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Area Wage Survey
The Sioux Falls, South Dakota, M etropolitan Area
October 1968
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Bulletin
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS REGIONAL OFFICES
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Area Wage Survey
The Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Metropolitan Area
October 1968
Bulletin No. 1625-23
March 1969
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
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of s u r v e y s , a t w o - p a r t s u m m a r y b u lle t in i s i s s u e d . T h e
f i r s t p a r t b r i n g s d a t a f o r e a c h of th e m e t r o p o li t a n a r e a s
s tu d ie d in to on e b u lle t in . --T h e s e c o n d p a r t p r e s e n t s i n f o r
m a tio n w h ic h h a s b e e n p r o j e c t e d f r o m in d iv id u a l m e t r o
p o lit a n a r e a d a t a to r e l a t e to g e o g r a p h ic r e g io n s an d th e
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g r a m . In e a c h a r e a , in f o r m a t io n on o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s
i s c o l l e c t e d a n n u a lly an d on e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s an d
s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s b ie n n ia lly .
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r o p o lit a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e fin e d b y th e B u r e a u o f
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g io n a l o f f ic e in K a n s a s C ity , M o ., u n d e r th e g e n e r a l d i
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A - 1. O ffic e o c c u p a t io n s —m e n a n d w o m e n _________________________
A - 2 . P r o f e s s i o n a l an d t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t io n s —m e n an d
w o m e n ________________________________________________________
A - 3 . O f f ic e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , a n d t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t io n s —
m e n an d w o m e n c o m b in e d _________________________________
A - 4 . M a in te n a n c e an d p o w e r p la n t o c c u p a t i o n s __________________
A - 5 . C u s t o d i a l an d m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t i o n s ___________
E s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s an d s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s :
B - l . M in im u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r w o m e n o f f ic e
w o r k e r s ______________________________________________________
B - 2 . S h ift d i f f e r e n t i a l s ____________________________________________
B - 3 . S c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s _____________________________________
B - 4 . P a i d h o l id a y s _________________________________________________
B - 5 . P a i d v a c a t i o n s ________________________________________________
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Area Wage Survey---The Sioux Falls, S. Dak., Metropolitan Area
Introduction
O c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t an d e a r n in g s d a t a a r e sh o w n f o r
f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s , i . e . , t h o s e h ir e d t o w o r k a r e g u l a r w e e k ly s c h e d u le
in th e g iv e n o c c u p a t io n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
E a r n i n g s d a t a e x c lu d e p r e
m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e an d f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , an d
la t e s h i f t s . N o n p r o d u c tio n b o n u s e s a r e . e x c lu d e d , b u t c o s t - o f - l i v i n g
a l l o w a n c e s an d in c e n t iv e e a r n in g s a r e in c lu d e d . W h e re w e e k ly h o u r s
a r e r e p o r t e d , a s f o r o f f ic e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s , r e f e r e n c e i s to th e
s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k (r o u n d e d to th e n e a r e s t h a lf h o u r) f o r w h ic h e m
p lo 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 o f p a y
f o r o v e r t i m e a t r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) . A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n
in g s f o r t h e s e o c c u p a t io n s h a v e b e e n r o u n d e d to th e n e a r e s t h a l f d o l l a r .
T h is a r e a i s 1 o f 90 in w h ic h th e U .S . D e p a r tm e n t o f L a b o r 's
B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s c o n d u c ts s u r v e y s o f o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s
an 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 In t h i s a r e a , d a t a w e r e
o b ta in e d b y p e r s o n a l v i s i t s o f B u r e a u f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s to r e p r e s e n t
a t i v e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith in s i x b r o a d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s :
M anu
f a c t u r i n g ; t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , an d o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s ;
w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ; an d
se rv ic e s.
M a jo r i n d u s t r y g r o u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m t h e s e s t u d ie s a r e
g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t io n s an d th e c o n s t r u c t i o n an d e x t r a c t i v e i n d u s t r i e s .
E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v in g f e w e r th a n a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s a r e
o m it te d b e c a u s e t h e y te n d to f u r n i s h i n s u f f i c ie n t e m p lo y m e n t in the
o c c u p a t ip n s s t u d ie d t o w a r r a n t i n c lu s i o n . S e p a r a t e t a b u la t io n s a r e
p r o v id e d f o r e a c h o f th e b r o a d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w h ic h m e e t p u b l i
c a t io n c r i t e r i a .
T h e a v e r a g e s p r e se n te d r e f le c t c o m p o site , a r e a w id e e s t i
m a t e s . I n d u s t r i e s an d e s t a b l i s h m e n t s d i f f e r in p a y l e v e l a n d jo b
s t a f f i n g a n d , t h u s , c o n tr ib u te d i f f e r e n t l y to th e e s t i m a t e s f o r e a c h jo b ..
T h e p a y r e l a t i o n s h i p o b ta in a b le f r o m th e a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l to r e f l e c t
a c c u r a t e l y th e w a g e s p r e a d o r d i f f e r e n t i a l m a in t a in e d a m o n g j o b s in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . S i m i l a r l y , d i f f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e p a y l e v
e l s f o r m e n a n d w o m e n in a n y o f th e s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s sh o u ld
not b e a s s u m e d to r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y t r e a t m e n t o f th e s e x e s
w ith in in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . O th e r p o s s i b l e f a c t o r s w h ic h m a y
c o n tr ib u te to d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y f o r m e n an d w o m e n in c lu d e : D i f f e r
e n c e s in p r o g r e s s i o n w ith in e s t a b l i s h e d r a t e r a n g e s , s i n c e o n ly th e
a c t u a l r a t e s p a id in c u m b e n t s a r e c o l l e c t e d ; an d d i f f e r e n c e s in s p e c i f i c
d u t ie s p e r f o r m e d , a lth o u g h th e w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a p p r o p r i a t e l y
w ith in th e s a m e s u r v e y jo b d e s c r i p t i o n .
J o b d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d in
c l a s s i f y i n g e m p l o y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s a r e u s u a l l y m o r e g e n e r a l i z e d
th a n t h o s e u s e d in in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d a llo w f o r m in o r
d i f f e r e n c e s a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e s p e c i f i c d u t ie s p e r f o r m e d .
T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e c o n d u c te d on a s a m p l e b a s i s b e c a u s e o f
th e u n n e c e s s a r y c o s t in v o lv e d in s u r v e y in g a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
To
o b ta in o p tim u m a c c u r a c y a t m in im u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t i o n o f
l a r g e th a n o f s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i s s t u d ie d . In c o m b in in g th e d a t a ,
h o w e v e r , a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e g iv e n t h e i r a p p r o p r i a t e w e ig h t . E s
t i m a t e s b a s e d on th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d ie d a r e p r e s e n t e d , t h e r e f o r e ,
a s r e l a t i n g t o a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e in d u s t r y g r o u p in g a n d a r e a ,
e x c e p t f o r t h o s e b e lo w th e m in im u m s i z e s tu d ie d .
O c c u p a t io n s a n d E a r n i n g s
T h e o c c u p a t io n s s e l e c t e d f o r s tu d y a r e c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y
o f m a n u fa c t u r in g a n d n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g i n d u s t r i e s , a n d a r e o f th e
fo llo w in g t y p e s :
(1) O f f ic e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l an d t e c h n i c a l ;
(3) m a in t e n a n c e an d p o w e r p la n t; a n d (4) c u s t o d ia l an d m a t e r i a l m o v e
m e n t. O c c u p a t io n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i s b a s e d on a u n ifo r m s e t o f jo b
d e s c r i p t 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 in t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t v a r i a t i o n
in d u t ie s w ith in th e s a m e jo b .
T h e o c c u p a t io n s s e l e c t e d f o r stu d y
a r e l i s t e d an d d e s c r i b e d in th e a p p e n d ix . T h e e a r n in g s d a t a fo llo w in g
th e jo b t i t l e s a r e f o r a l l i n d u s t r i e s c o m b in e d . E a r n i n g s d a t a f o r s o m e
o f th e o c c u p a t io n s l i s t e d an d d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s
w ith in o c c u p a t i o n s , a r e n ot p r e s e n t e d in th e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s , b e c a u s e
e it h e r (1) e m p lo y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t io n i s to o s m a l l to p r o v id e e n o u g h
d a t a to m e r i t p r e s e n t a t i o n , o r (2) t h e r e 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
of in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a .
O c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t e s t i m a t e s r e p r e s e n t th e t o t a l in
a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith in th e s c o p e o f th e s tu d y an d n ot th e n u m b e r
a c tu a lly su rv e y e d .
B e c a u s e o f d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t io n a l s t r u c t u r e
a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , th e e s t i m a t e s o f o c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo 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 ie d s e r v e o n ly to in d ic a t e
th e r e l a t i v e i m p o r t a n c e o f th e j o b s s t u d ie d .
T h e s e d i f f e r e n c e s in
o c c u p a t io n a l s t r u c t u r e do n o t a f f e c t m a t e r i a l l y th e a c c u r a c y o f th e
e a r n in g s d a t a .
E s t a b l i s h m e n t P r a c t i c e s an d S u p p le m e n t a r y W age P r o v i s i o n s
I n f o r m a t io n i s p r e s e n t e d (in th e B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) on s e l e c t e d
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Included in the 90 areas are four studies conducted under contract with the New Yoik State
e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s an d s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s a s th e y
Department of Labor. These areas are Binghamton (New York portion only); Rochester (office occu
r e l a t e to p la n t an d o f f ic e w o r k e r s . A d m in is t r a t iv e !,' e x e c u t i v e , an d
pations only); Syracuse; and U tica—Rome. In addition, the Bureau conducts more lim ited area studies
p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p l o y e e s , an d c o n s t r u c t i o n w o r k e r s w ho a r e u t il i z e d
in 91 areas at the request of the Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions of the U. S. De
a s a s e p a r a t e w o r k f o r c e a r e e x c lu d e d .
" P l a n t w o r k e r s " in c lu d e
partment of Labor.
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"O ffic e w o r k e r s "
in c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s a n d n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r s p e r f o r m i n g
c l e r i c a l o r r e l a t e d f u n c tio n s .
C a f e t e r i a w o r k e r s a n d r o u te m e n a r e
e x c lu d e d in m a n u fa c t u r in g i n d u s t r i e s , b u t in c lu d e d in n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g
in d u str ie s.
M in im u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r w o m e n o f f ic e w o r k e r s (ta b le
B - l ) r e l a t e o n ly to th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s v i s i t e d . B e c a u s e o f th e o p tim u m
s a m p l in g t e c h n iq u e s u s e d , a n d th e p r o b a b i li t y th a t l a r g e e s t a b l i s h
m e n ts a r e m o r e l i k e l y to h a v e f o r m a l e n tr a n c e r a t e s f o r w o r k e r s
a b o v e th e s u b c l e r i c a l l e v e l th a n s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , th e t a b le i s
m o r e - r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f p o l i c i e s in m e d iu m an d l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
S h ift d i f f e r e n t i a l d a t a (t a b le B - 2 ) a r e l i m i t e d to p la n t w o r k e r s
in m a n u fa c t u r in g i n d u s t r i e s .
T h i s i n fo r m a t io n i s p r e s e n t e d b o th in
t e r m s o f (1) e s t a b l i s h m e n t p o l i c y , 2 p r e s e n t e d in t e r m s o f t o t a l p la n t
w o r k e r e r h p lo y m e n t, a n d (2) e f f e c t i v e p r a c t i c e , p r e s e n t e d in t e r m s
o f w o r k e r s a c t u a l l y e m p lo y e d on th e s p e c i f i e d s h if t a t th e t im e o f th e
su rv ey .
In e s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v in g v a r i e d d i f f e r e n t i a l s , the am o u n t
a p p ly in g to a m a jo r i t y w a s u s e d o r , i f no a m o u n t a p p lie d to a m a jo r i t y ,
th e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n " o t h e r " w a s u s e d . In e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in w h ic h s o m e
l a t e - s h i f t h o u r s a r e p a id a t n o r m a l r a t e s , a d i f f e r e n t i a l w a s r e c o r d e d
o n ly i f it a p p lie d to a m a jo r i t y o f th e s h if t h o u r s .
T h e s c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s (t a b le B - 3 ) o f a m a jo r i t y o f the
f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s in a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t a r e t a b u la t e d a s a p p ly in g to
a l l o f th e p la n t o r o f f ic e w o r k e r s o f t h a t e s t a b l i s h m e n t . S c h e d u le d
w e e k ly h o u r s a r e t h o s e w h ic h f u l l - t i m e e m p l o y e e s w e r e e x p e c t e d to
w o r k , w h e th e r th e y w e r e p a id f o r a t s t r a i g h t - t i m e o r o v e r t i m e r a t e s .
P a i d h o l id a y s ; p a id v a c a t i o n s ; h e a lt h , i n s u r a n c e , a n d p e n s io n
p l a n s ; an d f r e q u e n c y o f w a g e p a y m e n t ( t a b l e s B - 4 t h r o u g h B - 7 )
a r e t r e a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l l y on th e b a s i s t h a t t h e s e a r e a p p l i c a b l e to a l l
p la n t o r o f f ic e w o r k e r s if a m a jo r i t y o f s u c h w o r k e r s a r e e l i g i b l e o r
m a y e v e n tu a lly q u a lify f o r th e p r a c t i c e s l i s t e d .
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i t e m s in t a b l e s B - 2 th r o u g h B - 7 m a y n ot e q u a l t o t a l s b e c a u s e o f
ro u n d in g .
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d a y s g r a n t e d a n n u a lly on a f o r m a l b a s i s ; i . e . , (1) a r e p r o v id e d f o r
in w r it t e n f o r m , o r (2) h a v e b e e n e s t a b l i s h e d b y c u s t o m . H o lid a y s
o r d i n a r i l y g r a n t e d a r e in c lu d e d e v e n th o u g h th e y m a y f a l l on a n o n
w o r k d a y a n d th e w o r k e r i s not g r a n t e d a n o t h e r d a y o ff.
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2
An establishment was considered as having a policy if it
ditions: (1) Operated late shifts at the time of the survey, or (2) had
late shifts. An establishment was considered as having formal provisions
shifts during the 12 months prior to the survey, or (2) had provisions in
late shifts.
p a r t o f th e p a id h o lid a y s t a b l e p r e s e n t s th e n u m b e r o f w h o le an d h a lf
h o lid a y s a c t u a l l y g r a n t e d . T h e s e c o n d p a r t c o m b in e s w h o le an d h a lf
h o lid a y s to sh o w t o t a l h o lid a y t i m e .
T h e s u m m a r y o f v a c a t i o n p l a n s (t a b le B - 5 ) i s l i m i t e d to a
s t a t is t ic a l m e a s u r e of v a c a tio n p r o v is io n s .
It i s n ot in te n d e d a s a
m e a s u r e o f th e p r o p o r t i o n o f w o r k e r s a c t u a l l y r e c e i v i n g s p e c i f i c b e n e
f i t s . P r o v i s i o n s o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t f o r a l l le n g t h s o f s e r v i c e w e r e
t a b u la t e d a s a p p ly in g to a l l p la n t o r o f f ic e w o r k e r s o f th e e s t a b l i s h
m e n t, r e g a r d l e s s o f le n g th o f s e r v i c e .
P r o v i s i o n s f o r p a y m e n t on
o th e r th a n a t im e b a s i s w e r e c o n v e r t e d to a t im e b a s i s ; f o r e x a m p l e ,
a p a y m e n t o f 2 p e r c e n t o f a n n u a l e a r n in g s w a s c o n s i d e r e d a s th e e q u iv
a le n t o f 1 w e e k 's p a y . E s t i m a t e s e x c lu d e v a c a t i o n - s a v i n g s p l a n s an d
t h o s e w h ic h o f f e r " e x t e n d e d " o r " s a b b a t i c a l " b e n e f i t s b e y o n d b a s i c
p l a n s to w o r k e r s w ith q u a lify in g le n g t h s o f s e r v i c e . T y p i c a l o f s u c h
e x c l u s i o n s a r e p l a n s in th e s t e e l , a lu m in u m , an d c a n i n d u s t r i e s .
D a t a on h e a lt h , i n s u r a n c e , an d p e n s io n p la n s (t a b le B - 6 ) i n
c lu d e t h o s e p l a n s f o r w h ic h th e e m p l o y e r p a y s a t l e a s t a p a r t o f th e
c o s t . S u c h p la n s in c lu d e t h o s e u n d e r w r it t e n b y a c o m m e r c i a l i n s u r a n c e
c o m p a n y an d t h o s e p r o v id e d th r o u g h a u n io n fu n d o r p a id d i r e c t l y b y
th e e m p lo y e r out o f c u r r e n t o p e r a t in g fu n d s o r f r o m a fu n d s e t a s i d e
f o r t h is p u r p o s e . A n e s t a b l i s h m e n t w a s c o n s i d e r e d to h a v e a p la n
i f th e m a jo r i t y o f e m p l o y e e s w a s e l i g i b l e to b e c o v e r e d u n d e r th e
p la n , e v e n if l e s s th a n a m a j o r i t y e l e c t e d to p a r t i c i p a t e b e c a u s e e m
p l o y e e s w e r e r e q u i r e d to c o n tr ib u te t o w a r d th e c o s t o f th e p la n .
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g a l l y r e q u i r e d p l a n s , s u c h a s w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n s a t i o n , s o c i a l s e
c u r i t y , an d r a i l r o a d r e t i r e m e n t w e r e e x c lu d e d .
S i c k n e s s an d a c c id e n t i n s u r a n c e i s l i m i t e d to th a t ty p e of
i n s u r a n c e u n d e r w h ic h p r e d e t e r m i n e d c a s h p a y m e n t s a r e m a d e d i r e c t l y
to th e i n s u r e d d u r in g i l l n e s s o r a c c id e n t d i s a b i l i t y .
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p r e s e n t e d f o r a l l s u c h p la n s to w h ic h th e e m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t e s .
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e v e r , in N ew Y o r k a n d N ew J e r s e y , w h ic h h a v e e n a c t e d t e m p o r a r y
d i s a b i l i t y i n s u r a n c e la w s w h ic h r e q u i r e e m p l o y e r c o n t r ib u t io n s , 3 p la n s
a r e in c lu d e d o n ly i f th e e m p lo y e r (1) c o n t r ib u t e s m o r e th a n i s l e g a l l y
r e q u i r e d , o r (2) p r o v i d e s th e e m p lo y e e w ith b e n e f i t s w h ic h e x c e e d th e
r e q u ir e m e n t s o f th e la w .
T a b u la t io n s o f p a id s i c k l e a v e p la n s a r e
l i m i t e d to f o r m a l p l a n s 4 w h ic h p r o v id e f u l l p a y o r a p r o p o r t i o n o f th e
w o r k e r 's p a y d u r in g a b s e n c e f r o m w o r k b e c a u s e o f i l l n e s s . S e p a r a t e
t a b u l a t io n s a r e p r e s e n t e d a c c o r d i n g to (1) p l a n s w h ic h p r o v id e f u l l p a y
a n d no w a itin g p e r i o d , an d (2) p l a n s w h ic h p r o v i d e e i t h e r p a r t i a l p a y
o r a w a itin g p e r i o d . In a d d itio n to th e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f th e p r o p o r t i o n s
o f w o r k e r s w ho a r e p r o v id e d s i c k n e s s an d a c c id e n t i n s u r a n c e o r p a id
s i c k l e a v e , a n u n d u p lic a te d t o t a l i s sh o w n o f w o r k e r s w ho r e c e i v e
e it h e r o r b o th t y p e s o f b e n e f i t s .
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THe temporary disability laws in California and Rhode Island do not require employer
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minimum number of days of sick leave available to each employee. Such a plan need not be
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th e n o r m a l c o v e r a g e o f h o s p i t a l i z a t i o n , m e d i c a l , a n d s u r g i c a l p l a n s .
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paym en t of d o c t o r s ' f e e s .
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m e r c i a l i n s u r a n c e c o m p a n i e s o r n o n p r o fit o r g a n i z a t i o n s o r th e y m a y
b e p a id f o r b y th e e m p lo y e r ou t o f a fun d s e t a s i d e f o r t h i s p u r p o s e .
T a b u la t io n s o f r e t i r e m e n t p e n s io n p l a n s a r e l i m i t e d to t h o s e p la n s
th a t p r o v id e r e g u l a r p a y m e n t s f o r th e r e m a i n d e r o f th e w o r k e r 's l i f e .
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t y p e s o f r a t e s t r u c t u r e f o r w o r k e r s p a id u n d e r v a r i o u s t im e an d in
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e n c e d w o r k e r s f o r th e s a m e jo b . I n f o r m a t io n a l s o i s p r o v id e d on the
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1 T h e S io u x F a l l s 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 fin 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 M in n e h a h a C o u n ty .
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 id 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 la 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 in 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 li s h m e n t d a ta c o m p ile d
c o n s id e r a b l y in a d v a n c e o f th e p a y r o l l p e r i o d s t u d i e d , a n d ( 2 ) s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e e x c lu 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 1967 e d itio n o f th e S t a n d a r d I n d u s t r i a l C l a s s i f i c a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s b y in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n .
3 I n c lu 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 it a t io n . A l l o u t le t s (w ith in th e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in su c h i n d u s t r i e s a s t r a d e , f in 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 id e r e d a s 1 e s t a b li s h m e n t .
4 I n c lu d e s e x e c u t i v e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , a n d o th e r w o r k e r s e x c lu d e d f r o m th e s e p a r a t e p la n t a n d o f f ic e c a t e g o r i e s .
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 lu d e d .
6 T h i s in d u s t r y d iv 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 , a n d f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " in th e S e r i e s B t a b l e s . ' S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n
o f d a ta f o r t h is d iv i s i o n i s n o t m a d e f o r o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g r e a s o n s :
( 1 ) E m p lo y m e n t in th e d iv i s i o n i s to o s m a l l to p r o v id e en o u g h d a ta 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 le w a s
n o t d e s ig n e d in 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 in s u f f ic ie n t o r in a d e q u a te 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 li s h m e n t d a t a .
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7 W o r k e r s f r o m t h is e n t ir e in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n a r e 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 , b u t f r o m th e r e a l e s t a t e p o r t io n o n ly 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 " in th e S e r i e s B t a b l e s .
S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n o f d a ta f o r t h is d iv 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 r e a s o n s g iv e n in fo o tn o te 6 a b o v e .
8 H o t e ls a n d m o t e l s ; l a u n d r i e s a n d o th 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 ile 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 fit m e m b e r s h ip o r g a n i z a t io n s (e x c lu d in g
r e l i g i o u s a n d c h a r it a b le 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 o n e - h a lf 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 io u x F a l l s 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 in g f i r m s .
T h e fo llo w in g p r e s e n t s th e m a jo r in 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 l l m a n u f a c t u r in g :
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M e a t p r o d u c t s _____________________62
M isc e lla n e o u s p la s t i c s
p r o d u c t s _________________________ 10
F a b r ic a te d str u c tu r a l m e ta l
p r o d u c t s ________________________
7
T h is in f o r m a t io n i s b a s e d o n e s t i m a t e s o f t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t d e r i v e d f r o m u n iv 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 in 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 on 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 .
5
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 ee k ly h o u r s a n d e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u s try d iv is io n , S io u x F a l l s , S . D ak . , O c to b e r 1968)
W eek ly e a r n in g s1
(standard )
S e x , o ccu p a tio n , and in d u s try d iv isio n
N um ber
of
w orkers
A v e rag e
w eek ly
h ou rs1
(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—
*
M ean2
M e d ian 2
M id d le ran ge 2
*
I
*
t
%
55
and
u n d er
"6 0
65
70
75
80
60
65
70
75
80
85
*
85
<
f
*
90
95
100
90
95
100
105
1
1
r
105
*
i
*
*
130
135
140
150
160
1 ----170
130
135
140
150
160
170
180
1
6
2
2
4
2
1
no
115
120
125
no
115
120
125
2
z
2
1
1
$
t
t
t
*
MEN
C LE R K S , ACCOUNTING, CLA SS A -------------
28
4 0 .0
WOMEN
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLA SS B ~
15
4 0 .0
7 0 .0 0
7 0 .0 0
6 5 .0 0 - 7 6 .5 0
*
4
4
3
3
1
C LE R K S , ACCOUNTING, CLA SS A
----------------
15
4 0 .0
9 5 .5 0
9 2 .5 0
8 5 .0 0 -1 1 0 .0 0
-
-
-
1
1
2
2
4
1
-
l
-
-
2
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
C LE R K S , ACCOUNTING, CLA SS B ---------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------P U B LIC U T I L I T I E S 3-------------------------------
95
32
63
19
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
7 8 .0 0
8 0 .5 0
7 6 .5 0
8 2 .0 0
7 3 .0 0
7 4 .5 0
7 2 .0 0
8 0 .0 0
6 7 .5 0 7 0 .0 0 6 6 .5 0 7 5 .0 0 -
-
14
2
12
21
6
15
2
21
9
12
3
11
4
7
5
12
2
2
1
1
1
—
1
t
i
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
—
_
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
-
2
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
:
C LE R K S , F I L E , C LA SS B
-------------------------------
19
4 0 .0
7 1 .5 0
6 7 .0 0
6 3 .5 0 - 7 1 .5 0
-
7
7
3
KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLA SS B ---------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------
30
20
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
7 5 .0 0
7 0 .5 0
7 3 .5 0
7 1 .0 0
6 9 .0 0 - 8 2 .5 0
6 6 .0 0 - 7 5 .0 0
-
4
4
5
5
9
7
2
SEC R ETA R IES ---------------------- -------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------
25
15
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
1 0 6 .0 0 1 0 0 . 0 0
1 1 2 .5 0 1 2 0 .0 0
8 9 .0 0 - 1 2 9 .0 0
8 0 .0 0 - 1 4 1 .5 0
_
*
-
-
3
3
1
-
2
2
1
1
_
-
3
3
1
1
-
STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ----------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U BLIC U T I L I T I E S 3-------------------------
83
28
55
18
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
7 9 .0 0
8 6 .5 0
7 5 .0 0
8 2 .5 0
7 4 .0 0
7 8 .5 0
7 2 .0 0
8 2 .5 0
6 9 . 0 0 - 8 4 .0 0
7 2 .5 0 - 1 0 7 .0 0
6 7 . 5 0 - 8 0 .0 0
7 6 .0 0 - 9 0 .5 0
-
21
3
18
2
STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------
38
28
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
1 0 4 .5 0
1 0 2 .0 0
9 9 .5 0
9 8 .5 0
9 1 .5 0 - 1 2 0 .5 0
9 0 .5 0 - 1 1 8 .0 0
-
1
—
-
“
—
~
SWITCHBOARD O P ER A TO R -RECEPTIO N ISTS-
IT
4 0 .0
7 5 .0 0
6 9 .0 0
6 4 .5 0 -
TRANSCRIBING-M ACHINE OPERATORS,
GENERAL --------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-----------------------------
17
15
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
7 6 .5 0
7 6 .0 0
7 1 .0 0
7 1 .0 0
6 7 .0 0 - 8 7 .5 0
6 7 . 0 0 - 8 5 .0 0
-
T Y P IS T S , CLA SS B ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------
38
31
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
7 4 .0 0
6 8 .0 0
6 6 .5 0
6 4 .5 0
6 2 .5 0 - 7 5 .5 0
6 2 .0 0 - 7 2 .5 0
-
8 0 .0 0
“
3
9
6
1
8 2 .0 0
8 7 .0 0
8 1 .0 0
8 4 .0 0
-
1
1
6
2
1
2
1
-
L L
$
$
$
$
1 3 1 .0 0 1 3 3 .0 0 1 1 3 . 0 0 - 1 4 9 . 0 0
1
1
1
2
1
5
1
1
_
“
*
2
*
1
1
1
1
20
8
12
2
12
6
1
5
3
3
4
5
-
2
2
1
1
-
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
-
5
1
1
1
1
4
5
3
2
2
6
5
4
4
18
18
5
3
6
6
5
5
-
2
5
7
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
-
2
2
8
4
5
2
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
5
4
2
3
1
1
_
_
1
1
_
_
-
_
_
_
_
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
-
1
1
1
1
1
*
2
2
_
1
-
1
l
1
1
-
—
_
1
1
3
_
_
1 S ta n d a rd h o u rs r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k 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 l a r s t r a ig h t - t i m 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 jre g u la r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , an d the e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d
to th e se w ee k ly h o u r s .
2 T h e m e a n i s co m p u te d fo r e a c h jo b b y to ta lin g the e a r n in g s o f a l l w o r k e r s an d d iv id in g by th e n u m b er o f w o r k e r s .
T h e m e d ia n d e s ig n a te s p o s itio n — h a lf o f the e m p lo y e e s su r v e y e d r e c e iv e m o r e
th an the r a t e sh ow n; h a lf r e c e iv e l e s s th an the r a t e show n.
T h e m id d le ra n g e i s d e fin e d by 2 r a t e s o f 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 (than th e lo w e r o f th e se r a t e s an d a fo u rth e a r n m o r e than
the h ig h e r r a t e .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .
Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men and Women
S a l a r i e s o f p r o f e s s io n a l an d te c h n ic a l w o r k e r s a r e o m itte d
f r o m th is r e p o r t .
D a ta do not m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a .
6
Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations-Men and Women Combined
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s a n d e a r n in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s t u d ie d o n a n a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , S io u x F a l l s , S . D a k . , O c to b e r 1968)
A verage
A verage
C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, C L A SS A -----------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING---------------- ----------
43
16
27
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, C L A SS B -----------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------PU BLIC U T I L I T I E S 3 -----------------------
105
35
70
20
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
7 0
.
0 0
I
A verage
W e ek ly
e a r n in g s 2
(sta n d a rd )
O c c u p a tio n a n d in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n
N um ber
of
w orkers
W e ek ly
hours 2
(sta n d a rd )
r$
9 0 .0 0
KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLA SS B ----------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------
30
20
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
7 5 .0 0
7 0 .5 0
SEC R ET A R IE S -----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------
25
15
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
1 0 6 .0 0
1 1 2 .5 0
8 1 .5 0
STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ----------------------------8 2 .5 0
MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------8 1 .0 0
NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------8 3 . OO!
i
PU BLIC U T I L I T I E S 3 ----------------------7 1 . 50i
84
28
56
19
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
7 9 .5 0
8 6 .5 0
7 6 .0 0
8 5 .5 0
1 1 8 .5 0
1 2 5 .0 0
1 1 5 .0 0
1 >
1 0
1 0
19
O
O
15
F I L E , C L A SS B -----------------------
of
w orkers
15
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C L A SS 8 ------------------------------------------------
C LER K S,
O c c u p a tio n a n d in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n
W e ek ly
h ou rs 2
(sta n d a rd )
O
O
of
w orkers
W e ek ly
W e ek ly
e a r n in g s 2
h o u r*2
(sta n d a rd ) (sta n d a rd )
>
O c c u p a tio n a n d in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n
N um ber
N um ber
W e ek ly
e a r n in g s 2
(sta n d a rd )
$
NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------
28
4 0 .0
1 0 2 .0 0
SWITCHBOARD O PER A T O R -R EC E PT IO N IST S-
17
4 0 .0
7 5 .0 0
TRANSCRIBING-M ACHINE OPERATORS,
GENERAL ----------------------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------
17
15
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
7 6 .5 0
7 6 .0 0
T Y P I S T S , C L A SS B --------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------
38
31
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
7 4 .0 0
6 8 .0 0
i
1 S a l a r i e s o f p r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n ic a l w o r K e r s a r e o m itte d f r o m t h is r e p o r t .
2 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o r k w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e t h e ir r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e 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 i u m r a t e s ) , a n d th e e a r n in g s
c o r r e s p o n d to t h e s e w e e k ly h o u r s .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
Table A-4. Maintenance afld Powerplant Occupations
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r m e n in s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s t u d ie d on a n a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , S io u x F a l l s , S . D a k . , O c to b e r 1968)
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv i n g s t r a i g h t - tim e h o u r ly e a r n in g s of-
H o u r ly e a r n in g s 1
O c c u p a tio n a n d in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n
N um ber
of
w orkers
t
2 .7 0
M ean 2
M e d ia n 2
M id d le r a n g e 2
$
3 .3 2
$
$
<
*
2 .9 0
3 .0 0
2 .9 0
3 .0 0
3 .1 0
$
3 .4 3
10
P ‘1
21
3 *’ l
s
3 .1 0
*
3 .2 0
s
3 .3 0
s
3 .4 0
*
3 .5 0
$
3 .6 0
*
3 .7 0
$
3 .8 0
3 .9 0
*
4 .0 0
$
4 .1 0
4 .2 0
3 .2 0
3 .3 0
3 .4 0
3 .5 0
3 .6 0
3 .7 0
3 .8 0
3 .9 0 4 .0 0
4 .1 0
4 .2 0
4 .3 0
$
$
an d
under
2 .8 0
MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
*
2 .8 0
3 *3 7
1 E x c l u d e s p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t im e a n d f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s ,
2 F o r d e f in itio n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2 , t a b le A - l .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
an d la te s h ifts .
12
7
Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u 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 a n a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s try d iv isio n , S io u x F a l l s , S . D ak . , O c to b e r 1968)
H ourly e a r n in g s2
_
Number
O c c u p a tio n 1 and in d u s tr y d iv isio n
_
_
U nder 1 .6 0 1 .7 0
of
woriters
3
M edian 3
M id d le range 3
$
1 .6 0
and
u n d er
_
_
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s of—
_
_
_
- j
;
j
i
*
_
-
1 .8 0 1 .9 0
2 .0 0 2 .1 0 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
$
t
3 .2 0 3 .3 0
*
i
i
3 .4 0 3 .5 0 3 .6 0
3 .7 0
_
1 .7 0 1 .8 0 1 .9 0 2 .0 0 2 .1 0 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 .3 C 3 .4 0 3 . SC 3 .6 0 3 .7 0 3 .8 0
2.01
$
2 .1 8
2 .5 7
1 .9 5
$
1 .7 6 1 .8 7 1 .6 9 -
158
129
29
2 .8 3
2 .9 3
2 .3 9
3 .1 3
3 .1 7
2 .7 3
2 . 5 0 - 3 .2 2
2 . 6 1 - 3 .2 4
1 .8 5 - 2 .8 8
ORDER F IL L E R S --------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------
41
24
17
2 .5 9
2 .8 0
2 .2 8
2 .5 9
2 .7 5
2 .0 9
2 . 2 5 - 2 .9 6
2 . 5 2 - 3 .3 3
1 . 9 4 - 2 .8 5
TRUCKDRIVERS 4 -----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U BLIC U T I L I T I E S 5-------------------------
130
28
3 .1 1
3 .1 5
3 .1 0
3 .2 9
3 .4 1
3 .1 6
3 .4 1
3 .2 6
2 .8 6 2 .9 3 2 .8 5 3 .2 1 -
37
3 .3 4
3 .2 8
3 . 2 2 - 3 .7 2
19
19
3 .0 8
3 .0 8
3 .5 1
3 .5 1
2 . 5 5 - 3 .5 6
2 .5 5 - 3 .5 6
JA N IT O R S, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS ----MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------
68
LABORERS, MATERIAL HANDLING ------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------
TRUCKDRIVERS, MEDIUM C1 -1 / 2 TO
AND INCLUDING 4 TONS) ------------------TRUCKERS, POWER (F O R K L IF T )
MANUFACTURING ------------------
1
2
3
4
5
34
34
102
26
$
2 .2 7
2 .5 3
$
2 .6 0
3 .2 3
2 .5 3
3 .4 7
3 .6 0
3 .4 6
3 .3 5
1
1
12
3
9
7
3
4
7
4
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
2
2
6
1
5
5
4
1
4
2
2
3
2
1
5
3
2
14
—
9
-
6
6
-
4
4
1
5
—
1C
10
1
1
50
50
-
-
-
-
*
-
-
50
7
-
10
1
6
6
-
3
*
8
1
7
1
-
9
9
4
1
1
-
9
8
1
5
5
-
3
3
-
4
3
10
-
-
1
10
1
-
-
2
2
1
1
2
-
2
2
2
41
40
1
-
7
15
6
1
1
15
15
6
6
8
1
-
-
8
1
-
-
D a ta lim it e d to m e n w o r k e r s .
E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e and f o r w o rk on w ee k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and la te 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 .
In c lu d e s a l l d r i v e r s , a s d e fin e d , r e g a r d l e s s o f s i z e a n d ty p e o f tr u c k o p e r a te d .
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 il it i e s .
1
1
-
5
5
-
15
6
1
1
3
3
1
1
-
-
1
1
-
5
50
2
-
2
5
-
1
6
4
4
0
8
B. Establishm ent Practices and Supplem entary Wage Provisions
Table B-l. Minimum Entrance Salaries for Women Office Workers
( D is t r ib u t io n o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d ie d in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y m in im u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r y f o r s e l e c t e d c a t e g o r i e s
o f i n e x p e r ie n c e d w o m en o f f ic e w o r k e r s , S io u x F a l l s , S . D a k . , O c to b e r 1968)
I n e x p e r ie n c e d t y p i s t s
M in im u m w e e k ly s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r y 1
O th e r i n e x p e r ie n c e d c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s 2
N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g
M a n u fa c tu r in g
B a s e d on s t a n d a r d w e e k ly h o u r s 3 o f---
A ll
i n d u s t r ie s
A ll
sc h e d u le s
40
A ll
sc h e d u le s
M a n u fa c tu r in g
A ll
sc h e d u le s
40
N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g
B a s e d on s t a n d a r d v e e k ly h o u r s 3 o f—
A ll
in d u s t r i e s
40
A ll
s c h e d u le s
40
XXX
48
XXX
66
18
XXX
48
XXX
-3
3
10
9
18
6
6
12
10
_
1
1
-
1
1
-
-
1
6
2
1
10
1
1
2
_
3
1
1
-
-
-
1
-
1
_
-
1
1
“
1
1
1
1
“
'
_
3
1
1
1
-
1
7
1
1
1
1
_
6
1
1
1
-
1
-
_
6
2
1
"
E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v in g n o s p e c i f i e d m i n im u m ______________
11
2
XX X
9
XXX
25
5
XXX
20
XXX
E s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h ich d id n o t e m p lo y w o r k e r s
in t h is c a t e g o r y _______________________________________________
42
13
XXX
29
XXX
23
7
XXX
16
XXX
66
18
____________ .
13
u n d e r $ 6 0 . 00_____________
_________________
u n d e r $ 6 2 . 5 0 _________________ ________ _____
u n d e r $ 6 5 . 0 0 __________________________________
u n d e r $ 6 7 . 5 0 ______ ___
_____ __________
u n d e r $ 7 0 . 0 0 __________________ ______________
u n d e r $ 7 2 . 5 0 __________________________________
u n d e r $ 7 5 . 0 0 __________________________________
u n d e r $ 7 7 . 5 0 __________________________________
u n d e r $ 8 0 . 0 0 __________________________________
u n d e r $ 8 2 . 5 0 __________________________________
u n d e r $ 8 5 . 0 0 ______________ ___________ ____
o v e r ____________________________________________
1
7
1
2
E s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d ie d -------------------
--------------------
E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v in g a s p e c i f i e d m in im u m
$ 5 7 . 50
$ 6 0 . 00
$ 6 2 .5 0
$ 6 5 . 00
$ 6 7 . 50
$ 7 0 . 00
$ 7 2 .5 0
$ 7 5 .0 0
$ 7 7 . 50
$ 8 0 .0 0
$ 8 2 .5 0
$ 8 5 .0 0
an d
an d
and
an d
an d
an d
and
an d
an d
an d
and
and
—
-
-
1 T h e s e s a l a r i e s r e l a t e to f o r m a l l y e s t a b l i s h e d m in im u m s t a r t i n g (h ir in g ) 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 th a t a r e p a i d f o r s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k s .
2 E x c lu d e s w o r k e r s in s u b c l e r i c a l j o b s su c h a s m e s s e n g e r o r o f f ic e g i r l .
3 D a t a a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r a l l s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k s c o m b in e d , a n d f o r th e m o s t c o m m o n s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k r e p o r t e d .
1
Table B-2. Shift Differentials
( L a t e - s h i f t p a y p r o v i s io n s f o r m a n u fa c tu r in g p la n t w o r k e r s b y ty p e an d am o u n t o f p a y d if fe r e n t ia l,
S io u x F a l l s , S . D a k . , O c to b e r 1968)
{ A l l p la n t w o r k e r s in m a n u fa c tu r in g = 100 p e r c e n t)
P e r c e n t o f m a n u fa c tu r in g p la n t w o r k e r s —
L a t e - s h i f t p a y p r o v is io n
T o t a l_________________________________________
N o p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l f o r w o rk on la t e s h i f t _____
P a y d i f f e r e n t i a l f o r w o rk on la t e s h i f t _________
In e s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v in g p r o v i s io n s 1
f o r la t e s h i f t s
A c t u a lly w o rk in g on la t e s h if t s
S e c o n d sh ift
T h ir d o r o th e r
s h ift
S e c o n d s h ift
93. 7
64. 6
8. 6
-
-
-
T h ir d o r o th e r
s h ift
-
93. 7
64 . 6
8. 6
93. 7
64. 6
8. 6
-
. 1
.6
-
-
-
-
T y p e an d am o u n t o f d if f e r e n t ia l:
U n ifo r m c e n ts ( p e r h o u r ) ---------------------4 c e n t s _________________________________
5 c e n t s _________________________________
7 c e n t s _________________________________
10 c e n t s ________________________________
14 c e n t s ________________________________
.9
4. 9
.6
25 . 7
61. 6
-
3. 0
61. 6
4. 4
3. 5
-
1
I n c lu d e s a l l p la n t w o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s c u r r e n t l y o p e r a t in g l a t e s h i f t s , an d e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h o se f o r m a l p r o v i s io n s
c o v e r la t e s h i f t s e v e n th ough the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w e r e not c u r r e n t ly o p e r a t in g la t e s h i f t s .
10
Table B-3. Scheduled Weekly Hours
( P e r c e n t d is t r i b u t i o n o f p la n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y s c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s 1
o f f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s , S io u x F a l l s , S . D a k . , O c to b e r 1968)
P la n t w o r k e r s
O ffic e w o r k e r s
W ee k ly h o u r s
A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2
A l l w o r k e r s __________________________________
U n d e r 3 7 V2 h o u r s _________________________________
3 7 V2 h o u r s _________________________________________
40 h o u r s ___________________________________________
42 h o u r s ___________________________________________
4 2 V2 h o u r s _________________________________________
44 h o u r s __________________________________________
45 h o u r s ___________________________________________
46 h o u r s _______________________________________ __
48 b n i i r s __
50 h o u r s ________________________________________ _
M a n u f a c t u r in g
100
100
1
2
76
1
2
2
9
1
8
P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3
A ll i n d u s t r i e s 4
100
100
-
-
87
84
1
2
90
-
-
-
2
1
3
8
10
2
2
1
-
6
1
(5 )
M a n u fa c tu r in g
P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3
100
100
-
100
_
_
_
_
_
92
_
5
2
1
—
1
2
3
4
5
S c h e d u le d h o u r s a r e th e w e e k ly h o u r s w h ich a m a jo r i t y o f th e f u l l- t i m e w o r k e r s w e r e e x p e c t e d to w o r k , w h e th e r th e y w e r e p a id fo r a t s t r a i g h t - t i m e o r o v e r t im e r a t e s .
I n c lu d e s d a ta f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to th o s e in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
I n c lu d e s d a ta f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ; a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
L e s s th a n 0. 5 p e r c e n t .
11
Table B-4. Paid Holidays
( P e r c e n t d is t r i b u t i o n o f p la n t a n d o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y n u m b e r o f p a i d h o lid a y s
p r o v id e d a n n u a lly , S io u x F a l l s , S . D a k ., O c to b e r 1968)
P la n t w o r k e r s
O ffic e w o r k e r s
I te m
A ll i n d u s t r i e s
A ll w o r k e r s ____________________ ^_____________
W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g
p a id h o l i d a y s ____________________________________
W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g
no p a id h o l i d a y s _________________________________
1
M a n u fa c tu r in g
P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 2
A ll i n d u s t r i e s 3
M a n u fa c tu r in g
P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 2
100
100
100
100
100
100
98
100
100
99
100
100
1
-
-
_
26
17
3
54
-
_
32
32
2
'
-
6
4
24
17
8
_
3
63
5
N um ber of days
L e s s th a n 6 h o l i d a y s ___________ ____________ -_____
h o l i d a y s ______________________________________ „
7 h o l i d a y s __________________________________________
7 h o lid a y s p lu s 1 h a lf dayi-________________________
7 h o lid a y s p l u s 2 h a lf d a y s _______________________
8 h o l i d a y s __________________________________________
8 h o lid a y s p l u s 1 h a lf d a y ____ __________________
9 h o lid a y s p l u s 1 h a lf d a y ________________________
1 0 h o lid a y s _________________________________________
1 1 h o lid a y s _________________________________________
1 2 h o lid a y s _________________________________________
6
T o t a l h o lid a y ti m e
1
10
1
-
75
-
1
1
(4 )
46
i
3
10
19
-
1
40
16
7
4
22
2
1
-
5
9
-
1
-
-
5
-
22
1
'
5
d a y s _____________________________________________
d a y s o r m o r e ___________________________________
1 0 d a y s o r m o r e ___________________________________
9 / 2 d a y s o r m o r e _________________________________
8 V2 d a y s o r m o r e _________________________________
8 d a y s o r m o r e --------------- -------------------------------7 V2 d a y s o r m o r e _________________________________
7 d a y s o r m o r e ____________________________________
6 d a y s o r m o r e ___________________________________
5 d a y s o r m o r e ___________________________________
2 d a y s o r m o r e ____________________________________
1 d a y o r m o r e _____________________________________
12
1
1
-
1
-
-
11
1
1
-
-
22
3
3
4
51
51
1
19
19
28
33
33
97
7
7
68
92
94
97
98
1
1
77
78
87
96
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
-
22
8
-
22
10
-
36
43
59
98
98
99
99
54
57
74
31
36
36
68
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
1 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
2 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
3 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ; a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
4 L e s s th a n 0. 5 p e r c e n t .
5 A ll c o m b in a t io n s o f f u l l a n d h a lf d a y s th a t a d d to th e s a m e a m o u n t a r e c o m b in e d ; f o r e x a m p le , th e p r o p o r t io n o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g a t o t a l o f 9 d a y s in c lu d e s t h o s e w ith 9 f u l l d a y s
a n d no h a lf d a y s , 8 f u ll d a y s a n d 2 h a lf d a y s , 7 f u l l d a y s a n d 4 h a lf d a y s , a n d s o o n .
P r o p o r t io n s th e n w e r e c u m u la te d .
12
Table B-5. Paid Vacations
( P e r c e n t d is t r i b u t i o n o f p la n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y v a c a t io n p a y
p r o v i s i o n s , S io u x F a l l s , S . D a k . , O c to b e r 1968)
P la n t w o r k e r s
O ffic e w o r k e r s
V a c a t io n p o l ic y
A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2
A l l w o r k e r s __________________________________
M a n u fa c tu r in g
P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3
A ll i n d u s t r i e s 4
M a n u fa c tu rin g
P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
94
6
100
93
7
100
99
1
100
99
(5 )
100
98
2
100
100
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
5
8
3
2
9
8
*
3
22
11
3
14
8
_
9
-
86
(5 )
13
-
89
11
-
92
8
-
46
i
52
1
28
69
3
91
9
-
53
2
45
-
80
1
19
*
23
77
-
14
3
83
1
15
3
80
3
22
2
76
-
3
2
95
-
1
1
98
-
_
100
-
1
2
93
5
.
3
94
3
_
100
*
2
1
97
(5 )
1
99
-
100
-
1
93
6
_
3
94
3
.
100
-
1
95
(5 )
3
1
99
-
100
-
3
94
3
-
.
100
-
1
89
5
6
22
1
76
(5 )
1
12
88
“
10
90
-
29
1
63
6
1
16
81
3
"
21
_
79
.
M e th o d o f p a y m e n t
W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g
p a id v a c a t io n s .
_ _
_ _______ ___ __
L e n g t h - o f - t i m e p a y m e n t _____________________
P e r c e n t a g e p a y m e n t .. __ ____ . ________
W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g
no p a i d v a c a t i o n s _______________________________
A m o u n t o f v a c a t io n p a y 6
A f t e r 6 m o n th s o f s e r v i c e
U n d e r 1 w e e k ______________________________________
1 w e e k ___________________________________ _________
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s _______________________
A fte r 1 y e a r o f s e r v ic e
1 w eek.
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s __________________ __
2 w e e k s __ ________ __ _____________________ ______
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s _______________________
A fte r 2 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k .____ __
.
______
__
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s _______________________
2 w e e k s ________________________ ______________ ___
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s _______________________
A fte r 3 y e a r s of s e r v ic e
1 w eek.
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s _______________________
2 w e e k s . __ ______ __ _____ _ _ __
____
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s _______________ —______
A fte r 4 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k . _____________________________ __________
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s _______________________
2 w eeks
_
___ ..........
.... _
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s _______________________
A fte r 5 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
O v e r 1 an d u n d e r 2 w e e k s
2 w eeks _ _ . .
_ __
__
___
O ver 2 an d u n der 3 w e e k s ..
____ _____
3 w eeks
__
__ _
-
A f t e r 10 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
2 w eeks
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s _______________________
3 w e e k s __ ______ _____ __________________ . _
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s _______________________
4 w e e k s _ ___________ ____________ _
_ __
S e e fo o tn o te s a t en d of ta b le .
-
13
Table B-5. Paid Vacations1— Continued
( P e r c e n t d is t r i b u t i o n o f p la n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y v a c a t io n p a y
p r o v i s i o n s , S io u x F a l l s , S . D a k . , O c to b e r 1968)
P la n t w o r k e r s
O ffic e w o r k e r s
V a c a t io n p o lic y
A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2
M a n u fa c tu r in g
P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3
A ll i n d u s t r i e s 4
M a n u fa c tu r in g
P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3
16
_
81
3
-
17
_
83
_
A m o u n t o f v a c a t io n p a y 6— C o n tin u e d
A f t e r 12 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
2 w e e k s ________________________________________ __
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s _______________________
3 w e e k s ________________________________________ ___
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s _______________________
4 w e e k s __________________ ________________________
22
1
76
(5 )
1
12
88
-
9
91
-
-
-
28
1
64
6
1
14
47
(5 )
39
3
35
62
8
82
10
17
55
3
24
2
51
3
44
16
63
_
21
13
23
1
27
35
3
33
2
62
8
7
85
17
26
4
38
14
2
46
8
44
16
5
_
79
-
13
19
1
28
38
3
30
2
3
62
8
_
74
19
17
25
4
39
1
15
2
44
8
2
_
44
16
4
_
80
13
19
1
28
38
3
30
2
3
62
8
-
17
25
4
33
21
2
44
8
2
44
16
4
13
19
1
28
38
3
30
2
3
62
17
25
4
33
20
1
2
44
8
2
44
-
A f t e r 15 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
2 w e e k s ____________ ___ _____ »._____ ____ ____
3 w eeks
..............
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s _____ _______________
4 w e e k s ____________________________ ___ ________ ___
A f t e r 20 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
2 w e e k s _____________________________________ __ .
3 w e e k s . . _______________________ _____________
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s _____ _______________
4 w e e k s ___________________________________________
5 w e e k s ---------------------------------------------------------A f t e r 25 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
2 w eeks
3 w e e k s ___________________________________________
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s ___________ ____________
4 w e e k s _________________-__________ ____ ___ _____
O v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s _______________________
5 w e e k s ----------------------------------------------------------
_
-
A f t e r 30 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
2 w eeks
3 w e e k s ___________________________________________
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s _____________________
4 w e e k s ____________________ ___________________
5 w e e k s ___________
__ ___ _____ __ _ __ _
-
74
19
_
58
22
M a x im u m v a c a t io n a v a i l a b l e
2 w e e k s __
3 w e e k s ____________________________________ ____ _
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s _______________________
4 w e e k s __ ________________________ _____________
5 w e e k s ___________________________________________
O v e r 6 w e e k s ___ ___ __________________ __
8
-
74
19
16
4
_
58
22
-
1 I n c lu d e s b a s i c p l a n s o n ly .
E x c lu d e s p l a n s su c h a s v a c a t i o n - s a v i n g s a n d t h o s e p l a n s w h ich o f f e r " e x t e n d e d " o r " s a b b a t i c a l " b e n e f it s b e y o n d b a s i c p l a n s to w o r k e r s w ith q u a lify in g le n g th s
of se r v ic e .
T y p i c a l o f su c h e x c l u s i o n s a r e p l a n s in th e s t e e l , a lu m in u m , a n d c a n i n d u s t r i e s .
2 I n c lu d e s d a ta f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
4 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e : r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e : a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
5 L e s s th a n 0. 5 p e r c e n t .
6 I n c lu d e s p a y m e n t s o th e r th a n " le n g th o f t i m e , " s u c h a s p e r c e n t a g e o f a n n u a l e a r n in g s o r f l a t - s u m p a y m e n t s , c o n v e r t e d to a n e q u iv a le n t t i m e b a s i s ; f o r e x a m p le , a p a y m e n t o f 2 p e r c e n t
o f a n n u a l e a r n in g s w a s c o n s id e r e d a s 1 w e e k 's p a y .
P e r i o d s o f s e r v i c e w e r e c h o s e n a r b i t r a r i l y a n d do n o t n e c e s s a r i l y r e f l e c t th e in d iv id u a l p r o v i s i o n s f o r p r o g r e s s i o n .
F o r e x a m p le , th e
c h a n g e s in p r o p o r t io n s in d ic a t e d a t 10 y e a r s ' s e r v i c e in c lu d e c h a n g e s in p r o v i s i o n s o c c u r r in g b e t w e e n 5 a n d 10 y e a r s .
E s t i m a t e s a r e c u m u l a t iv e .
T h u s , th e p r o p o r t io n e l ig i b l e f o r 3 w e e k s '
p a y o r m o r e a f t e r 10 y e a r s in c lu d e s t h o s e e l ig i b l e f o r 3 w e e k s ' p a y o r m o r e a f t e r f e w e r y e a r s o f s e r v i c e .
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Table B-6. Health, Insurance, and Pension Plans
( P e r c e n t o f p la n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s e m p lo y e d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g
h e a lth , i n s u r a n c e , o r p e n s io n b e n e f it s , 1 S io u x F a l l s , S . D a k . , O c to b e r 1968)
P la n t w o r k e r s
T y p e o f b e n e f it
A ll w o r k e r s
A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2
M a n u fa c tu r in g
O ffic e w o r k e r s
P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3
A ll i n d u s t r i e s 4
100
100
100
100
M a n u fa c tu rin g
P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3
100
100
98
100
100
99
100
100
97
99
100
94
98
100
44
31
80
64
30
76
84
84
92
79
83
97
S i c k n e s s a n d a c c id e n t i n s u r a n c e __________
S i c k le a v e ( fu ll p a y a n d no
w a itin g p e r io d ) ____________________________
S i c k le a v e ( p a r t i a l p a y o r
w a itin g p e r io d ) ____________________________
24
14
32
38
21
48
17
5
23
53
72
64
49
67
48
10
4
22
H o s p it a li z a t i o n in s u r a n c e _____________________
S u r g i c a l i n s u r a n c e _____________________________
M e d ic a l i n s u r a n c e _____________________________
C a t a s t r o p h e in s u r a n c e ________________________
R e t ir e m e n t p e n s io n .
98
98
92
84
62
100
100
100
93
73
100
100
90
97
77
99
99
94
90
69
100
100
100
90
71
100
100
91
97
65
W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g a t
l e a s t 1 o f th e b e n e f it s sh o w n b e l o w ___________
L if e i n s u r a n c e _________________________________
A c c i d e n t a l d e a th an d d i s m e m b e r m e n t
i n s u r a n c e _____________________________________
S i c k n e s s a n d a c c id e n t i n s u r a n c e o r
s i c k le a v e o r b o t h 5__________________________
1 I n c lu d e s th o s e p l a n s f o r w h ich a t l e a s t a p a r t o f th e c o s t i s b o r n e b y th e e m p l o y e r , e x c e p t t h o s e l e g a l l y r e q u ir e d , su c h a s w o rk m e n 1 s c o m p e n s a t io n , s o c i a l s e c u r i t y , a n d r a i l r o a d
r e tir e m e n t.
2 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , an d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s show n- s e p a r a t e l y .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
4 I n c lu d e s d a ta f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ; a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
5 U n d u p lic a te d t o t a l o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s i c k le a v e o r s i c k n e s s a n d a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y b e lo w .
S ic k le a v e p l a n s a r e li m it e d to t h o s e w h ich d e f in i t e l y e s t a b l i s h a t l e a s t
th e m in im u m n u m b e r o f d a y s ' p a y th a t c a n b e e x p e c t e d b y e a c h e m p lo y e e . I n f o r m a l s i c k le a v e a ll o w a n c e s d e t e r m in e d o n a n in d iv id u a l b a s i s a r e e x c lu d e d .
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Table B-7. Method of Wage Determination and Frequency of Payment
( P e r c e n t d is t r i b u t i o n o f p la n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s an d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y m e th o d o f w a g e d e t e r m i n a t i o n 1
a n d f r e q u e n c y o f w a g e p a y m e n t, S io u x F a l l s , S . D a k ., O c t o b e r 19 6 8 )
P la n t w o r k e r s
Ite m
A ll w o r k e r s ___________________________________
A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2
M a n u fa c tu r in g
O ffic e w o r k e r s
P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3
A ll i n d u s t r i e s 4
M a n u fa c tu r in g
P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3
100
100
100
100
100
100
94
78
11
67
94
90
9
80
99
92
42
50
100
40
1
39
100
23
23
100
58
5
53
52
M e th o d o f w a g e d e t e r m i n a t i o n 1
P a i d tim e r a t e s __________________________________
F o r m a l r a t e p o l i c y ____________________________
S in g le r a t e ___________ ___ _____ ____ __ ______
R a n g e o f r a t e s _-___________________________
P r o g r e s s i o n b a s e d on a u t o m a t ic
a d v a n c e m e n t a c c o r d in g to
le n g th o f s e r v i c e P r o g r e s s i o n b a s e d on m e r i t
r e v ie w P r o g r e s s i o n b a s e d on a
c o m b in a t io n o f le n g th o f
s e r v i c e a n d m e r i t r e v ie w
N o f o r m a l r a t e p o l ic y
P a i d b y in c e n t iv e m e th o d s
P ie c e ra te
____
___
In d iv id u a l__ ___
G ro u p —
—
.
. P r o d u c t io n b o n u s __
In d iv id u a l__ _____
__ __ ________
___
G ro u p
. . . .
__ .
C o m m is s io n . .
69
50
9
2
31
12
9
-
26
21
22
3
16
6
3
3
1
1
2
2
5
6
6
6
-
8
(5 )
-
4
60
77
42
-
-
-
“
(*)
78
18
4
1
96
4
-
-
Method of determining incentive pay of office w orkers not presented
F re q u e n cy of w age paym ent
W e e k ly _____________________________________________
B iw e e k ly ___________________________________________
S e m im o n t h ly
M o n t h ly ----------------------------------------------------------O th e r f r e q u e n c y ___________________________________
18
77
5
35
39
26
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1 F o r a d e s c r i p t i o n o f th e m e th o d s o f w a g e d e t e r m in a t i o n , s e e In tr o d u c tio n .
2 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
4 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; fin a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ; a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to th o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
5 L e s s th a n 0 .5 p e r c e n t .
36
61
4
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31
63
6
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Appendix. Occupational Descriptions
T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r i n g jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r th e B u r e a u 's w a g e s u r v e y s i s to a s s i s t i t s f i e l d s t a f f in c l a s s i f y i n g in to a p p r o p r ia t e
o c c u p a t io n s w o r k e r s w ho a r e e m p lo y e d u n d e r a v a r i e t y o f p a y r o l l t i t l e s a n d d if f e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b li s h m e n t to e s t a b li s h m e n t a n d
f r o m a r e a to a r e a .
T h is p e r m i t s th e g r o u p in g o f o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p a r a b le jo b c o n te n t.
B e c a u s e o f t h is e m p h a s i s on
in t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t a n d i n t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b i l i t y o f o c c u p a t io n a l c o n te n t, th e B u r e a u 's jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d i f f e r s i g n i f ic a n t l y f r o m t h o s e in u s e in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s o r t h o s e p r e p a r e d f o r o th e r p u r p o s e s .
In a p p ly in g t h e s e jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s , th e B u r e a u 's f i e l d e c o n o m is t s a r e in s t r u c t e d
to e x c lu d e w o rk in g s u p e r v i s o r s ; a p p r e n t i c e s ; l e a r n e r s ; b e g in n e r s ; t r a i n e e s ; a n d h a n d ic a p p e d , p a r t - t i m e , t e m p o r a r y , a n d p r o b a t i o n a r y w o r k e r s .
OFFICE
B IL L E R ,
CLERK,
M A C H IN E
P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , a n d i n v o i c e s on a m a c h in e o th e r th a n a n o r d in a r y o r e l e c t r o m a t i c t y p e w r it e r . M a y a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s a s to b il l i n g s o r sh ip p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o th e r
c l e r i c a l w o rk in c id e n ta l to b il lin g o p e r a t io n s . F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a c h in e , a r e
c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f m a c h in e , a s f o ll o w s :
C l a s s A . In a n e s t a b l i s h e d
f i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s a n d in d e x e s f i l e
m e n t s , e t c . M a y a l s o f i l e t h is
w ith th e f i l e s .
M a y le a d a s m
B i l l e r , m a c h in e ( b illin g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a s p e c i a l b il lin g m a c h in e (M o o n H o p k in s , E l l i o t t
F i s h e r , B u r r o u g h s , e t c ., w h ich a r e c o m b in a t io n ty p in g a n d a d d in g m a c h in e s ) to p r e p a r e b i l l s
a n d in v o i c e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , in t e r n a l ly p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , s h ip p in g m e m o
r a n d u m s , e t c . U s u a ll y in v o l v e s a p p lic a t i o n o f p r e d e t e r m in e d d is c o u n t s a n d s h ip p in g c h a r g e s ,
a n d e n t r y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s i o n s , w h ic h m a y o r m a y n o t b e c o m p u te d on th e b il lin g m a c h in e ,
a n d t o t a l s w h ich a r e a u t o m a t ic a ll y a c c u m u l a t e d b y m a c h in e . T h e o p e r a t io n u s u a l l y in v o lv e s
a l a r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p i e s o f th e b i l l b e in g p r e p a r e d a n d i s o fte n d o n e on a fa n f o ld
m a c h in e .
O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ( R e m in g to n R a n d , E l l i o t t F i s h e r , S u n d s t r a n d , B u r r o u g h s ,
N a tio n a l C a s h R e g i s t e r , w ith o r w ith o u t a t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a r d ) to k e e p a r e c o r d o f b u s i n e s s
tr a n s a c tio n s .
C l a s s A . K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u ir i n g a k n o w le d g e o f a n d e x p e r i e n c e in b a s i c
b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s , a n d f a m i l i a r i t y w ith th e s t r u c t u r e o f th e p a r t i c u l a r a c c o u n t in g s y s t e m
u s e d . D e t e r m i n e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s a n d d is t r i b u t i o n o f d e b it a n d c r e d i t i t e m s to b e u s e d in e a c h
p h a s e o f th e w o r k . M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o l id a t e d r e p o r t s , b a l a n c e s h e e t s , a n d o th e r r e c o r d s
b y h and.
C l a s s B . K e e p s a r e c o r d o f one o r m o r e p h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s o f a s e t o f r e c o r d s u s u a l l y
r e q u ir i n g li t t l e k n o w le d g e o f b a s i c b o o k k e e p in g . P h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s in c lu d e a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ,
p a y r o l l, c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n t s (n o t in c lu d in g a s i m p le ty p e o f b il lin g d e s c r i b e d u n d e r b i l l e r ,
m a c h in e ), c o s t d is t r i b u t i o n , e x p e n s e d is t r i b u t i o n , in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , e t c . M a y c h e c k o r a s s i s t
in p r e p a r a t i o n o f t r i a l b a l a n c e s a n d p r e p a r e c o n t r o l s h e e t s f o r th e a c c o u n t in g d e p a r t m e n t .
CLERK,
A C C O U N T IN G
C l a s s A . U n d e r g e n e r a l d ir e c t i o n o f a b o o k k e e p e r o r a c c o u n t a n t, h a s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r
k e e p in g one o r m o r e s e c t i o n s o f a c o m p le te s e t o f b o o k s o r r e c o r d s r e la t in g to one p h a s e
o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t 's b u s i n e s s t r a n s a c t i o n s . W o rk in v o l v e s p o s tin g a n d b a la n c in g s u b s i d i a r y
le d g e r o r l e d g e r s su c h a s a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ; e x a m in in g a n d c o d in g
in v o i c e s o r v o u c h e r s w ith p r o p e r a c c o u n t in g d is t r i b u t i o n ; a n d r e q u i r e s ju d g m e n t a n d e x p e r i
e n c e in m a k in g p r o p e r a s s i g n a t i o n s a n d a l l o c a t i o n s . M a y a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g , a d ju s t i n g , a n d
c l o s in g jo u r n a l e n t r i e s ; a n d m a y d i r e c t c l a s s B a c c o u n t in g c l e r k s .
C l a s s C . P e r f o r m s r o u t in e f il in g o f m a t e r i a l th a t h a s a l r e a d y b e e n c l a s s i f i e d o r w h ich
i s e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s i m p le s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s y s t e m ( e . g . , a lp h a b e t ic a l, c h r o n o lo g ic a l,
o r n u m e r i c a l ) . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s m a
t e r i a l ; a n d m a y f i l l o u t w ith d r a w a l c h a r g e . P e r f o r m s s i m p le c l e r i c a l a n d m a n u a l t a s k s r e
q u i r e d to m a in ta in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .
CLERK,
O RDER
R e c e i v e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s f o r m a t e r i a l o r m e r c h a n d is e b y m a i l , p h o n e , o r p e r s o n a l l y .
D u tie s in v o lv e a n y c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o ll o w i n g : Q u o tin g p r i c e s to c u s t o m e r s ; m a k in g o u t a n o r d e r
s h e e t l i s t i n g th e i t e m s to m a k e u p th e o r d e r ; c h e c k in g p r i c e s a n d q u a n t i t ie s o f i t e m s on o r d e r
s h e e t ; a n d d is t r i b u t i n g o r d e r s h e e t s to r e s p e c t i v e d e p a r t m e n t s to b e f i l l e d . M a y c h e c k w ith c r e d i t
d e p a r t m e n t to d e t e r m in e c r e d i t r a t i n g o f c u s t o m e r , a c k n o w le d g e r e c e i p t o f o r d e r s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ,
fo llo w u p o r d e r s to s e e th a t th e y h a v e b e e n f i l l e d , k e e p f i l e of' o r d e r s r e c e i v e d , a n d c h e c k sh ip p in g
in v o i c e s w ith o r i g i n a l o r d e r s .
CLERK,
PAYRO LL
C o m p u t e s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p l o y e e s a n d e n t e r s th e n e c e s s a r y d a ta on th e p a y r o l l
s h e e t s . D u t ie s in v o lv e : C a lc u la t i n g w o r k e r s ' e a r n in g s b a s e d on tim e o r p r o d u c tio n r e c o r d s ; a n d
p o s t in g c a lc u la t e d d a t a on p a y r o l l s h e e t , sh o w in g in f o r m a t io n su c h a s w o r k e r 's n a m e , w o rk in g
d a y s , t i m e , r a t e , d e d u c tio n s f o r i n s u r a n c e , a n d t o t a l w a g e s d u e . M a y m a k e o u t p a y c h e c k s a n d
a s s i s t p a y m a s t e r in m a k in g u p a n d d is t r i b u t i n g p a y e n v e l o p e s .
M a y u s e a c a lc u la t i n g m a c h in e .
CO M PTO M ETER O PERATOR
P r i m a r y d u ty i s to o p e r a t e a C o m p to m e te r to p e r f o r m m a t h e m a t ic a l c o m p u t a t io n s . T h is
jo b i s no t to b e c o n f u s e d w ith th a t o f s t a t i s t i c a l o r o th e r ty p e o f c l e r k , w h ich m a y in v o lv e f r e
q u e n t u s e o f a C o m p to m e te r b u t, in w h ich , u s e o f t h is m a c h in e i s in c id e n ta l to p e r f o r m a n c e of
o th e r d u t ie s .
KEYPUNCH OPERATO R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a n u m e r ic a l a n d / o r a lp h a b e t ic 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
t r a n s c r i b e d a ta f r o m v a r i o u s s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to k e y p u n c h t a b u la t in g c a r d s . P e r f o r m s s a m e
t a s k s a s lo w e r le v e l k e y p u n c h o p e r a t o r b u t, in a d d it io n , w o r k r e q u i r e s a p p lic a t i o n o f c o d in g
s k i l l s a n d th e m a k in g o f so m e d e t e r m in a t i o n s , f o r e x a m p le , l o c a t e s on th e s o u r c e d o c u m e n t
th e i t e m s to b e p u n ch ed ; e x t r a c t s in fo r m a t io n f r o m s e v e r a l d o c u m e n t s ; a n d s e a r c h e s f o r an d
i n t e r p r e t s in f o r m a t io n on th e d o c u m e n t to d e t e r m in e in fo r m a t io n to b e p u n c h e d . M a y t r a i n
in e x p e r ie n c e d o p e r a t o r s .
C l a s s B . U n d e r s u p e r v i s i o n , p e r f o r m s one o r m o r e ro u tin e a c c o u n t in g o p e r a t io n s su c h
a s p o s tin g s i m p le jo u r n a l v o u c h e r s o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b le v o u c h e r s , e n t e r in g v o u c h e r s in
v o u c h e r r e g i s t e r s ; r e c o n c il in g b a n k a c c o u n t s ; a n d p o s tin g s u b s i d i a r y l e d g e r s c o n t r o l le d b y
g e n e r a l l e d g e r s , o r p o s tin g s i m p le c o s t a c c o u n t in g d a t a . T h is jo b d o e s n o t r e q u i r e a k n o w l
e d g e o f a c c o u n t in g a n d b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s b u t i s fo u n d in o f f i c e s in w h ich th e m o r e ro u tin e
a c c o u n t in g w o r k i s s u b d iv id e d on a f u n c tio n a l b a s i s a m o n g s e v e r a l w o r k e r s .
f il in g s y s t e m c o n ta in in g a n u m b e r o f v a r i e d s u b je c t m a t t e r
m a t e r i a l su c h a s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , r e p o r t s , t e c h n ic a l d o c u
m a t e r i a l . M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r i o u s t y p e s in c o n ju n c tio n
a l l g r o u p o f lo w e r l e v e l f i l e c l e r k s .
C l a s s B . S o r t s , c o d e s , a n d f i l e s u n c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y s i m p le ( s u b je c t m a t t e r ) h e a d
in g s ~ o r—p a r t l y c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y f i n e r s u b h e a d in g s . P r e p a r e s s i m p le r e l a t e d in d e x a n d
c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a i d s . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s c l e a r l y id e n tifie d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s
m a te r ia l.
M a y p e r f o r m r e l a t e d c l e r i c a l t a s k s r e q u ir e d to m a in ta in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .
B i l l e r , m a c h in e (b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ( S u n d s t r a n d , E l l i o t t
F i s h e r , R e m in g to n R a n d , e t c . , w h ich m a y o r m a y n o t h a v e t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a r d ) to p r e p a r e
c u s t o m e r s ' b i l l s a s p a r t o f th e a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o p e r a t io n . G e n e r a ll y in v o l v e s th e s i m u l t a
n e o u s e n t r y o f f i g u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' l e d g e r r e c o r d . T h e m a c h in e a u t o m a t ic a ll y a c c u m u l a t e s
f i g u r e s on a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o lu m n s a n d c o m p u t e s , a n d u s u a l l y p r in t s a u t o m a t i c a l l y the
d e b it o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s . D o e s n o t in v o lv e a k n o w le d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g . W o rk s f r o m u n if o r m
and sta n d a rd ty p e s of s a l e s an d c r e d it s l ip s .
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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 fo llo w in g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r in 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 pu n ch ed c a r d s .
O p e r a t e s a n u m e r ic a l a n d / o r
a lp h a b e t ic 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 ta 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 rkin g f r o m v a r i o u s s t a n d a r d iz e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s , f o llo w s s p e c i f i e d s e q u e n c e s w h ich h a v e
b e e n c o d e d o r p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a il a n d r e q u ir e lit t le o r no s e l e c t i n g , c o d in g , o r in t e r p r e t in g
o f d a ta to b e p u n ch ed . 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 it e m s o r c o d e s , m i s s i n g in f o r m a tio 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 .
S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u e d
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
of 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 io 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 an o r g a n i z a t io 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 re 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 io u s r o u tin e d u t ie s su 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 su 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 .
a.
S e c r e t a r y to a n e x e c u t iv e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o se 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 one 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 se s u b o r d in a te s t a f f
n o r m a l ly 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 io n a l
s e g m e n t s w h ich a r e o fte n , in t u r n , f u r t h e r s u b d iv id e d . In s o m e c o m p a n 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 io n a l e c h e lo n s ; in o t h e r s , o n ly one o r tw o ; o r
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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 of
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 .
A s s ig 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 ta 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 la t io n s h ip 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 iv i n g a m in im u m o f 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 f o r m s v a r ie d c l e r i c 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 f o 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 , an d in c o m in g m a i l , a n s w e r s r o u tin e i n q u i r i e s , an d r o u t e s th e t e c h n ic a l in 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 in t a in 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 le n d a r an 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 in 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
fo 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 .
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 io n a l u n it ( e . g . , fe w e r th a n
a b o u t 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; o r
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 an d d if f i c u l t y .
T h e w o rk t y p ic a ll y r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f ic e r o u tin e a n d u n d e r s ta 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 , an d p r o c e d u r e s r e l a t e d to th e w o rk o f th e s u p e r v i s o r .
STEN O G R A PH ER ,
E x c lu s i o n s
N o t a l l p o s it i o n s th a t a r e t it le d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s th e a b o v e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . E x a m p l e s
of p o s it 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 fin itio n a r e a s fo 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
the " 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 ie s ; (c) s t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v in 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 tin e o r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e c o m p 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 fin itio n ;
a n 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 ty 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 it io n s f o llo w in g , r e f e r s to
th o s e o f f i c i a l s w ho 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 it 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 ly 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 it i o n s . V ic e p r e s i d e n t s w h o se 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 io 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 id 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 le v e l d e f in i t io n s .
C la ss D
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 in is t r a t iv 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 ia 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 le v e l o f s u p e r v i s o r y o r n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r .)
GENERAL
P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l ro u tin e v o c a b u la r y 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 sh o r th a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d 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 c o p y . M a y m a in ta 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 tin e c l e r i c a l t a s k s .
M a y o p e r a t e f r o m a s t e n o g r a p h ic p o o l. D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g m a c h in e w o r k . (S e e t r a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e o p e r a t o r .)
STEN O G R A PH ER ,
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 ie n t if i c r e s e a r c h 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 an d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; an 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 ta in f i l e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e t c .
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a.
S e c r e t a r y to 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 fe w e r th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
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 fo llo w in g : W ork r e q u i r e s h ig h d e g r e e of
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 ; an d a th o ro u g h w o rk in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s 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 io 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 rk flo w , e t c .
U s e s th 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 a n d r e s p o n s i b l e c l e r i c a l
t a s k s 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 in s t r u c t i o n s ; r e a d i n g a n d ro u tin g in c o m in g m a i l ; a n d
a n s w e r in g r o u tin e q u e s t i o n s , e t c .
D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e w o rk .
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 th e r th a n th e c h a ir m a n of th e b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t)
of a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y e 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
S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R
C la ss A
c.
S e c r e t a r y to the h e a d ( im m e d i a t e l y b e lo w 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 jo r 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 , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
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 itc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u tg 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 te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio 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 , su c h a s c o n f e r e n c e , c o l l e c t , o v e r s e a s , o r s i m 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 tin e w o rk a s d e s c r i b e d f o r s w itc h b o a r d o p e r a t o r , c l a s s B , o r a s a f u l l - t i m e a s s i g n m e n t .
C la ss B
( " F u l l " te le p h o n e in f o r m a tio n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w h en th e e s t a b li s h m e n t h a s v a r ie d fu n c tio n s th a t a r e
a.
S e c r e t a r y to 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 , n
ino ta lrl ,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 fo r m a tio n p u r p o s e s , e . g . , b e c a u s e o f o v e r la p p in g o r
in t e r r e l a t e d f u n c tio n s , a n d c o n s e q u e n tly p r e s e n t fr e q u e n t p r o b l e m s a s to w h ich e x t e n s io n s a r e
fe w e r th a n 100 p e r s o n s ; o r
a p p r o p r ia t e f o r c a l l s . )
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 th e r th a n c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t ) of
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 l a s s B . O p e r a t e s a s in g le - o r m u l t ip l e - p o s it i o n te le p h o n e s w itc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u tg 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 . M a y h a n d le r o u tin e lo n g d is 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
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 jo r
p e r f o r m li m it e d te le p h o n e in f o r m a tio n s e r v i c e . ( " L i m i t e d " te le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n s e r v i c e o c c u r s
c o r p o r a t e - w i d e fu n c tio 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 io n s , in d u s t r i a l r e l a t i o n s , e t c .)
if th e fu n c tio n s o f th e e s t a b li 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 in fo r m a tio n
o r a m a jo r g e o g r a p h ic o r o r g a n i z a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a r e g io n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ; a m a jo r d iv isio 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
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 fe w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 0 0 e m p l o y e e s ; o r
f u r n is h e d , o r if 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 ed
S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N I S T
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 it o r - t y p e s w it 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 rk a s p a r t o f r e g u l a r
d u t ie s .
T h is ty p in g o r c l e r i c a l w o rk m a y ta k e th e m a jo r p a r t o f t h is w o r k e r 's tim e w h ile at
s w itc h b o a r d .
C l a s s C . O p e r a t e s s i m p le ta b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n tin g m a c h in e s su c h a s th e
s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c in g p u n ch , c o l l a t o r , e t c ., w ith s p e c i f i c in 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 so m e f il in g w o r k . T h e w o rk t y p ic a ll y in v o lv e s p o r t io n s o f a w o rk
u n it, f o r e x a m p le , in d iv id u a l s o r t in g o r c o ll a t in g r u n s o r r e p e t it i v e o p e r a t io n s .
T R A N S C R IB IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R ,
GENERAL
T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H 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 ta b u la 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 , t y p ic a ll y
in c lu d in g §u ch 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 te 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 , and p e r f o r m s d if f ic u lt
w ir i n g a s r e q u ir e d .
T h e c o m p le te r e p o r t i n g a n d t a b u la t in g a s s i g n m e n t s t y p ic a ll 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 ir in g s o m e p la n n in g a n d s e q u e n c in g o f s t e p s to b e 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 ic a ll y in v o lv e d in tr a i n in 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 in 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 not 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 io n s a n d d a y - t o d a y s u p e r v i s i o n o f th e w o rk a n d p r o d u c tio n o f a g r o u p o f t a b u la t in g - m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s .
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s m o r e d if f ic u lt ta b u la 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
ta 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 in s t r u c t i o n s an d m a y in c lu d e th e p e r f o r m a n c e of s o m e w ir in g f r o m
d i a g r a m s . T h e w o rk t y p ic a ll y in v o l v e s , f o r e x a m p le , t a b u la t io n s in v o lv in g a r e p e t it 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 te b u t s m a l l ta b u la t in g s t u d y , o r p a r t s o f a lo n g e r an 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 tu r e w h e r e th e p r o
c e d u r e s a r e w e ll e s t a b l i s h e d .
M a y a l s o in c lu d e th e t r a i n in g o f new 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 .
P r i m a r y d u ty i s to t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u tin 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 te n c o p y an d do s i m p le c l e r i c a l w o rk .
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 te 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 le g a l
b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h a r e not 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 an d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h 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 out b i l l s a f t e r c a l c u l a
tio 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 lic a tin g p r o c e s s e s . M a y do c l e r i c a l w o r k in v o lv in g l i 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 le 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 in g a n d d is t r i b u t i n g in c o m in g m a il .
C l a s s A . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e of th e fo llo w in g : T y p in g m a t e r i a l in fin 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 li n g ,
s y l la b ic a t i o n , p u n c tu 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 ty 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 ifo r m ity an d
b a la n c e in s p a c in g .
M a y ty p e r o u tin e f o r m 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 llo w in g : C o p y ty p in g f r o m ro 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 of f o r m s , in 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 .
PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
D R A F T S M A N --- C o n tin u e d
D R A FT SM A N
C l a s s A . P la n s th e g r a p h i c p r e s e n t a t io n o f c o m p le x it e m s h a v in g d is t i n c t i v e d e s ig n
f e a t u r e s th a t d if f e r s i g n i f ic 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 in 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 ig n o r i g i n a t o r , an d m a y r e c o m m e n d m in o r d e s ig n c h a n g e s . A n a l y z e s th e
e f f e c t o f e a c h c h a n g e on th e d e t a i l s o f f o r m , fu n c tio n , a n d p o s it i o n a l r e l a t io n s h ip s o f c o m
p o n e n ts a n d p a r t s .
W o rk s w ith a m in im u m o f s u p e r v i s o r y a s s i s t a n c e .
C o m p le te d w o r k i s
r e v ie w e d b y d e s ig n o r ig in a t o r f o r c o n s is t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g in e e r in g d e t e r m in a t i o n s .
M ay
e ith e r p r e p a r e d r a w in g s , o r d i r e c t t h e ir p r e p a r a t 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 ro u tin e a n d c o m p le x d r a f t in 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 tio n o f m o s t o f th e s t a n d a r d iz e d d r a w in g te c h n iq u e s r e g u l a r l y u s e d .
D u tie s t y p ic a ll y in
v o lv e su c h w o rk 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 le f u n c tio n s , a n d p r e c i s e p o s it i o n a l r e l a t io n s h ip s b e tw 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 of 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 ta tio n s to d e t e r m in e q u a n t it ie s o f m a t e r i a l s to b e u s e d , 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 , e t c . R e c e i v e s in it i a l in s t r u c t i o n s , r e q u i r e m e n t s , an 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 te d w o rk 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 its o r p a r t s f o r e n g in e e r in g , c o n s t r u c t io n ,
m a n u fa c t u r in g , o r r e p a i r p u r p o s e s . T y p e s o f d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d in c lu d e i s o m e t r i c p r o je c t io n s
( d e p ic t in g t h r e e d im e n s io n s in a c c u r a t e s c a l e ) a n d s e c t i o n a l v ie w s to c l a r i f y p o s it io n in g o f
c o m p o n e n ts a n d c o n v e y n e e d e d 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
a n 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 on s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g iv e n w ith in it 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 te w h en a s s i g n m e n t s r e c u r .
W o rk m a y b e s p o t - c h e c k e d d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
D R A FT SM A N -T R A C E R
C o p i e s p la 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 an 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 not in c lu d e t r a c i n g li m it e d to p la n s p r i m a r i l y
c o n s is t in g o f s t r a i g h t li n e s an d a l a r g e s c a l e n o t r e q u ir i n g c l o s e d e lin e a tio n .)
and/ or
P r e p a r e s s i m p le o r r e p e t it 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 it e m s .
d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
N U R SE,
W o rk i s c l o s e l y s u p e r v i s e d
IN D U S T R I A L ( R E G I S T E R E D )
A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w ho 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 ic a l d ir e c t i o n to il 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 ho 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 li s h m e n t . D u tie s in v o lv e a c o m b in a tio n o f th e fo llo w in g : G iv in g f i r s t a id
to th e i l l o r in ju r e d ; a 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 ju 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 fo r c o m p e n s a tio 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 ic a l e x a m in 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 lic 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 out p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g h e a lt h e d u c a tio n , a c c id e n t p r e v e n tio n , e v a lu a tio n o f p la n t e n v ir o n m e n t ,
o r o 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 , an d s a f e t y o f a l l p e r s o n n e l .
MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT
CARPENTER,
M A IN T E N A N C E
P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n t r y d u t ie s n e c e s s a r y to c o n s t r u c t an d m a in ta in in g o o d r e p a i r b u ild in g
w o o d w o rk a n d e q u ip m e n t su c h a s b in s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t i t i o n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s ,
c a s i n g s , a n d t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in a n e s t a b li s h m e n t . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : P l a n
n in g a n d la y in g o ut o f w o rk f r o m b lu e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l in s t r u c t 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 to 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 in g in s t r u m e n t s ;
CARPENTER,
M A IN 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 ta tio n s r e la t in g to d im e n s io n s o f w o r k ; a n d s e le c t i n g m a t e r i a l s n e c e s
s a r y fo r th e w o rk . In g e n e r a l , th e w o rk o f th e m a in te n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n
in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g an d
e x p e rie n c e .
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E L E C T R I C I A N , M A IN T E N A N C E
M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M A IN T E N A N C E )— C o n tin u e d
P e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e fu n c tio n s su c h a s th e i n s t a l la t io n , m a in te n a n c e ,
o r r e p a i r o f e q u ip m e n t f o r th e g e n e r a t io n , d is t r i b u t i o n , o r u t il iz 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 li s h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv 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 su 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 tin g u n it 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 lu e p r i n t s , d r a w in g s , la 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 la t in g to lo a d r e q u ir e m e n t s o f
w ir in g o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t; 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 to o ls a n d m e a s u r i n g a n d
t e s t i n g i n s t r u m e n t s . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n
in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in g a n d
e x p e 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 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 ; 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 tig h te n in g b o d y b o l t s . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e a u t o m o tiv e
m e c h a n ic r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th ro 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 .
E N G IN E E R ,
S T A T IO N A R Y
O p e r a t e s a n d m a 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 s u p p ly 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 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 tin g a n d m a in ta 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 in e s , a i r c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b i n e s , v e n t ila t in g a n d r e f r i g
e r a t in g e q u ip m e n t , s t e a m b o i l e r s a n d b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ; m a k in g e q u ip m e n t r e p a i r s ; a n d
k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t io n o f m a c h 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 i s e t h e s e o p e r a t io n s . H e a d o r c h ie f e n g in 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 .
F I R E M A N , S T A T IO N A R Y B O I L E R
F i r e s s t a t i o n a r y b o i l e r s to f u r n 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 i l b u r n e r ;
a n d c h e c k s w a t e r a n d s a f e t y v a l v e s . M a y c l e a n , o il , 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.
H ELPER,
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 te 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
fin e d to su p p ly in g , li 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 , TO O LR O O M
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 , su 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 ill in g m a c h in 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 lv 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 ic u lt m a c h in in g o p e r a t io n s ; p r o c e s s i n g i t e m s r e q u ir 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 ir e d to r e c o g n iz e w h en 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 lu 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 to o l a n d d ie jo b b in g sh 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 lv 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 in 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 in g out 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 i n s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t in g u p a n d o p e r a t in g s t a n d a r d m a c h in e
t o o l s ; s h a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s 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 sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to
d im e n s io n s o f w o r k , t o o lin 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 le 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 ir e d f o r h is w o r k ;
a n d fit tin 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 in 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 ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
M E C H A N IC , M A IN T E N A N C E
R e p a i r s m a c h 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 li 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 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 fit tin 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 in 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 sh 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 jo r r e p a i r s
o r f o r th e p r o d u c tio n o f p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h in e sh o p ; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h in 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 te 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 in g an d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r
e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . 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 up o r a d ju s t i n g m a c h in e s .
M IL L W R IG H T
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 en c h a n g e s in th e p la n t la y o u t a r e r e q u i r e d . W o rk in v o lv 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 in g o ut o f th e w o r k ; in 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 ig 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 la t in 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 la n c in g o f e q u ip m e n t; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d
a r d t o o l s , e q u ip m e n t , a n d p a r t s to b e u s e d ; a n d in s t a l l i n g a n d m a in ta in in g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r
t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s d r i v e s a n d s p e e d r e d u c e r s .
In g e n e r a l , th e m i l l w r i g h t 's w o rk
n o r m a l ly r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e in th e t r a d e a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
O IL E R
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 li s h m e n t .
P A IN T E R ,
th e
m o v in g p a r t s
o r w e a r in g s u r f a c e s
o f m e c h a n ic a l
M A IN T E N A N C E
P a i n t s a n d r e d e c o r a t e s w a l l s , w o o d w o rk , a n d f i x t u r e s o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t .
W o rk in
v o lv e s th e fo 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 fin is 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 il 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 gu 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 in 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 rk 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 ro u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h
a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
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 an
e s t a b li 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 : L a y in g o ut o f w o rk a n d m e a s u r i n g to l o
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 ty le n e t o r c h o r p ip e - c u t t in g m a c h in e ; 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 la t in 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 ir 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 it t e r r e q u i r e s
ro u n d e d tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . 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 lin g an 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 tin 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 li 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 i n s t a l la t io n o f v e n ts a n d t r a p s in p lu m b in g s y s t e m ; in s t a l lin g o r r e
p a i r in 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 tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly
a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in 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 )
S H E E T - M E T A L W O R K E R , M A IN T E N A N C E
R e p a i r s a u t o m o b i le 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 li s h m e n t . W o rk in
v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o 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 th a t in v o lv e th e u s e o f su 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 la c i n g
b r o k e n o r d e fe 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 in s t a l lin g
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 ro o fin g ) o f a n e s t a b li 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 : P la n n in g a n d la y in g
out 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 lu e p r i n t s , m o d e ls , o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;
s e t t in g u p a n d o p e r a t in g a l l a v a i l a b l e t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k in g m a c h 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 IN T E N A N C E — C o n tin u e d
T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R — C o n tin u 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 in g , f it t in g , a n d a s s e m b l i n g ; an d in s t a l lin g s h e e t m e t a l a r t i c l e s a s r e q u ir e d . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u i r e s
ro u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
t r a i n in g an d e x p e r i e n c e .
u s in g a v a r ie t y o f to o l a n d d ie m a k e r 's h a n d to o ls an d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g i n s t r u m e n t s ; u n d e r
s t a n d in g o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s of c o m m o n m e t a l s a n d a l l o y s ; s e tt in g u p a n d o p e r a tin g of
m a c h in e t o o l s a n d r e l a t e d e q u ip m e n t; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to d im e n s io n s
o f w o r k , s p e e d s , f e e d s , a n d to o lin g o f m a c h in e s ; h e a t - t r e a t in g o f m e t a l p a r t s d u r in g f a b r ic a t io n
a s w e ll a s o f f in is h e d t o o l s an d d ie s to a c h ie v e r e q u ir e d q u a l i t i e s ; w o rk in g to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ;
f it tin 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 ll o w a n c e s ; a n d s e le 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
tr a i n in g in m a c h in e - s h o p a n d t o o l r o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip
o r e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R
(D ie m a k e r ; j i g m a k e r ; to o l m a k e r ; f ix t u r e m a k e r ; g a g e m a k e r )
C o n s t r u c t s a n d r e p a i r s m a c h in e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s o r d i e s f o r f o r g i n g s ,
p u n c h in g , a n d 'o t h e r m e t a l- f o r m i n g w o r k .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : P la n n in g a n d .
F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e st u d y p u r p o s e s ,
la y in g o ut o f w o rk f r o m m o d e ls , b lu e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , o r o th e r o r a l a n d w r it te n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;
sh 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 .
to o l a n d
d ie m a k e r s in to o l an d d ie jo b b in g
CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
GU A RD AND W ATCHM AN
S H IP P IN G A N D R E C E I V IN G C L E R K
G u a r d . P e r f o r m s r o u tin e p o lic e d u t ie s , e ith e r a t f ix e d p o s t o r on t o u r , m a in ta in in g
o r d e r , u s in g a r m s o r f o r c e w h e r e n e c e s s a r y .
I n c lu d e s g a te m e n w ho a r e s t a t io n e d a t g a te an d
c h e c k on id e n tity of e m p l o y e e s a n d o th e r p e r s o n s e n t e r in g .
P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d is e f o r sh ip m e n t, o r r e c e i v e s a n d i s r e s p o n s i b l e fo r in c o m in g s h i p
m e n ts o f m e r c h a n d is e o r o th e r m a t e r i a l s . S h ip p in g w o r k in v o l v e s ; A k n o w le d g e o f sh ip p in g
p r o c e d u r e s , p r a c t i c e s , r o u t e s , a v a i l a b l e m e a n s o f t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , an d r a t e ; a n d p r e p a r i n g r e c
o r d s o f th e g o o d s s h ip p e d , m a k in g up b i l l s o f la d in g , p o s tin g w e ig h t a n d sh ip p in g c h a r g e s , and
k e e p in g a f il e o f 's h i p p i n g r e c o r d s . M a y d i r e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g th e m e r c h a n d is e fo r s h i p
m e n t. R e c e iv in g w o r k in v o l v e s : V e r if y i n g o r d ir e c t i n g o t h e r s in v e r i fy in g th e c o r r e c t n e s s o f
s h ip m e n ts a g a i n s t b i l l s o f la d in g , in v o i c e s , o r o th e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k in g fo r s h o r t a g e s a n d r e je c t in g
d a m a g e d g o o d s ; r o u t in g m e r c h a n d is e o r m a t e r i a l s to p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; a n d m a in ta in in g n e c e s
s a r y r e c o r d s an d f ile s .
th e ft,
W a tc h m a n . M a k e s r o u n d s o f p r e m i s e s p e r i o d i c a l l y in p r o t e c t in g p r o p e r t y a g a i n s t f i r e ,
a n d i l l e g a l e n tr y .
J A N IT O R ,
PO RTER,
OR CLEA N ER
(S w e e p e r ; c h a rw o m a n ; j a n i t r e s s )
F o r w a g e st u 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 an 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 ic e , a p a r t m e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l o r o th e r e s t a b li s h m e n t . D u tie s in v o lv e
a c o m b in a t io n o f th e fo llo w in g : S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b in g , a n d p o lis h in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v in g
c h ip s , t r a s h , an d o th e r r e f u s e ; d u s tin g e q u ip m e n t , f u r n it u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o lis h in g m e t a l f i x t u r e s
o r t r i m m i n g s ; p r o v id in g s u p p li e s a n d m in o r m a in te n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; a n d c le a n in g l a v a t o r i e s , sh o w
e r s , an d r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w ho s p e c i a l i z e in w indow w a sh in g a r e e x c l u d e d .
LABORER,
M A T E R I A L H A N D L IN G
( L o a d e r a n d u n lo a d e r ; h a n d le r a n d s t a c k e r ; s h e l v e r ; t r u c k e r ; 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 )
A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r in g p la n t, s t o r e , o r o th e r e s t a b li s h m e n t
w h o s e d u t ie s in v o lv e one o r m o r e o f th e f o llo w in g : L o a d in g an d u n lo a d in g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s an d
m e r c h a n d is e on o r f r o m f r e ig 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 in g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k in g , s h e lv in g ,
o r p la c in g m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d is e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e lo c a tio n ; a n d t r a n s p o r t i n g m a t e r i a l s o r
m e r c h a n d is e b y h a n d tr u c k , c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w . L o n g s h o r e m e n , w ho lo a d an d u n lo a d s h i p s a r e
e x c lu d e d .
O RD ER,
w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a s f o llo w s :
R e c e iv in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g an d r e c e iv i n g c l e r k
T R U C K D R IV E R
D r i v e s a t r u c k w ith in a c it y o r i n d u s t r ia l a r e a to t r a n s p o r t m a t e r i a l s , m e r c h a n d is e ,
e q u ip m e n t , o r m e n b e tw e e n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s su c h a s : M a n u fa c tu r in g p l a n t s , fr e ig h t
d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o l e s a le a n d r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , o r b e tw e e n r e t a i l e s t a b 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 and
o v e r - th e - r o a d d r iv e r s a r e e x c lu d e d .
F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r i v e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e a n d ty p e o f e q u ip m e n t,
a s f o ll o w s :
( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r sh o u ld b e r a t e d on th e b a s i s o f t r a i l e r c a p a c it y .)
F IL L E R
(O r d e r p i c k e r ; s t o c k s e l e c t o r ; w a r e h o u s e sto c k m a n )
F i l l s 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 is e in a c c o r d
a n c e w ith s p e c i f i c a t i o n s on s a l e s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s , o r o th e r i n s t r u c t i o n s . M a y , in a d d itio n
to f il li n g o r d e r s a n d in d ic a tin g it e m s f i l l e d o r o m itte d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u tg o in g o r d e r s , r e q u i
s i t i o n a d d it io n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p li e s to s u p e r v i s o r , an 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 lVz to n s)
T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d iu m (JV 2 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,
PO W ER
P A C K E R , S H IP P IN G
P r e p a r e s fin is h e d p r o d u c t s f o r s h ip m e n t o r s t o r a g e b y p la c in g th e m in s h 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 ty p e , s i z e , a n d n u m b e r of
u n its to b e p a c k e d , th e ty p e o f c o n ta in e r e m p lo y e d , a n d m e th o d o f sh ip m e n t. W ork r e q u i r e s th e
p la c in g o f it e m s in sh ip p in g c o n t a i n e r s a n d m a y in v o lv e one o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g : K n o w l
e d g e o f v a r i o u s it e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r to v e r i f y c o n te n t; s e le c t i o n o f a p p r o p r ia t e ty p e a n d s i z e
o f c o n t a in e r ; in s e r t in g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a i n e r ; u s in g e x c e l s i o r o r o th e r m a t e r i a l to p r e v e n t
b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c l o s in g a n d s e a l i n g c o n t a in e r ; a n d a p p ly in g l a b e l s o r e n t e r in g id e n tify in g
d a ta on c o n t a in e r . P a c k e r s w ho a l s o m a k e w o o d en 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 g o o d s an d
e s t a b li s h m e n t .
m a n u a lly c o n t r o lle d g a s o l i n e - o r e l e c t r i c - p o w e r e d t r u c k o r t r a c t o r to
m a t e r i a l s o f a l l k in d s a b o u t a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u fa c t u r in g p la n t, o r o th e r
F o r w a g e st u d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f t r u c k , a s f o llo w s :
T ru ck er,
T ru ck er,
p o w e r (f o r k lif t)
p o w e r (o th e r th a n f o r k lift )
Area Wage Surveys
A l i s t o f the l a t e s t a v a i l a b l e b u l l e t i n s i s p r e s e n t e d b e lo w . A d i r e c t o r y of a r e a w 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 t e d a t the
r e q u e s t o f the W age an d H our an d P u b lic C o n t r a c t s D i v i s i o n s of the D e p a r t m e n t 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 be 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 ic e , W a sh in gton , D. C . , 2 0 4 0 2 , o r f r o m a n y of the B L S r e g i o n a l s a l e s o f f i c e s show n on
the i n s i d e f r o n t c o v e r .
Area
A k r o n , Ohio, J u l y 1 9 6 8 --------------------------------------------A lb a n y —S c h e n e c t a d y —T r o y , N. Y. , A p r . 1968 1_________
A l b u q u e r q u e , N. M e x . , A p r . 1 9 6 8 1 -------------------------Allen tow n —B e t h l e h e m —E a s t o n , P a . —N. J . ,
Bu lletin n um ber
and p r ic e
1575-84
1575-68
1575-58
1575-86
A t l a n t a , G a . , M a y 1968 1________________________________ 157 5 - 7 1
B a l t i m o r e , Md. , S e p t . 1968 1 ----------------------------------- 1 6 2 5 - 8 ,
B e a u m o n t —P o r t A r t h u r —O r a n g e , T e x . , M ay 1968 1 ____ 1 5 7 5 - 7 5
B i n g h a m to n , N. Y. , J u l y 1968 1_________________________ 1 6 2 5 - 3 ,
B i r m i n g h a m , A l a . , A p r . 1968 __________________________ 1 5 7 5 - 5 9
B o i s e C ity , Idaho, J u l y 1968 1___________________________ 1 6 2 5 - 6 ,
B o s t o n ; M a s s . , S e p t . 1 9 6 8 * ____________________________ 1 6 2 5 - 1 5
B u f f a l o , N. Y . , D e c . 1967_______________________________ 157 5 - 4 1
B u r l i n g t o n , Vt. , M a r . 1 9 6 8 --------------------------------------- 1 5 7 5 - 4 8
Can ton , Ohio, J u n e 1968 1------------------------------------------ 1 5 7 5 - 6 5
C h a r l e s t o n , W. V a . , A p r . 1968 1 _______________________ 1 5 7 5 - 6 3
C h a r l o t t e , N. C. , A p r . 1968 1___________________________ 1 5 7 5 - 5 7
C h a t t a n o o g a , Ten n . —G a . , S e p t . 1968 * _________________ 1 6 2 5 - 1 4
C h i c a g o , 111., A p r . 1 9 6 8 ------------------------------------------- 1 575-81
C i n c in n a ti , Ohio—K y . —Ind. , M a r . 1968 1--------------------- 1 5 7 5 - 6 2
C l e v e l a n d , Ohio, S e p t . 1968 1___________________________ 1 6 2 5 - 1 9
C o l u m b u s , Ohio, O ct. 1 9 6 7 _____________________________ 1 5 7 5 - 2 3
D a l l a s , T e x . , N ov. 1 9 6 7 ________________________________ 1 5 7 5 - 2 0
D a v e n p o r t —R o c k I s l a n d —M o lin e , Iowa—111. ,
1625-16
D ay ton , Ohio, J a n . 1968 1------------------------------------------ 1 5 7 5 - 5 1
D e n v e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1967 1 _____________________________ 1 5 7 5 - 3 8
D e s M o in e s , Iow a, F e b . 1 9 6 8 * ---------------------------------- 1 5 7 5 - 5 2
D e t r o it , M i c h . , J a n . 1968 1 --------------------------------------- 1 5 7 5 - 4 5
F o r t Worth, T e x . , N ov. 1967 ___________________________ 1 5 7 5 - 2 2
G r e e n B a y , W is. , J u l y 1968 1------------------------------------ 1 6 2 5 - 7 ,
G r e e n v i l l e , S . C . , M a y 1968 1------------------------------------ 1 5 7 5 - 6 6
H o u ston , T e x . , J u n e 1968 1---------------------------------------- 1 5 7 5 - 8 2
I n d i a n a p o l i s , I n d . , D e c . 1967 1---------------------------------- 1 5 7 5 - 3 6
J a c k s o n , M i s s . , F e b . 1968 1____________________________ 1 5 7 5 - 4 9
J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . , J a n . 1 9 6 8 __________________________ 1 5 7 5 - 3 3
K a n s a s C ity , Mo. —K a n s . , S e p t . 1968 1 ----------------------- 1 6 2 5 - 1 7
L a w r e n c e —H a v e r h i l l , M a s s . —N. H. , J u n e 1968 1 _______ 1 5 7 5 - 7 4
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 1968 * _____ 162 5 -1 1
L o s A n g e l e s —L o n g B e a c h an d A n a h e i m —S a n t a A n a G a r d e n G r o v e , C a l i f . , M a r . 1 9 6 8 ____________________ 1 5 7 5 - 6 4
L o u i s v i l l e , K y . —Ind. , F e b . 19 6 8 ________________________ 1 5 7 5 - 5 0
L u b b o c k , T e x . , J u n e 1 9 6 8 * --------------------------------------- 1 5 7 5 - 7 7
M a n c h e s t e r , N. H. , J u l y 1968 1 _________________________ 1 6 2 5 - 4 ,
M e m p h i s , T e n n . —A r k . , N o v . 1968 --------------------------- 1 6 2 5 - 3 0
M i a m i , F l a . , D e c . 1967 1_______________________________ 1 5 7 5 - 2 8
M id la n d an d O d e s s a , T e x . , J u n e 1 9 6 8 * ________________ 1 5 7 5 - 7 2
M ilw a u k e e , W is. , A p r . 1968-------------------------------------- 1 5 7 5 - 6 7
35 c e n t s
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45
30
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45
30
35
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D a ta on e sta b lish m e n t p r a c tic e s and su p p le m e n tary w age provision s are a lso p resen ted.
Area
M i n n e a p o l i s —S t . P a u l , M i n n . , J a n . 1 9 6 8 _______________
M u s k e g o n —M u s k e g o n H e i g h t s , M i c h . , M a y 1968 1_____
N e w a r k an d J e r s e y C ity , N. J . , F e b . 1968 1___________
New H a ve n , C o n n . , J a n . 1968 1 ________________________
New O r l e a n s , L a . , F e b . 1 9 6 8 __________________________
New Y o r k , N. Y . , A p r . 1 9 6 8 ____________________________
N o r f o l k —P o r t s m o u t h an d N e w p o r t N e w s —
H a m p t o n , V a . , J u n e 1 9 6 8 ---------------------------------------O k la h o m a C ity , O k la . , J u l y 1 9 6 8 ------------------------------O m a h a , N e b r . —Iow a, O ct. 1967 1 _______________________
P a t e r s o n —C lift o n —P a s s a i c , N. J . , M a y 1968 1 _________
P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . —N. J . , N ov. 1967 1___________________
P h o e n ix , A r i z . , M a r . 1968 1____________________________
P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n . 1968______________________________
P o r t l a n d , M a in e , N ov. 1 9 6 8 ____________________________
P o r t l a n d , O r e g . —W a sh . , M a y 1968 1___________________
P r o v i d e n c e —P a w tu c k e t —W a r w ic k , R . I . —M a s s . ,
M a y 1 9 6 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------R a l e i g h , N. C. , A u g . 1968 1 --------------------------------------R i c h m o n d , V a . , N ov. 1967 1 ____________________________
R o c h e s t e r , N .Y . ( o f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s only), J u l y 1968 l „
R o c k f o r d , 111., M a y 1968 1______________________________
St. L o u i s , M o . —111. , J a n . 1968_________________________
S a l t L a k e C i t y , U tah, D e c . 1 9 6 7 ________________________
S a n A n to n io , T e x . , J u n e 1968 ___________________________
S a n B e r n a r d i n o —R i v e r s i d e —O n t a r io , C a l i f . ,
S a n D ie g o , C a l i f . , N ov. 1 9 6 7 ___________________________
S a n F r a n c i s c o —O a k la n d , C a l i f . , J a n . 1968 _____________
S a n J o s e , C a l i f . , S e p t . 1 9 6 8 ____________________________
S a v a n n a h , G a . , M a y 1968 1 ______________________________
S c r a n t o n , P a . , J u l y 1 9 6 8 * ______________________________
S e a t t l e —E v e r e t t , W ash . , N ov. 1967 1 ___________________
S i o u x F a l l s , S. D a k . , Oct. 1968 1 -----------------------------S o u th B e n d , I n d . , M a r . 1 9 6 8 * __________________________
S p o k a n e , W a s h . , J u n e 1 9 6 8 _____________________________
S y r a c u s e , N. Y. , J u l y 1968 1 -------------------------------------T a m p a —S t . P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , A u g . 1 9 6 8 _______________
T o l e d o , Ohio—M ic h . , F e b . 1968_________________________
T r e n t o n , N. J . , Oct. 1968 1______________________________
U t i c a —R o m e , N. Y. , J u l y 1 9 6 8 * --------------------------------W a sh in gto n , D. C. —Md. —V a . , S e p t . 1 9 6 8 ______________
W a t e r b u r y , C o n n . , A p r . 1 9 6 8 * _________________________
W a t e r l o o , Iow a, N ov. 1967 ______________________________
W ich ita, K a n s . , D e c . 1 9 6 7 ______________________________
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , J u n e 1 9 6 8 1 _________________________
Y o r k , P a . , F e b . 1 9 6 8 1__________________________________
Y o u n g s to w n —W a r r e n , Ohio, N ov. 1967 1 _______________
Bu lletin n u m ber
an d p r i c e
1575-47,
1575-60,
1575-54,
1575-34,
1575-46,
1575-78,
30
30
35
25
30
50
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cen ts
1575-85,
1625-9,
1575-21,
1575-83,
1575-40,
1575-55,
1575-44,
1625-20,
1575-80,
30
30
25
40
30
30
30
30
40
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cen ts
cents
1575-61,
1625-13,
1575-27,
1625-2
1575-70,
1575-39,
1575-35,
1575-69,
30
35
25
35
30
30
20
30
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
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1625-25,
1575-19,
1575-37,
1625-21,
1575-73,
1625-12,
1575-29,
1625-23,
1575-56,
1575-79,
1625-5,
1625-10,
1575-43,
1625-18,
1625-1,
1625-22,
1575-53,
1575-26,
1575-31,
1575-76,
1575-42,
1575-25,
40
20
25
30
30
35
25
30
30
30
35
30
30
35
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35
30
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
POSTAGE AND FEES PAID
U. S. DEPARTMENT OP LABOR
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