t e c t i n g p r o p e r t y a g a in st f i r e , t h e ft , J A N IT O R , P O R T E R , O R C L E A N E R C le a n s and k e e p s in an o r d e r l y c o n d it io n f a c t o r y w o r k in g a r e a s and w a s h r o o m s , o r p r e m is e s o f an o f f i c e , a p a rtm e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l o r o t h e r e s t a b lis h m e n t . D u tie s in v o lv e a c o m b in a t io n o f th e fo llo w in g ; S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b in g , and p o lis h in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v in g c h i p s , t r a s h , and o th e r r e fu s e ; d u stin g e q u ip m e n t, fu r n it u r e ', o r fi x t u r e s ; p o lis h in g m e t a l fix tu r e ^ o r t r i m m in g s ; p r o v id in g s u p p lie s and m in o r m a in te n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; and c le a n in g la v a t o r i e s , s h o w e r s , and r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w h o s p e c i a l iz e in w in d ow w a s h in g a r e e x c lu d e d . O R D E R F IL L E R F i l l s sh ip p in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r fi n is h e d g o o d s f r o m s t o r e d m e r c h a n d is e in a c c o r d a n c e w ith s p e c i fic a t i o n s on s a le s s l ip s , c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s , o r o t h e r in s t r u c t io n s . M a y , in a d d itio n t o fi ll in g o r d e r s and in d ic a tin g it e m s f i ll e d o r o m it t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u tg o in g o r d e r s , r e q u is it io n a d d it io n a l sto c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p lie s t o s u p e r v i s o r , and p e r f o r m o t h e r r e l a t e d d u tie s . P A C K E R , SH IP PIN G P r e p a r e s fin is h e d p r o d u c t s f o r s h ip m e n t o r s t o r a g e b y p la c in g t h e m in s h ip p in g c o n t a in e r s , th e s p e c i f i c o p e r a t io n s p e r f o r m e d b e in g d ep e n d e n t up on th e t y p e , s i z e , and n u m b e r o f u n its t o b e p a c k e d , th e ty p e o f c o n t a in e r e m p lo y e d , and m e t h o d o f s h ip m e n t . W o r k r e q u i r e s th e p la c in g o f it e m s in sh ip p in g c o n t a in e r s and m a y in v o lv e on e o r m o r e o f th e fo l lo w i n g ; K n o w le d g e o f v a r io u s it e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r t o v e r i f y co n t e n t ; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r ia t e ty p e and s iz e o f c o n t a in e r ; in s e r t in g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a in e r ; u s in g e x c e l s i o r o r o t h e r m a t e r ia l t o p r e v e n t b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c l o s i n g and s e a lin g c o n t a in e r ; and a p p ly in g la b e ls o r e n t e r in g id e n tify in g da ta on c o n t a in e r . P a c k e r s w h o a ls o m a k e w ood en b o x e s or c r a t e s a re e x clu d e d . f o l lo w s : F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , w ork ers a r e c l a s s i f i e d as fo l lo w s : R e c e iv in g c l e r k S h ippin g c l e r k S h ippin g and r e c e iv in g c l e r k T R U C K D R IV E R D r iv e s a t r u c k w ith in a c it y o r in d u s t r ia l a r e a t o t r a n s p o r t m a t e r ia ls , m e r c h a n d is e , e q u ip m e n t , o r w o r k e r s b e tw e e n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s su ch a s : M a n u fa ctu r in g p la n t s , fr e ig h t d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o le s a l e and r e t a il e s t a b lis h m e n t s ,- o r b e tw e e n r e t a il e s t a b lis h m e n t s and c u s t o m e r s ' h o u s e s o r p la ce s of b u s in e s s . M a y a l s o lo a d o r u n load t r u c k w ith o r w ithout h e l p e r s , m a k e m in o r m e c h a n i c a l r e p a i r s , and k e e p t r u c k in g o o d w o rk in g o r d e r . S a le s - r o u t e and o v e r - t h e - r o a d d r i v e r s a r e e x c lu d e d . as T r u c k d r i v e r (c o m b in a t io n o f s i z e s li s t e d s e p a r a t e l y ) T r u c k d r i v e r , lig h t (u n d e r IV 2 t o n s ) T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d iu m (IV 2 t o and in clu d in g 4 t o n s ) T r u c k d r iv e r , heavy (o v e r 4 to n s , t r a ile r ty p e) T r u c k d r i v e r , h ea v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , o t h e r than t r a i l e r t y p e ) S H IP P IN G A N D R E C E IV IN G C L E R K P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d is e f o r s h ip m e n t , o r r e c e i v e s and is r e s p o n s ib le fo r in c o m in g sh ip m e n ts o f m e r c h a n d is e o r o t h e r m a t e r ia ls . S h ip p in g w o r k in v o l v e s : A k n o w le d g e of sh ip p in g p r o c e d u r e s , p r a c t i c e s , r o u t e s , a v a ila b le m e a n s o f t r a n s p o r t a t io n , and r a t e s ; and p r e p a r in g r e c o r d s o f th e g o o d s s h ip p e d , m a k in g up b i l l s o f la d in g , p o s t in g w e ig h t and sh ip p in g c h a r g e s , and k e e p in g a fi le o f sh ip p in g r e c o r d s . M a y d i r e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r in g th e m e r c h a n d is e f o r sh ip m en t. R e c e iv in g w o r k i n v o l v e s : V e r if y i n g o r d ir e c t in g o t h e r s in v e r i f y in g th e c o r r e c t n e s s o f s h ip m e n ts a g a in st b ills o f la d in g , i n v o i c e s , o r o t h e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k in g f o r s h o r t a g e s and r e je c t in g d a m a g e d g o o d s ; rou tin g m e r c h a n d is e o r m a t e r ia ls t o p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; and m a in ta in in g n e c e s s a r y r e c o r d s and f i le s . F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r i v e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e and ty p e o f e q u ip m e n t, ( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r s h o u ld b e r a t e d on th e b a s is o f t r a i l e r c a p a c i t y .) TR U C K E R , POW ER goods O p e r a t e s a m a n u a lly c o n t r o l l e d g a s o l i n e - o r e l e c t r i c - p o w e r e d t r u c k o r t r a c t o r t o t r a n s p o r t and m a t e r ia ls o f a ll k in d s abou t a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u fa c tu r in g p la n t, o r o th e r e s t a b lis h m e n t . F or w age stu d y p u r p o s e s , w ork ers a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f t r u c k , as fo l lo w s : T r u c k e r , p o w e r (f o r k l if t ) T r u c k e r , p o w e r (o t h e r than f o r k l i f t ) W AREH OUSEM AN A s d i r e c t e d , p e r f o r m s a v a r ie t y o f w a r e h o u s in g d u ties w h ic h r e q u i r e an u n d ersta n d in g o f th e e s t a b l is h m e n t 's s t o r a g e p la n . W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo l lo w i n g : V e r ify in g m a t e r ia ls (o r m e r c h a n d is e ) a g a in st r e c e iv in g d o c u m e n t s , n o tin g and r e p o r t in g d i s c r e p a n c i e s and o b v io u s d a m a g e s ; ro u tin g m a t e r ia ls t o p r e s c r i b e d s t o r a g e l o c a t i o n s ; s t o r in g , s t a c k in g , o r p a lle t iz in g m a t e r ia ls in a c c o r d a n c e w ith p r e s c r i b e d s t o r a g e m e t h o d s ; r e a r r a n g in g and ta k in g in v e n t o r y o f s t o r e d m a t e r ia ls ; e x a m in in g s t o r e d m a t e r ia ls and r e p o r t in g d e t e r io r a t i o n and d a m a g e ; r e m o v in g m a t e r ia l f r o m s t o r a g e and p r e p a r in g it f o r s h ip m e n t. M a y o p e r a t e h and o r p o w e r t r u c k s in p e r fo r m i n g w a r e h o u s in g d u tie s. E x c lu d e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r im a r y d u tie s in v o lv e sh ip p in g and r e c e iv in g w o r k (s e e sh ip p in g and r e c e iv in g c l e r k and p a c k e r , s h ip p in g ), o r d e r fillin g ( s e e o r d e r f i l l e r ) , o r o p e r a t in g p o w e r t r u c k s (s e e t r u c k e r , p o w e r ). Available On Request— T he fo llo w in g a r e a s a r e s u r v e y e d p e r i o d i c a l l y f o r u se in a d m in is t e r in g the S e r v i c e C o n t r a c t A c t o f 1965. a n y o f the B L S r e g i o n a l o f f i c e s sh ow n on the b a c k c o v e r . A la s k a A lb a n y , G a. A lb u q u e r q u e , N. M e x . A le x a n d r ia , L a. A lp e n a , S ta n d ish , and T a w a s C it y , M ic h . Ann A r b o r , M ic h . A s h e v i ll e , N .C . A t la n t ic C it y , N .J . A u g u s ta , G a.—S .C . B a k e r s f i e ld , C a lif. B a ton R o u g e , L a. B a ttle C r e e k , M ic h . 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A n a n n u al r e p o r t on s a l a r i e s f o r a c c o u n t a n t s , a u d i t o r s , c h i e f a c c o u n t a n t s , a t t o r n e y s , j o b a n a l y s t s , d i r e c t o r s o f p e r s o n n e l , b u y e r s , c h e m i s t s , e n g in e e r s , e n g in e e r in g t e c h n i c i a n s , d r a f t e r s , and c l e r i c a l e m p l o y e e s i s a v a ila b le . O r d e r a s B L S B u lle t in 1 83 7, N a tio n a l S u r v e y o f P r o f e s s i o n a l , A d m in i s t r a t iv e , T e c h n ic a l, and C l e r i c a l P a y , M a r c h 1 9 7 4 , $ 1 .4 0 a c o p y , f r o m a n y o f th e B L S r e g i o n a l s a le s o f f i c e s sh ow n on the b a c k c o v e r , o r f r o m th e S u p e r in te n d e n t o f D o c u m e n t s , U .S. G o v e r n m e n t P r in t in g O f f i c e , W a sh in gton , D .C . 2 0 4 0 2 . Area Wage Surveys A li s t o f th e la t e s t a v a ila b le b u lle t in s o r b u lle tin s u p p le m e n ts is p r e s e n t e d b e lo w . A d i r e c t o r y o f a r e a w a g e s tu d ie s in clu d in g m o r e lim it e d s t u d ie s c o n d u c t e d at the r e q u e s t o f the E m p lo y m e n t S ta n d a rd s A d m in i s t r a t io n o f th e D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r is a v a ila b le on r e q u e s t . B u lle t in s m a y b e p u r c h a s e d f r o m any o f the B L S r e g i o n a l o f f i c e s sh ow n on the b a c k c o v e r . B u lle tin s u p p le m e n ts m a y be o b t a in e d w ith ou t c o s t , w h e r e in d ic a t e d , f r o m B L S r e g io n a l o f f i c e s . A rea B u lle tin n u m b e r and p r ic e * A k r o n , O h io , D e c . 1974 _____________________________________________________________________S u p p l. A lb a n y —S c h e n e c t a d y —T r o y , N .Y ., S e p t. 1974 ____________________________________________S u p p l. 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F ree N a s s a u - S u ffo lk , N . Y ., J une 1975 1___________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -3 9 . $ 1 .0 0 N e w a rk , N .J ., J a n . 1 9 7 5 1___________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -1 8 , $ 1 .0 0 N e w a rk and J e r s e y C it y , N .J .. J a n . 1974 2 ________________________________________________ S upp l. F ree N ew H a v en , C o n n ., J a n . 1974 2 ________________________ ___________________ —--------------------------S uppl. F ree N ew O r le a n s , L a ., J a n . 1975 _______________________________________________________________ Suppl. F ree N ew Y o r k , N . Y .- N . J ., M a y 1975 1 ________________ __________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -4 5 . $1.1 0 N ew Y o r k and N a s s a u — u ffo lk , N .Y ., A p r . 1974 2 ____________________________________ ____ Suppl. S F ree N o r fo lk —V i r g in i a B e a c h —P o r t s m o u t h , V a .—N .C ., M a y 1975 _________ ___________________ 1 8 5 0 -2 9 , 65 ce n ts N o r fo lk —V i r g in i a B e a c h - P o r t s m o u t h and N e w p o r t N ew s— H a m p ton , V a . - N . C . , M a y 1 9 7 5 _____________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -3 0 , 65 ce n ts N o r t h e a s t P e n n s y lv a n ia , A u g . 1975__ - ______________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -5 2 , 65 c e n t s O k la h o m a C ity , O k la ., A u g . 1975________________________________________ _________________— 1 8 5 0 -5 1 , 65 ce n ts O m a h a , N e b r ,—Iow a, O c t . 1975_______________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -5 6 , $ 1 .1 0 P a t e r s o n — lifto n — a s s a i c , N .J ., J une 1975 1__________ ___________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -3 8 , 80 c e n t s C P P h ila d e lp h ia , P a ,—N .J ., N o v . 1974 __________________________________________________________ Suppl. F ree P h o e n ix , A r i z . , J une 1974 2 __________________________________________________________________ Suppl. F ree P it t s b u r g h , P a ., J a n . 1975 _________________________ ____ ___________ _________ _____________ _S upp l. F ree P o r t la n d , M a in e , N o v . 1 9 7 4 _______________________________________________ ___________________S upp l. F ree P o r t la n d , O r e g .—W a s h ., M a y 1975___ - _____________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -4 0 . 75 ce n ts P o u g h k e e p s ie , N . Y . 1 3 _______________________________ _______ _________________________________ P o u g h k e e p s ie — in g s to n —N e w b u rg h , N .Y ., J une 1974 ____________________________________Suppl. K F ree P r o v id e n c e - W a r w i c k —P a w t u c k e t , R .I .—M a s s ., J u n e 1975 _________________ ___ _________ 1 8 5 0 -2 7 , 75 c e n t s R a le ig h — u rh a m , N . C . , F e b . 1975 _________ ________________________________________________ S upp l. D F ree R ic h m o n d , V a ., June 1975__________________________________ - __________- ___ - _________________ 1 8 5 0 -4 1 , 65 ce n ts R o c k f o r d , 111., J u n e 1974 2 _________________________________________ ____________________ ____ Suppl. F ree St. L o u is , M o ,—111., M a r . 1975 __ ____________________________________________________________ Suppl. F ree S a c r a m e n t o , C a li f., D e c . 1 9 7 4 1 _____________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -1 9 , 80 ce n ts S a g in a w , M ic h ., N o v . 1 9 7 4 1_______________ __________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -1 6 , 75 ce n ts S a lt L a k e C it y -O g d e n , U ta h , N o v . 1974 ___________________________________ __ __________ _ S upp l. _ F ree San A n to n io , T e x ., M a y 1975 ________ ______________________________________ _____________ _ 1 8 5 0 -2 3 , 65 ce n ts San D ie g o , C a li f ., N o v . 1974 1 ________________________________________ __ ______ —__ _ _______ 1 8 5 0 -1 3 , 80 ce n ts _ San F r a n c is c o - O a k la n d , C a li f ., M a r . 1975 1____ __________________ _______ _________________ 1 8 5 0 -3 5 , $ 1 .0 0 San J o s e , C a li f ., M a r . 1975 1 ___ ___________ _________ ___ ___ - .............. -_ ___________________ 1 8 5 0 -3 6 , 85 ce n ts _ S a va n n a h , G a ., M a y 1974 2 ______________________ ____ ___________________ ___________________ S u pp l. _ F ree S e a ttle —E v e r e t t , W a s h ., J a n . 1975 ___________ ____ __________________________________________S u pp l. F ree South B e n d , In d ., M a r . 1975 ______________ ___ ._____ ____ ____________________________________ S upp l. F ree S p o k a n e , W a s h ., J u n e 1974 2 ____________ _______________ __________ _____________ ____ _ ____ S upp l. _ F ree S y r a c u s e , N .Y ., J u ly 1975___________________________________________________ _ ______________ 1 8 5 0 -4 3 , 65 c e n t s _ T o le d o , O h io — ic h ., M a y 1975 1___________ ______ _____ ________________________ ________ ____ 1 8 5 0 -3 4 , 80 ce n ts M T r e n t o n , N .J ., S ep t. 1974 ___________________________________________ ___ _____________________S upp l. F ree U t i c a - R o m e , N .Y .,' J u ly 1975 1 _______________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -4 8 , 80 c e n t s W a sh in g to n , D . C ^ M d ^ V a . , M a r . 1 9 7 5 1____________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -3 1 , $ 1 .0 0 W a t e r b u r y , C o n n ., M a r . 1974 2 _______________________________________________________ S upp l. F ree W e s t c h e s t e r C o u n ty , N . Y ., M a y 1975 1_______________________________ _____________ ________ 1 8 5 0 -5 3 , 80 c e n t s W ic h ita , K a n s ., A p r . 1 9 7 5 _____________ _____________ ____________ _________________ __________ S upp l. F ree W o r c e s t e r , M a s s ., M a y 1 9 7 5 1 _____ ___ _ ______ ___ _______ ________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -2 4 , 80 ce n ts _ _ Y o r k , P a ., F e b . 1 9 7 5 1 ________________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -3 2 , 80 c e n t s Y o u n g s t o w n - W a r r e n , O h io , N o v . 1973 2 ------------------------ --------------- --------- --------------------------- S upp l. 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