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Li.j; AT7S--7f Region I John F. Kennedy Federal Building Government Center, Room 1603-B Eoston, Mass. 02203 Tel. : 223-6762 (Area Code 617) Region II 341 Ninth Ave. New York, N. Y. 10001 T e l.: 971-5405 (Area Code 212) Region III Penn Square Building Room 406 1317 Filbert Street Philadelphia, Pa. 19107 Region IV 1371 Peachtree S t., NE. A tlanta, Ca. 30309 Tel. : 526-5418 (Area Code 404) Region V 219 South Dearborn St. Chicago, 111. 60604 T e l.: 353-7230 (Area Code 312) Region VI Federal Office Building Tenth Floor 911 Walnut St. Kansas City, Mo. 64106 T e l.: 374-2481 (Area Code 816) Region VII Mayflower Building Room 337 411 North Akard St. Dallas, Tex. 75201 T e l.: 749-3616 (Area Code 214) Region VIII 450 Golden Cate Ave. Box 36017 San Francisco, Calif. 94102 Tel. : 556-4678 (Area Code 415) Area Wage Survey The Spokane, Washington, Metropolitan Area June 1968 Bulletin No. 1575-79 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Willard Wirtz, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ben Burdetsky, Acting Commissioner For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 20402 - Price 30 cents Contents Preface Page A t th e e n d of e a c h s u r v e y , a n in d iv id u a l a r e a b u l le tin p r e s e n t s s u r v e y r e s u l t s f o r e a c h a r e a s tu d ie d . A f t e r c o m p le t io n of a ll of th e in d iv id u a l a r e a b u l l e t i n s fo r a ro u n d 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 l l e t i n 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 ta fo r e a c h of th e m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s s tu d ie d in to o n e b u l le 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 t i o 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 l ita n a r e a d a ta to r e l a t e to g e o g r a p h i c r e g i o n s a n d th e U n ite d S ta te s . E i g h t y - s i x a r e a s c u r r e n t l y a r e i n c l u d e d in th e p r o g r a m . In e a c h a r e a , i n f o r m a t i o n on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n in g s is c o ll e c te d a n n u a lly a n d on e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s a n d s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s b ie n n i a l l y . I n t r o d u c t i o n ______________________________________________________________________ W a g e t r e n d s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s _____________________________ T ab le s: 1. E s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e of s u r v e y a n d n u m b e r s t u d i e d _______________________________________________ 2. I n d e x e s o f s t a n d a r d w e e k ly s a l a r i e s a n d s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s , an d p e r c e n t s o f c h a n g e f o r s e l e c t e d p e r i o d s _________________ A. O c c u p a t io n a l e a r n i n g s : * A - 1. O ff ic 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 a n d te c h n i c a l o c c u p a t io n s — m e n _____________________________________________________________ A - 3 . O ff 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 i o n s — m e n a n d w o m e n c o m b i n e d _________________________ A - 4 . M a in te n a n c e a n d p o w e r p l a n t o c c u p a t i o n s __________ A - 5 . C u s to d ia l a n d m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t i o n s __ A p p e n d ix . O c c u p a t io n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s _______________________________________ 10 * N O T E : S i m i l a r t a b u la tio n s a r e a v a i l a b l e f o r o t h e r a r e a s . (S ee in s i d e b a c k c o v e r . ) T h is b u lle tin p r e s e n t s r e s u l t s of th e s u r v e y in S p o k an e, W a s h ., in J u n e 1968. T h e S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l i ta n S t a tis tic a l A r e a , a s d e fin e d by th e B u r e a u o f th e B u d g et th r o u g h A p r il 1967, c o n s i s t s of S p o k a n e C o u n ty . T h is stu d y w a s c o n d u c te d in th e B u r e a u 's r e g i o n a l o ffic e in San F r a n c i s c o , C a l i f . , C h a r l e s A . R o u m a s s e t , D i r e c t o r . T h e stu d y w a s u n d e r th e g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n of A d o lp h O . B e r g e r , A s s i s t a n t R e g io n a l D i r e c t o r of O p e r a t i o n s . 1 3 vO 0 0 -Nl T h e B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s p r o g r a m o f a n n u a l o c c u p a tio n a l w a g e s u r v e y s in m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s is d e s ig n e d to p r o v i d e d a ta on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s , a n d e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s a n d s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s . It y ie ld s d e ta il e d d a ta by s e l e c t e d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n f o r e a c h of th e a r e a s s tu d ie d , f o r g e o g r a p h i c r e g i o n s , a n d f o r th e U n ite d S ta te s . A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in th e p r o g r a m is th e n e e d fo r g r e a t e r i n s i g h t in to (1) th e m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s by o c c u p a t io n a l c a t e g o r y a n d s k il l l e v e l, a n d (2) th e s t r u c t u r e a n d le v e l of w a g e s a m o n g a r e a s a n d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s . A c u r r e n t r e p o r t on e a r n i n g s in th e S p o k a n e a r e a is a l s o a v a i l a b l e f o r s e l e c t e d fo o d s e r v i c e o c c u p a t i o n s (J u n e 1 968). U n io n s c a l e s , in d ic a tiv e of p r e v a i l i n g p a y l e v e l s , a r e a v a i l a b l e fo r b u ild in g c o n s t r u c t i o n ; p r i n t i n g ; l o c a l - t r a n s i t o p e r a t i n g e m p lo y e e s ; a n d m o t o r t r u c k d r i v e r s , h e l p e r s , a n d a l l i e d o c c u p a t io n s . iii 5 7 Area W age Survey The Spokane, Wash., Metropolitan Area Introduction O c c u p a t io n a l e m p l o y m e n t a n d e a r n i n g s d a t a a r e s h o w n fo r f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s , i . e . , th o s e h i r e d to w o r k a r e g u l a r w e e k l y s c h e d u le in th e g iv e n o c c u p a t i o n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n . E a r n i n g s d a t a e x c lu d e p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a n d f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , a n d la te s h i f t s . N o n p r o d u c t io 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 lo w a n c e s a n d in c e n t iv e e a r n i n g s a r e in c lu d e d . W h e r e w e e k l y h o u r s a r e r e p o r t e d , a s f o r o ffic 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 is 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 i c 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 lu s i v e of p a y fo r o v e rtim e at re g u la r a n d /o r p re m iu m ra te s ). A v e ra g e w eekly ea rn 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 lf d o l l a r . The a v e ra g e s p re s e n te d re fle c t co m p o site , area w id e e s ti m a t e s . I n d u s t r i e s a n d e s t a b l i s h m e n t s d if f e r in p a y l e v e l a n d jo b s ta f fin g a n d , t h u s , c o n t r i b u t e d i f f e r e n t l y to th e e s t i m a t e s f o r e a c h jo b . T h e p a y r e l a t i o n s h i p o b t a in a b le f r o m th e a v e r a g e s m a y fa il 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 i n t a i n e d a m o n g jo 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 le v e l s f o r m e n a n d w o m e n in a n y of th e s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s h o u ld n o t be a s s u m e d to r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y t r e a t m e n t of 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 i c h m a y c o n t r i b u te to d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y f o r m e n a n d w o m e n 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 it h in e s t a b l i s h e d r a t e r a n g e s , s in 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 ll e c te d ; a n d d i f f e r e n c e s in s p e c if ic d u tie s p e r f o r m e d , a l th 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 lo y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s a r e u s u a l l y m o r e g e n e r a l i z e d t h a n th 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 i n o r d i f f e r e n c e s a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e s p e c i f i c d u t ie s p e r f o r m e d . O c c u p a t io n a l e m p l o 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 to ta l in a ll e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h in th e s c o p e of th e s tu d y a n d n o t th e n u m b e r a c t u a l l y s u r v e y e d . B e c a u s e of 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 of o c c u p a t io n a l e m p l o y m e n t o b t a i n e d f r o m th e s a m p l e of e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s tu d ie d s e r v e o n ly to in d ic a te th e r e l a t i v e i m p o r t a n c e of th e jo b s s tu 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 ti o n a l s t r u c t u r e do n o t a f f e c t m a t e r i a l l y th e a c c u r a c y of th e e a r n in g s d a ta . T h i s a r e a is 1 of 86 in w h ic h th e U .S. D e p a r t m e n t of L a b o r 's B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s c o n d u c ts s u r v e y s of o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n i n g s a n d r e l a t e d b e n e f i t s on a n a r e a w i d e b a s i s . T h i s b u l l e t i n p r e s e n t s c u r r e n t o c c u p a t io n a l e m p l o y m e n t an d e a r n i n g s i n f o r m a t i o n o b t a in e d l a r g e l y b y m a i l f r o m th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s v i s i t e d by B u r e a u f i e ld e c o n o m i s t s in th e l a s t p r e v i o u s s u r v e y f o r o c c u p a t i o n s r e p o r t e d in t h a t e a r l i e r s tu d y . P e r s o n a l v i s i t s w e r e m a d e to n o n r e s p o n d e n t s a n d to th o s e r e s p o n d e n t s r e p o r t i n g u n u s u a l c h a n g e s s in c e th e p r e v i o u s s u r v e y . In e a c h a r e a , d a t a a r e o b ta in e d f r o m r e p r e s e n t a t i v e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h in s ix b r o a d i n d u s t r y d iv is i o n s : M a n u f a c tu r i n g ; t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t i o n , an d o th e r p u b lic u til 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 i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , an d r e a l e s t a t e ; an d s e r v i c 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 th e s e s tu d ie s a r e g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a tio n s a n d th e c o n s t r u c t i o n a n 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 of w o r k e r s a r e o m i t t e d b e c a u s e th e y te n d to f u r n i s h i n s u f f i c i e n t e m p lo y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t io n s s tu d ie d to w a r r a n t i n c l u s io n . S e p a r a t e ta b u la tio n s a r e p r o v i d e d fo r e a c h of th e b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w h i c h m e e t p u b li c a t io n c r i t e r i a . T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e c o n d u c te d on a s a m p le b a s i s b e c a u s e of 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 ll e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . T o o b ta in o p t i m u m a c c u r a c y a t m i n i m u m c o s t, a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t i o n of l a r g e th a n of s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s is s tu d ie d . In c o m b in in g th e d a ta , 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 tu 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 to a ll e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e i n 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 th o s e b e lo w th e m i n i m u m s iz 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 i o n s s e l e c t e d fo r s tu d y a r e c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y of m a n u f a c t u r i n g a n d n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s , a n d a r e of th e f o ll o w ing ty p e s : (1) O ffic e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l an d te c h n i c a l; (3) m a i n t e n a n c e a n d p o w e r p l a n t ; a n d (4) c u s to 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 ti o n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n is b a s e d on a u n i f o r m s e t of jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s d e s i g n e d to ta k e a c c o u n t of i n t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t v a r i a t i o n in d u t ie s w ith in th e s a m e jo b . T h e o c c u p a t i o n s s e l e c t e d fo r s tu d y a r e l i s t e d a n d d e s c r i b e d in th e a p p e n d i x . T h e e a r n i n g s d a ta fo llo w in g th e jo b t i t l e s a r e f o r a ll i n d u s t r i e s c o m b i n e d . E a r n i n g s d a ta fo r s o m e of th e o c c u p a t io n s l i s t e d a n d d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e i n d u s t r y d iv is i o n s w ith in o c c u p a t i o n s , a r e n o t p r e s e n t e d in th e A - s e r i e s ta b l e s b e c a u s e e i t h e r (1) e m p l o y m e n t in the o c c u p a t io n is to o s m a l l to p r o v i d e e n o u g h d a ta 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 is p o s s i b i l i t y of 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 ta . E s ta b lis h m e n t P r a c ti c e s and S u p p le m e n ta ry W age P ro v is io n s T ab u latio n s on s e le c te d e s ta b lis h m e n t p ra c tic e s and s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s ( B - s e r i e s ta b l e s ) a r e n ot p r e s e n t e d in th is b u l le t in . I n f o r m a t i o n f o r t h e s e ta b u l a t i o n s is c o l l e c t e d b ie n n ia l ly . T h e s e t a b u l a t i o n s on m i n i m u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r i n e x p e r i e n c e d w o m e n o ffic e w o r k e r s ; s h if t d i f f e r e n t i a l s ; s c h e d u l e d w e e k l y h o u r s ; p a id h o l id a y s ; p a id v a c a t i o n s ; a n d h e a lth , i n s u r a n c e , a n d p e n s i o n p la n s a r e p r e s e n t e d (in th e B - s e r i e s ta b l e s ) in p r e v i o u s b u l l e t i n s fo r th is a r e a . 1 2 T a b le 1. E s ta b lis h m e n ts an d W o rk e rs W ithin Scope of S u rv e y and N u m b er S tudied in S p o k an e, W a s h ., 1 by M a jo r In d u s try D iv isio n , 2 Ju n e 1968 M inim um e m p lo y m e n t in e s ta b lis h m e n ts in sco p e o f study In d u stry d iv isio n A ll d iv isio n s _ __ _ N u m b er of e sta b lis h m e n ts W ithin sco p e of stu d y 3 S tudied 148 45 103 20 16 39 12 16 - M a n u fa c tu rin g ____________________________________ N o n m an u fa c tu rin g T ra n s p o rta tio n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u tilitie s 5 _____ _ _____ W h o le sa le t r a d e 4 ...................................................... ..... R e ta il tr a d e 6 F in a n c e , in s u ra n c e , and r e a l e s ta te 6_______ S e rv ic e s 4 7 ____________________________________ 50 50 50 50 50 50 W o rk e rs in e s ta b lis h m e n ts W ithin sco p e of stu d y 4 S tu d ied N u m b er P e rce n t 68 2 5 ,3 0 0 100 1 8 ,0 1 0 23 45 9 ,4 0 0 1 5 ,9 0 0 37 63 7, 340 1 0 ,6 7 0 11 6 13 7 8 5 ,3 0 0 1 ,5 0 0 5 ,5 0 0 1 ,7 0 0 1 ,9 0 0 21 6 22 7 7 4 ,6 1 0 750 2 ,8 0 0 1 ,3 0 0 1 ,2 1 0 1 T he Spokane S ta n d a rd M e tro p o lita n S ta tis tic a l A re a , a s d e fin ed by th e B u re a u of th e B udget th ro u g h A p ril 1967, c o n s is ts of S pokane C o u n ty . T h e " w o rk e rs w ith in sco p e of s tu d y " e s tim a te s show n in th is ta b le p ro v id e a re a s o n a b ly a c c u ra te d e s c rip tio n of th e s iz e a n d c o m p o s itio n o f th e la b o r fo rc e in c lu d e d in th e s u rv e y . T he e s tim a te 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 is of c o m p a riso 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 re e m p lo y m e n t tr e n d s o r le v e ls s in c e (1) p la n n in g o f w age s u rv e y s re q u ire s th e u se of e s ta b lis h m e n t d a ta c o m p ile d c o n s id e ra b ly in a d v a n c e of th e p a y ro ll p e rio d s tu d ie d , an d (2) s m a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts a r e e x c lu d e d fro m th e sco p e of th e s u rv e y . 2 T he 1967 e d itio n of th e S ta n d a rd In d u s tria l C la s s ific a tio n M anual w a s u se d in c la ss ify in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts by in d u s tr y d iv is io n . 3 In c lu d e s a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith to ta l e m p lo y m e n t a t o r above th e m in im u m lim ita tio n . A ll o u tle ts (w ith in th e a re a ) of c o m p a n ie s in s u c h in d u s tr i e s a s tr a d e , fin a n c e , au to r e p a ir s e r v ic e , and m o tio n p ic tu re th e a te r s a r e c o n s id e re d a s 1 e s ta b lis h m e n t. 4 In c lu d e s a ll w o rk e r s in a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith to ta l e m p lo y m e n t (w ith in th e a re a ) a t o r above th e m in im u m lim ita tio n . 5 T a x ic a b s and s e r v ic e s in c id e n ta l to w a te r tr a n s p o r ta tio n w e re e x c lu d e d . 4 T h is in d u s try d iv isio n is r e p r e s e n te d in e s tim a te s fo r " a ll in d u s tr ie s " and " n o n m a n u fa c tu rin g " in th e S e r ie s A ta b le s . S e p a ra te p r e s e n ta tio n of d a ta fo r th is d iv isio n is not m a d e fo r one o r m o re o f th e follow ing re a s o n s : (1) E m p lo y m en t in th e d iv isio n is too s m a ll to p ro v id e enough d a ta to m e r it s e p a r a te stu d y , (2) th e s a m p le w a s not d e s ig n e d in itia lly to p e rm it s e p a r a te p re s e n ta tio n , (3) re s p o n s e w a s in s u ffic ie n t o r in a d e q u a te to p e r m it s e p a r a te p re s e n ta tio n , an d (4) th e re is p o s s ib ility of d is c lo s u re of in d iv id u a l e sta b lis h m e n t d a ta . T H o te ls and m o te ls ; la u n d r ie s and o th e r p e rs o n a l s e r v ic e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v ic e s ; au to m o b ile r e p a ir , r e n ta l, an d p a rk in g ; m o tio n p ic tu r e s ; n o n p ro fit m e m b e rs h ip o rg a n iz a tio n s (e x c lu d in g re lig io u s and c h a rita b le o rg a n iz a tio n s ); and e n g in e e rin g and a r c h ite c tu r a l s e r v ic e s . A bout tw o -fifth s of th e w o rk e r s w ith in sco p e of th e su rv e y in th e Spokane a r e a w e re e m p lo y ed in m a n u fa c tu rin g f ir m s . T he follow ing ta b le p re s e n ts th e m a jo r in d u s tr y g ro u p s a n d s p e c ific in d u s tr ie s a s a p e rc e n t of a ll m a n u fa c tu rin g : In d u s try g ro u p s P r im a r y m e ta l in d u s tr ie s _ _ _ F o o d an d k in d re d p ro d u c ts . L u m b e r an d w ood p ro d u c ts P r in tin g a n d p u b lis h in g __________ 46 17 10 7 S p ecific in d u s tr ie s N o n fe rro u s ro llin g and d r a w in g __ P r im a r y n o n fe rro u s m e ta ls S a w m ills and p lan in g m ills ............... N e w sp a p e rs . _ M eat p ro d u c ts _ .... . D a iry p ro d u c ts ___ 28 17 8 7 6 5 T h is in fo rm a tio n is b a s e d on e s tim a te s of to ta l e m p lo y m e n t d e riv e d fro m u n iv e r s e m a te r ia ls c o m p ile d p r i o r to a c tu a l s u rv e y . P ro p o rtio n s in v a rio u s in d u s try d iv isio n s m a y d if fe r fro m p ro p o rtio n s b a s e d on th e r e s u lts of th e s u rv e y a s show n in ta b le 1 a b o v e . 3 Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups P r e s e n t e d in t a b l e 2 a r e in d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e in a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s o f o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s , a n d in a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s o f s e l e c t e d p la n t w o r k e r g r o u p s . T h e i n d e x e s a r e a m e a s u r e o f w a g e s a t a g iv e n t i m e , e x p r e s s e d a s a p e r c e n t of w a g e s d u r i n g th e b a s e p e r i o d (d a te o f th e a r e a s u r v e y c o n d u c t e d b e t w e e n J u l y I9 6 0 a n d J u n e 1 9 6 1). S u b tr a c tin g 100 f r o m th e in d e x y i e l d s th e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e in w a g e s f r o m th e b a s e p e r i o d to th e d a te o f th e in d e x . T h e p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e o r i n c r e a s e r e l a t e to w a g e c h a n g e s b e t w e e n t h e in d i c a t e d d a t e s . T h e s e e s t i m a t e s a r e m e a s u r e s o f c h a n g e in a v e r a g e s f o r th e a r e a ; th e y a r e n o t i n t e n d e d to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e p a y c h a n g e s in th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e a r e a . M e th o d o f C o m p u tin g E a c h o f th e s e l e c t e d k e y o c c u p a t io n s w ith in a n o c c u p a t i o n a l gro up w as a s s ig n e d a w eig h t b a se d on its p ro p o rtio n a te em p lo y m en t O ffice clerica l (men and women): Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B Clerks, accounting, classes A and B Clerks, file, classes A, B, and C Clerks, order Clerks, payroll Comptometer operators Keypunch operators, classes A and B O ffice boys and girls Table 2. in t h e o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p . T h e s e c o n s t a n t w e i g h ts r e f l e c t b a s e y e a r e m p l o y m e n t s w h e r e v e r p o s s i b l e . T h e a v e r a g e (m e a n ) e a r n i n g s f o r e a c h o c c u p a t io n w e r e m u l t i p l i e d b y th e o c c u p a t i o n a l w e ig h t, a n d th e p r o d u c t s f o r a l l o c c u p a t i o n s in th e g r o u p w e r e t o t a l e d . T h e a g g r e g a t e s f o r 2 c o n s e c u t i v e y e a r s w e r e r e l a t e d b y d iv id in g th e a g g r e g a t e f o r th e l a t e r y e a r b y th e a g g r e g a t e f o r th e e a r l i e r y e a r . T h e r e s u l t a n t r e l a t i v e , l e s s 100 p e r c e n t , s h o w s th e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e . T h e in d e x i s th e p r o d u c t o f m u lti p l y in g th e b a s e y e a r r e l a t i v e (100) b y th e r e l a t i v e f o r th e n e x t s u c c e e d i n g y e a r a n d c o n tin u in g to m u lti p l y (c o m p o u n d ) e a c h y e a r ' s r e l a t i v e b y th e p r e v i o u s y e a r ’s in d e x . A v e r a g e e a r n i n g s f o r th e fo llo w in g o c c u p a t i o n s w e r e u s e d in c o m p u tin g th e w a g e t r e n d s : O ffice clerical (men and women)— Continued Secretaries Stenographers, general Stenographers, senior Switchboard operators, classes A and B Tabulating-machine operators, class B Typists, classes A and B Skilled maintenance (men): Carpenters Electricians Machinists Mechanics Mechanics (automotive) Pa inters Pipefitters T ool and die makers Unskilled plant (men): Janitors, porters, and cleaners Laborers, material handling Industrial nurses (men and women): Nurses, industrial (registered) Indexes of Standard Weekly Salaries and Straight-Time Hourly Earnings for Selected Occupational Groups in Spokane, W ash., June 1968 and June 1967, and Percents o f Change 1 for Selected Periods Indexes (May 1961=100) Industry and occupational group A ll industries: O ffice clerical (men and women) -----Industrial nurses (men and w o m en )----Skilled maintenance (men) --------------Unskilled plant (men) — -------------------Manufacturing: O ffice clerical (men and women) — — Industrial nurses (men and women) - — Skilled maintenance (men) — ----------Unskilled plant (m e n )------------------------ Percents of change 1 June 1967 June 1966 June 1965 May 1964 May 1963 May 1962 May 1961 June 1968 June 1967 to to to to to to to June 1968 June 1967 June 1966 June 1965 May 1964 May 1963 May 1962 128.4 (2 3 ) 133.1 129.4 123.1 ( 2) 120.5 124.9 ( 2) 10.5 3 .6 4 .3 6 .2 < ) 2 3 .8 7 .3 3 .3 ( 2) 2 .4 2 .7 2 .6 ( 2) 4 .2 3.1 2 .6 ( 2) 2 .4 2.1 3.8 (2) 2. 2 2. 1 2.6 (2) 3 .9 5 .5 (2) (2) 132.7 116. 1 ( 2) U) 118.9 112.5 ( 2> ( 2) 11.6 3 .2 (2 ) (2) 4 .2 3 .2 (2) (2) .8 .4 (2) (2) 4 .6 3 .5 (2) (2) 1.7 1 .5 (2) (2) 2 .2 3 -.4 (2) (2) 4.1 3 .9 1 Unless otherwise indicated, all changes are increases. 2 Data do not meet publication criteria. 3 The decline largely reflects employee turnover within and between high- and low-wage establishments rather than wage decreases. 4 F o r o ffic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s , th e w a g e t r e n d s r e l a t e to r e g u l a r w e e k l y s a l a r i e s fo r th e n o r m a l w o r k w e e k , e x c l u s i v e of e a r n i n g s fo r o v e r t i m e . F o r p la n t w o r k e r g r o u p s , th e y m e a s u r e c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s , e x c lu d in g p r e m i u m p a y fo r o v e r t i m e a n d f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , a n d la te s h if ts . T h e p e r c e n t a g e s a r e b a s e d on d a ta f o r s e l e c t e d k e y o c c u p a ti o n s a n d in c lu d e m o s t of th e n u m e r i c a l l y i m p o r t a n t jo b s w ith in ea ch g roup. L i m i t a t i o n s of D a ta T h e in d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n g e , a s m e a s u r e s of c h a n g e in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e in f l u e n c e d by: (1) g e n e r a l s a l a r y an d w a g e c h a n g e s , (2) m e r i t o r o t h e r i n c r e a s e s in p a y r e c e i v e d by i n d i v id u a l w o r k e r s w h ile in th e s a m e jo b , a n d (3) c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e w a g e s due to c h a n g e s in th e l a b o r f o r c e r e s u l t i n g f r o m l a b o r t u r n o v e r , f o r c e e x p a n s i o n s , f o r c e r e d u c t i o n s , a n d c h a n g e s in th e p r o p o r tio n s of w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d b y e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith d i f f e r e n t p a y l e v e l s . C h a n g e s in th e l a b o r f o r c e c a n c a u s e i n c r e a s e s o r d e c r e a s e s in th e o c c u p a t io n a l a v e r a g e s w ith o u t a c t u a l w a g e c h a n g e s . It is c o n c e i v a b l e t h a t e v e n th o u g h a ll e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in a n a r e a g a v e w a g e i n c r e a s e s , a v e ra g e w ages m a y have d eclin ed b e c a u se lo w e r-p a y in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts e n t e r e d th e a r e a o r e x p a n d e d t h e i r w o r k f o r c e s . S i m i l a r l y , w a g e s m a y h a v e r e m a i n e d r e l a t i v e l y c o n s t a n t , y e t th e a v e r a g e s f o r a n a r e a m ay have ris e n co n sid e rab ly b e c a u se h ig h e r-p a y in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts e n t e r e d the a r e a . T h e u s e of c o n s t a n t e m p l o y m e n t w e i g h t s e l i m i n a t e s th e e f f e c t of c h a n g e s in th e p r o p o r t i o n of w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d in e a c h jo b i n c l u d e d in th e d a ta . T h e p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n g e r e f l e c t o n ly c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e p a y fo r s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r s . T h e y a r e n o t i n f l u e n c e d b y c h a n g e s in s t a n d a r d w o r k s c h e d u l e s , a s s u c h , o r b y p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e . W h e r e n e c e s s a r y , d a t a w e r e a d j u s t e d to r e m o v e f r o m th e in d e x e s an d p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n g e a n y s i g n i f i c a n t e f f e c t c a u s e d b y c h a n g e s in th e s c o p e of th e s u r v e y . 5 A. Occupational Earnings Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women (A verage s tra ig h t-tim e w eekly h o u rs and earn in g s fo r selec te d occupations studied on an a re a b a sis by in d u stry divisio n, Spokane, W ash ., June 1968) N um ber of w o rk e rs receiving stra ig h t-tim e w eekly e a rn in g s of— Number Sex, occupation, and in d u stry d iv is io n of Average weekly hour*1 (standard) 1 ------- S' 55 60 Mean2 Median 2 Middle range2 $ $ * 1 ; s S i 3 S l S $ S $ $ $ $ $ « $ $ 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 1 00 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 1 50 1 55 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 1 05 110 115 120 125 1 30 135 140 145 1 50 155 over 4 3 2 “ 12 2 1 - - - - 5 5 _ - _ - - - - - - - - - and under 60 and 65 MEN $ $ $ A ----------- 23 4 3 .0 1 4 4 .0 0 1 5 1 .0 0 1 2 8 .5 0 -1 5 4 .0 0 R U L E R S . MACHINE (B ILLIN G MACHINE) -----------------------------------------NONMANUEAC T U R I N G ------------------------- 18 16 4 0 .0 4 3 .0 8 2 .0 0 7 8 .0 0 7 5 .5 0 7 4 .5 0 6 5 .0 0 - 9 2 .5 0 6 4 .0 0 - 7 9 .5 0 - ROOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS* Cl ASS R -------------------------------------------AinkiUALiiic JU r u n t Air — — . ——— —— —— ... . — — — NUPtflANUr i r* lU K in b — 29 23 3 9 .5 7 6 .5 0 7 3 .5 0 6 7 .0 0 - 8 3 .0 0 - 5 f 1.3U l l nn_ an a a OOeUU- OUaUU C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING* CLASS A ----------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------- 49 16 33 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 1 0 6 .5 0 1 2 1 .5 0 9 9 .5 0 1 0 0 .0 0 1 1 2 .5 0 9 8 .5 0 9 7 .0 0 -1 1 0 .5 0 1 0 7 .5 0 -1 4 7 .0 0 9 6 .5 0 -1 0 0 .5 0 _ - CLERKS* ACCOUNTING* CLASS B ----------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------- 1 00 21 79 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 8 8 .0 0 1 0 3 .0 0 8 3 .5 0 8 4 .5 0 1 0 2 .5 0 8 2 .0 0 7 6 .5 0 -1 0 0 .0 0 9 4 .0 0 -1 0 6 .0 0 7 4 .5 0 - 9 0 .0 0 - 29 4 0 .0 6 7 .0 0 6 6 .0 0 6 1 .0 0 - 6 9 .0 0 6 C L F R K S . PAYROLL -------------------------------NONMANUEACTURING ------------------------- 30 23 4 3 .0 4 0 .0 1 1 1 .5 0 1 1 5 .0 0 1 1 0 .5 0 1 1 2 .0 0 1 0 5 .5 0 -1 3 1 .0 0 1 0 7 .0 0 -1 3 6 .0 0 COMPTOMETF R O P E R A T O R S ---------------------- 24 4 0 .0 8 5 .5 0 8 4 .0 0 7 6 .0 0 - 9 9 .0 0 - - 4 1 5 3 3 2 KFYPUNCH O PERATORS. CLASS A ----------NONMANUEACTURING ------------------------- 40 19 4 0 .0 4 3 .0 1 1 1 .0 0 8 9 .0 0 1 2 5 .5 0 9 1 .0 0 9 1 .5 0 -1 2 8 .5 0 7 5 .0 0 - 9 7 .5 0 _ _ - _ 2 - ~ 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 KFYPUNCH O PERATORS, CLASS B ----------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------- 39 39 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 8 3 .5 0 8 3 .5 0 8 2 .5 0 8 2 .5 0 7 2 .5 0 - 9 6 .0 0 7 2 .5 0 - 9 6 .0 0 _ _ 5 5 10 10 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2 12 12 O FF IC E G IR LS ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------- 24 24 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 7 7 .5 0 J 7 .5 0 6 8 .0 0 6 8 .0 0 6 3 .0 0 6 3 .0 0 - _ 10 10 4 4 1 1 l _ _ _ 1 3 3 _ - - - “ - S E C R E T A R IE S 3--------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------- 127 28 99 4 3 .0 4 3 .0 4 0 .0 1 0 5 .5 0 1 3 4 .5 0 9 7 .0 0 1 0 0 .5 0 1 4 5 .0 0 9 7 .0 0 8 4 .0 0 -1 2 5 .0 0 1 1 5 .5 0 -1 4 8 .0 0 8 1 .5 0 -1 0 4 .5 0 _ _ 10 7 SECRETA RIES* CLASS B -------------------------NONMANUEACTURING --------------------------------- 17 16 4 3 .0 4 3 .0 1 0 1 .5 0 1 0 2 .5 0 1 0 2 .5 0 1 0 3 .0 0 8 0 .0 0 -1 1 7 .5 0 7 7 .5 0 -1 2 4 .0 0 S E C R E T A R IE S . CLASS C -------------------NONMANUEACTURING ------------------------- 34 29 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 1 0 3 .5 0 9 8 .5 0 9 9 .5 0 9 8 .5 0 S E C R E T A R IE S . CLASS D -------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------- 61 42 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 1 0 3 .0 0 8 6 .0 0 STENOGRAPHERS* GENERAL -------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4--------------------- 94 27 67 16 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 4 3 .0 9 1 .0 0 9 6 .0 0 8 9 .0 0 1 1 3 .5 0 C LF R K S . ACCOUNTING* CLASS $ NOHEN CLERK S, FILE, CLA SS C --------------------- See footnotes at end of table, . • > , 3 *uu 8 4 .5 0 8 4 .5 0 5 5 - 4 4 4 4 - 1 - - - 1 - 5 6 6 3 4 - 3 - - - - - - 5 1 4 _ _ - - - _ _ - - 1 1 - - _ 7 15 11 - - - - - 7 15 11 19 1 18 7 12 - - 4 - _ _ _ 1 - - 1 - _ - 2 2 - - - _ - - 2 _ - - 5 s _ - 1 - - - - - - - - - - _ 1 - 2 2 8 5 7 7 _ _ _ - - 1 1 - 7 6 - 4 - - 2 - - - 4 4 _ _ 2 2 - _ 17 1 - - - - - 1 1 _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - - 1 - 1 4 2 - - - 1 1 4 2 7 4 3 _ _ 3 3 _ 1 1 1 1 - - - _ - - ~ - - 4 12 - - - 2 4 4 _ 5 2 3 5 2 3 4 1 4 6 18 2 16 17 - _ _ _ _ 1 _ _ - - - - - - 8 8 _ - 4 4 _ - - - 9 5 .5 0 -1 0 9 .0 0 9 5 .0 0 -1 0 3 .5 0 _ _ _ _ 1 1 _ 2 2 4 4 12 12 5 5 3 - 3 9 2 .5 0 8 2 .5 0 7 9 .5 0 - 1 4 2 .0 0 7 7 .0 0 - 9 5 .5 0 _ 7 7 9 9 12 12 2 2 2 2 6 4 2 2 _ 8 4 .0 0 8 4 .5 0 8 4 .0 0 1 0 8 .5 0 7 6 .0 0 -1 0 3 .5 0 8 0 .0 0 -1 2 7 .0 0 7 6 .0 0 -1 0 2 .0 0 1 0 4 .0 0 -1 3 2 .0 0 15 6 9 13 7 3 4 4 9 5 1 - 3 - - - - 12 17 8 9 4 3 - - l 1 9 3 5 - 5 1 1 - 3 - 1 - - 4 2 2 - 3 - “ 14 10 4 13 - - 4 5 13 - 2 2 24 - - _ - 1 7 2 10 - 2 1 - 7 3 - 12 3 9 7 3 _ - 7 7 - _ _ - - 4 _ - 4 - 4 - 2 2 24 - - - 1 - - _ - 1 2 - - 1 1 ° - - 1 1 1 - - 17 5 3 2 - - 2 2 _ l - 3 2 - - _ _ - - _ _ _ _ “ - - - - - - 1 2 - - - 1 1 1 1 _ _ - - 6 - _ - 8 8 1 - - 5 - - - 5 - - - - _ 15 12 3 _ - 2 2 - - - _ - - - - 2 _ - - - _ _ - - - - - 6 Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women-----Continued (A v e ra g e s tr a ig h t- tim e w eek ly h o u rs an d e a rn in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s is by in d u s try d iv isio n , S p ok an e, W ash. , Ju n e 1968) Weekly earnings Sex, occupation, and in d u stry d iv is io n Number of workers $ Average weekly hours1 ( standard) $ 55 M iddle range 2* an d under 60 55 46 26 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 $ 1 1 3 .5 0 1 1 0 .5 0 1 1 8 .0 0 $ 1 1 3 .5 0 1 1 2 .5 0 1 2 0 .5 0 $ $ 1 0 1 .0 0 -1 2 4 .5 0 1 0 1 .0 0 -1 2 1 .5 0 1 1 2 .5 0 -1 2 4 .5 0 SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B -----NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------- 32 32 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 8 7 .0 0 8 7 .0 0 8 4 .5 0 8 4 .5 0 8 0 .0 0 - 9 9 .5 0 8 0 .0 0 - 9 9 .5 0 - SWITCHBOARD 0 P E R A T 0 R -R E C E P T I0 N IS T S MANilF ACTUR I N G -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------- 43 15 28 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 8 7 .0 0 8 5 .5 0 8 7 .5 0 7 7 .5 0 8 0 .0 0 7 7 .5 0 7 1 .0 0 - 1 0 1 .0 0 7 0 .0 0 -1 0 2 .5 0 7 2 .0 0 - 9 9 .5 0 - TY P IS T S . A ----------------------------- 16 8 7 .5 0 8 7 .0 0 7 6 .0 0 - 9 0 .0 0 - T Y P IS TS . CLA S S R ----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------ 43 41 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 7 6 .0 0 7 5 .0 0 7 4 .0 0 7 3 .5 0 6 7 .5 0 6 7 .0 0 - 4 4 CLA SS $ $ 65 _ _ _ 65 70 75 $ 70 N u m b er of w o rk e rs re c e iv in g s tr a ig h t- tim e w e e k ly e a rn in g s of— $ _ $ $ 80 75 85 90 _ 80 _ 85 $ _ 90 95 _ 95 $ 100 _ 100 $ 105 _ 105 $ 1 10 _ 1 10 $ 115 _ 115 $ _ 120 $ $ 1 25 120 130 125 - 1 30 $ $ 135 - 135 S 140 140 1 45 - 1 45 t 150 155 - a n d 150 155 o v e r CONTINUED STENOGRAPHERS. SENIOR --------------------N0NMANUEACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4--------------------- • f* o o WOMEN - $ 60 8 6 .0 0 8 5 .5 0 - _ - - - - - - - - _ _ 6 6 1 1 - _ 1 1 - _ 3 1 ~ ~ 2 2 7 7 2 5 5 2 2 12 12 in 3 3 1 4 4 4 2 1 1 6 — “ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ 8 8 fl _ _ _ _ _ _ " _ _ - - 1 1 1 1 9 9 5 5 1 1 8 3 5 9 3 6 8 1 7 2 2 - - 2 2 2 - _ - - 2 4 4 - - 4 - 2 7 - 1 1 15 15 4 3 3 3 6 6 4 4 6 6 _ _ 2 2 _ 7 7 _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - - 6 - 1 1 - _ - - - - - 1 - - - - - - _ _ _ 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - 1 S ta n d a rd h o u rs r e fle c t th e w o rk w e e k fo r w h ich e m p lo y e e s re c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s tr a ig h t- tim e s a la r ie s (e x c lu siv e of pay fo r o v e rtim e a t r e g u la r a n d /o r p re m iu m r a te s ) , an d th e e a rn in g s c o r r e spond to th e s e w ee k ly h o u r s . 2 T h e m e a n is co m p u te d fo r ea c h jo b by to ta lin g th e e a rn in g s of a ll w o rk e rs and d iv id in g by th e n u m b e r of w o rk e rs . T he m e d ia n d e sig n a te s p o s itio n — h a lf of th e e m p lo y e e s s u rv e y e d re c e iv e m o re th an th e r a te show n; h a lf re c e iv e le s s th a n th e ra te show n. T he m id d le ra n g e is d e fin e d by 2 ra te s of p ay ; a fo u rth of th e w o rk e rs e a rn le s s th a n th e lo w e r of th e s e r a te s an d a fo u rth e a rn m o re th a n the h ig h e r r a te . ’ M ay in c lu d e w o rk e rs o th e r th a n th o se p re s e n te d s e p a ra te ly . 4 T r a n s p o rta tio n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , an d o th e r p u b lic u tilitie s . 7 Table A*2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men (A verage s tra ig h t-tim e w eekly h o u rs and earn in g s fo r se le c te d occupations studied on an a re a b a sis by in d u stry d ivisio n, Spokane, W a sh ., June 1968) Weekly earnings1 (standard) Average weekly hours1 (standard) Number of workers O ccupation and in d u stry divisio n M ean2 Median 2 s M iddle range 2 115 s N um ber of w o rk e rs receiv in g s tra ig h t-tim e w eekly ea rn in g s of— s $ s $ $ $ $ $ $ s $ $ 120 1 25 130 135 140 145 150 155 160 165 170 1 75 125 130 1 35 140 145 150 155 160 1 65 170 175 180 $ 180 185 1 85 1 90 and under _ 120 O» B -* ------------------------------- DRAFTSMEN, C LA SS B MANUFACTURING ------------------------------ $ $ 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 1 6 3 .5 0 1 6 6 .0 0 1 7 0 .5 0 1 7 1 .0 0 $ 1 6 1 .0 0 -1 7 3 .0 0 1 6 2 .5 0 -1 7 3 .5 0 1 - - — - - 2 1 4 3 3 3 1 1 — - 1 1 6 6 4 4 27 27 1 1 — - 1 1 1 S tan dard h o u rs re fle c t the w orkw eek fo r w hich em ployees re c e iv e th e ir re g u la r s tra ig h t-tim e s a la rie s (ex clusive of pay fo r o v e rtim e a t re g u la r a n d /o r p re m iu m ra te s ), and th e e a rn in g s c o rre sp o n d to th e se w eekly h o u rs. 2 F o r defin ition of te rm s , see footnote 2, table A -l. Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined (A verage s tra ig h t-tim e w eekly h o u rs and earn in g s for selec te d occupations studied on an a re a b a sis by in d u stry div isio n , Spokane, W ash. , June 1968) Average O ccupation and in d u stry d iv isio n O FF IC E Number of workers Weekly Weekly hours 1 earnings 1 (standard) (standard) Average O ccupation and in d u stry divisio n O FFICE OCCUPATIONS OCCUPATIONS - Number of workers Weekly Weekly hours 1 earnings 1 (standard) (standard) CONTINUED Average O ccupation and in d u stry divisio n O FF IC E OCCUPATIONS - Number of worker* Weekly Weekly hours 1 earnings 1 (standard) (standard) CONTINUED 8 7 .5 0 8 4 .0 0 BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS, CLA S S B --------------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------- 29 23 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 7 6 .5 0 7 3 .0 0 C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, CLASS A --------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------- 72 25 47 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 1 1 8 .5 0 1 2 7 .0 0 1 1 4 .0 0 CLE R K S , ACCOUNTING, CLASS B ----------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------- 108 25 83 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 8 9 .5 0 1 0 3 .5 0 8 5 .0 0 C --------------------- 29 4 0 .0 6 7 .0 0 C L F R K S , ORDER ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------- 50 45 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 1 0 2 .0 0 1 0 2 .0 0 C LF R K S , PAYROLL -------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------- 34 23 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 1 1 3 .0 0 1 1 5 .0 0 COMPTOMETER OPERATORS ---------------------- 24 o CLA S S o FILE. 56 47 27 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 $ 1 1 4 .0 0 1 1 1 .0 0 1 1 8 .5 0 SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B -------NONMANUFACTURING — ----------------------------- 32 32 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 8 7 .0 0 8 7 .0 0 1 0 6 .0 0 1 3 4 .5 0 9 8 .0 0 SMITCHBOARD O PERA TO R-RECEP TIO N ISTSMANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------ 43 15 28 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 8 7 .0 0 8 5 .5 0 8 7 .5 0 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 1 0 1 .5 0 1 0 2 .5 0 T Y P IS T S . A ------------------------------ \b 8 7 .5 0 36 31 4 0 .0 4 3 .0 1 0 5 .0 0 1 0 0 .5 0 T Y P IS T S , CLA S S B ----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------- 43 41 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 7 6 .0 0 7 5 .0 0 S E C R E T A R IE S , CLASS 0 ------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------- 61 42 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 1 0 3 .0 0 8 6 .0 0 STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL -------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFAC T U R I N G -----------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3--------------------- 94 27 67 16 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 9 1 .0 0 9 6 .0 0 8 9 .0 0 1 1 3 .5 0 8 5 .5 0 51 48 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 1 6 3 .5 0 1 6 6 .0 0 40 19 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 1 1 1 .0 0 8 9 .0 0 39 39 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 8 3 .5 0 8 3 .5 0 O FFICE BOYS AND GIR LS -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------- 32 29 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 7 7 .0 0 7 6 .0 0 S E C R ET A R IE S 2-------------------------------------MANUFACTURING-----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------- 129 28 1 01 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 S E C R E T A R IE S . CLASS B ------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------- 17 16 S EC R ET A R IE S . CLASS C ------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------- CLA S S o 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 $ KFYPUNCH O PERATORS, CLASS A --------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------KEYPUNCH OPERATORS* CLASS B -------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------- 20 18 C LFRK S, STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR ---------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3--------------------- * o $ B I L L E R S , MACHINE (B ILLIN G MACHINE 1 ------------------------------------------------------NONMANJFACTURING ------------------------- PROFESSIONAL AN0 TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS DRAFTSMEN. CLASS B -------------------------M ANUFACTURING----------------------------- 1 S tan dard h o u rs re fle c t th e w ork w eek fo r w hich em ployees receiv e th e ir re g u la r s tra ig h t-tim e s a la rie s (ex clusive of pay fo r o v e rtim e a t re g u la r a n d /o r p re m iu m ra te s ), and the earn in g s c o rre sp o n d to th e se w eekly h o u rs. 2 M ay include w o rk e rs o th e r than th o se p re se n te d sep ara te ly . 3 T ra n sp o rta tio n , com m u nication, and oth er public u tilitie s . 8 Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations (A verage s tra ig h t-tim e h ourly earn in g s fo r m en in selec te d occupations studied on an a re a b a sis by in d u stry d ivisio n, Spokane, W ash ., June 1968 Hourly earnings * O cc u p a tio n and in d u stry d iv is io n Number of workers d u m b e r of w o rk e rs r e ce iv in g s tr a ig h t-tim e h o u rly earn in g si of— $ 2 .6 0 M ean 1 2 Median 2 M iddle range 56 30 26 24 $ 3 .7 2 3 .9 3 3 .4 8 3 .5 1 $ 3 .9 5 4 .0 3 3 .0 8 3 .0 7 $ 3 .0 8 3 .8 8 3 .0 3 3 .0 3 - $ 4 .0 7 4 .0 8 3 .9 8 3 .9 9 E L E C T R IC I A N S , MAINTENANCE --------------MANUFACTUR I N G ------------------------------ 135 119 4 .2 3 4 .1 7 4 .2 5 4 .2 4 4 .2 2 4 .2 1 - EN GINEERS, STATIONARY --------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------N(INMANUP AC T U R I N G ------------------------- 51 27 24 3 .6 2 3 .9 9 3 .2 1 3 .7 8 4 .0 3 3 .1 7 3 .1 7 3 .8 8 3 .1 3 - S 2 .8 0 s $ 2 . 90 3 . 0 0 $ 3 .1 0 $ 3 .2 0 % $ 3 .4 0 $ 3 .5 0 % 3 .3 0 3 .6 0 $ 3 .7 0 S 3 .8 0 S 3 .9 0 t 4 .0 0 S 4 .1 0 $ 4 .2 0 $ 4 .3 0 $ 4 .4 0 S 4 .5 0 $ 4 .6 0 4 .7 0 $ 4 .8 0 2 .8 0 2 .9 0 3 . 00 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 4 .4 0 4 .5 0 4 .6 0 4 .7 0 4 .8 0 4 .9 0 - - - 2 2 - ~ - 5 5 1 3 3 - - % and und er 2 .7 0 CARPENTERS, MAINTENANCE -----------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3--------------------- $ 2 .7 0 3 .1 0 — - — — - - 3 - 14 — 3 3 14 13 4 .2 8 4 .2 7 - - - - - 4 .0 4 4 .1 3 3 .2 4 _ - _ - - - 2 2 - - — — - - 5 5 - _ 3 2 1 16 16 2 2 - _ - ~ 3 — 3 3 19 19 ~ — - “ 5 5 “ 1 1 1 1 4 4 - - 4 4 “ 4 4 5 4 1 7 7 — - - 103 103 - - _ _ - - - - - - - - ~ - ~ - ” 2 2 - — - — - — - ~ “ 8 8 - - - TRAOES ----------- 22 3 .0 7 2 .8 8 2 .8 2 - 3 .4 8 - 4 10 - - - - - 4 - 4 - - - - - - - - - - M ACH INISTS, MAINTENANCE -----------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------ 90 85 4 .2 1 4 .1 8 4 .2 4 4 .2 4 4 .2 1 4 .2 1 - 4 .2 8 4 .2 7 - - - - - - - - 2 2 2 2 2 2 - - 6 6 - 1 73 - - - “ 73 - - MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE (M AINTENAN CE! --------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------P UB LIC U T I L I T I E S 3--------------------- 132 47 85 70 3 .9 3 3 .91 3 .9 4 4 .0 0 4 .1 1 4 .0 1 4 .1 3 4 . 14 3 .7 7 3 .7 5 3 .8 6 4 .1 1 - 4 .1 6 4 .1 2 4 .1 7 4 .1 7 - - - - 8 - - 1 2 6 - — - - - 8 8 - - 1 1 2 - 6 - 22 22 - 3 3 - 3 3 3 — - 3 67 14 53 53 — — - 12 10 2 2 - ~ 8 1 7 ~ MECHANICS, MAINTENANCE -------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------- 250 243 4 .0 6 4 .0 3 4 .1 5 4 .1 4 4 .1 1 4 .1 1 - 4 .1 8 4 .1 8 - - _ _ 4 4 - 2 2 4 4 - 3 3 12 12 8 8 4 4 - - 194 194 12 12 - - - O ILER S — — — — --------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------ 35 3. 23 3 .2 3 3 .3 3 3 .0 5 - 3 .3 7 1 4 2 4 ” 24 “ “ “ P A IN T ER S , 15 3 .8 8 3 .8 8 3 .8 3 - 3 .9 7 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 9 3 - - 2 - - 37 4 .0 0 4 .0 6 4 .0 3 - 4 .1 0 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 26 5 3 - H E LP E R S , MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE --------------------- PIPE FIT TER S, MAINTENANCE ---------------- - 1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. 2 For definition of term s, see footnote 2, table A - l . 3 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities. ~ - 5 5 5 15 - - 4 - “ - - - - - - - 7 - - - - - - - - 9 Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations (A verage s tra ig h t-tim e hourly ea rn in g s fo r selec te d occupations studied on an a re a b a sis by in d u stry div isio n , Spokane, W a sh ., June 1968) M edian3 Middle range3 $ 3 .3 1 3 .3 2 $ $ 2 . 7 2 - 3 .3 6 2 .7 5 - 3 .3 6 JA N IT P K S . PO R TE R S . ANC CLEANERS — MANUFACTURING ----------------------------NONMANIIF AC TUR I N G -----------------------PUBl If. U T I L I T I E S 4--------------------- 206 100 186 36 2 .3 7 2 .9 6 2 .0 5 2 .6 9 2 .2 7 2 .9 6 1 .8 8 2 .6 9 1 .8 5 2 .9 2 1 .8 2 2 .6 3 - 2 .9 2 3 .1 9 2 .2 5 2 .8 3 I ARDRFRS. 385 171 214 47 2 .9 6 2 .6 8 3 .1 8 3 .4 1 3 .0 1 2 .8 9 3 .2 7 3 .6 3 2 .0 3 2 .1 0 3 .0 0 2 .9 8 - 3 .3 7 2 .9 8 3 .4 1 3 .6 7 63 3 .0 9 3 .0 8 2 .9 9 - 3 .2 4 MATERIAL m a n u f a c t u r in g HANDLING ----------- ------------------------------------------------- NONMANUFACTURING-----------------------PURI 1C U T I L I T I E S 4 --------------------J ACKERS. SHIPPIN G ---------------------------- RECEIVIN G CLERK S ----------------------------NUNMANUFACTURING ------------------------ 26 21 3 .22 3 .1 6 3 .2 1 3 .1 9 3 .1 3 3 .1 3 - 20 17 3 .2 4 3.21 3 .2 6 3 .2 6 3 .1 3 3 .0 5 - 472 140 332 219 3 .61 3 .6 8 3 .5 8 3 .6 7 3 .7 2 3 .9 0 3 .7 2 3 .7 5 3 .4 9 3 .3 8 3 .5 4 3 .7 2 - 234 28 206 170 3 .5 2 3 .3 6 3 .5 4 3 .6 5 3 .7 2 3 .3 6 3 .7 3 3 .7 4 3 .3 4 3 .3 2 3 .5 4 3 .7 2 - 120 94 46 3 .6 6 3 .6 8 3.77 3 .5 9 3 .7 0 3 .7 5 3 .5 2 3 .5 5 3 .7 3 - 293 224 69 28 3 .2 8 3 .27 3 .3 2 3 .2 0 3 .3 5 3 .3 4 3 .4 4 3 .0 5 3 .3 1 3 .3 1 3 .0 8 2 .8 7 - $ 3 .0 0 $ 3 .1 0 $ 3 .2 0 $ 3 .4 0 $ 3 .5 0 $ 3 .6 0 $ $ 3 .8 0 4 .0 0 ,0 ? . 2 0 3 .3 0 3 .5 0 3 .6 0 3 .8 0 25 25 - - — — - - - 15 15 _ _ — - - 50 18 32 32 $ 3 .3 0 15 15 71 15 15 7 - - 22 22 3 .3 9 3 .3 7 3 .4 8 3 .7 3 12 14 10 10 2 4 - - 7 5 - 19 4 15 15 13 8 5 5 15 4 11 11 58 58 31 18 13 4 73 51 22 3 _ 2 2 - - - - 3 - - 18 15 3 3 3 6 6 - 2 - 2 - - - - 1 2 5 4 5 Data lim ite d to m en w o rk e rs . E xcludes p re m iu m pay fo r o v e rtim e and for w ork on w eekends, h o lid ay s, and la te sh ifts. F o r defin ition of te rm s , see footnote 2, table A - l. T ra n sp o rta tio n , com m u n icatio n , and o th er public u tilitie s . Inclu des a ll d r iv e r s , a s defin ed, re g a rd le ss of size and type of tru c k o p e ra te d . - 2 2 24 24 - 14 _ 59 33 22 - - - - - 14 - 59 - - 33 1 22 - - 10 - - - - - - - 9 8 19 - 27 - - - - - - 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 9 9 6 6 2 3 3 _ 1 1 - - - - - - 4 4 - 1 - 9 9 - 4 4 - 2 - - 23 6 17 33 26 23 76 203 33 - 2 54 54 18 18 - 3 76 2 01 199 — - 154 1 1 53 1 53 _ 3 .7 5 3 .7 5 3 .7 8 TRUCKFRS. POWER (FO R K L IF T ) -----------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4 --------------------- 71 24 3 .7 6 3 .4 0 3 .7 7 3 .7 7 TR UCKD RIVERS. HEAVY (OVER A TONS, TRAILER TYPE I ----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4--------------------- 2A 12 3 .7 8 3 .9 7 3 .7 6 3 .7 7 TRUCKO RIVERS. MEDIUM I 1 -1/2 TO AND INCLUDING A TCNSI ---------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------PURI 1C U T I L I T I E S 4 --------------------- 12 3 .4 4 3 .3 5 T RUCK OR IVFR S 5 ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4--------------------- - 3 .3 6 3 .2 8 SHIPPING CLERKS ------------------------------NONMANIJF A C T U R I N G ------------------------ 2 .7 0 .2 .8 0 2 .9 0 3 .0 0 S 2 .8 0 o < N $ 2 .9 0 2 .9 4 2 .6 0 $ 2 .7 0 1 44 42 $ 2 .6 0 ■ GUARHS AND WATCHMEN -----------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------- S 2 .5 0 and u n der l Mean3 i $ 2 .9 0 $ .3 0 2 . 4 0 .4 0 2 . 5 0 O c c u p a t io n 1 and in d u s try d iv is io n > o o N um ber of w o rk e rs re c eiv in g stra ig h t-tim e hourly e a rn in g s of— Hourly earnings2 Number of - - 3 6 3 1 1 8 13 4 - - - - — - - 2 3 6 3 “ “ 1 1 1 1 8 5 11 11 2 2 2 3 6 1 8 12 1 11 11 — 3 * * - 6 - 3 3 _ - - 1 1 8 5 “ ~ 2 2 17 - 19 19 7 5 - 17 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 49 48 46 22 12 10 10 14 5 183 183 - - - - - Appendix. Occupational Descriptions The primary purpose of preparing job descriptions for the Bureau's wage surveys is to assist its field staff in classifying into appropriate occupations workers who are employed under a variety of payroll titles and different work arrangements from establishment to establishment and from area to area. This permits the grouping of occupational wage rates representing comparable job content. Because of this emphasis on interestablishment and interarea com parability of occupational content, the Bureau's job descriptions may differ significantly from those in use in individual establishments or those prepared for other purposes. In applying these job descriptions, the Bureau's field economists are instructed to exclude working supervisors; apprentices; learners; beginners; trainees; and handicapped, part-tim e, temporary, and probationary workers. OFFICE BILLER, MACHINE BILLER, MACHINE— Continued Prepares statem ents, bills, and invoices on a machine other than an ordinary or electrom atic typewriter. May also keep records as to billings or. shipping charges or perform other clerical work incidental to billing operations. For wage study purposes, billers, machine, are clas sified by type of machine, as follows: columns and computes, and usually prints autom atically the debit or credit balances. Does not involve a knowledge of bookkeeping. Works from uniform and standard types of sales and credit slips. BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATOR Operates a bookkeeping machine (Remington Rand, Elliott Fisher, Sundstrand, Burroughs, National Cash Register, with or without a type writer keyboard) to keep a record of business transactions. Biller, machine (billing m achine). Uses a special billing m a chine (Moon Hopkins, Elliott Fisher, Burroughs, etc. , which are combination typing and adding machines) to prepare bills and invoices from customers' purchase orders, internally prepared orders, shipping memorandums, etc. Usually involves application of pre determined discounts and shipping charges, and entry of necessary extensions, which may or may not be computed on the billing m a chine, and totals which are autom atically accum ulated by machine. The operation usually involves a large number of carbon copies of the bill being prepared and is often done on a fanfold machine. Class A. Keeps a set of records requiring a knowledge of and experience in basic bookkeeping principles, and fam iliarity with the structure of the particular accounting system used. Determines proper records and distribution of debit and credit items to be used in each phase of the work. May prepare consolidated reports, balance sheets, and other records by hand. Class B. Keeps a record of one or more phases or sections of a set of records usually requiring little knowledge of basic book keeping. Phases or sections include accounts payable, payroll, cus tomers' accounts (not including a simple type of billing described under biller, machine), cost distribution, expense distribution, in ventory control, etc. May check or assist in preparation of trial balances and prepare control sheets for the accounting department. Biller, machine (bookkeeping m achine). Uses a bookkeeping machine (Sundstrand, Elliott Fisher, Remington Rand, etc. , which may or may not have typewriter keyboard) to prepare customers' bills as part of the accounts receivable operation. Generally involves the simultaneous entry of figures on customers' ledger record. The m a chine autom atically accum ulates figures on a number of vertical Note: Since the last survey in this area, the Bureau has discontinued collecting data for duplicatingmachine operators and elevator operators. 10 11 CLERK, ACCOUNTING Class A . Under general direction of a bookkeeper or accountant, has responsibility for keeping one or more sections of a complete set of books or records relating to one phase of an establishment's busi ness transactions. Work involves posting and balancing subsidiary ledger or ledgers such as accounts receivable or accounts payable; exam ining and coding invoices or vouchers with proper accounting distribution; and requires judgment and experience in making proper assignations and allocations. May assist in preparing, adjusting, and closing journal entries; and may direct class B accounting clerks. Class B. Under supervision, performs one or more routine ac counting operations such as posting simple journal vouchers or accounts payable vouchers, entering vouchers in voucher registers; reconciling bank accounts; and posting subsidiary ledgers controlled by general ledgers, or posting simple cost accounting data. This job does not require a knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping principles but is found in offices in which the more routine accounting work is subdivided on a functional basis among several workers. CLERK, FILE Class A . In an established filing system containing a number of varied subject m atter files, classifies and indexes file m aterial such as correspondence, reports, technical documents, etc. May also file this m aterial. May keep records of various types in con junction with the files. May lead a small group of lower level file clerks. Class B. Sorts, codes, and files unclassified m aterial by simple (subject m atter) headings or partly classified m aterial by finer sub headings. Prepares simple related index and cross-reference aids. As requested, locates clearly identified m aterial in files and forwards m aterial. May perform related clerical tasks required to m aintain and service files. Class C. Performs routine filing of m aterial that has already been classified or which is easily classified in a simple serial classi fication system (e. g. , alphabetical, chronological, or numerical). As requested, locates readily available m aterial in files and forwards m aterial; and may fill out withdrawal charge. Performs simple clerical and manual tasks required to maintain and service files. CLERK, ORDER Receives customers' orders for m aterial or merchandise by mail, phone, or personally. Duties involve any combination of the following: Quoting prices to customers; making out an order sheet listing the items to make up the order; checking prices and quantities of items on order sheet; and distributing order sheets to respective departments to be filled. May check with credit department to determine credit rating of customer, acknowledge receipt of orders from customers, follow up orders to see that they have been filled, keep file of orders received, and check shipping invoices with original orders. CLERK, PAYROLL Computes wages of company employees and enters the necessary data on the payroll sheets. Duties involve: Calculating workers' earnings based on tim e or production records; and posting calculated data on payroll sheet, showing information such as worker's name, working days, tim e, rate, deductions for insurance, and total wages due. May make out paychecks and assist paymaster in making up and distributing pay envelopes. May use a calculating machine. COMPTOMETER OPERATOR Primary duty is to operate a Comptometer to perform m athe m atical computations. This job is not to be confused with that of statis tical or other type of clerk, which may involve frequent use of a Comp tom eter but, in which, use of this m achine is incidental to performance of other duties. KEYPUNCH OPERATOR Class A. Operates a num erical and/or alphabetical or combina tion keypunch machine to transcribe data from various source docu ments to keypunch tabulating cards. Performs same tasks as lower level keypunch operator but, in addition, work requires application 12 KEYPUNCH OPERATOR— Continued of coding skills and the making of some determinations, for exam ple, locates on the source document the items to be punched; extracts information from several documents; and searches for and interprets information on the document to determine information to be punched. May train inexperienced operators. Class B. Under close supervision or following specific procedures or instructions, transcribes data from source documents to punched cards. Operates a numerical and/or alphabetical or combination keypunch machine to keypunch tabulating cards. May verify cards. Working from various standardized source documents, follows specified sequences which have been coded or prescribed in detail and require little or no selecting, coding, or interpreting of data to be punched. Problems arising from erroneous items or codes, missing information, etc. , are referred to supervisor. OFFICE BOY OR GIRL Performs various routine duties such as running errands, operating minor office machines such as sealers or mailers, opening and distributing m ail, and other minor clerical work. SECRETARY Assigned as personal secretary, normally to one individual. Main tains a close and highly responsive relationship to the day-to-day work activities of the supervisor. Works fairly independently receiving a m ini mum of detailed supervision and guidance. Performs varied clerical and secretarial duties, usually including most of the following: (a) Receives telephone calls, personal callers, and incoming m ail, answers routine inquiries, and routes the technical inquiries to the proper persons; (b) establishes, maintains, and revises the supervisor's files; (c) maintains the supervisor's calendar and makes appointments as instructed; (d) relays messages from supervisor to subordinates; (e) reviews correspondence, m em oranda, and reports prepared by others for the supervisor's signature to assure procedural and typographic accuracy; and (f) performs stenographic and typing work. May also perform other clerical and secretarial tasks of com parable nature and difficulty. The work typically requires knowledge of office routine and understanding of the organization, programs, and pro cedures related to the work of the supervisor. SECRETARY— Continued Exclusions Not all positions that are titled "secretary" possess the above characteristics. Examples of positions which are excluded from the def inition are as follows: (a) Positions which do not m eet the "personal" secretary concept described above; (b) stenographers not fully trained in secretarial type duties; (c) stenographers serving as office assistants to a group of professional, technical, or m anagerial persons; (d) secretary posi tions in which the duties are either substantially more routine or substan tially more complex and responsible than those characterized in the def inition; and (e) assistant type positions which involve more difficult or more responsible technical, administrative, supervisory, or specialized clerical duties which are not typical of secretarial work. NOTE: The term "corporate officer," used in the level definitions following, refers to those officials who have a significant corporate-wide policymaking role with regard to major company activities. The title "vice president," though normally indicative of this role, does not in all cases identify such positions. Vice presidents whose primary responsibility is to act personally on individual cases or transactions (e. g. , approve or deny individual loan or credit actions; administer individual trust accounts; directly supervise a clerical staff) are not considered to be "corporate officers" for purposes of applying the following level definitions. Class A a. Secretary to the chairman of the board or president of a company that employs, in all, over 100 but fewer than 5,000 persons; or b. Secretary to a corporate officer (other than the chairman of the board or president) of a company that employs, in all, over 5,000 but fewer than 25,000 persons; or c. Secretary to the head (im m ediately below the corporate officer level) of a major segment or subsidiary of a company that employs, in all, over 25,000 persons. Class B a. Secretary to the chairman of the board or president of a company that employs, in all, fewer than 100 persons; or b. Secretaiy to a corporate officer (other than chairman of the board or president) of a company that employs, in all, over 100 but fewer than 5,000 persons; or 13 SECRETA RY— Continued STENOGRAPHER, GENERAL— Continued May m aintain files, keep simple records, or perform other relatively rou c. Secretary to the head (im m ediately below the officer level) tine clerical tasks. May operate from a stenographic pool. Does not over either a m ajor corporate - wi de functional activity (e.g . , marketing, include transcribing-m achine work. (See transcribing-machine operator. ) research, operations, industrial relations, etc.) or a m ajor geographic or organizational segm ent ( e .g ., a regional headquarters; a m ajor division) STENOGRAPHER, SENIOR of a company that employs, in all, over 5,000 but fewer than 25,000 Primary duty is to take dictation involving a varied technical or employees; or specialized vocabulary such as in legal briefs or reports on scientific re search from one or more persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype or d. Secretary to the head of an individual plant, factory, etc. sim ilar machine; and transcribe dictation. May also type from written (or other equivalent level of official) that employs, in all, over 5,000 copy. May also set up and m aintain files, keep records, etc. persons; or OR e. Secretary to the head of a large and im portant organizational Performs stenographic duties requiring significantly greater inde segment (e. g. , a middle management supervisor of an organizational seg pendence and responsibility than stenographers, general as evidenced m ent often involving as many as several hundred persons) of a company by the following: Work requires high degree of stenographic speed and that employs, in all, over 25,000 persons. accuracy; and a thorough working knowledge of general business and Class C office procedures and of the specific business operations, organization, policies, procedures, files, workflow, etc. Uses this knowledge in per a. Secretary to an executive or managerial person whose respon forming stenographic duties and responsible clerical tasks such as, m ain sibility is not equivalent to one of the specific level situations in the def taining followup files; assembling m aterial for reports, memorandums, inition for class B, but whose subordinate staff normally numbers at least letters, etc. ; composing simple letters from general instructions; reading several dozen employees and is usually divided into organizational segments and routing incoming mail; and answering routine questions, etc. Does which are often, in turn, further subdivided. In some companies, this level not include transcribing-m achine work. includes a wide range of organizational echelons; in others, only one or two; or SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR Class A . Operates a single- or multiple-position telephone b. Secretary to the head of an individual plant, factory, etc. switchboard handling incoming, outgoing, intraplant or office calls. Per (or other equivalent level of official) that employs, in all, fewer than forms full telephone information service or handles complex calls, such as 5,000 persons. conference, collect, overseas, or sim ilar calls, either in addition to doing Class D routine work as described for switchboard operator, class B, or as a full tim e assignment. ("Full” telephone information service occurs when the a. Secretary to the supervisor or head of a small organizational establishment has varied functions that are not readily understandable for unit (e.g . , fewer than about 25 or 30 persons); or telephone information purposes, e.g., because of overlapping or interrelated functions, and consequently present frequent problems as to which exten b. Secretary to a nonsupervisory staff specialist, professional sions are appropriate for calls.) em ployee, adm inistrative officer, or assistant, skilled technician or expert. Class B. Operates a single- or multiple-position telephone (NOTE: Many companies assign stenographers, rather than secretaries as switchboard handling incoming, outgoing, intraplant or office calls. May described above, to this level of supervisory or nonsupervisory worker.) handle routine long distance calls and record tolls. May perform lim ited STENOGRAPHER, GENERAL telephone information service. ("Lim ited” telephone information service occurs if the functions of the establishment serviced are readily understand Primary duty is to take dictation involving a normal routine vo able for telephone information purposes, or if the requests are routine, cabulary from one or more persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype or e .g ., giving extension numbers when specific names are furnished, or if sim ilar m achine; and transcribe dictation. May also type from w rit complex calls are referred to another operator.) ten copy. 14 SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONIST In addition to performing duties of operator on a single-position or m onitor-type switchboard, acts as receptionist and may also type or perform routine clerical work as part of regular duties. This typing or clerical work may take the major part of this w orkers tim e while at switchboard. TABULA TING-MACHINE OPERATOR Class A. Operates a variety of tabulating or electrical account ing machines, typically including such machines as the tabulator, calculator, interpreter, collator, and others. Performs complete reporting assignments without close supervision, and performs difficult wiring as required. The complete reporting and tabulating assign ments typically involve a variety of long and complex reports which often are of irregular or nonrecurring type requiring some planning and sequencing of steps to be taken. As a more experienced operator, is typically involved in training new operators in machine operations, or partially trained operators in wiring from diagrams and operating sequences of long and complex reports. Does not include working supervisors performing tabulating-m achine operations and day-to-day supervision of the work and production of a group of tabulatingmachine operators. Class B. Operates more difficult tabulating or electrical account ing machines such as the tabulator and calculator, in addition to the sorter, reproducer, and collator. This work is performed under specific instructions and may include the performance of some wiring from diagrams. The work typically involves, for exam ple, tabulations involving a repetitive accounting exercise, a complete but small tabulating study, or parts of a longer and more complex report. Such reports and studies are usually of a recurring nature where the pro cedures are well established. May also include the training of new employees in the basic operation of the machine. Class C. Operates simple tabulating or electrical accounting machines such as the sorter, reproducing punch, collator, e tc ., with specific instructions. May include simple wiring from diagrams and TABULA TING-MACHINE OPERATOR— Continued some filing woik. The work typically involves portions of a woik unit, for example, individual sorting or collating runs or repetitive operations. TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATOR, GENERAL Primary duty is to transcribe dictation involving a normal routine vocabulary from transcribing-machine records. May also type from written copy and do simple clerical work. Workers transcribing dictation involving a varied technical or specialized vocabulary such as legal briefs or reports on scientific research are not included. A worker who takes dictation in shorthand or by Stenotype or sim ilar machine is classified as a stenog rapher, general. TYPIST Uses a typewriter to make copies of various m aterial or to make out bills after calculations have been made by another person. May in clude typing of stencils, mats, or sim ilar m aterials for use in duplicating processes. May do clerical work involving little special training, such as keeping simple records, filing records and reports, or sorting and dis tributing incoming mail. Class A . Performs one or more of the following: Typing m a terial in final form when it involves combining m aterial from several sources or responsibility for correct spelling, syllabication, punctu ation, etc. , of technical or unusual words or foreign language m a terial; and planning layout and typing of com plicated statistical tables to m aintain uniformity and balance in spacing. May type routine form letters varying details to suit circumstances. Class B. Performs one or more of the following: Copy typing from rough or clear drafts; routine typing of forms, insurance policies, e tc .; and setting up simple standard tabulations, or copying more complex tables already setup and spaced properly. 15 PR O FE S SIO N A L * A N D T E C H N I C A L DRAFTSMAN— Continued DRAFTSMAN Class A . Plans the graphic presentation of complex items having distinctive design features that differ significantly from established drafting precedents. Woiks in close support with the design originator, and may recom m end minor design changes. Analyzes the effect of each change on the details of form, function, and positional relation ships of components and parts. Works with a m inim um of supervisory assistance. Com pleted work is reviewed by design originator for con sistency with prior engineering determinations. May either prepare drawings, or direct their preparation by lower level draftsmen. Class B. Performs nonroutine and complex drafting assignments that require the application of most of the standardized drawing tech niques regularly used. Duties typically involve such work as: Prepares working drawings of subassemblies with irregular shapes, m ultiple functions, and precise positional relationships between components; prepares architectural drawings for construction of a building including detail drawings of foundations, wall sections, floor plans, and roof. Uses accepted formulas and manuals in making necessary computations to determ ine quantities of materials to be used, load capacities, strengths, stresses, etc. Receives initial instructions, requirements, and advice from supervisor. Completed work is checked for technical adequacy. Class C. Prepares detail drawings of single units or parts for engineering, construction, manufacturing, or repair purposes. Types of drawings prepared include isom etric projections (depicting three dimensions in accurate scale) and sectional views to clarify positioning of components and convey needed information. Consolidates details from a number of sources and adjusts or transposes scale as required. Suggested methods of approach, applicable precedents, and advice on source m aterials are given with initial assignments. Instructions are less complete when assignments recur. Work may be spot-checked during progress. DRAFTSMAN-TRACER Copies plans and drawings prepared by others by placing tracing cloth or paper over drawings and tracing with pen or pencil. (Does not include tracing lim ited to plans prim arily consisting of straight lines and a large scale not requiring close delineation. ) and/or Prepares simple or repetitive drawings of easily visualized items. Work is closely supervised during progress. NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) A registered nurse who gives nursing service under general m edi cal direction to ill or injured employees or other persons who become ill or suffer an accident on the premises of a factory or other establishment. Duties involve a combination of the following: Giving first aid to the ill or injured; attending to subsequent dressing of employees' injuries; keeping records of patients treated; preparing accident reports for compensation or other purposes; assisting in physical examinations and health evaluations of applicants and employees; and planning and carrying out programs involving health education, accident prevention, evaluation of plant en vironm ent, or other activities affecting the health, welfare, and safety of all personnel. M AINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE— Continued Performs the carpentry duties necessary to construct and m aintain in good repair building woodwork and equipment such as bins, cribs, counters, benches, partitions, doors, floors, stairs, casings, and trim made of wood in an establishm ent. Work involves most of the following: Plan ning and laying out of work from blueprints, drawings, models, or verbal instructions using a variety of carpenter's handtools, portable power tools, and standard measuring instruments; making standard shop computations relating to dimensions of work; and selecting m aterials necessary for the work. In general, the work of the maintenance carpenter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal ap prenticeship or equivalent training and experience. 16 ELECTRICIAN, MAINTENANCE HELPER, MAINTENANCE TRADES— Continued Performs a variety of electrical trade functions such as the in stallation, m aintenance, or repair of equipment for the generation, dis tribution, or utilization of electric energy in an establishment. Work involves most of the following: Installing or repairing any of a variety of electrical equipm ent such as generators, transformers, switchboards, con trollers, circuit breakers, motors, heating units, conduit systems, or other transmission equipment; working from blueprints, drawings, layouts, or other specifications; locating and diagnosing trouble in the electrical system or equipment; working standard computations relating to load requirements of wiring or electrical equipment; and using a variety of electrician's handtools and measuring and testing instruments. In general, the work of the m aintenance electrician requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. a worker supplied with materials and tools; cleaning working area, m a chine, and equipment; assisting journeym an by holding m aterials or tools; and performing other unskilled tasks as directed by journeyman. The kind of work the helper is perm itted to perform varies from trade to trade: In some trades the helper is confined to supplying, lifting, and holding m a terials and tools and cleaning working areas; and in others he is perm itted to perform specialized machine operations, or parts of a trade that are also performed by workers on a full-tim e basis. ENGINEER, STATIONARY Operates and maintains and may also supervise the operation of stationary engines and equipment (m echanical or electrical) to supply the establishment in which employed with power, heat, refrigeration, or air-conditioning. Woik involves: Operating and maintaining equipment such as steam engines, air compressors, generators, motors, turbines, ventilating and refrigerating equipment, steam boilers and boiler-fed water pumps; making equipment repairs; and keeping a record of operation of machinery, tem perature, and fuel consumption. May also supervise these operations. Head or chief engineers in establishments employing more than one engineer are excluded. FIREMAN, STATIONARY BOILER Fires stationary boilers to furnish the establishment in which employed with heat, power, or steam. Feeds fuels to fire by hand or operates a m echanical stoker, or gas or oil burner; and checks water and safety valves. May clean, oil, or assist in repairing boilerroom equipment. HELPER, MAINTENANCE TRADES Assists one or more workers in the skilled maintenance trades, by performing specific or general duties of lesser skill, such as keeping MACHINE-TOOL OPERATOR, TOOLROOM Specializes in the operation of one or more types of machine tools, such as jig borers, cylindrical or surface grinders, engine lathes, or m illing machines, in the construction of machine-shop tools, gages, jigs, fixtures, or dies. Work involves most of the following: Planning and performing difficult machining operations; processing items requiring com plicated setups or a high degree of accuracy; using a variety of pre cision measuring instruments; selecting feeds, speeds, tooling, and oper ation sequence; and making necessary adjustments during operation to achieve requisite tolerances or dimensions. May be required to recognize when tools need dressing, to dress tools, and to select proper coolants and cutting and lubricating oils. For cross-industry wage study purposes, m achine-tool operators, toolroom, in tool and die jobbing shops are ex cluded from this classification. MACHINIST, MAINTENANCE Produces replacem ent parts and new parts in making repairs of m etal parts of mechanical equipment operated in an establishment. Work involves most of the following: Interpreting written instructions and speci fications; planning and laying out of woik; using a variety of m achinist's handtools and precision measuring instruments; setting up and operating standard machine tools; shaping of m etal parts to close tolerances; making standard shop computations relating to dimensions of work, tooling, feeds, and speeds of machining; knowledge of the working properties of the common metals; selecting standard m aterials, parts, and equipm ent re quired for his work; and fitting and assembling parts into m echanical equipment. In general, the machinist's woik normally requires a rounded training in machine-shop practice usually acquired through a formal ap prenticeship or equivalent training and experience. 17 MECHANIC, AUTOMOTIVE (MAINTENANCE) OILER Repairs autom obiles, buses, motortrucks, and tractors of an es tablishm ent. Work involves most of the following: Examining autom otive equipm ent to diagnose source of trouble; disassembling equipm ent and performing repairs that involve the use of such handtools as wrenches, gages, drills, or specialized equipment in disassembling or fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts from stock; grinding and adjusting valves; reassembling and installing the various assemblies in the vehicle and making necessary adjustments; and alining wheels, adjusting brakes and lights, or tightening body bolts. In general, the work of the auto motive m echanic requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. Lubricates, with oil or grease, the moving parts or wearing sur faces of m echanical equipm ent of an establishment. MECHANIC, MAINTENANCE Repairs machinery or m echanical equipment of an establishment. Work involves most of the following: Examining machines and m echanical equipm ent to diagnose source of trouble; dismantling or partly dismantling machines and perform ing repairs that mainly involve the use of handtools in scraping and fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts with items obtained from stock; ordering the production of a replacem ent part by a m achine shop or sending of the machine to a machine shop for major repairs; preparing w ritten specifications for major repairs or for the pro duction of parts ordered from machine shop; reassembling machines; and making all necessary adjustments for operation. In general, the work of a m aintenance m echanic requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a form al apprenticeship or equivalent training and ex perience. Excluded from this classification are workers whose primary duties involve setting up or adjusting machines. MILLWRIGHT Installs new machines or heavy equipment, and dismantles and installs m achines or heavy equipm ent when changes in the plant layout are required. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying out of the work; interpreting blueprints or other specifications; using a variety of handtools and rigging; making standard shop computations re lating to stresses, strength of m aterials, and centers of gravity; alining, and balancing of equipment; selecting standard tools, equipm ent, and parts to be used; and installing and maintaining in good order power transmission equipm ent such as drives and speed reducers. In general, the m illw rights work normally requires a rounded training and experience in the trade acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent train ing and experience. PAINTER, MAINTENANCE Paints and redecorates walls, woodwork, and fixtures of an es tablishment. Work involves the following: Knowledge of surface peculi arities and types of paint required for different applications; preparing surface for painting by removing old finish or by placing putty or filler in nail holes and interstices; and applying paint with spray gun or brush. May mix colors, oils, white lead, and other paint ingredients to obtain proper color or consistency. In general, the work of the maintenance painter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. PIPEFITTER, MAINTENANCE Installs or repairs water, steam, gas, or other types of pipe and pipefittings in an establishment. Worik involves most of the following: Laying out of work and measuring to locate position of pipe from drawings or other w ritten specifications; cutting various sizes of pipe to correct lengths with chisel and ham m er or oxyacetylene torch or pipe-cutting machine; threading pipe with stocks and dies; bending pipe by hand-driven or power-driven machines; assembling pipe with couplings and fastening pipe to hangers; making standard shop computations relating to pressures, flow, and size of pipe required; and making standard tests to determine whether finished pipes m eet specifications. In general, the work of the m aintenance pipefitter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and ex perience. Workers prim arily engaged in installing and repairing building sanitation or heating systems are excluded. PLUMBER, MAINTENANCE Keeps the plumbing system of an establishment in good order. Work involves: Knowledge of sanitary codes regarding installation of vents and traps in plumbing system; installing or repairing pipes and fixtures; and opening clogged drains with a plunger or plum ber’s snake. In general, the work of the maintenance plumber requires rounded training and ex perience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. 18 SHEET-METAL WORKER, MAINTENANCE TOOL AND DIE MAKER— Continued Fabricates, installs, and maintains in good repair the sheet-m etal equipm ent and fixtures (such as machine guards, grease pans, shelves, lockers, tanks, ventilators, chutes, ducts, m etal roofing) of an establish ment. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying out all types of sheet-m etal maintenance work from blueprints, models, or other specifications; setting up and operating all available types of sheet-m etal working machines; using a variety of handtools in cutting, bending, form ing, shaping, fitting, and assembling; and installing sheet-m etal articles as required. In general, the work of the m aintenance sheet-m etal worker requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. TOOL AND DIE MAKER (Die maker; jig maker; tool maker; fixture maker; gage maker) Constructs and repairs machine-shop tools, gages, jigs, fixtures or dies for forgings, punching, and other m etal-form ing work. Work in- volves most of the following: Planning and laying out of work from models, blueprints, drawings, or other oral and written specifications; using a variety of tool and die maker's handtools and precision measuring instruments; understanding of the working properties of common metals and alloys; setting up and operating of machine tools and related equip ment; making necessary shop computations relating to dimensions of woik, speeds, feeds, and tooling of machines; heattreating of m etal parts during fabrication as well as of finished tools and dies to achieve required qual ities; working to close tolerances; fitting and assembling of parts to pre scribed tolerances and allowances; and selecting appropriate m aterials, tools, and processes. In general, the tool and die m aker's work requires a rounded training in machine-shop and toolroom practice usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. For cross-industry wage study purposes, tool and die makers in tool and die jobbing shops are excluded from this classification. C U S T O D I A L AND M A T E R I A L M O V E ME N T GUARD AND WATCHMAN JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER— Continued Guard. Performs routine police duties, either at fixed post or on tour, m aintaining order, using arms or force where necessary. Includes gatemen who are stationed at gate and check on identity of employees and other persons entering. trash, and other refuse; dusting equipment, furniture, or fixtures; polishing m etal fixtures or trimmings; providing supplies and minor maintenance services; and cleaning lavatories, showers, and restrooms. Workers who specialize in window washing are excluded. W atchman. Makes rounds of premises periodically in protecting property against fire, theft, and illegal entry. LABORER, MATERIAL HANDLING JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER (Sweeper; charwoman; janitress) Cleans and keeps in an orderly condition factory working areas and washrooms, or premises of an office, apartm ent house, or com m erical or other establishment. Duties involve a combination of the following: Sweeping, mopping or scrubbing, and polishing floors; removing chips, (Loader and unloader; handler and stacker; shelver; trucker; stockman or stock helper; warehouseman or warehouse helper) A worker employed in a warehouse, manufacturing plant, store, or other establishment whose duties involve one or more of the following: Loading and unloading various materials and merchandise on or from freight cars, trucks, or other transporting devices; unpacking, shelving, or placing materials or merchandise in proper storage location; and trans porting materials or merchandise by handtruck, car, or wheelbarrow. Longshoremen, who load and unload ships are excluded. 19 ORDER, FILLER (Order picker; stock selector; warehouse stockman) Fills shipping or transfer orders for finished goods from stored merchandise in accordance with specifications on sales slips, customers1 orders, or other instructions. May, in addition to filling orders and in dicating item s filled or om itted, keep records of outgoing orders, requi sition additional stock or report short supplies to supervisor, and perform other related duties. PACKER, SHIPPING Prepares finished products for shipment or storage by placing them in shipping containers, the specific operations performed being dependent upon the type, size, and number of units to be packed, the type of con tainer em ployed, and m ethod of shipment. Work requires the placing of items in shipping containers and may involve one or more of the following: Knowledge of various items of stock in order to verify content; selection of appropriate type and size of container; inserting enclosures in container; using excelsior or other m aterial to prevent breakage or damage; closing and sealing container; and applying labels or entering identifying data on container. Packers who also make wooden boxes or crates are excluded. SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK Prepares merchandise for shipment, or receives and is responsible for incom ing shipments of merchandise or other materials. Shipping work involves; A knowledge of shipping procedures, practices, routes, available means of transportation, and rates; and preparing records of the goods shipped, m aking up bills of lading, posting weight and shipping charges, and keeping a file of shipping records. May direct or assist in preparing the m erchandise for shipment. Receiving work involves: Verifying or directing others in verifying the correctness of shipments against bills of lading, invoices, or other records; checking for shortages and rejecting dam aged goods; routing merchandise or materials to proper departments; and m aintaining necessary records and files. SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK— Continued For wage study purposes, workers are classified as follows; Receiving cleik Shipping clerk Shipping and receiving clerk TRUCKD RIVER Drives a truck within a city or industrial area to transport m a terials, merchandise, equipm ent, or men between various types of es tablishments such as; Manufacturing plants, freight depots, warehouses, wholesale and retail establishments, or between retail establishments and customers' houses or places of business. May also load or unload truck with or without helpers, make minor m echanical repairs, and keep truck in good working order. Driver-salesmen and over-the-road drivers are excluded. For wage study purposes, truckdrivers are classified by size and type of equipm ent, as follows: (T ractor-trailer should be rated on the basis of trailer cap acity .) Truckdriver (com bination of sizes listed separately) Truckdriver, light (under 1 V2 tons) Truckdriver, medium ( 1 V2 to and including 4 tons) Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, trailer type) Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, other than trailer type) TRUCKER, POWER Operates a m anually controlled gasoline- or electric-powered truck or tractor to transport goods and m aterials of all kinds about a warehouse, manufacturing plant, or other establishment. For wage study purposes, woikers are classified by type of truck, as follows: Trucker, power (forklift) Trucker, power (other than foiklift) Available On Request--The eighth annual r e p o r t on s a la r ie s f o r accoun tan ts, a u d ito r s , a tto rn e y s , c h e m is t s , e n g in e e r s , eng in eerin g tech n icia n s, d ra fts m e n , t r a c e r s , jo b a n a ly sts, d i r e c t o r s o f p e r s o n n e l, m a n a g ers o f o f f i c e s e r v i c e s , b u y e r s , and c l e r i c a l e m p lo y e e s . O r d e r as BLS B ulletin 1585, National Survey o f P r o f e s s i o n a l , A d m in is t r a t iv e , T e c h n ic a l, and C le r i c a l P a y , June 19&7~ F ifty cen ts ] a co p y . Area Wage Surveys A lis t of the la te st a v a ila b le b u lletin s is p resen ted b elow . A d ir e c to r y in d icatin g d ates of e a r lie r stu d ie s, and the p r ic e s of the b u lletin s is a v a ila b le on re q u e st. B u lle tin s m ay be pu rch ased from the Superinten d en t of D o cu m en ts, U .S. G overn m en t P rin tin g O ffice, W ashington, D .C ., 20402, or from any of the BLS re g io n a l sa le s o ffice s shown on the in sid e fron t c o v er . A rea A kron, O hio, J u ly 1967 1________________________________ A lbanyr-Schenectady^ T roy, N .Y ., Apr. 1968 1 ------------A lbuquerque, N. M e x ., A pr. 1 968 1_____________________ A llen tow n —B eth leh em —E asto n , P a .—N .J ., F eb . 1 9 6 7 ________________________________________________ A tlan ta, G a ., M ay 1 968 1 ------------------------------------------------B a ltim o r e , M d ., O ct. 1967--------------------------------------------B eaum ont—P o rt A rthur— ran ge, T ex ., May 1968 1____ O B irm in gh a m , A la ., A pr. 1968___________________________ B o ise C ity, Idaho, July 1967____________________________ B osto n , M a ss., S ep t. 1 9 6 7 1------------------------------------------B u ffalo, N .Y ., D ec. 1967________________________________ B u rlin gton , V t., M ar. 1968______________________________ C anton, O hio, June 1 968 1_______________________________ C h a rlesto n , W. V a ., A pr. 1 968 1 -----------------------------------C h a r lo tte , N .C ., A p r. 1 968 *------------------------------------------C h attan ooga, T e n n .-G a ., A ug. 1967-----------------------------C hic ago, 111., A pr. 1967 1 _______________________________ C in cin n a ti, O hio—K y.—In d ., M ar. 1 968 1 _____ _________ C le v e la n d , O hio, S ep t. 1967_____________________________ C olu m b u s, O h io , O ct. 1967______________________________ D a lla s, T ex ., N ov. 1967_________________________________ D avenp ort—R ock Islan d —M olin e, Iowa—III., O ct. 1967_________________________________________________ D ayton, O hio, Jan. 1 9 6 8 1 ----------------------------------------------D en v er , C o lo ., D ec . 1 967 1 _______________________ ______ D es M o in es, Iow a, F eb . 1 9 6 8 1 -------------------------------------D etro it, M ich ., Jan. 1 9 6 8 1 ______________________________ F o rt W orth, T e x ., N ov. 1 967____________________________ G reen B ay, W is ., J u ly 1967_____________________________ G r e e n v ilie , S .C ., M ay 1 968 1___________________________ H o u sto n , T e x ., June 1968 1---------------------------------------------In d ia n ap o lis, In d ., D ec . 1967 1 — ----------------------------------J ack so n , M is s ., F eb . 1 968 1____ ._______________________ J a c k s o n v ille , F la ., Jan. 1968____________________________ K ansas C ity, M o.—K a n s., N ov. 1 967 1___________________ L aw ren ce—H a v e rh ill, M a ss.—N .H ., June 1968 1-----------L ittle R ock -N orth L ittle R ock , A rk ., July 1967______ L os A n g eles—Long B ea ch and A naheim — Santa A n aG arden G ro v e, C a lif., M ar. 1968______________________ L o u isv ille , K y.—In d ., F eb . 1968_________________________ Lubbock, T e x ., June 1968 1________________________ ______ M a n c h ester, N .H ., Ju ly 1967____________________________ M em p h is, T enn.—A r k ., Jan. 1 9 6 8 1--------------------------------M ia m i, F la ., D ec . 1 967 1_______________ ___________ —----M idland and O d e ssa , T e x ., June 1 968 1------------------------ B u lletin num ber and p rice A rea 1 53 0-86 , 25 cen ts M ilw a u k e e , W i s ., A p r. 1968 ____________________________ 1 5 7 5 -6 8 , 30 cen ts M in n e a p o lis —St. P a u l, M in n ., J an. 1968____________ ____ 1 5 7 5 -5 8 , 30 cen ts M u sk eg o n —M u sk eg o n H e i g h ts , M ic h ., M ay 1 9 6 8 1_______ N e w a rk and J e r s e y C ity , N .J ., F e b . 1 9 6 8 1_____________ 153 0-53 , 25cen ts N ew H av en , C o n n ., Jan . 1 9 6 8 1___________________________ 1 5 7 5 -7 1 , 35 cen ts N ew O r l e a n s , L a ., F e b . 1968___________ __________________ 157 5 -1 8 , 25 cen ts N ew Y o rk , N .Y ., A p r. 1968 -------------------------------------------1 57 5-75 , 30 cen ts N o rfo lk —P o r ts m o u th and N e w p o rt N ew s— 1 5 7 5 -5 9 , 30 cen ts H a m p to n , V a ., Ju n e 1967 1______________________________ 1 5 7 5 -3 , 20 cen ts O k la h o m a C ity , O k l a ., J u ly 1 967________________________ 1 57 5-13 , 30 cen ts O m a h a , N e b r .—Iow a, O ct. 1 967 1_________________________ 1 5 7 5 -4 1 , 30ce n ts P a t e r s o n —C lifto n —P a s s a i c , N .J ., M ay 1968 1____________ 1 5 7 5 -4 8 , 20 cen ts P h ila d e lp h ia , P a .—N . J . , Nov. 1 967 1____ _________________ 1 5 7 5 -6 5 , 30 cen ts P h o e n ix , A r i z . , M a r. 1 968 1 --------------------------------------------1 5 7 5 -6 3 , 30 cen ts P itt s b u r g h , P a . , Jan . 1 968-----------------------------------------------1 5 7 5 -5 7 , 30 cen ts P o r tla n d , M a in e , Nov. 1 9 6 7 1____________________________ 157 5 -7 , 25 cen ts P o r t l a n d , O r e g .—W a s h ., M ay 1968 1_____________________ 1530-7 3, 30 cen ts P r o v id e n c e —P a w tu c k e t—W a rw ic k , R .I.—M a s s . , 1 5 7 5 -6 2 , 30 cen ts M ay 1 968---------------------------^---------------------------------------------157 5 -1 4 , 25 cen ts R a le ig h , N .C ., A ug. 1 967 1----------------------------------------------1 57 5-23 , 25 cen ts R ic h m o n d , V a ., Nov. 1967 1--------------------------------------------1 57 5-20 , 25 cen ts R o c k fo rd , 111., M ay 1 968 1-----------------------------------------------St. L o u is , M o.—111., J an. 1968___________________________ 157 5 -1 2 , 25 cen ts S a lt L ak e C ity , U tah, D ec. 1967_________________________ 1 5 7 5 -5 1 , 30cen ts San A nton io , T e x ., J u n e 1968 ---------------------------------------1 5 7 5 -3 8 , 25 cen ts San B e r n a r d in o —R iv e r s id e — n t a r io , C a lif., O 1 5 7 5 -5 2 , 30 ce n ts A ug. 1967 1------------------------------------------------------------------------1 5 7 5 -4 5 , 35 cen ts San D iego , C a lif., Nov. 1 967-------------------------------------------157 5 -2 2 , 25 cen ts S an F r a n c i s c o —O ak la n d , C a lif., J a n . 1968______________ 1 57 5-5, 20 cen ts S an J o s e , C a l i f ., Sept. 1 967 1 ------------------------------------------1 575 -6 6 , 30 cen ts S av an n ah , G a . , M ay 1968 1________________________________ 1 5 7 5 -8 2 , 45 cen ts S c r a n to n , P a . , J u ly 1 967 1-----------------------------------------------157 5 -3 6 , 30ce n ts S e a ttle —E v e r e tt, W a s h ., Nov. 1967 1____________________ 1 5 7 5 -4 9 , 30 ce n ts Sioux F a l l s , S. D a k ., O ct. 1 967 1_________________________ 1 5 7 5 -3 3 , 20 cen ts South B en d , In d ., M a r. 1 968 1____________________________ 157 5 -3 0 , 25 cen ts S po k an e, W a s h ., Ju n e 1968 -------------------------------------------1 5 7 5 -7 4 , 30 cen ts T a m p a - S t. P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , A ug. 1 967_______________ 1 5 7 5 -2 , 25 cen ts T o led o , O hio—M ic h ., F e b . 1 968__________________________ T re n to n , N . J . , Nov. 1 967------------------------------------------------1 5 7 5 -6 4 , 30ce n ts W a sh in g to n , D .C .—M d.—V a ., S ep t. 1 967------------------------157 5- 50, 30 cen ts W a te r b u r y , C o n n ., A p r . 1 968 1__________________________ 1 5 7 5 -7 7 , 30 cen ts W a te rlo o , Iow a, Nov. 1 967________________________________ 1 5 7 5 -1 , 20 cen ts W ic h ita , K a n s ., D ec . 1 967-----------------------------------------------1 57 5-32 , 25 cen ts W ore e s t e r , M a s s . , J u n e 1968 1_______________ ___________ 1 5 7 5 -2 8 , 25 cen ts Y o rk , P a ., F e b . 1968 1----------------------------------------------------1 5 7 5 -7 2 , 3 0 cen ts Y oungstow n—W a r r e n , O hio, Nov. 1967 1_________________ D ata on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented. B u lletin num ber and p rice 1 57 5-67 , 30 c e n ts 1 57 5-47 , 30 ce n ts 1 57 5-60 , 30 c e n ts 1 57 5-54 , 35 c e n ts 1 5 75-34, 25 ce n ts 1 57 5-46 , 30 ce n ts 157 5-78 , 50 ce n ts 1530-82, 25 cents 1 575-4, 20 ce n ts 1 57 5-21 , 25 c e n ts 157 5-83 , 40 c e n ts 1 57 5-40 , 30 ce n ts 1 57 5-55 , 30 ce n ts 1 57 5-44 , 30 c e n ts 157 5 -1 6, 25 c e n ts 1 57 5-80 , 40 c e n ts 1 5 75 -6 1, 30 ce n ts 1 5 75 -6 , 25 ce n ts 1 57 5-27, 25 c e n ts 157 5 -7 0, 30 ce n ts 1 57 5-39 , 30 ce n ts 1 57 5-35 , 20 ce n ts 1 57 5-69 , 30 ce n ts 1 5 75-10, 1 575 -1 9, 157 5-37 , 1 575-15, 1 57 5-73 , 1 5 75-9, 1 575 -2 9, 30 ce n ts 20 c e n ts 25 c e n ts 25 ce n ts 30 ce n ts 25 ce n ts 25 ce n ts 157 5 -1 7, 1 5 7 5 -5 6 . 1 57 5-79 , 1 575 -8 , 1 5 7 5 -4 3 , 1 575 -2 4, 1 575-11, 1 57 5-53 , 1 5 75-26, 1 57 5-31 , 1575-76, 1 57 5-42 , 1 57 5 -25, 25 c e n ts 30 ce n ts 30 c e n ts 25 c e n ts 30 c e n ts 20 c e n ts 25 ce n ts 30 c e n ts 20 c e n ts 20 ce n ts 30 c e n ts 3 0 ce n ts 25 c e n ts