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The Waterloo, Iowa, Metropolitan Area November 1968 a t e r Io o I BLACK h a w k ] Kill let in No. 1625-3 1 U N IT E D STATES DEPARTM ENT OF LABOR BUREAU OF LABOR ST A T I S T I CS BUREAU Of LABOR STATISTICS REGIONAL OFFICES REGION III PHIL ADELPHIA Region II Region I 341 Ninth Ave. 1603-B Federal Building New York, N.Y. 10001 Government Center Phone: 971-5405 (Area Code 212) Boston, Mass. 02203 Phone: 223-6762 (Area Code 617) Region III 406 Penn Square Building 1317 Filbert St. Philadelphia. Pa. 19107 Phone: 597-7796 (Area Code 215) Region IV Suite 540 1371 Peachtree St. NE. Atlanta, Ga. 30309 Phone: 526-5418 (Area Code 404) Region VI Region V Federal Office Building 219 South Dearborn St. 911 Walnut S t., 10th Floor Chicago, 111. 60604 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, Tex. 75201 Phone: 749-3516 (Area Code 214) Region VIII 450 Golden Gate Ave. Box 36017 San Francisco, Calif. 94102 Phone: 556-4678 (Area Code 415) Area Wage Survey The W aterloo, Iowa, Metropolitan Area Novem ber 1968 B u lle tin No. 1 6 2 5 - 3 1 March 1969 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR George P. Shultz, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS G eoffrey H. Moore, Commissioner For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 2 0 4 0 2 - Price 35 cents Contents Preface Page T he B u re a u of L a b o r S t a t is t ic s p r o g r a m of an n ual o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e s u r v e y s in m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s i s d e s ig n e d to p r o v id e d a t a on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s , an d e s t a b l i s h m e n t . p r a c t i c e s a n d s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s . It y ie ld s d e ta ile d d a ta b y s e le c t e d in d u s tr y d iv is io n fo r e a c h of th e a r e a s s t u d ie d , f o r g e o g r a p h ic r e g i o n s , an d f o r th e U n ite d S t a t e s . A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in th e p r o g r a m i s th e n e e d f o r g r e a t e r i n s i g h t in to (1) th e m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a t io n a l c a t e g o r y an d s k i l l l e v e l , an d (2) th e s t r u c t u r e an d l e v e l o f w a g e s a m o n g a r e a s an d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s . I n tr o d u c t io n __________________________________________________________________ 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 t i o n a l g r o u p s ___________________________ T a b le s: 1. 2. A. N in e ty a r e a s c u r r e n t l y a r e in c lu d e d in th e p r o g r a m . In e a c h a r e a , i n f o r m a t i o n on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s i s c o l l e c t e d a n n u a lly an d on e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s an d s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s b ie n n ia lly . O c c u p a t io n a l e a r n i n g s : A - l. O f f ic e o c c u p a t i o n s — o m e n __________________________________ w A -2 . P r o f e s s i o n a l an d t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t io n s — e n _____________ m A -3 . O f f i c e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , an d t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s — m e n an d w o m e n c o m b i n e d _________________________________ A -4 . M a in te n a n c e an d p o w e r p la n t o c c u p a t i o n s _________________ A - 5 . C u s t o d i a l an d m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t i o n s ___________ E s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s an d s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s : B - l. M in im u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r w o m e n o f f ic e w o r k e r s ______________________________________________________ B -2. S h ift d i f f e r e n t i a l s ___________________________________________ B -3. S c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s ____________________________________ B -4 . P a i d h o l i d a y s _________________________________________________ B -5. P a i d v a c a t i o n s _______________________________________________ B -6. H e a lth , i n s u r a n c e , an d p e n s io n p l a n s ____________________ B -7 . M e th o d of w a g e d e t e r m i n a t io n an d f r e q u e n c y of p a y m e n t ______________________________________________________ A p p e n d ix . O c c u p a t io n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s ______________________________________ areas. ii! N O TE: S i m i l a r t a b u l a t io n s a r e (S e e in sid e b a c k c o v e r .) a v a ila b le fo r o th e r 4 6 7 8 o o B. E s t a b l i s h m e n t s an d w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s u r v e y an d n u m b e r s t u d ie d _____________________________________________________ I n d e x e s o f s t a 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 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 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 i o d s ____________________________________ 00 A t th e en d o f e a c h s u r v e y , a n in d iv id u a l a r e a b u l l e t in p r e s e n t s s u r v e y r e s u l t s f o r e a c h a r e a s t u d ie d . A f t e r c o m p le t io n of a l l of th e in d iv id u a l a r e a b u l l e t i n s f o 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 t in i s i s s u e d . The f i r s t p a r t b r i n g s d a t a f o r e a c h of th e m e t r o p o li t a n a r e a s s t u d ie d in to on e b u lle t in . T h e s e c o n d p a r t p r e s e n t s i n f o r m a t io n w h ic h h a s b e e n p r o j e c t e d f r o m in d iv id u a l m e t r o p o lit a n a r e a d a t a to r e l a t e to g e o g r a p h ic r e g i o n s a n d th e U n ite d S t a t e s . T h i s b u l l e t i n p r e s e n t s r e s u l t s o f th e s u r v e y in W a t e r lo o , Io w a , in N o v e m b e r 1 9 6 8 . T h e S ta n d a rd M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e f in e d b y th e B u r e a u of th e B u d g e t th r o u g h J a n u a r y 1 9 6 8 , c o n s i s t s o f B l a c k H a w k C o u n ty . T h i s s tu d y w a s c o n d u c t e d b y th e B u r e a u 's r e g io n a l o f f ic e in K a n s a s C i t y , M o ., u n d e r th e g e n e r a l d i r e c t io n o f E d w a r d C h a ik e n , A s s i s t a n t R e g i o n a l D i r e c t o r fo r O p e ra tio n s. 1 5 1 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 Area Wage Survey---The Waterloo, Iowa, Metropolitan Area Introduction T h is a r e a i s 1 o f 90 in w h ic h th e U .S . D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r ' s B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s c o n d u c t s s u r v e y s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n in g s a n d r e l a t e d b e n e f i t s on a n a r e a w i d e b a s i s . 1 In t h i s a r e a , d a t a w e r e o b ta in e d b y p e r s o n a l v i s i t s o f B u r e a u f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s to r e p r e s e n t a t i v e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith in s i x b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s : M anu 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 ic a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s ; w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in 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 ; an d se rv ic e s. M a jo r i n d u s t r y g r o u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m t h e s e s t u d i e s a r e g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t i o n s an d th e c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d e x t r a c t i v e i n d u s t r i e s . E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v in g f e w e r th a n a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s a r e o m it t e d b e c a u s e t h e y te n d to f u r n i s h i n s u f f i c ie n t e m p lo y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t i p n s s t u d ie d t o w a r r a n t i n c lu s i o n . S e p a r a t e t a b u l a t io n s a r e p r o v i d e d f o r e a c h o f th e b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w h ic h m e e t p u b l i c a t io n c r i t e r i a . O c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t a n d e a r n i n g s d a t a a r e sh o w n f o r f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s , i . e . , t h o s e h ir e d to w o r k a r e g u l a r w e e k ly s c h e d u le in th e g iv e n o c c u p a t i o n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n . E a r n 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 t i m e an d f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , an d la te s h if t s . N o n p r o d u c t io n b o n u s e s a r e . e x c l u d e d , b u t c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a l l o w a n c e s a n d in c e n t iv e e a r n i n g s a r e in c lu d e d . W h e re 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 f f ic e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s , r e f e r e n c e i s to th e s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k (r o u n d e d to th e n e a r e s t h a l f h o u r) f o r w h ic h e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s tr a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s (e x c lu siv e of p ay f o r o v e r t i m e a t r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) . A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s f o r ^ h e s e o c c u p a t i o n s h a v e b e e n r o u n d e d to th e n e a r e s t h a l f d o l l a r . T h e a v e r a g e s p r e s e n t e d r e f le c t c o m p o site , a r e a w id e e s t i m a te s. I n d u s t r i e s a n d e s t a b l i s h m e n t s d i f f e r in p a y l e v e l a n d jo b s t a f f i n g a n d , t h u s , c o n t r ib u t e d i f f e r e n t l y to th e e s t i m a t e s f o r e a c h j o b . T h e p a y r e l a t i o n s h i p o b t a 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 l y th e w a g e s p r e a d o r d i f f e r e n t i a l m a in t a in e d a m o n g j o b s in in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . S i m i l a r l y , d i f f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e p a y l e v e l s f o r m e n a n d w o m e n in a n y o f th e s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s h o u ld n ot b e a s s u m e d to r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y t r e a t m e n t o f th e s e x e s w ith in in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . O th e r p o s s i b l e f a c t o r s w h ic h m a y c o n t r ib u t e t o d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y f o r m e n a n d w o m e n i n c lu d e : D iffe 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 l i s h e d r a t e r a n g e s , s i n c e o n ly th e a c t u a l r a t e s p a i d in c u m b e n t s a r e c o l l e c t e d ; an d d i f f e r e n c e s in s p e c i f i c d u t i e s p e r f o r m e d , a lth o u g h th e 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 i a t e l y w ith in th e s a m e s u r v e y jo b d e s c r i p t i o n . J o b d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e m p l o y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s a r e u s u a l l y m o r e g e n e r a l i z e d th a n t h o s e u s e d in in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s an d a llo w f o r m in o r d i f f e r e n c e s a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e s p e c i f i c d u t i e s p e r f o r m e d . T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e c o n d u c te d on a s a m p l e b a s i s b e c a u s e o f 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 i n g a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . To o b ta in o p t im 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 t i o n of l a r g e th a n o f s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i s s t u d ie d . In c o m b in in g th e d a t a , h o w e v e r , a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e g iv e n t h e i r a p p r o p r i a t e w e ig h t . E s t i m a t e s b a s e d on th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u 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 l a t i n g t o a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e i n d u s t r y g r o u p in g a n d a r e a , e x c e p t f o r t h o s e b e lo w th e m in im u m s i z e s t u d ie d . O c c u p a t io n s a n d E a r n i n g s T h e o c c u p a t i o n s s e l e c t e d f o r s tu d y a r e c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y o f m a n u f a c t u r in g a n d n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g i n d u s t r i e s , a n d a r e o f th e f o llo w in g t y p e s : (1) O f f ic e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n i c a l ; (3) m a in t e n a n c e a n d p o w e r p la n t ; a n d (4) c u s t o d i a l a n d m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t. O c c u p a t io n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i s b a s e d on a u n i f o r m s e t o f jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s d e s i g n e d to t a k e a c c o u n t o f i n t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t v a r i a t i o n in d u t ie s w ith in th e s a m e jo b . T h e o c c u p a t i o n s s e l e c t e d f o r s tu d y a r e l i s t e d a n d d e s c r i b e d in th e a p p e n d ix . T h e e a r n i n g s d a t a fo llo w in g th e jo b t i t l e s a r e f o r a l l i n d u s t r i e s c o m b in e d . E a r n i n g s d a t a f o r s o m e o f th e o c c u p a t i o n s l i s t e d a n d d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w ith in o c c u p a t i o n s , a r e n ot 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 i t h e r (1) e m p lo y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t io n i s t o o s m a l l to p r o v i d e e n o u g h d a t a to m e r i t p r e s e n t a t i o n , o r (2) t h e r e i s p o s s i b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a . O c c u p a t io 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 t a l in a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith in th e s c o p e o f th e s tu d y an d n o t th e n u m b e r a c tu a lly su rv e y e d . B e c a u s e o f d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t i o n a l s t r u c t u r e a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , th e e s t i m a t e s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n f o b t a i n e d f r o m th e s a m p l e o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d ie d s e r v e o n ly to in d ic a t e th e r e l a t i v e i m p o r t a n c e o f th e j o b s s t u d ie d . T h e s e d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t i o n a l s t r u c t u r e do n o t a f f e c t m a t e r i a l l y th e a c c u r a c y o f th e 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 ic e s an d S u p p le m e n ta r y W age P r o v is io n s I n f o r m a t i o n i s p r e s e n t e d (in th e B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) on s e l e c t e d 1 Included in the 90 areas are four studies conducted under contract with the New York State e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s an d s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s a s th e y Department of Labor. These areas are Binghamton (New York portion only); Rochester (office occu r e l a t e to p la n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s . A d m i n i s t r a t i v e , e x e c u t i v e , an d pations only); Syracuse; and U tica—Rome. In addition, the Bureau conducts more lim ited area studies p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p l o y e e s , a n d c o n s t r u c t i o n w o r k e r s w ho a r e u t il i z e d in 91 areas at the request of the Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions of the U. S. De a s a s e p a r a t e w o r k f o r c e a r e e x c lu d e d . " P l a n t w o r k e r s " in c lu d e partment of Labor. 1 2 w o r k in g f o r e m e n a n d a l l n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r s (in c lu d in g l e a d m e n a n d t r a i n e e s ) e n g a g e d in n o n o ffic e f u n c t io n s . "O lfic e w o r k e r s " in c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s a n d n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r s p e r f o r m i n g c l e r i c a l o r r e l a t e d f u n c t io n s . C a f e t e r i a w o r k e r s an d r o u t e m e n a r e e x c lu d e d in m a n u f a c t u r in g i n d u s t r i e s , b u t in c lu d e d in n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g in d u s tr ie s . M in im u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r w o m e n o f f ic e w o r k e r s (t a b le B - l ) r e l a t e o n ly to th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s v i s i t e d . B e c a u s e o f th e o p t im u m s a m p l in g t e c h n iq u e s u s e d , a n d th e p r o b a b i l i t y t h a t l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n ts a r e m o r e lik e ly to h av e f o r m a l e n tra n c e r a t e s fo r w o r k e r s a b o v e th e s u b c l e r i c a l l e v e l th a n s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , th e t a b l e i s m o r e - r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f p o l i c i e s in m e d iu m a n d l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . S h ift d i f f e r e n t i a l d a t a ( t a b le B - 2 ) a r e l i m i t e d to p la n t w o r k e r s in m a n u f a c t u r in g i n d u s t r i e s . T h i s i n f o r m a t i o n i s p r e s e n t e d b o th in t e r m s o f (1) e s t a b l i s h m e n t p o l i c y , 2 p r e s e n t e d in t e r m s o f t o t a l p la n t w o r k e r e m p lo y m e n t , a n d (2) e f f e c t i v e p r a c t i c e , p r e s e n t e d in t e r m s o f w o r k e r s a c t u a l l y e m p lo y e d on th e s p e c i f i e d s h if t a t th e t im e o f th e su rv ey . In e s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v in g v a r i e d d i f f e r e n t i a l s , th e a m o u n t a p p ly in g to a m a j o r i t y w a s u s e d o r , i f no a m o u n t a p p l i e d to a m a j o r i t y , th e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n " o t h e r " w a s u s e d . In e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in w h ic h s o m e l a t e - s h i f t h o u r s a r e p a id a t n o r m a l r a t e s , a d i f f e r e n t i a l w a s r e c o r d e d o n ly i f it a p p l i e d to a m a j o r i t y o f th e s h if t h o u r s . T h e s c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s ( t a b le B - 3 ) o f a m a j o r i t y o f th e f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s in a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t a r e t a b u l a t e d a s a p p ly in g to a l l o f th e p la n t o r o f f ic e w o r k e r s o f t h a t e s t a b l i s h m e n t . S c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s a r e t h o s e w h ic h f u l l - t i m e e m p l o y e e s w e r e e x p e c t e d to w o r k , w h e th e r th e y w e r e p a id f o r a t s t r a i g h t - t i m e o r o v e r t i m e r a t e s . P a i d h o l i d a y s ; p a id v a c a t i o n s ; h e a lt h , i n s u r a n c e , a n d p e n s io n p la n s; an d fr e q u e n c y of w a g e p a y m e n t (ta b le s B - 4 th ro u g h B -7 ) a r e t r e a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l l y o n th e b a s i s t h a t t h e s e a r e a p p l i c a b l e t o a l l p la n t o r o f f ic e w o r k e r s i f a m a j o r i t y o f s u c h w o r k e r s a r e e l i g i b l e o r m a y e v e n t u a lly q u a lif y f o r th e p r a c t i c e s l i s t e d . S u m s o f in d iv id u a l i t e m s in t a b l e s B - 2 t h r o u g h B - 7 m a y n ot e q u a l t o t a l s b e c a u s e o f r o u n d in g . D a t a on p a i d h o l id a y s (t a b le B - 4 ) a r e l i m i t e d to d a t a on h o l i d a y s g r a n t e d a n n u a lly on a f o r m a l b a s i s ; i . e . , (1) a r e p r o v i d e d f o r in w r it t e n f o r m , o r (2) h a v e b e e n e s t a b l i s h e d b y c u s t o m . H o lid a y s o r d i n a r i l y g r a n t e d a r e in c lu d e d e v e n th o u g h th e y m a y f a l l on a n o n w o r k d a y a n d th e w o r k e r i s n ot g r a n t e d a n o t h e r d a y o ff. The fir s t p a r t o f th e p a id h o l id a y s t a b l e p r e s e n t s th e n u m b e r o f w h o le a n d h a lf h o l id a y s a c t u a l l y g r a n t e d . T h e s e c o n d p a r t c o m b in e s w h o le a n d h a l f h o l id a y s to sh o w t o t a l h o l id a y t i m e . T h e s u m m a r y o f v a c a t i o n p l a n s ( t a b le B - 5 ) i s l i m i t e d t o a s t a t is t ic a l m e a s u r e of v a c a tio n p r o v is io n s . It i s n o t in te n d e d a s a m e a s u r e o f th e p r o p o r t i o n o f w o r k e r s a c t u a l l y r e c e i v i n g s p e c i f i c b e n e f i t s . P r o v i s i o n s o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t f o r a l l le n g t h s o f s e r v i c e w e r e t a b u l a t e d a s a p p ly in g to a l l p la n t o r o f f ic e w o r k e r s o f th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t , r e g a r d l e s s o f le n g t h o f s e r v i c e . P r o v i s i o n s f o r p a y m e n t on o t h e r th a n a t i m e b a s i s w e r e c o n v e r t e d to a t im e b a s i s ; f o r e x a m p l e , a p a y m e n t o f 2 p e r c e n t o f a n n u a l e a r n i n g s w a s c o n s i d e r e d a s th e e q u i v a le n t o f 1 w e e k 's p a y . E s t i m a t e s e x c lu d e v a c a t i o n - s a v i n g s p l a n s a n d t h o s e w h ic h o f f e r " e x t e n d e d " o r " s a b b a t i c a l " b e n e f i t s b e y o n d b a s i c p l a n s t o w o r k e r s w ith q u a lify in g le n g t h s o f s e r v i c e . T y p i c a l o f s u c h e x c l u s i o n s a r e p l a n s in th e s t e e l , a lu m in u m , a n d c a n i n d u s t r i e s . D a t a on h e a l t h , i n s u r a n c e , a n d p e n s i o n p l a n s ( t a b le B - 6 ) i n c lu d e t h o s e p l a n s f o r w h ic h th e e m p l o y e r p a y s a t l e a s t a p a r t o f th e c o s t . S u c h p l a n s in c lu d e t h o s e u n d e r w r it t e n b y a c o m m e r c i a l i n s u r a n c e c o m p a n y a n d t h o s e p r o v i d e d t h r o u g h a u n io n fu n d o r p a i d d i r e c t l y b y th e e m p l o y e r out o f c u r r e n t o p e r a t in g f u n d s o r f r o m a fu n d s e t a s i d e fo r th is p u r p o s e . A n e s t a b l i s h m e n t w a s c o n s i d e r e d to h a v e a p la n i f th e m a j o r i t y o f e m p l o y e e s w a s e l i g i b l e t o b e c o v e r e d u n d e r th e p la n , e v e n if l e s s th a n a m a jo r it y e le c te d to p a r t ic ip a t e b e c a u s e e m p l o y e e s w e r e r e q u i r e d to c o n t r ib u t e t o w a r d th e c o s t o f th e p l a n . Le g a l l y r e q u i r e d p l a n s , s u c h a s w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n s a t i o n , s o c i a l s e c u r ity , an d r a i l r o a d r e t ir e m e n t w e r e e x c lu d e d . S i c k n e s s a n d a c c i d e n t i n s u r a n c e i s l i m i t e d to t h a t ty p e o f i n s u r a n c e u n d e r w h ic h p r e d e t e r m i n e d c a s h p a y m e n t s a r e m a d e d i r e c t l y to th e i n s u r e d d u r in g i l l n e s s o r a c c i d e n t d i s a b i l i t y . In fo rm a tio n is p r e s e n t e d f o r a l l s u c h p l a n s to w h ic h th e e m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t e s . H ow e v e r , in N ew Y o r k a n d N e w J e r s e y , w h ic h h a v e e n a c t e d t e m p o r a r y d i s a b i l i t y i n s u r a n c e l a w s w h ic h r e q u i r e e m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s , 3 p l a n s a r e in c lu d e d o n ly i f th e e m p l o y e r (1) c o n t r i b u t e s m o r e th a n i s l e g a l l y r e q u i r e d , o r (2) p r o v i d e s th e e m p l o y e e w ith b e n e f i t s w h ic h e x c e e d th e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f th e la w . T a b u l a t io n s o f p a i d s i c k l e a v e p l a n s a r e l i m i t e d to f o r m a l p l a n s 4 w h ic h p r o v i d e f u l l p a y o r a p r o p o r t i o n o f th e w o r k e r 's p a y d u r in g a b s e n c e f r o m w o r k b e c a u s e o f i l l n e s s . S e p a ra te t a b u l a t io n s a r e p r e s e n t e d a c c o r d i n g to (1) p l a n s w h ic h p r o v i d e f u l l p a y a n d no w a it in g p e r i o d , a n d (2) p l a n s w h ic h p r o v i d e e i t h e r p a r t i a l p a y o r a w a it in g p e r i o d . In a d d it io n to th e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f th e p r o p o r t i o n s o f w o r k e r s w h o a r e p r o v i d e d s i c k n e s s a n d a c c i d e n t i n s u r a n c e o r p a id s i c k l e a v e , a n u n d u p lic a t e d t o t a l i s sh o w n o f w o r k e r s w h o r e c e i v e e i t h e r o r b o th t y p e s o f b e n e f i t s . 2 An establishment was considered as having a policy if it m et either of the following con The temporary disability laws in California and Rhode Island do not require employer ditions: (1) Operated late shifts at the time of the survey, or (2) had formal provisions covering contributions. late shifts. An establishment was considered as having formal provisions if it (1) had operated late An establishment was considered as having a formal plan if it established at least the shifts during the 12 months prior to the survey, or (2) had provisions in written form for operating minimum number of days of sick leave available to each employee. Such a plan need not be late shifts. written, but informal sick leave allowances, determined on an individual basis, were excluded. 3 C a ta s tr o p h e in s u r a n c e , s o m e tim e s r e f e r r e d to a s m a jo r m e d i c a l i n s u r a n c e , i n c lu d e s t h o s e p l a n s w h ic h a r e d e s i g n e d t o p r o t e c t e m p l o y e e s in c a s e o f s i c k n e s s a n d i n ju r y in v o lv in g e x p e n s e s b e y o n d th e n o r m a l c o v e r a g e o f h o s p i t a l i z a t i o n , m e d i c a l , a n d s u r g i c a l p l a n s . M e d i c a l i n s u r a n c e r e f e r s to p l a n s p r o v i d i n g f o r c o m p le t e o r p a r t i a l paym en t of d o c to r s ' fe e s . S u c h p l a n s m a y b e u n d e r w r it t e n b y c o m m e r c i a l i n s u r a n c e c o m p a n i e s o r n o n p r o f it o r g a n i z a t i o n s o r t h e y m a y b e p a i d f o r b y th e e m p l o y e r o u t o f a fu n d s e t a s i d e f o r t h i s p u r p o s e . T a b u l a t io n s o f r e t i r e m e n t p e n s i o n p l a n s a r e l i m i t e d to t h o s e p l a n s t h a t p r o v i d e r e g u l a r p a y m e n t s f o r th e r e m a i n d e r o f th e w o r k e r ' s l i f e . M e th o d o f w a g e d e t e r m i n a t i o n ( t a b le B -7!) r e l a t e s to b a s i c ty p e s o f r a t e s tr u c tu r e f o r w o r k e r s p a id u n d e r v a r io u s tim e an d in c e n tiv e s y s t e m s . U n d e r a s i n g l e r a t e s t r u c t u r e th e s a m e r a t e i s p a i d to a l l e x p e r i e n c e d w o r k e r s in th e s a m e jo b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n . A n i n d i v i d u a l w o r k e r o c c a s i o n a l l y m a y b e p a id a b o v e o r b e lo w th e s i n g l e r a t e fo r s p e c ia l r e a s o n s , but su c h p a y m e n ts a r e e x c e p tio n s . A r a n g e - o f r a t e s p l a n s p e c i f i e s th e m in im u m a n d / o r m a x im u m r a t e p a i d e x p e r i e n c e d w o r k e r s f o r th e s a m e j o b . I n f o r m a t i o n a l s o i s p r o v i d e d o n th e m e th o d o f p r o g r e s s i o n t h r o u g h th e r a n g e . In th e a b s e n c e o f a f o r m a l r a t e s t r u c t u r e , th e q u a l i f i c a t i o n s o f th e in d iv id u a l w o r k e r d e t e r m i n e th e p a y r a t e . I n f o r m a t i o n on t y p e s o f i n c e n t iv e p l a n s i s p r o v i d e d o n ly f o r p la n t w o r k e r s b e c a u s e o f th e lo w in c id e n c e o f s u c h p l a n s f o r o f f ic e w o rk e rs. U n d e r a p i e c e w o r k s y s t e m , a p r e d e t e r m i n e d r a t e i s p a id f o r e a c h u n it o f o u tp u t. P r o d u c t i o n b o n u s e s a r e b a s e d o n p r o d u c t io n o v e r a q u o ta o r c o m p l e t i o n o f a jo b in l d s s th a n s t a n d a r d t i m e . Com p e n s a t i o n on a c o m m i s s i o n b a s i s r e p r e s e n t s p a y m e n t s b a s e d o n a p e r c e n t a g e o f v a l u e o f s a l e s , o r o n a c o m b in a t io n o f a s t a t e d s a l a r y p lu s a p e r c e n t a g e . D ata ta b le B - 7 . on f r e q u e n c y of w age paym ent a lso are p r o v id e d in 4 T a b le E s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d W o r k e r s W ith in S c o p e o f S u r v e y a n d N u m b e r S tu d ie d in W a t e r lo o , Io w a , b y M a jo r I n d u s t r y D i v i s i o n , 2 N o v e m b e r 1968 N u m b e r o f e s t a b li s h m e n t s I n d u s tr y d iv i s i o n M in im u m e m p lo y m e n t in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in s c o p e o f stu d y W o r k e r s in e s t a b li s h m e n t s W ith in s c o p e o f s t u d y W ith in s c o p e o f stu d y * S tu d ie d T o t a l4 S tu d ie d P la n t N um ber A ll d i v i s i o n s __________________________________ M a n u fa c tu r in g ______________________________________ N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g _________________________________ T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o th e r p u b lic 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 , in s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ________ S e r v i c e s 8_______________________________________ _ O ffic e P ercen t T o t a l4 80 52 2 4 ,2 0 0 100 1 8 ,4 0 0 2 ,5 0 0 2 1 ,9 0 0 50 ~ 34 46 26 26 1 9 ,0 0 0 5 ,2 0 0 79 21 1 5 ,1 0 0 3 ,3 0 0 1 ,8 0 0 700 1 8 ,2 0 0 3 ,7 0 0 50 50 50 50 50 7 1 25 3 10 7 1 10 3 5 1 ,6 0 0 200 2 ,4 0 0 200 800 10 1 3 6 1 700 (‘ ) (6 ) C) (6 ) 200 (6 ) (6 ) (6 ) (6 ) 1 ,6 0 0 200 1 ,2 0 0 200 500 1 T h e W a te r lo o S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o lit a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e fin e d b y th e B u r e a u o f th e B u d g e t th 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 B l a c k H aw k C o u n ty . 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 is t a b le p r o v id 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 la b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in th e s u r v e y . T h e e s t i m a t e s a r e n o t in te n d e d , h o w e v e r , to s e r v e a s a b a s i s o f c o m p a r i s o n w ith o th e r e m p lo y m e n t in d e x e s f o r th e a r e a to m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t t r e n d s o r l e v e l s s 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 li s h m e n t d a ta c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b l y in a d v a n c e 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 lu 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 1967 e d itio 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 in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n . 3 I n c lu 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 in im u m lim it a t io n . A ll o u t le 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 in a n c e , a u to r e p a i r s e r v i c e , a n d m o tio n p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s id e r e d a s 1 e s t a b li s h m e n t . 4 I n c lu d e s e x e c u t i v e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , a n d o th e r w o r k e r s e x c lu d e d f r o m t h e - s e p a r a t e p la n t a n d o f f ic e c a t e g o r i e s . 5 T a x i c a b s a n d s e r v i c e s in c id e n t a l to w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n w e r e e x c lu d e d . 6 T h is in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n i s r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " a n d " n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g " in th e S e r i e s A t a b l e s , a n d f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " in th e S e r i e s B t a b l e s . S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n o f d a t a f o r th is d iv i s i o n i s n o t m a d e f o r o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g r e a s o n s : ( 1 ) E m p lo y m e n t in th e d iv i s i o n i s to o s m a l l to p r o v id e e n o u g h d a t a to m e r i t s e p a r a t e s t u d y , ( 2 ) th e s a m p le w a s n o t d e s ig n e d in i t i a l l y to p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , ( 3 ) r e s p o n s e w a s i n s u f f ic ie n t o r in a d e q u a te to p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , a n d ( 4 ) t h e r e i s p o s s i b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s ta b lish m e n t d a ta . 7 W o r k e r s f r o m t h is e n t ir e in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n a r e r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " a n d " n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g " in th e S e r i e s A t a b l e s , b u t f r o m th e r e a l e s t a t e p o r t io n o n ly in e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " in th e S e r i e s B t a b l e s . S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f d a t a f o r t h is d iv i s i o n i s not m a d e f o r o n e o r m o r e o f th e r e a s o n s g iv e n in fo o tn o te 6 a b o v e . 8 H o te ls a n d m o t e l s ; l a u n d r i e s a n d o th 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 ile r e p a i r , r e n t a l , a n d p a r k in g ; m o tio n p i c t u r e s ; n o n p r o fit m e m b e r s h ip o r g a n i z a t io n s (e x c lu d in g r e l i g i o u s a n d c h a r it a b le 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 . O v e r t h r e e - f o u r t h s 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 te r lo o a r e a w e r e e m p lo y e d in m a n u f a c t u r i n g f i r m s . T h e fo llo w in g p r e s e n t s th e m a jo r in 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 in g : I n d u s tr y g r o u p s M a c h in e r y , e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l _______________________ 58 F o o d a n d k in d r e d p r o d u c t s ________________________ 21 F a b r i c a t e d m e t a l p r o d u c t s ____ 7 O r d n a n c e a n d a c c e s s o r i e s _____ 5 S p e c ific in d u s tr ie s F a r m m a c h i n e r y _________________ 51 M e a t p r o d u c t s -------------------------- 19 O r d n a n c e ________________________ 5 F a b r ic a te d s t r u c t u r a l m e ta l p r o d u c t s _______________________ 4 T h is in f o r m a t io n i s b a s e d o n 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 io 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 F o r o f f ic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s , th e w a g e 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 f o r th e n o r m a l w o r k w e e k , e x c lu s iv e o f e a r n in g s fo r o v e r tim e . F o r p la n t w o r k e r g r o u p s , th e y m e a s u r e c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r ly e a r n i n 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 t i m e a n d f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , a n d la te s h if t s . The p e r c e n ta g e s a r e b a s e d on d a ta fo r s e le c te d key o c c u p a t io n s a n d in c lu d e m o s t o f th e n u m e r i c a l l y im p o r t a n t j o b s w ith in each grou p. P r e s e n t e d in t a b l e 2 a r e i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e in a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s o f o f f ic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s , a n d in a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s o f s e l e c t e d p la n t w o r k e r g r o u p s . T h e in d e x e s a r e a m e a s u r e o f w a g e s a t a g iv e n t i m e , e x p r e s s e d a s a p e r c e n t o f w a g e s d u r in g th e b a s e p e r i o d (d a te o f th e a r e a s u r v e y c o n d u c t e d b e tw e e n J u l y I9 6 0 a n d J u n e 1 9 6 1 ). S u b t r a c t i n g 100 f r o m th e in d e x y i e l d s th e 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 th e b a s e p e r io d to th e d a te o f th e in d e x . T h e p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e o r i n c r e a s e r e l a t e to w a g e c h a n g e s b e tw e e n th e in d i c a t e d d a t e s . T h ese e stim a te s a r e m e a s u r e s o f c h a n g e in a v e r a g e s f o r th e a r e a ; th e y a r e n o t in te n d e d to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e p a y c h a n g e s in th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e a r e a . L i m i t a t i o n s o f D a ta M e th o d o f C o m p u tin g T h e in d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e , a s m e a s u r e s o f 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 b y : (1) g e n e r a l s a l a r y a n d w a g e c h a n g e s , (2) m e r i t o r o t h e r i n c r e a s e s in p a y r e c e i v e d b y i n d i v i d u a l w o r k e r s w h ile in th e s a m e jo b , a n d (3 ) c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e w a g e s d u e to c h a n g e s in th e l a b o r f o r c e r e s u l t i n g f r o m l a b o r t u r n o v e r , f o r c e e x p a n s i o n s , f o r c e r e d u c t i o n s , a n d c h a n g e s in th e p r o p o r t io n s o f w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d b y e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith d i f f e r e n t p a y l e v e l s . C h a n g e s in th e l a b o r f o r c e c a n c a u s e i n c r e a s e s o r d e c r e a s e s in th e o c c u p a t i o n a l a v e r a g e s w ith o u t a c t u a l w a g e c h a n g e s . It i s c o n c e iv a b l e t h a t e v e n th o u g h a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in a n a r e a g a v e w a g e i n c r e a s e s , a v e r a g e w a g e s m a y h av e d e c lin e d b e c a u s e lo w e r- p a y in g e s ta b lis h m e n t s e n t e r e d th e a r e a o r e x p a n d e d t h e i r w o r k f o r c e s . S im ila r ly , w ages m a y h a v e r e m a i n e d r e l a t i v e l y c o n s t a 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 a v e r i s e n c o n s i d e r a b l y b e c a u s e h ig h e r - p a y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e n t e r e d th e a r e a . E a c h o f th e s e l e c t e d k e y o c c u p a t i o n s w ith in a n o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p w a s a s s i g n e d a w e ig h t b a s e d o n i t s p r o p o r t i o n a t e e m p lo y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p . T h e s e c o n s t a n t w e ig h t s r e f l e c t b a s e y e a r e m p lo y m e n t s w h e r e v e r p o s s i b l e . T h e a v e r a g e (m e a n ) e a r n i n g s f o r e a c h o c c u p a t io n w e r e m u l t ip l ie d b y th e o c c u p a t i o n a l w e ig h t , a n d th e p r o d u c t s f o r a l l o c c u p a t i o n s in th e g r o u p w e r e t o t a l e d . T h e a g g r e g a t e s f o r 2 c o n s e c u t i v e y e a r s w e r e r e l a t e d b y d iv id in g th e a g g r e g a t e f o r th e l a t e r y e a r b y th e a g g r e g a t e f o r th e e a r l i e r y e a r . The re su lta n t r e l a t i v e , l e s s 100 p e r c e n t , s h o w s th e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e . . T h e in d e x i s th e p r o d u c t o f m u lt ip ly in g th e b a s e y e a r r e l a t i v e (100) b y th e r e l a t i v e f o r th e n e x t s u c c e e d in g y e a r a n d c o n tin u in g to m u l t ip l y (c o m p o u n d ) e a c h y e a r ' s r e l a t i v e b y th e p r e v i o u s y e a r ' s in d e x . A v e r a g e e a r n i n g s f o r th e fo llo w in g o c c u p a t i o n s w e r e u s e d in c o m p u tin g th e w a g e t r e n d s : Office clerical (men and women): Office clerical (men and women)— Skilled maintenance (men): Carpenters Bookkeeping-machine Continued Electricians operators, class B Secretaries Machinists Clerics, accounting, classes Stenographers, general A and B Mechanics Stenographers, senior Clerics, file, classes Switchboard operators, classes Mechanics (automotive) A, B, and C A and B Painters Clerics, order Pipefitters Tabulating-m achine operators, Clerics, payroll class B Tool and die makers Typists, classes A and B Comptometer operators Keypunch operators, classes Unskilled plant (men): A and B Industrial nurses (men and women): Janitors, porters, and cleaners Nurses, industrial (registered) Office boys and girls Laborers, m aterial handling T h e u s e o f c o n s t a n t e m p lo y m e n t w e ig h t s e l i m i n a t e s th e e f f e c t o f c h a n g e s in th e p r o p o r t i o n o f w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d in e a c h j o b i n c lu d e d in th e d a t a . T h e p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e r e f l e c t o n ly c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e p a y f o r s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r s . T h e y a r e n ot in flu e n c e d )>y c h a n g e s in s t a n d a r d w o r k s c h e d u l e s , a s s u c h , o r b y p r e m iu m psly fo r o v e r tim e . W h e re n e c e s s a r y , d a ta w e r e a d ju s t e d to r e m o v e f r o m th e i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e a n y s i g n i f i c a n t e f f e c t c a u s e d b y c h a n g e s in th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y . 5 T a b l e 2. I n d e x e s o f S t a n d a r d W e e k ly S a l a r i e s a n d S t r a i g h t - T i m e H o u r ly E a r n i n g s f o r S e l e c t e d O c c u p a t io n a l G r o u p s in W a t e r lo o , Io w a , N o v e m b e r 1968 an d N o v e m b e r 1 9 6 7 , an d P e r c e n t s o f I n c r e a s e f o r S e l e c t e d P e r i o d s In d e x e s (N o v e m b e r 1960=100) O c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p N o v e m b e r 1968 O f f ic e c l e r i c a l (m e n an d w o m e n ) ______ I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n an d w o m e n )___ S k i l l e d m a in t e n a n c e (m e n ) _____________ U n s k i l le d p la n t ( m e n ) ___________________ 1 3 6 .0 C ) 1 4 5 .8 1 4 5 .9 N o v e m b e r 1967 1 2 6 .9 C ) 1 3 6 .5 1 3 5 .2 P e r c e n ts of in c r e a s e N o v e m b e r 1967 to N o v e m b e r 1968 7 .2 ( X) 6 .8 7 .9 N o v e m b e r 1963 to N o v e m b e r 1964 O f f ic e c l e r i c a l (m e n a n d w o m e n ) _______ I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n a n d w o m e n )____ S k i l l e d m a in t e n a n c e (m e n ) _______________ U n s k i l le d p la n t ( m e n ) ____________________ l D a t a d o n o t m e e t p u b l i c a t io n c r i t e r i a . 3 .5 C ) 1.8 1.4 N o v e m b e r 1966 to N o v e m b e r 1967 5 .0 ( X) 8 .4 8 .5 N o v e m b e r 1962 to N o v e m b e r 1963 4 .3 ( X) 5 .2 4 .4 N o v e m b e r 1965 to N o v e m b e r 1966 N o v e m b e r 1964 to N o v e m b e r 1965 2 .2 ( X) 5 .1 3 .2 4 .2 ( X) 3.5 3 .5 N o v e m b e r 1961 to N o v e m b e r 1962 N o v e m b e r I9 6 0 to N o v e m b e r 1961 0 .8 ( X) 2 .9 4 .0 4 .4 ( X) 5 .0 6 .0 7 A. Occupational Earnings Table A-l. Office Occupations— 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 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 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 a te r lo o , Io w a, N o v e m b e r 1968) N u m b e r o £ 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— O c cu p a tio n a n d in d u s tr y d iv isio n A v e rage w eek ly h ou rs1 ( standard) $ M ean * M e d ian * 60 S 65 t 70 I 75 t 80 $ 85 t 90 S 95 t 100 t 105 t 110 I 115 t 120 t 125 t 130 t 135 t 140 $ 150 1 160 i 170 1 180 M id d le range 2 u n d er 65 $ $ 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 160 150 160 170 180 o v e r $ CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A ------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------- 40.0 127.00 122.50 1 0 4 . 0 0 40.0 135.50 13 5 . CO 1 1 5 . 0 0 - CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B ------MA NU FACTURING --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------- 40.0 40.0 40.0 84.00 89.50 77.00 79.50 83.50 7 4 . CO 7 1 .0 0 - 9 5 .0 0 7 5 .5 0 1 0 7 .5 0 6 7 .5 0 - 8 7 .0 0 CLERKS, FILF, CL AS S B -------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------- 40.0 40.0 87.50 87.50 96.50 97.00 6 8 .5 0 6 8 .0 0 - 1 0 2 .5 0 1 0 3 .0 0 1 1 CLERKS, PAYROLL ---------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G -------------------- 40.0 114.50 1 2 1 . CO 40.0 116.50 12 4 . CO 8 4 .0 0 8 5 .0 0 - 1 4 6 .5 0 1 4 7 .0 0 4 4 1 5 1 .0 0 1 6 C .0 0 KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B ------- 8 7 .0 0 - S E C R E T A R I E S 3-------------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------- 40.0 123.00 11 9 . CO 1 0 0 . 5 0 40.0 127.00 135.00 1 0 0 . 5 0 - 7 3 1 4 9 .5 0 1 5 2 .0 0 40.0 125.00 115.00 1 0 1 . 0 0 40.0 129.00 1 4 0 . CO 1 0 0 . 0 0 - 10 1 5 6 .5 0 1 5 8 .5 0 SECRETARIES, CL AS S B ------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------- - 1 2 6 .0 0 STENOGRAPHERS, GE NE RA L ------------MANUFA CT UR IN G -------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------- 40.0 105.00 109.50 40.0 107.50 110.50 83.50 40.0 94.00 8 7 .5 0 9 3 .0 0 6 7 .5 0 - 1 2 6 .0 0 1 2 6 .5 0 1 2 6 .5 0 STENOGRAPHERS, SE NI OR -------------MA NU FACTURING -------------------NCNM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------- 3 9 . 5 108.50 110.00 40.0 117.00 1 2 2 . CO 9 0 . CO 38.0 90.50 9 0 .0 0 9 9 .0 0 7 5 .0 0 - 1 2 8 .5 0 1 3 3 .5 0 1 0 7 .5 0 SWITCHBOARD OPER AT OR -R EC EP TI ON IS TS 7 3 .0 0 - 30 25 5 9 5 .5 0 TRANSCRI BI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS, GENERAL -----------------------------MA NU FACTURING -------------------- 40.0 40.0 TYPISTS, CL AS S A -------------------MA NU FACTURING -------------------- 40.0 106.50 114.00 92.5 0- 12 2. 50 40.0 112.50 116.50 10 5.00-124.00 TYPISTS, CLASS B -------------------MA NU FACTURING -------------------- 40.0 40.0 89.50 93.00 91.00 92.00 8 3 . CO 84.50 8 9 . CO 97.00 75.5 0- 10 7. 50 79.0 0- 11 9. 00 77.0 0- 10 7. 00 77.50- 10 8. 00 1 S ta n d a r d h o u rs r e f le c t th e w o rk w e e 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 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 r a t e s ) , and the e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d to th e s e w e e k ly h o u 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 th e e a r n in g s of a ll w o r k e r s and d iv id in g b y th e 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 th e e m p lo y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e iv e m o re th a n th e r a t e show n; h a lf r e c e iv e l e s s th a n th e r a t e sh ow n. T h e m id d le r a 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 th e w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s th an th e lo w e r of th e s e r a t e s an d a fo u rth e a r n m o r e th a n the h ig h e r r a t e . 3 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 . 8 Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men (A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w ee 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 a te rlo o , Io w a, N o v e m b e r 1968) W eekly e arn in g s1 (standard ) N um ber A ve rage w eek ly h ou rs1 (standard) 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— $ t % $ $ $ DRAFTSMENt CLASS A of $ i i * t S * workers M ean2 M e d ian 2 M iddle range 2 $ * $ $ t * t 44 38 DRAFTSMENt CLASS B — — — — — MANUFA CT UR IN G — “ $ $ $ $ 40.0 164.00 164.50 155.00-181.50 40.0 164.00 164.50 153.00-182.50 70 61 ~ manufacturing 40.0 139.00 14 1 . CO 127.00-148.00 40.0 137.50 140.50 124.50-147.00 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150 155 160 165 170 175 180 185 190 195 200 110 O c cu p a tio n an d in d u s try d iv isio n 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150 155 160 165 170 175 18C 185 190 195 200 205 _ _ _ - _ 2 2 _ 3 3 _ 3 3 3 3 6 5 6 7 4 1 2 2 4 1 1 1 1 8 8 4 3 4 3 8 8 15 13 105 U nder and t 105 u n d er 4 10 9 _ _ 4 _ 5 1 2 2 4 8 8 1 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 of 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 the e a r n in g s c o r r e sp o n d to th e s e 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 . 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 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 a terlo o , Iow a, N o v e m b e r 1968) A ve rage Occupation and industry division N um b er of W eekly W eekly hours 1 e arnings 1 (standard) (standard) OFFICE OC CU PA TI ON S ---------------- 40 $ 40.0 137.50 40.0 14G.00 CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B ---------------- 77 44 33 16 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 86.00 89.50 81.50 87.00 23 22 40.0 40.0 87.50 87.50 N um ber of W eekly hours 1 (standard ) W eekly earn in gs 1 (standard) A va ra g , Occupation and industry division O F FI CE OCCUPA TI ON S OFFICE OCCU PA TI ON S - CONTINUED Num ber of w orkers W eekly hours 1 (standard) W eekly e am in g s 1 (standard) - CONT IN UE D CLERKS, FILE, CLASS B manufacturing ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 55 42 40.0 124.50 40.0 128.50 TYPISTS, CLASS A --------------------m a n u f a c t u r i n g --------------------- 21 17 40.0 106.50 40.0 112.50 SECRETARIES, CLASS B -------------- 20 40.0 128.00 TYPISTS, CLASS B --------------------m a n u f a c t u r i n g --------------------- 63 58 40.0 40.0 STENOGRAPHERS, GE NE RA L -------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------------------------- 93 76 17 40.0 105.00 40.0 107.50 40.0 94.00 STENOGRAPHERS, N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UT ILITIES --------------- S E C R E T A R I E S 3------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ 59 ----------------------------------- 19 39.5 108.50 117.00 38.0 90.50 DRAFTSMEN, CLASS A -------------------------------------MA NU FACTURING ------------------------------------------- 44 38 40.0 164.00 40.0 164.00 SW IT CH BO AR D O P E R A T OR -R EC EP TI ON IS TS - 18 o o CLERKS. ACCOUNTING, CLASS A A ve rage Occupation and industry division 83.00 TRANSC RI BI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS, GENERAL -------------------------------------------------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ------------------------------------------ DRAFTSMEN, CLASS 8 -------------------------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ------------------------------------------- 70 61 40.0 139.00 40.0 137.50 20 16 40.0 40.0 89.50 93.00 DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C 15 40.0 110.00 SENIOR 24 N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG CLERKS, PAYROLL --------------------------------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------------------------------- 45 43 40.0 117.00 40.0 119.00 KE YPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B 68 40.0 106.00 ---------------- 91.00 92.00 PR OF ESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL OC CUPATIONS -------------------------------------- 1 S ta n d a rd h o u r s r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k f o r w hich 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 fo r o v e r tim 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 s e w ee k ly h o u r s . 2 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 er p u b lic u t il it i e s . 3 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-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations (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 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 an a r e a b a s i s b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , W a te rlo o , Iow a, N o v e 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 im e h o u rly e a r n in g s of— Hourly earning* 1 i s * $ * s f » s s s s s $ t s $ s * * t s .80 2.90 3.00 3.10 3.20 3.30 3.40 3.50 3.60 3.70 3.80 3.90 4.00 4. 10 4.20 4.30 4.40 4.50 4.60 4.70 4.80 4.90 5.00 O ccu p a tio n an d in d u s tr y d iv isio n Middle range 2 M ean2 nd unde r _ ~ ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ 2.90 3.00 3.10 3.20 3.90 3.40 3.50 3.60 3.70 3.80 3.90 4.00 4.10 4.20 4.30 4.40 4. 50 4.60 4.70 4.80 4.90 5.00 5.10 $ $ CAR PEN TE RS, MAINTENANCE --------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------- 3.92 3.97 4.08 4.13 $ $ 3.81- 4.24 3.85- 4.25 E L E C T R I C I A N S , MAINTENANCE ----------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------- 4.42 4.44 4.71 4.72 4. 18 - 4.76 4. 16 - 4.76 E N G IN EE RS , 4. 09 - 4.54 STATIONARY ------------------- MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE (MAINTENANCE! -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------MECHANICS, MAINTENANCE ----------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PIPEFITTER S, MAINTENANCE ------------------- TOOL AND D IE MAKERS MANUFACTURING ---- 47 47 . 50 39 3.82 3.87 3.85 4.09 3.54- 4.22 3.53- 4.24 205 201 4.23 4.23 4.50 4.51 4. 08 - 4.55 4.08- 4.55 60 4.19 4.09 4.49 4.49 5.02 5.02 3.59- 5.06 3.59- 5.06 1 4 1 3 1 1 2 2 5 5 4 4 2 2 12 12 - 10 5 - 6 2 - 1 1 1 1 4 4 14 14 3 4 4 - - 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 11 6 6 3 3 1 1 15 15 7 - E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e and f o r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , an d la te sh ifts . 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 . 2 2 3.99- 4.53 99 99 1 1 7 16 15 15 7 3 17 17 10 10 3 3 1 1 10 10 1 107 107 21 - 1 1 2 2 61 61 10 Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations (A v e r a g e s tr a ig h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s fo r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d on a n a r e a b a s i s b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n , W a te rlo o , Io w a , N o v e m b e r 1968) Hourly earnings2 O c c u p a tio n 1 and in d u s t r y d iv is io n Number of workers Mean3 Median3 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 im e h o u rly e a r n in g s of— Middle range3 t $ t t * t $ $ $ * 1.50 1.60 1.70 1.80 1.90 2.00 2. 10 2.20 2.30 2.40 and u n der t t t $ $ $ t $ i $ 1 ----- $— 2.50 2.60 2.70 2. 80 2.90 3.00 3. 10 3.20 3.30 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00 1.70 1.80 1.90 2.00 2.10 2. 20 2.30 2.40 2.50 2.60 2.70 2.80 2. 90 3.00 3.10 3. 20 3.30 3.40 3.60 3.80 4*00 o v e r 1.60 82 80 $ 3 .10 3 .1 0 $ 3 .32 3 .31 $ 3 .2 2 3 .2 1 - $ 3 .3 6 3 .3 6 164 135 29 2 .8 9 3 .05 2 .13 3 .22 3 .2 4 2 .0 8 2 .5 5 3 .2 0 1 .5 8 - 3 .2 7 3 .2 8 2 .5 9 JANITCRS, PORTERS, AND CL EANERS (WOMEN) ---------------------------- 23 2 .7 9 3 .22 2 .1 9 - LABORERS, MATERIAL HAND LI NG ----MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------ 664 658 3.25 3 .25 3 .3 4 3 .3 4 3 .3 0 3 .3 0 - ORDER FILLERS -------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ------------------ 99 99 3 .5 6 3 .5 6 3 .4 9 3 .49 3 .4 3 3 .4 3 - 3 .6 5 3 .6 5 PACKERS, SH IPPING ----------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------ 91 91 3 .20 3 .2 0 3 .31 3 .3 1 3 .0 6 3 .0 6 - 3 .3 6 3 .3 6 RECE IV IN G CLERKS -----------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ------------------ 33 25 3 .2 9 3.39 3.42 3 .45 3 .1 5 3 .2 5 - 3 .50 3 .62 SHIPPING CLERKS ------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ------------------ 23 21 3 .4 6 3 .47 3 .5 9 3 .81 3 .1 5 3 .1 3 - 3 .8 5 3 .8 6 TR U C K D R I V E R S 4 ---------------------MA NU FACTURING ------------------ 91 77 3 .3 7 3-37 3 .4 3 3 .4 3 3 .2 3 3 .3 0 - TRUCKDRIVERS, MEDIUM (1-1/2 TO AND INCLUDING 4 TONS) -------- 31 3 .5 9 3.79 3 .1 9 - GUARDS AND WATCHMEN -------------MANUFA CT UR IN G -----------------JANITCRS, PORTERS, AND CLEA NE RS ■ MANUFA CT UR IN G -----------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -------------- 3 3 9 - 9 3 .2 6 3 .3 8 3 .3 8 “ ” “ 1 1 4 2 2 - - - - _ “ - “ “ 5 5 4 4 1 1 3 3 ~ 2 2 2 2 “ 6 6 17 10 7 - - - 1 1 38 38 4 4 _ “ - - 6 2 4 1 3 - 2 - 3 5 5 _ - 7 7 - 1 18 18 - “ 1 1 - - 1 1 “ 1 1 - - - 2 2 17 17 43 41 4 4 - - 5 3 2 1 1 _ - 2 2 90 90 12 12 _ - _ - _ - - - - - - 14 - - - - 10 10 _ 11 11 7 7 56 54 432 432 _ ~ 9 6 - 40 40 4 4 - 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 _ 49 49 30 30 2 2 2 2 7 7 17 17 9 9 - 52 52 _ _ - 3 1 1 1 _ _ 3 3 4 ~ 1 1 11 11 7 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 _ - 1 1 - 11 11 6 6 _ “ _ ” 3 3 5 1 3 3 3 2 12 12 32 32 8 “ 14 14 - 3 i - 1 2 1 - - 8 14 - - 1 1 - - 3 .4 9 3 .4 9 - 3 .9 5 * - 2 - _ - _ - _ - _ - 1 1 - ~ 1 D a ta lim it e d to m e n w o r k e r s e x c e p t w h e re o th e r w is e in d ic a te d . 2 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 i f t s . 3 F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2 , t a b le A - l . 4 In c lu d e s a l l d r i v e r s , a s d e fin e d , r e g a r d l e s s o f s i z e an d ty p e o f t r u c k o p e r a t e d . _ “ 2 2 i i ~ - - 2 2 2 2 1 ~ “ _ 1 - - “ ~ - - - 4 4 - - 21 21 8 8 _ ~ - 11 B. Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions Table B-l. Minimum Entrance Salaries for Women Office Workers ( D is t r ib u t io n o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d ie d in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n s b y m in im u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r y f o r s e l e c t e d c a t e g o r i e s o f i n e x p e r ie n c e d w o m e n o f f ic e w o r k e r s , W a te r lo o , Io w a, N o v e m b e r 19 6 8 ) I n e x p e r ie n c e d t y p is t s M a nuf a c t u r i ng M in im u m w e e k ly s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r y 1 O th e r in e x p e r ie n c e d c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s 2 M a n u fa c tu r in g N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g B a s e d o n s t a n d a r d w e e k ly h o u r s 3 o f--- A ll i n d u s t r ie s A ll sc h e d u le s A ll sc h e d u le s 40 A ll sc h e d u le s 40 N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g B a s e d on s t a n d a r d w e e k ly h o u r s 3 o f— A ll i n d u s t r ie s A ll sc h e d u le s 40 40 26 XXX 52 26 XXX 26 XXX 52 26 10 6 6 4 3 18 9 9 9 5 1 1 E s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d ie d ___________________________________ 3 1 3 1 2 1 6 1 6 1 6 1 1 1 12 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 8 7 34 13 1 5 1 1 2 2 22 2 XXX 15 12 2 2 7 E s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h ich d id n o t e m p lo y w o r k e r s XXX 21 XXX T h e s e s a l a r i e s r e l a t e to f o r m a l l y e s t a b l i s h e d m in im u m s t a r t i n g ( h ir in g ) r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s th a t a r e p a id f o r s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k s . E x c l u d e s w o r k e r s in s u b c l e r i c a l jo b s su c h a s m e s s e n g e r o r o f f ic e g i r l . D a t a a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r a l l s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k s c o m b in e d , an d f o r th e m o s t c o m m o n s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k r e p o r t e d . XXX 10 XXX 12 Table B-2. Shift Differentials ( L a t e - s h i f t p a y p r o v i s i o n s f o r m a n u f a c t u r i n g p la n t w o r k e r s b y ty p e a n d a m o u n t o f p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l , W a t e r lo o , I o w a , N o v e m b e r 19 6 8 ) ( A l l p la n t w o r k e r s in m a n u f a c t u r i n g = 1 0 0 p e r c e n t ) P e r c e n t o f m a n u fa c tu r in g p la n t w o r k e r s — L a t e - s h ift p ay p r o v isio n In e s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v in g p r o v i s i o n s 1 fo r la te sh ifts S e c o n d sh ift T o t a l __________________________________________ N o p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l f o r w o r k on l a t e s h i f t P a y d iffe r e n tia l fo r w o rk on la te sh ift 9 8 .4 1 .5 T h ir d o r o t h e r sh ift 9 0 .2 - A c t u a l l y w o r k in g o n l a t e s h i t t s S e co n d sh ift 2 4 .8 0 .1 T h i r d o r o th e r sh ift 7 .0 - 9 6 .9 9 0 .2 2 4 .7 7 .0 U n i f o r m c e n t s ( p e r h o u r ) ________________ 9 6 .9 9 0 .2 2 4 .7 7 .0 5 c e n t s ___________________________________ 10 c e n t s ___ _____ . . 12 c e n t s _________________________________ 13 c e n t s _________________________________ 14 c e n t s __________________________________ 15 c e n t s 16 c e n t s 18 c e n t s __________________________________ 2 5 4/$ c e n t s 3 .5 2 5 .6 T y p e and am o u n t of d iffe r e n tia l: 1 c o v e r la te - .7 1 9 .4 - .9 4 6 .8 _ 6 .6 .4 .7 2 0 .4 1 5 .3 - 4 6 .8 .3 5 .6 - 5 .4 _ .1 1 3 .3 _ .1 .8 .6 _ _ 5 .5 I n c l u d e s a l l p l a n t w o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s c u r r e n t l y o p e r a t i n g l a t e s h i f t s , a n d e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h o s e f o r m a l p r o v i s i o n s s h i f t s e v e n th o u g h th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w e r e n o t c u r r e n t l y o p e r a t i n g l a t e s h i f t s . 13 Table B-3. Scheduled Weekly Hours ( P e r c e n t d is t r i b u t i o n o f p la n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n s b y s c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s 1 o f f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s , W a te r lo o , Io w a , N o v e m b e r 1968) P la n t w o r k e r s O ffic e w o r k e r s W e e k ly h o u r s A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2 A ll w o r k e r s ------------------------------------------ ---- 100 3 16 70 2 7 2 M a n u fa c tu r in g 100 1 19 71 7 2 P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3 100 A ll i n d u s t r i e s 4 M a n u fa c tu rin g P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3 100 100 95 1 99 100 (5) (5) 100 2 i 96 4 o 1 S c h e d u le d h o u r s a r e th e w e e k ly h o u r s w h ich a m a jo r i t y o f th e f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s w e r e e x p e c t e d to w o r k , w h e th e r th e y w e r e p a id f o r a t s t r a i g h t - t i m e o r o v e r t im e r a t e s . 2 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y . 3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s . 4 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , an d r e a l e s t a t e ; a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y . 5 L e s s th a n 0 .5 p e r c e n t . 14 Table B-4. Paid Holidays ( P e r c e n t d i s t r i b u t i o n o f p la n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n s b y n u m b e r o f p a id h o lid a y s p r o v i d e d a n n u a lly , W a te r lo o , Io w a , N o v e m b e r 1968) P la n t w o r k e r s I te m A ll w o r k e r s __________________________________ W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g p a id h o l i d a y s ____________________________________ W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g no p a id h o l i d a y s _____________________ _________ A ll i n d u s t r i e s 1 M a n u fa c tu r in g O ffic e w o r k e r s P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 2 A ll i n d u s t r i e s 3 M a n u fa c tu r in g P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 2 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 " ■ “ ' _ - N um ber of days , h o lid a y „ ________ _________________________________ ___________________________ ____ 5 h o lid a y s 6 h o lid a y s ____________ ________________ __ 7 h o lid a y s ______________ _____________________ 7 h o lid a y s p lu s 2 h a lf d a y s __ ________________ 8 h o l i d a y s _____ ________________ __ _____ 9 h o l i d a y s _________________________________________ 10 h o lid a y s __ ______ __ _____________ _________ 1 1 11 4 33 46 4 - - 2 2 35 56 5 10 27 63 - 4 50 83 87 97 99 100 5 61 96 98 100 100 100 (4 ) - - - 14 7 1 39 38 1 5 4 1 35 53 1 1 39 79 86 99 99 100 1 55 91 95 100 100 100 13 30 57 _ - T o t a l h o lid a y tim e 5 10 d a y s _____________________________________________ 9 d a y s o r m o r e ________________ ___ ________ 8 d a y s o r m o r e ___________________________________ 7 d a y s o r m o r e __________________ __ ___ ___ 6 d a y s o r m o r e ___________________________________ 5 d a y s o r m o r e ___________________________________ 1 2 3 4 5 an d no - 63 90 100 100 100 57 87 100 100 100 I n c lu d e s d a ta f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to th o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y . T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s . I n c lu d e s d a ta f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in 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 ; a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y . L e s s th a n 0 . 5 p e r c e n t . A ll c o m b in a t io n s o f f u ll a n d h a lf d a y s th a t a d d to th e s a m e a m o u n t a r e c o m b in e d ; f o r e x a m p le , th e p r o p o r t io n o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv i n g a t o t a l o f 9 d a y s in c lu d e s t h o s e w ith 9 fu ll d a y s h a lf d a y s , 8 f u ll d a y s a n d 2 h a lf d a y s , 7 f u ll d a y s a n d 4 h a lf d a y s , a n d s o o n . P r o p o r t i o n s th e n w e r e c u m u la te d . 15 Table B-5. Paid Vacations1 ( P e r c e n t d is t r i b u t i o n o f p la n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y v a c a t io n p a y p r o v i s i o n s , W a te r lo o , Io w a, N o v e m b e r 1 9 6 8 ) P la n t w o r k e r s O ffic e w o r k e r s V a c a tio n p o lic y A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2 A ll w o r k e r s - ________________ _________ _ - M a n u fa c tu r in g P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3 A ll i n d u s t r i e s 4 M a n u fa c tu rin g P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 45 54 1 100 34 66 100 100 - 100 99 1 100 99 1 100 100 - - - - - - - 40 3 48 2 _ 1 44 2 52 . 56 39 5 48 48 4 100 - 44 - 48 52 56 93 7 . 36 40 24 42 48 10 6 94 10 1 89 13 87 8 92 1 w e e k __ ___ __________ _ _______ __ _ ____ O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s _____________________ _ 2 w e e k s __ ___ — _ O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s ___________ _____ _ 3 w e e k s ____________________________________________ 2 5 90 3 - 2 5 89 4 - 100 - ( 6) 1 67 3 29 ( 6) 55 4 41 100 - 2 5 90 3 - 2 5 89 4 - _ 100 - (6 ) 1 67 3 29 (6 ) 55 4 41 100 - 55 41 3 46 50 4 100 - 62 1 38 50 1 49 20 3 75 2 ( 6) 16 3 78 3 - 26 22 - - - - 100 39 3 32 34 4 41 92 M e th o d o f p a y m e n t W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g p a id v a c a t io n s ___ L e n g th - o f- tim e p a y m e n t. P e r c e n t a g e p a y m e n t___________________________ W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g no p a id v a c a t i o n s ________________________________ A m o u n t o f v a c a t io n p a y 5 A f t e r 6 m o n th s o f s e r v i c e U n d e r 1 w e e k _____________________________ __ 1 w e e k -------------------------------------------------------------- - - A fte r 1 y e a r of s e r v ic e 1 w e e k _________________ O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s ________________________ 2 w e e k s -----------------------------------------------------------A ft e r 2 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e 1 w eek— O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s _______ 2 w eeks - ___ __ .. A fte r 3 y e a r s of s e r v ic e _ - _ - A ft e r 4 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e 1 w e e k ______________________________________________ O v e r 1 an d u n d e r 2 w e e k s ________________________ 2 w e e k s — ________ ___________________ ______ O v e r 2 a n a u n d e r 3 w e e k s -------------------------------3 w eeks — - - _ - A fte r 5 y e a r s of se r v ic e 2 w e e k s -----------------------------------------------------------O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s ____________ __ ___ - 100 - A f t e r 10 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e 2 w e e k s _ — _ __ _ — — O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s ________________________ 3 w e e k s __ ___ — ______________ _____ O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s _____________________ 4 w e e k s -----------------------------------------------------------S e e fo o tn o te s a t end of ta b le . _ - - 8 - - 16 Table B-5. Paid V acations1 ----Continued ( P e r c e n t d is t r i b u t i o n o f p la n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y v a c a t io n p a y p r o v i s i o n s , W a te r lo o , Io w a, N o v e m b e r 1 9 6 8 ) P la n t w o r k e r s V a c a tio n p o l ic y A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2 M a n u f a c tu r i ng O ffic e w o r k e r s P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3 A ll i n d u s t r i e s 4 M a n u fa c tu r in g P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3 A m o u n t o f v a c a t io n p a y 5--- C o n tin u e d A ft e r 12 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e 2 w e e k s _____________________________________________ O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s ____________ ______ 3 w e e k s ____ ______________________ ______________ O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s ________________________ 4 w e e k s __________________________________________ _ 8 2 86 3 (6) 2 2 92 4 - _ _ 100 _ 7 34 41 18 - 14 _ 51 3 32 4 _ 51 4 41 (6 ) 28 50 22 _ 100 ■ 7 42 1 50 1 32 1 66 8 92 _ 7 21 16 39 16 (6) 23 10 48 19 _ 1 99 7 24 51 1 25 54 8 6 86 7 11 24 39 18 (6 ) 10 21 48 20 7 11 24 39 18 ( 6) 10 21 48 20 8 92 - A ft e r 15 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e 2 w e e k s _____________________________________________ 3 w e e k s _ _______________________________________ _ O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s ________________________ 4 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------ - A ft e r 20 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e 2 w e e k s ____________________________ ______________ 3 w e e k s __ _______ 4 w e e k s ____________________ _______ _________ O v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s _______ _______ _ ___ ______ 5 w e e k s __________________________ - _ _ - 18 20 - _ 7 19 25 1 18 20 8 6 55 A ft e r 25 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e 2 w e e k s __________________ _ _________________ __ 3 w e e k s ____________________________________________ 4 w e e k s ___________________________________________ O v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s ________________________ 5 w e e k s ____ _____ ___________ _____ ___ 1 59 _ - _ _ 41 50 61 31 7 14 29 1 12 26 _ _ 8 6 55 49 1 60 1 M a x im u m v a c a t io n a v a i l a b l e 7 _ __ _____ — ~ _ 2 w e e k s — _________ 3 w e e k s ___________ _____________ ________________ 4 w e e k s ____________________________________________ O v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s ______________ _____ 5 w e e k s _____________________ _________ ______ _ 6 w e e k s ___ ______ ___ ____ ___ ___ _ 1 59 - 41 _ 31 I n c lu d e s b a s i c p l a n s o n ly . E x c lu d e s p l a n s s u c h a s v a c a t io n b o n u s , v a c a t i o n - s a v i n g s , and t h o s e p l a n s w h ich o f f e r " e x t e n d e d " o r " s a b b a t i c a l " b e n e f it s b ey o n d b a s i c p l a n s to w o r k e r s w ith q u a lify in g le n g th s o f s e r v i c e . T y p ic a l o f s u c h e x c l u s io n s a r e p l a n s in th e s t e e l , a lu m in u m , a n d c a n i n d u s t r i e s . 2 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y . 3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s . 4 I n c lu d e s d a ta f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in 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 ; a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y . 5 I n c lu d e s p a y m e n t s o th e r th a n " l e n g t h o f t i m e , " su c h a s p e r c e n t a g e o f a n n u a l e a r n in g s o r f l a t - s u m p a y m e n t s , c o n v e r t e d to a n e q u iv a le n t tim e b a s i s ; f o r e x a m p le , a p a y m e n t o f 2 p e r c e n t o f a n n u a l e a r n in g s w a s c o n s i d e r e d a s 1 w e e k 's p a y . P e r i o d s o f s e r v i c e w e r e c h o s e n a r b i t r a r i l y a n d d o n o t n e c e s s a r i l y r e f l e c t th e in d iv id u a l p r o v i s i o n s f o r p r o g r e s s i o n . F o r e x a m p le , th e c h a n g e s in p r o p o r t io n s in d ic a t e d a t 10 y e a r s ' s e r v i c e in c lu d e c h a n g e s in p r o v i s i o n s o c c u r r in g b e tw e e n 5 a n d 10 y e a r s . E s t i m a t e s a r e c u m u la tiv e . T h u s , th e p r o p o r t io n e l ig i b l e f o r 3 w e e k s ' p a y o r m o r e a f t e r 10 y e a r s in c lu d e s t h o s e e l ig i b l e f o r 3 w e e k s ' p a y o r m o r e a f t e r f e w e r y e a r s o f s e r v i c e . 6 L e s s th a n 0 .5 p e r c e n t . 7 E s t i m a t e s o f p r o v i s i o n s f o r 30 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e a r e id e n t i c a l. 17 Table B-6. Health, Insurance, and Pension Plans ( P e r c e n t o f p la n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s e m p lo y e d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g h e a lt h , i n s u r a n c e , o r p e n s io n b e n e f it s , W a te r lo o , Io w a , N o v e m b e r 1968) P la n t w o r k e r s O ffic e w o r k e r s T y p e o f b e n e fit A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2 M a n u fa c tu r in g P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3 A ll i n d u s t r i e s 4 M a n u fa c tu rin g P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 100 L if e i n s u r a n c e -------------------------------------------A c c i d e n t a l d e a th a n d d is m e m b e r m e n t in s u r a n c e — ________ ___ ________ ______________ S i c k n e s s a n d a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e o r s i c k le a v e o r b o t h 5 _ _ 98 100 99 98 99 94 88 95 77 83 92 69 94 98 77 61 56 69 S i c k n e s s a n d a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e S ic k le a v e (fu ll p a y a n d no w a itin g p e r io d ) ______________________ ____— S i c k le a v e ( p a r t i a l p a y o r w a itin g p e r io d ) 83 96 33 42 51 24 8 2 30 22 14 38 4 1 41 20 19 31 100 100 98 83 84 100 100 99 83 90 100 100 100 99 77 97 97 94 92 81 99 99 99 92 89 100 100 100 94 61 A ll w o r k e r s W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g a t l e a s t 1 o f th e b e n e f it s sh o w n b e lo w H ^ s p i t a l i r.xt-A n rt i n s u r a n r p . S u r g i c a l i n s u r a n c e ______ _____ _ M e d ic a l in s u r a n c e .. . . . C a t a s t r o p h e i n s u r a n c e — ______________ R e t ir e m e n t p e n s io n ____________________________ 1 I n c lu d e s t h o s e p la n s f o r w h ich a t l e a s t a p a r t o f th e c o s t i s b o r n e b y th e e m p l o y e r , e x c e p t t h o s e l e g a l l y r e q u i r e d , su c h a s w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n s a t io n , s o c i a l s e c u r i t y , a n d r a i l r o a d r e t ir e m e n t . 2 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to th o s e in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y . 3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s . 4 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ; a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y . 5 U n d u p lic a te d t o t a l o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s i c k le a v e o r s i c k n e s s a n d a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y b e lo w . S ic k le a v e p l a n s a r e li m it e d to t h o s e w h ic h d e fin it e ly e s t a b l i s h at le a st th e m in im u m n u m b e r o f d a y s ' p a y th a t c a n b e e x p e c t e d b y e a c h e m p lo y e e . I n f o r m a l s i c k le a v e a ll o w a n c e s d e t e r m in e d on a n in d iv id u a l b a s i s a r e e x c lu d e d . 18 Table B-7. Method of Wage Determination and Frequency of Payment ( P e r c e n t d is t r i b u t i o n o f p la n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y m e th o d o f w a g e d e t e r m i n a t i o n 1 a n d f r e q u e n c y o f w a g e p a y m e n t , W a te r lo o , Io w a, N o v e m b e r 1968) P la n t w o r k e r s Ite m A ll w o r k e r s ___________________________________ A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2 M a n u fa c tu r in g O ffic e w o r k e r s P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3 A ll i n d u s t r i e s 4 M a n u fa c tu rin g P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3 100 100 100 100 100 100 60 52 10 42 53 52 10 42 99 97 50 47 100 63 3 61 100 71 71 100 57 25 31 15 14 47 3 - 31 - - 3 - - 54 37 71 29 - 43 - M e th o d o f w a g e d e t e r m i n a t i o n 1 P a id tim e r a t e s ____________________________________ F o r m a l r a t e p o l i c y ____________________________ S in g le r a t e __________________________________ R a n g e o f r a t e s ______________________________ P r o g r e s s i o n b a s e d on a u t o m a t ic a d v a n c e m e n t a c c o r d in g to le n g th o f s e r v i c e ______________________ P r o g r e s s i o n b a s e d on m e r i t r e v i e w ________________________ _________ P r o g r e s s io n b a s e d on a c o m b in a t io n o f le n g th o f s e r v i c e an d m e r i t r e v i e w ----------------N o f o r m a l r a t e p o l ic y _________________________ P a id b y in c e n t iv e m e t h o d s ________________________ P i e c e r a t e ______________________________________ I n d iv id u a l____________________________________ G ro u p ________________________________________ P r o d u c t io n b o n u s ______________________________ I n d iv id u a l____________________________________ G r o u p ________________________________________ C o m m i s s i o n ____________________________________ (5) 26 8 40 6 6 33 30 3 1 28 1 47 7 7 41 37 3 2 1 ~ - 91 7 2 (5) 99 10 90 - - - M e th o d o f d e t e r m in i n g in c e n t iv e p a y o f o f f ic e w o r k e r s not p r e s e n t e d 1 F re q u e n cy of w age paym en t W e e k ly _____________________________________________ B iw e e k ly ___________________________________________ S e m im o n t h ly _______________________________________ M o n th ly ____________________________________________ O th e r f r e q u e n c y ___________________________________ - 1 29 56 13 2 31 63 4 1 1 F o r a d e s c r i p t i o n o f th e m e th o d s o f w a g e d e t e r m in a t io n , s e e I n tr o d u c tio n . 2 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to th o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y . 3 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s . 4 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; fin 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 ; a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y . 5 L e s s th a n 0 . 5 p e r c e n t . 13 62 24 - Appendix. Occupational Descriptions T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r i n g jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r 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 ie ld 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 ia t e o c c u p a t io n s w o r k e r s w ho a r e e m p lo 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 if 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 li s h m e n t to e s t a b li s h m e n t a n d f r o m a r e a to a r e a . T h is p e r m i t s th e g r o u p in g o f o c c u p a tio 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 le jo b c o n te n t. B e c a u s e o f th is e m p h a s i s on in t e r e s t a b l is 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 il it y o f o c c u p a tio n a l c o n te n t, th e B u r e a u 's jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d if f e r s i g n i f ic a n t l y f r o m t h o s e in u s e in in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s o r th o s e p r e p a r e d f o r o th e r p u r p o s e s . In a p p ly in g 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 fie ld e c o n o m is t s a r e in s t r u c t e d to e x c lu d e w o rk 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 in 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 , M A C H IN E CLERK, B i l l e r , m a c h in e ( b illin g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a s p e c i a l b il lin g m a c h in 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 ich a r e c o m b in a t io n ty p in g a n d a d d in g m a c h in e s ) to p r e p a r e b i l l s a n d in 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 , in t e r n a l ly p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , sh ip p in g m e m o r a n d u m s , e t c . U s u a ll y in v o lv e s, a p p lic a t i o n o f p r e d e t e r m in e d d is c o u n t s a n d sh 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 io n s , w h ich m a y o r m a y n o t b e c o m p u te d on th e b il lin g m a c h in e , a n d t o t a l s w h ich a r e a u t o m a t ic a ll y a c c u m u la t e d b y m a c h in e . T h e o p e r a tio n u s u a l ly in 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 in g p r e p a r e d a n d i s o fte n d o n e on a fa n fo ld m a c h in e . B i l l e r , m a c h in e (b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in 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 in g tq n R a n d , e t c ., w h ich m a y o r m a y n o t h a v e t y p e w r it 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 io n . G e n e r a ll y in v o lv e s th e s i m u l t a n e o u s e n t r y o f f i g u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' le d g e r r e c o r d . T h e m a c h in e a u t o m a t ic a ll y a c c u m u l a t e s f i g u r e s on a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o lu m n s a n d c o m p u t e s , a n d u s u a l ly p r in t s a u t o m a t ic a ll y the d e b it o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s . D o e s n o t in v o lv e a k n o w le d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g . W o rk s f r o m u n if o r m an d sta n d a rd ty p e s o f s a l e s and c r e d it s l ip s . B O O K K E E P IN G - M A C H I N 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 in e (R e m in g to 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 tio n a l C a s h R e g i s t e r , w ith o r w ith o u t a t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a r d ) to k e e p a r e c o r d o f b u s i n e s s 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 ir 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 is t r i b u t i o n o f d e b it 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 l id a t e d r e p o r t s , b a l a n c e s h e e t s , a n d o th e r r e c o r d s b y h and. C l a s s B . K e e p s a r e c o r d of one o r m o re p h a s e s o r se c tio n s o f a s e t o f r e c o r d s u s u a lly r e q u ir i n g li t t l e k n o w le d g e o f b a s i c b o o k k e e p in g . P h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s in c lu d e a c c o u n t s p a y a b le , p a y r o l l, c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n t s (n o t in c lu d in g a s i m p le ty p e o f b il lin 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 i b u t i o n , e x p e n s e d is t r i b u t i o n , in v e n t o r y c o n t r 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 . CLERK, A C C O U N T IN G C l a s s A . U n d e r g e n e r a l d ir e c t i o n o f a b o o k k e e p e r o r a c c o u n t a n t, h a s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r k e e p in g one o r m o r e s e c t i o n s o f a c o m p le te s e t o f b o o k s o r r e c o r d s r e la t in g to one p h a s e of a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t 's b u s i n e s s t r a n s a c t i o n s . W ork in v o l v e s p o s tin g an d b a la n c in g s u b s i d i a r y le d g e r o r l e d g e r s su c h a s a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ; e x a m in in g a n d c o d in g in 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 is 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 in 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 ju s t i n g , a n d c l o s in g jo 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 . f il in 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 i a 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 c u m a t e r i a l . M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r i o u s t y p e s in c o n ju n c tio n a l l g r o u p o f lo w e r l e v e l f i l e c l e r k s . C l a s s B . S o r t s , c o d e s , a n d f i l e s u n c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y s i m p le ( s u b je c t m a t t e r ) h e a d in g s " o r - p a r t l y c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y f in e r s u b h e a d in g s . P r e p a r e s s i m p le r e l a t e d in 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 id e n tifie 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 ir e d to m a in ta in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s . C l a s s C . P e r f o r m s r o u t in e f il in g o f m a t e r i a l th 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 ich i s e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s i m p le 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 lp h a b e t ic a l, c h r o n o lo g ic a l, o r n u m e r ic a l) . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s m a t e r i a l ; a n d m a y f i l l o u t w ith d r a w a l c h a r g e . P e r f o r m s s i m p le c l e r i c a l a n d m a n u a l t a s k s r e q u i r e d to m a in ta in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s . CLERK, O RDER R e c e i v e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s f o r m a t e r i a l o r m e r c h a n d is e b y m a i l , p h o n e , o r p e r s o n a l ly . D u tie s in v o lv e a n y c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o llo w in 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 in g o ut a n o r d e r s h e e t l i s t in 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 in g p r i c e s a n d q u a n t it ie s o f i t e m s on o r d e r s h e e t ; a n d d is t r i b u t i n g o r d e r s h e e t s to r e s p e c t i v e d e p a r t m e n t s to b e f i l l e d . M a y c h e c k w ith c r e d i t d e p a r t m e n t to d e t e r m in e c r e d i t r a t i n g o f c u s t o m e r , a c k n o w le d g e r e c e i p t o f o r d e r s f r o m c u s t o m e r s , fo llo w u p o r d e r s to s e e th a t th 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 sh ip p in g in v o i c e s w ith o r i g i n a l o r d e r s . 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 on th e p a y r o l l s h e e t s . D u tie s in v o lv e : C a lc u la t i n g w o r k e r s ' e a r n in g s b a s e d on tim e o r p r o d u c tio n r e c o r d s ; an d p o s tin g c a lc u la t e d d a t a o n p a y r o l l s h e e t , sh o w in g in fo r m a t io n su c h a s w o r k e r 's n a m e , w o rk in g d a y s , t i m e , r a t e , d e d u c tio 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 in g u p an d d is 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 t i n g m a c h in e . CO M PTO M ETER OPERATOR 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 to m e te r to p e r f o r m m a t h e m a t ic a l c o m p u t a t io n s . T h is jo b i s no t to b e c o n f u s e d w ith th a t o f s t a t i s t i c a l o r o th e r ty p e o f c l e r k , w h ich 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 to m e te r b u t, in w h ich , u s e o f t h is m a c h in e i s in c id e n ta l to p e r f o r m a n c e of o th e r d u t ie s . KEYPUNCH OPERATO R C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a n u m e r ic a l a n d / o r a lp h a b e t ic a l o r c o m b in a t io n k e y p u n c h m a c h in 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 ta b u la 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 lo w e r le 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 io n , w o rk r e q u i r e s a p p lic 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 in a t i o n s , f o r e x a m p le , l o c a t e s on th e s o u r c e d o c u m e n t th e i t e m s to b e p u n ch ed ; e x t r a c t s in fo r m a t io n f r o m s e v e r a l d o c u m e n t s ; a n d s e a r c h e s f o r a n d i n t e r p r e t s in f o r m a tio n on th e d o c u m e n t to d e t e r m in e in fo r m a t io n to b e p u n c h e d . M a y t r a i n 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 one o r m o r e r o u tin e a c c o u n t in g o p e r a t io n s su c h a s p o s tin g s i m p le jo u r n a l v o u c h e r s o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b le v o u c h e r s , e n te 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 il in g b a n k a c c o u n t s ; a n d p o s tin 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 le d b y g e n e r a l l e d g e r s , o r p o s tin g s i m p le c o s t a c c o u n t in g d a t a . T h is jo b d o e s n o t r e q u i r e a k n o w l e d g e o f a c c o u n t 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 ich th e m o r e ro u tin e a c c o u n t in g w o r k i s s u b d iv id e d on a f u n c tio n a l b a s i s a m o n g s e v e r a l w o r k e r s . F IL E C l a s s A . In an e s t a b l i s h e d f i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s a n d in d e x e s f i l e m e n t s , e t c . M a y a l s o f i l e t h is w ith th e f i l e s . M a y le a d a s m 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 in v o i c e s on a m a c h in e o th e r th a n a n o r d in a r y o r e l e c t r o m a t i c t y p e w r it e r . M a y a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s a s to b il l i n g s o r sh 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 rk in c id e n t a l to b il lin g o p e r a t io n s . F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a c h in 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 in e , a s f o ll o w s : 19 20 K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u e d C l a s s B . U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n o r fo llo w in g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r in s t r u c t i o n s , t r a n s c r i b e s d a ta f r o m s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to pu n ch ed c a r d s . O p e r a t e s a n u m e r ic a l a n d / o r a lp h a b e t ic a l o r c o m b in a t io n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to k e y p u n c h t a b u la t in g c a r d s . M a y v e r i f y c a r d s . W o rkin g f r o m v a r i o u s s t a n d a r d iz e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s , f o ll o w s s p e c i f i e d s e q u e n c e s w h ich 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 il a n d r e q u i r e l i t t l e o r no s e l e c t i n g , c o d in g , o r in t e r p r e t in g o f d a ta to b e p u n ch ed . 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 in f o r m a t io n , e t c . , a r e r e f e r r e d to s u p e r v i s o r . S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u ed d. S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . (o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t le v e l o f o f f ic i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 000 p e r s o n s ; o r e. S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a l a r g e a n d im p o r t a n t o r g a n i z a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a m id d le m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r o f an o r g a n i z a t io 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 re d p e r s o n s ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 000 p e r s o n s . C la ss C O F F I C E B O Y OR G I R L P e r f o r m s v a r io u s r o u t in e d u t ie s su c h a s ru n n in g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t in g m in o r o f f ic e m a c h in e s su 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 is t r i b u t i n g m a i l , a n d o th e r m in o r c l e r i c a l w o rk . a. S e c r e t a r y to a n e x e c u t iv e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o se r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s n o t e q u iv a le n t to one o f th e s p e c i f i c l e v e l s it u a t io n s in th e d e fin itio n f o r c l a s s B , b u t w h o se s u b o r d in a te s t a f f n o r m a l ly 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 id e d in to o r g a n i z a t io n a l s e g m e n t s w h ich a r e o fte n , in t u r n , f u r t h e r s u b d iv id e d . In s o m e c o m p a n ie s , t h is l e v e l in c lu d e s a w id e r a n g e o f o r g a n i z a t io n a l e c h e lo n s ; in o t h e r s , o n ly one o r tw o ; o r SECRETA RY b . S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l of o f f ic i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r th a n 5, 000 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 ly to one in d iv id u a l. M a in ta 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 rk s f a i r l y in d e p e n d e n tly r e c e i v i n g a m in im u m o f d e t a ile d s u p e r v i s i o n a n d g u id a n c e . P e r f o r m s v a r ie d c l e r i c a l 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 in c lu d in g m o s t o f th e f o ll o w i n g : (a) R e c e i v e s te 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 in c o m in g m a i l , a n s w e r s r o u t in e in q u i r i e s , a n d r o u t e s th e t e c h n ic a l in q u ir 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 in t a in 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 in t a in s th e s u p e r v i s o r 's c a le n d a r a n d m a k e s a p p o in tm 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 in 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 ic 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 ic a n d ty p in g w o rk . a. S e c r e t a r y to th e s u p e r v i s o r o r h e a d o f a s m a l l o r g a n i z a t io n a l u n it ( e . g . , fe w e r th a n a b o u t 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; o r 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 a n d d if f i c u l t y . T h e w o rk t y p ic a ll y r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f ic e r o u tin e a n d u n d e r s ta n d in g o f th e o r g a n i z a t io 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 to th e w o rk o f th e s u p e r v i s o r . ST E N O G R A P H E R , E x c lu sio n s N o t a l l p o s it i o n s th a t a r e t i t le d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s th e a b o v e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . E x a m p l e s o f p o s it i o n s w h ich a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th e d e f in itio n a r e a s f o ll o w s : (a) P o s i t i o n s w h ich 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 ly 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 ie s ; (c) s t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v i n g a s o f f ic e a s s i s t a n t s to a g r o u p o f p r o f e s s i o n a l , te c h n ic 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 it i o n s in w h ich th e d u t ie 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 tin e o r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e c o m p le x a n d r e s p o n s i b l e th a n th o s e c h a r a c t e r i z e d in th e d e f in itio n ; a n d (e) a s s i s t a n t ty p e p o s it i o n s w h ich in v o lv e m o r e d if 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 ic a l, a d m in 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 ie s w h ich a r e n o t t y p ic a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o rk . 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 le v e l d e f in it io n s fo llo w in g , r e f e r s to th o s e o f f i c i a l s w ho h a v e a s i g n i f ic a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o lic y m a k in g r o le w ith r e g a r d to m a jo r c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s . T h e t i t le " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , " th o u g h n o r m a l ly in d ic a t iv e o f t h is r o l e , d o e s not in a l l c a s e s id e n tify su 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 se 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 ly on in d iv id 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 in d iv id u a l lo a n o r c r e d i t a c t io n s ; a d m i n i s t e r in d iv id 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 ff ) a r e n o t c o n s id 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 in g th e fo llo w in g l e v e l d e f in i t io n s . C la ss A over a. S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir 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 th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , 100 b u t fe w e r th a n 5, 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r b . S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r (o th e r th a n th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t ) o f a c o m p a n y th 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 . S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d ( im m e d i a t e l y b e lo w th e c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r le v e l) o f a m a jo r s e g 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 th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s . C la ss B a. S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir 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 th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , fe w e r th a n 100 p e r s o n s ; o r b . S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r (o th e r th a n c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t ) of a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 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 c . S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d ( im m e d i a t e l y b e lo w th e o f f i c e r le v e l) o v e r e i t h e r a m a jo r c o r p o r a t e - w i d e fu n c tio 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 io n s , in 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 i z a t io 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 is io n ) o F a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 b u t fe w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 0 0 e m p l o y e e s ; o r C la ss D b . S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e r v i s o r y s t a f f s p e c i a l i s t , p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p l o y e e , a d m in is t r a t iv e o f f i c e r , o r a s s i s t a n t , s k i l l e d t e 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 th is 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 .) GENERAL P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u tin e v o c a b u la r y f r o m one o r m o r e p e r s o n s e i t h e r in sh o r t h a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n . M ay a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it te n c o p y . M a y m a in t a in f i l e s , k e e p s i m p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o th e r r e l a t i v e l y r o u tin e c l e r i c a l t a s k s . M a y o p e r a t e f r o m a s t e n o g r a p h ic 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 r k . (S e e t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r . ) STEN O G R A PH ER , S E N IO R P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u la r y su 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 one 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 an d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n . M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it te n copy. M a y a l s o s e t u p a n d m a in ta in f i l e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e t c . OR P e r f o r m s s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t ie s r e q u ir i n g s i g n i f ic a n t l y g r e a t e r in d e p e n d e n c e a n d r e s p o n s i b il it 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 fo llo w in g : W ork r e q u i r e s h ig h d e g r e e of s t e n o g r a p h ic s p e e d a n d a c c u r a c y ; a n d a th o ro u g h w o rk 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 ffic 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 io 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 rk flo w , e t c . U s e s t h is 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 ic d u t ie 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 su c h a s , m a in ta in in g fo 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 in g s i m p le l e t t e r s f r o m g e n e r a l in s t r u c t i o n s ; r e a d i n g a n d r o u tin g in c o m in g m a il ; a n d a n s w e r in g r o u tin e q u e s t i o 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 rk . S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R 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 ip l e - p o s it i o n te le p h o n e s w itc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g , o u tg o in g , in t r a p l a n t o r o f f ic e c a l l s . P e r f o r m s fu l l te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n s e r v i c e o r h a n d le s c o m p le x c a l l s , su c h a s c o n f e r e n c e , c o 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 io n to d o in g ro u tin e w o rk a s d e s c r i b e d f o r s w itc h b o a r d o p e r a t o r , c l a s s B , o r a s a f u l l - t i m e a s s i g n m e n t . ( " F u l l " te le p h o n e in f o r m a tio n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w hen th e e s t a b li s h m e n t h a s v a r ie d fu n c tio 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 le f o r te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n p u r p o s e s , e . g . , b e c a u s e of o v e r la p p in g o r i n t e r r e l a t e d f u n c t io n s , an d c o n s e q u e n tly p r e s e n t fr e q u e n t p r o b l e m s a s to w h ich e x t e n s io n s a r e a p p r o p r ia t e f o r c a l l s . ) C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s a s in g le - o r m u l t ip l e - p o s it i o n te le p h o n e s w itc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g , o u tg o in g , i n t r a p l a n t o r o f f ic e c a l l s . M a y h a n d le r o u tin e lo n g d is 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 li m it e d te le p h o n e in f o r m a tio n s e r v i c e . ( " L i m i t e d " te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n s e r v i c e o c c u r s if th e fu n c tio n s o f th e e s t a b li 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 le f o r te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n p u r p o s e s , o r if th e r e q u e s t s a r e r o u t in e , e . g . , g iv in g e x t e n s io n n u m b e r s w h en s p e c i f i c n a m e s a r e f u r n is h e d , o r if c o m p le x c a l l s a r e r e f e r r e d to a n o th e r o p e r a t o r .) 21 S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N I S T 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 — C o n tin u ed In a d d itio n to p e r f o r m i n g d u tie s o f o p e r a t o r on a s i n g l e - p o s i t i o n o r m o n ito r - ty 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 io 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 tin e c l e r i c a l w o rk a s p a r t o f r e g u l a r d u t ie s . T h is ty p in g o r c l e r i c a l w o rk m a y ta k e th e m a jo r p a r t o f th is w o r k e r 's tim e w h ile at sw itc h b o a r d . C l a s s C . O p e r a t e s s i m p le t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n tin g m a c h in e s su c h a s th e s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c in g p u n ch , c o l l a t o r , e t c ., w ith s p e c i f i c in s t r u c t i o n s . M a y in c lu d e s i m p le w ir in g f r o m d i a g r a m s an d so m e f ilin g w o r k . T h e w o rk t y p ic a ll y in v o lv e s p o r t io n s o f a w o rk u n it, f o r e x a m p le , in d iv id u a l s o r t in g o r c o ll a t in g ru n s o r r e p e t it i v e o p e r a t io n s . T R A N S C R IB IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R , GENERAL T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a v a r i e t y o f ta b u la 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 in e s , ty p ic a ll y in c lu d in g su c h m a c h in 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 , in 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 te 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 lt w ir in g a s r e q u ir e d . T h e c o m p le te r e p o r t i n g a n d ta b u la t in g a s s i g n m e n t s t y p ic a ll 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 le x r e p o r t s w h ich o fte n a r e of i r r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r in g ty p e r e q u ir in g s o m e p la n n in g an d s e q u e n c in 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 ic a ll y in v o lv e d in t r a in in g new o p e r a t o r s in m a c h in e o p e r a t io 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 ir in g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d o p e r a t in g s e q u e n c e s o f lo n g a n d c o m p le x r e p o r t s . D o e s not in c lu d e w o r k in 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 la t in g - m a c h in e o p e r a t io 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 rk a n d p r o d u c tio n o f a g r o u p o f t a b u la t in g - m a c h in 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 if f ic u lt ta b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n tin g m a c h in e s su c h a s th e t a b u l a t o r an d c a l c u l a t o r , in a d d itio n to th e s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c e r , an d c o l l a t o r . T h is w o rk i s p e r f o r m e d u n d e r s p e c i f i c in s t r u c t i o n s a n d m a y in c lu d e th e p e r f o r m a n c e of so m e w ir in g f r o m d i a g r a m s . T h e w o rk ty p ic a ll y i n v o l v e s , f o r e x a m p le , ta b u la t io n s in v o lv in g a r e p e t it i v e a c c o u n tin g e x e r c i s e , a c o m p le te b ut s m a l l ta b u la t in g s t u d y , o r p a r t s o f a lo n g e r an d m o r e c o m p le 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 ly o f a r e c u r r i n g n a tu 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 l i s h e d . M a y a l s o in c lu d e th e tr a i n in g o f new e m p l o y e e s in th e b a s i c o p e r a t io n o f th e m a c h in e . PROFESSIONAL P r i m a r y d u ty i s to t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u tin e v o c a b u la r y fr 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 it te n c o p y an d do s i m p le c l e 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 ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r ie d te c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u la r y su c h a s le 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 a r e not in c lu d e d . A w o r k e r w ho t a k e s d ic t a t io n in s h o r t h an d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e i s c l a s s i f i e d a s a s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l . T Y P IS T U s e s a t y p e w r it e r to m a k e c o p i e s o f v a r io u s m a t e r i a l o r to m a k e out b i l l s a f t e r c a l c u l a t io n s h a v e b e e n m a d e by a n o th e r p e r s o n . M a y in c lu d e ty 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 lic a tin g p r o c e s s e s . M a y do c l e r i c a l w o rk in v o lv in g lit t le s p e c i a l t r a i n in g , su c h a s k e e p in g s i m p le r e c o r d s , f il in g r e c o r d s a n d r e p o r t s , o r s o r t in g an d d is t r i b u t i n g in c o m in g m a il . C l a s s A . P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e of th e fo llo w in g ; T y p in g m a t e r i a l in fin a l fo r m w h en it in v o lv e s c o m b in in g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s o r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y fo r c o r r e c t s p e l li n g , s y l la b ic a t i o n , p u n c tu a tio n , e t c ., o f te c h n ic 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 la 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 an d ty p in g o f c o m p lic a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s to m a in ta in u n ifo r m ity and b a l a n c e in s p a c in g . M a y ty p e r o u tin e f o r m l e t t e r s v a r y in g d e t a i l s to s u it 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 fo llo w in g : C o p y ty p in g f r o m ro u g h o r c l e a r d r a f t s ; r o u t in e ty p in g o f f o r m s , in s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c .; an d s e t t in g up s i m p le s t a n d a r d t a b u l a t io n s , o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p le x t a b l e s a l r e a d y s e tu p a n d s p a c e d p r o p e r l y . TECHNICAL D R A F T S M A N — C o n tin u e d D RA FTSM A N C l a s s A . P l a n s the g r a p h i c p r e s e n t a t io n o f c o m p le x it e m s h a v in g d is t i n c t i v e d e s ig n f e a t u r e s th a t d if f e r s i g n i f ic a n t l y f r o m e s t a b li s h e d d r a f tin g p r e c e d e n t s . W o rk s in c l o s e s u p p o r t w ith th e d e s ig n o r i g i n a t o r , an d m a y r e c o m m e n d m in o r d e s ig n c h a n g e s . A n a 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 on th e d e t a i l s o f f o r m , fu n c tio n , a n d p o s it i o n a l r e l a t io n s h ip s o f c o m p o n e n ts a n d p a r t s . W o rk s w ith a m in im u m 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 te d w o r k i s r e v ie w e d b y d e s ig n o r ig in a t o r f o r c o n s is t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g in e e r in g d e t e r m in a t i o n s . M a y 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 t h e ir p r e p a r a t i o n b y lo w e r le v e l d r a f t s m e n . C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n ro u tin e a n d c o m p le x d r a f t in g a s s i g n m e n t s th a t r e q u ir e th e a p p l i c a tio n o f m o s t o f th e s t a n d a r d iz e d d r a w in g te c h n iq u e s r e g u l a r l y u s e d . D u tie s t y p ic a ll y in v o lv e su c h w o r k a s : P r e p a r e s w o r k in g d r a w in 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 lt ip le f u n c tio n s , a n d p r e c i s e p o s it i o n a l r e la t io n s h ip s b e tw e e n c o m p o n e n t s; p r e p a r e s a r c h i t e c t u r a l d r a w in g s f o r c o n s t r u c t io n o f a b u ild in g in c lu d in g d e t a il d r a w in g s o f f o u n d a t io n s , w a ll s e c t i o n s , f lo 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 la s a n d m a n u a l s in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y c o m p u ta tio n s to d e t e r m in e q u a n titie s o f m a t e r i a l s to b e u s e d , lo 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 , etc. R e c e i v e s in it i a l in 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 te d w o rk i s c h e c k e d fo r t e c h n ic a l a d e q u a c y . C l a s s C . P r e p a r e s d e t a il d r a w in g s o f s i n g l e u n its o r p a r t s f o r e n g in e e r in g , c o n s t r u c t io n , m a n u fa c t u r in g , o r r e p a i r p u r p o s e s . T y p e s of d r a w in 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 io n s (d e p ic tin g t h r e e d im e n s io 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 itio n in g o f c o m p o n e n ts an d c o n v e y n e e d e d in f o r m a tio n . C o n s o lid a t e s d e t a i l s f r o m a n u m b e r o f s o u r c e s a n d a d j u s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a l e a s r e q u 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 ic e on s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g iv e n w ith in it i a l a s s i g n m e n t s . I n s t r u c t io n s a r e l e s s c o m p le te w h en a s s ig n m e n t s r e c u r . W ork 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 . D RA FT SM A N - T R A C E R C o p i e s p la n s a n d d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s b y p l a c in 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 in g s an d t r a c i n g w ith p e n o r p e n c i l. (D o e s not in c lu d e t r a c i n g li m it e d to p la n s p r i m a r i l y c o n s is t in g o f s t r a i g h t li n e s a n d a l a r g e s c a l e not r e q u ir i n g c l o s e d e lin e a tio n .) a n d /o r P r e p a r e s s i m p le o r r e p e t it i v e d r a w in g s o f e a s i l y v i s u a l i z e d i t e m s . d u r in g p r o g r e s s . W o rk i s c l o s e l y s u p e r v i s e d N U R S E , IN D U S T R I A L ( R E G I S T E R E D ) A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w ho g i v e s n u r s i n g s e r v i c e u n d e r g e n e r a l m e d ic a l d ir e c t i o n to il l o r in ju r e d e m p l o y e e s o r o th e r p e r s o n s w ho b e c o m e i l l o r s u f f e r a n a c c id e n t on th e p r e m i s e s o f a f a c t o r y o r o th e r e s t a b li s h m e n t . D u tie s in v o lv e a c o m b in a tio n o f th e fo llo w in g : G iv in g f i r s t a id to th e il l o r in ju r e d ; a tte n d in g to 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 ju 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 id e n t r e p o r t s fo r c o m p e n s a tio n o r o th e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t i n g in p h y s ic a l e x a m in a t io n s a n d h e a lth e v a l u a t io n s o f a p p lic 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 an d c a r r y in g out p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g h e a lth e d u c a tio n , a c c id e n t p r e v e n t io n , e v a lu a tio n o f p la n t e n v ir o n m e n t , o r o th 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 lt 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 C A R P E N T E R , M A IN T E N A N C E CARPENTER, P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n t r y d u t ie s n e c e s s a r y to c o n s t r u c t an d m a in ta in in g o o d r e p a i r b u ild in g w o o d w o rk a n d e q u ip m e n t su c h a s b in 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 li s h m e n t . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t of th e fo llo w in g : P l a n n in g an d la y in g o ut o f w o rk f r o m b lu e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l in s t r u c t i o n s u s in g a v a r i e t y o f c a r p e n t e r * s h a n d t o o ls , p o r t a b l e p o w e r t o o l s , a n d s t a n d a r d m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to d im e n s io n s o f w o r k ; a n d s e le 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 rk . In g e n e r a l , th e w o rk o f th e m a in te n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n in g an d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in g and e x p e rie n c e . M A IN T E N A N C E — C o n tin u ed 22 E L E C T R I C I A N , M A IN T E N A 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 )— C o n tin u ed 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 tio n s su c h a s th e i n s t a l la t io n , m a in te n a n c e , o r r e p a i r o f e q u ip m e n t f o r th e g e n e r a t io n , d is t r i b u t i o n , o r u t il iz 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 li s h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : I n s t a ll in 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 su 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 tin g u n it s , c o n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o th 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 in g f r o m b lu e p r i n t s , d r a w in g s , la y o u t s , o r o th 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 ia g n o s in g t r o u b le 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 in g s t a n d a r d c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to lo a d r e q u ir e m e n t s o f w ir in 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 in g a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n 's h a n d to o ls an d m e a s u r i n g an d t e s t in g in 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 in te 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 ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g an d e x p e rie n c e . 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 ic le a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s ; a n d a lin in g w h e e ls , a d ju s t i n g b r a k e s a n d l i g h t s , o r tig h te n in g b o d y b o l t s . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e a u t o m o tiv e m e c h a n ic r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . E N G IN E E R , S T A T IO N A R Y O p e r a t e s a n d m a in t a in 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 io n o f s t a t io n a r y e n g in e s an d e q u ip m e n t ( m e c h a n ic a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) to s u p p ly th e e s t a b li s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith p o w e r , h e a t , r e f r i g e r a t i o n , o r a ir - c o n d it io n i n g . W o rk in v o l v e s : O p e r a tin g a n d m a in ta in in g e q u ip m e n t s u 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 i n e s , v e n tila t in g a n d r e f r i g e r a t in 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 in 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 io n o f m a c h in e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , a n d fu e l c o n s u m p tio n . M a y a l s o s u p e r v i s e t h e s e o p e r a t i o n s . H e a d o r c h ie f e n g i n e e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e th a n one e n g in e e r a r e e x c l u d e d . F I R E M A N , S T A T IO N A R Y B O I L E R F i r e s s t a t i o n a r y b o i l e r s to f u r n is h th e e s t a b li s h m e n t in w h ich e m p lo y e d w ith h e a t, p o w e r , o r s t e a m . F e e d s f u e l s to f i r e b y h an d o r o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n ic 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. H ELPER, M A IN T E N A N C E T R A D E S A s s i s t s one 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 in te 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 ie s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , su c h a s k e e p in g a w o r k e r s u p p lie 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 in g a r e a , m a c h in 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 l s ; a n d p e r f o r m i n g o th e r u n s k ill e d t a s k s a s d i r 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 rk th e h e lp 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 to t r a d e : In s o m e t r a d e s th e h e l p e r i s c o n fin e d to s u p p ly in g , li f t in 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 in g a r e a s ; an 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 in 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 th a t a r e a l s o p e r f o r m e d b y w o r k e r s on a f u l l - t i m e b a s i s . M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R , TO O LR O O M S p e c i a l i z e s in th e o p e r a t io n o f o n e o r m o r e t y p e s o f m a c h in e t o o l s , su c h a s j i g b o r e r s , c y l in 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 ll in g m a c h in e s , in th e c o n s t r u c t io n of m a c h in 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 ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : P l a n ning an d p e r f o r m i n g d if f ic u lt m a c h in in g o p e r a t i o n s ; p r o c e s s i n g it e m s r e q u ir i n g c o m p lic 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 in 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 in s t r u m e n t s ; s e le c t i n g f e e d s , s p e e d s , t o o l in g , a n d o p e r a t io n s e q u e n c e ; a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s d u r in g o p e r a t io 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 im e n s io n s . M a y b e r e q u i r e d to r e c o g n iz e w h en t o o l s n e e d d r e s s in g , to d r e s s t o o l s , a n d to s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o la n t s a n d c u ttin g a n d lu b r ic a t i n g o i l s . F o r c r o s s in 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 in e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s , t o o l r o o m , in to o l a n d d ie jo b b in g sh o p s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n . M A C H IN IS T , M A IN T E N A N C E P r o d u c e s r e p la c e m e n t p a r t s an d new p a r t s in m a k in 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 li s h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : I n t e r p r e t i n g w r it te n in 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 la y in g out o f w o r k ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f m a c h i n i s t 's h a n d to o ls a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t in g u p a n d o p e r a t in g s t a n d a r d m a c h in e t o o l s ; s h a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to d im e n s io n s o f w o r k , t o o lin g , f e e d s , a n d s p e e d s o f m a c h in in g ; k n o w le d g e o f th e w o r k in 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 ir e d f o r h is w o r k ; an d fit tin g an d a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s in to m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t . In g e n e r a l , th e m a c h i n i s t 's w o rk n o r m a l ly r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n in g in m a c h in e - s h o p p r a c t i c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . 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 in e r y o r m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : E x a m in in g m a c h in e s a n d m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ; d is m a n t l in g o r p a r t l y d is m a n t l in g m a c h in e s an d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t m a in ly in v o lv e th e u s e o f h a n d to o ls in s c r a p i n g a n d f it t in g p a r t s ; r e p la 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 it e m s o b ta in e d f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r in g th e p r o d u c tio n o f a r e p la c e m e n t p a r t b y a m a c h in e sh o p o r se n d in g o f th e m a c h in e to a m a c h in e sh o p f o r m a jo r r e p a i r s ; p r e p a r i n g w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s fo r m a jo r r e p a i r s o r f o r th e p r o d u c tio n of p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h in e sh o p ; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h in e s ; a n d m a k in g a l l n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s f o r o p e r a t io n . In g e n e r a l , th e w o rk o f a m a in te n a n c e m e c h a n ic r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . E x c lu d e d f r o m t h is 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 ie s in v o lv e s e t t in g up o r a d ju s t i n g m a c h in e s . M IL L W R IG H T I n s t a l l s new m a c h in 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 in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t w h en c h a n g e s in th e p la n t la y o u t a r e r e q u i r e d . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o l lo w in g : P la n n in g a n d la y in g out o f th e w o r k ; in t e r p r e t in g b lu e p r in t s o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f h a n d to o ls a n d r ig g i n g ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in 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 it y ; a lin in g a n d b a la n c in 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 lin g an d m a in ta 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 su c h a s d r i v e s a n d s p e e d r e d u c e r s . In g e n e r a l , th e m i l l w r i g h t 's w o rk n o r m a l ly r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d tr a i n in 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 ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . O IL E R L u b r i c a t e s , w ith o il o r g r e a s e , e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t . P A IN T E R , th e m o v in g p a r t s o r w e a r in g s u r f a c e s o f m e c h a n ic a l M A IN T E N A N C E P a i n t s a n d r e d e c o r a t e s w a l l s , w o o d w o rk , a n d f i x t u r e s o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s th e f o llo 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 in t r e q u ir e d fo r d if f e r e n t a p p lic a t i o n s ; p r e p a r i n g s u r f a c e f o r p a in tin g b y r e m o v in g o ld fin is h o r b y p l a c in g pu tty o r f i l l e r in n a il h o le s a n d i n t e r s t i c e s ; a n d a p p ly in g p a in t w ith s p r a y gu n o r b r u s h . M a y m ix c o l o r s , o i l s , w h ite le a d , a n d o th e r p a in t in g r e d ie n t s to o b ta in p r o p e r c o lo r o r c o n s is t e n c y . In g e n e r a l , th e w o rk o f th e m a in te n a n c e p a i n t e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in 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 th e r t y p e s o f p ip e a n d p i p e f it t in g s in an e s t a b li s h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : L a y in g o ut o f w o rk a n d m e a s u r i n g to l o c a t e p o s it i o n o f p ip e f r o m d r a w in g s o r o th e r w r it 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 le n g th 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 ty le n e t o r c h o r p ip e - c u t t in g m a c h in 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 ip e b y h a n d - d r iv e n o r p o w e r - d r iv e n m a c h in e s ; a s s e m b l i n g p ip e w ith c o u p lin g s a n d f a s t e n i n g p ip e to h a n g e r s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to p r e s s u r e s , flo w , a n d s i z e o f p ip e r e q u ir e d ; a n d m a k in g s t a n d a r d t e s t s to d e t e r m in 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 i f i c a t i o n s . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p i p e f it t e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in 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 lin g a n d r e p a i r i n g b u ild 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 l u d e d . PLU M BER, M A IN T E N A N C E K e e p s th e p lu m b in g s y s t e m o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t in g o o d o r d e r . W ork in 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 in g in s t a l la t io n o f v e n ts an d t r a p s in p lu m B in g s y s t e m ; in s t a l lin g o r r e p a i r in g p ip e s an d f i x t u r e s ; a n d o p e n in g c lo g g e d d r a i n s w ith a p lu 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 in te n a n c e p lu m b e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in 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 ) S H E E T - M E T A L W O R K E R , M A IN T E N A N C E R e p a i r s a u t o m o b i le s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , a n d t r a c t o r s o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : E x a m in in g a u t o m o tiv e e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ; 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 th a t in v o lv e th e u s e o f su c h h a n d to o ls 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 in g p a r t s ; r e p la 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 ju 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 in s t a l lin g F a b r i c a t e s , i n s t a l l s , a n d m a in t a in 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 (s u 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 l v e s , l o c k e r s , t a n k s , v e n t i l a t o r s , c h u t e s , d u c t s , m e t a l r o o fin g ) o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : P la n n in g a n d la y in g out a l l t y 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 f r o m b lu e p r in t s , m o d e l s , o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; s e t t in g up a n d o p e r a t in g a l l a v a i l a b l e t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k in g m a c h in e s ; u s in g a v a r i e t y of 23 S H E E T -M E T A L W O RK ER , M A IN T E N A N C E ----C o n tin u e d T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R ----C o n tin u e d h a n d to o ls in c u tt in g , b e n d in g , f o r m i n g , s h a p in g , f i t t i n g , a n d a s s e m b l i n g ; a n d i n s t a l l i n g s h e e t m e 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 in 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 ro u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r ie 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 le n t t r a i n i n g a n 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 ; to 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 and r e p a i r s m a c h in e -sh o p t o o ls , g a g e s , j i g s , fix tu r e s o r d ie s fo r f o r g in g s , p u n c h in g , a n d o th e r m e t a l - f o r m i n g w o r k . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g ; P la n n in g an d la y in g o u t o f w o r k f r o m m o d e l s , b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , o r o th e r o r a l a n d w r it 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 to o l a n d d ie m a k e r ’ s h a n d to o ls a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g i n s t r u m e n t s ; u n d e r s ta n d in g o f th e w o r k in 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 in g o f m a c h in 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 in g n e c e s s a r y s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e l a t i n g to d i m e n s io 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 lin g o f m a c h i n e s ; h e a t - t r e a t i n g o f m e t a l p a r t s d u r in g f a b r i c a t io n a s w e ll a s o f fi n i s h e d t o o l s a n d d i e s t o a c h ie v e r e q u i r e d q u a l i t i e s ; w o r k in g to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; fi t t i n g a n d a s s e m b l i n g o f p a r t s to p r e s c r i b e d t o l e r a n c e s a n d a l l o w a n c e s ; an 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 ls ,, a n d p r o c e s s e s . In g e n e r a l , th e to o l a n d d ie m a k e r 's w o r k r e q u i r e s a ro 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 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 le n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r ie n c e . F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , s h o p s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h i s c l a s s i f i c a t i o n . to o l a n d d ie m a k e r s in t o o l a n d d ie jo b b in g CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT GUARD AND W ATCHM AN S H IP P IN G A N D R E C E IV IN G G u ard . P e r f o r m s r o u tin e p o l i c e d u t i e s , e it h e r a t f ix e d p o s t o r on t o u r , m a in t a in in g o r d e r , u s in g a r m s o r f o r c e w h e r e n e c e s s a r y . I n c lu d e s g a t e m e n w ho a r e s t a t i o n e d a t g a t e a n d c h e c k on id e n tity o f e m p lo y e e s a n d o th 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 in c o m in g s h i p m e n t s o f m e r c h a n d i s e o r o th e r m a t e r i a 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 te s , a v a ila b le m e a n s of t r a n s p o r ta tio n , an d r a t e ; and 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 in g u p b i l l s o f la d i n g , p o s t in 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 in 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 la d i n g , i n v o i c e s , o r o th e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k in g f o r s h o r 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 tin 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 in t a in in g n e c e s s a r y r e c o rd s and file s . t h e ft , W a tc h m a n . M a k e s r o u n d s o f p r e m i s e s a n d i l l e g a l e n tr y . JA N IT O R , PORTER, (S w e e p e r ; p e r i o d i c a l l y in p r o t e c t in g p r o p e r t y a g a i n s t f i r e , OR C LE A N ER ch arw o m an ; ja n it r e s s ) F o r w age 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 in 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 ic 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 th 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 io n o f th e fo llo w in g : S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b i n g , a n d p o lis h in 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 th 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 i s 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 id in g s u p p l i e s a n d m in o r m a in 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 in g a r e e x c l u d e d . LABO RER, M A T E R I A L H A N D L IN G A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u fa c t u r in g p la n t , s t o r e , o r o th e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t w h o se d u t ie s in v o lv e on e o r m o r e o f th e f o llo w in g : L o a d in g a n d u n lo a d in g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s a n d m e r c h a n d i s e on 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 th e r t r a n s p o r t i n g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k in g , s h e lv in g , o r p la c in 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 lo 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 tr u c k , c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w . L o n g s h o r e m e n , w h o lo 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 . 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 iv i n g w o rk ers a re c la s s if ie d as f o llo w s : c le rk 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 to t r a n s p o r t m a t e r i a l s , m e r c h a n d i s e , e q u ip m e n t , o r m e n b e tw e e n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s u c h a s : M a n u fa c t u r in g p l a n t s , f r e i g h t d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o l e s a l e a n d r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , o r b e tw e e n r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s 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 in 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 rk in 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 - th e - r o a d d r iv e r s a r e e x c lu d e d . F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r i v e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e a n d ty p e o f e q u ip m e n t a s fo l l o w s : ( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r sh o u ld b e r a t e d on 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 r d e r p i c k e r ; sto c k se le c to r ; w are h o u se s to c k m a n ) F i l l s s h ip p in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r fi 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 th e r i n s t r u c t i o n s . M a y , i n a d d i t i o n to fi l l i n g o r d e r s a n d in d ic a tin g i t e m s f i l l e d o r o m i t t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u tg o in g o r d e r s , r e q u i s i t i o n a d d itio 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 to s u p e r v i s o r , a n d p e r f o r m o th 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 io 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 IV 2 to n s) T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d iu m (I V 2 to a n d in c lu d in g 4 to n s) T r u c k d r iv e r , h e av 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 iv e r , h e a v y (o v e r 4 t o n s , o th e r th a n t r a i l e r ty p e ) TRUCKER, PACKER, s tu d y p u r p o s e s , 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 a n d s t a c k e r ; s h e l v e r ; t r u c k e r ; s t o c k m a n o r s t o c k h e l p e r ; w a r e h o u s e m a n o r w a r e h o u s e h e lp e r ) O RDER, CLERK POW ER SH IP P IN G P r e p a r e s f i n is h e d p r o d u c t s fo 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 io n s p e r f o r m e d b e in g d e p e n d e n t u p o n th e t y p e , s i z e , a n d n u m b e r o f u n it s to b e p a c k e d , th e ty p e o f c o n t a in e r e m p lo y e d , a n d m e th o d o f s h ip m e n t . W o rk r e q u i r e s th e p la c in g o f i t e m s in s h ip p in g c o n t a in e r s a n d m a y in v o lv e on e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo 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 in 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 in e r ; u s i n g e x c e l s i o r o r o th 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 in g a n d s e a l i n g c o n t a in e r ; a n d a p p ly in g l a b e l s o r e n t e r in g id e n t ify in g d a ta on c o n t a in e r . P a c k e r s w h o a l s o m a k e w o o d e n b o x e s o r c r a t e s a r e e x c lu d e d . O p e ra te s a tr a n s p o r t go o d s an d e sta b lish m e n t. m a n u a lly 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 fa c t u r in g p la n t , o r o th e r F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f t r u c k , a s fo l l o w s : T ru ck er, T ru ck er, p o w e r (f o r k lift ) p o w e r (o t h e r th a n f o r k l if t ) A v a i l a b l e O n R e q u e s t ---T h e ninth a n n u a l r e p o r t on s a l a r i e s f o r a c c o u n t a n t s , a u d i t o r s , a t to r n e y s , c h e m is t s , e n g in e e r s , en g in ee rin g te c h n ic ia n s, d r a fts m e n , t r a c e r s , jo b a n a l y s t s , d i r e c t o r s o f p e r s o n n e l , m a n a g e r s o f o f f i c e s e r v i c e s , b u y e r s , an d c l e r i c a l e m p l o y e e s . O r d e r a s B L S B u l l e t i n 1617, N a t i o n a l S u r v e y o f P r o f e s s i o n a l , A d m i n i s t r a t i v e , T e c h n i c a l , an d C l e r i c a l P a y , J u n e 1968*! S e v e n t y - f i v e c e n ts a copy. Area Wage Surveys A l i s t of the l a t e s t av ailab le bulletins i s p resen ted below. A d ire c to ry of a r e a wage stu dies including m ore limited stu dies conducted at the re q u e st of the Wage and Hour and Public C on trac ts D iv isions of the Departm ent of L a b o r is a v ailab le on re q ue st. Bulletins m a y be purchased fro m the Superintendent of Documents, U .S . Government Printing Office, Washington, D . C . , 20402, or fro m any of the B L S regio nal s a l e s office s shown on the in side front c o v e r. A re a Akron, Ohio, Ju ly 1 9 6 8 _______________________________ Albany— en ectady -T roy , N. Y. , Apr. 1968 * ________ Sch Albuquerque, N. Mex. , A p r. 19 6 8 1 __________________ Allentown— Bethlehem— asto n , P a . — J . E N. June 1968 1__________________________________________ Atlanta, Ga. , May 1968 1---------------------------------------B a ltim o r e , Md. , Sept. 1968 1 ________________________ Beaumont— Port Arthur— Orange, T e x . , May 1968 1 ___ Binghamton, N. Y. , Ju ly 1 9 6 8 * _______________________ B irm in gham , Ala. , A p r. 1968________________________ B o is e City, Idaho, Ju ly 1968 *_________________________ Boston; M a s s . , Sept. 1968 1 ---------------------------------Buffalo, N. Y . , Dec. 1967_____________________________ Burlington, Vt. , M ar. 1968__________________________ Canton, Ohio, June 1968 1_____________________________ Ch arleston , W. Va. , A pr. 1968 1---------------------------Charlotte, N . C . , A pr. 1 9 6 8 * _________________________ Chattanooga, Tenn. — a . , Sept. 1 9 6 8 * ________________ G Chicago, 111., A p r. 1968 _____________________________ Cincinnati, Ohio— — Ky. Ind. , Mar. 1968 1------------------Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 1 9 6 8 * _________________________ Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 1 9 6 8 * _________________________ D a lla s , T e x . , Nov. 1 9 6 8 1 ------------------------------------Davenport— Rock Island— Moline, Iowa— 111. Oct. 1 9 6 8 ---------------------------------------------------------Dayton, Ohio, Ja n . 1 9 6 8 1--------------------------------------Denver, C o l o ., Dec. 1967 * __________________________ Des Moines, Iowa, F e b . 1 9 6 8 * _______________________ Detroit, M ich ., Ja n . 1 9 6 8 1 ----------------------------------F o r t Worth, T e x . , Nov. 1968 1_______________________ Green Bay, Wis. , Ju ly 1968 1_________________________ G reenville, S . C . , May 1968 * _________________________ Houston, T e x . , June 1 9 6 8 * ___________________________ Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 1967 1_______________________ Ja c k s o n , M i s s . , F e b . 1968 1____ ____________________ Ja c k s o n v ille , F l a . , Ja n . 1968 -------------------------------K a n s a s City, Mo. — ans. , Sept. 1968 1--------------------K L aw ren ce— Haverhill, M a s s . — H. , Ju ne 1968 1______ N. Little Rock— North Little Rock, A r k . , Ju ly 1968 1_____ L o s Angeles— Long Be a ch and Anaheim— Santa A n a Garden Grove, C a l i f . , M ar. 1968___________________ L o u isville , K y . — Ind. , Fe b . 1968______________________ Lubbock, T e x . , June 1968 1 ______ -______ ______ _____ M anchester, N. H. , Ju ly 1 9 6 8 * ------------------------------Memphis, T e n n .— Ark. , Nov. 1968 ___________________ Miami, F l a . , Dec. 1968 1_____________________________ Midland and O d essa, T e x . , June 1 9 6 8 * _______________ Milwaukee, Wis. , Apr. 1968---------------------------------- Bulletin number and price 1575-84, 1575-68, 1575-58, 35 cents 30 cents 30 cents 1575-86, 1575-71, 1625-8, 1575-75, 1625-3, 1575-59, 1625-6, 1625-15, 1575-41, 1575-48, 1575-65, 1575-63, 1575-57, 1625-14, 1575-81, 1575-62, 1625-19, 1625-24, 1625-28, 40 35 50 30 35 30 35 50 30 20 30 30 30 35 50 30 50 35 50 cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents 1625-16, 1575-51, 1575-38, 1575-52, 1575-45, 1625-27, 1625-7, 1575-66, 1575-82, 1575-36, 1575-49, 1575-33, 1625-17, 1575-74, 1625-11, 30 30 25 30 35 35 35 30 45 30 30 20 45 30 35 cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents 1575-64, 1575-50, 1575-77, 1625-4, 1625-30, 1625-29, 1575-72, 1575-67, 30 30 30 35 30 35 30 30 cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented. A re a Minneapolis— St. Paul, Minn., Ja n . 1968-----------------Muskegon— Muskegon Heights, M ic h ., May 1968 1_____ N ewark and J e r s e y City, N. J . , Fe b . 1968 * __________ New Haven, C onn., Ja n . 1968 1 ______________________ New O rle an s, L a . , Fe b . 1968________________________ New York, N. Y . , Apr. 1968__________________________ Norfolk— o rtsm outh and Newport News— P Hampton, Va. , June 1968------------------------------------Oklahoma City, Okla. , Ju ly 1968---------------------------Omaha, N e b r . — Iowa, Oct. 1968 1 ---------------------------P a te r s o n — l i ft o n ^ P a s s a i c , N. J . , May 1968 1 -----------C Philadelphia, P a . — J . , Nov. 1967 1_________________ N. Phoenix, A r iz . , M ar. 1 9 6 8 * __________________________ Pittsburgh, Pa. , Ja n . 1968___________________________ Portland, Maine, Nov. 19 6 8 __________________________ Portland, O r e g . — Wash. , May 1 9 6 8 * ____ _____________ Providence— Pawtucket— Warwick, R. I . — a s s . , M Raleigh, N. C. , Aug. 1 9 6 8 * __________________________ Richmond, V a . , Nov. 1967 1 ---------------------------------R o c h e s t e r, N Y . (office occupations only), Ju ly 1968 l„ Rockford, 111. , May 1968 1______________________ ______ St. L o u is , Mo. — , Ja n . 1968------------------------------111. Salt L ak e City, Utah, Dec. 1967______________________ San Antonio, Tex. , June 1968_________________________ San Bernardin o— iv e r s id e — R Ontario, Calif. , Oct. 1968 1--------------------------------------------------------San Diego, Calif. , Nov. 1968_________________________ San F r a n c i s c o — Oakland, Calif. , Ja n . 1968____________ San J o s e , C alif. , Sept. 1 9 6 8 __________________________ Savannah, Ga. , May 1968 1 ______ _____________ _______ Scranton, Pa. , Ju ly 1968 1_______________________ ____ Seattle— v e re tt, Wash. , Nov. 1967 1 _________________ E Sioux F a l l s , S. Dak. , Oct. 1968 1 ______________ _____ South Bend, Ind. , M ar. 1968 1________________________ Spokane, Wash. , June 1968 __________________________ S y r a c u s e , N. Y. , Ju ly 1 9 6 8 * ---------------------------------Tam pa— St. P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , Aug. 1968 _____________ Toledo, Ohio— Mich. , Fe b . 1968______________________ Trenton, N. J . , Oct. 1 9 6 8 * ___________________________ Utica— o m e , N. Y. , Ju ly 1968 1 _______________________ R Washington, D. C. — Md. — Va. , Sept. 1968 _____________ Waterbury, Conn. , A p r. 1968 1 _______________________ Waterloo, Iowa, Nov. 1968 1 __________________________ Wichita, Kans. , D e c . 1967___________________________ W orc e ste r, M a s s . , June 1 9 6 8 1 _______________________ York, P a . , Fe b . 1968 * _______________________________ Youngstown— Warren, Ohio, Nov. 1967 1 _________ ____ Bulletin number and price 1575-47, 1575-60, 1575-54, 1575-34, 1575-46, 1575-78, 30 30 35 25 30 50 cents cents cents cents cents cents 1575-85, 1625-9, 1625-26, 1575-83, 1575-40, 1575-55, 1575-44, 1625-20, 1575-80, 30 30 35 40 30 30 30 30 40 cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents 1575-61, 1625-13, 1575-27, 1625-2 1575-70, 1575-39, 1575-35, 1575-69, 30 35 25 35 30 30 20 30 cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents 1625-25, 1625-32, 1575-37, 1625-21, 1575-73, 1625-12, 1575-29, 1625-23, 1575-56, 1575-79, 1625-5, 1625-10, 1575-43, 1625-18, 1625-1, 1625-22, 1575-53, 1625-31, 1575-31, 1575-76, 1575-42, 1575-25, 40 30 25 30 30 35 25 30 30 30 35 30 30 35 35 35 30 35 20 30 30 25 cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS WASHINGTON, D .C . 20212 O F FIC IA L BUSINESS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR M F IR S T C LASS M A IL