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AREA WAGE SURVEY
Providence—W arwick—Pawtucket, Rhode Island—
Massachusetts, Metropolitan Area, May 1974
B ulletin 1 7 9 5 -2 4




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JAN 2

1970

Dayt0p ^ontcomery Co,
Public Library

U.S. D EPAR TM EN T OF LABOR
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Bureau of Labor Statistics




ANNOUNCEM ENT
A re a W age Surveys bu lletin s w ill be is s u e d o n ce e v e r y 3 y e a r s .
T h ese b ulletin s w ill contain in form a tio n on e sta b lish m en t p r a c tic e s
and su p plem en ta ry b en efits as w ell as e a rn in gs. In the in te rim y e a rs ,
supplem ents containing data on earn ings on ly w ill be is s u e d at no
additional c o s ts to h o ld e rs o f the A rea W age b u lletin . If you w ish to
r e c e iv e th ese su p plem en ts, p lea se co m p le te the cou pon s lis te d on
page 32 o f this b ulletin and m a il it to any o f the BLS re g io n a l ad­
d r e s s e s lis te d on the b a ck c o v e r . No fu rth e r a ction on your p a rt is
n e c e s s a r y . Each y ea r, you w ill r e c e iv e the supplem ent when it is
pu blished.

Preface
This bu lletin p r o v id e s re s u lts o f a M ay 1974 s u rv e y o f o ccu p a tion a l earn ings and
su p plem en ta ry w age ben efits in the P r o v id e n ce -W a rw ick —Paw tucket, Rhode Island—M a s s a ­
ch u setts, Standard M etrop olita n S ta tistical A re a (in R hode Island: C en tral F a lls , C ran ston,
East P r o v id e n ce , Paw tucket, P r o v id e n ce and W oo n so ck e t c it ie s , and seven towns in P r o v ­
id en ce County; N a rra ga n sett and North K ingstow n towns in W ashington County; W arw ick city
and th ree towns in K ent County; a ll o f B r is to l County; and Jam estow n town in N ew port
County; and in M a s s a ch u se tts : A ttle b o ro city and nine con tigu ous towns in B r is to l, N orfolk ,
and W o r c e s t e r C ou n ties). The su rv ey w as m ade as part o f the Bureau o f L a b or S ta tis tics'
annual a rea w age su rv ey p r o g ra m .
The p r o g ra m is d e sign e d to yield data fo r individual
m e t r o p o lita n a r e a s , a s w e ll a s n a tio n a l and r e g io n a l e s t im a t e s

S ta tistical A r e a s in the United States,

fo r a l l S tan d ard M e tr o p o lita n

exclu din g A la sk a and H aw aii.

A m a jo r co n sid e ra tio n in the a re a w age s u rv e y p r o g ra m is the need to d e s c r ib e the
le v e l and m ov em en t o f w ages in a v a riety o f la b o r m a rk e ts , through the a n a ly sis o f ( l ) the
le v e l and d istrib u tion o f w ages by occu p a tion , and (2) the m o v e m e n t o f w ages by occu pa tion a l
ca te g o ry and s k ill le v e l. The p r o g ra m d ev e lo p s in fo rm a tio n that m a y be u sed fo r m any
p u rp o s e s , in cluding w age and s a la ry a d m in istra tion , c o lle c t iv e ba rga in in g, and a s sista n ce
in d eterm in in g plant lo ca tio n . Su rvey re s u lts a ls o a re u sed by the U .S. D epartm en t o f L a b or
to m ake w age d eterm in a tion s under the S e rv ice C o n tra ct A ct o f 1965.
C u rren tly, 94 a re a s a re in clud ed in the p r o g ra m . (See lis t o f a re a s on in sid e b a ck
c o v e r .) In each a re a , occu p a tion a l earn ings data a re c o lle c t e d annually. In form a tion on
esta b lish m en t p r a c tic e s and sup plem entary w age b e n e fits, c o lle c t e d e v e r y se con d yea r in the
past, is now obtain ed e v e r y third y ea r. R esu lts o f the next two annual s u rv e y s , provid in g
earn ings data on ly, w ill be is su ed as fr e e supplem ents to this b u lletin .
The supplem ents
m ay be obtained fr o m the B u rea u 's re g io n a l o f f ic e s . (See b a ck c o v e r f o r a d d r e s s e s .)
Each yea r a fter a ll in dividual a rea w age s u rv e y s have b een co m p le te d , two sum ­
m a ry b ulletin s a re is s u e d .
The f ir s t b rin g s to g eth er data fo r each m e tro p o lita n a rea
su rv ey ed .
The secon d su m m a ry b ulletin p resen ts national and re g io n a l e s tim a te s , p r o je cte d
fr o m individual m e tro p o lita n a rea data.
The P ro v id e n ce —W a rw ick -P a w tu ck et s u rv e y w as con du cted by the B u re a u 's re g io n a l
o ffic e in B oston , M a s s ., under the g en era l d ir e c tio n o f Paul Y . M u lk ern, A s s o c ia te A s s is ta n t
R egion a l D ir e c t o r fo r O p era tion s.
The su rv ey cou ld not have been a cco m p lis h e d without
the co o p e ra tio n o f the m any fir m s w h ose w age and s a la ry data p ro vid ed the b a sis fo r the
s ta tis tica l in form a tion in this b u lletin . The B ureau w ish es to e x p re s s s in c e r e a p p recia tion
fo r the co o p e ra tio n r e c e iv e d .

Note:
C u rren t re p o rts on occu p a tion a l earn ings and supplem ental w age p r o v is io n s in the
P r o v id e n ce —W arw ick—Paw tucket a rea a re a v a ila b le fo r the laun dry and d ry cleaning o ccu p a ­
tions and m ovin g and s to ra g e in d u s trie s . A ls o a v a ila b le a r e lis tin g s o f union w age ra tes
fo r buildin g tr a d e s , printing tr a d e s , lo c a l-t r a n s it operatin g e m p lo y e e s , lo c a l tr u ck d riv e rs ,
and h e lp e r s , and g r o c e r y s to r e e m p lo y e e s . F r e e co p ie s o f th ese a re a va ila b le fr o m the
B u rea u 's reg ion a l o f fic e s .
(See b a ck c o v e r fo r a d d r e s s e s .)

AREA WAGE SURVEY

Bulletin 1795-24

U.S. D E P A R T M E N T O F L A B O R . Peter J. Brennan, Secretary

September 197 4

B U R E A U O F L A B O R S T A T IS T IC S , Julius S hiskin, Com m issioner

Providence—W arw ick—Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Massachusetts, Metropolitan Area, May 1974
CONTENTS
Page
2

I n t r o d u c t io n

T a b le s :
E a r n in g s :
W e e k ly e a r n in g s o f o f f i c e w o r k e r s
A - 1.
W e e k ly e a r n in g s o f p r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n ic a l w o r k e r s
A - 2.
A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f o f f i c e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , and t e c h n ic a l w o r k e r s , b y s e x
A - 3.
A - 4.
H o u r ly e a r n in g s o f m a in t e n a n c e an d p o w e r p la n t w o r k e r s
H o u r ly e a r n in g s o f c u s t o d ia l and m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t w o r k e r s
A - 5.
A - 6.
A v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f m a in t e n a n c e , p o w e r p la n t , c u s t o d i a l , and m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t w o r k e r s , b y s e x
I n d e x e s o f e a r n in g s f o r s e l e c t e d p e r io d s and p e r c e n t s o f i n c r e a s e f o r s e l e c t e d p e r i o d s
A - 7.
A - 8.
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 ly e a r n in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s , a d ju s t e d f o r e m p lo y m e n t s h ift s

3
5
6

7
8
10
11
12

B.
13
14
15
16

17
18
21

23
26

E s t a b l is 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 -l.
M in im u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r i n e x p e r ie n c e d t y p is t s and c l e r k s
B -2 .
L a t e - s h i f t p a y p r o v i s i o n s f o r m a n u fa c t u r in g p la n t w o r k e r s
B -3 .
S c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s and d a y s o f f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s
B -4 .
A n n u a l p a id h o lid a y s
B - 4 a . I d e n t if ic a t io n o f m a j o r p a id h o lid a y s
B -5 .
P a id v a c a t io n p r o v i s i o n s
B -6 .
H e a lth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n s io n p la n p r o v i s i o n s

A p p e n d ix A .
A p p e n d ix B .

S c o p e and m e t h o d o f s u r v e y
O c c u p a t io n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s




F o r ta la b y th e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f D o c u m e n t s , U .S . G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O f f i c e , W a s h in g to n , D .C . 2 0 4 0 2 , G P O B o o k s t o r e s , o r
B L S R e g io n a l O f f ic e s l is t e d o n b a c k c o v e r . P r ic e 8 0 c e n ts . M a k e c h e c k s p a y a b le t o S u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f D o c u m e n t s .

1

Introduction
T h is a r e a i s 1 o f 94 in w h ich th e U .S. D e p a r tm e n t o f L a b o r 's
B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t is t ic s c o n d u c t s s u r v e y s o f o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s and
r e la t e d b e n e f it s on an a r e a w i^ e b a s i s . In th is a r e a , d a ta w e r e o b ta in e d
b y p e r s o n a l v i s i t s o f B u r e a u f i e l d e c o n o m is t s to r e p r e s e n t a t iv e e s t a b ­
lis h m e n t s w ith in s ix b r o a d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s : M a n u fa c tu r in g ; t r a n s p o r ­
ta t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , and o th e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s ; w h o le s a le t r a d e ; r e t a il
t r a d e ; f in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e r v i c e s . M a jo r in d u s t r y
g r o u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m t h e s e s tu d ie s a r e g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t io n s and the
c o n s t r u c t io n and e x t r a c t iv e in d u s t r ie s . E s t a b lis h m e n t s h a v in g f e w e r than
a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s a r e o m it t e d b e c a u s e o f in s u f fic ie n t
e m p lo y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t io n s s tu d ie d . S e p a r a te ta b u la tio n s a r e p r o v id e d
f o r e a c h o f th e b r o a d in d u s t r y d iv is io n s w h ich m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a .

p la n t w o r k e r s .
T h e f i r s t o f t h e s e , ta b le A - 7 , m e a s u r e s c h a n g e s in
a v e r a g e e a r n in g s o f th e fo u r o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s o v e r t i m e .
W h e re
p o s s i b l e , da ta a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r a ll in d u s t r ie s and m a n u fa c tu r in g .
T a b le A - 8 p r e s e n t s a n o th e r m e a s u r e o f w a g e m o v e m e n t s . T h e p e r c e n t s
o f ch a n g e r e p o r t e d f o r th e o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s a r e c o m p u t e d to e lim in a t e
c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e e a r n in g s c a u s e d b y e m p lo y m e n t s h ift s a m o n g e s t a b ­
lis h m e n t s a s w e ll a s t u r n o v e r o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s in c lu d e d in s u r v e y
s a m p le s . W h e re p o s s i b l e , d a ta a ls o a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r n o n m a n u fa ctu rin g .
A p p e n d ix A d i s c u s s e s m o r e fu lly d if f e r e n c e s b e tw e e n th e s e t a b le s .
B - s e r i e s t a b le s
T h e B - s e r i e s t a b le s p r e s e n t in fo r m a t io n on m in im u m e n tr a n c e
s a l a r i e s f o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s ; l a t e - s h i f t p a y p r o v i s i o n s and p r a c t i c e s f o r
pla n t w o r k e r s in m a n u fa c tu r in g ; and d a ta s e p a r a t e ly f o r plan t and o f f i c e
w o r k e r s on s c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s and d a y s o f f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s ; p a id
h o lid a y s ; p a id v a c a t io n s ; and h e a lth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n s io n p la n s .

A - s e r i e s t a b le s
T a b le s

A - l th r o u g h A - 6 p r o v id e e s t im a t e s o f s t r a ig h t -t im e
e a r n in g s f o r w o r k e r s in o c c u p a t io n s c o m m o n to a
v a r ie t y o f m a n u fa c tu r in g and n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g in d u s t r ie s .
O c c u p a tio n s
w e r e s e le c t e d f r o m th e f o llo w in g c a t e g o r i e s : (a) O f fic e c l e r i c a l , (b) p r o ­
f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n ic a l, ( c ) m a in te n a n c e and p o w e r p la n t , and (d) c u s t o d ia l
and m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t .
In th e £2 l a r g e s t ^uj-vey a r e a s , t a b le s A - l a
th r o u g h A - 6 a p r o v id e s i m i l a r da ta f o r e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 500
w ork ers or m ore.
h o u r ly

or

w e e k ly

A p p e n d ix e s
T h is b u lle tin h a s tw o a p p e n d ix e s .
A p p e n d ix A d e s c r i b e s th e
m e t h o d s and c o n c e p t s u s e d in th e a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m and p r o v id e s
in fo r m a t io n on th e s c o p e o f th e a r e a s u r v e y .
It a ls o p r o v id e s i n f o r ­
m a t io n on la b o r - m a n a g e m e n t a g r e e m e n t c o v e r a g e . A p p e n d ix B p r o v id e s
j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d b y B u r e a u f ie ld e c o n o m i s t s to c l a s s i f y w o r k e r s in
o c c u p a t io n s f o r w h ic h s t r a ig h t -t im e e a r n in g s in fo r m a t io n is p r e s e n t e d .

F o llo w in g th e o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e t a b le s a r e tw o t a b le s p r o v id in g
in d e x e s and p e r c e n t s o f ch a n g e in a v e r a g e e a r n in g s o f o f f i c e c l e r i c a l
w o r k e r s , in d u s t r ia l n u r s e s , s k ille d m a in te n a n c e w o r k e r s , and u n s k ille d




2

A.

E a rn in g s

-,r»

Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in Providence—Warwick—Pawtucket, R.I.—Mass., May 1974
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)
Occupation a n d industry division

Number
of
workcre

[standard)

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

Average
weekly

TO

Mean ■!

Median l

Middle ranged

s

(
75

*
8 3

t

%

85

90

$
95

$

*
100

105

*

%

no

115

t
120

s

s

$

130

140

150

f

t
160

170

%

180

190

1
20 0

%

%

210

and

2 20
and

under
75

8G

“

-

AS

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

13l

150

150

160

-

-

2
2

1
1

5
5

5
5

12
12

h
6

13
25

12
12

•

♦

-

•

22

26

-

-

-

-

2
2

2
2

*

*

*

*

3
3

-

79
23
56

26
15
12

8
7
1

4
i
3

6
6

9
4
5

*

i
i

2
2
*

1

. -

a

-

a
-

-

170

180

190

20 0

210

2 20

1

1

-

1

-

_

u

-

over

HEN ANO WOMEN COMBINEO

M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------

66

39.5
50.0

$
$
12J.5C 1 23 .0 0
118. 0 122.50

$
$
11 1 . 0 0 - 1 2 8 . 5 0
1 1 2 .00 -1 29 .00

BILLERS, MACHINE <8UuKKFCPlNC
M A C H I N E ) ----------------------------

61

39.5

1 2 8 . CO 1 2 9 . 0 0

12 2 . 5 0 - 1 3 2 . 5 0

51
26

38.0
4 o.u

1 2 9 . 5 0 1 1 2 . OC 13 0 . 0 0 - 1 3 5 . 5 0
1 3 2 . 5 ' 1 5 2. 5 , 1 3 3 . 5 0 - 1 3 5 . 0 0

91
5H

39.0
38.0

10 5 . C 0 10 5 . OC1G2.5C 1 0 0 . 5 ,

9 ->• 0 0 - 11 9 . OC
9 2.0 C -U 8.0 0

330
153
177

3 9 . 0 1 5 1 . 5 0 152.CC
3 9 . ^ 1 5 2 . CO t 5 1 . S C
3 8 . j 1 5 0 .5 C L4 6 . 0 0

817
463
35A
123

39. i.
39.5
38. 5
39.5
38.5

S I L L ER S. M A C H I N E ICILL INO
M A C H I N E ) -----------------------*-----

OPERATORS,

B G C K K E E PI ( , , - n C H l
C L A S S A -----------MANUFACTURING ■
BtiPKKEtPI'o-MaCHI 0
C L A S S H --------------N O . M A N U f A C f U K I .G

CLERKS,

A C C O U N T I Ni., C L A S S A
M A N U F A C T U ® 1 N O ---------------

NCNMANUFACruRl

G ----------

C L E R K S , A C C u U T I N •, C L A S S H --------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R 1 . 0 --------------------r e t a i l

trade

CLERKS,

FILE,

CLERKS,

FI LE,

u

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

CLASS

A ------

33

*

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

10
9

12 3 . 5 0 - 1 5 7 . 5 0
1 2 5 .1 0 -U 6.0 0
i 2 i . io-rr.R .oc

-

-

-

-

-

-

115.1 .
112.00
118.50
l 09. jO

112.00 1 0 1 .5 0 -1 3 0 .5 0
110.50 1 3 2 .0C -12 3 .5 0
121.00 1 0 0 .0 0 -1 )8 .0 0
1 0 9 . CO 9 5 . OC- 1 2 5 . 0 3

_
-

i

-

7
7

23
13
13
13

153.50

1 4 5 . Ou

12 7 . 3 0 - 1 6 7 . 5 0

-

-

_

_

13
13

8
7

.

1
1

9
2

3
2

35
17

6
i

i

20
8

23
12

5
5

2

~

9

15

6

15

6

10
5
6

10
4
4

71
4b
25

35
15
21

51
36

9

15
9
6
-

59
30
29
17

75
52
32
6

100
61
39
15

105
76
28
10

72
63
9
2

33
26

103
55
58
17

51
25
26

1

120
64
-,6
33

5

53
2
51
1

-

-

-

1

1

1

1

-

12

-

1

7

3

2

4

-

-

*

■-

6
6

2
“
2

2
1
1

-

1

i

-

-

▲

.

-

-

-

1

l

-

-

-

13
13

1

95.00
9 9., 0
95.50

9 5 . 50
99.00
95.00

8 7.0 0-10 5.0 0
97.0 C -1 07 .00
8 6.5 0-10 3.5 3

-

19
19

18
18

52
6
46

19
4
15

39
7
32

28
3
25

30
8
22

9
i
8

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

112
s=>

38.0
39.5

87.50
93.50

87.00
9 5 . 5C

8 2 .5 0 - 95.50
9 1 . CO- 9 9 . 5 3

-

7
-

53
6

18
5

19
19

13
13

8
8

2
2

2
2

CLERKS,

275
210

39.5
39.5

120.0 0 113 .50
1 2 5 . CO 1 2 1 . CO

9 5.5 0-15 0.5 )
9 7.5 0-15 0.0 0

C L E R K S , P A Y R O L L ----M A N U F A C T U R I N G --N O N M A N U F A C I U P I iG
RETAIL t r a d e —

339
235
105
57

39.5
39.5
38.5
39.0

118. - 0 1 16.00
1 2 1 .50 1 16.30
1 12 . : 0 1 1 6 . 5 0
97.50
85.50

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A
M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I ' u -----------

205
156

1

5

*•

1
*

-

_

-

“

9
*

52
30

15
10

31
25

5
5

19
10

25
21

2
2

50
27

19
15

17
15

26
26

1 0 2 .60 -1 29 .50
105 .50 -1 36 .00
8 5.5 0-12 6.5 3
8 2.0 0-12 2.0 0

-

_
“

34
6
28
28

*

27
25
2

13
10
3
“

21
13
B
-

37
36
1
“

33
26
7

2?
10
15
2

68
46
22
13

17
11
6
~

21
16
5
1

11
9
2
1

16
12

1 2 0 . GO 1 1 7 . 5 0 1 1 1 . 0 0 - 1 2 6 . 0 0
1 1 8 . 0 0 1 1 7 . OC 11 1 . 5 0 - 1 2 3 . 5 3
127.50 122.50 1 0 8 .0 0 -1 5 9 .0 0

-

“

1
1

1

3
t

25
17
7

4Q

51
3

16
11
5

10
3
7

-

6

32
29
3

10
5

2

13
9
5

44

1

-

46

46

39.0
5C.0
37.5

K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B --------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

375
208
167

39.0
39.5
38.0

108.50
110.50
106.50

108.50
111.50
105.00

9 7 . 0 0 - 1 2 1 . OC
IOC. O C - 1 2 2 . 0 0
9 5.5 0-11 9.0 0

-

_

-

-

20
5
15

23
9
15

28
13
15

55
26
29

37
26
11

37
13
25

56
50
6

29
15
15

57
29
18

38
27
11

9
6
3

M E S S E N G E R S I C F F I C r B O Y S A N D G I R L S )M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------- --------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I G ---------------------

115
33
82

38.0
39.0
37.5

102.50
107.50
I O C . 50

98.50
107.50
96.50

8 7.0 0-12 0.5 0
9 5 .0 0 -1 2 5 .0 0
8 6.0 0-11 2.0 0

17
1
16

20
3
17

5
3

18

6

2

2

-

I

i
-

1

-

15

3

6

1

16
9
7

7
5

2

9
3
6

5

-

2

i

3

-

2

S E C R E T A R I E S --------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R U C --------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -----------------R E T A I L T R A D E ------------------------

1,363
737
626
51
55

38.5
39.5
37.5
37.5
38.5

137.00
138.50
135.50
167.00
129.50

133.50
136.00
131.00
165.00
128.50

119 .50 -1 52 .50
1 2 1 .00 -1 55 .50
1 1 7 • O C -1 5 9 . 0 0
1 52 .50-195.50
1 23 .00-137.03

5

22
2
20
5

18
8
10

7
3
5

26
19

88
42
56

96
55
51

255
129
116

238
118
120

163
113
50

-

-

-

93
53
50
5

•

2

4

2
2

102
71
31
1
•

98
55
53
10
2

ORDER

---

-

5
2
2

-

-

-

-

5

-

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of tables.




“

1

37.0
50.0
3 7.U

Ma n u f a c t u r i n g

•-

1

226
30
ly 6

C L A S S H ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------N O N M A N U F A C I U K I ,G -------------------

i.

-

-

3

2

4

7

-

J

4.

-

13

5

4

-

J

7

i
2
-

13
13
-

1
1

*
*

3

-

2
2

5
4

-

-

-

_
-

.
-

.
-

~

-

1
1

2

-

-

2

*

*

-

-

6

-

-

-

-

-

L

•d

6

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

M
-

a
-

-

-

-

67
38
29

35
13
21

10
5
6

2

2

2

**■

28
15
13
12
*

3

-

-

-

“

-

_
*

-

-

“

16
12
5
1
"*■

7
2
5

3

Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers

in

Providence—W arwick—Pawtucket, R.I.—Mass., May 1974— Continued

Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

O c c u p a t io n and in d u s t r y d i v is i o n

Number
of
worken

(standard)

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

Average

•
70

Mean ^

Median £

M iddle ranged

*
75

$
80

*
85

*
90

*
95

$
100

*
105

*
110

t
115

t
120

i
130

t
140

i
1 50

i
160

*
170

i
180

I

i
190

200

t
2 10

and
und er

79

220
and

80

89

90

95

100

105

11 0

115

120

130

140

150

16 0

170

180

190

200

210

220

over

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15
14
1

11
2
9

1
1

2
2

26
16
10

7
3
4

2
1
1

8
8

2
2
-

6
6
-

6
2
4

19

n EH ANO WOMEN COMBINEO^-

CONttNOFO

SECRETARIES

•* C0NT1NUE0

SECRETARIES. CLASS A ■*-*"— -------MANUFACTURING ------------ -----------NONHANUF AC TURING - - — ---------- ----

86
54
32

39.0
40.0
37.5

$
1 6 6 . CO
1 6 7 . CO
1 6 4 . CO

$
1 6 5 . 5G
167.00
164.50

$
$
134 .00 -1 96 .00
130 .00 -1 98 .50
137 .00 -1 72 .00

SECRETARIES. CLASS 8 -*■--------- ----

327
190
137

39.0
39.5
38.0

148.50
148.00
149.50

148.00
150.C0
144.00

1 3 5 .00 -1 64 .00
1 3 5 . 5 0 - 1 6 3 . 5C
1 3 4 .50 -1 64 .50

.
*

-

418
234
184

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

1 2 3 .00 -1 53 .00
123 .00 -1 49 .50
1 2 3 .00 -1 60 .00

“

-

NONMANUFACTUR 1 1 G — ‘--------- --------

-

CL >SS O * ------- - ----m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------- - - --------n o n m a n u f a c Tu r i n g
— —
-— — —

532
259
273

38.5
39.5
37.5

123.50
126.50
120.50

122.00
126.00
119.50

1 1 1 .50 -1 35 .00
114 .50 -1 40 .50
109 .50 -1 29 .50

-

-

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL --------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --- ----- ■-----------N G N M A N U F A C TURING —
----------

316
121
195

38.0
39.0
37.5

1 1 4 . ■: 1 1 3 . 5 0
11 4.00 114 .50
114.00 113.00

102 .50 -1 25 .00
1 0 2 .50 -1 28 .00
102 .50 -1 24 .50

_

11
11
-

S I E N U G m A P U E R S . S E N I O R — - - - * --------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------- -—
N< N M A < U F A C T U R | ' G ----------- --------

89
33
56

38.0
4 0.0
37.0

1 4 7 . . J 147.50
1 4 9 . 5 0 15 0 . 0 0
146.00 135 .00

1 3 3 .00 -1 60 .00
146. CO -157.59
1 3 1 .50 -1 69 .50

-

1

1 3 7 . CO

1 36.50

1 14 .00 -1 6C .5 0

-

-

-

-

-

2

2

1

98.50 102.00
9 8 .; 0 102.50

85.5 0-1C 9 .50
8 4 . ‘• 0 - 1 0 9 . 5 0

-

-

33
33

18
13

2
2

1

25
23

23
23

-

14
1
13
9

5
5
-

22
20
2

9
7
2

*

"

“

36
15
21
9

37
16
21
9

_

_

3
7

5

3

5

*

5
2

22
7

65
32
33

76
27
49

36
16
20

------ — -----•— — ----m a n u f a c t u r i n g
N U n M A N U F ACIUR1.G - — - — - - - ----- —

SECRETARIES. CLASS C —
Ma

n u f a c t u r i n g

-r—

--•*—

—
—

---------— — —

SECRETARIES,

SFITCHbUAHU

OPERATORS,

CLASS

-

*

"

34
20
14

9
7
2

4
3
1

2
2
-

10
6
4

1
1

9
3
6

23
14
9

31
12
19

89
52
/37

92
56
36

52
33
19

32
24

27
16
11

20
10
10

10
4
6

15
3
12

6
6

-

-

“

-

54
17
37

60
24
36

bC
2H

77
43
34

59
4$
14

11

3

6
6
*

6
5
1

13
1
12

1
1
-

-

3?

122
S4
68

39
10
29

32
13
19

60
19
41

21
8
13

22
19
3

2

7

_

_

_

2

7

-

-

-

3
1
2

4
4

3
1
2

24
3
21

18
12
6

16
15
1

10
10

3
1
2

8
fl

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

6

2

4

8

-

5

4

1

4

-

-

-

-

18
17

e
6

3
1

3
3

20
10
10

29
27
2
“

18
6
12
1

_

“

33
24
9
J

16
5

A

i

2

-

10
3

43
16

32
11

32
19

15

3
3

61
17
44

14

44

31
9
22

19
13

10

6

7

-

5

11

5

11

16
5
11

19
6
13

35
17
18

13
23

.

-

_

-

-

-

T R A N S L N 1R I N G - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ,
r . t N f k A L --------------------- ----------------------- ---------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------

48
27

38.5
4 0.0

108.50
103.00

lll.Ou
1 02 . 0 * .

99.8 C -1 15 .00
9 6 .5 0 -1 1 4 .0 0

_

_

•>

“

“

b

T Y P I S T S , C L A S S A -------------- -----------------------M A N O F A( T UR ING —
-----------------------------

171
7j

38.5
40. j

1 17 ... 0 116.CC
120. 0 1 18 .5 0

UC . 5 0 - 1 2 2 . 5
1 1 2 .00 -1 24 .09

typists,

504
163
341

3 8 . G 1 0 7 . CJ 1 C 1 . >0
4 0 .0 1 0 9 .i C 102.5 0
3 7 .5 155.5 0 l 0. 5 „

9 2 .0 0 -1 1 8 .0 0
94.C C -12C .5
9 5 .ro-U 7 .5 C

-

-

“

*

7

40
7
33

. ................

See fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .




39
17
22

21
1A
7

7
7
7

i 1 .......... ..

57
39
18

_

1 0 9 . CC 1 0 0 . 5 0 - 1 2 3 . JO
1 15.0u I 0 1 . : 0 - I 2 5 . 0 j
1 0 6 .5 0 1 0''. 5 0 - 1 1 8 .0 0
1 0 2 . OC
8 1.5 0-10 7.5 0

,H

51
35
16

15
6
9

l i e . 50
113.00
106.50
9 5 . CO

U

58
17
41

22
2
20

3 9 .C
39.5
37.5
3H.5

7

10

5
b
*

248
146
102
33

-

9

*

3
3

SW1 TCE'BLAKG O P E R A I G R - R C C E P T I O M S T S Manufacturing —
- — - — ---------------N 0 N M A N U E A C T U R l o -------------------------------KEtttlL T « A 0 E ------------ ■.-----------------------

-

5

5

6
2
4

38.5

c l a s s o -------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------NOn MANiJE AC 1UKI G — ---------------------------

10
5

3
2
1

J9.C)
38. 5

-

25
22
3

_

39

“

2
2
~

-

14C
124

-

1
1
“

-

A -----

-

.
*
*

“

S w l T C M O G A R u O P E R A T O R S , CLASS 8 ----n u n m a n u f a c t u r i .g — ----------------

-

-

*
*

4

*
-

55
8
47

1

3

6

1C

8

34

u
u

8
8

_

-

-

_

-

-

4
4

.

3

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

-

-

-

-

-

2

2

1

.

.

_

2

1
2
2

5
2

-

-

-

-

-

5

3

1
-

42
12
30

1

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

2
2

1
1

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

"

-

Table A-2. Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers in Providence—W arwick—
Pawtucket, R.I.—Mass., May 1974
N u m b e r of w o r k e r s receiving straight-time we e k l y earnings
Number

O cc u pa t io n and in du st r y di v is i on
workerc

t

t
95

weekly
houre1
(standard

Median

^

M iddle ranged

t
100

t
110

t

f
120

130

t

140

$

S

i

150

160

$

t
18C

170

190

t

$

$

200

210

22 0

oi

t
2 30

*

240

t

*

250

2 60

s
270

i
230

and
under
100

29 0
and

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

4
3

3
3

12
10

3

1
1

4
4

1
-

3
2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

12
7
5

7
3
4

_

-

-

1

_

1

-

_

*

1

-

1

-

-

*

-

i

2
1

3
3

12
12

2
2

6
5

7
4

4
1

2
1

3
*

3

7
6
1

6
5
1

9
8
1

3
2
l

8
7
1

3
3
*

5
5
"

•

2

l
1

6
3

1
1

5
3

7
4

1
1

9
5

9
8

4
i

2

-

250

260

270

2 80

290

ov e r

MEN ANO WOMEN COMBINED
$
$
$
185.00 1 5 5 .0 0 -1 9 5 .0 0
186.00 1 5 7 .5 0 -1 9 4 .0 0

COMPU T E R OPERATORS, CLASS A
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------

43
30

39.0
39.5

$
1T8.50
1T9.00

COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS B
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------

165
95
TO

39.0
39.5
39.0

139.50 141.50
1 4 1 . CO 1 4 3 . 5 0
13T .00 1 3 1 .0 0

1 2 6 . 0 0 - 1 5 2 . OC
133 .00 -1 53 .00
119 .00 -1 49 .30

COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS C
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------

TO
4T

39.0
39.5

122.50
123.50

123.50
124.00

115 .50 -1 32 .00
118 .50 -1 31 .50

COMPUTER PROGRAMMFRS,
BUSINESS, CLASS A —
NONMANUFACTURING -

48
30

38.5
38.0

228.00
211.50

2 27.50
2 05.00

2 03 .00 -2 49 .00
2 01 .00 -2 28 .00

COMPUTER PROGRAMMFRS,
B U S I N E S S , C L A S S B --------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------

T3
4T
26

39.0
39.5
38.5

210.50
223.00
188.00

209.00
224.00
191.00

1 90 .50-237.50
2 03 .50 -2 48 .50
1 7 4 .50 -1 98 .00

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS,
B U S I N E S S , C L A S S C -------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------

38
29

38.0
3T.0

159.50
161.00

161.00
161.50

1 52 .00-169.00
1 55 .50-168.00

COMPUTER SYSTEMS
BUSINESS, CLASS
MANUFACTURING

ANALYSTS,
A -------------------

41
2T

39.5
39.5

2 8 5 . 5 ) 283.50
290.50 286.00

2 57 .50 -3 07 .50
2 67 .50 -3 10 .00

C OMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS,
B U S I N E S S , C L A S S 6 --------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------

50
33

39.0
38.0

236.00
233.00

2 3 9 . OC 2 1 4 . 0 C - 2 5 4 . 0 0
2 35.30 2 1 2 .0 0 -2 5 2 .5 0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5
4

4
3

3

-

-

7
2
5

26
11
15

19
4
15

24
15
9

41
30
11

27
23
4

7

2

2

*

15
12

24
18

16
13

6
2

-

i

_

_

-

-

-

“

_
~

“

_
“

ft

1
1
“

3
5

5
1
4

14

1

1
1

4
3

10
9

13
12

4
2

2
1

i
l

1

1

-

-

1

4
1

1

1
3

9

3

5
3

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

64

40.0

213.50

213.50

2 01 .50 -2 27 .50

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

12

10

17

12

9

O R A F T S M E N , C L A S S B --------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------

139
109
30

40.0
40.0
40.0

187.00
191.00
171.50

187.00
192.00
169.50

1 7 3 . C O - 2 0 2 . 00
1 7 6 .50 -2 05 .00
1 6 2 .50 -1 86 .00

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

29
24
ri

25
20

17
16
1

12
12

9
9

i
i

*

19
7
12

19
16

*

8
4
4

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

120
100

40.0
40.0

145.00
146.00

145.00
146.00

135.00 -1 53 .50
1 35 .00-153.50

_

-

_

3

7
7

T6

39.0
39.5

165.50
162.50

1 6 7 . CO 1 5 0 . 0 0 - 1 7 9 . 0 0
1 6 6 .0 0 1 4 7 . C O -177.50

-

1
l

2

_

2

_

-

1

-

DRAFTSMEN,

CLASS

NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED)
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------ *

*

W o r k e r s w e r e di st r ib u t e d as f o l l o w s :

66

*

16
13

26
19

30
26

36
30

16
15

3

15
13

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

ii
10

15
14

2 at $ 2 9 0 to $ 3 0 0 ; 4 at $30 0 to $ 3 2 0 ; 5 at $ 32 0 to $ 3 4 0 ; 2 at $ 3 4 0 to $ 3 6 0 ; and 1 at $ 38 0 to $ 4 0 0 .

See fo o t n o t e s a t end o f t a b le s .




-

5

i
-

J
?

*

2

r

4
3

6

_
-

-

“

3
*

1
1
*

*

4
3

8
6

*14
10

6
6

3
-

1
1

1
-

-

-

_

_
-

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

Table A-3. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex
in Providence—W arwick—Pawtucket, R.I.—Mass., May 1974
Average

Average

Sex . o c c u p a t i o n , and in d u s t r y d i v is i o n

OFFICE

OCCUPATIONS

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING,
NONMANUFACTURING
CLERKS,

OROER

-

---

MESSENGERS (OFFICE BOYS) N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------

OCCUPATIONS

-

of
workers

Weekly
Weekly
hours * earnings1
(standard) (standard)

MEN

CLASS A
----------

m a n u f a c t u r i n g

OFFICE

Number

26

39.5
39.5

$
164.50
165.00

27
27

39.0
39.0

163.00
163.00

59
43

37.5
37.0

109.00
104.50

42

WOMEN

BILLERS, MACHINE (BILLING
M A C H I N E ) ---------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------

75
66

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

39.5
40.0

118.50
118.00

Sex, o c c u p a t io n , and in du st r y d i v is i o n

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS
WOMEN— CONTINUED

Number
of

Average
Number

Weekly

Weekly
earnings 1
standard) (standard)

Sex, o cc u p a t io n , and in du st r y d i v is i o n

of

Weekly

Weekly

hours 1
|standard)

earnings ’*
(standard)

500
163
337

3 8.0
40.0
37.0

$
106.50
1 09 .5 Q
1 0 5 . CO

35

38.5

183.50

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS
WOMEN— CONTINUED

-

$
I C 8 .5 C
110.50
106.50

TYPISTS, CLASS B —
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -—
NONMANUFACTURING

374
207
167

39.0
39.5
38.0

56
39

39.0
38.5

95.50
9 6 . CO

S E C R E T A R I E S --------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -----------------R E T A I L T R A D E ------------------------

1 ,3 6 1
735
62b
41
45

38.5
39.5
37.5
37.5
38.5

1 3 7 . OC
138.50
135.50
1 6 7 . LO
129.50

COMPUTER

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

86

39.0
40.0
37.5

166.00
1 6 7 . CC
164.00

COMPUTER

54
32

K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B ---------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------M E S S E N G E R S ( O F F I C E G I R L S ) -----------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I ' , G ---------------------

PROF E S S I O N A L AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN
UPcRATORS,

CLASS

A

119
53
66

COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS B
M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I I G -----------

39.0 138.50
39.5 139.50
3 9 . C 1 3 8 . CC

32

39.5

121.00

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS,
B U S I N E S S , C L A S S A -----------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I 1 O -----------

44
27

38.5
38.0

2 1 0 . CO

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS,
BUSINESS, CLASS B —
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----

62
40

39.0
39.5

210.50
224.00

COMPUTER PROGRAMMES,
BUSINESS, CLASS C —

30

37.5

159.50

COMPUTER SYSTEMS
BUSINESS, CLASS
MANUFACTURING

ANALYSTS,
A --------------------

40
26

39.5
39.5

286.50
292.00

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS,
B U S I N E S S , C L A S S IT — ------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------

43
26

39.0
38.5

235.50
231.00

CPERATORS,

CLASS

C

2 2 8 . CO

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

51
26

38.0
4 0.0

129.50
132.50

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S B ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

325
188
137

39.0
39.5
38.0

148.50
148.00
149.50

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C L A S S B -----------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------

91
58

39.0
38.0

104.00
102.50

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

418
234
184

38.5
39.5
38.0

139.00
137.00
1 4 2 . CO

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------

288
137
151

38.5
39.5
38.0

138.00
139.50
136.50

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

532
259
273

38.5
39.5
37.5

123.50
126.50
120.50

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------ ------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------R E T A I L T R A D E -------------

766
44 6
320
91

39.0
39.5
38.0
3 9.C

115.00
112.00
1 1 9 . CO
108.00

S T E N O G R A P H E R S , G E N E R A L ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------- N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

316
121
195

38.0
39.0
37.5

1 1 4 . CO
114.00
114.00

28

39.0

139.50

213.59

95.00
99.00
94.50

147.00
149.50
146.00

4 0.0

37.0
4 0.0
37.0

38.0
4 0.0
37.0

64

226
3U
196

89
33
56

DRAFTSMEN,

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S 8 -----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

S T E N O G R A P H E R S , S E N I O R -----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS 8 M A N U F A C T U R I N G --NONMANUFACTURING

129
101
28

40.0
4C.0
40.0

186.50
191.50
170.90

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

112
55

38.0
39.5

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS
MANUFACTURING

114
96

4 0.0
4 0.0

145.00
146.00

CLERKS, ORDER —
MANUFACTURING

248
183

C L E R K S , P A Y R O L L ---------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------R E T A I L T R A D E -------------------

C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B ----M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

46
42

39.0
39.5

141.50
143.00

COMPUTER

38

39.0

123.50

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS,
MANUFACTURING —
NONMANUFACTURING

76
66

39.0
39.5

165.50
162.50

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

CLERKS,

FILE,

CLASS

A

CLASS

A

-----

39

38.5

137.00

87.50
93.50

S W I T C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B ----N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

140
124

39.0
38.5

98.50
98.50

39.5
39.5

115.00
119.50

323
2 1B
105
47

39.0
39.5
38.5
39.0

118.00
121.00
112.00
97.50

SWITCHBOARO OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSM A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------R E T A I L T R A D E ------------------------

248
146
102
38

39.0
39.5
37.5
38.5

110.50
1 1 3 . uO
106.50
95.00

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
G E N E R A L ------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------

48

38.5
4 0.0

108.50
103.00

195
151
44

39.0
40.0
37.0

119.00
118.00
122.50

SWITCHBOARD

OPERATORS,

TYPISTS, CLASS A
MANUFACTURING

CLASS

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

S ee fo o t n o t e at en d o f t a b l e s .




A

6

27
171
70

38.5
40.0

117.00
120.00

CLASS

PROFESSIONAL

A

AND

OCCUPATIONS

OPERATORS,

-

TECHNICAL
WOMEN

CLASS

C

-----

NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED)
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

Table A-4. Hourly earnings of maintenance and powerplant workers in Providence—W arwick—
Pawtucket, R.I.—Mass., May 1974
N u m b e r of w o r k e r s receiving straight-time hourly earnings of—

Hourly earnings*

*
3.20

*
3.30

A
3.40

*
3.50

t
3.60

*
3.70

%
3.80

*
4 .00

$
4.20

$
4.40

*
4 .60

2 .90 Under
3.00 3.10

3.20

3.30

3.40

3.50

3.60

3.70

3.80

4.00

4 .20

4.40

4.60

4 .80

3
3

1
1

21
13

39
17

29
29

11
11

33
33

21
20
1

70
50
20

39
39
-

2.90
Mean 2

M edian2

Middle range 2

*

t

S
5.00

S
5.20

S
5.40

*
5.60

5.00

5.20

5.40

5.60

S.-Bfl. fesflfl.J u l O . o v e r

18
10

11
2

5
5

3
1

2

5
1

49
47
2
1

25
22
3
3

38
38
-

13
8
5
5

6

14

1
5
3

1
-

6

o
CO

»
3.10

4

Occupation a n d industry division

$
3.00

t

Number
of

»
5.80

6.00

U nder and

s
6.20

and

MEN ANO WO M E N COM B I N E D

CARPENTERS, MAINTENANCE
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------

190
115

$
4.25
4.16

$
4.33
4.28

$
3.703.67-

$
4.62
4.53

ELECTRICIANS, MAINTENANCE M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------

452
371
81
57

4.89
4.77
5.44
5.85

4.64
4.57
5.74
6.11

4.224.054.405.72-

5.30
5.04
6.14
6.16

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

116
50

4.7 1
5.26

4.39
5. 4 6

4.335.41-

5.45
5.53

-

-

-

-

-

3

-

2

-

1

5
4

FIREMEN, STATIONARY BOILER
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------- »•

125
105

3. 6 2
3. 5 5

3.53
3.47

3.123.11-

3. 9 5
3. 9 3

2
“

22
22

3
3

21
20

6
6

.

4
3

19
19

3
*

6
i

17
17

HELPERS, MAINTENANCE TRADES
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------

113
103

3.46
3.3 3

3. 2 3
3. 14

3.033.03-

3.49
3. 3 9

10
10

7
7

33
33

5
5

8
8

15
15

8
8

1
1

4
4

-

1

-

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

462
424

4.93
4.98

4.8C
4.84

4.354.37-

5.39
5.41

-

-

-

-

-

-

~

“

8
8

11
11

ii

( M A I N T E N A N C E ) ---------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I .G --------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -------

251
70
181
158

5. 0 2
4. 12
5.37.
5.34

4.88
4.11
5.07
5.01

4 .2 9 -

5 .7 4

_

_

2

_

_

3.694.864.85-

4.26
6.09
6.25

20
20

-

-

-

-

i

*

2
2

*

“

i

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

721
389

4.29
4.32

4. 4 2
4. 13

4.023.68-

4.48
4.29

-

42
42

3
3

16
16

19
19

16
15

30
30

M I L L W R I G H T S -------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------

96
96

4.10
4.10

4. 2 C
4.2C

3.763.76-

4.26
4.26

_

-

13
13

PAINTERS,

34

3.75

3.7 4

3.29-

PIPEFITTER'S, M A I N I E N A N C E —
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------

108
108

4. 2 1
4.21

4.22
4.22

T O O L A M D DIE M A K E R S --------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------- -----

537
537

5.28
5.28

5. 3 4
5.34

MECHANICS,

*
**
***

AUTOMOIIVE

MAINTENANCE

-------

W o r k e r s w e r e d is t r ib u t e d a s fo l lo w s :
W o r k e r s w e r e d is t r ib u t e d a s fo l lo w s :
W o r k e r s w e r e d is t r ib u t e d a s fo l lo w s :

“

-

8

l
“

2
2

10
10

7
7

1
1

9
5

10

-

-

-

-

-

8

-

-

-

8

23
23

_

-

11
11

-

”

-

40
40

_

-

.

“

-

_

-

-

-

-

*

-

-

-

**63
61

“

-

-

-

“

*

9
4

1
1

5
3

5
5

2
1

4
4

3
1

7
7

_

-

5
-

-

-

-

-

“

-

3
3

i:
10

11C
74

49
49

29
29

52
52

33
33

33
33

50
50

*

14
14

13
i i

14
14
-

4
4

*

"

-

17
2
15
12

15
-

-

4
3
1
1

74

2

47
46

37
36

96
93

303
22

59
54

11
8

1
“

11
11

.

4C
40

2
2

4
4

u

_

_

-

-

“

“

“

“

4
4

1
1

-

_

-

-

-

“

5
5

-

19
19

3. 9 9

2

-

3

-

4

-

6

1

-

4

7

J

-

-

i

3.743.74-

4.54
4.54

_

_

-

.

5

5

2
2

14
14

-

”

1
1

12
12

14
14

2
2

24
24

9
9

4.844.84-

5.82
5. 8 2

12
12

6

11

6

11

35
35

i

6 at $ 6 .2 0 to $ 6 .6 0 ; 2 4 at $ 6 .6 0 to $ 7 ; 7 at $7 to $ 7 .4 0 ; 4 a t $ 7 .4 0 to $ 7 .8 0 ; and 10 at $ 7 .8 0 to $ 8 .2 0 .
2 6 at $ 6 .2 0 to $ 6 .6 0 ; 2 9 at $ 6 .6 0 to $7; and 8 at $7 to $ 7 .4 0 .
44 at $ 6 .2 0 to $ 6 .6 0 ; and 2 a t $ 6 .6 0 to $7.

7

14
14

1
1

-

-

74
74

2
*

15
15

*51
51
-

-

2

4

38
7
31
31

2
2

*

“

-

3

55
1

-

_

See fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .




6

-

2
2

-

2

21
-

a

-

*

*

A.

6***46

-

-

6

-

21
9

13

2

19
*

-

2
44
44

“

2

_

_

-

2

*

-

-

1

1

-

-

-

1

-

13
13

3
3

5
5

-

-

1
1

“

3
3

46
46

84
84

36
36

54
54

35
36

57

_

57

-

142
142

10

10

8
8

Table A-5. Hourly earnings of custodial and material movement workers in Providence—Warwick—
Pawtucket, R.I.—Mass., May 1974
N u m b e r of w o r k e r S rece iving straight-time hourly earnings of

Hourly earnings3

Occupation a n d industry division

COMBINED

l
2.00 2.10
Mean 2

Median2

Middle range 2

A
2.20

2.40

A
2.60

A
2. 8 0

A
A
3. 30 3 . 2 0

%

A
A
A
A
A
3. A0 3 .60 3 80 A 00 A . 20 A . A 0

A
A
A
A . 60 A . 80 5. 00

A
5.20

A
5.A0

A
A
5 .60 5.83

A
6.00

A
6.20

5. A0

5.60 5 . 8 0 6 .00

6.20

over

_

_

-

-

_
_

.

and
under
2.10

2.20

2 . A0

2.60

2.8 0

3. 0 0

3.20

3. AO

3.60

3 .80 4 00 A 20 A. A3 A . 60

O
CO

MEN AND WOMEN

Number
of
workers

5.00

5. 20

1,039

$
2.26

$
2.09

$
2.05-

$
2.29

56 3

138

119

6A

26

35

21

25

21

-

9

-

11

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

882

2.15

2.08

2.0A-

2. 1 8

563

129

113

27

13

10

10

2

-

-

-

*

11

-

-

-

7

-

J A N I T O R S , P O R T E R S , A N O C L E A N E R S --M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------

1,353
6A6
70 7

2.87
2. 9 1
2 •8 A

2.79
2.80
2.72

2.522.622.38-

3.17
3.21
3.15

15
15
-

20
2
18

218
51
167

217
80
137

221
1 7A
A7

155
93
62

210
6A
1A6

76
56
20

A9
19
33

82
70
12

5A
20
3A

A
4

26
2b

1
1

-

3
2
1

1
1

-

L A B O R E R S , M A T E R I A L H A N D L I N G --------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----- >----------------N O N M A N U F ACT UR I ' . G -------------------

1,529
1,223
306

3. 1A
3.06
3.50

3.08
3. 0 A
3.52

2.702.7A2.60-

3. A 9
3.36
A.A 7

39
15
2A

23
15
8

89
65
2A

90
71
19

231
188
A3

2A9
238
11

181
181
~

20A
185
19

160
13A
26

A3
A1
2

33
33
*

53

-

79
79

30
30

25
5
20

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

*

-

-

-

-

62

16

78

79

37

A0

22

188

3.02

3.00

A6

16

37

13

56

28

^T7

?T

/n

.
_

-

_

_
_

GUAR0S

A N O W A T C H M E N -------------------

NONMANUFAC1URI\6

__

7
-

_

-

WATCHMEN

A9
20
136
132

R E C E I V I N G C L E R K S ----------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------R E T A I L T R A D E --------------------- -

255
110
1A5
120

3. 6 5
3.38
3.86
3.95

3.7 2
3.31
A. II
A. 1A

3 . 1 8 - A . 15
3 . 1 1 - 3.8 3
3.58- A . 20
3.72- A.A7

S H I P P I N G C L E R K S ------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------

21A
196

3.59
3.56

3.65
3.6 A

3.173.13-

S H I P P I N G A N O R E C E I V I N G C L E R K S ------

265

3.A8

3. 5 2

3.01-

N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------

32

A.ID

A. 55

TRUCKDRIVERS
--------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------

1.90A
A8T
1 *A 1 7

5.19
3.9A
5.62

5.91
3.5 8
6.21

133

A . 19

A . 35

110

3 ! 06

A68
IA0
328

RETAIL

TRADE

TRUCKDRIVERS,

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

LIGHT

TRUCKD R I V E R S , HEAVY (OVER A TONS,
T R A I L E R T Y P E ) ----------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------

*

J:
2

t4

-

61

1

_
-

127

22
6l

12

12
8
4
A

21
10
11
A

4
4

23
22
1
1

23
19
1
1

25
11
IA
4

23
8
15
15

33
21
12
5

A5
A5
45

3
2
1
1

A
A
A

33
6
27
26

2
2
2

-

_
-

-

4
4
A

-

-

_

_

4
4

16
16

9
8

27
27

12
12

13
10

66
65

23
23

2:

_

1A

10
3

11
11

2
2

1
1

-

10

29

22

62

-

29

26

22

AA

2

7

-

-

2

9

2

-

-

-

7

-

-

1

-

11

-

1
1

25
16
9

9
9

A5
36
9

A3
29
1A

98
83
15

69
69
-

72
64
8

59
31
28

A5
1C
35

90
1A
76

136
5
131

A
3
1

7A
9
65

18
12

79
26
53

30
1
29

-

-

6
5
1

-

9

-

-

9

1A

1A

-

8

-

-

27

-

52

-

-

53

12

2A
2A
-

36
28
8

23
2
21

36
1
35

A9
A9

115
-

.

.
-

_
-

_

115

-

-

3
3
-

-

-

13
13

9

2
2

22
-

19

9

-

6
•

4
1

-

-

3.96
3.9 2

-

3. 9 9

-

-

2.77-

5.A 3

-

A . 253.25A.9A-

6.2A
A . 39
6.26

_
-

3.21-

5.2A

-

3. 2 2

2.86-

3.28

A . 50
A . 13
4.66

A. A0
3. 6 3
A. 52

3.72- A.90
3 . 3 7 - 5. 8 2
A . 17- A . 5 9

-

5 .9 3

6.23
3.67
6.23
6.25

5.95- 6.26
3.AA- A . 20

-

“

-

7
3

-

-

-

1

6

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

11

-

176
A2
13A

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

*825
23
802

-

(UNDER

T R U C K D R I V E R S , M E D I U M ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO
A N D I N C L U D I N G A T O N S ) ------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------

**

12

52
1

1
_

1,019
62
957
700

W o r k e r s w e r e d is t r ib u t e d a s f o l lo w s :
A l l w o r k e r s w e r e at $ 6 .2 0 to $ 6 .4 0 .

3.92
6.26

1

1

11

-

5
5

A
A

-

-

-

-

-

-

A
A
-

21
7
1A

3A
23
1A

-

-

A
A

8

-

2
2

9

-

9

8

'

3
16

802 at $ 6 .2 0 to $ 6 .4 0 ; 22 at $ 6 .8 0 to $ 7 ; and 1 at $ 7 to $ 7 .2 0 .

See footnotes at end of tables.




26

8

6A

A2
A2

_ **72
_
-

72

11

29
•

_

128
-

-**700
_
_

53

29

-

128

700

Table A-5. Hourly earnings of custodial and material movement workers in Providence—Warwick—
Pawtucket, R.I.—Mass., May 1974— Continued
N u m b er o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g ’s t r a i g h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f—

Hourly earnings3

t
2 .0 0

of
worker.

Mean 2

M edian2

Middle range 2

2 .2 0

t

t

t

2 .2 0

$
2 .4 0

2 .6 0

2 .8 0

2 .4 0

2 .6 0

2 .8 0

*

*

*
3 .4 0

t

i
3 .8 0

*
4 .4 0

*
4 .6 0

i

3 .6 0

1
*
4 .0 0 4 .2 0

t

3 .2 0

4 .8 0

5 .0 0

S
5 .2 0

i
5 .4 0

i
5 .6 0

s
5 .8 0

i
6 .0 0

) . 20 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

6 .2 0

over

4

68

11
8

1
1

6
-

.

9

15
15

-

3

53
23

-

-

-

_

1
3 .0 0

t

■4
6 .2 0

and
u n d er
2 .1 0

o
o

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

$
2 .1 0

H E N A NO W O M E N C O M B I N E D —
CONTINUED

TRUCKDRIVERS

-

CONTINUED

T R U C K D R I V E R S , H E A V Y ( O V E R A TON S ,
O T H E R T H A N T R A I L E R T Y P E ) -------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------

2 50
151

$
4 .8 6
4 .4 9

$
4 .9 3
4 .0 9

$
3 .8 5 3 .6 2 -

$
5 .2 9
5 .2 1

*

T R U C K E R S , P O W E R ( F O R K L I F T ) ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------

6 22
510

3 .6 4
3 .5 7

3 .6 0
3 .5 7

3 . 3 3 -

3 .7 0
3 .6 8

-

35

3 54

M

*

3 .3 3 -

.

_
-

-

5
5

2
2

12
12

1
1

14
14

19
19

2

57
55

49

77
57

122
109

169
165

1

24

3*99

A l l w o r k e r s w e r e at $ 6 . 20 to $ 6. 4 0.

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




3
3

14
14

2
2

23

15

56

15

14

19
19

9

*

33

-

1

i

3 53

42

20
20

33

-

Table A-6. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, powerplant, custodial, and material movement
workers, by sex, in Providence—W arwick—Pawtucket, R.I.—Mass., May 1974
Number

S e x , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s t r y d i v is i o n

of
worker*

N u mb e r
( mean* )

S e x , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s tr y d i v is i o n

of
woi k ers

earnings*

CUSTODIAL

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT
OCCUPATIONS - MEN

Average
[m ean2 )
h ourly

Number

S ex , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

of
workers

[m e a n * )
h ourly
e ar n in gs 3

e a r nings3

ANO MATE R I A L MOVEMENT
OCCUPATIONS-MEN

Average

:UST30IAL
d

::u

ANO MATERIAL

p a t i o n s

-m

e n

—

MOVEMENT

c o n t i n u e d

$

CARPENTERS, MAINTENANCE —
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------

190
115

4 .2 5
4 .1 6

ELECTRICIANS, MAINTENANCE
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----

45 2

4 .8 9

371

4 .7 7

81

5 .4 4

57

5 .8 5

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

116

4 .7 1

50

5 .2 6

FIREMEN, STATIONARY BOILER
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------

125
105

3 .5 5

HELPERS, MAINTENANCE TRADES
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------

113

3 .4 6

103

3 .3 3

46 2

4 .9 3

4 2 4

4 .9 8

M A C H I N I S T S , M A I N T E N A N C E -------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
( M A I N T E N A N C E ! -------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------------M E C H A N I C S , M A I N T E N A N C E --------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------

3 .6 2

251

5 .0 2

70

4 .1 2

181

5 .3 7

158

5 .3 4

721

4 .2 9

389

4 .0 2

M I L L W R I G H T S -----------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------

96

4 .1 0

96

4 .1 0

PAINTERS,

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

34

3 .7 5

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

108

4 .2 1

108

4 .2 1

TOOL AND DIE MAKERS
MANUFACTURING —

53 7

5 .2 8

53 7

5 .2 8

G UARDS AND WATC H M E N
MANUFACTURING —
NONMANUFACTURING

998

WATCHMEN
MANUFACTURING —

2 .9 2
2 .1 5

106

1 ,2 2 3

2 .8 9

611

2 .9 1

61 2

2 .8 6

62

4 .0 2

90

3 .0 5

LABORERS, MATERIAL HANDLING
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------

1 ,5 2 8

3 .1 4

1 ,2 2 2

3 .0 6

306

3 .5 0

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

40 6

PACKERS, S HIPPING MANUFACTURING —
NONMANUFACTURING

3 .4 5

131

3 .3 1

27 5

3 .5 2

488

3 .1 9

44 3

3 .2 4

45

2 .6 8

R E C E I V I N G C L E R K S ----------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------R E T A I L T R A D E ----------------------

255

3 .6 5

110

3 .3 8

145

3 .8 6

S H I P P I N G C L E R K S ------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------

2 1 4

3 .5 9

196

3 .5 6

SHIP P I N G AND REC E I V I N G CLERKS
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------

265

3 .4 8

233

3 .3 9

32

4 .1 0

TRUCKDRIVERS
--------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----NONMANUFACTURING PUBLIC UTILITIES
R E T A I L T R A D E ----

10

120

TRUCKDRIVERS

- CONTINUED

TRUCKD R I V E R S , LIGHT (UNDER
1 - 1 / 2 T O N S ! ------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------

$
138

3 .0 3

110

3 .0 6

46 8

4 .5 0

140

4 .1 3

328

4 .6 6

2 .8 6

J A N I T O R S , P O R T E R S , A N O C L E A N E R S --M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------------R E T A I L T R A D E ----------------------

See fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .




2 .2 7

155
84 3

3 .9 5

1 ,9 0 4

5 .1 9

48 7

3 .9 4

1 ,4 1 7

5 .6 2

814

6 .2 4

133

4 .1 9

T R U C K D R I V E R S , M E D I U M ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO
A N D I N C L U D I N G 4 T O N S ! -----------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------T R U C K D R I V E R S , H E A V Y ( O V E R 4 TONS,
T R A I L E R T Y P E ) ----------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------T R U C KDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS
O T H E R T H A N T R A I L E R T Y P E ! -------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------T R U C K E R S , P O W E R ( F O R K L I F T ) --------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------W A R E H O U S E M E N ---------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------

1 ,0 1 9

5 .9 3

62

3 .9 2

95 7

6 .0 6

700

6 .2 6

250
151

4 .4 9

99

5 .4 2

62 2

4 . 86

3 .6 4

51 0

3 .5 7

112

3 .9 5

98

3 .4 7

63

3 .4 3

35

3 .5 4

C U S T O D I A L AND MATE R I A L MOVEMENT
OCCUPATIONS-WCMEN
JANITORS, PORTERS, ANO CLEANERS —
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------

130

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

225

3 .1 3

57

2 .3 6

282

2 .2 6

252

2 .2 2

P A C K E R S , S H I P P I N G --------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------

2 .7 4

35

2 .8 0

95

2 .7 1

Table A-7. Indexes of earnings for selected occupational groups in Providence—
Warwick—Pawtucket, R.I.—Mass., May 1973 and May 1974,
and percents of increase for selected periods
M a n u fa ctu r in g

A l l in d u s t r ie s
W e e k ly e a r n in g s
P e r io d

O ffic e
cle rica l
(m e n and
w om en )

In d u s t r ia l
nurses
(m e n and
w om en )

H o u r ly e a r n in g s
S k ille d
m a in te n a n ce
tra d es
(m en )

U n sk ille d
p la n t
w ork ers
(m e n )

W e e k ly e a r n in g s
O ffic e
cle rica l
(m e n and
w om en )

I n d u s t r ia l
nu rses
(m e n and
w om en )

H o u r ly e a rn in g s
S k ille d
m a in te n a n ce
tra d es
(m en )

U n sk illed
pla n t
w ork ers
(m en )

In d e x e s (M a y 1967 = 100)
M a y 1 9 7 3 ....... ................................. ____________ _________
M ay 1 9 7 4 ____________________________________________

140.5
147.4

149.3
158.4

144.0
150 .9

143.8
154.9

139.6
147.3

149.7
156.9

141.6
150.5

141.7
152.9

6.2
3 .9
6.2
4 .7
3 .4
5 .4
6.2
8.2
8 .9
8.2
5 .3
6.5
4 .7
4 .8

2 .5
3 .4
5 .0
2 .1
3 .6
4 .9
5 .4
5 .5
6.5
5 .9
6 .7
5 .7
5 .6
6 .3

2 .5
2 .8
1.8
2 .7
4 .4
1.0
6.5
3 .9
5 .9
10.2
6 .3
3 .4
6 .4
7 .9

P e r c e n t s o f in c r e a s e
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay




1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973

to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to

M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay

1 9 6 1 ................................. ...............
1 9 6 2 ________ ______ ______________
1 9 6 3 ......................... ............................
1 9 6 4 _______ _____________________
1965 ................................ .......... ......
196 6_.....................................................
1 9 6 7 ........................... ..........................
1 9 6 8 .....................................................
1 9 6 9 _________ ___________________
1 9 7 0 ..................................... ................
1 9 7 1 _____________________________
1972
1 9 7 3 __________ ___________________
1 9 7 4 ....... ..............................................

3.1
4 .9
3.1
4 .6
3.1
3 .8
6 .4
5 .6
5 .3
6.2
6 .7
5.1
6.1
4 .9

6.1
3 .2
6 .8
4 .1
4 .5
4 .8
6 .6
8 .6
7 .9
8 .2
5 .7
6 .4
4 .7
6.1

3 .4
3.5
4 .6
2 .5
3 .6
4 .8
5 .6
5 .1
6 .7
6.2
7 .8
5 .8
6.1
4 .8

2 .9
3.2
2 .9
2 .6
3 .0
1.2
5 .1
5 .7
5 .4
8 .1
7 .6
4 .3
6 .3
7 .7

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

N O T E : T h is m e a s u r e o f w a g e ch a n g e s w il l b e d is c o n t in u e d
b eg in n in g Ju ly 1974.
It w ill b e r e p la c e d b y th e m e a s u r e p r e s e n t e d
in ta b le A -8 .

11




Table A-8. Percents of increase in average hourly earnings for
selected occupational groups, adjusted for employment shifts,
in Providence—Warwick—Pawtucket, R.I.—Mass.,
for selected periods
---------------- M a y V m --------------- --------------- M a y 1973--------------to
to
M a y 1974
M a y 1973

I n d u s try and o c c u p a t io n a l
g ro u p
A l l in d u s t r ie s :
O ffi c e c l e r i c a l (m en and w o m e n ).....................................
In d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m en and w o m e n ).._______________
S k ille d m a in te n a n ce t r a d e s ( m e n ) _______ ____ _______
U n s k ille d plant w o r k e r s ( m e n ) _______________________

5 .6
5 .0
6 .6
5.5

6 .0
6.5
6.1
8 .8

M a n u fa ctu r in g :
O ffi c e c l e r i c a l (m en and w o m e n )____________________
In d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m en and w o m e n )........... _............. .
S k ille d m a in te n a n ce t r a d e s ( m e n ) ___________________
U n s k ille d pla n t w o r k e r s ( m e n ) . . . ......................................

5 .4
4 .8
6.1
5 .4

6.5
6 .3
6.1
8 .5

6 .0
♦
*

5 .6
*
*

5 .8

8 .7

N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g :
O ffi c e c l e r i c a l (m en and w o m e n )____________________
In d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m en and w o m e n )_________________
S k ille d m a in te n a n ce t r a d e s ( m e n ) ___________________
U n s k ille d plant w o r k e r s ( m e n ) _______________________

*

D ata do n ot m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a .

N O T E : T a b le A - 8 p r o v id e s p e r c e n t s o f ch a n g e in a v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r s e l e c t e d
o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s , a d ju s t e d to e x c lu d e the e ff e c t o f e m p lo y m e n t s h ift s .
T h e n ew m e th o d
fo r c o m p u tin g w ag e tr e n d s is b a s e d on ch a n g e s in a v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s fo r e s t a b lis h m e n t s
r e p o r t in g the in d ex j o b s in b oth the c u r r e n t and p r e v io u s y e a r (m a tc h e d e s t a b lis h m e n t s ),
h o ld in g e s t a b lis h m e n t e m p lo y m e n t in the j o b s c o n s ta n t.
T h e new w age tr e n d s a r e not lin k e d t o the c u r r e n t in d e x e s b e c a u s e the n ew w a g e t r e n d s
m e a s u r e c h a n g e s in m a tc h e d e s t a b lis h m e n t a v e r a g e s w h e r e a s the c u r r e n t in d e x e s m e a s u r e
ch a n g e s in a re a a v e r a g e s .
O th er c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f the n ew w a g e tr e n d s w h ic h d i ff e r f r o m
the c u r r e n t o n e s in clu d e (1 ) e a r n in g s data o f o f f i c 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
a r e c o n v e r t e d to an h o u r ly b a s i s , and (2) tre n d e s t im a t e s a r e p r o v id e d f o r n on m a n u fa ctu r in g
e s t a b l is h m e n t s .
F o r a m o r e d e t a ile d d e s c r i p t i o n o f the n ew m e th o d u s e d to c o m p u te a r e a w a g e s u r v e y
in d e x e s , s e e " I m p r o v in g A r e a W a ge S u rv e y I n d e x e s , " M on th ly L a b o r R e v ie w , J a n u a ry 1973,
pp. 5 2 -5 7 .

12

B. Establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions
Table B-1. Minimum entrance salaries for inexperienced typists and clerks in Providence—W arwick—
Pawtucket, R.I.—Mass., May 1974
I n e x p e r ie n c e d ty p is ts
M a n u fa ctu rin g
M in im u m w e e k ly s t r a ig h t -t im e s a l a r y 4

_

________

________________

E s ta b lis h m e n t s h a ving a s p e c i f ie d m in im u m

___ _________

$ 7 0 .0 0 and u n d er $ 7 2 .5 0
$ 7 2 .5 0 and u n d er $ 7 5 .0 0
_ _ ___ .
$ 7 5 .0 0 and u n d er $ 7 7 ,5 0
_ _
$ 7 7 .5 0 and u n d er $ 8 0 .0 0 ___________________________________
$ 8 0 .0 0 and u n d er $ 8 2 .5 0 ___________________________________
$ 8 2 .5 0 and u n d e r $ 8 5 .0 0 ___________________________________
$ 8 5 .0 0 and u n d er $ 8 7 .5 0
___ ___ _ .... _ ___
$ 8 7 .5 0 and u n d er $ 9 0 .0 0 ___________________________________
$ 9 0 .0 0 and u n d er $ 9 2 .5 0 _______________________________ ____
$ 9 2 .5 0 and u n d er $ 9 5 .0 0 ___________________________________
$ 9 5 .0 0 and u n d er $ 9 7 .5 0 _________________________________ _
$ 9 7 .5 0 and u n d er $ 1 0 0 .0 0 __________________ ______________
$ 1 0 0 .0 0 and u n d er $ 1 0 2 .5 0 ______________________________ .
$ 1 0 2 .5 0 and u n d er $ 1 0 5 .0 0
_______________________________
$ 1 0 5 .0 0 and u n d er $ 1 0 7 .5 0 _____________________ ______ _____
$ 1 0 7 .5 0 and u n d er $ 1 1 0 . 0 0 _______________________- _________
$ 110 .00
$ 1 1 5 .0 0
$ 1 2 0 .0 0
$ 1 2 5 .0 0
$ 1 3 0 .0 0
$ 1 3 5 .0 0
$ 1 4 0 .0 0
$ 1 4 5 .0 0

and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and

u n d er $ 1 1 5 . 0 0 _________________________________
u n d e r $ 120.00 _________________________________
u n d er $ 1 2 5 .0 0 _________________________________
u n d e r $ 1 3 0 .0 0 ______________________________ __
u n d e r $ 1 3 5 .0 0 _
_____________ _________
u n d er $ 1 4 0 .0 0
u n d er $ 1 4 5 .0 0 ____________________________ - ___
o v e r ____________________________________________

E s ta b lis h m e n t s h a vin g no s p e c i fie d m in im u m ________ ___
E s ta b lis h m e n t s w h ic h d id not e m p lo y w o r k e r s
in th is c a t e g o r y _ ___
_____
.
_ _________

_

160

76

44

26

_
_
2
16
2
3
1
3
1
4
2
1
-

_
10
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
-

1

-

40

A ll
s c h e d u le s

X XX

23

18

_
-

_
_
2
6
_
2
1
2
-

9
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
-

-

160

76

XXX

84

XXX

XXX

6

8

69

38

34

31

10

13

_
_
_
3
_

2
_

_
12

.
_
_
_
11
2
2
2
7
2

2
_

_

-

1

-

_
-

1
3
3

.
2
3

.
_
_
_

_
_

_

1

_
_
_

_
_

-

1

-

*

-

i
-

40

16

XXX

24

XXX

X XX

51

22

XXX

29

XXX

XXX

-

_
-

.
.
-

i

-

i
_
-

i

-

2

_
_
1
1
_

XXX

u

XXX

XXX

XXX

55

XXX

XXX

_____

S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .




XXX

_
1
.

-

8

13

40

1

3
1

42

37 V2

-

3
2

19

All
s c h e d u le s

i

4
2

97

40

_
1
_

-

A ll
sc h e d u le s

40

N on m a n u factu rin g

B a se d on sta n d a rd w e e k ly h ou rs 6 o f—

-

_

1

A ll
in d u s t r ie s

_
_
1
_
2
1
-

_

.
-

37 */2

84

_

1

M a n u fa ctu rin g

B a s e d on s ta n d a rd w e e k ly h o u r s 6 o f -

A ll
in d u s t r ie s

A ll
sc h e d u le s

E s ta b lis h m e n t s stu d ied

O th er in e x p e r ie n c e d c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s '

N on m a n u factu rin g

4
_
22
2
5
3
11
3
2
3

i
1

1
-

2
2
3
7
2
1
_
2
1
1

i
.
2
1

-

.
_
_
_

4

3
-

10
_
3
_
4

2
_
_
_
2
1
_
_
.
_
1

1
_

_

i
1
-

i

_
_

1
i

2

1

1

2

_

-

-

-

_
_
»

i
_

-

6
_

3
_
1
_
_
1
_
_

_

1

-




Table B-2. Late-shift pay provisions for manufacturing plant workers
in Providence—Warwick—Pawtucket, R.I.—Mass., May 1974
( A ll^ la n iM v o r k e r ^ m jn a n a f a c t u r m j^ ^ ^ ^ p e r c e n t ^
P e r c e n t o f m a n u fa ctu rin g p la n t w o r k e r s —
L a t e - s h if t p a y p r o v is io n

In e s t a b lis h m e n t s ha vin g p r o v is i o n s 7
f o r la te s h ifts
S e c o n d s h ift

T h ir d o r o th e r
sh ift

84.3

7 0 .4

A c t u a lly w o rk in g on la te s h ifts

S e c o n d sh ift

14.3

-

T h ir d o r o th e r
s h ift

5 .4

N o pay d i ff e r e n t ia l f o r w o r k on la te s h i f t ___ _

5.3

0.9

-

P ay d i ff e r e n t ia l f o r w o r k on la t e sh ift ____ ___

7 9 .0

7 0 .4

1 3.4

5 .4

U n ifo r m c e n t s (p e r h o u r ) . ________________

5 9.6

50.8

11.0

4 .3

4 cen ts
5 ce n ts
8 cen ts
_ .......
9 cen ts
10 c e n t s .
12 ce n ts
13 c e n t s __________________________________
14 ce n ts
15 ce n ts
.
__
17 c e n t s .
18 ce n ts
_____
.
20 c e n t s , ,
21 c e n t s
_ .. ____
23 c e n t s ___ __ ___________________________
25 ce n ts _
_ _ ___
30 ce n ts
40 c e n ts __________________________________

1.7
10.8
4 .1
1.3
2 3 .4
2 .0
4 .6
2 .2
6.3
1.4
1.8
-

2.1
1 .9
10.8
2 .0
1.3
1.8
9 .4
1.8
3 .5
7 .9
.8
2 .9
3 .3
1.4

.3
2 .2
1.1
.3
3 .6
.5
1.1
.6
1.0
.2
.2
-

U n ifo r m p e r c e n t a g e ________________________

16.4

16.7

2 .1

1.1

4 p e r c e n t __________ .. ___
______ . .
5 p ercen t
7 p ercen t
.... .
10 p e r c e n t _______________________________
12 p e r c e n t _______________________________
15 p e r c e n t
......................
20 p e rce n t
...........

.7
2 .7
1 .4
10.5
1.2

11.0
1.4
4 .3

.2

1.0
-

3 .0

3 .0

T y p e and a m ou n t o f d iff e r e n t ia l:

O th e r f o r m a l p a y d iff e r e n t ia l

See fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .

14

•6
1.2
.1

f)
1.0
.2

.1
.7
.4
.6
.7
(8 )
.2
.3
( ')

(* )
;

.3

.1

Table B-3. Scheduled weekly hours and days of first-shift workers in Providence—Warwick—
Pawtucket, R.I.—Mass., May 1974
P e r c e n t o f p la n t w o r k e r s

P e rce n t o f o ffic e w o rk e rs

W e e k ly h o u r s and d a y s

A ll w o rk e rs

30 h o u r s — 4 d a y s _______________ _____ __ _____
35 h o u r s — 5 d a y s
.
.............
36 h o u r s — 5 d a y s __
...
36 */. h o u r s — 5 days
37 h o u r s — 5 d a y s
_____
37 V? h o u r s — 5 d a y s
38 h o u r s — 5 d a y s
_ _
3 8 3/| h o u r s — 5 d a y s
40 h o u r s
_
4 days
_
.
_
5 days _
_ ...
O v e r 40 and u n d er 45 h o u r s — 5 d a y s
45 h o u r s
......... .
5 days
_
.
5 V2 d a y s _ _____ _ ____________ _____
48 h o u r s — 6 d a y s
.
_____
50 h o u r 8 ____________________________________________
___
5 days
5 1/ , da v s
............................
6 days _
_ _.. _______
___

A l l in d u s t r ie s

M a n u fa ctu rin g

100

100

100

1
3
82
82

90
90

-

-

10
8
1
2
2
2

2
2
-

(’ )
1
1
2
3
74
(’ )
74
1
7
6
1
8
3
1
1
1

P u b l ic u t ilit ie s

-

-

8
8
-

S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .




15

R e t a il tra d e

100

1
3
5
14
5
62
62
2
-

5
4
4

A l l in d u s t r ie s

100

18
(’ )
1
(’ )
26
1
2
51
51
(’ )
1
1
-

-

M a n u fa ctu rin g

100

(’ )
“
14
2
2
80
80
-

2
2
-

P u b lic u t ilit ie s

R e t a il tra d e

100

100

2
73
25
25
-

14
7
7
18
2
52
52

-

-

-

J

Table B-4. Annual paid holidays in Providence—W arwick—Pawtucket, R.I.—Mass., May 1974
P e rce n t o f o ffic e w o rk e rs

P e r c e n t o f p la n t w o r k e r s
Item
A l l in d u s t r ie s

A ll w o rk e r s

___________________________ _______

W o r k e r s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s p r o v id in g
p a id h o l id a y s ____________________________________ —
W o r k e r s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s p r o v id in g
no p a id h o l id a y s ____ ___________ ________

M a n u fa ctu rin g

P u b l ic u t ilit ie s

R e t a il tra d e

A l l in d u s t r ie s

M a n u fa ctu r in g

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

96

98

100

91

99

99

100

99

4

2

-

9

(’ )

(’ )

-

1

1
1

_

O
1
7
4
1
17
24
2
1
19
3
1
13
1
1
1
(’ )

_
2
5
5
1
23
16
2
1
19
4
1
13
2
1
1
1

6
5
20
3
3
38
10

(’ )
(!)
(9)
(•)
1
2
1
9
18
1
(* )
44
1
2
9
1
5
2
(’ )

.
1
1
4
4
21
13
3
1
23
3
5
10
2
2
5
<*>

_
12
58
-

1
1
5
13
11
66
-

n
1
2
3
17
19
39
41
65
82
86
92
94
94
95
96

1
2
3
5
19
23
44
46
62
86
90
96
98
98
98
98

(’ )
2
6
8
19
20
65
66
85
95
98
98
98
98
98
99

n
5
7
9
25
28
52
55
69
94
98
98
99
99
99
99

P u b l ic u t ilit ie s

R e t a il tr a d e

N u m b er o f d a y s 10
1 h o lid a y
2 h o l id a y s ___________
__ _ __
_____________
. ______________ . ______
4 h o l id a y s __ _______ ___
5 h o l id a y s ____________ ____ ___ _____________ _ _____ __
6 h o lid a y s
__
_
____
7 h olid a y s*_______ _____________ „ _____________________
7 h o lid a y s p lu s 2 h a lf d a y s ________________________
8 h o l id a y s ____________________________________. _______
9 h o l id a y s -------------------------------------------------- _ ____
9 h o lid a y s p lu s 1 h a lf d a y _____
______________
9 h o lid a y s p lu s 2 h a lf d a y s _____ __ . __ __ __ ____ __
10 h o l i d a y s _______. _____ _____ _____ ________________
10 h o lid a y s p lu s 1 h a lf d a y
___
10 h o lid a y s p lu s 2 h a lf d a y s
_
11 h o lid a y s
„
11 h o lid a y s p lu s 1 h a lf d a y . ___ __________ _________
12 h o lid a y s
_
_ _ _ _ _
14 h o lid a y s
14 h o lid a y s p lu s 1 h a lf d a y __ ____________ _________

6
4
43
-

-

“
45
3

5

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

22
8

(*>
-

1

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

T o t a l h o lid a y t im e 11
I4 V2 d a y s _______ ___ ____________________________
14 d a y s o r m o r e ________ _______ _______ __ __
12 d a y s o r m o r e
_______________________________ _
I IV 2 d a y s o r m o r e
_
_____ ________________
11 d a y s o r m o r e
10V2 d a y s o r m o r e
_ _
10 d a y s o r m o r e ___ _____
__________ _____
9 V2 d a y s o r m o r e _ _____ ____ _______________________
9 days o r m o re
_
____
8 d a y s o r m o r e ..
. .......... ........
7 days o r m ore
6 d a y s o r m o r e ___________
___
______ _____
5 days o r m o re
. .
4 days o r m o re
_
_
2 d a y s o r m o r e ____ _ __ ___ _______
1 day o r m o r e
_
_
_
_

3
48
48
90
90
94
94
94
94
94
94
100
100

5
5
15
15
53
57
60
80
80
80
85
91

See fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b le s .




16

8
30
30
88
88
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100

-

1
1
2
2
68
68
78
92
92
97
98
99

Table B-4a. Identification of major paid holidays in Providence—W arwick—
Pawtucket, R.I.—Mass., May 1974
P e rce n t o f o ffic e w o rk e rs

P e r c e n t o f p la n t w o r k e r s
H o l id a y 10
A l l in d u s t r ie s

M a n u fa ctu r in g

P u b l ic u t ilit ie s

R e t a il tr a d e

A l l in d u s t r ie s

A ll w o r k e r s __ ________________________________

100

100

100

100

100

N ew Y e a r 's D ay .
_ ____ .
W a s h in g to n 's B irth d a y .
..
.
G ood F r i d a y ___
M e m o r ia l D av
.....
F o u rth o f J u ly
.. _ __
. ... .
V .J . D a y _______________________ __
__ __ _
T a b o r D av
C o lu m b u s D a y _____________________________________
V e t e r a n s D ay
_______ __ _____ __________
E le c t io n D ay
T h a n k sg iv in g D ay ................... ......
D ay a ft e r T h a n k sg iv in g
C h r is tm a s E ve
_ _ ___ _ _
C h r is t m a s E v e . h a l f d a y ___
_ _
C h r is t m a s D ay
...... ___
N ew Y e a r 's E v e
N ew Y e a r 's E v e , h a lf d a y . _
F lo a t in g h o l id a y 15
E m p lo y e e 's b ir t h d a y
__
_

94
19
15
94
77
67
94
71
74
1
95
20
17
4
95
2
6
7
11

96
16
22
98
75
66
98
71
74
1
98
31
25
5
96
3
9
10
4

100
93
3
94
94
81
94
91
94
94

80
5
80
68
57
80
53
57
85
-

99
50
12
99
95
84
99
86
87
3
99
16
11
6
99
3
5
11
6

-

3
100

91

-

-

-

-

58

30

See fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .




-

17

M a n u fa ctu rin g

100

99
15
27
99
90
69
99
73
74
(’ )
99
31
27
13
98
7
13
18
8

P u b lic u t ilit ie s

R e t a il tra d e

100

100

100
97
4
100
100
96
100
92
100
100

92
1

-

8
100
-

-

97
92
65
92
68
68
-

98
-

99
-

-

-

30

17

Table B-5. Paid vacation provisions in Providence—Warwick—Pawtucket, R.I.—Mass., May 1974
P e rce n t o f o ffic e w o rk e rs

P e r c e n t o f p la n t w o r k e r s
V a c a t io n p o l ic y
M a n u fa ctu rin g

P u b l ic u t ilit ie s

R e t a il tra d e

A l l in d u s t r ie s

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

99
79
19
1

100
70
29
1

100
100
-

96
96
-

100
98
2
-

100
95
5
-

100
100
-

100
100
-

-

-

4

-

-

-

-

34
18
1
3
-

48
23
2
1
-

11
5
28
-

2
13
-

10
61
3
6
(’ )

18
63
3
1
-

20
22
40

1
26
-

-

*

1
60
8
29
(’ )
1

2
66
12
19
1

.
56
44
-

.
52
44
-

.
21
2
76
1
(’ )

33
6
61
1
(’ )

18
80
2

62
38
-

1
38
13
42
(’ )
5

2
48
20
27
4

.
34
66
-

_

14
12
64
3

A l l in d u s t r ie s

A ll w o rk e r s

_

_

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

M a n u fa ctu rin g

P u b l ic u t ilit ie s

R e t a il t r a d e

M e th o d o f p a y m en t
W o r k e r s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s p r o v id in g
p a id v a c a t i o n s ___________________ __________ . __
L e n g t h - o f - t i m e p a y m e n t ____________ __________
P e r c e n t a g e p a y m e n t ___________________________
O t h e r ____ . ___ ________ ___ _ ______________________ .
W o r k e r s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s p r o v id in g
_
______
no p a id v a c a t i o n s ___

1

A m ou n t o f v a c a t io n pay
A f t e r 6 m o n th s o f s e r v i c e
U n d er 1 w e e k _____________________________________
1 w e e k ________ __ ________ ______ ___________
O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s ________________ ._
2 w e e k s __________________________________________ ____
__
3 w eeks .
. . . ______ _ .

-

A fte r 1 y e a r o f s e r v ic e
U n d er 1 w e e k
_____ ____________________________
1 w e e k ____ _____ . . ____________________________
O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s ______________ __ _
2 w eeks
_
_ _
_
_.. _
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s _ -----. ----------- ---------------3 W e e k s ___ _____ _ _ . . .
___ _
_______

(’ )

-

-

A fte r 2 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
U n d er 1 w e e k _________________ ___________________ _
1 w eek
O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s _______________________
2 w e e k s ___ ___________ ___________
_____
O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s __
___
_ _
3 w e e k s _________
.
__
_____

(’ )

_
16
69
12

9
3
85
1
2

.
16
7
72
1
4

98
.
2

.
25
70
4

18
18
55
3
6

_
99
1

9
68
5
14

4
1
88
2
4

7
4
78
3
7

_
97
3

18
70
1
11

16
18
53
6
6

.
99

9
68
5
14

4
1
88
3
4
(’ )

6
4
77
6
7

97

18
70
1
11

A fte r 3 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k ______
___
__ _
O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s _________________________
2 w e e k 8 ____ ______ __. . . . . . . . . ________________________
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s ____ ____ _____________ _
3 w e e k s ________ _____
__
______________ __

6

A fte r 4 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k ________________________________________________
O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s _________________________
2 w e e k s ____________________ _________________ . .
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s ______________ . __
3 w e e k s ___ ___________ ____ ____________ _ . . . .
4 w eeks
_______
. . . __
_____

13
12
63
5
7
(’ )

-

1

S e e footnote* at e n d of table*.




18

-

3

Table B-5. Paid vacation provisions in Providence—Warwick—
Pawtucket, R.I.—Mass., May 1974— Continued
P e rce n t o f o ffic e w ork ers

P e r c e n t o f p la n t w o r k e r s
V a ca tio n p o l ic y
M a n u fa ctu rin g

P u b l ic u t ilit ie s

3
1
62
15
17
(’ )

3
2
66
13
15
-

_
76
.
24
-

6
53
5
29
3

1
(’ )
66
9
23
1

(’ )
(’ )
73
7
18
1

3
1
20
8
60
2
4
(’ )

3
2
21
10
57
3
3
1

.
94
6

1
.
17
2
72
1
8
-

(’ )

*

6
_
23
5
50
12
-

3
1
19
6
59
4
6

3
2
20
10
57
5
3
1

_
94
6
-

6
23
44
23
-

3
15
2
45
10
24
1
1

.
32
68
-

6
16
25
50
-

*

-

3
14
2
21
7
48
3
3
1

.
-

6
16
16
58

R e t a il tr a d e

A l l in d u s t r ie s

M a n u fa ctu r in g

A l l in d u s t r ie s

P u b l ic u t ilit ie s

R e t a il tr a d e

A m ou n t o f v a c a tio n p a y 14— C on tin u ed

A fte r 5 y ea rs o f s e r v ic e
1 w eek
___
__ .
. ___
__
_______
____
O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s
2 w e e k s ___ __
_
_____ ___
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s _________________________
_ __ ____
_____ __ _ _
3 w e e k s ___ __ _
4 w eeks
___
__
___
__ _ _______ __

.
56
44
*

6
60
1
27
7

24
5
64
1
6
-

_
.
97
3
-

6
33
1
35
25
-

1
16
1
72
2
8
(’ )

(* )
23
4
63
4
5
1

_
•
97
3
-

6
33
.
33
28

1
11
.
58
3
26
(’ )
(’ )

(’ )
14
45
6
34
1
-

.
59
41
-

6
30
.
29
36
-

-

-

_
11
67

6
30
7
57

A fte r 10 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w e e k _________ ___
__
__ ____________ . ____
O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s
__
_________ __
______ ______
___
2 w e e k s _________________
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s __ _____ ____ _
3 w e e k s . __ _____
__ _________ ____ _ __
O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s
________ ___
4 w e e k s ___
__ __
_ _
__ _______
5 w eeks
__
__ _ __
A f t e r 12 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w e e k ____ ____ __ __ _
-------------- ------- -----O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s .
_____
___
2 w e e k s -------------- _ ------- ----- ----------------------------------O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s . _
_______ _
3 w e e k s ..
______,___ ____ _______
_____
O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s
____ _ ____
4 w e e k s _____
___
_______ __________ ___
5 w e e k s __
___
_____
_. _____
____

(* )

-

A fte r 15 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w eek ,
~
r
_ __
2 Wfiftks
, ____ ____ _____ ____ . ____.
_ _ ..
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s __________ ____
3 w e e k s ___________________________________________ __
O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s
_______
4 w e e k s _ ______
__
__
__ ___
O v e r 4 and u n d er 5 w e e k s . _
_______ ____
5 w e e k s __________ _ ___ ____ ____ _______________ ___
6 w e e k s ___ _______ •
______ _____ . . _______ __

3
13
1
45
7
29
1
(’ )

A f t e r 20 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w e e k _____________
__ ______ _______
... .
. . . ____ ______________ __ _
2 w e e k s ___ _____
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s __________ ______ 3 w e e k s . . . . __
___ . . _______ . ________
O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s . . _______ ____
4 w e e k s __________ ______ __ ____ ____ __________. _____
O v e r 4 and u n d er 5 w e e k s
___
_____
5 w e e k s . ___________ _____
___ ____________ ._
O v e r 5 and u n d er 6 w e e k s ______________ __ .
6 w eeks
____ ^ .

3
13
1
25
5
47
2
3
(? )
(’ )

(’ )
78
-

-

21

-

-

-

See fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .




19

1
11
.
31
1
53
<’ )
4
.

(’ )
13
22
3
58

-

-

3

22

-

-

-

-

-

•

Table B-5. Paid vacation provisions in Providence—W arwick—
Pawtucket, R.I.—Mass., May 1974— Continued
P e rce n t o f o ffic e w o rk e rs

P e r c e n t o f p la n t w o r k e r s
V a c a t io n p o l ic y
A l l in d u s t r ie s

M a n u fa ctu r in g

P u b l ic u t ilit ie s

R e t a il tr a d e

A l l in d u s t r ie s

M a n u fa ctu r in g

P u b l ic u t ilit ie s

R e t a il tr a d e

A m ou n t o f v a c a t io n p a y 14— C o n tin u e d

A f t e r 25 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w e e k _______________________________________________
2 w e e k s .., _
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s _________________________
3 w e e k s ____________ _______ ________________ _____
4 w e e k s _______________________________________________
O v e r 4 and u n d er 5 w e e k s _________________________
5 w e e k s ________ __________ ____ __________________ ____
6 w e e k s __________ __________________________________
O ver 6 w eeks

3
13
1
18
44
4
14
1
1

3
14
2
20
46
6
8
1
1

3
13
1
18
44
4
14
1
2

3
14
2
20
45
6
8
2
2

3
13
1
18
44
4
13
1
2

3
14
2
20
45
6
7
2
3

_
-

6
16

(’ )
34
65
-

16
33
26

-

_

_

(’ )
13
18
49
3
15
2

-

-

-

1
11
16
55
2
14
1

u
6
82
-

7
51
6
-

-

-

-

-

-

(’ )
13
18
47
3
14
2
2

.
11
6
82
-

-

-

6
30

A f t e r 30 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w eek
2 w e e k s _______________________ _________________
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s ___________________ ___
3 w e e k s _ _____________________ _____________________
4 w e e k s _______________________________________________
O v e r 4 and u n d e r 5 w e e k s _____________________
5 w e e k s ________ ____________ _______________ ___ ____
6 w eeks
O ver 6 w eeks
______________________
__ ___ „

-

6
16
16
33
26
-

-

-

1
11
_
16
52
2
17
1
1

_

6
16

1
11

(’ )
13

-

-

-

-

-

16
33

16
52
1
17
1
2

18
47
3
13
2
3

11
6

7
51

-

(9)
34
65

6
30
-

7
51
6
-

-

-

_

6
30

M a x im u m v a c a t io n a v a ila b le
1 w eek
2 w e e k s ___ _______ __ _ __ _________________
O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s _________________________
3 w e e k s _______________
__ _____ ______________
4 w e e k s ________ ___
_ _____ _______ __________
O v e r 4 and u n d e r 5 w e e k s _ __ _______ _____
5 w eeks
----6 w e e k s ______________________ __ _______ __ __ _
O v e r 6 w e e k s ________ ____________ _______ _____

-

(’ )
34
-

-

65
-

26
-

S ee fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b l e s .




20

-

-

-

82

6

-

-

Table B-6. Health, insurance, and pension plan provisions in Providence—W arwick—
Pawtucket, R.I.—Mass., May 1974
P e rce n t o f o ffic e w ork ers

P e r c e n t o f p la n t w o r k e r s
T yp e o f b e n e fit and
fin a n c in g 15

A l l w o r k e r s __ _____ _______ ___________________

W o r k e r s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s p r o v id in g at
le a s t 1 o f the b e n e fit s sh ow n b e lo w _
L ife in s u r a n c e
.. ____
_ — ... ...
N o n c o n t r ib u to r y p la n s .
_
A c c id e n t a l death and d is m e m b e r m e n t
in s u r a n c e
_ . ...
N o n c o n t r ib u to r y pla ns
S ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e o r
s i c k le a v e o r b o t h 16. . _________ ___ _____ _____
S ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e ________
N o n c o n t r ib u to r y plans
S ic k le a v e (fu ll p a y and no
w a itin g p e r io d ) _
__
S ic k le a v e (p a r t ia l p a y o r
w a itin g p e r io d )
L o n g - t e r m d i s a b ilit y in s u r a n c e
N o n c o n t r ib u to r y p la n s _ __
H o s p ita liz a t io n in s u r a n c e
N o n c o n t r ib u to r y pla ns
___ ______ _
S u r g ic a l in s u r a n c e
N o n c o n t r ib u to r y p la n s
M e d ic a l in s u r a n c e
_ __
N o n c o n t r ib u to r y pla ns
M a jo r m e d i c a l in s u r a n c e
N o n c o n t r ib u to r y p la n s r
D en ta l in s u r a n c e ,.___ ___
N o n c o n t r ib u to r y p l a n s ___
__
__
R e t ir e m e n t p e n s io n
.
N o n c o n t r ib u to r y p la n s
.

A l l in d u s t r ie s

M a n u fa ctu r in g

P u b lic u t ilit ie s

100

100

100

100

A l l in d u s t r ie s

M a n u fa ctu rin g

P u b lic u t ilit ie s

R e t a il tra d e

100

100

100

100

99

100

100

92

99

100

100

95

83
67

81
67

100
83

73
51

91
74

92
70

100
75

64
21

65
51

64
50

97
80

44
25

66
52

70
48

89
64

38
6

49

36

88

67

80

73

86

60

39
29

27
17

87
75

47
36

38
28

45
29

65
45

13
9

21

14

41

51

60

53

86

3

2

-

5

2

1

19
11
99
76
99
76
97
76
94
70
4
4
81
73

8
1
100
78
100
78
100
78
96
72
2
1
78
72

1
-

98
82
98
82
96
81
83
69
5
5
66
59

1
-

100
85
100
85
99
83
89
71
3
3
71
64

-

100
99
100
99
100
99
61
61
47
47
96
90

S ee fo o t n o t e s a t end o f t a b le s .




R e t a il tra d e

21

-

91
64
91
64
86
64
62
54
-

64
54

36
21

-

2

-

2
94
48
94
48
73
48
51
40

95
95
95
95
95
95
95
95
10
10
93
88

-

60
38

Footnotes

A ll of th ese

s ta n d a r d f o o t n o t e s m a y n ot a p p ly t o th is b u lle tin .

1
S ta n d a rd h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o r k w e e k f o r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e i v e t h e ir r e g u la r s t r a ig h t -t im e s a la r ie s ( e x c lu s iv e o f pa y f o r o v e r t im e
at r e g u la r a n d / o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and th e e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d t o t h e s e w e e k ly h o u r s .
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 th e e a r n in g s o f a ll w o r k e r s and d iv id in g b y th e n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s .
T h e m e d ia n
d e s ig n a t e s p o s it io n — h a lf o f th e 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 and h a lf r e c e i v e l e s s th an th e ra te sh o w n .
T h e m id d le 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 th e w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s than th e l o w e r o f t h e s e r a te s and a fo u r t h e a r n m o r e than th e h ig h e r r a te .
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 f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s , and la te s h ift s .
4
T h e s e s a l a r i e s r e la t e t o f o r m a l l y e s t a b lis h e d m in im u m s ta r t in g (h ir in g ) r e g u la r s t r a ig h t -t im e s a la r ie s th at a r e p a id f o r s ta n d a rd
w ork w eek s.
5
E x c lu d e s w o r k e r s in s u b c l e r i c a l jo b s su ch a s m e s s e n g e r .
6
D ata a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r a ll s ta n d a r d w o r k w e e k s c o m b in e d , and f o r th e m o s t c o m m o n s ta n d a r d w o r k w e e k s r e p o r t e d .
7
I n c lu d e s a ll p la n t w o r k e r s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s c u r r e n t ly o p e r a t in g la te s h if t s , and e s t a b lis h m e n t s w h o s e f o r m a l p r o v is io n s c o v e r la te
s h if t s , e v e n th ou gh th e e s t a b lis h m e n t s w e r e n ot c u r r e n t ly o p e r a t in g la te s h ift s .
8
L e s s than 0 .0 5 p e r c e n t .
9
L e s s than 0 .5 p e r c e n t .
10
F o r p u r p o s e s o f th is s tu d y , p a y f o r a Sunday in D e c e m b e r , n e g o t ia t e d in th e a u t o m o b ile in d u s t r y , is n o t t r e a t e d a s a p a id h o lid a y .
11
A l l c o m b in a t io n s o f fu ll and h a lf d a y s th at a dd t o th e s a m e a m ou n t a r e c o m b in e d ; f o r e x a m p le , th e p r o p o r t io n o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g
a to t a l o f 9 d a y s in c lu d e s t h o s e w ith 9 f u ll d a y s a nd n o h a lf d a y s , 8 fu ll d a y s and 2 h a lf d a y s , 7 fu ll d a y s and 4 h a lf d a y s , and s o on.
P r o p o r t io n s th en w e r e c u m u la te d .
12
T h e s e d a y s a r e p r o v id e d a s p a r t o f a C h r is t m a s —N ew Y e a r h o lid a y p e r io d w h ic h t y p ic a lly b e g in s w ith C h r is t m a s E v e a nd en d s w ith
N ew Y e a r 's D ay.
S u ch a h o lid a y p e r i o d is c o m m o n in th e a u t o m o b ile , a e r o s p a c e , and f a r m im p le m e n t in d u s t r ie s .
13
" F l o a t i n g " h o lid a y s v a r y f r o m y e a r t o y e a r a c c o r d in g t o e m p lo y e r o r e m p lo y e e c h o i c e .
14
I n c lu d e s p a y m e n ts o t h e r th an "le n g t h o f t i m e , " s u c h as p e r c e n t a g e o f a nn ual e a r n in g s o r f l a t - s u m p a y m e n t s , c o n v e r t e d t o an
e q u iv a le n t t im e b a s i s ; f o r e x a m p le , 2 p e r c e n t o f ann ual e a r n in g s w a s c o n s i d e r e d a s 1 w e e k 's p a y . P e r i o d s o f s e r v i c e a r e c h o s e n a r b it r a r ily
and do n o t n e c e s s a r i l y r e f l e c t in d iv id u a l p r o v is io n s f o r p r o g r e s s i o n ; f o r e x a m p le , c h a n g e s in p r o p o r t io n s at 10 y e a r s in c lu d e c h a n g e s b e tw e e n
5 an d 10 y e a r s . E s t im a t e s a r e c u m u la tiv e . T h u s , th e p r o p o r t io n e lig ib le f o r at le a s t 3 w e e k s ' p a y a ft e r 10 y e a r s in c lu d e s t h o s e e lig ib le f o r
at le a s t 3 w e e k s ' p a y a ft e r f e w e r y e a r s o f s e r v i c e .
15
E s t im a t e s l i s t e d a ft e r ty p e o f b e n e fit a r e f o r a ll p la n s f o r w h ich at le a s t a p a rt o f th e c o s t is b o r n e b y th e e m p lo y e r . " N o n c o n t r ib u t o r y
p la n s " in c lu d e o n ly t h o s e fin a n c e d e n t ir e ly b y th e e m p lo y e r .
E x c lu d e d a r e le g a lly r e q u ir e d p la n s , su ch as w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n s a t io n , s o c i a l
s e c u r i t y , and r a i l r o a d r e t ir e m e n t .
18
U n d u p lic a te d to t a l o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s ic k le a v e o r s ic k n e s s a nd a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e sh ow n s e p a r a t e ly b e lo w . S ic k le a v e p la n s a r e
lim it e d t o t h o s e w h ic h d e fin it e ly e s t a b lis h at le a s t th e m in im u m n u m b e r o f d a y s ' p a y th at e a c h e m p lo y e e ca n e x p e c t .
I n fo r m a l s ic k le a v e
a llo w a n c e s d e t e r m in e d on an in d iv id u a l b a s is a r e e x c lu d e d .




2 2

Appendix A
A r e a w a g e and r e la t e d b e n e fit s data a r e o b ta in e d b y p e r s o n a l v is i t s o f B u r e a u fi e ld
r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s at 3 - y e a r in t e r v a ls . 1 In e a c h o f th e in te r v e n in g y e a r s , in fo r m a t io n on e m p lo y m e n t
and o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s is c o l l e c t e d b y a c o m b in a t io n o f p e r s o n a l v is i t and m a il q u e s t io n n a ir e
f r o m e s t a b lis h m e n t s p a r t ic ip a t in g in th e p r e v io u s s u r v e y .
In e a c h o f th e 9 4 1
2 a r e a s c u r r e n t ly s u r v e y e d , data a r e o b ta in e d f r o m r e p r e s e n t a t iv e
e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith in s ix b r o a d in d u s tr y d i v is i o n s : M a n u fa ctu r in g ; t r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n ,
and o t h e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s ; w h o le s a le t r a d e ; r e t a il t r a d e ; fin a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e ; and
s e r v i c e s . M a jo r in d u s tr y g r o u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m t h e s e s tu d ie s a r e g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t io n s and the
c o n s t r u c tio n and e x t r a c t iv e in d u s t r ie s . E s ta b lis h m e n t s h a v 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 it t e d b e c a u s e o f in s u ffic ie n t e m p lo y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t io n s s tu d ie d . S e p a ra te
ta b u la tio n s a r e p r o v id e d fo r e a c h o f th e b r o a d in d u s t r y d iv is io n s w h ic h m e e t p u b lic a t io n c r i t e r i a .
T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e co n d u c te d on a s a m p le b a s i s .
T h e sa m p lin g p r o c e d u r e s in v o lv e
d e t a ile d s t r a t ific a t io n o f a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith in th e 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 and n u m b e r o f e m p l o y e e s . F r o m th is s t r a t i fie d u n iv e r s e a p r o b a b ilit y s a 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 vin g a p r e d e t e r m in e d c h a n c e o f s e l e c t i o n . T o ob ta in 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 r t io n o f la r g e than s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s is s e l e c t e d .
W hen
data a r e c o m b in e d , e a c h e s t a b lis h m e n t is w e ig h te d a c c o r d i n g t o its p r o b a b ilit y o f s e l e c t i o n , s o
that u n b ia s e d e s t im a t e s a r e g e n e r a t e d . F o r e x a m p le , i f on e out o f f o u r e s t a b lis h m e n t s is s e l e c t e d ,
it is g iv e n a w eig h t o f fo u r t o 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 .
An a lt e r n a t e o f the sa m e
o r ig in a l p r o b a b ilit y is ch o s e n in the s a m e i n d u s t r y - s iz e c l a s s i f ic a t i o n i f da ta a r e n ot a v a ila b le
f o r the o r ig in a l sa m p le m e m b e r .
If n o s u ita b le su b stitu te is a v a ila b le , a d d itio n a l w eig h t is
a s s ig n e d t o a sa m p le m e m b e r that is s i m il a r t o th e m is s in g unit.
O c c u p a tio n s and E a rn in g s
O c c u p a tio n s s e l e c t e d f o r stu d y a r e c o m m o n t o a v a r ie t y o f m a n u fa ctu rin g and n o n ­
m a n u fa ctu rin g in d u s t r ie s , and a r e o f th e fo llo w in g t y p e s : (1 ) O ffic e c l e r i c a l ; (2 ) p r o f e s s io n a l and
t e c h n ic a l; (3) m a in te n a n ce and p o w e r p la n t; and (4 ) 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 a l
c l a s s i f ic a t i o n i s b a s e d on a u n ifo r m se t o f j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s d e s ig n e d t o ta k e a c c o u n t o f i n t e r ­
e s t a b lis h m e n t v a r ia t io n in d u tie s w ithin th e s a m e j o b . O c c u p a t io n s s e le c t e d f o r stu d y a r e li s t e d
and d e s c r i b e d in a p p en d ix B .
U n le s s o t h e r w is e in d ic a t e d , th e e a r n in g s data fo llo w in g the jo b
t it l e s a r e f o r a ll in d u s t r ie s c o m b in e d .
E a rn in g s data f o r s o m e o f the o c c u p a t io n s li s t e d and
d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e in d u s tr y d iv is io n s w ith in o c c u p a t io n s , a r e n o t p r e s e n t e d in the A - s e r i e s
t a b l e s , b e c a u s e e it h e r (1) e m p lo y m e n t in the o c c u p a t io n is t o o s m a ll t o p r o v id e en ou g h data t o
m e r i t p r e s e n t a t io n , o r (2 ) t h e r e i s p o s s ib i li t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t data.
E a rn in g s data not show n s e p a r a t e ly f o r in d u s tr y d iv is io n s a r e in c lu d e d in a ll in d u s t r ie s c o m b in e d
d a ta , w h e r e sh ow n .
L ik e w is e , data a r e in c lu d e d in th e o v e r a ll c l a s s i f ic a t i o n w hen a s u b ­
c l a s s i f ic a t i o n o f e l e c t r o n i c s t e c h n ic ia n s , s e c r e t a r i e s , o r t r u c k d r iv e r s is n ot show n o r in fo r m a t io n
t o s u b c l a s s i fy i s n ot a v a ila b le .

A v e r a g e p a y l e v e l s fo r m e n and w o m e n in s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s sh ou ld n ot b e a s s u m e d
to r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y o f the 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 t r ib u t e to d i f f e r e n c e s in clu 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 te r a n g e s , s in c e on ly the r a t e s
p a id in cu m b e n ts a r e c o l l e c t e d , and p e r fo r m a n c e o f s p e c i f i c d u tie s w ith in the g e n e r a l s u r v e y j o b
d e s crip tio n s .
J o b d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d t o c l a s s i f y e m p lo y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s u s u a lly a r e m o r e
g e n e r a liz e d than t h o s e u s e d in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s and a llo w fo r m in o r d i f f e r e n c e s a m on g
e s t a b lis h m e n t s in s p e c i f i c d u tie s p e r fo r m e d .
O c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t e s t im a t e s r e p r e s e n t the to t a l in a ll 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 and n ot the n u m b e r a c t u a lly s u r v e y e d .
B e c a u s e o c c u p a t io n a l s t r u c t u r e s a m on g
e s t a b lis h m e n t s d i f f e r , e s t im a t e s o f o c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t ob ta in ed f r o m th e s a m p le o f
e s t a b lis h m e n t s stu d ie d s e r v e o n ly to in d ic a te the r e la t iv e im p o r t a n c e o f the j o b s stu d ied .
T hese
d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t io n a l s t r u c t u r e d o n ot a f f e c t m a t e r ia ll y the a c c u r a c y o f the e a r n in g s data.
W age t r e n d s fo r

In d e x e s in ta b le A - 7 m e a s u r e w a g e s a t a g iv e n t im e , e x p r e s s e d a s a p e r c e n t o f w a g e s
d u rin g the b a s e p e r io d .
S u b tra ctin g 100 f r o m the in d e x y ie l d s the p e r c e n t ch a n g e in w a g e s fr o m
the b a s e p e r io d to the d a te o f the in d e x .
T h e p e r c e n t s o f ch a n g e o r in c r e a s e in t a b le s A - 7
and A - 8 r e la t e to w a g e ch a n g e s b e t w e e n the in d ic a t e d d a t e s .
A n n u a l r a t e s o f in c r e a s e , w h e re
sh ow n , r e f l e c t the a m o u n t o f in c r e a s e fo r 12 m o n th s w h en the t im e sp an b e tw e e n s u r v e y s w as
o t h e r than 12 m o n th s.
T h e s e c o m p u t a t io n s a r e b a s e d on the a s s u m p t io n that w a g e s in c r e a s e d at
a c o n s ta n t r a t e b e tw e e n s u r v e y s .
P e r c e n t s o f ch a n g e r e p o r t e d in t a b le s A - 7 and A - 8 r e f l e c t tw o d iff e r e n t m e a s u r e s o f
w age m ov em en t.
T a b le A - 7 p r o v id e s p e r c e n t s o f ch a n g e in a v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f o f f ic 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 and a v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f s k ille d m a in ten a n ce and
u n s k ille d p la n t w o r k e r s in the a r e a .
T a b le A - 8 p r o v id e s p e r c e n t s o f ch a n g e in a v e r a g e h o u r ly
e a r n in g s f o r the sa m e o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s , a d ju s t e d to e x c lu d e the e f f e c t o f e m p lo y m e n t sh ifts .
T h e m e th o d u s e d t o co m p u t e w a g e tr e n d s in ta b le A - 8 is b a s e d on ch a n g e s in a v e r a g e h o u r ly
e a r n in g s f o r e s t a b lis h m e n t s r e p o r t in g in d e x j o b s in b oth the c u r r e n t and p r e v io u s y e a r (m a tch e d
e s t a b lis h m e n t s ); e s t a b lis h m e n t e m p lo y m e n t in the j o b s w a s h eld co n s ta n t.
Data fo r the m a tch ed
e s t a b lis h m e n t s a r e w e ig h te d to r e p r e s e n t a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s r e p o r t in g the j o b in the p r e v io u s y e a r .
M e th o d

O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t and e a r n in g s data a r e sh ow n f o r fu l l- t im e w o r k e r s , i . e . , t h o s e
h i r e d t o w o r k a r e g u la r w e e k ly s c h e d u le . E a r n in g s data e x c lu d e p r e m iu m p a y fo 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 , and la te s h ift s . N o n p ro d u ctio n b o n u s e s a r e e x c lu d e d , but c o s t o f - li v i n g a llo w a n c e s and in c e n t iv e b o n u s e s a r e in c lu d e d .
W e e k ly h o u r s f o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l and
p r o f e s s io n a l and t e c h n ic a l o c c u p a t io n s r e f e r t o th e sta n d a rd w o r k w e e k (r o u n d e d t o th e n e a r e s t
h a lf h o u r ) f o r w h ic h e m p l o y e e s r e c e iv e r e g u la r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a la r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e o f pay f o r
o v e r t i m e at r e g u la r a n d / o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) . A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s fo r t h e s e o c c u p a t io n s a r e
rou n d ed t o th e 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 m e a s u r e the le v e l o f o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s in an a r e a at a p a r t ic u la r t im e .
C o m p a r is o n s o f in d iv id u a l o c c u p a t io n a l a v e r a g e s o v e r t im e m a y n ot r e f le c t e x p e c t e d w a g e ch a n g e s .
T h e a v e r a g e s f o r in d iv id u a l j o b s a r e a ffe c t e d b y ch a n g e s in w a g e s and e m p lo y m e n t p a t t e r n s . F o r
e x a m p le , 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 h ig h - o r lo w - w a g e f i r m s m a y ch a n g e , o r h ig h -w a g e
w o r k e r s m a y a d v a n c e to b e t te r j o b s and b e r e p la c e d b y new w o r k e r s at lo w e r r a t e s .
Such
s h ift 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 though m o s t e s t a b lis 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 rin g th e y e a r .
T r e n d s in e a r n in g s o f o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s , show n in
t a b le s A - 7 a n d A - 8, a r e b e t t e r in d ic a t o r s o f w a g e tr e n d s than in d iv id u a l j o b s w ith in th e g r o u p s .
A v e r a g e e a r n in g s r e f le c t c o m p o s i t e , a r e a w id e e s t i m a t e s . I n d u s t r ie s a n d e s t a b lis h m e n t s
d iff e r in p a y le v e l and j o b s t a ffin g , and thus co n t r ib u t e d iff e r e n t ly t o the e s t im a t e s f o r e a c h jo b .
P a y a v e r a g e s m a y fa il t o r e f le c t a c c u r a t e l y th e w a g e d i ff e r e n t ia l a m on g j o b s in in d iv id u a l
e s t a b li sh m en t s .

1 Personal visits were on a 2-year c y c le before July 1972.
2 Included in the 94 areas are 8 studies conducted by the Bureau under contract. These areas are Austin, T e x .; Binghamton, N .Y .—
P a .; Durham, N. C . ; Fort Lauderdale—H ollywood and West Palm Beach, F la .; Huntsville, A l a .; Lexington, K y .; M elb o u r n e -T itu sv ille -C o co a ,
FI a . ; and Poughkeepsie—Kingston—Newburgh, N. Y.
In addition, the Bureau conducts more lim ited area studies in approxim ately 70 areas
^t the request o f the Employment Standards Administration o f the U. S. Department o f Labor.




s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s

of

c o m p u t in g

w age

tre n d s .

O c c u p a t io n s

used

to

c o m p u te

w age

tre n d s

O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m e n and w o m e n ):

I n d u s tria l n u r s e s (m e n and w o m e n ):

B o o k k e e p in g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s ,
cla s s B
C le r k s , a c c o u n tin g , c l a s s e s A and B
C le r k s , f i l e , c l a s s e s A , B, and C
C le r k s , o r d e r
C le r k s , p a y r o l l
K eyp u n ch o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s e s A and B
M e s s e n g e r s ( o f f i c e b o y s and g ir ls )
S e c r e t a r ie s
S ten og ra p h ers, g e n e ra l
S t e n o g r a p h e r s , s e n io r
S w itc h b o a rd o p e r a t o r s ,
c l a s s e s A and B
T a b u la t in g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s ,
c la s s B
T y p is t s , c l a s s e s A and B

N u r s e s , in d u s t r ia l ( r e g i s t e r e d )

In d e x e s f o r in d iv id u a l a r e a s in the p r o g r a m

are:

S k ille d m a in te n a n ce (m e n ):
C a rp en ters
E le ctricia n s
M a c h in is ts
M e c h a n ic s
M e c h a n ic s (a u t o m o t iv e )
P a in t e r s
P ip e fit t e r s
T o o l and d ie m a k e r s
U n sk ille d pla n t (m e n ):
J a n it o r s , p o r t e r s , and c l e a n e r s
L a b o r e r s , m a t e r ia l h a n dlin g
a r e c o m p u te d a s f o l lo w s :

1. E a c h o c c u p a t io n is a s s ig n e d a w e ig h t b a s e d on it s p r o p o r t io n a t e e m p lo y m e n t in the
s e l e c t e d g r o u p o f o c c u p a t io n s in the b a s e y e a r .
2. T h e s e w e ig h ts a r e u s e d to c o m p u te g r o u p a v e r a g e s .
E a ch o c c u p a t io n 's a v e r a g e
(m ea n ) e a r n in g s i s m u lt ip lie d b y its w e ig h t.
T h e p r o d u c t s a r e t o ta le d t o o b ta in a g r o u p a v e r a g e .
3. T h e r a t io o f g r o u p a v e r a g e s fo r 2 c o n s e c u t iv e y e a r s is c o m p u te d by d iv id in g the
a v e r a g e fo r the c u r r e n t y e a r b y the a v e r a g e f o r the e a r li e r y e a r .
T he r e s u lt s — e x p r e s s e d a s a
p e r c e n t — l e s s 100 is the p e r c e n t c h a n g e .
4. T he c u r r e n t y e a r 's in d e x is o b ta in e d b y m u ltip ly in g the p r e v io u s y e a r 's in d e x b y the
r a t io o f the c u r r e n t y e a r 's g ro u p a v e r a g e to the p r e v io u s y e a r 's g r o u p a v e r a g e .

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L im it a t io n s o f d a ta . I n d e x e s and p e r c e n t s o f ch a n g e in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a s p r e s e n t e d in
ta b le A - 7 , a r e in flu e n c e d b y (1 ) g e n e r a l s a la r y and w a g e c h a n g e s , (2 ) m e r i t o r o t h e r p a y i n c r e a s e s
r e c e i v e d in th e s a m e j o b , (3 ) c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e w a g e s due t o la 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
o r r e d u c t i o n s , and (4 ) ch a n g e s r e s u lt in g w h en e s t a b lis h m e n t s e n t e r and le a v e th e a r e a .
O c c u p a t io n a l a v e r a g e s ca n in c r e a s e o r d e c r e a s e w ith ou t a n y a c t u a l ch a n g e in w a g e s . F o r e x a m p le ,
e v e n th ou g h a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s g iv 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 d e c lin e b e c a u s e l o w e r p a y in g e s t a b lis h m e n t s e n t e r th e a r e a o r ex p a n d t h e ir w o r k f o r c e s . S im i la r l y , w a g e s m a y r e m a in
r e l a t i v e ly c o n s t a n t , y e t a v e r a g e s r i s e b e c a u s e h ig h e r -p a y in g e s t a b lis h m e n t s e n t e r th e a r e a o r
e x p a n d t h e ir w o r k f o r c e . A s m e n t io n e d , data in t a b le A - 8 a r e a d ju s t e d t o r e m o v e s o m e o f th e
lim it a t io n s t o th e in fo r m a t io n in t a b le A - 7 , p a r t i c u l a r ly c h a n g e s re s u lt in g f r o m f o r c e e x p a n s io n s
o r r e d u c t io n s and f r o m th e a d d itio n o r d e le t io n o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s in the s u r v e y s a m p le .
E s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v is i o n s
T h e B - s e r i e s t a b le s p r o v id e in fo r m a t io n on e s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le m e n t a r y
w a g e p r o v is i o n s f o r p la n t and o f f i c e w o r k e r s . " P la n t w o r k e r s " in c lu d e w o r k in g fo r e m e n a n d a ll
n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r s (in clu d in g le a d m e n and t r a in e e s ) e n g a g e d in n o n o ff ic e fu n c t io n s . C a fe t e r ia
w o r k e r s and ro u t e m e n a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m m a n u fa c t u r in g , but in c lu d e d in n o n m a n u fa ctu r in g
in d u s t r ie s . " O f f i c e w o r k e r s " in c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v is o r s and n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r s p e r fo r m i n g
c l e r i c a l o r r e l a t e d fu n c t io n s . A d m in i s t r a t iv e , e x e c u t i v e , a n d p r o f e s s io n a l e m p l o y e e s a r e e x c lu d e d .
M in im u m e n t r a n c e s a la r i e s f o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s r e la t e o n ly to th e e s t a b lis h m e n t s v is i t e d .
(S ee t a b le B - l . ) B e c a u s e o f th e o p tim u m sa m p lin g t e c h n iq u e s u s e d and th e p r o b a b ilit y that la r g e
e s t a b lis h m e n t s a r e m o r e li k e l y than s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s t o h a v e fo r m a l e n t r a n c e r a t e s a b o v e th e
s u b c l e r i c a l le v e l , th e t a b le is m o r e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f p o l i c i e s in m e d iu m and la r g e e s t a b lis h m e n t s .
S hift d i ff e r e n t ia l data a r e li m it e d t o pla n t w o r k e r s in m a n u fa ctu rin g in d u s t r ie s .
(See
t a b le B - 2 . ) T h is in fo r m a t io n is p r e s e n t e d in t e r m s o f (1 ) e s t a b lis h m e n t p o l i c y 3 f o r t o t a l plant
w o r k e r e m p lo y m e n t, and (2 ) e f f e c t iv e p r a c t ic e f o r w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d on th e s p e c i f ie d sh ift at th e
t im e o f th e s u r v e y .
In e s t a b lis h m e n t s h a v in g v a r ie d d iff e r e n t ia l s , th e a m ou n t a p p ly in g t o a
m a jo r it y is u s e d ; i f n o a m ou n t a p p lie s t o a m a jo r i t y , th e c l a s s i f ic a t i o n " o t h e r " is u s e d .
In
e s t a b lis h m e n t s h a v in g s o m e l a t e - s h if t h o u r s p a id at n o r m a l r a t e s , a d iff e r e n c e i s r e c o r d e d on ly
i f it a p p lie s t o a m a jo r it y o f the sh ift h o u r s .
A s e c o n d (e v e n in g ) s h ift en d s w o r k at o r n e a r
m id n ig h t.
A t h ir d (n ig h t) sh ift s t a r t s w o r k at o r n e a r m id n ig h t.
T h e s c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s and d a y s o f a m a jo r it y o f th e f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s in an
e s t a b lis h m e n t a r e ta b u la te d a s a p p ly in g t o a ll plant o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s o f that e s t a b lis h m e n t . (See
t a b le B - 3 . ) S c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s and d a y s a r e t h o s e w h ic h a m a jo r it y o f f u l l- t im e e m p lo y e e s
a r e e x p e c t e d t o w o r k f o r s t r a i g h t - t im e o r o v e r t i m e r a t e s .
P a id h o l id a y s ; p a id v a c a t i o n s ; and h e a lt h , in s u r a n c e , and p e n s io n p la n s a r e t r e a t e d
s t a t is t i c a ll y a s a p p ly in g t o a ll pla n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s i f a m a jo r it y o f su c h w o r k e r s a r e e li g ib le
o r m a y e v e n t u a lly q u a lify f o r th e p r a c t i c e s li s t e d .
(S ee t a b le s B - 4 t h ro u g h B - 6 . )
Sum s of
in d iv id u a l it e m s in t a b l e s . B - 2 t h r o u g h B - 5 m a y n ot e q u a l t o t a l s b e c a u s e o f ro u n d in g .

T h e s u m m a r y o f v a c a t io n p la n s i s a s t a t is t i c a l m e a s u r e o f v a c a t io n p r o v is i o n s r a t h e r than
a m e a s u r e o f th e p r o p o r t io n o f w o r k e r s a c t u a lly r e c e iv in g s p e c i f i c b e n e fit s .
(S ee ta b le B - 5 . )
P r o v i s i o n s a p p ly t o a ll p la n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s in an e s t a b lis h m e n t r e g a r d l e s s o f len g th o f s e r v i c e .
P a y m e n ts on o t h e r than a t im e b a s is a r e c o n v e r t e d t o a t im e p e r io d ; f o r e x a m p le , 2 p e r c e n t o f
annual e a r n in g s a r e c o n s id e r e d e q u iv a le n t t o 1 w e e k 's p a y .
O nly b a s i c p la n s a r e in c lu d e d .
E s tim a t e s e x c lu d e v a c a t io n b o n u s e s , v a c a t i o n -s a v in g s p la n s , and " e x t e n d e d " o r " s a b b a t ic a l "
b e n e fit s b e y o n d b a s i c p la n s . S u ch p r o v is i o n s a r e t y p i c a l in th e s t e e l , a lu m in u m , and ca n
in d u s t r ie s .

H ea lth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n s io n p la n s f o r w h ic h th e e m p l o y e r p a y s at le a s t a p a rt o f
the c o s t in c lu d e t h o s e (1 ) u n d e r w r itte n b y a c o m m e r c i a l in s u r a n c e co m p a n y o r n o n p r o fit
o r g a n iz a t io n , (2 ) p r o v id e d t h ro u g h a u n ion fu n d , o r (3 ) p a id d i r e c t ly b y th e e m p l o y e r ou t o f
c u r r e n t o p e r a t in g fund s o r f r o m a fu n d s e t a s id e f o r t h is p u r p o s e .
(S ee t a b le B - 6 . )
An
e s t a b lis h m e n t is c o n s id e r e d t o h a ve su c h a pla n i f th e m a jo r it y o f e m p l o y e e s a r e c o v e r e d e v e n
th ou g h l e s s than a m a jo r it y p a r t ic ip a t e u n d e r th e pla n b e c a u s e e m p l o y e e s a r e r e q u ir e d t o
co n t r ib u t e t o w a r d th e c o s t . E x c lu d e d a r e le g a ll y r e q u i r e d p la n s , s u c h a s w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n s a t io n ,
s o c i a l s e c u r i t y , and r a il r o a d r e t ir e m e n t .

S ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e i s lim it e d t o that ty p e o f in s u r a n c e u n d e r w h ic h p r e ­
d e t e r m in e d c a s h p a y m e n ts a r e m a d e d i r e c t ly t o th e in s u r e d d u rin g t e m p o r a r y i l ln e s s o r a c c id e n t
d i s a b ilit y .
I n fo r m a t io n i s p r e s e n t e d f o r a ll s u c h p la n s t o w h ic h th e e m p l o y e r c o n t r ib u t e s .
H o w e v e r , in N ew Y o r k and N ew J e r s e y , w h ic h h a ve e n a c t e d t e m p o r a r y d is a b ilit y in s u r a n c e la w s
r e q u ir in g e m p l o y e r c o n t r ib u t io n s ,4 p la n s a r e in c lu d e d o n ly i f th e e m p l o y e r (1 ) c o n t r ib u t e s m o r e
than i s le g a ll y r e q u ir e d , o r (2) p r o v id e s the e m p lo y e e w ith b e n e fit s w h ic h e x c e e d th e r e q u ir e m e n t s
o f th e la w . T a b u la t io n s o f p a id s ic k le a v e p la n s a r e li m it e d t o f o r m a l p la n s 5 w h ic h p r o v id e fu ll
p a y o r a p r o p o r t io n o f th e w o r k e r 's p a y d u rin g a b s e n c e f r o m w o r k b e c a u s e o f i l l n e s s . S e p a ra te
ta b u la tio n s a r e p r e s e n t e d a c c o r d i n g t o (1 ) p la n s w h ich p r o v id e fu ll p a y and n o w a itin g p e r io d ,
and (2 ) p la n s w h ic h p r o v id e e it h e r p a r t ia l p a y o r a w a itin g p e r io d . In a d d itio n t o th e p r e s e n t a t io n
o f p r o p o r t io n s o f w o r k e r s p r o v id e d s ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e o r p a id s ic k le a v e , an
U n du p licated t o t a l is sh ow n o f w o r k e r s w h o r e c e i v e e it h e r o r b o th t y p e s o f b e n e fit s .
L o n g t e r m d i s a b ilit y in s u r a n c e p la n s p r o v id e p a y m e n ts t o t o t a lly d is a b le d e m p lo y e e s upon
th e e x p ir a t io n o f t h e ir p a id s i c k le a v e a n d / o r s i c k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e , o r a ft e r a
p r e d e t e r m in e d p e r i o d o f d is a b ilit y (t y p ic a lly 6 m o n t h s ). P a y m e n t s a r e m a d e u n til th e en d o f the
d i s a b ilit y , a m a x im u m a g e , o r e li g ib il it y f o r r e t ir e m e n t b e n e fit s . F u ll o r p a r t ia l p a y m e n ts a r e
a lm o s t a lw a y s r e d u c e d b y s o c i a l s e c u r i t y , w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n s a t io n , and p r iv a t e p e n s io n s b e n e fit s
p a y a b le t o th e d is a b le d e m p l o y e e .

D ata on p a id h o lid a y s a r e lim it e d t o h o lid a y s g ra n te d a n n u a lly on a f o r m a l b a s i s , w h ic h (1 )
a r e p r o v id e d f o r in w r it te n f o r m , o r (2 ) a r e e s t a b lis h e d b y c u s t o m . (S ee ta b le B - 4 . ) H o lid a y s
o r d in a r i ly g r a n t e d a r e in c lu d e d e v e n th ou g h th e y m a y fa ll on a n o n w o rk d a y and the w o r k e r is not
g r a n t e d a n o th e r day o ff . T h e f i r s t p a rt o f th e p a id h o lid a y s t a b le p r e s e n t s the n u m b e r o f w h o le
and h a lf h o lid a y s a c t u a lly g ra n te d .
T h e s e c o n d p a rt c o m b in e s w h o le and h a lf h o lid a y s t o sh ow
to t a l h o lid a y t im e .
T a b le B - 4 a r e p o r t s th e in c id e n c e o f th e m o s t c o m m o n p a id h o lid a y s .

M a jo r m e d i c a l in s u r a n c e p la n s p r o t e c t e m p lo y e e s f r o m s i c k n e s s a n d in ju r y e x p e n s e s
b e y o n d th e c o v e r a g e o f b a s i c h o s p it a liz a t io n , m e d i c a l, and s u r g i c a l p la n s . T y p ic a l fe a t u r e s o f
m a jo r m e d i c a l p la n s a r e (1 ) a " d e d u c t i b l e " ( e . g . , $ 5 0 ) p a id b y th e in s u r e d b e f o r e b e n e fit s
b e g in ; (2 ) a c o in s u r a n c e fe a t u r e r e q u ir in g th e in s u r e d t o p a y a p o r t io n (e .g . 20 p e r c e n t ) o f
c e r t a in e x p e n s e s ; and (3 ) st a t e d d o l la r m a x im u m b e n e fit s ( e . g . , $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 a y e a r ) .
M e d ic a l
in s u r a n c e p r o v id e s c o m p le t e o r p a r t ia l p a y m en t o f d o c t o r s ' f e e s . D en ta l in s u r a n c e u s u a lly c o v e r s
f i ll in g s , e x t r a c t io n s , and X - r a y s . E x c lu d e d a r e p la n s w h ic h c o v e r o n ly o r a l s u r g e r y o r a c c id e n t
dam age.
R e t ir e m e n t p e n s io n p la n s p r o v id e p a y m e n ts f o r th e r e m a in d e r o f the w o r k e r 's li f e .

3 A n establishment was considered as having a p o licy if it m et either o f the follow in g conditions: (1) Operated late shifts at the time
o f the survey, or (2) had form al provisions covering late shifts. An establishment was considered as having form al provisions if it (1) had
operated late shifts during the 12 months before the survey, or (2 ) had provisions in written form to operate late shifts.

* The temporaiy disability laws in C alifornia and Rhode Island do not require em ployer contributions.
5 An establishment is considered as having a form al plan if it established at least the minim um number o f days sick leave available
to each em ployee.
Such a plan need not be written; but informal sick lea ve allowances, determined on an individual basis, are excluded.




Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied in Providence—Warwick—
Pawtucket, R.I.—Mass.,1 by major industry division,2 May 1974
W o r k e r s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s

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

In d u s try d iv is io n

M in im u m
e m p lo y m e n t
in e s t a b l is h ­
m e n ts in s c o p e
o f stu d y

W ith in s c o p e o f stu d y
W ith in s c o p e
o f stud y *

Studied
T o ta l4

S tudied

P la n t
N u m b er

A ll d i v i s i o n s __________________________________
M a n u fa c t u r in g ________ ____ _________________________
N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g _________________________________
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , and
o th e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s 5 __ _____________________
W h o le s a le t r a d e _________________________ ____
R e t a il t r a d e _____________________________________
F in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e ________
S e r v i c e s 8 ________________________________________

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O ffic e

P ercen t

T o t a l4

876

160

1 8 3 ,1 3 6

100

1 3 5 ,7 5 3

2 2 ,4 8 1

8 0 ,2 7 9

50
-

506
370

76
84

110, 630
7 2 ,5 0 6

60
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8 9 ,8 6 4
4 5 ,8 8 9

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4 6 ,5 5 3
3 3 ,7 2 6

50
50
50
50
50

31
56
134
39

14
13
25

1 3 ,2 3 4
5, 160
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9

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2 2 ,2 1 8

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9 ,5 8 0
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1 1 ,6 8 1
7 ,4 6 3
3 ,4 7 9

1 T h e P r o v id e n c e —W a rw ick —P a w tu ck e t S ta n da rd M e t r o p o lit a n S t a tis t ic a l A r e a , as d e fin e d b y th e O ffic e o f M a n a g e m e n t and B u d g et th ro u g h N o v e m b e r 1 97 2, c o n s is t s o f the fo llo w in g a r e a s in
R h od e Isla n d : C e n t r a l F a l l s , C r a n s t o n , E a st P r o v id e n c e , P a w tu ck e t, P r o v id e n c e , and W o o n s o c k e t c i t i e s , and s e v e n tow n s in P r o v id e n c e C ou n ty; N a r r a g a n s e t t and N o r th K in g ston tow ns in W ashington
C ou n ty ; W a rw ic k c i t y and th re e tow n s in K ent C ou n ty ; a ll o f B r is t o l C ou n ty ; and J a m e s to w n tow n in N e w p o rt C ou n ty ; and in M a s s a c h u s e t t s :
A t t le b o r o c it y and nine co n tig u o u s tow ns in B r is t o l ,
N o r fo lk , and W o r c e s t e r C o u n t ie s .
T h e " w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s t u d y " e s t im a t e s show n in t h is ta b le p r o v id e a r e a s o n a b ly a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f th e s i z e and c o m p o s it io n o f th e la b o r f o r c e
in c lu d e d in the s u r v e y .
E s tim a t e s a r e n ot in te n d e d , h o w e v e r , f o r c o m p a r is o n w ith o th e r e m p lo y m e n t in d e x e s t o m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t t r e n d s o r le v e l s s in c e (1 ) pla n n in g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u ir e s
e s t a b lis h m e n t data c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b l y in a d v a n c e o f the p a y r o l l p e r io d stu d ie d , and (2 ) s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th e s c o p e o f the s u r v e y .
2 T he 1967 e d itio n o f the S ta n da rd In d u s t r ia l C l a s s if ic a t i o n M anual w as u s e d to c l a s s i f y e s t a b lis h m e n t s b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n .
3 I n clu d e s a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith t o ta l e m p lo y m e n t at o r a b o v e the m in im u m lim it a t io n .
A l l o u t le t s (w ith in th e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in in d u s t r ie s su ch a s t r a d e , fin a n c e , auto r e p a i r s e r v i c e ,
and m o t io n p ic t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s id e r e d a s 1 e s t a b lis h m e n t .
4 In c lu d e s e x e c u t iv e , p r o f e s s io n a l, and o th e r w o r k e r s e x c lu d e d fr o m the s e p a r a t e pla n t and o f f i c e c a t e g o r i e s .
5 A b b r e v ia t e d to " p u b lic u t il it i e s " in th e A - and B - s e r i e s t a b l e s .
T a x ic a b s and s e r v i c e s in c id e n t a l t o w a te r t r a n s p o r t a t io n w e r e e x c lu d e d .
6 T h is d iv is io n i s r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t im a t e s f o r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " and "n o n m a n u fa c t u r in g " in the A - s e r i e s t a b l e s , and f o r " a ll in d u s t r ie s " in
the B - s e r i e s t a b le s . S ep a ra te p r e s e n t a t io n o f
data i s not m a d e fo r on e o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g r e a s o n s :
(1 ) E m p lo y m e n t i s to o s m a ll t o p r o v id e en ou gh da ta t o m e r i t s e p a r a t e s tu d y , (2 )
the sa m p le w a s not d e s ig n e d in it ia lly t o p e r m it
s e p a r a te p r e s e n t a t io n , (3) r e s p o n s e w a s in s u ffic ie n t o r in a d eq u a te to p e r m it s e p a r a te p r e s e n t a t io n , and (4 ) t h e r e is p o s s ib i li t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t da ta .
7 W o r k e r s fr o m t h is e n tir e d iv is io n a r e r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t im a t e s fo r " a ll i n d u s t r ie s " and "n o n m a n u fa c t u r in g " in the A - s e r i e s t a b l e s , but f r o m th e r e a l e s ta te p o r t io n o n ly in e s t im a t e s
f o r " a ll in d u s t r ie s " in the B - s e r i e s t a b le s .
S e p a ra te p r e s e n t a t io n o f data is not m a d e f o r on e o r m o r e o f the r e a s o n s g iv e n in fo o tn o te 6.
8 H o te ls and m o t e ls ; la u n d r ie s and o th e r p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u t o m o b ile r e p a i r , r e n t a l, and p a rk in g ; m o t io n p i c t u r e s ; n o n p r o fit m e m b e r s h i p o r g a n iz a t io n s (e x clu d in g
r e l ig i o u s and c h a r it a b le o r g a n iz a t io n s ); and e n g in e e r in g and a r c h i t e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .

I n d u s tr ia l c o m p o s it io n in m a n u fa ctu rin g

L a b o r -m a n a g e m e n t a g r e e m e n t c o v e r a g e

A lm o s t t w o -t h ir d s o f the w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f the s u r v e y in the P r o v id e n c e —
W a rw ic k —P a w tu ck et a r e a w e r e e m p lo y e d in m a n u fa c tu r in g f i r m s .
T h e fo llo w in g p r e s e n t s
the m a jo r in d u s t r y g r o u p s and s p e c i f ic in d u s t r ie s a s a p e r c e n t o f a ll m a n u fa c t u r in g :

T h e fo llo w in g ta b u la tio n sh ow s th e p e r c e n t o f pla n t and o f f i c e w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d in
e s t a b lis h m e n t s in w h ic h a c o n t r a c t o r c o n t r a c t s c o v e r e d a m a jo r it y o f the w o r k e r s in the
r e s p e c t i v e c a t e g o r i e s , P r o v id e n c e -W a r w i c k —P a w tu ck e t, R .I.—M a s s ., M a y 1974:

I n d u s try g r o u p s

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

M is c e lla n e o u s m a n u fa ctu rin g
in d u s t r ie s _______________________ 25
T e x t ile m i l l p r o d u c t s ___________ 13
E l e c t r i c a l eq u ip m e n t and
s u p p l i e s _____ ___
10
P r i m a r y m e t a l in d u s t r i e s ______ 8
R u b b e r and p l a s t ic s p r o d u c t s
7
F a b r ic a t e d m e t a l p r o d u c t s _____ 6
M a c h in e r y , e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l »
6

J e w e lr y , s i lv e r w a r e , and
p la te d w a r e ____________________ 11
C o s tu m e j e w e l r y and
n o t io n s __________________________ 10
N o n fe r r o u s r o llin g and
d r a w in g _________________________ 7

P la n t w o r k e r s
A l l i n d u s t r i e s _____________
M a n u fa ctu r in g __________
P u b lic U t i li t ie s ___________
R e t a il t r a d e _______________

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A n e s t a b lis h m e n t i s c o n s id e r e d t o h a ve a c o n t r a c t c o v e r i n g a ll plant o r o f f ic e
w o r k e r s i f a m a jo r it y o f su c h w o r k e r s a r e c o v e r e d b y a la b o r -m a n a g e m e n t a g r e e m e n t.
T h e r e f o r e , a ll o t h e r p la n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s a r e e m p lo y e d in e s t a b lis h m e n t s that e it h e r do
not h a ve la b o r -m a n a g e m e n t c o n t r a c t s in e f f e c t , o r h a ve c o n t r a c t s that a p p ly to fe w e r than
h a lf o f t h e ir pla n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s .
E s t im a t e s a r e n ot n e c e s s a r i l y r e p r e s e n t a t iv e o f the
ex te n t t o w h ich a ll w o r k e r s in th e a r e a m a y b e c o v e r e d b y th e p r o v is i o n s o f la b o r -m a n a g e m e n t
a g r e e m e n t s , b e c a u s e s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s a r e e x c lu d e d and th e in d u s t r ia l s c o p e o f the
s u r v e y i s lim it e d .

T h is in fo r m a t io n i s b a s e d on e s t im a t e s o f to t a l e m p lo y m e n t d e r iv e d f r o m u n iv e r s e
m a t e r ia ls c o m p ile d b e f o r e a ctu a l s u r v e y .
P r o p o r t io n s in v a r io u s in d u s t r y d i v is i o n s m a y
d iff e r fr o m p r o p o r t io n s b a s e d on th e r e s u lt s o f the s u r v e y as show n in the a p p e n d ix t a b le .




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T h e p r im a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r in g j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s fo r th e B u r e a u 's w ag e s u r v e y s is to a s s i s t its fie ld s t a ff in c l a s s i fy in g in to a p p r o p r ia t e
o c c u p a t io n s w o r k e r s w ho a r e e m p lo y e d u n d er a v a r ie t y o f p a y r o ll t it le s and d iffe r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b lis h m e n t to e s t a b lis h m e n t and
f r o m a r e a to a r e a .
T h is p e r m it s the g ro u p in g o f o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t in g c o m p a r a b le j o b ’ c o n te n t.
B e c a u s e o f t h is e m p h a s is on
in t e r e s t a b lis h m e n t and in t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b ilit y o f o c c u p a t io n a l co n te n t, th e B u r e a u ’ s j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d i f f e r s ig n ific a n t ly fr o m th o s e in u s e in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s o r tho&e p r e p a r e d f o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s .
In a p p ly in g t h e s e j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s , th e B u r e a u 's fie ld e c o n o m i s t s a r e in s t r u c t e d
to e x c lu d e w o rk in g s u p e r v i s o r s ; a p p r e n t ic e s ; le a r n e r s ; b e g in n e r s : t r a in e e s ; and h a n d ica p p e d , p a r t - t im e , t e m p o r a r y , and p r o b a t io n a r y w o r k e r s .

OFFICE
B I L L E R , M A C H IN E

C L E R K , A C C O U N T IN G — C on tin u ed

P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , and in v o i c e s on a m a c h in e o th e r than an o r d in a r y o r e l e c t r o m a tic ty p e w rite r.
M a y a ls o k e e p r e c o r d s as to b illin g s o r sh ip p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r fo r m oth e r
c l e r i c a l w o r k in c id e n t a l t o b illin g o p e r a t i o n s . F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a c h in e , a r e
c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f m a c h in e , a s fo l lo w s ;

P o s it i o n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d in to le v e l s on the b a s is o f the fo llo w in g d e fin it io n s .
C la s s A . U n d er g e n e r a l s u p e r v is io n , p e r f o r m s a c c o u n tin g c l e r i c a l o p e r a t io n s w h ich
r e q u ir e the a p p lic a t io n o f e x p e r ie n c e and ju d g m e n t, f o r e x a m p le , c l e r i c a l l y p r o c e s s in g t o m p lic a t e d o r n o n r e p e t it iv e a c c o u n tin g t r a n s a c t io n s , s e le c t in g a m on g a su b sta n tia l v a r ie t y o f
p r e s c r i b e d a c c o u n tin g c o d e s and c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s , o r t r a c i n g t r a n s a c t io n s th ro u g h p r e v io u s
a c c o u n tin g a c t io n s t o d e t e r m in e s o u r c e o f d i s c r e p a n c i e s .
M a y b e a s s i s t e d b y on e o r m o r e
c l a s s B a c c o u n tin g c l e r k s .

B i l l e r , m a c h in e (b illin g m a c h in e ). U s e s a s p e c i a l b illin g m a c h in e (c o m b in a t io n typin g
and a ddin g m a c h in e ) to p r e p a r e b il ls and in v o i c e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , i n t e r ­
n a lly p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , sh ip p in g m e m o r a n d u m s , e t c .
U s u a lly in v o lv e s a p p lic a t io n o f p r e ­
d e t e r m in e d d is c o u n t s and sh ip p in g c h a r g e s and e n t r y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s io n s , w h ich m a y o r
m a y not b e c o m p u t e d on th e b illin g m a c h in e , and t o t a ls w h ich a r e a u t o m a t ic a lly a cc u m u la te d
b y m a c h in e . T h e o p e r a t io n u s u a lly in v o lv e s a la r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p ie s o f th e b il l b e in g
p r e p a r e d and is o ft e n d on e on a fa n fo ld m a c h in e .
B i l l e r , m a c h in e (b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ). U s e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e (w ith o r w ithout
a t y p e w r i t e r k e y b o a r d ) to p r e p a r e c u s t o m e r s ' b il ls a s p a r t o f the a c c o u n ts r e c e iv a b l e o p e r a ­
t io n . G e n e r a lly in v o lv e s th e s im u lta n e o u s e n try o f fi g u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' le d g e r r e c o r d . T he
m a c h in e a u t o m a t ic a lly a c c u m u la te s fi g u r e s on a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o lu m n s and co m p u t e s
and u s u a lly p r in t s a u t o m a t ic a lly th e d e b it o r c r e d i t b a la n c e s .
D o e s not in v o lv e a k n o w l­
e d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g .
W o rk s f r o m u n ifo r m and sta n d a rd t y p e s o f s a le s and c r e d i t s l ip s .

C la s s B .
U n d er c l o s e s u p e r v is io n , fo llo w in g d e t a ile d in s t r u c t io n s and sta n d a r d iz e d p r o ­
c e d u r e s , p e r f o r m s on e o r m o r e r o u tin e a cco u n tin g c l e r i c a l o p e r a t i o n s , su ch a s p o s tin g to
l e d g e r s , c a r d s , o r w o r k s h e e t s w h e r e id e n t ific a t io n o f it e m s and lo c a t io n s o f p o s t in g s a r e
c l e a r l y in d ic a t e d ; c h e c k in g a c c u r a c y and c o m p le t e n e s s o f s t a n d a r d iz e d and r e p e t it iv e r e c o r d s
o r a cc o u n tin g d o c u m e n t s ; and c o d in g d o c u m e n ts u sin g a fe w p r e s c r i b e d a cco u n tin g c o d e s .
C L E R K , F IL E
F i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s , and r e t r ie v e s m a t e r ia l in an e s t a b lis h e d filin g s y s t e m . M ay p e r f o r m
c l e r i c a l and m a n u a l ta s k s r e q u ir e d t o m a in ta in f i l e s . P o s it io n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d in to le v e l s on the
b a s is o f th e fo llo w in g d e f in it io n s .
C la s s A . C l a s s if ie s and in d e x e s fi le m a t e r ia l su ch a s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , r e p o r t s , t e c h ­
n ic a l d o c u m e n t s , e t c . , in an e s t a b lis h e d filin g s y s t e m c o n ta in in g a n u m b e r o f v a r ie d s u b je c t
m a tt e r f i l e s . M a y a ls o fi le t h is m a t e r ia l. M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r io u s t y p e s in co n ju n c tio n
w ith th e f i l e s .
M a y le a d a s m a ll g ro u p o f lo w e r le v e l f i l e c l e r k 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 p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e (w ith o r w ith ou t a t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a r d ) t o k e e p a r e c o r d
o f b u s in e s s t r a n s a c t i o n s .

C la s s B . S o r t s , c o d e s , and f i le s
in g s o r p a r t ly c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r ia l b y
c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a id s .
A s re q u e ste d ,
w a r d s m a t e r ia l. M a y p e r f o r m r e la t e d

C la s s A .
K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u ir in g a k n o w le d g e o f and e x p e r ie n c e in b a s ic
b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s , and f a m il ia r i t y w ith th e s t r u c t u r e o f th e p a r t ic u la r a c c o u n tin g s y s t e m
u s e d . D e t e r m in e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s and d is t r ib u t io n o f d e b it and c r e d i t it e m s to be u se d in e a ch
p h a se o f th e w o r k .
M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o lid a t e d r e p o r t s , b a la n c e s h e e t s , and o t h e r r e c o r d s
b y hand.
C la s s B .
K e e p s a r e c o r d o f on e o r m o r e p h a s e s o r s e c t io n s o f a se t o f r e c o r d s u su a lly
r e q u ir in g lit t le k n o w le d g e o f b a s ic b o o k k e e p in g . P h a s e s o r s e c t io n s in c lu d e a c c o u n ts p a y a b le ,
p a y r o l l, c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n ts (n ot in clu d in g a s im p le ty p e o f b illin g d e s c r i b e d u n d er b il le r ,
m a c h in e ), c o s t d is t r ib u t io n , e x p e n s e d is t r ib u t io n , in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l, e t c . M a y c h e c k o r a s s i s t
in p r e p a r a t io n o f t r i a l b a la n c e s and p r e p a r e c o n t r o l sh e e ts fo r the a c c o u n tin g d e p a r tm e n t.
C L E R K , A C C O U N T IN G
P e r f o r m s on e o r m o r e a c c o u n tin g c l e r i c a l t a s k s su ch as p o s tin g to r e g i s t e r s and le d g e r s ;
r e c o n c i li n g bank a c c o u n ts ; v e r i fy in g th e in te r n a l c o n s is t e n c y , c o m p le t e n e s s , and m a th e m a t ic a l
a c c u r a c y o f a c c o u n tin g d o c u m e n t s ; a s s ig n in g p r e s c r i b e d a c c o u n tin g d i s t r ib u t io n c o d e s ; e x a m in in g
and v e r i fy in g f o r c l e r i c a l a c c u r a c y v a r io u s t y p e s o f r e p o r t s , li s t s , c a lc u la t io n s , p o s t in g , e t c . ;
o r p r e p a r in g s im p le o r a s s is t in g in p r e p a r in g m o r e c o m p li c a t e d jo u r n a l v o u c h e r s .
M a y w o rk
in e it h e r a m a n u a l o r a u to m a te d a c c o u n tin g s y s t e m .
T h e w o r k r e q u i r e s a k n o w le d g e o f c l e r i c a l m e th o d s and o f f i c e p r a c t ic e s and p r o c e d u r e s
w h ic h r e l a t e s t o th e c l e r i c a l p r o c e s s in g and r e c o r d in g o f t r a n s a c t io n s and a c c o u n tin g in fo r m a t io n .
W ith e x p e r ie n c e , th e w o r k e r t y p i c a ll y b e c o m e s fa m il ia r w ith th e b o o k k e e p in g and a c c o u n tin g t e r m s
and p r o c e d u r e s u s e d in th e a s s ig n e d w o r k , but is not r e q u ir e d t o have a k n o w le d g e o f the fo r m a l
p r in c ip le s o f b o o k k e e p in g and a c c o u n tin g .




u n c la s s ifie d m a t e r ia l b y s im p le (s u b je c t m a tte r ) h e a d ­
fin e r su b h e a d in g s . P r e p a r e s s im p le r e la t e d in d e x and
lo c a t e s c l e a r l y id e n t ifie d m a t e r ia l in f i l e s and f o r ­
c l e r i c a l ta s k s r e q u ir e d to m a in ta in and s e r v i c e f i l e s .

C la s s C . P e r f o r m s ro u tin e filin g o f m a t e r ia l that has a lr e a d y b een c l a s s i f i e d o r w h ich
is e a s il y c l a s s i f i e d in a s im p le s e r ia l c l a s s i f ic a t i o n s y s t e m ( e . g . , a lp h a b e t ic a l, c h r o n o lo g i c a l,
o r n u m e r ic a l) . A s r e q u e s t e d , lo c a t e s r e a d ily a v a ila b le m a t e r ia l in f i l e s and fo r w a r d s m a ­
t e r i a l ; and m a y f i l l ou t w ith d ra w a l c h a r g e . M a y p e r f o r m s im p le c l e r i c a l and m a n u al ta s k s
r e q u ir e d to m a in ta in and s e r v i c e f i le s .
C L E R K , ORDER
R e c e iv e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s fo r m a t e r ia l o r m e r c h a n d is e by m a il , p h on e, o r p e r s o n a lly .
D u ties in v o lv e any co m b in a t io n o f the fo l lo w i n g ; Q u otin g p r i c e s to c u s t o m e r s ; m a k in g ou t an o r d e r
sh e e t lis t in g the it e m s to m a k e up th e o r d e r ; c h e c k in g p r i c e s and q u a n titie s o f it e m s on o r d e r
s h e e t; and d is t r ib u t in g o r d e r s h e e t s t o r e s p e c t i v e d e p a r t m e n t s to be fi l l e d . M ay c h e c k with c r e d i t
d e p a r tm e n t to d e t e r m in e c r e d i t ra tin g o ( c u s t o m e r , a ck n o w le d g e r e c e ip t o f o r d e r s fr o m c u s t o m e r s ,
fo l lo w up o r d e r s to s e e that th ey h a ve b e e n f i ll e d , k e e p fi le o f o r d e r s r e c e i v e d , and c h e c k sh ip p in g
in v o i c e s w ith o r ig in a l o r d e r s .
CLERK, PAYROLL
C o m p u te s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p lo y e e s and e n t e r s the n e c e s s a r y da ta on the p a y r o ll
s h e e t s . D u ties in v o lv e : C a lc u la t in g w o r k e r s ' e a r n in g s b a s e d on t im e o r p r o d u c t io n r e c o r d s ; and
p o s tin g c a lc u la t e d data on p a y r o ll s h e e t , sh ow in g in fo r m a t io n su ch a s w o r k e r 's n a m e , w o rk in g
d a y s , t im e , r a t e , d e d u c t io n s f o r in s u r a n c e , and t o ta l w a g e s d u e. M a y m a k e out p a y c h e c k s and
a s s i s t p a y m a s t e r in m a k in g up and d is t r ib u t in g p a y e n v e lo p e s .
M ay u s e a c a lc u la t in g m a c h in e .

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KEYPUNCH O PE RATO R
O p e r a t e s a k ey p u n ch
ta b u la tin g c a r d s o r on ta p e .

m a c h in e

to r e c o r d

o r v e r ify

a lp h a b e tic

a n d /o r n u m e r ic

da ta on

P o s it i o n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d in to le v e l s on th e b a s is o f th e fo llo w in g d e f in it io n s .
C la s s A .
W ork r e q u i r e s the a p p lic a t io n o f e x p e r ie n c e and ju d g m en t in s e le c t in g p r o c e ­
d u r e s t o b e fo llo w e d and in s e a r c h in g f o r , in te r p r e t in g , s e l e c t i n g , o r c o d in g it e m s to be
k e y p u n ch e d fr o m a v a r ie t y o f s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s . On o c c a s i o n m a y a ls o p e r f o r m s o m e ro u tin e
k e y p u n ch w o r k .
M ay t r a in in e x p e r ie n c e d k ey p u n ch o p e r a t o r s .

N O T E ; T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u se d in the le v e l d e fin it io n s fo llo w in g , r e f e r s to
t h o s e o f f i c i a l s w ho h a v e a s ig n ific a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o lic y m a k in g r o l e with r e g a r d t o m a jo r
c o m p a n y a c t iv i t ie s . T h e t it le " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , " though n o r m a lly in d ic a t iv e o f th is r o l e , d o e s not
in a ll c a s e s id e n tify su ch p o s it i o n s . V ic e p r e s id e n t s w h ose p r im a r y r e s p o n s ib ilit y is to a c t p e r ­
s o n a lly on in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t io n s ( e . g . , a p p r o v e o r den y in d iv id u a l loa n o r c r e d i t a c t io n s ;
a d m in is t e r in d iv id u a l t r u s t a c c o u n ts ; d i r e c t l y s u p e r v is e a c l e r i c a l s t a ff) a r e not c o n s id e r e d t o be
" c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " fo r p u r p o s e s o f a p p ly in g the fo llo w in g le v e l d e f in it io n s .
C la s s A

a ll ,
C la s s B . W ork is ro u tin e and r e p e t it i v e . U n der c l o s e s u p e r v is io n o r fo llo w in g s p e c i f ic
p r o c e d u r e s o r in s t r u c t io n s , w o r k s fr o m v a r io u s s t a n d a r d iz e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n ts w h ich h a ve
b e e n c o d e d , and fo llo w s s p e c i fie d p r o c e d u r e s w h ich h a ve b e e n p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a il and r e q u ir e
lit t le o r no s e l e c t i n g , c o d in g , o r in te r p r e t in g o f data to be r e c o r d e d . R e f e r s to s u p e r v is o r
p r o b l e m s a r is in g f r o m e r r o n e o u s it e m s o r c o d e s o r m is s in g in fo r m a t io n .

1. S e c r e t a r y t o the ch a ir m a n o f the b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t o f a co m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in
o v e r 100 but fe w e r than 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

2. S e c r e t a r y t o a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r (o t h e r than the c h a irm a n o f the b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t )
o f a c o m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 but fe w e r than 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s : o r
3.
S e c r e t a r y to the h ea d , im m e d ia t e ly b e lo w the c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r l e v e l ,
s e g m e n t o r s u b s id ia r y o f a c o m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll , o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

o f a m a jo r

C la s s B

M E SSE N G E R (O ff ic e B o y o r G ir l)

P e r f o r m s v a r io u s ro u tin e d u ties su ch a s ru n n in g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t in g m in o r o f f i c e m a ­
c h in e s su ch a s s e a le r s o r m a i l e r s , op en in g and d is t r ib u t in g m a il, and o th e r m in o r c l e r i c a l w o r k .
E x c lu d e p o s it io n s that r e q u ir e o p e r a t io n o f a m o t o r v e h ic le as a s ig n ific a n t du ty.

SECRETARY
A s s ig n e d as p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a lly to o n e in d iv id u a l. M a in ta in s a c l o s e and h ig h ly
r e s p o n s iv e r e la t io n s h ip to th e d a y - t o - d a y w o r k o f the s u p e r v is o r . W ork s f a ir ly in d e p e n d e n tly r e ­
c e iv in g a m in im u m o f d e t a ile d s u p e r v is io n and g u id a n c e . P e r f o r m s v a r ie d c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r i a l
d u tie s , u s u a lly in clu d in g m o s t o f th e fo l lo w i n g :

a.
R e c e iv e s te le p h o n e c a l l s , p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , and in c o m in g
in q u i r e s , and r o u t e s t e c h n ic a l in q u ir ie s to th e p r o p e r p e r s o n s ;
m a in t a in s ,

m a il ,

a n sw ers

b.

E s t a b lis h e s ,

c.

M a in ta in s the s u p e r v i s o r 's c a le n d a r and m a k e s a p p oin tm en ts as in s t r u c t e d ;

d.

R e la y s m e s s a g e s f r o m

ro u tin e

a ll,

1.
S e c r e t a r y to th e ch a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t o f a co m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in
fe w e r than 100 p e r s o n s ; o r

2.
S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r (o t h e r than the ch a ir m a n o f the b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t )
o f a c o m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll , o v e r 100 but fe w e r than 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
3. S e c r e t a r y to the h e a d , im m e d ia t e ly b e lo w th e o f f i c e r l e v e l , o v e r e it h e r a m a jo r
c o r p o r a t e - w i d e fu n c tio n a l a c t iv it y ( e . g . , m a r k e t in g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t io n s , in d u s tr ia l r e l a t io n s , e t c .) o r a m a jo r g e o g r a p h ic o r o r g a n iz a t io n a l se g m e n t ( e . g . , a r e g io n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ;
a m a jo r d iv is io n ) o f a co m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 but fe w e r than 2 5 ,0 0 0
e m p lo y e e s ; o r
4.
S e c r e t a r y to the h ea d o f an in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . (o r o th e r e q u iv a len t le v e l
o f o f f i c i a l ) that e m p l o y s , in a ll , o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
5. S e c r e t a r y t o the h ea d o f a la r g e and im p o rta n t o r g a n iz a t io n a l se g m e n t ( e .g ., a m id d le
m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v is o r o f an o r g a n iz a t io n a l se g m e n t o fte n in v o lv in g as m a n y a s s e v e r a l
h u n d red p e r s o n s ) o r a co m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

and r e v i s e s the s u p e r v i s o r 's f i le s ;
C la s s C

s u p e r v is o r t o s u b o r d in a t e s ;

e.
R e v ie w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o r a n d u m s , and r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d
s u p e r v i s o r 's s ig n a t u r e to a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l and t y p o g r a p h ic a c c u r a c y ;
f.

P e r fo r m s

by

o t h e r s f o r th e

1. S e c r e t a r y t o an e x e c u t iv e o r m a n a g e r ia l p e r s o n w h o se r e s p o n s ib ilit y is not e q u iv a len t
to on e o f th e s p e c i f i c le v e l s itu a tio n s in th e d e fin it io n fo r c l a s s B , but w h o se o rg a n iz a t io n a l
un it n o r m a lly n u m b e r s at le a s t s e v e r a l d o z e n e m p lo y e e s and is u s u a lly d iv id e d in to o r g a n iz a ­
tio n a l s e g m e n t s w h ic h a r e o ft e n , in t u rn , fu r t h e r su b d iv id e d . In s o m e c o m p a n ie s , th is le v e l
in c lu d e s a w id e ra n g e o f o r g a n iz a t io n a l e c h e lo n s ; in o t h e r s , o n ly on e o r tw o ; o r
2.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h ea d o f an in d iv id u a l p la n t, fa c t o r y , e t c . (o r o t h e r eq u iv a le n t le v e l
o f o f f ic i a l) that e m p lo y s , in a ll , fe w e r than 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

s t e n o g r a p h ic and ty p in g w o r k .

M a y a ls o p e r f o r m o t h e r c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r i a l t a s k s o f c o m p a r a b le n a tu re and d iff ic u lt y .
T h e w o r k t y p i c a ll y r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f i c e r o u tin e and u n d ersta n d in g o f th e o r g a n iz a t io n ,
p r o g r a m s , and p r o c e d u r e s r e la t e d t o th e w o r k o f th e s u p e r v is o r .

E x c lu s io n s
Not a ll p o s it io n s that a r e t it le d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s th e a b o v e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s .
o f p o s it io n s w h ic h a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th e d e f in it io n a r e as fo l lo w s :

E x a m p le s

C la s s D
1. S e c r e t a r y to the s u p e r v is o r o r h ea d o f a s m a ll o r g a n iz a t io n a l unit ( e . g . , fe w e r than
a bou t 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; o £
2.
S e c r e t a r y t o a n o n s u p e r v is o r y s t a ff s p e c i a l is t , p r o fe s s io n a l e m p lo y e e , a d m in is t r a ­
t iv e o f f i c e r , o r a s s is t a n t , s k ille d te c h n ic ia n o r e x p e r t . . (N O T E :
M any c o m p a n ie s a s s ig n
s t e n o g r a p h e r s , r a t h e r than s e c r e t a r i e s as d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , to th is le v e l o f s u p e r v is o r y o r
n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r .)
STEN O G RAPH E R

a.

P o s it io n s

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the

" p e r s o n a l"

secreta ry

b.

S t e n o g r a p h e r s n ot fu lly t r a in e d in s e c r e t a r i a l ty p e d u tie s :

con cep t

d e s crib e d

above:

c.
S t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v in g as o f f i c e a s s is t a n t s t o a g r o u p o f p r o f e s s io n a l, t e c h n i c a l, o r
m a n a g e r ia l p e r s o n s ;
d.
S e c r e t a r y p o s it io n s in w h ic h th e d u tie s a r e e it h e r s u b s ta n tia lly m o r e r o u tin e o r
s u b s ta n tia lly m o r e c o m p le x and r e s p o n s i b le than t h o s e c h a r a c t e r iz e d in th e d e fin itio n ;

P r i m a r y du ty i s t o ta k e d ic t a t io n u s in g sh o r th a n d , and to t r a n s c r i b e th e d ic ta tio n . M ay
a ls o ty p e f r o m w r itte n c o p y . M a y o p e r a t e fr o m a s t e n o g r a p h ic p o o l . M a y o c c a s io n a ll y t r a n s c r i b e
fr o m v o i c e r e c o r d in g s ( i f p r im a r y du ty is t r a n s c r i b i n g f r o m r e c o r d in g s , s e e T r a n s c r ib in g - M a c h in e
O p e r a t o r , G e n e r a l).
N O T E : T h is j o b is d is t in g u is h e d f r o m that o f a s e c r e t a r y in that a s e c r e t a r y n o r m a lly
w o rk s in a c o n fid e n t ia l r e la t io n s h ip w ith o n ly on e m a n a g e r o r e x e c u t iv e and p e r fo r m s m o r e
r e s p o n s i b le and d i s c r e t io n a r y t a s k s as d e s c r i b e d in th e s e c r e t a r y jo b d e fin it io n .
S t e n o g r a p h e r , G e n e ra l

e.
A s s is t a n t ty p e p o s it io n s w h ich in v o lv e m o r e d iff ic u lt o r m o r e
n ic a l, a d m in is t r a t iv e , s u p e r v is o r y , o r s p e c i a l iz e d c l e r i c a l d u tie s w h ich
s e c r e t a r ia l w ork .




r e s p o n s i b le t e c h ­
a r e not t y p ic a l o f

D ic ta tio n in v o lv e s a n o r m a l r o u tin e v o c a b u la r y . M a y m a in ta in f i l e s , keep, s im p le r e c o r d s ,
o r p e r f o r m o t h e r r e l a t i v e ly r o u tin e c l e r i c a l t a s k s .

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T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R ( E l e c t r i c A c c o u n t in g M a ch in e O p e r a t o r )— C on tin u ed

S t e n o g r a p h e r , S e n io r
or

P o s it io n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d in to le v e l s on the b a s is o f th e fo llo w in g d e fin it io n s .

D ic t a t io n i n v o l v e s a v a r ie d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l iz e d v o c a b u la r y su ch a s in le g a l b r ie f s
r e p o r t s on s c ie n t i f ic r e s e a r c h .
M a y a ls o s e t up and m a in ta in f i l e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e t c .

C la s s A .
P e r f o r m s c o m p le t e r e p o r t in g and ta b u la tin g a s s ig n m e n t s in clu d in g d e v is in g
d i ff ic u l t c o n t r o l p a n el w ir in g u n d er g e n e r a l s u p e r v is io n .
A s s ig n m e n t s t y p i c a ll y in v o lv e a
v a r ie t y o f lo n g and c o m p le x r e p o r t s w h ic h o ft e n a r e i r r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r in g , r e q u ir in g
s o m e p la n n in g o f th e n a tu re and s e q u e n cin g o f o p e r a t i o n s , and th e u s e o f a v a r ie t y o f m a ­
c h in e s .
Is t y p i c a ll y in v o lv e d in tra in in g n ew o p e r a t o r s in m a c h in e o p e r a t io n s o r tr a in in g
lo w e r le v e l o p e r a t o r s in w ir in g f r o m d ia g r a m s and in th e o p e r a t in g s e q u e n c e s o f lo n g and
c o m p le x r e p o r t s .
D o e s not in clu d e p o s it io n s in w h ic h w ir in g r e s p o n s i b il it y i s li m it e d to
s e l e c t i o n and in s e r t i o n o f p r e w ir e d b o a r d s .

OR
P e r f o r m s s t e n o g r a p h ic d u tie s r e q u ir in g s ig n ific a n t ly g r e a t e r in d e p e n d e n ce and r e s p o n ­
s i b i li t y than s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l, a s e v id e n c e d b y th e fo llo w in g :
W ork r e q u i r e s a high
d e g r e e o f s t e n o g r a p h ic s p e e d and a c c u r a c y : a th o ro u g h w o rk in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s in e s s
and o f f i c e p r o c e d u r e ; and o f the s p e c i f i c b u s in e s s o p e r a t io n s , o r g a n iz a t io n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e ­
d u r e s , f i l e s , w o r k f lo w , e t c .
U s e s th is k n o w le d g e in p e r fo r m i n g s t e n o g r a p h ic d u tie s and
r e s p o n s i b le c l e r i c a l t a s k s su c h a s m a in ta in in g fo llo w u p f i le s ; a s s e m b lin g m a t e r ia l fo r r e p o r t s ,
m e m o r a n d u m s , and l e t t e r s ; c o m p o s in g s im p le l e t t e r s fr o m g e n e r a l in s t r u c t io n s ; r e a d in g and
ro u tin g in c o m in g m a il; and a n s w e r in g r o u tin e q u e s t io n s , e t c .

C la s s B .
P e r f o r m s w o r k a c c o r d i n g to e s t a b lis h e d p r o c e d u r e s and u n d er s p e c i f i c in ­
s t r u c t io n s . A s s ig n m e n t s t y p i c a ll y in v o lv e c o m p le t e but r o u tin e and r e c u r r in g r e p o r t s o r p a r t s
o f l a r g e r and m o r e c o m p le x r e p o r t s .
O p e r a t e s m o r e d i ff ic u l t ta b u la tin g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c ­
co u n tin g m a c h in e s su c h a s th e ta b u la t o r and c a lc u la t o r , in a d d itio n t o th e s i m p l e r m a c h in e s
u s e d b y c l a s s C o p e r a t o r s . M a y b e r e q u ir e d t o d o s o m e w ir in g f r o m d ia g r a m s . M a y t r a in
n ew e m p lo y e e s in b a s ic m a c h in e o p e r a t io n s .

S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R
C la s s A . O p e r a t e s a s in g le - o r m u lt ip le -p o s it io n te le p h o n e s w itc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , in tr a p la n t o r o f f i c e c a l l s . P e r f o r m s fu ll te le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n s e r v i c e o r h a n d les
c o m p le x c a l l s , su c h a s c o n f e r e n c e , c o l l e c t , o v e r s e a s , o r s i m il a r c a l l s , e it h e r in a d d itio n to
d o in g r o u t in e w o r k as d e s c r i b e d fo r s w itc h b o a r d o p e r a t o r , c l a s s B , o r a s a fu l l- t im e
a s s ig n m e n t . ( " F u l l " te le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w hen the e s t a b lis h m e n t h a s v a r ie d
fu n c t io n s that a r e n ot r e a d i ly u n d e rs ta n d a b le fo r t e le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n p u r p o s e s , e . g . , b e c a u s e
o f o v e r la p p in g o r in t e r r e la t e d fu n c t io n s , and co n s e q u e n tly p r e s e n t fr e q u e n t p r o b l e m s as to
w h ic h e x t e n s io n s a r e a p p r o p r ia t e f o r c a l l s . )
.
C la s s B . O p e r a t e s a s in g le - o r m u lt ip le -p o s it io n te le p h o n e s w itc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , in tr a p la n t o r o f f i c e c a l l s . M a y h a n d le ro u tin e lon g d is t a n c e c a ll s and r e c o r d t o ll s .
M a y p e r f o r m lim it e d te le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n s e r v i c e . ( " L im i t e d " te le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n s e r v i c e
o c c u r s i f the fu n c t io n s o f the e s t a b lis h m e n t s e r v i c e d a r e r e a d ily u n d e rs ta n d a b le fo r te le p h o n e
in fo r m a t io n p u r p o s e s , o r i f th e r e q u e s t s a r e r o u t in e , e . g . , g iv in g e x t e n s io n n u m b e rs w hen
s p e c i f i c n a m e s a r e fu r n is h e d , o r i f c o m p le x c a ll s a r e r e f e r r e d to a n o th e r o p e r a t o r .)

T R A N S C R IB IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R , G E N E R A L
P r i m a r y du ty is to t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l ro u tin e v o c a b u la r y fr o m
t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h in e r e c o r d s .
M a y a ls o ty p e f r o m w r it te n c o p y and do s im p le c l e r i c a l w o r k .
W o r k e r s t r a n s c r i b i n g d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r ie d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l iz e d v o c a b u la r y s u c h as
le g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c ie n t i f ic r e s e a r c h a r e n ot in c lu d e d .
A w o r k e r w ho ta k e s d ic t a t io n
in sh o r th a n d o r b y S ten oty p e o r s i m il a r m a c h in e is c l a s s i f i e d a s a s t e n o g r a p h e r .
T Y P IS T

T h e s e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s d o not in c lu d e s w itc h b o a r d o p e r a t o r s in te le p h o n e c o m p a n ie s w ho
a s s i s t c u s t o m e r s in p la c in g c a ll s .

U s e s a t y p e w r it e r t o m a k e c o p ie s o f v a r io u s m a t e r ia ls o r to m a k e out b il ls a ft e r c a l c u l a ­
tio n s h a ve b een m a d e b y a n o th e r p e r s o n . M a y in clu d e ty p in g o f s t e n c il s , m a t s , o r s i m il a r m a t e ­
r i a l s f o r u s e in d u p lica tin g p r o c e s s e s . M a y do c l e r i c a l w o r k in v o lv in g lit t le s p e c i a l tr a in in g , su ch
a s k e e p in g s im p le r e c o r d s , filin g r e c o r d s and r e p o r t s , o r s o r t in g and d is t r ib u t in g in c o m in g m a il.

S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T .O R -R E C E P T IO N IS T
In a d d itio n to p e r fo r m i n g d u tie s o f o p e r a t o r on a s i n g le -p o s i t i o n o r m o n it o r -t y p e s w itc h ­
b o a r d , a c t s a s r e c e p t i o n is t and m a y a ls o ty p e o r p e r f o r m rou tin e c l e r i c a l w o r k a s p a rt o f r e g u la r
d u tie s .
T h is ty p in g o r c l e r i c a l w o rk m a y ta k e th e m a jo r p a rt o f th is w o r k e r 's t im e w h ile at
s w itc h b o a r d .
T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R

C l a s s C . U n d er s p e c i f i c in s t r u c t io n s , o p e r a t e s s im p le ta b u la tin g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n tin g
m a c h in e s su c h a s the s o r t e r , in t e r p r e t e r , r e p r o d u c in g p u n ch , c o l l a t o r , e t c .
A s s ig n m e n t s
t y p i c a ll y in v o lv e p o r t io n s o f a w o r k unit, f o r e x a m p le , in d iv id u a l s o r t in g o r c o lla t in g ru n s,
o r r e p e t it iv e o p e r a t i o n s . M a y p e r f o r m s im p le w ir in g f r o m d i a g r a m s , and do s o m e filin g w o r k .

C la s s A .
P e r f o r m s on e o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g : T y p in g m a t e r ia l in fin a l f o r m w hen
it in v o lv e s c o m b in in g m a t e r ia l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s ; o r r e s p o n s i b il it y f o r c o r r e c t s p e llin g ,
s y lla b ic a t io n , p u n ctu a tio n , e t c . , o f t e c h n ic a l o r unusual w o r d s o r f o r e ig n la n g u a ge m a t e ­
r i a l ; o r p la n n in g la y o u t and ty p in g o f c o m p lic a t e d s t a t is t ic a l t a b le s t o m a in ta in u n ifo r m it y
and b a la n c e in s p a c in g . M a y ty p e r o u tin e f o r m le t t e r s , v a r y in g d e t a ils to su it c i r c u m s t a n c e s .

( E l e c t r i c A c c o u n t in g M a ch in e O p e r a t o r )

O p e r a t e s on e o r a v a r ie t y o f m a c h in e s su ch as th e t a b u la t o r , c a lc u la t o r , c o l l a t o r , i n t e r ­
p r e t e r , s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c in g p u n ch , e t c . E x c lu d e d fr o m th is d e fin it io n a r e w o rk in g s u p e r v is o r s .
A l s o e x c lu d e d a r e o p e r a t o r s o f e l e c t r o n i c d ig it a l c o m p u t e r s , e v e n though th e y m a y a ls o o p e r a t e
E A M e q u ip m e n t.

C la s s B . P e r f o r m s on e o r m o r e o f th e fo l lo w i n g : C o p y ty p in g fr o m rou g h o r c l e a r
d r a f t s ; o r r o u tin e ty p in g o f f o r m s , in s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c .; o r se ttin g up s im p le sta n d a rd
ta b u la tio n s ; o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p le x t a b le s a lr e a d y s e t up and s p a c e d p r o p e r ly .

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R — C on tin u ed

COM PU TER O PE RATO R
M o n it o r s and o p e r a t e s the c o n t r o l c o n s o le o f a d ig it a l c o m p u t e r to p r o c e s s da ta a c c o r d in g
to o p e r a t in g in s t r u c t io n s , u s u a lly p r e p a r e d b y a p r o g r a m m e r . W ork in c lu d e s m o s t o f the f o l lo w i n g :
S tu d ies in s t r u c t io n s to d e t e r m in e eq u ip m e n t se tu p and o p e r a t io n s ; lo a d s e q u ip m e n t w ith r e q u i r e d
it e m s (ta p e r e e l s , c a r d s , e t c . ) ; s w itc h e s n e c e s s a r y a u x ilia r y e q u ip m e n t in to c i r c u i t , and s t a r t s
and o p e r a t e s c o m p u t e r ; m a k e s a d ju s tm e n ts to c o m p u t e r to c o r r e c t o p e r a t in g p r o b l e m s and m e e t
s p e c i a l c o n d it io n s ; r e v ie w s e r r o r s m a d e d u rin g o p e r a t io n and d e t e r m in e s c a u s e o r r e f e r s p r o b le m
t o s u p e r v is o r o r p r o g r a m m e r ; and m a in ta in s o p e r a t in g r e c o r d s . M a y t e s t and a s s i s t in c o r r e c t i n g
pr og ra m .
F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s ,

OR
O p e r a t e s u n d er d i r e c t s u p e r v is io n a c o m p u t e r run ning p r o g r a m s o r se g m e n ts o f p r o g r a m s
w ith the c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A . M a y a s s i s t a h ig h e r le v e l o p e r a t o r b y in d e ­
p e n d e n tly p e r fo r m i n g l e s s d iff ic u lt t a s k s a s s ig n e d , and p e r fo r m i n g d iff ic u lt ta s k s fo llo w in g
d e t a ile d in s t r u c t io n s and w ith fr e q u e n t r e v ie w o f o p e r a t io n s p e r fo r m e d .

c o m p u t e r o p e r a t o r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d as fo llo w s :

C la s s A .
O p e r a t e s in d e p e n d e n tly , o r u n d er o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t io n , a c o m p u t e r run ning
p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f the fo llo w in g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s :
N ew p r o g r a m s a r e fr e q u e n t ly t e s t e d
and in tr o d u c e d ; sc h e d u lin g r e q u ir e m e n t s a r e o f c r i t i c a l im p o r t a n c e to m in im iz e d o w n tim e ;
th e p r o g r a m s a r e o f c o m p le x d e s ig n s o that id e n t ific a t io n o f e r r o r s o u r c e o fte n r e q u i r e s a
w o rk in g k n o w le d g e o f th e to ta l p r o g r a m , and a lte rn a te p r o g r a m s m a y not be a v a ila b le . M ay
g iv e d ir e c t io n and g u id a n c e t o lo w e r le v e l o p e r a t o r s .
C la s s B .
O p e r a t e s in d e p e n d e n tly , o r u n d er o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t io n , a c o m p u t e r run ning
p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f the fo llo w in g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s : M os t o f th e p r o g r a m s a r e e s t a b lis h e d
p r o d u c t io n r u n s , t y p i c a ll y run on a r e g u la r ly r e c u r r in g b a s is ; t h e r e is lit t le o r no te s tin g




o f n ew p r o g r a m s r e q u ir e d ; a lt e r n a t e p r o g r a m s a r e p r o v id e d in c a s e o r i g in a l p r o g r a m n e e d s
m a jo r ch a n g e o r ca n n o t be c o r r e c t e d w ith in a r e a s o n a b le t im e .
In c o m m o n e r r o r s it u a ­
t io n s , d ia g n o s e s c a u s e and t a k e s c o r r e c t i v e a c t io n . T h is u s u a lly in v o lv e s a p p ly in g p r e v io u s l y
p r o g r a m m e d c o r r e c t i v e s t e p s , o r u s in g s ta n d a rd c o r r e c t i o n t e c h n iq u e s .

C la s s C . W o rk s o n r o u tin e p r o g r a m s u n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v is io n .
Is e x p e c te d t o d e v e lo p
w o rk in g k n o w le d g e o f th e c o m p u t e r e q u ip m e n t u s e d and a b ilit y to d e t e c t p r o b l e m s in v o lv e d in
run ning r o u tin e p r o g r a m s . U s u a lly ha s r e c e iv e d s o m e f o r m a l tra in in g in c o m p u t e r o p e r a t io n .
M a y a s s i s t h ig h e r le v e l o p e r a t o r on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s .
COM PU TER PRO GR AM M ER,

BUSIN ESS

C o n v e r t s s ta te m e n ts o f b u s in e s s p r o b l e m s , t y p i c a ll y p r e p a r e d b y a s y s t e m s a n a ly s t, in to a
s e q u e n c e o f d e t a ile d in s t r u c t io n s w h ic h a r e r e q u i r e d to s o lv e the p r o b l e m s b y a u to m a tic da ta p r o c ­
e s s in g eq u ip m e n t. W ork in g f r o m c h a r t s o r d i a g r a m s , the p r o g r a m m e r d e v e lo p s the p r e c i s e in ­
s t r u c t io n s w h ic h , w hen e n t e r e d in to th e c o m p u t e r s y s t e m in c o d e d la n g u a g e , c a u s e th e m a n ip u la tio n

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C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R , BUSINESS— C o n tin u ed
o f data t o a c h ie v e d e s ir e d r e s u lt s . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : A p p lie s k n o w le d g e o f
c o m p u t e r c a p a b il it i e s , m a th e m a t ic s , l o g i c e m p lo y e d b y c o m p u t e r s , and p a r t ic u la r s u b je c t m a tt e r
in v o lv e d t o a n a ly z e c h a r t s and d ia g r a m s o f th e p r o b l e m t o b e p r o g r a m m e d ; d e v e lo p s s e q u e n c e
o f p r o g r a m s t e p s ; w r it e s d e t a ile d flo w c h a r t s t o sh ow o r d e r in w h ic h data w il l b e p r o c e s s e d ;
c o n v e r t s t h e s e c h a r t s t o c o d e d in s t r u c t io n s f o r m a ch in e t o fo l lo w ; t e s t s and c o r r e c t s p r o g r a m s ;
p r e p a r e s in s t r u c t io n s f o r o p e r a t in g p e r s o n n e l d u rin g p r o d u c t io n run ; a n a ly z e s , r e v i e w s , and a lt e r s
p r o g r a m s t o .in c r e a s e o p e r a t in g e ff ic ie n c y , o r adapt t o n ew r e q u ir e m e n t s ; m a in ta in s r e c o r d s o f
p r o g r a m d e v e lo p m e n t and r e v i s io n s . (N O T E : W o r k e r s p e r fo r m i n g b oth s y s t e m s a n a ly s is and p r o ­
g r a m m in g sh ou ld b e c l a s s i f i e d a s s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s i f t h is is th e s k ill u se d t o d e t e r m in e t h e ir p a y .)

M a y p r o v id e fu n c t io n a l
a s s is t.

d i r e c t io n

t o lo w e r

le v e l s y s t e m s a n a ly s ts w ho a r e a s s ig n e d to

C la s s B .
W o rk s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d er o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t io n on p r o b le m s that a r e
r e l a t i v e ly u n c o m p lic a t e d t o a n a ly z e , p la n , p r o g r a m , and o p e r a t e . P r o b le m s a r e o f lim it e d
c o m p le x it y b e c a u s e s o u r c e s o f input da ta a r e h o m o g e n e o u s and th e output data a r e c l o s e l y
r e la t e d .
( F o r e x a m p le , d e v e lo p s s y s t e m s f o r m a in ta in in g d e p o s it o r a c c o u n ts in a bank ,
m a in ta in in g a c c o u n ts r e c e iv a b l e in a r e t a il e s t a b lis h m e n t , o r m a in ta in in g in v e n t o r y a c c o u n ts
in a m a n u fa c tu r in g o r w h o le s a le e s t a b lis h m e n t .) C o n f e r s w ith p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d to d e t e r m in e
th e data p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s and a d v is e s s u b je c t -m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l on th e im p lic a t io n s o f the
da ta p r o c e s s i n g s y s t e m s to b e a p p lie d .

D o e s not in clu d e e m p lo y e e s p r im a r i ly r e s p o n s i b le f o r th e m a n a g e m e n t o r s u p e r v is io n o f
o t h e r e le c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s in g e m p l o y e e s , o r p r o g r a m m e r s p r im a r i ly c o n c e r n e d w ith s c ie n t i f ic
a n d / o r e n g in e e r in g p r o b le m s .
F o r w a g e stud y p u r p o s e s ,

BUSINESS— C on tin u ed

e v e r y it e m o f e a c h ty p e is a u t o m a t ic a lly p r o c e s s e d th ro u g h the fu ll s y s t e m o f r e c o r d s and
a p p r o p r ia t e fo llo w u p a c t io n s a r e in it ia t e d b y th e c o m p u t e r .) C o n fe r s w ith p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d to
d e t e r m in e the da ta p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s and a d v is e s s u b je c t -m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l on the im p li c a ­
t io n s o f n ew o r r e v i s e d s y s t e m s o f da ta p r o c e s s i n g o p e r a t io n s . M a k es r e c o m m e n d a t io n s , i f
n e e d e d , f o r a p p r o v a l o f m a jo r s y s t e m s in s t a lla t io n s o r c h a n g e s and fo r ob ta in in g eq u ip m e n t.

p r o g r a m m e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d as fo llo w s :

C l a s s A . W o r k s in d ep en d en tly o r u n d er on ly g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n on c o m p le x p r o b l e m s w h ic h
r e q u ir e c o m p e t e n c e in a ll p h a se s o f p r o g r a m m in g c o n c e p t s and p r a c t i c e s . W o rk in g f r o m d ia ­
g r a m s and c h a r t s w h ic h id e n tify the n a tu re o f d e s ir e d r e s u lt s , m a jo r p r o c e s s i n g ste p s t o b e
a c c o m p li s h e d , and the r e la t io n s h ip s b e tw e e n v a r io u s ste p s o f th e p r o b l e m s o lv in g ro u tin e ;
p la n s th e fu ll ra n g e o f p r o g r a m m in g a c t io n s n e e d e d t o e ff ic i e n t ly u t iliz e the c o m p u t e r s y s t e m
in a c h ie v in g d e s ir e d en d p r o d u c t s .

OR
W o rk s on a s e g m e n t o f a c o m p le x data p r o c e s s i n g s c h e m e o r s y s t e m , a s d e s c r i b e d fo r
c l a s s A . W o rk s in d e p e n d e n tly on r o u tin e a s s ig n m e n t s and r e c e iv e s in s t r u c t io n and g u id a n ce
on c o m p le x a s s ig n m e n t s .
W ork is r e v ie w e d f o r a c c u r a c y o f ju d g m e n t, c o m p lia n c e w ith
in s t r u c t io n s , and to in s u r e p r o p e r a lig n m e n t w ith the o v e r a ll s y s t e m .

A t th is le v e l , p r o g r a m m in g is d iffic u lt b e c a u s e c o m p u t e r eq u ip m en t m u st b e o r g a n iz e d to
p r o d u c e s e v e r a l in t e r r e la t e d but d i v e r s e p r o d u c t s f r o m n u m e r o u s and d i v e r s e data e le m e n t s .
A w id e v a r ie t y and e x t e n s iv e n u m b e r o f in te r n a l p r o c e s s in g a c t io n s m u st o c c u r . T h is r e q u ir e s
su ch a c t io n s as ^developm ent o f c o m m o n o p e r a t io n s w h ic h ca n b e r e u s e d , e s t a b lis h m e n t o f
lin k a g e p o in ts b e tw e e n o p e r a t io n s , a d ju s tm e n ts t o data w hen p r o g r a m r e q u ir e m e n t s e x c e e d
c o m p u t e r s t o r a g e c a p a c it y , and s u b s ta n tia l m a n ip u la tio n and r e s e q u e n c in g o f data e le m e n t s
t o f o r m a h ig h ly in te g r a t e d p r o g r a m .

C la s s C . W ork s u n d er im m e d ia t e s u p e r v is io n , c a r r y in g out a n a ly s e s as a s s ig n e d , u su a lly
o f a s in g le a c t iv it y .
A s s ig n m e n t s a r e d e s ig n e d to d e v e lo p and ex p a n d p r a c t ic a l e x p e r ie n c e
in the a p p lic a t io n o f p r o c e d u r e s and s k ills r e q u i r e d fo r s y s t e m s a n a ly s is w o r k . F o r e x a m p le ,
m a y a s s i s t a h ig h e r le v e l s y s t e m s a n a ly st by p r e p a r in g the d e t a ile d s p e c i fic a t i o n s r e q u ir e d
b y p r o g r a m m e r s f r o m in fo r m a t io n d e v e lo p e d b y the h ig h e r le v e l a n a ly s t.

M a y p r o v id e fu n c tio n a l d ir e c t io n t o lo w e r le v e l p r o g r a m m e r s w ho a r e a s s ig n e d t o a s s i s t .
C la s s B . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n on r e l a t i v e ly s im p le
p r o g r a m s , o r on s im p le s e g m e n ts o f c o m p le x p r o g r a m s .
P r o g r a m s ( o r s e g m e n t s ) u s u a lly
p r o c e s s in fo r m a t io n to p r o d u c e data in tw o o r t h r e e v a r ie d s e q u e n c e s o r fo r m a t s . R e p o r t s
and li s t in g s a r e p r o d u c e d b y r e fin in g , a d a p tin g , a r r a y in g , o r m a k in g m in o r a d d itio n s t o o r
d e le t io n s f r o m input data w h ich a r e r e a d ily a v a ila b le .
W h ile n u m e r o u s r e c o r d s m a y b e
p r o c e s s e d , the data h a ve b e e n r e fin e d in p r i o r a c t io n s s o that th e a c c u r a c y and se q u e n c in g
o f data ca n b e t e s t e d b y u sin g a few r o u tin e c h e c k s .
T y p ic a l ly , th e p r o g r a m d e a ls w ith
rou tin e r e c o r d - k e e p in g ty p e o p e r a t io n s .

D RAFTSM AN
C la s s A .
P la n s th e g r a p h ic p r e s e n t a t io n o f c o m p le x it e m s ha vin g d is t in c t iv e d e s ig n
fe a t u r e s that d i f f e r s ig n ific a n t ly f r o m e s t a b lis h e d d r a ftin g p r e c e d e n t s . W ork s in c l o s e s u p ­
p o r t w ith th e d e s ig n o r i g in a t o r , and m a y r e c o m m e n d m in o r d e s ig n c h a n g e s .
A n a ly z e s the
e f f e c t o f e a c h ch a n g e on th e d e t a ils o f f o r m , fu n c t io n , and p o s it io n a l r e la t io n s h ip s o f c o m ­
p on en ts and p a r t s .
W ork s w ith a m in im u m o f s u p e r v is o r y a s s i s t a n c e .
C o m p le t e d w o rk is
r e v ie w e d b y d e s ig n o r i g in a t o r fo r c o n s is t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g in e e r in g d e t e r m in a t io n s .
M ay
e it h e r p r e p a r e d r a w in g s , o r d i r e c t t h e ir p r e p a r a t io n b y lo w e r le v e l d r a ft s m e n .

OR

C la s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n r o u tin e and c o m p le x d r a ftin g a s s ig n m e n t s that r e q u ir e the a p p li­
c a t io n o f m o s t o f th e s t a n d a r d iz e d d r a w in g t e c h n iq u e s r e g u la r ly u s e d .
D u ties t y p ic a lly in ­
v o lv e s u c h w o r k a s :
P r e p a r e s w o rk in g d r a w in g s o f s u b a s s e m b lie s w ith ir r e g u l a r s h a p e s ,
m u lt ip le fu n c t io n s , and p r e c i s e p o s it io n a l r e la t io n s h ip s b etw een co m p o n e n t s ; p r e p a r e s a r c h i­
t e c t u r a l d r a w in g s f o r c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a b u ild in g in clu d in g d e ta il d r a w in g s o f fo u n d a tio n s, w a ll
s e c t io n s , f l o o r p la n s , and r o o f . U s e s a c c e p t e d fo r m u la s and m a n u a ls in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y
c o m p u t a t io n s to d e t e r m in e q u a n titie s o f m a t e r ia ls to be u s e d , lo a d c a p a c i t ie s , s tr e n g th s ,
str e s s e s , etc.
R e c e iv e s in it ia l in s t r u c t io n s , r e q u ir e m e n t s , and a d v ic e f r o m s u p e r v is o r .
C o m p le t e d w o r k is c h e c k e d f o r t e c h n ic a l a d e q u a c y .

W o r k s on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s (a s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A ) u n d e r c l o s e d ir e c t io n o f a h ig h e r
le v e l p r o g r a m m e r o r s u p e r v is o r . M a y a s s i s t h ig h e r le v e l p r o g r a m m e r b y in d e p e n d e n tly p e r ­
fo r m in g l e s s d iffic u lt t a s k s a s s i g n e d , and p e r fo r m i n g m o r e d iff ic u lt t a s k s u n d e r f a ir ly c l o s e
d i r e c t io n .
M a y g u id e o r in s t r u c t lo w e r le v e l p r o g r a m m e r s .
C la s s C . M a k e s p r a c t i c a l a p p lic a t io n s o f p r o g r a m m in g p r a c t ic e s and c o n c e p t s u s u a lly
le a r n e d in f o r m a l tra in in g c o u r s e s . A s s ig n m e n t s a r e d e s ig n e d t o d e v e lo p c o m p e t e n c e in th e
a p p lic a t io n o f sta n d a rd p r o c e d u r e s t o r o u tin e p r o b l e m s . R e c e iv e s c l o s e s u p e r v is io n on n ew
a s p e c t s o f a s s ig n m e n t s ; and w o r k is r e v ie w e d t o v e r i f y its a c c u r a c y and c o n f o r m a n c e w ith
re q u ire d p r o ce d u re s .

C la s s C . P r e p a r e s d e t a il d r a w in g s o f s in g le un its o r p a r t s f o r e n g in e e r in g , c o n s t r u c t io n ,
m a n u fa c t u r in g , o r r e p a i r p u r p o s e s . T y p e s o f d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d in c lu d e is o m e t r ic p r o je c t io n s
(d e p ic t in g t h r e e d im e n s io n s in a c c u r a t e s c a l e ) and s e c t io n a l v ie w s to c l a r i f y p o s it io n in g o f
co m p o n e n t s and c o n v e y n e e d e d in fo r m a t io n . C o n s o lid a t e s d e t a ils f r o m a n u m b e r o f s o u r c e s
and a d ju s ts o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a l e as r e q u ir e d .
S u g g e s te d m e th o d s o f a p p r o a c h , a p p lic a b le
p r e c e d e n t s , and a d v ic e on s o u r c e m a t e r ia ls a r e g iv e n w ith in itia l a s s ig n m e n t s . In s t r u c t io n s
a r e l e s s c o m p le t e w hen a s s ig n m e n t s r e c u r .
W ork m a y b e s p o t -c h e c k e d d u rin g p r o g r e s s .

C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , BUSINESS
A n a ly z e s b u s in e s s p r o b l e m s t o fo r m u la t e p r o c e d u r e s f o r s o lv in g th e m b y u se o f e l e c t r o n i c
data p r o c e s s in g eq u ip m e n t. D e v e lo p s a c o m p le t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f a ll s p e c i fic a t i o n s n e e d e d t o e n a b le
p r o g r a m m e r s t o p r e p a r e r e q u i r e d d ig it a l c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m s .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e
fo l lo w i n g : A n a ly z e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r o p e r a t io n s t o b e a u to m a te d and id e n t ifie s c o n d it io n s and
c r i t e r i a r e q u ir e d t o a c h ie v e s a t is fa c t o r y r e s u lt s ; s p e c i f ie s n u m b e r and t y p e s o f r e c o r d s , f i l e s , and
d o c u m e n ts t o b e u s e d ; o u tlin e s a c t io n s t o b e p e r f o r m e d b y p e r s o n n e l and c o m p u t e r s in s u f fic ie n t
d e t a il f o r p r e s e n t a t io n t o m a n a g e m e n t and f o r p r o g r a m m in g (t y p ic a lly th is in v o lv e s p r e p a r a t io n o f
w o r k and data flo w c h a r t s ); c o o r d in a t e s the d e v e lo p m e n t o f t e s t p r o b l e m s and p a r t ic ip a t e s in t r i a l
ru n s o f n ew and r e v i s e d s y s t e m s ; and r e c o m m e n d s e q u ip m e n t ch a n g e s t o o b ta in m o r e e ff e c t iv e
o v e r a ll o p e r a t io n s . (N O T E : W o r k e r s p e r fo r m i n g b oth s y s t e m s a n a ly s is and p r o g r a m m in g sh o u ld
b e c l a s s i f i e d a s s y s t e m s a n a ly s ts i f t h is is th e s k ill u s e d t o d e t e r m in e t h e ir p a y .)
D o e s n ot in clu d e e m p lo y e e s p r im a r i ly r e s p o n s i b le f o r th e m a n a g e m e n t o r s u p e r v is io n
o f o th e r e l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s in g e m p l o y e e s , o r s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s p r im a r i ly c o n c e r n e d w ith
s c ie n t i f ic o r e n g in e e r in g p r o b l e m s .
F o r w a g e stud y p u r p o s e s ,

C o p ie s p la n s and d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s b y p la c in g t r a c in g c lo th o r p a p e r o v e r
d r a w in g s and t r a c i n g w ith p en o r p e n c il .
(D o e s n ot in c lu d e t r a c in g lim it e d to p la n s p r im a r i ly
c o n s is t in g o f s t r a ig h t lin e s and a la r g e s c a l e n ot r e q u ir in g c l o s e d e lin e a t io n .)
A N D /O R
P r e p a r e s s im p le o r r e p e t it iv e d r a w in g s o f e a s il y v is u a l iz e d it e m s .
d u rin g p r o g r e s s .

W ork is c l o s e l y s u p e r v is e d

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s y s t e m s a n a ly s ts a r e c l a s s i f i e d a s fo l lo w s :

C la s s A . W o r k s in d ep en d en tly o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t io n on c o m p le x p r o b l e m s in ­
v o lv in g a ll p h a s e s o f s y s t e m a n a ly s is . P r o b le m s a r e c o m p le x b e c a u s e o f d i v e r s e s o u r c e s o f
input data and m u lt i p l e -u s e r e q u ir e m e n t s o f output da ta . ( F o r e x a m p le , d e v e lo p s an in te g r a t e d
p r o d u c t io n s c h e d u lin g , in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l, c o s t a n a ly s is , and s a le s a n a ly s is r e c o r d in w h ic h




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

W o rk s on v a r io u s ty p e s o f e l e c t r o n i c eq u ip m e n t and r e la t e d d e v i c e s by p e r fo r m in g on e
o r a c o m b in a t io n o f the fo l lo w i n g : In s t a llin g , m a in ta in in g , r e p a i r i n g , o v e r h a u lin g , t r o u b le s h o o t in g ,
m o d ify in g , c o n s t r u c t in g , and t e s t in g . W o rk r e q u i r e s p r a c t ic a l a p p lic a t io n o f t e c h n ic a l k n ow led g e
o f e le c t r o n i c s p r i n c i p l e s , a b ilit y t o d e t e r m in e m a lfu n c t io n s , and s k il l t o put e q u ip m e n t in r e q u ir e d
o p e r a t in g c o n d it io n .

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E L E C T R O N IC S T E C H N IC IA N — C on tin u ed

T h e e q u ip m e n t— c o n s is t i n g o f e it h e r m a n y d iff e r e n t k in d s o f c i r c u i t s o r m u lt ip le r e p e t it io n
o f th e s a m e k in d o f c i r c u i t — in c lu d e s , but i s not lim it e d t o , th e fo llo w in g : (a ) E l e c t r o n i c t r a n s ­
m it t in g and r e c e iv in g e q u ip m e n t ( e . g . , r a d a r , r a d io , t e le v i s io n , te le p h o n e , s o n a r , n a v ig a tio n a l
a id s ) , (b ) d ig it a l and a n a lo g c o m p u t e r 's , and (c ) in d u s t r ia l and m e d i c a l m e a s u r in g and c o n t r o llin g
e q u ip m e n t.

R e c e i v e s t e c h n i c a l g u id a n c e , a s r e q u ir e d , f r o m s u p e r v is o r o r h ig h e r le v e l t e c h n ic ia n ,
and w o r k is r e v ie w e d f o r s p e c i f i c c o m p lia n c e w ith a c c e p t e d p r a c t i c e s and w o r k a s s ig n m e n t s .
M a y p r o v id e t e c h n ic a l g u id a n c e to lo w e r le v e l t e c h n ic ia n s .
C la s s C . A p p l ie s w o rk in g t e c h n ic a l k n o w le d g e t o p e r f o r m s im p le o r ro u tin e t a s k s in
w o rk in g o n e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t, fo llo w in g d e t a ile d I n s t r u c t io n s w h ic h c o v e r v ir t u a lly a ll
proced u res.
W o rk t y p i c a ll y in v o lv e s su ch t a s k s a s :
A s s is t i n g h ig h e r le v e l te c h n ic ia n ^ b y
p e r fo r m i n g s u c h a c t iv i t ie s a s r e p la c in g c o m p o n e n t s , w ir in g c i r c u i t s , and ta k in g t e s t r e a d in g s ;
r e p a ir in g s im p le e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t; and u sin g t o o ls and c o m m o n t e s t in s t r u m e n t s (e .g 'j,
m u lt i m e t e r s , a u d io s ig n a l g e n e r a t o r s , tu b e t e s t e r s , o s c i l l o s c o p e s ) .
Is n ot r e q u ir e d t o be
fa m il ia r w ith th e in t e r r e la t io n s h ip s o f c i r c u i t s . T h is k n o w le d g e , h o w e v e r , m a y b e a c q u ir e d
th ro u g h a s s ig n m e n t s d e s ig n e d t o i n c r e a s e c o m p e t e n c e (in c lu d in g c l a s s r o o m tra in in g ) s o that
w o r k e r c a n a d v a n c e t o h ig h e r le v e l t e c h n ic ia n .

T h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n e x c l u d e s r e p a ir m e n o f s u c h sta n d a rd e le c t r o n i c eq u ip m e n t a s c o m m o n
o f f i c e m a c h in e s and h o u s e h o ld r a d io and t e le v i s io n s e t s ; p r o d u c t io n a s s e m b le r s and t e s t e r s ; w o r k ­
e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y du ty i s s e r v i c i n g e le c t r o n i c t e s t in s t r u m e n t s ; t e c h n ic ia n s w h o h a v e a d m in is ­
t r a t iv e o r s u p e r v is o r y r e s p o n s i b il it y ; and d r a f t s m e n , d e s ig n e r s , and p r o f e s s io n a l e n g in e e r s .
P o s it i o n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d in to l e v e l s on the b a s is o f the fo llo w in g d e fin it io n s .
C l a s s A . A p p lie s a d v a n c e d t e c h n ic a l k n o w le d g e to s o lv e u n u s u a lly c o m p le x p r o b l e m s
( i . e . , t h o s e that t y p i c a ll y ca n n ot b e s o lv e d s o l e l y b y r e f e r e n c e to m a n u fa c t u r e r s ' m a n u a ls o r
s i m il a r d o c u m e n t s ) in w o rk in g on e le c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t. E x a m p le s o f su c h p r o b l e m s in clu d e
l o c a t i o n and d e n s it y o f c i r c u i t r y , e l e c t r o - m a g n e t i c r a d ia tio n , is o la t in g m a lfu n c t io n s , and
fr e q u e n t e n g in e e r in g c h a n g e s . W ork in v o lv e s ; A d e t a ile d u n d e rsta n d in g o f th e in t e r r e l a t i o n ­
s h ip s o f c i r c u i t s ; e x e r c i s i n g in d e p e n d e n t ju d g m e n t in p e r fo r m i n g su c h t a s k s a s m a k in g c i r c u it
a n a ly s e s , c a lc u la t in g w a v e f o r m s , t r a c i n g r e la t io n s h ip s in sig n a l flo w ; and r e g u l a r ly u sin g
c o m p le x t e s t in s t r u m e n t s ( e . g . , du al t r a c e o s c i l l o s c o p e s , Q - m e t e r s , d e v ia t io n m e t e r s , p u ls e
g e n e ra to rs).
W o rk m a y b e r e v ie w e d b y s u p e r v is o r (fr e q u e n t ly an e n g in e e r o r d e s ig n e r ) f o r g e n e r a l
c o m p li a n c e w ith a c c e p t e d p r a c t ic e s . M a y p r o v id e t e c h n ic a l g u id a n c e t o lo w e r le v e l t e c h n ic ia n s .
C la s s B . A p p lie s c o m p r e h e n s iv e t e c h n ic a l k n o w le d g e t o s o lv e c o m p le x p r o b l e m s ( i . e . ,
t h o s e that t y p i c a ll y ca n b e s o l v e d s o l e ly b y p r o p e r l y in te r p r e t in g m a n u fa c t u r e r s ' m a n u a ls o r
s i m i l a r d o c u m e n t s ) in w o rk in g on e le c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t. W ork in v o lv e s : A fa m il ia r i t y w ith
th e in t e r r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c i r c u i t s ; and ju d g m e n t in d e t e r m in in g w o r k s e q u e n c e and in s e le c t in g
t o o l s and te s t in g in s t r u m e n t s , u s u a lly l e s s c o m p le x than t h o s e u s e d b y th e c l a s s A t e c h n ic ia n .

R e c e iv e s t e c h n ic a l g u id a n c e , as r e q u ir e d , f r o m s u p e r v is o r o r h ig h e r le v e l t e c h n ic ia n .
W o rk is t y p i c a ll y sp o t c h e c k e d , but i s g iv e n d e t a ile d r e v i e w w hen n e w o r a d v a n c e d a s s ig n m e n t s
a r e in v o lv e d .

N U R SE , IN D U S T R IA L (R e g is t e r e d )
A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w ho g iv e s n u r s in g s e r v i c e u n d e r g e n e r a l m e d i c a l d i r e c t io n t o i l l o r
in ju r e d e m p l o y e e s o r o t h e r p e r s o n s w ho b e c o m e il l o r s u f fe r an a c c id e n t on th e p r e m is e s o f a
f a c t o r y o r o t h e r e s t a b lis h m e n t . D u ties in v o lv e a c o m b in a t io n o f th e fo l lo w i n g :
G iv in g f i r s t a id
to th e i l l o r in ju r e d ; a tten d in g t o s u b se q u e n t d r e s s i n g o f e m p l o y e e s ' i n ju r ie s ; k e e p in g r e c o r d s
o f p a tie n ts t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r in g a c c id e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t io n o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t in g in
p h y s ic a l e x a m in a t io n s and h ea lth e v a lu a tio n s o f a p p lic a n ts and e m p l o y e e s ; a n d p la n n in g and c a r r y ­
in g out p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g h ea lth e d u c a tio n , a c c id e n t p r e v e n t io n , e v a lu a tio n o f p la n t e n v ir o n m e n t ,
o r o t h e r a c t iv i t ie s a ffe c t in g th e h e a lth , w e lf a r e , and s a fe t y o f a ll p e r s o n n e l . N u rsin g s u p e r v is o r s
o r h ea d n u r s e s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e than on e n u r s e a r e e x c lu d e d .

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT
C A R P E N T E R , M A IN T E N A N C E

F IR E M A N , S T A T IO N A R Y B O IL E R

P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n t r y d u tie s n e c e s s a r y t o c o n s t r u c t and m a in ta in in g o o d r e p a i r b u ild ­
in g w o o d w o r k and e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s b in s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t it io n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s ,
s t a ir s , c a s i n g s , and t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W ork in v o l v e s m o s t o f the fo l lo w i n g :
P la n n in g and la y in g ou t o f w o r k f r o m b lu e p r in ts , d r a w in g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l in s t r u c t io n s ; u s in g a
v a r ie t y o f c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d t o o ls , p o r t a b le p o w e r t o o l s , and sta n d a rd m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; m a k ­
in g sta n d a rd sh o p co m p u t a t io n s r e la t in g t o d im e n s io n s o f w o r k ; and s e le c t in g m a t e r ia ls n e c e s s a r y
f o r th e w o r k .
In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a in in g and
e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

F i r e s s t a t io n a r y b o i l e r s t o fu r n is h th e e s t a b lis h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith h e a t, p o w e r ,
o r s t e a m . F e e d s fu e ls to f i r e b y hand o r o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n i c a l s t o k e r , g a s , o r o i l b u r n e r ; and
c h e c k s w a t e r and s a fe t y v a l v e s .
M a y c le a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a i r i n g b o i l e r r o o m eq u ip m e n t.

E L E C T R I C I A N , M A IN T E N A N C E
P e r f o r m s a v a r ie t y o f e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e fu n c t io n s su c h a s the in s t a lla t io n , m a in t e n a n c e , o r
r e p a i r o f e q u ip m e n t f o r th e g e n e r a t io n , d is t r ib u t io n , o r u t iliz a t io n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in an e s t a b ­
lis h m e n t . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo l lo w i n g : I n s ta llin g o r r e p a ir in g a n y o f a v a r ie t y o f e l e c ­
t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w it c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c i r c u it b r e a k e r s ,
m o t o r s , h e a tin g u n its, c o n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o t h e r t r a n s m i s s i o n eq u ip m e n t; w o rk in g f r o m b lu e ­
p r in t s , d r a w in g s , la y o u t s , o r o t h e r s p e c i f ic a t i o n s ; lo c a t in g and d ia g n o s in g t r o u b le in the e l e c t r i c a l
s y s t e m o r e q u ip m e n t; w o r k in g sta n d a rd c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to lo a d r e q u ir e m e n t s o f w ir in g o r
e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t; and u s in g a v a r ie t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n 's h a n d to o ls and m e a s u r in g and te s t in g
in s t r u m e n t s .
In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a in in g and
e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d t h ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r eq u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

E N G IN E E R , S T A T IO N A R Y
O p e r a t e s and m a in t a in s and m a y a ls o s u p e r v is e th e o p e r a t io n o f s t a t io n a r y e n g in e s and
eq u ip m e n t (m e c h a n ic a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) t o su p p ly the e s t a b lis h m e n t in w h ich e m p lo y e d w ith p o w e r ,
h e a t, r e f r i g e r a t i o n , o r a ir - c o n d it i o n in g .
W o rk in v o l v e s :
O p e r a tin g and m a in ta in in g eq u ip m en t
s u c h as s t e a m e n g in e s , a i r c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b in e s , v e n tila tin g and r e f r i g ­
e r a t in g e q u ip m e n t , s t e a m b o i l e r s and b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ; m a k in g eq u ip m e n t r e p a i r s ; and
k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t io n o f m a c h in e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , and fu e l co n s u m p t io n . M a y a ls o s u ­
p e r v is e th e se o p e r a tio n s .
H ea d o r c h i e f e n g in e e r s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e than on e
e n g in e e r a r e e x c l u d e d.




H E L P E R , M A IN T E N A N C E T R A D E S
A s s i s t s o n e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in th e s k ille d m a in t e n a n c e t r a d e s , by p e r fo r m in g s p e c i f i c
o r g e n e r a l d u tie s o f l e s s e r s k il l, su c h a s k e e p in g a w o r k e r s u p p lie d w ith m a t e r ia ls and t o o ls ;
c le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a , m a c h in e , and e q u ip m e n t; a s s i s t in g jo u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r ia ls o r
t o o l s ; and p e r fo r m i n g o t h e r u n s k ille d t a s k s a s d i r e c t e d b y jo u r n e y m a n .
T h e kin d o f w ork " the
h e lp e r i s p e r m it t e d to p e r f o r m v a r ie s f r o m t r a d e t o t r a d e : In s o m e t r a d e s th e h e lp e r is c o n fin e d
t o s u p p ly in g , lift in g , and h o ld in g m a t e r ia ls and t o o l s , and c le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a s ; and in o t h e r s
he i s p e r m it t e d t o p e r f o r m s p e c i a l iz e d m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e that a r e a ls o
p e r f o r m e d b y w o r k e r s on a fu l l - t i m e b a s is .

M A C H I N E -T O O L O P E R A T O R , T O O L R O O M
S p e c ia li z e s in the o p e r a t io n o f o n e o r m o r e ty p e s o f m a c h in e t o o l s , su c h a s jig b o r e r s ,
c y l in d r ic a l o r s u r fa c e g r i n d e r s , e n g in e la t h e s , o r m il li n g m a c h in e s , in the c o n s t r u c t io n o f
m a c h in e -s h o p t o o l s , g a u g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s , o r d i e s . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : P la n n in g
and p e r fo r m i n g d iff ic u lt m a ch in in g o p e r a t i o n s ; p r o c e s s i n g it e m s r e q u ir in g c o m p li c a t e d se tu p s o r
a h igh d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; u sin g a v a r ie t y o f p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e le c t in g fe e d s ,
s p e e d s , t o o li n g , and o p e r a t io n s e q u e n c e ; and m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s tm e n ts d u rin g o p e r a t io n
to a c h ie v e r e q u is it e t o le r a n c e s o r d im e n s io n s .
M a y b e r e q u i r e d to r e c o g n iz e w hen t o o ls n e e d
d r e s s i n g , t o d r e s s t o o l s , and t o s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o la n t s and cu ttin g and lu b r ic a t in g o i l s .
F or
c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , m a c h i n e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s , t o o l r o o m , in t o o l and die jo b b in g
s h o p s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th is c l a s s i f ic a t i o n .
M A C H IN IS T , M A IN T E N A N C E
P r o d u c e s r e p la c e m e n t p a r t s and n ew p a r t s in m a k in g r e p a i r s o f m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n ic a l
eq u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d in an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo l lo w i n g : I n te r p r e tin g w r itte n
in s t r u c t io n s and s p e c i f ic a t i o n s ; p la n n in g and la y in g out o f w o r k ; u sin g a v a r ie t y o f m a c h in is t 's

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h a n d to o ls and p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; se ttin g up and o p e r a t in g s ta n d a rd m a c h in e t o o ls ;
sh a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s t o c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g sta n d a rd sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g t o d im e n ­
s io n s o f w o r k , t o o li n g , fe e d s , and s p e e d s o f m a c h in in g ; k n o w le d g e o f th e w o rk in g p r o p e r t ie s o f
th e c o m m o n m e t a l s ; s e le c t in g s ta n d a rd m a t e r ia ls , p a r t s , and e q u ip m e n t r e q u i r e d f o r h is w o rk ;
and fittin g a n d a s s e m b lin g p a r t s in to m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t.
In g e n e r a l, th e m a c h in is t 's w o r k
n o r m a ll y r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d t r a in in g in m a c h in e -s h o p p r a c t ic e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a fo r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g , and e x p e r ie n c e .

P a in ts and r e d e c o r a t e s w a lls , w o o d w o r k , and fix t u r e s o f an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W ork in v o lv e s
the fo l lo w i n g ; K n o w le d g e o f s u r fa c e p e c u li a r it i e s and t y p e s o f p a in t r e q u ir e d fo r d iffe r e n t a p p lic a t io n s ; p r e p a r in g s u r fa c e f o r p a in tin g by r e m o v in g o ld fin is h o r b y p la c in g putty o r f i l l e r in n a il
h o le s and i n t e r s t i c e s ; and a p p ly in g pa in t w ith s p r a y gun o r b r u s h . M ay m ix c o l o r s , o il s , w hite
le a d , and o t h e r pa in t in g r e d ie n t s t o o b ta in p r o p e r c o l o r o r c o n s is t e n c y . In g e n e r a l, the w ork o f the
m a in te n a n ce p a in te r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th rou g h a fo r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .
P I P E F I T T E R , M A IN T E N A N C E

M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M a in te n a n ce )
R e p a ir s a u t o m o b ile s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , and t r a c t o r s o f an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W ork in ­
v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo l lo w i n g : E x a m in in g a u t o m o tiv e e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ; d i s ­
a s s e m b lin g eq u ip m e n t and p e r fo r m i n g r e p a i r s that in v o lv e th e u s e o f su ch h a n d to o ls a s w r e n c h e s ,
g a u g e s , d r i l l s , o r s p e c i a l iz e d eq u ip m e n t in d i s a s s e m b li n g o r fittin g p a r t s ; r e p la c in g b r o k e n o r
d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g rin d in g and a d ju stin g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b l in g and in s t a llin g th e v a r io u s
a s s e m b l i e s in the v e h ic le and m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s ; and a lig n in g w h e e ls , a d ju stin g b r a k e s
and lig h t s , o r tig h ten in g b o d y b o lt s . In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f th e a u to m o tiv e m e c h a n ic r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .
T h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n d o e s n ot in c lu d e m e c h a n i c s w h o r e p a i r c u s t o m e r s ' v e h ic le s in a u to ­
m o b il e r e p a i r s h o p s .

M E C H A N IC , M A IN T E N A N C E
R e p a i r s m a c h in e r y o r m e c h a n ic a l eq u ip m e n t o f an e s t a b lis h m e n t .
W ork in v o lv e s m o s t
o f th e fo l lo w i n g ;
E x a m in in g m a c h in e s and m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ;
d is m a n t lin g o r p a r t ly d is m a n t lin g m a c h in e s and p e r fo r m i n g r e p a i r s that m a in ly in v o lv e th e u se
o f h a n d to o ls in s c r a p in g and fittin g p a r t s ; r e p la c in g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s w ith it e m s o b ta in e d
f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r i n g th e p r o d u c t io n o f a r e p la c e m e n t p a r t b y a m a ch in e sh op o r se n d in g o f the
m a c h in e t o a m a c h in e sh op f o r m a jo r r e p a i r s ; p r e p a r in g w r it te n s p e c i fic a t i o n s f o r m a jo r r e p a i r s
o r f o r th e p r o d u c t io n o f p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h in e sh o p ; r e a s s e m b l in g m a c h in e s ; and m a k in g
a ll n e c e s s a r y a d ju s tm e n ts f o r o p e r a t io n . In g e n e r a l, the w o rk o f a m a in te n a n ce m e c h a n ic r e q u ir e s
ro u n d e d t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th rou g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .
E x c lu d e d f r o m th is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r im a r y d u tie s
in v o lv e s e ttin g up o r a d ju s tin g m a c h in e s .

M IL L W R IG H T
I n s t a lls n ew m a c h in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t, and d is m a n t le s and in s t a lls m a c h in e s o r h e a v y
eq u ip m e n t w hen ch a n g e s in th e p la n t la y o u t a r e r e q u ir e d . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo l lo w i n g :
P la n n in g and la y in g out o f th e w o r k ; in te r p r e t in g b lu e p r in ts o r o t h e r s p e c i fic a t i o n s ; u sin g a v a r ie t y
o f h a n d to o ls and r ig g in g ; m a k in g sta n d a rd sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to s t r e s s e s , s tr e n g th o f
m a t e r ia ls , and c e n t e r s o f g r a v it y ; a lig n in g and b a la n c in g o f e q u ip m e n t; s e le c t in g sta n d a rd t o o l s ,
eq u ip m e n t, and p a r t s t o b e u s e d ; and in s t a llin g and m a in ta in in g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r t r a n s m i s s i o n
eq u ip m en t s u c h a s d r iv e s and s p e e d r e d u c e r s . In g e n e r a l, th e m il lw r ig h t 's w o r k n o r m a lly r e q u i r e s
a rou n d ed t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e in th e t r a d e a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r
e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

I n s ta lls o r r e p a i r s w a t e r , s t e a m , g a s , o r o t h e r t y p e s o f p ip e and p ip e fit t in g s in an
e s t a b lis h m e n t . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo l lo w i n g : L a y in g out o f w o r k and m e a s u r in g t o lo c a t e
p o s it io n o f p ip e f r o m d r a w in g s o r o t h e r w r it te n s p e c i fic a t i o n s ; cu ttin g v a r io u s s i z e s o f p ip e to
c o r r e c t le n g th s w ith c h i s e l and h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y le n e t o r c h o r p ip e -c u t t in g m a c h in e s ; th re a d in g
p ip e w ith s t o c k s and d i e s ; b en din g p ip e b y h a n d -d r iv e n o r p o w e r - d r iv e n m a c h in e s ; a s s e m b lin g
p ip e w ith c o u p lin g s and fa s te n in g p ip e t o h a n g e r s ; m a k in g sta n d a rd sh op co m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to
p r e s s u r e s , flo w , and s i z e o f p ip e r e q u ir e d ; and m a k in g sta n d a rd t e s t s t o d e t e r m in e w h eth er fin ­
is h e d p ip e s m e e t s p e c i f ic a t i o n s .
In g e n e r a l, th e w o rk o f the m a in te n a n ce p i p e f it t e r r e q u ir e s
ro u n d e d tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a len t
tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . W o r k e r s p r im a r i ly e n g a g e d in in s t a llin g and r e p a ir in g b u ild in g sa n ita tion
o r h ea tin g s y s t e m s a r e e x c l u d e d .
S H E E T -M E T A L W O R K E R , M A IN T E N A N C E
F a b r i c a t e s , in s t a l ls , and m a in ta in s in g o o d r e p a ir the s h e e t - m e t a l eq u ip m en t and fix tu r e s
(s u c h as m a c h in e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e lv e s , l o c k e r s , ta n k s, v e n t ila t o r s , ch u te s , d u c t s , m e t a l
r o o f in g ) o f an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo l lo w i n g ;
P la n n in g and la y in g out a ll
t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l m a in te n a n c e w o rk f r o m b lu e p r in ts , m o d e l s , o r o t h e r s p e c i fic a t i o n s ; settin g
up and o p e r a t in g a il a v a ila b le t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l w o rk in g m a c h in e s ; u sin g a v a r ie t y o f h a n d tools
in cu ttin g , b e n d in g , f o r m in g , sh a p in g , fittin g , and a s s e m b lin g ; and in s t a llin g s h e e t - m e t a l a r t ic le s
as r e q u ir e d .
In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n ce s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u ir e s rou n d ed
t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a fo r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r eq u iv a le n t tra in in g
and e x p e r ie n c e .
T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R
C o n s t r u c t s and r e p a i r s m a c h in e -s h o p t o o l s , g a u g e s , j i g s , fix t u r e s o r d ie s f o r fo r g in g s ,
p u n ch in g , and o t h e r m e t a l - f o r m in g w o r k .
W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g ; P la n n in g and
la y in g out o f w o r k f r o m m o d e l s , b lu e p r in ts , d r a w in g s , o r o th e r o r a l and w ritte n s p e c i fic a t i o n s ;
u sin g a v a r ie t y o f t o o l and d ie m a k e r 's h a n d to o ls and p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; u n d e r­
sta n d in g o f th e w o rk in g p r o p e r t ie s o f c o m m o n m e t a ls and a llo y s ; se ttin g up and o p e r a t in g o f
m a c h in e t o o ls and r e la t e d e q u ip m en t; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g t o d im e n s io n s
o f w o r k , s p e e d s , fe e d s , and t o o lin g o f m a c h in e s ; h e a t -t r e a t in g o f m e t a l p a r t s d u rin g fa b r ic a t io n
a s w e ll as o f fin is h e d t o o ls and d ie s to a c h ie v e r e q u ir e d q u a lit ie s ; w o rk in g t o c l o s e t o le r a n c e s ;
fittin g and a s s e m b lin g o f p a r t s to p r e s c r i b e d t o le r a n c e s and a llo w a n c e s ; and s e le c t in g a p p r o p r ia t e
m a t e r ia ls , t o o l s , and p r o c e s s e s . In g e n e r a l, th e t o o l and d ie m a k e r 's w o r k r e q u i r e s a rou n d ed
tr a in in g in m a c h in e -s h o p and t o o lr o o m p r a c t ic e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip
o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .
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F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s ,
sh o p s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th is c l a s s i f ic a t i o n .

t o o l and

d ie m a k e r s in t o o l

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CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
L A B O R E R , M A T E R IA L H A N D LIN G

GUARD AND W ATCH M EN
G u a rd . P e r f o r m s r o u tin e p o l i c e d u tie s, e it h e r at f i x e d p o s t o r on t o u r , m a in ta in in g o r d e r ,
u sin g a r m s o r f o r c e w h e re n e c e s s a r y . I n clu d e s g a te m e n w ho a r e sta tio n e d at g ate and c h e c k
on id e n tity o f e m p lo y e e s and o t h e r p e r s o n s e n t e r i n g .
W a tch m a n . M a k e s ro u n d s o f p r e m i s e s p e r i o d i c a l l y in p r o t e c t in g p r o p e r t y a g a in st f i r e ,
th e ft, and il le g a l e n tr y .

A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u fa c tu r in g p la n t, s t o r e , o r o th e r e s t a b lis h m e n t
w h o s e d u tie s in v o lv e on e o r m o r e o f th e fo l lo w i n g : L o a d in g and u n loa d in g v a r io u s m a t e r ia ls and
m e r c h a n d is e on o r f r o m fr e ig h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o t h e r t r a n s p o r t in g d e v i c e s ; u n p a ck in g , sh e lv in g ,
o r p la c in g m a t e r ia ls o r m e r c h a n d is e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e lo c a t io n ; and t r a n s p o r t in g m a t e r ia ls o r
m e r c h a n d is e b y h a n d tr u ck , c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w . L o n g s h o r e m e n , w ho lo a d and u n loa d sh ip s a r e
e x c lu d e d .

J A N IT O R , P O R T E R , O R C L E A N E R
O R D E R F IL L E R
C le a n s and k e e p s in an o r d e r l y c o n d it io n f a c t o r y w o rk in g a r e a s and w a s h r o o m s , o r
p r e m is e s o f an o f f i c e , a p a rtm e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l o r o th e r e s t a b lis h m e n t . D u ties in v o lv e
a c o m b in a t io n o f th e fo l lo w i n g : S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b in g , and p o lis h in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v in g
c h i p s , t r a s h , and o t h e r r e f u s e ; d u stin g e q u ip m e n t, fu r n it u r e , o r fix t u r e s ; p o lis h in g m e t a l f i x ­
t u r e s o r t r i m m in g s ; p r o v id in g s u p p lie s and m in o r m a in te n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; and c le a n in g la v a t o r ie s ,
s h o w e r s , and r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w ho s p e c i a l iz e in w in d o w w a s h in g a r e e x c lu d e d .




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F il ls sh ip p in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r fin is h e d g o o d s f r o m s t o r e d m e r c h a n d is e in a c c o r d ­
a n ce w ith s p e c i fic a t i o n s on s a le s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s , o r o t h e r in s t r u c t io n s . M a y , in a d d ition
t o fi ll in g o r d e r s and in d ic a tin g it e m s f i l l e d o r o m it t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u tg o in g o r d e r s , r e q u i­
s it io n a d d itio n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p lie s to s u p e r v is o r , and p e r f o r m o t h e r r e la t e d d u tie s .

T R U C K D R IV E R — C on tin u ed

P A C K E R , S H IP P IN G
P r e p a r e s fin is h e d p r o d u c t s f o r s h ip m e n t o r s t o r a g e by p la c in g th e m in sh ip p in g c o n ­
t a in e r s , th e s p e c i f i c o p e r a t io n s p e r f o r m e d b e in g d e p e n d e n t upon th e t y p e , s i z e , and n u m b e r
o f un its t o b e p a c k e d , th e ty p e o f c o n t a in e r e m p lo y e d , and m e th o d o f s h ip m e n t. W ork r e q u i r e s
th e p la c in g o f it e m s in sh ip p in g c o n t a in e r s and m a y in v o lv e on e o r m o r e o f th e f o l lo w i n g :
K n o w le d g e o f v a r io u s it e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r to v e r i f y c o n te n t; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r ia t e ty p e
and s i z e o f c o n t a in e r ; in s e r t in g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a in e r ; u s in g e x c e l s i o r o r o t h e r m a t e r ia l to
p r e v e n t b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c l o s i n g and s e a lin g c o n t a in e r ; and a p p ly in g la b e ls o r e n te r in g
id e n t ify in g da ta on c o n t a in e r .
P a c k e r s w ho a ls o m a k e w o o d e n b o x e s o r c r a t e s a r e e x c l u d e d .

f o l lo w s :

F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r iv e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d by s i z e and ty p e
( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r s h o u ld be ra t e d on the b a s is o f t r a i l e r c a p a c it y .)
T r u c k d r iv e r
T r u c k d r iv e r ,
T r u c k d r iv e r ,
T r u c k d r iv e r ,
T r u c k d r iv e r ,

o f e q u ip m e n t, a s

(c o m b in a t io n o f s i z e s lis t e d s e p a r a t e ly )
lig h t (u n d e r IV2 t o n s)
m e d iu m (IV2 to and in clu d in g 4 to n s )
h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , t r a i l e r ty p e )
h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , o t h e r than t r a i l e r ty p e)

S H IP P IN G AN D R E C E IV IN G C L E R K
TRU C K E R, POW ER
P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d is e f o r s h ip m e n t, o r r e c e i v e s and is r e s p o n s i b le f o r in c o m in g s h ip ­
m e n t s o f m e r c h a n d is e o r o t h e r m a t e r ia ls . Sh ippin g w o r k i n v o l v e s : A k n o w le d g e o f sh ip p in g p r o ­
c e d u r e s , p r a c t i c e s , r o u t e s , a v a ila b le m e a n s o f t r a n s p o r t a t io n , and r a t e s ; and p r e p a r in g r e c o r d s
o f th e g o o d s s h ip p e d , m a k in g up b il ls o f la d in g , p o s t in g w e ig h t and sh ip p in g c h a r g e s , and k e e p in g
a f i le o f sh ip p in g r e c o r d s .
M a y d i r e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r in g the m e r c h a n d is e f o r sh ip m e n t.
R e c e iv in g w o r k i n v o l v e s : V e r ify in g o r d i r e c t in g o t h e r s in v e r ify in g th e c o r r e c t n e s s o f s h ip m e n ts
a g a in s t b il ls o f la d in g , i n v o i c e s , o r o t h e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k in g f o r s h o r t a g e s and r e je c t i n g d a m ­
a g e d g o o d s ; ro u tin g m e r c h a n d is e o r m a t e r ia ls to p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; and m a in ta in in g n e c e s s a r y
r e c o r d s and f i l e s .
F o r w ag e stu d y p u r p o s e s ,

O p e r a t e s a m a n u a lly c o n t r o ll e d g a s o lin e - o r e l e c t r i c - p o w e r e d t r u c k o r t r a c t o r to t r a n s p o r t
g o o d s and m a t e r ia ls o f a ll k in d s a bou t a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u fa ctu rin g p la n t, o r o t h e r e s t a b lis h m e n t .
F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d by ty p e o f t r u c k , as f o l lo w s :
T r u c k e r , p o w e r (f o r k l if t )
T r u c k e r , p o w e r (o t h e r than fo r k lift )

W A R E H O U SE M A N

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

R e c e iv in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g c l e r k
Sh ippin g and r e c e iv in g c l e r k
T R U C K D R IV E R
D r i v e s a t r u c k w ith in a c i t y o r in d u s t r ia l a r e a t o t r a n s p o r t m a t e r ia ls , m e r c h a n d is e ,
e q u ip m e n t, o r m e n b e tw e e n v a r io u s t y p e s o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s su c h a s : M a n u fa ctu r in g p la n ts , fr e ig h t
d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o le s a le and r e t a il e s t a b lis h m e n t s , o r b e tw e e n r e t a il e s t a b lis h m e n t s and
c u s t o m e r s ' h o u s e s o r p l a c e s o f b u s in e s s . M a y a ls o lo a d o r u n loa d t r u c k w ith o r w ith ou t h e l p e r s ,
m a k e m in o r m e c h a n ic a l r e p a i r s , and k e e p t r u c k in g o o d w o rk in g o r d e r .
D r i v e r - s a l e s m e n and
o v e r -t h e - r o a d d r iv e r s a re e x clu d e d .

A s d i r e c t e d , p e r f o r m s a v a r ie t y o f w a r e h o u s in g d u tie s w h ich r e q u ir e an u n d ersta n d in g
o f th e e s t a b lis h m e n t 's s t o r a g e p la n .
W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo l lo w i n g : V e r ify in g m a t e r ia ls
(o r m e r c h a n d is e ) a g a in s t r e c e iv in g d o c u m e n t s , n otin g and r e p o r t in g d i s c r e p a n c i e s and o b v io u s
d a m a g e s ; ro u tin g m a t e r ia ls t o p r e s c r i b e d s t o r a g e lo c a t io n s ; s t o r in g , st a c k in g , o r p a lle t iz in g
m a t e r ia ls in a c c o r d a n c e w ith p r e s c r i b e d s t o r a g e m e t h o d s ; r e a r r a n g in g and taking in v e n t o r y o f
s t o r e d m a t e r ia ls ; e x a m in in g s t o r e d m a t e r ia ls and r e p o r t in g d e t e r io r a t i o n and d a m a g e ; re m o v in g
m a t e r ia l fr o m s t o r a g e and p r e p a r in g it fo r sh ip m e n t.
M ay o p e r a t e hand o r p o w e r t r u c k s in
p e r fo r m i n g w a r e h o u s in g d u tie s .
E x clu d e w o r k e r s w h o se p r im a r y 'd u tie s in v o lv e sh ip p in g and r e c e iv in g w o rk (s e e sh ip p in g
and r e c e iv in g c l e r k and p a c k e r , s h ip p in g ), o r d e r fi ll in g (s e e o r d e r f i l l e r ) , o r o p e r a tin g p o w e r
t r u c k s ( s e e t r u c k e r , p o w e r ).

A r ea Wage S u rv eys bulletins will be issued o n ce every 3 years. These bulletins will con ta in in form a tion o n establishm ent practices and supplem entary b en efits as w ell as earnings. In the in terim years, su p plem en ts con ta in in g data o n
earnings o n ly w ill be issued at n o additional cos ts to holders o f the A rea Wage bulletin.

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A d ir e c to ry of a r e a wage studies including m o re lim ite d studies
conducted at the request of the E m p loym en t Standards A d m in istration of the D epartm ent of L a b o r is availab le on re q u e st. B u lle tin s m ay be purchased fro m any
of the BL S region a l o ffic e s shown on the back c o v e r , or fr o m the Superintendent of D o cu m en ts, U .S . G overnm en t Printing O ffic e , W ashington, D .G ., 2 0 4 0 2 .
B u lletin supplem ents m ay be obtained, without c o s t, only fro m B L S re gion a l o ffic e s .
A re a

B u lletin num ber
and p rice

A k ron, O hio, D ec. 1973 1 ___________________ ________ ____________ ___ 1 7 9 5 -1 0 ,
A lbany—Schenectady—T r o y , N .Y ., M a r . 1 9 7 4 ________________ ___ Suppl.
A lb uq uerq ue, N. M e x ., M a r . 1 974_________________________________ Suppl.
Allentow n—B eth leh em —E a sto n , P a.—N .J ., M ay 1 9 7 3 ____________ 1 7 7 5 -9 0 ,
A tlanta, G a ., M ay 1 9 7 4 _______________________________________________Suppl.
A u stin , T e x ., D ec. 1973______________________________________________ Suppl.
B a ltim o r e , M d ., Aug. 1973__________________________________________ Suppl.
Suppl.
B eaum ont—P o rt A rth ur—O ra n ge, T e x ., M ay 1974__________ _
B ingham ton, N .Y .—P a ., July 1973 1 ______ _______________________ 1 7 9 5 -1 ,
B irm in g h a m , ^Ala., M a r. 1974__________________________ ____________ Suppl.
B o is e C ity , Idaho, Nov. 1973 _______________________________________ Suppl.
B o s to n , M a s s ., Aug. 1 9 7 3 ___ ___ ____________ ___ _________ __________ Suppl.
B u ffa lo , N .Y ., O c t. 1 9 7 3 _____________________________________________Suppl.
B u rlin gton , V t ., D ec. 1973 __ __________________ ___________ _________ Suppl.
Canton, O hio, M ay 1974 1____________________________________________ 1 7 9 5 -2 3 ,
C h a rle sto n , W . V a . , M a r. 1 9 7 4 ________________________________ ___ Suppl.
C h a rlo tte , N .C ., Jan. 1 9 7 4 ______________ ________________
Suppl.
Suppl.
C h attan ooga, T e n n .-G a ., Sept. 197 3 ________ ___________ __ __ _
C h ic a g o , 111., M ay 1 9 7 3 ______________________________________________ 1 7 7 5 -8 8 ,
C in cin n ati, Ohio—K y .—In d ., F e b . 1 9 7 4 1 _____________________ _____ 1 7 9 5 -1 6 ,
C le v e la n d , O hio, Sept. 1973_________ _ ____________________ _______ Suppl.
C o lu m b u s, O hio, O ct. 1973_________________ ________________________ Suppl.
D a lla s , T e x ., O ct. 1 9 7 3 ______________________________________________Suppl.
Davenport—Rock Island—M o lin e , Iowa—111., F e b . 1 9 7 4 1____ _
1 7 9 5 -1 4 ,
Dayton, O hio, D ec. 1 9 7 3 ________ ____________________________________ Suppl.
D e n v e r, C o lo ., D ec. 1 973—_________ _____________ —________ ________ Suppl.
D es M o in e s, Iow a, M ay 1 9 7 4 ______________ _____________
. _____ Suppl.
D e tro it, M ic h ., M a r . 1 974_____________________ ___ _________________ Suppl.
D urh am , N .C ., D ec. 1973 1__________________________________________ 1 7 9 5 -9 ,
F o rt L auderdale—H ollyw ood and W e st P a lm
B e a ch , F l a ., A p r. 1 9 7 4 _________________ ___________________________ Suppl.
F o rt W o rth , T e x ., O ct. 1973____ _________ ____________________ ___ Suppl.
G reen B a y , W i s ., July 1973_________________________________________ Suppl.
G r e e n v ille , S .C ., M ay 1974____ __________________ _________ ______ Suppl.
H ouston, T e x ., A p r. 1 9 7 4 1__________________________________________ 1 7 9 5 -2 2 ,
H u n tsv ille , A la ., F e b . 1 9 7 4 1 _______________________________________ 1 7 9 5 -1 3 ,
Ind ianap olis, In d ., O ct. 1973________________________________________ Suppl.
Jack son , M i s s ., Jan. 1 9 7 4 * _________________________________________ 1 7 9 5 -1 2 ,
J a c k s o n v ille , F l a ., D ec. 1973 1 ____________________________________ 1 7 9 5 -8 ,
K an sa s C ity , M o .-K a n s ,, Sept. 1973 1_________________ _
1 7 9 5 -4 ,
L aw rence—H a v e rh ill, M a s s .—N .H ., June 1 974________ _
Suppl.
L exington, K y ., Nov. 1973___________________________________________ Suppl.
L ittle Rock—N orth L ittle R ock , A r k ., July 1973___ _____________ Suppl.
L o s A n g ele s—Long B ea ch and Anaheim —Santa A n a G arden G r o v e , C a lif ., O ct. 1973_________ _______________________ Suppl.
L o u is v ille , K y.—In d ., N ov. 1 973_________ ______ ____ _______________Suppl.
L ubbock, T e x ., M a r . 1 9 7 4 _____________________________________ ____ Suppl.
M a n c h e s te r , N .H ., July 1973 _______________________________________ Suppl.
M elb ourn e—T itu sv ille —C o c o a , F l a ., Aug. 1973 1 ______ _
1 7 9 5 -2 ,

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B u lletin num ber
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M e m p h is , T.enn.—A r k ., N ov. 1973 1 ___________ _________ __________ 1 7 9 5 -1 1 ,
M ia m i, F l a ., N ov. 1 9 7 3 _____________________________________________ Suppl.
M idland and O d e s s a , T e x ., Jan. 1 9 7 4 _______ ____________________ Suppl.
M ilw au k ee, W i s ., M ay 1974__________________ _________________ ____ Suppl.
M in n ea p olis—St. P a u l, M in n ., Jan. 1 9 7 4 __________________________ Suppl.
M uskegon—M uskegon H e igh ts, M ic h ., June 1 9 7 3 _______________
1 7 7 5 -9 1 ,
N ew ark and J e r s e y C ity , N .J ., Jan. 1 9 7 4 _______ _ _ „ _____________ Suppl.
New H aven, C o n n ., J an . 1974________ __ ____________________________ Suppl.
1 7 9 5 -1 5 ,
New O r le a n s , L a ., Jan. 1974 1 ________ __________ __________________
New Y o r k , N .Y ., A p r. 1 9 7 4 _________________________________________ Suppl.
N orfolk —V ir g in ia B each—P ortsm o u th and
N ew port N ew s—H am pton, V a ., Jan. 1 974_______________________ Suppl.
O klahom a C ity , O k la ., July 1 9 7 3 __________________________________ Suppl.
O m ah a, N e b r.—Iow a, Sept. 1973_____ __ _____ ______ _______________ Suppl.
P a terso n —C lifton—P a s s a ic , N .J ., June 1973 _____________________ 1 7 7 5 -9 2 ,
1 7 9 5 -1 9 ,
P h ilad elp h ia, P a .- N .J ., N ov. 1973 1_______________________________
P hoen ix, A r i z ., June 1973_____________________________________ _____ 1 7 7 5 -9 6 ,
P ittsb u rgh , P a ., Jan. 1974__________________________________________ Suppl.
P o rtlan d , M a in e , N ov. 1973 1 _______________________________________ 1 7 9 5 -6 ,
1 7 7 5 -8 7 ,
P o rtlan d , O r e g .—W a s h ., M ay 1 9 7 3 ________________________________
P ou ghkeepsie—K ingston—N ew burgh, N .Y ., June 1973___________ 1 7 7 5 -8 5 ,
P ro vid en ce—W arw ick —Paw tuck et, R .I.—M a s s .,
M ay 1974 1__ _______ _________________________________________________
1 7 9 5 -2 4 ,
R a le ig h , N .C ., D ec. 1973 1 __________________________________________ 1 7 9 5 -7 ,
R ich m on d , V a ., M a r . 1 9 7 3 _______________ __________________________ 1 7 7 5 -6 8 ,
R iv e r s id e —San B e rn ard in o—O n ta rio , C a lif ., D e c . 1 9 7 3 ________ Suppl.
1 7 7 5 -8 0 ,
R o c k fo rd , 111., June 1 9 7 3 ___________________________________________
St. L o u is , M o .—111., M a r . 1 9 7 4 _____________________________________ Suppl.
Salt Lake C ity , U tah, N ov. 1 9 7 3 ___________________________________ Suppl.
San A ntonio, T e x ., M ay 1974 1___ ____________ ___________ _________ 1 7 9 5 -2 1 ,
San D ie g o , C a lif ., Nov. 1973________________________ __ _____________ Suppl.
San F r a n c is c o -O a k la n d , C a lif ., M a r . 1 9 7 4 ______________________ Suppl.
San J o s e , C a lif ., M a r. 1974_________________________________________ Suppl.
Savannah, G a ., M ay 1 9 7 4 ____________________________________________Suppl.
S cran ton, P a ., July 1973 1___________ ________________________________ 1 7 9 5 -3 ,
Seattle—E v e r e tt, W a s h ., Jan. 1 9 7 4 1 ______________________________
1 7 9 5 -1 7 ,
Sioux F a l l s , S . D a k ., D ec. 1973________ _ - .... - __ _________________ Suppl.
South B end , In d ., M a r . 1974 1 ------------------------------- -------------------------- 1 7 9 5 -1 8 ,
Spokane, W a s h ., June 1973__________________________________________ 1 7 7 5 -9 5 ,
T am p a—St. P e te r s b u r g , F l a ., Aug. 1973—_____________________ __ Suppl.
T o le d o , Ohio—M ic h ., A p r. 1 9 7 4 ____________________________________ Suppl.
T re n to n , N .J ., Sept. 1973____________________________________________ Suppl.
W a sh in gto n , D .C .—M d .—V a ., M a r . 1 9 7 3 ___________________________ 1 7 7 5 -7 5 ,
W a te rb u r y , C o n n ., M a r . 1 9 7 4 ___________—________________ _________ Suppl.
W a te r lo o , Iow a, Nov. 1973 1 ________________________________________ 1 7 9 5 -5 ,
W ic h ita , K a n s ., A p r. 1974 1________ ________________________________
1 7 9 5 -2 0 ,
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s ., M ay 1 9 7 4 _______________________________________ Suppl.
Y o r k , P a ., F e b . 1 9 7 4 _ _ _ _____________________________________________ Suppl.
Youngstow n—W a r r e n , O hio, N ov. 1973 ____________________________ Suppl.

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Regions VII and VIII
Federal Office Building
911 Walnut St., 15th Floor
Kansas City, Mo. 64106
Phone: 374-2481 (Area Code 816)
VII
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Regions IX and X
450 Golden Gate Ave.
Box 36017
San Francisco, Calif. 94102
Phone: 556-4678 (Area Code 415)
IX
X
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