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AREA W A G E SURVEY
Poughkeepsie—Kingston—New burgh, N ew York,
M etropolitan Area, June 1973
Preface
T h is b u lle tin p r o v id e s r e s u l t s of a Ju n e 1973 s u r v e y of o c c u p a tio n a l
earn in g s
in
P o u g h k e e p s i e —K i n g s t o n —N e w b u r g h ,
New
Y ork (D u tch ess,
O range,
P u tn am , and U lste r C o u n ties).
T h e s u r v e y w a s m a d e a s p a r t o f the B u r e a u o f
L ab o r S ta tistic s' annual a re a w age su rv ey p ro g ra m .
The program
is d esign e d
to y ie ld d a t a f o r in d iv id u a l m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s , a s w e ll a s n a t i o n a l a n d r e g i o n a l
e s t i m a t e s f o r a l l S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l i t a n A r e a s in th e U n ite d S t a t e s , e x c lu d i n g
A la s k a and H a w aii, (a s d e fin e d by th e U .S. O ffic e of M a n a g e m e n t an d B u d g e t
th ro u g h N o v e m b e r 1971).
A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in th e a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m i s t h e n e e d to
d e s c r i b e th e l e v e l a n d m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s in a v a r i e t y o f l a b o r m a r k e t s , t h r o u g h
th e a n a l y s i s o f (1) t h e l e v e l a n d d i s t r i b u t i o n o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a t i o n , a n d (2) th e
m o v em e n t of w a g e s by o c cu p atio n al c a te g o r y and sk ill le v e l.
The p ro gram d e
v e lo p s in fo rm a tio n that m a y be u se d fo r m a n y p u r p o s e s , in clu d in g w age and
s a l a r y a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a i n i n g , a n d a s s i s t a n c e in d e t e r m i n i n g p la n t
lo c a t i o n . S u r v e y r e s u l t s a l s o a r e u s e d b y th e U .S . D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r to m a k e
w a g e d e te r m in a tio n s u n d er the S e r v ic e C o n tra c t A c t o f 1965.
C u r r e n t l y , 96 a r e a s a r e i n c lu d e d in th e p r o g r a m .
(See list of a r e a s
on in s i d e b a c k c o v e r . )
In e a c h a r e a , o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s d a t a a r e c o l l e c t e d
a n n u a lly . I n f o r m a t io n on e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s an d s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e b e n e
f i t s , c o l l e c t e d e v e r y s e c o n d y e a r in t h e p a s t , i s n o w o b t a i n e d e v e r y t h i r d y e a r .
E a c h y e a r a fte r a ll in d iv id u al a r e a w age s u r v e y s h av e b een c o m p le te d ,
tw o s u m m a r y b u lle t in s a r e i s s u e d .
The fir s t b rin g s to g eth er d ata fo r each
m e tr o p o lita n a r e a s u r v e y e d . T h e se c o n d s u m m a r y b u lle tin p r e s e n t s n a tio n a l and
r e g io n a l e s t im a t e s , p r o je c te d fr o m in d iv id u al m e tr o p o lita n a r e a d ata .
The
P o u g h k e e p s i e —K i n g s t o n —N e w b u r g h
survey
w as
co n d u c te d b y the
B u r e a u 's r e g io n a l o f f ic e in N e w Y o r k ,
N .Y ., u n d er the g e n e r a l d ire c tio n of
A lv in I. M a r g u l i s , A s s i s t a n t R e g io n a l D i r e c t o r fo r O p e r a t i o n s . T h e s u r v e y c o u ld
not h a v e b e e n a c c o m p l i s h e d w ith ou t th e c o o p e r a t io n o f th e m a n y f i r m s w h o se
w a g e a n d s a l a r y d a t a p r o v i d e d th e b a s i s f o r t h e s t a t i s t i c a l in fo r m a t io 'n in t h i s
b u lle tin . T h e B u r e a u w is h e s to e x p r e s s s in c e r e a p p r e c ia tio n fo r th e c o o p e r a tio n
rece iv e d .
Note:
A c u r r e n t r e p o r t on o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s an d s u p p le m e n ta r y w age p r o
v i s i o n s i n t h e P o u g h k e e p s i e —K i n g s t o n —N e w b u r g h a r e a i s a v a i l a b l e f o r t h e m e t a l
w o rk in g in d u s t r ie s (Ju n e 1972).
AR EA W AG E SU R VEY
Bulletin 1775-85
S ep tem ber 1973
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Peter J. Brennan, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATIS TIC S, Julius Shiskin, Commissioner
Poughkeepsie—Kingston—N ew burgh, N ew York, M etropolitan Area, June 1973
CONTENTS
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Intro d u ctio n
W age tr e n d s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n a l g r o 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 an d w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s u r v e y an d n u m b e r s tu d ie d
P e r c e n t s o f i n c r e a s e in 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
P e r c e n t s o f i n c r e a s e in a v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p s ,
A.
O ccu p atio n al e a r n in g s:
A - l . O ffic e o c c u p a tio n s : W eek ly e a r n in g s
A - 2 . P r o f e s s i o n a l an d t e c h n ic a l o c c u p a t io n s : W eek ly e a r n i n g s
A - 3 . O ffice, p r o fe ss io n a l, and te c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s: A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s ,
A - 4 . M a in te n a n c e and p o w e rp la n t o c c u p a tio n s: H o u rly e a r n in g s
A - 5 . C u sto d ia l and m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a tio n s: H o u rly e a r n in g s
A p p en d ix .
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Introd uctio n
(3) m a i n t e n a n c e a n d p o w e r p l a n t ; a n d (4) 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 en t.
O c c u p a tio n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n is b a s e d on a u n ifo r m se t of jo b
d e s c r ip ti o n s d e s ig n e d to ta k e a c c o u n t of in t e r e s t a b lis h m e n t v a r ia tio n
in d u t i e s w it h in th e s a m e j o b .
T h e o c c u p a tio n s s e le c te d fo r study a re
l i s t e d an d d e s c r i b e d in th e a p p e n d ix .
U n le s s o t h e r w is e in d ic a te d , the
e a r n in g s d a ta fo llo w in g th e jo b t it le s a r e fo r a ll 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 ta fo r s o m e o f the o c c u p a tio 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 i t h i n 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
t h e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s , b e c a u s e e i t h e r (1) e m p l o y m e n t i n t h e o c c u p a t 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 p r e s e n t a t i o n , o r (2) t h e r e
is p o s s ib ilit y of d is c lo s u r e of in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n t d ata.
E arn in g s
d a t a n o t s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y f o r i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s a r e i n c l u d e d in a l l
in d u s t r ie s c o m b in e d d a ta , w h e r e show n.
L ik e w is e , d a ta a r e in clu d ed
in th e o v e r a l l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n w h e n a s u b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f s e c r e t a r i e s
o r t r u c k d r i v e r s is not sh ow n o r in fo r m a tio n to s u b c l a s s i f y is not
a v aila b le .
T h i s a r e a i s 1 o f 9 6 in w h i c h th e U . S . D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r ' s
B u r e a u of L a b o r S ta tis tic s co n d u cts s u r v e y s of o ccu p atio n al e a rn in g s
on an a r e a w id e b a s i s a n n u a lly .1
F i e l d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s , in p e r s o n a l
v i s i t s to e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e a r e a , c o l l e c t e m p l o y m e n t , e a r n i n g s ,
e sta b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s , and r e la te d b e n e fits in fo rm a tio n e v e r y th ird
year.
In e a c h o f t h e i n t e r v e n i n g y e a r s , i n f o r m a t i o n o n e m p l o y m e n t
and e arn in g s is co lle cte d by m a il q u e stio n n a ire s fro m e sta b lish m e n ts
p a r t i c i p a t i n g in th e p r e v i o u s s u r v e y . T h i s b u l l e t i n p r e s e n t s th e r e s u l t s
o f the l a t t e r ty p e s u r v e y .
In e a c h a r e a , d a t a a r e o b t a i n e d f r o m r e p r e s e n t a t i v e e s t a b
lis h m e n t s w ith in s ix b r o a d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s :
M an u factu rin g; t r a n s
p o rta tio n , co m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u tilitie s; w h o le sa le tr a d e ;
r e ta il tra d e ; fin a n ce, in su ra n c e , and r e a l e sta te ; and s e r v ic e s . M a jo r
in d u stry g ro u p s exclu d ed fr o m th e se stu d ie s a re go v e rn m en t o p e r a
tio n s and th e c o n s tr u c tio n an d e x t r a c t iv e in d u s t r ie s .
E sta b lish m e n ts
h av in g fe w e r than a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r of w o r k e r s a r e o m itte d b e c a u s e
t h e y te n d to f u r n i s h i n s u f f i c i e n t e m p l o y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d
to w a r r a n t in c lu s io n .
S e p a r a t e ta b u la tio n s a r e p ro v id e d fo r e a c h of
the b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w h ich m e e t p u b lic a t io n c r i t e r i a .
O c cu p atio n al em p lo y m e n t and e a rn in g s d ata a r e
sh ow n fo r
fu ll- t im e w o r k e r s , i . e ., th o se h ir e d to w o r k a r e g u l a r w e e k ly sc h e d u le .
E a r n i n g s d a t a e x c lu d e p r e m i u 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 lid a y s, and late sh ifts.
N o n p ro d u ctio n b o n u s e s a r e e x
clu d ed , but c o s t - o f- liv in g a llo w a n c e s and in c e n tiv e e a r n in g s a r e in
c lu d ed .
W h ere w e e k ly h o u rs a r e r e p o r te d , a s fo r o ffice c le r ic 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 the 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 hour) fo r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s tr a ig h t - t im e
s a la r ie s (ex clu siv e of p ay fo r o v e rtim e at r e g u la r a n d /o r p re m iu m
rates).
A v e rag e w eek ly e arn in g s fo r th ese o ccu p atio n s a re rounded
to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r .
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 le b a s i s .
The sam
p lin g p r o c e d u r e s in v o lv e d e ta ile d s tr a tific a tio n of a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts
w ith in the s c o p e o f an in d iv id u a l a r e a s u r v e y b y in d u s tr y an d n u m b e r
of e m p lo y ee s.
F r o m th is s tr a tifie d u n iv e r s e a p ro b a b ility sa m p le is
s e l e c t e d , w ith e a c h e s t a b lis h m e n t h a v in g a p r e d e te r m in e d c h a n c e of
selectio n .
T o o b tain o p tim u m a c c u r a c y at m in im u m c o s t, a g r e a t e r
p r o p o rtio n of la r g e than s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s is se le c te d .
W hen d ata
a r e c o m b in e d , e a c h e s t a b l i s h m e n t i s w e ig h t e d a c c o r d i n g to i t s p r o b a
b ility of s e le c tio n , so th at u n b ia se d e s t im a t e s a r e g e n e r a te d . F o r e x
a m p l e , if on e ou t o f f o u r e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i s s e l e c t e d , it i s g iv e n a
w e ig h t of f o u r to r e p r e s e n t i t s e l f p lu s t h r e e o t h e r s . A n a lt e r n a t e o f the
s a m e o r i g i n a l p r o b a b i l i t y is c h o s e n in th e s a m e i n d u s t r y - s i z e c l a s s i f i
c a tio n if d a ta a r e not a v a ila b le fo r the o r ig in a l s a m p le m e m b e r .
If
no s u i t a b le s u b s t it u t e i s a v a i l a b l e , a d d it io n a l w e ig h t i s a s s i g n e d to a
s a m p l e m e m b e r th a t i s s i m i l a r to th e m i s s i n g u n it.
T h e o c c u p a tio n s s e l e c t e d fo r stu d y a r e c o m m o n to a v a r ie t y
of m an u factu rin g and n o n m an u factu rin g in d u str ie s,
a n d a r e of the
fo llo w in g ty p e s:
( l ) O f f i c 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 ;
T h e s e s u r v e y s m e a s u r e th e l e v e l o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s in
an a r e a at a p a r tic u la r tim e.
C o m p a r is o n s of in d iv id u al o cc u p a tio n a l
a v e r a g e s o v e r tim e m a y not r e f le c t e x p e c te d w a g e c h a n g e s .
The a v e r
a g e s f o r i n d i v i d u a l j o b s a r e a f f e c t e d b y c h a n g e s in w a g e s a n d e m p l o y
m ent p attern s.
F o r e x a m p le , p ro p o rtio n s of w o r k e r s em p lo y ed by
h igh - o r lo w -w a g e f ir m s m a y ch an ge o r h ig h -w ag e w o r k e r s m a y a d
v a n c e to b e tte r jo b s an d be r e p la c e d b y n ew w o r k e r s at lo w e r r a t e s .
S u c h s h if t s in e m p lo y m e n t c o u ld d e c r e a s e an o c c u p a t io n a l a v e r a g e
e v e n th o u g h m o s t e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in an a r e a i n c r e a s e w a g e s d u r in g
th e y e a r . T r e n d s in e a r n i n g s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p s , s h o w n in t a b l e 2,
a r e b e t t e r i n d i c a t o r s o f w a g e t r e n d s th a n in d iv id u a l j o b s w ith in the
groups.
1
Included in the 96 areas are 10 studies conducted by the Bureau under contract. These areas
are Austin, T ex. ; Binghamton, N. Y. (New York portion only); Durham, N. C . ; Fort Lauderdale—
Hollywood and West Palm Beach, F la.; Huntsville, A la .; Lexington, K y . ; Poughkeepsie—Kingston—
Newburgh, N. Y . ; Rochester, N. Y. (office occupations only); Syracuse, N. Y. ; and Utica—Rome, N.Y.
In addition, the Bureau conducts more limited area studies in approximately 70 areas at the request
of the Employment Standards Administration of the U. S. Department of Labor.
A v e rag e earn in g s refle ct co m p o site , areaw id e e stim a te s.
In
d u s t r i e s an d e s t a b l i s h m e n t s d if f e r in p a y l e v e l a n d jo b s t a f f in g , an d
th u s c o n tr ib u te d iffe r e n t ly to the e s t i m a t e s f o r e a c h jo b .
Pay aver
a g e s m a y f a i l t o r e f l e c t a c c u r a t e l y t h e w a g e d i f f e r e n t i a l a m o n g j o b s in .
in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s .
O ccu p a tio n s and E a r n in g s
2
3
A v e r a g e p a y l e v e l ? f o r m e n a n d w o m e n in s e l e c t e d o c c u p a
t i o n s s h o u l d n o t b e a s s u m e d t o r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y o f th e s e x e s
w ith in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s .
F a c t o r s w h ic h m a y c o n tr ib u t e to
d if f e r e n c e s in c lu d e p r o g r e s s i o n w ith in e s t a b lis h e d r a t e r a n g e s , s in c e
o n ly the r a t e s p a i d in c u m b e n t s a r e c o l l e c t e d , a n d p e r f o r m a n c e o f s p e
c if ic d u tie s w ith in the g e n e r a l so irv ey jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s .
Jo b d e sc rip
tio n s u s e d to c l a s s i f y e m p l o y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s u s u a l l y a r e 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 i n 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 s p e c i f i c d u t ie s p e r f o r m e d .
O ccu p atio n al em p lo y m e n t e s tim a te s
e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith in the s c o p e o f the stu d y
ally su rv ey ed .
B e c a u se o ccu p a tio n a l s tr u c tu
d iffe r, e stim a te s of o ccu p atio n al e m p lo y m e n t
r e p r e s e n t the t o t a l in a l l
and not the n u m b e r a c t u
re s am ong e stab lish m e n ts
o b ta in e d f r o m the s a m p le
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 the r e l a t i v e i m p o r
ta n c e of the jo b s stu d ied .
T h e s e d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t i o n a l s t r u c t u r e
do not a ffe c t m a t e r i a l l y the a c c u r a c y of the e a r n in g s d a ta .
E sta b lish m e n t P r a c t i c e s and S u p p le m e n ta ry W age P r o v is io n s
T a b u la tio n s on s e l e c t e d e s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le
m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s ( B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) a r e n o t p r e s e n t e d in t h i s
b u lletin .
In fo rm atio n fo r th e se ta b u la tio n s, c o lle c te d e v e r y 2 y e a r s
in th e p a s t , i s n ow c o l l e c t e d e v e r y 3 y e a r s .
T h e s e t a b u la t io n s on
m in im u m en tran ce s a la r ie s for in ex p erie n ce d w om en o ffic e w o rk e rs;
sh :ft d if f e r e n t ia ls ; s c h e d u le d w o r k w e e k ; p a id h o lid a y s ; p a id v a c a t io n s ;
a n d h e a l t h , i n s u r a n c e , a n d p e n s i o n p l a n s a r e p r e s e n t e d (in th e B - s e r i e s
t a b l e s ) in p r e v i o u s b u l l e t i n s f o r t h is a r e a .
4
T a b le 1. E s ta b lis h m e n ts an d w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s u rv e y an d n u m b e r s tu d ie d in P o u g h k e e p s ie —K in g s to n —
N e w b u r g h , N .Y .,1 by m a jo r in d u s try d iv is io n ,2 J u n e 1 9 7 3
Minimum
employment
in establishments in scope
of study
Industry division
All d iv is ion s _____________________________
Manufacturing____ __________________________
Nonmanufacturing____________________________
Tra nsportation , communication, and
other public u t il it i e s 5____________________
Wholesale trade 6__________________________
Retail trade 6 _____ ___ _________________
Finance, insurance, and r e a l estate 6_____
S e r v ic e s 6 7_____
__ _____________ ___
Number of establishments
Within scope
of study*
_
Workers in establishments
Within scope of study4
Studied
Number
P ercent
Studied
330
82
70,962
100
40,0 96
50
184
146
32
50
4 8,287
22,675
68
32
27,906
12,190
50
50
50
50
50
24
18
56
23
25
13
5
14
8
10
5, 724
1, 716
9,796
3,0 20
2,419
8
3
14
4
3
4, 389
640
4, 892
1,293
976
1
The Poughkeepsie—Kingston—Newburgh a r e a c on si sts of Dutchess, Orange, Putman, and U lst e r Counties. The "w o rk e rs within scope of study"
e st im a te s shown in this table provide a reasonably ac cu rate description of the siz e and composition of the labor force included in the survey. The
e st im a te s a r e not intended, however, to serve a s a b a s i s of compariso n with other employment indexes for the a r e a to m e a s u r e employment trends
or le ve ls since (1) planning of wage surve ys requ ir es the use of establishment data compiled con siderably in advance of the payroll period studied,
and (2) sm a ll establish ments a re excluded fr om the scope of the survey.
The
1 9 6 7 e d itio n o f th 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 ta b lis h m e n ts b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n .
3 Includes all establish ments with total employment at or above the minimum limitation. All outlets (within the a re a ) of companies in such
industries a s tr ad e, finance, auto r ep a ir s e r v ic e , and motion picture the aters a r e con sid ere d as 1 establishment,
4 Includes all w ork ers in all establis hm ents with total employment (within the a re a ) at or above the minimum limitation.
5 Abbreviated to "public ut il ities " in the A - s e r i e s tab le s. Taxic abs and s e r v ic e s incidental to water transportation were excluded.
6 This industry division i s rep rese nted in e st im a te s for " a l l in d u st r ie s" and "nonmanufacturing" in the S e r i e s A t ab le s. Separate presentation of
data for this division i s not made for one or m or e of the following rea sons: (1) Employment in the division i s too s m a ll to provide enough data to m erit
sep a r ate study, (2) the sam ple was not designed initially to perm it s ep arat e presentation, (3) respon se was insufficient or inadequate to perm it s ep arat e
presentation, and (4) there i s possibi lity of d is c lo su r e of individual establis hment data.
7 Hotels and m otels ; laundries and other p e rs on al s e r v i c e s ; b u si n e ss s e r v ic e s ; automobile r ep a ir , rental, and parking; motion pic ture s; nonprofit
m em bersh ip organizations (excluding religious and charitable organizations); and engineering and arc hi te ctur al s e r v ic e s .
Industrial composition in manufacturing
Seven-tenths of the wo rk ers within scope of the survey in the Poughkeepsie-Kingston—
Newburgh a r e a were employed in manufacturing f i r m s . The following p r es e n ts the m ajo r
industry groups and specific in du strie s a s a percent of all manufacturing:
Industry groups
Machinery, except e le ct r ic a l —
E le ct ric a l equipment and
s u p p li e s ____________________
Ap p are l and other textile
products____________________
Printing and publishing_______
Specific industries
35
24
Office and computing
mach in es____________________ 29
Ele ctro nic components and
a c c e s s o r i e s _________________ 19
7
6
This information is b a se d on e st im a te s of total employment derived fr om universe
m a t e r ia ls compiled p rio r to actu al survey. P roportion s in v a ri ou s industry divisions may
differ fr o m proportions b a s e d on the r e s u lt s of the survey as shown in table 1 above.
W a g e T r 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
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 s o f c h a n g e in
a v e r a g e w eek ly s a l a r i e s of o ffice c le r ic a l w o r k e r s and in d u stria l
n u r s e s , a n d in a v e r a g e h o u r l y 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 .
T h e in d e x e s a r e a m e a s u r e of w a g e s at a g iv e n tim e , e x p r e s s e d a s a
p e r c e n t o f w a g e s d u r in g the b a s e p e r i o d .
S u b t r a c t i n g 100 f r o m the
in d e x y i e l d s the p e r c e n t c h a n g e in w a g e s f r o m the b a s e p e r i o d to the
d a te of the in d e x .
T h e p e r c e n t 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 tw e e n the in d ic a t e d d a t e s .
A n nual r a te s of in c r e a s e , w h ere
s h o w n , r e f l e c t th e a m o u n t o f i n c r e a s e f o r 12 m o n t h s w h e n th e t i m e
p e r i o d b e t w e e n s u r v e y s w a s o t h e r t h a n 12 m o n t h s .
T h ese com pu
ta tio n s a r e b a s e d on the a s s u m p t io n th at w a g e s i n c r e a s e d at a c o n sta n t
rate betw een su r v e y s.
T h e s e e s t i m a t e 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 fo r the a r e a ; th e y a r e not in te 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 in th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e a r e a .
T h e in d ex is a m e a s u r e of w a g e s at a g iv e n tim e and is e x
p r e s s e d a s a p e r c e n t o f w a g e s in th e b a s e y e a r .
The b a se y e a r is
a s s i g n e d th e v a lu e of 100 p e r c e n t .
Th e in d ex is co m p u ted by m u lti
p ly in g th e b a s e y e a r r e l a t i v e ( 1 0 0 p e r c e n t ) b y th e r e l a t i v e (th e p e r c e n t
c h a n g e p lu s 100 p e r c e n t ) fo r the n e x t s u c c e e d i n g y e a r an d th en c o n
tin u in 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 in d ex.
F o r o ffic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s and in d u s t r ia l n u r s e s , 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 ly s a l a r i e s fo r the n o r m a l w o r k w e e k ,
e x c lu siv e of e arn in g s fo r o v ertim e.
F o r p la n tw o rk e r g r o u p s, they
m e a s u r e c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s , e x c lu d in g
p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e an d f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , an d
late sh ifts.
The p e r c e n ts a r e b a s e d on d ata fo r s e le c te d k ey o c c u
p a t io n s a n d in c lu d e m o s t o f the n u m e r i c a l l y i m p o r t a n t jo b s w ith in
each group.
M eth od of C o m p u tin g
E a c h o f the fo llo w in g k e y o c c u p a t io n s w ith in an o c c u p a t io n a l
g ro u p is a s s ig n e d a c o n sta n t w eigh t b a s e d on its p r o p o rtio n a te e m
p l o y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p :
Office clerical (men and
women):
Bookkeeping-machine
operators, class B
Office clerical (men and
women)— Continued
Secretaries
Stenographers, general
C le rk s, a c c o u n tin g , c la s s e s
S te n o g ra p h e rs, se n io r
A and B
Clerks, file, classes
A, B, and C
Clerks, order
Clerks, payroll
Keypunch operators, classes
A and B
Messengers (office boys or
girls)
Switchboard operators, classes
A and B
Tabulating-machine operators,
class B
Typists, classes A and B
Industrial nurses (men and
women):
Nurses, industrial (registered)
L im ita tio n s of D ata
Th e in d e x e s and p e rc e n ts of ch an ge, a s m e a s u r e s of ch an ge
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 in 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 i n t h e 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 th e 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 io n s , f o r c e r e d u c t io n s , and c h a n g e s in th e p r o p o r t io n s o f w o r k
e r s e m p lo y e d b y e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith d iffe r e n t p a y le v e ls .
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 th e o c c u p a t io n a l
a v e r a g e s w ith ou t a c tu 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
th o u g h a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in an 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 h ave d eclin ed b e c a u se lo w e r-p a y in g e sta b lish m e n ts en te red
the a r e a o r e x p a n d e d t h e ir w o r k f o r c e s .
S im ilarly , w ages m ay have
re m a in e d r e la tiv e ly co n stan t, yet a v e r a g e s fo r an a r e a m a y have r ise n
c o n s i d e r a b l y b e c a u s e h i g h e r - p a y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e n t e r e d the a r e a .
Skilled maintenance (men):
Carpenters
Electricians
Machinists
Mechanics
Mechanics (automotive)
Painters
Pipefitters
Tool and die makers
Unskilled plant (men):
Janitors, porters, and
cleaners
Laborers, material handling
NOTE: Comptometer operators, used in the computation of previous trends, are no longer
surveyed by the Bureau.
T h e u s e o f c o n s t a n t e m p lo y m e n t w e ig h t s e l i m i n a t e s the e ffe c t
o f c h a n g e s in 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 jo b i n
c lu d e d in th e d a ta .
T h e p e r c e n t s o f c h a n g e r e f l e c t o n l y c h a n g e s in
a v e r a g e p ay fo r s tra ig h t-tim e h o u rs.
T h ey a r e not in flu en ced 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 le s , a s su ch , o r b y p r e m iu m p a y
fo r o v e rtim e .
W h e re n e c e s s a r y , d a t a a r e a d j u s t e d to r e m o v e f r o m
the in d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t s o f c h a n g e a n y s ig n if ic a n t e ffe c t c a u s e d b y
c h a n g e s in th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y .
T h e a v e r a g e (m ean ) e a r n in g s fo r e ac h o ccu p atio n a r e m u lti
p lie d b y the o c c u p a t io n a l w e ig h t, an d the p r o d u c t s f o r a l l o c c u p a t io n s
in th e g r o u p a r e t o t a l e d .
The a g g r e g a te s fo r 2 co n secu tiv e y e a r s a re
r e l a t e d b y s u b t r a c t in g th e a g g r e g a t e fo r th e e a r l i e r y e a r f r o m the
a g g r e g a t e fo r the l a t e r y e a r a n d d iv id in g the r e m a i n d e r b y the a g g r e
g a te fo r the e a r l i e r y e a r .
T h e r e s u l t t i m e s 100 s h o w s the p e r c e n t
of change.
5
T a b le 2 . P e r c e n ts o f in c re a s e in e a rn in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p s in
P o u g h k e e p s ie —K in g s to n —N e w b u r g h , N .Y ., J u n e 1 9 7 2 to J u n e 1 9 7 3
Occupational group
All industries
4.8
(*)
5.3
5.6
Data do not meet publication crit er ia .
Manufacturing
(>)
1
n
4.1
Table 3. Percents of increase in average hourly earnings for selected occupational
groups, adjusted for e m p l o y m e n t shifts, in P o u g h k e e p s i e — Kingston —
N e w b u r g h , N.Y., June-1972 to J u n e 1 9 7 3
Occupational group
All
in du stries
5.3
(*)
6.3
6.8
Manuf ac turing
(*) '
(*)
n
5.8
1 Data do not m eet publication c rite ria .
NOTE: Table 3 provides p ercents of change in average hourly earnings for selected
occupational groups, adjusted to exclude the effect of employment sh ifts. The new method
for computing wage tren ds is based on changes in average hourly earnings for establishm ents
reporting the index jobs in both the current and previous year (matched establishm ents),
holding establishm ent employment in the jo b s constant.
The new wage tren ds are not linked to the current indexes because the new wage
tren ds m easu re changes in m atched establishm ent a v era g e s w hereas the current indexes
m easu re changes in a re a a v e ra g e s. Other c h a ra c te ristic s of the new wage trends which
differ from the current ones include (1) earn ings data of office c le r ic a l w orkers and in dustrial
n u rse s a re converted to an hourly b a sis, and (2) trend e stim a te s are provided for non
m anufacturing establish m ents. (In this a re a , data for nonmanufacturing establishm ents do
not m eet publication c rite ria .)
F o r a m ore detailed description of the new method used to compute a re a wage survey
indexes, see "Im proving A rea Wage Survey Indexes, " Monthly Labor Review, Jan uary 1973,
pp. 52-57.
8
A. Occupational earnings
Table A-1. Office occupations: Weekly earnings
(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings of workers in selected occupations by industry division, Poughkeepsie—Kingston—Newburgh, N.Y., June 1973)
W eekly earnings 1
(standard)
O ccu p a tio n an d in d u s t ry d iv is io n
Num ber
of
workers
A verage
w eekly
(standard
M ean ^
M edian 2
M iddle ranged
Number of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings of—
$
80
and
under
85
$
85
$
90
t
95
t
100
$
110
$
120
$
*
130
140
$
150
$
t
160
170
t
t
180
190
t
200
t
t
210
220
t
230
$
240
$
250
260
and
90
95
100
110
120
130
1
11
4
7
30
7
23
47
21
26
140
150
160
4
20
14
10
1
44
28
16
15
10
5
-
1
1
1
1
17
14
170
180
190
200
210
220
230
24C
250
260
over
MEN AND WOMEN COMGINED
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A -----------
55
$
$
$
$
39.5 154.00 146.00 137.00-153.00
”
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B ----------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------
173
74
99
3 9 .5 112.00 114.00 104.00-124.50
4 0 .0 120.00 121.50 113.00-128.00
39.0 106.50 109.00 97.00-118.00
8
8
-
1
15
2
13
CLERKS, FILE, CLASS C --------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------
104
88
39.5
3 9 .5
1
1
44
44
16
16
11
11
17
13
14
2
-
~
1
1
KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A ----------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------
95
69
4 0 .0 140.00 129.50 113.50-167.50
4C.0 143.00 157.50 110.50-172.00
KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B ----------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------
141
36
105
39.0 106.00 106.50 95.00-113.50
40.0 112.50 112.00 102.50-127.00
38.5 103.50 105.00 93.00-112.00
-
95.50
92.00
92.50
90.00
88.00-103.00
87.50- 97.50
_
-
_
-
-
“
5
5
13
12
11
5
20
10
2
-
3
2
3
2
6
14
3
11
16
16
10
2
8
40
8
32
33
13
20
8
4
4
8
4
4
4
2
2
1
1
6
1
1
118.50 119.00 111.50-129.00
-
-
3
4
6
19
15
12
40.0 176.00 178.50 160.00-195.50
39.5 141.50 137.50 117.50-163.00
39.5 162.50 165.50 135.50-189.50
-
-
-
-
-
“
12
12
8
6
*
31
21
4
29
14
1
53
24
8
22
9
2
47
16
2
10
10
9
7
1
1
_
77
15
5
149
8
4
143
4
2
62
—
60
7
6
-
-
59
SECRETARIES ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------PUBLIC U TILITIE S ---------------------
813
14C
36
SECRETARIES, CLASS A -------------------
43
199.00 203.00 154.00-247.50
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
6
6
3
1
SECRETARIES, CLASS 0 ------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------
77
44
4 0 .0 122.00 121.00 112.00-134.00
40.0 115.00 113.50 108.00-124.50
-
-
-
~
25
18
12
5
19
6
7
1
-
-
5
5
-
-
8
8
-
1
1
STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------
97
66
31
39.5 113.00 113.CC 102.00-128.00
40.0 112.50 116.50 94.00-128.50
39.5 114.00 112.00 105.00-127.00
-
4
4
-
15
15
~
-
4
21
13
8
14
5
9
24
17
7
10
8
2
5
4
1
SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B -----NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------
53
34
40.0 103.00 106.50
39.5 103.00 110.00
4
4
8
8
-
12
~
5
5
23
16
-
_
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSMANUFACTURING -----------------------------
52
30
40.5 116.00 118.00 107.00-126.00
4 0 .0 118.00 118.00 109.00-127.50
-
-
5
4
4
-
10
5
12
11
17
6
-
-
-
-
4
4
-
-
TYPISTS, CLASS B ----------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------
100
77
39.5 109.00 104.50
102.50 102.00
-
5
5
18
17
12
11
24
17
15
14
13
13
-
6
7
o
*o
+
o
o
See footnotes at end of tables
o
o
MESSENGERS (OFFICE BOYS AND G IR LSI-
9 5 .50-114.50
88.00-114.00
96.00-121.00
94.50-113.00
5
1
-
-
-
“
•
33
3
2
44
1
25
”
9
-
7
2
1
2
4
5
4
_
_
-
_
-
-
-
-
_
-
_
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
“
*
5
4
-
“
9
T a b l e A - 2 . P r o f e s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s : W e e k l y e a r n in g s
(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings of workers in selected occupations by industry division, Poughkeepsie—Kingston—Newburgh, N.Y., June T973)
W eekly earnings 1
(standard)
Occupation and industry division
Num ber
of
work ere
$
$
A verage
w eekly
100
M ean ^
(standard
M edian ^
M iddle ranged
$
105
$
$
110
115
120
Numbe r of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings of—
S
$
*
*
i
»
$
$
$
$
125
130
135
140
145
150
155
160
165
170
175
$
$
180
$
190
*
200
1
210
and
under
105
220
and
110
115
120
130
125
135
140
145
150
155
220 over
160
165
170
175
180
190
200
210
10
1
2
3
2
10
18
4
10
4
11
2
7
4
3
2
1
1
6
6
18
18
13
13
3
3
-
~
2
MEN AND WOMEN C O M BIN ED !
COMPUTER PROGRAMERSt
$
75
$
69
61
$
a
187 *00 16 7 • 5 0— 201 • 00
160.00-200.00
67
DRAFTSMEN* C L ASS C — -----------------MANUFACTURI NG ------------------------
$
40.0 187.00 186.50 176.50-201.50
159.00-206.00
39.5 126.50 129.00 11 7. 50 39.5 123.50 129.00 11 7. 50 -
133.50
133.00
6
~
,
?
15
15
6
~
3
3
4
4
*
4
4
-
-
“
9
9
23
23
See footnotes at end of tables.
Table A-3. Office, professional, and technical occupations: Average weekly earnings, by sex
(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings of workers in selected occupations by industry division, Poughkeepsie-Kingston—Newburgh, N.Y., June 1973)
Average
Sex, occupation, and industry division
Number
of
workers
Weekly
Weekly
hours 1 earnings1
(standard) (standard)
OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN
A ve
Sex, occupation, and industry division
of
W eekly
w orkers
(standard)
40.0 147.00
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B ----------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------
171
72
99
39.5 111.50
40.0 119.00
39.0 106.50
CLERKS, FILE, CLASS C --------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------
100
87
39.5
39.5
KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A ----------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------
94
68
40.0 140.00
40.0 142.50
KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B ----------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ------------------------
138
36
102
39.0 106.00
40.0 112.50
38.5 104.00
SECRETARIES ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES ---------------------
810
140
36
40.0 176.00
39.5 141.50
39.5 162.50
W eekly
standard)
W eekly
earnings *
(standard)
COMPUTER PR0GRAMERS,
BUSINESS, CLASS B --------------------------
49
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------
62
59
40.0 187.50
40.0 184.CO
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------
56
52
39.5 127.50
39.5 124.00
26
40.0 181.00
SECRETARIES, CLASS A
43
$
40.0 199.00
SECRETARIES, CLASS D ------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------
77
44
40.0 122.00
40.0 115.00
STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------NONMANUFACT’JR IN G ------------------------
97
31
39.5 113.00
40.0 112.50
39.5 114.00
SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B -----NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------
53
34
40.0 103.00
39.5 103.00
SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSMANUFACTURING -----------------------------
52
30
40.5 116.00 COMPUTER PROGRAMERS,
40.0 118.00
BUSINESS, CLASS B -------------------------------------
TYPISTS, CLASS B
MANUFACTURING
N um ber
of
PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN
SECRETARIES - CONTINUED
95.00
92.00
A v e r.ge
Sex, occupation, and industry division
66
100
77
39.5 109.00
40.0 102.50
O
O
25
W eekly
earnings *
(standard)
OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOKEN— CONTINUED
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A -----------
See footnote at end of tables.
age
Num ber
$
189.50
PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN
3
10
T a b le A -4 .
M a in te n a n c e and p o w e r p la n t occup atio ns:
H o u rly e a rn in g s
(Average straight-time hourly earnings of workers in selected occupations by industry division, Poughkeepsie-Kingston—Newburgh, N.Y., June 1973)
Hourly earnings3
N u m ber of w ork ers
S ex,
o c c u p a t io n ,
an d in d u s tr y d iv is io n
of
workers
U nder
Mean 2
Median2
Middle range 2
*
3 .6 0
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
$
t
S
*
$
t
t
$
t
t
$
$
*
3 . 6 0 3 . 7 0 3 . 8 0 3 .9 0 4 .0 0 4 . 1 0 4 . 2 0 4 . 3 0 4 . 4 0 4 . 50 4 . 6 0 4 . 7 0 4 . 8 0 4 . 9 0 5 . 0 0
S
o f ----
t
(
5 .2 0 5 . 4 0
f
$
5 .6 0
5 . 8 0 6.00 6.20 6 .4 0
5 .0 0 5 . 2 0
5 .4 0
5 .6 0
5 .8 0 6.00 6.20 6 .4 0
$
$
*
s
an d
un der
3 . 7 0 3 .8 0 3 .9 0 4 . 0 0 4 . 1 0 4 . 2 0 4 . 3 0 4 . 4 0 4 . 5 0 4 . 60 4 . 7 0 4 . 8 0 4 . 9 0
over
MEN
$
$
ELECTRICIAN S, MAINTENANCE -------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------
53
50
4 .6 2
4 .5 4
4 .6 7
4 .6 4
4 .2 0 - 4 .8 7
4 .1 0 - 4 .8 3
—
MACHINE-TOOL OPERATORS, TOOLROOM —
MANUFACTURING ------------------------------
95
95
4 .4 7
4 .4 7
4 .1 5
4 .1 5
3 . 8 1 - 5 .1 9
3 . 8 1 - 5 .1 9
2
2
MACHINISTS, MAINTENANCE ------------------
74
4 .9 6
4 .8 5
4 . 6 6 - 5 .1 3
$
$
“
-
“
4
4
16
16
4
4
14
14
-
“
6
6
6
6
8
8
5
5
3
3
2
2
“
3
3
-
*
_
“
1
1
1
1
5
5
1
1
9
9
7
7
7
7
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
_
l
8
-
18
ro
2
6
1
2
11
11
1
2
1
-
i
C
21
21
-
”
4
-
1
1
1
-
6
6
6
5
5
5
1
1
1
-
-
-
“
-
5
5
16
16
15
15
11
11
11
11
14
14
28
28
15
15
17
17
9
9
10
10
9
9
12
12
1
0
MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE! ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ----------------------
43
4 .3 3
4 .5 4
4 .1 0
4 .0 9
4 .1 7
4 .0 1 - 4 .5 6
4 .0 0 - 4 .2 0
3 . 7 6 - 5 .6 4
TOOL AND DIE MAKERS ------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------
160
160
5 .5 3
5 .5 3
5 .6 6
5 .6 6
4 . 9 5 - 6 .0 1
4 . 9 5 - 6 .0 1
78
72
* All workers were at $3.40 to $3.50.
See footnotes at end of tables.
4 .3 4
7
7
7
7
*7
7
-
-
-
4
4
-
21
21
16
16
“
12
-
4
4
*
2
-
5
5
4
-
—
-
10
10
4
4
2
1
“
-
-
“
-
11
T a b l e A - 5 . C u s t o d ia l and m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a tio n s : H o u r l y e a rn in g s
(Average straight-time hourly earnings of workers in selected occupations by industry division, Poughkeepsie—Kingston—Newburgh, N.Y., June 1973)
Hourly earnings ^
S ex,
o c c u p a t io n ,
an d in d u s tr y d iv is io n
N u m ber o f w o rk ers
Mean 2
Median2
Middle range 2
U n d er
*
2.00
r e c e iv in g
s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f—
%
$
%
$
%
*•8 0
5 .0 0
5 .2 0
5 .*0
5 .6 C
t
5 .8 0
2.10 2.20 2 .3 0 2 .4 0 2 . 6 0 2 .8 0 3 .0 0 3 .2 0 3 .4 0 3 .6 0 3 .8 0 4 . 0 0 4 . 2 0 4 . 4 0 4 . 6 0 4 .8 0 5 .0 0 5 .2 0 5 .4 0 5 .6 0
5 .8 0
6 .0 0
-
-
%
Number
of
$
*
*
$
t
2.00 2.10 2.20 2 .3 0 2 .4 0 2 .6 0
%
*
s
$
%
$
$
$
*
»
2 .8 0
3 .0 0 3 .2 0 3 . 4 0 3 .6 0 3 .6 0 *•00 *•20 *•*0 * . 6 0
and
un der
HEN
JAN ITO RS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS
------
300
$
$
$
$
2*72
2 .2 7
t .1 2
3 .4 8
2
**
96
20
15
8
382
2 .8 5
2 .8 4
2 . 5 0 - 3 .2 9
1
32
26
u
8
34
71
43
40
76
14
21
259
2 .8 2
2 .8 5
2 . 3 5 - 3 .3 3
1
23
26
ii
8
28
31
23
26
52
14
11
1 '9
***0 5
111
111
3 .2 2
3 .2 2
31
31
20
20
3in0n0
*•5 7
3«69
5 .9 3
108
3 .1 2
*■ •77
3 .6 2
3 .7 3
^ ^
£ •5 0
3 *7 9
j. 9 i
29
20
'
-
-
5
-
-
-
-
-
20
^ *5 C
3 .4 4
3 .4 4
3 *1 3
24
2 . 8 3 - 3 .6 9
2 . 8 3 - 3 .6 9
16
16
24
24
*0
jj
5
J?
15
5
5
5
99
22
Z2
17
TRUCKDRIVERS, LIGHT (UNDER
2 .9 9
51
40
TRUCKDRIVERS, MEDIUH ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO
CO
^ ^
5
5
JJ
8
8
J
2
1
TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,
TRUCKERS, POWER (FO R KLIFT) -------------
162
157
5 « *C
5 .9 3
5 .9 3
5 *1 5
134
3 .5 6
3 .7 4
3 . 0 1 - 3 .9 6
i
i
-
-
-
-
-
-
7
26
13
12
12
WOMEN
JAN ITO RS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS -----
See footnotes at end of tables,
57
2 .8 0
2 .7 8
2 . 6 9 - 3 .0 6
-
6
-
-
3
-
23
2
17
6
2
14
121
16
16
43
2
116
5
10
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
12
Footnotes
1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f le c t the w o r k w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p lo y e e s r e c e i v e t h e ir r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s (e x c l u s i v e o f p a y f o r o v e r t im e
at r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , an d the e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d to th e s e w e e k ly h o u r s .
T h e m e d ia n
2 T h e m e a n is c o m p u te d f o r e a c h jo b b y to ta lin g the e a r n in g s o f a l l w o r k e r s and d iv id in g b y the n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s ,
T h e m id d le
d e s ig n a t e s p o s it io n — h a lf o f the e m p lo 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 r a t e sh o w n ; h a lf r e c e i v e l e s s than the r a t e sh o w n ,
ra n g e is d e fin e d b y 2 r a t e s o f p a y ; a fo u r th o f 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 an d a fo u r th e a r n m o r e than the h ig h e r r a t e .
3 E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e and fo r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s , an d la te s h ift s .
A p p e n d ix .
O c c u p a tio n a l D e s c rip tio n s
The p rim ary purpose of preparing job descriptions for the B u reau 's wage surveys is to a s s is t its field staff in classify in g into appropriate
occupations w orkers who are employed under a variety of payroll title s and different work arrangem en ts from establishm ent to establishm ent and
from a re a to a re a . This p erm its the grouping -of occupational wage rate s represen ting com parable job content. B ecau se of this em phasis on
interestablishm ent and in tera re a com parability of occupational content, the B u reau 's job d escrip tion s m ay differ significantly from those in use in
individual establishm ents or those p rep ared for other p u rp oses. In applying these job d escrip tion s, the B u re au 's field econom ists a re instructed
to exclude working su p e rv iso rs; apprentices; le a rn e rs; beginners; train e es; and handicapped, p art-tim e, tem porary, and probationary w orkers.
OFFICE
C LER K , ACCOUNTING— Continued
B IL L E R , MACHINE
P re p a re s statem ents, b ills, and invoices on a machine other than an ordinary or electrom atic typew riter. May also keep reco rd s as to billings or shipping ch arges or perform other
cle ric al work incidental to billing operations. F o r wage stud’ p urp oses, b ille r s , m achine, are
c la ssifie d by type of m achine, as follows:
B ille r, m achine (billing m achine). U ses a sp ecial billing machine (combination typing
and adding machine) to p rep are b ills and invoices from cu stom ers' purchase o rd e rs, in ter
nally p repared o rd e rs, shipping m em orandum s, etc. U sually involves application of p r e
determined discounts and shipping ch arges and entry of n e c e ssa ry extension s, which m ay or
m ay not be computed on the billing m achine, and totals which are autom atically accum ulated
by m achine. The operation usually involves a la rge number of carbon copies of the bill being
prepared and is often done on a fanfold m achine.
B ille r, machine (bookkeeping m achine). U ses a bookkeeping machine (with or without
a typew riter keyboard) to prepare cu sto m ers' bills as part of the accounts receivable o p e ra
tion. G enerally involves the sim ultaneous entry of fig u res on cu stom ers' ledger record . The
machine autom atically accum ulates figu res on a number of v ertical columns and computes
and usually prints autom atically the debit or credit b alan ces. Does not involve a knowl
edge of bookkeeping. Works from uniform and standard types of sa le s and cred it slip s.
B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R
O perates a bookkeeping machine (with or without a typew riter keyboard) to keep a record
of bu sin ess tran sactio n s.
C la ss A. K eeps a set of reco rd s requiring a knowledge of and experience in b asic
bookkeeping p rin cip les, and fam iliarity with the stru cture of the p articu lar accounting system
used. D eterm ines proper reco rd s and distribution of debit and credit item s to be used in each
phase of the work. May p rep are consolidated rep o rts, balance sheets, and other record s
by hand.
C la s s B. K eeps a reco rd of one or m ore p h ases or sections of a set of record s usually
requiring little knowledge of b asic bookkeeping. P h ases or sections include accounts payable,
payroll, cu sto m ers' accounts (not including a sim ple type of billing d escribed under b iller,
m achine), co st distribution, expense distribution, inventory control, etc. May check or a s s is t
in preparation of tr ia l balances and p rep are control sheets for the accounting departm ent.
C LE R K , ACCOUNTING
P erfo rm s one or m ore accounting c le ric a l task s such as posting to re g is te rs and le d g e rs;
reconciling bank accounts; verifying the internal consistency, com pleteness, and m athem atical
accu racy of accounting documents; assignin g p resc rib e d accounting distribution codes; examining
and verifying for c le ric al accuracy variou s types of rep o rts, lis t s , calculations, posting, etc.;
or p reparing sim ple or a ssistin g in preparing m ore com plicated journal vouchers. May work
in either a manual or automated accounting system .
The work req u ires a knowledge of c le ric al methods and office p ractice s and procedures
which re late s to the c le ric a l p ro cessin g and recording of tran saction s and accounting information.
With experience, the worker typically becom es fam iliar with the bookkeeping and accounting term s
and p roced ures used in the assign ed work, but is not required to have a knowledge of the form al
prin cip les of bookkeeping and accounting.
P osition s a re c la ssifie d into levels on the b a sis of the following definitions.
C la ss A . Under general supervision, p erform s accounting c le r ic a l operations which
require the application of experience and judgment, for exam ple, cle rically p rocessin g com
plicated or nonrepetitive accounting tran saction s, selecting among a substantial variety of
p rescrib e d accounting codes and c la ssifica tio n s, or tracin g tran saction s through previous
accounting actions to determ ine source of d iscre p an cies. May be a ss is te d by one or m ore
c la s s B accounting cle rk s.
C la ss B . Under close supervision, following detailed instructions and standardized p ro
cedu res, p erform s one or m ore routine accounting c le ric a l operations, such as posting to
le d g e rs, c a rd s, or w orksheets where identification of item s and locations of postings are
cle arly indicated; checking accu racy and com pleteness of standardized and repetitive record s
or accounting documents; and coding documents using a few p rescrib e d accounting codes.
C LER K, F IL E
F ile s, c la s s ifie s , and retrie v e s m ate rial in an established filing system . May perform
cle ric al and m anual task s required to maintain file s. P ositions are c la ssifie d into levels on the
b a sis of the following definitions.
C la ss A . C la s sifie s and indexes file m ate rial such a s correspondence, rep orts, tech
nical docum ents, e tc., in an establish ed filing system containing a number of varied subject
m atter file s. May a lso file this m ate rial. May keep record s of various types in conjunction
with the file s. May lead a sm all group of lower level file cle rk s.
C la ss B . S o rts, codes, and file s u n classified m ate rial by sim ple (subject m atter) head
ings or partly c la ssifie d m ate rial by finer subheadings. P re p a re s sim ple related index and
c r o ss-r e fe re n c e a id s. As requested, locates cle arly identified m ate rial in files and fo r
w ards m ate rial. May perform related cle ric al task s required to m aintain and serv ice file s.
C la ss C . P erfo rm s routine filing of m ate rial that has already been c la ssifie d or which
is e asily c la ssifie d in a sim ple s e r ia l cla ssifica tio n system (e.g., alphabetical, chronological,
or num erical). As requested, locates readily available m ate rial in file s and forw ards m a
te ria l; and m ay fill out withdrawal charge. May perform sim ple cle ric al and manual task s
requ ired to m aintain and serv ice file s.
C LE R K , ORDER
R eceives cu sto m ers' o rd e rs for m ate rial or m erchandise by m ail, phone, or person ally.
Duties involve any combination of the following: Quoting p r ic e s to cu stom ers; making out an order
sheet listing the item s to m ake up the order; checking p rice s and quantities of item s on order
sheet; and distributing order sheets to resp ective departm ents to be filled. May check with credit
departm ent to determ ine cred it rating of custom er, acknowledge receipt of ord e rs from cu stom ers,
follow up ord e rs to see that they have been filled , keep file of ord e rs received, and check shipping
invoices with original o rd e rs.
C LE R K , PAYROLL
Computes w ages of company em ployees and enters the n e c e ssa ry data on the payroll
sh eets. Duties involve: Calculating w ork ers' earnings based on tim e or production reco rd s; and
posting calculated data on payroll sheet, showing inform ation such as w ork er's name, working
days, tim e, rate, deductions for in su ran ce, and total wages due. May m ake out paychecks and
a s s is t p ay m aster in making up and distributing pay envelopes. May use a calculating m achine.
NOTE: The Bureau has discontinued collecting data for com ptom eter o p e rato rs.
13
14
KEYPUNCH OPERATOR
SECRETARY— Continued
O perates a keypunch m achine to reco rd or v erify alphabetic and /or num eric data on
tabulating ca rd s or on tape.
NO TE: The term "corp orate o fficer, " used in the level definitions following, r e fe r s to
those o fficials who have a significant corporate-w ide policym aking role with reg ard to m ajor
company a ctiv ities. The title "v ice p r e sid e n t," though norm ally indicative of this role, does not
in all c a se s identify such position s. Vice presid en ts whose p rim ary resp on sibility is to act p e r
sonally on individual c a s e s 'o r tran saction s (e.g ., approve or deny individual loan or cred it actions;
adm inister individual tru st accounts; directly sup ervise a c le r ic a l staff) a re not considered to be
"corp orate o ffic e r s" for p urp oses of applying the following level d efinition s.
P osition s a re c la ssifie d into lev e ls on the b a sis of the following definitions.
Cla s s A. Work req u ires the application of experience and judgment in selectin g p ro ce
dures ~to be" followed and in searching fo r, in terpreting, selectin g, or coding item s to be
keypunched from a v ariety of source docum ents. On o ccasig n m ay a lso perform some routine
keypunch work. May train inexperienced keypunch o p e ra to rs.
C la ss B . Work is routine and repetitive. Under clo se supervision or following specific
proced ures or in struction s, works from v ario u s stan dardized source documents which have
been coded, and follows specified proced ures which have been p rescrib e d in d etail and require
little or no selectin g, coding, or interpreting of data to be recorded. R e fe rs to su p erv iso r
problem s a risin g from erroneous item s or codes or m issin g information.
M ESSENGER (Office Boy o r Girl)
P erfo rm s variou s routine duties such a s running e rra n d s, operating m inor office m a
chines such as s e a le r s or m a ile r s , opening and distributing m ail, and other m inor c le r ic a l work.
Exclude positions that requ ire operation of a m otor vehicle as a significant duty.
SECRETARY
A ssigned as p erso n al se c r e ta r y , norm ally to one individual. Maintains a clo se and highly
respon sive relationship to the day-to-day work of the su p e rv iso r. Works fairly independently r e
ceiving a minimum of detailed supervision and guidance. P erfo rm s varied c le r ic a l and s e c r e ta r ia l
duties, usually including m o st of the follow ing:
a. R eceives telephone c a lls , p erso n al c a lle r s , and incoming m ail, answ ers routine
in q u ires, and routes technical in q uiries to the p roper p erson s;
b.
E sta b lish e s, m ain tain s, and r e v ise s the su p e rv iso r 's files;
c.
M aintains the su p e rv iso r 's calendar and m akes appointments as instructed;
d.
R elay s m e ssa g e s from su p e rv iso r to subordinates;
e. Review s correspondence, m em orandum s, and rep orts prepared by others for the
su p e rv iso r 's signature to a ss u r e proced ural and typographic accuracy;
f.
P erfo rm s stenographic and typing work.
May a lso perform other c le r ic a l and se c r e ta r ia l ta sk s of com parable nature and difficulty.
The work typically req u ires knowledge of office routine and understanding of the organization,
p ro g ra m s, and p roced ures related to the work of the su p e rv iso r.
E xclusions
Not a ll positions that a re titled "s e c re ta r y " p o s s e s s the above c h a ra c te ristic s. Exam ples
of positions which are excluded from the definition are a s follow s:
a.
P osition s which do not m eet the "p e rso n a l" se c r e ta r y concept d escribed above;
b.
Stenographers not fully train ed in se c r e ta r ia l type duties;
c. Stenographers servin g a s office a ss is ta n ts to a group of p ro fe ssio n al, technical, or
m an ag erial p erso n s;
d. S e c re ta ry positions in which the duties a re either substantially m ore routine or
substan tially m ore com plex and respon sible than those ch aracterized in the definition;
e. A ssista n t type positions which involve m ore difficult or m ore resp on sible tech
n ical, adm in istrativ e, su p e rv iso ry , or sp ecialized c le r ic a l duties which a re not typical of
s e c r e ta r ia l work.
C la ss A
1. S ecre tary to the chairm an of the board or presid en t of a company that em ploys, in
a ll, over 100 but fewer than 5,000 p e rso n s; or
2. S ecre ta ry to a corporate officer (other than the chairm an of the board or president)
of a company that em ploys, in all, over 5, 000 but fewer than 25, 000 p e rso n s; or
3. S ecre ta ry to the head, im m ediately below the corporate officer level, of a m ajor
segm ent or su b sid iary of a company that em ploys, in a ll, over 25,000 p e rso n s.
C la s s B
1. S ecre ta ry to the chairm an of the board or presid en t of a company that em ploys, in
a ll, fewer than 100 p e rso n s; or
2. S ecre tary to a corporate officer (other than the chairm an of the board or president)
of a company that em ploys, in a ll, over 100 but fewer than 5,000 p e rso n s; or
3. S ecre ta ry to the head, im m ediately below the o fficer level, over either a m ajor
corporate-w ide functional activity (e .g ., m arketing, re se a rc h , operations, industrial relation s, etc.) or a m ajo r geographic or organ izational segm ent (e .g ., a regional head quarters;
a m ajor division) of a company that em ploys, in all, over 5,000 but fewer than 25,000
em ployees; or
4. S ecre ta ry to the head of an individual plant, factory, etc. (or other equivalent level
of official) that em ploys, in a ll, over 5,000 p e rso n s; or
5. S ecre ta ry to the head of a la rg e and im portant organizational segm ent (e.g ., a m iddle
m anagem ent su p e rv iso r of an organizational segm ent often involving a s many a s se v e ral
hundred p erson s) or a company that em ploys, in a ll, over 25,000 p e rso n s.
C la ss C
1. S ecre ta ry to an executive or m an agerial person whose resp on sibility is not equivalent
to one of the sp ecific level situations in the definition for c la s s B , but whose organizational
unit norm ally num bers at le a st sev e ral dozen em ployees and is usually divided into o rg an iza
tional segm ents which a re often, in turn, further subdivided. In som e com panies, this level
includes a wide range of organizational echelons; in oth ers, only one or two; or
2. S ecre ta ry to the head of an individual plant, factory, etc. (or other equivalent level
of official) that em ploys, in a ll, fewer than 5,000 p e rso n s.
C la ss D
1. S ecre ta ry to the su p e rv iso r or head of a sm all organizational unit (e.g ., few er than
about 25 or 30 p erson s); or
2. S ecre tary to a nonsupervisory staff sp e c ia list, p rofession al em ployee, ad m in istra
tive o fficer, or a ssista n t, sk illed technician or expert. (NOTE: Many com panies assig n
sten ograp h ers, rather than se c r e ta r ie s as d escribed above, to this level of sup ervisory or
nonsupervisory w orker.)
STENOGRAPHER
P rim ary duty is to take dictation using shorthand, and to tran scrib e the dictation. May
a lso type from written copy. May operate from a stenographic pool. May occasion ally tran scrib e
from voice recordings (if p rim ary duty is tran scrib in g from reco rd in g s, see Transcribing-M achine
O perator, G eneral).
NOTE: This job is distinguished from that of a se c re ta ry in that a se cre tary norm ally
works in a . confidential relationship with only one m an ager or executive and p erform s m ore
respon sible and d iscretion ary ta sk s as d escribed in the se c re ta ry job definition.
Stenographer, General
Dictation involves a norm al routine vocabulary. May m aintain file s, keep sim ple re c o rd s,
or perform other relatively routine c le ric a l ta sk s.
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STENOGRAPHER—Continued
TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATOR (Electric Accounting Machine Operator)—Continued
Stenographer, Senior
P osition s are c la ssifie d into lev e ls on the b a sis of the following definitions.
Dictation involves a varied technical or sp ecialized vocabulary such a s in legal briefs
or rep o rts on scien tific rese arc h . May a lso set up and m aintain file s , keep re c o rd s, etc.
OR
P erfo rm s stenographic duties requiring significantly g reater independence and respon
sibility than stenographer, general, a s evidenced by the following: Work req u ires a high
degree of stenographic speed and accu racy; a thorough working knowledge of general busin ess
and office procedure; and of the sp ecific b u sin ess operations, organization, p o licie s, p ro ce
d u res, file s, workflow, etc. U ses this knowledge in perform ing stenographic duties and
respon sible c le ric al task s such a s m aintaining followup file s; assem blin g m ate rial for rep orts,
m em orandum s, and le tte rs; com posing sim ple le tte rs from general instruction s; reading and
routing incoming m ail; and answering routine questions, etc.
SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR
C la ss A . O perates a single- or m ultiple-position telephone switchboard handling incoming,
outgoing, intraplant or office c a lls . P erfo rm s full telephone information serv ice or handles
com plex c a lls, such a s conference, collect, o v e rse a s, or sim ilar c a lls , either in addition to
doing routine work as d escribed for switchboard o p erator, c la ss B, or a s a full-tim e
assignm ent. ("F u ll” telephone information serv ic e occurs when the establishm ent has varied
functions that are not readily understandable for telephone information p u rp oses, e .g ., because
of overlapping or in terrelated functions, and consequently present frequent problem s as to
which extensions are appropriate for c a lls.)
C la ss B . O perates a single- or m ultiple-position telephone switchboard handling incoming,
outgoing, intraplant or office c a lls. May handle routine long distance c a lls and record to lls.
May perform lim ited telephone information se rv ic e . ("L im ite d " telephone inform ation service
occurs if the functions of the establishm ent serv iced are readily understandable for telephone
information p urp o ses, or if the req u ests are routine, e .g ., giving extension num bers when
specific nam es are furnished, or if com plex c alls are referre d to another operator.)
These c la ssific a tio n s do not include switchboard o p erators in telephone com panies who
a s s i s t custom ers in placing c a lls.
SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONIST
In addition to perform ing duties of operator on a single-position or m onitor-type switch
board, acts as receptionist and m ay also type or perform routine cle ric al work a s p art of regu lar
duties. This typing or c le ric a l work m ay take the m ajo r p art of this w ork er's tim e while at
switchboard.
TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATOR (E lectric Accounting Machine Operator)
O perates one or a variety of m achines such a s the tabulator, calcu lator, collator, in ter
p rete r, so rte r, reproducing punch, etc. Excluded from this definition a re working su p e rv iso rs.
A lso excluded are op erators of electronic digital com puters, even though they m ay also operate
EAM equipment.
C la ss A. P erfo rm s com plete reporting and tabulating assignm ents including devising
difficult control panel wiring under general supervision. A ssignm ents typically involve a
variety of long and- com plex rep orts which often are irre g u lar or nonrecurring, requiring
som e planning of the nature and sequencing of operations, and the use of a variety of m a
chines. Is typically involved in training new op erators in machine operations or training
lower level op erators in wiring from d iagram s and in the operating sequences of long and
com plex rep o rts. Does not include positions in which wiring respon sibility is lim ited to
selection and in sertion of prew ired boards.
C la ss B . P erform s work according to established procedures and under specific in
stru ctions. A ssignm ents typically involve com plete but routine and recu rrin g reports or p arts
of la rg e r and m ore com plex rep o rts. O perates m ore difficult tabulating or e le ctrica l a c
counting m achines such a s the tabulator and calcu lator, in addition to the sim pler m achines
used by c la ss C op erators. May be required to do som e wiring from d iagram s. May train
new em ployees in b asic m achine operations.
C la ss C. Under sp ecific in struction s, operates sim ple tabulating or ele ctrical accounting
m achines such a s the so rte r, in terp reter, reproducing punch, collator, etc. A ssignm ents
typically involve portions of a work unit, for exam ple, individual sorting or collating runs,
or repetitive operations. May perform sim ple wiring from d iag ram s, and do some filing work.
TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATOR, GENERAL
P rim ary duty is to tran scrib e dictation involving a norm al routine vocabulary from
tran scribing-m achine re co rd s. May a lso type from written copy and do sim ple cle ric al work.
W orkers tran scrib in g dictation involving a varied technical or sp ecialized vocabulary such as
legal brie fs or rep orts on scien tific re se arc h a re not included. A worker who takes dictation
in shorthand or by Stenotype or sim ilar m achine is c la ssifie d a s a stenographer.
TYPIST
U ses a typew riter to make copies of various m ate rials or to make out bills after ca lcu la
tions have been made by another person . May include typing of sten cils, m ats, or sim ilar m ate
r ia ls for use in duplicating p ro c e s s e s . May do cle ric al work involving little sp ecial training, such
a s keeping sim ple re c o rd s, filing record s and rep o rts, or sorting and distributing incoming m ail.
C la ss A. P erfo rm s one or m ore of the following: Typing m aterial in final form when
it involves combining m aterial from sev e ral so u rces; or respon sibility for co rrect spelling,
syllabication, punctuation, e tc., of technical or unusual words or foreign language m ate
rial; or planning layout and typing of com plicated statistical tab les to m aintain uniform ity
and balance in spacing. May type routine form le tte r s, varying d etails to suit circu m stan ces.
C la ss B . P erform s one o f m ore of the following: Copy typing from rough or cle ar
d rafts; or routine typing of fo rm s, insurance p o licie s, etc.; or setting up sim ple standard
tabulations; or copying m ore com plex tab les already set up and spaced properly.
PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
COMPUTER OPERATOR
Monitors and op erates the control console of a digital computer to p ro c e ss data according
to operating in struction s, usually prepared by a p ro g ram er. Work includes m ost of the following;
Studies instructions to determ ine equipment setup and operations; loads equipment with required
item s (tape r e e ls , c a rd s, etc.); switches n ec e ssa ry auxiliary equipment into circu it, and sta rts
and o p erates com puter; m akes adjustm ents to computer to c o rrect operating problem s and m eet
sp ecial conditions; reviews e rr o r s m ade during operation and determ ines cause or r e fe r s problem
to su p erv iso r or p ro gram er; and m aintains operating re c o rd s. May test and a s s is t in correctin g
p rogram .
F o r wage study p u rp o ses, computer op erato rs are cla ssifie d as follows:
COMPUTER OPERATOR— Continued
of new p rogram s required; altern ate p ro g ram s a re provided in ca se original program needs
m ajo r change or cannot be corrected within a reasonable tim e. In common e rr o r situ a
tions, d iagn oses cause and tak es corrective action. This usually involves applying previously
program ed corrective step s, or using standard correction techniques.
OR
O perates under d irect supervision a com puter running p rogram s or segm ents of p rogram s
with the c h a ra c te ristic s d escribed for c la s s A. May a s s is t a higher level operator by inde
pendently p erform in g le s s difficult ta sk s assig n ed , and perform ing difficult task s following
detailed instructions and with frequent review of operations perform ed.
C la ss C . Works on routine p ro g ram s under clo se supervision . Is expected to develop
working knowledge of the com puter equipment used and ability to detect problem s involved in
running routine p ro g ra m s. Usually has received som e form al training in computer operation.
May a s s is t higher level operator on com plex p ro g ram s.
C la ss A. O perates independently, or under only general direction, a com puter running
p ro gram s with m ost of the following c h a ra c te ristic s: New p rogram s a re frequently tested
and introduced; scheduling requirem ents are of c ritic al im portance to m inim ize downtime;
the p ro g ram s a re of com plex design so that identification of e rr o r source often req u ires a
working knowledge of the total p rogram , and alternate p ro g ram s m ay not be available. May
give direction and guidance to lower level o p erato rs.
COMPUTER PROGRAMER, BUSINESS
C la ss B . O perates independently, or under only general direction, a com puter running
p ro g ram s with m ost of the following c h a ra c te ristic s: Most of the p rogram s a re established
production runs, typically run on a regu larly recu rrin g b a sis; there is little or no testing
Converts statem ents of b u sin ess p roblem s, typically prepared by a system s analyst, into
a sequence of detailed instructions which a re required to solve the problem s by autom atic data
p ro cessin g equipment. Working from ch arts or d iag ram s, the p ro g ram er develops the p re c ise in
structions which, when entered into the com puter system in coded language, cause the manipulation
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COMPUTER PROGRAMER, BUSINESS—Continued
of data to achieve d esired re su lts. Work involves m o st of the following: A pplies knowledge of
com puter cap ab ilities, m athem atics, logic employed by com puters, and p articu lar subject m atter
involved to analyze ch arts and d iag ram s of the problem to be program ed; develops sequence
of program step s; w rites detailed flow charts to show o rder in which data will be p ro cessed ;
converts these ch arts to coded instructions for machine to follow; te sts 'a n d co rre c ts p rog ram s;
p rep a re s instructions for operating personnel during production run; an alyzes, review s, and a lte rs
p ro gram s to in c re a se operating efficiency or adapt to new requirem ents; m aintains reco rd s of
p rogram development and rev isio n s. (NOTE: W orkers perform ing both sy stem s an alysis and p ro
gram ing should be c la ssifie d a s system s an alysts if this is the sk ill used to determ ine their pay.)
Does not include em ployees p rim arily resp o n sible for the m anagem ent or supervision of
other electronic data p ro c essin g em ployees, or p ro g ra m ers p rim a rily concerned with scientific
an d /o r engineering p ro blem s.
F o r wage study p u rp o se s, p ro g ra m ers are c la ssifie d a s follows:
C la ss A. Works independently or under only general d irection on com plex problem s which
requ ire com petence in a ll p h ases of program ing concepts and p rac tic e s. Working from d ia
gram s and ch arts which identify the nature of d esired r e su lts, m ajor p ro cessin g steps to be
accom plished, and the relation sh ips between variou s step s of the problem solving routine;
plans the full range of program ing actions needed to efficiently utilize the com puter system
in achieving d esired end products.
At this level, program ing is difficult because com puter equipment m ust be organized to
produce se v e ral in terrelated but d iv erse products from num erous and d iv erse data elem ents.
A wide variety and extensive number of internal p ro c essin g actions m ust occur. This requ ires
such actions a s development of common operations which can be reu sed, establishm ent of
linkage points between o p eration s, adjustm ents to data when program requirem ents exceed
com puter sto rag e capacity, and substan tial manipulation and resequencing of data elem ents
to form a highly integrated p ro gram .
May provide functional d irection to lower level p ro g ra m ers who are assign ed to a s s is t .
C la s s B .' Works independently or under only general direction on relatively sim ple
p ro g ra m s, or on sim ple segm ents of com plex p ro g ra m s. P ro g ram s (or segm ents) usually
p ro c e ss inform ation to produce data in two o r three varied sequences or fo rm ats. R eports
and listin g s are produced by refining, adapting, array in g , or making m inor additions to or
deletions from input data which a re readily av ailable. While num erous reco rd s m ay be
p ro c e sse d , the data have been refined in p rio r actions so that the accu racy and sequencing
of data can be tested by using a few routine checks. Typically, the program d eals with
routine record-keeping type operations.
OR
Works on com plex p ro gram s (as d escribed for c la ss A) under clo se d irection of a higher
level p ro g ram er or su p e rv iso r. May a s s is t higher level program er by independently p e r
form ing le s s difficult ta sk s assig n ed , and perform ing m ore difficult ta sk s under fa irly close
direction.
May guide or in struct lower level p ro g ra m e rs.
C la ss C . Makes p rac tic a l applications of program ing p ractice s and concepts usually
learn ed in form al training c o u rse s. A ssignm ents a re designed to develop com petence in the
application of standard p roced ures to routine p ro blem s. R eceives close supervision on new
asp e cts of assign m en ts; and work is reviewed to v erify its accuracy and conformance with
required pro ced u res.
COMPUTER SYSTEM S ANALYST, BUSINESS
A nalyzes bu sin ess problem s to form ulate procedures for solving them by use of electronic
data p ro cessin g equipment. Develops a com plete description of all specification s needed to enable
p ro g ra m ers to p rep are required digital com puter p ro g ra m s. Work involves m ost of the following:
Analyzes subject-m atter operations to be automated and identifies conditions and c rite r ia required
to achieve satisfa c to ry r e su lts; sp ecifies number and types of re c o rd s, file s , and documents to
be used; outlines actions to be perform ed by personnel and com puters in sufficient detail for
presentation to m anagem ent and for program ing (typically this involves preparation of work and
data flow ch arts); coordinates the development of te st problem s and p articip ates in tr ia l runs of
new and rev ised sy ste m s; and recom m ends equipment changes to obtain m ore effective overall
operations. (NOTE: W orkers perform ing both sy stem s an aly sis and program ing should be c la s
sified as sy stem s an alysts if this is the skill used to determ ine their pay.)
Does not include em ployees p rim arily respon sible for the m anagem ent or supervision
of other electronic data p ro cessin g em ployees, or sy stem s analysts p rim arily concerned with
scien tific or engineering problem s.
F o r wage study p u rp o ses, system s an alysts are c la ssifie d as follows:
C la ss A. Works independently or under only general direction on com plex problem s involving all phases of sy stem s a n a ly sis. P roblem s a re com plex because of d iv erse so u rces of
input data and m ultiple-u se requirem ents of output data. (F o r exam ple, develops an integrated
production scheduling, inventory control, cost a n a ly sis, and sa le s an alysis record in which
COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST, BUSINESS—Continued
every item of each type is autom atically p ro cessed through the full system of record s and
appropriate followup actions are initiated by the computer.) Confers with p erson s concerned to
determ ine the data p ro cessin g problem s and ad vises su b ject-m atter personnel on the im p lica
tions of new or rev ise d sy stem s of data p ro cessin g operations. M akes recom m endations, if
needed, for approval of m ajor sy stem s in stallations or changes and for obtaining equipment.
May provide functional direction to lower level sy stem s an alysts who are assign ed to
a s s is t .
C la ss B . Works independently or under only general d irection on problem s that are
relatively uncom plicated to analyze, plan, p rogram , and operate. P roblem s are of lim ited
com plexity becau se so u rces of input data are homogeneous and the output data are closely
related. (For exam ple, develops sy stem s for m aintaining depositor accounts in a bank,
m aintaining accounts receivable in a reta il establishm ent, or m aintaining inventory accounts
in a m anufacturing or w holesale establishm ent.) C onfers with p erson s concerned to determ ine
the data p ro cessin g problem s and ad vises subject-m atter personnel on the im plications of the
data p ro cessin g sy stem s to be applied.
OR
Works on a segm ent of a com plex data p ro cessin g schem e or system , a s d escribed for
c la s s A. Works independently on routine assign m en ts and rece iv e s instruction and guidance
on com plex assign m en ts. Work is reviewed for accu racy of judgm ent, com pliance with in
stru ctions, and to in sure proper alinement with the overall system .
C la s s C . Works under im m ediate supervision , carryin g out an alyses a s assign ed , usually
of a single activity. A ssignm ents are designed to develop and expand p ractica l experience
in the application of proced ures and sk ills required for sy stem s an aly sis work. F or exam ple,
m ay a s s is t a higher level sy stem s analyst by preparing the detailed sp ecification s required
by p ro g ra m e rs from inform ation developed by the higher level analyst.
DRAFTSMAN
C la ss A. Plans the graphic presentation of com plex item s having distinctive design
featu res that differ significantly from establish ed drafting p reced en ts. Works in clo se sup
port with the design o rigin ator, and m ay recom m end m inor design changes. Analyzes the
effect of each change on the details of form , function, and positional relationships of com
ponents and p a r ts. Works with a minimum of su p ervisory a ssista n c e . Completed work is
reviewed by design originator for consistency with p rior engineering determ inations. May
either p rep are draw ings, or direct their preparation by lower level draftsm en.
C la ss B . P erfo rm s nonroutine and com plex drafting assign m en ts that require the appli
cation of m o st of the standardized drawing techniques regu larly used. Duties typically in
volve such work a s: P re p a re s working drawings of su b asse m b lie s with ir re g u la r shapes,
m ultiple functions, and p re c ise positional relation sh ips between components; p rep a re s a rc h i
tectu ral draw ings for construction of a building including detail draw ings of foundations, wall
sectio n s, floor plans, and roof. U ses accepted form ulas and m anuals in making n ece ssa ry
com putations to determ ine quantities of m a te ria ls to be used, load ca p acitie s, stren gth s,
s t r e s s e s , etc. R eceives initial in struction s, requ irem ents, and advice from su p e rv iso r.
Completed work is checked for technical adequacy.
C la ss C . P re p a re s detail drawings of single units or p arts for engineering, construction,
m anufacturing, or rep air p u rp o ses. Types of drawings p rep ared include isom etric projections
(depicting three dim ensions in accu rate scale) and sectional views to clarify positioning of
components and convey needed inform ation. C on solidates details from a number of so u rces
and ad ju sts or tran sp o se s scale a s required. Suggested m ethods of approach, applicable
p reced en ts, and advice on source m a te ria ls a re given with initial assign m en ts. Instructions
a re le s s com plete when assign m en ts recu r. Work m ay be spot-checked during p r o g re ss.
DRAFTSMAN-TRACER
Copies plans and drawings p rep ared by others by placing tracin g cloth or paper over
draw ings and tracin g with pen or pencil. (Does not include tracin g lim ited to plans p rim arily
con sisting of straigh t lines and a la rg e scale not requiring close delineation.)
AND/OR
P re p a re s sim ple or repetitive drawings of e asily v isu alized ite m s. Work is closely supervised
during p r o g re ss.
ELECTRO N ICS TECHNICIAN
Works on variou s types of electronic equipment or sy stem s by perform ing one or m ore
of the following operations: Modifying, in stallin g, rep airin g, and overhauling. These operations
require the p erform ance of m o st or all of the following ta sk s: A ssem blin g, testing, adjusting,
calibratin g, tuning, and alining.
Work is nonrepetitive and requ ires a knowledge of the theory and p ractice of electron ics
pertaining to the use of general and sp ecialized electronic te st equipment; trouble an aly sis; and
the operation, relation sh ip, and alinem ent of electron ic sy ste m s, su b sy stem s, and circu its having
a variety of component p arts.
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ELECTRO N ICS TECHNICIAN— Continued
NURSE, INDUSTRIAL, (R egistered)
E lectron ic equipment or system s worked on typically include one or m ore of the following:
Ground, vehicle, or airborne radio communications sy ste m s, relay sy ste m s, navigation aid s;
airborne or ground rad ar system s; radio and television transm itting or recording sy stem s; e le c
tronic com puters; m iss ile and sp acecraft guidance and control sy stem s; in dustrial and m edical
m easurin g, indicating and controlling d evices; etc.
A reg iste re d n urse who gives nursing serv ice under general m edical direction to ill or
injured em ployees or other person s who become ill or suffer an accident on the p rem ises of a
factory or other establishm ent. Duties involve a combination of the following: Giving fir s t aid
to the ill or injured; attending to subsequent d ressin g of em ployees' in ju rie s; keeping record s
of patients treated ; preparing accident reports for com pensation or other p urp oses; a ssistin g in
physical exam inations and health evaluations of applicants and em ployees; and planning and c a r r y
ing out p rogram s involving health education, accident prevention, evaluation of plant environment,
or other activities affecting the health, w elfare, and safety of a ll personnel. Nursing su p e rv iso rs
or head n u rses in establishm ents employing m ore than one n urse a re excluded.
(Exclude production a sse m b le rs and te st e r s , craftsm en , draftsm en, d esig n e rs, engin eers,
and repairm en of such standard electronic equipment a s office m achines, radio and television
receiving s e ts .)
MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT
CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE
MACHINIST, MAINTENANCE
P erfo rm s the carpentry duties n e c e ssa ry to construct and maintain in good rep air build
ing woodwork and equipment such as bins, c rib s, counters, benches, p artition s, d oors, flo o rs,
s t a ir s , c a sin g s, and trim made of wood in an establishm ent. Work involves m ost of the following:
Planning and laying out of work from blueprints, draw ings, m odels, or verbal in struction s; using a
variety of carp en ter's handtools, portable power to o ls, and standard m easuring instrum ents; m ak
ing standard shop computations relating to dim ensions of work; and selecting m ate rials n e c e ssa ry
for the work. In general, the work of the maintenance carpenter requ ires rounded training and
experience usually acquired through a form al apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
ELECTRICIAN, MAINTENANCE
P roduces replacem ent p arts and new p arts in m aking r e p a irs of m etal p a rts of m echanical
equipment operated in an establishm ent. Work involves m ost of the following: Interpreting written
instructions and sp ecification s; planning and laying out of work; using a variety of m ach in ist's
handtools and p recision m easuring instrum ents; setting up and operating standard machine tools;
shaping of m etal p arts to close toleran ces; making standard shop computations relating to dimen
sions of work, tooling, fe e d s, and speeds of machining; knowledge of the working p rop erties of
the common m eta ls; selectin g standard m a te ria ls, p a rts, and equipment required for his work;
and fitting and assem blin g p arts into m echanical equipment. In gen eral, the m ach in ist's work
norm ally req u ires a rounded training in m achine-shop p ractice usually acquired through a form al
apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
P erfo rm s a variety of e le ctric a l trade functions such a s the installation, m aintenance, or
rep air of equipment for the generation, distribution, or utilization of ele ctric energy in an e sta b
lishm ent. Work involves m ost of the following: Installing or repairing any of a variety of e le c
tric a l equipment such as gen erato rs, tra n sfo rm e rs, sw itchboards, con trollers, circuit b r e a k e r s ,
m o to rs, heating units, conduit sy stem s, or other tran sm issio n equipment; working from blue
prints, draw ings, layouts, or other specification s; locating and diagnosing trouble in the e le ctrica l
system or equipment; working standard computations relating to load requirem ents of wiring or
e le ctric a l equipment; and using a variety of e le ctric ia n 's handtools and m easuring and testing
instrum ents. In general, the work of the m aintenance electrician requ ires rounded training and
experience usually acquired through a form al apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
ENGINEER, STATIONARY
Operates and m aintains and m ay a lso sup erv ise the operation of station ary engines and
equipment (mechanical or e le ctric a l) to supply the establishm ent in which employed with power,
heat, refrigeratio n , or air-conditioning. Work involves: Operating and m aintaining equipment
such a s steam engines, a ir c o m p re sso rs, ge n e rato rs, m o to rs, turbines, ventilating and r e fr ig
erating equipment, steam b o ilers and boiler-fed w ater pum ps; making equipment re p a irs; and
keeping a record of operation of m achinery, tem p erature, and fuel consumption. May a lso su
p e rv ise these operations. Head or chief engineers in establishm ents employing m ore than one
engineer are excluded.
FIREMAN, STATIONARY BOILER
F ir e s stationary bo ilers to furnish the establishm ent in which employed with heat, power,
or steam . F eed s fuels to fire by hand or op erates a m echanical stoker, g a s, or oil burner; and
checks water and safety v alv es. May clean, oil, or a s s is t in repairing boilerroom equipment.
H E L P E R , MAINTENANCE TRADES
A s s is t s one or m ore w orkers in the sk illed m aintenance tra d e s, by perform ing sp ecific
or general duties of le s s e r sk ill, such as keeping a worker supplied with m ate rials and tools;
cleaning working a re a , m achine, and equipment; a ssistin g journeym an by holding m ate rials or
too ls; and perform ing other unskilled ta sk s as directed by journeym an. The kind of work the
helper is perm itted to perform v a rie s from trade to trad e: In som e trades the helper is confined
to supplying, lifting, and holding m ate rials and to o ls, and cleaning working a r e a s; and in others
he is perm itted to perform sp ecialized machine operations, or p arts of a trad e that are also
perform ed by w orkers on a full-tim e b a sis.
MACHINE-TOOL OPERATOR, TOOLROOM
Sp ecializes in the operation of one or m ore types of machine to o ls, such a s jig b o r e rs,
cylindrical or surface grin d e rs, engine lath es, or m illing m achines, in the construction of
m achine-shop to o ls, g ag e s, jig s , fix tu res, or d ies. Work involves m ost of the following: Planning
and perform ing difficult machining operations; p ro cessin g item s requiring com plicated setups or
a high degree of accu racy; using a variety of p recisio n m easuring instrum ents; selectin g feeds,
sp eed s, tooling, and operation sequence; and making n ec e ssa ry adjustm ents during operation
to achieve requ isite toleran ces or dim ensions. May be required to recognize when tools need
d re ssin g , to d re ss to o ls, and to select proper coolants and cutting and lubricating o ils. F or
cro ss-in d u stry wage study p u rp o ses, m achine-tool o p e rato rs, toolroom , in tool and die jobbing
shops a re excluded from this classificatio n .
MECHANIC, AUTOMOTIVE (Maintenance)
R epairs autom obiles, bu se s, m otortrucks, and tr a c to r s of an establishm ent. Work in
volves m ost of the following: Exam ining automotive equipment to diagnose source of trouble; d is
assem bling equipment and perform ing rep a irs that involve the use of such handtools as w renches,
g ag e s, d r ills , Or sp ecialized equipment in d isassem b lin g or fitting p a r ts ; replacing broken or
defective p arts from stock; grinding and adjusting v alv es; reassem b lin g and installing the various
a sse m b lies in the vehicle and m aking n e c e ssa ry adjustm ents; and alining w heels, adjusting brakes
and lights, or tightening body bolts. In gen eral, the work of the automotive m echanic req u ires
rounded training and experience usually acquired through a form al apprenticeship or equivalent
training and experience.
This c la ssifica tio n does not include m echanics who rep air cu sto m ers' vehicles in auto
m obile rep a ir shops.
MECHANIC, MAINTENANCE
R ep airs m achinery or m echanical equipment of an establishm ent. Work involves m ost
of the following: Exam ining m achines and m echanical equipment to diagnose source of trouble;
dism antling or p artly dism antling m achines and perform ing re p a irs that m ainly involve the use
of handtools in scrap in g and fitting p a rts; replacing broken or defective p arts with item s obtained
from stock; ordering the production of a replacem ent p art by a machine shop or sending of the
machine to a m achine shop for m ajor r e p a irs; preparing written sp ecification s for m ajor rep a irs
or for the production of p arts ordered from machine shop; reassem blin g m achines; and making
all n e c e ssa ry adjustm ents for operation. In gen eral, the work of a m aintenance m echanic req u ires
rounded training and experience usually acquired through a form al apprenticeship or equivalent
training and experien ce. Excluded from this c la ssifica tio n are w orkers whose prim ary duties
involve setting up or adjusting m achines.
MILLWRIGHT
In stalls new m achines or heavy equipment, and d ism antles and in sta lls m achines or heavy
equipment when changes in the plant layout are required. Work involves m ost of the following:
Planning and laying out of the work; interpreting blueprints or other sp ecification s; using a variety
of handtools and rigging; making standard shop computations relating to s t r e s s e s , strength of
m a te r ia ls, and centers of gravity; alining and balancing of equipment; selectin g standard to o ls,
equipment, and p arts to be used; and installin g and ^maintaining in good order power tran sm issio n
equipment such a s d rives and speed red u ce rs. In general, the m illw righ t's work norm ally req u ires
a rounded training and experience in the trade acquired through a form al apprenticeship or
equivalent training and experience.
PAINTER, MAINTENANCE
Paints and red ecorates w a lls, woodwork, and fixtures of an establishm ent. Work involves
the following: Knowledge of su rface p e cu lia ritie s and types of paint required for different a p p lica
tion s; preparing su rface for painting by rem oving old finish or by placing putty or fille r in nail
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PAINTER, MAINTENANCE—Continued
SHEET-METAL WORKER, MAINTENANCE—Continued
holes and in te rstic e s; and applying paint with sp ray gun or brush. May m ix co lo rs, o ils, white
lead, and other paint ingredients to obtain p roper color or con sisten cy. In general, the work of the
maintenance painter req u ires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a form al
apprenticeship or equivalent training and experien ce.
types of sheet-m etal m aintenance work from blueprints, m odels, or other sp ecification s; setting
up and operating all available types of sh eet-m etal working m achines; using a variety of handtools
in cutting, bending, form ing, shaping, fitting, and assem blin g; and installin g sheet-m etal a rtic le s
as required. In general, the work of the maintenance sh eet-m etal w orker requ ires rounded
training and experience usually acquired through a form al apprenticeship or equivalent training
and experience.
P IP E F IT T E R , MAINTENANCE
In stalls or r e p a irs w ater, steam , g a s, or other types of pipe and pipefittings in an
establishm ent. Work involves m ost of the following: Laying out of work and m easuring to locate
position of pipe from drawings or other written sp ecification s; cutting variou s s iz e s of pipe to
c o rrec t lengths with chisel and ham m er or oxyacetylene torch or pipe-cutting m achines; threading
pipe with stocks and d ies; bending pipe by hand-driven or pow er-driven m achines; assem bling
pipe with couplings and fastening pipe to h angers; m aking standard shop computations relating to
p r e s s u r e s , flow, and size of pipe required; and m aking standard te sts to determ ine whether fin
ished pipes m eet sp ecificatio n s. In g en eral, the work of the maintenance pipefitter requ ires
rounded training and experience usually acquired through a form al apprenticeship or equivalent
training and experience. Workers p rim a rily engaged in in stallin g and repairing building sanitation
or heating sy stem s are excluded.
SH E ET -M E T A L WORKER, MAINTENANCE
F a b ric a te s, in sta lls, and m aintains in good re p a ir the sheet-m etal equipment and fixtures
(such a s machine guards, g re a se pans, sh e lv es, lo c k e rs, tan ks, ventilators, chutes, ducts, m etal
roofing) of an establishm ent. Work involves m ost of the following: Planning and laying out all
TOOL AND DIE MAKER
C on structs and re p a irs m achine-shop too ls, g ag e s, jig s , fixtures or d ies for forgin gs,
punching, and other m etal-form in g work. Work involves m ost of the following: Planning and
laying out of work from m odels, blueprints, draw ings, or other o ral and written specification s;
using a variety of tool and die m ak e r's handtools and p recision m easurin g instrum ents; under
standing of the working p roperties of common m etals and a lloys; setting up and operating of
machine tools and related equipment; making n ece ssa ry shop com putations relating to dim ensions
of work, sp eed s, fe e d s, and tooling of m achines; heat-treating of m etal p a rts during fabrication
a s well as of finished tools and dies to achieve required q u alities; working to close to leran ces;
fitting and a ssem blin g of p arts to p rescrib e d toleran ces and allow ances; and selectin g appropriate
m a te r ia ls, too ls, and p r o c e s s e s . In general, the tool and die m a k e r's work req u ires a rounded
training in m achine-shop and toolroom p ractice usually acquired through a form al apprenticeship
or equivalent training and experien ce.
F o r cro ss-in d u stry wage study p u rp o ses, tool and die m ak ers in tool and die jobbing
shops are excluded from this c la ssifica tio n .
CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
GUARD AND WATCHMAN
Guard. P erfo rm s routine police duties, either at fixed p ost or on tour, m aintaining ord er,
using a rm s or force where n e c e ssa ry . Includes gatem en who are stationed at gate and check
on identity of em ployees and other p erso n s entering.
Watchman. M akes rounds of p re m ise s p erio d ically in protecting p roperty again st fire ,
theft, and illeg al entry.
JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER
Cleans and keeps in an orderly condition factory working a re a s and w ash room s, or
p re m ise s of an office, apartm ent house, o r com m ercial or other establishm ent. Duties involve
a combination of the following: Sweeping, mopping or scrubbing, and polishing flo o rs; rem oving
chips, tra sh , and other refu se; dusting equipment, furniture, or fixtures; polishing m etal fix
tu res or trim m in gs; providing supplies and m inor m aintenance s e rv ic e s; and cleaning la v ato rie s,
show ers, and restro o m s. W orkers who sp ecialize in window washing are excluded.
LABO RER, M ATERIAL HANDLING
A w orker employed in a w arehouse, m anufacturing plant, sto re, or other establishm ent
whose duties involve one or m ore of the following: Loading and unloading variou s m ate rials and
m erchandise on or from freight c a r s , tru c k s, or other tran sportin g d evices; unpacking, shelving,
or placing m a te ria ls or m erchandise in proper sto rag e location; and tran sportin g m a te ria ls or
m erchandise by handtruck, c a r, or wheelbarrow . Longshorem en, who load and unload ships are
excluded.
ORDER F IL L E R
F ills shipping or tra n sfe r o rd e rs for finished goods from stored m erchandise in a cco rd
ance with sp ecificatio n s on s a le s s lip s, cu sto m ers' o r d e r s, or other in struction s. May, in addition
to filling o rd e rs and indicating item s filled or om itted, keep reco rd s of outgoing o rd e rs, requ i
sition additional stock or report short supplies to su p e rv iso r, and perform other related duties.
PACKER, SHIPPING
P re p a re s finished products for shipment or sto rage by placing them in shipping con
ta in e rs, the sp ecific operations perform ed being dependent upon the type, siz e , and number
of units to be packed, the type of container employed, and method of shipment. Work requ ires
the placing of item s in shipping containers and m ay involve one or m ore of the following;
Knowledge of variou s item s of stock in o rder to v erify content; selection of appropriate type
and size of container; in serting en clo su res in container; using e xce lsio r or other m ate rial to
prevent breakage or dam age; closing and sealin g container; and applying lab e ls or entering
identifying data on container. P ack ers who a lso m ake wooden boxes or c ra te s a re excluded.
SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLER K
P re p a re s m erchandise for shipment, or rece iv e s and is resp on sible for incoming ship
m ents of m erchandise or other m a t e r ia ls . Shipping work in v o lv e s: A knowledge of shipping p ro
ced u res, p r a c tic e s, routes, available m eans of tran sportation, and r a te s; and preparing record s
of the goods shipped, making up bills of lading, posting weight and shipping ch arges, and keeping
a file of shipping re c o rd s. May d irect or a s s is t in preparing the m erchandise for shipment.
Receiving work in volves: Verifying or directing others in verifying the co rrectn ess of shipments
again st b ills of lading, in voices, or other reco rd s; checking for sh ortages and rejecting dam
aged goods; routing m erchandise or m a te ria ls to proper departm ents; and m aintaining n e c e ssa ry
reco rd s and file s .
F o r wage study p u rp o se s, w orkers are c la ssifie d a s follow s:
Receiving clerk
Shipping clerk
Shipping and receiving clerk
TRUCKDRIVER
D rives a truck within a city or in du strial a re a to tran sp o rt m a te r ia ls, m erchandise,
equipment, or m en between variou s types of establish m ents such a s : M anufacturing plants, freight
depots, w arehou ses, w holesale and re ta il e stablish m en ts, or between reta il establishm ents and
c u sto m ers' houses or p laces of bu sin e ss. May a lso load or unload truck with or without h elp ers,
m ake m inor m echanical r e p a ir s, and keep truck in good working ord e r. D riv e r-sa le sm e n and
over-th e-road d riv e rs a re excluded.
follow s:
F or wage study p u rp o ses, tru ck d riv ers are c la ssifie d by size and type of equipment, as
(T r a c to r -tr a ile r should be rated on the b a sis of tr a ile r capacity.)
T ruckdriver
T ruck d river,
T ruck d river,
T ruck d river,
T ru ck d river,
(combination of s iz e s liste d sep arately)
light (under IV2 tons)
m edium (IV 2 to and including 4 tons)
heavy (over 4 tons, tr a ile r type)
heavy (over 4 tons, other than tr a ile r type)
TRUCKER, POWER
O perates a m anually controlled gasoline- or electric-pow ered truck or tracto r to tran sp ort
goods and m a te r ia ls of all kinds about a w arehouse, m anufacturing plant, or other establishm ent.
F o r wage study p u rp o se s, w orkers a re c la ssifie d by type of truck, a s follows:
T ru ck er, power (forklift)
T ruck er, power (other than forklift)
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A l a m o g o r d o —L a s C r u c e s , N . M e x .
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A lb a n y , G a .
A m a r illo , T e x .
A tla n tic C ity , N .J .
A u g u s t a , G a . —S . C .
B a k e r s fie ld , C a lif.
B a to n R o u g e , L a .
B ilo x i, G u lfp o r t, an d P a s c a g o u la , M is s .
B r id g e p o r t , N o r w a lk , an d S ta m fo r d , C o n n .
C e d a r R a p i d s , Io w a
C h a m p a i g n —U r b a n a , 111.
C h a r le s to n , S .C .
C l a r k s v i l l e , T e n n ., a n d H o p k in s v ille , K y .
C o lo r a d o S p r i n g s , C o lo .
C o lu m b ia , S .C .
C o l u m b u s , G a —A l a .
C o rp u s C h r isti, T e x .
C r a n e , In d .
D o th a n , A la .
D u l u t h —S u p e r i o r , M i n n .—W i s .
E l P aso , T ex.
E u g e n e —S p r i n g f i e l d , O r e g .
F a r g o —M o o r h e a d , N . D a k . —M in n .
F a y e tte v ille , N. C.
F i t c h b u r g —L e o m i n s t e r , M a s s .
F r e d e r i c k —H a g e r s t o w n , M d . —P a . —W . V a .
F r e s n o , C a lif.
G ran d F o r k s , N . D ak.
G r a n d I s l a n d —H a s t i n g s , N e b r .
G r e e n b o r o —W i n s t o n S a l e m —H ig h P o i n t , N . C .
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M a r i e , M ic h .
M e l b o u r n e —T i t u s v i l l e —C o c o a , F l a .
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M e r id ia n , M is s .
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N a s h v ille , T en n .
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N o r w i c h —G r o t o n —N e w L o n d o n , C o n n .
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B e a c h , F l a . , A p r . 1 9 7 3 ______________________________________ 1 7 7 5 - 6 4 ,
F o r t W o r t h , T e x . , O c t . 1 9 7 2 1 ----------------------------------------- 1 7 7 5 - 2 4 ,
G r e e n B a y , W i s . , J u l y 1 9 7 2 1 ------------------------------------------ 1 7 7 5 - 1 ,
G r e e n v i l l e , S . C . , M a y 1 9 7 2 __ ______ ___________ ____ ________ 1 7 2 5 - 6 6 ,
H o u s t o n , T e x . , A p r . 1 9 7 3 _____________________________________ 1 7 7 5 - 7 1 ,
H u n t s v i l l e , A l a . , F e b . 1 9 7 3 --------------------------------------------- 1 7 7 5 - 4 8 ,
I n d i a n a p o l i s , I n d . , O c t . 1 9 7 2 1 ---- ------------------------------------ 1 7 7 5 - 2 7 ,
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J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . , D e c . 1 9 7 2 ----------------------------------------- 1 7 7 5 - 3 1 ,
K a n s a s C i t y , M o . - K a n s . , S e p t . 1 9 7 2 ------------------------------- 1 7 7 5 - 1 7 ,
L a w r e n c e —H a v e r h i l l , M a s s . —N . H . , J u n e 1 9 7 2 1 ---- — -— 1 7 2 5 - 8 1 ,
L e x i n g t o n , K y . , N o v . 1 9 7 2 1 --------------------------------------------- 1 7 7 5 - 2 2 ,
L i t t l e R o c k —N o r t h L i t t l e R o c k , A r k . , J u l y 1 9 7 2 1 ---------- 1 7 7 5 - 2 ,
L o s A n g e l e s - L o n g B e a c h a n d A n a h e i m —S a n t a A n a G a r d e n G r o v e , C a l i f . , O c t . 1 9 7 2 1-------------------------------- 1 7 7 5 - 3 8 ,
L o u i s v i l l e , K y . —I n d . , N o v . 1 9 7 2 --------------------------------------- 1 7 7 5 - 3 7 ,
L u b b o c k , T e x . , M a r . 1 9 7 3 --------- ... -- ---------- — --------------- 1 7 7 5 - 5 5 ,
M a n c h e s t e r , N . H . , J u l y 1 9 7 2 1 ---------------------------------------- 1 7 7 5 - 8 ,
M e m p h i s , T e n n . —A r k . , N o v . 1 9 7 2 __________________________ 1 7 7 5 - 3 0 ,
M i a m i , F l a . , N o v . 1 9 7 2 1 ---- ------------------------------------------- 1 7 7 5 - 2 9 ,
M i d l a n d a n d O d e s s a , T e x . , J a n . 1 9 7 3 ________ —---- ---------- 1 7 7 5 - 4 1 ,
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M u s k e g o n —M u s k e g o n H e i g h t s , M i c h . , J u n e 1 9 7 2 1 --------N e w a r k a n d J e r s e y C i t y , N . J . , J a n . 1 9 7 3 ----------------------N e w H a v e n , C o n n . , J a n . 1 9 7 3 -----------------------------------------N e w O r l e a n s , L a . , J a n . 1 9 7 3 _________________________________
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N e w p o r t N e w s —H a m p t o n , V a . , J a n . 1 9 7 3 1--------------------O k l a h o m a C i t y , O k l a . , J u l y 1 9 7 2 _______________________ ____
O m a h a , N e b r . —I o w a , S e p t . 1 9 7 2 _____________________________
P a t e r s o n —C l i f t o i r - P a s s a i c , N . J . , J u n e 1 9 7 2 1 ----------------P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . —N . J . , N o v . 1 9 7 2 ---------------------------------P h o e n i x , A r i z . , J u n e 1 9 7 2 1 __________________________________
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P o r t l a n d , O r e g . —W a s h . , M a y 1 9 7 2 1 -------------------------------P o u g h k e e p s i e —K i n g s t o n - N e w b u r g h , N . Y . ,
J u n e 1 9 7 3 ________________________________________________________
P r o v i d e n c e —W a r w i c k —P a w t u c k e t , R . I.—M a s s . ,
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R a l e i g h , N . C . , A u g . 1 9 7 2 -------------------------------------------------R i c h m o n d , V a . , M a r . 1 9 7 3 ____________________________________
R i v e r s i d e —S a n B e r n a r d i n o —O n t a r i o , C a l i f . ,
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R o c h e s t e r , N . Y . ( o f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s o n l y ) , J u l y 1 9 7 2 ---R o c k f o r d , 111., J u n e 1 9 7 3 _____________________________________
S t . L o u i s , M o .—111., M a r . 1 9 7 3 1 --------------------------------------S a l t L a k e C i t y , U t a h , N o v . 1 9 7 2 1 ___________________________
S a n A n t o n i o , T e x . , M a y 1 9 7 3 _________________________________
S a n D i e g o , C a l i f . , N o v . 1 9 7 2 __________________________________
S a n F r a n c i s c o - O a k l a n d , C a l i f . , M a r . 1 9 7 3 ________________
S a n J o s e , C a l i f . , M a r . 1 9 7 3 ____________________ ______________
S a v a n n a h , G a . , M a y 1 9 7 3 __________ __________________________
S c r a n t o n , P a . , J u l y 1 9 7 2 --------------------------------------------------S e a t t l e —E v e r e t t , W a s h . , J a n . 1 9 7 3 __________________________
S i o u x F a l l s , S . D a k . , D e c . 1 9 7 2 1 ------------------------------------S o u t h B e n d , I n d . , M a r . 1 9 7 3 __________________________________
S p o k a n e , W a s h . , J u n e 1 9 7 2 1 --------------------------------------------S y r a c u s e , N . Y . , J u l y 1 9 7 2 ____________________________________
T a m p a ^ S t . P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , A u g . 1 9 7 2 ....- ...___________
T o l e d o , O h i o —M i c h . , A p r . 1 9 7 3 ______________________________
T r e n t o n , N . J . , S e p t . 1 9 7 2 1 ____ _______________________________
U t i c a —R o m e , N . Y . , J u l y 1 9 7 2 _________________________________
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C .—M d .—V a . , M a r . 1 9 7 3 ____________________
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W a t e r l o o , I o w a , N o v . 1 9 7 2 ______ ___ _________________________
W i c h i t a , K a n s . , A p r . 1 9 7 3 ____________________________________
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , M a y 1 9 7 3 _________________________________
Y o r k , P a . , F e b . 1 9 7 3 -------------------------------------------------------Y o u n g s t o w n —W a r r e n , O h i o , N o v . 1 9 7 2 _ _ _ _ _________________
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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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