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Area
Wage
Survey
Bulletin 1950-11
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics




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Washington, D.C.—Maryland—
Virginia, Metropolitan Area,
March 1977

Preface
T h i s b u l l e t i n p r o v i d e s r e s u l t s o f a M a r c h 1977 s u r v e y o f o c c u ­
p a tio n a l e a r n i n g s in the W a s h in g to n , D.C#—M a r y l a n d —V i r g i n i a , Standar d M e t ­
ropolitan Statistical A r e a .
T h e s u r v e y w a s m a d e as p a r t o f the B u r e a u o f
L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s ' annual a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m .
It w a s c on du cted by
the B u r e a u 's r e g i o n a l o f f i c e in P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . , un der the g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n
o f Irw in L . F eig en b au m , A s s is ta n t R e g io n a l C o m m is s io n e r fo r O peration s.
T h e s u r v e y cou ld not h a ve b e e n a c c o m p l i s h e d wit h ou t the c o o p e r a t i o n o f the
m a n y f i r m s w h o s e w a g e and s a l a r y d a ta p r o v i d e d the b a s is f o r the s t a t i s t i c a l
i n f o r m a t i o n in t h i s
bulletin.
T h e B u r e a u w i s h e s to e x p r e s s
sin cere
a p p r e c i a t i o n f o r the c o o p e r a t i o n r e c e i v e d .

M a t e r i a l in this p u b lic a tio n is in the p u b li c d o m a i n and m a y be
r e p r o d u c e d w ith o u t p e r m i s s i o n o f the F e d e r a l G o v e r n m e n t .
P le a s e cred it




the B u r e a u
p u b lic a tio n .

of

Labor

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number

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this

Note:
R e p o r t s on o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n i n g s and s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e b e n e f i t s in
the W a s h in g to n a r e a a r e a v a i l a b l e f o r the h o s p i t a l s (A u g u s t 197 5), e l e c t r i c a l
ap p lia n c e r e p a i r ( N o v e m b e r 1975), and n u rs in g h o m e s ( M a y 1976) in d u s t r i e s .
A c u r r e n t r e p o r t on o c c u p a ti o n a l e a r n i n g s is a v a i l a b l e f o r the r e f u s e hauling
i n d u s tr y . A l s o a v a i l a b l e a r e l i s t i n g s o f union w a g e r a t e s f o r b uild in g t r a d e s ,
p r i n ti n g t r a d e s , l o c a l t r a n s i t o p e r a t i n g e m p l o y e e s , l o c a l t r u c k d r i v e r s and
h e l p e r s , and g r o c e r y s t o r e e m p l o y e e s . F r e e c o p i e s o f th es e a r e a v a i l a b l e
from
the B u r e a u 's
region al o ffic e s .
(S e e back, c o v e r f o r
a d d resses.)

Area
Wage
Survey

Washington, D.C.—Maryland
Virginia, Metropolitan Area,
March 1977

U.S. Department of Labor
Ray Marshall, Secretary
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Julius Shiskin, Commissioner
June 1977

Contents

Bulletin 1950-11

I n tr o d u c tio n -------------------------------------------------------

2

T a b le s :
A.

E arnin gs, all es tab lis h m en ts :
A - l . W e e k l y e arnings of o f f i c e
w o r k e r s --------------------------------------- 3
A - 2 . W e e k l y e arnings o f p r o f e s ­
sional and technical w o r k e r s ------- 7
A - 3 . A v e r a g e w e e k l y earnings of
o f f i c e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , and
te chnic al w o r k e r s , b y s e x ----------- 9
A - 4 . H o u r l y e arnings of m a i n t e ­
nance, to o l r o o m , and
p ow erp la nt w o r k e r s --------------------- 12
A - 5 . H o u r l y e arn in g s o f m a t e r i a l
m o v e m e n t and cus todial
w o r k e r s ----------------------------------------13
A - 6 . A v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n in g s o f
m ainte nance, to o lr o o m ,
pow erpla nt, m a t e r i a l m o v e ­
ment, and custo dial w o r k e r s ,
A -l.

P e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s in a v e r a g e
hourly earnings, adjusted fo r
e m p lo ym e n t shifts, f o r s e ­
lecte d occup ational g r o u p s ---------- 16

E arn in g s , l a r g e es tab lis h m en ts :
A - 8 . W e e k l y e arning s of o f f i c e
wo r k e r s --------------------------------------- 17
A - 9 . W e e k l y e arn in g s of p r o f e s ­
sional and te chn ical w o r k e r s -------- 20
A - 1 0 . A v e r a g e w e e k l y earnings of
o f f i c e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , and
technical w o r k e r s , by s e x ------------22
A - l l . H o u r l y e arning s of m a i n t e ­
nance, to o l r o o m , and
p ow e rp la n t w o r k e r s --------------------- 24
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A - 1 2 . H o u r l y e arn in g s o f m a t e r i a l
m o v e m e n t and custodial
w o r k e r s -------------------------------------- 25
A - 1 3 . A v e r a g e h o u r ly e arnin gs of
mainte nance, t o o l r o o m ,
p ow erp la nt, m a t e r i a l m o v e ­
ment, and custo dial w o r k e r s ,
by s e x ---------------------------------------- 2 6
Ap p end ix A.
Appendix B.

Scope and method o f s u r v e y ----------29
O ccupational d e s c r i p t i o n s ------------- 33

Introduction
T h i s a r e a is 1 o f 74 in w h ic h th e U.S. D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r ' s B u re a u
o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s conducts s u r v e y s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n in g s and r e l a t e d
b e n e f i t s . (S ee l i s t o f a r e a s on i n s i d e b ac k c o v e r . ) In e ach a r e a , o c c u p a tio n a l
e a r n i n g s data ( A - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) a r e c o l l e c t e d annually. I n f o r m a t i o n on 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 b e n e f i t s ( B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) is
o b ta in e d e v e r y t h i r d y e a r . T h i s r e p o r t has no B - s e r i e s t a b le s .

E a c h y e a r a f t e r a l l i n d iv id u a l a r e a w a g e s u r v e y s ha ve b e en c o m ­
p l e t e d , tw o s u m m a r y b u lle tin s a r e is s u e d .
T h e f i r s t b r i n g s t o g e t h e r data
f o r e a c h m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s u r v e y e d ; the s e c o n d p r e s e n t s n a tio n a l and
r e g i o n a l e s t i m a t e s , p r o j e c t e d f r o m i n d iv id u a l m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a data, f o r
a l l Sta n d a r d 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 s in the U n ite d S t a te s , e x c lu d in g
A l a s k a and H a w a i i .

A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in the a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m is the ne e d
to d e s c r i b e the l e v e l and m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s in a v a r i e t y o f l a b o r m a r k e t s ,
t h r o u g h the a n a l y s i s o f (1 ) the l e v e l and d i s t r i b u t i o n o f w a g e s by oc c u p a tio n ,
and (2) the m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a ti o n a l c a t e g o r y and s k i l l l e v e l . T h e
p r o g r a m d e v e l o p s i n f o r m a t i o n that m a y be used f o r m a n y p u r p o s e s , includ in g
w a g e and s a l a r y a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a i n i n g , and a s s i s t a n c e in
d e t e r m i n i n g pla nt l o c a t i o n . S u r v e y r e s u l t s a ls o a r e used b y th e U.S. D e p a r t ­
m e n t o f L a b o r to m a k e w a g e d e t e r m i n a t i o n s un der the S e r v i c e C o n t r a c t A c t
o f 1965.




A - s e r i e s ta b le s
T a b l e s A - 1 th r o u g h A - 6 p r o v i d e e s t i m a t e s o f s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y
o r h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r w o r k e r s in oc c up atio ns c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y of
m a n u fa c tu rin g and n o n m a n u fa c t u rin g i n d u s t r i e s . F o r the 31 l a r g e s t s u r v e y
a r e a s , t a b l e s A - 8 th ro u g h A - 13 p r o v i d e s i m i l a r data f o r e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
e m p l o y i n g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e .
T a b l e A - 7 p r o v i d e s p e r c e n t changes in a v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s
o f o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s , e l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g w o r k e r s , i n d u s t r i a l
n u r s e s , s k i l l e d m a i n te n a n c e t r a d e s w o r k e r s , and u n sk ille d plant w o r k e r s .
W h e r e p o s s i b l e , data a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r a l l i n d u s t r i e s and f o r m a n u f a c ­
t u r i n g and n o n m a n u fa ctu rin g s e p a r a t e l y .
Data a r e not p r e s e n t e d f o r s k i l l e d
m a i n te n a n c e w o r k e r s in n o n m a n u fa ctu rin g b e c a u s e the n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s
e m p l o y e d in this o c c u p a ti o n a l g ro u p in no nm anu fa ctu rin g is to o s m a l l to
w a rra n t separate presenta tion .
T h i s t a b le p r o v i d e s a m e a s u r e o f w a g e
t r e n d s a f t e r e l i n i m a t i o n o f changes in a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s c a u s e d by e m p l o y ­
m e n t s hifts am on g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s as w e l l as t u r n o v e r of e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
i n c lu d e d in s u r v e y s a m p l e s . F o r f u r t h e r d e t a i l s , se e appendix A.
Appendixes
wage

A p p e n d ix A d e s c r i b e s the m e t h o d s and con ce p ts used in the a r e a
s u r v e y p r o g r a m and p r o v i d e s i n f o r m a t i o n on the s c o p e o f the s u r v e y .

A p p e n d i x B p r o v i d e s jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s
m i s t s to c l a s s i f y w o r k e r s by oc c u p atio n .

used b y B u re a u f i e l d e c o n o ­

A . E a rn in g s
Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in Washington, D.C. —Md.—Va., March 1977
We ek ly earnings
(standard)

Occupation and in du stry d iv is io n
workers

Num ber o f Worke rs rec eiving stra ig h t-tim e w e ekly earn in gs of —
S

Average
weekl y
hours1
(standard)

Mean2

Middle range 2

Medi an 2

s

$

$

$

S

s

s

S

S

i

$

$

s

$

S

$

S

S

S

$

90

lo o

n o

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

l
-

17

83

91

217

4

10

12

19

36

58

25

33

23

9

2

1

14
-

4

2

805
45

848

-

l
-

17
-

81
-

87

207
-

495

673

1543

1046

760

823

420

268

80

49

28

14

3

61

114

130

75

99

35

14

7

6
-

1
-

10
-

2
•

4

6

-

•
.

80

and
under

ALL WORKERS
SECRETARIES -------MANUFACTURING
NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ---WHOLESALE TRADE —
RETAIL TRADE -------FINANCE ---SERVICES -------SECRETARIES, CLASS A --------NONMANUFACTURING -------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ----------RETAIL TRADE -----------------FINANCE --------------------------SERVICES ------------------------SECRETARIES, CLASS 8 ---------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S -----------------WHOLESALE TRADE -------------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------------FINANCE ---------------------------------SERVICES -------------------------------SECRETARIES, CLASS C
MANUFACTURING -------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S
WHOLESALE TRAOE RETAIL TRADE -----FINANCE --------------SERVICES ------------SECRETARIES, CLASS D --------MANUFACTURING ------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ----------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------RETAIL TRADE -----------------F IN A N C E ------------ ------ ------SERVICES ------------------------STENOGRAPHERS--------------— ------NONMANUFACTURING -------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ----------RETAIL TRADE -----------------FINANCE --------------------------SERVICES ------------------------STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL —
NONMANUFACTURING -----------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ---------

$

$

$

$

6 ,88 6

3 8.0

2 1 2 .0 0

2 0 2 .0 0

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

3 9.5

2 2 4 .5 0

2 1 9 .5 0

1 9 5 .0 0 -2 5 6 .0 0

-

11
-

-

280
6 ,606

3 7.5

2 1 1 .0 0

2 0 1 .5 0

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

-

-

603

3 9.0

2 5 3 .5 0

2 5 2 .0 0

2 2 7 .5 0 -2 8 3 .5 0

-

11
-

-

11
-

-

-

-

-

6

17

43

10
46

33
82

69

44

64

15

22

16

-

-

7

12

21

18

73

138

124

62

69

17

6

-

-

l

10

13

20
37

77

158

182

434

243

136

91

36

49

1
9

-

-

56

22

92

265

362

856

549

404

469

277

92

19

25

14

4

1

_

1

18

11

11

52

79

53

11

13

35

9

11

3

11

11
-

47

74

53

43
39

10

2

3

11

6

11
5

34

1

8
-

-

31

8

22

8

10

12

14

2

1

2
.

1
-

1

-

50

25

16

1

2

56
3

111
7

166

201

124

130

6

3

163
7

16

9

55
4

160
-

198

156

108

121
17

442

3 9.0

2 1 1 .0 0

2 0 5 .0 0

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

-

568

3 9.5

2 0 1 .0 0

1 9 9 .0 0

1 7 8 .0 0 -2 2 1 .0 0

-

1,486
3 ,507

3 6.5

1 9 8 .0 0

1 9 2 .0 0

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

3 7 .5

2 1 1 .0 0

2 0 1 .5 0

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

350

3 8.5

2 5 1 .5 0

2 4 0 .5 0

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

-

-

-

-

11

330

3 8.5

2 5 0 .5 0

46

3 9 .5

2 9 2 .5 0

2 4 0 .5 0
2 8 0 .5 0

2 6 5 .0 0 -3 3 0 .5 0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
-

18
-

72

4 0.0

2 3 4 .0 0

2 3 0 .0 0

2 0 8 .0 0 -2 5 0 .5 0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14

692

3
-

1579

1104

453

291

69

3 7.5

2 1 3 .5 0

2 0 7 .0 0

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

129

3 8.5

2 6 2 .5 0

2 5 0 .0 0

2 2 1 .0 0 -2 9 9 .5 0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

1,162
61

3 8.0

2 3 1 .0 0

11
-

-

-

-

1
-

2
-

42

67

2 5 2 .5 0

2 0 0 .0 0 -2 6 9 .0 0
1 9 5 .5 0 -2 7 5 .0 0

.

3 9.0

2 3 3 .0 0
2 3 9 .5 0

5

1

1,101

3 8.0

2 3 2 .5 0

2 3 1 .0 0

2 0 0 .0 0 -2 6 9 .0 0

-

3 9.5

2 8 2 .0 0

2 8 1 .5 0

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

-

2
-

37
-

66
-

53

110

11
-

1

104
-

18

19

15

103

3 8.5

2 3 5 .5 0

2 4 9 .0 0

2 0 9 .5 0 -2 9 5 .0 0

3

6

17

6

13

2 1 7 .0 0

2 1 5 .0 0

1 9 4 .5 0 -2 3 6 .5 0

-

6

24

24

3 6.5

2 0 2 .0 0

2 0 0 .0 0

1 6 9 .0 0 -2 3 0 .0 0

-

-

-

16

62

65

21
43

11
5

17

4 0.0

11
•

-

102
319

-

-

467

3 8.0

2 4 4 .5 0

2 4 5 .0 0

2 2 0 .0 0 -2 7 0 .5 0

2 ,2 8 2

3 8 .5

2 1 5 .5 0

1 8 6 .0 0 -2 4 4 .5 0
1 9 8 .5 0 -2 5 0 .5 0
1 8 4 .5 0 -2 4 4 .0 0

-

143

3 9.5

2 2 7 .0 0

2 1 1 .0 0
2 2 7 .0 0

2 ,139

3 8.0

2 1 4 .5 0

2 1 1 .0 0

321
181

3 9.0

2 5 3 .0 0

3 9 .S

8
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
-

-

-

-

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3

3
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-

-

1

-

20

60
3

27

12

54

81

177

520

484

-

-

-

12
72

-

-

-

-

16

-

9

3

-

298

168

128

17

3

-

-

18

13

13

3

1

1
-

280
98

155

115

14

2

38
-

74

6

4

1

3

3

7

22

25

-

7
-

7
•
-

31
-

55
-

78

170

498

459

267

-

2

9

27

66

6

6

12

6

34

42

5

5

6

46

64

43

29

27

1

-

1
-

2

20

21

1
19

1
-

59

35

25

12

25

6

-

312

116

40
76

104

12

1

371

213

332

115

21
-

4
-

-

3 6.5

2 0 3 .5 0

1 8 3 .5 0

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

-

-

-

3
4

1,0/ 9

3 8.0

2 1 0 .5 0

2 0 4 .5 0

1 8 8 .0 0 -2 2 9 .0 0

-

-

-

-

-

2 ,962

1 9 7 .0 0

1 9 0 .0 0

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

.

56

3 7.0
3 9.5

1 8 7 .0 0

1 9 3 .5 0

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

-

-

-

l
-

7
-

2 ,906

3 7.0

1 9 7 .0 0

1 9 0 .0 0

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

-

-

-

-

3

2
109
-

8

9

7

22

3

-

49

325

423

887

349

332

115

21

4

-

4

24

33

10

11

11

11
28

210
28

37

42

7

7

11

1

2
-

1
-

-

-

-

-

11

13

17

39

14

1

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

270
512

112

46

14

18

12

3

-

3

-

-

183

128

295

85

7

-

-

-

*

-

75
69

265

122

19

20

-

-

-

-

-

265

122

50
46

19

20

-

-

-

-

-

6

19

24

16

9

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

113

3 9.0

1 7 6 .5 0

1 7 4 .0 0

1 6 0 .0 0 -1 9 4 .0 0

-

-

-

-

1

5

10

2
-

691

3 6.0

1 9 3 .0 0

1 9 0 .0 0

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

-

-

-

l

6

31

61

87

3 7.0

1 9 9 .5 0

1 9 1 .0 0

1 7 3 .0 0 -2 3 1 .0 0

-

-

-

-

-

10
56

17

1,83 2

20

56

212

278

740

3 7.5

2 0 4 .0 0

2 0 6 .0 0

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

.

_

3

4

6

33

16

57

720

3 7 .5

2 0 4 .5 0

2 0 6 .0 0

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

30

13

70
69

-

-

3

•

-

3
-

6
-

-

-

•

4

2
-

4

15

13

3

3

6

23

11

42

28

27

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

1 9 5 .0 0

1 7 0 .0 0 -2 0 0 .0 0

-

-

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

•

-

-

3

-

-

2
71
•

-

1 6 7 .0 0

*

7
-

-

1 6 4 .5 0

1
3
-

894

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

1 8 8 .5 0

1
•

57
432

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

2 2 4 .0 0

-

46

1 7 7 .5 0

3 9.5

-

333

2 1 5 .0 0

3 8.5

-

•

22

1 8 5 .0 0

3 8.5

-

-

111

2 1 5 .5 0

60

-

-

3 9.0

89

-

52

3 9.0

143

-

-

126

-

39

-

-

73

144

-

31

-

1
-

60
331

l
-

1 9 6 .5 0 -2 1 8 .0 0

3

5
72

16

-

-

1
1
-

35

-

-

2 0 5 .0 0

-

-

73

-

-

2 0 7 .0 0

7
-

-

-

3 9.0

4
-

12
-

-

-

35

9

3
-

301
34

-

1 8 8 .5 0

16

58

-

3 8.5

13

2

-

97

1
-

51
23

32

-

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

3
-

7
-

-

2 0 6 .0 0 -2 2 6 .0 0

16
_

-

1 7 8 .0 0 -2 1 7 .0 0

1 8 7 .5 0
1 9 6 .5 0

1

13
-

7
-

1 8 7 .0 0 -2 3 8 .0 0

2 1 3 .0 0

-

1

*

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

1 8 7 .0 0

-

-

1 9 4 .0 0

2 1 7 .0 0

3
4

-

2 5 2 .0 0
2 1 7 .5 0

3 8.5

4
24

-

1 9 8 .0 0

106

2
1
-

-

2 1 2 .5 0

3 6.5

11

-

-

1

10
•

-

n o

29

-

4
-

*

3 9.5

383

51

-

230
328

2 2 6 .0 0

89

14

See footnotes at end of tables.




-

2

507

-

-

1
1

2
1

-

•

2

4

55
3

-

22

•

2

-

19

28

10

16

“

*
-

3
-

“

1

-

17

7

17

208

14

22

3

13

33

8

2

3

-

-

13

5
4

21

3

8

33

8

2

3

-

-

2

2

1

5

19

1

2

3

•

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in Washington, D.C.—M d.—Va., March 1977— Continued
" " "w e e k l^ T a r n ln g ^ ^ ™
(s ta n d a rd )
Num ber

Occupation and in d u stry d iv is io n

of
w ork ers

M ean 2

M e d ia n 2

M id d le r a n g e 2

o f w o rk e rs

S
80

w e e k ly
(s ta n d a rd )

N u m b e r

s

A vera ge

S

r e c e iv in g

$

S

s tr a ig h t- tim e

s

$

w e e k ly

i

e a r n in g s

S

s

o f—

S

S

S

S

$

S

S

S

$

S

S

90

lo o

n o

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

2
2

2
2

6
6

19
17

11
9

48
48
4

54
52
15

62
61
13

232
232
22

114
114

48
44
2

16
16

20
20
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

4
4
2

18
17
12

7
6
1

60
54
48

23
23
23

36
36
16

12
12
12

2
2
2

-

.

-

_

-

•

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

64
8
56
10
1
1
28
16

4

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
1

-

-

-

-

-

—

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

•

-

-

-

-

-

4

-

•

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4
4

-

-

.

-

-

•

-

1
1
1

•

-

-

-

-

-

4

-

-

•

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

and
u n d er

90

ALL WORKERS—
CONTINUED

STENOGRAPHERS -

CONTINUED

S T E N O G R A P H E R S . S E N I O R -----N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------R E T A I L T R A D E ---------------

634
623
56

3 7 ,5
3 7 .5
3 8 .5

$
2 0 7 .0 0
2 0 7 .0 0
1 9 2 .0 0

$
2 0 7 .0 0
2 0 7 .5 0
1 9 8 .0 0

$
$
1 8 4 .5 0 -2 2 6 .0 0
1 8 7 .5 0 -2 2 6 .0 0
1 7 0 .0 0 - 2 0 0 .0 0

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE TYPISTS
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------F I N A N C E -------------

176
168
130

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

1 9 5 .5 0
1 9 6 .5 0
1 9 4 .5 0

1 9 2 .0 0
1 9 2 .0 0
1 9 2 .0 0

1 8 2 .5 0 - 2 2 6 .5 0
1 8 4 .0 0 - 2 2 6 .5 0
1 8 7 .5 0 -2 0 5 .5 0

2 ,1 3 3
117
2 ,0 1 6
164
173
80
686
913

3 8 .0
3 9 .5
3 8 .0
3 8 .5
3 8 .5
3 9 .0
3 7 .5
3 8 .5

1 5 1 .5 0
1 5 8 .0 0
1 5 1 .0 0
1 8 2 .5 0
1 4 1 .5 0
1 5 6 .0 0
1 5 1 .5 0
1 4 7 .0 0

1 4 8 .0 0
1 5 4 .0 0
1 4 7 .0 0
1 8 1 .5 0
1 4 0 .0 0
1 5 0 .0 0
1 4 2 .5 0
1 4 7 .0 0

1 2 6 .5 0 -1 7 2 .5 0
1 3 2 .0 0 -1 7 5 .0 0
1 2 6 .5 0 -1 7 2 .5 0
1 6 2 .0 0 -2 0 8 .0 0
1 2 5 .0 0 -1 5 2 .0 0
1 3 5 .0 0 -1 7 2 .0 0
1 3 0 .0 0 -1 6 4 .5 0
1 1 4 .0 0 -1 7 2 .5 0

834
794
63
317
381

3 7 .5
3 7 .5
3 9 .0
3 7 .0
3 7 .5

1 6 8 .0 0
1 6 7 .5 0
1 8 4 .0 0
1 6 1 .0 0
1 7 0 .5 0

1 6 6 .0 0
1 6 5 .0 0
1 8 2 .0 0
1 5 5 .5 0
1 7 2 .5 0

1 4 7 .0 0 -1 8 0 .0 0
1 4 7 .0 0 -1 8 0 .0 0
1 7 6 .0 0 -1 8 7 .5 0
1 3 5 .0 0 - 1 7 5 .0 0
1 5 9 .5 0 - 1 8 1 .0 0

T Y P I S T S . C L A S S B ---NONMANUFACTURING PUBLIC UTILITIES
WHOLESALE TRADE
R E T A I L T R A D E ----FINANCE
SERVICES

1 ,2 9 9
1 ,2 2 2
101
149
71
369
532

3 8 .5
3 8 .5
3 8 .5
3 8 .5
3 9 .0
3 7 .5
3 9 .5

1 4 1 .0 0
1 4 0 .5 0
1 8 1 .5 0
1 3 6 .5 0
1 5 7 .0 0
1 4 3 .0 0
1 3 0 .0 0

1 3 4 .0 0
1 3 2 .5 0
1 7 4 .0 0
1 3 5 .0 0
1 5 0 .0 0
1 3 8 .5 0
1 1 7 .5 0

1 1 9 .0 0 - 1 5 5 .0 0
1 1 7 .0 0 - 1 5 5 .0 0
1 6 1 .5 0 -2 0 8 .5 0
1 2 4 .0 0 - 1 5 2 .0 0
1 3 9 .0 0 - 1 7 2 .0 0
1 2 6 .0 0 - 1 5 0 .0 0
1 0 9 .5 0 - 1 4 8 .0 0

F I L E C L E R K S -------MANUFACTURING —
NONMANUFACTURING PUBLIC UTILITIES
WHOLESALE TRADE
F I N A N C E ------------S E R V I C E S -----------

1 ,3 1 6
1 ,2 6 1
51
66
707
421

3 8 .0
3 9 .5
3 8 .0
3 8 .5
3 9 .5
3 7 .5
3 8 .0

1 3 4 .5 0
1 2 9 .5 0
1 3 4 .5 0
1 8 2 .5 0
1 3 8 .5 0
1 2 7 .0 0
1 4 0 .5 0

1 3 0 .5 0
1 2 2 .0 0
1 3 1 .0 0
1 7 6 .0 0
1 4 8 .0 0
1 2 0 .0 0
1 5 0 .0 0

1 1 0 .0 0 - 1 5 5 .5 0
1 1 2 .0 0 - 1 3 4 .5 0
1 1 0 .0 0 - 1 5 6 .5 0
1 5 1 .0 0 - 2 2 4 .5 0
1 2 5 .0 0 -1 5 2 .0 0
1 1 0 .0 0 -1 3 6 .5 0
1 1 3 .0 0 -1 6 5 .0 0

FILE CLERKS. CLASS A
NONMANUFACTURING —

119
116

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

1 4 7 .5 0
1 4 8 .0 0

1 3 4 .5 0
1 3 4 .5 0

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

FILE CLERKS, CLASS B
NONMANUFACTURING —
F I N A N C E ------------S E R V I C E S -----------

439
410
259
103

3 8 .0
3 8 .0
3 7 .5
3 8 .0

1 3 8 .5 0
1 4 0 .0 0
1 2 7 .5 0
1 5 7 .5 0

1 3 6 .0 0
1 3 6 .5 0
1 2 9 .5 0
1 6 0 .5 0

1 1 9 .5 0 -1 5 2 .0 0
1 2 0 .0 0 - 1 5 2 .0 0
1 1 5 .0 0 -1 3 6 .5 0
1 4 1 .0 0 -1 7 9 .0 0

FILE CLERKS, CLASS C
NONMANUFACTURING —
F I N A N C E -----------S E R V I C E S ----- -----

758
735
394
274

3 7 .5
3 7 .5
3 7 .0
3 8 .0

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

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

1 0 4 .0 0 -1 5 9 .5 0
1 0 4 .0 0 -1 5 9 .5 0
1 0 7 .0 0 -1 3 8 .0 0
1 0 2 .5 0 -1 6 5 .0 0

T Y P I S T S ------ — ---------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC UTILITIES
WHOLESALE TRADE R E T A I L T R A D E ----F I N A N C E -----------S E R V I C E S ----------TYPISTS. CLASS A
NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC UTILITIES
F I N A N C E ---SERVICES —

55

-

-

-

•

•

-

-

_

-

-

-

2
2
2

11

28

119

171

-

-

11

-

-

28

-

-

-

119

-

-

-

11

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

28

•

•

-

-

7
112
•

-

-

-

-

-

“

*

-

*

28
28

119
119

170
170

-

-

-

-

-

11

-

-

-

*

28

.
-

78
78

202

*

8
14
56

-

-

7
112

211
14
197
2
31
8
114
42

257
8
249
21
39
13
119
57

208
17
191
8
25
7
77
74

212
13
199
24
11
7
61
96

234
17
217
26
11
17
43
120

165
8
157
35
2
9
39
72

137
6
131
37

73
71

91
90
3
43
35

n o
102
6
54
40

121
116

172
162
16
35

114
107
21
15
70

46
40
6
11
20

45
45

166
159
18
31
12
76
22

98
89
2
25

51
50
14
1

91
91
31

19
11

9

23
34

91
83
19
10
6
21
27

1
13
42

111
I ll
11
14
19
66

145
2
143
2
11
14
116

9

-

56

-

11
11

311
26
285
27
16
142
100

-

-

4
4
4

8
1
28
134
1
1

8
28
134

-

-

51
17

255
230

138
126
2
31

-

27
16
102
85

5
63
25

5

5
40
69

99
62

55
10
16
8
21

24
2

7
1
24
62

4

44

9
•

67
12

1
43
3
1
12
25

9

-

9

*

8
171
15

4

9

151
47

94
25

134
35

68
3
65
1
11
31
22

•

_

_

*

-

*

*

40
40

36
35

7
5

9

6
6

*

.
-

26
26
26

53
35
32
3

105
105
95
10

28
27
12
15

50
50
13
14

37
37
1
23

15
15
8

28
28

4
4

-

90
60
72
8

4

25

1

-

78
78
14
56

176
172
125
47

119
114
99
7

56
56
39
8

61
53
22
11

33
33

52
52
6
43

102
100
12
88

59
58
50
8

16
15
12

4
4

198

4

209
15
194

55
40
15

-

149
18
131
2

4

See footnotes at end of tables.




171

-

8
8
8

202

9
193
8

15
6

83
1
82
3

-

5
24
16

5
1
1

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

"

—

•
-

m

•

-

-

•

-

-

•

-

-

•

-

-

-

•

•

-

•

-

•

•

•

-

•

.

•
-

•
•

.
•

-

-

•

•

_
.
•

•

•

•

•

•

•
•

•
-

-

12
2
10
10

2
•

2

2
2

2
2

1
1

7
7

2
2

2
2

-

-

-

-

-

-

3
3

•

-

•

•

-

-

•

-

9
7

2

2

Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in Washington, D.C. —Md.—Va., March 1977— Continued
W eek ly earnings1
( standard)
Number
of
woikers

O c c u p a tio n and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

A verage
w eekly
hours1
(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 ig h t - t im e w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f—

80
M ea n 2

M edian 2

M iddle range 2

S

S

i

S

$

$

s

S

$

$

$

s

$

s

$

$

%

s

S
S
S
340
360
380

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

200

220

240

.260

280

300

320

100

no

120

130

140

150

lbO

170

180

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

and
u n d er

90

ALL W0RKERS~
CONTINUED
$
$
$
158.00 1 3 1 .5 0 -1 8 0 .0 0

$
739

Xo3 .Q0” Ao v.00

SERVICES

-

3J

38*0

1cU. 00wAn 1 . j Q
1n 1L VHWUL

J
38

XJ£.30

"

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTS-

366

3 9 .5

528

3 8 .5

156.50

i r

AwvUUM • INu tLCKIVd

146.00

1 4 0 .0 0 -1 7 6 .0 0

-

6

12

30

!?

175.50
144.00 1 4 0 .0 0 155.00 150.50 1 4 0 .0 0 - 175.00
Xj l . bu 1 4 0 .0Q 1 3 6 .5 0 -1 6 9 .5 0

i •r

112

68

1 3 7 .5o XJ A. 00"" Ah X* 3y

13

69

XJ

27

14

8

145

63

32

45

l

25

50

49

149.00

852

ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS A —

—

NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

1,4 95
137
1.3 58

292

3 6 .0

172.50

3 8 .5 192.00
3 8 .5 2 1 4 .0 0
3 8 .5 189.50
3 9 .5

1 2 5 .0 0 1 5 3 .0 0 -

167.00
186.50

182.50

1 6 5 .0 0 1 7 4 .0 0 1 6 4 .0 0 -

2 1 8 .0 0
239 .50
2 1 6 .5 0

182.00

171.50 168.00

15

32

61

91

181

115

49

129

3

13

52

48

52

158
15
143

171

44

220
23
197

253
13
240

50

52

13

167

17

1 5 0 .0 0 -1 8 4 .0 0

S tH V IC tS

3 8 .5

156.00

153.00

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

53

103

186

191

272

218

178

167

242

JJ
Ht I AIL

1KAUL * m m —T -m

494

36 .0

XJ J . Jy 133.00
158.50 153.00

1 1 9 .5 0 1A8.00
1 4 7 .5 0 174.50
1 4 8 .0 0 -1 8 0 .0 0

206
47
159

101
20
81
13

55

19
37

4

15

78

32
5
27
16

38
21
17

1
3

16
37

4
1

12

3

23
18
5

23
6
17

2

14

15

5

16
112
33

26
26
10

234
3
231
82
17

190
45
145
56
30
26
23
10

104
14
92
14
78
41
8

16

8

3

<. j

3J

See footnotes at end of tables.




326
17
123

c

33

a

1,7 27

6

8
8

10

1 4 6 .S 0 -1 9 8 .0 0

144.00
163.00

60
34
34

35

■ —

®

54
49
49

20

Art
NC 1A XL IMA UL * ®

2

41

/• 3 J

38 « 0 164.00

12

42

iJ•

25

43

84

137
32

64

32

77

2
14
11

2
76
11
12

3

3

1

Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in Washington, D.C.—Md.—Va., March 1977— Continued

Middle range2

S

S

S

\

$

S

S

5

s

s

220

S
240

220

240

2
2

2
2

2
2

«

21
21

-

6

-

11

-

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
1

1
1

*

-

-

*

*

90

loo

110

120

130

140

150

160

.1
*4
o

Median2

s

%

80
and
under
90

100

no

120

130

140

150

160

170

~
®
o

Occupation and industry division

Number of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings of—
s

*

*

•

1
1

7
7

8
8

23
23

9
9

19
19

-

*

1
1

7
7

1
1

20

-

2o

9
9

17
17

*

•
-

•

8
8

*

18
9

22
13

*

13
4

6
6

-

-

-

17

22

-

9

1

•
*

180

200

S

s

S

S

S

S

s

260

280

300

320

34o

360

380

260

280

300

32Q

340

360

380

4Q0

15
15

8
7

•

*

*

*

“

.

-

1

Weekly'earrdng^^™
(standard)
Number Average
weekly
of
hours1
workera (stan
dard) Mean2

200

ALL WORKERS—
CONTINUED
BOOKKEEPINO-MACHINE OPERATORS —
NONMANUEACTURING ------------

94
93

$
$
$
39.0 182.50 167.50 150«00*227,50
39.0 181.50 167.50 150.00-227.50

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B NONMANUFACTURING

58
57

39.5 161.00 159.00 150.00-173.00
39.5 159.00 150.00 150.00-173.00

94
61

39.5 156.50 145.00 135.00-180.00
39.5 155.00 165.00 130.00-180.00

66

39.5 157.00 140.00 136.50-182.50

-

-

39.0 162.50 166.00 125.00-185.00
39.0 160.50 166.0b 123.50-184.50

*

•
-

1
1

12
12

8
8

-

•
-

85
85
2
83

69
6
63
8
8
5
42

301
4
297
23
28
246

MACHINE BILLERS
NONMANUFACTURING
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE BILLERS

—
*

-

-

11
6

12
12

11
11

*

423
3
420
8
39
75
298

378
7
371
35
43
55
238

455
10
445
1
43
50
159
192

313
37
276
3
13
31
79
150

140
14
126
2
4
23
44
53

262
16
246
12
25
29
83
97

76
15
61
18
6
9
6
22

54
7
47
4
6
4
31
2

45
9
36
15
6

16
1
15
15
-

2
2
•
•
•

-

.
-

_
-

-

.
-

15

-

•

•

-

-

-

-

176
3
173
30
12

111
25
86
7
IS
17

60
3
57
4
16
12

139
16
123
-

44
10
34
3

46
7
39
4

31
1
30
15

3
3
3

2
2
•

-

•
•
•

.
-

-

•
-

15
66

3
6

2
31

15

-

-

-

-

-

279

202
12
190

80

123
123
12
25
14
17

32

8
8

14

13
1
12
12
-

•

•
-

.

-

39.0
38.0
39.0
39.0
39.5
39.5
36.5
40.0

154.00
179.50
152.50
224.50
164.00
156.00
164.50
142.50

150.00
169.50
150.00
214.50
151.50
154.00
158.00
140.00

133.50-167.00
160.50-200.00
132.50-166.50
199.50-243.50
145.00-187.00
139.00-169.00
148.00-178.50
124.00-155.50

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS,A
MANUFACTURING
NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC UTILITIES ------WHOLESALE TRADE -------RETAIL TRADE -----------FINANCE ----------- -----

1,018
67
951
25
75
92
194

39.0
38.0
39.0
40.0
39.5
40.0
36.5

163.00
189.50
161.00
240.00
149.00
162.50
188.00

154.00
184.00
152.00
243.50
150.00
161.00
192.00

140.00-181.50
165.00-209.00
140.00-178.00
230.50-243.50
145.00-150.00
139.50-175.00
161.00-210.50

_
*

-

—
-

4
4
4
*

110
110
6
4

111
Ill
8
15
9

181
181
26
4
25

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS 8
MANUFACTURING ------------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC UTILITIES
WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE
FINANCE ---SERVICES —

1,601
64
1,537

39.0
38.0
39.0
38.5
39.5
39.5
36.5
40.0

148.50
169.00
147.50
216.00
178.50
152.50
153.00
137.50

148.00
161.50
146.00
208.50
187.00
148.00
153.00
134.00

130.00-161.50
143.50-175.00
130.00-160.00
194.00-275.00
153.00-199.00
135.00-160.00
140.00-163.00
120.00-155.50

-

•
-

85
85
-

>65
6
59
8

191

312

197

-

-

2
-

4
5

83

42

6

-

1
1

2,619
131
2,488
70
154
261
580
1,423




-

*

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS
MANUFACTURING
NONMANUFACTURING «
PUBLIC UTILITIES
WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE
FINANCE
SERVICES

See footnotes at end of tables.

_

8
6

74
67

79
169
386
858

-

*

8
8

PAYROLL CLERKS NONMANUFACTURING —

45

1

9

4

3

7

7

187
—
17
24
146

309
24
66
219

190

272
1
13
38
150
70

9

39
30
112

3

6
16
62
103

11

69
2
7

32
28

55

5

27
15
6
6

-

6
2

8

6
6

•

-

•
.
-

-

•

-

•
•
-

Table A-2. Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers inj Washington, D.C.—Md.—Va., March 1977
""^^eekl^Tarnlngs^^™
(standard)
Occupation and in du stry d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

N u m ber o f w o rk e rs re c e iv in g stra ig h t-tim e w e e k ly earn in gs o f—
J

*

100
Mean2

Middle range 2

Median 2

$

s

$

s

3

3

3

3

i

*

S

S

F

$

S

no

120

140

160

180

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

34q

360

38q

400

120

140

160

180

200

220

240

260

280

3QQ

320

34Q

36Q

380

4QQ

51

53

109
4
105
17

113
15
98

11

83
15

53
4
12

92
6
86
7

117

51
1
1
42

106

68

10

12

113
15
98
4

8

27
38

15
38

18
39

5
18
10

83
13
70

13

13

35
32

38
23

2

11

2

11

16

10

63
15
48

58

42

9

10

11

26

4

6

42
4
13

24
24

3
3

12

99
79
5
19
51

78
16
62
9
20
31

61
9
52
10
7
34

37
2
35
5
18

73
55
14
41

63
48
16
30

42
38
4
33

31
30
18

15
14

19
14

9

10

4

22

26
24
5
5
10

3
1

25

r— i— r —3—
420

460

500

540

420

460

500

54Q

58Q

120
7
113
7

177

120

6

19
101
5
7
84

62
15
47

31
5
26

14
31

26

and

110
ALU WORKERS
COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS

$

$

$

$

397 .00 382 .00 3 3 5 .5 0 -4 7 5 .0 0
C V 1 . 3Q*^COoUO

3 0 0 .5 0 -4 4 1 .0 0
COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(B U S IN E SS ). CLASS A -------- — ----- —

505

21

45

3 9 .5 4 2 0 .0 0 4 1 4 .0 0 3 7 3 .0 0 -^ 7 0 .0 0
J fO i0 0 * ^ O f.0 0
J J o .b Q "3 1 J .3 0
J o j . u O"*»to . v u

8

171
2
15
104

7

9

6

18

47

71

51
40
4

62
47

6

9

1
44

20

51

83

2

51
7

18

51

81

44

6

94
90

69
57
7
45

35
14
19

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
MANUFACTURING ------------------------------

51

JOQ. JQ
38 .0 3 67 .50 3 24 .50 3 0 5 .5 0 -4 7 5 .0 0
J 1i.O O " “ j i . 3 y
t r b * Ou “ J h #.30
J J r . Jw

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
l d Uj iliL
» ♦ LLAob L

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUSINESS) ----PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ----------------------

32

6
14

71

11
11

49
49

38
38

57
57

37
37

37
37

23

38

156
18
138
4
93
36

80
7
73
4
28
13

105

152
23
129
9

29
63

21

3 0 9 .0 0 -3 5 5 .0 0

25
17

23

J J b .3 0
3 2 4 .0 0 3 1 5 .5 0 -3 5 5 .0 0

5

32
28
9
19

111

2

67
65

41
40
9
3

2

3 8.5 2 94 .00 298 .0 0 2 4 7 .5 0 -3 3 5 .5 0
310•00
3 8 .5 367 .50

64
3
61

2

2 4 6 *0 0 -3 0 4 .0 0

988

26
4
5

369 .50

10

10

38

13

28

75
3
72

13
25

8

2

8
9

23
40

40

2

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

6

99

92

8
50

20

2
2
3

2

5

3

12

11

26
2
24
19
3
2

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (B U S IN E SS ).

223

4 0 .0 329 .00

494

38.0

22

15

89
18
70

11

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (B U S IN E SS ).

155

2 73 .00 260 .50

3 9 .5 261 .50

269 .00

35
35

2 3 6 .5 0 -3 0 0 .5 0

13
7

30

22

10
25

2 3 6 .5 0 -2 9 8 .0 0

47
45

122
112

2

50
44

2

13
27

91
16

23
9

20
38

28
27

9
9

7
7

6
6

137
25

70
15
55
7

53

46

10

9
18
12

1

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (B U S IN E SS ).

80
14
66
7

201 *5(j
218 .00
ftw I A X»

1ft A UU

* ®

51
8

See footnotes at end of tables.




7

5
3

10

221

183
13
170

15
206
4
18
43
138

6

10
24
53
69

241
15
226
60
16
30
109

112
9
9
19
69

16
19

1
52

12

6

11

10

2

1

36
9
4
17

23
15

5
1

7
4

3
4

3

2

19
19
16
3

18

6

12

30
26
26

Table A-2. Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers in Washington, D.C.—Md.—Va., March 1977— Continued
W e e k ly e a r n in g ^ ^ ™

( stan d ard )
Num ber

Occupation and in du stry d iv is io n

of
w o rk e rs

N u m b e r

s

r e c e iv in g

$

M ean 2

M e d ia n 2

M id d le r a n g e 2

w e e k ly

e a r n in g s

o f—

S
S
S
S
S
S
S
$
S
S
300 320 340 360 380 400 420 460 500 540

no

120

140

160

120

140

160

180

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

••
•

—

•

-

-

-

11
10
3
4

-

-

28
28
17
2

5
4
4

-

17
16
5
6

-

-

31
23
2
19

1

-

85
68
10
55

-

-

30
26
6
13

5
4
3

-

18
17
3
5

-

-

3
3
1
2

-

-

99
15
84

119
12
107

136
11
125

37
7
30
7
9
13

31

14
6
8
3
1

14
1
13
12

1

6
6

•
•

-

-

$

J

h o u rs 1
(s ta n d a rd )

s tr a ig h t- tim e

S
s
S
S
180 200 220 240 260

100

w e e k ly

o f w o rk e rs

s

s

A v e ra ge

S

280

and
u n d er

110

380

400

420

500

540

580

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

•

-

•

-

-

-

460

ALL WORKERS—
CONTINUED

COMPUTER OPERATORS -

CONTINUED

COMPUTER OPERATORS* CLASS A NONMANUFACTURING ------------------FINANCE ----SERVICES ---------------------------

234
199
54
106

39.0
39.0
36.5
40.0

245.00
245.00
266.00
235.00

$
234.50
233.50
280.00
230.00

$
$
224.00-266.00
222.00-270.00
227.50-290.00
224.50-246.00

COMPUTER OPERATORS* CLASS B
MANUFACTURING --------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g ---------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S -----------RETAIL TRAOE ------ -----------FINANCE --------SERVICES

523
67
456
41
51
114
221

38.5
38.0
39.0
40.0
39.5
38.5
39.0

209.00
224.00
207.00
271.00
213.00
202.50
193.50

201.50
212.00
201.50
270.50
207.00
194.00
200.00

181.50-227.00
180.00-250.00
181.50-221.00
246.00-313.00
181.50-247.00
179.00-230.00
173.00-208.00

COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS C
NONMANUFACTURING —
FINANCE

334
317
101

38.5 180.00 173.50 160.00-207.50
38.5 1BO.00 174.50 162.50-207.00
37.0 162.00 161.00 144.00-180.50

DRAFTERS --------------------MANUFACTURING ------NONMANUFACTURING PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S
SERVICES ------- -----

653
116
537
110
402

40.0
40.0
40.0
39.0
40.0

DRAFTERS. CLASS A NONMANUFACTURING ~
SERVICES ------------

161
130
94

40.0 279.00 260.00 230.00-338.50
40.0 272.00 246.00 230.00-338.00
40.0 251.50 230.00 220.50-260.00

DRAFTERS. CLASS B
MANUFACTURING ----------NONMANUFACTURING — —
SERVICES -----------------

248
56
192
165

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

DRAFTERS. CLASS C -----NONMANUFACTURING -----SERVICES ----------------ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS
NONMANUFACTURING ----S E R V IC E S -------------- --

$

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

—

-

*

-

1

16
2

13
14
57

10
34
49

5
18
95

45
7
38
9
8
7
14

10
10
10

60
48
35

119
119
28

46
46
16

75
75
6

7
6
2

2
2
1

5
5
1

4

-

6
6
2

.

.

60
5
55

90
16
74
18
56

69
5
64
34
30

67
7
60
4
55

11
5
6
2
2

24
6
18
9
1

46
20
26
15

9

28
23

-

•

1

-

-

-

-

20
2
18

“

-

31
10
5
12
3

69
16

82
71

2
51

-

70

90
18
72
13
54

10
10
10

2
1
1

43
38
38

21
16
15

5
4
4

9
4
2

10
1

9

62
6
56
51

2
2

14
5

18
15

9

3

72

35
34

-

-

-

•

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3
3
3

200.00-278.50
215.00-324.00
200.00-278.50
191.00-270.00

•
•

•
—
-

—
-

-

28
28
27

24
5
19
19

58
12
46
45

23
11
12
8

18
2
16
15

213
186
143

40.0 186.50 190.00 150.00-216.00
40.0 187.00 196.00 150.00-216.00
40.0 173.00 161.00 150.00-196.00

•

.
-

8

55

8

37
21
21

48
42
41

28
23

18
18
10

19
19

826
706
124

40.0 276.00 278.50 226.00-322.50
40.0 283.00 292.00 233.50-322.50
40.0 216.50 200.00 200.00-226.00

•

-

9
9

30
22

132
95
65

110
78
19

65
49
10

55

70
61

7

7

ELECTRONICS t e c h n i c i a n s * CLASS A n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g -------- -------- -----—

417
305

40.0 298.00 322.50 268.00-322.50
40.0 321.50 322.50 308.50-322.50

.
•

•
-

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS* CLASS B NONMANUFACTURING PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S

255
247
40

40.0 272.50 260.50 233.00-328.00
40.0 273.00 260.50 233.00-328.00
40.0 286.00 292.00 284.50-292.00

•

.
-

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS* CLASS C NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

154
154

40.0 223.00 201.50 200.00-256.50
40.0 223.00 201.50 200.00-256.50

-

.

•

-

57

38.5 242.50 256.50 219.00^265.00

•

*

REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL NURSES

238.50
261.00
232.00
224.00

221.00
236.00
220.00
243.50
200.00

233.50
240.50
226.50
200.00

190.00-269.50
198.50-324.00
190.00-256.50
226.50-304.00
175.00-240.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

' -

n

9

17
-

17
2
11

9
5
4
2

5
5

-

•

•

-

•

-

•

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

5
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

•

-

-

—

6

-

•
-

—

•
-

•
-

-

•
-

-

17
17
11

-

•

1

-

1

244
244

23
23

21
21

8

.
-

7
7

•
-

7

.
-

-

3

8

-

•
*

8

8

-

•
-

.
*

-

37
*

32
2

21
6

39
23

40
34

20
19

170
170

15
15

21
21

8
8

..
*

8
8
*

2
1
-

15
15
*

67
65
1

35
34
3

13
12
6

26
23
23

7
7

74
74

8
8

-

-

7

.

-

—

1
1

21
21

80

—

eo

11
11

9
9

20
20

4
4

8

**

4

9

8

4

7

16

3

6

_

-

8

7

8

8

.

•

55
55

See footnotes at end of tables.




60

-

1

S3

14
2
12
4
8

230.00
253.00
225.00
255.50
212.00

-

-

<•

-

-

•

7

•

•

..

-

Table A-3. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex,
in Washington, D.C. —Md.—Va., March 1977
Average
(mean2)

Average
(m ean 2 )

A v erage
(m ean 2 )

Number

S ex ,

o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS -

W eek ly
heurs 1
(standard)

MEN

W eekly
earnings 1
(standard)

S e x , 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

TYPISTS ---------- * ------------NONMANUFACTURING

68
68

3 7 .5
3 7 .5

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOMEN— CONTINUED
$
172.50
172.50 SECRETARIES - CONTINUED

TY PIS TS * CLASS A -----NONMANUFACTURING —

S3
S3

3 7 .5
3 7 .5

179.00
179.00

MESSENGERS ------------------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S
FINANCE ----------------SERVICES ----

455
447
39
141
240

38 .0
38 .0
3 7 .5
3 7 .0
3 8 .0

155.50
156.00
186.00
140.00
163.50

ORDER CLERKS -----NONMANUFACTURING —

244
244

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

185.00
185.00

ACCOUNTING CLERKS -----NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S
WHOLESALE TRADE RETAIL TRADE -----FINANCE ---------SERVICES ----

403
365
32

3 8 .5 192.00
3 8 .5 188.00
3 9 .5 2 2 0 .5 0
3 9 .5 177.00
4 0 .0 157.00
3 5 .5 2 01 .50
3 9 .0 189.50

88
51
104
90

SECRETARIES, CLASS D --------------------MANUFACTURING ----------- ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S -------------------------- —
WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------— -- ------RETAIL T R A D E -------------------------- -------- -FINANCE — — —
— — —
— — —
SERVICES
■

2 ,9 3 6
56
2 ,8 8 0
126
143
113
690
1,8 08

3 7 .0 197.00
3 9 .5 187.00
3 7 .0 197 .50
3 9 .0 2 1 5 .5 0
39 .0 185.00
3 9 .0 176.50
3 6 .0 193 .00
3 7 .0 2 0 0 .0 0

STENOGRAPHERS ---------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ------------------------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------------------FINANCE — —
— — —
— — — —
SERVICES
—

737
717

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL — —
— —
NONMANUFACTURING —
— — —
——
PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S -------------------------------

104
95

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR --------------------------NONMANUFACTURING--------- ------- —
—
RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------

633

212 .0 0
225 .0 0
211 .5 0
253 .5 0

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE TYPISTS ---------NONMANUFACTURING
FINANCE
m ~m mmm

156
148
130

3 9 .5 201 .0 0
3 6 .5 198.00
3 7 .5 211 .5 0

" MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S -------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------------ ----------------FINANCE
SERVICES

38 .0 2 1 2 .0 0
3 8 .0 2 09 .00
3 8 .5 194.50

ACCOUNTING CLERKS, CLASS B
NONMANUFACTURING ---WHOLESALE TRADE —

193
176
55

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

170.50
166.00
156.50

88

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

165 .00
165.00

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS -

88

WOMEN

SECRETARIES ----------MANUFACTURING —
NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S
WHOLESALE TRADE —
RETAIL TRADE -------FINANCE ----------------SERVICES —

6 ,8 4 5
277
6 ,5 6 8
599
440
567
1 ,4 84
3 ,4 7 8

3 8 .0
3 9 .5
3 7 .5
3 9 .0

SECRETARIES, CLASS A
NONMANUFACTURING ---PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S RETAIL TRADE -------FINANCE --------------SERVICES -----

350
330
46
72
69
129

3 8 .5
3 8 .5
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 7 .5
3 8 .5

2 5 1 .5 0
2 5 0 .5 0
2 92 .50
2 3 4 .0 0
2 13 .50
2 62 .50

1 ,1 57
58
1 ,0 99
108
103

3 8 .0
3 9 .0
38 .0
3 9 .5
3 8 .5
4 0 .0
3 6 .5
3 8 .0

2 3 3 .0 0
2 4 3 .0 0
2 32 .50
2 8 2 .5 0
2 3 5 .5 0
217 .0 0
202 .0 0
2 44 .50

SECRETARIES, CLASS B
MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S
WHOLESALE TRADE RETAIL TRADE
FINANCE — —
SERVICES --------

102
319
467

.TYPISTS h

T Y P IS T S , CLASS A --------------------------------- —
NONMANUFACTURING --------- ------------------- ------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S -------------- — ------- —
FINANCE
SERVICES — — — — — — —

See footnotes at end of tables.




$
2 1 5 .5 0
2 2 7 .0 0
2 1 4 .5 0
2 5 3 .0 0
2 1 3 .0 0
198.00
2 0 3 .5 0
2 1 0 .5 0

3 8 .5
3 9 .5
3 8 .0
3 9 .0
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
3 6 .5
3 8 .0

189
56

of
workers

Weekly Weekly
hours 1 earnings 1
standard) (standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS
WOMEN— CONTINUED

2 ,2 7 4
143
2 ,1 31
319
180
230
328
1 ,0 74

210

S e x , 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

W eekly
earnings *
(standard)

SECRETARIES, CLASS C ------------— -----------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-------------- ---------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------- — ------WHOLESALE TR A D E ........ .................. — —
RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------------------FINANCE --------------- ----------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------------------------

ACCOUNTING CLERKS, CLASS A
NONMANUFACTURING --------------SERVICES

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS -----NONMANUFACTURING ------ -------------

W eek ly
hours 1
(standard)

9

88
60
143
383

34
622
56

117

,948
160
77
678
879

781
741

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

2 0 4 .0 0
2 0 4 .5 0
223 .5 0
188.50
164 .50
2 1 7 .0 0

3 8 .5 186.50
3 8 .5 188.00
3 9 .0 2 0 5 .5 0
3 7 .5 2 0 7 .0 0
3 7 .5 207 .0 0
3 8 .5 192.00
3 6 .0
36 .0
3 5 .5

193.50
194.00
194.50

3 6 .0
3 9 .5
3 8 .0
3 8 .5
3 8 .5
3 9 .0
3 7 .5
3 8 .5

151.00
158.00
150.50
182.50
140.00
154.00
151.00
145.50

3 7 .5
3 7 .5
3 9 .0
3 7 .0
3 7 .5

167.00
166.50
184.50
160.50
169.50

CONTINUED

NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S
WHOLESALE TRADE FINANCE ---------------SERVICES --------------

1,284
1,207
98
141
69
369
530
1,220
1,171
40
66
675
374

FILE CLERKS, CLASS A
NONMANUFACTURING —

101
100

39.5 144.00
39.5 144.00

FILE CLERKS, CLASS B
NONMANUFACTURING —
FINANCE ------ —

392
363
244

36.0 138.00
36.0 139.50
38.0 128.00

FILE CLERKS, CLASS C
NONMANUFACTURING FINANCE -------------SERVICES -------

727
708
377
267

37.5
37.5
37.0
37.5

129.50
129.00
124.00
134.50

MESSENGERS ---NONMANUFACTURING —
FINANCE -----SERVICES --------

284
278
148
S6

36.5
36.5
35.5
38.0

168.00
169.50
163.50
164.00

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS NONMANUFACTURING —
RETAIL TRAOE
FINANCE ----------------SERVICES ----

751
732
US
178
363

39.0
39.0
39.0
38.5
39.5

141.50
1.39.50
131.00
127.50
142.50

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSMANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTURING —
WHOLESALE TRADE
FINANCE - — — ■
SERVICES

528
54
474
105
93
209

38.5
39.5
38.5
39.5
36.5
38.0

156.50
158.50
156.50
155.00
152*50
164.00

NONMANUFACTURING WHOLESALE TRADE
SERVICES ----------

412
364
251
111

39.5
39.5
40.0
36.0

177.50
172.50
176.00
164.00

ACCOUNTING CLERKS
MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTURING PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S
WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE
FINANCE — —
SERVICES -------

2,964
244
2,720
374
316
784
748
490

38.5
38.5
38.5
39.0
39.5
39.5
36.0
38.5

170.50
193.00
168.50
202.00
174.50
147.50
168.00
172,50

T Y P IS T S , CLASS B ---NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S
WHOLESALE TRADE —
RETAIL TRACE —
FINANCE ----------SERVICES ---------

i

38.5
38.5
38.5
38.5
39.0
37.5
39.5
38.0
36.0
38.5
39.5
37.5
38.0

141.00
140.50
181.50
137.50
155.00
143.00
130.00
133.50
133.50
182.00
138.50
126.50
139.50

____

Table A-3. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex,
in Washington, D.C.—Md.—Va., March 1977— Continued
A verage
(m e a n * )

Sex,

3o c c u p a t i o n ,

and in d u s t r y d i v i s io n

Number
of
workers

W eek ly
hours 1
(standard)

W eekly
earnings 1
(standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOMEN— CONTINUED

A verage
(m ean 2 )

Sex,

3o c c u p a t i o n ,

and in d u stry divisio n

Number
of

W eekly
hours 1
(standard)

Average
(m e an 2 )

W eekly
earnings *
(standard)

P R O F E S S I O N A L AND T E C H N I C A L
O C C U P A T I O N S - ME N

ACCOUNTING CLERKS - CONTINUED
$
1, 1 6 9

Sex,

3o c c u p a t i o n ,

and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(BUSINESS) -----------------------------

1, 0 7 5

39.0

$
380.00

COMPUTER OPERATORS - CONTINUED

-•mw- r»r

ANALYSTS

52 4

manufacturing
nonmanufacturing

29 2

169

1, 67 9

U

COMPUTER SYSTtMS

•••••••••••••••

41 8

S E R V I C E S --------------------------

29 5

ANALYSTS

199
183

A ®® *

38

* ”

—

*■™

39 .5

(BUSIN ES S)

170

---

^09*!?0

1 5 7. 00

62
55

39 .0
39.0

1 6 8. 00
1 6 6 . 5C

131

36.0

17 9 . 5 0

Cl ^ s s

''f

a
l^ f»

40,0

,r.,,rT.irrri
154

n

uLCL

1 ‘'U I ' i I L j

1

39 . 5

16 4 . 0 0

nn

3' ' 0 0
32 5 ^ 5 0

I

SERVICES

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

132

259.00
39.0 2 5 8 . 5 0

40.0

123

40.0

*■ *"*""

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

E L E C T R O N I C S T E C H N I C I A N S , C L A S S AN O N M A N U E A C T U R I N G -----------------------------------EL ECTRONICS TECHNICIANS,

C L A S S 624^

276.00

It 374

19 3. 50

108

r\j

—

/.U

21 6 . 0 0
297.00
32 1. 50

O

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS

ro -p*

w C .K I\ j

A

/ 0.0
A A

~n--*nn

"s e r v i c e s
ATKfJLL

/*

sQ

39.0

184 00
1 8 3. 00

P O ^ * ]J n

i

a.

r»y a a ,

94
66

« -

o

BA

vv

334^50

SERVICES

n T I , r n ^.

<■JJ«

40 .0 2 2 0 . 5 0

JU*0
COMPUTER SYSTtMS ANALYSTS

,,* r -

233.00

458.00
UKAT 1L K j t v L A j j

„

W eekly
earnings 1
(standard)

337• j 0
304.00

38.5
COMPUTER SYSTEMS

j

W eekly
hours 1
standard)

P R O F E S S I O N A L AN D T E C H N I C A L
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

215.50

Avv»wUN 1 ifru LLLKiV j f L L A j

Number
of
worker*

/a a
j : * j:

0-0

150

7n
A A A

?6?
25*5
150

19,5

79

19.5

91
87

39.0

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 - WO M E N

52
WHOLESALE TRADE

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

FINANCE

75
88
187

39 . 5
40.0
36 .5

1 4 9. 00
1 6 3. 50
18 7. 50

COMPUTER SYSTEMS
COMPUTER OPERATORS:
NONMANUFACTURING:

14 7. 50
NQNMANUFACTORING --

— — —

— —

1,490

383
837

85

38

15 2. 50
13 7. 50

See footnotes at end of tables.




19.5

39 .0 14 6. 50
38 • 0 19 5. 00
36 .5
40 . 0

10

ANALYSTS

40.0

213.00
274.00

357,00

Table A-3. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex,
in Washington, D.C. —Md.—Va., March 1977— Continued
S ex , 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

W eekly
hours 1
(standard)

W eekly
earnings1
(standard)

-----

313

3 8 .5

NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------FINANCE
SERVICES -------------------------------------

263
122
108

3 8 .5 291*50
3 7.0 261 .50
39 .5 316.50

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUSINESS).
CLASS A -----------------------------------------NONMANUF ACTU.RING-------------------------SERVICES

121
96
77

3 9 .5 332 .00
39 .5 332.50
3 9 .5 336 ,00

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUSINESS)

S e x , 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

289 .50

W eekly
hours 1
(standard)

W eekly
earnings1
(standard)

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (B U S IN E SS ),
CLASS B -----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------- —
FINANCE --------------------------------------

11

S e x , 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

Number
of
worken

W eekly
hours 1
(standard)

W eekly
earnings 1
(standard)

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN— CONTINUED

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUSINESS) -

See footnotes at end o f tables.




Number
of
worken

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN— CONTINUED

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN— CONTINUED

A verage
(m ean 2 )

A verage
(m ean 2 )

A v erage
(m ean 2 )
Number
of
woikers

170
148
95

$
38 .0 268 .00
3 7 .5 2 73 .50
3 7 .0 2 55 .00

D RAFTERS----------------------------------------- —

129

REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL NURSES -------—

57

4 0 .0

196*00

38 .5 242.50

Table A-4. Hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, and powerplant workers in Washington, D.C. —M d.—Va., March 1977
Num ber o f w o rk e rs re c e iv in g stra ig h t-tim e h ou rly earnings of—

Hourly earnings 4

Occupation and industry division
workers

Mean 2

M ed ian 2

M iddle range 2

s----- S------ 5---- s------ s----- s—

1 ------ S------ 5------ 5------ 5------ 5------ S

5

2 .4 0 2 .6 0 2 .8 0 3 .0 0 3*20 3.4 0

3 .6 0 4 .0 0 4 .4 0 4 .8 0 5 .2 0 5 .6 0 6 .0 0

6 .4 0 6 . 8 q 7 .2 0 7 .6 0 8 .0 0 8 .4 0

and
under

•

.

.

—

2 .6 0 2 .8 0 3*00 3 .2 0 3 .* 0

5

5

5

S------ 5------ 5------S------ 3------ 5---8 .8 0 9 .2 0

9 .6 0 1 0 *0 0

.
3*60 4 .0 0 4.4Q 4 .8 0 5 .2 0 5 .6 0

6 .0 0 6.4Q 6.8Q 7.2Q 7 .6 0 8.QQ 8 .4 0 8 .8 0

9 .2 0 9 ,6 0 1 0 .0 0

ALL WORKERS
13
13

6. 21- 10.00

MAINTENANCE CARPENTERS — NONMANUFACTURING -------RETAIL TRADE -----FINANCE -------- ------------

5 .7 5 - 1 0 .0 0

13

5 .2 0 - 6 .2 5

MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS
MANUFACTURING -------- ----NONMANUFACTURING --------

7 .8 6
8.6 1
7.3 0

4 .5 0 4 .5 0 4 .0 C 6 .4 8 -

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS (MACHINERY) MANUFACTURING -----------------

6.4 0
6.12

6.5 0
5 .7 5

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS
(MOTOR VEHICLES) —
MANUFACTURING --------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S -----------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------------

14
14
14

7 .3 8
7 .1 6
4 .9 5
6 .6 0

$10 to

10

8

2
8

1

14
4

7

10

12

12
12
9
3

12

18
13

4 .7 0
4 .6 3

40
40

12

12
10

5

2
11
9

89

4 .1 3

3 .5 0

3 .2 C - 5.16|

19
3
16

12

12

3
3

26
26

15
13

17

20

20

$1 0 .4 0 .

12

27
18
17
2

2

26
24

15
15

31
31

52
52
51

44
14

23

40
18
22
16

243
50
193
170

1

16
16
14

13
6
7

25
22
3
24
24

1
13
13

11

28
28

2
73
52
21

12

40
77
77

6

4 .2 1 - 5 .8 5
3 .6 2 - 5 .8 5

*47
47
47

10

37

23
5

1
1
l

10

1

35
13
22
4

6

S e e fo o tn o te s at end o f t a b le s .




23
23
23

10
4

7.6 1
7 .4 5
7 .6 3
7 .6 3
9 .2 3

11

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

at

10

18
16

69
54

STATIONARY ENGINEERS -----NONMANUFACTURING --------------SERVICES --------------------------

w ere

38
38
38

5 .7 5 - 6 .9 5
5 .6 4 - 6 .5 0

6 .9 8 6 .7 5 6 .9 0 6 .9 8 7 .3 5 -

MAINTENANCE TRADES h e l p e r s ---------n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g ----------------------

=J= W o r k e r s

12

18
18
2
16

8 .4 5
7 .6 8 - 9 .9 5
8 .4 5 I 7 .7 5 - 9 .9 5

MAINTENANCE MACHINISTS —
MANUFACTURING

tenders

12

6 .8 3 - 9 .0 6
8 .1 2 - 9 .5 1
6 .3 0 - 7 .6 6

MAINTENANCE PAINTERS -----NONMANUFACTURING ---FINANCE ----------------SERVICES ---------------

b o il e r

12

10. 00- 10.00

15
15
9

75
75
52

16
16
3

37

22
22

26
23
1

36
18
16

40

10

2

27

38

12

22

8

22
14

Table A -5 . Hourly earnings of m a te ria l m ovem ent and custodial w orkers in W ash in g to n , D .C .—
M d . - V a . , M arch 1977
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 ig h t - t im e h o u r ly e a rn in g s o f—

M ed ian 2

1
2.6 0

2 .6 0

2.80

s

$

2 .8 0

3

3 .0 0

3 .20 3 . 4 0

S
I
.00 3 .20 3 . 4 0

------ T

3 ------

3 .6 0

3 .80

3 .8 0

4 .00

4 .2 0

and
under

M iddle range 2

2 .4 0

4 .2 0

3 .6 0

^
O

2 .4 0

1

M ein 2

$

2 .3 0

o

workers

$

O

of

Occupation and industry division

S

s

4 .6 0

4 .8 0

4 .8 0

5 .2 0

"5------ 1 ------ "5------ $
5 .6 0
5 .2 0
6. 00 6 . 4 0

s

1 ------~s------

$

~s—

6. 80

7 .2 0

7 .6 0

8. 00

8 .4 0

7 .2 0

7 .6 0

8.00

8 .4 0

8 .8 0

1

Hourly earnings 4

4 .4 0

4 .6 0

5 .6 0

6.00

6 .4 0

6 ,80

ALL WORKERS
$

$

$

$

Aj
, ^

6. 0 0

t. J J

76

1
688

Inn

« -

uJ
336

3 .8 6

J*

i cl

JU
8

J JL

1

8

68
37o

J

5 .7 3

r

195

J

TPUCKDRIVERS* HEAVY TRUCK
1 .4 8 2

710

95

8

1 ,4 1 7

J

7 .4 6

24

556

J 3U

18

17

255

17

255

155

17

255

~

*

*

*

TRUCKORIVERS. HEAVY TRUCK
' U 1f i L K

1 MMIN

1K A l L f c H /

"

52
52

2
2

10
10

22
10

3

6
6
6

16

*

16

*

*

3
26

21

13

*

15

14

8
*

*

155
155

1
1

i

*

*

12
11

14

8
Oj
J * j Cw

3

10

j

16

*
—

10 J
/*7
4
7
Kfc 1 A L L

1K A U H

m

1J
O

w n U L c. j A L l
K tl A IL

1K A U t

I f»A U L

349

4 .2 4

3 .5 6 -

11

5 .0 d

JO

11

B

S i

uJ

26

22

11
J

J
Jo

Se£ footnotes at end of tables.




13

J
JO

27

32

40

*

232

22

Table A -5 . Hourly earnings o f m a terial m ovem ent and custodial w orkers in W ash in g to n , D .C .—
M d .—V a ., M arch 1977— Continued
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 ig h t - t im e h o u r ly e a rn in g s o f—

Hourly earnings

O c c u p a tio n and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

of
workers

Mean *

Medi an*

Middle range *

S

1 ---------1

%

$

S

S

*

2 .3 0

2 .4 0

2 .6 0

2 .8 0

3 .0 0

3 .2 0

3 .4 0

3 .6 0

I
3 .8 0

£
4.

00

2 .6 0

2 .8 0

3 .0 0

3 .2 0

3 .4 0

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

4

.00

4.

20

136

83
-

109

51

130

83

106

4

4

35

---------

■J--------- T T
4 . 40 4 .6 0
4 .2 0

--------- 1 --------- $

S

$

4 .8 0

5 .2 0

5 .6 0

6. 0 0

$
6 .4 0

6 .8 0

.80

5 .2 0

5 .6 0

6.00

6 .4 0

6.80

7 .2 0

30

369

80

16

214

33

14

155

47

39

42

11

2

95

36

69

1

1 --------- 1 ---------T --------7 .6 0
8. 00
7 .2 0

S
8 .4 0

and
under
2 .4 0

4 .4 0

4 . 60

4

8. 00

7 .6 0

8 .4 0

8 .8 0

-

-

ALL WORKERS—
CONTINUED
MATERIAL HANDLING LABORERS MANUFACTURING -------- ----------NONMANUFACTURING -------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------RETAIL TRADE ------ -----------

$
4 .2 2

$
4 .2 3

$
3 .0 1 -

5 .1 0

4 .8 5

4 .8 5 -

5 .1 7

1 .3 2 0

5 .0 1
4 .0 3

3 .6 5

2 .9 0 -

4 .8 6

3

327

4 .9 7

4 .7 1

4 .2 4 -

5 .5 6

1 .6 3 0
310

$

120

106
-

120

3

106

120

102

126

79

71

31

-

-

•

-

6

-

•

-

4
-

-

4
-

4

6

829

3 .3 7

3 .0 1

2 .7 5 -

3 .7 5

f o r k l i f t o p e r a t o r s -------------m a n u f a c t u r i n g ------------------

660
182

6 .0 3

5 .6 5

4 .6 0 -

8 .1 0

5 .1 2

5 .8 5

-

-

478

6 .3 7

5 .4 0
6 .5 6

4 .4 0 -

NONMANUFACTURING ------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------RETAIL TRADE ----------------

4 .8 1 -

8 .1 0

-

-

GUARDS AND WATCHMEN -------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ----------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------SERVICES ------------------------------------JANITORS. PORTERS* AND CLEANERS
MANUFACTURING -------- -------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ---------- —
WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------- ----FINANCE -------------------------------SERVICES ------------------------------

102

106
-

3
-

.

-

-

102
-

6

-

135

5 .1 9

4 .8 8

4 .8 8 -

5 .6 5

-

-

-

-

-

4

334

6. 88

8.10

4 .7 C -

8 .1 0

-

-

-

-

-

“

6

3 ,1 0 1
70
3 ,0 3 1

3 .0 8

2 .8 0
3 .3 3

2 .7 5 -

3 .1 5

33
-

624

787

686

204

109

91

132

122

3 .9 1
3 .0 6
5 .7 0
3 .3 6

230
2 ,5 4 2

3 .1 9

9 ,9 1 9

2 .9 2
4 .6 4

179
9 ,7 4 0
332
94

2 .9 0

2. 88
5 .0 1

880

4 .0 1
3 .3 8

1 ,5 9 9

2 .8 5

6 ,8 3 5

2 .7 1

8

42

58

137

33

5

-

-

43

37

58

137

32

12

11
22

8

70

43

66

11
12

10
20
11
6

7

27

36

81

32

1
6

-

16

60

27

21

1

80
1

1

*
24

-

-

-

24

1

1

-

12

70

•

8

-

23

21

19

15

1

7

4

-

52
-

14

14

18

24

5

11

9
-

3
-

2
22
21

7

2

10
8
1
2

188
-

36

49
-

46
-

5

•

4

10

2

782
-

686

200

188
-

49

46

52

-

90
-

78

-

99
-

34

-

-

-

-

17

3 .2 5

2 .7 5 -

3 .7 5

12

18

3

-

10

6

3 .5 1

-

36

36

11
12

15

2 .7 5 -

21
44

8

3 .1 0
2 .7 9

6
20

47
-

35

6

4

23

7

7

2 .7 5 -

2 .9 0

21

550

743

660

135

76

47

167

30

43

36

21

5

5

-

3 .0 0
5 .5 8

1315
-

1952
-

3164
-

827
9

744
2

664

155
24

158

69

105
-

217
46

48
38

28

6

40
-

66

10

43
9

2 .5 0 -

3 .0 0

1315

3164

148

63

34

171

10

51

27

3

2
10
8
8
6

40
-

105

-

663
-

131

5 .0 6

818
-

742

4 .7 3 -

1952
-

246
17
229

79

146

-

48

3 .9 0

3 .5 1 -

4 .5 5

-

-

-

-

4

17

4

11
8

2 .9 0
2 .7 5

2 .7 5 -

3 .3 0

-

103

203

151

66

39

23

2 .5 0 -

3 .1 0

11

535

309

157
229

230

153

43

31

2
21
7
20

2 .7 0

2 .4 0 -

2 .7 5

1304

1314

2652

432

352

427

132

58

98

14

11

15
13
32

1

-

20

5

20

1

-

604

-

2

14

33
-

2 .7 0
4 .9 6

5
24

10
6

5 .3 3
3 .1 0

1

50
-

15

6 .6 9

2 .5 0 3 .7 2 -

-

54

2 .5 0 2 .7 5 -

5 .0 0

5
-

10

4 .7 6 -

2 .7 0

•

2

50
-

26

2.80
6. 10

1

81

2
•

10

27

-

-

5
-

85

6

-

-

6

31

20
8
12

1

87

2

11
10
1

78
-

See fo o tn o te s a t end o f ta b le s .




3

1

20
5

18

6
9

4

2

3
2
11
9

1

3
1
6

15

3

-

1

-

-

1

1

1

23
-

10

15
-

23

21

10
10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

-

213

-

-

-

213

-

-

-

213

“

.

-

-

-

-

-

15

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

27

26
-

5

2

-

5

1

25
-

26
-

26
-

-

2

26

26

5

*
•

-

18
-

2

18

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

18

-

-

Table A-6. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, powerplant, material movement.
and custodial workers, by sex, in Washington, D.C. —Md.—Va., March 1977
Sex,

3

occupation, and industry division

MA IN TE NA NC E, TOOLROOM,
POWERPLANT OCCUPATIONS

-

Number
of
workers

A verage
(m ean 2 )
hourly
earnings4

AND
ME N

FINANCE

nonmanufacturing

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

F I N A N C E -----------------------------------------------------jERVICES

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS

( M AC HI NE RY )

A v e rage
( m ean2 )
hourly
earnings4

M A T E R I A L M O V E M E N T AN D C U S T O D I A L
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED
$

MAINTENANCE PAINTERS

Number
of
workers

Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division

-

TRUCKDRIVERS* LIGHT TRUCK
NONMANUFACTuRING

130

56
74

7 G6
8.61
7.30

TRUCKDRIVERS* MEDIUM TRUCK
NONMANUFACTURING

215
21 3
103
51

6.17
6.15
4.71
6.47

74
65

8.60
8. 77

646
141
505

M A T E R I A L M O V E M E N T AN D C U S T O D I A L
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

TRUCKDRIVERS,

~

—
» »

--------- —
-

363
350
81

$
4. 0 9
4.01
4. 0 6

91 5
862
370
195

5. 17
5. 16
5. 7 3
4. 0 7

W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ---------------------------------R E T A I L TR A D E -----------------------------------------

1* 11 4
319
631

4.99
3.45

181
47 8
135
334

5. 12
6.37
5. 19
6.88

? f 83 8

1 27
113
227

3.07
5. 73
3.37
3.19

5,988
152

3.00
4. 6 6

H E A V Y TR U C K
1, 47 3
65
1, 40 8
701

T R U C K D R I V E R S , H E A V Y TR U C K
(o t h e r T h a n t r a i l e r ) --------------------------

6. 37
7.45

578

6. 22
5. 3 3

7.17
6. 97
7.22

122
83

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

98

8.50

95

4. 81

257
230
121

4. 90
4.91
5. 13

360
31 9
172

7. 39
7. 39
7.08

89

4. 1 3

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS

R E T A I L T R A D E ----------------------------------------F I N A N C E -----------------------------------------------------

JANITORS,

J.ERVICCS

Average
(m e a n 2 )
hourly
earnings4

$

9.31
5. 79

6.40
6. 12

Number
of
woikers

TRUCKCKIVERS - CONTINUED

60
61

190
96

Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division

PORTERS,

AND C L E A N E R S

------

230
1,260
3, 5 1 7

2. 84
2. 73

M A T E R I A L M O V E M E N T AN D C U S T O D I A L
O C CU PA TI ON S - WOMEN
r- * ■ • r n r

U U wK U w

A i. U

73

w A 1 v <** I t in

MATE RI AL MOVEMENT AND CU STODIAL
O C C U P A T I O N S - ME N
1,030
n A N U r A U 1 U K 1 I NO

K b 1A I L

1n A U L

■■■

■■

SERVICES

80 9
1, 11 3
33 5

5. 3 6
6.51
3. 89

A b 1A I L

21 6
177

See footnotes at end of tables.




15

4.78

1 KAL/L

"

33 9
3,294

2.90
2.69




Table A-7. Percent increases in average hourly earnings, adjusted for
employment shifts, for selected occupational groups in
Washington, D.C.—Md.—Va., for selected periods
Industry and occupational group 5

March 1972
to
March 1973

March 1973
to
March 1974

March 1974
to
March 1975

March 1975
to
March 1976

March 1976
to
March 1977

A ll industries:
Office clerica l _
_
_
Electronic data processing _______________________
Industrial n u rses_________________________________
Skilled maintenance tra d e s _______________________
Unskilled plant workers

5.4
( 6)
7.3
6.7
5.3

6.4
( 6)
5.2
8.9
4.2

7.8
7.9
6.6
9.5
7.9

7.0
6.3
8.1
7.8
10.2

7.0
6.5
6.9
7.6
4.6

Manufacturing:
Office clerical
Electronic data processing
Industrial nurses
Skilled maintenance t r a d e s _______________________
Unskilled plant workers

( 6)
( 6)
( 6)
( 6)
6.9

( 6)
( 6)
( 6)
10.4
10.9

( 6)
0)
( 6)
11.3
15.2

( 6)
( )
( 6)
6.5
3.9

(‘ )
o
( 6)
8.1
10.2

Nonmanufacturing:
Office clerica l .
Electronic data processing _______________________
Industrial nurses
Unskilled plant w o r k e r s __________________________

5.3
( 6)
(*)
5.6

6.4
( 6)
( 6)
3.7

7.7
7.9
( 6)
7.1

7.0
6.4
( 6>
10.6

7.1
6.7
( 6)
4.2

See footnotes at end of tables.

16

Table A-8. Weekly earnings of office workers—large establishments in Washington, D.C.—Md.—Va., March 1977
W ee k ly earnings
(standard)
Number
of
workers

Occupation and industry division

Number of workers receiving straight-tim e weekly earnings of—

s

S

A v erage
w eekly
hours1
(standard)

90
M ea n 2

M iddle range 2

M edian 2

s

s

$

S

s

S

s

S

s

s

S

s

s

s

s

S

S

S

S

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

220

24o

260

280

300

320

34o

360

380

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

1

14

21

52

85

147

223

233

256

452

376

395

20

20

14
23

18
40
pcf

18
38
78

66
53

44

67
44

85

10

37
31

17

17
1

12

28

24

21

16

16

41

34

24

51

90

38

74

76
76

21
21

3
3

12
12
10

9

and
'under
100

ALL WORKERS
$
J L v“ t l ft’' i t J

**“

"""

2 t 773

K t l A X«

j l LHl

11CA

1A" 1C.j y vLA ob n «—■■ ■ ■■

$

$

$

"""
240*00 2 1 5 .0 0 3 9 .0 2 2 0 .0 0 215*00 1 8 6 .0 0 -

474
390

2 0 1 .0 0
186.50

142
36

2 58 .00 2 50 .00 2 1 5 .5 0 3 0 6 .0 0 2 6 6 .5 0 -

2 68 .50
2 5 2 .0 0

195.00 1 7 8 .0 0 -2 2 0 .5 0
1 8 2 .SO 1 6 3 .5 0 -2 0 7 .0 0

.

1

Ji• u

7

1

2 80 .00
3 61 .50

142

1

28

11
1

1

cbboOv 251*50
1j
Kv*t A X w i >tPl/t

buCKu1

1

93

4 0 .0

2 84 .00
2 21 .50 2 1 9 .0 0

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

149

39 I0 2 7 1 .5 0 2 63 .50 2 4 8 .0 0 -2 9 4 .0 0

282
82

3 9 .0 2 5 6 .5 0 2 5 6 .5 0 2 3 8 .5 0 4 0 .0 2 1 6 .5 0 2 1 4 .0 0 2 0 1 .5 0 -

11

10

3
16

lLw f LL Abb C m“
r *99

n t » t A X i*

1R & w

1

971
947

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

162
153
75

191 .00
191 .00

1 7 2 .5 0 1 7 1 .5 0 -

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

1
1

NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

7

29
29

48
48

110
110

181 .50

30

3 9 .0 2 0 6 .5 0

808

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

1 67 .50

4
2

15
14

13

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

25
24

3 8 .0
3 9 .5

196.00

1 6 6 .0 0 -2 3 8 .0 0

154 .50 150 .00
153.50 150.00

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

144 .50
144 .50

131
127

116
114

114
111

137
137

143.50

1 2 7 .5 0 -1 5 9 .0 0
1 2 4 .0 0 -1 6 0 .0 0

23
36

See footnotes at end of tables.

17

65
.65

181
169

98

96

101

109

98

101

89
84

15
13

15
15

3

5

1

61
27

91

53
53

10
26

24

17
45
36

42
47

32
29

23
23
21

2

22

48
47

20
12

1

24

24

16
16
14
14
14
14

3

94

118
115
1

8 AWiUKiriu10* • • ■10
nunaANur
" *™

60
60

1

Cu

1 ,9 6.50-2 18.00

A

313
288

1
42
u

17

23
20

u




15
15

3 9 .0 192 .00 183.50 1 6 0 .0 0 -2 2 2 .0 0
3 9 .0 194.00 191.00 1 6 0 .0 0 -2 2 6 .0 0
3 9 .5 2 2 3 .0 0 2 2 2 .0 0 2 0 2 .0 0 -2 4 3 .5 0

64

92

1

195.50
195.50

1

840

1A X w

39*0
3 8 .5

®B* * * * *

nonmanufacturing

Hw

21

1
14
5

11%^

SECRETARIES* CLASS D -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------K«

13

2 8 5 .0 0
2 2 8 .0 0

16

2
6

10
1

1

1
1

Table A-8. Weekly earnings of office workers—large establishments in Washington, D.C.—Md.—Va., March 1977— Continued
W eek ly earnings1
(standard)

Occupation and industry di vis ion

Number
of
workers

A v erage
w eekly
hours1
(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 ig h t - t im e W e e k ly e a r n in g s o f—

S

S
90

M ean*

M iddle range 2

M edian 2

S

S

S

S

$

s

S

S

s

S

S

s

S

S

S

S

$

S

S

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

no

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

49
44
17
24

61
58
19

40
40

10

11
10

5
5

-

1
1

•

-

.

-

•

-

6

22

14

1
6

33
33

13
13
9

37
37
31

15
7
5

-

•
-

•
-

-

-

-

-

•

-

-

-

1

-

•

•

-

.

1

2

1
2

1
1

12
10
10

2
2
2

2
2
2

and
u n d er
100

ALL WORKERS-—
CONTINUED
TYPISTS - CONTINUED
$

TY PI S TS , CLASS A --------NONMANUFACTURING —
FINANCE --------------SERVICES --------

311
290

TY PI S TS . CLASS 8 ---NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U T IL I T IE S
RETAIL TRADE -----FINANCE --------------SERVICES

529
518
85
50

101

124

212

164

FILE CLERKS -----------------NONMANUFACTURING ---PU8LIC U T IL I T IE S FINANCE ----------------file

clerks,

class

a

$

3 8.5
38.5
37.5
39.0

165. 0 0
165. 5 0
1 6 2.00
161.50

1 6 0 .0 0

151.00-178.50
151.00-178.50
147.00-175.00
147.00-176.00

39.0
39.0
38.5
38.5
3 8.5
40.0

148. 0 0
146. 5 0
188. 0 0
164. 0 0
136.00
131.00

140.00
1 3 9.00
1 8 9.50
1 7 2.00
131. 5 0
126.00

1 2 4 . 0 0 - 1 6 4 . 5C
124.00-163.50
166.00-208.50
143.50-172.00
123.50-144.50
120.00-142.50

! „

. »

1 6 3.50
1 6 0 .0 0

-

•

1
1

1
1

-

-

•

33
31
17

39
38

-

11

60
52
23

1

11

23

21

136
136

65
65

62

49
49

2
2

19
26

40
40
17
3
15
5

-

-

-

_

4
4

59
59

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

-

-

23
36

7
65
64

44
16

4
9
34
13

73
73

40
39

63
62

-

361
352
41
185

39.0
39.0
39.0
38.0

1 3 8.50 132. 0 0
137. 5 0 1 3 2.00
195. 5 0 2 0 2 . 0 0
122. 5 0 1 1 7.50

113.50-151.00
113.50-151.00
156.00-226.00
113.50-132.00

-

51

39.5

167.00

1 5 5.50

-

50
50

-

-

-

“

35

62

134.50-175.00

-

-

-

_

6

25*
25
17

60

2
2

43
43

16
16

11
10

7
7

3

8

11

39

7

7

3
3

1

30

2
2

2
2

8

1

3

12

7

9

6

3

-

-

-

7

2

2

21
20

17
16

30
30

5
5

1
1

4
4

3
3

-

-

1

4

10
10
1

7
7

17

29
29
19

1

2
2

2
1

4

2

4

25
24
23

12
12

20
20
10

51
51
40

31
31

9

4

-

-

1
-

23
23

1
1

10
2

-

10 1
1

60

163

109

-

12

11

100

60

151

36
36

30
24

12 0
11
1
11

98
60

32
19
13

1

39.0
39.0
38.0

1 4 2.50
1 4 3.00
1 2 5.50

1 3 9.00
139. 0 0
124. 5 0

124.50-156.00
124.50-156.00
115.50-133.00

-

6

-

6

FILE CLERKS, CLASS C
NONMANUFACTURING ---FINANCE -----------------

152
148

38.5
3 8.5
38.0

1 2 4.50

108.00-132.00
108.00-131.00
108.50-122.50

_

44

16
16

22
22

7
7

_

4

-

-

29

48
48
45

4

44

1 1 7.50

113.50
113.50
113. 5 0

-

102

10

13

2

3

MESSENGERS -------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---PUBLIC U T IL I T IE S FINANCE -----------------

261
259
91
57

38.0
38.0
37.5
38.0

1 7 4.00
1 7 4.50
1 9 4.50
1 2 5.00

1 7 7 . SO
177. 5 0
198. 5 C

21
21

14
14

12
11

-

2

3

1 2 1 .0 0

139.00-208.50
139.00-208.50
177.50-208.50
109.50-139.00

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS
NONMANUFACTURING —
RETAIL TRADE -----SERVICES -------------

249
237
115
64

39.0
39.0
39.0
3 9.5

1 4 7.50
1 4 3.00
1 2 8.00
1 4 2.50

139. 5 0
137.00
129. 5 0
139.50

122.00-156.50
122.00-153.00
114.50-141.30
136.50-146.50

accounting c l e r k s ,
nonmanufacturing

class

a

--------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------SERVICES --------------------------

ACCOUNTING CLERKS, CLASS B
MANUFACTURING -------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ------ -— —
RETAIL TRADE ------------------SERVICES --------------------------

1 ,319
92
1,227
361
637
76
133

3 9 . 5 173.50 167. 5 0 1 3 9 . 0 0 - 2 0 8 . 5 0
38.0 2 3 7 . 5 0 2 5 5 . 0 0 2 1 0 . 0 0 - 2 7 4 . 0 0
3 9 . 5 168.50 1 6 6 . 0 0 1 3 6 . 5 0 - 1 9 7 . 0 0
39.0 2 0 6 . 5 0 2 0 8 . 5 0 1 8 4 . 0 0 - 2 2 4 . 0 0
40.0 147.50 1 4 2.00 1 2 4 . 0 0 - 1 6 7 . 5 0
39.0 148.50 1 4 2 . 0 0 1 3 3 . 0 0 - 1 5 6 . 0 0
4 0 . 0 172.50 171.00 1 5 2 . 0 0 - 1 8 4 . 0 0

519
477
185
80

39.0
39.5
4 0.0
4 0.0

1 9 9.00 2 0 0 . 5 o
193. 5 0 192.00
1 7 7.00 1 7 7 . 0 0
1 8 3.50 182.00

800
50
750

39.5
38.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

1 4 9 . So 1 2 8 . 0 0 - 1 7 6 . 0 0
2 1 6 .5 0
230.00 179.50-255.00
153.00 1 4 7 . Sc 1 2 6 . 3 0 - 1 7 1 . 0 0
135. 5 0 133.5c 1 1 8 . 0 0 - 1 5 0 . 0 0
156.50 1 5 4 . 0U 1 4 5 . 0 0 - 1 7 1 . 0 0

53

1 5 7.00

167.50-224.00
166.00-221.00
160.00-193.00
164.00-201.00

5
5

10
10

22
22

12
12

17
17

-

-

-

-

-

5

10

10

5

13

9

5

7
7
7

15
15
15

27
27
17
2

40
40
15
18

21
21
8
6

14
14
7
4

1
1

-

51
51
25
26

7
5

*

30
30
19
5

2
2

1

_

53

72

90

119

132

97

131

-

-

-

2

6

1

53

72

80

113

-

-

-

72

-

131

130

1

12

7

36

84
18
17

55

71

11

8

94
5
89
18
47
3

24

14

20

22

3

28
27
14

29
29
13

43
42
31

44

21
21

104

34

52
52
23

18

8

9

10

8

21

104

68

88

50

49

-

-

-

75
9

83
23

-

-

4

6

-

•

7

27
27

2

-

53

-

-

-

-

3
3
3

*

*

*

12
1

53

69

83

92

-

-

7

-

-

2

6

•

53
53

69
69

81
73

86

71

104
70

*

4

5

9

18

7

97

*

See footnotes at end of tables.




-

2

31
28

158
156
65

ACCOUNTING CLERKS ------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------PUBLIC U T IL I T IE S ----------RETAIL TRADE ------------------FINANCE --------------------------SERVICES --------------------------

16
5

16-

15
5
9

7

-

-

FILE CLERKS, CLASS 8
NONMANUFACTURING —
FINANCE --------------- -

1 2 2 .0 0

10

9

1

44

1

6
6

12

3
3

-

-

-

-

•

_
-

_
•

40

24

11

21

29

3

•

-

•
•

-

•

•

•

-

-

•

•
_

•

-

_

.

•

•

•

•

-

•

1
-

1
1

1
1

-

-

-

-

-

•

-

-

•

•

-

-

•

-

28
-

-

-

9

1

1

12
11

20

15

24
3

-

-

-

-

-

9

103
94
26

-

-

-

-

•

-

-

-

2

9

9

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

39

59

6

20

20

•
•

•
-

-

•
-

-

-

102

26
1

-

5

1

-

lu

2

18

6

68

88

48
13

49

4

2

14

40

45
13

39

42
15

6

2

4

12

1

1

d

-

.
_

•

•

-

-

•

-

-

1
1

-

•

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

•

1

•

Table A-8. Weekly earnings of office workers—large establishments in Washington, D.C. —Md.—Va., March 1977— Continued
"" ^ e e k l^ T a r n in g ^ ^ ™

N u m b er

(s ta n d a r d )
Num ber
O c c u p a tio n

and

in d u s t r y

d iv is io n

of
w ork ers

3>

A verage

90

w e e k ly
h o u rs 1
M ean 2

(s ta n d a rd )

M e d ia n

^

M id d le ra n g e

^

o f w o rk e rs

s

$

r e c e iv in g

$

$

s tr a ig h t- tim e

$

S

w e e k ly

$

e a r n in g s

o f—

i

S

S

s

s

%

S

10 0

no

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

220

240

260

no

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

220

240

260

280

and
u n d er

100

ALL WORKERS—

CONTINUED
$

$

$

140.00-185.50

J X

JO
1

n L 1n 1L 1m MU u

1™ ®

J1
i

j[)~i jj| JO

*

1

153.00-195.50

30*0

153* 0 0
148. 0 0

i j /• j 0

2
,

138.50-174.00

2

S e e fo o tn o te s at en d o f ta b le s .




19

2

f i"

3
1

fable A-9. Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers—large establishments
in Washington, D.C. —M d .-V a ., March 1977
Number of w o r k e r s r e ce iv in g st rai gh t- ti me w eek ly earnings of—
Number
of
workers

Occupation and industry di vis ion

Average
weekly
hours1
[standard)

s
Mean2

Middle range 2

Median2

S

$
130

S

S

$

S

$

i

S

$

I

$

$

$

S

$

S

s

i

s

140

150

160

170

190

210

230

250

270

290

310

330

350

370

390

410

43 0

45 0

49 0

530

150

160

170

190

210

230

250

270

290

310

330

35 0

370

390

410

430

45 0

49 0

530

570

29
29

35

and
under
14 0

ALL WORKERS
COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS

S

$

$

$

73

38 .5

301.00

26 3

4 0 .0

392150

394.50

3 5 8 .5 0 -A 2 7 .0 0

26 5

3 9 .5

330.50

3cQ *30

2 8 8.50 -35 7.50

30

15

11

11

1

6

10

19

17

34

43

38

48
48

33
32

23

19

2 7 0.00 -32 9.50

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS

1

1

NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

40
40

39
39

36
36

23
23

11
10

15
14

11
10

13

27

11

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
iu v J jliib W jf .

vLA jo

8
8

O

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
1u U j l N t j S * t LL A j o C *
N v m H A N u r A v 1 UKI r i O • • • * " "

21
’

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUSINESS)

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS

—

"
3 9 .0

310.00

314.00

3

21

c .6 9 .^ 0

436

15

22

2 6 7.00 2 6 3 .0 0 -

344.00
344.00

-

-

1
1

-

5

7

31
29

25
24

52
49

25
20

55
43

—

*
—

*
*

76

71

32

19
14

14
12

65

62

18

14

6
5

(BUSINESS).
325.00
8

11

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUS INES S).
1

63 6
m

101

3 9 .5
3 8 .5
3 9 .5

208.00
231.50
202.50

21s I o o
2 0 0 .0 0

19

1 7 8 .50 -22 7.50
218.00 246.00
17 6.00 230.50

15

76

1
1

8

101
8
24

135
8
26

23
145
99

tUnrU 1 t N

K t 1A I L

N ON HA NU r

tn

A 1 UKo)

1KAUL

LL Aj o

D

239.00
237.50

< -JC . V v

2 2 4.00 -25 5.00
224.50 -24 7.00

•
233.50 18 1.50 -

213.00

m

276.50
247.00

4

22

50
49

94
90

13

23
23

19
18

38
35

15
13

18
17

149
13 7
61
5
13

66
56
9

43
38
6
9

38
34

12

8
7
5

8

1

42
41
39

40
35
31

21

16
16

3

45
35
5
-4

23
9

16
16
6

8

8

36
34
19

40
32

12

11

28
24
18
5

9

20

16
15

22

8

1

•3

18

2
1

A vI U Ki fi b • • • • • • * " ■ ■

DRAfTCR0
23 5
107

3 9 .5

235.50

234.00

1 7 8 .0 0 -2 8 1 .0 0

2 0 1 .0 0

179.00

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

12
10

11
11

18
18

24

8

18

22

See footnotes at end of tables.




20

15

12

21

7
7
1

13
13
6
1

18

22

12

2

7

15
15

6

1
1

-

-

Table A-9. Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers—large establishments
in Washington, D.C.—Md.—Va., March 1977— Continued
^^^W eek l^Tarn ings^^™
(standard)
Number

Occupation and in du stry d iv is io n

s
130

of
workers

N u m be r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly e a rn in g s o f—

s

Averagfe

(standard)

M ea n 2

M edian 2

M iddle range ^

S

S

$

$

S

$

S

S

$

$

S
S
S
S
S
$
S
$
$
35o
33o
370
390 410
430 450 49o
530

140

150

160

170

190

210

230

250

270

290

310

150

160

170

190

210

230

250

270

290

310

330

350

370

390

410

430

1
1

5
5

6
5

1
*

6
-

2
-

3
3

4

14
14

21
21

1
1

2
2

•

•

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3
3

12
12

3
3

4
4

6
4

9
7

4
4

9
9

4
4

1
1

1
1

-

-

-

-

-

8

14
14

12
6

6
4

28
27

12
12

17
17

-

1
1

5
4

37
33

43
40

72
64

26
20

46
41

41
33

223
223

13
13

7
7

14
14

1
1

•

-

-

.

-

-

-

1
-

3
-

2
-

12
5

13
8

36
33

32
26

161
161

13
13

7
7

14
14

1
1

•

3
2

25
24

55
54

13
12

10
8

9
7

62
62

and
under
140

450

490

530

570

ALL W O R K E R S —
CONTINUED
DRAFTERS -

CONTINUED

D R A F T E R S , c l a s s a ---------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------

66
56

$
$
$
$
3 9 .5 290 .50 320 .00 2 3 7 .0 0 -3 3 8 .5 0
39 .5 300 .00 3 20 .00 2 9 5 .5 0 -3 3 8 .5 0

*

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

56
52

3 9 .S 243 .50 249 .00
3 9 .5 243 .00 249 .00

1 7 8 .0 0 -2 9 4 .0 0
1 7 8 .0 0 -2 9 6 .0 0

3 9 .5 201 .00
3 9 .5 202 .50

1 6 1 .0 0 -2 3 8 .0 0
1 6 0 .0 0 -2 3 8 .0 0

D R A F T E R S , C L A S S C ---------------- N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------

107
98

216 .00
216 .00

E L E C T R O N I C S T E C H N I C I A N S ------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------

529
494

4 0 .0 287 .50 3 08 .50 2 4 1 .5 0 -3 2 2 .5 0
4 0 .0 2 90 .00 3 2 2 .5 o 2 4 3 .0 0 -3 2 2 .6 0

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

295
268

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

177
169

4 0 .0 274 .00 252 .00 2 3 4 .0 0 -3 2 8 .0 0
4 0 .0 2 75 .00 251 .00 2 3 4 .0 0 -3 2 8 .0 0

S ee footnotes

311 .00 3 22 .50 2 9 4 .5 0 -3 2 2 .5 0
317 .00 322 .50 3 0 6 .5 0 -3 2 2 .5 0

-

-

*

-

-

6
6

4
4

a

-

_

-

.

-

“
-

•

at en d o f t a b l e s .




21

-

•

-

-

•

•

.

-

-

-

*

*

•

.

-

-

-

“

-

Table A -10. A verage w e e k ly earnings of office, professional, and technical w orkers, by s e x large estab lishm ents in W ash in g to n , D .C . —M d .—V a ., M arch 1977
Sex, 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s t r y d iv is io n

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS -

W eekly
haurs 1
(standard

W eekly
earnings 1
(standard)

MEN
$

A vera ge
(m ea n 2 )

Average
(m ean 2 )

A vera ge
(m ea n 2 )
Number
of
w o iken

Sex, 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s t r y d iv is io n

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS
WOMEN— CONTINUED
STENOGRAPHERS

-

Number
of
w o iken

W eekly
hours 1
(standard)

W eekly
earnings *
(standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS
WOMEN— CONTINUED

-

ACCOUNTING CLERKS -

CONTINUED

nin,,rnr

Sex, 3 o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s t r y d iv is io n

..

180.00

ALIU UN | IN o

Number
of
worken

W eekly
hours 1
standard)

W eekly
earnings *
(standard)

70

4 0.0

195.50
191.50
177.00
182.00

428

40 .0

152.00
135.00

44
196

38 .5 2 20 .00
4 0 .0 161.50
4 0.0

85

164.50

-

CONTINUED

L L L fV \ J 9

LUM J J

89

ACCOUNTING CLuRKSe CLASS 13

3 9 .0
57

3 9 .5

180.00

154.00

HC 1A IL

1KAUL

39^5 144.00

K t 1284
A 1L

1K A U l

1J J

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS

-

WOMEN

r ,/r.

______

38 • 5

^C
j R V IC F s""

157
2 .7 61
498

39 .0
39 .0

473
388
1 .2 32

3 9 .5
3 8 .5
39 .0

2 44 .00
220 .00
2 60 .00
229 .00
2 0 1 .0 0
186.50
221 .00

122
522

3 9 .0

161.50

39 .0

147.50

m

N tT

A IL

1H A U t

"

%*. rn o n m a n u f a c t u k in g

82

38*5

188.00

3Cv ML 1An 1Lw f LLn J J
3 9.0

,_„

38 • b

135.00
j L l Hl

j CLML

1

1

LL A j j

LL

0

L

®®

ItT

2 5 5 .0 0

93
84

2 21 .50
3 8 .0 2 11 .00
2 71 .50

, .„ __

j L L n L 1A K I l j v

178
101
443

87
107
010

39 .0 195.50
38 • 5
38*5 227 .00
39 .0 178.50
198.50

LL Abb U

iTCTX Aw 111P UL

160

39 .0
39 .0
3 8 .0

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
142.50
l4 c .5 u
1 2 5 .50

NONMANUFACTURING — . . . . -

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(BUSINESS) * CLASS A

-------

i oo

38 .0

117.00

96

38 .0

180.00

248
236

39 .0
39 .0

147.50
143.00

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(B U S IN E S S )♦ CLASS 8 —
— —
~
NONMANUFACTURING - - — — — —
PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S — 1
—— ------

1.2 06
68
1.1 38
329

3 9 .5

170.50

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(BU SINE SS)* CLASS C
NONMANUFACTURING — - - -

119

4 0 .0

38 .5 3 09 .50

no nm anu factu m ng

N0NMANUF ACTUKlNG —

—

—

—

—

SERVICC j

3 9 .0 191.50
39 • 0 193.50
2 22 .00

See footnotes at end of tables.




30 .0

131
129
64

53
227 .00
2 43 .00
225 .50
2 56 .50
2 17 .00
195.50
174.50
2 3 1 .5 0

3 9 .0
3 9.0
39 .0
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
3 8 .5
3 9 .0

1 .0 65
282

r NANCC

1
1ftP
z

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN

22

3 9 .5 167.00
3 9 .0 2 05 .50

171.50

_
-

-

—

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUSINESS) —
NONMANUFACTURING — — —
—— —-

270

39 .5 3 17 .50

101

333 .50

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (B U S IN E S S ).
. . . , r—, . . _ . .

Table A-10. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sexlarge establishments in Washington, D.C.—Md.—Va., March 1977— Continued
Average
(m ean 2 )

A v e rage
(m ean 2 )

Sex, 3 occupation,

and in d u s tr y d ivisio n

Number
of
workers

W eek ly
haurs1
(standard]

W eekly
earnings1
(standard)

p r o f e s s i o n a l AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUSINESS)
CONTINUEDI

Sex,

3o c c u p a t i o n ,
p r o f e s s io n a l

A,n o

OC CUPA TIONS - MEN—

DRAFTERS -

-

drafters,

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (B U S IN E S S ).

COMPUTER OPERATORS)
NONHANUF ACTURING t
PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S -----------------nti A

and in d u s tr y d ivis io n

39.0 310.00
39.0 308.00

63

39*0 242.00

TEC HNICAL
CONTINUED

CONTINUED
class

91

36.5 188.50

Sex,

3o c c u p a t i o n ,

a ---------------------

53

$

39.5
39.5
39.0
40.0

W eekly
hours 1
(standard)

W eekly
earnings 1
(standard)

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(BUSINESS) - CONTINUED

39.5 310.00
COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS

DRAFTERS* CLASS C * - —

L .
3S4#50
354 • 50

215.00

******"***

3) j Il ” j

A n A L T 3 13
J J h •Jv

NONMANUFACTURING —
e l e c t r o n ic s

t e c h n ic ia n s ,

class

a-

NONMANUFACTURING ----------- ----- ----

193
172
93
55

and in d u s tr y d ivisio n

Number
of
worker?

P RO FE SS IO N AL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPA TIONS - WOMEN— CONTINUED

280
253
164

See footnotes at end o f tables.

23

321.50

■

40.0 310.50
40.0 316.50

297.50
SERVICES

40.0 275.00
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (B U S IN E SS ).
CLASS A
NONMANUFACTURING

249.00
PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
254.001
OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN
258.501
229.50 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
143




W eekly
earnings1
(standard)

Average
(m ean 2 )

v U H r U 1L N

COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS B>
NONMANUFACTURING:

NONMANUFACTURING------ -------- --------P U B L IC ^U TILITIE S ----------------------

W eekly
hours 1
(standard)

$

104
93

1 i'AUw

n n Ac>*pn(.

Number
of
worker*

39.5 332.00
327.00

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (B U S IN E SS ).
Cl a s s b

53

324*00
39.5 325.00

Table A-11. Hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, and powerplant workers—large establishments
in Washington, D.C.—Md.—Va., March 1977
N u m ber o f w o r k e r s re c e iv in g s tra ig h t-tim e h ou rly earn in gs o f—

Mean 2

M ed ian 2

M iddle range 2

•

O

•

i---- r
o

Occupation and industry d ivision

o

1 --- 1 --- S
1 ----i ---- r —
~i--- %
T --- I--- 1 --- T
S
S
~i---- S--- S
S
S
S
s
4.20 4.40 4,60 4.8o 5.00 5.20 5.40 5.6o 5.80 6. 00 6. 20 6 . 6 0 7 .00 7.40 7.80 8 . 2 0 8*60 9.00 9.40 9.8010.

o

Hourly earnings 4
Number

00

and
under

4.40 4.60 4.80 5.00 5.20 5.40 5.60 5.80 6. 00 6. 2 0 6.60 7.00 7.00 7.80 8. 2 0 8.60 9.00 9.00 9.8010,2010. 6 0 1 1 *0011*A0
ALL WORKERS

$
8.87
8.90
9.31

$
$
6 .88-10.00
6.76-10.00
1 0 .00-10.00

7.60

8.45
7.35

7.35- 9.51
6.38- 9.06

85
83

7.83
7.82

7.61
7.61

6.65- 9.84
6.65- 9.84

239
219
131

8.07
8.14
7.65
8.87

7.63
7.63
7.63
9.23

7.51- 9.18
7.61- 9.18
7.52- 8 . 0 6
9.18- 9.23

8.29
8.25

8.49
8.46

7.72- 9.06
7.57- 9.06

77
72
60

MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS
NONMANUFACTURING ----

90
52

8. 20

MAINTENANCE PAINTERS NONMANUFACTURING —
MAINTENANCE MECHANICS
(MOTOR VEHICLES)
NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S
RETAIL TRADE
STATIONARY ENGINEERS NONMANUFACTURING —

$
10 .0 0
10.00
10.00

MAINTENANCE CARPENTERS NONMANUFACTURING -----RETAIL TRADE ------

88

133
111

-

-

-

-

2
2

*

-

S e e f o o t n o t e s a t en d o f ^ t a b l e s .




24

1
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

7
7

6

10

•

-

-

-

10
10

22

-

9
9

-

12
12

12
12

4
4

26
26

-

2

*

*

*

-

*

2
2

20
20

73
65
65

23
23
23

-

-

9
9

18

29
17
5

75
75

•

10

2

2

12

-

-

-

-

65

7

3
3

8
8

9
9

12
12

33
12

8

30
30

8
8

-

1
1

1
1

*

2
2

-

2
2
2

—
—

3
3
3

2
6
6

—
-

•

-

10
10

1
1
1

.

9

2

5
5

*

-

-

1
1

1
1
—

4
-

15
15

1
1

-

1
-

3
3

1
1

—

2
2

1
1
1

1
1

*

2
2

-

1
1

-

-

-

-

*

*

-

—

•
-

-

*

—

-

1
1

1
1

1
1

-

2
2

1
1

7

•

-

•

•

48
48
48

•

-

•

-

•
-

-

-

1
1

3
3

24
24

*

*

“

2
2
2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8
8

-

2
2
•

Table A-12. Hourly earnings of material movement and custodial workers—large establishments
in Washington, D.C. —Md.—Va., March 1977
Num ber o f w o rk e rs re c e iv in g stra ig h t-tim e h ou rly earnings o f—

Hourly earnings 4

Occupation and industry d ivision

$

Number
of

5

2.30
Mean 2

M edian2

M iddle range 2

$

s

$

$

I

s

S

$

S

S

i

$

$

IT

i

s

$

s

S

5"

2.40

2.60

2.80

3.00

3.20

3.40

3.60

3.80

4.00

4.20

4.40

4.60

[$
4.80

5.2o

5.60

6.00

6.40

6.80

7.20

7.60

8.00

8.40

2.60

2.80

3.00

3.20

3.40

3.60

3.80

4.00

4.20

4.40

4.60

4.80

5.20

5.60

6.00

6.40

6.80

7.20

7.60

8.00

8.40

8.80

'and
under
2.40

ALL WORKERS
| 99

$

$

$
2

2

-

6 .0 0 7 .1 0 -

-

-

2

-

2

1

-

-

1

25

14

13

2

51

214

40

255

2

16

48

25

195

40

162
162

17

13

121
119

29

14

45
41

56

25

17

255

24

12

12

-

15

22

27

26

12

195

40

162

17

255

1

3

2

38

118

20

13

6

6

•

•

9

6

•
-

6

-

—

*

6

*

6

*

—

34

17

255

5 .6 6 - 5 .8 0

1

6 .0 0

3

2

3

10
6

116

20

3

*

3

4

24

13

TRUCKDRIVERS. HEAVY TRUCK

7 77

i 33

7 .1 0 -

-

-

-

-

-

-

•

-

7 .1 0 -

1* J

3 .8 8
n t 1A I L

1n W U w

"* *

*

X—
»

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

289

7 .2 4

8 • 10

1 fi ^ U t

3*90
n t f WXw

janitors,

port er s,

and cl ea ne rs -------

3 ,0 8 4

3 .1 2

2 .7 0

27

14

148

34

155

17

255

-

3

13

10

148

34

155

17

255

-

155

1

8

8

8

7

11

7

5

8

4

11

7

3

9

-

8

8

7

10
9

13

8

13

10

7

5

8

4

11

3

1

-

-

9

-

-

1

4

9

4

4

3

1

2

11

39

37

15

67

1

13

1

4

9

4

4

3

1

2

11

39

37

15

67

1

13

4
4

•

-

3
3

39

18

21

3

6

9

3

3

6

-

-

-

45

22

35

122

53
53

9
9

26

25

14

2
2

5
5
5

2
2
2

20

1

1

1

1

1

1

10
10

15
15

10

15

-

•

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

106

120

102

126

76

106

120

102

126

76

3
3
3

106

120

102

-

-

-

22
22

14

15

14

15

6

2
4

126

76

53

-

-

31

26

35

27

31

26

35

27

31

22

28

26

12

6

11

6

12
12

1

5

12

1

4
4

10

-

6
6

-

6

12

1

34

27

50

40

13

26

10

31

52

30

-17

49

40

13

26

10

31

52

17

47

18

3

6

21

4

11

7

2

11

5

1365

173

188

363
-

292
-

1365
-

173

186
•

130
129
•

-

92

95

94

88

45

12

24

67

74

2
198

5
1265

21
21

•
-

-

292

-

24

22
22
22

363

363

See footn otes at end o f ta b les.




167

3

18

1

6

J t 50

14

18

1

3 .3 3 3 .3 5 —

3 .0 0 —

35

12
12

9

1

-

3.0 0

3

-

9

-

-

2 .7 0 - 3 .1 5

18

9

12

-

6 .3 0 - 8 .1 0
8.1 0

-» * -%r-

1K ^ U L

12

12

24

-

6

NONMANUFACTURING

12

24

-

•

5 .8 0 -

24

25

5
79

-

8

15

25

19

74
72
1
27
6

38

40
29

1
20

5
3

6

10
14

6
4

1

-

13

5

25

31

22

11

84

17

26

20

11

84

78
2

9

2
7
8
—

2
8
4

-

3

2

6

6

3

15

5
3

-

4

11

1

7

2

1

1

1

*

1

2

46

1

7

4
4
4

•
-

7

-

326

20

20

*

.
*

1

213

1

213

1

213

•
—
-

-

-

-

•
—
—
-

20

10

1

14

13

14

9

3

8

22

7
2

2

1

21

2

-

2
2
-

1

5

-

-

-

28
27

26

26

18

•

26
-

5
5

2

26
•

2

18

—

-

-

-

-

26

26

5

2

18

—

102
71

45

59

-

2
1
9

7
1
6

34
30
27

3

23

25

2




Table A -13. A verage hourly earnings of m aintenance, toolroom ,
p o w e rp la n t, m aterial m ovem ent, and custodial w orkers,
by sex—large establishm ents in W a s h in g to n , D .C .—
M d . - V a . , M a rc h 1977
Sex,

3

occupation, and industry d ivis ion

Number
of
workers

A vera ge
(m ea n 2 )
hourly
earnings

Sex, 3 occupation, and in du stry d ivis io n

MAINTENANCE « TOOLROOM, AND
POWERPLANT OCCUPATIONS - MEN

Number
of
workers

Avera ge
(m ea n 2 )
hourly
earnings 4

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED
$
fD

8* 20
7.2 3
3« 61
*1, V

1* w

(N O T C H

1

V tn I L

1W A

wl IWI s T v W

238

L tb )

PUBLIC U T I L IT I E S

Uw

■

6 .9 9
7.0 7

H t i A Xl .

I HNUw

******

R ETA IL I NAUt * 7 * ""*
1 l lf f U C

*

**

106

5 .5 4

1.780

3.2 7

123
499
57

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

1*290

2 .9 1

84
1,082

3.2 8
2.7 1

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL
OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN

** * * * *

JAN ITO R S , PORTERS, AND CLEANERS
NONHANUi A vIU H iN v
M •«■

** ■

JAN ITO R S , PORTERS, AND CLEANERS —
1,037
965

V

■ ■■

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

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTOOIAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN

n w l M AW

1 1, H U L_

8.0 8

7.4 5

See footnotes at end o f ta b les.

26

----------

Footnotes

1 S tan d ard h ou rs r e f le c t th e w o r k w e e k f o r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e
t h e ir r e g u la r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a la r ie s
(e x c lu s iv e o f p a y f o r o v e r t im e at
r e g u la r an d / o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ), and the e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d to th e s e
w e e k ly h o u rs.
2
T h e m e a n is c om p u ted f o r e a c h jo b b y to ta lin g th e e a r n in g s o f a ll
w o r k e r s and d iv id in g b y th e n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s .
T h e m ed ia n d e s ig n a te s
p o s itio n — h a lf o f th e w o r k e r s r e c e iv e th e s a m e o r m o r e and h a lf r e c e iv e
th e s a m e o r le s s than th e ra te shown. T h e m id d le ra n g e is d e fin e d by tw o
r a te s o f pay: a fo u r th o f the w o r k e r s e a r n the s a m e o r le s s than the lo w e r
o f th e s e r a te s and a fo u r th e a r n the s a m e o r m o r e than th e h ig h e r r a te .




3
E a rn in g s data r e la t e o n ly to w o r k e r s w h ose s e x id e n tific a tio n was
p r o v id e d b y th e e s ta b lis h m e n t.
4
E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e and f o r w o rk on w e e k e n d s ,
h o lid a y s , and la te s h ifts .
5
E s tim a te s f o r p e r io d s ending p r i o r to 1976 r e la te to m en o n ly f o r
s k ille d m a in te n a n c e and u n s k ille d p lan t w o r k e r s . A l l o th e r e s tim a te s r e la te
to m en and w o m en .
6
D ata do not m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a o r data not a v a ila b le .

27




Appendix A.
Scope and Method
of Survey
D ata on a r e a w a g e s and r e la te d b e n e fits a r e o b ta in ed b y p e r s o n a l
v is it s o f B u reau f ie ld r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s at 3 - y e a r in t e r v a ls .
In e a c h o f the
in te r v e n in g y e a r s , in fo r m a tio n on e m p lo y m e n t and o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s is
c o lle c t e d b y a c o m b in a tio n o f p e r s o n a l v is it , m a il q u e s tio n n a ir e , and t e l e ­
phone in t e r v ie w f r o m e s ta b lis h m e n ts p a r tic ip a tin g in the p r e v io u s s u r v e y .
In each o f the 74 *1 a r e a s c u r r e n t ly s u r v e y e d , data a r e o b ta in ed f r o m
r e p r e s e n t a t iv e e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith in s ix b ro a d in d u s tr y d iv is io n s : M a n u fa c ­
tu r in g ; tr a n s p o r ta tio n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s ; w h o le s a le
tr a d e ; r e t a i l tr a d e ; fin a n c e , in s u ra n c e , and r e a l e s ta te ; and s e r v ic e s . M a jo r
in d u s tr y g ro u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m th es e stu d ies a r e g o v e rn m e n t o p e r a tio n s and
the c o n s tru c tio n and e x t r a c t iv e in d u s tr ie s . E s ta b lis h m e n ts h a vin g fe w e r than
a p r e s c r ib e d n u m b er o f w o r k e r s a r e o m itte d b e c a u s e o f in s u ffic ie n t e m p lo y ­
m e n t in the occ u p a tio n s stu d ied . S e p a ra te ta b u la tion s a r e p r o v id e d f o r each
o f the b ro a d in d u s tr y d iv is io n s w h ich m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a .
T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e con du cted on a s a m p le b a s is .
T h e s a m p lin g
p r o c e d u r e s in v o lv e d e ta ile d s tr a t ific a t io n o f a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith in the
s c o p e o f an in d iv id u a l a r e a s u r v e y b y in d u s try and n u m b e r o f e m p lo y e e s .
F r o m th is s t r a t ifie d u n iv e r s e a p r o b a b ilit y s a m p le is s e le c te d , w ith each
e s ta b lis h m e n t h a vin g a p r e d e te r m in e d chan ce o f s e le c tio n . T o o b ta in o p tim u m
a c c u r a c y at m in im u m c o s t, a g r e a t e r p r o p o r tio n o f la r g e than s m a ll e s t a b ­
lis h m e n ts is s e le c te d .
W hen data a r e co m b in e d , each e s ta b lis h m e n t is
w e ig h te d a c c o r d in g to its p r o b a b ilit y o f s e le c tio n , so that u n b ia sed e s tim a te s
a r e g e n e ra te d . F o r e x a m p le , i f one out o f fo u r e s ta b lis h m e n ts is s e le c te d ,
it is g iv e n a w e ig h t o f 4 to r e p r e s e n t i t s e l f p lus th r e e o th e r s . A n a lte r n a te
o f the s a m e o r ig in a l p r o b a b ilit y is ch osen in the s a m e in d u s t r y - s iz e c l a s s i ­
fic a t io n i f data a r e n o t a v a ila b le f r o m the o r ig in a l s a m p le m e m b e r .
I f no
s u ita b le su b stitu te is a v a ila b le , a d d itio n a l w e ig h t is a s s ig n e d to a s a m p le
m e m b e r that is s i m i l a r to the m is s in g unit.
O ccu p a tion s and e a r n in g s
O c c u p a tio n s s e le c te d f o r study a r e c o m m o n to a v a r ie t y o f m a n u fa c ­
tu rin g and n o n m a n u fa ctu rin g in d u s tr ie s , and a r e o f the fo llo w in g ty p e s : (1 )
O ffic e c l e r i c a l ; (2 ) p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l; (3 ) m a in te n a n c e , to o lr o o m ,
and p o w e r p la n t; and (4 ) m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t and c u s to d ia l.
O c c u p a tio n a l
c la s s ific a t io n is b a s e d on a u n ifo r m s e t o f jo b d e s c r ip tio n s d e s ig n e d to take
a c c ount o f in t e r e s ta b lis h m e n t v a r ia t io n in d u ties w ith in the s a m e jo b .
O ccu p ation s s e le c te d f o r stu dy a r e lis t e d and d e s c r ib e d in a p p e n d ix B.

U n le s s o t h e r w is e in d ic a te d , the e a r n in g s data fo llo w in g the jo b
t it le s a r e f o r a ll in d u s tr ie s c o m b in e d .
E a r n in g s data f o r s o m e o f the
o c c u p a tio n s lis t e d and d e s c r ib e d , o r f o r s o m e in d u s try d iv is io n s w ith in the
sc o p e o f the s u r v e y , a r e n o t p r e s e n te d in the A - s e r i e s ta b le s b e ca u s e
e it h e r (1 ) e m p lo y m e n t in the o c c u p a tio n is to o s m a ll to p r o v id e enough data
to m e r i t p r e s e n ta tio n , o r (2 ) th e r e is p o s s ib ilit y o f d is c lo s u r e o f in d iv id u a l
e s ta b lis h m e n t d ata.
S e p a ra te m e n 's and w o m e n 's e a r n in g s data a r e not
p r e s e n te d w hen the n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s not id e n tifie d b y s e x is 20 p e rc e n t
o r m o r e o f the m en o r w o m e n id e n tifie d in an oc c u p a tio n .
E a r n in g s data
n o t shown s e p a r a t e ly f o r in d u s tr y d iv is io n s a r e in c lu d e d in data fo r a ll
in d u s tr ie s c o m b in e d .
L ik e w is e , f o r o c c u p a tio n s w ith m o r e than one l e v e l,
data a r e in c lu d e d in the o v e r a l l c la s s ific a t io n w hen a s u b c la s s ific a tio n is
not shown o r in fo r m a tio n to s u b c la s s ify is n ot a v a ila b le .

O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t and e a r n in g s data a r e shown f o r f u ll- t im e
w o r k e r s , i. e ., th ose h ir e d to w o r k a r e g u la r w e e k ly sch e d u le .
E a r n in g s
data e x c lu d e p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e and f o r w o rk on w e e k en d s, h o lid a y s ,
and la te s h ifts .
N o n p ro d u c tio n b on u ses a r e e x c lu d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g
a llo w a n c e s and in c e n tiv e b on u ses a r e in c lu d e d .
W e e k ly h o u rs f o r o ffic e
c l e r i c a l and p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s r e f e r to the stan dard
w o r k w e e k (ro u n d e d to the n e a r e s t h a lf h o u r) f o r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e
r e g u la r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a la r ie s (e x c lu s iv e o f p a y f o r o v e r t im e at r e g u la r
a n d / o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ). A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s f o r th e s e o ccu p atio n s a re
rou n ded to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r . V e r t i c a l lin e s w ith in the d is trib u tio n o f
w o r k e r s on s o m e A - t a b le s in d ic a te a ch an ge in the s iz e o f the c la s s in t e r v a ls .

T h e s e s u r v e y s m e a s u r e the l e v e l o f o c c u p a tio n a l e a rn in g s in an a r e a
a t a p a r t ic u la r tim e . C o m p a ris o n s o f in d iv id u a l o c c u p a tio n a l a v e r a g e s o v e r
tim e m a y n o t r e f l e c t e x p e c te d w a g e c h a n g e s . T h e a v e r a g e s f o r in d iv id u a l job s
a r e a ffe c t e d b y ch an ges in w a g e s and e m p lo y m e n t p a tte r n s .
F o r e x a m p le ,
p r o p o r tio n s o f w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d b y h ig h - o r lo w - w a g e f ir m s m a y ch an ge, o r
h ig h -w a g e w o r k e r s m a y a d v a n c e to b e tte r jo b s and be r e p la c e d b y new
w o r k e r s a t lo w e r r a te s . Such s h ifts in e m p lo y m e n t cou ld d e c r e a s e an o c c u ­
p a tio n a l a v e r a g e e v e n though m o s t e s ta b lis h m e n ts in an a r e a in c r e a s e w a g e s
d u rin g the y e a r . C h an ges in e a r n in g s o f o c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p s, shown in ta b le
A - 7 , a r e b e t t e r in d ic a to r s o f w a g e tr e n d s than a r e e a rn in g s ch an ges f o r
in d iv id u a l jo b s w ith in the g ro u p s .

A v e r a g e e a r n in g s r e f l e c t c o m p o s ite , a r e a w id e e s tim a te s . In d u s tr ie s
s ta ffin g , and thus c o n trib u te
a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l to r e f l e c t
in in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n ts .

1
Included in the 74 areas are 4 studies conducted by the Bureau under contract. These areas are Akroh,
and e s ta b lis h m e n ts d if fe r in p a y l e v e l and jo b
Ohio; Birmingham, A l a . ; Norfolk—Virginia Beach—Portsmouth and Newport News—Hampton, Va. —N. C . ; and
d if fe r e n t ly to the e s tim a te s f o r e a c h jo b . P a y
Syracuse, N .Y . In addition, the Bureau conducts more limited area studies in approximately 100 areas at the
request of the Employment Standards Administration of the U. S. Department of Labor.
a c c u r a t e ly the w a g e d if fe r e n t ia l am on g jo b s




A v e r a g e p a y le v e l s f o r m en and w o m e n in s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s should
n o t b e a s s u m e d to r e f l e c t d iffe r e n c e s in p a y o f th e s e x e s w ith in in d iv id u a l
e s ta b lis h m e n ts .
F a c t o r s w h ich m a y c o n trib u te to d iffe r e n c e s in c lu d e p r o ­
g r e s s io n w ith in e s ta b lis h e d r a te r a n g e s (o n ly the r a te s p aid in cu m b en ts a r e
c o lle c t e d ) and p e r fo r m a n c e o f s p e c ific d u ties w ith in the g e n e r a l s u r v e y jo b
d e s c r ip t io n s . J o b d e s c r ip t io n s u s e d to c la s s if y e m p lo y e e s in th e s e s u r v e y s
u s u a lly a r e m o r e g e n e r a liz e d than th o s e u s e d in in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n ts
and a llo w f o r m iu o r d iffe r e n c e s a m on g e s ta b lis h m e n ts in s p e c ific d u ties
pe r fo r m e d .

E le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g

S k ille d m a in te n a n c e

C o m p u te r s y s te m s
a n a ly s ts , c la s s e s
A , B, and C
C o m p u te r p r o g r a m m e r s ,
c la s s e s A , B, and C
C o m p u te r o p e r a t o r s ,
c la s s e s A , B, and C

C a r p e n te r s
E le c t r ic ia n s
P a in t e r s
M a c h in is ts
M e c h a n ic s (m a c h in e r y )
M e c h a n ic s (m o to r v e h ic le )
P ip e f it t e r s
T o o l and d ie m a k e r s

O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t e s tim a te s r e p r e s e n t the to ta l in a ll e s t a b ­
lis h m e n ts w ith in the s c o p e o f th e stu dy and n o t the n u m b e r a c tu a lly s u r v e y e d .
B e c a u s e o c c u p a tio n a l s tr u c tu r e s am on g e s ta b lis h m e n ts d if fe r , e s tim a te s o f
o c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t o b ta in e d f r o m the s a m p le o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts 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 o f th e jo b s stu d ied .
These
d iffe r e n c e s in o c c u p a tio n a l s tr u c tu r e do n o t a f f e c t m a t e r ia lly th e a c c u r a c y o f
the e a r n in g s data.

In d u s tr ia l n u rs e s

U n s k ille d p lan t

R e g is t e r e d in d u s tr ia l
n u rs e s

J a n ito r s , p o r t e r s , and
c le a n e r s
M a t e r i a l h a n d lin g la b o r e r s

W a g e tr e n d s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n a l gro u p s
T h e p e r c e n t in c r e a s e s p r e s e n te d in ta b le A - 7 a r e b a s e d on ch an ges
in a v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f m en and w o m e n in e s ta b lis h m e n ts r e p o r tin g the
tr e n d jo b s in both the c u r r e n t and p r e v io u s y e a r (m a tc h e d e s ta b lis h m e n ts ).
T h e data a r e a d ju s te d to r e m o v e the e ffe c t s on a v e r a g e e a r n in g s o f e m p lo y ­
m e n t s h ifts am on g e s ta b lis h m e n ts and tu r n o v e r o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts in clu d ed
in s u r v e y s a m p le s .
T h e p e r c e n t in c r e a s e s , h o w e v e r , a r e s t ill a ffe c t e d b y
f a c t o r s O ther than w a g e in c r e a s e s . H ir in g s , la y o f f s , and tu r n o v e r m a y a ffe c t
an e s ta b lis h m e n t a v e r a g e f o r an o c c u p a tio n w hen w o r k e r s a r e p a id u n d er p lan s
p r o v id in g a ra n g e o f w a g e r a te s f o r in d iv id u a l jo b s . In p e r io d s o f in c r e a s e d
h ir in g , f o r e x a m p le , n ew e m p lo y e e s m a y , e n te r a t the b o tto m o f the ra n g e ,
d e p r e s s in g the a v e r a g e w ith ou t a ch an ge in w a g e r a te s .
T h e p e r c e n t c h a n ges r e la t e to w a g e c h an ges b e tw e e n th e in d ic a te d
d a te s . W h en the tim e span b e tw e e n s u r v e y s is o th e r than 12 m on th s, annual
r a te s a r e shown,
(it is a s s u m e d that w a g e s in c r e a s e at a con stan t ra te
b e tw e e n s u r v e y s .)
O c c u p a tio n s u s e d to co m p u te w a g e tr e n d s a r e :

O f f ic e c l e r i c a l

O f f ic e c l e r i c a l — C ontinued

S e c r e t a r ie s
S ten o g ra p h ers, g e n e ra l
S t e n o g r a p h e r s , s e n io r
T y p is t s , c la s s e s A and B
F i l e c le r k s , c la s s e s A ,
B, and C
M essen g ers
S w itc h b o a r d o p e r a to r s

O r d e r c le r k s
A c c o u n tin g c le r k s ,
c la s s e s A and B
B o o k k e e p in g -m a c h in e
o p e r a t o r s , c la s s B
P a y r o l l c le r k s
K eyp u n ch o p e r a to r s ,
c la s s e s A and B

P e r c e n t c h a n ges f o r i
as fo llo w s :

areas

in the p r o g r a m a r e

com p u ted

1. A v e r a g e e a r n in g s a r e c om p u ted f o r ea c h occ u p a tio n f o r
the 2 y e a r s b e in g c o m p a r e d . T h e a v e r a g e s a r e d e r iv e d
f r o m e a r n in g s in th o s e e s ta b lis h m e n ts w h ich a r e in
the s u r v e y both y e a r s ; i t is a s s u m e d th at e m p lo y m e n t
re m a in s u n ch an ged.
2.

E a c h o c c u p a tio n is a s s ig n e d a w e ig h t b a sed on its p r o ­
p o r tio n a te e m p lo y m e n t in the o c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p in the
base y e a r.

3.

T h e s e w e ig h ts a r e u sed to com p u te g ro u p a v e r a g e s .
E a c h o c c u p a tio n 's a v e r a g e e a r n in g s (c o m p u te d in step 1)
is m u ltip lie d b y its w e ig h t. T h e p ro d u c ts a r e to ta le d to
o b ta in a g ro u p a v e r a g e .

4.

T h e r a tio o f g ro u p a v e r a g e s f o r 2 c o n s e c u tiv e y e a r s is
com p u ted b y d iv id in g the a v e r a g e f o r the c u r r e n t y e a r b y
the a v e r a g e f o r the e a r l i e r y e a r . T h e r e s u lt— e x p r e s s e d
as a p e r c e n t— le s s 100 is the p e r c e n t ch an ge.

F o r a m o r e d e ta ile d d e s c r ip t io n o f the m eth od u sed to com p u te th es e
w a g e tr e n d s , s e e " Im p r o v in g A r e a W a g e S u r v e y In d e x e s , " M o n th ly L a b o r
R e v i e w , J an u ary 1973, pp. 5 2 -57 .
E s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and s u p p le m e n ta ry w a g e p r o v is io n s




T a b u la tio n s on s e le c te d e s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and s u p p le m e n ta ry
w a g e p r o v is io n s ( B - s e r i e s t a b le s ) a r e n o t p r e s e n te d in th is b u lle tin . I n f o r ­
m a tio n f o r th e s e ta b u la tio n s is c o lle c t e d a t 3 - y e a r in t e r v a ls .
T h e s e ta b u ­
la tio n s on m in im u m e n tr a n c e s a la r ie s f o r in e x p e r ie n c e d o ffic e w o r k e r s ; s h ift
d if fe r e n t ia ls ; sc h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u rs and d a y s; p a id h o lid a y s ; p a id v a c a tio n s ;
and h e a lth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n s io n p la n s a r e p r e s e n te d (in the B - s e r i e s ta b le s )
in p r e v io u s b u lle tin s f o r th is a r e a .

A ppendix ta b le 1. Establishm ents and w orkers w ith in scope of survey and num ber studied
in W a s h in g to n , D .C .—M d .—V a .,‘ M arch 1977
In d u s t r y d iv is io n 2

M in im u m
e m p lo y m e n t
in e s ta b lis h m e n ts in scope
o f s tu d y

W o r k e rs in e s ta b lis h m e n ts

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

W ith in scope o f s tu d y 4
W ith in scope
o f s tu d y *

S tudied

S tu d ie d
Num ber

P e rc e n t

ALL ESTABLISHMENTS
1,233

243

335,144

100

173,912

100
-

75
1,158

28
215

23.045
312.099

7
93

14,410
159.502

100
So
100
So
50

57
128
155
265
553

26
27
35
43
84

43,448
19,832
112.274
42 .07 4
94,471

13
6
34
13
28

35,483
8,746
67.477
15,721
32,075

ALL DIV ISIONS -----------------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING------ ------------------------------------------- ----------------------NONMANUFACTURING----------- --------- --------- ----------- -------------------------TRANSPORTATION. COMMUNICATION. AND
OTHER PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 5 --------------------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------------------------------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------------------------------------------------FINANCE. INSURANCE, AND REAL E S T A T E 6 ---------------SERVICES7 — --------------------------------------------------------------------------LARGE ESTABLISHMENTS

101

67

183,531

100

141,951

500

8
93

7
60

10,504
173,027

6
94

9,981
131,970

SOO
500
500
500
500

11
3f

10
5
17

12
32

19

32.8i87
5,66 7
94,639
11.624
28.210

18
3
52
6
15

31,887
5,66 7
64,354
9,841
20,221

ALL DIVISIONS -----------------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING---------------------------------------------— -------------------------NONMANUFACTURING----------- — --------- — ------------------------------------TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATION, AND
OTHER PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 5 --------------------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------------------------------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------------------------------------------------------------FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ES TA TE 6 ---------------SERVICES7 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5

1 T h e W a s h in g to n S ta n d a rd M e tr o p o lit a n S t a t is t ic a l A r e a , as d e fin e d b y th e
O ffic e o f M a n a g e m e n t and B u d g e t th ro u g h F e b r u a r y 1974, c o n s is ts o f th e D i s t r i c t
o f C o lu m b ia ; th e c o u n tie s o f C h a rle s , M o n tg o m e ry , and P r in c e G e o rg e s , M d . , and
A r lin g t o n , F a ir f a x , Lou d o u n , and P r in c e W illia m , V a .; and the c it ie s o f A le x a n d ria ,
F a ir f a x , and F a lls C h u rc h , V a.
T h e " w o r k e r s w ith in scope o f s tu d y " e s tim a te s
show n in t h is ta b le p r o v id e a re a s o n a b ly a c c u r a te d e s c r ip tio n o f th e s iz e and c o m ­
p o s itio n o f th e la b o r fo r c e in c lu d e d in th e s u r v e y .
E s tim a te s a r e n o t in te n d e d ,
h o w e v e r, f o r 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 to m e a s u re e m p lo y m e n t
tre n d s o r le v e ls s in c e (1) p la n n in g o f w age s u rv e y s r e q u ir e s e s ta b lis h m e n t data
c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in adva nce o f th e p a y r o ll p e r io d s tu d ie d , and (2) s m a ll e s ­
ta b lis h m e n ts a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th e scope o f th e s u rv e y .
2 T h e 1972 e d itio n o f th e S ta n d a rd I n d u s t r ia l C la s s if ic a tio n M a n u a l w as used
in c la s s if y in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n .
H o w e v e r, a l l g o v e rn m e n t o p ­
e r a tio n s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th e scope o f th e s u rv e y .




9

3 In c lu d e s a l l e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t a t o r above th e m in im u m
lim it a t io n .
A l l o u tle ts ( w ith in th e a re a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in in d u s tr ie s su ch as tra d e ,
fin a n c e , a u to r e p a ir s e r v ic e , and m o tio n p ic tu r e th e a te rs a r e c o n s id e re d as 1
e s ta b lis h m e n t.
4 In c lu d e s a l l w o r k e r s in a l l e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t ( w ith in
th e a re a ) a t o r above th e m in im u m lim it a t io n .
5 A b b re v ia te d to " p u b lic u t i l i t i e s " in th e A - s e r ie s ta b le s .
T a x ic a b s and s e r v ­
ic e s in c id e n ta l to w a te r t r a n s p o r ta t io n a r e e x c lu d e d .
T h e lo c a l t r a n s it s y s te m is
g o v e rn m e n ta lly o p e ra te d and e x c lu d e d b y d e f in it io n f r o m th e scope o f th e s tjid y .
6 A b b re v ia te d to " fin a n c e " in th e A - s e r ie s ta b le s .
7 H o te ls and m o te ls ; la u n d r ie s and o th e r p e r s o n a l s e r v ic e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v ic e s ;
a u to m o b ile r e p a ir , r e n t a l, and p a r k in g ; m o tio n p ic tu r e s ; n o n p ro fit m e m b e rs h ip o r ­
g a n iz a tio n s (e x c lu d in g r e lig io u s and c h a r ita b le o r g a n iz a tio n s ) ; and e n g in e e rin g and
a r c h it e c t u r a l s e r v ic e s .

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Appendix B.
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 in g jo b d e s c r ip tio n s f o r the B u ­
r e a u 's w a g e s u r v e y s is to a s s is t its f ie ld s ta ff in c la s s ify in g in to a p p r o ­
p r ia t e o c c u p a tio n s w o r k e r s w h o a r e e m p lo y e d u n d e r a v a r ie t y o f p a y r o ll
t it le s and d if fe r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n ts f r o m e s ta b lis h m e n t to e s t a b lis h ­
m en t and f r o m a r e a to a r e a . T h is p e r m it s the g ro u p in g o f o c c u p a tio n a l
w a g e r a te s r e p r e s e n tin g c o m p a r a b le jo b con ten t. B ec a u se o f th is e m p h a ­
s is on in t e r e s ta b lis h m e n t and in t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b ilit y o f o c c u p a tio n a l
c on ten t, the B u re a u 's jo b d e s c r ip tio n s m a y d i f f e r s ig n ific a n t ly f r o m th o s e
in u s e in in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n ts o r th o s e p r e p a r e d f o r o th e r p u r p o s e s .
In a p p ly in g th e s e jo b d e s c r ip tio n s , the B u re a u 's f ie ld e c o n o m is ts a r e
in s tr u c te d to e x c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v is o r s ; a p p r e n tic e s ; le a r n e r s ; b e g in ­
n e r s ; and p a r t - t im e , t e m p o r a r y , and p r o b a tio n a r y w o r k e r s . H a n d ic a p p e d
w o r k e r s w h o s e e a r n in g s a r e red u c e d b e c a u s e o f th e ir h a n d icap a r e a ls o
e x c lu d e d .
T r a in e e s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m the s u r v e y e x c e p t f o r th o s e r e ­
c e iv in g o n - t h e - jo b tr a in in g in s o m e o f the lo w e r l e v e l p r o fe s s io n a l and
t e c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s .

Office
SECRETARY

S E C R E T A R Y — C on tinu ed

A s s ig n e d as p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a lly to one in d iv id u a l. M a in ­
ta in s a c lo s e and h ig h ly r e s p o n s iv e r e la tio n s h ip to the d a y - t o - d a y w o r k o f the
s u p e r v is o r .
W o r k s f a i r l y in d e p e n d e n tly r e c e iv in g a m in im u m o f d e ta ile d
s u p e r v is io n and g u id a n c e . P e r f o r m s v a r ie d c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r ia l d u tie s ,
u s u a lly in c lu d in g m o s t o f the fo llo w in g ;

M a y a ls o p e r f o r m o th e r c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r i a l task s o f c o m p a ra b le
n a tu re and d iffic u lt y . T h e w o r k t y p ic a lly r e q u ir e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f ic e rou tin e
and u n d e rs ta n d in g o f the o r g a n iz a tio n , p r o g r a m s , and p r o c e d u r e s r e la te d to
the w o r k o f the s u p e r v is o r .

E x c lu s io n s
a. R e c e iv e s te le p h o n e c a lls , p e r s o n a l c a lle r s , and in c o m in g m a il,
a n s w e r s ro u tin e in q u ir ie s , and ro u te s te c h n ic a l in q u ir ie s to the p r o p e r
p erson s;
b.
c.
in s tr u c te d ;

E s t a b lis h e s ,

m a in ta in s ,

and r e v is e s the

M a in ta in s th e s u p e r v is o r 's

s u p e r v is o r 's f i l e s ;

c a le n d a r and m a k e s a p p oin tm e n ts as

N o t a ll p o s itio n s that a r e tit le d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s the a b o v e c h a r ­
a c t e r is t ic s . E x a m p le s o f p o s itio n s w h ich a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m the d e fin itio n a r e
as fo llo w s :
a. P o s it io n s w h ich
d e s c r ib e d a b o v e ;
b.

d.

R e la y s m e s s a g e s f r o m

s u p e r v is o r to s u b o rd in a te s ;

e . R e v ie 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 , and r e p o r ts p r e p a r e d b y
o th e r s f o r the s u p e r v is o r 's s ig n a tu r e to a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l and ty p o g r a p h ic
accu racy;
f.

P e rfo r m s

s te n o g r a p h ic and ty p in g w o r k .




s io n a l,

do

not m eet

the " p e r s o n a l"

s e cre ta ry

con cept

S te n o g ra p h e rs n o t f u l l y tr a in e d in s e c r e t a r ia l- t y p e d u tie s ;

c . S te n o g ra p h e rs s e r v in g as o f f ic e a s s is ta n ts to a gro u p o f p r o f e s ­
te c h n ic a l, o r m a n a g e r ia l p e r s o n s ;

d.
S e c r e t a r y p o s itio n s in w h ich the d u ties a r e e ith e r s u b s ta n tia lly
m o r e ro u tin e o r s u b s ta n tia lly m o r e c o m p le x and r e s p o n s ib le that th ose c h a r ­
a c t e r iz e d in the d e fin itio n ;

SECRE TARY— Continued

SECRE TARY— Continued
C la s s C

E x c lu s io n s — C ontinu ed

e.
A s s is t a n t - t y p e p o s itio n s w h ich in v o lv e m o r e d iffic u lt o r m o r e
1. S e c r e t a r y to an e x e c u tiv e o r m a n a g e r ia l p e rs o n w h ose r e s p o n ­
r e s p o n s ib le te c h n ic a l, a d m in is tr a tiv e , s u p e r v is o r y , o r s p e c ia liz e d c l e r i c a l
s ib ilit y is not e q u iv a le n t to on e o f the s p e c ific l e v e l situ a tion s in th e d e fin itio n
d u tie s w h ich a r e not t y p ic a l o f s e c r e t a r ia l w o rk .
f o r c la s s B , but w h ose o r g a n iz a tio n a l unit n o r m a lly n u m b e rs at le a s t s e v e r a l
d o ze n e m p lo y e e s and is u s u a lly d iv id e d in to o r g a n iz a tio n a l s e g m e n ts w h ich a r e
o fte n , in tu rn , fu r th e r s u b d ivid e d .
In s om e c o m p a n ie s , th is l e v e l in c lu d e s a
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 sed in the l e v e l d e fin itio n s
w id e ra n g e o f o r g a n iz a tio n a l e c h e lo n s ; in o t h e r s , o n ly one o r tw o ; or^
fo llo w in g , r e f e r s to th o s e o f f ic ia ls w ho h a ve a s ig n ific a n t c o r p o r a te w id e
p o lic y m a k in g r o le w ith r e g a r d to m a jo r co m p a n y a c t iv it ie s .
T h e t it le " v ic e
2. S e c r e t a r y to th e head o f an in d iv id u a l p lan t, fa c t o r y , e tc . (o r
p r e s id e n t, " though n o r m a lly in d ic a tiv e o f th is r o le , d oes n ot in a ll c a s e s
o th e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l o f o f f i c i a l ) that e m p lo y s , in a ll, f e w e r than 5 ,0 0 0
id e n t ify such p o s itio n s .
V ic e p r e s id e n ts w h o s e p r im a r y r e s p o n s ib ilit y is to
p erso n s.
a c t p e r s o n a lly on in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r tr a n s a c tio n s (e . g . , a p p ro v e o r deny
in d iv id u a l loan o r c r e d it a c tio n s ; a d m in is te r in d iv id u a l tr u s t ac c o u n ts ; d i r e c t ly
C la s s D
s u p e r v is e a c l e r i c a l s ta ff) a r e not c o n s id e r e d to be " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r
1. S e c r e t a r y to th e s u p e r v is o r o r head o f a s m a ll o r g a n iz a tio n a l unit
p u r p o s e s o f a p p ly in g th e fo llo w in g l e v e l d e fin it io n s .
(e . g . , f e w e r than about 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ); o £
C la s s A
1. S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir m a n o f the b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t o f a c o m p a n y
that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 100 but f e w e r than 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

2. S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e r v is o r y s t a f f s p e c ia lis t , p r o fe s s io n a l
e m p lo y e e , a d m in is tr a tiv e o f f i c e r , o r a s s is ta n t, s k ille d te c h n ic ia n , o r e x p e r t .
(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 th e r than s e c r e t a r i e s as
d e s c r ib e d a b o v e , to th is l e v e l o f s u p e r v is o r y o r n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r . )
STENO G RAPH ER

2. S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a te o f f i c e r (o th e r than the c h a ir m a n o f the
b o a rd o r p r e s id e n t) o f a co m p a n y th at e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 but f e w e r
than 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
3. S e c r e t a r y to the h ead , im m e d ia t e ly b e lo w the c o r p o r a t e o f f ic e r
l e v e l , o f a m a jo r s e g m e n t o r s u b s id ia r y o f a co m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll,
o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .*1
5
4
3
2

C la s s B

P r i m a r y duty is to ta k e d ic ta tio n u sin g sh o rth an d , and to tr a n s c r ib e
th e d ic ta tio n .
M a y a ls o ty p e fr o m w r itte n c o p y .
M a y o p e r a te fr o m a s te n o ­
g ra p h ic p o o l.
M a y o c c a s io n a lly t r a n s c r ib e f r o m v o ic e r e c o r d in g s ( i f p r im a r y
duty is t r a n s c r ib in g fr o m r e c o r d in g s , s e e T r a n s c r ib in g - M a c h in e T y p is t ).
N O T E : T h is jo b is d is tin g u is h e d f r o m th at o f a s e c r e t a r y in th at a
s e c r e t a r y n o r m a lly w o r k s in a c o n fid e n t ia l r e la tio n s h ip w ith o n ly one m a n a g e r
o r e x e c u tiv e and p e r f o r m s m o r e r e s p o n s ib le and d is c r e t io n a r y ta s k s as
d e s c r ib e d in the s e c r e t a r y jo b d e fin itio n .

1. S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir m a n o f the b o a rd o r p r e s id e n t o f a co m p a n y
th at e m p lo y s , in a ll, f e w e r than 100 p e r s o n s ; o r
2. S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r (o th e r than th e c h a ir m a n o f the
b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t ) o f a c o m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 100 but f e w e r
than 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
3. S e c r e t a r y to th e h ead , im m e d ia t e ly b e lo w th e o f f i c e r l e v e l , o v e r
e it h e r a m a jo r c o r p o r a tio n w id e fu n c tio n a l a c t iv it y (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 , in d u s tr ia l r e la t io n s , e t c .) o r a m a jo r g e o g r a p h ic o r o r g a n 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 rte r s ; a m a jo r d iv is io n ) o f a com p a n y th at
e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 but f e w e r than 2 5 ,0 0 0 e m p lo y e e s ; o r

S te n o g ra p h e r, G e n e r a l

keep

D ic ta tio n in v o lv e s a n o r m a l ro u tin e v o c a b u la r y .
M a y m a in ta in f i l e s ,
s im p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o th e r r e l a t i v e l y ro u tin e c l e r i c a l ta s k s .
S te n o g ra p h e r, S e n io r

D ic ta tio n in v o lv e s a v a r ie d t e c h n ic a l <5r s p e c ia liz e d v o c a b u la r y such
as in le g a l b r ie f s o r r e p o r t s on s c ie n t ific r e s e a r c h .
M a y a ls o set up and
m a in ta in f i l 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 ific a n tly g r e a t e r in d e ­
p en d e n c e and r e s p o n s ib ilit y than s te n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l, as e v id e n c e d by th e
fo llo w in g :
W o rk r e q u ir e s a h igh d e g r e e o f s te n o g r a p h ic s p eed and a c c u r a c y ;
4. S e c r e t a r y to th e head o f an in d iv id u a l p lan t, f a c t o r y , e tc . (o r
a th orou 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 in e s s and o f f i c e p r o c e d u r e ; and
o th e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l o f o f f i c i a l ) th at e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
o f th e s p e c ific 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 l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s ,
w o r k flo w , e tc .
U s e s th is k n o w le d g e in p e r fo r m in g s te n o g ra p h ic d u tie s and
e sn
pa
o ln s ib le c l e r i c a l ta s k s such as m a in ta in in g fo llo w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b lin g
5.
S e c r e t a r y to th e head o f a la r g e and im p o rta n t o r g a n iz artio
m a t e r ia l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d a , and l e t t e r s ; c o m p o s in g s im p le le t t e r s
s e g m e n t (e . g . , a m id d le m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v is o r o f an o r g a n iz a tio n a l s e g m e n t
f r o m g e n e r a l in s tr u c tio n s ; r e a d in g and ro u tin g in c o m in g m a il; and a n s w e r in g
o fte n in v o lv in g as m a n y as s e v e r a l hundred p e r s o n s ) o r a co m p a n y that
ro u tin e q u e s tio n s , e tc .
e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .




TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE T Y P IS T

MESSENGER

P r i m a r y duty is to t r a n s c r ib e d ic ta tio n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l rou tin e
v o c a b u la r y f r o m t r a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e r e c o r d s . M a y a ls o typ e f r o m w r itte n
c o p y and do s im p le c l e r i c a l w o r k . W o r k e r s t r a n s c r ib in g d ic ta tio n in v o lv in g
a v a r ie d te c h n ic a l o r s p e c ia liz e d v o c a b u la r y such as le g a l b r ie f s o r r e p o r ts
on s c ie n t ific 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
shorth and o r b y S ten o ty p e o r s im ila r m a c h in e is c la s s ifie d as a s te n o g r a p h e r .

P e r f o r m s v a r io u s ro u tin e d u ties such as running e r r a n d s , o p e r a tin g
m in o r o f f ic e m a c h in e s such as s e a le r s o r m a i l e r s , op en in g and d is trib u tin g
m a il, and o th e r m in o r c l e r i c a l w o r k . E x c lu d e p o s itio n s that r e q u ir e o p e r a tio n
o f a m o t o r v e h ic le as a s ig n ific a n t duty.

T Y P IS T
U s e s a t y p e w r it e r to m ak e c o p ie s o f v a r io u s m a t e r ia ls o r to m a k e
out b ills a ft e r c a lc u la tio n s h a v e b een m ad e b y a n o th er p e r s o n . M a y in clu d e
ty p in g o f s t e n c ils , m a ts , o r s im ila r m a t e r ia ls f o r u se in d u p lic a tin g p r o c ­
esses.
M a y do c l e r i c a l w o r k in v o lv in g l i t t le s p e c ia l tr a in in g , such as
k e e p in g s im p le r e c o r d s , f ilin g r e c o r d s and r e p o r t s , o r s o r tin g and d is trib u tin g
in c o m in g m a il.
C la s s A .
P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e o f the f o llo w in g : T y p in g m a t e r ia l
in fin a l f o r m w hen i t in v o lv e s c o m b in in g m a t e r ia 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 ib ilit y f o r c o r r e c t s p e llin g , s y lla b ic a t io n , p unctu ation , e tc ., o f t e c h ­
n ic a l o r unusual w o r d s o r fo r e ig n la n gu a ge m a t e r ia l; o r plan n in g la y o u t and
ty p in g o f c o m p lic a te d s t a t is t ic a l ta b le s to m a in ta in u n ifo r m it y and b a la n c e in
s p a c in g . M a y ty p e rou tin e f o r m le t t e r s , v a r y in g d e ta ils to suit c ir c u m s ta n c e s .
C la s s B . P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e o f the f o llo w in g : C o p y ty p in g f r o m
rou gh o r c l e a r d r a ft s ; o r rou tin e ty p in g o f fo r m s , in s u ra n c e p o lic ie s , e tc .;
o r s e ttin g up s im p le stan d a rd ta b u la tio n s ; o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p le x ta b le s
a lr e a d y s e t up and sp a ced p r o p e r ly .

F IL E C L E R K
F i l e s , c l a s s i fi e s , and r e t r ie v e s m a t e r ia l in an e s ta b lis h e d f ilin g
s y s te m . M a y p e r f o r m c l e r i c a l and m an u a l ta s k s r e q u ir e d to m a in ta in f i l e s .
P o s it io n s a r e c l a s s i fi e d in to le v e ls on the b a s is o f the fo llo w in g d e fin itio n s .
C la s s A .
C la s s if ie s and in d e x e s f i l e m a t e r ia l such as c o r r 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 e n ts , e tc ., in an e s ta b lis h e d f ilin g s y s te m
c o n ta in in g a n u m b e r o f v a r ie d s u b je ct m a tte r f i l e s .
M a y a ls o f i l e th is
m a t e r ia l.
M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r io u s ty p e s in co n ju n c tio n w ith the f i l e s .
M a y le a d a s m a ll g ro u p o f lo w e r l e v e l f i l e c le r k s .
C la s s B.
S o r t s , c o d e s , and f i l e s u n c la s s ifie d m a t e r ia l b y s im p le
(s u b je c t m a t t e r ) h e a d in g s o r p a r t ly c la s s ifie d m a t e r i a l b y f in e r su b h ead in gs.
P r e p a r e s s im p le r e la te d in d e x and c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a id s .
A s r e q u e s te d ,
lo c a t e s c l e a r l y id e n t ifie d m a t e r ia l in f i l e s and fo r w a r d s m a t e r ia l.
M ay
p e rfo r m
r e la te d c l e r i c a l ta s k s r e q u ir e d to m a in ta in and s e r v ic e f i l e s .
C la s s C .
P e r f o r m s ro u tin e f ilin g o f m a t e r ia l that h a s a lr e a d y b e en
c la s s ifie d o r w h ich is e a s ily c la s s if ie d in a s im p le s e r ia l c la s s ific a t io n
s y s te m (e . g . , a lp h a b e tic a l, c h r o n o lo g ic a l, o r n u m e r ic a l).
As
r e q u e s te d ,
lo c a t e s r e a d ily a v a ila b le m a t e r ia l in f i l e s and fo r w a r d s m a t e r ia ls ; and m a y
f i l l out w ith d r a w a l c h a r g e .
M a y p e r f o r m s im p le c l e r i c a l and m a n u a l task s
r e q u ir e d to m a in ta in and s e r v i c e f i l e s .




S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R
O p e r a t e s a te le p h o n e s w itc h b o a rd o r c o n s o le u s e d w ith a p r iv a t e
b ra n c h e x c h a n g e (P B X ) s y s te m to r e l a y in c o m in g , o u tg o in g , and in t r a s y s te m
c a lls .
M a y p r o v id e in fo r m a tio n to c a l l e r s , r e c o r d and tr a n s m it m e s s a g e s ,
k e e p r e c o r d o f c a lls p la c e d and t o l l c h a r g e s . B e s id e s o p e r a tin g a te le p h o n e
s w itc h b o a rd o r c o n s o le , m a y a ls o ty p e o r p e r f o r m rou tin e c l e r i c a l w o rk
(ty p in g o r ro u tin e c l e r i c a l w o r k m a y o c c u p y the m a jo r p o r tio n o f the w o r k e r 's
t im e , and is u s u a lly p e r f o r m e d w h ile at the s w itc h b o a rd o r c o n s o le ). C h ie f
o r le a d o p e r a t o r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts e m p lo y in g m o r e than one o p e r a t o r a r e
e x c lu d e d . F o r an o p e r a t o r w ho a ls o a c ts as a r e c e p tio n is t, s ee S w itc h b o a rd
O p e r a t o r - R e c e p t io n is t .
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
A t a s in g le - p o s it io n te le p h o n e s w itc h b o a rd o r c o n s o le , a c ts both as
an o p e r a t o r — s e e S w itc h b o a rd O p e r a t o r — and as a r e c e p tio n is t. R e c e p t io n is t 's
w o r k in v o lv e s such d u tie s as g r e e t in g v i s i t o r s ; d e te r m in in g n a tu re o f v i s i t o r 's
b u s in e s s and p r o v id in g a p p r o p r ia t e in fo r m a tio n ; r e f e r r i n g v i s i t o r to a p p r o ­
p r ia t e p e r s o n in the o r g a n iz a tio n o r c o n ta c tin g th at p e r s o n by te le p h o n e and
a r r a n g in g an ap p o in tm e n t; k e e p in g a lo g o f v i s i t o r s .
ORDER C LERK
R e c e iv e s c u s t o 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,
phone, o r p e r s o n a lly .
D u tie s in v o lv e an y c o m b in a tio n o f the f o llo w in g :
Q uoting p r ic e s to c u s to m e r s ; m a k in g ou t an o r d e r s h e e t lis tin g the ite m s to
m a k e up the o r d e r ; c h e c k in g p r ic e s and q u a n titie s o f ite m s on o r d e r s h e e t;
and d is trib u tin g o r d e r s h e e ts to r e s p e c t iv e d e p a rtm e n ts to be f i l l e d .
M ay
c h e c k w ith c r e d it d e p a rtm e n t to d e te r m in e c r e d i t ra tin g o f c u s to m e r, a c k n o w l­
e d g e r e c e ip t o f o r d e r s f r o m c u s to m e r s , f o llo w up o r d e r s to s e e th at th e y
h a v e b een f ille d , k e e p f i l e o f o r d e r s r e c e iv e d , and c h e c k shipping in v o ic e s
w ith o r ig in a l o r d e r s .
A C C O U N T IN G C L E R K
P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e ac c o u n tin g c l e r i c a l ta s k s such as p o s tin g to
r e g i s t e r s and le d g e r s ; r e c o n c ilin g bank a c c o u n ts ; v e r i f y i n g the in t e r n a l c o n ­
s is te n c y , c o m p le t e n e s s , and m a th e m a tic a l a c c u r a c y o f a ccou n tin g d oc u m e n ts ;
a s s ig n in g p r e s c r ib e d a c c o u n tin g d is tr ib u t io n c o d e s ; e x a m in in g and v e r if y in g
f o r c l e r i c a l a c c u r a c y v a r io u s ty p e s o f r e p o r t s , l i s t s , c a lc u la tio n s , p o s tin g ,
e t c .; o r p r e p a r in g s im p le o r a s s is tin g in p r e p a r in g m o r e c o m p lic a te d jo u r n a l
vou ch ers.
M a y w o r k in e it h e r a m a n u a l o r a u to m a te d a c cou n tin g s y s te m .
T h e w o r k r e q u ir e s a k n o w le d g e o f c l e r i c a l m eth o d s and o f f i c e p r a c ­
t ic e s and p r o c e d u r e s w h ich r e la t e s to the c l e r i c a l p r o c e s s in g and r e c o r d in g
o f tr a n s a c tio n s and a c c o u n tin g in fo r m a tio n .
W ith e x p e r ie n c e , the w o r k e r
t y p ic a lly b e c o m e s f a m i l ia r w ith the b o o k k e e p in g and a ccou n tin g t e r m s and
p r o c e d u r e s u sed in the a s s ig n e d w o r k , but is n o t r e q u ir e d to h a ve a k n o w le d g e
o f the f o r m a l p r in c ip le s o f b o o k k e e p in g and ac c o u n tin g .
P o s it io n s
d e fin itio n s :

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A C C O U N T IN G C L E R K — C ontinued

M A C H IN E B I L L E R — C ontinued

C la s s A .
U n d er g e n e r a l s u p e rv is io n , p e r fo r m s accou n tin g c l e r i c a l
o p e r a tio n s w h ich r e q u ir e the a p p lic a tio n o f e x p e r ie n c e and ju d g m e n t, fo r
e x a m p le , c l e r i c a l l y p r o c e s s in g c o m p lic a te d o r n o n r e p e tit iv e accou n tin g t r a n s ­
a c tio n s , s e le c tin g am on g a s u b s ta n tia l v a r ie t y o f p r e s c r ib e d accou n tin g co d e s
and c la s s ific a t io n s , o r tr a c in g tr a n s a c tio n s th rou gh p re v io u s accou n ting
a c tio n s to d e te r m in e s o u r c e o f d is c r e p a n c ie s .
M a y be a s s is te d b y one o r
m o r e c la s s B accou n tin g c le r k s .

B o o k k e e p in g -m a c h in e b i l l e r .
U s e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e (w ith or
w ith ou t a t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a rd ) to p r e p a r e c u s to m e r s ' b ills as p a r t o f the
a ccou n ts r e c e iv a b le o p e r a tio n .
G e n e r a lly in v o lv e s the sim u lta n eo u s e n tr y o f
fig u r e s on c u s t o 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
fig u r e s on a n u m b er o f v e r t i c a l colu m n s and com p u tes and u s u a lly p rin ts
a u to m a tic a lly the d e b it o r c r e d it b a la n c e s .
D oes not 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 fr o m
u n ifo rm
and stan dard ty p es o f s a le s and
c r e d it s lip s .

C la s s B .
U n d er c lo s e su p e rv is io n ^ - fo llo w in g d e ta ile d in s tr u c tio n s
and s ta n d a rd ize d p r o c e d u r e s , p e r fo r m s one o r m o r e rou tin e a ccou n tin g c l e r ­
ic a l o p e r a tio n s , such as p o s tin g to le d g e r s , c a r d s , o r w o r k s h e e ts w h e r e
id e n tific a tio n o f ite m s and lo c a tio n s o f p o s tin g s a r e c le a r ly in d ic a te d ; c h e c k in g
a c c u r a c y and c o m p le te n e s s o f s ta n d a rd ize d and r e p e t it iv e r e c o r d s o r
accou n tin g d o c u m e n ts ; and c o d i n g
d ocu m en ts u sin g a fe w p r e s c r ib e d
accou n tin g c o d e s .

P A Y R O LL CLERK

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 ra te s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e (w ith o r w ith ou t a t y p e w r it e r k e y ­
b o a r d ) to k e ep a r e c o r d o f b u s in e s s tr a n s a c tio n s .
C la s s A .
K e e p s a set o f r e c o r d s r e q u ir in g a k n o w le d g e o f and
e x p e r ie n c e in b a s ic b o o k k e e p in g p r in c ip le s , and f a m ilia r it y w ith the s tru c tu re
o f the p a r tic u la r accou n tin g s y s te m u sed .
D e te r m in e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s and
d is tr ib u tio n o f d e b it and c r e d it ite m s to be u sed in each p hase o f the w o rk .
M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o lid a te d r e p o r t s , b a la n ce s h e e ts , and o th 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 o f one o r m o r e p h ases o r s e c tio n s o f a
set o f r e c o r d s u s u a lly r e q u ir in g lit t le k n o w le d g e o f b a s ic b o o k k e e p in g . P h a s e s
o r s e c tio n s in c lu d e accou n ts p a y a b le , p a y r o ll, c u s to m e r s ' accou n ts (not
in c lu d in g a s im p le ty p e o f b illin g d e s c r ib e d under m a ch in e b i l l e r ) , c o s t d is ­
tr ib u tio n , e x p e n s e d is tr ib u tio n , in v e n to r y c o n tr o l, e tc .
M a y c h e c k o r a s s is t
in p r e p a r a tio n o f t r i a l b a la n c e s and p r e p a r e c o n tr o l sh eets fo r the a ccou n tin g
d e p a rtm e n t.

C o m p u te s w a g e s o f com p a n y e m p lo y e e s and e n te rs th e n e c e s s a r y
data on the p a y r o ll s h e e ts .
D u ties in v o lv e :
C a lc u la tin g w o r k e r s ' e a r n in g s
b a sed on tim e o r p ro d u c tio n r e c o r d s ; and p o s tin g c a lc u la te d data on p a y r o ll
s h e e t, sh ow in g in fo r m a tio n such as w o r k e r 's n a m e , w o rk in g d a y s, t im e , r a te ,
d ed u ction s f o r in s u r a n c e , and to ta l w a g e s due.
M a y m ak e out p a y c h e c k s and
a s s is t p a y m a s te r in m a k in g up and d is trib u tin g pay e n v e lo p e s .
M a y use a
c a lc u la tin g m a c h in e .
KEYPU N CH O PERATO R
O p e r a te s a keypunch m a c h in e to r e c o r d o r v e r i f y
n u m e r ic d ata on ta b u la tin g c a r d s o r on ta p e .
P o s itio n s
d e fin itio n s .

are

c la s s ifie d

in to

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on

the

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an d/ or

b a s is o f the fo llo w in g

C la s s A .
W o rk r e q u ir e s the a p p lic a tio n o f e x p e r ie n c e and ju d g m e n t
in s e le c tin g p r o c e d u r e s to be fo llo w e d and in s e a rc h in g f o r , in t e r p r e t in g ,
s e le c tin g , o r c o d in g ite m s to be keyp u n ch ed f r o m a v a r i e t y o f s o u rc e d o c u ­
m e n ts .
On o c c a s io n m a y a ls o p e r f o r m s o m e ro u tin e keypunch w o r k .
M ay
t r a in in e x p e r ie n c e d keypun ch o p e r a t o r s .
C la s s B .
W o rk is ro u tin e and r e p e t it iv e .
U n der c lo s e s u p e r v is io n
o r fo llo w in g s p e c ific p r o c e d u r e s o r in s tr u c tio n s , w o rk s fr o m v a r io u s s ta n ­
d a r d iz e d s o u r c e d oc u m e n ts w h ich h a ve b een c o d e d , and fo llo w s s p e c ifie d
p r o c e d u r e s w h ich h ave b een p r e s c r ib e d in d e t a il and r e q u ir e l i t t le o r no
s e le c t in g , c o d in g , o r in t e r p r e t in g o f data to be r e c o r d e d . R e fe r s to s u p e r v is o r
p r o b le m s a r is in g fr o m e r r o n e o u s ite m s o r c o d e s o r m is s in g in fo r m a tio n .

M A C H IN E B I L L E R
T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R
P r e p a r e s s ta te m e n ts , b i l l s , and in v o ic e s on a m a ch in e o th e r than an
o r d in a r y o r e le c t r o m a t ic t y p e w r it e r .
M a y a ls o k e ep r e c o r d s as to b illin g s
o r ship p ing c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o th e r c l e r i c a l w o r k in c id e n ta l to b illin g
o p e r a tio n s .
F o r w a g e study p u r p o s e s , m a c h in e b i l l e r s a re c la s s ifie d b y ty p e
o f m a c h in e , as fo llo w s :

B illin g - m a c h in e b i l l e r .
U s e s a s p e c ia l b illin g m a ch in e (c o m b in a tio n
ty p in g and adding m a c h in e ) to p r e p a r e b ills and in v o ic e s fr o m c u s t o m e r s '
p u rc h a s e o r d e r s , in t e r n a lly p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , ship p ing m e m o r a n d a , etc.
U s u a lly in v o lv e s a p p lic a tio n o f p r e d e te r m in e d d is co u n ts and sh ip p in g c h a r g e s
and e n tr y o f n e c e s s a r y e x te n s io n s , w h ich m a y o r m a y not be com p u ted on
the b illin g m a c h in e , and to ta ls w h ich a r e a u to m a tic a lly a c c u m u la te d b y
m a c h in e .
T h e o p e r a tio n u s u a lly in v o lv e s a la r g e nu m ber o f c a rb 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 and is o fte n done on a fa n fo ld m a c h in e .




O p e ra te s one o r a v a r i e t y o f m a c h in e s such as the ta b u la to r, c a lc u ­
la t o r , c o lla t o r , in t e r p r e t e r , s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c in g punch, e tc .
E x c lu d e d f r o m
th is d e fin itio n a r e w o r k in g s u p e r v is o r s .
A ls o e x c lu d e d a r e o p e r a t o r s o f
e le c t r o n ic d ig it a l c o m p u te r s , e v e n though th ey m a y a ls o o p e r a te e l e c t r i c
accou n tin g m a c h in e e q u ip m en t.
P o s itio n s
d e fin itio n s .

are

c la s s ifie d

in to

le v e l s

on

the

b a s is o f the fo llo w in g

C la s s A .
P e r f o r m s c o m p le te r e p o r tin g and ta b u la tin g a s s ig n m e n ts
in c lu d in g d e v is in g d iffic u lt c o n tr o l p a n e l w ir in g u n d er g e n e r a l s u p e r v is io n .
A s s ig n m e n ts t y p ic a lly in v o lv e a v a r i e t y o f lo n g and c o m p le x r e p o r t s w h ich
o fte n a r e ir r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r in g , r e q u ir in g s om e p lann ing o f th e n a tu re
and se q u e n c in g o f o p e r a tio n s , and the u se o f a v a r i e t y o f m a c h in e s .
Is

T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O PERATO R— Continued

T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O PERATO R— Continued

t y p ic a lly in v o lv e d in tr a in in g n ew o p e r a to r s in m a c h in e o p e r a tio n s o r tr a in in g
lo w e r l e v e l o p e r a to r s in w ir in g fr o m d ia g r a m s and in the o p e r a tin g s e q u en ces
o f lon g and c o m p le x r e p o r t s .
D oes not in c lu d e p o s itio n s in w h ich w ir in g
r e s p o n s ib ilit y is lim it e d to s e le c tio n and in s e r tio n o f p r e w ir e d b o a r d s .

the ta b u la to r and c a lc u la to r , in a d d itio n to the s im p le r m a c h in e s u sed by
c la s s C o p e r a t o r s .
M a y be r e q u ir e d to do s om e w ir in g fr o m d ia g r a m s .
M a y tr a in n ew e m p lo y e e s in b a s ic m a c h in e o p e r a tio n s .

C la s s B .
P e r f o r m s w o rk a c c o r d in g to e s ta b lis h e d p r o c e d u r e s and
under s p e c ific in s tr u c tio n s .
A s s ig n m e n ts t y p ic a lly in v o lv e c o m p le te but r o u ­
tin e and r e c u r r in g r e p o r t s o r p a rts o f la r g e r and m o r e c o m p le x r e p o r ts .
O p e ra te s m o r e d iffic u lt ta b u la tin g o r e l e c t r i c a l a ccou n tin g m a c h in e s such as

C la s s C . U n d er s p e c ific in s tr u c tio n s , o p e r a te s s im p le ta b u la tin g
o r e l e c t r i c a l a ccou n tin g m a c h in e s such as the s o r t e r , in t e r p r e t e r , r e p r o d u c in g
punch, c o lla t o r , e tc .
A s s ig n m e n ts t y p ic a lly in v o lv e p o r tio n s o f a w o rk u n it,
f o r e x a m p le , in d iv id u a l s o r tin g o r c o lla t in g ru n s, o r r e p e t it iv e o p e r a tio n s .
M a y p e r fo r m
s im p le w ir in g fr o m d ia g r a m s , and do som e f ilin g w o rk .

Professional and Technical
C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , B U S IN E S S

C O M PU TE R SYSTEM S A N A L Y S T ,

A n a ly z e s b u s in e s s p r o b le m s to fo r m u la te p r o c e d u r e s f o r s o lv in g
th em b y use o f e le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g equ ip m en t.
D e v e lo p s a c o m p le te
d e s c r ip tio n o f a l l s p e c ific a tio n s n e e d e d to en ab le p r o g r a m m e r s to p r e p a r e
r e q u ir e d d ig it a l c o m p u te r p r o g r a m s .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the f o llo w in g :
A n a ly z e s s u b je c t - m a t te r o p e r a tio n s to be au tom ated and id e n tifie s c o n d itio n s
and c r i t e r i a r e q u ir e d to a c h ie v e s a t is fa c t o r y r e s u lt s ; s p e c ifie s n u m b er and
ty p e s o f r e c o r d s , f i l e s , and d ocu m en ts to be used ; o u tlin e s a c tio n s to be
p e r fo r m e d b y p e r s o n n e l and c o m p u te rs in s u ffic ie n t d e ta il fo r p re s e n ta tio n
to m a n a g e m e n t and f o r p r o g r a m m in g (t y p ic a lly th is in v o lv e s p r e p a r a tio n o f
w o r k and data f lo w c h a r ts ); c o o r d in a te s th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f te s t p r o b le m s and
p a r tic ip a te s in t r i a l runs o f n ew and r e v is e d s y s te m s ; and re c o m m e n d s e q u ip ­
m e n t ch a n ges to o b ta in m o r e e f fe c t iv e o v e r a l l o p e r a tio n s .
(N O T E :
W o rk ers
p e r fo r m in g both s y s te m s a n a ly s is and p r o g r a m m in g should be c la s s ifie d as
s y s te m s a n a ly s ts i f th is is the s k ill u sed to d e te rm in e th e ir p a y .)

d e v e lo p s s y s te m s f o r m a in ta in in g d e p o s ito r accou n ts in a bank, m a in ta in in g
accou n ts r e c e iv a b le in a r e t a i l e s ta b lis h m e n t, o r m a in ta in in g in v e n to r y
accou n ts in a m a n u fa c tu rin g o r w h o le s a le e s ta b lis h m e n t.)
C o n fe r s w ith p e r ­
sons c o n c e r n e d to d e te r m in e the data p r o c e s s in g p ro b le m s and a d v is e s
s u b je c t - m a t te r p e r s o n n e l on the im p lic a t io n s o f the data p r o c e s s in g s y s te m s
to be a p p lie d .
OR
W o rk s on a s e g m e n t o f a c o m p le x data p r o c e s s in g sch em e o r s y s te m ,
as d e s c r ib e d fo r c la s s A .
W o rk s in d e p e n d e n tly on rou tin e a s s ig n m e n ts and
r e c e iv e s in s tr u c tio n and gu id an ce on c o m p le x a s s ig n m e n ts .
W o rk is r e v ie w e d
f o r a c c u r a c y o f ju d g m e n t, c o m p lia n c e w ith in s tr u c tio n s , and to in s u re p r o p e r
a lig n m e n t w ith th e o v e r a l l s y s te m .
C la s s C .
W o rk s under im m e d ia te s u p e r v is io n , c a r r y in g out a n a ly ­
s e s as a s s ig n e d , u s u a lly o f a s in g le a c t iv it y .
A s s ig n m e n ts a re d e s ig n e d to
d e v e lo p and expand p r a c t ic a l e x p e r ie n c e in the a p p lic a tio n o f p ro c e d u r e s and
s k ills r e q u ir e d f o r s y s te m s a n a ly s is w o rk .
F o r e x a m p le , m a y a s s is t a h ig h e r
l e v e l s y s te m s a n a ly s t by p r e p a r in g th e d e ta ile d s p e c ific a tio n s r e q u ir e d by
p ro g ra m m e rs fro m
in fo r m a tio n d e v e lo p e d by the h ig h e r l e v e l a n a ly s t.

D oes not in c lu d e e m p lo y e e s p r im a r ily r e s p o n s ib le f o r the m a n a g e ­
m en t o r s u p e r v is io n o f o th e r e le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g e m p lo y e e s , o r s y s ­
te m s a n a ly s ts p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w ith s c ie n tific o r e n g in e e r in g p r o b le m s .
F o r w a g e study p u r p o s e s , s y s te m s a n a ly s ts a r e c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s :
C la s s A .
W o rk s in d e p e n d e n tly o r under o n ly g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n on
c o m p le x p r o b le m s in v o lv in g a l l p h ases o f s y s te m a n a ly s is .
P r o b le m s a r e
c o m p le x b e ca u s e o f d i v e r s e s o u r c e s o f input data and m u ltip le -u s e r e q u ir e ­
m en ts o f output d ata.
( F o r e x a m p le , d e v e lo p s an in te g r a te d p ro d u c tio n s c h e d ­
u lin g , in v e n t o r y c o n tr o l, c o s t a n a ly s is , and s a le s a n a ly s is r e c o r d in w h ich
e v e r y ite m o f e a c h ty p e is a u to m a tic a lly p r o c e s s e d th rou gh the fu ll s y s te m
o f r e c o r d s and a p p r o p r ia t e fo llo w u p a c tio n s a r e in itia te d by th e c o m p u te r.)
C o n fe r s w ith p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d to d e te r m in e the data p r o c e s s in g p r o b le m s
and a d v is e s s u b je c t - m a t te r p e r s o n n e l on the im p lic a t io n s o f n ew o r r e v is e d
s y s te m s o f data p r o c e s s in g o p e r a tio n s .
M a k e s r e c o m m e n d a tio n s , i f n e e d e d ,
f o r a p p r o v a l o f m a jo r s y s te m s in s ta lla tio n s o r c h an ges and fo r o b ta in in g
e q u ip m en t.
M a y p r o v id e fu n c tio n a l d ir e c tio n
who a r e a s s ig n e d to a s s is t.

to

lo w e r

C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R , B U S IN E S S
C o n v e r ts s ta te m e n ts o f b u s in e s s p r o b le m s , t y p ic a lly p r e p a r e d by a
s y s te m s a n a ly s t, in to a s equ en ce o f d e ta ile d in s tr u c tio n s w h ich a r e r e q u ir e d
to s o lv e the p r o b le m s b y au to m a tic d ata p r o c e s s in g e q u ip m en t.
W o rk in g fr o m
c h a r ts o r d ia g r a m s , the p r o g r a m m e r d e v e lo p s th e p r e c is e in s tr u c tio n s w h ich ,
w h en e n te r e d in to the c o m p u te r s y s te m in c o d e d la n gu a ge , cau se the m a n ip u ­
la tio n o f data to a c h ie v e d e s ir e d r e s u lt s . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g :
A p p lie s k n o w le d g e o f c o m p u te r c a p a b ilit ie s , m a th e m a tic s , lo g ic e m p lo y e d by
c o m p u te rs , and p a r tic u la r su b je ct m a tte r in v o lv e d to a n a ly z e c h a r ts and
d ia g r a m s o f the p r o b le m to be p r o g r a m m e d ; d e v e lo p s sequ en ce o f p r o g r a m
s te p s ; w r it e s d e ta ile d flo w c h a r ts to show o r d e r in w h ich data w i l l be
p r o c e s s e d ; c o n v e r ts th e s e c h a r ts to co d e d in s tr u c tio n s fo r m a c h in e to fo llo w ;
te s ts and c o r r e c t s p r o g r a m s ; p r e p a r e s in s tr u c tio n s f o r o p e r a tin g p e r s o n n e l
d u rin g p ro d u c tio n run; a n a ly z e s , r e v ie w s , and a lt e r s p r o g r a m s to in c r e a s e
o p e r a tin g e f fic ie n c y o r adapt to n ew r e q u ir e m e n ts ; m a in ta in s r e c o r d s o f
p r o g r a m d e v e lo p m e n t and r e v is io n s .
(N O T E :
W o r k e r s p e r fo r m in g both
s y s te m s a n a ly s is and p r o g r a m m in g should be c la s s ifie d as s y s te m s a n a ly s ts
i f th is is the s k ill u sed to d e te r m in e th e ir p a y .)

l e v e l s y s te m s a n a ly s ts

C la s s B .
W o rk s in d e p e n d e n tly o r under o n ly g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n on
p r o b le m s that a r e r e l a t i v e l y u n c o m p lic a te d to a n a ly z e , plan, p r o g r a m , and
o p e r a te .
P r o b le m s a r e o f lim it e d c o m p le x ity b e ca u s e s o u r c e s o f input data
a r e h o m o ge n eo u s and the output data a r e c lo s e ly r e la te d .
( F o r e x a m p le ,




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D o e s not in c lu d e e m p lo y e e s p r im a r ily r e s p o n s ib le f o r th e m a n a g e ­
m en t o r s u p e r v is io n o f o th e r e le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g e m p lo y e e s , o r p r o ­
g r a m m e r s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w ith s c ie n tific a n d / o r e n g in e e r in g p r o b le m s .

M o n ito r s and o p e r a te s th e c o n tr o l c o n s o le o f a d ig it a l c o m p u te r to
p r o c e s s data a c c o r d in g to o p e r a tin g in s tr u c tio n s , u s u a lly p r e p a r e d b y a p r o ­
g ra m m er.
W o rk in c lu d e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : Studies in s tr u c tio n s to
d e te r m in e e q u ip m en t setup and o p e r a tio n s ; lo a d s e q u ip m en t w ith r e q u ir e d
it e m s (ta p e r e e l s , c a r d s , e t c .); s w itc h e s n e c e s s a r y a u x ilia r y e q u ip m en t into
c ir c u it , and s ta r ts and o p e r a te s c o m p u te r; m a k e s ad ju s tm e n ts to c o m p u te r to
c o r r e c t o p e r a tin g p r o b le m s and m e e t s p e c ia l c o n d itio n s ; r e v ie w s e r r o r s m ad e
d u rin g o p e r a tio n and d e t e r m in e s c a u se o r r e f e r s p r o b le m to s u p e r v is o r o r
p r o g r a m m e r ; and m a in ta in s o p e r a tin g r e c o r d s .
M a y te s t and a s s is t in
c o r r e c t in g p r o g r a m .

For

w age

study p u r p o s e s ,

p r o g r a m m e r s a r e c la s s ifie d a s fo llo w s :

C la s s A .
W o rk s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n der o n ly g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n on
c o m p le x p r o b le m s w h ich r e q u ir e c o m p e te n c e in a l l p h a s e s o f p r o g r a m m in g
c o n c e p ts and p r a c t ic e s .
W o rk in g fr o m d ia g r a m s and c h a rts w h ich id e n tify
th e n a tu re o f d e s ir e d r e s u lt s , m a jo r p r o c e s s in g s te p s to b e a c c o m p lis h e d ,
and th e r e la tio n s h ip s b e tw e e n v a r io u s s tep s o f the p r o b le m s o lv in g ro u tin e ;
p la n s th e fu ll ra n g e o f p r o g r a m m in g a c tio n s n e e d e d to e f fic ie n t ly u t iliz e th e
c o m p u te r s y s te m in a c h ie v in g d e s ir e d end p ro d u c ts .

A t th is l e v e l , p r o g r a m m in g is d iffic u lt b e c a u s e c o m p u te r eq u ip m en t
m u s t be o r g a n iz e d to p ro d u c e s e v e r a l in t e r r e la t e d but d iv e r s e p ro d u c ts fr o m
n u m e ro u s and d iv e r s e data e le m e n t s .
A w id e v a r ie t y and e x te n s iv e n u m b er
o f in t e r n a l p r o c e s s in g a c tio n s m u st o c c u r .
T h is r e q u ir e s such a c tio n s as
d e v e lo p m e n t o f c o m m o n o p e r a tio n s w h ich can b e r e u s e d , e s ta b lis h m e n t o f
lin k a g e p o in ts b e tw e e n o p e r a tio n s , ad ju s tm e n ts to data when p r o g r a m r e q u ir e ­
m e n ts e x c e e d c o m p u te r s to r a g e c a p a c ity , and s u b s ta n tia l m a n ip u la tio n and
r e s e q u e n c in g o f data e le m e n ts to fo r m a h ig h ly in te g r a te d p r o g r a m .

M a y p r o v id e fu n c tio n a l d ir e c t io n to lo w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r s w ho a r e
a s s ig n e d to a s s is t .

C la s s B .
W o rk s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n der o n ly g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n on
r e l a t i v e l y s im p le p r o g r a m s , o r on s im p le s e g m e n ts o f c o m p le x p r o g r a m s .
P r o g r a m s ( o r s e g m e n ts ) u s u a lly p r o c e s s in fo r m a tio n to p ro d u c e d ata in tw o
o r th r e e v a r ie d s e q u e n c e s o r fo r m a t s .
R e p o r t s and lis tin g s a r e p ro d u c ed by
r e fin in g , ad ap tin g, a r r a y in g , o r m a k in g m in o r a d d itio n s to o r d e le tio n s fr o m
input data w h ich a r e r e a d ily a v a ila b le .
W h ile n u m erou s r e c o r d s m a y be
p r o c e s s e d , the d ata h a ve b e en r e fin e d in p r io r a c tio n s so that th e a c c u r a c y
and se q u e n c in g o f data can b e te s te d b y u sin g a fe w ro u tin e c h e c k s . T y p ic a lly ,
th e p r o g r a m d e a ls w ith ro u tin e r e c o r d k e e p in g o p e r a tio n s .
OR
W o rk s on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s (a s d e s c r ib e d f o r c la s s A ) under c lo s e
d ir e c t io n o f a h ig h e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r o r s u p e r v is o r .
M a y a s s is t h ig h e r
l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r b y in d e p e n d e n tly p e r fo r m in g le s s d iffic u lt ta s k s a s s ig n e d ,
and p e r fo r m in g m o r e d if fic u lt ta s k s u n der f a i r l y c lo s e d ir e c tio n .
M a y g u id e o r in s tr u c t lo w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r s .
C la s s C . M a k e s p r a c t ic a l a p p lic a tio n s o f p r o g r a m m in g p r a c t ic e s
and c o n c e p ts u s u a lly le a r n e d in f o r m a l tr a in in g c o u r s e s .
A s s ig n m e n ts a r e
d e s ig n e d to d e v e lo p c o m p e te n c e in the a p p lic a tio n o f stan d a rd p r o c e d u r e s to
ro u tin e p r o b le m s . R e c e iv e s c lo s e s u p e r v is io n on n ew a s p e c ts o f a s s ig n m e n ts ;
and w o r k is r e v ie w e d to v e r i f y its a c c u r a c y and c o n fo rm a n c e w ith r e q u ir e d
p ro ced u res.




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c la s s ifie d

as

fo llo w s :
C la s s A .
O p e r a te s in d e p e n d e n tly , o r u n der on ly g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n ,
a c o m p u te r runn ing p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f the fo llo w in g c h a r a c t e r is t ic s :
N e w p r o g r a m s a r e fr e q u e n tly t e s te d and in tro d u c e d ; sch ed u lin g r e q u ir e m e n ts
a r e o f c r i t i c a l im p o r ta n c e to m in im iz e d o w n tim e ; th e p r o g r a m s a r e o f
c o m p le x d e s ig n so that id e n tific a tio n o f e r r o r s o u rc e o fte n r e q u ir e s a w o rk in g
k n o w le d g e o f the t o t a l p r o g r a m , and a lte r n a te p r o g r a m s m a y not be a v a ila b le .
M a y g iv e d ir e c t io n and gu id a n ce to lo w e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r s .
C la s s B . O p e r a te s in d e p e n d e n tly , o r u n der o n ly g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n ,
a c o m p u te r runn ing p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f the fo llo w in g c h a r a c t e r is t ic s :
M o s t o f th e p r o g r a m s a r e e s ta b lis h e d p ro d u c tio n ru n s, t y p ic a lly run on a
r e g u la r ly r e c u r r in g b a s is ; th e r e is l i t t le o r no te s tin g o f n ew p r o g r a m s
r e q u ir e d ; a lte r n a te p r o g r a m s a r e p r o v id e d in c a s e o r ig in a l p r o g r a m n eed s
m a jo r ch an ge o r cann ot be c o r r e c t e d w ith in a r e a s o n a b ly sh o rt t im e .
In
c o m m o n e r r o r s itu a tio n s , d ia g n o s e s c a u s e and ta k e s c o r r e c t i v e a c tio n .
T h is
u s u a lly in v o lv e s a p p ly in g p r e v io u s ly p r o g r a m m e d c o r r e c t i v e s te p s , o r u sin g
sta n d a rd c o r r e c t io n te c h n iq u e s .
OR
O p e r a te s u n d er d ir e c t s u p e r v is io n a c o m p u te r running p r o g r a m s o r
s e g m e n ts o f p r o g r a m s w ith th e c h a r a c t e r is t ic s d e s c r ib e d f o r c la s s A .
M ay
a s s is t a h ig h e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r by in d e p e n d e n tly p e r fo r m in g le s s d iffic u lt ta s k s
a s s ig n e d , and p e r f o r m in g d iffic u lt ta s k s fo llo w in g d e ta ile d in s tr u c tio n s and
w ith fre q u e n t r e v ie w o f o p e r a tio n s p e r fo r m e d .

e x p e c te d
a b ilit y to
r e c e iv e d
o p e ra to r

C la s s C .
W o rk s on ro u tin e p r o g r a m s u n der c lo s e s u p e r v is io n .
Is
to d e v e lo p w o r k in g k n o w le d g e o f th e c o m p u te r equ ip m en t u sed and
d e te c t p r o b le m s in v o lv e d in running ro u tin e p r o g r a m s .
U s u a lly has
s o m e f o r m a l tr a in in g in c o m p u te r o p e r a tio n . M a y a s s is t h ig h e r l e v e l
on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s .

D RAFTER
C la s s A .
P la n s th e g ra p h ic p r e s e n ta tio n o f c o m p le x ite m s h avin g
d is t in c t iv e d e s ig n fe a tu r e s th at d i f f e r s ig n ific a n t ly f r o m e s ta b lis h e d d r a ftin g
p r e c e d e n ts .
W o rk s in c lo s e s u p p ort w ith th e d e s ig n o r ig in a t o r , and 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 f fe c t o f each ch an ge on the
d e ta ils o f f o r m , fu n c tio n , and p o s itio n a l r e la tio n s h ip s o f c om p on en ts and p a r ts .
W o rk s w ith a m in im u m o f s u p e r v is o r y a s s is ta n c e .
C o m p le te d w o r k is
r e v ie w e d b y d e s ig n o r ig in a t o r f o r c o n s is te n c y w ith p r i o r e n g in e e r in g d e t e r ­
m in a tio n s .
M a y e it h e r p r e p a r e d ra w in g s o r d i r e c t th e ir p r e p a r a tio n b y lo w e r
l e v e l d r a ft e r s .

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E LE C T R O N IC S T E CH NICIAN— Continued

C la s s B .
P e r f o r m s n o n rou tin e and c o m p le x d r a ftin g a s s ig n m e n ts
that r e q u ir e the a p p lic a tio n o f m o s t o f the s ta n d a rd ize d * d ra w in g te c h n iq u e s
r e g u la r ly used .
D u tie s t y p ic a lly in v o lv e such w o r k a s :
P r e p a r e s w o rk in g
d ra w in g s o f s u b a s s e m b lie s w ith ir r e g u la r sh ap es, m u ltip le fu n c tio n s , and
p r e c is e p o s itio n a l r e la tio n s h ip s b e tw e e n c o m p o n e n ts ; p r e p a r e s a r c h ite c tu r a l
d ra w in g s f o r c o n s tru c tio n o f a b u ild in g in c lu d in g d e t a il d ra w in g s o f fou n ­
d a tio n s , w a ll s e c tio n s , f lo o r p la n s , and r o o f.
U s e s a c c e p te d fo r m u la s and
m anu als in m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y com p u ta tio n s to d e te r m in e q u a n titie s o f
m a t e r ia ls to be u s e d , loa d c a p a c it ie s , s tr e n g th s , s t r e s s e s , e tc .
R e c e iv e s
in it ia l in s tr u c tio n s , r e q u ir e m e n ts , and a d v ic e fr o m s u p e r v is o r .
C o m p le te d
w o rk is c h e c k ed f o r te c h n ic a l ad eq u a cy .

T h is c la s s ific a t io n e x c lu d e s r e p a ir e r s o f such stan dard e le c t r o n ic
e q u ip m en t as c o m m o n o f f ic e m a c h in e s and h ou seh old r a d io and t e le v is io n
s e ts ; p ro d u c tio n a s s e m b le r s and t e s t e r s ; w o r k e r s w h ose p r im a r y duty is
s e r v ic in g e le c t r o n ic te s t in s tr u m e n ts ; te c h n ic ia n s w ho have a d m in is tr a tiv e
o r s u p e r v is o r y r e s p o n s ib ilit y ; and d r a ft e r s , d e s ig n e r s , and p r o fe s s io n a l
e n g in e e r s . '

C la s s C .
P r e p a r e s d e t a il d ra w in g s o f s in g le units o r p a rts f o r
e n g in e e r in g , c o n s tr u c tio n , m a n u fa c tu rin g , o r r e p a ir p u r p o s e s .
Types of
d ra w in g s p r e p a r e d in c lu d e is o m e t r ic p r o je c t io n s (d e p ic tin g th r e e d im e n s io n s
in a c c u ra te s c a le ) and s e c tio n a l v ie w s to c l a r i f y p o s itio n in g o f c om p on e n ts
and c o n v e y n e e d e d in fo r m a tio n .
C o n s o lid a te s d e ta ils fr o m a n u m b er o f
s o u r c e s and a d ju sts o r tr a n s p o s e s s c a le as r e q u ir e d .
S u gg ested m eth o d s o f
a p p ro a c h , a p p lic a b le p r e c e d e n ts , and a d v ic e on s o u r c e m a t e r ia ls a r e g iv e n
w ith in it ia l a s s ig n m e n ts .
In s tr u c tio n s a r e le s s c o m p le te w hen a s s ig n m e n ts
recu r.
W o rk m a y be s p o t-c h e c k e d d u rin g p r o g r e s s .

P o s itio n s
d e fin itio n s .

a re

c la s s ifie d

in to

le v e l s

on the

b a s is o f the fo llo w in g

C la s s A . A p p lie s ad va n ced te c h n ic a l k n o w le d g e to s o lv e u n usually
c o m p le x p r o b le m s ( i . e . , th o s e th at t y p ic a lly cannot be s o lv e d s o le ly by r e f e r ­
en ce to m a n u fa c tu r e r s ' m an u a ls o r s im ila r d oc u m e n ts ) in w o rk in g on e l e c ­
tr o n ic e q u ip m en t.
E x a m p le s o f such p r o b le m s in c lu d e lo c a tio n and d e n s ity o f
c ir c u it r y , e le c t r o m a g n e tic r a d ia tio n , is o la t in g m a lfu n c tio n s , and fre q u e n t
e n g in e e r in g c h a n g e s .* W o rk in v o lv e s :
A d e ta ile d u n d erstan d in g o f the i n t e r ­
r e la tio n s h ip s o f c ir c u it s ; e x e r c is in g in d ep en d en t ju d g m e n t in p e r fo r m in g such
ta s k s as m a k in g c ir c u it a n a ly s e s , c a lc u la tin g w a v e fo r m s , t r a c in g r e la t io n ­
sh ip s in s ig n a l flo w ; and r e g u la r ly u sin g c o m p le x te s t in s tru m e n ts ( e . g . , dual
t r a c e o s c illo s c o p e s , Q - m e t e r s , d e v ia tio n m e t e r s , p u lse g e n e r a t o r s ).

W o rk m a y be r e v ie w e d b y s u p e r v is o r (fr e q u e n tly an e n g in e e r o r
d e s ig n e r ) f o r g e n e r a l c o m p lia n c e w ith a c c e p te d p r a c t ic e s .
M ay p r o v id e
t e c h n ic a l g u id an ce to lo w e r l e v e l te c h n ic ia n s .

D R A F T E R -T R A C E R

C o p ie s p lan s and d ra w in g s p r e p a r e d b y o th e rs by p la c in g t r a c in g
c lo th o r p a p e r o v e r d ra w in g s and t r a c in g w ith pen o r p e n c il.
(D o e s not
in clu d e t r a c in g lim it e d to p lan s p r im a r ily c o n s is tin g o f s tr a ig h t lin e s and a
la r g e s c a le not r e q u ir in g c lo s e d e lin e a tio n .)
AND/OR
P r e p a r e s s im p le o r r e p e t it iv e d ra w in g s o f e a s ily v is u a liz e d it e m s .
W o rk is c lo s e l y s u p e r v is e d d u rin g p r o g r e s s .

C la s s B . A p p lie s c o m p r e h e n s iv e te c h n ic a l k n o w le d g e to s o lv e c o m ­
p le x p r o b le m s ( i . e . , th o s e th at t y p ic a lly can be s o lv e d s o le ly by p r o p e r ly
in t e r p r e t in g m a n u fa c tu r e r s ' m an u a ls o r s im ila r d oc u m e n ts ) in w o rk in g on
e le c t r o n ic e q u ip m en t.
W o rk in v o lv e s :
A f a m i l ia r i t y w ith the in t e r r e la t io n ­
ship s o f c ir c u it s ; and ju d g m e n t in d e te r m in in g w o r k sequ en ce and in s e le c tin g
to o ls and te s tin g in s tr u m e n ts , u s u a lly le s s c o m p le x than th o s e u sed b y the
c la s s A te c h n ic ia n .
R e c e iv e s te c h n ic a l g u id a n c e , as r e q u ir e d , fr o m s u p e r v is o r o r h ig h e r
l e v e l te c h n ic ia n , and w o r k is r e v ie w e d f o r s p e c ific c o m p lia n c e w ith a c c e p te d
p r a c t ic e s and w o rk a s s ig n m e n ts .
M a y p r o v id e te c h n ic a l gu id ance to lo w e r
l e v e l te c h n ic ia n s .

E L E C T R O N IC S T E C H N IC IA N

W o rk s on v a r io u s ty p e s o f e le c t r o n ic e q u ip m en t and r e la t e d d e v ic e s
by p e r fo r m in g one o r a c o m b in a tio n o f the fo llo w in g :
In s ta llin g , m a in ta in in g ,
r e p a ir in g , o v e r h a u lin g , tr o u b le s h o o tin g , m o d ify in g , c o n s tru c tin g , and te s tin g .
W o rk r e q u ir e s p r a c t ic a l a p p lic a tio n o f te c h n ic a l k n o w le d g e o f e le c t r o n ic s
p r in c ip le s , a b ilit y to d e te r m in e m a lfu n c tio n s , and s k ill to put eq u ip m en t in
r e q u ir e d o p e r a tin g c o n d itio n .

T h e e q u ip m en t— c o n s is tin g o f e ith e r m an y d iffe r e n t k inds o f c ir c u it s
o r m u ltip le r e p e titio n o f the s a m e kind o f c ir c u it — in c lu d e s , but is not lim it e d
to , the fo llo w in g :
(a ) E le c t r o n ic tr a n s m ittin g and r e c e iv in g e q u ip m en t (e . g . ,
r a d a r , r a d io , t e le v is io n , te le p h o n e , s o n a r, n a v ig a tio n a l a id s ), (b ) d ig it a l and
an a log c o m p u te r s , and (c ) in d u s tr ia l and m e d ic a l m e a s u rin g and c o n tr o llin g
e qu ip m en t.




C la s s C . A p p lie s w o rk in g te c h n ic a l k n o w le d g e to p e r fo r m s im p le o r
ro u tin e ta s k s in w o r k in g on e le c t r o n ic eq u ip m en t, fo llo w in g d e ta ile d in s tr u c ­
tio n s w h ich c o v e r v ir t u a lly a ll p r o c e d u r e s .
W o rk ty p ic a lly in v o lv e s such
ta s k s a s :
A s s is t in g h ig h e r l e v e l te c h n ic ia n s b y p e r fo r m in g such a c t iv it ie s as
r e p la c in g c o m p o n e n ts , w ir in g c ir c u it s , and ta k in g te s t r e a d in g s ; r e p a ir in g
s im p le e le c t r o n ic eq u ip m en t; and u sin g to o ls and c o m m o n te s t in s tru m e n ts
(e . g . , m u lt im e t e r s , audio s ig n a l g e n e r a t o r s , tube t e s t e r s , o s c illo s c o p e s ).
Is not r e q u ir e d to be f a m ilia r w ith th e in t e r r e la tio n s h ip s o f c ir c u it s .
T h is
k n o w le d g e , h o w e v e r , m a y be a c q u ir e d th ro u gh a s s ig n m e n ts d e s ig n e d to
in c r e a s e c o m p e te n c e (in c lu d in g c la s s r o o m
tr a in in g ) so that w o r k e r can
a d va n ce to h ig h e r l e v e l te c h n ic ia n .
R e c e iv e s te c h n ic a l g u id a n c e , as r e q u ir e d , fr o m s u p e r v is o r o r h ig h e r
l e v e l te c h n ic ia n .
W o rk is t y p ic a lly spot c h e c k e d , but is g iv e n d e ta ile d r e v ie w
w h en n e w o r ad v a n c e d a s s ig n m e n ts a r e in v o lv e d .

R E G IS T E R E D I N D U S T R I A L N U R S E

R E G IS T E R E D I N D U S T R I A L N U R S E --- C ontinued

A r e g i s t e r e d n u rs e w ho g iv e s n u rs in g s e r v ic e u n der g e n e r a l m e d ic a l
d ir e c t io 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 i l l o r
s u ffe r an a c c id e n t on th e p r e m is e s o f a f a c t o r y o r o th e r e s ta b lis h m e n t.
D u ties in v o lv e a com b in atio n - o f the f o llo w in g : G iv in g f i r s t aid to the i l l o r
in ju r e d ; atten d in g to su b sequ en t d r e s s in g o f e m p lo y e e s ' in ju r ie s ; k e e p in g
r e c o r d s o f p a tie n ts t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r in g a c c id e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a tio n o r

o th e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s is tin g in p h y s ic a l e x a m in a tio n s and h ealth e v a lu a tio n s o f
a p p lic a n ts and e m p lo y e e s ; and plann ing and c a r r y in g out p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g
h ealth e d u c a tio n , a c c id e n t p r e v e n tio n , e v a lu a tio n o f plant e n v ir o n m e n t, o r
o th e r a c t iv it ie s a ffe c t in g the h e a lth , w e l f a r e , and s a fe ty o f a l l p e r s o n n e l.
N u rs in g s u p e r v is o r s o r head n u rs e s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts e m p lo y in g m o r e than
one n u rs e a r e e x c lu d e d .

Maintenance, Toolroom, and Powerplant
M A IN T E N A N C E C A R P E N T E R

M A I N T E N A N C E M A C H IN IS T

P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n tr y d u ties n e c e s s a r y to c o n s tru c t and m a in ta in
in g ood r e p a i r b u ild in g w o o d w o r k and e q u ip m en t such as b in s , c r ib s , c o u n te rs ,
b e n c h e s , p a r titio n s , d o o r s , f lo o r s , s t a ir s , c a s in g s , and t r im m a d e o f w ood
in an 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 the f o llo w in g ;
P la n n in g and
la y in g out o f w o r k f r o m b lu e p rin ts , d ra w in g s , m o d e ls , o r v e r b a l in s tr u c tio n s ;
u sin 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 too ls , p o r ta b le p o w e r t o o ls , and stan d a rd
m e a s u r in g in s tr u m e n ts ; m a k in g stan dard shop com p u ta tio n s r e la tin g to d im e n ­
s ion s o f w o r k ; and s e le c t in g m a t e r ia ls n e c e s s a r y f o r th e w o r k .
In g e n e r a l,
th e w o rk o f th e m a in te n a n c e c a r p e n te r r e q u ir e s rou n ded tr a in in g and e x p e r i ­
e n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u gh a f o r m a l a p p re n tic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g
and e x p e r ie n c e .

P r o d u c e s r e p la c e m e n t p a r ts and n ew p a r ts in m a k in g r e p a ir s o f
m e t a l p a r ts o f m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m en t o p e r a te d in an 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 the f o llo w in g : I n te r p r e tin g w r itte n in s tr u c tio n s and s p e c i­
fic a t io n s ; p lan n in g ■and la y in g out o f w o rk ; u sin g a v a r i e t y o f m a c h in is t's
h a n d too ls and p r e c is io n m e a s u r in g in s tr u m e n ts ; s e ttin g up and o p e r a tin g
sta n d a rd m a c h in e t o o ls ; shaping o f m e t a l p a r ts to c lo s e to le r a n c e s ; m a k in g
stan d a rd shop c o m p u ta tio n s r e la tin g to d im e n s io n s o f w o r k , to o lin g , fe e d s ,
and sp ee d s o f m a c h in in g ; k n o w le d g e o f the w o r k in g p r o p e r t ie s o f th e c o m m o n
m e t a ls ; s e le c tin g sta n d a rd m a t e r ia ls , p a r ts , and eq u ip m en t r e q u ir e d f o r th is
w o r k ; and fittin g and a s s e m b lin g p a r ts into m e c h a n ic a l eq u ip m en t. In g e n e r a l,
th e m a c h in is t 's w o r k n o r m a lly r e q u ir e s a rou n ded tr a in in g in m a c h in e -s h o p
p r a c t ic e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u gh a f o r m a l a p p re n tic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

M A IN T E N A N C E E L E C T R IC IA N
M A I N T E N A N C E M E C H A N IC (M a c h in e r y )
P e r f o r m s a v a r ie t y o f e l e c t r i c a l tr a d e fu n c tio n s such as the in s t a l­
la tio n , m a in te n a n c e , o r r e p a ir o f e q u ip m en t f o r the g e n e r a tio n , d is trib u tio n ,
o r u t iliz a tio n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in an 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 th e f o l l o w i n g : In s ta llin g o r r e p a ir in g any o f a v a r ie t y o f e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip ­
m e n t such as g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w itc h b o a rd s , c o n t r o lle r s , c ir c u it
b r e a k e r s , m o t o r s , h e a tin g u n its , con du it s y s te m s , o r o th e r tr a n s m is s io n
e q u ip m e n t; w o r k in g fr o m b lu e p rin ts , d ra w in g s , la y o u ts, o r o th e r s p e c if i­
c a tio n s ; lo c a t in g and d ia g n o s in g tr o u b le in the e l e c t r i c a l s y s te m o r e q u ip ­
m e n t; w o r k in g sta n d a rd c o m p u ta tio n s r e la tin g to loa d r e q u ir e m e n ts o f w ir in g
o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m en t; and u sin g a v a r ie t y o f e le c t r ic ia n 's h a n d tools and
m e a s u r in g and te s tin g in s tr u m e n ts .
In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f the m a in te n a n c e
e le c t r ic ia n r e q u ir e s rou n d ed tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u gh
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 and e x p e r ie n c e .

M A IN T E N A N C E P A IN T E R

P a in ts and r e d e c o r a t e s w a lls , w o o d w o rk , and fix tu r e s o f an e s ta b ­
lis h m e n t.
W o rk in v o lv e s the f o llo w in g ; K n o w le d g e o f s u r fa c e p e c u lia r it ie s
and ty p e s o f pain t r e q u ir e d f o r d iffe r e n t a p p lic a tio n s ; p r e p a r in g s u r fa c e fo r
p ain tin g b y r e m o v in g o ld fin is h o r b y p la c in g putty o r f i l l e r in n a il h o le s and
in t e r s t ic e s ; and a p p ly in g p ain t w ith s p ra y gun o r bru sh .
M a y m ix c o lo r s ,
o i l s , w h ite le a d , and o th e r pain t in g r e d ie n ts to ob tain p r o p e r c o lo r o r
c o n s is te n c y . In g e n e r a l, the w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p a in te r r e q u ir e s rou n ded
tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u gh 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 t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .




R e p a ir s m a c h in e r y o r m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m en t o f an 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 th e f o llo w in g : E x a m in in g m a c h in e s and m e c h a n ic a l
e q u ip m en t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f tr o u b le ; d is m a n tlin g o r p a r t ly d is m a n tlin g
m a c h in e s and p e r fo r m in g r e p a ir s that m a in ly in v o lv e th e use o f h a n d too ls in
s c r a p in g and fit t in g p a r ts ; r e p la c in g b ro k e n o r d e fe c t iv e p a rts w ith ite m s
o b ta in e d f r o m s to c k ; o r d e r in g the p ro d u c tio n o f a r e p la c e m e n t p a r t b y a
m a c h in e shop o r s e n d in g the, m a c h in e to a m a c h in e shop f o r m a jo r r e p a ir s ;
p r e p a r in g w r it t e n s p e c ific a tio n s f o r m a jo r r e p a ir s o r f o r the p ro d u c tio n o f
p a r ts o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h in e shops; r e a s s e m b lin g m a c h in e s ; and 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 r a tio n .
In g e n e r a l, the w o r k o f a m a c h in e r y
m a in te n a n c e m e c h a n ic
r e q u ir e s rou n ded tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly
a c q u ir e d th ro u gh a f o r m a l a p p re n tic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e r i ­
ence.
E x c lu d e d f r o m th is c la s s ific a t io n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r im a r y d u ties
in v o lv e s e ttin g up o r a d ju s tin g m a c h in e s .
M A I N T E N A N C E M E C H A N IC (M o t o r V e h ic le s )
R e p a ir s a u to m o b ile s , b u s e s , m o to r tr u c k s , and t r a c t o r s o f an 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 the f o l l o w i n g : E x a m in in g a u to m o tiv e e q u ip ­
m en t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ; d is a s s e m b lin g e q u ip m en t and p e r fo r m in g
r e p a ir s th at in v o lv e th e u se o f such h a n d too ls as w r e n c h e s , g a u g e s , d r i l l s ,
o r s p e c ia liz e d e q u ip m en t in d is a s s e m b lin g o r fit t in g p a r ts ; r e p la c in g b ro k en
o r d e fe c t iv e p a r ts f r o m s to c k ; g r in d in g and a d ju s tin g v a lv e s ; r e a s s e m b lin g and
in s t a llin g th e v a r io u s a s s e m b lie s in th e v e h ic le and m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t­
m e n ts ; and a lig n in g w h e e ls , a d ju s tin g b ra k e s and lig h ts , o r tig h te n in g b od y
b o lts .
In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f th e m o t o r v e h ic le m a in te n a n c e m e c h a n ic
r e q u ir e s rou n d ed t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u gh a fo 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 and e x p e r ie n c e .

M A IN T E N A N C E M E C H A N IC (M o t o r V e h ic le s )— C ontinu ed

M A I N T E N A N C E T R A D E S H E L P E R — C ontinued

T h is c la s s ific a t io n d oes not in clu d e m e c h a n ic s w ho r e p a ir c u s to m e r s '
v e h ic le s in a u to m o b ile r e p a ir shops.

the h e lp e r is p e r m itte d to p e r f o r m v a r ie s f r o m tra d e to tr a d e :
In s om e
tr a d e s the h e lp e r is c o n fin e d to s u p p lyin g, liftin g , and h o ld in g m a t e r ia ls and
to o ls , and c le a n in g w o rk in g a r e a s ; and in o th e rs he is p e r m itte d to p e r fo r m
s p e c ia liz e d m a c h in e o p e r a tio n s , o r p a r ts o f a tr a d e that a r e a ls o p e r fo r m e d
b y w o r k e r s on a f u ll- t im e b a s is .

M A IN T E N A N C E P I P E F I T T E R
In s ta lls o r r e p a ir s w a t e r , s te a m , g a s , o r o th e r ty p es o f p ip e and
p ip e fittin g s in an e s ta b lis h m e n t. W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f the f o llo w in g : L a y in g
out w o rk and m e a s u r in g to lo c a t e p o s itio n o f p ip e f r o m d ra w in g s o r o th e r
w r itte n s p e c ific a tio n s ; cu ttin g v a r io u s s iz e s o f p ip e to c o r r e c t le n g th s w ith
c h is e l and h a m m e r o r o x y a c e ty le n e to r c h o r p ip e -c u ttin g m a c h in e s ; th re a d in g
p ip e w ith stoc k s and d ie s ; ben d in g p ip e b y h a n d -d r iv e n o r p o w e r - d r iv e n
m a c h in e s ; a s s e m b lin g p ip e w ith c o u p lin g s and fa s te n in g p ip e to h a n g e r s ;
m ak in g stan d a rd shop c o m p u ta tio n s r e la tin g to p r e s s u r e s , flo w , and s iz e o f
p ip e r e q u ir e d ; and m a k in g stan d a rd te s ts to d e te r m in e w h e th e r fin is h e d p ip es
m e e t s p e c ific a t io n s .
In g e n e r a l, the w o r k o f the m a in te n a n c e p ip e fit t e r
r e q u ir e s rou n ded tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u gh a fo r m a l
a p p re n tic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .
W o rk e rs p r im a r ily
en g a g ed in in s ta llin g and r e p a ir in g b u ild in g s a n ita 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 .
M A IN T E N A N C E S H E E T - M E T A L W O R K E R
F a b r ic a t e s , in s ta lls , and m a in ta in s in g ood r e p a ir the s h e e t- m e t a l
e q u ip m en t and f ix t u r e s (su ch as m a c h in e g u a rd s , g r e a s e p ans, s h e lv e s ,
lo c k e r s , tanks, v e n t ila t o r s , ch u tes, d u cts, m e t a l r o o fin g ) o f an e s ta b lis h m e n t.
W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f the f o llo w in g ;
P la n n in g and la y in g out a ll ty p es o f
s h e e t- m e t a l m a in te n a n c e w o rk f r o m b lu e p rin ts , m o d e ls , o r o th e r s p e c i f i ­
c a tio n s ; s e ttin g up and o p e r a tin g a ll a v a ila b le ty p e s o f s h e e t- m e t a l w o rk in g
m a c h in e s ; u sin g a v a r i e t y o f h a n d too ls in c u ttin g, b en d in g, fo r m in g , shaping,
fittin g , and a s s e m b lin g ; and in s ta llin g s h e e t - m e t a l a r t ic le s as r e q u ir e d .
In
g e n e r a l, the w o rk o f the 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 ir e s rounded
tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th rou gh a f o r m a l a p p re n tic e s h ip o r
e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

M A C H IN E - T O O L O P E R A T O R (T O O L R O O M )
S p e c ia liz e s in o p e r a tin g one o r m o r e than one typ e o f m a c h in e
to o l (e . g . , j i g b o r e r , g rin d in g m a c h in e , en g in e la th e , m illin g m a c h in e ) to
m a c h in e m e t a l f o r u se in m a k in g o r m a in ta in in g ji g s , fix t u r e s , cuttin g to o ls ,
g a u g e s , o r m e t a l d ie s o r m o ld s u s e d in shaping o r fo r m in g m e ta l o r
n o n m e ta llic m a t e r ia l (e .g ., p la s tic , p la s te r , ru b b e r, g la s s ).
W o rk t y p ic a lly
in v o lv e s :
P la n n in g and p e r fo r m in g d iffic u lt m a c h in in g o p e r a tio n s w h ich
r e q u ir e c o m p lic a te d setups o r a h ig h d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; s e ttin g up m a c h in e
to o l o r to o ls (e . g . , in s ta ll cu ttin g to o ls and ad ju st g u id es , stop s, w o rk in g
ta b le s , and o th e r c o n tr o ls to h an d le the s iz e o f stock to be m a c h in e d ;
d e te r m in e p r o p e r fe e d s , s p ee d s , to o lin g , and o p e r a tio n sequ en ce o r s e le c t
th o s e p r e s c r ib e d in d ra w in g s , b lu e p rin ts , o r la y o u ts ); u sin g a v a r i e t y o f
p r e c is io n m e a s u r in g in s tr u m e n ts ; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y ad ju stm en ts d u rin g
m a c h in in g o p e r a tio n to a c h ie v e r e q u is ite d im e n s io n s to v e r y c lo s e t o le r a n c e s .
M a y be r e q u ir e d to s e le c t p r o p e r c o o la n ts and cu ttin g and lu b r ic a tin g o ils ,
to r e c o g n iz e w hen to o ls n eed d r e s s in g , and to d r e s s to o ls .
In g e n e r a l, the
w o r k o f a m a c h in e - t o o l o p e r a to r (t o o lr o o m ) at the s k ill l e v e l c a lle d f o r in
th is c la s s ific a t io n r e q u ir e s e x te n s iv e k n o w le d g e o f m a c h in e -s h o p and t o o l ­
r o o m p r a c t ic e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th rou gh c o n s id e r a b le o n - th e - jo b tr a in in g and
e x p e r ie n c e .
F o r c r o s s - in d u s t r y w a g e study p u r p o s e s , th is c la s s ific ? t io n d oes not
in clu d e m a c h in e - t o o l o p e r a to r s (t o o lr o o m ) e m p lo y e d in to o l and d ie job b in g
shops.

M I L L W R IG H T

T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R

In s ta lls n ew m a c h in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m en t, and d is m a n tle s and
in s ta lls m a c h in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m en t w hen c h an ges in the p la n t la y o u t a r e
r e q u ir e d .
W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g :
P la n n in g and la y in g out
w o r k ; in t e r p r e tin g b lu e p rin ts o r o th e r s p e c ific a t io n s ; u sin g a v a r ie t y o f h a n d to o ls and r ig g in g ; m a k in g s tan d a rd shop com p u ta tio n s r e la tin g to s t r e s s e s ,
s tre n g th o f m a t e r ia ls , and c e n te r s o f g r a v it y ; a lig n in g and b a la n c in g e q u ip ­
m en t; s e le c tin g sta n d a rd to o ls , e q u ip m en t, and p a r ts to be u sed ; and in s ta llin g
and m a in ta in in g in g ood o r d e r p o w e r t r a n s m is s io n e q u ip m en t such as d r iv e s
and sp eed r e d u c e r s . In g e n e r a l, the m illw r ig h t 's w o r k n o r m a lly r e q u ir e s a
rou n ded tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e in the tr a d e a c q u ir e d th ro u gh 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 and e x p e r ie n c e .

C o n s tru c ts and r e p a ir s ji g s , fix tu r e s ,
cuttin g to o ls , g a u g es , o r
m e t a l d ie s o r m o ld s u sed in shaping o r fo r m in g m e ta l o r n o n m e ta llic
m a t e r ia l (e . g . , p la s tic , p la s t e r , ru b b e r, g la s s ).
W o r k ty p ic a lly i n v o l v e s :
P la n n in g and la y in g out w o r k a c c o r d in g to m o d e ls , b lu e p rin ts , d ra w in g s , o r
o th e r w r itte n o r o r a l s p e c ific a tio n s ; u n d ersta n d in g the w o rk in g p r o p e r t ie s o f
c o m m o n m e ta ls and a llo y s ; s e le c tin g a p p ro p ria te m a t e r ia ls , to o ls , and
p r o c e s s e s r e q u ir e d to c o m p le te ta sk ; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y shop c o m p u ta tio n s ;
s e ttin g up and o p e r a tin g v a r io u s m a c h in e to o ls and r e la te d equ ip m en t; u sin g
v a r io u s t o o l and d ie m a k e r 's h a n d too ls and p r e c is io n m e a s u rin g in s tru m e n ts ;
w o r k in g to v e r y c lo s e t o le r a n c e s ; h e a t - tr e a t in g m e ta l p a rts and fin is h e d to o ls
and d ie s to a c h ie v e r e q u ir e d q u a litie s ; fittin g and a s s e m b lin g p a r ts to p r e ­
s c r ib e d t o le r a n c e s and a llo w a n c e s .
In g e n e r a l, the t o o l and d ie m a k e r 's
w o r k r e q u ir e s rou n ded tr a in in g in m a c h in e -s h o p and to o lr o o m p r a c t ic e
u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th rou gh fo 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 and
e x p e r ie n c e .

M A IN T E N A N C E T R A D E S H E L P E R
A s s is t s one o r m o r e w o r k e r s in the s k ille d m a in te n a n c e tr a d e s , b y
p e r fo r m in g s p e c ific o r g e n e r a l d u ties o f l e s s e r s k ill, such as k e e p in g a
w o r k e r su p p lied w ith m a t e r ia ls and t o o ls ; c le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a , m a c h in e ,
and e q u ip m en t; a s s is tin g jo u rn e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r ia ls o r to o ls ; and p e r ­
fo r m in g o th e r u n s k ille d ta s k s as d ir e c t e d b y jo u rn e y m a n . T h e kind o f w o rk




F o r c r o s s - in d u s t r y w a g e study p u r p o s e s , th is c la s s ific a t io n d oes n ot
in c lu d e to o l and d ie m a k e r s who (1 ) a r e e m p lo y e d in to o l and d ie jo b b in g
shops o r (2 ) p ro d u c e fo r g in g d ie s (d ie s in k e r s ).

S T A T I O N A R Y E N G IN E E R

S T A T I O N A R Y E N G IN E E R — C ontinued

O p e r a t e s and m a in ta in s and m a y a ls o s u p e r v is e the o p e r a tio n o f
s ta tio n a r y e n g in e s and e q u ip m en t (m e c h a n ic a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) to su p p ly the
e s ta b lis h m e n t in w h ich e m p lo y e d w ith p o w e r , h e a t, r e f r ig e r a t io n , o r a i r c o n d itio n in g . W o r k in v o lv e s :
O p e ra tin g and m a in ta in in g e q u ip m en t such as
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 t o r s , tu rb in e s , v e n tila tin g
and r e f r i g e r a t i n g e q u ip m en t,
s te a m b o ile r s and b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m ps;
m a k in g e q u ip m en t r e p a ir s ; and k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a tio n o f m a c h in e r y ,
te m p e r a tu r e , and fu e l con su m p tio n .
M a y a ls o s u p e r v is e th es e o p e r a tio n s .

H ea d o r c h ie f e n g in e e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts e m p lo y in g m o r e than one e n g in e e r
a r e e x c lu d e d .
B O IL E R T E N D E R
F i r e s s ta tio n a r y b o ile r s to fu rn is h the e s ta b lis h m e n t in w h ich
e m p lo 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 fu e ls to f i r e b y hand o r
o p e r a te s a m e c h a n ic a l s to k e r , g a s , o r o i l b u rn e r; and ch eck s w a t e r and
s a fe ty v a lv e s . M a y c le a n , o il, o r a s s is t in r e p a ir in g b o i l e r r o o m e q u ip m e n t.

Material Movement and Custodial
T R U C K D R IV E R

W AREHOUSEM AN

D r iv e s a tru c k w ith in a c it y o r in d u s tr ia l a r e a to tr a n s p o r t m a t e ­
r ia ls , m e r c h a n d is e , e q u ip m en t, o r w o r k e r s b e tw e e n v a r io u s ty p e s o f e s t a b ­
lis h m e n ts such a s : M a n u fa c tu rin g p la n ts , fr e ig h t d e p o ts , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o le ­
s a le and r e t a i l e s ta b lis h m e n ts , o r b e tw e e n r e t a i l
e s ta b lis h m e n ts and
c u s t o m e r s ' h o u s e s o r p la c e s o f b u s in e s s . M a y a ls o lo a d o r un load tru c k w ith
o r w ith o u t h e lp e r s , m a k e m in o r m e c h a n ic a l r e p a ir s , and k e e p tr u c k in good
w o r k in g o r d e r . S a le s r o u t e and o v e r - t h e - r o a d d r iv e r s a r e exc lu d e d .

A s d ir e c t e d , p e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f w a r e h o u s in g du ties w h ich r e q u ir e
an u n d e rs ta n d in g o f th e e s ta b lis h m e n t's s to r a g e p la n . W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t
o f the f o llo w in g : V e r if y in g m a t e r ia ls (o r m e r c h a n d is e ) a g a in s t r e c e iv in g
d oc u m e n ts , n o tin g and r e p o r tin g d is c r e p a n c ie s and ob v io u s d a m a g e s ; ro u tin g
m a t e r ia ls to p r e s c r ib e d s to r a g e lo c a tio n s ; s to r in g , sta c k in g , o r p a lle t iz in g
m a t e r ia ls in a c c o r d a n c e w ith p r e s c r ib e d s to r a g e m e th o d s ; r e a r r a n g in g and
t a k i n g in v e n t o r y o f s to r e d m a t e r ia ls ; e x a m in in g s to r e d m a t e r ia ls and
r e p o r tin g d e t e r io r a t io n and d a m a g e ; r e m o v in g m a t e r ia l fr o m s to r a g e and
p r e p a r in g it f o r s h ip m en t. M a y o p e r a te hand o r p o w e r tru c k s in p e r fo r m in g
w a r e h o u s in g d u tie s .

F o r w a g e stu dy p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r iv e r s a r e c la s s ifie d b y s iz e and
ty p e o f eq u ip m en t, as f o llo w s : ( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r should be ra te d on the b a s is
o f t r a i l e r c a p a c ity .)
T r u c k d r iv e r ,
T r u c k d r iv e r ,
T r u c k d r iv e r ,
T r u c k d r iv e r ,

lig h t tru c k (u n d e r IV 2 to n s )
m e d iu m tru c k ( I V 2 to and in c lu d in g 4 to n s )
h e a v y tru c k ( t r a i l e r ) (o v e r 4 to n s )
h e a v y tru c k (o t h e r than t r a i l e r ) (o v e r 4 to n s )

O RD ER F IL L E R

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

P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d is e f o r s h ip m en t, o r r e c e iv e s and is r e s p o n s ib le
f o r in c o m in g s h ip m en ts o f m e r c h a n d is e o r o th e r m a t e r ia ls .
Sh ip pin g w o rk
i n v o l v e s : A k n o w le d g e o f s h ip p in g p r o c e d u r e s , p r a c t ic e s , ro u te s , a v a ila b le
m ea n s o f tr a n s p o r ta t io n , and r a t e s ; and p r e p a r in g r e c o r d s o f the good s
sh ip p ed , m a k in g up b ills o f la d in g , p o s tin g w e ig h t and sh ip p in g c h a n ge s , and
k e e p in g a f i l e o f sh ip p in g r e c o r d s .
M a y d ir e c t o r a s s is t in p r e p a r in g the
m e r c h a n d is e f o r s h ip m en t. R e c e iv in g w o r k in v o lv e s : V e r if y in g o r d ir e c tin g
o th e rs in v e r i f y i n g the c o r r e c t n e s s o f sh ip m en ts a g a in s t b ills o f la d in g ,
in v o ic e s , o r o th e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k in g f o r s h o r ta g e s and r e je c t in g d a m a g e d
g o o d s ; ro u tin g m e r c h a n d is e o r m a t e r ia ls to p r o p e r d e p a rtm e n ts ; and m a in ­
ta in in g n e c e s s a r y , r e c o r d s and f i l e s .

For

w age

stu dy

p u rposes,

S h ip p in g c le r k
R e c e iv in g c le r k
S h ip p in g and r e c e iv in g c le r k




w o rk ers

are

c la s s ifie d

as

E x c lu d e w o r k e r s w h ose p r i m a r y d u ties in v o lv e shipping and r e c e iv in g
w o r k (s e e S h ippin g and R e c e iv in g C le r k and Sh ip pin g P a c k e r ), o r d e r f ill i n g
(s e e O r d e r F i l l e r ) , o r o p e r a tin g p o w e r tr u c k s (s e e P o w e r - T r u c k O p e r a t o r ).

fo llo w s :

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 fin is h e d good s f r o m s to r e d
m e r c h a n d is e in a c c o r d a n c e w ith s p e c ific a tio n s on s a le s s lip s , c u s t o m e r s '
o r d e r s , o r o th e r in s tr u c tio n s .
M a y , in a d d itio n to f i l l i n g o r d e r s and in d i­
c a tin g ite m s f i l l e d o r o m itte d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f ou tgoin g o r d e r s , r e q u is itio n
a d d itio n a l sto c k o r r e p o r t s h o rt s u p p lies to s u p e r v is o r , and p e r f o r m o th e r
r e la te d d u tie s .

S H IP P IN G P A C K E R

P r e p a r e s fin is h e d p ro d u c ts f o r sh ip m en t o r s to r a g e b y p la c in g th em
in sh ip p in g c o n ta in e r s , the s p e c ific o p e r a tio n s p e r f o r m e d b e in g d ep en d en t upon
the ty p e , s iz e , and n u m b e r o f u n its to be p a c k ed , the ty p e o f c o n ta in e r
e m p lo y e d , and m eth o d o f sh ip m en t.
W o r k r e q u ir e s the p la c in g o f ite m s in
sh ip p in g c o n ta in e r s and m a y in v o lv e one o r m o r e o f the f o llo w in g : K n o w le d g e
o f v a r io u s ite m s o f s to c k in o r d e r to v e r i f y con ten t; s e le c tio n o f a p p r o p r ia te
ty p e and s iz e o f c o n ta in e r ; in s e r tin g e n c lo s u r e s in c o n ta in e r ; u s in g e x c e l s i o r
o r o th e r m a t e r ia l to p r e v e n t b re a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c lo s in g and s e a lin g c o n ­
t a in e r ; and a p p ly in g la b e ls o r e n te r in g id e n tify in g data on c o n ta in e r .
P ack ers
w ho a ls 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 .

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

GUARD AND W A TC H M A N

A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u fa c tu rin g p lan t, s to r e , o r
o th e r e s ta b lis h m e n t w h o s e d u ties in v o lv e one o r m o r e o f the f o llo w in g :
L o a d in g and u n loa d in g v a r io u s m a t e r ia ls and m e r c h a n d is e on o r f r o m fr e ig h t
c a r s , tru c k s, o r o th e r tr a n s p o r tin g d e v ic e s ; u n pack in g, s h e lv in g , o r p la c in g
m a te r ia ls o r m e r c h a n d is e in p r o p e r s to r a g e lo c a tio n ; and tr a n s p o r tin g
m a te r ia ls o r m e r c h a n d is e b y h an d tru ck, c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w .
L on gsh ore
w o r k e r s , w ho lo a d and un load sh ip s, a r e e x c lu d e d .

G u ard .
P e r f o r m s rou tin e p o lic e d u tie s , e ith e r at fix e d p o s t o r on
to u r, m a in ta in in g o r d e r , u sin 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 .
In c lu d e s
g u a rd s w ho a r e s ta tio n e d at g a te and c h eck on id e n tity o f e m p lo y e e s and
o th e r p e r s o n s e n t e r in g .
W a tc h m a n . M a k e s rounds o f p r e m is e s
p r o p e r t y a g a in s t f i r e , th eft, and i l l e g a l e n tr y .

p e r io d ic a lly

in

p r o te c tin g

P O W E R -T R U C K O P E R A T O R
J A N IT O R ,
O p e r a t e s a m a n u a lly c o n tr o lle d g a s o lin e - o r e le c t r ic - p o w e r e d tru c k
o r t r a c t o r to tr a n s p o r t go o d s and m a t e r ia ls o f a ll k in d s about a w a r e h o u s e ,
m a n u fa ctu rin g p lan t, o r o th e r e s ta b lis h m e n t.

tru c k ,

F o r w a g e stu dy p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s
as f o llo w s :

a r e c la s s ifie d b y ty p e o f p o w e r -

F o r k lift o p e ra to r
P o w e r - t r u c k o p e r a to r (o t h e r than f o r k l i f t )




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PO R TE R , OR C LE A N E R

C le a n s and k e e p s in an o r d e r l y c o n d itio n f a c t o r y w o rk in g a r e a s and
w a s h r o o m s , o r p r e m is e s o f an o f f ic e , a p a rtm e n t h o u se, o r c o m m e r ic a l
o r o th e r e s ta b lis h m e n t.
D u tie s in v o lv e a c o m b in a tio n o f the f o llo w in g :
S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c ru b b in g , and p o lis h in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v in g c h ip s , tr a s h ,
and o th e r r e fu s e ; d u stin g eq u ip m en t, fu r n itu r e , o r fix t u r e s ; p o lis h in g m e ta l
fix t u r e s o r tr im m in g s ; p r o v id in g s u p p lies and m in o r m a in te n a n c e s e r v i c e s ;
and c le a n in g la v a t o r ie s , s h o w e rs , and r e s t r o o m s .
W o r k e r s w ho s p e c ia liz e
in w in d o w w a s h in g a r e e x c lu d e d .

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Act Surveys
T h e fo llo w in g a r e a s a r e s u r ­
v e y e d p e r i o d i c a l l y f o r u se in a d m in ­
is t e r in g th e S e r v ic e C o n tra c t A c t
o f 1965.
S u rv e y r e s u lt s a r e p u b ­
lis h e d in r e le a s e s w h ich a r e a v a ila ­
b le , at no cost,, w h ile s u p p lies la s t
f r o m any o f th e B L S r e g io n a l o f f ic e s
shown on th e b ack c o v e r .
A la s k a (s ta te w id e )
A lb a n y , Ga.
A le x a n d r ia , L a .
A lp e n a , S tan d ish , and
T a w a s C ity , M ic h .
A s h e v i l l e , N .C .
A tla n tic C ity , N .J .
A u g u s ta , Ga.—S .C .
A u s tin , T e x .
B a k e r s f ie ld , C a lif.
B aton R o u g e , L a .
B a ttle C r e e k , M ic h .
B eaum ont—P o r t A r t h u r O ran ge, T e x .
B ilo x i- G u lfp o r t and
P a s c a g o u la , M is s .
B r e m e r t o n , W a sh .
B r id g e p o r t , N o r w a lk , and
S ta m fo rd , Conn.
B ru n s w ic k , Ga.
C e d a r R a p id s , Io w a
C h am p aign —U rbana—R a n to u l, 111.
C h a r le s to n , S .C .
C h e ye n n e , W y o .
C la r k s v ille —H o p k in s v ille , T e rm .—K y .
C o lo r a d o S p r in g s , C o lo .
C o lu m b ia , S .C .
C olu m b u s, M is s .
C ra n e , Ind.
D e c a tu r , 111.
D es M o in e s , Iow a
D othan, A la .
D u lu th -S u p e r io r , M in n .—W is .
E l P a s o , T e x . , and A la m o g o r d o —L a s
C ru ces, N. M ex.
E u gen e—S p r in g fie ld and M e d fo r d —
K la m a th F a lls —G ra n ts P a s s —
R o s e b u rg , O re g .
F a y e t t e v i l l e , N .C .
F itc h b u r g —L e o m i n s t e r , M a s s .




F o r t R ile y —Junction C ity , K an s.
F o r t S m ith , A r k .—O k la.
F o r t W a y n e , Ind.
F r e d e r ic k —H a g e rs to w n —
C h a m b e r s b u r g , M d .—P a .
G ad sd en and A n n is to n , A la .
G o ld s b o r o , N .C .
G ran d Isla n d —H a s tin g s , N e b r .
G u am , T e r r i t o r y o f
H a r r is b u r g —L e b a n o n , P a .
Johnson C ity—K in g s p o r t—B r is t o l,
T erm .—Va.
L a C r o s s e , W is .
L aredo, T ex.
L a w to n , O k la .
L e x in g to n —F a y e t t e , K y .
L im a , O hio
L o g a n s p o rt—P e r u , Ind.
L o w e r E a s te r n S h o re , M d .- V a .—D e l.
M a c o n , Ga.
M a d is o n , W is .
M a in e (s ta te w id e )
M c A lle n —P h a r r —E d in b u rg and
B r o w n s v ille —H a r lin g e n San B e n ito , T e x .
M e r id ia n , M is s .
M id d le s e x , M on m ou th , and
O c e a n C o s ., N .J .
M o b ile and P e n s a c o la , A l a ^ F l a .
M on tan a (s ta te w id e )
N e w B e r n —J a c k s o n v ille , N .C .
N e w H a m p s h ir e (s ta te w id e )
N e w L on d on —N o r w ic h , C on n .—R .I.
N o r th D ak ota (s ta te w id e )
N o r th e r n N e w Y o r k
O r la n d o , F la .
O xn a rd —S im i V a l l e y V e n tu ra , C a lif.
P h o e n ix , A r i z .
P in e B lu ff, A r k .
P u e b lo , C o lo .
P u e r to R ic o
R a le ig h —D u rh a m , N .C .
R eno, N ev.
R iv e r s id e - S a n B e r n a rd in o —
O n t a r io , C a lif.
S a lin a , K an s.
S a lin as—S e a s id e —M o n te r e y , C a lif.
Sandusky, O h io

Santa B arb arar-S an ta M a r i a L o m p o c , C a lif.
Savannah, Ga.
S e lm a , A la .
S h e rm a n ^ D e n iso n , T e x .
S h r e v e p o r t, L a .
South D ak ota (s ta te w id e )
S ou th ern Idaho
S o u th w e stern V ir g in ia
S p r in g fie ld , 111.
S p r in g fie ld —C h ic o p e e —H o ly o k e ,
M a s s r-C o n n .
S tock ton , C a lif.
T a c o m a , W a sh .
T o p e k a , K an s.
T u ls a , O k la .
U p p e r P e n in s u la , M ic h .
V a l l e j o - F a i r f i e l d —N a p a , C a lif.
V e r m o n t (s ta te w id e )
V ir g in Is la n d s o f th e U.S.
W a c o and K ille e n —T e m p le , T e x .
W a t e r lo o —C e d a r F a lls , Io w a
W e s t T e x a s P la in s
W e s t V ir g in ia (s ta te w id e )
W ilm in g to n , D e l.—N .J .—M d .
Y a k im a , R ic h la n d -K e n n e w ic k , and
W a lla W a lla ^ P e n d le to n ,
W a s h .—O r e g .

ALSO A V A IL A B L E —
A n annual r e p o r t on s a l a r i e s f o r
a c c o u n ta n ts , a u d ito r s , c h ie f a c c o u n t­
an ts, a tt o r n e y s , jo b a n a ly s ts , d i r e c ­
t o r s o f p e r s o n n e l, b u y e r s , c h e m is t s ,
e n g in e e r s , e n g in e e r in g t e c h n ic ia n s ,
d r a ft e r s , a n d
c l e r i c a l e m p lo y e e s
is a v a ila b le .
O r d e r as B L S B u l l e ­
tin 1931, N a tio n a l S u rv e y o f P r o ­
fe s s io n a l, A d m in is t r a t iv e , T e c h n ic a l
and C l e r i c a l P a y , M a r c h 1976, $ 1 .3 5
a c o p y , f r o m any o f th e B L S r e ­
g io n a l s a le s o f f ic e s shown on th e
b a c k c o v e r , o r f r o m th e S u p e r in ­
ten d en t o f D o c u m e n ts , U .S. G o v e r n ­
m en t P r in tin g O f f ic e , W a s h in g to n ,
D .C . 20402.

Area Wage
Surveys
A l i s t o f the l a t e s t b u lle tin s a v a i l a b l e is p r e s e n t e d b e lo w .
m a y be p u r c h a s e d f r o m any o f th e B L S r e g i o n a l o f f i c e s shown on
c o v e r , o r f r o m the Su perin te n den t o f D o c u m e n ts , U.S. G o v e r n m e n t
O f f i c e , W a s h in g to n , D . C . 20402.
A d i r e c t o r y o f o c c u p a tio n a l w a g e
c o v e r i n g the y e a r s 1950 th ro u g h 1975, is a v a i l a b l e on r e q u e s t .

Area
A k r o n , Ohio , D ec. 1976 1________________________________________
A lb an y —Sch en ectady—T r o y , N . Y . , Sept. 1976 ________________
A n a h e im —Santa An a—G a r d e n G r o v e ,
C a l i f . , Oct. 1 9 7 6 _____ _____ ______________________________________
A tla n ta , G a., M a y 1 9 76 __________________________________________
B a l t i m o r e , M d ., A u g . 19 76 ______________________________________
B i l li n g s , M o n t., July 1 9 7 6 ______________________________________
B i r m i n g h a m , A l a . , M a r . 1977____ ______________________________
B os ton , M a s s . , A u g . 1976 _______________________________________
B u ffa lo , N . Y . , O c t. 1976 ________________________________________
Canton, O h io , M a y 1 9 7 6 _________________________________________
Chatt anoog a, T e n n . - G a . , Sept. 1976 __________________________
C h ic a g o , 111., M a y 1976 _________________________________________
C in c inn ati, O hio—K y . —I n d . , M a r . 1 9 76________________________
C l e v e l a n d , O h io , Sept. 1 9 7 6 _____________________________________
C olum b us, O h io , O c t. 1 9 76 ______________________________________
C orpu s C h r i s t i , T e x . , July 1 9 7 6 _______________________________
D a lla s —F o r t W o r t h , T e x . , O c t. 1 9 76 __________________________
D a v e n p o r t—R o c k Isla nd —M o l i n e , Io wa—111., F e b . 1976______
D ayto n , O h io , D e c . 1976_________________________________________
D ayto n a B e a c h , F l a . , A u g . 1976 _______________________________
D e n v e r —B o u l d e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1 9 7 6 ____________________________
D e t r o i t , M i c h . , M a r . 1976 1 _____________________________________
F r e s n o , C a l i f . , June 1976 ______________________________________
G a i n e s v i l l e , F l a . , Sept. 1976 ___________________________________
G r e e n B a y , W i s . , July 1 9 7 6 ____________________________________
G r e e n s b o r o —W i n s t o n - S a l e m —H ig h P o i n t ,
N . C . , A u g . 1 976__________________________________________________
G r e e n v i l l e - S p a r t a n b u r g , S . C . , June 1976 1___________________
H a r t f o r d , C onn., M a r . 1977_____________________________________
H ou st on , T e x . , A p r . 1 9 76 _______________________________________
H u n t s v i l l e , A l a . , F e b . 1977 1 ___________________________________
I n d ia n a p o lis , Ind., O c t. 1976____________________________________
J ac k s on, M i s s . , F e b . 1977 1____________________________________
J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . , D e c . 1976 1 _________________________________
K an s as C i t y , M o . - K a n s . , Sept. 1976 1 ________________________
L o s A n g e l e s —L o n g B e a c h , C a l i f . , O c t. 1 9 76 _________________
L o u i s v i l l e , K y.—Ind., N o v . 1976________________________________




B u lle tin s
the back
P rin tin g
surveys,

B u lle tin n u m b e r
and p r i c e *
1900-76, 85 cents
1900-59, 55 cents
1900-67,
1900-30,
1900-52,
1900-39,
1950-8,
1900-53,
1900-70,
1900-28,
1900-57,
1900-32,
1900-7,
1900-62,
1900-68,
1900-41,
1900-63,
1900-25,
1900-78,
1900-45,
1900-73,
1900-15,
1900-29,
1900-54,
1900-37,

75 cents
85 cents
85 cents
55 cents
85 cents
85 cents
75 cents
55 cents
55 cents
$1.05
75 cents
95 cents
75 cents
55 cents
85 cents
55 cents
85 cents
45 cents
85 cents
$1.25
55 cents
45 cents
55 cents

1900-47,
1900-36,
1950-9,
1900-26,
1950-4,
1900-58,
1950-2,
1900-80,
1900-60,
1900-77,
1900-69,

65 cents
85 cents
80 cents
85 cents
$ 1 .4 0
75 cents
$ 1 .5 0
85 cents
$1.05
85 cents
55 cents

Area
M e m p h i s , T e n n . —A r k . —M i s s ., N o v . 1976 1_____________________
M i a m i , F l a . , O c t. 1976___________________________________________
M i l w a u k e e , W i s . , A p r . 1976 ____________________________________
M i n n e a p o l i s —S t. P a u l , M inn.—W i s . , Jan. 1977________________
N a s sa u —S u ffo lk, N . Y . , June 1976 _______________________________
N e w a r k , N . J . , Jan. 1977__________________________________________
N e w O r l e a n s , L a . , Jan. 1977 1___________________________________
N e w Y o r k , N . Y . - N . J . , M a y 1976________________________________
N o r f o l k —V i r g i n i a B e a c h —P o r t s m o u t h , V a.—
N . C . , M a y 1976 1_________________________________________________
N o r f o l k —V i r g i n i a B ea ch —P o r t s m o u t h and
N e w p o r t N e w s —H am p to n , V a.—N . C . , M a y 1976 1 ___________
N o r t h e a s t P e n n s y l v a n i a , A u g . 1976 ____________________________
O k la h o m a C i t y , O k l a . , A u g . 1976_______________________________
O m a h a , N e b r . - I o w a , O c t. 1 976__________________________________
P a t e r son—C l i f t o n —P a s s a i c , N . J . , June 1976 __________________
P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . —N . J . , N o v . 1976 1____________________________
P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , Jan. 1977_______________________________________
P o r t l a n d , M a i n e , D e c . 1 9 7 6 1 ___________________________________
P o r t l a n d , O r e g . —W a s h . , M a y 1976 _____________________________
P o u g h k e e p s i e , N . Y . , June 1976 _________________________________
P o u g h k e e p s ie —K in g s to n —N e w b u r g h , N . Y . , June 1976________
P r o v i d e n c e —W a r w i c k —P a w t u c k e t , R .1.—
M a s s . , June 1 9 7 6 ________________________________________________
R i c h m o n d , V a . , June 1976_______________________________________
St. L o u i s , M o . —111., M a r . 1977___________________________________
S a c r a m e n t o , C a l i f . , D e c . 1976 __________________________________
S a gin aw , M i c h . , N o v . 1976 1_____________________________________
Salt L a k e C ity—O g d e n , Utah, N o v . 1976_______________________
San A n t o n i o , T e x . , M a y 1976 ___________________________________
San D i e g o , C a l i f . , N o v . 1976_____________________________________
San F r a n c i s c o —O ak la n d, C a l i f . , M a r . 1976 ___________________
San J o s e , C a l i f . , M a r . 1976_____________________________________
S e a t tle —E v e r e t t , W a s h . , Jan.. 1976 _____________________________
South Bend, Ind., M a r . 1976 ____________________________________
S y r a c u s e , N . Y . , July 1 976_______________________________________
T o l e d o , O h i o - M i c h . , M a y 1976__________________________________
T r e n t o n , N . J . , Sept. 1976________________________________________
W a s h in g to n , D .C .—M d .—V a . ,M a r . 1977__________________________
W i c h i t a , K a n s . , A p r . 1 976_______________________________________
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , A p r . 1976 ___________________________________
Y o r k , P a . , F e b . 1977______________________________________________

B u lle tin n u m b e r
and ij r i c e *
1900-75,
1900-66,
1900-22,
1950-3,
1900-35,
1950-7,
1950-5,
1900-48,

85 cents
75 cents
85 cents
$ 1.60
85 cents
$ 1.60

$ 1.60

$ 1.05

1900-27, 85 cents
1900-33,
1900-43,
1900-42,
1900-61,
1900-38,
1900-64,
1950-1,
1900-72,
1900-51,
1900-50,
1900-55,
1900-31,
1900-34,
1950-10,
1900-71,
1900-74,
1900-65,
1900-23,
1900-79,
1900-9,
1900-13,
1900-6,
1900-5,
1900-44,
1900-24,
1900-56,
1950- 11,
1900-21,
1900-16,
1950-6,

Prices are determined by the Government Printing O ffice and are subject to change.
Data on establishment practices and supplementary w age provisions are also presented.

85
65
55
55
55

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

$ 1.10

$ 1.50
85 cents
75 cents
45 cents
55 cents
75 cents
65 cents

$ 1.20
55
75
55
65
55
95
75
65
55
55
55
55

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

$ 1.20
55 cents
55 cents

$ 1.10

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