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The Paterson—Clifton—Passaic, New Jersey,
Metropolitan Area
May 1969

Bulletin

No.




16 2 5 -8 7

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BU REAU OF LABOR

S T A T IS T IC S

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Region I
Region II
1603-B Federal Building
341 Ninth Ave.
New York, N.Y. 10001
Government Center
Phone: 971-5405 (Area Code 212)
Boston, Mass. 02203
Phone: 223-6762 (Area Code 617)

Region III
406 Penn Square Building
1317 Filbert St.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
Phone: 597-7796 (Area Code 215)

Region IV
Suite 540
1371 Peachtree St. NE.
Atlanta, Ga. 30309
Phone: 526-5418 (Area Code 404)

Region VI
Region V
Federal Office Building
219 South Dearborn St.
911 Walnut S t., 10th Floor
Chicago, 111. 60604
Kansas City, Mo. 64106
Phone: 353-7230 (Area Code 312)
Phone: 374-2481 (Area Code 816)

Region VII
337 Mayflower Building
411 North Akard St.
Dallas, Tex. 75201
Phone: 749-3516 (Area Code 214)

Region VIII
450 Golden Gate Ave.
Box 36017
San Francisco, Calif. 94102
Phone: 556-4678 (Area Code 415)




Area Wage Survey
The Paterson—Clifton—P assaic, New Jersey,




M etropolitan Area
May 1969

Bulletin No.

1625-87
October 1969

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
George P. Shultz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Geoffrey H. Moore, Commissioner

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 2 0 4 0 2 - Price 35 cent*




Preface
T h e
tio n al
on

B u re a u

w age

su rv e y s

o ccu p a tio n a l

ta ry

w age

d iv isio n

fo r

U n ited

fo r

g re a te r

am o n g

L a b o r

e a rn in g s,

each

of

S ta te s.
in sig h t

and

sk ill

a r e a s

and

and
It

th e
A

S ta tistic s

m e tro p o lita n

p ro v isio n s.

th e

c a te g o ry

of
in

a r e a s

in to

is

d e ta ile d

stu d ied ,

d ata

fo r

le v el,

th e

in

m o v em en t

and

in d u stry

(2)

th e

by

annual
to

th e

of

and

and

is

by

and

sen ts
p o lita n

th e

a re a

fo r

d ata

N in e ty
a re a ,

need

to

of

A t th e

end
fo r

in d iv id u a l
m a ry

a r e a

b u lle tin

of each
each

b u lle tin s

is

issu e d .

su rv ey ,

a re a

T h is

fo r

an

in d iv id u a l a r e a

stu d ied .
a

T h e

A fte r

roun d
first

of

p a rt

b u lle tin

c o m p le tio n

su rv e y s,
b rin g s

a

of

of

fo r

each

on

to

b u lle tin .

p ro je c te d

g e o g ra p h ic

T h e
fro m

re g io n s

c u rre n tly

a re

in c lu d e d

o c c u p a tio n a l e a rn in g s

b u lle tin

by

g e n e ral
fo r

th e

as

and

in

is

su p p le m e n tary

p re se n ts

N .J.,

in M a y

d e fin e d

c o n sists

d u cted

th e

su m ­
of

A re a,

1968,

p re se n ts
all

tw o -p art

d ata

one

b een

seco n d

p art

p r e ­

in d iv id u al

m e tr o ­

and

th e

S tate s.

th e

p ro g ra m .

U n ited

co lle c te d

w age

In

an n u ally

p ro v isio n s

each

and

on

b ie n n ia lly .

w a g es

d iv isio n s.
tical

re su lts

in to

h as

re la te

a re a s

in fo rm a tio n

C l i f t o n —P a s s a i c ,

su rv e y

stu d ied
w h ic h

e sta b lish m e n t p r a c tic e s

o c c u p a tio n a l

le v e l

a r e a s

in fo rm a tio n

in d u stry

re g io n s,

w a g es

m e tro p o lita n

d ata

su p p le m e n ­

p ro g ra m

stru ctu re

o ccu p a ­

p ro v id e

se le c te d

g e o g rap h ic

c o n sid e ra tio n

(1)

of

d e sig n e d

e sta b lish m e n t p r a c tic e s

y ie ld s

m a jo r

p ro g ra m

a r e a s

of

th e

by

B e rg e n

B u r e a u 's

d irectio n

of

re su lts

1969.

th e
and

B u re a u
P a s s a ic

re g io n a l

T h o m as

o ffic e

N.

of

T h e

th e

of

th e

in

N ew

in

P a te rso n —

M e tro p o litan

B u d get

C o u n tie s.

W a k in ,

su rv e y

Stan d ard

T h is
Y ork,

A ssista n t

th ro u gh
study
N .Y .,

R e g io n a l

S ta tis­
Ja n u a ry

w as

co n ­

u n der

th e

D ire cto r

O p eratio n s.

Contents
P a g e
I n t r o d u c t i o n _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1

W age

3

tre n d s

fo r

se le c te d

o ccu p a tio n a l

g r o u p s ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

T a b le s:
1.

E sta b lish m e n ts

2.

In dexes

of

p e rc e n ts

and w o rk e rs

stan d ard

w ee k ly

of in c re a se




fo r

w ith in

sco p e

sa la r ie s

and

se le c te d

N O T E :
C u rren t
and m is s e s '
(M ay

1 969).

ta b u latio n s

re p o rts
a re a

d r e s s e s

su rv ey

and

n u m b er

h o u rly

s t u d i e d ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

e a rn in g s

fo r

se le c te d

o c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p s,

on

a re

a re

a v aila b le

o c c u p a tio n a l
a lso

(A u gu st

a v ailab le
1968);

and

fo r

e a rn in g s
fo r
on

co tton

oth er

and
and

e a rn in g s

a r e a s .

(See

su p p le m e n ta ry
m a n -m a d e

o n ly fo r

fib e r

se le c te d

in sid e
w age

c o v e r.)

p ro v isio n s

te x tile s
la u n d ry

b ack

in

(S ep te m b er
and

d ry

2

and

p e r i o d s _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

S im ila r

C l i f t o n —P a s s a i c

of

stra ig h t-tim e

th e

P a te rso n —

1968);

clea n in g

w o m e n 's

o c c u p a tio n s

4

Contents---Continued
P a g e
T ab les—
A .

C o n tin u e d

O ccu p atio n al

e a rn in g s:

A - l.

O ffic e

o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n

A - la .

O ffic e

o c c u p a t i o n s —l a r g e

a n d w o m e n ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

A - 2.

P r o fe s sio n a l

and

A -2 a.

P r o fe s sio n a l

an d te c h n ic a l

e s t a b l i s h m e n t s —m e n

te c h n ic a l

o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n

a n d w o m e n _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

a n d w o m e n ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

o c c u p a t i o n s —l a r g e

e s t a b l i s h m e n t s —m e n

A - 3 .

O ffice ,

p ro fe ssio n a l,

and

te c h n ic a l

o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n

A -3 a.

O ffic e ,

p ro fe ssio n a l,

and

te c h n ic a l

o c c u p a t i o n s —l a r g e

and w o m en

a n d w o m e n _______________________________________________________________________________

c o m b i n e d _____________________________________________________________________________________

e s t a b l i s h m e n t s —m e n

and w o m en

c o m b i n e d ------------------------------------------------------------------

5
8
10
11
12
13

A -4 .

M a in te n an c e

and

p o w e rp lan t

o c c u p a t i o n s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

14

A -4 a.

M a in te n an c e

and

p o w e rp lan t

o c c u p a t i o n s —l a r g e

15

e s t a b l i s h m e n t s --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A -5.

C u sto d ial and

m a te ria l m o v em en t

o c c u p a t i o n s -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

16

A -5 a.

C u sto d ial and

m a te ria l m o v em en t

o c c u p a t i o n s —l a r g e

e s t a b l i s h m e n t s _______________________________________________________________________________________________

18

d e s c r i p t i o n s ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

19

A p p e n d ix .




O ccu p atio n al

iv

Area Wage Survey
The Paterson—Clifton—Passaic, N.J., Metropolitan Area
Introduction
T h is
B u rea u
and

of

a re a

L ab o r

re la te d

e a rn in g s

B u reau

th e
In

each

p o rtatio n ,

tio n s

to

o p tim u m

la rg e

th an

h o w ev er,
tim a te s

of

except

fo r

to

O ccu p ation s

and

T h e
of

m a in ten an c e
tio n s
and

and

th e

title s

a re

o cc u p a tio n s

su rv ey
w ere

u n usual

in

a re

in

a ll

liste d

jo b .
th e

w o rk e rs,

giv en

an ces

ch an ges

is

in

and

th e

a

se rv ic e s.

and

o m itte d

a

th e ir

stu d ied
th e

In

size

b eca u se

ap p ro p ria te

d ata,

w eigh t.

E s ­

and

se le c te d

fo r

c le ric al;
and

is

accoun t
The

(2)

(4)

a re

p ro fe ssio n a l

cu sto d ial and

b ase d

and

on

a

and
set

o cc u p a tio n s
The

co m b in ed .

d e scrib e d ,

o c c u p a t io n s , a r e n o t p r e s e n t e d in
(1) e m p l o y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t i o n

or

se le c te d

e a rn in g s

fo rm e d ,

a re a ,

sa m e

fo r

so m e

fo r

in d u stry

fo r

in

e sta b lish m e n ts
a lly

d u tie s

th e

listed

im p o rta n ce

so m e

d iv isio n s

of

th e

sa m p le

stru ctu re

of

E sta b lish m e n t

w ith in

th e A - s e r i e s ta b le s b e c a u s e e ith e r
i s to o s m a l l to p r o v id e e n o u g h d a ta

th e

th e

not

w age

1

rate

Jo b

m o re

a llo w

d u tie s

jo b s

of

on

o n ly th e

in

to

jo b .

re fle c t
jo b s

in

pay le v els
not

be

w ith in

u sed

in

m in o r

p e r ­

w ith in

th e

c lassify in g

e m ­

th an th o se

u sed

d iffe re n c e s

am on g

p e rfo rm e d .

stu d y

not

th e

in o c c u p a t io n a l

se rv e

in d icate

of

W age

e stab lish m e n t
ta b le s)

in

th e

in

am on g
fro m

re la tiv e

o c c u p a tio n a l

e a rn in g s

d ata.

P ro v isio n s

p ra c tic e s

a re

th e

all

actu ­

stru ctu re

d iffe re n c e s

a c c u ra c y

and S u p p lem en tary

to tal

nu m b er

e m p lo y m e n t o b tain e d

o n ly to

T h e se
th e

(B - se rie s

ra te s

d u tie s

a p p ro p ria te ly

r e p r e s e n t th e

stu d ied

actu al

sp e c ific

g e n e raliz e d

fo r

o f o c c u p a tio n a l

se le c te d

jo b

each

se x e s

and

stu d ied .

p ro v isio n s

e sti­

and

sh o u ld

th e

th e

m a te ria lly

P ra c tic e s

fa il

e stim a te s

of d iffe re n c e s

estim ates

d o lla r.

am on g

in a v e r a g e

sin ce

d e scrip tio n s

and

scop e

fo r

o c c u p a tio n s

ra n g e s,

u su ally

sp e c ific

h alf

le v e l

m ay

of

for

p o s s ib le fa c t o r s w h ic h m a y c o n tr ib ­
an d w o m e n in c lu d e :
D i f f e r e n c e s in

em p lo y m en t

affect

T a b u latio n s
m e n ta ry

a re

pay

treatm en t

c la ssifie d

of esta b lish m e n ts
do

pay

a re

su rv e y s

th e

se le c te d

in

w o rk e rs

b u lle tin .
In fo rm atio n
1
In cl u d e d in the 9 0 ar ea s are four studi es c o n d u c t e d un der c o n t r a c t with the N ew Y o rk S ta teT h e s e
ta b u latio n s on
D e p a r t m e n t o f Labo r.
T h e se ar ea s are B i n g h a m to n ( N e w Y o r k po rt io n only); R o c h e st e r ( o f f i c e o c c u ­
w o m e n o ffic e w o r k e r s;
pa ti o ns only); S y ra c u s e ; a nd U t i c a —R o m e . In a d d it io n , the Bu rea u co nd u ct s m o re l i m i t e d a r e a studies
h o lid ay s; p aid v a c a tio n
in 91 a re a s a t d ie re qu es t o f the W a ge a nd H o u r a nd P u b l ic C o n t ra ct s D iv is io ns of the U . S . D e ­
p a r t m e n t o f Labor.
p r e s e n t e d (in th e B - s e




th e

pay

e a rn in g s

a re a w id e

e stim a te s

d iffe re n c e s

a re

stan d ­

em p lo y ees
of

w ee k ly

m a in ta in e d

d iffe re n c e s

B e c a u se

in

jo b

of

in

la te

a llo w ­

h o u rs

w h ic h

n e a re st

a v e ra g e s

and

w ith in th e

su rv ey ed .

th e

th e

co lle c te d ;

O ccu p ation al

(3)

th e

any

e sta b lish m e n ts

e sta b lish m e n ts,

a re

in

th e

p r e ­

and

to th e

(e x clu siv e

d iffe r

d iffe re n tia l

S im ila rly ,

fo r

is

for

sch ed u le

ex clu d e

w ee k ly

c o m p o site ,

fro m

e sta b lish e d

in

to

re fle c t

sp re a d

or

d ata

A v erag e

d iffe re n tly to

d escrip tio n .

th ese

in d iv id u al

of

sh ow n

co st-o f-liv in g

h our)

ra te s).

e sta b lish m e n ts

a re

h o lid ay s,

W here

h a lf

o b tain ab le

th e

d isc lo su re

w ee k ly

re fere n ce

sa la rie s

roun ded

d iffe re n ce s

a re

s u r v e y jo b

d e sc rip ­

fo llo w in g

d ata

w ith in

a lth o u g h

fo l­

m o v em en t.

jo b

study

w om en
re fle c t

e sta b lish m e n ts

v a rie ty
th e

te c h n ic a l;

v a ria tio n

d ata

E a rn in g s

of

a
of

m a te ria l

u n ifo rm

of in te re sta b lish m e n t

ap p en d ix.

to

a re

to

in c u m b e n ts

p lo y ee s

co m m o n

in d u strie s,

and

b een

p rese n ted

e sta b lish m e n ts.

p ro g re ssio n
p aid

stu d ied .

study

m en

w age

but

in c lu d e d .

n e are st

d ata

re g u la r

w eek en d s,

o c c u p a tio n s,

p rem iu m

h ave

a

ex clu d ed ,

a re

c o n trib u te

re la tio n sh ip
th e

a re

th e

an d /o r

and

th u s,

of

E a rn in g s

on

stra ig h t-tim e

a v e ra g e s

e a rn in g s

to w o rk

w o rk

in d iv id u al e s ta b lis h m e n ts .
O th er
u te to d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y fo r m e n

th e refo re ,

gro u p in g

pay

a ssu m e d

of

th e

p rese n ted ,

fo r

of
T o

p ro p o rtio n

co m b in in g

in d u stry

The

and,

a c c u ra te ly

of

to

o cc u p a tio n s

in d iv id u al

e sta b lish m e n ts.
g re a te r

a re

each

re g u la r

In d u strie s

staffin g

stu d ied

fo r

b a sis

th ese

m a te s.

c rite ria .

sa m p le

at

The

b ecau se

fo r

c le ric a l

re g u la r

p o ssib ility

and

h ire d

e a rn in g s

o ffice

is

c lassific a tio n .

and

(roun ded

th e ir

o p e ra ­

o c c u p a tio n s

fo r

w orkw eek

fo r

th ose

o v e rtim e

in c e n tiv e
a s

o v e rtim e

M a jo r

th ere

em p lo y m en t

i.e .,

o ccu p a tio n a l

fo r

(2)

d ata.

N o n p ro d u ctio n b o n u se s

re c e iv e

E sta b lish m e n ts

p ro v id ed

a ll

a rd

trad e;

go vern m en t
a re

a re

co st,

giv en

w h o le sa le

in d u strie s.

stu d ied .

in

e sta b ­

or

e sta b lish m e n t

pay

sh ifts.

in

in d u strie s
and

th e

m iu m

m ade

tr a n s­

a re

su rv ey in g

m in im u m

p o w erp lan t;

in

p re se n tatio n ,

fu ll-tim e

fo r

re p re se n ta tiv e

p u b lic atio n

on

an d n o n m an u fa c tu rin g

sa m e
fo r

and

M an u factu rin g;

estate;

m eet

m in im u m

e sta b lish m e n ts

O ffic e

m e rit

in d iv id u al

e sta b lish m e n ts

v isits

u tilitie s;

ta b u latio n s

e sta b lish m e n ts
th e

fro m

of w o rk e rs

co n d u cted

at

c lassific a tio n

d e sc rib e d

th e

p re v io u s

rep o rtin g

em p lo y m en t

e sta b lish m e n ts

d e sig n e d to ta k e

w ith in

to

E arn in g s

(1)

O ccu p ation al

em p lo y m en t

P e rso n a l

stu d ies

n u m b er

w h ich

a re

o c c u p a tio n s

ty p es:

re a l

e x tra c tiv e

in v o lv e d

b elo w

m an u factu rin g

lo w in g

and

S e p a rate

d iv isio n s

th e

th o se

fro m
la st

p u b lic

th ese

in su ffic ie n t

cost

a ll

th e

d iv isio n s:

o th er

and

a c c u ra c y

on

m a il

in

o b ta in e d

fro m

e sta b lish m e n ts

b ase d

re la tin g

and

p re sc rib e d

sm all

all

a re

in d u stry

in su ran c e ,

su rv e y s

u n n e c e ssa ry

o b ta in

a s

a

in d u stry

T h e se
th e

d ata

in c lu sio n .

b ro ad

by

resp o n d en ts

L a b o r 's
ea rn in g s

O ccu p ation al

o c c u p a tio n a l

stud y.

of

rep o rted ,

b ro ad

fu rn ish

w a rran t

th e

th o se

ex clu d ed

th an

la rg e ly

e a rlie r

co n stru c tio n

few er

th ey ten d
to

six

fin an ce,

th e

b a s is .1

cu rren t

D ep artm en t

of o ccu p a tio n a l

su rv ey .

a re a ,

gro u p s

and

h avin g

to

U .S .

a re a w id e

e c o n o m ists

co m m u n ic atio n ,

re ta il tra d e ;
in d u stry

th e

su rv e y s

in th a t

and

w ith in

an

in w h ic h

co n d u cts

o b ta in e d

re p o rte d

p re v io u s

lish m e n ts

90

p re se n ts

fie ld

n o n resp o n d en ts

sin ce

on

b u lle tin

in fo rm a tio n
by

o cc u p a tio n s
to

1 of

b en e fits

T h is
v isite d

is

S ta tistic s

not

and

su p p le ­

p rese n ted

in

th is

fo r
th ese
ta b u latio n s
is
c o lle c te d
b ie n n ia lly .
m in im u m
en tran ce
sa la rie s
fo r in e x p e rie n c e d
sh ift d iffe r e n tia ls;
s;

and

r ie s

h e a lth ,

ta b le s)

sc h e d u led w eek ly

in su ran c e ,

in p r e v io u s

and

h o u rs;

p e n sio n

b u lle tin s

fo r

p aid

p lan s
.th is

are

a re a .

2




T a b l e 1.

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d W o r k e r s W i t h i n S c o p e o f S u r v e y a n d N u m b e r S t u d i e d i n P a t e r s o n —C l i f t o n —P a s s a i c ,
b y M a jo r I n d u s t r y D iv is io n , 2 M a y 1969

M in im um
em ploym en t
in e s t a b l i s h m e n ts in sc o p e
of study

In d u stry d iv ision

N u m ber of e stab lish m e n ts

N .J.,1

W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
W ithin s c o p e o f s t u d y 4

W ithin s c o p e
of study3

Stu d ie d

Stu d ied
Num ber

Percent

A ll e sta b lish m e n ts
A l l d i v i s i o n s -------------------------------------------------

-

1, 1 1 0

194

2 2 1 ,2 0 0

100

98 ,4 4 0

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 -------- ------ ---------------------------T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic atio n , and
o t h e r p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s 5__________________ _____
W h o l e s a l e t r a d e 6 _________________________________
R e t a i l t r a d e 6 _______________________________________
F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e 6 _______
S e r v i c e s 6 7 — _________________ _________________

50
-

731
379

97
97

1 4 7,700
7 3 ,5 0 0

67
33

5 8 ,3 1 0
40 ,1 3 0

50
50
50
50
50

66
111
106
28
68

24
18
23
9
23

1 6 ,800
1 2 ,400
2 7,800
7, 100
9, 400

8
6
12
3
4

1 1 ,630
3, 710
15,070
4, 2 0 0
5, 520

- ___________

-

58

45

79,2 0 0

100

70,6 4 0

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 —----------------------------------------------T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , and
o t h e r p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s 5 ---------------------------------W h o l e s a l e t r a d e 6 ____________________________ —
R e t a i l t r a d e 6 ________________________ ______________
F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e 6 --------S e r v i c e s 6 7------------------------------------------- — —

500
-

32
26

22
23

5 0,100
2 9,100

63
37

4 4 ,1 6 0
2 6,480

500
500
500
500
500

3
2
13
5

3
2
11
4

9
2
19
4

3

3

7, 500
1, 3 0 0
1 5 ,000
3, 4 0 0
1,900

7, 4 5 0
1, 3 2 0
1 2 ,950
2, 8 7 0
1, 8 9 0

L a r g e estab lish m en ts
A ll d iv isio n s

_________________ —

3

1 T h e P a t e r s o n —C l i f t o n —P a s s a i c S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e f i n e d b y t h e B u r e a u o f t h e B u d g e t t h r o u g h J a n u a r y 1 9 6 8 , c o n s i s t s
of B e r g e n and P a s s a i c C o u n tie s.
T h e " w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s t u d y " e s t i m a t e s sh o w n in th is ta b le p r o v i d e a r e a s o n a b l y a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n of
th e s i z e a n d c o m p o s i t i o n of the l a b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in the s u r v e y .
T h e e s t i m a t e s a r e not in ten d ed , h o w e v e r , to s e r v e a s a b a s i s of c o m p a r i s o n
w i t h o t h e r e m p l o y m e n t i n d e x e s f o r t h e a r e a t o m e a s u r e e m p l o y m e n t t r e n d s o r l e v e l s s i n c e (1) p l a n n i n g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s t h e u s e o f
e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a c o m p i l e d c o n s i d e r a b l y i n a d v a n c e o f th e p a y r o l l p e r i o d s t u d i e d , a n d (2) s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m t h e s c o p e o f s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1967 e d itio n of the S t a n d a r d I n d u s t r ia l C l a s s i f i c a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s by in d u s t r y d iv is io n .
3 I n c l u d e s a ll e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith t o ta l e m p l o y m e n t a t o r a b o v e the m i n i m u m lim it a t io n .
A ll o u t le ts (w ith in the a r e a ) o f c o m p a n i e s in su c h
in d u s tr ie s a s tra d e , fin an c e, auto r e p a ir s e r v ic e , and m otion p ictu re th e a t e r s a r e c o n sid e r e d a s 1 e sta b lish m e n t.
4 I n c l u d e s a ll w o r k e r s in a ll e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith to ta l e m p l o y m e n t (w ith in the a r e a ) a t o r a b o v e the m i n i m u m lim it a tio n .
5 T a x ic a b s an d s e r v i c e s in c id e n ta l to w a te r t r a n s p o r t a t io n w e r e ex c lu d e d .
6 T h i s i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n i s r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s fo r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " an d " n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g " in the S e r i e s A t a b l e s .
S ep a rate presen tatio n
of d a t a f o r t h is d i v i s i o n i s no t m a d e f o r one o r m o r e o f the f o ll o w i n g r e a s o n s :
(1) E m p l o y m e n t i n t h e d i v i s i o n i s t o o s m a l l t o p r o v i d e e n o u g h d a t a
t o m e r i t s e p a r a t e s t u d y , (2) t h e s a m p l e w a s n o t d e s i g n e d i n i t i a l l y t o p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , (3) r e s p o n s e w a s i n s u f f i c i e n t o r i n a d e q u a t e to
p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , a n d (4) t h e r e i s p o s s i b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a .
7 H o tels and m o te ls ; la u n d rie s and oth er p e r so n a l s e r v ic e s ; b u s in e ss s e r v ic e s ; autom o bile r e p a ir , re n ta l, and park in g; m o tio n p ic tu r e s; non­
p ro fit m e m b e r s h ip o rg a n iza tio n s (excludin g re lig io u s and c h a rita b le o r g a n iza tio n s); and en gin ee rin g and a r c h ite c tu r a l s e r v ic e s .

firm s.

O v e r t w o - t h i r d s o f t h e w o r k e r s w i t h i n s c o p e o f t h e s u r v e y i n t h e P a t e r s o n —C l i f t o n —P a s s a i c a r e a w e r e e m p l o y e d i n m a n u f a c t u r i n g
T h e fo llo w in g p r e s e n t s the m a j o r in d u s t r y g r o u p s a n d . s p e c i f i c i n d u s t r i e s a s a p e r c e n t of a ll m a n u f a c t u r i n g :
Industry grou ps
C h e m i c a l s a n d a l l i e d p r o d u c t s ------------------------------------------ 12
I n s t r u m e n t s a n d r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s -------------------------------------- 12
A p p a r e l a n d o t h e r t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s ----------------------------------- 8
F a b r i c a t e d m e t a l p r o d u c t s ____________________________________ 8
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t ------------------------------------------------- 8
E l e c t r i c a l e q u i p m e n t a n d s u p p l i e s ----------------------------------- 7
R u b b e r a n d p l a s t i c s p r o d u c t s -------------------------------------------- 7
T e x t i l e m i l l p r o d u c t s __________________________________________
7
F o o d a n d k i n d r e d p r o d u c t s ____________________________________ 6
M a c h i n e r y , e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l ------------------------------------------- 6
P a p e r a n d a l l i e d p r o d u c t s ------------------------------------------------- 6
P r i n t i n g a n d p u b l i s h i n g ----------------------------------------------------- 6

Sp ecific in d u strie s
E n g i n e e r i n g a n d s c i e n t i f i c i n s t r u m e n t s -------------------------A i r c r a f t a n d p a r t s _____________________________________________
F a b r i c a t e d r u b b e r p r o d u c t s __________________________________
I n d u s t r i a l c h e m i c a l s --------------------------------------------------------M o t o r v e h i c l e s a n d e q u i p m e n t ______________________________
S o a p , c l e a n e r s , a n d t o i l e t g o o u s ___________________________

9
4
4
4
4
4

T h is in fo r m a tio n is b a s e d on e s t i m a t e s of to ta l e m p lo y m e n t d e r iv e d f r o m u n iv e r se m a t e r i a l s c o m p ile d p r io r to a c tu a l su r v e y .
P r o p o r t i o n s in v a r i o u s i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s m a y d i f f e r f r o m p r o p o r t i o n s b a s e d o n the r e s u l t s o f th e s u r v e y a s sh o w n in t a b l e 1 a b o v e .

Wage Trends for
P re se n te d
in

a v e ra g e

and

in a v e r a g e

a r e

a

w ages
y ie ld s
date

th e

of

w age

th e

b a se

I960

$.n d

ch an ges
of

m e a su re

M eth od

of

a v e ra g e

E ach

of

a ssig n e d

o c c u p a tio n a l

em p lo y m en ts
fo r

2

th e

la te r

is

th e

fo r
each
fo r

by

le ss

100

next

y e a r 's

th e

th e

gro u p s.

a re a

in

th e

th ey

p rem iu m
la te

p e rio d

in d ex
to

not

e sta b lish m e n ts

th e

re la te

e stim a te s

a re

e x c lu siv e

to

of

m e a su re

th e

in c re a se

T h ese

a re a ;

of

F o r o ffic e c l e r ic a l w o r k e r s a n d in d u s t r ia l n u r s e s , th e w a g e
re la te
to r e g u l a r w e e k ly
sa la r ie s fo r
th e n o r m a l
w orkw eek,

tren d s

con d u cted

fro m

b a se

in d ex es

p ercen t

su rv ey

o r

d ate s.
th e

a

ch ange
n u rse s,

The

a s

100

th e

ch ange

of

in d u stria l

e x p re sse d

fro m

of

fo r

grou p.

T h ese

p ercen t,

re la tiv e

by

co n stan t

th e

o c c u p a tio n s

by

e a rn in g s

ch an ges
pay

fo r

sh ifts.

p atio n s
each

o v e rtim e .

o v e rtim e

The

and

for

in a v e r a g e

and

p e rce n ta g e s

in clu d e

m o st

F o r

p lan t

stra ig h t-tim e
fo r

a re

of

w o rk

b ase d

th e

w o rk er

h o u rly

on

on

gro u p s,

e a rn in g s,

w eeken ds,

d ata

fo r

n u m e rically

th ey

ex clu d in g

h o lid ay s,

se le cte d

im p o rta n t

key

and
o c c u ­

jo b s

w ith in

grou p.

a re

in te n d e d

in

th e

a re a .

th e

re late d
fo r

th e

b a se

and

em p lo y m en t

re fle ct

(m ean )

o c c u p a tio n a l
by

d iv id in g

re la tiv e

y e a r 's
in

to

The

th e

y e a r.

p e rce n tage

b a se

L im ita tio n s

of

and

a g g re g a te
The

(1 0 0 ) b y

th e

m u ltip ly

in d ex .

D ata

th e

w ages

fo r

in d ex

re la tiv e

w age

e a rn in g s
tre n d s:

O f f ic e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a nd w o m en ) : O f f ic e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a nd w o m e n ) — S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e ( m e n) :
Bookkeeping-m achine
C o n t in u ed
Ca rp e nt e rs
o pe ra to rs, c l a s s B
Secretaries
E l e c t r ic ia n s
C leik s, accounting, classes
M a ch in is ts
S te n o g ra p h e rs , g e n e r a l
A and B
S te n o g ra p h e rs , se ni or
Mechanics
C l e i k s , f i l e , c l a s se s
S w it c h b o a rd o pe ra to rs , c l a s se s
M echanics (autom otive)
A , B, an d C
A and B
Paint ers
C l e i k s , order
T a b u l a t i n g - m a c h i n e o pe ra tor s,
P ip efi tt er s
C l e i k s , pa y ro l l
class B
To o l a nd die m a k e r s
C o m p t o m e t e r o pe ra tor s
T y p is ts , c l a s s e s A a nd B
K e y p u n c h o pe ra to rs , c l a s se s
U n s k il le d p l a n t (m en ):
A and B
Industrial nurses ( m e n an d wo me n) :
J an it o rs , por ters, and c l e a n e r s
O f f ic e boys and girls
N urs es , in dustrial (r e g is te re d )
L ab o re rs, m a t e r i a l h an d li n g




in d ex es

a re a

due

to

fo rce
of

(2)

m e rit

w h ile

in

ch an ges

in

e x p a n sio n s,

w o rk e rs

C h an ges

and

in

la b o r

even

th ough

w ages

en tered

th e

a ll

m ay

a re a

re m a in e d

m ay

have

rise n

th e

ch an ges

clu d ed
in

in

th e
in

of

th e

pay

lab o r

fo rce

by

c a u se

actu al

d e c lin e d

pay

(3)

and

w age
in

an

a re a

gave

fo rc e s.

tu rn ­

p ro p o r­
le v e ls.

d e c re a se s
It

is

in

in c re a se s,

e sta b lish m e n ts

S im ila rly ,

yet

b ecau se

h ig h e r-p a y in g

th e

c o n c e iv a b le

w age

co n stan t,

in d i­

la b o r

d iffe ren t p ay
o r

of
and

a v e ra g e

in th e

lo w e r-p a y in g
th e

by

in

fro m

ch an ges

w ith

sa la ry

re c e iv e d

ch an ges.

w ork

m e a su r e s

ch an ges

in c re a se s

b e ca u se

th e ir

in

a s

g e n e ral

re su ltin g

e sta b lish m e n ts

can

(1)

and

re d u c tio n s,

expan ded

co n stan t

o v e rtim e .
in d ex es

The

fo r

in

w ork

a v e ra g e s

fo r

w ages
an

a re a

e sta b lish m e n ts

scop e

of

th e

ch ange

h o u rs.

n e c e ssa ry ,

d ata
ch ange

su rv ey .

elim in a te s

re p re se n te d

of

sc h ed u les,
of

w eigh ts

w o rk e rs

p e rce n ta g e s

p e rce n tag e s

th e

of

stra ig h t-tim e

W here

and

em p lo y m en t

p ro p o rtio n

stan d ard

th e

ch an ges

th e

re la tiv e ly

d ata.

fo r
by

jo b ,

c o n sid e rab ly

u se

in

a v e ra g e

ch an ges

in c re a se s

sa m e

fo rce

ch an ge,
by:

a re a .

The
of

oth er

e sta b lish m e n ts

or

have

of

in flu e n c e d

th e

w ith o u t

have

m ay

en tered

or

fo rce

o cc u p a tio n a l a v e r a g e s
th at

a re

em p lo y ed

th e

a v e ra g e

p e rce n tag e s

a v e ra g e s,

w o rk e rs

o v er,
tio n s

in

ch an ges,

th e

(co m p ou n d )

A v e rag e

w age
v id u a l

re su lta n t

. The

The
ch ange

fo r

a g g re g a te s

ch an ge.

c o m p u tin g

y ear

e a rn in g s

w eigh t,

to taled .

e a rlie r

y ea r

u sed

w ith in

w eigh ts

c o n tin u in g

p re v io u s
w ere

o c c u p a tio n a l

w ere

th e

th e

an

p ro p o rtio n ate

a v e ra g e

gro u p

sh ow s

y e a r

its

The

in th e

w ere

of m u ltip ly in g

fo llo w in g

on

p o ssib le .

a g g re g a te

su cce e d in g

o cc u p a tio n s

b ase d

m u ltip lie d

y e a rs
th e

key

w eigh t

o c c u p a tio n s

y e a r

produ ct

th e

of

w ages

ch an ges

and

S u b trac tin g

in d ic a te d

se le c te d
a

w ere

a ll

co n se cu tiv e

re la tiv e ,

th e

w h erev er

o c c u p a tio n

fo r

(d ate

p e rce n ta g e s

pay

th e

in

each

tim e,

1961).

a v e ra g e s

p e rce n ta g e s

p lan t w o r k e r

giv en

in

and

w o rk e rs

C o m p u tin g

w as

p rod u cts

a

ch ange

in

in d ex es

se le c te d
at

p e rio d

betw een
ch ange

a re

c le ric a l

Ju n e

The

gro u p
th e

of

w ages

in d ex .

2

o ffic e

p e rce n tage

th e

m e a su r e s
to

of

d u rin g
Ju ly

ta b le

of

e a rn in g s

m e a su r e

b etw een

in

sa la r ie s

Occupational Groups

They

a s

su ch ,

w ere
any

in

re fle c t
a re
or

a d ju ste d

th e

each
o n ly

effect
jo b

not

in flu e n c e d

by

p rem iu m

to

sig n ific a n t

rem o v e
effect

in ­

ch an ges
by
pay
fro m

cau sed

4

T a b le

2.

In d e x e s

o f S ta n d a rd

W e e k ly

P a t e r s o n —C l i f t o n — P a s s a i c ,

S a la r ie s

N .J .,

M ay

and
1969

S tr a ig h t- T im e

H o u rly

and

and

M ay

1968,

E a rn in g s

P e rc e n ts

fo r

In d e x e s
(M a y
In d u stry

and

o c c u p a tio n a l

M ay
1969

M ay

O c c u p a tio n a l

fo r

S e le c te d

P e rc e n ts

1961=100)

gro u p
M ay

S e le c te d

of In c re a se

1968

1968

to
M ay

M ay

1967

to
1969

M ay

in

of in c re a se

M ay

1966

to
1968

G ro u p s

P e rio d s

M ay

M ay

1965

to
1967

M ay

M ay

1964

to
1966

M ay

1965

A ll i n d u s t r i e s :
O ffic e

c le r ic a l

In d u str ia l
S k ille d

(m e n

n u rse s

m a in te n a n c e

U n s k ille d

p la n t

and

_ __

1 3 4 .5

1 2 6 .9

5 .9

4 .6

4 .0

2 .8

3 .2

w o m e n ) ..

1 3 9 .1

1 .7

2 .6

3 .2

1 3 9 .1
1 3 7 .4

7 .9
6 .4

6 .3

( m e n ) ________________

1 2 8 .9
1 1 3 0 .7

4 .4

3 .4

5 .8

*5 .9
3 .2

3 .5

1 2 9 .9

4 .6

6 .0

2 .8

(m e n

w om en)

and

(m e n ) _

__________________

M a n u fa c tu rin g :
O ffic e

c le r ic a l

(m e n

In d u str ia l n u r se s
S k ille d

m a in te n a n c e

U n s k ille d

and

(m e n

w o m e n ) _____

and

w o m e n )—

( m e n ) _______________

p l a n t ( m e n ) -------------------------------

1 3 4 .6

1 2 6 .8

6 .1

3 .6

3 .7

1 3 9 .4

1 2 9 .3

7 .8

7 .1

0

2 .6
2 .1

2 .2

1 3 7 .6

1 1 2 9 .2

6 .5

1 5 .4

3 .4

4 .1

3 .5

1 3 7 .9

1 3 0 .7

5 .5

6 .3

3 .8

5 .1

3 .3

M ay

1963

to
M ay

M ay

1962

to
1964

M ay

M ay

3 .1

1961

to
1963

M ay

M ay

1960

to
1962

M ay

1961

A ll in d u s t r ie s :
O ffic e

c le r ic a l

In d u str ia l
S k ille d

(m e n

n u rse s

m a in te n a n c e

U n s k ille d

and

(m e n

w o m e n ) _____

and

(m e n )

3 .0

w om en) —
-

—

1 .4
3 .8

p l a n t ( m e n ) ____ ___________

1 .3

2 .7

3 .9
5 .1

2 .4

5 .8
2 .2

4 .1

5 .0

3 .7

3 .9
6 .4

5 .3

M a n u fa c tu rin g :
O ffic e
S k ille d

2 .9

5 .6

2 .0

3 .6

6 .3

5 .1

5 .3

----------

3 .3

2 .5

4 .0

3 .8

p l a n t ( m e n ) ----- ---------------------------

1 .9

2 .4

4 .7

5 .3

(m e n

n u rse s

R e v ise d




and

(m e n

m a in te n a n c e

U n s k ille d

1

2 .6
—

c le r ic a l

In d u str ia l

w om en) _

and

(m e n ).

e stim a te .

w om en )
_

5

A. Occupational Earnings
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , P a t e r so n —C lifto n —P a s s a i c , N .J ., M ay 1969)
^^ ^W eek l^^a rai ngs ^^™
(standard)

S e x , o ccu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n

Numb e r
of
woikers

1 --------55

A ve rage
weekly
h ours 1
(standard)

M ean 2

Me d ia n 2

Mi ddl e r a n g e 2

t

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - tim e w ee k ly e a r n in g s of—

t
60

S
65

70

t

$
75

80

85

90

95

100

and
u n d er
i

105

110

115

120

■*
125

130

140

t

i

(
*5 0

160

170

180

and

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

no

U 5

-

-

-

1

2

1

-

9

5

-

6

-

-

-

-

13

-

-

2

2

1

-

3

20
15

28
17

30
22

4
2

10
3

11
-

1
-

11
9

7
7

_
-

5

_

5

-

2
1

11
9

2
2

6
5

-

9
7

-

28
23

21

1

1

1

20

-

1

-

-

-

“

-

-

-

43
23
20

25
19
6

48
41

25
23
2

8
8

7

26
18
8

-

3
2
1

9
4
5

_

_

120

125

140

159

4

7

3

12

over

160

170

180

-

3

22

-

-

5

13

6

4

-

-

_
-

_
-

-

•4
•4

-

11
9

15

19

6

5

*4

-

13

7

3

1

-

-

-

-

-

-♦
<4

-

-

-

-

-

-*

-

_
-

*4

130

MEN
$

$

91

3 9 .0

1 4 3 .^ 0

1 4 3 .0 0

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

60

3 8 .5

1 3 4 .5 0

1 3 2 .0 0

1 0 7 .0 0 -1 6 7 .0 0

-

-

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

64

3 8 .5

1 3 0 .0 0

1 3 5 .5 0

1 0 8 .0 0 -1 5 3 .0 0

-

-

OFFICE BOYS -----------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------

143
84

3 7 .5
3 8 .5

8 4 .5 0
8 6 .5 0

8 1 .5 0
8 1 .5 0

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

6
-

-

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B
CLERKS,

ORDER

$

59

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B — — —— —— —— — — — — — ——
NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

$
X2

10
4

O A «V W

8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

~

~

-

3
3

24

29

23
8

3

23

1
1

7

9

7

3

-

-

1

-

-

-

25
24

22

44

-

12

31

19
19

15
17

7

5

2

-

89

22
11

41
36

11

5
26
26

3 7 .0

1 3 1 .0 0

1 3 2 .5 0

3 7 .5

1 2 6 .5 0

1 2 9 .0 0

99
61

3 7 .5

9 1 .0 0

8 9 .0 0

8 4 .5 0 -

3 7 .0

9 2 .0 0

8 9 .0 0

8 6 .0 0 -1 0 2 .0 0

“

190
156

3 7 .0
3 7 .0

1 0 6 .0 0

1 0 6 .0 0

1 0 7 .0 0

1 0 8 .0 0

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

-

215
90
125

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

9 5 .0 0
9 2 .0 0

9 4 .0 0
9 8 .0 0

9 0 .0 0 -1 0 7 .0 0

•

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A -----------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

385
270
115

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

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

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

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

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B -----------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

793
454
339

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

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

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

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

CLERKS, F I L E , CLASS B ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

236
193

3 7 .5
3 7 .5

8 2 .0 0
8 0 .0 0

7 9 .5 0
7 8 .5 0

7 7 .0 0 7 6 .5 0 -

8 7 .5 0
8 3 .0 0

MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

138
267

3 6 .5
3 7 .5

7 9 .5 0

7 8 .5 0

7 3 .5 0 -

8 7 .0 0

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

Z

-

80
52

_

1
l

2

-

1

-

-

WOMEN
B I L L E R S , MACHINE (BI L LI N G
MACHINE) ------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS A
*———————————————— —— —
MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

9 9 .0 0

27
26

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

CLERKS, ORD ER ---------------------- ------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------CLERKS, PAYROLL --------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3---------------------COMPTOMETER OPERATORS ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------S e e fo o tn o te s a t end o f ta b le ,




28

*
-

-

3 6 .5
3 7 .0

9 2 .0 0
9 5 .0 0

9 1 .0 0

8 6 .0 0 -1 0 5 .5 0

3 6 .5

9 1 .0 0

8 3 .0 0

7 2 .0 0 -1 0 9 .0 0

281

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

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

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

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

3 8 .5

1 0 8 .5 0

1 1 2 .0 0

9 7 . 0 0 —1 8 1 . 0 0

3 6 .0
3 6 .0

9 8 .0 0

9 8 .5 0

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

-

9 7 .0 0

9 8 .0 0

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

**

131
112

-

5

-

-

23

16

33

22

3

2
26

10
13

11
5

30
3

1
21

9
35

_
-

_
-

_
~

-

2
1
1

22
11
11

17
7

40
6

10

34

1
1

9

108
67
41

82
49
33

156
86
70

40
27

88
64
24

49

~

117
23
94

67

~

33
16

42
32
10

16
16

118
113

34
26

21
18

16
8

4

21
11

5

_

31

36

20

9

24

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

9

11U

7 0 .5 0

341
109

84
26

_
-

_

232

197

-

8 1 .0 0 -1 0 3 .5 0

8 9 .0 0

7 4 .0 0 -1 0 8 .0 0

*
-

17

18

-

18

1
1

ro

11

17

-

9

1

-

1

-

81
8

1
1

1
1

_

14

26

40

16

23

21

27

21

14

11

20
6

30

16

5

10

5

11

22
4

-

10

-

18

11

7
20

-

14

21

9

-

18

6

2

2

45

25

19
11

12
9

19

8
17
6

16
14

35

43

36
26

42

1

23
18

8
2

5

10
2

21
9

2

-

23
18

13

18

8

13

13

5

9
9

16
14

2

-

1

6

10

1

6

10

1

2

-

-

7
4

9
9

9

-

i
i
-

-

_
-

9

_

-

-

-

*

-

_
-

-

-

•

_
-

1
1

3
3

n

1
64

-

-

2
2

“

65

-

~

21

23
12
7

6

17

3

2

-

-

-

-

3

-

3

*

6
6

~

-

-

-

•
-4
-

_

1
**

6

Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , P a te r s o n —C lifto n —P a s s a i c , N .J ., M ay 1969)
We ekl y e ar ni ng s 1
(standard)

S e x , o ccu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n

Nu mb e r
of
workers

A ve rage
wee kl y
hours1
( standard)

i

i
55

M ean 2

M e di a n 2

Mi ddl e range 2

-

65

70

75

80

9C

95

100

105

110

115

120

125

$

13C

$
140

$
150

160

%
170

180

and
65

70

115

120

125

85

64

44

31
54

30
34

33
11

61

7

10
51

3
4

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

1
-

18

36

59
46

48

119

13

30
18

36

45
16
29

20
10

110

130

140

29

4

18
11

3
1

15
13

7
-

2

7

329

262

216
113
3

176
86

314
244

over

150

160

170

5

_

_

-

_

_

1
4

_

_

-

-

6

6

5

2
4

2
4

i
4

_

393
279
114

104
67
37

38

27

23
15

21
6

5

202
166
36
6

10

3

*

-

42

16

30
22

22

16

10

14

15

130
98

80
63

45

9

a

5
4

4

180

CONTINUED

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A ---------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B ---------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

512

3 7 .5

255
257

3 9 .0
3 6 .5

733
221

3 8 .0
3 7 .0

512
87

3 8 .0

$

$

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

$
1 0 4 .0 0

1 0 3 .0 0

1 0 4 .0 0

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

9 2 .5 0

9 2 .5 0
9 5 .5 0

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

-

-

9 1 .0 0
8 0 .0 0

8 1 .5 0 7 6 .0 0 -

-

-

9 5 .0 0
9 1 .0 0

1 0 3 .5 0

9 9 .0 0
8 4 .0 0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

5

14
22

_

18
2

50
16
34

60
6

95
19

87
26

126
39

54
25

76
27

61

87

-

16
12

SECRETARIES4 ---------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------------

2 ,7 5 6
I ,8 9 0
866
53

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

157

i-r

f\

X xw

3 1

SECRETARIES, CLASS B ---------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

571
384
187

3 7 .5

SECRETARIES, CLASS C --------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

886
662
224

^'

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

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

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

1 2 8 .5 0

1 2 9 .0 0

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

1 I_n

1 5 0 .0 0

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

1 1 9 .5 0

.
-

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

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

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

-

-

-

10
1

17
5

60
18

74
34

42

40

158
100
58

264

12

171
93

207
149
58

~

-

3

10

3

“

-

*

1

i

2

-

_
-

-

-

-

-

3
1
2

2

290
213
77
1

•
-

_
-

-

-

_
-

_
-

396
239
157

3 7 .5
3 7 .5

9 8 .5 0
1 0 0 .0 0

9 5 .5 0
9 7 .0 0

3 7 .0

9 6 .5 0

9 3 .5 0

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

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR ---------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

537

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

1 0 5 .0 0

9 7 .0 0 -1 1 6 .0 0

367

3 8 .0
3 8 .5

1 0 7 .5 0

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

170

3 7 .5

1 0 0 .5 0

9 9 .5 0

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

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS A -----MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

83
59

3 8 .5

1 0 8 .5 0

1 0 6 .0 0

3 9 .0

1 0 9 .5 0

1 0 7 .0 0

9 7 .0 0 -1 2 0 .0 0
9 8 .0 0 -1 2 1 .0 0

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B --------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------

102

3 7 .5
3 7 .5

9 5 .0 0

9 7 .0 0

8 3 .5 0 -1 0 5 .5 0

-

9 3 .0 0

9 6 .0 0

8 2 .0 0 -1 0 4 .0 0

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3----------------------

583
389
194

9 4 .5 0

9 4 .5 0

9 0 .0 0 -1 0 3 .0 0

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

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

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

9 4 .5 0
9 7 .0 0

9 2 .0 0 -1 0 6 .0 0

1 0 9 .5 0

9 3 .0 0
9 6 .0 0

1

5
4

2

8 7 .5 0 -

9 9 .5 0

1

4

1

2
2

-

-

70
9

8

-

1
1

16
2
14

60
38
22

51
22
29

42
34
8

12

32

17

33
12

23
17
6

46

68
56
12

93
77
16

114
96
18

116
71
45

152
117
35

146
94
52

87
79
8

25
10
15

6

37
9

11

-

11

-X

_
_

1

-

-

-

_
-

-

5
5

5
5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4
3

1

-

~

_
-

~

5

7

-

"

-

-•
-

93
84
9

27
24

11
9

4
4

13
12

2

_
_

-

_
_

38

16

20

34

18

7

5
4

16

9

10

7

10
6

14

17
15

1

-

_
-

40
23
17

1
18

-

i

_
-

67
49

22
6

-

8

98
64

19

2
1

4

3
3

12

7

11

5

46
15

35
14

68
51

31
6

21
2

17
2

1
1

36
19

33
10

58

156
98
58
14

43
24

10
80
69
11
5

57
54

82
52
30

65

3
1

1

_
_
-

3

2

-

1

1

-

-

-

12
9

9

2

4

4

6

3

3

_

_

_

7

2

4

2

6

2

1

-

-

-

3

5

9

4

4

_

_

_

_

2

5

3

3

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

•
-

_
_

-

-

_
_
-

-

-

_
-

_
-

_
_

-

_
_

1

11
1

_
-

-

1
1

-

94

56

17

9

7

14

72
22
7

51

8

4

3

5
5

9
1

5
2

3
4

2

42
42

2

1

2

1

-

_
_

12
7

4

1

-

1
1

23
23

60
42
18

15

3
3

0
i
i
-

19
4

21
18

2

4
2
2

39

59
25

-

3
2
1

18

38
31
7

25

4

13
5

84

11

_

_

55
19

156
91

13
38

79
67

12
6
6

74

132
94
38

57
32

-

2

-

76
60
16

123
91
32

24
13

-

-

-

103
71
32

186
127
59

17
3
14

_
-

3

123
76
47

51

_
~

-

_

31
7
24

70
33
37

15
5
10

-

■*
-

_

12
7
5

1

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL --------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

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

2
2

“

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

3 7 .0
3 7 .0

4

“

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

221
154

1

-

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

TRANSCRI8 ING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
GENERAL --------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING----------------- -i-------------

1
-

-

-

3 8 .0
3 8 .0
3 7 .0

3 7 .5
3 8 .5

56
69

83

_

1 ,1 3 7
734
403

46

125

1 J U • JU
1 2 7 .5 0
1 3 0 .0 0

12 5 . 50
JO . 3 x-». «wv 1 J 1 • >u

3 8 .0
3 8 .5

-

SECRETARIES, CLASS D --------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

80

!

13

*

^2




85

and
u nder
60

WOMEN

60

N u m b er of w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - tim e w ee k ly e a r n in g s of—
s
S
$
%
$
$
S
$
$
i
*

%

s

s

1
1

_

7

Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , P a t e r s o n —C lifto n —P a s s a i c , N .J ., M ay 1969)
We ek ly e a m i n g ^ ^ ^ ™
(standard)

S e x , o ccu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n

Numb e r
of

A ve rage
weekly
hours1
(standard)

t
55
M ean 2

M e di a n 2

Mi ddl e range 2

$

*
60

$
65

N u m b er o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t- tim e w ee k ly e a rn in g s of ---t
r
%
*
f
t
s
$
$

*
70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

125

130

t

t
190

«
150

*
160

%
170

and
u n d er

180

and

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

•
-

-

-

2

3
2
1

18
7

39
17
22

99
29

37
29
13

72

91
91

12
8

10
10

199

190
129

67
91
26

60
96

1

5

125

130

190

150

160

170

-

10
7
3

2
-

-

_

_
_

2

-

-

-

-

_
-

-

180

over

WOMEN - CONTINUED
T Y P I S T S , CLASS A -----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

290
192
98

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

T Y P I S T S , CLASS B ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3----------------------

916
959

3 8 .0
3 8 .0

957
69

3 8 .0

3 7 .5

$
9 9 .0 0
1 0 1 .5 0
9 9 .5 0

$
1 0 0 .0 0

8 6 .0 0

8 6 .5 0
8 9 .5 0

8 1 .0 0 8 3 .0 0 -

9 3 .0 0
9 9 .0 0

8 3 .5 0
8 2 .0 0

7 8 .5 0 7 6 .5 0 -

9 1 .5 0
9 0 .0 0

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

1 0 2 .0 0
9 3 .5 0

$
$
9 1 .0 0 -1 0 5 .5 0
9 9 .5 0 -1 0 7 .5 0
8 7 .5 0 -1 0 1 .5 0

-

*
i
i

15

15
12

2
92
8
39

93
17
26

92
36
56
19

11
222
88
139
17

92
57
6

20

61
2

52
20

19

~

9

19

10

1
18
3

1
9

~
6
6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

1 S ta n d a rd h o u rs r e f le c t the w o rk w eek fo r w hich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e of p a y fo r o v e r tim e a t r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and the e a r n in g s c o r r e sp o n d
to th e se w ee k ly h o u r s .
2 The m e an i s co m p u ted f o r e a c h jo b b y to ta lin g the e a r n in g s of a ll w o r k e r s and d iv id in g b y the n u m b er of w o r k e r s . Th e m e d ia n d e s ig n a t e s p o sitio n — -half o f the e m p lo y e e s su rv e y e d r e c e iv e m o re
th an the r a t e show n; h a lf r e c e iv e l e s s than the r a t e show n. Th e m id d le ra n g e i s d e fin e d b y 2 r a t e s of pay ; a fo u rth of the w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s th an the lo w e r o f th e se r a t e s and a fo u rth e a r n m o re than
the h ig h e r r a t e .
* T r a n s p o r t a t io n , co m m u n ic a tio n , and o th er pu b lic u t il it i e s .
4 M ay in clu d e w o r k e r s o th er th an th o se p r e se n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .




8
Table A-la.

Office Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g 5 0 0 w o r k e r s o r m o r e ,
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , P a t e r so n —C li f t o n —P a s s a i c , N . J . , M a y 1 9 6 9 )
W'^ondMd)n8S
.
„
..
. . , .
. . . .
S e x , occu pa tion, and in d u stry d iv isio n

Z
workers

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y e a r n in g s o f—
1

t

*

55
Me an1

Median2

Middle range2

i

50

and
u nder

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6 0

65

*

t

$

i

$

%

*

i

$

$

l

T1

$

$

«

$

|

65

70

75

8C

85

9C

95

100

105

110

115

120

125

1 30

150

150

160

170

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

and

1 80

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

125

130

160

150

160

170

180

over

10

11

7

3

1C

-

-

2
1

10
6

93
9
86

60
22
38

60
22
18

60
22
18

25
19
6

16
16
-

7
5

16
9
S

6
6

MEN
CLERKS.

ACCOUNTING,

C LA SS

A -------------

58

3 8 .0

O F F IC E B O Y S --------------------------------------------

67

3 7 .0

$
$
1 6 9.00 1 6 9 .0 0
83.0 0

7 9 .5 0

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

-

-

92.5 0

-

-

-

-

-

15

-

-

-

1

-

6

1

2

-

11

19
16

8
8

35
19
16

7
7
-

8
8
-

-

-

3

5

3

2

6

10

-

2

-

5

-

-

10

16
11

16
13

13
12

17
16

2
2

20
18
2

1
1

3
2
1

6
1
5

-

8

-

9

-

8

-

-

W0MEN
C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, C L A S S A ------------MANUFACTURING-----------------------------------

136
101

3 8 .0 1 1 9 .5 0 1 2 0 .0 0 1 0 5 .5 0 - 1 3 1 .0 0
3 8 . 0 1 2 3 . 5 0 1 2 3 . 0 0 109k 5 0 - 1 3 6 . 5 0

-

C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, C L A S S B ------------MANUFACTURING----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-----------------------------

389
183
206

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

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

8 9 .0 0
9 7 .0 0
8 2 .5 0

7 9 k 5 0 -1 0 6 .0 0
8 6 .0 0 -1 0 7 .5 0
78k00- 96.0 0

*
-

-

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A SS C ------------------------MANUFACTURING---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-----------------------------

232
95
137

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

70.5 0
7 8 .0 0
6 5 .0 0

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

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

6
6

105
5
100

76.5 0
83 .5 0
6 5 .0 0

-

-

-

-

1
1
-

9
9
-

33
9
26

26
26
2
5

23
23
-

2

9
-

6
32
26
8

-

-

-

-

9

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

O R D E R ----------------------------------------

50

3 7 .5

8 3 .5 0

86.0 0

6 8 .0 0 -1 0 1 .5 0

-

5

12

CLERKS,

P A Y R O L L ------------------------------------

67

3 8 .0

113 .5 0

116 .0 0

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

-

-

1

COMPTOMETER O P E R A T O R S ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-----------------------------

117
98

3 6 .0
3 6 .0

9 7 .5 0
97.0 0

9 9 .0 0
9 8 .5 0

9 0 .5 0 -1 1 0 .5 0
9 0 .0 0 -1 1 1 .0 0

-

-

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, C L A S S A ------------MANUFACTURING----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING------ ----------------------

229
165
86

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

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

10 2 .0 0
1 0 6 .0 0
9 8 .0 0

92 1 0 0 -1 1 6 .0 0
9 6 .0 0 -1 1 7 .0 0
88 1 5 0 -1 0 6 .0 0

-

-

-

-

1
1

11
6
5

30
8
22

38
29
9

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, C L A SS B ------------MANUFAC TURI NG----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-----------------------------

301
111
190

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

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

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

85k00 -1 1 1 .5 0
9 0 .5 0 -1 1 2 .0 0
8 3 .0 0 -1 1 1 .5 0

-

-

3
2
1

13
7
6

33
6
27

27
2
25

33
10
23

60
18
22

62
21
21

12
8
6

T
(
1

56
10
66

S E C R E T A R I E S 3 -------------------------------------------MAN UFACTURING---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-----------------------------

1 ,6 2 3
1 ,2 9 0
333

3 8 .0
3 8 .0
3 7 .0

1 2 0 .0 0
1 2 2 .0 0
111 .5 0

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

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

-

-

-

1
1

6
2
2

16
5
9

35
13
22

66
29
17

109
76
35

169
130
39

150
113
37

177
137
60

3 7 .5

1 5 1 .5 0

1

i

1

13
2
11

21
6
17

26
8
18

20
16
6

60
36
6

77
71

69
59
10

SECRETARIES,

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

81

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S B ----------------------MANUFACTURING------------------- -------------NONMANUFACTURING-------------- --------------

300
201
99

3 7 .5 129 .5 0 1 3 0 .0 0 1 1 7 .5 0 -1 6 3 .0 0
3 8 .0 138 .0 0 1 3 9 .5 0 1 2 8 .0 0 -1 6 7 .0 0
3 6 .5 1 1 2.50 1 1 3 .5 0 1 0 6 .5 0 - 1 2 2 .5 0

-

-

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S C ----------------------MANUFACTURING-------------------- -------------NONMANUFACTURING-----------------------------

552
692
60

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

-

-

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S D ---------------------MANUFACTURING---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-----------------------------

685
568
137

3 8 .0 1 0 9 .0 0 1 0 7 .5 0
9 9 .5 0 -1 1 9 .0 0
3 8 .0 1 1 1 .0 0 1 0 9 .0 0 1 0 1 .5 0 - 1 2 1 .5 0
3 7 .0 100 .0 0 1 0 0 .0 0
9 1 .5 0 -1 1 0 .0 0

-6
-

-

STENOGRAPHERS, G E N E R A L ----------------------MANUFACTURING---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-------------

197
119
78

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

-

STENOGRAPHERS, S E N I O R ------------------------MANUFACTURING---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-----------------------------

367
270
77

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

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




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

1 5 5 .5 0

9 0 .5 0
9 2 .0 0
86.5 0

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

8 6 .5 0 - 9 7 .0 0
8 7 .0 0 - 97.0 0
7 8 .0 0 - 9 6 .5 0

-

*
-•
-

5
5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11
-

-

3
11
-

-

16

15
10

35
30
6

-

-

16
16

3
3

28
28

21
17
1

1
-1

6
3
3

13
13
-

153
116
37

138
116
22

-

6

-

6
2
2

1
1

-

-

-

186
157
27

156
168
8

62
53
9

30
23
7

11
9
2

7
6
1

18

6

16
33
32
1

68
57
11

89
87
2

69
63
6

-

9

15
11
6

3

2
1
1

6
3
1

-

1

17
6

36
27
9

65
65
20

61
39
2

26
23

69
68
1

-

16
16
-

-

13
12

6
1

-

-

1
1
-

-

-

6
-

1
1

-

-

3
2
1

-

-

1
7

3
3

2
2
-

6

6
6
-

6
3
3

16
13
1

5
5
-

11
7
6

8

1

-

66
66

51
51
-

-

-r

60
58
2

26
20
6

-

15

65
35
10

-

-

69
39
10

63
31
12

3

-

16

63
61
2

-

i

60
31

69
63
6

-

-

-

6

57
69
8

62
67
15

-

-

177
159
18

78
62
16

11

-

-

3

6
2
6

97
77
20

1

-

-

7
7

113
98
15

1

-

-

-

3

-

89
66
25

2

1

2

62
28
16

15

5

3

-

-

-

1
1

-

-

-

-

12

32
12
20

26
13
11

5

6

8

-

12
5

-

2
1
1

16
12

-

-

16
-

-

1
1

6

9
9

20
2
18

5

16
It
6

-

-

-

-

-

2
2

9
9

-

-

-

-

7
17

1
5

-

11
8
5

68
25
23

9

2

7
18
13

18
9

-

1

3

6
13
13

2
2

-

-

6
2
2

10
3

1

1

-

1
-

3

1

-

5

22
17

-

1
-

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

2

9
9

-

-

6
3

-

-

2
2

7
7

-

-

2

1

-

-

2

-

-

CLERKS,

-

-

-

-

-

1
1
-

-

J

-

9

Table A-la. Office Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women —Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts e m p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e ,
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , P a te r so n r- C lifto n —P a s s a i c , N . J . , M ay 1969)
Weekly earnings^^^
(standard)
S e x , o ccu p a tio n , and in d u s try d iv isio n

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly e a r n in g s of—
*
56

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

S

»
60

t
65

*
70

*

$
75

80

*
85

t

s

90

95

$
100

*
1 05

$
110

115

$

s

*
120

125

130

*

140

*

t

t
150

160

s

170

and
u nder
60

180
and

6?

70

75

80

85

90

95

ip o

195

1 19

115

120

125

130

140

150

160

170

ISO o v e r

WOMEN - CONTINUED
$

$

$

$
2

1 0 T *~ 0

102
T Y P IS T S , CLASS B -------------------------------

1
to th e s e
2
3

l l ’. l

9 7 1 50

9 6 .0 0

9 0 .0 0 - 1 0 5 .0 0

8 4 .5 0
- .0 0

7 7 .0 0 - 9 2 .5 0

3 *8

3 T .0

8 4 .0 0

190

3 7 *0

8 3 *0 0

1

3

42

24

7

17

40

71

46

27

35

23

11

66

23

26

JZ
18

20

3

2

6

4

4

2

3
-

-

-

S ta n d a r d h o u r s r e f le c t th e w o rk w ee k fo r w hich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e o f p a y f o r o v e r t im e at r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) ,
w e e k ly h o u r s .
F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2 , ta b le A - l .
M ay in clu d e w o r k e r s o th e r th an th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .




-

-

-4

-

^8

and the e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d

10
T a b le A -2.

P ro fe ss io n a l an d T e c h n ic a l O c c u p a t io n s —M en an d W o m e n

(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , P a t e r so n —C lifto n —P a s s a i c , N . J . , M ay 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
S e x , o ccu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n

Number
of
woikers

Average
weekly
hours1
’standard)

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t i m e we e k ly e a r n in g s of —
$

U n der
Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

1
85

$

85
and
u n der
90

$

$

S

t

$

t

t

$

$

*

t

$

$

t

J

$

t

90

95

1 00

105

1 10

115

120

125

130

135

1 40

1 45

150

160

170

ie o

190

200

2 10

95

1 00

105

110

1 15

120

125

130

1 35

140

145

150

1 60

170

180

190

2 00

210

over.

HEN
$

$

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS 8 ----------------------------------

217
202

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

1 8 4 .0 0

? ■ ? ?*-?
1 9 1 .0 0

248

3 9 .0

1 6 0 .0 0

1 6 3 .5 0

$
“t

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

—

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

2

8

11

1

4

5
*
22

12

44

11

30

9

25

31
29

76

43

-

61
61

42
38

7
7

24

-

-

24

2
72
1 0 2 .^ 0

1 0 - ,.

1 3 5 .0 0

1 3 7 .0 0

j

0

+ *

WOMEN
NURSES,

INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED! ------

92

3 8 .5

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

1

1

-

9

l

-

8

5

6

12

8

19

2

ii

1 S ta n d a rd h o u rs r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k f o r w hich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e o f p a y fo r o v e r t im e a t r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) ,
to th e s e w ee k ly h o u rs .
2 F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - l .




4

5

-

-

and th e e a r n in g s c o r r e sp o n d

11

Table A-2a. Professional and Technical Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women
( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w eek ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts em p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e ,
b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , P a t e r so n —C lifto n —P a s s a i c , N .J ., M ay 1969)
W eek ly e a r n in g s
(stan dard )
N um ber
of
w orkers

S e x , o ccu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n

A ve rage
w eek ly
h ou rs1
standard)

1
S

*
M ean2

M e d ian

2

M iddle range

2

ilJnder
$

90

t

t
95

100

N u m b er o f w o r k e r s re c e iv in g s t r a ig h t -tim e w ee k ly e a r n in g s of—
I
$
$
*
S
5
i
T
$
t

105

110

115

120

125

130

135

140

145

150

155

$

160

170

*

180

190

T ---- 1 ---200

and
u n der

90

95

210

and
100

105

no

ns

120

125

130

135

140

145

150

155

160

170

180

6
5

8
8

4
4

6

5

2
2

11
11

16
15

22
22

8
8

10

1

4

6

8

11

1

7

3

3

4

ovef

190

200

210

26

30

33

-

10

-

-

“

-

-

-

HEN
DRAFTSMEN* CLASS A ——-------------

-

DRAFTjMCNf CLASS Q ,r 1
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------- ----------

130

94

4 0 .0

4 0 .0

$

187 .5 0

1 5 6 .0 0

39 5 1 H

$

1 9 2 .0 0

1 7 9 .0 0 -

1 5 8 .0 0

1 4 2 .0 0 1 4 3 .0 0 -

$

2 0 1 .5 0
1 6 4.50
1 6 5 .0 0

-

2

-

*

2

50

WOMEN
NURSES,

INDUSTRIAL

(REGISTERED) -----

60

3 9 .0

1 3 8.50

13 9 .5 0

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

1

1

-

2

1

3

5

1 S ta n d a rd h o u r s r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k fo r w hich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e of p a y fo r o v e r tim e a t r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) ,
to th e se w ee k ly h o u r s .
2 F o r d e fin itio n of t e r m s , se e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - l .




and the e a r n in g s c o r r e sp o n d

12

Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u s tr y d iv isio n , P a te r s o ir - C lif to n —P a s s a i c , N .J ., M ay 1969)
Average

O ccu p a tio n and in d u s tr y d iv isio n

Number
of
workers

A verage

Weekly
Weekly
hours * earnings 1
(standard' (standard)

O F F IC E OCCUPATIONS

O F F IC E OCCUPATIONS
B I L L E R S , MACHINE ( B I L L I N G
MACHINE I -----------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

104
61

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C L A S S A -------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

190
156

W eekly
e arnings 1
(standard)

CONTINUED

3 7.5

8 3 .0 0

TABULATING—MACHINE OPERATORS,

81 .0 0
79.0 0

O F F IC E BOYS AND G I R L S --------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2 -------------------------

230
135
95
33

S E C R E T A R I E S 3-------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2 -------------------------

2 ,7 5 6
1 ,8 9 0

3 7 .5
3 8.0
3 7 .0
3 8 .0

120.00
121.50
117.00
128 .5 0
148 .5 0
149 .5 0

9 3.50
9 5.00
9 2.00

C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, C L A S S A ------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

496
361
135

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

122.00

C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, C L A S S B ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----- ----------------------

853
480
373

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

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

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S B ------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

246
53
193

37.5
38.0
3 7 .5

8 2 .5 0
9 1.50
8 0 .0 0

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S C ------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

405
138
267

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

7 3.50
7 9 .5 0
7 0 .5 0

C L E R K S , ORDER ---------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

405
152
253

37.0
37.5
3 6 .5

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

C L E R K S , PAYROLL -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2 -------------------------

288
203
85
26

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

107
107
106
108

112

3 6 .0
3 6 .0

525
259
266

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

125 .5 0
1 1 3 .0 0

.0 0
.0 0
.5 0
.5 0

9 8 .0 0
9 7.00
103 .5 0
103 .5 0
1 0 3 .5 0

866
53

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S A -----MANUFACTURING ------------------

110

3 7 .0
3 7 .5

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S B ----------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

571
384
187

3 7.5
3 8 .0
3 6.5

127.50
130.00
1 2 2.00

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S C ----------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PU B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2 -------------------------

886
224
27

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

123 .5 0
123.00
1 2 6.00
1 3 7.00

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S D ----------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

1 ,137
734
403

3 8 .0
3 8 .0
3 7 .0

109.50
111.50
106 .5 0

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ----------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

399

3 7.5
3 7.5
3 7 .0

98.5 0
1 00.00
96 .5 0

3 8 .0
3 8.5
3 8 .0

106 .0 0
108.50
1 01.00

STENOGRAPHERS, SE N IO R ------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

157

662

239

160
550
374

176

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, C L A S S A ------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

59

3 8.5
3 9 .0

108 .5 0
109 .5 0

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, C LA SS B ------NONMANUFACTURING ----

103
81

3 7 .5
3 7.5

95.5 0
9 3 .5 0

83

Number
of

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

CONTINUED

3 6.5
3 6 .5

87

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

513

-

SWITCHBOARD O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N IS T S MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NONHANUFACTURING ----------------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2 -------------------------------

3 7 .0
3 7 .0

222

OCCUPATIONS

$
9 2 .5 0
95.0 0
91 .5 0
8 1 .5 0

3 7 .5
3 7 .0

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

Average

O ccu p a tio n and in d u stry d iv isio n

OFFICE
735

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

215
90
125

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, C L A SS A ------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

W eekly
hours 1
(stan dard )

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, C L A S S B ------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2 -------------------------

MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------- --------------

131

-

Number
of

$
9 2.00
9 2.00

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS -----------*------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

O ccu p a tio n and in d u s try d iv isio n

$
94
95
93
96

588
389
199
46

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

59

3 9 .5

145.0 0

65

3 7 .0
37.0

1 2 6 .5 0
123 .0 0

96

3 6 .0

87 .0 0

154
67

3 7 .0
37.0
3 6 .0

93.0 0
9 6 .0 0
8 7 .0 0

T Y P I S T S , C LA SS A ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

290
192
98

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

9 9 .0 0
1 0 1 .5 0
9 4.50

T Y P I S T S , C LA SS B ------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2 -------------------------------

916
459
457
64

3 8 .0
38 .0
3 7 .5
38.0

87 .5 0
8 4 .0 0
84 .0 0

DRAFTSMEN, CL AS S A -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------

229
213

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

DRAFTSMEN, C LA SS B -------------------------------------MAN UFACTURING ----------------------- -----------------

252
235

3 9 .0
39.0

160 .0 0
1 6 1 .5 0

DRAFTSMEN, C LA SS C -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------

190
179

3 9 .0
3 9 .5

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

D R A F T S M E N - T R A C E R S ----------------- — ----------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

73
67

3 9 .5
4 0 .0

1 0 2 .5 0
102 .5 0

N U R S E S , INDUS TR IAL ( R E G I S T E R E D ) ----MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

97
75

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

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

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C LA SS B ------------------------------------------ -------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C LA SS C
-------------TR ANS CRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

100

221

.50
.50
.00
.0 0

86.00

PR OFE SSI ONA L AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS

1 S ta n d a rd h o u r s r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k fo r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s (e x c lu s iv e of p a y fo r o v e r t im e a t r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and the e a r n in g s
c o r r e s p o n d to th e se w e e k ly h o u r s .
2 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th er p u b lic u t il it i e s .
3 M ay in clu d e w o r k e r s o th e r th an th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .




13

Table A-3a. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women Combined
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d i n e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g 5 00 w o r k e r s o r m o r e ,
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , P a t e r s o n —C l i f t o n —P a s s a i c , N . J . , M a y 1969)
A ve rage

O ccupation and in d u stry d iv isio n

N um ber
of
w orkers

A ve rage

W eekly
earn in gs 1
(standard ) (standard)
W eekly

$
140

3 8 .0

ini
2 3 11

n
A
30-7*A
7 .0

232
11 3
17
7

T'L*'3 7 .5

____

}■ ?!!'?!!
132.50

9tin
0 . *-n
<»0

50

W eekly
hours 1
(standard )

120 00

69

3 0 .0

113..>0

36 0
3 6 .0

9 7 *"0
9 7 .0 0

230

3 8.5

102.00

lf
j t v a K t 1 AK 1 t o i

LLA j j

A

81

W eekly
e arnings 1
(standard)

CONTINUED
$

3 7 .5

1^1.>0
i

9 7 .5 0

« nr*

11
1 1O
2 . ^SA
0
LLAj o

L

190
60

o t L K t 1A K I l

ji

LLAj

j

121

141

i
ro
9on0 . 50

6 .5 0

lftA ftn

37 5
97 00
3 6 .5 1 0 0.00

82

50

U

77

O'** ■ '0
zl
58

50

3 8 .0

108 50
96.50

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

186.50
187 .0 0

3 9.5

1 1 4.00

98
64

1AA AO
1 0 9 .5 0

1 4 0.00

3T .0

S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o r k w e e k f o r w h i c h e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r
c o r r e s p o n d to t h e s e w e e k l y h o u r s .
M a y i n c l u d e w o r k e r s o t h e r t h an t h o s e p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e l y .




W eekly
hours 1
(standard)

it I K A

333

rfl

<r5

O F F IC E OCCUPATIONS -

$

Num ber
of
workers

???*??

o t L K t 1A K l t o f
37 0

3 .0

O ccu p atio n and in d u str y d iv isio n

65.0 0

117
98

303
112

A ve rage

W eekly
earn in gs 1
(standard)

CONTINUED

j t L K t 1AK1 t o

-»A CA
i o ftrt

_

NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

O ccupation and in d u stry d iv isio n

O F F IC E OCCUPATIONS -

O F F IC E OCCUPATIONS!

N um ber
of

straigh t-tim e

salaries

(exclu siv e of pay for o v ertim e at re g u lar an d /o r p re m iu m

rates),

a n d th e e a r n i n g s

14
T a b le A -4.

M ain tenance and P o w erp lan t O cc u p atio n s

(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r m e n in s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , P a t e r so n —C lifto n —P a s s a i c , N .J ., M ay 1969)
N u m b e r of w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s of—

Hourly earnings1

^

J

. .

O ccu p a tio n and in d u s try d iv isio n

$
2.50

Number

of

workers

M ean2

M edian 2

Middle range2

U nder
$
and
'.1*60 u n d er

_________________________________________________________________________________ 2 . 6 0

C AR P E N T E R S , M A I N T E N A N C E --------------------MANU F AC T U R I NG ----------------------------------

190
160

4.02
3.87

E L E C T R I C I A N S , M A I N T E N A N C E ----------------MAN U F AC T U RI NG -----------------------------------

493
468

E N G I N E E R S , S T A T I O N A R Y ------------------------MAN U F AC T U RI NG ---------------------- ------------

128
79

3.95
3.83

4.06
3.87

3.673.00-

F I R E ME N , STATI ONARY B O I L E R --------------MAN U F AC T U RI NG -----------------------------------

429
419

3.32
3.32

3.34
3.34

H E L P E R S , MAI NTENANCE T R A D E S ------------MAN U F AC T U RI NG ----------------------------------

131
101

2.85
2.81

2.88
2.77

MACHI NE- TOOL OPERATORS , TOOLROOM —
MAN U F AC T U RI NG ----------------------------------

106
106

3.59
3.59

M A C H I N I S T S , M A I N T E N A N C E --------------------MAN U F AC T U R I NG ----------------------------------

481
464

3.87
3.85

3.89
3.89

3.563.57-

MECHANI CS , AUTOMOTIVE
( M A I N T E N A N C E ) --------------------------------------MANU F AC T U R I NG ----------------------------------NONMANUF ACTURI NG----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------

441
82
359
352

3.85
4.01
3.81
3.83

3.84
3.89
3.82
3.83

3.733.823.723.72-

ME CHANI CS , MA I N T E N A N C E ----------------------MAN U F AC T U RI NG -------------------- -------------NONMANUF ACTURI NG------------- --------------

720
647
73

3.72
3.70
3.97

M I L L W R I G H T S -------------------------------------------MAN U F AC T U RI NG -----------------------------------

196
196

O I L E R S -----------------------------------------------------MA N U F AC T U R I NG -----------------------------------

4.05
4.02

3.91
3.89
4.08
4.04

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.06- 3.49
3 .0 6 - 3.48

-

-

2.66- 3.17
2.6 4 - 3.15

13
10

2
2

3.623.61-

4.42
4.35
4.52
4.47
4.32
4.29

-

3.96
4.07
3.94
3.94

3
3
-

-

3.75
3.71
4.11

3.34- 3.98
3.2 8 - 3.97
3.73- 4.35

-

4
4

4.14
4.14

4.16
4.16

4.05- 4.56
4.05- 4.56

_

172
162

2.92
2.87

2.60
2.59

P A I N T E R S , MA I N T E N A N C E ------------------------MAN U F AC T U R I NG ------------------- --------------

93

3.78
3.80

3.68
3.70

3.533.56-

P I P E F I T T E R S , MA I N T E N A N C E ------------------MAN U F AC T U R I NG------------------- --------------

344
338

4.07
4.05

4.10
4.10

3.92- 4.20
3.91- 4.19

S HE ET- METAL WORKERS, MAI NTENANCE —
MANU F AC T U R I NG -----------------------------------

56
56

4.19
4.19

4.18
4.18

TOOL AND D I E M A K E R S ----------------------------MAN U F AC T U R I NG -----------------------------------

429
429

4.11
4.11

2.5 4 - 3.38
2 .5 3 - 3.34

4.114.113.833.83-

4.53
4.53
4.46
4.46

-

-

-

i

$

$

I
3.50

1

-

-

-

1

1
1
-

20
20

40
40

86
86

62
62

17
13

8

9

27
23

-

-

-

5
5

31
31

-

1

-

-

»
-

-

1
-

-

9

18
15

9
27
26

-

-

s
%
3.60 3.70

s
3.80

$
3.90

$
4.00

$
fs
4.10 4.20

$
4j40

*
4.60

$
4.80

$
5.00

3.70 3.80

3.90

4.00

4.10

4.20

4.40

4^60

4.80

5,00

over

23
21

5
2

20
20

17
15

1
-

38
38

3
2

4
-

11
-

40
40

21
19

23
21

40
39

17
1

75
75

16
16
16

29
29
29

30
30

20
20

-

-

5
5

1

-

20
20

95

19
10
9
9

1
1
-

62
58
4

52
38
14

5
5

185
1 84
1

12
12

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
2

2

15
14

16
16

6
6

16
16
5
3

5
5

12
12

1

3
-

2

-

-

24
24

2
-

8
8
-

5
-

9

1
1

14
14

-

18
18

-

-

12
12

12
12

21
21

-

54
54

3
3
17
17

27
27
-

2
2

10
10

16
3
13
13

13
11
10

3
3
3

8
8

20
-

-

-

-

-

-

11
11

88
88

87
87

54
54

-

17
17

1
1
-

35
35
-

-

-

-

-

7
7

45
45

40
34

73
73

-

2

-

20
20

8

12
12

6

33
33

-

-

8

80

-

-

24 12

68

-

-

-

12

-

23
23

-

28
28

67
67

-

-

-

-

26
26

68
68

-

2
-

4
4

53
50

-

6
6

-

-

20

5
5

-

-

109
109

-

13
8

-

-

2

3
3

-

42
42

-

34
33

-

2
-

8
8

-

45
39

-

22
5

-

80
10
70
70

6

5
5

-

66
66

61
60

14
14

6
6

58
58

28

8
8

-

-

18
18

-

111
32
79
79

31
25

-

9
9

-

11

9
9

86
86

21
21

-

33
33

-

35
35

-

7
3

-

12
12

-

-

1
-

25
25

l
1

-

2
-

3

-

23
23

-

34
34

36
36

3
1

-

-

3

20
11

1
4
4

1

20
20

1

6
36
36

1

-

-

14
14

6

-

23
17

-

-

12
7

42
42

1
4

1
1

9
9

21
21

4

-

-

-

3.60

2
2

-

5
-

-

12
10

3.50

23
23

5

-

-

2
1

115
115
-

-

-

-

-

3
3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

3.4C

3

6
6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

21
21
-

7
7

3.30

-

-

2
2

_

1

-

38
38

-

-

-

-

-

‘

1
-

-

3.20

-

1
21

1
-

_

-

-

2

-

-

-

52
52

8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

69

-

-

-

68
11

-

21
21

-

10
10

1
-

3.10

-

32
32

1 E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e and f o r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and la te s h i f t s .
2 F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - l .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n and o th er p u b lic u t il it i e s .




$

3 - 0 0 3 # 1 0 3 # 2 <) 3 . 30 3 . 4 0

3.00

-

14
13

-

2.90

-

-

■
-

$

%

2- 80 2 9 Q

_
-

_

-

-

-

-

69
69

-

1

-

_

18
18

4.04
4.05

2.80

1

-

-

2.70

-

4.10
4.04

$

.

-

-

4.18
4.18

3 .4 6 - 3.70
3 .4 6 - 3.70

$
2#7Q

-

-

86

3.55
3.55

1.583.56-

$
2-6Q

2
2
19
19

-

-

1

-

-

-

*

-

58
58

15

Table A-4a. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations—Large Establishments
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t- tim e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r m en in s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d in e s ta b lish m e n ts em p lo y in g 500 w o rk e rs o r m o re ,
by in d u s tr y d iv isio n , P a te r s o n —C lifto n —P a s s a i c , N .J ., M ay 1969)
Hourly earnings

N u m b er of w o r k e r s re c e iv in g s t r a ig h t- tim e h o u rly e a r n in g s o f
*
»
U nder 3 .3 0 3 .4 0
$
and
3 *3 0 u n d er

O ccu p ation and in d u stry d iv isio n

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

*
*
$
i
$
I
$
i
i
$
$
i
i
3 .8 0 3 .9 0 4 .0 0 4 .1 0 4 .2 0 4 .3 0 4 .4 0 4 .5 0 4 .6 0 4 .7 0 4 .8 0 4 .9 0 5 .0 0

3 .4 0 3 .5 0 3 .6 0 3 .7 0 3 .8 0 3 .9 0 4 .0 0 4 .1 0 4 .2 0 4 .3 0 4 ,4 0 4 ^ 5 5 ,4 .6 0 4.7Q 4 .8 0 4 .9 0 5 .0 0 o v er

CA RPENTE RS, MAINTENANCE ----MANUFACTURING -------------------

140
116

$
4 .2 3
4 .0 7

$
4 .0 8
4 .0 7

$
$
3 . 8 2 - 4 .4 4
3 . 8 4 - 4 .4 3

E L E C T R I C I A N S , MAINTENANCE MANUFACTURING -------------------

320
298

4 .3 1
4 .2 8

4 .3 7
4 .3 5

3 . 9 5 - 4 .6 8
3 . 9 5 - 4 .5 7

EN G IN EE R S, STATIONARY --------MANUFACTURING -------------------

4 .2 2
4 .1 9

4 .2 1
4 .1 5

3 . 8 9 - 4 .6 4
3 . 8 6 - 4 .7 2

FIREMEN, STATIONARY BOILER
MANUFACTURING ------------------

3 .6 4
3 .6 5

3 .7 1
3 .7 1

3 . 3 7 - 3 .7 8
3 . 3 7 - 3 .7 7

250
242

4 .0 5
4 .0 2

3 .9 7
3 .9 7

3 . 8 5 - 4 .2 3
3 . 8 5 - 4 .2 2

MECHANICS, MAINTENANCE ------MANUFACTURING -------------------

208
176

4 .0 7
4 .0 8

3 .9 9
3 .9 7

3 . 7 8 - 4 .4 4
3 . 7 6 - 4 .4 4

MILLWRIGHTS ---------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------

165
165

4 .2 9
4 .2 9

4 .1 8
4 .1 8

4 . 1 2 - 4 .5 8
4 . 1 2 - 4 .5 8

3 .8 3
3 .8 5

3 .6 9
3 .7 1

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

M A C H I N IS T S, MAINTENANCE ----MANUFACTURING -----------------MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE) ----------------------

17
15
20
20

26
26

37
37

62
62

35
35
45
45

23
21

27
27
39
39

3 . 7 7 - 4 .4 9

P A IN T E R S , MAINTENANCE --------MANUFACTURING -----------------P I P E F I T T E R S , MAINTENANCE —
MANUFACTURING -------------------

288
282

4 .1 7
4 .1 6

4 .1 3
4 .1 3

4 . 0 2 - 4 .4 3
4 . 0 2 - 4 .4 2

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

241
241

4 .3 7
4 .3 7

4 .4 2
4 .4 2

4 . 0 4 - 4 .7 8
4 . 0 4 - 4 .7 8




14
11

1 E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m pay fo r o v e rtim e and f o r w o rk on w ee k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and la te sh ifts .
2 F o r d e fin itio n of t e r m s , se e footnote 2, ta b le A - l .

28
28
32
32

67
67

73
73

40
39

16

Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , P a t e r s o n - C l i f t o n - P a s s a i c , N . J . , M ay 1 969)
Hourly earnings2

O cc u p a tio n 1 and in d u stry d iv isio n

$
1 .6 0
woricers

Mean3

Median3

Middle range3

N u m b er of w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s tr a ig h t - tim e h o u rly e a r n in g s of—
$
S
*
t
$
*
S
$
$
i
*
$
$
*
*
t
1 .7 0 1 .8 0 1 .9 0 2 .0 0 2 .1 0 2 .2 0 2 .3 0 2 .4 0 2 .5 0 2 .6 0 2 .7 0 2 .8 0 2 .9 0 3 .0 0 3 .1 0 3 .2 0

s

S
3 .4 0 3 .6 0

*
$
1 ------ s
3 J80 4 .0 0 4 .2 0 4 .4 0

and
u n d er
1 *70

and
1 .8 0 1 .9 0 2 .0 0 2 .1 0

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

2 .7 0 2 .8 0

2 .9 0 -1 ,0 0

3 .1 0 -la 2 0 rjtS L -2..BQ 3 .8 0 4 .0 0 4 .2 0 4 .4 0 o v e r

GUARDS AND WATCHMEN ----------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

511
290
221

$
2 .5 8
2 .7 6
2 .3 5

$
2 .5 8
2 .8 3
2 .2 4

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

$
3 .1 2
3 .2 9
2 .7 1

11
11

55
18
37

44
15
29

33
18
15

24
14
10

32
14
18

1

27
12
15

34
22
12

38
22
16

19
19

44
33
11

14
14

1

3
3
“

18
15
3

21
21
~

46
46
~

27
11
16

19
12
7

_

-

-

GUARDS:
MANUFACTURING ------------- ---------------------

181

3 .0 6

3 .1 5

2 . 8 3 - 3 .4 4

-

-

-

10

-

-

-

-

-

18

8

-

33

14

1

15

21

46

3

12

-

-

-

WATCHMEN:
MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

1

1

109

2 .2 7

2 .0 9

1 . 8 6 - 2 .5 4

-

18

15

8

14

-

14

-

12

4

14

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

8

-

-

-r

-

J A N I T O R S , PO RTE RS, AND CLEANERS ----MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING — ------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 4-------------------------

1 ,6 2 2
1 ,0 6 5
557
105

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

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

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

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

86
86
2

61
5
56
1

75
14
61
5

92
41
51

92
54
38
5

144
98
46
3

74
49
25

124
no
14
5

70
52
18
“

92
68
24
2

77
58
19
2

30
22
8
7

89
87
2
1

173
123
50
47

32
28
4
2

42
30
12

223
180
43
23

15
15
~

31
31
-

_
-

_
-

-

_
_
-

J A N I T O R S , P O RTE RS, AND CLEANERS
( W O M E N ) ---------------------------------- --------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

168
120

2 .1 2
1 .9 4

1 .9 8
1 .9 5

1 . 9 2 - 2 .2 7
1 . 9 0 - 2 .0 2

_

15
15

15
15

65
58

15
12

10
5

10
10

1
1

11
3

1C
1

_

_

1

1

_

_

13

1

_

.

-

LA BO RE RS , MATERIAL HANDLING ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 4 -------------------------

2 ,8 0 6
1 ,1 4 9
1 ,6 5 7
930

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

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

2 .5 5 2 .2 9 2 .7 8 3 .5 2 -

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

-

33
9
24

88
46
42

35
19
16

138
64
74

78
70
8

116
89
27

30
14
16

68
36
32

224
150
74

105
47
58

142
84
58

269
261
8

154
16
138
82

27
20
7
“

64
51
13
*

122
39
83
1

967
59
908
782

142
75
67
61

4
4
4

_
-

_
-

ORDER
F I L L E R S -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----- ----------------------

1 ,3 6 2
477
885

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

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

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

-

15
15
“

16
16

6
5
1

6
5
1

19
13
6

108
108
-

41
35
6

28
28
“

113
35
78

87
33
54

173
9
164

42
17
25

79
13
66

63
38
25

30
3
27

42
18
24

311
311

183
86
97

_

_

PA CKE RS, S H I P P IN G -------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

1 ,0 3 3
724
309

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

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

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

-

36
35
1

48
35
13

64
63
1

61
60
1

78
50
28

204
190
14

n
n
“

34
28
6

8
8
~

41
38
3

91
17
74

98
62
36

118
39
79

40
22
18

17
17
-

54
24
30

5
5

25
20
5

-

_
-

-

PA C KE RS , S H I P P IN G (WOMEN) ----------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

405
260
145

2 .1 4
1 .9 6
2 .4 6

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

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

10
10

77
72
5

90
84
6

16
16

37
36
1

12

27
27

8
2
6

38

12

38

36
12
24

11
2
9

”

9
9
~

34

RE C E IV I N G CLERKS ----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

495
293
202

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

3 .2 0
3 .3 6
3 .0 8

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

_

_

_

-

1

_

4
3
1

8
4
4

14
8
6

64
26
38

12
12
~

29
15
14

51
9
42

65
50
15

56
28
28

7
4
3

172
129
43

7
3
4

3
2
i

-

-

S H I P P I N G CLERKS -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

193
123
70

3 .1 8
3 .2 1
3 .1 4

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

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

12
12
~

32
6
26

26
26
*

5
5

3
2
1

19
11
8

31
16
15

24
22
2

26
8
18

n
n
-

4
4
-

-

-

-

SH I P P I N G AND RE C E IV I N G C LER KS --------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------- --------------

371
223
148

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

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

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

3

13

“

72
42
30

43
36
7

2

10

13

61
30
31

41

3

76
69
7

-

*

1
1

21
16
5

TRUCK DRIV ERS5 ---------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 4 -------------------------

2 ,8 1 8
523
2 ,2 9 5
1 ,9 2 5

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

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

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

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

24
23
1

88
20
68

34
34

309
71
238
134

91
28
63
51

TRUCK DRIV ER S, LIG HT (UNDER
1 - 1 / 2 TONS) ---------------------------------------

72

3 .0 0

3 .3 8

2 . 2 8 - 3 .7 2

TRUCK DRIV ER S, MEDIUM ( 1 H I / 2 TO
ANO INCLUDING 4 TONS) ------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

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




652
218
434

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

3 .3 4
3 .0 7
3 .3 9

2 . 8 7 - 3 .7 7
2 . 8 4 - 3 .3 7
2 . 8 8 - 3 .7 9

-

*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

“

-

-

_

_

“

-

-

-

_

_

*

_

_

“

-

-

4
4

18
16
2

5
5

3

16
5
11

25
25

34
25
9

18
3
15

~

*

~

*

3

1

5

3

1

-

-

-

-

6

10

24

-

~

24

29
21
8

15
3
12

23
23

88
20
68

18
17
1

37
36
1

16
16

140
36
104

5
5

116
10
106

115
15
100

7
7

9

“

**

1

1

1

1

-

1

-

1

-

3

-

3

1

_

8

-

-

-

-

1

*

8

24

-

24
21
3

39
38
1

-

2

'

_

-

34

~

-

_

_

2

-

16

-

2

-

16
16
-

-

-

-

_

1
-

-

_
-

_

-

-

41

2

i

1
1

235 1795
96
78
139 1717
21 1717

7
7

49
49

9

-

_

9
9

_

*

-

9

-

17

Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , P a t e r s o n - C lif to n —P a s s a i c , N . J . , M ay 1969)
H ourly e a •nings 2

O c c u p a tio n 1 and in d u stry d iv isio n

Num ber
of
w orkers

M e an 3

M e d ian 3

M iddle ran ge3

$

S

*

t

$

1160

1 .70

1 .6 0

1 .9 0

2 .0 0

2 .1 0

2 .2 0

2 .3 0

2 .4 0

2 .5 0

2 .60

2 .7 0

2 .8 0

1 .80

1 .9 0

?.P 9

2.1fi

g-?0

2 .3 0

2 .4 0

?»5 9

2 .6 0

2 .7 0

2 .8 0

TRUC KDR IV ER S.

-

f—
»

s

$

*

*

r —

3 .20

3 .4 0

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

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D a ta lim ite d to m e n w o r k e r s e x c e p t w h ere o th e r w ise in d ic a te d .
E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y fo r o v e r tim e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and la te s h i f t s .
F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2 , ta b le A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th er p u b lic u t il it i e s .
I n c lu d e s a ll d r i v e r s , a s d e fin e d , r e g a r d l e s s o f s i z e and typ e of tr u c k o p e r a te d .




30

20

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Table A-5a. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations—Large Establishments
( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t- tim e h o u rly e a r n in g s f o r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o re ,
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , P a t e r s o n —C lifto n —P a s s a i c , N . J . , M ay 1969)

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1 D a ta lim ite d to m e n w o r k e r s e x c e p t w h ere o th e r w ise in d ic a te d .
2 E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e and f o r w o rk on w ee k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and la te s h if ts .
5 F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - l .
4 In c lu d e s a l l d r i v e r s , a s d e fin e d , r e g a r d l e s s o f s i z e an d type o f tr u c k o p e r a te d .




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Appendix. Occupational Descriptions
T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r i n g jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r th e B u r e a u 's w a g e s u r v e y s i s to a s s i s t i t s f ie ld s t a f f in c l a s s i f y i n g in to a p p r o p r i a t e
o c c u p a t io n s w o r k e r s who a r e e m p lo y e d u n d e r a v a r i e t y o f p a y r o l l t i t l e s a n d d if f e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b li s h m e n t to e s t a b li s h m e n t a n d
f r o m a r e a to a r e a .
T h is p e r m i t s th e g r o u p in g o f o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p a r a b l e jo b c o n te n t.
B e c a u s e o f t h is e m p h a s i s on
in t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t a n d i n t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b i l i t y o f o c c u p a t io n a l c o n te n t, th e B u r e a u 's jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d i f f e r s i g n i f ic a n t l y f r o m t h o s e in u s e in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s o r t h o s e p r e p a r e d f o r o th e r p u r p o s e s .
In a p p ly in g t h e s e jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s , th e B u r e a u 's f ie ld e c o n o m is t s a r e in s t r u c t e d
to e x c lu d e w o rk in g s u p e r v i s o r s ; a p p r e n t i c e s ; l e a r n e r s ; b e g in n e r s ; t r a i n e e s ; a n d h a n d ic a p p e d , p a r t - t i m e , t e m p o r a r y , a n d p r o b a t i o n a r y w o r k e r s .

OFFICE
B IL L E R ,

M A C H IN E

CLERK,

B i l l e r , m a c h in e ( b illin g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a s p e c i a l b il lin g m a c h in e (M o o n H o p k in s, E l l i o t t
F i s h e r , B u r r o u g h s , e t c . , w h ich a r e c o m b in a t io n ty p in g a n d a d d in g m a c h in e s ) to p r e p a r e b i l l s
a n d in v o i c e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , in t e r n a l ly p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , s h ip p in g m e m o ­
r a n d u m s , e t c . U s u a ll y in v o l v e s a p p lic a t i o n o f p r e d e t e r m in e d d is c o u n t s a n d sh ip p in g c h a r g e s ,
a n d e n t r y of n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s i o n s , w h ich m a y o r m a y n o t b e c o m p u te d on th e b il lin g m a c h in e ,
a n d t o t a l s w h ich a r e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c c u m u l a t e d b y m a c h in e . T h e o p e r a t io n u s u a l l y in v o l v e s
a l a r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p i e s o f th e b i l l b e in g p r e p a r e d an d i s o fte n d o n e on a f a n fo ld
m a c h in e .

O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ( R e m in g to n R a n d , E l l i o t t F i s h e r , S u n d s t r a n d , B u r r o u g h s ,
N a tio n a l C a s h R e g i s t e r , w ith o r w ith o u t a t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a r d ) to k e e p a r e c o r d o f b u s i n e s s
tr a n s a c tio n s .

C l a s s C . P e r f o r m s r o u tin e f il in g o f m a t e r i a l th a t h a s a l r e a d y b e e n c l a s s i f i e d o r w h ich
i s e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s i m p le s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s y s t e m ( e . g . , a lp h a b e t ic a l, c h r o n o lo g ic a l,
o r n u m e r i c a l ) . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s m a ­
t e r i a l ; a n d m a y f i l l o ut w ith d r a w a l c h a r g e . P e r f o r m s s i m p le c l e r i c a l an d m a n u a l t a s k s r e ­
q u i r e d to m a in t a in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .
CLERK,

CLERK,

PAYRO LL

C o m p u t e s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p l o y e e s a n d e n t e r s th e n e c e s s a r y d a t a on the p a y r o l l
s h e e t s . D u tie s in v o lv e : C a lc u la t i n g w o r k e r s ' e a r n i n g s b a s e d on tim e o r p r o d u c tio n r e c o r d s ; an d
p o s tin g c a lc u la t e d d a t a on p a y r o l l s h e e t , sh o w in g in f o r m a t io n su c h a s w o r k e r 's n a m e , w o rk in g
d a y s , t i m e , r a t e , d e d u c tio n s f o r in s u r a n c e , a n d t o t a l w a g e s d u e . M a y m a k e o u t p a y c h e c k s an d
a s s i s t p a y m a s t e r in m a k in g u p an d d is t r i b u t i n g p a y e n v e l o p e s .
M a y u s e a c a lc u la t i n g m a c h in e .

C l a s s B . K e e p s a r e c o r d o f one o r m o r e p h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s o f a s e t o f r e c o r d s u s u a l l y
r e q u ir i n g li t t l e k n o w le d g e o f b a s i c b o o k k e e p in g . P h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s in c lu d e a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ,
p a y r o l l , c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n t s (n o t in c lu d in g a s i m p le ty p e o f b il lin g d e s c r i b e d u n d e r b i l l e r ,
m a c h in e ), c o s t d is t r i b u t i o n , e x p e n s e d is t r i b u t i o n , in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , e t c . M a y c h e c k o r a s s i s t
in p r e p a r a t i o n o f t r i a l b a l a n c e s a n d p r e p a r e c o n t r o l s h e e t s f o r th e a c c o u n t in g d e p a r t m e n t .

CO M PTO M ETER O PERATO R
P r i m a r y d u ty i s to o p e r a t e a C o m p t o m e t e r to p e r f o r m m a t h e m a t ic a l c o m p u t a t i o n s . T h is
jo b i s n o t to b e c o n f u s e d w ith th a t o f s t a t i s t i c a l o r o th e r ty p e of c l e r k , w h ich m a y in v o lv e f r e ­
q u e n t u s e o f a C o m p t o m e t e r b u t, in w h ic h , u s e o f t h is m a c h in e i s in c id e n t a l to p e r f o r m a n c e of
o th e r d u t ie s .

A C C O U N T IN G

C l a s s A . U n d e r g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o f a b o o k k e e p e r o r a c c o u n t a n t, h a s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r
k e e p in g one o r m o r e s e c t i o n s o f a c o m p le t e s e t o f b o o k s o r r e c o r d s r e la t in g to one p h a s e
o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t 's b u s i n e s s t r a n s a c t i o n s . W o rk in v o l v e s p o s tin g a n d b a l a n c in g s u b s i d i a r y
le d g e r o r l e d g e r s su c h a s a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ; e x a m in in g a n d c o d in g
in v o i c e s o r v o u c h e r s w ith p r o p e r a c c o u n t in g d is t r i b u t i o n ; a n d r e q u i r e s ju d g m e n t a n d e x p e r i ­
e n c e in m a k in g p r o p e r a s s i g n a t i o n s a n d a l l o c a t i o n s . M a y a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g , a d ju s t i n g , a n d
c l o s i n g jo u r n a l e n t r i e s ; a n d m a y d i r e c t c l a s s B a c c o u n t in g c l e r k s .

KEYPUNCH O PERATO R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a n u m e r ic a l a n d / o r a lp h a b e t ic a l o r c o m b in a t io n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to
t r a n s c r i b e d a t a f r o m v a r i o u s s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to k e y p u n c h ta b u la t in g c a r d s . P e r f o r m s s a m e
t a s k s a s lo w e r le v e l k e y p u n c h o p e r a t o r b u t, in a d d it io n , w o rk r e q u i r e s a p p lic a t i o n o f c o d in g
s k i l l s a n d th e m a k in g o f s o m e d e t e r m in a t i o n s , f o r e x a m p le , l o c a t e s on th e s o u r c e d o c u m e n t
th e i t e m s to b e p u n c h e d ; e x t r a c t s in fo r m a t io n f r o m s e v e r a l d o c u m e n t s ; a n d s e a r c h e s f o r an d
i n t e r p r e t s in f o r m a t io n on th e d o c u m e n t to d e t e r m in e in f o r m a t io n to b e p u n c h e d .
M ay tra in
in e x p e r ie n c e d o p e r a t o r s .

C l a s s B . U n d e r s u p e r v i s i o n , p e r f o r m s one o r m o r e r o u tin e a c c o u n t in g o p e r a t io n s su c h
a s p o s tin g s i m p le jo u r n a l v o u c h e r s o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b le v o u c h e r s , e n t e r in g v o u c h e r s in
v o u c h e r r e g i s t e r s ; r e c o n c il in g b a n k a c c o u n t s ; a n d p o s t in g s u b s i d i a r y l e d g e r s c o n t r o l le d by
g e n e r a l l e d g e r s , o r p o s tin g s i m p le c o s t a c c o u n t in g d a t a . T h is jo b d o e s no t r e q u i r e a k n o w l­
e d g e o f a c c o u n t in g a n d b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s b u t i s fo u n d in o f f i c e s in w h ich th e m o r e r o u tin e
a c c o u n t in g w o rk i s su b d iv id e d on a f u n c tio n a l b a s i s a m o n g s e v e r a l w o r k e r s .




O RDER

R e c e i v e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s f o r m a t e r i a l o r m e r c h a n d is e b y m a i l , p h o n e , o r p e r s o n a l l y .
D u t ie s in v o lv e a n y c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o ll o w i n g : Q u o tin g p r i c e s to c u s t o m e r s ; m a k in g o u t a n o r d e r
s h e e t l i s t i n g th e i t e m s to m a k e up th e o r d e r ; c h e c k in g p r i c e s an d q u a n t i t ie s o f i t e m s on o r d e r
s h e e t ; a n d d is t r i b u t i n g o r d e r s h e e t s to r e s p e c t i v e d e p a r t m e n t s to b e f i l l e d . M a y c h e c k w ith c r e d i t
d e p a r t m e n t to d e t e r m in e c r e d i t r a t i n g o f c u s t o m e r , a c k n o w le d g e r e c e i p t o f o r d e r s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ,
fo llo w u p o r d e r s to s e e th a t th e y h a v e b e e n f i l l e d , k e e p f i l e o f o r d e r s r e c e i v e d , a n d c h e c k sh ip p in g
in v o i c e s w ith o r i g i n a l o r d e r s .

C la ss A.
K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u ir i n g a k n o w le d g e o f a n d e x p e r i e n c e in b a s i c
b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s , an d f a m i l i a r i t y w ith th e s t r u c t u r e o f th e p a r t i c u l a r a c c o u n t in g s y s t e m
u s e d . D e t e r m i n e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s a n d d is t r i b u t i o n o f d e b it a n d c r e d i t i t e m s to b e u s e d in e a c h
p h a s e o f th e w o r k .
M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o l id a t e d r e p o r t s , b a l a n c e s h e e t s , a n d o th e r r e c o r d s
b y hand.

CLERK,

f il in g s y s t e m c o n ta in in g a n u m b e r o f v a r ie d s u b je c t m a t t e r
m a t e r i a l su c h a s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , r e p o r t s , te c h n ic a l d o c u ­
m a t e r i a l . M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r i o u s t y p e s in c o n ju n c tio n
a l l g r o u p of lo w e r l e v e l f il e c l e r k s .

C l a s s B . S o r t s , c o d e s , a n d f i l e s u n c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y s i m p le ( s u b je c t m a t t e r ) h e a d ­
in g s ~ o r p a r t l y c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y f in e r s u b h e a d in g s . P r e p a r e s s i m p le r e l a t e d in d e x an d
c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a i d s . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s c l e a r l y id e n tifie d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s
m a te r ia l.
M a y p e r f o r m r e l a t e d c l e r i c a l t a s k s r e q u ir e d to m a in ta in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .

B i l l e r , m a c h in e ( b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ( S u n d s t r a n d , E l l i o t t
F i s h e r , R e m in g to n R a n d , e t c . , w h ich m a y o r m a y n o t h a v e t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a r d ) to p r e p a r e
c u s t o m e r s ' b i l l s a s p a r t o f th e a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o p e r a t io n . G e n e r a ll y in v o l v e s th e s i m u l t a ­
n e o u s e n t r y o f f i g u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' l e d g e r r e c o r d . T h e m a c h in e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c c u m u l a t e s
f i g u r e s on a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o lu m n s a n d c o m p u t e s , a n d u s u a l l y p r in t s a u t o m a t i c a l l y th e
d e b i t o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s . D o e s n o t in v o lv e a k n o w le d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g . W o rk s f r o m u n if o r m
a n d s t a n d a r d t y p e s of s a l e s a n d c r e d i t s l i p s .
B O O K K E E P IN G - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R

F IL E

C l a s s A . In an e s t a b l i s h e d
f i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s a n d in d e x e s f i l e
m e n t s , e t c . M a y a l s o f i l e t h is
w ith th e f i l e s .
M a y le a d a s m

P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , an d in v o i c e s on a m a c h in e o th e r th an a n o r d in a r y o r e l e c t r o m a t i c t y p e w r it e r .
M a y a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s a s to b i l l i n g s o r sh ip p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o th e r
c l e r i c a l w o rk in c id e n ta l to b il lin g o p e r a t i o n s . F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a c h in e , a r e
c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f m a c h in e , a s f o ll o w s :

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C la ss B.
U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n o r f o llo w in g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r i n s t r u c t i o n s ,
t r a n s c r i b e s d a ta f r o m s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to p u n c h e d c a r d s .
O p e ra te s a n u m e r ic a l a n d /o r
a lp h a b e t ic a l o r c o m b in a t io n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to k e y p u n c h t a b u la t in g c a r d s . M a y v e r i f y c a r d s .
W o rkin g f r o m v a r i o u s s t a n d a r d iz e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s , f o ll o w s s p e c i f i e d s e q u e n c e s w h ich h a v e
b e e n c o d e d o r p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a i l a n d r e q u i r e l i t t l e o r no s e l e c t i n g , c o d in g , o r in t e r p r e t in g
o f d a t a to b e p u n ch ed . P r o b l e m s a r i s i n g f r o m e r r o n e o u s i t e m s o r c o d e s , m i s s i n g in f o r m a t io n ,
e t c . , a r e r e f e r r e d to s u p e r v i s o r .

S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u e d
d.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . (o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t le v e l
o f o f f ic i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 000 p e r s o n s ; o r
e.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a l a r g e an d im p o r t a n t o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a m id d le
m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r o f an o r g a n i z a t io n a l s e g m e n t o fte n in v o lv in g a s m a n y a s s e v e r a l h u n d re d
p e r s o n s ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
C la ss

O F F IC E

C

BO Y OR G IR L

P e r f o r m s v a r io u s r o u t in e d u t ie s su c h a s ru n n in g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t in g m in o r o f f ic e m a ­
c h in e s su c h a s s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , o p e n in g a n d d is t r i b u t i n g m a i l , a n d o th e r m in o r c l e r i c a l w o rk .

a.
S e c r e t a r y to a n e x e c u t i v e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o s e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s n o t e q u iv a le n t
to one o f th e s p e c i f i c l e v e l s i t u a t io n s in th e d e fin itio n f o r c l a s s B , b u t w h o se s u b o r d in a t e s t a f f
n o r m a l ly n u m b e r s a t l e a s t s e v e r a l d o z e n e m p l o y e e s a n d i s u s u a l l y d iv id e d in to o r g a n i z a t io n a l
s e g m e n t s w h ich a r e o fte n , in t u r n , f u r t h e r s u b d iv id e d . In s o m e c o m p a n ie s , t h is l e v e l in c lu d e s a
w id e r a n g e o f o r g a n i z a t io n a l e c h e lo n s ; in o t h e r s , o n ly one o r tw o ; o r

SEC R ET A R Y
b . S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . (o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l of
o f f ic i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r th a n 5, 000 p e r s o n s .

A s s i g n e d a s p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a l ly to one in d iv id u a l. M a in ta in s a c l o s e a n d h ig h ly
r e s p o n s i v e r e l a t i o n s h i p to th e d a y - t o - d a y w o r k a c t i v i t i e s o f th e s u p e r v i s o r . W o rk s f a i r l y in d e ­
p e n d e n tly r e c e i v i n g a m in im u m o f d e t a ile d s u p e r v i s i o n a n d g u id a n c e .
P e r fo r m s v a r ie d c l e r ic a l
a n d s e c r e t a r i a l d u t i e s , u s u a l l y in c lu d in g m o s t o f th e f o ll o w i n g : (a ) R e c e i v e s te le p h o n e c a l l s ,
p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , a n d in c o m in g m a i l , a n s w e r s r o u t in e i n q u i r i e s , a n d r o u t e s th e te c h n ic a l in q u i r i e s
to th e p r o p e r p e r s o n s ; (b) e s t a b l i s h e s , m a i n t a i n s , a n d r e v i s e s th e s u p e r v i s o r 's f i l e s ; (c) m a in t a in s
th e s u p e r v i s o r 's c a le n d a r an d m a k e s a p p o in tm e n t s a s i n s t r u c t e d ; (d) r e l a y s m e s s a g e s f r o m s u p e r ­
v i s o r to s u b o r d i n a t e s ; (e) r e v i e w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o r a n d a , a n d r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s
f o r th e s u p e r v i s o r 's s i g n a t u r e to a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l a n d t y p o g r a p h ic a c c u r a c y ; a n d (f) p e r f o r m s
s t e n o g r a p h ic a n d ty p in g w o rk .

a.
S e c r e t a r y to th e s u p e r v i s o r o r h e a d o f a s m a l l o r g a n i z a t io n a l u n it ( e . g . , fe w e r th a n
a b o u t 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; o r

M a y a l s o p e r f o r m o th e r c l e r i c a l an d s e c r e t a r i a l t a s k s o f c o m p a r a b le n a tu r e a n d d if f i c u l t y .
T h e w o rk t y p ic a ll y r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f ic e r o u t in e a n d u n d e r s ta n d in g o f th e o r g a n i z a t io n ,
p r o g r a m s , a n d p r o c e d u r e s r e l a t e d to th e w o rk o f th e s u p e r v i s o r .

STEN O G R A PH ER ,

E xclusion s

N o t a l l p o s it i o n s th a t a r e t i t le d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s th e a b o v e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . E x a m p l e s
of p o s it i o n s w h ich a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th e d e f in itio n a r e a s f o ll o w s : (a) P o s i t i o n s w h ich do n o t m e e t
th e " p e r s o n a l " s e c r e t a r y c o n c e p t d e s c r i b e d a b o v e ; (b) s t e n o g r a p h e r s n o t f u l ly t r a i n e d in s e c r e t a r i a l
ty p e d u t i e s ; (c) s t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v i n g a s o f f ic e a s s i s t a n t s to a g r o u p o f p r o f e s s i o n a l , t e c h n ic a l,
o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n s ; (d) s e c r e t a r y p o s it i o n s in w h ich th e d u t ie s a r e e i t h e r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e
r o u tin e o r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e c o m p le x a n d r e s p o n s i b l e th a n th o s e c h a r a c t e r i z e d in th e d e f in itio n ;
a n d (e) a s s i s t a n t ty p e p o s it i o n s w h ich in v o lv e m o r e d if f i c u l t o r m o r e r e s p o n s i b l e t e c h n ic a l, a d m in ­
i s t r a t i v e , s u p e r v i s o r y , o r s p e c i a l i z e d c l e r i c a l d u t ie s w h ich a r e n o t t y p ic a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o rk .
N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d in th e le v e l d e f in i t io n s fo llo w in g , r e f e r s to
th o s e o f f i c i a l s w ho h a v e a s i g n i f ic a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o lic y m a k in g r o le w ith r e g a r d to m a jo r
c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s . T h e t i t le " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , " th o u g h n o r m a l ly in d ic a t iv e o f t h is r o l e , d o e s not
in a l l c a s e s id e n tify su c h p o s i t i o n s . V ic e p r e s i d e n t s w h o se p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s to a c t p e r ­
s o n a l ly on in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t i o n s ( e . g . , a p p r o v e o r d e n y in d iv id u a l lo a n o r c r e d i t a c t i o n s ;
a d m i n i s t e r in d iv id u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d i r e c t l y s u p e r v i s e a c l e r i c a l s t a ff ) a r e no t c o n s id e r e d to b e
" c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s o f a p p ly in g th e fo llo w in g le v e l d e f in i t io n s .

over

a.
S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l ,
100 b u t fe w e r th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

b.
S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r (o th e r th a n th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t )
o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5, 0 0 0 b u t f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
c.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d ( im m e d i a t e l y b e lo w th e c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r le v e l) o f a m a jo r s e g ­
m e n t o r s u b s i d i a r y o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
C la ss
a.
fe w e r th a n

B

S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l ,
100 p e r s o n s ; o r

b.
S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o th e r th a n c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t ) of
a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 100 b u t f e w e r th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
c.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d ( im m e d i a t e l y b e lo w th e o f f i c e r le v e l) o v e r e i t h e r a m a jo r
c o r p o r a t e - w i d e fu n c tio n a l a c t i v i t y ( e . g . , m a r k e t i n g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t i o n s , i n d u s t r i a l r e l a t i o n s , e t c .)
o r a m a jo r g e o g r a p h ic o r o r g a n i z a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a r e g io n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ; a m a j o r d iv is io n )
o F a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5, 0 0 0 b u t f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 0 0 e m p l o y e e s ; o r




C la ss D

b . S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e r v i s o r y s t a f f s p e c i a l i s t , p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p l o y e e , a d m i n i s t r a t i v e
o f f i c e r , o r a s s i s t a n t , s k i l l e d te c h n ic ia n o r e x p e r t . ( N O T E : M an y c o m p a n ie s a s s i g n s t e n o g r a p h e r s ,
r a t h e r th a n s e c r e t a r i e s a s d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , to t h is l e v e l o f s u p e r v i s o r y o r n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r .)
GENERAL

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u tin e v o c a b u la r y f r o m one o r m o r e
p e r s o n s e i t h e r in sh o r t h a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n . M a y
a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it te n c o p y . M a y m a in t a in f i l e s , k e e p s i m p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o th e r r e l a t i v e l y
r o u t in e c l e r i c a l t a s k s .
M a y o p e r a t e f r o m a s t e n o g r a p h ic p o o l.
D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g m a c h in e w o r k .
(S e e tr a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e o p e r a t o r .)
STEN O G R A PH ER ,

S E N IO R

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d te c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u la r y
su c h a s in l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h f r o m one o r m o r e p e r s o n s e i t h e r in s h o r t ­
h an d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n . M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r itte n
copy.
M a y a l s o s e t u p an d m a in t a in f i l e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e t c .
OR
P e r f o r m s s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t ie s r e q u ir i n g s i g n i f ic a n t l y g r e a t e r in d e p e n d e n c e an d r e s p o n s i ­
b il it y th a n s t e n o g r a p h e r s , g e n e r a l a s e v id e n c e d b y th e fo llo w in g : W ork r e q u i r e s h ig h d e g r e e of
s t e n o g r a p h ic s p e e d an d a c c u r a c y ; an d a th o ro u g h w o rk in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s i n e s s a n d o ffic e
p r o c e d u r e s a n d o f th e s p e c i f i c b u s i n e s s o p e r a t i o n s , o r g a n i z a t io n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s ,
w o rk flo w , e t c .
U s e s t h is k n o w le d g e in p e r f o r m i n g s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t ie s a n d r e s p o n s i b l e c l e r i c a l
t a s k s su c h a s , m a in ta in in g fo llo w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b l i n g m a t e r i a l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , l e t t e r s ,
e t c .; c o m p o s in g s i m p le l e t t e r s f r o m g e n e r a l in s t r u c t i o n s ; r e a d i n g a n d r o u t in g in c o m in g m a il ; an d
a n s w e r in g r o u tin e q u e s t i o n s , e t c .
D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e w o rk .
S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a s i n g l e - o r m u lt ip l e - p o s it i o n te le p h o n e s w it c h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , i n t r a p l a n t o r o f f ic e c a l l s .
P e r f o r m s f u l l te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e o r h a n d le s
c o m p le x c a l l s , su c h a s c o n f e r e n c e , c o l l e c t , o v e r s e a s , o r s i m i l a r c a l l s , e i t h e r in a d d it io n to d o in g
r o u tin e w o rk a s d e s c r i b e d f o r s w i tc h b o a r d o p e r a t o r , c l a s s B , o r a s a f u l l - t i m e a s s i g n m e n t .
( " F u l l " te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w hen th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t h a s v a r ie d fu n c tio n s th a t a r e
n o t r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n p u r p o s e s , e . g . , b e c a u s e o f o v e r l a p p i n g o r
in t e r r e l a t e d f u n c t io n s , a n d c o n s e q u e n t ly p r e s e n t f r e q u e n t p r o b l e m s a s to w h ich e x t e n s io n s a r e
a p p r o p r ia te fo r c a lls .)
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s a s in g le - o r m u l t i p l e - p o s i t i o n te le p h o n e s w it c h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , in t r a p l a n t o r o f f ic e c a l l s . M a y h a n d le r o u tin e lo n g d i s t a n c e c a l l s a n d r e c o r d t o l l s . M a y
p e r f o r m li m it e d te le p h o n e in f o r m a tio n s e r v i c e . ( " L i m i t e d " te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e o c c u r s
i f th e fu n c tio n s o f th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e r v i c e d a r e r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n
p u r p o s e s , o r i f th e r e q u e s t s a r e r o u t in e , e . g . , g iv in g e x t e n s io n n u m b e r s w h en s p e c i f i c n a m e s a r e
f u r n is h e d , o r if c o m p le x c a l l s a r e r e f e r r e d to a n o th e r o p e r a t o r .)

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T A B U L A T I N G - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u e d

In a d d it io n to p e r f o r m i n g d u t ie s o f o p e r a t o r on a s i n g l e - p o s i t i o n o r m o n i t o r - t y p e s w i t c h ­
b o a r d , a c t s a s r e c e p t i o n i s t a n d m a y a l s o ty p e o r p e r f o r m r o u t in e c l e r i c a l w o r k a s p a r t o f r e g u l a r
d u tie s.
T h is ty p in g o r c l e r i c a l w o rk m a y ta k e th e m a jo r p a r t o f t h is w o r k e r 's ti m e w h ile at
sw itc h b o a rd .

C l a s s C . O p e r a t e s s i m p le ta b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h in e s su c h a s th e
s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c in g p u n ch , c o l l a t o r , e t c ., w ith s p e c i f i c in s t r u c t i o n s .
M a y in c lu d e s i m p le
w ir in g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d s o m e f il in g w o r k . T h e w o r k t y p ic a ll y in v o l v e s p o r t io n s o f a w o rk
u n it, f o r e x a m p le , in d iv id u a l s o r t in g o r c o ll a t in g r u n s o r r e p e t it i v e o p e r a t io n s .
T R A N S C R I B I N G -M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R ,

G ENERAL

T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a v a r i e t y o f t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h i n e s , t y p ic a ll y
in c lu d in g su c h m a c h in e s a s th e t a b u l a t o r , c a l c u l a t o r , i n t e r p r e t e r , c o l l a t o r , a n d o t h e r s .
P e r f o r m s c o m p le te r e p o r t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s w ith o u t c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n , an d p e r f o r m s d if f i c u l t
w ir i n g a s r e q u i r e d .
T h e c o m p le te r e p o r t i n g an d t a b u la t in g a s s i g n m e n t s t y p ic a ll y in v o lv e a
v a r i e t y o f lo n g a n d c o m p le x r e p o r t s w h ich o fte n a r e of i r r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r in g ty p e r e ­
q u ir in g s o m e p la n n in g a n d s e q u e n c in g o f s t e p s to b e ta k e n . A s a m o r e e x p e r i e n c e d o p e r a t o r ,
i s t y p ic a ll y in v o lv e d in t r a i n in g new o p e r a t o r s in m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t i a l l y t r a i n e d
o p e r a t o r s in w ir i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d o p e r a t in g s e q u e n c e s o f lo n g a n d c o m p le x r e p o r t s .
D o e s not in c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s p e r f o r m i n g t a b u l a t in g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t io n s a n d d a y - t o d a y s u p e r v i s i o n o f th e w o rk a n d p r o d u c tio n o f a g r o u p o f t a b u l a t in g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s .
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s m o r e d if f i c u l t t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h in e s s u c h a s th e
t a b u l a t o r an d c a l c u l a t o r , in a d d it io n to th e s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c e r , a n d c o l l a t o r .
T h is w o rk is
p e r f o r m e d u n d e r s p e c i f i c in s t r u c t i o n s a n d m a y in c lu d e th e p e r f o r m a n c e o f s o m e w ir in g f r o m
d i a g r a m s . T h e w o r k t y p ic a ll y in v o l v e s , f o r e x a m p le , t a b u l a t io n s in v o lv in g a r e p e t it i v e
a c c o u n t in g e x e r c i s e , a c o m p le te b u t s m a l l t a b u la t in g s t u d y , o r p a r t s o f a lo n g e r an d m o r e
c o m p le x r e p o r t . S u c h r e p o r t s a n d s t u d i e s a r e u s u a l l y o f a r e c u r r i n g n a tu r e w h e r e th e p r o ­
c e d u r e s a r e w e ll e s ta b lis h e d .
M a y a l s o in c lu d e th e t r a i n in g o f new e m p l o y e e s in th e b a s i c
o p e r a t io n o f th e m a c h in e .

PROFESSIONAL

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u t in e v o c a b u la r y f r o m
tr a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e r e c o r d s .
M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it t e n c o p y a n d do s i m p le c l e r i c a l w o r k .
W o r k e r s t r a n s c r i b i n g d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y su c h a s le g a l
b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h a r e n o t in c lu d e d . A w o r k e r w ho t a k e s d ic t a t io n in s h o r t ­
h an d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e i s c l a s s i f i e d a s a s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l .
T Y P IST
U s e s a t y p e w r it e r to m a k e c o p i e s o f v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l o r to m a k e out b i l l s a f t e r c a l c u l a ­
t i o n s h a v e b e e n m a d e b y a n o th e r p e r s o n . M a y in c lu d e ty p in g o f s t e n c i l s , m a t s , o r s i m i l a r m a t e ­
r i a l s f o r u s e in d u p lic a tin g p r o c e s s e s . M a y do c l e r i c a l w o r k in v o lv in g li t t l e s p e c i a l t r a i n in g , su c h
a s k e e p in g s i m p l e r e c o r d s , f il in g r e c o r d s a n d r e p o r t s , o r s o r t in g a n d d is t r i b u t i n g in c o m in g m a il .
C l a s s A . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e of th e fo llo w in g : T y p in g m a t e r i a l in f in a l f o r m w h en it
in v o l v e s c o m b in in g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s o r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y fo r c o r r e c t s p e l li n g ,
s y l l a b i c a t i o n , p u n c tu a tio n , e t c ., o f te c h n ic a l o r u n u s u a l w o r d s o r f o r e i g n la n g u a g e m a t e r i a l ;
a n d p la n n in g la y o u t a n d ty p in g o f c o m p lic a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s to m a in t a in u n if o r m i t y a n d
b a l a n c e in s p a c in g .
M a y ty p e r o u t in e f o r m l e t t e r s v a r y in g d e t a i l s to s u it c i r c u m s t a n c e s .
C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g : C o p y ty p in g f r o m ro u g h o r c l e a r d r a f t s ;
r o u t in e ty p in g o f f o r m s , in s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c .; a n d s e t t in g up s i m p le s t a n d a r d t a b u l a t io n s ,
o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p le x t a b l e s a l r e a d y s e t u p a n d s p a c e d p r o p e r l y .

TECHNICAL
D R A F T S M A N --- C o n tin u e d

D RA FT SM A N
C l a s s A . P l a n s th e g r a p h i c p r e s e n t a t i o n o f c o m p le x it e m s h a v in g d is t i n c t i v e d e s ig n
f e a t u r e s th a t d i f f e r s i g n i f ic a n t l y f r o m e s t a b l i s h e d d r a f t i n g p r e c e d e n t s . W o rk s in c l o s e s u p ­
p o r t w ith 'the d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r , a n d m a y r e c o m m e n d m in o r d e s i g n c h a n g e s . A n a l y z e s th e
e f f e c t o f e a c h c h a n g e on th e d e t a i l s o f f o r m , fu n c tio n , a n d p o s it i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c o m ­
p o n e n ts a n d p a r t s .
W o rk s w ith a m in im u m o f s u p e r v i s o r y a s s i s t a n c e .
C o m p le te d w o r k i s
r e v ie w e d b y d e s ig n o r i g i n a t o r f o r c o n s i s t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g in e e r in g d e t e r m in a t i o n s .
M ay
e i t h e r p r e p a r e d r a w in g s , o r d i r e c t t h e ir p r e p a r a t i o n b y lo w e r l e v e l d r a f t s m e n .
C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n ro u tin e a n d c o m p le x d r a f t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s th a t r e q u i r e th e a p p l i ­
c a tio n o f m o s t o f th e s t a n d a r d iz e d d r a w in g t e c h n iq u e s r e g u l a r l y u s e d .
D u tie s t y p i c a l l y in ­
v o lv e su c h w o r k a s :
P r e p a r e s w o r k in g d r a w in g s o f s u b a s s e m b l i e s w ith i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s ,
m u lt ip le fu n c t io n s , a n d p r e c i s e p o s it i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e t w e e n c o m p o n e n t s ; p r e p a r e s a r c h i ­
t e c t u r a l d r a w in g s f o r c o n s t r u c t io n of a b u ild in g in c lu d in g d e t a il d r a w in g s o f fo u n d a t io n s , w a ll
s e c t i o n s , f lo o r p l a n s , a n d r o o f . U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u l a s a n d m a n u a l s in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y
c o m p u ta tio n s to d e t e r m in e q u a n t i t ie s o f m a t e r i a l s to b e u s e d , lo a d c a p a c i t i e s , s t r e n g t h s ,
s t r e s s e s , e tc.
R e c e i v e s in it i a l i n s t r u c t i o n s , r e q u i r e m e n t s , a n d a d v ic e f r o m s u p e r v i s o r .
C o m p le te d w o rk i s c h e c k e d f o r t e c h n ic a l a d e q u a c y .

C l a s s C . P r e p a r e s d e t a il d r a w in g s o f s i n g l e u n its o r p a r t s f o r e n g in e e r in g , c o n s t r u c t io n ,
m a n u f a c t u r i n g , o r r e p a i r p u r p o s e s . T y p e s o f d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d in c lu d e i s o m e t r i c p r o j e c t i o n s
( d e p ic t in g t h r e e d im e n s io n s in a c c u r a t e s c a l e ) a n d s e c t i o n a l v ie w s to c l a r i f y p o s it io n in g o f

c o m p o n e n t s a n d c o n v e y n e e d e d in f o r m a t io n . C o n s o lid a t e s d e t a i l s f r o m a n u m b e r o f s o u r c e s
and a d ju s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a le a s r e q u ir e d .
S u g g e s t e d m e th o d s o f a p p r o a c h , a p p lic a b le
p r e c e d e n t s , a n d a d v ic e on s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g iv e n w ith in it i a l a s s i g n m e n t s .
I n s t r u c t io n s
a r e l e s s c o m p le te w h en a s s i g n m e n t s r e c u r .
W o rk m a y b e s p o t - c h e c k e d d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
D RA FT SM A N - T R A C E R
C o p i e s p la n s a n d d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s b y p l a c in g t r a c i n g c lo th o r p a p e r o v e r
d r a w in g s a n d t r a c i n g w ith p e n o r p e n c i l.
(D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a c i n g li m it e d to p l a n s p r i m a r i l y
c o n s is t in g o f s t r a i g h t li n e s a n d a l a r g e s c a l e not r e q u ir i n g c l o s e d e lin e a tio n .)
and/ or
P r e p a r e s s i m p le o r r e p e t it i v e d r a w in g s o f e a s i l y v i s u a l i z e d i t e m s .
d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
N U R SE,

W o rk i s c l o s e l y

su p e r v is e d

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

A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w ho g i v e s n u r s i n g s e r v i c e u n d e r g e n e r a l m e d ic a l d ir e c t i o n to il l o r
in ju r e d e m p l o y e e s o r o th e r p e r s o n s w h o b e c o m e i l l o r s u f f e r a n a c c id e n t on th e p r e m i s e s o f a
f a c t o r y o r o th e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . D u tie s in v o lv e a c o m b in a t io n o f th e fo llo w in g : G iv in g f i r s t a id
to th e i l l o r in ju r e d ; a tte n d in g to s u b s e q u e n t d r e s s i n g o f e m p l o y e e s ' i n ju r i e s ; k e e p in g r e c o r d s
o f p a t i e n t s t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r i n g a c c id e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t io n o r o th e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t i n g in
p h y s i c a l e x a m i n a t io n s a n d h e a lt h e v a l u a t io n s o f a p p lic a n t s a n d e m p l o y e e s ; an d p la n n in g a n d c a r r y ­
in g o ut p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g h e a lt h e d u c a tio n , a c c id e n t p r e v e n t io n , e v a lu a tio n o f p la n t e n v ir o n m e n t ,
o r o th e r a c t i v i t i e s a f f e c t i n g th e h e a lt h , w e l f a r e , a n d s a f e t y o f a l l p e r s o n n e l .

MAINTENANCE AND POW ERPLANT

CARPENTER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n t r y d u t ie s n e c e s s a r y to c o n s t r u c t a n d m a in t a in in g o o d r e p a i r b u ild in g
w o o d w o rk a n d e q u ip m e n t su c h a s b in s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t i t i o n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s ,
c a s i n g s , a n d t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t of th e fo llo w in g : P l a n ­
n in g a n d la y in g o u t o f w o rk f r o m b lu e p r i n t s , d r a w in g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l in s t r u c t i o n s u s in g a
v a r i e t y o f c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d t o o ls , p o r t a b l e p o w e r t o o l s , a n d s t a n d a r d m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ;




CARPENTER,

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

m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to d im e n s io n s o f w o r k ; a n d s e l e c t i n g m a t e r i a l s n e c e s ­
s a r y f o r th e w o r k .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n ­
in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g an d
e x p e rie n c e .

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E L E C T R I C I A N , M A IN T E N A N C E

M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E ( M A IN T E N A N C E )— C o n tin u e d

P e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e fu n c tio n s su c h a s th e in s t a l l a t i o n , m a in t e n a n c e ,
o r r e p a i r o f e q u ip m e n t f o r th e g e n e r a t io n , d is t r i b u t i o n , o r u t il iz a t i o n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in a n
e s t a b li s h m e n t . W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : I n s t a ll in g o r r e p a i r i n g a n y o f a v a r i e t y o f
e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t su c h a s g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w i t c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c i r c u i t b r e a k ­
e r s , m o t o r s , h e a tin g u n it s , c o n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o th e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t ; w o r k in g f r o m
b lu e p r i n t s , d r a w in g s , la y o u t s , o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; lo c a t i n g a n d d ia g n o s in g t r o u b le in th e
e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r e q u ip m e n t; w o r k in g s t a n d a r d c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to lo a d r e q u i r e m e n t s o f
w ir in g o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t; a n d u s in g a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n 's h a n d to o ls a n d m e a s u r i n g a n d
t e s t in g i n s t r u m e n t s . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n ­
in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in g an d
e x p e rie n c e .

th e v a r i o u s a s s e m b l i e s in th e v e h i c le an d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s ; a n d a lin in g w h e e ls ,
a d ju s t i n g b r a k e s a n d l i g h t s , o r tig h te n in g b o d y b o l t s .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e a u t o m o tiv e
m e c h a n ic r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n ­
t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

E N G IN E E R ,

S T A T IO N A R Y

O p e r a t e s a n d m a in t a in s a n d m a y a l s o s u p e r v i s e th e o p e r a t io n o f s t a t i o n a r y e n g in e s a n d
e q u ip m e n t ( m e c h a n ic a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) to su p p ly th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith p o w e r ,
h e a t , r e f r i g e r a t i o n , o r a ir - c o n d it io n i n g .
W o rk i n v o l v e s :
O p e r a tin g a n d m a in ta in in g e q u ip m e n t
s u c h a s s t e a m e n g in e s , a i r c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b i n e s , v e n t ila t in g a n d r e f r i g ­
e r a t in g e q u ip m e n t , s t e a m b o i l e r s a n d b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ; m a k in g e q u ip m e n t r e p a i r s ; an d
k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t io n o f m a c h in e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , a n d f u e l c o n s u m p tio n . M a y a l s o s u ­
p e r v is e th e se o p e r a tio n s .
H e a d o r c h ie f e n g i n e e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r ? th a n one
e n g in e e r a r e e x c l u d e d .
F IR E M A N ,

S T A T IO N A R Y B O I L E R

F i r e s s t a t i o n a r y b o i l e r s to f u r n is h th e e s t a b li s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith h e a t , p o w e r ,
o r s t e a m . F e e d s f u e l s to f i r e b y h an d o r o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n ic a l s t o k e r , o r g a s o r o i l b u r n e r ;
a n d c h e c k s w a t e r a n d s a f e t y v a l v e s . M a y c l e a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a i r i n g b o i l e r r o o m e q u ip m e n t.
H ELPER,

M A IN T E N A N C E T R A D E S

A s s i s t s o n e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in th e s k i l l e d m a in te n a n c e t r a d e s , b y p e r f o r m i n g s p e c i f i c
o r g e n e r a l d u t ie s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , su c h a s k e e p in g a w o r k e r s u p p lie d w ith m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s ;
c le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a , m a c h in e , a n d e q u ip m e n t; a s s i s t i n g jo u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s o r
t o o l s ; a n d p e r f o r m i n g o th e r u n s k ill e d t a s k s a s d i r e c t e d b y jo u r n e y m a n .
T h e k in d o f w o r k th e
h e l p e r i s p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m v a r i e s f r o m t r a d e to t r a d e :
In s o m e t r a d e s th e h e l p e r i s c o n ­
fin e d to s u p p ly in g , l i f t in g , a n d h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s a n d c le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a s ; a n d in
o t h e r s h e i s p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m s p e c i a l i z e d m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e th a t a r e
a ls o p e r fo r m e d b y w o r k e r s on a f u ll- tim e b a s i s .
M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R ,

TO O LRO O M

S p e c i a l i z e s in th e o p e r a t io n 01 o n e o r m o r e t y p e s o f m a c h in e t o o l s , su c h a s j i g b o r e r s ,
c y l i n d r i c a l o r s u r f a c e g r i n d e r s , e n g in e l a t h e s , o r m i ll in g m a c h in e s , in th e c o n s t r u c t io n of
m a c h in e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s , o r d i e s . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : P l a n ­
n in g a n d p e r f o r m i n g d if f i c u l t m a c h in in g o p e r a t i o n s ; p r o c e s s i n g i t e m s r e q u ir i n g c o m p lic a t e d s e t u p s
o r a h ig h d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e l e c t i n g f e e d s ,
s p e e d s , t o o l in g , a n d o p e r a t io n s e q u e n c e ; a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s d u r in g o p e r a t io n to
a c h ie v e r e q u i s i t e t o l e r a n c e s o r d im e n s io n s . M a y b e r e q u ir e d to r e c o g n iz e w h en t o o l s n e e d d r e s s ­
in g , to d r e s s t o o l s , a n d to s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o la n t s a n d c u ttin g a n d lu b r ic a t i n g o i l s . F o r c r o s s ­
in d u s t r y w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , m a c h in e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s , t o o l r o o m , in to o l a n d d ie jo b b in g sh o p s
a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
M A C H IN IS T ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

P r o d u c e s r e p la c e m e n t p a r t s a n d new p a r t s in m a k in g r e p a i r s o f m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n ­
i c a l e q u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d in a n e s t a b li s h m e n t . W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : I n t e r p r e t i n g
w r it t e n in s t r u c t i o n s a n d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; p la n n in g a n d la y in g o ut o f w o r k ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f m a ­
c h i n i s t 's h a n d to o ls a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t in g u p a n d o p e r a t in g s t a n d a r d m a c h in e
t o o l s ; sh a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to
d im e n s io n s o f w o r k , t o o lin g , f e e d s , a n d s p e e d s o f m a c h in in g ; k n o w le d g e o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s
o f th e c o m m o n m e t a l s ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d a r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , a n d e q u ip m e n t r e q u i r e d f o r h is w o rk ;
a n d fit t in g a n d a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s in to m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t .
In g e n e r a l , th e m a c h i n i s t 's w o rk
n o r m a l ly r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n in g in m a c h in e - s h o p p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

M E C H A N IC ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

R e p a i r s m a c h in e r y o r m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t
of th e fo llo w in g : E x a m in in g m a c h in e s a n d m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ;
d is m a n t l in g o r p a r t l y d is m a n t l in g m a c h in e s an d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t m a in ly in v o lv e th e u s e
o f h a n d to o ls in s c r a p i n g a n d fit tin g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s w ith i t e m s o b ta in e d
f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r in g th e p r o d u c tio n of a r e p la c e m e n t p a r t b y a m a c h in e sh o p o r s e n d in g o f th e
m a c h in e to a m a c h in e sh o p f o r m a jo r r e p a i r s ; p r e p a r i n g w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s f o r m a jo r r e p a i r s
o r f o r th e p r o d u c tio n of p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h in e sh o p ; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h in e s ; a n d m a k in g
a l l n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s f o r o p e r a t io n .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f a m a in te n a n c e m e c h a n ic r e ­
q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r
e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . E x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y
d u t ie s in v o lv e s e t t in g up o r a d ju s t i n g m a c h in e s .
M IL L W R IG H T
I n s t a l l s new m a c h in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t , a n d d i s m a n t l e s a n d i n s t a l l s m a c h in e s o r
h e a v y e q u ip m e n t w h en c h a n g e s in th e p la n t la y o u t a r e r e q u i r e d . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t of th e f o l ­
lo w in g : P la n n in g a n d la y in g o ut o f th e w o r k ; in t e r p r e t in g b lu e p r in t s o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u sin g
a v a r i e t y o f h a n d to o ls a n d r ig g i n g ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to s t r e s s e s ,
s t r e n g t h o f m a t e r i a l s , a n d c e n t e r s o f g r a v i t y ; a lin in g a n d b a l a n c in g o f e q u ip m e n t ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d ­
a r d t o o l s , e q u ip m e n t , a n d p a r t s to b e u s e d ; a n d i n s t a l l i n g a n d m a in ta in in g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r
t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t su c h a s d r i v e s a n d s p e e d r e d u c e r s .
In g e n e r a l , th e m i l l w r i g h t 's w o rk
n o r m a l ly r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e in th e t r a d e a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
O IL E R
L u b r i c a t e s , w ith o il o r g r e a s e ,
e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t .
P A IN T E R ,

th e

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o r w e a r in g s u r f a c e s

o f m e c h a n ic a l

M A IN T E N A N C E

P a i n t s a n d r e d e c o r a t e s w a l l s , w o o d w o rk , a n d f i x t u r e s o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t .
W o rk in ­
v o lv e s th e f o llo w in g : K n o w le d g e of s u r f a c e p e c u l i a r i t i e s a n d t y p e s o f p a in t r e q u ir e d fo r d if f e r e n t
a p p l i c a t i o n s ; p r e p a r i n g s u r f a c e f o r p a in tin g b y r e m o v in g o ld f in is h o r b y p l a c in g pu tty o r f i l l e r
in n a il h o le s a n d i n t e r s t i c e s ; a n d a p p ly in g p a in t w ith s p r a y gu n o r b r u s h . M a y m i x c o l o r s , o i l s ,
w h ite le a d , a n d o th e r p a in t in g r e d ie n t s to o b ta in p r o p e r c o lo r o r c o n s is t e n c y .
In g e n e r a l , th e
w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p a i n t e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th ro u g h
a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g an d e x p e r i e n c e .
P IP E F IT T E R ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

I n s t a l l s o r r e p a i r s w a t e r , s t e a m , g a s , o r o th e r t y p e s o f p ip e an d p i p e f it t in g s in an
e s t a b li s h m e n t .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : L a y in g o ut o f w o r k a n d m e a s u r i n g to l o ­
c a t e p o s it i o n o f p ip e f r o m d r a w in g s o r o th e r w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; c u ttin g v a r i o u s s i z e s o f p ip e
to c o r r e c t le n g th s w ith c h i s e l a n d h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y le n e t o r c h o r p i p e - c u t t in g m a c h in e ; t h r e a d ­
in g p ip e w ith s t o c k s a n d d i e s ; b e n d in g p ip e b y h a n d - d r iv e n o r p o w e r - d r iv e n m a c h in e s ; a s s e m b l i n g
p ip e w ith c o u p lin g s a n d f a s t e n i n g p ip e to h a n g e r s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g
to p r e s s u r e s , flo w , a n d s i z e o f p ip e r e q u i r e d ; a n d m a k in g s t a n d a r d t e s t s to d e t e r m in e w h e th e r
f in is h e d p i p e s m e e t s p e c i f i c a t i o n s .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p i p e f it t e r r e q u i r e s
ro u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t
t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . W o r k e r s p r i m a r i l y e n g a g e d in in s t a l l i n g a n d r e p a i r i n g b u ild in g s a n i t a ­
tio n o r h e a tin g s y s t e m s a r e e x c l u d e d .
PLU M BER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

K e e p s th e p lu m b in g s y s t e m o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t in g o o d o r d e r . W o rk in v o l v e s : K n o w le d g e
o f s a n i t a r y c o d e s r e g a r d i n g in s t a l l a t i o n o f v e n ts a n d t r a p s in p lu m b in g s y s t e m ; i n s t a l lin g o r r e ­
p a i r i n g p ip e s a n d f i x t u r e s ; a n d o p e n in g c lo g g e d d r a i n s w ith a p lu n g e r o r p l u m b e r 's s n a k e . In
g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p lu m b e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly
a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M A IN T E N A N C E )

S H E E T -M E T A L W O RKER,

R e p a i r s a u t o m o b i le s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , a n d t r a c t o r s o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t . W o rk in ­
v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : E x a m in in g a u t o m o tiv e e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ;
d i s a s s e m b l i n g e q u ip m e n t a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t in v o lv e th e u s e o f su c h h a n d to o ls a s
w r e n c h e s , g a g e s , d r i l l s , o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u ip m e n t in d i s a s s e m b l i n g o r f it t in g p a r t s ; r e p la c i n g
b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g r in d in g a n d a d ju s t i n g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g a n d i n s t a l lin g

F a b r i c a t e s , i n s t a l l s , a n d m a in t a in s in g o o d r e p a i r th e s h e e t - m e t a l e q u ip m e n t a n d f i x ­
t u r e s (s u c h a s m a c h in e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e l v e s , l o c k e r s , t a n k s , v e n t i l a t o r s , c h u t e s , d u c t s ,
m e t a l r o o fin g ) o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : P la n n in g a n d la y in g
o ut a l l t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l m a in te n a n c e w o r k f r o m b lu e p r i n t s , m o d e l s , o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;
s e t t in g u p an d o p e r a t in g a l l a v a i l a b l e t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k in g m a c h in e s ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f




M A IN T E N A N C E

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S H E E T - M E T A L W O R K E R , M A IN T E N A N C E --- C o n tin u e d

T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R — C o n tin u e d

h a n d to o ls in c u ttin g , b e n d in g , f o r m i n g , s h a p in g , f it t in g , a n d a s s e m b l i n g ; a n d in s t a l lin g s h e e t m e t a l a r t i c l e s a s r e q u i r e d . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u i r e s
ro u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

u s in g a v a r i e t y o f to o l a n d d ie m a k e r 's h a n d to o ls an d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; u n d e r ­
st a n d in g o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s o f c o m m o n m e t a l s a n d a l l o y s ; s e t t in g u p a n d o p e r a t in g of
m a c h in e t o o l s a n d r e l a t e d e q u ip m e n t; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y s h o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e l a t i n g to d im e n s io n s
o f w o r k , s p e e d s , f e e d s , a n d to o lin g o f m a c h in e s ; h e a t - t r e a t in g o f m e t a l p a r t s d u r in g f a b r ic a t io n
a s w e ll a s o f f in is h e d t o o l s a n d d ie s to a c h ie v e r e q u i r e d q u a l i t i e s ; w o r k in g to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ;
f it t in g a n d a s s e m b l i n g o f p a r t s to p r e s c r i b e d t o l e r a n c e s a n d a ll o w a n c e s ; an d s e l e c t i n g a p p r o p r ia t e
m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , a n d p r o c e s s e s . In g e n e r a l , th e to o l a n d d ie m a k e r 's w o r k r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d
t r a i n in g in m a c h in e - s h o p a n d t o o l r o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip
o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R
(D ie m a k e r ; j i g m a k e r ; to o l m a k e r ; f ix t u r e m a k e r ; g a g e m a k e r )
C o n s t r u c t s a n d r e p a i r s m a c h in e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s o r d i e s f o r f o r g i n g s ,
p u n c h in g , a n d o th e r m e t a l - f o r m i n g w o r k .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : P la n n in g an d
la y in g o u t o f w o r k f r o m m o d e l s , b lu e p r i n t s , d r a w in g s , o r o th e r o r a l a n d w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;

F o r c r o s s - in d u s t r y w age stu d y p u r p o s e s ,
s h o p s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .

to o l a n d

d ie m a k e r s in t o o l a n d d ie jo b b in g

C U ST O D IA L A N D M A TER IA L M O V EM EN T

G U A RD AND W ATCHM AN

S H I P P I N G A N D R E C E I V IN G C L E R K

G u a r d . P e r f o r m s r o u t in e p o l ic e d u t i e s , e i t h e r a t f ix e d p o s t o r on t o u r , m a in ta in in g
o r d e r , u s in g a r m s o r f o r c e w h e r e n e c e s s a r y .
I n c lu d e s g a t e m e n w ho a r e s t a t io n e d a t g a te a n d
c h e c k o n id e n tity o f e m p l o y e e s a n d o th e r p e r s o n s e n t e r in g .

P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d is e f o r s h ip m e n t, o r r e c e i v e s an d i s r e s p o n s i b l e fo r in c o m in g s h i p ­
m e n t s o f m e r c h a n d is e o r o th e r m a t e r i a l s .
S h ip p in g w o r k in v o l v e s : A k n o w le d g e of sh ip p in g
p r o c e d u r e s , p r a c t i c e s , r o u t e s , a v a i l a b l e m e a n s o f t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , an d r a t e ; a n d p r e p a r i n g r e c ­
o r d s o f th e g o o d s s h ip p e d , m a k in g up b i l l s o f la d in g , p o s t in g w e ig h t a n d s h ip p in g c h a r g e s , an d
k e e p in g a f i l e o f sh ip p in g r e c o r d s . M a y d i r e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g th e m e r c h a n d is e fo r s h i p ­
m e n t.
R e c e iv in g w o r k i n v o l v e s ; V e r if y i n g o r d ir e c t i n g o t h e r s in v e r i f y in g th e c o r r e c t n e s s of
s h i p m e n t s a g a i n s t b i l l s o f la d i n g , i n v o i c e s , o r o th e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k in g fo r s h o r t a g e s a n d r e je c t in g
d a m a g e d g o o d s ; r o u t in g m e r c h a n d is e o r m a t e r i a l s to p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; a n d m a in ta in in g n e c e s ­
s a r y r e c o r d s an d f ile s .

th e ft,

W a tc h m a n . M a k e s r o u n d s o f p r e m i s e s p e r i o d i c a l l y in p r o t e c t in g p r o p e r t y a g a i n s t f i r e ,
a n d i l l e g a l e n tr y .

JA N I T O R ,

PO RTER,

OR CLEA N ER

(S w e e p e r; ch arw o m an ; ja n it r e s s )
F o r w age stu d y p u r p o s e s ,
C l e a n s a n d k e e p s in a n o r d e r l y c o n d itio n f a c t o r y w o r k in g a r e a s a n d w a s h r o o m s , o r
p r e m i s e s o f a n o f f i c e , a p a r t m e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l o r o th e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . D u t i e s in v o lv e
a c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o llo w in g : S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b in g , a n d p o lis h in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v in g
c h ip s , t r a s h , a n d o th e r r e f u s e ; d u s tin g e q u ip m e n t , f u r n it u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o l is h i n g m e t a l f i x t u r e s
o r t r i m m i n g s ; p r o v id in g s u p p li e s a n d m in o r m a in te n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; a n d c le a n in g l a v a t o r i e s , sh o w ­
e r s , a n d r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w ho s p e c i a l i z e in w in do w w a sh in g a r e e x c l u d e d .
LABORER,

M A T E R I A L H A N D L IN G

( L o a d e r an d u n lo a d e r ; h a n d le r a n d s t a c k e r ; s h e l v e r ; t r u c k e r ; s t o c k m a n o r s t o c k h e l p e r ; w a r e ­
h o u s e m a n o r w a r e h o u s e h e lp e r )
A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r i n g p la n t, s t o r e , o r o th e r e s t a b li s h m e n t
w h o s e d u t ie s in v o lv e o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o llo w in g : L o a d in g an d u n lo a d in g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s a n d
m e r c h a n d is e on o r f r o m f r e ig h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o th e r t r a n s p o r t i n g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k in g , s h e lv in g ,
o r p la c in g m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d is e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e lo c a t i o n ; a n d t r a n s p o r t i n g m a t e r i a l s o r
m e r c h a n d is e b y h a n d tr u c k , c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w . L o n g s h o r e m e n , w h o lo a d a n d u n lo a d s h i p s a r e
excluded.

O RDER,

F IL L E R

( O r d e r p i c k e r ; s t o c k s e l e c t o r ; w a r e h o u s e st o c k m a n )
F i l l s sh ip p in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r f in is h e d g o o d s f r o m s t o r e d m e r c h a n d is e in a c c o r d ­
a n c e w ith s p e c i f i c a t i o n s on s a l e s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s * o r d e r s , o r o th e r in s t r u c t i o n s . M a y , in a d d i t i o n
to f il li n g o r d e r s an d in d ic a tin g it e m s f i l l e d o r o m i t t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u tg o in g o r d e r s , r e q u i ­
s i t i o n a d d it io n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p l i e s to s u p e r v i s o r , a n d p e r f o r m o th e r r e l a t e d d u t ie s .

R e c e iv in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g a n d r e c e i v i n g c l e r k

T R U C K D R IV E R
D r i v e s a t r u c k w ith in a c it y o r in d u s t r i a l a r e a to t r a n s p o r t m a t e r i a l s , m e r c h a n d is e ,
e q u ip m e n t , o r m e n b e tw e e n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s su c h a s : M a n u fa c tu r in g p l a n t s , f r e ig h t
d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o l e s a le a n d r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , o r b e tw e e n r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s an d
c u s t o m e r s * h o u s e s o r p l a c e s o f b u s i n e s s . M a y a l s o lo a d o r u n lo a d t r u c k w ith o r w ith o u t h e l p e r s ,
m a k e m in o r m e c h a n ic a l r e p a i r s , a n d k e e p t r u c k in g o o d w o r k in g o r d e r .
D r i v e r - s a l e s m e n an d
o v e r - th e - r o a d d r iv e r s a r e e x c lu d e d .
F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r i v e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e a n d ty p e o f e q u ip m e n t,
a s f o ll o w s :
( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r sh o u ld b e r a t e d on th e b a s i s o f t r a i l e r c a p a c it y .)
T r u c k d r i v e r (c o m b in a t io n o f s i z e s l i s t e d s e p a r a t e l y )
T r u c k d r i v e r , lig h t (u n d e r IV 2 to n s)
T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d iu m (IV 2 to an d in c lu d in g 4 to n s )
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , t r a i l e r ty p e )
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , o th e r th a n t r a i l e r ty p e )

TRUCKER,
PACKER,

w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a s f o llo w s :

POW ER

S H IP P IN G

P r e p a r e s f in is h e d p r o d u c t s f o r sh ip m e n t o r s t o r a g e b y p l a c in g th e m in s h ip p in g c o n ­
t a i n e r s , th e s p e c i f i c o p e r a t io n s p e r f o r m e d b e in g d e p e n d e n t u po n th e t y p e , s i z e , a n d n u m b e r o f
u n its to b e p a c k e d , th e ty p e o f c o n ta in e r e m p lo y e d , a n d m e th o d o f s h ip m e n t. W o rk r e q u i r e s th e
p la c in g o f it e m s in s h ip p in g c o n t a i n e r s a n d m a y in v o lv e one o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g : K n o w l­
e d g e o f v a r i o u s i t e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r to v e r i f y co n te n t; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r i a t e ty p e a n d s i z e
o f c o n t a i n e r ; i n s e r t in g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a i n e r ; u s in g e x c e l s i o r o r o th e r m a t e r i a l to p r e v e n t
b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c l o s in g an d s e a l i n g c o n t a i n e r ; a n d a p p ly in g l a b e l s o r e n t e r in g id e n tify in g
d a t a on c o n t a i n e r . P a c k e r s w ho a l s o m a k e w o o d en b o x e s o r c r a t e s a r e e x c lu d e d .




O p e ra te s a
t r a n s p o r t g o o d s an d
e s t a b li s h m e n t .

m a n u a lly c o n t r o l le d g a s o l i n e - o r e l e c t r i c - p o w e r e d t r u c k o r t r a c t o r to
m a t e r i a l s o f a l l k in d s a b o u t a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u fa c t u r in g p la n t, o r o th e r

F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f t r u c k , a s fo llo w s :
T ru ck er,
T ru ck er,

p o w e r (f o r k lif t)
p o w e r ( o th e r th a n f o r k lift )




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Burlington, Vt. , M ar. 1969 1__________________________
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Chattanooga, Tenn. —Ga. , Sept. 1968 1 ________________
Chicago, 111., A pr. '1968-_____________________________
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D a lla s , T e x . , Nov. 1968 1_____________________________
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Oct. 1 9 68---------------------------------------------------------Dayton, Ohio, Ja n . 1969 1--------------------------------------Denver, C o l o ., Dec. 1968____________________________
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Ja c k so n v ille , F l a . , Ja n . 1969 1_______________________
K a n s a s City, M o . - K a n s . , Sept. 1968 1--------------------Law ren ce—Haverhill, M a s s . —N .H . , June 1969___ ___
Little Rock—North Little Rock, A r k . , Ju ly 1968 1_____
L o s A ngeles—Long B e a ch and Anaheim—Santa A n a Garden Grove, C a l i f . , M ar. 1 9 6 9 *__________________
L o u isv ille, K y .—Ind. , Nov. 196 8 ______________________
Lubbock, Tex. , M ar. 1969____________________________
M anchester, N. H. , July 1968 1------------------------------Memphis, T e n n .—Ark. , Nov. 1968____________________
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1625-86,
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1625-73,
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Richmond, Va. , M ar. 1969-----------------------------------R o c h e ste r , N.Y. (office occupations only), J u ly 1968 l—
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35 cents
35 cents
35 cents
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