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The Trenton, New Jersey, Metropolitan Area
Decem ber 1965
Bulletin No. 1465-34
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Arthur M
Ross, Commissioner
Area Wage Survey
The Trenton, New Jersey , M etropolitan Area
D ecem ber 1965
B u lle tin No. 1 4 6 5 *3 4
March 1966
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Arthur M. Ross, Commissioner
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Contents
P reface
The Bureau of Labor Statistics program of annual
occupational wage surveys in metropolitan areas is de
signed to provide data on occupational earnings, and estab
lishment practices and supplementary wage provisions. It
yields detailed data by selected industry divisions for each
of the areas studied, for economic regions, and for the
United States. A m ajor consideration in the program is the
need for greater insight into (1) the movement of wages by
occupational category and skill level, and (2) the structure
and level of wages among areas and industry divisions.
Introduction_______________________________________________________
Wage trends for selected occupational groups________________________
At the end of each survey, an individual area
bulletin presents survey results for each area studied.
After completion of all of the individual area bulletins for
a round of surveys, a two-part summary bulletin is issued.
The first part brings data for each of the metropolitan
areas studied into one bulletin. The second part presents
information which has been projected from individual met
ropolitan area data to relate to economic regions and the
United States.
A. Occupational earnings:*
A - 1. Office occupations—men and women____________________
A -2. Professional and technical occupations—men and women..
A -3. Office, professional, and technical occupations—
men and women combined_________________________
A-4. Maintenance and powerplant occupations______________
A-5. Custodial and m aterial movement occupations________
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Page
Appendix. Occupational descriptions_______________________________
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Tables:
This bulletin presents results of the survey in
Trenton, N. J . , in December 1965. The Standard Met
ropolitan Statistical A rea, as defined by the Bureau of the
Budget through March 1965, consists of M ercer County.
This study was conducted by the Bureau’ s regional office in
New York, N. Y. , Herbert Bienstock, Director; by Anthony
F e rra ra , under the direction of Harold A. Barletta. The
study was under the general direction of Frederick W.
M ueller, A ssistant Regional Director for Wages and Indus
trial Relations.
areas.
* NOTE: Sim ilar tabulations are available for other
(See inside back cover.)
Union scale s,
the Trenton area,
struction, printing,
motortruck drivers
m
indicative of prevailing pay levels in
are also available for building con
local-transit operating employees, and
and helpers.
2
3
4
5
o
1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey and
number studied___________________________________________
2. Indexes of standard weekly salaries and straight-tim e hourly
earnings for selected occupational groups, and percents of
increase for selected perio d s_________________
Eighty-five areas currently are included in the
program. Information on occupational earnings is collected
annually in each area. Information on establishment p rac
tices and supplementary wage provisions is obtained bien
nially in most of the areas.
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3
Area Wage Survey—
The Trenton, N.J., Metropolitan Area
Introduction
Occupational employment and earnings data are shown for
full-time workers, i.e., those hired to work a regular weekly schedule
in the given occupational classification. Earnings data exclude p re
mium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and
late shifts. Nonproduction bonuses are excluded, but cost-of-living
bonuses and incentive earnings are included. Where weekly hours are
reported, as for office clerical occupations, reference is to the work
schedules (rounded to the nearest half hour) for which straight-time
salaries are paid; average weekly earnings for these occupations have
been rounded to the nearest half dollar.
The averages presented reflect composite, areawide estimates.
Industries and establishments differ in pay level and job staffing and,
thus, contribute differently to the estim ates for each job. The pay
relationship obtainable from the averages may fail to reflect accurately
the wage spread or differential maintained among jobs in individual
establishments. Sim ilarly, differences in average pay levels for men
and women in any of the selected occupations should not be assumed to
reflect differences in pay treatment of the sexes within individual e s
tablishments. Other possible factors which may contribute to differ
ences in pay for men and women include: Differences in progression
within established rate ranges, since only the actual rates paid in
cumbents are collected; and differences in specific duties performed,
although the workers are appropriately classified within the same
survey job description. Job descriptions used in classifying employees
This area is 1 of 85 in which the U.S. Department of Labor's
Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts surveys of occupational earnings
and related wage benefits on an areawide b asis.
This bulletin presents current occupational employment and
earnings information obtained largely by mail from the establishments
visited by Bureau field economists in the last previous survey for
occupations reported in that earlier study. Personal visits were made
to nonrespondents and to those respondents reporting unusual changes
since the previous survey.
In each area, data are obtained from representative estab
lishments within six broad industry divisions: Manufacturing; tran s
portation, communication, and other public utilities; wholesale trade;
retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. Major
industry groups excluded from these studies are government opera
tions and the construction and extractive industries. Establishments
having fewer than a prescribed number of workers are omitted because
they tend to furnish insufficient employment in the occupations studied
to warrant inclusion. Separate tabulations are provided for each of the
broad industry divisions which meet publication criteria.
These surveys are conducted on a sample basis because of
the unnecessary cost involved in surveying all establishments. To
obtain optimum accuracy at minimum cost, a greater proportion of
large than of sm all establishments is studied. In combining the data,
however, all establishments are given their appropriate weight. E s
timates based on the establishments studied are presented, therefore,
as relating to all establishments in the industry- grouping and area,
except for those below the minimum size studied.
in
Occupations and Earnings
The occupations selected for study are common to a variety
of manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries, and are of the
following types: (1) Office clerical; (2) professional and technical;
(3) maintenance and powerplant; and (4) custodial and m aterial move
ment. Occupational classification is based on a uniform set of job
descriptions designed to take account of inter establishment variation
in duties within the same job. The occupations selected for study
are listed and described in the appendix. Earnings data for some of
the occupations listed and described are not presented in the A -series
tables because either (1) employment in the occupation is too small
to provide enough data to merit presentation, or (2) there is p o ssi
bility of disclosure of individual establishment data.
th e s e
su rveys
a r e u s u a lly
m ore
g e n e r a liz e d
than
th o s e
u sed
in
individual establishments and allow for minor differences among e s
tablishments in the specific duties performed.
Occupational employment estim ates represent the total in all
establishments within the scope of the study and not the number actually
surveyed. Because of differences in occupational structure among e s
tablishments, the estim ates 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 m aterially affect the accuracy of the earnings data.
Establishment P ractices and Supplementary Wage Provisions
Tabulations on selected establishment practices and supple
mentary wage provisions (B -series tables) are not presented in this
bulletin. Information for these tabulations is collected biennially in
this area. These tabulations on minimum entrance salaries for
inexperienced women office workers; shift differentials; scheduled
weekly hours; paid holidays; paid vacations; and health, insurance,
and pension plans; are presented (in the B -series tables) in previous
bulletins for this area.
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2
T a b le 1.
E s t a b lis h m e n t s an d w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s u r v e y an d n u m b er stu d ie d in T r e n to n , N . J . , 1
by m a jo r in d u str y d iv isio n , 2 D e c e m b e r 1965
M inim u m
em ploy m en t
in e s t a b lis h
m e n ts in sc o p e
o f stu d y
In d u stry d iv isio n
A ll d iv is io n s _____
______________________
— _
M an u fa ctu rin g ___________________________________
N on m a n u factu rin g ___________________________ _
T r a n s p o r t a tio n , c o m m u n ic atio n , an d
o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s 5 _____________________
W h o lesale t r a d e 6 _________________
R e t a il t r a d e 6 --------------------------------- _
F in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , an d r e a l e s t a t e 6 ______
S e r v ic e s 6 7 ___ ___
__ ________________
N u m b er o f e st a b lis h m e n t s
W o rk e rs in e sta b lis h m e n ts
W ithin sc o p e o f stu d y 4
W ithin sc o p e
o f stu d y *
_
184
50
“
106
78
50
50
50
50
50
9
8
32
9
20
S tu d ied
N u m b er
84
48
36
S tu d ied
P ercen t
4 8 ,9 0 0
' 100
3 5 ,3 0 0
1 3 ,6 0 0
72
28
8
4
10
5
9
8
1
3 ,6 0 0
600
4 , 500
9
4
2,000
2,900
6
3 4 ,9 6 0
26,160
8, 800
3 ,4 2 0
270
1 ,7 7 0
1 ,5 6 0
1 ,7 8 0
1 T h e T re n to n S ta n d a rd M e tro p o lita n S t a t is t ic a l A r e a , a s d efin ed b y the B u r e a u of the B u d get th ro u gh M a r c h 1965, c o n s i s t s of M e r c e r C ounty.
T h e " w o r k e r s w ith in sc o p e o f stu d y " e s t im a t e s show n in th is t a b le p r o v id e a r e a s o n a b ly a c c u r a t e d e s c r ip tio n o f the s iz e an d c o m p o sitio n o f th e la b o r
fo r c e in c lu d ed in the s u r v e y . T h e e s t im a t e s a r e not in ten d ed , h o w e v e r, to s e r v e a s a b a s i s o f c o m p a r iso n w ith o th er em ploy m en t in d e x e s fo r the
a r e a to m e a s u r e em p loy m en t t r e n d s o r le v e ls sin c e (1) p lan n in g o f w ag e s u r v e y s r e q u ir e s the u s e o f e st a b lis h m e n t d a ta c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in
a d v a n c e o f the p a y r o ll p e r io d stu d ie d , and (2) s m a ll e st a b lis h m e n t s a r e ex clu d e d fr o m the sc o p e o f the s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1957 r e v is e d ed itio n o f the S ta n d a rd I n d u str ia l C la s s if ic a t io n M an u al an d the 1963 S u p p lem en t w e r e u s e d in c la s s ify in g e s t a b lis h m e n t s by
in d u stry d iv isio n .
3 In c lu d e s a l l e st a b lis h m e n t s w ith t o ta l em p loy m en t a t o r ab o v e the m in im u m lim ita tio n . A ll o u tle ts (w ithin the a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in su ch
in d u s t r ie s a s t r a d e , fin a n c e , au to r e p a ir s e r v i c e , and m o tio n p ic t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n sid e r e d a s 1 e sta b lis h m e n t.
4
5
6
In clu d e s a ll w o r k e r s in a ll e sta b lish m e n ts w ith to ta l e m p lo ym e n t (w ith in the a re a ) at o r above the m in im u m
lim ita tio n .
T a x ic a b s an d s e r v i c e s in c id e n ta l to w a te r tr a n s p o r t a t io n w e r e e x clu d ed .
T h is in d u stry d iv isio n is r e p r e s e n te d in e s t im a t e s fo r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " an d "n p n m a n u fa c tu rin g " in the S e r i e s A t a b le s . S e p a r a te p r e se n ta t io n
o f d a ta fo r t h is d iv isio n i s not m a d e fo r one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g r e a s o n s : ( l ) E m p lo y m en t in the d iv isio n i s too s m a ll to p r o v id e enough d a ta
to m e r it s e p a r a t e stu d y , (2) the s a m p le w a s not d e sig n e d in itia lly to p e r m it s e p a r a t e p r e s e n ta t io n , (3) r e s p o n s e w a s in su ffic ie n t o r in ad eq u a te to
p e r m it s e p a r a t e p r e s e n ta t io n , an d (4) th e r e i s p o s s ib ili t y o f d i s c lo s u r e o f in d iv id u al e sta b lis h m e n t d a ta .
7 H o te ls; p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v i c e s ; au to m o b ile r e p a ir sh o p s; m o tio n p ic t u r e s ; n o n p ro fit m e m b e r sh ip o r g a n iz a t io n s (ex clu d in g r e lig io u s
and c h a r it a b le o r g a n iz a t io n s ); an d e n g in e e rin g an d a r c h it e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .
S e v e n ty -o n e p e r c e n t of the e m p lo y e e s w ith in sc o p e of the su r v e y in the T ren to n a r e a
w e r e em p loy ed in m a n u fa c tu rin g f i r m s . T h e fo llo w in g ta b le p r e s e n t s the m a jo r in d u stry
g r o u p s an d s p e c if ic in d u s t r ie s a s a p e r c e n t o f a l l m a n u fa c tu rin g :
In d u stry g ro u p
S p e c ific in d u s t r ie s
E l e c t r i c a l m a c h in e r y ___________20
F a b r i c a t e d m e ta l p r o d u c ts _____ 19
R u b b er an d m i s c e lla n e o u s
p l a s t i c s ________________________ 13
M a c h in e ry (e x c e p t e le c t r ic a l ) _ 1 1
P r in tin g an d p u b lish in g ________ 7
S to n e, c la y , an d g l a s s
p r o d u c ts _____
7
C u tle r y , h a n d to o ls, and
g e n e r a l h a r d w a r e ______________12
F a b r i c a t e d r u b b e r p r o d u c t s ____9
C o m m u n icatio n eq u ip m en t_____ 7
E n g in e s an d t u r b in e s ___________ 6
E le c t r ic ligh tin g an d w irin g
e q u ip m e n t____________________ 5
P o tt e r y an d r e la t e d p r o d u c t s __5
T h is in fo rm a tio n i s b a s e d on e s t im a t e s o f t o ta l em p lo y m en t d e r iv e d fr o m u n iv e r s e
m a t e r ia ls c o m p ile d p r io r to a c tu a l su r v e y . P r o p o r t io n s in v a r io u s in d u str y d iv is io n s m a y
d iffe r fr o m p r o p o r tio n s b a s e d on the r e s u l t s o f the s u r v e y a s show n in t a b le 1 ab o v e .
3
Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
Presented in table 2 are indexes and percentages of change in
average salaries of office clerical workers and industrial nurses, and
in average earnings of selected plant worker groups.
For office clerical workers and industrial nurses, the p er
centages of change relate to average weekly salaries for normal hours
of work, that is, the standard work schedule for which straight-time
salaries are paid. For plant worker groups, they measure changes
in average straight-time hourly earnings, excluding premium pay for
overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. The
percentages are based on data for selected key occupations and in
clude most of the numerically important jobs within each group.
Office clerical (men and women):
Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B
Clerks, accounting, classes A and B
Cleiks, file, classes A, B, and C
Clerks, order
Cleiks, payroll
Comptometer operators
Keypunch operators, classes A and B
Office boys and girls
Secretaries
Stenographers, general
Stenographers, senior
Switchboard operators, classes A and B
Tabulating-machine operators, class B
Typists, classes A and B
Average weekly
computed for each of the
or hourly earnings were
the jobs during the period
Industrial nurses (men and women):
Nurses, industrial (registered)
Skilled maintenance (men):
Carpenters
Electricians
Machinists
Mechanics
Mechanics (automotive)
Painters
Pipefitters
Tool and die makers
Unskilled plant (men):
Janitors, porters, and cleaners
Laborers, m aterial handling
salaries or average hourly earnings were
selected occupations. The average salaries
then multiplied by employment in each of
surveyed in 1961. These weighted earnings
for individual occupations were then totaled to obtain an aggregate for
each occupational group. Finally, the ratio (expressed as a percentage)
of the group aggregate for the one year to the aggregate for the other
year was computed and the difference between the result and 100 is
the percentage of change from the one period to the other. The
indexes were computed by multiplying the ratios for each group
aggregate for each period after the base year (1961).
The indexes and percentages of change m easure, principally,
the effects of (1) general salary and wage changes; (2) m erit or other
increases in pay received by individual workers while in the same job;
and (3) changes in average wages due to changes in the labor force re
sulting from labor turnover, force expansions, force reductions, and
changes in the proportions of workers employed by establishments with
different pay levels. Changes in the labor force can cause increases
or decreases in the occupational averages without actual wage changes.
For example, a force expansion might increase the proportion of lower
paid workers in a specific occupation and lower the average, whereas
a reduction in the proportion of lower paid workers would have the
opposite effect. Sim ilarly, the movement of a high-paying establish
ment out of an area could cause the average earnings to drop, even
though no change in rates occurred in other establishments in the area.
Data are adjusted where n ecessary to remove from the indexes and
percentages of change any significant effect caused by changes in
scope of the survey.
The use of constant employment weights eliminates the effect
of changes in the proportion of workers represented in each job in
cluded in the data. The percentages of change reflect only changes in
average pay for straight-time hours. They are not influenced by
changes in standard work schedules, as such, or by premium pay
for overtime.
Table 2. Indexes of standard weekly salaries and straight-time hourly earnings for selected occupational groups in Trenton, N. J . ,
Decem ber 1965 and Decem ber 1964, and percents of increase for selected periods
Indexes
(December 1960=100)
Industry and occupational group
December 1965
December 1964
Percents of increase
December 1964
tp
December 1965
Decem ber 1963
tp
Decem ber 1964
Decem ber 1962
to
December 1963
Decem ber 1961
to
Decem ber 1962
December 1960
tp
December 1961
A ll industries:
Office clerical (men and women) - ——
Industrial nurses (men and w om en)----Skilled maintenance (men)--------------Unskilled plant (men) ------ -------------
113.8
127.8
114.2
116.4
109.9
119.4
110.6
112.7
3 .5
7 .0
3 .3
3 .3
3.1
.9
2.9
1 .7
1.6
4 .4
1.9
4 .3
2 .2
5 .2
2 .3
4 .2
2 .6
7 .8
3.1
2 .0
Manufacturing:
Office clerical (men and women) —---Industrial nurses (men and women) ----Skilled maintenance (men)--------------Unskilled plant (m e n )---------------------
110.7
127.1
113.6
118.8
106.9
119.9
110.1
113.2
3 .5
6 .0
3 .2
5 .0
1 .4
.9
2.8
2 .4
.8
4 .9
2.2
3.8
2 .3
5.1
2.1
3 .7
2 .2
7 .7
2 .6
2 .6
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A. Occupational Earnings
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women
(Average straight-tim e weekly hour's and earnings for selected occupations studied on an a rea b a sis
by industry division, Trenton, N. J . , December 1965)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
Sex, occupation, and industry division
Number
of
workers
MEN
Average
weekly
hours1
[standard)
*
Mean2
Median2
Middle range 2
$
$
$
$
Number of workers receiving straight-tim e weekly earnings of—
$
$
$
t
S
$
I>
\i
$
i
I;
75
85
90
95
105 1 1 0
65
70
80
100
115 1 2 0
50
55
69
50
55
6C
65
70
75
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
45
$
$
$
\
125
130
135
140
and
under
and
CLERKS* ACCOUNTING, CLASS A ---------------MANUFACTURING-----------------------------------------
75
74
$
$
4 0.0 111.50 114.00
40*0 111.50 114.50
$
$
9 6 .5 0 - 129.00
9 6 .5 0 - 129.00
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B --------------MANUFACTURING-----------------------------------------
34
26
39.0 1 0 9 .DC 112.50
39.0 1 0 2 . OC 1 0 1 . 0 0
9 4 .0 C - 130.50
8 7 .0 0 - 125.50
-
MANUFACTURING-----------------------------------------
47
39.5
62.50
59.00
5 5 .0 0 - 65.0 0
-
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B ----------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING----------------------------------
72
26
46
37.5
38.5
3 7.0
76.50
85.50
71.50
74.00
88.50
71.50
6 4 .0 0 - 89.00
6 4 .5 0 - 102.50
6 4 .0 0 - 79.50
-
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A ---------------MANUFACTURING-----------------------------------------
95
75
39.5
39.5
97.00
95.50
95.50
94.50
8 7 .5 0 - 105.00
8 7 .0 9 - 1 0 2 . 0 0
~
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B ---------------MANUFACTURING-----------------------------------------
2 99
185
38.0
39.5
7 7 .CO
81.50
73.50
78.00
6 7 .0 0 - 83.50
7 0 .5 0 - 87.50
_
CLERKS, F IL E , CLASS A ------------------------------
39
38.5
69.5 0
71.00
6 2 .0 0 - 75.00
-
CLERKS, F IL E , CLASS B -----------------------------MANUFACTURING-----------------------------------------
56
31
38.0
39.5
63.5 0
65.00
60.00
63.50
5 4 .0 0 - 72.50
5 4 .0 0 - 74.00
2
CLERKS, F IL E , CLASS C -----------------------------
78
38.0
60.50
60.00
5 2 .5 0 -
6 6 .0 0
10
CLERKS, PAYROLL ------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------
119
93
26
3 9.0
39.0
38.5
86.5 0
87.50
82.50
84.5 0
85.00
76.00
7 6 .5 0 - 94.50
7 8 .5 0 - 96.00
7 2 .0 0 - 94.00
-
-
KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A ---------------MANUFACTURING-----------------------------------------
57
51
39.5
39.5
83.50
84.00
82.50
83.00
7 9 .0 0 - 87.00
8 0 .0 9 - 87.00
-
KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B --------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING----------------------------------
124
57
67
38.0
39.5
37.0
75.00
84. 50
67.00
71.00
79.0 0
6 6 .5 0 - 82.50
7 1 .0 0 - 101.50
6 5 .0 0 - 72.50
-
6 8 .0 0
SECRETARIES ---------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------
568
461
107
39.0 104.00 103.00
39.5 105.50 104.50
38.5 97.0 0 97.00
9 0 .5 0 - 117.00
9 1 .5 0 - 119.50
8 7 .0 9 - 109.50
STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ----------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------
218
141
77
38.5
39.0
37.5
79.0 0
81.5 0
73.50
77.50
80.00
72.00
6 8 .5 0 - 89.00
7 1 .5 0 - 91.00
6 5 .5 0 - 86.50
STENOGRAPHERS, S E N IO R ----------------------------MANUFACTURING-----------------------------------------
142
109
3 9.0
39.5
88.50
89.50
8 6 .0 0
86.50
7 8 .0 0 - 95.00
7 9 .0 0 - 94.00
~
SWITCHBOARC OPERATORS, CLASS B --------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------
48
27
38.5
37.5
75.00
63.50
74.00
62.50
5 9 .0 0 - 91.00
5 4 .0 0 - 73.00
4
4
SWITCH8OAR0 OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSMANUFACTURING-----------------------------------------
70
54
39.5
39.5
79.00
82.00
80.0 0
82.50
7 1 .0 0 - 89.50
7 5 .0 0 - 92.00
—
—
12
12
15
15
4
4
9
5
4
-
_
-
?
2
80
85
90
95
100
1
1
9
9
5
5
2
2
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
4
4
2
2
4
7
115
12 0
125
130
135
140
over
5
5
4
4
8
8
4
4
8
8
9
9
2
2
5
5
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
2
4
4
4
-
7
7
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
-
-
-
-
8
6
4
5
5
_
_
-
105
9
4
3
3
9
3
3
1
-
1
7
8
3
8
2
5
-
11
2
6
2
9
6
5
3
2
8
1
2
-
5
2
3
_
-
l
3
11
10
19
18
13
9
16
15
9
7
5
4
3
3
11
11
110
_
-
2
3
WOMEN
See footnotes at end of table.
_
-
_
-
2
"
-
9
4
40
2
6
16
11
10
20
-
_
-
_
-
-
-
-
1
1
7
7
-
12
3
3
2
-
-
1
-
5
3
5
3
8
1
2
1
_
-
-
_
5
5
4
_
4
10
17
10
6
-
-
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
14
4
19
17
18
18
-
3
10
2
7
11
10
1
3
-
6
6
13
-
1
2
-
_
2
8
10
_
7
22
9
4
4
-
-
6
6
24
_
-
7
4
3
8
2
6
6
1
1
1
1
14
14
1
1
56
41
15
60
47
13
58
48
1C
16
13
10
6
10
1
-
14
14
3
1
8
6
5
41
1
11
25
14
8
4
30
11
_
_
_
-
8
-
-
-
-
-
9
7
62
51
2
19
14
5
38
30
8
8
11
24
15
9
8
~
5
5
8
15
37
31
28
22
-
-
-
10
20
5
8
5
17
21
10
20
8
19
3
-
4
“
_
4
11
6
27
26
19
16
20
17
16
4
4
5
5
2
2
2
10
8
2
5
~
2
3
1
-
1
1
—
11
4
4
8
12
12
5
3
14
6
10
5
5
_
1
4
1
_
_
_
_
2
2
_
-
-
-
-
-
_
-
_
~
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
-
1
1
2
1
_
-
-
3
3
-
-
-
_
_
-
-
_
-
3
3
_
3
3
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
34
29
5
8
6
2
13
13
17
15
-
2
_
_
_
-
_
-
_
_
-
-
39
29
63
55
34
28
50
48
10
8
6
2
1
-
1
1
-
-
"
2
1
1
1
~
-
-
8
6
3
_
4
4
1
2
2
7
7
-
4
1
1
4
-
_
_
_
-
5
5
4
4
1
1
_
_
_
_
_
—
_
1
-
_
1
1
5
-
1
1
-
5
-
10
10
-
33
27
6
-
20
-
~
-
24
16
16
1
_
41
27
5
4
4
4
60
35
4
4
-
_
58
28
11
_
-
26
~
_
_
_
_
“
5
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis
by industry division, Trenton, N. J. , December 1965)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
N
Sex, occupation, and industry division
Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)
U
* 'o f ~ *
workers
Num ber of w orkers :receiving stra ig ht-tim e weekly earnings of$
$
$
45
Mean2
Median2
$
$
$
60
55
65
70
$
$
$
75
80
$
85
$
90
95
$
$
100
105
$
n o
$
115
t
$
120
125
t
130
$
135
and
under
Middle range 2
140
and
50
WOMEN -
$
50
55
60
65
75
70
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
140
_
_
_
_
_
_
over
CONTINUED
TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
$
$
$
$
29
3 9 .0
6 5 .5 0
6 7 .0 0
5 6 .0 0 -
7 4 .5 0
M ANUFACTURING------------------------------------------
27
3 9 .5
6 6 .0 0
6 7 . 5U
5 6 .5 0 -
7 5 .0 0
T Y P IS T S , CLASS A -----------------------------------------M ANUFACTURING------------------------------------------
117
3 8 .5
7 9 .5C
7 9 .0 0
6 9 .0 0 -
8 7 .5 0
_
60
4 0 .0
8 7 .0 0
8 3 .0 0
7 5 .5 0 -
9 8 .0 0
-
T Y P IS T S , CLASS B -----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING------------------------------------------
304
3 7 .5
6 7 .5 C
6 6 .0 0
5 9 .0 0 -
7 4 .5C
1
177
3 8 .5
7 C .5 0
6 9 . 5U
6 1 .0 0 -
7 7 .5 0
-
—
7
3
2
7
4
2
4
6
3
2
6
4
2
4
2
11
8
10
16
15
21
11
4
5
6
1
1
3
3
~
1
5
8
12
8
6
3
5
4
1
1
3
3
46
36
61
45
43
27
12
12
4
1
15
1
_
_
_
17
20
32
23
35
13
7
10
4
15
1
—
_
-
1 Standard hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular stra ig h t-tim e salaries and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours.
2 The mean is computed for each job by totaling the earnings of all w orkers and dividing by the number of w o rke rs.
The median designates position— half of the employees surveyed receive
m ore than the rate shown; half receive less than the rate shown.
The middle range is defined by 2 rates of pay; a fourth of the w orkers earn less than the low er of these rates and a fourth earn
m ore than the higher rate.
Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men and Women
(Average stra ig h t-tim e weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis
by industry division, Trenton, N . J . , D ecem ber 1965)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
Number
Sex, occupation, and industry division
workers
Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)
$
$
70
Mean2
Median 2
Middle range 2
75
$
$
$
8C
85
9C
Number of w orkers receivin g straigh t-tim e weekly earn in gs of —
$
$
$
T
$
$
$
(
$
$
$
$
95
100
105
110
115
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
s -------190
1 GO
105
110
115
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
2
2
-
2
2
-
4
4
1
1
4
4
-
3
3
5
5
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
15
15
13
13
34
26
48
48
31
23
18
18
9
10
10
6
6
13
5
_
_
_
_
9
5
1
1
_
5
-
-
-
-
-
9
9
1
1
4
4
3
3
4
$
$
200
210
220
200
210
220
230
20
16
13
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
13
13
2
2
1
1
_
_
-
-
and
under
75
80
85
90
95
-
-
-
-
“
-
_
-
MEN
$
$
174 .5 0 182 .5 0
1 6 8 . 5 0 1 8 0 .5 0
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS A ------------------------------------M ANUFACTURING------------------------------------------
6C
44
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B ------------------------------------M ANUFACTURING------------------------------------------
188
172
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING------------------------------------------
72
64
4 0 . C 1 1 2 .5 0
4f;. 0 1 1 1 .5 C
DRAFTSM EN-TRACERS----------------------------------------
29
4C.0
33
33
39.5
39.5
40.0
4C.C
$
$
1 66 .0 C -1 9 2.5J
1 4 4 . 0 ' ) —1 8 4 . 5 0
4 0 . ' ) 1 5 2 . CO 1 5 3 .5 0 1 4 1 . 5 0 - 1 6 6 . CO
4 0 . * 1 5 2 . 0 0 1 5 3 . 5U 1 4 1 . 0 0 - 1 6 6 . 5 0
~
_
-
-
_
“
114 .5 0
1 1 4 .5 0
93.00-131.00
9 1.0C -13 0 .C 0
_
-
1
1
90.50
95.50
8 2 .5 0 - 99.50
6
1
1 1 5 .0 0
L15.0C
1 1 3 .0 0
1 1 3 .0 0
1 0 3 . 0 0 - 1 2 9 . GO
1 03 .0 0 -1 29 .00
~
5
5
9
9
5
5
2
2
2
2
4
4
1
6
9
5
1
~
4
4
2
2
4
4
2
2
WOMEN
NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (R EGISTER ED ) -----MANUFACTURING-----------------------------------------1
2
4
Standard hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular stra ig h t-tim e salaries and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours.
F o r definition of term s , see footnote 2, table A - l .
-
6
Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined
(A v e r a g e s tra ig h t-tim e w e e k ly hours and earn in gs fo r s e le c te d occupations studied on an a re a basis
b y in du stry d ivisio n , Tren ton , N .J ., D ecem b er 1965)
Average
Weekly
Weekly
hours 1 earnings 1
(standard) (standard)
Average
Occupation and in du stry d iv is io n
Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)
Average
Occupation and in du stry d iv is io n
124
57
67
3 8.0
39.5
3 7.0
OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED
$
75.00 TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
84.5 0
GENERAL----------------------------------------------------67.00,
MANUFACTURING
OFFICE BOYS ANO GIRLS-----------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------
71
58
3 9.0
39.5
6 6 .5 0
6 4 .0 0
S EC R ETA R IES ---------------------------------------------------
568
461
107
3 9.0
3 9.5
3 8.5
104.00
1C5.50
9 7 . Ot
CONTINUED
MANUFACTURING----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING----------------------------
74
28
46
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A ---------MANUFACTURING-----------------------------------
170
149
39.5 103.50
39.5 103.50
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B --------MANUFACTURING-----------------------------------
333
3 8 .C
39.5
80.5 0
84.0 0
MANUFACTURING----------------------------
211
CLERKS, F IL E , CLASS A ------------------------
39
38.5
69.5 0
22
CLERKS, F IL E , CLASS B -----------------------MANUFACTURING-----------------------------------
57
32
38.0
39.5
6 3 .5 0
6 5 .OC
STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL-------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING---------------------------------
C
141
79
3 8.5
39.0
3 7.5
7 9.0 0
8 1 .5 0
74.5 0
79
3 8.0
6 0 .5 0
STENOGRAPHERS, S E N IO R ---------------------------MANUFACTURING----------------------------------------
143
CLERKS, F IL E , CLASS C ------------------------
110
3 9.0
39.5
8 8 . 5C
90.0 0
CLERKS, O R O ER -----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING-----------------------------------
41
41
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
96.0 0
9 6 .CO
SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B ------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------
48
27
3 8.5
3 7.5
7 5.0 0
6 3.5 0
CLERKS, PAYROLL -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING----------------------------
129
86.50
87.00
83.0 0
SWITCHBOARD OP ERATOR-RECEPTIONI STS
MANUFACTURING----------------------------------------
70
54
39.5
3 9.5
7 9.0 0
82.0 0
28
3 9.0
3 9.5
38.5
KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A --------MANUFACTURING-----------------------------------
57
51
3 9.5
39.5
8 3.5 0
8 4.0 0
25
39.0
123.00
39
30
3 9.0
3 9 .5
9 3 .5 0
98.50
101
37.5
38.5
3 7 .0
$
7 6.0 0
8 3.5 0
7 1 .5 0
Weekly
hours 1
(standard)
KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B -------------MANUFACTURING---------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING---------------------------------
OFFICE OCCUPATIONS -
OFFICE OCCUPATIONS
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS*
Number
of
NONMANUFACTURING---------------------------------
TAeULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
Weekly
Weekly
hours 1 earnings1
(standard) (standard)
29
27
3 9 .0
3 9 .5
$
6 5 .5 0
6 6 .0 0
TY P IS TS , CLASS A -------------------------------MANUFACTURING--------------------------------
117
60
3 8 .5
4 0 .0
7 9 .5 0
8 7 .0 0
T Y P IS T S , CLASS B
MANUFACTURING
305
178
3 7 .5
3 8 .5
6 7 .5 0
7 0 .5 0
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS A -------------------------MANUFACTURING------------------------------
61
45
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
1 7 5 .0 0
1 6 9 .0 0
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B -----------------MANUFACTURING------------------------------
189
173
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
1 5 2 .0 0
1 5 2 .0 0
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C -------------------------MANUFACTURING------------------------------
73
65
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
1 1 3 .0 0
1 1 2 .0 0
DRAFTSMEN-TRACERS----------------------------
29
NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED
MANUFACTURING------------------------------
33
33
PROFESSIONAL ANO TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS
9 0 .5 0
TABULATING-M ACHNE OPERATORS,
MANUFACTURING----------------------------------------
Standard hours r e fle c t the w ork w eek fo r which em p lo y ees r e c e iv e th e ir re g u la r s tra ig h t-tim e s a la rie s and the earn in gs co rresp o n d to th ese w e e k ly hours.
Number
of
workers
c
c
umber
of
otkets
+
Occupation and industry division
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
1 1 5 .0 0
1 1 5 .0 0
7
Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
(Average straight-time hourly earnings for men in selected occupations studied on an area basis
by industry division, Trenton, N.J., December 1965)
N u m ber o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s tra ig h t-tim e h o u rly ea rn in gs o f—
Hourly earnings1
O ccu pation and in d u stry d iv is io n
Number
Of
workers
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
*
*
$
$
$
$
$
$
*
$
$
*
*
$
$
rT J
1 .9 0 2 .0 0 2* 10 2.2G 2 .30 2 .4 0 2 .5 0 2 .6 0 2 .7 0 2 .8 0 2 .9 0 3 .0 0 3 .1 0 3 .2 0 3 .3 0 3 .4 0 3 .5 0 3 .6 0 3 .7 0 3 .8 0 3 .9 0 4 .0 0
Under
Mean2
Median2
Middle range 2
*
........................................................... -
1 .90 under
-
-
-
-
-
.
.
.
and
_______ 2 .0 0 2 .1 0 2 .2 0 2 .3 0 2.4fc 2 .5 0 2 .6 0 2 .7 0 2 .8 0 2 .9 0 3 .0 0 3 .1 0 3 .2 0 3 .3 0 3 .4 0 3 .5 0 3 .6 0 3 .7 0 3 .8 0 3 .9 0 4 .0 0
$
3 .08
3 .0 9
$
2 .9 0
2 .8 9
$
$
2 .8 2 - 3 .5 4
2 .8 1 - 3 .5 5
191
3 .30
3.27
3 .2 4
3 .1 9
2 .9 2 - 3 .7 3
2 . 9 1 - 3 .7 2
ENGINEERS, STATIONARY -----------------------MANUFACTURING------------------------------------
67
54
3 .2 8
3.17
3 .0 9
3 .0 6
2 .8 9 - 3 .5 8
2 .8 5 - 3 .18
_
FIREMEN, STATIONARY BOILER -----------MANUFACTURING------------------------------------
136
134
2 .62
2 .6 2
2 .6 1
2 .6 1
2 . 4 4 - 2 .7 2
2 .4 6 - 2 .7 2
_
HELPERS, MAINTENANCE T R A D E S --------M ANUFACTURING------------------------------------
39
26
2 .5 8
2 .4 7
2 .6 5
2 .5 5
2 . 4 4 - 2 .7 4
2 .3 8 - 2 .6 6
1
1
M ACHINISTS, M A INTEN ANCE------------------MANUFACTURING------------------------------------
223
214
3 .23
3 .2 0
3 .1 7
3 .1 6
2 .9 0 - 3 .4 7
2 .8 9 - 3 .4 5
MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(M A IN TE N A N C E !----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING----------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3 ------------------------
66
44
42
3 .12
3.15
3.17
2 .9 7
2 .9 9
2 .9 9
2 .9 0 - 3 .3 5
2 .9 4 - 3 .3 6
2 .9 4 - 3 .3 7
MECHANICS, M A INTEN ANCE---------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------
211
3 .04
3 .0 3
3 .1 2
3 .1 2
2 .7 8 - 3 .1 7
2 .7 8 - 3 .1 7
MILLWRIGHTS -----------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING------------------------------------
109
109
3 .42
3 .4 2
3 .4 3
3 .4 3
3 . 2 3 - 3 .7 5
3 . 2 3 - 3 .7 5
---------------------------
42
42
2 .53
2 .5 3
2 .5 5
2 .5 5
2 .3 9 - 3 .0 2
2 .3 9 - 3 .0 2
4
4
4
4
PAINTERS, M AINTENANCE-----------------------MANUFACTURING------------------------------------
46
40
3 .0 9
3 .1 3
3 .0 1
3 .0 9
2 .8 1 - 3 .6 1
2 . 7 9 - 3 .6 2
_
-
*
P IP E F IT T E R S , MAINTENANCE ----------------M ANUFACTURING------------------------------------
116
119
3 .22
3.21
3 .1 0
3 .1 1
2 .8 5 - 3 .7 3
2 .8 4 - 3 .7 3
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
42
3 .3 0
3 .6 1
2 .8 7 - 3 .6 6
282
282
3 .5 6
3 .56
3 .7 3
3 .7 3
3 .1 3 - 3 .9 6
3 .1 3 - 3 .9 6
CARPENTERS* M AINTEN ANCE------------------M ANUFACTURING------------------------------------
61
57
E LE C TR IC IA N S , M AINTEN ANCE-------------M ANUFACTURING------------------------------------
200
M
a n u f a c t u r in g
SHEET-METAL WORKERS, MAINTENANCE
TOOL AND D IE MAKERS ----------------------------MANUFACTURING------------------------------------
213
-
_
-
-
_
_
_
_
_
1
1
-
-
-
-
_
_
-
-
5
5
2
2
1
1
_
_
_
-
-
-
1
1
4
4
20
17
1
1
1
6
6
1
1
1
1
-
-
6
6
38
38
17
16
15
15
18
18
8
8
1
1
1
1
6
6
9
9
_
17
17
8
8
1
1
10
10
-
43
43
11
11
10
10
24
24
24
-
6
6
105
105
1
1
_
-
_
33
33
2
2
_
2
“
5
5
2
2
22
22
8
8
27
27
34
34
15
15
-
1
1
5
5
5
5
1
1
11
11
14
1
_
_
_
_
4
4
6
6
4
4
1
-
_
11
2
_
_
2
2
_
_
~
”
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
“
~
-
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
E xclu d es p rem iu m p ay fo r o v e r tim e and f o r w o rk on w eek en d s, h o lid a y s,
F o r d efin itio n o f te r m s , see footn ote 2, ta b le A - l .
T ra n s p o rta tio n , com m u n ication , and oth er pu blic u tilitie s .
“
_
_
-
-
2
2
-
4
—
24
24
30
30
4
4
12
12
“
3
3
10
10
4
4
1
1
1
1
2
2
9
9
3
3
6
6
_
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
9
9
6
1
2
_
2
-
1
1
10
10
35
35
-
16
16
16
16
"
-
and la te shifts.
4
4
-
_
6
5
4
12
12
5
5
2
2
-
-
23
23
9
9
_
41
41
13
11
_
-
_
-
_
-
“
-
10
4
3
1
1
-
4
4
_
_
_
-
6
6
_
49
49
12
12
5
5
5
-
3
—
over
-
_
-
8
2
4
“
6
6
-
-
_
-
“
~
_
7
_
_
-
-
-
_
_
—
—
~
37
35
_
_
-
—
-
3
3
3
8
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
7
7
5
_
5
3
1
8
8
“
3
3
7
7
-
_
49
49
-
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
38
38
5
5
5
-
12
12
4
4
4
4
3
3
-
6
6
11
11
1
1
1
1
22
38
38
22
3
3
24
24
12
12
_
-
-
-
_
40
40
10
10
2
-
-
-
-
-
106
106
27
27
8
Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
{Average straight-time hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis
by industry division, Trenton, N. J. , December 1965)
Hourly earnings 2
Occupation 1 and ind ustry division
Number
of
workers
>20
Mean3
Median3
Middle range3
N um ber of w orke rs receiving stra ig h t-tim e h ou rly earnings of—
$
$
1 -------- $
" I-------- *
$
$
$
$
$
1 -------- 1 -------- 1 -------- *
1 -------- i
$
$
$
s
S
1.30 1 .4 0 1 .5 0 1 .6 0 1 .7 0 1 .8 0 1 .9 0 2 . 0 0 2 . 1 0 2 . 2 0 2 .3 0 2 .4 0 2 .5 0 2 .6 0 2 .7 0 2 .8 0 2 .9 0 3 .0 0 3 .1 0 3 .2 0 3 .3 0 3 .4 0
nd
der
' and
130
109
$
2*37
2.51
$
2 .5 0
2 .5 8
$
GUARDS AND WATCHMEN--------------------------------M ANUFACTURING----------------------------------------
$
1 . 86- 2 .8 8
2 .0 7 - 2 .9 5
2
GUARDS:
MANUFACTURING----------------------------------------
15
9
7
~
-
-
79
2 .7 6
2 .8 5
2 .5 4 - 3 .1 2
-
-
WATCHMEN:
MANUFACTURING----------------------------------------
30
1 .8 8
1 .9 3
1 .4 9 - 2 .2 3
-
-
9
JANITORS* PORTERS* AND CLEANERS —
M ANUFACTURING---------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING---------------------------------
494
280
214
2 .0 0
2 .1 3
2 .2 9
1 .5 3
1 .5 7 - 2 .3 6
2 . 1 3 - 2 .4 3
1 .2 9 - 1 .9 0
62
20
2
20
JANITORS* PORTERS* ANO CLEANERS
I WOMEN)------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING---------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING---------------------------------
165
50
115
LABORERS, MATERIAL H A N D LIN G -------------M ANUFACTURING---------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING--------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4----------------------------
360
255
105
75
ORDER F IL L E R S --------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING----------------------------------------
2 .2 8
1 .6 4
18
20
2 .1 0
2 .2 0
6
5
2
6
6
9
9
3
4
-
1
-
8
-
2
-
-
4
1
6
1
2
30
23
4
19
16
5
8
33
26
7
23
13
43
40
3
2
28
4
4
14
9
5
6
6
6
11
_
5
3
10
2 .3 0 2 .4 0 2 .5 0 2 .6 0 2 .7 0 2 .8 0 2 .9 0
-
6
6
6
6
14
14
3
2
14
29
14
15
12
2
-
3
4
50
48
67
60
7
26
23
3
2
1 .3 9
1 .3 5
2 .2 9
1 .2 8
1 .2 6 - 2 .1 4
2 . 0 0 - 2 .5 3
1 .2 4 - 1 .3 7
2 .3 6
2 .3 0
2 .5 1
2 .9 0
2 .3 5
2 .2 8
2 .9 2
2 .9 6
2 .0 9 2 .0 9 2 .1 5 2 .9 0 -
95
95
2 .6 4
2 .6 4
2 .6 5
2 .6 5
2 .6 2 - 2 .6 9
2 .6 2 - 2 .6 9
1
1
4
4
PACKERS, S H IP P IN G -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING----------------------------------------
190
186
2 .3 8
2 .4 0
2 .3 5
2 .3 6
2 .1 7 - 2 .65
2 .1 8 - 2 .6 5
28
28
18
18
RECEIVING CLERKS ---------------------------------------M ANUFACTURING----------------------------------------
50
43
2 .5 3
2 .56
2 .6 2
2 .6 4
2 . 5 1 - 2 .6 8
2 . 5 3 - 2 .6 9
2
2
SHIPPING C L E R K S -----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------
47
47
2 .32
2 .3 2
2 .1 8
2 .1 8
2 .1 2 - 2 .6 5
2 .1 2 - 2 .6 5
SHIPPING ANO RECEIVING CLERKS ------M ANUFACTURING--------------------------------------
47
42
2 .5 9
2 .5 9
2 .6 4
2 .6 4
2 .3 4 - 2 .92
2 .3 6 - 2 .9 2
TRUCKCRIVERS 5 -------------------------------- -----------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-------------------------------
339
116
223
2.95
2 .6 0
3 .1 4
3 .0 2
2 .58
3 .3 3
2 .5 9 - 3 .3 5
2 .4 4 - 2 .7 8
2 .8 9 - 3 .3 7
TRUCKCRIVERS, MEDIUM 1 1-1 /2 TO
AND INCLUDING 4 TONS I ------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-------------------------------
96
27
69
2 .8 7
2 .3 8
3 .0 7
2 .8 5
2 .4 3
2 .8 9
2 .4 4 - 3 .2 7
2 . 1 9 - 2 .5 5
2 . 8 3 - 3 .6 1
TRUCKERS, POWER IF O R K L IF T I -------------MANUFACTURING--------------------------------------
310
290
2 .6 0
2 .59
2 .4 6
2 .45
TRUCKERS, POWER (OTHER THAN
FORKLIFT I ---------------------------------------------------M ANUFACTURING--------------------------------------1
42
42
2 .3 9
2 .3 9
2 .3 1
2 .3 1
1
2
3
4
5
6
1 .6 4
-
62
-
2 .0 0
2 .2 1
2 .8 4
2 .5 3
3 .0 0
3 .0 3
73
-
21
2
73
19
20
1
1
20
-
2
4
-
-
14
14
11
11
6
2
7
8
-
6
8
7
1
10
10
16
16
19
19
2
~
8
7
-
2
-
18
18
6
2
-
“
4
55
55
30
30
14
14
2
2
_
14
14
10
10
7
_
_
_
-
28
28
2
2
25
25
«
—
2
25
-
-
-
-
—
~
-
—
•
-
-
-
-
-
“
“
~
-
24
24
-
-
24
14
30
26
4
_
_
-
-
-
-
—
—
-
-
-
“
~
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
27
26
48
25
11
1
1
1
1
1
37
33
24
24
-
2
2
-
3 .1 0 3 .2 0 3 .3 0 3 .4 0 over
~
19
2
10
10
2
2
-
—
17
17
-
9
9
62
62
3
3
12
12
4
4
-
“
13
13
48
48
12
12
6
6
5
5
1
1
-
-
~
~
-
-
~
2
2
9
4
21
21
3
3
3
3
2
2
-
_
_
-
-
-
_
-
-
~
-
_
_
13
13
-
4
4
_
_
-
-
-
~
1
1
~
-
7
7
_
5
4
13
1
-
_
_
-
12
-
17
5
5
2
11
2
5
9
6
6
_
-
“
_
26
26
~
25
18
7
4
4
“
33
29
4
27
27
12
5
9
9
—
4
4
-
26
26
-
-
_
-
10
4
4
66
59
15
9
2
1
4
4
_
_
-
-
6
7
1
2
8
8
2
2
2
1
4
5
~
“
-
2 .3 7 - 2 .9 2
2 .3 6 - 2 .9 1
8
8
89
89
76
71
6
14
14
2 .1 0 - 2 .8 4
2 . 1 0 - 2 .8 4
6
6
8
8
Data lim ited to men w orke rs except w here otherwise indicated.
Excludes pre m ium pay for overtim e and for w ork on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
F o r definition of te rm s , see footnote 2, table A - l .
Tra n sp ortation , com m unication, and other public utilities.
Includes a ll d riv e rs regardless of size an* type of truck operated.
A l l w orkers w ere at $ 3. 60 to $ 3. 70.
1
1
_
o
o
>30 1 .4 0 1 .5 0 1 .60 1 .7 0 1 .8 0 1 .9 0
-
6
10
_
_
_
8
-
-
-
8
_
“
18
18
-
125
125
_
_
15
15
-
~
3
3
-
-
_
19
19
419
19
6
6
1
1
Appendix. Occupational Descriptions
The primary purpose of preparing job descriptions for the Bureau* s wage surveys is to assist its field
staff in classifying into appropriate occupations workers who are employed under a variety of payroll titles
and different work arrangements from establishment to establishment and from area to area.
This permits
the grouping of occupational wage rates representing comparable job content.
Because of this emphasis on
interestablishment and interarea 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 economists are instructed to exclude working supervisors,
apprentices, learners, beginners, trainees, handicapped, part-time, temporary, and probationary workers.
OFFICE
BILLER, M ACHINE
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATOR
Prepares statements, bills, and invoices on a machine other than
an ordinary or electromatic typewriter.
May also keep records as to
billings or shipping charges or perform other clerical work incidental
to billing operations.
For wage study purposes, billers, machine, are
classified by type of machine, as follows:
Operates a bookkeeping machine (Remington Rand, Elliott Fisher,
Sundstrand, Burroughs, National Cash Register, with or without a type
writer keyboard) to keep a record of business transactions.
Biller, machine (billing machineL
Uses a special billing m a
chine (Moon Hopkins, Elliott Fisher, Burroughs, e t c ., which are
combination typing and adding machines) to prepare bills and invoices
from customers' purchase orders, internally prepared orders, shipping
memorandums, etc.
Usually involves application of predetermined
discounts and shipping charges, and entry of necessary extensions,
which may or may not be computed on the billing machine, and
totals which are automatically accumulated by machine. The oper
ation usually involves a large number of carbon copies of the bill
being prepared and is often done on a fanfold machine.
Biller, machine -(bookkeeping machine).
Uses a bookkeeping
machine (Sundstrand, Elliott Fisher, Remington Rand, e t c ., which
may or may not have typewriter keyboard) to prepare customers' bills
as part of the accounts receivable operation. Generally involves the
simultaneous entry of figures on customers' ledger record. The m a
chine automatically accumulates figures on a number of vertical
columns and computes, and usually prints automatically the debit or
credit balances.
Does not involve a knowledge of bookkeeping.
Works from uniform and standard types of sales and credit slips.
Class A . Keeps a set of records requiring a knowledge of and
experience in basic bookkeeping principles, and familiarity with the
structure of the particular accounting system used. Determines proper
records and distribution of debit and credit items to be used in each
phase of the work. May prepare consolidated reports, balance sheets,
and other records by hand.
Class B.
Keeps a record of one or more phases or sections of
a set of records usually requiring little knowledge of basic book
keeping. Phases or sections include accounts payable, payroll, cus
tomers' accounts (not including a simple type of billing described
under biller, machine), cost distribution, expense distribution, in
ventory control, etc.
May check or assist in preparation of trial
balances and prepare control sheets for the accounting department.
CLERK, AC C O U N TIN G
Class A . Under general direction of a bookkeeper or accountant,
has responsibility for keeping one or more sections of a complete set
of books or records relating to one phase of an establishment's busi
ness transactions.
Work involves posting and balancing subsidiary
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CLERK, A C C O U N T IN G — Continued
ledger or ledgers such as accounts receivable or accounts payable;
examining and coding invoices or vouchers with proper accounting
distribution; and requires judgment and experience in making proper
assignations and allocations.
May assist in preparing, adjusting, and
closing journal entries; and may direct class B accounting clerks.
Class B. Under supervision, performs one or more routine ac
counting operations such as posting simple journal vouchers or accounts
payable vouchers, entering vouchers in voucher registers; reconciling
bank accounts; and posting subsidiary ledgers controlled by general
ledgers, or posting simple cost accounting data.
This job does not
require a knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping principles but
is found in offices in which the more routine accounting work is
subdivided on a functional basis among several workers.
CLERK, FILE
Class A .
In an established filing system containing a number
of varied subject matter files, classifies and indexes file material
such as correspondence, reports, technical documents, etc.
May
also file this material.
May keep records of various types in con
junction with the files. May lead a small group of lower level file
clerks.
Class B.
Sorts, codes, and files unclassified material by simple
(subject matter) headings or partly classified material by finer sub
headings.
Prepares simple related index and cross-reference aids.
As requested, locates clearly identified material in files and forwards
material.
M ay perform related clerical tasks required to maintain
and service files.
Class C . Performs routine filing of material that has already
been classified or which is easily classified in a simple serial classi
fication system ( e . g . , alphabetical, chronological, or numerical).
As requested, locates readily available material in files and forwards
material; and may fill out withdrawal charge.
Performs simple
clerical and manual tasks required to maintain and service files.
CLERK, ORDER— Continue d
to make up the order; checking prices and quantities of items on order
sheet; and distributing order sheets to respective departments to be filled.
May check with credit department to determine credit rating of customer,
acknowledge receipt of orders from customers, follow up orders to see
that they have been filled, keep file of orders received, and check shipping
invoices with original orders.
CLERK, PAYROLL
Computes wages of company employees and enters the necessary
data on the payroll sheets. Duties involve: Calculating workers' earnings
based on time or production records; and posting calculated data on payroll
sheet, showing information such as worker's name, working days, time,
rate, deductions for insurance, and total wages due. M ay make out paychecks and assist paymaster in making up and distributing pay envelopes.
May use a calculating machine.
COMPTOMETER OPERATOR
Primary duty is to operate a Comptometer to perform mathe
matical computations.
This job is not to be confused with that of statis
tical or other type of clerk, which may involve frequent use of a Comp
tometer but, in which, use of this machine is incidental to performance
of other duties.
D UPLICATING-M ACH INE OPERATOR (MIMEOGRAPH OR D IT T O )
Under general supervision and with no supervisory responsibilities,
reproduces multiple copies of typewritten or handwritten matter, using a
Mimeograph or Ditto machine.
Makes necessary adjustment such as for
ink and paper feed counter and cylinder speed.
Is not required to prepare
stencil or Ditto master.
May keep file of used stencils or Ditto masters.
May sort, collate, and staple completed material.
KEYPUNCH OPERATOR
CLERK, ORDER
Receives customers* orders for material or merchandise by m ail,
phone, or personally.
Duties involve any combination of the following;
Quoting prices to customers; making out an order sheet listing the items
Class A . Operates a numerical and/or alphabetical or combina
tion keypunch machine to transcribe data from various source docu
ments to keypunch tabulating cards.
Performs same tasks as lower
level keypunch operator but, in addition, work requires application
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KEYPUNCH OPERATOR— Continued
STENOGRAPHER, SENIOR
of coding skills and die making of some determinations, for example,
locates on the source document the items to be punched; extracts
information from several documents; and searches for and inteiprets
information on the document to determine information to be punched.
M ay train inexperienced operators.
Primary duty is to take dictation involving a varied technical
or specialized vocabulary such as in legal briefs or reports on scientific
research from one or more persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype
or similar machine; and transcribe dictation. May also type from written
copy.
May also set up and maintain files, keep records, etc.
Class B. Under close supervision or following specific procedures
or instructions, transcribes data from source documents to punched
cards.
Operates a numerical and/or alphabetical or combination
keypunch machine to keypunch tabulating cards.
May verify cards.
Working from various standardized source documents, follows specified
sequences which have been coded or prescribed in detail and require
little or no selecting, coding, or interpreting of data to be punched.
Problems arising from erroneous items or codes, missing information,
e t c ., are referred to supervisor.
OR
OFFICE BOY OR GIRL
Performs various routine duties such as running errands, operating
minor office machines such as sealers or mailers, opening and distributing
m ail, and other minor clerical woxk.
Performs stenographic duties requiring significantly greater inde
pendence and responsibility than stenographers, general as evidenced by
the following: Work requires high degree of stenographic speed and accu
racy; and a thorough working knowledge of general business and office
procedures and of the specific business operations, organization, policies,
procedures, files, workflow, etc.
Uses this knowledge in performing
stenographic duties and responsible clerical tasks such as, maintaining
followup files; assembling material for reports, memorandums, letters,
e t c .; composing simple letters from general instructions; reading and
routing incoming mail; and answering routine questions, etc.
Does not
include transcribing-machine work.
SECRETARY
SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR
Performs secretarial and clerical duties for a superior in an ad
ministrative or executive position. Duties include making appointments
for superior; receiving people coming into office; answering and making
phone calls; handling personal and important or confidential m ail, and
writing routine correspondence on own initiative; and taking dictation
(where transcribing machine is not used) either in shorthand or by
Stenotype or similar machine, and transcribing dictation or the recorded
information reproduced on a transcribing machine.
M ay prepare special
reports or memorandums for information of superior.
Class A . Operates a single- or multiple-position telephone
switchboard handling incoming, outgoing, intraplant or office calls. Per
forms full telephone information service or handles complex calls, such
as conference, collect, overseas, or similar calls, either in addition to
doing routine work as described for switchboard operator, class B, or as a
full-tim e assignment.
("Full** telephone information service occurs when
the establishment has varied functions that are not readily understandable
for telephone information purposes, e. g . , because of overlapping or
interrelated functions, and consequently present frequent problems as to
which extensions are appropriate for c a lls.)
STENOGRAPHER, GENERAL
Primary duty is to take dictation involving a normal routine
vocabulary from one or more persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype
or similar machine; and transcribe dictation. May also type from written
copy.
M ay maintain files, keep simple records, or perform other rela
tively routine clerical tasks.
May operate from a stenographic pool.
Does not include transcribing-machine work. (See transcribing-machine
operator.)
Class B.
Operates a single- or multiple-position telephone
switchboard handling incoming, outgoing, intraplant or office calls. May
handle routine long distance calls and record tolls. May perform limited
telephone information service. ( ’'Limited” telephone information service
occurs if the functions of the establishment serviced are readily under
standable for telephone information purposes, or if the requests are routine,
e . g . , giving extension numbers when specific names are furnished, or
if complex calls are referred to another operator.)
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SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONIST
In addition to performing duties of operator on a single position
or monitor-type switchboard, acts as receptionist and may also type or
perform routine clerical work as part of regular duties.
This typing or
clerical work may take the major part of this woiker's time while at
switchboard.
TABULATING -M ACH INE OPERATOR— Continued
specific instructions. May include simple wiring from diagrams and
some filing woik.
The work typically involves portions of a woik
unit, for example, individual sorting or collating runs or repetitive
operations.
TRANSCRIBING-M ACHINE OPERATOR, GENERAL
T A BULATING -M ACH INE OPERATOR
Class A . Operates a variety of tabulating or electrical account
ing machines, typically including such machines as the tabulator,
calculator, interpreter, collator, and others.
Performs complete
reporting assignments without close supervision, and performs difficult
wiring as required.
The complete reporting and tabulating assign
ments typically involve a variety of long and complex reports which
often are of irregular or nonrecurring type requiring some planning
and sequencing of steps to be taken.
As a more experienced oper
ator, is typically involved in training new operators in machine
operations, or partially trained operators in wiring from diagrams
and operating sequences of long and complex reports.
Does not
include working supervisors performing tabulating-machine operations
and day-to-day supervision of the work and production of a group of
tabulating-machine operators.
Class B. Operates more difficult tabulating or electrical account
ing machines such as the tabulator and calculator, in addition to the
sorter, reproducer, and collator. This work is performed under specific
instructions and may include the performance of some wiring from
diagrams.
The woxk typically involves, for example, tabulations
involving a repetitive accounting exercise, a complete but small
tabulating study, or parts of a longer and more complex report. Such
reports and studies are usually of a recurring nature where the pro
cedures are w ell established.
M ay also include the training of new
employees in the basic operation of the machine.
Class C .
Operates simple tabulating or electrical accounting
machines such as the sorter, reproducing punch, collator, e t c ., with
Primary duty is to transcribe dictation involving a normal routine
vocabulary from transcrib ing - m a chine records. M ay also type from written
copy and do simple clerical work. Workers transcribing dictation involving
a varied technical or specialized vocabulary such as legal briefs or reports
on scientific research are not included. A worker who takes dictation in
shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine is classified as a stenographer,
general.
TYPIST
Uses a typewriter to make copies of various material or to make
out bills after calculations have been made by another person. May in
clude typing of stencils, mats, or similar materials for use in duplicating
processes.
M ay do clerical work involving little special training, such
as keeping simple records, filing records and reports, or sorting and dis
tributing incoming m ail.
Class A . Performs one or more of the following: Typing m a
terial in final form when it involves combining material from several
sources or responsibility for correct spelling, syllabication, punctu
ation, e t c ., of technical or unusual words or foreign language ma
terial; and planning layout and typing of complicated statistical tables
to maintain uniformity and balance in spacing. M ay type routine
form letters varying details to suit circumstances.
Class B. Performs one or more of the following: Copy typing
from rough or clear drafts; routine typing of forms, insurance policies,
etc.; and setting up simple standard tabulations, or copying more
complex tables already setup and spaced properly.
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PROFESSIONAL
AND
TECHNICAL
D RAFTSMAN
DRAFTSM AN
Class A . Plans the graphic presentation of complex items having
distinctive design features that differ significantly from established
drafting precedents. Works in close support with the design originator,
and may recommend minor design changes. Analyzes the effect of
each change on the details of form, function, and positional relation
ships of components and parts. Works with a minimum of supervisory
assistance. Completed work is reviewed by design originator for con
sistency with prior engineering determinations.
M ay either prepare
drawings, or direct their preparation by lower level draftsmen.
Class B.
Performs nonroutine and complex drafting assignments
that require the application of most of the standardized drawing tech
niques regularly used. Duties typically involve such work as: Prepares
working drawings of subassemblies with irregular shapes, multiple
functions, and precise positional relationships between components;
prepares architectural drawings for construction of a building including
detail drawings of foundations, w all sections, floor plans, and roof.
Uses accepted formulas and manuals in making necessary computations
to determine quantities of materials to be used,, load capacities,
strengths, stresses, etc.
Receives initial instructions, requirements,
and advice from supervisor.
Completed work is checked for technical
adequacy.
Class C .
Prepares detail drawings of singly units or parts for
engineering, construction, manufacturing, or repair purposes. Types
of drawings prepared include isometric projections (depicting three
dimensions in accurate scale) and sectional views to clarify positioning
of components and convey needed information.
Consolidates details
from a number of sources and adjusts or transposes scale as required.
MAINTENANCE
Continue d
Suggested methods of approach, applicable precedents, and advice on
source materials are given with initial assignments.
Instructions are
less complete when assignments recur.
Woik may be spot-checked
during progress.
D R AFTSM AN -TR AC ER
Copies plans and drawings prepared by others by placing tracing
cloth or paper over drawings and tracing with pen or pencil.
(Does not
include tracing limited to plans primarily consisting of straight lines and
a large scale not requiring close delineation.)
and/or
Prepares simple or repetitive drawings of easily visualized items.
is closely supervised during progress.
Work
NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED)
A registered nurse'who 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 factor/ or other establishment.
Duties involve a combination of the following: Giving first aid to the ill
or injured; attending to subsequent dressing of employees' injuries; keeping
records of patients treated; preparing accident reports for compensation
or other purposes; assisting in physical examinations and health evaluations
of applicants and employees; and planning and carrying out programs
involving health education, accident prevention, evaluation of plant en
vironment, or other activities affecting the health, welfare, and safety
of all personnel.
AND
POWERPLANT
CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE
CARPENTER, M AINTENANCE— Continued
Performs the carpentry duties necessary to construct and maintain
in good repair building woodwoik 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: Plan
ning and laying out of work from blueprints, drawings, models, or verbal
instructions; using a variety of carpenter's handtools, portable power tools,
and standard measuring instruments; making standard shop computations
relating to dimensions of woik; 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 ap
prenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
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ELECTRICIAN, M AINTENANCE
HELPER, M AINTENANCE TRADES— Continued
Performs a variety of electrical trade functions such as the in
stallation, maintenance, or repair of equipment for the generation, dis
tribution, or utilization of electric energy in an establishment.
Work
involves most of the following: Installing or repairing any of a variety of
electrical equipment such as generators, transformers, switchboards, con
trollers, circuit breakers, motors, heating units, conduit systems, or other
transmission equipment; working from blueprints, drawings, layouts, or
other specifications; locating and diagnosing trouble in the electrical
system or equipment; working standard computations relating to load
requirements of wiring or electrical equipment; and using a variety of
electrician’s handtools and measuring and testing instruments. In general,
the work of the maintenance electrician requires rounded training and
experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent
training and experience.
a woiker supplied with materials and tools; cleaning working area, m a
chine, and equipment; assisting journeyman by holding materials or tools;
and performing other unskilled tasks as directed by journeyman. The kind
of work the helper is permitted to perform varies from trade to trade: In
some trades the helper is confined to supplying, lifting, and holding m a
terials and tools and cleaning working areas; and in others he is permitted
to perform specialized machine operations, or parts of a trade that are
also performed by workers on a full-tim e basis.
ENGINEER, STATIO N AR Y
Operates and maintains and may also supervise the operation of
stationary engines and equipment (mechanical or electrical) to supply the
establishment in which employed with power, heat, refrigeration, or
air-conditioning.
Work involves: Operating and maintaining equipment
such as steam engines, air compressors, generators, motors, turbines,
ventilating and refrigerating equipment, steam boilers and boiler-fed
water pumps;, making equipment repairs; and keeping a record of operation
of machinery, temperature, and fuel consumption.
May also supervise
these operations. Head or chief engineers in establishments employing
more than one engineer are excluded.
M ACH INE-TOOL OPERATOR, TOOLROOM
Specializes in the operation of one or more types of machine
tools, such as jig borers, cylindrical or surface grinders, engine lathes,
or milling machines, in the construction of machine-shop tools, gage£,
jigs, fixtures, or dies.
Work involves most of the following: Planning
and performing difficult machining operations; processing items requiring
complicated setups or a high degree of accuracy; using a variety of pre
cision measuring instruments; selecting feeds, speeds, tooling, and oper
ation sequence; and making necessary adjustments during operation to
achieve requisite tolerances or dimensions.
M ay be required to recognize
when tools need dressing, to dress tools, and to select proper coolants
and cutting and lubricating oils.
For cross-industry wage study purposes,
machine-tool operators, toolroom, in tool and die jobbing shops are ex
cluded from this classification.
M ACHINIST, MAINTENANCE
FIREMAN, STA TIO N A R Y BOILER
Fires stationary boilers to furnish the establishment in which
employed with heat, power, or steam. Feeds fuels to fire by hand or
operates a mechanical stoker, or gas or oil burner; and checks water
and safety valves.
May clean, oil, or assist in repairing boilerroom
equipment.
HELPER, M AINTENANCE TRADES
Assists one or more workers in the skilled maintenance trades,
by performing specific or general duties of lesser skill, such as keeping
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 speci
fications; planning and laying out of work; using a variety of machinist’s
handtools and precision measuring instruments; setting 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 re
quired for his work; and fitting 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 ap
prenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
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M ECHANIC, A U TO M O TIV E (M AINTENANCE)
OILER
Repairs automobiles, buses, motortrucks, and tractors of an es
tablishment. Work involves most of the followings Examining automotive
equipment to diagnose source of trouble; disassembling equipment and
performing repairs that involve the use of such handtools as wrenches,
gages, drills, or specialized equipment in disassembling or fitting parts;
replacing broken or defective parts from stock; grinding and adjusting
valves; reassembling and installing the various assemblies in the vehicle
and making necessary adjustments; and alining wheels, adjusting brakes
and lights, or tightening body bolts# In general, the work of the auto
motive mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually acquired
through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
Lubricates, with oil or grease, the moving parts or wearing sur
faces of mechanical equipment of an establishment.
MECHANIC, M AINTENANCE
Repairs machinery or mechanical equipment of an establishment#
Woik 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 of the machine to a machine shop for major
repairs; preparing written specifications for major repairs or for the pro
duction of parts ordered from machine shop; reassembling machines; and
making all necessary adjustments for operation#
In general, the work of
a maintenance mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually
acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and ex
perience.
Excluded from this classification are workers whose primary
duties involve setting up or adjusting machines.
MILLWRIGHT
Installs new machines or heavy equipment, and dismantles and
installs machines or heavy equipment when changes in the plant layout
are required# Work involves most of the followings Planning and laying
out of the work; interpreting blueprints or other specifications; using a
variety of handtools and rigging; making standard shop computations re
lating to stresses, strength of materials, and centers of gravity; alining
and balancing of 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 m illw rights work normally requires a rounded training and experience
in the trade acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent train
ing and experience#
PAINTER, M AINTENANCE
Paints and redecorates walls, woodwork, and fixtures of an es
tablishment.
Work involves the following: Knowledge of surface peculi
arities and types of paint required for different applications; preparing
surface for painting by removing old finish or by placing putty or filler
in nail holes and interstices; and applying paint with spray gun or brush.
M ay mix colors, oils, white lead, and other paint ingredients to obtain
proper color or consistency.
In general, the work of the maintenance
painter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through
a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
PIPEFITTER, MAINTENANCE
Installs or repairs water, steam, gas, or other types of pipe and
pipefittings in an establishment.
Work involves most of the following:
Laying out of woik 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
machine; threading pipe with stocks and dies; bending pipe by hand-driven
or power-driven machines; assembling pipe with couplings and fastening
pipe to hangers; making standard shop computations relating to pressures,
flow, and size of pipe required; and making standard tests to determine
whether finished pipes 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 ex
perience. Workers primarily engaged in installing and repairing building
sanitation or heating systems are excluded#
PLUMBER, M AINTENANCE
Keeps the plumbing system of an establishment in good order#
Woik involves: Knowledge of sanitary codes regarding installation of vents
and traps in plumbing system; installing or repairing pipes and fixtures;
and opening clogged drains with a plunger or plumber’s snake# In general,
the work of the maintenance plumber requires rounded training and ex
perience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent
training and experience.
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TOOL A N D DIE M AKER—Continued
SHEET-METAL WORKER, MAINTENANCE
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 establish
ment. 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 sheet-m etalwoiking machines; using a variety of handtools in cutting, bending, form
ing, 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.
TOOL A N D DIE MAKER
volves most of the following: Planning and laying out of work from models,
blueprints, drawings, or other oral and written specifications; using a
variety of tool and die maker* s handtools and precision measuring instru
ments, understanding of the working properties of common metals and
alloys; setting up and operating of machine tools and related equipment;
making necessary shop computations relating to dimensions of work, speeds,
feeds, and tooling of machines; heattreating of metal parts during fabri
cation as w ell as of finished tools and dies to achieve required qualities;
woriking to close tolerances; fitting and assembling of parts to prescribed
tolerances and allowances; and selecting appropriate materials, tools, and
processes.
In general, the tool and die maker's work requires a rounded
training in machine-shop and toolroom practice usually acquired through
a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
(D ie maker; jig maker; tool maker; fixture maker; gage maker)
Constructs and repairs machine-shop tools, gages, jigs, fixtures
or dies for forgings, punching, and other metal-forming work. Work in-
CUSTODIAL
AND
For cross-industry wage study purposes, tool and die makers in
tool and die jobbing shops are excluded from this classification.
MATERIAL
MOVEMENT
ELEVATOR OPERATOR, PASSENGER
JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER— Continued
Transports passengers between floors of an office building, apart
ment house, department store, hotel, or similar establishment. Woikers
who operate elevators in conjunction with other duties such as those of
starters and janitors are excluded.
or other establishment.
Duties involve a combination of the follow ing
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.
Woikers who
specialize in window washing are excluded.
GUARD
Performs routine police duties, either at fixed post or on tour,
maintaining order, using arms or force where necessary.
Includes gatemen who are stationed at gate and check on identity of employees and
other persons entering.
JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER
(Sweeper; charwoman; janitress)
Cleans and keeps in an orderly condition factory woiking areas
and washrooms, or premises of an office, apartment house, or commercial
LABORER, M ATERIAL HANDLING
(Loader and unloader; handler and stacker; shelver; trucker; stockman
or stock helper; warehouseman or warehouse helper)
A woiker employed in a warehouse, manufacturing plant, store,
or other establishment whose duties involve one or more of the followings
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 m a
terials or merchandise by handtruck, car, or wheelbarrow. Longshoremen,
who load and unload ships are excluded.
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ORDER FILLER
(Order picker; stock selector; warehouse stockman)
Fills shipping or transfer orders for finished goods from stored
merchandise in accordance with specifications on sales slips, customers’
orders, or other instructions.
M ay, in addition to filling orders and in
dicating items filled or omitted, keep records of outgoing orders, requi
sition additional stock or report short supplies to supervisor, and perform
other related duties.
PACKER, SHIPPING
Prepares finished products for shipment or storage by placing them
in shipping containers, the specific operations performed being dependent
upon the type, size, and number of units to be packed, the type of con
tainer employed, and method of shipment.
Work requires the placing of
items in shipping containers and may involve one or more of the following:
Knowledge of various items of stock in order to verify content; selection
of appropriate type and size of container; inserting enclosures in container;
using excelsior or other 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.
TRUCKD RIVER
Drives a truck within a city or industrial area to transport m a
terials, merchandise, equipment, or men between various types of es
tablishments such as: Manufacturing plants, freight depots, warehouses,
wholesale and retail establishments, or between retail establishments and
customers’ houses or places of business.
May also load or unload truck
with or without helpers, make minor mechanical repairs, and keep truck
in good working order.
Driver-salesmen and over-the-road drivers are
excluded.
For wage study purposes, truckdrivers are classified by size and
type of equipment, as follows: (Tractor-trailer should be rated on the
basis of trailer capacity.)
Truckdriver (combination of sizes listed separately)
Truckdriver, light (under 1V 2 tons)
Truckdriver, medium (lV z to and including 4 tons)
Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, trailer type)
Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, other than trailer type)
SHIPPING A N D RECEIVING CLERK
TRUCKER, POWER
Prepares merchandise for shipment, or receives and is responsible
for incoming shipments of merchandise or other materials. Shipping work
involves: A knowledge of shipping procedures, practices, routes, available
means of transportation, and rates; and preparing records of the goods
shipped, making up bills of lading, posting weight and shipping charges,
and keeping a file of shipping records.
May direct or assist in preparing
the merchandise for shipment.
Receiving work involves: Verifying or
directing others in verifying the correctness of shipments against bills of
lading, invoices, or other records; checking for shortages and rejecting
damaged goods; routing merchandise or materials to proper departments;
and maintaining necessary records and files.
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 truck,
as follows:
Trucker, power (forklift)
Trucker, power (other than forklift)
For wage study purposes, workers are classified as follows:
W ATC H M AN
Receiving clerk
Shipping clerk
Shipping and receiving clerk
Makes rounds of premises periodically in
against fire, theft, and illegal entry.
protecting
property
Available On Request—
The sixth annual report on salaries for accountants, auditors, attorneys, chemists,
engineers, engineering technicians, draftsmen, tracers, job analysts, directors of
personnel, managers of office services, and clerical employees.
Order as BLS Bulletin 1469, JNational Survey of Professional, Administrative, Tech
nical, and Clerical Pay, February—March 1965. 45 cents a copy.
Area Wage Surveys*
A lis t o f the la te s t a v a ila b le bu lletins is p resen ted b elow . A d ir e c to r y in dicatin g dates o f e a r lie r studies, and the p r ic e s o f the bulletins is
a v a ila b le on requ est. B u lletin s m ay be purchased fr o m the Superintendent o f Docum ents, U. S. G overn m en t P rin tin g O ffic e , Washington, D . C . , 20402,
o r fro m any o f the B LS re g io n a l s a le s o ffic e s shown on the in sid e fro n t c o v e r.
A rea
B u lletin num ber
and p ric e
A rea
A kron, Ohio, June 1965--------------------------------------------Alban y—Schenectady—T ro y , N. Y . , A p r. 1965___________
Albuquerque, N. M e x . , A p r. 1965______________________
A llen tow n —B ethlehem —Easton, P a . —N . J . , Feb. 1965—
Atlanta, G a ., M ay 1965------ --------------------------------------B a ltim o re , Md. , N ov. 1965--------------------------------------Beaum ont—P o r t A rth u r, T e x ., M ay 1965_______________
B irm in gh am , A l a . , A p r . 1965 1__________________________
B o is e C ity, Idaho, July 1965_____________________________
B oston, M a s s ., O ct. 1 9 6 5 * ______________________________
1430-78,
1430-52,
1430-62,
1430-48,
1430-74,
1465-29,
1430-66,
1430-60,
1465-1,
1465-12,
25cents
25cents
20cents
20cents
25cents
25cents
20cents
25cents
20cents
30cents
M ilw aukee, W is ., A p r . 1965 1----------------------------------M in n ea p o lis—St. Paul, M in n ., Jan. 1965 * _____________
M uskegon—M uskegon H eights, M ich. ,M ay 1965_________
N ew ark and J e r s e y C ity, N . J . , F eb . 1965---------------N ew Haven, C onn ., Jan. 1965----------------------------------N ew O rlea n s, L a . , F eb . 1965 1 __________________________
N ew Y o rk , N . Y . , A p r. 1 9 6 5 * ____________________________
N o r fo lk —P ortsm o u th and N ew p o rt N ew s—
Hampton, V a . , June 1965 1 ------------------------------------O klahom a C ity, O k la ., Aug. 1965________________________
B u ffalo, N. Y ., D ec. 1964 1_______________________________
B urlington, Vt. , M a r. 1965 1 ____________________________
Canton, Ohio, A p r . 1965__________________________________
C h arleston , W. V a. , A p r . 1965__________________________
C h arlotte, N . C . , A p r. 1965______________________________
Chattanooga, T e n n .- G a ., Sept. 1965_____________________
C hicago, H I . , A p r . 1965 1 ________________________________
C incinnati, Ohio—K y. , M a r. 1965________________________
C levelan d , Ohio, Sept. 1965______________________________
Colum bus, Ohio, O ct. 1965_______________________________
D a lla s , T e x . , N o v . 1965-------------------------------------------
1430-36,
1430-51,
1430-59,
1430-65,
1430-61,
1465-7,
1430-72,
1430-55,
1465-8,
1465-15,
1465-24,
D avenport—Rock Island—M olin e, Io w a I l l . , Oct. 1965------------------------------------------------------Dayton, Ohio, Jan. 1965-------------------------------------------D en ver, C o lo ., D ec. 19651_______________________________
D es M oin es, Iowa, F eb . 1965____________________________
D e tro it, M ic h ., Jan. 1965 1 ______________________________
F o r t Worth, T e x ., N ov. 1965..___________________________
G reen Bay, W is ., Aug. 1965-------------------------------------G r e e n v ille , S. C . , M ay 1965--------------------------------------Houston, T e x ., June 1965_________________________________
Indianapolis, Ind. , D ec. 1965*____________________________
1465-16,
1430-31,
1465-33,
1430-47,
1430-43,
1465-26,
1465-4,
1430-69,
1430-82,
1465-31,
Jackson, M is s ., F eb . 1965_______________________________
J a c k s o n v ille , F l a . , Jan. 1965 1 __________________________
K ansas C ity, M o. - K a n s ., N ov. 1965 1-----------------------L a w re n c e —H a v e rh ill, M a s s .—N. H . , June 1965_________
L ittle Rock—N orth L ittle Rock, A r k . , Aug. 1965_______
L os A n g e le s —Lon g Beach, C a lif. , M a r. 1965 1 ________
L o u is v ille , K y . —In d ., F eb . 1965 1_______________________
Lubbock, T e x . , June 1965----------------------------------------M an ch ester, N . H. , Aug. 1965____________________________
M em phis, T e n n ., Jan. 1965______________________________
M ia m i, F l a . , D e c . 19651_________________________________
M idland and O dessa, T e x _________________________________
1430-44,
20cents
1430-38,
25cents
1465-27,
30cents
1430-75,
20cents
1465-6,
20cents
1430-57,
30cents
1430-42,
25cents
1430-7 3,
20cents
1465-2,
20cents
1430-40,
25cents
1465-30,
25cents
(Notpreviously surveyed)
* Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented.
* Bulletins dated before July 1965 were entitled "Occupational Wage Surveys."
B u lletin number
and p r ic e
1430-58,
1430-39,
1430-68,
1430-45,
1430-34,
1430-53,
1430-80,
25
30
20
25
25
30
40
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
1430-77,
1465-5,
25 cents
20 cents
30cents
25cents
20cents
20cents
25cents
20cents
30cents
25cents
25cents
25cents
25cents
Omaha, N eb r. —Iowa, Oct. 1965 1—------------------------------ 1465- 13,
P a te rs o n —C lifton^-Passaic, N. J . , M ay 1965____ ________ 1430-71,
Ph ilad elp h ia, Pa. —N. J . , N ov. 1964 1____________________ 1430-28,
Phoenix, A r iz . , M a r. 1965_______________________________ 1430-56,
P ittsb u rgh , P a ., Jan. 1965 1------------------------------------- 1430-41,
P ortlan d , M aine, N ov. 19651____________________________
1465-23,
P ortlan d , O re g . —Wash. , M ay 1965______________________ 1430-70,
P ro v id e n c e —Paw tucket, R. I . —M a s s ., M ay 1965 1 _______ 1430-67,
R a leigh , N. C . , Sept. 1 9 65 *______________________________ 1465-10,
Richm ond, V a . , N ov. 1965 1______________________________ 1465-28,
R ock ford , 111., M ay 1965------------------------------------------- 1430-63,
25 cents
25 cents
35 cents
20 cents
30 cents
25 cents
25 cents
30 cents
25 cents
30 cents
20 cents
20cents
25cents
30cents
20cents
30cents
20cents
20cents
20cents
25cents
30cents
St. L ou is, M o .—111., O ct. 1965---------------------------------Salt Lake C ity, Utah, D e c . 1965_________________________
San Antonio, T e x . , June 1965 1---------------------------------San B ern a rd in o—R iv e r s id e —O ntario, C a lif. ,
Sept. 1965 1 -----------------------------------------------------------San D iego , C a lif. , N ov. 1965_____________________________
San F r a n c is c o —Oakland, C a lif., Jan. 1965 1____________
San Jose, C a lif . , Sept. 1965 1____________________________
Savannah, G a ., M ay 1965-----------------------------------------Scranton, P a ., Aug. 1965 1 _______________________________
Seattle—E v e r e tt, W a sh ., Oct. 1 9 65 *____________________
1465-22,
1465-32,
1430-81,
25 cents
20 cents
25 cents
1465-20,
1465-21,
1430-37,
1465-19,
1430-64,
1465-3,
1465-9,
30 cents
20 cents
25 cents
25 cents
20 cents
2 5 cents
30 cents
Sioux F a lls , S. D a k ., Oct. 19651 ------------------------------ 1465-17,
South Bend, In d ., M a r. 1965-------------------------------------- 1430-54,
Spokane, W a sh ., June 1965 1-------------------------------------- 1430-79,
T o le d o , Ohio, F eb . 1965 * . ---------------------------------------- 1430-50,
Tren ton , N. J . , D e c . 1965_________________________________ 1465-34,
Washington, D . C. —Md. —V a . , Oct. 1965__________________ 1465-14,
W aterb u ry, C onn ., M a r. 1965----------------------------------- 1430-49,
W a te rlo o , Iowa, N ov. 1965---------------------------------------- 1465-18,
W ich ita, K a n s ., O ct. 1965________________________________ 1465-11,
W o rc e s te r, M a s s ., June 1965----------------------------------- 1430-76,
Y o rk , P a ., F eb . 1965------------------------------------------------ 1430-46,
Youngstow n—W a rren , Ohio, N ov. 1965 * -------- ----------1465-25,
25
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25
20
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