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Lj <i-3: Industry Wage Survey: Communications-1973 U. S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics 1975 Bulletin 1854 DOCUMENT COLLECTION APR 1 0 1975 & iV.ont ornery Co. Lib ra ry Industry Wage Survey Communications-1973 U. S. Department of Labor Peter J. Brennan, Secretary Bureau of Labor Statistics Julius Shiskin, Commissioner 1975 Bulletin 1854 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, GPO Bookstores, or BLS Regional Offices listed on inside back cover. Price 65 cents Make checks payable to Superintendent of Documents. Stock Number 029-001-01372 Catalog Number L 2.3:1854 Preface This summary of data on employment and hourly rates of pay is based on annual reports filed with the Federal Communications Commission by telephone carriers, the Western Union Telegraph Co., and international telegraph carriers, as required by the amended Communications Act of 1934. Under a cooperative arrangement, the Bureauof Labor Statistics tabulates and publishes the data as part of a continuing series. The study was conducted in the Bureau’s Office of Wages and Industrial Relations. Philip M. Doyle of the Division of Occupational Wage Structures prepared the analysis in this bulletin. Other reports available from the Bureau’s program of industry wage studies, as well as the addresses of the Bureau’s regional offices, are listed at the end of this bulletin. Contents Page Summary ................................................................................................................................ Telephone carriers...................................................................................................................... Employment and pay rates in December 1973 ...................................................... Trends in wages and employment ........................................................................... Western Union Telegraph Com pany...................................................................................... International telegraph carriers............................................................................................... 1 1 3 1 5 7 Tables: Percent distribution of employees in occupational groups by average hourly rates, December 1973, for— 1. Telephone carriers ........................................................................................ 8 2. Bell system telephone carriers....................................................................... 9 3. Non-Bell telephone carriers ........................................................................ 10 Average hourly rates of employees in selected occupations by region, December 1973, for— 4. All and Bell System telephone carriers...................................................... 11 Percent distribution of employees in occupational groups by average hourly rates, October 1973, for— 5. Western Union Telegraph Com pany............................................................. 12 6. International telegraph carriers...................................................................... 13 Chart: Employment and average hourly rates of communications workers except officials and managerial assistants, October 1947-December 1973 . . . 2 Appendix Scope and method of survey .......................................................................... 14 Communications, 1973 of America (CWA). Many carriers have separate agree ments for individual departments, and, in some cases, Wages in the Nation’s principal communications car for different areas. The New York Telephone Company, riers averaged $5.35 an hour in October-December for example, maintains separate agreements for its plant, 1973— up 9 percent from a year earlier.1 (See chart.) traffic, and commercial departments in the New York The percent gain was the same as that in 1972.2 During City and three other agreements for those depart the reference year, average wage rates increased 9 percent mentsarea in the rest of the State. for telephone carrier employees, 7 percent for Western The industry workers in a wide variety of Union’s nonmesseriger work force, and 8 percent for jobs, ranging fromemploys custodial professional and man domestic employees of international telegraph carriers. agerial, a number of which are tostaffed by Since 1970, wage increases in the communications in one sex. For example, women made predominantly up 52 percent of dustries have averaged 11 percent a year— nearly double the work force in December 1973 but more than 90 per the long-term rate of 6 percent a year reported by BLS cent of the telephone operators and clerical employees. since 1947.3 on the other hand, made up nearly all of the con Telephone carrier employees, 98 percent of the work Men, struction, installation, and maintenance employees and ers studied, averaged $5.35 an hour in December 1973,4 almost 80 percent of the building service and motor compared with October 1973 averages of $5.26 for vehicle employees. Average hourly rates for numerically Western Union Telegraph Company’s nonmessenger em important job categories were: $3.80 for experienced ployees, and $6.19 for employees of the four interna switchboard operators, $4.09 for nonsupervisory clerical tional telegraph carriers. employees, $5.20 for PBX and station installers, $5.29 Employment in the communications industries grew for cable splicers and $5.42 for central office repairers. 3 percent during 1973 to a record total of 885,604 Regionally, average wage rates ranged from $5.88 in workers,5 following a slight decline in 1972. The growth the Middle Atlantic States, the largest region in terms of was centered among the telephone carriers and inter employment, to $4.76 in the Southeast. (See table 4.) national telegraph carriers (having a combined work force of about 870,000), as their increases of 3 percent 1 See appendix for scope and method of survey including and 1 percent, respectively, more than offset a 12 per definitions of employment covered and pay rates. The survey cent decline at Western Union (employment of 14,000). excluded officials and managerial assistants. Summary Telephone carriers Employment .and pay rates in December 1973. The Nation’s major telephone carriers employed 866,065 workers (excluding officials and managerial assistants), averaging $5.35 an hour in December 1973. (See table 1.) Wage rates of individual workers ranged from less than $1.80 an hour to more than $8. This wide dispersion results from a number of factors, including the broad range of skills required by the industry, dif ferences in pay by carrier and locality, and the extensive use of rate-ranges for specific occupations. Wages and working conditions for a large majority of the workers are determined by collective bargaining agreements, mostly with the Communications Workers Since 1947, annual studies have been made in coopera tion with the Federal Communications Commission. Informa tion before 1961 for all carriers included in the annual reports related to an October payroll period. In 1961, the reference date for telephone carriers was changed to December. See Industry Wage Survey: Communications, 1972, Bulle tin 1828 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1974). See Philip M. Doyle, “Increases average 11 percent in communications, 1970-73,” Monthly Labor Review, January 1975, pp. 73-74. The study was limited to those carriers (61) that had annual operating revenues exceeding $1 million, engaged in interstate or foreign communications services, using their own facilities, or through connections with another carrier under direct or indirect common control. Officials and managerial assistants of these carriers, numbering approximately 7,900, were not included in the study. 5 The study covered about seven-eighths of the 991,300 workers in the Nation’s telephone and telegraph communica tions industries at the time of the survey. Employment and Average Hourly Rates of Communications Workers Except Officials and Managerial Assistants, October 1947 - December 1973 42 t! r~ Qm 05 q o o CN CM o o O CN <y> o® oou O)tO o 05 t j to The 40,743 employees of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company’s Long Lines and Central Office departments were not tabulated by region, but were included in the U.S. totals; these workers averaged $6.97 an hour.6 Regional differences in average wage rates varied by occupation. Central office repairers, for example, were more closely grouped than experienced switchboard operators and nonsupervisory clerical employees. (See table A.) Carriers affiliated with the Bell System employed 94 percent of the workers studied nationwide, and at least 87 percent of those in each region. Bell System companies, which often serve an entire State or group of States, were generally much larger than other carriers. Fourteen of the 25 Bell carriers, for example, employed more than 25,000 workers whereas the largest of the 36 non-Bell companies had only 8,000 employees and 19 had fewer than 500 workers. Table B. Pay levels of non-Bell carriers relative to Bell carriers (Bell carriers=100) Average hourly rates Occupational category Clerical employees, nonsuper visory .................................................. Experienced switchboard operators............................................. Central office repairers ...................... PBX and station in stallers................. Exchange repairers ............................. Line w o rk e rs ......................................... Average weekly rates 77 81 76 83 80 88 86 80 86 81 89 87 telephone carrier employees have increased at an aver age annual rate of 6 percent— from $1.26 an hour to $5.35. Total increases, however, were not uniform among major occupational groups. (See table C.) Table C. Earnings in major job categories, October 1947 Table A. Relative pay levels by occupation and region and December 1973 (Southeast=100) Region New England.............. • Middle A tla n tic .......... Great Lakes................. Chesapeake................. Southeast ................... North Central ............ South Central ............ Mountain ................... P a c ific .......................... Clerical employees (nonsuper visory) 108 119 106 105 100 100 101 101 115 Item Experienced switchboard operators 106 120 108 104 100 103 99 103 114 Central office repairers 106 110 107 105 100 106 102 101 110 Bell System employees had higher average wage rates than their non-Bell counterparts in nearly all of the occupational groups studied. (See tables 2 and 3.) In numerically important job categories, non-Bell hourly averages ranged from 76 to 88 percent of the correspond ing Bell rates. These differences, however, narrowed when average weekly rates were compared, due to the longer workweeks at non-Bell carriers. (See table B.) Trends in wages and employment. Average wage rates at the Nation’s principal telephone carriers rose nearly 9 percent during 1973. This gain was the same as the one for 1972, which followed a record 15-percent in crease in 1971. Since 1947, average wage rates for all Professional and semiprofessional em p loyees............ Nonsupervisory clerical em ployees.................................... Experienced switchboard operators...................................... Construction, installation, and maintenance workers .............. Average hourly earnings Percent lilticdSc October December 1947-73 1947 1973 $2.72 $8.64 218 1.13 4.09 262 .97 3.80 292 1.55 5.72 269 Shifts in the occupational composition of the in dustry have been responsible for about one-sixth of the $4.09 an hour increase in average wage rates between 1947 and 1973. 7 As table D illustrates, the proportion of higher-paid professional and semiprofessional workers has more than doubled during this period, but the lowerpaid telephone operators 'have declined to less than one-half their 1947 share of the work force. Regional relationships have changed little over the years. The highest averages generally continue to be recorded in the Middle Atlantic or Pacific regions and the lowest in the Southeast or South Central States. (See table E.) 6 Also included in U.S. totals only were non-Bell carriers in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and Alaska. Weighting occupational averages for 1973 by employment in 1947 results in an average of $4.63 an hour instead of $5.35. Table D. Composition of work force, October 1947 and December 1973 (Percent distribution) Total, all employees except officials and managerial assistants: N u m b e r............................... Percent ................................. Professional and semiprofessional ............................. Clerical ...................................... Telephone o p e ra to rs .............. Construction, installation, and m aintenance................... All others .................................. Men: N u m b e r............................... Percent .................................. Women: N u m b e r............................... Percent ............................... E m p lo y m e n t December 1973 October 1947 Item e stim a te s 552,700 100 866,100 100 5 17 46 12 22 21 23 9 34 11 179,700 33 418,000 48 373,000 67 448,000 52 w ere ro u n d e d to th e n earest h u n d re d . Table E. Regional pay relatives for selected periods (National Average=100) Region New England ........................ Middle A tla n tic ...................... Great Lakes............................. Chesapeake............................. Southeast ............................... North Central ........................ South Central ........................ Mountain ............................... Pacific ................... ................ October December 1952 1962 101 104 103 99 87 90 90 87 107 100 107 103 97 88 92 90 91 105 December December 1972 New England ........................ Middle A tla n tic ...................... Great Lakes............................. Chesapeake ............................. Southeast ............................... North Central ........................ South Central ........................ M ountain.................................. P a c ific ...................................... 98 109 99 94 89 94 91 92 105 1973 100 110 99 96 89 94 89 92 105 In December 1973, wage rates for Bell System em ployees averaged $5.43 an hour— 31 percent more than the $4.16 recorded for employees of other carriers. Aver ages for both groups, however, rose at about the same pace in 1973, increasing 9 percent among Bell carriers and 8 percent at non-Bell carriers. Collective bargaining agreements negotiated in late summer 1971 provided much of the Bell System increase— $8 a week for plant craft workers and $5.50 a week for other employees, as well as cost-of-living adjustments based on the Bureau’s Consumer Price Index.8 Since 1951, Bell System wage rates have increased at an average annual rate of 5.6 percent compared with 6.0 percent at other carriers. 9 As a result, the gap be tween Bell and non-Bell average wage rates has narrowed from 43 percent in 1951 to 31 percent in 1973. Employment in the telephone carriers studied in creased 3 percent during 1973. This was the largest oneyear rise since a 5-percent advance was recorded in 1970, and was more than double the gains reported for the previous 2 years combined. As in recent years, growth at non-Bell carriers outstripped the Bell System increase. 6 percent and 3 percent respectively, in 1973. The 1973 employment total of 866,065 was 66 per cent higher than the 552,704 workers reported by the first BLS survey in 1947. During that 26-year period, the trend has been generally upward, except for a decline of 85.000 workers between 1957 and 1962. The introduc tion of new and improved equipment, resulting in a sharp decline in the number of telephone operators, was largely responsible for that decrease. Growth in telephone carrier employment has been accompanied by changes in the occupational makeup of the industry, as well as increases in the proportion of men employed. In 1947 men made up only onethird of the work force compared with nearly one-half in 1973. Part of this shift is explained by the relative growth For more information on the 1971 union settlements ir the Bell System, see the Bureau’s Current Wage Developments, September 1971, No. 284, and later issues. A new nationwide agreement reached in August 1974 anc not included in the 1973 survey data provided an immediate wage increase of 7.1 percent to 10.7 percent and increases ol 3.3 piercent each in 197 5 and 1976. The contract also provide: annual cost-of-living adjustments of .6 percent plus 50 cents-per week for each one percent rise in the Consumer Price Index. Foi details of this settlement see Current Wage Developments September 1974, page 1. 9 Data for Bell System and non-Bell companies as reportec to Federal Communications Commission in earlier years are no comparable with those reported since 1951. (For more informa tion on employment and earnings trends in Bell System carrier: from 1945 to 1965, see “Employment and Wage Trends in Bel System Companies, Monthly Labor Review, March 1967 pp. 38-41.) in professional and semiprofessional positions, which were filled mostly by m’en. In recent years, however, significant changes have occurred in the mix of men and women in individual job classifications. The number of male telephone operators, for example, has grown from 376 in 1970 to 7,352 in 1973— an 18-fold increase. Similarly, the number of women in construction, installation, and maintenance jobs has increased to 10,999 in 1973 from 2,273 in 1970, nearly a four-fold increase. A portion of this latter growth may be attributable to the consent decree entered into by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (the Bell System), the Equal Em ployment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the U.S. Department of Labor. 10 Under terms of the decree, AT&T agreed to provide more job oppor tunities for women and minorities, particularly in higherpaid craft positions. In return, the EEOC agreed to drop charges of discrimination against the company in a suit before the Federal Communications Commission. Western Union Telegraph Company Wage rates for Western Union’s 13,999 nonmessenger employees averaged $5.26 an hour in October 1973. (See table 5.) The 586 motor messengers averaged $3.51 and the 224 foot and bicycle messengers $2.15. The 1973 average was 7 percent higher than that recorded a year earlier for nonmessenger employees and 5 percent higher for motor messengers. The aver age rate of pay for foot and bicycle messengers, how ever, remained virtually unchanged, reflecting an in crease in the proportion of part-time (nonunion) mes sengers who are paid the minimum rate for the job. This staffing change, due to office closures in terri tory represented by the Communications Workers of America, offset the across-the-board increases granted union employees between the two surveys. Wage rates for Western Union bargaining unit em ployees are determined by labor agreements with the United Telegraph Workers (UTW) in all cities except the New York Metropolitan Area where agreements are with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). Under terms of 3-year agreements negotiated in July 1973, workers in both the CWA and UTW bargaining units received overall wage and fringe benefit increases of 6.5 percent effective July 28, 1973. Also provided for were increases of 6.5 percent in 1974 and 5.5 per cent in 1975, as well as a July 1975 cost-of-living adjustment based on the Bureau’s Consumer Price Index.11 Established wage rate ranges are provided for all classifications covered by UTW and CWA agreements. Advancements through the several progression steps are automatic after specified periods of service for employees meeting requirements of the job. Differences between the starting and maximum rates for some occu pations amounted to 75 cents an hour or more. In UTW contracts, rate ranges for most job classifications varied by locality, according to the amount of business in each office. Nationwide contract rates, however, applied to the technical classifications and walking and bicycle messengers. In October 1973, men made up three-fifths of Western Union’s nonmessenger work force and were predominant" among the professional and semiprofes sional staff; sales personnel; construction, installation, and maintenance workers; and building service em ployees. Women, on the other hand, staffed most of the office clerical and telegraph operator positions. Mes senger jobs were filled almost exclusively by men. Average wage rates for numerically important occupa tional groups ranged from $7.61 an hour for professional and semiprofessional employees to $4.01 for telegraph operators. Construction, installation, and maintenance employees, about one-third of the nonmessenger em ployees, averaged $5.94 an hour. Clerical positions, staffed by about two-fifths of the women, averaged $4.80. In a number of occupational categories, wage rates of the highest paid workers exceeded those of the lowest paid by $2 an hour or more. In a few jobs, however, rates were relatively closely grouped. All operators in training, for example, had wage rates between $2.50 and $3 an hour, and two-thirds of the traffic department cleri cal employees earned between $4 and $4.25 an hour. Rates for all of the foot and bicycle messengers were between $1.80 and $2.50 and almost four-fifths of the motor messengers earned $3.25 to $3.75 an hour. The 7-percent increase in average rates for nonmes senger employees between October 1972 and October 1973 followed an increase of 14 percent during the October 1971-72 period. The average rate of $5.26 an hour in 1973 was 401 percent above the $1.05 an hour average recorded by the first survey in 1947. Changes in the occupational composition of the company’s work force accounted for 65 cents of the $4.21 increase in average rates over the 26-year period.12 Since 1947, 10 As reported in Fair Employment Practices, 431-73 (The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., 1973). All percentage adjustments under the agreements are based on July 27, 1973, levels. The cost-of-living clause calls for an increase of 1 cent-perhour in wage rates for each 0.4 point increase in the CPI between January 1974 and June 1975. This adjustment, which will be come effective July 28, 1975, is limited to a maximum of 25 cents-per-hour. 12 Weighting occupational averages for 1973 by occupa tional employments in 1947 results in an average of $4.61 in stead of $5.26. Table F. Average hourly rates in major job categories, Western Union Telegraph Company, selected periods, and percent increase October 1947 to October 1973 Average hourly rates, October Occupational group 1947 1963 1973 Percent increase Oct. 1947-Oct. 1973 All employees, except officials, managerial assistants, and messengers............................................................................................. Professional and semiprofessional ............................................. Telegraph office superintendents and managers ................... Sales employees ......................................... ................................... Clerical employees ........................................................................ Nonsupervisory ........................................................................ Telegraph operators ..................................................................... Construction, installation, and maintenance employees . . . Traffic testing and regulating employees .......................... Subscribers' equipment maintainers ................................. Messengers ............................................................................................. Motor ............................................................................................... Walking and b ic y c le ........................................................................ increases in average wage rates for major occupational groups have ranged from 231 to 385 percent. (See table F.) Increases in average pay rates between 1972 and 1973 were not uniform among the occupational groups studied, ranging from 3 percent for professional and semiprofessional employees to 12 percent for telegraph office superintendents and managers. Construction, in stallation, and maintenance workers, the largest group studied, increased 8 percent and average rates for tele graph operators were up 6 percent; clerical employees, 9 percent; and building service employees, 10 percent. Average rates for sales personnel, on the other hand, declined 2 percent, apparently the result of a large number of new entrants who were paid at the low end of the rate range for the category. Changes in aver age wage rates reflect not only general wage changes, but also such shifts in the distribution of workers over rate ranges, which apply to most jobs. Total employment at Western Union declined for the fifth consecutive year, decreasing 2,083 workers or about 12 percent.13 The October 1973 work force of 14,809 was only one-fourth as large as that recorded by the first survey in 1947. The decrease in the 1972-73 period, however, was considerably smaller than the 15 percent reported in 1970-71 and 17 percent in 1971-72. The current declines were not uniform among the occupational groups studied, as the number of tele graph office superintendents and managers, for example, dropped 37 percent, while the number of telegraph opera tors dipped only 5 percent. Decreases of about 20 percent 13 Exclusive of officials and managerial assistants. $1.05 2.26 1.07 1.45 .99 .99 .94 1.26 1.43 1.23 .69 .87 .65 $2.71 4.46 2.69 3.66 2.58 2.45 2.34 3.06 3.11 3.07 1.53 2.00 1.26 401 236 378 327 385 352 327 371 306 370 362 303 231 $5.26 7.61 5.11 6.19 4.80 4.47 4.01 5.94 5.81 5.78 3.19 3.51 2.15 each were noted in the building service, clerical, and pro fessional and semiprofessional categories. The sales staff, on the other hand, increased 31 percent. Such year-to-year changes have brought about dramatic shifts in the occu pational composition of the work force during the 26year period covered by these surveys. (See table G.) Table G. Composition of work force. Western Union Telegraph Company, selected periods October Occupational group All employees, except officials and managerial assistants:1 N u m b e r.................................... Percent .................................... Percent of employees classified as: Professional and semiprofessional .......................... Telegraph office superin tendents and managers . . . . Sales em ployees...................... Clerical em ployees................. Telegraph o perators.............. Construction, installation, and maintenance employees ............................. Messengers, m o t o r ................. Messengers, walking and b ic y c le .................................... Others ...................................... 1947 1963 1973 53,100 100 27,700 100 14,800 100 2 4 6 8 <2 ) 19 34 10 1 22 25 4 5 21 23 13 3 20 5 34 4 18 3 11 2 2 1 Employment estimates were rounded to the nearest hundred. 2 Less than 0.5 percent. International telegraph carriers Wage rates at the four international telegraph carriers averaged $6.19 an hour in October 1973— up 8 percent from a year earlier. (See table 6.) The average rate for nonmessenger employees rose 6 percent to $6.33 com pared with an increase of less than 1 percent for mes sengers, who averaged $2.33 an hour in October 1973. Total employment of the four carriers rose for the first time since 1969, increasing by about 1 percent to 4,730 workers in October 1973. 14 Growth, however, was centered in only three occupational groups: The professional and semiprofessional staff; sales employees; and construction, installation, and technical workers. Among the other occupational categories studied, em ployment declines ranged from 1 percent for clerical employees to 23 percent for office or station superin tendents and managers. Messenger employment dropped 11 percent during the October 1972-73 period. In October 1973, men made up slightly more than four-fifths of the work force, and were a majority of the employment in nearly all occupational categories. Most of the women were employed as teletype-multiplex operators and nonsupervisory clerical workers, jobs which averaged $5.47 and $5.07 an hour respectively. Me chanics and maintenance technicians, a major classifica tion for men, averaged $6.25. Included in the study are carriers engaged in non-vocal international telegraph communication either by radio or ocean cable. Although many of the occupational categories studied are common to both operations, some are exclusive to one carrier group. For example, radio operators and radiotelegraph riggers were reported only by radio telegraph carriers; cable operators, on the other hand, were employed only in ocean cable operations. The study excluded 106 officials and assistants and approximately 1,300 employees working outside the United States. The study covered international telegraph carriers whose annual operating revenues are over $50,000. N um ber of em p loyees O ccu pational group A ll e m p lo y ee s ex c ep t o ffic ia ls and m a n a g e r ia l a s s is t a n t s -----------------P a r t tim e --------------------------------------F u ll t im e --------------------------------------P r o fe ssio n a l and s e m ip r o fe ssio n a l e m p lo y ee s D r a f t e r s ---------------------------------------------------------O th e r s-------------------------------------------------------------B u sin e ss o ffic e and s a le s e m p lo y e e s --------------S u p e r v iso r sN o n su p e r v iso r y e m p lo y ee s — C le r ic a l e m p lo y e e s -------------------S u p e r v iso r s---------------------------N o n su p e r v iso r y e m p lo y ee s — C o m m e r c ia l d e p a r tm e n tT ra ffic d e p a r tm e n t---------P lan t d e p a rtm en t-------------A ccou ntin g d ep artm en t — A ll oth er d ep a rtm en ts-----T eleph on e o p er a to r s------------------C h ief o p e r a to r sS e r v ic e a s s is ta n ts and in str u c to r s — E x p e r ie n c ed sw itch b oard o p era to rs O p erators in tra in in g O ther sw itch b oard e m p lo y e e s --------------------C o n stru ctio n , in sta lla tio n , and m ain ten an ce e m p lo y ee s S u p e r v iso r s of telep h o n e c r a ft w o rk ers C en tral o ffice c r a ft w o r k e r s ------------------T e st-b o a r d and re p ea te r w o r k e r s -----------------C en tra l o ffice r e p a ir e r s -----------------------O th e r s------------------------------------------------------In sta llatio n and exchan ge rep air cra ft w o r k e r s------------------------------------------------------PB X and sta tion in s t a lle r s -----------------------E xchange r e p a ir e r s ----------------------------------O th e r s----------------------------------------------------------L in e, ca b le, and conduit c r a ft w o r k e r s ---Line w o r k e r s--------------------------------C able s p lic e r s ------------------------------C able s p lic e r s 'h e lp e r s ---------------L a b o rers --------------------------------------------B u ild in g, su p p lies, and m o to r v e h ic le em p lo y ee S u p e r v iso r s------------------------------------------------------------M e ch a n ic s--------------------------------------------------------------O ther building s e r v ic e e m p lo y e e s ----------------------O ther su p p lies and m o to r v e h ic le em p lo y ee A ll em p lo y ee s not e lse w h e r e c la s s ifie d - T otal M en 866, 19, 846, 102 , 3, 98, 71, 13, 57, 187 , 14, 172, 32, 26, 49, 32, 31, 184, 10, 12, 133 , 2 6, 2, 065 314 751 490 92 6 5 64 034 759 275 438 6 03 835 799 3 73 571 3 36 756 991 2 28 658 230 834 041 418, 2, 415, 73, 291, 44, 97, 2 1, 70, 5, 601 6 60 6 14 4 92 967 155 280, 4 4, 8 8, 2 0, 63, 4, 100, 4 4, 26, 29, 48, 14, 30, 1, 4 98 619 628 251 7 88 863 3 87 7 16 41 26, 3, 4, 10, 187 4 41 621 102 8, 02 3 2, 3 24 W om en A verage P e r c e n t o f e m p l o y e e s r e c : e iv in g — sched - A verage r r s i r $ 2 . 00 $ 2 . 2 5 $ 2 . 50 $ 2 . 7 5 $T T 0(T $ 3. 2 5 $ 3 . ML $ 3 . 7 5 T ? . oo T 4 7 2 5 “ "$T?r5T5' ”$ 4.T3" h ou rly - U n d e r $ an uled r a t e 2 $ 1 . 8 0 u n d de r w eekly an d hours $ 2 . 0 0 $ 2 . 2 5 $ 2 . 50 $ 2 . 75 $ 3 . 00 $ 3 . 2 5 $ 3 . 50 $ 3 . 75 $ 4 . 00 $ 4 . 2 5 $ 4 . 50 $ 4 . 75 o v e r $ 5 . 35 3 . 65 5. 37 8 . 64 4 .2 5 8 .8 1 5. 64 8 . 08 5. 05 4. 29 6. 61 4 . 09 3. 93 4 . 13 4 . 08 4 . 14 4 .2 0 3 . 91 6. 44 4 . 70 3. 8 0 3 . 07 4 . 40 0 28 9 98 030 1 95 9 97 198 412 551 8 61 520 290 230 482 812 004 7 52 1 80 639 108 529 847 151 007 3 8 .4 2 3 .2 3 8.8 38. 0 38. 4 38. 0 37. 9 3 8.2 37. 9 3 7.9 38. 1 37. 9 37. 6 38.2 38. 5 37. 5 37. 4 37. 0 38. 3 37. 6 36. 9 36. 6 38.2 602 049 856 207 744 905 10, 9 9 9 6 11 8, 7 5 8 1, 2 8 5 7, 2 2 3 250 39.9 39. 6 40. 0 40. 0 40. 0 39.8 5. 8. 5. 5. 5. 4. 99, 4 4, 2 6, 2 9, 4 8, 14, 30, 1, 660 0 74 541 0 45 006 704 275 6 53 31 838 5 45 87 206 7 82 1 59 112 63 10 40. 40. 40. 40. 40. 40. 40. 40. 40. 5. 31 5. 2 0 5. 54 5. 26 5. 01 4 . 54 5 .2 9 3. 97 4 . 93 2 0, 3, 4, 5, 6 39 082 602 484 5, 548 359 19 4, 6 18 7, 471 1, 6 09 552 715 72, 19, 6, 13, 14, 3, 11, 1, 4, 2, 2, 7, 1, 5, 0 37 316 721 295 92 9 3 66 622 208 414 918 3 13 6 05 317 561 567 584 576 352 120 1 29 3 83 6 83 37 448, 16, 431, 29, 2, 26, 51, 7, 43, 172, 11. 161, 31, 25, 45, 29, 29, 177, 10, 12, 131 , 12, 2, 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 72 04 45 69 42 86 38. 6 3 9.2 39.7 37. 2 4. 7. 5. 3. 83 68 41 79 39. 6 3 7.8 4 . 52 5. 59 1 C o v ers 61 telep h on e c a r r ie r s w hich have annual operating reven u es ex ceed in g $1 m illio n . T h e se c a r r ie r s a re en gaged in in te r sta te or fo reig n com m unication se r v ic e usin g th eir own fa c ilitie s or through con n ection w ith th o se of an other c a r rie r under d irect or in d irect com m on co n tro l. 2 See appendix for d efin itio n of h o u rs and ra tes u sed in this b u lletin . ( 3) 0. 1 X X _ (3) ( 3) (3) - ( 3) . 1 _ .2 .3 - _ . 1 . 1 . 1 1. 1 ( 3) . 1 . 1 .2 .2 . 1 .2 - ( 3) . 1 - ( 3) X X - 0. 1 X X ( 3) . 1 . 1 . 1 .2 . 1 . 1 . 1 .4 .4 .8 - 0 .4 1. 3 X X X X .2 (3) .4 2. 9 _ _ .7 .3 _ _ .4 .8 .4 1 .8 _ _ .5 1. 9 2. 2 .4 .2 .9 2. 3 .5 .5 1. 7 2. 1 .6 3. 7 1. 1 _ . 1 1 .4 • 1 .8 16. 4 .2 . 1 " . 1 _ . 1 . 1 . 1 .2 .2 . 1 .1 . 1 .3 . 1 . 1 .2 _ . 1 .2 . 1 . 1 .2 .3 .3 .3 .6 . 1 . 5 - (3) . 1 . 1 .3 .6 .6 1. 6 _ _ . 1 .2 - _ - (3) - . 1 . 1 . 1 " (3) - - . 1 .6 “ 2. 9 X X .3 4. 4 . 1 .9 _ 1. 2 3. 9 _ 4. 3 6. 5 1. 9 3. 9 3. 9 4. 9 8 .2 .3 .2 4. 6 33. 5 . 1 3. 5 X X .4 5. 5 .2 1 .8 . 1 2. 3 4. 9 _ 5 .4 8. 4 2. 7 4 .8 4. 6 6. 1 8. 1 . 1 .5 6 .8 21. 3 . 5 .3 _ .3 .2 .3 .6 1. 1 _ . 5 .2 . 5 1. 9 .3 .4 .3 .7 1. 9 . 1 1. 3 - 1. 1. . 1. 3. 6. . 12. - 1. 9 _ .8 .2 .8 2. 3 2. . 1. . 1. 2. 2 1 3 5 4 0 8. 6 X X 1. 4 18. 3 .8 7. 1 .2 8 .8 1 4. 2 .4 15. 3 14. 8 17. 5 1 9. 5 11.2 1 1. 7 17. 5 .8 11. 6 22. 2 3. 6 11. 9 8. 6 X X 2. 4 20. 1 1. 7 9 .6 .4 11. 9 19. 3 .7 20. 9 1 9.8 24. 7 21. 6 20. 3 1 8.2 1 0.2 1. 2 21. 1 11. 1 1. 6 4 2.8 6. 7 5. 2 x X X X 1. 5 1. 0 8. 1 2 .8 1 . 2 1. 0 13. 2 11. 2 .3 .6 16. 3 13. 7 12. 1 7 . 4 1. 6 2 . 9 13. 0 7 . 8 12. 8 7 . 4 18. 5 9. 5 6 .8 6 .2 1 8 . 8 9. 1 1 2 .4 7. 7 6. 8 4 . 0 2 . 7 3. 8 18. 5 1 1 . 8 7. 1 4 . 0 .7 .4 19. 5 4 . 9 51. 3 X X 91.7 23. 0 94. 4 48. 4 9 8.2 3 6. 5 • 20. 6 93. 9 14. 4 8 .4 9. 6 16.2 16. 0 20. 2 14. 8 89. 8 31.2 10. 4 .3 15. 9 2. . 1. . 1. 2. 2. . 3. 1. 3. 9. 7 1 0 7 0 1 3. 4 4. 5 . 1 . 1 4 . 2 5. 6 1. 9 ' 2. 4 3 . 8 6. 6 18. 2 5. 1 81. 4 99. 5 8 2.4 91.8 81. 4 56. 7 2. 7 3. 4 1. 5 2 .8 4. 6 5. 7 3. 5 8. 9 2 .4 3. 5 4. 4 4 . 4 5. 7 2 . 0 3. 7 3. 5 3. 3 4. 6 6. 2 5. 6 5. 7 3. 9 5. 6 8 . 2 18. 5 2 .4 - 7 9. 6 73. 3 88. 3 8 1.4 66. 3 47. 9 79.2 9 .4 82. 9 1 1 7 9 9 3 4 8 4 6 0 5 7 2 2. 3. 1. 2. 5. 10. 1. 14. 4. 4 4 0 0 0 7 5 7 9 2. 9 3. 8 1. 8 2. 6 4. 8 8 .7 2. 4 14. 7 4. 9 2 .4 3 .2 1. 3 2. 0 4. 2 6. 4 2. 6 11.4 2. 4 8. . . 16. 0 1 8 0 9. . 1. 17. 1 1 6 5 9. 1 .6 2 .9 1 6. 0 6. 7 3. 0 7. 5 4 .7 1. 2 . 1 2. 3 2. 1 .2 3. 5 4. 5 .6 .9 1. 1 2. 2 4. 5 2. 3 2. 6 4. 5 6 .8 X X X X .4 .7 5. 6 9. 0 .4 .2 2. 9 3 .8 .2 . 1 4. 6 3. 6 9 .2 6. 0 .2 . 1 6. 5 9. 9 10. 6 8 .4 4 .6 * 9 .8 6. 4 11. 7 8 .2 5. 6 7. 4 8. 5 15. 6 9 .4 . 5 .8 3 .2 1. 7 1 0. 1 19. 8 7. 5 1 3. 7 3. 1 1. 0 7. 7 5. 5 4. 9 0 7 1 1 7 .8 1 .8 4. 0 8. 9 5. 3 7 .4 9. . 4. 14. 9. 9 6. 6 1. 3 5 .8 4. 9 9. 9 11. 6 8. 6 41. 95. 79. 5. 7 3 7 8 42. 0 59. 0 L e ss than 0. 05 p ercen t. NOTE: X in d ica tes that th ese data in d ivid u al ite m s m ay not eq ual 100. e r e not c o lle c te d . B eca u se of rounding, su m s of Num ber of em p lo y ees O ccu pational group A ll em p lo y ee s ex cep t o ffic ia ls and m a n a g eria l a s sista n ts ----------------------------------------P a r t tim e -----------------------------------------------------------F u ll tim e -----------------------------------------------------------P r o fe ssio n a l and se m ip r o fe ssio n a l e m p lo y ee s ------------------------------------------------------------D ra fters --------------------------------------------------------------O thers ------------------------------------------------------------------B u sin e ss o ffice and s a le s e m p lo y e e s -------------------N o n su p erv iso ry e m p lo y ee s -----------------------------C le r ic a l e m p lo y e e s -------------------------------------------------S u p e r v iso r s ---------------------------------------------------------N o n su p erv iso ry e m p lo y ee s ------------------------------C o m m ercia l d ep artm en t -----------------------------T r a ffic d epartm en t --------------------------------------P la n t d e p a r tm e n t------------------------------------------A ccou ntin g d ep artm en t --------------------------------A ll oth er d ep a rtm en ts ---------------------------------T elep h on e o p era to rs ----------------------------------------------C h ief o p e r a to r s --------------------------------------------------S e r v ic e a ssista n ts and in s t r u c t o r s ------------------E x p erien ced sw itchb oard o p e r a to r s ----------------O p erators in tr a in in g -----------------------------------------O ther sw itchb oard e m p lo y e e s ---------------------------C on stru ction , in sta lla tio n , and m a in ten an ce e m p lo y e e s ----------------------------------------S u p e r v iso r s of telep h one cra ft w o r k e r s ----------C en tral o ffice cra ft w o r k e r s ----------------------------T e st-b o a r d and r e p ea te r w o rk ers ------------C en tral o ffice r e p a ir e r s--------------------------------O t h e r s -------------------------------------------------------------In sta llatio n and exchan ge rep air cra ft w o r k e r s ---------------------------------------------------P B X and sta tion in s t a lle r s ---------------------------E xchange r e p a ir e r s --------------------------------------O th ers ------------------------------------------------------------L ine, ca b le , and conduit cr a ft w o r k e r s ----------C able s p li c e r s ------------------------------------------------C able s p lic e r s' h e lp e r s --------------------------------O thers -------------------------------------------------------------L a b o rers -------------------------------------------------------------B uild in g, su p p lie s, and m o to r v e h ic le s e m p lo y e e s --------------------------------------------------------------S u p er v iso r s ---------------------------------------------------------M e c h a n ic s -----------------------------------------------------------O ther building s e r v ic e e m p lo y e e s -------------------O ther su p p lies and m o to r v e h ic le e m p lo y e e s ---------------------------------------------------------A ll e m p lo y ee s not e lse w h e r e c la s s if ie d ---------------- A verage P e r c e n t of e m p lo y ees r e c e iv in g — uled hourly $ 1. 60 $1. 80 $2. 00 $2. 25 $ 2. 50 $ 2. 75 $ 3. 00 $3 . 25 $ 3. 50 $3. 75 $4. 00 $4. 25 $4. 50 S4. 75 w eek ly ra tes 12 under and hours $1. 80 $2. 00 $ 2. 25 $2. 50 $2. 75 $ 3. 00 $ 3. 25 $3. 50 $3. 75 $4 . 00 $4. 25 $4. 50 $4. 75 over Total Men W om en 812, 839 17. 401 795, 437 96, 835 3, 502 93, 333 68, 035 13, 249 54, 786 177, 522 14, 118 163, 404 31, 128 25, 401 46, 525 30, 844 29, 506 173, 514 9, 590 12, 082 123, 360 26, 472 2, 010 270, 584 42, 146 91, 170 20, 823 67, 097 3, 250 389, 438 2, 011 387, 426 68, 601 616 6 7 ,9 8 5 19, 098 5, 950 13, 148 13, 919 3, 103 10, 816 1, 237 503 4, 340 2, 469 2, 267 7, 105 98 121 1, 189 5, 673 24 260, 268 41, 568 82, 863 19, 605 60, 034 3, 224 38. 3 23. 3 38. 7 37. 9 3 8. 1 37. 9 37, 8 38. 1 37. 8 37. 8 38. 0 37. 8 37. 6 3 8. 2 38. 5 37. 3 37. 2 36. 8 3 8. 2 37. 5 36. 7 36. 6 38. 1 92, 600 40, 544 25, 446 26, 610 44, 667 12, 814 28, 422 1, 637 1, 794 1 24, 274 3, 304 4 ,3 9 9 9 ,2 9 2 91, 866 40, 024 25, 410 26, 432 43, 970 12, 728 28, 321 1, 575 1, 346 1 19, 028 2, 949 4, 391 4, 902 4 2 3,4 01 15, 390 408, O il 2 8 ,2 3 4 2, 886 25, 348 48, 937 7, 299 41, 638 16 3,0 63 11, 015 1 5 2,5 88 29, 891 24, 898 42, 185 28, 375 27, 239 166, 409 9, 492 11, 961 122,171 20, 799 1, 986 10, 316 578 8, 307 1, 218 7, 063 26 734 520 36 178 697 86 101 62 448 5, 246 355 8 4, 390 7, 2 79 2, 075 6, 786 1, 419 493 656 39. 6 38. 6 39. 9 39. 5 39. 9 39. 9 39. 9 39. 8 40. 0 40. 0 40. 0 40. 0 40. 0 40. 0 40. 0 40. 0 39. 8 40. 0 3 8. 5 39. 2 39. 6 36. 9 $5. 43 3. 76 5. 45 8. 80 4. 25 8. 97 5. 72 8. 17 5. 12 4. 35 6. 66 4. 15 3. 97 4. 16 4. 14 4. 19 4. 27 3. 97 6. 56 4. 73 3. 87 3. 07 4. 40 5. 80 8. 16 5. 52 5. 73 5. 48 5. 02 _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ - 4. 91 7. 77 5. 45 3. 86 4. 56 5. 58 _ _ - (3) X X (3) X X (3) X X _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ 5. 37 5. 30 5. 57 5. 30 5. 08 4. 63 5. 35 4. 00 5. 04 3. 3 8 1 C o v ers 25 B e ll S y ste m telephone c a r r ie r s w hich have annual op erating rev en u es ex ceed in g $1 m illio n . T h ese c a r r ie r s a re engaged in in tersta te or foreign co m m un ication se r v ic e by m eans of th eir own fa c ilitie s or through conn ection with those of another c a r r ie r under d ir e c t or in d irect com m on co n tro l. 2 See appendix fo r d efin itio n of hours and rates u sed in this b u lletin . X X _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ - _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 0. 1 . _ _ _ _ (3) - 0. 1 _ _ " 3 - _ . _ _ - _ _ _ _ 0. 1 .1 .2 (3) _ _ . - _ _ _ _ (3) _ .1 _ .1 _ .2 .2 _ _ ~ 0. 9 X X .1 2. 5 _ .2 _ .2 1. 1 _ 1. 2 1. 5 .5 1 .6 1. 1 1. 3 3. 0 _ _ .6 16. 5 (3) _ _ _ .1 _ _ .3 _ _ _ _ _ .6 _ _ 1 .2 .5 .8 L e ss than 0. 05 p ercen t. 2. 6 X X .2 4. 2 .1 .6 _ .7 3. 4 _ 3. 7 5. 9 1. 5 3. 2 3. 5 4. 4 8. 0 _ .2 4. 0 33. 8 .1 .1 _ .1 _ .1 .1 .1 _ _ .3 .4 1. 0 .1 1. 2 .8 1. 6 _ _ 2. 6 2. 1 1. 6 4. 2 X X .3 4. 5 .1 2. 5 _ 3. 0 5. 4 . 5. 8 7. 8 4. 0 5. 4 5. 0 7. 0 9. 4 .1 1. 1 10. 1 13. 9 .8 1. 7 _ .6 .1 .7 .1 6. 8 X X .6 8. 9 .3 3. 6 _ 4. 5 9. 1 _ 9. 9 10. 9 9. 7 11. 6 8. 1 8 .4 16. 2 .2 3. 1 20. 7 7. 6 3. 2 2. 0 _ 1. 1 .5 1. 3 .5 2. 1 1. 2 3. 1 1 .4 .3 1. 0 1. 7 1. 8 4. 6 2. 7 6. 2 10. 2 1. 4 .6 10. 9 14. 5 3. 2 6. 2 - 100. 0 3. 6 8. 1 _ .1 .7 .2 6. 3 16. 7 2. 7 3. 4 1. 8 2. 5 4. 6 8. 5 2. 2 15. 2 4. 1 9 .4 3. 2 X X .3 5. 5 .1 1. 6 _ 2. 0 4. 5 _ 4. 8 7. 8 2. 2 4. 2 4. 1 5. 7 7. 7 .1 .3 6. 2 21. 5 .3 .9 _ .2 .1 .3 .2 3. 7 1. 7 5 .3 4. 7 8. 7 X X 1. 3 19. 5 .7 6. 9 _ 8. 6 14. 6 .1 15. 9 15. 4 18. 0 2 0. 5 1 1. 4 11. 9 18. 2 .4 10. 9 23. 5 3. 6 12. 0 1. 6 18. 8 1. 9 (3) 1. 5 .9 1. 8 .6 2. 1 2. 7 1. 3 1. 8 4. 0 6. 1 2. 4 11. 7 5. 9 9. 2 .5 2. 6 17. 1 6. 3 2. 9 7. 1 4. 8 _ 8. 9 X X 2. 4 22. 0 1. 7 9. 7 .1 12. 0 20. 0 .5 21. 7 20. 7 25. 4 22. 7 21. 2 1 8. 8 10. 7 .8 21. 0 11. 8 1. 6 43. 3 2. 5 (3) 2. 8 1. 6 2. 7 1 1 .5 6. 8 X X 1. 4 7. 9 1. 2 13. 6 .2 16. 8 12. 6 1. 5 13. 6 13. 4 19. 1 7. 2 19. 5 13. 0 7. 2 2. 4 19. 1 7. 6 .7 19. 8 3. 1 (3) 3. 9 1. 8 3. 5 25. 4 .9 2. 7 .9 11. 6 .6 14. 3 7. 7 2. 7 8. 2 7. 8 9. 9 6. 6 9. 5 8. 1 4. 2 3. 5 12. 3 4. 3 .3 4. 8 4. 3 (3) 5. 4 2. 1 6. 5 5. 8 52. 3 X X 92. 4 22. 3 95. 0 49. 7 99. 1 3 7. 7 21. 4 95. 1 15. 0 8. 8 9. 8 17. 0 16. 6 2 1 .4 15. 4 92. 5 31. 9 11. 1 .3 15. 6 83. 4 99. 9 84. 4 92. 9 83. 1 55. 8 2. 4 2. 9 1. 4 2. 6 4. 4 5. 5 3. 2 9. 0 10. 2 9 .2 .6 4. 0 15. 1 3. 2 3. 9 1. 8 3. 3 4. 4 5. 6 3. 6 8. 2 4. 3 8. 0 1. 5 4. 0 10. 7 4. 2 5. 3 3. 4 3. 2 6. 3 5. 9 5. 6 19. 4 9. 3 6. 9 1. 3 5. 5 5. 2 82. 0 77. 2 89. 1 82. 4 68. 7 50. 9 80. 9 9. 7 56. 0 43. 2 96. 0 81. 4 5. 9 8. 7 5. 7 10. 0 7. 9 12. 3 9 .2 43. 9 60. 7 5. 3 X X N um ber of em p loyees O ccu pational group A ll e m p lo y e e s e x c e p t o ffic ia ls and m a n a g e r i a l a s s i s t a n t s -------------------------------------P a r t t i m e ----------------------------------------------------------F u l l t i m e ------------------------------------- --------------------P r o f e s s i o n a l an d s e m i p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p lo y e e s O t h e r s ---------------------------------------------------------------B u s i n e s s office an d s a l e s e m p lo y e e s Supe r v i s o r s ------------------------------------N o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s ----------C l e r i c a l e m p l o y e e s ----------------------------Supe r v i s o r s N o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s ---C o m m ercia l d epartm ent — T r a f f ic d e p a r t m e n t -----------P lant dep artm en t — A c c o u n tin g d e p a r t m e n t A il o th e r d e p a r t m e n t s -T e le p h o n e o p e r a t o r s --------------C h ie f o p e r a t o r s S e r v ic e a s s i s t a n t s and i n s t r u c t o r s — E x p e r i e n c e d s w i c th b o a r d o p e r a t o r s O p e r a t o r s in tr a i n in g O t h e r s w i tc h b o a r d e m p lo y e e s C o n s tr u c t io n , in s t a l la ti o n , and m a in t e n a n c e e m p l o y e e s --------------------------------------------------------S u p e r v i s o r s of te lep h o n e c r a f t w o r k e r s ---C e n t r a l office c r a f t w o r k e r s ----------------------T e s t - b o a r d an d r e p e a t e r w o r k e r s C e n t r a l office r e p a i r e r s ---------------O t h e r s -----------------------------------------------In s ta l la tio n a n d ex c h a n g e r e p a i r craft w orkers P B X an d sta tio n i n s t a l l e r s -----Exchange re p a ire rs O thers E in e , ca b le , and c o n d u it c r a f t w o r k e r s -----L in e w o r k e r s ---------------------------------------------C a b le s p l i c e r s — C a b le s p l i c e r s 'h e l p e r s Othe r s Laborers B u ilding, su p p lie s , an d m o t o r v e h ic le e m p l o y e e s — S u p e r v i s o r s -------------------------------------------------------------M e c h a n i c s ---------------------------------------------------------------O t h e r bu ild in g s e r v i c e e m p l o y e e s -------------------O th e r s u p p lie s an d m o t o r v e h ic le e m p lo y e e s A l l e m p lo y e e s n o t e l s e w h e r e c l a s s i f i e d --------------- T otal Men W omen 53, 2Z6 1, 913 51, 313 5, 655 424 5, 231 2, 999 510 2, 489 9, 916 48 5 9, 431 1, 671 972 3, 046 1, 492 2, 2 50 11, 477 638 576 9, 870 362 31 21, 017 2, 514 6, 444 669 3, 870 1, 905 28, 599 305 28, 294 4, 694 313 4, 381 524 2 58 266 999 210 789 80 58 227 115 309 247 22 8 194 10 13 20, 334 2, 481 5, 993 602 3, 710 1, 681 7, 7 94 4, 050 1, 131 2, 613 4, 036 1, 976 1, 954 78 28 30 , 611 133 24, 627 1, 608 23, 019 961 111 8 50 2, 475 2 52 2, 223 8, 917 275 8, 642 I, 591 914 2, 819 1, 377 1, 941 11, 230 616 568 9, 676 '352 18 683 33 451 67 160 224 7, 898 4, 07 5 1, 182 2, 641 4, 121 2, 049 1, 965 79 28 40 1, 913 137 2 22 810 744 249 1 2 11 582 685 190 104 25 51 28 85 73 11 1 10 302 4 11 228 59 59 A v era ge P er c e n t of em p lo y ee s receiv in g — sc h e d 1. 60 $ 1 .8 0 $ 2 . 00 $ 2 . 25 $ 2 . 50 $ 2 .7 5 ^37 0<r $ 3 .2 5 $37 50 $ 3 .7 5 $ 4 . 00 $ 4 .2 5 $ 4 . 50 $4775 uled hourly $ and w eek ly ra tes 2 under and hours $ 1 .8 0 $ 2 . 00 $ 2 . 25 $ 2 . 50 $ 2 . 75 $ 3 .0 0 $ 3 . 2 5 $ 3 . 50 $ 3. 75 $ 4 . 00 $ 4 .2 5 $ 4 . 50 $ 4 . 75 over 3 9. 9 22. 5 40. 5 40. 1 41. 0 4 0. 0 40. 1 40. 3 40. 0 39. 5 40. 0 39. 5 37. 9 39. 6 39. 5 40. 9 39. 7 38. 9 4 0 .2 40. 3 38. 7 39. 6 40. 9 40. 6 40 . 1 40. 8 4 1. 6 4 1 .2 39. 7 40. 7 4 0 .2 40. 6 41. 5 40. 5 40. 6 40. 5 40. 0 40. 0 40. 0 3 9 .8 40. 6 41 . 0 3 9 .6 3 9 .4 $ 4 . 16 2. 61 4. 19 5. 97 4. 17 6. 12 3. 88 5. 82 3. 48 3. 30 5. 2 3 3. 20 3. 04 3. 35 3. 17 3. 16 3. 31 3. 09 4. 72 4 . 02 2. 93 2 .6 9 4. 47 31.3 1 C o v e r s 36 n o n - B e l l te lep h o n e c a r r i e r s w hich h av e a n n ua l o p e ra tin g re v e n u e s e x c ee d in g $ 1 m illio n . T h e s e c a r r i e r s a r e e n g a g e d in i n t e r s t a t e or fo re ig n c o m m u n ic a tio n s e r v ic e u sing t h e i r own f a c ilitie s o r th ro u g h c o n n e c tio n w ith th o se of a n o th e r c a r r i e r u n d e r d i r e c t o r i n d ir e c t c o m m o n c o n tro l, 2 S ee a p p en d ix fo r defin itio n of h o u r s and r a t e s u s e d in th is bu lle tin . 1. 4 2. 0 6. 0 X X X X X X X X 0. 1 .1 .2 - .2 .2 .8 .9 .7 .2 1. 5 .6 .5 3. 2 3. 7 _ 1. 4 _ 4. 68 6. 13 4. 57 4. 61 4. 55 4 . 61 - - 4 . 56 4. 2 5 4. 89 4. 88 4 .2 1 3. 97 4. 50 3. 35 3 .8 0 4 . 97 3. 79 - 1. 9 .3 1. 6 2. 9 1. 2 1. 2 _ - - 1 .8 2. 0 .8 3. 4 - - . - 5. 66 4. 53 3. 04 4. 04 5. 67 (3) 1 . 1 . 1 2 .4 3. 5 .1 6. 9 8. 4 7. 7 .2 8. 1 8 .2 5. 9 7. 3 10. 0 8. 8 1 5. 6 18. 1 1. 4 1.1 6 .1 .7 11. 5 .4 13. 7 12. 6 13. 3 15. 9 10. 4 12. 3 14. 3 13. 1 15. 0 1. 4 17. 2 3. 9 9 .7 1. 1 1. 2 1. 8 1 .4 .5 1. 9 1. 6 2. 1 1. 9 .8 .4 .7 1. 1 1. 9 _ .4 1. 4 1. 2 1. 6 1. 3 10. 7 1. 9 3. 3 .5 3. 3 4. 1 1. 9 11. 4 28. 6 - .4 .2 .7 1. 3 - 5 3. 0 .9 5. 9 .9 .9 . “ 1 X .1 .9 .7 .8 1. 8 1. 9 3. 7 .5 1. 4 2. 2 1. 6 5. 9 4. 7 58. 0 .5 1. 0 .4 1. 5 .1 . 5 . - 7. 4 x - 2. 0 - 7. 9 - .9 17. 5 .9 5. 2 - 8. 4 .7 2. 3 14. 9 4. 6 3 .2 3 L e s s than 0 ,0 5 p e r c e n t . 6 /9 8. 0 X X X X 1. 5 6. 4 1. 1 8. 6 10. 4 12. 9 1. 0 13. 5 17. 1 12. 9 14. 0 13. 2 10. 8 11. 7 4. 5 1. 4 12. 9 10. 5 2. 6 .1 3. 2 4. 9 3. 7 1. 6 2. 1 3. 6 .3 .6 4 .2 7. 4 1. 0 2. 5 - 7. 5 . 7 4. 5 13. 2 3 .4 11.2 8. 6 x X . 6. 2. 4 5. 4 14. 2 1. 3 1. 4 7. 0 13. 2 2. 5 1 .8 8. 1 15. 4 13. 7 17. 9 1 .2 2. 7 14. 3 18. 7 18. 9 2 0. 6 14. 1 21. 7 13. 5 22. 0 15. 5 17. 6 11. 3 12. 2 12. 9 9. 9 6. 4 .8 4. 9 13. 0 14. 3 10. 3 8. 3 1. 1 12. 9 9. 7 4. 7 3 .8 .7 .5 4. 1 3 .4 4 .2 2. 7 2. 1 3. 6 6. 1 4 .8 3. 5 4. 9 5. 7 6. 6 2. 3 2. 0 3 .4 .8 6. 1 8. 9 8 .8 13. 5 3. 9 . 8 38. 0 20. 3 25. 0 2 .5 15. 9 6 .8 1. 5 . 7 2. 7 9. 5 2 4 .2 8. 5 7. 1 11. 7 7 .2 6 .8 1 1 6. 3 6. 0 X X X X 2. 5 9. 2 2. 0 7. 1 4. 1 7. 7 10. 0 5. 8 10. 3 5 .4 12. 2 13. 3 9. 3 9. 5 7 .8 8. 9 6. 1 8 .2 _ 4. 7 1. 1 3. 8 2. 1 3. 6 4. 7 5. 4 7. 4 1. 4 4. 1 7. 1 9 .6 4. 8 3 .8 5. 0 5. 4 2. 2 1. 4 2. 2 10. 6 3. 6 3. 1 8. 0 2. 8 11. 9 3. 9 13. 5 6. 6 8. 7 6. 5 4. 8 4. 7 5. 4 7 .2 9. 6 6. 6 6. 9 26. 0 5. 6 3. 9 5. 1 2 .2 4. 0 1. 5 3 .8 5. 1 5. 9 8 .4 1. 4 4. 1 6 .9 8. 7 5. 3 5. 1 - 2. 5 7. 5 4. 4 8. 6 3. 3 1 2.2 3. 6 5. 1 X X 2. 3 4. 2 2. 1 7. 8 7 .8 7. 8 5. 7 8. 7 5. 5 2. 5 7. 2 4. 5 2. 7 10. 4 3. 5 8 .2 22. 9 2. 1 _ 12. 9 5. 9 .7 6. 4 6. 1 7. 2 5. 0 6 .6 8. 3 4. 1 5. 1 7. 0 6 .8 7. 5 5. 1 3. 6 2. 5 6. 5 2. 2 6. 3 2. 5 1 1.8 2 .4 4. 2 3. 5 X X X X 3. 1 9. 7 2. 6 3. 7 3. 5 3. 7 2. 5 5. 8 2. 3 .8 3 .2 .5 3. 9 4. 5 1. 6 8 .2 6. 8 .8 3. 9 3 .2 6. 6 .8 7. 9 5 .4 9. 3 5 .9 7. 5 9. 5 5. 6 5 .2 6. 6 5. 5 7 .8 7. 6 2. 5 5. 0 7. 3 4. 5 1 . 1 8. 9 4. 0 34. 7 X X 2 .8 7 9 . 2 3. 3 2 9 . 0 2. 7 8 3 .2 1. 1 20. 3 1. 6 74. 3 9 .2 1. 0 6. 2 1. 4 8 .2 .57. 7 3. 6 1. 1 .6 .8 6. 1 .9 .3 3. 9 2. 4 1. 1 2. 4 4 .8 5. 4 .7 7. 2 48. 9 1.2 16. 3 .1 1 .9 5. 2 3. 9 16. 1 35. 5 6 .4 55. 3 1.2 9 2 .7 7 .8 53. 9 12. 6 5 5 .9 8. 9 5 1 .4 4. 0 58. 3 7. 6 52. 0 9 .3 34. 3 10. 9 72. 0 3. 5 7 0 .4 5. 0 41. 0 4. 7 28. 6 5 .8 54. 7 3 .8 32. 1 8 5 .0 3. 6 2 2 . 0 1. 5 7 8 . 8 11.7 46. 4 4. 7 .9 4 . 6 23. 1 4 . 4 45. 0 O c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p United S tates J New' Eng lan d M iddle A tla n tic G re a t L a k e s C h e sa p e a k e S o u th ea st N o rth C e n tr a l South C e n tr a l M o untain P a c ific v e r N u m b e r A v e r - N u m b e r A v e r N u m b e r A v e r N u m b e r A v e r N u m b e r A v e r N u m b e r A v e r N u m b e r A v e r N u m b e r A V er- N u m b e r A v e r N u m b e r Aage age age age age age age age age age of of of of of of of of of of h o u r ly h o u rly h o u r ly h o u rly h o u r ly h o u r ly h o u rly h o urly h o u rly w o r k e r s hr aoteurly s w o r k e r s r a t e s w o r k e r s r a te s w o r k e r s r a t e s w o r k e r s r a t e s w o r k e r s r a t e s w o r k e r s r a t e s w o r k e r s r a t e s w o r k e r s r a t e s w o r k e r s r a te s All c a r r ie r s A ll e m p lo y e e s e x c e p t o ffic ia ls an d m a n a g e r i a l a s s i s t a n t s * ------------------------- 866,065 $5. 3 5 62,342 $5. 34 1 58,206 6, 262 C able s p l i c e r s ------------------------------- 30, 387 5. 2 9 2 ,3 5 9 5. 21 C ab le s p l i c e r s 1 h e l p e r s ------- ---------90 4. 77 52 6 1, 716 3. 97 C e n t r a l office r e p a i r e r s ---------------------- 70, 967 5. 42 3, 977 5. 44 13,700 C l e r i c a l ( n o n s u p e r v i s o r y ) -------------------- 172,835 4. 09 12,893 4, 05 31, 540 950 5. 56 5, 610 E x c h a n g e r e p a i r e r s --------------------------- 26, 628 5. 54 E x p e r ie n c e d s w itc h b o a rd 133,230 3. 80 9, 505 3. 75 2 3 ,8 3 1 o p e r a t o r s ---------- ----------- -----------2 ,4 1 6 Line w o r k e r s -------------------------------------— 14,863 4. 54 1,061 5. 22 M e c h a n ic s , building and m o t o r 467 5. 00 v e h ic le s e r v i c e ----------------------------------4, 621 5.41 1, 179 8, 654 P B X and sta tio n i n s t a l l e r s ------------------ 4 4 ,6 1 9 5. 20 1; 648 5. 35 T e s t - b o a r d and r e p e a t e r w o r k e r s ------- ------------------- -----------3, 043 2 1,492 5. 69 2 ,0 3 4 5 .4 2 $ 5. 88 5. 56 4. 37 5. 60 4. 47 5. 76 4. 25 5. 18 144, 117 $5. 31 49, 996 4, 549 5. 44 1, 82 5 107 176 4. 10 10,408 5. 48 4, 102 2 7 ,8 8 6 3. 98 10,344 6, 082 5. 68 899 2 1 ,4 1 9 3. 84 8, 257 2 ,4 3 7 4. 71 895 5. 69 1, 159 5 .4 8 309 5. 63 8, 990 5. 39 2, 647 5. 94 2 ,4 8 9 5. 81 742 $5. 16 127,801 5. 43 6 ,2 8 6 352 4. 2 1 5. 35 8, 835 3. 93 2 2 ,1 9 4 5. 70 3, 954 3. 68 2 2 ,6 6 1 3 ,2 1 4 4. 22 271 5. 3 6 4. 96 7, 096 5. 84 $4. 5. 3. 5. 3. 5. 3. 3. 5. 4. 76 2 7 ,9 0 1 $5. 04 8 2 ,701 $4. 77 4 2 ,1 0 9 $4. 92, 121,007 $ 5. 61 13 1, 155 5. 13 2 ,0 1 0 4. 73 1, 295 4. 76 3, 857 5. 54 _ _ 53 1 5. 3 5 366 3. 54 12 4. 97 11 1, 994 5 .42 7, 592 5. 19 2, 823 5. 15 10,932 5. 61 76 5, 765 3. 76 14,316 3. 81 8, 602 3. 81 29, 076 4 .3 1 423 04 5. 52 3, 593 5. 47 1, 139 5. 20 3, 584 5. 65 54 4, 506 3. 63 15, 935 3. 50 6, 193 3. 63 17,258 4. 05 551 4. 38 1, 784 4. 07 91 841 4. 24 1, 503 5. 11 15 93 5. 10 198 5. 32 162 4. 62 610 5. 38 58 998 5. 37 5, 748 5. 06 2, 194 4. 79 6, 150 5. 50 2, 984 5. 45 336 5. 63 1,2 14 5. 52 656 5 .4 9 2,3 3 8 5. 88 Bell S y ste m c a r r i e r s All e m p lo y e e s e x c e p t o ffic ia ls and m a n a g e r i a l a s s i s t a n t s 4 ------------------------- 8 1 2,839 C ab le s p l i c e r s ------------------------ -------- - 2 8, 422 C a b le s p l i c e r s ' h e l p e r s --------------- ——~ 1, 637 C e n t r a l office r e p a i r e r s ---------------------- 67,097 C l e r i c a l ( n o n s u p e r v i s o r y ) - ------------------- 163,404 E x c h a n g e r e p a i r e r s ~ ------------ ----------- 2 5, 446 E x p e r i e n c e d s w i tc h b o a rd o p e r a t o r s -------------------------------------------- 123, 360 Line w o r k e r s — ---- -------- — ------------ 12, 814 M e c h a n ic s , building and m o t o r v e h ic le s e r v i c e --------------------------------4, 399 P B X an d sta tio n i n s t a l l e r s --------------- 4 0, 544 T e st-b o a rd and re p e a te r w orkers 2 0, 823 5. 43 62,2 9 6 5. 3 5 2,3 5 7 4. 00 90 5. 48 3,9 7 2 4. 15 12,877 5. 57 950 3. 87 4. 63 9, 505 1,055 5. 34 156,604 5. 21 6, 197 4. 77 52 6 5. 45 13,501 4. 05 31, 195 5. 56 5, 610 3. 75 2 3 ,5 4 1 2 ,3 3 3 5. 22 5. 45 5. 30 467 1, 64 8 2 ,0 3 3 5. 00 5.3 5 5. 42 5. 73 5. 91 125, 659 5. 56 3, 844 4, 37 165 5. 61 9, 020 4. 50 24,763 5, 76 5, 815 4. 28 18, 02 0 5. 22 1,611 1, 164 5. 72 1,085 8, 523 5. 64 7, 794 3, 005 5. 98 2,2 9 2 C o v e r s te le p h o n e c a r r i e r s which have o p e ra tin g re v e n u e s e x c ee d in g $1 m illio n . T h e se c a r r i e r s a r e e n g ag e d in i n t e r s t a t e o r fo reig n c o m m u n ic a tio n s e rv ic e usin g th e i r own f a c ilitie s o r th ro u g h c o n n e c tio n w ith th o s e of a n o th e r c a r r i e r u n d e r d ire c t o r in d ire c t c o m m o n c o n tro l. 7 See a p p en d ix fo r d e fin itio n of h o u r s and r a te s u se d in this bulletin. ' In c lu d e s data for e m p lo y e e s in A las k a , Hawaii, P u e r to Rico and the V irg in Isla n d s; and e m p lo y e e s of the A m e r i c a n T e le p h o n e and T e le g r a p h Co m p an y which a r e e x c lu d ed f ro m the r e gional ta b u la ti o n s . ( F o r sc o p e of su rv e y , see app en d ix .) 4 In c lu d e s e m p lo y e e s in o c c u p a tio n s in a d d ition to chose shown s e p a r a te ly . N O T E : F o r p u r p o s e s of th is study, the re g io n s for which s e p a r a t e data a r e p r e s e n te d in clude: New E n g la n d — C o n n e c tic u t, M aine, M a s s a c h u s e t ts , New H a m p sh ire , Rhode Island, and Ver- 5. 48 5. 59 4. 11 5. 60 4. 09 5. 75 4 4 ,7 9 5 1, 633 107 3 ,4 6 9 9, 381 899 4. 02 7, 177 5. 02 658 5. 35 12 5 ,2 73 4. 79 2 7 .7 3 8 5. 58 6, 228 5, 14 1, 154 1 4. 2 1 350 3. 54 5. 56 8, 553 5. 14 1, 994 4. 04 2 1 ,6 7 8 3, 78 5, 726 3 ,9 5 4 5. 04 5. 70 423 5. 05 7 4 ,7 5 8 5. 14 1, 654 5. 35 305 5. 42 7 ,2 9 4 3. 76 13,064 5. 52 3, 584 3. 87 4. 57 14,462 1,4 0 0 300 5. 59 5. 52 1, 92 0 5. 41 5. 39 5. 95 1, 137 5. 89 692 2 2 ,272 3. 139 2 66 6, 821 2, 903 3. 56 3. 92 4 ,4 6 9 545 5. 17 4. 60 93 974 3. 63 4. 39 5. 10 5. 40 5. 49 33 6 5. 63 192 4, 828 4. 85 11,781 4. 82 1,291 _ 3. 62 5. 20 2, 767 3. 88 8, 565 5. 48 1, 138 3. 57 6, 102 4. 24 827 5. 34 5. 23 5. 56 160 2, 174 64 8 4. 92 113,192 4. 76 3, 62 5 _ . ? 5. 15 10, 630 3. 81 27,483 5. 20 3, 07 3 3. 64 15,654 4. 24 1.200 4. 63 5, 559 4. 79 5, 861 5. 50 2 ,2 3 0 5, 67 5. 56 5. 08 5. 61 4, 35 5. 76 4. 12 5. 18 5 .4 8 5. 50 5. 90 m ont; M iddle A tla n tic — D ela w are, New J e r s e y , New York, an d P e n n sy lv a n ia ; G re a t L a k e s— Illinois, Indiana, M ichigan, Ohio, and W isc o n sin ; C h e s a p e a k e — D i s tr i c t of Colum bia, M aryland, Virginia, and W est V irg in ia ; S o u th ea st— A la b a m a , F lo rid a , G e o rg ia , Kentucky, L o u isian a, M is s is s ip p i, N o rth C a ro lin a , South C a ro lin a , and T e n n e s s e e ; N o rth C e n tr a l— Iowa, M in n e so ta , N e b ra sk a , N o rth Dakota, and South Dakota; South C e n tr a l— A r k a n s a s , K a n sa s, M is s o u ri , Oklahom a, an d T e x a s (ex cept El P a s o County); M o untain— A riz o n a , C o lorad o , Idaho (so u th of the S a lm o n River), Montana, Nevada, Newr M exico, T e x a s (E l P a s o County), Utah, and W yom ing; and P a c if ic — C a lifo rn ia , Idaho (n o rth of th e S alm on R iv er), Oregon, and W a shington. N um ber of e m p lo y ees O ccu pational group A ll e m p lo y ee s ex cep t o ffic ia ls , m a n a g e r ia l a ss is ta n ts and m e s s e n g e r s P r o fe s s io n a l and se m ip r o fe ssio n a l e m p lo y e e s E n g in eers and en g in eerin g a s s is t a n t s --------O th e r s --------------------------------------------------------------T elegra p h o ffice su p erin ten d en ts and m anagers S a le s e m p lo y e e s --------------------------------------------------C le r ic a l e m p lo y ee s ---------------------------------------------S u p e r v iso r s -----------------------------------------------------N o n su p e r v iso r y e m p lo y ee s ---------------------------C o m m ercia l d e p a r tm e n t--------------------------T ra ffic d ep artm en t A ll oth er d ep a rtm en ts Route a id es ---------------------T elegra p h o p e r a to r s --------------------------------------------T ra ffic m a n a g e r s, c h ief o p er a to r s, su p e r v is o r s and in str u c to r s-----------------------E x p erien ced te leg ra p h o p era to rs (ex cep t m o r se o p e r a to r s ) ----------------------C o m m e r c ia l d e p a r tm e n t----------------------T ra ffic d e p a r tm e n t-------------------------------O p erators in tr a in in g --------------------------------T eleph on e o p e r a to r s 4 -------------------------------C on stru ction , in sta lla tio n and m ain ten an ce e m p lo y e e s -----------------------------------------------------------T ra ffic te stin g and reg u latin g e m p lo y e e s ----C on stru ction , in sta lla tio n and m a in ten an ce e m p lo y ee s ■ S u p e r v iso r s • S u b scrib ers* eq uipm en t m a in ta in e r sLine and cable w o r k e rs --------------------O thers ---------------------------------------------------L a b o rers --------------------------B uilding s e r v ic e e m p lo y ee s • M ech an ics ------------------------O t h e r s ------------------------------M e sse n g e r s F u ll-tim e e m p lo y e e s -------------------P a r t-tim e e m p lo y ee s ------------------W alking and b ic y c le m e s s e n g e r s M otor m e s s e n g e r s ------------------------ W om en T otal Men 13, 999 884 171 713 656 667 3, 104 701 2, 392 1, 150 98 1, 144 11 3, 359 668 8, 560 673 168 505 437 623 969 416 549 207 24 318 4 72 5 325 5, 439 211 3 208 219 44 2, 135 2 85 1, 843 943 74 826 7 2, 634 343 2, 363 784 1, 579 328 " 5, 072 1, 240 3, 815 877 1, 757 218 963 17 257 63 194 810 710 100 224 586 368 182 186 32 ' 4, 930 1, 208 1, 995 602 1, 393 296 ~ 142 32 3, 705 873 1, 755 218 859 17 203 60 143 7 86 687 99 216 570 110 4 2 _ 104 54 3 51 24 23 1 8 16 A v era ge P e r c e n t of em p lo y ee s r e c e iv in g — sc h e d A ve rag e $1. 80 $ 2 . 00 $ 2 . 25 $ 2. 50 $ 2 . 75 $ 3 . 00 $3 . 25 $ 3 . 50 $ 3. 75 $ 4 . 00 $4 . 25 $ 4 . 50 $4. 75 uled h ourly and w eek ly r a tes z under and h ours $2. 00 $ 2. 25 $2 . 50 $ 2 . 75 $ 3 . 00 $ 3 . 25 $ 3 . 50 $ 3 . 75 $ 4. 00 $ 4 . 25 $4 . 50 $ 4 . 75 over 39. 1 37. 8 3 8. 5 37. 6 39. 8 36. 9 3 7. 5 3 7. 5 37. 4 37. 6 40. 0 37. 0 40. 0 39. 9 39. 7 40. 0 40. 0 40. 0 40. 0 $ 5 . 26 7. 61 7. 98 7. 51 5. 11 6. 19 4. 80 5. 94 4. 47 4. 31 3. 99 4. 68 3. 30 4. 01 5. 25 39. 9 40. 0 5. 94 5. 81 39. 8 39. 2 40. 0 40. 0 40. 0 40. 0 40. 0 40. 0 40. 0 37. 9 40. 2 21. 5 32. 4 40. 0 5. 99 7. 24 5. 78 5. 41 5. 40 4. 17 3. 82 4. 85 3. 48 3. 19 3. 22 2. 24 2. 15 3. 51 1 In clu d es e m p lo y ee s w orking in the con term in o u s 48 S tates and the D istr ic t of Colum bia; the com pany d o es not o p era te in A lask a and H aw aii. 2 E x clu d es p rem iu m pay fo r o v e rtim e and fo r work on w eek end s, h olid ays, and late sh ifts, 3 L e ss than 0, 05 p erce n t, 4 A s a re su lt of a change in op eratin g m eth od s, the telephone op erator c la ssific a tio n has 3. 3. 3. 2. 82 91 78 87 0. 5 .1 .6 _ _ _ .1 (3) .1 _ 9. 1 2. 0 2. 1 _ _ _ _ _ .3 _ .4 .3 1. 0 .4 9. 1 8. 3 1. 1 .1 .6 _ .2 _ 1. 1 1. 3 1. 8 3. 1 .7 18. 2 3. 2 5. 0 _ _ _ 1. 1 _ 6. 1 .3 7. 7 12. 7 10. 2 2. 4 27. 3 12. 5 .2 4. 6 6. 7 5. 9 " . 1 . 1 17. 7 7 .9 4. 4 - ' - (3) _ _ _ _ (3) _ 9. 1 (3) . 1 . 1 . 1 - _ _ . _ _ - - - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ . - 3. 2 X X 11. 6 " 21. 5 X X 77. 7 3. 2 X X 10. 7 .3 .3 .3 18. 3 - 4 . 5 . 5 . - X X _ .7 .4 - .4 81. 7 _ 4 . 5 2. 2 .5 . 1 5. 9 4. 7 6. 2 5. 4 X X _ X X _ . _ 3. 1 7. 5 5. 5 .1 _ .1 2. 0 .3 3. 7 .1 4. 8 5. 7 2. 0 4. 1 _ 16. 2 1. 3 22. 7 12. 1 18. 2 - 6. 0 1. 0 1. 2 1. 0 3. 2 .1 9 .2 1. 0 11. 5 11. 6 8. 2 11. 8 18. 2 12. 8 3. 7 12. 1 3 1 .0 21. 4 - (3) .4 .2 1. 5 (3) .4 _ .3 1. 7 .8 . 8 4. 7 47. 1 5. 4 4. 8 5. 7 6. 4 . _ 5 _ 33. 5 _ 44. 3 15. 3 X X _ 21. 2 - - 1. 1 5. 9 30. 4 . 40. 2 41. 9 X X _ • 57. 9 .2 1 X X _ 8. 9 9. 3 1. 5 _ 1. 8 10. 5 3. 1 13, 4 3. 0 16. 5 17. 5 6b. 3 11. 3 9. 1 20. 7 6. 6 27. 5 29. 7 2 7. 5 1. 5 1. 4 1. 5 .2 .8 . 9 4. 1 17. 6 4. 3 15. 9 . 5 . 4 X X _ .5 6. 7 2. 5 _ 3. 1 11. 0 6. 7 10. 2 4. 3 12. 0 12. 9 3. 1 11. 8 _ 6. 3 9. 0 6. 5 6. 9 6. 9 5. 0 3. 7 5. 3 .6 4. 0 26. 1 7. 3 23. 5 5. 8 20. 6 1 7. 8 9. 8 1. 8 11. 8 16. 8 7. 6 11. 7 10. 4 12. 1 7. 0 3. 1 17. 9 _ 7. 9 32. 5 2. 1 2 .9 3. 4 4. 1 4. 7 3. 9 .5 3. 5 4. 6 7. 7 . . 3. 2 . 0 _ _ X X _ X X - 8 _ - 56. 0 84. 8 95. 9 82. 2 55. 3 82. 0, 44. 2 80. 9 33. 7 30. 3 3. 1 39. 7 _ 10. 0 46. 7 1. 0 2. 7 1. 5 87. 5 89. 8 87. 1 98. 7 90. 6 65. 6 75. 1 _ 14. 4 55. 6 1 . _ 0 X X _ - b een elim in a ted and th ese w o rk ers rea ssig n e d to e x p erien ced telegrap h operator c la ssific a tio n s. N um ber of em p lo y ees O ccu p ation al group A ll e m p lo y ee s ex c ep t o ffic e r s and a s s is t a n ts ---------------------A ll e m p lo y ee s ex cep t o ffic e r s and a ssista n ts, and m e s s e n g e r s ---------------------------------------------------------------P r o fe s s io n a l and s e m ip r o fe ssio n a l e m p lo y e e s -------------------E n g in e e r s and en g in eerin g a s s is t a n ts -----------------------------O th e r s-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------O ffice or sta tion su p erin ten d en ts and a s s is t a n ts ----------------S a le s e m p lo y e e s ------------------------------------------------------- ---------------C le r ic a l e m p lo y e e s ------------------------------------------------------------------N o n su p e r v iso r y e m p lo y e e s -----------------------------------------------O peratin g d ep artm en t --------------------------------------------------C o m m e r c ia l d e p a r tm e n t----------------------------------------------A ccou ntin g d e p a r tm e n t--------------------------------- ---------------E n g in eerin g d e p a rtm en t-----------------------------------------------A ll oth er d e p a r tm e n ts--------------------------------------------------O p e r a to r s------------------------------------------------------------------------------------T r a ffic c h ie fs, d isp a tc h e r s, su p e r v is o r s, in str u c to r s, and a s s is t a n t s -------------------------------------------------------------------N o n su p e r v iso r y o p e r a to r s-------------------------------------------------R ad io o p e r a to r s ------------------------------------------------------------M arine c o a sta l sta tion o p e r a to r s --------------------------------C able o p er a to r s--------------------------------------------------------------T e le ty p e -m u ltip le x o p e r a to r s -------------------------------------T elep h o n e o p e r a to r s -----------------------------------------------------A ll oth er o p e r a to r s-------------------------------------------------------M e s s e n g e r s -------------------------------------------------------------------------------F o o t and b ic y c le ------------------------------------------------------------------M o to r------------------------------------------------------------------------------------C o n stru ctio n , in sta lla tio n , m a in ten an ce and oth er te c h n ic a l e m p lo y e e s ---------------------------------------------------S u p e r v is o r s --------------------------------------------------------------------------M ech a n ics and m a in ten an ce te c h n ic ia n s-------------------------R ad io op era tin g te c h n ic ia n s --------------------------------------------R adio te le g r a p h r ig g e r s ----------------------------------------------------Othe r s -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------B uilding s e r v ic e e m p lo y e e s ---------------------------------------------------A ll e m p lo y ee s not e lse w h e r e c la s s i f ie d ------------------------------- T o tal M en W om en 4, 730 3, 888 842 4, 52 9 693 268 42 5 17 319 1, 265 136 1, 129 351 98 367 64 249 1, 069 163 906 7 111 127 536 57 68 201 195 6 3, 694 665 263 402 17 299 65-9 122 537 239 17 165 26 90 869 158 738 7 111 118 398 43 61 194 188 6 1, 075 168 396 131 12 367 79 4 835 28 5 23 20 606 14 592 112 81 202 38 159 173 5 168 - 1, 082 169 396 135 12 370 80 4 - 9 138 14 7 7 7 " 7 1 4 - 3 1 ' P e r c e n t of em p lo y ee s r e c e iv in g — A verage sc h e d A.ve rage $ 1 . 80 $ 2 . 00 $ 2 .2 5 $ 2 . 50 $ 2 . 75 $ 3. 00 $ 3 .2 5 T3. 50 T 3775 $ 4 . 00 $ 4 . 2 5 $ 4 . 50 $4775"" h ou rly and uled w eek ly ra te s 2 under and hours $ 2 . 00 $ 2 . 25 $ 2 . 50 $ 2 . 75 $ 3 . 00 $ 3 .2 5 $ 3 . 50 $ 3 . 7 5 $ 4 . 00 $ 4 .2 5 $ 4 . 50 $ 4. 7 5 over 37. 0 $ 6 . 19 1. 5 1. 0 0. 6 0. 3 3. 4 1. 1 1. 5 3. 0 4. 0 77. 6 1. 1 3. 2 1. 7 6. 33 . 1 37. 3 . 2 3. 6 . 2 1. 5 3. 1 4. 2 81. 0 1. 1 3. 3 1. 8 (3) (3) 8. 71 37. 2 .1 .7 . 9 98. 3 _ _ _ _ 37. 2 8. 77 .7 . 7 98. 5 _ 37. 2 8. 67 .2 .7 . 9 98. 1 - 100. 0 36. 9 9. 37 6. 15 36. 5 .3 4. 1 92. 2 .6 .9 1. 9 _ 5 .4 0 .2 37. 0 .1 .1 4. 2 5. 5 7. 4 55. 5 .6 7. 6 8 .4 2 .8 7 .8 - 100. 0 36. 7 8. 15 5. 07 37. 1 .1 .2 4. 7 3. 1 6. 2 .1 .6 8. 2 50. 1 9. 4 8 .8 8. 5 5. 75 37. 5 3. 1 2. 8 5. 7 70. 4 2. 8 4. 0 4. 6 6. 6 37. 5 4. 55 5. 1 11. 2 19. 4 16. 3 7. 1 8 .2 2 5. 5 1. 0 6. 1 _ 37. 2 4. 63 .3 .3 4. 4 3. 8 4. 6 10. 4 .8 9. 8 12. 3 10. 9 42. 5 37. 3 4. 90 6. 3 17. 2 1. 6 3. 1 6. 3 6. 3 4 8 .4 4. 7 6. 3 4. 95 36. 2 .4 .4 6. 8 8 .4 10. 0 .8 .8 8. 4 43. 0 9. 6 11. 2 37. 5 .2 1 .7 2. 2 5. 3 87. 0 5 .8 8 1. 0 .4 1. 4 .8 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 7 .4 7. 65 .6 9 9 .4 37. 5 5. 56 .2 1 _.0 2. 5 1. 2 6. 3 84. 8 .4 1. 7 1. 9 37. 5 5. 87 100. 0 37. 5 6. 01 2. 7 2. 7 1. 8 1. 8 91. 0 _ _ _ _ _ 37. 5 5. 64 .8 18. 1 81. 1 5. 47 2. 1 37. 5 .4 2 .2 1. 5 4. 3 85. 1 .4 1. 3 2 .8 5. 50 5. 3 10. 5 78. 9 37. 5 3. 5 1 .8 37. 5 5. 41 1. 5 4. 4 82. 4 8. 8 2. 9 2. 33 3 4 .8 14. 4 24. 4 19. 4 31. 0 2. 0 2. 0 .5 .5 1. 0 1. 0 _ _ _ _ _ 2. 30 35. 9 14. 9 24. 6 20. 0 30. 8 2. 1 .5 1. 0 1. 0 37. 5 3. 35 16. 7 66. 7 16. 7 " “ _ _ 37. 6 .1 6. 48 .3 .1 .1 .1 1. 7 92. 3 1. 1 2. 8 1. 4 .1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 100. 0 37. 4 8. 30 _ 6. 2 5 37. 5 .3 1. 3 .8 .3 2. 5 1. 5 93. 4 5. 92 37. 5 3. 7 3. 7 91. 1 15. 6 _ _ _ 37. 5 6. 32 8. 3 91. 7 37. 7 6. 11 .3 3 .2 2. 2 90. 3 .3 .3 .8 , 2. 2 4. 67 2. 5 36. 5 6. 3 3 .8 6. 3 8 .8 3 .8 13 .8 3 .8 51. 3 5 .4 3 37. 5 25. 0 75. 0 “ ~ “ “ “ " “ ~ 1 C o v ers e m p lo y ee s of in tern a tio n al teleg ra p h c a r r ie r s who have annual op era tin g r ev en ues ex c ee d in g $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 ; e x c lu d e s e m p lo y ees w orking for in tern ation al teleg ra p h c a r r ie r s ou tsid e the c o n term in o u s 48 S ta tes and the D istr ic t of C olum bia. 2 See appendix for d efin ition of h ours and ra te s u sed in th is b u lletin, 3 L e ss than 0 .0 5 . Appendix. Scope and Method of Survey Data presented in this study are based on annual reports filed with the Federal Communications Commis sion by communication carriers, as required by the amended Communications Act of 1934. All carriers engaged in interstate ^or foreign communications service by means of their own facilities or through connection with the facilities of another carrier under direct or indirect common control are subject to the full jurisdic tion of the Commission. A large number of telephone carriers engaged in interstate or foreign service only by connections with the facilities of another unaffiliated carrier are not subject to the full jurisdiction of the Commission and are not required to file annual reports of hours and earnings of employees. Tabulations for telephone carriers relate to those having annual operating revenues over $1 million, and subject to the full jurisdiction of the FCC. Included are 25 Bell System companies and 36 companies not affiliated with the Bell System. Tabulations for wire-telegraph and international tele graph carriers were confined to companies with annual revenues exceeding $50,000 and engaged in interstate or foreign commerce. Western Union Telegraph Co. is the only wire-telegraph company included. Four companies engaged in nonvocal radio or cable communications are included in the international telegraph tabulations. Employees and occupational groups covered by the study Officials and managerial assistants were not included in the tabulations. Also excluded were employees working outside the 50 States and the District of Columbia, except telephone carrier employees in Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. All other employees, both full-time and part-time, were included. Part-time em ployees are defined as those regularly assigned shorter hours than a full-time schedule. Occupational groups for which separate data are presented are defined in the FCC’s Rules and Regulations, volume X, part 51, applying to telephone carriers, and part 52, applying to telegraph companies. Copies of this volume are on sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 20402. Hours and rates Average hourly rates presented in this bulletin were computed by dividing total “scheduled weekly com pensation” by total “scheduled weekly hours.” Aver age scheduled weekly hours were obtained by dividing the total scheduled weekly hours by the number of employees. The terms “scheduled weekly hours” and “scheduled weekly compensation” for the three carrier groups covered by the study are defined, according to the FCC’s Rules and Regulations, as follows: Telephone Carriers 51.12(b). “Scheduled weekly hours” means the number of regular hours, excluding overtime hours, in the duty tours which the employee is scheduled to work during the week in which December 31 occurs, whether or not excused because of a holiday, vacation, leave of absence, or other reason. 51.13(b). “Scheduled weekly compensation” means com pensation to the employee at the rate of pay in effect on December 31 for the “scheduled weekly hours.” It includes the basic weekly pay rate plus any regularly scheduled supplementary compensation, such as differentials for evening and night tours, equivalent value of board and lodging for unlocated employees, equivalent value of meals furnished dining service employees, and equivalent value of living quarters and maintenance furnished for managers of agency offices. It excludes pay for overtime work and pay in excess of weekday rates for Sunday and holiday work. Western Union Telegraph Co. 52.21(b). “Scheduled weekly hours” are defined as an employee’s regular daily tour of duty multiplied by the number of days, or fraction of days, scheduled to be worked during a week. 52.22(b). “Scheduled weekly compensation” is defined as wages scheduled to be paid for scheduled weekly hours as defined in 52.21(b). This should include employee contributions for old-age benefits, unemployment insurance, and similar deductions, paid vacation and holiday hours, the regularly scheduled weekly compensation for employees temporarily on leave due to disability or sickness, and the scheduled weekly compensation of both full- and part-time employees. The company reports that “scheduled weekly com pensation” excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. graph Co., except that scheduled weekly compensation should include regularly scheduled maintenance, travel, or other allowances. International Telegraph Carriers Distribution of workers by earnings classes International telegraph carriers are instructed to report scheduled weekly hours and compensation for their employees as defined for the Western Union Tele In the tables, workers are distributed according to the percentage having stipulated hourly rates of pay. Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal 100. Industry Wage Studies The most recent reports providing occupational wage data for industries included in the Bureau’s program of industry wage surveys since 1960 are listed below. Copies are for sale from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, or from any of its regional sales offices, and from the regional offices of the Bureau of Labor Statistics shown on the inside back cover. Copies that are out of stock are available for reference purposes at leading public, college, or university libraries, or at the Bureau’s Washington or regional offices. Manufacturing Basic Iron and Steel, 1967. BLS Bulletin 16021 Candy and Other Confectionary Products, 1970. BLS Bulletin 1732 Cigar Manufacturing, 1972. BLS Bulletin 1796 Cigarette Manufacturing, 1971. BLS Bulletin 1748 Fabricated Structural Steel, 1969. BLS Bulletin 1695 Fertilizer Manufacturing, 1971. BLS Bulletin 1763 Flour and Other Grain Mill Products, 1972. BLS Bulletin 1803 Fluid Milk Industry, 1964. BLS Bulletin 14641 Footwear, 1971. BLS Bulletin 1792 Hosiery, 1970. BLS Bulletin 1743 Industrial Chemicals, 1971. BLS Bulletin 1768 Iron and Steel Foundries, 1967. BLS Bulletin 16261 Leather Tanning and Finishing, 1968. BLS Bulletin 1618 Machinery Manufacturing, 1970-71. BLS Bulletin 17541 Meat Products, 1969. BLS Bulletin 1677 Men’s and Boys’ Separate Trousers, 1971. BLS Bulletin 1752 Men’s and Boys’ Shirts (Except Work Shirts) and Nightwear, 1971. BLS Bulletin 1794 Men’s and Boys’ Suits and Coats, 1970. BLS Bulletin 1716 Miscellaneous Plastics Products, 1969. BLS Bulletin 1690 Motor Vehicles and Parts, 1969. BLS Bulletin 1679 Nonferrous Foundries, 1970. BLS Bulletin 1726 Paints and Varnishes, 1970. BLS Bulletin 1739 Paperboard Containers and Boxes, 1970. BLS Bulletin 1719 Petroleum Refining, 1971. BLS Bulletin 1741 Pressed or Blown Glass and Glassware, 1970. BLS Bulletin 1713 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills, 1967. BLS Bulletin 16081 Southern Sawmills and Planing Mills, 1969. BLS Bulletin 1694 ☆ U .S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1975 O - 583-672 (62) Man ufacturing- Con tinued Structural Clay Products, 1969. BLS Bulletin 1697 Synthetic Fibers, 1970. BLS Bulletin 1740 Textile Dyeing and Finishing, 1970. BLS Bulletin 1757 Textiles, 1971, BLS Bulletin 1801 West Coast Sawmilling, 1969. BLS Bulletin 1704 Women’s and Misses’ Coats and Suits, 1970. BLS Bulletin 1728 Women’s and Misses’ Dresses, 1971. BLS Bulletin 17831 Wood Househpld Furniture, Except Upholstered, 1971. BLS Bulletin 1793 Work Clothing, 1968. BLS Bulletin 16241 Nonmanufacturing Appliance Repair Shops, 1972. BLS Bulletin 1838 Auto Dealer Repair Shops, 1969. BLS Bulletin 1689 Banking, 1969. BLS Bulletin 1703 Bituminous Coal Mining, 1967. BLS Bulletin 15*83 Communications, 1972. BLS Bulletin 1828 Contract Cleaning Services, 1971. BLS Bulletin 1778 Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Production, 1972. BLS Bulletin 1797 Educational Institutions: Nonteaching Employees, 1968-69. BLS Bulletin 1671 Electric and Gas Utilities, 1967. BLS Bulletin 1614 Hospitals, 1972. BLS Bulletin 1829 Laundry and Cleaning Services, 1968. BLS Bulletin 16451 Life Insurance, 1971. BLS Bulletin 1791 Metal Mining, 1972. BLS Bulletin 1820 Motion Picture Theaters, 1966. BLS Bulletin 15421 Nursing Homes and Related Facilities, 1967-68. BLS Bulletin 1638 Scheduled Airlines, 1970. BLS Bulletin 1734 Wages and Tips in Restaurants and Hotels, 1970. BLS Bulletin 1712 1 Bulletin out of stock. B U R E A U O F L A B O R S T A T IS T IC S R E G IO N A L O F F IC E S Region I 1603 JFK Federal Building Government Center Boston, Mass. 02203 Phone: 223-6762 (Area Code 617) Region V Region II Suite 3400 1515 Broadway New York, N.Y. 10036 Phone: 971-5405 (Area Code 212) Region VI 1100 Commerce St., Rm. 6B7 Dallas, Tex. 75202 Phone: 749-3516 (Area Code 214) 9th Floor, 230 South Dearborn St. Chicago, III. 60604 Phone: 353-1880 (Area Code 312) Region III P.O. Box 13309 Philadelphia, Pa. 19101 Phone: 597-1154 (Area Code 215) Regions VII and VIII * Federal Office Building 911 Walnut St., 15th Floor Kansas City, Mo. 64106 Phone: 374-2481 (Area Code 816) Region IV Suite 540 1371 Peachtree St., NE. Atlanta, Ga. 30309 Phone: 526-5418 (Area Code 404) Regions IX and X ** 450 Golden Gate Ave. Box 36017 San Francisco, Calif. 94102 Phone: 556-4678 (Area Code 415) Regions VII and VIII are serviced by Kansas City Regions IX and X are serviced by San Francisco