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Area Wage Survey

The Phoenix, Arizona, Metropolitan Area
March 1969

B u lle t in

No. 1625-60




UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS REGIONAL OFFICES

Region II
Region I
341 Ninth Ave.
1603-B Federal Building
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 V
Region VI
Federal Office Building
219 South D<j>^rborn St.
Chicago, 111. 60604
911 Walnut S t ., 10th Floor
Phone: 353-7230 (Area Code 312)
Kansas City, Mo. 64106
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 Phoenix, Arizona, M etropolitan Area




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1969

B u lle tin No. 1 6 2 5 -6 0
July 1969

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

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T h e B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s p r o g r a m o f an n u al
o c c u p a tio n a l w a g e s u r v e y s in m e t r o p o lit a n a r e a s i s d e ­
s ig n e d to p r o v id e d a ta on o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n i n g s , an d e s t a b ­
lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s an d s u p p le m e n ta r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s . It
y ie ld s d e t a ile d d a ta by s e l e c t e d in d u s tr y d iv is io n fo r e a c h
o f the a r e a s stu d ie d , fo r g e o g r a p h ic r e g i o n s , an d fo r the
U n ited S t a t e s .
A m a jo r c o n s id e r a t io n in th e p r o g r a m is
th e n e e d fo r g r e a t e r in s ig h t in to (1 ) the m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s
by o c c u p a tio n a l c a t e g o r y an d s k i l l l e v e l , an d (Z) the s t r u c ­
tu r e an d le v e l o f w a g e s a m o n g a r e a s an d in d u s tr y d i v i s i o n s .

In tro d u c tio n ________________________________________________________________
W age t r e n d s fo r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a tio n a l g r o u p s __________________________
T a b le s:
1.
2.

A.

E s t a b li s h m e n t s an d w o r k e r s w ith in sc o p e o f s u r v e y and
n u m b e r s t u d i e d ___________________________________________________
In d e x e s o f s t a n d a r d w e e k ly s a l a r i e s an d s t r a i g h t - t im e
h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a tio n a l g r o u p s , an d
p e r c e n t s o f i n c r e a s e fo r s e l e c t e d p e r i o d s _____________________
O c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s :
A - l . O ffic e o c c u p a tio n s —m en and w o m en _____________________
A - 2. P r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s —m e n and
w o m en _____________________________________________________
A - 3 . O ffic e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , an d te c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s —
m e n and w o m en c o m b in e d _______________________________
A - 4 . M a in te n a n c e and p o w e rp la n t o c c u p a t io n s _________________
A - 5. C u s to d ia l an d m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t io n s __________

A p p e n d ix .

O c c u p a tio n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s -----------------------------------------------

N in e ty a r e a s c u r r e n t ly a r e in c lu d e d in the p r o ­
g r a m . In e a c h a r e a , in fo r m a tio n on o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s
i s c o lle c t e d a n n u a lly an d on e s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and
s u p p le m e n ta r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s b ie n n ia lly .
T h is b u lle tin p r e s e n t s r e s u l t s o f the s u r v e y in
P h o e n ix , A r iz . , in M a r c h 1969- T h e S ta n d a r d M e t r o p o li­
ta n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e fin e d b y the B u r e a u o f the B u d g e t
th ro u g h J a n u a r y 19 6 8 , c o n s i s t s o f M a r ic o p a C o u n ty .
T h is
stu d y w a s co n d u cte d by the B u r e a u 's r e g io n a l o ffic e in S an
F r a n c i s c o , C a l i f ., u n d er the g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n o f A dolp h O.
B e r g e r , A s s i s t a n t R e g io n a l D ir e c t o r fo r O p e r a t io n s .

N O T E : S i m i l a r ta b u la t io n s
areas.
(S e e in s id e b a c k c o v e r .)

a r e a v a i la b l e f o r o th e r

A c u r r e n t r e p o r t on e a r n in g s in the P h o e n ix a r e a i s
a l s o a v a i la b l e f o r s e l e c t e d food s e r v i c e o c c u p a tio n s (M a r c h
1 9 6 9 ).
U nion s c a l e s , in d ic a tiv e o f p r e v a ilin g p a y l e v e l s
a r e a v a i la b l e fo r b u ild in g c o n s tr u c tio n ; p r in tin g ; l o c a l t r a n s i t o p e r a t in g e m p lo y e e s ; an d m o t o r t r u c k d r i v e r s , h e lp ­
e r s , an d a l li e d o c c u p a t io n s .

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A fte r
c o m p le tio n o f a l l o f the in d iv id u a l a r e a b u lle tin s fo r a ro u n d
o f s u r v e y s , a tw o - p a r t s u m m a r y b u lle tin i s i s s u e d .
The
f i r s t p a r t b r i n g s d a ta fo r e a c h o f the m e t r o p o lit a n a r e a s
stu d ie d in to one b u lle tin . T h e se c o n d p a r t p r e s e n t s i n f o r ­
m a tio n w h ich h a s b e e n p r o je c t e d f r o m in d iv id u a l m e t r o ­
p o lita n a r e a d a ta to r e la t e to g e o g r a p h ic r e g io n s an d the
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Area Wage Survey---The Phoenix, Ariz., Metropolitan Area
Introduction
to m e r i t p r e s e n t a t io n , o r (2) t h e r e
in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t d a ta .

T h is a r e a i s 1 o f 90 in w h ich th e U .S . D e p a rtm e n t o f L a b o r 's
B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s co n d u c ts s u r v e y s o f o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s
a n d r e la t e d b e n e fit s on a n a r e a w id e b a s i s . 1

is

p o s s ib i l it y

of d i s c l o s u r e of

O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t an d e a r n in g s d a ta a r e sh ow n fo r
f u ll- t im e w o r k e r s , i . e . , th o s e h ir e d to w o rk a r e g u l a r w e e k ly sc h e d u le
in the g iv e n o c c u p a tio n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n . E a r n in g s d a ta e x c lu d e p r e ­
m iu m p ay f o r o v e r t im e an d fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s , an d la te
s h if t s . N o n p ro d u c tio n b o n u s e s a r e e x c lu d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v in g a llo w ­
a n c e s an d in c e n tiv e e a r n in g s a r e in c lu d e d . W here w e e k ly h o u r s a r e
r e p o r t e d , a s fo r o ffic e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a t io n s , r e f e r e n c e i s to th e s t a n d ­
a r d w o rk w e e k (ro u n d e d to the n e a r e s t h a lf h o u r) fo r w h ich e m p lo y e e s
r e c e i v e t h e ir r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t im e s a 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 at r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) . A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s
fo r t h e s e o c c u p a tio n s h a v e b e e n ro u n d e d to th e n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r .

T h is b u lle tin p r e s e n t s c u r r e n t o c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t and
e a r n in g s in fo r m a tio n o b ta in e d l a r g e l y b y m a il f r o m th e e s t a b lis h m e n t s
v i s i t e d b y B u r e a u f ie ld e c o n o m is t s in th e l a s t p r e v io u s s u r v e y fo r
o c c u p a tio n s r e p o r t e d in th a t e a r l i e r stu d y . P e r s o n a l v i s i t s w e r e m a d e
to n o n r e sp o n d e n ts and to th o se re sp o n d e n ts r e p o r t in g u n u su a l c h a n g e s
s in c e th e p r e v io u s s u r v e y .
In e a c h a r e a , d a ta a r e o b ta in e d f r o m r e p r e s e n t a t iv e e s t a b ­
lis h m e n t s w ith in s i x b r o a d in d u s tr y d i v i s i o n s : M a n u fa c tu rin g ; t r a n s ­
p o r ta tio n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , an d o th e r p u b lic u t i l it i e s ; w h o le s a le t r a d e ;
r e t a i l t r a d e ; fin a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , an d r e a l e s t a t e ; an d s e r v i c e s . M a jo r
in d u s tr y g r o u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m t h e s e s t u d ie s a r e g o v e rn m e n t o p e r a ­
tio n s an d th e c o n s tr u c tio n an d e x t r a c t iv e i n d u s t r ie s . E s t a b li s h m e n t s
h a v in g fe w e r th an a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r of w o r k e r s a r e o m itte d b e c a u s e
th ey te n d to f u r n is h in s u ffic ie n t e m p lo y m e n t in the o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d
to w a r r a n t in c lu s io n . S e p a r a t e t a b u la tio n s a r e p r o v id e d f o r e a c h of
the b r o a d in d u s tr y d iv is io n s w h ich m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a .

T h e a v e r a g e s p r e s e n t e d r e f l e c t c o m p o s it e , a r e a w id e e s t i ­
m a t e s . I n d u s t r ie s an d e s t a b lis h m e n t s d if f e r in p a y le v e l and jo b
s t a ffin g an d , th u s, c o n trib u te d if f e r e n t ly to the e s t im a t e s fo r e a c h jo b .
Th e p a y r e la t io n s h ip o b ta in a b le f r o m th e a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l to r e f le c t
a c c u r a t e l y th e w a g e s p r e a d o r d if f e r e n t ia l m a in ta in e d a m o n g jo b s in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b li s h m e n t s . S i m i l a r l y , d if f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e p a y l e v e l s
fo r m e n an d w o m en in an y o f th e s e l e c t e d o c c u p a tio n s sh o u ld not be
a s s u m e d to r e f l e c t d if f e r e n c e s in p a y t r e a t m e n t o f the s e x e s w ith in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b li s h m e n t s . O th er p o s s ib l e f a c t o r s w h ich m a y c o n t r ib ­
u te to d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y fo r m e n an d w o m en in c lu d e : D if f e r e n c e s in
p r o g r e s s i o n w ith in e s t a b li s h e d r a t e r a n g e s , s in c e o n ly th e a c t u a l r a t e s
p a id in c u m b e n ts a r e c o lle c t e d ; and d if f e r e n c e s in s p e c if i c d u tie s p e r ­
fo r m e d , alth o u gh the w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a p p r o p r ia t e ly w ith in the
s a m e s u r v e y jo b d e s c r ip t io n . J o b d e s c r i p t io n s u s e d in c l a s s if y i n g e m ­
p lo y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s a r e u s u a lly m o r e g e n e r a li z e d th an th o s e u s e d
in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s an d a llo w fo r m in o r d if f e r e n c e s a m o n g
e s t a b lis h m e n t s in the s p e c if i c d u tie s p e r f o r m e d .

T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e co n d u cte d on a s a m p le b a s i s b e c a u s e of
the u n n e c e s s a r y c o s t in v o lv e d in su r v e y in g a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s .
To
o b ta in o p tim u m a c c u r a c y a t m in im u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t io n o f
l a r g e th an of s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s i s stu d ie d . In co m b in in g the d a t a ,
h o w e v e r , a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s a r e g iv e n t h e ir a p p r o p r ia t e w e ig h t. E s ­
t im a t e s b a s e d on the e s t a b lis h m e n t s stu d ie d a r e p r e s e n t e d , t h e r e f o r e ,
a s r e la t in g to a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s in the in d u s tr y g ro u p in g an d a r e a ,
e x c e p t fo r th o s e b elo w the m in im u m s i z e stu d ie d .
O c c u p a tio n s and E a r n in g s
T h e o c c u p a tio n s s e l e c t e d fo r stu d y a r e co m m o n to a v a r i e t y
o f m a n u fa c tu r in g an d n o n m a n u fa c tu rih g i n d u s t r ie s , an d a r e of the f o l ­
low in g t y p e s :
(1) O ffic e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l an d t e c h n ic a l; (3)
m a in te n a n c e and p o w e rp la n t; an d (4) c u s t o d ia l an d m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t.
O c c u p a tio n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i s b a s e d on a u n ifo rm s e t o f jo b d e s c r i p ­
t io n s d e s ig n e d to ta k e a c c o u n t of in t e r e s t a b lis h m e n t v a r ia t io n in d u tie s
w ith in the s a m e jo b . Th e o c c u p a tio n s s e l e c t e d f o r stu d y a r e l i s t e d
an d d e s c r i b e d in the a p p e n d ix . T h e e a r n in g s d a ta fo llo w in g the jo b
t i t l e s a r e fo r a l l in d u s t r ie s c o m b in e d . E a r n in g s d a ta fo r so m e of the
o c c u p a tio n s lis t e d and d e s c r i b e d , o r fo r so m e in d u s tr y d iv is io n s w ith in
o c c u p a t io n s , a r e not p r e s e n te d in th e A - s e r i e s t a b le s b e c a u s e e ith e r
(1) e m p lo y m e n t in the o c c u p a tio n i s to o s m a ll to p r o v id e en ou gh d a ta

O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t e s t i m a t e s r e p r e s e n t the t o ta l in a ll
e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith in th e sc o p e of the stu d y an d not the n u m b e r a c t u ­
a l ly s u r v e y e d . B e c a u s e of d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a tio n a l s t r u c t u r e a m o n g
e s t a b lis h m e n t s , the e s t im a t e s o f o c cu p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t o b ta in e d f r o m
the s a m p le o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s s tu d ie d s e r v e o n ly to in d ic a te the r e la t iv e
im p o r ta n c e o f th e jo b s stu d ie d . T h e s e d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a tio n a l
s t r u c t u r e do n ot a f f e c t m a t e r ia l l y th e a c c u r a c y o f th e e a r n in g s d a ta .
E s t a b lis h m e n t P r a c t i c e s an d S u p p le m e n ta r y W age P r o v i s i o n s

T a b u la tio n s on s e l e c t e d e s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le ­
m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v is io n s ( B - s e r i e s t a b le s ) a r e not p r e s e n t e d in th is
b u lle tin . In fo r m a tio n fo r t h e s e t a b u la t io n s i s c o lle c t e d b ie n n ia lly .
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Included in the 90 areas are four studies conducted under contract with the New York StateT h e s e t a b u la tio n s on m in im u m e n tr a n c e s a l a r i e s fo r in e x p e r ie n c e d
Department of Labor. These areas are Binghamton (New York portion only); Rochester (office occu­
w o m en o ffic e w o r k e r s ; sh ift d i f f e r e n t i a l s ; s c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s ; p a id
pations only); Syracuse; and U tica—Rome. In addition, the Bureau conducts more lim ited area studies
h o lid a y s ; p a id v a c a t io n s ; an d h e a lth , i n s u r a n c e , an d p e n sio n p la n s a r e
in 91 areas at the request of the Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions of the U .S . De­
partment of Labor.
p r e s e n t e d (in th e B - s e r i e s t a b le s ) in p r e v io u s b u lle tin s fo r th is a r e a .




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T a b l e 1.

E s t a b lis h m e n t s an d W o r k e r s W ithin S c o p e o f S u r v e y an d N u m b e r S tu d ie d in P h o e n ix , A r i z . , 1
b y M a jo r In d u s tr y D iv is i o n , M a r c h 1969
M in im u m
e m p lo y m e n t
in e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n ts in s c o p e
o f stu d y

In d u s tr y d iv is io n

A ll d i v i s i o n s _________________________________
M a n u fa c t u r in g ___________________ ____ _____ ___
N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g ________________________________
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , an d
o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s 5______________________
W h o le sa le t r a d e 6_____________________________
R e t a i l t r a d e 5 _________________________________
F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , an d r e a l e s t a t e 6______
S e r v i c e s 6 7____________________________________

N u m b e r o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s

W o r k e r s in e s t a b lis 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
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135
355

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92

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3 3 ,3 3 0

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50
50
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37
48
145
42
83

17
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32
13
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1 T h e P h o e n ix S ta n d a r d M e t r o p o lit a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e fin e d b y th e B u r e a u o f the B u d g e t th r o u g h J a n u a r y 1 9 6 8 , c o n s i s t s o f M a r i c o p a C o u n ty .
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 ow n in t h is t a b le p r o v id 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 ip t i o n o f th e s i z e an d c o m p o s itio n o f th e la b o r
f o r c e in c lu d e d in th e s u r v e y .
T h e e s t i m a t e s a r e n ot in te n d e d , h o w e v e r , to s e r v e a s a b a s i s o f c o m p a r is o n w ith o th e r e m p lo y m e n t in d e x e s fo r the
a r e a to m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t t r e n d s o r l e v e l s s in c e (1 ) p la n n in g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s th e u s e o f e s t a b lis h m e n t d a t a c o m p ile d c o n s i d e r a b ly in
a d v a n c e o f th e p a y r o ll p e r io d s t u d ie d , an d ( 2 ) s m a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s a r e e x c lu d e d fr o m th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1967 e d itio n o f th e S ta 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 lis h m e n t s b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n .
3 I n c lu d e s a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith t o ta l e m p lo y m e n t a t o r a b o v e th e m in im u m li m it a t io n .
A ll o u t le t s (w ith in th e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in su ch
i n d u s t r i e s a s t r a d e , fin a n c e , a u to r e p a i r s e r v i c e , an d m o tio n p ic t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s i d e r e d a s 1 e s t a b lis h m e n t .
4 I n c lu d e s a l l w o r k e r s in a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t (w ith in th e a r e a ) a t o r a b o v e th e m in im u m lim it a t io n .
5 T a x i c a b s an d s e r v i c e s in c id e n t a l to w a te r t r a n s p o r t a t io n w e r e e x c lu d e d .
S e v e r a l e l e c t r i c u t i l i t i e s (su p p ly in g l e s s th an h a lf th e e l e c t r i c
c o n su m p tio n in M a r i c o p a C oun ty) w e r e p u b lic ly o p e r a t e d an d e x c lu d e d b y d e fin itio n fr o m th e s c o p e o f th e stu d y .
6 T h is in d u s t r y d i v i s io 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 fa c tu r in g " in th e S e r i e s A t a b l e s .
S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n
o f d a t a fo r t h is d i v i s io n i s n ot m a d e f o r o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g r e a s o n s :
(1 ) E m p lo y m e n t in th e d i v i s io n i s to o s m a l l to p r o v id e en o u gh d a ta
to m e r i t s e p a r a t e st u d y , (2 ) th e s a m p l e w a s n o t d e s ig n e d in it ia l ly to p e r m it s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n , ( 3 ) r e s p o n s e w a s in s u ffic ie n t o r in a d e q u a te to
p e r m it s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n , an 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 in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t d a t a .
7 H o t e ls an d m o t e l s ; la u n d r ie s an d o th e r p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s i n e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u to m o b ile r e p a i r , r e n t a l , an d p a r k in g ; m o tio n p i c t u r e s ;
n o n p ro fit m e m b e r s h ip o r g a n iz a t io n s (e x c lu d in g r e l i g i o u s an d c h a r it a b le o r g a n iz a t io n s ) ; an d e n g in e e r in g an d a r c h i t e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .

A lm o s t o n e - h a lf o f th e w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f the s u r v e y in th e P h o e n ix a r e a w e r e
e m p lo y e d in m a n u f a c t u r in g f i r m s .
T h e fo llo w in g p r e s e n t s th e m a jo r in d u s t r y g r o u p s an 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 o f a l l m a n u fa c t u r in g :
I n d u s tr y g r o u p s

S p e c if i c in d u s t r ie s

E l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t an d
s u p p l ie s _________________________ 32
M a c h in e r y , e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l ___15
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u ip m e n t ______ 15
F o o d an d k in d r e d p r o d u c t s _____ 7
In s t r u m e n t s an d r e la t e d
p r o d u c t s ________________________ 7
A p p a r e l an d o th e r t e x t ile
p r o d u c t s ________________________ 5
P r i m a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s ______ 5

E le c t r o n i c c o m p o n e n ts
an d a c c e s s o r i e s _______________ 27
A i r c r a f t an d p a r t s ______________ 14
O ffic e an d co m p u tin g
m a c h i n e s ______________________ 13
E n g in e e r in g an d s c ie n t i f ic
in s t r u m e n t s ____________________ 7

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

Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
F o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s , the w a ge
t r e n d s r e l a t e to r e g u l a r w e e k l y s a l a r i e s f o r the n o r m a l w o rk w e e k ,
e x c l u s i v e of e a r n i n g s f o r o v e r t i m e .
F o r p la n t w o r k e r g r o u p s , they
m e a s u r e c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s , e x c lu d in g
p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , and
late sh ifts.
The p e r c e n t a g e s a r e b a s e d on d a t a f o r s e l e c t e d key o c c u ­
p a t i o n s a n d in c lu d e m o s t of the n u m e r i c a l l y i m p o r t a n t j o b s within
each group.

P r e s e n t e d in t a b le 2 a r e i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n g e
in a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s of o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ,
a n d in a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s of s e l e c t e d plan t w o r k e r g r o u p s .
The i n d e x e s
a r e a m e a s u r e of w a g e s a t a g i v e n t i m e , e x p r e s s e d a s a p e r c e n t of
w a g e s d u r i n g the b a s e p e r i o d (d a te of the a r e a s u r v e y c o n d u c t e d
b e t w e e n J u l y I9 6 0 and J u n e 1961).
S u b t r a c t i n g 100 f r o m the in d ex
y i e l d s the p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e in w a g e s f r o m the b a s e p e r i o d to the
d a te of the in d e x .
The p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n g e o r i n c r e a s e r e l a t e to
w a g e c h a n g e s b e t w e e n the i n d ic a t e d d a t e s .
These estim ate s a re
m e a s u r e s of c h a n g e in a v e r a g e s f o r the a r e a ; th ey a r e not in ten de d
to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e p ay c h a n g e s in the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in the a r e a .

L i m i t a t i o n s of D a ta

M ethod of C o m p u tin g
The i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n g e , a s m e a s u r e s of
c h a n g e in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e i n f lu e n c e d by: (1) g e n e r a l s a l a r y and
w a g e c h a n g e s , (2) m e r i t o r o t h e r i n c r e a s e s in p ay r e c e i v e d by i n d i ­
v i d u a l w o r k e r s while in the s a m e j o b , and (3) c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e
w a g e s due to c h a n g e s in the l a b o r f o r c e r e s u l t i n g f r o m l a b o r t u r n ­
o v e r , f o r c e e x p a n s i o n s , f o r c e r e d u c t i o n s , a n d c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r ­
t io n s of w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d by e s t a b l i s h m e n t s with d i f f e r e n t p ay l e v e l s .
C h a n g e s in the l a b o r f o r c e c a n c a u s e i n c r e a s e s o r d e c r e a s e s in the
o c c u p a t i o n a l a v e r a g e s without a c t u a l w a g e c h a n g e s .
It i s c o n c e i v a b l e
th a t e v e n though a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in a n a r e a g a v e w a g e i n c r e a s e s ,
a v e r a g e w a g e s m a y have d e c l i n e d b e c a u s e l o w e r - p a y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
e n t e r e d the a r e a o r e x p a n d e d t h e ir w o r k f o r c e s .
Sim ilarly , w ages
m a y h a ve r e m a i n e d r e l a t i v e l y c o n s t a n t , y e t the a v e r a g e s f o r a n a r e a
m a y have r is e n c o n sid e ra b ly b e c a u s e h ig h er-pay in g e sta b lish m e n ts
e n t e r e d the a r e a .

E a c h of the s e l e c t e d k ey o c c u p a t io n s within a n o c c u p a t i o n a l
g r o u p w a s a s s i g n e d a w e ig h t b a s e d on i t s p r o p o r t i o n a t e e m p l o y m e n t
in the o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p .
T h e s e c o n s t a n t w e ig h t s r e f l e c t b a s e y e a r
em ploym en ts w h ere v e r p o ss ib le .
The a v e r a g e (m e a n ) e a r n i n g s f o r
e a c h o c c u p a t io n w e r e m u l t i p l i e d b y the o c c u p a t io n a l w e ig h t, a n d the
p r o d u c t s f o r a l l o c c u p a t i o n s in the g r o u p w e r e t o t a l e d . The a g g r e g a t e s
f o r 2 c o n s e c u t i v e y e a r s w e r e r e l a t e d b y d iv id in g the a g g r e g a t e f o r
the l a t e r y e a r by the a g g r e g a t e f o r the e a r l i e r y e a r .
The r e s u l t a n t
r e l a t i v e , l e s s 100 p e r c e n t , sh o w s the p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e . . The in d ex
i s the p r o d u c t of m u ltip ly in g the b a s e y e a r r e l a t i v e (100) b y the r e l a t i v e
f o r the n ext s u c c e e d i n g y e a r a n d co n tin u in g to m u l t i p l y (com pou nd )
e a c h y e a r ' s r e l a t i v e b y the p r e v i o u s y e a r ' s in d e x . A v e r a g e e a r n i n g s
f o r the fo llo w in g o c c u p a t io n s w e r e u s e d in c o m p u t in g the w a g e t r e n d s :
Office clerical (men and women): Office clerical (men and women)— Skilled maintenance (men):
C o n tin u e d
Bookkeeping-machine
C a rp e n te rs
operators, class B
Secretaries
Electricians
Clerks, accounting, classes
Stenographers, general
Machinists
A and B
Stenographers, senior
Mechanics
Cleiks, file , classes
Switchboard operators, classes
Mechanics (autom otive)
A, B, and C
A and B
Painters
Tabulating-m achine operators,
Clerks, order
Pipefitters
Clerks, payroll
class B
Tool and die makers
Comptometer operators
Typists, classes A and B
Keypunch operators, classes
Unskilled plant (men):
A and B
Industrial nurses (men and women):
Janitors, porters, and cleaners
Office boys and girls
Nurses, industrial (registered)
Laborers, m aterial handling




The u s e of c o n s t a n t e m p l o y m e n t w e ig h t s e l i m i n a t e s the e f f e c t
of c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r t i o n of w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d in e a c h jo b i n ­
c l u d e d in the d a t a .
The p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n g e r e f l e c t only c h a n g e s
in a v e r a g e p a y fo r s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r s .
T h ey a r e not i n f l u e n c e d by
c h a n g e s in s t a n d a r d w o r k s c h e d u l e s , a s su ch , o r by p r e m i u m pay
for o v ertim e.
W here n e c e s s a r y , d a t a w e r e a d j u s t e d to r e m o v e f r o m
the i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n g e a n y s i g n i f i c a n t e f f e c t c a u s e d
by c h a n g e s in the s c o p e of the s u r v e y .

3

T a b l e 2.

I n d e x e s of S t a n d a r d W ee kly S a l a r i e s and S t r a i g h t - T i m e H o u r l y E a r n i n g s f o r S e l e c t e d O c c u p a t i o n a l G r o u p s
in P h o e n i x , A r i z . , M a r c h 1969 a n d M a r c h 19 68, a n d P e r c e n t s of I n c r e a s e f o r S e l e c t e d P e r i o d s
In dexes
( M a r c h 1961 = 100)

I n d u s t r y and o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p

A ll i n d u s t r i e s :
O f f ic e c l e r i c a l (m e n and w o m e n ) ____
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n and 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 ) ___________
U n s k i l l e d p la n t ( m e n ) ________________
M an ufactu ring:
O f f ic e c l e r i c a l (m e n and w o m e n ) ____
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n and 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 )___________
U n s k i l l e d p la n t ( m e n ) ________________

M a r c h 1969

M a r c h 1968

138. 7

131. 0

C )

130. 1
135. 8

122. 9
129. 4

135. 0
(!)

127. 8
(!)

( )

132. 0

A ll i n d u s t r i e s :
O f f ic e c l e r i c a l (m e n and w o m e n ) ____
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n and 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 ) ____________
U n s k i l l e d p la n t ( m e n ) _________ ______
M an ufactu ring:
O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m e n and w o m e n ) ____
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n and 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 ) ____________
U n s k i l l e d p la n t ( m e n ) _________________
D a t a do not m e e t p u b l i c a t i o n c r i t e r i a .




C )

C )

126. 2

P e r c e n t s of in c r e a s e
M a r c h 1968
to
M a r c h 1969

5.
6.
5.
5.

9
2
9
0

5.
6.
7.
4.

6
2
5
6

M a r c h 1967
to
M a r c h 1968

M a r c h 1966
to
M a r c h 1967

M a r c h 1965
to
M a r c h 1966

3. 9

5. 8

3. 3

C )

C )

(*)

M a r c h 1964
to
M a r c h 1965

3. 4
5. 7

3. 1
4. 4

3. 7
2. 4

3. 1
(‘)
2. 3
1. 8

3. 5

4. 8

3. 5

5. 0

(l)

(J)
( )

(M
( )

(*)
(M

3. 3
2. 6

2. 8

3. 2

M a r c h 1963
to
M a r c h 1964

M a r c h 1962
to
M a r c h 1963

M a r c h 1961
to
M a r c h 1962

3. 4

4.
2.
1.
7.

3.
4.
6.
4.

C )

0

.9

3
0
1
8

3 .4

2. 8

(!)
( )

(!)
(*)

5. 6

4. 4

2. 3
A p r i l I960
to
M a r c h 1961

8
7
5
2

2. 8
4. 4

1. 9
5. 2

1 .9
(!)

C )

2 .9

2. 6
(*)

( )

3. 0

I

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 i m e w ee k ly h o u rs an d 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 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 h o e n ix , A r i z . , M a r c h 1969)
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 ee k ly e a r n in g s o f—
Number

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

workers

55

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

10 5

110

115

120

125

130

140

150

160

1 ----170

55

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

10 0

10 5

n o

11 5

120

125

13C

14 0

150

160

170

over

$
97.00-149.00
95.50-135.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

8
8

8
8

2
2

-

5
3

3
2

2
1

7
5

2

-

9
5

2
1

-

69.50-

~

6

12
12

A
“

9
9

6
6

A

7
7

J
weekly
hours1
standard)

$
50

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

$

t

$

i

t

S

S

$

$

t

$

t

t

$

S

$

$

$

and
under

and

MEN
49
35

OFFICE

36

B OY S ------------------------------

40.5
41.0

o
o

C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, C LA SS A
NONMANUFACTURING --------------

$

$

121.50
115.50

121.50
110.00

$

75.50

74.50

83.00

10

9

A

8

4

1

WOMEN
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
40.0
40.0

120.50
122.50

121.00
122.00

112.00-129.50
112.00-130.00

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C LA SS B ------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

83
30
53

40.5
40.0
40.5

90.00
94.50
87.50

85.00
92.00
84.50

82.00-100.50
83.00-102.50
82 .00- 94.00

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

254
60
194

39.0
40.0
39.0

112.00
123.00
108.50

114.00
122.00
112.00

100.50-123.00
112.50-132.00
98.00-121.00

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

457
15 7
300

39.5
40.0
39.5

91.50
95.00
89.50

90.50
93.50
87.00

81.00- 99.00
87.50-101.00
7 7 .5 0 - 98.00

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

97
68

A0« 0
40.0

83.00
75.50

79.00
74.50

70.5068.50-

89.00
79.50

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

11 6
115

39.5
39.5

69.00
69.00

68.50
68.50

66.0066.00-

72.00
72.00

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

72
27

41.0
40.0

98.00
121.00

92.50
145.50

74.00-105.00
90.00-148.00

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

11 8
60
58

40.0
40.0
40.0

101.50
103.50
99.50

102.50
105.00
101.50

92.00-108.50
94.00-109.50
88.50-105.50

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

71
58

40.0
40.0

88.00
87.50

85.00
84.50

81.5081.50-

_

-

*

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CL A SS A -----------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------

14 3
112
31

40.0
40.0
40.0

101.00
105.50
85.50

96.50
99.00
83.00

91.50-110.50
93.50-115.00
7 8 .0 0 - 93.50

-

-

-

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CL A SS B -----------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------

283
69
214

40.0
40.0
40.0

89.00
95.00
87.00

90.00
95.00
86.00

8 2 .5 0 - 96.00
90.50-101.00
8 1 .5 0 - 94.00

-

_

-

-

S E C R E T A R I E S 3 ------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------P U B LI C U T I L I T I E S 4-----------------------

1,216
544
672
88

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

114.00
122.00
107.00
119.50

110.00
119.00
104.00
122.50

99.50-126.00
107.50-135.50
93.00-118.00
97.50-137.00

-

-

_

2

2

-

-

-

-

-

2

2

-

-

-

*4*

138.00

137.50

123.50-150.00

-

-

-

-

SECRETARIES,

CLASS

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

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




35

O

50
43

o

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

96.50
97.50

2
6

-

-

4
A

_

_

-

-

-

5

18
9
9

_

_

_

“

“

-

2
2
-

26
1
25

30
5
25

5
3
2

38
9
29

31
A
27

41
17
24

24
3
21

13
5
8

3
3

_

5
2
3

7

-

-

-

-

6

10
2
8

_

-

“

-

-

2
2

-

-

-

-

-

_

i
i

14
14

5
3
2

A

1
1

-

-

i

~

-

3

“

*

2
2

12
12

-

-

-

14
6
8

_

7

15
2
13

38
13
25

5

7
-

5

7
7

5

2
*
2

-

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

i
i

1
1

7
7

53
53

37
8
29

66
21
45

55
20
35

79
43
36

57
22
35

41
20
21

15
10
5

6
A
2

18
A
14

A
A

19
19

13
13

17
17

19
13

2

7

_

_

2

2

*

*

*

A
-

60
60

25
25

10
10

1

5

17

-

4

12

_

“

*

2
2

_

-

3

5
4
1

2
1
1

2
2

-

_
-

-

-

_

_

*

“

-

-

18
18

-

_

-

-

“

-

-

-

_

1

-

A

-

-

-

~

-

-

1

-

3
1

“

*
8
8
*

-

-

“

~

“

5
1

5
3

9
1
8

4
2
2

6
2
A

13
9
4

5
2
3

32
11
21

22
18
A

27
25

6
5

10
3

6
6

6
6

6
4

1
1

8
8

9
9

9
8
1

10
10

1
1

2
2

-

1
1

-

~

10 4
51
53
7

83
47
36
5

76
45
31
10

88
58
30
13

74
41
33
11

45
39
6
5

36
28
8
1

3
2
1
1

9

5

2

8

1

4

3

-

3

6

6

3
2

_

_

_

2

10

7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

2

10

7

3
2
1

42
36
6

26
22
A

-

-

7
1
6

19

13
1
12

70
6
64

33
7
26

65
21
44

24
15
9

24
9
15

22
5
17

5
3
2

42
1
41
1

72
66
3

88
16
72
8

94
31
63
7

13 4
37
97

*

17
5
12
7

156
83
73
2

10 0
54
46
7

-

-

-

-

1

2

-

~

*

7
6

_

19

_
-

-

-

-

_

-

_

*

6

l

_

2
2

-

-

3

6

-

-

_

*

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

_
-

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 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 try d iv is io n , P h o e n ix , A r i z . , M a r c h 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
Number

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

of
workers

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

$

Average
weekly
hours1
( standard)

50
M ean2

Median 2

SECRETARIES3 -

L v " ' L 1 fl lv

i

Lj ?

vLA j j

L

T in
2

60

65

70

75

$
85

80

80

$

$

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

127 00
141 .5 0

141*00
1 2 8 .5 0
141 .0 0

1 1 7 .0 0 1 3 3 .0 0 -

4 0 .0

117 .5 0

1 1 5 .5 0

1

107*C 0
121 .0 0

1

GENERAL

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

3 **

JJ Q * QQ
*A0n * 0n

12 0 .5 0

fn n
T *n

i n- r n n
i iZ nn
i i " « «

1 0 5 .5 0

A 0n * 0n

9 3 .3 0

2 . 0nn
0

3 9 .5

9 2 .0 0

9 0 .0 0

67

NONMANUFACTURING

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

237

11 /* 3t
SWITCHBOARD O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N IS T S -

L L Aj J

$

$
75

t

*
90

95

$

10 0

«

*

105

1 10

*

115

125

1 30

t

$

t

$

$

120

14 0

15 0

i —

160

170
an d

90

85

95

1 00

105

n o

11 5

120

125

8

1
10

10

13 0

1 40

1 50

160

27
15
12

8

$
1 3 9.00
1 5 2.50

9 4 .0 0 -1 1 6 .0 0

r

-

-

-

A

MANUFACTURING

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

137

m •% n

00

1 0 * * 50
9 9 .0 0

00

7T ^- *. n0 n0

t
7 a6

.* 0n 0n

85.0 0

3 9 .5

8 8 .5 0

39* D

91.

63
51

4 0 .0

414
231

0

1 0 1 .0 0
9 9 .0 0

2

3

2

1 *

29
2
27

44

1 1 1 .5 0
107 .0 0

-

-

-

8
8 1 .0 0 -

9 8 .0 0

-

-

-

55

1

-

8
36

5

1 1 3 .0 0
11 5 .5 0

3 9 .5

84.0 0

83.0 0

7 3 .5 0 -

9 1 .0 0

3 9 .5

7 8 .0 0

75^50

7 0 .5 0 -

84.5 0

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

3

170

over

1J

1

^4
22
8

29

31

g

24

31

23

12

15

42

-

-

48

r

25

9
13

1

4

-

76

31

1
81

40

30

at

113

l 3

2
f j

7

a t
27
*

a
2

8

42

49

40

20

31
25

VO
19

i t

w

a
3

9

29

19

21

14

a

29
28

1

1

12

9

6

3

12

8

9

3

7]

3

45

6

1
27

27

3

12

36
36

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10

100
24

m
r 5!

1
-

73

24
3

*

41

10

7
8

1 0 8 .5 0
111 .0 0

2

to

/n

39

2

2

22

2

0

25

TL

40
* 9
3

41

2
-

24

A
*

58
6

9 6 .0 0 9 1 .0 0 -

7
7

*
20

/ Q

00

99

ft*

/ o

96

2

1

i

98

*0 *0
3 9 .5

2

17

2

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

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

6
6

3

3 9 .5

1 j 1j v

$
70

$

i / n

'It

65

CONTINUED

2 *3
34

STENOGRAPHERS,

60

$

CONTINUED

M
25
j

55

$

and
under

Middle range 2

55

WOMEN -

t

67
32

5

34

}to

41

43

20

J

1

15

11

8

j?

8
6

1

44

13

24

1

1
1

8
8

19

25

23

i 7

*8
2

-

8
4

3

3

2

4

29

3

J

-

-

-

-

13
13

8
7

6

5

5

1

1 S ta n d a r d h o u r s 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 f o 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 ) , an d the e a r n in g s c o r r e sp o n d
to th e s e w ee k ly h o u r s .
2 T h e m e a n i s co m p u te d f o r e a c h jo b b y to ta lin g the e a r n in g s o f a l l w o r k e r s an d d iv id in g by the n u m b e r of w o r k e r s .
T h e m e d ia n d e s ig n a t e s p o s itio n — h a lf o f th e e m p lo y e e s su r v 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 th an th e r a t e sh ow n.
T h e m id d le r a n g e i s d e fin e d by 2 r a t e s o f p a y ; a fo u rth o f 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 s e r a t e s and a fo u rth e a r n m o r e than
th e h ig h e r r a t e .
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 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , an d o th e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .




7

Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men and Women
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s and 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 io n s s t u d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d iv isio n , P h o e n ix , A r i z . , M a r c h 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

S e x , occu p a tio n, and in d u stry 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- tim e w e e k ly e a r n in g s of —
$

U nder
M ean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

S
105

t

t

$
11 5

t
120

$
12 5

$

i
13 0

13 5

s
140

t

$
145

150

(
155

i

S

t
16 0

16 5

17 0

t

S
175

18 0

$
18 5

S
190

$
19 5

200

105
and
u n d er

11 0

11 0

11 5

12 0

12 5

13 0

135

14 0

14 5

159

155

16 0

165

179

175

lac

1 95

19 0

195

200

over

-

-

-

-

3
2

5
2

4
2

11
10

5
4

7
6

17
16

14
13

21
18

14
14

4
4

5
5

7
7

6
6

5
5

1
-

8
5

5
4

13
13

11
11

10
10

13
11

i
i

1
1

5
5

-

4
4

-

-

-

-

~

1
1

-

4

11
8

7
5

10
9

9
9

1
1

2
2

1
1

-

2
2

1
1

1
1

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
1

1
1

3
3

6
5

5
5

fc
6

1
1

4
4

1
1

an d

MEN

128
11 4

40.0
4C.0

$
168.50
170.50

$
169.50
170.50

$
$
158.00-178.50
161.00-179.50

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

79
70

40.0
40.0

139.50
141.00

138.00
139.50

130.00-147.50
132.00-148.00

-

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

57
48

40.0
40.0

120.50
122.00

119.50
121.50

111.00-127.00
112.00-128.00

4
3

30
29

40.0
40.0

135.50
136.00

134.50
135.00

127.50-145.50
127.50-145.50

DRAFTSMEN, C LA SS
MANUFACTURING

-

8
6

fc

WOMEN

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

2
2

1 S ta n d a r d h o u r s r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k f o 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 la 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 ) , and the e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d
to th e s e w e e k ly h o u r 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 .




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 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 h o e n ix , A r i z ., M a rc h 1969)
Average

Average

O ccupation and in d u stry d iv isio n

Number
of

Weekly
Weekly
hours 1
[standard) (standard)

OFFIC E

O F F IC E OCCUPATIONS
B I L L E R S , M A C HI N E ( B I L L I N G
M A C H I N E ) -------------------------------------N ON MA NU FAC TU RI NG ------------------

25
25

40.0
40.0

$
83.50
83.50

B I L L E R S , M A C HI N E ( B O O K K E E P I N G
M A C H I N E ) --------------------------------------

41

40.0

95.50

BOOKKEEPIN G -M ACH IN E OPERATORS,
C L A S S A --------------------------------------------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G ------------------------------------

O ccupation and in d u stry d iv isio n

54
43

40.5
40.0

119.00
122.50

B OOKKEEPIN G -M ACH IN E OPERATORS,
C L A S S B --------------------------------------------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------------NONM AN UFA CT URI NG -----------------------------

84
30
54

40.5
40.0
40.5

90.50
94.50
88.50

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T IN G , C L A S S A ------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------------N ON MA NU FAC TU RI NG -----------------------------

303
74
229

39.5
40.0
39.0

113.50
125.50
109.50

C L E R K S , A C C O U N TI NG , C L A S S B ------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G ------------------------------------

480
16 6
314

39.5
40.0
39.5

93.00
96.50
91.00

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S B ------------------------NONM AN UFA CT URI NG -----------------------------

10 0
68

AO. 0
40.0

83.50
75.50

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S C -------------------------N ON MA NU FAC TU RI NG ------------------------------

117
11 5

39.5
39.5

69.50
69.00

C L E R K S , ORDER -----------------------------------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------------N ON MA NU FAC TU RI NG ------------------------------

123
37
86

40.5
40.0
40.5

98.00
115.00
90.50

C L E R K S , P AY RO LL -------------------------------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------------N ON MA NU FAC TU RI NG ------------------------------

125
63
62

40.0
40.0
40.0

102.50
105.00
99.50

O C C U P A T IO N S -

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

58

143

112
31

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

hours 1 earnings 1
(standard) (standard)

$
88.00
87.50

40.0
40.0
40.0

101.00
105.50
85.50

40.0
40.0
40.0

89.00
95.00
87.00

48
30

40.0
40.0

76.50
71.50

1,216
544
672
88

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

114.00
122.00
107.00
119.50

O F F I C E B OY S ANO G I R L S N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G —
S E C R E T A R I E S 2 ---------------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G -----------N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G -----P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3—

40.0
40.0

284
70
214

KEY PU NCH O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B
M A N U FA C TU RI N G -------------------N O N M AN UFA CT UR IN G --------------

A

35

40.0

138.00

SECR ET A R IES, CLASS 6
MA NU FA C TU RI N G ---------N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G ---PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3

12 6
39
87
25

40.0
AO. 0
AO. 0
40.0

129.50
135.50
127.00
141.50

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S C ----------------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------------N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G ----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------

411
16 8
24 3
34

40.0
AO. 0
39.5
AO. 0

117.50
128.50
110.00
120.50

SECRETARIES, CLASS D
MA NU FA C TU RI N G ---------NON MA NU FAC TU RIN G ---P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3-

644
326
318
27

39.5
40.0
39.0
40.0

107.00
117.00
97.00
93.50

344
81
263
67

39.5
AO. 0
39.5
40.0

92.00
98.00
90.00
98.00

CLASS

Average

Weekly

OFFICE
71

K EYP U N CH O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S A
MA N U FA C TU RI N G -------------------N O N M AN UFA CT UR IN G --------------

S T E N O G R A P H E R S , G EN E RA L ----------------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------------N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G ----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3-------------------------

1 S ta 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 hich e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e t h e ir r e g u l a r
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 .
2 M a y include w o r k e r s other than th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and other public u ti li t ie s .




Weekly

C O N T IN U ED

COMP TOM ET ER O P E RA TO R S
N O N M AN UFA CT UR IN G —

SECR ET A R IES,

n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g

Numb«r
of

straigh t-tim e s a la r ie s

O C C U P A T IO N S

-

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

CONTINUED

S T E N O G R A P H E R S , S E N I O R -------------------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------------N O N M AN UFA CT UR IN G ----------------------------S W IT C H B O AR D O P E R A T O R S ,

Number
of

CLASS

679
442
237

40.0
40.0
39.5

102.50
104.50
99.00

A -------

38

40.0

100.00

S W IT C H B O AR D O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B ------N ON MA NU FAC TU RI NG ------------------------------

150
14 3

42.0
42.0

76.00
75.00

S W IT C HB OA R D O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N I S T S M A N U FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------------N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G -----------------------------

137
53
84

39.5
40.0
39.5

88.50
84.00
91.50

T Y P I S T S , C L A S S A -----------------------------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G ------------------------------------

63
51

40.0
40.0

108.50
111.00

T Y P I S T S , C L A S S B -----------------------------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------------NON MA NU FAC TU RIN G -----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3--------------------------

420
18 4
236
26

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

84.00
91.50
78.50
84.00

D R A F T S M E N , C L A S S A ------------------------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G ------------------------------------

13 3
11 9

40.0
40.0

168.00
170.00

D R A F T S M E N , C L A S S B -------------------------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G ------------------------------------

89
80

40.0
40.0

138.00
139.50

D R A F T S M E N , C L A S S C -------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------- *-------------------------

65
54

40.0
40.0

119.00
120.50

N U R S E S , I N D U S T R I A L ( R E G I S T E R E D ) ----MA NU FA C TU RI N G ------------------------------------

32
31

40.0
40.0

136.50
137.00

P R O F E S S I O N A L AND T E C H N I C A L
O C C U P A T IO N S

( e x c lu s iv e of pay fo r

o v e r tim e at r e g u l a r a n d /o r

prem ium

rates),

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

9

Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r m e n in s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d o n a n a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s try d iv isio n , P h o e n ix , A r iz ., M a rc h 1969)

N u m b e r o f w o rk e r s re c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s of—

Hourly earnings 1
%
2 .2 0

Number

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

workers

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

$
2 .3 0

*
2 . A0

2 . A0 2 . 5 0

2 .50

s
2 .6C

*
2 .7 0

t
2 .8 0

t
2 .9 0

S
3 .00

$
3.1 0

1
3 .2 0

s
3 . 30

$
$
3 . A0 3 . 5 0

*
3 .6 0

$
3 .7 0

$
3 .8 0

S
3 .90

2 .6 0

2.7C

2 .8 0

2 .9 0

3 .0 0

3 .1 0

3 .2 0

3 .3 0

3 . A0

3 .5 0

3. 60

3 .7 0

3 .8 0

3 .90

A . 00 A . 10 A . 20

1

-

-

l

1

51
3A

$
3.86
3.9A

$
A .03
A .0 A

$
$
3 . 6 2 - A . 09
3 . 6 9 - A .09

E L E C T R I C I A N S , M A I N T E N A N C E ---------MA N U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------

21A
158

A . 05
3.96

A . 22
A . 06

3.853.80-

A.3A
A . 26

_

E N G I N E E R S , S T A T I O N A R Y -----------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------

A9
26

3.56
3.96

3.66
A . 19

2.883.65-

A . 20
A . 25

-

H E L P E R S , M A I N T E N A N C E T R A D E S -----MA N U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------

117
52

2.72
2.62

2.68
2.58

2.562.5A-

2.91
2.65

1
1

-

8

-

M A C H I N I S T S , M A I N T E N A N C E -------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------

11 0
96

A . 19
A . 18

A . 30
A . 28

A . 2 1 - A . A3
A . 2 0 - A.AA

-

-

M E C H A N I C S , A U TOM OT IVE
( M A I N T E N A N C E ) -------------------------------M AN U FA C TU RI N G ---------------------------N O N M AN UFA CT URI NG --------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3------------------

151
35
11 6
88

3.57
3.AA
3.61
3.63

3.57
3.AA
3.66
A . 00

3.283.353.273.25-

A . 02
3.A8
A.0A
A . 05

M E C H A N I C S , M A I N T E N A N C E ---------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------

265
258

3.80
3.80

3.95
3.95

3.A83.A7-

A . 06
A . 06

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

O I L E R S -----------------------------------------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------

51
51

2.96
2.96

3.21
3.21

2.732.73-

3.29
3.29

12
12

_

_

-

-

-

-

P AINTERS,

M A I N T E N A N C E -----------------

TOOL AND D I E M A K ER S ---------------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------

-

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

_

25
25

3

~

6
6

7
5

1
1

1
1

19
19

_

-

3
3

-

_

-

-

-

11
7

A

-

-

3
3

_

-

-

_

_

-

l

_

_

_

-

1
1

-

_

1A

-

1
1

_

-

-

-

3
1

_

_

-

25
1

7

-

-

9
9

-

15

_

1

~

-

21
12

-

-

-

-

33
33

_

5

*

_

-

-

1
*

-

1
~

_

*

-

1
-

-

_

1
1

-

1
-

-

_

$
A . 20

*
$
A. A0 A . 6 0

12
-

_

5

7

-

2
2

_

9

20

”

16
1
15
15

6
2
A
A

22
22

-

“

9
9

20
*

_

12
12

3
3

60
60

3
3

9
9

-

15
15

_

11
11

7

-

-

-

5
5

~

-

1
1

1
1

2
2

2
2

A
A

A
A

2
2

3
3

IA
1C

8
8

-

-

-

-

-

A .80

-

19
19

1
1

11
A

*

~

35
35

1
1

96
A5

19
19

-

_

_

-

A
A

12
12

-

“

3
3

7
7

_

A6
33

A0
A0

-

_

_

2
2

1
1

2
2

_

A5

-

2

“

A5
A5

11
7

23
23

12
12

10 3
10 0

2

A .A 0 A . 6 0

“

-

A
A

3
3

A
A

-

“

-

-

12
12

3
3
-

28

3.A9

3.53

3.23-

A . 01

-

-

-

-

-

2

3

-

-

2

1

5

-

6

-

1

-

1

7

-

-

-

-

117
117

A . 09
A . 09

A . 21
A . 21

3.983.98-

A . 27
A . 27

_

_

_

_

_

1
1

1
1

1
1

_

_

_

5
5

_

2
2

2
2

9
9

1
1

9
9

10
10

12
12

53
53

_

11
11

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 fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y 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 atio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .




%
A . 10

and
u n der
2 .3 0

C A R P E N T E R S . M AI N T E N A N C E
MA NU FA C TU RI N G ------------

$
A .00

and la te s h ifts.

10

Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
(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 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 isio n , P h o e n ix , A r i z ., M a rc h 1969)
Hourly eamings

2

N u m b e r o f w □ rk e rs r e c e iv in g

t
O c c u p a tio n 1 and in d u s try d iv isio n

of
workers

Mean3

A03
180

GUARDS:
MA NU FA C TU RI N G ------------------------------------

157

Middle range3

*
1.80

%

1.70

1.80

1.90

2 . CO 2 . 1 0

163
18

32
~

16
1

-

-

123
123

38 2
4
378

83
83

U nder 1.60
and
1.60 u n d e r

1.90

$
2 .00

*

s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f—

$

$
2. 10 2 . 2 0

$
2. 30

$
2 . A0

$
2.50

$
2.70

*

$

2. 80

2 .90

$
3.00

$
3.10

$

i

2 60

$

$

3 .20

3.30

3 . A0

3.60

$
3.80

A . 00

2.80

2. 90

3 .00

3 . 1C

)• 20

3 3C

3 . A0

3.60

3.80

A . 00

A . 20

11
11

7
7

37
37

7
5

1A
1A

~

~

$

$

$

2.20
2.82

$
1.82
3.01

1.662.26-

2.95
3.33

A
~

2.97

3.08

2.69-

3.35

-

$
GUARDS AND WATCHMEN -----------------------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G ------------------------------------

Median*

S
1.70

$

J A N I T O R S , P O R T E R S , AND C L E A N E R S ----MA NU FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------------N O N M AN UFA CT URI NG -----------------------------

1,136
296
840

1.93
2.35
1.78

1.82
2.39
1.77

1.732.211.71-

2.17
2.A8
1.86

3A
3A

J A N I T O R S , P O R T E R S , ANC C L E A N E R S
(WOMEN) --------------------------------------------------N O N M AN UFA CT URI NG ------------------------------

17 3
15 A

1.79
1.71

1.71
1.69

1.651.65-

1.85
1.80

L A B O R E R S , M A T E R I A L H A N D L I N G ------------M A N U FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------------NON M AN U FAC TU RIN G ----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 4--------------------------

1,169
A3A
735
5A

2.62
2.55
2.65
3. 13

2.56
2.57
2.56
3.29

1.992.261.962.5A-

3.07
2.77
3.5?
3.65

ORDER
F I L L E R S ---------------------------------------N O N M AN UFA CT URI NG ------------------------------

366
306

3.05
3.05

3.31
3.36

2.822.60-

3.5A
3.5A

_

P A C K E R S , S H I P P I N G ---------------------------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G ------------------------------------

94
9C

2.64
2.68

2.92
2.92

2.182.22-

2-97
2.97

_

R E C E I V I N G C L E R K S -----------------------------------NON MA N U FA C TU RI N G ------------------------------

91
75

2.71
2.71

2.59
2.71

2.292.26-

3.28
3.A9

-

S H I P P I N G C L E R K S -------------------------------------M A N U FA C TU RI N G ------------------------------------

35
32

2.5 A
2.51

2.33
2.30

2 .2 A - 2.87
2 • 2 A— 2 . 8 6

-

_
_
-

2.20

2.30

2. A0

2.5C

2.60

2 70

6
i

16
5

18
16

9
7

3
2

2
2

8
5

7
6

1

i

4

16

7

2

2

1

18 6
23
16 3

A9
1A
35

A5
13
32

51
17
3A

66
52
1A

A0
30
10

89
83
6

1A
5
9

33
32

27
27

A
4

3
2

7
6

2

3

8

_

_

_

2

44
44
-

10
10
-

70
20
50
~

18 6
A3
1A3

12
2
1C
-

4
2
2

76
70
6
-

19
2
17
12

A
3
1

255
103
152
4

27
22
5

95
88
7

5
5

-

5
5

10
1C

31
31

5
5

5
5

_

_

-

16
16

1
1

_

7
3

1
1

5
5

4
4

9
9

5
5

1
1

-

4
4

_

-

_

-

n

6
5

_

-

2
1

11

*

11
11

16
8

-

2
2

i
i

_

-

1A
1A

3
3

1
1

1

_

-

-

3
3

11
11

11
11

18
18

6

3

11

11

18

11

7

37

5

1A

-

-

13
13

_
-

A3
A1
2

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

1
1

-

_
-

-

~

_

_

1

_

_

_

_

_

_

2A
2A
-

29
20
9
8

3A
3A
-

2
2
-

12
7
5
4

1A
4
10
-

225
23
20 2
-

27
i
26
26

2
2

50
6

9
9

20
20

11
11

9
4

37
37

1A 1
137

2
2

i
i

46
46

9
9

_

_

_

"

-

-

-

1
1

16
15

1
i

1
i

-

_

-

-

-

5
-

21
21

1
-

_

6
6

_

_
-

i
-

_

-

5
5

_

-

-

-

-

-

9
2

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

“

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

C L E R K S ---------

57

3.02

2.89

2.8A-

3.05

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

2

27

7

9

i

i

-

-

2

5

*

T R U C K D R I V E R S 5 -----------------------------------------M A N U FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------------NON MA N U FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 4 -------------------------

2,020
692
1,328
536

3.15
3.28
3.09
3.49

3.A2
3.51
3 . AO
3.A9

2.733.012.673.A3-

3.66
3.69
3.6A
3.7A

-

44
—
AA
~

28
28

26
18
8
~

24
2A
~

68
IA
5A
~

~

70
70
' “

24
16
8
8

20
20
~

89
89
8

93
5
88
8

76
4
72
12

55
39
16
“

32
5
27
21

175
*0
1A5
"

13
9
4
4

77
77
-

44 8
153
295
2AA

518
144
37A
231

30
30
-

70
70
-

~

40
8
32
“

T R U C K D R I V E R S , L I G H T (U ND ER
1 - 1 / 2 TO N S) ---------------------------------------M A N U FA C TU RI N G ------------------------------------

293
12 1

2.38
2.63

2.52
2.85

2.022.3A-

2.82
3.03

18
18

2A

57
9

_

_

80

_

4
4

37
37

5
5

30
30

8
8

_

_

_

_

_

“

~

T R U C K D R I V E R S , M E D IU M ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO
AND I N C L U D I N G A TO N S) -------------------NON MA N U FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 4 --------------------------

360
327
1A5

3.07
3.09
3.A9

3.07
3.07
3.73

3 . 0 1 - 3.72
3 .0 2 - 3.72
3 A 5— 3 . 7 7

i

-

i

1AA
1 AA

4
4
4

-

9
-

_
~
“

T R U C K D R I V E R S , HE A V Y ( OV ER A TO N S,
T R A I L E R TY P E ) -----------------------------------NON M AN U FAC TU RIN G -----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 4--------------------------

817
536
235

3.37
3.35
3.55

3.61
3.A9
3.A9

3.202.983.AA-

_
-

-

T R U C K D R I V E R S , HE A V Y
OTHER THAN T R A I L E R

( O V ER A T O N S ,
T Y P E ) -------------

A05

3.A6

3.50

3.A1-

3.59

-

-

-

-

-

-

T R U C K E R S , POWER ( F O R K L I F T ) --------------M A N U FA C TU RI N G ------------------------------------

17A
1A 6

2.79
2.8A

2.69
3.11

2.312.30-

3.18
3.18

-

-

-

~

“

9
4

3
3

3
3

SH IP P IN G

1
2
3
4
4

AND R E C E I V I N G

.

3.72
3.71
3.7A

-

_
*

_
~

20
~

2A
2A

~

_

_

-

-

_
“

_

_

~

~

-

8
8

8
8

8
8

D a ta lim it e d to m e n w o r k e r s e x c e p t w h e re 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 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 if ts .
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 e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .
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 and type o f tru c k o p e r a te d .




6
1

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

_

~

10
10

6
~

1A
8
8

6A
-

_

_

-

-

“

_
-

“
8
8
8

13
8
8

i
i

80
80

_
~

_
-

i

16
16

26
26
20

1
1

-

_

~

_

4
4

1A
1A
1A

105
1C3
102

2
2

192
1A7
110

328
2A7
105

~

_
“

“
21
-

70
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12

2

-

-

-

75

-

231

85

-

-

12
12

16

-

18
18

-

-

_

-

-

~

“

20
20

‘

2
“

-

“

8
3

"

55
55

-

2

26
26

'

~

~

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 ia t e
o c c u p a tio 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 rk 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 an 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 tio 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 le 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
i n t e r e s t a b l is 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 il it y o f o c c u p a tio 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 if f e r s i g n i f ic a n t l y f r o m th 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 th 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 fie 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 ,

CLERK,

M A C H IN E

B i l l e r , m a c h in e ( b illin g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a s p e c i a l b illin g m a c h in e (M o o n H o p k in s, E l li 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
an 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 , sh 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 lv 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 io n s , w h ich m a y o r m a y n o t be 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 ic a ll y a c c u m u la t e d b y m a c h in e . T h e o p e r a tio n u s u a l ly in v o lv 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 il 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 fa n fo ld
m a c h in e .

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 ic a l) . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s r e a d 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 u t 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 a n d m a n u a l t a s k s r e ­
q u i r e d to m a in ta in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .
CLERK,

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 tie s in v o lv e a n y c o m b in a t io n o f th e fo 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 in g th e i t e m s to m a k e u p th e o r d e r ; c h e c k in g p r i c e s a n 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 up 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 ig in a l o r d e r 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
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 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 , a n 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 of d e b it a n d c r e d i t it 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 rk .
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 la n c e s h e e t s , an d o th e r r e c o r d s
b y h an d .

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 th e 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 in 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 a n 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 of a s e t o f r e c o r d s u s u a l ly
r e q u ir i n g l i t t l e k n o w le d g e of 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 an 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 OPERATOR

A C C O U N T IN G

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 to m e te 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 no t to b e c o n fu 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 o f 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 to m e te r b u t, in w h ich , u s e o f t h is m a c h in e i s in c id e n ta l to p e r f o r m a n c e of
o th e r d u t ie s .

C l a s s A . U n d e r g e n e r a l d ir 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 te s e t of 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 se
of 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 ork in v o lv e s p o s tin g a n d b a la 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 ; an d r e q u i r e s ju d g m e n t an 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 an 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 , an d
c l o s in 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 OPERATO 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 ta 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 so 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 ch ed ; 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 tio n on the d o c u m e n t to d e t e r m in e in fo r m a tio n to b e p u n c h e d . M a y tr a 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 is io n , p e r f o r m s one o r m o r e ro 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 te 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 an k a c c o u n t s ; a n d p o s tin g s u b s i d i a r y l e d g e r s c o n t r o lle 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 n o t r e q u ir e a k n o w l­
e d g e of a c c o u n t in g a n d b o o k k e e p in g p r in c i p le 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 ro u tin e
a c c o u n tin g w o rk i s su b d iv id e d on a fu 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 .




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 of v a r io u s t y p e s in c o n ju n c tio n
a l l g r o u p o f 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 , an 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 li 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 lv e s th e s i m u l t a ­
n e o u s e n tr y o f f i g u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' le d g e r r e c o r d . T h e m a c h in e a u t o m a t ic a ll 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 an d c o m p u t e s , an d u s u a l l y p r in t s a u t o m a t ic a ll y the
d e b it o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s . D o e s no 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
an d s t a n d a r d ty p e s o f s a l e s an d c r e d i t s l i p s .

CLERK,

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 il 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 , a n d in v o i c e s on a m a c h in e o th e r th a n 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 lin 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 io n s . F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a c h in e , a r e
c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f m a c h in e , a s f o ll o w s :

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K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u e d
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 fo llo w in g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r in s t r u c t 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 ch ed c a r d s .
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 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 ie 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 li 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 ta 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 ed
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 a n d im p o r t a n t o r g a n i z a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a m id d le
m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v 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 red
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 C

O F F I C E B O Y OR G I R 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 tin 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 iv e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o se 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 of 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 te s t a ff
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 ly 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 tu r n , f u r t h e r s u b d iv id e d . In so 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 le 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 , 0 0 0 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 la t io n s h ip 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 iv 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 f o r m s v a r ie d c l e r i c 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 ir 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 in t a in 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 a n d m a k e s a p p o in tm e n t s a s in 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 in 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 , an 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 ; an 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 an
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 i c a l l 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 tin 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 , an 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 x c lu sio n 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
o f 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 fin 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 d o no 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 in 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 t in 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 te 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 not ty 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 io 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 n o 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 l e v e l d e f in i t io n s .
C la ss A
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 fe 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

B

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 ,
fe w e r th a n 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 f u 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 io 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 jo r d iv is io n )
o T 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 in is t r a t iv 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 a n 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 .)

GEN ERAL

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 t in 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 ay
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
ro u tin 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 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 .)
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 ie 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 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 ay 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 a n 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 a n 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 a n d a c c u r a c y ; a n 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 io 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 th 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 i l ; and
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 in g le - o r m u lt ip l e - p o s it i o n te le p h o n e s w i tc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u tg 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 fu l l te le p h o n e in fo 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 itio n to d o in g
ro u tin e w o r k a s d e s c r i b e d f o r s w itc 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 ig n m e n t .
( " F u l l " te le p h o n e in f o r m a tio 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 tio n p u r p o s e s , e . g . , b e c a u s e o f o v e r la p p in g o r
i n 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 tly p r e s e n t fr 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 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 i tc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u tg o in g , in 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 is 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 fo r m a tio n s e r v i c e o c c u r s
if 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 if 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 ed

S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N I S T
In a d d it io n to p e r f o r m i n g d u tie 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 ito r - ty p e s w it c h ­
b o a r d , a c t s a s r e c e p t io 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 tin e c l e r i c a l w o rk a s p a r t o f r e g u l a r
d u t ie 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 tim e w h ile at
s w itc h b o a r d .

C l a s s C . O p e r a t e s s i m p le t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n tin g m a c h in e s 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 an d so m e f il in g w o rk . T h e w o rk t y p ic a ll y in v o lv 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 IB IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R ,

GENERAL

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 in 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 , and p e r f o r m s d if f ic u lt
w ir in g a s r e q u ir e d .
T h e c o m p le te r e p o r t i n g a n d ta b u la t in g a s s i g n m e n t s ty 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 o f 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 tr 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 in 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 la t in g - m a c h in 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 an d p r o d u c tio n of a g r o u p o f t a b u la t in g - m a c h in 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 ic u lt t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n tin g m a c h in e s su c h a s th e
ta b u l a t o r a n d c a l c u l a t o r , in a d d itio 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 so m e w ir in g f r o m
d i a g r a m s . T h e w o rk ty p ic a ll y i n v o l v e s , f o r e x a m p le , ta b u la 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 ut 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 an d s t u d i e s a r e u s u a l ly 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 t a b l i s 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 tin e v o c a b u la r y fr 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 fr o m w r it te n c o p y a n d do s i m p le c l e r i c a l w o rk .
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 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 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 not 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 and 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 IS T
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 io n s h a v e b e e n m a d e b y a n o th e r p e r s o n . M 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 rk 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 le 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 an 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 one 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 lv 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 la b ic a t i o n , p u n c tu a tio n , e t c ., of t e 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 an d ty p in g o f c o m p lic a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s to m a in t a in u n ifo r m ity an d
b a l a n c e in s p a c in g .
M a y ty p e r o u tin 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 tin e ty p in g o f f o r m s , in s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c .; an 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 tu 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 R A 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 io 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 if 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 in 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 th e d e s ig n o r i g i n a t o r , an d m a y r e c o m m e n d m in o r d e s ig n c h a n g e s . A n a 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 la t io n s h ip 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 ig in a t o r f o r c o n s is t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g in e e r in g d e t e r m in a t i o n s .
M ay
e ith 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 le 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 in g a s s i g n m e n t s th a t r e q u ir 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 te 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 ic a ll y in ­
v o lv e su c h w o rk a s :
P r e p a r e s w o r k in g d r a w in g s of 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 tio n s , an d p r e c i s e p o s it i o n a l r e la t io n s h ip s b e tw e e n c o m p o n e n t s; p r e p a r e s a r c h i ­
t e c t u r a l d r a w in g s f o r c o n s t r u c t 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 f o 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 , an d r o o f . U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u la 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 titie 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 t c . R e c e iv e s in it ia 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 fa c t u r in g , o r r e p a i r p u r p o s e s . T y p e s of 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 je c t io 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 ) an 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 itio n in g of

c o m p o n e n ts a n d c o n v e y n e e d e d in fo r m a tio 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
an d a d ju s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a l e 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 ork 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 an d t r a c i n g w ith p e n o r p e n c il.
(D o e s not 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 l i n e s a n d a l a r g e s c a l e n o t 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 it e m s .
d u r in g p r o g r e s s .

W o rk i s c l o s e l y s u p e r v i s e d

N U R S E , IN D U S T R I A L ( R E G I S T E R E D )
A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w ho g i v e s n u r s in g s e r v i c e u n d e r g e n e r a l m e d 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 o n 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 li s h m e n t . D u tie s in v o lv e a c o m b in a tio n o f th e fo llo w in g : G iv in g f i r s t a id
to th e il 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 fo r c o m p e n s a tio 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 ic a l e x a m in a t io n s an d h e a lth 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 ; a n d p la n n in g an 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 lth e d u c a tio n , a c c id e n t p r e v e n tio n , e v a lu a tio n o f p la n t e n v 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 POWERPLANT

CARPEN TER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n t r y d u tie s n e c e s s a r y to c o n s t r u c t an d m a in ta in in g o o d r e p a i r b u ild in g
w o o d w o rk an 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 ood in a n e s t a b li s h m e n t . W ork 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 an d la y in g o u t o f w o rk f r o m b lu e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , m o d e ls , 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 to o ls , p o r t a b le p o w e r t o o l s , an d s t a n d a r d m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ;




CARPEN TER,

M A IN T E N A N C E — C o n tin u ed

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 le 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 rk 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 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 ly 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 tr 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 ed

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 f u n c tio n s su c h a s th e i n s t a l la t io n , m a in te 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 lv 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 an 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 , l a 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 an 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 ir e m e n t s o f
w ir in g o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t; an 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 an d
t e s t i n 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 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 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 .

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 ic le 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 ; 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 to m o tiv 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 ir e d th ro 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 I N 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 an 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 s u p p ly 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 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 in 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
su 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 tila 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 fu e l c o n s u m p tio n . M a y a l s o s u ­
p e r v i s e t h e s e o p e r a t io n s . H e a d o r c h ie f e n g in e e r s in e s t a b li s h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e th a n one
e n g in e e r a r e e x c l u d e d .
F I R 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 ich 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 il 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 ile 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 ; an 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 rk th e
h e lp 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 so 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 , li f t in g , a n d h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s an 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 he 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 io n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e th a t a r e
a l s o p e r f o r m e d b y w o r k e r s on a f u l l - t i m 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 LR O O M

S p e c i a l i z e s in th e o p e r a t io n o f one 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 in 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 f o 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 ic u lt 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 it 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 le c t i n g f e e d s ,
s p e e d s , t o o lin 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 l u 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 st u 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 an 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 an 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 lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : I n t e r p r e t i n g
w r it te 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 out 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 i n s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t in g up an 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 , to 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 le 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 ir e d f o r h is w o rk ;
an d fit tin 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 ro u n d e d tr 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 tr a i n in g an 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 li s h m e n t .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t
o f th e f o llo w in g : E x a m in in g m a c h in e s an 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 a n 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 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 w ith it e m s o b ta in e d
f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r in g 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 se 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 ; an 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 rk 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 tr 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 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 . 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 , an 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 ork 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 an d la y in g out 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 it y ; a lin in g an d b a la n c in g o f e q u ip m e n t; s e le 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 lin 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 ll w r ig h t 's w o rk
n o r m a l ly r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d tr 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 tr 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

m o v in g p a r t s

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 in 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 ork in ­
v o lv e s th e fo llo w in g : K n o w le d g e o f 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 f o r d iffe r e n t
a p p lic 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 la c in g pu tty o r f i l l e r
in n a il h o le s an 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 ix c o l o r s , o i l s ,
w h ite le a d , an 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 , the
w o rk o f th e m a in te n a n c e p a in 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 ly 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 a n 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 a n d p ip e fit t in g s in 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 : L a y in g o ut o f w o r k a n d m e a s u r in 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 ty le n e t o r c h o r p ip e - c u tt 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 ir 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 tr 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 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 . W o r k e r s p r i m a r i l y e n g a g e d in i n s t a l lin 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 an 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 in g in s t a l la t io 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 ; in s t a l lin g o r r e ­
p a i r in 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 rk of 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 ro u n d e d tr 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 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 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 R K E R , M A IN T E N A N C E

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 tin 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 in s t a l lin g

F a b r i c a t e s , i n s t a l l s , an 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 an d f i x ­
t u r e s (su 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 ro o fin g ) o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t .
W ork 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 rk f r o m b lu e p r in t s , m o d e ls , 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 up a n 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 of




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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 ; an 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 ir e d . 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 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 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 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 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 a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; u n d e r ­
s t 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 of 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 tin 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 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 , s p e e d s , f e e d s , a n d to o lin g of 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 an d d ie s to a c h ie v e r e q u ir e d q u a l i t i e s ; w o rk in g to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ;
fit tin 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 le 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 rk r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d
tr a i n in g in m a c h in e - s h o p an 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 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 tr 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 ie 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 of w o r k f r o m m o d e ls , b lu e p r in 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 - i n d u s t r y w a g e st u d y p u r p o s e s ,
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 .

to o l an d

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

CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
GU A R D AND W ATCHM AN

S H IP P IN 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 tin e p o l ic e d u t ie 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 te m e n w ho a r e s t a t io n e d a t g a te an d
c h e c k on id e n tity of e m p l o y e e s an 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 sh ip m e n t, o r r e c e i v e s a n 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 ts 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 rk in v o l v e s : A k n o w le d g e o f sh ip p in g
p r o c e d u r e s , p r a c t ic e s , r o u t e s , a v a ila b le m e a n s of tr a n s p o r t a t io n , and r a te ; and p r e p a r in g r e c ­
o r d s o f th e g o o d s s h ip p e d , m a k in g up b i l l s of la d in g , p o s tin g w e ig h t an d sh ip p in g c h a r g e s , and
k e e p in g a f i l e o f s h 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 in v o l v e s : V e r ify in 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 ip m e n ts a g a i n s t b i l l s o f la d in 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 ; an d m a in ta in in g n e c e s ­
s a r y re c o r d s and file s .

th e ft,

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

J A N IT O R ,

PO RTER,

OR C LEA N ER

(S w e e p e r ; c h a r w o m a n ; j a n i t r e s s )
F o r w a g e 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 ic 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 li s h m e n t . D u t ie s in v o lv e
a c o m b in a t io n o f th e fo llo w in g : S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b in g , 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 , an 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 lis h in 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 indow w a sh in g a r e e x c l u d e d .
LA BO RER,

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

( L o a d e r a n 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 ; st 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 in 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 an 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 in 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 io 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 ho lo a d a n d u n lo a d s h i p s a r e
e x c lu d e d .
O RDER,

w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a s fo llo w 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 iv 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 i n d u s t r ia 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 s u 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 li 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 and
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 .)

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 sto 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 i n 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 a n d in d ic a tin g i t e m s f il le d o r o m itte d , k e e p r e c o r d s of 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 li 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 .

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 er lV 2 to n s)
T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d iu m (I V 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,

POW ER

P A C K E R , 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 la c in g th e m in sh 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 ty 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 sh 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 sh ip p in g c o n t a i n e r s an 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 it 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 in e r ; in s e r t in g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a 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 a n d s e a li 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 ta on c o n ta in 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
tr a n s p o r t go o d s and
e s t a b li s h m e n t .

m a n u a lly c o n t r o lle 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 stu 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 f o 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)




A v a i l a b l e O n R e q u e s t ----T h e n in th a n n u a l r e p o r t on s a l a r i e s f o r a c c o u n t a n t s , a u d i t o r s , a t ­
to rn ey s, c h e m ists, e n g in e e rs, engineering tech n ician s, d raftsm e n ,
t r a c e r s , job a n a l y s t s , d i r e c t o r s of p e r s o n n e l , m a n a g e r s of office
s e r v i c e s , b u y e r s , and c l e r i c a l e m p l o y e e s .
O r d e r a s B L S B u l l e t i n 1617, N a t io n a l S u r v e y of P r o f e s s i o n a l , A d ­
m i n i s t r a t i v e , T e c h n i c a l , a n d C l e r i c a l P a y , J u n e 19 6 8 . S e v e n t y - f i v e
cen ts a copy.

Area Wage Surveys
A l i s t of the l a t e s t a v a i la b l e b u lle tin s i s p r e s e n t e d below. A d i r e c t o r y of a r e a wage stu d ie s including m o r e lim it e d st u d ie s conducted a t the
r e q u e s t of the Wage and Hour and Public C o n t r a c t s D iv is io n s of the D ep a rtm e n t of L a b o r i s a v a i la b l e on r e q u e s t . B u lle tin s m a y be p u r c h a s e d f r o m
the Superin ten dent of D ocu m e n ts, U . S . G o vern m en t P rin tin g O ffice, Washington, D. C. , 20402, o r f r o m any of the B L S re g io n a l s a l e s o f f i c e s shown on
the in s id e front c o v e r .
A rea
Akron, Ohio, J u l y 1 9 6 8 -------------------------------------Albany—Sch en ecta d y —T r o y , N. Y. , M a r . 1969 1-----A lb u qu erqu e, N. Mex. , A p r . 1 9 6 8 1 -------------------Allentown—Be th leh e m —E a s t o n , P a . —N. J . ,
A tlan ta, Ga. , M ay 1 9 6 8 * ___________________________
B a l t i m o r e , Md. , S ep t. 1968 1 _____________________
B e aum on t—P o r t A rth u r—O ra n g e , T e x . , May 1968 1
B ingham ton, N. Y. , J u l y 1968 1____________________
B i r m in g h a m , A la . , A p r . 1969 1___________________
B o i s e C ity, Idaho, J u l y 1 9 6 8 * ______________________
B o sto n , M a s s . , Sept. 1968 1 -----------------------------B u ffalo , N. Y. , Nov. 1968 1_________________________
B u rlington , Vt. , M a r . 1969 1-----------------------------Canton, Ohio, Ju n e 1 9 6 8 * ---------------------------------C h a r le s to n , W. V a. , A p r . 1968 1-----------------------C h a rlo tte , N . C . , M a r . 1969 ----------------------------Chattan ooga, Tenn. —Ga. , S ep t. 1968 1----------------C h ic a go , H I ., A p r . 1968.
C in cinn ati, Ohio—Ky. —Ind. , M a r . 1969 1--------------C le v e la n d , Ohio, Sept. 1968 1-----------------------------C o lu m b u s, Ohio, Oct. 196 8 * -----------------------------D a l l a s , T e x . , Nov. 1968 1-----------------------------------D aven port—R o c k Isla n d—Moline, Iowa—111. ,
Dayton, Ohio, J a n . 1969 1----------------------------------D en ver, C o l o . , D ec. 1 9 6 8 _________________________
D e s M o in es, Iowa, M a r . 1969 ---------------------------D etro it, M i c h ., J a n . 1969 1____________ — ------------F o r t Worth, T e x . , Nov. 1968 1_____________________
G r e e n B a y , Wis. , J u l y 1968 1------------ ----------------G r e e n v ille , S . C . , May 1 9 6 8 * -----------------------------Houston, T e x . , Ju n e 1 9 6 8 * --------------------------------In d ia n ap o lis, I n d ., D ec. 1968 1_____________________
J a c k s o n , M i s s . , F e b . 1969 1_______________________
J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . , J a n . 1969 1_____________________
K a n s a s C ity, Mo. —K a n s . , Sept. 1968 1----------------L a w r e n c e —H a v e rh ill, M a s s . —N .H . , Ju n e 1 9 6 8 * ---L it t le Rock—North L ittle Rock, A r k . , J u l y 1968 1 —
L o s A n g e l e s —Long B e a c h and A naheim —Santa A n a G a rd e n G ro v e, C a l i f . , M a r . 1 9 6 8 --------------------L o u i s v i l l e , K y . —Ind. , Nov. 1 9 6 8 ___________________
Lubbock, T e x . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 __________________________
M a n c h e s t e r , N. H. , J u ly 1968 1---------------------------M e m p h is, T e n n .—A rk . , Nov. 1 9 6 8 _________________
M ia m i, F l a . , D ec. 1968 1__________________________
Midland and O d e s s a , T e x . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 _____________
M ilwaukee, Wis. , A p r. 1968-------------------------------

Bu lle tin num ber
and p r ic e
1575-84,
1625-56,
1575-58,

35 cents
35 ce n ts
30 ce n ts

1575-86,
1575-71,
1625-8,
1575-75,
1625-3,
1625-65,
1625-6,
1625-15,
1625 -35 ,
1625-54,
1575-65,
1575-63,
1625-61.
1625-14,
1575-81,
1625-63,
1625-19,
1625-24,
1625-28,

40
35
50
30
35
35
35
50
50
35
30
30
30
35
50
45
50
35
50

cents
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
c e n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
c e n ts
cents
ce n ts
ce n ts

1625-16,
1625-42,
1625-39,
1625 -62 ,
1625-58,
1625-27,
1625-7,
1575-66,
1575-82,
1625-40,
1625 -45 ,
1625-37,
1625-17,
1575-74,
1625-11,

30
35
30
30
50
35
35
30
45
35
35
35
45
30
35

ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts

1575-64,
1625-33,
1625-53,
1625-4,
1625-30,
1625-29,
1625-49,
1575-67,

30
30
30
35
30
35
25
30

ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
cents
cents
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts

 Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented.


A rea
M in n e a p o lis- S t. P a u l, M in n ., J a n . 1 9 6 9 ______________
Muskegon—M u sk egon H eights, M i c h ., May 1 9 6 8 1— — N e w a rk and J e r s e y City, N. J . , J a n . 1 9 6 9 _____________
New Haven, C o n n ., J a n . 1 9 6 9 _________________________
New O r l e a n s , L a . , F e b . 1969 1________________________
New Y ork, N. Y . , A p r. 1 9 6 8 __________________________
Norfolk—P o r t s m o u t h and Newport News—
Hampton, Va. , Jun e 1 9 6 8 -------------------------------------Oklahoma C ity, Okla. , J u l y 1 9 6 8 ----------------------- —-- O m aha, N e b r . —Iowa, Oct. 1968 1______________________
P a t e r s o n —C lifton —P a s s a i c , N. J . , May 1968 1 -----------P h ila d e lp h ia , P a . —N . J . , Nov. 1 9 6 8 ___________________
Phoenix, A r i z . , M a r . 1969____________________________
P it t sb u rg h , P a . , J a n . 1969-------------------------------------P o rtla n d , M aine, Nov. 1 9 6 8 -----------------------------------P o rtla n d , O re g. —Wash. , May 1968 1___________________
P r o v id e n c e —Paw tucket—Warwick, R. I . —M a s s . ,
May 1 9 6 8 ______________________________________________
R a le ig h , N. C. , Aug. 1968 1 ___________________________
Richm ond, V a . , Nov. 1967 1 --------------------------- — ----R o c h e s t e r , N.Y . (o ffice oc c u p a tio n s only), J u l y 1968 l__
R o ck fo rd , 111., May 1 9 6 8 * --------------------------------------St. L o u i s , M o .—111., J a n . 1968________________________
S a lt L a k e C ity, Utah, D ec. 1 9 6 8 ______________________
San Antonio, T e x . , Jun e 1968__________________________
San B e r n a r d i n o —R i v e r s i d e —O ntario, C a lif. ,
Oct. 1968 1____________________________________________
San D iego, C a l i f . , Nov. 1 9 6 8 __________________________
San F r a n c i s c o —Oakland, C a l i f . , Oct. 1 9 6 8 _____________
San J o s e , C a l i f . , Sept. 1 9 6 8 _________________________ —
Savannah, Ga. , May 1968 1 ____________________________
Scran to n , P a . , J u l y 1 9 6 8 1_____________________________
S e a t t le —E v e r e t t , W a s h ., Nov. 1968 1___________________
S ioux F a l l s , S. D a k ., Oct. 1968 1 _____________________
South Bend, I n d ., M a r . 1 9 6 9 ___________________________
Spokane, W a s h ., June 1 9 6 8 ___________________________
S y r a c u s e , N. Y. , J u l y 1 9 6 8 * -----------------------------------T a m p a —St. P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , Aug. 1 9 6 8 ______________
Toledo, Ohio—Mich. , F e b . 1969 1_____________________
T renton, N. J . , Oct. 1 9 6 8 * ____________________________
U tica—R o m e , N. Y. , J u l y 1968 1 ------------------------------Washington, D. C. —Md. —V a. , Sep t. 1 9 6 8 ______________
W aterbu ry, C o n n ., M a r . 1 9 6 9 _________________________
W aterloo, Iowa, Nov. 1968 1___________________________
Wichita, K a n s . , D ec . 1 9 6 8 ____________________________
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , Jun e 1968 1 _______________________
Y ork , P a . , F e b . 1 9 6 9 __________________________________
Youngstown—W a rren, Ohio, Nov. 1 9 6 8 ____________ -___

B u lletin numDvi
and p r i c e .
1625-47, \ 3 5 ce n ts
1575-60,
30 ce n ts
1625-46, 40 ce n ts
1625-38,
30 c e n ts
1625-51,
35ce n ts
1575-78,
50 c e n ts
1575-85,
1625-9,
1625-2 6,
1575-83,
1625-48,
1625-60,
1625-59,
1625-20,
1575-80,

30 ce n ts
30 c e n ts
35 ce n ts
40 c e n ts
50 ce n ts
30 ce n ts
35 ce n ts
30 ce n ts
40 ce n ts

1575-61,
1625-13,
1575-27,
1625-2,
1575-70,
1575-39,
1625-36,
1575-69,

30 ce n ts
35 ce n ts
25 ce n ts
35 ce n ts
30 ce n ts
30 ce n ts
30 cents
30 ce n ts

1625-25,
1625-32,
1625-44,
1625-21,
157 5-73,
1625-12,
1625
,
1625-23,
1625-55,
1575-79,
1625-5,
1625-10,
1625-57,
1625-18,
1625-1,
1625-22,
1625-50,
1625-31,
1625-41,
1575-76,
1625-52,
1625-34,

40 ce n ts
30 ce n ts
35 ce n ts
30 ce n ts
30 ce n ts
35 ce n ts
35 ce n ts
30 ce n ts
30 ce n ts
30 ce n ts
35 ce n ts
30 ce n ts
35 cents
35 c e n ts
35 ce n ts
35 c e n ts
30 ce n ts
35 ce n ts
30 ce n ts
30 ce n ts
30 cents
30 cents

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