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The Spokane, Wash ington, Metropolitan Area
June I960

Bu ll eti n

No.

1625-81




UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BU REAU OF LABOR S T A T IS T IC S

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS REGIONAL OFFICES

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

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

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

Region VI
Region V
Federal Office Building
219 South Dearborn St.
911 Walnut S t ., 10th Floor
Chicago, 111. 60604
Phone: 353-7230 (Area Code 312)
Kansas City, Mo. 64106
Phone: 374-2481 (Area Code 816)

Region VII
337 Mayflower Building
411 North Akard St.
Dallas, Tex. 75201
Phone: 749-3516 (Area Code 214)

Region VIII
450 Golden Gate Ave.
Box 36017
San Francisco, C alif. 94102
Phone: 556-4678 (Area Code 415)




Area Wage Survey
The Spokane, W ashington, M etropolitan Area




Ju n e 1969

Bulletin No. 1625-81
Septem ber 1969

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
George P. Shultz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Geoffrey H. Moore, Commissioner

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Preface

Contents
Page

Th 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 of an n u al
^ o ccu p atio n al w a g e s u r v e y s in m e tr o p o lita n a r e a s is d e ­
sig n e d to p ro v id e d a ta on o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s , and e s t a b ­
lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and su p p le m e n ta r y w age p r o v is io n s . It
y ie ld s d e ta ile d d a ta b y s e le c t e d in d u s tr y d iv isio n fo r e a c h
of the a r e a s stu d ie d , fo r g e o g r a p h ic r e g io n s , and fo r the
U n ited S t a t e s . A m a jo r c o n s id e r a tio n in the p r o g r a m is
the n eed fo r g r e a t e r in sig h t into (1) the m o v em en t of w a g e s
by o c c u p a tio n a l c a t e g o r y and s k ill le v e l, and (2) the s t r u c ­
tu r e and le v e l of w a g e s a m o n g a r e a s and in d u s tr y d iv is io n s .

T a b le s :
1. E s t a b lis h m e n t s and w o r k e r s w ith in sc o p e of s u r v e y and
2. In d e x e s of s ta n d a r d w e e k ly s a l a r i e s and s t r a ig h t - t im e
h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n a l g r o u p s , and
p e r c e n ts of ch an ge fo r s e le c t e d p e r i o d s ________________________
A.

A pp en d ix.

O c c u p a tio n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s ____________________________________

T h is b u lle tin p r e s e n t s r e s u l t s of the s u r v e y in
S p o k a n e , W a sh ., in Ju n e 1969- The S ta n d a r d M e tro p o lita n
S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e fin e d b y the B u r e a u of the B u d g e t
th ro u gh J a n u a r y 1968, c o n s is t s of Sp o k an e C ounty. T h is
stu d y w a s co n d u cted by the B u r e a u 's r e g io n a l o ffic e in S a n
F r a n c i s c o , C a l i f ., u n d er the g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n of A dolph O.
B e r g e r , A s s i s t a n t R e g io n a l D ir e c to r fo r O p e r a tio n s .

N O T E : S i m i la r ta b u la tio n s a r e a v a ila b le
a r e a s . (S e e in s id e b a c k c o v e r .)

fo r oth er

A c u r r e n t r e p o r t on e a r n in g s in the Spo kan e a r e a
is a l s o a v a ila b le fo r s e le c t e d food s e r v i c e o c c u p a tio n s
(Ju n e 1969). U nion s c a l e s , in d ic a tiv e of p r e v a ilin g p ay
l e v e l s , a r e a v a ila b le fo r b u ild in g c o n s tr u c tio n ; p rin tin g ;
l o c a l - t r a n s i t o p e ra tin g e m p lo y e e s ; and m o to r tr u c k d r i v e r s ,
h e l p e r s , and a llie d o c c u p a tio n s .

iii

4
5
6
CO O

O c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s :
A - 1. O ffic e o c c u p a tio n s—m e n and w om en________________________
A - 2 . P r o f e s s i o n a l and te c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s—m en_______________
A - 3 . O ffic e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , and te c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s—
m e n and w om en c o m b in e d ____________________________
A - 4 . M a in te n a n ce and p o w e rp la n t o c c u p a tio n s______________
A - 5 . C u s to d ia l and m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t io n s _______

N in ety a r e a s c u r r e n tly a r e in c lu d e d in the p r o ­
g r a m . In e a c h a r e a , in fo r m a tio n on o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s
is c o lle c te d a n n u ally and on e s ta b lish m e n t p r a c t i c e s and
su p p le m e n ta r y w age p r o v is io n s b ie n n ia lly .




1
3

N

At the end of e a c h s u r v e y , an 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 fo r e a c h a r e a stu d ie d . A fte r
c o m p le tio n of a ll of the in d iv id u a l a r e a b u lle tin s fo r a roun d
of s u r v e y s , a tw o - p a r t su m m a r y b u lle tin is is s u e d .
The
f i r s t p a r t b r in g s d a ta fo r e a c h of the m e tr o p o lita n a r e a s
stu d ie d into one b u lle tin . The se c o n d p a r t p r e s e n t s in f o r ­
m a tio n w hich h a s b e e n p r o je c t e d f r o m in d iv id u a l m e t r o ­
p o lita n a r e a d a ta to r e la t e to g e o g r a p h ic r e g io n s and the
U n ited S t a t e s .

In tro d u ctio n ________________________________________________________________
W age t r e n d s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n a l g r o u p s ___________________________

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Area Wage Survey---The Spokane, Wash., Metropolitan Area
Introduction
to m e r it p r e s e n ta tio n , o r (2) th e re
in d iv id u a l e s ta b lish m e n t d a ta .

T h is a r e a i s 1 o f 90 in w hich the U .S . D e p a rtm 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 co n d u cts s u r v e y s of o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s
an d r e la t e d b e n e fits on an a r e a w id e b a s i s . 1

In e a c h a r e a , d a ta a r e o b ta in e d f r o m r e p r e s e n t a t iv e e s t a b ­
lis h m e n ts w ithin s i x b r o a d in d u s tr y d iv is io n s : M a n u fa c tu rin g ; t r a n s ­
p o r ta tio n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t i l it i e s ; w h o le s a le t r a d e ;
r e t a i l t r a d e ; fin a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e r v i c e s . M a jo r
in d u s tr y g ro u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m t h e s e s tu d ie s a r e go v e rn m e n t o p e r a ­
tio n s and the c o n str u c tio n and e x t r a c t iv e i n d u s t r ie s . E s t a b lis h m e n t s
h avin g fe w e r th an a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s a r e o m itte d b e c a u s e
th ey ten d to fu r n ish in s u ffic ie n t em p lo y m en t in the o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d
to w a r r a n t in c lu sio n . S e p a r a t e ta b u la tio n s a r e p ro v id e d f o r e a c h of
the b r o a d in d u s tr y d iv is io n s w h ich m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a .

O cc u p a tio n s and E a r n in g s

p a tio n s o n ly ); S y ra c u s e ; a n d U t i c a — R o m e .
I n a d d i t i o n , th e B u r e a u c o n d u c t s m o r e l i m i t e d a r e a s t u d i e s
in 9 1 a r e a s a t th e r e q u e s t o f th e W a g e a n d H o u r a n d P u b lic C o n tr a c ts D iv is io n s o f th e U . S . D e ­
p a rtm e n t o f L ab o r.




of d i s c l o s u r e of

Th e a v e r a g e s p r e s e n te d r e f le c t c o m p o site , a re a w id e e s t i ­
m a t e s . I n d u s t r ie s and e s t a b lis h m e n t s d iffe r in p ay le v e l and jo b
sta ffin g an d , th u s, co n trib u te d iffe r e n tly to the e s t im a t e s fo r e a c h jo b .
The p ay re la tio n sh ip o b ta in a b le f r o m the a v e r a g e s m a y f a il to r e f le c t
a c c u r a t e ly the w age s p r e a d o r d iffe r e n t ia l m a in ta in e d am o n g jo b s in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s . S i m i la r l y , d if f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e p a y le v e ls
fo r m en and w o m en in an y of the s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s sh o u ld not be
a s s u m e d to r e f le c t d if f e r e n c e s in p ay tr e a tm e n t of the s e x e s w ithin
in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s . O ther p o s s ib le f a c t o r s w hich m a y c o n tr ib ­
ute to d if f e r e n c e s in p a y fo r m e n and w o m en in c lu d e : D iffe r e n c e s in
p r o g r e s s io n w ith in e s t a b lis h e d r a t e r a n g e s , sin c e on ly th e a c tu a l r a t e s
p a id in c u m b e n ts a r e c o lle c te d ; and d if f e r e n c e s in s p e c if ic d u tie s p e r ­
fo r m e d , alth ou gh the w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a p p r o p r ia te ly w ithin the
sa m e su r v e y jo b d e s c r ip t io n . Jo b d e s c r ip t io n s u s e d in c l a s s if y i n g e m ­
p lo y e e s in th e se s u r v e y s a r e u s u a lly m o r e g e n e r a liz e d than th o se u se d
in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s and allo w fo r m in o r d if f e r e n c e s am on g
e s t a b lis h m e n t s in the s p e c if ic d u tie s p e r fo r m e d .

T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e co n d u cted on a s a m p le b a s i s b e c a u s e of
the u n n e c e s s a r y c o st in v o lv ed in su r v e y in g a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s . T o
o b ta in o p tim u m a c c u r a c y a t m in im u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p ro p o rtio n of
l a r g e than of s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s i s stu d ie d . In co m b in in g the d a ta ,
h o w e v e r, a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s a r e g iv e n th e ir a p p r o p r ia te w e ig h t. E s ­
t im a t e s b a s e d on the e s t a b lis h m e n t s stu d ie d a r e p r e s e n te d , t h e r e f o r e ,
a s r e la t in g to a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s in the in d u s tr y g ro u p in g and a r e a ,
e x c e p t fo r th o se b elow the m in im u m s i z e stu d ie d .

1
I n c l u d e d i n t h e 9 0 a r e a s a r e f o u r s t u d i e s c o n d u c t e d u n d e r c o n t r a c t w it h t h e N e w Y o r k
D ep artm en t o f L ab o r.
T h e se a r e a s a r e B in g h a m to n (N e w Y o r k p o r tio n o n ly ); R o c h e s t e r ( o f f ic e o c c u ­

p o s s ib i l it y

O c c u p a tio n a l em p lo y m en t and e a r n in g s d a ta a r e show n fo r
fu ll- tim e w o r k e r s , i . e . , th o se h ir e d to w o rk a r e g u la r w e e k ly sc h e d u le
in the g iv e n o c c u p a tio n a l c l a s s if i c a t i o n . E a r n in g s d a ta e x c lu d e p r e ­
m iu m p ay fo r o v e r tim e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and la te
s h if t s . N o n p ro d u ctio n b o n u se s a r e e x c lu d e d , but c o s t - o f - liv in g a llo w ­
a n c e s and in c en tiv e e a r n in g s a r e in c lu d e d . W here w e e k ly h o u r s a r e
r e p o r te d , a s fo r o ffic e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a tio n s , r e f e r e n c e i s to the sta n d ­
a r d w o rk w eek (rou n d ed to the n e a r e s t h a lf h our) fo r w h ich e m p lo y e e s
r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s (e x c lu s iv e of p ay fo r
o v e r tim e at r e g u la r a n d /o r p re m iu m r a t e s ) . A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s
fo r th e se o c c u p a tio n s h av e b ee n ro u n d ed to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r .

T h is b u lle tin p r e s e n t s c u r r e n t o c c u p a tio n a l em p lo y m en t and
e a r n in g s in fo r m a tio n o b ta in e d l a r g e ly b y m a il f r o m the e s t a b lis h m e n t s
v is it e d by B u r e a u fie ld e c o n o m is t s in the l a s t p r e v io u s s u r v e y fo r
o c c u p a tio n s r e p o r t e d in th at e a r l i e r stu d y . P e r s o n a l v i s i t s w e re m ad e
to n o n re sp o n d e n ts and to th o se r e sp o n d e n ts r e p o r tin g u n u su a l c h a n g e s
sin c e the p r e v io u s s u r v e y .

Th e o c c u p a tio n s s e le c t e d fo r stu d y a r e co m m on to a v a r ie t y
•of m a n u fa c tu rin g and n o n m a n u fac tu rin g i n d u s t r ie s , and a r e of the f o l ­
low ing t y p e s : (1) O ffic e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l and te c h n ic a l; (3)
m a in te n a n c e and p o w e rp la n t; an d (4) c u s to d ia l and m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t.
O cc u p a tio n a l c l a s s if i c a t i o n i s b a s e d on a u n ifo rm s e t o f jo b d e s c r i p ­
tio n s d e sig n e d to ta k e acc o u n t of in te r e s ta b lish m e n t v a r ia t io n in d u tie s
w ithin the s a m e jo b . Th e o c c u p a tio n s s e le c t e d fo r stu d y a r e l is t e d
and d e s c r ib e d in the a p p en d ix . Th e e a r n in g s d a ta fo llo w in g the jo b
t it l e s a r e fo r a ll in d u s tr ie s co m b in e d . E a r n in g s d a ta fo r so m e o f the
o c c u p a tio n s l is t e d and d e s c r i b e d , o r fo r so m e in d u s tr y d iv is io n s w ith in
o c c u p a tio n s , a r e not p r e s e n te d in the A - s e r i e s t a b le s b e c a u s e e ith e r
(1) em p lo y m en t in the o c c u p a tio n i s too s m a ll to p ro v id e enough d a ta

is

O c c u p a tio n a l em p lo y m en t e s t im a t e s r e p r e s e n t the to ta l in a ll
e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ithin the sc o p e of the stu d y and not the n u m b er a c t u ­
a lly s u r v e y e d . B e c a u s e of d if f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a tio n a l s t r u c t u r e am on g
e s t a b lis h m e n t s , the e s tim a te s o f occu p atio n al em p lo y m en t o b ta in e d fro m
the sa m p le of e s t a b lis h m e n t s stu d ie d s e r v e on ly to in d ic a te the r e la t iv e
im p o rta n c e of the jo b s stu d ie d . T h e s e d if f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a tio n a l
s t r u c t u r e do not a ffe c t m a t e r ia l l y the a c c u r a c y of the e a r n in g s d a ta .
E s t a b lis h m e n t P r a c t i c e s an d S u p p le m e n ta ry W age P r o v is io n s
T a b u la tio n s on s e le c t e d e s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le ­
m e n ta r y w a g e p r o v is io n s ( B - s e r i e s t a b le s ) a r e not p r e s e n te d in th is
b u lle tin . In fo rm a tio n fo r th e s e ta b u la tio n s i s c o lle c te d b ie n n ia lly .
S ta te
T h e s e ta b u la tio n s on m in im u m e n tra n c e s a l a r i e s fo r in e x p e rie n c e d
w om en o ffic e w o r k e r s ; sh ift d if f e r e n t ia ls ; sc h e d u le d w e ek ly h o u r s ; p aid
h o lid a y s ; p a id v a c a t io n s ; an d h e a lth , in s u r a n c e , an d p e n sio n p la n s a r e
p r e s e n te d (in the B - s e r i e s t a b le s ) in p r e v io u s b u lle tin s fo r .this a r e a .
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T a b le 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 it h i n S c o p e o f S u r v e y a n d N u m b e r S t u d i e d i n S p o k a n e W a s h . , 1
b y M a jo r I n d u s tr y D i v is i o n ,2 Ju n e 19 6 9

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

I n d u s tr y d iv is io n

A l l d i v i s i o n s ______________________________________
M a n u fa c tu rin g
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T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , an d
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W h o le sa le t r a d e 6 . . .
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R e t a i l t r a d e 6 _______________________________________
F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e 0 _______
S e r v i c e s 6 7 -------------------------------------------------------

N u m b e r o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts

W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
W ith in s c o p e o f s t u d y 4

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1 T h e S p o k a n e S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l it a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e fin e d b y th e B u r e a u o f th e B u d g e t t h r o u g h J a n u a r y 1 9 6 8 , c o n s i s t s o f S p o k a n e C o u n ty .
T h e " w o r k e r s w it h in s c o p e o f s t u d y " e s t i m a t e s sh o w n in t h i s t a b l e p r o v i d e a r e a s o n a b l y a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f th e s i z e a n d c o m p o s i t io n o f th e l a b o r
f o r c e in c lu d e d in th e s u r v e y . T h e e s t i m a t e s a r e n o t in te n d e d , h o w e v e r , to s e r v e a s a b a s i s o f c o m p a r i s o n w ith o t h 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 t o m e a s u r e e m p l o y m e n t t r e n d s o r l e v e l s s i n c e ( 1 ) p l a n n i n g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s t h e u s e o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a c o m p i l e d c o n s i d e r a b l y in
a d v a n c e o f t h e p a y r o l l p e r i o d s t u d i e d , a n d (2 ) s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m t h e s c o p e o f t h e s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1 9 6 7 e d it io n o f th e S t a n d a r d I n d u s t r i a l C l a s s i f i c a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s b y i n d u s t r y d iv i s i o n .
3 I n c lu d e s a l l e s t a b li s h m e n t s w ith t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t a t o r a b o v e th e m in im u m lim i t a t i o n .
A l l o u t l e t s ( w it h i n t h e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n i e s
in s u c h
in d u s t r i e s a s t r a d e , fin a n c e , a u to r e p a i r s e r v i c e , a n d m o tio n p ic t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s id e r e d a s 1 e s t a b lis h m e n t .
4 I n c l u d e s a l l w o r k e r s i n a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w i t h t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t ( w it h i n t h e a r e a ) a t o r a b o v e t h e m i n i m u m l i m i t a t i o n .
5 T a x i c a b s a n d s e r v i c e s in c id e n ta l to w a te r t r a n s p o r t a t io n w e r e e x c lu d e d .
6 T h i s i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n i s r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " a n d " n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g " in th e S e r i e s A t a b l e s . S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n
o f d a t a f o r t h i s d i v i s i o n i s n o t m a d e f o r o n e o r m o r e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g r e a s o n s : (1 ) E m p l o y m e n t i n t h e d i v i s i o n i s t o o s m a l l t o p r o v i d e e n o u g h d a t a
t o m e r i t s e p a r a t e s t u d y , ( 2 ) t h e s a m p l e w a s n o t d e s i g n e d i n i t i a l l y t o p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , (3 ) r e s p o n s e w a s i n s u f f i c i e n t o r i n a d e q u a t e t o
p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , a n d (4 ) t h e r e i s p o s s i b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a .
7 H o t e ls a n d m o t e l s ; l a u n d r ie s a n d o th e r p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s i n e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u t o m o b ile r e p a i r , r e n t a l , a n d p a r k in g ; m o tio n p i c t u r e s ;
n o n p r o fit [m e m b e r s h ip o r g a n iz a t io n s (e x c lu d in g r e l ig io u s an d c h a r it a b le o r g a n iz a t io n s ) ; a n d e n g in e e r in g an d a r c h i t e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .

A b o u t t w o - f if t h s o f th e w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y in th e S p o k a n e a r e a w e r e
e m p lo y e d in m a n u f a c t u r i n g f i r m s .
T h e fo llo w in g p r e s e n t s th e m a jo r i n d u s t r y g r o u p s an d
s p e c if ic in d u s t r ie s a s a p e r c e n t o f a l l m a n u fa c tu r in g :
In d u stry g ro u p s
P r i m a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s —. _____ 4 6
F o o d a n d k i n d r e d p r o d u c t s _______ 1 7
L u m b e r a n d w o o d p r o d u c t s . ___ _ 1 0
P r i n t i n g a n d p u b l i s h i n g _____________ 7

S p e c ific in d u s tr ie s
N o n f e r r o u s r o l l i n g a n d d r a w i n g __ 2 8
P r i m a r y n o n f e r r o u s m e t a l s _______ 17
S a w m i l l s a n d p l a n i n g m i l l s —. _____ 8
N e w s p a p e r s _____________________________ 7
M e a t p r o d u c t s —. . . . . ___________ — — 6
D a i r y p r o d u c t s _______________________5

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

Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
P r e s e n t e d in ta b le 2 a r e in d e x e s an d p e r c e n ta g e s of ch an ge
in a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s of o ffic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s an d in d u s tr ia l n u r s e s ,
and in a v e r a g e e a r n in g s of s e le c t e d p lan t w o rk e r g r o u p s.
The in d e x e s
a r e a m e a s u r e of w a g e s a t a g iv e n t im e , e x p r e s s e d a s a p e rc e n t of
w a g e s d u rin g the b a s e p e r io d (d a te of the a r e a su r v e y co n d u cted
b etw een J u ly I960 and Ju n e 1961).
S u b tr a c tin g 100 fr o m the in d ex
y ie ld s the p e r c e n ta g e ch an ge in w a g e s fr o m the b a s e p e r io d to the
d ate of the in d ex .
The p e r c e n ta g e s of ch an ge o r i n c r e a s e r e la t e to
w age c h a n g e s b etw een the in d ic a te d d a t e s .
T h e se e s t im a t e s a r e
m e a s u r e s of ch an ge in a v e r a g e s fo r the a r e a ; th ey a r e not inten ded
to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e p ay c h a n g e s in the e s t a b lis h m e n t s in the a r e a .

F o r o ffic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s an d in d u s tr ia l n u r s e s , the w age
tr e n d s r e la t e to r e g u la r w eek ly s a l a r i e s fo r the n o r m a l w o rk w eek ,
e x c lu s iv e of e a r n in g s fo r o v e r t im e .
F o r p lan t w o rk e r g r o u p s , they
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 ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s , ex clu d in g
p re m iu m p ay fo r o v e r tim e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and
la te s h if t s .
The p e r c e n ta g e s a r e b a s e d on d a ta fo r s e le c t e d key o c c u ­
p a tio n s and in c lu d e m o s t of the n u m e r ic a lly im p o rta n t jo b s w ithin
e a c h g ro u p .
L im ita tio n s of D ata

M ethod of C om p u tin g
The in d e x e s an d p e r c e n ta g e s o f c h a n g e , a s m e a s u r e s of
ch an ge in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e in flu e n c ed by: (1) g e n e r a l s a l a r y and
w age c h a n g e s, (2) m e r it o r o th e r i n c r e a s e s in p ay r e c e iv e d by in d i­
v id u a l w o r k e r s w h ile in the s a m e jo b , and (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 the la b o r f o r c e r e su ltin g fr o m la b o r tu r n ­
o v e r , f o r c e e x p a n s io n s , f o r c e re d u c tio n s , and c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r ­
tio n s of w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d by e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith d iffe r e n t p ay le v e l s .
C h a n g e s in the la b o r f o r c e c a n c a u s e i n c r e a s e s o r d e c r e a s e s in the
o c c u p a tio n a l a v e r a g e s w ithout a c t u a l w age c h a n g e s. It i s c o n c e iv a b le
th at ev en though a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s in an a r e a g a v e w age i n c r e a s e s ,
a v e r a g e w a g e s m a y h ave d e c lin e d b e c a u s e lo w e r- p a y in g e s t a b lis h m e n t s
e n te re d the a r e a o r ex p an d ed th e ir w o rk f o r c e s .
S im ila r ly , w a g e s
m a y h ave re m a in e d r e la t iv e ly c o n sta n t, y et the a v e r a g e s fo r a n a r e a
m a y h ave r i s e n c o n s id e r a b ly b e c a u s e h ig h e r- p a y in g e s t a b lis h m e n t s
e n te re d the a r e a .

E a c h of the s e le c t e d key o c c u p a tio n s w ithin an o c c u p a tio n a l
g ro u p w a s a s s ig n e d a w eigh t b a s e d on i t s p ro p o rtio n a te em p lo y m en t
in the o c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p .
T h e se c o n sta n t w e ig h ts r e f le c t b a s e y e a r
e m p lo y m e n ts w h e re v e r p o s s ib l e .
The a v e r a g e (m ean ) e a r n in g s fo r
e a c h o c c u p a tio n w e re m u ltip lie d b y the o c c u p a tio n a l w eigh t, an d the
p ro d u c ts fo r a ll o c c u p a tio n s in the g ro u p w e re to ta le d . The a g g r e g a t e s
fo r 2 c o n se c u tiv e y e a r s w e re r e la t e d b y d iv id in g the a g g r e g a t e fo r
the la t e r y e a r by the a g g r e g a t e fo r the e a r l i e r y e a r .
The re su lta n t
r e la t iv e , l e s s 100 p e r c e n t, sh ow s the p e r c e n ta g e c h a n g e . _ The in d ex
i s the p ro d u ct of m u ltip ly in g the b a s e y e a r r e la t iv e (100) by the r e la t iv e
fo r the n ext su c c e e d in g y e a r and co n tin u in g to m u ltip ly (com pound)
e a c h y e a r 's r e la t iv e by the p r e v io u s y e a r ' s in d ex . A v e r a g e e a r n in g s
fo r the follow in g o c c u p a tio n s w e re u s e d in co m p u tin g the w age t r e n d s:
O ffic e c le r i c a l (m e n a n d w o m e n ): O ffic e c le r ic a l (m e n an d w o m e n )— S k ille d m a in te n a n c e (m e n ):
B o o k k e e p in g - m a c h in e
C arp e n te rs
C o n tin u e d
S e c re ta rie s
o p e ra to rs, c la s s B
E le c tr ic ia n s
M a c h in ists
C le r ic s , a c c o u n t i n g , c l a s s e s
S te n o g ra p h e rs, g e n e ra l
A an d B
S te n o g ra p h e rs, s e n io r
M e c h a n ic s
S w itc h b o a rd o p e ra to r s, c la s s e s
C le r ic s , f i l e , c l a s s e s
M e c h a n ic s (a u t o m o t iv e )
A , B, an d C
A and B
P a in te r s
C le r ic s , o r d e r
C le r ic s , p a y r o l l
C o m p to m e te r o p e ra to rs
K e y p u n c h o p e ra to r s, c la s s e s
A and B
O f f i c e b o y s a n d g ir l s




T a b u la tin g - m a c h in e o p e ra to rs,
c la ss B

The u s e o f c o n sta n t em p lo y m en t w e ig h ts e lim in a te s the e ffe c t
of c h a n g e s in the p ro p o rtio n o f w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d in e a c h jo b in ­
clu d e d in the d a ta .
The p e r c e n ta g e s o f ch an g e r e f le c t only c h a n g e s
in a v e r a g e p ay fo r s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u r s .
They a r e not in flu e n c ed by
c h a n g e s in sta n d a r d w o rk s c h e d u le s , a s su ch , o r by p re m iu m pay
fo r o v e r t im e . W here n e c e s s a r y , d a ta w e re a d ju s te d to re m o v e fro m
the in d e x e s an d p e r c e n ta g e s of ch an ge any sig n ific a n t e ffe c t c a u s e d
b y c h a n g e s in the sc o p e of the s u r v e y .

P ip e fitte r s
T o o l a n d d ie m a k e r s

T y p ists, c la sse s A an d B
U n s k ille d p la n t (m e n ):
I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) :
N u r se s, in d u str ia l (r e g is t e r e d )

Ja n ito r s , p o rte rs, an d c le a n e r s
L a b o r e r s , m a t e r i a l h a n d li n g

3

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T a b le 2. In d e x e s of S ta n d a r d W eekly S a l a r i e s and S t r a ig h t - T im e H o u rly E a r n in g s fo r S e le c t e d O c c u p a tio n a l G ro u p s
in S p o k a n e , W ash ., Ju n e 1969 and Ju n e 1968, and P e r c e n t s of C h an ge 1 fo r S e le c t e d P e r io d s
In d e x e s
(.May 1 9 6 l= i0 0 )
In d u str y and o c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p
Ju n e 1969

Ju n e 1968

P e r c e n t s of ch an ge 1
Ju n e 1968
to
Ju n e 1969

Ju n e 1967
to
Ju n e 1968

Ju n e 1966
to
Ju n e 1967

Ju n e 1965
to
Ju n e 1966

A ll i n d u s t r i e s :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m en and w o m e n )___
I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m en and w o m en )..
S k ille d m a in te n a n c e ( m e n ) __________
U n sk ille d p lan t (m e n )________________

135.0
(2)
138.6
137.9

128.4
( 2)
133.1
1 29.4

5.2
(2)
4.1
6.5

4 .3
(2 )
10.5
3.6

6.2
(2)
3.8
7.3

3.3
(2)
2 .4
2.7

M a n u fa c tu rin g :
O ffice c l e r i c a l (m en and w o m e n )___
I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m en and w om en )—
S k ille d m a in te n a n c e (m en )___________
U n sk ille d p lan t (m e n )________________

( 2)
( 2)
137.6
123.8

(2)
(2)
132.7
116.1

(2)
( 2)
3.7
6.6

( 2)
( 2)
11.6
3.2

(2)
(2)
4 .2
3.2

( 2)
( 2)
.8
.4

M ay 1964
to
Ju n e 1965

M ay 1963
to
M ay 1964

M ay 1962
to
M ay 1963

A ll i n d u s t r ie s :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m en and w o m e n )____
I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m e n and w om en) —
S k ille d m a in te n a n c e (m en )---------------U n sk ille d p la n t ( m e n )_________________

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

M a n u fa c tu rin g :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m en and w o m e n )____
I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m en and w om en) —
S k ille d m a in te n a n c e (m en )---------------U n sk ille d p lan t (m e n )_________________

(2)
(2 )
4 .6
3.5

(2)
(2)
1.7
1.5

(2 )
( 2)
2 .2
3—.4

( 2)
( 2)
4.1
3.9

M ay 1961
to
M ay 1962

1 U n le ss o th e r w ise in d ic a te d , a ll c h a n g e s a r e i n c r e a s e s .
2 D a ta do not m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a .
3 T h is d e c lin e l a r g e ly r e f l e c t s e m p lo y e e tu r n o v e r w ithin and b etw een h igh - and lo w -w a g e e s t a b lis h m e n t s r a t h e r than w age d e c r e a s e s .




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A. Occupational Earnings
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d o n a n a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , S p o k a n e , W a s h ., J u n e 1 969)
^ ^ ^ W e e k l^ T a m in g s^ ^ ™
(standard )

Sex, occupation, and industry division

N um ber
of

A verage
w eekly
h ou rs1
( standard)

Numbe r of w orkers receiving straight -tim e weekly earnings of—
*
60

M ean 2

M e d ian 2

t

$

t

$

i

i

r

t

1

1

5

S

t

t

t

i

i

"i

1

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

125

130

135

140

145

150

155

160

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

125

130

135

140

145

150

155

160

170

5

2

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

and
under

M iddle range 2

65

HEN
22

4 0 .0

$
1 4 7 .0 0

$
1 4 4 .5 0

25
16

3 9 .5
3 9 .0

8 5 .5 0
8 0 .5 0

8 6 .0 0
7 9 .5 0

$

$

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

WOMEN
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS.

39

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS

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

5

i n -?

nr

101

00

An" *" n
39

23

+ 0 .0

1 1 6 ..,0

30

4 0 .0

9 3 .5 0

t9

90

8 7 .0 0

00

4 0 *0

8 8 .0 0

8 0 .0 0 -1 0 8 .0 0

-

-

-

8

23

18

23

16

5

4

10

8

6

11

8

3

-

2

2

-

18
12

8
8

8 6 .5 0

7 8 .5 0 -1 0 8 .0 0

8 8 .5 0 -1 2 6 .0 0
1 2 0 .5 0 -1 5 0 .0 0

1 3 8 .5 0

1 4 6 .5 0

+ 2 *2

* 22
1 G 3.U U

222

122*22
1 0 2 .5 0

1 0 7 .5 0

1 0 3 .0 0

13
13

12
12

*" 1 *0 0

O' * '0

23

11

14

20

*

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

11
11

2 2 *2 2

zz

SWITCHB0ARO OPERATORS,

C L A S S B -------

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




4 0 *0

121*50

8

22*22

2

*

*

6

5

2

. I , *

in

*2 *2

to

4A 0n . 0n

1 2 7 .j 0

1 2 9 .0 0

31
31

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

9 1 .0 0
9 1 .0 0

8 9 .0 0
8 9 .0 0

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

1 0 5 .0 0
1 0 5 .0 0

-

i
i

8

1
1

3

4

4

3

4

4

1
1

2

-

-

5

1

1

1

1

1

3
1

2

10
10

- . 0

t ?

-

8
1

' 0 0

? !

-

'

4 0 .0

43

-

^ 3 '*0 0

0 9 *'0

41

3

24

40«0
134
*28

1

50

3 9 .5
60

9 2 .5 0

7 4 .0 0 -

.2 2 *2 2

VO
80

5

90

7 6 .5 0 -

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Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , S p o k a n e , W a sh ., Ju n e 1969)
Weekly e. mings1
(stand ard)

S e x , o ccu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n

WOMEN -

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

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

*

$
60

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

*

$

*

$

*

S

t

$

t

t

$

$

*

*

$

*

$

t

1 ---

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

125

130

135

140

145

150

155

160

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

125

130

135

140

145

150

155

160

170

1

5
5

1

~

-

-

6
6

_

_

~

2
2

-

3

2
2

2

-

13
10

9

-

-

-

-

-

4
4

3
3

5
5

2
2

3
3

1
1

1
1

-

_

_

17
17

5
5

1
1

4
3

3
3

-

2
2

_

-

_

an d
un der

CONTINUED

$

$

$

SWITCHBOARD O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N IS T S NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

41
28

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

9 0 .0 0
9 3 .5 0

8 1 .0 0
7 9 .5 0

7 3 .5 0 -1 0 2 .5 0
7 3 .5 0 -1 0 9 .5 0

T Y P I S T S , C LA SS A ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

2
2 J

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

9 0 .0 0
8 8 .0 0

8 8 .0 0
8 7 .5 0

8 1 .0 0 8 0 .5 0 -

9 7 .5 0
9 6 .0 0

-

-

1
1

T Y P I S T S , C LA SS B ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

46
44

7 8 .0 0
7 8 .0 0

7 4 .5 0 7 4 .5 0 -

8 6 .0 0
8 4 .0 0

-

-

13
13

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

8 2 .0 0
8 0 .5 0

$

_
-

1

1

_

_

_

_

_

1 S ta n d a rd h o u rs r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k fo r w hich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e of p a y f o r o v e r t im e a t r e g u la r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and the e a r n in g s c o r r e sp o n d
to th e se w ee k ly h o u r s .
2 Th e m e a n i s co m p u te d fo r e a c h jo b b y to ta lin g the e a r n in g s of a ll w o r k e r s and d iv id in g b y the n u m b er of w o r k e r s . The m e d ia n d e s ig n a t e s p o sitio n — h a lf of the e m p lo y e e s su r v e y e d r e c e iv e m o re
th an the r a t e sh ow n; h a lf r e c e iv e l e s s th an the r a t e sh ow n. The m id d le ra n g e i s d e fin e d b y 2 r a t e s of pay ; a fo u rth o f the w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s ThaTn the lo w e r of th e se r a t e s and a fo u rth e a r n m o r e than
the h ig h e r r a t e .
* M ay in c lu d e w o r k e r s o th e r th an th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .
4 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r pu b lic u t il it i e s .

Table A-2.

Professional and Technical O ccupations—Men and Women

(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w ee k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u s tr y d iv is io n , S p o k a n e , W ash ., Ju n e 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

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

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

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

1

$
120

125

DRAFTSMEN, C L A S S B ------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

1
ra te s),




2

43
39

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

$
1 6 7 .5 0
1 7 1 .0 0

$
1 7 4 .5 0
1 7 5 .5 0

S ta n d a rd h o u r s r e f le c t the w o rk w eek fo r w hich e m p lo y e e s
an d the e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d to th e se w ee k ly h o u r s .
F o r d e fin itio n of t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2 , ta b le A - l .

♦
$
1 6 1 .0 0 1 6 5 .0 0 -

125

5

i
130

135

T

$

140

i

145

$

i

150

155

i
160

*
165

*
170

and
u n d er

1 7 8 .5 0
1 7 8 .5 0

1
—

175

5

180

5

185

190

190

195

_
130

1
—

135

140

1

1

—

145

150

155

2

3

1
1

—

3

160

1

165

4
1

170

4

-

175

9
9

180

185

15
15

4
4

-

1
1

r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e of p a y fo r o v e r t im e a t r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m

7
Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical O ccupations—Men and Women Combined
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d ie d o n a n a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , S p o k a n e , W a s h . , J u n e 1969)
A ve rage

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

O F F IC E

N um ber
of
w orkers

W eekly
W eekly
hours 1 e arnings 1
standard) (standard )

O F F IC E

O C C U P A T IO N S!

B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R S ,
C L A S S B --------------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------

25
16

3 9 .5
3 9 .0

$
8 5 .5 0
8 0 .5 0

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

72
24
48

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

1 1 9 .5 0
1 2 9 .0 0
1 1 4 .5 0

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

105
84

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

9 4 .0 0
1 0 4 .5 0
9 1 .5 0

C L E R K S , O R D E R -------------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ------------------------------------

55
50

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 0 2 .5 0

21

29
16

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

30

O
o
+

K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S A ---------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------------

41
19

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

C L E R K S , P A Y R O L L --------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------------C O M P TO M E TER O P E R A T O R S

A ve rage

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

102.00

O C C U P A T IO N S -

N um ber
of

W eekly
hours 1
(standard )

W eekly
earn in gs 1
(standard)

C O N T IN U E D

O F F IC E

K EY P U N C H O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B ---------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G --------------------------

67
60

3 9 .5
3 9 .0

$
9 1 .5 0
8 9 .5 0

O F F I C E B O Y S AND G IR L S -----------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G --------------------------

29
26

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

8 0 .5 0
7 9 .0 0

S E C R E T A R I E S 2-----------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G --------------------------

137
28
109

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

110.00
1 3 8 .5 0
1 0 2 .5 0

C L A S S A --------------------

15

3 9 .0

1 2 8 .5 0

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

16
15

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

10 4 .0 0
1 0 3 .0 0

S E C R E T A R IE S ,

1 2 0 .5 0

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

43
38

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

9 3 .5 0

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S 0 -------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G --------------------------

63
44

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 0 7 .5 0
9 2 .0 0

S T E N O G R A P H E R S , G E N E R A L -------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3----------------------

91

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

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

122.00
1 1 9 . 5C
9 5 . 0C

A v e rage

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

21
70
17

O C C U P A T IO N S

-

N um ber
of
workers

W eekly
hours 1
(standard )

W eekly
earnings 1
(standard)

C O N T IN U E D
$

120.00

S T E N O G R A P H E R S , S E N IO R -------------------------N O N H A N U F A C T U R IN G -----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3-------------------------

3S
32
17

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

1 1 8 .0 0
1 2 8 .0 0

SW IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B ------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ------------------------------

31
31

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

9 1 .0 0
9 1 .0 0

SW IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N I S T S N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ------------------------------------

41
28

4 0 .C
4 0 .0

9 0 .0 0
9 3 .5 0

T Y P I S T S , C L A S S A ------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ------------------------------------

21
20

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

9 0 .0 0

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

46
44

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

8 2 .0 0
8 0 .5 0

43
39

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 6 7 .5 0
1 7 1 .0 0

88.00

P R O F E S S IO N A L AND T E C H N IC A L
O C C U P A T IO N S

D R A F T S M E N , C L A S S B -------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G — --------------------------------

__________

1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o r k w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e
c o r r e s p o n d to t h e s e w e e k ly h o u r s .
M a y i n c lu d e w o r k e r s o t h e r th a n t h o s e p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e l y i .
3 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 , a n d o t h e r p u b li c u t i l i t i e s .




s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e o f p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a t r e g u l a r a n d / o r ^ p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , a n d th e e a r n i n g s

8

Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r m en in s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y ind s t r y d iv is io n , S p o k a n e , W a sh ., Ju n e 1969)
Hourly earnings

O ccu p a tio n and in d u s try d iv isio n

Number
of
workers

1

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

1
M ean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

U nder
$

3 .0 0

$
3 .1 0

an d

_

i
*
*
t
3 .2 0 3 .3 0 3 .4 0 3 .5 0
_

_

3 . 0 0 u n d er
_______ 3 . 1 0 3 . 2 0 3 . 3 0

CARPENTERS, MAINTENANCE ------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3----------------------

51
30
21
19

$
3 .8 8
4 .0 3
3 .6 6
3 .7 2

$
4 .1 2
4 .1 4
3 .3 3
3 .3 5

$
3 .3 4 4 .1 1 3 .2 5 3 .2 7 -

$
4 .1 7
4 .1 8
4 .1 5
4 .1 7

ELECTRICIANS, MAINTENANCE --------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

136
119

4 .4 0
4 .3 2

4 .3 5
4 .3 4

4 .3 1 - 4 .3 8
4 .3 1 - 4 .3 7

ENGINEERS, STATIONARY ---------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------- ----------------

51
27
24

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

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

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

MACHINISTS, MAINTENANCE ------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

90
83

4 .3 8
4 .3 2

4 .3 4
4 .3 4

4 .3 1 - 4 .3 8
4 .3 1 - 4 .3 7

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

133
39
94
74

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

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

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

MECHANICS. MAINTENANCE --------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

251
243

4 ,1 9
4 .1 6

4 .2 4
4 .2 4

4 .2 1 — 4 .2 7
4 .2 1 - 4 .2 7

-

O I L E R S -----------------------------------—-----------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

35
35

3 .4 1
3 .4 1

3 .5 9
3 .5 9

3 .1 5 - 3 .6 5
3 .1 5 - 3 .6 5

5
5

P I P E F I T T E R S , MAINTENANCE -----------------

36

4 .1 9

4 .1 8

4 .1 3 - 4 .4 2

-

4 .2 8
4 .2 8
4 .2 8
4 .2 9

_

_

1
1

1
1

_

_

-

-

*

-

_

1
“

_

_

_

_

10
4
6
6

_

-

-

_

-

—

_

4
4

1
*

1
1

3

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

$
i
I
i
4 .8 0 4 .9 0 5 .0 0 5 .1 0
_

_

6
6

_

_

4
4

_

_

2
2

4
4

-

-

_

_

_

2
2

11
10

67
67

_

-

_

27
12
15
15

52
13
39
33

16
6
10
10

7
7

205
205

_

_

6
6

-

12

_

_

-

2
2

6
6

13
13

-

-

-

7
7

17
17

-

-

2

-

-

12

8
8
—
*
6
6

2
2
_

_

_

_

_

3
3

_

_

_

15

*

_

-

-

6

_

_

“

1

4
4

-

_

_

-

_

101
101

~

_

6

8
8

_

3
_

-

_

3
4
4

“

1

_

3

8
8

_

-

“

_

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

2
2

*

13

“

_
_

25
22

6
6
“

5

—
*

1
1

—

*

_

“

_
_

—

5
5
-

2

~

2
2

8
8

_

_

_

S
$
i
4 .5 0 4 .6 0 4 .7 0

_

13

_

i
$
i
t
i
i
3 .9 0 4 .0 0 4 .1 0 4 .2 0 4 .3 0 4 .4 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

5

2

1 E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e and f o r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and la te s h if t s .
2 F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2 , ta b le A - l .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th er p u b lic u t il it i e s .




7
—
7
7

_

*
I
i
3 .6 0 3 .7 0 3 .8 0

-

*
*

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

6
“

4

_

_

_

_

4
4

“

-

~

-

“

_

_

_

-

~

*

8
-

-

-

-

-

21

3

-

10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d on a n a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , S p o k a n e , W a s h . , J u n e 1969)
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v in g s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u r l y e a r n in g s o f---

Hourly earnings 2
t
1 .8 0

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

woikers

Mean3

Median3

Middle range3

t
1 .9 0

S
2 .0 0

*
2 .1 0

$
2 .2 0

S
2 .3 0

$
2 .4 0

$
2 .5 0

S
2 .6 0

$
2 .7 0

$
2 .8 0

S
2 .9 0

$
3 .0 0

S
$
3 . 10 3 . 2 0

1 .9 0

2 .0 0

2 .1 0

2 .2 0

2 .3 0

2 .4 0

2 .5 0

2 .6 0

2 .7 0

2 ,8 0

2 .9 0

3 .0 0

3 .1 0

3 - 2 S L 3 jl 3Q 3 . 4 0

1
-

-

“

“

-

1
*

6
6

-

3
3

—

“

21
12
9
9

10
10
10

15
11
4
4

_

_

-

-

2
2

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

40
38

$
3 .0 9
3 .1 4

$
3 .4 6
3 .4 7

$
2 .7 7 2 .8 0 -

$
3 .5 4
3 .5 4

JA N ITO R S, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS ----MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4 ----------------------

263
78
18 5
34

2 .3 8
2 .9 9
2 .1 3
2 .9 1

2 .2 2
3 .0 3
1 .9 7
2 .8 8

1 .9 4 2 .9 7 1 .9 1 2 .7 9 -

2 .9 9
3 .0 7
2 .2 7
3 .1 1

9

27

77

12

4

16

2

-

3

2

9

27

77

12

4

16

2

-

3
1

2

LABORERS, MATERIAL HANDLING -----------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4 ----------------------

413
13 4
279
64

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

3 .5 1
3 .0 1
3 .5 6
3 .8 0

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

3 .6 3
3 .0 8
3 .6 5
3 .8 5

1
l

1
1
-

4
4
-

9
9
-

7
3
4

13
13
-

8
5
3

15
11
4

3
3

SHIPPING -----------------------------

96

3 .3 2

3 .4 3

3 .0 6 -

3 .4 9

RECEIVING CLERKS ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

31
26

3 .3 1
3 .2 5

3 .1 9
3 .1 8

3 .1 4 3 .1 3 -

3 .4 9
3 .4 5

SHIPPING CLERKS --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

17
16

3 .2 8
3 .2 7

3 .2 9
3 .2 9

3 .1 0 3 .0 5 -

3 .4 5
3 .3 9

T R U C K D R I V E R S 5 -----------------------------------------

MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4 ----------------------

466
13 1
335
218

3 .7 8
3 .8 2
3 .7 7
3 .8 4

3 .9 1
3 .6 6
3 .9 1
3 .9 4

3 .6 0 3 .4 8 3 .7 4 3 .9 1 -

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

TRUCKDRIVERS, MEDIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO
AND INCLUDING 4 TONSI ----------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4----------------------

2 32
30
202
168

3 .6 7
3 .4 6
3 .7 0
3 .8 1

3 .9 1
3 .4 5
3 .9 2
3 .9 3

3 .3 7 3 .3 5 3 .3 9 3 .8 8 -

3 .9 5
3 .5 8
3 .9 6
3 .9 7

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,
TRAILER TYPE I ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4----------------------

134
36
98
50

3 .8 7
3 .7 9
3 .9 0
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Appendix. Occupational Descriptions
T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r i n g jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r th e B u r e a u 's w a g e s u r v e y s i s to a s s i s t i t s f ie ld s t a f f in c l a s s i f y i n g in to a p p r o p r i a t e
o c c u p a t io n s w o r k e r s w ho a r e e m p lo y e d u n d e r a v a r i e t y o f p a y r o l l t i t l e s a n d d if f e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b l i s h m e n t to e s t a b l i s h m e n t a n d
f r o m a r e a to a r e a .
T h is p e r m i t s th e g r o u p in g o f o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p a r a b l e jo b c o n te n t.
B e c a u s e o f t h is e m p h a s i s on
i n t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t a n d i n t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b i l i t y o f o c c u p a t io n a l c o n te n t , th e B u r e a u 's jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m t h o s e in u s e in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s o r t h o s e p r e p a r e d f o r o th e r p u r p o s e s .
In a p p ly in g t h e s e jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s , th e B u r e a u 's f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s a r e in s t r u c t e d
to e x c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s ; a p p r e n t i c e s ; l e a r n e r s ; b e g in n e r s ; t r a i n e e s ; a n d h a n d ic a p p e d , p a r t - t i m e , t e m p o r a r y , a n d p r o b a t i o n a r y w o r k e r s .

O F F IC E
B IL L E R ,

CLERK,

M A C H IN E

P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , a n d in v o i c e s on a m a c h in e o th e r th a n a n o r d i n a r y o r e l e c t r o m a tic ty p e w r ite r .
M a y a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s a s to b i l l i n g s o r sh ip p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o th e r
c l e r i c a l w o r k in c id e n t a l to b il lin g o p e r a t i o n s . F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a c h in e , a r e
c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f m a c h in e , a s f o ll o w s ;
B i l l e r , m a c h in e ( b il lin g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a s p e c i a l b il lin g m a c h in e (M o o n H o p k in s , E l l i o t t
F i s h e r , B u r r o u g h s , e t c . , w h ic h a r e c o m b in a t io n ty p in g a n d a d d in g m a c h in e s ) to p r e p a r e b i l l s
a n d i n v o i c e s fi'o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , in t e r n a l ly p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , sh ip p in g m e m o ­
r a n d u m s , e t c . U s u a ll y in v o l v e s a p p lic a t i o n o f p r e d e t e r m in e d d is c o u n t s a n d sh ip p in g c h a r g e s ,
a n d e n t r y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s i o n s , w h ic h m a y o r m a y n o t b e c o m p u te d on th e b il lin g m a c h in e ,
a n d t o t a l s w h ich a r e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c c u m u l a t e d b y m a c h in e . T h e o p e r a t io n u s u a l l y in v o l v e s
a l a r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p i e s o f th e b i l l b e in g p r e p a r e d a n d i s o fte n d o n e on a fa n f o ld
m a c h in e .
B i l l e r , m a c h in e (b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ( S u n d s t r a n d , E l l i o t t
F i s h e r , R e m in g to n R a n d , e t c . , w h ich m a y o r m a y n o t h a v e t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a r d ) to p r e p a r e
c u s t o m e r s ' b i l l s a s p a r t o f th e a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o p e r a t io n . G e n e r a ll y i n v o l v e s th e s i m u l t a ­
n e o u s e n t r y o f f i g u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' l e d g e r r e c o r d . T h e m a c h in e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c c u m u l a t e s
f i g u r e s on a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o lu m n s a n d c o m p u t e s , a n d u s u a l l y p r i n t s a u t o m a t i c a l l y th e
d e b i t o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s . D o e s n o t in v o lv e a k n o w le d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g . W o rk s f r o m u n if o r m
an d sta n d a r d ty p e s of s a l e s an d c r e d it s l i p s .
B O O K K E E P IN G - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R
O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ( R e m in g to n R a n d , E l l i o t t F i s h e r , S u n d s t r a n d , B u r r o u g h s ,
N a t io n a l C a s h R e g i s t e r , w ith o r w ith o u t a t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a r d ) to k e e p a r e c o r d o f b u s i n e s s
tr a n s a c tio n s .
C l a s s A . K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u i r i n g a k n o w le d g e o f a n d e x p e r i e n c e in b a s i c
b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s , a n d f a m i l i a r i t y w ith th e s t r u c t u r e o f th e p a r t i c u l a r a c c o u n t in g s y s t e m
u s e d . D e t e r m i n e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s a n d d i s t r i b u t i o n o f d e b i t a n d c r e d i t i t e m s to b e u s e d in e a c h
p h a s e o f th e w o r k .
M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o l id a t e d r e p o r t s , b a l a n c e s h e e t s , a n d o th e r r e c o r d s
by h and.
C l a s s B . K e e p s a r e c o r d o f one o r m o r e p h a s e s o r s e c t io n s o f a s e t o f r e c o r d s u s u a lly
r e q u i r i n g li t t l e k n o w le d g e o f b a s i c b o o k k e e p in g . P h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s in c lu d e a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ,
p a y r o l l , c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n t s (n o t in c lu d in g a s i m p l e ty p e o f b il lin g d e s c r i b e d u n d e r b i l l e r ,
m a c h in e ) , c o s t d i s t r i b u t i o n , e x p e n s e d is t r i b u t i o n , in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , e t c . M a y c h e c k o r a s s i s t
in p r e p a r a t i o n o f t r i a l b a l a n c e s a n d p r e p a r e c o n t r o l s h e e t s f o r th e a c c o u n t in g d e p a r t m e n t .
CLERK,

A C C O U N T IN G

C l a s s A . U n d er g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n of a b o o k k e e p e r o r a c c o u n tan t, h a s r e s p o n s ib ilit y fo r
k e e p in g o n e o r m o r e s e c t i o n s o f a c o m p le t e s e t o f b o o k s o r r e c o r d s r e l a t i n g to o n e p h a s e
o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t 's b u s i n e s s t r a n s a c t i o n s . W o rk in v o l v e s p o s tin g a n d b a l a n c in g s u b s i d i a r y
le d g e r o r l e d g e r s s u c h a s a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ; e x a m in in g a n d c o d in g
in v o i c e s o r v o u c h e r s w ith p r o p e r a c c o u n t in g d is t r i b u t i o n ; a n d r e q u i r e s ju d g m e n t a n d e x p e r i ­
e n c e in m a k in g p r o p e r a s s i g n a t i o n s a n d a l l o c a t i o n s . M a y a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g , a d ju s t i n g , a n d
c l o s in g jo u r n a l e n t r i e s ; a n d m a y d i r e c t c l a s s B a c c o u n t in g c l e r k s .
C l a s s B . U n d e r s u p e r v i s i o n , p e r f o r m s one o r m o r e r o u t in e a c c o u n t in g o p e r a t io n s su c h
a s p o s t in g s i m p le jo u r n a l v o u c h e r s o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b le v o u c h e r s , e n t e r in g v o u c h e r s in
v o u c h e r r e g i s t e r s ; r e c o n c i l i n g b a n k a c c o u n t s ; a n d p o s t in g s u b s i d i a r y l e d g e r s c o n t r o l le d b y
g e n e r a l l e d g e r s , o r p o s t in g s i m p l e c o s t a c c o u n t in g d a t a . T h is jo b d o e s n o t r e q u i r e a k n o w l­
e d g e o f a c c o u n t in g a n d b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s b u t i s fo u n d in o f f i c e s in w h ic h th e m o r e r o u tin e
a c c o u n t in g w o r k i s s u b d iv id e d on a f u n c t io n a l b a s i s a m o n g s e v e r a l w o r k e r s .




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F IL E

C l a s s A . In a n e s t a b l i s h e d
f i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s a n d in d e x e s f i l e
m e n t s , e t c . M a y a l s o f i l e t h is
w ith th e f i l e s .
M a y le a d a s m

f il in g s y s t e m c o n ta in in g a n u m b e r o f v a r i e d s u b je c t m a t t e r
m a t e r i a l su c h a s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , r e p o r t s , t e c h n ic a l d o c u ­
m a t e r i a l . M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r i o u s t y p e s in c o n ju n c t io n
a l l g r o u p o f lo w e r l e v e l f i l e c l e r k s .

C l a s s B . S o r t s , c o d e s , a n d f i l e s u n c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y s i m p le ( s u b j e c t m a t t e r ) h e a d ­
in g s ~ o r ~ p a r t l y c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y f i n e r s u b h e a d in g s . P r e p a r e s s i m p le r e l a t e d in d e x a n d
c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a i d s . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s c l e a r l y id e n t i f ie d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s
m a te r ia l.
M a y p e r f o r m r e l a t e d c l e r i c a l t a s k s r e q u i r e d to m a in t a in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .
C l a s s C . P e r f o r m s r o u t in e f il in g o f m a t e r i a l th a t h a s a l r e a d y b e e n c l a s s i f i e d o r w h ich
i s e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s i m p le s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s y s t e m ( e . g . , a lp h a b e t i c a l , c h r o n o lo g ic a l,
o r n u m e r i c a l ) . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s m a ­
t e r i a l ; a n d m a y f i l l o u t w ith d r a w a l c h a r g e . P e r f o r m s s i m p le c l e r i c a l a n d m a n u a l t a s k s r e ­
q u i r e d to m a in t a in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .
CLERK,

O RD ER

R e c e iv e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s fo r m a t e r ia l o r m e r c h a n d is e b y m a il, ph one, o r p e r so n a lly .
D u t ie s in v o lv e a n y c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o ll o w i n g : Q u o tin g p r i c e s to c u s t o m e r s ; m a k in g o u t a n o r d e r
s h e e t l i s t i n g th e i t e m s to m a k e u p th e o r d e r ; c h e c k in g p r i c e s a n d q u a n t i t ie s o f i t e m s on o r d e r
s h e e t ; a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g o r d e r s h e e t s to r e s p e c t i v e d e p a r t m e n t s to b e f i l l e d . M a y c h e c k w ith c r e d i t
d e p a r t m e n t to d e t e r m in e c r e d i t r a t i n g o f c u s t o m e r , a c k n o w le d g e r e c e i p t o f o r d e r s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ,
fo llo w u p o r d e r s to s e e th a t th e y h a v e b e e n f i l l e d , k e e p f i l e o f o r d e r s r e c e i v e d , a n d c h e c k s h ip p in g
i n v o i c e s w ith o r i g i n a l o r d e r s .
CLERK,

PAYRO LL

C o m p u t e s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p l o y e e s a n d e n t e r s th e n e c e s s a r y d a t a on th e p a y r o l l
s h e e t s . D u t ie s in v o l v e : C a lc u la t i n g w o r k e r s ' e a r n i n g s b a s e d on ti m e o r p r o d u c tio n r e c o r d s ; a n d
p o s t in g c a lc u l a t e d d a t a o n p a y r o l l s h e e t , sh o w in g i n f o r m a t io n su c h a s w o r k e r 's n a m e , w o r k in g
d a y s , t i m e , r a t e , d e d u c t io n s f o r in s u r a n c e , a n d t o t a l w a g e s d u e . M a y m a k e o u t p a y c h e c k s a n d
a s s i s t p a y m a s t e r in m a k in g u p a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g p a y e n v e l o p e s .
M a y u s e a c a lc u la t i n g m a c h in e .
CO M PTO M ETER O PERATOR
P r i m a r y d u ty i s to o p e r a t e a C o m p t o m e t e r to p e r f o r m m a t h e m a t ic a l c o m p u t a t i o n s . T h is
jo b i s n o t to b e c o n f u s e d w ith th a t o f s t a t i s t i c a l o r o th e r ty p e o f c l e r k , w h ich m a y in v o lv e f r e ­
q u e n t u s e o f a C o m p t o m e t e r b u t, in w h ic h , u s e o f t h i s m a c h in e i s in c id e n t a l to p e r f o r m a n c e o f
o th e r d u t i e s .
KEYPUNCH O PERATOR
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a n u m e r i c a l a n d / o r a l p h a b e t i c a l o r c o m b in a t io n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to
t r a n s c r i b e d a t a f r o m v a r i o u s s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to k e y p u n c h t a b u la t in g c a r d s . P e r f o r m s s a m e
t a s k s a s lo w e r l e v e l k e y p u n c h o p e r a t o r b u t, in a d d it io n , w o r k r e q u i r e s a p p lic a t i o n o f c o d in g
s k i l l s a n d th e m a k in g o f s o m e d e t e r m i n a t i o n s , f o r e x a m p l e , l o c a t e s on th e s o u r c e d o c u m e n t
th e i t e m s to b e p u n c h e d ; e x t r a c t s in f o r m a t io n f r o m s e v e r a l d o c u m e n t s ; a n d s e a r c h e s f o r a n d
i n t e r p r e t s i n f o r m a t io n o n th e d o c u m e n t to d e t e r m in e in f o r m a t io n to b e p u n c h e d .
M ay tr a in
i n e x p e r ie n c e d o p e r a t o r s .

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C la ss B .
U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n o r fo llo w in g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r i n s t r u c t i o n s ,
t r a n s c r i b e s d a t a f r o m s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to p u n c h e d c a r d s .
O p e ra te s a n u m e r ic a l a n d /o r
a l p h a b e t i c a l o r c o m b in a t io n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to k e y p u n c h t a b u l a t in g c a r d s . M a y v e r i f y c a r d s .
W o rk in g f r o m v a r i o u s s t a n d a r d iz e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s , f o ll o w s s p e c i f i e d s e q u e n c e s w h ich h a v e
b e e n c o d e d o r p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a i l a n d r e q u i r e li t t l e o r n o s e l e c t i n g , c o d in g , o r in t e r p r e t in g
o f d a t a to b e p u n c h e d . P r o b l e m s a r i s i n g f r o m e r r o n e o u s i t e m s o r c o d e s , m i s s i n g in f o r m a t io n ,
e t c . , a r e r e f e r r e d to s u p e r v i s o r .

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

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

a.
S e c r e t a r y to a n e x e c u t i v e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o s e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s n o t e q u iv a le n t
to o n e o f th e s p e c i f i c l e v e l s i t u a t i o n s in th e d e fin itio n f o r c l a s s B , b u t w h o s e s u b o r d in a t e s t a f f
n o r m a l l y n u m b e r s a t l e a s t s e v e r a l d o z e n e m p l o y e e s a n d i s u s u a l l y d iv id e d in to o r g a n i z a t io n a l
s e g m e n t s w h ich a r e o fte n , in t u r n , f u r t h e r s u b d iv id e d . In s o m e c o m p a n i e s , t h is l e v e l in c lu d e s a
w id e r a n g e o f o r g a n i z a t i o n a l e c h e lo n s ; in o t h e r s , o n ly one o r tw o ; o r

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b.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l of
o f f ic i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r th a n 5, 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

A s s i g n e d a s p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a l l y to one in d iv id u a l. M a in t a in s a c l o s e a n d h ig h ly
r e s p o n s i v e r e l a t i o n s h i p to th e d a y - t o - d a y w o r k a c t i v i t i e s o f th e s u p e r v i s o r . W o rk s f a i r l y in d e ­
p e n d e n tly r e c e i v i n g a m in im u m o f d e t a ile d s u p e r v i s i o n a n d g u id a n c e .
P e r fo r m s v a r ie d c le r ic a l
a n d s e c r e t a r i a l d u t i e s , u s u a l l y in c lu d in g m o s t o f th e f o ll o w i n g : (a ) R e c e i v e s te le p h o n e c a l l s ,
p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , a n d in c o m in g m a i l , a n s w e r s r o u t in e i n q u i r i e s , a n d r o u t e s th e t e c h n ic a l in q u i r i e s
to th e p r o p e r p e r s o n s ; (b) e s t a b l i s h e s , m a i n t a i n s , a n d r e v i s e s th e s u p e r v i s o r 's f i l e s ; (c) m a in t a in s
th e s u p e r v i s o r ' s c a l e n d a r a n d m a k e s a p p o in tm e n t s a s i n s t r u c t e d ; (d) r e l a y s m e s s a g e s f r o m s u p e r ­
v i s o r to s u b o r d i n a t e s ; (e) r e v i e w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o r a n d a , a n d r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s
f o r th e s u p e r v i s o r ' s s i g n a t u r e to a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l a n d t y p o g r a p h ic a c c u r a c y ; a n d (f) p e r f o r m s
s t e n o g r a p h ic a n d ty p in g w o r k .

a.
S e c r e t a r y to th e s u p e r v i s o r o r h e a d o f a s m a l l o r g a n i z a t i o n a l u n it ( e . g . , fe w e r th a n
a b o u t 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; o r

M a y a l s o p e r f o r m o th e r c l e r i c a l a n d s e c r e t a r i a l t a s k s o f c o m p a r a b l e n a t u r e a n d d if f i c u l t y .
T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f ic e r o u t in e a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f th e o r g a n i z a t io n ,
p r o g r a m s , a n d p r o c e d u r e s r e l a t e d to th e w o r k o f th e s u p e r v i s o r .

STEN O G R A PH ER ,

E x c lu s io n s
N o t a l l p o s it i o n s th a t a r e t i t le d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s th e a b o v e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . E x a m p l e s
o f p o s i t i o n s w h ic h a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m th e d e f in itio n a r e a s f o l l o w s : (a ) P o s i t i o n s w h ic h d o n o t m e e t
th e " p e r s o n a l " s e c r e t a r y c o n c e p t d e s c r i b e d a b o v e ; (b) s t e n o g r a p h e r s n o t f u l ly t r a i n e d in s e c r e t a r i a l
ty p e d u t i e s ; (c ) s t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v i n g a s o f f ic e a s s i s t a n t s to a g r o u p o f p r o f e s s i o n a l , t e c h n ic a l,
o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n s ; (d) s e c r e t a r y p o s i t i o n s in w h ich th e d u t ie s a r e e i t h e r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e
r o u t in e o r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e c o m p le x a n d r e s p o n s i b l e th a n t h o s e c h a r a c t e r i z e d in th e d e f in it io n ;
a n d (e) a s s i s t a n t ty p e p o s i t i o n s w h ic h in v o lv e m o r e d i f f i c u l t o r m o r e r e s p o n s i b l e t e c h n i c a l , a d m in ­
i s t r a t i v e , s u p e r v i s o r y , o r s p e c i a l i z e d c l e r i c a l d u t ie s w h ich a r e no t t y p ic a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o rk .
N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d in th e le v e l d e f in i t io n s f o llo w in g , r e f e r s to
t h o s e o f f i c i a l s w ho h a v e a s i g n i f i c a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o lic y m a k in g r o l e w ith r e g a r d to m a jo r
c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s . T h e t i t le " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , " th o u g h n o r m a l l y in d ic a t iv e o f t h is r o l e , d o e s n o t
in a l l c a s e s id e n t ify su c h p o s i t i o n s . V ic e p r e s i d e n t s w h o s e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s to a c t p e r ­
s o n a l l y o n in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t i o n s ( e . g . , a p p r o v e o r d e n y in d iv id u a l lo a n o r c r e d i t a c t i o n s ;
a d m i n i s t e r in d iv id u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d i r e c t l y s u p e r v i s e a c l e r i c a l s t a f f ) a r e n o t c o n s i d e r e d to b e
" c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s o f a p p ly in g th e fo llo w in g l e v e l d e f i n i t i o n s .
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over

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

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

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




C la ss D

b.
S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e r v i s o r y s t a f f s p e c i a l i s t , p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p l o y e e , a d m i n i s t r a t i v e
o f f i c e r , o r a s s i s t a n t , s k i l l e d t e c h n ic i a n o r e x p e r t . ( N O T E : M a n y c o m p a n ie s a s s i g n s t e n o g r a p h e r s ,
r a t h e r th a n s e c r e t a r i e s a s d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , to t h is l e v e l o f s u p e r v i s o r y o r n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r .)
GENERAL

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

SE N IO R

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y
su c h a s in l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h f r o m o n e o r m o r e p e r s o n s e i t h e r in s h o r t ­
h a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n . M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it te n
copy.
M a y a l s o s e t u p a n d m a in t a in f i l e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e t c .
OR
P e r f o r m s s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t ie s r e q u i r i n g s i g n i f i c a n t l y g r e a t e r in d e p e n d e n c e a n d r e s p o n s i ­
b i l i t y th a n s t e n o g r a p h e r s , g e n e r a l a s e v i d e n c e d b y th e f o llo w in g : W o rk r e q u i r e s h ig h d e g r e e o f
s t e n o g r a p h ic s p e e d a n d a c c u r a c y ; a n d a th o r o u g h w o r k in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s i n e s s a n d o f f ic e
p r o c e d u r e s a n d o f th e s p e c i f i c b u s i n e s s o p e r a t i o n s , o r g a n i z a t io n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s ,
w o r k flo w , e t c .
U s e s t h is k n o w le d g e in p e r f o r m i n g s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t ie s a n d r e s p o n s i b l e c l e r i c a l
t a s k s s u c h a s , m a in t a in in g f o llo w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b l i n g m a t e r i a l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , l e t t e r s ,
e t c . ; c o m p o s in g s i m p le l e t t e r s f r o m g e n e r a l i n s t r u c t i o n s ; r e a d i n g a n d r o u t in g in c o m in g m a i l ; a n d
a n s w e r in g r o u t in e q u e s t i o n s , e t c .
D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e w o r k .

S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a s i n g l e - o r m u l t i p l e - p o s i t i o n te le p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , i n t r a p l a n t o r o f f ic e c a l l s .
P e r f o r m s f u l l te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e o r h a n d le s
c o m p le x c a l l s , su c h a s c o n f e r e n c e , c o l l e c t , o v e r s e a s , o r s i m i l a r c a l l s , e i t h e r in a d d it io n to d o in g
r o u t in e w o r k a s d e s c r i b e d f o r s w i t c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r , c l a s s B , o r a s a f u l l - t i m e a s s i g n m e n t .
( " F u l l " te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w h en th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t h a s v a r i e d f u n c t io n s th a t a r e
n o t r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e i n f o r m a t io n p u r p o s e s , e . g . , b e c a u s e o f o v e r l a p p i n g o r
i n t e r r e l a t e d f u n c t io n s , a n d c o n s e q u e n t l y p r e s e n t fr e q u e n t p r o b l e m s a s to w h ich e x t e n s i o n s a r e
a p p r o p r ia te fo r c a ll s .)
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s a s i n g l e - o r m u l t i p l e - p o s i t i o n te le p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , in t r a p l a n t o r o f f ic e c a l l s . M a y h a n d le r o u t in e lo n g d i s t a n c e c a l l s a n d r e c o r d t o l l s . M a y
p e r f o r m l i m it e d te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n ' s e r v i c e . ( " L i m i t e d " te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e o c c u r s
i f th e f u n c t io n s o f th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e r v i c e d a r e r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e i n f o r m a t io n
p u r p o s e s , o r if th e r e q u e s t s a r e r o u t in e , e . g . , g iv in g e x t e n s io n n u m b e r s w h en s p e c i f i c n a m e s a r e
f u r n is h e d , o r i f c o m p le x c a l l s a r e r e f e r r e d to a n o th e r o p e r a t o r .)

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

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

GENERAL

T A B U L A T IN G - M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a v a r i e t y o f t a b u l a t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h i n e s , t y p ic a ll y
in c lu d in g su c h m a c h in e s a s th e t a b u l a t o r , c a l c u l a t o r , i n t e r p r e t e r , c o l l a t o r , a n d o t h e r s .
P e r f o r m s c o m p le t e r e p o r t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s w ith o u t c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n , a n d p e r f o r m s d if f i c u l t
w ir i n g a s r e q u i r e d .
T h e c o m p le t e r e p o r t i n g a n d t a b u la t in g a s s i g n m e n t s t y p ic a ll y in v o lv e a
v a r i e t y o f lo n g a n d c o m p le x r e p o r t s w h ic h o fte n a r e o f i r r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r in g ty p e r e ­
q u i r in g s o m e p la n n in g a n d s e q u e n c in g o f s t e p s to b e ta k e n . A s a m o r e e x p e r i e n c e d o p e r a t o r ,
i s t y p i c a l l y in v o lv e d in t r a i n in g new o p e r a t o r s in m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t i a l l y t r a i n e d
o p e r a t o r s in w ir i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d o p e r a t in g s e q u e n c e s o f lo n g a n d c o m p le x r e p o r t s .
D o e s n o t in c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s p e r f o r m i n g t a b u l a t in g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t io n s a n d d a y - t o d a y s u p e r v i s i o n o f th e w o r k a n d p r o d u c tio n o f a g r o u p o f t a b u l a t in g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s .

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u t in e v o c a b u la r y f r o m
tr a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e r e c o r d s .
M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it t e n c o p y a n d d o s i m p le c l e r i c a l w o r k .
W o r k e r s t r a n s c r i b i n g d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y su c h a s l e g a l
b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h a r e n o t in c lu d e d . A w o r k e r w ho t a k e s d ic t a t io n in s h o r t ­
h a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e i s c l a s s i f i e d a s a s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l .
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U s e s a t y p e w r it e r to m a k e c o p i e s o f v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l 01 to m a k e out b i l l s a f t e r c a l c u l a ­
t i o n s h a v e b e e n m a d e b y a n o th e r p e r s o n . M a y in c lu d e ty p in g o f s t e n c i l s , m a t s , o r s i m i l a r m a t e ­
r i a l s f o r u s e in d u p lic a t in g p r o c e s s e s . M a y d o c l e r i c a l w o r k in v o lv in g li t t l e s p e c i a l t r a i n i n g , su c h
a s k e e p in g s i m p l e r e c o r d s , f il in g r e c o r d s a n d r e p o r t s , o r s o r t i n g a n d d is t r i b u t i n g in c o m in g m a i l .
C l a s s A . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o llo w in g : T y p in g m a t e r i a l in f in a l f o r m w h en it
in v o l v e s c o m b in in g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s o r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r c o r r e c t s p e l l i n g ,
s y l l a b i c a t i o n , p u n c t u a tio n , e t c ., o f t e c h n ic a l o r u n u s u a l w o r d s o r f o r e i g n la n g u a g e m a t e r i a l ;
a n d p la n n in g la y o u t a n d ty p in g o f c o m p lic a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s to m a in t a in u n if o r m i t y a n d
b a l a n c e in s p a c in g .
M a y ty p e r o u t in e f o r m l e t t e r s v a r y in g d e t a i l s to s u it c i r c u m s t a n c e s .

C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s m o r e d if f i c u l t t a b u l a t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h in e s s u c h a s th e
t a b u l a t o r a n d c a l c u l a t o r , in a d d it io n to th e s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c e r , a n d c o l l a t o r .
T h is w o r k i s
p e r f o r m e d u n d e r s p e c i f i c in s t r u c t i o n s a n d m a y in c lu d e th e p e r f o r m a n c e o f s o m e w ir in g f r o m
d i a g r a m s . T h e w o r k t y p ic a ll y i n v o l v e s , f o r e x a m p le , t a b u l a t io n s in v o lv in g a r e p e t it i v e
a c c o u n t in g e x e r c i s e , a c o m p le te b u t s m a l l t a b u l a t in g s t u d y , o r p a r t s o f a lo n g e r a n d m o r e
c o m p le x r e p o r t . S u c h r e p o r t s a n d s t u d i e s a r e u s u a l l y o f a r e c u r r i n g n a t u r e w h e r e th e p r o ­
c e d u r e s a r e w e ll e s ta b lis h e d .
M a y a l s o in c lu d e th e t r a i n in g o f new e m p l o y e e s in th e b a s i c
o p e r a t io n o f th e m a c h in e .

C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g : C o p y ty p in g f r o m r o u g h o r c l e a r d r a f t s ;
r o u t in e ty p in g o f f o r m s , in s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c .; a n d s e t t in g up s i m p le s t a n d a r d t a b u l a t io n s ,
o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p le x t a b l e s a l r e a d y s e tu p a n d s p a c e d p r o p e r l y .

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C l a s s A . P l a n s th e g r a p h i c p r e s e n t a t i o n o f c o m p le x i t e m s h a v in g d is t i n c t i v e d e s ig n
f e a t u r e s th a t d if f e r s i g n i f ic a n t l y f r o m e s t a b l i s h e d d r a f t i n g p r e c e d e n t s . W o rk s in c l o s e s u p ­
p o r t w ith th e d e s ig n o r i g i n a t o r , a n d m a y r e c o m m e n d m in o r d e s i g n c h a n g e s . A n a l y z e s th e
e f f e c t o f e a c h c h a n g e on th e d e t a i l s o f f o r m , fu n c tio n , a n d p o s it i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c o m ­
p o n e n ts a n d p a r t s .
W o rk s w ith a m in im u m o f s u p e r v i s o r y a s s i s t a n c e .
C o m p le te d w o r k i s
r e v ie w e d b y d e s ig n o r i g i n a t o r f o r c o n s i s t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g in e e r in g d e t e r m in a t i o n s .
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e i t h e r p r e p a r e d r a w in g s , o r d i r e c t t h e ir p r e p a r a t i o n b y lo w e r l e v e l d r a f t s m e n .
C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n ro u tin e a n d c o m p le x d r a f t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s th a t r e q u i r e th e a p p l i ­
c a t io n o f m o s t o f th e s t a n d a r d i z e d d r a w in g te c h n iq u e s r e g u l a r l y u s e d .
D u tie s t y p i c a l l y in ­
v o lv e su c h w o r k a s :
P r e p a r e s w o r k in g d r a w in g s o f s u b a s s e m b l i e s w ith i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s ,
m u lt ip le f u n c t io n s , a n d p r e c i s e p o s it i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e tw e e n c o m p o n e n t s ; p r e p a r e s a r c h i ­
t e c t u r a l d r a w in g s f o r c o n s t r u c t io n o f a b u ild in g in c lu d in g d e t a il d r a w in g s o f f o u n d a t io n s , w a ll
s e c t i o n s , f lo o r p l a n s , a n d r o o f . U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u l a s a n d m a n u a l s in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y
c o m p u ta tio n s to d e t e r m in e q u a n t i t ie s o f m a t e r i a l s to b e u s e d , lo a d c a p a c i t i e s , s t r e n g t h s ,
s t r e s s e s , e tc.
R e c e i v e s i n it i a l i n s t r u c t i o n s , r e q u i r e m e n t s , a n d a d v ic e f r o m s u p e r v i s o r .
C o m p le te d w o r k i s c h e c k e d f o r t e c h n ic a l a d e q u a c y .

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

c o m p o n e n t s an d c o n v e y n e e d e d in f o r m a t io n . C o n s o lid a t e s d e t a i l s f r o m a n u m b e r o f s o u r c e s
an d a d ju s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a le a s r e q u ir e d .
S u g g e s t e d m e th o d s o f a p p r o a c h , a p p lic a b le
p r e c e d e n t s , a n d a d v ic e on s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g iv e n w ith i n it i a l a s s i g n m e n t s .
I n s t r u c t io n s
a r e l e s s c o m p le t e w h en a s s i g n m e n t s r e c u r .
W o rk m a y b e s p o t - c h e c k e d d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
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C o p i e s p l a n s a n d d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s b y p l a c in g t r a c i n g c lo th o r p a p e r o v e r
d r a w in g s a n d t r a c i n g w ith p e n o r p e n c i l.
(D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a c i n g l i m it e d to p l a n s p r i m a r i l y
c o n s i s t i n g o f s t r a i g h t l i n e s a n d a l a r g e s c a l e no t r e q u ir i n g c l o s e d e lin e a tio n .)
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P r e p a r e s s i m p l e o r r e p e t i t i v e d r a w in g s o f e a s i l y v i s u a l i z e d i t e m s .
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P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n t r y d u t ie s n e c e s s a r y to c o n s t r u c t a n d m a in t a in in g o o d r e p a i r b u ild in g
w o o d w o rk a n d e q u ip m e n t su c h a s b i n s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t i t i o n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s ,
c a s i n g s , a n d t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : P l a n ­
n in g a n d la y in g o u t o f w o r k f r o m b lu e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l i n s t r u c t i o n s u s in g a
v a r i e t y o f c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d t o o ls , p o r t a b l e p o w e r t o o l s , a n d s t a n d a r d m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ;




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

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m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e l a t i n g to d im e n s io n s o f w o r k ; a n d s e l e c t i n g m a t e r i a l s n e c e s ­
s a r y f o r th e w o r k . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n ­
in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d
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M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M A I N T E N A N C E )--- C o n tin u e d

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

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

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

A s s i s t s o n e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in th e s k i l l e d m a in t e n a n c e t r a d e s , b y p e r f o r m i n g s p e c i f i c
o r g e n e r a l d u t ie s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , s u c h a s k e e p in g a w o r k e r s u p p li e d w ith m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s ;
c l e a n in g w o r k in g a r e a , m a c h in e , a n d e q u ip m e n t ; a s s i s t i n g jo u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s o r
t o o l s ; a n d p e r f o r m i n g o th e r u n s k ill e d t a s k s a s d i r e c t e d b y jo u r n e y m a n .
T h e k in d o f w o r k th e
h e l p e r i s p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m v a r i e s f r o m t r a d e to t r a d e :
In s o m e t r a d e s th e h e l p e r i s c o n ­
fin e d to s u p p ly i n g , l i f t in g , a n d h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s a n d c le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a s ; a n d in
o t h e r s h e i s p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m s p e c i a l i z e d m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e th a t a r e
a l s o p e r f o r m e d b y w o r k e r s on a f u l l - t i m e b a s i s .
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S p e c i a l i z e s in th e o p e r a t io n o f o n e o r m o r e t y p e s o f m a c h in e t o o l s , s u c h a s j i g b o r e r s ,
c y l i n d r i c a l o r s u r f a c e g r i n d e r s , e n g in e l a t h e s , o r m i ll in g m a c h i n e s , in th e c o n s t r u c t io n of
m a c h in e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s , o r d i e s . W o rk i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : P l a n ­
n in g a n d p e r f o r m i n g d if f i c u l t m a c h in in g o p e r a t i o n s ; p r o c e s s i n g i t e m s r e q u i r i n g c o m p lic a t e d s e t u p s
o r a h ig h d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e l e c t i n g f e e d s ,
s p e e d s , t o o l in g , a n d o p e r a t io n s e q u e n c e ; a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s d u r in g o p e r a t io n to
a c h ie v e r e q u i s i t e t o l e r a n c e s o r d i m e n s i o n s . M a y b e r e q u i r e d to r e c o g n i z e w h e n t o o l s n e e d d r e s s ­
in g , to d r e s s t o o l s , a n d to s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o la n t s a n d c u ttin g a n d lu b r i c a t i n g o i l s . F o r c r o s s ­
in d u s t r y w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , m a c h in e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s , t o o l r o o m , in t o o l a n d d ie jo b b in g s h o p s
a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
M A C H IN IS T ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

P r o d u c e s r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t s a n d new p a r t s in m a k in g r e p a i r s o f m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n ­
i c a l e q u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d in a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : I n t e r p r e t i n g
w r it t e n in s t r u c t i o n s a n d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; p la n n in g a n d la y in g o ut o f w o r k ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f m a ­
c h i n i s t 's h a n d to o ls a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t in g u p a n d o p e r a t in g s t a n d a r d m a c h in e
t o o l s ; s h a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e l a t i n g to
d im e n s io n s o f w o r k , t o o l in g , f e e d s , a n d s p e e d s o f m a c h in in g ; k n o w le d g e o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s
o f th e c o m m o n m e t a l s ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d a r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , a n d e q u ip m e n t r e q u i r e d f o r h is w o r k ;
a n d f it t in g a n d a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s in to m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t .
In g e n e r a l , th e m a c h i n i s t 's w o r k
n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d t r a i n i n g in m a c h in e - s h o p p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

M E C H A N IC ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

R e p a i r s m a c h in e r y o r m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t
o f th e f o llo w in g : E x a m in in g m a c h in e s a n d m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ;
d is m a n t l in g o r p a r t l y d is m a n t l in g m a c h in e s a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t m a in ly in v o lv e th e u s e
o f h a n d to o ls in s c r a p i n g a n d f it t in g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s w ith i t e m s o b ta in e d
f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r i n g th e p r o d u c t io n of a r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t b y a m a c h in e sh o p o r s e n d in g o f th e
m a c h in e to a m a c h in e sh o p f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s ; p r e p a r i n g w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s f o r m a jo r r e p a i r s
o r f o r th e p r o d u c tio n o f p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h in e s h o p ; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h in e s ; a n d m a k in g
a l l n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s f o r o p e r a t io n .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f a m a in te n a n c e m e c h a n ic r e ­
q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r
e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . E x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y
d u t ie s in v o lv e s e t t in g up o r a d ju s t i n g m a c h in e s .
M IL L W R IG H T
I n s t a l l s new m a c h in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t , a n d d i s m a n t l e s a n d i n s t a l l s m a c h in e s o r
h e a v y e q u ip m e n t w h en c h a n g e s in th e p la n t la y o u t a r e r e q u i r e d . W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l ­
lo w in g : P la n n in g a n d la y in g o u t o f th e w o r k ; in t e r p r e t in g b lu e p r in t s o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u s in g
a v a r i e t y o f h a n d to o ls a n d r ig g i n g ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e l a t i n g to s t r e s s e s ,
s t r e n g t h o f m a t e r i a l s , a n d c e n t e r s o f g r a v it y ; a li n in g a n d b a l a n c in g o f e q u ip m e n t ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d ­
a r d t o o l s , e q u ip m e n t , a n d p a r t s to b e u s e d ; a n d i n s t a l l i n g a n d m a in ta in in g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r
t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s d r i v e s a n d s p e e d r e d u c e r s .
In g e n e r a l , th e m i l l w r i g h t 's w o rk
n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e in th e t r a d e a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
O IL E R
L u b r i c a t e s , w ith o il o r g r e a s e ,
e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
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M A IN T E N A N C E

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

M A IN T E N A N C E

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

M A IN T E N A N C E

K e e p s th e p lu m b in g s y s t e m o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t in g o o d o r d e r . W o rk in v o l v e s : K n o w le d g e
o f s a n i t a r y c o d e s r e g a r d i n g in s t a l l a t i o n o f v e n ts a n d t r a p s in p lu m b in g s y s t e m ; i n s t a l l i n g o r r e ­
p a i r i n g p i p e s a n d f i x t u r e s ; a n d o p e n in g c l o g g e d d r a i n s w ith a p lu n g e r o r p l u m b e r 's s n a k e . In
g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p lu m b e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y
a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T I V E (M A I N T E N A N C E )

S H E E T -M E T A L W O RKER,

R e p a i r s a u t o m o b i l e s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , a n d t r a c t o r s o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk in ­
v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : E x a m in in g a u t o m o tiv e e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ;
d i s a s s e m b l i n g e q u ip m e n t a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t in v o lv e th e u s e o f s u c h h a n d to o ls a s
w r e n c h e s , g a g e s , d r i l l s , o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u ip m e n t in d i s a s s e m b l i n g o r f it t in g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g
b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g r in d in g a n d a d ju s t i n g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g a n d i n s t a l lin g

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




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

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

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

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S H IP P IN G A N D R E C E IV IN G C L E R K

G u a r d . P e r f o r m s r o u t in e p o l ic e d u t i e s , e i t h e r a t f ix e d p o s t o r on t o u r , m a in t a in in g
o r d e r , u s in g a r m s o r f o r c e w h e r e n e c e s s a r y .
I n c lu d e s g a t e m e n w ho a r e s t a t io n e d a t g a t e an d
c h e c k o n id e n tity o f e m p l o y e e s a n d o th e r p e r s o n s e n t e r in g .

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

t h e ft,

W a tc h m a n . M a k e s r o u n d s o f p r e m i s e s p e r i o d i c a l l y in p r o t e c t in g p r o p e r t y a g a i n s t f i r e ,
a n d i l l e g a l e n tr y .

JA N I T O R ,

PO RTER,

OR C LEA N ER

(S w e e p e r ; c h a r w o m a n ; j a n i t r e s s )
F o r w a ge stu d y p u r p o s e s ,
C l e a n s a n d k e e p s in a n o r d e r l y c o n d itio n f a c t o r y w o r k in g a r e a s a n d w a s h r o o m s , o r
p r e m i s e s o f a n o f f i c e , a p a r t m e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l o r o th e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . D u t i e s in v o lv e
a c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o llo w in g : S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b in g , a n d p o lis h in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v in g
c h i p s , t r a s h , a n d o th e r r e f u s e ; d u s tin g e q u ip m e n t , f u r n it u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o l is h i n g m e t a l f i x t u r e s
o r t r i m m i n g s ; p r o v id in g s u p p l i e s a n d m in o r m a in te n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; a n d c le a n in g l a v a t o r i e s , s h o w ­
e r s , a n d r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w h o s p e c i a l i z e in w in d o w w a s h in g a r e e x c l u d e d .
LABORER,

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

( L o a d e r a n d u n lo a d e r ; h a n d le r a n d s t a c k e r ; s h e l v e r ; t r u c k e r ; s t o c k m a n o r s t o c k h e l p e r ; w a r e ­
h o u s e m a n o r w a r e h o u s e h e lp e r )
A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r in g p la n t , s t o r e , o r o th e r e s t a b li s h m e n t
w h o s e d u t ie s in v o lv e o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g : L o a d in g a n d u n lo a d in g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s an d
m e r c h a n d i s e o n o r f r o m f r e ig h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o th e r t r a n s p o r t i n g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k in g , s h e lv in g ,
o r p l a c in g m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d is e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e lo c a t i o n ; a n d t r a n s p o r t i n g m a t e r i a l s o r
m e r c h a n d is e b y h a n d tr u c k , c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w . L o n g s h o r e m e n , w h o lo a d an d u n lo a d s h i p s a r e
e x c lu d e d .
O RDER,

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

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

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

F IL L E R

(O rd e r p ic k e r ; sto c k s e le c t o r ; w a re h o u se sto ck m an )
F i l l s s h ip p in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r f in is h e d g o o d s f r o m s t o r e d m e r c h a n d is e in a c c o r d ­
a n c e w ith s p e c i f i c a t i o n s on s a l e s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s , o r o th e r i n s t r u c t i o n s . M a y , in a d d i t i o n
to f il li n g o r d e r s a n d in d ic a tin g i t e m s f i l l e d o r o m i t t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u tg o in g o r d e r s , r e q u i ­
s i t i o n a d d it io n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p l i e s to s u p e r v i s o r , a n d p e r f o r m o th e r r e l a t e d d u t ie s .

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

TRUCKER,
PACKER,

w o rk ers a re

POW ER

SH IP P IN G

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




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

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

F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f t r u c k , a s f o ll o w s :
T ru ck er,
T ru ck er,

p o w e r ( f o r k lif t )
p o w e r ( o th e r th a n f o r k l if t )




A v a i l a b l e O n R e q u e s t ----

T h e ni nth a n n u a l r e p o r t on s a l a r i e s f o r a c c o u n t a n t s , a u d i t o r s , a t ­
to rn ey s, c h e m ists, en g in e e rs, engineering tech nicians, d raftsm e n ,
t r a c e r s , job a n a l y s t s , d i r e c t o r s of p e r s o n n e l , m a n a g e r s of office
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 l o y e e s .
O r d e r a s B L S B u lle t in 1617, N a tio n a l S u r v e y of P r o f e s s i o n a l , A d ­
m in is tr a tiv e , T ec h n ica l, and C l e r i c a l P a y , Ju n e 1968. S ev en ty -fiv e
ce n ts a copy.

Area Wage Surveys
A l i s t of the l a t e s t a v a i l a b l e b u l l e ti n s i s p r e s e n t e d b elow . A d i r e c t o r y of a r e a w age s t u d i e s in c lu d in g m o r e l i m i t e d s t u d i e s c o n d u c t e d a t the
r e q u e s t o f the Wage an d Hour an d P u b lic C o n t r a c t s D i v i s i o n s of the D e p a r t m e n t of L a b o r i s a v a i l a b l e on r e q u e s t .
B u l l e t i n s m a y be p u r c h a s e d f r o m
the S u p e r i n te n d e n t of D o c u m e n t s , U . S . G o v e r n m e n t P r i n ti n g O ffic e , W ashington, D. C . , 20402, o r f r o m an y of the B L S r e g i o n a l s a l e s o f f i c e s shown on
the i n s i d e f ro n t c o v e r .
Area
A k r o n , O h io , J u l y 1 9 6 8 ----------------------------------------------A l b a n y —S c h e n e c t a d y —T r o y , N . Y . , M a r . 19 6 9 1-----------A l b u q u e r q u e , N . M e x . , A p r . 1 9 6 9 _______________________
A l l e n t o w n —B e t h l e h e m —E a s t o n , P a . —in . J . ,
J u n e 1 9 6 8 1_________________________________________________
A t l a n t a , G a . , M a y 1 9 6 9 ---------------------------------------------B a l t i m o r e , M d . , S e p t . 1 9 6 8 1 ____________________________
B e a u m o n t —P o r t A r t h u r —O r a n g e , T e x . , M a y 19 6 9 1 -------B i n g h a m t o n , N . Y . , J u l y 1 9 6 8 1___________________________
B i r m i n g h a m , A l a . , A p r . 19 6 9 1----------------------------------B o i s e C i t y , I d a h o , J u l y 1 9 6 8 1__________________ ,------------B o s t o n , M a s s . , S e p t . 1 9 6 8 1 ______________________________
B u f f a l o , N . Y . , N o v . 1 9 6 8 1 ________________________________
B u r l i n g t o n , V t . , M a r . 19 6 9 1 --------------------------------------C a n t o n , O h i o , M a y 1 9 6 9 ___________________________________
C h a r l e s t o n , W. V a . , A p r . 19 6 9 ——----------------------------C h a r l o t t e , N . C . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 --------------------------------------C h a t t a n o o g a , T e n n . —G a . , S e p t . 1 9 6 8 * ----------------------C h i c a g o , 111., A p r . 1 9 6 8 --------------------------------------------C i n c i n n a t i , O h io —K y . —In d. , M a r . 19 6 9 1----------------------C l e v e l a n d , O h i o , S e p t . 1 9 6 8 1------------------------------------C o l u m b u s , Ohio, O ct.
1 9 6 8 1 -----------------------------------D a l l a s , T e x . , N o v . 1 9 6 8 1 _________________________________
D a v e n p o r t —R o c k I s l a n d —M o l i n e , I o w a —111. ,
O c t . 1 9 6 8 __________________________________________________
D a y t o n , O h i o , J a n . 19 6 9 1 -------------------------------------------D e n v e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 ________________________________
D e s M o i n e s , I o w a , M a r . 1 9 6 9 ____________________________
D e t r o i t , M i c h . , J a n . 1969 1 _______________________________
F o r t W o r t h , T e x . , N o v . 1 9 6 8 1 ___________________________
G r e e n B a y , W i s . , J u l y 1 9 6 8 * ------------------------------------G r e e n v i l l e , S . C . , M a y 196 9 1------------------------------------H o u s t o n , T e x . , J u n e 1 9 6 8 1 ----------------------------------------I n d i a n a p o l i s , I n d . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 1 ___________________________
J a c k s o n , M i s s . , F e b . 19 6 9 1 ______________________________
J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . , J a n . 196 9 1___________________________
K a n s a s C i t y , M o . —K a n s . , S e p t . 1 9 6 8 1 __________________
L a w r e n c e —H a v e r h i l l , M a s s . —N . H. , J u n e 1 9 6 9 ------------L i t t l e R o c k —N o r t h L i t t l e R o c k , A r k . , J u l y 1 9 6 8 1 --------L o s A n g e l e s —L o n g B e a c h a n d A n a h e i m —S a n t a A n a G a r d e n G r o v e , C a l i f . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 1--------------------------L o u i s v i l l e , K y . —In d. , N o v . 1 9 6 8 _________________________
L u b b o c k , T e x . , M a r . 1969 ________________________________
M a n c h e s t e r , N . H. , J u l y 1 9 6 8 1 -----------------------------------M e m p h i s , T e n n . —A r k . , N o v . 1 9 6 8 _______________________
M i a m i , F l a . , D e c . 19 6 8 1 _________________________________
M i d l a n d a n d O d e s s a , T e x . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 -----------------------M i l w a u k e e , W i s . , A p r . 1 9 6 9 --------------------------------------1

B u l l e t in n u m b e r
and p ric e
1575-84,
1625-56,
1.625-67,

35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s

1575-86,
1625-77,
1625-8,
1625-75,
1625-3,
1625-65,
1625-6,
1625-15,
1625-35,
1625-54,
1625-73,
1625-71,
1625-61,
1625-14,
1575-81,
1625-63,
1625-19,
1625-24,
1625-28,

40 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
50 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
50 c e n t s
50 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
50 c e n t s
45 c e n t s
50 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
50 c e n t s

1625-16,
1625-42,
1625-39,
1625-62,
1625-58,
1625-27,
1625-7,
1625-70,
1575-82,
1625-40,
1625-45,
1625-37,
1625-17,
1625-79,
1 6 2 5 - 1 1,

30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
50 c e n t s
3 5 cen ts
35 c e n t s
35 c e n ts
45 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
45 cen ts
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s

1625-78,
1625-33,
1625-53,
1625-4,
1625-30,
1625-29,
1625-49,
1625-66,

50 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
3 5 cen ts
25 c e n t s
35 c e n t s

D a ta on esta b lish m e n t p ra c tic e s and su pp lem en tary w age provision s are a lso presented.




Area
M i n n e a p o l i s —S t . P a u l , M i n n ., J a n . 1 9 6 9 ______________
M u sk e g o n —M u s k e g o n H e ig h ts , M i c h . , M ay 1 9 6 9 -------N e w a r k an d J e r s e y C ity , N. J . , J a n . 1 9 6 9 _____________
New H aven , C o n n . , J a n . 1 9 6 9 __________________________
New O r l e a n s , L a . , F e b . 1969 1_________________________
New Y o r k , N. Y. , A p r . 1 9 6 8 ____________________________
N o r fo lk —P o r t s m o u t h and N e w p o rt N e w s —
H am pton , V a. , J u n e 1 9 6 8 --------------------------------------O k lah o m a C ity , O k la. , J u l y 1 9 6 8 -----------------------------O m a h a , N e b r . —Iow a, Oct. 1 9 6 8 1 _______________________
P a t e r s o n —C lifto n —P a s s a i c , N. J . , M ay 1968 1 ------------P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . —N. J . , Nov. 1 9 6 8 --------------------------P h o e n ix , A r i z . , M a r . 1969---- ----------------------------------P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n . 1969--------------------------------------P o r t l a n d , M a in e, Nov. 1 9 6 8 ____________________________
P o r t l a n d , O r e g . —W ash. , M a y 1 9 6 9 --------------------------P r o v i d e n c e —P a w tu c k e t —W a rw ic k , R . I. —M a s s . ,
M ay 1969 1_______________________________________________
R a l e i g h , N. C. , A u g . 1968 1 -------------------------------------R ic h m o n d , V a . , M a r . 1969--------------------------------------R o c h e s t e r , N .Y . (o f f ic e o c c u p a t i o n s only), J u l y 1968 l__
R o c k f o r d , 111. ,
M ay 1969 __ ____________________________
St. L o u i s , M o . —111., M a r . 1969 1--------------------------------S a l t L a k e C ity , Uta h, D e c . 1968 _______________________
S a n A n tonio, T e x . , J u n e 1968___________________________
S a n B e r n a r d i n o —R i v e r s i d e —O n t a r io , C a l i f . ,
Oct. 1968 1______________________________________________
S a n D ie g o , C a l i f . , Nov. 1 9 6 8 ___________________________
Sa n F r a n c i s c o —O aklan d, C a l i f . , O ct. 1 9 6 8 _____________
S a n J o s e , C a l i f . , S e p t. 1 9 6 8 ------------------------------------Sa v a n n a h , G a . , M ay 1969_______________________________
Scranton, P a . ,
J u l y 1 9 6 8 1---------------------------------------S e a t t l e —E v e r e t t , W a s h . , Nov. 1968 1___________________
S io u x F a l l s , S. D a k . , Oct. 1968 1 ______________________
South B e n d , I n d . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 ____________________________
S p o k a n e , W a s h . , Ju n e 1969 ____________________________
S y r a c u s e , N. Y. , J u l y 1968 1 ------------------------—________
T a m p a —S t . P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , A u g. 1 9 6 8 ______________
T o le d o , Ohio—M ich . , F e b . 1969 1 _—
--------------------------T r e n to n , N. J . , Oct. 1968 1_____________________________
U t i c a - R o m e , N. Y. , J u l y l 9 6 8 1 --------------------------------W ashin gton , D. C. —Md. —V a . , S e p t . 1 9 6 8 ______________
W a te r b u r y , C o n n . , M a r . 1969 __________________________
W a te r lo o , Iow a, Nov. 1 9 6 8 1 ____________________________
W ichita, K a n s . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 _____________________________
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , Ju n e 1968 1 ________________________
Y o r k , P a . , F e b . 1969 ___________________________________
Y ou ngstow n —W a r r e n , Ohio, Nov. 1 9 6 8 _________________

B u l l e t in n u m b e r
an d p r i c e
1625-47,
1625-80,
1625-46,
1625-38,
1625-51,
1575-78,

35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
40 cento
30 c e n t s
35 c e n ts
50 c e n t s

1575-85,
1625-9,
1625-26,
1575-83,
1625-48,
1625-60,
1625-59,
1625-20,
1625-76,

30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
40 c e n t s
50 c e n t s
30 c e n ts
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n ts

1625-74,
1625-13,
1625-69,
16 2 5 -2 ,
1625-72,
1625-64,
1625-36,
1575-69,

35 c e n ts
35 c e n ts
30 c e n t s
35 c e n ts
30 c e n t s
50 c e n t s
30 c e n ts
30 c e n t s

1625-25,
1625-32,
1625-44,
1625-21,
1625-68,
1625-12,
1625-43,
1625-23,
1625-55,
1625-81,
16 2 5 -5 ,
1625-10,
1625-57,
1625-18,
1625-1,
1625-22,
1625-50,
1625-31,
1625-41,
1575-76,
1625-52,
1625-34,

40 c e n ts
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s

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