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Area Wage Survey
The Utica—Rome, New York, Metropolitan Area
July 1969
U.s.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
B U R E A U O F L A B O R S T A T IS T IC S R E G IO N A L O F F IC E S
Region II
Region I
341 Ninth Ave.
1603-B Federal Building
New York, N. Y. 10001
Government Center
Phone: 971-5405 (Area Code 212)
Boston, Mass. 02203
Phone: 223-6762 (Area Code 617)
Region III
406 Penn Square Building
1317 Filbert St.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
Phone: 597-7796 (Area Code 215)
Region IV
Suite 540
1371 Peachtree St. NE.
Atlanta, Ga. 30309
Phone: 526-5418 (Area Code 404)
Region VI
Region V
219 South Dearborn St.
337 Mayflower Building
411 North Akard St.
Chicago, 111. 60604
Dallas, Tex. 75201
Phone: 353-7230 (Area Code 312)
Phone: 7 4 9 -3 5 1 6 (Area Code 214)
Regions VII and VIII
Federal Office Building
911 Walnut St. , 10th Floor
Kansas City, Mo. 64106
Phone: 374-2481 (Area Code 816)
Regions IX and X
450 Golden Gate Ave.
Box 36017
San Francisco, Calif. 94102
Phone: 556-4678 (Area Code 415)
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* Regions VII and VIII w ill be serviced by Kansas City.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Area Wage Survey
The Utica—Rome, New York, Metropolitan Area
J u ly
1969
B u lle tin
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N ovem ber 19 69
U.S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
George P. Shultz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
G eoffrey H . Moore, Com m issioner
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Preface
Contents
Page
The B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t is t ic s p r o g r a m of annual
o c c u p a t i o n a l w a g e s u r v e y s in m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s i s d e
s i g n e d t o p r o v i d e d a t a o n o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s , an d e s t a b
l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s an d s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s . It
y ie ld s d e ta ile d data by s e l e c t e d in d u str y d iv is io n for e a c h
of t h e a r e a s s t u d i e d , f o r g e o g r a p h i c r e g i o n s , and f o r t h e
U n ited S ta te s .
A m a jo r c o n s id e r a t io n in the p r o g r a m is
t h e n e e d f o r g r e a t e r i n s i g h t in t o (1) t h e m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s
b y o c c u p a t i o n a l c a t e g o r y and s k i l l l e v e l , an d (2) t h e s t r u c
t u r e an d l e v e l o f w a g e s a m o n g a r e a s and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s .
I n t r o d u c t i o n ____________________________________________________________________
W a g e t r e n d s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i p n a l g r o u p s ____________________________
T ab les:
E s t a b l i s h m e n t s and w o r k e r s w i t h i n s c o p e o f s u r v e y and
2.
P e r c e n t s o f i n c r e a s e i n s t a n d a r d w e e k l y s a l a r i e s and
s tr a ig h t-tim e h o u rly e a rn in g s for s e le c t e d o ccu p ation al
g r o u p s . _______________________________________________________________
O cc u p a tio n a l e a rn in g s:
A - 1. O f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s —w o m e n ____________________________________
A - 2 . P r o f e s s i o n a l an d t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n and
A -3.
O f f i c e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , an d t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s —
m e n an d w o m e n c o m b i n e d __________________________________
M a i n t e n a n c e an d p o w e r p l a n t o c c u p a t i o n s ___________________
C u s t o d i a l an d m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t i o n s ____________
A -4.
A -5.
A p pend ix.
T h i s b u l l e t i n p r e s e n t s r e s u l t s o f t h e s u r v e y in
U t i c a —R o m e , N . Y . , i n J u l y 1 9 6 9 , u n d e r a c o n t r a c t w i t h
t h e N e w Y o r k S t a t e D e p a r t m e n t of L a b o r .
The Standard
M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e f i n e d b y t h e B u r e a u of
t h e B u d g e t t h r o u g h J a n u a r y 1 9 6 8 , c o n s i s t s of H e r k i m e r and
O n eid a C o u n tie s . T h is stu d y w a s c o n d u cte d b y the B u r e a u 's
r e g i o n a l o f f i c e in N e w Y o r k , N . Y . , u n d e r t h e g e n e r a l d i
r e c t i o n of T h o m a s N . W a k i n , A s s i s t a n t R e g i o n a l D i r e c t o r
for O p eration s.
1.
A.
At th e end of e a c h s u r v e y , an in d iv id u a l a r e a b u l
le tin p r e s e n ts s u r v e y r e s u lts for e a ch a r e a stu died . A fter
c o m p l e t i o n of a l l o f t h e i n d i v i d u a l a r e a b u l l e t i n s f o r a r o u n d
of s u r v e y s , t w o s u m m a r y b u l l e t i n s a r e i s s u e d . T h e f i r s t
b r i n g s d a t a f o r e a c h of t h e m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s s t u d i e d in to
one b u lle tin .
The s e c o n d p r e s e n t s in fo r m a tio n w h ic h has
b e e n p r o j e c t e d f r o m in d iv id u a l m e tr o p o lit a n a r e a data to
r e l a t e t o g e o g r a p h i c r e g i o n s and t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s .
N i n e t y a r e a s c u r r e n t l y a r e i n c l u d e d in t h e p r o
g r a m . In e a c h a r e a , i n f o r m a t i o n o n o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s
i s c o l l e c t e d a n n u a l l y and o n e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and
su p p le m en ta ry w a g e p r o v is io n s b ien n ia lly .
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to m e r i t p r e s e n t a t i o n , or (2)
ind iv idu a l e s t a b lis h m e n t data.
T h i s a r e a i s 1 o f 90 i n w h i c h t h e U .S . D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r *s
B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s c o n d u c t s s u r v e y s of o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s
an d r e l a t e d b e n e f i t s o n a n a r e a w i d e b a s i s . 1
In e a c h a r e a , d a t a a r e o b t a i n e d f r o m r e p r e s e n t a t i v e e s t a b
lis h m e n ts w ithin s ix broad in d u stry d iv isio n s :
M anufacturing; t r a n s
p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t i o n , an d o t h e r p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s ; w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ;
r e t a i l t r a d e ; f i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , an d r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e r v i c e s .
M ajor
in d u stry groups ex clu d ed fr o m th e s e stu d ies a re g o v ern m en t o p e r a
t i o n s and t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n an d e x t r a c t i v e i n d u s t r i e s . E s t a b l i s h m e n t s
h a v i n g f e w e r t h a n a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r of w o r k e r s a r e o m i t t e d b e c a u s e
th e y ten d to fu r n is h in s u ffic ie n t e m p lo y m e n t in the o c c u p a tio n s stu d ied
to w a r r a n t i n c l u s i o n .
S e p a r a t e t a b u l a t i o n s a r e p r o v i d e d f o r e a c h of
the b r o a d in d u str y d i v i s i o n s w h ic h m e e t p u b lica tio n c r i t e r i a .
O c c u p a tio n s an d E a r n in g s
p o ssib ility
o f d i s c l o s u r e of
The a v e r a g e s p r e se n ted r e fle c t c o m p o site , areaw id e e s t i
m ates.
I n d u s t r i e s and e s t a b l i s h m e n t s d i f f e r in p a y l e v e l and job
s t a f f i n g a n d , t h u s , c o n t r i b u t e d i f f e r e n t l y to t h e e s t i m a t e s f o r e a c h jo b .
T h e p a y r e l a t i o n s h i p o b t a i n a b l e f r o m t h e a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l to r e f l e c t
a c c u r a t e l y t h e w a g e s p r e a d o r d i f f e r e n t i a l m a i n t a i n e d a m o n g j o b s in
i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . S i m i l a r l y , d i f f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e p a y l e v e l s
f o r m e n and w o m e n in a n y o f t h e s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s h o u l d not be
a s s u m e d to r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y t r e a t m e n t of th e s e x e s w i t h i n
ind iv idu a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . O ther p o s s i b l e f a c t o r s w h ic h m a y c o n t r ib
u te to d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y f o r m e n an d w o m e n i n c lu d e :
D i f f e r e n c e s in
p r o g r e s s i o n w ith in e s ta b lis h e d rate r a n g e s , sin c e only the actu al r a te s
p a i d i n c u m b e n t s a r e c o l l e c t e d ; and d i f f e r e n c e s in s p e c i f i c d u t i e s p e r
f o r m e d , although the w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a p p r o p r ia te ly w ith in the
s a m e s u r v e y j o b d e s c r i p t i o n . Job d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e m
p l o y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s a r e u s u a lly m o r e g e n e r a l i z e d than th o s e u s e d
i n i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s and a l l o w f o r m i n o r d i f f e r e n c e s a m o n g
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in t h e s p e c i f i c d u t i e s p e r f o r m e d .
T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e c o n d u c t e d on a s a m p l e b a s i s b e c a u s e of
th e u n n e c e s s a r y c o st in v o lv e d in s u r v e y in g a ll e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
To
o b t a i n o p t i m u m a c c u r a c y at m i n i m u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t i o n of
l a r g e t h a n of s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i s s t u d i e d . In c o m b i n i n g t h e d a t a ,
h o w ev e r, a ll e sta b lis h m e n ts a r e given th eir ap p rop riate w eig h t.
E s
t i m a t e s b a s e d on the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s stu d ied a r e p r e s e n t e d , t h e r e f o r e ,
a s r e l a t i n g to a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i n t h e i n d u s t r y g r o u p i n g and a r e a ,
e x c e p t for t h o s e b e lo w the m in im u m s i z e stu d ied .
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In clu d ed in th e 90 areas are four studies co n d u c ted under c o n tra c t w ith th e N ew Y ork
D ep artm en t o f Labor. These areas are B ingham ton (N ew Y ork p o rtio n only); R o ch ester (o ffic e o cc u
pations only); S yracuse; and U tic a —R om e. In a d d itio n , the Bureau condu cts m ore lim ite d a re a studies
in 78 areas a t th e request o f the W age and H our and P ublic C ontracts D ivisions of th e U .S . D e
p a rtm e n t of Labor.
is
O c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t and e a r n i n g s d a ta a r e s h o w n f o r
f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s , i . e . , t h o s e h i r e d to w o r k a r e g u l a r w e e k l y s c h e d u l e
in t h e g i v e n o c c u p a t i o n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
E a r n i n g s d a ta e x c l u d e p r e
m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , and l a t e
s h i f t s . N o n p r o d u c t i o n b o n u s e s a r e e x c l u d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a l l o w
a n c e s and i n c e n t i v e e a r n i n g s a r e i n c l u d e d . W h e r e w e e k l y h o u r s a r e
r e p o r t e d , a s f o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s , r e f e r e n c e i s to t h e s t a n d
a r d w o r k w e e k ( r o u n d e d to th e n e a r e s t h a l f h o u r ) f o r w h i c h e m p l o y e e s
r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e of p a y for
o v e r t i m e at r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) . A v e r a g e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s
for t h e s e o c c u p a tio n s ha v e b e e n round ed to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r.
T h i s b u l l e t i n p r e s e n t s c u r r e n t o c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t and
e a rn in g s in fo r m a tio n obtained la r g e l y by m a il fr o m the e s t a b lis h m e n t s
v i s i t e d b y B u r e a u f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s in t h e l a s t p r e v i o u s s u r v e y f o r
o c c u p a tio n s r e p o r te d in that e a r l i e r study. P e r s o n a l v i s i t s w e r e m a d e
t o n o n r e s p o n d e n t s and to t h o s e r e s p o n d e n t s r e p o r t i n g u n u s u a l c h a n g e s
s in c e the p r e v io u s su r v e y .
T he o c c u p a tio n s s e l e c t e d fo r stu d y a r e c o m m o n to a v a r ie t y
o f m a n u f a c t u r i n g an d n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s , and a r e of t h e f o l
lo w in g ty p e s:
(1) O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l an d t e c h n i c a l ; (3)
m a i n t e n a n c e and p o w e r p l a n t ; an d (4) c u s t o d i a l and m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t .
O c c u p a t i o n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i s b a s e d on a u n i f o r m s e t o f jo b d e s c r i p
tio n s d e sig n e d to take acco u n t of in t e r e s t a b lis h m e n t v a r ia tio n in d u ties
w ith in the s a m e job.
The o c cu p a tio n s s e l e c t e d for study a r e l is t e d
and d e s c r i b e d i n t h e a p p e n d i x .
T he e a r n in g s data f o llo w in g the job
t i t l e s a r e f o r a l l i n d u s t r i e s c o m b i n e d . E a r n i n g s d a ta f o r s o m e o f th e
o c c u p a t i o n s l i s t e d and d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w i t h i n
o c c u p a t i o n s , a r e not p r e s e n t e d in t h e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s b e c a u s e e i t h e r
(1) e m p l o y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t i o n i s t o o s m a l l to p r o v i d e e n o u g h data
there
O cc u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t e s t i m a t e s r e p r e s e n t the to ta l in a ll
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w i t h i n t h e s c o p e of t h e s t u d y an d not th e n u m b e r a c t u
a l l y s u r v e y e d . B e c a u s e of d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t i o n a l s t r u c t u r e a m o n g
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , the e s t i m a t e s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t o b t a i n e d f r o m
the s a m p le of e s t a b l i s h m e n t s stu d ied s e r v e o n ly to in d ic a te the r e la t iv e
im p o r ta n c e of the jo b s stu d ied .
T h e s e d i f f e r e n c e s in o c cu p a tio n a l
s t r u c t u r e do n o t a f f e c t m a t e r i a l l y t h e a c c u r a c y o f t h e e a r n i n g s d a ta .
E s t a b l i s h m e n t P r a c t i c e s an d S u p p l e m e n t a r y W a g e P r o v i s i o n s
T a b u l a t i o n s on s e l e c t e d e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p l e
m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s ( B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) a r e not p r e s e n t e d in t h i s
b u lletin .
In fo rm a tio n for th e s e ta b u la tio n s is c o lle c t e d b ie n n ia lly .
S tateT h e s e t a b u l a t i o n s o n m i n i m u m
e n tr a n c e s a l a r i e s for in e x p e r ie n c e d
w o m e n o f f i c e w o r k e r s ; s h if t d i f f e r e n t i a l s ; s c h e d u l e d w e e k l y h o u r s ; p a id
h o l i d a y s ; p a id v a c a t i o n s ; and h e a l t h , i n s u r a n c e , and p e n s i o n p l a n s a r e
p r e s e n t e d (in th e B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) in p r e v i o u s b u l l e t i n s f o r t h i s a r e a .
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1 T h e U tic a —R o m e S ta n d a r d M e tr o p o lita n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e fin e d b y th e B u r e a u of th e B u d g e t th r o u g h J a n u a r y 1968, c o n s is t s of H e r k im e r
a n d O n e id a C o u n tie s . T h e " w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e of s tu d y " e s t i m a t e s s h o w n in t h is t a b le p r o v id e a r e a s o n a b ly a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n of th e s iz e a n d
c o m p o s itio n of th e l a b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in th e s u r v e y .
T h e e s t i m a t e s a r e n o t in te n d e d , h o w e v e r , to s e r v e a s a b a s i s of c o m p a r is o n w ith o th e r
e m p lo y m e n t in d e x e s f o r th e a r e a to m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t t r e n d s o r l e v e l s s in c e (1) p la n n in g of w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s th e u s e of e s ta b l is h m e n t d a ta
c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b l y in a d v a n c e of th e p a y r o l l p e r i o d s tu d ie d , a n d (2) s m a l l e s ta b l is h m e n t s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th e s c o p e of th e s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1967 e d itio n of th e S ta n d a r d I n d u s t r ia l C l a s s i f ic a ti o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d in c la s s if y i n g e s ta b l is h m e n t s b y i n d u s t r y d iv is io n .
3 In c lu d e s a ll e s ta b l is h m e n t s w ith t o ta l e m p lo y m e n t a t o r a b o v e th e m in im u m lim it a ti o n . A ll o u tle ts (w ith in th e a r e a ) of c o m p a n ie s in s u c h
i n d u s t r i e s a s t r a d e , f in a n c e , a u to r e p a i r s e r v i c e , a n d m o tio n p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s id e r e d a s 1 e s ta b l is h m e n t .
4 In c lu d e s a ll w o r k e r s in a ll e s ta b l is h m e n t s w ith to ta l e m p lo y m e n t (w ith in th e a r e a ) a t o r a b o v e th e m in im u m lim it a ti o n .
5 T a x ic a b s a n d s e r v i c e s in c id e n ta l to w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n w e r e e x c lu d e d . U tica * s t r a n s i t s y s te m is m u n ic ip a lly o p e r a t e d a n d is e x c lu d e d b y
d e f in itio n f r o m th e s c o p e of th e s tu d y .
6 T h is i n d u s t r y d i v is io n is r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " a n d " n o n m a n u f a c tu r in g " in th e S e r i e s A t a b l e s . S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n
of d a ta f o r t h i s d i v is io n is n o t m a d e f o r o n e o r m o r e of th e fo llo w in g r e a s o n s : (1) E m p lo y m e n t in th e d i v is io n is to o s m a l l t o p r o v id e e n o u g h d a ta
to m e r i t s e p a r a t e s tu d y , (2) t h e s a m p le w a s n o t d e s ig n e d i n it ia l ly to p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , (3) r e s p o n s e w a s in s u f f ic i e n t o r in a d e q u a te to
p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , a n d (4) t h e r e i s p o s s ib i li ty of d i s c l o s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s ta b l is h m e n t d a ta .
7 H o te ls a n d m o te l s ; l a u n d r i e s a n d o t h e r 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 ; a u to m o b ile r e p a i r , r e n t a l , a n d p a r k in g ; m o tio n p i c t u r e s ;
n o n p r o f it m e m b e r s h i p o r g a n i z a ti o n s (e x c lu d in g r e l i g io u s a n d c h a r i ta b l e o r g a n i z a ti o n s ) ; a n d e n g in e e r in g a n d a r c h i t e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .
O v e r t h r e e - f o u r t h s of th e w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e of th e s u r v e y in th e U tic a —R o m e
a r e a w e r e e m p lo y e d in m a n u f a c tu r in g f i r m s . . T h e f o llo w in g p r e s e n t s th e m a j o r i n d u s t r y
g r o u p s a n d s p e c i f ic i n d u s t r i e s a s a p e r c e n t of a l l m a n u f a c tu r in g :
In d u stry g ro u p s
E l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t a n d
s u p p li e s _______________________ 19
M a c h in e r y , e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l — 16
P r i m a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s —— — 14
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u ip m e n t ------------ 10
M is c e lla n e o u s m a n u f a c tu r in g
i n d u s t r i e s ——_____________________ 7
F a b r i c a t e d m e t a l p r o d u c t s ------- 5
L e a th e r a n d l e a t h e r p r o d u c t s ____ 5
S p e c if ic i n d u s t r ie s
N o n f e r r o u s r o ll in g a n d
d r a w in g ------------------------------------- 12
C o m m u n ic a tio n e q u ip m e n t--------- 10
A i r c r a f t a n d p a r t s -----------------—9
O ffic e a n d c o m p u tin g
m a c h i n e s ——-----------------------------8
R a d io a n d TV r e c e i v in g
e q u ip m e n t _____________________ 8
J e w e lr y , s i l v e r w a r e , a n d
p la te d w a r e _________________ 6
M e ta lw o r k in g m a c h i n e r y —
6
T h is in f o r m a tio n is b a s e d on e s t i m a t e s of t o ta l e m p lo y m e n t d e r i v e d f r o m u n i v e r s e
m a t e r i a l s c o m p ile d p r i o r to a c tu a l s u r v e y . P r o p o r t i o n s in v a r i o u s i n d u s t r y d i v is io n s m a y
d i f f e r f r o m p r o p o r t io n s b a s e d o n th e r e s u l t s of th e s u r v e y a s s h o w n in ta b l e 1 a b o v e .
Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
P r e s e n t e d i n t a b l e 2 a r e i n d e x e s 1 an d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e
i n a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s o f o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s an d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ,
an d i n a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s o f s e l e c t e d p la n t w o r k e r g r o u p s .
The in d e x e s
a r e a m e a s u r e of w a g e s a t a g i v e n t i m e , e x p r e s s e d a s a p e r c e n t o f
w a g e s d u r i n g t h e b a s e p e r i o d ( d a t e of t h e a r e a s u r v e y c o n d u c t e d
b e t w e e n J u ly I960 and June 1961).
S u b t r a c t i n g 100 f r o m t h e i n d e x
y i e l d s t h e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e i n w a g e s f r o m t h e b a s e p e r i o d to the
d a t e o f th e i n d e x .
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e o r i n c r e a s e r e l a t e to
w a g e c h a n g e s b e tw e e n the in d ic a ted d a t e s .
T hese e stim a te s are
m e a s u r e s o f c h a n g e i n a v e r a g e s f o r t h e a r e a ; t h e y a r e not i n t e n d e d
to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e p a y c h a n g e s i n t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i n t h e a r e a .
F o r o f f ic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s and in d u s t r ia l n u r s e s , the w age
t r e n d s r e l a t e to r e g u l a r w e e k l y s a l a r i e s f o r t h e n o r m a l w o r k w e e k ,
e x c l u s i v e of e a r n i n g s f o r o v e r t i m e .
F o r p la n t w o r k e r g r o u p s , t h e y
m e a s u r e c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s, exclu d in g
p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e an d f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , and
late s h ifts .
T he p e r c e n t a g e s a r e b a s e d o n d a ta f o r s e l e c t e d k e y o c c u
p a t i o n s an d i n c l u d e m o s t o f th e n u m e r i c a l l y i m p o r t a n t j o b s w i t h i n
e a ch group.
M ethod of C om p uting
L im ita tio n s of D ata
E a c h o f th e s e l e c t e d k e y o c c u p a t i o n s w i t h i n a n o c c u p a t i o n a l
group w as a s s ig n e d a w eigh t b a s e d on its p rop ortion ate e m p lo y m en t
in the o c c u p a tio n a l g roup.
T h e se constan t w eights r e fle c t b a se y ear
em p loym en ts w h erev er p o ssib le .
The a v e r a g e (m ean ) e a r n in g s for
e a c h o c c u p a t i o n w e r e m u l t i p l i e d b y t h e o c c u p a t i o n a l w e i g h t , a n d th e
p r o d u cts fo r a ll o c c u p a tio n s in the g r o u p w e r e to ta le d . The a g g r e g a t e s
fo r 2 c o n s e c u t i v e y e a r s w e r e r e la t e d by d iv id in g the a g g r e g a t e for
th e l a t e r y e a r b y t h e a g g r e g a t e f o r t h e e a r l i e r y e a r .
The r e s u lta n t
r e l a t i v e , l e s s 100 p e r c e n t , s h o w s t h e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e .
The ind ex
i s t h e p r o d u c t o f m u l t i p l y i n g th e b a s e y e a r r e l a t i v e (100) b y t h e r e l a t i v e
f o r th e n e x t s u c c e e d i n g y e a r a n d c o n t i n u i n g to m u l t i p l y ( c o m p o u n d )
e a c h y e a r ' s r e l a t i v e b y th e p r e v i o u s y e a r ' s i n d e x .
A v e r a g e e a rn in g s
f o r the f o l l o w i n g o c c u p a t i o n s w e r e u s e d i n c o m p u t i n g th e w a g e t r e n d s :
T h e i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e , a s m e a s u r e s of
c h a n g e i n a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e i n f l u e n c e d by:
(1) g e n e r a l s a l a r y and
w a g e c h a n g e s , (2) m e r i t o r o t h e r i n c r e a s e s i n p a y r e c e i v e d b y i n d i
v i d u a l w o r k e r s w h i l e i n t h e s a m e j o b , an d (3) c h a n g e s i n a v e r a g e
w a g e s du e to c h a n g e s i n t h e l a b o r f o r c e r e s u l t i n g f r o m l a b o r t u r n
o v e r , f o r c e e x p a n s io n s , f o r c e r e d u c t io n s , and c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r
tio n s of w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d by e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith d iffe r e n t pay l e v e l s .
C h a n g e s i n t h e l a b o r f o r c e c a n c a u s e i n c r e a s e s o r d e c r e a s e s i n the
o c c u p a tio n a l a v e r a g e s w ithou t a c tu a l w a g e c h a n g e s .
It i s c o n c e i v a b l e
t h a t e v e n t h o u g h a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in a n a r e a g a v e w a g e i n c r e a s e s ,
a v e r a g e w a g e s m a y have d eclin ed b e c a u se lo w e r-p a y in g e sta b lish m e n ts
e n t e r e d the a r e a o r ex p a n d ed th e ir w o r k f o r c e s .
S im ila r ly , w ages
m a y h a v e r e m a i n e d r e l a t i v e l y C o n sta n t, y e t t h e a v e r a g e s f o r a n a r e a
m a y have r is e n c o n sid e r a b ly b e c a u se h ig h er-p a y in g e sta b lish m e n ts
e n t e r e d the a r e a .
O ffice c le r ic a l (m e n and w om en): O ffice c le ric a l (m e n and w o m en )— S k ille d m a in te n a n c e (m en):
C o n tin u ed
C arp en ters
B o o k k ee p in g -m ac h in e
o p erato rs, class B
S e c re ta rie s
E lectricia n s
S tenographers, g en e ra l
C le ik s, a c c o u n tin g , classes
M achinists
A and B
S te n o g ra p h e r, sen io r
M ech an ics
C leik s, f ile , classes
S w itch b o ard o p erato rs, classes
M ech an ics (a u to m o tiv e )
A , B, and C
A and B
P ain ters
C le ik s, order
T a b u la tin g -m a c h in e o p erato rs,
P ip efitte rs
class B
C le ik s, p ayroll
T ool an d d ie m ak ers
T ypists, classes A and B
C o m p to m e te r operators
U n sk illed p la n t (m en):
K eypunch o p erato rs, classes
A and B
Ind u stria l nurses (m e n and w om en):
Jan ito rs, p o rters, and cle a n e rs
O ffice boys and girls
N urses, in d u strial (reg istered )
Laborers, m a te r ia l h an d lin g
T h e u s e o f c o n s t a n t e m p l o y m e n t w e i g h t s e l i m i n a t e s th e e f f e c t
o f c h a n g e s i n t h e p r o p o r t i o n o f w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d in e a c h j o b i n
c lu d e d in the data.
The p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n g e r e f l e c t o n ly c h a n g e s
in a v e r a g e pay for s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r s .
T h e y a r e not i n f l u e n c e d by
c h a n g e s i n s t a n d a r d w o r k s c h e d u l e s , a s s u c h , o r b y p r e m i u m pay
for o v e r tim e .
W h e r e n e c e s s a r y , d a ta w e r e a d j u s t e d to r e m o v e f r o m
th e i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e a n y s i g n i f i c a n t e f f e c t c a u s e d
by c h a n g e s in the s c o p e of the s u r v e y .
1
Indexes of earnings refe rre d to in this stan d a rd te x t a re p u b lish e d for m o st areas b u t n o t in
U tic a - R o m e b ec au se th e a re a w as n o t surveyed in th e b ase y e a r of th e in d e x series.
3
T a b l e 2. P e r c e n t s o f I n c r e a s e i n S t a n d a r d W e e k l y S a l a r i e s a n d
S t r a ig h t - t im e H o u r ly E a r n in g s for S e le c t e d O cc u p a tio n a l
G r o u p s i n U t i c a —R o m e , N . Y . , J u l y 19 6 8 t o J u l y 1 9 6 9
O cc u p a tio n a l grou p
A ll in d u stries
M anufacturing
O ffic e c l e r i c a l ( m e n and w o m e n ) —
In d u stria l n u r s e s (m e n a n d w o m e n )_
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e ( m e n ) __________
U n s k i l l e d p l a n t ( m e n ) _______ __ _
6.7
5.6
6.2
6.8
6.1
5.6
6 .4
7 .1
5
A.
O c c u p a t io n a l E a r n i n g s
Table A-l.
O ffice O ccup ation s—W om en
{ A v e ra g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s a n d e a r n in g s f o r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d on a n a r e a b a s is
b y i n d u s t r y d iv is io n , U tic a —R o m e , N . Y, , J u ly 1969)
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)
O c c u p a tio n a n d i n d u s t r y d i v is io n
Number
of
workers
Average
weekly
hours 1
standard)
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly e a r n in g s of—
i
t
55
M ean 2
Median 2
Middle range 2
t
60
«
t
65
70
I
i
75
80
i
85
i
90
i
i
95
100
i
10 5
i
110
I
115
“1
120
I
125
$
130
$
135
i
190
5
195
T
150
and
under
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
190
195
-
-
-
-
2
2
-
5
3
2
8
5
3
8
9
9
9
9
5
19
9
5
3
3
-
5
3
2
4
3
1
7
1
6
2
1
1
6
6
~
1
1
2
2
-
19
11
8
23
6
17
5
5
6
9
2
10
9
1
13
10
3
6
9
2
16
16
-
5
9
1
3
3
-
2
1
1
2
2
-
2
2
*
-
*
_
-
_
-
-
1
12
6
2
-
1
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
'
72
12
6
7
8
5
12
12
10
8
11
11
15
15
10
8
8
8
_
9
7
3
3
1
1
2
-
1
1
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
150
155 over
$
CLERKS. ACCOUNTING, CLASS A -------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B -------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------CLERKS, FILE, CLASS B --------------CLERKS,
FILE, CLASS C ---------------
CLERKS, PAYROLL ---------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ---------------------
79
99
30
3 9 .0
9 0 .0
3 7 .5
1 0 3 .0 0
1 0 9 .5 0
1 0 9 .0 0
1 0 9 .0 0
1 0 1 .5 0
9 3 .0 0
1 0 0 .5 0
120
3 9 .5
9 3 .5 0
79
91
9 0 .0
3 8 .5
9 8 .0 0
8 9 .5 0
8 2 .0 0
8 0 .5 0 -1 0 9 .0 0
-
8 9 .0 0 -1 1 2 .0 0
7 8 .0 0 - 8 7 .5 0
■
-
3 9 .5
8 5 .0 0
8 0 .0 0
7 7 .5 0 -
8 6 .0 0
-
-
3 8 .5
6 7 .5 0
6 7 .5 0
6 6 .0 0 -
6 9 .5 0
9
3
97
89
3 9 .5
9 5 .5 0
9 5 .5 0
-
9 5 .5 0
9 5 .5 0
8 9 .0 0 -1 0 5 .5 0
8 9 .5 0 -1 0 5 .0 0
_
9 0 .0
-
“
86. 0 0 - 1 0 0 . 0 0
81
9 0 .0
9 3 .0 0
92 .0 0
105
53
52
9 0 .0
9 0 .0
3 9 .5
8 7 .5 0
9 3 .5 0
8 1 .0 0
86.00
9 5 .0 0
8 0 .0 0
S E C R E T A R I E S 3--------------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------
370
292
3 9 .5
9 0 .0
3 9 .0
1 1 5 .5 0
1 1 6 .0 0
1 1 3 .5 0
1 1 5 .5 0
1 1 2 .5 0
1 0 2 .5 0
SECRETARIES, CLASS B -------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------
71
3 9 .5
1 1 9 .5 0
110.00
38
9 C .C
1 2 6 .0 0
1 3 3 .5 0
SECRETARIES, CLASS C -------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------
108
87
3 9 .5
120.00
3 9 .5
1 2 1 .5 0
SECRETARIES, CLASS 0 -------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ---------------------
175
158
9 0 .0
9 0 .0
STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL -------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ---------------------
193
116
STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR --------------MA NU FACTURING ---------------------
299
231
78
58
50
6
2
-
9
5
15
19
15
12
10
3
3
2
l
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
17
4
13
12
9
3
11
8
3
12
9
3
9
9
-
5
3
2
9
4
-
1
1
-
1
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
1
-
-
4
4
-
5
3
2
25
12
13
19
10
9
32
20
12
31
15
16
59
50
4
31
30
1
90
39
1
32
26
6
23
21
2
25
29
1
11
9
2
15
13
2
4
4
2
13
4
2
6
-
4
“
5
3
1
-
“
5
i
3
i
10
9
3
3
5
5
6
6
10
8
-
*
_
7
-
-
1
6
12
1 0 2 .0 0 -1 2 7 .0 0
1 0 6 .0 0 -1 2 7 .5 0
9 5 .5 0 -1 2 5 .5 0
_
-
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1 1 8 .5 0
1 0 6 .0 0 -1 3 2 .5 0
_
121.00
1 1 1 .5 0 -1 3 3 .0 0
-
1 0 9 .5 0
1 0 9 .5 0
1 0 0 .5 0 -1 2 0 .0 0
1 0 2 .0 0 -1 1 8 .5 0
_
1 0 9 .5 0
9 0 .0
9 0 .0
9 3 .0 0
9 6 .5 0
9 2 .0 0
9 8 .0 0
8 3 .0 0 -1 0 2 .0 0
8 7 .0 0 -1 0 9 .5 0
_
9 0 .0
9 0 .0
1 0 1 .5 0
100.00
9 9 .5 0
9 9 .5 0
9 3 .0 0 -1 0 8 .5 0
9 3 .0 0 -1 0 7 .5 0
-
3 9 .0
3 9 .5
8 8 .5 0
9 0 .0 0
8 0 .5 0 -
-
9 1 .0 0
9 2 .0 0
8 2 .5 0 -1 0 0 .5 0
9 9 .5 0
3
9
-
-
_
_
_
-
i
i
2
3
3
2
1
17
5
10
9
10
10
19
19
7
6
ii
ii
10
10
-
-
_
_
“
2
2
10
8
9
7
22
19
10
10
39
38
20
20
21
21
20
19
9
9
5
5
_
“
ii
3
20
5
25
15
29
19
26
10
22
18
29
29
12
12
6
4
6
6
_
-
i
i
2
2
2
2
39
35
35
35
52
50
35
35
36
39
29
29
8
8
5
3
5
5
8
12
11
4
3
10
10
6
6
11
11
-
1
1
i
i
2
*
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
8 9 .5 0 -1 3 4 .5 0
3
3
19
2
12
-
7 7 .5 0 - 9 7 .5 0
8 7 .0 0 -1 0 2 .5 0
7 9 .0 0 - 8 5 .0 0
1 0 8 .0 0 -1 9 9 .0 0
111.00
-
9
25
KE YPUNCH OPERATORS, CL AS S B -------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
TR AN SC RI BI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
GENERAL -------------------------------
-
102
KE YPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A --------
SW IT CH BO AR O O P ER AT OR -R EC EP TI ON ISTSMANUFA CT UR IN G ---------------------
$
9 3 .0 0 -1 2 1 .5 0
9 3 .0 0 -1 2 7 .5 0
9 3 .5 0 -1 2 1 .0 0
155
and
_
-
-
_
-
-
6
7
7
-
-
"
1
1
"
9
5
4
19
10
8
_
5
5
3
3
1
1
_
“
9
2
4
4
-
-
-
*
_
5
2
2
_
-
-
-
-
_
-
31
3 9 .5
9 5 .5 0
9 5 .0 0
9 0 .0 0 -1 0 6 .0 0
-
-
-
1
5
-
2
8
9
3
5
1
i
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
TYPISTS, CLASS A --------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------
91
9 0 .0
9 1 .5 0
9 0 .5 0
8 9 .0 0 -
9 7 .0 0
-
-
-
-
-
_
-
~
2
2
-
-
3
3
1
9 5 .5 0
7
7
_
8 9 .0 0 -
10
9
-
9 0 .0 0
21
21
-
9 0 .0 0
18
16
2
9 0 .0
19
19
i
89
7
7
TYPISTS, CLASS B --------------------MA NU FACTURING ---------------------
169
3 9 .5
8 9 .5 0
8 9 .0 0
-
8 7 .0 0
86.00
8
9 0 .0
9 2 .5 0
9 3 .5 0
_
93
7 6 .5 0 8 0 .0 0 -
29
20
28
19
28
19
18
12
17
8
9
6
9
4
2
1
26
9
1 S ta n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o rk w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p lo y e e s r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e o f p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a t r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) , a n d th e e a r n i n g s c o r r e s p o n d
to t h e s e w e e k ly h o u r s .
2 T h e m e a n i s c o m p u te d f o r e a c h jo b b y t o ta lin g th e e a r n i n g s o f a ll w o r k e r s a n d d iv id in g b y th e n u m b e r of w o r k e r s .
T h e m e d ia n d e s ig n a t e s p o s itio n — h a lf of th e e m p lo y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e i v e m o r e
th a n th e r a t e show n; h a lf r e c e i v e l e s s th a n th e r a t e s h o w n .
T h e m id d le r a n g e i s d e fin e d b y Z r a t e s of p a y ; a f o u r th o f th e w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s th a n th e lo w e r of t h e s e r a t e s a n d a f o u r th e a r n m o r e th a n
th e h ig h e r r a t e .
* M ay in c lu d e w o r k e r s o t h e r th a n th o s e p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e l y .
6
Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men and Women
(A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s f o r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d on a n a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n , U tic a —R o m e , N . Y . , J u ly 1969)
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)
S ex, o c c u p a tio n , a n d in d u s t r y d i v is io n
Number
of
workers
Average
weekly
hours 1
(standard)
N u m b e r of w o r k e r s r e c e i v in g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w ee k ly e a r n i n g s of—
s
$
M ean 2
Median 2
Middle range 2
$
100
U nder
$
an d
100 u n d e r
105
105
110
$
110
*
115
$
120
s
125
$
130
$
$
135
140
S
145
s
150
$
155
$
160
*
165
$
170
$
175
$
180
185
and
115
120
125
130
135
140
145
150
155
160
T
3
165
170
175
180
185
over
-
-
-
-
HEN
$
$
$
$
163.00 164.00 15 1. 50 163.00 164.00 1 5 1 . 5 0 -
46
M A N U FA CT UR IN G ---------------------
60
67
175.00
175.00
' 0 0 135 00 133 50
40.0 135.00 133.00 127.00-147.00
^0*0
*
-
-
10
10
-
3
3
10
10
6
I
'
3
3
3
6
6
5
17
6
3
5
6
1
-
3
3
6
6
5
1
6
-
.
3
111*00
NOHEN
NURSES,
INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) ---
47
40.0 122.00 120.50 116.00-129.00
-
i
-
9
13
10
4
1 S ta n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o rk w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p lo y e e s r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e o f p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a t r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m
c o r r e s p o n d to t h e s e w e e k ly h o u r s .
2 F o r d e f in itio n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - l .
ra te s),
a n d th e e a r n i n g s
Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined
(A v e ra g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s f o r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d on a n a r e a b a s is
b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n , U tic a —R o m e , N .Y . , J u ly 1969)
A v erag e
O c c u p a tio n a n d i n d u s t r y d iv is io n
N um ber
of
w orkers
W eekly
W eek ly
hours 1 e a rn in g s 1
(sta n d ard ) (sta n d ard )
OFFICE OC CUPATIONS
OFFICE OCCUPATIONS
BO OK KE EP IN G- MA CH IN E OPERATORS,
CLERKSy ACCOUNT INGy CLASS A — — — — —
N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
A verage
O c c u p a tio n a n d in d u s t r y d i v is io n
3 9 .5
98
60
38
3 9 .0 1 1 2 .0 0
9 0 . 0 1 1 3 .5 0
3 8 . 0 1 0 9 .5 0
CLERKS, FILE, CLASS B --------------CLERKSy FILEy CLASS C
CLERKSy ORDER
™
139
87
52
3 9 .5
9 0 .0
3 9 .0
25
3 9 .5
8 5 .0 0
102
3 8 .5
6 7 .5 0
W eekly
e a rn in g s 1
(sta n d ard )
108
158
39
38
9 0 .0
9 0 .0
9 9 .0 0
9 9 .5 0
99
89
9 0 .0
9 0 .0
9 5 .5 0
9 5 .5 0
KE YPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A --------
88
9 0 .0
9 7 .0 0
SW IT CH BO AR D OPER AT OR -R EC EP TI ON IS TS -
KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B -------MANUFA CT UR IN G ---------------------
106
59
9 0 .0
9 0 .0
8 7 .5 0
9 9 .0 0
8 1 .0 0
TRANSC RI BI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
of
w orkers
W eekly
hours 1
(standard)
W ee k ly
e a rn in g s 1
(standard)
OFFICE OC CU PA TI ON S - CONTINUED
370
292
9 6 .0 0
1 0 0 .5 0
8 8 .5 0
O c c u p a tio n a n d in d u s t r y d iv is io n
$
7 ^ .0 0
tv
71
MANUFA CT UR IN G ---------------------
A verage
N um ber
W ee k ly
hours 1
(standard]
- CONTINUED
$
8 9 .5 0
26
N um ber
of
w orkers
ii/
116
3 9 .5 1 1 5 .5 0
9 0 . 0 1 1 6 .0 0
3 9 .5
^2 * t
9 0 .0
An
7n
n
n
8 4 .5 0
1 1 9 .5 0
1 2 6 .0 0
1 2 0 .0 0
PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS
1 6 2 .0 0
1 0 9 .5 0
o/*
6 .5 0
299
9 0 .0
1 0 1 .5 0
58
3 9 .0
8 8 .5 0
1 3 9 .5 0
NURSES,
INDUSTRIAL IREGISTEREO) ---
33
4 0 .0
1 1 2 .5 0
47
4 0 .0
1 2 2 .0 0
1 2 2 .0 0
1 S ta n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o rk w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p lo y e e s r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e of p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a t r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , a n d th e e a r n in g s
c o r r e s p o n d to t h e s e w e e k ly h o u r s .
2 M ay in c lu d e w o r k e r s o t h e r th a n t h o s e p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a te l y .
8
Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r ly e a r n i n g s f o r m e n in s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d on a n a r e a b a s is
b y i n d u s t r y d iv is io n , U tic a —R o m e , N .Y ., J u ly 1969)
N u m b e r of w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r ly e a r n i n g s of—
H o u rly e a rn in g s
s
2 .5 0
$
3 .3 4
3 .3 3
CARPENTERS, MAINTENANCE --------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------
$
3 .3 4
3 .3 3
3 .2 2 3 .2 1 -
3 .5 5
3 .4 8
3 .6 3
3 .6 3
3 .3 9 3 .3 9 -
3 .7 7
3 .7 7
ENGINEERS, STATIONARY -----------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------
3 .5 8
3 .4 7
3 .5 1
3 .4 5
3 .2 9 3 .2 9 -
3 .8 2
3 .7 4
HELPERS, MA INTENANCE TRA0ES ---MANUFA CT UR IN G -----------------
2 .6 4
2 .6 5
2 .6 2
2 .5 9
2 .4 5 2 .4 6 -
2 .9 6
2 .9 5
MACHIN E- TO OL OPERATORS, TO OLROOM
MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----------------
3 .3 9
3 . 39
3 .4 4
3 .4 4
3 .2 1 3 .2 1 -
3 .5 6
3 .5 6
111
111
3 .6 0
3 .6 0
3 .6 4
3 .6 4
3 .4 9 3 .4 9 -
3 .8 4
3 .8 4
129
3 .4 7
3 .4 7
3 .4 9
3 .4 9
3 .3 6 3 .3 8 -
3 .7 1
3 .7 1
MI LLWRIGHTS ----------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------
3 .3 6
3 .3 6
3 .4 3
3 .4 3
3 .1 5 3 .1 5 -
3 .5 4
3 .5 4
OILERS -----------------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----------------
3 .0 0
3 .0 0
3 .1 4
3 .1 4
2 .9 3 2 .9 3 -
3 .3 2
3 .3 2
3 .5 9
3 .5 9
3 .4 3 3 .4 3 -
3 .7 5
3 .7 5
3 .8 7
3 .8 7
3 .7 5 3 .7 5 -
4 .0 2
4 .0 2
121
121
MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE) -------------------MECHANICS, MAINTENANCE ---------M A N U FA CT UR IN G -----------------
$
2 .8 0
s
t
$
2 .9 0 3 .0 0 3 .1 0
2 .6 0 2 .7 0 2 .8 0 2 .9 0 3 .0 0
122
327
327
3 .7 9
3 .7 9
1 E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a n d f o r w o rk on w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s , a n d l a te s h if ts .
2 F o r d e fin itio n of t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - l .
$
3 .1 0
3 .2 0
$
s
s
$
s
$
s
s
$
3 .7 0 3 .8 0 3 .9 0 4 .0 0 4 .1 0
3 .3 0
3 .4 0 3 .5 0 3 .6 0 3 .7 0
3 .8 0
27
27
17
17
17
17
22
22
22
$
4 .2 0
3 .9 0 4 .0 0 4 .1 0 4 .2 0 4 .3 0
24
24
24
24
22
24
24
*
3 .2 0 3 .3 0 3 .4 0 3 .5 0 3 .6 0
3 .3 0 - 3 .8 0
PIPEFITTERS, MA IN TE NA NC E -------MANUFA CT UR IN G -----------------TOOL AND DIE MAKERS -------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------
s
$
3 .5 3
3 .5 3
MACHINISTS, MAINTENANCE --------MANUFA CT UR IN G -----------------
t
2 .4 0 2 .5 0 2 .6 0 2 .7 0
U nder
*
and
2 .4 0 u n d er
O c c u p a tio n a n d i n d u s t r y d iv is io n
ELECTRICIANS, MAINTENANCE ------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---- ■-------------
$
4 .3 0
9
Table A-5.
Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
(A v e ra g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r ly e a r n i n g s f o r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d on a n a r e a b a s is
b y i n d u s t r y d iv is io n , U tic a r-R o m e , N .Y ., J u ly 1969)
H o u rly e a rn in g s 2
N
O c c u p a tio n 1 and in d u s tr y d iv is io n
$
1 .6 0
L
of
w orkers
M ean 3
M e d ia n 3
M iddle ra n g e 3
N u m b e r of w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r ly e a r n i n g s of—
$
$
*
$
$
$
$
$
*
$
$
2 . 2 0 2 . 3 0 2 . 4 0 2 . 5 0 2 . 6 0 2 .7 0 2 . SO 2 90 3 . 0 0 3 10 3 . 2 0
1 .7 0
$
1 .8 0
1 .9 0
$
2 .0 0
$
2 .1 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
i
t
$
3 .4 0
$
$
3 .3 0
3 .5 0
3 .6 0
3 20 3 . 3 0 3 . 4 0
3 .5 0
3 .6 0
3 .8 0
-
$
$
i
3 .8 C 4 . 0 0
and
under
$
2 .8 0 2 .9 0 3
op
$
$
$
GUARDS AND WA TCHMEN ----------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------
223
202
2 .4 6
2 .5 1
2 .6 1
2 .6 6
2 .1 2 - 2 .8 3
2 .3 6 - 2 .8 4
1
1
20
20
7
5
17
4
10
10
6
2
2
2
13
11
11
11
22
22
23
23
19
19
62
62
6
6
GUARDS:
MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
5
8
19
16
16
62
6
3 .1 0
4
4
“
3
-
-
-
~
”
-
-
-
-
*
-
-
~
-
”
139
2 .7 0
2 .8 0
2 .5 9 - 2 .8 6
WATCHMEN-'
MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------
63
2 .0 9
2 .0 2
1 .7 8 - 2 .4 7
1
20
5
4
10
-
-
6
3
3
7
3
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEA NE RS --MA NU FACTURING --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
505
291
214
2 .2 4
2 .4 9
1 .9 0
2 .3 3
2 .4 6
1 .7 9
1 .8 0 - 2 .4 9
2 .3 8 - 2 .7 0
1 .7 3 - 2 .0 5
31
9
22
96
3
93
22
7
15
24
8
16
33
3
30
24
4
20
13
10
3
39
37
2
104
102
2
10
10
”
27
27
“
23
23
“
2
~
2
3C
30
23
16
7
4
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
~
*
-
—
"
”
JANITCRS, PORTERS, AND CL EANERS
(WOMEN) ------------------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
95
30
65
1 .9 9
2 .1 2
1 .9 3
1 .8 5
2 .1 8
1 .8 1
1 . 6 8 - 2 .4 1
1 .7 4 - 2 .4 8
1 .6 7 - 2 .2 7
29
6
23
13
4
9
12
1
5
5
“
4
i
3
_
1
1
14
4
10
_
-
7
2
5
_
-
2
2
*
2
2
12
5
4
1
LABORERS, MA TERIAL HA NDLING -------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
525
469
56
2 .4 9
2 .4 9
2 .4 3
2 .5 2
2 .5 3
1 .8 9
2 .0 9 - 2 .7 3
2 . 2 2 - 2 .7 2
1 .8 2 - 3 .1 8
8
8
-
21
12
9
30
8
22
50
50
26
20
6
18
18
7
7
38
38
40
40
129
129
15
15
39
39
2
2
-
-
~
-
-
'
1
35
28
7
43
43
12
12
-
-
-
“
-
-
12
-
-
12
124
2 .7 9
2 .8 3
2 .6 5 - 2 .9 5
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
9
-
47
1
18
39
2
2
2
1
-
i
i
-
-
PACKERS, SHIPPING -------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------
126
121
2 .9 0
2 .9 0
2 .9 4
2 .9 4
2 .6 2 - 3 .3 3
2 .6 1 - 3 .3 3
_
_
_
3
3
10
7
3
3
14
14
18
18
2
2
l
1
7
7
35
35
4
2
_
~
8
8
-
-
14
14
_
-
3
3
-
-
2
2
1
1
1
1
RE CE IV IN G CLERKS --------------------MANU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------
52
38
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2 .7 8
2 .6 7
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2 .6 1 - 3 .0 5
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TRUCKERS, POWER (FORKLIFT) --------M A NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------
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F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2 , t a b le A - l .
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Appendix.
Occupational Descriptions
T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r i n g jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r t h e B u r e a u 's w a g e s u r v e y s i s t o a s s i s t i t s f i e l d s t a f f in c l a s s i f y i n g in to a p p r o p r i a t e
o c c u p a t i o n s w o r k e r s w h o a r e e m p l o y e d u n d e r a v a r i e t y o f p a y r o l l t i t l e s a n d d i f f e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b l i s h m e n t to e s t a b l i s h m e n t a n d
f r o m a r e a to a r e a .
T h is p e r m i t s th e g r o u p in g o f o c c u p a t i o n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p a r a b l e jo b c o n te n t .
B e c a u s e of th is e m p h a s is on
i n t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t a n d i n t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b i l i t y o f o c c u p a t i o n a l c o n te n t , t h e B u r e a u 's jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m t h o s e i n u s e in
i n d iv i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s o r t h o s e p r e p a r e d f o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s .
I n a p p ly in g t h e s e jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s , t h e B u r e a u 's f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s a r e i n s t r u c t e d
to e x c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s ; a p p r e n t i c e s ; l e a r n e r s ; b e g i n n e r s ; t r a i n e e s ; a n d h a n d ic a p p e d , p a r t - t i m e , t e m p o r a r y , a n d p r o b a t i o n a r y w o r k e r * .
OFFICE
B IL L E R ,
M A C H IN E
CLERK,
P r e p a r e s s ta te m e n ts , b i ll s , an d in v o ic e s on a m a c h in e o th e r th a n a n o r d in a r y o r e le c t r o m a tic ty p e w rite r.
M a y a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s a s t o b i l l i n g s o r s h ip p i n g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o t h e r
c l e r i c a l w o r k i n c i d e n t a l t o b i l l i n g o p e r a t i o n s . F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a c h i n e , a r e
c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e of m a c h i n e , a s f o ll o w s :
B i l l e r , m a c h i n e ( b il li n g m a c h i n e ) . U s e s a s p e c i a l b i l l i n g m a c h i n e (M o o n H o p k in s , E l l i o t t
F i s h e r , B u r r o u g h s , e t c . , w h ic h a r e c o m b i n a ti o n ty p in g a n d a d d in g m a c h i n e s ) to p r e p a r e b i l l s
a n d i n v o i c e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , i n t e r n a l l y p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , s h ip p in g m e m o
r a n d u m s , e t c . U s u a l l y in v o lv e s a p p l i c a t i o n o f p r e d e t e r m i n e d d i s c o u n t s a n d s h ip p in g c h a r g e s ,
a n d e n t r y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s i o n s , w h ic h m a y o r m a y n o t b e c o m p u t e d o n t h e b i ll in g m a c h i n e ,
a n d t o t a l s w h ic h a r e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c c u m u l a t e d b y m a c h i n e . T h e o p e r a t i o n u s u a l l y i n v o lv e s
a l a r g e n u m b e r of c a r b o n c o p ie s o f th e b i l l b e in g p r e p a r e d a n d i s o f te n d o n e on a f a n f o ld
m a c h in e .
B i l l e r , m a c h i n e ( b o o k k e e p in g m a c h i n e ) . U s e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h i n e ( S u n d s tr a n d , E l l i o t t
F i s h e r , R e m in g t o n R a n d , e t c . , w h ic h m a y o r m a y n o t h a v e t y p e w r i t e r k e y b o a r d ) to p r e p a r e
c u s t o m e r s ' b i l l s a s p a r t o f t h e a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o p e r a t i o n . G e n e r a l l y i n v o lv e s t h e s i m u l t a
n e o u s e n tr y of f ig u r e s on c u s to m e r s ' le d g e r r e c o r d . T h e m a c h in e a u to m a tic a lly a c c u m u la te s
f i g u r e s o n a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o lu m n s a n d c o m p u t e s , a n d u s u a l l y p r i n t s a u t o m a t i c a l l y th e
d e b i t o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s . D o e s n o t in v o lv e a k n o w le d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g . W o rk s f r o m u n i f o r m
an d s ta n d a r d ty p e s of s a le s an d c r e d i t s lip s .
B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R
O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h i n e ( R e m i n g t o n R a n d , E l l i o t t F i s h e r , S u n d s t r a n d , B u r r o u g h s ,
N a t io n a l C a s h R e g i s t e r , w ith o r w i t h o u t a t y p e w r i t e r k e y b o a r d ) to k e e p a r e c o r d o f b u s i n e s s
tra n s a c tio n s.
C la s s A.
K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u i r i n g a k n o w le d g e o f a n d e x p e r i e n c e in b a s i c
b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s , a n d f a m i l i a r i t y w ith t h e s t r u c t u r e o f th e p a r t i c u l a r a c c o u n t i n g s y s t e m
u s e d . D e t e r m i n e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s a n d d i s t r i b u t i o n o f d e b i t a n d c r e d i t i t e m s to b e u s e d in e a c h
p h a s e of t h e w o r k .
M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o l i d a t e d r e p o r t s , b a la n c e s h e e t s , a n d o t h e r r e c o r d s
by hand.
C la s s B. K e e p s a r e c o r d of one o r m o re p h a s e s o r s e c tio n s of a s e t of r e c o r d s u s u a lly
r e q u i r i n g l i t t l e k n o w le d g e o f b a s i c b o o k k e e p in g . P h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s in c l u d e a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ,
p a y r o l l , c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n t s ( n o t in c l u d i n g a s i m p l e ty p e o f b i l l i n g d e s c r i b e d u n d e r b i l l e r ,
m a c h in e ), c o s t d is tr ib u tio n , e x p e n se d is tr ib u tio n , in v e n to ry c o n tro l, e tc . M ay c h e c k o r a s s i s t
i n p r e p a r a t i o n of t r i a l b a l a n c e s a n d p r e p a r e c o n t r o l s h e e t s f o r t h e a c c o u n t i n g d e p a r t m e n t .
CLERK,
A C C O U N T IN G
C la s s A . U n d e r g e n e r a l d i r e c ti o n of a b o o k k e e p e r o r a c c o u n ta n t, h a s r e s p o n s i b il it y f o r
k e e p in g o n e o r m o r e s e c t i o n s o f a c o m p l e te s e t o f b o o k s o r r e c o r d s r e l a t i n g to o n e p h a s e
of a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t 's b u s i n e s s t r a n s a c t i o n s . W o rk i n v o lv e s p o s ti n g a n d b a la n c i n g s u b s i d i a r y
l e d g e r o r l e d g e r s s u c h a s a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ; e x a m i n in g a n d c o d in g
i n v o i c e s o r v o u c h e r s w ith p r o p e r a c c o u n t i n g d i s t r i b u t i o n ; a n d r e q u i r e s j u d g m e n t a n d e x p e r i
e n c e i n m a k i n g p r o p e r a s s i g n a t i o n s a n d a l l o c a t i o n s . M a y a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g , a d j u s t i n g , a n d
c lo s i n g j o u r n a l e n t r i e s ; a n d m a y d i r e c t c l a s s B a c c o u n t i n g c l e r k s .
f il in g s y s t e m c o n ta i n in g a n u m b e r o f v a r i e d s u b j e c t m a t t e r
m a te r ia l su c h a s c o rr e s p o n d e n c e , r e p o r t s , te c h n ic a l d o c u
m a t e r i a l . M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r i o u s t y p e s in c o n ju n c t io n
a ll g ro u p of lo w e r le v e l f ile c le r k s .
C l a s s B . S o r t s , c o d e s , a n d f i l e s u n c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y s im p le ( s u b j e c t m a t t e r ) h e a d
in g s _o r —p a r t l y c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y f i n e r s u b h e a d i n g s . P r e p a r e s s im p le r e l a t e d in d e x a n d
c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a i d s . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s c l e a r l y i d e n t i f i e d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s
m a te ria l.
M ay p e rf o r m r e la te d c le r ic a l ta s k s r e q u ir e d to m a in ta in and s e rv ic e f ile s .
C l a s s C . P e r f o r m s r o u t i n e f il in g o f m a t e r i a l t h a t h a s a l r e a d y b e e n c l a s s i f i e d o r w h ic h
i s e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s i m p l e s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s y s t e m ( e . g ., a l p h a b e t i c a l , c h r o n o l o g i c a l ,
o r n u m e r i c a l ) . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s m a
t e r i a l ; a n d m a y f i l l o u t w i t h d r a w a l c h a r g e . P e r f o r m s s im p le c l e r i c a l a n d m a n u a l t a s k s r e
q u ire d to m a in ta in an d s e rv ic e f ile s .
CLERK,
ORDER
R e c e iv e s c u s to m e r s ' o r d e r s f o r m a t e r i a l o r m e r c h a n d is e b y m a il, p h o n e , o r p e rs o n a lly .
D u t i e s i n v o lv e a n y c o m b i n a ti o n o f t h e f o ll o w i n g : Q u o tin g p r i c e s t o c u s t o m e r s ; m a k i n g o u t a n o r d e r
s h e e t l i s t i n g t h e i t e m s to m a k e u p t h e o r d e r ; c h e c k i n g p r i c e s a n d q u a n t i t i e s o f i t e m s o n o r d e r
s h e e t ; a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g o r d e r s h e e t s t o r e s p e c t i v e d e p a r t m e n t s t o b e f i l l e d . M a y c h e c k w ith c r e d i t
d e p a r t m e n t to d e t e r m i n e c r e d i t r a t i n g o f c u s t o m e r , a c k n o w le d g e r e c e i p t .of o r d e r s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ,
f o llo w u p o r d e r s t o s e e t h a t t h e y h a v e b e e n f i l l e d , k e e p f i l e of o r d e r s r e c e i v e d , a n d c h e c k s h ip p in g
i n v o ic e s w ith o r i g i n a l o r d e r s .
CLERK,
PA Y RO LL
C o m p u te s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p l o y e e s a n d e n t e r s t h e n e c e s s a r y d a t a o n t h e p a y r o l l
s h e e t s . D u t i e s i n v o lv e ; C a l c u l a t i n g w o r k e r s ' e a r n i n g s b a s e d o n t i m e o r p r o d u c t i o n r e c o r d s ; a n d
p o s ti n g c a l c u l a t e d d a t a o n p a y r o l l s h e e t , s h o w in g i n f o r m a t i o n s u c h a s w o r k e r 's n a m e , w o r k in g
d a y s , t i m e , r a t e , d e d u c ti o n s f o r i n s u r a n c e , a n d t o t a l w a g e s d u e . M a y m a k e o u t p a y c h e c k s a n d
a s s i s t p a y m a s te r in m a k in g u p an d d is tr ib u tin g p ay e n v e lo p e s .
M ay u s e a c a lc u la tin g m a c h in e .
CO M PTOM ETER OPERA TOR
P r i m a r y d u ty i s t o o p e r a t e a C o m p t o m e t e r to p e r f o r m m a t h e m a t i c a l c o m p u t a t i o n s . T h i s
jo b i s n o t to b e c o n f u s e d w ith t h a t o f s t a t i s t i c a l o r o t h e r ty p e o f c l e r k , w h ic h m a y i n v o lv e f r e
q u e n t u s e o f a C o m p t o m e t e r b u t , i n w h ic h , u s e o f t h i s m a c h i n e i s i n c i d e n t a l to p e r f o r m a n c e o f
o th e r d u tie s .
KEYPU NCH O PER A TO R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a n u m e r i c a l a n d / o r a l p h a b e t i c a l o r c o m b i n a ti o n k e y p u n c h m a c h i n e to
t r a n s c r i b e d a t a f r o m v a r i o u s s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s t o k e y p u n c h t a b u l a ti n g c a r d s . P e r f o r m s s a m e
t a s k s a s l o w e r l e v e l k e y p u n c h o p e r a t o r b u t , in a d d it i o n , w o r k r e q u i r e s a p p l i c a t i o n o f c o d in g
s k il ls a n d th e m a k in g of s o m e d e te r m i n a ti o n s , f o r e x a m p le , l o c a t e s on th e s o u r c e d o c u m e n t
t h e i t e m s to b e p u n c h e d ; e x t r a c t s i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m s e v e r a l d o c u m e n t s ; a n d s e a r c h e s f o r a n d
i n t e r p r e t s i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e d o c u m e n t to d e t e r m i n e i n f o r m a t i o n t o b e p u n c h e d . M a y t r a i n
in e x p e rie n c e d o p e r a to r s .
C la s s B . U n d e r s u p e rv is io n , p e r f o r m s one o r m o re r o u tin e a c c o u n tin g o p e ra tio n s su c h
a s p o s ti n g s im p le j o u r n a l v o u c h e r s o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b le v o u c h e r s , e n t e r i n g v o u c h e r s in
v o u c h e r r e g i s t e r s ; r e c o n c i l i n g b a n k a c c o u n t s ; a n d p o s ti n g s u b s i d i a r y l e d g e r s c o n t r o l l e d b y
g e n e r a l l e d g e r s , o r p o s ti n g s i m p l e c o s t a c c o u n t i n g d a t a . T h is jo b d o e s n o t r e q u i r e a k n o w l
e d g e o f a c c o u n t i n g a n d b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s b u t i s fo u n d i n o f f i c e s in w h ic h t h e m o r e r o u t i n e
a c c o u n t i n g w o r k i s s u b d iv i d e d o n a f u n c t i o n a l b a s i s a m o n g s e v e r a l w o r k e r s .
F IL E
C l a s s A . In a n e s t a b l i s h e d
f i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s a n d i n d e x e s f il e
m e n ts , e tc . M ay a ls o f ile th is
w ith th e f i l e s .
M ay le a d a s m
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C la s s B.
U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n o r f o llo w in g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r i n s t r u c t i o n s ,
t r a n s c r i b e s d a ta f r o m s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to p u n c h e d c a r d s .
O p e r a te s a n u m e r ic a l a n d /o r
a l p h a b e t i c a l o r c o m b i n a ti o n k e y p u n c h m a c h i n e to k e y p u n c h t a b u l a t i n g c a r d s . M a y v e r i f y c a r d s .
W o rk in g f r o m v a r i o u s s t a n d a r d i z e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s , f o ll o w s s p e c i f i e d s e q u e n c e s w h ic h h a v e
b e e n c o d e d o r p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a i l a n d r e q u i r e l i t t l e o r n o s e l e c t i n g , c o d in g , o r i n t e r p r e t i n g
o f d a t a to b e p u n c h e d . P r o b l e m s a r i s i n g f r o m e r r o n e o u s i t e m s o r c o d e s , m i s s i n g i n f o r m a t i o n ,
e t c . , a r e r e f e r r e d to s u p e r v i s o r .
S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u e d
d. S e c r e t a r y t o t h e h e a d o f a n i n d iv i d u a l p l a n t , f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r o t h e r e q u iv a l e n t l e v e l
o f o f f i c ia l ) t h a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5, 000 p e r s o n s ; o r
e . S e c r e t a r y t o t h e h e a d o f a l a r g e a n d i m p o r t a n t o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g ., a m id d l e
m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r o f a n o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t o f te n i n v o lv in g a s m a n y a s s e v e r a l
h u n d r e d p e r s o n s ) o f a c o m p a n y t h a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
C la s s
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P e r f o r m s v a r i o u s r o u t i n e d u t i e s s u c h a s r u n n in g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t i n g m i n o r o f f ic e m a
c h in e s s u c h a s s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , o p e n in g a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g m a i l , a n d o t h e r m i n o r c l e r i c a l w o r k .
SECRETA RY
A s s i g n e d a s p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a l l y to o n e i n d iv i d u a l. M a in t a in s a c l o s e a n d h i g h ly
r e s p o n s i v e r e l a t i o n s h i p to th e d a y - t o - d a y w o r k a c t i v i t i e s o f th e s u p e r v i s o r . W o rk s f a i r l y i n d e
p e n d e n tl y r e c e i v i n g a m i n i m u m o f d e t a i l e d s u p e r v i s i o n a n d g u i d a n c e .
P e r fo r m s v a rie d c le r ic a l
a n d s e c r e t a r i a l d u t i e s , u s u a l l y i n c l u d i n g m o s t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : (a) R e c e i v e s t e l e p h o n e c a l l s ,
p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , a n d in c o m in g m a il, a n s w e r s r o u tin e i n q u ir ie s , a n d r o u te s th e te c h n ic a l in q u ir ie s
to t h e p r o p e r p e r s o n s ; (b) e s t a b l i s h e s , m a i n t a i n s , a n d r e v i s e s t h e s u p e r v i s o r 's f i l e s ; (c) m a i n t a i n s
th e s u p e r v i s o r 's c a l e n d a r a n d m a k e s a p p o i n t m e n t s a s i n s t r u c t e d ; (d) r e l a y s m e s s a g e s f r o m s u p e r
v i s o r to s u b o r d i n a t e s ; (e) r e v i e w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o r a n d a , a n d r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s
f o r t h e s u p e r v i s o r 's s i g n a t u r e t o a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l a n d t y p o g r a p h i c a c c u r a c y ; a n d (f) p e r f o r m s
s te n o g r a p h i c a n d ty p in g w o r k .
M ay a ls o p e r f o r m o th e r c le r ic a l a n d s e c r e t a r i a l t a s k s of c o m p a r a b le n a tu r e an d d iffic u lty .
T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f ic e r o u t i n e a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n ,
p r o g r a m s , an d p r o c e d u r e s r e l a te d to th e w o rk of th e s u p e r v is o r .
E x c lu s io n s
N o t a ll p o s itio n s th a t a r e title d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s th e a b o v e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . E x a m p le s
of p o s i t i o n s w h ic h a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h e d e f i n i t i o n a r e a s f o ll o w s : (a) P o s i t i o n s w h ic h d o n o t^ rrie e t
th e " p e r s o n a l " s e c r e t a r y c o n c e p t d e s c r i b e d a b o v e ; (b) s t e n o g r a p h e r s n o t f u l l y t r a i n e d in s e c r e t a r i a l
ty p e d u t i e s ; (c) s t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v i n g a s o f f ic e a s s i s t a n t s to a g r o u p o f p r o f e s s i o n a l , t e c h n i c a l ,
o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n s ; (d) s e c r e t a r y p o s i t i o n s in w h ic h t h e d u t i e s a r e e i t h e r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e
r o u t i n e o r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e c o m p l e x a n d r e s p o n s i b l e t h a n t h o s e c h a r a c t e r i z e d in t h e d e f i n i ti o n ;
a n d (e) a s s i s t a n t ty p e p o s i t i o n s w h ic h i n v o lv e m o r e d i f f i c u l t o r m o r e r e s p o n s i b l e t e c h n i c a l , a d m i n
i s t r a t i v e , s u p e r v i s o r y , o r s p e c i a l i z e d c l e r i c a l d u t i e s w h ic h a r e n o t t y p i c a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o r k .
N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d i n th e l e v e l d e f i n i t i o n s f o ll o w i n g , r e f e r s to
t h o s e o f f i c i a l s w h o h a v e a s i g n i f i c a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o l ic y m a k i n g r o l e w ith r e g a r d to m a j o r
c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s . T h e tit le " v ic e p r e s i d e n t , " th o u g h n o r m a l ly in d ic a tiv e of th is r o le , d o e s n o t
in a l l c a s e s i d e n t i f y s u c h p o s i t i o n s . V ic e p r e s i d e n t s w h o s e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s t o a c t p e r
s o n a l l y o n i n d iv i d u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t i o n s ( e . g ., a p p r o v e o r d e n y i n d iv i d u a l l o a n o r c r e d i t a c t i o n s ;
a d m i n i s t e r in d iv i d u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d i r e c t l y s u p e r v i s e a c l e r i c a l s ta f f ) a r e n o t c o n s i d e r e d to b e
" c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s o f a p p ly i n g th e f o llo w in g l e v e l d e f i n i t i o n s .
C la s s A
a ll,
a. S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir m a n of th e b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t of a c o m p a n y th a t e m p lo y s , in
o v e r 100 b u t fe w e r th a n 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
b. S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f ic e r ( o th e r th a n th e c h a ir m a n of th e b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t)
of a c o m p an y th a t e m p lo y s , in a l l, o v e r 5, 000 b u t fe w e r th a n 25, 000 p e r s o n s ; o r
c. S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d ( im m e d ia te ly b elo w th e c o r p o r a t e o f f ic e r le v e l) of a m a jo r
s e g m e n t o r s u b s id ia r y of a co m p a n y th a t e m p lo y s , in a l l, o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
C la s s B
a. S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir m a n of th e b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t of a co m p a n y th a t e m p lo y s , in
a ll, fe w e r th a n 100 p e r s o n s ; o r
b. S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f ic e r ( o th e r th a n th e c h a ir m a n of th e b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t)
of a co m p an y th a t e m p lo y s , in a l l, o v e r 100 b u t fe w e r th a n 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
c. S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d ( im m e d ia te ly b elo w th e o f f ic e r le v e l) o v e r e i th e r a m a jo r
c o r p o r a te - w id e fu n c tio n a l a c tiv ity (e .g ., m a r k e tin g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a tio n s , i n d u s tr i a l r e l a tio n s , e tc .) o r a m a jo r g e o g ra p h ic o r o rg a n iz a tio n a l s e g m e n t ( e .g ., a r e g io n a l h e a d q u a r te r s ;
a m a jo r d iv isio n ) of a c o m p a n y th a t e m p lo y s , in a l l, o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 b u t fe w e r th a n 2 5 ,0 0 0
e m p lo y e e s ; o r
C
a.
S e c r e t a r y t o a n e x e c u t i v e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o s e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s n o t e q u iv a l e n t
t o o n e o f t h e s p e c i f i c l e v e l s i t u a t i o n s i n t h e d e f i n i ti o n f o r c l a s s B , b u t w h o s e s u b o r d i n a t e s t a f f
n o r m a l l y n u m b e r s a t l e a s t s e v e r a l d o z e n e m p l o y e e s a n d i s u s u a l l y d i v id e d i n to o r g a n i z a t i o n a l
s e g m e n t s w h i c h a r e o f te n , i n t u r n , f u r t h e r s u b d iv i d e d . In s o m e c o m p a n i e s , t h i s l e v e l i n c l u d e s
a w id e r a n g e o f o r g a n i z a t i o n a l e c h e l o n s ; in o t h e r s , o n ly o n e o r tw o ; o r
b . S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d of a n in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c to r y , e tc . (o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t le v e l
o f o f f i c ia l ) t h a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r t h a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
C la s s D
a . S e c r e t a r y t o t h e s u p e r v i s o r o r h e a d of a s m a l l o r g a n i z a t i o n a l u n i t ( e . g . , f e w e r t h a n
a b o u t 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; mb . S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e r v i s o r y s t a f f s p e c i a l i s t , p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p l o y e e , a d m i n i s t r a
tiv e o f fic e r , o r a s s i s ta n t , s k ille d te c h n ic ia n o r e x p e rt.
(N O T E ;
M an y c o m p a n ie s a s s ig n
s te n o g r a p h e r s , r a t h e r th a n s e c r e t a r i e s a s d e s c r ib e d a b o v e , to th is le v e l of s u p e r v i s o r y o r
n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r .)
STENOG RA PHER,
GENERAL
P r i m a r y d u t y i s to t a k e d i c t a t i o n i n v o lv i n g a n o r m a l r o u t i n e v o c a b u l a r y f r o m o n e o r m o r e
p e r s o n s e i t h e r in s h o r t h a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h i n e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d i c t a t i o n . M a y
a l s o ty p e f r o m w r i t t e n c o p y . M a y m a i n t a i n f i l e s , k e e p s i m p l e r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o t h e r r e l a t i v e l y
ro u tin e c l e r i c a l t a s k s .
M a y o p e r a t e f r o m a s t e n o g r a p h i c p o o l.
D o e s n o t in c l u d e t r a n s c r i b i n g m a c h in e w o rk .
(S e e t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r . )
STENOG RA PHER,
S E N IO R
P r i m a r y d u t y i s t o t a k e d i c t a t i o n i n v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y
s u c h a s i n l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s o n s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h f r o m o n e o r m o r e p e r s o n s e i t h e r in s h o r t
h a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h i n e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d i c t a t i o n . M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r i t t e n
copy.
M ay a ls o s e t u p a n d m a in ta in f il e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e tc .
OR
P e r f o r m s s te n o g r a p h ic d u tie s r e q u ir in g s ig n if ic a n tly g r e a t e r in d e p e n d e n c e an d r e s p o n s i
b i l i t y t h a n s t e n o g r a p h e r s , g e n e r a l a s e v i d e n c e d b y t h e f o ll o w i n g ; W o rk r e q u i r e s h i g h d e g r e e of
s t e n o g r a p h i c s p e e d a n d a c c u r a c y ; a n d a t h o r o u g h w o r k in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s i n e s s a n d o f f ic e
p r o c e d u r e s an d of th e s p e c if ic b u s in e s s o p e r a tio n s , o r g a n iz a tio n , p o lic ie s , p r o c e d u r e s , f il e s ,
w o r k f lo w , e t c .
U s e s t h i s k n o w le d g e in p e r f o r m i n g s te n o g r a p h i c d u t i e s a n d r e s p o n s i b l e c l e r i c a l
t a s k s s u c h a s , m a i n t a i n i n g f o llo w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b l i n g m a t e r i a l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , l e t t e r s ,
e t c . ; c o m p o s i n g s i m p l e l e t t e r s f r o m g e n e r a l i n s t r u c t i o n s ; r e a d i n g a n d r o u ti n g i n c o m i n g m a i l ; a n d
a n s w e r in g r o u tin e q u e s tio n s , e tc .
D o e s n o t in c l u d e t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e w o r k .
SW ITCH BO ARD O P E R A T O R
C la s s A . O p e r a te s a s in g le - o r m u ltip le - p o s itio n te le p h o n e s w itc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u tg o in g , in t r a p la n t o r o ffic e c a lls . P e r f o r m s f u ll te le p h o n e in f o r m a tio n s e r v ic e o r h a n d le s
c o m p le x c a l l s , su c h a s c o n f e r e n c e , c o lle c t, o v e r s e a s , o r s i m i l a r c a lls , e i th e r in a d d itio n to
d oing r o u tin e w o rk a s d e s c r i b e d f o r s w itc h b o a r d o p e r a t o r , c l a s s B , o r a s a f u ll - tim e
a s s ig n m e n t. ( " F u ll" te le p h o n e in f o r m a tio n s e r v ic e o c c u r s w h en th e e s ta b lis h m e n t h a s v a r i e d
fu n c tio n s th a t a r e n o t r e a d i ly u n d e rs ta n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e in f o r m a tio n p u r p o s e s , e .g ., b e c a u s e
of o v e rla p p in g o r i n t e r r e l a t e d f u n c tio n s , an d c o n s e q u e n tly p r e s e n t f r e q u e n t p r o b le m s a s to
w h ic h e x te n s io n s a r e a p p r o p r i a te f o r c a lls .)
C la s s B . O p e r a te s a s in g le - o r m u ltip le - p o s itio n te le p h o n e s w itc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u tg o in g , in t r a p la n t o r o ffic e c a lls . M ay h a n d le r o u tin e lo n g d is ta n c e c a lls a n d r e c o r d to l ls .
M ay p e r f o r m lim ite d te le p h o n e in f o r m a tio n s e r v ic e . (" L im ite d " te le p h o n e in f o r m a tio n s e r v ic e
o c c u r s if th e fu n c tio n s of th e e s ta b lis h m e n t s e r v ic e d a r e r e a d ily u n d e r s ta n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e
in f o r m a tio n p u r p o s e s , o r if th e r e q u e s t s a r e r o u tin e , e .g ., g iv in g e x te n s io n n u m b e r s w h en
s p e c if ic n a m e s a r e f u r n is h e d , o r if c o m p le x c a lls a r e r e f e r r e d to a n o th e r o p e r a to r .)
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T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u e d
S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N I S T
In a d d itio n to p e r f o r m in g d u tie s of o p e r a to r on a s in g le - p o s itio n o r m o n ito r- ty p e s w itc h
b o a r d , a c ts a s r e c e p t io n i s t a n d m a y a ls o ty p e o r p e r f o r m r o u tin e c le r ic a l w o rk a s p a r t of r e g u la r
d u tie s .
T h i s ty p in g o r c l e r i c a l w o r k m a y t a k e t h e m a j o r p a r t o f t h i s w o r k e r 's t i m e w h i l e a t
s w itc h b o a r d .
C la s s C . O p e r a te s s im p le ta b u la tin g o r e le c t r i c a l a c c o u n tin g m a c h in e s s u c h a s th e
s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c i n g p u n c h , c o l l a t o r , e t c . , w ith s p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t i o n s .
M a y in c l u d e s i m p l e
w i r i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d s o m e f il in g w o r k . T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y i n v o lv e s p o r t i o n s o f a w o r k
u n i t , f o r e x a m p l e , i n d iv i d u a l s o r t i n g o r c o l l a t i n g r u n s o r r e p e t i t i v e o p e r a t i o n s .
T R A N S C R IB IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R ,
GENERAL
T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R
C la s s A . O p e r a te s a v a r i e ty of ta b u la tin g o r e le c t r i c a l a c c o u n tin g m a c h in e s , ty p ic a lly
in c l u d i n g s u c h m a c h i n e s a s t h e t a b u l a t o r , c a l c u l a t o r , i n t e r p r e t e r , c o l l a t o r , a n d o t h e r s .
P e r f o r m s c o m p l e t e r e p o r t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s w i t h o u t c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n , a n d p e r f o r m s d i f f ic u l t
w irin g a s r e q u ir e d .
T h e c o m p l e t e r e p o r t i n g a n d t a b u l a t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y i n v o lv e a
v a r i e t y o f lo n g a n d c o m p l e x r e p o r t s w h i c h o f te n a r e o f i r r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r i n g t y p e r e
q u i r i n g s o m e p la n n in g a n d s e q u e n c i n g o f s t e p s to b e t a k e n . A s a m o r e e x p e r i e n c e d o p e r a t o r ,
i s t y p i c a l l y in v o lv e d i n t r a i n i n g n e w o p e r a t o r s in m a c h i n e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t i a l l y t r a i n e d
o p e r a t o r s i n w i r i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d o p e r a t i n g s e q u e n c e s o f lo n g a n d c o m p l e x r e p o r t s .
D o e s n o t in c l u d e w o r k i n g s u p e r v i s o r s p e r f o r m i n g t a b u l a t i n g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t i o n s a n d d a y - t o d a y s u p e rv is io n of th e w o rk an d p ro d u c tio n of a g ro u p of ta b u la tin g - m a c h in e o p e r a to r s .
P r i m a r y d u ty i s t o t r a n s c r i b e d i c t a t i o n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u t i n e v o c a b u l a r y f r o m
tra n s c rib in g -m a c h in e r e c o r d s .
M a y a l s o t y p e f r o m w r i t t e n c o p y a n d do s i m p l e c l e r i c a l w o r k .
W o r k e r s t r a n s c r i b i n g d i c t a t i o n i n v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y s u c h a s l e g a l
b r ie f s o r r e p o r t s o n s c ie n tif ic r e s e a r c h a r e n o t in c lu d e d . A w o r k e r w ho ta k e s d ic ta tio n in s h o r t
h a n d o r b y S t e n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h i n e i s c l a s s i f i e d a s a s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l .
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U s e s a t y p e w r i t e r to m a k e c o p i e s o f v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l o r t o m a k e o u t b i l l s a f t e r c a l c u l a
t io n s h a v e b e e n m a d e b y a n o t h e r p e r s o n . M a y in c l u d e t y p in g o f s t e n c i l s , m a t s , o r s i m i l a r m a t e
r i a l s f o r u s e in d u p l ic a ti n g p r o c e s s e s . M a y d o c l e r i c a l w o r k in v o lv in g l i t t l e s p e c i a l t r a i n i n g , s u c h
a s k e e p in g s i m p l e r e c o r d s , f il in g r e c o r d s a n d r e p o r t s , o r s o r t i n g a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g i n c o m i n g m a i l .
C l a s s A . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f t h e f o ll o w i n g : T y p in g m a t e r i a l i n f i n a l f o r m w h e n i t
i n v o lv e s c o m b in in g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s o r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r c o r r e c t s p e l l i n g ,
s y l l a b i c a t i o n , p u n c tu a t io n , e t c . , o f t e c h n i c a l o r u n u s u a l w o r d s o r f o r e i g n l a n g u a g e m a t e r i a l ;
a n d p la n n i n g l a y o u t a n d ty p in g o f c o m p l i c a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s t o m a i n t a i n u n i f o r m i t y a n d
b a la n c e in s p a c in g .
M a y ty p e r o u t i n e f o r m l e t t e r s v a r y i n g d e t a i l s to s u i t c i r c u m s t a n c e s .
C la s s B . O p e r a te s m o r e d iffic u lt ta b u la tin g o r e le c t r i c a l a c c o u n tin g m a c h in e s s u c h a s th e
t a b u l a t o r a n d c a l c u l a t o r , i n a d d it i o n to t h e s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c e r , a n d c o l l a t o r .
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p e r f o r m e d u n d e r s p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d m a y in c l u d e t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f s o m e w i r i n g f r o m
d i a g r a m s . T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e s , f o r e x a m p l e , t a b u l a t i o n s i n v o lv in g a r e p e t i t i v e
a c c o u n t i n g e x e r c i s e , a c o m p l e te b u t s m a l l t a b u l a t i n g s tu d y , o r p a r t s o f a l o n g e r a n d m o r e
c o m p le x r e p o r t . S u ch r e p o r t s a n d s tu d ie s a r e u s u a lly of a r e c u r r in g n a tu r e w h e re th e p r o
c e d u re s a r e w e ll e s ta b lis h e d .
M a y a l s o in c l u d e t h e t r a i n i n g o f n e w e m p l o y e e s in t h e b a s i c
o p e r a tio n o f th e m a c h in e .
C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f t h e f o ll o w i n g : C o p y t y p in g f r o m r o u g h o r c l e a r d r a f t s ;
r o u t i n e ty p in g o f f o r m s , i n s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c . ; a n d s e t t i n g u p s i m p l e s t a n d a r d t a b u l a t i o n s ,
o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p l e x t a b l e s a l r e a d y s e t u p a n d s p a c e d p r o p e r l y .
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c o m p o n e n t s a n d c o n v e y n e e d e d i n f o r m a t i o n . C o n s o l id a t e s d e t a i l s f r o m a n u m b e r o f s o u r c e s
a n d a d j u s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a l e a s r e q u i r e d . S u g g e s te d m e t h o d s o f a p p r o a c h , a p p l i c a b l e
p r e c e d e n t s , a n d a d v ic e o n s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g i v e n w i t h i n i t i a l a s s i g n m e n t s . I n s t r u c t i o n s
a r e l e s s c o m p l e te w h e n a s s i g n m e n t s r e c u r .
W o rk m a y b e s p o t - c h e c k e d d u r i n g p r o g r e s s .
C l a s s A . P l a n s t h e g r a p h i c p r e s e n t a t i o n o f c o m p l e x i t e m s h a v in g d i s t i n c t i v e d e s ig n
f e a t u r e s t h a t d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m e s t a b l i s h e d d r a f t i n g p r e c e d e n t s . W o r k s in c l o s e s u p
p o r t w ith th e d e s ig n o r ig i n a to r , an d m a y r e c o m m e n d m in o r d e s ig n c h a n g e s . A n a ly z e s th e
e ffe c t of e a c h c h a n g e o n th e d e ta ils of f o r m , f u n c tio n , an d p o s itio n a l r e la tio n s h ip s of c o m
p o n e n ts a n d p a r t s .
W o rk s w ith a m in im u m of s u p e r v is o r y a s s i s ta n c e .
C o m p le t e d w o r k i s
r e v ie w e d b y d e s ig n o r ig in a to r fo r c o n s is te n c y w ith p r io r e n g in e e r in g d e te r m in a tio n s .
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e ith e r p r e p a r e d r a w in g s , o r d i r e c t t h e i r p r e p a r a ti o n b y lo w e r le v e l d r a f ts m e n .
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C o p ie s p l a n s a n d d r a w i n g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s b y p l a c i n g t r a c i n g c lo t h o r p a p e r o v e r
d ra w in g s an d t r a c in g w ith p e n o r p e n c il.
(D o e s n o t in c l u d e t r a c i n g l i m i t e d t o p l a n s p r i m a r i l y
c o n s i s t i n g o f s t r a i g h t l i n e s a n d a l a r g e s c a l e n o t r e q u i r i n g c l o s e d e li n e a ti o n .)
C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n r o u ti n e a n d c o m p l e x d r a f t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s t h a t r e q u i r e t h e a p p l i
c a t i o n o f m o s t o f t h e s t a n d a r d i z e d d r a w in g t e c h n i q u e s r e g u l a r l y u s e d .
D u tie s ty p ic a lly in
v o lv e su c h w o rk a s :
P r e p a r e s w o r k i n g d r a w in g s o f s u b a s s e m b l i e s w i t h i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s ,
m u l t i p l e f u n c t i o n s , a n d p r e c i s e p o s i t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e tw e e n c o m p o n e n t s ; p r e p a r e s a r c h i
t e c t u r a l d r a w in g s f o r c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a b u i ld i n g in c l u d i n g d e t a i l d r a w i n g s o f f o u n d a t i o n s , w a l l
s e c t i o n s , f l o o r p l a n s , a n d r o o f . U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u l a s a n d m a n u a l s in m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y
c o m p u t a ti o n s to d e t e r m i n e q u a n t i t i e s o f m a t e r i a l s to b e u s e d , l o a d c a p a c i t i e s , s t r e n g t h s ,
s t r e s s e s , e tc .
R e c e i v e s i n i t i a l i n s t r u c t i o n s , r e q u i r e m e n t s , a n d a d v ic e f r o m s u p e r v i s o r .
C o m p le t e d w o r k is c h e c k e d f o r t e c h n i c a l a d e q u a c y .
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P r e p a r e s s im p le o r r e p e titiv e d ra w in g s of e a s ily v is u a liz e d ite m s .
d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
N U R S E , IN D U S T R IA L ( R E G IS T E R E D )
C l a s s C . P r e p a r e s d e t a i l d r a w in g s o f s i n g l e u n i t s o r p a r t s f o r e n g i n e e r i n g , c o n s t r u c t i o n ,
m a n u f a c t u r i n g , o r r e p a i r p u r p o s e s . T y p e s o f d r a w i n g s p r e p a r e d in c l u d e i s o m e t r i c p r o j e c t i o n s
( d e p i c ti n g t h r e e d i m e n s i o n s in a c c u r a t e s c a l e ) a n d s e c t i o n a l v i e w s to c l a r i f y p o s it io n i n g o f
MAINTENANCE
CA RPEN TER,
A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w h o g i v e s n u r s i n g s e r v i c e u n d e r g e n e r a l m e d i c a l d i r e c t i o n to i l l o r
in ju r e d e m p lo y e e s o r o th e r p e r s o n s w ho b e c o m e ill o r s u ff e r a n a c c id e n t o n th e p r e m i s e s of a
f a c t o r y o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . D u t i e s in v o lv e a c o m b i n a ti o n o f t h e f o ll o w i n g : G iv in g f i r s t a id
t o t h e i l l o r i n j u r e d ; a tt e n d in g t o s u b s e q u e n t d r e s s i n g o f e m p l o y e e s ' i n j u r i e s ; k e e p in g r e c o r d s
o f p a t i e n t s t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r i n g a c c i d e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t i o n o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t i n g in
p h y s i c a l e x a m i n a t i o n s a n d h e a l t h e v a l u a t i o n s o f a p p l i c a n t s a n d e m p l o y e e s ; a n d p la n n i n g a n d c a r r y
in g o u t p r o g r a m s i n v o lv in g h e a l t h e d u c a t i o n , a c c i d e n t p r e v e n t i o n , e v a l u a t i o n o f p l a n t e n v i r o n m e n t ,
o r o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s a f f e c ti n g t h e h e a l t h , w e l f a r e , a n d s a f e t y o f a l l p e r s o n n e l .
and
M A IN T E N A N C E
P e r f o r m s t h e c a r p e n t r y d u t ie s n e c e s s a r y to c o n s t r u c t a n d m a i n t a i n in g o o d r e p a i r b u i ld i n g
w o o d w o r k a n d e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s b i n s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t i t i o n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s ,
c a s i n g s , a n d t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in a,n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f t h e f o llo w in g .: P l a n
n in g a n d l a y i n g o u t o f w o r k f r o m b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l i n s t r u c t i o n s u s in g a
v a r i e t y o f c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d t o o l s , p o r t a b l e p o w e r t o o l s , a n d s t a n d a r d m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ;
W o rk i s c l o s e l y s u p e r v i s e d
PQWERPIANT
CARPENTER,
M A IN T E N A N C E — C o n tin u e d
m a k i n g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a ti o n s r e l a t i n g t o d i m e n s i o n s o f w o r k ; a n d s e l e c t i n g m a t e r i a l s n e c e s
s a r y fo r th e w o rk .
In g e n e r a l, th e w o rk of th e m a in te n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n
in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g a n d
e x p e rie n c e .
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P e r f o r m s a v a r i e ty o f e le c t r i c a l t r a d e f u n c tio n s s u c h a s th e in s ta lla tio n , m a in te n a n c e ,
o r r e p a i r o f e q u ip m e n t f o r t h e g e n e r a t i o n , d i s t r i b u t i o n , o r u t i l i z a t i o n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in a n
e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk i n v o lv e s m o s t o f t h e f o ll o w i n g : I n s t a l l i n g o r r e p a i r i n g a n y o f a v a r i e t y o f
e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w i t c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c i r c u i t b r e a k
e r s , m o t o r s , h e a ti n g u n i t s , c o n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o t h e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t; w o r k i n g f r o m
b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , l a y o u t s , o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; l o c a t i n g a n d d i a g n o s i n g t r o u b l e in t h e
e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r e q u ip m e n t; w o r k i n g s t a n d a r d c o m p u t a ti o n s r e l a t i n g to l o a d r e q u i r e m e n t s o f
w i r i n g o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t; a n d u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n 's h a n d to o l s a n d m e a s u r i n g a n d
te s tin g in s t r u m e n t s . In g e n e r a l, th e w o rk of th e m a in te n a n c e e le c t r i c ia n r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n
in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a l e n t t r a i n i n g a n d
e x p e rie n c e .
t h e v a r i o u s a s s e m b l i e s in t h e v e h i c l e a n d m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y a d j u s t m e n t s ; a n d a li n i n g w h e e l s ,
a d j u s t i n g b r a k e s a n d l i g h t s , o r t ig h t e n in g b o d y b o l t s .
In g e n e r a l , t h e w o r k of th e a u to m o t iv e
m e c h a n ic r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d tr a in in g a n d e x p e rie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n
t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a l e n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
E N G IN E E R ,
S T A T IO N A R Y
O p e r a t e s a n d m a i n t a i n s a n d m a y a l s o s u p e r v i s e t h e o p e r a t i o n o f s t a t i o n a r y e n g in e s a n d
e q u ip m e n t ( m e c h a n i c a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) t o s u p p ly t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t i n w h i c h e m p l o y e d w i t h p o w e r ,
h e a t, r e f r ig e r a ti o n , o r a ir - c o n d itio n in g .
W o rk i n v o lv e s : O p e r a t i n g a n d m a i n t a i n i n g e q u ip m e n t
s u c h a s s te a m e n g in e s , a i r c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o to r s , tu r b i n e s , v e n tila tin g a n d r e f r i g
e r a t i n g e q u i p m e n t , s t e a m b o i l e r s a n d b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ; m a k i n g e q u ip m e n t r e p a i r s ; a n d
k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t i o n o f m a c h i n e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , a n d f u e l c o n s u m p t io n .
M ay a ls o s u
p e r v i s e t h e s e o p e r a t i o n s . H e a d o r c h ie f e n g i n e e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g m o r e t h a n o n e
e n g in e e r a r e e x c lu d e d .
F I R E M A N , S T A T IO N A R Y B O IL E R
F i r e s s t a t i o n a r y b o i l e r s t o f u r n i s h t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t i n w h ic h e m p l o y e d w ith h e a t , p o w e r ,
o r s te a m . F e e d s f u e ls to f ir e b y h a n d o r o p e r a te s a m e c h a n ic a l s to k e r , o r g a s o r o il b u r n e r ;
a n d c h e c k s w a t e r a n d s a f e t y v a l v e s . M a y c l e a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t i n r e p a i r i n g b o i l e r r o o m e q u ip m e n t.
HELPER,
M A IN T E N A N C E T R A D E S
A s s i s t s on e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in th e s k ille d m a in te n a n c e t r a d e s , b y p e rf o r m in g s p e c if ic
o r g e n e r a l d u t i e s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , s u c h a s k e e p in g a w o r k e r s u p p li e d w i t h m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s ;
c l e a n i n g .w o r k in g a r e a , m a c h i n e , a n d e q u ip m e n t; a s s i s t i n g j o u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s o r
to o ls ; a n d p e rf o r m in g o th e r u n s k ille d t a s k s a s d ir e c te d b y jo u rn e y m a n .
T h e k in d o f w o r k t h e
h e l p e r i s p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m v a r i e s f r o m t r a d e t o t r a d e :
I n s o m e t r a d e s t h e h e l p e r is c o n
f in e d t o s u p p ly i n g , l i f t i n g , a n d h o l d in g m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s a n d c le a n i n g w o r k i n g a r e a s ; a n d in
o t h e r s h e i s p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m s p e c i a l i z e d m a c h i n e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e t h a t a r e
a ls o p e r f o r m e d b y w o r k e r s o n a f u ll- tim e b a s is .
M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R ,
TO OLROO M
S p e c ia liz e s in th e o p e ra tio n of one o r m o re ty p e s of m a c h in e to o ls , s u c h a s jig b o r e r s ,
c y l i n d r i c a l o r s u r f a c e g r i n d e r s , e n g in e l a t h e s , o r m i l l i n g m a c h i n e s , i n t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f
m a c h i n e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s , o r d i e s . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f t h e f o ll o w i n g : P l a n
n in g a n d p e r f o r m i n g d i f f ic u l t m a c h i n in g o p e r a t i o n s ; p r o c e s s i n g i t e m s r e q u i r i n g c o m p l i c a t e d s e tu p s
o r a h ig h d e g re e of a c c u r a c y ; u s in g a v a r i e ty o f p r e c i s io n m e a s u r in g i n s tr u m e n ts ; s e le c tin g f e e d s ,
s p e e d s , t o o l i n g , a n d o p e r a t i o n s e q u e n c e ; a n d m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y a d j u s t m e n t s d u r in g o p e r a t i o n to
a c h ie v e r e q u i s i t e t o l e r a n c e s o r d i m e n s i o n s . M a y b e r e q u i r e d t o r e c o g n i z e w h e n t o o l s n e e d d r e s s
in g , t o d r e s s t o o l s , a n d to s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o la n t s a n d c u tt i n g a n d l u b r i c a t i n g o i l s . F o r c r o s s
i n d u s t r y w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , m a c h i n e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s , t o o l r o o m , in t o o l a n d d i e j o b b in g s h o p s
a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h i s c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
M A C H IN IS T , M A IN T E N A N C E
P r o d u c e s r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t s a n d n e w p a r t s in m a k i n g r e p a i r s o f m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n
i c a l e q u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d i n a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f t h e f o llo w in g : I n t e r p r e t i n g
w r itte n in s tr u c tio n s a n d s p e c if ic a tio n s ; p la n n in g a n d la y in g o u t of w o rk ; u s in g a v a r i e ty of m a
c h i n i s t 's h a n d to o l s a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t i n g u p a n d o p e r a t i n g s t a n d a r d m a c h i n e
t o o l s ; s h a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k i n g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a ti o n s r e l a t i n g t o
d i m e n s i o n s o f w o r k , t o o li n g , f e e d s , a n d s p e e d s o f m a c h i n in g ; k n o w le d g e o f t h e w o r k i n g p r o p e r t i e s
o f t h e c o m m o n m e t a l s ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d a r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , a n d e q u ip m e n t r e q u i r e d f o r h i s w o r k ;
a n d f i t t i n g a n d a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s i n to m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t. I n g e n e r a l , t h e m a c h i n i s t 's w o r k
n o r m a lly r e q u ir e s a ro u n d e d tr a in in g in m a c h in e -s h o p p r a c tic e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a fo rm a l
a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a l e n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M A IN T E N A N C E )
R e p a i r s a u t o m o b i l e s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , a n d t r a c t o r s o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk i n
v o l v e s m o s t o f t h e f o ll o w i n g : E x a m in i n g a u to m o t iv e e q u ip m e n t to d i a g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ;
d i s a s s e m b l i n g e q u ip m e n t a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s t h a t i n v o lv e t h e u s e o f s u c h h a n d to o l s a s
w r e n c h e s , g a g e s , d r i l l s , o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u ip m e n t i n d i s a s s e m b l i n g o r f i t t i n g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g
b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m s to c k ; g r in d i n g a n d a d j u s t i n g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g a n d i n s t a l l i n g
M E C H A N IC , M A IN T E N A N C E
R e p a i r s m a c h i n e r y o r m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t
o f t h e f o ll o w i n g : E x a m in i n g m a c h i n e s a n d m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t to d i a g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ;
d i s m a n t l i n g o r p a r t l y d i s m a n t l i n g m a c h i n e s a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s t h a t m a i n l y i n v o lv e t h e u s e
o f h a n d to o l s i n s c r a p i n g a n d f i t t i n g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s w i t h i t e m s o b t a i n e d
f r o m s to c k ; o r d e r i n g t h e p r o d u c t i o n o f a r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t b y a m a c h i n e s h o p o r s e n d in g o f t h e
m a c h in e to a m a c h in e s h o p fo r m a jo r r e p a i r s ; p r e p a r in g w r itte n s p e c if ic a tio n s fo r m a jo r r e p a i r s
o r f o r t h e p r o d u c t i o n o f p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h i n e s h o p ; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h i n e s ; a n d m a k in g
a ll n e c e s s a r y a d ju s tm e n ts f o r o p e ra tio n .
In g e n e r a l, th e w o rk of a m a in te n a n c e m e c h a n ic r e
q u ir e s ro u n d e d tr a in in g a n d e x p e rie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o rm a l a p p re n tic e s h ip o r
e q u iv a l e n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . E x c l u d e d f r o m t h i s c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y
d u t i e s i n v o lv e s e t t i n g u p o r a d j u s t i n g m a c h i n e s .
M IL L W R IG H T
I n s t a l l s n e w m a c h i n e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t, a n d d i s m a n t l e s a n d i n s t a l l s m a c h i n e s o r
h e a v y e q u ip m e n t w h e n c h a n g e s in t h e p l a n t l a y o u t a r e r e q u i r e d . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f t h e f o l
lo w i n g : P l a n n i n g a n d l a y i n g o u t o f t h e w o r k ; i n t e r p r e t i n g b l u e p r i n t s o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u s in g
a v a r i e t y o f h a n d to o l s a n d r ig g i n g ; m a k i n g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a ti o n s r e l a t i n g t o s t r e s s e s ,
s t r e n g t h o f m a t e r i a l s , a n d c e n t e r s o f g r a v i t y ; a l i n i n g a n d b a la n c i n g o f e q u ip m e n t; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d
a r d t o o l s , e q u ip m e n t, a n d p a r t s t o b e u s e d ; a n d i n s t a l l i n g a n d m a i n t a i n i n g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r
t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s d r i v e s a n d s p e e d r e d u c e r s .
In g e n e r a l , t h e m i l l w r i g h t 's w o r k
n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e in t h e t r a d e a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a l e n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
O IL E R
L u b r ic a te s , w ith o il o r g r e a s e ,
e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
P A IN T E R ,
th e
m o v in g p a r t s
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s u rfa c e s
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M A IN T E N A N C E
P a in ts a n d r e d e c o r a te s w a lls , w o o d w o rk , a n d f ix tu re s of a n e s ta b lis h m e n t.
W o rk i n
v o l v e s t h e f o ll o w i n g : K n o w le d g e o f s u r f a c e p e c u l i a r i t i e s a n d t y p e s o f p a i n t r e q u i r e d f o r d i f f e r e n t
a p p l i c a t i o n s ; p r e p a r i n g s u r f a c e f o r p a in t i n g b y r e m o v i n g o l d f i n i s h o r b y p l a c i n g p u t ty o r f i l l e r
in n a i l h o l e s a n d i n t e r s t i c e s ; a n d a p p ly in g p a in t w i t h s p r a y g u n o r b r u s h . M a y m i x c o l o r s , o i l s ,
w h i t e l e a d , a n d o t h e r p a in t i n g r e d i e n t s to o b t a i n p r o p e r c o l o r o r c o n s i s t e n c y .
In g e n e r a l, th e
w o r k of th e m a in te n a n c e p a in t e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h
a f o r m a l a p p r e n tic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g a n d e x p e r ie n c e .
P IP E F IT T E R ,
M A IN T E N A N C E
I n s t a l l s o r r e p a i r s w a t e r , s t e a m , g a s , o r o t h e r t y p e s of p ip e a n d p i p e f i t t i n g s in a n
e s ta b lis h m e n t.
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f t h e f o ll o w i n g : L a y in g o u t o f w o r k a n d m e a s u r i n g t o l o
c a t e p o s i t i o n o f p ip e f r o m d r a w i n g s o r o t h e r w r i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; c u tt i n g v a r i o u s s i z e s o f p ip e
to c o r r e c t l e n g t h s w i t h c h i s e l a n d h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y l e n e t o r c h o r p i p e - c u t t i n g m a c h i n e ; t h r e a d
in g p ip e w i t h s t o c k s a n d d i e s ; b e n d in g p ip e b y h a n d - d r i v e n o r p o w e r - d r i v e n m a c h i n e s ; a s s e m b l i n g
p i p e w i t h c o u p lin g s a n d f a s t e n i n g p ip e to h a n g e r s ; m a k i n g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a ti o n s r e l a t i n g
to p r e s s u r e s , f lo w , a n d s i z e o f p i p e r e q u i r e d ; a n d m a k i n g s t a n d a r d t e s t s t o d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r
f in is h e d p ip e s m e e t s p e c if ic a tio n s .
In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k of th e m a in te n a n c e p ip e f itte r r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a l e n t
t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . W o r k e r s p r i m a r i l y e n g a g e d in i n s t a l l i n g a n d r e p a i r i n g b u i ld i n g s a n i t a
tio n o r h e a tin g s y s te m s a r e e x c lu d e d .
PLU M BER,
M A IN T E N A N C E
K e e p s t h e p l u m b in g s y s t e m o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t in g o o d o r d e r . W o rk in v o lv e s : K n o w le d g e
o f s a n i t a r y c o d e s r e g a r d i n g i n s t a l l a t i o n of v e n ts a n d t r a p s in p lu m b in g s y s t e m ; i n s t a l l i n g o r r e
p a i r i n g p i p e s a n d f i x t u r e s ; a n d o p e n in g c lo g g e d d r a i n s w i t h a p l u n g e r o r p l u m b e r 's s n a k e . In
g e n e r a l, th e w o rk of th e m a in te n a n c e p lu m b e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a in in g a n d e x p e rie n c e u s u a lly
a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a l e n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
S H E E T -M E T A L W O R K ER ,
M A IN T E N A N C E
F a b r i c a t e s , i n s t a l l s , a n d m a i n t a i n s in g o o d r e p a i r t h e s h e e t - m e t a l e q u ip m e n t a n d f i x
t u r e s (su c h a s m a c h in e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e lv e s , l o c k e r s , ta n k s , v e n ti l a t o r s , c h u te s , d u c ts ,
m e t a l r o o f in g ) o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f t h e f o ll o w i n g : P l a n n in g a n d l a y i n g
out a ll ty p e s of s h e e t- m e ta l m a in te n a n c e w o rk f ro m b lu e p r in ts , m o d e ls , ox o th e r s p e c if ic a tio n s ;
s e ttin g up a n d o p e ra tin g a ll a v a ila b le ty p e s of s h e e t - m e t a l w o rk in g m a c h in e s ; u s in g a v a r i e ty of
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T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R ----C o n tin u e d
h a n d to o l s i n c u t t i n g , b e n d in g , f o r m i n g , s h a p in g , f i t t i n g , a n d a s s e m b l i n g ; a n d i n s t a l l i n g s h e e t m e ta l a r t i c l e s a s r e q u ir e d . In g e n e r a l, th e w o rk of th e m a in te n a n c e s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a l e n t
tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e .
T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R
(D ie m a k e r ; j i g m a k e r ; t o o l m a k e r ; f i x t u r e m a k e r ; g a g e m a k e r )
C o n s tru c ts a n d r e p a i r s m a c h in e -s h o p to o ls , g a g e s , jig s , f ix tu re s o r d ie s fo r fo rg in g s ,
p u n c h in g , a n d o t h e r m e t a l - f o r m i n g w o r k .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f t h e f o ll o w i n g : P l a n n in g a n d
la y in g o u t o f w o r k f r o m m o d e l s , b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , o r o t h e r o r a l a n d w r i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;
u s in g a v a r i e t y o f to o l a n d d ie m a k e r 's h a n d to o l s a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; u n d e r
s ta n d i n g o f t h e w o r k i n g p r o p e r t i e s o f c o m m o n m e t a l s a n d a l l o y s ; s e t t i n g u p a n d o p e r a t i n g of
m a c h i n e t o o ls a n d r e l a t e d e q u ip m e n t; m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y s h o p c o m p u t a ti o n s r e l a t i n g to d i m e n s i o n s
o f w o r k , s p e e d s , f e e d s , a n d t o o li n g o f m a c h i n e s ; h e a t - t r e a t i n g o f m e t a l p a r t s d u r in g f a b r i c a t i o n
a s w e l l a s o f f i n i s h e d t o o l s a n d d i e s to a c h ie v e r e q u i r e d q u a l i t i e s ; w o r k in g to c lo s e t o l e r a n c e s ;
f it ti n g a n d a s s e m b l i n g o f p a r t s to p r e s c r i b e d t o l e r a n c e s a n d a ll o w a n c e s ; a n d s e l e c t i n g a p p r o p r i a t e
m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , a n d p r o c e s s e s . I n g e n e r a l , t h e to o l a n d d ie m a k e r 's w o r k r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d
tr a in in g in m a c h in e -s h o p an d to o lr o o m p r a c tic e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p re n tic e s h ip
o r e q u iv a l e n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s ,
s h o p s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h i s c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
to o l a n d
d ie m a k e r s in t o o l a n d d ie jo b b in g
CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMEN T
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GUARD AND W ATCHM AN
G u a r d . P e r f o r m s r o u t i n e p o l i c e d u t i e s , e i t h e r a t f ix e d p o s t o r o n t o u r , m a i n t a i n i n g
o r d e r , u s in g a r m s o r f o r c e w h e r e n e c e s s a r y .
I n c l u d e s g a t e m e n w h o a r e s t a t i o n e d a t g a te
an d c h e c k on id e n tity of e m p lo y e e s a n d o th e r p e r s o n s e n te r in g .
W a tc h m a n . M a k e s r o u n d s o f p r e m i s e s
th e f t, a n d ill e g a l e n tr y .
J A N IT O R ,
PO RTER ,
p e r i o d i c a l l y in p r o t e c t i n g p r o p e r t y a g a i n s t f i r e ,
OR CLEANER
P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d i s e f o r s h i p m e n t , o r r e c e i v e s a n d is r e s p o n s i b l e f o r in c o m i n g s h i p
m e n ts of m e r c h a n d is e o r o th e r m a te r ia ls .
S h ip p in g w o r k i n v o l v e s ; A k n o w le d g e of s h ip p in g
p r o c e d u r e s , p r a c t i c e s , r o u t e s , a v a i l a b l e m e a n s of t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , a n d r a t e ; a n d p r e p a r i n g r e c
o r d s o f t h e g o o d s s h ip p e d , m a k i n g u p b i l l s of l a d i n g , p o s ti n g w e ig h t a n d s h ip p i n g c h a r g e s , a n d
k e e p in g a f i l e o f s h ip p i n g r e c o r d s . M a y d i r e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g t h e m e r c h a n d i s e f o r s h i p
m e n t.
R e c e iv i n g w o r k i n v o l v e s ; V e r if y i n g o r d i r e c t i n g o t h e r s in v e r i f y i n g t h e c o r r e c t n e s s of
s h i p m e n t s a g a i n s t b i l l s o f l a d i n g , i n v o i c e s , o r o t h e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k in g f o r s h o r t a g e s a n d r e j e c t i n g
d a m a g e d g o o d s ; r o u ti n g m e r c h a n d i s e o r m a t e r i a l s t o p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; a n d m a i n t a i n in g n e c e s
s a r y r e c o r d s a n d f ile s .
(S w e e p e r; c h a rw o m a n ; ja n itr e s s )
F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e
C l e a n s a n d k e e p s in a n o r d e r l y c o n d it i o n f a c t o r y w o r k i n g a r e a s a n d w a s h r o o m s , o r
p r e m i s e s o f a n o f f i c e , a p a r t m e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . D u t i e s in v o lv e
a c o m b i n a ti o n of t h e f o ll o w i n g ; S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b i n g , a n d p o l is h in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v i n g
c h i p s , t r a s h , a n d o t h e r r e f u s e ; d u s ti n g e q u ip m e n t, f u r n i t u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o l is h in g m e t a l f i x t u r e s
o r t r i m m i n g s ; p r o v id i n g s u p p l i e s a n d m in o r m a i n t e n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; a n d c le a n i n g l a v a t o r i e s , s h o w
e r s , a n d r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w h o s p e c i a l i z e in w in d o w w a s h i n g a r e e x c l u d e d .
R e c e iv i n g c l e r k
S h ip p in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g a n d r e c e i v i n g c l e r k
T R U C K D R IV E R
L A B O R E R , M A T E R I A L H A N D L IN G
( L o a d e r a n d u n l o a d e r ; h a n d l e r a n d s t a c k e r ; s h e l v e r ; t r u c k e r ; s to c k m a n o r s t o c k h e l p e r ; w a r e
h o u s e m a n o r w a r e h o u s e h e lp e r )
A w o r k e r e m p l o y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r i n g p l a n t , s t o r e , o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t
w h o s e d u t ie s i n v o lv e o n e o r m o r e of t h e f o ll o w i n g ; L o a d in g a n d u n l o a d in g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s a n d
m e r c h a n d i s e o n o r f r o m f r e i g h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o t h e r t r a n s p o r t i n g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k in g , s h e lv i n g ,
o r p l a c i n g m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d i s e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e l o c a t io n ; a n d t r a n s p o r t i n g m a t e r i a l s o r
m e r c h a n d i s e b y h a n d t r u c k , c a r , o r w h e e l b a r r o w . L o n g s h o r e m e n , w h o l o a d a n d u n lo a d s h ip s a r e
e x c lu d e d .
ORDER
D r i v e s a t r u c k w i t h in a c it y o r i n d u s t r i a l a r e a to t r a n s p o r t m a t e r i a l s , m e r c h a n d i s e ,
e q u ip m e n t, o r m e n b e tw e e n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s u c h a s : M a n u f a c tu r i n g p l a n t s , f r e i g h t
d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o l e s a l e a n d r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , o r b e tw e e n r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d
c u s t o m e r s * h o u s e s o r p l a c e s o f b u s i n e s s . M a y a l s o l o a d o r u n lo a d t r u c k w i t h o r w ith o u t h e l p e r s ,
m a k e m i n o r m e c h a n i c a l r e p a i r s , a n d k e e p t r u c k in g o o d w o r k i n g o r d e r .
D r iv e r - s a le s m e n and
o v e r - t h e - r o a d d r iv e r s a r e e x c lu d e d .
F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r i v e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e a n d ty p e o f e q u ip m e n t,
a s f o ll o w s :
( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r s h o u ld b e r a t e d o n t h e b a s i s o f t r a i l e r c a p a c i ty .)
F IL L E R
(O rd e r p ic k e r;
s to c k s e le c to r ; w a re h o u s e
s to c k m a n )
F i l l s s h ip p in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r f i n i s h e d g o o d s f r o m s t o r e d m e r c h a n d i s e in a c c o r d
a n c e w ith s p e c i f i c a t i o n s o n s a l e s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s * o r d e r s , o r o t h e r i n s t r u c t i o n s . M a y , i n a d d it i o n
to f il li n g o r d e r s a n d i n d i c a t i n g i t e m s f i l l e d o r o m i t t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u tg o in g o r d e r s , r e q u i
s i t i o n a d d it i o n a l s to c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p l i e s t o s u p e r v i s o r , a n d p e r f o r m o t h e r r e l a t e d d u t i e s .
T r u c k d r iv e r (c o m b in a tio n of s iz e s l is te d s e p a r a te ly )
T r u c k d r i v e r , l ig h t ( u n d e r IV2 to n s )
T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d i u m ( 1 V2 to a n d in c l u d i n g 4 to n s )
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , t r a i l e r ty p e )
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , o t h e r t h a n t r a i l e r ty p e )
TRUCK ER,
PA CK ER,
c l a s s i f i e d a s f o llo w s :
PO W ER
S H IP P IN G
P r e p a r e s f i n i s h e d p r o d u c t s f o r s h ip m e n t o r s t o r a g e b y p l a c i n g t h e m in s h ip p in g c o n
t a i n e r s , t h e s p e c i f i c o p e r a t i o n s p e r f o r m e d b e in g d e p e n d e n t u p o n th e t y p e , s i z e , a n d n u m b e r o f
u n i ts t o b e p a c k e d , t h e ty p e o f c o n t a i n e r e m p l o y e d , a n d m e t h o d o f s h ip m e n t. W o rk r e q u i r e s th e
p l a c i n g o f i t e m s in s h ip p in g c o n t a i n e r s a n d m a y in v o lv e o n e o r m o r e of t h e f o ll o w i n g : K n o w l
e d g e o f v a r i o u s i t e m s o f s to c k in o r d e r to v e r i f y c o n te n t; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r i a t e ty p e a n d s iz e
o f c o n t a i n e r ; i n s e r t i n g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a i n e r ; u s in g e x c e l s i o r o r o t h e r m a t e r i a l to p r e v e n t
b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c lo s i n g a n d s e a l i n g c o n t a i n e r ; a n d a p p ly in g l a b e l s o r e n t e r i n g id e n t i f y i n g
d a ta o n c o n t a i n e r . P a c k e r s w h o a l s o m a k e w o o d e n b o x e s o r c r a t e s a r e e x c lu d e d .
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F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a f e c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f t r u c k , a s f o llo w s :
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T ru ck er,
p o w e r ( f o r k li f t)
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r e q u e s t of th e W a g e a n d H o u r a n d P u b l i c C o n t r a c t s D iv is io n s of th e D e p a r t m e n t of L a b o r is a v a i l a b l e on r e q u e s t . B u l l e t i n s m a y b e p u r c h a s e d f r o m
th e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of D o c u m e n t s , U .S . G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O f f i c e , W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . , 2 0 4 0 2 , o r f r o m a n y of th e B L S r e g i o n a l s a l e s o f f i c e s s h o w n on
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A k r o n , O h i o , J u l y 19 6 9 1 ----------------------------------------------------A l b a n y —S c h e n e c t a d y —T r o y , N . Y . , M a r . 19 6 9 1__________
A l b u q u e r q u e , N . M e x . A p r . 1 9 6 9 _________________________
A l l e n t o w n —B e t h l e h e r r m E a s t o n , P a . —N . J . , M a y 1 9 6 9 -----A t l a n t a , G a . , M a y 1 9 6 9 ____________________________________
B a l t i m o r e , M d . , S e p t . 1 9 6 8 1 ______________________________
B e a u m o n t - P o r t A r t h u r - O r a n g e , T e x . , M a y 19 6 9 1_____
B i n g h a m t o n , N . Y . , J u l y 1 9 6 8 1____________________________
B i r m i n g h a m , A l a . , A p r . 19 6 9 1___________________________
B o i s e C i t y , I d a h o , J u l y 1 9 6 8 1 ____________________________
B o s t o n , M a s s . , S e p t . 1 9 6 8 1 _______________________________
B u f f a l o , N . Y . , N o v . 1 9 6 8 1 _________________________________
B u r l i n g t o n , V t . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 1 ______________________________
C a n t o n , O h i o , M a y 1 9 6 9 ___________________________________
C h a r l e s t o n , W . V a . , A p r . 1 9 6 9 ___________________________
C h a r l o t t e , N . C . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 ________________________________
C h a t t a n o o g a , T e n n . - G a . , S e p t . 1 9 6 8 1____________________
C h i c a g o , 111., A p r . 1 9 6 9 1 _________________________________
C i n c i n n a t i , O h i o —K y . —I n d . , M a r . 19 6 9 1 _________________
C l e v e l a n d , O h i o , S e p t . 1 9 6 8 1 _____________________________
C o l u m b u s , O h i o , O c t . 1 9 6 8 1 ______________________________
D a l l a s , T e x . , N o v . 1 9 6 8 1 __________________________________
D a v e n p o r t —R o c k I s l a n d —M o l i n e , I o w a ^ I l l . ,
O c t . 1 9 6 8 ____________________________________________________
D a y t o n , O h i o , J a n . 1 9 6 9 1 _________________________________
D e n v e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 ______________________ ____ _______
D e s M o i n e s , I o w a , M a r . 1 9 6 9 _____________________________
D e t r o i t , M i c h . , J a n . 1 9 6 9 1 _________________________________
F o r t W o r t h , T e x . , N o v . 1 9 6 8 1 ____________________________
G r e e n B a y , W i s . , J u l y 1 9 6 8 1 __ __________________________
G r e e n v i l l e , S . C . , M a y 1 9 6 9 1---------------------------------------------H o u s t o n , T e x . , M a y 1 9 6 9 1- ___ - ___________________________
I n d i a n a p o l i s , I n d . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 1------------------------------------------J a c k s o n , M i s s . , F e b . 1 9 6 9 1_______________________________
J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . , J a n . 1 9 6 9 1 -----------------------------------------K a n s a s C i t y , M o . - K a n s . , S e p t . 1 9 6 8 1 ___________________
L a w r e n c e —H a v e r h i l l , M a s s . —N . H . , J u n e 1 9 6 9 __________
L i t t l e R o c k —N o r t h L i t t l e R o c k , A r k . , J u l y 1 9 6 8 1 ______
L o s A n g e l e s —L o n g B e a c h a n d A n a h e i m —S a n t a A n a G a r d e n G r o v e , C a l i f . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 1 _____________________
L o u i s v i l l e , K y . —I n d . , N o v . 1 9 6 8 _________ _________________
L u b b o c k , T e x . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 _________________________________
M a n c h e s t e r , N . H . , J u l y 1 9 6 8 1 ____________________________
M e m p h i s , T e n n . - A r k . , N o v . 1 9 6 8 ________________________
M i a m i , F l a . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 1__________________________________
M i d l a n d a n d O d e s s a , T e x . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 ----------------------------M i l w a u k e e , W i s . , A p r . 1 9 6 9 —__________________ - _________
M i n n e a p o l i s —S t . P a u l , M i n n . , J a n . 1 9 6 9 ---------------------------
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1625-89,
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M u s k e g o r r - M u s k e g o n H e i g h t s , M i c h . , M a y 1 9 6 9 _______
N e w a r k a n d J e r s e y C i t y , N . J . , J a n . 1 9 6 9 _______________
N e w H a v e n , C o n n . , J a n . 19 6 9 _____________________________
N e w O r l e a n s , L a . , F e b . 19 6 9 1 ___________________________
N e w Y o r k , N . Y . , A p r . 19 6 9 ________________________________
N o r f o l k —P o r t s m o u t h a n d N e w p o r t N e w s —
H a m p t o n , V a . , J u n e 1 9 6 8 ________________________________
O k l a h o m a C i t y , O k l a . , J u l y 1 9 6 8 _________________________
O m a h a , N e b r . —I o w a , O c t . 1 9 6 8 1 _________________________
P a t e r s o r r - C l i f t o n —P a s s a i c , N . J . , M a y 1 9 6 9 _____________
P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . —N . J . , N o v . 1 9 6 8 ________________________
P h o e n i x , A r i z . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 ________________________________
P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n . 1 9 6 9 ________________________________
P o r t l a n d , M a i n e , N o v . 1 9 6 8 _______________________________
P o r t l a n d , O r e g . —W a s h . , M a y 1 9 6 9 ________________________
P r o v i d e n c e —P a w t u c k e t —W a r w i c k , R . I . —M a s s . ,
M a y 19 6 9 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------R a l e i g h , N . C . , A u g . 1 9 6 8 1_________________________________
R i c h m o n d , V a . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 ________________________________
R o c h e s t e r , N .Y . (o ffice o c c u p a tio n s only),
J u l y 1 9 6 8 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------R o c k f o r d , 111., M a y 1969 ---------------------------------------------------S t . L o u i s , M o . —111., M a r . 19 6 9 1____________________ ;______
S a l t L a k e C i t y , U t a h , D e c . 1 9 6 8 __________________________
S a n A n t o n i o , T e x . , J u n e 196 9 1 -----------------------------------------S a n B e r n a r d i n c r - R i v e r s i d e —O n t a r i o , C a l i f . ,
O c t . 1 9 6 8 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------S a n D i e g o , C a l i f . , N o v . 1 9 6 8 ______________________________
S a n F r a n c i s c o —O a k l a n d , C a l i f . , O c t . 1 9 6 8 _______________
S a n J o s e , C a l i f . , S e p t . 1 9 6 8 _______________________________
S a v a n n a h , G a . , M a y 1 9 6 9 __________________________________
S c r a n t o n , P a . , J u l y 1 9 6 8 1 ________________________________
S e a t t l e —E v e r e t t , W a s h . , N o v . 1 9 6 8 1 _____________________
S i o u x F a l l s , S. D a k . , O c t . 1 9 6 8 1_________________________
S o u t h B e n d , I n d . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 _______________________________
S p o k a n e , W a s h . , J u n e 1 9 6 9 -----------------------------------------------S y r a c u s e , N . Y . , J u l y 1 9 6 8 1 _______________________________
T a m p a —S t. P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , A u g . 1 9 6 8 ________________
T o l e d o , O h i o —M i c h . , F e b . 19 6 9 1 _________________________
T r e n t o n , N . J . , O c t . 1 9 6 8 1 ________________________________
U t i c a —R o m e , N . Y . , J u l y 1 9 6 9 _____________________________
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . —M d . —V a . , S e p t . 1 9 6 8 __________________
W a t e r b u r y , C o n n . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 _____________________________
W a t e r l o o , I o w a , N o v . 1 9 6 8 1----------------------------------------------W i c h i t a , K a n s . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 ________________________________
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , M a y 1 9 6 9 _____________________________
Y o r k , P a . , F e b . 1 9 6 9 _______________________________________
Y o u n g s t o w n —W a r r e n , O h i o , N o v . 1 9 6 8 ___________________
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1625-72,
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1625-5,
1625-10,
1625-57,
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