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Area Wage Survey
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The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Area
January 1969

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR ST A T I S T I CS

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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 VI
Region V
Federal Office Building
219 South Dearborn St.
911 Walnut S t ., 10th Floor
Chicago, 111. 60604
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 P ittsburgh , Pennsylvania, M etropolitan Area




Ja n u a r y

1969

B u lle tin No. 1 6 2 5 -5 9
June 1969

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
George P. Shultz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
G eoffrey H. Moore, C om m ission er

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Preface

m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s s t u d ie d in to on e b u lle t in .
The seco n d p a rt p r e ­
s e n t s i n f o r m a t i o n w h ic h h a s b e e n p r o j e c t e d f r o m in d iv id u a l m e t r o ­
p o l i t a n a r e a d a t a to r e l a t e to g e o g r a p h i c r e g i o n s a n d th e U n ite d S t a t e s .

The B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t is t ic s p r o g r a m of an n ual o c c u p a ­
t io n a l w a g e s u r v e y s in m e t r o p o li t a n a r e a s i s d e s i g n e d to p r o v i d e d a t a
on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s , an d e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s a n d s u p p le m e n ­
t a r y w ag e p r o v is io n s .
It y i e l d s d e t a i l e d d a t a b y s e l e c t e d i n d u s t r y
d i v i s i o n f o r e a c h o f th e a r e a s s t u d ie d , f o r g e o g r a p h ic r e g i o n s , a n d f o r
th e U n ite d S t a t e s . A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in th e p r o g r a m i s th e n e e d
f o r g r e a t e r i n s i g h t in to ( l ) th e m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a t i o 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 (2 ) th e s t r u c t u r e a n d l e v e l o f w a g e s
am o n g a r e a s an d in d u str y d iv is io n s.

N in e t y a r e a s c u r r e n t l y a r e in c lu d e d in th e p r o g r a m . In e a c h
a r e a , i n f o r m a t i o n on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s i s c o l l e c t e d a n n u a lly a n d on
e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s a n d s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s b ie n n i a l l y .
T h i s b u l l e t i n p r e s e n t s r e s u l t s o f th e s u r v e y in P i t t s b u r g h ,
P a . , in J a n u a r y 1 9 6 9 . T h e S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s
d e f in e d b y th e B u r e a u o f th e 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
A lle g h e n y , B e a v e r , W a s h in g to n , a n d W e s t m o r e l a n d C o u n t i e s .
T h is
s tu d y w a s c o n d u c t e d b y th e B u r e a u ' s r e g i o n a l o f f ic e in P h i l a d e l p h i a ,
P a . , u n d e r th e g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o f Ir w in L . F e i g e n b a u m , A s s i s t a n t
R e g io n a l D ir e c to r fo r O p e r a tio n s .

A t th e e n d o f e a c h s u r v e y , a n i n d iv id u a l a r e a b u l l e t i n p r e s e n t s
s u r v e y r e s u l t s f o r e a c h a r e a s t u d ie d . A f t e r c o m p le t io n o f a l l o f th e
i n d iv id u a l a r e a b u l l e t i n s f o r a r o u n d o f s u r v e y s , a t w o - p a r t s u m ­
m a r y b u lle tin i s is s u e d .
T h e f i r s t p a r t b r i n g s d a t a f o r e a c h o f th e

Contents
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W age tr e n d s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p s.
T a b le s:
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E s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s u r v e y a n d n u m b e r s t u d i e d ___________________________________________________________________________
I n 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 a n d s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r ly 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 , an d
p e r c e n t s o f c h a n g e f o r s e l e c t e d p e r i o d s _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________




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S i m i l a r t a b u l a t io n s a r e a v a i l a b l e f o r o t h e r a r e a s .

(S e e in sid e b a c k c o v e r .)

C u r r e n t r e p o r t s on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s a n d s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s in th e P i t t s b u r g h a r e a
a r e a l s o a v a i l a b l e f o r c o n t r a c t c le a n in g s e r v i c e s ( J u l y 1 9 6 8 ); g r a y i r o n f o u n d r i e s ( N o v e m b e r 1 9 6 7 ); a n d
s t e e l f o u n d r i e s ( N o v e m b e r 1 9 6 7 ).
U n io n s c a l e s , i n d i c a t i v e o f p r e v a i l i n g p a y l e v e l s , a r e a v a i l a b l e f o r
b u ild in g c o n s t r u c t i o n ; p r in t i n g ; l o c a l - t r a n s i t o p e r a t in g e m p l o y e e s ; a n d m o t o r t r u c k d r i v e r s , h e l p e r s , an d
a llie d o c c u p a tio n s.

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O f f ic e o c c u p a t i o n s — a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s — e n a n d w o m e n __________________________________________________________________________________
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P r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t io n s — a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s — e n a n d w o m e n _________________________________ ______________________
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O f f i c e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , an d t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t io n s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s — e n a n d w o m e n c o m b i n e d ____________________________________
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A -5 a.

M a in te n a n c e a n d p o w e r p la n t o c c u p a t io n s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ___________________________________________________________________________
C u s t o d i a l a n d m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t i o n s _______________________________________________________________________________________________
C u s t o d i a l a n d m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t i o n s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ____________________________________________________________________

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Area Wage Survey---The Pittsburgh, Pa., Metropolitan Area
Introduction
T h i s ^ a r e a i s 1 o f 90 in w h ic h th e U .S . D e p a r tm e n t o f L a b o r 's
B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s c o n d u c ts s u r v e y s o f o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s
a n d r e l a t e d b e n e f i t s on a n a r e a w i d e b a s i s . 1

to m e r i t p r e s e n t a t io n , o r (2)
in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a .

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

O c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t an d e a r n in g s d a t a a r e sh o w n f o r
f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s , i . e . , t h o s e h ir e d to w o r k a r e g u l a r w e e k ly s c h e d u le
in th e g iv e n o c c u p a t io n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
E a r n i n g s d a t a e x c lu d e p r e ­
m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a n d f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l id a y s , an d l a t e
s h i f t s . N o n p r o d u c tio n b o n u s e s a r e e x c lu d e d , b u t c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a l l o w ­
a n c e s an d in c e n t iv e e a r n in g s a r e in c lu d e d . W h e re w e e k ly h o u r s a r e
r e p o r t e d , a s f o r o f f ic e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a t i o 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 r k w e e k (ro u n d e d to th e n e a r e s t h a lf h o u r) f o r w h ic h e m p l o y e e s
r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e of p a y f o r
o v e r t i m 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 ) . A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s
f o r t h e s e o c c u p a t io n s h a v e b e e n r o u n d e d to th e n e a r e s t h a lf d o l l a r .

T h i s b u lle t in p r e s e n t s c u r r e n t o c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t an d
e a r n i n g s in f o r m a t io n o b ta in e d l a r g e l y b y m a i l f r o m th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
v i s i t e d b y B u r e a u f ie l d e c o n o m i s t s in th e l a s t p r e v i o u s s u r v e y f o r
o c c u p a t i o n s r e p o r t e d in th a t e a r l i e r s tu 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 s p o n d e n t s an d to t h o s e r e s p o n d e n t s r e p o r t in g u n u s u a l c h a n g e s
s i n c e th e p r e v i o u s s u r v e y .
In e a c h a r e a , d a t a a r e o b ta in e d f r o m r e p r e s e n t a t i v e e s t a b ­
l i s h m e n t s w ith in s i x b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s :
M a n u f a c tu 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 t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s ; w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ;
r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in 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
i n d u s t r y g r o u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m t h e s e s t u d i e s a r e g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a ­
t io n s an d th e c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d e x t r a c t i v e i n d u s t r i e s . E s t a b l i s h m e n t s
h a v in g f e w e r th a n a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s a r e o m it t e d b e c a u s e
th e y te n d to f u r n i s h i n s u f f i c ie n t e m p lo y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t io n s s t u 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 l a t io n s a r e p r o v id e d f o r e a c h o f
th e b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w h ic h m e e t p u b lic a t io n c r i t e r i a .

T h e a v e r a g e s p r e se n te d r e f le c t c o m p o site , a re a w id e e s t i ­
m a te s.
I n d u s t r i e s a n d e s t a b l i s h m e n t s d i f f e r in p a y l e v e l an d jo b
s t a f f i n g a n d , t h u s , c o n tr ib u te d i f f e r e n t l y to th e e s t i m a t e s f o r e a c h jo b .
T h e p a y r e l a t i o n s h i p 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 l e 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 i f f e r e n t i a l m a in t a in e d a m o n g j o b s in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . S i m i l a r l y , d i f 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
f o r m e n a n d w o m e n in a n y o f th e s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s sh o u ld n ot b e
a s s u m e d to r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y t r e a t m e n t o f th e s e x e s w ith in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . O th e r p o s s i b l e f a c t o r s w h ic h m a y c o n t r i b ­
u te to d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y f o r m e n an d w o m e n in c lu d e :
D i f 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 l i s h e d r a t e r a n g e s , s i n 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 t s a r e c o l l e c t e d ; a n d d i f f e r e n c e s in s p e c i f i c d u t ie s p e r ­
f o r m e d , a lth o u g h th e 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 i a t e l y w ith in th e
s a m e s u r v e y jo b d e s c r i p t i o n . J o b d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e m ­
p l o y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s a r e u s u a l l y m o r e g e n e r a l i z e d th a n t h o s e u s e d
in in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d a llo w f o r m in o r d i f f e r e n c e s a m o n g
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e s p e c i f i c d u t i e 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 c o n d u c te d on a s a m p l e b a s i s b e c a u s e o f
th e u n n e c e s s a r y c o s t in v o lv e d in s u r v e y i n g a l l e s t a b l i s 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 i o n o f
l a r g e th a n o f s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i s s t u d ie d . In c o m b in in g th e d a t a ,
h o w e v e r , a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e g iv e n t h e i r a p p r o p r i a t e w e ig h t .
E s­
t i m a t e s b a s e d on th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u 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 l a t i n g to a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e i n d u s t r y g r o u p in g a n d a r e a ,
e x c e p t f o r t h o s e b e lo w th e m in im u m s i z e s t u d ie d .
O c c u p a t io n s an d E a r n i n g s
T h e o c c u p a t io n s s e l e c t e d f o r s tu d y a r e c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y
o f m a n u f a c t u r in g a n d n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g i n d u s t r i e s , a n d a r e o f th e f o l ­
lo w in g t y p e s :
(1) O f f ic e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n i c a l ; (3)
m a in t e n a n c e an d p o w e r p la n t; a n 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 t io n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i s b a s e d on a u n ifo r m s e t o f jo b d e s c r i p ­
t io n s d e s i g n e d to t a k e a c c o u n t o f in t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t v a r i a t i o n in d u t ie s
w ith in th e s a m e jo b .
T h e o c c u p a t io n s s e l e c t e d f o r s tu d y a r e l i s t e d
a n d d e s c r i b e d in th e a p p e n d ix .
T h e e a r n in g s d a t a fo llo w in g th e jo b
t i t l e s a r e f o r a l l i n d u s t r i e s c o m b in e d . E a r n i n g s d a t a f o r s o m e o f th e
o c c u p a t io n s l i s t e d an d d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w ith in
o c c u p a t i o n s , a r e n o t p r e s e n t e d in th e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s b e c a u s e e it h e r
(1) e m p lo y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t io n i s to o s m a l l to p r o v id e e n o u g h d a ta

O c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t e s t i m a t e s r e p r e s e n t th e t o t a l in a l l
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith in th e s c o p e o f th e s tu d y a n d n ot th e n u m b e r a c t u ­
a l l y s u r v e y e d . B e c a u s e o f d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t io n a l s t r u c t u r e a m o n g
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , th e e s t i m a t e s o f o c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t o b ta in e d fr o m
th e s a m p l e o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d ie d s e r v e o n ly to in d ic a t e th e r e l a t i v e
i m p o r t a n c e o f th e j o b s s t u d ie d .
T h e s e d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t io n a l
s t r u c t u r e do n o t a f f e c t m a t e r i a 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 l i s h m e n t P r a c t i c e s a n d S u p p l e m e n t a r y W age P r o v i s i o n s

T a b u l a t io n s on s e l e c t e d e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s a n d s u p p le ­
m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s ( B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) a r e n ot p r e s e n t e d in t h is
b u lle t in .
I n f o r m a t io n f o r t h e s e t a b u l a t io n s i s c o l l e 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 l a t io n s on m in im u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r i n e x p e r i e n c e d
Department of Labor. These areas are Binghamton (New York portion only); Rochester (office occu­
w o m e n o f f ic e w o r k e r s ; s h if t 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 l id a y s ; p a id v a c a t i o n s ; a n d h e a lt h , i n s u r a n c e , a n d p e n s io 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 l e s ) in p r e v i o u s b u lle t in s f o r .th is a r e a .




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T a b l e 1.

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d W o r k e r s W ith in S c o p e o f S u r v e y a n d N u m b e r S t u d i e d in P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , 1
b y M a jo r In d u str y D iv isio n , 2 J a n u a r y 1969
N u m b e r o f e sta b lish m e n ts

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 t s in s c o p e
o f s tu d y

In d u str y d iv is io n

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

W ith in s c o p e
o f s tu d y

S t u d ie d

S t u d ie d
N um ber

P ercen t

A ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s
A l l d i v iS i f in s

-

804

214

3 9 6 ,3 0 0

10 0

326
478

76
138

2 4 5 ,3 0 0
1 5 1 ,0 0 0

62

-

10 0
50
10 0
50

____________________ __________

M a n u f a c t u r in g _______________________________________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r in g
T r a n s p o r ta t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and
o t h e r p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s 5 _____________________________
W h o l e s a l e t r a d e _______________________________________
R e t a i l t r a d e ______________________________
______________
F in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e
__________
S e r v ic e s 6 7

54
12 4
78
87

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

11

26
28

50

135

24

24
36

100

38

2 3 8 ,1 0 0
1 4 3 ,3 7 0
9 4 ,7 3 0
32, 850
4 , 110
3 4 ,4 6 0
13, 160
1 0 , 150

4
12
5

2 3 , 200

6

L a r g e e sta b lis h m e n ts
A ll d iv is io n s

-

154

87

2 9 2 ,7 0 0

500
-

_

M a n u f a c t u r in g N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g —
T r a n s p o r ta t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , an d
o t h e r p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s 5 __________________— ———
W h o l e s a l e t r a d e __________ ______________
______________
R e t a i l t r a d e - __—___—__________________________
________
F in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e
__________
S e r v i c e s 6 7-

99

44
43

2 0 0 ,1 0 0
9 2 ,6 0 0

500
500
500
500
500

55
17
5

22
6
5

13

2
18

6
4

3 6 ,0 0 0
3 , 100
3 6 ,6 0 0
10, 700
6 ,2 0 0

100
68
32

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

12
1

3 0 ,3 7 0
1, 30 0
3 0 ,5 1 0
1 0 , 75 0
4, 520

13
4

2

1 T h e P i t t s b u r g h S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e f i n e d b y th e B u r e a u o f t h e B u d g e t t h r o u g h J a n u a r y 1 9 6 8 , c o n s i s t s o f A l le g h e n y ,
B e a v e r , W a s h in g t o n , a n d W e s t m o r e l a n d C o u n t i e s . T h e " w o r k e r s w it h in s c o p e o f s t u d y " e s t i m a t e s sh o w n in t h i s t a b l e p r o v i d e a r e a s o n a b l y a c c u r a t e
d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e s i z e a n d c o m p o s i t i o n o f th e l a b o r f o r c e i n c lu d e d in t h 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 i s o n w it h o t h e r e m p lo y m e n t i n d e x e s f o r th e a r e a t o m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t t r e n d s o r l e v e l s s i n 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 l i s h m e n t d a t a c o m p i l e d c o n s i d e r a b l y in a d v a n c e o f th e p a y r o l l p e r i o d s t u d i e d , a n d (2) s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m th e s c o p e
o f th e s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1 9 6 7 e d it i o n o f t h e S t a n d a r d I n d u s t r i a l C l a s s i f i c a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n .
3 I n c l u d e s a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t a t o r a b o v e t h e m in im u m l i m i t a t i o n .
A l l o u t l e t s (w ith in t h e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n i e s in s u c h
in d u s t r ie s a s t r a d e , f in a n c e , au to r e p a i r s e r v ic 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 id e r e d a s 1 e s t a b lis h m e n t .
4 I n c l u d e s a l l w o r k e r s in a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h 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 l i m i t a t i o n .
5 T a x ic a b s an d s e r v i c e s in c id e n ta l to w a te r t r a n s p o r t a t io n w e r e e x c lu d e d . P it t s b u r g h 's lo c a l a n d s u b u r b a n t r a n s it o p e r a t io n s a r e m u n ic ip a lly
o w n e d a n d a r e e x c l u d e d b y d e f i n i t i o n f r o m t h e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y .
6 T h i s i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n i s r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " a n d " n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n 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 i o n
o f d a t a f o r t h i s d i v i s i o n i s n o t 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 l o y m e n t in th e d i v i s i o n i s t o o s m a l l t o p r o v i d e e n o u g h d a t a
t o m e r i t s e p a r a t e s t u d y , (2 ) th e s a m p l e w a s n o t d e s i g n e d i n i t i a l l y t o p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , (3) r e s p o n s e w a s i n s u f f i c i e n t o r i n a d e q u a t e to
p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , a n d (4) t h e r e i s p o s s i b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f in d i v id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a .
7 H o t e l s a n d m o t e l s ; l a u n d r i e s a n d o t h 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 t o m o b i l e r e p a i r , r e n t a l , a n d p a r k i n g ; m o t io n p i c t u r e s ;
n o n p r o f i t m e m b e r s h i p o r g a n i z a t i o n s ( e x c l u d i n g r e l i g i o u s a n d c h a r i t a b l e o r g a n i z a t i o n s ) ; a n d e n g i n e e r in g a n d a r c h i t e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .

A b o u t t w o - t h i r d s o f t h e w o r k e r s w it h in s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y i
f o l l o w i n g p r e s e n t s th e m a j o r i n d u s t r y g r o u p s a n d s p e c i f i c i n d u s t r i e s a s ;

S p e c ific in d u s trie s

In d u stry g ro u p s
P r im a r y m e ta l in d u s tr ie s

-

-

49
8
7
7

F o o d an d k in d re d p r o d u c t s

th e P i t t s b u r g h 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 i n g f i r m s .
p e rc e n t o f a ll m a n u fa c tu r in g :

____________________________

B la s t fu rn a c e s and b a sic s te e l p ro d u c ts
______________________ 3
4
E l e c t r i c t e s t a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g e q u ip m e n t
_____________________ 9
F a b r ic a te d s tr u c tu r a l m e ta l p r o d u c ts
_________________________ 4
____________________
3
G l a s s a n d g l a s s w a r e , p r e s s e d o r b lo w n
I r o n a n d s t e e l f o u n d r i e s ________________________________________________3
M e t a lw o r k i n g m a c h i n e r y --------------------------------------------------------------3

T h i s i n f o r m a t i o n i s b a s e d o n e s t i m a t e s o f t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t d e r i v e d f r o m u n i v e r s e m a t e r i a l s c o m p i l e d p r i o r t o a c t u a l s u r v e y .
P r o p o r t i o n s in v a r i o u s i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s m a y d i f f e r f r o m p r o p o r t i o n s b a s e d o n t h e r e s u l t s o f t h e s u r v e y a s sh o w n in t a b l e 1 a b o v e .

The

W age 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 g e
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 r k w e e k ,
e x c lu s iv e of e a r n in g s fo r o v e r tim e .
F o r plant 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 rly e a r n i n g s , e xc lu d in g
p r e m iu m pay f o r o v e r tim e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s, and
late sh ifts.
T h e 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 k e y o c c u ­
p a t i o n s a n d i n c l u d e m o s t o f th e n u m e r i c a l l y i m p o r t a n t j o b s w ith in
each group.

P r e s e n t e d in t a b l e 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 o f c h a n g e
in a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s of o ffic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s an 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 o f s e l e c t e d p l a n t w o r k e r g r o u p s .
The in dexes
a r e a m e a s u r e of w a g e s a t a g iv e n t im 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 t e o f th e 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 I 9 6 0 a n d J u n e 1 9 6 1 ).
S u b t r a c t i n g 100 f r o m th e i n d e x
y i e l d s t h e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e i n w a g e s f r o m th e b a s e p e r i o d to the
d a t e o f the i n d e x .
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s o f 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 th e i n d i c a t e d d a t e s .
T hese e stim a te s a r e
m e a s u r e s o f c h a n g e in a v e r a g e s f o r the a r e a ; t h e y a r e not i n t e n d e d
to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e p a y c h a n g e s i n th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e a r e a .

L im ita tio n s of D ata

M ethod of C om p utin g
E a c h o f th e s e l e c t e d k e y o c c u p a t i o n s w it h in 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 i g 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
i n 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 sta n t w eights r e fle c t b a s e y e a r
em ploy m en ts w h erev er p o ssib le .
The a v e r a g e (m ean ) e a r n in g s fo r
e a c h o c c u p a t i o n w e r e m u l t i p l i e d b y t h e o c c u p a t i o n a l w e i g 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 i n th e g r o u p w e r e t o t a l e d . T h e 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 i v i d i n g th e a g g r e g a t e f o r
the l a t e r y e a r b y 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 re su lta n t
r e l a t i v e , l e s s 100 p e r c e n t , s h o w s th e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e . . T h e i n d e x
i s t h e p r o d u c t o f m u l t i p l y i n g the b a s e y e a r r e l a t i v e (100) b y t h e r e l a t i v e
f o r the n e x t s u c c e e d i n g y e a r a n d c o n t i n u i n g to m u l t i p l y (c o m p o u n d )
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 i n d e x .
A v e ra g e e arn in g s
f o r the f o l l o w i n g o c c u p a t i o n s w e r e u s e d in c o m p u t i n g the w a g e t r e n d s :

T h e i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s o f 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 l u e n c e d b y:
(1) g e n e r a l s a l a r y a n d
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 i n p a y r e c e i v e d b y i n d i ­
v i d u a l w o r k e r s w h i l e in the s a m e j o b , a n d (3) c h a n g e s i n a v e r a g e
w a g e s d u e 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 i o n s o f w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d b y e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith d i f f e r e n t p a y l e v e l s .
C h a n g e s in th e 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 w ith o u t 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
t h a t e v e n t h o u g h 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 declined b e c a u s e lo w e r-p ay in g e sta b lish m e n ts
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 i r w o r k f o r c e s .
S im ilarly , w ages
m a y h ave r e m a in e d r e l a t i v e l y c o n sta n t, yet 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-p ay in g e sta b lish m e n ts
e n t e r e d th e a r e a .

Office clerical (men and women): Office clerical (men and women)— Skilled maintenance (men):
Continued
Bookke e ping - machine
Carpenters
operators, class B
Secretaries
Electricians
Clerks, accounting, classes
Machinists
Stenographers, general
A and B
Stenographers, senior
Mechanics
Cleiks, file, classes
Switchboard operators, classes
Mechanics (automotive)
A, B, and C
A and B
Painters
Clerks, order
Pipefitters
Tabulating-machine operators,
Clerks, payroll
Tool and die makers
class B
Typists, classes A and B
Comptometer operators
Unskilled plant (men):
Keypunch operators, classes
A and B
Industrial nurses (men and women):
Janitors, porters, and cleaners
Nurses, industrial (registered)
Laborers, material handling
Office boys and girls




T h e u s e o f c o n s t a n t e m p l o y m e n t w e i g h t s e l i m i n a t e s the e f f e c t
o f c h a n g e s i n th e p r o p o r t i o n o f w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d in e a c h j o b i n ­
c l u d e d in the d a t a .
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e r e f l e c t o n ly c h a n g e s
in a v e r a g e p a y f o r s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r s .
T h e y a r e not i n f l u e n c e d b y
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 s u c h , o r b y p r e m i u m p a y
for ov ertim e.
W h e r e 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 o f 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
b y c h a n g e s in the s c o p e o f the s u r v e y .

3

4

T a b l e 2.

I n d e x e s o f S t a n d a r d W eek ly S a l a r i e s and S t r a i g h t - T i m e H o u rly 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 a l G r o u p s
in P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n u a r y 1969 a n d J a n u a r y 1 9 6 8 , a n d P e r c e n t s o f C h a n g e 1 f o r S e l e c t e d P e r i o d s
Indexes
( J a n u a r y 1961=100)

In d u stry and o c c u p a tio n a l gro u p

Jan u ary
1969

P e r c e n ts of change 1
Jan u ary
1968
to
Jan u ary
1969

Jan u ary
1968

Jan u ary
1967
to
Jan u ary
1968

Jan u ary
1966
to
Jan u ary
1967

Jan u ary
1965
to
Jan u ary
1966

Jan uary
1964
to
J anuary
1965

A ll i n d u s t r i e s :
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) ____
I n d u stria l n u r s e s (m en 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 l a n t ( m e n ) _________________

125.
131.
125.
128.

3
0
6
4

118.
120.
117.
121.

4
7
7
8

5.
8.
6.
5.

8
6
7
4

3.
4.
3.
4.

6
7
4
0

3.
4.
1.
3.

1
5
9
8

2.
1.
6.
3.

9
8
3
5

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

M an u factu rin g:
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) ____
I n d u stria l n u r s e s (m en 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 l a n t ( m e n ) _________________

120.
131.
124.
127.

0
0
9
6

113.
120.
116.
119-

6
2
6
7

5.
9.
7.
6.

7
0
1
6

2.
4.
3.
2.

6
3
5
7

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

1.
2.
6.
4.

9
7
5
3

-. 5
1 .4
.7
1. 1

Jan u ary
1963
to
Jan uary
1964
A ll in d u s tr ie s :
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) ____
I n d u s tr ia 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 l a n t ( m e n ) _________________
M an u factu rin g:
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) ____
In d u s tria l n u r s e s (m en 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 l a n t ( m e n ) _________________
A ll c h a n g e s a r e i n c r e a s e s u n l e s s o t h e r w is e in d ic a te d .




Jan u ary
1962
to
J anuary
1963

Jan uary
1961
to
J anuary
1962

D ecem ber
1959
to
J anuary
1961

—

1.
.
.
1.

1
9
2
6

1 .4
2. 4
.7
2. 3

2.
3.
2.
3.

9
4
9
3

4.
2.
4.
3.

4
5
2
1

—

.
.
-.
.

6
5
1
7

1.
2.
.
3.

3. 1
3 .9
3. 0
3. 6

5.
2.
3.
4.

6
0
8
0

8
4
5
4

5
A. Occupational E arnin gs
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e we e k l y h o u r s a nd e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t udi e d on a n a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n u a r y 1969)
W eek ly e a r n in g s1
(standard )

S ex , o ccu pa tio n, and in d u s tr y di v i si o n

Num ber
of
workers

w eek ly
h ou rs1
( standard)

N u m b e r of w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e kl y e a r n i n g s of—
55

M ean 2

M e d ian ^

M id d le ran ge 2

and
u nde r
60

fcC

fc 5

-

70

-

65

75

-

7C

80

75

85

-

9C

-

8C

e5

95

-

SC

100

95

105

110

115

120

13C

14C

15C

160

-

10C

170

—
lf5

11C

1 15

12C

130

14C

150

16C

180

-

170

IS C

- a n

180

over

190

PEN
CLERKS, ACCGINTING, CLASS A -------PANLF AC T L P I N G --------------------N C N P A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------PUBLIC LTI LI T IE S 3 -------------- -

427
315
112
36

39.5
4C.0
38.5
38.5

$
145.50
147.50
140.CC
153.CO

$
14 8 . CO
14 9 . 5C
145.50
148.50

$
$
13 6.00-158.00
140.00-159. CO
124.00-156. CO
14 5. CC-1TC.50

CLERKS, AC CO L N T I N G , CLASS B ------8 ANUFAC T U R I N G --------------------N C N P A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------- PURLIC LT ILI TIE S 3 ---------------

287
179
1C8
63

39.5
4C.0
38.5
39.0

124.50
124.50
124.CC
137.50

1 2 7. CO
127.50
123.C0
137.50

11 3. 50 -1 3E .00
111.00 -1 3 7 . CO
11 5.5c-14C.CC
12 6.00-153.50

CLERKS, C R C F R ------------------------P A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

14C
138

4C.C 132.50 1 4 2. CO 119.50-14 7.5C
4C.0 133.00 142.50 12C. 00 -1 4 7 . 5C

CLERKS, P A Y R O L L ---------------------PA NL F A C 1 0 R I N G ---------------------

178
137

KEYPLNCH OPERATORS,

CLASS A -------

69

CFFICE 8 C Y S --------------------------P A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N C N P A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------PUBLIC UT I L I T I E S 3---------------

40.C 13C.5C 14C.C0 114 .5 C - 146. CC
4C.C 134.00 14 1. CO 12 3.00-146.50

-

-

1
-

-

1

1

-

1

3
2

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

219
96
123
34

39.C 62.OC
40.0
82.50
38.5
82.00
38.0 100.50

6

35

6

29

-

-

-

4

TA6L LAT ING -PA CHI NE o p e r a t o r s ,
CLASS A ------------------------------P A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

109
77

39.5 140.00 13 4. CO 13 0. 00 -1 46 .5C
4C.0 142.50 1 3 5. CO 131.50-145. CC

-

-

-

TA8U LAT ING -PA CHI NE OPERATORS,
CLASS B ------------------------------P A N u F A C T U R I N G -------------------N C N P A N U F A C T O R I N G -----------------

121
68
53

39.5 114.50 11 7 . CO 97.00- 12 9. 50
4C.0 117.00 119.50 H C . 0 0 - 1 2 e . 5 0
39.0 111.00 ICe.CC
9 3 . 5 0- 13 2. CO

-

-

BILLERS, PACFINE (BILLING
PACE I N E ) ----------------------------P A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

111
67

39.5
39.0

99.00
92.50

89.50
8 9 . CO

-

-

BILLERS, PACFINE (BOOKKEEPING
PACHINE) ----------------------------NCN PAN UF AC TU RI NC - -----------------

78
63

39.5
39.5

88.50
85.CC

8 5 . CO 79.5083 .CO 78.00-

-

-

eCCKKEE PIN G-P ACH INE CPERATt RS,
CLASS A -----------------------------P ANUF AC IOR IN G --------------------N C N P A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------

119
6C
59

PCCKKEEP ING-PACHINF OPERATORS,
CLASS B ------------------------------P A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------NCNPANU F A C T O R I N G --------------------

236
39.C
113 39.5
123 38.0

CLERKS, ACCOUNT ING, CLASS A ------P A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N C N P A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------WHOLESALE T R A D E ----------------

377
216
161
55

36
20
16

-

3C

15
14
1
-

8

22
11
-

-

1
1

18
7
ll
-

3
3

3
-

-

f
t
5
3
-

4

2

6
-

8

5
1

43
30
13
i

48
32
16
5

113
82
31
17

96
81
15
2

59
56
3
2

48
40

65
43
22

26
17
9
7

27
1C
17
1

4
4
7
-

-

1
1

-

4
-

16
11

41
13
28
1
C

-

5
5

8

8
19
19

1C
9

2

C

4
3

65
65

12

7

20

15

11

2

20

12

6

11
9
2
-

2

4

3

1

-

2

8
1
7

1
1
5

9

-

13
11

8
1

17
1C

-

2

25
21

22
ie

-

34
31

4

15
15

57
51

13
14
14
- 1 4

3
-

2
-

4

6
,

5
_ 13
9

1C

-

12
4

19

-

-

2

7

2
1
l

25
23
2
1

3
3

-

12

15

18
16
2
-

6
4

2

13
13

1
i

-

-

6

13
13

2
-

22
1C
12
4

4
4
-

5

-

-

-

15
10

-

1
-

-

-

-

lc
3

-

-

5

8

5
3
-

2

5
-

-

3
1

1
-

-

-

-

6

-

1
-

1
3
3

1

-

-

-

-

2

1
-

4
-

-

-

1

-

6 7 . CC- 91 .OC
69 .50- 92.50
64 .50- 88.50
72 .0 0 - 1 3 6 . CO

4
-

4
1

4C.C 112.50 105.50 10 0.50-122.50
7 6 . CC
8C.50
72.50
88 .CO

-

-

1

6
3
3

1

-

C

-

4

4

1
1

2
2

-

31
-

-

-

-

- - - -

-

-

4

-

-

-

-

8

1
-

-

-

26
19

2
1

-

-

1

6

4

7

-

-

16
6
1C

7

7

-

-

24
15
9

-

-

7
-

-

5

-

WCPEN

S e e fo otn ote s at end of t a b le .




85.50- 11 6. 00
86.CC99.50
97.50
56 .CO

39.0 105.00 102.50
94.5C- 11 C. C0
40.0 104.00 10 4 . CO 10 0. 5C- 10 5.50
38.0 1C5.5C I C C . 50 94 .C C-116.CC

39.0
4C.C
38.0
39.C

84.CC
83.00
85.CC
121.50
126.00
115.50
108. 5C

13

-

-

82.50
76.50- 92.50
82.50 77.00- Ee.CO
8 3 . CC 76 .5C- 56 .CC

-

-

-

-

-

9
9
-

-

-

3
3

6
6

-

6

-

16
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1C
7

- 1 8
13

3
3

1
-

1
-

-

5
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

23
1C
13

11
11

25
15
6

17
3
14

22
2?

3

3
1
2
-

29
1C
19
11

17
1
16
6

7
7

6
4
2

53
37
16

7
-

2
-

10
1C

-

46
15
31

2
-

-

2
-

3

19
1
18

-

3
-

38
32

19
19

10

-

-

10
10

-

9

-

4
4

-

-

2
2

22
22
-

121.50 107. C C - 136.00
126.50 115.50-141 .CO
11 6. CO
97 .5 0- 13 2. 50
104.50 93 .50-121. CO

-

3
-

6

3

35
21
14

12
12
-

6
5
1

1C
6
4

2
5

12

8
3
5

2
2
-

-

6
-

5
7
20
11
9
7

3C
22
8
-

16
5C
7
31
11
15
- 1 2

7

1
1

6

72
47
25
1

-

5
5

52
3C
22
1

-

-

-

-

5C
41
9
-

-

-

-

-

--

-

-

4
2
2
-

-

-

-

16
12
4
4

-

-

-

4
1
3
1

-

-

6

Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t- tim 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 it ts b u r g h , P a . , J a n u a r y 1969)
W eekly e a r n in g s1
(standard )

S e x , occup ati on, and in d u s tr y d iv i si o n

N um ber
of
workers

A v e rage
w eek ly
h ou rs1
( standard)

Mean

2

M e d ian 2

N u m b e r of w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e we e kl y e a r n i n g s of—

Middle range

2

55

6C

a nd
unde r

-

60

65
-

7C

75

-

8C

-

65

-

9C

-

95

-

ICO

-

-

105
-

65

7C

75

BO

85

9C

95

100

105

5C
4
46

57
4
53
5
25

5C
12
38
3
23

81
23
58
4
45

1C5
42
63
36
12

lfcA
34
13C
21
78
11

68
14
54

59
31
28

1 1C

115

-

-

11C

115

120

13C

-

-

12C

14C

15c

-

-

16C

17C

-

-

16C

19C

-

13C

14C

150

16C

I7C

180

46
52
25
27
17
25
8 1 0
6
1
-

26
16
1C

20
12
8

S
1
e

-

a nd

19C o v e r

2
2

WOMEN - CO NTINUED
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING* CLASS 8
RANUFACTURING -----------NONKA NUF ACT UR 1N G -------WHOLESALE TRAD E ------RETAIL TRADE ----------FINANCE4 -----------------

966
335
631
102
336
83

$
$
39.0
96.00
89.50
39.5 101.50 100.50
90.00
8 7 .C C
38.5
9 9 . 5 0 1C 3 . CO
39.5
39. C 86.50
85.50
91.00
37.5
88.50
3 9 . C 1 0 5 . 5 0 1C 8 . 5 0
3 9.5 111.50 115.C0

$
$
80.0 0 106.50
85 .0 0 115.50
77.0C -1C C .50
87 .5 0 113.00
7 5 .5 0 - 92.00
82 .0 0 - 96.50
9 0 .0 0 -1 2 5 .0 0
IC 6.50-127.CC

32
3

7

4

-

-

-

7
3

3

13

99
56

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS E
MAN UFA CTURING ---NC NM AN UFA CTU RI NG —
FIN ANCE4 ---------

283
11C
173
92

38.5
6C.0
38.0
37.0

81.50
67.50
78.00
7 5 . 5C

77.50
9C.50
76.50

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS C
m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----NO NMA NUF ACT URI NG —
FINANC E4----------

30 8
76
23 6
113

39.0
6C.C
38.5
37.5

76 .C C
78 .C C
73.00
76 .C C

69.50
69.50
69.50
73.50

CLERKS, ORDER --------MANUFACTURING -----NC NMA NUF ACT URI NG —
WHO LESALE TRA0E RETAIL TRADE -----

276
75
199
71
127

39.5
91.50
97.00
6 0 . C 1 1 7 . 5 0 11C.CO
89.50
85.50
39.5
9 9 . CO
39.5
9 5 .C C
39.5
83.50
86.50

CLERKS, PAYRCLL -------KAN UFA CTURING ----- —
N C N H A M J F A C T U R I N G ---PUBLIC UT IL IT IE S3 —
RETA IL TRADE ------

61 7
25 3
166
32
85

39.0
39.5
38.5
39.5
38.5

CO MP TOM ETE R OPERATORS
MAN UFA CTURING ----NCNMA NUF ACT UR IN G —
WHO LESALE TRACE RETAIL TRADE ---

277
97
18C
57
102

3 9 . 5 1C 2. 5C
96.50
39.0
9 5 .C C
92.50
3 9 .5 106.50 103.50
6C.C
9 5 .5 0 10C.50
3 9 . C 11C.CC 1C3.CC

KEYPUNCH CPtRATORS, CLASS A RAN UFA CTURING -------------NCNRA NUF ACT UR IN G ---------PUBLIC UT IL IT IE S3-------RETAIL TRADE -----------FINANCE4 ---------- --------

768
66 2
306
96
83
67

39.5
6 0 .C
39.0
35.5
3 9.C
37.5

1C2.CC ICC.CO
1 C3 .5 C 1 0 5 . 5 0
96.50
1C0 .0C
1 1 5 . 5C 1 2 5 . 5 0
96 .C C
95.50
91.50
92.50

9 2 .5 0 111.50
9 5 .5 0 112.00
8 9 .5C -1C 7.5C
9 9 .C C -126.5C
92.CC- 98-50
8 7 .0 0 - 97.50

KEYPUNCH CFERATCRS, CLASS 8
MANUFACTURING -----------NCNMANUFA CTU RI NG — -----PUBLIC UT ILI TI ES 3 -----RETAIL TRADE ----------FINANCE4 -----------------

676
337
339
56
79
IOC

39.5
6C.C
39.0
38.5
39.0
36.0

92.00
89.C0
1CC.5C 1C6.CC
82.50
6 3 .5 0
68.50
87.50
81.00
8C .5 C
83.50
6 6 . 5C

79 .5 C -1 C 7 .5 C
89.5 C -1 1 2 .5 C
7 5 .5 0 - 89.00
7 9 . 5 0 - 97 .C C
7 2 .0 0 - 86.00
7 7 . 0 0 - 9C.CC

CFFICE GIRLS ------MANUFAC TUR ING —
NCNMANUFA CTU RI NG
FINANCE4 -------

228
58
17C
fc 2

38.5
39.5
38.5
37.5

70 .5 0 77.507 0 . OC7 0 . SC-

S e e fo otn ote s a t end of ta b le .




108
108
109
129
1C1

00
CC
CC
50
00

76.00
6 2 . 5C
7 3 . 5C
71.CC

o
o

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS A
MAN UFA CTURING -----

108
ice
lie
125
93

71.CC7 7 . CO70.5071.CC-

91.00
95.00
8C.50
79.50

3
-

6 5 .5 0 - 79.00
65.0C -1C 5.C C
6 5 .5 0 - 78.50
68.CC- 76.50

12
12
3

83.0U-1C3.CC
98.5 0 i6 5 .C 0 8 2 .0 0 - 98.50
8 9 .5 0 1C2.50 8 1 . 5 0 - 8 6 . CO

50
9 1 .00-123.50
50
9 5.C C -123.C C
88.5 C -1 2 6 .5 C
50
CO 1 2 0 . 5 0 - 1 6 2 . 5 0
50
86.5C -12C .5C

74.50
8 6 . CC
7 3 . CO
7 2 . 5C

e6.CC-116.CC
8 6 .C C -1C 2.0C
8 5 .50-126.00
83.00-IC 5.C C
86.5C-131.5C

82.50
8 9 . CC
7e.CC
7 6 . CC

2
5
3

52
l
51
36

6C
21
39
?C

58
15
39
7

92
21
71
31

35
9
26
23

44
2
42
32

-

-

3

6
-

6
-

6

6
-

6
4

2

-

-

2

-

-

8
5

-

-

-

3
3
-

47
21
26
17
5

3
3
-

25
9
16
-

25
2
23
1C

-

47
20
27

-

63
7
56
6

8
12

9
12
19

68

35
7

68
45

29
7

28
6

22
1

4
8

75
12
63

-

1
1
—

-

25
43
7
9
4
18
34
16
32
2
2
8
2
6

—
-

3
3

-

-

-

-

-

29
24
5

-

-

67
63
4
-

-

-

16
6
1C
4
2

34
18
16
1C
3

1C

16

13

21

15

8
6
2

12
4

11
8
-

17
16

15
6

-

-

-

-

-

2

126
1C8
18
1

21
21
-

54
15
39
37

24
11
13
13
-

4
3
1
-

17
17
-

l

-

-

-

—
-

—

5
1

1C

-

-

-

-

6

66
85
50
73
16
12
11
5
1
1
4 6

42
31
11
6

28
15
13
4

2
4

4

7

1

42
36
6

1 18
114
4
1

2

-

-

-

-

-

4

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

4
4

-

-

-

-

1
-

1

1
1

-

-

1
1
-

1
1
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

. -

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

-

-1
3

2

-

1C

-

-

-

1C

1C

3
1
2

--

-

16 2

2

-

-

5

1C

19
11

6
2
4

-

12

4

35

4
4
-

-

-

4

4

27
16
11

2C
12
8

4

-

-

79
52
27
1C
12

-

-

9
1C
13
1C
9
4 1 1 1 C
6
2
—
6
2
-

25
11
14
4
1C

2
14

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

66
30
36

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3
—
3
-

2

-

-

-

-

28
14
14
1

-

2

1
-

-

-

3
1
2
1
1
1 -

-

31
18
13

7
3

-

-

4

18
17

2
2
-

2
2

6
-

5
6

5
7
5 4
3
16
16
-

6
-

4

8
7
18

-

3

6
-

-

12
11

2
-

1C

9
28
22

6

12

86
93
137
3
7
43
4C
62
2
31
43
53
75
6
21
8
2
29
33
10
17
18
1C
I CO
28
72

47
55
27
31
2C
24
7 1 8
7
4
5
1

6

38

64
15
49

9

4

2
—
1

36
24
12

23

1

-

21
1C
11

2

2C

-

-

37
15
22

2
14
1C
4
1

25
17
8
4
4

4
5

26
31
4
5
4 2

33
1
32
14
18

4
4
4

9
6
3

13

22
11
11

4

4
3
1

1

83
1
81

15
11
4

13
13

2

83

-

4

6

14
—
14
12

-

3

6

4

4

29
4
25
4

3

19
11
8

-

-

21
2 5
19
13

3
-

11
2

11
13

-

6
1

42
18
24
13

1
12

8
6
2
-

7

27
2C

75
28
47
18
24
4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w ee kl y 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 ud ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
by i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n u a r y 1969)
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e kl y e a r n i n g s oJ
$

S ex , oc cu p ati o n, and in du s tr y di v i si on

workers

weekly
hours1
standard)

55
Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

$

S

*
60

65

t
70

s

$
75

eo

1
85

S

S

1
90

95

ICC

t

t
105

110

1
115

t
120

i

S

$
13C

140

15C

1
16C

t

t
170

180

a nd
under
60

I SC
a nd

65

7C

75

80

85

9C

95

100

1 C5

11C

115

12C

4
4
-

19
13
6
1
1

38
21
17
4
2
8

122
38
84
4
20
43

161
72
89
1C
7
4
51

141
67
74
7
20
37

195
88
107
5
8
18
62

375
243
132
10
17
23
46

219
90
129
17
28
1C
55

260
139
121
26
25
9
58

5CC
334
166
57
15
8
42

-

_
-

_
-

_
-

2
2

_
-

5
5

-

_
-

13C

19C

over

33
7

15
4
11
9
i
-

140

15C

16C

1 7C

180

6 79
482
197
48
52
25
46

542
3 C3
239
69
55
14
47

219
116
103
47
1C
27

196
117
79
42
8
3
16

95
52
43
30
2
3

38
21
17
15
2
-

9
15
-

-

7
3
4

33
13
20

39
27
12

34
21
13

16
14
2

5
2
2

5
2
3

24
2
22

3
2

ViCHEN - CONT IN UE D
S E CR ET AR IE S5 ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3----WHOLESALE TRADE -----RETAIL TRADE ---------FI NA NC E4 ----------------

3,851
2,207
1,644
4CS
23C
174
542

39.C
4C. C
38.5
39.C
4C. C
39.0
37.C

$
$
1 2 C . C C 1 1 9 . CO
1 21.0 0 12C.C0
1 1 9 . 0 0 1 1 7 . CO
134.00 132.50
1 2 2 . 5 0 1 2 3 . CC
112.50 104.50
1 0 9 . 0 0 1C7.CC

$
$
1C4.CC-133.C0
1 0 5 . 5 0 - 1 3 2 . CO
101.00-134.50
116.5C-15C.5C
109.50-135.50
93.50-123.50
9 4 . 5 0 - 1 2 1 . CO

-

-

2
*

-

_
-

SECRETARIES, CLASS A -------------MANUF AC T U R I N G --------------------N C NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

173
86
87

3 9 . C 1 4 5 . CC 1 4 C . C 0
39.5 141.00 139.50
3 8 .0 1 4 9 . 5 0 14 1 . 5 0

SECRETARIES, CLASS E -------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------NCNM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC LT I L I T I E S 3--------------WH OL ES AL E TRACE --------------- F I NA NC E4--------------------------

694
32C
374
102
66
82

39.0
4C. C
38.5
39.C
39.5
37.0

1 3 1 . 0C 1 3 1 . 5 0 1 1 1 . 5 C - 1 5 C . 5 0
1 29.50 127 .5 0 1C5.5C-15C.CC
132.00 135.50 112.50-150.50
154.50 154.50 146.00-167.50
1 2 9 . 5 0 1 3 3 . CO 1 1 3 . 0 0 - 1 3 8 . 0 0
128.50 132.50 114.CC-141.5C

_
-

-

*

-

SECRETARIES, CLASS C -------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------NCNM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3--------------WHOLESALE TRACE ---------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------F I NA NC E4 --- ----------------------

1,277
636
641
134
107
61
158

39.5
4C. C
39.0
39.0
40.0
40.0
37.C

120.00
122.00
1 1 8 . CC
132.50
121.50
1C1.00
1 1 3 . 5C

1 1 E.50
1 1 9 . CC
1 1 8 . CC
1 3 2 . CO
1 2 1 . CO
1 0 2 . CC
114.50

-

_

2

SECRETARIES, CLASS C -------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NCNM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3--------------F I N A N C E 4--------------------------

1*247
723
524
16C
282

39.C
4C. C
38.C
39.C
37.0

1C9.50
113.00
104.00
118.50
98.50

107.50
95.5C-122.CO
1 1 3 . 5 0 l C l . C C —1 2 4 . 5 0
1C3.C0
9 0 .5C -115.00
1 1 8 . CC 1 C 9 . 0 C - 1 3 C . 5 0
97.50
88.CC-1C6.5C

S T E N O G R A P H E R S , GENERAL -------------MA NU FACTURING --------------------N C NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC L T I L I T I E S 3--------------WH OLESALE TRACE ---------------F I N A N C E 4--------------------------

1,631
783
84 8
263
62
321

95.00
39.0
39.5
98.50
38.0
9 2 . CC
3 9 . C 1C1.5C
92.50
4C.C
37.5
87.50

STENOGRAPHERS, S E N I O R --------------MA NUFACTURING --------------------NCNMAN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3---------------

1 , 16C
735
425
143

39.5
40.0
3e.5
39.C

SWITCHBCARC CPERATCRS, CLASS A ---MA NUFACTURING --------------------NCNMAN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3---------------

197
111
86
35

SW ITCHBCARC CPERATCRS, CLASS B ---NCNMAN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s 3--------------r e t a i l t r a d e -------------------SWITCHBCARC OP ERATOR— RE CE PT IO NI ST S—
MA NUFACTURING --------------------NCNMAN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------WHOLESALE TRACE ---------------S e e fo o tn o te s a t end o f t a b le .




1 2 9 . 5 0 - 1 5 6 . CO
132.50-149.50
1 2 8 . 0 0 - 1 8 1 . CC

106.50-132.00
108.00-133.50
105.0C-131.0C
119.00-144.50
111.50-131.50
95.50-1C5.CC
IC5.CC-124.00

-

-

1
1

~

2
*

1
1
~
-

_
*

_
-

7
4
3
~
3

28
9
19
2

26

-

9
9
fc
-

9
4
5
*

35
26
9
4
-

53
31
22
5

28
12
16
4
9

2.2
ii
22
15
6

57
39
18
5

81
46
35
2
3
10

135
44
91
12
23
24

49
19
30
19
7

75
33
42
23
2
13

57
28
29
20
2
1

22
9
13
11
2
-

9
5
4
3
"

12
4
8
6
1
-

5
3

36
16
2C
2
4

30
7
23
4
6
11

61
29
32
4
9
9

143
82
61
17
17
10

76
34
42
4
3
7
12

67
3C
57
9
1C
4
31

246
149
97
21
15
6
22

202
90
112
24
30
3
30

184
82
1C2
27
12
18

85
42
43
23
1C
5

65
44
21
15
fc
-

25
19
fc
fc
-

9
8
i
i
-

_
-

_
-

19
-•
19
-

-

-

-

“

-

-

-

-

-

_
~
-

_
-

1
1
-

14
9
5
1

23
9
14
4
5

67
21
46
4
38

111
51
6C
4
47

91
45
46
3
26

92
26
66
5
53

171
127
44
10
31

106
35
71
13
34

95
53
42
17
21

125
78
47
36
11

146
116
30
22
5

14*
112
34
3C
4

29
2C
9
5
4

24
18
fc
4
2

4
1
3
3
-

2
2
-

_
-

_
~
-

-

-

-

e3.CO-lC5.CC
86.CC-IC9.50
8 1 . 5C- 9 9 . 5 0
88.CC-1C9.C0
77.00-102.50
79.00- 95.00

6
6
-

~
-

69
46
23
~
~
8

95
16
79
4
14
45

122

198
59
139
32

199
67
132
36

89
78
11
e

70
47
23
19

15
1C
«
5

27
2
25
23

_

_

_

-

-

_
-

-

-

55

174
90
84
17
27
23

54
46
8
6

52

193
87
1 06
36
14
33

154
106
48
27

36

166
69
97
40
~
47

15

i

3

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1C5.5C
107.00
1C2.50
1C5.5C

1C6.C0
97.00-115.50
107.50
99.00-116.00
91.C0-114.CC
103.50
1 0 4 . CC 1 C 0 . 5 0 - 1 1 C . 0 0

_
*

-

i
i

22
16
6

30
~
30
3

33
8
25

72
32
4C

183
112
71
52

187
124
63
23

125
ICC
25
5

142
lie
32
13

120
63
57
8

29
2C
9
7

9
7
2
2

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

4

123
86
37
14

1
1
-

4

83
56
27
8

-

-

-

-

-

39.5
39.5
39.0
39.0

1C6.5C
1 0 7 . CO
1C5.5C
113.50

106.50
96.50-116.50
106.50
98.00-116.00
106.50
9 4 . CC-116 .0 0
1 1 5 . CO 1 0 6 . 0 0 - 1 2 5 . 0 0

_
-

-

-

5

5
2

_
“

22
14
8
*

13
6

15
10

44

10

_

_

_

_

5
4

2

-

-

-

-

-

4

6
5
2
i

_

5
3

17
3
14
12

3

26
18
6

29
24

7
3

26
16
10
2

-

-

-

-

-

-

228
198
43
7C

39.5
39.5
39.5
4C.0

91.50
88.50
107.00
80.50

6 6 . CC
84.50
116.CC
8C.50

8C.CC-1C2.50
78.50- 93.50
88.50-123.50
7 3 . 5C- 8 6 . 0 0

-

34

20
19
-

7

5
1
-

22
7

2

7

20
18
17

i
i
i

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_

6
2

5
4

329
159
17C
83

39. C
39.5
39.0
39.5

92.50
91.50
93.50
9 3 . 5C

9C.50
89.50
91.50
9 4 . CC

81.C0-1C4.50
7 8 . 0 0 - 1 0 6 . 5C
83.50- 99.00
8 2 . C C - 59. CC

15
14
1
-

33

17
4

23
13
1C
1C

3
3

_
-

-

-

-

-

2
2
-

_
-

-

2
2

_

28

-

-

-

-

9 4 . CC
99.50
89.50
96.50
9 9 . CO
8 7 . CO

“

-

~

2

5

-

7
7

-

1
1
1

6
*

i
i
-

11
11
-

16
15
1
~

60
62
10

3

4

3
-

28
28
23

21
19
1C

49
48

6

41
19
22
12

34
10
24
14

3
3
3

3
18

7

9

8
6
2
2

54
25
29
7

31
14
17
8

40
4C
25

33
3

4

6

5

13

*

4

-

1

-

-

_

8

Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w ee kl y 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 cc u p a ti o n s st udi ed on an a r e a b a s i s
by i n d u s tr y d i v i s i o n , P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n u a r y 1969)

1

Weekly earnings
(standard)

S ex , occup ati on, and in d u s tr y di v i si o n

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours
( standard)

1

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w ee kl y e a r n i n g s of--s

Mean

2

Median

2

Middle range

2

t

55
and
un der

s
6C

$
65

7C

$
75

eo

85

90

*
95

ICO

105

$

s
lie

115

s

$
120

13C

1AC

S

*

$
15C

160

i

S
170

180

19C
and

60

65

7C

75

80

85

-

-

-

3

i

7

95

100

105

lie

115

12C

130

6

90

3

12

10

5

A

20

1AC

16C

~

17C

180

*
-

150

“

*

190

over

W
OMEN - CONTINUED
TABULATING-FACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B --------------------------------------------TABLLATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
L L bj L

71

39.0

53
51

3 8 .C

$
$
1 C 6 . 5 0 1 0 7 . CO

$
$
96.50-121.50

8 8 . CC
87.50

86.50
85.50

7 7 .5C -1C 2.C 0
7 7 .50-101.50

87.50
8 A. CO

7A.5C- 5 9 .0 0
7 0 . 0C- 9 2 . CO

-

15

12

6
6

9
TRANSCRIEING-FACHINE OPERATORS,
GENERAL --------------------------------------------NCNPANUFACTURINC --------------------------

167
12C

38.5
38.0

e7.cc
e2.50

T Y P I S T S, CLASS A ------------------------------FANUFACTURING ------------------------------NCNFANUFACTURING-------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3---------------------FINANCE4--------------------------------------

5AC
27C
27C
<56
1A6

39.5
AC.O
38.5
39.5
38.5

91.00
9A. 5C
8 8 . CC
57.00
8A.00

89.50
93.50
8 3 . CC
9C.50
8 C. C0

8 1 .0 0 - 98.50
87.00-1C C .C 0
7 6 . 0C- 5 5 . 5 0
8 3 .00-103.50
7 5 .5 0 - 91.00

_
-

T Y P I S T S , CLASS B ------------------------------FANUFACTURING ------------------------------NCNFANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3---------------------WH OLESALE TRACE ------------------------

1,065
3 33
7 32
A2
176
28 5

39.0
AC.C
38.5
38.5
AC.O
3 7 .C

83.50
8 9 . CO
81.00
98.00
80.00
78.50

8 2 . CO
87.50
80.50
89.50
81.50
76.50

7 2 . 5 0 - 9 1 . CO
7 5 .5 0 - 98.50
7 1 .5 0 - e e .o o
8A.0 0 - 1 2 1 .0 0
7 1 .5 0 - 87.50
7 1.5C - 83.50

35
35
-

2
6

6

1

15
15

15
15

9
9

1C
10

1A
1A

35
25

9
7

_
~
"

12
12
6

53
5
A8
8
28

51
12
39
38

81
23
58
27
29

86
62
2A
12
8

39
1
38
16
13

9A
23
71
2C
32

185
57
128
1
27
77

113
31
82
~
18
59

169
31
138
13
29
AA

15C
AS
1C1
8
AS
19

13
20
10

16
12

9
2

1C
“

~

1
1

~

~

7C
A9
21
12
8

7A
55
19
8
11

5A
33
21
8
12

12
8
A
2
2

18
13
5
3
2

7
A
3
2

11
5
6
A
2

11
1
1C
1C
~

-

81
A6
35
1
11
1A

A5
17
28
2
~
12

63
9
5A
5
6
11

18
1A
A
-

A5
A5
-

3
3
-

21
7
1A
12

-

A

-

A
-

~
-

~

~

-

-

~

~

-

-

~
-

1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o rk w e e k f o r which e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e t h e ir r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e of p a y f o r o v e r t i m e at r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) , and the e a r n i n g s c o r r e s p o n d
to th e s e w e e kl y h o u r s .
2 T h e m e a n i s c o m p ut e d f o r e a c h jo b by to ta li ng the e a r n i n g s of a ll w o r k e r s and divid ing by the n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s .
Th e m e d i a n d e s i g n a t e s po s it i o n — h a lf of the e m p l o y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e i v e m o r e
than the ra t e shown; h a lf r e c e i v e l e s s than the r a t e shown.
T h e m i d d le r a n g e i s de fin ed by 2 r a t e s o f pa y ; a four th of the w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s than the lo w e r o f t h e s e r a t e s and a four th e a r n m o r e than
the h ig h e r r a t e .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , and o th e r pu b li c u t il it i e s .
4 F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e .
5 M a y inc lude w o r k e r s o th er than th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e l y .




9
Table A-la.

Office Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women

(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts em p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o re
b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n , P itt s b u r g h , P a . , J a n u a r y 1969)

^tsondard)"8'
„
.. . „
.
Sex, occupation, and industry division

N .
Number

Average
weeHy
0
1
hours1
WOlkerS (standard) Mean2

f
Median2

N u m b e r of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings of—
*

Middle range2

55

*

and
under

60

*

-

______________________________________________________________________________________________ 6 C

*

65
-

*

7C

*

75

-

-

65 . 7C

75

*

g0

gg

-

8C

85

*

«

gc

I

95

-

-

SC

95

10c

*

-

ICC

i

105
-

105

5

j lc

-

fl

U g
-

110

115

t

12c

130

-

120

13C

t

*

,«<•

jgg

-

140

15C

i

1

lfc{;

1

j70

-

16C

$

l0c

ig(.

17C

and

190

180

over

KEN
CLERKS. ACCGLNTING, CLASS A -------R A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N C N K A N U F A C T U P I N G ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3---------------

353
292
fcl
36

39.5
9C.0
38.0
38.5

$
19 7.5C
198.5C
199.5C
153.CO

$
195.50
15C.C0
1 9 7 . CO
198.50

$
$
13 e.5C-15S.5C
19C.CC-155.CC
132.CC-lt2.5C
195.0C-17C.5C

-

- - -

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS E -------R A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N C N K A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------PUBLIC L T I L I T I E S 3 ---------------

25t
172
89
63

35.5
90 .C
39.C
39.C

126.5C
125-5C
128.5C
137.5C

1 2 5 . CO 1 1 5. 50 -1 39 .CC
1 2 8 . CO 11 9.00-137.50
139.50 116.50-195.00
137.50 12 6.00-153.50

-

1
-

CLERKS, C R C E R ------------------------R A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

85
83

9C.C 199.CC 196.50 19 3.CC-195.50
90 .C 199.50 19 7 . CO 19 3.00-195.50

CLERKS, P A Y R O L L ---------------------R A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

197
123

9C.C 137.00 19 2 . CO 126.50-195 .CO
9C.C 13 7.5C 19 2.CC 12 7.CC-198.C0
9C.C 1 12.50 105.50 ICC.5C-122.50

-

-

39.5
9C.C
39.C

-

6

CLASS A -------

65

OFFICE e C Y S --------------------------R A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N C N R A N U F a C T U R I N G -----------------

KE VPLNCH OPERATORS,

139
78
61

T A 6 ULAT IN G- RA CH IN E OPERATORS,
CLASS A ------------------------------R A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

92
65

39.5 19 0.5C 13 9.CO 129.50-198 .CO
90 .C 195.OC 1 9 1 . CC 132.00-151. CO

TAELLA TI NG -R AC HI NE OPERATORS,
CLASS B -----------------------------R A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

85
59

39.5 113.OC 119. CC 96.00-128. CO
9C.C 119.5C 11 6 . CO 102 .C C - 12 7.5C

87

38.5

89.50
89.00
56.50

8 6 .CO

83 . CO
8 8 .CC

79. 0 0 - 1 0 2 .CO
73.00- 93.50
79.5C- 11 7. 50

1
1

1

-

1

1
-

-

-

j
j
- - 1
1
1
- - -

-

3
2
1
- -

9

-

-

2
- -

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

16

-

-

-

-

S

9

-

15
19
I

8

-

-

-

17

7

6
-

1

-

1
-

6

-

10
10

8

6
9

27

-

-

-

6

12

9

6
9

12
11

9

-

-

3
2

2
-

8

1
1

57
51

22
10

7
7

-

-

-

-

-

-

22
19

26
15

1
1
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
-

-

3
-

7
3

-

1C

11
1C

13
11

-

17
1C

2

1
-

6

2

-

-

19

-

8

9
9
-

15
15

23
15
8
9
7
1

-

-

19

-

9
1

13
-

1

27
1C
17
17

58
58
15
12

9
1

53
51
2
2

2t
17
5
7

9

16
It

2

3

e9
78
6
2

15
17

3

9
2

6

2

5
9

2

93
74

65
93
22
20

8
8

2
3

11

3

9e
9C

9

10

2
-

3
-

-

5
5

8
5

-

-

-

19

1
1

23
13
1C
10

9

1
1

2

-

13
9

1

39
90
30
32
8
1
5

9

-

2

-

5
9
1

18
16

-

15

19
12
2

-

9
9

1
1

-

5

3
- -

-

-

A

3
-

9
-

-

20

8

1

2

-

-

1
-

3

2
1

19
1C

-

12

-

3
-

j

9
9

8

6

-

9
2

-

-

5

-

-

-

-

1

3

-

-

5
-

-

-

-

-

WCREN
ECOKKE EP 1N C- RA CH IN E OPERATORS,
CLASS B -------------------------------

87.OC

81.50

76.50- 56. CO

-

-

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A ---------RANUFACTURING — ------------------

186 35.5 128.5C 13C.5C 116. C C - 196.00
153
9C.C 13C.5C 1 3 1 . CO 118.50-196.00

_

CLERKS, ACCOLNTING, CLASS e -------R A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N C N R A N U F A C T U P I N G ----------------RETAIL T R A C E --------------------

985
295
29C
183

-

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS A --------------R A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

75
59

39.C 1C7.5C 111.CO
92 .0 0- 12 5. 50
39.5 111.50 11 5 . CO 1C 9 .5 C - 127. CC

-

-

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS e -------------RANUFACTUR I N G --------------------N C N R A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------FI NA N C E 4 --------------------------

178
95
83
69

38.5
9C.C
37.5
37.0

82.5C
8 8 .OC
76.50
76.CC

7 5 . CC 72 . 5C- 52.00
91. CC
77.CC- 97 . CO
7 5 . CO 72.00- 75.50
7 9 . 5C 72 .CC- 78.50

-

1
l
-

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS C ----------------N C N R A N U F A C T U P I N G -----------------

137 39.5
92 39.C

77.5C
73.5c

7 9 . CC 6 5 . CC- 83.50
7 2 . CC 63.50- 81.50

3
3

31
28

CLERKS, C R D E R --------------------------N C N R A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------RETAIL T R A D E --------------------

173 39.5
127
39.5
127
39.5

98.CC
8 6 .5C
86.50

89.50
8 3 . 5C
83.50

-

9

6

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




39.5 59.00
9C.C 1C1.00
38.5 57.50
38.5 52.50

93.50
98.50
8 5 . CO
87 . CO

83.00-112.50
89.00-113.50
82 .C 0-11C.50
81.00- 98.50

82 .0 C-117.50
81 . 5C- 8 6 . CO
81.50- 8 6 .CO

_

9

-

_
1C
9
5

18

23
18
5
9
15
11

5

20
11

2
2

3
3
3

5

25

t
32
19
18
13

39
27
7

6
2

7
2

10
1
1

2

11
1C
1

5
5

2

81
81
81

19
18
18

7
9
9

33
23
10
7

6

2
2

6
2
2

36
28

-

-

-

1
-

38
17
21

26
16
10
2

2C
12

9
1

-

8
6

-

2

6

18

9

1

9

2

-

2

8
6

9

6

-

-

-

-

--

-

I

93
-

2

2

173

6

-

2

-

1
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3
1
1

-

-

-

2
-

-

1C
7
3
-

9

12
12

-

99
38

-

16

2
2
2

32
3C

12
11

1

27
26

6

5
5

6

6
22
21

7

3

-

11

9

1
28
26
2

9

6

2
9
j

26
12
19
10

6

9

9

8
7

1

21

11

2
6
6

1

13

5
9

79
23
51
99

62
26
36
32
3

3

9
9

t

38
35
15
1 1 1
2
37
29
13
36
1 8 7

6

-

90
23
17
15

3
3

3

_

31
12
15

-

9

3

_

6

9
2
2

-

_

-

9
-

10

13
2

6
-

6

2

1C
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10

Table A-la.

Office Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women— Continued

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y h o u r s and e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o cc u p a ti o n s s t u d i e d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m pl o y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
by in d u s tr y d iv i s i o n , P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n u a r y 1969)
N u m b e r of w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s of—
Number

S ex , occup ati on, and in d u s tr y di v i si o n

workers

i

Av«n^»
weekly

55
Mean2

(standard)

Median 2

Middle range 2

$

$
60

65

$

*

S
7C

75

$
80

$

$
85

90

$
95

1

$
ICC

10 5

f
11C

$
115

t

$
12C

13 0

$
1 AC

$
15 0

$
16C

$
1 70

60

i

65 .

50

95

A
-

25
6

1C
-

4
4

19
17

1C
10

2
5
4

-

26
26
23

9
8
8

11
1C
1C

7C

75

8C

4
2

6
-

3

fc

A
4

85

ICC

105

11C

7

16
7

51
A7

9
6

1C
2
2

76
37
39
6
18
5A
3C
2A
8
2

18 0

19 0

-

and
un der

and

12C

13C

1A0

15C

1 60

17C

1 60

19C

o v er

21
1A

2A
16

62
A6

12
6

25
IE

5
-

4
2

7
4

8
2

1A
12

6
2

11
3

5
4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15
9
6

4
2
2

12
8
4

5
3

21
17
16

15
15
6

1C
1C
1C

12
1C
10

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

-

-

-

1C9
59
5C
21
10

59
A5
1A
11
2

82
70
12
5
6

117
108
9
i

2 1
21

27
15
12
1C

2A
11
13
13

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

30

2A
15

4?

118
UA
4

4
3
1

17
17
-

3
1
2

4
4
-

_
-

-

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

*

2

-

-

-

-

"

-

84
52
32
27

32
21
11

1A
7
7
6

13
4

1 15

WCNEN - CCNTINUEC
$

CLERKS, PAYRCll ---- -------RAMIE AC H I R I N G -----------N C N R A N U F A C T U R I N G -------RETAIL TRACE -----------

283
16S

3 9.5
AC.C

$
$
$
1 1 2 . 5 0 1 1 3 . CO 1 C 2 . 5 0 - 1 2 6 . CO
1 1 6 . OC 1 1 6 . CC 1 0 7 . - C - 1 2 6 . 5 C

HR
82

se .5
38.5

I C 7 . 5 C 1C A. CC
1 C1 .5 C
9A. C0

88.bC-126.5C
86.50-121.50

CCRPTC RE TC R CPERATCRS -----NCNRANUF AC TU RI NG -------RETAIL TRADE -----------

155
125
1C2

2 9 .5 11C.5C 1 0 7 .5 0
3 9 . C 1 1 1 . 0 C 1 1C .5 C
3 9 . C 1 1C.CC 1C3.CC

89.50-125.50
85.5C -121.50
8A.5C-131.5C

KEYFLNCF CPERATORS, CLASS A
RANUFAC H R I N G -----------NC NR AN UF AC TU RI NG -------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S3 -----F I N A N C E 4-----------------

6 1C
A25
185
67
63

39.5
AC.C
3 9.C
39.5
3 7.C

1C3.CC 1C 2. C0
1CA.0C 1C6.CC
1CC.CC
5 7 . CC
11C.CC 1C3.CC
5 2 . CC 9 1.5C

9 A . C O - 1 1 1 . 50
9 6 .C C -112.5C
9 1 .5C -1C 5.C 0
97.5C -128.5C
8 6 . 5 0 - 9 7 . CC

KEYPUNCH CPERATCRS, CLASS E
RA NUFACTURING ---------- —
N C NR AN UF AC TU RI NG -------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3-----RETAIL TRADE -----------

51A
3CA
2 1C
52
65

39.5
5 6 . OC 9 3 . 5C
AC.C 1 C3 .0 C i c e . 5 0
2 P . 5 8 6 . CC 8 3 . 5 0
3 8 . C 8 9 . 5C 8 6 . 5C
8 3 . 5C
39.5
8 2 . CC

8 2 . 0 0 - 1 1 1 . CO
9 2 . 0 0 - 1 1 3 . CO
7 8 . 5C- 5 1 . 0 0
8 1 .0 0 - 98.50
7 7 . 5 0 - 8 A . 50

_
~
-

-

-

-

-

2
2

-

_

_

-

-

~

*

-

-

5
5
5

_

_
-

_
-

fc
fc
-

4
3
1

-

25
7
18

60
A3
17

-

-

1

10

15

_
~
-

14

A8
15
33

3

12

86
28
58
9
28

A1

-

29
7
22
7
8

32
9
7

21
9
12

IA
2
12

35

33
7
26

15
7
8

29
2A
5

2

17
13
4
-

53
35
18
-

i

18
8
10
2
5

11

73
58
15
4
u

_

_

_

_
-

*

fc
6
-

6

7

_

-

4

-

-

9

1
1

i

2
4

i
i

113
64
A9
1
2C
25

121
62
59
1
18
36

270
188
82
fc
23
37

13 A
65
17
1C
25

193
131
62
26
9
21

A2C
3C1
115
49

_

2

_

_

_

_

-

-

2

-

-

-

*

1C

_
-

4
A

5
4
i

21
16
5

9

-

_

20
16
4

22
7
15

51
29
22

55
58
A1

56
2A
32

5
3

2
2

6
5

A8
37
11

58
22
36

165
58
107

3 9 .C
39.5
39.0

7 7 . 5C
8 2 . 5C
7 5 . CC

7 6 . 5C
8 6 . CO
7A.CO

7 1 . CC- 6 5 . 5 0
7 7 . 5C- 8 5 . CC
7 0 . 5 0 - 7 8 . 5C

SECRETAR IFS5----------- -----RA NU FACTURING -----------N C NR AN UF AC TU RI NG -------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3-----RETAIL TRADE ---- -----F I N A N C E 4-----------------

2,893
1,992
9CI
33C
118
263

39.5
AC.C
3 5 .C
39.5
AC.C
3 7 .C

1 2 2 . CC
1 2 2 . CC
1 2 1 . 5C
1 3 7 . OC
1C3.CC
1C 5. 5C

1 2 1 . CO
1 2 2 . CC
118.50
133.50
101.50
IC6.CC

107.00-133.50
1 1 C . C C - 1 3 2 .C C
IC A . C C - 1 3 A .5 C
118.0C-1A9.CO
9 3 .5 0 -1 1 2 .0 0
9 7 .C C -1 2 1 .5 0

_
-

-

-

2
2
*

SECRETARIES, CLASS A ----RA NU FACTURING ------------

95
78

3 9 . C 1A6.5C I A 1 . 5 0
3 9 . 5 1A1.CC 1 3 5 . 5 0

13 5 .C C -1 5 5 .5 0
1 3 3 . 0 0 - 1 5 1 . CC

_

_

-

SECRETARIES, CLASS B ----RA NU FACTURING -----------NCNR AN UF AC TU RI NG -------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3------

392
26A
128
7A

35.5
AC.C
3 9 .C
3 5 .C

1 3 9 . CC
13 A.5C
1A8.5C
1 6C .0 C

138.50
133.50
1A5 . CO
1 5 6 . CC

120.C0-158.CC
117.C C -155.5C
135.C0-16A .00
lA 7 . C C - 1 6 e . C C

_
-

_
-

SECRETARIES, CLASS C ----RA NU FA CT UR IN G -----------NCNR AN UF AC TU RI NG -------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3-----RETAIL TRACE ----------E IN AN CE4-----------------

1,029
57C
A59
122
61
105

39.5
AC.C
3 9 .C
3 5 .C
AC.C
36.5

1 2 2 . CC
1 2 3 . CC
1 2 0 . 5C
1 3 3 . 5C
IC 1.C C
1 1 2 . 5C

1 1 5 . 5C
1 1 9 . 5C
119.50
133.50
1 C7 .C 0
1 1 5 . CO

IC9.5C-133.CC
U 1.5C -13A .C C
i c e . 00-1 3 2 .5 0
U 9 .0 0 -1 A A .5 C
95.5C -1C 5.C C
1 C 1 . C C - 1 2 5 .C C

-

_
-

-

~

SECRETARIES, CLASS C ----RA NUFACTURING -----------N C NR AN UF AC TU RI NG -------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3------

93 1
638
293
12 A

29.5
AC.C
36.5
39.5

112.50
1 1A.5C
1 C8 .5 C
1 2 2 . CC

1 1 2.CC I C C . C 0 - 1 2 A . 5 C
115.50 1 0 1 .5 0 -1 2 8 .5 0
IC 6.50
96.5C -118.5C
115.50 1 1 3 .0 0 -1 3 1 .5 0

_
-

_
-

4

7

26
18
8

-

-

-

-

“

-

-

76
A2
3A
1

_

-

7
2

29
3

5

26

91
A8
A3
10

125
A6
79
32

1A6
58
68
32

1 37
63
7A
36

STENCGRAPHERS, GENERAL ----RA NUFACTURING -----------N C NR AN UF AC TU RI NG --------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3------

S e e f o o tn o te s at end of t a b le




1,157
6A3
51A
235

35.0
5 8 . OC 9 6 . 5 0
3 5 . 5 1C1. 0C 1 C 1 . 5 0
3e.5
5A.5C
9 1 . CC
3 5 . C 1C1.CC
9 6 . CO

8 6 .5C -1C 7.5C
9 C .5 C -1 1 1 .5 0
8 3.5C -1C C .C 0
8 7 .5 C -1 C 8 .5 0

_
-

~

-

i

-

-

-

-

_
-

-

-

-

3

_
-

13

7

2

-

2

-

2

9

-

3

-

3

-

i

fc
4

OFFICE GIRLS ----------------RA NUFACTURING -----------NCNR AN UF AC TU RI NG --------

35

36

-

9
fc
-

~

19
u

-

fc

9
i

9

9
-

-

4
4
-

-

4
2
fc

1

fc 9

9

i
-

1

i
1

2G

573
464
105
AC
11
36

439
299
1 AO
fc6
19

177
11 1
fcfc
A7
8

1A7
1C5
A2
26
3
5

3

-

4
3

1C
1C

31
27

18
16

16
1A

2

5
2

1A
11
3

37
34
2

A8
35
13

62
44
18
9

43
15
2A
15

53
33
2C
12

51
28
23
?C

217
137

16 C
9C
7C

166
78
E8
27

77
A2

51
32
15
13

25
15
6
fc
-

i
-

12

1

-

-

-

-

-

25
2C
5

19
18

1

2

l

1
-

2
-

-

-

t

1

*

-

-

2A
2
22
2C

-

-

_

-

~

-

*

*

e

17
8

B
.

62
30
32
5
4
13

60
27
33
13

72
A5
27
17

57
62
35
28

136
112
26

i

1A 7
111
36
6

22

1A2
112
30
30

152
ec
72
3A

115
8A
31
15

121
83
38
27

5A
A6
8
6

65
78
11
8

52
AC
12
1C

15
10
5
5

9
9

-

4

7

EC

21
fc
11

IE

2
3C

-

1

c

23
-

-

-

9

i
-

5
2

9

9
-

3
“

16

9

9

5
A
3

10
4
6
6

_
-

_
-

7
5
9

8
i

-

_
*

Table A-la.

11

Office Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women— Continued

(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s fo r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
by in d u s t r y d iv is io n , P it t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n u a r y 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

S e x , o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

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

i

i
55

t

i

i

t

t

i

t

i

j

t

S

i

1

s

t

t

$

t

65

7C

75

EC

65

SC

S5

ICC

105

UC

115

1 2C

130

1 9C

150

16C

1 7C

18C

19C

65

7C

75

80

85

90

95

ICC

105

11C

115

1 2C

13C

I SO

15C

16C

17C

1EC

19C

o v er

168

159

67
52

9?
23

119
95
29
5

119
96
23
13

ii

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

i
1C
1C

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Middle range 2
un der

60

RCREN -

t
60

CCNTINLEC

$

$
$
97.5C-119.50
99.5C-115.50
91.CC-11C.5C
1CC.5C-1U.CC

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR -------------R ANUF AC TURING -------------------NCNRA NUF ACT URI NG ---------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3--------------

969
651
3 IE
19 3

39.5
9C. C
39.C
39.C

1C5.50
1C8. CC
1C1.0C
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105.50
1C 7 . 5 0
1C2.5C
IC9.C0

SRITCFBCAHC OPERATORS. CLASS A --M K U F A C T U R I N G -------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3--------------

152
99
5E
27

39.5
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39.C
39.C

1 C9. CC
1C8.5C
1C9.5C
111.5C

10E . 5C 1 C C . 5 C - 1 1 7 . 5 C
1C E . CC 1 C C . 5 C - 1 1 7 . C C
I CE. 5C 1 C 1 . C C - H 5 . C C
1 1 2 . 5C 1 0 6 . C C - 1 2 1 . C 0

SRITChB OAR C OPERATORS. CLASS E --NCNR ANL FAC TUR ING ---------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3--------------

13 9
IC 9
3C

39.5
39.5
39.5

9 7 . CC
9 1 . CC
9 3 . CC
8 7 . CO
1 1 2 . 5C 1 2 1 . 5C

SR ITCHB0ARC CPE RAT CR-RECEFTI C M STS
M N U F A C T U P I N G --------------------

81
69

9C. C
9C.C

ICC.5C
1C1.C0

1 0 2 . CC
IC3.5C

EH.5C-111.00
9C.50-115.50

90 1
256
193
96

39.5
9C. C
38.5
39.5

9 3 . 5C
99.CC
9 2 . 5C
97. CC

91.CC
93. CC
85.50
9C. 5C

8 9 . SC- 5 9 . C C
8 7 . CC— 9 9 . CO
El.CC- 9 9 . 0 0
8 3 . CC- 1C 3 . 5 0

e7
53
82

83
9C
8C
P5
76

NCNMNUFACTURINC- ------------------------------

T Y P I S T S , CLAS S A --------------------------------------PANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNPANLFACTUPINC -------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3 --------------------------------------------------------RANOFACTURING ------ ------------------------------NCNRANUFACTURING -------------------------------

PURIIC L T I L I T I E S 3 --------------------------F I NA NC E4--------

1
to th e s e
2
3
4
5

A69
2 \i

257

2E
155

3 6 .5
9C .C
3 7 .5

3E. C
37. C

5C
5C
50
88 CC
7 6 . 5C

CC
50
CO
50
CC

101
28
3

112
9?
26

8 2 . 5 0 - 1 1 6 . CO
82.00-1C1.50
99.5C-129.50

75 5C- 99
8 C. CC- 11C
7 A c o - es
82 5 0 - 97
7 2 c c - EC

CO
50
50
CC
50

77
62
15
12

65
99
16
12

69
55
9
8

33
2 1
12
H

1C
8
2
2

16
13
3
3

6
4

5
5

2

A

-

65
23
92
27

2

A

71

93

16

36
5

95
95

3

26
65
13
32

3

5
7

27

2

-

5

-

2

7

-

22
17
5
2
i

16

18

97
25
22
6

15
5
1C
8

2

2

-

1

2

1

-

-

2

1

27
13
14
-

1A

3C
12
18

76
2C
56
1
A5

53
-

A9

12
A
1

19

-

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




4

r a t e s ) , an d the e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d

-

12

Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men and Women
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u r s an d 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 s s tu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n , P it t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n u a r y 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
Number
S e x , o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s try d iv is io n

workers

weekly
hours1
(standard)

$
65

Me.n*

Median 2

Middle range 2

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 o f—

N um ber of w o rk ers
t

$
7C

*

$

t

t

t

ec

65

9C

95

85

75

90

95

ICO

(
ICC

t
lie

$
12C

»
130

s

$
1AC

15C

16 C

$
170

18C

i
19C

2C0

2 1C

%

$
2CC

1
2 1C

i

22C

i
23 0

and
un der

and

ec

75

70

lie

12C

13C

l A0

15C

16C

17C

180

15C

22C

230

IAA
13C
1A

£6
5C
36

9C
83
7

28
28

5
9

13
1
12

-

18
18

*

over

PEN
CRAFTSMEN, CLASS A ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTUR I N C --------------------------------

1 ,1 2 6
9C5
223

$
$
$
$
AC.C 1 6 6 . OC 18 A. CO 1 6 6 .5 C - 2 C 3 .5 0
AC.O
1 6 8 . CC 1 8 6 .5 0 1 6 9 .5 C - 2 C A .C C
AC .C 1 7 7 . 5C 1 7 7 . CO 1 6 0 .0 C - 2 C C .5 C

CRAFTSMEN, CLAS S 6 ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------- -----NCNMANUFACTURINC --------------------------------

1 ,2 2 9
8A9
38C

AC.C
AC.C
3 9 .5

CRAFTSMEN, CLAS S C ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------- -----NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------CRAFTSMEN- TRACERS -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURINC --------------------------------

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

18

1 5 7 . 5C 1 5 5 .5 0 1 A 3 .5 0 - 1 7 1 . 5C
1 5 6 . 5C 1 5 5 . CC IA A .0 0 - 1 7 1 . CO
1 5 6 . OC 1 5 6 .5 0 I A 2 . 0 0 - 1 7 2 . 5 0

_

856
57C
266

AC.C 1 2 A .5 0 1 2 5 . 5 0 1 1 1 .5 0 - 1 3 6 .C C
AC.C 1 3 C .5 0
1 2 6 .5 0 1 1 7 .5 C - 1 A 5 .C 0
1 0 2 .5 C - 1 2 8 . 0 0
AC.C 1 1 3 . CC 1 1 A . 50

-

221
167
55

AQ.C 1CA .C0 1 0 1 . CO
AC.C 1 C 6 .5 C 1C 2 . CO
ICC.CO
3 9 .5
9 6 . 5C

-

-

-

-

-

5

-

-

_

_

12

13
13

l
21

-

-

-

12

6

_

-

5
3
2

1A
9
5

21
18
3

12

7

fc

-

_

-

2

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

5

2
-

9 5 .5 0 - 1 1 2 .5 0
9 6 .5 0 - 1 1 7 .5 0
8 9 .C 0 - 1 C A .5 0

2

-

6

-

19
1A
5

22

2
16

22
A
35

A9
27

93
77

155
12C

123
69
3A

ie 5
166
21

93
298
55
2A3
38
55

179
122
57

2CC
132
6e

1 19
67
52

131
96
35

A9
3C
19

121
118
3

2C
17
T

A2
A2

A
A

_

_
-

96
9A

15
1l

1

2
2

12

2A
18
6

7e
A6
26

119
67
52

133
78
55

22C
15C
7C

128
79
A9

59
36

2A
19

22
22

1c

56
A6
1C

1A 7
127
2C

12
l2

22

-

-

-

-

2
2

-

22

-

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

21

NURSES, INDUSTRIAL ( R E G I S T E R E D -----MANUFACTUPING ---------------------------------------

29 5
2 67

39. C
AC.C
AC.C

•£>

5C

O

CRAFTSMEN—T R A C E R S ------------------------------------

PJ
S

WMN
OE
es.c o

1 3 3 .5 0
1 3 3 .0 0
1 2 A .5 C -1 A 2 .5 C
1 3 3 . CC 1 3 3 . 5 0 1 2 A .5 C -1 A 2 .5 C

A

2

_

-

S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o rk w e e k f o r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e t h e ir r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t - t im e
to thes< e w e e k ly h o u r s .
F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2 , t a b le A - 1.




_

_

_

11

5

l

9

A1
36

57
51

P

s a la r ie s

73
fc A

(e x c lu s iv e o f p a y fo r o v e r tim e a t r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m

1
1

-

r a t e s ) , an d the e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d

13
Table A-2a. Professional and Technical Occupations—
Large Establishments—
Men and Women
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u r s an d e a r n i n g s fo r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n , P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n u a r y 1969)

S e x , o c c u p a tio n , an d in d u s t r y d iv is io n

Number
of

Weekly earnings1
(standard)
*

Average
weekly
hours1
[standard)

N um ber of w o rk ers
$

t
80

Median 2

Mean2

Middle range 2

$
85

$
SC

*
95

s
100

S
1C5

110

115

S5

ICC

10 5

11C

115

12C

r e c e iv in g s tr a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f—
s

S

$
120

t
125

i

13 0

$

14C

15C

*
160

*

$
170

18C

$
t
s
19C
2CC

$
21C

S
220

230

an d
u n d er
85

SO

13C

125

140

150

160

170

180

ISC

200

210

220

230

240

HEN
$

$

$

$

1 8 7 .5 0
72C

RANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NCNHANliFACTURING -------------------------------

652
65

77
103

1 8 9 *0 0

4 C .C

1 3 2 . 5C 1 3 C .C 0

1"
186

-

-

1 4 7 .0 0 - 1 7 2 .5 0
1 5 2 .0 0 - 1 S 2 .5 0
1 2 2 .C C - 1 4 5 .5 C
1 2 2 .5 0 - 1 4 6 .0 0

2

1C

-

-

f

2

41
35

-

e
—

2C
21
1 320 .5 0 20
C

11
1
78
71

1 0 6 .0 0
1C2 CO

c

3

39
3

154
7

112
8

84
76

86
79

11"
112

20
17

3C
30

IS

4 0 . C 1 6 0 .0 0 1 5 8 .5 0
1 7 3 .0 0 1 7 2 . 5 0
3 8 .5

15
11

1

5

-

1
12

-

_

-

_

• -»

96
94

118

11

34

118

55

2

SC

30

17

7

2
2

1
1

s

-

4

H

WOKEN

NO RSES » INCUSTRIAL (REGISTER E C ) -----RANUFAC T U R IN G ---------------------------------------

28 4
256

4 C .0
4 C .C

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

1 3 4 . C0
1 3 4 . CO

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

S
8

6
6

26
21

26
25

31

26

71
64

_

_

1 Standard hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-tim e sala rie s (exclusive of pay for overtime at regular and/or premium rates), and the earnings correspond
to these weekly hours.
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 .

14
Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined
(A v e r a g e s tr a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u r s an d 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 s stu d ie d on a n a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n , P it t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n u a r y 1969)
Average

Average

Occupat i on and i n d us t r y d i v is io n

Number
of

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

OFFI CE OCCUPATIONS
B I L L E R S , MACHINE ( BI LLI NG
MACHINE) -----------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------B I L L E R S , MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
M A C H I N E ) -----------------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLA S S B -------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

Number

Occupat i on and i nd u s t ry d i v i s i on

office

67

3 9 .5
3 9 .0

$
9 9 .0 0
9 2 .5 0

79
64

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

8 9 .0 0
8 5 .5 0

111

121
61

3 9 .0
4 0 .0
3 8 .0

1 0 5 .0 0
1 0 4 .0 0
1 0 6 .5 0

251
113
138

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

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

6C

CLE R K S , ACCOUNTING, CLAS S A --------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ---------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ------------------------------

804

CLERKS , ACCOUNTING, C LA S S B --------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ---------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------------RETAI L TRADE ------------------------------------FI NANCE 3 ------------------------------------------------

1 ,2 5 3
514
739
85

CLERKS , F I L E , C LAS S A ---------------------------MANUFACTURI NG--------------------- ----------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

109

C LERKS , F I L E , CLAS S 8 ---------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------FINANCE 3 ------------------------------------------------

316
135

531
273
47
98

111

357
95

57
52

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 8 .5
3 8 .5
3 9 .5

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

3 9 .0
4 0 .0
3 8 .5
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
3 8 .5
3 7 .0

1 C I .C 0
1 C 9 .5 0
9 5 .0 0
1 3 6 .0 0
1 0 1 .5 0
8 7 .5 0
8 9 .5 0

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

1 0 8 .0 0
1 1 2 .5 0
1 0 3 .0 0

oc cu pati ons

-

of

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A -------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ---------------------------RETAI L TRADE -----------------------------------FI NANCE 3-----------------------------------------------KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLAS S e -------------MANUFACTURI NG-------------------------------- -----NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ---------------------------RETAI L TRADE ------------------------------------FI NANCE 3-----------------------------------------------OFFI CE BOYS AND G I R L S -----------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 2---------------------------FI NANCE 3-----------------------------------------------SECRETAR I E S 4 --------------------MANUFACTURING ---------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 2
WHOLESALE TRADE RETAI L TRADE -------FI NANCE 3-------------------

285

102
183
57

104
817

494
323

111
83
67

678
339
339
56
79
IOC

447
154
293

74
87

9 2 .0 0
3 9 .5
4 0 . C I C C .50
8 3 .5 0
3 9 .0
8 8 .5 0
3 8 .5
3 9 . C 8 1 .0 0
3 8 .0
8 4 .5 0
3 9 .0
4 0 .0
3 8 .5
3 9 .0
3 7 .5

7 9 .0 0
8 2 .5 0
7 7 .0 0
8 9 .0 0
7 4 . OC

$
1 ,6 5 C
793
857
270
62
321

3 9 .0
3 9 .5
3 8 .0
3 9 .C
4 0 .0
3 7 .5

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

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR ---------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 2----------------------------

1 ,1 6 3
737
426
144

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 8 .5
3 9 .C

1 C 5 .5 C
1 C 7 .0 0
1 0 3 .0 0
1 0 5 .5 0

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

1 C 6 .5 C
1 C 7 .0 C
1 0 5 .5 0
1 1 3 .5 0

3 9 .5
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
4C .C

9 1 .5 0
8 8 .5 0
1 0 7 .0 0
8 0 . 5C
9 2 .5 0
9 1 .5 0
9 3 .5 0
9 3 .5 0

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS A
MANUFACTURING ----------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ---------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2------------------

19 7

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLAS S B -------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------------------RETAI L TRADE ------------------------------------

22 8

SWITCHBOARC OPERATOR—REOEPTI CNI S TS MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ------------------------------

329
15 9

111
86
35

198
43
7C

83

3 9 .C
3 9 .5
3 9 .C
3 9 .5

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLAS S A -------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------

i3 e
106

3 9 .5
4 C .C

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

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLAS S B -------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------

19 2
95
97

3 9 .5
4 C .C
3 9 .C

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

87
71

3 8 .C
3 8 .C
3 7 .5

9 6 . OC
9 0 .5 0
9 1 . 5C

170
50

120

3 8 .5
4 C .C
3 8 .0

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

551
275
276
ICC
146

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .C
3 9 .5
3 8 .5

9 1 . 5C
9 4 .5 0

1 ,0 9 6
354
742
52
17 6
285

3 9 .0
4 C .C
3 8 .5
3 8 .0
40. C
3 7 .0

8 4 .0 0
9 0 .0 0
8 1 .C C
5 4 .0 0
8 0 .0 0
7 8 .5 0

S ECRETARI ES , C LA S S A
MANUFACTURING ----------NONMANUFACTURING ----

181
91
9C

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

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

S ECRETARI ES , C LA S S 8
MANUFACTURING ----------NCNMANUFACTURING ---PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 2
WHOLESALE TRACE FI NANCE 3 --------------------

701
326
375
103

3 9 . 0 1 3 1 . CO
4 0 . C 1 3 0 .0 0
3 8 .5 1 3 2 .0 0
3 9 . C 1 5 4 . 5C
3 9 .5 1 2 9 .5 0
3 7 .0 1 2 8 .5 0
3 9 .5
4C .C
3 9 .0
3 9 .C
4C .C
4 0 .C
3 7 .0

T Y P I S T S , CLA S S A --------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ---------------------------FI NANCE 3 -----------------------------------------------

17C

TRANSCRieiNG-M
ACHINE OPERATORS,

415
233

174

339
96
243
116

3 9 .0
4 0 .C
3 8 .5
3 7 .5

7 5 .0 0
8 0 .0 0
7 2 .5 0
7 3 .5 0

CLERKS , ORDER ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -----------------WHOLESALE TRAOE ---------------RETAI L TRADE ----------------------

414
213

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

1 0 9 .0 0
1 2 7 .5 0
9 C .C 0
9 5 .0 0
8 6 .5 0

SECRETARI ES , C LA S S C ------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ---------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------------RETAI L T R A D E -----------------------------------FI NANCE 3 -----------------------------------------------

1 ,2 8 9
642
647
13 7

CLERKS , PAYROLL ---------MANUFACTURING -------NONMANUFACTURING PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S
RETAI L TRADE ------

595
390
205
51

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

1 1 5 .C C
1 1 7 .0 0
1 1 1 .0 0
1 3 6 .5 0
1 C 1 .0 C

S E CRETA RI ES , CLAS S C
MANUFACTURING ----------NCNMANUFACTURING ---PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 2 FI NANCE 3 --------------------

1 ,2 5 6
73C
52 6
162
282




1 0 3 • OC
1 0 4 .0 0
1 0 1 .5 0
iie .e e
9 6 .0 0
9 2 .5 0

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

CONTINUED

542

1 ,6 5 6

C L ERKS , F I L E , C LA S S C ---------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------FI NANCE 3 -----------------------------------------------

S e e fo o tn o te s a t en d o f t a b le .

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
3 9 .5
3 9 .0
3 7 .5

Number
of
workers

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL
MANUFACTURING ----------NCNMANUFACTURING ---PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 2 WHOLESALE TRACE —
FINANCE 3--------------------

1 2 0 .0 0
1 2 l.C C
1 1 9 .0 0
1 3 4 . 5G
1 2 3 .0 0
1 1 2 .5 0
1 C 9 .0 C

2,237

7 8 .0 0
7 6 .0 0

85

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

3 9 .0
4 0 .0
3 8 .5
3 9 .0
4 0 .C
39. C
3 7 .0

3 ,8 9 3

181
96

71
12 8

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

8 2 .5 0

ee .o c

Average

Occupat i on and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

OFFI CE OCCUPATIONS -

conti nued

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS ---------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------------RETAI L TRADE -------------------------------------

3 9 .C
4 0 .C
3 8 .0
3 7 .0

201

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

66
82

11C

61
158

1 2 0 .5 0
1 2 2 .5 0
1 1 8 .5 0
1 3 2 .5 0
1 2 3 .0 0
1C 1.C C
1 1 3 .5 0

3 9 . C 1 0 9 .5 0
4 C .C 1 1 3 .0 0
3 8 .0 1 0 4 .5 0
3 9 .0 1 1 9 .0 0
3 7 .0
9 8 .5 0

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLAS S C -------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ---------------

GENERAL -----------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------

T Y P I S T S , CLAS S B ----------MANUFACTURING ----------NCNMANUFACTURING ---PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2
WHOLESALE TRACE —
FI NANCE 3 --------------------

39

88.50
5 8 . 5C
8 4 .0 0

15

Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—
Men and Women Combined— Continued
(A v e r a g e s tr a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u r s an d 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 s s tu d ie d on a n a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n , P it t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n u a r y 1969)
Average

Oc c upa t i on and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

Number
of
workers

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

Average

Occupation and i nd us t r y division

Number
of

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

PROFESSI ONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS
CRAFTSREN, C L A S S A ---------------------------------RANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

1,133
907
226

$
AC . 0 1 8 6 . 0 0
AC , 0 1 8 8 . 0 0
AC. C 1 7 7 . 0 0

CRAFTSREN, CLA S S B ---------------------------------RANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONRANUFACTURING -------------------------------

1 , 25C
855
395

AC- C
AC. C
39.5

CRAFTSREN, C LA S S C --------------------------------RANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONRANUFACTURING -------------------------------

Average

Occupat i on and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

Number
of
workers

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

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED

886

$
A C. C 1 2 A . 5 C
AC. O 1 3 1 . CC
AO. O 1 1 2 . 5 0

157.50
158.50
155.00

CRAFTSREN- TRACERS ----------------------------------RANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NCNRANUFACTURING ------------------------------PUBLIC L T I L I T I E S 2---------------------------

271
170

NURSES, I NDUSTRIAL ( REGI STERED) -----RANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

589
297

305
277

1 01
A3

3 9 . 5 1 0 2 .0 0
AC. O 1 0 6 . 5 0
39.C
5A. CC
3P.0
97.00
A C. C
A C. C

133.00
133.00

1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o rk w e ek fo r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e t h e ir r e g u l a r s tr a ig h t - t im 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 tim e a t r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , an d th e 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 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 i l i t i e s .
3 F i n a n c e , in s u r a n c e , an d r e a l e s t a t e .
4 M ay in clu d e w o r k e r s o th e r th an th o s e p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e l y .

Table A-3a. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—
Large Establishments—
Men and Women Combined
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u r s an d 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 s s tu d ie d in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 5 0 0 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n , P it t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n u a r y 1969)
Average
O c c u p a tio n an d in d u s t r y d iv is io n

Number
of
worsen

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

OFFI CE OCCUPATIONS

OFFI CE OCCUPATIONS
BCCKKEEP1NG- RACHINE OPERATORS,
CLAS S E ----------------------------------------------

$
8 7 . 5C

ES

38.5

CLERKS, ACCOLNTING, CLASS A
RANUFACTURING ---------------------NCNRANUFACTURING --------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2-----------

539
AA 5
5A
A1

35.5
AC. C
3E. C
38.5

1A1.00
1 A2 .0 C
1 3 5 . 5C
1 5 2 . 5C

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS E -------------RANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NCNRANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLI C L T I L I T I E S 2 ---------------------------RETAI L t r a c e ------------------------------------

7A5
A2 l
32A
85
188

39.5
AC. C
38.5
39.5
3e.5

1C8.5C
lll.CC
1 C5. 5C
1 3 6 . CC
9 2 . 5C

CLERKS , F I L E , CLAS S A
MANUFACTURING ---------

87
57

CLERKS , F I L E , CLAS S B
R ANUF A C T OR I NG --------NCNRANUFACTURING —
FINANCE 3-----------------

2 C5

S e e fo o tn o te s a t en d of ta b le .




Average
O c c u p a tio n an d in d u s t r y d iv is io n

12C
85
73

3 9 . C 110.0C
3 9 . 5 1 1 2 . 5C
39.0
AC. C
37.5
37.C

8 A . CC
e9.co
7 7 . 5C
7 6 . 5C

-

Number
of

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

CONTINUED

Average

Oc c upa t i on and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

OFFI CE OCCUPATIONS $
79.00

CLERKS , F I L E , C LAS S C ---------------------------M K U F A C T U R 1 N G --------------------------------------NCNRANUFACTURING --------------------------------

162
67
95

39.5
AC. C
35.C

CLERKS , CRCER --------------------------------------------RANUFACTURING -------- ----------------------------NCNRANUFACTURI NG ------------------------------RETAI L TRADE -----------------------------------

258
129
125
128

A0.C
A0.0
39.5
3y . 5

1 1 3 . 5C
139.50
8 7 . CC
8 6 . 5C

C L ERKS , PAYROLL ---------------------------------------RANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NCNRANUFACTURING ------------------------------PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 2 --------------------------RETAI L TRADE -----------------------------------

A30
292
13c
36
82

39.5
AC. C
38.5
AC. C
3E.5

1 2 1 . CC
1 2 5 . CC
112.50
1A2.CC
IC1.5C

CCRPTCRETER CPERATCRS --------------------------NCNRANUFACTURING ------------------------------RETAI L TRADE -----------------------------------

163
128
ICA

39.5 110.50
3 9 .C 111.5C
3 5 . C 1 1 C. CC

8 6.0 0
7 3 . 5C

Number
of

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

CONTINUED

$
1 CA. CC
1 CA . C C
1C3. CC
1 1 5 . CC
92.00

KEYFUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A -------------VANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NCNRANUFACTU' RING-------------------------------PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 2---------------------------FINANCE 3-----------------------------------------------

675
A77
2 C2
8A
63

29.5
AC. C
39.0
29.5
37.C

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS E -------------RANUFACTURI NG ------------------------------------NCNRA NUFA C T U R I N G ------------------------------PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 2 --------------------------RETAI L TRADE -----------------------------------

516
3 C6
21C
52
65

35.5
9 6 . CC
AC. C 1 C 3 . C 0
8 6 . CC
38.5
89.50
38.C
35.5
83.50

CFFI CE BOYS AND G I R L S ----------------------------RANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NCNRANUFACTURING ------------------------------PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ---------------------------

3CA
136
168
6C

39.5
AC. C
35. C
39.5

e3.cc
83.50
e2.5C
53.00

S ECRETARI ES 4 ------------------------------------------------RANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNRANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ---------------------------RETAI L TRADE -----------------------------------FINANCE 3------------------------------------------------

2 , 92A
2,017
907
336
118
263

39.5
AC. C
39.C
35.5
AC. C
37.C

1 2 2 . CC
1 2 2 . 5C

1 22.00
1 3 7 . 0C
IC3. CC
IC9.5C

16

Table A-3a. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—
Large Establishments—
Men and Women Combined— Continued
(A v e r a g e s tr a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u r s an d e a r n in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 50 0 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n , P it t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n u a r y 1969)

Average
Oc c upa t i on and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

OFFI CE OCCUPATIONS
SECRETARI ES 4 -

-

Number
of
workers

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

Average

Occupation and i ndust ry division

OFFI CE OCCUPATIONS

CONTINUED

CCNTINLEC

stenographers,

-

Number
of
workers

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

OFFI CE OCCUPATIONS -

CONTINUED

seni or

MANUFACTURING ----------NCNMANUFACTURING —
PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 2

Average

Occupat i on a nd i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

972
653
319

144

39.5
4C.C
39.0
39.C

$
105.50
108.00

Number
of

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

CONTINUED

T Y P I S T S , CLAS S A -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 2----------------------------

407
263
144
97

39.5
4C. C
36.5
39.5

$
94.00
94.50
9 3 . CC
5 7 . 5C

T Y P I S T S , CLAS S B --------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 2--------------------------FI NANCE 3----------------------------------------------

485
226
259
3C
155

36.5
4C.C
37.5
38.C
37.C

6 8 . 5C
94.50
6 3 . CC
9 0 . CC
7 6 . 5C

SECRETARI ES , C LAS S A -------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------

1 C4
83

$
3 9 . C 1 4 7 . CC
3 9 . 5 1 4 2 . 0C

S ECRETARI ES , C LAS S E ------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2 ----------------------------

394
265
129
75

39.5
4C.C
39.C
39.C

1 3 9 . 5C
1 3 4 . 5C
1 4 9 . CC
160.00

SVtITCFBCARC CPERATCRS, CLASS A -------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ---------- ---------------------PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ----------------------------

1 52
94
56
27

39.5
4C.C
39.C
39.C

109.00
108.50
1C9.5C
111.50

S ECRETARI ES , CLAS S C ------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2 ---------------— -----RETAI L TRACE -----------------------------------FINANCE 3-----------------------------------------------

1,038
576
462
125
61
1 C9

39.5
4C. C
39.0
39.C
4C. C
36.5

1 22.00

SNI TCH8 CARC CPERATCRS, CLASS E -------NCNMANUFACTURING ---------- --------------------PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ----------------------------

134
104
3C

39.5
35.5
39.5

9 7 . CC
5 3 . CC
112.50

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS

SWITCFRCARC CPERATCR- RECEP TI CNI S TS MANUFACTUPING ---------------------------------------

81
64

40.0
40.0

I CC . 50

CRAFTSMEN, CLAS S A ------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------

740
726

4 0 . C 1 8 9 . CO
4 C . 0 1 6 9 . CC

S ECRETARI ES , CLAS S C -------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ----------------------------

9AC
645
295
126

TABULATING-MACHINE CPERATCRS,
CLASS A -------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------

121

39.5
40.0

138.50
14C.5C

CRAFTSMEN, CLASS B --------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

725
65£
67

4 C . C 1 6 1 . CC
4 0 . C 16C.CC
36.5 172.50

TABU LAT ING-MACHINE CPERATCRS,
CLASS B -------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------

CRAFTSMEN, C LAS S C --------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

53E
494

4C. C
4C.C

129

35.5
4C.C

112.5C
116.CC

CRAFTSMEN—T R A C E R S -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2 ----------------------------

2 22
17C
52
A3

3 5 . 5 1 C5. CC
AC. C 1 C 6 . 5 C
36.5
9 9 . CC
3 6 . C 5 7 . CC

NURSES, I NDUSTRIAL ( R E G I S 7 E P E C ) -----MANUFACTURING — ----------------------------------

294
26E

4 C . C 1 3 3 . 5C
AC. C 1 3 3 . 5 0

STENCGRAPHERS, GENERAL ------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCKMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2 ----------------------------

1*176
653
523
242

39.5
4C.C
38.5
39.5

1 2 3 . CC
12C.5C
133.50

1 01.00
112.50
113.00
114-50
1CB.50
1 2 3 . CC

39.5
5 8 . 5C
3 9 . 5 1C1.5C
36.5
95.00
3 9 . C 1C2. CC

TAEULATING-MACHINE CPERATCRS,
CLASS C -------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ---------- --------PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ---------------

94

81
75
59
39

38.C
37.5
37.5

1 0 1 .0 0
105.50

1 01.00

99.50
9 3 . 5C
91.50

1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o rk w e ek fo r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e t h e ir r e g u l a r s tr a ig h t - t im 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 tim e a t r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m
c o r r e s p o n d to t h e s e w e e k ly h o u r s .
2 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , an d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
3 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 .
4 M ay in c lu d e w o r k e r s o th e r th a n th o s e p r e s e n te d s e p a r a t e l y .




Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r m e n in s e l e 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 t r y d iv is io n , P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n u a r y 1969)

r a t e s ) , an d th e e a r n in g s

1 3 2 . 5C
1 3 3 . CO

17

Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r m e n in s e l e c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on a n a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n , P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n u a r y 1969)
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s tr a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s of—

Hourly earnings 1

$
2.90

t
*
3 .00 3 . 1 C

$
3.20

$
3.30

$
3.40

*
3.50

$
3.60

$
3.70

$
3.80

S
3.90

S
S
4 . CO 4 . 1 C

$
4.20

S
4.3C

$
4.40

$
4.5C

S
4 .60

*
4.80

2.90

3.00

3 .10 3 . 2 C

3.30

3.40

3.50

3.60

3.70

3.80

3.90

4.00

4.1C

4.2C

4.30

4.4C

4.50

4.6C

A• ec

5 . CO o v e r

-

-

7
7
-

1C
e

3C
3C
-

32
30

104
56
48

195
195
-

169
164
5
5

222

279
267

131
113
18
14

435
431
4
3

77
74
3
“

153
126
27
27

40
33
7
7

89
e3

6

-

46
46

1 C8
92
16
16

18

3
3
-

—
-

9
9
5

64
58

36
36

71
33
38

40
36
4
“

39
24
15
"

80

27

20

16
16

9
9

68

22

56

18

32
32

44
44

36
36

28
28

34
3A

151
e4
67
67

133
116
17

172
166

221

238
236

i
i

-

11

-

525
500
25
25

18
18

38
36

40
40

17
17

61
61

62
62

ec
80

53
50

1C

2
2

32
32
~

3
3
“

67
67
-

41
35

108
48
6C

69
69

118
93
25

122

S
2.70
Mean2

Median 2

Middle range2

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

ELECTRI CI ANS , MAINTENANCE -------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4 ----------------------

2 .1 5 E
1 ,9 0 9
249
119

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

ENGI NEERS, STATIONARY ---------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------RETAI L TRACE -------------------------------

72 6
483
243
75

3 .7 C
3 .7 C
3 .7 0
4 .0 3

3 .7 0
3 .3 7 - 4 . Cl
3 .6 8
3 .3 8 - 3 .9 4
3 .7 8
3 .3 6 - 4 .0 9
4 . C l- 4 .0 9
4 .0 5

FIREMEN, STATI ONARY BCILER ----------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------

29C
273

3 .2 9
3 .3 0

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

HELPERS, MAINTENANCE TRACES --------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLI C L T I L I T I E S 4 ----------------------

2 ,3 9 2
2 ,2 6 7
125
105

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

3 .1 8
2 .9 5 - 3 .3 8
3 .2 1
2 .9 4 3.3e
3 .0 8
3 .C 4 - 3 .2 4
3 .0 8
3 . C 4 - 3 .3 1

MACHINE- TCCL CPERATCRS, TCCLRCCM
MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------

672
669

3 .8 6
3 .8 6

3 .7 3
3 .7 3

MACHI NI S TS , MAINTENANCE -----------------MANUFACl URING --------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------

1 ,8 4 5
1 ,7 3 9
106

4 .1 4
4 .1 7
3 .7 6

3 .9 8
3 .9 9
3 .5 8

$

2. 7 0

8

631
631

3 .4 9 - 4 .2 3
3 .4 9 - 4 .2 3

_

_

2

-

-

-

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

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

'

“

-

_
-

_
-

_
-

12
12

2 .9 5 - 3 .2 9
2 .9 5 - 3 .2 9

36
36

3
3

97
97

3
3
-

8

CI LERS ------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------

526
52 6

3 .1 3
3 .1 3

PAI NTERS , MAINTENANCE ---------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4 ----------------------

429
323
106
35

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

3 . 3 6 - 3 .7 4
3.55
3 .5 7
3 .4 C - 3 .7 6
3 .3 9
3 .3 4 - 3 .6 7
3 .6 8
3 .4 8 - 4 .0 8

P I P E F I T T E R S , MAINTENANCE --------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4 ----------------------

1 ,3 0 7
1 ,1 9 C
117
36

2 .7 0
3 .7 2
3 .5 9
3 .6 1

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

3 .7 5 3 .7 4 3 .7 e 3 . SC -

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

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

_

-

-

2
-

~

_
-

“

46
46

1

*

A
4

_

2

-

16
16

47
A7

34
34

65
65

73
73

86
86

17
15

22
22

-

12
12

_

23
15

3 .8 4
3 .8 6

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

-

74 6
746

4 .1 4
4 .1 4

3 .9 8
3 .9 8

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

-

-

-

“

_

-

-

-

-

“

9
9

-

-

_

-

6
8

_

-

17
15

2

“

1

31

12
2

20 2
202

399
399

483
483

9
9

40
A0

88

14

34
5A

154
152

12
2

84

6C

21

69
63

24
5

6

6

62
15
47
47

41
1C
31

-

-

_

-

-

~

-

*

A
4

-

35
35

6
6

2

A
A

1

16
4
4

15
15
~

5
5
-

15
13

-

-

-

25

8

*

17
“

8
8

18
18

2

2
12
12

25
25

2

10
12 2
“

75
51
24
2A

18
17

265
199

666
66A
2

214
213

62
62

7
7

_

115
115

41
29

26
25

12
19
1A

66

-

12
8

179
105
74
24

516
498
18
~

-

~

”

*

7
*

1C
1C

2
1

3
3

16
16

5
5

8
8

28

-

21

22

-

-

-

2
2

9
9

46
46

1
1

E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y fo r o v e r tim e an d f o 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 .
F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2 , t a b le A - l .
W o r k e r s w e r e d is tr ib u t e d a s fo llo w s ; 1 a t $ 5 to $ 5 .2 0 ; 9 a t $ 5 .2 0 to $ 5 .4 0 ; an d 19 a t $ 6 to $ 6 .2 0 .
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 i l i t i e s .




2

-

70
1C

48
18
3C
3C

*

•

6

-

14

144
78
35

3
~
3
3

2

2
-

2

-

-

43
43

21
21

12
12

71
58
13

376
376
*

“

-

2
2

~

-

~

219

6

_

3 .7 7
3 .7 7

6

1

A

2

-

203
177

-

38
26

-

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

-

9
9

~

1

-

_

3 .7 0
3 .7 3

6

2

12
2

-

i
-

-

-

3 .6 7
3 .6 2

6
2

-

9

-

-

TCCL AND DIE MAKERS -------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------

2

-

3 .7 4
3 .7 4
3 .7 8

SHEET-METAL NORKERS, MAINTENANCE
MANUFACTURING ------------------------------—

257
254
3
~

3 ,1 6 8
3 ,0 5 6
11C

92
57

_

-

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

PLUMBERS, MAINTENANCE ---------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------

4
4

1

16
16

3 .9 1
3 .9 2
3 .8 9
3 .9 C

3 .1 2
3 -1 2

9

1

-

29
24
5
-

754
40C
354
31 2

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

-

18
~

$
5.00

and
under

$

MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE) ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ----------------------- —
PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 4 ----------------------

1
2
3
4

$
2.80

2.80

O c c u p a tio n an d in d u s t r y d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

8
“

1C

6

32

1
1

57
57

1

1

58
58

40
4C

15
15

427
427
~

63
63
~

47
A6
i

218
55
163
147

90
36
5A
52

285
261
24

245
245
-

52
52

17
13
A
4

162
123
39
39

8
8
~
_

21

40
4C

149
146

2
2

21
1

“

32
32

4

-

A

_

5
5

_

~

-

“

~

-

_

“
-

67
67

5
5

-

3

-

*

3

33
24
9

32
32
-

65
65
-

16
18
*

A

3

-

-

_
-

-

*

-

*

15

-

-

85
77
E

A
-

A
3

-

43
43

49
47

"

2

97
92
5
“

A
A

3
3

A9
47

54
54

2
2

12

-

-

3

~

~

-

-

-

11

8
8

4

24
24

47
45

19

9

8

5
-

-

“
82
82

90
90

173
173

117
117

2

-

39
39

16

2

17
16

-

5
*

13

3
~

1
1

3

A
“

_

14C
14C

2
2

~

12
12

6
6

3
~

-

-

-

*

-

-

~

2

2

5
5

27
27

2

2

2
2
-

1
1
153
153

-

-

2
2

1 8

Table A-4a. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations—Large Establishments
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r m e n in s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts e m p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o re

by industry division, Pittsburgh, Pa., January 1969)

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

H ourly earnings1

,. ,

....

O ccupation and in d u stry div isio n

Number
of
woifcers

Mean2

Median2

Middle range2

Under
%

2.7C

$
$
s
$
i
2.70 2#80 2#90 3-CC 3 - K
an d
under

______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 . 8 0

CAR PENTERS, M A I N T E N A N C E ------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------NCNMANUF ACT URI NG — --------------PUBLIC UT IL IT IE S4-------------- -

71C
58C
13C
73

2.62
3.76
A . 11
3.56

3.67
3.67
3.63
3.At

3.6C3.tl3.AA3.A2-

A.C3
A.C2
A . 73
3.63

l
l
-

-

ELECTRICIANS, M A I N T E N A N C E ---------M A N U F A C T U P I N G --------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------PLP1IC L T I L IT IE S4---------------

1,853
1,663
19C
1 19

3.90 3.90 3.65- A . 05
3.69
3.91
3.65- A.C2
3.97
3.79
3.65- A . 19
3.99
A . 1C 3.67- A. 26

-

ENGINEERS, S T A T I O N A R Y --------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------NCNMANUFACTUR I N G ----------------RETAIL T R A D E --------------------

533
385
1A8
75

3.72
3.67
3.83
A.C3

3.68
3.63
A.03
A . 05

3.3A3.313.63A.Cl-

FIREMEN, STATIONARY B C I L E R --------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

225
£0 9

3.25
3.30

3.23
3.26

3.C6- 3.A8
3.C7- 3.50

HELPERS, MAINTENANCE T R A C E S -------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------PUPLIC U T I L I T I E S 4---------------

2,325
2,215
HC
95

3.17
3.18
3.1A
3.1A

3.20
3.22
3.C8
3.07

2.552.SA3.CA3.CA-

MACHINE-TCCL CPERATCPS, TC CLPCCM —
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

628
625

3.88
3.88

3.78
3.78

MACHINISTS, M A I N T E N A N C E ------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------

1,762
1,656
106

M E C F A M C S , AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE) ----------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------PURLIC UT IL IT IE S4---------------

AA2
33A
108
5C

3.52
3.9A
3.87
3.51

3.98
3.99
3.92
3.97

3.73"
3.753.663.7A-

MECHANICS, M A I N T E N A N C E -------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------

2.6A8
2,587
61

3.77
3.77
3.R3

C 1 L E R S --------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

A55
A59

3.15
3.15

PAINTERS, M A I N T E N A N C E --------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------PUBLIC UTI LI T IE S4---------------

-

—

—

—

—

3 .0 0

2 .9 0

-

A.C6
3.85
A . 12
A. 09

3.1C

3 .2C

3.3C

1
1
-

A
A
-

It
1C
6

3
3

6
-

5
-

6A
58

32
30
2

7
7

3
3
-

-

5

-

A
A

-

9
9

68
56

3.38
3.38
3.27
3.31

2A
2A
-

16
16
_
-

257
25A
3
-

631
631
-

125
5e
67
67

3.A8- A. 26
3.A8- A. 26

-

-

2
2

-

18
18

38
38

2
2

-

20
17
3

AC
A0
3
3

A . 16 3.99
3.85- A . 60
A . 19 A.CO 3.5C- A.65
3.76
3.58
3.53- 3.76

-

-

-

1
-

-

—
3 . AC 3 . S 0

-

-

5

-

-

-

-

A . 16
A . 16
A.1A
A.1A

-

-

-

-

3.75
3.75
3.69

3.55- 3.96
3.5A- 3.95
3.65- A . 13

-

-

3.12
3.12

2.95- 3.37
2.95- 3.37

23
23

3
3

35C
291
55
35

3.65 3.58
3.5C- 3.90
3.62 3.58 3.51- 3.79
3.76
3.6A 3.A2- A.C8
3.76
3.68
3 . AS- A. 08

-

1
-

-

-

PIPEFITTERS, M A I N T E N A N C E ----------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------PUPLIC UT IL IT IE S4---------------

1,215
1,098
117
3E

3.73
3.66
3.55- 3.85
3.75
3.66 3.61- 3.89
3.55
3.56
3.52- 3.61
3.61
3.55 3.51- 3.59

-

- - -

-

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

76

3.73

3.76

3.58- 3.9A

-

_

_

SHEET-METAL M C R K E R S , MA INTENANCE —
MANUFAG luR I N G ---------------------

187
161

3.79
3.75

3.88
3.89

3.61- 3.99
3.62- 3.99

-

-

-

-

TCCL ANC DIE M A K E P S ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

603
6C3

A . 19
A . 19

A.03
A. 03

3.81- A.82
3.81- A . 82

-

-

-

-

-

8
8
-

AO
AO

l
-

-

-

9

2A
2A
1

75
7C
5
5

1
-

-

A2
27
36
21
6
6
6
2
A

1A
8

A

23
19
A
A
-

123
96
27
27

A0
33
7
7

A1
1C
31
1

16
12
A
A

A
A

-

7

-

-

-

-

525
5CC
25
25

219
219
-

238
238
-

l
1

-

18
18

-

-

17
17

53
53

26
26

73
73

-

-

-

3
3

-

-

1 E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m pay fo 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 , and la te s h i f t s .
2 F o r d e fin itio n of t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2 , ta b le A - l .
3 W o rk e rs w e re d is tr ib u te d a s f o llo w s :
1 a t $ 5 to $ 5 .2 0 ; 9 a t $ 5 .2 0 to $ 5 .4 0 ; and 19 a t $ 6 to $ 6 .2 0 .
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 .

-

53
50

1C
1C

-

-

-

-

59
55
-

39
3E
l

8 IAS
8 1AE
1

2
2
2

162
123
39
39

-

32
32
-

2A5
2A5
-

e5
77
8

33
2A
9

15
7
8
8

1A
12
2
-

A27
A27
-

168
135
33

565
563
2

21A

62
62

7
7

-

2
2

1A
ICS
A1
2 ICS
25
1 2 - 1 2
1
2
8

26
25
1
1

A
A

52
52
-

3

-

57
57
-

A3
A3
-

A9
A7
2

-

-

-

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

6
6

-

A3
A3

2 1AC
2
1AC
1

A2
3A

AO
AO

5
5
2
2

-

5C8
A90
18
A

e

2

167
93
7A
2

1C

-

-

2 C 3 2
13
22

-

9
9

A6
A6

82
82

1
1

213
1

12

269
261
8

A

13

A

- 2 A A 7
2 A A 5
90
50

17
13
A

38
38

A
A

3
3
3

A

-

A
-

-

8
8
3
3

-

-

AC
AC

18
6
0

-

-

21
21

- 1
-

21
21

12
12

71
366
58 366
3
-

-

5
9

63
17
66
35
17
55
2 A - U
2 A 11

2
2

-

32
32

38
26
12
2

35
35

-

29
3 29

-

-

-

-

15
13

-

over

-

5
5

-

-

A
A
-

15
15
-

15
15

16
16

-

2
-

AC
AC

-

2

8C
8C

-

-

-

5.C C

6
At
1C8
2 At
92
A
- 1 6
A
It

6
6

5e
58

23
17
5A
25
15
15
92
25
8
2
2
8 - -

-

-

2C2
17A
2C2
17A
- -

17
17
8

- -

-

-

A.8C

-

83

2
2

A .6C

-

89

6 A A 1
108
A6
118
119 A27
6A
35
A8
A6
93
119 A27
- 6
6 C - 2 5 - -

5A
5A

7
5
2

A2
38
A

A.5C

62
15
A7

-

93 A35
77
A31
16
A
1A
3

1 1C
iC 7
3
-

an d

A . 3 0 A. AC

69
66
3
-

1

3A
3A

A9
A9

-

186 273
113
261
73
12
35
2

A6
A6
-

12
12

6
12
6
12
6
6
- A -

-

-

13A
129
5
5

21
17
A
A

A . 1C A . 2 C

36
36

26
3A
26
3A
- -

-

13 262
13 2AC
2
2
8

3 . SC A .C C

A
A

16
16

2
2

3.8C

32
32

- -

-

97
97

3 .7C

105
166
96 160
9 6
3
-

-

-

162
162
-

A3
25
33
21
I
C
A
1
-

-

22
18

-

-

-

36
36
-

6
2

3.6C

A
28 1CI
A
18
58
1
C
A
3
1C
A3

t

1C
6
2

l
-

A
A
-

-

-

-

-




i
$
s
I
$
i
$
I
I
$
I
$
$
$
R
$
$
3# 2Q 3-3C 3.40 2.50 3.fcC 3.7C 3.80 3.90 4.CC 4.1C 4.20 4.2C 4.4C 4.5C 4.6C 4.8C 5.00

-

65
65

-

ie
18
-

-

5
5
-

-

-

-

-

-

3

3
-

-

8

3

19
18

9
8

2

2
2

1
1

-

-

2
2

2

-

1C7
1C7

2
2

-

39
35

5
5

27
27

-

153
153

2
2

-

-

3

3
-

5

5

-

-

67
67

97
A9
5A
15
17
92
A7
5A
12
16
5
2
3
1
2
3
1
-

-

-

-

5
5
-

-

-

-

-

A
-

-

-

19

Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
( A v e ra ge s tr a i gh t - t i m e h o u r l y ea rni ngs f o r s el ec ted occupations studied on an a r e a ba si s
b y i nd us t r y div i s i on, P i t t s bur gh, P a . , J a n u a r y 1969)
Hourly earnings2

O c c u p a t i o n 1 and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

of
woricers

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

U n d er
Mean3

Median3

Middle range3

1 .6 0

MANUFA CTU RIN G --------------------NC NMA NUF ACT URI NG -----------------

1 ,9 9 3
1 ,5 0 2
491

$
2 .8 0
3-CC
2 .1 8

GUARDS:
MANUFA CTU RIN G ---------------------

1 ,2 4 4

3 .C 7

a nd

wa t c hme n

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

$
2 .9 8
3 .1 1
1 .7 6

3 .1 3

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

2 .5 C -

256

2 .6 6

2 .7 6

J A N I T C R S , PORTERS. ANC CLEANERS -----MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 4 ---------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------------RETAI L TRADE -----------------------------------FI NANCE5 -----------------------------------------------

4 ,4 4 2
2 ,0 4 2
2 ,4 0 0
254
et
38 5
511

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

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

J A N I T C R S , PORTERS, ANC CLEANERS
( WCMEN) -------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------(y'CNMANUFACTURI NG-------------------------------PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 4 ---------------------------RETAI L TRADE ------------------------------------

2 ,7 5 5
228
2 ,5 2 7
111
102

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

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

LABCPERS , MATERIAL HANDLING -------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4---------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------------RETAI L TRADE ------------------------------------

3 ,7 5 6
2 ,4 0 2
1 *3 5 4
585
276
474

3 .1 C
3 .C C
3 .2 8
3 .5 7
2 .9 6
3 .1 1

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

CRCER
FI LLERS ------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------WHOLESALE TRACE -----------------------------RETAI L TRADE ----------------------- -------------

1 ,3 2 8
43 6
89G
46 1
42 5

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

3 .0 8
3 .2 1
3 .0 5
3 .0 0
3 .3 5

PACKERS, SHI PPI NG -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------RETAI L TRADE ------------------------------------

987
824
163
74

2 .9 2
2 .9 5
2 .7 5
2 .4 5

2 .9 3
2 .9 3
2 .6 7
2 .4 7

RECEI VI NG CLERKS -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------WHOLESALE TRACE -----------------------------RETAI L TRADE ------------------------------------

439
25 0
185

SHI PPI NG CLERKS ---------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------WHOLESALE TRACE -----------------------------SHI PPI NG AND RECEI VI NG CLERKS ---------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

2 .6 C -

9

1

-

-

115
-

33 2
-

-

-

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

-

412
294
116
87

3 .C 7
3 .0 4
3 .1 4
3 .1 3

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

-

25C
162

3 .0 8
3 .C 9
3 .C 6

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

_
-

66

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

505
-

J
$
2 .3 0
2 .4 0

-

82
46
36

83
21
62
61
1

96
1C
12
A

84
5
75
1

97
97
2
72

445
_

2

8

-

-

3

445
1
23

-

38

8

2

3

36

2

5

1

1

2

5

-

-

2

1

_

-

_

i

s
2 .5 0

$
2 .6 0

i

2 .8 0

3 .0 0

3 .0 0

_
-

-

-

i

3 .2 0

*
3 .2 C

s
3 .6 C

$
3 .4 0

36

$
$
3 .8 0 4 .C C

4

1
3

-

-

-

5

-

3

-

1
1

2
2

_
-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_
-

-

3
3

-

8
3
5
5

4 .2 0

s
4 .4 0

t
4 .6 0

4 .4 C

4 .6 0

over

s

5

3
3

_

6

-

-

6

1C9

-

-

147
52
55
55
-

44
4C
4

-

4

-

_

66
118
-

-

118
116

-

_

_
_

6
1

48
19
29
26

66

19

31
27
4

1C7
59
46

14

12
2

A
A

6
33
1
32

7

5
3
2

26
-

-

26

-

1C
1C
-

-

5

13
13

-

2

6
2

-

9

5

10

23
16

2

10

-

5

-

-




-

-

12
-

12

~

i

12

A
A
-

i

_
_

_
-

_
-

2

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'
S e e fo o tn o te s a t end o f tab le ,

18

-

-

2

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-

-

i

_
-

50
32
18

-

i

*

41
39

66
-

i

-

i
5

-

66
-

-

5
-

6

1C

-

6
6
-

2

-

13

-

-

3

22
9
13
-

A
A

_
-

_

52
38
14
5
5

22

-

2

76
36
40
39

5

_
-

26
-

69
46
23
19
4

64

-

32

131

68

_

-

-

45
10
35
35

35
35
-

36
34

-

35

55
52
3

ic e
62
46
42

1

-

-

3
3
—

113
113

1

-

1

-

54
52
2
-

125
70
55

8

_

-

66
32
3A
2
-

287
274
13

93

-

-

724
21C
514
457
1C
47

10 7
90
17
8

42
15

-

-

79
55
24
17

11
10
1

-

-

-

2

3

1

-

14 9
112
37
37

-

-

-

163
141
42
42

-

6

_
-

75
65
1C
1C

-

2

-

317
40
277
16e
65

25
17

•

1

27 1
109
162
131
31

15

*

4

59
8
91
72
19

106

-

1

-

52
26
26
7
19

8
A
4

—
-

-

75
29

15
-

6
6
~

1
-

2
2

—

2
2
~

45

25
4

14
10

4 .2 C

48
45
3

25

53
19

15

6
1

4
280
199
81
75
4
2

141
64
57
-

14
12
2
-

_
-

82

.0 0

* 25

24 6
180
66
56
5
3

63

4
4

35

456
25 3
163
24
64
51

35
-

-

182

4

609
551
58
48
4

28

-

5C2

842
736
1 C6

2

A
A

244

124
175
61
103
83
72

12

A

66
35
31

1
1
-

37
21
16

2

195
182
17

2
2
2

24

_

613
611
2

53
42
11
11

-

2C
15

28 4
24 8
36

52
39
13
7

-

39

3 .8 C

25
9
16
fc

-

-

“

-

5

24
1

7

-

3 .6 0

2C0
158
42

36 8 1 4 2 8
116 1 3 1 4
114
252
43
11
16
31
3
6
119
i

24

8
28

2

3 .4 0

76

42

4
308
55
253
5
10
8
182

60
12

-

_

-

-

2

4

15
l
14
-

28

2 .8 0

94
47
47

8

31

*

-

7

2 .6 C

40
32

6

-

72

-

-

87 4
49
825
12
2

_

_

-

13
11

16

-

-

*

—

_

5

“

i

_

5

2

A
A

-

-

2

1

A

_
-

-

1

1

21
-

73
45
28
3
-

31

2

_
-

_
-

204
34
170
16
12
8
13 0

~

-

*

501
119
382
44
1
263
42

2

-

36

-

_
-

96
-

2 .5 0

3C

10

_

-

-

3
4

1

2

-

3

-

3

-

-

~

24

15
12
7
-

45
-

1

-

_
-

21

45
36
9

11
1

-

2 .4 C

A
3
1

-

-

2 .3 0

1

45
-

33
10
23

10

2 .2 0

34
26
8

-

12
13

537
6

-

-

-

4

34

37
2

-

-

9C

2 .1 0

1
-

10
-

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

6
23 1
-

-

-

_
-

86

2 .0 0

*
2 .2 0

$
2 .1 0

2 .0 0

A
-

505

531
-

-

-

3 .5 4
3 .5 3
3 .5 8
3 .0 7
4 .4 1

2 .6 6 2 .5 1 2 .6 4 2 .6 2 2 .5 6 -

237

3
1

332
-

-

12

56
-

31
-

64
34
30

115
-

1

1 .9 C

229
12
217

-

56
-

31

1 .8 0

-

-

9

3 .1 1

$

and
1 .7 0

1
-

3 .2 0

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

J
1 .9 0

and
u n d er

%

i .5 0

guards

t
s
1 . 7 0 1 .8 C

$
$
1 .5 0 1 .6 0

20

Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations--- Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u 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 s s tu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u s tr y d iv is io n , P itt s b u r g h , P a ., J a n u a r y 1969)
Hourly earnings2

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g
*
$
$
1 .5 0 1 .6 0 1 . 7 0

O c c u p a tio n 1 an d in d u s tr y d iv is io n

workers

Mean3

Median3

Middle range3

9 ,2 9 7
1 ,9 0 3
2 ,8 9 9
1 ,3 8 6
818
626

$
3 .5 8
3 .9 7
3 .6 3
3 .6 8
3 .9 9
3 .7 2

$
$
$
3 .7 2
3 .3 9 - 3 .7 8
3 .6 3
3 . 1 8 - 3 .7 8
3 .9 9 - 3 .7 8
3 .7 3
3 .7 9
3 .7 1 - 3 .7 7
3 .3 9
3 . 2 2 - 3 .8 1
3 .7 1
3 .9 5 - 3 .8 7

TRLCKCRI VERS, LIGHT (UNDER
1 - 1 / 2 TCNS ) ------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC L T I L 1 T I E S 4 ----------------------------

357
2C1
15 6
53

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

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

TRLCKCRI VERS, MEDIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2 TC
AND INCLUDING 9 TCNS) --------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING---------------- ---------------WHOLE SALE T R A D E -----------------------------RETAI L TRADE ------------------------------------

1 ,5 6 6
767
795
376
251

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

1,OOC
186
819
95 1

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

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

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

TRUCKDRI VERS, HEAVY (OVER 9 TONS,
CTHER THAN TRAI LER TYPE) --------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

321
1 39
182

3 .3 8
3 .2 9
3 .5 1

3 .2 5 - 3 .6 6
3 . 1 6 - 3 .6 3
3 .3 9 - 3 .7 3

TRUCKERS, POKER ( F C RK L I F T) ----------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4 ---------------------------WHOLESALE TRACE -----------------------------

1 ,7 2 2
1 ,5 2 2
2CC
53
81

3 .2 0
3 .1 3
3 .7 2
3 .7 5
3-35

TRUCKERS, PGWER (OTHER THAN
FORKLI FT) ---------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------

995
93C

2 .5 3
3 .5 9

1 .9 C

2.C C

1
2
3
4
5
6

3 .9 2
3 .3 2
3 .5 C

3 .1 3
3 .C 9
3 .8 3
3 .8 5
3 .2 8

3 .7 1
3 .7 2

2 .9 5 - 3 .9 6
2 . 2 6 - 3 .7 2
3 .C C - 3 .9 9
2 .7 5 - 3 .3 6

2 .5 7 - 3 .5 2
2 . 9 9 - 3 .3 C
3 .2 5 - 3 .9 7
3 .8 2 - 3 .8 8
3 .2 1 - 3 .5 5

t
2 .2 0

J
2 .3 C

t
2 .9 0

$
2 .5 C

t
2 .6 0

2 .2 0

2 .3 0

2 .9 C

2 .5 0

2 .6 0

2 .8 0

of—

3.C C

t
3 .2 C

i
3-9 0

$
3 .6 0

$
3 .8 C

3 . CO

3 .2 0

3 .9 C

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

9.C C 9 . 2 0

31
10
21
16

29
19
1C
2

933
298
185
28
157

~

~

21
21
16

15
fc
9
i

92
32
IC
2

4
4
-

3
2
1

232
83
195
149

t

i

2 .8 C

»
9 .C C

1

$
4 .4 0

9 .2 C

-

—
-

1 .8 0

-

-

_

2 .1 C

-

-

-

3

1

-

-

_

_

3
-

1
1

-

-

_

_

_

80
80

t

1

3

17
11
6

80

5

8,0
~

~

-

~

-

3

1
1

“

5
5

8
6
2
2

_
-

4
2

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_
~

-

-

11
11

-

-

-

_

_

_
-

-

-

-

57
57

15
9
6
fc

9
9
-

~

6

-

_
-

2
2

-

-

6
fc

_

_

-

-

_
-

12
12

_

11
11

_

-

246
296

160
199

16
~

~

i
4 .6 0

—
1 .7 0

~

3 .2 1 - 3 .7 7
3 .2 3 - 3 .7 7

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 ere o th e r w is e in d ic a te d .
E x c l u d e s p r e m iu m p a y fo r o v e r tim e an d fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and la te s h i f t s .
F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2 , t a 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 , an d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
F in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e .
I n c lu d e s a l l d r i v e r s , a s d e fin e d , r e g a r d l e s s o f s i z e an d ty pe o f t r u c k o p e r a t e d .




s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s

$
$
2.C C 2 . 1 0

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

TRLCKCRI VERS, HEAVY (CVER 9 TCNS,
TRAILER TYPE) --------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC L T I L I T I E S 4 ----------------------------

$
1 .9 C

and
$
1 . 5C u n d er
1 .6 C

TRLCKCRI VERS6 --------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 4 ---------------------------KHGLE SALE T R A C E -----------------------------RETAI L TRADE ------------------------------------

$
1 .8 C

5

Number

~

~

~

11
11

“
_

~

_

1C
1C

tc
6C

47 7
97 2
5
i

55C
213
337
92
299

53
5
44
28

208
4 fc
162
153

197
1C7
4C

559
9 5 2 1863
80
960
29C
9 1 2 1903
319
89 1 1 5 9
119
90
182
2ei
132
95

65
65
-

-

_
_
-

1
-

1
_

-

1
-

2

1

1

29

520
1C
5 1C
4 34

149
12
137

3C
Ifc
14

ie
3
15

8C

~

~

~

80
_

-

fc
18
17

82
79

.

9
-

-

9

-

15
2
13

-

9

34

-

-

-

8
6

-

28

”

443
443

67
67

51
49

-

-

81
13
68
52
5

3

1

-

-

123
123

-

81

1C
8
2
-

27C
29 2
28

193
136

-

81
-

29 3
228
65
5 fc
9

27C
237
33

79
73

~

22
16

91
3
38
-

493
32 2
171
18
15

95
45
50

32

81
-

49
29
25
9
16

3CB
70
218
215

42
4
38

~

over

~

63
63

113
28
85

16

and

4 .6 0

4 .4 0

34

9

9
9
-

'

u
ii

4

9
9

21

Table A-5a. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations—Large Establishments
( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
b y in d u s t r y d i v is io n , P it t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n u a r y 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 h o u r ly e a r n in g s of—

Hourly earnings2

O c c u p a tio n 1 and in d u s t r y d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

$
Mean3

Median3

Middle range3

Under
t
,8 0

$

GLAPCS:
MANUFACTURI NG---------------------------------------

1 , A7C
1 , 3 AC
13C

3 .0 6
3 .0 7
2 .5 6

1 ,1 8 6

3 .0 9

WA TCF MEN:
MANLFACIURING ---------------------------------------

15A

2 .8 7

J A M T C P S , PCPTERS , ANC C L E A N E R S -----MANUFACTURI NG--------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 4 ---------------------------r e t a i l t r a d e ------------------------------------

2 ,5 1 1
1 ,7 9 3
71 8
236
25 6

2 .6 1
2 .6 8
2 .A 5
2 .7 0
2 *2 6

J A N I T C R S , PORTERS, ANC CLEANERS
(HCMEN) -------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURI NG--------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PLPLI C U T I L I T I E S 4 ---------------------------RETAI L TRACE ------------------------------------

A86
169
317
111
95

$

$

3 .1 3

2 .5 3 -

3 .2 0

3.CA

2 .6 8 -

A
4

-

-

-

-

3 .1 A

4

-

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

21
21
-

2
-

17

1

2 .1 9
2 .2 5
1 . 9 6 - 2 .A 5
2 .3 9
2 .A 7
2 . 1 8 - 2 .8 0
2.C A
2 .1 3
1 .5 1 - 2 .3 5
2 .A 1
2 .3 1 - 2 .3 9
2 .3 5
1 .9 8
1 .9 7
1 .5 3 - 2 .0 1

11
11
2

66
5
61
1
"

7A
2
72
2

4

38

4

26
26
9

7A
-

36
36
1
20

38

CPDEP
FI LLERS ------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------------

57C
2A5
325
325

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

3 .5 5
3 .5 2
3 .9 2
3 .9 ?

3 . 2 C - A .03
3 .2 5 - 3 .5 6
2 . 6 5 - A . A3
2 .6 5 - 4 .4 3

3

PACKERS, SHI PPI NG -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

A27
358
65

2 .9 9

2 .5 3

2 .P 6
2 .8 9
2 .4 8

2 .6 A - 3 .2 6
2 . 7 1 - 3 .3 C
2 .A A - 2 . 5 7

RECEI VI NG CI ERKS -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING — ---------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------RETAI L TRADE ------------------------------------

28 2
2CC
82

72

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

2 .7 2
2 .6 9
2 .9 A
2 .e 6

SHI PPI NG CLERKS ----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

27C
233

3 .C 5
3 .C 3

3 .1 1
3 .1 2

SHIPPI NG ANC RECEI VI NG CLERKS ---------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

127
113

3 .1 5
3 .1 7

3 .1 9
3 .1 7

TRLCKCRI VERS6 --------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------FUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4 --------------------------RETAIL TRAOE ------------------------------------

1 ,6 6 7
97 2
695




3. c e

2 .E A - 3 . 2 1
2 .6 A - 3 .0 6
2 .A 5 - 3 . 9 3
2 . A 7 - A .0 2
2 .6 e 2 .6 7 -

3 . C 7 - 3 .3 9
3 . C 6 - 3 .3 3

193
4P4

223
1 2A
53

3 .3 8
3 .2 3
3 .C 5

3 .1 7 3 .C 3 2 .7 5 -

2 .2 C

2 .3 0

38

3 .7 2
3 . A5
3 .3 6

4
3
1

3

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56

133

28

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11 1
22

-

-

1AA
137
7

7C
69
1

5 1C
5C5
1

196
179
17

66
35
31

137

20
20

55

AA1

179

35

25

-

-

167
50
77
11

A33
85 8

3e6

A7

A7

35

18 A
168
16
1A

IA

6e

46
46
46

77
36
A1
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26
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IA

38
36
2

2

2

*

~

2

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

1

1

1

12A
61

12

2A

A58

173

A32

168

63

12

16

2

5
5

16
16

2
2

-

3
1
2
2

-

1
l

l
t
_

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2

2

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1C 7
105

i
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-

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~

2
2

18A
IA5
39
33
4

1C6
86
2C
1C
1C

55
5A
A5
41

161
176
5
2
3

99
84
15
15

257
2 1C
A7
47

66
32
34
2
32

5A
52
2
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6
1
5
5

18
4
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IA

60
50
1C
1C

1 A1
1 A1
-

38
6
32
32

45
1C
35
35

26
26
26

5
5

25
25

63
63

10
1C

25
29

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22
16
6

17
17
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7
i
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25
2A
5
5

20
12

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AC

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18
18

2C
3C

3C
3C

32
23
9
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1E7
159
28
28

159
lit
43
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2

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10
10
-

61

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9
9

12

2A

5

2

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83
21
62

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21
12
5
7
2

6

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63
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IA
12
2

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over

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2

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25

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398
2C
11C
21
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44
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181
1C

2

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5

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A . 20 A.AO A.60

3 . AC 3.60 3.8C A.CO A.2C A.AO A.60

.

2A

8
2

3 .3 1
3 .3 C

3 .3 7 - 3 .7 9
3 .6 7
3 .6 0
3 .5 8
3 .7 0
3 . 2 6 - 3 .7 7
3 .6 3
3 .5 2
3 .A 2 - 3 .8 6
3 .2 A 3 .3 8
3 . 1 6 - 3 .A 6
3 .8 1
3 .7 9
3 .A e - 3 .9 A

3 .A 3
3 . AO
3 .3 1

3

i

16
13
3

2 .9 A
2 .6 5 - 3 .5 3
2 .5 A
2 . 6 7 - 3.AA
2 .A A - 3 . 7 6
2 .5 3
2 .9 5
2 . 5 C - 3 . CO
2 .4 1 - 3 .8 5
3 .0 5

4

2
9
2
7
3

2
-

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

See footnotes at end of table.

2A

-

2 ,1 7 8
1 ,6 1 5
563
62
A6 5

TRLCKCRI VERS, LIGHT ILNCEP
1 - 1 / 2 TONS) ------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4 ---------------------------

26
26

-

•

MATERIAL FANCLING -------------m a n u f a c t u r i n g --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4 ---------------------------RETAI L TRADE ------------------------------------

LABCRERS,

*

and
2 . CO 2 . 1 0

$

3 .1 2
2 .8 8 - 3 .2 0
3 .1 3
2 .5 C - 3 .1 5
2 .9 0
2 . 5 2 - 3 .A 3

$

3 . AO 3.6C 3.8C A.CC

un der
1 .9 0

GLARCS AND k ATCHKEN -------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

s

s

1.80 1.90 2.00 2.1C 2.2C 2.30 2.AO 2.50 2.6C 2-70 2.8C 2.90 3.0C 3.1C 3.20

17
rt
9
i

2

66
62

“

14

e

3
-

2A
2
2

31
28
28

-

-

-

-

-

11
11
9

5
5
5

3

6
i

23
18

_
-

18
*
-

-

-

-

i
i

5C
32
18

118
118
118

6
6

-

4

5
1
l

66
66
66

-

2

3

-

3
3

1C
1C

7
6
i

6

-

-

12
51 2
12

i

4
4

-

-

i
“

-

-

_

-

-

318
517
76
A2 1
56
2A2
89
1
153
95

253
13C
123
-

AC
2A
16
-

65
*

_

IA
12

6

7
-

63
63

123

16

_

19
3
16
16
_

-

81
-

-

81
81

~
_

-

_

22

Table A-5a. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations—
Large Establishments— Continued
( A v e r a g e s tr a ig h t - t im e h o u r ly 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 s stu d ie d in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n , P itt s b u r g h , P a . , J a n u a r y 1969)

Hourly earnings2

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

TRLCK CRIV FPS6

-

I
$
i.e c
1 .9 C

Mean3

Median3

Middle range3

2 .0 0

S
2 .1 0

S
2 .2 C

1 .9 C

O c c u p a tio n 1 an d in d u s t r y d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

2 .1 0

2 .2 C

2 .3 C

~
-

-

U n d er
and
*
1 .8 C u n d er

i

S
$
*
2 . 3C 2 . AC 2 . 5 0

2 .6 C

*
2 .7 0

2 . 7C

2 .8 0

i

$
$
$
2 .8 C 2 . 9 0 3 . 0 0

I
3 .1 0

J
3 .2 C

3 .1 C

3 .2 0

3 . AC

3 .6 0

25
16
9
~

35
35
-

52

A3

178
70
1C8
19

3C5
286
15

87
1C

$
3 .8 0

$
A.CC

1
I
$
A . 20 A . A0 A .6C
and

2 .0 0

2 . A0 2 . 5 0

2 .6 0

2 .9 0

3 . CO

3 .8 C

A.CC

A .2 C

A .AC

A .6C

over

CCN T INL EC

7A1
582
155
37

$
3.62
3.68
3.38
3.15

$
3.71
3.7A
3.A5
3 .A 1

TRLCKCRIVERS, HEAVY (CVER A T C F S ,
TRAILER TYPE) ------------------------------------FANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

A2C
93

3.85
3.56

3.52

3.73- A . 13
3.2A- 3.97

TRLCKCRIVERS, HEAVY (CVER A T C K S,
CTHER THAN TRAILER TYPE) -------------FANUFACTU'PING--------------------------------------

98
96

3.35
3.35

3.35
3.3A

3.17- 3.6A
3.17- 3.6A

-

TRUCKERS. PCHER (F C R K L IF T )
---------------FANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NCNNANUFACTORING -------------------------------

1,216
1.1A5
67

3.23
3-17
A . 12

3. 1A
3.1C
A . 30

3.C2- 3.53
3 . Cl- 3.51
3.56- A . 35

_

TRUCKERS. PCViER (CTHER THAN
F C R K L IF T ) -------------------------------------------------FANOFACTURING --------------------------------------

92A
9C5

3.56
3.56

3.72
3.72

3.25- 3.77
3.27- 3.77

0
0

TRLCKCRIVERS, NEC ILF (1 —1 /2 1C
ANC IFCLUCING A TCNS ) -------------------FANUFACTU'R I N G -------------------------------------NCNNANUFACTURING ------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4 ---------------------------

1
2
3
4
5
6

$
I
3 . A0 3 .6 C

$
3.A33.A73.A12.75-

$
3.78
3.79
3.A9
3.A6

*

~
~

~

6

A

~
2
2

3
2
1
1

A

6

-

-

~

~

6

-

S
8

1C
1C
_

_

_

_

_

“
_

_

_

_
*

~

_

2
2

_

~

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 ere o th e r w is e in d ic a te d .
E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y fo r o v e r tim e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and la te s h i f t s .
F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2 , ta b le A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
A ll w o r k e r s w e re a t $ 4 .8 0 to $ 5 .
I n c lu d e s a l l d r i v e r s , a s d e fin e d , r e g a r d l e s s o f s i z e an d ty pe o f t r u c k o p e r a t e d .




2

1
1
1

-

~

12
12

"

~

_

_
“

_

_

_

_
-

12
12

12
12
~

51
51

_
*

_

“

18
18

-

1C 7
107

32C
319

”

15
15

-

1

A7

22
22

A1

36
36

2A

33
33

15
15

2

5A

172
171

5C
A

121
11A

6

10

A 2

_

3C
16
_

-

1
”

~

135
12

1

1
-

8
2

-

-

1
~

_

ec

18
3
_

~
_

_

-

A2

-

-

-

2A2
2A2

62
55

2A
13

15
2

3A
-

2

11

13

3A

“

~

A A3
AA 3

67
67

8
8

11
11

A

9
9

1
123
123

lie
118

51
A9

-

_

-

_
-

Appendix. Occupational Descriptions
The primary purpose of preparing job descriptions for the Bureau's wage surveys is to a ssist its field staff in classifying into appropriate
occupations workers who are employed under a variety of payroll titles and different work arrangements from establishment to establishment and
from area to area. This permits the grouping of occupational wage rates representing comparable job content. Because of this emphasis on
interestablishment and interarea comparability of occupational content, the Bureau's job descriptions may differ significantly from those in use in
individual establishments or those prepared for other purposes. In applying these job descriptions, the Bureau's field economists are instructed
to exclude working supervisors; apprentices; learners; beginners; trainees; and handicapped, part-time, temporary, and probationary workers.

OFFICE
CLERK, FILE

BILLER, MACHINE

Class A. In an established filing system containing a number of varied subject matter
files, classifies and indexes file m aterial such as correspondence, reports, technical docu­
ments, etc. May also file this m aterial. May keep records of various types in conjunction
with the files. May lead a small group of lower level file clerks.

Prepares statements, bills, and invoices on a machine other than an ordinary or electromatic typewriter. May also keep records as to billings or shipping charges or perform other
clerical work incidental to billing operations. For wage study purposes, billers, machine, are
classified by type of machine, as follows:
Biller, machine (billing machine). Uses a special billing machine (Moon Hopkins, Elliott
Fisher, Burroughs, etc., which are combination typing and adding machines) to prepare bills
and invoices from customers' purchase orders, internally prepared orders, shipping memo­
randums, etc. Usually involves application of predetermined discounts and shipping charges,
and entry of necessary extensions, which may or may not be computed on the billing machine,
and totals which are automatically accumulated by machine. The operation usually involves
a large number of carbon copies of the bill being prepared and is often done on a fanfold
machine.
Biller, machine (bookkeeping machine). Uses a bookkeeping machine (Sundstrand, Elliott
Fisher, Remington Rand, etc., which may or may not have typewriter keyboard) to prepare
customers' bills as part of the accounts receivable operation. Generally involves the simulta­
neous entry of figures on customers' ledger record. The machine automatically accumulates
figures on a number of vertical columns and computes, and usually prints automatically the
debit or credit balances. Does not involve a knowledge of bookkeeping. Works from uniform
and standard types of sales and credit slips.
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATOR
Operates a bookkeeping machine (Remington Rand, Elliott Fisher, Sundstrand, Burroughs,
National Cash Register, with or without a typewriter keyboard) to keep a record of business
transactions.
C lass A. Keeps a set of records requiring a knowledge of and experience in basic
bookkeeping principles, and familiarity with the structure of the particular accounting system
used. Determines proper records and distribution of debit and credit items to be used in each
phase of the work. May prepare consolidated reports, balance sheets, and other records
by hand.
C lass B. Keeps a record of one or more phases or sections of a set of records usually
requiring little knowledge of basic bookkeeping. Phases or sections include accounts payable,
payroll, customers' accounts (not including a simple type of billing described under biller,
machine), cost distribution, expense distribution, inventory control, etc. May check or a ssist
in preparation of trial balances and prepare control sheets for the accounting department.
CLERK, ACCOUNTING
C lass A. Under general direction of a bookkeeper or accountant, has responsibility for
keeping one or more sections of a complete set of books or records relating to one phase
of an establishment's business transactions. Work involves posting and balancing subsidiary
ledger or ledgers such as accounts receivable or accounts payable; examining and coding
invoices or vouchers with proper accounting distribution; and requires judgment and experi­
ence in making proper assignations and allocations. May a ssist in preparing, adjusting, and
closing journal entries; and may direct class B accounting clerks.

C lass B. Sorts, codes, and files unclassified m aterial by simple (subject matter) head­
ings “or- partly classified material by finer subheadings. Prepares simple related index and
cross-reference aids. As requested, locates clearly identified m aterial in files and forwards
m aterial. May perform related clerical tasks required to maintain and service files.
C lass C. Performs routine filing of m aterial that has already been classified or which
is easily classified in a simple serial classification system (e.g., alphabetical, chronological,
or numerical). As requested, locates readily available material in files and forwards m a­
terial; and may fill out withdrawal charge. Perform s simple clerical and manual tasks re­
quired to maintain and service files.
CLERK, ORDER
Receives customers' orders for m aterial or merchandise by mail, phone, or personally.
Duties involve any combination of the following: Quoting prices to customers; making out an order
sheet listing the items to make up the order; checking prices and quantities of items on order
sheet; and distributing order sheets to respective departments to be filled. May check with credit
department to determine credit rating of customer, acknowledge receipt of orders from customers,
follow up orders to see that they have been filled, keep file of orders received, and check shipping
invoices with original orders.
CLERK, PAYROLL
Computes wages of company employees and enters the necessary data on the payroll
sheets. Duties involve: Calculating workers' earnings based on time or production records; and
posting calculated data on payroll sheet, showing information such as worker's name, working
days, time, rate, deductions for insurance, and total wages due. May make out paychecks and
a ssist paymaster in making up and distributing pay envelopes. May use a calculating machine.
COMPTOMETER OPERATOR
Primary duty is to operate a Comptometer to perform mathematical computations. This
job is not to be confused with that of statistical or other type of clerk, which may involve fre ­
quent use of a Comptometer but, in which, use of this machine is incidental to performance of
other duties.
KEYPUNCH OPERATOR

C lass B. Under supervision, performs one or more routine accounting operations such
as posting simple journal vouchers or accounts payable vouchers, entering vouchers in
voucher registers; reconciling bank accounts; and posting subsidiary ledgers controlled by
general ledgers or posting simple cost accounting data. This job does not require a knowl­
edge of accounting and bookkeeping principles but is found in offices in which the more routine
accounting work is subdivided on a functional basis among several workers.




23

C lass A. Operates a numerical and/or alphabetical or combination keypunch machine to
transcribe data from various source documents to keypunch tabulating cards. Perform s same
tasks as lower level keypunch operator but, in addition, work requires application of coding
skills and the making of some determinations, for example, locates on the source document
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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 i n s t r u c t i o n s ,
t r a n s c r i b e s d a t a f r o m s o u r c e d o c u m e n ts to p u n c h e d c a r d s .
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a l p h a b e t i c 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 rk in 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 llo w s s p e c i f i e d s e q u e n c e s w h ich h a v e
b e e n c o d e d o r p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a i l a n d r e q u i r e l i t t l e o r n o s e l e c t i n g , c o d in g , o r i n t e r p r e t i n g
o f d a t a to b e p u n c h e d . 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 i n 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 .

d.
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o f o f f ic i a l ) th a t e m p lo y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
e.
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m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r o f a n o r g a n iz a t i o 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 r e d
p e r s o n s ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

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c h in e s s u 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 i s t r ib u t i n g m a i l , a n d o th e r m in o r c l e r i c a l w o rk .

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

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th a t e m p lo 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 l y to one in d iv id u a l. M a in t a in s a c l o s e a n d h ig h ly
r e s p o n s i v e r e l a t i o n s h i p to th e d a y - t o - d a y w o r k a c t i v i t i e s o f th e s u p e r v i s o r . W o rk s f a i r l y in d e ­
p e n d e n tly r e c e i v i n g a m in im u m o f d e t a i l e d s u p e r v i s i o n a n d g u id a n c e .
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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 l l o w i n g : (a ) R e c e i v e s t e le p h o n e c a l l s ,
p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , a n d in c o m in g m a i l , a n s w e r s r o u tin e i n q u i r i e s , a n d r o u t e s th e t e c h n i c a l i n q u i r i e s
to th e p r o p e r p e r s o n s ; (b) e s t a b l i s h e s , m a i n t a i n s , a n d r e v i s e s th e s u p e r v i s o r ’ s f i l e s ; (c ) m a i n t a i n s
th e s u p e r v i s o r ' s c a l e n d a r a n d m a k e s a p p o in t m e n t s a s i n s t r u c t e d ; (d) r e l a y s m e s s a g e s f r o m s u p e r ­
v i s o r to s u b o r d i n a t e s ; (e) r e v i e w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o r a n d a , a n d r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s
f o r th e s u p e r v i s o r ' s s i g n a t u r e to a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l a n d t y p o g r a p h ic a c c u r a c y ; a n d (f) p e r f o r m s
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T h e w o r k 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 t a n d in g o f th e o r g a n iz a t i o n ,
p r o g r a m s , a n d p r o c e d u r e s r e l a t e d t o the*, w o r k o f th e s u p e r v i s o r .

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N o t a l l p o s i t i o n s th a t a r e t it l e 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 i t i o n s w h ic h 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 l l o w s : (a ) P o s i t i o n s w h ich d o n o t m e e t
th e " p e r s o n a l " s e c r e t a r y c o n c e p t d e s c r i b e d a b o v e ; (b) s t e n o g r a p h e r s n o t fu l l y t r a i n e d in s e c r e t a r i a l
ty p e d u t i e s ; (c ) s t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v i n g a s o f f ic e a s s i s t a n t s to a g r o u p o f p r o f e s s i o n a l , t e c h n i c 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 i t i o n s in w h ich th e d u t i e s a r e e it h e r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e
r o u tin e o r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e c o m p l e x a n d r e s p o n s i b l e th a n t h o s e c h a r a c t e r i z e d in th e d e fin itio n ;
a n d (e ) a s s i s t a n t ty p e p o s i t i o n s w h ich in v o lv e m o r e d i f f i c u l t o r m o r e r e s p o n s i b l e t e c h n i c 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 i e s w h ich a r e n o t t y p i c a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o r k .
N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d in th e l e v e l d e fin it io n s fo llo w in g , r e f e r s to
t h o s e o f f i c i a l s w h o h a v e a s i g n i f i c 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 l e w ith r e g a r d to m a j o r
c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s . T h e t it l e " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , " th o u gh n o r m a l l y i n d ic a t iv e o f t h is r o l e , d o e s n ot
in a l l c a s e s id e n t ify 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 s e 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 ll y on in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t i o n s ( e . g . , a p p r o v e o r d e n y in d iv id u a l lo a n o r c r e d i t a c t i o n s ;
a d m i n i s t e r in d iv id u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d i r e c t l y s u p e r v i s e a c l e r i c a l s t a f f ) a r e n o t c o n s i d e r e d to be
" 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 i n i t i o n s .
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c.
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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 .
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f e w e r th a n 100 p e r s o n s ; o r
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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 t e c h n i c i a n o r e x p e r t . ( N O T E : M an y c o m p a n i e 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 i s l e v e l o f s u p e r v i s o r y o r n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r .)

GENERAL

P r i m a r y d u ty i s t o t a k e d i c t a t i o 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 l a r y f r o m on e o r m o r e
p e r s o n s e it h e r in s h o r th a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d i c t a t i o n . M ay
a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it t e n c o p y . M a y m a i n t a i n f i l e s , k e e p s i m p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o th e r r e l a t i v e l y
r o u 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 ib in g - m a c h in e o p e r a t o r .)

STEN O G R A PH ER ,

SE N IO R

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to t a k e d i c t a t i o n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y
s u 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 on e o r m o r e p e r s o n s e it 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 i n e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d i c t a t i o n . M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it t e n
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P e r f o r m s s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t i e s r e q u i r i n g s i g n i f i c 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 i t 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 o rk r e q u i r e s h ig h d e g r e e o f
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 t h o r o 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 ff ic e
p r o c e d u r e s a n d o f th e s p e c i f i c b u s i n e s s o p e r a t i o n s , o r g a n iz a t i o n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s ,
w o r k flo w , e t c .
U s e s t h i s 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 i e 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 s u c h a s , m a in t a 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 i n s t r u c t i o n s ; r e a d i n g a n d r o u tin g in c o m in g m a i l ; a n d
a n s w e r i n 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 r k .

S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a s i n g l e - o r m u l t i p l e - p o s i t i o n t e le p h o n e s w it c h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , in t r a p l a n t o r o f f ic e c a l l s .
P e r f o r m s fu l l t e le p h o n e i n f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e o r h a n d le s
c o m p l e x c a l l s , s u 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 it h e r in a d d itio n to d o in g
r o u tin e w o r k a s d e s c r i b e d f o r s w it c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r , c l a s s B , o r a s a f u l l - t i m e a s s i g n m e n t .
( " F u l l " t e le p h o n e i n f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w h en th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t h a s v a r i e d f u n c t io 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 l e f o r t e le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n p u r p o s e s , e . g . , b e c a u s e o f o v e r l a p p i n g o r
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 t ly p r e s e n t f r e q u e n t p r o b l e m s a s to w h ic h e x t e n s i o n s a r e
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c o r p o r a t e - w i d e fu n c t io n a l a c t i v i t y ( e . g . , m a r k e t i n g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t i o n s , i n d u s t r i a l r e l a t i o n s , e t c .)
o r a m a j o r g e o g r a p h i c o r o r g a n iz a t i o n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a r e g i o n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ; a m a j o r d iv is io n )
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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 l t i p l e - p o s i t i o n t e le p h o n e s w itc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , in t r a p l a n t o r o f f ic e c a l l s . M a y h a n d le r o u tin e lo n g d i s t a n c e c a l l s a n d r e c o r d t o l l s . M ay
p e r f o r m l i m i t e d te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e . ( " L i m i t e d " t e le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e o c c u r s
i f th e f u n c t io 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 l e f o r t e le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n
p u r p o s e s , o r i f th e r e q u e s t s a r e r o u t in e , e . g . , g iv in g e x t e n s i o 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 i s h e d , o r i f c o m p l e 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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In a d d itio n to p e r f o r m i n g d u t i e 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 it o r - t y p e s w i t c h ­
b o a r d , a c t s a s r e c e p t i o n i s t a n d m a y a l s o ty p e o r p e r f o r m r o u tin e c l e r i c a l w o r k a s p a r t o f r e g u l a r
d u tie s.
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sw itc h b o a rd .

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s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c i n g p u n c h , c o l l a t o r , e t c . , w ith s p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t i o n s .
M a y in c lu d e s i m p le
w i r i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d s o m e f i l i n g w o r k . T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y in v o l v e s p o r t i o n s o f a w o r k
u n it, f o r e x a m p l e , in d iv id u a l s o r t i n g o r c o l l a t i n g r u n s o r r e p e t it i v e o p e r a t i o 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 I N 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 l a t i n 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 i n e s , t y p i c a l l y
in c lu d in g s u c h m a c h i n 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 t e 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 , a n d p e r f o r m s d i f f i c u l t
w irin g a s r e q u ir e d .
T h e c o m p le t e r e p o r t i n g a n d t a b u la t in g a s s i g n m e n t s t y p i c a l l 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 l e x r e p o r t s w h ic h 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 i n 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 t a k e n . A s a m o r e e x p e r ie n c e d o p e r a t o r ,
i s t y p i c a l l y in v o lv e d in t r a i n i n 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 i r i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d o p e r a t in g s e q u e n c e s o f lo n g a n d c o m p l e x r e p o r t s .
D o e s n ot in c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s p e r f o r m i n g t a b u l a t i n 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 r k a n d p r o d u c t io n o f a g r o u p o f t a b u l a t i n 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 i f f i c u l t t a b u l a t i n 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 i n e s s u c h a s th e
t a 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 i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d m a y in c lu d e th e p e r f o r m a n c e o f s o m e w ir in g f r o m
d i a g r a m s . T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e s , f o r e x a m p l e , t a b u l a t i o n s in v o lv in g a r e p e t it i v e
a c c o u n tin g e x e r c i s e , a c o m p le t e b u t s m a l l t a b u l a t i n g s tu d y , o r p a r t s o f a l o n g e r a n d m o r e
c o m p l e x r e p o r t . S u c h r e p o r t s a n d s t u d i e s a r e u s u a l l y o f a r e c u r r i n g n a t u 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 i n g o f n ew e m p lo 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 .

P r i m a r y d u ty i s t o t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u tin e v o c a b u l a r y f r o m
tr a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e r e c o r d s .
M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it t e n c o p y a n d d o s i m p l e c l e r i c a l w o r k .
W o r k e r s t r a n s c r i b i n g d i c t a t i o n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y s u c h a s 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 a r e n o t in c lu d e d . A w o r k e r w ho t a k e s d i c t a t i o n in s h o r t ­
h an d o r b y S t e n o t y 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 i t 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 t o 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 t y 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 t in g p r o c e s s e s . M a y d o c l e r i c a l w o r k in v o lv in g l i t t l e , s p e c i a l t r a i n i n g , s u c h
a s k e e p in g s i m p l e r e c o r d s , f i l i n g r e c o r d s a n d r e p o r t s , o r s o r t i n g a n d d i s t r ib u t i n g in c o m in g m a i l .
C l a s s A . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o llo w in g : T y p in g m a t e r i a l in f i n a l f o r m w h en it
i n v o l v e s c o m b in in g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s o r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r c o r r e c t s p e l l i n g ,
s y l l a b i c a t i o n , p u n c t u a t io n , e t c . , o f t e c h n i c a l o r u n u s u a l w o r d s o r f o r e i g n la n g u a g e m a t e r i a l ;
a n d p la n n in g la y o u t a n d t y p in g o f c o m p l i c a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s t o m a i n t a i n u n if o r m it y a n d
b a la n c e in s p a c i n 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 i n g d e t a i l s to s u i t 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 t y p in g f r o m r o u g h o r c l e a r d r a f t s ;
r o u tin e t y p in g o f f o r m s , i n s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c . ; a n d s e t t in g u p s i m p le s t a n d a r d t a b u l a t i o n s ,
o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p l e x t a b l e s a l r e a d y s e t u p a n d s p a c e d p r o p e r l y .

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
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C la ss A .
P l a n s th e g r a p h ic p r e s e n t a t i o n o f c o m p le x i t e m s h a v in g d i s t i n c t i v e d e s i g n
f e a t u r e s th a t d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m e s t a b l i s h e d d r a f t i n g p r e c e d e n t s . W o rk s in c l o s e s u p ­
p o r t w ith th e d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r , a n d m a y r e c o m m e n d m in o r d e s i g n c h a n g e s .
A n a l y z e s th e
e f f e c t o f e a c h c h a n g e on th e d e t a i l s o f f o r m , fu n c t io n , a n d p o s i t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c o m ­
p o n e n ts a n d p a r t s .
W o rk s w ith a m in im u m o f s u p e r v i s o r y a s s i s t a n c e .
C o m p le t e d w o r k i s
r e v ie w e d b y d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r f o r c o n s i s t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g i n e e r in g d e t e r m i n a t i o n s .
M ay
e it h e r p r e p a r e d r a w i n g s , o r d i r e c t t h e i r p r e p a r a t i o n b y l o w e r l e v e l d r a f t s m e n .

C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n ro u tin e a n d c o m p l e x d r a f t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s th a t r e q u i r e th e a p p l i ­
c a t io n o f m o s t o f th e s t a n d a r d i z e d d r a w in g t e c h n iq u e s r e g u l a r l y u s e d .
D u tie s t y p i c a l l y i n ­
v o lv e su c h w o r k a s :
P r e p a r e s w o r k in g d r a w i n g s o f s u b a s s e m b l i e s w ith i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s ,
m u lt ip le f u n c t io n s , a n d p r e c i s e p o s i t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e tw e e n c o m p o n e n ts ; p r e p a r e s a r c h i ­
t e c t u r a l d r a w in g s f o r c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a b u ild in g in c lu d in g d e t a i l d r a w i n 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 l o o r p l a n s , a n d r o o f . U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u l a s a n d m a n u a l s in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y
c o m p u t a t io n s to d e t e r m i n e q u a n t it ie s o f m a t e r i a l s to b e u s e d , l o a d c a p a c i t i e s , s t r e n g t h s ,
s t r e s s e s , e tc .
R e c e i v e s i n i t i a l i n s t r u c t i o n s , r e q u i r e m e n t s , a n d a d v ic e f r o m s u p e r v i s o r .
C o m p le t e d w o r k i s c h e c k e d fo r t e c h n i c 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 i l d r a w i n g s o f s i n g l e u n it s o r p a r t s f o r e n g i n e e r in g , c o n s t r u c t i o n ,
m a n u f a c t u r i n g , o r r e p a i r p u r p o s e s . T y p e s o f d r a w i n 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 i o n s
(d e p ic t in g t h r e e d i m e n s i o n s in a c c u r a t e s c a l e ) a n d s e c t i o n a l v ie w s to c l a r i f y p o s it io n in g o f

c o m p o n e n ts a n d c o n v e y n e e d e d i n f o r m a t io n . C o n s o l i d a t e s d e t a i l s f r o m a n u m b e r o f s o u r c e s
and a d ju s ts o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a le a s re q u ire d .
S u g g e s t e d m e t h o d s o f a p p r o a c h , a p p li c a b l e
p r e c e d e n t s , a n d a d v ic e o n s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g iv e n w ith i n i t i a l a s s i g n m e n t s .
I n str u c tio n s
a r e l e s s c o m p l e t e w h en a s s i g n m e n t s r e c u r .
W o rk m a y b e s p o t - c h e c k e d d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
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C o p i e s p l a 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 i n 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 i n g s a n d t r a c i n g w ith p e n o r p e n c i l .
(D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a c i n g l i m i t e d to p l a n s p r i m a r i l y
c o n s i s t i n 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 ot r e q u i r i n g c l o s e d e lin e a t io n .)
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A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w h o 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 i c a l d i r e c t i o n to i l l o r
in ju r e d e m p lo 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 i d 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 l i s h m e n t . D u tie s in v o lv e a c o m b in a t io n o f th e fo llo w in g :
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t o th e i l l o r i n ju r e d ; a tt e 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 1 i n j u 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 i d e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t i o n o r o th e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t i n g in
p h y s i c a l e x a m i n a t i o n s a n d h e a lt h e v a l u a t i o n s o f a p p li c a n t s a n d e m p lo y e e s ; a n d p la n n in g a n d c a r r y ­
in g o u t p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g h e a lt h e d u c a t io n , a c c i d e n t p r e v e n t i o n , e v a l u a t i o 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 l t 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
CARPENTER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n t r y d u t i e s n e c e s s a r y to c o n s t r u c t a n d m a in t a in in g o o d r e p a i r b u ild in g
w o o d w o rk a n d e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s b in s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t i t i o n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s ,
c a s i n g s , a n d t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk i n v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : P l a n ­
n in g an d la y in g o u t o f w o r k f r o m b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l i n s t r u c t i o n s u s i n g a
v a r i e t y o f c a r p e n t e r * s h a n d t o o ls , p o r t a b l e p o w e r t o o l s , a n d s t a n d a r d m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ;




CARPENTER,

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

m a k in g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e l a t i n g to d i m e n s i o n s o f w o r k ; a n d s e l e c t i n g m a t e r i a l s n e c e s ­
s a r y f o r th e w o r k .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in t e 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 ie n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g an d
e x p e r ie n c e .

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M A IN T E N A N C E

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 t io n s s u c h a s th e i n s t a l l a t i o n , m a i n t e n a n c e ,
o r r e p a i r o f e q u ip m e n t f o r t h e g e n e r a t i o n , d i s t r i b u t i o n , o r u t i l i z a t io 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 l i s h m e n t . W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : I n s t a l l i n g o r r e p a i r i n g a n y o f a v a r i e t y o f
e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t s u 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 t in g u n i t 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 l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n 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 ; l o c a t i n g a n d d i a g n o s i n g t r o u b l e 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 t a t io n s r e l a t i n g t o l o a d r e q u i r e m e n t s o f
w i r i n g o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t ; a n d u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n ' s h a n d to o ls a n d m e a s u r i n g a n d
t e s t 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 t e n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n ­
in g a n d e x p e r ie n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g a n d
e x p e r ie n c e .
E N G IN E E R ,

S T A T IO N A R Y

O p e r a t e s a n d m a i n t a i n s a n d m a y a l s o s u p e r v i s e th e o p e r a t io n o f s t a t i o n a r y e n g in e s a n d
e q u ip m e n t (m e c h a n i c a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) t o s u p p ly th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith p o w e r ,
h e a t, r e f r ig e r a t io n , o r a ir - c o n d itio n in g .
W o rk i n v o l v e s :
O p e r a t i n g a n d m a in t a in in g e q u ip m e n t
su c h a s s te 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 in e s , v e n tila tin g an d r e f r i g ­
e r a t i n g e q u ip m e n t , s t e a m b o i l e r s 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 ; a n 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 i n e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , a n d f u e l c o n s u m p t io n . M a y a l s o s u ­
p e r v is e t h e s e o p e r a tio n s .
H e a d o r c h i e f e n g i n e e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e th a n one
e n g in e e r a r e e x c lu d e d .
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ST A T IO N A R Y B O IL 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 i s h th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith 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 a n d o r o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n i c a l s t o k e r , o r g a s o r o i l b u r n e r ;
a n d c h e c k s w a t e r a n d s a f e t y v a l v e s . M a y c l e a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a i r i n g b o i l e r r o o m e q u ip m e n t .
HELPER,

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

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S p e c i a l i z e s in th e o p e r a t io n o f o n e o r m o r e t y p e s o f m a c h in e t o o l s , s u c h a s j i g b o r e r s ,
c y l i n d r i c a l o r s u r f a c e g r i n d e r s , e n g in e l a t h e s , o r m il l i n g m a c h i n e s , in t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f
m a c h i n 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 l v 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 i f f i c u l t m a c h in in g o p e r a t i o n s ; p r o c e s s i n g i t e m s r e q u i r i n g c o m p l i c 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 i n 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 i n s t r u m e n t s ; s e l e c t i n g f e e d s ,
s p e e d s , t o o l i n 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 i m e n s i o n s . M a y b e r e q u i r e d t o r e c o g n i z e w h e n t o o l s n e e d d r e s s ­
i n 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 l a n t s a n d c u tt in g a n d l u b r i c a t i n g o i l s . F o r c r o s s ­
i n d u s t r y w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , m a c h i n e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s , t o o l r o o m , in t o o l a n d d ie jo b b i n g s h o p s
a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h i s c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
M A C H I N IS T ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

P r o d u c e s r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t s a n d n ew p a r t s in m a k in g r e p a i r s o f m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n ­
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 l i s h m e n t . W o rk in v o l v 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 t e n i n 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 l a y in g o u t o f w o r k ; u s i n 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 u p a n d o p e r a t in g s t a n d a r d m a c h in e
t o o l s ; s h a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s t o 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 s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e l a t i n g to
d i m e n s i o n s o f w o r k , t o o l i n g , f e e d s , a n d s p e e d s o f m a c h in in g ; k n o w le d g e o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s
o f th e c o m m o n m e t a l s ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d a r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , a n d e q u ip m e n t r e q u i r e d f o r h i s w o r k ;
a n d fi t t i n 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 i c 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 r k
n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g in m a c h i n e - s h o p p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r ie n c e .

M E C H A N I C , A U T O M O T IV E (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 l e 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 l i s h m e n t . W o rk in ­
v o l v e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : E x a m i n i n g a u t o m o t iv e e q u ip m e n t to d i a g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ;
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 t h a t in v o lv e t h e u s e o f s u 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 i t t i n g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g
b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g r in d in g a n d a d ju s t in g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g a n d i n s t a l l i n g




M E C H A N IC ,

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

th e v a r i o u s a s s e m b l i e s in th e v e h i c l e a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d j u s t m e n t s ; a n d a lin in g w h e e l s ,
a d j u s t in g b r a k e s a n d l i g h t s , o r tig h te n in g b o d y b o l t s .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e a u t o m o t iv 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 i n g a n d e x p e r ie n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n ­
t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r ie 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 i n e r y o r m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o rk i n 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 m a c h i n e s a n d m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t t o d i a g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ;
d i s m a n t l i n g o r p a r t l y d i s m a n t l i n g m a c h i n e s a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s t h a t m a i n l y 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 f i t t i n g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s w ith i t e m s o b ta in e d
f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r i n g th e p r o d u c t io n o f a r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t b y a m a c h in e s h o p o r s e n d in g o f th e
m a c h in e to a m a c h in e s h o p f o r m a j o 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 j o r r e p a i r s
o r f o r th e p r o d u c t io n o f p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h in e s h o p ; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h i n e s ; a n d m a k in g
a l l n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s f o r o p e r a t io n .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f a m a in t e n a n c e m e c h a n ic r e ­
q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r ie n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r
e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . E x c l u d e d f r o m t h i s 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 i e s in v o lv e s e t t in g u p o r a d ju s t in g m a c h i n e s .
M IL L W R IG H T
I n s t a l l s n ew m a c h i n e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t , a n d d i s m a n t l e s a n d i n s t a l l s m a c h i n e s o r
h e a v y e q u ip m e n t w h en c h a n g e s in th e p la n t la y o u t a r e r e q u i r e d . W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l ­
lo w in g : P la n n in g a n d l a y in g o u t o f th e w o r k ; i n t e r p r e t i n g b l u e p r i n t s o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u s in g
a v a r i e t y o f h a n d to o ls a n d r i g g i n g ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e l a t i n g to s t r e s s e s ,
s t r e n g t h o f m a t e r i a l s , a n d c e n t e r s o f g r a v i t y ; a l i n in g a n d b a la n c in g o f e q u ip m e n t ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d ­
a r d t o o l s , e q u ip m e n t , a n d p a r t s to b e u s e d ; a n d i n s t a l l i n g a n d m a in t a in in g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r
t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s d r i v e s a n d s p e e d r e d u c e r s .
In g e n e r a l , th e m i l l w r i g h t 's w o r k
n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r ie n c e in th e t r a d e a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r ie n c e .
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L u b r i c a t e s , w ith o i l o r
e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
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M A IN T E N A N C E

P a in ts an d r e d e c o r a t e s w a lls , w o o d w o rk , an d fix tu r e s o f an e sta b lis h m e n t.
W o rk in ­
v o l v e s th e f o 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 i r e d f o r d i f f e r e n t
a p p l i c a t i o n s ; p r e p a r i n g s u r f a c e f o r p a in t in g b y r e m o v i n g o ld f i n i s h o r b y p l a c i n g p u tty o r f i l l e r
in n a i l h o l e s a n d i n t e r s t i c e s ; a n d a p p ly in g p a in t w ith s p r a y g u 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 l e a d , a n d o th e r p a in t i n g r e d i e n t s to o b ta in p r o p e r c o l o r o r c o n s i s t e n c y .
In g e n e r a l , th e
w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e p a i n t e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r ie n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h
a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n 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 i p e f i t t in g s in a n
e sta b lish m e n t.
W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g :
L a y i n g o u t o f w o r k a n d m e a s u r i n g to l o ­
c a t e p o s i t i o n o f p ip e f r o m d r a w i n 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 t h s w ith c h i s e l a n d h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y l e n e t o r c h o r p i p e - c u t t i n 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 i v e n o r p o w e r - d r iv e n m a c h i n 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 s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e l a t i n g
to p r e s s u r e s , flo w , a n d s i z e o f p ip e r e q u i r e d ; a n d m a k in g s t a n d a r d t e s t s t o d e t e r m i n e w h e th e r
fi n i s 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 t e n a n c e p i p e f i t t e r r e q u i r e s
ro u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t
t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r ie 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 l i n g a n d r e p a i r i n g b u ild in g s a n i t a ­
t io n o r h e a t in g s y s t e m s a r e e x c l u d e d .
PLU M BER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

K e e p s th e p lu m b in g s y s t e m o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t in g o o d o r d e r . W o rk i n v o l v e s : K n o w le d g e
o f s a n i t a r y c o d e s r e g a r d i n g i n s t a l l a t i o n o f v e n ts a n d t r a p s in p lu m b in g s y s t e m ; i n s t a l l i n g o r r e ­
p a i r i n g p i p e s a n d f i x t u r e s ; a n d o p e n in g c l o g g e d d r a i n s w ith a p lu n g e r o r p l u m b e r ' s s n a k e . In
g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in t e 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 t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r ie n c e u s u a l l y
a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r ie n c e .
SH E E T -M E T A L W O RKER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

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

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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 ed

h a n d to o ls in c u ttin g , b e n d in g , f o r m i n g , s h a p in g , f it t in g , a n d a s s e m b l i n g ; a n d in s t a l lin g s h e e t m e t a l a r t i c l e s a s r e q u 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 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 .

u s in g a v a r i e t y o f to o l an 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 i n 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 an d a l l o y s ; s e t t in g u p a n d o p e r a t in g of
m a c h in e t o o l s a n d r e l a t e d e q u ip m e n t; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y 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 o f m a c h in e s ; h e a t - t r e a t in g o f m e t a l p a r t s d u r in g f a b r ic a t io n
a s w e l l a s o f f in is h e d t o o l s a n d d i e s to a c h ie v e r e q u i r e d q u a l i t i e s ; w o r k in g to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ;
f it tin g an 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 ; a n d s e l e c t i n g a p p r o p r ia t e
m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , a n d p r o c e s s e s . In g e n e r a l , th e to o l a n d d ie m a k e r 's w o r k r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d
t r a i n in g in m a c h in e - s h o p a n d t o o l r o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a l 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 a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

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

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CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
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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 t in e p o l ic e d u t i e s , e i t h e r a t f ix e d p o s t o r on t o u r , m a in ta in in g
o r d e r , u s in g a r m s o r f o r c e w h e r e n e c e s s a r y . I n c lu d e s g a te m e n w h o a r e s t a t io n e d a t g a t e an d
c h e c k on id e n tity of e m p l o y e e s a n d o th e r p e r s o n s e n t e r in g .

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

th e f t ,

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

J A N IT O R ,

PO RTER,

OR CLEA N ER

(S w e e p e r; ch arw o m an ; ja n it r e s s )
F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a s fo llo w s :
C l e a n s a n d k e e p s in a n o r d e r ly , c o n d itio n f a c t o r y w o r k in g a r e a s a n d w a s h r o o m s , o r
p r e m i s e s o f a n o f f i c e , a p a r t m e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l o r o th e r e s t a b 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 f o llo w in g : S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b in g , a n d p o lis h in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v in g
c h ip s , t r a s h , a n d o th e r r e f u s e ; d u s tin g e q u ip m e n t , f u r n it u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o l is h i n g m e t a l f i x t u r e s
o r t r i m m i n g s ; p r o v id in g s u p p li e s a n d m in o r m a in te n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; a n d c le a n in g l a v a t o r i e s , sh o w ­
e r s , a n d r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w h o s p e c i a l i z e in w in do w w a s h in g a r e e x c l u d e d .
L A B O R E R , 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 fo llo w in g : L o a d in g a n d u n lo a d in g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s a n d
m e r c h a n d is e o n o r f r o m f r e i g h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o th e r t r a n s p o r t i n g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k in g , s h e lv in g ,
o r p la c in g m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d is e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e lo c a t 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 h o 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 RD ER,

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 s h ip p in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r f in is h e d g o o d s f r o m s t o r e d m e r c h a n d is e in a c c o r d ­
a n c e w ith s p e c i f i c a t i o n s on s a l e s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s , o r o th e r in s t r u c t i o n s . M a y , in a d d i t i o n
to f il li n g o r d e r s a n d in d ic a tin g i t e m s f i l l e d o r o m it t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u tg o in g o r d e r s , r e q u 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 .

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 in d u s t r i a l a r e a to t r a n s p o r t m a t e r i a l s , m e r c h a n d is e ,
e q u ip m e n t , o r m e n b e tw e e n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s su c h a s : M a n u fa c tu r in g p l a n t s , f r e ig h t
d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o l e s a le a n d r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , o r b e tw e e n r e t a i l e s t a b 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 an d
o v e r - th e - r o a d d r iv e r s a r e e x c lu d e d .
F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r i v e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e a n d ty p e o f e q u ip m e n t,
a s f o ll o w s :
( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r sh o u ld b e r a t e d on th e b a s i s o f t r a i l e r c a p a c it y .)
T r u c k d r i v e r ( c o m b in a t io n o f s i z e s l i s t e d s e p a r a t e l y )
T r u c k d r i v e r , lig h t (u n d e r IV 2 to n s)
T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d iu m ( 1 V to a n d in c lu d in g 4 to n s )
2
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,

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




PO W ER

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

m a n u a lly c o n t r o 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 st u d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f t r u c k , a s fo llo w s :
T r u c k e r , p o w e r ( fo r k lift)
T r u c k e r , 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 ninth 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 e y s, c h e m is t s , e n g in e e r s, en gin eerin g te c h n ic ia n s, d ra ftsm e n ,
t r a c e r s , jo b a n a l y s t s , d i r e c t o r s o f p e r s o n n e l , m a n a g e r s o f o f f i c e
s e r v i c e s , b u y e r s , an d 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 i o n a l S u r v e y o f P r o f e s s i o n a l , A d ­
m i n i s t r a t i v e , T e c h n i c a l , an d C l e r i c a l P a y , J u n e 1968*! S e v e n t y - f i v e
c e n ts a copy.

Area Wage Surveys
A l i s t o f the l a t e s t a v a i l a b l e b u l l e t i n s i s p r e s e n t e d b e lo w . A d i r e c t o r y of a r e a w age s t u d i e s in c lu d in g m o r e l i m i t e d s t u d i e s c o n d u c t e d a t the
r e q u e s t o f the Wage an d Hour an d P u b lic C o n t r a c t s D i v i s i o n s of the D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r i s a v a i l a b l e on r e q u e s t .
B u l l e t i n s m a y be p u r c h a s e d f r o m
the S u p e r i n te n d e n t of D o c u m e n t s , U . S . G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O ffic e , W ashin gton , D . C . , 204 0 2 , o r f r o m an y of the B L S r e g i o n a l s a l e s o f f i c e s shown on
the i n s i d e f ro n t c o v e r .
A rea
A k r o n , Ohio, J u l y 1 9 6 8 --------------------------------------------A lb a n y — c h e n e c t a d y — r o y , N. Y. , A p r . 1968 1_________
S
T
A l b u q u e r q u e , N. M e x. , A p r . 1 9 6 8 1 ___________________
Allen tow n — e t h l e h e m — a s t o n , P a . — J . ,
B
E
N.
J u n e 1 9 6 8 * ______________________________________________
A t l a n t a , G a . , M a y 1968 1________________________________
B a l t i m o r e , Md. , S e p t . 1968 1 __________________________
B e a u m o n t — o r t A r t h u r — r a n g e , T e x . , M ay 1 9 6 8 * ____
P
O
B i n g h a m to n , N. Y. , J u l y 1968 1_________________________
B i r m i n g h a m , A l a . , A p r . 1968__________________________
B o i s e C ity , Idaho, J u l y 1968 *___________________________
B o s t o n , M a s s . , S e p t . 1 9 6 8 * ____________________________
B u f f a l o , N. Y. , N ov. 1968 1--------------------------------------B u r l i n g t o n , Vt. , M a r . 1 9 6 8 -------------------------------------Can ton , Ohio, J u n e 1968 1_______________________________
C h a r l e s t o n , W. V a . , A p r . 1968 1_______________________
C h a r l o t t e , N. C. , A p r . 1968 1___________________________
C h a t ta n o o g a , Tenn. — a . , S e p t . 1968 1 _________________
G
C h i c a g o , 111., A p r . 1 9 6 8 ------------------------------------------C in c in n a ti, Ohio— y . —
K
Ind. , M a r . 1968 1-------------------C l e v e l a n d , Ohio, S e p t . 1968 1___________________________
C o l u m b u s , Ohio, Oct. 1968 1 ___________________________
D a l l a s , T e x . , Nov. 1968 1_______________________________
D a v e n p o r t — o c k I s l a n d — o lin e , Iow a—
R
M
111. ,
Oct. 1 9 6 8 --------------------------------------------------------------D ayton, Ohio, J a n . 1969 1-----------------------------------------D e n v e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1968_______________________________
D e s M o in e s , Iow a, F e b . 1968 1_________________________
D e t r o it , M i c h . , J a n . 1 9 6 9 * ____________________________
F o r t Worth, T e x . , Nov. 1968 1_________________________
G r e e n B a y , W is. , J u l y 1968 * _________ -________________
G r e e n v i l l e , S . C . , M ay 1968 1___________________________
H o uston , T e x . , J u n e 1 9 6 8 * _____________________________
I n d i a n a p o l i s , I n d . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 * ---------------------------------J a c k s o n , M i s s . , F e b . 1969--------------------------------------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. — a n s . , S e p t . 1968 1----------------------K
L a w r e n c e — a v e r h i l l, M a s s . — H. , J u n e 1968 1_______
H
N.
L i t t l e R o c k — o r th L i t t l e R o c k , A r k . , J u l y 1 9 6 8 1_____
N
L o s A n g e l e s — o n g B e a c h an d A n a h e i m — a n t a A n a L
S
G a r d e n G r o v e , C a l i f . , M a r . 1 9 6 8 ____________________
L o u i s v i l l e , Ky. —
Ind. , Nov. 1968_______________________
L u b b o c k , T e x . , M a r . 1969----------------------------------------M a n c h e s t e r , N. H. , J u l y 1968 1_________________________
M e m p h i s , T e n n . — r k . , Nov. 1968-----------------------------A
M i a m i , F l a . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 * _______________________________
M id la n d an d O d e s s a , T e x . , Ju n e 1968 * ________________
M ilw a u k e e , W i s . , A p r . 1968-------------------------------------

B u l l e t in n u m b e r
and p rice
1575-84,
1575-68,
1575-58,
1575-86,
1575-71,
1625-8,
1575-75,
1625-3,
1575-59,
1625-6,
1625-15,
1625-35,
1575-48,
1575-65,
1575-63,
1575-57,
1625-14,
1575-81,
1575-62,
1625-19,
1625-24,
1625-28,
1625-16,
1625-42,
1625-39,
1575-52,
1625-58,
1625-27,
1625-7,
1575-66,
1575-82,
1625-40,
1625-45,
1625-37,
1625-17,
1575-74,
1625- 1 1,
1575-64,
1625-33,
1625-53,
1625-4,
1625-30,
1625-29.
1575-72,
1575-67,

35 c e n t s M i n n e a p o l i s — t . P a u l , M i n n ., J a n . 1 9 6 9 ------------------S
30 c e n ts M u sk e g o n — u s k e g o n H e i g h ts , M i c h . , M ay 1968 1_______
M
30 c e n t s N e w a r k an d J e r s e y C ity , N. J . , J a n . 1969______________
New H aven, Conn. , J a n . 1969__________________________
40 c e n t s New O r l e a n s , L a . , F e b . 1969 1_________________________
35 c e n t s New Y o r k , N. Y . , A p r . 1 9 6 8 ____________________________
P
50 c e n t s N o r fo l k — o r t s m o u t h an d N e w p o rt N e w s —
H a m p to n , V a. , Ju n e 1 9 6 8 _____________________________
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s O k lah o m a C ity , O k la. , J u l y 1 9 6 8 -----------------------------Iow a, Oct. 1 9 6 8 1 _______________________
30 c e n ts O m a h a , N e b r . —
C
P
35 c e n t s P a t e r s o n — l i ft o n — a s s a i c , N. J . , M ay 1968 1 ___________
N.
50 c e n t s P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . — J . , N ov. 1968____________________
50 c e n t s P h o e n ix , A r i z . , M a r . 1 9 6 8 * ____________________________
20 c e n t s P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n . 1969_____________________________
30 c e n t s P o r t l a n d , M a in e , Nov. 1 9 6 8 ____________________________
W
30 c e n ts P o r t l a n d , O r e g . — ash. , M ay 1 9 6 8 * ___________________
W
M
30 c e n ts P r o v i d e n c e —P a w tu c k e t — a rw ic k , R. I . — a s s . ,
35 c e n t s
M ay 1 9 6 8 ________________________________________________
50 c e n t s R a l e i g h , N. C. , A u g . 1968 1 ____________________________
30 c e n t s R ic h m o n d , V a . , N ov. 1967 1 ____________________________
50 c e n t s R o c h e s t e r , N .Y . (o f f ic e o c c u p a t i o n s only), J u l y 1968 l__
35 c e n t s R o c k f o r d , 111., M ay 1 9 6 8 * ______________________________
50 c e n t s St. L o u i s , M o . —
111. , J a n . 1968_________________________
S a l t L a k e C i ty , Uta h, D e c . 1 9 6 8 _______________________
30 c e n t s S a n An ton io, T e x . , J u n e 1968___________________________
R
O
35c e n t s S a n B e r n a r d i n o — i v e r s i d e — n t a r io , C a l i f . ,
30 c e n t s
Oct. 1968 1______________________________________________
30 c e n ts S a n D ie g o , C a l i f . , N ov. 1 9 6 8 ___________________________
O
50 c e n t s Sa n F r a n c i s c o — a k la n d , C a l i f . , O ct. 1968______________
35c e n t s S a n J o s e , C a l i f . , S e p t. 1 9 6 8 ____________________________
35 c e n t s
S a v a n n a h , G a . , M ay 1968 1 _____________________________
30 c e n t s S c r a n t o n , P a . , J u l y 1 9 6 8 1______________________________
45 c e n t s S e a t t l e — v e r e t t , W a s h . , Nov. 1 9 6 8 1 ___________________
E
35 c e n t s S io u x F a l l s , S. D a k . , Oct. 1968 1 ______________________
35 c e n t s South B e n d , I n d . , M a r . 1 9 6 8 * __________________________
_ 5c e n ts S p o k a n e , W a s h . , Ju n e 1 9 6 8 ____________________________
j
45 c e n t s S y r a c u s e , N. Y. , J u l y 1968 1 ____________________________
St. P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , A ug. 1 9 6 8 ------------------30 c e n t s T a m p a —
35 c e n t s T o l e d o , Ohio— ich . , F e b . 1969 1_______________________
M
T r e n to n , N. J . , Oct. 1968 * _____________________________
30 c e n t s U t i c a — o m e , N. Y. , J u l y 1968 1 --------------------------------R
30 c e n t s W ashin gton , D. C. —
Md. — a. ,S e p t . 1 9 6 8 ________________
V
30 c e n t s W a te r b u r y , C o n n . , A p r . 1 9 6 8 1 ________________________
35 c e n ts W a te r lo o , Iow a, N ov. 1968 1____________________________
30 c e n t s W ichita, K a n s . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 --------------------------------------35c e n t s W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , J u n e 1 9 6 8 1 ________________________
30 c e n t s Y o r k , P a . , F e b . 1969___________________________________
30 c e n t s Y o u n g s to w n — a r r e n , Ohio, N ov. 1968__________________
W

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




Area

B u l l e t in n u m b e r
an d p r i c e
1625-47,
1575-60,
1625-46,
1625-38,
1625-51,
1575-78,

35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
40 c e n ts
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
50 c e n t s

1575-85,
1625-9,
1625-26,
1575-83,
1625-48,
1575-55,
1625-59.
1625-20,
1575-80,

30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
40 c e n t s
50 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
40 c e n t s

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

30
35
25
35
30
30
30
30

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

1625-25,
1625-32,
1625-44,
1625-21,
1575-73,
1625-12,
1625-43,
1625-23,
1575-56,
1575-79,
1625-5,
1625-10,
1625-57,
1625-18,
1625-1,
1625-22,
1575-53,
1625-31,
1625-41,
1575-76,
1625-52,
1625-34,

40
30
35
30
30
35
35
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BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
WASHINGTON, D .C . 20212

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