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Bulletin No. 1575-19
UMENT COLLECTION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
New England
J ohn F . K en n ed y F e d e r a l B u ild in g
G o v ern m en t C en ter
R o o m 1 6 0 3 -B
B o s t o n , M a s s . 022 03
T e l . : 2 2 3 -6 7 6 2
Mid-Atlantic
341 N inth A v e .
N ew Y o r k , N . Y . 10001
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Southern
1371 P e a ch tre e S t., NE.
Atlanta, G a. 30309
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North Central
219 South D earborn St.
C h icago, 111. 60604
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Pacific
450 G olden Gate A v e.
Box 36017
San F r a n c is c o , C a lif. 94102
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Mountain-Plains
F e d e ra l O ffic e Building
T h ird F lo o r
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Area Wage Survey
The San Diego, California, Metropolitan Area
November 1967
Bulletin No. 1575-19
Jan u ary 1968
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Willard Wirtz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Arthur M. Ross, Commissioner
For sale by th e S u p e r in t e n d e n t of D ocum ents, U.S. G o v e rn m e n t P rinting O ffic e , W a s h in g to n , D.C. 2 0 4 0 2 — Price 2 0 cents
C ontents
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The B u reau of L a bo r S ta tistics p ro gram of annual
occu pation al w age su r v e y s in m etropolitan areas is d e
signed to p rovide data on occupational ea rn in g s, and e s ta b
lish m en t p r a c tic e s and su pp lem en tary wage p r o v isio n s. It
y ie ld s d e ta iled data by s e le c te d industry division fo r each
of the a re a s stu died, fo r geograp hic r e g io n s, and fo r the
U nited S ta te s.
A m a jo r con sid eratio n in the p ro g ra m is
the need fo r g re a ter in sigh t into (l) the m ovem en t of w ages
by occu p ation al c a teg o ry and sk ill le v e l, and (Z) the s t r u c
ture and le v e l of w ages am ong areas and industry d iv isio n s.
A t the end of each su r v e y , an individual a rea b u l
letin p r e s e n ts su rv ey r e su lts for each area studied. A fte r
com p letion of all of the individual area bulletins for a round
of s u r v e y s , a tw o -p a r t su m m a r y bulletin is issu e d .
The
fi r s t p art b rin g s data fo r each of the m etropolitan a reas
studied into one b u lle tin . The second part presen ts in fo r
m ation w hich has been p ro je c te d fr o m individual m e t r o
politan a re a data to r e la te to geographic regions and the
U nited S ta te s.
W age trends for se le c te d occupational grou ps_______________________________
T a b le s:
1.
E sta b lish m e n ts and w o rk e rs within scope of su rvey and
2.
P e rc e n ts of in c re a se in standard w eek ly sa laries, and
s tr a ig h t-tim e h ou rly earnin gs for s e le c te d occupational
groups for s e le c te d p e r io d s ___________________________________________
A.
O ccupational e a r n in g s:*
A - 1. O ffice occupations—m en and wom en_____________________________
A - Z . P r o fe s s io n a l and tech n ical occupations—m en and w o m e n __
A - 3 . O ffic e , p r o fe s s io n a l, and tech n ical occupations—
m en and w om en co m b in e d ______________________________________
A - 4 . M aintenance and pow erplant o ccu p ation s______________________
A - 5. C u stodial and m a te r ia l m ov em en t o cc u p a tio n s______________
Appendix.
O ccupational d e s c r ip t io n s __________________________________________
E i g h t y -s i x a re a s cu rren tly are included in the
p r o g r a m . In each a re a , in form ation on occupational e a r n
ings is c o lle c te d annually and on esta blish m en t p ra ctic e s
and su p p lem e n ta ry w age p ro v isio n s b ien n ially.
T h is b u lletin p r e se n ts resu lts of the su rvey in
San D ie g o , C a lif., in N ov em b er 1967. The Standard M e t
rop olitan S ta tis tic a l A r e a , as defined by the Bureau of the
Budget through A p r il 1 9 6 7 , c o n sists of San Diego County.
T h is study w as conducted in the B u re au 's regional office
in San F r a n c is c o , C a lif., C h arle s A . R o u m a sse t, D ir e c to r .
The study w as under the g en eral direction of Adolph O.
B e r g e r , A s s is t a n t R eg ion a l D irec to r of O perations.
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areas.
* N O T E : S im ila r tabulations are available fo r other
(See inside back cov er.)
A cu rren t rep o rt on earnin gs in the San D iego area is
a lso a vailable fo r se le c te d food s e r v ic e and laundry and dry
cleaning occupations (N ovem b er 1967). Union s c a le s , in
dicative of p rev a ilin g pay le v e ls , are availab le fo r building
con stru ction ; printing; lo c a l-t r a n s it operating e m p lo y e e s;
and m otortru ck d r iv e r s , h e lp e r s , and allied occupations.
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Area Wage Survey
The San Diego, Calif., Metropolitan Area
Introduction
T h is a re a is 1 of 86 in which the U .S. D epartm en t of L a b o r 's
B u reau of L a bo r S ta tistic s conducts su rvey s of occupational earnings
and rela te d b en efits on an areaw ide b a s is .
O ccupational em p loym en t and earnin gs data are shown for
fu ll-tim e w o r k e r s , i . e . , those h ired to w ork a regular w eek ly schedule
in the given occupational c la s s ific a tio n .
E arn in gs data exclude p r e
m iu m pay for o v ertim e and for w ork on w eek en d s, h olid ay s, and late
sh ifts. Nonproduction bonuses are exclu ded, but c o s t -o f -liv in g a llo w
ances and incentive earnings are included. W here w eek ly hours are
rep o rted , as fo r office c le r ic a l occu p ation s, r e fe r e n c e is to the stand
ard w orkw eek (rounded to the n e a r e s t-h a lf hour) for which em p loyees
re c e iv e their reg u lar stra ig h t-tim e s a la r ie s (e x clu siv e of pay for
o v ertim e at reg u lar a n d /o r p rem iu m r a te s ). A v era g e w eek ly earnings
for these occupations have been rounded to the n ea re st half dolla r.
T h is b u lletin p r e se n ts current occupational em p loym en t and
earn in gs in fo rm a tio n obtained la r g e ly by m ail fro m the esta b lish m en ts
v is ite d by B u reau fie ld eco n o m ists in the la st previou s su rvey for
occu p ation s rep o rte d in that e a r lie r study. P e rso n a l v is its w ere m ade
to n on respon den ts and to those respondents reporting unusual changes
sin ce the p rev io u s su rv e y .
In each a r e a , data are obtained fro m rep resen ta tiv e e sta b
lis h m e n ts w ithin six b ro ad in du stry d iv isio n s: M anufacturing; tr a n s
p o rta tio n , com m u n ica tio n , and other public u tilitie s; w h o le sa le trade;
r e ta il tra d e ; fin a n ce , in su ra n c e , and rea l esta te; and s e r v ic e s . M a jo r
in du stry groups exclu ded fr o m these studies are govern m en t o p e r a
tions and the c o n stru ction and extractive in d u stries. E sta b lish m e n ts
having few er than a p r e s c r ib e d number of w o rk ers are om itted b ecau se
they tend to fu rn ish in su fficien t em ploym ent in the occupations studied
to w a rra n t in clu sion . S ep arate tabulations are provided for each of the
b road in d u stry d iv isio n s w hich m eet publication c r ite r ia .
The a v era g e s p rese n te d r e fle c t c o m p o site, areaw ide e s t i
m a te s .
In du stries and e sta b lish m en ts differ in pay le v e l and job
staffing and, thus, contribute d iffe re n tly to the e stim a te s fo r each job .
The pay rela tio n sh ip obtainable fr o m the a v era g e s m ay fa il to reflec t
a cc u ra tely the wage spread or d iffe re n tial m aintained among jobs in
individual e sta b lish m e n ts. S im ila r ly , d iffe re n ce s in average pay le v e ls
for m en and w om en in any of the s e le c te d occupations should not be
a ssu m e d to r e fle c t d iffe re n ce s in pay treatm en t of the sexes within
individual e sta b lish m e n ts. Other p o ssib le fa c to r s which m ay con trib
ute to d iffe re n ce s in pay fo r m en and w om en include: D iffe re n c es in
p r o g r e s s io n within esta b lish e d rate r a n g e s, since only the actual rates
paid incum bents are c o lle c te d ; and d iffe re n c e s in sp e c ific duties p e r
fo r m e d , although the w o rk ers are c la s s ifie d ap p rop ria tely within the
sam e su rvey job d e scrip tio n . Job d e scrip tio n s used in c la ssify in g e m
p loy ees in these su rv ey s are u su ally m o r e g e n era liz ed than those used
in individual esta b lish m en ts and allow for m in or d iffe re n ce s among
esta b lish m en ts in the sp e c ific duties p e rfo r m e d .
T h e se su r v e y s are conducted on a sam ple b a sis b ecau se of
the u n n e c e s s a r y co st in volved in surveying a ll e sta b lish m e n ts.
To
obtain optim u m a c c u r a c y at m in im u m c o st, a g reater p ro p ortion of
la rg e than of s m a ll e sta b lish m e n ts is studied. In com bining the data,
h o w ev er, a ll e sta b lis h m e n ts a re given their appropriate w eight. E s
tim a te s b a se d on the e sta b lish m e n ts studied are p rese n te d , th e r e fo r e ,
as rela tin g to a ll esta b lish m e n ts in the industry grouping and a re a ,
excep t for th ose below the m in im u m size studied.
O ccupations
O ccupational em p loym en t e s tim a te s re p r e se n t the total in all
esta b lish m en ts within the scope of the study and not the number a c
tu ally su rveyed .
B eca u se of d iffe re n ce s in occupational structure
among e sta b lish m e n ts, the e stim a te s of occupational em ploym ent ob
tained fr o m the sam p le of e sta b lish m en ts studied serv e only to indicate
the r ela tiv e im portan ce of the jo b s studied. T h ese d iffe re n ce s in o ccu
pational stru ctu re do not a ffe ct m a te r ia lly the a ccu ra cy of the e a rn
ings data.
and E a rn in g s
The occu p ation s s e le c te d for study are com m on to a v a r ie ty of
m an u factu rin g and nonm anufacturing in d u stries, and are of the fo llo w
ing ty p es: (1) O ffice c le r ic a l; (2) p r o fe ssio n a l and tech n ica l; (3) m a in
tenance and pow erplan t; and (4) custodial and m a teria l m o v em en t. O c
cupational c la s s ific a t io n is b a se d on a u n iform set of job d e scrip tio n s
d esign ed to take account of in te re sta b lish m e n t variation in duties within
the sam e jo b . The occu p ation s selec ted for study are liste d and d e
sc r ib e d in the appendix. The earnin gs data follow ing the job title s are
fo r a ll in d u stries com b in ed . E arn in gs data for som e of the occupations
lis te d and d e s c r ib e d , or fo r so m e industry div isio n s within o ccu p ation s,
are not p r e se n te d in the A - s e r i e s tables b ecau se either (l) e m p lo y
m ent in the occupation is too sm a ll to provide enough data to m e r it
p rese n ta tio n , or (2) th ere is p o ssib ility of d isc lo su re of individual e s
ta b lish m e n t data.
E sta b lish m en t P r a c tic e s
and Supplem en tary W age P r o v isio n s
T abulations on se le c te d esta b lish m en t p r a c tic e s and supple
m en tary wage p ro v isio n s ( B - s e r i e s tab les) are not p resen ted in this
b u lletin .
Inform ation for th ese tabulations is co llec ted biennially.
T h ese tabulations on m in im u m entrance s a la r ie s for inexperienced
w om en office w o r k e r s ; shift d iffe re n tia ls ; scheduled w eek ly hou rs; paid
h olid ay s; paid v acation s; and health, in su ra n ce, and pension plans are
p resen ted (in the B - s e r i e s tables) in p reviou s bulletins for this a rea.
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T a b le 1.
E s ta b lis h m e n ts and W o r k e r s W ithin S cope o f S u rv e y and N u m ber Studied in San D ie g o , C a li f ., 1
by M a jo r In d u stry D iv is io n , 2 N o v e m b e r 1967
M inim um
em ploym ent
in e s t a b l i s h
m e n t s in s c o p e
o f study
In d u stry d iv is io n
N u m ber o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts
W ithin s c o p e o f s tu d y 4
W ithin s c o p e
o f study 3
Studied
Studied
N um ber
P ercen t
371
105
107, 100
100
73, 060
50
”
103
268
31
74
51, 200
5 5 ,9 0 0
48
52
4 1 ,9 3 0
31, 130
50
50
50
50
50
21
29
123
40
55
12
8
21
12
21
12 ,0 0 0
2, 900
23, 000
7, 600
10 ,4 0 0
11
3
22
7
9
11, 210
840
9, 150
4, 440
5 ,4 9 0
A ll d iv i s i o n s _______________________________________
M a n u fa ctu rin g ______________________________________
N o n m a n u fa ctu rin 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 tra d e 6 _____________________________
R e ta il tra d e 6___________________________________
F in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s ta te 6 ______
S e r v ic e s 6 7_____________________________________
W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts
1 The San D ie g o Standard M e tro p o lita n S ta tis tic a l A r e a , as d e fin e d b y the B u rea u o f the Budget through A p r il 1967, c o n s i s t s o f San D ie g o
C ou nty.
The " w o r k e r s w ithin s c o p e o f stu dy" e s t im a t e s show n in this table 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 ip t io n o f the s iz e and c o m p o s it io n
o f the la b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in the s u r v e y .
The e s t im a t e s a re not in ten d ed , h o w e v e r , to s e r v e as a b a s is of 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 f o r the a r e a to m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t tre n d s o r l e v e ls s in c e (1) planning o f w age s u r v e y s r e q u ir e s the u se of 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 ly in a d v a n ce o f the p a y r o ll 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 ts a r e e x clu d e d f r o m the s c o p e o f the s u r v e y .
2 The 1967 e d itio n o f the Standard In d u s tria l C la s s ific a t io n M anual w as u s e d in c la s s ify in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n .
3 In clu d e s a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith to ta l e m p lo y m e n t at o r ab o v e the m in im u m lim ita tio n .
A ll o u tlets (w ithin the a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in s u ch
in d u s t r ie s as tr a d e , fin a n c e , auto r e p a ir s e r v ic e , and m o tio n p ic tu re th e a te r s a r e c o n s id e r e d as 1 e sta b lis h m e n t.
4 In clu d e s a ll w o r k e r s in a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith total e m p lo y m e n t (w ithin the a re a ) at or above the m in im u m lim it a t io n .
5 T a x ic a b s and s e r v ic e s in c id e n ta l to w a te r t r a n s p o r t a t io n w e re e x c lu d e d .
6 T h is in d u s tr y d iv is io n is r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t im a t e s f o r " a ll in d u s t r ie s " and "n o n m a n u fa ctu rin g " in the S e r ie s A t a b le s . S ep a ra te p r e s e n t a t io n
o f data f o r this d iv is io n is not m ade f o r one or m o r e o f the fo llo w in g r e a s o n s :
(1) E m p loym en t in the d iv is io n is t o o s m a ll to p r o v id e enough
data to m e r it s e p a r a te stu dy, (2) the sa m p le w as not d e s ig n e d in it ia lly to p e r m it se p a ra te p r e s e n ta tio n , (3) r e s p o n s e w as in s u ffic ie n t o r in adequ ate
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) th e r e is p o s s ib ilit y o f d i s c lo s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e sta b lis h m e n t data.
7 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 to m o b ile r e p a ir , re n ta l, and p a r k in g ; m o t io n p ic t u r e s ; n o n p r o fit
m e m b e r s h ip o r g a n iz a t io n s (e x c lu d in g r e lig io u s and c h a r ita b le o r g a n iz a t io n s ); and e n g in e e rin g and a r c h ite c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .
A lm o s t o n e -h a lf o f 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 San D„iego a r e a
w e r e e m p lo y e d in m a n u fa ctu rin g f ir m s .
The fo llo w in g table p r e s e n ts the m a jo r in d u s tr y
g r o u p s and s p e c i fi c in d u s t r ie s as a p e r c e n t o f a ll m a n u fa ctu rin g:
In d u stry g r o u p s
S p e c ific in d u s tr ie s
O rd n an ce and a c c e s s o r i e s ______35T r a n s p o r t a t io n e q u ip m e n t -----------31
E l e c t r ic a l m a c h i n e r y ___________ 9
F o o d p r o d u c t s ____________________ 6
A p p a r e l ___________________________ 5
P r in tin g and p u b lis h in g _________
5
O r d n a n c e _________________________ 35
A i r c r a f t and p a r t s ______________ 2'5
C o m m u n ic a tio n e q u ip m en t_____
6
Ship and boatbu ildin g
and r e p a ir in g ___________________ 6
T h is in fo r m a t io n is b a s e d on e s t im a t e s o f to ta l e m p lo y m e n t d e r iv e d f r o m u n iv e r s e
m a t e r ia ls c o m p ile d p r io r to 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 stry d iv is io n s m a y
d iffe r f r o m p r o p o r t io n s b a s e d on the r e s u lt s o f the s u r v e y as show n in table 1 a b o v e .
3
Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
P r e s e n te d in table 2 1 are indexes and percen tages of change
in a vera ge s a la r ie s of o ffic e c le ric a l w o rk ers and in du strial n u r s e s ,
and in a v e r a g e earnin gs of selected plant w orker g ro u p s. The in dexes
a re a m e a s u re of w ages at a given tim e , e x p resse d as a percen t of
w ages during the b a se p e rio d (date of the area su rvey conducted
betw een July I9 60 and June 1961).
Subtracting 100 fr o m the index
y ie ld s the percen ta ge change in wages fro m the b ase period to the
date of the in dex.
The p ercen tages of change or in c re a se rela te to
wage changes betw een the indicated d a tes.
T h ese estim a te s are
m e a s u r e s o f change in a v era g e s for the a re a ; they a re not intended
to m e a su re a vera ge pay changes in the establish m en ts in the a re a .
Indexes o f earnings referred to in this standard text are published fo r most areas but not in
San D ieg o because the area was not surveyed in the base year o f the index series.
O ffic e c le r ic a l (m en and w om en):
B ook k eep in g-m a ch in e operators,
class B
Clerks, accou n tin g, classes
A and B
Clerks, file , classes
A , B, and C
Clerks, order
Clerks, payroll
C om ptom eter operators
K eypunch operators, classes
A and B
O ffic e boys and girls
Table 2.
Each of the selected key occupations within an occupational
group was a ssig n ed a weight based on its proportionate em ploym ent
in the occupational group.
These constant weights r e fle c t base year
em ploym ents w herever p o ssib le .
The average (mean) earnings for
each occupation were m u ltiplied by the occupational weight, and the
products for all occupations in the group were totaled. The aggregates
for 2 con secutive y ea rs w ere related by dividing the aggregate for
the la ter year by the aggregate for the e a r lie r y e a r .
The resultant
re la tiv e , le s s 100 percen t, shows the percentage change.
The index
is the product of m ultiplying the base year relative (100) by the relative
fo r the next succeeding y ear and continuing to m ultiply (compound)
each y e a r 's relative by the previous y e a r 's index.
A v erag e earnings
for the follow ing occupations w ere used in computing the wage trends:
O ffic e c le r ic a l (m en and w om en)—
Continued
Secretaries
Stenographers, general
Stenographers, senior
Sw itchboard operators, classes
A and B
T abu latin g-m ach in e operators,
class B
Typists, classes A and B
Skilled m aintenance (m en):
Carpenters
Electricians
Machinists
M echanics
M echanics (au tom otive)
Pa inters
Pipefitters
T o o l and die makers
Unskilled plant (m en):
Janitors, porters, and cleaners
Laborers, m aterial handling
Industrial nurses (m en and w om en):
Nurses, industrial (registered)
Percents o f Increase in Standard W eekly Salaries and Straight-T im e Hourly Earnings for S elected O ccupational Groups in
San D ie g o , C alif. , for S elected Periods
Industry and occupational group
N ovem ber 1966
to
N ovem ber 1967
A ll industries:
O ffice c le r ic a l (m e n and w o m e n )---------------------Industrial nurses (m en and w o m e n )-------------------Skilled m aintenance ( m e n ) ------------------------------U nskilled plant (m e n )-----------------------------------------
3 .3
8. 3
4. 1
3. 6
Manuf acturing:
O ffice c le r ic a l (m e n and w o m e n )---------------------Industrial nurses (m en and w o m e n )-------------------S k illed m aintenance ( m e n ) ------------------------------U nskilled plant (m e n )-----------------------------------------
2. 5
7. 8
3 .8
5. 1
Method of Computing
D ata do not m eet publication criteria.
Septem ber 1962
to
Septem ber 1963
Septem ber 1962
to
N ovem ber 1967
N ovem ber 1965
to
N ovem ber 1966
Septem ber 1964
to
N ovem ber 1965
Septem ber 1963
to
Septem ber 1964
3 .9
2 .8
(*)
4 .6
3. 3
(>)
4. 8
4. 1
3 .6
.4
3. 5
3. 2
3.
7.
3.
3.
1
5
4
2
1 7.9
29. 1
22. 0
18. 7
3. 2
3. 5
i 1)
4. 0
3 .5
(l )
5. 0
1. 1
4. 1
0
3. 7
4 .8
4.
8.
3.
4.
6
5
4
3
19.
29.
21.
20.
2
1
6
3
4
F o r office c le r ic a l w o r k e r s and in du strial n u r s e s , the wage
trends rela te to regu lar w eek ly s a la r ie s for the n o rm al w orkw eek,
e x c lu siv e of earnin gs for o v e r tim e .
F o r plant w orker g ro u p s, they
m e a su re changes in avera ge stra ig h t-tim e hourly e a rn in g s, excluding
p rem iu m pay for o v ertim e and for w ork on w eek en ds, h o lid a y s, and
late sh ifts. The p e rce n ta ge s are b ased on data fo r se le c te d key o cc u
pations and include m o st of the n u m e r ic a lly im portant jo b s within
each group.
Changes in the labor fo rce can cau se in c r e a s e s or d e c r e a s e s in the
occupational a vera ge s without actual w age ch an g es. It is con ceiv ab le
that even though all e sta b lish m en ts in an a re a gave wage in c r e a s e s ,
a verage w ages m ay have declined b ec a u se lo w e r -p a y in g e s ta b lish m e n ts
entered the area or expanded their w ork fo r c e s .
S im ila r ly , w ages
m ay have rem ain ed r e la tiv e ly con stan t, yet the a v era g e s for an a rea
m a y have rise n con sid erab ly b ec a u se h ig h e r-p a y in g e sta b lish m e n ts
entered the a re a .
L im ita tio n s of Data
The indexes and p e rc e n ta g e s of change, as m e a s u r e s of
change in a re a a v e r a g e s , are influenced by:
(1) g en era l s a la r y and
wage ch an g es, (2) m e r it or other in c r e a se s in pay re c e iv e d by indi
vidual w o rk e rs w hile in the sam e jo b , and (3) changes in average
w ages due to changes in the lab or fo r c e resu ltin g fr o m labor tu rn
o v e r , fo rc e ex p a n sion s, fo r c e red u ction s, and changes in the p r o p o r
tions of w o rk e rs em p loyed by esta b lish m en ts with differen t pay le v e ls .
The use of constant em p loy m en t w eigh ts elim in a te s the effe c t
of changes in the proportion of w o r k e r s r e p r e se n te d in each job in
cluded in the data.
The p e rce n ta ge s of change r e fle c t only changes
in avera ge pay for stra ig h t-tim e h o u r s.
T h ey are not influenced by
changes in standard work sc h e d u le s, as su ch , or by p r e m iu m pay
fo r o v ertim e . W here n e c e s s a r y , data w e re adju sted to r e m o v e fr o m
the indexes and percen tages of change any sign ifica n t effe c t cau sed
by changes in the scope of the s u rv ey .
5
A. Occupational Earnings
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women
(A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a rn in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is
b y in d u s tr y d i v is i o n , San D ie g o , C a lif. , N o v e m b e r 1967)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
mber
Sex, occupation, and industry division
ikers
Average
weekly
hours1
standard)
Num ber o f w ork ers receivin g straight- ■time w eekly earnings o f—
55
M ean2
M edian 2
M iddle range 2
$
$
$
t
$
$
$
$
$
S
S
$
S
S
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
115
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
U 5 -
120
14
13
18
10
$
$
120
125
$
*
130
135
140
150
160
t '
170
135
140
, 150
160
17°
18 Q
%
%
and
under
-
60
-1.30.
..m
MEN
T A B U L A T l N G - M A C H I N t OPERATORS,
CLASS. B_. - - - - - - —- «*----------------------------MA N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------
$
$
1 1 5 .5 0 116.00
1 1 7 .0 0 116 .0 0
$
$
1 1 2 .0 0 -1 1 9 .0 0
1 1 3 .0 0 -1 2 0 .5 0
45
30
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
61
54
4 0 .0
4 0.0
7 8 .0 0
73 .5 0
76.00
75.00
43
32
4 0 .0
4 0.0
1 0 4.00
9 9 .5 0
102.00
1 0 0.00
NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------
64
58
3 9 .5
3 9.5
84 .5 0
8 4 .0 0
81 .5 0
81.00
C L E R K S , A C C O U N T I N G , C LA SS A ----------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------
254
75
179
39.5
39 .5
3 9 .0
1 0 7 .5 0
1 2 0 .5 0
1 0 1 .5 0
1 0 5 .5 0
119.50
101 .0 0
9 2 .5 0 -1 2 0 .5 0
114 .0 0 -1 2 9 .5 0
8 9 .5 0 -1 1 1 .0 0
C L E R K S , A C CO U N T I N G , C LASS B ----------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------
195
60
135
3 9 .5
40 .0
3 9 .5
86. 00
9 3 .0 0
8 3 .0 0
84 .0 0
9 2 . 00
81.00
7 5 .0 0 - 9 6 .0 0
8 2 .0 0 -1 0 6 .0 0
7 4 .0 0 - 9 3 .0 0
6
2
2
3
3
2
-
-
-
-
-
2
WOMEN
BILLERS, M A CH IN E (BOOKKEEPING
MACHINE) --------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------
7 0 .0 0 6 9 .0 0 -
8 2 .5 0
8 0 .0 0
B O O K K E E P I N G - M A C H I N E OPERATORS,
CLASS
A -----------------------------------------------------------
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------BO O K K E E P I N G - M A C H I N E OPERATORS,
C L A S S B ----------------------------
9 7 .5 0 -1 1 0 .0 0
9 6 .5 0 -1 0 3 .0 0
7 7 .0 0 7 6 .5 0 -
9 2 .5 0
9 1 .0 0
7
7
_
8
8
13
13
13
13
11
11
4
1
3
3
1
1
_
_
“
~
“
_
_
_
~
-
8
8
22
20
8
8
10
-
~
—
4
1
1
_
~
13
13
12
12
4
~
7
7
7
7
4
-
7
7
1
1
23
1
22
20
1
19
18
2
16
34
2
32
18
18
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
“
10
21
6
15
-
1
-
5
-
-
1
5
45
8
37
22
1
21
32
14
18
16
4
12
22
8
14
20
9
11
7
1
6
8
5
3
1
-
5
1
“
_
CLERKS ,
FILF,
CLASS
B --------------------------
28
4 0 .0
7 8 .0 0
71.00
6 6 .0 0 -
9 4 .0 0
-
CLERKS,
FILE,
C L A SS
C --------------------------
52
4 0 .0
6 2 .0 0
6 0 .00
57. 50-
6 8 . 00
27
CLERKS ,
ORDER
9
3
l
-
3
-
22
1
1
-
1
5
5
3
_
_
5
_
_
_
_
23
9
14
22
19
3
19
6
13
19
12
7
7
i
6
6
5
1
6
3
3
8
8
2
2
ll
7
4
1
1
-
1
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
2
1
-
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
-
-
-
----------------------------------------------
60
4 0.0
9 8 .0 0
96 .0 0
9 0 .0 0 -1 1 1 .0 0
-
-
-
2
7
4
2
13
12
-
4
8
-
-
-
8
-
-
-
-
-
C L E R K S , PA YR OLL ----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------
92
61
31
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
39 .5
1 0 1 .5 0
105 .0 0
9 5 .5 0
104 .0 0
11 6 .5 0
93 .0 0
8 0 .0 0 -1 2 3 .0 0
7 5 .0 0 -1 2 4 .5 0
8 4 .0 0 -1 0 6 .0 0
_
-
_
5
1
4
6
3
3
8
l
7
2
1
1
3
3
4
4
7
7
12
12
10
9
1
7
4
3
-
_
-
-
-
2
4
2
2
5
5
“
17
16
1
_
-
2
-
COMPTOMETER OPERATORS -------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------
R6
38
48
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
96 .0 0
1 0 6 .5 0
88. 00
9 8 .0 0
119 .0 0
6 9 .0 0
6 8 .0 0 -1 2 7 .0 0
9 6 .0 0 -1 2 7 .5 0
6 4 .0 0 -1 2 6 .0 0
_
-
16
-
10
10
5
3
2
5
5
_
-
1
1
-
10
10
_
-
6
6
-
27
18
9
4
4
_
KEYPUNCH O P E R A T O R S , CLAS S A ----------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------
266
209
57
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
110 .0 0
114 .0 0
9 5 .5 0
1 16.00
1 17.00
95 .0 0
1 0 3 .5 0 -1 1 8 .5 0
112 .5 0 -1 1 9 .0 0
8 7 .0 0 -1 0 5 .5 0
_
-
-
6
3
3
10
8
2
14
4
10
14
5
9
7
2
5
16
7
9
20
16
4
20
16
4
120
118
2
34
30
4
-
-
-
5
5
KEYPUNCH O P E R A T O R S , CLASS B ----------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------
170
80
90
4 0.0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
9 5 .0 0
1 0 4 . 50
87 .0 0
9 8 .5 0
1 05.00
84 .5 0
8 3 .5 0 -1 0 7 .0 0
1 0 0 .5 0 -1 1 0 .5 0
8 0 .0 0 - 9 6 .0 0
_
-
3
-
1
-
27
1
26
17
4
13
7
2
5
15
10
5
30
22
8
22
20
2
6
6
-
1
13
1
12
2?
14
3
7
7
26
39 .5
6 8 . 50
6 4 .5 0
7
1
8
1
3FFICF
GIR LS
------------------------------------------------
6 0 .0 0 -
7 3 .5 0
16
7
_
-
-
-
1
*
-
2
2
-
-
8
-
-
-
_
“
-
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
-
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
-
“
-
“
-
-
-
_
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
'
S ee fo o tn o te s a t end o f t a b le .
-
'
6
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a rn in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ied on an a re a b a s is
b y in d u s tr y d i v is i o n , San D ie g o , C a lif. , N o v e m b e r 1967)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
Number
S ex ,
occup ation,
and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n
workers
[standard)
Median 2
Middle range 2
$
$
S
S
$
S
t
t
$
%
%
t
$
$
i
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
14 0
150
160
170
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
10 5
110
115
120
12 5
130
135
140
150
160
170
180
-
-
11
6
5
1
l
34
3
31
39
19
20
60
25
35
63
21
42
90
41
49
95
38
57
96
42
54
103
15
88
61
26
35
73
34
39
218
184
29
54
32
22
98
67
31
33
16
17
17
13
4
6
6
_
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
4
4
2
2
10
4
3
3
2
1
8
-
1
l
_
-
3
3
_
-
2
2
and
under
- -6Q.
WOMEN -
S
$
$
55
Mean2
r e c e iv in g straight - t i m e w e e k l y e a r n in g s o f—
N um ber of w ork ers
$
Average
CONTINUED
S E C R E T A R I E S 3 -------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NONMANUF AC T U R I N G ------------------------------------
1,147
5 83
564
4 0.0
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
$
1 1 9 .0 0
124 .0 0
1 14 .0 0
$
$
$
119.00 1 0 4 .5 0 -1 3 3 .0 0
130 .5 0 1 0 9 .0 0 -1 3 4 .5 0
1 14.00 1 0 1 .0 0 -1 2 6 .0 0
SECRET A R I F S , C LA SS A ----------------------------NONMANUFAC T U R I N G ------------------------------------
40
25
3 9 .5
39 .5
1 3 2 .0 0
1 2 0 .0 0
13 8 .0 0
1 2 5.00
1 2 1 .5 0 -1 5 9 .0 0
107 .5 0 -1 4 1 .0 0
S E C R E T A R I E S . CLA SS B ----------------------------MAN* Jr AC T U K I Nb ——------ ——--------------------------NCNMANUF AC T U R I N G ------------------------------------
198
59
139
3 9 .0
4 0 .0
39. 0
1 2 7 .5 0
1 4 1 .0 0
1 2 2 .0 0
1 32.50
143 .5 0
1 1 9.50
S E C R E T A R I E S . CLA SS C ----------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NONMANUF ACTIJRI N G ------------------------------------
360
158
202
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
1 2 0 .0 0
127 .5 0
1 1 4.00
S F C R E T A R I F S . C LASS D ----------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------
549
351
198
40 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
S TE NOGR A PH ER S . GENERAL ----------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------
373
214
159
S TE NO GR A PH ER S , SENI OR ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------
-
-
_
_
_
-
-
-
5
5
10 4 .0 0 -1 4 8 .5 0
1 3 2 .5 0 -1 5 2 .5 0
9 9 .5 0 -1 4 5 .0 0
-
-
-
-
-
“
121 .5 0
133 ,0 0
1 16.50
1 0 7 .5 0 -1 3 6 .0 0
11 4 .0 0 -1 4 1 .5 0
1 0 1 .0 0 -1 2 8 .0 0
-
-
-
“
1 1 4 .5 0
1 1 8 .5 0
1 0 7 .0 0
1 1 4.50
127.00
11 0 .0 0
1 0 2 .5 0 -1 3 1 .0 0
103 .0 0 -1 3 2 .5 0
1 0 1 .5 0 -1 1 6 .5 0
-
-
-
-
-
~
4 0.0
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
1 0 2.00
1 1 3.00
8 7 .5 0
1 0 6.50
1 1 5.50
87 .0 0
8 8 .0 0 -1 1 6 .5 0
11 0 .5 0 -1 1 8 .5 0
8 0 .5 0 - 9 5 .0 0
-
-
3
-
-
“
3
16
16
3 76
284
92
4 0.0
40. 0
4 0 .0
1 1 5 .5 0
1 2 2.00
9 6 .0 0
121 .5 0
12 2 .5 0
9 5 .0 0
1 0 4 .5 0 -1 2 4 .0 0
12 0 .5 0 -1 2 4 .5 0
8 7 .0 0 -1 0 2 .5 0
-
-
-
-
-
~
-
SWITCHBOARD O PE R A T O R S , C LA SS A --------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------
61
49
39 .0
33 .5
9 9 . 50
1 0 4 .0 0
9 4 .5 0
1 0 5.00
9 0 .5 0 -1 1 6 .5 0
9 2 .0 0 -1 1 7 .5 0
-
SWITCHBOARD O PE R AT OR S , C LA SS B --------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------
124
115
4 0 .0
40 .0
8 0 .0 0
7 6 .5 0
74 .0 0
7 2.50
6 4 .5 0 6 4 .0 0 -
9 3 .0 0
89 .0 0
SWITCHBOARD OPE RA TO R -R E CE PT I O N I S T S MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------
144
61
83
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
39.5
82 .0 0
86 .0 0
79 .0 0
78 .5 0
9 0 .0 0
7 3 .0 0
6 9 .5 0 7 7 .0 0 6 7 .5 0 -
9 2 .0 0
94 .0 0
8 7 .0 0
T Y P I S T S , C L A S S A -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------
401
170
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
103 .5 0
9 0.0 0
107.50
9 0 .0 0
T Y P I S T S , C L A S S 0 ------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------
331
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
78. 00
8 6 .5 0
74.5 0
7 6.00
79 .5 0
7 0 .5 0
99
232
8 9 .5 0 -1 1 7 .0 0
80 .5 0 -1 0 0 .5 0
-
-
6
6
10
-
8
19
15
7
3
15
2
5
34
31
9
4
10
-
8
19
15
5
-
15
2
2
30
15
15
6
-
4
20
16
4
4
-
15
2
13
7
7
14
14
14
14
16
3
13
34
20
14
31
11
20
36
11
25
24
10
14
44
12
32
22
8
14
36
22
14
61
53
8
-
-
-
32
19
13
38
25
13
30
21
9
59
38
21
51
16
35
62
28
34
51
4
47
31
16
15
22
19
3
161
16 1
2
2
-
-
~
9
l
8
17
17
38
5
33
34
9
25
36
10
26
18
18
17
6
11
23
20
3
56
49
7
85
85
-
29
29
l
1
“
_
-
-
_
-
-
-
-
1
-
16
16
14
1
13
19
6
13
30
10
20
6
1
5
19
17
2
19
19
188
18 7
1
33
33
1
16
16
7
6
3
“
18
16
1
-
3
3
3
3
2
1
18
18
1
1
2
1
-
“
6
6
27
27
17
17
15
15
5
5
8
8
11
11
8
8
6
6
7
7
2
1
4
4
-
-
9
9
30
8
22
19
1
18
20
16
4
8
3
5
14
2
12
23
21
2
5
5
-
-
-
”
9
1
8
-
-
-
-
1
1
14
14
26
26
38
27
23
17
28
26
32
15
28
17
21
13
30
12
158
64
42
14
48
41
27
34
15
18
1
15
6
4
7
5
19
19
9
6 7 .5 0 - 8 7 .5 0
7 6 .5 0 1 05.00
6 5 .5 0 - 8 4 .5 0
42
42
1
-
-
-
-
-
27
1
l
~
~
"
-
-
~
-
“
-
-
15
10
5
~
-
1
1
-
-
~
-
-
“
-
-
-
-
~
-
-
-
-
“
~
~
-
-
-
8
-
-
“
“
“
4
4
3
3
~
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
“
~
-
-
-
-
-
-
~
2
2
“
**
"
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
“
“
~
~
“
“
~
-
~
15
1 Sta n da rd h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o r k w e e k fo r w h ic h e m p lo y e e s r e c e i v e th e ir 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 fo 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 the e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d
to th e se w e e k ly h o u r s .
2 T he m e a n is c o m p u te d f o r e a ch jo b by tota lin g the 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 the n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s .
T he m e d ia n d e s ig n a te s p o s it io n — h a lf o f the e m p l o y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e i v e m o r e
than the ra te sh ow n ; h a lf r e c e iv e le s s than the ra te sh ow n .
T he 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 the w o r k e r s e a rn le s s than the lo w e r o f th e s e r a t e s and a fo u r th e a r n m o r e than
the h ig h e r r a t e .
* M ay in clu d e w o r k e r s o th e r than t h o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .
7
Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men and Women
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t -t im e w eek ly h o u r s and e a rn in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is
by in d u stry d iv is io n , San D ie g o , C a lif. , N o v e m b e r 1967)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
N u m b er o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t -t im e w eek ly e a rn in g s of—
$
Average
weekly
hours12
( standard)
S ex , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u str y d iv is io n
$
85
$
90
*
95
$
LOO
«
1 05
$
$
110
115
$
$
$
120
125
130
*
135
$
1 40
$
L45
*
150
*
155
$
160
*
165
$
170
175
u n d er
90
MEN
DRAFTSMEN. C LA S S A MANUFACTURING ------
330
305
DRAFTSMEN, C L A S S B MANUFACTURING -----NDNMANUF ACTtJRING
179
122
57
DRAFTSMFN. C LA SS C MANUFACTURING
131
105
N UR SE S. I N D U S T R I A L ( R E G I S T E R E D )
MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------
$
1 6 9 .5 0
68.00
1 7 4 .5 0
1 7 3 .5 0
1 6 3 .0 0 1 6 1 .5 0 -
1 7 8 ,0 0
1 7 7 .5 0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
1 3 5 .0 0
1 2 7 .0 0
1 5 3 .0 0
1 3 4 .0 0
1 2 6 .0 0
1 6 1 .0 0
1 2 0 .5 0 1 1 8 .0 0 1 4 7 .5 0 -
1 5 1 .5 0
1 3 7 .0 0
1 6 4 .5 0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
1 1 1 .5 0
1 0 8 .5 0
1 1 4 .0 0
1 1 2 .5 0
101. 001 2 0 .0 0
9 8 .0 0 -1 1 8 .0 0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
1 3 7 ,0 0
1 3 7 .5 0
1 4 0 .0 0
1 4 0 .0 0
1 3 1 .0 0 -1 4 2 .5 0
1 3 0 .5 0 -1 4 3 .0 0
95
100
110
115
120
125
130
135
140
145
150
155
160
1 65
28
28
23
23
21
21
26
12
2
2
13
13
1 Sta n da rd h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o rk w e e k f o r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir re g u la r s t r a ig h t -t im e
to th e se w e e k ly h o u r s .
2 F o r d e fin it io n o f t e r m s , se e fo o tn o te 2, ta ble A - l .
105
11
10
28
28
27
20
14
3
170
175
180
180
190
-
and
190 o v e r
136
135
20
2
22
15
14
14
s a la r ie s (e x c lu s iv e o f p a y f o r o v e r t im e at r e g u la r a n d /o r p r e m iu m
ra t e s ),
and the e a rn in g s c o r r e s p o n d
8
Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is
b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , San D ie g o , C a lif, N o v e m b e r 1967)
Average
Number
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
workers
Weekly
Weekly
hours 1 earnings 1
(standard) (standard)
Weekly
hours 1
(standard)
Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)
OFFICE OCCUPA TI ON S - CONTINUED
OFFICE OCCUPATIONS
B I L L E R S , MACHINE ‘( B OOKKE EPI NG
MACHI NE) -----------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------
67
60
6 3 .5
6 1.0
$
8 2 .0 0
7 8 .5 0
R O n KK F F P I N G - M A C H I N F OPE RA TOR S,
Cl ASS A ---------------------------------------------------N O N MA N UF A C T U R I N G------------------------
63
32
6 0 .0
6 0.0
1 0 6 ,0 0
99.5 0
R O OK KE EP I NG- MA CH INE O P E RA TO RS ,
Ct ASS R --------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------
66
58
39 .5
3 9 .5
86 .5 0
86.0 0
0 I F R K S , A C C O UN T IN G , CLASS A
MANUFACTURING ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------
277
91
186
3 9 .5
6 0 .0
3 9 .0
109 .0 0
121 .0 0
1 0 3 . 50
C L E R K S , A C CO U N T I N G , CLASS B
MANUFACTURING ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------
212
65
167
3 9 .5
6 0 .0
3 9 .5
8 9 .0 0
96.0 0
8 6 .5 0
7 6 .5 0
CL FRY S ,
FILE,
C LA SS
B
33
6 0 .0
CLERKS,
FILE.
C LA S S
C
(standard)
Weekly
earnings *
(standard)
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
$
8 0 .0 0
7 6 .5 0
7 4 .0 0
6 7 .5 0
SWITCHBOARD O P E R A T O R - R F C E P T I D N I S T S M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------NfNMANiJF ACTUR I N G -------------------------------------
144
61
83
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
8 2 .0 0
8 6.00
79. 00
6 0 ,0
60 .0
39.5
1 1 9 .0 0
124.00
1 14.00
T ABULA TI N G- M AC H IN E O P F R AT OR S ,
Cl ASS A ---------------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTUR I N G --------------------------------------------
43
43
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
1 4 0 .0 0
14 0 .0 0
60
25
39.5
3 9 .5
1 32.00
12 0 .0 0
S E C R E T A R I E S , C LASS B
MANUFACTURING -----------NONMANUF ACTURI NG - —
198
59
139
39.0
60 .0
3 9 .0
127.50
1 4 1.00
1 2 2.00
TABULA T I NG - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S ,
Ct ASS 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------
79
31
48
4 0.0
4 0 .0
4 0.0
1 1 2 .5 0
117. 50
109 .5 0
T Y P I S T S , C L A S S A -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------
408
176
40 . 0
4 0 .0
1 0 3 .5 0
9 1.00
S E C R E T A R I E S , CLAS S C
MANUFACTURING -----------NONMANUFACTURING —
360
158
2 02
6 0 .0
6 0 .0
60 .0
12 0 .0 0
127.50
114.00
T Y P I S T S , C L A S S B -------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NONMANUF A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------
331
99
232
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
7 8 . 00
8 6 .5 0
74. 5 0
340
4 0 .0
DRAFTSMEN, C L A S S 8 --------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------
185
126
59
4 0 .0 1 3 5 .0 0
40. 0 12 7 .0 0
4 0 .0 1 5 2 .0 0
DRAFTSMEN, C L A S S C --------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------------
135
108
4 0 .0
4 0.0
11 1 .5 0
103 .5 0
30
29
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
137 .5 0
1 3 7 .5 0
67
36
6 0 .0
60 ,0
1 ,167
583
566
A
O F F I C E BOYS AND G I R L S
NONMANUFACTURING -•
S E C R E T A R I E S ----------------MANUFACTURING —
NONMANUF ACTURI NG
S ECR FT A R I F S , C LA SS
NONMANUFACTURING
6 0 .0
62.0 0
60 .0
6 0.0
1 0 1 .oo
1 0 7 .5 0
S F O R E T A R I E S . CLAS S 0
MANUFACTURING -----------NONMANUF AC TUR ING - —
569
351
198
6 0 .0
6 0 .0
60 .0
114.50
11 8 .5 0
1 0 7 .0 0
r.l F R Y C , P A Y R O L L -------MANUFACTURING —
NONMANUFACTURING
97
65
32
6 0 .0
6 0 .0
3 9 .5
1 0 3 .0 0
1 0 6 .0 0
9 6 .5 0
S TE NOGR A PH ER S , GENERAL
MANUFACTURING -----------NONMANUFACTURING —
373
216
159
6 0 .0
60.0
3 9 .5
102.00
1 1 3 .0 0
8 7 .5 0
COMPTOMETER OPERATORS
MANUFACTURING ---------NONMANUF AC. TURI NG -■
86
38
68
6 0 .0
60 .0
6 0 .0
9 6 . 00
1 0 6 .5 0
8 8 .0 0
S T EN OG RA PH E RS . SENI OR
MANUFACTURING ---------NONMANUFACTURING —
376
286
9?
6 0 .0
6 0 .0
4 0 .0
115.50
12 2 .0 0
9 6 .0 0
266
209
57
6 0 .0
6 0 .0
6 0 .0
1 1 0 .0 0
1 16 .0 0
9 5.50
SWI TCHBOARD OPERATORS
MANUFACTURING ----------
CLAS S
A ---------
1 Sta n da rd h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o rk w e e k fo r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s t r a ig h t - t im e
c o r r e s p o n d to th e se w eek ly h o u r s .
2 M ay in clu d e w o r k e r s o t h e r than th o se p re s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .
Weekly
124
115
9 5 .0 0
104.50
8 7 .0 0
75
68
A
Number
of
workers
OFFICE O C CU PA TI ON S - CO NT IN UE D
60.0
6 0 ,0
60 .0
52
O P E R A T O R S , CLASS
MANUFACTURING
NONMANUFACTURING
O ccu p ation and in d u stry d iv is io n
SWITCHBOARD O P E R A T O R S . Cl ASS B --------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------
170
80
90
KEYPUNCH O P F R A T O R S , CLASS B
MANUFACTURING -----------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------
C 1 F P K S , ORDER
NONMANUFAC TURING
Y F v p i INCH
Average
Average
Number
of
workers
O c c u p a t io n and in d u s t r y d iv is io n
61
69
39. 0
9 9 . 50
3 8 .5 1 0 4 .0 0
PROFESSIONAL AN D TE CHNICAL
O C CU PA TI ON S
DRAFTSMEN,
N UR SE S,
CLASS
A --------------------------------------- -
I N D U S T R I A L ( R E G I S T F R E D ) -------------------------------------------------
man ufactu rin g
s a la r i e s (e x c lu s iv e o f pay f o r o v e r t im e at r e g u l a r a n d / o r pri
lium r a t e s ) ,
and
1 6 9 .5 0
the e a r n in g s
9
Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t -t im e h o u r ly e a rn in g s f o r m e n in s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is
b y in d u str y d iv is io n , San D ie g o , C a lif., N o v e m b e rj 1967)
;N u m b er o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t -t im e h o u r ly e a rn in g s of—
Hourly earnings 12
$
$
$
2 ,7 0 2 , 8 0
O c c u p a tio n and in d u s t r y d iv is io n
a" d
und er
2 .8 0
3 .7 5
3 .7 4
C A R P E NT ER S , MAINTENANCE MANUFACTURING ------------------Ft F C F R I C I A N S , MAINTENANCE
MANUFACTURING -------------------
2 40
161
_
3 .3 0 3 . 4 0
-
-
3 .5 0
3 .6 0
-
-
3 .7 0
3 .8 0
$
$
$
$
$
£
4*0.0 4 ,1 0 4 , 2 0 4 , 3 0 4 , 4 0
-
-
-
3 .9 0
4 .0 0 j 4 . L0 4 . 2 0
4 . 06
4 .0 3
4 . 0 1 - 4 .3 2
3 .9 6 - 4 .0 7
11
14
10
12
16
16
13
20
12
20
M A C H I N I S T S , MAINTENANCE MANUFACTURING -------------------
3 .9 7
3 . 98
4 .0 3
4 .0 3
3 .9 5 3 .9 6 -
ME CHA NI CS , AUTOMOTIVE
• MAI NTENANCE) -----------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------P U BL I C U T I L I T I E S 3------
3 . 83
3 .9 2
3 .7 3
3 .8 8
3 . 80
3 .7 9
3 .8 8
3 .9 6
3 .6 7 - 4 .0 3
3 . 6 5 - 3 .8 9
3 .7 2 - 4 .0 5
3 .7 5 - 4 .0 8
3 .7 6
3 .7 5
3 .7 2 3 .7 2 -
-
19
19
3 . 09
3 . 09
3 . 0 3 - 3 . 15
3 . 0 3 - 3 . 15
P A I N T E R S , MAINTENANCE -----MANUFACTURING -------------------
3 .6 7
3 .5 2
3 ,5 6
3 .5 5
3 .5 2 3 .5 2 -
3 .7 2
3 .5 8
PLUMRFRS . MAINTENANCE -----M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------
3 .6 9
3 .7 3
3 .7 4
3 .7 5
3 .7 0 3 .7 1 -
3 .7 8
3 .7 8
4 .0 0
4 .0 0
4 .0 4
4 .0 4
4 .0 0 - 4 .0 7
4 .0 0 - 4 .0 7
1 E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s ,
2 F o r d e fin it io n o f t e r m s , se e fo o tn o te 2, table A - l .
3 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 oth er p u b lic u t ilit ie s .
4 .3 0
-
-
4 .4 0
4 .5 0
$ $
4 ,6 0 4 * 7 0
4 .6 0
4 .7 0 .over
-
111
1 09
15
15
34
28
12
11
1
12
12
28
13
15
15
19
17
15
15
2
11
11
3 .7 9
3 .7 9
3 .0 7
3 .0 7
-
4 ,5 0
10
10
4 .0 6
4 .0 6
3 T L F R S -------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------
3 .2 0
3 .9 0
36
35
3 . 7 5 - 3 .9 8
3 .7 9 - 4 .0 0
231
231
_
$
3 .8 0
$
3 .8 8
3 ,8 0
$
3 .8 8
3 .9 2
TOOL AND D I E MAKERS ----------MANUFACTURING ------------------
_
$
3 .7 0
3 .6 8 3 .7 1 -
3 .8 5
3 .8 9
206
183
_
3 .0 0 3 . 1 0
*
3 .6 0
$
3 . 75
3 .7 6
P N G I N F F R S . S T AT ION AR Y ------MANUFACTURING -------------------
MFC. H A N I C S , MAINTENANCE —
MANUFACTURING ------------------
_
2 .9 0
2 ,9 0
$
$
*
$
$
$
$
3 ,0 0 3 .1 0 3 .2 0 3 .3 0 3 .4 0 3 .5 0
15
15
48
48
21
21
and la te sh ifts .
16
U
181
181
and
10
Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t -t im e h o u r ly e a rn in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s studied on an a re a b a s is
b y in d u str y d iv is io n , San D ie g o , C a lif., N o v e m b e r 1967)
Hourly earnings2
Median3
Middle range3
293
156
$
2 . 54
2 . 09
$
2 . 85
1.78
$
1 .7 6 1 .5 8 -
$
3 .1 6
2 .7 3
J A N I T O R S , P O R T E R S , AND CLEANERS -----MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------
986
268
718
2 .2 3
2 .6 5
2.0 7
2 .2 2
2 . 81
2 .0 8
2 .0 0 2 .5 3 1 .8 2 -
2 .6 6
2 .8 7
2 .2 6
J A N I T O R S , P O R T E R S , ANO CLEANERS
(WOMEN) --------------------------------------------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g -----------------------------------
52
30
2.3 3
2.0 2
2 . 19
2 .0 8
1 .9 3 1 .8 5 -
2 .8 3
2 .1 6
LA B OR FR S , MATERI AL HANDLING ---------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------PUBLI C U T I L I T I E S 4 -------------------------------
343
176
167
55
3 .0 4
3 . 12
2 .9 6
2.95
3 . 16
3 .2 3
2.8 8
3 . 10
2 .7 6 3 .1 3 2 .7 4 2 .7 6 -
3.4 0
3 .5 4
3.2 8
3.15
-
ORDER
F I L L E R S ----------------------------------------------NONMANUF ACTUR T N G ------------------------------------
113
101
3 . 13
3 . 06
3 . 18
3 .1 7
3 .1 2 3 .1 2 -
3.3 5
3.32
6
6
$
2 .0 0
$
2 .1 0
$
2 .2 0
$
2 .3 0
%
2 .4 0
$
2 .5 0
$
2 .6 0
$
2 .8 0
%
3 .0 0
$
3 .2 0
$
3 .4 0
$
3 .6 0
1 .6 0
1 .7 0
1 .8 0
1 .9 0
2 .0 0
2 . 10 2 . 2 0
2 .3 0
2 .4 0
2 .6 0
2 .8 0
3 .0 0
3 .2 0
3 .4 0
3 .6 0
3 .8 0
4 .2 0
50
50
9
9
23
23
17
17
3
3
16
-
7
7
“
7
5
14
9
6
5
108
15
33
13
“
•
-
~
-
-
56
56
29
29
88
88
38
2
36
31
4
27
162
162
54
2
52
191
39
152
29
11
18
15
1
14
20
8
12
60
51
9
197
140
57
6
6
4
4
“
_
“
_
”
_
~
_
-
-
-
4
16
_
_
_
_
-
-
~
**
_
-
-
-
“
-
-
-
$
$
4 .0 0 4 .2 0
$
4 .4 0
4 .4 0
4 .6 0
$
4 .6 0
-
-
_
3
3
10
10
1
1
2
2
12
12
4
2
_
-
-
2
2
-
-
16
16
-
2
2
-
_
-
2
2
-
4
4
4
10
10
-
15
10
5
“
62
62
16
5
5
5
83
49
34
30
58
23
35
“
76
64
12
8
8
“
_
_
-
_
_
_
_
_
_
-
~
“
“
-
-
2
2
2
2
52
52
34
34
_
-
1
1
_
-
10
10
-
12
-
-
-
-
~
-
-
-
6
-
1
-
-
3
13
9
5
-
-
-
-
2
8
17
17
5
7
13
8
-
-
-
-
-
-
7
6
18
17
21
18
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
61
25
36
12
114
41
73
70
146
43
98
53
71
12
59
15
96
15
81
75
-
-
37
3.01
3 . 13
2 .9 8 -
3.26
45
32
3.16
3 . 14
3 . 19
3.21
3 .0 8 3 .0 6 -
3.27
3.2 6
S H I P P I N G ANC R EC E IV IN G CLERKS ----------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------
71
48
2 . 80
2 .9 7
3. 03
3 .0 8
2 .4 3 2 .8 9 -
3 .2 2
3 .2 4
_
TRUCK D R I V F R S 5 -------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------PUB LI C U T I L I T I E S 4 -------------------------------
731
315
416
231
3 .6 1
3.9 5
3 . 35
3 .56
3. 56
4 .0 3
3 .5 0
3.5 5
3 .3
3 .3
3 .2
3 .3
-
3 .8 9
4 .5 6
3 .6 9
3 .8 2
_
-
T RU CK D R I V E R S , LI GHT (UNDER
1 - 1 / ? T ON S) -----------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------
78
30
2.9 4
3 . 05
3 .0 8
3 . 08
2 .8 0 3 .0 3 -
3 .1 5
3 .1 7
-
TRUCK DR I V F R S , MEDIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO
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Appendix. Occupational Descriptions
The primary purpose of preparing job descriptions for the Bureau's wage surveys is to assist its field
staff in classifying into appropriate occupations workers who are employed under a variety of payroll titles
and different work arrangements from establishment to establishment and from area to area. This permits
the grouping of occupational wage rates representing comparable job content. Because of this emphasis on
interestablishment and interarea comparability of occupational content, the Bureau's job descriptions may
differ significantly from those in use in individual establishments or those prepared for other purposes. In
applying these job descriptions, the Bureau's field economists are instructed to exclude working supervisors;
apprentices; learners; beginners; trainees; and handicapped, part-time, temporary, and probationary workers.
OFFICE
BILLER, MACHINE
BILLER, MACHINE— Continued
Prepares statements, bills, and invoices on a machine other than
an ordinary or electromatic typewriter. May also keep records as to
billings or shipping charges or perform other clerical work incidental to
billing operations. For wage study purposes, billers, machine, are clas
sified by type of machine, as follows:
columns and computes, and usually prints automatically the debit or
credit balances. Does not involve a knowledge of bookkeeping.
Works from uniform and standard types of sales and credit slips.
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATOR
Operates a bookkeeping machine (Remington Rand, Elliott Fisher,
Sundstrand, Burroughs, National Cash Register, with or without a type
writer keyboard) to keep a record of business transactions.
Biller, machine (billing machine). Uses a special billing ma
chine (Moon Hopkins, Elliott Fisher, Burroughs, etc. , which are
combination typing and adding machines) to prepare bills and
invoices from customers' purchase orders, internally prepared orders,
shipping memorandums, etc. Usually involves application of pre
determined discounts and shipping charges, and entry of necessary
extensions, which may or may not be computed on the billing ma
chine, and totals which are automatically accumulated by machine.
The operation usually involves a large number o f carbon copies of the
bill being prepared and is often done on a fanfold machine.
Class A . Keeps a set of records requiring a knowledge o f and
experience in basic bookkeeping principles, and familiarity with the
structure of the particular accounting system used. Determines proper
records and distribution of debit and credit items to be used in each
phase of the work. May prepare consolidated reports, balance sheets,
and other records by hand.
Class B. Keeps a record of one or more phases or sections of
a set of records usually requiring little knowledge o f basic book
keeping. Phases or sections include accounts payable, payroll, cus
tomers' accounts (not including a simple type of billing described
under biller, machine), cost distribution, expense distribution, in
ventory control, etc.
May check or assist in preparation of trial
balances and prepare control sheets for the accounting department.
Biller, machine (bookkeeping machine). Uses a bookkeeping
machine (Sundstrand, Elliott Fisher, Remington Rand, e t c ., which
may or may not have typewriter keyboard) to prepare customers' bills
as part of the accounts receivable operation. Generally involves the
simultaneous entry o f figures on customers' ledger record. The ma
chine automatically accumulates figures on a number o f vertical
Note: Since the last survey in this area, the Bureau has discontinued collecting data for duplicatingmachine operators and elevator operators.
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CLERK, ACCOUNTING
Class A . Under general direction of a bookkeeper or accountant,
has responsibility for keeping one or more sections of a complete set
of books or records relating to one phase of an establishment’ s busi
ness transactions. Woik involves posting and balancing subsidiary
ledger or ledgers such as accounts receivable or accounts payable;
examining and coding invoices or vouchers with proper accounting
distribution; and requires judgment and experience in making proper
assignations and allocations. May assist in preparing, adjusting, and
closing journal entries; and may direct class B accounting clerks.
Class B. Under supervision, performs one or more routine ac
counting operations such as posting simple journal vouchers or accounts
payable vouchers, entering vouchers in voucher registers; reconciling
bank accounts; and posting subsidiary ledgers controlled by general
ledgers, or posting simple cost accounting data. This job does not
require a knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping principles but
is found in offices in which the more routine accounting work is
subdivided on a functional basis among several workers.
CLERK, FILE
Class A . In an established filing system containing a number
of varied subject matter files, classifies and indexes file material
such as correspondence, reports, technical documents, etc. May
also file this material.
May keep records of various types in con
junction with the files. May lead a small group of lower level file
clerks.
Class B. Sorts, codes, and files unclassified material by simple
(subject matter) headings or partly classified material by finer sub
headings. Prepares simple related index and cross-reference aids.
As requested, locates clearly identified material in files and forwards
material. May perform related clerical tasks required to maintain
and service files.
CLERK, ORDER
Receives customers’ orders for material or merchandise by mail,
phone, or personally. Duties involve any combination of the following:
Quoting prices to customers; making out an order sheet listing the items
to make up the order; checking prices and quantities of items on order
sheet; and distributing order sheets to respective departments to be filled.
May check with credit department to determine credit rating of customer,
acknowledge receipt of orders from customers, follow up orders to see
that they have been filled, keep file of orders received, and check shipping
invoices with original orders.
CLERK, PAYROLL
Computes wages of company employees and enters the necessary
data on the payroll sheets. Duties involve: Calculating workers’ earnings
based on time or production records; and posting calculated data on payroll
sheet, showing information such as worker's name, working days, time,
rate, deductions for insurance, and.. total wages due. May make out paychecks and assist paymaster in making up and distributing pay envelopes.
May use a calculating machine.
COMPTOMETER OPERATOR
Primary duty is to operate a Comptometer to perform mathe
matical computations. This job is not to be confused with that of statis
tical or other type of clerk, which may involve frequent use of a Comp
tometer but, in which, use of this machine is incidental to performance
of other duties.
KEYPUNCH OPERATOR
Class C. Performs routine filing of material that has already
been classified or which is easily classified in a simple serial classi
fication system (e. g . , alphabetical, chronological, or numerical).
As requested, locates readily available material in files and forwards
material; and may fill out withdrawal charge.
Performs simple
clerical and manual tasks required to maintain and service files.
Class A. Operates a numerical and/or alphabetical or combina
tion keypunch machine to transcribe data from various source docu
ments to keypunch tabulating cards. Performs same tasks as lower
level keypunch operator but, in addition, woik requires application
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KEYPUNCH OPERATOR— Continued
of coding skills and the making of some determinations, for example,
locates on the source document the items to be punched; extracts
information from several documents; and searches for and interprets
information on the document to determine information to be punched.
May train inexperienced operators.
Class B. Under close supervision or following specific procedures
or instructions, transcribes data from source documents to punched
cards.
Operates a numerical and/or alphabetical or combination
keypunch machine to keypunch tabulating cards. May verify cards.
Working from various standardized source documents, follows specified
sequences which have been coded or prescribed in detail and require
little or no selecting, coding, or interpreting of data to be punched.
Problems arising from erroneous items or codes, missing information,
e t c ., are referred to supervisor.
OFFICE BOY OR GIRL
Performs various routine duties such as running errands, operating
minor office machines such as sealers or mailers, opening and distributing
mail, and other minor clerical work.
SECRETARY
Assigned as personal secretary, normally to one individual. Main
tains a close and highly responsive relationship to the day-to-day work
activities of the supervisor. Works fairly independently receiving a mini
mum of detailed supervision and guidance. Performs varied clerical and
secretarial duties, usually including most of the following: (a) Receives
telephone calls, personal callers, and incoming mail, answers routine
inquiries, and routes the technical inquiries to the proper persons; (b)
establishes, maintains, and revises the supervisor's files; (c) maintains the
supervisor's calendar and makes appointments as instructed; (d) relays
messages from supervisor to subordinates; (e) reviews correspondence, mem
oranda, and reports prepared by others for the supervisor's signature to
assure procedural and typographic accuracy; and (f) performs stenographic
and typing work.
May also perform other clerical and secretarial tasks of com
parable nature and difficulty. The work typically requires knowledge of
office routine and understanding of the organization, programs, and pro
cedures related to the work o f the supervisor.
SECRETARY— Continued
Exclusions
Not all positions that are titled "secretary" possess the above
characteristics. Examples of positions which are excluded from the def
inition are as follows: (a) Positions which do not meet the "personal"
secretary concept described above; (b) stenographers not fully trained in
secretarial type duties; (c) stenographers serving as office assistants to a
group of professional, technical, or managerial persons; (d) secretary posi
tions in which the duties are either substantially more routine or substan
tially more complex and responsible than those characterized in the def
inition; and (e) assistant type positions which involve more difficult or more
responsible technical, administrative, supervisory, or specialized clerical
duties which are not typical of secretarial work.
NOTE: The term "corporate officer," used in the level definitions
following, refers to those officials who have a significant corporate-wide
policymaking role with regard to major company activities.
The title
"vice president," though normally indicative of this role, does notin all
cases identify such positions. Vice presidents whose primary responsibility
is to act personally on individual cases or transactions (e. g. , approve or
deny individual loan or credit actions; administer individual trust accounts;
directly supervise a clerical staff) are not considered to be "corporate
officers" for purposes o f applying the following level definitions.
Class A
a. Secretary to the chairman of the board or president of a
company that employs, in all, over 100 but fewer than 5, 000 persons; or
b. Secretary to a corporate officer (other than the chairman of
the board or president) of a company that employs, in all, over 5,000 but
fewer than 25,000 persons; or
c.
Secretary to the head (immediately below the corporate
officer level) of a major segment or subsidiary of a company that employs,
in all, over 25,000 persons.
Class B
a. Secretary to the chairman of the board or president of a
company that employs, in all, fewer than 100 persons; or
b. Secretary to a corporate officer (other than chairman of the
board or president) of a company that employs, in all, over 100 but fewer
than 5,000 persons; or
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SECRETA RY— Continued
STENOGRAPHER, GENERAL— Continued
c.
Secretary to the head (immediately below the officer level)
over either a major corporate - wide functional activity (e .g . , marketing,
research, operations, industrial relations, e t c .) or a major geographic or
organizational segment ( e .g ., a regional headquarters; a major division)
of a company that employs, in all, over 5,000 but fewer than 25,000
employees; or
May maintain files, keep simple records, or perform other relatively rou
tine clerical tasks. May operate from a stenographic pool. Does not
include transcribing-machine work. (See transcribing-machine operator. )
d. Secretary to the head of an individual plant, factory, etc.
(or other equivalent level of official) that employs, in all, over 5,000
persons; or
STENOGRAPHER, SENIOR
Primary duty is to take dictation involving a varied technical or
specialized vocabulary such as in legal briefs or reports on scientific re
search from one or more persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype or
similar machine; and transcribe dictation. May also type from written
copy. May also set up and maintain files, keep records, etc.
OR
e.
Secretary to the head of a large and important organizational
Performs stenographic duties requiring significantly greater inde
segment (e. g . , a middle management supervisor of an organizational seg
pendence and responsibility than stenographers, general as evidenced
ment often involving as many as several hundred persons) of a company
by the following: Work requires high degree of stenographic speed and
that employs, in all, over 25,000 persons.
accuracy; and a thorough working knowledge of general business and
Class C
office procedures and of the specific business operations, organization,
policies, procedures, files, workflow, etc. Uses this knowledge in per
a. Secretary to an executive or managerial person whose respon
forming stenographic duties and responsible clerical tasks such as, main
sibility is not equivalent to one of the specific level situations in the def
taining followup files; assembling material for reports, memorandums,
inition for class B, but whose subordinate staff normally numbers at least
letters, e t c .; composing simple letters from general instructions; reading
several dozen employees and is usually divided into organizational segments
and routing incoming mail; and answering routine questions, etc. Does
which are often, in turn, further subdivided. In some companies, this level
not include transcribing-machine work.
includes a wide range of organizational echelons; in others, only one or
two; or
SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR
b. Secretary to the head of an individual plant, factory, etc.
(or other equivalent level of official) that employs, in all, fewer than
5,000 persons.
Class A . Operates a single- or multiple-position telephone
switchboard handling incoming, outgoing, intraplant or office calls. Per
forms full telephone information service or handles complex calls, such as
conference, collect, overseas, or similar calls, either in addition to doing
routine work as described for switchboard operator, class B, or as a full
time assignment. ( ’’Full” telephone information service occurs when the
establishment has varied functions that are not readily understandable for
telephone information purposes, e.g., because of overlapping or interrelated
functions, and consequently present frequent problems as to which exten
sions are appropriate for calls.)
Class D
a. Secretary to the supervisor or head of a small organizational
unit (e .g . , fewer than about 25 or 30 persons); or
b. Secretary to a nonsupervisory staff specialist, professional
employee, administrative officer, or assistant, skilled technician or expert.
(NOTE: Many companies assign stenographers, rather than secretaries as
described above, to this level of supervisory or nonsupervisory worker.)
STENOGRAPHER, GENERAL
Primary duty is to take dictation involving a normal routine vo
cabulary from one or more persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype or
similar machine; and transcribe dictation. May also type from writ
ten copy.
Class B. Operates a singler or multiple-position telephone
switchboard handling incoming, outgoing, intraplant or office calls. May
handle routine long distance calls and record tolls. May perform limited
telephone information service. ("Limited" telephone information service
occurs if the functions of the establishment serviced are readily understand
able for telephone information purposes, or if the requests are routine,
e. g. , giving extension numbers when specific names are furnished, or if
complex calls are referred to another operator.)
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SW ITCH BOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONIST
In addition to performing duties of operator on a single-position
or monitor-type switchboard, acts as receptionist and may also type or
perform routine clerical woik as part of regular duties. This typing or
clerical work may take die major part of this workers time while at
switchboard.
TABU LATIN G -M ACH INE OPERATOR— Continued
some filing work. The work typically involves portions of a work
unit, for example, individual sorting or collating runs or repetitive
operations.
TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATOR, GENERAL
TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATOR
Class A. Operates a variety Of tabulating or electrical account
ing machines, typically including such machines as the tabulator,
calculator, interpreter, collator, and others. Performs complete
reporting assignments without close supervision, and performs difficult
wiring as required. The complete reporting and tabulating assign
ments typically involve a variety of long and complex reports which
often are of irregular or nonrecurring type requiring some planning and
sequencing of steps to be taken. As a more experienced operator,
is typically involved in training new operators in machine operations,
or partially trained operators in wiring from diagrams and operating
sequences of long and complex reports. Does not include working
supervisors performing tabulating-machine operations and day-to-day
supervision of the work and production of a group of tabulatingmachine operators.
ClassJB. Operates more difficult tabulating or electrical account
ing machines such as the tabulator and calculator, in addition to the
sorter, reproducer, and collator. This work is performed under specific
instructions and may include the performance of some wiring from
diagrams. The work typically involves, for example, tabulations
involving a repetitive accounting exercise, a complete but small
tabulating study, or parts o f a longer and more complex report. Such
reports and studies are usually of a recurring nature where the pro
cedures are well established. May also include the training of new
employees in the basic operation of the machine.
Class C. Operates simple tabulating or electrical accounting
machines such as the sorter, reproducing punch, collator, e t c ., with
specific instructions. May include simple wiring from diagrams and
Primary duty is to transcribe dictation involving a normal routine
vocabulary from transcribing-machine records. May also type from written
copy and do simple clerical work. Workers transcribing dictation involving
a varied technical or specialized vocabulary such as legal briefs or reports
on scientific research are not included. A worker who takes dictation in
shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine is classified as a stenog
rapher, general.
TYPIST
Uses a typewriter to make copies of various material or to make
out bills after calculations have been made by another person. May in
clude typing of stencils, mats, or similar materials for use in duplicating
processes. May do clerical work involving little special training, such
as keeping simple records, filing records and reports, or sorting and dis
tributing incoming mail.
Class A . Performs one or more o f the following: Typing ma
terial in final form when it involves combining material from several
sources or responsibility for correct spelling, syllabication, punctu
ation, etc. , of technical or unusual words or foreign language ma
terial; and planning layout and typing of complicated statistical tables
to maintain uniformity and balance in spacing. May type routine
form letters varying details to suit circumstances.
Class B. Performs one or more of the following: Copy typing
from rough or clear drafts; routine typing of forms, insurance policies,
e t c .; and setting up simple standard tabulations, or copying more
complex tables already setup and spaced properly.
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P R O F E S S I O N A L A ND T E C H N I C A L
DRAFTSMAN— Continue d
DRAFTSMAN
Class A . Plans the graphic presentation of complex items having
distinctive design features that differ significantly from established
drafting precedents. Works in close support with the design originator,
and may recommend minor design changes. Analyzes the effect of
each change on the details of form, function, and positional relation
ships of components and parts. Works with a minimum of supervisory
assistance. Completed work is reviewed by design originator for con
sistency with prior engineering determinations. May either prepare
drawings, or direct their preparation by lower level draftsmen.
Class B. Performs nonroutine and complex drafting assignments
that require the application of most of the standardized drawing tech
niques regularly used. Duties typically involve such work as: Prepares
working drawings of subassemblies with irregular shapes, multiple
functions, and precise positional relationships between components;
prepares architectural drawings for construction of a building including
detail drawings of foundations, wall sections, floor plans, and roof.
Uses accepted formulas and manuals in making necessary computations
to determine quantities of materials to be used, load capacities,
strengths, stresses, etc.
Receives initial instructions, requirements,
and advice from supervisor. Completed work is checked for technical
adequacy.
Class C. Prepares detail drawings of single units or parts for
engineering, construction, manufacturing, or repair purposes. Types
of drawings prepared include isometric projections (depicting three
dimensions in accurate scale) and sectional views to clarify positioning
of components and convey needed information. Consolidates details
from a number of sources and adjusts or transposes scale as required.
Suggested methods of approach, applicable precedents, and advice on
source materials are given with initial assignments. Instructions are
less complete when assignments recur. Work may be spot-checked
during progress.
DRAFTSMAN-TRACER
Copies plans and drawings prepared by others by placing tracing
cloth or paper over drawings and tracing with pen or pencil. (Does not
include tracing limited to plans primarily consisting o f straight lines and
a large scale not requiring close delineation. )
and/or
Prepares simple or repetitive drawings of easily visualized items.
is closely supervised during progress.
Work
NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED)
A registered nurse who gives nursing service under general medi
cal direction to ill or injured employees or other persons who become ill or
suffer an accident on the premises of a factory or other establishment.
Duties involve a combination of the following: Giving first aid to the ill
or injured; attending to subsequent dressing of employees' injuries; keeping
records of patients treated; preparing accident reports for compensation
or other purposes; assisting in physical examinations and health evaluations
of applicants and employees; and planning and carrying out programs
involving health education, accident prevention, evaluation of plant en
vironment, or other activities affecting the health, welfare, and safety
of all personnel.
M A I N T E N A N C E A N D P O WE R P L A N T
CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE
CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE— Continued
Performs the carpentry duties necessary to construct and maintain
in good repair building woodwork and equipment such as bins, cribs,
counters, benches, partitions, doors, floors, stairs, casings, and trim made
of wood in an establishment. Work involves most o f the following: Plan
ning and laying out of work from blueprints, drawings, models, or verbal
instructions using a variety of carpenter's handtools, portable power tools,
and standard measuring instruments; making standard shop computations
relating to dimensions of work; and selecting materials necessary for the
work. In general, the work of the maintenance carpenter requires
rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal ap
prenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
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ELECTRICIAN, M AIN TEN AN C E
HELPER, M AINTENANCE TRADES— Continued
Performs a variety of electrical trade functions such as the in
stallation, maintenance, or repair of equipment for the generation, dis
tribution, or utilization of electric energy in an establishment. Work
involves most of the following: Installing or repairing any o f a variety of
electrical equipment such as generators, transformers, switchboards, con
trollers, circuit breakers, motors, heating units, conduit systems, or other
transmission equipment; working from blueprints, drawings, layouts, or
other specifications; locating and diagnosing trouble in the electrical
system or equipment; working standard computations relating to load
requirements of wiring or electrical equipment; and using a variety of
electrician’ s handtools and measuring and testing instruments. In general,
the work of the maintenance electrician requires rounded training and
experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent
training and experience.
a worker supplied with materials and tools; cleaning working area, ma
chine, and equipment; assisting journeyman by holding materials or tools;
and performing other unskilled tasks as directed by journeyman. The kind
of work the helper is permitted to perform varies from trade to trade: In
some trades the helper is confined to supplying, lifting, and holding ma
terials and tools and cleaning working areas; and in others he is permitted
to perform specialized machine operations, or parts of a trade that are
also performed by workers on a full-time basis.
ENGINEER, STATIONARY
Operates and maintains and may also supervise the operation of
stationary engines and equipment (mechanical or electrical) to supply the
establishment in which employed with power, heat, refrigeration, or
air-conditioning. Work involves: Operating and maintaining equipment
such as steam engines, air compressors, generators, motors, turbines,
ventilating and refrigerating equipment, steam boilers and boiler-fed
water pumps; making equipment repairs; and keeping a record of operation
of machinery, temperature, and fuel consumption. May also supervise
these operations. Head or chief engineers in establishments employing
more than one engineer are excluded.
FIREMAN, STATIONARY BOILER
Fires stationary boilers to furnish the establishment in which
employed with heat, power, or steam. Feeds fuels to fire by hand or
operates a mechanical stoker, or gas or oil burner; and checks water
and safety valves. May clean, oil, or assist in repairing boileiToom
equipment.
HELPER, MAINTENANCE TRADES
Assists one or more workers in the skilled maintenance trades,
by performing specific or general duties of lesser skill, such as keeping
MACHINE-TOOL OPERATOR, TOOLROOM
Specializes in the operation of one or more types of machine
tools, such as jig borers, cylindrical or surface grinders, engine lathes,
or milling machines, in the construction of machine-shop tools, gages,
jigs, fixtures, or dies. Work involves most of the following: Planning
and performing difficult machining operations; processing items requiring
complicated setups or a high degree of accuracy; using a variety of pre
cision measuring instruments; selecting feeds, speeds, tooling, and oper
ation sequence; and making necessary adjustments during operation to
achieve requisite tolerances or dimensions. May be required to recognize
when tools need dressing, to dress tools, and to select proper coolants
and cutting and lubricating oils. For cross-industry wage study purposes,
machine-tool operators, toolroom, in tool and die jobbing shops are ex
cluded from this classification.
MACHINIST, MAINTENANCE
Produces replacement parts and new parts in making repairs of
metal parts of mechanical equipment operated in an establishment. Work
involves most o f the following: Interpreting written instructions and speci
fications; planning and laying out o f work; using a variety of machinist’ s
handtools and precision measuring instruments; setting up and operating
standard machine tools; shaping of metal parts to close tolerances; making
standard shop computations relating to dimensions of work, tooling, feeds,
and speeds of machining; knowledge of the working properties of the
common metals; selecting standard materials, parts, and equipment re
quired for his work; and fitting and assembling parts into mechanical
equipment. In general, the machinist's work normally requires a rounded
training in machine-shop practice usually acquired through a formal ap
prenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
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MECHANIC, AUTOMOTIVE (MAINTENANCE)
OILER
Repairs automobiles, buses, motortrucks, and tractors of an es
tablishment. Work involves most of the following; Examining automotive
equipment to diagnose source of trouble; disassembling equipment and
performing repairs that involve the use of such handtools as wrenches,
gages, drills, or specialized equipment in disassembling or fitting parts;
replacing broken or defective parts from stock; grinding and adjusting
valves; reassembling and installing the various assemblies in the vehicle
and making necessary adjustments; and alining wheels, adjusting brakes
and lights, or tightening body bolts. In general, the work of the auto
motive mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually acquired
through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
Lubricates, with oil or grease, the moving parts or wearing sur
faces of mechanical equipment o f an establishment.
MECHANIC, MAINTENANCE
Repairs machinery or mechanical equipment of an establishment.
Woik involves most of the following; Examining machines and mechanical
equipment to diagnose source of trouble; dismantling or partly dismantling
machines and performing repairs that mainly involve the use of handtools
in scraping and fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts with items
obtained from stock; ordering the production of a replacement part by a
machine shop or sending of the machine to a machine shop for major
repairs; preparing written specifications for major repairs or for the pro
duction of parts ordered from machine shop; reassembling machines; and
making all necessary adjustments for operation. In general, the work of
a maintenance mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually
acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and ex
perience. Excluded from this classification are workers whose primary
duties involve setting up or adjusting machines.
MILLWRIGHT
Installs new machines or heavy equipment, and dismantles and
installs machines or heavy equipment when changes in the plant layout
are required. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying
out of the work; interpreting blueprints or other specifications; using a
variety of handtools and rigging; making standard shop computations re
lating to stresses, strength of materials, and centers of gravity; alining,
and balancing of equipment; selecting standard tools, equipment, and
parts to be used; and installing and maintaining in good order power
transmission equipment such as drives and speed reducers. In general,
the millwright*s work normally requires a rounded training and experience
in the trade acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent train
ing and experience.
PAINTER, MAINTENANCE
Paints and redecorates walls, woodwork, and fixtures of an es
tablishment. Work involves the following; Knowledge of surface peculi
arities and types of paint required for different applications; preparing
surface for painting by removing old finish or by placing putty or filler
in nail holes and interstices; and applying paint with spray gun or bmsh.
May mix colors, oils, white lead, and other paint ingredients to obtain
proper color or consistency. In general, the work o f the maintenance
painter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through
a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
PIPEFITTER, MAINTENANCE
Installs or repairs water, steam, gas, or other types o f pipe and
pipefittings in an establishment.
Woik involves most of the following:
Laying out of work and measuring to locate position of pipe from drawings
or other written specifications; cutting various sizes of pipe to correct
lengths with chisel and hammer or oxyacetylene torch or pipe-cutting
machine; threading pipe with stocks and dies; bending pipe by hand-driven
or power-driven machines; assembling pipe with couplings and fastening
pipe to hangers; making standard shop computations relating to pressures,
flow, and size of pipe required; and making standard tests to determine
whether finished pipes meet specifications. In general, the work of the
maintenance pipefitter requires rounded training and experience usually
acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and ex
perience. Workers primarily engaged in installing and repairing building
sanitation or heating systems are excluded.
PLUMBER, MAINTENANCE
Keeps the plumbing system o f an establishment in good order.
Woik involves: Knowledge of sanitary codes regarding installation of vents
and traps in plumbing system; installing or repairing pipes and fixtures;
and opening clogged drains with a plunger or plumber*s snake. In general,
the woik of the maintenance plumber requires rounded training and ex
perience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent
training and experience.
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TOOL AN D DIE MAKER— Continued
SH EET-M ETAL W O R K E R , MAINTENANCE
Fabricates, installs, and maintains in good repair the sheet-metal
equipment and fixtures (such as machine guards, grease pans, shelves,
lockers, tanks, ventilators, chutes, ducts, metal roofing) of an establish
ment. Work involves most of the following; Planning and laying out all
types of sheet-metal maintenance work from blueprints, models, or other
specifications; setting up and operating all available types of sheet-metal
working machines; using a variety of handtools in cutting, bending, form
ing, shaping, fitting, and assembling; and installing sheet-metal articles
as required. In general, the work of the maintenance sheet-metal worker
requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal
apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
TOOL AND DIE MAKER
(Die maker; jig maker; tool maker; fixture maker;
volves most of the following; Planning and laying out of work from
models, blueprints, drawings, or other oral and written specifications;
using a variety of tool and die maker's handtools and precision measuring
instruments; understanding of the working properties of common metals
and alloys; setting up and operating of machine tools and related equip
ment; making necessary shop computations relating to dimensions of work,
speeds, feeds, and tooling o f machines; heattreating of metal parts during
fabrication as well as of finished tools and dies to achieve required qual
ities; working to close tolerances; fitting and assembling of parts to pre
scribed tolerances and allowances; and selecting appropriate materials,
tools, and processes. In general, the tool and die maker's work requires
a rounded training in machine-shop and toolroom practice usually acquired
through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
gage maker)
Constructs and repairs machine-shop tools, gages, jigs, fixtures
or dies for forgings, punching, and other metal-forming work. Work in
For cross-industry wage study purposes, tool and die makers in
tool and die jobbing shops are excluded from this classification.
CUS T ODI A L AND MA T E R I A L MOVEMENT
GUARD AND WATCHMAN
JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER— Continued
Guard. Performs routine police duties, either at fixed post or
on tour, maintaining order, using arms or force where necessary. Includes
gatemen who are stationed at gate and check on identity of employees
and other persons entering.
trash, and other refuse; dusting equipment, furniture, or fixtures; polishing
metal fixtures or trimmings; providing supplies and minor maintenance
services; and cleaning lavatories, showers, and restrooms. Workers who
specialize in window washing are excluded.
Watchman. Makes rounds of premises periodically in protecting
property against fire, theft, and illegal entry.
LABORER, MATERIAL HANDLING
(Loader and unloader; handler and stacker; shelver; trucker; stockman
or stock helper; warehouseman or warehouse helper)
JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER
(Sweeper; charwoman; janitress)
Cleans and keeps in an orderly condition factory working areas
and washrooms, or premises of an office, apartment house, or commerical
or other establishment. Duties involve a combination o f the following;
Sweeping, mopping or scrubbing, and polishing floors; removing chips,
A worker employed in a warehouse, manufacturing plant, store,
or other establishment whose duties involve one or more of the following:
Loading and unloading various materials and merchandise on or from
freight cars, trucks, or other transporting devices; unpacking, shelving,
or placing materials or merchandise in proper storage location; and trans
porting materials or merchandise by handtruck, car, or wheelbarrow.
Longshoremen, who load and unload ships are excluded.
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ORDER, FILLER
SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK— Continued
For wage study purposes, workers are classified as follows:
(Order picker; stock selector; warehouse stockman)
Fills shipping or transfer orders for finished goods from stored
merchandise in accordance with specifications on sales slips, customers'
orders, or other instructions. May, in addition to filling orders and in
dicating items filled or omitted, keep records o f outgoing orders, requi
sition additional stock or report short supplies to supervisor, and perform
other related duties.
PACKER, SHIPPING
Prepares finished products for shipment or storage by placing them
in shipping containers, the specific operations performed being dependent
upon the type, size, and number of units to be packed, the type of con
tainer employed, and method of shipment. Work requires the placing of
items in shipping containers and may involve one or more of the following:
Knowledge of various items of stock in order to verify content; selection
of appropriate type and size of container; inserting enclosures in container;
using excelsior or other material to prevent breakage or damage; closing
and sealing container; and applying labels or entering identifying data on
container. Packers who also make wooden boxes or crates are excluded.
SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK
Prepares merchandise for shipment, or receives and is responsible
for incoming shipments of merchandise or other materials. Shipping work
involves: A knowledge o f shipping procedures, practices, routes, available
means of transportation, and rates; and preparing records of the goods
shipped, making up bills of lading, posting weight and shipping charges,
and keeping a file o f shipping records. May direct or assist in preparing
the merchandise for shipment. Receiving work involves: Verifying or
directing others in verifying the correctness of shipments against bills of
lading, invoices, or other records; checking for shortages and rejecting
damaged goods; routing merchandise or materials to proper departments;
and maintaining necessary records and files.
Receiving clerk
Shipping clerk
Shipping and receiving clerk
TRUCKD RIVER
Drives a truck within a city or industrial area to transport ma
terials, merchandise, equipment, or men between various types of es
tablishments such as: Manufacturing plants, freight depots, warehouses,
wholesale and retail establishments, or between retail establishments and
customers' houses or places of business. May also load or unload truck
with or without helpers, make minor mechanical repairs, and keep truck
in good working order. Driver-salesmen and over-the-road drivers are
excluded.
For wage study purposes, truck drivers are classified by size and
type of equipment, as follows: (Tractor-trailer should be rated on the
basis of trailer capacity. )
Tmckdriver (combination of sizes listed separately)
Truckdriver, light (under 1 V 2 tons)
Tmckdriver, medium ( 1 V 2 to and including 4 tons)
Tmckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, trailer type)
Tmckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, other than trailer type)
TRUCKER, POWER
Operates a manually controlled gasoline- or electric-powered
truck or tractor to transport goods and materials of all kinds about a
warehouse, manufacturing plant, or other establishment.
For wage study purposes, workers are classified by type of truck,
as follows:
Tracker, power (forklift)
Tracker, power (other than forklift)
Area Wage Survey!
A list of the latest available bulletins is presented below. A directory indicating dates of earlier studies, and the prices of the bulletins is
available on request. Bulletins may be purchased from the Superintendent of Docum ents, U.S. Government Printing O ffice, Washington, D .C ., 20402,
or from any of the BLS regional sales offices shown on the inside front cover.
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Bulletin number
and price
Akron, Ohio, July 1967 1 _________________________________
Albany-Schenectady—T r o y , N .Y ., Apr. 1967 ___________
Albuquerque, N. M e x ., Apr. 1 9 6 7 _______________ !______
Allentown—Bethlehem—Easton, P a.—N. J .,
Feb. 1967 --------------------------------------------------------------------------Atlanta, G a ., May 1967 ___________________________________
B altim ore, M d ., Oct. 1967 ______________________________
Beaumont—Port Arthur—O range, T e x ., May 1967 ____
Birm ingham , A la ., A pr. 1967 1__________________________
B oise City, Idaho, July 1967 ____________________________
Boston, M a s s ., Sept. 1967 1_____________________________
1530-86,
1530-62,
1530-60,
25 cents
25 cents
20 cents
1530-53,
1530-71,
1575-18,
1530-74,
1530-63,
1575 -3 ,
1575-13
25 cents
25 cents
25 cents
Z0 cents
30 cents
20 cents
30 cents
Buffalo, N .Y ., D ec. 1966 1________________________________
Burlington, V t ., M ar. 1967 1 ____________________________
Canton, Ohio, A pr. 1967 _________________________________
C harleston, W . V a ., Apr. 1967 __________________________
Charlotte, N .C ., A pr. 1967 ______________________________
Chattanooga, T e n n .-G a ., Aug. 1967_____________________
Chicago, 111., Apr. 1967 1 __________ ,_____________________
Cincinnati, Ohio—Ky.—Ind., M ar. 1 9 6 7 __________________
Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 1 9 6 7 _______________________ _____
Colum bus, Ohio, Oct. 19 66T--------------------------------------------D allas, T e x ., Nov. 1966 1________________________________
15 30 -3 8,
1530-52,
1530-58,
1530-61,
1530-64,
1 5 75 -7,
1530-73,
1530-56,
157 5 - 14,
1530-20,
1530-25,
Davenport—Rock Island—M oline, Iowa—111.,
Oct. 1 9 6 7 ___________________________________________________
Dayton, Ohio, Jan. 1967 __________________________________
D enver, C o lo ., D ec. 1966___________________________ ______
Des M oines, Iowa, Feb. 1 9 6 7 -----------------------------------------D etroit, M ich ., Jan. 1967 1 ______________________________
Fort Worth, T e x ., Nov. 1966 1___________________________
Green Bay, W i s ., July 1 9 6 7 ____________________________
G reen ville, S .C ., May
1 9 6 7 ____________________________
Houston, T e x ., June 1967 ________________________________
Indianapolis, Ind., D ec. 1966_____________________________
Jackson, M is s ., Feb. 1967 ______________________________
Jacksonville, F la ., Jan. 1967 1 ---------------------------------------Kansas City, M o.—K a n s ., Nov. 1966_____________________
Lawrence—H averhill, M a ss.—N .H ., June 1967 -------------Little Rock—North Little Rock, A r k ., July 19 67______
Los A ngeles—Long Beach and Anaheim—Santa A n a Garden G rove, C a lif., M ar. 1967 1 ___________________
L ou isville, K y .-In d ., Feb. 1967 1 _______________________
Lubbock, T e x ., June 1967 _______________________________
M anchester, N .H ., July 1967____________________________
M em phis, T e n n .-A r k ., Jan. 1967 ----------------------------------M iam i, F la ., D ec. 1966___________________________________
Midland and O d essa , T e x ., June 1967 ---------------------------
Bulletin number
and price
Milwaukee, W is ., Apr. 1967 1_____________________________
Minneapolis—St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 1967 1________ ________
Muskegon—Muskegon H eights, M ich ., May 1967 _________
Newark and Jersey C ity, N .J ., Feb. 1 9 6 7 ______________
New Haven, Conn., Jan. 1967 _____________________________
New O rlean s, L a ., Feb. 1967 1 ________ -_________________
New York, N .Y ., Apr. 1967 1_______ ______________________
Norfolk—Portsmouth and Newport News—
Hampton, V a ., June 1967 1______________________________
Oklahoma C ity, O k la ., July 1 9 6 7 _________________________
1530 -7 6,
1530 -4 2,
1530 -7 2,
1530 -5 5,
1530 -4 1,
1530 -5 1,
15 30-83,
30cents
30cents
20cents
25cents
25cents
30 cents
40 cents
1530 -8 2,
1575-4,
25cents
20cents
30 cents
25 cents
20 cents
20 cents
20 cents
25 cents
30 cents
25 cents
25 cents
30 cents
30 cents
Omaha, N ebr.—Iowa, Oct. 1966___________________________
Paterson—Clifton—P a ssa ic , N. J ., May 1 9 6 7 ______________
Philadelphia, Pa.—N .J ., Nov. 1966 1______________________
Phoenix, A r iz ., M ar. 1 9 6 7 ___________________ ____________
Pittsburgh, P a ., Jan. 1967 1 —_____________________________
Portland, Maine, Nov. 1967 1_____________________________
Portland, Or eg.—W a sh ., May 1967 ______________________
Providence—Pawtucket—W arwick, R .I.—M a s s .,
May 1967 1 _________________________________________________
Raleigh, N .C ., Aug. 1967 1------------------------------------------------Richmond, V a ., Nov. 1966________________________________
Rockford, 111., May 1 9 6 7 __________________________________
15 30 -1 8,
1 5 3 0 -6 7 ,
1530 -3 5,
1 5 30 -5 9,
15 30-46,
157 5 -1 6 ,
1530 -7 9,
25cents
25cents
35cents
20cents
30cents
25cents
25cents
15 30-70,
15 75-6,
15 3 0 -2 3 ,
1530 -6 8,
30cents
25cents
25cents
20cents
1575-12,
1530-45,
1530-32,
1530-44,
1530-48,
1530 -2 8,
1575-5,
1530-66,
1530-85,
15 30-37,
25 cents
25 cents
25 cents
25 cents
30 cents
30 cents
20 cents
25 cents
25 cents
25 cents
St. Louis, M o.—111., Oct. 1966 1___________________________
Salt Lake City, Utah, D ec. 1966 1_____________________ ___
San Antonio, T ex ., June 1967 1 _______________ __________
San Bernardino—River side—Ontario, C a lif.,
Aug. 1967 1 ________________________________________________
San Diego, C a lif., Nov. 1 9 67______________________________
San Francisco—Oakland, C a lif., Jan. 1967 1_____________
San Jose, C a lif., Sept. 1 967 1 _____________________________
Savannah, G a., May 1 9 6 7 _________________________________
Scranton, P a ., July 1967 1 ------------------------------ -----------------Seattle—Everett, W ash ., Oct. 1966_______________________
1 5 30 -2 7,
15 30 -3 3,
15 30 -8 4,
30cents
25cents
25cents
15 75-10,
1 5 7 5 -1 9 ,
15 30 -3 6,
15 75 -1 5,
15 30 -6 9,
1575 -9 ,
15 30 -2 2,
30cents
20cents
30cents
25cents
20cents
25cents
25cents
1530-43,
1530-39,
15 30-26,
1530-77,
15 75-2,
20 cents
25 cents
25 cents
20 cents
25 cents
1530-65,
1530-49,
1530-75,
15 75 -1 ,
1530-40,
1530-31,
1530-78,
30 cents
30 cents
20 cents
20 cents
25 cents
25 cents
20 cents
Sioux F a lls, S. D ak., Oct. 1967 1_________________________
South Bend, Ind., M ar. 1967 ______________________________
Spokane, W ash ., June 1967 1 ______________________________
Tampa—St. Petersburg, F la ., Aug. 1967________________
Toledo, Ohio—M ich., Feb. 1967 1_________________________
Trenton, N .J ., D ec. 1966 1________________________________
Washington, D .C .—Md.—V a ., Sept. 1967 _________________
W aterbury, Conn., M ar. 1967 ____________________________
W aterloo, Iowa, Nov. 1966 1______________________________
Wichita, K a n s., Oct. 1966 1_______________________________
W o rcester, M a s s ., June 1967 ____________________________
York, P a ., Feb. 1 9 67--------------------------------------------------------Youngstown—W arren, Ohio, Nov. 1966___________________
15 75 -1 7,
1530 -5 7,
15 30-80,
1575-8,
15 30 -5 0,
15 30 -3 4,
15 75 -1 1,
1530 -5 4,
1530 -2 1,
1 5 30 -1 1,
15 30-81,
15 30-47,
1 5 30 -2 9,
25cents
20cents
25cents
25 cents
30cents
25cents
25cents
20cents
25 cents
25 cents
25cents
25cents
25cents
Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented.
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