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/ ®« ? 'S; Area " Wage Survey Omaha, Nebraska Iowa, Metropolitan Area October 1979 U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Bulletin 2050-51 A # j r & > c V s V rfS ^ 9 >kO v Pottawattamie Preface This bu lletin p r o v id e s re su lts o f an O ctob er 1979 su rvey o f o c c u pation al earn in gs in the O m aha, N ebraska— Iow a, Standard M etropolitan S ta tistica l A r e a . The su rv ey was m ade as p a rt o f the B u reau o f L abor S ta t is t ic s ' annual a rea w age su rv ey p r o g r a m . It w as condu cted by the B u re a u 's r e g io n a l o ffic e in K ansas C ity, M o., under the g en era l d ir e c tio n o f E dw ard C haiken, A s sis ta n t R eg ion a l C o m m is sio n e r fo r O p era tion s. The su rv ey cou ld not have been a c c o m p lish e d without the c o o p e ra tio n o f the m any fir m s w hose w age and sa la ry data p rov id ed the b a sis fo r the sta tis tica l in form a tion in this b u lletin . The B u reau w ish es to e x p re s s s in c e r e a p p recia tion fo r the c o o p e ra tio n r e c e iv e d . M a teria l in this pu blica tion is in the p u blic dom ain and m ay be r e p ro d u c e d without p e r m is s io n o f the F e d e r a l G overn m en t. P le a se cre d it the B u reau o f L a b or S ta tistics and cite the nam e and num ber o f this pu blica tion . Note: A c u rre n t r e p o r t on o ccu p a tion a l earn ings in the Om aha area is available fo r the m ovin g and stora g e (O ctob er 1979) in d u stry . A lso av ailab le are lis tin g s o f union wage r a te s fo r building tr a d e s , prin tin g tr a d e s , lo c a l-t r a n s it op eratin g e m p lo y e e s , lo c a l tr u ck d r iv e rs and h e lp e r s , and g r o c e r y sto re e m p lo y e e s . F r e e c o p ie s o f these are availab le fr o m the B u re a u 's r e g io n a l o f f ic e s . (See ba ck c o v e r fo r a d d r e s s e s .) Area Wage Survey Omaha, Nebraska-lowa, Metropolitan Area October 1979 U.S. Department of Labor Ray Marshall, Secretary C o n te n ts P ag e P age Bureau of Labor Statistics Janet L. Norwood, Commissioner January 1980 Introduction---------------------------------------------------------------- Bulletin 2050-51 Tables: For sale by the Superintendent of Docu ments U S Government Printing Office. Washington D C 20402 GPO Bookstores or BLS Regional Offices listed on back cover Price for FRASER Digitized $1 50 Make checks payable to Super intendent of Documents Earnings, all establishments: A - l . Weekly earnings of office workers______ A -2. Weekly earnings of professional and technical w orkers__________________ A -3 . Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex______________ A -4. Hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, and powerplant A -5. 2 3 5 6 Hourly earnings of material movement and custodial w o rk e rs _____ 8 A -6 . Average hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, powerplant, material movement, and custodial workers, by s e x _____________ 10 A -7. Percent increases in average hourly earnings for selected occupational groups_____________________11 A -8. Average pay relationships within establishments for white-collar workers________________ 12 A -9. Average pay relationships within establishments for blue-collar w orkers________________ 13 Appendix A. Scope and method of survey_________15 Appendix B. Occupational descriptions___________ 18 Introduction T h is a re a is 1 o f 72 in w hich the U.S. D epartm en t of L a b o r 's B u reau o f L a b o r S ta tistics con du cts su rv e y s o f occu p a tion a l ea rn in gs and re la te d b e n e fits. (See lis t of a r e a s on in sid e ba ck c o v e r .) In each a r e a , earn in gs data fo r s e le c t e d occu p a tion s ( A - s e r ie s ta b le s ) a re c o lle c te d annually. In form a tion on e sta b lish m en t p r a c tic e s and su p p lem en tary w age b en efits ( B - s e r i e s ta b le s ) is obtain ed e v e r y th ird y e a r . T h is r e p o r t has no B - s e r i e s ta b le s . m anufacturing and nonm anufacturing in d u str ie s . T h e o ccu p a tion s a r e defin ed in A ppendix B. F o r the 31 la r g e s t su rv e y a r e a s , ta bles A - 10 through A - 15 p rov id e s im ila r data fo r esta b lish m en ts em p loyin g 500 w o r k e r s or m o r e . T ab le A -7 p rov id es p e rce n t ch a n ges in a v e ra g e h ou rly earn in gs o f o ffic e c le r ic a l w o r k e r s , e le c tr o n ic data p r o c e s s in g w o r k e r s , in d u stria l n u r s e s , sk illed m aintenance tra d es w o r k e r s , and u n sk illed plant w o r k e r s . W here p o s s ib le , data a re p resen ted fo r a ll in d u stries and fo r m a n u fa c turing and nonm anufacturing sep a ra tely . Data a r e not p re se n te d fo r sk illed m ain ten an ce w o rk e r s in nonm anufacturing b e c a u s e the n um ber o f w o rk e r s em p loyed in this occu pation al g rou p in nonm an ufacturin g is to o s m a ll to w arra n t sep arate presen tation . T h is ta ble p r o v id e s a m e a s u re o f w age tren d s a fter elim in ation of changes in a v e ra g e earn in gs ca u sed by e m p lo y m ent sh ifts am ong estab lish m en ts as w e ll as tu rn ov er o f esta b lish m en ts in clu d ed in su rvey sa m p les. F o r fu rth er d e ta ils , see appendix A. E ach y e a r a fter a ll in dividu al a re a w age su rv ey s have been c o m p le te d , tw o su m m a ry bu lletin s a r e is su e d . The fir s t b rin g s tog eth er data f o r each m e tro p o lita n a r e a su rv e y e d ; the se co n d p re se n ts national and r e g io n a l e s t im a te s , p r o je c te d fr o m individu al m e tro p o lita n a r e a data, fo r a ll Standard M etrop olita n S ta tistic a l A r e a s in the U nited S ta tes, exclu din g A lask a and H aw aii. A m a jo r c o n s id e r a tio n in the a rea w age su rv e y p r o g r a m is the need to d e s c r ib e the le v e l and m ov em en t o f w ages in a v a r ie ty o f la b o r m a rk e ts , through the a n a ly s is o f (1) the le v e l and d is trib u tio n o f w ages by occu p a tion , and (2) the m ov em en t o f w ages by occu p a tion a l c a te g o r y and sk ill le v e l. The p r o g r a m d e v e lo p s in fo rm a tio n that m ay be u sed fo r m any p u r p o s e s , including w age and s a la r y a d m in istra tio n , c o lle c t iv e b a rg a in in g , and a s s is ta n c e in d eterm in in g plant lo c a tio n . S u rv ey r e s u lts a ls o a re u sed by the U.S. D e p a r t m ent o f L a b o r to m ake w age d eterm in a tion s u nder the S e r v ic e C on tra ct A c t o f 1965. T a b les A -8 and A -9 p rov id e fo r the fir s t tim e m e a s u re s o f a v e ra g e pay rela tion sh ip s w ithin esta b lish m en ts. T h e s e m e a s u re s m ay d iffe r c o n s id e ra b ly fr o m the pay rela tion sh ip s o f o v e r a ll a v e r a g e s p u blish ed in ta bles A - l through A -6 . See appendix A fo r d eta ils. A pp endixes Appendix A d e s c r ib e s the m eth od s and c o n ce p ts u sed in the a rea w age su rv e y p r o g r a m and p r o v id e s in fo rm a tio n on the s c o p e o f the su rv ey . A - s e r i e s ta b les or Appendix B p rov id es jo b d e s c r ip tio n s p resen ta tiv es to c la s s ify w o rk e r s by occu p a tion . T a b le s A - l th rough A - 6 p r o v id e e stim a tes o f s tr a ig h t-tim e w eek ly h o u rly ea rn in g s fo r w o r k e r s in occu p a tion s co m m o n to a v a r ie ty o f 2 u sed by B u reau fie ld re E a rn in g s Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers, Omaha, Nebr. —Iowa, October 1979 Weekly earnings * (standard) O ccu p a tion and in d u stry d iv is io n Number of workers Average weekly hours * (standard) Mean 2 Median 2 Middle range 2 S E C R E T A R I E S ......................................................................... m a n u f a c t u r i n g .......................................................... N O N MA N UF A C T U R I N G................................................ P I J R L I C U T I L I T I E S .......................................... 951 236 715 199 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 A O .O *2 2 8 .5 0 237 .0 0 2 2 6 .0 0 S E C R E T A R I E S * c l a s s a ....................................... N ON M A N U FA C T U R I N G ................................................ P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S .......................................... 132 84 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 A O .O 2 8 6 .5 0 2 9 1 .5 0 3 A 1 .0 0 2 8 8 .5 0 2 8 8 .5 0 3 5 6 .0 0 32 252 265.-30 *21 21 21 25 8 7 3 3 .0 .5 .7 .3 NUMBER 0 0 0 0 * 1 8 8 .0 0 - *2 5 3 .5 0 1 8 8 .0 0 - 2 8 8 .0 0 1 8 8 .5 0 - 2 5 3 .0 0 2 1 6 .0 0 - 3 0 6 .0 0 2 2 1 .0 0 2 3 3 .5 0 - 300 320 380 360 125 130 180 150 160 170 180 190 200 2 20 240 260 280 300 320 380 360 3 80 23 5 15 23 8 15 66 28 82 127 26 101 13 63 18 89 109 33 76 21 106 11 95 38 85 8 37 9 86 19 27 28 36 3 33 25 28 9 15 2 81 21 20 13 28 10 14 5 1 50 32 118 30 2 2 2 _ 8 5 15 12 11 8 5 4 9 9 - - - 9 4 3 6 5 4 7 7 2 10 10 6 14 13 10 6 5 *5 9 6 - 2 - 7 7 1 1 - - - - - _ ~ - - - - - C L A S S 0 ....................................... m a n u f a c t u r i n g ......................................................... N 0 N " A N I ! F A C T U R I MG................................................ P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S .......................................... 25 A 70 184 4A 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 A O .O 20 5 .5 0 2 2 9 .3 0 19 7 .0 0 2 3 7 .5 0 2 0 1 .3 0 2 0 9 .0 0 1 9 9 .0 0 2 0 8 .5 0 1 1 1 1 7 7 7 8 5 5 8 7 .0 .0 .5 .5 0 0 0 0 - 2 2 5 .0 0 2 8 7 .3 3 2 1 7 .5 0 2 2 7 .5 0 ................................................................... M A N U F A C T U R I N G . . ................................................... N ON M A N U F A C T U R I N G ................................................ P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S .......................................... 220 43 177 99 A O .O 4 0 .5 3 9 .5 A O .O 2 A 6 .0 0 2A 0 .5 0 2 A 7 . 50 2 8 9 .5 0 2 3 2 .0 0 2 8 2 .0 0 2 2 0 .0 0 3 3 3 .5 0 1 2 1 2 9 2 8 3 7 1 8 8 .1 .5 .0 .5 0 0 0 0 - 3 3 3 . 50 2 5 5 . 50 3 3 3 . 50 3 8 2 .5 0 S T E N O G R A P H E R S . S E N I O R ................................... N ON M A N U F A C T U R I N G ................................................ 171 182 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 2 6 2 .3 0 2 0 1 .5 0 2 0 1 .5 0 - 3 3 3 . 50 3 3 3 .5 0 - 2 6 3 .5 0 2 8 6 .5 0 2 3 8 .0 0 S T E N O G R A P H E R S . G E N E R A L ................................ NON M A N U F A C T U R I N G .................... ............................ 49 1 9 1 .0 0 1 8 3 .5 0 1 8 7 .0 0 1 7 2 .5 0 1 6 0 .3 0 1 8 5 .0 0 - 2 1 8 .0 0 2 0 3 .0 3 _ 35 A O .O 3 9 .5 T R A N S C R I R I N G - M A C H I N E T Y P I S T S .................... NON M A N U F A C T U R I N G ....................................... . 193 192 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 1 6 A . 50 1 6 A .0 0 1 6 0 .5 0 1 6 3 .5 0 1 8 8 .0 0 1 8 8 .0 0 - 1 7 3 .5 0 1 7 3 .5 0 T Y P I S T S ..................................................................................... N ON M A N U FA C T U R I N G ................................................ 375 353 3 9 .5 3 9 .0 1 6 6 .0 0 1 6 A . 50 1 5 7 .5 0 1 5 6 .5 0 1 8 1 .0 0 1 8 1 .0 0 - T Y P I S T S . C L A S S A ................................................... N ON MA NUFA CTU RTNG................................................ 245 229 3 9 .5 3 9 .0 1 7 8 .5 0 17 7 .7 0 1 6 2 .5 0 1 6 2 .0 0 T Y P I S T S . C L A S S B ................................................... NONMA N U F A C T U R I N G ....................... ........................ 130 128 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 1A 3.30 1 A1 . 0 0 F I L E C L E R K S ......................................................................... NON M A N U F A C T U R I N G ................. ... <*22 409 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 F I L E C L E R K S . C L A S S A ...................................... N0NHA NUF A CT UR I N G .................... ............................ 60 58 - - “ SE C RETARIES. See footnotes 280 - 2 2 7 .5 0 - W o r k e r s w e re d is trib u te d as f o llo w s : W o r k e r s w e r e at $ 110 to $ 115. 260 - 2 6 0 .0 0 3 8 6 . 50 2 5 8 .0 3 3 0 6 . 50 * ** 280 - 1 8 0 .0 0 1 7 5 .5 3 1 8 2 .5 0 - C L A S S C ....................................... n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ................................................ 220 - 2 1 3 .0 0 20 7 .5 0 ' 2 1 3 .0 0 2 5 3 .0 0 CLERKS. 2 00 - 2 2 8 .5 0 2 3 A . 50 2 2 6 .3 0 2 6 7 .0 0 FILF 193 - 3 9 .5 A O .O 3 9 .0 A O .O C L A S S R ....................................... ................................................ 180 58 10 88 1 325 87 23B 87 CLERKS. 170 6 1 5 S E C R F T A P I E S . c l a s s c ....................................... M A N U F A C T U R I N G . . ....................... ........................... N ON M A N U F A C T U R I N G ................................................ P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S .......................................... nonm an u facturing 160 - 2 5 3 . 00 25 5 . 00 2 5 3 .0 0 “ - _ - - - “ - _ - “ - “ - - _ - - - - - - - _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7 4 - - - - _ _ _ - - - - _ 7 7 8 4 - 6 9 9 6 6 - 33 8 25 21 4 17 50 17 33 35 14 21 85 4 81 17 2 15 11 2 9 2 7 6 2 19 30 6 28 31 12 19 15 2 13 2 13 - 20 - 2 - 13 13 20 18 2 29 21 8 7 6 5 1 11 8 3 30 8 22 28 8 16 - 58 8 86 2 13 10 38 4 38 17 11 7 7 32 16 16 4 38 10 28 11 15 4 ii i 53 6 87 16 31 4 27 6 17 2 15 7 4 4 _ 13 12 1 1 _ 11 17 2 15 1 - - - - - 18 2 12 12 12 - 16 - 7 39 21 7 31 _ - - 4 4 1 - 7 18 10 1 - 16 8 31 5 8 _ 12 5 1 6 25 17 8 - 31 31 32 2 30 30 7 7 7 7 18 18 4 4 28 26 16 18 23 6 7 1 2 2 1 1 30 30 32 30 5 5 2 2 3 2 11 5 5 2 2 _ 2 _ " 2 - 1 1 _ _ _ _ - - - - _ _ 6 i 5 - - - ii 380 AND OVER 7 2 5 5 - _ 8 - - 4 3 16 4 _ _ _ _ - 7 5 - - _ - 13 13 39 39 25 25 55 55 25 25 13 12 10 10 12 12 1 8 2 . 00 1 7 9 .0 0 - _ 4 4 83 83 30 30 68 67 59 58 88 81 25 25 29 28 29 17 18 10 1 5 2 .5 0 1 5 2 .3 0 - 1 9 2 .0 0 1 8 6 . *50 - - _ - 11 11 39 39 82 82 39 37 21 21 27 26 28 9 15 16 14 7 1 3 8 .5 0 1 3 6 .5 0 1 2 6 .5 0 1 2 6 .5 0 - 1 5 3 .0 0 1 8 8 .5 3 - _ 19 19 29 28 17 16 5 4 4 4 2 2 5 4 - 15 3 .0 0 1 5 2 .5 0 1 3 3 .0 0 1 3 0 .0 0 1 2 1 .0 0 1 2 1 .3 0 - 1 8 3 .0 3 1 8 1 .0 0 36 36 31 31 107 107 28 28 90 81 38 18 17 13 13 5 5 7 3 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 2A 9 .0 0 2 5 0 .5 3 2 5 2 .5 0 3 0 1 .5 0 1 8 6 .5 1 1 8 1 .1 0 - 3 3 9 .5 0 33 9 . 5 0 _ _ _ « " - 8 1 1 4 8 3 3 3 2 1 1 _ - 7 7 3 2 248 237 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 183 .5 0 1 A 3 . 00 1 3 8 .3 0 1 3 8 .0 0 1 2 3 .1 0 - 181 .0 0 1 8 1 .0 3 8 8 25 25 63 63 17 17 58 51 32 29 18 2 2 1 17 9 9 4 1 2 3 .1 0 - i - 2 2 11 A 11 A 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 1 2 3 .5 0 123 .5 0 1 2 1 .0 0 1 2 1 .0 0 1 2 0 .3 0 1 2 0 .0 0 - 1 3 0 .0 0 1 3 0 .0 0 **28 28 6 6 44 44 _ 28 28 8 8 _ _ _ _ _ 2 6 i 1 9 9 _ 3 2 1 1 _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - _ _ _ - _ - - - _ _ i ~ 83 83 i - 4 4 - - - - 3 at $ 3 8 0 to $ 4 0 0 ; 1 at $ 4 0 0 to $ 4 2 0 ; and 1 at $ 4 2 0 to $ 4 4 0 . at e n d o f t a b l e s . OF — 150 - 1 9 3 .5 0 2 0 0 .0 0 9 2 .on- DOLLARS) 140 _ 2 2 8 .0 0 2 2 1 .5 0 2 2 6 .3 0 (TN 130 _ 2 3 2 .5 0 2 A 2 . 50 2 2 9 .0 0 EARNI NG S 125 - 3 1 6 .5 0 - WEEKLY 120 _ 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 3 9 .0 FILE S T R A IG H T - T I M E - 3 5 3 .0 0 3 5 3 . 00 36 8 . 33 1 RECEIVING _ 61 191 stenographers UOR KE RS 115 UNDER AND 1 1 5 UNDER 120 * c l a s s b ....................................... m a n u f a c t u r i n g .......................................................... N 0 M* A NU F A C T U R I N G .................... ............................ se c r e t a r ie s OF 3 87 _ - 19 _ - 1 1 - - _ _ - - - _ _ - - - 8 - - - 8 8 - - - _ 4 8 5 5 4 4 5 5 - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 2 2 11 11 18 18 11 11 - - _ i _ _ 18 - i - - 18 11 11 _ _ _ ~ - - 2 2 11 11 _ _ _ _ _ ” “ - 7 _ _ _ - - _ _ _ - _ _ - - _ _ _ “ “ Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers, Omaha, Nebr.—Iowa, October 1979— Continued Weekly earnings 1 (standard) O ccu p a tion and in d u stry d iv isio n Number of workers Average weekly hours 1 (standard) Mean 2 Median 2 NUMBER Middle range 2 OF WORKERS 115 UNDER AND 1 1 5 UNDER 120 * 1 2 1 .3 0 - *1 3 2 .3 3 1 2 1 . 3 0 - 1 3 0 . 70 1 2 6 .5 0 - 336 .0 0 13 “ 1 4 4 .3 0 1 4 4 .3 0 - 1 9 2 .0 0 - 1 5 3 .5 0 1 7 2 .3 0 1 5 2 .3 0 1 4 0 .3 0 1 5 3 .3 0 1 4 0 .3 0 - 1 9 0 .3 0 1 9 2 .0 0 1 8 8 . 50 - 1 9 7 .3 0 1 8 3 .5 0 2 0 2 .5 0 1 9 0 .0 0 1 7 6 .5 0 1 9 2 .0 0 1 7 4 .0 0 1 7 2 .5 0 1 7 4 .0 0 - 2 1 0 .0 0 1 8 8 .5 0 2 1 0 .0 0 - 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 2 0 5 .0 0 1 8 3 .5 0 1 9 2 .3 0 1 7 2 .5 0 1 7 2 .5 0 1 7 2 .5 0 - 2 4 6 .0 0 1 8 1 .0 0 _ 79 69 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 1 8 7 .5 0 1 8 8 .0 0 1 9 0 .3 0 1 9 0 .0 0 1 7 4 .0 0 1 7 4 .3 0 - 19 4 .5 3 1 9 4 .5 0 - 1 .1 9 9 2 0 5 .5 0 2 0 8 .0 0 2 0 5 .0 0 2 6 7 .0 0 1 9 0 .3 0 2 0 7 .3 0 1 8 9 .5 0 2 7 1 .5 0 1 1 1 2 - 2 3 4 .3 0 2 2 2 .0 0 23 8 . 53 2 8 5 .3 0 - 145 1 .054 339 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 2 1 8 .5 0 2 1 4 .0 0 2 1 9 .5 0 2 8 7 .5 0 2 0 2 .0 0 2 0 7 .1 0 2 0 1 .5 0 2 8 5 .3 0 1 7 4 .0 0 1 8 7 .5 0 1 7 2 .3 0 2 7 8 .3 ,3 - 2 5 0 .0 0 2 2 1 .0 0 2 7 8 .0 0 3 2 8 . 00 - U T I L I T I E S ......................................... 662 97 565 179 - 537 48 489 1 8 9 .3 0 1 9 7 .0 0 18 8 .5 3 2 4 3 .5 0 1 7 0 .3 2 1 1 .0 1 6 6 .3 2 7 1 .5 1 1 1 1 - i 2 1 9 .5 0 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 4 3 .0 *1 4 5 .0 0 1 4 5 .0 0 2 3 9 .3 0 * 1 2 1 .0 0 1 2 1 .0 0 2 6 1 .5 0 82 74 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 1 8 3 .5 0 1 8 5 .0 0 1 6 4 .5 0 1 6 7 .3 0 R E C E P T I O N I S T S .............................................................. M A N U F A C T U R I N G . . .................................................. NON MA NUFA CTU RI NG............................................... 199 38 161 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 1 6 3 .5 0 1 8 1 .0 0 1 5 9 .5 0 ORDER C L E R K S .................................................................... M A N U F AC TU RI N G........................................................ NONMA NUFA CTU RI NG............................................... 168 49 119 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 ORDER C L E R K S * C L A S S A ................................... MA NU F AC TU RI N G........................................................ 89 39 ORDER C L E R K S . C L A S S R ................................... NON MA NUFA CTU RI NG............................................... A CC OUN TI NG C L E R K S ..................................................... MA NU F AC TU RI N G........................................................ NON MA NUFA CTU RI NG............................................... S W I TC HB OA RD O P E R A T O R S ......................................... NONMA NUFA CTU RI NG............................................... S W I TC H BO A RD PUB LI C 19 6 .5 0 U T I L I T I E S ......................................... 0 0 0 0 6 0 .5 8 0 .5 5 8 .5 3 5 .3 4 6 4 7 4 8 4 2 0 0 0 0 EA RNI NG S < TN DOLLARS! OF — 120 125 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 203 220 240 260 28 0 300 320 340 360 125 130 140 150 160 170 180 1 90 200 2 23 240 260 280 300 320 340 360 3 80 112 112 7 18 18 6 27 27 1 1 6 6 - 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 “ 5 5 5 15 15 15 “ ~ _ 4 _ - 4 4 10 10 - - ~ “ i i ” ~ ” " - - - 12 12 18 1 16 3 “ 2 2 13 12 9 7 4 3 16 14 1 1 5 5 1 1 35 7 28 27 6 21 1 20 16 6 10 4 - 42 8 34 9 5 a - 8 _ 8 8 “ 19 8 ii 26 4 22 3 3 8 46 23 23 34 “ 3 - 7 8 a 19 19 3 3 14 11 4 27 23 16 11 20 19 107 15 92 7 64 12 52 17 15 2 15 - - - - 9 “ - - - - - - - - - “ “ 50 50 137 3 134 18 79 13 66 128 ii 117 25 56 8 48 47 1 46 41 7 34 58 6 52 4 38 90 38 6 32 70 7 i 14 7 - - - - - - - 3 ~ - 3 - 14 - 7 ~ i 14 7 - 2 1 4 .0 0 2 2 4 .5 0 2 1 0 .3 0 - - 0 3 3 3 - 2 8 5 .0 0 2 5 5 .0 0 2 8 7 .5 3 33 8 . 33 _ _ _ - - - - - ~ 79 79 80 80 ~ - ~ 47 47 - - 160 133 36 94 58 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 4(1*0 4 0 .0 2 4 1 .5 0 2 3 1 .3 0 2 4 6 .0 0 2 7 3 .5 0 2 0 7 .5 0 2 2 7 .0 0 2 8 5 .3 0 1 8 6 .5 1 8 8 .5 1 8 6 .5 2 0 1 .5 KEY ENTRY O P E R A T O R S ............................................... M A NU F AC TU RI N G........................................................ N ON MA NUFA CTU RI NG............................................... P U R L I C U T I L I T I E S ......................................... 973 71 902 92 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 1 6 5 .5 0 1 8 2 .5 0 1 6 4 .5 0 2 6 3 .5 3 1 5 5 .5 0 1 7 6 .5 0 1 5 3 .5 0 3 2 9 .0 0 1 4 0 .3 1 6 7 .5 1 3 4 .5 1 7 8 .5 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 8 .5 0 2 0 6 .3 3 1 7 8 .5 3 3 3 2 .0 0 KEY ENTRY O P E R A T O R S . C L A S S A............. M A NU F AC TU RI N G........................................................ NON MA NUFA CTU RI NG............................................... P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ......................................... 395 25 370 54 3 9 .0 3 9 .5 3 9 .0 4 3 .0 1 1 1 3 9 .0 0 5 .0 0 9 .5 0 3 .5 0 1 6 5 .5 0 1 8 7 .5 0 1 6 4 .5 0 3 3 2 .3 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 - 2 3 8 .0 0 2 Q 4 . 00 2 0 8 .3 0 3 3 2 .3 0 KEY ENTRY O P E R A T O R S . C L A S S R ............. M A N U F A C T U R I N G . . .................................................. N O N P t N U r t C T U R I N G ............................................... 578 46 532 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 1 5 0 .0 0 1 8 1 .5 0 1 4 7 .0 0 1 4 8 .3 0 1 7 5 .5 0 1 4 1 .0 0 1 2 4 .0 0 1 7 3 .3 3 1 2 4 .3 0 - 1 7 0 .3 3 2 3 6 .5 0 1 6 4 .0 0 4 8 .0 5 8 .0 4 8 .0 2 9 .5 - 2 7 1 .5 0 - - 14 i 21 1 1 “ - U T I L I T I E S ......................................... - 1 - - “ 2 88 18 “ “ 5 65 21 2 3 35 4 1 1 i i “ - “ 6 2 4 14 4 - 14 4 “ 3 3 6 2 14 4 15 15 _ - - “ “ 90 13 77 6 1 50 37 113 23 102 28 74 9 23 5 18 15 84 a 41 1 12 26 86 13 79 16 63 4 38 11 27 10 23 9 14 9 1 33 “ 380 AND OVER “ - 11 30 6 - - 18 5 13 2 43 3 40 7 49 9 6 6 3 3 12 2 10 6 2 47 “ - - - ~ “ - - - ~ “ 8 1 79 4 3 1 1 16 3 13 10 20 4 16 15 90 2 88 80 i i - 13 18 13 13 18 18 17 2 15 15 4 3 1 1 23 12 11 5 7 2 5 5 64 64 22 - - “ 22 22 “ 64 6 6 6 8 9 6 3 1 3 1 2 2 21 3 18 13 - 4 4 1 l - - “ - - 5 22 1 21 57 3 54 205 3 202 88 9 79 110 2 108 95 20 75 28 51 7 44 5 54 3 51 2 69 21 48 8 10 1 9 i - - - - _ - - - 32 3 29 26 5 21 14 2 12 - - - - “ - - - “ - “ 10 1 9 i 4 4 - 55 7 48 8 - ~ 48 48 - - 52 7 45 - - 109 109 _ 79 79 80 22 1 21 57 3 54 96 3 93 36 2 34 62 2 60 14 14 _ _ _ - - - - 80 4 - 63 17 46 25 2 23 40 1 39 “ 17 2 15 15 2 ~ - 40 “ 40 40 4 2 “ - 19 ~ 19 19 5 “ - i i - 2 - - - 90 2 88 80 4 - 2 4 - — ” - i 1 “ 4 2 2 See footn otes at end o f ta b les . - 0 0 0 0 P A Y R O L L C L E R K S .............................................................. M A NU F AC TU RI N G........................................................ N ON MA NUFA CTU RI NG............................................... P U R L I C U T I L I T I E S ......................................... 8 8 8 1 15 9 - .3 .5 .0 .5 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 PUB LI C WEEKLY OPERATOR- ACCOUNTING C L E R K S . C L A S S A .................... MA NU F AC TU RI N G........................................................ NON MA NUFA CTU RI NG............................................... PUB LI C - 19 19 STRAIGHT - T I M E - ACCOUNTING C L E R K S . C L A S S B ................... M A NU F AC TU RI N G........................................................ NON MA NUFA CTU RI NG............................................... 241 238 42 M E SS E N G E R S .......................................................................... NON MA NUFA CTU RI NG............................................... P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ......................................... 13 R E C E I V IN G i 7 2 - - _ - 1 1 _ - ” ~ 12 1 11 11 2 4 3 1 1 45 3 - 45 45 3 3 - 42 ~ 3 _ - 42 42 3 3 - - - - 3 - _ _ _ - - - 6 6 6 3 2 2 - Table A-2. Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers, Omaha, Nebr.—Iowa, October 1979 Weekly earnings 1 (standard) O ccu p a tion and in d u s try d iv is io n Number of workers Average weekly hours 1 (standard) Mean 2 Median 2 NUMBER Middle range 2 C0MPUTEP SYSTEMS A NALY ST S ( B U S I N E S S ) ........................................................................ N O N * * N U F * C T U R I N R ................................................ 20D 183 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 *3 8 3 .3 0 3 8 0 .0 0 *3 8 9 .0 0 3 8 9 .0 0 C OM PUTE R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T S ( B U S I N F S S ) . C L A S S A ...................................... N 0 N » A N U F A C T U R I N G ................................................ 65 57 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 4 1 4 .5 0 4 1 0 .5 0 4 1 6 .3 0 4 0 8 .5 0 3 8 7 .5 0 3 8 7 .5 0 - 4 4 9 . 50 4 4 9 .5 0 C OM PUT EP S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T S ( B U S I N E S S ) . C L A S S B ...................................... N O N P A N U F A C T U R I M G ................................................ 7 0 61 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 37 2 .5 0 3 7 0 .5 0 3 8 5 .5 0 3 8 9 .0 0 3 3 3 .3 3 3 2 6 .5 0 - C OM PUTE R PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) . . . . M A N U F A C T U R I N G ......................................................... N O N M A NU FA C TU R I NG ................................................ 478 52 426 3 9 .0 3 9 .5 3 9 .0 31 1 .0 0 30 4 .0 0 31 2 .0 0 3 0 3 .3 0 3 0 6 .0 0 303 .0 0 C OM PUTE R PR OGR AMME RS ( B U S I N E S S ) . C L A S S A............................................................................ N O N * A N U r A C T U R I N R ................................................ 89 82 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 347 .3 0 3 4 6 .0 0 COMPUTE R PR OGR AMME RS ( B U S I N E S S ) . C L A S S B ........................................................................... M A N U F A C T U R I N G . . ................................................... NONMAN Uc A CTl l R I N G ................................................ 257 34 223 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 O P E R A T O R S . ................................................ m a n u f a c t u r i n g ......................................................... NON* A N U F A C T U R I N G .................... .. ....................... P U B L I C u t i l i t i e s .......................................... 266 30 236 78 39 39 39 40 COMPUTE R O P E R A T O R S . C L A S S A ................. N O N M A NU FA C TU R I NG ................................................ 57 * 3 6 6 .3 3 - *4 2 6 .0 0 3 6 1 .3 3 - 425 .5 0 OF WORKERS R E C E IV IN G S T R A I G H T - TI ME WEEKLY EARNINGS (IN DOLL A R S) - 160 170 1 80 190 200 210 223 240 260 2 83 300 320 340 360 380 400 420 440 170 180 190 200 210 2 20 240 260 280 3 00 320 340 360 380 400 420 440 460 - - - - - - 4 4 - - 150 UNDER AND 1 5 0 UNDER 160 - 6 6 2 2 7 7 4 4 6 6 10 9 9 7 38 36 25 23 25 23 23 22 28 25 13 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 12 11 12 12 3 2 15 12 *11 8 - - - 4 4 - - 5 5 2 2 4 4 7 6 3 1 7 5 11 10 8 6 6 6 11 11 2 1 61 7 54 59 53 8 45 38 3 35 22 8 14 8 7 i 53 3 50 67 2 65 _ - 2 - - 2 4 4 ii ii ii ii 7 7 9 7 16 14 2 1 3 2 20 19 - 2 2 4 4 6 6 6 6 47 1 46 - - - - - - _ _ _ - - - - - 4 2 7 .5 0 43 2 .5 0 - - - 2 6 7 .3 0 2 7 3 .5 0 2 6 5 ,5 1 - 3 8 4 .0 0 357 .0 0 3 8 4 .0 3 _ 3 3 3 - “ 3 4 4 .3 9 3 4 3 .3 0 2 8 7 .5 0 2 8 7 .5 0 - 4 1 6 .5 0 4 1 6 . 53 3 2 1 .5 0 3 1 6 .0 0 322 .5 0 3 1 8 .3 0 3 0 7 .3 0 3 1 8 .0 0 2 7 2 .5 0 2 8 5 .5 0 2 7 0 .5 3 - 384 .1 0 3 6 3 .0 3 384 .0 0 - .5 .5 .5 .0 24 4 .5 0 213 .5 3 248 .5 0 3 1 9 .0 0 2 2 5 .5 0 2 1 4 .5 0 2 3 0 .3 0 3 3 9 .3 0 1 9 7 .3 0 1 9 7 .0 0 - 7 - 1 9 7 .5 0 2 7 1 .5 0 - 2 7 1 .5 3 2 2 3 .5 3 2 8 6 .5 0 3 7 3 .0 0 7 2 8 5 .0 0 2 9 2 .5 0 2 8 8 .5 0 2 9 2 . JO 2 3 1 .0 0 2 3 6 .3 0 - 3 3 9 .0 0 339 .0 0 - 50 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 - COMPUTE R O P E R A T O R S . C L A S S R ................ N O N M A NU FA C TU R I NG ................................................ P t l R L I C U T I L I T I E S .......................................... 155 136 49 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 2 3 9 .3 9 2 4 3 .0 0 297 .0 0 2 2 4 .5 0 2 2 5 .5 0 2 7 1 .5 0 2 0 4 .0 0 2 0 4 .0 0 2 3 8 .3 0 - 2 6 8 . 50 2 7 1 .5 0 387 .0 0 6 6 “ 1 1 o perato rs, class C ................. NON^ANUF A C T U R I MG...................................... ... 54 50 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 2 1 7 .5 0 2 1 8 .5 0 1 8 0 .3 0 1 8 0 .3 0 1 6 0 .5 3 1 5 6 .0 0 - 2 2 0 .0 0 2 2 7 .0 0 1 1 13 13 □ R A F T E R S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M A N U F A C T U R I N G . . ............................. N O N M AN UF AC TU R IN G ................................................ 283 62 221 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 4 3 .0 2 6 7 .5 0 243 .5 0 2 7 4 .5 0 2 7 1 .5 0 2 3 2 .5 0 2 7 4 .3 0 2 3 0 .3 0 - 3 1 2 2 8 .3 0 2 3 7 .3 0 - 308 .5 3 2 6 6 .0 0 3 0 8 . 50 1 2 1 D R A F T E R S . C L A S S A................................................ N O N P A N U F A C T U R I N G ................................................ 93 75 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 3 1 0 .5 0 3 1 4 .3 0 _ - 3 2 0 .3 0 3 5 0 .0 0 3 5 3 .0 0 - 3 1 9 .0 0 2 7 8 .3 0 2 8 4 .3 0 - - - - 12? 30 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 260 .5 0 2 3 2 .3 0 2 2 7 .3 0 - 308 .0 0 2 5 9 .0 0 - - _ - 2 4 7 .0 0 2 5 4 .5 0 2 4 3 ,8 0 - - - 4 0 .0 2 2 3 .5 0 2 2 5 .3 0 1 9 0 .0 0 - 2 7 4 .3 0 1 - 6 3 8 5 .5 0 3 6 5 .3 0 3 4 3 .3 0 - 4 3 4 .3 0 3 5 0 .5 0 3 9 7 .5 0 385 .5 0 34 3 .3 0 4 1 4 .3 0 3 6 5 .3 0 2 9 9 .5 0 3 6 5 .3 '’ 3 4 3 .3 0 - 4 1 4 .0 0 419 .0 0 4 3 4 .0 0 computer DRAFTERS, class b ................................................ m a n u f a c t u r i n g . . ............................ DRAFTERS. CLA SS C ................................................ 61 TECHNICIANS: U T I L I T I E S .......................................... 28 ELECTRONICS PUBLIC ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS. CLASS A. n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ................................................ P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S .......................................... * W o r k e r s w e r e d is trib u te d as fo llo w s : 89 47 28 C - - r - C OP PUTFP 4 3 .0 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 - - 3 10 10 1 1 7 7 3 1 2 7 3 4 - - - - - - - - 10 - - 6 - i - - 2 10 ~ 6 i 14 1 - 14 1 18 3 15 14 3 11 14 2 12 12 5 7 2 ■ _ - - 1 1 8 6 5 4 _ - - 1 ~ 12 10 12 7 28 49 3 46 i i 3 3 5 3 2 19 1 9 15 1 14 32 3 29 16 2 14 34 8 26 17 1 16 “ - 50 2 48 33 6 27 2 56 8 48 12 10 1 9 9 i 8 2 - 18 - 1 - 13 - 17 - 1 - 2 3 26 1 25 14 18 14 1 1 13 13 17 17 1 1 5 4 15 11 2 2 3 3 8 7 1 1 18 18 - 2 2 1 1 1 1 _ - - - 22 19 2 38 34 12 8 7 3 23 22 14 i 1 i 1 1 _ _ _ - - - - - - 16 16 16 _ - 1 1 1 - - - - 6 4 3 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - - 11 11 _ - - - - - - 38 47 7 40 19 39 4 13 - 3 - _ _ _ - - - 13 8 i 7 6 - 35 18 3 15 6 3 - - 12 10 9 8 16 14 12 12 7 6 6 6 3 3 _ _ - - - _ - - - - - - - - - - - 9 2 “ 18 18 10 10 9 2 2 2 - 3 56 i - - - “ “ 9 9 9 7 2 2 - 5 5 1 4 5 5 17 17 13 6 7 37 19 18 _ _ - - 4 4 7 2 - 15 10 17 7 35 9 10 2 7 i 30 3 2 1 1 i - - - 13 i 19 - - - - - - 10 7 “ 9 6 6 ~ 5 - 14 14 3 - 7 7 7 - “ 12 19 10 4 - 9 - 1 - - 6 6 5 1 4 8 3 ~ ~ " " 9 at $460 to $ 48 0; 1 at $48 0 to $ 5 0 0 ; and 1 at $500 to $52 0. 5 - - - ' 460 AND OVER i 27 - S ee fo o tn o te s at end o f t a b le s . O F— - 11 27 2 - 3 16 - - _ - “ Table A-3. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex, Omaha, Nebr.—Iowa, October 1979 Average (mean2 ) O ccu p a tion , s e x , 3 and in d u s tr y d iv i s i o n o ffice o c cu patio n s Number of worker* Week^r hours (standard) Weekly earnings1 (standard) O ccu p a tion , - s e x , 3 and in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n Weekly hours1 (standard) Weekly earnings1 (standard) O F F I C E OC C UPA TI ONS WO REN— C O N T I N U E n UOWEN S E C R E T A R I E S ........................................................................ 927 236 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 179 *2 2 6 .0 0 Average (mean2 ) Average (mean2) Number of workers SUITCHROARn O ccu p a tion , s e x . 3 and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n Number of workers Weekly hours1 (standard Weekly earnings1 (standard) P R O F E S S I O N A L AND T E C H N I C A L O C C U P A T I O N S - MFN— C O N T I N U E D OPERATOR- COMPUTER S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T S ( B U S I N E S S ) — C ONTTNUEO 2 5 4 .0 0 4 C .0 1 5 9 .5 0 (B U S IN E S S). 3 9 .0 2 2 9 .0 0 4 0 .9 ORDER 323 CLERKS * CLASS 236 3 9 .9 CLASS 0 ...................................... 254 70 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 *4 1 8 .5 9 4 1 4 .0 0 CLASS R ....................................... 61 3 9 .3 3 7 7 .5 0 2 0 3 .0 0 1 8 3 .5 0 4 0 .0 1 8 8 .0 0 COMPUTER 2 2 5 .5 0 2 6 7 .0 0 PR OGR AMME RS (P U SIN E SS): 3 2 9 .5 0 NON MA NU FA C TU R IN G ................................................ SECRETARIES. 48 A ................................... 4 0 .0 M O N " A N U E A C T U R I N G ................................................ A ....................................... (P U SIN E SS)* 191 CLASS 69 2 0 5 .5 0 COMPUTER P ROGR AMME RS (B U S IN E S S). 1*969 3 2 9 .0 0 A6 2 0 7 .5 0 926 3 9 .5 1 9 4 .5 0 COMPUTER A CC OUN TI NG : CLE RKS * CLASS A .................... 43 S TENO GR APH ERS. G E N E R A L ................................ 48 34 4 0 .5 580 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 : 209 .0 0 493 stenographers operators 209 .5 0 an 2 4 3 .5 0 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 188 .0 0 179 .5 0 3 9 .0 164 .5 0 35 ^ 9 .5 3 9 .0 9 1 M A NU F A C T U R I N G ......................................................... 47 433 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 2 2 3 .5 0 1 9 6 .0 0 1 7 7 .5 0 137 3? 2 7 8 .5 9 225 .0 0 2 4 7 .0 0 192 PA YROLL C L E R K S ............................................................... 26 ELE C TR ONIC S 3 9 .0 TECHNICIANS: 171 .0 0 CLASS R .................................................. 128 122 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 1 5 5 .0 0 25 318 3 9 .5 3 9.0 360 575 4 0 .0 4 n •0 E NTRY OPERATORS* CLA SS R ............. 132 .5 0 ................................................ 114 3 9 .0 123 .5 0 M E S S E N G E R S ........................................................................... 203 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 125 .5 0 1 2 5 .0 0 OCCUPA TI ONS C OM PUTE R systfms - MEN analysts nonm an u eacturing ................................................ S e e f o o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b l e s . 37 3 °.0 3 9 .0 3 5 7 .5 0 146 .0 0 OC C UPA TIONS KEY 228 217 n onm anufacturing 3 4 9 .0 0 CLASS 1 4 9 .0 0 529 4 9 .0 TECHNICIANS. 1 8 5 .0 0 17 3 .0 0 13 2 .0 0 37 3 NON * 4 NUF A C T U R I N G ................................................ 77 ELECTRONICS 1 4 2 .5 0 1 4 0 .5 0 3 9 .0 3 9 .5 M A NU F A C T U R I N G ......................................................... TYPISTS. 847 A. ( R U S I N E S S ) ......................................................................... N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G . ............................................ 6 147 3 9 .0 3 8 6 .5 0 - WOMEN Table A-4. Hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, and powerplant workers, Omaha, Nebr.—Iowa, October 1979 Hourly earnings * O ccu p ation and in d u stry d iv isio n NUMBER Median2 4 .8 0 UNOER AND 4 . 8 0 UNOER 5 .3 0 Number of Mean 2 Middle range 2 H A I N T E N A N C E C A R P E N T E R S ....................................... N0NHA NUF A C T U R I N G ................................................ 53 35 *8 .4 9 8 .2 9 S 8 . 46 8 . 23 * 7 .8 8 5 .2 9 - 1 1 .1 1 M AI N T E N A N C E E L E C T R I C I A N S ............................. . M A N U F A C T U R I N G ......................................................... N O N H A N U F A C T U R I N G ................................................ 129 131 28 8 .7 7 8 .3 7 1 0 .1 8 8 .3 5 8 .0 7 1 9 .9 9 7 .0 8 7 .0 8 9 .2 7 - 1 0 .2 0 9 .4 1 1 2 .3 7 P A I N T E R S ............................................. 27 7 .6 1 8 . 24 5 .8 9 - 9 .8 3 M AI N T E N A N C E M A C H I N I S T S ....................................... M A N U F A C T U R I N G ......................................................... 77 71 8 .9 6 8 .8 1 9 . 32 9 .0 2 7 .6 5 7 .6 5 - 1 0 .2 0 1 0 .2 0 M AI N T E N A N C E M E CH A N I C S ( M A C H I N E R Y ) . . M A NU FACTURING ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4** 7 430 7 .9 7 7 •93 7 .5 4 7 .3 2 7 .1 0 7 .1 3 - 8 .7 6 8 .4 0 M A I N T E NA N CE M E C HA NI C S ( MOTOR V E H I C L E S ) ...................................................... M A N U F A C T U R I N G ......................................................... N O N M A N UF AC TU R I NG ................................................ P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S .......................................... 382 45 337 316 9 .4 8 7 .7 0 9 .7 2 9 .7 3 1 0 . 28 7 .5 4 1 0 .2 8 1 0 .2 8 P I P E F I T T E R S ................................... 65 9 .5 5 S T A T I O N A R Y E N G I N E E R S ............................................ M A N U F A C T U R I N G . . ................................................... N O N M A N UF AC TU R I NG ................................................ 217 126 91 7 .5 4 7 .5 2 7 .5 7 M AI N T E N A N C E M A I N TE NA N CE 8 .0 7 .0 1 0 .2 1 0 .2 3 0 8 8 * 9 .9 4 - 1 0 .4 8 7 .8 7 1 0 .4 8 1 0 .4 8 9 .8 3 9 .3 3 6 .3 4 6 .4 5 6 .2 3 - 8 .6 5 8 .0 9 8 .6 5 U OR KE RS - _ _ - - R E C E I V IN G STRAIGH T-TIM E EARNINGS (TN DOLLARS) OF— 9 .6 0 1 0 .0 0 1 0 .4 0 1 0 . 8011 .2 0 1 1 • 6 3 1 2 .0 0 4ND OVER 9 . 6 0 1 0 .0 0 1 0 .4 0 1 0 .8 0 1 1 . 2011 .6 0 1 2 .3 0 9 .2 9 5 . 20 5 .4 0 5 .6 0 5 .8 0 6 .0 0 6 .4 0 6 .8 0 7 .2 0 7 .6 3 8 .0 0 8 .4 0 8 .8 0 5.2 0 5.4 3 5 .6 0 5 .8 0 6 .0 0 6 .4 0 6 .8 0 7 .2 0 7 .6 0 8 .0 3 8 . 40 8 .8 0 9 .2 0 4 4 1 1 2 1 - - - - - 4 4 7 - 11 9 4 - ~ “ ~ 3 - 4 4 2 - _ _ - - 7 7 20 20 1 1 15 15 _ - _ 1 1 13 13 - 12 6 6 ii ii 3 3 10 10 6 6 11 11 6 6 9 - 8 ~ “ 9 - - - - 10 4 - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 7 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - 9 12 12 4 4 - 5 5 8 8 - - 3 3 _ - 3 3 9 - i i 22 22 10 9 43 43 55 49 - 20 144 4 140 140 - “ 108 1 107 107 31 4 1 - - 23 15 8 3 2 1 1 1 - - - - - - - _ _ _ - - - 2 2 18 18 18 18 24 23 34 34 58 57 110 110 24 24 32 32 15 7 4 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 1 - - - 3 3 - 7 7 _ 3 3 - 13 10 - - 2 2 - 3 3 - - - - - - - - 66 11 55 54 - - " - - - 2 8 - - - - 4 9 14 5 9 26 22 4 24 24 4 22 18 4 39 6 33 3 - 3 3 2 2 - 3 3 _ _ - - 9 - - - _ 9 - 6 4 2 7 7 * W o r k e r s w e r e d is trib u te d as f o llo w s : 1 under $ 4 .2 0 ; 1 at $ 4 .2 0 to $ 4 .4 0 ; 1 at $ 4 .4 0 to $ 4 .6 0 ; and 2 at $ 4 .6 0 to $ 4 .8 0 . ** W o r k e r s w e r e d is trib u te d as f o llo w s : 2 at $ 12 to $ 12.40; and 6 at $ 12.80 to $ 13.20. * * * W o r k e r s w e r e under $ 4 .2 0 . S ee fo o tn o te s at end o f ta b le s . HOURLY 5.0 0 9 .9 4 7 .5 5 7 . 55 8 .0 2 5 *5 OF 7 34 27 7 - 2 2 3 _ - ~ 20 ” - - ” “ - 9 ~ 9 9 _ “ ~ 6 - Table A-5. Hourly earnings of material movement and custodial workers, Omaha, Nebr.—Iowa, October 1979 Hourly earnings * O ccup ation and in d u stry d iv is io n Number of workers T R U C K D R I V E R S .................................................................... M A N U F A C T U R IN G ................... NON MA NUFA CTU RI NG............................................... P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ......................................... 1 * 99*5 307 1 *6R8 956 T R U C K D R I V E R S * * L I G H T T R U C K ....................... N ON MA NUFA CTU RI NG............................................... Mein 2 NUMBER DOLLARSI 4 .6 0 5 .0 0 5 .4 0 5 . 80 6 .2 0 6 .6 0 7 .0 0 7 .4 0 7 .8 0 8 .2 0 8 .6 0 9 .0 0 9 .4 0 3 .2 0 3 .4 0 3 .6 0 3 .8 0 4 .0 0 4 .2 0 4 • 40 4 .6 0 5 .0 0 5 .4 0 5 .8 0 6 . 20 6 .6 0 7 .0 0 7 .4 3 7 .8 0 8 .2 0 8 .6 0 9 .0 0 9 .4 0 9 .8 0 31 31 2 2 8 8 30 30 16 1 1 - 6 3 3 5 5 2 1 1 78 78 - 103 95 8 459 459 - - - - ~ - - - - “ 330 330 330 *613 - 24 14 10 10 4 4 - 87 27 63 - 63 42 21 ~ 8 6 2 - 29 19 10 - 96 21 75 - - 16 28 28 2 2 8 8 24 24 16 16 _ 3 - _ 1 - - - - - 54 54 1 - _ _ _ - - 6 - _ - 3 - 2 - - 3 - 6 23 6 17 - - - - - 11 7 4 1 1 - - - 1 - 3 3 19 18 1 3 - 9 4 5 3 3 6 8 3 .5 03 .5 0 - 5 .1 2 5 .1 2 _ T R U C K O R I V F R S * MEDIUM T R U C K .................... M A N U F A C T U R I N G . . . ............................................... NONMA NHFA CTUR ING................................................ 494 29 9 .2 3 6 .6 9 6 .7 6 6 .0 2 8 .0 7 - 1 0 .1 8 6 .8 5 1 0 .1 8 _ 465 8 .6 3 6 .3 2 8 .7 7 T R U C K D R I V E R S . T RA C T O R - T R A I L E R . . . . MA NU F AC TU RI N G......................................................... NON MA NUFA CTU RI NG......................................... . P U R L I C U T I L I T I E S ......................................... 1 .15B 92 1 *066 722 9 .4 2 6 .9 0 9 .6 4 9 .9 3 0 3 0 8 9 .2 7 7 .1 2 9 .2 8 '9 .6 0 - 10 7 10 10 S H I P P E R S ................................................................................. M A N U F A C T U R I N G . . . ................................................ NONMA NUFA CTU RI NG................................................ 117 77 41 5 .3 5 5 .7 2 4 .6 5 5 .6 3 5 .8 0 4 .7 5 5 .0 9 3 .9 5 - 5 .8 0 5 .8 0 5 .1 6 - _ - - 4 .7 5 - “ R F C E I V F R S ......................... .................................................... M ANU FACTURING.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G . ............................................ 117 25 92 5 .4 1 6 .4 9 5 .1 2 5 .0 9 6 .9 0 4 .4 5 3 .8 5 5 .9 1 3 .7 0 - 6 .9 0 7 .3 6 5 .9 5 15 15 _ - S H I P P E R S AND R E C E I V E R S ...................................... M A N U F A C T U R I N G . ..................................................... NON MA NUFA CTU RI NG............................................... 125 49 6 .2 8 76 5 .5 7 6 .7 5 5 .4 8 5 . 35 6 .7 5 4 .8 7 5 .1 0 4 .7 2 - 8 .7 1 5 .4 8 9 .1 1 WAREHOUSEMEN.................................................................... M A NU F AC TU RI N G......................................................... NON MA NUFA CTU RI NG............................................... 770 96 674 8 .3 4 6 .0 2 8 .6 7 8 .9 6 5 .4 9 8 .9 6 8 .9 6 5 .0 9 8 .9 6 - 8 .9 6 6 .9 9 8 .9 6 ORDER F I L L F R S .................................................................. M A N U F A C T U R I N G . . . . . . . . . .................... N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G . ........................................... 54 8 147 401 6 .0 1 7 .3 0 5 .5 3 5 .8 0 7 .2 0 4 .6 5 4 .0 4 6 .8 0 3 .6 0 - S H I P P I N G P A C K E R S . . . . . .......................................... M A N U F A C T U R I N G . . . ...................................... ... NON MA NU F AC TU RI N G.................... ........................... 314 127 177 5 .5 4 6 . 16 5 .0 9 4 .6 5 6 .5 9 4 .6 5 M A T E R I A L H A NDL I NG L A R O R E R S . . . . . . . . . MANUF A C T U R I N G . . ......................................... ... . N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G . ........................................... 704 443 261 5 .9 8 6 .5 2 5 .0 8 F O R K L I F T O P E R A T O R S .................................................. M A N U F A C T U R I N G . . .................................................. NON MA NUFA CTU RI NG................................................ 577 352 225 7 .6 0 7 .3 7 7 .9 7 - - 2 - - 1 1 2 5 5 - 2 63 3 60 - - 1 - - - - - 1 “ 4 4 1 1 8 8 3 1 2 5 1 4 4 4 11 - - 11 5 - _ 8 “ 3 9 9 3 - 5 5 5 3 - 9 9 _ - _ _ - - - - 2 2 1 1 14 14 22 22 14 14 6 6 “ 8 8 5 - “ 6 6 ~ “ - - 1 - - - i - _ - 4 - - - 3 3 42 9 - 4 i 1 46 19 27 21 21 - 2 1 1 - 7 .5 2 7 .4 9 7 .8 9 _ - - - 13 * 5 5 55 - - 61 61 31 - - 33 33 3 .5 9 3 .6 0 3 .3 5 - 7 .9 8 8 .5 1 5 .1 2 _ 32 15 17 31 3 28 13 13 5 . 82 6 .6 1 4 .5 0 5 .1 0 5 .8 0 3 .6 0 - 6 .9 0 7 .0 0 5 .4 0 “ 41 41 9 9 8 .2 0 6 .5 3 9 .0 1 6 .2 1 6 .0 1 6 .2 5 - 9 .0 1 8 .9 6 9 .0 1 - - - - - - _ - - 31 i 7 10 10 7 7 4 4 “ 49 3 46 17 4 13 _ _ _ _ - - - - 541 at $ 9 .8 0 to $ 10.20; and 72 at $ 10.20 to $ 10.60. See footn otes at end o f ta b le s . 8 1 _ _ _ - ~ - - - - 8 23 14 9 2 2 2 2 10 - 3 - - ~ - 10 3 - 120 - 71 _ 1 - - 314 - 330 - 314 330 330 - _ 2 2 15 15 - _ - - “ - 29 - - - - i 7 13 - - _ - « - 9 12 71 - 12 4 8 41 34 7 4 4 3 3 1 1 5 5 14 1 - 8 8 1 5 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 11 33 - 35 - 3 - 43 - 55 35 3 43 80 - 30 12 18 - - 80 5 5 5 “ 10 10 1 - 12 - - “ 110 97 13 3 3 - - - 5 4 4 1 3 6 6 13 8 5 89 40 49 50 28 22 91 90 1 1 i 1 1 _ 12 1 11 71 53 18 16 1 15 41 38 3 - 613 613 _ 12 9 3 1 3 - - .1 8 .1 3 .1 8 .1 8 9 .8 0 ANO OVER 4 .4 0 3 .8 0 3 .8 0 9 .6 7 .1 9 .6 1 0 .1 OF— 4 .2 0 4 .2 2 (IN 4 .0 0 4 .1 5 * W o r k e r s w e r e d is trib u te d as fo llo w s : ** W o r k e r s w e r e at $ 9 .8 0 to $ 10.20. EARNINGS 3 .8 0 132 9 .2 3 HOURLY 3 .6 0 139 .5 .4 .2 .6 S T R A I G H T - TIME 3 .4 0 * 9 .2 8 *7 6 9 9 RECEIVIN G 3 .2 0 *8 .6 4 6 .8 9 8 .9 6 9 .9 6 7 .1 3 9 .6 0 1 0 .1 8 5 - *1 0 .1 8 07 .5 5 3 - 1 0 .1 8 3 - 1 0 .1 8 WORKERS 3 .3 0 2 .9 0 AND UNDER 3 .0 0 Middle range 2 Median* OF - - _ _ _ - - 4 4 _ 1 - - - - - - 1 - _ - 8 - - - 4 4 4 4 - - - 11 12 12 - - - - - - - ~ _ 59 58 1 52 50 2 it i i 20 7 13 15 14 10 10 _ - 20 20 - - - - 12 12 43 43 ~ 7 7 143 143 24 24 61 61 _ - - 31 17 14 ~ - 1 1 - 30 30 5 - 20 - 5 20 - _ “ - 221 221 - - - 392 392 392 29 “ “ 535 7 52 8 33 3 30 1 1 “ 49 49 69 28 28 - _ - - 8 - 120 - 1 - “ 1 7 62 - - - - 22 - - 10 10 _ 22 - - “ 26 26 14 12 2 51 140 - 51 140 - - **78 78 Table A-5. Hourly earnings of material movement and custodial workers, Omaha, N ebr.-low a, October 1979— Continued Hourly earnings 4 O ccu p ation and in d u stry d ivisio n NUMBER Number of Mean2 Median2 2 .9 0 AND UNDER 3 .0 0 Middle range 2 810 51 759 S 3 .4 6 6 .6 9 3 .2 5 * 2 .9 0 7 .5 4 2 .9 0 *2 .9 0 5 .1 6 2 .9 0 - *3 .1 3 8 .0 6 3 .0 5 A ...................................................... 194 4 .5 4 4 .4 9 3 .0 3 - 5 .1 9 G U A R D S * C L A S S R ...................................................... N O N MA NU FA C TU R IN G............................. .................. 613 595 3 .1 2 3 .0 7 2 .9 0 2 .9 0 2 .9 0 2 .9 0 - J A N I T O R S . P O R T F R S . AND C L F A N E R S . . . . M A N U F A C T U R I N G . . ................................................... N O N M A NU FA C TU R I NG................................................ P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S .......................................... 1 .989 229 1 .760 146 3 .7 6 5 .7 2 3 .5 1 6 .4 2 3 .1 0 5 .2 3 3 . 10 7 .0 0 2 4 2 4 G U A R D S ........................................................................................ m a n u f a c t u r i n g . . ................................................... N O N » A N U F A C T U R I N G ................................................ GUARDS « CLASS .9 .6 .9 .5 J 9 0 7 - 446 2 444 OF WORKERS R E C E IV IN G HOURLY EARNINGS (IN DOLL A R S) OF— 3 .0 0 3 .2 0 3 .4 0 3 .6 0 3 .8 0 4 .0 0 4 .2 0 4 .4 0 4 .6 0 5 .0 0 5.4 0 5 .8 0 6 .2 0 6 .6 0 7 .0 0 7 .4 0 7 .8 0 8 .2 0 8 .6 0 9 .0 0 9 .4 0 3 .2 0 3 .4 3 3 .6 0 3 .8 0 4 .0 0 4 .2 0 4 .4 0 4 .6 0 5 .0 0 5 .4 0 5 .8 0 6 .2 0 6 .6 0 7 .0 0 7 .4 0 7 .8 0 8 .2 0 8 .6 0 9 .0 0 9 .4 0 9 .8 0 23 4 19 9 i 8 3 3 1 1 3 3 6 6 8 8 - “ 23 13 10 “ “ “ “ * 8 - 13 - 8 - - - 10 10 - - _ _ _ - - - - - 38 14 24 18 4 14 6 - 16 16 - - 165 1 164 35 1 34 13 1 12 3 3 9 1 8 2 - 8 - 16 2 8 16 37 6 31 - 85 - - - - - 6 15 31 19 3 .0 3 3 .0 0 446 444 80 79 35 34 13 12 3 3 9 8 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 4 i - - - - 3 .6 0 6 .6 1 3 .3 5 7 .7 3 672 13 659 482 249 89 52 2 87 4 6 46 6 34 2 32 12 14 2 12 5 14 5 9 9 71 55 16 4 29 13 16 4 16 4 482 7 242 30 13 17 3 14 11 3 S ee fo o tn o te s at end o f ta b le s . S TR A IG H T - T I M E 9 12 2 - 3 37 32 5 5 1 _ - 3 - 23 23 - 33 7 26 26 6 58 58 58 - 9 .80 AND OVER Table A-6. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, powerplant, material movement and custodial workers, by sex, Omaha, Nebr.—Iowa, October 1979 O cc u p a tio n , s e x , 3 and in d u stry d iv is io n Number of workers Average ( mean*) hourly earnings4 O cc u p a tio n , s e x , 3 and in du stry d iv is io n 123 131 7 4 TR UC KD RIV ERS R .37 - 77 71 M AI N T E N A N C E (M A C H IN E R Y ).. B .96 B .81 446 429 7 .9 7 7 .9 2 M EC HA NI CS 3«2 O ccu p a tio n , s e x , 3 and in d u stry d iv is io n 337 U T I L I T I E S ......................................... 316 T RA C T O R - T R A I L E R . . . . N O N * A N U F A C T U R I N G ..........................• • • • • • • P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ......................................... 1 ,1 3 6 1 9 .4 2 NOMMA NUFA CTUR ING................................................ 708 52 35 5 .8 1 4 .7 1 JANITORS, CLA SS B ...................................................... PORTFRS, AND C L F A N E R S .... 513 3 .0 4 1 ,3 1 1 3 .8 1 5 .8 6 9 .4 8 1 .1 1 « 9 .7 2 9 .7 3 ANO 3 .1 9 9 .9 3 6 .8 9 R E C E I V E R S ...................................... 87 W AR EH OU SE ME N.................................................................... 75P 673 M A T E R I A L MOVEMENT OCCUP ATI ON S AMD C U S T O D I A L WOMEN 8 .3 8 N O N M AN UF AC TU R IN G............................................... 125 93 636 168 GU ARDS, S H I P P E R S ................................................................................. M A N U F A C T U R I N G . . .................................................. N O N MA NU FA C TU R IN G............................................... SHIPPERS Average (mean*) hourly earnings4 M A T E R I A L MOVEMENT ANO C U S T O D I A L O C C U P A T I O N S - MEN— C O N T I N U E D R E C E I V F R S . . . . . . . ........................................................ PUBLIC Number of workers C ON TI N UE D TRUCKORIVERS. M E C HA NI C S Average (mean*) hourly earnings4 M A T E R I A L MOVEMENT ANO C U S T O D I A L O C C U P A T I O N S - MEN— C ON TI N U E D M A I N T E N A N C E ? T O O L R O O M , AND POWE R PL AN T O C C U P A T I O N S MEN M AI N T E N A N C E Number of workers 8 .6 7 7 .5 3 7 .5 6 5 .3 2 5 .5 4 7 .7 1 4 .8 9 MATERIAL movement OC C UPA TIONS AND - CUSTODI AL ORDER F I L L E R S .................................................................. 190 m an u factu rin g ........................................................ 142 215 7.3 Q 6 .9 2 5 .2 9 TR U C K Q R IV E P S .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .1 0 NONMANUF a c t u r i n g ............................................... P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ................................ . . . 6 .5 8 9 .9 9 6 .1 2 M ATE RIA L T R U C K H R I V E R S t L I G H T T R U C K ....................... NONMANUFA C T U R I N G ............................................... T R U C K O R I V E R S , MEDIUM T R U C K . . . . . . . M A N U FA C TU R IN G .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NON* ANUF A C T U R I N G ....................... . ..................... 3 .9 9 7 .0 7 MEN H AN DL I NG L A B O R E R S .......................... 671 5 .9 7 139 447 7 .2 6 2^2 8 .7 7 10 7 .9 5 583 3 .2 8 4 .9 6 3 .1 7 Table A-7. Percent increases in average hourly earnings for selected occupational groups, Omaha, Nebr.—Iowa, for selected periods S e p te m b e r 1972 In d u stry and o c c u p a tio n a l g r o u p 5 to S e p tem ber 1973 A ll in d u s t r ie s : O ffic e c l e r i c a l _______ ____________ ________ E le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s i n g _________________________ In d u s tria l n u r s e s _____ _____________________________ S k ille d m a in te n a n ce t r a d e s . . . __________________ U n s k illed plan t w o r k e r s ___ __ _______________ M a n u fa ctu rin g : O ffic e c l e r i c a l ____________ _____ __________________ E le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s i n g _________________________ In d u s tria l n u r s e s ____________________________________ S k ille d m a in te n a n ce t r a d e s _________________________ U n s k illed plan t w o r k e r s _____________________________ N on m an u factu rin g : O ffic e c l e r i c a l _______________________________________ E le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s i n g _________________________ In d u s tria l n u r s e s ______________________ ___________ U n s k illed plan t w o r k e r s ___ _______________________ S e p te m b e r 7$ to O c t o b e r 1974 13-m o n th Annual ra te in c r e a s e o f in c r e a s e O c t o b e r 197f> O c to b e r 19 7^ O c to b e r 1977 to to to to O cto b e r 1978 to O c t o b e r 1975 O c to b e r 1976 O cto b e r 1977 O cto b e r 1978 O cto b e r 1979 (6 ) (6 ) (6 ) (6 ) (6 ) 6.4 5.6 12.6 7.5 11.6 6.9 9.1 9.6 7.6 9.4 9.2 6.5 7.4 6.9 11.0 8.7 8.4 (6 ) (6 ) ( ) (6 ) (6 ) c> ( ) (6 ) (?) (?) (?) ( > (6 ) ( ) (6 ) (?) (6 ) 7.0 6.9 10.8 8.3 9.9 7.6 10.0 8.8 8.3 11.9 8.5 10.2 9 .7 8.0 10.0 8.7 6.0 10.4 10.7 9.6 9.8 8.6 9.4 6.9 6.4 7.7 12.0 7.3 6.6 (‘ ) 8.8 9.2 10.7 6.2 (‘ > (‘ ) ( > (6 ) (?) (6 ) 4.9 10.4 9.9 (6 ) 6.9 9.6 9.1 ( > (6 ) 8.8 9.6 6.8 6.3 7.9 11.4 (6 ) (6 ) (6 ) (6 ) 6.4 10.0 8.1 4.5 S ee fo o tn o te s at end o f ta b le s . O c t o b e r 1974 11 9.1 10.5 7.6 9.8 9.1 (?) ( > (6 ) (6 ) 9.3 Table A-8. Average pay relationships within establishments for white-collar occupations Omaha, Nebr.—Iowa, October 1979 O ffic e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a tio n b ein g c o m p a r e d — O c c u p a tio n w h ich equ als Class A S E C R E T * P I E S t C L A S S » ............................. S E C R E T A R I E S . C L A S S «*............................. S E C R E T A R I E S . C L A S S C ............................. se c r e t a r ie s, c l a s s n ............................. S T E N O G R A P H E R S . S E N I O R .......................... S T E N O G R A P H E R S . G E N E R A L ....................... T R A N S C R I B I N G —MA CHI NE T Y P I S T S . . T Y P I S T S . C L A S S A......................................... T Y P I S T S . C L A S S R ......................................... F I L E C L E R K S . C L A S S A............................. F I L E C L E R K S . C L A S S R ............................. F I L E C L E R K S , C L A S S C ............................. M E S S E N G E R S ........................................................... S U I T C H R O A RO O P E R A T O R S .......................... 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 S ............................................... ORDER C L E R K S , C L A S S A.......................... ORDER C L E R K S . C L A S S R .......................... A C C O UN T IN G C L E R K S . C L A S S A . . . . A CC O UN T IN G C L E R K S , C L A S S R . . . . P A Y RO LL C L E R K S ............................................... KEY E N T R Y O P E R A T O R S . C L A S S A . . KEY E N T R Y O P E R A T O R S . C L A S S R . . Stenographers Secretaries 100 100 121 156 163 (6) < 6> 14 R 178 176 121 IBR 192 182 143 148 (6) (6) 139 166 127 140 174 Class B Class C Class D Senior 100 118 142 (6 ) 112 131 (6 ) 105 137 (6) 156 113 100 111 113 108 113 120 (6) 129 143 148 (6.) 100 134 127 114 144 112 138 (6) 126 (61 I ll (6) (6) 95 109 97 133 112 134 (6) (6) 103 107 96 (6) 141 Tran scribingmachine General typists Typists File clerks Messengers Switch Switch board board operatoroperators recep tionists Class A Class B Class A Class B Class C 100 116 98 119 126 119 92 100 85 104 111 (6) 81 100 128 140 (6 1 (61 100 106 111 80 100 (6) 72 100 74 88 (61 (61 99 119 96 (61 135 90 (61 84 75 90 74 84 94 (61 (61 (6) 70 (61 66 (61 87 83 (61 (61 73 86 72 79 91 (61 (61 (61 91 110 89 (61 119 Key entry operators Payroll clerks no 107 (6 ) (6 ) 77 96 77 (61 101 Accounting clerks Order clerks Class A Class B Class A 100 90 (61 (61 86 102 100 119 100 108 131 100 88 90 107 Class A Class B Class B 100 126 100 n o 121 136 134 135 127 153 (6) 120 160 165 173 125 126 (6 ) 123 119 147 121 127 142 131 <61 112 103 127 105 111 121 100 ( 61 ( 61 (61 ( 61 (61 ( 61 95 ( 61 112 (61 ( 61 ( 61 ( 61 80 ( 61 ( 61 100 106 119 96 125 133 (61 97 97 102 (61 (6) 94 115 88 (61 114 (61 (6 1 84 94 7P 94 103 100 81 99 89 99 87 95 108 100 119 104 111 117 (61 112 103 112 (61 P r o f e s s io n a l and te c h n ica l o ccu p a tio n being c o m p a r e d — Computer systems analysts (business) Class A COMPUTER S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T S ( B U S I N E S S ! , C L A S S A............................. COMPUTER S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T S ( B U S I N E S S ) . C L A S S R ............................. COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) . C L A S S A............................. C OMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) , C L A S S R ............................. COMPUTER O P E R A T O R S . C L A S S A . . . COMPUTER O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S R . . . COMPUTER O P E R A T O R S . C L A S S c . . . d rafters, class a ...................................... D R A F T E R S . C L A S S 8 ...................................... D R A F T E R S , C L A S S C ...................................... ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS, C L A S S A .................................................................. Class B Computer programmers (business) Class A Computer operators Class B Class A Class B Drafters Class C Class A Class B Class C Electronics technicians, class A 100 138 100 126 135 130 155 150 180 238 (6 ) 160 (6 ) 138 144 169 (6 ) 129 161 (6) 121 123 1 47 170 (61 (6 ) ( 6) 130 131 126 132 (6 ) (6) (6) 100 122 146 108 123 (6 ) (6 ) 114 ( 6) 132 96 100 119 95 108 (61 100 (6) (6) (6 ) 100 126 148 100 121 100 76 (6 ) 106 86 ( 6) 100 S ee footn ote at end o f t a b le s . N O T E : T a b le s A - 8 and A -9 p r e s e n t the a v e r a g e pay r e la tio n s h ip b e tw e e n p a ir s o f o c c u p a tio n s w ithin e s ta b lis h m e n ts . F o r e x a m p le , a va lu e o f 122 in d ica te s that e a r n in g s fo r the o c c u p a tio n d ir e c t ly above in the heading are 22 p e r c e n t g r e a t e r than e a rn in g s fo r the o c c u p a tio n d ir e c t ly to the le ft in the stub. S im ila r ly , a va lu e o f 85 in d ic a te s e a r n in g s fo r the o c c u p a tio n in the heading are 15 p e r c e n t b e lo w e a rn in g s fo r the o c c u p a tio n on the stub. S ee appendix A f o r m e th o d o f com pu tation . 12 Table A-9. Average pay relationships within establishments for blue-collar occupations Omaha, Nebr.—Iowa, October 1979 M ain ten an ce, t o o lr o o m , and p ow erp la n t o c c u p a tio n being c o m p a r e d — O ccu p a tion w h ich equ a ls 100 Stationary engineers Motor vehicles 100 MA I NT ENA NC E c a r p e n t e r s . . MA I NT ENA NC E E L E C T R I C I A N S M A INTE NA NC E P A I N T F P S . . . . M A INTE NA NC E M A C H I N I S T S . . M AI NTE NA NC E M E C H A N I C S ( M A C H I N E R Y ) ................................... M AI N TE NA N CE M EC H A N I C S ( MO TO R V E H I C L E S ) ............. ... M AI NTE NA NC E P I P E F I T T E R S . station ary e n g in e e r s. . . . 100 92 109 126 100 102 ( 6) 100 100 10* ( 6) ( 6) (6) 100 101 88 10* 100 (6) 10* (6) 105 106 100 1 00 M a te r ia l m o v e m e n t and cu s to d ia l o c c u p a tio n being c o m p a r e d Truckdriveis Shippers Light truck TRUCKDRIVERS, TRUCKDRIVERS. MA TERIA L HFOI UM T R U C K . . . . TRACTOR-TRAILER. H AN DL I NG L A B O R E R S .... 107 (6) ( 6> ( 6) (6) (6 ) (6 ) <6 ) (6 ) Medium truck 103 99 (6 ) 106 (6) (6) 103 (6 > in 106 R5 161 JANITORS. PORTERS. Receives Shippes and receives Warehousemen Order f il l es Tractor-trai 1er 103 1*1 115 (6) 1C3 124 (6) (6) 107 (6) 182 100 100 (6 ) (6) 10* 112 111 101 (6) (6) 116 109 100 (6) 102 107 121 Material handling labores Guards Janitors, porters, and cleaners Forklift operatore Class A Class B 103 115 103 95 122 100 (6) (6) 103 101 100 (6) (6) 100 100 (6) 106 102 (6 ) (6 ) 100 103 10* 95 (6) (6 ) 100 99 101 102 (6) 100 95 (6) 107 100 (6 ) 11* 100 (6) 100 118 120 (6) 11* 107 109 110 130 99 AND 121 Shipping packes 100 S ee fo o tn o te at end o f ta b le s . N O T E : T a b le s d ir e c t ly a b o v e in the a r e 15 p e r c e n t b elow S ee a pp en dix A A - 8 and A - 9 p r e s e n t the a v e r a g e pay re la tio n sh ip b etw een p a ir s o f o ccu p a tio n s w ithin e s ta b lis h m e n ts . F o r e x a m p le , a value o f 122 in d ica te s that ea rn in gs fo r the occu p a tion heading a r e 22 p e rce n t g r e a t e r than earnings f o r the o cc u p a tio n d ir e c t ly to the le ft in the stub. S im ila r ly , a v alu e o f 85 in d ica te s ea rn in gs fo r the occu p a tion in the heading ea rn in g s f o r the o ccu p a tio n in the stub. f o r m e th o d o f com putation . 13 Footnotes 1 Standard h ou rs r e fle c t the w ork w eek fo r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir re g u la r s tra ig h t-tim e s a la r ie s (e x c lu s iv e o f pay fo r o v e r tim e at reg u la r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a te s ), and the ea rn in g s c o r r e s p o n d to th ese w eekly h ou rs. 2 The m ean is com pu ted fo r ea ch jo b by totalin g the earn in g s o f all w o rk e r s and dividing by the n u m ber o f w o r k e r s . The m ed ian d esign ates p osition — h a lf o f the w o r k e r s r e c e iv e the sa m e o r m o r e and h a lf r e c e iv e the sam e o r le s s than the rate show n. The m id d le range is defin ed by two rates o f pay: a fou rth o f the w o r k e r s ea rn the sa m e o r le s s than the lo w e r o f th ese rates and a fou rth earn the sa m e o r m o r e than the h igh er rate. 3 E arnings data relate only to w o r k e r s w h ose sex id en tifica tion was p rov id ed by the establish m en t. 4 E x clu d es p rem iu m pay fo r o v e r t im e and fo r w ork on w eek en d s, h o lid a y s , and late sh ifts. 5 E stim a tes fo r p e r io d s ending p r io r to 1976 rela te to m en only fo r s k ille d m aintenance and u nskilled plant w o r k e r s . A ll oth er estim a te s relate to m en and w om en. 6 Data do not m eet pu blication c r it e r ia o r data not a v a ila b le. 14 Appendix A. Scope and Method of Survey In ea ch o f the 72 1 a r e a s c u r re n tly su rv ey ed , the B u reau obtain s w a g e s and r e la te d b e n e fits data fr o m re p re s e n ta tiv e e sta b lish m e n ts w ithin s ix b r o a d in d u stry d iv is io n s : M an u factu rin g; tra n sp orta tion , co m m u n ica tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s ; w h o le s a le tra d e; re ta il tra d e; fin a n ce , in su ra n ce, and r e a l e s ta te ; and s e r v i c e s . G overn m en t op era tion s and the c o n s tr u c tio n and e x tr a c tiv e in d u s tr ie s are ex clu d e d . E sta b lish m en ts having fe w e r than a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b er o f w o r k e r s are a lso ex clu d ed b e c a u s e o f in su ffic ie n t e m p lo y m e n t in the o c c u p a tio n s stu d ied. A ppendix table 1 show s the num ber o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts and w o r k e r s estim a ted to be w ithin the s c o p e o f this su rv e y , as w e ll as the n u m b er a c tu a lly studied. B u re a u fie ld r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s obtain data by p e r s o n a l v is its at 3 - y ear in t e r v a ls . In e a ch o f the tw o in terven in g y e a r s , in fo rm a tio n on em p loy m en t and o c c u p a t io n a l ea rn in g s o n ly is c o lle c te d b y a com b in a tion o f p e r s o n a l v isit, m a il q u e s t io n n a ir e , and telep h on e in terv iew fr o m esta b lish m en ts p a rticip a tin g in the p r e v io u s s u r v e y . A s a m p le o f the esta b lis h m e n ts in the s c o p e o f the su r v e y is s e le c t e d f o r study p r io r to ea ch p e r s o n a l v is it su r v e y . This s a m p le , le s s esta b lis h m e n ts w h ich g o out o f b u s in e s s o r are no lo n g e r w ithin the in d u stria l s c o p e o f the s u r v e y , is re ta in e d f o r the follow in g two annual s u r v e y s . In m o s t c a s e s , e s ta b lis h m e n ts new to the a r e a are not c o n s id e r e d in the s c o p e o f the s u r v e y u ntil the s e le c t io n o f a sa m p le fo r a p e r s o n a l v is it su r v e y . T he sa m p lin g p r o c e d u r e s in volve d eta iled str a tific a tio n o f all e sta b lis h m e n ts w ith in the s c o p e o f an in dividu al a rea s u r v e y b y in d u stry and n u m b er o f e m p lo y e e s . F r o m this s tra tifie d u n iv erse a p r o b a b ility sa m p le is s e le c t e d , w ith ea ch e s ta b lis h m e n t having a p r e d e te r m in e d ch a n ce o f s e le c t io n . T o o b ta in op 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 te r p r o p o r tio n o f la r g e than s m a ll e sta b lis h m e n ts is s e le c t e d . When data are c o m b in e d , ea ch e s ta b lis h m e n t is w eig h ted a c c o rd in g to its p r o b a b ility o f s e le c t io n so that u n b ia sed e s t im a te s a r e g e n e ra te d . F o r ex am p le, if one out o f fou r e s ta b lis h m e n ts is s e le c t e d , it is given a w eigh t o f 4 to r e p r e s e n t it s e lf plus th r e e o t h e r s . A n a ltern a te o f the sa m e o r ig in a l p r o b a b ility is c h o s e n in the sa m e in d u s t r y -s iz e c la s s if i c a t io n if data a re not ava ila b le fr o m the o r ig in a l s a m p le m e m b e r . If no su ita b le su bstitu te is a v a ila b le, ad ditional w eigh t is a s s ig n e d to a s a m p le m e m b e r that is s im ila r to the m is s in g unit. O cc u p a tio n s and e a rn in g s O cc u p a tio n s s e le c t e d f o r study are c o m m o n to a v a r ie ty o f m a n u fa c tu rin g and n on m a n u fa ctu rin g in d u s tr ie s , and are o f the fo llo w in g ty p e s : (1) O ffic e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l; (3) m a in ten a n ce, t o o lr o o m , * * Included in the 72 areas are 2 studies conducted by the Bureau under contract. These areas are Akron, O hio and Poughkeepsie— Kingston— Newburgh, N .Y . In addition, the Bureau conducts m ore lim ite d area studies in approxim ately 100 areas at the request o f the Em ploym ent Standards Adm inistration o f the U. S. D epartm ent o f Labor. and p ow erp lan t; and (4) m a te r ia l m o v em en t and cu s to d ia l. O ccupational c la s s ific a t io n is b a sed on a u n iform set o f jo b d e s c r ip tio n s design ed to take accou n t o f in te r e sta b lish m e n t v a ria tion in duties w ithin the sam e jo b . O ccu p a tion s s e le c te d fo r study are lis te d and d e s c r ib e d in appendix B. U n less o th e r w is e in d ica ted , the ea rn in gs data follow in g the jo b title s are fo r all in d u strie s c o m b in e d . E a rn in gs data fo r som e o f the o ccu p a tio n s lis te d and d e s c r ib e d , o r fo r som e in du stry d iv ision s within the s c o p e o f the su rv e y , are not p r e se n te d in the A - s e r i e s tables becau se eith e r (1) em p loy m en t in the occu p a tio n is too sm a ll to p rov id e enough data to m e r it p re se n ta tio n , o r (2) th e re is p o s s ib ilit y o f d is c lo s u r e o f individual esta b lish m en t data. Sep arate m e n 's and w o m e n 's earn ings data are not p r e se n te d w hen the num ber o f w o r k e r s not iden tified by sex is 20 p ercen t o r m o r e o f the m en o r w om en id en tified in an occu p a tion . E arnings data not shown s e p a r a te ly fo r in d u stry d iv is io n s are included in data fo r all in d u stries c o m b in e d . L ik e w is e , fo r occu p a tio n s with m o r e than one le v e l, data a re in clu d ed in the o v e r a ll c la s s ific a t io n w hen a su b c la ss ific a tio n is not shown o r in fo rm a tio n to s u b c la s s ify is not a v a ila b le. O ccu p a tion a l e m p loy m en t and earn in g s data are shown fo r fu ll-tim e w o r k e r s , i. e . , th ose h ire d to w o rk a re g u la r w eek ly sch ed u le. E arnings data e x clu d e p re m iu m pay fo r o v e r t im e and fo r w ork on w eekends, h olida ys, and late s h ifts . N on p rod u ction b on u ses are ex clu d ed , but c o s t -o f-liv in g a llow a n ces and in cen tiv e b on u ses are in clu d ed . W eek ly hours fo r o ffic e c le r i c a l and p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l occu p a tio n s r e fe r to the standard w ork w eek (rou n ded to the n e a r e s t h a lf h our) fo r w hich em p loyees r e c e iv e r e g u la r s t r a ig h t-tim e s a la r ie s (e x c lu s iv e o f pay fo r o v e rtim e at regu lar a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a te s ). A v e r a g e w e e k ly earn in g s fo r th ese occu pation s are roun ded to the n e a r e s t h alf d o lla r . V e r t ic a l lin e s w ithin the distribu tion of w o r k e r s on so m e A -t a b le s in d ica te a change in the s iz e o f the c la s s in terv a ls. T h e se su r v e y s m e a s u r e the le v e l o f o ccu p a tio n a l earnings in an a rea at a p a r tic u la r tim e . C o m p a r is o n s o f in dividu al o ccu p a tion a l av erag es ov e r tim e m a y not r e f le c t ex p ected w age ch a n g es. The a v e ra g e s fo r individual jo b s are a ffe cte d by ch a n g es in w a g es and em p loy m en t pa ttern s. F o r exam ple, p r o p o r tio n s o f w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d by h igh - o r lo w -w a g e fir m s m ay change, o r h ig h -w a g e w o r k e r s m a y advance to b e tte r jo b s and be rep la ced by new w o r k e r s at lo w e r r a te s . Such sh ifts in em p loy m en t co u ld d e c r e a s e an o c c u pation al a v e ra g e even though m o s t esta b lish m en ts in an a rea in cr e a s e w ages du ring the y e a r . C h an ges in earn in g s o f o ccu p a tio n a l g rou p s, shown in table A - 7, are b e tte r in d ic a to rs o f w age tren d s than are earn ings changes fo r in dividu al jo b s w ithin the g ro u p s. A v e r a g e ea rn in g s r e fle c t c o m p o s ite , a reaw ide e stim a te s . Industries and e sta b lish m e n ts d iffe r in pay le v e l and jo b sta ffin g , and thus contribute d iffe r e n t ly to the e s tim a te s fo r each jo b . P a y a v e ra g e s m ay fa il to r e fle c t a c c u r a te ly the w age d iffe r e n tia l am ong jo b s in in dividual estab lish m en ts. A v e r a g e pay le v e ls fo r m en and w om en in s e le c t e d o ccu p a tion s should not be a s su m e d to r e fle c t d iffe r e n c e s in pay o f the se x e s w ithin in dividu al esta b lish m en ts. F a c to r s w hich m a y con trib u te to d iffe r e n c e s in clu d e p r o g r e s s io n w ithin e s ta b lis h e d rate ra n g es (on ly the ra tes paid in cu m bents a r e c o lle c te d ) and p e r fo r m a n c e o f s p e c ific duties w ithin the g e n e r a l s u r v e y jo b d e s c r ip tio n s . Job d e s c r ip tio n s u sed to c la s s ify e m p lo y e e s in th ese su rv ey s u su ally a r e m o r e g e n e r a liz e d than th o se u sed in individu al esta b lish m en ts and a llow fo r m in o r d iffe r e n c e s am ong esta b lish m en ts in s p e c ific duties p e r fo rm e d . O ccu p a tion a l em p loym en t e stim a te s r e p r e s e n t the tota l in a ll e s t a b lish m en ts w ithin the s c o p e o f the study and not the num ber a ctu a lly su rv ey ed . B eca u se o ccu p a tio n a l s tru c tu re s am ong esta b lish m en ts d iffe r , e stim a tes of o ccu p a tion a l em p loy m en t obtain ed fr o m the sa m p le o f esta b lish m en ts studied s e r v e on ly to in d ica te the r e la tiv e im p o rta n ce o f the jo b s studied. T h e se d iffe r e n c e s in o c cu p a tio n a l stru c tu re do not a ffe c t m a te r ia lly the a c c u r a c y o f the earn in g s data. P e r ce n t changes fo r in dividu al a r e a s in the p r o g r a m a re com pu ted as fo llo w s : 1. A v era g e earn ings a re com p u ted f o r e a c h occu p a tion fo r the 2 y ea rs being c o m p a re d . The a v e r a g e s are d e r iv e d fr o m earn ings in th ose e sta b lish m e n ts w hich a r e in the su rv ey both y e a r s ; it is a s su m e d that em p loym en t rem ains unchanged. 2. Each occu pation is a s sig n e d a w eigh t b a sed on its p r o portion ate em p loym ent in the occu p a tion a l grou p in the base y ea r. 3. T h ese w eights a re u sed to com p u te g rou p a v e r a g e s . Each occu p a tio n 's a v e ra g e earn in g s (com p u ted in step 1) is m u ltip lied by its w eight. T he p r o d u cts a r e totaled to Obtain a grou p a v era g e. 4. The ra tio o f grou p a v e r a g e s fo r 2 c o n s e c u tiv e y e a r s is com puted by dividing the a v e r a g e fo r the cu r re n t y e a r by the av era g e fo r the e a r lie r y e a r . T h e r e s u lt— e x p r e s s e d as a p e rce n t— le s s 100 is the p e r c e n t change. W age tren d s fo r s e le c t e d occu p a tio n a l grou ps T h e p e r ce n t in c r e a s e s p r e se n te d in ta ble A -7 a r e b a sed on changes in a v e ra g e h o u rly ea rn in g s o f m en and w om en in esta b lish m en ts r e p o rtin g the tren d jo b s in both the c u r re n t and p r e v io u s y e a r (m a tch ed e sta b lish m e n ts). The data a r e a d ju sted to r e m o v e the e ffe c ts on a v e r a g e earn in g s o f e m p lo y m ent sh ifts am ong e sta b lish m en ts and tu rn ov er o f e sta b lish m e n ts in clu ded in su rv ey s a m p le s. T he p e r ce n t in c r e a s e s , h o w e v e r, a re s till a ffe c te d by fa c to r s oth er than w age in c r e a s e s . H ir in g s , la y o ffs , and tu r n o v e r m ay a ffe c t an esta b lish m en t a v e r a g e fo r an occu p a tio n w hen w o r k e r s a re paid under plans p rovidin g a ran ge o f w age ra te s fo r in dividu al jo b s . In p e r io d s o f in c r e a s e d h irin g , fo r e x a m p le , new e m p lo y e e s m ay en ter at the b o tto m o f the ra n g e, d e p re ss in g the a v e r a g e w ithout a change in w age ra tes. The p e r ce n t ch a n ges re la te to w age ch a n ges betw een the in d ica ted dates. W hen the tim e span b etw een su rv e y s is oth er than 12 m on th s, annual rates a re a ls o show n, (it is a s s u m e d that w ag es in c r e a s e at a con stan t rate betw een s u r v e y s .) O ccup ations u sed to com pu te w age tren d s a r e : O ffice c l e r i c a l E le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g — Continued S e c r e t a r ie s S te n o g r a p h e rs , s e n io r S te n o g r a p h e rs , g e n e r a l T y p is t s , c la s s e s A and B F ile c le r k s , c la s s e s A , B , and C M ess en g ers S w itch b oa rd o p e r a t o r s O rd e r c le r k s , c la s s e s A and B A ccou n tin g c le r k s , c la s s e s A and B P a y r o ll c le r k s K ey en try o p e r a t o r s , c la s s e s A and B C om p u ter o p e r a t o r s , c la s s e s A , B , and C E le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g C om p u ter s y s te m s analysts, c la 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 In d u stria l n u rses R e g is te r e d in d u stria l nur s e s S k illed m a in ten an ce C a rp en ters E le c t r ic ia n s P a in ters M a ch in ists M e ch a n ics (m a ch in e ry ) M ech a n ics (m o t o r v e h ic le ) P ip e fitte r s T o o l and die m a k e rs U n sk illed plant J a n ito r s, p o r t e r s , and c le a n e r s M a te ria l handling la b o r e r s F o r a m o r e detailed d e s c r ip tio n o f the m eth od u sed to com pu te th ese w age tr e n d s , see "Im p rov in g A r e a W age S u rvey I n d e x e s ," M onthly L a b or R e v ie w , January 1973, pp. 52-57. A v e r a g e pay relation sh ip s within esta b lish m en ts R ela tive m e a su re s o f o ccu p a tio n a l pay a r e p r e s e n te d in ta ble A - 8 fo r w h ite -c o lla r occu p ation s and in ta ble A - 9 fo r b l u e -c o lla r occu p a tio n s. T h e se r e la tiv e valu es r e fle c t d iffe r e n c e s in pay betw een occu p a tion s w ithin in dividu al estab lish m en ts. R ela tive pay v alu es a r e com p u ted b y dividing an esta b lis h m e n t's av era g e earnings fo r an occu p a tio n being c o m p a r e d by the a v e ra g e fo r another occu p ation (d esig n a ted as 100) and m u ltiply in g the quotient by 100. F o r ex a m p le, if ja n itors in a fir m a v e r a g e $4 an hour and fo r k lift o p e r a to r s $ 5 , fo r k lift o p e r a to rs have a r e la tiv e pay value of 125 c o m p a re d w ith ja n ito r s . ($ 5 -f $4 = 1.25, x 100 = 125.) In com b in in g the r e la tiv e s of the individu al estab lish m en ts to a r r iv e at an o v e r a ll a v e r a g e , each e s ta b lis h m ent is co n s id e r e d to have as m any r e la t iv e s as it has w eigh ted w o r k e r s in the tw o job s being com p a red . P ay relation sh ip s b a sed on o v e r a ll a v e r a g e s m a y d iffe r c o n s id e r a b ly b e c a u se o f the varyin g con trib u tion o f h ig h - and lo w -w a g e esta b lish m en ts to the a v e r a g e s . F o r ex a m p le, the o v e r a ll a v e r a g e h o u rly ea rn in gs fo r fo r k lift o p e r a to r s m ay be 50 p ercen t m o r e than the a v e r a g e fo r ja n ito r s b e c a u se the a v e r a g e fo r fo r k lift o p e r a to rs m a y be stro n g ly in flu en ced by earn in gs in h ig h -w a g e establishm ents w hile the a v e r a g e fo r ja n ito r s m a y be s tro n g ly in flu en ced by earn ings in lo w -w a g e e sta b lis h m e n ts. In su ch a c a s e , the in tr a -e s ta b lis h m e n t rela tion sh ip w ill in d ica te a m u ch s m a lle r d iffe r e n c e in ea rn in g s. E sta blish m en t p r a c tic e s and su p p lem en ta ry w age p r o v is io n s Tabulations on s e le cte d e sta b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and su p p lem en tary w age p r o v is io n s (B - s e r ie s ta b les) a r e not p r e s e n te d in this bu lletin . In fo r m a tion fo r th ese tabulations is c o lle c t e d at 3 -y e a r in te r v a ls . T h e s e tabu lation s on m in im u m en tran ce s a la r ie s fo r in e x p e r ie n c e d o ffic e w o r k e r s ; sh ift d if f e r en tia ls; sch edu led w eek ly hours and d a y s ; paid h o lid a y s ; paid v a c a tio n s ; and health, in su ra n ce, and p en sion plans a r e p r e s e n te d (in the B - s e r i e s ta b le s ) in p r e v io u s bulletins fo r this a rea . Appendix table 1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied, Omaha, Nebr.—Iowa,' October 1979 M in im u m e m p lo y m e n t in e s t a b lis h m e n ts in s c o p e o f study In d u s try d iv is io n 2 A LL INDUSTRY ( D I V I S I O N S --------------------------------------------------- TRANSPORTATION* COH NU NI CATION * W ithin s c o p e o f study 4 W ithin s c o p e o f study J N um ber P ercent 154 1 0 4 .2 4 7 100 6 3 .3 0 6 47 107 2 9 .9 9 0 7 4 .2 5 7 29 20*383 42*923 54 74 118 67 75 17 15 31 17 27 1 8 .2 2 0 7 * 860 22*772 1 5 .0 1 3 1 0 .3 9 2 17 8 22 14 10 13*658 2 .1 4 7 1 2 .8 3 2 9 ,1 7 6 5 ,1 1 0 ANO 50 F I N A N C E * I N S U R A N C E . AND R EA L E S T A T E 6 ----------------S E R V I C E S 6 7----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50 50 1 Th e O m a h a Stan d ard M e tro p o lita n S t a tis tic a l A r e a , as d e fin e d b y the O ffic e o f M an agem en t and B u d g e t through F e b ru a r y 1974, c o n s is t s o f D ouglas and S arp y C o u n tie s , N e b r .; and P ottaw attam ie County, Iow a. The " w o r k e r s w ithin s c o p e o f s tu d y " e s t im a t e s p r o v id e a re a s o n a b ly a c c u r a te d e s c r ip tio n o f the s iz e and c o m p o s it io n o f the la b o r f o r c e in clu d e d in the su rv e y . E s tim a te s a r e not in ten d ed , h o w e v e r , f o r c o m p a r is o n w ith o th er s t a t is t ic a l s e r ie s to m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t tr e n d s o r l e v e ls s in c e (1 ) planning o f w age s u rv e y s r e q u ir e s e s ta b lis h m e n t data c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in advance o f the p a y r o ll p e r io d stu d ie d , and (2) sm a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s a r e e x c lu d e d fr o m the s co p e o f the su rv e y . 2 The 1972 e d itio n o f the Standard In d u stria l C la s s ific a t io n M anual w as u sed in c la s s if y in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts b y in d u stry d iv is io n . A ll g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a tio n s a re e x c lu d e d f r o m the s c o p e o f the s u r v e y . 3 In clu d e s a ll e sta b lis h m e n ts w ith total em p lo y m e n t at o r a bove the m in im u m lim ita tio n . A ll o u tle ts (w ithin the a r e a ) o f co m p a n ie s in in d u s tr ie s such as tr a d e , fin a n c e , auto r e p a ir s e r v i c e , and m o tio n p ic tu re th e a te rs a r e c o n s id e r e d as one e s ta b lis h m e n t. Studied Studied 127 388 ............., 5 1 5 _ 50 W o r k e r s in es ta b lis h m en ts N um ber o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts 4 In clu d es a ll w o r k e r s in a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith total em p lo y m e n t (within the a r e a ) at o r a bove the m in im u m lim ita tio n . 5 A b b r e v ia te d to " p u b lic u t ilit ie s " in the A - s e r i e s ta b le s . T a x ic a b s and s e r v ic e s in c id e n ta l to w ater tr a n s p o r ta tio n a re 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 ilit ie s , and l o c a l- t r a n s it s y s te m s are m u n ic ip a lly o p e r a te d and a re ex c lu d e d by d e fin itio n fr o m the s c o p e o f the study. 6 S e p a ra te data fo r this d iv is io n a re not p r e s e n te d in the A - s e r i e s t a b le s , but the d iv is io n is r e p r e s e n t e d in the " a l l in d u s t r ie s " and "n on m a n u fa ctu rin g " e s t im a t e s . 7 H ote ls and m o t e ls ; la u n d rie s and o th er p e r s o n a l s e r v ic e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v ic e s ; a u to m o b ile r e p a i r , r e n ta l, and p ark in g; m o tio n p ic tu r e s ; n o n p ro fit m e m b e r s h ip o r g a n iz a tio n s (e x clu d in g r e lig io u s and ch a rita b le o r g a n iz a t io n s ); and e n g in e e rin g and a r c h ite c t u r a l s e r v ic e s . 17 Appendix B. Occupational Descriptions The p r im a r y p u rp ose o f p re p a rin g jo b d e s c r ip tio n s fo r the B u r e a u 's w age s u rv e y s is to a s s is t its fie ld r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s in c la s s ify in g into ap p rop ria te o ccu p a tio n s w o r k e r s who a re em p lo y e d under a v a r ie ty o f p a y r o ll title s and d iffe re n t w ork a rra n gem en ts fr o m esta b lish m en t to esta b lish m en t and fr o m a r e a to a re a . T h is p e r m its grou pin g occu p a tion a l w age ra te s r e p re s e n tin g c o m p a ra b le jo b content. B e ca u se of- th is e m p h asis on in te re sta b lish m e n t and in te r a r e a co m p a ra b ility o f o ccu p a tio n a l content, the B u r e a u 's jo b d e s c r ip tio n s m ay d iffe r sig n ifica n tly fr o m th o se in use in in d iv id u al e sta b lish m e n ts o r th o se p r e p a r e d fo r oth er p u r p o s e s . In applying th e se jo b d e s c r ip tio n s , the B u re a u 's fie ld r e p re s e n ta tiv e s a re in stru cte d to e x clu d e w ork in g s u p e r v is o r s ; a p p re n tice s ; and p a r t tim e , te m p o r a r y , and p r o b a tio n a r y w o r k e r s . H andicapped w o r k e r s w h ose earn ings a re r e d u c e d b e c a u s e o f th e ir han dicap a re a lso e x clu d ed . L e a r n e r s , b e g in n e r s , and t r a in e e s , u n less s p e c ific a lly in clu d ed in the jo b d e s c r ip t io n s , are ex clu d e d . Office SE C R E T A R Y S E C R E T AR Y— Continued A s s ig n e d as a p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a lly to on e in dividu al. M ain tains a c lo s e and h igh ly r e s p o n s iv e r e la tio n s h ip to the d a y -to -d a y a c tiv itie s o f the s u p e r v is o r . W ork s fa ir ly in depen den tly r e c e iv in g a m in im u m o f d eta iled su p e r v isio n and gu id an ce. P e r fo r m s v a r ie d c le r i c a l and s e c r e t a r ia l duties req u irin g a k n ow led ge o f o ffic e rou tin e and understan din g o f the o r g a n iz a tio n , p r o g r a m s , and p r o c e d u r e s r e la te d to the w o rk o f the s u p e r v is o r . E x c lu s io n s — Continued e. f. E x c lu s io n s . Not all p o s itio n s that a re title d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s the above c h a r a c t e r is t ic s . E x a m p les o f p o s itio n s w h ich a r e e x clu d e d fr o m the defin ition a re as fo llo w s : a. S e c r e ta r y jo b s w hich m eet the r e q u ir e d c h a r a c t e r is t ic s a r e m a tch ed at one o f fiv e le v e ls a c c o rd in g to (a) the le v e l o f the s e c r e t a r y 's s u p e r v is o r w ithin the com p a n y 's org a n iz a tion a l str u c tu r e and, (b) the le v e l o f the s e c r e t a r y 's r e s p o n s ib ility . The ta bu la tion fo llo w in g the ex plan ation s o f th ese tw o fa c to r s in d icates the le v e l o f the s e c r e t a r y fo r ea ch com b in a tion o f the fa c t o r s . b . S ten og ra p h ers not fu lly tra in ed in s e c r e t a r ia l-t y p e d u ties; S ten og ra p h ers s e r v in g as o ffic e a s sista n ts to a g rou p fe s s io n a l, t e c h n ic a l, o r m a n a g e r ia l p e r s o n s ; d. A s s is ta n t-ty p e p o s itio n s w h ich en tail m o r e d ifficu lt o r m o r e r e s p o n s ib le te c h n ic a l, a d m in istra tiv e , o r s u p e r v is o r y duties w h ich are not ty p ic a l o f s e c r e t a r ia l w o rk , e .g ., A d m in istra tiv e A s s is ta n t, o r E x e cu tiv e A ssista n t: T r a in e e s . C la s s ific a tio n by L e v e l P o s itio n s w h ich do not m eet the " p e r s o n a l" s e c r e t a r y con cep t d e s c r ib e d a b ove; c. P o sitio n s w hich do not fit any o f the situ ation s lis te d in the section s b elow title d " L e v e l o f S u p e r v is o r , " e.g ., s e c r e t a r y to the p resid en t o f a com pany 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 ; of pro L e v e l o f S e c r e t a r y 's S u p e rv iso r (LS) LS—1 18 a. S e c r e ta r y to the s u p e r v is o r o r head o f a s m a ll o rg a n iz a tio n a l unit (e .g ., few er than about 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ); o r S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u e d S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u e d C la s s ific a t io n b y L e v e l— Continued C la s s ific a tio n by L e v e l— Continued b. LS—2 S e c r e ta r y to a n o n s u p e r v iso r y sta ff s p e c ia lis t, p r o fe s s io n a l e m p lo y e e , a d m in istra tiv e o ffic e r or assista n t, sk ille d te ch n icia n o r e x p e rt. (N O TE: Many com pa n ies a s s i g n s te n o g r a p h e rs , ra th er than s e c r e t a r ie s as d e s c r ib e d a b ove, to th is le v e l o f s u p e r v is o r y o r n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r .) a. S e c r e ta r y to atn ex e cu tiv e o r m a n a g eria l p e r s o n w h ose r e s p o n s ib ility is not equ ivalent to one o f the s p e c ific le v e l situ ations in the d efin ition fo r LS— 3, but w hose o rg a n iza tion a l unit n o rm a lly n u m b ers at lea st s e v e r a l dozen e m p loy ees and is usu ally divided into o r g a n iz a tio n a l segm en ts w hich are often , in tu rn, fu rther su b d ivid ed . In so m e com p a n ies, this le v e l in clu d es a w ide range o f o r g a n iz a tio n a l e c h e lo n s ; in o th e r s , on ly one or tw o; or b. LS— 3 S e c r e t a r y to the head o f an in dividual plant, fa c to r y , e t c ., (or oth er equ ivalent le v e l o f o ffic ia l) that e m p lo y s , in a ll, few er than 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s . N O TE : The te r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r " used in the above LS definition r e fe r s to th ose o ffic ia ls who have a sign ifica n t c o rp o ra te w id e p olicym a kin g r o le w ith r e g a r d to m a jo r com pany a c tiv itie s . The title " v ic e p r e s id e n t ," though n o rm a lly in d ica tiv e o f th is r o le , does not in a ll c a se s iden tify such p o s itio n s . V ic e p r e sid e n ts w h ose p r im a r y r e s p o n s ib ility is to act p erson a lly on in dividu al c a s e s or tra n sa ctio n s (e .g ., ap prove or deny individual loan o r c re d it a ctio n s ; ad m in ister individu al tru st a ccou n ts; d ir e c tly su p erv ise a c le r i c a l sta ff) are not c o n s id e r e d to be "c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " for p u rp oses o f applying the d efin ition . L e v e l o f S e c r e t a r y 's R e s p o n s ib ility (LR) This fa c to r evalu ates the the s e c r e t a r y and the s u p e r v is o r , ex p e cte d to e x e r c is e in itiative and at LR—1 o r LR— d e s c r ib e d b e lo w 2 nature o f the w ork re la tion sh ip betw een and the extent to w h ich the s e c r e ta r y is ju dgm en t. S e c r e ta r ie s should be m atched a c c o rd in g to th eir le v e l o f r e sp o n sib ility . LR—1. P e r fo r m s v a r ie d s e c r e t a r ia l duties in cluding or com p a ra b le to m o s t o f the follow in g : a. S e c r e t a r y to the ch a irm a n o f the b oa rd or p resid en t o f a com pany that e m p lo y s , in a ll, few er than 100 p e r s o n s ; or a. b. c. d. e. LS— 4 M aintains s u p e r v is o r 's in stru cte d . e. g re e ts p erson al T y p e s , ta k es and t r a n s c r ib e s d icta tion , and file s . calen d ar c a lle r s , and m a k es and opens appointm ents in May as LR—2. P e r fo r m s duties d e s c r ib e d under LR—1 and, in addition p e r fo r m s ta sk s re q u irin g g re a te r ju dgm en t, in itia tiv e, and kn ow l edge o f o ffic e fu nction s in cluding or co m p a ra b le to m ost o f the follow in g : S e c r e t a r y to the head o f a la rg e and im portan t org a n iz a tion a l seg m en t ( e .g ., a m id d le m anagem ent s u p e r v is o r o f an o r g a n i za tion a l seg m en t often in volvin g as many as s e v e r a l hundred p e r s o n s ) o f a com p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 25, 000 p e r s o n s . a. S c r e e n s telep h on e and p e r s o n a l c a lle r s , d eterm in in g w hich can be handled by the s u p e r v is o r 's su bord in ates o r oth er o ffic e s . a. S e c r e t a r y to the ch a irm a n o f the b oa rd o r p re sid e n t o f a com pany that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 100 but few er than 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; or b. c. S e c r e t a r y to the h ead, im m ed ia tely below the c o rp o r a te o ffic e r le v e l, o f a m a jo r segm en t o r su bsid iary o f a com pany that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s . 19 A n sw ers r eq u ests w hich r e q u ire a detailed know ledge o f o f fic e p r o c e d u r e s o r c o lle c tio n o f in form a tion fr o m file s or oth er o f f ic e s . M ay sign routine c o r r e s p o n d e n ce in own or s u p e r v is o r 's n am e. c. b. S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o ffic e r (other than the ch a irm an o f the b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t) o f a com pany that e m p lo y s , in a ll, ov e r 5 ,0 0 0 but fe w e r than 25, 000 p e r s o n s ; or R ev iew s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m em ora n d a , and r e p o rts p re p a re d by o th ers fo r the s u p e r v is o r 's sign ature to en su re p r o ce d u r a l and ty p o g ra p h ica l a c c u r a c y . d. S e c r e ta r y to the head o f an individu al plant, fa c to r y , e t c ., (or oth er equ ivalen t le v e l o f o ffic ia l) that e m p lo y s , in a ll, ov er 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r A n sw ers teleph on e re q u e sts w h ich have standard a n sw ers. r e p ly to r eq u ests by sending a fo r m le tte r . c. S e c r e t a r y to the head (im m ed ia tely below the o ffic e r le v e l) ov e r eith e r a m a jo r co rp o r a te w id e fu nction al a ctivity (e .g ., m a rk etin g, r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t io n s , in d u stria l r e la tio n s , e tc .) or a m a jo r g e o g r a p h ic o r o rg a n iz a tio n a l segm ent (e .g ., a r e g io n a l h eadq u a r t e r s ; a m a jo r d iv is io n ) o f a com pany that e m p lo y s , in a ll, ov e r 5, 000 but fe w e r than 25, 000 e m p lo y e e s ; or A n sw ers te le p h o n e s, com in g m a il. b. S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a te o ffic e r (other than ch a irm an o f the b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t) o f a com pany that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 100 but fe w e r than 5, 000 p e r s o n s ; or C om p iles o r a s s is ts in com p ilin g p e r io d ic r e p o rts on the b a sis o f g e n e r a l in stru ctio n s. S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u e d T R A N S C R IB IN G -M A C H IN E T Y P IS T L e v e l o f S e c r e t a r y 's R e s p o n s ib ility (L R —2)— Continued P r im a r y duty is to type co p y o f v o ic e r e c o r d e d d icta tion w hich d oes not in volve v a ried tech n ica l o r s p e c ia liz e d v o ca b u la r y such as that used in le g a l b r ie fs or re p o rts on s c ie n tific r e s e a r c h . M ay a lso type fr o m w ritten c o p y . M ay maintain f ile s , keep s im p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r fo r m o th e r -r e la tiv e ly routine c le r i c a l ta sk s. (See S ten ograph er d efin ition fo r w o r k e r s in volved with shorthand dictation .) d. S ch ed u les ten tative appoin tm en ts w ithout p r io r c le a r a n c e . A s s e m b le s n e c e s s a r y b a ck g rou n d m a te r ia l fo r sch ed u led m e e tin g s . M akes a rra n g em en ts fo r m eetin g s and c o n fe r e n c e s . e. E xpla in s s u p e r v is o r 's re q u ire m e n ts to oth er e m p lo y e e s in s u p e r v i s o r 's unit. (A ls o ty p e s , ta k es d icta tion , and file s .) T Y P IS T The fo llo w in g tabu lation show s the le v e l o f the s e c r e t a r y fo r each LS and LR com b in a tion . L e v e l o f s e c r e t a r y 's _____ s u p e r v is o r _____ L e v e l o f s e c r e t a r y 's r e s p o n s ib ility LR—1 LS—1 LS—2 LS— 3 LS— 4 C la ss C la ss C la ss C la ss E D C B LR—2 C la ss C la ss C la ss C la ss D C B A ST EN O G R APH ER P r im a r y duty is to take d icta tion using sh orth an d, and to tr a n s c r ib e the d icta tion . M ay a lso type fr o m w ritten c o p y . M ay o p e r a te fr o m a s te n o g ra p h ic p o o l. M ay o c c a s io n a lly tr a n s c r ib e fr o m v o ic e r e c o r d in g s (if p r im a r y duty is tr a n s c r ib in g fr o m r e c o r d in g s , s e e T r sin sc r ib in g -M a ch in e T y p is t). N O T E : T h is jo b is d istin g u ish ed fr o m that o f a s e c r e t a r y in that a s e c r e ta r y n o r m a lly w o rk s in a con fid en tia l re la tio n s h ip w ith on ly one m a n ager or e x e cu tiv e and p e r fo r m s m o r e r e s p o n s ib le and d is c r e tio n a r y ta sk s as d e s c r ib e d in the s e c r e t a r y jo b d efin ition . S ten og ra p h er, S e n io r. D icta tion in v o lv e s a v a r ie d te c h n ic a l o r s p e c ia liz e d v o ca b u la ry su ch as In le g a l b r ie fs o r r e p o rts on s c ie n tific r e s e a r c h . M ay a ls o set up and m ain tain f ile s , keep r e c o r d s , etc. OR P e r fo r m s sten og ra p h ic duties req u irin g s ig n ifica n tly g r e a te r in d e pen den ce and r e s p o n s ib ility than ste n o g ra p h e r, g e n e r a l, as ev id en ced by the fo llo w in g : W ork r e q u ir e s a high d e g r e e o f sten og ra p h ic sp eed and a c c u r a c y ; a th orough w ork in g know ledge o f g e n e r a l b u sin ess and o ffic e p r o c e d u r e ; and o f the s p e c ific b u sin ess o p e r a tio n s , o r g a n iz a tio n , p o li c ie s , p r o c e d u r e s , f ile s , w ork flo w , e tc . U ses th is kn ow ledge in p e r fo rm in g sten og ra p h ic duties and r e s p o n s ib le c le r i c a l tasks such as m aintaining follow u p file s ; a s se m b lin g m a te r ia l fo r r e p o r t s , m em ora n d a , and le t te r s ; c o m p o s in g sim p le le tte r s fr o m g e n e r a l in s tru ctio n s ; readin g and routing in com in g m a il; and an sw erin g routine q u e s t io n s , etc. S ten og ra p h er, G en era l. D icta tion in v o lv e s a n o rm a l rou tin e v o ca b u la r y . M ay m aintain f i l e s , keep s im p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r fo r m oth er r e la tiv e ly routine c le r i c a l ta sk s. U ses a ty p ew riter to m ake c o p ie s o f v a r io u s m a te r ia ls o r to m ake out b ills a fter ca lcu la tion s have been m ade b y an oth er p e r s o n . M ay in clude typing o f s t e n c ils , m a ts, o r s im ila r m a te r ia ls fo r u se in du plicatin g p r o c esses. M ay do c le r i c a l w ork in volvin g little s p e c ia l tra in in g , su ch as k eepin g sim 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 sortin g and d istribu tin g in com in g m a il. C la ss A . P e r fo r m s one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g ; T yping m a te r ia l in fin a l fo r m when it in v olv es com b in in g m a te r ia l fr o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s ; o r r e s p o n s ib ility fo r c o r r e c t sp ellin g, sy lla b ic a tio n , punctuation, e t c ., o f t e c h n ic a l o r unusual w ord s o r fo r e ig n language m a te r ia l; o r planning la you t and typing o f c o m p lica te d s ta tistica l ta b les to m ain tain u n ifo r m ity and ba la n ce in sp a cin g . M ay type routine fo r m le t t e r s , v a ryin g d e ta ils to suit c ir c u m s t a n c e s . C la ss B . P e r fo r m s one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w ing: C op y typing fr o m rough o r c le a r d ra fts ; o r routine typing o f fo r m s , in su r a n ce p o li c ie s , e t c .; o r setting up sim p le standard ta bu la tion s; o r cop y in g m o r e c o m p le x ta bles a lre a d y set up and sp aced p r o p e r ly . F IL E C LE R K F ile s , c la s s ifie s , and r e t r ie v e s m a te r ia l in an e s ta b lis h e d filin g s y s te m . M ay p e r fo r m c le r i c a l and m anu al ta sk s r e q u ir e d to m ain tain file s . P o s itio n s a r e c la s s ifie d into le v e ls on the b a s is o f the fo llo w in g d e fin itio n s . C la ss A . C la s s ifie s and in d e x e s file m a te r ia l su ch as c o r r e s p o n d e n ce , r e p o r ts , tech n ica l d ocu m en ts, e t c ., in an e sta b lis h e d filin g sy stem contain in g a n um ber o f v a rie d s u b je ct m a tte r f i l e s . M ay a ls o file this m a te r ia l. M ay k eep r e c o r d s o f v a r io u s ty p es in con ju n ction w ith the file s . M ay lea d a sm all grou p o f lo w e r le v e l file c le r k s . C la ss B. S o rts , c o d e s , and file s u n c la s s ifie d m a te r ia l b y sim p le (s u b je c t m a tter) headin gs o r p a rtly c la s s ifi e d m a te r ia l by fin e r su bh eadin gs. P r e p a r e s sim p le related in d ex and c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a id s. A s req u ested , lo c a t e s c le a r ly id en tified m a te r ia l in file s and fo r w a r d s m a te r ia l. M ay p e r fo r m related c le r i c a l tasks r e q u ir e d to m ain tain and s e r v ic e f ile s . C la ss C . P e r fo r m s routine filin g o f m a te r ia l that h as a lre a d y been c la s s ifie d o r w hich is e a s ily c la s s ifie d in a sim p le s e r ia l c la s s ific a t io n s y s te m (e .g ., alp h a betica l, c h r o n o lo g ic a l, o r n u m e r ic a l). A s req u ested , lo c a t e s r e a d ily ava ila b le m a te r ia l in file s and fo r w a r d s m a te r ia ls ; and m ay f i l l out w ith draw al c h a rg e . M ay p e r fo r m s im p le c l e r i c a l and m anu al tasks r e q u ire d to m aintain and s e r v ic e f i l e s . M ESSEN GER O R D E R C L E R K — C o n tin u e d P e r fo r m s v a r io u s rou tin e duties such as running e r r a n d s , op era tin g m in o r o ffic e m a ch in e s su ch as s e a le r s or m a ile r s , opening and d istribu tin g m a il, and oth er m in o r c l e r i c a l w ork . E xclude position s that r e q u ire o p e r a tion of a m otor v e h ic le as a sig n ifica n t duty. C la ss B. H an dles o r d e r s in volvin g ite m s w hich have r e a d ily id e n tifie d u ses and a p p lic a tio n s . M ay r e fe r to a c a ta lo g , m a n u fa c tu r e r's m anu al, o r s im ila r docu m en t to in sh re that p r o p e r item is su pplied o r to v e r ify p r ic e o f o r d e r e d item . SW ITCHBOARD O P E R A T O R ACCO U N TIN G C L E R K O p era tes a telep h on e sw itch boa rd o r c o n s o le u sed with a p riv a te b ra n ch exch an ge (P B X ) s y s te m to re la y in com in g , outgoing, and in tra s y s te m c a lls . M ay p r o v id e in fo rm a tio n to c a lle r s , r e c o r d and tra n sm it m e s s a g e s , keep r e c o r d o f c a lls p la ce d and to ll c h a rg e s. B esid es op era tin g a teleph on e sw itch b oa rd o r c o n s o le , m ay a lso type o r p e r fo r m routine c le r i c a l w ork (typing o r rou tin e c l e r i c a l w o r k m ay occu p y the m a jor p o rtio n o f the w o r k e r 's tim e , and is u su a lly p e r fo r m e d w hile at the sw itch boa rd or c o n s o le ). C hief o r lead o p e r a t o r s in e sta b lish m en ts em ploying m ore than one o p e r a t o r ,a r e e x clu d ed . F o r an o p e r a to r who a lso acts as a re ce p tio n is t, s e e Sw itchboard O p e ra to r -R e c e p t io n is t . P e r fo r m s one o r m o r e a ccou n tin g c l e r i c a l ta sk s such as p ostin g to r e g is t e r s and le d g e r s ; r e c o n c ilin g bank a c c o u n ts ; v e r ify in g the in tern a l c o n s is te n c y , c o m p le t e n e s s , and m a th em a tica l a c c u r a c y o f accou n tin g docu m en ts; a s sig n in g p r e s c r ib e d a ccou n tin g d istrib u tion c o d e s ; exam ining and v e rify in g fo r c l e r i c a l a c c u r a c y v a r io u s ty p es o f r e p o r t s , lis t s , ca lc u la tio n s , p o s tin g , e t c .; o r p re p a rin g s im p le o r a s s is tin g in p r e p a r in g m o r e c o m p lica te d jou rn a l vou ch ers. M ay w o rk in eith er a m anual o r au tom ated accoun tin g sy ste m . The w o rk r e q u ir e s a k n ow led ge o f c l e r i c a l m eth od s and o ffic e p r a c t i c e s and p r o c e d u r e s w h ich r e la te s to the c l e r i c a l p r o c e s s in g and r e co r d in g o f tr a n s a ctio n s and a ccou n tin g in fo rm a tio n . W ith e x p e r ie n c e , the w o rk e r ty p ic a lly b e c o m e s fa m ilia r w ith the b ook k eep in g and a ccou n tin g te r m s and p r o c e d u r e s u sed in the a s sig n e d w o rk , but is not re q u ire d to have a k n ow ledge o f the fo r m a l p r in c ip le s o f b ook k eep in g and a ccou n tin g . SW ITCH BO ARD O P E R A T O R -R E C E PTIO N IST At a an o p e r a to r — w o rk in v olv es b u sin e s s and p ria te p e r s o n a rra n g in g an s in g le -p o s itio n teleph on e sw itch boa rd or c o n s o le , acts both as s e e S w itch boa rd O p era tor— and as a re ce p tio n ist. R e ce p tio n ist's su ch du ties as g reetin g v is it o r s ; determ ining nature o f v is ito r 's p r o v id in g a p p ro p ria te in form ation ; r e fe r r in g v is it o r to a p p r o in the o r g a n iz a tio n o r contactin g that p e rso n by teleph on e and appoin tm en t; keepin g a log o f v is it o r s . P o s itio n s a r e c la s s ifie d d e fin itio n s : into le v e ls on the b a sis o f the follow in g C la ss A . U nder g e n e r a l s u p e r v is io n , p e r fo r m s accounting c le r i c a l o p e r a t io n ! w hich r e q u ir e the a p p lica tion o f e x p e r ie n c e and ju dgm en t, fo r e x a m p le , c le r i c a lly p r o c e s s in g c o m p lic a te d or n o n re p e titiv e accou n tin g t r a n s a c tio n s , s e le c tin g am ong a su bsta n tial v a r ie ty o f p r e s c r ib e d accoun tin g c o d e s and c la s s ific a t io n s , o r tr a c in g tr a n s a ctio n s th rough p re v io u s accoun tin g a ctio n s to d e te rm in e s o u r c e o f d is c r e p a n c ie s . M ay be a s s is te d by one or m o r e c la s s B a ccou n tin g c le rk s .. O RD ER C L E R K R e c e iv e s w ritten o r v e rb a l c u s to m e r s ' p u rch a se o r d e r s fo r m a te r ia l o r m e r c h a n d is e fr o m c u s to m e r s or sa les p eop le. W ork ty p ic a lly in volves som e com b in a tion o f the fo llo w in g du ties: Quoting p r ic e s ; d eterm in in g a v a il a b ility o f o r d e r e d item s and su ggestin g substitutes, when n e c e s s a r y ; advisin g ex p ected d e liv e r y date and m ethod o f d e liv e r y ; r e co r d in g o r d e r and cu s to m e r in form a tion on o r d e r sh eets; ch eckin g o r d e r sheets fo r a c c u r a c y and ad equ acy o f in form a tion r e c o r d e d ; ascerta in in g cred it rating o f c u s to m e r ; fu rn ish in g c u s to m e r w ith ackn ow led gem ent o f r e ce ip t o f o r d e r ; fo llo w in g -u p to se e that o r d e r is d e liv e r e d b y the sp e cifie d date or to let cu s to m e r know o f a d ela y in d e liv e r y ; m aintaining o r d e r file ; checking shipping in v o ice against o r ig in a l o r d e r . C la ss B. U nder c lo s e s u p e r v is io n , fo llo w in g d eta iled in stru ction s and sta n d a rd ized p r o c e d u r e s , p e r fo r m s one o r m o r e routine accou n tin g c l e r ic a l o p e r a t io n s , such as p ostin g to le d g e r s , c a r d s , o r w ork sh eets w h ere id e n tifica tio n o f ite m s and lo c a tio n s o f p o s tin g s a r e c le a r ly in dicated; ch eck in g a c c u r a c y and c o m p le te n e s s o f sta n d a rd ized and r e p e titiv e r e c o r d s o r a ccou n tin g d o cu m e n ts; and cod in g d ocu m en ts u sin g a few p r e s c r ib e d a ccou n tin g c o d e s . E x clu d e w o r k e r s paid on a c o m m is s io n b a sis o r w h ose duties in clude any o f the fo llo w in g : R e ce iv in g o r d e r s fo r s e r v ic e s rath er than fo r m a te r ia l o r m e r c h a n d is e ; p rov id in g cu s to m e r s with con su ltative a d v ice u sin g k n ow led ge gain ed fr o m en gin eerin g o r exten sive te c h n ic a l train in g ; em p h a sizin g s e llin g s k ills ; handling m a teria l o r m erch a n d ise as an in teg ra l pa rt o f the jo b . B O O K K E E PIN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R O p era tes a book k eep in g m a ch in e (w ith o r w ithout a ty p e w rite r k e y b oa rd ) to keep a r e c o r d o f b u sin e s s tr a n s a c tio n s . follow in g C la ss A . K eep s a set o f r e c o r d s re q u irin g a know ledge o f and e x p e r ie n c e in b a s ic b ook k eep in g p r in c ip le s , and fa m ilia r ity with the stru ctu re o f the p a r tic u la r a ccou n tin g sy ste m u se d . D e te rm in e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s and d is trib u tio n o f debit and c r e d it item s to be u sed in ea ch phase o f the w ork . M ay p r e p a r e c o n s o lid a te d r e p o r t s , b a la n ce sh e e ts , and oth er r e c o r d s by hand. C la ss A . H andles o r d e r s that in volve making ju dgm en ts su ch as ch o o s in g w h ich s p e c ific p r o d u c t o r m a te r ia l fr o m the e sta b lis h m e n t's p rod u ct lin e s w ill s a tis fy the c u s t o m e r 's n e e d s, or d eterm in in g the p r ic e to be quoted w hen p r ic in g in v o lv e s m o r e than m e r e ly r e fe r r in g to a p r ic e lis t o r m aking som e s im p le m a th e m a tica l ca lcu la tio n s . C la ss B. K eeps a r e c o r d o f one o r m o r e p h a ses o r s e ctio n s o f a set o f r e c o r d s u su a lly r e q u irin g little k n ow led ge o f b a s ic b ook k eepin g. P h a s e s o r s e c tio n s in clu d e a ccou n ts p a y a b le , p a y r o ll, c u s t o m e r s ' accou n ts (not in clu din g a s im p le type o f b illin g d e s c r ib e d under m ach in e b ille r ), P o s itio n s d efin ition s: are c la s s ifie d into le v e ls a c co rd in g to the 21 B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R — C on tin u ed cost d istrib u tion , ex p en se d is trib u tio n , in ven tory c o n tr o l, etc. or a s sist in p rep a ra tion o f tr ia l b a la n ces and p r e p a r e c o n tr o l the accounting departm en t. K E Y E N T R Y O P E R A T O R — C on tin u ed M ay ch eck sheets fo r C la ss B . W ork is routine and r e p e titiv e . U nder c lo s e s u p e r v is io n or follow in g s p e c ific p r o ce d u r e s o r in s t r u c t io n s , w o rk s fr o m v a r io u s sta n d a rd ized s o u r c e docum ents w hich have been co d e d , and fo llo w s s p e c ifie d p r o c e d u r e s w hich have been p r e s c r ib e d in d eta il and r e q u ire little o r no s e le c tin g , cod in g, or in terpretin g o f data to be r e c o r d e d . R e fe r s to s u p e r v is o r p r o b le m s a risin g fr o m e r r o n e o u s i t e m s o r co d e s o r m is s in g in form a tion . MACHINE B IL L E R P r e p a r e s statem en ts, b ills , and in v o ice s on a m a ch in e oth er than an o rd in a ry o r e le c tr o m a tic ty p e w rite r . M ay a lso keep r e c o r d s as to b illin g s or shipping c h a rg e s o r p e r fo r m oth er c le r i c a l w ork in ciden tal to b illin g o p era tion s. F o r w age study p u r p o s e s , m ach in e b ille r s a r e c la s s ifie d by type of m a ch in e, as fo llo w s : Professional and Technical C O M PU TER SYSTEMS AN A LY ST, BUSINESS B illin g -m a c h in e b i l l e r . U ses a sp e c ia l b illin g m ach in e (com bin a tion typing an3 adding m achine) to p r e p a r e b ills and in v o ice s fr o m c u s to m e r s ' pu rch ase o r d e r s , in tern a lly p re p a re d o r d e r s , shipping m em ora n d a , etc. U sually in volves a p plication o f p r e d e te r m in e d d iscou n ts and shipping ch a rg es and entry o f n e c e s s a r y ex te n sio n s, w hich m ay o r m ay not be com pu ted on the billin g m a ch in e, and tota ls w hich are a u tom a tica lly a ccu m u la ted by m ach in e. The op era tion u su ally in v o lv e s a la rg e num ber o f ca rb on c o p ie s o f the b ill being p rep a red and is often done on a fan fold m a ch in e. A n alyzes b u sin ess p ro b le m s to form u la te p r o c e d u r e s fo r solvin g th em by use o f e le c tr o n ic data p r o c e s s in g equ ipm en t. D evelop s a com p le te d e s cr ip tio n o f all sp e cifica tio n s n eeded to en able p r o g r a m m e r s to p r e p a r e re q u ire d digital com pu ter p r o g r a m s . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : A n alyzes su b je ct-m a tte r op era tion s to be au tom ated and id e n tifie s con d ition s and c r it e r ia re q u ire d to ach ieve s a tis fa c to r y r e s u lt s ; s p e c ifie s n um ber and types o f r e c o r d s , f ile s , and docu m en ts to be u sed; ou tlin es a ction s to be p e r fo r m e d by p erson n el and com p u ters in su fficie n t d etail fo r p resen ta tion to m anagem ent and fo r p rogra m m in g (ty p ica lly th is in v o lv e s p r e p a r a tio n o f w ork and data flow ch a rts); co o rd in a te s the dev elop m en t o f te s t p r o b le m s and p a rticip a te s in tr ia l runs o f new and r e v is e d s y s t e m s ; and r e co m m e n d s equipm ent changes to obtain m o r e e ffe c t iv e o v e r a ll o p e r a tio n s . (NOTE: W o rk e rs p e rfo rm in g both sy stem s a n a lysis and p r o g r a m m in g should be c la s s ifie d as sy stem s analysts if th is is the s k ill u sed to d eterm in e th eir pay.) B ook k eep in g -m a ch in e b ille r . U ses a bookkeeping m ach in e (with or without a ty p e w rite r keyboard) to p r e p a r e c u s t o m e r s ' b ills as part o f the accoun ts r e c e iv a b le op era tion . G en era lly in volves the sim u ltaneou s en try o f fig u re s on c u s to m e r s ' le d g e r r e c o r d . The m ach in e a u tom a tica lly accu m u la tes fig u res on a num ber o f v e r t ic a l colu m n s and com p u tes and u su ally p rin ts au tom atica lly the debit o r c re d it b a la n c e s. D oes not in volve a know ledge o f bookkeeping. W ork s fr o m u n ifo rm and standard types o f sa le s and cred it slip s. D oes not in clude em p loy ees p r im a r ily r e s p o n s ib le fo r the m a n a g e m ent o r su p erv ision o f oth er e le c tr o n ic data p r o c e s s in g e m p lo y e e s , or s y s tem s analysts p r im a rily co n ce rn e d w ith s c ie n tific o r e n g in eerin g p r o b le m s . P A Y R O L L CLE RK For P e r fo r m s the c le r ic a l ta sk s n e c e s s a r y to p r o c e s s p a y r o lls and to maintain p a y r o ll r e c o r d s . W ork in volves m ost o f the fo llo w in g : P r o c e s s in g w o r k e r s ' tim e o r p rod u ction r e c o r d s ; adjusting w o r k e r s ' r e c o r d s fo r changes in w age r a te s , su pplem en tary b e n e fits, o r tax d ed u ction s; editing p a y r o ll listin g s against s o u r c e r e c o r d s ; tra cin g and c o r r e c t in g e r r o r s in lis tin g s; and a ssistin g in p rep a ra tion o f p e r io d ic su m m ary p a y r o ll r e p o r t s . In a n on autom ated p a y r o ll s y ste m , com pu tes w a g es. W ork m ay r e q u ire a p r a c tic a l knowledge o f govern m en tal re g u la tio n s, com pany p a y r o ll p o lic y , or the com pu ter sy stem fo r p r o c e s s in g p a y r o lls . O p era tes a keypunch m a ch in e to r e c o r d or v e r ify alphabetic a n d /o r n u m eric data on tabulating c a rd s o r on tape. a r e c la s s ifie d into le v e ls on the b a sis o f the sy s te m s M ay provid e fu nction al d ir e c tio n to who are assig n ed to a s s is t. follow in g an alysts are c la s s ifie d as lo w e r le v e l sy s te m s an alysts C lass B. W orks independently o r under on ly g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n on p r o b le m s that are r e la tiv e ly u n com p lica ted to a n a ly ze, plan, p r o g r a m , and o p e ra te . P r o b le m s are o f lim ite d c o m p le x ity b e c a u s e s o u r c e s o f input data are h om ogen eou s and the output data a re c lo s e ly r e la te d . (F o r e x a m p le , d ev elop s sy stem s fo r m aintaining d e p o s ito r a ccou n ts in a bank, m ain taining a ccou n ts r e ce iv a b le in a r e ta il esta b lis h m e n t, or m aintaining in v en tory C la ss A. W ork re q u ire s the a p plication of e x p e rie n c e and judgm ent in selectin g p r o c e d u r e s to be fo llo w e d and in sea rch in g fo r , in terp retin g , se le ctin g , o r codin g item s to be keypunched fr o m a v a rie ty o f s o u r c e d o c u m en ts. On o c c a s io n m ay a lso p e r fo r m som e routine keypunch w ork . M ay train in ex p erien ced keypunch o p e r a t o r s . study p u rp o s e s, C la ss A. W orks independently o r under on ly g e n e ra l d ir e c tio n on c o m p le x p r o b le m s in volvin g all ph ases o f s y s te m s a n a ly s is. P r o b le m s are c o m p le x b e ca u se o f d iv e rse so u r c e s o f input data and m u lt ip le -u s e r e q u ir e m ents o f output data. (F or ex a m p le, d ev elop s an in teg ra ted p ro d u ctio n s c h e d uling, in ven tory c o n tro l, cost a n a ly s is, and sa le s a n a ly sis r e c o r d in w hich e v e ry item o f each type is au tom atica lly p r o c e s s e d th rou gh the fu ll s y s te m o f r e c o r d s and ap propriate follow u p action s are in itiated by the co m p u te r .) C on fers w ith p erson s c on cern ed to d eterm in e the data p r o c e s s in g p r o b le m s and a d vises su b je ct-m a tte r p erso n n e l on the im p lic a tio n s o f new o r r e v is e d sy stem s o f data p r o c e s s in g o p e ra tio n s . M akes r e c o m m e n d a tio n s , if n eed ed , fo r ap p rov al o f m a jo r sy stem s in sta lla tion s or changes and fo r obtain in g equipm ent. KEY ENTRY O PE R A TO R P o sitio n s d e fin itio n s. wage fo llo w s : 22 C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , BUSINESS— C on tin u ed C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R , BU SIN ESS— C o n tin u e d a ccou n ts in a m a n u fa ctu rin g o r w h olesa le esta b lish m en t.) C on fers w ith p e r son s c o n c e r n e d to d e te rm in e the data p r o c e s s in g p r o b le m s and ad vises s u b je c t -m a tte r p e r s o n n e l on the im p lica tion s o f the data p r o c e s s in g sy ste m s to be ap p lied . linkage points betw een o p e r a tio n s , adjustm ents to data when p ro g ra m r e q u irem en ts e x ce e d com pu ter sto ra g e ca p a city , and substantial m anipulation and reseq u en cin g o f data elem en ts to fo r m a highly in tegrated p rog ra m . M ay p ro v id e fu n ction al are a ssig n ed to a s s is t. OR W o rk s on a seg m en t o f a com p lex data p r o c e s s in g sch em e or s y s t e m , as d e s c r ib e d fo r c la s s A . W orks independently on routine a s s ig n m en ts and r e c e iv e s in s tru ctio n and guidance on com p lex a ssig n m en ts. W ork is r e v ie w e d fo r a c c u r a c y o f ju dgm en t, co m p lia n ce w ith in s tr u c tio n s , and to in su r e p r o p e r align m en t w ith the o v e r a ll sy stem . C lass B . W orks independently o r under on ly g en eral d ire ctio n on r e la tiv e ly sim p le p r o g r a m s , or on sim p le seg m en ts o f com p lex p r o g r a m s. P r o g r a m s (or seg m en ts) u su ally p r o c e s s in form a tion to p rod u ce data in two o r th re e v a r ie d seq u en ces o r fo r m a ts . R e p o rts and listin g s are prod u ced by re fin in g , adapting, a rra y in g , o r m aking m in or additions to or deletions fr o m input data w hich are r e a d ily a v a ila b le. W hile n um erou s r e c o r d s m ay be p r o c e s s e d , the data have been r e fin e d in p r io r actions so that the a ccu ra cy and seq u en cin g o f data can be te s te d by using a few routine ch eck s. T y p ic a lly , the p r o g r a m deals w ith routine re co r d k e e p in g o p e ra tio n s . C la ss C . W ork s under im m ed ia te s u p e r v isio n , c a r ry in g out an aly s e s as a s s ig n e d , u su a lly o f a sin g le a ctivity. A ssig n m en ts are d esign ed to d e v e lo p and expand p r a c t ic a l e x p e rie n c e in the ap plication o f p r o c e d u r e s and s k ills r e q u ir e d fo r s y s te m s an alysis w ork . F or ex am p le, m ay a s s is t a h igher le v e l s y s t e m s an alyst by p re p a rin g the d etailed s p e cifica tio n s r e q u ire d by p r o g r a m m e r s fr o m in fo rm a tio n d ev elop ed by the h igh er le v e l an alyst. OR W ork s on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s (as d e s c r ib e d fo r c la s s A) under c lo s e d ir e c tio n o f a high er le v e l p r o g r a m m e r or s u p e r v is o r . May a s sist higher le v e l p r o g r a m m e r by independently p e r fo rm in g le s s d ifficu lt tasks assign ed, and p e r fo rm in g m o r e d ifficu lt ta sk s under fa ir ly c lo s e d irection . C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R , BUSINESS C on v erts statem en ts o f b u sin ess p r o b le m s , t y p ic a lly p r e p a r e d by a s y s t e m s a n a lyst, into a seq u en ce o f detailed in stru ction s w h ich are r e q u ir e d to s o lv e the p r o b le m s by au tom atic data p r o c e s s in g equipm ent. W orkin g fr o m ch a rts o r d ia g r a m s , the p r o g r a m m e r d ev elop s the p r e c is e in stru ctio n s w h ich , w hen e n te r e d into the co m p u te r sy ste m in cod ed language, cau se the m anipu la tion o f data to a ch ie v e d e s ir e d r e s u lts . W ork in volves m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : A p p lie s k n ow led ge o f com p u ter ca p a b ilitie s , m a th e m a tics, lo g ic e m p lo y e d by c o m p u te r s , and p a r tic u la r su b ject m atter in volved to an alyze ch a rts and d ia g r a m s o f the p r o b le m to be p ro g ra m m e d ; develops seq u en ce o f p r o g r a m s te p s ; w r it e s d eta iled flow ch a rts to show o r d e r in w hich data w ill be p r o c e s s e d ; c o n v e r ts th e se ch a rts to cod ed in stru ction s fo r m a ch in e to fo llo w ; te s ts and c o r r e c t s p r o g r a m s ; p r e p a r e s in stru ction s fo r op era tin g p e r s o n n e l du rin g p r o d u c tio n run; a n a ly z e s , r e v ie w s , and alters p r o g r a m s to in c r e a s e o p e ra tin g e ffic ie n c y o r adapt to new req u ire m e n ts; m ain tains r e c o r d s o f p r o g r a m d ev elop m en t and r e v is io n s . (NOTE: W ork ers p e r fo r m in g both s y s te m s a n a ly sis and p r o g r a m m in g should be c la s s ifie d as s y ste m s an alysts i f th is is the s k ill u sed to d eterm in e th e ir pay.) M ay guide o r in stru ct lo w e r le v e l p r o g r a m m e r s . C lass C . M akes p r a c t ic a l a p plication s o f p rogra m m in g p r a c tic e s and con cep ts u su ally lea rn ed in fo r m a l train in g c o u r s e s . A ssign m en ts are design ed to d ev elop com p eten ce in the ap p lica tion o f standard p ro ce d u re s to routine p r o b le m s . R e c e iv e s c lo s e s u p e rv isio n on new a sp ects o f assign m en ts; and w ork is re v ie w e d to v e r ify its a c c u r a c y and co n form a n ce with req u ired proced u res. C O M PU TER O P E R A T O R M on itors and o p e ra te s the c o n tr o l co n s o le o f a digital com pu ter to p r o c e s s data a c c o rd in g to op era tin g in s tru ctio n s , usu ally p rep a red by a p r o g ra m m e r . W ork in clu d es m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : Studies in stru ction s to d eterm in e equipm ent setup and o p e r a tio n s ; loads equipm ent with req u ired item s (tape r e e ls , c a r d s , e t c .); sw itch es n e c e s s a r y au x ilia ry equipm ent into c ir c u it , and sta rts and o p e ra te s com p u ter; m akes adjustm ents to com puter to c o r r e c t operatin g p r o b le m s and m eet s p e c ia l con d ition s; rev iew s e r r o r s m ade during op era tion and d eterm in es cau se or r e fe r s p r o b le m to su p erv isor o r p r o g r a m m e r ; and m aintains op era tin g r e c o r d s . M ay test and a ssist in c o r r e c t in g p r o g r a m . D oes not in clu d e e m p lo y e e s p r im a r ily re s p o n s ib le fo r the m a n a g e m ent o r s u p e r v is io n o f oth er e le c tr o n ic data p r o c e s s in g e m p lo y e e s , o r p r o g r a m m e r s p r im a r ily c o n c e r n e d with s c ie n tific a n d /or en g in eerin g p r o b le m s . F o r w age study p u r p o s e s , p r o g r a m m e r s are c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s : F or C la ss A . W ork s independently o r under only g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n on c o m p le x p r o b le m s w h ich r e q u ir e com p eten ce in all p h a ses o f p ro g ra m m in g c o n c e p ts and p r a c t ic e s . W ork in g fr o m d ia gram s and ch a rts w h ich iden tify the n ature o f d e s ir e d r e s u lt s , m a jo r p r o c e s s in g steps to be a c c o m p lis h e d , and the r e la tio n s h ip s betw een v a rio u s steps o f the p r o b le m so lv in g rou tin e; plans the fu ll ran ge o f p r o g r a m m in g action s n eeded to e ffic ie n tly u tilize the com p u ter s y s te m in a ch iev in g d e s ir e d end p ro d u cts . w age study p u r p o s e s , com pu ter o p e r a to rs are c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s : C la ss A . O p era tes in depen den tly, o r under on ly g en eral d ire ctio n , a com p u ter running p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f the follow in g c h a r a c t e r is tic s : New p r o g r a m s a r e freq u en tly tested and in trod u ced ; scheduling requ irem en ts are o f c r it ic a l im p o rta n ce to m in im iz e dow ntim e; the p rog ra m s are o f c o m p le x design so that id en tifica tion o f e r r o r s o u r c e often req u ires a w orking kn ow ledge o f the tota l p r o g r a m , and alternate p r o g r a m s m ay not be available. M ay give d ir e c tio n and guidance to lo w e r le v e l o p e r a t o r s . At th is le v e l, p r o g r a m m in g is d ifficu lt b eca u se com p u ter equipm ent m u st be o r g a n iz e d to p r o d u c e s e v e r a l in te rre la te d but d iv e r s e p ro d u cts fr o m n u m erou s and d iv e r s e data e le m e n ts . A w ide v a riety and ex te n siv e num ber o f in tern a l p r o c e s s in g a ction s m ust o c c u r . This r e q u ir e s su ch action s as d ev elop m en t o f c o m m o n o p e r a tio n s w hich can be r e u s e d , esta b lish m en t o f d ir e c tio n to low er le v e l p r o g r a m m e r s who C lass B . O p era tes in depen den tly, o r under on ly gen era l d ire ctio n , a com pu ter running p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f the follow in g c h a ra cte ris tic s : M ost o f the p r o g r a m s are esta b lis h e d p rod u ction ru n s, ty p ica lly run on a r e g u la r ly r e c u r r in g b a s is ; th e r e is little or no testin g o f new p rogra m s 23 C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u e d D R A F T E R -T R A C E R re q u ire d ; altern ate p r o g r a m s a re p r o v id e d in c a se o r ig in a l p r o g r a m n eeds m a jo r change o r cannot be c o r r e c t e d w ithin a r e a so n a b ly sh ort tim e . In com m on e r r o r situ a tion s, d ia g n oses cau se and takes c o r r e c t iv e action . This usually in v o lv e s applying p r e v io u s ly p r o g r a m m e d c o r r e c t iv e s te p s , or using standard c o r r e c t io n tech n iq u es. C op ies plans and draw ings p r e p a r e d by o th e r s by p la cin g tr a c in g cloth o r pa per o v e r draw ings and tr a c in g w ith pen o r p e n cil. (D oes not in clude tr a c in g lim ited to plans p r im a r ily co n s istin g o f stra igh t lin e s and a la rg e s c a le not requ irin g c lo s e d elin ea tion .) OR A N D /O R O p era tes u nder d ir e c t su p e r v is io n a co m p u te r running p r o g r a m s o r segm en ts o f p r o g r a m s with the c h a r a c t e r is t ic s d e s c r ib e d fo r c la s s A . M ay a s s is t a h igh er le v e l o p e r a to r by independently p e r fo r m in g le s s d ifficu lt ta sk s a s sig n e d , and p e r fo r m in g d ifficu lt ta sk s fo llo w in g d eta iled in stru ction s and w ith frequ ent r e v ie w o f o p e r a tio n s p e r fo r m e d . P r e p a r e s sim p le or r e p e titiv e draw in gs o f e a s ily v is u a liz e d ite m s . W ork is c lo s e ly su p erv ised during p r o g r e s s . C la ss C . W ork s on routine p r o g r a m s under c lo s e s u p e r v isio n . Is ex pected to d e v e lo p w ork in g k n ow led ge o f the com p u ter equipm ent u sed and a b ility to d etect p r o b le m s in v olv ed in running routine p r o g r a m s . U sually has r e c e iv e d so m e fo r m a l tra in in g in com p u ter o p e r a tio n . M ay a s s is t h igh er le v e l o p e r a to r on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s . DRAFTER C la ss A . P lans the g ra p h ic p re se n ta tio n o f c o m p le x item s having d istin ctiv e d esig n fe a tu r e s that d iffe r sig n ifica n tly fr o m esta b lish ed drafting p r e ce d e n ts . W o rk s in c lo s e su pport w ith the d esign o r ig in a to r , and m ay reco m m e n d m in o r d esig n ch a n g es. A n a ly zes the e ffe ct o f each change on the d eta ils o f fo r m , fu n ction , and p o s itio n a l re la tio n s h ip s o f com p on en ts and p a rts. W ork s w ith a m in im u m o f s u p e r v is o r y a s s is ta n c e . C om p leted w o rk is rev iew ed by d esign o r ig in a to r f o r c o n s is te n c y w ith p r io r en gin eerin g d e t e r m in a tion s. M ay eith er p r e p a r e d raw in gs o r d ir e c t th e ir p re p a ra tio n by lo w e r le v e l d r a fte r s . C la ss B . P e r fo r m s n on rou tin e and c o m p le x draftin g a ssig n m en ts that re q u ire the a p p lica tio n o f m o s t o f the sta n d a rd ized draw ing tech n iq u es r e g u la r ly u sed . D uties ty p ic a lly in v olv e such w o rk a s: P r e p a r e s w ork in g draw in gs o f s u b a s s e m b lie s w ith ir r e g u la r sh a p es, m u ltip le fu n ctio n s, and p r e c i s e p o s itio n a l r e la tio n s h ip s betw een com p on en ts; p r e p a r e s a r c h ite c tu r a l draw in gs fo r c o n s tr u c tio n o f a bu ildin g in cluding d eta il draw in gs o f fo u n d a tion s, w a ll s e c t io n s , flo o r p la n s , and r o o f. U ses a c c e p te d fo r m u la s and m anuals in m aking n e c e s s a r y com p u ta tion s to d e te rm in e qu an tities o f m a te r ia ls to be u se d , loa d c a p a c it ie s , stre n g th s, s t r e s s e s , e tc . R e c e iv e s in itial in s tru ctio n s , r e q u ir e m e n ts , and a d v ic e fr o m s u p e r v is o r . C om p leted w ork is ch eck ed fo r te c h n ic a l ad equ acy. C la ss C. P r e p a r e s d eta il d raw in gs o f sin g le units o r p a rts fo r e n g in eerin g , c o n s tr u c tio n , m a n u fa ctu rin g , o r r e p a ir p u r p o s e s . T y p es o f draw in gs p r e p a r e d in clu d e is o m e t r ic p r o je c t io n s (d ep ictin g th r e e d im en sion s in a ccu ra te s c a le ) and s e c tio n a l v iew s to c la r ify p osition in g o f com p on en ts and con v ey n eed ed in fo rm a tio n . C o n solid a tes d eta ils fr o m a n u m ber o f s o u r c e s and ad ju sts o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a le as r e q u ire d . S u ggested m eth od s o f ap p roa ch , a p p lica b le p r e c e d e n ts , and a d v ic e on s o u r c e m a te r ia ls a re given with in itial a s sig n m e n ts . In stru ction s a r e le s s c o m p le te when a ssig n m en ts r e c u r . W ork m ay be s p o t-c h e c k e d du ring p r o g r e s s . E L E C TR O N IC S TECHNICIAN W ork s on v a riou s typ es o f e le c t r o n ic equ ipm ent and r e la te d d e v ic e s by p e r fo r m in g one o r a com bin a tion o f the fo llo w in g : In sta llin g , m a in tain in g, r e p a ir in g , overh au lin g, tro u b le s h o o tin g , m o d ify in g , c o n s tr u c tin g , and te s tin g . W ork r e q u ir e s p r a c tic a l a p plication o f t e c h n ic a l k n ow led ge o f e le c t r o n ic s p r in c ip le s , ability co d eterm in e m a lfu n c tio n s , and s k ill to put equ ipm ent in r e q u ir e d operating condition . The equipm ent— c on sistin g o f eith er m any d iffe re n t kinds o f c ir c u its o r m u ltiple rep etition o f the sam e kind o f c ir c u it— in c lu d e s , but is not lim ite d to , the follow in g : (a) E le c tr o n ic tra n sm ittin g and r e c e iv in g equ ipm ent ( e .g ., r a d a r , r a d io , te le v is io n , telep h on e, s o n a r , n a v iga tion a l a id s ), (b) d ig ita l and analog co m p u te rs, and (c) in d u stria l and m e d ic a l m e a su rin g and c o n tro llin g equ ipm ent. T h is c la s s ifica tio n e x clu d es r e p a ir e r s o f su ch stan dard e le c t r o n ic equipm ent as com m on o ffic e m a ch in es and h ou seh old r a d io and te le v is io n s e t s ; p rod u ction a s s e m b le r s and t e s t e r s ; w o r k e r s w h ose p r im a r y duty is s e r v ic in g e le c tr o n ic test in stru m en ts; te c h n ic ia n s w ho have a d m in istra tiv e o r s u p e r v is o r y re s p o n s ib ility ; and d r a ft e r s , d e s ig n e r s , and p r o fe s s io n a l e n g in e e r s . P o sitio n s d e fin it io n s : are c la s s ifie d into le v e ls on the b a s is o f the follow in g C la ss A . A p p lies advance te c h n ic a l k n ow led ge to s o lv e unusually c o m p le x p r o b le m s (i.e ., th ose that ty p ic a lly cannot b e s o lv e d s o le ly by r e f e r en ce to m a n u fa ctu re rs ' m anuals o r s im ila r d ocu m en ts) in w ork in g on e l e c tr o n ic equipm ent. E xam ples o f su ch p r o b le m s in clu d e lo c a tio n and d en sity o f c ir c u it r y , e le c tr o m a g n e tic ra d ia tion , is o la tin g m a lfu n c tio n s , and frequ ent en g in eerin g changes. W ork in v o lv e s : A d eta iled u nderstan din g o f the in t e r r e la tio n s h ip s of c ir c u its ; e x e r c is in g independent ju dgm en t in p e r fo r m in g such ta sk s as m aking c irc u it a n a ly s e s, c a lcu la tin g w ave f o r m s , tr a c in g r e la t io n ships in sign al flow ; and r e g u la r ly using c o m p le x te s t in stru m en ts (e .g ., dual tr a c e o s c ill o s c o p e s , Q -m e t e r s , dev iation m e t e r s , p u lse g e n e r a t o r s ). W ork m ay be re v ie w e d by s u p e r v is o r (freq u en tly an en g in e e r o r d e s ig n e r ) fo r g en era l com p lia n ce w ith a c c e p te d p r a c t ic e s . M ay p r o v id e te c h n ic a l guidance to lo w e r le v e l te c h n ic ia n s . C la ss B . A p p lies c o m p r e h e n siv e te c h n ic a l k n ow led ge to so lv e c o m p le x p r o b le m s (i.e ., th ose that ty p ic a lly can be s o lv e d s o le ly by p r o p e r ly in terp retin g m a n u fa ctu re rs ' m anuals o r s im ila r d ocu m en ts) in w ork in g on E L E C T R O N IC S T E C H N IC IA N — C on tin u ed M A IN T E N A N C E E L E C T R IC IA N e le c t r o n ic equ ipm en t. W ork in v o lv e s : A fa m ilia rity w ith the in te r r e la tio n sh ips o f c ir c u it s ; and ju dgm en t in determ ining w ork sequ en ce and in se le ctin g to o ls and te s tin g in stru m e n ts , u sually le s s com p le x than th ose used by the c la s s A te ch n icia n . P e r fo r m s a v a rie ty o f e le c t r ic a l tra d e fu nction s such as the in sta l la tion , m a in ten an ce, o r r e p a ir o f equipm ent fo r the g en era tion , distribu tion , o r u tilization o f e le c t r ic en erg y in an esta b lish m en t. W ork in volves m ost o f the fo llo w in g : In stalling o r re p a irin g any o f a v a r ie ty o f e le c t r ic a l equ ip m ent such as g e n e r a to r s , t r a n s fo r m e r s , sw itch b o a rd s , c o n t r o lle r s , c ircu it b r e a k e r s , m o t o r s , heating units, conduit s y s t e m s , o r oth er tra n sm iss io n equ ipm ent; w orkin g fr o m b lu e p rin ts , d ra w in g s, la y o u ts , or other s p e c ifi ca tion s; loca tin g and diagn osing trou b le in the e le c t r ic a l sy stem o r equ ip m en t; w orkin g standard com pu tation s rela tin g to load req u irem en ts o f w iring or e le c t r ic a l equipm ent; and using a v a r ie ty o f e le c t r ic ia n 's handtools and m ea su rin g and testin g in stru m en ts. In g e n e r a l, the w ork o f the m a in ten an ce e le c tr ic ia n r e q u ir e s rounded tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e usually acqu ired th rou gh a fo r m a l ap p ren ticesh ip o r equivalent tra in in g and e x p e rie n ce . R e c e iv e s te c h n ic a l gu id an ce, as r e q u ire d , fr o m s u p e r v is o r or higher le v e l te c h n ic ia n , and w o rk is r e v ie w e d fo r s p e c ific com p lia n ce w ith a ccep ted p r a c t ic e s and w o rk a s sig n m e n ts . May p rov id e tech n ica l guidance to low er le v e l te c h n ic ia n s . C la ss C . A p p lies w ork in g te c h n ic a l know ledge to p e r fo r m sim p le or routine ta sk s in w ork in g on e le c tr o n ic equipm ent, follow in g d eta iled in s t r u c tio n s w hich c o v e r v irtu a lly a ll p r o c e d u r e s . W ork ty p ic a lly in v olv es such ta sk s as: A s s is tin g h igh er le v e l tech n icia n s by p e rfo rm in g such a c tiv itie s as r e p la c in g c o m p o n e n ts, w irin g c ir c u it s , and taking test re a d in g s; rep a irin g sim p le e le c t r o n ic equ ipm en t; and using to o ls and com m on te s t in stru m en ts (e .g ., m u lt im e t e r s , audio sign a l g e n e r a to rs , tube t e s t e r s , o s c ill o s c o p e s ) . Is not r e q u ir e d to be fa m ilia r w ith the in terrela tion sh ip s o f c ir c u its . T his k n ow led g e, h o w e v e r, m ay b e a cq u ired through assign m en ts d esign ed to in c r e a s e co m p e te n c e (in clu din g c la s s r o o m trainin g) so that w o rk e r can advance to h igh er le v e l te c h n ic ia n . R e c e iv e s te c h n ic a l gu id an ce, as r e q u ire d , fr o m s u p e r v is o r or higher le v e l te c h n ic ia n . W ork is ty p ic a lly sp o t-ch e c k e d , but is given d etailed r e v ie w w hen new o r ad va n ced a ssig n m en ts are in volved . R E G IS T E R E D IN D U STRIA L NURSES A r e g is t e r e d n u rse w ho gives n ursing s e r v ic e under g en era l m e d ica l d ir e c tio n to ill o r in ju red e m p lo y e e s or other p erson s who b e c o m e ill or su ffe r an a ccid e n t on the p r e m is e s o f a fa c to r y o r oth er esta b lish m en t. D uties in v o lv e a com b in a tion o f the fo llo w in g : Giving fir s t aid to the ill or in ju re d ; attending to su bsequ en t d re ss in g o f e m p lo y e e s ' in ju r ie s ; keepin g r e c o r d s o f patien ts tr e a te d ; p rep a rin g a cciden t r e p o rts fo r com p en sa tion or oth er p u r p o s e s ; a s s is tin g in p h y s ic a l exam ination s and health evalu ation s o f ap plican ts and e m p lo y e e s ; and planning and ca rry in g out p r o g r a m s in volvin g health ed u ca tion , a ccid en t p rev en tion , evaluation of plant en viron m en t, or oth er a c tiv itie s a ffe ctin g the health, w e lfa r e , and sa fety o f all p e r so n n e l. N ursing s u p e r v is o r s o r head n u rses in estab lish m en ts em p loyin g m o r e than one n u rse are e x clu d e d . M AINTENANCE PA IN TE R Paints and r e d e c o r a t e s w a lls , w ood w ork , and fix tu res o f an e s ta b lish m en t. W ork in v olv es the fo llo w in g : K now ledge o f su rfa ce p e c u lia r itie s and typ es o f paint re q u ire d for d ifferen t a p p lica tion s; p rep a rin g su rfa ce for painting by r em ov in g old fin ish or by p la cin g putty or fille r in nail holes and in t e r s t ic e s ; and applying paint w ith sp ra y gun or b ru sh . May m ix c o lo r s , o ils , w hite lea d , and oth er paint in g red ien ts to obtain p rop er c o lo r or c o n s is te n c y . In g e n e r a l, the w ork o f the m ain ten an ce painter re q u ire s rou n ded train in g and e x p e rie n c e usu ally a cq u ire d th rou gh a fo r m a l a p p ren tic e s h ip o r equivalent tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e . M AINTENANCE MACHINIST Maintenance, Toolroom, and Powerplant P r o d u c e s r e p la ce m e n t parts and new pa rts in m aking r e p a ir s o f m eta l parts o f m e ch a n ica l equipm ent op era ted in an estab lish m en t. W ork in v o lv e s m ost o f the fo llo w in g : In terpretin g w ritten in stru ction s and s p e c i fic a tio n s ; planning and layin g out o f w ork ; using a v a r ie ty o f m a ch in is t's h an dtools and p r e c is io n m ea su rin g in stru m en ts; setting up and operating stan dard m ach in e t o o ls ; shaping o f m eta l p a rts to c lo s e to le r a n c e s ; making standard shop com pu tation s rela tin g to d im en sion s o f w ork , to o lin g , fe e d s , and sp eed s o f m ach in in g; kn ow ledge o f the w ork in g p r o p e r tie s o f the com m on m e ta ls ; se le ctin g standard m a te r ia ls , p a rts , and equipm ent r e q u ire d for this w ork ; and fitting and a ssem b lin g parts into m e c h a n ica l equipm ent. In g en era l, the m a ch in is t's w ork n o rm a lly r e q u ir e s a roun ded tra in in g in m a ch in e-sh op p r a c tic e u sually a cq u ired th rough a fo r m a l a p p ren ticesh ip o r equivalent tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . M AIN TEN AN CE C A R P E N T E R M AIN TEN AN CE MECHANIC (M ach in ery) P e r fo r m s the c a r p e n try duties n e c e s s a r y to con stru ct and m aintain in good r e p a ir bu ildin g w ood w ork and equipm ent such as b in s , c r ib s , c o u n te r s, b e n c h e s , p a rtitio n s , d o o r s , f lo o r s , s ta ir s , c a s in g s , and tr im m ade o f w ood in an e sta b lis h m e n t. W ork in v o lv e s m ost o f the fo llo w in g : Planning and laying out o f w ork fr o m b lu ep rin ts, draw in gs, m o d e ls , o r v e r b a l in s tru ctio n s ; u sin g a v a r ie ty o f c a r p e n te r 's h an d tools, p orta b le p ow er t o o ls , and stan dard m e a su rin g in stru m en ts; m aking standard shop com pu tation s rela tin g to d im e n s io n s o f w o rk ; and se le ctin g m a te ria ls n e c e s s a r y fo r the w ork . In g e n e r a l, the w o rk o f the m ain ten an ce ca rp en ter r e q u ir e s roun ded train in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su ally acq u ired through a fo r m a l a p p ren ticesh ip or equivalent tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . R e p a irs m a ch in e ry or m e ch a n ica l equipm ent o f an establish m en t. W ork in v olv es m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : E xam ining m a ch in es and m ech an ica l equipm ent to d ia gn ose s o u r c e o f tr o u b le ; dism antlin g o r partly dism antling m a ch in es and p e r fo rm in g r e p a ir s that m a in ly in volve the use o f handtools in scra p in g and fitting p a rts; re p la c in g b rok en or d e fe c tiv e parts with item s obtain ed fr o m stock ; o r d e rin g the p rod u ction o f a rep la cem en t part by a m a ch in e shop or sending the m ach in e to a m ach in e shop for m a jor r e p a ir s ; p re p a rin g w ritten s p e c ific a tio n s fo r m a jo r r e p a ir s o r fo r the p rodu ction of p a rts o r d e r e d fr o m m ach in e sh op s; r e a s s e m b lin g m a ch in e s; and m aking all n e c e s s a r y adju stm ents fo r o p era tion . In g e n e r a l, the w ork o f a m a ch in ery m ain ten an ce m ech a n ic r e q u ir e s rou n ded tra in in g and ex p e rie n ce usually M A IN T E N A N C E M E C H A N IC (M a c h in e r y ) — C o n tin u e d M IL L W R IG H T — C on tin u ed acq u ired th rough a fo r m a l a p p re n tice s h ip or equivalent tra in in g and e x p e r i en ce. E x clu ded fr o m th is c la s s ific a t io n are w o r k e r s w h ose p r im a r y duties in volve settin g up or adju sting m a ch in e s. w ork ; in terp retin g b lu eprin ts or oth er s p e c ific a t io n s ; using a v a r ie ty o f handto o ls and rig g in g ; m aking standard sh op com p u ta tion s rela tin g to s t r e s s e s , stren gth o f m a te r ia ls , and cen ters o f g ra v ity ; align in g and b a la n cin g e q u ip m en t; s e le ctin g standard t o o ls , equ ipm en t, and p a rts to be u sed ; and in sta llin g and m aintaining in good o r d e r pow er t r a n s m is s io n equipm ent su ch as d r iv e s and sp eed r e d u c e r s . In g e n e r a l, the m illw r ig h t's w o rk n o r m a lly r e q u ir e s a roun ded train in g and e x p e rie n c e in the tra d e a c q u ir e d th rou gh a fo r m a l a p p re n tice s h ip or equivalent trainin g and e x p e r ie n c e . M AINTENANCE M ECHANIC (M otor V e h ic le s ) R e p a ir s a u to m o b ile 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 ta b lish m en t. W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : E xam in ing a u tom otive eq u ip m ent to dia gn ose s o u r c e o f tr o u b le ; d is a s s e m b lin g equipm ent and p e r fo rm in g r e p a ir s that in v olv e the u se o f su ch h an dtools as w r e n c h e s , g a u g es, d r ills , or s p e c ia liz e d equ ipm ent in d is a s s e m b lin g or fitting p a rts ; r e p la c in g b rok en o r d e fe ctiv e p a rts fr o m s to ck ; grin d in g and adju sting v a lv e s ; r e a s s e m b lin g and in sta llin g the v a r io u s a s s e m b lie s in the v e h ic le and m aking n e c e s s a r y ad ju stm ents; and aligning w h e e ls , adju sting b ra k es and lig h ts, o r tightening body b o lts . In g e n e r a l, the w ork o f the m o to r v e h ic le m ain ten an ce m e ch a n ic r e q u ir e s rou n d ed tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su ally a c q u ir e d th rou g h a fo r m a l a p p ren ticesh ip o r equ ivalen t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . T h is c la s s ific a t io n d oes not in clu d e t o m e r s ' v e h ic le s in a u tom ob ile r e p a ir sh op s. m e c h a n ics who r e p a ir cu s M AIN TEN AN CE P IP E F IT T E R In sta lls o r r e p a ir s w a te r , ste a m , g a s , or oth er typ es o f pipe and pip efittin g s in an esta b lis h m e n t. W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : Laying out w ork and m e a su rin g to lo c a te p o s itio n o f pipe fr o m draw in gs o r oth er w ritten s p e c ific a tio n s ; cutting v a r io u s s iz e s o f pipe to c o r r e c t lengths w ith c h is e l and h am m er o r o x y a ce ty le n e t o r c h o r p ip e -c u ttin g m a ch in e s; th readin g pipe w ith sto ck s and d ie s ; ben din g pipe by h a n d -d riv en o r p o w e r -d r iv e n m a ch in e s; a s se m b lin g pipe w ith cou p lin g s and fa sten in g pipe to h a n g ers; m aking stan dard shop com p u ta tion s re la tin g to p r e s s u r e s , flo w , and s iz e o f pipe r e q u ire d ; and m akin g stan dard te s ts to d eterm in e w hether fin ish e d p ip es m eet s p e c ific a tio n s . In g e n e r a l, the w ork o f the m a in ten an ce p ip e fitte r r e q u ir e s rou n ded tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su ally a c q u ir e d th rou g h a fo r m a l a p p ren ticesh ip o r equ ivalent tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . W o r k e rs p r im a r ily engaged in in sta llin g and r e p a ir in g b u ildin g sanitation o r heating sy ste m s are ex clu d ed . M AIN TEN AN CE S H E E T -M E T A L W ORKER F a b r ic a t e s , in s t a lls , and m a in tain s in g ood r e p a ir the s h e e t-m e ta l equipm ent and fix tu re s (su ch as m a ch in e g u a rd s , g r e a s e p a n s, s h e lv e s , lo c k e r s , tanks, v e n t ila t o r s , ch u tes, d u cts, m e ta l r o o fin g ) o f an esta b lish m en t. W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : P lanning and layin g out a ll types o f s h e e t-m e ta l m a in ten an ce w ork fr o m b lu e p r in ts , m o d e ls , o r oth er s p e c i f i ca tio n s; settin g up and op era tin g a ll ava ila b le ty p es o f s h e e t-m e ta l w ork in g m a ch in e s; u sin g a v a r ie ty o f h an dtools in cuttin g, ben din g, fo r m in g , shaping, fittin g, and a s s e m b lin g ; and in sta llin g s h e e t-m e ta l a r t ic le s as r e q u ir e d . In g e n e r a l, the w ork o f the m a in ten an ce s h e e t-m e ta l w o rk e r r e q u ir e s rounded train in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su ally a c q u ir e d th rough a fo r m a l a p p re n tice s h ip or equivalent tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . M ILLW RIGHT In sta lls new m a ch in es o r h eavy equ ipm en t, and d ism a n tles and in sta lls m a ch in es o r h eavy equ ipm ent when changes in the plant layou t are re q u ire d . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : P lann in g and layin g out M AINTENANCE TRADES H ELPE R A s s is ts one or m o r e w o r k e r s in the s k ille d m a in ten an ce t r a d e s , by p e r fo r m in g s p e c ific o r g en era l duties o f l e s s e r s k ill, su ch as k eepin g a w o rk e r su pplied w ith m a te r ia ls and t o o l s ; clean in g w ork in g a r e a , m a ch in e, and equ ipm ent; a ssistin g jou rn ey m a n by h oldin g m a te r ia ls o r t o o ls ; and p e r fo r m in g oth er unskilled ta sk s as d ir e c te d by jo u rn e y m a n . The kind o f w ork the h elp er is p erm itted to p e r fo r m v a r ie s fr o m trad e to tra d e: In som e tra d e s the h elper is con fin ed to su pplyin g, liftin g , and h oldin g m a te r ia ls and t o o ls , and clean in g w orkin g a r e a s ; and in o th e rs he is p e r m itte d to p e r fo r m s p e c ia liz e d m achine o p e ra tio n s , o r p a rts o f a tra d e that a re a lso p e r fo r m e d by w o r k e r s on a fu ll-tim e b a s is . M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R (TO O LR O O M ) S p e cia liz e s in operatin g one o r m o r e than one type o f m a ch in e t o o l (e .g ., ji g b o r e r , grinding m a ch in e , engine la th e, m illin g m a ch in e) to m a ch in e m eta l for use in m aking o r m ain taining j i g s , fix tu r e s , cutting t o o l s , g a u g es, o r m etal dies or m old s u sed in shaping o r fo r m in g m eta l o r n o n m e ta liic m a te ria l (e .g ., p la s t ic , p la s t e r , r u b b e r , g la s s ). W ork ty p ic a lly in v o lv e s : Planning and p e r fo rm in g d ifficu lt m a ch in in g o p e r a tio n s w h ich r e q u ire c o m p lica te d setups or a high d e g re e o f a c c u r a c y ; settin g up m ach in e t o o l or to o ls (e .g ., in sta ll cutting to o ls and adjust g u id e s, s to p s , w ork in g ta b le s , and other co n tro ls to handle the s iz e o f sto ck to be m a ch in ed ; d eterm in e p ro p e r fe e d s , sp e e d s, to o lin g , and o p e r a tio n seq u en ce or s e le c t th ose p r e s c r ib e d in draw in gs, b lu e p r in ts , o r la y o u ts ); using a v a r ie ty o f p r e c is io n m ea su rin g in stru m en ts; m aking n e c e s s a r y adju stm en ts during m a ch in in g op era tion to a ch ieve r e q u is ite d im en sion s to v e r y c lo s e to le r a n c e s . M ay be r e q u ir e d to s e le c t p ro p e r co o la n ts and cutting and lu b rica tin g o ils , to r e c o g n iz e when to o ls n eed d r e s s in g , and to d r e s s t o o ls . In g e n e r a l, the w ork o f a m a c h in e -to o l o p e ra to r (to o lr o o m ) at the s k ill le v e l c a lle d fo r in th is c la s s ific a tio n r e q u ir e s ex ten siv e k n ow led ge 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 tic e usually acq u ired th rough c o n s id e r a b le o n -t h e -jo b tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . F o r c r o s s -in d u s tr y w age study p u r p o s e s , th is c la s s ific a t io n does not in clu d e m a c h in e -to o l o p e r a to rs (to o lr o o m ) e m p lo y e d in t o o l and die job b in g sh ops. T O O L AND DIE MAKER C on stru cts and r e p a ir s j i g s , fix tu r e s , cutting t o o l s , g a u g e s , or m eta l dies o r m old s u sed in shaping o r fo r m in g m eta l o r n o n m e ta llic m a te r ia l (e .g ., p la s t ic , p la s t e r , r u b b e r , g la s s ). W ork ty p ic a lly in v o lv e s : P lanning and laying out w ork a c c o rd in g to m o d e ls , b lu e p r in ts , d ra w in g s, or oth er w ritten or o r a l s p e c ific a tio n s ; u n derstan din g the w ork in g p r o p e r t ie s o f com m on m etals and a llo y s ; s e le ctin g a p p ro p ria te m a te r ia ls , t o o l s , and T O O L , AN D D IE M A K E R — C o n tin u e d S H IP P E R A N D R E C E IV E R p r o c e s s e s r e q u ir e d to c o m p le te ta sk s ; m aking n e c e s s a r y shop com p u ta tion s; settin g up and o p e ra tin g v a r io u s m ach in e to o ls and r e la te d equipm ent; using v a r io u s t o o l and die m a k e r 's handtools and p r e c is io n m ea su rin g in stru m en ts; w ork in g to v e r y c lo s e t o le r a n c e s ; h ea t-trea tin g m etal parts and fin ish ed to o ls and d ie s to a ch iev e r e q u ir e d q u a litie s; fitting and a ssem b lin g pa rts to p r e s c r ib e d to le r a n c e s and a llo w a n ce s . In g en e ra l, the t o o l and die m a k e r 's w o rk r e q u ir e s rou n d ed tra in in g in m a ch in e -sh o p and t o o lr o o m p r a c tic e u su a lly a c q u ir e d th rou g h fo r m a l ap p ren ticesh ip or equivalent tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . P e r fo r m s c le r i c a l and p h y s ica l tasks in con n ection with shipping goods o f the estab lish m en t in w hich em p loy ed and r e ce iv in g in com in g sh ip m en ts. In p e r fo rm in g d a y -to -d a y , routine ta s k s , follow s esta b lish ed g u id elin es. In handling unusual n onroutin e p r o b le m s , r e c e iv e s s p e c ific guid ance fr o m s u p e r v is o r or other o ffic ia ls . M ay d ir e c t and coord in a te the a c tiv itie s o f oth er w o rk e r s engaged in handling g oods to be shipped or being r e c e iv e d . F o r c r o s s -in d u s t r y w age study p u rp o s e s , this c la s s ific a tio n does not in clu d e t o o l and die m a k e rs who (1) are em p loyed in t o o l and die job bin g shops o r (2) p r o d u c e fo r g in g d ies (die s in k e r s). ST A T IO N A R Y ENGINEER O p era tes and m a in tain s and m ay a lso su p erv ise the op era tion o f sta tion a ry en gin es and equipm ent (m ech a n ica l or e le c t r ic a l) to supply the esta b lish m en t in w h ich e m p lo y e d with p ow er,' heat, r e fr ig e r a tio n , or a ir co n d ition in g . W ork in v o lv e s : O perating and m aintaining equipm ent such as ste a m e n g in e s, air c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a to rs , m o t o r s ,, t u r b in e s , ventilating and r e fr ig e r a t in g equ ip m en t, steam b o ile r s and b o i le r -fe d w ater pum ps; m aking equ ipm en t r e p a ir s ; and keeping a r e c o r d o f op era tion o f m a ch in e ry , te m p e r a tu r e , and fu e l con su m p tion . May a lso su p e rv ise th ese o p e r a tio n s . H ead o r c h ie f e n g in e e r s in esta b lish m en ts em p loyin g m o r e than one en gin eer a re e x c lu d e d . B O IL E R TEN DER F ir e s sta tion a ry b o ile r s to fu rn ish the esta b lish m en t in w hich e m p lo y e d w ith h eat, p o w e r , o r steam . F eed s fuels to fir e by hand o r o p e r a te 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 rn er; and ch eck s w ater and sa fety v a lv e s . M ay cle a n , o il, o r a s s is t in rep a irin g b o ile r r o o m equipm ent. Material Movement and Custodial T R U C K D R IV E R D riv e s a tr u ck w ithin a city or in du stria l a rea to tra n sp o rt m a t e r ia ls , m e r c h a n d is e , equ ipm en t, o r w o rk e r s betw een v a r io u s ty p es o f esta b lis h m e n ts su ch as: M anufacturing p la n ts, freigh t d ep ots, w a r e h o u se s , w h o le sa le and r e ta il e s ta b lis h m e n ts, or betw een r e ta il esta b lish m en ts and c u s t o m e r s ' h ou ses o r p la c e s o f b u sin e s s. May also loa d or unload tru ck w ith o r w ithout h e lp e r s , m ake m in or m ech a n ica l r e p a ir s , and k eep tr u ck in g ood w ork in g o r d e r . S a le s ro u te and o v e r -t h e -r o a d d r iv e r s are e x clu d e d . F o r w age study p u r p o s e s , tr u c k d r iv e r s are c la s s ifie d by type and ra te d ca p a city o f t r u c k , as fo llo w s : T r u c k d r iv e r , light tru ck (stra ig h t tr u c k , under IV2 to n s , usually 4 w h eels) T r u c k d r iv e r , m ed iu m tru ck (stra ig h t t r u c k , IV2 to 4 tons in c lu s iv e , usually 6 w h e e ls) T r u c k d r iv e r , h eavy tr u ck (stra ig h t tr u c k , o v e r 4 to n s , usually 10 w h eels) T r u c k d r iv e r , t r a c t o r - t r a il e r Sh ipp ers ty p ic a lly are r e s p o n s ib le fo r m o s t o f the follow in g: V e r ify in g that o r d e r s are a ccu ra te ly fille d by com p a rin g item s and quantities o f goods g ath ered fo r shipm ent against d ocu m en ts; in su rin g that shipm ents are p r o p e r ly p a ck a g ed , id en tified w ith shipping in fo rm a tio n , and loa ded into tra n sp ortin g v e h ic le s ; p rep a rin g and keepin g r e c o r d s o f goods shipped, e .g ., m a n ife s ts , b ills o f ladin g. R e c e iv e r s ty p ic a lly are r e s p o n s ib le fo r m ost o f the follow in g: V e r ify in g the c o r r e c t n e s s o f in com in g shipm ents by com p a rin g item s and quantities unloaded against b ills o f la din g, in v o ic e s , m a n ife sts , stora ge r e c e ip t s , or oth er r e c o r d s ; ch eckin g fo r dam aged g ood s; insuring that g oods a re a p p ro p ria te ly id en tified fo r routing to departm ents within the esta b lish m en t; p re p a rin g and keeping r e c o r d s o f goods r e c e iv e d . F o r w age study p u r p o s e s , w o rk e r s are c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s : Shipper R e c e iv e r Shipper and r e c e iv e r W AREHOUSEMAN As d ir e c te d , p e r fo r m s a v a r ie ty o f w a reh ou sin g duties w hich req u ire an u nderstanding o f the e sta b lis h m e n t's stora g e p la n . W ork in volves m ost o f the fo llow in g : V e r ify in g m a te r ia ls (or m e r c h a n d ise ) against r e ce iv in g d ocu m en ts, noting and r e p o rtin g d is c r e p a n c ie s and ob viou s d a m ages; routing m a te r ia ls to p r e s c r ib e d stora g e lo c a tio n s ; s to rin g , stack in g, or p alletizin g m a te r ia ls in a c c o rd a n c e w ith p r e s c r ib e d stora g e m eth od s; rea rra n g in g and taking in ven tory o f s to r e d m a te r ia ls ; exam inin g s to re d m a teria ls and r e p ortin g d e te rio r a tio n and dam age; r em ov in g m a te r ia l fr o m stora ge and p rep a rin g it fo r shipm ent. May op era te hand or pow er tru ck s in p erform in g w areh ou sin g du ties. E x clu de w o r k e r s w h ose p r im a ry duties in volve shipping and r e ceiv in g w o rk (see Shipper and R e c e iv e r and Shipping P a c k e r ), o r d e r fillin g (se e O rd e r F il le r ) , o r operatin g p ow er tru ck s (se e P o w e r -T r u c k O p era tor). O RDER F IL L E R F ills shipping o r tr a n s fe r o r d e r s fo r fin ish ed goods fr o m stored m e r c h a n d ise in a c c o r d a n c e with sp e cifica tio n s on sa le s s lip s , c u s to m e r s ' o r d e r s , o r oth er in stru ctio n s. M ay, in addition to fillin g o r d e r s and in d icatin g item s fille d o r om itted , keep r e c o r d s o f outgoing o r d e r s , req u isition additional stock o r r e p o rt sh ort su pplies to s u p e r v is o r , and p e r fo r m other r e la te d du ties. S H IP P IN G P A C K E R G U A R D — C on tin u ed P r e p a r e s fin ish ed p ro d u cts fo r sh ipm ent o r sto ra g e by p la cin g th em in shipping c o n ta in e rs , the s p e c ific o p e r a tio n s p e r fo r m e d bein g dependent upon the ty p e, s i z e , and n um ber o f units to b e p a ck ed , the ty p e o f con tain er e m p lo y e d , and m eth od o f sh ipm ent. W ork r e q u ir e s the p la cin g o f item s in shipping co n ta in e rs and m ay in v olv e one or m o r e o f the fo llo w in g : K now ledge o f v a rio u s ite m s o f stock in o r d e r to v e r ify content; s e le c t io n o f ap p rop ria te type and s iz e o f co n ta in e r; in se r tin g e n c lo s u r e s in co n ta in e r; using e x c e ls io r o r oth er m a te r ia l to p reven t b rea k a g e o r d a m age; c lo s in g and sea lin g con ta in er; and applying la b e ls o r en terin g id en tifyin g data on con ta in er. P a c k e r s who a ls o m ake w ooden b o x e s o r c r a te s are e x clu d e d . foot o r by m otor v e h ic le , or e s c o r tin g p e r s o n s o r p r o p e r ty . M ay be depu tized to m ake a r r e s ts . May also help v is it o r s and c u s to m e r s by an sw erin g q u estion s and giving d ir e c tio n s. M A T E R IA L HANDLING LAB O R ER A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a r e h o u se , m an u factu rin g plant, s t o r e , or oth er esta b lish m en t w h ose duties in v olv e one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g : L oading and unloading v a r io u s m a te r ia ls and m e r c h a n d is e on o r fr o m freig h t c a r s , tr u c k s , o r oth er tra n sp o rtin g d e v ic e s ; unpacking, sh elv in g , o r p la cin g m a te r ia ls or m e r c h a n d ise in p r o p e r sto ra g e lo c a tio n ; and tra n sp o rtin g m a te r ia ls o r m e r c h a n d is e by han dtruck, c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w . L on g sh ore w o r k e r s , who loa d and unload sh ip s , are e x c lu d e d . P O W E R -T R U C K O P E R A T O R O p era tes a m anu ally c o n t r o lle d g a s o lin e - o r e le c t r ic -p o w e r e d tru ck o r tr a c to r to tr a n s p o rt good s and m a te r ia ls o f a ll kinds about a w a r e h o u se , m an u factu rin g plan t, o r oth er esta b lish m en t. F o r w age study p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s are c la s s ifie d b y type o f p o w e r tr u c k , as fo llo w s : F o r k lift o p e r a to r P o w e r -t r u c k o p e r a to r (oth er than fo r k lift) GUARD P r o t e c t s p r o p e rty fr o m theft o r d a m a g e, o r p e r s o n s fr o m h aza rd s o r in te r fe r e n c e . D uties in v o lv e se r v in g at a fix e d p o s t, m aking rounds on G uards em p loyed by e sta b lish m e n ts w h ich p ro v id e p r o te c tiv e s e r v ic e s on a con tra ct b a sis are in clu d ed in th is occu p a tio n . F or wage study p u r p o s e s , guards a re c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s : C lass A . E n fo rc e s reg u la tion s d e s ig n e d to p reven t b r e a c h e s o f s e c u r it y . E x e r c is e s judgm ent and u ses d is c r e tio n in dea lin g w ith e m e r g e n c ie s and se cu rity v iola tion s e n co u n te re d . D eterm in es w hether fir s t r e s p o n s e should be to in terven e d ir e c tly (askin g fo r a s s is ta n c e when d eem ed n e c e s s a r y and tim e a llo w s), to k eep situ ation under s u r v e illa n c e , o r to r e p ort situ ation so that it can be h andled b y a p p ro p ria te a u th ority. D uties r e q u ir e s p e c ia liz e d trainin g in m ethods and tech n iq u es o f p r o te c tin g s e c u rity a r e a s . C om m on ly, the guard is r e q u ir e d to d e m o n s tra te continuing p h y s ic a l fitn e s s and p r o fic ie n c y with fir e a r m s o r oth er s p e c ia l w eap on s. C la ss B . C a rr ie s out in s tru ctio n s p r im a r ily o r ie n te d t o w a r d in su rin g that e m e r g e n c ie s and s e c u r it y v io la tio n s are r e a d ily d is c o v e r e d and r e p o rte d to ap p rop ria te a u th ority. In terv en es d ir e c tly on ly in situ ations w hich r e q u ire m in im a l a ction to sa fe g u a r d p r o p e r ty or p e r s o n s . D uties re q u ire m in im a l train in g . C om m o n ly , the guard is not r e q u ire d to dem on strate p h y s ica l fitn e s s. M ay be a r m e d , but g e n e r a lly is not r e q u ir e d to dem onstrate p r o fic ie n c y in the use o f fir e a r m s or s p e c ia l w ea p on s. JA N IT O R , P O R T E R , OR CLE AN E R Cleans and keeps in an o r d e r ly con d ition fa c to r y w ork in g a rea s and w a s h r o o m s , or p r e m is e s o f an o f f i c e , apartm en t h o u se , o r c o m m e r c ia l or oth er estab lish m en t. Duties in volve a co m b in a tio n o f the fo llo w in g : S w eepin g, m oppin g or scru b b in g , and p olish in g f lo o r s ; r e m o v in g c h ip s , tr a s h , and oth er r e fu s e ; dusting equipm ent, fu rn itu re, o r fix tu r e s ; p olish in g m e ta l fix tu re s or tr im m in g s ; p rovidin g su pplies and m in o r m a in ten an ce s e r v ic e s ; and clean in g la v a t o r ie s , s h o w e rs , and r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w ho s p e c ia liz e in w indow w ashin g are ex clu d e d . Area Wage Surveys A lis t o f the la te s t b u lletin s a v a ila b le is p resen ted below . B u lletin s m a y be p u rc h a se d fr o m any o f the BLS r e g io n a l o ffic e s shown on the ba ck c o v e r , o r fr o m the S u perin ten d en t o f D ocu m en ts, U.S. G overn m en t P rin tin g O ffic e , W ashington, D .C . 20402. M ake ch eck s payable to Superintendent o f D o cu m e n ts . A d ir e c t o r y o f occu p a tio n a l w age su rv ey s, c o v e r in g the y e a r s 1970 th rough 1977, is a v a ila b le on requ est. A rea A k r o n , O hio, D e c . 1978 _______________________________________ A lban y— ch e n e cta d y — r o y , N. Y ., Sept. 1979________________ S T A n a h eim — Santa Ana—G ard en G ro v e , C a lif., O ct. 1979______________________________________________ A tlan ta , G a ., M ay 1979_______________________________________ B a ltim o r e , M d ., A u g. 1979___________________________________ B illin g s , M ont., July 1979____________________________________ B irm in g h a m , A la ., M ar. 1 9 7 8 ________________________________ B o s to n , M a s s ., A ug. 1979_____________________________________ B u ffa lo , N .Y ., O ct. 1 9 7 8 1_____________________________________ C anton, O hio, M ay 1 9 7 8 ______________________________________ C h attan ooga, T e n n .-G a ., Sept. 1979__________________________ C h ic a g o , 111., M ay 1979________________________________________ C in cin n a ti, O hio— y.—In d ., July 1979 1 _____________________ K C le v e la n d , O hio, Sept. 1979___________________________________ C o lu m b u s, O hio, O ct. 1978 1 __________________________________ C o r p u s C h r is t i, T e x ., July 1979 1 ___________________________ D a ll a s - F o r t W orth , T e x ., O ct. 1978 1________________________ 111., F eb . 1979______ D av en p ort—R o c k Island—M olin e, Iowa— D ayton , O hio, D e c . 1978 ______________________________________ D ayton a B ea ch , F la ., A u g. 1979 1 ____________________________ D e n v e r—B o u ld e r, C o lo ., D e c. 1 9 7 8 ___________________________ D e tr o it, M ich ., M a r. 1979 1___________________________________ F r e s n o , C a lif., June 1979____________________________________ G a in e s v ille , F la ., Sept. 1979___________________ _____________ H E G a ry — am m ond— a s t C h ic a g o , Ind., O ct. 1979 1____________ G r e e n Bay, W is ., Ju ly 1979___________________________________ G r e e n s b o r o — in s to n -S a le m — igh P oint, W H N .C ., A u g. 1979_______________________________________________ G r e e n v ille — p artan bu rg, S .C ., June 1979 1 _________________ S H a r tfo r d , C on n ., M a r. 1979___________________________________ H ou ston , T e x ., A p r . 1979_____________________________________ H u n tsv ille, A la ., F e b . 1979___________________________________ In d ia n a p olis, Ind., O ct. 1978 1 ________________________________ J a ck s o n , M is s ., Jan. 1979 1___________________________________ J a c k s o n v ille , F la ., D e c. 1978 ________________________________ K an sas C ity , M o .-K a n s ., Sept. 1 9 7 8 _________________________ L o s A n g e le s —Lon g B ea ch , C a lif., O ct. 1978 1 _______________ L o u is v ille , Ky.—Ind., N ov. 1 9 7 8 ______________________________ M em p h is, T en n.— r k .—M i s s ., N ov. 1978 ____________________ A B u lletin n um ber and p r ic e * 2 0 25 -63, $ 1 .0 0 20 50 -46, $ 1 .5 0 20 50 -48, $ 1 .5 0 2 0 50 -20, $ 1 .3 0 2 0 50 -42, $ 1 .7 5 20 50 -43, $ 1 .5 0 2 0 25 -15, 80 cen ts 2 0 50 -50, $ 1 .7 5 2 0 25 -71, $ 1 .3 0 2 0 25 -22, 70 cen ts 2 0 50 -39, $ 1 .5 0 2 0 5 0 -2 1 , $ 1 .7 5 20 50 -28, $ 2 .0 0 2 0 50 -47, $ 1 .7 5 2 0 25 -59, $ 1 .5 0 2 0 50 -33, $ 1 .7 5 2 0 25 -52, $ 1 .5 0 2 0 5 0 -1 0 , $ 1 .0 0 2 0 25 -66, $ 1 .0 0 2 0 50 -41, $ 1 .5 0 2 0 25 -68, $ 1 .2 0 2 0 5 0 -7 , $ 1 .5 0 20 5 0 -2 5 , $ 1 .5 0 2 0 50 -45, $ 1 .5 0 (To be surveyed) 20 50 -31, $ 1 .5 0 20-50-49, 20 50 -29, 2 0 5 0 -1 2 , 2 0 5 0 -1 5 , 2 0 5 0 -3 , 2 0 2 5 -5 7 , 20 5 0 -9 , 2 0 2 5 -6 7 , 20 2 5 -5 3 , 2 0 25 -61, 2 0 2 5 -6 9 , 2 0 2 5 -6 2 , $ 1 .5 0 $ 1 .7 5 $ 1 .1 0 $ 1 .3 0 $ 1 .0 0 $ 1 .5 0 $ 1 .2 0 $ 1 .0 0 $ 1 .3 0 $ 1 .5 0 $ 1 .0 0 $ 1.00 A rea M iam i, F la ., O ct. 1978*_______________________________________ M ilw aukee, W is., A p r. 1979__________________________________ M in n eap olis— St. Paul, M inn.—W is., Jan. 1979_______________ N assau— ffolk, N. Y ., June 1979____________________________ Su N ew ark, N .J., Jan. 1979______________________________________ New O rlea n s, L a., Jan. 1979 1_______________________________ New Y ork, N .Y .-N .J ., M ay 1979_____________________________ N orfolk —V irg in ia B each— ortsm ou th , Va.— P N .C ., M ay 1979 1 _____________________________________________ N orfolk —V irg in ia B each— ortsm ou th and P N ew p ort News— am pton, Va.— .C ., M ay 197 8 ------------------H N N orth ea st P en n sylva n ia , Aug. 1979 1 ------------------------------------O klahom a C ity, O k la ., Aug. 1979____________________________ Omaha, N eb r.— Iowa, Oct. 1979_______________________________ P a te rs o n — lifton — a s s a ic , N .J., June 1979________________ C P P h ila d elp h ia, P a.— .J., Nov. 1978 ___________________________ N P ittsb u rg h , P a ., Jan. 1979 1 __________________________________ P ortla n d , M aine, D ec. 1978 1 _________________________________ P ortla n d , O reg .—W ash., M ay 1979___________________________ P ou g h k eep sie, N. Y ., June 1979_______________________________ P ou g h k eep sie— ingston— K New burgh, N .Y ., June 1979_______ P r o v id e n c e —W arw ick— aw tucket, R. I.— P M a s s ., June 1979 1 __________________________________________ R ich m on d, V a., June 1979____________________________________ St. L ou is, M o.— 111., M ar. 1979 1 _____________________________ S a cra m en to, C a lif., D ec. 1978 _______________________________ Saginaw, M ich ., Nov. 1978 ___________________________________ Salt Lake C ity -O g d en , Utah, Nov. 1978 1 ____________________ San A n ton io, T e x ., M ay 1979_________________________________ San D iego, C a lif., Nov. 19 78__________________________________ San F r a n c is c o — Oakland, C a lif., M ar. 1979__________________ San J o s e , C a lif., M ar. 1979___________________________________ Seattle— v erett, W ash., D ec. 19 7 8 ___________________________ E South Bend, Ind., Aug. 1979 1 ________________________________ T o le d o , O h io -M ic h ., M ay 1979_______________________________ T ren ton , N .J., Sept. 1979_____________________________________ U tica—R om e, N .Y ., July 19 78_________________________________ W ashington, D .C .- M d .- V a ., M ar. 1979______________________ W ich ita, K a n s., A p r. 1979____________________________________ W o r c e s te r , M a ss ., A p r. 19 79________________________________ Y ork , P a ., F eb. 19 79_________________________________________ B ulletin num ber and p r ic e * 20 25 -60, 2050-8, 2050 -1, 20 50 -36, 2050 -5, 2 0 50 -2, 2050-30, $1 .3 0 $1 .30 $1 .30 $ 1 .7 5 $ 1 .3 0 $1 .3 0 $ 1 .7 5 2050-22, $ 1 .7 5 2025-21, 2050-32, 2050-37, 20 50 -51, 2050-26, 2025-54, 2050-11, 2025-70, 2050-27, 20 50 -34, 20 50 -35, 80 cents $ 1 .7 5 $1 .50 $ 1 .5 0 $1 .50 $ 1 .3 0 $1 .5 0 $1 .2 0 $ 1 .7 5 $1 .50 $1 .50 2050-38, 2050-24, 2050-13, 2025-75, 2025-64, 20 25 -72, 20 50 -17, 2025-73, 20 50-14, 2050-19, 2025-74, 20 50 -44, 2050-16, 2050-40, 2025-34, 2050 -4, 2050-18, 2050-23, 20 50 -6, $ 1 .7 5 $1 .5 0 $1 .50 $1 .00 $1 .0 0 $1 .3 0 $1 .0 0 $1 .00 $1 .20 $1 .10 $1 .00 $ 1 .7 5 $1 .10 $ 1 .5 0 $ 1 .0 0 $ 1 .2 0 $ 1 .0 0 $ 1 .5 0 $ 1 .0 0 * Prices are determ ined by the Government Printing O ffice and are subject to change. 1 Data on establishment practices and supplementary w age provisions are also presented. 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