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Area Wage Survey
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The Washington, D.C.—Md

Va., Metropolitan Area

September 1968

Bu lletin No. 1 6 2 5 - 2 2




UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

REGION III
p H U - A D E L p H * *

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

Region III
406 Penn Square Building
1317 Filbert St.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
Phone: 597-7716 (Area Code 215)

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

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

Region VII
337 Mayflower Building
411 North Akard St.
Dallas, T ex. 75201
Phone: 749-3616 (Area Code 214)

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




Area Wage Survey
The Washington, D.C.—Md.—Va., Metropolitan Area




September 1968

Bulletin No. 1625-22
February 1969

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

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Contents

P reface

Page
T h e B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s p r o g r a m of an n u al
o c c u p a tio n a l w a g e s u r v e y s in m e tr o p o lit a n a r e a s i s d e ­
s ig n e d to p r o v id e d a ta on o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s , an d e s t a b ­
lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s an d s u p p le m e n ta r y w a g e p r o v i s io n s . It
y ie ld s d e t a ile d d a ta b y s e l e c t e d in d u s tr y d iv is io n fo r e a c h
of the a r e a s s tu d ie d , fo r g e o g r a p h ic r e g io n s , an d fo r the
U n ited S t a t e s . A m a jo r c o n s id e r a t io n in the p r o g r a m i s
the n e e d fo r g r e a t e r in sig h t in to (1) the m o v e m e n t of w a g e s
b y o c c u p a tio n a l c a t e g o r y an d s k i l l le v e l, an d (2) the s t r u c ­
t u r e an d le v e l o f w a g e s am o n g a r e a s an d in d u s tr y d iv is io n s .
A t the en d o f e a c h s u r v e y , an in d iv id u a l a r e a b u l­
le tin p r e s e n t s s u r v e y r e s u l t s fo r e a c h a r e a s tu d ie d . A ft e r
c o m p le tio n of a l l o f the in d iv id u a l a r e a b u lle tin s fo r a ro u n d
of s u r v e y s , a t w o - p a r t s u m m a r y b u lle tin i s i s s u e d . T h e
f i r s t p a r t b r in g s d a ta f o r e a c h of the m e tr o p o lit a n a r e a s
s tu d ie d in to one b u lle tin . T h e se c o n d p a r t p r e s e n t s in fo r ­
m a tio n w h ich h a s b e e n p r o je c t e d f r o m in d iv id u a l m e t r o ­
p o lita n a r e a d a ta to r e la t e to g e o g r a p h ic r e g io n s an d the
U n ited S t a t e s .
N in e ty a r e a s c u r r e n tly a r e in c lu d e d in the p r o ­
g r a m . In e a c h a r e a , in fo r m a tio n on o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s
i s c o lle c te d a n n u a lly an d on e s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and
s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v is io n s b ie n n ia lly .
T h is b u lle tin p r e s e n t s r e s u l t s of th e s u r v e y in
W a sh in gto n , D .C .- M d .- V a ., in S e p te m b e r 1968. T h e S ta n d ­
a r d M e tr o p o lita n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e fin e d b y the B u r e a u
of th e B u d g e t th ro u g h Ja n u a r y 1968, c o n s i s t s of th e D is t r i c t
of C o lu m b ia ; th e c i t i e s of A le x a n d r ia , F a i r f a x , an d F a l l s
C h u rc h , V a .; an d th e c o u n tie s of A r lin g to n , F a i r f a x , L o u ­
doun , an d P r i n c e W illia m , V a ., an d M o n tg o m e ry an d P r in c e
G e p r g e s , M d. T h is stu d y w a s c o n d u c ted b y the B u r e a u 's
r e g io n a l o ffic e in P h ila d e lp h ia , P a ., u n d e r the g e n e r a l
d ir e c t io n of Irw in L . F e ig e n b a u m , A s s i s t a n t R e g io n a l D i­
r e c t o r f o r O p e r a tio n s .




W age t r e n d s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a tio n a l g r o u p s ____________________________

3

T a b le s;
1. E s t a b lis h m e n t s an d w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e of s u r v e y an d
2. In d e x e s of s ta n d a r d w e e k ly s a l a r i e s an d s t r a i g h t - t i m e
h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a tio n a l g r o u p s , an d
p e r c e n t s of i n c r e a s e f o r s e l e c t e d p e r io d s ________________________
A.

O c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s :
A - 1.
O ffic e o c c u p a tio n s —m e n an d w o m e n ________________________
A - l a . O ffic e o c c u p a tio n s —L a r g e e s t a b lis h m e n t s —m e n

4
5

A -2 .

P r o f e s s i o n a l an d te c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s—m e n an d
w o m e n ________________________________________________________ 11
A - 2 a . P r o f e s s i o n a l an d t e c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s—L a r g e
e s t a b lis h m e n t s —m e n an d w om en _____________ ______________ 12
A -3.
O ffic e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , an d te c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s—
m e n an d w o m e n co m b in ed __ _____________________ __________ 13
A - 3 a . O ffic e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , an d te c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s—
L a r g e e s t a b lis h m e n t s —m e n an d w o m e n c o m b in e d __________14
A -4 .
M a in te n a n c e an d p o w e rp la n t o c c u p a t io n s ____________________ 16
A - 4 a . M a in te n an c e an d p o w e rp la n t o c c u p a tio n s—
L a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s _______________________________________ 17
A - 5 . C u s t o d ia l an d m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a tio n s - _________________ 18
A - 5 a . C u s t o d ia l an d m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a tio n s—
L a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s _____
20
A p p e n d ix . O c c u p a tio n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s _________________________________________ 21

areas.

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

A c u r r e n t r e p o r t on e a r n in g s in th e W ash in gto n
a r e a i s a l s o a v a ila b le fo r s e l e c t e d fo o d s e r v i c e an d la u n d ry
an d d r y c le a n in g o c c u p a tio n s (S e p te m b e r 1968). U nion
s c a l e s , in d ic a tiv e of p r e v a ilin g p a y l e v e l s , a r e a v a ila b le
f o r b u ild in g c o n s tr u c tio n ; p r in tin g ; l o c a l - t r a n s i t o p e r a tin g
e m p lo y e e s ; an d m o t o r t r u c k d r i v e r s , h e l p e r s , an d a l l i e d
o c c u p a tio n s .




Area Wage Survey--The Washington, D.C—Md.—Va., Metropolitan Area
Introduction
T h is a r e a i s 1 o f 90 in w hich the U .S . D e p a r tm e n t o f L a b o r 's
B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s c o n d u c ts s u r v e y s of o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s
an d r e l a t e d b e n e fits on a n a r e a w id e b a s i s . 1

to m e r i t p r e s e n t a t io n , o r (2) t h e r e
in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n t d a ta .

In e a c h a r e a , d a ta a r e o b ta in e d f r o m r e p r e s e n t a t iv e e s t a b ­
lis h m e n t s w ith in s i x b r o a d in d u s tr y d iv is io n s : M a n u fa c tu rin g ; t r a n s ­
p o r ta tio n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , an d o th e r p u b lic u t il i t ie s ; w h o le s a le t r a d e ;
r e t a i l t r a d e ; fin a n c e , in s u r a n c e , an d r e a l e s t a t e ; an d s e r v i c e s .
M a jo r
in d u s tr y g r o u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m t h e s e s tu d ie s a r e g o v e rn m e n t o p e r a ­
tio n s an d th e c o n s tr u c tio n an d e x t r a c t iv e in d u s t r i e s . E s t a b lis h m e n t s
h av in g fe w e r th an a p r e s c r ib e d n u m b e r of w o r k e r s a r e o m itte d b e c a u s e
th e y ten d to f u r n is h in su ffic ie n t e m p lo y m e n t in the o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d
to w a r r a n t in c lu sio n . S e p a r a t e ta b u la tio n s a r e p r o v id e d f o r e a c h of
the b r o a d in d u s tr y d iv is io n s w h ich m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a .

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




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

T h e a v e r a g e s p r e s e n t e d r e f l e c t c o m p o s it e , a r e a w id e e s t i ­
m a t e s . I n d u s t r ie s an d e s t a b lis h m e n t s d if fe r in p a y le v e l an d jo b
s ta ffin g an d , t h u s , c o n trib u te d iffe r e n t ly to the e s t i m a t e s fo r e a c h jo b .
The p a y r e la tio n s h ip o b ta in a b le f r o m th e a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l to r e f l e c t
a c c u r a t e ly th e w ag e s p r e a d o r d if fe r e n t ia l m a in ta in e d am o n g jo b s in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s . S i m i l a r l y , d if fe r e n c e s in a v e r a g e p a y le v e l s
fo r m e n an d w o m en in an y of th e s e l e c t e d o c c u p a tio n s sh o u ld not be
a s s u m e d to r e f l e c t d if fe r e n c e s in p a y tr e a t m e n t of the s e x e s w ith in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s . O th er p o s s i b l e f a c t o r s w hich m a y c o n tr ib ­
ute to d if fe r e n c e s in p a y fo r m e n an d w o m en in c lu d e : D if f e r e n c e s in
p r o g r e s s i o n w ith in e s t a b lis h e d r a t e r a n g e s , s in c e on ly th e a c t u a l r a t e s
p a id in c u m b e n ts a r e c o lle c te d ; an d d if fe r e n c e s in s p e c i f i c d u tie s p e r ­
f o r m e d , alth o u gh the w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a p p r o p r ia t e ly w ith in the
s a m e s u r v e y jo b d e s c r ip t io n . Jo b d e s c r ip t io n s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e m ­
p lo y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s a r e u s u a lly m o r e g e n e r a liz e d th an t h o s e u s e d
in in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n t s an d allo w fo r m in o r d if fe r e n c e s am o n g
e s t a b lis h m e n t s in the s p e c i f i c d u tie s p e r fo r m e d .

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

1
In clu d ed in the 9 0 a rea s are four studies co n du cted under c o n trac t w ith th e N ew Y o rk
D ep artm en t o f L abor. T hese a reas are B ingh am ton (N ew Y o rk portion only); R o ch ester (o ffic e o c c u ­
pation s only); S y racu se; and U tic a —R o m e. In a d d itio n , the Bureau condu cts m ore lim it e d a re a studies
in 91 a rea s a t the requ est o f the W age and H our and P u b lic C o n tracts D ivisions o f the U .S . D e ­
p artm en t o f Labor.

p o s s i b il i t y

O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t an d e a r n in g s d a ta a r e show n fo r
fu ll- tim e w o r k e r s , i . e . , th o s e h ir e d to w o rk a r e g u l a r w e e k ly sc h e d u le
in the g iv e n o c c u p a tio n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n . E a r n in g s d a ta e x c lu d e p r e ­
m iu m p a y f o r o v e r tim e an d f o r w o rk on w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s , an d la te
s h i f t s . N o n p ro d u c tio n b o n u s e s 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 an d in c e n tiv e e a r n in g s a r e in c lu d e d . W h ere w e e k ly h o u r s a r e
r e p o r t e d , a s f o r o ffic e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a tio n s , r e f e r e n c e i s to the s ta n d ­
a r d w o rk w e e k (ro u n d e d to the n e a r e s t h a lf h our) fo r w hich e m p lo y e e s
r e c e iv e t h e ir r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s (e x c lu s iv e of p a y fo r
o v e r tim e at r e g u l a 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
fo r t h e s e o c c u p a tio n s h av e b e e n ro u n d ed to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r .

T h is b u lle tin p r e s e n t s c u r r e n t o c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t an d
e a r n in g s in fo r m a tio n o b ta in e d l a r g e l y b y m a il f r o m the e s t a b lis h m e n t s
v i s i t e d b y B u r e a u f ie ld e c o n o m is ts in the l a s t p r e v io u s s u r v e y fo r
o c c u p a tio n s r e p o r t e d in th a t e a r l i e r stu d y . P e r s o n a l v i s i t s w e r e m a d e
to n o n re sp o n d e n ts an d to th o se re s p o n d e n ts r e p o r t in g u n u su a l c h a n g e s
s in c e th e p r e v io u s s u r v e y .

T h e o c c u p a tio n s s e le c t e d f o r stu d y a r e co m m o n to a v a r ie t y
o f m a n u fa c tu r in g an d n o n m an u fa c tu ririg i n d u s t r i e s , an d a r e of the f o l ­
low in g t y p e s :
(1) O ffic e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l an d t e c h n ic a l; (3)
m a in te n a n c e an d p o w e rp la n t; an d (4) c u s to d ia l an d m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t.
O c c u p a tio n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i s b a s e d on a u n ifo rm s e t of jo b d e s c r i p ­
tio n s d e s ig n e d to ta k e a c c o u n t of in te r e s t a b lis h m e n t v a r ia t io n in d u tie s
w ith in the s a m e jo b . T h e o c c u p a tio n s s e le c t e d f o r stu d y a r e l i s t e d
an d d e s c r ib e d in the a p p e n d ix . T h e e a r n in g s d a ta fo llo w in g the jo b
t i t l e s a r e fo r a l l in d u s t r ie s c o m b in e d . E a r n in g s d a ta fo r s o m e of the
o c c u p a tio n s l i s t e d an d d e s c r i b e d , o r fo r so m e in d u s tr y d iv is io n s w ith in
o c c u p a tio n s , a r e not p r e s e n t e d in th e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s b e c a u s e e ith e r
(1) e m p lo y m e n t in the o c c u p a tio n i s too s m a l l to p r o v id e en ough d a ta

is

O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t e s t i m a t e s r e p r e s e n t th e t o ta l in a ll
e s ta b lis h m e n t s w ith in the s c o p e of the stu d y an d not the n u m b e r a c t u ­
a lly s u r v e y e d . B e c a u s e of d if fe r e n c e s in o c c u p a tio n a l s t r u c t u r e am o n g
e s t a b lis h m e n t s , the 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 fr o m
the s a m p le of e s t a b lis h m e n t s stu d ie d s e r v e on ly to in d ic a te the r e la t iv e
im p o r ta n c e of the jo b s stu d ie d . T h e s e d if fe r e n c e s in o c c u p a tio n a l
s t r u c t u r e do n ot a f f e c t m a t e r i a ll y th e a c c u r a c y o f the e a r n in g s d a ta .
E s t a b lis h m e n t P r a c t i c e s an d S u p p le m e n ta r y W age P r o v i s i o n s
T a b u la tio n s on s e le c t e d e s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s an d s u p p le ­
m e n ta r y w a g e p r o v is io n s ( B - s e r i e s t a b le s ) a r e not p r e s e n t e d in th is
b u lle tin . In fo rm a tio n fo r t h e s e ta b u la tio n s i s c o lle c te d b ie n n ia lly .
S ta teT 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 l a r i e s fo r in e x p e r ie n c e d
w o m en o ffic e w o r k e r s ; sh ift d i f f e r e n t i a l s ; sc h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s ; p a id
h o lid a y s ; p a id v a c a t io n s ; an d h e a lth , in s u r a n c e , an d p e n sio n p la n s a r e
p r e s e n t e d (in the B - s e r i e s t a b le s ) in p r e v io u s b u lle tin s fo r t h is a r e a .

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T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , a n d
o t h e r p u b li c u t i l i t i e s 5_______ - _______ . .
W h o le s a le t r a d e ___________________ ________
R e t a i l t r a d e _____________________________________
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34
65

4 6 ,3 0 0
1 3 ,6 0 0
8 8 ,4 0 0
2 6 ,1 0 0
5 9 ,1 0 0

18
5
33
10
22

3 8 ,8 8 0
6 ,9 7 0
6 2 , 180
1 1 ,0 0 0
2 6 ,4 8 0

-

88

72

1 4 3 ,3 0 0

100

1 3 0 ,4 7 0

500
-

14
74

13
59

1 2 ,2 0 0
1 3 1 , 100

9
91

1 1 ,7 2 0
1 1 8 ,7 5 0

500
500
500
500
500

11
3
28
8
24

11
3
22
6
17

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

22
3
45
6
15

3 1 ,6 0 0
4 ,0 0 0
5 9 ,2 2 0
6 ,7 6 0
1 7 ,1 7 0

L a r g e e s ta b lish m e n ts
A l l d i v i s i o n s __________________________________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ______________________________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g _____ _______ _____ _____ __
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , a n d
o t h e r p u b li c u t i l i t i e s 5_--------- -------------- —
W h o le s a le t r a d e _______________________________
R e t a i l t r a d e _______________ _____ ____________
F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e _______
S e r v ic e s6
____
___
__ __
__________

1 T h e W a sh in g to n S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l it a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e f in e d b y th e B u r e a u o f th e B u d g e t t h r o u g h J a n u a r y 1 9 6 8 , c o n s i s t s o f th e D i s t r i c t
o f C o l u m b ia ; th e c i t i e s o f A l e x a n d r i a , F a i r f a x , a n d F a l l s C h u r c h , V a .; a n d th e c o u n t ie s o f A r l in g t o n , F a i r f a x , L o u d o u n , a n d P r i n c e W illia m , V a .,
an d M o n tg o m e ry an d P r in c e G e o r g e s , M d .
T h e " w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s t u d y " e s t i m a t e s sh o w n in t h i s t a b l e p r o v i d e a r e a s o n a b l y a c c u r a t e
d e s c r i p t i o n o f th e s i z e a n d c o m p o s it io n o f th e l a b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in th e s u r v e y .
T h e e s t i m a t e s a r e n o t in t e n d e d , h o w e v e r , to s e r v e a s a b a s i s
o f c o m p a r i s o n w ith o t h e r e m p lo y m e n t i n d e x e s f o r th e a r e a to m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t t r e n d s o r l e v e l s s i n c e ( 1 ) p la n n in g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s th e
u s e o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a c o m p ile d c o n s i d e r a b l y in a d v a n c e o f th e p a y r o l l p e r i o d s t u d i e d , a n d ( 2 ) s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m th e s c o p e
o f th e s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1 9 6 7 e d it i o n o f th e S t a n d a r d I n d u s t r i a l C l a s s i f i c a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n .
3 I n c l u d e s a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t a t o r a b o v e th e m i n im u m li m i t a t i o n .
A l l o u t l e t s (w ith in th e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in su c h
i n d u s t r i e s a s t r a d e , f i n a n c e , a u t o r e p a i r s e r v i c e , a n d m o tio n p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s i d e r e d a s 1 e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
4 I n c l u d e s a l l w o r k e r s in a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t (w ith in th e a r e a ) a t o r a b o v e th e m i n im u m l i m it a t io n .
5 T a x i c a b s a n d s e r v i c e s in c i d e n t a l t o w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n w e r e e x c l u d e d .
6 H o t e l s a n d m o t e l s ; l a u n d r i e s a n d o t h e r p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s i n e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u t o m o b i le r e p a i r , r e n t a l , a n d p a r k in g ; m o tio n p i c t u r e s ; n o n p r o fit
m e m b e r s h i p o r g a n i z a t i o n s ( e x c l u d i n g r e l i g i o u s a n d c h a r i t a b l e o r g a n i z a t i o n s ) ; a n d e n g in e e r in g a n d a r c h i t e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .

A b o u t a te n th o f th e w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y in th e W a sh in g to n a r e a w e r e e m p l o y e d in m a n u f a c t u r i n g u r m s .
fo llo w in g p r e s e n t s th e m a j o r i n d u s t r y g r o u p s a n d s p e c i f i c i n d u s t r i e s a s a p e r c e n t o f a l l m a n u f a c t u r i n g :
In d u str y g ro u p s
P r i n t i n g a n d p u b li s h in g ______________________________________ 37
F o o d p r o d u c t s ___________________________________________
24
E l e c t r i c a l m a c h i n e r y ______________________________________
8
F a b r i c a t e d m e t a l p r o d u c t s ________________________________ 7
S t o n e , c l a y , a n d g l a s s p r o d u c t s ----------------------------------- 6

The

S p e c ific in d u s tr ie s
N e w s p a p e r s __________________________________________________ 18
C o m m e r c i a l p r in t i n g _______________________________________ '2
D a i r y p r o d u c t s ______________________________________________
9
B a k e r y p r o d u c t s ____________________________________________
7
C o n c r e t e , g y p s u m , a n d p l a s t e r p r o d u c t s ________________
5
F a b r i c a t e d s t r u c t u r a l m e t a l p r o d u c t s ---------------------------5
P e r i o d i c a l s __________________________________________________
5

T h i s in f o r m a t io n e x c l u d e s a l l G o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t i o n s a n d i s b a s e d on e s t i m a t e s o f t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t d e r i v e d f r o m u n i v e r s e m a t e ­
r i a l s c o m p ile d p r i o r to a c t u a l s u r v e y .
P r o p o r t i o n s in v a r i o u s in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s m a y d i f f e r f r o m p r o p o r t i o n s b a s e d on th e r e s u l t s o f
th e s u r v e y a s sh o w n in t a b le 1 a b o v e .

Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
P r e s e n t e d in ta b le 2 a r e in d e x e s an d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e
in a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s o f o ffic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s an d in d u s t r ia l n u r s e s ,
an d in a v e r a g e e a r n in g s o f s e le c t e d p la n t w o rk e r g r o u p s .
The in d e x e s
a r e a m e a s u r e of w a g e s a t a g iv e n t im e , e x p r e s s e d a s a p e r c e n t of
w a g e s d u rin g the b a s e p e r io d (d a te o f the a r e a s u r v e y c o n d u c ted
b e tw e en Ju ly I9 6 0 an d Ju n e 1961).
S u b tr a c tin g 100 f r o m the in d ex
y ie ld s the p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e in w a g e s f r o m the b a s e p e r io d to the
d a te o f the in d e x .
The p e r c e n t a g e s of c h an ge o r i n c r e a s e r e la t e to
w age c h a n g e s b e tw e en the in d ic a te d d a t e s .
T h ese e s tim a te s a r e
m e a s u r e s o f c h an ge in a v e r a g e s f o r the a r e a ; th ey a r e not in ten d ed
to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e p ay c h a n g e s in the e s t a b lis h m e n t s in the a r e a .

F o r o ffic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s an d in d u s t r ia l n u r s e s , the w age
t r e n d s r e l a t e to r e g u l a r w e e k ly s a l a r i e s fo r the n o r m a l w o rk w e e k ,
e x c lu s iv e of e a r n in g s fo r o v e r tim e .
F o r p lan t w o rk e r g r o u p s , th ey
m e a s u r e c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s , e x c lu d in g
p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r tim e an d fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , an d
la t e s h i f t s .
The p e r c e n t a g e s a r e b a s e d on d a ta f o r s e le c t e d k ey o c c u ­
p a tio n s an d in c lu d e m o s t o f the n u m e r ic a lly im p o r ta n t jo b s w ithin
each grou p.
L im it a t io n s o f D ata

M ethod o f C o m p u tin g
E a c h o f the s e l e c t e d k ey o c c u p a tio n s w ith in a n o c c u p a tio n a l
g r o u p w a s a s s i g n e d a w eig h t b a s e d on i t s 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 r o u p .
T h e s e c o n sta n t w e ig h ts r e f l e c t b a s e y e a r
e m p lo y m e n ts w h e r e v e r p o s s i b l e .
The a v e r a g e (m e an ) e a r n in g s fo r
e a c h o c c u p a tio n w e r e m u ltip lie d b y the o c c u p a tio n a l w eig h t, an d the
p r o d u c ts fo r a l l o c c u p a tio n s in the g r o u p w e r e t o ta le d . The a g g r e g a t e s
fo r 2 c o n s e c u tiv e y e a r s w e r e r e la t e d b y d iv id in g the a g g r e g a t e fo r
the l a t e r y e a r by the a g g r e g a t e fo r the e a r l i e r y e a r .
The r e s u lt a n t
r e l a t i v e , l e s s 100 p e r c e n t , sh o w s the p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e . . The in d ex
is the p r o d u c t o f m u ltip ly in g the b a s e y e a r r e la t iv e (100) by the r e la tiv e
fo r the n ext su c c e e d in g y e a r an d co n tin u in g to m u ltip ly (com poun d)
e a c h y e a r ' s r e la t iv e by the p r e v io u s y e a r ' s in d e x . A v e r a g e e a r n in g s
f o r the fo llo w in g o c c u p a tio n s w e r e u s e d in c o m p u tin g the w age t r e n d s :

T h e in d e x e s an d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e , a s m e a s u r e s of
c h a n g e in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e in flu e n c e d by: (1) g e n e r a l s a l a r y an d
w age c h a n g e s , (2) m e r it o r o th e r i n c r e a s e s in p ay r e c e iv e d by in d i­
v id u a l w o r k e r s w h ile in the s a m e jo b , an d (3) c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e
w a g e s due to c h a n g e s in the la b o r f o r c e r e s u lt in g f r o m la b o r t u r n ­
o v e r , f o r c e e x p a n s io n s , f o r c e r e d u c t io n s , an d c h a n g e s in the 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 by e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith d iffe r e n t p ay l e v e l s .
C h a n g e s in the la b o r f o r c e c a n c a u s e i n c r e a s e s o r d e c r e a s e s in the
o c c u p a tio n a l a v e r a g e s w ithout a c t u a l w age c h a n g e s . It i s c o n c e iv a b le
th at e v e n though a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s in a n a r e a g a v e w age i n c r e a s e s ,
a v e r a g e w a g e s m a y h ave d e c lin e d b e c a u s e lo w e r - p a y in g e s t a b lis h m e n t s
e n te r e d the a r e a o r e x p a n d e d th e ir w o rk f o r c e s .
S im ila r ly , ^ w ages
m a y h av e r e m a in e d r e la t iv e ly c o n sta n t, y e t th e a v e r a g e s f o r a n a r e a
m a y h ave r i s e n c o n s id e r a b ly b e c a u s e h ig h e r - p a y in g e s t a b lis h m e n t s
e n te r e d the a r e a .

O ffice c le r ic a l (m e n and w om en): U ttice c le r ic a l (m e n and w om en )— S k ille d m ain ten an ce (m en ):
B o o k k e ep in g-m ach in e
C ontinued
C arpenters
o perato rs, cla ss B
S e c r e ta rie s
E lectricia n s
C lerits, a cco u n tin g , c lasse s
S ten o graph ers, ge n e ral
M ach inists
A and B
S ten o graph ers, sen ior
M ech an ics
C le d ts, f il e , c lasse s
S w itch b o ard o p erato rs, c lasse s
M e ch an ics (a u to m o tiv e )
A , B, and C
A and B
P ainters
Clerics, order
T a b u la tin g -m a c h in e o perato rs,
P ip efitte rs
Clerics, p a yro ll
cla ss B
T o o l and die m akers
C o m p to m e ter operators
T y p ists, cla sse s A and B
K eypu nch o perato rs, c lasse s
U n sk ille d p la n t (m en):
A and B
Industrial nurses (m e n and w om en):
Jan ito rs, po rters, and clea n ers
O ffice boys and girls
N urses, in dustrial (re giste red )
L ab orers, m a te ria l h an dlin g




The u s e of c o n s ta n t e m p lo y m e n t w eig h ts e lim in a te s the e ffe c t
o f c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r tio n of w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d in e a c h jo b i n ­
c lu d e d in the d a ta .
The p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n g e r e f l e c t on ly c h a n g e s
in a v e r a g e p ay fo r s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u r s .
T h ey a r e not in flu e n c e d by
c h a n g e s in s ta n d a r d w o rk s c h e d u le s , a s su c h , o r by p r e m iu m pay
fo r o v e r tim e .
W here n e c e s s a r y , d a ta w e r e a d ju s t e d to re m o v e fr o m
the in d e x e s an d p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n g e an y s ig n ific a n t e ffe c t c a u s e d
b y c h a n g e s in the sc o p e of the s u r v e y .

3

4

T a b le 2. In d e x e s o f S ta n d a r d W eek ly S a l a r i e s an d S t r a ig h t - T i m e H o u rly E a r n in g s f o r S e le c t e d O c c u p a tio n a l G r o u p s in
W ash in gto n , D .C .- M d .- V a ., S e p te m b e r 1968 an d S e p te m b e r 1967, an d P e r c e n t s of I n c r e a s e fo r S e le c t e d P e r i o d s
In d exe s
(N o v e m b e r 1960 = 100)
O c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p

S e p te m b e r
1968

O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m en an d w o m e n )_______
I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m en an d w o m e n )____
S k ille d m a in te n a n c e (m e n )______________
U n sk ille d p la n t (m e n )___________________

135.3
142.8
142.3
133.0

S e p te m b er
1967

128.5
130.6
131.5
124.4

P e r c e n ts of in c r e a s e
S e p te m b er
1967
to
S e p te m b e r
1968

5.3
9 .4
8.2
7.0

O c to b e r
1966
to
S e p te m b er
1967

3.8
6.8
3.9
6.5

O c to b e r
1962
to
O c to b e r
1963

O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m en an d w o m e n )________
I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m en an d w o m e n )_____
S k ille d m a in te n a n c e (m e n )_______________ __________ ___ ____ _____ __ __ ______ __________ ___
U n sk ille d p la n t (m e n )____________________

1 D a ta do n ot m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a .




3.4
(M
2.6
4 .0

O c to b e r
1965
to
O c to b e r
1966

3.4
4.3
2.8
1.6

O c to b e r
1961
to
O c to b e r
1962

3.3
2.7
5.1
4 .5

O c to b e r
1964
to
O c to b e r
1965

4 .4
(M
6.8
1.9

N ovem ber
1960
to
O c to b e r
IV bl

3.3
3.3
3.5
2.1

O c to b e r
1963
to
O c to b e r
1964

4 .0
(M
3.5
1.6

D ecem ber
1959
to
N ovem ber
1960

3.9
4.7
4 .7
4.1

5
A. Occupational Earnings
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , W ash in gton, D . C . —M d .—V a . , S e p te m b e r 1968)
W eekly e arn in g s1
(standard )

$

A ve rage
w eek ly

Sex, occupation, and industry division

55
M iddle r a n g e 2

(standard)

and
u n der
60

$
60
_

$
_

65

$

65

70
_

70

75

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 eek ly e a r n in g s of—
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
t
%
%
$
$
$
$
$----80
85
90
95
100
105
110
115
120 130
140
150
160
170 180
190

_
75

_
80

_
85

_

_

_

_

_

—

—

—

—

—

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

130

140

150

160

170

—

—

and

IBP

190 o v e r

MEN
CLERKS, ACC0Ur(I 1NG, CLASS A N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ---------PU8LIC U T IL IT IE S5 -------

171
126
27

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

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

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B ■
N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------SERV IC ES -----------------

131
116
51

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

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

CLERKS, ORDER ----------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG --------WHOLESALE TRADE --------

135
123
108

4 0 .5
4 0 .0
4 0 .0

_

_

_

.

.

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
2
1

11
11

5
5
~

21
17
1

1
-

17
15
-

9
4
2

44
33
1

15
10
~

25
16
13

11
8
7

6
1
~

4
4
2

-

-

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

-

-

-

i
i

2
2
1

-

10
10
4

16
11
2

25
24
10

_
“

12
11
9

28
27
24

17
17
1

5
5

9
5

3
-

1
1

_
-

2
2

_
-

-

_
-

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

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

-

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

_
-

_

15
10
9

4
4
4

4
4
4

15
15
15

13
13
9

18
12
12

8
7
5

38
38
30

10
10
10

4
4
4

6
6
6

_
-

-

_
-

1 0 9 .5 0 1 0 7 .5 0

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

9

3

25

2

3

-

4

2

-

i

-

-

-

8 1 .5 0
8 0 .5 0
8 5 .5 0
7 3 .0 0
7 5 .0 0

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

1
1
-

9
9
5
4

28
28

50
50
2
30
17

28
26
5
11
7

63
45
31
8
3

26
23
4
2
16

30
23
10
1
10

4
i
i
-

1
1
1
-

10
10
9
-

6
6
5
-

11
11
8
-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

1
1
—
1

-

1 1 6 .0 0 1 0 9 . 0 0
1 1 6 .0 0 1 0 9 .0 0

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

10
10

9
9

6
6

25
25

5
5

,i
i

5
5

PAYROLL --------------

52

3 9 .5

OFFICE BOYS ------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 5------FI NANCE*-----------------SERVICES -----------------

268
235
76
68
74

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

TABULA TI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS
CLASS B ----------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------

100
100

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

138
122
71

3 9.5
3 9.5
3 9.0

91.0 0
8 9 .5 0

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINF OPERATORS,
CL AS S A -------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

84
78

3 9.5
3 9.0

102.50
101.00

9 9 .5 0
9 8 .5 0

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

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CL AS S B -------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------R E TA IL TRADE -------------------------------F IN A N C E * ------------------------------------------

390
379
53
252

3 8 .0
3 8 .0
3 8 .0
3 8.0

89 .0 0
88.0 0
96 .0 0
81.0 0

8 9 .5 0
88.0 0
9 7 .5 0
7 5 .5 0

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

C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, C LA SS A ------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------R E T A IL TRADE -------------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------------

781
100
681
142
221

3 9 .0
3 9 .5
3 9 .0
4 0 .0
3 9.0

112.00
113.00
1 1 2.00
1 1 2.00
1 1 5.00

113 .0 0
113 .5 0
112 .5 0
1 1 6 .0 0
1 1 6 .5 0

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

C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, CL AS S B ------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING---------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------RE TA IL TRADE -------------------------------F I N A N C E * -----------------------------------------SE R V IC E S ----------------------------------------

1 ,2 1 6
115
1,101
124
55
368
251
303

3 9 .0
3 9 .0
3 9.0
3 8.5
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 8 .0
3 9 .0

90.5 0
100.00
89.5 0
9 6 .0 0
9 2 .5 0
85.50
88 .5 0
92.5 0

89 .5 0
1 0 3 .0 0
8 8 .5 0
9 1 .0 0
9 1 .0 0
85.0 0
8 7 .0 0
9 2 .5 0

8 1 .5 0 - 98.0 0
9 2 .5 0 -1 0 8 .5 0
8 1 .0 0 - 9 6 .5 0
8 4 .0 0 -1 0 5 .5 0
8 4 .0 0 -1 0 5 .0 0
7 5 .0 0 - 95 .0 0
8 0 .5 0 - 92.0 0
8 6 .0 0 - 9 9 .0 0

CLERKS,

-

8 2 .5 0
8 2 .5 0
9 2 .0 0
7 5 .0 0
7 7 .5 0

10
17

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14
14

17
17

2
2

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

~
-

~
-

-

1
1
-

_
-

_
-

-

_

-

-

' “

~

_

_

__

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

6
6

-

3
3

7
7

11
11
11

13
13
10

19
19
16

15
15
10

16
11

4
4

11
11

15
9

13
9

2
2

8
8

1
-

-

-

-

-

19
19

16
16

14
14

3
3

6
6

-

-

9
9

-

“

-

6
-

4
4

7
7

-

36
36
4
32

96
96
2
92

22
22
3
19

21
21
3
12

24
24
1
14

55
55
8
41

58
56
12
32

4
4
“

21
17
9
8

5
3
2

13
13
11

34
32
-

-

1
-

-

-

3
3
3

_
-

5
5
1
4

14
14
6
-

37
20
17
8
1

51
1
50
14
7

69
1
68
2
29

94
13
81
3
19

48
6
42
5
20

126
13
113
24
19

1 03
8
95
24
36

10 1
15
86
27
44

107
16
91
25
42

15
5
10
-

6
1
5
-

1
1
-

202
6
196
18

209
17
192
26

132
11
121
3

98
16
82
7
5
12

64
32
32
13

25
5
20
-

19
2
17
1

23
8
15
6
1

9
2
7
4
-

11
2
9
7
-

2
2

3
3

39

168
1
167
33
13
51

~

-

69
51

-

3

2

2

”

-

-

WOMEN
BILLERS, MACHINE

(BOOKKEEPING

MACHINE) -----------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

S e e fo o tn o te s a t end of ta b le ,




*

9 0 .5 0
88.0 0

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

X" “'

-

~

-

-

-

-

~

-

~

-

-

9
9
-

-

~

9
-

-

22
22
18
-

99
1
98
3
67
23

121
12
109
3

35

39

4

5

28

31

4

9
49

9

2

42
54
61

45
10
61

5

4

6
2

13

6
52

6

2

1

3
ii

2

6

-

-

-

~

-

-

2

3
“

6

Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t- tim e w eekly h o u r s an d e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s try d iv isio n , W ash in gton, D . C .—M d .—V a. , S e p te m b e r 1968)

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

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

$

S
55

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

$

$

$

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 eek ly e a r n in g s of—
s
$
$
*
*
$
I
$
$
$
$
$
80
85
90
95
100
105
115
110
120
130
14C
150

60

65

70

75

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

130

“

4
4
3
*

26
26
14

68
68
37
20

31
29
22

76
72
28
21

30
26
2
12

37
28
25

22
16
7
8

9
9

1
1

_

4
3

3
3

-

9

~

-

3

3

"

32
32
23
9

68
68
33
20
12

192
192
35
134
17

146
143
18
85
24

113
109
20
8
47

56
49
1
6
25

14
12
3
4
i

2
2

2
2

1

1

2

2
-

$

t

1

T

----190

160

170

180

160

170

180

190 o v e r

-

-

-

-

-

and
u n d er

and
140

150

WOMEN - CO NTINUED
CLERKSt FILE, CLASS B ------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------------FINANCE4 -----------------------SE RVICES -----------------------

311
285
113
101

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

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

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

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

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS C ------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------FINANCE4 -----------------------SERVICES -----------------------

627
609
133
259
137

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

7 6 .5 0
7 6 .0 0
7 2 .5 0
7 5 .0 0
7 9 .0 0

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

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

-

-

-

-

CLERKS, ORDER ----------------------MANU FA CT UR IN G ------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------

174
61
113
96

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

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

9 6 .5 0
9 4 .5 0
9 8 .0 0
9 9 .5 0

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

_
-

4
4

4
4
~

13
4
9
9

6
1
5
3

12
1
11
10

19
8
11
9

22
18
4
4

22
7
15
15

24
10
14
13

10
1
9
9

13
5
8
8

20
3
17
14

4
2
2
2

1
1
-

CLERKS, PAYROLL -------------------MA NUFACTURING ------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S3------------RE TA IL TRADE -----------------SERV IC ES -----------------------

332
55
277
45
84
100

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

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

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

~
-

-

-

-

7
4
3
3
~

13
1
12
3
6
3

30
1
29
8
16
2

27
8
19
1
9

22
2
20
3
9

6

6

47
4
43
20
19

51
4
47
2
2
28

17
3
14
2
7

19
4
15
1
1
7

26
8
18
4
5

-

5
5
5
-

6

21
10
11
6
2
3

27
4
23
5
4
8

C O M P TO ME TE R OP ER AT OR S ------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------

302
283

3 8 .5
3 8 .5

8 9 .0 0
8 7 .5 0

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

-

-

_

“

1
1

48
48

71
71

42
42

32
32

11
7

51
47

17
13

13
8

ii
9

1
1

4
4.

KE YPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A -----MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S3------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------FINANCE4 -----------------------SERVICES -----------------------

548
80
468
36
61
180
164

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

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

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

_
-

1

1

3

42

64
3
61

53
2
51

102
13
89

54
13
41

53
12
41
-

1
12
26

21
8
13
2

20
2
18
3

41
3
38
30

3
19
14

2
6

-

12

4
4

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B -----MA NU FACTURING ------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S3------------RE TA IL TRADE -----------------SERVICES -----------------------

588
75
513
84
96
277

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

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

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

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

_

1

OFFICE GIRLS -----------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S3-------------

102
94
48

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

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

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

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

SE C R E T A R I E S 5------------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S3------------WHOLESALE TR AD E -------------RE TA IL TRADE -----------------FI NA NC E4— i---------------------SE RVICES ----------------------

4 ,3 5 0
385
3 ,9 6 5
327
208
341
764
2 ,3 2 5

SECRFTARIES, CLASS A -----------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------------SE RVICES ----------------------

213
182
71

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




9 2 .0 0
9 1 ,0 0

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

-

“

-

-

12
24
25

6

14
55
17

11
11
7
4

24
24
2
8
10

127
12
115
23
47
31

126
16
no
22
13
65

127
10
117
22
9
73

79
15
64
4
2
54

32
9
23
1
5
12

19
19
8
1
10

_
-

_
-

-

-

-

1

1

3

-

-

-

-

1

13

6

13

4
2
33

16
26

2

91
22
69
1
9
36
18

6

1

1

-

42

~

-

1

7
1

_

-

-

-

-

-

~

_
-

12
12
7

4
i
3
3

3
1
2
2

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

_

_

_
1
1

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
2

_

_

_

_

_

-

_
-

-

-

_

-

5
_

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

10
9
i

6

3
3

-

_
-

_
_
-

_
-

-

_
-

_
_
-

i

2
1
-

-

-

-

~

-

-

-

6

—

1
12

2
4

_

4
4

25
25

5
5

16
16
5

29
29
28

18
12
12

4
2
2

_
-

-

“

~

1
1
1

1

4

1

1

4

1

18
18

16
1
15

37
6
31
-

49
2
47
2

276
39
237
4

6
9
3

-

4
7
19
1

1
23
21

445
22
423
18
9
19
41
336

382
6
376
17
2
25
62
270

433
42
391
6
12
43
68
262

392
38
354
19
9
23
93
210

862
71
791
41
51
50
169
480

596
65
531
83
35
68
82
263

339
37
302
61
26
29
42
144

215
28
187
30
23
2
50
82

80
11
69
24
13
4
7
21

24
3
21
9
6
1
3
2

26
6
20
7
5

28
4
24
5
6

10
1

126
4
122
1
3
22
28
68

7
1

10
3

-

-

-

1
1

2
2

4
i

4
4
3

16
16
3

39

-

33

39
34
7

42
36
17

24
23
16

3
3

2

8
2
1

23
19
3

-

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

-

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

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

-

_

-

-

-

-

4
-

1

_

-

-

-

-

1

-

—

4

8
8

-

-

36
41
156

_

_

_

-

-

-

_
-

1

_
-

19

-

-

7

Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , W ash in gton, D . C . —M d .—V a . , S e p te m b e r 1968)
Weekly eaming^^^
(standard)

Sex, occupation, and industry division

Number
of
woikers

Average
weekly
hours1
[standard)

~l-----(

55
Mean2

Median 2

1
60

1

65

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 ee k ly e a r n in g s of—
i
i
---- i -----r
i—
1 ---- *
$
S
t
$
$
$
$
70
75
80
85
95
90
110
115
100
105
120
130
140
150
160

t

*

%

170

Middle range 2

under

180

190

“

and

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10
1
9

10
10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3
6

6

34
6
28
3
3
9
11

38
30
3
2
24
7

73
6
67
5
8
43

78
5
73
3
40
29

150
13
137
6
8
41
79

136
18
118
7
11
29
52

139
12
127
17
5
18
87

103
18
85
18
13
10
44

30
8
22
5
10
3
4

15
3
12
7
5
-

11
11
6
5
*

4
4
2
2

-

-

_
-

13
13

4
4

14
14

12
12

26
28

-

-

-

6
7
-

-

6
4
-

12
-

8
12
8

64
10
54
1
11
28
14

85
85
6
8
9
56

39
39
4
9
15
11

110
8
102
24
24
52

126
8
l\8
11
17
17
69

237
18
219
16
24
27
113

247
25
222
22
45
11
126

114
11
103
30
14
2
37

21
3
18
2
7
5

2
16
13
-

4
4
1
2
“

7
7
7

1
1
1
-

-

-

190 over

WOMEN - C O NT IN UE D
S E C R E T A R I E S 5, - CONT IN UE D
SECRETARIES, CL AS S B -------------MANU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S3--------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------F I NA NC E*-------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------- •-------------

831
90
741
74
73
196
356

3 8 .5
3 8.5
3 8 .5
3 8 .5
3 9 .5
3 8 .0
3 8 .5

f 32 .0 0 1 3 1 .5 0 i i e . 0 0 - ! 4 4 . 5 0
135 .5 0 1 3 8 .0 0 1 2 2 .5 0 - 1 5 3 .0 0
1 3 1.50 1 3 1 .0 0 1 1 7 .5 0 - 1 4 4 .0 0
150 .0 0 1 5 2 .0 0 1 3 9 .5 0 - 1 6 6 .5 0
141.50 1 4 6 .0 0 1 2 4 .0 0 - 1 6 4 .0 0
123 .5 0 1 2 1 .0 0 1 1 2 .5 0 -1 3 3 .0 0
131.50 1 3 2 .0 0 1 2 0 .0 0 -1 4 3 .5 0

SECRETARIES, CLASS C -------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3--------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------FI NA NC E4 -------------------------SE RVICES -------------------------

1,1 4 4
85
1 ,0 5 9
107
172
184
491

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

122.00
126.50
121 .5 0
136 .5 0
116 .0 0
1 1 3.50
1 2 1 .5 0

1 2 2 .5 0
12 9 .5 0
1 2 2 .0 0
138 .0 0
119 .5 0
1 1 1 .0 0
122 .0 0

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

SECRETARIES, CLASS 0 -------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UT I L I T I E S 3--------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------FI NA NC E4 -------------------------SE RVICES -------------------------

1 ,7 7 0
179
1,591
90
88
167
1 ,2 2 6

3 8 .5
3 8 .5
3 8.5
3 8 .0
3 9 .5
37.5
38.5

1 1 0.50
1 1 3.00
1 1 0.50
1 21.00
10 2 .5 0
1 1 2.50
1 0 9.50

109 .0 0
115 .5 0
108 .5 0
124 .5 0
1 0 1.50
1 1 2 .5 0
1 0 7 .5 0

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

1
—
1
—
1

4
4
4
-

1
1
1
-

5
5
2
3

12
1
11
10
1

15
6
9
1
7
1

37
2
35
2
1
11
21

88
3
85
1
14
10
60

202
29
173
1
21
7
142

316
16
300
9
8
14
269

262
6
256
10
12
17
217

200
25
175
6
7
12
145

137
25
112
8
4
14
84

363
40
323
15
15
40
249

94
16
78
34
8
32

13
9
4
1
2
~

18
1
17
12
1

1
1
1
-

1
1

STENOGRAPHERS, GE NE RA L -------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3--------------FI NA NC E4 -------------------------S E R V I C E S -------------------------

651
61
590
91
166
274

3 9 .0 10 1 .0 0
39* 0 10 1 .5 0
3 9 .0 1 00.50
3 9 .5 11 6 .0 0
3 9 .0
90.0 0
3 8 .5 1 0 2 .0 0

1 0 1 .0 0
1 0 5 .5 0
1 0 0.50
11 4 .0 0
88 .0 0
1 0 0 .5 0

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

-

“

41
1
40
40
-

16
8
8
8

28
2
26
24
*

11
1
10
1
4
4

31
3
28
1
13
11

91
4
87
3
5
70

90
8
82
7
16
47

116
3
113
10
20
71

46
8
38
15
11
3

21
4
17
11
4
“

95
7
88
13
6
66

33
9
24
4
12
2

28
3
25
25
-

4
4
i
3
-

-

-

-

STENOGRAPHERS, s e n i o r --------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UT I L I T I E S 3--------------WHOLESALE TR AD E ---------------S E R V I C E S -------------------------

342
319
44
66
173

3 9 .0
3 9 .0
3 8 .5
4 0 .0
39.0

11 7 .5 0
1 17.50
1 20.00
1 1 8.00
11 5 .0 0

1 1 7.00
1 1 7 .0 0
1 2 3 .0 0
1 1 5.00
11 5 .5 0

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

-

3
2
2

6
5
i

“

-

25
25
1
2
22

25
20
3
7
10

31
29
4
15
10

55
55
3
10
42

61
60
6
9
41

77
77
11
11
40

41
32
12
6
8

18
14
1
6
-

SW ITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS A ---N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3--------------S E R V I C E S -------------------------

236
193
40
61

39.5
39.5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0

1 0 1 .5 0
99 .0 0
1 1 0 .5 0
94.5 0

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

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

20
15
6
6

4
2

21
11
10
1

35
21
11
1

4
3

i
i
i
-

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

SW ITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B ---NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------RE TAIL TRADE -------------------FI NA NC E4 -------------------------SE RVICES -------------------------

666
655
194
150
277

3 9 .5
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
3 9.0
4 0 .0

77.0 0
77 .0 0
7 8 .0 0
7 7 .5 0
7 2 .5 0

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

2
2

4
4

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

SWITCHBOARD O P ER AT OR -R EC EP TI ON IS TS MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------SERVICES -------------------------

409
60
349
53
71
151

3 8 .5
3 9.0
3 8.5
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 8 .5

9 5 .0 0
92.5 0
95.5 0
96.0 0
92.5 0
99.0 0

9 6 .0 0
9 3 .0 0
9 7 .0 0
9 4 .5 0
9 6 .0 0
1 0 2.00

8 7 .5 0 -1 0 3 .0 0
8 8 .5 0 -1 0 2 .0 0
8 7 .5 0 -1 0 3 .5 0
9 1 .0 0 -1 0 5 .0 0
8 8 .5 0 - 98.5 0
9 0 .5 0 -1 0 5 .5 0

TR AN SC RI BI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
GENERAL ------------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------FINANCE4 --------------------------

187
179
133

3 9 .0
3 9 .0
3 9.0

97.0 0
97.0 0
96.5 0

9 7 .0 0
97.0 0
9 7 .0 0

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

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




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

8 4 .5 0
84.00
8 6 .0 0
8 3 .5 0
77 .5 0

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

“
-

_

_

-

-

-

-

2
2
-

22
21
13

37
37
9
10

38
38
3
16

30
25

22
17

~

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

5

_

136
136
38
18
80

104
104
12
92

103
103
48
42
13

102
102
18
33
47

61
58
40
12
3

35
30
11
3
16

45
45
21
17
6

15
15
9
2

34
34
8
9
13

32

55
9
46
4
27

48
45
8
4

102
13
89
4
5
56

38
2
36
10
2
23

70
68
55

30
28
19

5
3
2

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

25
2
23
6

-

-

-

-

-

-

~

8

25

1

3

67
20
47
18
4
15

4
4
3

25
23
23

22
22
10

13
13
9

~

9

8

-

-

9

8

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

~

7

25

3

33

-

2

-

-

-

-

18

1

_

_

—
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

-

-

“
—
-

_
-

-

-

-

*

9
9

10
7

-

-

2

2
2

6
6
i
i
i

2
2

2
2

14

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

7

14

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12

~

~

~

~

”

2
2
2

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

~

~

-

7

3
4

11
11
7

3
3
1

2
2
2

“

“

8

Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w eek ly h o u r s an d e a r n in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on a n a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s try d iv isio n , W ash in gton, D . C . —M d .—V a. , S e p te m b e r 1968)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
S e x , o ccu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n

Number
of
workers

hour*1
( standard]

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t -tim e w ee k ly e a r n in g s of --t

Average

*

55
Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

t

*

65

70

$

t
75

80

$

t

85

90

$

t
95

100

*

i

105

no

$

t

115

120

130

$

$
140

*

150

"5-------

t

160

170

180

and
u n d er
60

WOMEN -

60

S

t

190
and

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

130

140

3
3
-

3
3
-

8

5
2
3
2
1

82
33
49
12
26
8

148
14
134
12
59
58

197
33
164
5
47
111

262
47
215
5
57
129

215
14
201
6
42
136

173
9
164
2
4
147

43
8
35
6
7
16

31
5
26
2
22

49
6

~

~

43

3

2

23
2
12

3
“

2

306
2
304
8
15
12
166
103

530
33
497
29
18
45
154
251

403
29
374
13
5
32
164
160

258
12
246
44
16
17
45
124

110
20
90
4

84
26
58
14
1
1
19
23

51
3
48
5
2
7
Zb
8

15
4
11
7

16
8
8

13
4
9
8

2
2
-

_
-

2
2

1

150

160

170

180

-

-

“
*
-

190 o v e r

CONTINUED

, c l a s s a ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------RE T A IL TRADE -------------------------------F INA N CE4 -----------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------------

1 ,2 2 4
184
1 ,0 4 0
73
251
641

3 8 .5
I9 .0 0
9 8 .0 0
3 9 .0
9 4 .5 0
9 3 .0 0
3 8 .5 1 0 0 . 0 0
9 9 .0 0
4 0 . 0 1 0 2 .5 0 1 0 1 .0 0
3 8 .5
9 5 .5 0
9 4 .5 0
3 8 .5 1 0 1 .0 0 1 0 0 . 5 0

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

T Y P I S T S , CL AS S B ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B LI C U T I L I T I E S 3 ------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------RE T A IL TRADE -------------------------------F IN A N C E4 -----------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------------

2 ,0 6 8
148
1 ,9 2 0
139
63
179
714
825

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

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

t y pist s

8 5 .5 0
9 2 .5 0
8 5 .0 0
9 4 .5 0
8 4 .5 0
8 2 .0 0
8 4 .5 0
8 4 .5 0

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

—
_
-

9
9
9
-

14
14
2
4
8

7
1

1

257
5
252
•3
42
92
115

3

12

41
30

7

3

2

-

“

“

-

-

-

~
-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1 S ta n d a rd h o u rs r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k fo r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e of p a y f o r o v e r t im e a t r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and the e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d
to th e se w ee k ly h o u r s .
2 T h e m e a n i s co m p u te d f o r e a c h jo b b y to ta lin g the e a r n in g s o f a l l w o r k e r s and d iv id in g b y the n u m b er o f w o r k e r s .
T h e m e d ia n d e s ig n a t e s p o s itio n — h a lf o f the e m p lo y e e s su rv e y e d r e c e iv e m o re
th an the r a te show n; h a lf r e c e iv e l e s s th an the r a te show n.
The m id d le ra n g e i s d e fin e d b y 2 r a t e s o f p a y ; a fo u rth o f the w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s th an the lo w e r o f th e se r a t e s and a fo u rth e a r n m o r e th an the
h ig h e r r a te .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n icatio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .
4 F in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , an d r e a l e s t a t e .
5 M ay in clu d e w o r k e r s o th e r th an th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .




9
Table A-la. Office Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u rs an d e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d in e s t a b lis h m e n t s em p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e ,
b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , W ash in gto n , D .C .—M d - V a . , S e p te m b e r 1968)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

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

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours1
standard)

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

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

»
65

$

S
70

75

80

$
85

$
90

*
95

t

$
100

105

*
no

t

t

115

120

*

t

125

130

t

*
140

150

t

160

170

1 ------ t
180
190

and
u n d er

$
65

and
90

95

100

105

no

2
2

1
1

1
1

13
10

38
38
27

8
5
4

9
4
2

4
i
i

_

6
6

_

4
4

8
8

10
10
10

10
10
10

ii
n
9

2
2
2

70

75

“

-

-

1
l
”

5
5

33
33
“

19
19
4

_

_

_

86.5 0
8 5 .0 0
8 4 .5 0

3
3
3

7
7
7

11
11
11

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

-

-

3
3

80

85

115

120

~

7
6

5
4

1
1
1

2
2
1

6
6
5

6
6

9
9

5
5

125-

130

140

150

160

170

180

6
4

4

19
16

7
4

3
1

2
2

190 o v e r

HEN
$
$
$
1 2 6.50 1 1 1 .5 0 -1 4 7 .0 0
1 2 4 .5 0 1 0 6 .0 0 -1 4 7 .0 0

C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, C L A SS A NONMANUFACTURING ------------------

79
56

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

$
127 .5 0
126 .5 0

O FF IC E BOYS --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3--------------

126
115
45

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

8 2 .0 0
8 1 .0 0
87.0 0

80.5 0
80.0 0
83.5 0

TA8ULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C L A SS B --------------------------------------NONHANUFACTURING -----------------

68
68

3 9.5
3 9.5

1 1 5.50
1 1 5.50

1 1 1.50
1 1 1 .5 0

B I L L E R S , MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
MACHINE! -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------r e t a i l t r a d e -----------------------------

58
54
52

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

80.5 0
77.5 0
77.5 0

7 9 .0 0
7 8.00
7 8 .0 0

C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, C LA SS A --------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------S E R V I C E S -------------------------------------

265
252
53

3 8 .5
3 8 .5
4 0 .0

11 0 .5 0
110-00
1 1 2.00

1 1 1.50
1 1 1 .5 0
1 0 8 .0 0

C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, C L A S S B --------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------RE T A IL TRAOE ----------------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------------------

442
409
207
85

3 9.0
3 9 .0
3 9.5
4 0 .0

89 .5 0
88 .0 0
81 .5 0
9 2 .0 0

8 7 .5 0
86.5 0
81.0 0
8 9 .5 0

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

9 6 .0 0
94.0 0
90.5 0
96.0 0

9
9
9

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S B --------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------

132
111

3 9 .0
3 9.0

8 6 .0 0
8 5 .5 0

8 4 .5 0
83.5 0

8 0 .0 0 7 8 .5 0 -

93.5 0
92.5 0

i
i

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S C --------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------

374
368

3 9 .0
3 9.0

7 6 .5 0
7 6 .0 0

7 5 .5 0
75.5 0

7 1 .5 0 7 1 .5 0 -

81 .5 0
81 .0 0

23
23

C L E R K S , PAYROLL -------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------RE TA IL TRADE -----------------------------

148
138
55

3 9.5
3 9.5
3 9.5

1 0 1 .5 0
102 .0 0
9 1 .5 0

9 6 .0 0
9 7 .0 0
9 0 .5 0

8 5 .5 0 -1 1 6 .0 0
8 5 .0 0 -1 1 6 .5 0
8 3 .5 0 - 99.5 0

_

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS --------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------

157
146

4 0 .0
3 9 .5

9 7 .0 0
96.0 0

9 8 .0 0
9 5 .0 0

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, C L A SS A --------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3 --------------------r e t a i l t r a d e -----------------------------

274
2 59
27
61

3 9.5
3 9.5
3 9.5
4 0 .0

1 0 3.00
102.50
132.00
9 3 .0 0

1 0 1 .5 0
101 .0 0
1 3 2 .5 0
9 4 .0 0

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, C LA SS B --------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------P U B LI C U T I L I T I E S 3 --------------------R E TA IL T R A D E ----------------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------------------

284
257
68
50
110

3 9 .0
3 9 .0
3 6.5
4 0 .0
4 0 .0

9 1 .0 0
89.5 0
88.5 0
83 .0 0
92.5 0

8 9 .0 0
88.5 0
87.5 0
82.5 0
9 1 .5 0

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

96.5 0
94.5 0
92.5 0
88.00
9 7 .5 0

O F F IC E G I R L S --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------P U BLI C U T I L I T I E S 3 ---------------------

58
56
48

3 7.5
3 7.5
3 7 .0

82 .0 0
81 .5 0
84.0 0

83.0 0
8 3 .00
8 3 .5 0

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

86.50
8 5 .5 0
86 .5 0

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

85 .0 0
84 .0 0
89.5 0

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

“

i

8
5

_

1
1

4
4

i
i

12
12

12
12

_

_

_

_

WOMEN

S e e fo o tn o te s a t end of ta b le .




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

3

1

-

1
1

17
17
1

18
18
3

25
24
4

28
26
16

16
15
5

59
58
1

37
37
8

13
12
6

15
11
1

18
17
8

4
2
-

5
5
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

5
5
~

1
1

~

35
35
26
4

77
77
38
7

75
74
18
33

68
62
30
17

23
23
7
10

18
14
1
9

22
16
1

18
16
13
2

3
2
-

10
8
4
i

9
3

3
1

9
7

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

“

47
46
45
1

6
6

11
11

16
14

37
34

16
12

18
12

17
12

2
2

1
1

_
"

4
3

3
3

-

37
37

115
115

90
90

54
53

43
42

8
6

2
2

_

1

1

3
3
3

1
1
1

8
7
1

24
23
13

20
16
9

16
15
8

11
n
8

14
13
2

5

8
8
i

10
10
5

1
1
1

2
2
1

16
16
-

4
4
-

4
3
-

-

4
2

1
1

-

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

_

_

1
1

-

29
29

24
24

20
20

8
7

45
41

11
8

6
5

8
6

_

1
1

4
4

_
-

_
“

“

-

“

-

~

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

_

1
1

1
1

3
3

11
11

25
25

33
33

46
43

53
52

29
28

37
29

4
3

_
-

27
26
26

_
-

_
-

_

_

-

-

_
-

-

-

1

1

4

12

16

14

9

L

3

4
4
i

7
7

10
10
2
6

73
69
23
20
15

61
60
20
4
35

49
48
13
5
21

40
35
2
2
27

10
7
1
4

14
14
7
1
6

29
29
28

12
12
12

4
2
2

_

_

_

-

-

-

*

~

16
16
16

*
-

1
1

2
2

-

-

1

2

4
4

7

“

“
2
2

1
1

5
5
5

-

“

-

“

-

-

3
-

_
-

-

_
-

-

_
-

-

-

2
1
1

i
i

-

-

-

i

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

1
1

1
1
1

10
1

10
Table A-la. Office Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e ,
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , W ash in gto n , D .C .—M d.—V a ., S e p te m b e r 1968)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

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

WOMEN -

Number
of

Average
weekly
hours1
( standard)

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 i m e w e e k ly e a r n in g s of—
t

*

Median 2

Middle range 2

S

$

*

$

$

*

t

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

1 10

1
1
1
-

9
9
6
3

2
1
1
-

6

19
2
17
1
1
6
9

68
68
1
15
10
42

131
5
126
3
33
9
81

156
2
154
14
18
22
100

65
Mean2

f

t

$

s

S

$

$

s

%

$

1 ----190

115

120

125

130

140

150

160

170

180

115

120

125

130

140

150

160

170

180

190 o v e r

162
3
1 59
8
24
28
99

218
6
212
4
34
46
121

196
12
184
8
21
39
110

196
9
187
8
22
45
93

124
12
112
9
15
25
45

297
33
264
49
26
54
111

142
9
133
46
7
22
35

112
11
101
19
2
15
44

39
3
36
13
4
7
2

19
1
18
9
1
2

13
13
7
1

12
1
11
5
3

1
1

2
2

1
1

4
4

4
4

4
4

6
5

14
10

10
9

6
5

3
3

2
2

9
8

11
11
6
76
73
2
15
45

26
26
2
11

17
14
1
3

63
60
5
27

39
38
10
15

57
50
10
25

18
18
4
i

13
12
7
“

11
11
6

2
2
2
-

81
77
1
9
39

54
50
2
9
21

114
97
7
16
48

54
50
23
3
5

8
6
i
i

7
5
5
-

2
2
1
-

-

1
1
1
-

_

_

_

~

-

-

-

-

-

and
u n d er

$
65

and

~

S E C R E T A R I E S 4 ------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------P U B LI C U T I L I T I E S 3-----------------------R E T A IL TRADE ------------------------------FIN AN C E5 ---------------------------------------~S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------------

1 ,927
110
1 ,8 1 7
204
238
329
904

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

$
1 2 2.00
1 2 9.50
1 2 1 .5 0
1 3 9 .5 0
1 1 1 .5 0
1 2 1.50
1 1 6.50

1 2 0 .0 0
13 1 .5 0
119 .0 0
1 3 9 .5 0
1 1 2 .0 0
1 2 0 .5 0
1 1 5 .0 0

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

SECRE TAR 11 ;>, C L A S S A ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

66
58

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

1 5 1 .0 0
150.50

1 4 8 .5 0
148 .5 0

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

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S B -------------- ------NONMANUFACTURING----------- --------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3 ----------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------- -----------------------

284
268
50
89

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

141 .0 0
1 4 1 .0 0
1 5 4 .5 0
1 3 8 .5 0

1 4 0 .0 0
139 .5 0
155 .5 0
139 .0 0

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

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
—

_
-

-

4
4

7
7
3

5
5
~

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S C ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3 -----------------------R E T A I L TRADE -------------------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------------

584
544
53
120
227

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

121 .5 0
1 2 1 .0 0
1 3 7 .0 0
111 .0 0
1 2 0 .0 0

1 2 2 .0 0
1 2 1 .0 0
143 .5 0
1 1 3 .5 0
1 2 0 .0 0

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

-

-

6
6
6
-

-

3
3
3

i
i
-

11
11

-

30
28
1
11
11

40
40
6
8
20

30
30
3
8
8

11
10
1
66
64
24
29

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S D ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3 -----------------------R E T A IL TRADE -------------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------------

637
591
52
73
396

3 9 .5
3 9 .5
3 9.0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0

1 0 7 .5 0
107 .0 0
120 .0 0
1 0 2 .5 0
105 .0 0

10 6 .5 0
1 0 6 .0 0
1 2 2 .5 0
103 .5 0
1 0 4 .5 0

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

5
5
4
1

1
1
1
“

3
3

2
1
-

104
102
5
7
80

84
81
5
12
56

94
91
4
7
69

58
49
6
4
31

46
41
5
11
21

6
5

-

-

1
1
1

1

97
94
2
18
70

1
1

3

57
57
i
7
42

40
28
17

-

18
16
1
1
9

17
12
5

-

3
3
1
1

4

7

-

i

"

-

-

-

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3-----------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------------

256
217
72
72

3 9 .5
3 9.5
3 9 .0
4 0 .0

1 0 4 .5 0
103 .5 0
1 1 7 .5 0
9 6 .5 0

1 0 1 .0 0
9 9 .5 0
117 .0 0
9 5 .5 0

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

-

1

-

1

28
25
5
10

18
15
3
3

21
17
11

23
16
13
2

10
4
2
2

5
2
2

26
23
23

1
1
1

_

_

-

51
46
7
21

_

-

36
33
3
21

_

-

25
25
1
9

_

-

10
10
1
4

-

-

-

-

-

STENOGRAPHERS, SE N IO R -----------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3------------------------

84
82
28

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

1 1 7 .5 0
117 .5 0
1 2 7 .5 0

1 1 6 .0 0
1 1 6.00
1 2 9 .5 0

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

-

-

_

_

-

-

11
11
-

14
14
3

6
6

16
15
12

1
1
1

-

-

-

-

-

4

8
8
5

_

-

19
19
3

_

-

“

5
4
-

_

-

2
2

-

-

2
2

_

-

-

-

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, C L A S S A -----NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------P U B LI C U T I L I T I E S 3------------------------

150
117
39

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
40-0

1 0 5 .5 0
102 .5 0
109 .5 0

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

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

-

_

3
2

17
11
10

27
14
11

4
3

_

_

_

_

~

15
12
6

-

“

-

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, C L A S S B -----NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------RE T A IL TRADE ------------------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------------

218
218
82
104

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

84.5 0
84.5 0
82.5 0
81.0 0

8 0 .00
8 0 .0 0
82.5 0
7 8 .0 0

7 5 .5 0 7 5 .5 0 7 4 .5 0 7 5 .5 0 -

93.5 0
93.5 0
9 3 .0 0
87.00

1
1

4
4

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

T Y P I S T S , C L A S S A --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------F IN A N C E5 ----------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------------

533
484
164
204

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

9 7 .5 0
98.0 0
95.5 0
1 0 0 .0 0

9 7 .5 0
9 8 .0 0
95.0 0
9 9 .5 0

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

T Y P I S T S , C L A S S B --------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3----------------------R E T A I L TRADE ------------------------------F INA N CE5 ----------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------------

908
58
850
133
51
294
368

3 9 .0
3 8 .0
3 9 .0
3 8 .5
4 0 .0
3 8.5
4 0 .0

87.0 0
100 .0 0
86.0 0
9 4 .5 0
81 .0 0
82.5 0
86.5 0

8 5 .5 0
9 9 .5 0
85.0 0
92.0 0
83.0 0
81.0 0
86.5 0

7 9 .5 0 - 92.5 0
8 9 .0 0 -1 1 5 .0 0
7 9 .0 0 - 9 1 .5 0
8 4 .5 0 -1 0 2 .0 0
7 4 .0 0 - 8 8 .5 0
7 7 .0 0 - 8 7 .5 0
8 1 .0 0 - 92.0 0

1
to th e s e
2
3
4
5

5
5
4
1

-

1

-

_

6
4
1
1

*

'

2
2

9
8

8

12
12
3

23
18

-

21
21
9

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

-

3
3
3
-

14
14

31
31
20
9

61
61
12
47

17
17
14
2

19
19
1
16

28
28
21
2

11
11
9
2

n
9
“
14
14
1
7

2

2

2
2
1
1

3

3

2
1

5
3

46
39
23
4

56
53
27
12

93
79
34
39

117
105
23
53

110
107
42
44

44
43
4
26

26
26
7
9

18
18
2
14

8
8
2
1

2
2

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

—

185
3
182
29
7
59
86

180
13
167
13
15
48
90

143
5
138
43
5
25
65

56
7
49
4
1
16
27

44
7
37

13
4
9
7

15
8
7
7

8
1
7

5
3
2
2

2
2

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

9

14
3
11
5

—

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
7
19

2
4

2

-

14

-

~
-

1

1

89

151
2
149
8
7

1

2

-

-

1

2

89

-

-

-

1

2

-

-

-

12
38
39

99

35

9
9

4
4

-

-

S ta n d a r d h o u r s r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k f o r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s (e x c lu s iv e o f p a y f o r o v e r t im e a t r e g u l a r a n d /c
w e e k ly h o u rs .
F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , an d o th e r p u b lic u tilitie s .
M ay in clu d e w o r k e r s o th e r than th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .
F in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e .




-

-

6

5
-

6

-

-

-

-

-

i

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

11

Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men and Women
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , W ash in gto n , D .C .- M d .- V a ., S e p te m b e r 1968)
W eekly a m in g s 1
(stan ard)

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

d u m b er of w o rk e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t i m e w ee k ly e a r n in g s of—
$

N um ber
of

U nder
M ean 2

standard)

M e d ian 2

M iddle range 2

$
70

*

S

$

»

$

$

S

$

%

%

$

i

S

$

S

t

i

t

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

no

115

120

125

130

140

150

160

17C

180

190

200

80

85

90

95

100

105

no

115

120

125

130

140

150

lf><?

J.70

180

190

200

over

and
u n der

$

70

75

and

MEN
DRAFTSMEN, C LA SS A -----------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------------

171
59
112
81

4 0 .0
4 1 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

DRAFTSMEN, CL AS S B -----------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------------

255
83
172
141

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

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

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

_

_

“

-

-

-

-

DRAFTSMEN, C L A S S C -----------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------S E R V IC E S ----------------------------------------

168
53
115
60

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

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

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

_
-

_
-

_
-

7
3
4
4

D R A F T S M E N - T R A C E R S --------------------------------

72

4 0 .5

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

i

12

2

14

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

55

4 0 .0

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

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

_

_

_

N U R SE S, INDUSTRIAL ( R E G I S T E R E D ) ----NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

57
50

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

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

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

-

-

_

$

8 8 .0 0

8 8 .5 0

1

-

3

6

7

1
1

-

6

13
6
7
7

35
9
26
25

21
14
7
6

39
10
29
28

14
9
5
“

24
9
15
“

8
2
6
-

_

-

3
3

t>

7
6

-

17
6
u
11

14
1
13
13

8
5
3
-

11
2
9
8

14
8
6
4

19
3
16
16

6
4
2
1

27
6
21
16

58
32
26
19

25
9
16
14

48
4
44
39

5
5
-

-

3
3
-

9
5
4
4

10
7
3
3

35
5
30
30

1
1
-

29
8
21
16

6
4
2
2

16
4
12
-

15
6
9
i

33
7
26

7
3
4

_
-

-

_
-

_

_

_

-

-

-

11

6

6

14

4

2

_

_

_

_

11

.

11

15

.

1

5

1

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

1
i

6
6

7
7

2
2

3
3

4
3

17
13

10
9

4
4

1

_

_

-

_

_
-

_

_

~

*

_

WOMEN
DRAFTSMEN,

class

b

n
?
2

1 S ta n d a rd h o u rs r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k fo r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e o f p a y fo r o v e r t im e a t r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and th e e a r n in g s c o r r e sp o n d
to th e se w e e k ly h o u r s .
2 F o r d e fin itio n of t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - l .




1 2

Table A-2a. Professional and Technical Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g 5 0 0 w o r k e r s o r m o r e ,
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . —M d . —V a . , S e p t e m b e r 1968)
Weekl y e ar ni ngs 1
(standard)

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

Numbe r
of
workers

N um be r of w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - tim e w e e k ly e a r n in g s of—

$

A ve rage
weekly
M ean 2

(standard)

Me d ia n 2

Mi ddl e range 2

%

TT
^
95
U nder
S
and
95
u n der

100

100

105

$

105

110

$ $
110

115

115

120

*

120

125

$

125

130

$

t

t

130

135

140

135

140

145

$

1A5

ISO

$

$

$

$

150

155

160

165

155.

160

165

170

8

3

$

$

$

$

170

175

180

185

175

180

185

190

i

190

195

MEN
DRAFTSMEN, C LA SS A -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

79
62

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

77
55

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

101
83

53
50

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B
NONMANUFACTURING

$

$

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

$

$

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

-

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

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

_

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

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

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

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

1 2 1 .0 0

-

-

-

6

3
2

1
1
-

3
3

6

-

11
9

7
6

6
A

~

6

12
8

3

1
1

3

3

3

3

A
A

A

11
8

3

3

6
A

7
5

5
A

8
7

A
A

14
13

13
13

3
3

12
10

2

3
3

1
1

_

l

l

A

7

3

i
i

7
5

3

A
2

15
15

2
2

5
5

-

-

_

_

_

_

WOMEN

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

NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED )
NONMANUFACTURING

1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o r k w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p l o y e e s
to t h e s e w e e k ly h o u r s .
2 F o r d e f i n i t i o n of t e r m s , s e e f o o t n o t e 2, t a b l e A - l .




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

r e c e iv e

th e ir r e g u la r

1
1

s tr a ig h t- tim e

6
6

7
7

sa la rie s

2

2

2
2

3
3

3
3

8
7

(e x c lu s iv e o f p ay fo r o v e r tim e at r e g u la r

2

a n d /o r p re m iu m

_

_

r a t e s ) , a n d th e e a r n i n g s

c o rresp o n d

13
Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , W ash in gto n , D .C .—M d.—V a ., S e p te m b e r 1968)

Average

Average
O ccu patio n and in d u stry d iv isio n

O F F IC E

Number
of
workers

Weekly
earnings 1
standard! (standard)
Weekly

OCCUPATIONS

O F F I C E OCCUPATIONS

3 8 .5
3 8 .5

$
9 2 .0 0
9 1 .0 0

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, C L A S S A ------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 3------------------------RE T A IL TRADE --------------------------------FI N A N C E2 -----------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------------

574
81
493
39
62
180
185

3 9 .0
3 8.5
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 8.5
4 0 .0

1 0 2 .0 0
106.50
1 0 1.50
131 .0 0
9 3 .0 0
100 .0 0
9 9 .0 0

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CL A SS B ------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 3------------------------RE T A IL TRADE --------------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------------

600
75
525
87

3 9 .0
3 9 .0
3 9 .0
37.5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5

9 0 .0 0
96.0 0
89.5 0
9 1 .5 0
8 3 .5 0
90.0 0

O F F IC E BOYS AND G I R L S --------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3------------------------F IN A N C E 2-----------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------------

370
329
124
69

3 8 .0
38.5
3 9 .0
36.5
3 8.5

8 1 .5 0
8 1 .0 0
89.0 0
75.0 0
75.5 0

9 1 .5 0
1 0 1.00
9 0 .5 0
96.5 0
96.5 0
86 .0 0
89 .5 0
9 3 .0 0

S E C R E T A R I E S 4 -------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 3------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------RE T A IL TRADE -------------------------------F IN A N C E 2-----------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------------

4 ,3 7 3
385
3 ,9 8 8
331

341
769
2 ,3 3 6

3 9 .0
3 8 .5
3 9 .0
3 8.5
3 9.5
3 9 .5
3 8 .0
3 9 .0

1 2 1 .0 0
1 2 5.00
120.50
1 3 7.50
1 3 5.50
116 .0 0
120.00
118.00

3 9 .5
39.5

99.0 0
1 0 0.00

325
293
118
101

3 8 .5
38.5
38.5
39.0

82 .5 0
81.5 0
76 .0 0
89.0 0

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S A ----------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------F IN A N C E 2-----------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------------

219
188
52
71

3 9 .0
3 9.0
3 8.5
3 9.0

1 49.00
147.50
1 41.00
150 .0 0

640
620
133
264
137

3 9 .0
3 9.0
4 0 .0
3 8.5
3 9 .5

77.0 0
76.5 0
72 .5 0
75 .0 0
79 .0 0

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S B ----------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------F IN A N C E 2-----------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------------

832
90
742
74
74
196
356

3 8.5
3 8 .5
3 8 .5
3 8 .5
3 9 .5
3 8 .0
3 8 .5

132.00
135.50
131 .5 0
1 5 0 .0 0
1 4 2.00
123.50
1 3 1.50

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S C ----------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 3------------------------RE T A IL TRADE -------------------------------F IN A N C E 2-----------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------------

1 ,1 4 7
85
1,0 6 2
109
172
184
491

3 9 .0
3 9.5
3 9 .0
3 8 .0
4 0 .0
3 8 .0
3 9 .5

122.00
1 2 6.50
121.50
1 3 7.00
1 1 6.00
113.50
1 2 1 .5 0

140
123
71

3 9.5
3 9 .5
3 9.0

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C LA SS A -------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING----------- ---------------F IN AN C E2 ------------------------------------------

92
86
52

3 9.5
3 9 .0
3 9 .0

1 0 2 .5 0
1 0 1.00
102.00

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C L A S S B -------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------R E T A IL TRADE -------------------------------F IN AN C E2------------------------------------------

398
384
53
252

3 8 .0
3 8.0
3 8 .0
3 8.0

8 9 .0 0
88.5 0
96 .0 0
81 .0 0

C L E R K S v ACCOUNTING, C LA SS A ------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -------------------------RE T A IL TRADE -------------------------------F IN AN C E2 -----------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------------

952
145
807
63
151
165
259

3 9.0
3 9 .5
3 9 .0
4 1 .0
4 0 .0
3 7.5
3 9.0

114 .5 0
118.50
1 14.00
120 .0 0
112.50
106.50
115.50

C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, C LA SS B ------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -------------------------RE TA IL TRADE -------------------------------F INA N CE2 -----------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------------

1,3 4 7
130
1,217
132
68
382
28 1
354

3 9 .0
3 9 .0
3 9.0
3 8.5
3 9.5
4 0 .0
37.5
38.5

A ----------------------------------------------------

103
89

C L E R K S , F I L E , C LA SS B ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------F IN AN C E2 -----------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------------C L E R K S , F I L F , C LA SS C ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------RE T A IL TRADE -------------------------------F IN AN C E2 -----------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------------

FILE,

CLASS

C L E R K S , ORDER ---------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------

309
73
236
204

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

1 0 7.00
98 .0 0
1 1 0.00
1 1 1.00

C L E R K S , PAYROLL -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3------------------------R E TA IL TRADE -------------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------------

384
83
301
49
84
113

3 9 .0
3 9.5
3 9 .0
3 9.5
3 9.5
3 9.0

105.00
1 1 0 .0 0
103.50
115.00
92.0 0
105 .0 0

S e e fo otn o tes a t end of tab le.




O ccupation and in d u stry div isio n

O F F I C E OCCUPATIONS

CONTINUED
302
283

$
9 1 .5 0
89.5 0
82.5 0

no nm anufacturing

-

Weekly
Weekly
hours 1 earnings 1
work* it
(standard) (standard)

of

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

B I L L E R S , MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
MACHINE! -----------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------R E T A IL TRADE --------------------------------

CLERKS,

Number
O ccupation and in d u stry d iv isio n

100
280

112

211

-

Number
of
woiken

Weekly Weekly
hour* 1 earnings 1
(ftandard) (standard)

CONTINUED

S E C R E T A R I E S 4 - CONTINUED
S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S D ----------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PU BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3 ------------------------R E T A IL TRADE -------------------------------FI N A N C E2-----------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------------

1 ,7 8 2
179
1,6 0 3
91
88
167
1,2 3 7

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

$
110 .5 0
1 1 3 .0 0
110 .5 0
121 .0 0
1 0 2 .5 0
112.50
1 0 9 .5 0

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ----------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 3 ------------------------F IN A N C E 2 ------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S -----------------------------------------

666
61
605
104
166
274

3 9 .0
3 9 .0
3 9.0
3 9 .5
3 9 .0
3 8 .5

1 0 1 .5 0
101.50
1 0 1.50
1 1 8 .0 0
90.0 0
102 .0 0

STENOGRAPHERS, SE N IO R ------------- -----------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3 ------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------S E R V I C E S -----------------------------------------

345
322
47
66
173

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

1 1 7.50
1 1 7 .5 0
121.00
1 1 8.00
1 1 5.00

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, C L A S S A ------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PU B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3 ------------------------S E R V I C E S -----------------------------------------

236
193
40
61

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

1 0 1 .5 0
99.0 0
110.50
9 4 .5 0

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, C L A SS B ------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------R E TA IL TRADE -------------------------------F I N A N C E 2-----------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------------

666
655
194
150
277

3 9 .5
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
3 9 .0
4 0.0

7 7 .0 0
7 7.00
78.0 0
77.5 0
7 2 .5 0

SWITCHBOARD O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N IS T SMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------R E TA IL TRADE -------------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------------

409
60
349
53
71
151

3 8.5
3 9 .0
3 8 .5
4 0.0
4 0.0
3 8.5

95 .0 0
9 2 .5 0
9 5 .5 0
9 6 .0 0
9 2 .5 0
99.0 0

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C LA SS B -------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

115
110

3 9.5
3 9 .5

116 .0 0
115 .5 0

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C L A S S C --------------------------------------------------

59

3 8 .5

1 0 9 .5 0

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
GENERAL -------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------F IN A N C E 2------------------------------------------

199
191
133

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

97.5 0
97.5 0
96.5 0

T Y P I S T S , C L A S S A ---------------------------------m a n u f a c t u r in g ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------RE T A IL TRADE --------------------------------F IN A N C E 2-----------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------------

1 ,231
184
1 ,0 4 7
73
251
641

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

9 9 .0 0
93.0 0
1 0 0.00
1 0 2.50
95.5 0
10 1 .0 0

14

Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u rs an d e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , W ash in gto n , D .C .- M d .- V a ., S e p te m b e r 1968)
Average
O ccu p atio n and in d u str y d iv isio n

O F F IC E OCCUPATIONS -

Number
of

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard) (standard)
Weekly

CONTINUED

T Y P I S T S , CL AS S B -----------------------------MAN UFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------P U B LI C U T I L I T I E S 3 --------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------------RE T A IL TRADE ----------------------------FI N A N C E2-------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ------------------------------------

2 ,091
155
1 ,9 3 6
198
63
179
719
827

3 8.5
3 8.5
3 9 .0
3 8 .5
4 0 .0
9 0 .0
3 8 .0
3 9.0

$
85.5 0
9 3 .0 0
85 .0 0
95.0 0
89 .5 0
8 2 .0 0
89 .5 0
89 .5 0

Av

A ve rage

N um ber

O ccupation and in d u stry div isio n

of

W eekly
hours 1
(standard'

W eekly
e arnings *
(standard)

O ccupation and ind u stry div isio n

N um ber

of
workers

W eekly
hours 1
(standard)

W eekly
e arnings 1
(standard)

PRO FE SSI O NA L AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED

PR OFE SSI ONA L AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS
DRAFTSMEN, C L A S S A ----------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------

173
61
112
81

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

$
1 6 8.50
170.50
1 67.50
155 .5 0

DRAFTSMEN, CL A SS B ■
MANUFACTURING — •
NONMANUFACTURING
S E R V IC E S ----------

310
89
221
189

9 0 .0
9 0 .0
9 0 .0
9 0 .0

1 9 0.00
193.50
13 8 .5 0
1 3 6.00

DRAFTSMEN, C L A S S C -----------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------------

179
55
119
63

9 0 .0
9 0.0
9 0 .0
9 0 .0

$
119.00
1 1 2.50
115.00
1 0 1.50

DRAFTSMEN-TRACERS ---------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

88
52

40*0
39.5

85.0 0
86.0 0

N U R S E S , IN DUSTR IAL ( R E G I S T E R E D ! -----NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

58
51

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

1 2 8 .5 0
12 7 .0 0

1 S ta n d a rd h o u rs r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k f o r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s (e x c lu s iv e of p a y f o r o v e r t im e a t r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and the e a r n in g s
c o r r e s p o n d to th e se w e e k ly h o u rs.
2 F in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .
4 M ay in clu d e w o r k e r s o th e r th an th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .

Table A-3a. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women Combined
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s an d e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts em p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e ,
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , W ash in gto n , D .C .—M d.—V a ., S e p te m b e r 1968)
A v e rage

O ccu p atio n and in d u str y d iv isio n

O F F IC E

N um b er
of

W eekly
W eekly
hours 1 earn in gs 1
(standard] (standard)

O F F IC E OCCUPATIONS -

OCCUPATIONS

PAYROLL -----------------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ---------------------------RE T A IL TRA0E --------------------------------

163
192
55

3 9.5
3 9.5
3 9.5

103.00
1 0 2.00
91.5 0

1 1 1 .0 0

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

157
196

9 0 .0
39 .5

9 7 .0 0
96.0 0

90.50
8 8 .5 0
81 .5 0
9 1 .0 0

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, C LA SS A ------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2 -----------------------------R E TA IL TRADE ----------------------------------------

275
260
27
62

3 9 .5
3 9.5
39 .5
4 0.0

1 0 3.00
102.50
132.00
93.0 0

39.0
39.0

86.5 0
8 6 .0 0

3 9.0
3 9 .0

7 7.00
76.5 0

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CL ASS B ---------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------PU BLI C U T I L I T I E S 2 -----------------------------RE T A IL TRADE ---------------------------------------S E R V I C E S --------------------------------------------------

293
266
68
59
113

3 9 .0
3 9 .0
3 6.5
9 0 .0
9 0 .0

91.0 0
8 9 .5 0
88.5 0
83.0 0
92.5 0

3 8.5
38.5
9 0 .0

C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, CL ASS B ---------------NONMANUTACTURING ----------------------------------R E TA IL TRADE ---------------------------------------S E R V I C E S --------------------------------------------------

986
999
210
95

3 9 .0
3 9 .0
3 9.5
9 0 .0

CLERKS,

B

191
119

CLASS C

381
373

FILE,

nonmanufacturing

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

S e e fo o tn o te s a t end of ta b le .




$
8 1 .0 0
77.50
77 .5 0
11 9 .5 0
1 13.00

CLERKS,

A ve rage

O ccu p atio n and in d u stry d iv isio n

O F F I C E OCCUPATIONS -

CLERKS,

399
308
63

nonmanufacturing

CONTINUED
102.00

C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, CL ASS A ------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------S E R V I C E S --------------------------------------------------

CLERKS,

W eekly
earn in gs 1
(standard)

3 9 .0

3 9 .0
38.5
39.0

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

W eekly
hours 1
(standard]

67

60
55
52

C LA SS

Num ber
of

0 R0 E R ----------------------------------------

B I L L E R S , MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
MACHINE) -----------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------RE TA IL TRADE --------------------------------

F ILE,

A ve rage

O ccupation and in d u stry d iv isio n

Num ber
of

W eekly
hours 1
(standard)

W eekly
e arnings 1
(standard)

CONTINUED

O F F IC E BOYS AND G I R L S --------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 2-------------------------

189
171
93

3 8.5
3 8.5
3 8 .5

82.0 0
81.0 0
85.5 0

S E C R E T A R I E S 3-------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2------------------------RE T A IL TRADE ---------------------------------------FI N A N C E4 ---------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S --------------------------------------------------

1,9 3 3
110
1,8 2 3
207
238
329
909

3 9.5
3 9.0
39.5
3 9.0
39.5
3 8.5
9 0 .0

122.00
1 2 9.50
1 2 1.50
1 9 0.00
111.50
12 1 .5 0
11 6 .5 0

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S A ---------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

67
59

3 9.0
3 9.5

152 .5 0
1 5 1.50

S E C R E T A R I E S , C LA SS B ---------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2------------------------------S E R V I C E S --------------------------------------------------

285
269
50
89

3 9.0
3 9.5
3 8.5
9 0 .0

191.00
191.00
159 .5 0
138.50

15
Table A-3a. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women Combined--- Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s f o r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts em p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e ,
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , W ash in gto n , D .C .—M d.—V a ., S e p te m b e r 1968)
Avi r . g .

A ve rage

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

N um ber
of

W eekly
W eekly
hours 1 earn in gs 1
(standard) (standard)

O FFIC E OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED

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

N um ber
of

587

$
122.00

227

39 5
38.5 138.50
39.5 111.00
40.0 120.00

637
591
52
73

39.5 107.50
107.00
39.0 120.00
39.5 102.50

55

1 1“■— ™

265
226
81
72

39.5 105.50
39.5 104.50
39.5 119.00
40.0 96.50

83

39.5 118.00
38.^

Average
O ccu p atio n and in d u stry d iv isio n

Num ber
of

$

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,

W eekly
earnings *
(standasd)

$

_ 0 102**0
86.00

*

SER V IC E S -------------------------

W eekly
hours 1
(standard)

O FFIC E OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED
rTT

»Ir 1 w 15 i L,LA jv A”

jc l>V IUL o

W eekly
earn in gs 1
(standard)

O FFIC E OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED
ir n

Kt 1fllL 1KAUk

W eekly
hours 1
(standard )

218
218
82
104

39.5
39.5
39.0
40.0

84.50
82.50
81.00

PROFESSIONAL AN0 TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS
78
540
491
164

39.5 115.50
39.5
39.5
38.5

97.50
98.50
95.50

NURSES,

62

l t 1 AA
39.5 161.00

^8
56

40.0
39.5 143.00

nr
87

#n A 1 U
y A A 119.00
40.0

INDUSTRIAL {REGISTERED) ---

39.0 127.50
51

1 S ta n d a rd h o u rs r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k fo r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e o f p a y f o r o v e r t im e a t r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m T a te s ), and the e a r n in g s
c o r r e s p o n d to th e se w e e k ly h o u rs .
2 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , co m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .
3 M a y in clu d e w o r k e r s o th er th an th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a te ly .
4 F in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s ta te .




1 6

Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r m e n in s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on a n a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , W ash in gto n , D. C . - M d . —V a . , S e p te m b e r 1968)
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 i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s of—

Hourly earnings 1

Median 2

Middle range2

2 .2 0

2 .3 0

2 .4 0

2 .5 0

2 .6 0

2 .7 0

2 .8 0

2 .9 0

C A RP EN TE RS , MAINTENANCE — --------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------

144
137

$
3 .7 7
3 .7 7

$
3 .5 8
3 .5 9

$
3 .1 3 3 .1 1 -

$
4 .9 1
4 .9 1

E L E C T R I C I A N S , MAINTENANCE ---------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------

99
54

3 .8 0
3 .7 0

3 .7 3
3 .5 6

3 .3 6 3 .3 8 -

4 .4 3
3 .9 8

EN G IN EE R S, STATIONARY -----------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------R E TA IL TRADE ------------------------------F INA N CE3 ----------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------------

485
107
378
92
84
166

3 .8 0
3 .9 4
3 .7 7
4 .4 0
3 .43
3 .5 2

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

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

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

-

~

11

-

-

-

-

-

2

24

1

_

_

11

_

_

-

_

_

2
1

24

1
-

*

-

1

FIR E ME N , STATIONARY BO ILE R -------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------

68
58

2 .6 8
2 .6 0

2 .4 7
2 .4 4

2 .0 7 2 .0 5 -

3 .2 6
3 .2 5

1
1

9
9

10
10

3
3

_

_

1
-

-

_

-

17
17

_

~

-

~

~

MAINTENANCE TRADES ------------

127

3 .0 3

3 .5 3

2 .5 1 -

3 .6 4

10

2

8

2

2

7

-

17

_

-

_

M A C H I N IS T S , MAINTENANCE -------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------

76
57

3 .82
3 .7 6

4 .0 8
4 .0 3

3 .0 0 2 .9 7 -

4 .2 9
4 .5 1

MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE) ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 4----------------------R E T A IL TRADE -------------------------------

796
172
624
525
57

3 .73
3 .47
3 .80
3 .81
3 .8 2

3 .8 4
3 .42
3 .8 7
3 .87
3 .9 4

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

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

MECHANICS, MAINTENANCE --------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------

95
76

4 .01
4 .1 0

3 .98
4 .0 5

3 .7 4 3 .8 3 -

4 .4 1
4 .4 4

P A I N T E R S , MAINTENANCE ----------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------------

268
258
70

3 .08
3.08
3 .0 2

2 .8 4
2 .8 4
2 .9 6

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

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

1
2
3
4

3 .0 0

10
10

11

“

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




.6 0 3

4 .2 0 4 .4 0 4 .6 0 4 .8 0

t

t

t

4 .2 0 4 .4 0

$
1 ------ *
4 .6 0 4 .8 0 5 .0 0
an d

2 .1 0

-

1

-

-

—
-

—
-

-

-

-

1

-

-

—
-

-

20
-

—
-

20
18
-

1
12
12
2

1
1
1

A5
41

62
62
7

14

11

17
16

16
15

6
6

-

8
7

1
-

-

39
39

14

1

15
15

18
18

9
4

12
4

1
-

3
1

18
11

7
-

2
-

15
4

58
36

52

65
~

26
1
25
23

-

65
1
15
45

106
54
52
46
1
5

-

52
5
34
13

19
6
13
4
2
-

6

~

22
2

61
2
59
1
3
38

1

11
1

28
4
24
1
1
18

1
1

6
6

-

-

-

-

-

~

10
8

-

10
10

2

-

-

-

-

~

-

-

-

13
5

1

-

7
6
1
—
1
17
17
3

10

12

54

-

-

20
20

1

7
5

_

1
1

25
12

3

6
A
2
—
-

73
64

85
57
28
25
1

68
2
66
44
2

380
21
359
319
38

40
15
25
11
8

68
-

-

68
67
1

2
-

11
9

9
3

22
22

7
7

15
9

17
17

3
2

11
11
3

6
4
4

7
7
1

18
18
-

1

_

-

-

1
32
32
32

5 .0 0 o v er

20
20

-

-

-

-

7
17

©
00

2 .0 0

HELPERS,

$
1 -----,4 0 3 . 6 0 3 . 8 0
*
and
1 . 9 0 u n d er
*
o
o

Mean2

o
o
4*

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

Number
of
workers

25
25

12

10
8
3

_

-

-

-

-

15
15

2
2

1
1

_

2

_
-

_
-

-

-

-

*
2
2

_

-

5
5

3
3

8
8

17
Table A-4a. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations—Large Establishments
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t- tim e h o u rly e a r n in g s f o r m e n in s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts em p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e ,
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , W ash in gton, D. C . —M d .—V a . , S e p te m b e r 1968)
Hour ly earnings 1

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

Numb e r
of
workers

N um ber

Under
M ean 2

Me d ia n 2

Mi ddl e r ange 2

S
2 .4 0

4 .9 2

3 .3 5 -

4 .9 2

MAINTENANCE -

68

4 .0 1

3 .9 7

OJ

E N G IN EE RS , STATIONARY --------NONMANUFACTURING -----------R E TA IL TRADE ----------------

180
158

4 .1 7
4 .1 3

4 .4 1

84

4 .4 0

4 .2 6
4 .4 6

3 .9 8 3 .9 4 4 .4 2 -

4 .4 7
4 .4 7
4 .6 2

485
446

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

3 .9 0
3 .9 0
3 .8 9

3 .8 4 3 .8 4 3 .8 4 -

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

3 .8 2

3 .9 4

3 .8 8 -

3 .9 9

3 .7 5
3 .7 4

3 .6 9
3 .6 8

3 .0 3 3 .0 1 -

4 .3 5
4 .3 5

MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE! ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3 -------RE TA IL TRADE ---------------PAINTERS,

MAINTENANCE -------------------

nonmanufacturing

388
57
84
80

o

ELECTRICIANS,

VJ1

$
3 .7 0
3 .6 9

3 .3 7 -

3 .9 2

*

3 .9 2

VJt
*
1

92
88

h ou rly e arn in g s

of—

$

$

$

$

3 .7 0

3 .9 0

4 .0 0

»
4 .2 0

%

3 .6 0

$
3 .8 0

S

3 .4 0

*
3 .5 0

1

3 . 30

4 .4 0

S
4 .6 0

$
4 . 80

$
5 .0 0

3. 00

.1 0

3 . 20

3 .3 0

3 . 40

3 .5 0

3 .6 0

3 .7 0

3 .8 0

3 .9 0

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

4 .6 0

4 .8 0

5. 00

over

4
4

3
3

2

5
5

13
13

3

2

6
6

9

1

2

3
3

2 .6 0

.7 0

2. 80

t
2 . 90

2. 60

2 .7 0

> .8 0

2 . 90

-

3
3

1

1

S

!

and
under

-

8

3

8

1

3

7

“

27
27

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

5

3

3

11

-

4

-

9

1

3

18

7

2

_

_

_

1
1

3
3

4
4

4
4

2
2

5

~

1

i

3

13
13
1

27
27

“

1
1

5
5

“

1
1
1

5

-

1
1

1

-

2
2

4

-

2
2
1

11
11
4

69
48
46

18
17
17

1
1
1

6
6
6

_

_

_

_

._

4

_

-

-

-

-

3
3

_

-

-

4

-

20
20

2
2

203
191

146
139
107

34
19
11
8

64
64
63

2

185
6

9

2

1

1

7

9

2

18
18

~

1
1

1
-

1
3

1

1

3

1

1

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




straigh t-tim e

S
3 .2 0

*

2. 50

1
-

receivin g

t
3 . 10

$

2 .5 0

CARP EN TE RS, MAINTENANCE ----NONMANUFACTURING ------------

of w o rk ers

.0 0

$
2 .4 0

_

_
“

4

3

-

3

1
1

2

3

2

2

7

3

5

5

3

7

3

5

5

3

7
3
2

20

1
-

~

32

1

7

_
-

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

1
1

_

3

8

3

8

1 8

Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u s tr y d iv isio n , W ash in gto n , D .C .- M d .- V a ., S e p te m b e r 1968)
N u m b e r of w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s of—

H ourly e a r n in g s2

O ccu p a tio n 1 and in d u s try d iv isio n

1

N um ber
of

t

t

1 .60

1 .7 0

1 .8 0 1 .9 0

1 .7 0

1 .8 0

1 .9 0

702
675

140
134

78
77

U nder
(
and
1 . 6 0 u n d er

M e:

*

s

2 .2 0 2 .3 0

i

2 .4 0 2 .5 0

t

i

2 .6 0

2 .70 2 .8 0 2 .9 0

t

2 .2 0

2 .3 0

2 .4 0

44
43

32
32

42
40

56
56

20
20

59
59

26
26

40
40

396
13
383
6
63
101
213

199
30
169
~
85
37
47

276
7
269
53
3
25
34
154

183
32
151
36
15
28
22
50

151
57
94
29
25
2
38

167
42
125
56
22
47

103
32
71
17
10
5
39

116
5
111
22
2
20
l
66

14
5
9
3
1

39
3
36
31
2
-

5

3

600
599
29
30
540

375
372
1
6
294
71

50
47
20
6
13
6

23
20
6
3
8
1

72
71
65

12
8
~

13
13
8

1
-

9
9
9

_
-

14
13
13

2
4

3
5

1
4

119
119
20
99

98
1
97
61
36

132
52
80
54
22

84
1
83
37
45

95
36
59
22
37

178
126
52
12
36

138
49
89
74
7

49
28
21
10
11

87
70
17
3
13

171
8
163
86
71

118
13
105
12

48

61
61
19
42

44
44
21
22

47
24
23
14
8

47
47
23
24

-

48
44
4

61
61
28
30

14

-

43
~
43
8
35

21

-

49
49
5
44

21
21

_

-

-

16
16

n

-

5
5
“

3
2

7
7
6

26
26
26

19
18
18

9
3
2

-

-

15
15
15

17
17
17

17
17
10
5

20
19
17

26
26
9
14

27
22
17

2
2
1

-

-

3
3
~
3

_

_

_

_

_

4
3

3
3

5
5

-

_

1
~

2
2

9
-

4

1
1

96

84

61
61

26
15
11

$
1 .8 9
1 .9 0

$
1 .7 0
1 .7 0

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

J A N I T O R S , POR TE RS, AND CLEANERS ----MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------P U BLI C U T I L I T I E S 4------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------—
R E TA IL TRADE -------------------------------F IN A N C E 6-----------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------------

4 ,3 6 2
255
4 ,1 0 7
336
54
581
742
2 ,3 9 4

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

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

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

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

2 7 7 1420
6
271 142 0
~
~
3
12
5 105
130
7 261
156 1017

896
12
884
~
6
47
272
559

J A N I T O R S , P O RTE RS, AND CLEANERS
(WOMEN) -------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 4------------------------R E TA IL TRADE -------------------------------F IN A N C E 6-----------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------------

2 ,2 4 3
2 ,2 2 4
124
66
538
1 ,4 8 4

1 .7 3
1 .7 3
2 .1 9
1 .7 4
1 .7 4
1 .6 8

1 .7 1
1 .7 1
2 .1 5
1 .7 4
1 .8 2
1 .6 9

1 .6 5 1 .6 5 2 . 101 .6 8 1 .6 7 1 .6 4 -

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

23 1051
23 10 4 9
2
22
187
830
23

LA BO RE RS, MATERIAL HANDLING ------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------RE T A IL TRADE ---------------------------------

1 ,9 1 4
615
1 ,2 9 9
433
538

2 .4 7
2 .4 8
2 .4 6
2 . 18
2 .3 9

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

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

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

-

ORDER
F I L L E R S -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------R E TA IL TRADE --------------------------------

1 ,0 9 1
113
978
232
737

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

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

2 .1 3 2 .9 1 2 . 071 .7 8 2 .2 9 -

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

-

PA C KE RS , SH I P P IN G -------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------

162
127
76

2 .3 2
2 .2 7
2 .2 9

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

2 .1 1 - 2 .6 0
2 . 10- 2 .5 6
2 . 14- 2 .4 6

R E CE IV IN G CLFR KS ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------R E TA IL TRADE --------------------------------

238
223
54
139

2 .4 4
2 .4 2
2 .5 4
2 .2 9

2 .2 8
2 .2 7
2 .6 3
2 .1 9

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

S H I P P IN G CLERKS -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

99
65

2 .7 6
2 .6 9

2 .7 5
2 .6 3

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

S H I P P IN G AND RE CE IV IN G CLER KS --------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

91
58

3 .0 3
3 .2 8

3 .2 8
3 .5 5

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

TRUCKDRIVHRS7 ---------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ---------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 4 ------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -------------------------RE T A IL T R A D E --------------------------------

SERVICES -------------------------

3 ,4 7 7
713
2 ,7 6 4
1 ,1 0 3
590
896
168

3 .0 5
2 .9 7
3 .0 7
3 .4 8
2 .6 0
3 .0 7
2 . 17

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

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

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

TRUC KDR IV ER S, LIGHT (UNDER
1 - 1 / 2 TONS) -------------------------------------NGNMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 4 ------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------------

442
413
32
178
95

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

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

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

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




t

2 .0 0 2 .1 0

47
43

1 ,3 4 5
1 ,3 0 4

S e e fo o tn o te s a t end of ta b le .

%

I

2 .0 0 2 .1 0

GUARDS AND WATCHMEN ----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

2 .7 0
2 .6 9
2 .8 6
2 .6 2

t

3
3

-

-

"

14
~

14

79
2
77

-

-

96

84

71
4
67

-

~

~

~

-

-

~

40
14
23

81
14
1

23
30
24

7
24
36

9
52
“

8
2
1

14
14

77
77

96
96

76
76

24
24

16
16

10
1

-

-

~

-

~

-

40
23

81
1

23
24

3
~

4
“

-

-

14

~

”

2 .5 0 2 .6 0

i

2 .7 0 2 .8 0 2 .9 0

i

*

i

3 .0 0 3 .1 0

3 .4 0

1
1

6
6

4

_

_

4
3
1
-

-

149
8
141
-

22
22

8
8

32
1
31
31
-

51
6
45
43
2

9
4
5
4
i

130
88
42
30
12

19
6
13
9
-

49
34
15
15
-

37
37
-

3

159

2

8

-

-

-

-

8
8

14
6
7

159
35
123

8
8

2
-

8
8
-

42
42

9
7
6

20
20
-

18
17
16

7
1

_

35
33
12
18

2
1

-

18
17
5
12

3
3

6
5

12
12

6
4

1
1

6
4

_

120
7
113
7
52
41
13

126
79
47
6
10
19
12

55
24
31
8
7
10
6

16
13
4

12
12

7
6

-

-

2
9

-

9

4

70
-

70
12
11
26
21
26
26
3
2
21

3 .2 0

-

$------- 1------- i -----

3 .4 0

4
4

3 .1 0

4
4

-

IT

3 .3 C

3 .0 0

-

1

3 .2 0 3 .3 0

3 .6 0

3 .6 0

3 .80

4 .0 0

3 .8 0 4 .0 0

4 .2 0

11
11

-

-

-

29
29
12
17

_

_

_

-

_
-

-

-

149
55
94

28
3
25

_

_

-

-

-

-

38

12

83

1

-

35
30
5

109
1
io e

14

246

25

-

-

-

-

25

-

83

1

-

-

-

-

83

1

-

-

14

246

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

108

14

246

25

-

12
2

2
l

_

i
i

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

3
1

5
4

-

1

12
10
9
i

-

8
6

19
11

10
1

2
1

_

_

-

53
29
24
1
12
7
4

265
18
247
37
134
49
27

6
4

19
18
18

-

4

-

_

-

3
3

-

-

ii
ii
6
2

1

14
14
3
n

2
1

6
3

5
2

1
~

_

-

8
4

-

2
2

105
11
94
59
4
31

134
88
46
24
16
6

90
29
61
3
9
49

1 39
9
130
86
36
8

_
_
_

_
_
_

_
_

25
16
16

i

8
8

_

-

-

-

4

-

-

-

7
7

8
3

_

_

_

-

-

-

5
4

5

14
11

21
21

1
-

3
3

528
353
175
152
8
15

78
27
51
8
36
7

263
18
245
7
82
156

-

-

800
693
5
102

220

2
2

_

2

_
-

10
7
7
-

800

5
5

_

5

220

-

_

220

-

_
_
-

_
_
_

-

19

Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n i n g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s t u d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
by i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . —M d .—V a . , S e p t e m b e r 1968)
H ourly e im in gs
N

O cc u p atio n 1 and in d u stry div isio n

TRUCKDRIVE-RS7 -

2

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

L

of
w orkers

M e an 3

M e d ian 3

M iddle ran ge 3

$
1.6 0

$
1 .7 0

$
1 . 80

$
1 .9 0

$
2 .0 0

*
2 .1 0

*
2 .2 0

S
2 .3 0

S
2 .4 0

t
2 .5 0

$
2 .6 0

$
2 .7 0

*
2 .8 0

$
2 .9 0

$
3 .0 0

S
3 . 10

$
3 .2 0

$
3.30

$
3 .40

$
3 .6 0

$
3.80

$
4 .0 0

1 .70

1 .80

1 . 90

2 .0 0

2 .1 0

2 .2 0

2 .3 0

2 .4 0

2 .5 0

2 .6 0

2 .7 0

2 .8 0

2 .9 0

3 .0 0

3 .1 0

3 . 20

3 .3 0

3 .4 0

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

4 .00

4 .2 0

2
2
-

-

8
8
i

40
4
36
-

40
40
40

8
6
2
1

14
4
10
3
1

12
2
10
6
2

26
15
11
8
"

7
7
6
i

19
18
1
1

30
1
29
19
10

32
3
29
1
28

3
I
2
1
1

57
8
49
40

36
1
35
1
4

124
1
1 23
12 2
1

20
19
1
1

33
12
21
21

73
73
67
6

-

-

-

-

-

-

8
8

8
8

4
4

4
4

12
6

69
69

51
45

5
5

9
9

4
4

67
40

41
33
8

86
86

92
92

220
220

3

3

86

220

20
20

97
22

i
i

3
3
-

24
24

TT ,
Under
$
an d
1 .6 0 under

CONTINUED

TRUCKDRIVERS, MEDIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO
AND INCLUDING 4 TONS) ------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-------------- *-----«------P U BLI C U T I L I T I E S 4 -----------------------R E TA IL TRA0E -------------------------------HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,
t r a i l e r t y p e ) ---------------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------------------

$
2.9 2
2 .81
2 .95
3 .26
2 .78

$
3 .09
2 .69
3 .13
3 .26
2 .88

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

$
3 .28
3 .3 4
3 .28
3.71
3 .0 9

680
633
72
391

3.38
3 .40

3 .57
3 .60

3. II3 .1 1 -

3 .82
3 .83

572
152
58

3 .03
2.76
2 .93

3 .21
2 .7 7

389
212
177
85
89

2 .38
2 .26
2 .52
2 .39
2 .61

2 .23
2 .1 5
2 .49
2 .5 3
2 .36

584
97
487
234
159

-

-

“

-

TR UCKDRIVERS,

TRUCK OR lVER S, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,
OTHER THAN T R AI LE R TY PE) ------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

TR UCK ERS , POWER ( F O R K L I F T ) --------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -------------------------RE TA IL TRADE --------------------------------

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

•

*

^

2 .9 0 2 .7 2 -

~
-

-

-

5 ,00

3 .2 6
2 .8 8

°
-

-

-

-

4
4

2
2

6
6

6
-

2
2

*

5
5

i
i

3

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

2 .5 7
2 .5 2
2 .6 0
2 .5 8
3 .41

-

-

8
8
8

_
-

24
24
-

68
48
20
16
4

D a t a l i m i t e d to m e n w o r k e r s e x c e p t w h e r e o t h e r w i s e i n d ic a t e d .
E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y fo r o v e r tim e an d fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , an d la te s h if t s .
F o r d e f i n it i o n o f t e r m s , s e e f o o tn o te 2 , t a b l e A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b li c u t i l i t i e s .
W o r k e r s w e r e d i s t r i b u t e d a s f o l l o w s : 21 a t $ 1 .2 0 to $ 1 .3 0 ; 5 2 a t $ 1 .3 0 to $ 1 .4 0 ; a n d 32 a t $ 1 .5 0 to $ 1 .6 0 .
F in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , an d r e a l e s t a t e .
I n c l u d e s a l l d r i v e r s , a s d e f i n e d , r e g a r d l e s s o f s i z e a n d ty p e o f t r u c k o p e r a t e d .




4
4

86
72
14
2
12

30
12
18
4
14

26
26
-

26

3
3
2
1

69
24
45
42
3

89
74

ii
8
3

i
i
-

4
4
-

-

334
10
ro

-

-

1
1
I

-

-

i
i

_
-

3
3
3

25

3
3
-

-

-

1

cv

1

u

14

-

-

-

i

25
25

-

-

20

Table A-5a. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations—Large Establishments
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ie d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e ,
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . —M d . —V a . , S e p t e m b e r 19681
Hourly ea mings2

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

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sh ifts.

Appendix. Occupational Descriptions
T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r i n g j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r th e B u r e a u ' s w a g e s u r v e y s i s to a s s i s t i t s f i e l d s t a f f in c l a s s i f y i n g in to a p p r o p r i a t e
o c c u p a t i o n s w o r k e r s w ho a r e e m p l o y e d u n d e r a v a r i e t y o f p a y r o l l t i t l e s a n d d i f f e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b l i s h m e n t to e s t a b l i s h m e n t a n d
f r o m a r e a to a r e a .
T h i s p e r m i t s th e g r o u p in g o f o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p a r a b l e j o b c o n t e n t .
B e c a u s e o f th is e m p h a s is on
i n t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t a n d i n t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b i l i t y o f o c c u p a t i o n a l c o n t e n t , th e B u r e a u ' s j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m t h o s e in u s e in
i n d iv i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s o r t h o s e p r e p a r e d f o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s .
In a p p ly i n g t h e s e jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s , th e B u r e a u ' s f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s a r e i n s t r u c t e d
to e x c l u d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s ; a p p r e n t i c e s ; l e a r n e r s ; b e g i n n e r s ; t r a i n e e s ; a n d h a n d ic a p p e d , p a r t - t i m e , t e m p o r a r y , a n d p r o b a t i o n a r y w o r k e r s .

OFFICE
B IL L E R ,

CLERK,

M A C H IN E

P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , a n d i n v o i c e s o n a m a c h i n e o t h e r th a n a n o r d i n a r y o r e l e c t r o m a tic ty p e w rite r.
M a y a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s a s to b i l l i n g s o r s h ip p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o th e r
c l e r i c a l w o r k i n c id e n t a l to b i l l i n g o p e r a t i o n s . F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a c h i n e , a r e
c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f m a c h i n e , a s f o l l o w s :
B i l l e r , m a c h i n e ( b i l l i n g m a c h i n e ) . U s e s a s p e c i a l b i l l i n g m a c h i n e (M o o n H o p K in s , E l l i o t t
F i s h e r , B u r r o u g h s , e t c . , w h ic h a r e c o m b in a t i o n ty p in g a n d a d d in g m a c h i n e s ) to p r e p a r e b i l l s
a n d i n v o i c e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , i n t e r n a l l y p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , s h ip p in g m e m o ­
r a n d u m s , e t c . U s u a l l y i n v o lv e s a p p l i c a t i o n o f p r e d e t e r m i n e d d i s c o u n t s a n d s h ip p in g c h a r g e s ,
a n d e n t r y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s i o n s , w h ic h m a y o r m a y n o t b e c o m p u t e d o n th e b i l l i n g m a c h i n e ,
a n d t o t a l s w h ic h a r e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c c u m u l a t e d b y m a c h i n e . T h e o p e r a t i o n u s u a l l y i n v o lv e s
a l a r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p i e s o f th e b i l l b e i n g p r e p a r e d a n d i s o f te n d o n e on a f a n fo l d
m a c h in e .

C l a s s C . P e r f o r m s r o u t i n e f i l i n g o f m a t e r i a l t h a t h a s a l r e a d y b e e n c l a s s i f i e d o r w h ic h
i s e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s i m p l e s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s y s t e m ( e . g . , a l p h a b e t i c a l , c h r o n o l o g i c a l ,
o r n u m e r i c a l ) . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s m a ­
t e r i a l ; an d m a y f il l out w ith d r a w a l c h a r g e . P e r f o r m s s im p le c l e r i c a l an d m a n u a l t a s k s r e ­
q u i r e d t o m a i n t a in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .

CLERK,

ORDER

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

B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R
O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h i n e ( R e m in g t o n R a n d , E l l i o t t F i s h e r , S u n d s t r a n d , B u r r o u g h s ,
N a t i o n a l C a s h R e g i s t e r , wi th o r w i t h o u t a t y p e w r i t e r k e y b o a r d ) t o k e e p a r e c o r d o f b u s i n e s s
tr a n s a c tio n s .
C la ss A .
K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u i r i n g a k n o w le d g e o f a n d e x p e r i e n c e in b a s i c
b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s , a n d f a m i l i a r i t y w ith th e s t r u c t u r e o f th e p a r t i c u l a r a c c o u n t in g s y s t e m
u s e d . D e t e r m i n e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s a n d d i s t r i b u t i o n o f d e b i t a n d c r e d i t i t e m s to b e u s e d in e a c h
p h a s e o f th e w o r k .
M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o lid a te d r e p o r t s , b a la n c e s h e e t s , an d o th e r r e c o r d s
b y han d.

CLERK,

PAYRO LL

C o m p u t e s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p l o y e e s a n d e n t e r s th e n e c e s s a r y d a t a o n th e p a y r o l l
s h e e t s . D u t ie s i n v o lv e : C a l c u l a t i n g w o r k e r s ' e a r n i n g s b a s e d o n t i m e o r p r o d u c t io n r e c o r d s ; an d
p o s t in g c a l c u l a t e d d a t a o n p a y r o l l s h e e t , s h o w in g i n f o r m a t i o n s u c h a s w o r k e r ' s n a m e , w o r k in g
d a y s , t i m e , r a t e , d e d u c t i o n s f o r i n s u r a n c e , a n d t o t a l w a g e s d u e . M a y m a k e o u t p a y c h e c k s an d
a s s i s t p a y m a s t e r in m a k i n g u p a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g p a y e n v e l o p e s .
M a y u s e a c a lc u la tin g m a c h in e .

C la s s B . K e ep s a r e c o r d of one o r m o re p h a se s o r se c tio n s of a se t of r e c o r d s u su a lly
r e q u i r i n g l i t t l e k n o w le d g e o f b a s i c b o o k k e e p i n g . P h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s in c lu d e a c c o u n t s p a y a b l e ,
p a y r o l l , c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n t s (n o t i n c lu d in g a s i m p l e ty p e o f b i l l i n g d e s c r i b e d u n d e r b i l l e r ,
m a c h in e ), c o s t d is t r ib u t io n , e x p e n s e d is t r ib u t io n , in v e n to ry c o n tr o l, e t c . M a y c h e c k o r a s s i s t
in p r e p a r a t i o n o f t r i a l b a l a n c e s a n d p r e p a r e c o n t r o l s h e e t s f o r th e a c c o u n t in g d e p a r t m e n t .

CO M PTO M ETER O PERATO R

A C C O U N T IN G

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to o p e r a t e a C o m p t o m e t e r to p e r f o r m m a t h e m a t i c a l c o m p u t a t i o n s . T h i s
jo b i s n o t to b e c o n f u s e d w ith t h a t o f s t a t i s t i c a l o r o t h e r ty p e o f c l e r k , w h ic h m a y in v o lv e f r e ­
q u e n t u s e o f a C o m p t o m e t e r b u t, in w h ic h , u s e o f t h i s m a c h i n e i s i n c id e n t a l to p e r f o r m a n c e o f
o th e r d u tie s .

C l a s s A . U n d e r g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n o f a b o o k k e e p e r o r a c c o u n ta n t, h a s r e s p o n s ib ilit y fo r
k e e p in g o n e o r m o r e s e c t i o n s o f a c o m p le t e s e t o f b o o k s o r r e c o r d s r e l a t i n g t o o n e p h a s e
o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t ' s b u s i n e s s t r a n s a c t i o n s . W o rk i n v o l v e s p o s t in g a n d b a la n c in g s u b s i d i a r y
l e d g e r o r l e d g e r s s u c h a s a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b l e ; e x a m i n i n g a n d c o d in g
i n v o i c e s o r v o u c h e r s w ith p r o p e r a c c o u n t in g d i s t r i b u t i o n ; a n d r e q u i r e s ju d g m e n t a n d e x p e r i ­
e n c e in m a k i n g p r o p e r a s s i g n a t i o n s a n d a l l o c a t i o n s . M a y a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g , a d j u s t i n g , an d
c l o s i n g j o u r n a l e n t r i e s ; a n d m a y d i r e c t c l a s s B a c c o u n t in g c l e r k s .

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C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a n u m e r i c a l a n d / o r a l p h a b e t i c a l o r c o m b in a t i o n k e y p u n c h m a c h i n e to
t r a n s c r i b e d a t a f r o m v a r i o u s s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to k e y p u n c h t a b u l a t in g c a r d s . P e r f o r m s s a m e
t a s k s a s l o w e r l e v e l k e y p u n c h o p e r a t o r b u t, in a d d it i o n , w o r k r e q u i r e s a p p l i c a t i o n o f c o d in g
s k i l l s a n d th e m a k in g o f s o m e d e t e r m i n a t i o n s , f o r e x a m p l e , l o c a t e s o n th e s o u r c e d o c u m e n t
th e i t e m s to b e p u n c h e d ; e x t r a c t s i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m s e v e r a l d o c u m e n t s ; a n d s e a r c h e s f o r an d
i n t e r p r e t s i n f o r m a t i o n on th e d o c u m e n t to d e t e r m i n e i n f o r m a t i o n to b e p u n c h e d .
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in e x p e r ie n c e d o p e r a t o r s .

C l a s s B . U n d e r s u p e r v i s i o n , p e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e r o u t in e a c c o u n t in g o p e r a t i o n s s u c h
a s p o s t in g s i m p l e j o u r n a l v o u c h e r s o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b l e v o u c h e r s , e n t e r in g v o u c h e r s in
v o u c h e r r e g i s t e r s ; r e c o n c i l i n g b a n k a c c o u n t s ; a n d p o s t in g s u b s i d i a r y l e d g e r s c o n t r o l l e d b y
g e n e r a l l e d g e r s , o r p o s t in g s i m p l e c o s t a c c o u n t in g d a t a . T h i s j o b d o e s n o t r e q u i r e a k n o w l­
e d g e o f a c c o u n t in g a n d b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s b u t i s fo u n d in o f f i c e s in w h ic h th e m o r e r o u tin e
a c c o u n t in g w o r k i s s u b d i v id e d o n a f u n c t i o n a l b a s i s a m o n g s e v e r a l w o r k e r s .




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

C l a s s B . S o r t s , c o d e s , an d f i l e s u n c la s s if ie d m a t e r ia l by s im p le ( s u b je c t m a tte r ) h e a d ­
in g s ~ o r ~ p a r t l y c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y f i n e r s u b h e a d i n g s . P r e p a r e s s i m p l e r e l a t e d i n d e x an d
c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a i d s . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s c l e a r l y i d e n t if i e d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s
m a te r ia l.
M a y p e r f o r m r e l a t e d c l e r i c a l t a s k s r e q u i r e d to m a i n t a in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .

B i l l e r , m a c h i n e ( b o o k k e e p in g m a c h i n e ) . U s e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h i n e ( S u n d s t r a n d , E l l i o t t
F i s h e r , R e m i n g t o n R a n d , e t c . , w h ic h m a y o r m a y n o t h a v e t y p e w r i t e r k e y b o a r d ) to p r e p a r e
c u s t o m e r s ' b i l l s a s p a r t o f th e a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o p e r a t i o n . G e n e r a l l y i n v o l v e s th e s i m u l t a ­
n e o u s e n tr y of f ig u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' l e d g e r r e c o r d . T h e m a c h in e a u t o m a t ic a lly a c c u m u la t e s
f i g u r e s o n a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o l u m n s a n d c o m p u t e s , a n d u s u a l l y p r i n t s a u t o m a t i c a l l y th e
d e b i t o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s . D o e s n o t in v o lv e a k n o w le d g e o f b o o k k e e p i n g . W o r k s f r o m u n if o r m
an d s ta n d a r d ty p e s of s a l e s and c r e d it s l i p s .

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

d.
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o f o f f i c i a l ) t h a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
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S e c r e t a r y t o th e h e a d o f a l a r g e a n d i m p o r t a n t o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a m i d d l e
m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r o f a n o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t o fte n in v o lv in g a s m a n y a s s e v e r a l h u n d r e d
p e r s o n s ) o f a c o m p a n y t h a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
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P e r f o r m s v a r i o u s r o u t i n e d u t i e s s u c h a s r u n n in g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t i n g m i n o r o f f i c e m a ­
c h in e s s u c h a s s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , o p e n in g a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g m a i l , a n d o t h e r m i n o r c l e r i c a l w o r k .

a.
S e c r e t a r y to a n e x e c u t i v e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o s e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s n o t e q u iv a l e n t
t o o n e o f th e s p e c i f i c l e v e l s i t u a t i o n s in th e d e f i n it i o n f o r c l a s s B , b u t w h o s e s u b o r d i n a t e s t a f f
n o r m a l l y n u m b e r s a t l e a s t s e v e r a l d o z e n e m p l o y e e s a n d i s u s u a l l y d iv i d e d in to o r g a n i z a t i o n a l
s e g m e n t s w h ic h a r e o f t e n , in t u r n , f u r t h e r s u b d i v id e d . In s o m e c o m p a n i e s , t h i s l e v e l i n c l u d e s a
w id e r a n g e o f o r g a n i z a t i o n a l e c h e l o n s ; in o t h e r s , o n ly o n e o r tw o ; o r

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b.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n i n d iv i d u a l p l a n t ’, f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r o t h e r e q u iv a l e n t l e v e l o f
t h a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

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

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M a y a l s o p e r f o r m o th e r c l e r i c a l an d s e c r e t a r i a l t a s k s o f c o m p a r a b le n a tu r e an d d iffic u lty .
T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f i c e r o u t i n e a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f th e o r g a n i z a t i o n ,
p r o g r a m s , a n d p r o c e d u r e s r e l a t e d t o th e w o r k o f th e s u p e r v i s o r .

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o f p o s i t i o n s w h ic h a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m th e d e f i n it i o n a r e a s f o l l o w s : (a ) P o s i t i o n s w h ic h d o n o t m e e t
th e " p e r s o n a l " s e c r e t a r y c o n c e p t d e s c r i b e d a b o v e ; (b) s t e n o g r a p h e r s n o t f u l l y t r a i n e d in s e c r e t a r i a l
ty p e d u t i e s ; ( c ) s t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v i n g a s o f f i c e a s s i s t a n t s to a g r o u p o f p r o f e s s i o n a l , t e c h n i c a l ,
o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n s ; (d) s e c r e t a r y p o s i t i o n s in w h ic h th e d u t i e s a r e e i t h e r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e
r o u t i n e o r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e c o m p l e x a n d r e s p o n s i b l e th a n t h o s e c h a r a c t e r i z e d in th e d e f i n it i o n ;
a n d (e ) a s s i s t a n t ty p e p o s i t i o n s w h ic h in v o lv e m o r e d i f f i c u l t o r m o r e r e s p o n s i b l e t e c h n i c a l , a d m i n ­
i s t r a t i v e , s u p e r v i s o r y , o r s p e c i a l i z e d c l e r i c a l d u t i e s w h ic h a r e n o t t y p i c a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o r k .
N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d in th e l e v e l d e f i n i t i o n s f o ll o w in g , r e f e r s to
t h o s e o f f i c i a l s w h o h a v e a s i g n i f i c a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o l ic y m a k in g r o l e w ith r e g a r d to m a j o r
c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s . T h e t i t l e " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , " th o u g h n o r m a l l y i n d i c a t i v e o f t h i s r o l e , d o e s n o t
in a l l c a s e s i d e n t if y s u c h p o s i t i o n s . V ic e p r e s i d e n t s w h o s e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s to a c t p e r ­
s o n a l l y o n i n d iv i d u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t i o n s ( e . g . , a p p r o v e o r d e n y i n d iv i d u a l lo a n o r c r e d i t a c t i o n s ;
a d m i n i s t e r i n d iv i d u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d i r e c t l y s u p e r v i s e a c l e r i c a l s t a f f ) a r e n o t c o n s i d e r e d to b e
" c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s o f a p p ly i n g th e f o ll o w in g l e v e l d e f i n i t i o n s .
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S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a i r m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y t h a t e m p l o y s , in a l l ,
100 b u t f e w e r th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

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

b.
S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o t h e r th a n c h a i r m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t )
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b.
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o f fic e r , o r a s s i s t a 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 i g n s t e n o g r a p h e r s ,
r a t h e r th a n s e c r e t a r i e s a s d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , to t h i s l e v e l o f s u p e r v i s o r y o r n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r .)

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P r i m a r y d u ty i s t o t a k e d i c t a t i o n in v o lv i n g a n o r m a l r o u t i n e v o c a b u l a r y f r o m o n e o r m o r e
p e r s o n s e i t h e r in s h o r t h a n d o r b y S t e n o t y p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h i n e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d i c t a t i o n . M a y
a l s o ty p e f r o m w r i t t e n c o p y . M a y m a i n t a i n f i l e s , k e e p s i m p l e r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o t h e r r e l a t i v e l y
ro u tin e c le r i c a l t a s k s .
M a y o p e r a t e f r o m a s t e n o g r a p h i c p o o l.
D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g m a c h in e w o rk .
(S e e tr a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e o p e r a t o r .) .
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P r i m a r y d u ty i s to t a k e d i c t a t i o n in v o lv i n g a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y
s u c h a s in l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h f r o m o n e o r m o r e p e r s o n s e i t h e r in s h o r t ­
h a n d o r b y S t e n o t y p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h i n e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d i c t a t i o n . M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r i t t e n
copy.
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b i l i t y th a n s t e n o g r a p h e r s , g e n e r a l a s e v id e n c e d b y th e f o ll o w in g : W o rk r e q u i r e s h ig h d e g r e e o f
s t e n o g r a p h i c s p e e d a n d a c c u r a c y ; a n d a t h o r o u g h w o r k in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s i n e s s a n d o f f i c e
p r o c e d u r e s a n d o f th e s p e c i f i c b u s i n e s s o p e r a t i o n s , o r g a n i z a t i o 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 f lo w , e t c .
U s e s t h i s k n o w le d g e in p e r f o r m i n g s t e n o g r a p h i c d u t i e s a n d r e s p o n s i b l e c l e r i c a l
t a s k s s u c h a s , m a i n t a in in g f o llo w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b l i n g m a t e r i a l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , l e t t e r s ,
e t c . ; c o m p o s i n g s i m p l e l e t t e r s f r o m g e n e r a l i n s t r u c t i o n s ; r e a d i n g a n d r o u t i n g i n c o m in g m a i l ; an d
a n s w e r in g ro u tin e q u e s t io n s , e t c .
D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e w o r k .

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C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a s i n g l e - o r m u l t i p l e - p o s i t i o n t e le p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d h a n d lin g i n c o m in g ,
o u tg o in g , in tr a p la n t o r o ffic e c a l l s .
P e r f o r m s f u l l t e le p h o n e i n f o r m a t i o n s e r v i c e o r h a n d le s
c o m p l e x c a l l s , s u c h a s c o n f e r e n c e , c o l l e c t , o v e r s e a s , o r s i m i l a r c a l l s , e i t h e r in a d d it i o n to d o in g
r o u t in e w o r k a s d e s c r i b e d f o r s w i t c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r , c l a s s B , o r a s a f u l l - t i m e a s s i g n m e n t .
( " F u l l " t e le p h o n e i n f o r m a t i o n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w h e n th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t h a s v a r i e d f u n c t i o n s th a t a r e
n o t r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b l e f o r t e le p h o n e i n f o r m a t i o n p u r p o s e s , e . g . , b e c a u s e o f o v e r l a p p i n g o r
i n t e r r e l a t e d f u n c t i o n s , a n d c o n s e q u e n t ly p r e s e n t f r e q u e n t p r o b l e m s a s to w h ic h e x t e n s i o n s a r e
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c o r p o r a t e - w i d e f u n c t i o n a l a c t i v i t y ( e . g . , m a r k e t i n g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t i o n s , i n d u s t r i a l r e l a t i o n s , e t c .)
o r a m a jo r g e o g r a p h ic o r o r g a n iz a tio n a l s e g m e n t ( e .g ., a r e g io n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ; a m a jo r d iv isio n )
o F a c o m p a n y t h a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 b u t f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 0 0 e m p l o y e e s ; o r




o ffic ia l)

C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s a s i n g l e - o r m u l t i p l e - p o s i t i o n t e le p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d h a n d lin g i n c o m in g ,
o u t g o i n g , i n t r a p l a n t o r o f f i c e c a l l s . M a y h a n d le r o u t in e lo n g d i s t a n c e c a l l s a n d r e c o r d t o l l s . M a y
p e r f o r m l i m i t e d t e le p h o n e i n f o r m a t i o n s e r v i c e . ( " L i m i t e d " t e l e p h o n e i n f o r m a t i o n s e r v i c e o c c u r s
i f th e f u n c t i o n s o f th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e r v i c e d a r e r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b l e f o r t e le p h o n e i n f o r m a t i o n
p u r p o s e s , o r i f th e r e q u e s t s a r e r o u t i n e , e . g . , g iv in g e x t e n s i o n n u m b e r s w h e n s p e c i f i c n a m e s a r e
f u r n i s h e d , o r i f c o m p l e x c a l l s a r e r e f e r r e d to a n o t h e r o p e r a t o r .)

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

C l a s s C . O p e r a t e s s i m p l e t a b u l a t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h i n e s s u c h a s th e
s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c i n g p u n c h , c o l l a t o r , e t c . , w ith s p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t i o n s .
M a y i n c lu d e s i m p l e
w i r in g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d s o m e f i l i n g w o r k . T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e s p o r t i o n s o f a w o r k
u n it , f o r e x a m p l e , i n d iv i d u a l s o r t i n g o r c o l l a t i n g r u n s o r r e p e t i t i v e o p e r a t i o n s .
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C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a v a r i e t y o f t a b u l a t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h i n e s , t y p i c a l l y
i n c lu d i n g s u c h m a c h i n e s a s th e t a b u l a t o r , c a l c u l a t o r , i n t e r p r e t e r , c o l l a t o r , a n d o t h e r s .
P e r f o r m s c o m p le t e r e p o r t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s w ith o u t c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n , an d p e r f o r m s d if f ic u l t
w i r in g a s r e q u i r e d .
T h e c o m p le t e r e p o r t i n g a n d t a b u l a t in g a s s i g n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y in v o lv e a
v a r i e t y o f lo n g a n d c o m p l e x r e p o r t s w h ic h o f t e n a r e o f i r r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r i n g ty p e r e ­
q u ir i n g s o m e p la n n in g a n d s e q u e n c i n g o f s t e p s to b e t a k e n . A s a m o r e e x p e r i e n c e d o p e r a t o r ,
i s t y p i c a l l y in v o lv e d in t r a i n i n g n ew o p e r a t o r s in m a c h i n e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t i a l l y t r a i n e d
o p e r a t o r s in w i r i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d o p e r a t i n g s e q u e n c e s o f lo n g a n d c o m p l e x r e p o r t s .
D o e s n ot in c lu d e w o r k i n g s u p e r v i s o r s p e r f o r m i n g t a b u l a t i n g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t i o n s a n d d a y - t o d a y s u p e r v i s i o n o f th e w o r k a n d p r o d u c t io n o f a g r o u p o f t a b u l a t i n g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s .

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

P r i m a r y d u ty i s t o t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t i o n i n v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u t i n e v o c a b u l a r y f r o m
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 l s o ty p e fr o m w r itte n c o p y an d do s im p le c le r i c a l w o rk .
W o r k e r s t r a n s c r i b i n g d i c t a t i o n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y s u c h a s l e g a l
b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s o n s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h a r e n o t i n c lu d e d . A w o r k e r w h o t a k e s d i c t a t i o n in s h o r t ­
h an d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s im i l a r m a c h in e is c l a s s i f ie d a s a s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l.
T Y P IS T
U s e s a t y p e w r i t e r to m a k e c o p i e s o f v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l o r t o m a k e o u t b i l l s a f t e r c a l c u l a ­
t i o n s h a v e b e e n m a d e b y a n o t h e r p e r s o n . M a y i n c lu d e t y p in g o f s t e n c i l s , m a t s , o r s i m i l a r m a t e ­
r i a l s f o r u s e in d u p l ic a t i n g p r o c e s s e s . M a y d o c l e r i c a l w o r k in v o lv i n g l i t t l e s p e c i a l t r a i n i n g , s u c h
a s k e e p in g s i m p l e r e c o r d s , f i l i n g r e c o r d s a n d r e p o r t s , o r s o r t i n g a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g in c o m in g m a i l .
C la ss A .
P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o ll o w in g : T y p in g m a t e r i a l in f i n a l f o r m w h e n it
i n v o l v e s c o m b in in g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s o r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r c o r r e c t s p e l l i n g ,
s y l l a b i c a t i o n , p u n c t u a t io n , e t c . , o f t e c h n i c a l o r u n u s u a l w o r d s o r f o r e i g n l a n g u a g e m a t e r i a l ;
a n d p la n n in g la y o u t a n d t y p i n g o f c o m p l i c a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s t o m a i n t a i n u n i f o r m i t y an d
b a l a n c e in s p a c i n g .
M a y ty p e r o u t i n e f o r m l e t t e r s v a r y i n g d e t a i l s to s u i t c i r c u m s t a n c e s .
C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o ll o w in g : C o p y ty p in g f r o m r o u g h o r c l e a r d r a f t s ;
r o u t i n e t y p in g o f f o r m s , i n s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c . ; a n d s e t t i n g u p s i m p l e s t a n d a r d t a b u l a t i o n s ,
o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p l e x t a b l e s a l r e a d y s e t u p a n d s p a c e d p r o p e r l y .

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
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C la ss A .
P l a n s th e g r a p h i c p r e s e n t a t i o n o f c o m p l e x i t e m s h a v in g d i s t i n c t i v e d e s i g n
f e a t u r e s t h a t d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m e s t a b l i s h e d d r a f t i n g p r e c e d e n t s . W o r k s in c l o s e s u p ­
p o r t w ith th e d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r , a n d m a y r e c o m m e n d m i n o r d e s i g n c h a n g e s .
A n a l y z e s th e
e f f e c t o f e a c h c h a n g e o n th e d e t a i l s o f f o r m , f u n c t io n , a n d p o s i t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c o m ­
p o n en ts an d p a r t s .
W o r k s w ith a m i n i m u m o f s u p e r v i s o r y a s s i s t a n c e .
C o m p le t e d w o r k i s
r e v ie w e d b y d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r f o r c o n s i s t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g i n e e r i n g d e t e r m i n a t i o n s .
M ay
e ith e r p r e p a r e d r a w in g s , o r d ir e c t th e ir p r e p a r a t io n by lo w e r le v e l d r a ft s m e n .
C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n r o u tin e a n d c o m p l e x d r a f t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s t h a t r e q u i r e th e a p p l i ­
c a t io n o f m o s t o f th e s t a n d a r d i z e d d r a w i n g t e c h n i q u e s r e g u l a r l y u s e d .
D u t ie s t y p i c a l l y i n ­
v o lv e s u c h w o r k a s :
P r e p a r e s w o r k i n g d r a w i n g s o f s u b a s s e m b l i e s w ith i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s ,
m u l t ip le f u n c t i o n s , an d p r e c i s e p o s i t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e t w e e n c o m p o n e n t s ; p r e p a r e s a r c h i ­
t e c t u r a l d r a w i n g s f o r c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a b u il d in g i n c lu d in g d e t a i l d r a w i n g s o f f o u n d a t i o n s , w a l l
s e c t i o n s , f l o o r p l a n s , a n d r o o f . U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u l a s a n d m a n u a l s in m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y
c o m p u t a t i o n s to d e t e r m i n e q u a n t it i e s o f m a t e r i a l s to b e u s e d , l o a d c a p a c i t i e s , s t r e n g t h s ,
s t r e s s e s , e tc.
R e c e i v e s i n i t i a l i n s t r u c t i o n s , r e q u i r e m e n t s , a n d a d v ic e f r o m s u p e r v i s o r .
C o m p le t e d w o r k i s c h e c k e d f o r t e c h n i c a l a d e q u a c y .

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

c o m p o n e n ts an d c o n v e y n ee d e d in fo r m a tio n . C o n s o lid a te s d e t a ils fr o m a n u m b e r o f s o u r c e s
an d a d ju s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a le a s r e q u ir e d .
S u g g e s t e d m e th o d s o f a p p r o a c h , a p p lic a b le
p r e c e d e n t s , a n d a d v i c e o n s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g iv e n w ith i n i t i a l a s s i g n m e n t s .
I n s tr u c tio n s
a r e l e s s c o m p le t e w h e n a s s i g n m e n t s r e c u r .
W o r k m a y b e s p o t - c h e c k e d d u r in g ’ p r o g r e s s .
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C o p i e s p l a n s a n d d r a w i n g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s b y p l a c i n g t r a c i n g c lo th o r p a p e r o v e r
d r a w i n g s an d t r a c i n g w ith p e n o r p e n c i l .
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c o n s i s t i n g o f s t r a i g h t l i n e s a n d a l a r g e s c a l e n o t r e q u i r i n g c l o s e d e li n e a t io n .)
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i n j u r e d e m p l o y e e s o r o t h e r p e r s o n s w h o b e c o m e i l l o r s u f f e r a n a c c i d e n t o n th e p r e f n i s e s o f a
f a c t o r y o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . D u t ie s in v o lv e a c o m b in a t i o n o f th e f o ll o w in g : G iv in g f i r s t a i d
t o th e i l l o r i n j u r e d ; a t t e n d in g t o s u b s e q u e n t d r e s s i n g o f e m p l o y e e s * i n j u r i e s ; k e e p in g r e c o r d s
o f p a t i e n t s t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r i n g a c c i d e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t i o n o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t i n g in
p h y s i c a l e x a m i n a t i o n s a n d h e a l t h e v a l u a t i o n s o f a p p l i c a n t s a n d e m p l o y e e s ; a n d p la n n in g a n d c a r r y ­
in g o u t p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g h e a l t h e d u c a t io n , a c c i d e n t p r e v e n t i o n , e v a l u a t io n o f p la n t e n v i r o n m e n t ,
o r o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s a f f e c t i n g th e h e a l t h , w e l f a r e , a n d s a f e t y o f a l l p e r s o n n e l .

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT
CARPEN TER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

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w o o d w o r k a n d e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s b i n s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t i t i o n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s ,
c a s i n g s , a n d t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o r k i n v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o ll o w in g : P l a n ­
n in g a n d l a y in g o u t o f w o r k f r o m b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l i n s t r u c t i o n s u s i n g a
v a r ie t y o f c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d to o ls, p o r ta b le p o w e r to o ls , an d s ta n d a r d m e a s u r in g in s tr u m e n ts ;




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M A I N T E N A N C E — C o n tin u e d

m a k i n g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g to d i m e n s i o n s o f w o r k ; a n d s e l e c t i n g m a t e r i a l s n e c e s ­
s a r y f o r th e w o r k . .In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a i n t e n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n ­
in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a l e n t t r a i n i n g a n d
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M E C H A N I C , A U T O M O T I V E ( M A I N T E N A N C E ) — C o n tin u e d

P e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e f u n c t i o n s s u c h a s th e i n s t a l l a t i o n , m a i n t e n a n c e ,
o r r e p a i r o f e q u ip m e n t f o r t h e g e n e r a t i o n , d i s t r i b u t i o n , o r u t i l i z a t i o n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in a n
e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o ll o w in g : I n s t a l l i n g o r r e p a i r i n g a n y o f a v a r i e t y o f
e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w i t c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c i r c u i t b r e a k ­
e r s , m o t o r s , h e a t i n g u n i t s , c o n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o t h e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t ; w o r k i n g f r o m
b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , l a y o u t s , o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; l o c a t i n g a n d d i a g n o s i n g t r o u b l e in th e
e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r e q u ip m e n t ; w o r k i n g s t a n d a r d c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o l o a d r e q u i r e m e n t s o f
w i r i n g o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t ; a n d u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n ' s h a n d t o o l s a n d m e a s u r i n g a n d
t e s t i n g i n s t r u m e n t s . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a i n t e n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n ­
in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a l e n t t r a i n i n g an d
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th e v a r i o u s a s s e m b l i e s in th e v e h i c l e a n d m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y a d j u s t m e n t s ; a n d a l in i n g w h e e l s ,
a d j u s t i n g b r a k e s a n d l i g h t s , o r t i g h t e n in g b o d y b o l t s .
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m e c h a n i c r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n ­
t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a l e n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

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O p e r a t e s a n d m a i n t a i n s a n d m a y a l s o s u p e r v i s e th e o p e r a t i o n o f s t a t i o n a r y e n g i n e s a n d
e q u ip m e n t ( m e c h a n i c a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) t o s u p p l y th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p l o 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 ir - c o n d itio n in g .
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su c h a s s t e a m e n g in e s , a i r c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b in e s , v e n tila tin g an d r e f r i g ­
e r a t i n g e q u ip m e n t , s t e a m b o i l e r s a n d b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ; m a k i n g e q u ip m e n t r e p a i r s ; a n d
k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t i o n o f m a c h i n e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , a n d f u e l c o n s u m p t i o n .
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p e r v is e th e se o p e r a tio n s .
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e n g in e e r a r e e x c lu d e d .
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F i r e s s t a t i o n a r y b o i l e r s t o f u r n i s h th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p l o y e d w ith h e a t , p o w e r ,
o r s t e a m . F e e d s f u e l s to f i r e b y h a n d o r o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n i c a l s t o k e r , o r g a s o r o il b u r n e r ;
a n d c h e c k s w a t e r a n d s a f e t y v a l v e s . M a y c l e a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a i r i n g b o i l e r r o o m e q u ip m e n t .
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M A IN T E N A N C E T R A D E S

A s s i s t s o n e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in th e s k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e t r a d e s , b y p e r f o r m i n g s p e c i f i c
o r g e n e r a l d u t i e s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , s u c h a s k e e p in g a w o r k e r s u p p l i e d w ith m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s ;
c le a n in g w o r k i n g a r e a , m a c h i n e , a n d e q u ip m e n t ; a s s i s t i n g jo u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s o r
t o o ls ; an d p e r fo r m in g o th e r u n s k ille d t a s k s a s d ir e c t e d b y jo u r n e y m a n .
T h e k in d o f w o r k th e
h e l p e r i s p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m v a r i e s f r o m t r a d e t o t r a d e :
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f in e d t o s u p p l y in g , l i f t i n g , a n d h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s a n d c le a n in g w o r k i n g a r e a s ; a n d in
o t h e r s h e i s p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m s p e c i a l i z e d m a c h i n e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e t h a t a r e
a l s o p e r fo r m e d b y w o r k e r s on a fu ll- tim e b a s i s .
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TO OLROOM

S p e c i a l i z e s in th e o p e r a t i o n o f o n e o r m o r e t y p e s o f m a c h i n e t o o l s , s u c h a s j i g b o r e r s ,
c y l i n d r i c a l o r s u r f a c e g r i n d e r s , e n g in e l a t h e s , o r m i l l i n g m a c h i n e s , in th e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f
m a c h i n e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s , o r d i e s . W o r k i n v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o ll o w in g : P l a n ­
n in g a n d p e r f o r m i n g d i f f i c u l t m a c h i n i n g o p e r a t i o n s ; p r o c e s s i n g i t e m s r e q u i r i n g c o m p l i c a t e d s e t u p s
o r a h ig h d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; s e l e c t i n g f e e d s ,
s p e e d s , t o o l i n g , a n d o p e r a t i o n s e q u e n c e ; a n d m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y a d j u s t m e n t s d u r i n g o p e r a t i o n to
a c h ie v e r e q u i s i t e t o l e r a n c e s o r d i m e n s i o n s . M a y b e r e q u i r e d t o r e c o g n i z e w h e n t o o l s n e e d d r e s s ­
i n g , t o d r e s s t o o l s , a n d to s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o l a n t s a n d c u t t in g a n d l u b r i c a t i n g o i l s . F o r c r o s s ­
i n d u s t r y w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , m a c h i n e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s , t o o l r o o m , in t o o l a n d d ie j o b b in g s h o p s
a r e e x c lu d e d fr o m th is c la s s if ic a t io n .
M A C H IN IS T ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

P r o d u c e s r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t s a n d n ew p a r t s in m a k i n g r e p a i r s o f m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n ­
i c a l e q u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d in a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o r k i n v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o ll o w in g : I n t e r p r e t i n g
w r i t t e n i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; p la n n in g a n d l a y in g o u t o f w o r k ; u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f m a ­
c h in is t 's h a n d to o ls an d p r e c is i o n m e a s u r in g i n s t r u m e n t s ; s e ttin g u p an d o p e r a tin g s t a n d a r d m a c h in e
t o o l s ; s h a p i n g o f m e t a l p a r t s to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k i n g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g to
d i m e n s i o n s o f w o r k , t o o l i n g , f e e d s , a n d s p e e d s o f m a c h i n i n g ; k n o w le d g e o f th e w o r k i n g p r o p e r t i e s
o f th e c o m m o n m e t a l s ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d a r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , a n d e q u ip m e n t r e q u i r e d f o r h i s w o r k ;
a n d f it t i n g a n d a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s in to m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t .
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n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g in m a c h i n e - s h o p p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a l e n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M A IN T E N A N C E )
R e p a ir s a u t o m o b ile s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , an d t r a c t o r s o f an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W ork in ­
v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o ll o w in g : E x a m i n i n g a u t o m o t i v e e q u ip m e n t t o d i a g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ;
d i s a s s e m b l i n g e q u ip m e n t a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s t h a t in v o lv e th e u s e o f s u c h h a n d t o o l s a s
w r e n c h e s , g a g e s , d r i l l s , o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u ip m e n t in d i s a s s e m b l i n g o r f it t i n g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g
b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g r in d in g a n d a d j u s t i n g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g a n d i n s t a l l i n g




M E C H A N IC ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

R e p a i r s m a c h i n e r y o r m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
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o f th e f o ll o w in g :
E x a m in in g m a c h i n e s a n d m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t to d i a g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ;
d i s m a n t l i n g o r p a r t l y d i s m a n t l i n g m a c h i n e s a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s t h a t m a i n l y in v o lv e th e u s e
o f h a n d t o o l s in s c r a p i n g a n d f i t t i n g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s w ith i t e m s o b ta in e d
f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r i n g th e p r o d u c t io n o f a r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t b y a m a c h i n e s h o p o r s e n d i n g o f th e
m a c h in e to a m a c h in e sh o p fo r m a jo r r e p a i r s ; p r e p a r in g w r itte n s p e c if ic a t io n s f o r m a jo r r e p a ir s
o r f o r th e p r o d u c t io n o f p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h i n e s h o p ; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h i n e s ; a n d m a k in g
a ll n e c e s s a r y a d ju s tm e n ts fo r o p e r a tio n .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f a m a i n t e n a n c e m e c h a n ic r e ­
q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r
e q u iv a l e n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . E x c l u d e d f r o m t h i s c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y
d u t i e s i n v o lv e s e t t i n g u p o r a d j u s t i n g m a c h i n e s .
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I n s t a l l s n ew m a c h i n e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t , a n d d i s m a n t l e s a n d i n s t a l l s m a c h i n e s o r
h e a v y e q u ip m e n t w h e n c h a n g e s in th e p la n t l a y o u t a r e r e q u i r e d . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l ­
l o w i n g : P l a n n i n g a n d l a y i n g o u t o f th e w o r k ; i n t e r p r e t i n g b l u e p r i n t s o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u s i n g
a v a r i e t y o f h a n d t o o l s a n d r i g g i n g ; m a k i n g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g to s t r e s s e s ,
s t r e n g t h o f m a t e r i a l s , a n d c e n t e r s o f g r a v i t y ; a l in i n g a n d b a l a n c i n g o f e q u ip m e n t ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d ­
a r d t o o l s , e q u ip m e n t , a n d p a r t s to b e u s e d ; a n d i n s t a l l i n g a n d m a i n t a in in g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r
t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s d r i v e s a n d s p e e d r e d u c e r s .
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n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e in th e t r a d e a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a l e n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
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L u b r i c a t e s , w ith o i l o r g r e a s e ,
e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
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M A IN T E N A N C E

P a in t s an d r e d e c o r a t e s w a l l s , w o o d w o rk , an d f ix t u r e s o f an e s t a b lis h m e n t .
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v o l v e s th e f o ll o w in g : K n o w le d g e o f s u r f a c e p e c u l i a r i t i e s a n d t y p e s o f p a i n t r e q u i r e d f o r d i f f e r e n t
a p p l i c a t i o n s ; p r e p a r i n g s u r f a c e f o r p a i n t in g b y r e m o v in g o ld f i n i s h o r b y p l a c i n g p u tty o r f i l l e r
in n a il h o l e s a n d i n t e r s t i c e s ; a n d a p p ly i n g p a in t w ith s p r a y g u n o r b r u s h . M a y m i x c o l o r s , o i l s ,
w h ite l e a d , a n d o t h e r p a in t i n g r e d i e n t s to o b t a in p r o p e r c o l o r o r c o n s i s t e n c y .
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w o r k o f th e m a i n t e n a n c e p a i n t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h
a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a l e n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
P IP E F IT T E R ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

I n s t a l l s o r r e p a i r s w a t e r , s t e a m , g a s , o r o t h e r t y p e s o f p ip e a n d p i p e f i t t i n g s in a n
e s ta b lis h m e n t.
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c a t e p o s i t i o n o f p i p e f r o m d r a w i n g s o r o t h e r w r i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; c u ttin g v a r i o u s s i z e s o f p ip e
to c o r r e c t l e n g t h s w ith c h i s e l a n d h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y l e n e t o r c h o r p i p e - c u t t i n g m a c h i n e ; t h r e a d ­
in g p ip e w ith s t o c k s a n d d i e s ; b e n d in g p i p e b y h a n d - d r i v e n o r p o w e r - d r i v e n m a c h i n e s ; a s s e m b l i n g
p i p e w ith c o u p li n g s a n d f a s t e n i n g p i p e to h a n g e r s ; m a k i n g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g
to p r e s s u r e s , f lo w , a n d s i z e o f p i p e r e q u i r e d ; a n d m a k i n g s t a n d a r d t e s t s t o d e t e r m i n e w h e th e r
f in is h e d p ip e s m e e t s p e c if ic a t io n s .
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r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a l e n t
t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . W o r k e r s p r i m a r i l y e n g a g e d in i n s t a l l i n g a n d r e p a i r i n g b u il d in g s a n i t a ­
tio n o r h e a tin g s y s t e m s a r e e x c lu d e d .
PLU M BER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

K e e p s th e p l u m b in g s y s t e m o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t in g o o d o r d e r . W o r k i n v o l v e s : K n o w le d g e
o f s a n i t a r y c o d e s r e g a r d i n g i n s t a l l a t i o n o f v e n t s a n d t r a p s in p l u m b in g s y s t e m ; i n s t a l l i n g o r r e ­
p a i r i n g p i p e s a n d f i x t u r e s ; a n d o p e n in g c l o g g e d d r a i n s w ith a p l u n g e r o r p l u m b e r ' s s n a k e . In
g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a i n t e n a n c e p l u m b e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y
a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a l e n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
SH E E T -M E T A L W O RKER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

F a b r i c a t e s , i n s t a l l s , a n d m a i n t a i n s in g o o d r e p a i r th e s h e e t - m e t a l e q u ip m e n t a n d f i x ­
t u r e s (su c h a s m a c h in e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e lv e s , l o c k e r s , t a n k s , v e n t ila t o r s , c h u te s , d u c ts ,
m e t a l r o o f in g ) o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o ll o w in g : P l a n n i n g a n d l a y in g
out a ll ty p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l m a in te n a n c e w o rk fr o m b lu e p r in ts , m o d e ls , o r o th e r s p e c ific a t io n s ;
s e ttin g up an d o p e r a tin g a l l 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 ie t y of

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

h a n d t o o l s in c u t t in g , b e n d in g , f o r m i n g , s h a p i n g , f i t t i n g , a n d a s s e m b l i n g ; an d i n s t a l l i n g s h e e t m e t a l a r t i c l e s a s r e q u i r e d . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a i n t e n a n c e s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a l e n t
t r a in in g an d e x p e r ie n c e .
T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R
(D ie m a k e r ; j i g m a k e r ; t o o l m a k e r ; f i x t u r e m a k e r ; g a g e m a k e r )
C o n s tr u c ts an d r e p a ir s m a c h in e - sh o p t o o ls , g a g e s , j i g s , f ix tu r e s o r d ie s fo r fo r g in g s ,
p u n c h in g , a n d o t h e r m e t a l - f o r m i n g w o r k .
W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o ll o w in g :
P la n n in g an d
l a y in g o u t o f w o r k f r o m m o d e l s , b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , o r o t h e r o r a l a n d w r i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;

u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f t o o l a n d d ie m a k e r ' s h a n d t o o l s a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; u n d e r ­
s t a n d in g o f th e w o r k i n g p r o p e r t i e s o f c o m m o n m e t a l s a n d a l l o y s ; s e t t in g u p a n d o p e r a t i n g o f
m a c h i n e t o o l s a n d r e l a t e d e q u ip m e n t ; m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o d i m e n s i o n s
o f w o r k , s p e e d s , f e e d s , a n d t o o li n g o f m a c h i n e s ; h e a t - t r e a t i n g o f m e t a l p a r t s d u r i n g f a b r i c a t i o n
a s w e ll a s o f fin is h e d t o o ls an d d ie s to a c h ie v e r e q u ir e d q u a lit ie s ; w o rk in g to c lo s e t o le r a n c e s ;
f it t i n g a n d a s s e m b l i n g o f p a r t s t o p r e s c r i b e d t o l e r a n c e s a n d a l l o w a n c e s ; a n d s e l e c t i n g a p p r o p r i a t e
m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , a n d p r o c e s s e s . In g e n e r a l , th e t o o l a n d d ie m a k e r 's w o r k r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d
t r a i n i n g in m a c h i n e - s h o p a n d t o o l r o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p
o r e q u iv a l e n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w ag e stu d y p u r p o s e s ,
sh o p s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c la s s i f ic a t io n .

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d ie m a k e r s in t o o l a n d d ie j o b b in g

CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
G U A RD AND W ATCHM AN

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

G u a r d . P e r f o r m s r o u t i n e p o l i c e d u t i e s , e i t h e r a t f ix e d p o s t o r o n t o u r , m a i n t a in in g
o r d e r , u sin g a r m s o r fo r c e w h e re n e c e s s a r y .
I n c l u d e s g a t e m e n w h o a r e s t a t i o n e d a t g a t e an d
c h e c k o n id e n t it y o f e m p l o y e e s a n d o t h e r p e r s o n s e n t e r i n g .

P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d i s e f o r s h ip m e n t , o r r e c e i v e s a n d i s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r i n c o m in g s h i p ­
m e n 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 l s .
S h ip p in g w o r k i n v o l v e s ; A k n o w le d g e o f s h ip p in g
p r o c e d u r e s , p r a c t i c e s , r o u t e s , a v a ila b le m e a n s o f tr a n s p o r ta tio n , an d r a t e ; an d p r e p a r in g r e c ­
o r d s o f th e g o o d s s h ip p e d , m a k i n g u p b i l l s o f l a d i n g , p o s t i n g w e ig h t a n d s h ip p in g c h a r g e s , an d
k e e p in g a f i l e o f s h ip p in g r e c o r d s . M a y d i r e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g th e m e r c h a n d i s e f o r s h i p ­
m e n t.
R e c e i v i n g w o r k i n v o l v e s : V e r i f y i n g o r d i r e c t i n g o t h e r s in v e r i f y i n g th e c o r r e c t n e s s o f
s h ip m e n t s a g a i n s t b i l l s o f l a d i n g , i n v o i c e s , o r o t h e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k i n g f o r s h o r t a g e s a n d r e j e c t i n g
d a m a g e d g o o d s ; r o u t i n g m e r c h a n d i s e o r m a t e r i a l s to p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; a n d m a i n t a in in g n e c e s ­
s a r y r e c o r d s and f ile s .

th e ft,

W atch m an . M a k e s ro u n d s of p r e m i s e s
an d ill e g a l e n tr y .

JA N IT O R ,

PO RTER,

p e r i o d i c a l l y in p r o t e c t i n g p r o p e r t y a g a i n s t f i r e ,

OR CLEA N ER

CLERK

(S w e e p e r; ch arw o m an ; ja n it r e s s )
F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s ,
C l e a n s a n d k e e p s in a n o r d e r l y c o n d itio n f a c t o r y w o r k i n g a r e a s a n d w a s h r o o m s , o r
p r e m i s e s o f a n o f f i c e , a p a r t m e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . D u t ie s in v o lv e
a c o m b in a t i o n o f th e f o ll o w in g ; S w e e p i n g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b i n g , a n d p o l is h i n g f l o o r s ; r e m o v in g
c h i p s , t r a s h , a n d o t h e r r e f u s e ; d u s t in g e q u ip m e n t , f u r n i t u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o l is h i n g m e t a l f i x t u r e s
o r t r i m m i n g s ; p r o v i d i n g s u p p l i e s a n d m i n o r m a i n t e n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; a n d c le a n in g l a v a t o r i e s , s h o w ­
e r s , a n d r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w h o s p e c i a l i z e in w in d o w w a s h i n g a r e e x c l u d e d .
LABO RER,

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

A w o r k e r e m p l o y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r i n g p l a n t , s t o r e , o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t
w h o s e d u t i e s in v o lv e o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o ll o w in g : L o a d i n g a n d u n lo a d i n g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s a n d
m e r c h a n d i s e o n o r f r o m f r e i g h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o t h e r t r a n s p o r t i n g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k in g , s h e l v i n g ,
o r p l a c i n g m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d i s e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e l o c a t i o n ; a n d t r a n s p o r t i n g m a t e r i a l s o r
m e r c h a n d i s e b y h a n d t r u c k , c a r , o r w h e e l b a r r o w . L o n g s h o r e m e n , w ho l o a d a n d u n lo a d s h i p s a r e
e x c lu d e d .

a s fo llo w s :

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

D r i v e s a t r u c k w ith in a c it y o r i n d u s t r i a l a r e a t o t r a n s p o r t m a t e r i a l s , m e r c h a n d i s e ,
e q u ip m e n t , o r m e n b e t w e e n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s u c h a s : M a n u f a c t u r i n g p l a n t s , f r e i g h t
d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o l e s a l e a n d r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , o r b e t w e e n r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s an d
c u s t o m e r s * h o u s e s o r p l a c e s o f b u s i n e s s . M a y a l s o l o a d o r u n lo a d t r u c k w ith o r w ith o u t h e l p e r s ,
m a k e m i n o r m e c h a n i c a l r e p a i r s , a n d k e e p t r u c k in g o o d w o r k i n g o r d e r .
D r i v e r - s a l e s m e n an d
o v e r - t h e - r o a d d r iv e r s a r e e x c lu d e d .
F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r i v e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e a n d ty p e o f e q u ip m e n t ,
a s f o llo w s :
( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r s h o u ld b e r a t e d o n th e b a s i s o f t r a i l e r c a p a c i t y .)

F IL L E R

(O rd e r p ic k e r; sto c k s e le c to r ; w are h o u se

sto c k m a n )

F i l l s s h ip p in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r f i n i s h e d g o o d s f r o m s t o r e d m e r c h a n d i s e in a c c o r d ­
a n c e w ith s p e c i f i c a t i o n s on s a l e s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s * o r d e r s , o r o t h e r i n s t r u c t i o n s . M a y , in a d d it i o n
to f i l l i n g o r d e r s a n d i n d ic a t i n g i t e m s f i l l e d o r o m it t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u tg o in g o r d e r s , r e q u i ­
s i t i o n a d d it i o n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p l i e s t o s u p e r v i s o r , a n d p e r f o r m o t h e r r e l a t e d d u t i e s .

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

TRUCKER,
PACKER,

c la s s ifie d

T R U C K D R IV E R

( L o a d e r an d u n lo a d e r ; h a n d le r an d s t a c k e r ; s h e lv e r ; t r u c k e r ; sto c k m a n o r s t o c k h e lp e r ; w a r e ­
h o u se m a n o r w a r e h o u se h e lp e r)

ORDER,

w o rk ers are

PO W ER

S H IP P IN G

P r e p a r e s f i n i s h e d p r o d u c t s f o r s h ip m e n t o r s t o r a g e b y p l a c i n g t h e m in s h ip p in g c o n ­
t a i n e r s , th e s p e c i f i c o p e r a t i o n s p e r f o r m e d b e i n g d e p e n d e n t u p o n th e t y p e , s i z e , a n d n u m b e r o f
u n it s to b e p a c k e d , th e ty p e o f c o n t a i n e r e m p l o y e d , a n d m e t h o d o f s h ip m e n t . W o r k r e q u i r e s th e
p l a c i n g o f i t e m s in s h ip p in g c o n t a i n e r s a n d m a y in v o lv e o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o ll o w in g ; K n o w l­
e d g e o f v a r i o u s i t e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r to v e r i f y c o n te n t; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r i a t e t y p e a n d s i z e
o f c o n t a i n e r ; i n s e r t i n g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a i n e r ; u s i n g e x c e l s i o r o r o t h e r m a t e r i a l to p r e v e n t
b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c l o s i n g a n d s e a l i n g c o n t a i n e r ; a n d a p p ly i n g l a b e l s o r e n t e r i n g i d e n t if y in g
d a ta on c o n ta in e r . P a c k e r s w ho a l s o m a k e w o o d en b o x e s o r c r a t e s a r e e x c lu d e d .




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tr a n s p o r t g o o d s an d
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m a n u a l l y c o n t r o l l e d g a s o l i n e - o r e l e c t r i c - p o w e r e d t r u c k o r t r a c t o r to
m a t e r i a l s o f a l l k in d s a b o u t a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r i n g p l a n t , o r o t h e r

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

p o w e r ( f o r k li f t )
p o w e r ( o t h e r th a n f o r k l i f t )







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r e q u e s t o f the W age an d H our an d P u b lic C o n t r a c t s D iv is io n s o f the D e p a r tm e n t o f L a b o r i s a v a ila b le on r e q u e s t . B u lle t in s m a y b e p u r c h a s e d f r o m
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1 5 7 5 -4 5 ,
1 5 7 5 -2 2 ,
1 6 2 5 -7 ,
1 5 7 5 -6 6 ,
1 5 7 5 -8 2 ,
1 5 7 5 -3 6 ,
1 5 7 5 -4 9 ,
1 5 7 5 -3 3 ,
1 6 2 5 -1 7 ,
1 5 7 5 -7 4 ,
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1 5 7 5 -6 4 ,
1 5 7 5 -5 0 ,
1 5 7 5 -7 7 ,
16 2 5 -4 ,
1 5 7 5 -3 2 ,
1 5 7 5 -2 8 ,
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Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented.




A rea
M in n e a p o lis—S t. P a u l, M in n ., J a n . 1 9 6 8 ------------------M u sk e g o rr-M u sk e g o n H e ig h ts, M ic h ., M ay 1968 1------N e w a rk an d J e r s e y C ity , N . J . , F e b . 1 9 6 8 * ___________
New H aven , C o n n ., J a n . 1 9 6 8 1 --------------------------------New O r le a n s , L a . , F e b . 1 9 6 8 __________________________
New Y o rk , N. Y . , A p r. 1968____________________________
N o rfo lk —P o r tsm o u th an d N ew p o rt N ew s—
H am pton , V a. , Ju n e 1 9 6 8 --------------------------------------O k lah om a C ity , O k la. , J u ly 1 9 6 8 _____________________ L_
O m a h a, N e b r . —Iow a, O ct. 1967 1 -----------------------------P a t e r s o n - C l i f t o i * - P a s s a i c , N. J . , M ay 1968 1 ------------P h ila d e lp h ia , P a . —N . J . , N ov. 1967 1------------------------P h o e n ix , A r i z . , M a r . 1 9 6 8 * ____________________________
P it ts b u r g h , P a . , J a n . 1968_____________________________
P o r tla n d , M a in e, N ov. 1968-------------------------------------P o r tla n d , O r e g . —W a s h ., M ay 1968 1-------------------------P r o v id e n c e —P a w tu c k et—W arw ick , R . I . —M a s s . ,
R a le ig h , N . C . , A u g . 1968 * -------------------------------------R ic h m o n d , V a . , N ov. 1967 1 ------------------------------------R o c h e s t e r , N .Y . (o ffic e o c c u p a tio n s only), J u ly 1968 *—
R o c k fo r d , 111., M ay 1968 1______________________________
S t. L o u i s , M o .—111., J a n . 1968_________________________
S a lt L a k e C ity , U tah , D e c . 1 9 6 7 _______________________
S a n A n ton io, T e x . , Ju n e 1968___________________________
S a n B e r n a r d in o —R i v e r s i d e —O n ta r io , C a lif . ,
O ct. 1968 1 -----------------------------------------------------------S a n D ie g o , C a l i f . , N ov. 1 9 6 7 ___________________________
S a n F r a n c i s c o —O ak lan d , C a lif . , J a n . 1968----------------S a n J o s e , C a l i f . , S e p t. 1968____________________________
S a v an n ah , G a. , M ay 1968 1 --------------------------------------S c r a n to n , P a . , Ju ly 1968 1______________________________
S e a t tle —E v e r e t t , W ash. , N ov. 1967 1 ___________________
S io u x F a l l s , S . D ak . , O ct. 1967 1 ______________________
So u th B e n d , I n d ., M a r . 1968 1__________________________
S p o k a n e , W ash . , Ju n e 1968--------------------------------------S y r a c u s e , N . Y. , J u l y 1968 1------------------------------------T a m p a —S t. P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , A u g. 1968------------------T o le d o , O hio—M ich . , F e b . 1968________________________
T re n to n , N. J . , O ct. 1968 1_____________________________
U tic a —R o m e , N. Y. , J u l y 1968 1--------------------------- ----W ash in gton , D. C . —M d. —V a. , S e p t. 1 9 6 8 ______________
W a te rb u ry , C o n n ., A p r . 1 9 6 8 1 ________________________
W a te rlo o , Iow a, N ov. 1 9 6 7 _____________________________
W ich ita, K a n s . , D e c . 1 9 6 7 ____________________ ________
W o r c e s te r , M a s s . , Ju n e 1968 1 ________________________
Y o rk , P a . , F e b . 1968 1--------------------------------------------Y ou n gstow n —W a rre n , O hio, N ov. 1967 1 ___—______ ____

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1 5 7 5 -4 7 ,
1 5 7 5 -6 0 ,
1 5 7 5 -5 4 ,
1 5 7 5 -3 4 ,
1 5 7 5 -4 6 ,
1575 -7 8 ,

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1 5 7 5 -8 5 ,
1 6 2 5 -9 ,
1 5 7 5 -2 1 ,
1 5 7 5 -8 3 ,
1 5 7 5 -4 0 ,
1 5 7 5 -5 5 ,
1 5 7 5 -4 4 ,
162 5 -2 0 ,
1 5 7 5 -8 0 ,

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1 5 7 5 -6 1 ,
1 6 2 5 -1 3 ,
1 5 7 5 -2 7 ,
1 6 2 5 -2 ,
1 5 7 5 -7 0 ,
1 5 7 5 -3 9 ,
1 5 7 5 -3 5 ,
1 5 7 5 -6 9 ,

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162 5 -2 5 ,
1 5 7 5 -1 9 ,
1 5 7 5 -3 7 ,
162 5 -2 1 ,
1 5 7 5 -7 3 ,
1625-12,
1 5 7 5 -2 9 ,
1 5 7 5 -1 7 ,
1 5 7 5 -5 6 ,
1 5 7 5 -7 9 ,
16 2 5 -5 ,
162 5 -1 0 ,
1 5 7 5 -4 3 ,
162 5 -1 8 ,
1 6 2 5 -1 ,
1 6 2 5 -2 2 ,
1 5 7 5 -5 3 ,
1 5 7 5 -2 6 ,
1 5 7 5 -3 1 ,
1 5 7 5 -7 6 ,
1 5 7 5 -4 2 ,
1 5 7 5 -2 5 ,

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