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Area
Wage
Survey

St. Louis, Missouri—Illinois,
Metropolitan Area, March 1980

U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bulletin 3000-12

Madison
St. Charles
Clinton

St Louis

St. Louis

St. Clair

Franklin
Monroe
Jefferson

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Preface

This bulletin provides results of a March 1980 survey of occupational
earnings in the St. Louis. Missouri-Illinois, Standard Metropolitan Statistical
Area. The survey was made as part of the Bureau of Labor Statistics annual
area wage survey program. It was conducted by the Bureau's regional ottice in
Kansas City. Mo., under the general direction of Edward Chaiken, Assistant
Regional Commissioner for Operations. The survey could not have been
accomplished without the cooperation of the many firms whose wage and
salary data provided the basis for the statistical information in this bulletin. The
Bureau wishes to express sincere appreciation for the cooperation received.
Material in this publication is in the public domain and may be reproduced
without permission of the Federal Government. Please credit the Bureau of
Labor Statistics and cite the name and number of this publication.

Note:

Reports on occupational earnings and supplementary wage provisions in the
St. Louis area are available for auto dealer repair shops (June 1978), hospitals
(May 1978), men’s shirts and separate trousers (May 1978). municipal govern­
ment employees and nursing and personal care facilities (June 1978). A report
on occupational earnings only is available for the moving and storage industry
(March 1980). Also available are listings of union wage rates for building
trades, printing trades, local-transit-operating employees, local truckdrivers
and helpers, and grocery store employees. Free copies of these are available
from the Bureau’s regional offices. (See back cover for addresses.)


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Area
Wage
Survey
U.S. Department of Labor
Ray Marshall, Secretary
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Janet L. Norwood,
Commissioner

St. Louis, Missouri—Illinois,
Metropolitan Area, March 1980
Contents

Page

Introduction..............................

July 1980

Tables:

Bulletin 3000-12

Earnings, all establishments:
A- 1. Weekly earnings of office workers......................
A- 2. Weekly earnings of professional and
technical workers...........................................
A- 3. Average weekly earnings of office,
professional, and technical workers,
by sex..............................................................
A- 4. Hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom,
and powerplant workers...................................
A- 5. Hourly earnings of material movement and
custodial workers...........................................
A- 6. Average hourly earnings of maintenance,
toolroom, powerplant, material movement,
and custodial workers, by sex.........................
A- 7. Indexes of earnings and percent increases
for selected occupational groups...................
A- 8. Average pay relationships within establish­
ments for office clerical occupations.............
A- 9. Average pay relationships within establish­
ments for professional and technical
occupations.....................................................
A-10. Average pay relationships within establish­
ments for maintenance, toolroom, and
powerplant occupations ................................

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Tables—Continued
A-11.
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6

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13
14
14

15

16

Average pay relationships within establish­
ments for material movement and
custodial occupations...................................

Earnings, large establishments:
A-12. Weekly earnings of office workers....................
A-13. Weekly earnings of professional and
technical workers...........................................
A-14. Average weekly earnings of office,
professional, and technical workers,
by sex..............................................................
A-15. Hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom,
and powerplant workers.................................
A-16. Hourly earnings of material movement
and custodial workers ...................................
A-17. Average hourly earnings of maintenance,
toolroom, powerplant, material
movement, and custodial workers,
by sex..............................................................
Appendixes:
A. Scope and method of survey..................................
B. Occupational descriptions.....................................

16

17
19

21
23
24

25

27
30

Introduction

This area is 1 of 71 in which the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of
Labor Statistics conducts surveys of occupational earnings and related
benefits. (See list of areas on inside back cover.) In each area, earnings data for
selected occupations (A-series tables) are collected annually. Information on
establishment practices and supplementary wage benefits (B-series tables) is
obtained every third year. This report has no B-series tables.
Each year after all individual area wage surveys have been completed, two
summary bulletins are issued. The first brings together data for each metropoli­
tan area surveyed; the second presents national and regional estimates,
projected from individual metropolitan area data, for all Standard Metropoli­
tan Statistical Areas in the United States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
A major consideration in the area wage survey program is the need to
describe the level and movement of wages in a variety of labor markets,
through the analysis of (1) the level and distribution of wages by occupation,
and (2) the movement of wages by occupational category and skill level. The
program develops information that may be used for many purposes, including
wage and salary administration, collective bargaining, and assistance in
determining plant location. Survey results also are used by the U.S. Depart­
ment of Labor to make wage determinations under the Service Contract Act of
1965.

A-series tables

Tables A-l through A-6 provide estimates of straight-time weekly or hourly
earnings for workers in occupations common to a variety of manufacturing and


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nonmanufacturing industries. The occupations are defined in appendix B. For
the 31 largest survey areas, tables A-12 through A-17 provide similar data for
establishments employing 500 workers or more.
Table A-7 provides indexes and percent changes in average hourly earnings
for office clerical workers, electronic data processing workers, industrial
nurses, skilled maintenance trades workers, and unskilled plant workers.
Where possible, data are presented for all industries and for manufacturing and
nonmanufacturing separately. Data are not presented for skilled maintenance
workers in nonmanufacturing because the number of workers employed in this
occupational group in nonmanufacturing is too small to warrant separate
presentation. This table provides a measure of wage trends after elimination of
changes in average earnings caused by employment shifts among establish­
ments as well as turnover of establishments included in survey samples. For
further details, see appendix A.
Tables A-8 through A-ll provide measures of average pay relationships
within establishments. These measures may differ considerably from the pay
relationships of overall area averages published in tables A-l through A-6. See
appendix A for details.

Appendixes
Appendix A describes the methods and concepts used in the area wage
survey program and provides information on the scope of the survey.
Appendix B provides job descriptions used by Bureau field representatives
to classify workers by occupation.

Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in St. Louis, Mo.-lll., March 1980

Occupation and industry
division

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours'
(stand­
ard)

Weekly e<arnings
(in doll ars)1

Mean2

Median2

Number of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings (in dollars) of

Middle range2

110
and
under
120

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

420

Secretaries..........................................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing........................
Public utilities............................

5,139
2,275
2,864
475

39.5
39.5
39.0
40.0

244.50
267.00
226 50
319.50

230.00
255.50
209 50
325.50

195.50219.50180.00276.00-

285.50
308.50
261.00
356.50

44

23

50

50

44

23

50

50

-

-

-

-

Secretaries, class A.......................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing........................
Public utilities............................

487
230
257
76

39.5
39.5
39.5
40.0

299.00
303.00
296.00
379.00

288.00
307.50
280.00
390 00

225.00220.00230.00363.50-

368.50
377.50
362.50
390.00

-

_
-

_
-

_

4
3
1

Secretaries, class B.......................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing........................
Public utilities............................

1,308
532
776
72

39.0
39.5
39.0
40.0

262.50
301.50
235.50
333.00

253.00
307.50
220.00
329.00

207.00260.50194.00287.50-

309.50
346.50
259.50
375.00

_
-

_
-

_
-

Secretaries, class C.......................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing.......................
Public utilities............................

1,344
621
723
172

39.5
39.5
39.0
40.0

241.00
259.50
225.50
302.00

228.00
249.50
212.00
312.00

193.00211.00175.00266.00-

283.00
302.50
268.00
326.50

_
-

22
22

Secretaries, class D......................
Manufacturing.............................
Nonmanufacturing....................
Public utilities.........................

1,208
536
672
139

39.5
39.5
39.5
40.0

231.00
246.00
219.00
297.50

217.50
238.00
199.00
300.50

186.00214.00172.00275.00-

274.00
284.50
258.00
330.00

_
-

Secretaries, class E......................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing.......................

771
356
415

39.5
40.0
39.5

206.50
237.50
180.00

207.00
235.00
175.00

171.50- 235.00
229.00- 256.50
161.00- 201.50

44

Stenographers....................................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing.....................
Public utilities...........................

1,913
918
995
406

39.5
40.0
39.0
40.0

228.50
237.50
220.00
250.00

220.00
227.50
209.50
240.00

180.50190.00170.00208.00-

Stenographers, senior..................
Manufacturing..............................
Nonmanufacturing.......................

805
322
483

39.5
40.0
39.5

243.00
244.50
242.00

244.00
237.00
256.00

204.00- 285.00
195.00- 301.00
204.00- 279.00

Stenographers, general................
Manufacturing..............................
Nonmanufacturing.......................
Public utilities...........................

1,108
596
512
196

39.5
39.5
39.0
40.0

218.00
234.00
199.00
246.00

205.00
227.00
179.00
235.00

172.50190.00155.50204.00-

253.50
271.50
229.00
282.00

Transcribing-machine typists...........
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing.......................
Public utilities............................

500
278
222
27

37.5
37.0
38.5
39.0

192.50
175.50
213.00
380.00

180.00
172.50
191.00
403.00

160.00150.00172.50353.50-

197.00
189.50
200.00
403.00

Typists.................................................
Manufacturing..............................
Nonmanufacturing........................
Public utilities............................

2,622
1,016
1,606
140

39.0
40.0
38.5
40.0

181.50
214.00
161.00
232.50

165.00
207.50
150.00
210.50

140.00165.00136.00169.50-

209.00
250.50
177.00
281.50

Typists, class A...............................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing.......................
Public utilities............................

888
381
507
100

39.0
40.0
38.5
40.0

212.00
245.50
187.00
240.50

191.00
256.50
178.50
219.00

161.00197.00152.00177.50-

259.00
301.00
205.50
290.00

268.50
282.00
262.00
293.00

44

97
21
76

246
25
221
1

284
33
251
1

325
91
234
4

322
104
218
3

823
297
526
7

545
347
198
18

497
260
237
35

449
232
217
58

295
201
94
49

282
191
91
50

259
145
114
86

219
134
85
49

_
_
_
-

7
7

84
43
41

52
27
25

39
6
33

23
9
14

40
12
28
3

32
12
20

17

39

-

_
_
-

5
3
2

_
-

_

15

30

88

-

15

_
30

_
88

121
38
83

-

-

-

-

-

148
37
111
7

137
49
88
4

88
61
27
19

78
68
10
5

81
66
15
3

14

4

22

16

86
14
72

91
53
38

226
80
146
3

129
77
52
18

128
75
53
18

131
69
62
24

58
37
21
12

84
51
33
23

43

17

16

43
1
42

106

22

45
14
31

-

-

_
130
10
120

181
46
135

10
6

420
and
over

133
87
46
33

108
57
46

24

11

3

18

32

11

3

105

59

5

6

5

3

5

6

1

12
4

3

-

2

-

-

-

"

-

-

-

60
34
26
1

40

18

1

28

24

28

24

-

-

-

74
18
56
1

107
20
87
4

97
32
65
2

201
101
100
4

112
85
27

-

85
14
71
1

92
55
37
10

105
52
53
30

91
74
17
15

82
55
27
21

52
15
37
34

26

1

13
4
9

_

_

10

35
_
35

27
21
6

125
27
98

123
120
3

89
87
2

53
53

17
17

6

_
10

34
15
19

3

-

92
1
91

6

-

103
10
93

1

3

6

2

1

1

-

45
24
21

67
17
50

105
10
95

152
83
69
8

96
65
31
9

119
55
64
44

267
133
134
73

177
96
81
58

181
107
74
44

187
70
117
35

169
73
96
60

123
81
42
33

8

18

6

3

-

-

1

-

-

-

16
8

_
-

10

-

-

-

-

93
24
69
7

_
-

_

14
14

27
17
10

12
7
5

23
1
22

25
8
17

46
28
18

32
13
19

123
53
70

76
22
54

73
30
43

133
29
104

93

66

75

39

1

5

_
-

10

40

-

-

-

127
75
52
5

50
37
13
3

87
42
45
31

144
80
64
40

101
74
27
27

108
77
31
23

54
41
13
10

76
55
21
18

57
54
3

-

70
23
47
7

30

40

93
3
90

10

10

31
10
21

10
7

17
17

5

3

-

-

30
29
1

8
8

39
34
5

41
24
17

42
20
22

89
55
34

50
38
12

84
19
65

36
18
18

21
12
9

17
17

8
4
4

1

11

-

-

15

-

_

16

10

-

-

-

-

264
13
251

365
48
317

-

-

-

-

248
66
182

181
53
128
29

170
61
109
13

210
67
143
4

77
51
26
1

230
133
97
25

192
138
54
15

70
65
5

56
1
55
20

58
11
47
8

105
16
89
1

24
10
14
1

101
33
68
23

77
37
40
14

26
24
2

-

-

-

320
89
231
7

_
-

5
4
1

45
11
34

96
33
63

73
13
60

-

-

-

16

-

See footnotes at end of tables.


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3

-

4

-

5

64
58
6
5

76
63
13
13

90
77

19
19

14

13

-

5

5

-

5

-

47
42
5
4

52
47
5
5

86
73
13
13

19

1

5

-

5

-

-

Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in St. Louis, Mo.-lll., March 1980 —Continued

Occupation and industry
division

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours'
(stand­
ard)

Weekly earnings
(in dollars)'

Mean2

Median2

Number of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings (in dollars) of

Middle range2

110
and
under
120

120

130

130

140

Typists, class B...............................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing.......................
Public utilities...........................

1,734
635
1,099
40

39.0
40.0
38.5
40.0

166.00
195.50
149.00
213.00

152.00
192.00
140.00
175.50

137.00160.50130.00164.50-

185.00
224.00
158.50
281.50

16

-

-

File clerks............................................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing........................
Public utilities...........................

1,188
200
988
78

38.5
39.0
38.5
40.0

160.00
167.50
158.00
286.00

143.50
154.00
140.50
323.50

132.00138.00130.00188.50-

167.00
176.50
167.00
379.00

11

195
32
163

File clerks, class A........................
Nonmanufacturing........................

156
147

38.5
38.5

194.00
192.00

174.00
174.00

167.00- 186.50
167.00- 186.00

File clerks, class B........................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing.......................
Public utilities...........................

732
145
587
36

39.0
39.0
39.0
40.0

161.00
173.50
158.00
321.00

145.00
161.00
144.00
344.50

135.50139.00135.50310.50-

161.00
176.50
155.00
396.00

16

259
9
250

150

140
150

160
170

160
175
53
122

“

224
56
168
7

335
32
303

156
19
137

320
37
283

-

180

170
180

190

190

200

200

220

220

125
52
73
9

112
50
62
5

105
51
54
3

53
41
12

123
35
88

76
16
60

44
41
3

-

115
101
14
1

14
5
9
3

19
15
4
1

21

4
2
2

4
4
16

-

-

-

-

-

_
'

3
3

6
6

11
11

3
3

45
44

41
41

10
9

-

5
1

10

59
11
48

223
29
194

129
6
123

78
34
44

35
16
19

15

11
5
6

13
11
2

“

~

100
18
82
6

1
1

133
112

106
103

16
3

11
2

47
26
21

34
9
25

26
9
17

10
■

280

129
100
29
2

46
1
45
22

21
2

-

7

1

12

1

-

'

7
7

1
1

12
12

1
1

-

-

~

1
1

1
1

”

_
~

“

3
3

2
2

2
2

-

“

”

-

80
15
65
10

38
6
32
3

58
23
35
6

28
27
1
1

33
26
7
3

15
10
5

16
1
15

7
1
6
6

6
2

9
1
8
8

-

-

_

_

19
10
9
9

6

■

20
16
4
3

-

60
8
52

25
5
20

9
5
4

17
11
6

14
10
4
1

29
13
16
2

11
9
2
2

40
2
38
38

14
5
9
9

13
12
1
1

-

~

4
1
3
3

_

3
3

16
1
15

1
1

5
1
4

6
6

5
5
5

*

17
1
16
16

*

3
3

1
1

-

1
1

-

-

“

"

- 5

140
10
130

37
3
34

34

. 5

4
1
3

34

32
2
30

-

-

"

“

-

“

~

"

“

-

7
5
2
1

Switchboard operatorreceptionists....................................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing.......................
Public utilities............................

662
211
451
35

39.5
39.5
39.0
39.0

184.50
182.00
185.50
324.00

170.00
157.50
172.50
364.00

154.00151.00154.00236.00-

199.50
206.00
191.50
413.00

22

16
16

74
21
53

10
9
1

121
76
45

83
29
54

49
12
37

32

“

"

-

-

-

*

-

62
14
48
3

33
19
14
6

18
16
2

-

89
2
87
5

32

22

111
24
87

91
11
80

-

-

165

64
14
50

1
1

1
1

“

41

165

41

“

103
29
74

90
63
27

112
65
47

11
6
5

34
12
22

_
-

13

13

17

25
21

24
24

82
4

50

“

-

■

-

-

_

-

-

3
3

151

-

-

27

-

66
66

90
29
61

77
63
14

95
65
30

11
6
5

31
9
22

15
15

87

9
7
2

14

14

14

14

14
14

1
1

1
1

3
3

1
1

"

'

'

'

"

175
99
76
63

150
80
70
4

74
31
43
36

132
25
107
98

37
24
13
7

109
23
86
85

18
18

124
81
43
34

142
76
66
4

69
29
40
33

117
13
104
95

37
24
13
7

68
22
46
45

18
18

38
13
25

66
66

-

23
20
3

_
-

_
-

4

14
14

23
20
3

34
13
21

-

~

5,306
1,500
3,806
583

39.5
39.5
39.5
40.0

209.00
230.00
201.00
300.50

187.00
211.00
182.00
305.00

160.00170.00152.00220.50-

245.00
283.00
225.00
367.50

38

252

38

252

378
57
321

354
100
254

324
63
261

-

-

-

-

Accounting clerks, class A...........
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing........................
Public utilities............................

2,168
688
1,480
322

39.5
39.5
39.5
40.0

252.00
271.00
243.00
334.50

244.00
270.50
227.00
349.50

188.50211.00184.00282.50-

309.50
321.50
282.50
368.50

_
-

_
-

48
1
47
-

-

499
139
360
14

256
49
207
26

473
115
358
85

366
108
258
30

263
118
145
63

241
92
149
21

88
21
67

168
61
107

139
25
114

96
23
73

177
37
140

202
59
143

-

-

-

-

“

"

189
71
118
42

197
52
145
17

157
57
100
45

443
139
304

-

58
10
48

74
8
66

-

-

4

”

87

194
82
112
48

530
138
392
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40
36
4

Nonmanufacturing........................
Public utilities............................

Accounting clerks...............................

-

3
3

243.00
295 00
186.00
318.00

-

”

~

136.00183.00135.00318.00-

150.00- 216.00
140.00- 170.00
157.50- 224.50

-

21
21

168.50
243.00
154.00
318.00

163.00
160.50
192.00

4

-

“

193.00
239.50
180.50
318.50

181.50
170.50
194.50

7
7

6
6

39.5
39.0
39.5
40.0

39.5
39.5
39.5

1
1

6

495
102
393
57

601
328
273

1
1

14
14

Switchboard operators.....................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing........................
Public utilities............................

Order clerks, class B.....................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing.......................

1

19
19

1
1

87
29
58
5

-

19

2
2

1

22

240.00- 281.50
209.00- 232.50

11
1
10
10

2

8
8

“

-

1
1

194.50
203.00
180.50
315.00

278.50
220.00

8

_
-

~

138.00139.00135.00166.50-

255.00
219.00

-

16
1

169.00
186.50
164.00
229.50

40.0
40.0

12
8
4
4

15
1

178.00
183.50
174,50
238.00

409
52

-

2
1

39.5
40.0
39.0
40.0

Order clerks, class A.....................
Manufacturing...............................

17
14
3
3

420
and
over

■

545
209
336
56

14
14

1
1

340

420

“

Messengers........................................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing........................
Public utilities............................

160.00- 278.50
142.00- 196.00
173.00- 281.00

15

-

400

400

-

124.50- 134.50
124.00- 132.50

208.50
162.00
240.00

4
4

380

380

14
14

130.00
130.00

211.00
177.00
231.50

24
16
8
8

360

360

“

139.50
140.00

40.0
39.5
40.0

17
16
1
1

340

4
2

38.5
38.5

1,010
380
630

320

300

320

-

300
254

Order clerks........................................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing........................

300

15
1

File clerks, class C........................
Nonmanufacturing........................

22

280

260

260

240

114
27
87
6

11

240

~

“

~

-

-

1
1

-

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Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in St. Louis, Mo.-lll., March 1980 —Continued

Occupation and industry
division

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours'
(stand­
ard)

Weekly e<arnings
(in doll ars)'

Mean2

Median2

Number of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings (in dollars) of

Middle range2

110
and
under
120

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

420

Accounting clerks, class B...........
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing.......................
Public utilities............................

3.138
812
2,326
261

39.0
39.0
39.0
40.0

179.50
195.00
174.50
259.00

168.00
182.00
165.00
220.50

147.50160.00140.00206.00-

196.00
218.50
190.00
315.00

-

-

Payroll clerks......................................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing.......................
Public utilities............................

809
378
431
103

39.5
40.0
39.5
39.5

227.50
232.50
223.00
309.00

190.00
201.50
189.00
301.00

172.50171.50173.00253.00-

279 50
286.50
279.50
371.50

_
-

2

Key entry operators...........................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing.......................
Public utilities............................

2,450
712
1,738
148

39.0
39.0
39.0
39.5

200.50
214.00
194.50
312.00

187.50
198.50
181.00
339.00

161.00166.00161.00258.00-

221.50
245.00
213.00
353.50

Key entry operators, class A........
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing........................
Public utilities............................

661
296
365
49

39.0
39.5
39.0
39.0

225.00
242.00
211.50
342.00

207.00
235.00
193.50
353.50

180.50192.00169.00313.00-

259.00
288.00
217.50
408.00

Key entry operators, class B........
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing.......................
Public utilities............................

1,789
416
1,373
99

39.0
39.0
39.5
40.0

191.00
194.50
190.00
297.50

178.00
187.50
177.00
338.50

159.50160.00159.50252.00-

209.50 \
208.00
210.50
339.00


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38

252

38

252

330
56
274

296
90
206

250
55
195

-

-

2

27
15
12

57
30
27

-

-

12

47

12
-

275
78
197

-

442
117
325
3

17
7
10

59
23
36

-

-

~

47

130
31
99

153
39
114

195
45
150

-

-

-

_
-

_

39
3
36

2

-

12

47

12

-

360
114
246
14

160
26
134
26

75
31
44
5

141
55
86
2

48
16
32

238
32
206

-

301
75
226
4

-

201
67
134
1

248
83
165
10

2

15
8
7

73
24
49

27
10
17

64
26
38

92
17
75

-

-

-

-

-

47

91
28
63

151
39
112

180
37
143

211
22
189

-

-

-

-

228
51
177
4

137
41
96
1

-

5

-

-

156
66
90
10

296
78
218
85

164
49
115
30

74
47
27
21

44
40
4
4

37
25
12
3

51
18
33
29

66
38
28
,

24
9
15
11

48
25
23
7

50
22
28
16

27
10
17
3

298
81
217
5

242
68
174
5

84
46
38
13

42
28
14
6

91
63
28
15

88
31
57
2

48
36
12
1

53
34
19
7

21
20
1
1

64
51
13

210
50
160
3

194
32
162
4

31
12
19
6

21
8
13
5

27
12
15
15

46
29
17
9j

3

3

-

23
11
12
7

29
28

38
11

7

1

27

16
8
8
7

70

33

35

21

15

7

8
7

-

11

1

63

10

-

59
35

10

420
and
over

40

-

-

14

-

5

-

21

-

5

-

15

-

-

-

6

-

Table A-2. Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers in St. Louis, Mo.-lll., March 1980

Occupation and industry
division

Computer systems analysts
(business)............................
Manufacturing..................
Nonmanufacturing...........

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours'
(stand­
ard)

Weekly earnings
(in dollars)1

Mean2

Median2

Number of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings (in dollars) of

Middle range2

120
and
under
140

140

160

180

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

420

440

480

520

560

160

180

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

420

440

480

520

560

600

4

1,128
583
545

39.5
39.5
39.5

421.00
410.00
432.50

422.50
405.00
443.00

368.50- 467.50
368.00- 449.50
369.50- 493.00

_
-

_
-

-

-

4

Computer systems analysts
(business), class A............
Manufacturing......................
Nonmanufacturing...............

533
337
196

39.5
39.5
39.0

460.50
441.00
494.00

456.50
441.00
497.00

410.00- 500.50
400.00- 460.00
451.00- 536.00

_
-

"

-

"

"

Computer systems analysts
(business), class B............
Manufacturing......................
Nonmanufacturing...............

529
228
301

40.0
40.0
40.0

394.50
371.00
412.50

383.50
369.00
442.00

348.50- 443.00
328.00- 400.00
365.00- 451.00

-

-

-

-

“

Computer systems analysts
(business), class C............

66

38.0

312.00

311.00

279.00- 317.00

-

. -

-

-

4

*

7
4
3

2
1
1

16
3
13

16
5
11

69
31
38

51
41
10

71
39
32

106
65
41

109
80
29

94
64
30

88
59
29

269
122
147

112
31
81

66
24
42

36

12

25

9

.

_

_

_

-

-

“

-

3
3
~

2
1
1

11
9
2

19
18
1

59
51
8

50
38
12

65
42
23

147
116
31

86
28
58

45
19
26

34
9
25

12
3
9

4
4

1

4
4

7
3
4

44
24
20

43
35
8

59
29
30

86
46
40

50
29
21

43
26
17

22
17
5

119
6
113

25
3
22

21
5
16

1
1

“

-

1

3

1

12

9

22

6

1

1

-

1

1

3

1

-

1

-

4
4

2
2

-

-

“

-

43
17
26

71
28
43

104
87
17

127
79
48
6

229
164
65
19

189
135
54
3

146
100
46

77
56
21
10

32
22
10
5

22
9
13
12

56
17
39

12
5
7

.
■"

_
“

1
1

10
7
3

23
7
16

56
19
37

131
67
44

110
86
24

63
52
11

28
18
10

16
8
8

33
16
17

10
3
7

3
3

2
2

■

12
9
3

26
2
24

38
15
23

50
27
23

81
70
11

20
1
19

2
2

1
1

”

“

-

_

'

12
4
8
8

5
1
4

'

56
48
8
1

4
4

~

165
142
23
15

34
12
22

~

88
59
29
3

4
4

2
1

24
22

48
45

5
3

20
19

13
3

16
3

8
5

2
2

2

2
2

-

1
1

3
3

-

-

-

-

-

87
25
62
1

178
106
72
10

195
72
123
8

203
69
134
2

106
52
54
14

94
53
41
2

116
42
74
53

46
30
16
3

37
30
7
5

29
24
5

26
5
21
18

26
12
14
13

29
3
26
24

2
2

7
7

17
17

1
1

”

“

"

-

-

“

35
8
27
1

23
12
11
7

19
11
8
1

22
20
2

9
4
5

14
1
13
11

1
1

1

1

-

”

-

-

-

“

*

7
3
4
3

2
2

-

14
5
9
6

17
9
8

15
2
13

2
2

7
7

-

-

_

“

2
2

-

-

4

9

-

-

-

1,231
742
489
93

39.5
39.5
39.5
40.0

331.00
338.00
320.00
409.50

333.00
336.00
322.50
421.00

295.00308.00255.00339.50-

364.00
363.00
368.00
467.00

.
-

_

4

-

4

3
1
2

36
11
25

74
5
69

“

-

-

'

Computer programmers
(business), class A......
Manufacturing................
Nonmanufacturing........

486
308
178

39.5
39.5
39.5

371.50
373.00
368.50

362.50
364.00
356.00

345.00- 384.50
350.00- 383.50
335.50- 388.50

_
-

-

-

-

.
-

Computer programmers
(business), class B.....
Manufacturing...............
Nonmanufacturing........
Public utilities............

595
397
198
50

39.5
39.5
39.5
40.0

315.50
315.50
315.50
398.00

320.00
320.00
308.00
398.50

287.50291.50259.00330.00-

-

-

“

1

Computer programmers
(business), class C......
Nonmanufacturing.........

150
113

39.5
39.5

261.50
252.00

239.00
230.50

230.50- 296.00
224.50- 267.50

1,242
564
678
153

39.5
39.5
39.5
40.0

248.50
258.00
241.00
314.00

230.50
236.00
230.00
298.00

200.00198.00200.50287.00-

Computer operators, class A..
Manufacturing.........................
Nonmanufacturing.................
Public utilities.....................

200
76
124
34

39.5
39.5
39.5
40.0

300.00
321.50
286.50
342.50

295.00
319.00
264.00
369.00

254.00284.00233.50299.50-

Computer operators, class B ..
Manufacturing........................
Nonmanufacturing.................

800
391
409

39.5
39.0
39.5

242.50
247.50
237.00

230.00
232.00
223.00

Computer programmers (business).
Manufacturing..............................
Nonmanufacturing......................
Public utilities...........................

Computer operators....
Manufacturing........
Nonmanufacturing..
Public utilities.....

Computer operators, class C..
Nonmanufacturing.................
Peripheral equipment operators..
Drafters.........................
Manufacturing........
Nonmanufacturing..

336.50
335.00
368.50
467.00

1

■

-

285.00
295.00
271.50
369.00

4

39
14
25

333.00
333.00
332.00
401.00

_
"

_

_

5

8

-

-

5

24
1
23
1

15
6
9

-

8
2

204.00- 267.00
195.50- 280.00
207.00- 251.50

2

26
14
12

36
22
14

120
92
28

144
30
114

162
51
111

86
42
44

49
42
7

76
29
47

25
19
6

13
10
3

20
20
“

'

10
7

17
16

2
2

2
2

"

12
12

5

11

7

3

3

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

77
33
44

96
67
29

93
65
28

38
30
8

40
35
5

56
29
27

12
12

7
7

3
3

_

'

'

4
-

2

242
145

39 5
39.0

227.50
212.00

200.50
182.00

172.50- 253.50
165.00- 271.50

2
2

13
13

51
48

53
39

43
1

-

90

40.0

247.00

227.00

217.00- 288.50

-

4

1

4

29

15

6

304.00
317.50
284.50

292.50
299.50
272.5.0

234.00- 366.00
259.00- 388.00
215.00- 352.00

7

14

_
7

_
14

62
18
44

81
33
48

144
79
65

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1

40.0
40.0
40.0

"

-

17

1 609
964
645

600
and
over

6

133
45
88

100
74
26

186
131
55

144
105
39

129
91
38

82
53
29

'

105
54
51

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Table A-2. Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers in St. Louis, Mo.

Occupation and industry
division

Number
workers

Average
weekly
hours1
(stand­
ard)

Mean-

Median*

Number of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings (in dollars) of —

Middle range*

Drafters, class A....
Manufacturing......
Nonmanufacturing

405.50
412.00
395.00

397.00
397.00
379.50

352.50- 440.50
356.50- 451.50
352.50- 425.50

Drafters, class B
Manufacturing
Nonmanufacturing

317.50
322.00
309.00

311.00
311.00
315.00

269.50- 356.50
269.50- 357.00
264.50- 356.50

Drafters, class C.....
Manufacturing......
Nonmanufacturing

246.50
260.00
229.50

241.50
267.00
219.50

195.50- 294.00
201.50- 297.00
185.00- 272.50

Drafters, class D....
Manufacturing......
Nonmanufacturing

215.50
228.50
199.00

217.00
226.50
179.00

184.00- 253.00
192.00- 264.00
162.00- 230.50

Electronics technicians.
Manufacturing.........
Nonmanufacturing...
Public utilities......

391.50
367.00
426.50
431.00

396.50
391.00
430.00
434.00

372.00315.50396.50425.00-

434.00

443.50

428.50- 445.00

432.50

435.00

428.50- 453.00

381.50

391.00

376.50- 396.50

341.00
344.00

335.50
339.00

295.50- 384.00
299.50-

Electronics technicians, class A ...
Nonmanufacturing:
Public utilities............ ...............i
Electronics technicians, class B ...
Registered industrial nurses
Manufacturing

March 1980 —Continued

Weekly earnings
(in dollars)1
120
and
under
140

435.00
412.00
443.50
443.50

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Table A-3. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex, in St. Louis, Mo.-lll., March 1980

Sex,3 occupation, and industry division

Number
of
workers

Weekly
hours'
(stand­
ard)

Weekly
earnings
(in dollars)1

Office occupations men
File clerks.............................................
Nonmanufacturing:
Public utilities........... ..................

50

39.0

237.00

25

40.0

337.50

Messengers..........................................
Nonmanufacturing.........................

276
171

39.0
38.5

172.50
161.00

Order clerks................. ........................

302

40.0

261.50

92

40.0

242.50

Order clerks, class B.....................
Accounting clerks:
Nonmanufacturing:
Public utilities.............................

61

40.0

364.00

Accounting clerks, class A:
Nonmanufacturing........................
Public utilities................... .........

117
55

39.5
40.0

297.50
379.00

Payroll clerks.......................................
Manufacturing................................

83
51

39.5
39.5

277.00
301.50

Office occupations women
Secretaries..................
Manufacturing........
Nonmanufacturing..
Public utilities.....

5,081
2,262
2,819
472

39.5
39.5
39.0
40.0

244.00
266.50
226.00
318.50

Secretaries, class A.
Manufacturing........
Nonmanufacturing..
Public utilities.....

485
230
255
76

39.5
39.5
39.5
40.0

299.00
303.00
295.50
379.00

Secretaries, class B.
Manufacturing........
Nonmanufacturing..
Public utilities.....

1,286
524
762
69

39.0
39.5
39.0
40.0

261.00
300.50
234.00
328.00

Secretaries, class C.
Manufacturing........
Nonmanufacturing..
Public utilities.....

1,336
618
718
172

39.5
39.5
39.0
40.0

240.50
259.00
225.00
302.00

Secretaries, class D.
Manufacturing........
Nonmanufacturing..
Public utilities.....

1,205
534
671
139

39.5
39.5
39.5
40.0

231.00
246.00
219.00
297.50

Secretaries, class E.
Manufacturing........
Nonmanufacturing.

767
356
411

39.5
40.0
39.5

206.50
237.50
179.50

1,876
886
990
401

39.5
40.0
39.0
40.0

226.00
234.00
219.50
249.00

Stenographers...........
Manufacturing....
Nonmanufacturing
Public utilities

Sex,3 occupation, and industry division

Number
of
workers

Weekly
hours'
(stand­
ard)

Weekly
earnings
(in dollars)'

Sex,3 occupation, and industry division

of
workers

Weekly
hours'
(stand­
ard)

Weekly
earnings
(in dollars)'

199

40.0

239.00

506
311
195

39.5
39.5
39.5

169.00
166.00
174.00

4,867
1,289
3,578
522

39.0
39.0
39.0
40.0

203.50
217.50
198.00
293.00

1,913
561
1,352
267

39.5
39.5
39.5
40.0

244.00
257.00
238.50
325.50

2,954
728
2,226
255

39.0
39.0
39.0
40.0

177.00
187.50
174.00
259.50

716
327
389
94

39.5
40.0
39.5
39.5

221.00
221.50
220.50
314.50

2,401
694
1,707
138

39.0
39.0
39.0
39.5

199.00
211.50
194.00
312.50

183.50
182.00

639
282
357
48

39.0
39.5
39.0
39.0

223.00
238.00
211.00
342.00

39.0
39.0
39.0
40.0

158.50
174.00
154.50
302.00

1,762
412
1,350
90

39.0
39.0
39.5
40.0

190.50
193.50
189.50
297.00

291
245

38.5
38.0

136.50
136.50

Messengers............................
Nonmanufacturing..........
Public utilities...............

232
150
29

39.5
39.5
40.0

182.50
188.50
253.00

820
435

39.5
39.5

426.00
435.50

Switchboard operators........
Manufacturing.................
Nonmanufacturing..........
Public utilities...............

493
102
391
55

39.5
39.0
39.5
40.0

192 50
239.50
180.00
318.50

424
257
167

39.5
39.5
39.0

460.50
436.50
497.00

Switchboard operatorreceptionists ......................
Manufacturing..................
Nonmanufacturing..........
Public utilities...............

659
209
450
35

39.5
39.5
39.0
39.0

184.00
180.50
185.50
324.00

353
229

40.0
40.0

398.00
412.00

705
356

39.5
39.5
39.5

189.00
172.50
205.50

864
513
351
70

39.5
39.5
39.5
40.0

336.00
340.50
329.50
420.50

Stenographers, senior.......
Manufacturing....................
Nonmanufacturing............

803
321
482

39.5
40.0
39.5

243.00
244.00
242.00

Stenographers, general.....
Manufacturing....................
Nonmanufacturing............
Public utilities.................

1,073
565
508
192

39.5
40.0
39.0
40.0

214.00
228.00
198.00
243.50

Transcribing-machine typists.
Manufacturing....................
Nonmanufacturing............
Public utilities................

500
278
222
27

37.5
37.0
38.5
39.0

192.50
175.50
213.00
380.00

Typists......................................
Manufacturing....................
Nonmanufacturing...........
Public utilities................

2,577
1,002
1,575
130

39.0
40.0
38.5
40.0

180.50
213.00
160.00
234.50

Typists, class A.................
Manufacturing...................
Nonmanufacturing...........
Public utilities................

868
379
489
96

39.0
40.0
38.5
39.5

212.00
245.50
186.00
242.00

Typists, class B..................
Manufacturing...................
Nonmanufacturing.*.........
Public utilities................

1,709
623
1,086
34

39.0
40.0
38.5
40.0

164.50
193.00
148.00
214.00

File clerks...............................
Manufacturing...................
Nonmanufacturing...........
Public utilities................

1,137
196
941
53

38.5
39.0
38.5
40.0

156.00
167.00
154.00
261.50

File clerks, class A............
Nonmanufacturing...........

146
139

38.5
38.0

File clerks, class B............
Manufacturing...................
Nonmanufacturing...........
Public utilities................

700
143
557
26

File clerks, class C............
Nonmanufacturing...........

Order clerks...........................
Manufacturing..................
Nonmanufacturing..........

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(mean2)

Average
(mean2)

Average
(mean2)

8

Professional and technical
occupations - men
Computer systems analysts

Computer systems analysts

Computer systems analysts

Public utilities......................................................

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Av erage
(m ean2)
Sex,3 occupation, and industry division

Computer programmers
(business), class A..............................
Manufacturing..............................................
Nonmanufacturing..................................................

Number
of
workers

Weekly
hours’
(stand­
ard)

Weekly
earnings
(in dollars)1

373
233
140

39.5
39.5
40.0

371.00
370.50
371.50

389

39.5

321.50
316.50

39.5

262.50

756
325
431
83

39.5
39.5
39 5
40.0

257.00
271.50

146

39 5

Public utilities......................................................

29

40.0

349.00

Computer operators, class B.................................

460

39.0

247.50

242

39.5

233.00

Public utilities.......................................................

Nonmanufacturing

Sex,3 occupation, and industry division

Weekly
hours'
(stand­
ard)

Weekly
earnings
(in dollars)1

390

40.0

405.00

146

40.0

396.00

Drafters, class B.......................................................
Manufacturing..........................................................

475
323

40.0
40 0

319.00

Drafters, class C.......................................................
Manufacturing..........................................................

437
247
190

40.0
39.5
40.0

243.00
256.50
226.00

161

40.0

72

40.0

275
128
111

40.0
39.5
40.0

Drafters, class A....................................................

Computer programmers

Computer operators....................................................
Manufacturing..........................................................

Average
(mean2)

329.00

Computer operators, class C..................................
Nonmanufacturing..................................................

150
85

39.5
39.0

244.00
229.00

Drafters..........................................................................
Manufacturing.....................................
Nonmanufacturing..................................................

1,484
903
581

40.0
40.0
40.0

319.00
286.50

Drafters, class D......................................................

Average
(mean2)
Sex,3 occupation, and industry division

Number
of
workers

Weekly
hours'
(stand­
ard)

Weekly
earnings
(in dollars)1

104

39.5

366.50

203
136
67

39.5
39.5
39.0

303.50
313.00
283.50

Computer operators...............
Manufacturing................................................
Nonmanufacturing.......................................

460
216
244

39.5
39.5
39.5

231.50
232.50
230.50

Computer operators, class A......................

52

Computer programmers

Computer programmers
(business), class B..............................................
Manufacturing......................................................
Nonmanufacturing...................................................

227.50

Electronics technicians..........................................
Nonmanufacturing...................................................
Public utilities.......................................................

386.00
426.50
431.00

Electronics technicians, class A:
Nonmanufacturing:
Public utilities.......................................................

93

40.0

432.50

Electronics technicians, class B.............................

121

39.5

382.00

Professional and technical
occupations - women

39.5
39.5

243.00

59

39.5
39.5

200.50
188.50

63

39.5

262.00

194

40.0

343.50

^
„
uomputei
operators, class C...,........

Drafters:

Nonmanufacturing........................................

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Number
of
workers

9

134

39.0

295.50

Manufacturing..........................................................

Table A-4. Hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, and powerplant workers in St. Louis, Mo.-lll., March 1980
Hourly earnings
(in dollars)4
Occupation and industry
division

Number
of
workers

Mean2

Median2

Middle
range2

Number of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings (in dollars) of

Under
4.80

4.80
and
under
5.00

5.00

5.20

5.60

6.00

6.40

6.80

7.20

7.60

8.00

8.40

8.80

9.20

9.60

10.00

10.40

10.80

11.20

11.60

12.00

12.40

5.20

5.60

6.00

6.40

6.80

7.20

7.60

8.00

8.40

8.80

9.20

9.60

10.00

10.40

10.80

11.20

11.60

12.00

12.40

12.80

-

*

16
2
14

“

~

-

“

54
9
45

~

“

“

-

-

-

“

_
-

6
6

52
52

43
42

19
16

193
193

162
162

100
93

155
131

278
140

466
378

48
47

96
96

75
75

168
168

-

-

5

3
-

3
2

-

6
6

5
5

24
24

19
18

53
53

29
11

-

_

6
6

15
15

“

26
26

-

-

-

_
-

28
28

_
-

_
-

_
-

154
154

86
86

92
91

277
277

69
57

135
135

401
219

205
201

118
118

-

-

291
291

23
23

*

“

18
18

35
35

51
51

111
111

279
279

20
20

104
104

~

“

-

318
313
5
5

33
4
29
26

5
5

-

521
517
4
4

17
17

“

403
345
58
43

9

■

160
136
24
24

“

“

-

“

“

-

10

24

30

-

31
13
18
18

6
6

45
19
26
26

324
16
308
308

82
65
17

50
34

445
15
430
359

48
48

-

-

-

65
8
57
56

1

30
30

-

50

6

368
14
354
354

6

24
24

-

6

10
10

_
-

_
-

2
2

_
-

47
47

5
5

395
395

82
82

53
50

80
80

193
71

_
"

16

_

_

16

-

-

_
-

10

'3

-

-

_
-

_
-

10

_
-

4

-

-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

7.88- 9.58
7.58- 9.58
8.96-10.19
8.96-10.19

12
12

“

-

7.03-10.97
9.25-10.89
7.03-10.97
7.03-10.97

-■

Maintenance carpenters....................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing........................

337
247
90

9.02
9.41
7.95

9.33
9.33
8.68

8.53- 9.74
8.66-10.14
5.90- 9.74

_

15

_

-

15

-

Maintenance electricians..................
Manufacturing...............................

1,874
1,599

10.05
10.06

10.19
10.33

9.09-10.64
9.08-10.69

_

_

-

-

Maintenance painters.......................
Manufacturing..............................

208
166

9.33
9.78

9.30 8.66- 9.89
9.30 9.01-10.89

_

-

Maintenance machinists...................
Manufacturing..............................

1,879
1,680

9.96
9.94

10.17
10.09

8.93-10.64
8.93-10.89

Maintenance mechanics
(machinery).....................................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing.......................
Public utilities............................

2,096
1,967
129
111

8.72
8.69
9.30
9.30

8.98
8.98
8.96
8.96

Maintenance mechanics
(motor vehicles)..............................
Manufacturing..............................
Nonmanufacturing.......................
Public utilities............................

1,541
198
1,343
1,231

9.26
9.81
9.17
9.04

9.58
9.68
9.58
9.58

-

£
6
6

t

-

2
2

28
28

3
3

48
48

-

31
31

56
56

19
19

4
4

9
9

23
23

10
10

3
3

9
9

12.80
and
over

-

-

-

1

-

158
158

139
139

26
26

3
3

101
101

-

"

Maintenance pipefitters....................
Manufacturing...............................

1,284
1,159

9.92
9.89

9.95
9.57

8.66-10.89
8.66-10.89

_
-

_
-

_
-

_

Maintenance sheet-metal workers . .
Manufacturing...............................

137
133

10.02
10.04

9.95
9.95

8.66-11.32
8.66-11.32

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

-

_
-

_
-

1
1

1
1

40
40

10
10

13
9

18
18

9
9

-

6
6

13
13

-

22
22

4
4

~

Millwrights...........................................
Manufacturing...............................

944
944

10.09
10.09

10.14
10.14

9.03-11.32
9.03-11.32

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
•-

-

-

-

-

3
3

-

227
227

111
111

7
7

34
34

236
236

72
72

-

153
153

43
43

44
44

“

14
14

Maintenance trades helpers............
Manufacturing...............................

206
185

7.92
7.95

7.84
7.84

7.32- 9.81
6.80- 9.81

6
6

_
-

2
2

4
4

31
28

3
3

1
1

4
4

22
20

67
55

5
2

“

1

.
-

46
46

-

5
5

_

9
9

-

-

~

“

“

Machine-tool operators (toolroom)...
Manufacturing...............................

670
670

9.61
9.61

9.58
9.58

9.58- 9.60
9.58- 9.60

_
-

_
-

_
-

_

“

_
“

-

-

“

~

“

28
28

89
89

353
353

98
98

24
24

66
66

12
12

-

“

-

_

“

Tool and die makers..........................
Manufacturing...............................

1,037
1,037

10.69
10.69

10.55 10.21-11.17
10.55 10.21-11.17

_
-

_

-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

_
-

_
-

_

“

_

67
67

82
82

145
145

253
253

232
232

138
138

64
64

56
56

_

-

Stationary engineers..........................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing........................

359
299
60

9.74
10.02
8.35

9.95 8.46-10.89
9.95 8.93-10.89
9.15 6.25- 9.15

-

_
-

-

-

-

17

~

-

_

31
28
3

32
30;
2

17
14
3

37
15
22

19
11
8

92
92

2

3
3

23
23

15
15

6
6

*

“

“
“

15
15

_

50
47
3

Boiler tenders.....................................
Manufacturing...............................

163
162

9.38
9.39

9.57
9.57

_
-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

4
4

10
10

12
12

4
4

13
13

5
4

74
74

-

-

17
17

6
6

-

-

“

-

8.69- 9.86
8.69-10.00

-

_

-

17

■

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18
18

*

Table A-5. Hourly earnings of material movement and custodial workers in St. Louis, Mo.-lll., March 1980
Hourly earn ngs
(in dollars )'
Occupation and industry
division

Number
of
workers

Mean2

Median2

Middle
range2

Number of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings (in dollars) of
3.10
and
under
3.20

3.20

3.40

3.60

4.00

3.40

3.60

4.00

4.40

Truckdrivers........................................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing........................
Public utilities............................

4,891
833
4,058
1,885

9.42
8.58
9.59
10.28

Truckdrivers. light truck................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing........................

185
70
115

6.29
5.73
6.63

5.90
5.90
5.75

5.55- 7.60
4.70- 7.13
5.75- 7.82

Truckdrivers, medium truck..........
Manufacturing...............................

1,299
185

9.41
8.38

10.35
8.64

9.21-10.35
7 72-10.03

_
-

Truckdrivers, heavy truck.............
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing........................
Public utilities............................

468
223
245
38

8.71
8.55
8.87
9.47

9.12 8.29-10.21
10.21 6.19-10.21
9.12 8.29- 9.12
10.67 8.10-10.67

-

2,195
1,978
1,101

9.63
9.71
10.58

10.24 8.95-10.67
10.35 8.59-10.67
10.67 10.67-10.67

Shippers..............................................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing........................

362
241
121

7.01
6.97
7.10

6.65
6.59
7.04

5.57- 8.49
5.03- 8.81
6.37- 7.69

Receivers............................................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing........................

636
506
130

7.18
7.26
6.87

6.98
6.98
6.80

6.13- 8.64
6.19- 8.64
5.38- 8.49

Shippers and receivers.....................
Manufacturing..............................
Nonmanufacturing........................

253
130
123

6.38
6.51
6.25

6.04
6.38
5.50

5.50- 6.77
5.94- 6.77
4.00- 8.33

Warehousemen..................................
Manufacturing..............................
Nonmanufacturing........................

1,928
742
1,186

8.11
7.46
8.52

8.11
7.38
9.89

6.79- 9.99
6.79- 8.11
6.90- 9.99

Order fillers.........................................
Manufacturing...............................

1,524
506

6.73
6.26

7.69
5.17

4.89- 7.69
4.89- 7.59

Shipping packers................................
Manufacturing...............................

536
463

6.08
6.11

5.96
5.96

5.38- 6.61
5.38- 6.61

Material handling laborers................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing.......................
Public utilities............................

3,777
2,097
1,680
1,227

8.28
7.33
9.46
10.50

Forklift operators................................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing.......................

2,889
2,598
291

8.06
7.96
9.03

8.04
7.80
9.46

6.58- 9.48
6.52- 9.44
8.15- 9.99

-

-

_
-

Power-truck operators
(other than forklift).........................
Manufacturing...............................

154
129

8.11
8.00

8.53
7.70

7.19- 9.10
6.56- 9.15

-

-

-

Truckdrivers, tractor-trailer...........
Nonmanufacturing........................
Public utilities............................

10.21 8.64-10.67
8.95 7.72-10.05
10.35 9.12-10.67
10.67 10.24-10.67

8.39 6.44-10.57
7.26 6.16- 8.95
10.57 8.28-10.57
10.57 10.57-10.57

-

4.40
4.80

-

_
-

42
28
14

10

-

-

_

_
-

15
14
1

10

_
-

10

10

_
-

27
14

_
-

55
14

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_

-

-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

11

15

-

5.20

5.60

6.00

6.40

6.80

7.20

7.60

8.00

8.40

8.80

9.20

9.60

10.00

10.40

10.80

5.20

5.60

6.00

6.40

6.80

7.20

7.60

800

8.40

8.80

9.20

9.60

10.00

10.40

10.80

11.20

70
28
42
35
15
14
1

-

4.80

17

78
65
13

256
_
256

50
25
25

-

-

-

-

1

6
_
6

13
6
7

6

_
1

55
14
41

9
9

16

6

6

6

17

-

-

-

-

_
_
_

6
6

13
13

59
59

_
-

_
_

_
-

_
-

3

_

_

-

-

_
-

42
42

42
42

-

-

18
15
3

5
1
4

15

70
69
1

22
14
8
42

-

90
8
82
48

66
30
36
21

341
11
330
42

3

6

3

27
13
14

16
16

76
1

27
17

6

-

308
186
122
10

80
57
23
5

163

1627

1408

84

1425
340

1378
1378

33

6

14

-

-

-

-

5

-

-

22

51
42

9

36
18

-

33

30

-

-

87

29

127

87
17

25

-

113
1

-

9
9
3

160

_
-

224
213
3
10
10

_
_
-

_

7
7

-

-

250
250

25
25

-

-

4
4
3

41
14
27

53
28
25

25

13
10
3

67
61
6

81
70
11

73
48
25

19
18
1

43
29
14

21
21

30
30

48
48

2

3

3

2

11
7
4

3

2

12
12

25

15
15

-

-

-

20

-

84
84

-

421
417
149

938
938

-

21

18

37

4

17

3

1

1

63
44
19

75
73
2

13
6
7

38

9

1

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

7

35
5
30

_
-

_
-

_
42

32
30
2

_
-

_
-

_
-

18

26
18
8

29
15
14

75
63
12

16
6
10

93
17
76

167
90
77

141
18
123

235
206
29

15
13
2

187
157
30

43

18

67
9
58
91

254
246

59

10

11

10

43
32

76
70

677

8

173
116

-

50
50

-

24
24

286
131
155
28

52
28
24
6

202
200
2
2

208
183
25

47
22

7

_
-

_
-

_
-

56
-

-

56
42

-

-

-

-

_

1

2

_
-

84
84

19
14

125
117

64
42

69
50

89
80

7
-

-

42

29

42

29

248
238
10

58
47
11

223
220
3

231
230
1

124
124

365
214
151

76
76

-

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

156
154
2

_
-

_
-

6
6

155
155

87
87

452
452

92
92

-

-

-

-

221
184
37

278
278

-

_
-

108
108

-

-

241
185
56

-

"

_
-

-

_
-

_
-

11
11

26
26

7
7

15
15

6
6

-

-

-

.
-

7

19

11

7

19

11

36
14
22

-

-

-

-

11

-

-

44
5
5

_
-

.

—
33

105
48
57
5

11

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27
47

-

73
9
64
1

11.20
and
over

10
3
7

43

6
24

-

489
20
469

209
209

-

-

-

-

-

2
2

-

-

-

-

335
334

57
57

2
2

1190

28

1

-

-

1190

150
150

504
436
68

80
4
76

20
20

36
7
29

250
250

21
21

17
17

-

-

-

4

17
9
8

101
101

-

-

-

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Hourly earnings
(in dollars)4
Occupation and industry
division

Nonmanufacturing.......................
Public utilities...........................

Number
of
workers

3.836
744
3,092
97

Mean2

4.58
8.52
3.64
7.00

Median2

3.50
8.93
3.30
8.46

Number of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings (in dollars) of

Middle
range2

3.207.933.104.56-

4.52
9.60
3.74
8.69

3.10
and
under
3.20

868868
-

3.20

3.40

3.60

4 00

4 40

4.80

5.20

3.40

3.60

4.00

4.40

4.80

5.20

5.60

726

630

172

189

-

726

630

172

189

~

"

~

-

407
7
400
40

6.80

7.20

7.60

18

53
38
15

123

16

-

40
40

2
1
1

-

158
157

100
86
14
12

80

154
70
84
84

'

11
11

5

325

517

129

160

345

-

-

1,605
48

325

517

129

160

345

-

“

~

'

Guards, class B.............................
Manufacturing..............................
Nonmanufacturing.......................

1,736
249
1,487

4.11
8.93
3.30

3.20
9.60
3.10

3.10- 3.50
9.28- 9.88
3.10- 3.25

832

401

113

43

29

-

401

113

43

29

62
7
55

4

832

4

'

4.44
7.14
3.51
7.13

3.25
7.71
3.20
7.17

3.205.773.106.94-

1725
14
1711

2656
35
2621

365
46
319

437

Nonmanufacturing.......................
Public utilities...........................

7,696
1,960
5,736
216

8
429

163
48
115

57
15
42

372
94
278

-

-

193
179
14
9

5

37
37

52
43
9

'

36

53
38
15

12
6
'

9

115

_
37
37
“

7.60

8.00

8.40

8.80

9.20

8.00

8.40

8.80

9.20

9.60

11.20
and

10.00

10.40

10.80

11.20

over

“

-

10

69
67

“
“

“

”

-

1

95

111

-

-

-

-

175
166
9

246
246

1

7

-

-

5

~
”

-

”

-

_

51
51

30
30

98
64

175
175

"

”

-

3

-

”

195
148
47
47

266
266

152
128
24

194
185
9

21
19
2

10.80

“

“

30
30

10.40

180
178

176
176

54
51
3

10.00

105
89

98
64
34

21
19
2

9.60

"

-

-

-

“

_

'

11

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6.40

“

36

-

7.20

5

5.78
8.93
4.47
8.82

-

6.80

5

3.407.733.408.46-

5.15
8.43
3.35
7.40

6.40

15

4.00
8.72
3.50
8.57

2,100
495

6.00

15

4.98
8.31
3.95
8.69

Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing.......................
Public utilities...........................

5.60

12

1
1

66
14
14

~

“

Table A-6. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, powerplant, material movement, and custodial workers, by sex, in St. Louis, Mo.-lll., March 1980

Sex,3 occupation, and industry division

Number
of
workers

Average
(mean3)
hourly
earnings
(in dollars)4

Maintenance, toolroom, and
powerplant occupations - men

Manufacturing............................................
Maintenance electricians........................
Manufacturing......................................

Maintenance machinists................................

328
240

8.97
9.36

1,753
1,485

9.95
9.95

204
162

9.30
9.75

1,849
1,650

9.93
9.90

Sex,3 occupation, and industry division

Truckdrivers, light truck.......................
Manufacturing................................
Nonmanufacturing.........................
T

Number
of
workers

181
70
111

Average
(mean3)
hourly
earnings
(in dollars)4
6 25
5 73
6.58

. .. _

Public utilities...........................................

111

8.69
9.30
9.30

1,520
177

9.23
9.68

Maintenance sheet-metal workers.................................
Manufacturing..........................................................

1,206

Manufacturing..............................................

170

7.68
7.68

Manufacturing..................................

670
670

9.61
9.61

1,037
1,037

10.69
10.69

Tool and die makers........................................
Manufacturing............................................................

299
158
158

Material movement and custodial
occupations - men
Truckdrivers...............................................
Manufacturing..............................................................
Nonmanufacturing.................................................


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782
3,987
1,868

9 42
8.57
9.58
10.29

4,960
1,595
3,365
154

4.73
7.18
3.57
7.10

9.62
9.70
10.58

Janitors, porters, and cleaners................................................
Manufacturing.................
Nonmanufacturmg
Public utilities.........................

Shippers..........................
Manufacturing.........................
Nonmanufacturing..................................

257
142
115

7.27
7 42
7.10

Material movement and custodial
occupations - women

Receivers..........................................

553
451
102

7.35
7.37
7.22

Shippers...................................
Manufacturing.........................

92
92

5.96
5.96

248
125
123

6.32
6.40
6.25

Receivers:
Manufacturing...........................

52

6.05

Order fillers..............................
Manufacturing............................

260
152

5.69

335
316

5.84
5.83

141
77

5.28
5.81

108

7.03

301
290

3.68
3.48

121

3.89

175
169

3.42
3.20

2,546

3.75

62

7.18

Shippers and receivers.................................
Manufacturing.................................................
Nonmanufacturing.........................................

Order fillers........................................

Material handling laborers..........................
Manufacturing..........................................

9.75
10.02
9.35
9.35

3.31

2,149
1,932
1,101

Truckdrivers, tractor-trailer.........................
Nonmanufacturing............
Public utilities.................................

Manufacturing.......................
Boiler tenders.......................................................
Manufacturing...........................................

1,318

8.87
9.47

Public utilities.........................................
Manufacturing...................................

8.1 b
3.96
8.69

223
245
38

Nonmanufacturing...................................
Public utilities........................

Nonmanufacturing........................................
9.95

1,484
48

9.44

9.85
9.81

133
129

Average
(mean3)
hourly
earnings
(in dollars)4

1,229

Maintenance mechanics

Maintenance pipefitters......................................

Number
of
workers

.

Public utilities......................................

Maintenance mechanics
2,096
1,967

Sex,3 occupation, and industry division

Power-truck operators
(other than forklift).....................................

Manufacturing..........................................
Nonmanufacturing.......................
Public utilities....................................

727
1,057

7.99
7.45
8.37

1,264
354

6.51

201
147

6.48
6.70

3,618
2,020
1,598
1,219

8.40
7.39
9.68
10.52

2,746
2,482
264

8.09
7.99
9.00

154

8.11
8.00

678
2,802
97

13

8.42
3.65
7.00

Nonmanufacturing........................

Material handling laborers...................
Manufacturing.....................................
Forklift operators:

Guards........................................
Nonmanufacturing.................................................
Guards, class A:

Guards, class B.................................
Nonmanufacturing...............................
Janitors, porters, and cleaners..........................................
Public utilities.....

Table A-7. Indexes of earnings and percent increases for selected occupational groups, St. Louis, Mo.-lll., selected periods

Period1

Indexes (March 1977 = 100):
March 1979........................................................................ -.....................................
Percent increases:
March 1972 to March
March 1973 to March
March 1974 to March
March 1975 to March
March 1976 to March
March 1977 to March
March 1978 to March
March 1979 to March

1973 ...................................................................................
1974 ...................................................................................
1975...................................................................................
1976 ...............................
..................
1977
1978 ....................................
............
1979 .........
...........................................
1980

Nonmant facturing

Manufacturing

All industries
Office
clerical

Electronic
data
processing

Industrial
nurses

Skilled
mainte­
nance

Unskilled
plant

Office
clerical

Electronic
data
processing

Industrial
nurses

Skilled
mainte­
nance

Unskilled
plant

Office
clerical

Electronic
data
processing

115.5
127.4

115.0
122.8

119.4
130.9

117.5
129.1

117.9
131.1

115.6
127.6

116.1
124.2

119.5
131.5

117.7
129.6

117.3
131.3

115.5
127.3

113.5
121.0

o
0

118.6
131.2

7.4
6.2
9.0
8.0
6.9
6.9
8.0
10.3

(®)
(s)
9.2
6.5
7.0
7.6
6.9
6.8

7.7
6.8
11.1
8.8
8.3
8.8
9.7
9.6

7.3
6.3
9.7
7.8
7.9
8.2
8.6
9.9

8.0
7.3
9.2
6.7
8.4
8.6
8.6
11.2

8.3
6.6
10.0
7.9
6.7
6.4
8.6
10.4

(‘)
(6)
8.8
6.2
7.0
7.2
8.3
7.0

7.7
6.8
11.4
8.8
8.5
8.8
9.8
10.0

7.1
6.6
10.1
7.8
8.3
8.2
8.8
10.1

7.1
8.3
10.5
8.2
9.0
7.5
9.1
11.9

6.6
6.0
8.1
8.2
7.1
7.2
7.7
10.2

<")
(*)
9.5
6.9
7.0
7.9
5.2
6.6

o
o
0
c)
o
c)
0
0

9.0
6.1
7.0
5.3
7.8
9.7
8.1
10.6

Industrial
nurses

Unskilled
plant

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Table A-8. Average pay relationships within establishments for office clerical occupations, St. Louis, Mo.-lll., March 1980
Office clerical occupation being compared

Secretaries

Occupation which equals 100
Class
A

Class
B

Class
C

Class
D

Tran­
Typists
Stenographers scrib­
ing
Class Class
Gener­ ma­
Class
chine
Senior
B
A
al
E
typists

100
Secretaries, class A
100
117
Secretaries, class B
116
100
125
Secretaries, class C
100
111
125
139
Secretaries, class D
100
133
124
115
141
Secretaries, class E
110
100
122
116
149
130
Stenographers, senior
117
121
114
143
131
159
Stenographers, general
105
106
126
110
149
127
Transcribmg-machme typists
107
111
122
139
125
164
Typists, class A
129
127
134
156
144
179
Typists, class B....
97
110
125
120
135
146
File clerks, class A
118
130
128
114
146
166
File clerks, class B
(*)
149
134
168
174
File clerks, class C
132
138
153
146
165
190
Messengers
103
99
118
112
150
135
Switchboard operators.........
Switchboard operator104
112
130
115
131
144
receptionists ......................
97
98
(“)
109
115
144
Order clerks, class A............
100
110
123
101
136
132
Order clerks, class B............
86
85
95
105
124
111
Accounting clerks, class A
104
104
120
114
136
152
Accounting clerks, class B
94
95
109
97
119
128
Payroll clerks...........
95
100
107
110
117
134
Key entry operators, class A
108
113
113
139
128
153
Key entry operators, class B.
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occupations compared. Earnings for an occupation in the column heading are expressed as a percent of the earnings for an
occupation in the table stub at the point where the data lines for the two intersect. For example, a value of 122 indicates that
earnings for the occupation directly above in the heading are 22 percent greater than earnings for the occupation directly to


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100
96
94
110
93
110
119
115
91

100
102
113
106
118
112
116
103

98

109

0
100

c)
102

82
98
89
87
104

85
104
94
87
102

File clerks
Class
A

Class
B

Class
C

100
107
103
97

100
96
79

100
81

100

i“)
68
88
75
80
70
72
89

93
82
82
71
85
77
80
90

(*)
98
104
83
100
91
94
103

100
125
102
114
110
126
96

100
87
103
106
102
85

100
121
120
120
104

90
<*)
96
81
103
89
88
104

89
78
89
76
93
79
78
97

o
108
o
89
108
100
89
109

85

r>
86
75
92
80
75
88

earnings for the occupation in the stub.
See appendix A for method of computation.
See footnotes at end of tables.

14

Switch­
Switch­ board Order clerks
Mes­
board opera­
sen­
opera­ tor
Class Class
gers
tors -recep­
B
A
tionists

Accounting
clerks
Class
B

Payroll
clerks

Key entry
operators
Class
A

100

o

95
83
101
92
88
102

100
<■>
91
124
127
91
(")

100
74
102
91
86
113

100
127
108
105
126

100
90
81
101

100
100
117

100
122

Class
B

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Professional and technical occupation being compared
Corr puter syst ems
anal ysts (busin ess)

Occupation which equals 100

Class A
Computer systems analysts
(business), class A....................
Computer systems analysts
(business), class B.....................
Computer systems analysts
(business), class C.....................
Computer programmers
(business), class A.....................
Computer programmers
(business), class B.....................
Computer programmers
(business), class C.....................
Computer operators, class A.......
Computer operators, class B.......
Computer operators, class C.......
Peripheral equipment
operators.....................................
Drafters, class A............................
Drafters, class B............................
Drafters, class C................. ..........
Drafters, class D............................
Electronics technicians,
class A...,...... ..........................
Electronics technicians,
class B.........................................
Registered industrial nurses........

Class B

Computer programmers (busi­
ness)

Class C

Class A

Class B

Class A

Class B

Class C

Peripher­
al equip-

Electronics techni­
cians

Drafters

erators

Class A

Class B

Class C

100
131

—

Regis­
tered in­
dustrial
i-----------------Class D Class A Class B
—
i nurses

100
123

100

142

117

100

120

99

(*)

100

142

119

(■)

120

100

o
143
184
o

146
125
153
181

103
105
120
<•>

134
119
149
(*>

117
98
128
156

100
88
106
T3H

100
122
149

100
124

100

mi
111
140
164
(*):

161
92
118
136
(*)

«
<■>
100
1'19
(.*)

<•)
95
115
134
(■)

c)
79
98
111
0

112
83
96
104
o

<•>
76
99
116
142

110
63
79
93
109

(•)
56
64
77
<*)■

100
67
82
(*)
«

100
126
161
191

100
135
163

121

100

c>

95

<*)

(")■

«

76

w

o

105

85

67

«

100

116
134

104
119

n
102

0
113

84
98

<•>
89

78
104

61
85

78
71

Cl
C)

101
137

85
t07

66
88

63
C)

14.1

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Class C

Computer operators

15

too

11?

Table A-10. Average pay relationships within establishments for maintenance, toolroom, and powerpiant occupations, St. Louis, Mo.-lll., March 1980
Maintenance, toolroom, and powerpiant occupation being compared
Mechanics

Occupation which equals 100
Carpenters Electricians

Painters

Machinists
Machinery

Motor
vehicles

Pipefitters

Sheet-metal
Millwrights
workers

Trades
helpers

100
96
101
97

100
106
100

100
96

100

99

105

97

106

100

100
99

104
102

98
98

103
101

101
100

100
99

100

99
98
114

99
101
121

99
97
112

100
102
120

100
100
127

o
98
118

99
99
115

100
104
116

100
108

100

(fi)
95
98
104

<■>
95
101
110

c)
89
98
103

104
96
103
111

<■>
88
98
o

c)
94
99
103

o
93
101
107

c)
96
99
107

97
94
99
107

o
61
o
97

Maintenance mechanics
Maintenance mechanics

Maintenance sheet-metal

Machine-tool operators

Boiler tenders...............................................................................................................
See table A-8 for description of these pay relationships and appendix A for method of computation.
See footnotes at end of tables.

Machinetool
operators
(toolroom)

100
94
110
o

Tool and
die makers

Stationary
engineers

Boiler
tenders

100
114
123

100
108

100

Table A-11. Average pay relationships within establishments for material movement and custodial occupations, St. Louis, Mo.-lll., March 1980
Material movement and custodial occupation being compared
Truckdrivers

Occupation which equals 100
Light truck

Medium
truck

Heavy truck

Tractortrailer

Shippers

Receivers

Shippers
and
receivers

Shipping
packers

Material
handling
laborers

operators

Power-truck
operators
(other than
forklift)

Gua rds
Class A

Class B

100
(•)
(*)
(•)
104
106
111
(6)
127
111
112
(6)

100
(6)
o
103
99
101
(s)
101
(6)
111
103

100
100
109
108
c)
108
c)
c)
107
105

100
102
105
(‘)
103
119
c>
104
110

100
101
106
107
102
109
110
109

100
101
103
102
107
104
100

100
o
o
o
107
101

100
c)
0
103
100

100
106
103
99

100
105
95

100
98

100

O
(s)
(s)

105
c)
102

<•)
w
o

o
159
c)

103
c)
115

100
104
103

o
0
(«i

o
122
o

c)
c)
117

<*>
o
n

97
100
101

98
110
106

100
n
107

100
118

100

123

144

117

110

108

113

105

108

105

Power-truck operators

Janitors, porters, and
170
117
in
127
cleaners......................................................................
See table A-8 lor description of these pay relationships and appendix A for method of computation.

135

114

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Order fillers
men

16

Janitors,
porters, and
cleaners

100

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Occupation and industry
division

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Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours'
(stand­
ard)

Weekly e arnings
(in dol ars)1

Mean2

Median2

Number of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings (in dollars) of

Middle range2

3,111
1,762
1,349
403

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

265.00
280.50
244.50
317.00

257.00
273.00
225.00
325.50

212.00233.00186.00275.50-

261
131
130

40.0
40.0
39.5

331.50
350.50
312.50

357.00
366.50
328.50

264.50- 388.00
330.50- 387.50
236.50- 389.50

110
and
under
120

314.50
321.50
299.00
352.50

-

—
I

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

420

1

6

420
and
over

121
11
110
1

174
40
134
4

151
55
96
3

317
153
164
7

377
257
120
18

323
222
101
20

299
206
93
56

235
174
61
39

242
173
69
44

245
140
105
78

196
133
63
48

119
87
32
27

95
51
44
39

41
31
10
8

—
30
19
11
10

“
-

2
2

4
4
“

15
4
11

22
2
20

19
6
13

8
2
6

8
5
3

11
6
5

13
7
6

30
24
6

39
22
17

56
25
31

28
22
6

5
2
3

8

10

24

21

47

8

10

24

21

47

49
2
47

69
43
26
4

62
41
21
14

71
62
9
5

76
61
15
3

105
80
25
14

58
51
7
3

20
16
4

12
7
5
5

11

24

104

11

23

95

~

710
388
322
51

39.5
40.0
39.0
40.0

293.00
325.50
253.50
330.50

295.50
323.00
241.50
328.00

245.00293.00205.00287.00-

341.50
352.50
286.50
341.50

"

“

”

”

*

-

-

73
22
51
2

-

5
3
2
1

849
464
385
145

39.5
40.0
39.0
40.0

260.50
279.00
237.50
297.50

257.50
271.00
217.00
305.00

209.50235.50178.50266.00-

313.00
320.00
301.50
325.50

8

43

56

8

42

49

46
8
38

"

“

“

~

27
3
24
1

76
46
30
3

97
64
33
18

87
70
17
13

88
62
26
23

56
37
19
10

78
51
27
17

101
57
44
35

37
19
18
17

15
14
1
1

15
10
5
5

7
6
1
1

10
9
1
1

828
462
366

39.5
40.0
39.5

244.00
251.50
234.00

236.00
252.00
210.50

199.00- 289.00
215.50- 289.00
186.00- 288.00

10

27
8
19

28
3
25

68
17
51

76
32
44

122
76
46

84
75
9

66
49
17

87
52
35

91
74
17

76
49
27

52
15
37

18
10
8

3

3

9

3

_
3

_
_
_

3
1
2

442

40.0

229.00

229.00

198.50- 252.50

_

1,302
689
613
391

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

240.00
246.50
232.50
250.00

230.00
237.50
223.50
240.00

194.50204.50190.50208.00-

561
260
301

39.5
40.0
39.5

255.50
260.50
251.00

259.00
259.50
259.00

208.00- 298.00
210.50- 312.50
208.00- 294.50

40.0
40.0
39.5
40.0

228.00
237.50
214.50
244.50

218.00
230.00
199.50
230.00

187.50- 262.00
200.00- 271.00

95
68

39.5
39.5

204.50
205.00

197.00
203.00

161.50- 241.50
171.00- 241.50

1,316
582

39.5
38.5

647
287
360
669
222
32

39.0
40.0
38.5
39.5
39.0
40.0

216.00
258.00
182.50
199.00
168.00
213.00

202.50
164.00
207.50
262.50
167.00
199.00
155.00
185.00

6

-

-

15

164.50- 263.50
219.00- 298.00
151.50- 206.50

39.5
40.0
39.0
40.0

175.50
170.50
177.50
265.50

155.00
155.00
155.00
194.50

139.00145.00138.00188.50-

55

39.5

204.00

168.50

144.50- 228.00

188.50
204.00
188.50
340.00

26

25

34

22

51

117

77

47

17

6

3

6

2

1

1

16

15

16

57
24
33

92
40
52
8

65
39
26
9

103
45
58
44

214
120
94
72

136
79
57
55

131
77
54
36

113
70
43
34

160
73
87
60

78
39
39
33

36
29
7
7

50
33
17
17

20
14
6
6

7
4
3
3

_
_
_
-

25
8
17

33
20
13

32
13
19

85
46
39

47
17
30

60
23
37

63
29
34

87
18
69

66
27
39

30
29
1

21
20
1

5
4
1

2
2

_

-

_
_
_

55
23
32
7

67
32
3b
5

32
19
13
3

71
32
39
31

129
74
55
39

89
62
27
27

71
54
17
15

50
41
9
9

73
55
18
18

12
12

6
6
6

15
10
5
5

5
2
3
3

_
_
-

_

-

29
13
16
16

8
6

12
7

7
5

5
4

11
8

8
7

17
17

4
4

-

-

-

5

_
-

_
_

_

109
76

105
56

69
23

74
23

187
54

192
54

69
4

64
6

70
13

62
13

19

4

1

-

11
2

-

-

_
_

_

19
19

1
1

4
4

1
1

-

-

-

-

_
-

_

-

10
2
2

-

_
_
_

_
_
_

_
_
_

6

15

16

6

15

16

~

—
5

164.50- 237.00
148.00- 200.00

299
71
228
49

5
18

~
~

203.00- 282.00

164.50- 226.50
140.00- 181.00
164.50- 281.50

-

6

284.00
285.00
282.00
293.50

741
429
312
184

207.50
177.00

”

14
1

73
67

91
85

90

39

48

55

34

47

55

34
33

50
43

36
30

50
1
49

38

6

52
14
38

28
21

11

17

-

_

_

_
-

_
1

53
11
42

23
10
13

21
10
11

77
33
44

77
37
40

25
24
1

47
42
5

46
41
5

58
45
13

52
14
5

46
10
3

53
12

115
14
1

44
3
-

17
1
1

24
8
8

4

-

110
10
2

21
9
12

16
1
15

19
15
4
1

4
2
2

1
1

3

4

9

1

-

-

-

4
4

1
1

_
9
9

_
1
1

_
_

-

3
3

4
1
3
3

1

-

~

14
5
9
3

6

”

38
1
37
22

5

1

5

-

5

4

4

-

-

-

"

1

-

7

-

-

59
27

“
39
11

-

_

6
2

-

-

-

-

-

1
1

_

-

Table A-12. Weekly earnings of office workers-large establishments in St. Louis, Mo.-lll., March 1980 —Continued

Occupation and industry
division

Number
of
workers

Weekly earnings
(in dollars)1

Average
weekly
hours'
(stand­
ard)

Mean2

Median2

Number of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings (in dollars) of —

Middle range2

110
and
under
120

120

172
50
122

39.5
40.0
39.0

167.00
166.00
167.00

155.00
161.00
153.00

139.00- 180.00
139.00- 198.00
138.00- 176.50

_
-

File clerks, class C...
Nonmanufacturing..

72
60

39.0
39.0

175.50
181.00

155.00
188.50

137.00- 188.50
134.00- 188.50

1
1

Messengers.................
Manufacturing........
Nonmanufacturing..

299
178
121

39.5
40.0
39.5

187.00
185.00
189.50

182.00
187.50
164.50

135.50- 204.00
148.50- 201.50
130.00- 231.50

_
-

Switchboard operators.
Manufacturing........
Nonmanufacturing...
Public utilities.......

191
74
117
54

39.5
40.0
39.5

244.50
267.50
230.00
313.00

257.50
270.50
207.00
318.00

166.00230.00153.50318.00-

_
-

Order clerks..........
Manufacturing..
Order clerks, class B...
Manufacturing...........
Accounting clerks........
Manufacturing........
Nonmanufacturing..
Public utilities.....
Accounting clerks, class A..
Manufacturing.....................
Nonmanufacturing.............
Public utilities.................
Accounting clerks, class B ..
Manufacturing....................
Nonmanufacturing.............

19
3
16

16
8
8

15
1
14

11
5
6

14
14

11
3

6
2

~

-

3
3

38
17
21

43
22
21

15
9
6

12
6
6

29
15
14

10
6
4

28
27
1

4
1
3

17

5

12

5

12

11
2
9

8
3
5

-

-

-

~

■

-

-

9
9

20
3

30
13

19
2

6

17

3
3

1
1

116
10
106

126
21
105
9

138
19
119
23­

223
63
160
61

159
68
91
27

131
57
74
49

65
46
19
12

89
76
13
6

143
73
70
63

59
53
6
4

127
25
102
93

37
24
13
7

18
18

7
1
6

32

44
1
43

71
13
58

68

19
49

84
25
59
37

40
25
15
8

64
57
7
3

106
69
37
34

54
49
5
4

112
13
99
90

37
24
13
7

18
18

75

105
4
101

141
4
137

84
10
74

82
20
62

152
50
102

91
49
42

47
32
15

25
21
4

25
19
6

37
4
33

5
4
1

15
12
3

9

27

7

27

7

16
2
14

7
3
4

32
4
28

■

■

2

12
9
3
2

13
10
3
3

11
4
7
7

28
11
17
17

_

~

21
15
6
1

17
13
4

“

16
4
12
4

50

9

12

21
21

50
7
43

91
29
62

”

■

116
53
63
5

56
26
30
13

37
28
9

“

65
22
43
1

110
30

~

85
24
61
4

6

85
63
22
15

16

12

54
17
37

7

46
11
35
35

13
8
5
5

22
3
19

24
7
17

27
5
22

42
36

36
20
16

21
20
1

58
51
7

15
7

7
7

7
2
5

63
21
42
4

67
22
45

38
17
21
1

20
6
14

16
8

6

5

27
12
15
15

158.00- 200.50
159.00- 200.50

_
-

_
-

5
1

9
9

7
3

17
13

2
2

6

1,943
620
1,323
387

236.00
281.00
215.00
288.50

213.50
283.00
193.50
315.00

175.00228.00162.50220.50-

34
1

34

51
3
48

79
4
75

110
7
103

148
5
143

-

~

“

~

“

■

_
-

-

1
1

4
4

-

-

”

5
3
2

1

34

75

1

34

50
2
48

2
2
~
12
12

185:00
229.00
170.00

159.50- 215.00
203.50- 260.50
153.00- 205.00

Payroll clerks...............
Manufacturing........
Nonmanufacturing..
Public utilities.....

309
123
186
56

252.00
299.00
221.50
309.00

244.00
297.50
195.00
301.00

182.00242.50161.50280.50-

301.00
356.00
282.50
371.50

Key entry operators....
Manufacturing........
Nonmanufacturing.
Public utilities.....

968
369
599
106

219.50
243.50
204.50
294.00

205.50
233.50
190.00
302.00

171.00188.50164.50253.50-

257.50
288.00
237.00
339.00

Key entry operators, class A..
Manufacturing...... .................
Nonmanufacturing................

365
192
173

241.00
268.50
210.00

230.00
267.00
195.50

190.00- 288.00
229.00- 288.00
178.00- 220.50

Key entry operators, class B..
Manufacturing........................
Nonmanufacturing................
Public utilities....................

603
177
426
82

206.50
216.0C
202.0C
293.5C

189.50
193.50
185.00
291.00

161.00171.00156.50258.00-

0
0

237,00
238.00
237.00
339.00

-

2

2

-

2

2

9
2
7

12

12

19

12

12

19

52
17
35

41
5
36

-

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18

32

6

64

~

~

-

_

420
and
over

1
1

161.50
167.00

195.00
236.50
182.00

300

420

7
7

193.50
198.50

39.5

400

400

4
4j

70
52

1,049
250
799

380

380

6

-

348.00
343.50
349.50
368.50

360

360

1
1

_
-

218.00278.00197.00319.00-

340

340

3
3

158.00- 210.00
160.50- 220.50

289.00
311.00
’246.00
349.50

320

320

1
1

173.00
196.00

284.00
311.50
265.00
331.50

300

19
15

189.50
205.00

894
370
524
213

280

260

280

4
4'

143
71

9
1

297.00
322.50
241.00
363.50

240

220

200

30
6
24

7 •
7

*

190

180

170

160

150

260

240

220

200

190

180

170

160

18
4
14

29
11
18

File clerks, class B...
Manufacturing.........
Nonmanufacturing..

318.00
314.00
318.00
318.00

140

130

150

140

130

13

29

6
74
17
57
4

2

8

22
28
16

8
8

6
6

Table A-13. Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers-large establishments in St. Louis, Mo.

Occupation and industry
division

Computer systems analysts
(business)......................... .
Manufacturing... .............
Nonmanufacturing..........

Number
workers

Average
weekly
hours'
(stand­
ard)

Weekly earnings
(in dollars)'

Mean-

Middle range'

425.50
406.00
449.50

421.00
399.50
443 00

370.50- 478.00
364.00- 442.00
386.50- 507.00

Computer systems analysts
(business), class A..........
Manufacturing............. .......
Nonmanufacturing.............

462.50
438.50
502.00

456.50
430.00
501.00

405.00- 507.00
395.00- 469.50
478.00- 546.50

Computer systems analysts
(business), class B...........
Manufacturing............. .........

397.50
371.50

384.00
369.00

355.00- 443.00
328.00-

339.00
336.00

335.50
328.00
428.00

307.00- 365.00
282.00- 379.00
339.50- 467.00

Computer programmers
(business), class A....
Nonmanufacturing.......

371.50
370.00

360.00
351.00

344.00- 385.00
334.50- 410.50

Computer programmers
(business), class B....
Nonmanufacturing........

322.00
324.00

324.50
310.50

295.00- 337.00
275.00- 345.50

Computer programmers
(business), class C....
Nonmanufacturing.......

284.50
281 50

232.00

246.00- 308.00
239.00-

269.00
285.00
253.00
305.50

260.00
264.50
247.50
298.00

210.00­
226.00­
192.00­
259.50-

Computer operators, class A...
Nonmanufacturing..................
Public utilities.... ........ .........

309.50
295.50
345.00

309.00
289.00
369.00

251.50- 369.00
234.00- 367.50
295 50- 401.00

Computer operators, class B
Manufacturing............... .......
Nonmanufacturing...............

267.00
288.00
243.00

261.50
270.50
227.00

219.50- 298.00
251.50193.50- 298.00

Computer operators, class C
Nonmanufacturing................

244.00
235.00

214.00
190.00

186.50- 285.00
166.00- 287.00

Drafters...... ..................
Manufacturing......
Nonmanufacturing

338.50
351.00
318.50

334.00
341.50
313.00

264.00- 406.50
275.00- 419.00
232.50- 389.00

Drafters, class A.
Manufacturing...

428.00
445.00

419.00
434.00

382.00- 494 50
407.50- 494.50

Drafters, class B.....
Manufacturing.......
Nonmanufacturing.

335.50
354.00
310.00

341.00
352.50
315.00

275.00- 395.00
296.00- 404.00
224.50- 371.50

Drafters, class C.....
Manufacturing......
Nonmanufacturing

272.00
288.50
238.50

277.50
292.50
225.00

226.00- 310.50
250.00- 317.00
194.50- 285.00

Computer programmers (business)..
Nonmanufacturing........................
Public utilities........... ...............

Computer operators.....
Manufacturing.........
Nonmanufacturing..
Public utilities......

120
and
under
140

305.50
315.00
298.00
368.00

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Occupation and industry
division

Number
of
workers

Weekly earnings
(in dollars)'

Average
weekly
hours'
(standard)

Number of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings (in dollars) of

Middle range2

120
and

140

Drafters, class D.............................

73

39.5

200

180

160

140

180

160

8

259.50

226.50- 273.00
391.00377.00396.50425.00-

443.50
422.00
443.50
443.50

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

428.50- 445.00

-

-

-

-

-

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

420

440

480

520

560

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

420

440

480

520

560

600

4

246.50

-

200

10

10

20

12

2

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
1

1
1

4
4

4
4

“

"

-

15
5
10
10

19
18
1
1

80
53
27
10

5
4
1
1

60
8
52
52

50
34
16
16

20

-

8
7
1
1

~
20
20

“
-

”

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

11

2

8

1

44

50

20

-

-

-

10

1

8

1

36

16

20

-

-

-

4

4

72

4

16

-

-

-

-

-

19
18

17
17

11
11

4
4

6
6

9
9

-

-

-

6

Electronics technicians.....................
Manufacturing...............................
Nonmanufacturing......................
Public utilities ..........................

267
139
128
111

40.0
40.0
39.5
40.0

409.00
392.50
426.50
431.00

410.00
391.00
430.00
434.00

Electronics technicians, class A...
Nonmanufacturing:
Public utilities............................

137

40.0

434.00

443.50

93

40.0

432.50

435.00

428.50- 453.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Electronics technicians, class B...

109

39.5

389.50

391.00

391.00- 396.50

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

7

Registered industrial nurses............
Manufacturing..............................

161
151

39.5
39.5

351.50
356.50

348.50
354.50

313.00- 385.50
318.50- 385.50

_

_

_

-

-

-

1
1

_

-

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600
and
over

6
3

4
3

4
2

13
13

21
18

27
27

19
19

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Table A-14. Average weekly earnings of office, professional and technical workers, by sex-large establishments in St. Louis, Mo.-lll., March 1980
Average
(mean1)
Sex,3 occupation, and industry division

Number
of
workers

Weekly
hours'
(stand­
ard)

Weekly
earnings
(in dollars)1

Office occupations -

Average
(mean2)
Sex,3 occupation, and industry division

File clerks.........................
Manufacturing......................
Nonmanufacturing........

Accounting clerks:
Nonmanufacturing:
40.0

349.00

39.5

311.50

File clerks, class B..........
Nonmanufacturing...................

Accounting clerks, class A:
62

Nonmanufacturing............

Office occupations women
Secretaries.......................
Manufacturing......................
Nonmanufacturing...........................
Public utilities..............................

Nonmanufacturing....................
Secretaries, class B...................
Manufacturing..............................
Nonmanufacturing.........................
Public utilities..............................
Secretaries, class C....................
Manufacturing.................
Public utilities..............................
Secretaries, class D...............
Nonmanufacturing............................

Public utilities....................

Manufacturing..................................

Transcribing-machine typists...................
Manufacturing.................................
Typists..........................................

Typists, class A........................
Manufacturing....................
Nonmanufacturing...................................................

Public utilities............................

3,053
1,749
1,304
400

39 5
40.0
39.0
40.0

264.50
279.50
244.00
316.00

131
128

40 0
40.0
39.5

331.50
350.50
312.00

688
380
308
48

39.5
40.0
39.0
40.0

461
380
145

39.0
40.0

825

39.5

291.50
324.00
251.00
323.00
260.00
278.50
237.50
297.50

365

39.5

243.50
251.00
234.00

438

40.0

229.50

1,265
657
608
386

40.0
40.0
39.5
40.0

237.00
242.00
231.50

559
259

39.5
40.0
39.5

255.00
260.00
251.00

706
308
180

40.0
39.5
40.0

222.50
212.50
242.00

39.5
39.5

204.50

68
1,272
552

39.5
38.5

627
285
342
645
210
27

176.00

39.0
38.5

39.0
40.0

Public utilities.....................
Order clerks..............................

270
67
203

40.0
39.0

169.50
166.00

162
114

39.5
39.0

63
51

39.0
38.5

167.50

189
74
115
52

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

243.50

40.0
Accounting clerks..................

1.618
1,202
352

Public utilities...................

189.00
176.50

630

40.0
39.5

Computer programmers
(business), class A........
Nonmanufacturing......................

293
106

40.0
39.5

374.00

Computer programmers
(business), class B.....
Nonmanufacturing.........

285
86

40.0
39.5

327.50
339.50

40.0

2U2.0U

Accounting clerks, class B.....
Nonmanufacturing..............................

917
751

39.5
39.5

188.50
181.00

Payroll clerks...................
Manufacturing...................
Nonmanufacturing..................
Public utilities........................

255
92
163
52

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

244.00

Key entry operators.............................

928
351
577
100

39.5
40.0
39.0
40.0

343
178
165

39.5
40.0
39.5
39.5
40.0
39.0
40.0

274.50

39.5

320.50

256
101

40.0
39.5

265.50

123
58

39.5
39.0

257.50
250.50

Manufacturing......................

673
422

40.0

Manufacturing..........................

40.0
40.0

428.00

148

Drafters, class B..................
Manufacturing.......................
Nonmanufacturing........................

201
119
82

40.0
40.0
40.0

339.00
358.00
311.50

Drafters, class C..........................
Manufacturing.......................

159
106

39 5
39.5

288.00

Drafters, class D................

.57

39.5

247.50

Electronics technicians........
Nonmanufacturing.................
Public utilities..................

229
128
111

40.0
39.5
40.0

405.00
426.50
431.00

Electronics technicians, class A:
Nonmanufacturing:
Public utilities....................

93

40.0

Electronics technicians, class B

107

39.5

391.00

301
99

40.0
39.5

323.00

96

40.0

367.00

Nonmanufacturing.........

309.00

C1_„0
239.50
204.00
295.00
237.50
264.00

205.50
214.00
201.50
296.00

643
319

Computer systems analysts
(business), class A.......................

343
141

40.0
39.5

434.00
458.50

40.0
39.5

■‘40C..DU

166

21

40.0

424.00

72

67

345.50

Professional and technical
occupations - women
_
Nonmanufacturing........................

Computer systems analysts
(business), class B:
Nonmanufacturing...................

473

39.5
39.5
40.0

Professional and technical
occupations - men
Computer systems analysts
(business)............................
Nonmanufacturing..........................

345.50
350.50
425.00

302.00
Computer operators.....
Nonmanufacturing.......................
Public utilities...................
Computer operators, class A........
, Nonmanufacturing.....................

275.00
260.00
326.50

585
173
412
77

Weekly
earnings
(in dollars)'

Computer programmers (business).

39.5

39.5
40.0

Key entry operators, class B................
Manufacturing.....................
Nonmanufacturing........................

Weekly
hours'
(stand­
ard)

Computer programmers

701
451
181

Nonmanufacturing......

Sex,3 occupation, and industry division

313.00

Accounting clerks, class A...........
Nonmanufacturing..............
Public utilities...........................

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Weekly
earnings
(in dollars)'

40.0

Average
.
of
workers
*.

Weekly
hours'
(stand­
ard)

136
64

181.50

167.50
219.50

Number
of
workers

Computer programmers
(business), class A................

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Sex,3 occupation, and industry division

Number Weekly
of
workers I hours1
(stand­
ard)

Weekly
earnings
(in dollars)1

Computer programmers
Manufacturing..,....,.,....,.,..,......................... .....
Computer operators......... ........................................ .
Nonmanufacturing..................................................

165
118
232
140

j

312.00
318.50

40.0
40.0
39.5
39.5

I

253.50
240.50

Sex,3 occupation, and industry division

Number
of
workers

Weekly
hours1
(stand­
ard)

‘ Weekly
earnings
(in dollars)1

Computer operators, class B
Nonmanufacturing................

138
92

40.0
40.0

262.50
250.00

Computer operators, class C.

60

39.5

21.7.50

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Average
(mean*)

Average
(mean*)

22

Sex,3 occupation, and industry division

Registered industrial nurses
Manufacturing..................

Number
of
workers

155
145

Weekly
hours'
(stand­
ard)

Weekly
earnings
(in dollars)1

39.5
39.5

351.50
356.50

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Hourly earnings
(in dollars)4
Occupation and industry
division

Number
of
workers

292
247
1,511
1,249

Mean2

9.46
9.41

Median2

9.54
9.33

Middle
range2

Number of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings (in dollars) of —

Under
6.00

6.00
and
under
6.20

6.20

6.40

6.60

6.80

7.00

7.20

7.40

7.60

7.80

8.20

8.60

9.00

9.40

9.80

10.20

6.40

6.80

7.00

7.20

7.40

“
7.60

_

6.60

8.20

8.60

9.00

9.40

9.80

10.20

-

-

_

_

10.60

11.00

11.40

11.80

8.66- 9.96
8.66-10.14

10.33
10.35

10.45
10.51

9.63-10.89
9.19-11.53

198
166

9.55
9.78

9.30
9.30

8.70- 9.89
9.01-10.89

1,491
1,297

10.34
10.37

10.19
10.34

9.47-11.05
9.19-11.05

2

11.40

1
1

2
2

22
22

28
28

42
42

90
45

28
28

-

27
27

10
10

“
“

1
“

”
~

98
98

163
163

64
64

50
39

212
75

443
347

117
103

15
15

-

6
6

2
2

3
3

27
26

60
60

19
14

19
6

-

6
6

15
15

“
“

“■
~

-

98
98

121
120

152
152

27
20

406
252

175
147

137
133

61
61

-

■
-

*
■

2
2

12
12

84
83

32
32

20
11

153
130

7
4

26
17

1
1

~

“

“

-

-

1

-

9

23

3

9

-

“
"

“
-

-

“

“

39
7

121
13

238
38

21

“

68
8

58
14

49
49

42
42

358
358

113
113

67
64

221
99

-

158
158

10
10

3

27
27

~

6

~

"

11.00

28
28

“

3

7.80

10.60

“
"

"

11.80

12.20

12.60

12.20

12.60

over

12
12

_

_

-

-

-

140
140

185
185

14
14

_

-

26
26

-

_

-

-

291
291

23
23

_

4
4

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

1

_

_

-

-

-

-

135
135

13
13

20
20

6
6

13
13

-

22
22

-

115
115

38
38

-

-

-

-

-

Maintenance mechanics

Nonmanufacturing:

358
313

9.44
9.33

45

10.15

9.88
9.78

8.66- 9.89
8.66- 9.88

17
17

10.19 10.19-10.34

-

Maintenance mechanics
595
129

Maintenance sheet-metal workers..

Manufacturing...............................

9,38-10.34
9.60-11.32

9.92
9.90

9.95
9.70

8.66-10.89
8.66-10.89

137
133

10.02
10.04

9.95
9.95

8.66-11.32
8.66-11.32

172
151
639
639

Stationary engineers..........

9.58
10.34

1,277
1,152

909
909
Maintenance trades helpers............

9.86
10.34

208
185
83
82

10.13
10.13
8.40
8.51
10.62
10.62
10.23
10.35
9.41
9.41

_

"

-

10.20 8.78-11.32
10.20 8.78-11.32
7.84
7.84

7.70- 9.81
7.71- 9.81

9
6

3
3

10.45 10.21-10.81
10.45 10.21-10.81
10.84
10.89
9.43
9.79

9.07-11.41
9.07-11.41
8.19-10.82
8.19-10.82

-

-

-

-

-

4


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“

~

1

“

5

42
42

~

-

-

101
101

_
-

-

4
4

87
87

-

14
14

-

'

~

“

3
3

9
9

218
218

83
83

-

-

-

135
135

207
207

8
6

14
14

5

62
52

46
46

-

5
5

9
9

-

-

-

“
-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

_

"
"

~
~

“
~

-

-

-

-

2
2

27
27

10
10

368
368

130
130

-

102
102

_

_

_

-

-

-

“

“
“

“
“

3

15
14

3
1

24
15

7
6

13
12

4
3

50
47

4
4

34
34

_

~

30
28

-

6
6

15
15

4
4

12
12

4
4

1
1

8
8

8
7

1
1

18
18

-

_

4
4

19
19

-

-

-

_

See footnotes at end of tables.

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47

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Number of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings (in dollars) of -

Hourly earnings
(in dollars)
Occupation and industry
division

Truckdrivers............ .....
Manufacturing........
Nonmanufacturing..

Number
of
workers

1,198
416
782

Mean2

9.87
9.66
9.98

Median2

3.10
and
under
3.20

Middle
range2

10.21 0.04-10.24
10.05 9.37-10.21
10.21 0.18-10.24

3.20

3.40

3.60

4.00

4.40

4.80

5.20

5.60

6.00

6.40

6.80

7.20

7.60

8.00

8.40

8.80

3.40

3.60

4.00

4.40

4.80

5.20

5.60

6.00

6.40

6.80

7.20

7.60

8.00

8.40

8.80

9.20

-

-

1

2

-

1

1

2

-

-

-

-

2

1

1

1

2

1

1

-

10

6
6

9.20

9.60

10.00 ! 10.40

9.60

10.00

10.40

319
82

9.74
9.63

10.18 9.59-10.18
10.30 9.21-10,67

Truckdrivers, tractor-trailer ..
Nonmanufacturing.............
Public utilities.................

430
376
269

10.15
10.30
10.35

10.24 10.16-10.67
10.24 10.21-10.67
10.24 10.24-10.67

50

8.82

8.60

6.69-10.80

Receivers.....................
Manufacturing........
Nonmanufacturing..

309
257
52

8.11
8.25
7.40

8.64
8.64
6.49

6.98- 8.89
7.13- 8.89
6.03- 9.58

Warehousemen...........
Manufacturing........
Nonmanufacturing..

673
413
260

8.58
8.29
9.03

8.18
8.11
9.89

7.73- 9.89
7.38- 9.34
9.89- 9.99

-

Order fillers..................
Nonmanufacturing..

256
128

8.01
7.53

8.64
8.01

7.30- 8.64
6.65- 8.65

-

Shippers..

Shipping packers.........
Material handling laborers..
Manufacturing...............
Nonmanufacturing........

279
1,585
1,282
303

6.85
7.94
7.83
8.40

6.61
8.15
7.72
10.57

6.10- 8.17
6.44- 9.54
6.44- 9.33
5.89-10.57

-

-j

-

-

-

18
18

2061
15

30
30

-|

_

44
5
5

259
255
149

109
109
109

_
-

_
_

5

4

* 9

50

62
571
5

22

3

9

61

2

10
27
17

79
79
-

_

-

-

“
“
“

~

“

"
"
-

-

3

5

3

3

-

6

1

-

4

1

-

1

-

-

1

-

4

-

-

-

-

1

8

18
12
6

14
3
11

14
13
1

7
7

7
7

8

13
10
3

43
43

1

3
2
1

49
44
5

75
73
2

7

-

38
37
1

9
3
6

8
6
2

20
18
2

91
87
4

15
13
2

173
157
16

1

9
9

101
101

177
20
157

41

10
10

23
11

6
6

5
5

8
8

173
57

-

2

-

-

-

-

1_

8

6

4

6

8

2

8

6

4

3
2
1

-

-

-

1
1

9
9

10
10

11
11

2

5

-

11

10

7

14

3

11

11

10

7

14

3

11

82
57

8.34
8.20

8.65
7.70

7.52- 9.36
7.33- 9.50

_

-

-

~

Guards............................
Manufacturing.........
Nonmanufacturing:
Public utilities......

1,331
711

6.40
8.64

6.95
8.93

3.10- 8.93
8.18- 9.62

402

36

45

8.72

8.46

8.46- 9.29

Guards, class A.......
Manufacturing........
Nonmanufacturing..

604
495
109

7.94
8.31
6.25

8.49
8.72
5.80

6.95- 8.93
7.73- 8.93
4.64- 8.46

Guards, class B:
Manufacturing........

216

9.40

9.68

9.28- 9.97

"

22
188
185
3

-

-

-

-

-

-

66
66

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

31

30

15

9

5

53
38

-

17

1

3
3

3
3

18
18

5

9

5

9

5
5

53
38
15

-

102
220
1070
1478
6.84
9.1S
102
220
1478
1070
3.3C
7.4C
to $12.00; and 2 at $12.00 to $12.40.

57
5"

25
12
1C

143
141

24

74
6C
14

95
94

1
-

"
41

~
-

3j
3

-

-

:

-

-

69

89

7

-

-

-

-

"

-

-

118
117
1

86
86

100
98
2

160
149
11

44
44

148
120
28

24

335
334
1

57
57

2
2

157

28
28

24

64
62
2

31
31

168
143

150
150

435
412

8
4

20
20

36
7

250
250

-

-

4
4

157

2
2

126
126

149
149

160
160

22
22

11
11

-

-

15
15

6

-

26

3
3

17
17

-

26
17

18
12

37
37

21
19

54
51

30
30

86
64

176
176

105
89

180
178

16

2

10
_
10

69
67
2

89

111

22

12
3
9

16
11
5

14

1

87
73
14
12

68
66

37
37

147
63
84
84

21
19
2

77
3C
47

51
51

182
182

30
30

152
128
24

86
64
22

191
185
€

175
175

157
14E

246
246

-

-

24

1

7

J

50

3

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8

11

7.46- 9.55
7.46- 9.48

3.206.893.107.08$11.60

2

If

9.19
9.19

3.3C
4.78
4,574
Janitors, porters, and cleaners..
8.26
7.87
1,292
Manufacturing........................
3.2C
3.56
.
3,282
Nonmanufacturing................
7.17
7.22
.
189
Public utilities..
* Workers were distributed as follows: 3 at $11.20 to $11.60; 4 at

-

8

7

8.78
8.74

Power-truck operators
(other than forklift)....
Manufacturing.........

-

6

7

1,624
1,543

Forklift operators...
Manufacturing..

3

-

over

144
30
114

22
12
10

40

“

11.20

755
184
571!

8
2
6

3

-

10.80

___L

J

Truckdrivers, medium truck..
Manufacturing.....................

10.80 , 11.20

-

1
1

-

-

_

2

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table A-17. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, powerplant, material
movement, and custodial workers by sex-large establishments in
St. Louis, Mo.-lll., March 1980
Sex,3 occupation, and industry division

■

Number
of
workers

Average
(mean2)
hourly
earnings
(in dollars)4

Maintenance, toolroom, and
powerplant occupations - men
Maintenance carpenters...........

Maintenance electricians.............

Maintenance painters..............

Maintenance machinists..........
Manufacturing...............................

283
240

0 <in
9.36

1,390
1,135

10.23
10.24

194
162

9.52
9.75

1,461
1,267

10.31
10.33

Maintenance mechanics
Manufacturing..................
Nonmanufacturing:
Public utilities................................
Maintenance mechanics
(motor vehicles)................

358
313

9.44

45

10.15

574
108

9.82
10.23

129

9.94
0.0''

Maintenance trades helpers................
Manufacturing................................

136

8.17
8.23

Tool and die makers................................
Manufacturing....................................

639
639

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10.62


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Number
of
workers

Stationary engineers........
Manufacturing...........................

192
185

Boiler tenders....................
Manufacturing.........................

78

Average
(mean2)
hourly
earnings
(in dollars)4

Number
of
workers

Sex,3 occupation, and industry division

8.34
....

Guards......................
Manufacturing...............
Nonmanufacturing:
Public utilities..........

Material movement and custodial
occupations - men
Truckdrivers......................
Manufacturing......... .........
Nonmanufacturing......................

1,090

Truckdrivers, tractor-trailer.......
Nonmanufacturing..........
Public utilities...............

711

i 0.00
10.15
10.32
10.35

Nonmanufacturing..........

278
240

8.18
8.25

Guards, class B................
Manufacturing..............

398

Order fillers.........................
Nonmanufacturing......................

225
125

Shipping packers...............................

9.86

384
330
269

Warehousemen:
Manufacturing............

Average
(mean2)
hourly
earnings

Power-truck operators
10.35
Manufacturing...........

Receivers.....................

< 4 nn
Maintenance sheet-metal workers............
Manufacturing...........................

Sex,3 occupation, and industry division

Janitors, porters, and cleaners....
Manufacturing....................
Nonmanufacturing.........

57

45

8.72

HOD
103

6.33

631
210

5.36
9.38

2,789
1,730

107
i

Material handling laborers...

1,510
8.50
1,555
1,501

Manufacturing........................

25

8.78
8.75

Janitors, porters, and cleaners...
Nonmanufacturing:
Public utilities.........

1,595
62

7.18

Footnotes
1 Standard hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-time
salaries (exclusive of pay for overtime at regular and/or premium rates), and the earnings
correspond to these weekly hours.
2 The mean is computed for each job by totaling the earnings of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers. The median designates position—half of the workers receive the same or
more and half receive the same or less than the rate shown. The middle range is defined by two
rates of pay; one-fourth of the workers earn the same or less than the lower of these rates and
one-fourth earn the same or more than the higher rate.
3 Earnings data relate only to workers whose sex identification was provided by the
establishment.
* Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
5 Estimates for periods ending prior to 1976 relate to men only for skilled maintenance and,
unskilled plant workers. All other estimates relate to men and women.
6 Data do not meet publication criteria or data not available.


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Appendix A.
Scope and Method
of Survey

In each of the 71 areas1 currently surveyed, the Bureau obtains wages and related
benefits data from representative establishments within six broad industry divisions:
Manufacturing; transportation, communication, and other public utilities; wholesale
trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. Government
operations and the construction and extractive industries are excluded. Establishments
having fewer than a prescribed number of workers are also excluded because of
insufficient employment in the occupations studied. Appendix table 1 shows the number
of establishments and workers estimated to be within the scope of this survey, as well as
the number actually studied.
Bureau field representatives obtain data by personal visits at 3-year intervals. In each
of the two intervening years, information on employment and occupational earnings
only is collected by a combination of personal visit, mail questionnaire, and telephone
interview from establishments participating in the previous survey.
A sample of the establishments in the scope of the survey is selected for study prior to
each personal visit survey. This sample, minus establishments which go out of business
or are no longer within the industrial scope of the survey, is retained for the following
two annual surveys. In most cases, establishments new to the area are not considered in
the scope of the survey until the selection of a sample for a personal visit survey.
The sampling procedures involve detailed stratification of all establishments within
the scope of an individual area survey by industry and number of employees. From this
stratified universe a probability sample is selected, with each establishment having a
predetermined chance of selection. To obtain optimum accuracy at minimum cost, a
greater proportion of large than small establishments is selected. When data are
combined, each establishment is weighted according to its probability of selection so
that unbiased estimates are generated. For example, if one out of four establishments is
selected, it is given a weight of 4 to represent itself plus three others. An alternate of the
same original probability is chosen in the same industry-size classification if data are not
available from the original sample member. If no suitable substitute is available,
additional weight is assigned to a sample member that is similar to the missing unit.
Occupations and earnings

Occupations selected for study are common to a variety of manufacturing and
nonmanufacturing industries, and are of the following types: (1) Office clerical; (2)
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movement and custodial. Occupational classification is based on a uniform set of job
descriptions designed to take account of interestablishment variation in duties within
the same job. Occupations selected for study are listed and described in appendix B.
Unless otherwise indicated, the earnings data following the job titles are for all
industries combined. Earnings data for some of the occupations listed and described, or
for some industry divisions within the scope of the survey, are not presented in the Aseries tables because either (1) data were insufficient to provide meaningful statistical
results, or (2) there is possibility of disclosure of individual establishment data. Separate
men’s and women’s earnings data are not presented when the number of workers not
identified by sex is 20 percent or more of the men or women identified in an occupation.
Earnings data not shown separately for industry divisions are included in data for all
industries combined. Likewise, for occupations with more than one level, data are
included in the overall classification when a subclassification is not shown or
information to subclassify is not available.
Occupational employment and earnings data are shown for full-time workers, i.e.,
those hired to work a regular weekly schedule. Earnings data exclude premium pay for
overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Nonproduction bonuses
are excluded, but cost-of-living allowances and incentive bonuses are included. Weekly
hours for office clerical and professional and technical occupations refer to the standard
workweek (rounded to the nearest half hour) for which employees receive regular
straight-time salaries (exclusive of pay for overtime at regular and/or premium rates).
Average weekly earnings for these occupations are rounded to the nearest half dollar.
Vertical lines within the distribution of workers on some A-tables indicate a change in
the size of the class intervals.
These surveys measure the level of occupational earnings in an area at a particular
time. Changes in an occupational average over time reflect, in addition to earnings
changes, factors such as changes in proportions of workers employed by high- or lowwage firms, or high-wage workers advancing to better jobs and being replaced by new
workers at lower rates. Such shifts in employment could decrease an occupational
average even though most establishments in an area increase wages during the year.
Changes in earnings of occupational groups, shown in table A-7, are better indicators of
wage trends than are earnings changes for individual jobs within the groups.
Average earnings reflect composite, areawide estimates. Industries and establish­
ments differ in pay level and job staffing, and thus contribute differently to the estimates

Industrial nurses

for each job. Pay averages may fail to reflect accurately the wage differential among
jobs in individual establishments.
Average pay levels for men and women in selected occupations should not be
assumed to reflect differences in pay of the sexes within individual establishments.
Factors which may contribute to differences include progression within established rate
ranges (only the rates paid incumbents are collected) and performance of specific duties
within the general survey job descriptions. Job descriptions used to classify employees
in these surveys usually are more generalized than those used in individual establish­
ments and allow for minor differences among establishments in specific duties
performed.
Occupational employment estimates represent the total in all establishments within
the scope of the study and not the number actually surveyed. Because occupational
structures among establishments differ, estimates of occupational employment obtained
from the sample of establishments studied serve only to indicate the relative importance
of the jobs studied. These differences in occupational structure do not affect materially
the accuracy of the earnings data.

Registered industrial nurses
Skilled maintenance
Carpenters
Electricians
Painters
Machinists

Unskilled plant
Janitors, porters, and cleaners

1. Average earnings are computed for each occupation for the 2 years being
compared. The averages are derived from earnings in those establishments which
are in the survey both years; it is assumed that employment remains unchanged.

Indexes in table A-7 measure wages at a given time, expressed as a percent of wages
during the base period. Subtracting 100 from the index yields the percent change in
wages from the base period to the date of the index. The percent increases in table A-7
relate to wage changes between the indicated dates. Annual rates of increase, where
shown, reflect the amount of increase for 12 months when the time span between
survey's was other than 12 months. These computations are based on the assumption
that wages increased at a constant rate between surveys.
The indexes and percent increases are based on changes in average hourly earnings of
men and women in establishments reporting the trend jobs in both the current and
previous year (matched establishments). The data are adjusted to remove the effects on
average earnings of employment shifts among establishments and turnover of establish­
ments included in survey samples. The percent increases, however, are still affected by
factors other than wage increases. Hirings, layoffs, and turnover may affect an
establishment average for an occupation when workers are paid under plans providing a
range of wage rates for individual jobs. In periods of increased hiring, for example, new
employees may enter at the bottom of the range, depressing the average without a
change in wage rates.
Occupations used to compute wage trends are:

2. Each occupation is assigned a weight based on its proportionate employment in
the occupational group.
3. These weights are used to compute group averages. Each occupation's average
earnings (computed in step 1) are multiplied by its weight. The products are
totaled to obtain a group average.
4. The ratio of group averages for 2 consecutive years is computed by dividing the
average for the current year by the average for the earlier year. The resultexpressed as a percent—less 100 is the percent change.
The index is computed by adding 100 to the most recent percent increase, multiplying
the total by the previous year’s index number, and dividing the product by 100 to obtain
the current index value.
For a more detailed description of the method used to compute these wage trends, see
‘Improving Area Wage Survey Indexes,’ Monthly Labor Review, January 1973, pp. 52­

Office clerical
Switchboard operators
Order clerks, classes A and B
Accounting clerks, classes A and B
Payroll clerks
Key entry operators, classes A and B

57.
Average pay relationships within establishments

Tables A-8 through A-ll present occupational pay relatives derived from compari­
sons of job averages within individual establishments. The method of computation is as
follows:

Electronic data processing
Computer systems analysts, classes A,
B, and c


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Material handling laborers

Percent changes for individual areas in the program are computed as follows:

Wage trends for selected occupational groups

Secretaries
Stenographers, senior
Stenographers, general
Typists, classes A and B
File clerks, classes A, B, and C
Messengers

Mechanics (machinery)
Mechanics (motor vehicle)
Pipefitters
Tool and die makers

1. A pay relative for any two occupations is computed for each establishment in
which they are found by dividing the average earnings for one occupation by the
average for the other and multiplying by 100 (e.g., $5 divided by $4 = 1.25 times
100 = 125).

Computer programmers, classes A, B,
and C
Computer operators, classes A, B, (_
2

2. Each pay relative is weighted by the number of workers in the two occupations
compared and by the weight assigned to the establishment to represent establish­
ments not included in the survey sample.

addition, the mix of establishments used in the comparisons may differ between the two
methods.
tstaDiishment practices and supplementary wage provisions

Tabulations on selected establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions
(B-senes tables) are not presented in this bulletin. Information for these tabulations is
collected at 3-year intervals. These tabulations on minimum entrance salaries for
inexperienced office workers; shift differentials; scheduled weekly hours and days; paid
holidays; paid vacations; and health, insurance, and pension plans are presented (in the
B-senes tables) in previous bulletins for this area.

2- The weighted pay relatives for all establishments reporting the two occupations
are summed and divided by the total of the weights to produce the average pay
relatives shown in the tables.
Occupational pay relationships measured in this manner yield considerably different
results than those produced by using overall survey averages such as those shown in
tables A-1 through A-6. The former measure the average pay relationships found within
establishments; the latter measure the relationships among job averages in an area. In

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Bureau’s reeular Program plus Poughkeepsie-KingstonNewburgh, N.Y., which is surveyed under contract. In addition, the Bureau conducts more lhnited
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Appendix table 1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied in St. Louis, Mo.-lll., March 1980

Industry division

Number o, establishments

Minimum
employment
in establish
ments in scope
of study

Within scope
of study

Workers in establishments
Within scope
of study

Studied

Studied
Numher

Percenl

All establishments
All divisions
1,267
Manufacturing
Nonmanufacturing
Transportation, communicatioi
other public utilities
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Services

423,059

218.739

207,858
215.201

112,478
106.261

50,353
25.868
70.118
32.780
36,082

37.148
5.658
43,649
10,025
9.781

Large establishments
All divisions
229.208
Manufacturing
Nonmanufacturing
Transportation, communication, and
other public utilities
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Finance, insurance, and real estate6
Services

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102,413
90.582

34,635
3,449

32,988
3,449
47,220
40,920
9,670
8,074
7.350
5.151
Includes all workers in all establishments with total employment (within the area) at or above the minimum limitation.

r or1]1®-!!-°uls(S*f"dard Metropolitan Statistical Area, as detined by the Office of Management and Budget through February
r., p
S° Sl,„ L°dls aty; Franklln' Jefferson, St. Charles, and St. Louis Counties, Mo.; and Clinton, Madison, Monroe and
oomnos„?nnUnMhn ,1 ! ""I”? ^ s™Pe °f s,utV esli™,ds P'™d® a reasonably accurate description of the size and
m
h laborllorce lnc uded m ,he su'vey Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison with other statistical
nonSrf!?, weaSU1re emplc7™ent ,redds or levels Slnce (1) planning of wage surveys requires establishment data compiled
considerably in advance of the payroll period studied, and (2) small establishments are excluded from the scope of the survey
The 1972 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification Manual was used to classify establishments by industry division All
government operations are excluded from the scope of the survey.

1 Includes all establishments with total employment at or above the minimum limitation. All outlets (within
nonmanufacturing companies are considered as one establishment when located within the same industry division.

192.995

• Abbreviated to 'public utilities' in the A-series tables. Taxicabs and services incidental to water transportation are excluded.
■ Separate data for this division are not presented in the A-series tables, but the division is represented in the 'all industries' and
‘nonmanufacturing’ estimates.
■ Hotels and motels; laundries and other personal services; business services; automobile repair, rental, and parking; motion
pictures; nonprofit membership organizations (excluding religious and charitable organizations); and engineering and architectur­

the area) of

al services.

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Appendix B.
Occupational
Descriptions

The primary purpose of preparing job descriptions for the Bureau’s wage surveys is
to assist its field representatives in classifying into appropriate occupations workers
who are employed under a variety of payroll titles and different work arrangements
from establishment to establishment and from area to area. This permits grouping
occupational wage rates representing comparable job content. Because of this emphasis
on interestablishment and interarea comparability of occupational content, the Bureau s
job descriptions may differ significantly from those in use in individual establishments
or those prepared for other purposes. In applying these job descriptions, the Bureau s
field representatives are instructed to exclude working supervisors; apprentices; and
part-time, temporary, and probationary workers. Handicapped workers whose earnings
are reduced because of their handicap are also excluded. Learners, beginners, and
trainees, unless specifically included in the job description, are excluded.

d.

Assistant-type positions which entail more difficult or more responsible
technical, administrative, or supervisory duties which are not typical of
secretarial work, e.g., Administrative Assistant, or Executive Assistant;

e.

Positions which do not fit any of the situations listed in the sections below
titled ‘Level of Supervisor,’ e.g., secretary to the president of a company
that employs, in all, over 5,000 persons;

f.

Trainees.

Classification by Level. Secretary jobs which meet the required characteristics are
matched at one of five levels according to (a) the level of the secretary’s supervisor

Office
SECRETARY

Assigned as a personal secretary, normally to one individual. Maintains a close and
highly responsive relationship to the day-to-day activities of the supervisor. Works
fairly independently receiving a minimum of detailed supervision and guidance.
Performs varied clerical and secretarial duties requiring a knowledge of office routine
and understanding of the organization, programs, and procedures related to the work of

within the company’s organizational structure and, (b) the level of the secretary s
responsibility. The tabulation following the explanations of these two factors indicates
the level of the secretary for each combination of the factors.
Level ofSecretary's Supervisor (LS)

the supervisor.
Exclusions. Not all positions that are titled ‘secretary’ possess the above characteristics.
Examples of positions which are excluded from the definition are as follows:
a.

LS-1

Positions which do not meet the ‘personal’ secretary concept described

a.

above;

b.

b.

Stenographers not fully trained in secretarial-type duties;

c.

Stenographers serving as office assistants to a group of professional,
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Secretary to the supervisor or head of a small organizational unit (e.g.,
fewer than about 25 or 30 persons); or
Secretary to a nonsupervisory staff specialist, professional employee,
administrative officer or assistant, skilled technician or expert. (NOTE:
Many companies assign stenographers, rather than secretaries as described
above, to this level of supervisory or nonsupervisory worker.)

LS-2
a.

b-

Level ofSecretary's Responsibility (LR)
Secretary to an executive or managerial person whose responsibility is not
equivalent to one of the specific level situations in the definition for LS-3,
but whose organizational unit normally numbers at least several dozen
employees and is usually divided into organizational segments which are
often, in turn, further subdivided. In some companies, this level includes a
wide range of organizational echelons; in others, only one or two; or
Secretary to the head of an individual plant, factory, etc., (or other
equivalent level of official) that employs, in all, fewer than 5,000 persons.

This factor evaluates the nature of the work relationship between the secretary and
the supervisor, and the extent to which the secretary is expected to exercise initiative
and judgment. Secretaries should be matched at LR-1 or LR-2 described below
according to their level of responsibility.
LR-1
Performs varied secretarial duties including or comparable to most of the
following:

LS-3
ab.
c.

d.
e.

Secretary to the chairman of the board or president of a company that
employs, in all, fewer than 100 persons; or
Secretary to a corporate officer (other than chairman of the board or
president) of a company that employs, in all, over 100 but fewer than 5,000
persons; or
Secretary to the head (immediately below the officer level) over either a
major corporatewide functional activity (e.g., marketing, research, oper­
ations, industrial relations, etc.) or a major geographic or organizational
segment (e.g., a regional headquarters; a major division) 'of a company that
employs, in all, over 5,000 but fewer than 25,000 employees; or
Secretary to the head of an individual plant, factory, etc., (or other
equivalent level of official) that employs, in all, over 5,000 persons; or
Secretary to the head of a large and important organizational segment
(e.g., a middle management supervisor of an organizational segment often
involving as many as several hundred persons) of a company that employs,
in all, over 25,000 persons.

ab.

Answers telephones, greets personal callers, and opens incoming mail.
Answers telephone requests which have standard answers. May reply to
requests by sending a form letter.
cReviews correspondence, memoranda, and reports prepared by others for
the supervisor’s signature to ensure procedural and typographical accura­
cy.
d. Maintains supervisor’s calendar and makes appointments as instructed.
e'
Types, takes and transcribes dictation, and files.
LR-2
I erforms duties described under LR-1 and, in addition performs tasks requiring
greater judgment, initiative, and knowledge of office functions including or compara­
ble to most of the following:
ab-

LS-4
abc.

Secretary to the chairman of the board or president of a company that
employs, in all, over 100 but fewer than 5,000 persons; or
Secretary to a corporate officer (other than the chairman of the board or
president) of a company that employs, in all, over 5,000 but fewer than
25,000 persons; or
Secretary to the head, immediately below the corporate officer level, of a
major segment or subsidiary of a company that employs, in all, over 25,000
persons.

NOTE: The term ‘corporate officer’ used in the above LS definition refers to those
officials who have a significant corporatewide policy-making role with regard to major
company activities. The title ‘vice president,' though normally indicative of this role,
does not in all cases identify such positions. Vice presidents whose primary responsibili­
ty is to act personally on individual cases or transactions (e.g., approve or deny
individual loan or credit actions; administer individual trust accounts; directly supervise
a clerical staff) are not considered to be 'corporate officers’ for purposes of applying the
definition.


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cd.
e.

Screens telephone and personal callers, determining which can be handled
by the supervisor's subordinates or other offices.
Answers requests which require a detailed knowledge of office procedures
or collection of information from files or other offices. May sign routine
correspondence in own or supervisor’s name.
Compiles or assists in compiling periodic reports on the basis of general
instructions.
Schedules tentative appointments without prior clearance. Assembles
necessary background material for scheduled meetings. Makes arrange­
ments for meetings and conferences.
Explains supervisor’s requirements to other employees in supervisor's unit.
(Also types, takes dictation, and files.)

The following tabulation shows the level of the secretary for each LS and LR
combination:
LS-1.
LS-2.
LS-3.
LS-4.

LR-1
Class E
Class D
Class C
Class B

LR-2
Class D
Class C
Class B
Class A

FILE CLERK

STENOGRAPHER

Primary duty is to take dictation using shorthand, and to transcribe the dictation. May
also type from written copy. May operate from a stenographic pool. May occasionally
transcribe from voice recordings (if primary duty is transcribing from recordings, see
Transcribing-Machine Typist). NOTE. This job is distinguished from that of a secretary
in that a secretary normally works in a confidential relationship with only one manager
or executive and performs more responsible and discretionary tasks as described in the
secretary job definition.

Files, classifies, and retrieves material in an established filing system. May perform
clerical and manual tasks required to maintain files. Positions are classified into levels on
the basis of the following definitions.
Class A. Classifies and indexes file material such as correspondence, reports, technical
documents, etc., in an established filing system containing a number of varied subject
matter files. May also file this material. May keep records of various types in
conjunction with the files. May lead a small group of lower level file clerks.

Stenographer. Senior. Dictation involves a varied technical or specialized vocabulary
such as in legal briefs or reports on scientific research. May also set up and maintain
files, keep records, etc., OR
Performs stenographic duties requiring significantly greater independence and
responsibility than stenographer, general, as evidenced by the following: Work requires
a high degree of stenographic speed and accuracy; a thorough working knowledge of
general business and office procedure and of the specific business operations, organiza­
tion, policies, procedures, files, workflow, etc. Uses this knowledge in performing
stenographic duties and responsible clerical tasks such as maintaining follow-up files,
assembling material for reports, memoranda, and letters; composing simple letters from
general instructions; reading and routing incoming mail; and answering routine
questions, etc.

Class B. Sorts, codes, and files unclassified material by simple (subject matter) headings
or partly classified material by finer subheadings. Prepares simple related index and
cross-reference aids. As requested, locates clearly identified material in files and
forwards material. May perform related clerical tasks required to maintain and service
files.

Stenographer, General Dictation involves a normal routine vocabulary. May maintain
files, keep simple records, or perform other relatively routine clerical tasks.

Performs various routine duties such as running errands, operating minor office
machines such as sealers or mailers, opening and distributing mail, and other minor
clerical work. Exclude positions that require operation of a motor vehicle as a
significant duty.

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE TYPIST

Primary duty is to type copy of voice recorded dictation which does not involve
varied technical or specialized vocabulary such as that used in legal briefs or reports on
scientific research. May also type from written copy. May maintain files, keep simple
records, or perform other relatively routine clerical tasks. (See Stenographer definition
for workers involved with shorthand dictation.)

TYPIST

...

,

Uses a typewriter to make copies of various materials or to make out bills after
calculations have been made by another person. May include typing of stencils, mats, or
similar materials for use in duplicating processes. May do clerical work involving little
special training, such as keeping simple records, filing records and reports, or sorting
and distributing incoming mail.

Class C. Performs routine filing of material that has already been classified or which is
easily classified in a simple serial classification system (e.g., alphabetical, chronological,
or numerical). As requested, locates readily available material in files and forwards
material; and may fill out withdrawal charge. May perform simple clerical and manual
tasks required to maintain and service files.
MESSENGER

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR

Operates a telephone switchboard or console used with a private branch exchange
(PBX) system to relay incoming, outgoing, and intrasystem calls. May provide
information to callers, record and transmit messages, keep record of calls placed and
toll charges. Besides operating a telephone switchboard or console, may also type or
perform routine clerical work (typing or routine clerical work may occupy the major
portion of the worker’s time, and is usually performed while at the switchboard or
console). Chief or lead operators in establishments employing more than one operator
are excluded. For an operator who also acts as a receptionist, see Switchboard
Operator-Receptionist.
SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONIST

Class A. Performs one or more of the following: Typing material in final form when it
involves combining material from several sources; or responsibility for correct spelling,
syllabication, punctuation, etc., of technical or unusual words or foreign language
material; or planning layout and typing of complicated statistical tables to maintain
uniformity and balance in spacing. May type routine form letters, varying details to suit
circumstances.

At a single-position telephone switchboard or console, acts both as an operator—see
Switchboard Operator—and as a receptionist. Receptionist’s work involves such duties
as greeting visitors; determining nature of visitor’s business and providing appropriate
information; referring visitor to appropriate person in the organization or contacting
that person by telephone and arranging an appointment; keeping a log of visitors.

Class B. Performs one or more of the following: Copy typing from rough or clear drafts;
or routine typing of forms, insurance policies, etc.; or setting up simple standard
tabulations; or copying more complex tables already set up and spaced properly.

Receives written or verbal customers’ purchase orders for material or merchandise
from customers or sales people. Work typically involves some combination of the
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ORDER CLERK

suggesting substitutes when necessary; advising expected delivery date and method of
delivery; recording order and customer information on order sheets; checking order
sheets for accuracy and adequacy of information recorded; ascertaining credit rating of
customer; furnishing customer with acknowledgement of receipt of order; following up
to see that order is delivered by the specified date or to let customer know of a delay in
delivery; maintaining order file; checking shipping invoice against original order.
Exclude workers paid on a commission basis or whose duties include any of the following:
Receiving orders for services rather than for material or merchandise; providing
customers with consultative advice using knowledge gained from engineering or
extensive technical training; emphasizing selling skills; handling material or merchan­
dise as an integral part of the job.
Positions are classified into levels according to the following definitions:

Performs the clerical tasks necessary to process payrolls and to maintain payroll
records. Work involves most of the following-. Processing workers’ time or production
records; adjusting workers’ records for changes in wage rates, supplementary benefits,
or tax deductions; editing payroll listings against source records; tracing and correcting
errors in listings; and assisting in preparation of periodic summary payroll reports In a
nonautomated payroll system, computes wages. Work may require a practical knowl­
edge of governmental regulations, company payroll policy, or the computer system for
processing payrolls.

Class A. Handles orders that involve making judgments such as choosing which specific
product or material from the establishment’s product lines will satisfy the customer’s
needs, or determining the price to be quoted when pricing involves more than merely
referring to a price list or making some simple mathematical calculations.

Operates keyboard-controlled data entry device such as keypunch machine or keyoperated magnetic tape or disk encoder to transcribe data into a form suitable for
computer processing. Work requires skill in operating an alphanumeric keyboard and
an understanding of transcribing procedures and relevant data entry equipment.
Positions are classified into levels on the basis of the following definitions:

Class B. Handles orders involving items which have readily identified uses and
applications. May refer to a catalog, manufacturer’s manual, or similar document to
insure that proper item is supplied or to verify price of ordered item.
ACCOUNTING CLERK

Performs one or more accounting clerical tasks such as posting to registers and
ledgers, reconciling bank accounts; verifying the internal consistency, completeness,
and mathematical accuracy of accounting documents; assigning prescribed accounting
distribution codes; examining and verifying for clerical accuracy various types of
reports, lists, calculations, posting, etc.; or preparing simple or assisting in preparing
more complicated journal vouchers. May work in either a manual or automated
accounting system.
The work requires a knowledge of clerical methods and office practices and
procedures which relates to the clerical processing and recording of transactions and
accounting information. With experience, the worker typically becomes familiar with
the bookkeeping and accounting terms and procedures used in the assigned work, but is
not required to have a knowledge of the formal principles of bookkeeping and
accounting.
Positions are classified into levels on the basis of the following definitions:
Class A. Under general supervision, performs accounting clerical operations which
require the application of experience and judgment, for example, clerically processing
complicated or nonrepetitive accounting transactions, selecting among a substantial
variety of prescribed accounting codes and classifications, or tracing transactions
through previous accounting actions to determine source of discrepancies. May be
assisted by one or more class B accounting clerks.
Class B. Under close supervision, following detailed instructions and standardized
procedures, performs one or more routine accounting clerical operations, such as
posting to ledgers, cards, or worksheets where identification of items and locations of
postings are clearly indicated; checking accuracy and completeness of standardized and
repetitive records or accounting documents; and coding documents using a few
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PAYROLL CLERK

KEY ENTRY OPERATOR

Class A. Work requires the application of experience and judgment in selecting
procedures to be followed and in searching for, interpreting, selecting, or coding items
to be entered from a variety of source documents. On occasion may also perform
routine work as described for class B.
NOTE: Excluded are operators above class A using the key entry controls to access,
read, and evaluate the substance of specific records to take substantive actions, or to
make entries requiring a similar level of knowledge.
Class B. Work is routine and repetitive. Under close supervision or following specific
procedures or detailed instructions, works from various standardized source documents
which have been coded and require little or no selecting, coding, or interpreting of data
to be entered. Refers to supervisor problems arising from erroneous items, codes, or
missing information.

Professional and Technical
COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST, BUSINESS

Analyzes business problems to formulate procedures for solving them by use of
electronic data processing equipment. Develops a complete description of all specifica­
tions needed to enable programmers to prepare required digital computer programs.
Work involves most of the following-. Analyzes subject-matter operations to be
automated and identifies conditions and criteria required to achieve satisfactory results;
specifies number and types of records, files, and documents to be used; outlines actions
to be performed by personnel and computers in sufficient detail for presentation to
management and for programming (typically this involves preparation of work and
data flow charts); coordinates the development of test problems and participates in trial
runs of new and revised systems; and recommends equipment changes to obtain more
effective overall operations. (NOTE: Workers performing both systems analysis and
programming should be classified as systems analysts if this is the skill used to determine
their pay.)

Does not include employees primarily responsible for the management or supervision
of other electronic data processing employees, or systems analysts primarily concerned
with scientific or engineering problems.
For wage study purposes, systems analysts are classified as follows:
Class A. Works independently or under only general direction on complex problems
involving all phases of systems analysis. Problems are complex because of diverse
sources of input data and multiple-use requirements of output data. (For example,
develops an integrated production scheduling, inventory control, cost analysis, and
sales analysis record in which every item of each type is automatically processed
through the full system of records and appropriate followup actions are initiated by the
computer.) Confers with persons concerned to determine the data processing problems
and advises subject-matter personnel on the implications of new or revised systems of
data processing operations. Makes recommendations, if needed, for approval of major
systems installations or changes and for obtaining equipment.
May provide functional direction to lower level systems analysts who are assigned to
assist.
Class B. Works independently or under only general direction on problems that are
relatively uncomplicated to analyze, plan, program, and operate. Problems are of
limited complexity because sources of input data are homogeneous and the output data
are closely related. (For example, develops systems for maintaining depositor accounts
in a bank, maintaining accounts receivable in a retail establishment, or maintaining
inventory accounts in a manufacturing or wholesale establishment.) Confers with
persons concerned to determine the data processing problems and advises subjectmatter personnel on the implications of the data processing systems to be applied, OR
Works on a segment of a complex data processing scheme or system, as described for
class A. Works independently on routine assignments and receives instruction and
guidance on complex assignments. Work is reviewed for accuracy of judgment,
compliance with instructions, and to insure proper alignment with the overall system.
Class C. Works under immediate supervision, carrying out analyses as assigned, usually
of a single activity. Assignments are designed to develop and expand practical
experience in the application of procedures and skills required for systems analysis
work. For example, may assist a higher level systems analyst by preparing the detailed
specifications required by programmers from information developed by the higher
level analyst.
COMPUTER PROGRAMMER, BUSINESS

Converts statements of business problems, typically prepared by a systems analyst,
into a sequence of detailed instructions which are required to solve the problems by
automatic data processing equipment. Working from charts or diagrams, the program­
mer develops the precise instructions which, when entered into the computer system in
coded language, cause the manipulation of data to achieve desired results. Work
involves most of the following: Applies knowledge of computer capabilities, mathemat­
ics, logic employed by computers, and particular subject matter involved to analyze
charts and diagrams of the problem to be programmed; develops sequence of program
steps; writes detailed flow charts to show order in which data will be processed;
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programs; prepares instructions for operating personnel during production run;
analyzes, reviews, and alters programs to increase operating efficiency or adapt to new
requirements; maintains records of program development and revisions. (NOTE:
Workers performing both systems analysis and programming should be classified as
systems analysts if this is the skill used to determine their pay.)
Does not include employees primarily responsible for the management or supervision
of other electronic data processing employees, or programmers primarily concerned
with scientific and/or engineering problems.
For wage study purposes, programmers are classified as follows:
Class A. Works independently or under only general direction on complex problems
which require competence in all phases of programming concepts and practices.
Working from diagrams and charts which identify the nature of desired results, major
processing steps to be accomplished, and the relationships between various steps of the
problem solving routine; plans the full range of programming actions needed to
efficiently utilize the computer system in achieving desired end products.
At this level, programming is difficult because computer equipment must be
organized to produce several interrelated but diverse products from numerous and
diverse data elements. A wide variety and extensive number of internal processing
actions must occur. This requires such actions as development of common operations
which can be reused, establishment of linkage points between operations, adjustments
to data when program requirements exceed computer storage capacity, and substantial
manipulation and resequencing of data elements to form a highly integrated program.
May provide functional direction to lower level programmers who are assigned to
assist.
Class B. Works independently or under only general direction on relatively simple
programs, or on simple segments of complex programs. Programs (or segments) usually
process information to produce data in two or three varied sequences or formats.
Reports and listings are produced by refining, adapting, arraying, or making minor
additions to or deletions from input data which are readily available. While numerous
records may be processed, the data have been refined in prior actions so that the
accuracy and sequencing of data can be tested by using a few routine checks. Typically,
the program deals with routine recordkeeping operations, OR
Works on complex programs (as described for class A) under close direction of a
higher level programmer or supervisor. May assist higher level programmer by
independently performing less difficult tasks assigned, and performing more difficult
tasks under fairly close direction.
May guide or instruct lower level programmers.
Class C. Makes practical applications of programming practices and concepts usually
learned in formal training courses. Assignments are designed to develop competence in
the application of standard procedures to routine problems. Receives close supervision
on new aspects of assignments; and work is reviewed to verify its accuracy and
conformance with required procedures.
COMPUTER OPERATOR

In accordance with operating instructions, monitors and operates the control console
of a digital computer to process data. Executes runs by either serial processing

(processes one program at a time) or multiprocessing (processes two or more programs
simultaneously). The following duties characterize the work of a computer operator:

*
*
*
*

Studies operating instructions to determine equipment setup needed.
Loads equipment with required items (tapes, cards, disks, paper, etc.).
Switches necessary auxiliary equipment into system.
Starts and operates computer.
Responds to operating and computeroutput instructions.
Reviews error messages and makes corrections during operation or refers
problems.
Maintains operating record.

May test-run new or modified programs. May assist in modifying systems or
programs. The scope of this definition includes trainees working to become fully
qualified computer operators, fully qualified computer operators, and lead operators
providing technical assistance to lower level operators. It excludes workers who
monitor and operate remote terminals.

guidance to the operator before and during the run. After the operator has gained
experience with a program, however, the operator works fairly independently in
applying standard operating or corrective procedures in responding to computer
output instructions or error conditions, but refers problems to a higher level operator or
the supervisor when standard procedures fail.
PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT OPERATOR

Operates peripheral equipment which directly supports digital computer operations.
Such equipment is uniquely and specifically designed for computer applications, but
need not be physically or electronically connected to a computer. Printers, plotters,
card read/punches, tape readers, tape units or drives, disk units or drives, and data
display units are examples of such equipment.
The following duties characterize the work of a peripheral equipment operator:

UossA. In addition to work assignments described for a class B operator (see below) the
work of a class A operator involves at least one of the following:

*
I

*

Deviates from standard procedures to avoid the loss of information or to
conserve computer time even though the procedures applied materially
alter the computer unit’s production plans.
Tests new programs, applications, and procedures.
Advises programmers and subject-matter experts on setup techniques.
Assists in (1) maintaining, modifying, and developing operating systems or
programs; (2) developing operating instructions and techniques to cover
problem situations; and/or (3) switching to emergency backup procedures
(such assistance requires a working knowledge of program language,
computer features, and software systems).

An operator at this level typically guides lower level operators.
Class B. In addition to established production runs, work assignments include runs
involving new programs, applications, and procedures (i.e., situations which require the
operator to adapt to a variety of problems). At this level, the operator has the training
and experience to work fairly independently in carrying out most assignments
Assignments may require the operator to select from a variety of standard setup and
operating procedures. In responding to computer output instructions or error condi­
tions, applies standard operating or corrective procedures, but may deviate from
standard procedures when standard procedures fail if deviation does not materially
alter the computer unit’s production plans. Refers the problem or aborts the program
when procedures applied do not provide a solution. May guide lower level operators.
dass C. Work assignments are limited to established production runs (i.e., programs
which present few operating problems). Assignments may consist primarily of on-thejob training (sometimes augmented by classroom instruction). When learning to run
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Loading printers and plotters with correct paper; adjusting controls for
orms, thickness, tension, printing density, and location; and unloading
hard copy.
b
Labelling tape reels, disks, or card decks.
Checking labels and mounting and dismounting designated tape reels or
disks on specified units or drives.
Setting controls which regulate operation of the equipment.
Observing panel lights for warnings and error indications and taking
appropriate action.
Examining tapes, cards, or other material for creases, tears, or other
defects which could cause processing problems.

This classification excludes workers (1) who monitor and operate a control console
(see computer operator) or a remote terminal, or (2) whose duties are limited to
operating decollates, bursters, separators, or similar equipment.
COMPUTER DATA LIBRARIAN

Maintains library of media (tapes, disks, cards, cassettes) used for automatic data
processing applications. The following or similar duties characterize the work of a
computer data librarian: Classifying, cataloging, and storing media in accordance with a
standardized system; upon proper requests, releasing media for processing; maintaining
records of releases and returns; inspecting returned media for damage or excessive wear
to determine whether or not they need replacing. May perform minor repairs to
damaged tapes.
DRAFTER

Performs drafting work requiring knowledge and skill in drafting methods, proce­
dures, and techniques. Prepares drawings of structures, mechanical and electrical
equipment, piping and duct systems and other similar equipment, systems and
assemblies. Uses recognized systems of symbols, legends, shadings, and lines having
specific meanings in drawings. Drawings are used to communicate engineering ideas,
designs, and information in support of engineering functions.
The following are excluded when they constitute the primary purpose of the job:
*

Design work requiring the technical knowledge, skill, and ability to
conceive or originate designs;

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•
•
•

Illustrating work requiring artistic ability;
Work involving the preparation of charts, diagrams, room arrangements,
floor plans, etc.;
Cartographic work involving the preparation of maps or plats and related
materials, and drawings of geological structures; and
Supervisory work involving the management of a drafting program or the
supervision of drafters.

Positions are classified into levels on the basis of the following definitions.
Class A. Works closely with design originators, preparing drawings of unusual, complex
or original designs which require a high degree of precision. Performs unusually
difficult assignments requiring considerable initiative, resourcefulness, and drafting
expertise. Assures that anticipated problems in manufacture, assembly, installation, and
operation are resolved by the drawings produced. Exercises independent judgment in
selecting and interpreting data based on a knowledge of the design intent. Although
working primarily as a drafter, may occasionally perform engineering design work in
interpreting general designs prepared by others or in completing missing design details.
May provide advice and guidance to lower level drafters or serve as coordinator and
planner for large and complex drafting projects.
Class B. Prepares complete sets of complex drawings which include multiple views,
detail drawings, and assembly drawings. Drawings include complex design features
that require considerable drafting skill to visualize and portray. Assignments regularly
require the use of mathematical formulas to compute weights, load capacities,
dimensions, quantities of materials, etc. Working from sketches and verbal information
supplied by an engineer or designer, determines the most appropriate views, detail
drawings, and supplementary information needed to complete assignments. Selects
required information from precedents, manufacturers’ catalogs, and technical guides.
Independently resolves most of the problems encountered. Supervisor or designer may
suggest methods of approach or provide advice on unusually difficult problems.
NOTE: Exclude drafters performing work of similar difficulty to that described at this
level but who provide support for a variety of organizations which have widely
differing functions or requirements.
Class C. Prepares various drawings of parts and assemblies, including sectional profiles,
irregular or reverse curves, hidden lines, and small or intricate details. Work requires
use of most of the conventional drafting techniques and a working knowledge of the
terms and procedures of the industry. Familiar or recurring work is assigned in general
terms' unfamiliar assignments include information on methods, procedures, sources of
information, and precedents to be followed. Simple revisions to existing drawings may
be assigned with a verbal explanation of the desired results; more complex revisions are
produced from sketches which clearly depict the desired product.
Class D. Prepares drawings of simple, easily visualized parts or equipment from
sketches or marked-up prints. Selects appropriate templates and other equipment
needed to complete assignments. Drawings fit familiar patterns and present few
technical problems. Supervisor provides detailed instructions on new assignments,
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Class E. Working under close supervision, traces or copies finished drawings, making
clearly indicated revisions. Uses appropriate templates to draw curved lines. Assign­
ments are designed to develop increasing skill in various drafting techniques. Work is
spot-checked during progress and reviewed upon completion.
NOTE: Exclude drafters performing elementary tasks while receiving training in the
most basic drafting methods.
ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN

Works on various types of electronic equipment and related devices by performing
one or a combination of the following: Installing, maintaining, repairing, overhauling,
troubleshooting, modifying, constructing, and testing. Work requires practical applica­
tion of technical knowledge of electronics principles, ability to determine malfunctions,
and skill to put equipment in required operating condition.
• The equipment—consisting of either many different kinds of circuits or multiple
repetition of the same kind of circuit—includes, but is not limited to, the following: (a)
electronic transmitting and receiving equipment (e.g., radar, radio, television, tele­
phone, sonar, navigational aids), (b) digital and analog computers, and (c) industrial and
medical measuring and controlling equipment.
This classification excludes repairers of such standard electronic equipment as
common office machines and household radio and television sets; production assemb­
lers and testers; workers whose primary duty is servicing electronic test instruments;
technicians who have administrative or supervisory responsibility; and drafters,
designers, and professional engineers.
Positions are classified into levels on the basis of the following definitions:
Class A. Applies advanced technical knowledge to solve unusually complex problems
(i.e., those that typically cannot be solved solely by reference to manufacturers’ manuals
or similar documents) in working on electronic equipment. Examples of such problems
include location and density of circuitry, electromagnetic radiation, isolating
malfunctions, and frequent engineering changes. Work involves: A detailed understan­
ding of the interrelationships of circuits; exercising independent judgment in perfor­
ming such tasks as making circuit analyses, calculating wave forms, tracing relation­
ships in signal flow; and regularly using complex text instruments (e.g., dual trace
oscilloscopes, Q-meters, deviation meters, pulse generators).
Work may be reviewed by supervisor (frequently an engineer or designer) for general
compliance with accepted practices. May provide technical guidance to lower level
technicians.
Class B. Applies comprehensive technical knowledge to solve complex problems (i.e.,
those that typically can be solved solely by properly interpreting manufacturers’
manuals or similar documents) in working on electronic equipment. Work involves: A
familiarity with the interrelationships of circuits; and judgment in determining work
sequence and in selecting tools and testing instructions, usually less complex than those
used by the class A technician.
Receives technical guidance, as required, from supervisor or higher level technician,
and work is reviewed for specific compliance with accepted practices and work
assignments. May provide technical guidance to lower level technicians.

Class C. Applies working technical knowledge to perform simple or routine tasks in
working on electronic equipment, following detailed instructions which cover virtually
all procedures. Work typically involves such tasks as: Assisting higher level technicians
by performing such activities as replacing components, wiring circuits, and taking test
readings; repairing simple electronic equipment; and using tools and common test
instruments (e.g., multimeters, audio signal generators, tube testers, oscilloscopes). Is
not required to be familiar with the interrelationships of circuits. This knowledge,
however, may be acquired through assignments designed to increase competence
(including classroom training) so that worker can advance to higher level technician.
Receives technical guidance, as required, from supervisor or higher level technician
Work is typically spot-checked, but is given detailed review when new or advanced
assignments are involved.
REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL NURSE

A registered nurse gives nursing service under general medical direction to ill or
injured employees or other persons who become ill or suffer an accident on the premises
of a factory or other establishment. Duties involve a combination ofthefollowing: Giving
first aid to the ill or injured; attending to subsequent dressing of employees’ injuries;
keeping records of patients treated; preparing accident reports for compensation or
other purposes; assisting in physical examinations and health evaluations of applicants
and employees; and planning and carrying out programs involving health education,
accident prevention, evaluation of plant environment, or other activities affecting the
health, welfare, and safety of all personnel. Nursing supervisors or head nurses in
establishments employing more than one nurse are excluded.

Maintenance, Toolroom, and Powerplant
MAINTENANCE CARPENTER

Performs the carpentry duties necessary to construct and maintain in good repair
building woodwork and equipment such as bins, cribs, counters, benches, partitions,
doors, floors, stairs, casings, and trim made of wood in an establishment. Work involves
most of the following: Planning and laying out of work from blueprints, drawings,
models, or verbal instructions; using a variety of carpenter’s handtools, portable power
tools, and standard measuring instruments; making standard shop computations relating
to dimensions of work; and selecting materials necessary for the work. In general, the
work of the maintenance carpenter requires rounded training and experience usually
acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN

Performs a variety of electrical trade functions such as the installation, maintenance
or repair of equipment for the generation, distribution, or utilization of electric energy
in an establishment. Work involves most of the following: Installing or repairing any of a
variety of electrical equipment such as generators, transformers, switchboards, control­
lers, circuit breakers, motors, heating units, conduit systems, or other transmission
equipment; working from blueprints, drawings, layouts, or other specifications;
locating and diagnosing trouble in the electrical system or equipment; working standard
computations relating to load requirements of wiring or electrical equipment- and using
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the work of the maintenance electrician requires rounded training and experience
usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
MAINTENANCE PAINTER

Paints and redecorates walls, woodwork, and fixtures of an establishment. Work
involves the following: Knowledge of surface peculiarities and types of paint required for
different applications; preparing surface for painting by removing old finish or by
p acing putty or filler in nail holes and interstices; and applying paint with spray gun or
brush. May mix colors, oils, white lead, and other paint ingredients to obtain proper
co or or consistency. In general, the work of the maintenance painter requires rounded
training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent
training and experience.
MAINTENANCE MACHINIST

Produces replacement parts and new parts in making repairs of metal parts of
mechanical equipment operated in an establishment. Work involves most of the
following: Interpreting written instructions and specifications; planning and laying out
ot work; using a variety of machinist’s handtools and precision measuring instrumentssetting up and operating standard machine tools; shaping of metal parts to close
tolerances; making standard shop computations relating to dimensions of work, tooling,
feeds, and speeds of machining; knowledge of the working properties of the common
metals; selecting standard materials, parts, and equipment required for this work; and
ittmg and assembling parts into mechanical equipment. In general, the machinist’s
work normally requires a rounded training in machine-shop practice usually acquired
through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
MAINTENANCE MECHANIC (MACHINERY)

Repairs machinery or mechanical equipment of an establishment. Work involves
most of the following: Examining machines and mechanical equipment to diagnose
source of trouble; dismantling or partly dismantling machines and performing repairs
that mainly involve the use of handtools in scraping and fitting parts; replacing broken
or defective parts with items obtained from stock; ordering the production of a
replacement part by a machine shop or sending the machine to a machine shop for
major repairs; preparing written specifications for major repairs or for the production
ot parts ordered from machine shops; reassembling machines; and making all necessary
adjustments for operation. In general, the work of a machinery maintenance mechanic
requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprentice­
ship or equivalent training and experience. Excluded from this classification are
workers whose primary duties involve setting up or adjusting machines.
MAINTENANCE MECHANIC (MOTOR VEHICLE)

Repairs automobiles, buses, motortrucks, and tractors of an establishment. Work
involves most of the following: Examining automotive equipment to diagnose source of
trouble; disassembling equipment and performing repairs that involve the use of such
handtools as wrenches, gauges, drills, or specialized equipment in disassembling or
fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts from stock; grinding and adjusting
valves; reassembling and installing the various assemblies in the vehicle and making
necessary adjustments; and aligning wheels, adjusting brakes and lights, or tightening
body bolts. In general, the work of the motor vehicle maintenance mechanic requires

rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or
equivalent training and experience.
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This classification does not include mechanics who repair customers vehicles in
automobile repair shops.
MAINTENANCE PIPEFITTER

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Installs or repairs water, steam, gas, or other types of pipe and pipefittings in an
establishment. Work involves most of the following-. Laying out work and measuring to
locate position of pipe from drawings or other written specifications; cutting various
sizes of pipe to correct lengths with chisel and hammer or oxyacetylene torch or pipe­
cutting machines; threading pipe with stocks and dies; bending pipe by hand-driven or
power-driven machines; assembling pipe with couplings and fastening pipe to hangers;
making standard shop computations relating to pressures, flow, and size of pipe
required; and making standard tests to determine whether finished pipes meet
specifications. In general, the work of the maintenance pipefitter requires rounded
training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent
training and experience. Workers primarily engaged in installing and repairing building
sanitation or heating systems are excluded.
MAINTENANCE SHEET-METAL WORKER

Fabricates, installs, and maintains in good repair the sheet-metal equipment and
fixtures (such as machine guards, grease pans, shelves, lockers, tanks, ventilators,
chutes, ducts, metal roofing) of an establishment. Work involves most of the following:
Planning and laying out all types of sheet-metal maintenance work from blueprints,
models, or other specifications; setting up and operating all available types of sheetmetal working machines; using a variety of handtools in cutting, bending, forming,
shaping, fitting, and assembling; and installing sheet-metal articles as required. In
general, the work of the maintenance sheet-metal worker requires rounded training and
experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and
experience.
MILLWRIGHT

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Installs new machines or heavy equipment, and dismantles and installs machines or
heavy equipment when changes in the plant layout are required. Work involves most of
the following: Planning and laying out work; interpreting blueprints or other specifica­
tions; using a variety of handtools and rigging; making standard shop computations
relating to stresses, strength of materials, and centers of gravity; aligning and balancing
equipment; selecting standard tools, equipment, and parts to be used; and installing and
maintaining in good order power transmission equipment such as drives and speed
reducers. In general, the millwright’s work normally requires a rounded training and
experience in the trade acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training
and experience.
MAINTENANCE TRADES HELPER

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Assists one or more workers in the skilled maintenance trades, by performing specitic
or general duties of lesser skill, such as keeping a worker supplied with materials and
tools; cleaning working area, machine, and equipment; assisting journeyman by holding
materials or tools; and performing other unskilled tasks as directed by journeyman. The
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trades the helper is confined to supplying, lifting, and holding materials and tools, and
cleaning working areas; and in others he is permitted to perform specialized machine
operations, or parts of a trade that are also performed by workers on a full-time basis.
MACHINE-TOOL OPERATOR (TOOLROOM)

Specializes in operating one or more than one type of machine tool (e.g., jig borer,
grinding machine, engine lathe, milling machine) to machine metal for use in making ot '
maintaining jigs, fixtures, cutting tools, gauges, or metal dies or molds used in shaping
or forming metal or nonmetallic material (e.g., plastic, plaster, rubber, glass). Work
typically involves: Planning and performing difficult machining operations which require
complicated setups or a high degree of accuracy; setting up machine tool or tools (e.g.,
install cutting tools and adjust guides, stops, working tables, and other controls to
handle the size of stock to be machined; determine proper feeds, speeds, tooling, and
operation sequence or select those prescribed in drawings, blueprints, or layouts); using
a variety of precision measuring instruments; making necessary adjustments during
machining operation to achieve requisite dimensions to very close tolerances. May be
required to select proper coolants and cutting and lubricating oils, to recognize when
tools need dressing, and to dress tools. In general, the work of a machine-tool operator
(toolroom) at the skill level called for in this classification requires extensive knowledge
of machine-shop and toolroom practice usually acquired through considerable on-thejob training and experience.
For cross-industry wage study purposes, this classification does not include machinetool operators (toolroom) employed in tool and die jobbing shops.
TOOL AND DIE MAKER

Constructs and repairs jigs, fixtures, cutting tools, gauges, or metal dies or molds used
in shaping or forming metal or nonmetallic material (e.g., plastic, plaster, rubber, glass).
Work typically involves: Planning and laying out work according to models, blueprints,
drawings, or other written or oral specifications; understanding the working properties
of common metals and alloys; selecting appropriate materials, tools, and processes
required to complete task; making necessary shop computations; setting up and
operating various machine tools and related equipment; using various tool and die
maker’s handtools and precision measuring instruments; working to very close
tolerances; heat-treating metal parts and finished tools and dies to achieve required
qualities; fitting and assembling parts to prescribed tolerances and allowances. In
general, the tool and die maker’s work requires rounded training in machine-shop and
toolroom practice usually acquired through formal apprenticeship or equivalent
training and experience.
For cross-industry wage study purposes, this classification does not include tool and
die makers who (1) are employed in tool and die jobbing shops or (2) produce forging
dies (die sinkers).
STATIONARY ENGINEER

Operates and maintains one or more systems which provide an establishment with
such services as heat, air-conditioning (cool, humidify, dehumidify, filter, and circulate
air), refrigeration, steam or high-temperature water, or electricity. Duties involve:
Observing and interpreting readings on gauges, meters, and charts which register
various aspects of the system’s operation; adjusting controls to insure safe and efficient
operation of the system and to meet demands for the service provided; recording in logs

various aspects of the system's operation; keeping the engines, machinery, and
equipment of the system in good working order. May direct and coordinate activities of
other workers (not stationary engineers) in performing tasks directly related to
operating and maintaining the system or systems.
The classification excludes head or chief engineers in establishments employing more
than one engineer; workers required to be skilled in the repair of electronic control
equipment; and workers in establishments producing electricity, steam, or heated or
cooled air primarily for sale.
BOILER TENDER

Tends one or more boilers to produce steam or high-temperature water for use in an
establishment. Fires boiler. Observes and interprets readings on gauges, meters, and
charts which register various aspects of boiler operation. Adjusts controls to insure safe
and efficient boiler operation and to meet demands for steam or high-temperature
water. May also do one or more of the following: Maintain a log in which various
aspects of boiler operation are recorded; clean, oil, make minor repairs or assist in
repairs to boilerroom equipment; and, following prescribed methods, treat boiler water
with chemicals and analyze boiler water for such things as acidity, causticity, and
alkalinity.
The classification excludes workers in establishments producing electricity, steam, or
heated or cooled air primarily for sale.

Material Movement and Custodial
TRUCKDRIVER

Drives a truck within a city or industrial area to transport materials, merchandise,
equipment, or workers between various types of establishments such as: Manufacturing
plants, freight depots, warehouses, wholesale and retail establishments, or between
retail establishments and customers’ houses or places of business. May also load or
unload truck with or without helpers, make minor mechanical repairs, and keep truck in
good working order. Salesroute and over-the-road drivers are excluded.
For wage study purposes, truckdrivers are classified by type and rated capacity of
truck, as follows:
Truckdriver, light truck
(straight truck, under 1 1/2 tons, usually 4 wheels)
Truckdriver, medium truck
(straight truck, 1 1/2 to 4 tons inclusive, usually 6 wheels)
Truckdriver, heavy truck
(straight truck, over 4 tons, usually 10 wheels)
Truckdriver, tractor-trailer
SHIPPER AND RECEIVER

Performs clerical and physical tasks in connection with shipping goods of the
establishment in which employed and receiving incoming shipments. In performing
day-to-day, routine tasks, follows established guidelines. In handling unusual nonrou­
tine problems, receives specific guidance from supervisor or other officials. May direct
and coordinate the activities of other workers engaged in handling goods to be shipped
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Shippers typically are responsible for most of the following: Verifying that orders are
accurately filled by comparing items and quantities of goods gathered for shipment
against documents; insuring that shipments are properly packaged, identified with
shipping information, and loaded into transporting vehicles; preparing and keeping
records of goods shipped, e.g., manifests, bills of lading.
Receivers typically are responsible for most of the following: Verifying the correct­
ness of incoming shipments by comparing items and quantities unloaded against bills of
lading, invoices, manifests, storage receipts, or other records; checking for damaged
goods; insuring that goods are appropriately identified for routing to departments
within the establishment; preparing and keeping records of goods received.
For wage study purposes, workers are classified as follows:
Shipper
Receiver
Shipper and receiver
WAREHOUSEMAN

As directed, performs a variety of warehousing duties which require an understanding
of the establishment's storage plan. Work involves most of the following-. Verifying
materials (or merchandise) against receiving documents, noting and reporting discrep­
ancies and obvious damages; routing materials to prescribed storage locations; storing,
stacking, or palletizing materials in accordance with prescribed storage methods;
rearranging and taking inventory of stored materials; examining stored materials and
reporting deterioration and damage; removing material from storage and preparing it
for shipment. May operate hand or power trucks in performing warehousing duties.
Exclude workers whose primary duties involve shipping and receiving work (see
Shipper and Receiver and Shipping Packer), order filling (see Order Filler), or
operating power trucks (see Power-Truck Operator).
ORDER FILLER

Fills shipping or transfer orders for finished goods from stored merchandise in
accordance with specifications on sales slips, customers’ orders, or other instructions.
May, in addition to filling orders and indicating items filled or omitted, keep records of
outgoing orders, requisition additional stock or report short supplies to supervisor, and
perform other related duties.
SHIPPING PACKER

Prepares finished products for shipment or storage by placing them in shipping
containers, the specific operations performed being dependent upon the type, size, and
number of units to be packed, the type of container employed, and method of shipment.
Work requires the placing of items in shipping containers and may involve one or motfe of
the following-. Knowledge of various items of stock in order to verify content; selection
of appropriate type and size of container; inserting enclosures in container; using
excelsior or other material to prevent breakage or damage; closing and sealing
container; and applying labels or entering identifying data on container. Packers who
also make wooden boxes or crates are excluded.

Class A. Enforces regulations designed to prevent breaches of security. Exercises
judgment and uses discretion in dealing with emergencies and security violations
encountered. Determines whether first response should be to intervene directly (asking
for assistance when deemed necessary and time allows), to keep situation under
surveillance, or to report situation so that it can be handled by appropriate authority.
Duties require specialized training in methods and techniques of protecting security
areas. Commonly, the guard is required to demonstrate continuing physical fitness and
proficiency with firearms or other special weapons.

MATERIAL HANDLING LABORER

A worker employed in a warehouse, manufacturing plant, store, or other establish­
ment whose duties involve one or more of the following: Loading and unloading various
materials and merchandise on or from freight cars, trucks, or other transporting
devices; unpacking, shelving, or placing materials or merchandise in proper storage
location; and transporting materials or merchandise by handtruck, car, or wheelbarrow.
Longshore workers, who toad and unload ships, are excluded.
POWER-TRUCK OPERATOR

Operates a manually controlled gasoline- or electric-powered truck or tractor to
transport goods and materials of all kinds about a warehouse, manufacturing plant, or
other establishment.
For wage study purposes, workers are classified by type of powertruck, as follows:

Class B. Carries out instructions primarily oriented toward insuring that emergencies
and security violations are readily discovered and reported to appropriate authority.
Intervenes directly only in situations which require minimal action to safeguard
property or persons. Duties require minimal training. Commonly, the guard is not
required to demonstrate physical fitness. May be armed, but generally is not required to
demonstrate proficiency in the use of firearms or special weapons.

Forklift operator
Power-truck operator (other than forklift)

JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER

GUARD

Cleans and keeps in an orderly condition factory working areas and washrooms, or
premises of an office, apartment house, or commercial or other establishment. Duties
involve a combination of the following: Sweeping, mopping or scrubbing, and polishing
floors; removing chips, trash, and other refuse; dusting equipment, furniture, or fixtures;
polishing metal fixtures or trimmings; providing supplies and minor maintenance
services; and cleaning lavatories, showers, and restrooms. Workers who specialize in
window washing are excluded.

Protects property from theft or damage, or persons from hazards or interference.
Duties involve serving at a fixed post, making rounds on foot or by motor vehicle, or
escorting persons or property. May be deputized to make arrests. May also help visitors
and customers by answering questions and giving directions.
Guards employed by establishments which provide protective services on a contract
basis are included in this occupation.
For wage study purposes, guards are classified as follows:


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Area Wage Surveys
A list of the latest bulletins available is presented below. Bulletins may be purchased from any of
the BLS regional offices shown on the back cover, or from the Superintendent of Documents,
U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. 20402. Make checks payable to Superin­
tendent of Documents. A directory of occupational wage surveys, covering the years 1970 through
1977, is available on request.

Area
Akron, Ohio, Dec. 1978 ...............................................................................................
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, N.Y.,Sept. 1979............................................................
Anaheim-Santa Ana-GardenGrove, Calif.,Oct. 1979............................................
Atlanta, Ga., May 1979 ...............................................................................................
Baltimore, Md., Aug. 1979 .........................................................................................
Billings, Mont., July 1979 ...........................................................................................
Birmingham, Ala., Mar. 1978 .....................................................................................
Boston, Mass., Aug. 1979 ...........................................................................................
Buffalo, N.Y., Oct. 1979 .............................................................................................
Canton, Ohio, May 1978 .............................................................................................
Chattanooga, Tenn.—Ga., Sept. 1979 ......................................................................
Chicago, 111., May 1979 ...............................................................................................
Cincinnati, Ohio—Ky.—Ind., July 1979' ...............................................................
Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 1979.........................................................................................
Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 1979 .........................................................................................
Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979'................................................................................
Dallas—Fort Worth, Tex., Dec. 1979........................................................................
Davenport—Rock Island—Moline, Iowa—111., Feb. 1980'.................................
Dayton, Ohio, Dec. 1979 .............................................................................................
Daytona Beach, Fla., Aug. 1979' ..............................................................................
Denver—Boulder, Colo., Dec. 1979 ..........................................................................
Detroit, Mich., Mar. 1980 ...........................................................................................
Fresno, Calif., June 1979 ....................................................................... ......................
Gainesville, Fla., Sept. 1979.........................................................................................
Gary—Hammond—East Chicago, Ind.,Oct. 19791...............................................
Green Bay, Wis., July 1979 .........................................................................................
Greensboro—Winston-Salem—High Point, N.C., Aug. 1979 ...........................
Greenville—Spartanburg, S.C., June 1979’.............................................................
Hartford, Conn., Mar. 1979 .......................................................................................
Houston, Tex., Apr. 1979 ...........................................................................................
Huntsville, Ala., Feb. 1979 .........................................................................................
Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 1979 .......................................................................................
Jackson, Miss., Jan, 1980 ...........................................................................................
Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 1979' .....................................................................................
Kansas City, Mo.—Kans., Sept. 1979'......................................................................
Los Angeles—Long Beach, Calif., Oct. 1979 ..........................................................
Louisville, Ky.—Ind., Nov. 1979 ..............................................................................


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Bulletin number
and Price*
2025-63
2050-46
2050-48
2050-20
2050-42
2050-43
2025-15
2050-50
2050-65
2025-22
2050-39
2050-21
2050-28
2050-47
2050-61
2050-33
2050-67
3000- 5
2050-64
2050-41
2050-72
3000- 7
2050-25
2050-45
2050-60
2050-31
2050-49
2050-29
2050-12
2050-15
2050- 3
2050-54
3000- 2
2050-69
2050-58
2050-59
2050-66

$1.00
$1.50
$1.50
$1.30
$1.75
$1.50
$0.80
$1.75
$2.25
$0.70
$1.50
$1.75
$2.00
$1.75
$2.25
$1.75
$2.25
$2.25
$2.00
$1.50
$2.25
$2.25
$1.50
$1.50
$2.25
$1.50
$1.50
$1.75
$1.10
$1.30
$1.00
$2.25
$1.75
$2.25
$2.75
$2.25
$2.00

Bulletin number
and price*

Area
Memphis, Tenn.—Ark.—Miss., Nov. 1979'..................................
Miami, Fla., Oct. 1979 .........................................................................
Milwaukee, Wis., Apr. 1980 ...............................................................
Minneapolis—St. Paul, Minn.—Wis., Jan. 1980 ..........................
Nassau—Suffolk, N.Y., June 1979....................................................
Newark, N.J., Jan. 1980'.....................................................................
New Orleans, La., Oct. 1979 ...............................................................
New York, N.Y.—N.J., May 1979 ....................................................
Norfolk—Virginia Beach—Portsmouth, Va.—N.C., May 1979'
Norfolk—Virginia Beach—Portsmouth and Newport News—
Hampton, Va.—N.C., May 1978 ..................................................
Northeast Pennsylvania, Aug. 1979'.................................................
Oklahoma City, Okla., Aug. 1979 ....................................................
Omaha, Nebr.—Iowa, Oct. 1979 ......................................................
Paterson—Clifton—Passaic, N.J., June 1979................................
Philadelphia, Pa.—N.J.,Nov. 1979'...............................................
Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 1980 .................................................................
Portland, Maine, Dec. 1979 ...............................................................
Portland, Oreg.—Wash., May 1979 ................................................
Poughkeepsie, N.Y., June 1979........................................................
Poughkeepsie—Kingston—Newburgh, N.Y., June 1979...........
Providence—Warwick—Pawtucket, R.I.—Mass., June 1979' .
Richmond, Va., June 1979.................................................................
St. Louis, Mo.—III., Mar. 1980 ....................................................
Sacramento, Calif., Dec. 1979..........................................................
Saginaw, Mich., Nov. 1979'...............................................................
Salt Lake City—Ogden, Utah, Nov. 1979 ....................................
San Antonio, Tex., May 1979 ..........................................................
San Diego, Calif., Nov. 1979.............................................................
San Francisco—Oakland, Calif., Mar. 1980 ................................
San Jose, Calif., Mar. 1980 ...............................................................
Seattle—Everett, Wash., Dec. 1979'................................................
South Bend, Ind., Aug. 1979' ..........................................................
Toledo, Ohio—Mich., May 1979 ....................................................
Trenton, N.J., Sept. 1979...................................................................
Utica—Rome, N.Y., July 1978 ........................................................
Washington, D.C.—Md.—Va., Mar. 1980 ...................................
Wichita, Kans., Apr. 1979 .................................................................
Worcester, Mass., Apr. 1979 ............................................................
York, Pa., Feb. 1980...........................................................................

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2050-56
2050-55
3000-10
3000- 1
2050-36
3000- 8
2050-53
2050-30
2050-22

. 2025-21
. 2050-32
. 2050-37
. 2050-51
. 2050-26
. 2050-57
. 3000- 3
. 2050-63
. 2050-27
. 2050-34
. 2050-35
. 2050-38
. 2050-24
. 3000-12
. 2050-71
. 2050-52
. . 2050-62
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. . 3000- 6
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.. 2050-23
.. 3000-11

Prices are determined by the Government Printing Office and are subject to change.
Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented.

$2.25
$2.25
$2.25
$2.25
$1.75
$3.25
$2.25
$1.75
$1.75
$0.80
$1.75
$1.50
$1.50
$1.50
$3.00
$2.25
$1.75
$1.75
$1.50
$1.50
$1.75
$1.50
$2.25
$1.75
$1.75
$2.00
$1.00
$2.00
$2.25
$2.00
$2.25
$1.75
$1.10
$1.50
$1.00
$2.25
$1.00
$1.50
$1.75

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1603 JFK Federal Building
Government Center
Boston. Mass. 02203
Phone: 223-6761 (Area Code 617)

Suite 3400
1515 Broadway
New York. N Y. 10036
Phone: 944-3121 (Area Code 212)

3535 Market Street,
P O. Box 13309
Philadelphia. Pa 19101
Phone: 596-1154 (Area Code 215)

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Atlanta. Ga 30367
Phone: 881-4418 (Area Code 404)

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Phone: 353-1880 (Area Code 312)

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Phone: 767-6971 (Area Code 214)

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Kansas City. Mo 64106
Phone: 374-2481 (Area Code 816)

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Phone: 556-4678 (Area Code 415)

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