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Area Wage Survey

The Seattle—
Everett,

Washington, Metropolitan Area
January 1970

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Region II
Region I
341 Ninth Ave.
1603-B Federal Building
New York, N. Y. 10001
Government Center
Phone: 971-5405 (Area Code 212)
Boston, Mass. 02203
Phone: 223-6762 (Area Code 617)

Region III
406 Penn Square Building
1317 Filbert St.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
Phone: 597-7796 (Area Code 215)

Region IV
Suite 540
1371 Peachtree St. NE.
Atlanta, Ga. 30309
Phone: 526-5418 (Area Code 404)

Region VI
Region V
337 Mayflower Building
219 South Dearborn St.
411 North Akard St.
Chicago, 111. 60604
Dallas, Tex. 75201
Phone: 353-7230 (Area Code 312)
Phone: 749-3516 (Area Code 214)

Regions VII and VIII
Federal Office Building
911 Walnut St. , 10th Floor
Kansas City, Mo. 64106
Phone: 374-2481(Area Code 816)

Regions IX and X
450 Golden Gate Ave.
Box 36017
San Francisco, Calif. 94102
Phone: 556-4678 (Area Code 415)

* Regions VII and VIII will be serviced by Kansas City,
* * Regions IX and X will be serviced by San Francisco.


Area Wage Survey
The Seattle—
Everett, Washington, Metropolitan Area




J a n u a ry

1970

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M a y 1970

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
George P. Shultz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR S T A T IS T IC S
G e o ffre y H . M o o re, C o m m is s io n e r

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lish m e n t p r a c t ic e s and su p p le m e n tary w age p r o v is io n s.
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Area Wage Survey---The Seattle—Everett, Wash., Metropolitan Area
Introduction
T h i s a r e a i s 1 o f 90 i n w h i c h t h e U . S . D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r ' s
B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s c o n d u c t s s u r v e y s of o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s
a n d r e l a t e d b e n e f i t s on a n a r e a w i d e b a s i s . 1

to m e r i t p r e s e n t a t i o n , o r (2)
in dividu al e s ta b lis h m e n t d ata.

In e a c h a r e a , d a t a a r e o b t a i n e d f r o m r e p r e s e n t a t i v e e s t a b ­
l i s h m e n t s w it h in s i x b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s :
M an u factu rin g; t r a n s ­
p o rta tio n , c o m m u n ic atio n , and other pu blic u t ilit ie s ; w h o le sa le t r a d e ;
r e t a il t r a d e ; fin a n c e , in su r a n c e , and r e a l e s ta te ; and s e r v i c e s .
M ajor
in d u stry g ro u p s exclu ded fr o m th e se stu d ie s a r e go vern m en t o p e r a ­
tio n s and the c o n str u c tio n and e x t r a c t iv e i n d u s t r i e s . E s t a b l i s h m e n t s
h a v i n g f e w e r t h a n a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r of w o r k e r s a r e o m i t t e d b e c a u s e
t h e y t e n d to f u r n i s h i n s u f f i c i e n t e m p l o y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d
to w a r r a n t in c lu sio n .
S e p a r a t e t a b u l a t i o n s a r e p r o v i d e d f o r e a c h of
the b r o a d in d u s tr y d iv is io n s w hich m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a .

O ccu p atio n s and E a r n i n g s




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The a v e r a g e s p re se n ted re fle c t c o m p o site, areaw id e e s t i­
m ates.
I n d u s t r i e s a n d e s t a b l i s h m e n t s d i f f e r in p a y l e v e l a n d j o b
s t a f f i n g a n d , t h u s , c o n t r i b u t e d i f f e r e n t l y to th e e s t i m a t e s f o r e a c h j o b .
T h e p a y r e l a t i o n s h i p o b t a i n a b l e f r o m t h e a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l to r e f l e c t
a c c u r a t e l y t h e w a g e s p r e a d o r d i f f e r e n t i a l m a i n t a i n e d a m o n g j o b s in
i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . S i m i l a r l y , d i f f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e p a y l e v e l s
f o r m e n a n d w o m e n in a n y o f t h e s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s h o u l d not be
a s s u m e d to r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y t r e a t m e n t of the s e x e s w ith in
in d ivid u al e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . O th er p o s s i b l e f a c t o r s w hich m a y c o n tr ib ­
ute to d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y f o r m e n a n d w o m e n i n c l u d e :
D i f f e r e n c e s in
p r o g r e s s i o n w it h in e s t a b l i s h e d r a t e r a n g e s , s i n c e o n l y t h e a c t u a l r a t e s
p a i d i n c u m b e n t s a r e 1 c o l l e c t e d ; a n d d i f f e r e n c e s in s p e c i f i c d u t i e s p e r ­
f o r m e d , a l t h o u g h the w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a p p r o p r i a t e l y w it h in the
s a m e s u r v e y j o b d e s c r i p t i o n . J o b d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e m ­
p l o y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s a r e u s u a l l y m o r e g e n e r a l i z e d t h a n t h o s e u s e d
in i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d a l l o w f o r m i n o r d i f f e r e n c e s a m o n g
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in the s p e c i f i c d u t i e s p e r f o r m e d .

T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e c o n d u c t e d on a s a m p l e b a s i s b e c a u s e of
t h e u n n e c e s s a r y c o s t i n v o l v e d in s u r v e y i n g a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
To
o b t a i n o p t i m u m a c c u r a c y a t m i n i m u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t i o n of
l a r g e t h a n of s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i s s t u d i e d . In c o m b i n i n g th e d a t a ,
h o w e v e r, a ll e s ta b lis h m e n t s a r e given th e ir a p p r o p r ia te w eight.
E s­
t i m a t e s b a s e d on t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d i e d a r e p r e s e n t e d , t h e r e f o r e ,
a s r e l a t i n g to a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in t h e i n d u s t r y g r o u p i n g a n d a r e a ,
e x c e p t f o r t h o s e b e l o w th e m i n i m u m s i z e s t u d i e d .

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Included in the 90 areas are four studies conducted under con tract with the New York
D epartm ent o f Labor. These areas are Bingham ton (New York portion only); Rochester (o ffice o ccu ­
pations only); Syracuse; and U tic a —Rom e. In addition , the Bureau conducts more lim ite d area studies
in 78 areas a t the request o f the Wage and Hour and Public Contracts D ivisions o f the U .S . D e­
partm ent o f Labor. -

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f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s , i . e . , t h o s e h i r e d to w o r k a r e g u l a r w e e k l y s c h e d u l e
in th e g i v e n o c c u p a t i o n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
E a r n in g s d ata exclu de p r e ­
m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a n d f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , a n d l a t e
s h ifts . N o n p ro d u ctio n b o n u s e s a r e e x c lu d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a llo w ­
a n c e s and in c en tiv e e a r n in g s a r e in clu d ed . W here w e e k ly h o u r s a r e
r e p o r t e d , a s f o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s , r e f e r e n c e i s to th e s t a n d ­
a r d w o r k w e e k ( r o u n d e d to the n e a r e s t h a l f h o u r ) f o r w h i c h e m p l o y e e s
r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e of p a y f o r
o v e r t i m e at r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) . A v e r a g e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s
f o r t h e s e o c c u p a t i o n s h a v e b e e n r o u n d e d to t h e n e a r e s t h a l f d o l l a r .

T h is b u lle tin p r e s e n t s c u r r e n t o c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t and
e a r n in g s in fo r m a t io n o b ta in ed l a r g e l y b y m a il f r o m the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
v i s i t e d b y B u r e a u f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s in the l a s t p r e v i o u s s u r v e y f o r
o c c u p a t i o n s r e p o r t e d in t h a t e a r l i e r s t u d y . P e r s o n a l v i s i t s w e r e m a d e
t o n o n r e s p o n d e n t s a n d to t h o s e r e s p o n d e n t s r e p o r t i n g u n u s u a l c h a n g e s
s in c e the p r e v io u s s u r v e y .

T h e o c c u p a tio n s s e l e c t e d fo r stu d y a r e c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y
o f m a n u f a c t u r i n g a n d n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s , a n d a r e o f th e f o l ­
low ing t y p e s :
(1) O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n i c a l ; (3)
m a i n t e n a n c e a n d p o w e r p l a n t ; a n d (4) c u s t o d i a l a n d m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t .
O c c u p a t i o n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i s b a s e d on a u n i f o r m s e t o f j o b d e s c r i p ­
t i o n s d e s i g n e d t o t a k e a c c o u n t o f i n t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t v a r i a t i o n in d u t i e s
w it h in th e s a m e j o b .
The occ u p a tio n s s e le c t e d fo r study a r e lis te d
a n d d e s c r i b e d in t h e a p p e n d i x .
T h e e a r n in g s d a ta fo llo w in g the jo b
t i t l e s a r e f o r a l l i n d u s t r i e s c o m b i n e d . E a r n i n g s d a t a f o r s o m e o f the
o c c u p a t i o n s l i s t e d a n d d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w it h in
o c c u p a t i o n s , a r e not p r e s e n t e d in t h e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s b e c a u s e e i t h e r
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e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h in t h e s c o p e o f th e s t u d y a n d not th e n u m b e r a c t u ­
a l l y s u r v e y e d . B e c a u s e o f d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t i o n a l s t r u c t u r e a m o n g
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , the e s t i m a t e s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t o b t a i n e d f r o m
th e s a m p l e o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d i e d s e r v e o n l y to i n d i c a t e the r e l a t i v e
i m p o r t a n c e of the j o b s s t u d i e d .
T h e s e d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t i o n a l
s t r u c t u r e do n o t a f f e c t m a t e r i a l l y t h e a c c u r a c y o f th e e a r n i n g s d a t a .
E s t a b lis h m e n t P r a c t i c e s and S u p p le m e n ta r y W age P r o v i s i o n s
T a b u l a t i o n s on s e l e c t e d e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s a n d s u p p l e ­
m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s ( B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) a r e not p r e s e n t e d in t h i s
b ulletin .
In fo rm a tio n fo r t h e se tab u la tio n s is c o lle c te d b ien n ially .
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h o lid a y s; p aid v a c a tio n s ; and h ealth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n sio n p lan s a r e
p r e s e n t e d (in the B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) in p r e v i o u s b u l l e t i n s f o r t h i s a r e a .
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511

1 T h e S e a t t le —E v e r e t t S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l it a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e f in e d b y th e B u r e a u o f th e B u d g e t th r o u g h J a n u a r y 1 9 6 8 , c o n s i s t s o f K in g
a n d S n o h o m is h C o u n t ie s .
T h e " w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s t u d y " e s t i m a t e s sh o w n in t h is t a b le p r o v i d e a r e a s o n a b l y a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f th e s i z e
a n d c o m p o s it io n o f th e l a b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in th e s u r v e y .
T h e e s t i m a t e s a r e n o t in te n d e d , h o w e v e r , to s e r v e a s a b a s i s o f c o m p a r i s o n w ith o th e r
e m p lo y m e n t i n d e x e s f o r th e a r e a to m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t t r e n d s o r l e v e l s s i n c e (1) p la n n in g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s th e u s e o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t
d a t a c o m p ile d c o n s i d e r a b l y in a d v a n c e o f th e p a y r o l l p e r io d s t u d i e d , a n d (2) s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y .
2 T h e 19 6 7 e d it i o n o f th e S t a n d a r d I n d u s t r i a l C l a s s i f i c a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n .
3 I n c l u d e s a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t a t o r a b o v e th e m in im u m li m i t a t i o n .
A l l o u t le t s (w ith in th e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n i e s in s u c h
i n d u s t r i e s a s t r a d e , f i n a n c e , a u to r e p a i r s e r v i c e , a n d m o tio n p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s i d e r e d a s 1 e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
4 I n c l u d e s a l l w o r k e r s in a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t (w ith in th e a r e a ) a t o r a b o v e th e m i n im u m li m i t a t i o n .
5 T a x i c a b s a n d s e r v i c e s in c id e n t a l to w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n w e r e e x c l u d e d . B e c a u s e th e c it y o f S e a t t l e 's e l e c t r i c u t i l i t i e s a n d l o c a l - t r a n s i t
f a c i l i t i e s a r e m u n ic i p a ll y o p e r a t e d , th e y a r e e x c l u d e d b y d e f in i t io n f r o m th e s c o p e o f th e s t u d y .
6 T h i s i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n i s r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " a n d " n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g " in th e S e r i e s A t a b l e s . S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n
o f d a t a f o r t h is d i v i s i o n i s n o t m a d e f o r o n e
o r m o r e o f th e f o llo w in g r e a s o n s : (1) E m p lo y m e n t in th e d i v i s i o n i s to o s m a l l to p r o v i d e e n o u g h d a t a
to m e r i t s e p a r a t e s t u d y , (2) th e s a m p l e w a s n o t d e s ig n e d i n i t i a l l y to p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , (3) r e s p o n s e w a s i n s u f f i c i e n t o r in a d e q u a t e to
p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , a n d (4) t h e r e i s p o s s i b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a .
7 H o t e l s a n d m o t e l s ; l a u n d r i e s a n d o t h e r p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s i n e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u t o m o b i le r e p a i r , r e n t a l , a n d p a r k in g ; m o tio n p i c t u r e s ;
n o n p r o f it m e m b e r s h i p o r g a n i z a t i o n s ( e x c l u d i n g r e l i g i o u s a n d c h a r i t a b l e o r g a n i z a t i o n s ) ; a n d e n g in e e r in g a n d a r c h i t e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .

A l m o s t t h r e e - f i f t h s o f th e w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y in th e S e a t t l e — v e r e t t
E
a r e a w e r e e m p lo y e d in m a n u f a c t u r i n g f i r m s . T h e f o llo w in g p r e s e n t s th e m a j o r i n d u s t r y g r o u p s
a n d s p e c i f i c i n d u s t r i e s a s a p e r c e n t o f a ll m a n u f a c t u r i n g :
In d u stry g ro u p s
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u ip m e n t _____ 71
F o o d a n d k i n d r e d p r o d u c t s ------ 5
L u m b e r a n d w o o d p r o d u c t s ------ 4

S p e c ific in d u s tr ie s
A i r c r a f t a n d p a r t s _______________ 6 6
S h ip an d b o a t b u ild in g a n d
r e p a i r i n g ------------------------------- 3
S a w m il ls a n d p la n in g m i l l s ------- 2

T h is in f o r m a t io n i s b a s e d on e s t i m a t e s o f t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t d e r i v e d f r o m u n i v e r s e
m a t e r i a l s c o m p ile d p r i o r to a c t u a l s u r v e y .
P r o p o r t i o n s in v a r i o u s i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s m a y
d i f f e r f r o m p r o p o r t io n s b a s e d o n th e r e s u l t s o f th e s u r v e y a s sh o w n in t a b le 1 a b o v e .

Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
P r e s e n t e d i n t a b l e 2 a r e i n d e x e s an d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e
i n a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s o f o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s an d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ,
an d i n a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s o f s e l e c t e d p l a n t w o r k e r g r o u p s . T h e i n d e x e s
a r e a m e a s u r e o f w a g e s at a g i v e n t i m e , e x p r e s s e d a s a p e r c e n t of
w a g e s d u r i n g th e b a s e p e r i o d . S u b t r a c t i n g 100 f r o m th e i n d e x y i e l d s
t h e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e i n w a g e s f r o m th e b a s e p e r i o d to t h e d a t e o f the
i n d e x . T h e p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e o r i n c r e a s e r e l a t e to w a g e c h a n g e s
b e t w e e n the i n d i c a t e d d a t e s . T h e s e e s t i m a t e s a r e m e a s u r e s o f c h a n g e
i n a v e r a g e s f o r th e a r e a ; t h e y a r e not i n t e n d e d to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e
p a y c h a n g e s i n the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i n t h e a r e a .

F o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s , the w a g e
t r e n d s r e l a t e to r e g u l a r w e e k l y s a l a r i e s f o r the n o r m a l w o r k w e e k ,
e x c lu s iv e of e a r n in g s fo r o v e r t i m e .
F o r p l a n t w o r k e r g r o u p s , th e y
m e a s u r e c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s , ex c lu d in g
p r e m iu m p ay f o r o v e r t im e and fo r w o r k on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s, and
late sh ifts.
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s a r e b a s e d on d a t a f o r s e l e c t e d k e y o c c u ­
p a t i o n s a n d i n c l u d e m o s t o f the n u m e r i c a l l y i m p o r t a n t j o b s w ith in
each group.
L im ita tio n s of D ata

M ethod of C om p u tin g
T h e i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e , a s m e a s u r e s of
c h a n g e in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e i n f l u e n c e d by:
(1) g e n e r a l s a l a r y a n d
w a g e c h a n g e s , (2) m e r i t o r o t h e r i n c r e a s e s i n p a y r e c e i v e d b y i n d i ­
v i d u a l w o r k e r s w h i l e in the s a m e j o b , a n d (3) c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e
w a g e s d u e to c h a n g e s in the l a b o r f o r c e r e s u l t i n g f r o m l a b o r t u r n ­
o v e r , f o r c e e x p a n s i o n s , f o r c e r e d u c t i o n s , a n d c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r ­
t i o n s o f w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d b y e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith d i f f e r e n t p a y l e v e l s .
C h a n g e s in th e l a b o r f o r c e c a n c a u s e i n c r e a s e s o r d e c r e a s e s in the
o c c u p a t i o n a l a v e r a g e s w ith o u t a c t u a l w a g e c h a n g e s .
It i s c o n c e i v a b l e
t h a t e v e n t h o u g h a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in a n a r e a g a v e w a g e i n c r e a s e s ,
a v e r a g e w a g e s m a y have d ec lin e d b e c a u s e lo w e r-p a y in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts
e n t e r e d the a r e a o r e x p a n d e d t h e i r w o r k f o r c e s .
S im ilarly , w ages
m a y h ave r e m a in e d r e l a t i v e l y c o n sta n t, y et the a v e r a g e s f o r a n a r e a
m a y have r is e n c o n sid e ra b ly b e c a u s e h ig h e r-p ay in g e sta b lish m e n ts
e n t e r e d the a r e a .

E a c h o f th e s e l e c t e d k e y o c c u p a t i o n s w it h in an o c c u p a t i o n a l
g r o u p w a s a s s i g n e d a c o n s t a n t w e i g h t b a s e d on i t s p r o p o r t i o n a t e e m ­
p l o y m e n t in the o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p . T h e a v e r a g e ( m e a n ) e a r n i n g s f o r
e a c h o c c u p a t i o n w e r e m u l t i p l i e d b y the o c c u p a t i o n a l w e i g h t , an d the
p r o d u c t s f o r a l l o c c u p a t i o n s in the g r o u p w e r e t o t a l e d . T h e a g g r e g a t e s
f o r 2 c o n s e c u t i v e y e a r s w e r e r e l a t e d b y d i v i d i n g the a g g r e g a t e f o r
th e l a t e r y e a r b y th e a g g r e g a t e f o r the e a r l i e r y e a r .
The re su lta n t
r e l a t i v e , l e s s 100 p e r c e n t , s h o w s t h e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e . T h e i n d e x
i s th e p r o d u c t o f m u l t i p l y i n g the b a s e y e a r r e l a t i v e (100) b y t h e r e l a t i v e
f o r th e n e x t s u c c e e d i n g y e a r and c o n t i n u i n g to m u l t i p l y ( c o m p o u n d )
e a c h y e a r ' s r e l a t i v e b y th e p r e v i o u s y e a r ' s i n d e x . A v e r a g e e a r n i n g s
f o r t h e f o l l o w i n g o c c u p a t i o n s w e r e u s e d in c o m p u t i n g the w a g e t r e n d s :
O ffice c le ric a l (m en and women): O ffice c le ric a l (m en and w om en)— S k ille d m ain ten ance (m en):
Continued
Bookkeeping-m achine
C arpenters
operators, class B
S ecretaries
Electrician s
C lerks, accoun tin g, classes
Stenographers, general
M achinists
A and B
Stenographers, senior
M echanics
Sw itchboard operators, classes
C lerks, file , classes
M echanics (au to m o tiv e)
A , B, and C
A and B
Painters
C lerks, order
T abu latin g-m ach in e operators,
P ipefitters
class B
C lerks, payroll
Tool and die m akers
C om ptom eter operators
Typists, classes A and B
Keypunch operators, classes
U nskilled p lan t (m en):
A and B
Industrial nurses (m en and women):
Jan itors, porters, and clean ers
O ffice boys and girls
Nurses, industrial (registered )
Laborers, m a teria l handling




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

3

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T a b l e 2. I n d e x e s o f S t a n d a r d W e e k l y S a l a r i e s a n d S t r a i g h t - T i m e H o u r l y E a r n i n g s f o r S e l e c t e d O c c u p a t i o n a l G r o u p s in
S e a t t l e — v e r e t t , W a s h . , J a n u a r y 1970 a n d N o v e m b e r 1 9 6 8 , a n d P e r c e n t s o f C h a n g e 1 f o r S e l e c t e d P e r i o d s
E
A ll in d u str ie s
P erio d

O ffice
clerical
(m e n and
women)

In dustrial
nurses
(m e n and
women)

M an ufactu rin g

S k ille d
m ain ten an ce
trades
(m e n )

U n sk illed
plant
w orkers
(m e n )

O ffice
clerical
(m e n and
women)

In d u strial
nurses
(m en and
women)

S k ille d
m ain ten an ce
trad es
(m e n )

U n sk illed
plant
w orkers
(m e n )

no. 9
104. 9

116. 3
108. 6

115. 5
106. 7

159- 1
143. 4

151. 6
130. 4

157. 8
136. 6

5. 7
4. 9
1 1 .4
2 8. 5
1. 7
4. 1
4. 2
3. 9
3. 5
2- l . 0

7.
8.
4.
5.
4.
4.
4.
2.
2.
2.

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

In d e x e s (N o v e m b e r 1967=100)
J a n u a r y 1 9 7 0 ______________________________
N o v e m b e r 1 9 6 8 ____________________________

112. 5
106. 8

111.0
105. 3

116. 3
108. 4

112. 2
104. 6

114. 5
108. 6

I n d e x e s ( A u g u s t 19 6 0 = 100)
J a n u a r y 1 9 7 0 ______________________________
N o v e m b e r 1967 ____________________________

144. 5
128. 5

161. 9
145. 9

151. 7
130. 5

151. 6
135. 1

144. 7
126. 4

P e r c e n t s of c h a n g e 1
N o v e m b e r 1968 to J a n u a r y 1 9 7 0 ________
N o v e m b e r 1967 to N o v e m b e r 1 9 6 8 ______
O c t o b e r 1966 to N o v e m b e r 1 9 6 7 ________
O c t o b e r 1965 to O c t o b e r 1 9 6 6 ___________
S e p t e m b e r 1964 to O c t o b e r 1 9 6 5 ________
S e p t e m b e r 1963 to S e p t e m b e r 1 9 6 4 _____
A u g u s t 1962 to S e p t e m b e r 1 9 6 3 _________
A u g u s t 1961 to A u g u s t 1 9 6 2 ______________
A u g u s t I 9 6 0 to A u g u s t 1 9 6 1 ______________
A u g u s t 1959 to A u g u s t I 9 6 0 ______________

5.
6.
4.
4.
3.
2.
3.
3.
3.
2.

3
8
2
7
5
3
4
5
9
6

5. 4
5. 3
11.4
2 10. 0
2. 7
3. 7
4. 3
3. 5
3. 6
2- l . 5

7.
8.
4.
5.
3.
3.
4.

3
4
3
7
6
8
6

2 . 5
2 . 7
2 . 4

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

2
6
5
6
4
9
4
5
5
4

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

4
6
2
3
7
9
0
5
3
9

1
6
3
7
0
0
7
3
1
9

1 A ll c h a n g e s a r e i n c r e a s e s u n le s s o th e rw ise in d icated .
2 T h i s c h a n g e l a r g e l y r e f l e c t s s h i f t s in e m p l o y m e n t b e t w e e n h i g h - a n d l o w - w a g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in a d d i t i o n to w a g e c h a n g e s .




NOTE:
P r e v i o u s l y p u b lis h e d in d e x e s f o r the S e a t t l e — v e r e t t a r e a u s e d A u g u s t I9 6 0 a s the b a s e
E
p erio d .
T h e y c a n b e c o n v e r t e d to t h e n e w b a s e p e r i o d b y d i v i d i n g t h e m b y t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g i n d e x
n u m b e r s f o r N o v e m b e r 1967 on t h e A u g u s t I 9 6 0 b a s e p e r i o d a s s h o w n in t h e t a b l e .
(T h e r e s u l t should
be m u lt ip lie d by 100.)

3
7
4
5
6
7
0
5
2
2

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A. Occupational Earnings
Table A-l. Office Occupations—
Men and Women
( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w eekly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r se le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , S e a tt le — v e r e tt , W a sh ., J a n u a r y 1970)
E
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

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

*

Average

o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s tr y d iv is i

65

*

70

*

75

*

*

80

*

85

*

90

*

95

*

100

*

105

*

110

115

$

120

*

125

$

$

130

$

135

$

140

$

145

*

150

155

160

170

-

and

160

170

over

Middle range2

(standard)

u n der
70

HEN
CLERKS. AC COUNTING. CLASS A

103

3 9 .5

$
150 .5 0

$
152.50

CLERKS. ORDER --------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G --------

165
157

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

144 .0 0
143.50

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

OF FI CE BOYS -----------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G --------

117
134

3 9 .5
3 9 ,5

90 .0 0
9 1 .0 0

8 9 .5 0
90.5 0

BILLERS. MA CH IN E (BILLING
MACHINE) -------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------

76
57

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

12 0 .0 0
1 2 6.50

1 3 2.50
1 4 0 .5 0

B O O K K E E P IN G- MA CH IN E OPERATORS,
CLASS A -------------------------

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

1 4 7 .0 0 -1 5 9 .0 0

120

125

2

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

75

12

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

9 5 .0 0
96.0 0

130

135

140

145

150

155

-

7
7

24
15

26
26

26
26

16
16

7
7

1

1
1

8

4
3

10
8

2
2

11
5

-

-

-

2

21

10

-

16

2
2

-

1

5

13

33

13

19

4

14
14

15
15

48
48

11
11

8
-

17
17

18
18

4
4

_

_

2
2

_

"

“

_

_

_

”

"

“

”

6
4

32
32

“

1

-

-

-

-

-

1
-

8
8

2
*

4
4

.

_

-

~

5
2

1
30
30

-

1
1

_

“

2
2

9

4
_

WOMEN

“

“

63

4 0 .0

1 0 6.50

10 4 .5 0

9 8 .5 0 -1 1 4 .5 0

-

-

B O OK KE EP IN G- MA CH IN E OPERATORS,
CLASS B ------------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

180
134

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 0 3.00
103.00

1 0 1 .0 0
101 .5 0

9 5 .5 0 9 4 .5 0 -

1 1 0 .0 0
1 1 0.00 -

_

_

_

-

7
7

24
16

12
12

43
27

25
16

25
24

24
20

5

-

-

CLERKS, AC COUNTING, CLASS A -------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NH A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

622
122
500
88

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

119.50
125 .0 0
118 .0 0
110.50

117 .5 0
1 2 0 .0 0
1 1 7 .5 0
1 1 2 .0 0

1 0 9 .5 0 1 1 2 .0 0 1 0 8 .5 0 9 9 .0 0 -

1 2 5.50 1 4 1 .5 0 1 2 3.50
1 1 7.50

_
~
-

-

-

-

11
11
“

41
1
40
27

52
4
48
3

57
17
40
6

59
22
37
21

176
18
158
20

69
11
58
1

26
26
2

16
2
14
2

52
11
41
5

25
18
7
“

19
11
8
-

7
4
3
1

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B M A N U FA CT UR IN G -------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -------RE TA IL TRADE ------------

008
183
825
323
205

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

1 0 1.50
110.00
99.5 0
100.50
100.50

99.0 0
105 .0 0
9 7 .5 0
99.5 0
98.0 0

1 0 9.00 _
12 4 .5 0 1 0 7 .0 0 1 1 0 .5 0
104.50

16
~
16
~

5
5
5
-

37
2
35
24
1

120
1
119
23
34

185
27
158
50
51

172
17
155
64
29

154
46
108
41
43

80
18
62
28
10

98
4
94
71
4

19
10
9
5
i

36
15
21
1
14

37
20
17
7
9

18
15
3
3

14
5
9
4
5

4
3
1
1

12
12
-

1
1
-

-

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS A ------

158

o
o
4-

120.00

125 .0 0

1 0 5 .0 0 -

-

-

-

1

2

1

17

19

-

5

-

35

39

24

15

-

-

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS B -----M A NU FA CT UR IN G -----------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------

293
86
207

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

9 2 .5 0
108.50
86.0 0

8 7 .5 0
111 .0 0
8 4 .5 0

8 2 .0 0 104 .0 0 4
1 0 1 .5 0 117 .5 0
4
7 9 .5 0 - 88.5 0

30
30

20
1
19

55
1
54

71
71

6
2
4

9
9
-

31
27
4

11
11

20
16
4

23
18
5

10
10
-

3
2
1

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

"

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS C -----N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ---------

404
396

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

80 .0 0
7 9 .5 0

7 6 .0 0
7 6 .0 0

7 1 .5 0 7 1 .5 0 -

55
55

136
134

63
61

76
76

24
24

11
11

7
7

6
6

8
5

6
5

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

“

-

12
12

~

-

-

-

-

-

-

CLERKS, ORDER ---------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------

227
201

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 0 7 .5 0
106 .0 0

1 0 7.50
1 0 7.00

9 6 .0 0 9 6 .0 0 -

118 .0 0 _
1 1 7 .5 0 -

_

-

_

18
18

29
24

48
44

5
4

29
29

14
10

45
44

23
23

3
3

_

8
-

2
2

_

_

_

_

-

3
-

-

-

-

-

CLERKS, PA YR OL L -------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G -----------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G --------PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S ------

254
115
139
41

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

114 .5 0
116.50
113 .5 0
122 .0 0

1 1 3 .5 0
114 .0 0
1 1 2.50
11 7 .0 0

9 9 .5 0 1 0 6 .0 0 9 8 .5 0 1 0 6 .0 0 -

126 .0 0 _
1 2 8 .5 0
1 2 6 .0 0 1 4 5 .5 0 -

_

-

5

4
1
3
"

21
16
5
1

37
4
33
4

13
5
8
4

29
16
13
6

27
21
6
2

28
6
22
10

24
16
8
1

13
3
10

11
2
9
1

16
11
5
1

12
11
1
1

8
3
5
4

5
5
5

_

_

-

i
i
i

C O MP TO ME TE R OPER AT OR S -----N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------RE TA IL TRADE -----------

274
236
133

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0

113.00
109.00
106 .5 0

1 1 5 .0 0
1 0 6.00
9 9 .0 0

9 7 .0 0 9 6 .0 0 9 6 .0 0 -

128 .0 0 _
122 .5 0 1 2 1 .0 0 -

14
14
3

32
32
18

54
54
54

16
15
10

15
15
5

5
4
3

25
23
3

37
37
24

12
12
3

25
25
7

22
4
3

16
-

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

*

-

-

-

-

-

K E YP UN CH OP ERATORS, CLASS A
M A N U FA CT UR IN G ------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------

420
291
129

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

117 .0 0
120 .5 0
109 .5 0

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

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

4
4

8
l
7

13
4
9

54
32
22

38
9
29

76
52
24

35
21
14

84
75
9

42
40
2

31
27
4

35
30
5

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

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




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

00000-

1 3 0 .0 0

83.5 0
83.0 0

1 2 5 .5 0
1 2 8 .0 0
11 6 .0 0

“

“

-

5
-

-

"

_

_

-

-

i
i

_

_

_

~

“

“

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

_
-

-

12
3
9
-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

6

Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , S e a ttle — v e r e tt , W a sh ., J a n u a r y 1970)
E
W
ets^dard)n8S
Number
workers

0
J
. .
S e x , o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s tr y d iv isio n

Average
^
(standard)

of

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

f

1

hours1

Mean2

Median2

Middle range2

65

WO MEN - CO NT IN UE D

$
664
106
558
128
98

39.5 99.00
40.0 102.00
39.0 98.50
39.0 103.00
40.0
103.00

OFFI CE G I R L S -------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------

134
122

39.0
39.0

S E CR ET AR IE S4--------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------NO NMA NUF ACT URI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S --------------RETAIL T R A D E --------------------

2,312
1,341
971
179
98

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

$

$

70

$

75

I

80

$

85

and
under

______________________________________________________________________________________________ 70

KE YPU NCH OPERATORS, CLASS B ------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------NO NM AN UFA CTU RIN G ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S --------------RETAIL T R A D E --------------------

$

$

90

$

95

$

$

100

S

105

$

uo

$

115

120

—
75

80

95

100

105

110

115

120

125

103
24
79
27
11

129
11
118
23
10

76
11
65
9

81
25
56
15

50
2
48
21

12
2
10
-

9
2
7
-

-

7
6
2 5
6
- - -

85.00
85.00

84.00
84.00

80.50- 91.00
80.50- 91.00

8
8

13
13

7
7

47
43

24
18

15
13

11
11

1

3

5

39.5
137.00
40.0
144.50
39.0
126.50
39.5
137.00
40.0 129.00

139.50
145.50
124.50
132.00
130.50

12 4. 00 -150.50
13 6.50-154.50
111.00-1 41 .0C
113.50-159.00
12 0.00-144.00

-

-

-

3
3
1

29
1
28
5
4

46
3
43
1

95
31
64
10

109
21
88
11

90
17
73
23

-

3
3
2

130
93

39.5 145.00 144.50 12 9. 00-156.50
39.0 143.50 134.00 12 8.50-153.00

-

-

-

-

SECRETARIES, CLASS B -------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------PUBLIC UT I L I T I E S 3---------------

407
243
164
40

39.5
148.50 156.50 13 0. 50-168.50
40.0
158.00 163.00 152.00 -1 70 .5 0
39.0
134.50 131.00 11 5.00-143.00
39.0 159.00 16 9.50 14 3. 00 -177.50

-

-

SE CRETARIES, CLASS C -------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------PUBLIC UT I L I T I E S 3---------------

882
503
379
62

39.5
40.0
39.0
40.0

12 6. 50-152.50
14 2.50-154.50
11 9.50-144.50
11 6. 50-149.00

-

-

SEC RET ARIES, CLASS D -------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------PUBLIC UT I L I T I E S 3---------------

893
558
335
62

39.5
128.00 133.50 115.50-141.50
40 .0 137.00 138.50 13 3. 00-144.00
39.5
114.00 111.50 10 3.50-124.00
40.0
118.50 114.00 11 0.00-129.50

-

-

STE NOGRAPHERS, G E N E R A L -------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------PUBLIC UT I L I T I E S 3---------------

1,150
707
443
84

39.5
117.50 122.50 10 4. 00 -129.50
40.0 125.50 127.50 12 2.50-132.50
39.0
104.50 103.00 97.50- 11 1. 50
39.5 114.00 113.00
97.50- 13 2. 50

-

-

STENOGRAPHERS, S E N I O R --------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------PUBLIC UT I L I T I E S 3---------------

411
58
353
80

39.5
116.00
40.0 120.00
39.5
115.50
40.0
127.50

10 4. 00 -127.00
11 0.00-131.00
10 3.50-126.50
12 2. 50 -139.50

-

-

123.00 124.00 11 7.50-132.50

-

-

SW ITC HBO ARD OPERATOR S,

CLASS A ---

78

39.5

116.50
120.00
116.00
129.50

-

-

41 111
10
6
31 105
18
12

-

-

-

-

-

-

SW ITC HBO ARD OP ER AT OR -R EC EP TI ON IS TS M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------PUBLIC U T I L IT IE S3--------------RETAIL T R A D E --------------------

357
57
300
25
78

39.5
100.50 98.00 92.00- 10 9. 50
40.0 101.00 101.00
84 .5 0-112.50
39.5
100.00 98.00 92.50- 10 9. 00
40.0
121.00 122.00 10 4.00-141.00
40.0
99.00 97.50 94 .0 0-106.50

-

10
- 10
- - -

TR AN SCR IBI NG- MAC HI NE OPERATORS,
G E N E R A L ------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------

106
93

39.5
39.5

-

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




-

-

-

3

25
-

3

140

130

135

140

It
16
15

-

10
10

-

-

145

145

13
1
12

$

S

150

S

155

j$

$

160

—

2

32
8
24
8

2

21
3
18
6
2

7
7
-

13
2
11

23
1
22
-

11
4
7
-

22
22
1
73
9
64

27
5
22
5

19
12
7
3

44
10
34
8

51

66
11
55

48
4
44
20

42
11
31
3

72
20
52

61
26
35

45
5

-

6
143
5
138
9

19
1
18
1

52
11
41
1

69

9

46

2

9
67
2

1

25

170
and

23
-

2

150

155

34
31

8
7

2
2

160

170

over

47
8
17
30
8
- 5 2

62
3
59
17

82
75
4
30

39
12
27
3
-

22
1
21

29
7
22

8
6

20
20

16
15

17
8

12
11

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

10
9
1

24
22
2
7

99
91
8

88
564
624
7 19

90
77
13

46
37
9
-

6
2
4

1
108
49
59

1
171
156
15

9
-

6
-

1

6

1

14
14

8
8

1
1

10
10

-

-

-

-

11
2
9
7

-

-

-

-

2
-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

1
1
1

-

13
10

-

-

--

6
6

5
1
4

-

4
4
1

-

11
1

5

-

1
1

17
17

-

-

9

-

3

-

20

6

1

6

3
23
16

-

4

11
11
11

30
7

5
5

99
96
3
3

11
4

12

8

4

1
129
81
48

163
151
12
12

30
26

12
11
1

162 216
159 206
3
10
2
6

7

4

11
7

2
56
35
21

16

-

13
10

17
6
11

-

5

5

16
11

2

143 137
105
22
125
133
98
16
18
4
7
6
3
4
-

51
5
46
17

4

125 157 107
103 138
69
22
19
38
4
14
29
8
1
1

3

44
8
36
10

2

_

216
184
32
11
4

127
103
24
6

19

2

_

262
195
67
12
7

7

17

1

_

4

24
12
12

40
10
30

_

58
41
17
7

9
8
-

-

36
9
27

_

266
190
76
6
12

2
2

5

5

16
9

-

7

-

_

21
19

23
4
19

37
8
29
3

11

114
111

-

_

224
225
124
172
100
53
18
3
8
8

11
3
8

4

59
13
46
5

2
37
1

7

4

9
8

-

28
26

-

35
16
19
5

62
9
53
12

120
50
70
12
8

6
5

3

-

_

138
18
120
8
17

3

-

1

4

6
-

3

97
25
72
11

25
6
23

65
15
50

6

6

6
1
5

2

-

-

15
15

25

1

- -

-

-

91.50- 10 7. 50
91 .5 0-109.00

12
1
11
3

-

-

-

4
2
-

4
i
3
3 -

-

3
-

-

92.00-100.00
91.50- 98.50

99.00
98.50

$

13

-

-

3

-

40.0
40.0

99.00
99.50

135

40 3

-

-

-

208
186

94.00
94.00

-

-

-

2
-

-

SWIT CHB OAR D OPERATORS, CLASS B --N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------

99.50
98.50

S

$

90 .0 0-106.50
92 .0 0- 10 8. 00
89 .5 0-106.00
92 .5 0- 11 1. 00
96 .0 0-107.00

145.00
150.50
131.50
131.00

130
—

97.50
100.00
97.50
99.00
102.00

139.50
146.50
130.50
131.00

$

125

—

90

85

$

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7
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 eekly h o u rs and e a r n in g s f o r se le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , S e a ttle — v e r e t t , W a sh ., J a n u a r y 1970)
E
^^^Wedd^Tar^ng^™™™1
"
(standard)
S
O
f*
-

65
Median2

Middle range2

and
under

-

80

90

95

$
105

100

$
110

s

$
120

115

125

*

*
135

130

t
140

*
145

i
150

$

*
155

160

170
and

80

75

90

85

95

100

33

110

105

115

120

125

130

135

140

145

150

155

160

over

170

C O NTINUED
$

168

$

$

J
111*00
3 9 .5 1 0 4 .5 0 1 0 2 .5 0

724

8 9 .0 0

$
21

J

8 2 .0 0 - 9 6 .5 0

48

33

138
47

123
10

, 2
*6

^6

^2

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

65^
rU u L lu

75

85

s

s

$

$

32

70
WOMEN

*

|

(standard) Mean2

ekly earning s of-----

Numbe r of w o rk e rs receivin g stra ig h t-tim e we
$

4ft

Sex, occupation, and in d u stry d iv isio n

Number
of
worken

Average
weekly

133

21

^3

t6
16

24
82

63

8
8

23

t

^0 101 00
0

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

*

13

17

2
6

Ul I L 1 1I t J
93

12

12

17

13

20

2
2

17

3

1 S ta n d a rd h o u r s r e f le c t the w o rk w eek f o r w hich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e of p a y f o r o v e r tim e a t 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 ee k ly h o u r s .
2 T h e m e a n i s co m p u ted f o r e a c h jo b by to ta lin g the e a r n in g s of a ll w o r k e r s and d iv id in g b y the n u m b er of w o r k e r s .
The m e d ia n d e s ig n a t e s p o s itio n — h a lf o f the e m p lo y e e s su rv e y e d r e c e iv e m o re
th an the r a te show n; h a lf r e c e iv e l e s s th an the r a te show n.
T h e m id d le ra n g e i s d e fin e d b y 2 r a t e s of p a y ; a fo u rth o f the w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s th an the lo w e r o f th e se r a t e s and a fo u rth e a r n m o re than
the h ig h e r r a te .
* T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n icatio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s .
4 M ay in clu d e w o r k e r s o th e r th an th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .
5 A ll w o r k e r s w e re a t $ 1 7 0 to $ 1 8 0 .
6 W o rk e rs w e re d is tr ib u te d a s fo llo w s: 17 a t $ 1 7 0 to $ 18 0 and 7 a t $ 1 8 0 and o v e r.
7 W o rk e rs w e re d is tr ib u te d a s fo llo w s:
16 a t $ 1 7 0 to $ 1 8 0 and 3 a t $ 1 8 0 and o v e r.

Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—
Men and Women
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t- tim e w eek ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r se le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , S e a tt le — v e r e tt , W a sh ., J a n u a r y 1970)
E
W eekly ea rning ^^™ "
( standard)

S e x , o cc u p a tio n , and in d u s try d iv isio n

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

i

Num ber
of
[standard)

M ean2

s

t

$

$

*

S

*

*

%

$

$

*

$

$

$

$

%

M ed ia n2

M id d le range2

12 5

130

135

140

145

150

155

16 0

165

170

175

180

185

190

19 5

200

205

210

13 0

135

140

145

150

155

160

165

170

175

180

185

190

195

200

205

210

215

23
23

U nder

120

58
58

87
57

40
23

33

22

13

8

18

80

25
24

27
27

3

and
u n d er

S
120

12 5
MEN

$

$

184.50

185.00

4 0 .0

160.00

4 0 .0

155.50

159.00
156.00

661

4 0 .0

480
321
211

4 0 .0

165

-rv.u

76
67

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

136.00

158.50
159.50

153.00 -1 6 7.00
1 5 2.00-161.50

12

29
29

l J O * WW

157.00
158.00

$

138.00

130.PU

$

115
105

35
22

8

5

9
8

96

W OMEN
N U RSES,

IN D U S T R IA L

( R E G IS T E R E D )

-------

1 5 4.50 -1 6 2.50
1 5 6.00-162.50

_

_

_

1

1
1

4

1

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

1 S ta n d a rd h o u rs r e f le c t the w o rk w eek fo r w hich 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- tim e s a l a r i e s (e x c lu s iv e of p a y fo r o v e r t im e a t 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 sp o n d
to th e se w eek ly h o u rs .
2 F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - l .




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 ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s f o r se le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u s tr y d iv isio n , S e a tt le — v e r e t t , W a sh ., J a n u a r y 1970)
E
Average
O ccupation and indu stry div isio n

OFFICE

NO N M AN U FA C TU R IN G
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE

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

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 2 0.00
1 2 6.50

O

63

180
134

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 0 3.00
1 0 3.00

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

725
139
586
89

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

1 2 3.50
1 2 9.50
1 2 2.50

1 ,0 2 4
190
834
328
205

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

1 0 1 .5 0
110.00
100 .0 0
1 0 1 .0 0
10 0 .5 0

ACCOUNTING,

MANUFACTURING

CLASS

B -----------------

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

N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 2 --------------------------------RETAIL

TRADE

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

111.00

o
*

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

9 2 .5 0
1 0 8.50
86.0 0

CLERKS, F I L E , CLASS
NO N M AN U FA C T U R IN G

C ----------------------------------------------------------------------

404
396

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

80 .0 0
7 9 .5 0

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

392
358

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 22.50
122.50

A

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

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

251
226

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

87.5 0
87.5 0

2 ,314
1 ,3 4 2
972
180
98

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

1 3 7 .0 0
144 .5 0
1 2 6.50
1 3 7.00
1 2 9.00

TRANSCR IBING -M AC HINE

130

3 9 .5
3 9 .0

1 4 5.00
1 4 3 .5 0

N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 2---------------------------------

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

KE Y PU NCH

OPERATORS,

CLASS

A

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

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

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

TRADE

S E C R E T A R I E S 5 ----------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 2R ETAIL

TRADE

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

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

117 .0 0
119 .5 0
114.50
124.50

276
236
133

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 13.00
109.00
106.50

420
291
129

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

93

U T I L I T I E S 2 ---------------------------------

408
243
165
41

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

148.50
158 .0 0
135 .0 0
1 5 9 .5 0

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

882
503
379
62

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

1 3 9.50
1 4 6.50
1 3 0.50
1 3 1 .0 0

894
559
335
62

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

128 .0 0
137.00
114.00
118 .5 0

1 ,1 5 4
709
445

86

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

117 .5 0
125 .5 0
1 0 5 .0 0
114.50

58
353
80

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

1 1 6 .0 0
1 2 0.00
11 5 .5 0
127.501

SECRETAR IES,

CLASS

B

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

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

PUBLIC

U T I L I T I E S 2---------------------------------

SEC RE TAR IES, CLASS 0
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 2S T E N O G R A P H E R S , G E N E R A L -----------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 2---------------------------------

CONTINUED

SWITCHBOARD

OPERATORS,

CLASS

A

----------

79

3 9 .5

123.00

SWITCHBOARD

OPERATORS,

CLASS

B ----------

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

208
186

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

99.5 0
9 8 .5 0

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

357
57
300

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

25
78

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

106

39.5

93

39.5

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

NONM ANUFACTURING

PUBLIC
RETAIL

U T I L I T I E S 2--------------------------------T R A D E -------------------------------------------

100.50
101.00
100.00
121.00
99.0 0

OPERATORS,
9 9 .0 0
9 9 .5 0

260

3 9 .5

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

92
168

4 0 .0
3 9 .5

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

725
70

39.5
4 0 .0

89.5 0
88 .5 0

N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 2--------------------------------R E T A I L T R A D E -------------------------------------------

655
76
93

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

90.0 0
9 5 .5 0
101.00

NON M A N U F A C T U R IN G

106.50
111.00
104.50

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

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS
MANUFACTURING

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

7 52
695

4 0 .0
4 0.0

185.00
184.50

DRAFTSMEN, C LA SS
M A N U F A C T U R IN G

B --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

509
348

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

160.00
156.00

DRAFTSMEN,
STENOGRAPHERS, SEN IOR ■
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------

-

Weekly
earnings *
(standard)

CLASS

MANUFACTURING

C

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

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

195

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

78
69

O

O PER AT ORS

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

OCCUPATIONS

$
9 9 .0 0
102.00
9 8 .5 0
1 0 3 .0 0
1 0 3 .0 0

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

o
d-

COMPTOMETER

U T I L I T I E S 2---------------------------------

272
128
144
46

O

158
293
86
207

CLASS

OFFICE

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

120.00

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

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

FILE,

C O N i i n UED

Average
Number
of
workers

O ccupation and industry division

664
106
558
128
98

PUBLIC
CLERKS,

-

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

1 0 6.50

OPERATORS,

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

OCCUPATION*

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

R ETAIL

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

CLERKS,

O ccupation and industry division

Number
of

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

$

76
57

OPERATORS.

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

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE

Average

OFFICE

o

A

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

OCCUPATIONS

B I L L E R S . M A CH INE ( B I L L I N G
M A C H I N E ! ----------------------------------------------------------------

CLASS

Number
of
worker*

137.00

1 1 7.00
120.50
1 0 9.50

N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 2-

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

157.00
157.50

1 S ta n d a rd h o u r s r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k f o r w hich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s (e x c lu s iv e o f p a y f o r o v e r t im e a t r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and the e a r n in g s
c o r r e s p o n d to th e se w ee k ly h o u r s .
2 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , co m m u n icatio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s .
3 M ay in clu d e w o r k e r s o th er th an th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .




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 rly e a r n in g s fo r m en in s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u stry d iv is io n , S e a tt le — v e r e t t , W ash . , J a n u a r y 1970)
E
N u m b e r of w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s of—

ho urly earnings *

O ccu p atio n and in d u s tr y d iv isio n

N um ber
of
wodters

$
$
3 *0 0 3 .1 0

Mean 2

M edian 2

M id dle range 2

U ndei
S
and
3 . 0 0 in d e r

$
$
3 .2 0

$

%

$
$
3 .4 0

3 .3 0

s
$
3 .5 0

$
$
3 .6 0

$
$
3 .8 0

%

$
$
3 .9 0

$
$
4 .0 0

$
$
4 .1 0

4 .2 0
and

3 .1 0

3 .2 0

3 .3 0 3 .4 0 3 .5 0 3 .6 0

3 .7 0

-

-

8

5

_

_

_
_

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

-

-

-

-

2
2

-

1
“

68
62

5
5

14
14

-

18
17

“

-

3
“

25
3

1

1
“

_

_

5

_

_

_

_

5
5

10
10

41
41

268
268

6
6

27
26

11
11

_

“

8
8

“

23
”

_
-

_
-

_
“

4

10
10

11
11
“

_
-

20
1
19

56
52
4

34
9
25

10
10
“

3
3

40
40

15
14
1

-

4
-

4
4

3
3

-

~
”

24
24

15
15

2
“

17
17

3
3

_

8
8

4

_

4

4

4

-

4

-

4

4

4

_
“

99
99

5
5

2

6

1

_

_

_

_

-

i
i

10
10

3
“

11
11

79
57
22
22

CARPENTERS, MAINTENANCE ------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

151
103

$
4 .3 1
4 .2 8

$
4 .1 9
4 .1 8

$
$
4 .1 3 - 4 .5 6
4 .1 4 - 4 .3 6

ELEC T R IC IA N S, MAINTENANCE --------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

404
375

4 .4 2
4 .3 6

4 .3 5
4 .3 5

4 .3 2 - 4 .3 9
4 .3 1 - 4 .3 8

-

ENGINEERS, STATIONARY ---------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONHANUFACTURING --------------------------

210
145
65

4 .2 7
4 .3 2
4 .1 6

4 .2 1
4 .2 6
4 .1 9

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

-

_

_

-

-

-

“

FIREMEN, STATIONARY BOILER ------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

88
83

3 .5 6
3 .5 9

3 .5 0
3 .5 2

3 .2 8 - 3 .8 3
3 .2 9 - 3 .8 5

3

-

-

H ELPERS, MAINTENANCE TRADES ----------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

178
160

3 .3 0
3 .2 9

3 .3 3
3 .3 3

3 .0 8 - 3 .3 7
3 .0 8 - 3 .3 7

M ACHINISTS, MAINTENANCE -----------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

106
99

4 .4 0
4 .3 9

4 .3 6
4 .3 6

4 .3 1 - 4 .4 9
4 .3 1 - 4 .4 5

MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE) ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3----------------------

414
172
242
174

4 .4 1
4 .4 6
4 .3 8
4 .3 7

4 .3 3
4 .3 1
4 .3 7
4 .2 9

4 .2 1 4 .1 8 4 .2 4 4 .2 2 -

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

9

6

9
9

6
1

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

696
678

4 .3 5
4 .3 6

4 .3 4
4 .3 4

4 .2 9 - 4 .3 8
4 .3 0 - 4 .3 8

6
6

-

103
103

3 .4 9
3 .4 9

3 .5 2
3 .5 2

3 .3 3 - 3 .5 7
3 .3 3 - 3 .5 7

_

MANUFACTURING ------------------------------P A IN TER S, MAINTENANCE ---------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

68
59

4 .4 1
4 .3 5

4 .3 2
4 .1 9

4 .1 5 - 4 .5 9
4 .1 5 - 4 .5 5

-

P IP E F IT T E R S , MAINTENANCE ----------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

62
52

4 .3 5
4 .4 3

4 .5 2
4 .5 3

4 .2 4 - 4 .5 7
4 .2 7 - 4 .5 7

TOOL AND DIE MAKERS -------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

262
262

4 .6 6
4 .6 6

4 .7 2
4 .7 2

4 .3 6 - 4 .8 4
4 .3 6 - 4 .8 4

“
-

58
49

-

6
6

-

_

~
-

_

_

18
18

-

i
“

_

-

_

21
21

_

_

7

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 , and la t e s h if ts .
F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , co m m u n ic a tio n , an d o th er p u b lic u t il it i e s .




$
3 .7 0

1
1

51
51

-

_

6
6

5
5

_

-

“

5 .0 0 5 .1 0

“

_

-

“

_
“

“

~

-

-

-

-

-

-

~

"

51
51

6
6

12
10

1
1

“

10
10

“

~

2
“

89
25
64
64

71
40
31
~

62
6
56
43

22
6
16
-

18
1
17
17

13
4
9
8

2

18
18
-

10
10
10

15
15

30
21

151
147

396
396

10
10

74
69

17
17

_

12
12

31
31

1
1

3
3

-

17
17

2
2

2
2

16
16

1
1

31
29

4
4

-

3
3

105
105

1
1

8
8

70
70

_

_

2
-

_

-

“

-

“

-

-

11

-

“

”

4

1
•

_

-

-

“

1
“

40
40

8
8

1
1

1
1

-

-

-

_

-

“

-

“

-

*

_

-

_

_

_

_

over

*

_

_

~

24
24

3
3

4 .3 0

10
Table A-5.

Custodial and Material Movement Occupations

(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u s try d iv is io n , S e a tt le — v e r e t t , W ash . , J a n u a r y 1970)
E
N u m b e r of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings of—

Hourly earnings 2

O c c u p a tio n 1 and in d u s tr y d iv isio n

GUARDS AND WATCHMEN -------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

Number
of
woikeis

850
345

$

M ean3

Median 3

$
2.60
3.47

$

2.21
3.53

Middle range3

$

$

1.87- 3.51
3.41- 3.56

$
$
*
t
t
*
$
*
$
t
(
$
$
t
$
*
$
$
2.30 2.40 2.50 2.60 2.70 2.80 2.90 3.00 3.10 3.20 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00 4.20 4.40 4.60 4.80 5.00 5.20 5.40
n ^
Under 2 - 2 0
$
and
2.20 under
2.30 2.40 2.50 2.60 2.70 2.80 2.90 3.00 3.10 3.20 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00 4.20 4.40 4.60 4.80 5.00 5.20 5.40 5.60
“424

314

3.50

3.53

3.50- 3.57

JA N IT O R S, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS ----MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 5---------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------

1,958
560
1,398
60
240

2.82
3.15
2.68
3.09
2.66

2.92
3.21
2.67
3. 15
2.58

2.533.102.462.852.52-

707
76

2.80
2.51

2.91
2.47

2.54- 2.99
2.42- 2.57

LABORERS, MATERIAL HANDLING -----------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 5---------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------

1,343
315
1,028
406
226

3.64
3.68
3.63
3.87
3.51

3.61
3.45
3.68
3.97
3.53

3.363.263.463.923.26-

ORDER F IL L E R S ----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

1,277
208
1,069

3.56
3.44
3.58

3.63
3.57
3.68

3.50- 3.84
3.50- 3.71
3.47- 3.85

_
-

PACKERS, SH IPPIN G ----------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

207
65
142

3.44
3.04
3.63

3.60
3.13
3.63

3.24- 3.65
2.94- 3.22
3.59- 3.67

_
-

JA N IT O R S, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS
(WOMEN) --------------------------------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------

3.10
3.27
2.94
3.45
2.67

3.96
4.19
3.96
4.03
3.60

12

14

8
6
6

1

1
*

“

12
10

51
12

55
55

267
’62

-

-

-

-

3

43

262

200
I
23

122
~
122
1
97

202
8
194
1
67

83
14
69
7

42
12
30
15
1

489
11
478
2

80
75
5
5

134
123
11
11
“

261
254
7
1
2

69
29
40
23
17

1

76
39

213
12

33
8

2
2

2
-

220
5

2

62

78

2

3

-

-

3

101

-

1
1
~

3
3
-

~

*

3
2
1

101
1
-

-

33
14
19
2
17

48
21
27
17
10

165
100
65
4
61

8
8

7
7
*

12
12

28
28

-

7
7
“

70
70

7
7

140
140

_
-

_
-

-

7
7

-

15
15

_
-

21
21

-

20
6
14
3
11

180
2
178
2
5

16
10
-

5
~

1

-

55
10
45

t

~

'

GUARDS:
MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

$

t

~
~

-

-

4
4

200

-

~

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

323
3
320
216
3

171
10
161
136
25

19
19
-

24
24
-

4
4
-

_
-

2
2
-

-

36
28
8
8

-

-

-

-

513
41
472

16
16

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

-

"

-

"

-

_
-

17
14
3

4
2
2

3

2

307
76
231
19
85

103
14
89
5
16

25
1
24

300
90
210

144
35
109

14
14

44
4
40

102

-

-

102

PACKERS, SH IPPIN G (WOMEN) ---------------

139

3.25

3.14

3.05- 3.54

-

-

3

-

5

1

2

-

53

17

-

58

RECEIVING CLERKS ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONHANUFACTURING -------------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------

281
50
231
99

3.67
3.70
3.66
3.74

3.74
3.77
3.74
3.74

3.593.463.623.59-

3.80
4.05
3.79
3.81

_
-

_
-

5
4
1

1
~
1

_

-

-

15
~
15

_

_

-

-

16
1
15
1

36
12
24
24

144
11
133
49

22
5
17
16

36
11
25
9

6
6
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

SH IPPIN G CLERKS --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

169
120

3.79
3.74

3.76
3.75

3.72- 3.83
3.72- 3.79

“

-

14
14

_

99
85

30
17

4
3

_

10
-

4
-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

SH IPPIN G AND RECEIVING CLERKS -------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

86
53

3.81
3.77

3.75
3.59

3.54- 4.03
3.43- 4.05

-

16
-

17
11

i
i

1
-

_

6
6

_

_

-

-

TRUCKDRIVERS 6 -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 5---------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------

3,947
841
3,106
1,906
277

4.18
4.55
4.09
4.04
4.11

4.12
4.27
4.08
4.03
4.22

4.014.163.993.964.13-

“

~
~
“

“

645 1801
7 301
638 1500
608 1199
62

840
145
695
1
137

155
142
13
4
9

37
37
18

6
6
-

_
-

90
90

TRUCKDRIVERS, LIGHT (UNDER
1 - 1 / 2 TONS) ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

181
155

3.58
3.53

3.50
3.38

3.19- 4.13
3.19- 3.59

_

_

_

34
34

19

_

_

_

.

”

"

TRUCKDRIVERS, MEDIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO
AND INCLUDING A TONS) ----------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 5----------------------

1 ,7 9 9

103
1,696
1,514

4.03
4.12
4.03
4 .0 2

4.03
4.18
4.02
4.01

3.954.103.953.95-

621 1020
6
44
615
976
608
819

23
21
2

S ee fo o tn o te s a t end o f ta b le .




4.23
5.31
4.20
4.09
4.28

4.10
4.28
4. 09
4.07

-

-

_
*

-

-

-

“

4
4
“
4

_

_

_

-

-

-

7
“

*

-

2
2

-

-

_

-

-

-

10
10

16
15

17
8

-

_
~
-

17

55
2
53
11
“

45
1
44
10
34

109
1
108
72
“

3
3
-

44
42

42
42

36
36

1
~

11
11
11

3
1
2
2

73
1
72
72

2
2
-

1
1

_

-

-

_

-

-

_
“

_
~
“

8
7
1
1
”

~
“

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

~

8
7
1
1

_

_

_

-

-

17
17

_
17
17

-

1
1

1

21
21
-

-

-

-

-

132
132
-

_
"

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

11

Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations— Continued
(A verage straigh t-tim e hourly earn in gs fo r sele cted occupations studied on an a r e a b a sis
by industry divisio n , S eattle— v e re tt, Wash. , Jan u ary 1970)
E
Numb er of w ork ers receivin g straigh t-tim e hourly earning s of—

Hourly earnings 2

O ccupation1 and industry division

workers

Mean3

Median 3

Middle range3

$

2 .2 0

TRUCKDRIVERS6 -

$
t
*
$
$
$
t
$
i
%
>
*
t
$
t
*
$
$
t
2 .2 0 2 .3 0 2 .4 0 2 .5 0 2 .6 0 2 .7 0 2 .8 0 2 .9 0 3 .0 0 3 .1 0 3 .2 0 3 .4 0 3 .6 0 3 .8 0 4 .0 0 4 .2 0 4 .4 0 4 .6 0 4 .8 0 5 . 00 5 .2 0 5 .4 0
and
under
2 .3 0 2 .4 0 2 .5 0 2 .6 0 2 .7 0 2 .8 0 2 .9 0 3 .0 0 3 .1 0 3 .2 0 3 .4 0 3 .6 0 3 .8 0 4 .0 0 4 .2 0 4 .4 0 4 .6 0 4 .8 0 5 .0 0 5 . 20 5 .4 0 5 .6 0
t

Number

t

t

CONTINUED

T R U C K D R IV E R S , HEAVY (O VER A T O NS ,
T R A I L E R T Y P E I ----------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 5-----------------------------

1 ,3 8 3
214
1 ,1 6 9
383

$
4 .2 6
4 .4 3
4 .2 3
4 .1 2

$

T R U C K D R IV E R S , HEAVY (O VER 4 T O N S ,
O T H E R T H A N T R A I L E R T Y P E ) --------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------------------

322
236

5 .0 3
5 .3 4

5 .3 6
5 .5 1

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

941
545
396
54

3 .7 5
3 .5 9
3 .9 6
4 .0 7

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

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

157
157

3 .5 3
3 .5 3

3 .5 5
3 .5 5

3 .5 1 - 3 .5 9
3 .5 1 - 3 .5 9

TRUCKERS,

POWER

(F O R K L IF T )

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

M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------------------R E TA IL
TRUCKERS,
FO R K LIFT)

TRADE

POWER

$

4 .1 2 4 .2 6 4 .0 9 4 .0 4 -

$

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

22

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

430
5
425
379

751
79
672

1
1

76
11

26
5

99
35
64
8

86

250
22
228
28

21
8
13
13

23
23

_

'

4 .0 3
3 .5 8
4 .0 7
4 .2 3

10
5
5

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

1
1

-

1
1

30
30
-

20
20

22

'

THAN

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

M ANUFACTURING

1
2
3
4
5
6

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

(OTHER

4 .2 3
4 .4 3
4 .2 2
4 .0 8

-

425
425

113
113

-

86
5

Data lim ited to men w ork ers except where otherw ise indicated.
E x clu d es p rem ium pay for overtim e and for work on w eekends, h o lidays, and late sh ifts.
F o r definition of te r m s, see footnote 2, table A - l.
W orkers w ere distribu ted a s follow s:
65 at $ 1 . 7 0 to $ 1 . 8 0 : 2 2 0
at $ 1 . 8 0 to $ 1 . 9 0 ; 108 at $ 1 . 9 0 to $ 2 ; 27 at $ 2 to $ 2 . 1 0 ; and 4 at $ 2 . 1 0 to $ 2 . 2 0 .
T ran sp o rtation , com m unication, and other public u tilities.
Includes a ll d r iv e rs , a s defined, re g a r d le ss of siz e and type of truck operated.




“

_

134
121
13
4

37
_

37

-

_
-

_
_
“

6
6
_
-

_

-

81
81

132
132

-

-

~
-

-

_

_

~

”
_

9
9
“

-

-

19
19

_
-

_

_

_

_

Appendix. Occupational Descriptions
The p r im a r y p u rp o se of p r e p a r in g jo b d e sc r ip tio n s fo r the B u r e a u 's w age su r v e y s is to a s s i s t it s fie ld s t a ff in c la s s ify in g into a p p r o p r ia te
o cc u p a tio n s w o rk e rs who a r e em p loy ed u n der a v a r ie t y of p a y r o ll t itle s and d iffe re n t w ork a r r a n g e m e n ts fr o m e sta b lish m e n t to e sta b lis h m e n t and
fro m a r e a to a r e a .
T h is p e r m it s the gro u p in g o f o cc u p a tio n al w age r a t e s r e p r e se n tin g c o m p a r a b le jo b co n ten t.
B e c a u s e of th is e m p h a sis on
in te r e sta b lish m e n t and in t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b ility of o cc u p a tio n al con ten t, the B u r e a u 's jo b d e sc r ip tio n s m ay d iffe r sig n ific a n tly fr o m th o se in u se in
in d iv id u al e sta b lis h m e n ts o r th o se p r e p a r e d fo r o th er p u r p o s e s .
In ap p ly in g th e se jo b d e s c r ip tio n s , the B u r e a u 's fie ld e c o n o m ists a r e in str u c te d
to e x clu d e w orkin g s u p e r v is o r s ; a p p r e n t ic e s; le a r n e r s ; b e g in n e r s; t r a in e e s ; and h an d icapp ed , p a r t- tim e , te m p o r a r y , an d p r o b a tio n a r y w o r k e r s.

OFFICE
B IL L E R ,

CLERK,

M ACHINE

P r e p a r e s s ta te m e n ts, b i l l s , and in v o ic e s on a m ach in e oth er than an o r d in a r y o r e le c t r o m a tic ty p e w rite r. M ay a ls o k e e p r e c o r d s a s to b illin g s o r sh ipp in g c h a r g e s or p e r fo r m other
c l e r ic a l w ork in c id en tal to b illin g o p e r a tio n s. F o r w age stu dy p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a ch in e, a r e
c l a s s if i e d by type of m a ch in e , a s fo llo w s:
B il le r , m ach in e (b illin g m a ch in e ). U s e s a sp e c ia l b illin g m ach in e (M oon H o p k in s, E llio tt
F i s h e r , B u rro u g h s, e t c ., w hich a r e com b in ation typing and add in g m a ch in e s) to p r e p a r e b ills
and in v o ic e s fr o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u rc h a se o r d e r s , in te rn a lly p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , sh ipp in g m e m o ­
ra n d u m s, e tc . U su a lly in v o lv e s a p p lic a tio n of p re d e te r m in e d d isc o u n ts and sh ipp in g c h a r g e s ,
and en try of n e c e s s a r y e x te n sio n s, w hich m a y or m a y not be com puted on the b illin g m a ch in e,
and t o ta ls which a r e a u to m a tic a lly ac c u m u la te d by m a ch in e. The o p e ratio n u su a lly in v o lv es
a la r g e n u m ber of ca rb o n c o p ie s of the b ill bein g p r e p a r e d and is often done on a fan fo ld
m a ch in e.

C l a s s B . S o r t s , c o d e s , and f i l e s u n c la s s ifie d m a t e r ia l b y sim p le ( su b je c t m a tte r) h e ad ­
in gs _o r— a r tly c l a s s if i e d m a t e r ia l by fin e r su b h e a d in g s. P r e p a r e s sim p le r e la te d in dex and
p
c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a id s . A s r e q u e ste d , lo c a t e s c l e a r ly id en tified m a t e r ia l in f il e s and fo r w a r d s
m a t e r ia l.
M ay p e r fo r m r e la t e d c l e r ic a l t a s k s r e q u ir e d to m a in tain and s e r v ic e f il e s .
C l a s s C . P e r fo r m s ro u tin e filin g of m a t e r ia l that h a s a lr e a d y b een c l a s s if i e d or which
is e a s i ly c l a s s if i e d in a sim p le s e r i a l c l a s s if i c a t io n s y s t e m ( e .g ., a lp h a b e tic a l, ch ro n o lo g ic a l,
o r n u m e r ic a l). A s r e q u e ste d , lo c a t e s r e a d ily a v a ila b le m a t e r ia l in f il e s and fo r w a r d s m a ­
t e r ia l; and m a y f il l out w ith d raw al c h a r g e . P e r fo r m s sim p le c l e r ic a l and m an u al t a s k s r e ­
q u ire d to m a in ta in and s e r v ic e f i l e s .

B il le r , m ach in e (book keep in g m a ch in e ). U s e s a bookk eep in g m ach in e (S u n d stran d , E llio tt
F i s h e r , R em in gton R an d, e t c ., w hich m a y o r m a y not have ty p e w rite r k eyb o ard ) to p r e p a r e
c u s t o m e r s ' b il ls a s p a r t of the a c co u n ts r e c e iv a b le o p e ra tio n . G e n e ra lly in v o lv e s t;he s im u lt a ­
n eou s en try of fig u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' le d g e r r e c o r d . The m ach in e a u to m a tic a lly a c c u m u la te s
fig u r e s on a n u m ber of v e r t ic a l co lu m n s and c o m p u te s, and u su a lly p r in ts a u to m a tic a lly the
d eb it o r c r e d it b a la n c e s . D o es not in volve a know ledge of b o o k k eep in g. W orks fr o m u n ifo rm
and sta n d a rd ty p es of s a l e s and c r e d it s li p s .

CLERK,

O R D ER

R e c e iv e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s fo r m a te r ia l o r m e r c h a n d ise by m a il, phone, o r p e r so n a lly .
D u ties involve an y co m b in atio n of the fo llo w in g : Q uoting p r ic e s to c u s t o m e r s ; m akin g out an o r d e r
sh e e t listin g the it e m s to m ak e up the o r d e r ; ch eckin g p r ic e s and q u a n titie s of ite m s on o r d e r
sh e e t; and d istr ib u tin g o r d e r s h e e ts to r e s p e c t iv e d e p a r tm e n ts to be fille d . M ay ch eck with c r e d it
d e p a rtm e n t to d e te rm in e c r e d it ra tin g of c u s t o m e r , ackn o w ledge r e c e ip t of o r d e r s fr o m c u s t o m e r s ,
follow up o r d e r s to se e th at th ey have b een f ille d , k eep file of o r d e r s r e c e iv e d , and ch eck sh ippin g
in v o ic e s w ith o r ig in a l o r d e r s .

BO O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R
O p e ra te s a bookk eep in g m ach in e (R em in gton R an d, E llio tt F is h e r , S u n d stran d , B u r r o u g h s,
N atio n al C a sh R e g is t e r , with o r w ithout a ty p e w rite r k eyb o ard ) to k eep a r e c o r d of b u s in e s s
t r a n s a c t io n s .
C l a s s A . K e e p s a se t of r e c o r d s re q u irin g a know ledge of and e x p e r ie n c e in b a s ic
bookk eep in g p r in c ip le s , and f a m ilia r it y with the s tr u c tu r e of the p a r tic u la r acco u n tin g s y st e m
u se d . D e te rm in e s p ro p e r r e c o r d s and d istrib u tio n of d eb it and c r e d it it e m s to be u se d in eac h
p h ase of the w ork . M ay p r e p a r e co n so lid a te d r e p o r t s , b a la n c e s h e e ts , and oth er r e c o r d s
by hand.

CLERK,

PAYRO LL

C o m p u tes w ag e s of co m p an y e m p lo y e e s and e n t e r s the n e c e s s a r y d ata on the p a y ro ll
s h e e ts . D u ties in v o lv e: C a lc u la tin g w o r k e r s' e a r n in g s b a se d on tim e o r p ro du ctio n r e c o r d s ; and
p o stin g c a lc u la te d d a ta on p a y r o ll sh e e t, show ing in fo rm a tio n su ch a s w o r k e r 's n am e, w orking
d a y s, tim e , r a t e , d ed u ctio n s fo r in su r a n c e , and to ta l w a g e s du e. M ay m ake out p ay ch ec k s and
a s s i s t p a y m a ste r in m ak in g up and d istr ib u tin g p ay e n v e lo p e s. M ay u se a c a lc u la tin g m ach in e.

C la s s B. K e e p s a r e c o r d of one o r m o re p h a se s or se c tio n s of a se t of r e c o r d s u su a lly
re q u irin g little know ledge of b a s ic book k eep in g. P h a s e s o r se c tio n s in clu de a c co u n ts p ay ab le ,
p a y r o ll, c u s t o m e r s ' ac c o u n ts (not in clu din g a sim p le type of b illin g d e s c r ib e d u n der b il le r ,
m a ch in e), c o s t d istrib u tio n , e x p e n se d istrib u tio n , in ven to ry c o n tro l, e tc . M ay ch eck o r a s s i s t
in p re p a ra tio n of t r i a l b a la n c e s and p r e p a r e co n tro l sh e e ts fo r the acco u n tin g d e p a rtm e n t.

CO M PTO M ETER O PERATO R
P r im a r y duty is to o p e r a te a C o m p to m e te r to p e r fo r m m a th e m a tic a l co m p u tatio n s. T h is
job is not to be co n fu se d with that of s t a t i s t i c a l or o th er type of c le r k , which m a y involve f r e ­
quent u se of a C o m p to m e te r but, in w hich, u se of th is m ach in e is in c id en tal to p e rfo rm a n c e of
o th er d u tie s.

C L E R K , A CCO U N TIN G
C la s s A . U nder g e n e r a l d ire c tio n of a b o o k k eep er o r ac co u n tan t, h a s r e s p o n s ib ility fo r
k eep in g one o r m o re se c tio n s of a co m p lete s e t of bo o k s o r r e c o r d s r e la tin g to one p h ase
of an e s t a b lis h m e n t 's b u s in e s s t r a n s a c t io n s . W ork in v o lv e s p o stin g and b ala n cin g s u b s id ia r y
le d g e r o r le d g e r s su ch a s a c co u n ts r e c e iv a b le or a c c o u n ts p a y a b le ; ex am in in g and coding
in v o ic e s o r v o u c h e rs with p ro p e r accou n tin g d istrib u tio n ; and r e q u ir e s ju d gm en t and e x p e r i­
en ce in m akin g p ro p e r a s s ig n a tio n s and a llo c a t io n s . M ay a s s i s t in p r e p a r in g , a d ju stin g , and
c lo sin g jo u rn a l e n t r ie s ; and m a y d ir e c t c l a s s B accou n tin g c l e r k s .

KEYPUNCH O PERATO R
C l a s s A . O p e r a te s a n u m e rical a n d /o r a lp h a b e tic a l o r com b in atio n keypunch m ach in e to
t r a n s c r ib e d a ta fr o m v a r io u s so u r c e d o c u m en ts to keypunch tab u latin g c a r d s . P e r fo r m s sa m e
t a s k s a s lo w er le v e l keypunch o p e r a to r but, in ad d itio n , w ork r e q u ir e s a p p lic a tio n of coding
s k ill s and the m akin g of so m e d e te r m in a tio n s , fo r e x a m p le , lo c a t e s on the s o u r c e docu m en t
the it e m s to be punched; e x t r a c t s in fo rm atio n fr o m s e v e r a l d o c u m e n ts; and s e a r c h e s fo r and
in t e r p r e t s in fo rm atio n on the do cu m en t to d e te r m in e in fo rm a tio n to be punched. M ay tr a in
in e x p e rie n c e d o p e r a to r s .

C l a s s B . U nder su p e r v isio n , p e r fo r m s one o r m o re rou tin e acco u n tin g o p e r a tio n s su ch
a s p o stin g iim p le jo u rn a l v o u c h e rs or ac c o u n ts p ay ab le v o u c h e r s, e n terin g v o u c h e rs in
vo u ch er r e g i s t e r s ; re c o n c ilin g bank a c c o u n ts; and p o stin g s u b s id ia r y le d g e r s c o n tro lle d by
g e n e r a l le d g e r s , o r p o stin g sim p le c o s t accou n tin g d a ta . T h is jo b d o e s not r e q u ir e a know l­
ed g e of accou n tin g and bookk eep in g p r in c ip le s but is found in o ffic e s in w hich the m o r e rou tin e
accou n tin g w ork is su b d ivid ed on a fu n ction al b a s i s am on g s e v e r a l w o r k e r s.




F IL E

C la s s A . In an e s t a b lis h e d filin g s y ste m co n tain in g a n u m b er of v a r ie d su b je c t m a tte r
f i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s and in d e x e s file m a t e r ia l su ch a s c o r r e sp o n d e n c e , r e p o r t s , te ch n ical d o cu ­
m e n ts, e tc . M ay a ls o file th is m a t e r ia l. M ay k eep r e c o r d s of v a r io u s ty p e s in conjunction
with the f i l e s . M ay lea d a s m a ll g ro u p of lo w er le v e l file c l e r k s .

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S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u e d

K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u e d
C la ss B.
U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n o r f o llo w in g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r i n s t r u c t i o n s ,
t r a n s c r i b e s d a t a f r o m s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to p u n c h e d c a r d s .
O p e ra te s a n u m e r ic a l a n d /o r
a l p h a b e t i c a l o r c o m b in a t io n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to k e y p u n c h t a b u la t in g c a r d s . M a y v e r i f y c a r d s .
W o rk in g f r o m v a r i o u s s t a n d a r d iz e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s , f o ll o w s s p e c i f i e d s e q u e n c e s w h ich h a v e
b e e n c o d e d o r p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a i l a n d r e q u i r e l i t t l e o r no s e l e c t i n g , c o d in g , o r in t e r p r e t in g
o f d a t a to b e p u n c h e d . P r o b l e m s a r i s i n g f r o m e r r o n e o u s i t e m s o r c o d e s , m i s s i n g in f o r m a t io n ,
e t c . , a r e r e f e r r e d to s u p e r v i s o r .

d. S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t , f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l
o f o f f ic i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
e . S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a l a r g e a n d im p o r t a n t o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a m id d le
m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r o f a n o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t o fte n in v o lv in g a s m a n y a s s e v e r a l
h u n d r e d p e r s o n s ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 000 p e r s o n s .
C la ss C

O F F IC E

BO Y OR G IR L

P e r f o r m s v a r i o u s r o u t in e d u t ie s s u c h a s ru n n in g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t in g m in o r o f f ic e m a ­
c h in e s s u c h a s s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , o p e n in g a n d d is t r i b u t i n g m a i l , a n d o th e r m in o r c l e r i c a l w o rk .

SEC R ET A R Y
A s s i g n e d a s p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a l ly to one in d iv id u a l. M a in t a in s a c l o s e a n d h ig h ly
r e s p o n s i v e r e l a t i o n s h i p to th e d a y - t o - d a y w o r k a c t i v i t i e s o f th e s u p e r v i s o r . W o rk s f a i r l y in d e ­
p e n d e n tly r e c e i v i n g a m in im u m of d e t a ile d s u p e r v i s i o n a n d g u id a n c e .
P e r fo r m s v a r ie d c l e r ic a l
a n d s e c r e t a r i a l d u t i e s , u s u a l l y in c lu d in g m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : (a) R e c e i v e s te le p h o n e c a l l s ,
p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , a n d in c o m in g m a i l , a n s w e r s r o u t in e i n q u i r i e s , a n d r o u t e s th e te c h n ic a l i n q u ir i e s
to th e p r o p e r p e r s o n s ; (b) e s t a b l i s h e s , m a i n t a i n s , a n d r e v i s e s th e s u p e r v i s o r 's f i l e s ; (c) m a in t a in s
th e s u p e r v i s o r ' s c a l e n d a r a n d m a k e s a p p o in tm e n t s a s i n s t r u c t e d ; (d) r e l a y s m e s s a g e s f r o m s u p e r ­
v i s o r to s u b o r d i n a t e s ; (e) r e v i e w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o r a n d a , a n d r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s
f o r th e s u p e r v i s o r ' s s i g n a t u r e to a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l a n d t y p o g r a p h ic a c c u r a c y ; a n d (f) p e r f o r m s
s t e n o g r a p h ic a n d ty p in g w o rk .
M a y a l s o p e r f o r m o th e r c l e r i c a l a n d s e c r e t a r i a l t a s k s o f c o m p a r a b le n a tu r e a n d d if f i c u l t y .
T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f ic e r o u t in e a n d u n d e r s t a n d in g o f th e o r g a n i z a t io n ,
p r o g r a m s , a n d p r o c e d u r e s r e l a t e d to th e w o r k o f th e s u p e r v i s o r .
E x c lu s io n s
N o t a l l p o s it i o n s th a t a r e t i t le d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s th e a b o v e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . E x a m p l e s
o f p o s i t i o n s w h ich a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th e d e f in itio n a r e a s f o ll o w s : (a) P o s i t i o n s w h ich d o n o t m e e t
th e " p e r s o n a l " s e c r e t a r y c o n c e p t d e s c r i b e d a b o v e ; (b) s t e n o g r a p h e r s n o t f u l ly t r a i n e d in s e c r e t a r i a l
ty p e d u t i e s ; (c ) s t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v i n g a s o f f ic e a s s i s t a n t s to a g r o u p o f p r o f e s s i o n a l , t e c h n ic a l,
o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n s ; (d) s e c r e t a r y p o s it i o n s in w h ich th e d u t ie s a r e e i t h e r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e
r o u t in e o r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e c o m p le x a n d r e s p o n s i b l e th a n th o s e c h a r a c t e r i z e d in th e d e f in itio n ;
an d (e) a s s i s t a n t ty p e p o s it i o n s w h ich in v o lv e m o r e d if f i c u l t o r m o r e r e s p o n s i b l e t e c h n ic a l, a d m in ­
i s t r a t i v e , s u p e r v i s o r y , o r s p e c i a l i z e d c l e r i c a l d u t ie s w h ich a r e no t t y p ic a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o rk .
N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d in th e le v e l d e f in i t io n s fo llo w in g , r e f e r s to
t h o s e o f f i c i a l s w h o h a v e a s i g n i f ic a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o lic y m a k in g r o le w ith r e g a r d to m a jo r
c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s . T h e t i t le " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , " th o u g h n o r m a l l y in d ic a t iv e o f t h is r o l e , d o e s not
in a l l c a s e s id e n tify su c h p o s i t i o n s . V ic e p r e s i d e n t s w h o s e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s to a c t p e r ­
s o n a l ly on in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t i o n s ( e . g . , a p p r o v e o r d e n y in d iv id u a l lo a n o r c r e d i t a c t i o n s ;
a d m i n i s t e r in d iv id u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d i r e c t l y s u p e r v i s e a c l e r i c a l s t a ff ) a r e n o t c o n s i d e r e d to b e
" c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s o f a p p ly in g th e fo llo w in g l e v e l d e f i n i t i o n s .
G la s s A
a ll,

a.
S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a i r m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in
o v e r 100 b u t f e w e r th a n 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

b.
S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o t h e r th a n th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t )
o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 b u t f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
c.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d ( im m e d i a t e l y b e lo w
s e g m e n t o r s u b s i d i a r y o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s ,

th e c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r le v e l ) o f a m a j o r
in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

C la ss B
a ll,

a.
S e c r e t a r y t o th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in
fe w e r th a n 100 p e r s o n s ; o r

b.
S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o t h e r th a n th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t )
o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 100 b u t f e w e r th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
c . S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d ( im m e d i a t e l y b e lo w th e o f f i c e r le v e l) o v e r e i t h e r a m a j o r
c o r p o r a t e - w i d e f u n c t io n a l a c t i v i t y ( e . g . , m a r k e t i n g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t i o n s , i n d u s t r i a l r e l a t i o n s , e t c .) o r ~ a m a j o r g e o g r a p h ic o r o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a r e g i o n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ;
a m a j o r d iv is io n ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 b u t f e w e r th a n 2 5 ,0 0 0
e m p lo y e e s; or




a.
S e c r e t a r y to a n e x e c u t i v e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o s e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s n o t e q u iv a le n t
to o n e o f th e s p e c i f i c l e v e l s i t u a t io n s in th e d e fin itio n f o r c l a s s B , b u t w h o s e s u b o r d in a t e s t a f f
n o r m a l l y n u m b e r s a t l e a s t s e v e r a l d o z e n e m p l o y e e s a n d i s u s u a l l y d iv id e d in to o r g a n i z a t i o n a l
s e g m e n t s w h ic h a r e o fte n , in t u r n , f u r t h e r s u b d iv id e d . In s o m e c o m p a n ie s , t h is l e v e l in c lu d e s
a w id e r a n g e o f o r g a n i z a t i o n a l e c h e lo n s ; in o t h e r s , o n ly o n e o r tw o ; 0 £
b. S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . (o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l
o f o f f ic i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r th a n 5, 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
C la ss D
a.
S e c r e t a r y to th e s u p e r v i s o r o r h e a d o f a s m a l l o r g a n i z a t i o n a l u n it ( e . g . , fe w e r th a n
a b o u t 2 5 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; o r
b.
S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e r v i s o r y s t a f f s p e c i a l i s t , p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p l o y e e , a d m i n i s t r a ­
t i v e o f f i c e r , o r a s s i s t a n t , s k i l l e d t e c h n ic i a n o r e x p e r t .
(N O T E ;
M a n y c o m p a n ie s a s s i g n
s t e n o g r a p h e r s , r a t h e r th a n s e c r e t a r i e s a s d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , to t h is l e v e l o f s u p e r v i s o r y o r
n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r .)
ST E N O G R A P H E R ,

GENERAL

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u t in e v o c a b u la r y f r o m one o r m o r e
p e r s o n s e i t h e r in s h o r t h a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n . M a y
a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it t e n c o p y . M a y m a in t a in f i l e s , k e e p s i m p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o th e r r e l a t i v e l y
r o u t in e c l e r i c a l t a s k s .
M a y o p e r a t e f r o m a s t e n o g r a p h ic p o o l.
D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g m a c h in e w o r k .
(S e e t r a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e o p e r a t o r .)
STEN O G R A PH ER ,

S E N IO R

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u la r y
su c h a s in l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h f r o m o n e o r m o r e p e r s o n s e i t h e r in s h o r t ­
h a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n . M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it te n
copy.
M a y a l s o s e t u p a n d m a in t a in f i l e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e t c .
OR
P e r f o r m s s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t ie s r e q u ir i n g s i g n i f ic a n t l y g r e a t e r in d e p e n d e n c e a n d r e s p o n s i ­
b il it y th a n s t e n o g r a p h e r s , g e n e r a l a s e v id e n c e d b y th e f o llo w in g : W o rk r e q u i r e s h ig h d e g r e e o f
s t e n o g r a p h ic s p e e d a n d a c c u r a c y ; a n d a th o r o u g h w o rk in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s i n e s s a n d o ffic e
p r o c e d u r e s a n d o f th e s p e c i f i c b u s i n e s s o p e r a t i o n s , o r g a n i z a t io n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s ,
w o r k flo w , e t c .
U s e s t h is k n o w le d g e in p e r f o r m i n g s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t ie s an d r e s p o n s i b l e c l e r i c a l
t a s k s su c h a s , m a in ta in in g fo llo w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b l i n g m a t e r i a l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , l e t t e r s ,
e t c . ; c o m p o s in g s i m p le l e t t e r s f r o m g e n e r a l i n s t r u c t i o n s ; r e a d i n g an d r o u t in g in c o m in g m a i l ; an d
a n s w e r in g r o u t in e q u e s t i o n s , e t c .
D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e w o r k .
S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a s i n g l e - o r m u lt ip l e - p o s it i o n te le p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , i n t r a p l a n t o r o f f ic e c a l l s . P e r f o r m s f u l l t e le p h o n e i n f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e o r h a n d le s
c o m p le x c a l l s , s u c h a s c o n f e r e n c e , c o l l e c t , o v e r s e a s , o r s i m i l a r c a l l s , e i t h e r in a d d it io n to
d o in g r o u t in e w o r k a s d e s c r i b e d f o r s w i t c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r , c l a s s B , o r a s a f u l l - t i m e
a s s i g n m e n t . ( " F u l l " te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w h e n th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t h a s v a r i e d
f u n c tio n s th a t a r e n o t r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n p u r p o s e s , e . g . , b e c a u s e
o f o v e r l a p p i n g o r i n t e r r e l a t e d f u n c t io n s , a n d c o n s e q u e n t l y p r e s e n t f r e q u e n t p r o b l e m s a s to
w h ic h e x t e n s io n s a r e a p p r o p r i a t e f o r c a l l s . )
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s a s i n g l e - o r m u lt ip l e - p o s it i o n te le p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , in t r a p l a n t o r o f f ic e c a l l s . M a y h a n d le r o u t in e lo n g d i s t a n c e c a l l s a n d r e c o r d t o l l s .
M a y p e r f o r m li m i t e d te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e . ( " L i m i t e d " te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e
o c c u r s i f th e f u n c t io n s o f th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e r v i c e d a r e r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e
i n f o r m a t io n p u r p o s e s , o r i f th e r e q u e s t s a r e r o u t in e , e . g . , g iv in g e x t e n s io n n u m b e r s w h en
s p e c i f i c n a m e s a r e f u r n is h e d , o r i f c o m p le x c a l l s a r e r e f e r r e d to a n o th e r o p e r a t o r .)

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T A B U L A T I N G - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u e d

In a d d it io n to p e r f o r m i n g d u t ie s o f o p e r a t o r on a s i n g l e - p o s i t i o n o r m o n i t o r - t y p e s w i t c h ­
b o a r d , a c t s a s r e c e p t i o n i s t a n d m a y a l s o ty p e o r p e r f o r m r o u t in e c l e r i c a l w o r k a s p a r t o f r e g u l a r
d u tie s.
T h is ty p in g o r c l e r i c a l w o r k m a y t a k e th e m a j o r p a r t o f t h is w o r k e r 's t i m e w h ile at
sw itc h b o a rd .

C l a s s C . O p e r a t e s s i m p le t a b u l a t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h in e s su c h a s th e
s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c in g p u n c h , c o l l a t o r , e t c . , w ith s p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t i o n s .
M a y in c lu d e s i m p le
w ir in g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d s o m e f il in g w o r k . T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y in v o l v e s p o r t io n s o f a w o r k
u n it, f o r e x a m p le , in d iv id u a l s o r t i n g o r c o ll a t in g r u n s o r r e p e t i t i v e o p e r a t i o n s .
T R A N S C R IB IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R ,

GEN ERAL

T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a v a r i e t y o f t a b u l a t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h i n e s , t y p i c a l l y
in c lu d in g s u c h m a c h in e s a s th e t a b u l a t o r , c a l c u l a t o r , i n t e r p r e t e r , c o l l a t o r , a n d o t h e r s .
P e r f o r m s c o m p le t e r e p o r t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s w ith o u t c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n , a n d p e r f o r m s d if f i c u l t
w ir i n g a s r e q u i r e d .
T h e c o m p le t e r e p o r t i n g a n d t a b u l a t in g a s s i g n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y in v o lv e a
v a r i e t y o f lo n g a n d c o m p le x r e p o r t s w h ic h o fte n a r e o f i r r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r in g ty p e r e ­
q u i r in g s o m e p la n n in g a n d s e q u e n c in g o f s t e p s to b e ta k e n . A s a m o r e e x p e r i e n c e d o p e r a t o r ,
i s t y p i c a l l y in v o lv e d in t r a i n i n g new o p e r a t o r s in m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t i a l l y t r a i n e d
o p e r a t o r s in w ir i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d o p e r a t in g s e q u e n c e s o f lo n g a n d c o m p le x r e p o r t s .
D o e s no t in c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s p e r f o r m i n g t a b u l a t in g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t i o n s a n d d a y - t o d a y s u p e r v i s i o n o f th e w o r k a n d p r o d u c t i o n o f a g r o u p o f t a b u l a t in g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s .
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s m o r e d if f i c u l t t a b u l a t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h in e s s u c h a s th e
t a b u l a t o r a n d c a l c u l a t o r , in a d d it io n to th e s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c e r , a n d c o l l a t o r .
T h is w o r k i s
p e r f o r m e d u n d e r s p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d m a y in c lu d e th e p e r f o r m a n c e o f s o m e w ir i n g f r o m
d i a g r a m s . T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e s , f o r e x a m p l e , t a b u l a t io n s in v o lv in g a r e p e t i t i v e
a c c o u n t in g e x e r c i s e , a c o m p le t e b u t s m a l l t a b u l a t in g s t u d y , o r p a r t s o f a lo n g e r a n d m o r e
c o m p le x r e p o r t . S u c h r e p o r t s a n d s t u d i e s a r e u s u a l l y o f a r e c u r r i n g n a t u r e w h e r e th e p r o ­
c e d u r e s a r e w e ll e s ta b lis h e d .
M a y a l s o in c lu d e th e t r a i n i n g o f n ew e m p l o y e e s in th e b a s i c
o p e r a t io n o f th e m a c h in e .

PROFESSIONAL

P r i m a r y d u ty i s t o t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u t in e v o c a b u la r y f r o m
tr a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e r e c o r d s .
M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it t e n c o p y a n d do s i m p le c l e r i c a l w o r k .
W o r k e r s t r a n s c r i b i n g d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y su c h a s le g a l
b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s o n s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h a r e no t in c lu d e d . A w o r k e r w ho t a k e s d ic t a t io n in s h o r t ­
h a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e i s c l a s s i f i e d a s a s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l .
T Y P IS T
U s e s a t y p e w r it e r to m a k e c o p i e s o f v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l o r to m a k e o ut b i l l s a f t e r c a l c u l a ­
t i o n s h a v e b e e n m a d e b y a n o th e r p e r s o n . M a y in c lu d e ty p in g o f s t e n c i l s , m a t s , o r s i m i l a r m a t e ­
r i a l s f o r u s e in d u p li c a t in g p r o c e s s e s . M a y do c l e r i c a l w o r k in v o lv in g li t t l e s p e c i a l t r a i n in g , su c h
a s k e e p in g s i m p l e r e c o r d s , f il in g r e c o r d s a n d r e p o r t s , o r s o r t i n g a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g in c o m in g m a i l .
C l a s s A . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o llo w in g : T y p in g m a t e r i a l in f in a l f o r m w h en it
in v o l v e s c o m b in in g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s o r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y fo r c o r r e c t s p e l l i n g ,
s y l l a b i c a t i o n , p u n c t u a tio n , e t c . , o f t e c h n ic a l o r u n u s u a l w o r d s o r f o r e i g n la n g u a g e m a t e r i a l ;
a n d p la n n in g la y o u t a n d t y p in g o f c o m p lic a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s to m a in t a in u n if o r m i t y a n d
b a l a n c e in s p a c i n g .
M a y ty p e r o u t in e f o r m l e t t e r s v a r y in g d e t a i l s to s u it c i r c u m s t a n c e s .
C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo ll o w i n g : C o p y ty p in g f r o m r o u g h o r c l e a r d r a f t s ;
r o u t in e ty p in g o f f o r m s , i n s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c .; a n d s e t t in g up s i m p le s t a n d a r d t a b u l a t io n s ,
o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p le x t a b l e s a l r e a d y s e t u p a n d s p a c e d p r o p e r l y .

TECHNICAL
D R A F T S M A N — C o n tin u e d

D RA FT SM A N
C l a s s A . P l a n s th e g r a p h i c p r e s e n t a t i o n o f c o m p le x i t e m s h a v in g d i s t i n c t i v e d e s i g n
f e a t u r e s t h a t d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m e s t a b l i s h e d d r a f t i n g p r e c e d e n t s . W o rk s in c l o s e s u p ­
p o r t w ith th e d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r , a n d m a y r e c o m m e n d m in o r d e s i g n c h a n g e s . A n a l y z e s th e
e f f e c t o f e a c h c h a n g e o n th e d e t a i l s o f f o r m , f u n c tio n , a n d p o s i t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c o m ­
p o n en ts an d p a r t s .
W o r k s w ith a m in im u m o f s u p e r v i s o r y a s s i s t a n c e .
C o m p le t e d w o r k i s
r e v i e w e d b y d e s ig n o r i g i n a t o r f o r c o n s i s t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g in e e r in g d e t e r m i n a t i o n s .
M ay
e i t h e r p r e p a r e d r a w i n g s , o r d i r e c t t h e i r p r e p a r a t i o n b y lo w e r l e v e l d r a f t s m e n .
C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n r o u tin e a n d c o m p le x d r a f t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s th a t r e q u i r e th e a p p l i ­
c a t io n o f m o s t o f th e s t a n d a r d i z e d d r a w in g t e c h n iq u e s r e g u l a r l y u s e d .
D u t ie s t y p i c a l l y in ­
v o lv e s u c h w o r k a s :
P r e p a r e s w o r k in g d r a w in g s o f s u b a s s e m b l i e s w ith i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s ,
m u lt ip l e fu n c t io n s , a n d p r e c i s e p o s i t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e t w e e n c o m p o n e n t s ; p r e p a r e s a r c h i ­
t e c t u r a l d r a w in g s f o r c o n s t r u c t io n o f a b u ild in g in c lu d in g d e t a il d r a w in g s o f f o u n d a t io n s , w a ll
s e c t i o n s , f lo o r p l a n s , a n d r o o f . U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u l a s a n d m a n u a l s in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y
c o m p u t a t io n s to d e t e r m in e q u a n t i t ie s 'o f m a t e r i a l s to b e u s e d , lo a d c a p a c i t i e s , s t r e n g t h s ,
s t r e s s e s , etc .
R e c e i v e s in i t i a l i n s t r u c t i o n s , r e q u i r e m e n t s , a n d a d v ic e f r o m s u p e r v i s o r .
C o m p le t e d w o r k i s c h e c k e d f o r t e c h n ic a l a d e q u a c y .

C l a s s C . P r e p a r e s d e t a il d r a w in g s o f s i n g l e u n it s o r p a r t s f o r e n g in e e r in g , c o n s t r u c t io n ,
m a n u f a c t u r i n g , o r r e p a i r p u r p o s e s . T y p e s o f d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d in c lu d e i s o m e t r i c p r o j e c t i o n s
(d e p ic t in g t h r e e d im e n s io n s in a c c u r a t e s c a l e ) a n d s e c t i o n a l v ie w s to c l a r i f y p o s it i o n in g o f

c o m p o n e n t s a n d c o n v e y n e e d e d in f o r m a t io n . C o n s o lid a t e s d e t a i l s f r o m a n u m b e r o f s o u r c e s
an d a d ju s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a l e a s r e q u ir e d .
S u g g e s t e d m e th o d s o f a p p r o a c h , a p p lic a b le
p r e c e d e n t s , a n d a d v ic e o n s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g iv e n w ith i n i t i a l a s s i g n m e n t s .
I n s t r u c t io n s
a r e l e s s c o m p le t e w h e n a s s i g n m e n t s r e c u r .
W o rk m a y b e s p o t - c h e c k e d d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
D R A FT SM A N -T R A C E R
C o p i e s p l a n s a n d d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s b y p l a c in g t r a c i n g c lo th o r p a p e r o v e r
d r a w in g s a n d t r a c i n g w ith p e n o r p e n c i l .
(D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a c i n g l i m i t e d to p l a n s p r i m a r i l y
c o n s i s t i n g o f s t r a i g h t li n e s a n d a l a r g e s c a l e n o t r e q u i r i n g c l o s e d e lin e a t i o n .)
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P r e p a r e s s i m p l e o r r e p e t i t i v e d r a w in g s o f e a s i l y v i s u a l i z e d i t e m s .
d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
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IN D U S T R IA L (R E G IS T E R E D )

A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w h o g i v e s n u r s i n g s e r v i c e U n d e r g e n e r a l m e d i c a l d i r e c t i o n to i l l o r
in ju r e d e m p l o y e e s o r o th e r p e r s o n s w h o b e c o m e i l l o r s u f f e r a n a c c id e n t o n th e p r e m i s e s o f a
f a c t o r y o r o th e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . D u t ie s in v o lv e a c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o llo w in g : G iv in g f i r s t a id
to th e il l o r in ju r e d ; a tte n d in g to s u b s e q u e n t d r e s s i n g o f e m p l o y e e s ' i n j u r i e s ; k e e p in g r e c o r d s
o f p a t i e n t s t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r i n g a c c id e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t io n o r o th e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t i n g in
p h y s i c a l e x a m i n a t io n s a n d h e a lt h e v a l u a t io n s o f a p p l i c a n t s a n d e m p l o y e e s ; a n d p la n n in g a n d c a r r y ­
in g o u t p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g h e a lt h e d u c a t io n , a c c id e n t p r e v e n t io n , e v a l u a t io n o f p la n t e n v ir o n m e n t ,
o r o th e r a c t i v i t i e s a f f e c t i n g th e h e a lt h , w e l f a r e , a n d s a f e t y o f a l l p e r s o n n e l .

M AINTENANCE AISD PQVEEPLANT
CARPENTER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n t r y d u t ie s n e c e s s a r y to c o n s t r u c t a n d m a in t a in in g o o d r e p a i r b u ild in g
w o o d w o rk a n d e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s b i n s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t i t i o n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s ,
c a s i n g s , a n d t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g :
P la n ­
n in g a n d la y i n g o u t o f w o r k f r o m b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l i n s t r u c t i o n s u s in g a
v a r i e t y o f c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d t o o ls , p o r t a b l e p o w e r t o o l s , a n d s t a n d a r d m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ;




CARPENTER,

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

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

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o r r e p a i r o f e q u ip m e n t f o r th e g e n e r a t io n , d i s t r i b u t i o n , o r u t i l i z a t i o n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in a n
e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : I n s t a ll in g o r r e p a i r i n g a n y o f a v a r i e t y o f
e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w i t c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c i r c u i t b r e a k ­
e r s , m o t o r s , h e a t in g u n i t s , c o n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o th e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t ; w o r k in g f r o m
b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w in g s , l a y o u t s , o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; lo c a t i n g a n d d ia g n o s in g t r o u b le in th e
e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r e q u ip m e n t ; w o r k in g s t a n d a r d c o m p u ta tio n s r e l a t i n g to lo a d r e q u i r e m e n t s o f
w ir i n g o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t ; a n d u s in g a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n 's h a n d t o o ls a n d m e a s u r i n g a n d
t e s t i n g in s t r u m e n t s . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n ­
in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d
e x p e rie n c e .

th e v a r i o u s a s s e m b l i e s in th e v e h i c le a n a m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s ; a n d a lin in g w h e e ls ,
a d ju s t i n g b r a k e s a n d l i g h t s , o r t ig h te n in g b o d y b o l t s .
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m e c h a n ic r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n ­
t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

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O p e r a t e s a n d m a in t a in s a n d m a y a l s o s u p e r v i s e th e o p e r a t io n o f s t a t i o n a r y e n g in e s a n d
e q u ip m e n t ( m e c h a n ic a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) to su p p ly th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith p o w e r ,
h e a t , r e f r i g e r a t i o n , o r a ir - c o n d it io n i n g .
W o rk in v o l v e s : O p e r a t in g a n d m a in t a in in g e q u ip m e n t
s u c h a s s t e a m e n g i n e s , a i r c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b i n e s , v e n t il a t in g a n d r e f r i g ­
e r a t i n g e q u ip m e n t , s t e a m b o i l e r s a n d b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ; m ilk in g e q u ip m e n t r e p a i r s ; a n d
k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t io n o f m a c h in e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , a n d f u e l c o n s u m p tio n . M a y a l s o s u ­
p e r v is e th e se o p e r a tio n s .
H e a d o r c h ie f e n g i n e e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e th a n one
e n g in e e r a r e e x c l u d e d .
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F i r e s s t a t i o n a r y b o i l e r s to f u r n is h th e e s t a b li s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith h e a t , p o w e r ,
o r s t e a m . F e e d s f u e l s to f i r e b y h a n d o r o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n ic a l s t o k e r , o r g a s o r o il b u r n e r ;
a n d c h e c k s w a t e r a n d s a f e t y v a l v e s . M a y c l e a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a i r i n g b o i l e r r o o m e q u ip m e n t .
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M A IN T E N A N C E T R A D E S

A s s i s t s o n e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in th e s k i l l e d m a in t e n a n c e t r a d e s , b y p e r f o r m i n g s p e c i f i c
o r g e n e r a l d u t ie s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , s u c h a s k e e p in g a w o r k e r s u p p li e d w ith m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s ;
c le a n in g .w o r k in g a r e a , m a c h in e , a n d e q u ip m e n t ; a s s i s t i n g jo u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s o r
t o o l s ; a n d p e r f o r m i n g o th e r u n s k ill e d t a s k s a s d i r e c t e d b y jo u r n e y m a n .
T h e k in d o f w o r k th e
h e l p e r i s p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m v a r i e s f r o m t r a d e to t r a d e : In s o m e t r a d e s th e h e l p e r i s c o n ­
f in e d to s u p p ly i n g , l i f t in g , a n d h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s a n d c le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a s ; a n d in
o t h e r s h e i s p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m s p e c i a l i z e d m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e th a t a r e
a l s o p e r f o r m e d b y w o r k e r s on a f u l l - t i m e b a s i s .
M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R ,

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S p e c i a l i z e s in th e o p e r a t io n o f o n e o r m o r e t y p e s o f m a c h in e t o o l s , s u c h a s j i g b o r e r s ,
c y l i n d r i c a l o r s u r f a c e g r i n d e r s , e n g in e l a t h e s , o r m i ll in g m a c h i n e s , in th e c o n s t r u c t io n of
m a c h in e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s , o r d i e s . W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : P l a n ­
n in g a n d p e r f o r m i n g d if f i c u l t m a c h in in g o p e r a t i o n s ; p r o c e s s i n g i t e m s r e q u i r i n g c o m p lic a t e d s e t u p s
o r a h ig h d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e l e c t i n g f e e d s ,
s p e e d s , t o o l in g , a n d o p e r a t io n s e q u e n c e ; a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s d u r in g o p e r a t io n to
a c h ie v e r e q u i s i t e t o l e r a n c e s o r d im e n s io n s . M a y b e r e q u i r e d to r e c o g n i z e w h e n t o o l s n e e d d r e s s ­
in g , to d r e s s t o o l s , a n d to s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o la n t s a n d c u ttin g a n d l u b r ic a t i n g o i l s . F o r c r o s s ­
in d u s t r y w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , m a c h in e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s , t o o l r o o m , in t o o l a n d d ie jo b b in g s h o p s
a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
M A C H IN IS T , M A IN T E N A N C E
P r o d u c e s r e p la c e m e n t p a r t s a n d new p a r t s in m a k in g r e p a i r s o f m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n ­
i c a l e q u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d in a n e s t a b li s h m e n t . W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : I n t e r p r e t i n g
w r it t e n i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; p la n n in g a n d la y i n g o ut o f w o r k ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f m a ­
c h i n i s t 's h a n d to o ls a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t in g u p a n d o p e r a t in g s t a n d a r d m a c h in e
t o o l s ; s h a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e l a t i n g t o
d im e n s io n s o f w o r k , t o o l in g , f e e d s , a n d s p e e d s o f m a c h in in g ; k n o w le d g e o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s
o f th e c o m m o n m e t a l s ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d a r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , a n d e q u ip m e n t r e q u i r e d f o r h i s w o r k ;
a n d fit t in g a n d a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s in to m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t . In g e n e r a l , th e m a c h i n i s t 's w o rk
n o r m a l ly r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g in m a c h in e - s h o p p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E ( M A IN T E N A N C E )
R e p a i r s a u t o m o b i l e s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , a n d t r a c t o r s o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk in ­
v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : E x a m in in g a u t o m o tiv e e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ;
d i s a s s e m b l i n g e q u ip m e n t a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s t h a t in v o lv e th e u s e o f s u c h h a n d to o ls a s
w r e n c h e s , g a g e s , d r i l l s , o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u ip m e n t in d i s a s s e m b l i n g o r f it t in g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g
b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g r in d in g a n d a d ju s t i n g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g a n d i n s t a l lin g




M E C H A N IC ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

R e p a i r s m a c h in e r y o r m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
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o f th e f o llo w in g : E x a m in in g m a c h in e s an d m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ;
d is m a n t l in g o r p a r t l y d is m a n t l in g m a c h in e s a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t m a in ly in v o lv e th e u s e
o f h a n d to o ls in s c r a p i n g a n d f it t in g p a r t s ; r e p la c i n g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s w ith i t e m s o b ta in e d
f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r i n g th e p r o d u c tio n o f a r e p la c e m e n t p a r t b y a m a c h in e s h o p o r se n d in g o f th e
m a c h in e to a m a c h in e sh o p f o r m a jo r r e p a i r s ; p r e p a r i n g w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s
o r f o r th e p r o d u c t io n o f p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h in e s h o p ; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h i n e s ; a n d m a k in g
a l l n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s f o r o p e r a t io n . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f a m a in t e n a n c e m e c h a n ic r e ­
q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r
e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . E x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y
d u t ie s in v o lv e s e t t in g u p o r a d ju s t i n g m a c h in e s .
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I n s t a l l s new m a c h in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t , a n d d i s m a n t l e s a n d i n s t a l l s m a c h in e s o r
h e a v y e q u ip m e n t w h e n c h a n g e s in th e p la n t la y o u t a r e r e q u i r e d . W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l ­
lo w in g : P la n n in g a n d la y i n g o ut o f th e w o r k ; i n t e r p r e t in g b lu e p r in t s o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u s in g
a v a r i e t y o f h a n d to o ls a n d r i g g i n g ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e l a t i n g to s t r e s s e s ,
s t r e n g t h o f m a t e r i a l s , a n d c e n t e r s o f g r a v it y ; a lin in g a n d b a l a n c in g o f e q u ip m e n t ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d ­
a r d t o o l s , e q u ip m e n t , a n d p a r t s to b e u s e d ; a n d in s t a l l i n g a n d m a in t a in in g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r
t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s d r i v e s a n d s p e e d r e d u c e r s .
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n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e in th e t r a d e a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
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L u b r i c a t e s , w ith o i l o r g r e a s e ,
e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
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M A IN T E N A N C E

P a in ts an d r e d e c o r a t e s w a lls , w o o d w o rk , an d fix tu r e s o f an e s ta b lish m e n t.
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v o lv e s th e f o llo w in g : K n o w le d g e o f s u r f a c e p e c u l i a r i t i e s a n d t y p e s o f p a in t r e q u i r e d f o r d if f e r e n t
a p p l i c a t i o n s ; p r e p a r i n g s u r f a c e f o r p a in tin g b y r e m o v in g o ld f in i s h o r b y p l a c in g p u tty o r f i l l e r
in n a i l h o le s a n d i n t e r s t i c e s ; a n d a p p ly in g p a in t w ith s p r a y g u n o r b r u s h . M a y m i x c o l o r s , o i l s ,
w h ite l e a d , a n d o th e r p a in t i n g r e d ie n t s to o b ta in p r o p e r c o lo r o r c o n s is t e n c y . In g e n e r a l , th e
w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p a i n t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h
a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
P IP E F IT T E R ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

I n s t a l l s o r r e p a i r s w a t e r , s t e a m , g a s , o r o th e r t y p e s o f p ip e a n d p i p e f it t in g s in a n
e sta b lish m e n t.
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c a t e p o s it i o n o f p ip e f r o m d r a w in g s o r o th e r w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; c u ttin g v a r i o u s s i z e s o f p ip e
to c o r r e c t le n g th s w ith c h i s e l a n d h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y l e n e t o r c h o r p i p e - c u t t in g m a c h in e ; t h r e a d ­
in g p ip e w ith s t o c k s a n d d i e s ; b e n d in g p ip e b y h a n d - d r iv e n o r p o w e r - d r iv e n m a c h in e s ; a s s e m b l i n g
p ip e w ith c o u p lin g s a n d f a s t e n i n g p ip e to h a n g e r s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e l a t i n g
to p r e s s u r e s , flo w , a n d s i z e o f p ip e r e q u i r e d ; a n d m a k in g s t a n d a r d t e s t s to d e t e r m in e w h e th e r
f in is h e d p i p e s m e e t s p e c i f i c a t i o n s .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p i p e f i t t e r r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . W o r k e r s p r i m a r i l y e n g a g e d in i n s t a l l i n g a n d r e p a i r i n g b u ild in g s a n i t a ­
tio n o r h e a t in g s y s t e m s a r e e x c l u d e d .
PLUM BER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

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

M A IN T E N A N C E

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

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S H E E T - M E T A L W O R K E R , M A I N T E N A N C E --- C o n tin u e d

T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R --- C o n tin u e d

h a n d to o ls in c u ttin g , b e n d in g , f o r m i n g , s h a p i n g , f it t in g , a n d a s s e m b l i n g ; a n d i n s t a l l i n g s h e e t m e t a l a r t i c l e s a s r e q u i r e d . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t
tr a in in g and e x p e rie n c e .

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

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

F o r c r o s s - in d u s t r y w a ge stu d y p u r p o s e s ,
s h o p s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .

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CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
S H I P P I N G A N D R E C E I V IN G C L E R K

G U A RD AND W ATCHM AN
G u a r d . P e r f o r m s r o u t in e p o l i c e d u t i e s , e i t h e r a t f ix e d p o s t o r on t o u r , m a in ta in in g
o r d e r , u s in g a r m s o r f o r c e w h e r e n e c e s s a r y .
I n c lu d e s g a t e m e n w h o a r e s t a t io n e d a t g a t e
a n d c h e c k on id e n tity o f e m p l o y e e s a n d o th e r p e r s o n s e n t e r in g .
W a tc h m a n . M a k e s r o u n d s o f p r e m i s e s p e r i o d i c a l l y in p r o t e c t in g p r o p e r t y a g a i n s t f i r e ,
th e ft, a n d i l l e g a l e n tr y .
JA N IT O R ,

PORTER,

(S w e e p e r ;

OR C LEA N ER

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

ch arw o m an ; ja n i t r e s s )
F o r w age stu d y p u r p o s e s ,

C l e a n s a n d k e e p s in a n o r d e r l y c o n d itio n f a c t o r y w o r k in g a r e a s a n d w a s h r o o m s , o r
p r e m i s e s o f a n o f f i c e , a p a r t m e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l o r o th e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . D u t i e s in v o lv e
a c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o llo w in g : S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b in g , a n d p o l is h i n g f l o o r s ; r e m o v in g
c h ip s , t r a s h , a n d o th e r r e f u s e ; d u s t in g e q u ip m e n t , f u r n i t u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o l is h i n g m e t a l f i x t u r e s
o r t r i m m i n g s ; p r o v id in g s u p p l i e s a n d m in o r m a in te n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; a n d c le a n in g l a v a t o r i e s , s h o w ­
e r s , a n d r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w h o s p e c i a l i z e in w in d o w w a s h in g a r e e x c l u d e d .
LA BO RER,

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

A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r i n g p l a n t , s t o r e , o r o th e r e s t a b li s h m e n t
w h o s e d u t ie s in v o lv e o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o ll o w i n g : L o a d i n g a n d u n lo a d in g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s a n d
m e r c h a n d i s e on o r f r o m f r e i g h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o th e r t r a n s p o r t i n g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k in g , s h e lv in g ,
o r p l a c in g m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d i s e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e lo c a t i o n ; a n d t r a n s p o r t i n g m a t e r i a l s o r
m e r c h a n d i s e b y h a n d tr u c k , c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w . L o n g s h o r e m e n , w h o lo a d a n d u n lo a d s h i p s a r e
e x c lu d e d .

R e c e iv in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g a n d r e c e i v i n g c l e r k

D r i v e s a t r u c k w ith in a c it y o r i n d u s t r i a l a r e a to t r a n s p o r t m a t e r i a l s , m e r c h a n d i s e ,
e q u ip m e n t , o r m e n b e t w e e n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s u c h a s : M a n u fa c tu r in g p l a n t s , f r e ig h t
d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o l e s a le a n d r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , o r b e t w e e n r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s an d
c u s t o m e r s ’ h o u s e s o r p l a c e s o f b u s i n e s s . M a y a l s o lo a d o r u n lo a d t r u c k w ith o r w ith o u t h e l p e r s ,
m a k e m in o r m e c h a n ic a l r e p a i r s , a n d k e e p t r u c k in g o o d w o r k in g o r d e r .
D r i v e r - s a l e s m e n an d
o v e r - th e - r o a d d r iv e r s a r e e x c lu d e d .
F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r i v e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e a n d ty p e o f e q u ip m e n t ,
a s f o ll o w s :
( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r s h o u ld b e r a t e d on th e b a s i s o f t r a i l e r c a p a c it y .)

F IL L E R

(O rd e r p ic k e r ; sto c k s e le c t o r ; w a re h o u se

st o c k m a n )

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

T r u c k d r i v e r ( c o m b in a t io n o f s i z e s l i s t e d s e p a r a t e l y )
T r u c k d r i v e r , lig h t (u n d e r IV 2 to n s )
T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d iu m ( 1 V2 to a n d in c lu d in g 4 to n s )
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , t r a i l e r ty p e )
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , o th e r th a n t r a i l e r ty p e )
TRUCKER,

PACKER,

c l a s s i f i e d a s f o llo w s :

T R U G K D R IV E R

( L o a d e r a n d u n lo a d e r ; h a n d le r a n d s t a c k e r ; s h e l v e r ; t r u c k e r ; s t o c k m a n o r s t o c k h e l p e r ; w a r e ­
h o u s e m a n o r w a r e h o u s e h e lp e r )

O RD ER

w o rk ers a re

POW ER

S H IP P IN G

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




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

m a n u a l ly c o n t r o l le d g a s o l i n e - o r e l e c t r i c - p o w e r e d t r u c k o r t r a c t o r to
m a t e r i a l s o f a l l k in d s a b o u t a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r i n g p la n t, o r o th e r

F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a f e c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f t r u c k , a s fo ll o w s :
T r u c k e r , p o w e r ( f o r k lif t )
T r u c k e r , p o w e r (o th e r th a n f o r k l if t )

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A l i s t of the l a t e s t a v a i l a b l e b u l l e t i n s i s p r e s e n t e d b e lo w . A d i r e c t o r y of a r e a w a g e s t u d i e s in c lu d in g m o r e l i m i t e d s t u d i e s c o n d u c te d a t the
r e q u e s t of the W age and H o u r and P u b l i c C o n t r a c t s D i v i s i o n s of the D e p a r t m e n t of L a b o r i s a v a i l a b l e on r e q u e s t . B u l l e t i n s m a y b e p u r c h a s e d f r o m
the S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of D o c u m e n t s , U .S. G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O f f i c e , W a s h in g to n , D . C . , 204 0 2 , o r f r o m any of the B L S r e g i o n a l s a l e s o f f i c e s shown on
the i n s i d e f r o n t c o v e r .
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A k r o n , Ohio, J u l y 1969 *-------------------- ----------------------A lb a n y — c h e n e c t a d y —T r o y , N . Y . , F e b . 1970--------------S
A l b u q u e r q u e , N. M e x . , A p r . 1969____ -____ __ ________
A lle n tow n — e t h l e h e m — a s t o n , P a . — . J . , M a y 1969----B
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A t l a n t a , G a . , M a y 1 9 6 9 --------------------------------------------B a l t i m o r e , M d ., A u g. 1969______________________________
B e a u m o n t — o r t A r t h u n - O r a n g e , T e x . , M a y 1969 1____
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B i n g h a m to n , N . Y . , J u l y 1969------------------------------------B i r m i n g h a m , A l a . , A p r . 1969 1_________________________
B o i s e C ity , Idaho, N ov. 1969— --------------------------------B o s t o n , M a s s . , A u g . 1969----------------------------------------B u f f a l o , N . Y . , O ct. 1969_________________________________
B u r l i n g t o n , V t., M a r . 1969 1 ____________________________
Can ton , O hio, M a y 1 9 6 9 _________________________________
C h a r l e s t o n , W. V a . , A p r . 1 9 6 9 ---------------------------------C h a r l o t t e , N . C . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 ™ ___________________________
C h a t t a n o o g a , T e n n . - G a . , S e p t . 1969 --------------------------C h ic a g o , 111., A p r . 1969 1 _______________________________
C in c in n a ti, Ohicr-Ky.—I n d . , F e b . 1970 _________________
C l e v e l a n d , O hio, S e p t . 1969 -------------------------------------C o l u m b u s , O h io, O c t. 1969---------------------------------------D a l l a s , T e x . , O ct. 1969_________________________________
D a v e n p o r t — o c k I s l a n d — o l in e , Iowa—
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O ct. 1969 1_______________________________________________
D ay ton , O h io, D e c . 1969________________________________
D e n v e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1969 1______________________________
D e s M o i n e s , Iow a, M a r . 1969___________________________
D e t r o i t , M i c h ., J a n . 1969 1 ------------------ --------------------F o r t W orth, T e x . , O ct. 1969____________________________
G r e e n B a y , W i s ., J u l y 1 9 6 9 -------------------------------------G r e e n v i l l e , S . C . , M a y 1969 1------------------------------------H o u sto n , T e x . , M a y 1969 1----------------------------------------I n d i a n a p o l i s , Ind., O ct. 1969------------------------------------J a c k s o n , M i s s . , J a n . 1970----- ----------------------------------J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . , D e c . 1969----------------------------------K a n s a s C ity , M o .— a n s ., S e p t . 1969-------------------------K
L a w r e n c e — a v e r h i l l , M a s s . — .H ., J u n e 1 9 6 9 — ---- ——
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L i t t l e R o c k - N o r t h L i t t l e R o c k , A r k . , J u l y 1969--------L o s A n g e l e s —L o n g B e a c h and A n a h e im — a n t a A n a S
G a r d e n G r o v e , C a l i f . , M a r . 1969 1 -------------------------L o u i s v i l l e , K y .— n d . , Nov. 1969 1-------------------------------I
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M a n c h e s t e r , N .H ., J u l y 1969 ------------------------------------M e m p h i s , Te n n .— r k . , N ov. 1969 1---------------------------A
M i a m i , F l a . , N ov. 1969------------------- ------------------------M id la n d and O d e s s a , T e x . , J a n . 1 9 7 0 1---------------------M i l w a u k e e , W i s . , A p r . 1969_____________________________
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M u s k e g o n — u s k e g o n H e i g h t s , M i c h ., M a y 1 9 6 9 ________
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N e w a r k and J e r s e y C ity , N . J . , J a n . 1969______________
New H a v e n , C o n n . , J a n . 1970 1__________________________
New O r l e a n s , L a . , J a n . 1970-----------------------------------New Y o r k , N . Y . , A p r . 1969________________________ _____
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H a m p to n , V a . , J u n e 1968______________________________
O k l a h o m a C i t y , O k l a . , J u l y 1969 1______________________
O m ah a, N ebr.—
Iow a, S e p t . 1969--------------------------------P a t e r s o n — lift o n — a s s a i c , N . J . , M a y 1969____________
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P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . — . J . , Nov. 1969 1____________________
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P h o e n i x , A r i z . , M a r . 1969______________________________
P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n . 1969______________________________
P o r t l a n d , M a i n e , Nov. 1969 1___________________________
P o r t l a n d , O r e g . — a s h . , M a y 1969______________________
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P r o v i d e n c e — a w t u c k e t — a rw ic k , R .I.— a s s . ,
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M a y 1969 1 ______________________________________________
R a l e i g h , N . C . , A ug. 1969________________________________
R ic h m o n d , V a . , M a r . 1969___ ___________________________
R o c h e s t e r , N .Y . (o f f ic e o c c u p a t i o n s only),
J u l y 1969---------------------------------------------------------------R o c k f o r d , 111., M a y 1969 ________________________________
St. L o u i s , Mo.—111., M a r . 1969 1________________________
S a l t L a k e C i ty , U tah, N ov. 1969 1______________________
S a n An ton io, T e x . , J u n e 1969 1 _________________________
S a n B e r n a r d i n o — i v e r s i d e — n t a r io , C a l i f . ,
R
O
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S a n D ie g o , C a l i f . , Nov. 1 9 6 9 1___________________________
S a n F r a n c i s c o — a k la n d , C a l i f . , O ct. 1 9 6 9 1____________
O
S a n J o s e , C a l i f . , S e p t . 1969 1___________________________
S a v a n n a h , G a . , M a y 1969________________________________
S c r a n t o n , P a . , J u l y 1969__________ ._____________________
S e a t t l e — v e r e t t , W a s h . , J a n . 1970---------------------------E
S i o u x F a l l s , S. D a k . , S e p t . 1969-------------------------------South B e n d , I n d ., M a r . 1969_____________________________
S p o k a n e , W a s h . , J u n e 1 9 6 9 _____________________________
S y r a c u s e , N . Y . , J u l y 1969_____________________________
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St. P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , A u g. 1969 * ______________
T o l e d o , O hio— i c h ., F e b . 1969 1________________________
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T r e n t o n , N . J . , S e p t . 1969-----------—___________ -_________
U t i c a ^ R o m e , N .Y ., J u l y 1969-----------------------------------W a s h in g to n , D .C .—
Md.—V a . , S e p t . 1969 1_______________
W a t e r b u r y , C o n n . , M a r . 1969___________________________
W a t e r l o o , Iow a, J a n . 1970---------------------------------------W ic h ita, K a n s . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 _____________________________
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s ., M ay 1969___________________________
Y o r k , P a . , F e b . 1969_____________ -______________________
Y ou ng stow n — a r r e n , Ohio, N ov. 1969 1________________
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